Asymmetric information

only changing the form in which learning opportunities are offered, but also enabling students to survive and prosper in digitally-based learning environments… Traditional notions of literacy need to be challenged, and new literacies, including information literacy and IT literacy, need to be considered as foundation elements for digitally involved learners. (Martin, 2006) It is by no means Judgment Day (a reference to the Terminator…

Imagine having your whole family being humiliated on the internet and there is nothing that can be done about it. This scenario in particular happened to a family in the documentary Lo and Behold: Reveries of a Connected World. In the documentary Werner Herzog examines the digital landscape in the world. The scenario of the tragedy that happens in the documentary is explained the section “The Dark Side”. The Dark Side expresses the bad and horrible effects of the internet, which includes…

there is no expectation of honesty neither party will be completely invested in the communication. Utilizing honesty as a cornerstone of all communication within an organization will ensure that participants of the communication can rely on the information passed along. Additionally, dishonestly has been shown to not only harm personalities and relationships but also reduces the effectiveness of the parties that are lied to (Dauten, 1964). Considering a business can only be as effective as…

From a young age children are taught that lying and trickery don 't come without consequences. A common theme in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is also one of Victor Frankenstein’s fatal flaws: lies and deceit in the form of secrecy. Victors biggest secret was his attempt to cover up the creation of the creature. His choice to keep this secret not only affected him and the people around him, but also affected the creature in a negative way. Victor began to keep his work hidden after he started to…

is life without technology? We live in a world where technology is developing even as we speak. It is important to understand the knowledge of information technology as well as keeping up to date with various changes that are always developing. It is continuously changing in the business community and I wish to be a part of these changes. Studying information technology for many years, I have grown to enjoy the subject. Although, part of the course is fairly demanding, I relish in working under…

I can imagine that people would not want to help you if you don’t trust them and feel the need to spy on them. The debate of whether what Edward Snowden did was the right or wrong thing also seems kind of up in the air. Obviously releasing the information that he did got the U.S. government into quite a bit of trouble with other countries and angered many of its own citizens, but are the government’s actions of disregarding the rights of the people justified if it is for the sake of protecting…

responsible for information held within their area. Managers must ensure that their staffs have understood their obligations under this policy and other information management policies. Managers should support their staff in this regard by highlighting relevant parts of policies that apply to the roles being performed by a member of staff.  Staffs Staff and those handling that information should understand the information that they create, receive and use and be able to identify information…

extended to handle the concept of partial truth, where the truth value may range between completely true and completely false. A cognitive map is a type of mental representation that serves an individual to acquire code, store, recall and decode information about the relative locations. A Fuzzy cognitive map is a cognitive map within that the relations between the elements of a mental landscape can be used to compute the strength of impact of these elements. The theory behind that…

When in May 2013, Edward Snowden disclosed information about the U.S. intelligence conducting controversial government surveillance activities to newspaper reporters, the US government accused him of violating the Espionage Act of 1917. Specifically, Snowden currently faces three criminal charges. The first charge falls under section 641 of the United State Code for theft of government property. The other two charges fall under the Espionage act section 793 (d) and section 798 (a)(3). These two…

Introduction In recent years, there was a growing demand for more and more communication; many facilities were made in this field in order to enable people from different cultures to easily interact with each other, thanks to technological advancements. This present chapter provides a clear overview of the concepts of communicative and pragmatic competence with all its components. Also, it accounts for cross-cultural communication and its different aspects. 1. 1. Communicative…