Assignment 6: Make a reflection on this statement .. "Human beings are the most important, potent and critical, resource of any organization, and yet

Yes human beings are the most vital element of any institution yet it is neglected and not given enough importance. Sad but true, (like in our school). I think other institutions give less attention to this matter because they feel that machines are more important than human beings, well its not true because humans are the ones who create and control machines, without humans machines are nothing. Human resource is a vital part of any institution, as what Mr. Jethro shared to us, "A company can not survive without its Human Resource". Human resource is the workforce of a company and it should be given importance. Institutions should prioritize their HR because this element is a factor that bring a company to success.

Assignment 5: Why do you think HRM is included in the BSCS/BSIT curriculum?

The Human Resources Management function includes a variety of activities, and key among them is deciding what staffing needs you have and whether to use independent contractors or hire employees to fill these needs, recruiting and training the best employees, ensuring they are high performers, dealing with performance issues, and ensuring your personnel and management practices conform to various regulations. Activities also include managing your approach to employee benefits and compensation, employee records and personnel policies.

I think that Human Resource Management is included in the IT/CS curriculum because as students who are aiming to be professionals, we should be aware of the personnel policies which conform to current regulations. We should also be aware of our benefits and rights as a personnel working in a corporation or a company. I think this is included because in the future we will be working in companies and human resource is a vital element for a company to survive. And in order to globally competitive IT professional we ought to have knowledge about Human Resource.

Assignment 4: What do you think will the 21st -century corporations look like?

A corporation, as defined in wikipedia, is a legal personality, usually used to conduct business. It exists as a product of corporate law, and their rules balance in the interests of the shareholders that invest their capital and the employees who contribute their labour.

As what I have observed, the modern corporations have given big importance to their human resource because it plays a vital role in a corporation or in a company. Corporations nowadays give priority to their hiring standards, they train, monitor and evaluate their personnels so that they would able to find and bring out the best in their personnels. As what the reporters said, "A modern company cannot stand without human resource." People work together in a corporation to produce. In modern times, corporations have become an increasingly dominant part of economic life. People relly on corporations, for their goods and services, for the value of the pensions, for economic growth and social development.

But as what I have observed in some movies, I think that in the future, companies or corporations would start to disregard their human resource and machines would start to take over. This is what some companies are trying to do. They replace their personnels with mahines because machines, although expensive, they are reliable, accurate and fast. While as to the personnels, you have to give them their monthly salary, sometimes they pose great threat to the corporation unlike machines. (Well this is only my idea).

Assignment 3: Downsizing

In a business enterprise, downsizing is the reducing of the number of employees on the operating payroll.
Downsizing also distinguished from a layoff, where downsizing is the permanent downscaling of employees and
a layoff is the temporary downscaling of employees where they can be rehired.

An example of a company that has undergone downsizing is MCI. Last June of 2004, the company has eliminated
2,000 U.S. sales jobs as part of a cost-cutting effort in the face of increasing competition, declining revenue and greater
reliance by consumers on e-mail. After the latest series of job cuts, the MCI workforce has dropped to 40,000 from its
its 56,000 workforce.

The MCI spokesman Peter Lucht said that the layoffs were necessary because of "realities in the telecommunications
marketplace, including federal legislation that has resulted in 62 million people joining the 'Do Not Call' list . . .
and increasing use of e-mail."

MCI announced job cuts of 1,700 in January; 4,000 in March; and 7,500 in May. The company said in May that it lost $388
million during the first quarter of this year, compared with a profit of $52 million in the first quarter of 2003. MCI reported
revenue of $6.3 billion in the first quarter, compared with $7.2 billion in the first quarter last year, a 12.5 percent decline.

The cause of the downsizing was the increasing competition, declining revenue and greater reliance by consumers on e-mail.
The downsizing was also not surprising because other local phone companies are being very aggressive in taking significant
market share away from MCI and AT&T. - F. Drake Johnstone

online sources:

www.WhatIs.com
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci759501,00.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6672-2004Jun25.html

Assignment 2: Using the internet, examine five(5) different on-line job services and write a brief evaluation of the services and which do you like be

Online Acquisition Marketing Coordinator

• Assist in the maintenance and growth of various online marketing campaigns via numerous web channels
• Participate in the development and implementation of new ideas to generate profitable enrolls via non-traditional partnerships and online media
• Create and submit new project requests for online creative, site changes, new offers, etc

Online Sales Analyst

• Monitor and track online (Sales, Advertisement, and Website) performance by formatting raw data from Sales Management, Web Analytics, and Advertising systems into recommended formats for analysis & clarity
• Ensure integrity of data by validating data sources
• Automate reports generation process by partnering with internal departments and developing standardized, repeatable processes

Online Community Manager

• Serve as the primary point of contact for prospects
• Serve as the primary point of contact with members for satisfaction and retention
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the community in conjunction with marketing strategies and tactics
• Timely and accurate communication and reporting to team
• Timely and accurate web site updates

Senior Online Content Strategist

• Analyze a project’s and/or our sites’ messaging needs and develop a strategy to meet those needs
  
• Develop a content creation plan
• Write edit, post and proof new and current web content
• Develop a style guide and content maintenance plan

Online IT Specialist

• provide customer and network administration services such as passwords, electronic mail accounts, security and troubleshooting

I really like best the Online IT specialist job because not only it was really the job really related to my course but i has also the job that i can earn a lot..


reference:
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com

Assignment 1: Job Description

Job: Web Developer/Programmer

Web Developer

A Web Developer is responsible for creation and design of clients’ websites according to specification.
Responsible for developing innovative, reusable Web-based tools for progressive
online activism and community building.


Programmer

Work with the user on development of the software specification. Ability to create and document a conceptual and detailed design
and write a code based on a conceptual description of the business logic.

Duties and Responsibilities

* To design and develop the corporate website ensuring strong functionality and optimisation
* To design and develop relational database systems and their web interfaces.
* Responsible for integrating the SQL Server database with the company website.
* Responsible for the design of company web pages, including graphics, animation and functionality.
* To develop web page infrastructure and application related to pages with more advanced graphics and features.
* To monitor web server and site technical performance.
* Convert raw images and layouts from a graphic designer into CSS/XHTML themes.

Required Skills

* Graduate of BSIT/BSCS or a related field, or significant equivalent experience
* Has experience with HTML/XHTML and CSS
* Has minimum Web programming experience, including PHP, ASP or JSP
* Has experience working with relational database systems such as MySQL, MSSQL or Oracle and a good working knowledge of SQL
* Development experience using extensible web authoring tools
* Self-starter with strong self-management skills
* Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities

Online References:

http://www.echoditto.com/node/1326
http://www.cvscreen.co.uk/JobDescription/WebDeveloper.Html
http://www.iqrc.com/ProgrammerJobDescription02nobenefits.htm