...Formal and Informal Networks Within the System Kara Cook-Tate Walden University There are so many resources available for the human service worker and their clients. Having the knowledge about these resources is the determining factor of whether it’s going to make you or break you. You have to have set goals in mind. Dedicate the time it takes to research and network. Figure out what will and won’t work for each individual client. Some of the resources available will work for some but not necessarily for everyone. As I read through Chapter 8 in our text, I started to finally see a much bigger picture than what I was expecting. I know the job is going to be difficult within itself, but that’s exactly what I’m hoping for. When I’m not really interested in something, I get bored and lazy and start to procrastinate and not give it my all. School is a prime example. It’s tedious and I loathe it. I achieve the minimum just to get by. With this job, there are so many avenues to explore and discover. I’m also a busy body and love to stick my nose in other peoples’ business. This is why this is the perfect job for me. According to the CASA case study there are a lot of formal networks being utilized. Since CASA is a non-profit agency, let’s take a look at the top of the list for the formal networks. The agency has to get its funding from somewhere. So where should we turn to for that? There is state or federal funding, and then charity as in donations, fund-raising...
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...Formal and Informal Assessments Diane Suzuki Western Governor’s University June 22, 2014 There are several ways to assess students in the c lassroom, these include Formal and Informal assessments. Every teacher needs methods to unders tand whether the students are grasping the concepts they are being taught. To determine this the teacher uses several types of assessments. In some cases, formal assessments are most beneficial in determining understanding and in other cases the teacher can use informal methods in understandi ng the students’ learning. Formal assessments are, according to the website education-portal.com, “are systematic, preplanned methods of testing students that are used to determine how well studen ts have learned the material that is being taught i n the classroom.” (Flanagan, D., Mascolo, J., Hardy-B raz, S., 12/2009, NP), They are standardized tests, essay exams, and final exams. While formal assessm ents show overall achievement in a subject or subjects, informal assessments are used to inform i nstruction, they help the teacher understand where changes in a lesson plan or instructional method mi ght need to occur to help student learning. (Weaver , Brenda, ND, NP) One form of Formal assessment are the standardized achievement tests given to students during the year. These assessments shows the stude nts’ developed skills or knowledge in particular subjects. They can be compared...
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...TABLE OF CONTENT NO. | CONTENT | PAGE | 1. | TASK 1Roles of Formal and Informal Group in The Organisation 1.1. Formal Group 1.2. Informal Group | 2 | 2. | TASK 2 Factors That Llead To An Effective Teamwork | 7 | 3. | TASK 3 Problems and Solution | 10 | 4. | TASK 4Latest Technologies That Can Implement By A Team | 13 | 5. | REFFERENCES | 16 | TASK 1 1.0. Roles of Formal and Informal Group in The Organisation According to the BusinessDictionary.com. group is defines as a collection of individuals who have regular contact and frequent interaction, mutual influence, common feeling of camaraderie, and who work together to achieve a common set of goal. Based on my understanding, group is a group of people that consist two or more people. This group is made have as they have goal that they want to achieve. 2.1. Formal Group Formal group is refer to group that created to achieve a specific organisation objective or goal and really concern about the coordination of the work activities (Pathak). Usually, formal group is created by the formal authority for some purpose. There are two type of formal group which are command group and task group. 2.2.1. Type Of Formal Group 2.2.2.1. Command Group Also known as the functional group which relatively permanent that have decide by the manager. The manager and the subordinates usually meet to discuss general problems and ask for opinion in improve their productivity...
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...Formal and Informal English The difference between formal and informal English is not a difference between correct and incorrect, but a difference of what is known as register. A register is a variety of language related to a particular subject matter or area of activity, a set of words and expressions as well as syntactical features that may be said to characterise that specific area of language. There are many registers: technical, academic, mathematical, scientific, etc. Very broadly speaking, we can also speak of a “formal” and “informal” register in English. In writing academic reports and the like, it would be normal to draw most of the vocabulary and expressions from the formal register, and few, if any, from the informal. This entails avoiding colloquial (everyday) or slang expressions in your writing assignments. The question of register is far more complicated than indicated here; for example, there are many degrees of formality and informality. However, below are listed a few examples which may be of practical assistance.[1] Diffenetions of formal & informal: Formal language, even when spoken, is often associated with the conventions expected of written standard English. Formal English follow rules of grammar very strictly. Sentences tend to be longer and more complex. The vocabulary tends to be elevated, using big words and avoiding colloquial or slang vocabulary. It avoids split infinitives and prepositions at the end of sentences. Formal...
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...attain a specific, programmed net profit percentage. Non-profit oriented: In the broadest sense, an organisation in which no part of any net earnings can grow for the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. Size oriented classification: Large scale: To access the large-scale data sources efficiently and automatically, it is necessary to classify these data sources into different domains and categories. Medium scale: The demands on an intensely-managed landscape need a regional landscape planning system, which balances the social economic needs with geo-biological conditions. Small scale: Title for firms of a certain size which fall below certain criteria in terms of annual income, number of employees, total value of assets. Formal and...
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...Palmyra Area School District 1125 Park Drive Palmyra, PA 17078 Phone: 717/838-3144 Fax: 717/838-5105 Mrs. Lisa Brown, Superintendent BamBam Child Development Center 4341 Union Deposit Rd Building 3 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17111 Telephone: 717-558-0938 Dear Bam Bam Child Development Center, The School District hereby authorizes BamBam Child Development Center to utilize the facilities of the Palmyra Middle School, 50 West Cherry St Palmyra, PA 17078 in the event an emergency evacuation of your facility is required. In the event of an emergency during days and times when school is in session, please make direct contact with Dr. Jacy Hess , Principal at 717-838-1331 ext 3 to arrange to use the buildings. During days when school is not in session, please contact Mrs. Lisa Brown, Superintendent at, 533-4521, for access to the school. A school calendar is enclosed for your reference. Normal school hours of availability are 7:30AM until 4:00PM. During these emergency relocation, the school's all purpose room and restrooms will be made available for the temporary use of children from Bam Bam Child Care Center. Center staff will remain responsible for the supervision of children and the contact of parents or guardians. In addition, any materials or supplies that are required during this time will need to be provided by Day Care Center staff. The Palmyra School District recognizes the importance of emergency relocation centers for our children, and will...
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...Formal vs. Informal Communication Research finds that 70% of all organizational communication occurs at the grapevine level ( (Bauer, T., & Erdogan, B, 2013). To me “grapevine information” is not 100% valid since it arise from social interaction, it is as fickle, dynamic and varied as people are though it is very useful in supplementing formal channels. Nearly all of the information within the grapevine is undocumented and is thereby open to change and interpretation as it moves through the network. It often travels faster than formal channels. The grapevine is very useful in supplementing formal channels. It provides people with an outlet for their imaginations and apprehensions as well. It also helps satisfy a natural desire to know what is really going on. A communication may be 90% correct in details but that last 10% is often the most important part of the message (Mishra, 2013). Messages from the grapevine are often lacking in all the details so that the message is subject to misinterpretation; while the grapevine generally carries the truth it seldom carries the whole truth. Managers should accept the fact and decide how they can use it to their own benefit since they are inevitable Every organization has a formal communication system. This formal system provides information regarding the organization to the employees through different media. The formal network, made up of memos, reports, staff-meetings, department meetings, conferences, company newsletters...
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... Throughout the United States of America, teachers and also administrators have prolonged issues concerning appropriate coaching for English Learner's who have shown troubles with reading as well as studying. Educators often feel as if they are not as prepared as they should be to supply content material instruction because teachers are not sure whether their student is having a difficult time as result of a reading issue, learning disorder, lack of training on their part, or possibly limited English proficiency. Unfortunately, the result of this kind of distress has been under as well as over representation associated with English students withinside restorative as well as education lessons. Every state has their own formal as well as informal assessments that they use to determine the different proficiency levels of their students. The first thing we as educators must do is build background knowledge on our students. Doing this will allow us to see what our students already know about certain topics. Some ways that you can build background knowledge is by free recall, word association, structured questions, recognition, and unstructured discussion (NYSED Guidelines, 2012). Explicit instruction is another assessment used and is very useful when students are obtaining literacy. Under explicit instruction, the academics are split up into smaller sections that are more compliant for the students. Another assessment used is called scaffolding, which helps students in progressing...
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...The governor of Texas is in general the most known state official and usually at the center of state government and politics. As such an important part of the Texas government, the governor has many powers, both formal and informal. The formal powers of the governor are powers inherent to the person who holds the office. These powers include: the power to veto, appointing powers, budgeting powers, and the power to reorganize state agencies and departments. These powers are inherent to the person who holds the position. The power to veto is the governor’s ability to say no to legislation that they disagree with or are opposed to. This power is the most important power that the governor wields that can affect the lawmaking process. There are also several types of vetoes, however the Texas government only has two: the line-item veto, or partial veto, is the ability to nullify or cancel certain parts of a bill; and the package veto, which allows the governor to veto the entire bill. The veto is a very important power of the governor because it allows the governor to have a say in the lawmaking process and because vetoes are rarely overridden, the bill will likely not go through. Besides vetoing power, the governor also has appointing powers. In order for a governor to have influence over legislation, they need to have a say in who is administering the laws. Most appointments are state officials, such as state board members, commissioners, and council members...
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...Formal and informal assessments have their advantages and disadvantages. Formal assessments are standardized tests that are designed by test specialists. There are given and scored under a standard condition. Informal assessments are tests designed by teachers for use in their classroom. Standardized tests are a type of formal assessments. Standardized tests are formal assessments because the tests are given in the same manner every time. They are fixed choice tests. It is a published achievement test. These are assessments that have been made to allow students to answer a vast amount of questions in a short time period. Since these tests are standardized they will all be the same unless there are different versions of the same test with the questions in different order. By using the same tests the answers can be machine scored. There will not be any mistakes due to grading error. They are convenient to assess student’s knowledge. These are the advantages of using standardized tests. With any given test there are some disadvantages to them, even those designed to be the best. Since standardized tests are fixed choices tests, they can exaggerate accurate information and minimal level skills at the sacrifice of advanced order problem solving and conceptual skills. They also take away from teaching time. These tests usually last a few hours, and during this time students are not learning. Standardized tests also do not assess the same curriculum. Every state has...
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...University of Phoenix Material Elizabeth Trevino Employee Portfolio Complete one matrix for each employee. Employee name: Damien |Self Assessment |Results Summary |Strengths |Weaknesses | |How Satisfied Am I |Scoring low in this category shows |Damien is a team player and devoted|Although Damien is a team player he| |with My Job? |that Damien is dissatisfied with |worker. He has the ability and the |sometimes allows others to persuade| | |the management and some of his |knowledge that is needed to get the|him to finish their work when they | | |co-workers. The lack of work |job done correctly. He continues to|do not have the abilities to get | | |provided does not give Damien a |stay motivated and has the feeling |the job done. | | |chance to make enough money, |of accomplishment when the day is |He can be a bit too nice at times. | | |because he works on a commission |over. He strives to improve every | | | |rate of pay. |day, and has been with the company | | | | |for over 15 years! | | |Am I Engaged...
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...Communication needs to be adapted due to the context of the situation: the way individuals communicate will be different depending on whether the situation is formal or informal. Formal situations include working on a learning activity with a child. It is important that the child remains engaged and focused: distractions should be kept to a minimum so lessons should be conducted in a quiet environment on a one-to-one basis or in a small group scenario. It is important to keep the child engaged and on task so avoid unnecessarily questions that aren’t appropriate/applicable to the activity this helps keep the child on task during the activity. Activities should be focused clear and consider the child’s interests: when a child is engaged in an activity they are more likely to achieve a higher outcome. During an informal situation such as during playground duty communication can be more open: it is important to maintain a level of professionalism. Children will often ask questions about our personal lives it is important to only disclose appropriate information. Teaching assistants act as appropriate role models displaying how to play appropriately with other children....
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...Over the years, between grade school and high school and now as an adult still trying to finish my undergraduate degree 10 years after I started it, I find that I’m the type of learner that must be interested in the topic or have a purpose for completing the class. Ever since I was a little girl, I was surrounded by distractions in my life that didn’t allow for me to properly focus on school. I was always able to complete the bare minimum to get by, but never really applied myself to my course studies, unless it was something that I was completely interested in. Studies that, looking back, actually allowed for my brain to rest from the chaotic life it dealt with outside of the classroom. Growing up I always enjoyed the extra-curricular activities as opposed to the general requirements, for example English and History, Economics and Government. Because I struggled with being able to focus while in school, I feel today as an adult I suffer from not knowing about some of the key elements to life. And even though today I realize not knowing these things hinders me at times, I still tend to not have a desire to pursue them to better understand. And the reason for this, are the distractions in my life today. I’ve recognized a pattern in my childhood and in my adulthood and rather than taking responsibility, and taking time out of my busy life to learn and grow as an adult I chose to make excuses. I chose to delay educating myself in these areas that are just as important as the areas...
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...Formal Credit for Informal Sector - Reducing Unemployment Dr. S. Rajamohan Professor, Alagappa Institute of Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi and Mr. D. Durairaj Ph.D Research scholar, Alagappa Institute of Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi ABSTRACT Unemployment as one of the macroeconomic problems could be reduced through the formal credit for informal sector participation provided it is well supported and managed. The informal sector in itself may not be able to achieve much as we have presently due to inaccessibility to credit, but with the on-going policy of the Federal Government through the Reserve Bank of India on micro-financing the macroeconomic objective of reduced unemployment, if not full employment will become a reality in India. The microfinance policy has empowered the many microfinance/ banking institutions to provide credit to the informal sector. Therefore the Government of India and all relevant stakeholders continue in their mission towards reducing unemployment while they give their whole support, in making sure that the informal sector continues to enjoy access to formal credit to finance its activities and accomplish its goal of unemployment reduction. Key words: Credit, Unemployment, Informal sector INTRODUCTION Unemployment is one of the developmental problems that face every developing economy in the 21st century. International statistics portray that industrial and service workers living in developing...
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...Construction skills development in the UK: transitioning between the formal and informal Paul W Chan Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK paul.chan@unn.ac.uk ROBERT C MOEHLER Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK robert.moehler@unn.ac.uk RESEARCH REPORTED HERE IS PART OF A WIDER STUDY THAT SEEKS TO EXAMINE THE PRACTICES INVOLVED IN ENCOURAGING AND ENABLING EMPLOYERS TO ENGAGE WITH THE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AGENDA. A SERIES OF EXPLORATORY INTERVIEWS AND ETHNOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS REVEAL POTENTIAL DISCONNECTIONS BETWEEN SKILLS POLICIES AT THE GOVERNMENTAL LEVEL AND WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS IN EMPLOYER PRACTICES REGARDING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. ON THE ONE HAND, THE FORMAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEM FOCUSES ON SUCH TARGETS AS THE ATTAINMENT OF NARROWLY-DEFINED OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS, LEVELS OF COMPETENCE, AND QUANTITATIVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES LIKE COMPLETION RATES. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE SOCIALISED CONCEPT OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TAKES PLACE INFORMALLY AT THE WORKPLACE THROUGH ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SENIOR AND JUNIOR EMPLOYEES. BOTH THE FORMAL AND INFORMAL SYSTEMS APPEAR TO CO-EXIST ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER, ALTHOUGH TENSIONS ARE MOUNTING IN TERMS OF CONFIDENCE THAT EMPLOYERS AND THE WIDER INDUSTRY PLACE ON THE EFFICACY OF THE FORMAL SYSTEM. Keywords: informality, skills development practices, skills policy, training and education. INTRODUCTION The UK construction industry faces an enduring problem of skills shortages...
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