The University of the West Indies (UWI) is often seen as a long-standing partner to the Caribbean governments in promoting the integration and development of our people and forming strategic alliances. CARICOM member states are now considering establishing a single market economy. This means the general lifting of all legal and administrative trade restrictions. Increased … Read more
Technology will be a barrier to creativity until its potential is realised. The more we use the possibilities of technology, the more creative we become. When we see a screen, cell phone, tablet or computer, we need to see it as a medium for creative expression. Research has shown that everyone is born with creative … Read more
One of the first questions I ask our Inventory Management students is, “Do you know your operating costs?” and our Production Planning Management students, “Do you know the cost of manufacturing one of your items?” After five years of training, I can count on one hand how many students were able to answer these questions, … Read more
Technology meaning: Technology has made tremendous advances over the years. It has helped us in many ways. There is nothing in our daily life that can be done without the use of technology. It is simply impossible to avoid the effects of technology, be they positive or negative. Technology has proven that we cannot ignore … Read more
The traditional way of doing business has been distorted by technological advances. Various social networking sites have popped up as the internet gains a wider following. Business owners have decided to choose email as the best way to communicate with their business partners, which means those who had jobs in this category have become unemployed. … Read more
Term papers, theses, dissertations and projects – these are parts of every student’s life and achieving grades in these tasks is crucial for success in your studies. And getting good grades is essential for a good resume. These are days of intense competition everywhere, and schools and colleges are no exception. So, whether a student … Read more
INTRODUCTION The use of computers as part of information technology has become an important tool used in supporting life’s challenges in our daily activities at home, school or office. Some people today are limited to the basic values and the vast possibilities of information technology available to them, but are only interested in using the … Read more
How can a mobile app help improve the student experience? Students expect their university to provide them with information using technologies they are familiar with. Combine this with estimates of 62 million smartphones in the UK by 2015 and it is clear that the mobile app is a technology that most students will be comfortable … Read more
‘Will’ “From Philly’s Finest” Philadelphia, “E Pluribus Unum”, – “Out of the Many, One!” Unlike in other cities, life for many people was more social, despite massive gentrification, politicization, politicized racial polarization, anarchy, crime, capitalization, gun pollution, gun addiction, drug addiction disease, hunger and homelessness well, incarceration, drug kingpins and gangs, police brutality and corruption, … Read more