Southwest Airlines‚ along with other commercial airlines‚ collect data on their performance and using statistics convert the raw data into useful information. One example of data collected by Southwest is the on time arrivals. The on time arrival category is then further broken down to the time the plane departs the gate‚ takes off‚ lands‚ and arrives at the gate. This additional data can help Southwest determine where time was lost resulting in a flight not arriving on time. In addition‚ Southwest
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Chapter 5 Reporting and Disclosure Discussion Questions 1. Transparent financial reporting means that timely and accurate disclosures are made on all important matters affecting a company’s financial position and performance. It implies openness‚ communication‚ and accountability. Transparent financial reporting protects investors because nothing is hidden from them. Investors can better assess the risks of owning securities when information is truthful and complete. Transparent financial
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1. Understand how to set up a home based childcare service. 1.1 Outline current legislation covering home based childcare‚ and the role of regulatory bodies. Current legislation; Every child matters This was the name of the green paper produced in response to the laming inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbie in 2000. It went on to form the basis of the 2004 children’s act. The paper lists five outcomes which were identified in consultation with children and young people; Being healthy;
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Data Protection Act 1998 The Data Protection Act is a law designed to protect personal data stored on computers or in an organised paper filing system. This would impact Drayton Manor as if Drayton Manor processes any data related to a living and identifiable individual‚ then they have an obligation under this act to protect that information. This act applies to all manner of information (including both paper files and electronic documents) and may result in criminal or civil penalties if Drayton
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It has been said that many organizations today find themselves DATA RICH → INFORMATION POOR → KNOWLEDGE STARVED It can be said today that many businesses are “data rich”‚ meaning that they have more raw data than they know what to do with. Most data rich businesses also find themselves “information poor”‚ meaning that they are not getting any useful information or value from their data. This in turn leads to organization’s becoming “knowledge starved”. In today’s competitive business environment
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Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information in the Electronic Communications Sector INTRODUCTION: [pic] www.examiner.com With the growth in social‚ political and economic importance of the Internet‚ it has been recognized that the underlying technology of the next generation Internet must not only meet the many technical challenges but must also meet the social expectations and the code of ethics of such an invasive technology. Let ’s begin with a sense of the problem. Imagine
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holder as well as the card holder keeping his or her rights as an individual or company. Without a clear set of regulatory laws in place like the UCC big companies and one-man operations would not have the rights and protections they have nor would the consumers have rights and protections. References EditorialBoard. (2012). 7. Introduction to Business Law (pp. 148-168). Schaumburg‚ IL: Words of Wisdom‚
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Patient confidentiality In a television episode of ER which aired on NBC in 2000‚ Carol Hathaway became aware of risky sexual behaviors that had led to a 14 year old girl having a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and cervical cancer. Prior to finding this information out‚ Carol Hathaway had promised the patient that she would not tell anyone about whatever the patient discussed with her. But upon realizing the high risk of the girl’s behavior‚ Carol Hathaway came to find herself in a dilemma of
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Relationship Between Data and Information Data and information are the crucial key elements of information science and information engineering. Using the concepts of information engineering and science helps to develop information systems. Data and information are the common words used in the information and health science world. This paper will help us to understand about data‚ information‚ and their relationship‚ and how effectively they are used in the information systems world. Data are just facts
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Outline the current legislation covering home based childcare‚ and the role of regulatory bodies. Current legislation: Every Child Matters This was the name of the green paper produced in response to the Laming inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbié in 2000. It went on to form the basis of the 2004 Children’s Act. The paper lists five outcomes which were identified in consultation with children and young people: Being healthy: enjoying good physical and mental health and living
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