Secure Email Project

Above are screen captures of my Thunderbird inbox that I have received both signed and encrypted reply emails from Dr. Means.In this project I used Mozilla Thunderbird to create  singed and encrypted emails, it helps me to get a better understanding of the importance of secure email. I had a lot of fun of using Thunderbird and will continue using it in the future. It was pretty interesting experience.
http://www.bme.eu.com/article/Secure-email-today-extremely-beneficial-and-incredibly-convenient/ this is the link of the article that I have found online.According to the article, Stephanie Willemsen, the director partner of marketing and management of TC Trust Center wrote. Three main reasons to explain why secure email is  extremly beneficial and incredibly convenient for protecting data are business requirement-competitiveness, legal requirements-compliance,and customer trust-phishing. Stephanie mentioned in the article that competitive advantages can be gained with shorter time-to-market and faster reation in customer service. Therefore, E-mail communication enhances the fast approvals and short-term submissons of proposals. Only digital signatures provide the necessary non-repudiation and tamper protection for those critical transactions. The best reassurance for customers is a high-quality digital signature on E-mails. This protective measure is inexpensive, generates no extra effor for senders and recipients, is also forgery proof. Companies shouldnt wait any longer to use signing and encrypting emails to protect datas in order to keep pace with the society and be more competitive.

Database project

This week’s project was to create an Access database to store information about the gym’s members. First of all, this was the most difficult project that I have never done so far in this class. I had no experience before; however, the tutorial videos help a lot. I was surprised that Access makes creating forms and tables very easy and helps convert a large amount of data into something more manageable. I learned how to create a specific database table, how to manipulate the query activity such as how to set up data order in descending, and how to get the data report. I learned much new knowledge in this week; I will be using Access in the future for my own benefit after learning it this semester.

One way I can enhance the functionality of this database

 would be to set up the system that is able to automatically

 delete the members’ data that are no longer part of the

 gym. Moreover, set up the system to send out thank

email quarterly. By doing this so, gym’s database would be

 very manageable, and it could be very helpful for gym’s

operating system.

Presentation Project

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rgbTuizW8Q&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Presentation Project:

         I selected scenario one which is pitch an entrepreneurial idea to a venture capital company for my presentation project. My entrepreneurial idea is to create an online tutoring system. I grabbed audience’s attention in the first 30-60 seconds by listing out some pros about online tutoring system in across the UF.  I anticipated questions that audiences may have during my presentation; however, it is impossible to answer all the questions the audiences will ask. However, there is a logical flow and sequence of content. There were 3 units involved in the online tutoring system Registration Unit, Administration Unit, and Bookstore Unit.  I believed the audiences should get a better understanding of my concept and how the online tutoring works by fallowing the flows that I delivered.

            In order to ensure readability and avoid clutter, I created my presentation very simple and easy. I made the texts big enough to read; I provided the most important points and concepts in each slide; and I used harmonious color so there were more eye appealing affects. Avoiding clutter by using open space and I didn’t overcomplicate or use vague graphics. Instead of reading the entire presentation slides I said it and explained every concept in detail to enhance my presentation. The information I gave was concise and I think I got my opinion across pretty well.

            I watch other’s presentations and critiqued one of it; there were various ways to present a presentation, some people showed the facts at the beginning of the presentation while others played songs as an opening. Comparing my presentation to theirs, I figured out my presentation was lacking of some concise graphs. However, I pretty satisfied with what I’ve created. The one thing I have learned from critiquing other’s presentation is to make and learn best use of the advantages from others and to avoid and improve the disadvantages of you own.

            After completing the presentation and Web2.0 project, I learned some significant amount of new skills and knowledge of how to create a successful and meaningful presentation. I learned how to upload my presentation and share it online with everyone. I also learned that presentation self-critique is a great way to improve the overall quality of my own presentation. Obviously, PowerPoint is a useful tool in business field both now and future.  I would definitely apply the skills that I learned today in my future workstation. For example, if I will work at a company as a sale assistant. I will create a presentation in order to deliver a clear opinion and specific strategies to increase the sale. Overall, I really enjoyed the learning experience of this project.