My notes for school

Social Media - Week 7 Reading

2011-07-02T03:01:00.000-05:00

The Digital Handshake, pages 137-148 (Lights! Camera!) Read: The Digital Handshake, pages 137-148 (Lights! Camera!) Chapter 11: Online video and online television is the technology to watch, especially with expansion of broadband. 11.1 The small camera revolution In past you needed big money to make a video for business. No for under $200 you can get an HD camcorder and use free software

Social Media - Week 6 Reading

2011-07-02T01:19:00.000-05:00

This is a place holder for the readings till I can come back to it.

Social Media–Week 5 readings

2011-06-23T16:33:00.000-05:00

The Digital Handshake, pages 97-114 (Niche Online Communities)Online communities are not like social networks, they are niche-specific. A major difference is the way that profiles are displayed. In a niche community, profiles are peripheral to what goes on, in social networks, they are the important thing. Why do online communities?improve customer relations search engines can index them

Social Media - Week 3 Reading

2011-06-13T20:30:00.000-05:00

Digital Handshake pages 77-96 (Social Networks)Chapter 8 Social Networks Strengthen Your Social GraphWhile social networks have existed since man existed, but the Internet has allowed us to make our networks larger faster. People now take participating in these networks as a matter of fact. You never know where leads may come from, keeping a presence on many social network sites makes sense.

Social Media Week 2 - Readings

2011-06-10T00:19:00.000-05:00

The Digital Handshake, pages 55-76 (Business Blogging) Blogs have been around the longest are a good base for other social media attempts. A blog is defined as an easy to use content management system. They should be written in an informal tone and be authentic. When done right they will stimulate conversation. Things to consider before you blog Have your purpose for blogging figured

Social Media Week 1, Readings

2011-05-31T16:36:00.002-05:00

The Digital Handshake pages 1 –35 (Consumer Trends)Chapter 1 Consumer Skepticism Is at an All-Time HighConsumers are skeptical now due to the nature of the world we live in. Often they pay more attention to word of mouth advertising. While we read reviews on line, we more often we will trust those we know. Companies are now learning that they have to stop market to the elite and work for the

C Programming class week 2

2011-01-24T23:18:00.001-06:00

C by Discovery 4th edition by Foster and Foster C By Discovery (4th Edition) Chapter 2 – Gaining Control Expressions and Statements Expressions are sequences of tokens that can be evaluated to a numeric quantity. A statement is a sequence of tokens that end with a semicolon and can be recognized by the compiler. Statements may not have values.

C Language Class week 1

2011-01-18T10:05:00.001-06:00

Book: C by Discovery 4th Edition by Foster and FosterChapter 1: Getting StartedWhat to Expect from CLanguage LevelProgramming languages are low, intermediate or high. C is intermediate to high, closer to what humans think. Assembler is how computer thinks (1s and 0s) and is considered a low level language. Programming environmentA programing language can either assembly, interpret or compile. C

Introduction to Java, Week 1, Reading, Java Programming by Joyce Farrell Chapter 1: Creating Your First Java Classes

2010-08-06T17:00:00.001-05:00

Java Programming Learning About Programming A program is a set of instructions that tell a computer what to do. Programs could be written in machine language, a low level programming language, that requires that the 1s and 0s get set on the computer directly. Programs have evolved to high level programming languages with words we humans would understand as well as the ability to use

Introduction to Programming: Starting Out With Programming Logic and Design: Chapter 11: Menu Driven Programs

2010-04-03T14:20:00.001-05:00

Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design (2nd Edition) 1. Introduction to Menu Driven Programs A menu driven program displays a screen of options that a user can make a choice from, usually by typing a number or a letter. Using Decision Structure to Perform Menu Selections To make menus easier in programs most Languages have a Case structure. This allows

Introduction to Programming: Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design: Chapter 9: Sorting and Searching Arrays

2010-04-03T14:05:00.001-05:00

Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design (2nd Edition) 1. The Bubble Sort Algorithm Sorting Algorithms Often information in an array will need to be sorted in some way. It could be by number or alphabetical, and it could be ascending or descending order. One type of sort is the bubble sort. It is called the bubble sort because as you make passes thru it,

Introduction to Programming: Programming Logic and Design: Chapter 10:Files

2010-04-03T13:59:00.001-05:00

Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design (2nd Edition) 1. Introduction to File Input and Output All programs looked at so far make us enter information each time. Programs can be allowed to read data from a disk as well as write it to a disk to be used later. An output file is one that a program writes to. An input file is one that a program would read data

Introduction to Programming: Starting Out With Alice; Chapter 6: Events

2010-03-30T23:16:00.001-05:00

Starting Out with Alice: A Visual Introduction to Programming 1. Responding to Events An event is an action that takes place while a program is running. It could be a mouse click, some even turning true or false, a key stroke, or one of many other items. For an example, in the events editor you will see when the world starts do xxxxx method. This starting of a

Introduction to Programming: Starting Out With Alice: Chapter 5; Methods, Functions & More About Variables

2010-03-30T20:37:00.001-05:00

Starting Out with Alice: A Visual Introduction to Programming 1. Writing Custom Class-Level Methods Along with the primitive methods in Alice, there are custom methods, called class-level methods. If a method is not available to do what you want it to do, it is possible to build one of your own. Create an instance of the desired class Select the instance

Introduction to Programming:Starting Out With Programming Logic and Design;Chapter 8:Arrays

2010-03-30T20:30:00.001-05:00

Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design (2nd Edition) 1. Array Basics Variables that we have learned about so far only allow for one piece of data at a time. If you were need to have many different pieces of data that would be an array. All of the pieces of data must be of the same data type. It is not possible in a running program to change an arrays size.

Introduction to Programming:Starting Out With Programming Logic and Design; Chapter 7:Input Validation

2010-03-30T20:20:00.001-05:00

Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design (2nd Edition) 1. Garbage In, Garbage Out If you put bad data into a program you will get bad information out. Programs need to be designed to reject bad data. This is known as input validation. 2. The Input Validation Loop A common technique for validation is an input validation loop. As long as there is bad data in

Web Design and Marketing – Book Reading – Web Style Guide – Chapter 6 - Page Structure

2010-03-20T13:33:00.001-05:00

Web Style Guide, 3rd edition: Basic Design Principles for Creating Web Sites (Web Style Guide: Basic Design Principles for Creating Web Sites) The book that we are using for my Web Design and Marketing Class. Also available for free on line (but a little harder to read) at http://www.webstyleguide.com/wsg3/index.html Book design, news paper design all here standards that are well

Web Design and Marketing: Week 7 – Lecture Notes – Interface Design

2010-03-17T23:29:00.001-05:00

Objective of this lesson is to know how to properly design a web page for ease of use and meeting the user’s needs. Web Page Design Easy to use Meets users needs Main components to look at to get these objectives Graphic design Text Layout of page Technical Considerations Not everyone uses the same operating system, check to see what they use and build to that

Introduction to Programming: Starting Out with Alice: Chapter 4: Decision and Repetition Structures

2010-03-16T10:14:00.001-05:00

Starting Out with Alice: A Visual Introduction to Programming 1. Boolean Values Boolean Variables A Boolean variable can only hold a true or a false value. Boolean Functions We can test a statement and see if it is one or the other and assign it the value. Separating that code into a function would be a Boolean function 2. The if/else Decision Structure The if

Introduction To Programming: Starting Out With Programming Logic And Design: Chapter 6: Functions

2010-03-15T13:26:00.001-05:00

Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design (2nd Edition) Chapter 6 Functions 1. Introduction to Functions: Generating Random Numbers A function is a specially designed module. It will return a value to the part of the program that called it. Library Function Most programming languages have built in functions called library functions. They simplify things by

Introduction To Programming: Starting Out With Programming Logic and Design: Chapter 5:Repetition Structures

2010-03-15T13:08:00.001-05:00

Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design (2nd Edition) 1. Introduction to Repetition Structures A repetition structure causes a statement or set of statements to execute repeatedly. This is done so the same code does not have to be typed over and over. We will look at two types: condition controlled loops (using true false tests) and count controlled loops (

Web Design and Marketing – Book Reading Web - Style Guide – Chapter 4 – Interface Design

2010-03-12T15:10:00.001-06:00

Web Design and Marketing – Book Reading – Web Style Guide – Chapter 3:Information Architecture

2010-03-10T16:36:00.001-06:00

Web Style Guide: Basic Design Principles for Creating Web Sites [WEB STYLE GD 3/E] The book that we are using for my Web Design and Marketing Class. Also available for free on line (but a little harder to read) at http://www.webstyleguide.com/wsg3/index.html Information Architecture deals with the overall conceptual models and designs to plan and structure a

Web Design and Marketing – Week 6 – Lecture Notes

2010-03-02T20:46:00.001-06:00

Site Architecture and Navigation Organizing Site Content Determine what the content of your site should be. It should be done by questionnaires that you have gotten back saying what will drive people to your site. Also look at what other sites are doing as well. Lastly what you think content should be can be added to the mix. This content should be divided into ‘objects’. Objects

Introduction to Programming – Week 6 – Starting Out With Alice – Chapter 3 – Variables, Functions, Math, and Strings

2010-03-01T23:37:00.001-06:00

Starting Out with Alice: A Visual Introduction to Programming Variables Variable is a named storage location in the computer’s memory. Types: Local variables - belong to a specific method. Can only be used in it. Parameter variables – used to hold a value that is passed to a method Class-level variables – belongs to a

Web Design and Marketing – Week 5 – Book Reading – Practical Guide to Market Research – Chapter 8 – An Introduction to Questionnaire Design

2010-02-27T14:13:00.001-06:00

Available Free The Key Principles of Effective Questionnaire Design Seven steps: Decide what information is required what do you want to learn about Make a rough listing of the questions Any and all questions, narrow them down and rephrase later Refine the question phrasing Refine how the questions are worded Develop the response format Pre-coded list, open

Web Design and Marketing – Week 5 – Book Reading – Practical Guide to Market Research – Chapter 4 – An Introduction to Research Methodologies

2010-02-23T23:38:00.001-06:00

Available Free Key Sources and uses of secondary data Secondary data, gotten without any field work, is called desk research and it comes from published sources as well as talking to experts. Used for: Market sizing – how big is the market Trends – statistical information Company profiling – determining who your customer or competitors are Products – information gleamed about

Web Design and Marketing – Week 5 – Lecture Notes

2010-02-20T11:39:00.001-06:00

Knowing the Customer Market Research and Methodology Marketing Research Like the IT department, the marketing department does ‘requirement gathering’. In order for the web site to a success you will need to know who the user is and what they want. We also need to know what their environment is (Broadband v. dial up for example) as well as how much experience they may have. Why get to know

Introduction to Programming: Starting out with Programming Logic and Design; Chapter 4: Decision Structure and Boolean Logic

2010-02-18T21:18:00.002-06:00

4.1 Introduction to Decision Structures A logical design that controls the order in which a set of instructions is done is called a decision structure. The simplest of these is a sequence structure where one line follows the next. Sometimes you need a program to do something only if a certain condition is met. For that you need a decision structure. Its simplest form is to ask a question and

Introduction to Programming: Starting Out with Programming and Logic Design – Chapter 3: Modules

2010-02-18T18:34:00.002-06:00

3.1 Introductions to modules Module is group of statements that exist within a program for the purpose of performing a specific task. This allows for a big task to be broken up into several smaller tasks Benefits of using modules Code is simpler Coe can be reused easier Each module can be tested alone to make sure it works before added to whole Faster development time Easier to

Web Design and Marketing – Week 4 – Web Style Guide – Chapter 9 – Editorial Style

2010-02-16T01:05:00.001-06:00

Editorial style People read differently on the web, scanning for content and then moving on Pages become isolated fragments and not whole coherent text Links cannot support thoughts like normal prose Broken links can shake a users confidence Structuring your prose

Web Design and Marketing – Week 4 – Web Style Guide – Chapter 8, Typography

2010-02-16T00:39:00.001-06:00

The book that we are using for my Web Design and Marketing Class. Also available for free on line (but a little harder to read) at http://www.webstyleguide.com/wsg3/index.html Typography Typography is the balance and interplay of letterforms on the page. Good typography establishes a visual hierarchy for prose on a page. Characteristics of Type on the Web Although the

Web Design and Marketing – lecture notes – week 4

2010-02-09T22:28:00.001-06:00

Site Content – Establishing a Relationship with the Customer and Providing Time/Place Utility for Information Utility – the want-satisfying power of a good or service Web site is a service, determine what the user wants from it Time/Place Utility – when and where is the information available Web sites provide information 24/7/365 and user can access with any web enabled device

Introduction To Programming (week 4) – Starting Out With Alice – Chapter 2 – Programming in Alice

2010-02-05T13:39:00.001-06:00

Starting Out with Alice: A Visual Introduction to Programming Writing Methods Methods are sets of instructions that will execute. In Alice we create them in the method editor. By default it is given the name world.my first method . This is dot notation. The left of the dot is the object the method belongs to, the right is the name of the method. We

Introduction to Programming: Starting Out with Programming and Logic Design – Chapter 2: Input, Processing and Output

2010-02-03T01:01:00.001-06:00

Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design (2nd Edition) Designing a Program Programmers, when given an assignment will very rarely just start writing the program. They will work on the design of the program. They will then start to write the program in the language desired, being careful not to break the rules (or syntax) of the programming language

2010-02-02T21:08:00.000-06:00

The two books used in the programming class.

Introduction to Programming: Starting Out With Alice Chapter 1 – Introduction to Alice and Objects

2010-02-02T16:51:00.001-06:00

1.1 What is a computer program? A computer is a device that follows instructions. Not specific enough because I cannot tell it to make my breakfast for me. How about a computer is a device that follow instructions for manipulating and storing data. Much more precise. It does these instructions by a set of commands called programs. So by default, a computer program is a set of

Web Design and Marketing Week 3 Reading - Usability.gov – Topic: Design Process and Evaluation – online book (FIRST CHAPTER ONLY!!!)

2010-01-27T22:33:00.001-06:00

http://usability.gov/guidelines/index.html Chapter 1 – Design Process and Evaluation Provide useful content If the content is not good, then all the usability features in the world will not help. Establish user requirements Get as much interaction with the end user as possible so that you know what they need. Understand and meet user’s expectations Users expect

Web Design and Marketing Week 3 reading 1 - Usability.gov – Develop a Plan:

2010-01-27T00:49:00.001-06:00

http://usability.gov/methods/plan/develop.html Create a plan Way for all to agree what site is to do in what time frame with what resources at what cost Before starting think on these things Scope Audience Objectives Determining

2010-01-27T00:26:00.000-06:00

The book that we are using for my Web Design and Marketing Class. Also available for free on line (but a little harder to read) at http://www.webstyleguide.com/wsg3/index.html

Web Design and Marketing Week 3 – Web Site Goals

2010-01-26T23:28:00.001-06:00

Power Point Notes Know what you want your site to accomplish ahead of time Mission How design meets that need Mission is designed by owner Extension of corporate mission statement Find out the goal of the company and the niche of the company Use it as a guideline for the site. You need to define mission because of limits

New School, same old stuff

2010-01-26T22:38:00.001-06:00

Now taking classes at TCC since I work there and can take them for free. Just posting stuff that I am reading since I take them all on line. Hope it helps fellow students. Need to change the side bar. Not changing the URL though

2006-11-10T19:30:00.000-06:00

Friday, November 10, 2006Chapter 1Statistics – science of data – collection of, organization, analysis and interpretation.Population – entire group of individualsVariable – a characteristics of an individualVariables areQuantitative – numericalQualitative – non-numericalStatistics are:Descriptive – get the informational and reportInferential – get the information and draw parts of it and

2006-10-23T15:56:00.000-05:00

Microeconomics 11th Edition Chapter 2 Consumer Tastes and Preferences Consumer Preferences Consumers have a preference when it comes to items. We will call them market baskets. If we have two market baskets a consumer will have a preference of one basket to another. If not they are said to be indifferent to them. We assume that all basket preferences are complete when they can choose one to

2006-10-20T15:49:00.000-05:00

Microeconomics 11th Edition Chapter 1 Microeconomics Introduction What is economics? Study of how scarce resources are allocated among alternative uses Study of economic behavior of individual units and decision makers: consumers, firms and owners to name a few Tasks Performed by an Economic System Economics deals with the functioning of an economic system by allocating scarce resources to

2006-07-30T01:19:00.000-05:00

Chapter 13 – Conflict, Power and Politics Intergroup Conflict in Organizations Intergroup conflict requires three things: employees who perceive themselves as part of a group, an observable group difference, and frustration. The frustration does not have to be severe and even the anticipation of one group getting their goals and the other does not, then it

2006-07-28T19:26:00.000-05:00

Chapter 12 The Decision Making Process Definitions Organizational Decision Making is the process of identifying and solving problems. It is broken up into problem identification (figuring out there is a problem) and problem solution (figuring out the course of action to take). Problems can be broken down into programmed decisions (repetitive decisions that are

Chapter 5 – Interorganizational Relationships

2006-07-24T01:59:00.000-05:00

Organizational Ecosystems Interorganizational relationships are the transactions, flows and linkages that occur between two (or more) organizations and have till lately been felt to be a necessary evil in order to survive. The view now is that the organizations form an ecosystem between themselves, some even forming their own ecosystems. Is Competition Dead? No one company can exist on its

Chapter 9: Organization Size, Life Cycle, and Decline

2006-07-15T03:18:00.000-05:00

Organization Size: Is Bigger Better?Pressure for Growth The goal for many companies is to grow fast and to grow large, sometimes even at the expense of the quality of the products that they make. Though the trend was towards smaller nimbler firms a short time ago, the mega-firm is still the way things are. Even to the extent of many firms merging. There are many reasons for growth:

Organizational Design Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Organizational Structure

2006-07-08T18:51:00.000-05:00

Organizational Structure Three components define organizational structure:Organizational structure designates formal reporting relationships, including the number of levels in the hierarchy and the span of control of managers and supervisors.Organizational structure identifies the grouping together of individuals into departments and of departments into the total organization.Organizational

Organizational Design Chapter 2

2006-07-08T02:48:00.000-05:00

The Role of Strategic Direction in Organizational Design An organization is designed to meet some goals and management needs to figure out what they are and some strategy to reach them. The process starts with looking at the opportunities and threats in the external environment but the internal environment is looked at as well. To accomplish these goals the design of an organization needs to

2006-06-26T17:18:00.000-05:00

Org Design Chapter 1 Organizational theory in Action Topics Current Challenges · Globalization · Ethics and Social Responsibility · Speed of Responsiveness · Digital workplace