ENT100 C6 Outcomes

• 21st-century office


  • Design: Open-plan layout, cubicle layout, modular layout, green spaces
  • People: Focus on collaboration and communication, emphasis on well-being
  • Projects: Use of project management software, adaptable office layouts
  • Technology: Digital communication, responsive websites, document storage
• Ergonomic setup


  Optimizes human well-being and overall system performance
• Ergonomic setup


  • Seated and standing workstations, equipment placement, screen positioning
• Implementing digital elements in a business

  1. Implement digital communication tools

  2. Ensure responsive websites

  3. Integrate social media

  4. Utilize cloud storage and document administration
• Virtual workspace


  • Information sharing, digital citizenship, digital tools, the P's of online interaction
• Administrative considerations for a physical office


  Document management, workspace administration, project-driven administration
• Administrative considerations for a virtual workspace

  Networking, digital communication
• Functions of the HR department

  • Staff policies
  • Recruitment
  • Communication
  • Delegation
  • Motivation
  • Supervision
  • Evaluation
  • Negotiations
• Resourcing approaches


  • Insourcing: Guaranteed skills, consistent development

  Outsourcing: Access to specialized skills, cost-effective

  Internships: Practical experience, fresh perspectives
• Insourcing


  High costs, long-term employment contracts
• Outsourcing


  Difficulty adjusting to company culture, indirect management and quality control issues