Processes, Performance Drivers and ICT tools in Human Resources Management

Human Resource Management 

The process of hiring and developing employees so that they become more valuable to the organization.

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he process of hiring and developing employees so that they become more valuable to the organization.

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"Human resource management is the management of human resources. It is designed to maximize employee performance in service of an employer's strategic objectives"

he process of hiring and developing employees so that they become more valuable to the organization.

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- Armstrong's handbook of human resource management practice.

6 Key qualities of an HR Manager:
1. Organization
2. Ethics
3. Problems solving
4. Leadership
5. Communication
6. Expertise

 
HR managers to be accountable and/or responsible for the following business processes: 

1. Preparing and reviewing capacity planning
2. Recruiting
3. Managing personnel  evidence
4. Evaluating employee efficiency
5. Administrative and supporting processes

Performance drivers 

Anything that could materially affect either a company's earnings or the price of its stock. Every company will have its own unique drivers, although some of the most common drivers include:

-The release of a new product or service
-New financing
-Commodity or resource prices
-Activities of competitors
-Prospects of a particular division of a company
-Legislation
-Litigation

Kaplan: Describes performance drivers in balanced scorecards

Grundy and Brow: Analysis as one of the methods for implementing HR strategy 

The new ICTs and translation competences

Translation competence is the ability to carry out the transfer process from the comprehension of the source text to the re expression of the target text, with the characteristics of the target-text readers.

THE TRANSLATION NOW

Nowadays, language translation and interpreting services are being used in all spheres of daily life, from helping a student to enroll into a new school to interpreting for a corporate executive who has just purchased a new business in China. As language is continually changing, it will be years before an intelligent computer program appears in order to translate and comprehend as well as human does. Thus, translators and interpreter's job will be secured for years to come.

WHAT ARE COMPETENCE/ TRANSLATION COMPETENCE?

The PACTE group has been carrying out empirical- experimental research into translation competence and its acquisition in written translation since 1997. Research is being carried out from two complementary perspectives:

- the translation process,  through the collection and analysis of data obtained from experimental studies of the mental processes at work in translation,  and the competences and abilities required

- the translation product, through the collection and analysis of data obtained from the results of the translation process (translated texts) using discourse analysis and corpus methodology (electronic corpora).

GENERAL ICTs FOR TRANSLATORS  

1. The Internet

2. The use of corpus linguistics (The monolingual corpora & The bilingual corpora.

3. Concordance generator programs (Machine translation & Computer assisted translation)

Main phases of the translation process.

• The reception phase: a translator can use electronic encyclopedias, digital knowledge databases allowing him to combine text, domain and world knowledge to fully understand the content of the source text.
• The transfer phase: it requires deep cross-cultural understanding and strong inter cultural (communication skills). 

The new ICTs & Translation Competence

The translation now:

What are competence or translation competence?

This term is first used by Toury in the 80s, and it has been given the next meaning "the ability to carry out from comprehension of the source text to the re-expression of the target text.

Model of translation competence that is required to be able to translate:

1. Expert knowledge which is understood as Communicative Competence in two languages, including linguistic, discourse and sociolinguistics competence.

2. Extra-Linguistic Competence composed of general world knowledge and specialist knowledge.

3. Instrumental-Professional Competence composed of knowledge and skills related to the tools of the trade and the profession.

4. Psycho-Physiological Competence.

5. Transfer competence which is “the ability to complete the transfer process from the ST (source text) to the TT (target text).

6. Strategic Competence, which includes “all the individual procedures, conscious and unconscious, verbal and non-verbal, used to solve the problems found during the translation process”.

ICT for Translation & Interpreting

ICT for Translation & Interpreting: The relevance of new technologies for the training of expert linguists

Expert linguists are more and more in demand in an increasingly globalised society, yet there is a growing shortage of competent, trained language experts. This worrying situation has been highlighted recently in the Paris Declaration (2010).

To tackle this crisis, we need to consider training provisions with care. The current school of thought on teaching strategies for skill-based professions leans towards experiential and situated learning, methods which have been used with success in translators and interpreters programmes over the years. These methods aim at enabling learners to “bridge the gap between the theoretical learning in the form of the instruction of the classroom and the real-life application of the knowledge in the work environment”

Using ICT for expert linguists training resources : production and accessibility 

Many of the researchers and teachers exploring the model of situated learning have accepted that the computer can provide an alternative to real-life setting, and that such technology can be used without sacrificing the authentic context which is a critical element of the model

Empowering students and fostering team-work and professional skills

Kolb (1984) identified a dichotomy in learning styles, between learner who apprehend the process as “active doers” and those who are “reflective watchers”. The analysis refines the pattern into fours types of learners (learner-reflectors, learner-theorists, learner-pragmatists and learner-activists), which correspond to different entry points in the learning cycle: expert linguist training needs to be designed to ensure that all types of learners can engage with the tasks, something which ICT facilitates. 

Conclusion 

ICT can add to the quality of the training of expert linguists in a time when such specialists are in great demand. The variety of pedagogical tools provided by these new technologies facilitate the production of authentic materials, enabling a valuable situated learning approach. ICT also offer flexibility, and the means to adapt the learning process to suit different types of learning patterns so that learners can all engage with the process.  

The roll of ICT sector in expanding economic opportunity

Fundamental Role of ICT in modern economic

As we have seen, information and communications technologies help expand economic opportunity by enabling people to enhance their knowledge and skills, identify, apply and qualify for better paying jobs, use their disposable income more wisely, manage their own businesses efficiently, ICT also enhance capacity in industries and insstitutions of all kinds.

only in the past 20 years or so has a self conscious appreciation for the ICT sector's role in expanding economic opportunity emerged.

New & Expanding Markets  & The business case for engagement 

As i described above, ICTs increases efficiency, productivity and access to good services, informations and markets. Demand for those benefits is high if the righ complements can be put in place 

Economic Opportunity Obstacles ⇒ Geographic isolation, lack of competition and high prices for consumers, lack of competitions and low prices for producers, legal exclusion and social capital.

Innovation Blowback ⇒ Inonovation must not only be affordable, reliable and relevant it must potential to blow black 

The role of ICT Sector in expanding economic opportunity

The role of ICT Sector in expanding economic opportunity:

Economic opportunity enables people to manage their assets in ways that generate incomes and options.

ICTs enable a wide range of economic opportunity benefits for users, and technological innovation is a key to accessibility. Business model innovations such as service partnerships, low-cost distribution systems and appropriate financing options are critical and it has become an useful tool to help people to get rich.

Innovation, develop and emerging markets can also drive innovation that must not only be affordable reliable.

Power skills connectivity content and low income households- ICT becomes cheaper and more powerful. Small medium sized enterprises are already increased large ICT companies.

Innovation blow back Technological and business model have the potential to blow back business strategies for the ICT sector in expanding economic opportunity technologies themselves have such significant potential for impact, and the most important way ict companies can expand economic opportunity is to get those technologies out there working.

Valentine's Day

ORIGEN

 

San Valentín en la Roma del siglo III, época en la que el cristianismo era perseguido. En este periodo también se prohibía el matrimonio entre los soldados ya que se creía que los hombres solteros rendían más en el campo de batalla que los hombres casados porque no estaban emocionalmente ligados a sus familias. 

      San Valentín era un sacerdote que en el siglo III ejercía en Roma. Gobernaba el emperador Claudio II, quien decidió prohibir la celebración de matrimonios para los jóvenes, porque en su opinión los solteros sin familia eran mejores soldados, ya que tenían menos ataduras.

       El sacerdote consideró que el decreto era injusto y desafió al emperador. Celebraba en secreto matrimonios para jóvenes enamorados. El emperador Claudio se enteró y como san Valentín gozaba de un gran prestigio en Roma, lo llamó al palacio. San Valentín aprovechó aquella ocasión para hacer proselitismo del cristianismo. Aunque en un principio Claudio II mostró interés, el ejército y el gobernador de Roma lo persuadieron para cortarle la cabeza.

      Este hecho convulsionó a Asterius y su familia, quienes se convirtieron al cristianismo. De todas formas, Valentín siguió preso y el emperador Claudio ordenó que lo martirizaran y ejecutaran el 14 de febrero del año 270. La joven Julia, agradecida al santo, plantó un almendro de flores rosadas junto a su tumba. De ahí que el almendro sea símbolo de amor y amistad duraderos.

SIGNIFICADO

En sus primeros tiempos, este día era utilizado para conmemorar la memoria de este y otros mártires, lo cual se hacía a través de expresiones de amor, confianza y cariño por el prójimo. Eventualmente, el día se terminaría convirtiendo en una celebración con sentido romántico en la cual las parejas se demuestran su amor a través de diferentes elementos como flores, cartas, bombones, regalos y todo tipo de atenciones. 

... via Definicion ABC http://www.definicionabc.com/religion/san-valentin.phpEn

En sus primeros tiempos, este día era utilizado para conmemorar la memoria de este y otros mártires, lo cual se hacía a través de expresiones de amor, confianza y cariño por el prójimo. Eventualmente, el día se terminaría convirtiendo en una celebración con sentido romántico en la cual las parejas se demuestran su amor a través de diferentes elementos como flores, cartas, bombones, regalos y todo tipo de atenciones. 

... via Definicion ABC http://www.definicionabc.com/religion/san-valentin.php

 En sus primeros tiempos, este día era utilizado para conmemorar a San Valentín y otros mártires, lo cual se hacía a través de expresiones de amor, confianza y cariño por el prójimo. Eventualmente, el día se terminó convirtiendo en una celebración con sentido romántico en la cual las parejas se demuestran su amor a través de diferentes elementos como flores, cartas, bombones, regalos y todo tipo de atenciones.

ELEMENTOS: Cartas, flores, regalos, corazones, amor, cariño, amistad, fiestas, cine, cenas románticas, etc. 

  

CRÍTICA:  Esta fecha es importante sobretodo para las parejas  verdaderamente enamorados ya que hacen lo posible para que su compañero/a se sienta especial este día, ya sea con regalos o invitaciones al cine o cenas románticas. Hay infinidad de ideas para hacer sentir amada y especial a tu pareja. 

Mientras tanto en Campus UAZ Siglo XXI...

Electromechanical Era

Electromechanical Era (1840-1940)

 Colossus Machine - to read German coded communication.

 

Telecommunication: Voltaic battery telegraph, telephone and radio. 

Mark (1939-1944)

Electronic Era (1946- 1957)

Electronic device

Advent of solid device

Electronic numerical integrator and computer

Bigger machine, slower than others

Transistor (1947)

Fist full transistor computer

Integrated Circuit

Faster operating speed invented by Sack Kilby

Computer Processor

Productivity, entertainment worldwide which communicates 

PRE- MECHANICAL ERA

PRE- MECHANICAL ERA 

This pre-mechanical age is known as the beginning of information technology. It goes from 3000 b.C to 1450 a.D. we're talking about a long time ago, when humans started to communicate using language, drawings (petroglyths) which were usually carved in stone. Early alphabets were developed such as the phoenician.

As alphabets became so popular, and more people were writing information down, the paper began to be developed, the most popular kind of paper made was probably by the chinese, who made paper from rags... so now that people were writing information down, they needed ways to keep it all in permanent storage and the first books and libraries appeared, so did the egyptian scrolls, one of the most popular ways to save information.