THE INFORMATION SYSTEM

          All organizations have an information system. This information system is a formal entity composed of a variety of logical and physical resources. From organization to organization, these resources are arrange or strutted in an infinite number of ways. Moreover, because organization and information system are dynamic resources, a structure we construct one day may not necessarily reflect the actual arrangemen6 of these resources the next day. Thus, we need a concept that logically portrays the structure of an information system, reflects all of its physical resources, is appropriate for any size information system in any type of organization, and remains relatively constant 

1. INPUT BLOCK. The input block illustrated the variety of data which are input into information system.
2. PROCESSING BLOCK. In the previous section we discussed the processing block in terms of data operation.
3. DATA BASE BLOCKS. A broad all- encompassing definition is that a data base is a repository of all data of interest and value to the users of the information system.
4. CONTROLS BLOCK. An information system is a complex and dynamic resource. As with any other resource, we need a way to ensure that it is operating as it was designed to operate.
5. OUTPUT BLOCK. The output block refers to the form and content of the actual information given to the users of the information system.
6. DATA PROCESSINGRESOURCE BLOCK.  The final design block is expressed in terms of a particular set and arrangement of data, hardware, software, and people.

  The Demand blocks determine the form and substance of the design blocks. 1.    INFORMATION Attributes. The foremost demand on the information system is derived from the specific information requirement of the users. 2.      Data Processing Requirements. Thais demand summarizes the impact of providing specific information requirements from one or more users of a system. 3.      Systems Requirements- This demand a somewhat similar to a data processing requirements. 4.      Cost/Effectiveness Demands. Information and the information system are resources. The acquisition or building of resources in organization is normally done with an idea to make or to save money. 5.      Feasibility Requirements. All of the specific values of the other demand blocks are expressed in terms of feasibility requirement.    INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT     The importance of information systems and development can be seen in many different trends during the past 10 to 20 years. The emergence and growth of companies involved in the development of information technology is the most obvious. Within most other organization, this growth is mirrored by the growth of data processing and information systems departments. The increased number of publications, both journals and textbooks, coupled with more course offering in colleges and universities, represent added testimony to the increasing importance of information systems.       A PROJECT PERSPECTIVE Organizations are composed of May resources. There are tangible resources such as land, machines, materials, tools, people, and money. There are also intangible resources such as trademarks, patents, copyrights, manufacturing processes, skill level of a work force and information.    PROJECTS- Logical entities having specific beginnings and ends. The project concept is useful management technique or device. The project concept allows all the costs and the benefits associated with the acquisition, modification, or development of a resource to be identified in monetary terms.  The project concept directly supports the classical responsibility of management to allocate scarce resources.    THE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE               Like any other resource, an information system must be developed and maintained to satisfy the requirements of the organization serves.  INFORMATION SYSTEM is modified to meet continuously changing conditions. System Analyst is responsible for performing many of the activities in this methodology. The label USER describes those individuals in the management and operations of the organizations for whom the information system is implemented.    The system analysis phase The systems analyst is involved with assisting the user in identifying what information is beaded. This is often different from what users think, they need, and since frequently they have preconceived notions of what can be provided.   The General system design phase Specification or develop that capture the conceptualization formed during the system analysis phase. The main aspect of this phase is to equate the users requirements with all of the design blocks that satisfy the demand blocks selection, and further analysis, especially concerning cost/effectiveness and the impact the new or modified system will have on the organization as a whole. THIS WORK IS PERFORMED IN THE SYSTEMS  EVALUATION AND JUSTIFICATION PHASE.One general system designed alternative is selected for detail design. In the DETAIL DESIG PHASE every design block is given precise specifications.     All of the analysis and design efforts come to a climax during the SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION PHASE. The analyst must identify cutoff dates, train and coordinate user personnel, install new procedures and forms, test the new system, and are alert to significant oversight or omissions from earlier phases. Unfortunately, more than well designed information system has been scrapped due to poor conversion. To make the system more effective, the systems analyst will be engaged in a wide spectrum of activities ranging from formal to informal, quantitative to qualitative structured to unstructured, specific to general, and traditional to revolutionary.

DATA AND INFORMATION  

Nowadays most people dress themselves according to their personality, body type, affiliation, and where they think they are comfortable. Fashion are being categorize in simple, glamorous, chic and trendy. Fashion is just a cycle, what’s in during the past are just being ressurected nowadays with new colors and additional styles. Miniskirts and micro miniskirts are very popular last 2006. skinny jeans was ressurected last 2007 and even this current year not only for women but also for men. Blowses with ruffles are still very popular.

    Leggings with skirt are still in the cat walk. the best thing about this fashion paraphernalia is they can be bought in cheap prices.you can not see only these items in the expensive stores. we must take fashion seriously because it is our character and physical look that people look at we must learn the newest fashion trends not only in the Philippines but in the whole world so that we cant be left behind. However, we must also take in consideration the climate.In some parts of the world it’s summer season but at the other side is winter or autumn.You can’t use stylish and thick coat during summer specially here in the Philippines.

The white dress, which was for decades the emblem of a registered nurse, has all but disappeared… Describes how it has been replaced by cheap, easily-cleanable scrubs… Fashion borrows from uniforms, and uniforms borrow from fashion, but designers of fashion apparel rarely design uniforms. The uniform industry, a ten-billion-dollar-a-year business, which makes clothes worn by approximately twenty-seven million Americans, has almost no overlap with the fashion industry, and designers who do venture across this sociological divide tend to limit themselves to the high end of the service industry…Imagine a starched white cotton dress, long enough to cover the knee, worn with white stockings, white shoes, and a white cap. Although this uniform, which was for more than half a century the uniform of registered nurses in the United States, is hard to find on hospital floors these days, it remains fixed in the popular imagination…During the nineteen-sixties, an era that was hard on uniforms in general, feminists began to read its whiteness as a sign not of power but of diminishment… Around the same time, as hemlines went above the knee and nurses’ dresses got sexier, the naughty nurse-that authoritative yet submissive female-began to appear in Playboy cartoons, among other places. As the actual uniform has vanished from hospitals, this fantasy nurse seems to have grown in the collective..

Many fashion magazines and advice columns receive countless letters from readers who stress about what to wear to the office in the summer or how to tell a co-worker their attire is unacceptable. Are you one of them? The Etiquette Ladies know manners are good business and have this list of basics just for you:First, even if you don’t deal with customers face-to-face, beach and recreation attire should not be worn to the office. This means that shorts, flip flops, running shoes, halters, racer back tops, etc are outlawed. Instead of just dressing appropriately for your role, try to dress for the role you want to assume. Common sense rules of modesty should apply when we select an outfit for the office.

For the gentlemen, start with a freshly pressed short-sleeved polo or collared shirt that’s not too boxy in a subtle stripe, print or solid color. When wearing a casual button down shirt with a tie make sure the tie tip falls a ½ inch above the belt. For women, strapless tops, plunging tanks, low-cut, tight or see through blouses are not acceptable.

Ladies, when the capris, mini skirts and jeans are calling you, show restraint and choose either a pantsuit, knee-length or longer skirts, slacks or khakis. In the same vein, men should not wear cropped pants, cargo pants or jeans. Look for light cotton, linen pants or khakis to beat the heat.

Oftentimes summer temperatures and the holiday atmosphere give the illusion that we can take a vacation from dressing for business. If you must wear a sundress, wear a complimentary sweater or shawl to cover up. It won’t only ward off the cold from the air conditioner but it will keep you looking professional.

Always wear shoes in a neutral color. Strappy sandals for women (mandals for men) that show toes are verboten. Loafers or slides for men, and closed toe sling backs (or a conservative heel) for women are the better option. Always keep footwear clean and polished and bare legs are never appropriate so choose hosiery that is the same color or one shade lighter than your shoes.

As for grooming, it is absolutely necessary that belly buttons and cleavage (front or back!) never peek out in the office. The more skin you show, the less professional you will look. Your hair should be neat and clean including a clean shave for the men. Clean and short fingernails and polish in a neutral color looks classic. Use perfume and cologne sparingly if at all and keep cosmetics looking natural not dramatic. Limit accessories to less than 10 pieces and this includes glasses, earrings, necklaces, watch, scarf/tie, bracelets, lapel pin, and rings.

Finally it is important that clothing fits well and is comfortable, pressed and clean. If you gain or lose weight, make sure your clothes fit properly. Look for missing buttons, lint and stains. If you’re ever unsure whether something’s appropriate for the office in the summer, change!