Lexie Tarnawski

As we learned in the first week, information technology drives all business. I knew that technology can work to keep a business organized, and this class taught me about the specific techniques, such as ERDs, which are used by businesses to sort data in away that is easy to follow and very accessible. Swim lanes and decision trees are also very…[Read more]

Both SCM and CRM are very important, I would not argue that either is more important than the other. SCM helps to ensure that a company gets the right product on the right self at the right time at the lowest possible cost. CRM collects information about customers to ensure that the business can satisfy the customer. CRM improves customer…[Read more]

I think one of the most important innovations in the last few years is online banking. Online banking is quick and convenient. People can now bank on the go. Online banking also makes paying bills easy. Personally, I use online banking very often. Between working and going to school it is often difficult to find time (durning the bank’s h…[Read more]

I plan to pursue a job in the legal field so the quality of data will have a great impact on my daily job. It is crucial that attorneys have good data, an attorney needs to have the good data to make a solid argument. If an attorney lacks good data, or has bad data, these facts will have a negative outcome on the case. The attorney may even…[Read more]

Decision trees are used very often in everyday live, as we saw in class, a decision tree can be used for something as simple and choosing whether you should eat bacon. Decision trees would be very helpful for retail businesses in deciding what type of products to sell and how much inventory is needed. Many types of retail business find that what…[Read more]

Although both swimlanes and ERDs would be helpful in my current major, legal studies, I do believe that ERDs would be more helpful. ERDs give detailed information about different entities in a system and how they relate to each other. ERDs could be used by lawyer to help organize information regarding his or her case. ERDs also make connections…[Read more]

In my opinion, the most interesting fact presented in this video is that for students taking up a four year technical or college degree, “half of what they learned in their first year of study will be outdated by their third year of study.” Although the fact did not necessarily surprise me, I was still taken back by the fact that half of what stu…[Read more]