Discuss the view that "We learn most about the meaning of nonverbal messages by studying them in relationship to verbal messages."
Discuss the view that "We learn most about the meaning of nonverbal messages by studying them in relationship to verbal messages." (Tubbs & Moss 2002) Richard Mark Wyatt 09/11/2004 Interpersonal Communication Skills BA (Hons) Communication and Media LEVEL C Communication can be described as a "social activity in which people create and exchange meanings in response to the reality they experience." Gill and Adams (1981). Therefore, communication is a valuable and interesting activity that every single person on this planet takes part in. Non Verbal Communication (NVC) is a set of skills and functions that aid in forming language. As their name suggests, these are non-verbal skills and we are totally un-aware that we do them. The amount of NVC that a given person puts into a conversation varies dependant on the situation. There are many elements to NVC such as gesture, eye contact, posture, paralinguistics, facial expressions, proxemics and dress. To properly answer the question, it is important to be aware of all of these features and what they mean. Simple features such as gesture, eye contact, facial expressions and posture all play a part in emphasis to speech. The way in which someone moves their hands to express their emotions, hold eye contact with someone dependant on their mood and the way in which a person holds their body during a conversation is critical.
Analysis report on for ICT systems in Sawastore
Activity 5 Analysis report on for ICT systems in Sawastore Brief analysis report for sawastores supermarket. You can see the equipment used and the tasks performed. Finally looking at existing methods and see how they met user requirements and where they failed. Bar Code Equipment that already exists. Epos and this is a bar code, monitor and a scanner. You can upgrade to Eftpos. This gives customers cash back. Customers could shop without cash in their hand meaning using the credibility. Main task is Epos. Occasionally Eftpos. Security gives a wide overview of the whole store, whilst on the computers are databases, stock control, accounts such as supplies and staff wages. I advise that you firstly have a done. You then can go no the local area network. To make it on a wide scale you have a wide area network. NETWORK DISADVANTAGES ADVANTAGES Stand alone if it crashes last all it easier than System your work getting a load of Computer. Local area if they break down terminals in all Network its costly parts of the Only transfer info scare In the same building Wide area costly if they computers is Network break down all stores Linked Each network has disadvantages and advantage. Summary - Activity 6 Outline proposal for new system Data & items needed are: Product items Staff details Data Capture methods
This report will contain the purpose, structure and navigation of a transactional website of www.pcworld.co.uk
Introduction This report is looking at a transactional website a transactional website is a website where customers are able to order goods or services online. This report will contain the purpose, structure and navigation of a transactional website of www.pcworld.co.uk About Pc World PC World UK offers great deals and cheap prices on the latest technology for computers and entertainment products. For computing they have the largest range of Desktop PCs, Laptops, Printers, Compute Software, TFT Monitors, Networking, PC Peripherals, Components and Data Storage including External Hard Drives and USB drives. They also offer computer repairs and data transfer services through the Tech Guys who are based in all the PC World stores. For entertainment, PC World have the latest HD Ready LCD and Plasma TVs, Mp3 players, Apple iPods, Gadgets, Games consoles and the latest technology available including the latest Sat Nav and Digital Cameras. Purpose of the site PC World offers you 2 easy ways to shop online, you can either choose to have your item delivered or Collect at store. The availability of a product is shown at the top of this page - you can then choose your preferred option when you confirm your order. I think it meets it purpose, because I was able to contact them online and then collect my laptop from the store (screen shot shown on the next page) "Service
System and Upgrades
MAINTAINING SYSTEMS & UPGRADES TASK 1(A) - RANGE OF UTILITY SOFTWARE Utility software are computer programs designed to manage and tune up the computer OS and hardware. They prevent or reduce problems by diagnosing and correcting the faults before it gets worse. Some of the main utility programs are described below: Disk De-Fragmenter A de-fragmenter scans for fragmented computer files and move them together to increase efficiency. It reduces the amount of fragmented files in a computer system. It tidies up the hard-drive reusing the space more efficiently after a disk cleanup. Defragmentation's result will be the best if it's carried out after a disk cleanup, as all the unwanted files will be deleted. The application can be loaded from the control panel or from All programs/Accessories/System Utilities from the Start Menu. Clicking on the Analyse button on the application window shows the estimated disk usage after defragmentation. We can then choose to defragment the disk by clicking on the Defragment button. Screen shots of the defragmentation process are displayed below: The screen shot above shows the result of the process. Antivirus Antivirus software prevents and removes Viruses, Worms and Trojans from the computer. Most of the antivirus software comes with built in spyware, adware and malware removal tools. Antivirus software uses different methods to
The History of The Cell Phone
The History of The Cell Phone Long ago, smoke signals and tribal drums were used to communicate over short distances. There were no cords. No wires. You were free to send those smoke signals wherever you wanted. But, as time passed, people grew tired of those long, cloudy conversations and teenagers who drummed all night. They started sending messages on horse and rider. And eventually, through wires. People like Claude Chappe, who invented the telegraph in 1792, and Alexander Graham Bell, who first sent voice transmissions in 1876, made communication easier with the use of wires. Needless to say, the Pony Express went to the glue factory. And people started running to their phones every time they rang. It wasn't until 1894, outside of Bologna, Italy, that wireless communication got back on track. Late one night, 20-year-old Gulielmo Marconi woke his mother to show her another one of his crazy inventions. He tapped out a message in Morse Code. And in response to the signal, a bell rang on the other end of the room. Because the signal traveled through the air, Marconi called it 'Wireless'. So, since Bell's telephone wires could carry the human voice, naturally scientists began to search for ways Macron's Wireless could broadcast speech too. And in 1906, Reginald Fessenden did it by changing sound waves into signals through a process called amplitude modulation, or AM for
The company that I have been studying in this Task is ECsoft (European Community Soft).
R.1 Introduction R.1.1 Background of the company The company that I have been studying in this Task is ECsoft (European Community Soft). ECsoft is an independent IT consultancy and systems integrator that operates internationally. ECsoft is a PLC (public limited company), and they have shareholders. Therefore the owners of ECsoft are the shareholders. The managing director's name is Steve Leegood. ECsoft provides IT services and solutions for many of Europe's top 500 companies private and public sector organisations. ECsoft creates a project, when the company wants one, around an application for a company and implements solutions to improve the company's profitability. They basically do custom programming. Therefore the main aim, for the company is solving a problem to improve a company's profitability. The services that ECsoft provide are a range of business and technical skills in depth of the market area. The main markets are financial services, retail, media /publishing, public sector, telecommunications, travel and transportation and manufacturing. This is a general background of the company * ECsoft's principal operations are in the UK and Scandinavia. The company is based in Berkhamsted. * In July 1994 ECsoft started. * In December 1996 ECsoft floated on Nasdaq. * In June 1998 ECsoft floated at a valuation of £190.7m. ECsoft use IT for two main reasons,
Assignment 2 Set up a Computer System
Task 1 Virus Protection In today's technology there are load of viruses that are harmful to any computer systems, however as the years go on they are to me becoming a thing of the past because we are more protected and most of us know what to do when we are attacked. I am not saying that no to worry but not to fear as long as we are protected and we are constantly backing up we will be fine. Types of virus There are loads of viruses out; here is a list of most common Trojan horse A Trojan horse virus is common, but yet difficult to remove, as it tricks people by hiding it's self in an application. The role of the Trojan horse is to allow other virus in by making a gateway to target computer systems. Spy ware Spy ware is a type of malware that is installed on computers and that collects information about users without their knowledge. Spy ware programs can collect various types of personal information, such as Internet surfing habits and sites that have been visited. Spy ware interferes with the control of the computer in other ways. An example of this would be installing additional software and redirecting Web browser activity and personal information like bank details, passwords. Worm Computer worms are one of the most common viruses, the worm is quite cleaver as it makes copies of itself. Unlike many other viruses the worm does not need to attach it's self to
Artificial Intelligence.
Define what is meant by the term Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence is a branch of computer science that deals with the creation of computer programs that can provide solutions that otherwise humans would have to solve. On a broader spectrum artificial intelligence attempts to imitate human behavior and intelligence to generate these computer programs. However artificial intelligence is the youngest of studies, and is evolving every day. The ultimate aim of artificial intelligence and its study is to imitate and/or duplicate intelligence of humans in computers and robots. Artificial Intelligence improves productivity, personnel upgrading, new training and to aid in the solving of difficult problems. With the aid of a suitable diagram, illustrate the branches of A.I and define where Expert Systems reside within it. [http://distancelearning.ksi.edu/demo/509/ch01a.html] The diagram above illustrates the seven (7) areas that Artificial Intelligence is comprised of. Of course with the speed of progression of such a complex study such as Artificial Intelligence these areas are rapidly growing however they are more commonly defined in to one of these seven 'branches'. "AI has many areas of interest. The area of expert systems is a very successful approximate solution to the classic AI problem of programming intelligence."
High-context vs. Low-context Culture
With the quick development of globalization, different countries in the world become increasingly related to each other in many fields including culture. Nowadays people have more chances to communicate with other people coming from different countries thus intercultural communication has been quite frequent and common. With regard to communication, one of the most important components is context and cultures can be divided into high-context cultures and low-context cultures (Hall cited in Singh, Zhao and Hu 2005:135). As Jandt (2004:61) mentioned, when people from high-context cultures and low-context cultures meet, they are very likely to encounter problems since different cultures may affect understandings of communication in different ways. The aim of this essay is to compare high-context cultures with low-context cultures and illustrate how each type of culture react in situations involving language, time, personal space, and interpersonal relationships. It will also examine the problems occurring in the process of communication between these two cultures and try to provide the ways of overcoming the difficulties. Context can be defined as "the environment in which the communication takes places and which helps to define the communication" (Jandt 2004: 33). The theory of high-context and low-context cultures was firstly put forward by Dr. Edward Hall in 1976 (Jandt
Opportunities For IS Improvements - After the visit to the Recycling Consortium we managed to identify several opportunities for improvements in their Information Systems.
Opportunities For IS Improvements After the visit to the Recycling Consortium we managed to identify several opportunities for improvements in their Information Systems. ) Remote Access/Teleworking - Many of staff often conducted a lot of their work at home rather than in the office. This worked well as it saved on office space and it seems pointless going into the office to do the work when it can just as easily be done at home especially when some of the staff do not live in the nearer enough to the office to make it feasible for them to travel there on a daily basis. The problem is however that working from home meant it was difficult to get up to date copies of certain documents. Staff would find themselves coming into the office just to get a copy then go home to work on it. Sometimes emailing the documents would work for staff with Internet access in the home but this is not practical for larger files such as picture documents. Another problem was that even when the documents could be accessed at home with ease there is no knowing if someone else is also working on them. When this happens they end up with two copies of a document and would somehow have to put them together. The possible solutions to this problem are to set up a Remote Access Server (RAS) so the teleworkers can have access to the office network from home through a dial up server. Another solution is
