Technology

The world in which students learn today is quite different from the one their parents studied in. Many parents and teachers still expect students of today to learn the way they did a generation or two ago. Todays students are operating on a very different platform. The methods of engagement to begin with are quite different, primarily because of the technological facilities available to students today. Marc Prenskys article Educational Leadership highlights points such as these among others, and...

The debate over the safety of genetically modified foods on our health has received many varied resolutions from the public domain. Ongoing scientific research has claimed substantial levels of health safety for using GMOs by human beings. However, opponents of biotechnology have claimed that the modification of foods have long term side effects to the health of the users (Atherton, 2002). They claim that such foods lack natural nutrition constitutes and are thus not evidently safe for the long...

The article discusses about what they call fossil viruses  viruses that have infected living beings larger than an amoeba and have become dormant, failing to reproduce and evolve. Such viruses, when attached to egg or sperm cells can be transmitted to the offspring, thus turning into a part of the genetic line and over time, becomes disabled, if it were still reproducing and evolving when it was passed on. Such studies have allowed scientists to get another view of how viruses evolved. This...

The original purpose of a computer network was to promote the basics of communication within scientific users, but now it has become a social tool as the work continue to experience major technological advancements. Very many people are today being able to access the internet regularly through World Wide Web as a source of information. Different Global Information Systems will be developed differently, either by a single organization, or by many organizations coming together to have a jointly owned...

The moment one sees the symbolic flag on the bonnet and 4 tail lights at the rear you can easily guess it is the Corvette. As an old saying goes Rome was not built in a day. Similarly, it took 60 years of constant research and planning to beget Corvette Z06. This car is a jewel in GMs stable. Everything in this car is remarkable right from the aluminum frame to the rear wind screen. Unlike other conventional cars which are manufactured from a single factory, Corvette is produced from 3 factories....

A Decision Support System (DSS) is defined as all computer based components that support decision making.  Decision support systems use intelligent knowledge based systems and are a subsystem of organizational information system.  Decisions are a component of any operational system thus the inclusion of a support system that facilitates decision making is a measure that is directed towards improving systems within an organization.  Modeling and risk taking are aspecsts that are widely...

Ocean pollution is one of the main problems affecting the global oceans. This pollution affects directly the organisms that live in the oceans and affects indirectly the human resources and health. Toxic wastes, oil spills and the dumping of several harmful materials are the chief sources of the pollutants that pollute the oceans. Noise as one of the ocean pollutants greatly affects the marine animals. Most of these animals especially fish and the marine mammals are highly sensitive to noise or...

In southern Chile by the side of the Michinmahuida volcano is another volcano, the Chaiten.  Chaiten is a small caldera which is a crater formed from the collapse of a volcanic dome.  Its crater measures 3 kilometers wide which is cut across by a river on its southwest side.  This river that flows down to the Chaiten Bay to the Gulf of Corcovado. On May of 2008, the once sleeping volcano became restive and showed signs of activity and impending major eruption. For more than 9,000...

Security is very subjective. There is often a balance that must be struck between protection and practicality. Compare and contrast quantitative and qualitative approaches to Risk Assessment. What are the advantagesdisadvantages to these approaches Is one better than another Why or why not Answer The qualitative data approach prioritizes risk in the financial aspect, and assets are prioritized by financial values. The results are used in facilitating risk management and the returns on the security...

The standard of living and the socio-econometric structure of any country can be directly related to the per-capita energy consumption, of that particular state. Today its a well known fact that conventional sources of energy, mainly consisting of fossil fuels like coal, natural gas, and petroleum products are eventually depleting with time, and would certainly be exhausted in near future. Further the damage these conventional sources cause to the environment through pollution has become a major...

1. The purpose of integrating technology into the lessons you saw -- what were some of the benefits The purpose of integrating technology into the lessons is basically to help the students develop their potentials and maximize their capacities to learn more and excel in school. Generally, technology integration motivates the students to go to school and learn the lessons well because of this new interesting approach in the learning method. Some of its benefits are largely seen in those students...

This research paper aims to look at the developments in the field of informational and communication technology with special emphasis on the introduction of the computer. The information age is structured on the technical advancements in electrical and electronic information management. The revolution in information management and communication started with the development of the telegraph which led to the transfer of electronic data at an instant. This was later expanded by the development of the...

Human resource Department is one of the sophisticated departments in an organization. The main objective of the HR department is to meet the organizational needs and the employee needs of the organization. To stay ahead in this competitive world, information technology must be adapted into the organization. HR department needs the information system to effectively manage its operations. Goals and objectives The main objective of HR management system is to automate the process of various HR activities....

People have been looking up, trying to explain the universe for as long as there have been people (Greene, 2009).  Priests and other holy noblemen were the first astronomers, studying the movement of heavenly bodies so as to determine sacred celebrations in addition to agricultural cycles (Greene).  In fact, astronomy was practiced in various ancient civilizations, for example, by the ancient Chinese, the Mayans and the Harappans not only for the abovementioned reasons but also to predict...