...Ethnographic Case Study Interview The interviewee is from Mexico City, Mexico. This particular city is known to be the most populous city within Mexico, as well as the country’s capital. He attended Eton School, a private elementary through high school, which was about a ten minute drive from his house. After finishing the fourth grade, his family moved to San Antonio, Texas. They spent six years in Texas before moving to Starkville, Mississippi to be closer to his grandparents. He spent the last two years of schooling at Starkville High School, home of the yellowjackets. There, he played varsity in soccer and was named captain of the varsity soccer team during his senior year. After feeling like he was called into ministry, he came upon...
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...CASE STUDY: THE FIRST APPRAISAL INTERVIEW Name: Benjamin Van de Walle Lecturer: Ms. Mai Kim Thoa Course: Managerial Skills & Leadership – KS 402DE02 1. What do you think of the boss’s ratings and his defense of them? * * He gives Sandy an average rate for every single point. She doesn’t know if this is a good or a bad rate. He is not fair cause’ he bases his ratings on one single point, namely the wine service and generalizes this for the other points. In my opinion his comments are not constructive and well-intentioned. * * He focuses his defense only on her less developed skills and doesn’t mention her good skills. Also his defense is very flat. With that I mean that he doesn’t give any specific and descriptive feedback. He doesn’t define the performance problem, doesn’t makes his standards clear and he doesn’t work with the employee to set goals for improvement. The boss focuses on the person and not on the behavior, it’s personally hurtful. * 2. How do you think Sandy feels? Will she be motivated to improve? Is it enough to know you are not going to lose your job? * * Sandy went to the appraisal interview with confidence. But I think she lost her confidence after the interview. Due to the average score she doesn’t know where and how to improve. * * By not focusing on employees needs in a highly effective way, the employees will not be motivated. He does nothing to support Sandy, whereby she also loses her motivation...
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...and HR Management The Out-of-Control Interview (Case) Case Analysis & Answers By Demetris Kamberis November 13,2014 Organization and HR Management The Out-of-Control Interview (Case) Case Analysis & Answers By Demetris Kamberis Table of Contents Case Synopsis1 Answer To Question 1 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2 -5 Answer To Question 2 5 Answer To Question 3……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....5 -6 References………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6 Case : The out- of- Control Interview Case Synopsis The case was focused on the interview process at Apex Environmental ,where the management team and other members of the firm , composed a panel interview employing a stress interview content , at the company’s premises. The interviewee , was a female mechanical engineer graduated , named Maria Fernandez.The only information we had , regarding the questions set by the interview panel , were questions as “Why would you take a job as a waitress in college if you’re such an intelligent person?” and “Are you planning on settling down and starting a family any time soon?”. It is also mentioned , by the side of the interviewee that the interview was ‘ a disaster” but was followed up by an individual meeting with the 2 members of the group , the President and another member of the firm and the main interview questions were concentered on her technical...
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...Case 1: Review the following case study. Discuss each point of motivational interviewing, why it was used, and whether or not it was successful. What was done well in this interview, and why? What would you have done differently, and why? Of the theories we have learned in this unit, which theory stands out in this interview? Where and how? “A client-centered and empathetic counseling style is one fundamental and defining characteristic of motivational interviewing. We regard the therapeutic skill of reflective listening or accurate empathy ... to be the foundation on which skillfulness in motivational interviewing is built ... Through skillful reflective listening, the counselor seeks to understand the client’s feelings and perspectives without judging, criticizing, or blaming ... The crucial attitude is a respectful listening to the person with a desire to understand his or her perspective” (Miller & Rollnick, 2002, p. 37) In this case, the Motivational interviewing refers to an interpersonal counseling or communication style rather than a specific therapy or set of techniques (Rollnick & Miller, 1995). This style is evident in the process of MET (Motivational Enhancement Therapy). The focus of this particular interview was on helping the client to overcome reluctance or ambivalence on his own, while allowing him to make positive changes in his approach to anger management. The therapy did not assume that the client wanted to change, but lead the client to own their need...
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...performance growth. Ratings against a standard do not preclude comparisons. While employees may typically compare themselves to others, there is little to be gained by having the organization promote such comparisons. They are likely to create envy, vanity and dysfunctional competition. In this case, boss lets Sandy to compare with Charlie. It may create envy, vanity and dysfunctional competition. In a healthy organization, one employee’s success need not mean another’s failure. If all can succeed, much the better. Those who prefer an absolute standard tend to give lower scores to employees, as they fear new workers who receive high marks will not feel the need for further improvement. In contrast, raters who feel a worker has done superior work considering his time in the position, may rate him as such. An evaluation six months or a year later yielding a superior mark would require a corresponding improvement on the part of the worker. I prefer the latter approach, because it seems more positive. Supervisory evaluations often suffer from rating deficiencies: • One particularly good or poor trait may contaminate other performance areas considered in the evaluation. In this case, the boss rate Sandy as average. He figures out the poor trait during the evaluation period. Sandy drops the dishes. So he gives Sandy average. It is not helpful Sandy to improve in the further. • Once a worker is classified as a poor performer, it may take a long time for a supervisor to notice...
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...CM spoke to Manny this morning. CM asks Manny how was the interview in Cranford go with Justin and the resource family. Manny informs CM that Justin did well at the interview on 9/11/17 with a resource family in Cranford. Manny informs CM that the resource family had to fill out a packet and it has to get reviewed and approved by DCP&P. Manny states that once the packet is approved by DCP&P then Justin can be placed in that resource home. Manny reports that Justin is still at the YMCA Youth Shelter in Newark. Manny states that he went to Justin school on Thursday and spoke to him and his school counselor about the resource home he interview at is currently on hold due to paperwork not being submitted. Manny states that Justin was not happy...
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...Table 1: Degree (˚) of subjects' peripheral vision with green shape. | | | | | | Colored Shapes | Degree (˚) of peripheral vision | | | Subj. 1 | Subj. 2 | Subj. 3 | Mean | Green Triangle | 10 | 20 | 10 | 13 | Green Rectangle | 9 | 15 | 0 | 8 | Green Circle | 1 | 17 | 10 | 9 | Green Square | 20 | 12 | 10 | 14 | | | | | | Table 2: Degree (°) of subjects' peripheral vision with yellow shape. | | | | | | | Degree of peripheral vision | | Colored Shapes | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mean | Yellow Triangle | 0 | 20 | 5 | 8 | Yellow Rectangle | 10 | 15 | 0 | 8 | Yellow Circle | 20 | 15 | 1 | 12 | Yellow Square | 20 | 12 | 10 | 14 | | | | | | Table 3: Degree (˚) of subjects' peripheral vision with red shape. | | Degree of peripheral vision | | | Colored Shapes | Sub. 1 | Sub. 2 | Sub. 3 | Mean | Red Triangle | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | Red Rectangle | 0 | 11 | 10 | 7 | Red Circle | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | Red Square | 20 | 10 | 10 | 13 | | | | | | Table 4: Mean of degree (°) of subject's peripheral vision according to the colored shape. | | | | Colored Shapes | Mean of Degree (°) | | Green Triangle | 13 | | Green Rectangle | 8 | | Green Circle | 9 | | Green Square | 14 | | Yellow Triangle | 8 | | Yellow Rectangle | 8 | | Yellow Circle | 12 | | Yellow Square | 14 | | Red Triangle | 9 | | Red Rectangle | 7 | | Red Circle | 3 | | Red Square | 13 | | Table 5: Statistical analysis...
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...On April 27th, 2017, Lieutenant Stewart received a copy of the forensic interviewer notes, as well as a disc containing footage of the forensic interview, which was performed on April 13th, 2017, and involved Karissa Pratt. Karissa (age 11) made several different allegations as to her mother, Tawanna Hunter, and step-father, Michael Hunter, smoking and injecting illegal drugs. Karissa went on to explain instances of physical abuse and domestic violence, as well as an occasion in which Michael "rubbed" her butt while on the bed. Karissa informed her mother of this and was told that this was "normal". Karissa is currently in the custody of foster parents, Eric and Kerry Hays. Footage of the forensic interview was uploaded to Evidence.com. Additionally, the disc and forensic interviewer notes were placed into evidence. On May 15th, 2017, I reviewed the video footage of the forensic interview of Karissa Pratt....
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...Introduction Each family is unique and unrepeatable and hence the impossibility of creating family types to accommodate certain patterns. Thus, this case study research will research on the issue that how the diversity in different aspects of family affects the day – to-day life of the family and family dynamics. The basic task is to gather information about the family members and then discuss how the how the family dynamics is affected due to diversity. The changes in modes of family life arouse intense debate in as to the permanence and balance guaranteed by traditional models. Reconstituted families, single parents, arising from divorce, unwed motherhood or other factors, or complex families, among others, represents an innovation compared to traditional modes of nuclear family, consisting of a man and a woman with dependent children or families with one parent as a result of widowhood. In this family the person learns how to be and what to do once adult, who must assume the role of head of household, husband or wife, father or mother. This learning will be influenced by the models of relatives of his clan and its environment and cultural models of their studies of literature, film, television, etc. But it is essential the individual's experience in his own family. Although family diversity is not new, the extent of this phenomenon was only noticeable during recent years, in both past generations and we believe that this time is not sufficient for "Roles" have been codified...
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...Research By Song Gao This essay compares the research method of case study with five other methods in business research. The five methods are focus group, in-depth interview, observation, questionnaires and field experiment. This essay provides the definition, advantages, disadvantages/limitations for each of the six methods. Moreover, five published articles related to case study method and two published articles related to each of the other five methods were found to further discuss their application in research. Case Study Definition It is an understatement that there is confusion among students, teachers and researchers about the definition of case study research. In this essay, I use the definition as follows: A case study is a study in which (a) one case (single case study) or a small number of cases (comparative case study) in their real life context are selected, and (b) scores obtained from these cases are analysed in a qualitative manner.(Dul & Hak, 2008). Advantages The case study method involves detailed, holistic investigation and can utilise a range of different measurement techniques (the case study researcher is not limited to any one methodological tool). Data can be collected over a period of time, and it is contextual. The histories and stories that can be told about the company are also something that can be assessed and documented.(The university of Melbourne, 2010) Limitations The case study involves analysis of small data sets, such as one or two companies...
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...I ~ i APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS SERIES CASE Series Editors LEONARD BICKMAN, Peabody College, Vandelbilt University. Nashvine DEBRA J. ROO. Vanderbilt UnillelSity. Washington. DC I. SURVEY RESEARCH METHODS (ThIrd Edition) by FlOYD J. FOWLER, Jr. 2. SYNTHESIZING RESEARCH (ThIrd edition) by HARRIS COOPER 3. METHODS FOR POUCY RESEARCH by ANN MAJCHRZAK 4. SECONDARY RESEARCH (Second Edition) by DAVID W. STEWART and MICHAEL A. KAMINS 5. CASE sruDY RESEARCH (ThIrd edition) by ROBERT K. YIN 6. META-ANALY11C PROCEDURES FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH (Revl'" Edition) by ROBERT ROSENTHAL 7. TELEPHONE SURVEY METHODS (Second Edition) by PAUL J. LAVRAKAS 8. DIAGNOSING ORGANlZAnoNS (s.cond Edition) by MICHAEL I. HARRISON 9. GROUP TECHNIQUES FOR IDEA BUILDING (Second Edition, by CARL M. MOORE 10. NEED ANALYSI9 by JACK McKilliP II. UNKING AUDmNG AND META EVALUAnON by THOMAS A. SCHWANDT and EOINARD S. HALPERN 12. ETHICS AND VALUES IN APPUED SOCIAL RESEARCH by ALLAN J. KIMMEL 13. ON nME AND METHOD by JANICE R. KEllY and JOSEPH E. McGRATH 14. RESEARCH IN HEALTH CARE SEmNGS by KATHLEEN E. GRADY and BARBARA STRUDLER WALlSTON 15. PARnCIPANT OBSERVAnON by DANNY JORGENSEN 16. INTERPREnVE INTERACllONISM (Second Edition) by NORMAN K. DENZIN 17. ETHNOGRAPHY (Second Edition) by DAVID M. FETTERMAN 18. STANDARDIZED...
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...choice of this study is a qualitative case study. This method will enable the study to focus on the specific issue – integration – in the setting of second-generation Afghan immigrants, within the particular context of Iran. This research design is useful when trying to capture different structures within a special cultural setting and put that in a contextual understanding of a concept, such as integration. It has been discussed among researchers whether a case study is a methodology, a research strategy or merely a choice of what is being researched (Flyvbjerg, 2006). In this study, however, it will be used as a method, even though it should be acknowledged that this method also impacts the strategy and focus of the study....
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...sclerosis. Although, the title of the study appears long, it is complete and accurate. Specifically, the title implies that the qualitative study was conducted on the participants after they received medical help in order to determine their perceptions of the Blue prescription as an intervention for enhancing levels of physical activity. Study Abstract An abstract refers to a brief summary of a concluded research. A proper abstract inspires the reader to scan through the research purposely to learn more about what the investigation was all about. The abstract contains the following primary elements of the research: the problem statement; the significance of physical activity among patients with multiple sclerosis; the methodology; results; and the scientific gap of adopting the Blue prescription as a way of ensuring that patients overcome the problem. Although, the study abstract is comprehensive, and has relevant keywords, it is not complete due to the lack of limitations of the study. Introduction and Study Objectives The introduction to the research study is spot on, in the sense that it offers a deep insight into the topic being studied. The authors began by highlighting the rationale and importance of the health benefits of physical activity among patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS); suggesting that, though previous studies discouraged physical activity among persons having chronic health complications, recent research studies have proven otherwise (Smith et al...
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...http://www.uoptutors.com/PSY-240/PSY-240-Week-9-Final-Project-Analyzing-Psychological-Disorders You are interviewing for a psychologist position with a top company. After your face-to-face interview with the team, they have provided you with two additional assignments—Part A and Part B below, which will complete the interview process: • Part A: A psychologist understands how biology can affect psychological activities and disorders. In your interview, you are asked about your understanding of the causes and treatment(s) of schizophrenia. In your reply, discuss the following: o Areas of the brain affected o Causal factors o Associated symptoms o The neural basis o Appropriate drug therapies • Part B: Part B of the interview consists of interpreting some case studies from a biopsychologist’s perspective. You are given four different case studies of disorders and have the option of choosing two out of the four case studies to analyze. • Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper in APA format containing the following: o Introduction o Part A of the interview process. o Part B of the interview process: • Choose two of the four case studies presented in Appendix A. • Discuss your understanding of the problem presented in each of the two case studies from the perspective of a biopsychologist. • Include each problem’s relation to the nature-nurture issue and any relevant portions of the Basics to Biopsychology text. • Use a minimum...
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...Chapter 2: QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS If the focus of your study is the examination of documents, than you should have access to such material which may include letters, memos, notes, diaries, photographs, audiotapes, videotapes, films, articles, books, manuscripts, e-mails, online discussions and so forth. In general documents are any preserved recording of a person’s thoughts, actions or creations (Potter, 1996). The examination of documents is especially important to historians who investigate patterns and trends from the past. Documents may be examined to investigate patterns and trends of the past as is commonly done by historians. If no humans remain alive to provide primary evidence, then documents are the in only source of data (Potter, 1996). Documents are also examined by researchers who are investigating subjects who are available. The examination of documents may also provide confirmatory evidence of the information obtained from interviews and observations. For example, Bodroghkozy (1985) examined 42 letters written to her from viewers on their reaction to the TV series “Dallas”. Imagine that you want to find out what goes on in the teachers’ lounge or staff room. You could interview those involved, or maybe even send out a questionnaire. Using the interview or the questionnaire, you would be getting what people thought about what was going on. Sometimes, the best way to gain a ‘rich picture’ of a setting such as the staff room, the school canteen...
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