Find three(3) URL's that talk's about "green campus computing" and suggest ways how the university can adopt this concept.

1.) http://www.humboldt.edu/~green/

Green Campus Program at Humboldt State University

The Green Campus Program (GCP) empowers students to lead energy efficiency and conservation campaigns at their universities. Green Campus interns design and implement energy efficiency projects. These projects result in measurable energy savings and reduced carbon emissions for the campus. Green Campus interns are also dedicated to educating the campus community on the relationship between energy use and the environment.

http://www.humboldt.edu/~greenhsu/cms/gc/main/more-about-us

What is Green Campus?

The Green Campus Program is a Statewide student-implemented energy efficiency program at 12 UC and CSU campuses and Stanford University. Green Campus is a program of the non-profit organization The Alliance to Save Energy. The Program has been made possible through grants and funding from the investor-owned utilities (IOUs) and the ratepayers of California. HSU Green Campus operates under the auspices of PG&E, SCE, and UC/CSU/IOU Energy Efficiency Partnership.

Top Ten Ways to Reduce Energy Usage

1.
Turn off lights, appliances and computers when not in use. Even for a few minutes!
2.
Replace incandenscent bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs.
3.
Plug electronics into power strips and turn them off when not in use to avoid phantom loads.
4.
Turn down your thermostat and put on a sweater!
5.
Turn your computer Monitor to save mode, screen savers don't save energy! Enable Power Management: In Windows XP; In Mac OS X, You go to 'System Preferences', click on the 'Energy Saver' icon, and set the computer and display (monitor), and Hard Drive to go to sleep. Alternatively, you can use a third-party program, or Press Cmd-Shift-Eject and your OS X Mac will immediately enter sleep mode.
6.
Buy Energy Star® labeled appliances.
7.
When doing laundry, wash full loads and use cold or warm rinses
8.
Take shorter or cooler showers.
9.
Waiting until after 7pm (after peak) to use appliances, such as, washers, dryers, and electric heaters, can help reduce to use of the dirtiest power plants.
10.
Share a fridge with room/suite mates and keep it full.

http://www.humboldt.edu/~greenhsu/cms/gc/main/energy-saving-tips

2.)http://energy.ucsb.edu/EnergyInfo/EnergyTips.htm

UCSB ENERGY

Office Equipment

* Turn off PCs, monitors, printers, copiers, and lights every night and every weekend, If you can't turn off the whole computer, turn off the monitor and the printer
* When purchasing PCs, monitors, printers, fax machines and copiers, consider Energy Star models that "power down" after a user specified period of inactivity
* Enable the energy savings options on existing office equipment
* If appropriate, use ink jet printers - they consume 90% less energy than laser printers
* Implement paper reducing strategies such as double sided printing as a default
* Use e-mail instead of sending memos and faxing documents
* Use shared LAN laser printers instead of individual laser printers
* Use central departmental coffee makers and refrigerators instead of personal units

Lighting

* Turn off all personal task lighting every night and every weekend
* If you are the last person leaving a bathroom or conference room, turn off the lights
* Turn off all unnecessary lighting in corridors
* Replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescents (contact Physical Facilities)
* Use light colors when redecorating your office space
* Use day lighting from windows or skylights, instead of electrical lighting, when you can

Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning

* Do not tamper with locking thermostat covers
* Where you have control of your thermostat, set the heating set point no greater than 68 degrees and cooling to no less that 74 degrees
* Do not use personal electric strip heaters or personal "window" air conditioning units
* Use blinds to control solar heat gains
* Make sure all heating and air conditioning systems under your control are turned off every night and every weekend
* Large administrative building air conditioning and heating systems will be off at night and weekends, so if you plan to work during these times, dress warmly or appropriately for the conditions

Elevators

* Avoid using elevators; use stairs.

Summary
Approximately one third of UCSB's power usage is under discretionary control of building occupants. If we faithfully use these energy conservation measures, combined with personal efforts and ideas, we can save up to ten percent of UCSB's electrical and natural gas energy.

3.)http://climate.ku.dk/green_campus/

Green Campus at the University of Copenhagen

The aim of Action Plan 2009 for Green Campus is to help the University of Copenhagen to meet its overall strategic goal of "becoming one of Europe's greenest campus areas". This is specified in "Destination 2012".

The University's most significant focus area is energy consumption; however, if we are to meet our targets, we must spread activities over a wide range of environmental areas.

Action Plan 2009 defines Central Administration's campus programme group's work with Green Campus and includes the following elements:

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Preparation of an energy action plan for the whole university, applicable from 2010 and containing projections up to 2013 when the goal of a 20% reduction is expected to be met.
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Development of models for the faculties' energy action plans. Faculty management will be offered the opportunity to discuss aspects of the plans, e.g. applications for grants from the University's central energy pool for individual energy projects.
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Implementation of Green Action, the University of Copenhagen's campaign for energy-conscious behaviour that ran in February and March, and development of follow-up activities in cooperation with the faculties to ensure continued development of energy-conscious behaviour.
* An invitation to tender for an ESCO pilot project for the Panum Building (the Faculty of Health Sciences). A contract will be entered into and investments will begin in 2009 as part of the third wave of the energy action plan.
* A prioritised catalogue of substantial energy saving projects (second wave of the energy action plan), which will be available in the middle of 2009 as input to the University's budget activities.
* A round of applications in which faculties can apply to the energy pool for funds for energy saving initiatives (first wave of the energy action plan).
* Completion of the Green Accounts 2007 for the University of Copenhagen. Preparation of Green Accounts 2008.
* Planning and implementation of the "Greening Universities" workshop at the IARU climate congress in March. An overall goal for reductions at the 10 IARU universities was presented at the workshop.
* Help with development of the IARU took kit for greening, which will be offered to other universities and organisations.
* Development of guidelines for sustainable campus planning. Green Lighthouse will be used as a pilot project for development activities.
* Development of requirements and requests for energy efficient and environmentally friendly construction and conversions at the University of Copenhagen. The project will be developed in collaboration with the state (the Danish University and Property Agency).
* Help to incorporate energy and environmental requirements into relevant, centralised purchase agreements that will be entered into by the purchase department during 2009. A method will be developed for calculating the proportion of green purchases.
* Help with the development of an action plan for Green IT under the auspices of University IT Coordination.

For me, the university can adopt those all concepts that will surely be useful and helpful to the university especially to the students.

GH OFFICE DEPOT

The company started as small office stationery dealer in 1967. By the grace of God and through its continuous quest for quality and better products to serve its clientele. It has gained the confidence and patronage of its clients. The clientele expanded to what it is today, a big solid majority share in the market.

The company opened its door to the general public in 1995 by opening up a modest yet modern retail outfit. A supermarket-type of stationery store. The concept was overwhelming accepted by the general public.

The retail outlet and network continue to grow and expand. Today, it is a big business outfit housed in a modern complex with all the convenient facilities and amenities.

The GH OFFICE DEPOT carries in its inventory more than 12,000 items of office items to serve its clients. The company keeps on updating and upgrading its list of items to cope up with the current trend in office management. And to serve its clients with the latest and most up-to-date office supplies and equipments.

Buyers, sellers, and others in the energy business need to understand the risks in this very uncertain environment in order to maintain their responsibility to their stakeholders and to protect their bottom line. Organizations can achieve their goals and objectives in this uncertain business environment by developing a comprehensive risk management program.

Every business is vulnerable to a wide array of risks that may or may not be specific to its particular industry, although only some choose to actively acknowledge and address those risks in an attempt to reduce exposure to them. Since the power industry is an inherently risky one, the focus on risk management will only continue to increase as a response. In our business, risks can be identified in virtually all segments of the power supply industry, not just that risk associated with the price of our power or fuels. These segments and can be divided more simply into the three general categories: 1) supply side; 2) demand side; and 3) business-related.

Effective risk management encourages decision-makers to examine their business process across the board to identify the various risks that can affect it, and to begin thinking about how the exposure to these risks can be best mitigated or minimized.

Market Prices
There are aspects of buying or generating power that are always in a state of change. The market prices of fuel and power are good examples of this. The exposure to fuel and power price volatility is the most significant supply-side risk faced by most participants in this market. In the past few years, we have seen tremendous increases in the cost of natural gas, and we’ve seen almost the same in increases in the cost of coal, not to mention the issues of coal transported by rail. The price of fuel is driven by many factors: the balance of supply and demand, industry production capacity, storage levels, market dynamics, as well as others. These factors all contribute to the risk associated with supplying fuel for power plants. Market prices for power are similarly driven by supply and demand, the cost of fuel both today and in the future, and transmission and congestion issues.

Load
Managing the uncertainty of your load is difficult at best, but that does not mean it is impossible. This can be a critical aspect of your business and it is important in helping to achieve your strategic and financial goals.

In order to mitigate the risk of abnormal loads, it is important to try to better understand the forces that can cause high variability. These drivers may include competition, catastrophic events, industrial activity, or technological issues. Some of these areas can be very difficult to predict, making it tougher but not impossible to mitigate such risks in a cost effective manner. Although not always easy, being up to speed in this area is part of risk management planning, including catastrophe plans. You may also be able to exploit the savings from an interruptible product or other demand-side management program where appropriate. For market participants that are subject to weather extremes, there are opportunities available to hedge weather risk through the use of financial hedges that are designed to help protest against this risk.

Financing
Every business needs to borrow money at some point in time, especially if you are on the supply side of this business. Regardless of the purpose, you will desire to obtain financing under the most favorable terms and conditions possible. This is often hard to ensure, particularly because of the fluctuation in interest rates and the demands on the market for money. It is impossible to know whether rates will get better or worse in the future, so a balanced, diversified portfolio of borrowing instruments often produces the most favorable results over time. Furthermore, due to the recent uncertainty in the energy industry, lending institutions are becoming more selective of which entities they lend money. Lenders are now performing more rigorous risk analyses on a borrower\'s financial condition to determine the long-term viability of the borrower or project and the ability to meet debt service payments. Equity requirements and debt covenants are also becoming far more stringent than they have been in years past. Basically, they’re doing their own risk management.

Once the decision to obtain financing has been made, it is important to conduct \"what if\" scenarios to study what the impact of unexpected events could have on your business, as well as to understand if your business has the potential for financial distress. Ultimately, maintaining strong financials through proper rate structure and strong liquidity and equity levels are essential to ensuring the availability of low-cost financing for your organization in the future.

Management
The makeup of an organization can arguably be the most important factor in successfully operating a business. Integrating and processing all of the various operational inputs from your business to formulate a reliable and cost-effective power supply portfolio is more than a challenge. Human capital and the aging of the experienced work force is a topic much discussed today. By taking a systematic approach to your business operations through better understanding the drivers that cause change in your business, and through the corresponding implementation of a comprehensive risk management strategy, managers can take fundamental actions that can help mitigate more effectively the risks associated with their business and have less exposure to management and people issues. Turn in the human capital can be offset by having a well developed process that can be somewhat immune from having to rely on institutional knowledge of seasoned managers. Additionally, creating management policies and controls that administer and measure your organization\'s performance can be advantageous to the ongoing success of your business.

For me, for GH Depot instead of the risk, they are now upgrading to a new system. From dos to windows vista as what their IT personnel said. Risks will happen if it happens that they will be using manually all their task but as of now, technology is a greater help to a certain company or organization especially GH Depot were they have their own website just like the other company in order for their costumers to get updated in their products.

http://ghofficedepot.com/about.htm

Our assignment no. 1 is to identify a company/organization(s) best IT/IS practices. In connection with this, as of June 24,2009, we(adaptar,amancio,millena,llemit,mancera and gonzales) decided to find certain company or organization to conduct an interview in order to answer a certain assignment. But, we're unfortunate that day because when we are ready with our letter for the approval to our professor, we need to make revisions and he also need first the profile of a company which we don't know yet.

June 25, 2009 - this is the second day of trying our luck. We surfed the internet to find different company's profile to present to our professor with the letter to be approved. But, unfortunately again, our professor is not around. He's very busy with his business appointments. :cry: On the other side, in order to save our time, even though we don't have an approved letter, we tried o call some company. Including to our list of companies and also institutions are:

1.)AMS Group of Companies
2.)Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.
3.)eTelecare Global Solutions
4.)DCCII
5.)ACDC
6.)HCDC

When we tried to call at Phoenex,the Human Resource Department Head of Phoenix Philippines Inc. is the one who got the call and then she said that we can visit to their company anytime. After hearing the good news, we hurriedly went to their main office which is located at Stella Hizon, Reyes Road, Barangay Pampanga, Davao City. When we arrived there, we're amazed of their big tanks. And then after that, we introduced ourselves where we are from what school to the guards. Two of our classmates,Adaptar and Gonzales had the conversations there inside but unfortunately, we did not have the time to proceed to interview because they need first the approved letter. We're very dismayed. And now, I will just post some informations about the Phoenex and then next time after we can interviewed their in-charge I will post about the assignments.

Phoenix Life First

Phoenix Petroleum Foundation Inc., led by President Cherylyn C. Uy, lives up to its core value of stewardship through projects in service of the community. As stewards, we nurture our resources responsibly. By giving back, we contribute to elevating the quality of life of the people we help, because we believe that life comes first.

The foundation’s primary purpose is to engage, support and or participate in social activities and functions geared towards the development, protection, alleviation, education and or empowerment of the needy, depressed and miserable members of the society.

Products and Services

1.)Terminaling, Hauling and Into-Plane Services
-Phoenix Petroleum services the fuel requirements of diverse industries in Mindanao. For these accounts, Phoenix fuels are delivered to the client's area of operations. For high-volume accounts, the company sets up its own pump station within the client's area of operations.

2.)Lubricants & Car Care
-Lubricants are currently sold in all Phoenix fuel stations throughout Mindanao and Luzon and in selected auto supply stores in Mindanao’s major cities.

Through dealership agreements, Phoenix Petroleum offers for franchising the right to operate a Phoenix gasoline retail service station, and use of the company's retail operations and management system.

In support of its franchisees, Phoenix Petroleum provides the following assistance to the prospective business partner:

Pre-Operations
- Site Evaluation Assistance and Station Lay-Out Assistance
- Pre-opening and start-up assistance

Operations
- Provision of Station Equipment (pumps, tanks and signage)
- The Phoenix Operations Manual
- Technical Training
- Continuous research and product development
- Continuing visits, guidance and business evaluation support

Marketing - Use of Phoenix brand, system and design
- Local marketing and promotional assistance
- Sales territory protection

http://www.phoenixphilippines.com/index.php

July 2, 2009 - Our group visited the GH Office Depot Bldg. to give the approval letter fro our company.

July 3, 2009 - That day, at exactly 2:30 pm, we went to GH Office Depot Bldg. to conduct an interview to their IT personnel. Gladly, we were intertained well there. So, we did not hesitate to do our purpose.

Their IT personnel look like a fresh graduate. We feel comfortable to question him. First, I will give you some informations about their company.

The company started as small office stationery dealer in 1967. By the grace of God and through its continuous quest for quality and better products to serve its clientele. It has gained the confidence and patronage of its clients. The clientele expanded to what it is today, a big solid majority share in the market.

The company opened its door to the general public in 1995 by opening up a modest yet modern retail outfit. A supermarket-type of stationery store. The concept was overwhelming accepted by the general public.

The retail outlet and network continue to grow and expand. Today, it is a big business outfit housed in a modern complex with all the convenient facilities and amenities.

The GH OFFICE DEPOT carries in its inventory more than 12,000 items of office items to serve its clients. The company keeps on updating and upgrading its list of items to cope up with the current trend in office management. And to serve its clients with the latest and most up-to-date office supplies and equipments.

When we asked their IT personnel about their IT best practices, he just mention back upping of files. This is very important in the programmers to back up files in order to have a copy if ever there's malfunction of their computers. He also said that their facilities(technological) can be include to their best practices. Some of which are, cctv, biometric, barcode scanner and inquiry, also their cameras, especially their website. The one whom monitoring or assigned for cctv is their boss. He said that since it is a family owned business, if ever there's some request like for example request of resigning, that will directly go to their boss/manager. There system is just new to upgrade as he said. They were able to used dos operating system but now, for the server they have XP. They have also Windows 2000 and Vista.

http://ghofficedepot.com/index.htm

Thoughts about automated election with regards to the current issue

Issue:

It was heard and seen in the television about what happened to the two companies namely the Total Information Management Corp. (TIM) and Smartmatic International. According to Comelec Chairman Jose Melo, there are some conflicts between the two companies. It says that the TIM was back outing from the partnership of SMARTMATIC. Some issues they were thinking why it was happened is that there are some politicians manipulating TIM to give up the partnership. Some also said that its issue is about financial which is competing either which of the two can get the higher profit in this automated elections.

With that, Comelec were trying their best to make the two companies joint venture together. They are giving TIM and SMARTMATIC days to fix their problem until last July 7, 2009, there's a news aired about it. This was what happened:a

"The information technology companies that will supply the voting machines and the operational expertise to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the 2010 automated elections submitted their incorporation papers to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday morning, a poll official said.

Smartmatic International and Total Information Management Corp. signed and filed before the SEC their joint venture agreement, which was the source of contention between the two firms last week, Comelec legal chief Ferdinand Rafanan said in an interview.

The poll body was expecting to sign the poll automation contract with the joint venture on or before Friday, he added.

By Monday next week, the Comelec could issue the "notice to proceed" to Smartmatic-TIM so that they could start manufacturing the voting machines in Taiwan.

The Smartmatic-TIM consortium won in the bidding for the contract of the Comelec’s poll automation project with a P7.2-billion proposal. However, the election automation project was almost derailed last week when the Filipino-owned TIM withdrew from its partnership with the Dutch firm Smartmatic over the question of power and control of funds.

Under pressure from Comelec, which threatened to sue TIM, and from other sectors, Smartmatic and TIM patched up their differences late last week ."

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090706-214142/Smartmatic-TIM-give-SEC-joint-venture-papers

What was really the "Automated Election"?

Based on the Senate Bill No. 2231: (13th Congress) which entitled:

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8436, ENTITLED AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS TO USE AN AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM IN THE MAY 11, 1998 NATIONAL OR LOCAL ELECTIONS AND IN SUBSEQUENT NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTORAL EXERCISES, TO ENCOURAGE TRANSPARENCY, CREDIBILITY, FAIRNESS AND ACCURACY OF ELECTIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 881, AS AMENDED, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7166 AND OTHER RELATED ELECTIONS LAWS, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

On section 2 on the said article defines the automated election system as:
A system using appropriate technology for voting, counting, consolidating, canvassing, transmission of election results and other processes in the conduct of electoral exercises.

Equipments or components that are being used for Automated Election:

1. Counting machine - a machine that uses an optical scanning mark-sense reading
2. Data storage device - a device used to electronically store counting and device of any similar advanced technology to count ballots; canvassing results, such as, memory pack or diskette;
3. Computer set - a set of equipment containing regular components, i.e., monitor, central processing unit or CPU, keyboard and printer;
4. National Ballot - refers to the ballot to be used in the automated election system for the purpose of the May 1998 elections. This shall contain the names of the candidates for president, vice-president, senators and parties, organizations or coalitions participating under the party-list system;

This ballot shall be counted by the counting machine:

5. Local Ballot - refers to the ballot on which the voter will manually write the names of the candidates of his/her choice for member of the House of Representatives, governor,vice-governor, members of the provincial board, mayor, vice-mayor, and members of the city municipal council.
6. Board of Election inspector - there shall be a Board of Election Inspectors in every precinct composed of three (3) regular members who shall conduct the voting, counting and recording of votes in the polling place.

Many questions and complains arise from this issue such as:

* How reliable can be the automated election system be?
Some people said that anything that is being done through computerized would be easier to falsify.
* In the side of indigenous people it would be hard for them to vote if the election will be done automatically because some of them are illiterate.

Advantages of the system to this coming 2010 election:

* There will be no ballot box snatching as the ERs are transmitted electronically for canvassing
* There is less work for the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI)
* If all precincts are connected, national results can be produced within one hour after the close of voting
* There is automated tally of votes at the city/municipal level
* The DRE can include an automated voter validation system
* Canvassing at the city/municipal and provincial levels is almost instantaneous
* There is an instantaneous tally of votes at the precinct level
* Ballots are pre-printed and voters simply mark choices

http://hubpages.com/hub/Automated-Election-Are-we-ready

For me, since we are in the modern world, technology changes.And each corporation or company keeps on updating to the new one. With this automated election, it will become easy to the people assigned during election time to keep things that involved in the election process. Maybe there will be some leakage but results will be come out in just an hour if it was. So, go to the automated election! Just hoping cheating please be avoided to the politicians..aw..haha!peace... :-)

July 2, 2009 - That day is an exciting day to me because we went to the Apo View Hotel in which its my very first time to lodge at a hotel.....hehe(how ignorant I am). The reason behind why we went to that hotel is because we undergone a seminar that was called COMMDAP Davao Seminar. Included here we're different new technologies that can be very useful as the world goes in a high technology. Different companies we're there at the Apo View Hotel with their different exhibited products introduced. To mentioned some of the products, hardware and software were laptops(NEO, DELL, REDFOX), LCD's(AOC, CHIMIE), printers. Antivirruses were also introduced such as the well-known Mcafee, another one is the Norton Internet Security. Most attracted to us were the freebies...haha.Especially the Smart Sandbox. They gave some free slings and bag. Unfortunately, I was not able to avail of their slings because it was already sold already...haha..:-). But I have taken a bag. Actually, the exhibit started at 10 am but we arrived at 1 pm. That seminar will lasted in three days starting July 2-4. At the first session, we're late(Venut, Tanya, Jopia, Manlangit). When we entered the conference room, it was halfway of their disscussions. And the topic they talked about was the features of their services about cars. Thier highlights were about the systems involving car services like how the technicians do their job and etc. The second session was very interesting to all the listeners because the speaker gave them freebies by answering their questions at the end So, everybody payed attention to the speaker..hehe! And it was all about thin client. For me, the thin client is very useful but as usual, very expensive....haha! As what I understand the thin client, it is the modern version of the CPU.....:-)

This day is a tough day its because we tried to find a company/organization to conduct an interview regarding our assignment in MIS. We tried to call some company but didn't got a response. Glad to hear that when we call at Phoenex, they said we can visit anytime. After hearing that good news, we hurriedly go to their main office located at lanang. But unfortunately, we didn't get the interview because they need first a letter to be approved(nakakaloka).Our professor is not around so we didn't get the approval letter from him(hahay buhay).It's really unfortunate coz we can't submit the assignment in its due date. So late na talaga!!!tsk3x.........Sorry Sir. hope you can understand.

That's all for today....Have a nice day to all of you!!!c yah next time...:-)

MIS (management information systems) is a general term for the computer systems in an enterprise that provide information about its business operations. It's also used to refer to the people who manage these systems. Typically, in a large corporation, "MIS" or the "MIS department" refers to a central or centrally-coordinated system of computer expertise and management, often including mainframe systems but also including by extension the corporation's entire network of computer resources.

In the beginning, business computers were used for the practical business of computing the payroll and keeping track of accounts payable and receivable. As applications were developed that provided managers with information about sales, inventories, and other data that would help in managing the enterprise, the term "MIS" arose to describe these kinds of applications. Today, the term is used broadly in a number of contexts and includes (but is not limited to): decision support systems, resource and people management applications, project management, and database retrieval applications.

http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid80_gci214098,00.html

A management information system (MIS) is a subset of the overall internal controls of a business covering the application of people, documents, technologies, and procedures by management accountants to solving business problems such as costing a product, service or a business-wide strategy. Management information systems are distinct from regular information systems in that they are used to analyze other information systems applied in operational activities in the organization. Academically, the term is commonly used to refer to the group of information management methods tied to the automation or support of human decision making, e.g. Decision Support Systems, Expert systems, and Executive information systems.

An 'MIS' is a planned system of the collecting, processing, storing and disseminating data in the form of information needed to carry out the functions of management. In a way it is a documented report of the activities those were planned and executed. According to Philip Kotler "A marketing information system consists of people, equipment, and procedures to gather, sort, analyze, evaluate, and distribute needed, timely, and accurate information to marketing decision makers."

The terms MIS and information system are often confused. Information systems include systems that are not intended for decision making. The area of study called MIS is sometimes referred to, in a restrictive sense, as information technology management. That area of study should not be confused with computer science. IT service management is a practitioner-focused discipline. MIS has also some differences with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) as ERP incorporates elements that are not necessarily focused on decision support.

Professor Allen S. Lee states that "...research in the information systems field examines more than the technological system, or just the social system, or even the two side by side; in addition, it investigates the phenomena that emerge when the two interact."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management_information_system

"A management information system (MIS) is a system or process that provides
the information necessary to manage an organization effectively.MIS and the
information it generates are generally considered essential components of
prudent and reasonable business decisions.MIS provides the means through which the institution's activities are monitored and information is distributed to management, employees, and customers."

"And for me, either it is MIS or LMIS, what matter most are the informations and well-organized data that can be used and the functionalities of a certain system for the benefit of everyone. "

A.) Create an Inspiring Vision & Lead by Example

1. Create an inspiring vision; establish shared values; give direction and set stretch goals
2. Manage change strategically; take risks, create change; lead change; manage resistance to change
3. Lead by example; practice what you preach; set an example,and share risks or hardship
4. Demonstrate confidence; win respect and trust without courting popularity

B.) Empower, Inspire, and Energize People

5. Be enthusiastic; inspire and energize people; create a positive work environment
6. Empower people; delegate authority; be open to ideas; have faith in the creativity of others
7. Communicate openly and honestly; give clear guidelines; set clear expectations
8. Empathize; be willing to discuss and solve problems; listen with understanding; support and help

C. Build and Lead a Team

9. Use team approach; facilitate cooperation; involve everyone; trust your group; rely on their judgment
10. Bring out the best in your people; have common touch with them; coach and provide effective feedback
11. Permit group decision; help your team reach better decisions
12. Monior Progress, but don't micromanage; lead your team; avoid close supervision; do not overboss; do not dictate; lead team self-assessment

http://www.1000advices.com/guru/leadership_12roles_vk.html

Managerial roles stands for those behaviors that managers employ to carry out the basic functions of their work: managing relationships, managing information, and managing action.
Current thought suggests that although all of the roles are important, the need for a manager to
enact a particular role shifts as a function of context. Managerial work in an international business represents a particular type of context. (Chris van Overveen - Senior Consultant Trimitra Consultants)

To meet the many demands of performing their functions, managers assume multiple roles. A role is an organized set of behaviors. Henry Mintzberg has identified ten roles common to the work of all managers. The ten roles are divided into three groups: interpersonal, informational, and decisional.

1.)The interpersonal roles - ensure that information is provided.

In the figurehead role, the manager represents the organization in all matters of formality. The top level manager represents the company legally and socially to those outside of the organization.The supervisor represents the work group to higher management and higher management to the work group.

In the liaison role, the manger interacts with peers and people outside the organization. The top level manager uses the liaison role to gain favors and information, while the supervisor uses it to maintain the routine flow of work.

The leader role defines the relationships between the manger and employees.

The direct relationships with people in the interpersonal roles place the manager in a unique position to get information.


2.)The informational roles - link all managerial work together.

In the monitor role, the manager receives and collects information.

In the role of disseminator, the manager transmits special information into the organization. The top level manager receives and transmits more information from people outside the organization than the supervisor.

In the role of spokesperson, the manager disseminates the organization's information into its environment. Thus, the top level manager is seen as an industry expert, while the supervisor is seen as a unit or departmental expert.

The unique access to information places the manager at the center of organizational decision making.Thus, the three informational roles are primarily concerned with the information aspects of managerial work.


3.)The decisional roles make significant use of the information.

In the entrepreneur role, the manager initiates change.The manager initiates a series of related decisions/activities to achieve actual improvement.

In the disturbance handler role, the manger deals with threats to the organization.The role involves stepping in to calm matters, evaluate, re-allocate, support - removing the thorn - buying time.

In the resource allocator role, the manager chooses where the organization will expend its efforts.

In the negotiator role, the manager negotiates on behalf of the organization. The top level manager makes the decisions about the organization as a whole, while the supervisor makes decisions about his or her particular work unit.

The supervior performs these managerial roles but with different emphasis than higher managers. Supervisory management is more focused and short-term in outlook.

Thus, the figurehead role becomes less significant and the disturbance handler and negotiator roles increase in importance for the supervisor.

Since leadership permeates all activities, the leader role is among the most important of all roles at all levels of management.


The performance of managerial roles and the requirements of these roles can be played at different times by the same manager and to different degrees depending on the level and function of management. The ten roles are described individually, but they form an integrated whole.


http://www.trimitra.com/articles/roles.html

Greetings to everyone!!

Good day....I am Ilyn P. Mapalo, 19 3/4 years of age(hehe), fourth year in college but third year in standing(pd maulaw??hehe).Well, I expect MIS1(Management Information System) to be one of the difficult and challenging subect in this semester ..hehe!But it is also expected that at the end of this semester, we could learn so many things about management as from its name itself that can help and apply in our future living.Hmmm....I expect from our professor to be a kind and considerate facilitator in this subject.

Gud Luck to us and GOD Bless

Definitions for Human Resource Management:

1.) For Torrington and Hall (1987)they define personnel management as being:“a series of activities which: first enable working people and their employing organisations to agree about the objectives and nature of their working relationship and, secondly, ensures that the agreement is fulfilled".

source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personnel_management

2.) A personnel management system allows your human resource team to manage the best candidate for each open job requisition.

source:http://www.taleo.com/research/g-personnel-management-11.php

3.) Personnel Management have the responsibilities related to hiring and firing staff, supervising, promoting, organizing, motivating staff, and developing their professional capabilities. Personnel management requires strong interpersonal communication skills and skills in group facilitation, conflict resolution, and problem solving.

source:http://erc.msh.org/staticpages_printerfriendly/2.2.3_gmt_English_.htm

4.) Personnel Management is the administrative discipline of hiring and developing employees so that they become more valuable to the organization.

source:http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/personnel-management.html

5.) Personnel Management is within organizations that employ people, this is the function with policy responsibility for the selection and recruitment of staff, training, performance assessment, career development, disciplinary proceedings, pre-retirement advisory work, equal opportunities policies, pay bargaining, and industrial relations.

source:http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Definition_of_personnel_management
Definitions for Human Resource Management:

1.) According to While Miller (1987) HRM relates to:"those decisions and actions which concern the management of employees at all levels in the business and which are related to the implementation of strategies directed towards creating and sustaining competitive advantage" .

sources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personnel_management

2.) Human Resource Management includes all methods and functions concerning the mobilization and development of personnel as human resources, with the objective of efficiency and greater productivity in a company, government administration, or other organization.

source:http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Human_Resource_Management

3.) Human resource management includes recruitment and selection of appropriate staff and management of the employment relationship, which includes contracts, collective bargaining, reward systems and employee involvement, and considers the strategic and operational view of human resource requirements.

source:http://wps.pearsoned.co.uk/wps/media/objects/1513/1550326/glossary/glossary.html

4.) Human resource management is responsible for how people are treated in organizations. It is responsible for bringing people into the organization, helping them perform their work, compensating them for their labors, and solving problems that arise.

source:http://www.answers.com/topic/human-resource-management

5.) Human Resource Management (HRM) is the function within an organization that focuses on recruitment of, management of, and providing direction for the people who work in the organization.

source:http://humanresources.about.com/od/glossaryh/f/hr_management.htm

All the definitions that were given are true. It maybe in different terms and sentences, but the thoughts are all the same....that's all I can say!!hehe...peace yow...

Last wednesday, our group went to our adopted company which is the City Hall of government to interview a personnel for this assignment. Luckily, we were entertained by them especially the officer of that day.

The one we interviewed was Mrs. Florita L. Oligarto. She is the HRMO 3 in the city hall. First, she said that their management at first was only Personnel Management. Then it was developed into Human Resource Management. Personnel Management was only limited to hiring, recruitment, preparation of documents and appointments. But, the functions was expanded and was into comlexities. From personnel link to paradigm. Men of HR can be developed as well. Now, there's more divisions in their government. Included are personnel planning division, personnel selection and transaction, personnel benefits and welfare, human resource development division which provides carrer function to employees.

In terms of their recruitment, they provides certain procedures that should be meet by the applicants in order for him/her to qualify. The applicants will take qualifying exam and then go to personnel selection board for the interview.Credentials are also evaluated and prepared a comparative report. Last, approval by the city mayor. Also, the applicants should take civil service and meet the minimum standard. She said that "Not whom you know but how you possess your ability on the job".

Another, they provide training for their employees because it is needed and it was skill requirement for them to do their work rightfully.Additional is their benefits for the employees. They provides annual benefits. They also give incentives to those employee whom they seen who worked well. They have also performance rating which is done every six months. If an employee done a good performance in the succeeding semester, 1st and 2nd, they give him/her 2000 pesos. But if only she/he done it only in one semester, he/she will recieve 1000 pesos. Once a year, they have travel package of 300 pesos each and an exemplary achievement of 100 pesos to unwine theirselves from the stressful work.

For the improvement in system and processes, she said that in her work, she was developed. "The job was fulfilling though it is stressful", even though she work beyond office hours. She said that she meet more than enough its expectation.Their faculties are ok, computers have internet connection and air conditioned.The relationship between employees she said, it was normal if there's no conflict. Maam Florita also said, "Though they are saying(people)that employees of the city hall is not good", they take it as a challenge to motivate their employees and dealing good with the client.When we asked her the role of HRM, it was to meet the needs of the clients.She said that they are excellent?!And Ma'm Oligario believed that HR can be human capital!
Hmmm...for me, as I heard that information about them, I feel so satisfied especially in their benefits....hehe!Also in their recruitment that "Not whom you know but the ability you posses". I agree with her!:-)

September 5, 2008;

That is the first day of ICEAN Festival. Because we were only few, we are all just trying to enjoy ourselves. Besides that was also the day in which the ICEAN students can relax from all stressful subjects...hehe!

In that morning, Mr. Gamboa checked our ghannt chart because when Kathy, Jeanette and Jovy passed it on Sept. 3, Sir was not around.After checking, Mr. Gamboa had seen a lot of mistakes. So, instead of enjoying ourselves, we revised it first immediately. And we're so glad because we finally have done it correctly and ready to post..ahehe!

Afternoon of that day, I felt so boring, so I decided to make"aliw" myself. I make "cheer2x" to the players as what other did.....hehe...I also tried to make "sali2x" to my classmates in playing volleyball just to have fun...That was 3 o'clock i think that time and we stopped at the time of 5 o'clock!!:-)

That night I enjoyed myself because it was a musical contest where all the participants were making their presentation so funny!hehe...Lalo nah their jingles where the lyrics are all about our subjects and teachers that talked about our failures...haha!Really a good show...hehe!After the show, we had picture taking. We also danced "gmay"..ahehe!And the most center of attraction that night who danced and danced(walang pakialam kung sino ang tumitingin sa kanya bastah sayaw lang xa ng sayaw...haha) was no other than Miss Karen Palero!hehe....GRAVEH tlaga!!whooo...ahehe! Bilib au q sa iyah vah....hehe!la lang...Not knowing, it was already raining outside.Even though it's raining, we really enjoyed that night.:-)

September 6, 2008;

Second and last day of our festival. I arrived at school around ten o'clock. I thought our festival was already finished because I did'nt see any of my classmates or even other ICEANS. It was also the day of Applied Economics(mingaw au ang ICEAN , lingaw au ang Applied Economics...hahay). And another, org. day sa civil engineering bayot!!haha...lingaw jud au cla....Again, to enjoy myself, we went to AVR in engineering building to watch their literay and musical competition. Their presentation was really enjoyable(may pah cla...ahehe). After that, we played badminton.(la man lain mbuhat...:-)).
That night was the musical event. It includes folk dance, interpretative dance, contemporary dance, and mtv spoof. It was ok. We enjoyed. Mas more na enjoy mi when the swiss shirt man yata 2 ang ni dance..hehe!(mga wafo au cla...hehe!). Before the show was end, it rained. And so, I left.I don't know what happened next and who's the winner(bastah ni uli naq...ahehe).

The End!:-)

September 3, 2008;

That is the day when our group planned to make a ghannt chart.I thought that making a ghannt chart is an easy thing to do but it is not. We made it in the boarding house of our groupmate, Venus Millena. We we're able to finish it, but each one of us are not satisfied. We stayed there until 10 o'clock. So, we decided to finalize it that next day.

September 4, 2008;

That day was tuesday. After that class in java, we went again to the boarding house of Venus to finish the ghannt chart. While doing that, some of us played scrabble...hehehe!!just to have fun....:-)After an hour i think, it was finished and ready to print and check to Mr. Gamboa...

To be continued........hehe!la lng...:-)

July 1,2008;

That day, we went to find a company whom dealing with Human Resource Management(HRM) for this subject. Upon thinking where we have to go,our group members decided to have a luck in city hall.Fortunately,when we arrived there,we were treated well.They gave us the chance by such giving a letter to be approved by them.After that, we also try another one but unfortunately,we haven't found any other company so, we just go home and rest...hehe

July 4,2008;

Our group members passed the letter that Sir Gamboa approved to the city hall and they said that we can now set an schedule for the interview.Also on that day,Kathy,Jovy and Jeanette gave a letter to a certain company which is SixEleven call center company.Several days, Jovy was trying to call there and finally they approved it.

July 16,2008;

That day, is a very trembling day because we went to sixeleven call center company to start our interview. All of us were so nervous because we are going to a company where all the people there speaking english fluently,to the highest level...hehe!But we are so blessed because all the people there are very approachable.Especially to the one we interviewed who is the assistant of HRM.Ma'am Arlene,who is the director of their HRM,is not there because she is in their main company.But we were suprised and shocked because suddenly Ma'am Arlene arrived.With her looks pa lang, kurog na mi...haha!!We interviewed her about CreatingHuman Resource Information System(HRIS) which is our topic and she answered it fluently.Also,like other people she is also nice because she invited us to avail and join to their free english tutorial.Siyempre, sino ba nman ang hindi gustong mka avail nu'n,so we find it very interesting but we said that we will see because we have our class.If we have our time why not di ba??hehe...Sobrang thankful kami kasi nagawa namin ang dapat naming gawin nang hindi kami napahiya!hehe....GO girls...ajah!!Till next time....hehe

The State of the Nation Address is an annual event in the Republic of the Philippines, in which the President of the Philippines reports on the status of the nation, normally to the resumption of a joint session of the Congress. The address is also an opportunity for opposition parties to protest against the government.

Actually, I didn't have oppurtunity to hear her SONA because I was in school at that time. And also, I don't want to hear it...hehe!!peace....:-)

To be able to answer our assignment, I just read the article in the internet the SONA of our President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Delivered on Monday, July 28, at 4:00 P.M.

We are task to evaluate the SONA in which we are going to get some points that is related to our subject HRM. And for me, some of the areas are the following;
-Training
President said that 7.74 million took technical and vocational courses over the last seven years, double the number in the previous 14 years in 2007 alone, 1.7 million graduated.

Training refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies.It helps people to maintain, upgrade and update skills throughout working life.

-GSIS pensions have been indexed to inflation and have increased every year since 2001. Its salary loan availments have increased from two months equivalent to 10 months, the highest of any system public or private—while repayments have been stretched out.Pag-Ibig housing loans increased from P3.82 billion in 2001 to P22.6 billion in 2007. This year it experienced an 84% increase in the first four months alone. Super heating na. Dapat dagdagan ng GSIS at buksan muli ng SSS ang pautang sa pabahay. I ask Congress to pass a bill allowing SSS to do housing loans beyond the present 10% limitation, said the president.

By this, the employees will be eager to work hard and put their full effort to improve their organization.

-"Our P 350 million training partnership with the private sector should qualify 60,000 for call centers, medical transcription, animation and software development, which have a projected demand of one million workers generating $13 billion by 2010. " said by the president.

This will benefit who don't have jobs.By this project, people will have the chance to find and have their jobs so that people will use their knowledge and skills in improving certain organization.


-President said,"My responsibility as President is to take care to solve the problems we are facing now and to provide a vision and direction for how our nation should advance in the future."

For that statement of her, I hope that she can do it not just by saying it but by doing an action!!

GOD BLESS US!!hehe

The most destructive habit is WORRY.
The greatest joy is GIVING.
The greatest loss is of SELF-RESPECT.
The most satisfying work is HELPING OTHERS.
Theugliest personality trait is SELFISHNESS.
The most endangered species are DEDICATED LEADERS.
The greatest natural source is our YOUTH.
The greatest "shot in the arm" is ENCOURAGEMENT.
The greatest problem to encounter is FEAR.
The most effective sleeping pill is PEACE OF MIND.
The most crippling failure diseases are EXCUSES.
The most powerful force in life is LOVE.
The most dangerous pariah is GOSSIPER.
The world most incridible computer is the BRAIN.
The worst thing to be without is HOPE.
The deadliest weapon is the TONGUE.
The two most powerful filled word is "I CAN".
The greatest asset is faith in the LORD JESUS CHRIST.
The most worthless emotion is SELF-PITY.
The most beautiful attire is SMILE.
The most prided possession is INTEGRITY.
The most powerful channel of communication is PRAYER.
The most contagious spirit is ENTHUSIASM; and
The most IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE IS GOD.

A life of service to others is the best way to let people know that

GOD is present in the world and GOD loves all of us.We are living

a life of service when we are just & charitable;when we reach

to others, especially those in need and when we help build a better

society by promoting justice and peace....BOW!!!:-)

Have you ever heard of school without a single living student? Is there such school?
Why,yes! A school for robots. All the students here, come from the robot factory.
The robots do exactly what is needed to be done. It is because these robots are
programmed in such a way that all the teachers have to do is press a button and
students will do exactly what is asked of them. hehe....chaar lNg!!!

Has anybody told you,that every thought you think
Makes lines just the little lines you write with pen and ink?

And thought of anger,fear or hate,will spoil the prettiest face
By making ugly little lines which nothing can erase.

But thoughts of love and kindness and joyousness and cheer
Make every pretty lines all fine and firm and clear.

And by and by your face becomes an open storybook
Which every one can see and read each time they chance to look.

So if you want your face to tell a story sweet and fairYou must see that only good thoughts do the writing there.