SWOT Analysis

SWOT Analysis or SWOT Matrix describe about the Strength (S), Weakness(W), Opportunity and Threat (T). This article try to cover following point about the SWOT analysis.

Q 1 What is SWOT analysis?

Q 2 What are the Element of SWOT?

Q 3 Why researchers use SWOT analysis?

Q 4 In which discipline Researcher use SWOT analysis?

Q 1 What is SWOT analysis?

SWOT analysis (or SWOT matrix) is a strategic planning technique used to help a person or organization identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to business competition or project planning or new innovative service or improve any existing.

Elements of SWOT

Strength: –

Strength are Advantages, plus existing Resources of individual, groups, Team, institutions, Organisation.

Weakness:-

Weakness are the disadvantage and Limitations of individual, groups, Team, institutions, Organisation

Opportunity: –

Opportunities indicated as positive forces/ Area of Improvement +Avail the chances to explore the expansion out of the box.

Threat:-

Threats are the negative forces external trouble or obstacle in progress.

SWOT Matrix

Strength and Weakness are internal Factor

Opportunity and threats are external factor

Strength and opportunity are positive forces

Weakness and Threat are negative forces

Q 2 Why do researchers use SWOT analysis?

Researcher uses SWOT analysis in any decision-making situation or planning initiative   

1. SWOT uses in like commercial organizations, Business enterprises, governmental units, and individuals.

2. SWOT analysis may also be used in creating a recommendation during a viability study/survey.

3. SWOT analysis may also be used in pre-crisis planning and preventive crisis management.

In short summary SWOT analysis use in Strategic Planning, Matching and converting/Competitive advantages, Corporate planning and Marketing.

Q 4 In which discipline Researcher use SWOT analysis?

SWOT analysis use in the Academic discipline of Social Science, Business administration, Economics, Management and marketing disciplines.

How to cite this Article

Ali, MY (08 Sep 2021). SWOT Analysis. https://profileusuf.wordpress.com/2021/09/08/swot-analysis/

References

Humphrey, Albert ( 2005). “SWOT Analysis for Management Consulting” (PDF). SRI Alumni Newsletter. SRI International.

Blake, Martin; Wijetilaka, Shehan (22015). “5 tips to grow your start-up using SWOT analysis”. Sydney. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

Boolean Operator for searching literature by Muhammad Yousuf Ali

Boolean Operator

Boolean searching is based on an algebraic system of logic formulated by George Boole, a 19th century English mathematician. In a Boolean search, keywords are combined by the operators AND, OR and NOT to narrow or broaden the search.

Types of Boolean Operator

There are three Boolean operation AND OR and NOT. It is always type and donate with capital letter.

Functions of Boolean operator

AND OPERATOR

• Narrow search results tell the database that ALL search terms must be present in the resulting records Example: cloning AND humans AND ethics

The purple triangle in the middle of the Venn diagram below represents the result set for this search. It is a small set using AND, the combination of all three search word.

OR OPERATOR

• Broad and Expand the  Search Term Locate in and retrieve if found any Single Result connect two or more similar concepts (synonyms)Example: cloning OR genetics OR reproduction

All three circles represent the result set for this search. It is a big set because any of those words are valid using the OR operator.

NOT OPERATOR

• Refine the Term se NOT in a search to: exclude words from your search

Narrow your search, telling the database to ignore concepts that may be implied by your search terms

Example:  Football NOT Soccer

Advantages of Boolean Operator

1.  Helps in literature Search

2. It support to build search strategy in different search engine or database i.e. Google scholar, PubMed, CINHAL and etc.

3. Save the time of users

4. Find out adequate number of literature

5. Refine filter and narrow and broader and expanded

Cite This Article

Ali, MY (31 Mar 2021). Boolean Operator for searching literature.

5-minutes Information Channel Episode # 9 artificial intelligence tools use in libraries

5-minutes information channel episode #9, In this episode I talked about artificial intelligence tools use in libraries.
What is Artificial Intelligence ?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an area of computer science that emphasizes the creation of intelligent machines that work and react like humans.
Artifical Intelligence is an emerging Technology used in professional field (Medicine, Surgery, Health Sciences, Automobile, Engineering, Climates, Industries, Economics, Business, Pharmaceutical and Others)
Similarly Artificial Intelligence reached in libraries, different tools of artificial intelligence used in the libraries i.e. Most populars are
1) System Experts
2) Natural Language Processing
3) Pattern Recognition
4) Robotics
5) Big Data
6) Data Mining
#Deeplearning #Machinelearning #Computerscience #AI #Libraries #Research #phdlife #Informationscience #IoT

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