A network is a set of devices (often referred to as nodes) connected by communication links that are built using different physical media. A node can be a computer, telephone, or any other device capable of sending and receiving messages. The communication medium is the physical path by which message travels from sender to receiver. Example media include fiber-optic cable, copper wire, or air c…
The overall aim of this book is to show how new technology (i.e. Infor- mation and Communications Technology (ICT)) is impacting on the shape and form of real estate in our towns and cities, and how it is influ- encing and is being influenced by other forces within what many commen- tators call the ‘new economy’, as part of an ‘information society’. UK private sector commercial prope…
The Marshall University Emergency Preparedness Plan provides a management framework for responding to major emergencies that may threaten the health and safety of the University community, or disrupt its programs and operations. The Emergency Plan applies to a broad range of emergency events, including such incidents as fires or explosions, hazardous material releases, extended power outages, f…
It is becoming evident that a “digital divide” is developing between those who are in a position to take advantage of information technology (IT) enabled opportunities and those who are not. This disadvantage can be caused by the lack of access to information and communication technologies (ICT) or by the lack of skills, experience, motivation, support and awareness that are necessary for m…
The myths and legends here gathered together have appealed and will continue to appeal to every age. Nowhere in the realm of fiction are there stories to compare with those which took form centuries ago when the race was in its childhood —stories so intimately connected with the life and history and religion of the great peoples of antiquity that they have become an integral part of our own c…
This book starts from the premise that the roles of those who teach in higher education are complex and multifaceted. Teaching is recognised as being only one of the roles that readers of this book will be undertaking. It recognises and acknowledges that academics have contractual obligations to pursue excellence in several directions, most notably in teaching, research and scholarship, supervi…