Information Age

Sarbanes-Oxley Act was due to Enron and their scandal back in 2001, there was fraud, embezzlement, illegal manipulation, pumped up earnings, and misrepresenting how the company was doing (enron). Enron was not the only company doing this, during this time and age companies were becoming larger and the economy was building with competitive companies with sketchy books of business. SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act) basically give a model for how a company should be run regardless of size or how it is…

funded schools. However, with our society constantly pushing forward technologically as it does, these new literacies may become a vital part of students’ education. In fact, more than half of all U.S. institutions have incorporated computer-based information sharing into their courses (Hungerford-Kresser et al., 2012, p. 327). New literacies create an opportunity for learning and individual critical thinking by expanding the learning environment outside of the classroom, making that…

Cyberstalking in this day and age In our world today, technology is getting more and more advanced from various pieces of equipment like newer computers with hundreds of new functions to faster ways of communicating to other people like the internet. However this newer and more advanced technology comes with a price. One of these disadvantages that come with these advances is cyberstalking. According to about.com “Cyberstalking is a technologically-based ‘attack’ on one person who has been…

between high level features, or semantic information, and low-level features, of which there are many types. High-level features can include keywords, concepts, categories, or ontologies - virtually all things that lead to determining meanings of text-based information and phrases. Low-level features can include color, texture, resolution, encoding, salient points, etc. which are all measurable aspects of content-based information, or non-text information, such as images and videos. The spread…

of a career in the Information Technology field with a focus on personal experiences, education and past work. Information Technology has infiltrated our lives in the last 30 years in ways we never thought possible. I grew up in a world where having a landline and one television set per household were considered luxuries. Today, it’s hard to imagine a day without our latest smartphones that provide us access to the latest news, emails, and multimedia content. This digital age, as it’s called…

I feel that social media have played a role on my personality in a few different ways. I feel that social media has made me more expressive. This has many negatives and positive that comes with this. A positive is that I am able to show my expressions even if it’s not in person. A negative is that I think I am shyer because of social media. It has also affected my knowledge because everyday we are constantly learning more and more without even realizing it. Social media has impacted my…

In the modern age, many things have changed within the work environment. Technology has become not only a part of everyday life, but an integral part of the workplace. Computer can be seen in any office space, wireless communication devices in restaurants, and even a phone in every businessperson’s hand in public. Correspondingly, technology has changed the way mankind uses, stores, and exchange information and allowed the possibility of going paperless. Paperless is a term that describes the…

in a coding language called Python, which is openly available to anyone who can use the hypertext transfer protocol available on all personal computers dating back to the introduction of IBM’s 3270 terminal emulator. Ever since I was ten years of age, I have been writing code to complete various tasks that my mind sees fit. Now, of course, my ability at the time was quite unsophisticated however, with a bit of effort, I’ve been able to hone my skill. The ability to code is considered a skill…

PREPARATION To build a theoretical structure upon which an application with intrinsic value can coalesce requires dedication, patience, and a curious mind. In order to allocate the appropriate time required by a project that calls for both theoretical framework and a utilitarian approach, I formed a specialized team to better fulfill this project: • Acting as the theorist of the project, co-leader Robert Riglietti has consulted with his advisor Dr. Ian Reyes, a professor of communication…

When discussing and comparing the different types of literacies and the TPACK framework I believe the information from the three can be intertwined in some ways. TPACK emerged as a framework for identifying and understanding the complex interplay of teachers’ technological knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and content knowledge and how these knowledge bases…