Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Employers Monitoring Employees Internet Usage

A hot topic in careers is should employers be able to see exactly what their employees are doing online during the work hours.  Many organizations agree that when new and innovative technologies are introduced many people can abuse the affects of internet use and have horrible consequences.  One of the more fascinating ideas I have come across is that their are several programs that have been developed through Information Technology that can help businesses and managers monitor their employees internet usage by measuring the bandwidths of their companies.  Many employers become frustrated when they see that money and time from the company is being wasted for employees to surf the web and work on their personal projects instead of the tasks at hand.




Many employees argue however that it is an invasion of their privacy in the workplace and that as long as the job is getting done then they should be able to do whatever they wish as long as they are meeting deadlines.  This argument is one that will continue to go back and forth for years to come.  A recommendation is that employers not be too harsh on employees when addressing this subject either.

What about you? Do you think that companies should monitor their employees internet usage?
Or do you feel as though it is an invasion of privacy to install programs that monitor internet use?

Sources:


Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Disadvantages of IT

          Although there are many IT advantages there are also disadvantages including privacy and lack of job security.  First, according to the small business article, there is too much information flowing around that can cause privacy issue;  from a cell phone interception to email hacking.  People should be worry about their personal information becoming public knowledge.  We should be careful about what kind of web site we use or information we are putting out there because there are hacker out there that can hack our information.
          Secondly, technology is always changing, therefore, one has to be in a constant learning mode to keep his/her job secure.  We are human being so we often get comfortable when we get use to a technology and by changing the techonology it might be a problem for us.  If one don't get use to the new technology quick he/she could lose their job.  The company could rehired someone who know how to use the new technology.  Because of the lack of job security one need to be in a constant learning mode if they wishes to keep their job.

     

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Internet

          The internet has change the way we communicate and share information.  People communicate through the email, web caming, and chat lines.  This makes it all easier to send a message through the internet than wait for it to send through mail.  According to Rob "It allows one to stay in touch inexpensively with family, friends and acquaintances next door, in the next town, in the next state, in the next country and so on."  Facebook would be an example where people communitcate with their family and friends.
          Internet is a place for sharing information because like google and other search engine you could search for all sorts of information that you need.  According to Rob "Schoolchildren can receive help with homework, investors can keep track of stocks, sports scores and statistics are just a click away for fans."  Many students including myself when I need a clearification of something like a homework I don't understand I would search on google for help.   Also people use to always go to the gas station to get newspapers about what going on in the world and now it is much easier due to the internet because you can just pull up information quickly without having to drive to get those newspapers.  "Avid proponents of the Internet claim it could feasibly replace print media. The cost of publishing a newspaper or magazine online is far less than the cost of printing one."  This also mean that you can save money.  The internet has change the way we communicate and share information, but there are more stuff that the internet has to offer.   


Source: http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/students/purdy/
            http://www.websocialimpact.com/89/academic-research-and-the-internet.php

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Factors that affect employment


It jobs are now on high demand. However, because the term  ”IT jobs” is very general  which relates so many different occupations. To better picture the jobs future prospective, it is important to look specifically at the job you are interested in and be updated. Here is some information that may be useful for you.
Recent IT employment patterns have varied by occupation. This variation is a result of several factors, including demand for certain IT services, increasing efficiency in particular fields, and different susceptibilities to offshoring. For example, employment of database administrators, computer and information systems managers, and computer software engineers all grew by 22 percent or more between 2001 and 2007.
Computer scientists and systems analysts, network and computer systems administrators, and network and data communications analysts also saw employment growth, with increases between 8 and 16 percent over the same period. Employment in some occupations did fall, however. Computer programmers and computer support specialists, for example, both saw job losses of more than 6 percent. These two occupations are more susceptible to offshoring than other IT occupations, according to BLS, because their tasks are routine, can be done by telephone or over the Internet, require little interaction with other types of workers, and require little familiarity with the cultural practices of customers.
Although offshoring may have contributed to job losses in those occupations, it is likely that other factors also played a part in their employment declines. For example, some programming and support functions that were previously performed by IT workers have been automated. This automation has lowered demand for workers in these occupations, resulting in job losses. Apart from those two occupations, offshoring’s impact on technology jobs has probably been limited. A report by the Association for Computing Machinery states that in previous years, IT jobs in which workers need comparatively lower levels of skill—such as programmers and support specialists—were the primary focus of offshoring efforts; meanwhile, other occupations that require higher level skills were largely unaffected. Furthermore, the same factors that allow U.S. firms to move work to other countries allow foreign businesses to hire workers in the United States, thus creating jobs.


Source: http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2009/spring/art04.pdf