Effective Communication, MIS, and Decision-Making Concepts
The Seven C’s of Effective Communication
The Seven C’s of Effective Communication constitute a well-established and widely recognized heuristic framework, providing a comprehensive set of guiding principles for ensuring that communicative exchanges are not only transmitted but also effectively received, comprehended, and acted upon. These principles serve as a valuable checklist for communicators striving to maximize the impact and minimize the potential for misinterpretation in their interactions.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI is a field of computer science focused on creating intelligent machines that mimic human actions and reactions. It simulates human intelligence processes, including:
- Learning (acquiring information and rules)
- Reasoning (using rules to reach conclusions)
- Self-correction
AI Applications: Expert systems, speech recognition, and machine vision.
Types of AI:
- Reactive Machines: AI systems with no memory, designed for specific tasks. A given input always produces the same output.
Effective Workplace Accident Prevention Measures
Definition and Principles of Accident Prevention
What is Prevention?
Prevention is a means of control intended to avoid accidents and their consequences.
General Principles of Accident Prevention
Accident prevention is a discipline based on fundamental principles that constitute the knowledge and techniques to eliminate workplace accidents and occupational diseases. The principles are three:
- The interest and active participation of all workers, from the highest manager of an undertaking to the lowest
Construction Agents: Roles, Responsibilities, and Duties
Construction Agents: Roles and Responsibilities
Meaning: Construction agents encompass all individuals, whether natural or legal persons, involved in the building process.
The Promoter
- Any person or entity, public or private, who decides, promotes, and supports the building work for themselves or for subsequent delivery to third parties.
- Duties:
- To hold the title to the site and possess a law authorizing construction.
- Provide necessary documentation prior to project drafting and authorize the project
Understanding Capital: Types, Functions, and Significance
Capital: An Economic Perspective
CAPITAL: Among the various meanings of this word in everyday language, its economic significance is derived from lending at interest. The capital or principal is given to generate revenues, serving to obtain some benefit or gain. This is the prevailing concept of capital in economics: the product for a new production.
Capital is formed in a productive first operation. In a second output, the work creates the product and turns it into capital, causing them to play.
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Taylorism vs. Fordism
Taylorism
Taylorism, also known as scientific management, is a system for optimizing production through the study of worker movements. Developed by engineer and economist Frederic W. Taylor, it is outlined in his book “Principles of Scientific Management.” Taylorism applies scientific methods to analyze the relationship between workers and industrial production techniques to maximize efficiency. This is achieved through the systematic division of tasks, rational organization
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