...economic growth despite our deteriorating labor market. Using the data collected, you will select and analyse three statistics to show the current state of our labor market. Aside from this, you will supplement your quantitative analysis with qualitative information or data from minimum wage workers at SM. Your comprehensive investigation should justify your conclusion about the country’s economic condition. Depending on your conclusion, you will provide possible ways to sustain the current economic condition or solve the problem that our economy is facing. In doing so, you might want to focus on the labor market. You will be assessed on your ability to identify and explain relevant quantitative data related to the issue, and your use of narratives (qualitative) to justify quantitative analysis. You will also be assessed based on the effectivity and feasibility of recommended solutions to the issue. Criteria Qualitative Labor Market Analysis 30% Exceptional A+ More than three (3) highly relevant...
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...Brice Family Assessment/Treatment Plan Christina Blair CMHC/581 June 12, 2012 Shannon Anderson Brice Family Assessment/Treatment Plan Assessment The writre interviewed the Brice family of 5. The family consisted of a father, a mother, 2 girls and 1 boy. David, the father, is mid to late 60 year old Caucasian male. He is tall with square shoulders wearing glasses. He metacommunication Presenting Problem History of Problem- BRIEF Family History Assessment Summary: Another important quality of the co-research position is that of valuing emotional experiences and reflections. Our understanding of the preceding conversation is that in the state of being oppressed by violence, a person is defined by the violence. The concept of choice in that state is a mirage; a woman would not choose violence, but inside of a war zone there is no violence free territory. If the person and the context of violence are separated (deconstructed through externalization) the person's preferred story of their lives outside the "war zone" context can become visible. This distinction became available in the training conversation due to the process of allowing for correction and respecting the trainees feelings of being emotionally connected or disconnected to the unique accounts of those persons oppressed by the problem. Doherty (1991) has described negotiating meanings versus dictating a theme (p. 134). From our reflections about the interviewing process, we have...
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...Self-Assessment Score Sheet Directions: Complete the following self-assessments: A Twenty-First-Century Manager, “TT” Leadership Style, Intuitive Ability, Conflict Management Strategies, Time Management Profile, Organizational Design Preference, and Which Culture Fits You?” These self-assessments are located in Week 1 of your course shell. Read the scoring narrative provided at the end each self-assessment and record your score in the appropriate area below. Then, read the interpretation narrative and write a brief interpretation of what your score means. |Assessment: A Twenty-First-Century Manager | |PMF Score: _8___ | |Interpretation: My score means I have good management skills for the most part, not perfect but as it states in the reading, there aren’t many| |that are perfect 10s. I know I can be very indecisive and I’m not really sure about addressing problems and taking advantage of | |opportunities, I seem to try to avoid addressing problems and just try to handle them on my own instead. | |Assessment: “TT” Leadership Style Assessment | |“Transformational” Leader Score: _29____ ...
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...Self-Assessment Score Sheet Directions: Complete the following self-assessments: A Twenty-First-Century Manager, “TT” Leadership Style, Intuitive Ability, Conflict Management Strategies, Time Management Profile, Organizational Design Preference, and Which Culture Fits You?” These self-assessments are located in Week 1 of your course shell. Read the scoring narrative provided at the end each self-assessment and record your score in the appropriate area below. Then, read the interpretation narrative and write a brief interpretation of what your score means. |Assessment: A Twenty-First-Century Manager | |PMF Score: ___9__ | |Interpretation: I need to continue to work on my basic management foundations and continue to grow throughout my life. | |Assessment: “TT” Leadership Style Assessment | |“Transformational” Leader Score: 29_____ |“Transactional” Leader Score: _____21 | |Interpretation: I feel I am strong in both of these areas. I do have a strong sense of vision and like seeing my team accomplish goals. | |Assessment: Intuitive Ability ...
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...Self-Assessment Score Sheet Directions: Complete the following self-assessments: A Twenty-First-Century Manager, “TT” Leadership Style, Intuitive Ability, Conflict Management Strategies, Time Management Profile, Organizational Design Preference, and Which Culture Fits You?” These self-assessments are located in Week 1 of your course shell. Read the scoring narrative provided at the end each self-assessment and record your score in the appropriate area below. Then, read the interpretation narrative and write a brief interpretation of what your score means. |Assessment: A Twenty-First-Century Manager | |PMF Score: __6 1/2___ | |Interpretation: | |The interpretation of my scores means that I must work hard to grow and develop continually in my resistance to stress and the tolerance I | |have for uncertainty. For instance, everyone around me can tell when I am stressed out, at work and at home. Especially being a manager I need| |to work on not showing my stress to the point where I make everyone stressed and upset. I also need to work on my self confidence. I believe | |in myself 100%, but I need to display my personal presence...
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...The current performance evaluation does not address the needs of the employee by properly preparing the employee for the goals of the company. The employee has not been given or been informed of the standards of the company. Standards or goals, when issued upfront, enhance performance, motivate, and in turn serve as a basis to evaluate after a set period of time. Performance standards should be set for all bottom-line practices including quantity, quality, time used, and cost. An effective performance evaluation system is based on accurate performance standards that are easily defined, measured, and standardized for all employees. Behavioral evaluations are based on observable aspects of performance while trait evaluation involves personal judgment regarding characteristics of an employee related to performance. Some examples of trait appraisals would be initiative, leadership, and attitude. Behavioral evaluation is based on whether or not an employee is actively aware and proactive in developing procedures to improve the organization. It is also necessary to evaluate the specific job related criteria needed to perform the activity. In this case, the engineer is described as a bright and detail oriented person who has considerable experience in the industry. The "value of common criteria" refers to the benefit of using one set of evaluation criteria for all employees versus using a different set of evaluation criteria for each employee (London & Smither, 2006). In...
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...opportunity to understand better the material being studied. What does the research say about peer tutoring? In reviews of peer tutoring programs, researchers found: * When students participated in the role of reading tutor, improvements in reading achievement occurred * When tutors were explicitly trained in the tutoring process, they were far more effective and the students they were tutoring experienced significant gains in achievement * Most of the students benefited from peer tutoring in some way, but same-age tutors were as effective as cross-age tutors (Burnish, Fuchs & Fuchs, 2005; Topping, 2008) Some benefits of peer tutoring for students include higher academic achievement, improved relationships with peers, improved personal and social development as well as increased motivation. In turn, the teacher benefits from this model of instruction by an increased opportunity to individualize instruction, increased facilitation of inclusion/mainstreaming, and opportunities to reduce inappropriate behaviors (Topping, 2008). There is an old saying: “To teach is to learn twice.” Peer tutoring is a beneficial way for students...
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...Tuesday, December 11 The purposes of your writing portfolio are: 1) To engage in self-reflection on how you write (and revise) 2) To show how your writing has developed throughout the semester/course 3) To collect several of your writing assignments* into one organized folder The following items need to be included: 1) Changes Select at least three pieces of writing that show how your writing has evolved during the semester. Include a one-page explanation of ways that your writing has changed, giving specific examples from your papers and/or assignments. Include at least one of your three formal papers (with ALL of the drafts, which together count as ONE piece of writing) and focus on what kinds of revisions you made and why. 2) Favorite Piece of Writing Choose one piece of your writing from this class that you really like. Include the paper, along with a paragraph answering these two questions: • How does this paper represent your strengths as a writer? • Why is this your favorite piece of writing from ELI 100? 3) Evaluation Write a one-paragraph response for each of the following questions: • Which class activities (small group discussions, peer review, conferencing, journaling, lectures/class discussion, brainstorming, individual writing, freewriting) specifically helped you to improve your writing? How did these activities help? • Which assignments (personal narrative essay, readings, article outline/summary/critique, research paper, worksheets/handouts...
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...Through narrative therapy a counselor can help clients gain access to preferred story lines about their lives and identities taking the place of previous negative and self-defeating narratives that destroy the self. Presented in this paper, is an overview of the Narrative therapy and the Social Construction Model and several facets of this approach including poststrucuralism, deconstructionism, self-narratives, cultural narratives, therapeutic conversations, ceremonies, letters and leagues. A personal integration of faith in this family counseling approach is presented and discussed also in this paper. NARUMI AMADOR’S FAMILY CONSELING APPROACH Introduction Narrative therapy is found under the Social Construction Model. Using the Narrative approach, the therapist will not be the central figure in the therapeutic process, instead he will be influential to the client, helping him/her internalize and create new stories within themselves to draw new and healthier assumptions about who they are. This process enables clients to distract from focusing on the negative narratives which defined their past, redefining their lives into future positive stories. Narrative therapists define the problem as the problem instead of defining the client as the problem. The therapy process begins redefining the problem, externalizing it and getting it out in the open. The narrative therapist uses the questioning technique and creates alternative narratives to connect...
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...Finding the Leader in You: Self-Assessment / Johari W Leadership and Organizational October 24, 2013 Develop a profile of your personality characteristics and assessment results My career development has turned me into the person that I am today within my work environment. I have learned and overcome many obstacles along the way. I would like to think of my career as consistent growth and change. I am always willing to adapt and adjust within my position as time goes on and technology becomes more enhanced. My career has leaded me to a path where I can always advance within my job and there is always knowledge and experience to grow from. One of my biggest personality traits that are of importance to me is to hold high ethical and moral standing within my company. I had to progress in my company from a server to working within the Human Resource Department. It is my duty as an HR assistant to ensure that all of our employees are treated fairly and equally as for their human rights. As professionals, we are expected to exhibit individual leadership as a role model for maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct. And we are ethically responsible for promoting and fostering fairness and justice for all employees and their organizations. We are also entitled as HR professionals to consider and protect the rights of individuals, especially in the achievement and propagation of information while ensuring truthful...
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...Finding the Leader In You: Self-Assessment Sharonda Jackson Dr. Edwin Quinn Jr. July 17, 2013 Self assessment is the process of knowing oneself in detail, like what you are fond of and what you do not like. In certain situations what are your reaction and how you tackle the difficult and stressed situations etc. All these things help in the improvement of one’s personality and greatly help him to select the right occupation which is most suitable for him (“Self-Assessment Resources,” n.d.). Not only that, these things also helps to better understand the organizational behavior and then you can change yourself according to the environment. In most of the countries, being a manger is highly respected and people see themselves as future managers. But that’s not sufficient people have to develop certain skills that are actually present in managers. Some people have a natural talent to be a manager while others have to develop it (Goyal, 2012). Same is the case with me. My score shows that there is need to develop and further flourish my managerial skills and competencies. Only after that I can become an effective leader. Before applying to any managerial sort of job I should improve my skills so that I can fit there easily. Some business sort of career would be suitable for me if I developed and improve my competencies. There are some situations when decisions have to be made just on some intuitions whether in one’s personal life or in professional. Intuition is totally...
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...Finding the Leader in You: Self-Assessment Organizational Behavior BUS 520 Dr. Ras Tsidi Acolatse July 23, 2013 Finding the Leader in You: Self-Assessment An accurate profile of my personality characteristics would read: progressive 21st Century leader, able to achieve positive results through transformational and transactional leadership (Schermerhorn, Osborn, Uhl-Bien, & Hunt, 2012, p. 310), proven intuitive skills, keen sense of achieving results through compromising and excellent problem-solving techniques; achieved success in organizations developed through organic or mechanistic design. The results of my self-assessment portfolio reflect profile management foundations (PMF) of an individual with the necessary traits to manage and lead others in fluid, fast pace, and sometimes, volatile organizations. My “A Twenty-First Century Manager” score of 9/10 is the culmination, results of over 40 years in the workforce. Every job and professional experience has built upon the other in providing me the traits of being an effective leader in the 21st Century and beyond. I have gained and maintained the requisite skills to be an effective manager, and I possess the necessary traits for achieving mission success in organizations with varied and diverse missions, whether it is a Government agency/entity, or a private organization. I also have the ability to be both a transformation leader (score 24) or transactional leader (26), as dictated by the vision, goals, and objectivities...
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...Silver, et al. is coined in the acronym IDEAS: 1. Identify the type of lesson you wish to teach and specific standard(s), outcome(s), and objective(s) you want to address. In this step ask self these questions: a. Am I developing a lesson: i. Using learning styles and multiple intelligences to achieve specific content objectives? ii. Focused on the development of particular styles or intelligences? b. Am I developing a lesson: i. That’s part of a year – long curricular theme? ii. To teach a specific objective? iii. To address a specific student need (i.e. for a student educational plan)? 2. For each intelligence, develop a list of possible learning opportunities for students to achieve your objective(s). In this step, ask yourself the following question: (V) How can I incorporate word, writing, listening, discussion, language? (L) How can I incorporate calculation, problem –solving, reasoning, math? (S) How can I incorporate art, video, graphic organizers, icon colors? (B) How can I incorporate manipulative, hands – on learning, use of body? (M) How can I incorporate music, musicality, beat, lyrics, and sounds? (P) How can I incorporate cooperative learning, partnership, role playing? (I) How can I incorporate emotion, reflection, self – assessment? (N) How can I incorporate interactions with the natural world? 3. Examine alternatives and select the most appropriate activities to achieve your learning goals. Harvey gives an example...
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...Why it matters? It's a mystery of literature involving a man of words. Words which caused uproar back in 1789. The British readers were captivated by his personal experience of being enslaved at age 11, kidnapped from Nigeria, and brought into slavery of a New World in a terror-filled ship. Equiano's tale is viewed as an authoritative description of the villainous Middle Passage, one of the very first narratives from a slave, a story that gave the hatchling abolitionist movement a buzzing moral influence; except it may not be exact. Therein lays the mystery: Because if the gentleman who penned "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavas Vassa, the African" was not born in Africa, but rather born into slavery in South Carolina -- as Vincent Carretta suggests -- then who was he? Where did he learn to speak fluent Igbo? And how did he obtain such agonizing details about life aboard an 18th-century slave vessel? The air soon became unfit for respiration, from a variety of loathsome smells, and brought on a sickness among the slaves, of which many died, thus falling victims to the improvident avarice, as I may call it, of their purchasers. This wretched situation was again aggravated by the galling of the chains. . . . The shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole a scene of horror almost inconceivable. (Equiano, 1789) In that lies the controversy: Carretta's findings, detailed in his biography of Equiano, have ignited a blaze...
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...person relaying the information will transmit it. It’s upon him or her to decide if to treat it as positive or negative feedback. The person who treats it as positive feedback has the ability to change the areas that need change without much resistance and while the person who perceives the feedback as negative will tend to bend low with a dwindled self-esteem and may end up reacting in a depressing manner. When the information being communicated is a critique, the recipient is also the determinant as to whether, the feedback will bring a change in the person or he or she will react to the information. Openness to feedback is a challenge to many people today since when one speaks about their personal experiences they fear being judged inappropriately. In the work place, workers are afraid of getting back information because they fear being perceived as weak, uncertain and deficient of confidence. Therefore, they tend to evade returning information that would result to change and that would bring about positive outcome in the organization (Reeves, D. B., 2006). Some factors that may make an individual to react negatively is lack of self-esteem and the inability to pick out their strengths and utilize the information they get about their mistakes to build more vigor on them. The moment a person incorporates a negative attitude during feedback, the intended impact is distorted. Willingness to disclose information is inherent within a person. When a person decides to give information...
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