...Running head: THE CONCEPT OF ADAPTATION 1 Sensory Adaptation Experiment Aspects of Psychology American InterContinental University November 20, 2013 THE CONCEPT OF ADAPTATION 2 Process and Results of Each Experiment Experiment 1 with Sandpaper- After rubbing my index finger on the very coarse sandpaper a few times, I would rate the coarseness on a scale of 7 (very coarse). This experiment gave me a tingling feeling in my finger. After a minute or so from resting my index finger, I ran the same index finger on the sandpaper and found that it wasn’t as coarse as the first time. I would rate its coarseness at a 3 which led my finger to not react to the paper as much as the first time. So I feel that my senses adapted to the coarseness of the sandpaper. Experiment 2 with Sugar Water and Fresh Water- I took one cup and put two teaspoons of sugar in with fresh water and stirred it. In the second cup I only put fresh water in it. I then took the cup with sugar water in it and took a sip and swished it around in my mouth. I noticed that I could feel my taste buds were stimulating but after a few seconds they became less stimulated. When I had tasted the fresh water and swished it around, I noticed that I tasted a hint of salt. It surprised me because I wasn’t expecting to taste salt beings...
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...YOUTH VIOLENCE IN SCHOOL Introduction There is a great amount of youth violence in schools. According to the Division of Violence Prevention fact sheet (2012), youth violence has various behaviors, such as bullying, slapping or hitting. These types of violence behaviors can cause more emotional damage than physical harm. There are a number of reasons why youth become violence. This essay will describe the cause and effects on youth violence in schools. Mental and Behavior Causes Students with disorders such as bi-polar disease or depression find it hard to see anything positive in their lives. When they become ridiculed or turned down by classmates they tend to obsess over their own faults. This can cause them to take their lives or others’ lives that have harmed them. According to Cullen (2012), this was partly the case for one of the Columbine killers, Dylan Klebold. Cullen discusses the other Columbine killer, Eric Harris, as a psychopath who raged in his journals about everything he hated in the world. Students with disorders such as opposite defiant disorder, demonstrate violence and rebellious acts in children and teenagers. These disorders show aggression and destructive behaviors towards authority. External Causes Violence on TV, music, movies and video games are known contributions in the rise of violence in the schools. School violence...
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...Origins of Vernacular language and how its spread American InterContinental University Jermie M. Brown Today, the Spanish dialect is employed by approximately 332 million speakers, and it is 2nd only also Chinese as probably the most typically talked dialect on the planet. In the Americas, Spanish is probably the most far reaching first dialect, and local Spanish speakers may likewise be found during Europe, the United States, the Pacific Islands, and actually Africa. Spanish is additionally a standout amongst probably the most often talked 2nd dialects, and individuals during the world have learned it because of its helpfulness in specific and expert correspondence. However, Spanish wasn't dependably the predominant setting of correspondence that it's today. Less than 600 years prior, Spanish was simply an area lingo talked in the Castilian locale of Spain. Be that as it can, through years of research, victory, and persuasive modify, the occupants of this little locale determined how to create their dialect from somewhat identified tongue to a global vernacular. Spanish is really an area of the Indo-European group of dialects, which started around 5,000 decades prior functioning at a profit Sea area. As cultivating and the inactive life style it required distribute during Europe and Key Asia, Indo-European repeatedly distribute simultaneously. While speakers of Indo-European transferred during both mainlands, they regularly lost experience of each one of these in turn...
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...TO: Michelle Dietrich FROM: XXXX XXXXXX DATE: November 29, 2015 SUBJECT: Target Market Dear Ms. Dietrich, Given the current state of the economy, having a well-defined target market is more important than ever (Porta, 2010). As much as we would like to we cannot afford target everyone. Target marketing will allow us to direct our marketing dollars and create a brand message for our specific market that is more likely to buy from us than other markets. By doing this it will create a more inexpensive, well-organized, and effective way to reach our potential customers and generate business. Another benefit of having a clearly defined target audience is that it would be easier for us how to determine where and how to market our company. Defining our target market will be the most difficult part. Once we realize whom we plan on targeting, it will be easier to determine which media use to reach them and what marketing messages will resonate with them. We can save money and get a better return on investment by when we define our target market. We will save money by sending direct mail to those who fit our criteria instead of send them to everyone in the Zip code. Demographic Characteristics Our target market should include people who share similar demographic characteristics as our current customers. Demographics include items such as age, gender, income level and amount of education (Joseph, n.d.). For example, demographic information may show you that a likely...
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...Reduction of Juvenile Delinquency in the United States Terry Gatlin AIU Online Abstract In the United States, juveniles involved with the law are treated differently from adults. However, this has not always been the case. In the earlier times, children were thrown into jails with adults. Long prison terms and corporal punishment were common. Some children were even sentenced to death for their crimes. Juvenile Delinquency in America In the United States today Juvenile Delinquency is getting way out of hand, when it comes to harsh crimes being committed by our youth. Today the majority of the states have set an age limit in which determines whether the person who is accused of a serious/non serious crime is treated as an adult or a juvenile. However, most states in the U.S. consider those who are under the age of 18 as juveniles. But some states have set their limits to 16 or 17years of age. Consequently, most of the states if a juvenile is charged with a serious crime, such as murder etc. that child can be sent to a criminal court and could be tried as an adult. The public appears much more aware of juvenile crime today than in the past; this is due in part to more thorough reporting techniques and greater emphasis on publicizing delinquent acts in the media. Official U.S. crime reports in the 1980s showed that about one-fifth of all persons arrested for crimes are under 18 years of age. In the 1970s, juvenile...
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...Developing a Success Plan Creating an Action Plan I have started working on achieving my academic goals by going back to school. I will start my assignments as they are available and complete them before the due date. Most of my free time is after 8 pm, so that is likely when a bulk of the work will be done. I plan to stay focused by working in a quiet, cool area and stay ahead of the due date not waiting unit the last minute. I’m going to study the reading materials at the beginning and middle of the week in small sections. Once I have completed a few classes I plan to add a second concentration for Health Care Management. I would like to complete my degree with a double concentration to broaden my career options. After I graduate I will look into taking my education even further with a Master’s Degree. Having an education and a career is very important to me. I can only hope to set an example for my children so that they realize the importance of it as well and strive to do even better than me. Identifying and Setting up a Support System My husband is a great support system. He helps me to stay accountable and is always there for me if I need an opinion or help. My parents are also a wonderful support system who are willing to do anything to make sure I accomplish my academic goals and succeed. All three of them constantly ask if I need help with the chores or children so that I can do my coursework and stay on track. My student adviser keeps me on track and accountable...
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...Grade Received, "A" Abstract This paper will discuss the service strategy of Like Home Medical Care for Children. It will discuss the building, the lighting, the temperature, the colors used, and the types of magazines provided in the waiting room. Like Home Medical Care for Children Vision Statement Like Home Medical Care for Children, a Catholic health center for children will be a leader, a partner, and an advocate in creating innovative health solutions that improves the lives of children so that every child is able to experience the love and healing power of God. Mission Statement It is our mission to spread the healing ministry of Jesus Christ to the children and their families. It is also our mission to continually meet the needs of our patients by giving excellent care exhausting the best skills, education, and immediate execution. Service Strategy Here at Like Home Medical Care for Children, we strive to create a healing environment for our patients, our visitors, and our employees. Being that we are a center for children, our building will be professional, but fun for the children. We will use bright colors on our walls. Colors such as bright blue, green, purple, and pink will be used. Our building will be well lit using natural sunlight from all of our large windows, which will be in the lobby and in the waiting rooms. Outside our building, we have bright flower gardens that bloom year around. We will also have photos on...
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...to this unit of study. This Unit Guide provides important information and should be kept as a reference to assist with your studies. This Guide includes information about your reading and resources, independent learning, class activities and assessment tasks. It is recommended that you read this Guide carefully: you will be expected to manage your learning as you work towards successful study. Detailed in formation and learning resources for this unit have also been provided on the Unit website on VU Collaborate which can be reached via the Student Portal at vu.edu.au/student-tools/myvu-student-por tal. It is important that you access your Unit website regularly. Acknowledgement of Country We respectfully acknowledge and recognise the traditional owners, their Elders past and present, their descendants and kin as the custodians of this land. Introduction to the unit Unit Title: Applied Business Challenge Unit Code: BPD3100 Other details: Key staff Unit co-ordinator Name: Andrew Stein Location: CF1024 Contact number: 061-99194332 Contact email: Andrew.stein@vu.edu.au Name: Maria De Sensi Location: G425 Contact number: 061-99195484 Contact email: Maria.De Sensi@vu.edu.au Teaching team Campus: Days and times: Year: 2015 Semester/Dates: 1 Credit Points: 12 alagarania@sunway.edu.my Sunway KL Campus Hector.Elias@vu.edu.au VU Sydney Campus Petert@sunway.edu.my Sunway JB Campus Unit Guide Version Number: V17-5 Last Validation Date:February 5th 1/12/14 @ 2 PM Unit description ...
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...BSS003-2 Applied Integrated Business UNIT HANDBOOK 2013 – 2014 Contents 1. KEY INFORMATION 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Key Staff 3 1.3 BREO Site 3 1.4 Teaching location 4 1.5 Pod supervision 4 2. LEARNING OUTCOMES 4 3. TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGY 5 3.1 Approach to Learning 5 3.2 Group Work 5 3.3 Use of Technology 5 4. TRANSFERABLE SKILLS BEING DEVELOPED 6 5. ESSENTIAL AND RECOMMENDED READING 7 6. ASSESSMENT STRATEGY 7 6.1 Overview 7 6.2 Criteria for assessment 8 6.3 Quality of work 16 6.4 A note on Plagiarism 16 7. COURSE TIMETABLE 17 8. GUIDE FOR STUDENTS ON THE UNIVERSITY’S REGULATIONS 18 9. UIF Unit Information Form 19 Unit information form (UIF) 19 1. KEY INFORMATION Unit Title Applied Integrated Business Unit Number BSS003-2 Level of Study 2 CATS Points 60 Prerequisites This module can only be taken in conjunction with level 2 modules: SHR007-2 Leadership and Management AAF002-2 Management Accounting for Business MAR008-2 Marketing BSS003 -2 Management of Business Systems and Process/Operations 1.1 Introduction This unit continues the theme of integration which underpins the level one Business Studies Programme. It consists of projects based on real cases, which enable students to apply the theories and knowledge gained from the level 2 business units in a variety of realistic contexts – in service and production based organisations. The final project will be carried...
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...Hard Disk Size: _____________________________________________________ Amount of Random Access Memory: ___________________________________ Part 2 Paragraph 1: Follow the directions that have been supplied in the Unit 1 Individual Project to modify this document by following each step in the directions carefully. Once you have completed all of the assigned modifications to this document, you will save the document to your hard drive and then submit it using the Submissions area on the AI: U Virtual Campus under the Unit 1 INDIVIDUAL PROJECT assignment. Paragraph 2: This document is created just so that you can make modifications to it. It has spelling and grammatical errors in it. By correcting these errors and manipulating the sentences and paragraphs following the directions for the Unit 1 INDIVIDUAL PROJECT assignment, you will learn how to do many of the most common types of operations in the Word program. Paragraph 3: Word, which is a word processing computer program and much more, are an extremely powerful and full-featured business and personal tool for creating documents of all kinds, and Word is studied in Unit’s 1 and 2 in this course. PowerPoint, which is a software product for preparing slides for personal or business presentation, will be studied in Unit 3. Excel, which is an automated spreadsheet, will be studied in Units 4 and 5. The ubiquitus computer have much power when used for purposes of creating, modifying, and storing documents, for tracking and storing...
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...BCO1102 Information Systems for Business 2014 Semester 1 Prepared by Paul Darbyshire Prepared by Paul Darbyshire Welcome Welcome to BCO1102 Information Systems for Business for Semester 1, 2014. For the vast majority of you it will be a compulsory unit of study as it is part of the Business Core in all undergraduate Bachelor of Business degrees. The major focus of this unit is on how computer- based information systems can support decision making in organizations and businesses. Those decisions often need to be made by professionals who come from discipline areas you are studying such as accounting, management, information systems or marketing. One of the most important elements of an information system is people, so all of us need to know what role we can play and what role information and communication technologies (ICT) can play in supporting decisions. This unit will look at the theoretical side of information systems as well as personal productivity tools such as spread sheets and databases. In addition we will look at global trends in information systems and in particular the emerging use of Cloud Computing and Social Networking, which is sometimes called Web 2.0. The unit of study requires the textbook Introduction to Information Systems by Rainer, Prince and Cegielski 5th Edition. The textbook is used for the theory and some of the practical work in tutorials. All reading for this subject during the semester is assigned from this textbook. Feedback from previous...
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...The case for ERP systems Dilip Wagle TCL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/SYSTEMS Too oƒten it’s made on faith, not good judgment Will it cut costs? Common pitfalls in implementation E NTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) can be a blessing or a curse. Many companies find ERP systems help them make better-informed decisions. Others discover too late that their purchase has been based more on faith than good judgment, and run up tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars in extra costs and schedule delays. How, then, can senior managers ensure that their companies build a sound business case for deploying ERP systems? And what can they do to guarantee that the promised benefits are not eclipsed by the costs of integration, process redesign, and training? One answer is to take a cost-based approach to the business case. Another is to be aware of common pitfalls. Is ERP for us? ERP systems (made by SAP, Baan, and PeopleSoƒt, among others) have received much attention for their potential to help companies make more eƒfective decisions. The plaudits are oƒten deserved. ERP can reduce the financial reporting, purchasing, and support expenses of management information systems (MIS), and lead to more timely analysis and reporting of sales, customer, and cost data. One large pharmaceutical company has used it to consolidate manufacturing support operations such as purchasing and vendor management; as a result, it employs fewer staƒf and has generated a return of more than 20 percent...
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...Semester Period Unit No 103 Units Covered Unit Name Further Mathematics for Engineering Technicians Electrical and Electronic Principles Data Communications and Networks Analytical Methods for Engineers Engineering Science Telecommunication Principles Advanced Mathematics for Engineering Electrical and Electronic Principles Business Management Techniques for Engineers Computer Programming Techniques Radio Communication Engineering Electronic Principles Principles and Applications of Microcontrollers Digital and Analogue Devices and Circuits Management of Projects Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation Personal and Professional Development Work-based Experience Credit Hours 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 15 15 15 15 20 15 15 Unit Level 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 Semester 1 (10 weeks) September- November 2014 101 119 001 Semester 2 (10 weeks) December- February 2014 002 118 059 Semester 3 (10 weeks) March - May 2014 005 007 112 Semester 4 (10 weeks) June - August 2015 120 039 113 Semester 5 (10 weeks) September-November 2015 117 037 Semester 6 (10 weeks) 003 December 2015 -February 2016 027 029 Industrial Training March 2016 - September 2016 UNIT 1: ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR ENGINEERS Unit 1: Unit code: QCF level: Credit value: Analytical Methods for Engineers A/601/1401 4 15 • Aim This unit will provide the analytical knowledge and techniques needed to carry out a range of engineering...
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...Unit 1: Introduction to the Capstone Project Recommended Activities for This Unit Instructor Functions|Student Tasks| • Discuss the course structure layout. • Present an overview of the capstonecase study or Request for Proposal (RFP).|Discuss the capstone project or Request for Proposal (RFP) to identify the following: o Objectives and scope o Requirements and specifications o The resources, such as human, time, funds, space, and tools, required to deliver the product o Tasks o Deliverables o Milestones• Identify major milestones and individual tasks.| • Explain how to launch and configure Microsoft Office Project 2003.|Explore Microsoft Office Project 2003.| • Discuss project planning and management using Microsoft Office Project 2003 and relate the software to the capstone project. o Define the basic terminology of project management. o Explain the project management life cycle. o Explain project management knowledge areas.|Define project management terminology and apply the terminology to the capstone project.| • Organize project teams. o Define team member roles and responsibilities.|Select teams.• Define team member roles and responsibilities.• Elect peers to fill appropriate roles.| Network Development Capstone Project Unit 1 Instructor Functions|Student Tasks| • Identify the key components of the capstone project. o Discuss the key requirements for the successful completion of the project. See Appendix...
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...Running head: Individual Project Unit 4 Unit 4 Individual Project Running head: Individual Project Unit 4 [pic] Claude Monet painted Impression, Sunrise in 1872. The lighting of this painting varies throughout. It contrast between the light and dark. The sunlight reflecting off of the water adds more interest to the work because the rest of the painting has a monotone theme. The brushstroke is light and flowing. It seems to include glazing which if the layer of paint in thin layers. The colors look layered and add another dimension to the painting. The light in this painting is reflected off the water. The sun appears to be setting in the sky and the water adds movement to this. The light in this painting contributes to the contrast of colors featured in this work. The subject matter for this painting is scene featured on the water. It appears to be a harbor, maybe with fishermen. It's a simple setting that shows a story. The man in the boat looks likes he's rowing to the harbor ahead of him. The Impressionism style consists of loose brushstrokes which can be seen in this work of art. Realism often shows more ordinary or realistic activities. Realism is not Running head: Individual Project Unit 4 romanticized. Post Impressionism does not showcase the subject. It stresses the form of shapes and unnatural colors. [pic] Photo # 1 Post Impressionism: Almost like Impressionists, however, it...
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