http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13383 Mon, 20 May 2013 03:52:40 GMT 2013-05-20T03:52:40Z http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13828 “Don’t be evil”: Uncovering the implications of Google search Winston, Stephanie Google has taken the world by storm, and, with its fast and seemingly accurate search results, internet users are increasingly using this search engine to obtain the majority of their information. This paper studies the implications of internet users’ increasing reliance on Google for retrieving information. It specifically examines Google search because it is the world’s most prominent search engine, and studies the potential flaws in its algorithm, such as search engine bias and the rich-gets-richer phenomenon, as well as issues in the overall website retrieval process. It concludes that due to the sheer number of users relying on the first page of Google results for information, the seemingly indiscernible flaws in the system have a significant effect on the formation of knowledge. Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13828 2011-03-31T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13827 And That’s the Way It Is: The Media’s Role in Ending the Vietnam War Phinney, Jacqueline The Vietnam War, also known as “The Living Room War,” was the first major American conflict to be so honestly documented by the media, as previous war correspondence focused mainly on the positive aspects of the war, to keep morale up on home soil. However, with the advent of television and the American citizen’s growing need for the truth, the media developed into an entity that no longer delivered second-hand messages, but instead sought their own information, thereby leading to the American people’s loss of faith in their government and the war it so strongly believed in. Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13827 2011-03-31T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13826 No Magic Solution: An examination of the arguments in favour of contracting out government services O'Brien, Joey This paper examines the arguments commonly used to support contracting out service delivery to the private sector and attempts to demonstrate that these arguments overestimate the benefits of contracting out. First, the economic savings attributed to contracting out service delivery are considered and shown to omit important supplementary costs associated with the contracting process. Next empirical evidence is used to test the common argument that private sector service delivery is always superior to that of the public sector. Finally, the assertion that contracting out service delivery will lead to innovative solutions to government’s problems is explored. The paper attempts to demonstrate that internal reforms of government structures should be considered as a strong alternative option to contracting out. Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13826 2011-03-31T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13825 Application of Knowledge Management for Sustainable Development in Institutions of Higher Education McNeil, Rebecca Campus sustainability is an increasingly popular notion for universities around the world in light of increasingly serious global environmental problems. Yet the very concept of “sustainability” itself is a complex, or “wicked”, problem that makes managing this transition complex and difficult. The scope of a sustainable campus could include anything from greening facilities, increasing environmental education, integrating sustainability priorities into purchasing policies, and an endless list of other considerations. Given the breadth that sustainability could have on a university campus, employing tools to help manage this goal will create more effective and immediate change. One possible tool is Knowledge Management (KM), the practice of “capturing, organizing and storing information” (“Imperial College London,” 2010, para. 25). Specifically, a framework by Allen et al is applied to the sustainability in higher education (SHE) problem to help universities take steps towards creating sustainable campus. Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13825 2011-03-31T00:00:00Z