I deferred publishing this post for the first breakout student of IS101-3003, Spring 2023 :-)
My quick talk on "Evolving Mindset, Habits, and Horizon" forced itself to the front of this past Saturday's class session.
- Instead of what do I need to complete to pass the course? --> How much can I achieve? What can I showcase on my website and blog? How many Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certificates can I earn?
- Rather than "When is this due?" --> Ask "When can I start?", answer is "As soon as you can".
- Not just MOS Associate (what's required for IS101) --> MOS Expert then MOS Homerun!
Afterwards, students took Bonus Quiz 10A Bonus Quiz 10A – Internet Search Engine. When combined with BQ10B $21.5 Million Business Email Scam, Elijah emerged as the highest score holder. After the review of the answers, I gave a quick a demo on two commonly used skills in Microsoft Excel: freeze pane and highlight non-adjacent cell ranges.
Before giving the class session for students to catch up, Tsz educated the class on How to Become a Drummer and lead the class in clapping. After he had a chance to fully use the practice guide for BQ12 & 13, the leader of the class took on BQ12 - Microsoft Excel 2019 and Spreadsheet Analysis and BQ13 - Apex of Excel.
As he left the classroom, the musical young man indicated that he will complete the required work to take MO-300 PowerPoint by three days after. Before Saturday ended, Tsz declared Microsoft Expert, Let's Go!!!
Earlier this evening, Tsz followed through with what he needed to complete, took and conquered MO-300 with the highest MOS exam score this semester in thus far, and became the first MOS Associate from IS101-3003, Spring 2023. I am so proud of him ^_^
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The evening before this past Saturday's class, Diego took and passed MO-200 Excel, joining Jan, Heather, Tsz, and Elijah. Bringing the proportion of students who are still actively participating and have reached the second milestone to half. I hope the remaining half will join them this coming Saturday.
From Bonus Quiz 10B's article:
Cinema Chain Sees Bad Movie Script Play Out As It Loses Millions In Email Scam
Students,
In your comment, please provide your thoughts on whether the two Pathé chief officers should or should not have been fired. I am eager to hear your rationale.
My first thought was to fire them, for they were found to have acted in a manner that resulted in significant financial losses for the company and violated their duties and responsibilities. They are two Upper executives and should of known about the security protocols set in place and any suspicious activity hence the emails they received.
ReplyDeleteA simple phone call or calls would have saved the company millions. Especially since both had doubts. For me, if they let this slip by without follow up, it makes me wonder what else they would do. I'm not sure I would fire them but if there were room to demote from said positions, I would do that. If that were not an option I would probably make moves to fire but not without counsel to see if I had legal standing to do so, or I'd offer a buyout or severance pay/package.
ReplyDeleteMy thought on the CFO and CEO being fired is that the company made the right decision. Mistakes that big shouldn't be taken lightly. My reasoning for my decision is that they are professionals and if they found it odd it should've been questioned and investigated before sending the money. The two Pathé chief officers should've followed their instincts rather than just shrugged it off. I'm sure they learned from that mistake and hope that they are practicing better attention to detail and verifying their tasks before taking action.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I would honestly imagine that they would have gotten the proper training to avoid falling into such a pitfall, so I do think they should have been forced to resign from their positions. Just based off the fact that they held such high status within the company they should have known better. So in my opinion they should have been scrapped.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that the two chief officers were easily deceived by the email scam suggests a lack of judgment and critical thinking skills. They should have been more skeptical and cautious when dealing with such a large financial transaction, especially given the fact that it was initiated via email. As high-level executives, the two chief officers are responsible for protecting and enhancing the company's reputation and financial performance, and their failure to do are definite grounds for dismissal.
ReplyDeleteNo matter what positions employees are, they are still employees. If employees seriously damage the interests of the company, it is better for the company to be without them. If the two chief officers were important enough to the company, the incident would be perceived as a mistake because the company would suffer from bigger loss without them.
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