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Cornell University Presentation, Susanne M. Bruyere, Ph.D., Crc

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The Cornell Presentation: Workplace Flexibility, Accommodation and Disability: Tools for Workforce Productivity. Prepared by Susanne M. Bruyere, Ph.D. , CRC Employment and Disability Institute Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations Ithaca, New York on behalf of Workplace Flexibility 2010.

Implementation And Analysis Of Cmmi's Configuration Management Process Area; Applicable To "Defined" Level - 3, Ahmad Luqman

International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies

Enterprise Resource Planner (ERP) is a strategically important tool as integrated business application for long-term success in an increasingly competitive global market. This system requires the integration of data and business processes across the whole enterprise. In order to develop a good quality product there is a need of applying proper model. It becomes more costly in terms of training, appraisals, and improvement activities while applying multiple models that are not integrated within and across an organization. Where as Capability Maturity Model Integration is a set of integrated models that successfully addresses multiple disciplines and has integrated training support. Objective …

Opems: Online Peer-To-Peer Expertise Matching System, Sharifullah Khan, S.M. Nabeel

International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies

Internet is a vital source to disseminate and share information to the masses. This has made information available in abundance on the Web. However, finding relevant information is difficult if not impossible. This difficulty is bilateral between information providers and seekers in terms of information presentation and accessibility respectively. This paper proposed an online Peer-to-Peer Expertise Matching system. The approach provides a highly scalable and self-organizing system and helps individuals in presenting and accessing the information in a consistent format on the Web. This makes the sharing of information among the autonomous organizations successful.

Fuzzy Logic Control Of Coupled Liquid Tank System, Muhammad Abid

International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies

This paper presents a fuzzy control of coupled liquid tank system. The Coupled Liquid Tank system is developed at PIEAS. It has three liquid tanks coupled together. The liquid level in tank 2 is maintained using fuzzy logic. The results are compared with the PID control, mostly used in industries.

Using Software Engineering Principles To Develop Reusable Business Rules, Saqib Ali, Ben Soh, Torab Torabi

International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies

Nowadays, businesses need a system that can provide flexibility, reusability and simplicity for their business solutions. However, if business logics or rules are implemented using procedural paradigms, then the business systems will become more complex. In this paper we treat business logics separate from system logics, whereby we analyse a business by describing its rules and developing a set of rule statements. These business rules will be treated as a separate component in the design and implementation of the system. We have found that our proposed method leads to a system, which is more customisable, flexible, efficient, and reusable, in …

Poster Session A: Use Of Neural Networks In Multi-Sensor Fusion For Remote Sensing Applications, Engr. S. M. Haider Aejaz

International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies

Remote sensing encounters different types of objects with similar spectral signatures. Multi-sensors form the solution of the problem with spectral different parts of the spectrum and the resulting information is then processed using digital signal processing techniques. Artificial neural networks provide another method for processing this information. The research describes how neural networks may be used to classify objects on the basis of their spectral response to different frequencies.

Metaheuristic Applications And Their Solutions Quality, Dr. Zahid Hussain

International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies

Over the past few decades, a wide variety of classes of combinatorial problems (e.g. the assignment problem, the knapsack problem, the vehicle routing problem, etc.) have emerged - from such areas as management science, telecommunication, AI, VLSI design and many others. Many large combinatorial problems are NP-hard problems because of the combinatorial growth of their solution search space with the problem size. Such problems are commonly solved by some version of a prominent metaheuristic (e.g. Genetic Algorithms, Tabu Search, Simulated Annealing and etc.). These heuristics seek good but approximate solutions at a reasonable computational cost. These heuristics are of stochastic …

Real Time Object Tracking Using Bma, Zeeshan Hameed Khan, Muhammad Aurangzeb

International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies

This paper describes real time object tracking using block matching algorithm (BMA). Emphasis is made on the development of techniques for tracking a user-selected object through digital image sequences in multimedia systems. The ability to track objects in sequences is useful in situations where the motion of objects is important. It is also useful when a moving object is difficult to see and needs to be highlighted. A tracking tool is also of benefit to the developers of a multimedia system to automatically 'mark up' a moving object so a user of the system can select it and manipulate it.

Exploring The Possibility Of Implementing Telecommuting At University Utara Malaysia (Uum), Dr. Wan Rozaini Sheik Osman, Haitham Rashdan

International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies

Global technology has quickly progressed to provide more accessible business modes of communication. The image of the traditional workplace as a particular place to go to work is being replaced with employees working wherever they can be most efficient and productive, whether at home, on a plane, on the road, or a telework center. The availability of affordable technology has been one of the major contributors to the "any time, any place" telecommuting trend. The purpose of this study is to investigate the possibility of the implementation of teleworking at University Utara Malaysia (UUM), the suitable job selection criteria, the …

Keynote: On Organizational Accidents, Dr. Abdul Raouf

International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies

The paper deals with accidents causing organizational failure. A comparison between the two different types of accidents, organizational and personal, is provided. Examples of organizational disasters in history, along with the contributing factors are presented. A model describing the `anatomy' of organizational accidents is presented. The model provides the factors causing barrier failure. Concepts of Reliability Engineering are provided to determine Process availability. Process Availability is essential to meet the process demand rate. Increased process demand is likely to cause additional stress on workers thus resulting in unsafe acts.

Full-Time Faculty Salaries By College By Rank & By Gender, Wku Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate

Report of full-time faculty salaries by college by rank and by gender for FY 2005-2006.

Faculty Worklife Study: Part Ii Analysis Of Research/Creative Activity, Service Activity, Support, Salary & Healthcare Benefits, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

In March 2002, the WKU University Senate Faculty Welfare & Professional Responsibilities Committee surveyed the Western Kentucky University faculty concerning aspects of their jobs. This study was undertaken, in part, due to concern over the number of faculty leaving the university. Of the possible 614 faculty, 367 responded, making the response rate 59.8%. This report outlines and examines the faculty's responses to the research/creative and service activity sections of this survey as well as the sections dealing with support, salary and healthcare benefits.

Quarterly Meeting Agenda, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Agenda items include: Governor Paul Patton's remarks and budget, 2001 strategic plan report, Film Studies minor, emeritus faculty appointments, reorganization of Enrollment Management, educational and general fund accounts, 2001-02 operating budget, WKYU-TV and WKYU-FM audit, 2002-03 budget, Diddle Arena renovation project, Title IX Plan of Compliance, Committee on Diversity & Internationalism and personnel actions and salaries.

Budget Report, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Treasurer's report for the month of January 2001.

2001-2002 Proposed Budget, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Proposed budget prepared by Aaron Spencer.

Training For Betterment: A Model For Training Of Professionals In A Diverse Organisation, Freidoon A. Khavarpour, Bruno Gelonesi

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

Staff development is one of the pillars of organisational advancement. A welltrained employee has the capacity to increase the organisational output and improve his/her individual social capacity. The conventional method of staff development trains each tier of decision-makers for their particular skill needs. The problem with this model is that capital gain and financial results might be the only mutual outcome of these training. The proposed model sees the staff as individuals who might have similar needs and interests towards certain philosophical and cultural views holding the organisation together. The model, already in practice in one of the Pacific Island …

Analysis Of Training Needs For Employees Of International Five-Star Hotels In Taipei, Taiwan, Shu-Hsiao Tsen

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

The main purpose of this study is to explore the training demands of the employees working at the international five-star hotel in Taipei. The study is based on the questionnaire to those who work at four Taipei’s international hotels and their departments, such as Front Desk Department, Food & Beverage Department and Room Department, are frequently interactive with their customers.

The Development Of A Management Competency Model And A Development Centre, Sara Wong

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

In 1999, the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) has developed a Hong Kong focused Management Competency Model and a Development Centre which aimed to improve the organisation’s capability to develop managers for general management roles. The project began with the development of the Management Competency Model which formed the foundation of the Development Centre. The research process included surveys and focus group meetings. The Management Competency Model comprised 31 competencies grouped under 8 clusters. The assessment tools adequately measuring the competencies identified in the Model included personality questionnaire, 360 degree assessment exercise, group discussion on business case, role play, presentation, …

Continuing Professional Development Towards Employee Empowerment In Manpower Training: A New Domain Of Organisational Strategy, Joseph S.L. Yip

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

In response to the growing complexity and dynamics of global environment, the key to success is to encourage employee to be responsible for the success or failure of the enterprise. The process for securing that employee involvement and creating change is employee empowerment. This paper provides an overview of the employee empowerment considerations pressing upon the managers’ attitude and proposes an overall empowerment process management model and training curriculum in effective quality service delivery. It also reports on a case study investigating the current and potential existence, implementation and levels of training in empowering management styles in ten international property …

Provision Of Professional Training To Meet Global Procurement Challenges In Hong Kong, Chi Shun, Josephine Kea

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

The technology today is so fast that quickly changes the traditional business process. Supply chain management is becoming the profession of the future – an extension of buyers’ job. New professional education in purchasing and supply management should be demanded by Hong Kong’s business world to maintain its status as a global procurement centre and a commercial window of China

The Competency Of Cross-Culture Of Expatriates In The Multinational Corporation, Shu-Hsiao Tsen

International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

Confronting the tendency of globalization, the human resource development of expatriation and the foreign workers in multinational firms act an important role for a global business strategy. Furthermore, more frequently transactions and interactive trades between countries provide the employee more chances to encounter foreigner who works at same corporation. Much literature has pointed out that many failures of expatiate resulting from the worker can not adapt to the host culture, or can not transfer their qualified capability and attitude to the oversea jobs. In other words, the adaptability to the host culture is the essential factor to the success of …

Vertebrate Damage Management: The Future Of An Evolving Profession, Robert H. Giles Jr.

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

The author argues that an objective of a new group of people taking a systems approach to large wild animal problems should be to manage damage as a cost-reducing role within a total, profitable, long-term system, not necessarily to control the "pest." The needs are for well-grounded financial analyses both for customers, the public, the resources, and the well-being of the profession. A point of view is advanced for the need for evolving pest-related operations into a new, unique profession that is involved in a profound way as an element of a cost-effective total land and human resource production system.

Presidential Search Committee - Job Description, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Notification of presidential search and job description created by the Presidential Search Committee and approved by the Board of Regents.

Exhibit - Wku Compensation Study Report, W.F. Corroon Consultants

Board of Regents Documents

Study to address issues of internal fairness and market competitiveness of salaries for all non-faculty staff below the director level performed by W.F. Corroon Consultants.

Faculty Regent Newsletter, Ray Mendel

Board of Regents Documents

Newsletter created by faculty regent Ray Mendel to inform faculty members of WKU Board of Regents activities that affect them.

Correspondence - Compensation Increases, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Memorandum from Thomas Meredith to WKU faculty & staff regarding compensation increases.

Special Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Minutes of special meeting:

• Call to Order – page 1
• Invocation – page 1
• Roll Call – page 1
• Report on Salary Study – pages 1-12
• Recommendation for Approval of an Administrative Reorganization – page 13
• WKU Foundation Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws – pages 13-21
• Personnel Actions – pages 21-32
• Center for Industry & Technology Name Change – page 32
• President’s Report – pages 32-33
• Adjournment – page 33

Exhibit 3 - Wku Foundation Documentation, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

No abstract provided.

Exhibit 1 - 1992-98 Capital Planning System, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

1992-98 Capital Planning System project report for WKU.

Correspondence - Quarterly Financial Reports, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Correspondence from Thomas Meredith to Regents regarding second quarter financial reports.