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Information technology

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Information and communication technology spending in 2005

Information technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), is "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware."^[1] IT deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit, and securely retrieve information.

Today, the term information has ballooned to encompass many aspects of computing and technology, and the term has become very recognizable. IT professionals perform a variety of duties that range from installing applications to designing complex computer networks and information databases. A few of the duties that IT professionals perform may include data management, networking, engineering computer hardware, database and software design, as well as the management and administration of entire systems.

When computer and communications technologies are combined, the result is information technology, or "infotech". Information technology is a general term that describes any technology that helps to produce, manipulate, store, communicate, and/or disseminate information.

In recent days ABET and the ACM have collaborated to form accreditation and curriculum standards for degrees in Information Technology as a distinct field of study separate from both Computer Science and Information Systems. SIGITE is the ACM working group for defining these standards.

"Information Technology - Definition and History"
Information Technology – A Definition:

We use the term information technology or IT to refer to an entire industry. In actuality, information technology is the use of computers and software to manage information. In some companies, this is referred to as Management Information Services (or MIS) or simply as Information Services (or IS). The information technology department of a large company would be responsible for storing information, protecting information, processing the information, transmitting the information as necessary, and later retrieving information as necessary.

History of Information Technology:

In relative terms, it wasn't long ago that the Information Technology department might have consisted of a single Computer Operator, who might be storing data on magnetic tape, and then putting it in a box down in the basement somewhere. The history of information technology is fascinating! Check out these history of information technology resources for information on everything from the history of IT to electronics inventions and even the top 10 IT bugs.

Modern Information Technology Departments:

In order to perform the complex functions required of information technology departments today, the modern Information Technology Department would use computers, servers, database management systems, and cryptography. The department would be made up of several System Administrators, Database Administrators and at least one Information Technology Manager. The group usually reports to the Chief Information Officer (CIO).

Popular Information Technology Skills:

Some of the most popular information technology skills at the moment are:

* Computer Networking
* Information Security
* IT Governance
* ITIL
* Business Intelligence
* Linux
* Unix
* Project Management

For more information about technical skills that are popular in the job market, check out the IT Career Skills List..
Information Technology Certifications:

Having a solid education and specific specialty certifications is the best way to progress in an information technology career. Here are some of the more popular information technology certifications:

* Information Security Certifications
* Oracle DBA Certifications
* Microsoft Certifications
* Cisco Certifications
* PMP Certification

Jobs in IT:

There can be a lot of overlap between many of the job descriptions within information technology departments. In order to clarify the descriptions, skills and career paths of each, I have put together a Jobs in IT listing. The jobs in IT listing includes information on education and training required for each position. It also includes lists of companies that typically have IT jobs open, as well as links to IT-specific resumes, cover letters and IT interview questions.

Information Technology - Trends:

Information Technology Departments will be increasingly concerned with data storage and management, and will find that information security will continue to be at the top of the priority list. Cloud computing remains a growing area to watch. The job outlook for those within Information Technology is strong, with data security and server gurus amongst the highest paid techies. Check out the Information Security Certifications and Highest Paying Certifications for more information. In order to stay current in the Information Technology Industry, be sure you subscribe to top technology industry publications.

Essential Presentation Skills

On the Presentation Magazine Forum we get asked the same question many times - "Help, I've got a presentation coming up next week and don't know what to do"

In this survival guide we highlight the three skills that YOU MUST KNOW before your next presentation.

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Essential Presentation Skills - the three things YOU MUST KNOW.

Here we expose the three essential pieces of information that can make your presentation fly. Most of these are common sense, but you'd be surprised how often they are missed out.

The Three Presentation Essentials

- Use visual aids where you can

- Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse

- The audience will only remember
three messages

Basics of Presentation Skills

Written by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Copyright 1997-2008.
Adapted from the Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision.

Leaders make presentations to a wide variety of audiences, for example, Board members, employees, community leaders and groups of customers. Usually there is a lot that can be quickly gained or quickly lost from a presentation. A little bit of guidance goes a long way toward making a highly effective presentation.

Note that meeting management skills are often helpful in designing an effective presentation. Also note that the following guidelines are intended for general presentations, not for training sessions where your presentation is to help learners to gain specific knowledge, skills or attitudes in order to improve their performance on a task or job.

Basic Guidelines For Designing Your Presentation

1. List and prioritize the top three goals that you want to accomplish with your audience. It's not enough just to talk at them. You may think you know what you want to accomplish in your presentation, but if you're not clear with yourself and others, it is very easy - too easy - for your audience to completely miss the point of your presentation. For example, your goals may be for them to appreciate the accomplishments of your organization, learn how to use your services, etc. Again, the goals should be in terms of what you want to accomplish with your audience.
2. Be really clear about who your audience is and about why is it important for them to be in the meeting. Members of your audience will want to know right away why they were the ones chosen to be in your presentation. Be sure that your presentation makes this clear to them right away. This will help you clarify your invitation list and design your invitation to them.
3. List the major points of information that you want to convey to your audience. When you're done making that list, then ask yourself, "If everyone in the audience understands all of those points, then will I have achieved the goal that I set for this meeting?"
4. Be clear about the tone that you want to set for your presentation, for example, hopefulness, celebration, warning, teamwork, etc. Consciously identifying the tone to yourself can help you cultivate that mood to your audience.
5. Design a brief opening (about 5-10% of your total time presentation time) that:
a. Presents your goals for the presentation.
b. Clarifies the benefits of the presentation to the audience.
c. Explains the overall layout of your presentation.
6. Prepare the body of your presentation (about 70-80% of your presentation time).
7. Design a brief closing (about 5-10% of your presentation time) that summarizes the key points from your presentation.
8. Design time for questions and answers (about 10% of the time of your presentation).

Basic Guidelines About Presentation Materials

You might be handing out supplemental materials, for example, articles, reports, etc. along with making your presentation. You might also be handing out copies of your presentation, for example, handing out copies of your slides that you will be referencing during your presentation. You might be using transparency slides or showing slides from a personal computer onto a project screen.
1. If you plan to project your slides from a computer onto a projection screen, then be sure to check out the computer system before people come into the meeting room, if at all possible.
2. Use a consistent layout, or organization of colors and images, on your materials.
3. If you use transparencies on an overhead projector, then allocate one slide for every 3-5 minutes of your presentation. Include 5-8 lines of bulleted phrases on each slide.
4. If you provide the supplemental information during your presentation, then your audience will very likely read that information during your presentation, rather than listening to you. Therefore, hand out this information after you have completed your presentation. Or, hand it out at the beginning of your presentation and ask them not to read it until you have completed your presentation.
5. If you hand out copies of your slides, be sure that the text on the slides is large enough that your audience can read the text on the table in front of them without having to hold the handouts up to their faces. Be sure to leave space on the handouts for the audience to make notes on them.

Basic Guidelines About Your Delivery

1. If you're speaking to a small group (for example, 2-15 people), then try to accomplish eye contact with each person for a few seconds throughout your delivery.
2. Look up from your materials, or notes, every 5-10 seconds, to look into the audience.
3. Speak a little bit louder and a little bit slower than you normally would do with a friend. A good way to practice these guidelines is to speak along with a news anchor when you're watching television.
4. Vary the volume and rate of your speech. A monotone voice is absolutely toxic to keeping the attention of an audience.
5. Stand with your feet at shoulder-length apart.
6. Keep your hands relatively still.

WHAT IS ETHICS?

Each society forms a set of rules that establishes the boundaries of generally accept behavior. These rules are often expressed on statements about how people should behave, and they fit together to form the moral code by which a society loves. Unfortunates, the different rules often have contradictions, and you can be uncertain about which rules to follow. For instance, of you witness a friend copy someone else answers whole raking an exam, you might be caught in a loyalty to your friend an the value of telling the truth. Sometimes, the rules do not seem to over new situation, and you must determines how to apply the exiting rules or develop new ones. You may strongly support personal privacy, but on a time when employers track employee e-mail and Internet usage, what rules do you think are acceptable to govern the appropriate use of company resources?
The morality refers to social convention about right and wrong that are so widely shared that they become the basis for an established consensus. However, one's view of what is moral may vary by age, cultural group, ethic background religion, and gender.
There is widespread agreement on the immorality of murder, thief, and arson, but other behavior that are accepted in on culture might be unacceptable in another. For example, in the United Stare it is perfectly acceptable to place one's elderly parents in a managed care facility in their declining years. In most Middle Eastern countries, however, elderly parents would never be placed in such a facility; they remain at home and are cared for by other family members.
Another example concerns attitudes to toward the illegal copying of software (piracy),which range from strong opposition to acceptance as a standard approach to business. In 2003, 36 percent of all software on circulation worldwide was pirated, at a cost of $29 billion to software vendors. The highest piracy rates were in Vietnam and Chine, where 92 percent of the software was pirated. In United States,the piracy rate was 22 percent.
Even within the same society, people can have string disagreement over important moral issues-in the United States, for example, issues such as abortion, the death penalty, and gun control are continuously debated, and both sides feel their arguments are on solid moral ground.

Definition of Ethics

Ethics is a set of beliefs about right and wrong behavior. Ethical behavior conforms to generally accepted social norms, many of which are unethical, what constitutes ethical behavior in many other issues id a matter of opinion. For example, mast people would not behavior in many from someone's home, but a person who finds as umbrella in a theater might be tempted to keep it.
A person's opinion of what represents ethical behavior is strongly influenced by a combination of family influences, life experience, education, religious beliefs, personal values, and peer influences.
As children grow, they learn complicated tasks-walking, riding a bike, writing the alphabet-that they perform out of habit for the rest of their lives. People also develop habits that make it easier to choose between what society considers good or bad.

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