...Examining Different Arguments Pamela C Purvis HUM/111 July 29, 2012 Jennifer L. Bingham, JD Examining Different Arguments Title | Examining Different Arguments Related to the Choice of a Career | Assessment Part A: Critically Evaluating an Argument | Build your mindmap. | Arts and Sciences (Advantage): Lots of flexibility in career choices: Logically Sound | Arts and Sciences (Disadvantage): Leads to a career in food service - 'Do you want fries with that?': Irrational Appeal | Education (Advantage): The best way to make a difference in the world: Either/Or Thinking | Education (Disadvantage): Guaranteed low paying job: Overgeneralization | Nursing (Advantage): People always will need nurses: Logically Sound | Nursing (Disadvantage): Too much schooling (according to Theo, the Law student): Overgeneralization | Information Systems and Technology (Advantage): No other degree concentration is as innovative (according to Grace): Either/Or Thinking | Information Systems and Technology (Disadvantage): Too limited in scope for much advancement in business situation (according to Ritesh): Shifting the Burden of Proof | Business (Advantage): Infinite career options (according to Ritesh): Overgeneralization | Business (Disadvantage): Boring work, stuck behind a desk all day: Overgeneralization | Health and Human Services (Advantage): All the benefits of Arts and Sciences, but vastly more focused and relevant:...
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...Title Examining Different Arguments Related to the Choice of a Career Assessment Part A: Critically Evaluating an Argument Build your mindmap. Arts and Sciences (Advantage): Lots of flexibility in career choices: Overgeneralization Arts and Sciences (Disadvantage): Leads to a career in food service –“Do you want fries with that?”: irrational appeal Education (Advantage): The best way to make a difference in the world: overgeneralization Education (Disadvantage): Guaranteed low paying job: either/ or thinking Nursing (Advantage): People always will need nurses: logically sound Nursing (Disadvantage): Too much schooling (according to Theo, the Law student): double standard Information Systems and Technology (Advantage): No other degree concentration is as innovative (according to Grace): irrational appeal Information Systems and Technology (Disadvantage): Too limited in scope for much advancement in business situation (according to Ritesh): Logically Sound Business (Advantage): Infinite career options (according to Ritesh): Logically Sound Business (Disadvantage): Boring work, stuck behind a desk all day: oversimplifying Health and Human Services (Advantage): All the benefits of Arts and Sciences, but vastly more focused and relevant: Logically Sound Health and Human Services (Disadvantage): Job options are all in very un-creative fields.: Irrational Appeal Assessment Part B: Articulating the Steps Involved in Evaluating an Argument Write...
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...Title Examining Different Arguments Related to the Choice of a Career Assessment Part A: Critically Evaluating an Argument Build your mindmap. Arts and Sciences (Advantage): Lots of flexibility in career choices: Overgeneralization Arts and Sciences (Disadvantage): Leads to a career in food service - 'Do you want fries with that?': Irrational Appeal Education (Advantage): The best way to make a difference in the world: Overgeneralization Education (Disadvantage): Guaranteed low paying job: Either/Or Thinking Nursing (Advantage): People always will need nurses: Logically Sound Nursing (Disadvantage): Too much schooling (according to Theo, the Law student): Double Standard Information Systems and Technology (Advantage): No other degree concentration is as innovative (according to Grace): Irrational Appeal Information Systems and Technology (Disadvantage): Too limited in scope for much advancement in business situation (according to Ritesh): Logically Sound Business (Advantage): Infinite career options (according to Ritesh): Logically Sound Business (Disadvantage): Boring work, stuck behind a desk all day: Oversimplifying Health and Human Services (Advantage): All the benefits of Arts and Sciences, but vastly more focused and relevant: Logically Sound Health and Human Services (Disadvantage): Job options are all in very un-creative fields.: Irrational Appeal Assessment Part B: Articulating the Steps Involved in Evaluating...
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...help one in determining their own code of ethics by balancing what is right, meaningful, and most important to them. Knowing and understanding your ethical views is vital while on the journey of achieving their goals. Ethics is “the moral principles that govern a persons or group’s behavior.” Similarly, business ethics, or corporate ethics is “the critical, structured examination of how people and institutions should behave in the world of commerce” (MacDonald, 2012). We all have our own code of ethics, which is what drives each and every action that we take, whether in day-to-day activities, or in larger, business- related decisions. Ethics, to me, means how you treat others, and should be guided by the golden rule: treat others the way you want to be treated. It is about distinguishing the difference between right and wrong, and then choosing the right choice. A good place to start is with the law and then to involve your own morals and values. However, business ethics is more complex. Business ethics deals with how you treat your employees, other companies, and giving back to your community, while not harming the environment at the same time. Furthermore, businesses have the overwhelming responsibility to provide a return to their shareholders, while balancing these other factors. Ethics and business ethics can be studied in depth by exploring the life of the deceased Apple founder and CEO. Steve Jobs had a peculiar code of ethics; one that...
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...Study Guide: Lesson 2 The Importance of Philosophy in General Lesson Overview Having discussed what philosophy is, we now consider why it is important to study philosophy. We will divide our discussion into 2 parts: (1) Why is it important for all persons in general and (2) Why is it specifically important for Christians to study philosophy? We begin, in true philosophic fashion, by examining the question itself: what do mean by philosophy being important and we introduce the idea of the philosophic mindset. We then examine 5 reasons why it is important for all persons to adopt the philosophic mindset. We will end by providing an overview of the different branches of philosophy. Tasks Read and take notes from chapter 2 of Philosophy: Critically Thinking about Foundational Beliefs, “Why is Philosophy Important?” As you read, make sure you understand the following points and questions: * What is meant by the philosophical mindset? A philosophical mindset is an attitude or approach to life that involves regularly examining beliefs to ascertain what they mean, if they are true and what value they have. A philosophical mindset approaches new information critically. It involves questioning, reflecting and considering the meaning, value and truthfulness of what one sees, reads or hears. (Mark W. Foreman. Prelude to Philosophy: Thinking Critically About Foundational Beliefs. 2012) * How does the job/vocation analogy apply to adopting the philosophical mindset...
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...Studies have shown that there is a relationship between the media and the issues of women in STEM. These articles look at how the media creates an image of scientists on the basis of stereotypes and the gender gap. All these different shows take on the topic in certain ways that may put women studying STEM in either a positive or negative light. However, they do all focus on the idea of making these field gender inclusive. Men want what was once theirs to stay theirs, except society has grown to be more accepting of woman in these fields. This raises the question of where are all the women in STEM fields. There seems to be interest, but the number of women who actually pursue these fields is really low. Other similar research examines the numerous...
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...inefficiencies do cause an increase in energy use in various settings (Alcott and Greenstone 2013 p.4). Furthermore, even if the energy cost savings were known, energy efficiency investments often have other unobserved costs and benefits, making it difficult to assess welfare effects. Policy evaluations must therefore consider not just how much a policy increases energy efficiency, but what types of consumers are induced to become more energy efficient (Alcott and Greenstone 2013 p.4). A basic problem is that much of the evidence on the energy cost savings from energy efficiency comes from engineering analyses or observational studies that can suffer from a set of well-known biases. Second, when one tallies up the available empirical evidence from different contexts, it is difficult to substantiate claims of a pervasive Energy Efficiency Gap (Alcott and Greenstone 2013 p.4). Third Welfare gains will be larger from a policy that preferentially affects the decisions of consumers subject to investment inefficiencies (Alcott and Greenstone 2013...
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...to the involvement this article is talking about, explanation of the managerial responsibilities related to administrative ethic issues, and identification of proposals to create solutions. Description of Newspaper Article and Those It Affects “More Americans die from lung cancer each year than from breast, colon and prostate cancers combined, according to the National Institutes of Health. But it has long suffered from a stigma because of its association with smoking, receiving far less research funding than other forms of cancer.” (Thoms, 2012, para. 5-6) In reading the above quote it should inspire some to promote more research completion in the area of Lung Cancer. Factual information such as this is what makes the medical professionals working in the area of Lung Cancer Treatment want to bring this awareness to the general public. Each day these professionals go to their careers and have to witness his or her patients suffering from this horrible disease. Their hands are tied on providing more advancement in procedure that he or she could perform on the patient to get his or her patient closer to a recovery stage. Recently there is a breakthrough in Lung Cancer Treatment. First the article makes it known how important providing advancements in treatment are and then explains how the latest technology is valuable to progression in treatment. Arguments in Support of More Lung...
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...Life Cycle: Exploring the Impediments to Strategic Change ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine how strategy persistence would be induced from top manager-adviser relationships in strategic decision making during executive life cycle. Prior studies have shown that a top manager’s tenure is characterized as inverted U-shaped relationship between a top manager’s tenure and organizational performance that a top manager is effective during initial time in office, but as a span of top manager’s tenure become long, organizational performance is decline. However, little has been known about the reason of the inverted U-shaped relationship. To investigate this question, we apply the concept of the decision maker-adviser model to the argument. Upper echelons theorists have found that the top executives are critical to shaping the characteristics of the firm. However, since this research stream has emphasized on the decision making of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or Top Management Team (TMT), relational aspects of strategic decision making between top managers and adviser have not been sufficiently argued. In response to this theoretical gap, we will discuss the relational aspect of strategic decision making between top managers and advisers. Keywords: Upper echelons theory, executive life cycle, decision maker-adviser model. INTRODUCTION Over the past 20 years, growing evidence has indicated that top managers affect organizational performance (Carpenter, Gletkanycz...
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...distinguished academic journal performed research on work-life balance and its effects on productivity. An organizational point of view is offered. Since most college teams are considered organizations, the source is applicable to the business side of the conflicts student athletes’ experience. The data that is collected and analyzed is from international firms. This perspective provides insight into how work-life balance affects more than the athletes, but the organizations they represent. 2. Bowen, G. William; Shulman, James L. 2001. The game of life: college sports and educational values. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. The source argues that society has developed college athletics into a marketable organization. This argument translates suggests that student athletes can be viewed as employees who have work-life balance conflicts. Their work is associated with their athletic development, and their life is the activities engaged in as students. It argues, agreeing with the Sperber source, that student athletes are more entertainers than students. They are used to earn the college revenue from fan attendance and increased admission applications due to the college’s athletic glory. The source also defends athletes’ significantly lower academic standings and resulting academic gap by claiming they are compared to the other students who are typically demographically representative of the best students from the country. The work-life balance conflict is also...
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...Developing Learning, Academic & Business Skills ………………………………………………………… 8 6.1 Learning Styles ………………………………………………………………..……………………………. 8 6.2 Active Learning ……………………………..………………………………………………………………. 8 6.3 Effective Business Skills ……………………………..…………………………………………………… 9 7. Conclusion ………………………………….………………………….…………………………………………….. 10 References ………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………. 11 Appendix ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 1. INTRODUCTION This report on Personal Development Planning (PDP) is being written to outline how important PDP is in both an academic and professional environment and also how it affects University students during their time at University and also as they progress into their future careers. Within the report, I will be discussing my own personal experiences with PDP and what I have learned, achieved and developed during my first trimester at UWS, Paisley, by using PDP and also how it has affected my learning, academic and business skills. It will show the personal steps I have taken to learn the skills I require in order to be personally responsible for both my learning & progression...
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...sociology, psychology, and science continue to make advancements, so do the theories related to behavior. Due to the growing emphasis being placed on student achievement within academic settings, these theories have become of particular interest for those working with students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Several factors, including biological influences, family relationships, school environments, and cultural values impact how students conduct themselves. In an effort to reduce or eliminate the occurrences of problematic behaviors, educators, behavior management specialists, counselors, and administrators are turning to applied behavior analysis (ABA) and functional behavioral assessments to determine and address the various factors that contribute to disruptive behaviors. Biological Factors When assessing the root causes for emotional and behavioral disorders, biological determinants are often overlooked or disregarded (Johnson, 1989). However, recent research indicates that there are several biological factors related to the prevalence of ADHD and conduct disorders. Neurological deficits, chemical imbalances, and poor nutrition can have a direct impact on the choices that students make (Johnson, 1989). Environmental contexts can serve to either intensify or diminish the level of influence these factors have over behavior. Neurological Deficits Neurological deficits are often related to learning disabilities. When students become frustrated learning content...
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...Concurring the Problem Jordan T Garland Foundation Strategies/GS1115 ITT Technical Institute Rosie Banks Abstract This research paper was made to tell my story of problems I face in my college education. I talked about all three of the issue from when they were first noticed by my teachers to where they still affect me to this day. I gave a reasonable about of information to my problems and how they affect everyone such as myself. I furthermore talked about how I was going to use some suggestions to be rid of these problems and to succeed in my college education and to soon have my dream career where I can feel successful with my life. Every human being as a certain problem in their life, whether it’s a minor or serious from small or large, it will always be a common thing to happen to anyone. This paper is to discuss three major problems I had went through and solve each issue and will share information I have found and will provide it throughout the paper. My first problem is how much I procrastinate on any task I have been given, the second is how terrible I am with time management and need a better understanding of it. My last problem is how rarely I use any type of critical thinking. This paper is going to be about how I was able to get through these problems and to prove my point that anyone can succeed in anything, no matter what. I have always been slacking in anything that I fine uninteresting, I never try to put in all my effort in something I have no...
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...individuals’ decision making. However, analysts’ individual differences in such psychological factors are not captured by identifiable personal attributes employed in finance literature, such as years of experience. The methodology used addresses this issue and presents a more comprehensive study of analyst forecast accuracy. Findings – The paper documents that unidentifiable analyst-specific effects are significant, and that controlling for them improves model fitting and changes the explanatory power of some of the traditionally used independent variables in the literature. The paper confirms that the analyst’s firm-specific experience, the intensity of following that a firm receives, and the forecast horizon are all significantly and consistently related to forecast accuracy. However, it is found that analyst general experience and coverage complexity lose explanatory power when individual differences are controlled for. Analyst general experience is not monotonically...
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...Sex Sells Sex work is a broad topic, which encompasses careers such as stripping, erotic massage therapy, pornography, and prostitution. Prostitution is the oldest known profession. In the modern world, it is a source of controversy regarding the debate about the ethics of prostitution. The controversy is revealed through different realms that exhibit different opinions on the ethics of prostitution. Is prostitution ethical from governmental or religious standpoints? How does each approach deal with prostitutes? How do these approaches affect one another? In this paper I will explain both the political approaches of three American states, and religious approaches of Christians and Buddhists on their ethical opinions regarding prostitution. I will argue in defence of the utilitarian approach. The idea of selling sexual favors for money is cause for much debate globally. Separations in ethical ideas of prostitution can partially be attributed to different religious ethics. Two religions that have contrasting beliefs in many cases are Buddhism and Christianity, and this differentiation is clear regarding the topic of prostitution. Buddhist ethics are driven by the avoidance of harm to oneself and to others: Essentially, according to Buddhist teachings, the ethical and moral principles are governed by examining whether a certain action, whether connected to body or speech is likely to be harmful to one's self or to others and thereby avoiding any actions which are...
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