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Diversity in Programming: Code Camps Provide Collaborative Learning Opportunities in Computer Programming Languages
April 2, 2013
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IT and Computer Science
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Learning new programming languages is one of the most important skills that any computer science or Information Technology student has to master. For many students, studying solely via textbook is challenging and time consuming. Studying through textbooks alone is also typically inadequate at teaching the complicated scientific concepts used in computer programming. A collaborative teaching environment called Code Camp may be one of the most effective methods for learning innovative new computer programming concepts.
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Security in Diversity: Cooperating with Diverse Populations in Homeland Security
April 1, 2013
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Homeland Security, General
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As in many other facets of American life, professionals working in the homeland security field must be greatly aware of cultural, ethnic, religious and other types of diversity. Homeland security comprises a range of fields including law enforcement, emergency services, public health, transportation and border security, critical infrastructure protection and more. Consequently, there are countless examples of the need for both understanding and cooperating with diverse populations in the execution of homeland security policies.
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The Dilemma of Ethics and Cultural Diversity
March 29, 2013
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Business and Management, General
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Ethics and diversity are two major dynamics that influence the environment of modern organizations. Diversity is present when there is a mixture of differences in age, religion, culture, gender, ethnicity, education and more amongst a group of people within the same environment. Increased workplace diversity is connected to large rises in the number of women, minorities, older employees and the disabled in the workforce. In support of the diverse workforce, legislative rulings require organizations to ensure equal opportunity to these workers.
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3 Quality Management Terms You Need to Know
March 27, 2013
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Business and Management
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Understanding the differences of these key quality management elements helps you more clearly communicate the status of your project with team members. When you know and document these terms accurately in your project plan, you’ll all be on the same page.
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What is Google Glass?
March 26, 2013
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IT and Computer Science
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Google Glass is a smartphone product that you wear on your head as you would a pair of glasses. Just as you’ve seen in futuristic movies, a display shows your view of information and images. It has a video camera that you command by voice to record what you see, take a snapshot or both. You can stream the video you take or share photos in near real-time. With built-in wireless and GPS, you can display onscreen everything you would expect to access on your mobile computer. An army of developers has already created the Explorer Edition and is now busy making apps specifically for Glass.
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This Week's Top 5 Blogs
March 25, 2013
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General
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From ways to thrive as an IT professional to how to job search on your mobile device to advice from some of our distinguished lecturers, here is a sampling of this week's top blogs.
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Developing Your Leadership Principles
March 22, 2013
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Business and Management
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One of my graduate students recently asked about my principles for effective, successful leadership. I had to think about this and reflect. What seemed like a simple task became an exercise in putting together a list of what I’ve learned over the past 30 years of my career. Any leadership list starts with defining your values as a leader and compiling lessons learned from valuable experience.
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What it Takes to Be a Cop: A Personal Perspective
March 21, 2013
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Criminal Justice
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I’m often asked, “What does it take to be a cop?” I don’t always have a complete answer to offer, mostly because my response has changed over the years. Of course, I could give you the basics: how many many push-ups you have to do, how quickly you must run a mile and a half and how you can’t ever have used narcotics or hard drugs. But you could find all this basic information with a quick scan of the agency website that you’re interested in joining. So maybe reading about my law enforcement career will give you insight into what it takes to be a cop.
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Is Cloud Computing the New ‘Green’ Solution?
March 20, 2013
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IT and Computer Science
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Today, cloud computing is one of the most cost effective ways of managing enterprises and web applications. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) explains that cloud computing enables "…on-demand network access to a shared pool of networks, servers, storage, applications and services that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.” It’s convenient and efficient technology, for sure.
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A Picture of Threat: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
March 19, 2013
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Homeland Security
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The French military intervention in Mali in late January 2013 against Islamist militants and their allies succeeded, for the present, in preventing these groups from overrunning the capital, Bamako. They subsequently drove them out of most of the north of the country including the cities of Timbuktu and Gao. Conflicts in the African continent are, of course, not new and most of them do not result in foreign military intervention.
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