The Computer Manufacturers Distributors and Dealers Association of the Philippines (COMDDAP) held their annual event in Davao this year at Apo View Hotel last July 2-4, 2009. I was not able to read the information about COMDDAP Expo in the forum so I have no idea about it until my ex-classmate asked me if I will be going to attend the said exhibit because she was on the way there. Luckily I was able to witness the latest in information technology’s fast-phase development.
COMDDAP is an association of the country's top information technology businesses. COMDDAP was created with the primary objective of promoting the sustainable development of the country's information technology industry through voluntary collaboration of its member companies. The associations objectives are: promote the use of information technology and elevate its standards in the Philippines; make computers affordable and available to the masses; provide and create opportunities for users to develop themselves to their fullest potentials; supply the market with quality products at reasonable prices with good after-sales support; to work closely with the government, the private sector, and international entities in promoting the use of information technology; provide a forum of discussion on matters relating to the computer industry; and foster and cultivate harmony, cordiality and camaraderie among the members so that they can work together as one for the benefit of the industry. Its primary objective is to promote the sustainable development of the of the country's information technology industry through voluntary collaboration of its member companies. It is the goal of COMDDAP to be able to provide its members general views and updates from different sectors - private and government, and highly regarded individuals to further uplift the morale and knowledge of its organization.
The vision of promoting and elevating the standards of Information technology (IT) in the Philippines fueled a group of prominent computer companies to form the Computer Distributors and Dealers Association of the Philippines or COMDDAP. Its initial member-companies represent the world's leading makers and providers of computer products, solutions and peripherals.
COMDDAP holds regular exhibits, more popularly known as the COMDDAP EXPO, which has become a consistent crowd drawer and has in itself set new records in terms of the quality of the exhibit area, of its exhibitors, visitors, and venues. The annual COMDDAP endeavor encourages its participants to launch their products and services, as well as hold seminars with a variety of topics in the areas of technology, trends, applications, and information management.
Indeed, COMDDAP has gone a long way from a mere assemblage of premier IT companies and enthusiasts. With the support and enthusiasm of its member-companies, COMDDAP expects and looks forward to accomplishing more worthwhile projects in the future as COMDDAP is committed to the stable growth of the Philippine computer industry.
During the COMDDAP Davao 2009, the first speaker at the event was Celmer L. Santos for ERIC Dealer Management System (DMS). He introduced the Dealer Management System (DMS) as an end - to - end software solution for automotive sales, parts and service businesses. We found out that ERIC Dealer Management System (DMS) covers the full range of dealer activities from marketing to sales and services. Aside from core business operations, Dealer Management System (DMS) includes a full ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and completely automates and integrates back office operations all the way to financial reporting. He presented us the core functionalities of their system and showed the details of it. With ERIC Dealer Management System (DMS), you can have full visibility over all operations, achieve total control over your dealership business, schedule prospects for test drives and follow an appointment, monitor and increase sales, delight customers with gentle reminders for appointments, manage vehicle inventory, deliver impeccable service, control parts and consumables cost, monitor and correctly implement warranty for parts and service and report your financial bottom line. He also explained to us that the system can also be used not only for automotives but also in any parts and service businesses as well. I observed how detail oriented and organize their software (based on Mr. Santos’ presentation) which fit and completely automates and integrates back office operations.
The second speaker of the event was Mr. Leonardo Zap, the Market Development Manager for HP Thin Clients. He discussed the different models of HP Thin Clients and the value proposition for using the HP Thin Clients. He said that the HP Thin Clients has several features and advantages when use compared to desktop computers. The Hp Thin Clients has an improvised security, easier administration and manageability, improved power efficiency, and lower total cost of ownership. He also presented some applications that can run on HP Thin Clients. The HP Thin Clients can run well virtually on all types of applications it can run applications from stand-alone, to client-server, to web-based. The machine can run embedded Operating System such as Linux or Windows. One of its unique features is that it does not have any moving parts like the hard drive and fan but still it is more capable of performing most of the normal functions of a personal computer. Because the HP thin Client does not have movable parts, the machine can run on a lower power and more robust and can boot faster. Heavy lifting for processor or disk intensive applications can be done on the server. thin clients have a much longer lifespan than standard computers and use significantly less power. Lower maintenance costs are another benefit as software application updates, virus scanning and patches can be executed on the server. Deployment costs are also reduced as thin clients can be remotely configured and do not need to be set up individually. Break-fix simply requires replacing the thin client.
The students who attend the event have now a better appreciation of new, innovative and better value solutions available on the market. We are now aware of the latest of information technology’s fast phase development in trends, applications and information management from the world’s leading makers and providers of computer products, solution and peripherals. Of course this would not have been possible without the help of COMDDAP.
I have nothing against the present enrollment system, as a matter of fact I am happy and I do appreciate that the
I have research about the disadvantages of outsourcing a business process. I found out that in outsourcing a business process, you tend to voluminous the managerial control. This is because it is harder to manage outsourcing service provider compared to managing one’s own employees. Another disadvantage is that outsourcing can also prove to be a threat to the security and confidentiality of issues of a company. If your company is outsourcing business process such as payroll, confidential information such as salary will be known to the outsourcing service provider. Therefore one must be very careful in choosing which business process to outsource and which one not. Outsourcing may also result into the possible loss of flexibility in reacting to changing business conditions, lack of internal and external customer focus and sharing cost savings. Loss of internally generated talent is yet another problem associated with the outsourcing as it may hamper the growth of an employee by depriving him from the experience he would have gained by handling the business issue himself then by passing it over to some other external party. There is lot of reasons why some preferred outsourcing but there are also a lot of disadvantages and this I think what the administration had just realized.
We can assure that technically, on the side of technical people the new enrollment system work faster and processes better compared with the old enrollment system. We are sure that the data and the information provided and produced by the present enrollment system is secure and accurate (I am confident about it. The developers’ profiles alone will prove it.). Engr. Michael Angelo Z. Cagape and Dr. Tamara Cher Rogers Mercado were the persons behind the new and improved enrollment system. They were chosen by the administration and have been in the university for a long period of time. They have been teaching and sharing with us their expertise in different field of computing. They have a wide knowledge in database, system analysis and design and etc. They were also at the same time (if I am not mistaken) were able to demonstrate their proficiency and capability in the information technology industry itself. The numerous systems and applications they developed will proved how knowledgeable they are in computing. Thus, it only proves that they obtained their highest and superior reputation technically.
Thus, we don’t have to worry about technical matters because the developers were capable to handle possible problems that may occur in the future of our enrollment system. If I were tapped by the university president to evaluate the new environment system implemented in this semester, I will weigh and consider the things that I have research regarding the advantages of outsourcing first. Focusing on core activities is first thing to be considered because in the rapid growth periods, the faculty operations of the univesity will expand also. This expansion may start to consume resources (human and financial) at the expense of the core activities that have made the university successful. Outsourcing those activities will allow refocusing on those university activities that are important without sacrificing quality or service in the office (in our case is pulling of the two instrutors of the Institute of Computing). Second is the cost and efficiency savings. The office or faculty functions that are complicated in nature, but the size of the university is preventing the administration from performing it at a consistent and reasonable, is another advantage of outsourcing. During the first semester, a lot of freshmen will enter the institute, since we lack faculty members, pulling people from the institute can add the burden to the students. Third is reducing overhead costs of performing a particular office or faculty function are extremely high. Consider outsourcing those functions which can be moved easily. Fourth is the operational control. Operations whose costs are running out of control must be considered for outsourcing. The different departments of the university that may have evolved over time into uncontrolled and poorly managed areas are prime motivators for outsourcing. In addition, an outsourcing company can bring better management skills to the university than what would otherwise be available. An information technology department or the institute of computing in our case that has too many projects, not enough people and a budget that far exceeds their contribution to the university. A contracted outsourcing agreement will force the adminstration to prioritize their requests and bring control back to that area. Another is the staffing flexibility. Outsourcing will allow operations that have seasonal or cyclical demands to bring in additional resources when you need them and release them when you’re done. The sixth is continuity and risk management. Giving the developers the duty to handle this operation will add uncertainty and inconsistency to the operations. Outsourcing will provided a level of continuity to the university while reducing the risk that a substandard level of operation would bring to the university. Developing internal staff at a large project needs to be undertaken that requires skills that the faculty’s time may not be enough. On-site outsourcing of the project will bring people with the skills you need into the university. The new staff can be the solution whenever the developers were not available and they can also acquire the new set of skills from our developers.
Being a student in this prestigious university for almost six years now, I observed that the new enrollment system has a little impact on the student’s side (being a USePian as never been easy). Every time I recall my first year of college life, I could always think how hard it is studying here (with the high standard of education of course). Part of the experience and agony is during enrollment period. Falling in a very long line has caused so much hassle for those like me living in a faraway province.
The new enrollment system may have numerous benefits and advantages technically but for me as a student, I think that the new system’s procedure has a very slight difference compared from the old enrollment system. In my own opinion, I believed that more than anything else, the admin should find ways to help lessen the burden of the students in this university. I suggest that it would be better if they will also find ways to simplify the process and procedure and not just change the software system alone. Although it is too early to judge the new system, I believed that they should consider these factors. I believed that the newly implemented system will still undergo several revisions because the developers were only given a very limited period of time to implement the said system.
Every enrollment period, a student should seek his or her adviser to be advised regarding what she/ or he may take. The adviser also will determine if she or he is still qualified to enroll in a particular department or will be advised to shift a course or worst shift to another school. The adviser will be basing his or her decision on the grades in the evaluation sheet or on the handbook of the student. After that the student will now know and will be advised what and how many subjects he or she can take. The adviser will now issue a Pre Registration Form (PRF) and the student can now fill it up. After completing the Pre Registration Form (PRF), he or she will give it back to the adviser to let him or she signed. The adviser will evaluate it and if he or she finds out that there is no problem, the adviser can now finally signed it. Now, the student will pass the Pre Registration Form (PRF) to the encoder to encode all the subjects and the schedule written there. The system can determine if there is a conflict with regards with the schedule of a particular student. The encoder will ask the student if she or he is a scholar and if he or she is a scholar, the encoder will ask for the blue card to see if the student is still a qualified grantee. After the encoding process, the student can now proceed to the finance department. If she or he is not a scholar, she or he will pay to the cashier. After paying for the particular amount, the cashier will issue that particular student the receipt. On the other hand, if the student is a scholar, she or he will proceed to the book keeper. The book keeper will stamp the Certificate of Registration (COR). The student will go to the registrar to be considered as officially enrolled. The registrar will stamp the Certificate of Registration (COR). The student can now proceed to the library to validate its library card. The whole enrollment process will usually takes two to three days to complete.
With this semester, I observed that the only difference is that you will submit the Certificate of Registration (COR) to the book keeper or to the cashier and only the receipt or the blue card will be presented to the registrar. Before, you will go to the particular window assigned in a particular department but now, you can process it in any window. After presenting your receipt or the blue card if you are a scholar, the registrar will give the student’s copy as a proof that that particular student is now officially enrolled.
I suggest and I was thinking that it would be better if the university will have a Student Evaluation Record System and Scholarship Validation System that will be integrated with the present enrollment system.
STUDENT EVALUATION RECORD SYSTEM
One of the most time consuming process in enrolling is during evaluation. There are cases that the adviser will refuse to advice you because you do not have grade from your past subjects enrolled because your past instructors was not able to summit the grades to the registrar and they can no longer be found. Sometimes, your record is misplaced so you have to wait until they can retrieve it. So I was thinking that when we have a student evaluation record system that will automate advising, it will be better. This system will have dynamic features intended for the convenience of the adviser and to the student as well. All of the student’s record that includes the subjects enrolled and the corresponding grade and units will be stored in the system. The adviser can retrieve and view all these records to guide him or her in evaluating a particular student. The system can generate all of the needed information that the adviser may need. The system will give the subject and the corresponding schedule offered in a semester. The information that will be generated by the system will be based on the current record of that particular student. The adviser will based his or her decision on the information that will be generated by the system. No need to worry conflicting schedules because the system will take care of it. If there will be no problem, the adviser can print out a copy for the student.
SCHOLARSHIP VALIDATION SYSTEM
Another time consuming part of enrolling is during renewing scholarship. Every end of the semester, a particular scholar should renew their scholarship to be qualified as a scholarship grantee for the next semester.
Since large numbers of the
I heard so much complaints of how hard for the students to renew their scholarships (which is worth for the scholarship). I observed that scholars spend so much time in falling in lines waiting to be entertained.
I think that it will be better if there will be a computerized system wherein the sponsor can automatically set the status of a scholar after she or he can submit all the requirements for renewal. In this way, the book keeper will just refer to the system to view if a particular student is a qualified scholar and there will be no need for a scholar to fall in line just to get the renewal form. If their will be a system like this, renewing and validating will not be a problem anymore.
Maybe as the newly implemented enrollment system undergoes revisions the scenario will be like this:
A student will seek an advice from his or her adviser. The adviser will just refer to the Student Evaluation Record System. The adviser will enter the id number or the name of that particular student. All the grades of that particular student can be viewed and retrieve in the system. The system can then automatically generate the subject he or she can enroll on that semester together with the corresponding schedule. The systems will summarize the total amount to be settled by the student. The adviser can print the copy for the student so the student need no longer for the encoder because the system automatically did it. The students can now proceed to the cashier to pay his or her account. If she or he is a scholar, the bookkeeper will check in the Scholarship Validation System to see if the student is qualified scholar. If just in case there is a problem, that the time that the student will present his or her validation card (blue card) as a proof. After this, the student will proceed to the registrar to be officially enrolled then the last is to validate the library card.
I was also thinking that maybe in the near future, the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) can offer an online enrollment system in which students from the province will no longer fall in line to avoid penalty. Maybe soon, University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) will have online enrollment that will also offer online checking of grades, curriculum finder, calendar, evaluation of subjects, evaluation of professor, sending message to professor, create your profile, and it will have a feature like friendster wherein you can view your classmates and add friends to your list can even make testimonials. Prior to the online enrollment there will be pre-enrollment favorable to blockers wherein you do not have to do anything on actual enrollment you only have to verify the grades and pay tuition at any bank, cash, cashiers and managers check and creditcards.
I know that the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) is always late in terms of this innovation but I can see that the administration and the faculty are trying hard to cope up with the trend.
What do you think is/are the reasons why the university decided to tapped in-house resources, was it a good decision?
The early years of my college life as I can remember was very difficult for me. Aside from the teething troubles in adjusting the new independent life, the new teaching method seems to be the greatest challenge of my college life. Since I don’t have any background of programming, I really found hard in dealing this subject. That is why before, every time we were asked to do a very difficult machine problems, I have always in mind that maybe in our future projects we will be developing systems that is intended for the university application. I thought that the existing systems implemented in the university was made and developed by the Institute of Computing graduates that is why I was really surprised to know that the admin has been implementing and using systems that were outsourced. I believed that even the student in IC has already the capability of developing of such systems if given ample time, how much more with the faculty? Why seek the help of outside when the university’s human resources capability is more than enough?
“Outsourcing occurs when a company purchases products or services from an outside supplier, rather than performing the same work within its own facilities, in order to cut costs. The decision to outsource is a major strategic one for most companies, since it involves weighing the potential cost savings against the consequences of a loss in control over the product or service. Some common examples of outsourcing include manufacturing of components, computer programming services, tax compliance and other accounting functions, training administration, customer service, transportation of products, benefits and compensation planning, payroll, and other human resource functions. A relatively new trend in outsourcing is employee leasing, in which specialized vendors recruit, hire, train, and pay their clients' employees, as well as arrange health care coverage and other benefits”,( http://www.answers.com/topic/outsourcing)
I have read articles why a company decides to outsource. The article mentioned that successful outsourcing requires a strong understanding of the organization's capabilities and future direction. The article cite William R. King’s explanation in Information Systems Management, "decisions regarding outsourcing significant functions are among the most strategic that can be made by an organization, because they address the basic organizational choice of the functions for which internal expertise is developed and nurtured and those for which such expertise is purchased. These are basic decisions regarding organizational design." I have learned that outsourcing has several advantages. In outsourcing, the company can cut cost or can have a better control over outsourced function. Another reason why companies prefer outsourcing is to minimize the changeability in staffing. Its purpose is to lessen the workload of their employees. In a newbie company, they need to eliminate distractions and focus themselves on their core competencies. Outsourcing can free the entrepreneur from monotonous and time-consuming tasks. Morale is often-overlooked but can have a very notable benefit that can be gained in outsourcing relationship. Lack of internal expertise can result in poor attitudes and ultimately poor performance. Although there are numerous advantages of outsourcing, there are still many companies preferring in housing. Accommodating the special needs of users is just one reason why companies continue to develop their own applications.
Well, I think the primary reason why the administration decided to tapped in-house resources is to save the operational cost because I heard that the system is quiet expensive. Maybe the amounts save from the budget allotted for outsourced system will be invested in much more important needs (like constructing the USeP Institute of Computing building) of the university which can be beneficial for the students as well the university’s administration. I also think that finally the administration has finally recognized the relevance of the skills of highly profiled faculties of the Institute of Computing. The university has the qualified skills to provide its needs for today and in the future as well. And beside, the USeP employees may have a better understanding of the university’s faculty and students needs. We have special needs that only in-house resources can attend. In this way also, disadvantages in outsourcing can be lessen. Improper or poor communication between the vendor and the university can be diminished. Communication gap can lead to project failures to meet our needs and requirements. Also, the university can develop our own system that is more cheap since in-house have deep subject-matter expertise. Although the Institute of Computing students has slightly affected because of pulling two of the IC faculty but the overall result is going to be what is expected.
With the above mentioned facts, I guess the administration made a wise decision to finally patronize our own; although I cannot say that the overall system is successful since it is too early to conclude. Utilized the resources we have. I am sure that we are certainly aware of the recession, so maybe the USeP officials has find ways to at least lessen its impact in the university. The administration must continually handle wisely the challenges in the present situation of our economy especially that the quality of the academe’s performance is largely affected by how well the administration handles these certain challenges. Although in today’s technology, most companies recognize many advantages of buying software applications outside rather than developing them in-house, the University of Southeastern Philippines should give chance in-housing since custom built applications are still very much important in the university. The policies, procedural methodologies, and accomplishments should be regularly measured to not only justify the existence of the department, but also provide adequate pressures and performance incentives. The University of Southeastern Philippines should stop trying to avoid in-house software development. Packaged apps don't work right out of the box, and relying on them alone gets you mediocrity at best. To break away from the pack, extend applications with custom code.
The benefits of making the most of in-house resources will hopefully allow the University of Southeastern Philippines to continually implement innovative and pioneering programs and project vital in the achievement of its endeavors.
Data flow diagram of USEP's enrollment system
After several days and nights of brainstorming, our group has come with the idea of proposing an automated service tutorial done online. At first, we are having a second thought but later on, because of several encouragements from the group and the fact that we are running out of time we decided to pursue it.
Concerning consultation with sir, we have been to several struggles (he almost breaks our heart into the tiniest pieces) but it is all worthwhile…
and I think I am starting to discover my potentials being a systems analyst someday..hehe.. 
Create a Data flow diagram of USEP's enrollment system
Using the same narrative as refelcted in your assignment 4, develop an activity diagram and a fully developed description for a use case.
"When the life of people is unmoral, and their relations are not based on love, but on egoism, then all technical improvements, the increase of man's power over nature, steam, electricity, the telegraph, every machine, gunpowder, and dynamite, produce the impression of dangerous toys placed in the hands of children."—the diary of Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910)
"We know the science, we see the threat, and we know the time for action is now."
— Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA), commenting on global warming
Technology is turned out to be a very important part of our every day living. The technology which is according to many authors came from the personal experience and the details of the techniques on how to manipulate them was developed by humans. These skills and turned it into what it is to date over many generations. The progression of the technology is seen in almost every aspect of our daily life. Just as what I said (based on my answer in our first assignment) we are using the technology because of many reasons in fact too many to mention. Among these reasons are the following: it makes our life easier by helping us in accomplishing our daily activities faster and accurately. I have read several articles about the benefits of technology and come up this idea: that technology is the artificial enhancement of human power. It makes us stronger and smarter. Because of the computers and many other gadgets of today (Internet is the best example) we can have the information in just a single click. The information that can be used in many helpful ways is at the hand of many people. Aside from the fact that we are obviously having the advantages of the technology, there are many who believes that technology is of no use and consider technology telling that it only makes things worse. Since the technology is considered to be the biggest contributor to climate change the following information could help us address this global problem.
As long as there will be people, they said that there will still be humans. As I mentioned above, the technology made us stronger and smarter, on the other hand many authors and demented community is finding out that the technology has now the opposite effect. Many inventions has terrified and paralyzed its creators and the benefits of our machines have caused social confusion and economic stagnation. At this present time, the technology as a great challenge. A challenge that needs to be solved before it is too late - climate change. Climate change is considered to be the greatest social, economic and environmental threat of this century. The earth is heating up. Manifestations of this trend are: heat waves and periods of usually warm weather, ocean warming, sea-level rise and coastal flow flooding, glaciers melting, arctic and Antarctic warming. The large changes brought by the climate change will have a big effect on plant and animals. These are because of people who don’t mind how big and serious the damage if they will continue to cut down deforests.
“Climate change is one of the most complexes, multifaceted and serious threats the world faces. The response to this threat is fundamentally linked to pressing concerns of sustainable development and global fairness; of economy, poverty reduction and society; and of the world we want to hand down to our children.” - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Like our own body, the earth’s atmosphere cools and warms but there are certain gases in the atmosphere that can trap and hold the heat in the atmosphere and influence the temperature globally.
Global warming is the most recent political issue of the day, and it now becoming even more pressing over the coming years or more.
The root cause of climate change is the carbon dioxide. Because human discovered organic matters from dead plants and animals that transformed into oil, coal and natural gas, the industry becomes rapidly growing because of the power it brought to the industry. According to studies, combusted carbon dioxide from fossil fuel is said to be a “great” contributor of the warming effect. During the first civilization varies about one degree Celsius and is predicted to rise between two to 4 degrees over the next century. The transformation is continually rising over the past years because of various reasons. The social harm, economic and environmental problem posed a very big challenge to the technology since it is the primary reason for this problem.
“Global atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide have increased markedly as a result of human activities since 1750 and now far exceed pre-industrial values….”
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis: Summary for Policymakers), February 2007;www.ipcc.ch
Climate change has a very big impact globally. Losses from natural disasters are doubling every year and economic losses are estimated to reach about 1.5 billion. 2005 Conference of Scientific Experts (http://www.stabilisation2005.com/) said that the temperature increased may trigger the melting of the Greenland ice cap. Developing countries are likely to be the most affected which may lead to complication in problems relating to the reducing chances of access to drinking water, which will negatively affect the health of those that are living in poverty.
“The impacts of climate change are not evenly distributed – the poorest countries and people will suffer earliest and most. And if and when the damages appear it will be too late to reverse the process. Thus we are forced to look a long way ahead.”
Stern Review Report on the economics of climate change, HM Treasury, UK Government, 2006, www.hmtreasury.gov.uk
“The scientific evidence is now overwhelming: climate change presents very serious global risks, and it demands an urgent global response”
Stern Review Report on the economics of climate change, HM Treasury, UK Government.
“Human induced climate change – which results from increased ‘greenhouse’ gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere – is the greatest social, economic and environmental threat of this century. It’s a problem mankind has caused mainly through our rapid exploitation of fossil fuels, and it’s a problem we need to solve with our collective intelligence, creativity, and humanity.”
Climate in Earth is changing; this is according to scientific experts. Climate change is commonly known as global warming. There are many causes of global warming but the primary sources of this are vehicles, power plants, industrial processes and deforestation. The gases that are being emitted from the vehicles and other sources are being trap in the atmosphere. As these gases build up, you can think of this as a big blanket covering the Earth causing over-heating the planet and threatening our health, our economy and our environment. Also, burning of fossil fuels to power our homes create global warming pollution. Even us can tell and observe that the world is becoming hotter and hotter. Study shows that the world has now become warmer and warmer. This, according to research will continue if emissions of heat trapping gases continue to increase. The Earth’s ecosystem is at risk because the changing of the climate is changing the intensity and frequency of storms, droughts and fire, raising the level of the oceans and melting of the glaciers. Because of it, it is very frightening because human communities are at risk. There is much evidence that there are dangers posed by global warming.
According to the scientists, the major reduction of carbon dioxide emission is needed to calm down global warming and to soothe the economic, social and environmental system. This is the primary step to lessen the percentage of global warming but new studies found out that no matter how we control the emissions of green house gases, climate globally change inevitably due to the ocean’s slow response to warming. According to studies, even if we can minimize the present level of green house, the temperature and sea levels will continue rising in the coming century or more because of the delay response of the ocean to the atmospheric temperatures.
"The feeling is that if things are getting bad, you hit the stop button. But even if you do, the climate continues to change," says Gerald Meehl, a climatologist at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado.
As I said and as all we know, the technology has opened us the door for many opportunities but we cannot deny that the result of changing the world are often complicated and unpredictable. They can include unexpected benefits, unexpected often complicated and unpredictable.
Though for me the technology and human will come to its end (and it is very near), we should at least help doing acts that can help in dealing and possibly get rid with the climate change problem. In my own little way, having this capacity as an IT student I can contribute to this great technology challenge by learning how to live back to the basic. What I mean is trying to minimize the use of technology that can cause a drastic change in climate. We should try to reduce using energy and personal emission of greenhouse gases. At home we can try frequently replacing light bulbs with fluorescent bulbs. Aside from the fact that it can last longer, we can also use less energy meaning less pollution. Another is by avoiding leaving the water running. It is always good to turn off the faucet when we are not actually using it. In other countries especially during winter season when most of the time they are using hot water. It is a big help if they should hand in hand cooperate in saving water to help reduce using energy. Soaping in bath, brushing your teeth, washing your hands or by doing some kitchen work like washing the dishes and many others. In our daily routine, we can actually help like taking a bath by doing shorter showers. Regularly cleaning air conditioner and other ventilating equipment every month or two not only maximize the system’s performance but also minimizes energy. Replacing old appliances like old refrigerators with newer energy sufficient models can also help reduce the carbon dioxide emissions. Locally buying produced food and merchandise, you can also help reduce carbon emission because the energy required to transport products can be lessen if more and more people will buy products within their community. Developing this kind of habit is good especially for future possible complications like food crisis and peak oil. By buying paper products that use recycled paper, the yearly percentage of carbon being emitted can also be cut because more virgin trees can be saved. Based on the studies, the third greatest contributor global warming emissions is the paper industry. Through recycling and good waste management, we can help a lot in saving the world. Reducing the garbage will also reduce the carbon dioxide emissions. Recycling is one of the best ways to join many advocacies that promotes recycling examples of these are reusing the plastic bags or paper bags. Let us support recycling by helping avoiding the use materials made from virgin materials. Let us recycle at home, at school and support programs related in recycling. I think we can use the energy that is available and harmless to the environment like using the wind power, solar energy, the energy from the oceans, combining heat and power, super-efficient homes, electric cars and many others. We can use the wind to produce energy but of course we know that it cannot blow constantly, we should to store the energy we generate for the future use. I have quoted from the site of grinningplanet.com (2008) the following information which I think is important global warning solutions: when cleaning around the yard, using reel-style mower is much preferred than power mower to reduce carbon dioxide emissions; using manual machines is good because aside that we are using it exerting less effort we can still have fun and at the same time exercise; planting trees and woody shrubs is another tip because they suck up carbon dioxide and also produce clean air to breath.
We could reduce the rate at which we add the carbon dioxide to the atmosphere by burning less coal, oil, and natural gas. We could adapt the ever changing temperature by changing agriculture and other human activities.
1. The two biggest sources of global warming problem are the cars and power plants. Today, more and more people are investing in transportation for them to reach their destination faster that is why, the emission of carbon dioxide a year increases vastly causing more pollution. The air pollution caused by the carbon dioxide emission from cars are collected in the atmosphere and is shut in heat from the sun causing the world to warm up. Many automobile companies are inventing more high tech vehicles for them to attract more customers and people making it difficult to cut the problem of air pollution. Also, since we are in the high tech era, it is very obvious that more and more industries are on the increase and the effect, more and more are becoming dependent on the power plant. Because of this reason many organization aiming to help the environment is finding many ways to find solutions to this problems. There is a good news according to research. We don’t have to wait for industrial, mechanical and scientific solutions to reduce the impact of these big offenders. Actually, solutions exists now to let us trim down the dependence on power plants and use of unpolluted transportation options. All we have to do is to start using and practicing them (I already mention some of it above). Here are 12 simple ways to save energy from AOL.com:
1. Change Five Lights
Replace your five most frequently used lights or the bulbs in them with ones that have earned the Energy Star and you’ll use less energy, which means less pollution from power plants.
2. Heat and Cool smartly
Changing air filters annually, having your system checked annually and useing a programmable thermostat are all easy things you can do.
3. Put the Freeze on Inefficient Appliances
Get rid of old, energy inefficient appliances and replace with newer energy-efficient models.
4. Reduce and Recycle
Reducing your garbage by 25 percent will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1,000 pounds per year. Recycle aluminum cans, glass bottles, plastic, cardboard and newspapers can reduce your home's carbon dioxide emissions by 850 pounds per year.
5. Don't Give Energy Away
If you caulk and weather-strip around doors and windows to plug up leaks you can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1,700 pounds per year.
6. Take the Green Way
Leave your car at home two days a week (walk, bike, take public transit or telecommute) and you can reduce your carbon dioxide emissions by 1,590 pounds per year.
7. Buy Products That Have Earned the Energy Star
Over 40 different kind of products now carry the Energy Star -- the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency -- including lighting, home electronics, heating and cooling equipment and appliances. With Energy Star products you can save 30 percent on your energy bills (about $450 a year). For information on high efficiency appliances and other products, visit the Energy Star Web site (www.energystar.gov).
8. Slow the Flow
When purchasing a new vehicle, consider finding a car that gets more miles to the gallon than your current vehicle, and match the vehicle to your needs. The potential carbon dioxide reduction for a car that gets 32 miles per gallon is 5,600 pounds per year. To get more information about finding and buying a fuel-efficient car visit AOL Autos.
9. Make the Right Move
If you spend hours on the road every day to get to work you could save some significant time and money by moving closer to work and reducing your commute. The carbon dioxide emissions you save are icing on the cake.
10. Be a Turnoff
Turn off your TV, video player, stereo and computer when you aren't using them. Turn off your lights when you don't need them and you start saving within a minute or two. Prevent "phantom" energy losses by plugging these devices into a power strip and turning the power strip off when the devices are not in use.
11. Trim Your Load
When you do drive, keep your car tuned up and its tires properly inflated to save on fuel costs as well as reducing carbon dioxide emissions. A tune-up could boost your miles per gallon anywhere from four to 40 percent; a new air filter could get you 10 percent more miles per gallon. Take your roof rack off your car when you aren't using it for more savings.
12. Keep Your Water Heater Cozy
For a water heater more than five years old, wrapping it in an insulating jacket will result in a 1,000 pounds per year reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. Keep your water heater thermostat no higher than 120 degrees F and you can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 550 pounds per year.
It may seem that there is no hope for the climate change and the green house effect and the temperature of the world will continue to rise, we should in our own little ways help in preserving the earth. For me technology and human will come up in the end – maybe sooner than we suspect.
"The feeling is that if things are getting bad, you hit the stop button. But even if you do, the climate continues to change," says Gerald Meehl, a climatologist at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado.
By working now to minimize the heat trapping emissions of gases, we can reduce the degree of global warming and climate change. We should be more aware in adjusting and approaches to cope with the changing of the climate together with using and practicing the ways in cutting it down. Big and small changes can add up to make a real difference in the fight against global warming.
Sources:
[1] http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2008/01/article_0001.html
[2] http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn7161
[3]http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/richard_tyler/blog/2008/06/06/a_5050_chance_that_climate_change_will_destroy_civilisation_this_century
[4] http://www.project2061.org/publications/sfaa/online/chap3.htm
[5] http://www.ourcivilisation.com/signs/chap7.htm
[6] http://www.fightglobalwarming.com/page.cfm?tagID=135