...Becker, J. (2001) School investments in instructional technology. Teaching, learning, and computing report, report 8. Retrieved February 25, 2008, from http://www.crito.uci.edu/tlc/findings/report_8/startpage.htm Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow (ACOT). (2000) Influences and barriers to the adoption of instructional technology. In Proceedings of the mid-south instructional technology conference. Retrieved April, 20, 2008, from http://www.mtsu.edu/%7Eitconf/proceed00.htm Van Dusen, J. (2000) Integrating technology into the classroom: eight keys to success. J Technol Teach Educ 10(1):95–100 Perkins, L. (2001) Putting the pieces together. Paper presented at the international conference on learning with technology, does technology make a difference? Temple University, Philadelphia, March 2000 Erickson, N. (2002) Combining universal access with faculty development and academic facilities. Commun ACM 41(1):36–41. doi:10.1145/268092.268106 CrossRef Roblyer, L. (2007) Oversold and underused: computers in the classroom. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA 1. Glyn, P. (Winter 2005) High access and low use of technologies in high school classrooms: explaining an apparent paradox. Am Educ Res J 2. Debard R, Guidera S (2000) Adapting asynchronous communication to meet the seven principles of effective teaching. J Educ Technol Syst 28(3):219–230. doi:10.2190/W1U9-CB67-59W0-74LH CrossRef 3. Dede C (2000) Rethinking how to invest in technology...
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...Write a 3-5 page papner describing the application of interest arbitration with regard to public sector employment. Within the assignment describe a recent high profile bargaining process between a union and a public sector employment organization (hospital, police, air traffic controllers, and teachers) in which issues were not resolved and the unresolved issues were sent to an impartial arbitrator for a final decision. Do you agree with the final ruling? Please support your stance with academic research. Please support your assignment with research and submit in APA format. Additionally, please submit your assignment in a paper format with a list of references (using APA standards) at the end of the assignment. Application of Interest Arbitration with Regard to Public Sector Organization Schuyler McKenzie One of the most popular method of solving disputes is through arbitration. American Arbitration Association (AAA) is the most popular arbitration in the world, as it has over 800 employees in 35 offices worldwide and represents over 8,000 arbitrators and mediators worldwide. Arbitration is actually an extremely old form of settling disputes between people, businesses, as well as between nations. The process itself is a private method of adjudication, which uses at least one arbitrator to resolve the dispute. Several companies have resulted to using arbitrational clauses within their contracts, as they have become more plentiful...
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...Case name | Reporter | Court/Year | Findings | Wheaton v. Peters | 33 U.S. (8 Pet.) 591 | 1834 | There is no such thing as common law copyright and one must observe the formalities to secure a copyright. | Baker v. Selden | 101 U.S. 99 | 1879 | Idea-expression divide. | Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony | 111 U.S. 53 | 1884 | Extended copyright protection to photography. | White-Smith Music Publishing Company v. Apollo Company | 209 U.S. 1 | 1908 | Reproduction of the sounds of musical instruments playing music for which copyright granted not a violation of the copyright. | Bobbs-Merrill Co v. Straus | 210 U.S. 339 | 1908 | No license to use copyrighted material. License cannot extend holder's rights beyond statute defined by Congress. | Bauer & Cie. v. O'Donnell | 229 U.S. 1 | 1913 | Differences between patent and copyright defined also prohibits a license from extending holder's rights beyond statute. | Macmillan Co. v. King | 223 F. 862 | D.Mass. 1914 | Limits of fair use with respect to an educational context and to summaries. | Nichols v. Universal Pictures Co. | 45 F.2d 119 | 2d Cir. 1930 | No copyright for "stock characters". | Shostakovich v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. | 196 Misc. 67, 80 N.Y.S.2d 575 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1948), aff'd 275 A.D. 692, 87 N.Y.S.2d 430 (1949) | 1948–9 | No moral rights in public domain works. | Alfred Bell & Co. v. Catalda Fine Arts, Inc. | 191 F.2d 99 | 2d. Cir. 1951 | Variations of works in the public domain...
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...QUESTION: In ASIC v Healey [2011] FCA 717 at [14] Middleton J stated: A director is an essential component of corporate governance. Each director is placed at the apex of the structure of director and management of a company. The higher the office held by a person, the greater the responsibility that falls on him or her. The role of a director is significant as their actions may have a profound effect on the community, and not just shareholders, employees and creditors. Under the Corporations Act 2001 anyone who is over 18 and not disqualified can be a director. Is it appropriate that there be no qualifications for directors? Should there be different requirements for directors of proprietary companies and directors of public companies? ANSWER Sections 201B(1) and 201B(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 stipulate that directors must satisfy a minimum age requirement of 18 years and are ineligible for appointment if they are disqualified from managing corporations. This qualifies a large proportion of the Australian population. Nonetheless, it is appropriate that there be no qualifications for directors; the corporate form should be available to everyone. The onerous obligations imposed on directors set a high benchmark for Australian directorship. To require positive qualifications would disqualify many competent directors. Qualifications would be inappropriate in many business contexts because the skills required of directors are specific to the corporation. Directors can...
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...School of Policy, Planning and Development University of Southern California PPD 515: Strategic Management of Healthcare Organizations Intensive Semester |Session I: June 5 through 8, 2008 |Time: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM | |Session II: June 23 and 24, 2008 | | |Session III: July 14 and 15, 2008 | | Professor: Robert C. Myrtle, D.P.A. Office Phone: (213) 740-0378 FAX: (562) 439-2250 Home Phone: (562) 438-4359 E-Mail: myrtle@usc.edu Office Hours: By Appointment Only Office Location: Lewis Hall 301e Course Description Application of principles of health administration in several practice settings. Decision making, strategic management, organizational performance, communication, and provider comparisons. Introduction This course is designed to be the capstone course for the Master of Health Services Administration degree. It assumes that the student is in the final semester of graduate work and has successfully completed course work in health issues and policy, health economics, financial management, organizational behavior, quantitative analysis, and health law. The title of the course and its description has been instrumental in shaping the focus of this course and the material...
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...Lichtenstein & Williamson: Consumer Adoption of Internet Banking UNDERSTANDING CONSUMER ADOPTION OF INTERNET BANKING: AN INTERPRETIVE STUDY IN THE AUSTRALIAN BANKING CONTEXT Sharman Lichtenstein Deakin University, Australia sharman.lichtenstein@deakin.edu.au Kirsty Williamson Monash University and Charles Sturt University, Australia kirsty.williamson@sims.monash.edu.au ABSTRACT This paper reports key findings from an interpretive study of Australian banking consumer experiences with the adoption of internet banking. The paper provides an understanding of how and why specific factors affect the consumer decision whether or not to bank on the internet, in the Australian context. A theoretical framework is provided that conceptualizes and links consumer-oriented issues influencing adoption of internet banking. The paper also provides a set of recommendations for Australian banks. Specifically, the findings suggest that convenience is the main motivator for consumers to bank on the internet, while there is a range of other influential factors that may be modulated by banks. The findings also highlight increasing risk acceptance by consumers in regard to internetbased services and the growing importance of offering deep levels of consumer support for such services. Gender differences are also highlighted. Finally, the paper suggests that banks will be better able to manage consumer experiences with moving to internet banking if they understand that such experiences involve a...
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...FACTORS AFFECTING E-PROCUREMENT IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA (A CASE OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF KENYA) MICHAEL MWANGADA MGANGA L126/31112/2012 THIS RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED FOR PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE AWARD FOR DIPLOMA IN PURCHASING SUPPLIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 2015 DECLARATION Declaration by the Student This is my original work and has never been presented to any other institution or any other examination body Name: Michael Mwangada Mganga Signature: ________________ Date: ____________ This research project has been submitted for Examination with my approval as University supervisor. Name: M Sign: _______________________ Date: _________ DEDICATION This is dedicated to the Almighty God for his blessings for the whole duration of my study. Moreover my family members especially my parents for their moral and financial support that they have extended to me throughout my studies. You taught me the value of education and helped me believe that I can make it in life with more effort. I am heartily thankful to my supervisor, whose encouragement, guidance and support from the initial to the final level has enabled me to develop an understanding of the subject. Lastly, I offer my appreciation and blessings to all those who supported me including my fellow students through their encouragement during the completion of the project. You need to use name? ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This project is a success through the...
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...paper’s title. No “Introd The introduction continues here ... APA-MLA 3.0.indd 1 t Eins In 19 Zu Zu Ei .. .. Effects of Contrast Method Participa nts total number Describe the selection process for subjects, the chosen, and the number in each subgroup or sample Materials ... of subjects 4 .. .. 19 s of Contra st 2 Describe specialized equipment by giving the and location of the commercial supplier . . . Procedure Include model number and the name 6 of 32 trials 5 cm. 3 women, 6 men, 11 dogs, 9 bees 8% of those interviewed $5 Chapter 4, Table 7 “Twelve trials revealed . . .” 0.78 mm, p=.78 1950s .. t the paper title. ate only four or five previous research se all instruca step-by-step summary of the...
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...Strategic Alliance: Building Tomorrow, Today Pursuing and Maximizing Our Potential Developing Our Road Map Focus Groups Summary Report* As of March 2008 * So far The Guilford Strategic Alliance: Building Tomorrow, Today - Community Survey Results Table of Contents Introduction Focus Group Summaries Immigrants Judicial System Greensboro News and Record Editorial Staff Secondary Education Greensboro Foundations Towns – Jamestown, Pleasant Garden, Sedalia, Stokesdale, Summerfield, Whitsett Higher Education Environment Cooperative Extension County Advisory Group Former Guilford County Commissioners Non-Profit Organizations Hospitality, Conventions, Arts & Sports Focus Group Detailed Notes from Focus Group Meetings Introduction Why Focus Groups? Phase One of the Strategic Alliance Project was Assessment. The goal during this phase was to engage the public in the project, to receive comments from stakeholders and residents, and to establish a benchmark for future public assessments of County performance. Three methods were used to meet the Assessment goal: a community survey, facilitated public forums and focus groups. This report summarizes the focus group discussions. How did input differ from the community forums and survey? The focus groups are made up of community stakeholders that have specific interactions with County government. In some cases there is a very strong existing relationship. In others, there is a desire for greater interaction. For example, while...
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...Managing Change in the NHS Organisational Change A REVIEW FOR HEALTH CARE MANAGERS, PROFESSIONALS AND RESEARCHERS Valerie Iles and Kim Sutherland Managing Change in the NHS Organisational Change A REVIEW FOR HEALTH CARE MANAGERS, PROFESSIONALS AND RESEARCHERS Valerie Iles and Kim Sutherland Contents Purpose and Acknowledgements Foreword 5 7 8 Introduction Part 1 The literature on change management Part 2 Tools, models and approaches: a selective review 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Where does the literature come from? What kind of evidence does it provide? What is meant by ‘change’? Organisational change in the NHS 12 13 14 18 2.1 How to access the models 2.2 How can we understand complexity, interdependence and fragmentation? Weisbord’s Six-Box Organisational Model 7S Model PESTELI Five Whys Content, Context and Process Model Soft Systems Methodology Process modelling Process flow Influence diagram Theory of Constraints (TOC) 22 25 25 27 29 30 32 34 36 37 38 39 40 40 42 43 45 46 47 48 48 50 54 54 55 56 56 58 2.3 Why do we need to change? SWOT analysis 2.4 Who and what can change? Force field analysis ‘Sources and potency of forces’ ‘Readiness and capability’ Commitment, enrolment and compliance Organisation-level change interventions Total Quality Management (TQM) Business Process Reengineering (BPR) Group-level change interventions Parallel learning structures Self-managed teams Individual-level change interventions Innovation research...
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...Language in Society 21, 1-26. Printed in the United States of America Social network and social class: Toward an integrated sociolinguistic model1 LESLEY MILROY AND JAMES MILROY Departments of Speech (L.M.) and English Language (J.M.) University of Newcastle upon Tyne Queen Victoria Road at St. Thomas' Street Newcastle upon TyneNEi 7RU, United Kingdom ABSTRACT In sociolinguistics, approaches that use the variables of socioeconomic class and social network have often been thought to be irreconcilable. In this article, we explore the connection between these variables and suggest the outlines of a model that can integrate them in a coherent way. This depends on linking a consensus-based microlevel of network with a conflict-based macrolevel of social class. We suggest interpretations of certain sociolinguistic findings, citing detailed evidence from research in Northern Ireland and Philadelphia, which emphasize the need for acknowledging the importance of looseknit network ties in facilitating linguistic innovations. We then propose that the link between network and class can be made via the notion of weak network ties using the process-based model of the macrolevel suggested by Thomas Hejrup's theory of life-modes. (Sociolinguistics, sociology, quantitative social dialectology, anthropological linguistics) One of the most important contributions of Labov's quantitative paradigm has been to allow us to examine systematically and accountably the relationship between language...
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...assignment is to consider whether mental health patients have autonomy or do staff and the healthcare environment merely allow them a measurable quantity of autonomy based on legal, ethical and moral restrictions, if this is the case, is this autonomy at all? Placement experiences will be given in relation to patient autonomy and related ethical, legal and professional issues will be supported and/ or contrasted by relevant literature. Patient autonomy and capacity, consent, compliance, coercion and paternalism with be considered. In an attempt to show a deeper understanding and ability to apply theory to practice, the moral theories of liberal individualism, utilitarianism, Kantianism and communitarianism will be discussed in relation to patient autonomy. Attitudes, values, assumptions related to patient autonomy, implications for practice and care provision will also be reviewed. This topic has been chosen, due to personal interest following practice experiences on an adult acute mental health unit. All identifying factors relating to the patients have been changed to maintain client confidentiality (Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct 2002). A conclusion will be offered to evaluate findings, finalising with a reflective summary focusing on the process of enquiry. Autonomy Autonomy means self rule (Dworkin 1988). It as the ability to think, choose and act freely and independently (Gillon 1992). Each human being is part of a race of people, culture...
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...\\server05\productn\C\CPP\8-2\CPP204.txt unknown Seq: 1 5-JUN-09 8:30 Racial profiling and searches: Did the politics of racial profiling change police behavior?* Patricia Y. Warren Florida State University Donald Tomaskovic-Devey University Massachusetts, Amherst Research Summary Scholarly research has documented repeatedly that minority citizens are disproportionately stopped, searched, and arrested relative to their baseline populations. In recent years, policymakers have brought increased attention to this issue as law-enforcement agencies across the United States have faced allegations of racial profiling. In the 1990s, the politics generated by accounts of racially biased policing placed heightened pressure on law-enforcement agencies. However, to date, few studies have explored whether the increased social and political scrutiny placed on police organizations influenced or changed their general pattern of enforcement among black and white citizens. Using data in the search and citation file from the North Carolina Highway Traffic Study, this research specifically examined whether the politics generated by the media coverage of racial profiling and racial profiling legislation in North Carolina influenced the search practices of officers of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol’s drug interdiction team. The findings suggest that media accounts and the passage of new legislation were particularly powerful influences, which thereby reduced ...
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...sufficiently close relationship to give rise to a duty of care. Reasonably foreseeable: - It is reasonably foreseeable that any carelessness on the part of the defendant could harm the plaintiff. Did the defendant’s act impart harm “that you could reasonably foresee would be likely to injure your neighbour”? (Donoghue v Stevenson). Incremental Approach: 1. type of relationship between the parties; a) the vulnerability of the plantiff, b) degree of control of defendant, c) special knowledge of the defendant of the plaintiff’s situation. 2. the type of loss or injury (physical, psychiatric, economic) 3. policy and; 4. physical, casual and circumstantial proximity may still be used (Kirby, Modbury triangle shopping centre pty ltd v Anzil) “proximity is the best notion yet devised by the law to delineate the relationship of negibour” Proximity test involves a notion of nearness in the relationship between the parties. as a principle stated in Rylands v Flectcher, “identifying the categories of case…rather than a test for determining whether the circumstances of a particular case bring it within such a category, either established or developing”. Sullivan v Moody applied tradtional common law approach “…although not determinative, is instructive”. Where duty of care will fail Policy(whether a duty of care exists. Public policy does not allow the following area, 1. legal practitioners in the performance of court work...
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...Equality and the Constitution 4 Class 1: Slavery and the Constitution 4 1. The Original Constitution 4 2. State v. Post 4 3. Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) 4 4. Reconstruction 5 5. Post-Reconstruction Cases 6 Class 2: The Advent of American Constitutional Law: Brown 7 6. RACIAL EQUALITY 7 7. Brown I (1954) The segregation of children in public schools based solely on race violates the Equal Protection Clause. 7 2. Brown II 8 3. What was the constitutional harm in Brown? 8 4. THEORY 8 5. Subsequent School Desegregation 9 Class 3: Local Efforts to Desegregate: Parents Involved 11 6. Parents Involved 11 Class 4: Rational Basis Review: Cleburne, Romer, etc. 13 2. Tiers of Scrutiny 13 3. Beazer (1979) 13 4. Moreno (1973) 14 5. Cleburne (1985) 14 6. Romer (1996) 15 7. Nordlinger (1992) and Allegheny Pittsburgh (1989) 16 8. Lee Optical (1955) 17 Class 5: Racial Classifications and Heightened Scrutiny: Strauder, Korematsu, Loving 17 9. Heightened Scrutiny Analysis 17 10. Strauder (1880) 17 11. Korematsu (1944) 18 12. Loving (1967) 19 13. Theories Supporting Strict Scrutiny of Racial Classifications 20 14. Tiers of Scrutiny 20 15. Tiers of Scrutiny Table 21 Class 6: Facially Neutral Classifications: Washington v. Davis 21 16. Types of Discrimination (from Fall) 21 X. Disparate Impact 21 XI. Purposive Discrimination 22 ...
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