...A Web Portal for ‘The Arnewood School’ Christopher Whitehead Computing & Management 2006/2007 The candidate confirms that the work submitted is their own and the appropriate credit has been given where reference has been made to the work of others. I understand that failure to attribute material which is obtained from another source may be considered as plagiarism. (Signature of student) _______________________________ Summary Schools store and process increasingly more data about students and the subjects which they study. This often includes timetable, homework and attendance data amongst many other potential data sources. In many schools there currently exists no solution for students or their parents to view this data as information from one user friendly interface. The Arnewood School is a secondary school and sixth form college which has realised the need for this kind of information to me made available to students and parents via a secure, user friendly, single sign-on interface. This project aimed to produce a web portal which integrated and displayed information from preexisting and newly designed information systems in a way which was inline with the requirements of The Arnewood School and potential users. Due to the nature of developing such a system without having any knowledge of user requirements, a suitable methodology had to be selected which allowed for vague user requirements that could change at any time. Following this, background...
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...STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHONOLOGY TITLE: STRATHMORE DIRECTIONAL AND INTERACTIVE PORTAL Student Name: ANN NDUNG’U Student no: 068387 Diploma in Business Information Technology Date: 29/04/2013 Declaration I Ann Nyokabi Ndung’u declare that this project has not been submitted to any other University for the award of a Diploma in Business Information Technology or any academic award. Student Name: Ann Nyokabi Ndung’u Sign: ________________________ Supervisor’s Name: Bernard Shibwabo Sign: ________________________ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost, I would like to thank the Almighty God for giving me strength, wisdom and knowledge to carry on my project. My supervisor, Mr. Bernard who willingly accepted to supervise me and guide me through my project and ensure its completion.I consulted him when in doubt and he never stopped correcting me whenever I went wrong. I appreciate his effort for the far I have reached. Also much appreciation goes to my mum and siblings for providing me with the material; financial and moral support required undertaking this project and making it a success. I can’t also forget to thank my friends who encouraged me all through and gave me motivation that I was able to make this system. They have believed in me the same way I have believed in them and would like to let them know that we are grateful for their support. Particularly in my friends I feel greatly indebted...
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...CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Introduction According to the Oxford Dictionary, knowledge consists of the facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education, the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. Knowledge has its distinction with data and information in the context of information systems. Data are collection of facts and figures which relay something specific but which are not organized in any way and which provide no further information regarding patterns and context. For data to become information, it must be contextualized, categorized, calculated and condensed (Davenport & Prusak, 2000). Information thus paints a bigger picture; it is data with relevance and purpose. It may convey a trend in the environment, or perhaps indicate a pattern of sales for a given period of time. Data, information and knowledge can all be viewed as assets of organizations. Many organizations realize they own a huge amount of knowledge and that this knowledge needs to be managed in order to be useful. There are two types of knowledge: namely explicit and tacit knowledge (Nonaka & Takeuchi, 1995). Tacit knowledge was originally defined by Polanyi in 1966. It is sometimes referred to as know-how (Brown & Duguid, 1998) and refers to intuitive, hard to define knowledge that is largely experience based. Tacit knowledge tends to reside within the head of the knowers, whereas explicit knowledge is formalized and codified...
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...Research Questionnaire Study Research Questionnaire Study Introduction “Psychology is defined as the scientific study of the human mind and behavior and is both an applied and academic field” (Cherry, 2014, para. 5). “Research in psychology seeks to understand and explain how we think, act and feel” (Cherry, 2014, para. 5). Even though psychology is sometimes considered a "soft science” by some, research plays an essential role (Breckler, 2005). “Psychological research helps us understand what makes people think, feel, and act in certain ways” (Personality Research, 2014, para. 2). “It also allows us to sort psychological disorders in order to understand the symptoms and impact on the individual and society” (Personality Research, 2014, para. 2). “Research also benefits us with development of effective treatments to improve the quality of life of individuals and groups” (Personality Research, 2014, para. 2). Research Article Part I Psychology research articles contain several standard parts. It is necessary to understand the distinguishing elements of these components in order for the reader to accurately comprehend the research being presented. “Most articles are separated into seven main sections: 1. Title and author 2. Abstract 3. Introduction 4. Methodology or method 5. Results 6. Discussion 7. References" (Education Portal, 2013-2014, para. 2) The title paints a picture about the main topic of the article and is usually the first thing...
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...PERCEPTION ANALYSIS BETWEEN COMPETING CONFECTIONERY (FMCG) BRANDS 3 Votes Chocolate consumption is gaining popularity in India due to increasing income and lifestyle. Chocolate market in India is valued at Rs 2,000 crore and is growing at the rate of 18 – 20 per cent per annum. The Indian chocolate market is seen growing at a compounded annual growth rate of 15-20%. Over 70% of chocolate consumption takes place in the urban areas. Chocolate consumption in the rural areas is negligible in India. Chocolate market is a highly concentrated market, with Cadbury having 70per cent and Nestle around 20 per cent. These two companies have been instrumental in building up the chocolate market in India with huge investments in product development, advertising and brand building. Modern trade constitutes about 10% of the overall chocolate category, or roughly Rs 320 crore, according to Nielsen. Of this, brand Cadbury Dairy Milk has a share of 35%, while Bournville and Silk together account for 18%. Cadbury’s India Ltd, has been in India since 1948. In all the segments i.e.moulded chocolates, count chocolates and panned chocolates, it is undoubtedly the market leader. The world’s largest marketer of chocolates (became world number one when it acquired Rowntree Macintosh of the UK) – Nestle, made its foray in the Indian chocolate Industry in November 1990. In the eighties, Cadbury’s decided to focus its efforts on making chocolates a distinct category with an identity...
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...Blackboard: blackboard.neu.edu “MKTG 3401 Lassk Fall 2012” Text: Marketing Research, Malhotra, 6th Edition, 2010 – NU custom text. Prerequisites: MKTG 2201, MGSC 1201 and 64 SH toward the degree Course Description: This course focuses on the marketing research process and the analysis of data using SPSS statistical software. It gives students the opportunity to develop an understanding of consumer attitudes and behavior processes as the basis of the design of marketing problems. The course covers topics such as problem definition, research design, sampling, attitude measurement, questionnaire design, data collection, and data analysis. Statistical Package: SPSS is available as a 6-month rental for $35 plus $4.99 download fee. Details on how to access the rental are provided in the Tech Marketplace of MyNEU Portal under “Free and Discounted Software – More Software tab.” SPSS is also available for free through MyApps using MyFiles to house your data files. Please note, to access SPSS with MyApps on campus, you must be connected to “NU-Secure” wi fi. Details to access MyApps and“NU-Secure” wi fi is provided in the MyNEU portal. You must be able to access SPSS through either of these options by 9/19. For technical help, contact 617-373-HELP. Resource Help: Visit http://www.advising.neu.edu for all of the academic resources available to you. Of course, the first resource is your instructor. I have an open-door policy and welcome you to seek me out regarding...
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...CUSTOMER PROFILING AND CUSTOMER PERSONA By Renish Adesra Submitted To: Boulevard9 Resort & Spa, Nadiad July, 2012 CENTRE FOR MANAGEMENT STUDIES DHARMSINH DESAI UNIVESITY NADIAD ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I express my sincere thanks and gratitude to Mr. Ajit Singh, General Manager, Boulevard9 Resort & Spa, Nadiad, for giving us an opportunity to work in their organization. I am speechless when I have to express my sincere thanks to Mr. Harsh Bhatt, Front Office Manager, who has been a great inspiration and motivating factor throughout the duration of our internship. He has been the mentor for all of us and gave us a plenty of opportunities to explore and learn. I also convey my sincere sense of obligation and thanks to the Head of Department of Centre for Management Studies, DDU Nadiad Dr. Naresh Patel for giving me an opportunity to work on this project. I owe my deep sense of gratitude to respectful organization guide Mr. Rejoice Thomas (Human Resource Manager) I am also thankful to Prof. Mansi Rathod, the coordinator of summer internship project. Words are boundless to express my cordial thanks to faculty guide Prof. Frince Thomas Sir for the encouragement and valuable guidance during the course of my project work. I would also like to give my special thanks to Mr. Sanjay Patel (Sales Executive) of the organization for his support & encouragement. I am thankful to entire staff of Boulevard9 Resort & Spa, Nadiad for their helpful guidance and support...
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...Leadership Development Program 2001/2002 Student Portal Project May 22, 2002 Cecille Cabacungan, Goldman School of Public Policy Lesley Clark, Center for Organizational Effectiveness Rachelle Feldman, Financial Aid Office Paula Flamm, University Health Services Gail Ford, The Library Kati Markowitz, Neuroscience Institute Stacey Shulman, Department of Chemical Engineering Dan Sullivan, Haas School of Business Imagine a single Website personalized to meet all your cyberneeds – one that would keep you up-to-date on campus events and academic information and would be accessible from any computer. -- The Daily Californian, April 15, 2002 Table of Contents Executive Summary Main Report I. Charge and Methodology II. Findings III. Portal Development, Current Practices IV. Costs and Phased Implementation V. Conclusions and Recommendations; Criteria for Measuring Portal Success VI. Three Portal Interface Options for Look and Feel; Criteria for Evaluating Options VII. Portal Names Appendices Introduction, Charge, and Methodology Appendix I – Definitions Appendix II – Respondents Appendix III – Student Survey Instrument Appendix IV – Staff, Faculty, Administrator One-on-One Interview Questions Appendix V – Staff Focus Group Questions Appendix VI – Staff, Faculty, and Administrator Survey Instrument Appendix VII – Portal Developer Questionnaire UCB Student Response Appendix VIII – Undergraduate Affairs Focus Groups, Raw Data, 2001 Appendix...
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...Student Reading Attitude and Interest Inventory Candace L. Young Grand Canyon University: 553 June 3, 2014 Students Reading Attitude and Interest Inventory The attitude that students have about reading has changed and involved with every generation. Even though being able to read and specifically being literate is necessary to success in today’s society, many students have negative attitudes in regards to reading. In addition to their negative attitude, today’s student also has a plethora of other activities available for them to do rather than pick up a good book. As we continue to grow as a society in our educational and work endeavors, students now more than ever, need to change their attitude in regards to reading. This paper outlines the trends and attitudes of fifteen ninth grade students in rural West Virginia. Why Attitudes? The word attitude can be defined in a number of different ways and everyone has an attitude towards most things in their life, including reading. Alexander and Filler (1976) proposed a definition for read-specific attitudes. Their definition stated that a reading attitude is a system of feelings related to reading which causes the learner to approach or avoid a reading situation (Alexander & Filler, 1976; Verhoeven & Snow, 2001). It is important to understand the attitudes students have towards reading for two major reasons. One, attitude can affect the level of reading ability that a student eventually achieves. One’s attitude...
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...perception and intention to pursue the job. Data was collected from 257 respondents and analysed in relation with the research objectives. The findings of the study showed that internet is the most preferred source to search the job among other recruitment sources. Furthermore, it is also suggested that the effectiveness of e-recruitment depends upon the placement of advertisement and salary is the most influential motivator to find interest in the job applied. Lastly, statistics of the study found that the recruitment sources and applicant’s perceptions of job significantly influence the intention to pursue the position applied by the job seeker. Keywords: Human resource management; e-recruitment; online job searching; online job portals; salary. 1. Introduction Electronic revolution and globalization changed the life of people living in the current epoch. Internet facility has now become the necessity of life and considered as important as other needs for survival. Moreover for competition intention and business performance technological adaptations become inevitable. Internet web grab all information around the world and bring it on to the figure click. As elsewhere Pakistan too is benefited with the...
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...services”. | |Please fill-up this questionnaire. | |We assure that your response will remain confidential. | | | |- | Please put a mark X against your choice: 1. Age (in years) |18-21 |22-25 |26-30 |31-35 |>35 | | | | | | | 2. Gender |Male |Female | | | | 3. Education |Upto HSC/SSC |College experience but not|Professional Degree / PG |Other Graduate / PG courses (BA / |Others | | |graduate |(Engg / Medical) |BSc / BCom) | | | | | | | | 4. Occupation |Student ...
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...NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONS FEEDBACK SHEET Activity 6 Dear Student, Please use this document to submit Activity 6. You can simply start typing in the first blank page (recommended) or paste in text from another document into the first blank page. Please save this file as: Your last name, first initial, e.g., BTM5000-6 (DoeJBTM5000-6). Please save a copy of this file for yourself. Academic Integrity: Please see and follow the Academic Integrity Policy in the Learner portal. Your instructor may select this or any activity to review and submit to Turnitin to assess for an Academic Integrity violation Main Task: Prepare an Annotated Bibliography Using the guidelines and resources you’ve reviewed create an Annotated Bibliography consisting of the two articles listed as resources for this Activity. Length: 2 entries. Approximately 2-3 pages. Submit your document in the Course Work area below the Activity screen. Learning Outcome: 8 • Analyze research articles for construction of an Annotated Bibliography. Your instructor will give you feedback using the form below and in margin comments on your work. Reading and using your instructor’s feedback is as much a part of your learning as is reading the course materials and doing activities. Your instructor will not only help you understand the quality of your work on this activity, but will also give you guidance on how to improve your skills and increase your knowledge that, if you follow...
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...1.0 Introduction 1.1 Problem statement According to Price (2014), any useful marketing research study begins with a clearly defined problem. A clear research problem should declare the specific question that necessitated the research and its importance. Management decision problem What can Adidas do to expand its market share to become number one sportswear company in Malaysia? Marketing research problem Determine the sportswear users’ preferences and perception of customers toward Adidas sportswear. 1.2 Research questions 1.What are the main considerations of the consumers in sportswear buying? 2.What is the customers’ satisfaction level toward various attributes of Adidas products? 3.Are the customers loyal to Adidas? 1.3 Hypotheses 1. Consumers are emphasized on the sportswear quality. 2. Adidas customers are less satisfied toward Adidas sportswear design. 3. Adidas brand loyalty is low especially Adidas accessories. 1.4 Objective of the Study The root causes of the problems have to be defined clearly in order to help Adidas to improve its performance by achieving maximum sales. We understand that sportswear users’ preferences and perception of Adidas customer is the vital reasons for Adidas to achieve the organization’s goal. Gunelius (2014) indicates that a preferred brand means something to consumers who buy it, and Adidas need to continually research existing and prospective customers to understand how they perceive Adidas brand. Customer loyalty...
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...guidance. I acknowledge my sincere thanks to Dr. Vedantam Leela, who provided me the opportunity to gain an invaluable knowledge by becoming my project guide. Her dynamic cooperation helped me to excel in this project. I would like to express a deep sense of gratitude and heartiest thanks to the Mrs. Priyanka Agarwal, HR Manager, Inrea Research and the placement-incharge Dr. A.K. Bhatnagar and students of SS Subodh PG College for their help and valuable time they provided me in this project. Cooperation extended by others directly or indirectly for completion of this project is highly acknowledged. Regards! Nikita Gupta (598) TABLE OF CONTENTS ____________________________________________________________ _______________ ACKNOWLEDGMENT ......2 CERTIFICATE ......3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ......5 Chapter I: Market Trends of Campus Recruitment ......6 Chapter II: Campus Recruitment: Care and Caution ......12 Chapter III: Introduction to the Company ......15 Chapter IV: Introduction to the Institution ......17 Chapter V: Questionnaires ......20 Chapter VI: Findings ......28 CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS ......35 SUGGESTIONS ......36 BIBLIOGRAPHY ......37 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ____________________________________________________________ _______________ Area: Recruitment Title: A study of...
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...Assessment Coversheet Last name: _____LiShen___________________________________________________________________ First name: ______________Yang__________________________________________________________ WIN ID: ______150050_______________ Student contact phone number: 0456888894_____________________________ Student email: __________253577862___________________@______qq.com ______________________ Have you changed your address or contact details recently? Please advise us below of any changes: Unit of study code: XXXXXXXX Unit of study name: __________________________________________________________________ Unit of Study Trainer: _____________________________________________________________ Assessment title and Number: _____________________________________________________ Due date: XX/XX/XXXX – OR – I have been granted an extension/Special Consideration until XX/XX/XXXX Time & date submitted: HR:MIN AM / PM XX/XX/XXXX Academic Honesty All forms of plagiarism and unauthorised collusion are regarded as academic dishonesty by WIN, resulting in penalties including failure of the unit of study and possible disciplinary action. In submitting this assessment, I acknowledge the following: • I have read and understood WIN's Plagiarism Policy 2014 on page 21 at (http://www.win.edu.au/images/Student_Handbooks/WIN_Shb_VET_v13_Oct_2013%20_2_.pdf). • I certify that this work is substantially my own, and where any part of this work is not...
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