...About the Research Proposal Paper With this assignment, you will develop the first section of your Research Proposal paper for this course. Your paper will follow the standard outline of the proposal for the Directed Research Project (DRP). The DRP, a major research paper on a topic (or problem) in your discipline, is a requirement of your graduate work at Strayer. The proposal for the DRP comprises the following sections: 1. Context of the problem. 2. Statement of the problem. 3. Research questions. 4. Significance of the study. 5. Research design and methodology. 6. Organization of the study. 7. Tentative reference list. You will develop and submit one (1) of these sections every week. After each has been graded and returned to you, you will have an opportunity to revise it before assembling all of the sections into your final paper, to be submitted in Week 11. Note that the DRP Manuscript Guidebook is available at https://sunow.strayer.edu/sites/academics/ap/pi/Memos/DRP Manual.pdf Context of the Problem “The Context of the Problem sets up the research statement with background, purpose, and perhaps some support from the literature or acceptable literature alternatives. It is here that the DRP problem or issue is discussed and gives a transitory explanation of what the completed research work-product will most likely contain.” DRP Manuscript Guidebook This is the first section of your Research Proposal paper...
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...UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI Topic: Project Management Using Network Analysis Term paper for the course SMA 473: Network Analysis, Graphs and Scheduling Lecturer: Prof. Ganesh Prasad Pokhariyal. Name: munuhe allan ndungu Registration No: I09/1916/2012 Table of Contents Abstract ………………………………………………………………………………..………. 3 Chapter 1.Introduction …………………………………………………………………………. 4 1.1 Background Information ………………………………………………………….. 4 1.2 Statement of Problem ……………………………………………………………... 4 1.3 Objectives of Study ……………………………………………………………….. 5 1.4 Significance of Study ……………………………………………………………... 5 Chapter 2.Literature Review ………………………………………………………...………….. 5 2.1 Graph Theory ……………………………………………………………………. 5 2.2 Network Analysis ………………………………………………………………... 6 2.3 Project Management …………………………………………………………...... 6 2.3.1 Network Crashing ………………………………………………….. 7 2.3.2 PERT ………………………………………………………………. 7 2.3.3 CPM ………………………………………………………………...9 2.3.4 Gantt Chart …………………………………………………….........9 Chapter 3.Research Method …………………………………………………………………... 10 3.1 Research and Sample …………………………………………………………. 10 3.2 Instruments and Materials...
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...different Health care Administrators problems Ideals for research paper that I need to look into more information on. 1. Medicare/Medicaid Payments 2. Changes in Pay Structure 3. Shortage of Healthcare Professionals 3 challenges facing Hospital Administrators? In 500 words or less, describe the specific health care administration problem that you intend to address in your research project (include a single-sentence problem statement and a single sentence hypothesis at the end of this section). 1. Discuss how you determined your research problem. 2. Explain how your research question will influence your research design. 3. Describe and justify the various resources that you plan to use in development of your resource project. While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment. You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin, unless otherwise directed by your instructor. If so directed, refer to the Student Success Center for directions. Only...
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...balance project at ITL. We have been assigned to work on a “work life balance project” that our industry partner, Intercontinental Trust Limited –ITL wishes to implement for their organization. ITL is an offshore management company which operates in a highly regulated financial environment. It offers a comprehensive range of financial and fiduciary services to international clients based on ethical and socially responsible business practices. It is a rapidly expanding company with an established presence of 15 years in Mauritius. The essence of our teamwork is to bring the knowledge and know- how together with the guidance of our lecturer and the Senior HR Manager from the partner industry that aims at achieving the objectives of this project. The reflection process allowed me to undertake a retrospective analysis and evaluation of the learning outcomes acquired on this project. During the evolution of the project, I have been able to identify a number of hurdles and difficulties which we had to overcome as a team and with the guidance of our lecturer. My incline in this MBA is more on innovation and leadership as part of my continuous learning quest. Due to my experience in diverse fields ranging from hospitality to retail and insurance, I have had the chance to be exposed to different leadership styles. I believe that the …. MBA will provide me with the necessary tools and skills to allow me to develop and fine tune my own set of leadership skills. The team for this project is...
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...Self-Directed learning is definitely workable in tertiary education with today’s technology. Students get access to unlimited resources via the World Wide Web. With the introduction of self-directed learning, students will also be more motivated and independents. Self-Directed learning also demand discipline from both the lecturers and the students. More work must be done before, during and after the lesson. The lecturers must believe that they do not hold all the knowledge in this World and the best that they can give the students is to teach them how to fish instead of giving them the fish. Training must be provided for lecturers to administer self-directed learning. However, self-directed learning cannot be recommended in “full throttle” to the entire curriculum. From the research, it was shown that only about 50% of the students are more receptive to this method for learning. We still have another half of the cohort who prefers to learn through the “traditional” classroom teaching. Motivated students are more willing to spend the extra efforts into research. Employers will find them value-adding to the organization as they are taught to learn by finding answers for themselves. In the higher-learning, they will be able to contribute to a more effective team and obtain potentially better grades than others. The limitation for self-directed learning can be a challenge as we may not be able to assess students’ learning until the conduct of an assessment...
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...Journal Entry The adult learning theory of andragogy is based on a number of assumptions about the adult learner. As adults mature the self-concept change from being a dependent personality to be self- directed. Self-directed allows adults to participate in the diagnosis of their learning needs. Also as adults we bring valuable life experiences to the table which results to being a rich resource of learning. The social role is related to the readiness of the developmental degree of the adult and changes takes place as a person matures. The motivation that one experience is internal rather that external and there is relevance as to why one feels one must learn something. The classroom has to be an atmosphere where it is physically and psychologically appropriate for adults. The climate should allow adults to feel accepted, respected, and supported and there should be spirit of maturity between teacher and student as joint inquirers. The real life experience that has enabled me to make meaning of the andragogy theory is pursuing my master’s degree in education. First I had to make up my mind and realize that I have matured in a way of prioritizing my time and being responsible for making my schedule and taking ownership in my education. After making up my mind and realizing that I needed to pursue this next step I had to motivate myself. It is not easy when I am use to having my parents and my husband to help keep me motivated. So as the result of both parents and my husband...
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...and outside the confines of a laboratory. This approach is especially essential in severe brain injury, where there are limited treatments to enhance motor recovery and the natural history is poorly understood. Specific Aim 1 is to automate the determination of type and quality of upper body movements made by subjects recovering from severe brain injury. We will record movements of subjects recovering from severe brain injury using video and functional activity monitors (FAMs; accelerometer-gyroscopes; Wagenaar et al., 2011) over two-to-three-day research hospital admissions. We will also record healthy controls with video and FAMs while they mimic the most common movements of the clinical subjects. 1A) We will...
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... 20814 DUNS Number: 196693170 TIN: 52-2108043 November 30, 2011 November 30, 2011 Lloyd S. Blackwell U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Reference: Sources Sought Notice; Solicitation No. 2012–0100; Quality Review of EMS Performance Measure Data. Dear Mr. Blackwell: Econometrica in partnership with Traffic Safety Analysis Systems & Services (TSASS), Inc., is pleased to submit a Corporate Capability Statement in response to the above-referenced Sources Sought Notice. We believe we offer the Department of Transportation (DOT) highly qualified expertise and capabilities that will benefit DOT in future work projects. Econometrica and TSASS are small businesses, and TSASS is veteran-owned. If you wish to discuss any aspect of this submission, please feel free to contact me at (301) 657-8311. Thank you for your consideration of Econometrica. Sincerely, Econometrica, Inc. Cyrus Baghelai President/CEO Table of Contents Introduction 1 Capability to Meet the Requirements of the Quality Review 2 1. Experience and expertise in working with or partnering with local EMS agencies and State Offices of EMS 2 2. Working knowledge of operational procedures, training, and organizational structures commonly employed by local EMS agencies 2 3. Experience with and expertise in working with NEMSIS compliant data 3 4....
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...1. Self-Managed/ Directed Team Self-directed work teams, also known as self-managing teams, represent a revolutionary approach to the way work is organized and performed. It is a group of people working together in their own ways toward a common goal which is defined outside the team for example - James River Corporation’s Kendallville Plant ALPHA team. They manufacture cardboard boxes as defined by executive leadership. Team does their own work scheduling, training, rewards and recognition, etc. Minnesota-based 3M is among an increasing number of companies that involve employees in the daily management of their business through work teams. These teams are empowered to take corrective actions to resolve day-to-day problems. They also have direct access to information that allows them to plan, control and improve their operations. In short, employees that comprise work teams manage themselves. At 3M, the movement toward self-managed or directed work teams has been driven more by initiative and need than by corporate directive. Now most of 3M's manufacturing facilities, while at different levels of empowerment and different degrees of involvement, employ a team-based approach. In 1994, 3M's new Brockville, Ontario, facility came on-line as the organization's first "greenfield" site. It was designed and built to operate with self-directed work teams. Many work groups in line divisions and staff groups are moving more and more into self-direction. 3M's commercial office...
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...that can hinder the overall success or the organization will be dissected and different solutions to these issues will be proposed. The organization being used in this study is CB Richard Ellis Service Desk at Baylor. The unit consists of 10 employees. They come from different backgrounds and all have different goals. While a tight knit group, there are some interpersonal behaviors that hinder the organization as a whole. Throughout this project interpersonal behavior is substituted for words such as interpersonal skills and interpersonal relationships. Problem Statement Interpersonal skills are important attributes in maintaining a positive business atmosphere. Without these skills, relations inside a business become hostile resulting in workplace dissatisfaction. The main issue regarding the organization is the lack of positive interpersonal behavior. The main goal is to determine how can healthy interpersonal relationships benefit the organization as a whole? Literature Review There has been a ton of research conducted on interpersonal behavior. Most often it refers to...
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...Module Specification | Code: | BS21116 | Title: | Research Project | Credits: | 15 | Level: | 5 | Administering School: | East Lancashire Business School | Module Leader(s): | Dr Stephen Kirkup | Assessment Split: | Coursework 100% | Recommended precursors: | SS11112 Research Methods | Typical Delivery mode: | In class delivery | Total contact hours: | Typically 45 | Module Description: | This module will provide students with the opportunity to carry out a small scale research project on an appropriate topic. It will build on and extend the knowledge and skills acquired at Level One in the Research Methods module. | Module TLA Strategy: | Learning and teaching is predominantly targeted on an individual basis through on-going supervision. However, to facilitate reinforcement of research methodologies and principles, there will be some formal sessions based on lectures and seminars. This is augmented with the use of peer group based reflections on the ongoing progress and reflection of the research.Assessment1 updated and modified project proposal (20%) and a 2,000 word report on the task/project (80%) | Programme Outcomes to which the module contributes: | A6 A8 C3 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 | Syllabus: | The students will undertake a programme of self managed study with guidance from their project supervisor.Students will:- * Modify their research proposal (previously generated) * Consider the ethics involved * Apply...
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...Self-Consciousness Students Name Student ID Professor’s name Date of Submission Introduction Self-consciousness is a concept that is used interchangeably with self-awareness. Self-consciousness in most incidences occurs after someone realizes that some individuals have been observing him or her for a moment. Self-consciousness in psychological terms can sometimes be termed as a disorder. This scenario occurs since it at times affects the development of self-identity. This situation can at times make someone to be nervous or uncomfortable. However, in extreme cases, self-consciousness is capable of triggering emotional arousal hence leading to unprecedented characteristics. Self-consciousness is also known to be responsible for triggering philosophical reflections on given topics. Many philosophers have argued out that self-consciousness can result in many risks in one’s life. It is important to understand that importance of regulating self-consciousness that we possess. This paper will explicitly affirm that women have a higher self-conscious as compared to male counterparts. Individuals with high self-conscious levels have been known to have greater risks of having different disorders that are associated with internalizing things. A person with higher levels of self-consciousness record high levels of anxiety, loneliness, and depression. Studies have revealed that self-consciousness can at an extreme point make people lose their self-worth. In fact, most of the women...
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...disabilities. Sencibaugh and Sencibaugh looked at published research in the years 2000 to 2014. There were 4 different studies Sencibaugh and Sencibaugh focused on; Cooperative Learning and Cross Age Tutoring, Cooperative Learning and Class-wide Peer Tutoring, Structured versus Unstructured Cooperative Learning, and Cooperative Learning and Peer Mediated Instruction. The first study Sencibaugh and Sencibaugh looked at was Cooperative Learning and Cross Age Tutoring. They found out that the peer tutoring study strategy was more effective than the teacher directed-guided note study strategy. The peer tutoring study strategy was liked more, by the students, than the teacher directed-guided note study strategy. The second study strategy Sencibaugh and Sencibaugh looked at was Cooperative Learning and Class-wide Peer Tutoring. In this particular study, class-wide means all different aged students can participate in an after school-tutoring program. Peer tutoring, as mentioned in the previous paragraph, is more one on one and class-wide peer tutoring is done...
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...Since Guzzos instalment in 1995 to 2009 he had a significant impact to the restoration of Pompeii with a change in policy to shift focus to preservation of what had already been discovered rather than unearth more. The Superintendanza is accountable for the majority of stabilising and restoration projects in both sites such as the House of the mosaics. Controlling the issue of tourism is are the heart of Guzzos policy with the minimisation of street level erosion through the application of barriers to tourist damage, including board walks over mosaic floors and directed tourist traffic flow. Furthermore Italian conservators work in some of the most important buildings in both sites, for example the Suburban baths of Herculaneum, where they have replaced gaps with light coloured concrete to prevent further plaster pealing and have placed covers over ancient graffiti...
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...Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), U.S. government agency administered by the Department of Defense. It was established in 1958, in reaction to the successful launch of Sputnik by the USSR, as the Advanced Research Projects Agency. Although DARPA is only one of many military agencies administering research and development funds, it has been crucial to the development of several important technologies, especially military computers and the Internet. It funds a high percentage of all artificial intelligence research in the United States, as well as significant projects in microelectronics, materials, and behavioral science.[1] DARPA's mission is to maintain the technological superiority of the U.S. military and prevent technological surprise from threatening our national security. DARPA programs focus on high-risk research with that will have payoffs that could provide dramatic advances in military capabilities. Each DARPA office manages a large portfolio of programs.[3] DARPA’s original mission, inspired by the Soviet Union beating the United States into space with Sputnik,[2] was to prevent technological surprise. This mission has evolved over time. Today, DARPA’s mission is to prevent technological surprise for us and to create technological surprise for our adversaries. [2] By focusing on high-risk research that could provide dramatic advances in military capabilities, DARPA maintain its mission which is to prevent any new technological attack from any...
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