...By far, I think that the most important factor in my life is my immigrant background and by extension, my Cuban heritage. Beyond the standard quest for the American Dream ingrained in me by my parents, being the child of immigrants has forced me to be extremely independent, especially when making academic decisions. In a lot of ways, my parents can’t give me all the advice American parents can give as to what steps are right for me when I explore career paths or college choices, so that leaves the burden of research and exploration really heavy on my shoulders. Further, in large part due to their extremely high standards and expectations, I’ve been driven to push myself and challenge myself every single day. I really have become very goal-driven...
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...Entrepreneurship TERM PAPER Research paper on the subject of whether it’s better, as a career choice, to be an entrepreneur or work for others Is it better to be an entrepreneur or an employee? Most of the academic research focuses on finding external factors or personal qualities that create entrepreneurs. In early academic papers emphasis has been on psychology and sociology, while more recent research is focusing more on economic perspective. Overall, entrepreneurs are a minority if compared to paid employees. There are most certainly more people who choose to work for someone else rather than attempt to be an entrepreneur. Reasons behind this career choice are very different. Most obvious reason for a rational person might be financial benefits. Research done by Hamilton (2000) shows that initial earnings as well as earning growth is much larger for paid employees in the first 10 years if compared to entrepreneurs, not even including fringe benefits. However, money is definitely not the only factor that affects the career choice when it comes to a decision, whether to become an entrepreneur or to go work for someone else. If entrepreneurs are perceived as utility-maximizing individuals, then independence, risk bearing, work effort, and perquisites associated with self-employment plays a very vital role in their career choice (Douglas and Shepher, 2000). In the following parts of this research paper, various benefits and shortcoming of being an entrepreneur...
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...or paper. | | | A brief paragraph whose purpose is to provide an overview of the thesis or research question. | | | A brief paragraph at the end of a paper that sums up the conclusions drawn by the author. | | | The introduction to the literature review portion of an empirical article. | 5 points Question 3 1. When is a direct quote, in quotation marks, used in a scholarly paper? | | When the author has summarized information from their source. | | | When the author has used information from their source word for word. | | | When the author is giving their own opinion. | | | When the author is listing items. | 5 points Question 4 1. What is the correct order of the sections in an empirical or research paper? | | Introduction, discussion, method, results | | | Introduction, method, results, discussion | | | Introduction, method, discussion, results | | | Introduction, results, discussion, method | 5 points Question 5 1. Which of the following is NOT a specialized career path in the field of Psychology? | | School Psychology | | | Health Psychology | | | Relationship Psychology | | | Counseling Psychology | 5 points Question 6 1. Which of the following is a subfield of Social Psychology? | | Counseling psychology | | | Consumer psychology | | | Human factors psychology | | | Cognitive psychology | 5 points Question 7 1. In which career path...
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...HRD 202: Three Career Skills, Abilities, Needs, and Values Research Paper 1. Analyze your skills, abilities, values and needs to help you determine which three (3) career/occupational areas that you would like to consider as a career path. 2. Complete research and write approximately a 4-5 page paper about the facts and statistics you learned from this search. 3. Begin with an introduction about which three careers you chose to research. 4. Share the following information obtained for each career separately: A. Education, degree(s) and/or certifications needed B. Skills and abilities required C. Average salary or range D. Additional research: * Is this career experiencing a growing or declining trend? * Is this career in demand in certain parts of the country? * Is this career a stepping stone for additional opportunities? * What else did you creatively uncover beyond the assignment requirements that you found pertinent to your decision? 5. Discuss two of your values and two of your most important needs. A. Explain whether each of these careers coincides with your values. B. State how each of these careers may satisfy or not satisfy your needs listed above. 6. Justify why you believe that you may or may not be successful in each career. 7. After reflecting upon yourself and conducting research, end with your conclusion by rationalizing which of these three careers you are leaning towards...
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...RUNNING HEAD: CONSTRUCT AND SUPPORT AN ARGUMENT PAPER University of Phoenix Management – MGT521 Instructor: Diane Hunt-Wagner July 12, 2010 Construct and Support an Argument Paper In this paper, I will outline the three main reasons why I choose to pursue a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA). Although there are multiple benefits to acquiring an MBA, the three most important to me include fulfilling a lifetime personal goal, balancing the needs between my internal and external career, and maintaining my employability skills throughout my career. Results from the Jungian Personality self-assessment classify me to be intuitive, sensing, thinking, and judging (ISTJ). The assessment indicates that ISTJ personality traits are consistent with attributes associated with professionals who work in business related capacities. These results reaffirmed my decision to purse an MBA and a career in the field of business. Why an MBA |Since beginning my career at the somewhat early age of 20, it has been my personal goal to earn my MBA. My first bona fide job was with | |the National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida working as a File Clerk in the Engineering Documentation | |Center. This experience allowed me to interact with some of the world’s best educated scientists and professionals. This experience also | |opened my mind and expanded my world to the possibilities associated with the pursuit and attainment...
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...illinois.edu Instructor: Ann Finnegan 304 Mumford Hall; 333-5509 abfinngn@illinois.edu OFFICE HOURS: Monday 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Wednesday 9 – 11 am Thursday 1:30 – 3:30 pm or by Appt. Course Description: This course provides a study of contemporary issues and career opportunities in AgriAccounting and Finance in Agribusiness. Through an in-depth dialogue with industry professionals, students will develop an understanding of the skill sets needed to succeed in each of the different career paths discussed. Objectives: This course is designed to: * introduce you to a wide range of career opportunities in the fields of AgriAccounting and Finance in Agribusiness, * develop an understanding of the skill sets needed to succeed across the different career paths, * develop appropriate communication skills for use in the business environment, * examine the various academic paths available in AgriAccounting and Finance in Agribusiness and discuss the specifics of each path. Class Format and Participation: This course is a lecture/discussion format. Most class sessions will consist of presentations by guest speakers from various firms. The speakers will discuss their career experiences and the opportunities available to you. Many are alumni of the AgriAccounting or Finance in Agribusiness options and will share with you their views on these programs. The sessions are intended to provide you access to very important resources. Professionalism ...
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...capstone project has a wide variety of forms. The most common feature is the handling of long-term investigative projects culminating in a final presentation, product, or performance. Usually, students are to choose a topic, a social problem or profession of their interests. They conduct researches on subjects selected, maintain a portfolio of the results or findings, and give shape to a final product that demonstrate their acquisition of knowledge and learning. The finality of the research may also be in the form of conclusions like a short film, paper, or multi-media presentation. It may also involve an oral presentation on the project to a select panel of experts, teachers, and community members who evaluate the quality of presentation collectively (“Glossary of Education.”2014)....
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...Gathering Research Data Paper Hayley Lacy CJA/334 April 11, 2016 Rhonda Grant Gathering Research Data Paper Police officers are viewed by the masses of Americans that they are sworn to protect as the men and women in blue. They have sworn to protect the innocent and keep them from harm’s way and in turn do much more than that for their community. It takes an extraordinaire person to be a police officer. They are someone who is willing to dedicate their lives, health and safety in order to protect those who depend on them. In this paper we will attempt to address and research an interest that has been voiced concerning police officers and their jobs. In this paper we will state the purpose behind our proposed research. We will inform you of the interview structure we will use and we will inform you as to some of the questions that we would ask. We will give distinct advantages of a qualitative data-gathering strategy, such as participant observation, over more qualitative approaches. We will inform you when conducting survey research the importance of informed consent and confidentiality. It is a common conception that police officers choose their particular career path simply because they are inheriting a family member’s desire. They choose to be an officer because their father or their mother or a relative was an officer. It is a common conception that officers are not chosen they are inherited and expected to be from family. This area of interest is something...
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...this assignment worth an additional 10%. Here are the instructions: INTERVIEW ASSIGNMENT Objectives: • • To develop your primary data research skills To encourage you to develop a wider network within the business community Procedures: Choose one of the following topics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Careers in Training and Development Careers in Human Resources Careers in Benefits Careers in Compensation Careers in Recruitment 2. Select a company in the surrounding area as the focus for your paper, and ask who is the individual there who holds the position you wish to research. 3. Identify an appropriate individual; (not a relative, a professor or another student) who holds an HR position with responsibilities in the area you are researching. Don't be timid about asking - companies are usually very receptive to students. Schedule a 20-30 minute interview with them. Don't wait until the last minute for this - interviews sometimes must be rearranged to accommodate travel schedules, emergencies and other priorities - give yourself plenty of leeway! 4. Develop appropriate interview questions. The questions must be in written form and a copy of your questions will need to be attached to your paper as an appendix. You'll probably want to read up on your subject before you formulate the questions. Many of your questions should center around the career path that the individual has followed to get them to their current position and the duties that make up their day. 5. Conduct your interview...
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...Career Self-Development | Research Paper | | | | Majd Mohammed | [Pick the date] | | Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Classification of Career 3 2.1. Overall Goals & Objectives Development 3 2.2. Short Term Career Goal (few months to 2 years) 4 2.3. Long Term Career Goal (above 10 years) 4 2.4. Making Career Choices and Decisions 4 2.5. Managing the Organizational Career 4 2.6. Managing Boundary-less Careers 4 2.7. Taking control of personal development 4 3. Career Planning 5 3.1. Importance of Career Planning 5 4. Process of Career Planning 5 4.1. Self Assessment 5 4.2. Self Development 6 4.3. Career Research and Development 6 4.4. Action Plan 6 5. Need to Understand Career Self Management 7 6. Types of Career 7 7. Career Orientation 8 7.1. Organizational Tenure and Age 8 7.2. Employment Status and Gender 9 7.3. Educational Level and Employability 9 8. Conclusion 9 9. References 10 1. Introduction Career Self Management also referred to as Individual Career Management can be expressed as self monitored and examined process of planning the carrier. It involves selecting and setting of goals and working on strategies for achieving them. In recent times career options have increased to a great extent. Career opportunities have also increased due to rapidly development of technology and globalization. It is very essential to manage the career and understand the opportunities with...
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...Information Technician A Career Pathway Research Denise Edwards The College of Westchester Health Information Technology 1564 - MED 215 – 21 FALL I 2015 Abstract This paper explores five published articles that report on information and results from research conducted online by the author about what career path she should take in order to achieve her goal of becoming a successful health information technician. Healthinformationtechnologycareers.com and similar websites highlight the vast amount of career opportunities that is available for anyone who is interested in continuing a career in the health information industry. They also showcase the different levels of education, skill sets and experience one would need in order to succeed as a health information technician. The author wanted to investigate what is the best path to take in becoming a registered health information technician. In her research, she found that it would be best that she continue her education – first in a bachelor’s program in healthcare administration for approximately two years; second – in a master’s program in health information technology for four years - this can either be done online or on campus. It was also discovered that while she is in school, she could either volunteer to work at a hospital or find part time employment at a small doctor’s office that could give the experience needed for a technician. The author also research what effect this career in Health Information would...
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...categorized as new power. In order to improve the economy in Malaysia like these countries, a research came out to analyze HRM in Malaysia( Osman et al.,2011). Osman et al.’s research aim to examine HR practices among firms in Malaysia by provide HRM history and current HR practices in Malaysia ,examine the trend of HRM practices among Malaysia firms and try to find out the relationship between HRM practices and firm performance in Malaysia. However, although the research is effective to help finding out the link between business and HRM, there are some limitations in this research. These limitation are identified in the definition of HRM, research design, result and result discussion. This paper will identify these limitations and analyze the disadvantages using in this research, then evaluate the limitations. The first limitation in this research is the definition of the HRM. As the research mentioned in the history of Malaysia and current HR practices in Malaysia, the author outlined the time when Malaysia organizations began to use human resource practices, how many HR practices were find, about 11,585,000 people were employed in 2009 and Malaysia suffered a 3% deficit in 2009 because of the world economic crisis( Osman et al.,2011). However, the definition of HRM are not clear, three parts of HRM were included in 2009 which are training and development, performance appraisal management and career planning and development. But no definition was included in current HR practices in...
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...02.02 Career Path Chart Considering your interests and expectations, identify two career paths that suit your interests and abilities. Complete the chart and reflection questions based on your research of your chosen career paths. Potential Career Paths | Career Information | Career Path Option 1 Photographer Career Category Artistic | Career Path Option 2 Art Director Career CategoryArtistic | Job description (including daily responsibilities) | Hours vary greatly depending on the position. Most have to do some traveling, and some may travel a great deal. Some may find themselves in life-threatening situations, such as traveling in war-torn areas. | The work can be stressful. Work in art and design studios, located in office buildings or homes. Some work a standard 40-hour week; others work longer hours. | Requirements for path (school, military, training, age, location, skills, etc.) | High School. 2 year college or technical training. 4 year college or university. | 4 year college or university. | Salary/benefits information | 17K-80K | 44K-163K | Opportunities for advancement | Picture editor positions. Some photographers teach at technical schools, film schools, or universities. | Film maker. TV shows. Stage shows. Computer skills. Able to think visually. Creative. | Costs of this path (what you do not like or would miss out on by choosing this path) | Traveling far away from your family. Editing photos for hours. Several hours in a dark room in case...
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...NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET Learner: Todd Martin | | ED 6001-8 | Dr. Sean Spear | | | Action Research for Education | Assignment 2 Sharing Sources | | | ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Faculty Use Only ------------------------------------------------- <Faculty comments here> ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- <Faculty Name> <Grade Earned> <Writing Score> <Date Graded> Assignment 2 Sharing Sources College readiness is a perennial issue, and one that will garner much attention. For several decades, researchers have documented the gap between high school and college expectations, noting that even students who complete a college preparatory curriculum in high school are often poorly prepared for college. This lack of alignment contributes to high postsecondary remediation rates and hinders college completion. Over the years, state policymakers and education leaders have responded with a variety of wide-ranging and costly efforts, including the development of state-level content standards and assessments. However, these standards vary widely among states and generally lack sufficient rigor to assure readiness for credit bearing courses in college. It is...
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...Data Organization Architecture Career IM/300 8/16/2015 Data Organization Architecture Career Introduction Trying to decide what direction your career should go when pursuing a degree in Information Technology can be a daunting task. The benefit of the classes that must be taken in the course of pursuing that degree, give us all a good general idea of many of the different career paths available. Paths such as programming, data analytics, business systems analysis, project management, security, data organization architecture, and networking are just some of the choices that one can make. This paper serves as an outline of how to find out more about the path of business systems analysis. Insights and Organizations for the Data Architect You wouldn’t want to travel to another country without some kind of insight into the culture, demographics, risks, or benefits of the country. You also wouldn’t want to just get off the plane without a mapped out plan of where to go or how to get there. The same holds true for any career choice. You want to know what skillset is needed for a career, what are the job functions, what career path can you take, what’s the need for this skillset before making that choice. Beyond taking a class about the Data Architect role in Information Technology, you should perform research through the many different websites available. Most of the websites which offer information on Data Organization Architecture are the professional organization...
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