...on my writing performance. There were times that I thought I knew how to do a research essay but was proven wrong. This class has improved my performance in writing in many ways. Through class assignments to in class discussions, it has continually improved my thinking skills. This class taught me how to select appropriate sources for college research; it has improved my skills as a critical thinker and writers and brought to light skills that I still need to work on. This class has taught me how to use and find appropriate and varied sources for a college research. I never knew that there were sites that could help me with finding trustworthy sources for my assignments. Using the student library at TCC, I am able to use EBSCOhost, Gale, Arman, and many more to meet the criteria of my essay while using credible sources. Mrs. Mustapha also taught me how to quote and propyl cites and insert these sources so they can flow smoothly with the other sentences....
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...BUS3006 Unit 3 Research Paper Topic Information Template Pre-requisite: Prior to working on this assignment, complete Unit 2 studies, discussions, and assignment. In addition, review the Unit 3 studies. Upon completing Unit 2, the next step in the research paper is to revise your research paper’s healthcare management-related topic and problem statement. As you compose this assignment avoid performing research and using citations. Internet research is not needed because you are sharing your thoughts and not those of another author. The six parts of the critical thinking process provided as a Resource will guide you to be successful in completing the assignment. Use this template by completing Section 1, Section 2, and Section 3, which will guide the composition needed for your assignment. Have fun and be sure to submit by Sunday of week 3 to assure you can then be successful with Unit 4’s course work. Note that this topic and problem statement will be the focus of your research worksheet for Unit 3 and Unit 4 discussions. | Name |Date Completed | | Siobahan Booker | 10/3/2012 | Section 1: Compose your chosen research paper topic using descriptive words. Suggested length is 6-12 words. Avoid pronouns. |Research Paper’s Healthcare Management-Related...
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...Research Paper Your name: Chris Woolford Your Capella email address: cwoolford@capellauniversity.edu The course number: BUS3004 Instructor name: Richard Sands Date submitted: 07/15/2012 Title of your paper: How information technology changed investing Introduction Let’s discuss Information technology and how it has changed the way we invest in today’s society. The New Era of technology shapes everything that we do within the financial world. Modern technology has changed the way investing has been done in previous years by providing the market easier access, which appears to be faster and inexpensive. With that being said it has allowed money managers to have access to unlimited information at their fingertips. Information technology also has its down falls when it comes down to investing due to security issues. In today’s society you have people who have the knowledge to gain access to your investments and pilferage from your investments. There are many different ways how someone can gain access to your investments and how to prevent it from happening to you. How information technology changed investing Information technology has been the biggest breakthrough in investments it has opened a whole new world for investors. This world has opened up the stock exchange to become open 24 hours a day and 7 days a week and 365 day a year and investors can have access to it at any place in the world via computer or smart phone Apps. As you are reading this, technology...
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...succeed both in my studies and in the career I have chosen. I have learned how to manage my time and decrease my stress. I learned how to use critical thinking to solve problems effectively. I have also learned ways to improve my writing skills. These are just some example of the skills that I was taught, but I learned much more. This class was just a step on my journey to receive a higher education. A higher education will help me make a better future for my family and provide me with the training to be successful. It also helps to expand my mind and better myself confidence. Time & Stress Management Since starting my online classes I have realized the importance of using my time wisely. Through class discussion I have seen how other students have some of the same problems I have come across while dealing with a busy schedule and trying to balance school at the same time. These class discussions have brought up many ideas that will help me manage my time and in doing this I am managing my stress too. I have learned not to wait to the last minute to start my assignments. Doing this allows me time to review my work and correct what I might have overlooked. I can use this skill professionally as well. If I do not wait to complete my duties until the last minute then I will allow myself time in case something unexpected happens. I would be able to deal with the unexpected event and fulfill my original duties. I have also learned how to prioritize my assignments so that I...
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...Smarthinking's Tutor Response Form (Your marked-up essay is below this form.) HOW THIS WORKS: Your tutor has written overview comments about your essay in the form below. Your tutor has also embedded comments [in bold and in brackets] throughout your essay. Thank you for choosing Smarthinking's OWL; best wishes with revising your paper! Hi Denise! My name is Keren H., and I will be reviewing your submission today. Thank you for an interesting piece of research on Background Checks. In today’s review, we will revise sentence structure, word choice, and documentation. Strengths of the essay: Denise, “References” is the correct name for the heading of your page of sources. Good job! Sentence Structure: One or two of your sentences are “run-ons”. This means that two ideas “run on” into each other with no punctuation or links to separate them. Let’s see an example, and discuss how to correct the run-on: A background check is a must in today’s business world. You never know what you may find on the applicant. What two ideas do you see here? “A background check is a must in today’s business world” is one; the rest makes up another idea. The easiest way to separate two ideas (two main clauses) is to put each in a sentence of its own. What punctuation (such as a capital letter and period) will you add, so that you have TWO sentences instead of the run-on? Visit Run-ons and Comma Splices to find more ways to revise run-ons. Word Choice: Denise, I notice that you use...
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...Week 9 Assignment It is amazing that after nine weeks of a critical thinking class, I have not only understood what critical thinking means but I can apply it to my everyday life. Based on responses from my week one assignment, I can easily see that my responses were based on common sense responses versus having actual knowledge on critical thinking. I see now that critical thinking is disciplined intellectual criticism that combines research, knowledge of historical context, and balanced judgment. Critical thinking involves applied thinking to its problem or issue. Throughout the nine weeks of class there have been several things I have learned about critical thinking. A lot of the critical thinking techniques have been good ways for me to actively use my critical thinking skills. In addition, there are some that stuck with me, like in week three I learned how to be a critical reader, listener, and viewer. In week five, I also learned the difference between Issues and problems. I tackled that in a two part Learnscape exercise that helped me understand the difference when dealing with a problem with teenagers using drugs. In week seven, I also learned the role of criticism which taught me why critical thinking is necessary and an overview of how critical thinking is applied to problems and issues in everyday life. The way I think critically since the start of this course has changed dramatically because I no longer just look at a problem and let it be or just apply simple...
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...Critical Thinking is the ability to combine information from internal and external sources, analyze that information, and evaluate it to determine how it relates to the situation at hand. We also use our experiences and moral beliefs to guide us through the critical thinking process. One of the elements of critical thinking is being able to reasonably and objectively evaluate multiple and sometimes conflicting sets of information and beliefs. Once armed with the available facts or details, the information is then used to make a decision about the matter. The ability to objectively evaluate sets of information and apply it to any situation at hand, whether it be morally ambiguous or as simple as deciding what brand of milk to buy, is a valuable trait to possess because it ensures that every decision you make will have the maximum benefit and minimum cost for each person involved. There are many reasons to be a critical thinker. I will give just a couple of concrete examples, although I am sure there are many more that others will expound upon. Critical thinking makes it harder for one to be deceived or swindled – think about a time when you received a phone call from someone claiming that you have won a trip or a prize. Now, the first thing to ask oneself is “did you put your name in a drawing for said prize?” If the answer is no, then you can be certain the call is a prelude to phishing. If you allow the scenario to play itself out, the perpetrator is sure...
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...Jennifer Alexander is my name, however, family and friends call me Jen. Besides, I chose to continue my education to receive my bachelors than to excel towards an MBA, so one day I can own several businesses. Although, I am a single parent with three amazing boys ranging from 7 to 16 years old, who keeps me busy, but would not change it for the world. In my leisure time I enjoy an exquisite cup of tea, listening to music, reading and writing stories, and just listening to the boys being silly and comical. Critical thinking lies in ensuring that you are capable of utilizing your best thinking in any given circumstance (Paul & Elder, 2012, p.7). Regarding an article I read which was distinguishing the effects of critical thinking on problem-solving...
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...University of Phoenix Material Critical Thinking Worksheet Chose one of the following scenarios: • You are a member of a group working on a class project. The group members are enthusiastic about the project and arrange a meeting time to begin planning. You forget to mark your calendar and miss the meeting. The group posts a summary of the meeting with assignments and deadlines for the project. You apologize to the group and agree to complete the topic research for the project. You realize you have a paper due in another course on the same day that your research is due, and you concentrate most of your time on your individual assignment. The paper takes longer than you thought, and you are unable to conduct research for the group project by the deadline. You feel bad about this and do not respond to inquiries from group members. You post a message to the group explaining you are having computer problems. The group expresses their empathy and proceeds without you, completing and submitting the project with your name included. • A position opens in your department at work. You recommend to a coworker and friend in another department that she should apply. You previously consulted with this person on small projects, and she appears knowledgeable and responsible. In fact, you became friends through these work contacts. Your friend appreciates your recommendation and arranges a meeting to ask you more details about the work done by your department. The meeting is productive...
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...sources that are available to students to help them. Going back to school is very beneficial because it allows the student to be more successful in their personal and career goals. Success comes from setting goals. Having goals has me working towards something that will benefit me when I complete my education. Simple goal as turning a paper in on time can lead to bigger goals such as graduating from college. After graduating from college allows me to find a career with my degree. Either it is a long term or short term goals they both can lead to success. Everyone has different goals when it comes to their education and career goals. For me it is important to make goals that I have to work for. There are two educational goals that I have and the first one is completing my assignments on time. Things in life can come up unexpectedly which can cause assignments to get turned in late. Having goals such as starting them before the deadline will help me complete them on time. My second educational goal is to be more active when it comes to needing help. If I don’t know quite sure on how to do something just ask questions how to do it. Struggling with not knowing how to doing an assignment can either gets me more confused or just want to give up on it. With asking for help when I need it is...
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...following: Define critical thinking. Critical thinking is defined as making reasoned judgments that are logical and well thought out. It is a way of thinking in which you don't accept all arguments and conclusions you are exposed to but rather have an attitude involving questioning such arguments and conclusions. Critical thinking can be divided into three core skills: Curiosity- The desire to learn more information. Skepticism- Having a healthy questioning attitude about new information. Humanity- The ability to admit that your ideas or opinions are wrong, when faced with new convincing evidence. * Discuss how the following terms relate to critical thinking: bias, issues, arguments, and relativism * Bias: A bias is based on emotional distortional cognition and decision making due to emotional reasoning. Being bias blocks a person from critically thinking on making decisions. * Issues: A question, when critically thinking a person has to ask a series of questions to come up with the rite solution. * Arguments: Arguments are closely related to critical thinking because arguments is the reasoning behind critical thinking arguments is a key component to critically thinking. * Relativism: Has no absolute truth or validity, having only relative, subjective value according to differences in perception and consideration. * Describe a decision or argument you recently made which was influenced by bias Reviewing Ch. 1 of Critical Thinking, share what type of...
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...tell my story of problems I face in my college education. I talked about all three of the issue from when they were first noticed by my teachers to where they still affect me to this day. I gave a reasonable about of information to my problems and how they affect everyone such as myself. I furthermore talked about how I was going to use some suggestions to be rid of these problems and to succeed in my college education and to soon have my dream career where I can feel successful with my life. Every human being as a certain problem in their life, whether it’s a minor or serious from small or large, it will always be a common thing to happen to anyone. This paper is to discuss three major problems I had went through and solve each issue and will share information I have found and will provide it throughout the paper. My first problem is how much I procrastinate on any task I have been given, the second is how terrible I am with time management and need a better understanding of it. My last problem is how rarely I use any type of critical thinking. This paper is going to be about how I was able to get through these problems and to prove my point that anyone can succeed in anything, no matter what. I have always been slacking in anything that I fine uninteresting, I never try to put in all my effort in something I have no passion in. I’ve been doing this ever since I was in preschool to this actual day, I still slack in anything I find pointless to do if it is not in my profession...
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...Research Paper Template Gayle Pierce GpiercS3004 Travis Williams Date submitted: 9/20/2015 Accounting software/programs: How do you know which accounting software/program is a good fit for your business? Introduction In the world of accounting software/programs, there are more choices available than there were 10 years ago. Accounting has gone from a pen and paper system to accounting software/programs that are either in a server at the business, the information is on a server that is not in the business office, or more recently the information is stored in what is called the “cloud” The “cloud” has just come into play in the last few years In my paper, I will be discussing the history of accounting from the early beginning to the advances made today, a few of the different accounting software/programs, and some of the problems that include hidden costs, compatibility issues and the proper training of the accounting staff. History of Accounting The first accounting software/programs were written by the individuals who used them. One of the earliest programs written was by Bob Nadel, a CPA for an accounting firm located in New York.(Nadel,1959) As time went on businesses had heard about the new accounting software/programs that were known as “computerized” accounting systems. These new software/programs made accounting easier by allowing the accounting staff to be able to pull up reports so they could be analyzed immediately. These new ideas made the process easier...
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...goals, applying critical thinking skills, using ethical behavior, and utilizing all available resources. Everyone’s career goals should include academic success, as it is necessary to move forward in your career and achieve your life goals. By setting goals students will be able to better motivate themselves to succeed in school and with their career. During my first few assignments, I have learned a lot about the tools necessary to become successful as well as how to apply them to my everyday life. Setting goals was able to help me as I now have a clear expectation of what I want to accomplish and how to get it done with maximum efficiency. I want to be able to advance my education by passing all my classes and move forward in my job to be a store manager. By setting goals for myself for school I was able to complete all of my assignments on time, and make sure I gave the best quality work I could. I have taken what I have learned from my classes and also used it in my workplace, as the writing process was able to teach me how to write my reviews better and communicate more efficiently with my coworkers. In order to accomplish this I used my critical thinking skills that I learned early on. Critical Thinking Critical thinking is the process we can use to determine whether or not something is right or wrong. By being a critical thinker, a person can effectively make decisions based upon truths and verified information. In order to be a good critical thinker at work...
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...STUDENT COPY The following sections contain student copies of the assignments that must be distributed to students at least two weeks prior to the due dates for those assignments. Online students will have access to those documents in PDF format available for downloading at any time during the course. ------------------------------------------------- Graded Assignment Requirements Assignment Requirements documents provided below must be printed and distributed to students as the guidance for completing the assignments and submitting them for grading. Instructors must remind students to retain all handouts and assignment documents issued in every unit, as well as student-prepared documentation and graded deliverables. Some or all these documents will be used repeatedly across different units. Unit 1. Lab 1. Preparing a Virtual Workstation Image Windows 7 Virtual Machine “Keyless” Installation and Re-arm Process Purpose: This section describes the reason for and the procedure to use the “keyless” installation for Windows 7 Professional applicable to our lab environment for IT109/NT1230, and to use the “Re-arm” procedure to extend the trial period to meet our curriculum needs. Background: In installing Windows 7 Professional into a virtual machine in the VMware Player for the labs in our lab environment, if the Product Key for Windows 7 Professional is applied and activated during or at the end of the installation, the installed virtual machine will be authorized...
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