...STELA PICICUROV Assessment activity 1.1 In this assessment, I have chosen to write about Oxfam which is a world known registered charity and Marks and Spencer (M&S) which is a major British multinational retailer. P1. Describe the type of business, purpose and ownership of two contrasting organisations. The name Oxfam comes from the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief, founded in Britain in 1942 due to relieve famine in Greece caused by NazilGermany military occupation and Allied naval blockades, and registered in accordance with UK law in 1943. Oxfam International was formed in 1995 by a group of independent non-governmental organizations. Their aim was to work together for greater impact on the international stage to reduce poverty and injustice. Oxfam International is registered as a non-profit foundation at The Hague, Netherlands. So Oxfam does not have ownership, it is run by Board of Directors and if the business does close down it will give it charity stuff to another charity. This business is not set up to make profit for it personally need it is set up to make profit for people in need. Oxfam gets its money from many different sources: * like the shops that people can go to * people donate their old and unwanted clothes and items and Oxfam sells it to us, the consumers * they also get private donations given to them by people who want to help Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organisations working in approximately 94 countries...
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...OBSERVATION RECORD Learner name: | | Qualification: | BTEC L3 90-Credit Diploma in Health and Social Care | Unit number & title: | UNIT 1 – Developing Effective Communication in Health and social care | Description of activity undertaken | Placement Assessment with the On-Site SupervisorPart 1 – Explanation of the key areaIn your supervision meeting with your placement supervisor you will be able to: * Explain the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction within your placement. * Explain factors that may influence communication and interpersonal interactions within your placement. * Explain the strategies used in your work placement to overcome barriers to effective communication and interpersonal interactions.Part 2 – 2 Observations and Professional DiscussionYour supervisor will need to arrange to observe you participating in a one-to-one interaction and a group interaction within your placement. The Supervisor will then assess your communication and interpersonal skills in relation to each interaction. Within your supervision session, you will need to have a professional discussion to show reflection and learning from these two interactions to show your professional understanding of effective communication within your placement. | Assessment & grading criteria | (P1) Explain the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in a health and social care context(P3) Explain factors that may influence communication...
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...Running head: INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Mary Graham American Intercontinental University PHIL201-1304B-11 Nov 17, 2013 Metaphysics is the attempt to say what reality is. Cosmology or how we think the most real things have come into being and ontology the study of what is. To me what is real the things you can touch, smell, see etc., but you also have things that you can’t see that is real. For example God is real; people believe that the earth is flat etc. We can’t see these things but we believe they are real. The physical, spiritual and psychological worlds are in twine with each other. First of all physical worlds known to humans through their five senses are complemented by the spiritual world or simply spirit world. This is not an imagination but a complete real environment for the human spirit. The spirit world is a separate existence but it interface with the physical world. The humanity aspect of the spiritual world causes a dysfunctional aspect to the psychological impact of the human nature. There are many people who are distant from God and unaware of their conscious evolution to the spirit world and how it operates because of the physical being that is temporarily in this world and so they are not prepare for the spiritual world which is eternity. To me a soul is real but as far as the soul living outside the body no one knows for sure. Some people believe in a soul and some may not. I believe people have free will and our fate is determined by...
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...Unit 1 - Fundamentals of Statistics Kathtrina Brazell American InterContinental University October 12, 2014 Abstract The purpose of this essay is to examine two of the nine sections of data and include all data points listed in the column for the variable. All of these items will be used to combine into one comprehensive report. Introduction In this assignment I will one section of qualitative data (choose either Gender or Position) one section of quantitative data (choose either Intrinsic or Extrinsic) and provide data. In each section the data will be indentified and the reason for the selection will be stated. Charts and graphs will be provided. An explanation of the importance of charts and graphs will be stated. Chosen Variables The variables that I chose to analyze are gender for my qualitative variable and Intrinsic for my quantitative variable. Difference in variable types “Qualitative data are no numerical measurements of characteristics, such as hair color or the charge of electron. Quantitative data are numerical measurements like weight, height, and age. The two data types need to be handled differently because qualitative characteristics don't have clear mathematical relationships to one another.” (Elementary Statistics) Descriptive statistics: Qualitative variable |Position |Tenure |Job Satisfaction |Intrinsic | |1 |3 |4.9 |6.4 | |1 ...
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...Year 12 BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Business BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Business Year 12 BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Business BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Business Unit 1- The Business Environment Unit 1- The Business Environment | Student name | ------------------------------------------------- Assessor name | | | Date issued | Completion date | Submitted on | 5th September 2013 | 29th November 2013 | 2nd December 2013 | Qualification | Unit number and title (Credit Value) | BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in BusinessBTEC Level 3 Diploma in Business | Unit 1- The Business Environment Credit Value- 10 | | | Assignment title | | The aim of this unit is to give learners the fundamental knowledge of a range of business organisations, and the many factors that shape the nature of organisations operating in an increasingly complex business world. | | Assignment title | | The purpose of this assignment is to: 1. Know the range of different businesses and their ownership 2. Understand how businesses are organised to achieve their purposes 3. Know the impact of the economic environment on businesses 4. Know how political, legal and social factors impact on business. | ScenarioYou work for the Chamber of Commerce as a Business Adviser and have been asked to visit businesses in the local area to outline to them the variety of businesses which exist and to explain to them the factors which...
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...ericka MGMT305-DB unit1 January 5, 2014 While information systems has one meaning, it can be used in different ways for companies to keep a competitive edge on the marketplace. Compare and Contrast two distinctly different organizations on how they use information systems in their organizations. Include in your post the following: Information systems are the software and hardware systems that support data-intensive applications in the organization. http://www.journals.elsevier.com/information-systems/ * Research the 4 competitive strategies and briefly describe them. 4 competitive strategies chosen are: 1.-Cost Leadership Strategy: It is to produce products and/or services at the lowest cost in the industry. It achieves cost leadership by carefully buying practices, efficient business processes, forcing up the pricespaid by competitiors and helping customer or suppliers reduce their costs. 2.- Differentiation Strategy: it offers different products, services, or product features. By doing this, they can charge higher prices; sell more products, or both. 3.- Niche Strategy: is to select a narrow-scope segment (a niche market) and be the best in quality, speed or cost in that market. 4.- Customer-orientation Strategy: is where they concentrate on making customers happy. Customer is #1 is the basis of this strategy. Web-based systems that support customer relationship management are especially effective in this area because they can provide a personalized...
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...SLDC vs. JAD vs. RAD Methodologies of Software Development Kaplan University IT460 – System Analysis and Design From my reading I learned that Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) follows a pretty general process that is used by a lot of project managers. The whole purpose of SDLC is to create a better product than is planned for while meeting time and cost figures (Tutorials Point). the Chief Information Officer (CIO) asked to look at a couple of methodologies. The two methodologies are JAD (Joint Application Development) and RAD (Rapid Application Development). JAD (Joint Application Development) is a methodology where you use the client and end users at different points during the project (Rouse, 2007). By using this methodology some of the advantages are that in a short time frame you can gather and consolidate a big amount of information. Another benefit is that you can look at many points of view on the project and can resolve discrepancies in a timely manner (n.d.). Some disadvantages of JAD (Joint Application Development) it takes a lot of planning and scheduling and this will also require a lot of time from the stakeholders. Another disadvantage is that people that are working on the project have to be trained and experienced with what the project requires. RAD (Rapid Application Development) is a methodology that is focused on producing software quickly. This is done by using prototypes that have been established before and uses tools that are...
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...Cristian N. Mormoloc WORKSHEET – UNIT 1 Task 1 – List 5 qualities that a ‘good’ teacher should have and give reasons for your choices. Which of these qualities do you consider to be more important, and why? 1. Ability to easily pass the knowledge onto the students; 2. Capacity of turning the more complicated topics into easy-to-understand topics and delivering them that way; 3. Good knowledge of the subject; 4. Adaptability to each student’s level; 5. Knowing when to “push” on some task or when to help the students throughout the task they might have. I consider that the most important quality is the knowledge that the teacher has, followed closely by the capacity of delivering that knowledge in an easy-to-comprehend manner, adapted to the level of the student or group. I consider these to be the basic requirements that should be a must for the teacher – the rest of the requirements (/qualities) are a consequence of the way of being as person, or the schooling environment, as well as the culture of the students, willingness to study, capacity of staying focused, life experience, age, aso. Task 2 – State what you consider to be the five most important roles of a teacher. Describe each role and say why you think it is important. 1. Tutor; 2. Resource or facilitator; 3. Prompter; 4. Assessor; 5. Manager (and also controller on the same rank of importance). 1. Tutor: in my opinion, the tutor characteristic of a teacher is outstanding in front of the...
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...To: William Mitchell, Customer Service Manager From: Tiana Lawson, Customer Service Representative Date: May 7, 2013 Subject: Request for Sponsorship I am writing you to request sponsorship from the company for my Business writing course at Del-Tech Community College. This Business Writing course will teach me how to effectively write and prepare documents that are sent to customers as well as others in the company. By taking this course, it will give me the advantage of communicating with customers clear and efficiently. It will help me to advance and be a greater asset to the company. This course is very important in terms of having the right skills and knowledge of communicating to our customers and could also benefit other employees that are having trouble communicating or as a refresher. Being able to communicate better with our customers, it will help reduce any confusion from us to them and will reduce any future complaints. This class will be taken at a reputable college known for offering classes that enhance a person’s well-being but also prepares students for real life situations. The class will mimic correspondences such as writing emails, business proposals or memos. The tuition for the class is $1500 and that includes books and fees. I know the company does have a payback policy for tuition reimbursement but I know by sponsoring me instead, it will give the company credibility on trusting their employees and improving their overall morale. Since it will...
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...Task - Linked to P2 * Pick two stakeholders from each organization. * For each stakeholder explain how they have influenced your two chosen organizations aims and objectives. Use real examples when explaining your points. Write the aims of QK, then the objectives (how QK achieves this) then how the stakeholders affect the aim. QK – aims Aim: Get the best results for each student. Objectives: To have good teachers, to give extra support to the students, to provide resources like books, computers/equipment and also to provide access to the internet so the students can research and do the tasks given. Stakeholders Teachers: to achieve the aim the teachers have to follow the curriculum and make sure it is the correct curriculum, they have to give support to the students, they have to mark the student’s work and give them feedback, to have a positive environment this means to teach in a good mood way, reward and punish whether the students do their homework or not. Students: The students to get the best results possible they need to work hard, they need to organise and achieve the target grade, they need to attend school and be punctual, and they need to come to class with equipment. Government: To achieve the aim the government has to provide the school money so the school will get the equipment needed and the teachers will get paid so they will deliver the proper education to the students. Aim: Make the school a safe environment for students Objective:...
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...Conclusion response to questionnaire I think the reason that only 50% said they do eat their 5 a day and 50% said that they don’t is because there are so many cheaper and easier alternatives to eat which aren’t healthy and some people may think that those unhealthy foods taste better. Not surprising that everyone knew what 5 a day was because it does get spoken and mentioned a lot by different people for example in schools. Furthermore 50% of students also said they eat unhealthy food and 50% don’t, this was a surprising outcome as I expected more to be on the unhealthy side. Similarly, lots of people said that they add extra salt on their food, however there are so many health risks especially with salt that not many teenagers now about. Another question I asked was if people eat more chocolate than they do fruit, 5 people said they do eat more chocolate and 1 person said no, this is the result I expected at the start as there are so many unhealthier options which to some people to taste better and are promoted/advertised alot more than fruit and vegetables. For more people to eat more fruit and vegetables I think they need to know the health risks that these unhealthy foods cause as they are packed with salt, fat , sugar, which are things we should cut down on. It should also be more advertise in places and on TV as more people will see it, rather than unhealthy foods always on advertisements. When making the meal I will add lots of variety so it’s suitable for people....
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...Vontade de adorar 500 graus A Alegria esta no coracao A ele a Gloria A minha vida e do mestre Abra os olhos do meu coracao Abraca-me Abro mao Abudantechuva Aclame ao senhor Adoramos o cordeiro Agnus dei Aguas porificadores Aguas profundas Aguas Vivas Ainda que a figueira Alem do sangue Algo novo Alleluia Alleluia Almas como estrelas Alvo mais que a neve Amazing grace Amigo de deus Anjo de Deus Anseio por mais de ti Ao unico que e digno Aquele que esta feliz Assim como a corsa Atrai meu coracao Bem Aventurado Blessed the lord Break every chain Cancao de Jo Cancao do apocalipse Cantarei desse amor para sempre Cantarei do teu amor para sempre Celebrai a cristo o senhor celebre ao rei celebrai com jubilo Chove chuva Chuva de uncao sobre mim Cobre-me Com muito louvor Come now it's the time to worship Como zaqueu Conquistando o impossivel Consagracao Da vontade de adorar Dancar na chuva Dancing generation Debaixo do meu pe Deixa o fogo descer Dele por ele Derrama tua sheknah Descera sobre ti Desperta que o senhor ja vem Deus da minha vida Deus de promessa Deus de milagre Deus do impossivel Deus me ama Deus esta aqui Deus fiel Deus tem o melhor pra mim Diante de ti Digno de gloria Digno e o cordeiro de recebe E ele vem Ele e exaltado Ele e o leao da tribo da juda Ele faz proezas Em espirito em verdade Em ti tudo e possivel Enquanto eu respirar Es real pra...
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...Unit 1 Assignment2 To: Supervisor From: IT GUY Sub: Internal Use Only Brief Internal Use Only: Information or data that is shared internally by our organization. While confidential information and or data may or may not be contained or included, these communications are not intended to leave the internal structure of the organization. This applies to three domains that are the most affected by this classification. These domains are the User Domain, The Workstation Domain, and the LAN Domain. The User Domain defines the people who have access to our information systems. In this case the majority would be the employee body of Richman Investments in which they are granted access to the systems, applications, and data depending upon their defined tasks and access rights. Currently Richman has a acceptable use policy (AUP) which lines out the guidelines that must be followed in order for our systems to be accessed and used. This also applies any third party persons that wish to gain access to our system, they will have to read and agree to the AUP. Next is the Workstation Domain, this is where the majority of users will connect and access the Richman IT infrastructure. A workstation here at Richman can either be a desktop computer, laptop, personal data assistant (PDA), smart phones, tablets, or any other device that can be used to access the system. With these systems, especially with the personal devices, we ensure that all software is protected by antivirus software...
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...1. What role does TCP/IP play for Internet communications? The Internet Protocol (IP) is the main communications protocol in the internet protocol suite for relaying datagrams across network boundaries its routing function enables inter networking and essentially establishes the internet. 2. IP being the primary protocol has the task of delivering packets from the source host to the destination host based on IP addresses in packet headers. So IP defines packet structures that contain the data to be delivered, while also defining addressing methods used to label datagram with source and destination information. 3. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of IP (Internet Protocol) configurations on a computer network. Basically DHCP lets a network administrator supervise and distribute IP addresses from a central point. 4. The Domain Name System (DNS) is basically a large database which resides on various computers and it contains the names and IP addresses of various hosts on the internet and various domains. DNS is used to provide information to the DNS to use when queries are made. The service is the act of querying the database, and the system is the data structure and data itself. 5. Secure Shell (SSH) encryption and authentication mechanisms enhances security to a greater extent, because mostly the communication occurs through a medium, which is unsecured that being...
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...Unit one: Principles of personal responsibilities and working in a business environment Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document, either onto your computer or a disk Then work through your Assessment, remembering to save your work regularly When you’ve finished, print out a copy to keep for reference Then, go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked with your name, the course title and the Unit and Assessment number. Please note that this Assessment document has 15 pages and is made up of 7 Sections. Name: Fay Brotherston Section 1: Rights and responsibilities at work This section will help you to evidence Learning Outcome 1: Know the employment rights and responsibilities of the employee and employer Learning objective | Place in Assessment | 1.1 Identify the main points of contracts of employment | Question 1 Page 1 | 1.2 Identify the main points of legislation affecting employers and employees | Question 2 Page 2 | 1.3 Identify where to find information on employment rights and responsibilities both internally and externally | Question 3 Page 3 | 1.4 Describe how representative bodies can support the employee | Question 4 Page 3 | 1.5 Identify employer and employee responsibilities for equality and diversity in a business...
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