Thursday, May 30, 2013
HW
HW: PAGE 131, EXERCISE 2.
FORMAL OUTFIT TOMORROW!!
BE AT AUDITORIUM 2 ON TIME FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS (11 AM AND 4 PM CLASSES).
THANKS.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
HW
FINISH YOUR PRESENTATIONS AND REMEMBER TO PRACTISE.
THE PRESENTATIONS WILL BE HELD AT AUDITORIUM 2, ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY, MAY 31st 11:00 AM AND 4:00 PM CLASSES
MONDAY, JUNE 3rd 9:00 AM CLASS
WISH YOU GOOD LUCK!
HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
FINAL PRESENTATIONS
PRESENTATIONS WILL BE HELD ON
FRIDAY, MAY 31ST
MUST WEAR FORMAL OUTFIT
TIMING: 2 MINUTES PER STTUDENT
PLUS QUESTIONS
CONTENTS
·
INTRODUCTION
·
DESIGN/ LAYOUT
·
ACTION PLAN
·
PROCESS (USE OF PASSIVE VOICE): HOW TO…?
·
EXPECTATIONS
EVALUATION:
·
RESEARCH (READING)
·
WRITING:
·
SPEAKING: BOTH FOR UNIT 12 AND UNIT 14: accuracy,
fluency, pronunciation, intonation, use of sequencing phrases, q2
Dos and DON’Ts
Do not read
Do not ASK HOW DO YOU SAY? YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PREPARED!
Do not USE SPANISH
BE CAREFUL: IT HAS, IT IS
CHECK SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
HW
BRING A LAPTOP TO CLASS TOMORROW.
HAVE INTRODUCTION TO YOUR PRESENTATION'S TEXT AND IMAGES READY.
DEFINE A SUITABLE TITLE.
THANKS. I WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
HW: MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
MONDAY: CD TEST 9
TUESDAY: CD TEST 10
WEDNESDAY: CD TEST 11
REMEMBER THAT CD TESTS WILL BE PART OF YOUR PORTFOLIO!
THANKS GUYS! i HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEK.
TUESDAY: CD TEST 10
WEDNESDAY: CD TEST 11
REMEMBER THAT CD TESTS WILL BE PART OF YOUR PORTFOLIO!
THANKS GUYS! i HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEK.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
FACILITY MANAGEMENT
Sheila Sheridan, CPM, CFM, CFMJ, current chairperson of the International
Facility Management Association (IFMA), heads the facilities and services department at
Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. During her 20 years at
Harvard, Sheridan has supervised the growth of the government school campus
front two to four buildings and numerous satellite locations. Under her
direction, four units in her department have been recognized with the Dean's
Award of Excellence during the past five years.
Sheridan has been an IFMA member since 1989. An early proponent of the Certified Facility Manager (CFM) designation, Sheridan was also recognized with IFMA's Distinguished Member Award in 1995. Among her other contributions to IFMA are teaching roles within IFMA's educational curriculum and numerous international speaking engagements on behalf of the association.
While Sheridan was at the recent IREM IREM Institute of Real Estate Management (Chicago, Illinois)
IREM Institute of Real Estate Managers
IREM Integrated Research, Evaluation, and System Analysis Model
IREM Infra-Red Emission Microscopy Education Conference in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. to lead the seminar "Facilities Management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. in the 21st Century," she sat down with the Journal to discuss the future of her profession and what it's like to work at one of the most famous universities in the world.
Journal of Property Management[R]:
How has facility management changed during the last 20 years?
Sheila Sheridan: Twenty years ago facility management was the practice of coordinating the physical workplace with the people and the work of the organization. Back then it integrated the principles of business administration, architecture and the behavioral and engineering sciences. Today facility management is a profession that encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure functionality of the work environment by integrating people, place, process and technology.
JPM JPM J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. (stock symbol)
JPM Juan Pablo Montoya (formula 1 driver)
JPM Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Malaysia)
JPM Journal of Property Management [R]: What are the major issues facing today's facility managers?
Sheridan: Environmental concerns and sustainable practices for facility management are an important topic gaining growing interest among facility professionals. Issues of particular concern are urban infrastructure, health, environmental protection, transportation, communication systems, water and the weather--as they relate to facility management.
JPM[R]: How will these issues affect the way facility managers do their jobs?
Sheridan: Facility management is constantly evolving and the boundaries of the profession are becoming far less distinct, requiring professionals to become adept at a wider array of core competencies. This trend is likely to continue well into the future. Moreover, facility management professionals will also have growing shared responsibilities with human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , information technology and finance professionals within their companies and will be required to collaborate with other functional areas.
JPM[R]: How are current trends defining the facility manager's workplace?
Sheridan: The "workplace" of the present is becoming less confined by physical attributes and more defined by technology and virtual environments, offering a variety of alternatives to workers. This trend is likely to grow stronger as technology advances.
JPM[R]: What is the most critical element of this "workplace"?
Sheridan: The human factor and its interaction with the work environment will remain crucial in the workplace. Providing the workers with an infrastructure that will be conducive to productivity and an interface that will increase satisfaction are and will remain of highest priority.
JPM[R]: Are there any other factors affecting the changing workplace?
Sheridan: The workplace of tomorrow will move from "cube farm cube farm cube n (inf) → Großraumbüro nt (mit Trennwänden) " toward one that is personalized and flexible. Physical location of an office is increasingly important in recruitment and retention, and facility cost considerations have resulted in a revitalization of small towns. Facility managers are responsible for the facilitation of interaction, not distribution, of physical space. The workday will be directed by responsibilities, resulting in 24/7 global business.
The workplace of tomorrow will feature super community centers, which may negate the necessity for home offices. These centers will include office space, healthcare facilities, shopping options, recreation and entertainment. Home offices will become merely touchdown space.
JPM[R]: What about global issues facing the workplace?
Sheridan: Global demographics of both facility managers and their customers are changing at a pace that is further accelerated by the fading of global lines. Changes are occurring in age, expectations, lifestyles, education level and field, experiences, gender, work style, international travel, increased business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in and leasing of employees.
JPM[R]: What will Facility managers need to do to address global issues facing the workplace?
Sheridan: As business becomes more global, facility management professionals will have to accommodate the expanding infrastructure, bridge the growing distances and facilitate productive work that spans various geographic locales, addressing the differences in the areas of mobility, communication tools, culture, languages, laws, regulations, measurements, expectations and education.
JPM[R]: How will facility management as a profession continue to evolve?
Sheridan: In the coming years facility management will be a microcosm of the economy complete with labor shortages, new waves of racially diverse customers and changing customer expectations. In order to remain relevant, facility managers will need a clear vision of long-term corporate strategy rather than a short-term focus on tactics. Strategic facilities planning and budgeting will be more complex and require longer-term scenario planning Scenario planning or Scenario thinking is a strategic planning method that some organizations use to make flexible long-term plans. It is in large part an adaptation and generalization of classic methods used by military intelligence. .
JPM[R]: As the profession changes, what will be expected of facility managers?
Sheridan: Facility managers will be evaluated on financial performance yet their jobs will also require soft skills such as motivational training, communications, project team building, multi-tasking, internal public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , adaptability and sensitivity to cultural diversity. Also, examples of new necessary competency skills include energy management, productivity management, security, financial analysis, negotiation strategies, out-sourced services management and strategic planning.
JPM[R]: How does the need for increased sustainability affect the future of facility management?
Sheridan: We're seeing a paradigm shift A dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which ultimately changes the way projects are implemented. For example, accessing applications and data from the Web instead of from local servers is a paradigm shift. See paradigm. front operating costs to total cost of ownership over the lifecycle. This maximizes return on investment for facilities. With regard to sustainability, there's a certain expectation from workers and the community, and in turn, these groups are engaged in planning processes. In 1987, the United Nations Commission on Environment and Development, the Bruntland Commission, defined sustainable development as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
JPM[R]: How has Harvard helped foster the vision of increased sustainability?
Sheridan: The University has been very thoughtful to preserve the buildings' exteriors, while adapting the interiors to promote sustainability. As we build we must think about sustainable options. Harvard's three-year old Green Campus Initiative is helping to educate faculty, staff and students about sustainability. Winston Churchill once said, "We shape our buildings and thereafter, they shape us."
Sheridan has been an IFMA member since 1989. An early proponent of the Certified Facility Manager (CFM) designation, Sheridan was also recognized with IFMA's Distinguished Member Award in 1995. Among her other contributions to IFMA are teaching roles within IFMA's educational curriculum and numerous international speaking engagements on behalf of the association.
While Sheridan was at the recent IREM IREM Institute of Real Estate Management (Chicago, Illinois)
IREM Institute of Real Estate Managers
IREM Integrated Research, Evaluation, and System Analysis Model
IREM Infra-Red Emission Microscopy Education Conference in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. to lead the seminar "Facilities Management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. in the 21st Century," she sat down with the Journal to discuss the future of her profession and what it's like to work at one of the most famous universities in the world.
Journal of Property Management[R]:
How has facility management changed during the last 20 years?
Sheila Sheridan: Twenty years ago facility management was the practice of coordinating the physical workplace with the people and the work of the organization. Back then it integrated the principles of business administration, architecture and the behavioral and engineering sciences. Today facility management is a profession that encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure functionality of the work environment by integrating people, place, process and technology.
JPM JPM J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. (stock symbol)
JPM Juan Pablo Montoya (formula 1 driver)
JPM Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Malaysia)
JPM Journal of Property Management [R]: What are the major issues facing today's facility managers?
Sheridan: Environmental concerns and sustainable practices for facility management are an important topic gaining growing interest among facility professionals. Issues of particular concern are urban infrastructure, health, environmental protection, transportation, communication systems, water and the weather--as they relate to facility management.
JPM[R]: How will these issues affect the way facility managers do their jobs?
Sheridan: Facility management is constantly evolving and the boundaries of the profession are becoming far less distinct, requiring professionals to become adept at a wider array of core competencies. This trend is likely to continue well into the future. Moreover, facility management professionals will also have growing shared responsibilities with human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , information technology and finance professionals within their companies and will be required to collaborate with other functional areas.
JPM[R]: How are current trends defining the facility manager's workplace?
Sheridan: The "workplace" of the present is becoming less confined by physical attributes and more defined by technology and virtual environments, offering a variety of alternatives to workers. This trend is likely to grow stronger as technology advances.
JPM[R]: What is the most critical element of this "workplace"?
Sheridan: The human factor and its interaction with the work environment will remain crucial in the workplace. Providing the workers with an infrastructure that will be conducive to productivity and an interface that will increase satisfaction are and will remain of highest priority.
JPM[R]: Are there any other factors affecting the changing workplace?
Sheridan: The workplace of tomorrow will move from "cube farm cube farm cube n (inf) → Großraumbüro nt (mit Trennwänden) " toward one that is personalized and flexible. Physical location of an office is increasingly important in recruitment and retention, and facility cost considerations have resulted in a revitalization of small towns. Facility managers are responsible for the facilitation of interaction, not distribution, of physical space. The workday will be directed by responsibilities, resulting in 24/7 global business.
The workplace of tomorrow will feature super community centers, which may negate the necessity for home offices. These centers will include office space, healthcare facilities, shopping options, recreation and entertainment. Home offices will become merely touchdown space.
JPM[R]: What about global issues facing the workplace?
Sheridan: Global demographics of both facility managers and their customers are changing at a pace that is further accelerated by the fading of global lines. Changes are occurring in age, expectations, lifestyles, education level and field, experiences, gender, work style, international travel, increased business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in and leasing of employees.
JPM[R]: What will Facility managers need to do to address global issues facing the workplace?
Sheridan: As business becomes more global, facility management professionals will have to accommodate the expanding infrastructure, bridge the growing distances and facilitate productive work that spans various geographic locales, addressing the differences in the areas of mobility, communication tools, culture, languages, laws, regulations, measurements, expectations and education.
JPM[R]: How will facility management as a profession continue to evolve?
Sheridan: In the coming years facility management will be a microcosm of the economy complete with labor shortages, new waves of racially diverse customers and changing customer expectations. In order to remain relevant, facility managers will need a clear vision of long-term corporate strategy rather than a short-term focus on tactics. Strategic facilities planning and budgeting will be more complex and require longer-term scenario planning Scenario planning or Scenario thinking is a strategic planning method that some organizations use to make flexible long-term plans. It is in large part an adaptation and generalization of classic methods used by military intelligence. .
JPM[R]: As the profession changes, what will be expected of facility managers?
Sheridan: Facility managers will be evaluated on financial performance yet their jobs will also require soft skills such as motivational training, communications, project team building, multi-tasking, internal public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , adaptability and sensitivity to cultural diversity. Also, examples of new necessary competency skills include energy management, productivity management, security, financial analysis, negotiation strategies, out-sourced services management and strategic planning.
JPM[R]: How does the need for increased sustainability affect the future of facility management?
Sheridan: We're seeing a paradigm shift A dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which ultimately changes the way projects are implemented. For example, accessing applications and data from the Web instead of from local servers is a paradigm shift. See paradigm. front operating costs to total cost of ownership over the lifecycle. This maximizes return on investment for facilities. With regard to sustainability, there's a certain expectation from workers and the community, and in turn, these groups are engaged in planning processes. In 1987, the United Nations Commission on Environment and Development, the Bruntland Commission, defined sustainable development as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
JPM[R]: How has Harvard helped foster the vision of increased sustainability?
Sheridan: The University has been very thoughtful to preserve the buildings' exteriors, while adapting the interiors to promote sustainability. As we build we must think about sustainable options. Harvard's three-year old Green Campus Initiative is helping to educate faculty, staff and students about sustainability. Winston Churchill once said, "We shape our buildings and thereafter, they shape us."
Monday, May 6, 2013
Friday, May 3, 2013
HW
NEXT MONDAY, MAY 6TH., YOU'LL TAKE A QUIZ ON REPORTED SPEECH QUESTIONS.
STUDY.
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND. THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
STUDY.
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND. THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
HW: LC EXAM, lOGISTICS
YOUTUBE VIDEO: RFID TECHNOLOGY VIDEO
TITLE: LC EXAM, RFID
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING
SENTENCES:
1.- RFID means_____________ ____________ ___________.
2.-The faster the goods leave
the warehouse, the _________________
___________________ the process.
3.-The RFID transponder is affixed
to the box as early as the ________________________stage.
4.-The goods delivered are
compared in detail with the goods ______________________.
5.-When the goods enter the
gate, the data transfer directly to the ________________ _______________ _______________.
10
POINTS (2 POINTS EACH)
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