Saturday, June 21, 2008
Role of a manager
I'll combine what I've learned from the interview we did and from sir Oli's discussion.

There are three types of managers namely Executive, middle and operational managers. Executive being the highest position of a manager and operational for the lowest. Each managers have their own responsibilities.

Executive:
These are the people like CEOs, presidents and the like. Yes, they don't have much work. Just sit in the offices, and talk to people about the progress from time to time. However, people doesn't see their real job. Their real work is done around once or twice a year. Where they plan on annual progress of the company or the direction of the company.

Middle:
Middle management is the middle class of managers. Their job is to plan and manage the resources of the company and make the most out of them. Just like executive management, they plan for the future and not for the present.

Operational:

Operational management involves work regarding the management of the day's outcome. They make sure that their team meets the requirement or the expected outcome for the day. Unlike middle and executive management, they plan for now and not for the future.
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Thursday, June 5, 2008
Information Technology Jobs
Sir Oli asked us to research 25 job offers and list down its technical and non technical requirements. I've noticed that the job offers available for IT/IS professionals should be able to work as a team. Only a number of job offers would allow you to work independently. In addition, there are job offers which requires you to work on a flexible time, meaning you'll be working with different time shifts, others requires you to work on a tight schedule and you should submit your project on or before the deadline, while some allows you to work wherever and whenever you wish. Overall, people who are good at problem solving would likely be hired for the job.


As for the technical skills, IT/IS professionals should not only have skills in just one programming language. There are lots of job offers which requires you to work with multiple programming language such as Java and C/C++ or Microsoft. Net and Visual Basic. However there are also a couple of job offers which requires you to work with just one programming language. Here's a chart of the job offers depending on the qualifications.
Sources:
http://www.jobstreet.com
http://www.jobsdb.com



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A Brief Look on Microsoft Surface
What's a Microsoft Surface?
-Microsoft Surface is a table created by Microsoft which enables you with different features. Here's a video to show you what this table can do.



What are the advantages of the Microsoft surface?

a. It allows you to share files easily
b. It is an interactive device
c. The video explains the rest

What are the disadvantages of the Microsoft surface?

a. It's very expensive
b. It's a device that you don't want to touch with a greasy fingers
c. I'm not sure if Microsoft surface is compatible with any mobile phones or cameras. If it's not, then it won't be advisable to buy this.

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