AIS 424A- Winter 2013 List of Most Important Topics to Review for Exam I Chapters 1&2: - The three basic objectives of AIS 1. To effectively collect and store data about a company’s activities‚ transactions‚ and resources - Capture transaction data on source documents. - Record transaction data in journals‚ which present a chronological record of what occurred. - Post data from journals to ledgers‚ which sort data by account type. 2. To transform data into information useful to management
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Unit 501 - Use and develop systems that promote communication 1.1 Review the range of groups and individuals whose communication needs must be addressed in own job role The purpose of communication is to share important information – as well as relatively trivial conversation – with others. Communication is a two-way process and involves active listening as well as speaking. Non-verbal communication‚ such as body language‚ is also vitally important. However‚ the most effective method of communication
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There are many reasons or purposes behind pursuing higher education‚ but these may change depending on each individual student. However many distinct reasons there may be‚ the majority of them can be grouped into five broad categories. The first of these categories relates to money‚ the second is the transmission of culture and history‚ the third has to do with esteem or social class‚ fourth comes education for the benefit of democracy‚ and last is entertainment or personal enjoyment. Almost everybody
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William Wilberforce is the name that most people in Britain immediately associate with the fight against slavery. Although he favoured a more cautious and gradual eradication of slavery‚ he was a key representative of the anti-slave trade forces. Gracious‚ witty‚ and devoutly religious. Wilberforce has become a convenient national hero‚ with 20‚000 people attending a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of his death. His house has been turned into a museum and his larger-than-life statue has a
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Japanese operations to learn and understand how it fully functioned; while others focused more on how other successful Japanese firms operated. At the same time‚ the firm also drastically boosted its budget‚ R&D‚ and employee training worldwide. One important thing that executives learned from their trip to Japan after viewing a flag flying outside one of its plants was
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The thing that I think is most important in all of U.S history is the Revolutionary War. It was also known as the American War of Independence between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the thirteen British Colonies. This war lasted eight years‚ it was between the years of 1775-1783. The Revolutionary War put everything back into place and ended everything‚ things got settled all around. They were fighting for their Independence‚ and to be free‚ they were fighting for what they believed in. The colonists
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and social system. Although they have made advances in their society‚ they did not had a common language‚ and had few institutional systems. They did not have an organized education system and lacked a police force. Their belief centered on culture and depended on geography. However‚ they had somewhat of an organized political and economic system. According to a lecture from Lisa Krumm‚ the Native Americans had a form of government called the Iroquois Confederacy. It consisted of five tribes or nations
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George Washington emerge as the most significant leader in the founding of the United States of America‚ even to the extent of being called the Father of the Country. He was an important figure even then. He was the first president of the United States and was the general of the Continental Army. He was a powerful man who led our country to freedom. It was he who contributed greatly to the victory of the American Revolution. It is even believed by some that without Washington‚ the War for Independence
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Five Keys to Transforming Your Procurement Organization into a Strategic Force Top procurement executives share their views on evolving procurement from transactional to strategic A SAS White Paper Table of Contents Executive summary ....................................................................................................... 1 There’s no status in the status quo ............................................................................. 2 What does it mean to be strategic?
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Pamela Kaper MT302-03 Organizational Behavior Experiential Exercise What Factors are Most Important to Your Job Satisfaction January 13‚ 2012 After thorough review of the 21 job factors or attributes important to job satisfaction‚ I found job security to be at the top of my list. In the troubled economic times our nation is facing today‚ job security is extremely hard to come by for many
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