...Comparison Matrix Paper: Doctoral Identity Courtney Sims Grand Canyon University: RES811 October 9, 2015 Comparison Matrix Paper: Doctoral Identity Who am I and what have you done with my identity? This is an age old question that has played a prevalent role for over the past five decades. This paper will explore the importance of socialization, professionalism, and developing a scholarly identity through the comparison of the three following articles: “Socialization of Doctoral Students to Academic Norms” by Weidman and Stein (2003) whose purpose was to examine the relationships among the perceived informal structures of the climate in academic departments associated with the socialization of doctoral students to the scholar role; “Developmental networks and learning: toward an interdisciplinary perspective on identity development during doctoral study” by Baker and Lattuca (2010) whose purpose was to develop a deeper understanding on how doctoral programs shape teachers and researchers including the preparation of graduate students for academic careers and the development of an academic professional identity; and “Critical Thinking in Distance Education and Traditional Education” by Visser and Visser (2003) whose purpose was to establish a clear explanation of “critical thinking” and express opinions on the variations in student learning based on whether it was on campus or by various means of distance learning. The comparison of the three articles will include the...
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...Social Integration of Student’s with Autism 2 The purpose of this paper is to review a research article examining the social integration of autistic students in inclusive elementary school classes. The article is: Boutot, E. A. & Bryant, D. P. (2005). Social integration of students with autism in inclusive settings. Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 40(1), 14-23. The article by Boutot and Bryant (2005) begins with a fairly comprehensive review of the related literature that is used to establish a reason to believe that the social integration of student’s with autism in elementary schools may be difficult and hard to attain. The literature indicates that student’s with autism may, in fact, have difficulties gaining social status and establishing friends. The article also defines autism, explains the various deficits common to elementary students who are autistic, and discusses the components that comprise the concept of social integration. The discussion of social integration as a concept is extensive. Each component is separately discussed in terms of what the literature typically shows as to how autistic children function relative to the component, especially when they are in inclusive settings. The components include measures of social status and establishing friendship. Specifically, they are: social preference, social impact, and social network affiliations. The study ended with the formulation of two research purposes...
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...Article review Lex Donaldson, Jane Qiu and Ben Nanfeng Luo .(January 2013). For Rigour in Organizational Management Theory Research. Journal of Management Studies 50:1j. Lex Donaldson (Australian School of Business), Jane Qiu (University of New South Wales) and Ben Nanfeng Luo (University of New South Wales), authors of this article, are respectively a Professor of Organizational Design, a Lecturer in International Business and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. When the article was published in 2013, Donaldson had developed his Introducing Statistico-organizational Theory of the Meta-Analytic Organization with the help of his doctoral students Jane Qiu and Ben Nanfeng Luo from which this article is prompted. In this paper, I summarize the article and offer comments about selected aspects, and suggest areas where additional research findings would assist in understanding the article. Article Summary The authors supported Alvesson and Sandberg assumptions that more rigour will fix the problem of uninteresting research publications and their controversy against pedantic literatureReviews who only agree with incremental, gap-spotting research. However, they contested the belief of Alvesson and Sandberg that rigour in research always leads to baleful outcomes; in the opposite ’Rigour’ is used to challenge assumptions. First argument: most interesting research comes from challenging consensus and overthrowing assumptions by introducing new ideas that contain...
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... A term paper by team White collar East West University Department of Business Administration Marketing Practices of “Prince Bazar Super Store” Limelight on 4 P’s & STP Concept Submitted to: Ms. Husna Ara Submitted by: Team “White Collar” 1. Jobaer Hasan ID: 2012-2-10-167 2. Mobashir Ahmed chowdhury ID: 2012-2-10-220 3. Abdul Aziz Fahad ID: 2012-2-10-249 4. Meraz Hossain ID: 2012-3-10-200 5. Rezwana Sultana ID: 2012-1-10-101 Date of Submission: 25 March, 2013 Date: 25 March, 2013 To Husne Ara Lecturer East West University Bangladesh Sub: submission of the term paper on Prince Bazaar. Dear Madam, We have great pleasure to replace before you our assignment on Super Shop Industry. We have made a research paper on Prince Bazar. We are the student of MKT-101; Sec-6. We analyzed on Prince Bazar to prepare this term paper, we have gathered what we believe to be the most complete information available. We have worked hard preparing this Term paper and we hope it will perfectly present the whole organizational situation of Prince Bazaar. We will be always available for answering any query related with this term paper. We request you to excuse us for any mistake that may occur in the term paper despite us best effort. It will be great pleasure...
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...Topic: Examine groupware systems including their various types and examples of organisational activities they support, and discuss how they would evolve in the future. Student number: 21819254 Introduction Nowadays, usage of IT systems in enterprise environment is growing at an incredible pace. The main purpose of it is to help groups of cooperating individuals to overcome time and spatial barriers. Enterprise systems implementation has led to the problem of cooperation between companies to reach their goals and successfully operate in the current market environment. The rising demand for collaboration software has led to the groupware market expansion. Collaborative software has influenced the expansion of enterprises by improving the effectiveness of a range of tools such as the ability to communicate over long distances. This software had a significant impact on expansion of enterprises and increased efficiency of its work, for example, the communication over long distances. Along with development of technologies, the way workers operate in organisations has completely changed. Monotonous and time consuming tasks can be easily solved using the computer. Consequently, this change led to increase in the number of “knowledge workers”, workers, whose main capital is knowledge (Davenport, Thomas, 2005). Organisations more often require employees, who have the skill and experience of working within a team. Obviously, teamwork has a significantly greater efficiency, especially in...
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...Traditional and new simulation techniques for nanoscale optics and photonics a I. Tsukerman*a, F. Čajkoa, A.P. Sokolovb Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, The University of Akron, OH 44325-3904, USA b Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, OH 44325-3909, USA ABSTRACT Several classes of computational methods are available for computer simulation of electromagnetic wave propagation and scattering at optical frequencies: Discrete Dipole Approximation, the T-matrix − Extended Boundary Condition methods, the Multiple Multipole Method, Finite Difference (FD) and Finite Element (FE) methods in the time and frequency domain, and others. The paper briefly reviews the relative advantages and disadvantages of these simulation tools and contributes to the development of FD methods. One powerful tool – FE analysis − is applied to optimization of plasmon-enhanced AFM tips in apertureless near-field optical microscopy. Another tool is a new FD calculus of “Flexible Local Approximation MEthods” (FLAME). In this calculus, any desirable local approximations (e.g. scalar and vector spherical harmonics, Bessel functions, plane waves, etc.) are seamlessly incorporated into FD schemes. The notorious ‘staircase’ effect for slanted and curved boundaries on a Cartesian grid is in many cases eliminated – not because the boundary is approximated geometrically on a fine grid but because the solution is approximated algebraically by suitable basis functions. Illustrative...
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...Essay 3) Use an extended example to discuss how ‘the sector matrix’ framework is useful for analysing demand and supply linkages in an industry. The end of the 20th century has experienced rapid changes in the way of trading, due to the expansion of capitalism. The Oxford dictionary defines capitalism as “an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state”. Due to high competition, firms have desperately been trying to reduce costs of production in order to maximise profits. Published in “Competitive Advantage” in 1985, Porter’s value chain is a great example to show how much importance firms gave to the supply side of the market in this period. Porter described the value chain as “a set of products and services linked together in a sequence of value adding economic activities”. In other words, it analyses the stages in which a product is created from raw material until it’s finished, each stage adding value to the product. Gereffi’s ‘Global Commodity chains’ uses the old strategy chains and links them with their political and geographical context, adding a spatial and territorial dimension to the demand and supply in a market.________________________________________ In 1998 in their article “Breaking the Chains? A sector Matrix for Motoring”, Julie Froud, Colin Haslam, Sukhdev Johal and Karel Williams tackled the settled chain concepts by showing its limits regarding complex industries...
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...planning. This section provides guidance on the how to apply those standards in conducting audits based on the Citywide Risk Assessment model or requested audits. Specifically, this section will cover the initial planning phase of the audit (preliminary survey) that begins with start the audit, preliminary survey and risk assessment, and development of the audit program. The purpose of audit planning process is to generate information and ideas to better understand the audit subject, determine the audit objective, and to develop the audit field work program. Planning also involves estimating the time and resources necessary to complete the audit. The evidence gathered in background research and later fieldwork is documented in the working papers. Key outputs of audit planning include an audit background memorandum; audit scope statement; risk and vulnerability assessment document; and field work audit program. AUDIT PLANNING PROCESS The audit planning process can be divided into the following three phases: 1) starting the project, 2) preliminary survey (planning the audit and conducting risk assessment), and 3) developing the audit program. These steps are followed by fieldwork and reporting. Details of each of the steps are noted below. Audit Start City Auditor assigns staff to audit. City Auditor and audit team hold a project initiation and expectation meeting. Job start letter sent to agency or department director. If requested audit, Audit staff research audit topic-program...
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...Enhancement 8 3 Conclusion 10 Reference List 11 Appendix 12 * List of Abbreviations CSR Corporate Social Responsibility R&D Research and Development U. S. United States * List of Figures Figure 1 - Internationalization Matrix 12 Figure 2 - Demography China 2025 13 Figure 3 - Urbanization in China Today 14 1 Introduction Founded in 1872 by A. Fukuhara, the traditional Japanese company Shiseido began to successfully produce westernized pharmaceuticals and cosmetics for national high-class consumers in 1878. The founders’ son, S. Fukuhara, studied and gained international experience in the U.S. and France, and thus, induced Shiseido to pursue an international strategy as to grow economically and enhance product recipes by embracing technological change. This strategy change was the initial step towards an internationally successful company which today is worth approximately €7.1 billion (Shiseido Company Limited, 2011a). In order to gain this prosperous status, the company pursued a specific international strategy, which will be elaborated in the first chapter and will be compared to prevailing industry conditions in terms of its adequateness in the third chapter. The second chapter conducts a comparison of Shiseido’s contemporary level of globalization and 30 years ago, while the fourth chapter ultimately analyzes Shiseido’s improvement potential in terms of its company structure and substantial network of international subsidiaries. Case Analysis...
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...University of Guilan, Printed in I.R. Iran CMCE Computational Methods in Civil Engineering Prediction of concrete mix ratios using modified regression theory D.O. Onwukaa,*, C.E. Okerea, J.I. Arimanwaa, S.U. Onwukab Civil Engineering, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 1526, Owerri, Nigeria. Project Management Technology, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 1526, Owerri, Nigeria. Received 30 March 2011; accepted 17 May 2011 a b Abstract The strength of concrete is a function of the proportions of the constituent materials, namely, cement, water, fine and coarse aggregates. The conventional methods used to determine the mix proportions that will yield the desired strength, are laborious, time consuming and expensive. In this paper, a mathematical method based on modified regression theory is formulated for the prediction of concrete strength. The model can prescribe all the mixes that will produce a desired strength of concrete. It can also predict the strength of concrete if the mix proportions are specified. The adequacy of the mathematical model is tested using statistical tools. Keywords: Concrete; Regression theory; Prediction; Mix ratios. 1. Introduction Concrete is a composite construction material consisting of water, cement, fine aggregate (sand) and coarse aggregate. Mix design of concrete is a means of producing the most economical and durable concrete that meet with certain properties as consistency, strength and durability by properly and systematically...
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...Lexington, KY 40511-8410 USA Received 7 October 2003; accepted 29 October 2003 Abstract The state of research into carbon nanotube/polymer–matrix composites for mechanical reinforcement is critically reviewed with emphasis on recent advances in CNT composite toughness. Particular interest is also given to interfacial bonding of carbon nano-tubes to polymer matrices as it applies to stress transfer from the matrix to the CNT. Potential topics of oncoming focus are highlighted. 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction Since the documented discovery of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in 1991 by Iijima [1] and the realization of their unique physical properties, including mechanical, ther-mal, and electrical, many investigators have endeavored to fabricate advanced CNT composite materials that exhibit one or more of these properties [2,*3,*4]. For example, as conductive filler in polymers, CNTs are quite effective compared to traditional carbon black micro-particles, primarily due to their large aspect ratios [5]. The electrical percolation threshold was recently re-ported at 0.0025 wt.% CNTs and conductivity at 2 S/m at 1.0 wt.% CNTs in epoxy matrices [6]. Similarly, CNTs possess one of the highest thermal conductivities known [*7], which suggests their use in composites for thermal management [2]. The main focus of this paper, however, will be on the use of CNTs as discontinuous reinforce-ment for polymer matrices. The CNT can be thought of as the ultimate carbon fiber...
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...Index: |S. no. |Topic |Page no. | |1 |Abstract |5 | |2 |Introduction |6 | |3 |Methodology |7 | |4 |Liquid crystals |8 | |5 |Working Principle and operation |9 | |6 |Types of LCDs |12 | |7 |Advantages of LCDs |13 | |8 |Disadvantages of LCDs |14 | |9 |Applications of LCDs |16 | |10 |Discussions |19 | |11 |Conclusions |20 | |12 |References |21 | Abstract: Today we see items containing an LCD (liquid crystal display) everywhere. They are all around us -- in laptop computers, digital clocks and watches, microwave ovens, CD...
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...chapter 2 strategic planning In Contemporary Marketing Chapter Overview Today’s marketers face strategic questions every day. Planning strategy is a critical part of their jobs. The marketplace changes continually in response to changes in consumer tastes and expectations, technological developments, competitors’ actions, economic trends, and political and legal events, as well as product innovations and pressures from suppliers and distributors. Although the causes of these changes often lie outside a marketer’s control, effective planning can anticipate many of them. For example when the price of gas and jet fuel soared recently, travelers opted to stay close to home instead of enjoying vacations to exotic, faraway places. This represented an opportunity for places like Ocean City, Maryland, and Branson, Missouri. Any destinations that promoted itself to potential vacationers within a short drive could find itself adding up the profits. This chapter lays a foundation for analyzing all aspects of marketing by demonstrating the importance of gathering reliable information to create an effective plan. These activities provide a structure for a firm to use its unique strengths. Marketing planning identifies the markets a company can best serve as well as the most appropriate mix of approaches to satisfy the customers in those markets. While this chapter focuses on planning, in later chapters the task of marketing research and decision making will be explored. ...
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...How can firms use models of analysis to understand their business environment? Discuss using appropriate examples. Organizations can use one business analysis model to analyse a section of its business or combine this with other business models to help them in the strategic planning process to gain a competitive advantage in today’s fast changing markets. SWOT and TOWS are acronyms for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. SWOT (internal-external) provides a checklist of strengths, weaknesses to minimize, uncover opportunities to take advantage of and identify threats to avoid. Whereas the TOWs matrix is (external-internal) matching internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats provides a more in depth look at your company’s standing in its current market and gives an understanding of your competitors. External Opportunities (O) External Threats (T) Internal Strengths (S) (SO) Maxi-Maxi Strategy Use strengths to create opportunities (ST) Maxi-Mini Strategy Use strengths to minimise threats Internal Weaknesses (W) (WO) Mini-Maxi Strategy Minimize weaknesses to take advantage of opportunities (WT) Mini-Mini Strategy DEFENSIVE Minimize weaknesses and avoid threats It is important to use verifiable statements such as “Opportunities to save $10M in changing supplier” rather than “Opportunities to save will be good if we change supplier”. If the business is small it is important to know the risks and limitations in using...
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.......................................................................................................... 1 ORGANISATION OF THE SYLLABUS. ............................................................................................. 2 FORMAT OF THE EXAMINATIONS ................................................................................................ 2 CERTIFICATION AND PROFILE DIMENSIONS ............................................................................... 4 REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES ............................................................................... 5 REGULATIONS FOR RE-SIT CANDIDATES .................................................................................... 5 SYMBOLS USED ON THE EXAMINATION PAPERS...
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