...As of now, the major that I am considering is accounting. I decided I wanted to do accounting back when one of my cousins became an accountant. She ended up getting her CPA and a full time job at the place she interned at, which ultimately made me want to do the same. One path I thought about taking with this major is to be a forensic accountant. Before I became an accounting major, I was a criminal justice major, so getting into forensic accounting is something that I am very interested in. With this career, I would try and detect crimes, such as fraud, and would have the opportunity to work for government agencies or law firms. Being a forensic accountant is probably my first choice. Another field that I would be interested in is being a...
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...history to overcome obstacles” (Great man theory of leadership). In other words, each person’s attributes are what make each person successful as opposed to external forces. House Path Goal Theory The House Path Goal Theory was developed by Robert J. House and has four different leadership behaviors. “Each leadership behavior aims to maximize worker outcomes by recognizing the impact of both environmental factors and worker characteristics in job performance” (The Path-Goal). The four leadership behaviors are achievement-oriented behavior, directive path-goal clarifying behavior, supportive leader behavior, and participative leader behavior. Achievement-oriented behavior is based on “setting goals that challenge employees” (The Path-Goal). Directive path-goal clarifying behavior is defining functions and expectations of employees so that there is not any confusion. Supportive leader behavior is “support[ing] a subordinate’s psychological well being” through “stress reduction and frustration mitigation” (The Path-Goal). Lastly, participative leader behavior is enabling subordinates to make decisions in hopes that being part of the decision-making process will lead employees to be more productive. Trait Theory of Leadership The Trait Theory of Leadership, developed by R.M. Stogdill, has identified traits that are common of successful leaders. “These traits are not responsible...
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...this career field, and uncover courses you may want/need to take or skills you should develop to be successful in this field. You will work on developing both written and oral communication skills through the preparation of a Career Exploration Memo and Career Exploration Presentation. * Advice before you Start! Be patient, flexible and open! You may discover new career fields that you did not even think you may be interested in. Take your time, search through multiple career fields, find something that is really interesting…fight the temptation to write your report on the first career field you find information about. Procedure: • Following the in-class discussion about conducting effective internet searches – conduct an internet search on a career field or specific job you find interesting. • Find a minimum of THREE reputable sources that you will reference in your Career Exploration Memo • Write Career Exploration Memo (directions below) Memo: Part I: Who Am I in Context to My Educational Path? In this section, outline who you are, personally (or attributes of your personality), in reference to your educational path. Address questions such as: • What is my educational path or journey? • What is my anticipated major (or minor) and how does it fit into my future career plans? • What do I hope to accomplish through my educational path? • What sort of job do I plan to look for upon graduation? • Where do I see myself in 5 years...
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...Leadership styles Leadership styles The person I most admire in business is my mentor, Mrs. X. I believe her leadership style is path-goal theory as she is the biggest advocate for providing all necessary tools and information to all members of the team or group in order to be successful and productive. Mrs. X has been my supervisor in one form or another for about 14 years. During this time, I have learned to appreciate her path-goal theory leadership style and have tried to emulate this style for my own leadership style. “Path-goal theory states that it is the leader’s job to assist followers in attaining their goals and to provide the necessary direction and/or support to ensure that their goals are compatible with the overall objectives of the group or organization” (Robbins & Judge, 2012). Mrs. X holds her employees accountable for all assigned tasks. Before assigning tasks to teams or individuals, she will ensure that all necessary information is available and provides tools for a successful outcome. Mrs. X schedules meetings with all involved people to discuss the current stage of the project or assignment. In addition, she ensures that there are no stumbling blocks for the team or individual and fields all questions. She uses brainstorming as a way to ensure everyone is involved and participates equally in the project. When she is unable to answer a question or provide the necessary tools for the project, Mrs. X will go up the chain to obtain the information...
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...Lab I – Probability Models When finished fill in the table at the end of this document and email it to your teacher Cards: Use the tab for Cards in the excel file and get the total probability for the various hands All of your inputs are on the yellow cells (a) The first task is to figure how many chances you have for each pick that will result in a successful hand INPUT: columns B/C/D/E/F (b) Then if any of the events (one of the five cards) has 100% chance then you need multiply the one path by five to account for the parallel paths to a successful hand INPUT: column H (c) Finally, if there are more than one way to get the result (example four of a kind can be done with 13 different cards) then you need to add that number too INPUT: column J Note: this step will be more complicated when dealing with royal hands, and multiple runs. (d) Your final probability will be the percentage in the last column in the “prob” row (I’ve formattesd it such that these all fall in rows 7,17,27, etc) Dice: Use the tab for Dice in the excel file and get the probabilities for all the outcomes when tossing three dice Note: this problem has been started with the first result for the outcomes of 3 and 4 The probability also has been simplified to two events (rather that 3) by using the results from lab H for the rolls for dice #2 and #3… see below (also on your excel file) Outcome | theoretical % | total | possible outcomes (die 1 / die 2) | 2 |...
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...Paths to success There are different paths and many theories that are helpful to get success. This paper discusses different paths of success such as 10,000 hour rule, Tiger mom and Tim Ferriss. It also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each success method. 10,000 Hour Rule: According to this rule, brain takes 10,000 hours to assimilate all that it needs to achieve true mastery. In views of Heshmat, (2011), the 10,000 hours rule translated into practicing 3 hours a day for 10 years, which is indeed a common training span for young people in sports. This rule suggested that success is the result of accumulative advantages. It is a function of persistence and willingness to work hard. It is because it is difficult to carry out any long-range plan and achievement of any difficult goal, unless people can make themselves persist at it. Advantage: The main advantage of 10,000 hour rule is that it leads to the perfection of people. It is because after spending 10,000 hours on a particular task, individuals build necessary skills and competencies that are necessary to do the job in a perfect way (Bell, 2010). Disadvantage: The main disadvantage of this theory is that it takes a long-term view of getting success. Concurrently, this rule also not describes the performance of a person, who spends less than 10,000 hours to a particular job (Martin, 2011). It also limits the growth of an individual, as he/she focus on a particular job for 10,000 hours...
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...Someone once told me "I know you'll be successful." But what is success? I think the definition of success cannot be pinned down to one single thing. Aspects of life must intermingle and converge, resulting in a fusion of moments and a synthesis of ideas. Because one man's idea of a successful and fruitful life may not be the same as another man's hope for a brighter future. How one defines success is therefore integral to that person's experience of life in and around him. As we are creatures of habit, we can proceed through life with preconceived notions of what is and what should be, convinced that what has worked in the past must also work in the future. In that way we deny ourselves the virtue of malleability. We are often our own worst enemies. The Chinese philosopher and military tactician Sun Tzu likened the successful soldier to water. "Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing." The brilliance of this idea is not in the likening of life to war, rather in revealing the simple truth that we are a product of our experiences and how we adapt determines our success, along with what path we take. Each hill and valley we encounter provides us with an opportunity to adapt and change, gives us the chance to use our talents within the realms of our potential to evolve our life in new and sometimes unexpected ways. God's plan may be unknown and unfathomable...
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...http://wiseamerican.us/product/hlt-313v-week-1-complete-latest/ contact us at: SUPPORT@WISEAMERICAN.US HLT 313V WEEK 1 COMPLETE LATEST HLT-313v Week 1 Topic 1 Discussion 1 Select and profile (a) a high-level job position you aspire to secure in your chosen allied health field and (b) a same-level position in a different and unrelated allied health care field. What educational and professional qualifications must each individual in this high-level position possess? What is the typical career path to arrive at each position? Compare and contrast the responsibilities each position entails in regards to workplace safety, risk management, and/or quality of service, and identify one element from each career path that might benefit the other. HLT-313v Week 1 Topic 1 Discussion 2 Review the biographical sketches of your classmates in this course and select an individual in an allied health career field or position that is different than your own current position or proposed career path. Using your readings, the GCU Library, and Internet association or government websites, identify the safety, risk-management, or quality-based scope of the classmate’s job. Engage in a dialog with the classmate about whether or not the stated responsibilities are those actually experienced by the individual. How are they the same? How are they different? What “real life” activities in this area does your classmate perform that are not discussed in the official literature? What factors may cause any...
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...question of why students have a consumerist view on education and whether students value the learning process of obtaining a college degree - The study indicates that most students“seek the path of least resistance to obtaining a academic degree.” - This suggest that students may not value the learning process or the end product of knowledge to be of any importance and instead, they are only interested in obtaining a degree though the easiest method by selecting professors based on their easiness rating. - Personally, i find this surprising - what is the purpose of higher education if it presented no challenges? - more importantly, what is the significance of an academic degree if student's take the easier route? - An academic degree is of special value that indicates a student's innate ability - If all students obtain a degree by choosing the easiest path, this will devaluate the significance of an academic degree - And thus, an academic degree will have no meaning - Perhaps student's may need reassess their value on education and realize the importance of the learning process Although obtaining a degree is the primary goal of many students, the learning process is also of equal importance Brinkworth first year experience - Brinkworth et al. state that" a successful transition [from high school to university] is not solely due to academic ability but depends also on the ability to make a rapid adjustment to a learning environment that requires greater...
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...| Career Information | Career Path Option 1:Registered Nurse Career Category:Social | Career Path Option 2:Lawyer Career Category:Enterprising | Job description (including daily responsibilities) | The job of a Nurse is to provide patient care; they give medication to people who are sick or have medical conditions/diseases or health problems. They develop care plans and provide nursing care to disabled, ill or injured patients. | Lawyers represent individuals on legal issues and disagreement in court and try to win their case. They represent clients in criminal and civil litigation. | Requirements for path (school, military, training, age, location, skills, etc.) | You must have minimum-Associate’s Degree to work in this position. Some basic work experience is needed for a job in this occupation. Typical on the job training once you have a job in the occupation. | The requirement to become a lawyer is to have a law degree. This law degree consists of 7 years of full time study after you get out of high school, 4 years of undergraduate study, and three years of law school. If you want to become a lawyer you must also pass states written bar test. | Salary/benefits information | The year of 2014, in Florida, salary wages for Registered Nurse varies from $21 to $39 an hour.Yearly salary is $45,000 to $81,000. | The median pay in 2012 for Lawyers is $113,530 per year and $54.58 per hour. | Opportunities for advancement | If you are a Registered Nurse and...
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...Decision Making Gone Awry Desiree’ L. Johnson Argosy University Isabel Wan Pediatrician What I Thought I Wanted Doctors are portrayed as one of the most successful professionals in the world. Growing up I was always told that I should become a doctor because they are successful and well off financially. I saw doctors on television, whenever I had an appointment with one and heard about them in school all the time. Becoming a doctor sounded amazing as a child and my parents encouraged me to become a doctor to be successful. I never saw all the work hard that was involved with becoming a doctor, the years of schooling and the tasks that would take place throughout the profession. All I was ever saw and told was doctors were amazing and extremely successful. At the age of eight, I decided I wanted to become a pediatrician just like my doctor, at the time. My mind was set on becoming a pediatrician, so I applied to various universities to become a doctor. I decided to go to California State University of Long Beach to receive a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Development. Realization However, two years after attending college I decided I did not want to become a doctor anymore. I learned that after undergraduate school that I still had to attending medical school and would most likely not be out of school until I was approximately thirty years old. I also learned that I did not like blood or needles, so that would not work well with the profession I was trying to...
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...accountability. Accountability makes responsibility meaningful and complete the process of delegation. The relationship between personal responsibility and college success, can relate to our commitment in reaching for excellence, the use of our talents, and our personal responsibility in the quality of the work we seek and do. College life can be full of opportunities, personal and professional growth, as well as, learning new and better ways or processes to ensure we become successful in life. In regards to successful paths or walks in life, College level work allows any student to grow not only in knowledge, but teaches us how to manage our time. Managing and scheduling time effectively could be the greatest tool we achieve in the road to our successes. Scheduling and setting reminders to fit our busy lifestyles could be just one of the best ways to accomplish our educational and career goals. Another individual need is staying motivated to complete tasks. Motivation is crucial in order to clear the way for successful paths in life. To achieve our goals we have to learn how...
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...and “Self-Reliance” it's evident that the best path that you can take is your own, and that true success comes after accepting your own ideas, and your own ideas only. These ideas are evident in Siddhartha when Siddhartha departs from the Samanas and, when Siddhartha leaves his worldly life to follow his own path to enlightenment. The theme of Siddhartha is similar to the theme of “self reliance”, both discuss the idea of following ones own path. This is proven in Siddhartha's actions. The first time this theme is shown is when Siddhartha departs from the Samanas and decides not to go with Buddha even though he agrees with his teachings. Siddhartha...
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...CPA (Critical Path Analysis) and its value on Strategy Implementation Critical Path Analysis (CPA) plays a very important role in the planning and implementation of an operations strategy. Its helps with planning the implementation of the operations strategy and is a mechanism to help manage and control improvements and/or the targets of performance objectives, the alignment of capabilities (changes in layout, machinery etc.) and the resources required underpinning the implementation exercise. The main outcome from CPA and its main value to implementing an operations strategy is that it identifies those tasks which cannot be delayed or take longer than their estimate without impacting the overall project, this being from a time perspective. Such tasks form the basis of the critical path and are the tasks crucial to the success of the implementation exercise. Karaca & Onargan (2007) describe that critical paths are not fixed and as changes and updates are made, a new critical path may emerge. CPA and its Application within an Operational Context Karaca & Onargan (2007) discuss as part of their article on the application of CPA in workflow schema of Marble Processing Plants, a number of benefits emerged upon completion of this exercise. Through the use of CPA network diagrams, the critical path of workflow for the new marble plant resulted in better production capacity and production timing. The study proves CPA can be used in the design of a new marble plant and...
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...In this movie, we see the boxer La Motta cause so much pain and suffering for the ones he loves. An example of this includes La Motta getting physical with his wife as well as his brother Joey. The viewer can see the path of redemption begins when La Motta loses everything the ones that he loves, his wealth, and is arrested. In that scene, I believe his path to redemption begins when he violently starts banging his heads against a wall trying to inflict the pain he causes on others on himself, or how he seeks forgiveness from his brother. However, the path of redemption is not always complete. The hero can start his path for redemptions and be successful like in the movie Field of Dreams but in the case of Raging Bull he starts the path but does not really complete it. For example towards the end of the movie we see his monologue where La Motta accuses himself but is not a redemption but just acceptance of all the pain and destruction that he has caused. Additionally, when he seeks forgiveness from his brother it is not a true redemption because we see in a few minutes he still plays his brother for not being there and how he stopped him from becoming a...
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