...…………………………………………………….............………… 10 Limitations …………………………………………………………………………........………… 11 Appendix ……………………………………………………………………………….…..……… 12 References …………………………………………………………………...……………..……… 16 Acknowledgement We would like to thank Dr. Deepa Sethi, Assistant Professor for providing us with the opportunity to work on this project. Her support and guidance at every stage was highly instrumental in our progress. We would also like to thank Ms.Shindya, Teaching Assistant for scheduling meetings with Prof. Deepa The resources available from our library were extremely useful for our literature study. Most importantly, we thank the students for their time and co-operation in filling our survey Executive Summary The effectiveness of PowerPoint as a teaching aid was observed since its introduction in 1997. In the initial years, the response from the students was highly positive. This could be acknowledged from the higher grades, increase in attendance and reduction in disruptive behaviour, when compared to other mediums like the blackboard and transparent overheads. But, there was also a study which showed that the students’ performance depended on the difficulty of the lecture and not on the medium of teaching. Still, the positive...
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...SEPTEmbER 2008 MISUSE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WHITE PAPER SEPTEmbER 2008 INTRODUCTION 10 years of an average working life spent on email with over three years wasted An EU-wide survey commissioned by Plantronics, Inc. from the Henley management College’s Centre for business in the Digital Economy provides new insight into how managers actually use information and communications technology (ICT) within their organisations and what impact the technology is having on the enterprise in general. The survey makes uncomfortable reading for anyone who believed new technology would automatically break down the barriers to communication, transforming organisations for the better. Rather, it suggests that close to half our ‘communications time’ at work is spent fielding and generating emails of which a full third are superfluous or irrelevant. The extensive use of e-mail for internal transactions is being questioned as a substitute for phone or face-to-face discussion particularly as the lapsed time for decisions is being elongated. The Henley findings also highlight the extent to which electronic work has intruded into home life, creating an expectation of being always connected. True, good use of ICT has benefited operational performance by speeding response times, allowing more effective information sharing, greater inclusivity among organisations, better processes and improved support for decision-making. At the same time, it is making working life increasingly faceless...
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...The drivers of Toyota crisis were Strategic, structural and cultural issues. At the strategic level, the cost reduction strategy added with the increasing of the output volume strategy caused a decrease in quality. Furthermore, the structure of Toyota (HQs in Japan and not in the U.S) impacted Toyota’s response to customer’s claims, taking a long time to address Toyota consumer’s concerns, and in fact was one of the most criticized issues during the crisis. In other words, the company took a considerable time before recalling units that meant life losses and significant economic impacts. At the cultural managerial level, there were difficulties driven by how Japanese address the situation vs. how Americans deal with the problems. The company lost its original philosophy due to different cultural orientations between Japanese headquarters and North American subsidiaries. The fact that Toyota was recovering from its last unit’s recall (due to motors leaking oil) plus the beginning of the global financial crisis, ended up yielding a deviation of the original long term plan to look after the U.S subsidiary´s financial performance, triggering a swap in the three main pillars of Toyota (Safety, Quality and Volume). 2. Michael Porter claims that “operational effectiveness” is not a strategy. Why was operational effectiveness such a focus at Toyota? What are the downsides of “lean manufacturing”? Operational focus was one of Toyota’s main competitive advantages by...
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...Fast, massive and establishes new equilibrium, transform entire organisation, new structure/management, introduce new products (Apple created a new smart phone in response to NOKIA, due to Steve Jobs). 1st order and 2nd order change First Order: incremental/episodic, adjustment in systems, changes maintains & develops Second Order: discontinuous, transformational, radical change that fundamentally alters the organisation (Revolutionary) Type of Organisational Change 1. Tuning: Incremental 1st order) 2. Adaptation: Incremental, reactive 3. Reorientation: Strategic 4. Recreation: Strategic, reactive(2nd order) Theory E & O: Suggesting dimensions of change This is an economic approach with a focus on rapidly increasing shareholder value, with emphasis on financial incentives. It focus’ on developing the organisation’s human capability by creating higher performance, this is done by developing a culture which encourages high...
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...Summary of Group Effectiveness: What Really Matters? By Rameshwar Arora , 2014FPM09 Definition of a Group: A set of three or more people that can identify itself and be identified by the others in the organizations as a group. Purpose of the paper : “This article examines why groups succeed or fail and draws on a detailed case study.” Structure of the paper: Criticism of current knowledge base of group effectiveness, Criticism of current knowledge base of group effectiveness: 1. Current gaps in behavioral science research and theory about groups 2. Group task effectiveness have not well coped up with the increasing imperativeness of group performances. 3. The laboratory studies conducted are time bound and influenced by experimenter. (Drawback – Some crucial variables might be fixed at constant levels , rather their variations would be interesting to see) 4. The work on group dynamics is not insightful as well. (Drawback – It is not generally determined what all phenomena affect or lead to the Three factors play a major role in determining group effectiveness, according to these authors: task interdependence (how closely group members work together), outcome interdependence (whether, and how, group performance is rewarded), and potency (members' belief that the group can be effective). Let us discuss the salient features of each of these three Determinants of Work group ; “these variables influence group performance and can be influenced by members and supervisors...
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...The drivers of Toyota crisis were Strategic, structural and cultural issues. At the strategic level, the cost reduction strategy added with the increasing of the output volume strategy caused a decrease in quality. Furthermore, the structure of Toyota (HQs in Japan and not in the U.S) impacted Toyota’s response to customer’s claims, taking a long time to address Toyota consumer’s concerns, and in fact was one of the most criticized issues during the crisis. In other words, the company took a considerable time before recalling units that meant life losses and significant economic impacts. At the cultural managerial level, there were difficulties driven by how Japanese address the situation vs. how Americans deal with the problems. The company lost its original philosophy due to different cultural orientations between Japanese headquarters and North American subsidiaries. The fact that Toyota was recovering from its last unit’s recall (due to motors leaking oil) plus the beginning of the global financial crisis, ended up yielding a deviation of the original long term plan to look after the U.S subsidiary´s financial performance, triggering a swap in the three main pillars of Toyota (Safety, Quality and Volume). 2. Michael Porter claims that “operational effectiveness” is not a strategy. Why was operational effectiveness such a focus at Toyota? What are the downsides of “lean manufacturing”? Operational focus was one of Toyota’s main competitive advantages by...
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...As a child, Walls' parents chose an alternative lifestyle which they saw as beneficial, but in reality subjected their children to abuse, neglect and extreme poverty. The children had a sad and independent childhood with their parents, who often tended to their needs over their children. In The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls writes of how as a young adult she pulled herself out of the unhealthy lifestyle of her parents, and managed to make something of herself. In The Glass Castle, Rex and Rosemary are not the ideal American parents, but they would be considered effective. They would be considered effective because they taught their children to stand up for themselves, independent, supportive and supportive and always there for each other. One of the effects that the Wall’s parents had on their children was teaching them to stand up for themselves. “The mattress shot forward, and our arsenal of rocks flew through the air. I heard them thud against Ernie’s body and clatter on the road. He screamed and cursed as his bike skidded” (166). When Brian and Jeannette go against the neighborhood bullies they show that they may not have money or what other families have but they are clever. They demonstrate their cleverness by creating their own catapult to stop Ernie Goad and his friends. To sum it all up, Jeannette and Brian learn to stand up for themselves by being a team. The second effect that the Wall’s parents had on their children was teaching them to become independent. “I was...
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...Data bases searched 2005 to 2014 | Key words used | Number of studies found | Cochrane Google scholar | Plantar fasciitis treatment | Systematic reviews | 0 | | | Randomised controlled studies ( RCTs) | 4 | | | Controlled trails | 0 | | | Case studies | 0 | Effectiveness of calf muscle stretching for the short term treatment of plantar heel pain: a randomized trial Joel A. Radford, Karl B. Landorf, Rachelle buchbinder and Catherine Cook Goal: Randomized sham controlled trial to determine whether calf muscle stretching is an effective short term treatment for plantar heel pain Strengths * Used the Foot Health Status Questionnaire which has proven good reliability * Decent sample size (n=92) * Moderate success of blinding Weaknesses * Some of the patients in the stretching group had to discontinue stretching due to pain (this is important to note in the patient handout) * Only demonstrated one way of stretching the calf Conclusion: Calf muscle stretching is not recommended for plantar heel pain Level of scientific evidence: 2 Degrees of recommendation: C/D Cryoultrasound therapy in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis with heel spurs. A randomized controlled clinical study C. Costantino, M.C. Vulpiani, D. Romiti, M. Vetrano, V.M. Saraceni Goal: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of cryoultrasound therapy, in comparison to cryotherapy alone Strengths: * Decent sample size (n=84) * No reported side effects or complications ...
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...Journalists receive the opportunity to use newsu.org, a website which provides courses for aspiring writers. The “Writer’s Workbench” course presents journalists with a wide variety of explanations regarding how to compose an effective work. The course is divided into four sections: Nuts & Bolts, Special Effects, Blueprints, and Useful Habits. The first section, Nuts & Bolts, elaborates towards the fundamentals of writing an effective paper. Writers should appreciate the content of the Nuts & Bolts section, which presents readers with thorough explanations of the necessary characteristics of journalism. The Beware of Adverbs and Using Strong Verbs subtopics, for example, stood out because writers will discover the level of effectiveness that different parts of speech deliver within a report. Writers may not appreciate the list of verb qualifiers at the end of the “Strong Verbs” subtopic, which does not provide examples regarding why to avoid using the listed examples. Journalists will use the content of this section when they need to omit unnecessary details within their works. The second section of the course is entitled Special Effects, which explains how to write formal and creative. This portion of the course is beneficial, because this section explains how to conduct a vibrant and colorful report, while applying formal writing techniques. The Seeking Original Images subtopic was well elaborated, especially when the author humorously cites athlete Cal Ripken, Jr...
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...CASE STUDY-ESSENTIALS FOR AN EFFECTIVE TEAM This case study illustrates the concept of essentials for an effective team and what all are the key ingredients needed to make the team effective and efficient. The key topics covered in this case study are uniformity and consistent goal of team and organization, supportive business environment, team based performance and contribution of each member to the group i.e creating a synergy effect. These key topics are essential for the success of the team. For a successful team based performance competence and commitment to a goal are very important. In order to be successful the team members should be competent i.e should have talent, knowledge, organizational clout, experience and technical know how needed to get the job done. Thus effective team is composed of people who collectively bring all critical competencies to the effort. Team members should have clear and common goal i.e team members goal should be aligned with the organizational goal. In order to have clarity of goal among each team member the concept of ‘’elevator speech’’ can be used. Commitment to a common goal is another ingredient to make the team effective because commitment is a visceral quality that motivates them to do the work and to keep working when the going gets tough therefore understanding the goal is easy but being committed to the goal is tough therefore each member should be committed to attain the goal. Commitment to the common goal is more...
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...Zhean Drae G. Genterola 1 PTB Physical Therapy Article Reflection The main focus and aim of Physical therapy is to help restore the physical capabilities of a certain individual. It is to bring back the physical state of a patient before he/she was injured. The article that I choose is entitled “Neuromuscular Electric Stimulation Effect on Lower-Extremity Motor Recovery and Gait Kinematics of Patients With Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial” by Yavuzer et al. The article is focused on the effectiveness of NMES (Neuromuscular Electric Stimulation) in helping improve the frequent motor inability of stroke patients. The article was not that effective because it was concluded that NMES combined with a conventional stroke rehabilitation program was not superior to a conventional stroke rehab program alone. But it was effective in showing the difference between these two procedures. They managed to determine insignificant gap between the results of the two processes. For me, the article, along with many other PT articles, focused on the concepts of the brain and nervous system, restoring it’s functions to a normal state. They hypothesized that the repeated dorsiflexion of the ankle by NMES may enhance selective motor skills because it helps activate the muscles that are left numb by the stroke that the patient suffered. Stroke is, of course, the loss of blood supply to the brain, thus decreasing the cerebral activity/function. The aim of NMES is to restore full function of...
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...4. Significance and Justifications for the Study The study of E-learning effectiveness is important. It is because we have to define that whether learning by using electronic media or through the Internet is effective or not. Nowadays, technology have helped human in all types of activity including education. This is what we can see in our daily life. Although technology is getting more advances, but there is not necessarily that it can help a lot in education field. Throughout this research, we have to find out the factors and how the factors affect the effectiveness of E-learning. Since technology nowadays is advances than older time, people would rely on electronic device. So, E-learning will be more practical and effective since people nowadays will have more interested on learning by using the combination of technology and education. Besides, with the Internet available, knowledge can spread widely. This can foster the process of learning and people can gain knowledge faster. E-learning may benefits to all of the users which means both of the learners and instructors. Let’s say if a company chooses to train their employee by using E-learning, this may result to material cost decrease. It is because the company doesn’t have to prepare an operating room just for the training purpose. E-learning can be flexible because the learners can study anywhere and anytime as long as there is device and also connection available. The advantages of E-learning are yet...
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...their stakeholders is get them on the same page. The stakeholders and leaders have the same goals and expectations. So has for the leaders are concern their strategy is to express to the stake holders how they are as much involved in the organization as the stakeholders. Stakeholders want to feel a sense of security where they are investing in. As a leader it’s their job to let them know that the organization appreciates them. Leaders can use to their advantage how the alignment correlates to effective communication. In return the stakeholders can expect a successful organization. By leaders showing enthusiasm and the get up go attitude this will further along gear up the stakeholders to fully communicate. . The ultimate test of the effectiveness of communication with stakeholders is getting feedback from the stakeholders themselves (Lang, 1999). Getting feedback from your stakeholders...
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...Team Development I. Between expectations from superiors and the demands of a competitive marketplace, many leaders look for new innovations to increase the effectiveness of team projects. Strategies on how to improve the effectiveness of our Transitional Team were researched to ensure our organization’s success. A. Members of any group collaboration must remain effective at all times to ensure success of the objectives and goals as in regards to their organization. Strategies for improving the effectiveness of the Transitional Team include: clarifying the team mission, creating a plan/objective, and conducting progress reviews. 1. When preparing for a major change, it is best to clarify the team mission. Each team member must know and can comprehend the mission, and understand their role in fulfilling such mission (Maroney, 2004). 2. After clarifying the mission, we must collaborate to develop a plan which outlines the team’s goals and objectives, provides strategies for fulfilling the team mission, and successfully accomplishing the goals and objectives (Maroney, 2004). Such plan should also include the responsibilities of each member in relation to fulfilling the mission and goals (Maroney, 2004). 3. Throughout phases, we should conduct progress reviews during collaboration to discuss and analyze results and future plans concerning...
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...and give an example of your management style? 8. 24/7 operations are like relay races where you take the baton, run with it and then pass it on smoothly. How do you make seamless transitions on shift changes? 9. How effective are you in communicating with your peers and management? Give an example where you have used effective communication skills with your peers or bosses 10. How would you describe food cost and how would you calculate it? 11. Given you know how to calculate food cost how would you place a typical food order and what controls would you use to measure that cost? 12. How would you create a crew schedule? What would you need to build the schedule and what factors would you use to measure its effectiveness? 13. If you are the manager in charge with only two crew members but have three stations to fill: cashier, coffee assembler, and sandwich maker which station would you assign yourself to and why? 14. How effective are you at understanding budgets and implementing them? How do you measure controls and give an example of a budget factor you controlled in the past? 15. How do you schedule your...
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