...Lorena Garcia Nov. 16, 2015 Assignment #3 How “Test Taking” can cause educational issues Sloane, Finbarr C. "Issues in High-Stakes Testing Programs."Http://www.jstor.org/. pg. 12- 17. This article talks about many problems that are increasing the debate over present high-stake tesing programs. The focus is on four topis which regards the many types of tests being used, the way it effects the students behavior as well as their continued motivation, the position between the test as well as the course and the lastly the way the students are learning. This whole program can correlate to the NCLB legislation. This article was chosen for me to take a further look because it is detailed in regards to the test-taking topic. It is filled with the information needed for us to gather further information on the issue. "The Problem with College Placement Exams." The Problem with College Placement Exams. Web. 15 Nov. 2015. The article talks about placement exams the is required in order to get into an college. The students taking the test are more worried about getting a good grade on the test rather than really understanding the topic. The article talks about how paretns can help their kids overcome the placement testing. A lot of the times the students that take the exams are discouraged. I selected this article because it gives us a closer look on how the students react to the testing. The view we get on the reaction helps us understand the emotions and the outcome of...
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...MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS: BUSINESS DRIVEN mis INFORMATION IS EVERYWHERE. INFORMATION IS A STRATEGIC ASSET. WITHOUT INFORMATION, AN ORGANIZATION SIMPLY COULD NOT OPERATE. THIS CHAPTER INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO SEVERAL CORE BUSINESS STRATEGIES THAT FOCUS ON USING INFORMATION TO GAIN A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, INCLUDING: • The core drivers of the information age • Data, information, business intelligence, knowledge • Systems thinking • Competitive advantages • Porter’s Five Forces model • Porter’s three generic strategies • Value chain analysis Many of these concepts and strategies will be new to your students. Be sure to explain to your students that this chapter offers an introduction to these concepts and they will gain a solid understanding of the details of these concepts as they continue reading the text. SECTION 1.1 – BUSINESS DRIVEN MIS Competing in the Information Age The Challenge: Departmental Companies The Solution: Management Information Systems SECTION 1.2 – BUSINESS STRATEGY Identifying Competitive Advantages The Five Forces Model – Evaluating Industry Attractiveness The Three Generic Strategies – Choosing a Business Focus Value Chain Analysis – Executing Business Strategies | | |SECTION 1.1 ...
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...BOOK REPORT TITLE OF THE STORY: 13 REASONS WHY AUTHOR: Jay Asher PUBLISHED: Thirteen Reasons Why (stylized as TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY) is a 2007 New York Times best-selling young-adult fiction novel written by Jay Asher. The book was published by RazorBill, a young adult imprint of Penguin Books. The paperback edition hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list in July 2011. In May 2011, a website called 13RWProject.com launched where fans of the book can record their reviews and experiences as text, photo or video. Jay Asher's book has been published in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Russia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, and Italy. CHARACTERS: Clay Jensen, Hannah Baker, Justin Foley, Alex Standall, Jessica Davis, Tyler Down, Courtney Crimson, Marcus Cooley, Zach Dempsey, Ryan, Shaver, Jenny Kurtz, Bryce Walker, Mr. Porter, Tony SETTING: Rosie's diner, High school, Gas station, Eisenhower Park, Blue Spot Liquor, Monet's Cafe Pretty much everywhere that she tells clay to go on the tapes. The places are all on the map found on the inside cover of the book. PLOT/ BRIEF SUMMARY: Bullying by students and the stigma of suicide are themes in the novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. New to town, Hannah Baker hopes to have a new life. Unfortunately, rumors, betrayal, and revenge by her peers affect Hannah's life more than anyone knows. Though Hannah tries to reveal her pain to others, neither the school guidance counselor...
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...www.med.monash.edu www.med.monash.edu NUR1010 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY PRACTICE Concepts of health, illness & human development OBJECTIVES • • • • • • Begin to develop their understanding of what nursing and midwifery involves. Discuss the concept of health. Discuss the concepts of human development. Describe factors that influence health across the lifespan. Begin to develop an understanding of the concepts surrounding person centeredness. Discuss the role of the nurse in infection control and prevention 1 2 www.med.monash.edu www.med.monash.edu 2009 Number Nursing Statistics Clinician Clinical management & Adm. Clinical nursing Average age (years) Average hours worked per week Definition of Nursing Nursing: encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness and the care of ill, disabled and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and health systems management and education are also key nursing roles International Council of Nurses 2002 250,786 29,971 220,815 44.1 47.3 43.7 33.2 39.2 32.4 Non-clinician Lecturing, education and or supervision of new nurses Research Other 25,965 9,570 2,325 14,070 46.4 45.0 45.1 47.6 33.9 36.7 34.2 54 Total 276,751 44.3 ...
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...How should Sephora allocate budget across the various digital categories? <Chart 1 – Marketing vehicle, directions of media in IMC process> Sephora’s digital media budget allocation should be planned to execute distinctive strategy and exploit on-line market growth. After analyzing Sephora’s differential advantages over other competitors from customers’ view of purchase process, we could concluded that it should strengthen advantages of ‘Conviction’ stage as differential sources which represent ‘Beauty experts’ and ‘advice’. Furthermore, we also decided that it is vital to consider repetition-purchase-rate and get additional investment on mobile applications to respond to increase of on-line formats. Since the case did not provide customers’ purchase process of Sephora specifically, we analyzed the case by using basic model of integrated marketing communications (IMC) and defined each media’s attribute by evaluating qualities of them through team discussion. We considered directions of each media in the process not allocating budget quantitatively since there was no conversion rate, unique visitor and unit cost in the case. A. Conviction efficiency – 40% ($ 400,000) : Beauty Talk It is very necessary for Sephora to make positive conviction to potential consumers to retain more actual purchase from them. Actually, it should focus on marketing resources and make company’s differential strategy by activating interactive resources, Sephora’s advantage. According...
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...sfsf A demonstrated exceptionally clear understanding of subject matter and skills; well organised, formulated and presented; well thought out and structured modular design. Evidence of creative insight and originality in terms of design, application of skills and analysis with some synthesis and evaluation. Submission A demonstrated exceptionally clear understanding of subject matter and skills; well organised, formulated and presented; well thought out and structured modular design. Evidence of creative insight and originality in terms of design, application of skills and analysis with some synthesis and evaluation. Submission A demonstrated exceptionally clear understanding of subject matter and skills; well organised, formulated and presented; well thought out and structured modular design. Evidence of creative insight and originality in terms of design, application of skills and analysis with some synthesis and evaluation. Submission A demonstrated exceptionally clear understanding of subject matter and skills; well organised, formulated and presented; well thought out and structured modular design. Evidence of creative insight and originality in terms of design, application of skills and analysis with some synthesis and evaluation. Submission A demonstrated exceptionally clear understanding of subject matter and skills; well organised, formulated and presented; well thought out and structured modular design. Evidence of creative insight and originality...
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...NYSE Listed Eligible Options by Symbol Eligible Options by Symbol as of 25 Oct 2010 Symbol A AA AAI AAN AAP AAPL AATI AAV AAWW AB ABAT ABAX ABB ABC ABFS ABK ABMD ABT ABV ABX ACAD ACAS ACC ACCL ACE ACGL ACGY ACH ACI ACL ACM ACN ACOM ACOR ADBE ADI ADLR ADM ADP ADS ADSK ADTN ADY AEC AEE AEIS AEM AEO AEP AER Name Agilent Technologies Inc. ALCOA, INC AirTran Holdings, Inc. Aaron's, Inc. ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC Apple Inc. Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. Advantage Oil & Gas LTD. Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. AllianceBernstein Holding, L.P. Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. Abaxis Inc ABB Ltd. AmerisourceBergen Corp. Arkansas Best Corp AMBAC Financial Group Abiomed Inc Abbott Laboratories AmBev Compamhia De Bebidas Das Ame Barrick Gold Corp. Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. American Capital Ltd American Campus Communities, Inc. Accelrys, Inc. ACE Limited Arch Capital Group Ltd Acergy S.A. Alum Corp of China Limited Arch Coal, Inc. ALCON Aecom Technology Corporation Accenture PLC Ancestry.com, Inc. Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. Adobe Systems Inc Analog Devices, Inc. Adolor Corp Archer-Daniels-Midland Co Automatic Data Processing Alliance Data Systems Autodesk Inc Adtran Inc AMERICAN DAIRY INC Associated Estates Realty Ameren Corporation Advanced Energy Industries Inc Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. American Eagle Outfitters American Electric Power Aercap Holdings N.V. NYSE Arca Lead Market Maker UBS SECURITIES, LLC MORGAN STANLEY & CO CITADEL SECURITIES LLC CITADEL SECURITIES LLC...
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