...Since most boomers were raised during a period of prosperity they feel it’s their duty to pass on the prosperity they experienced during their era to the next generation. “They are the most threatening and exciting generation since the baby boomers brought about a social revolution, not because they're trying to take over the Establishment but because they're growing up without one.”( Stein, 2) says Joel Stein, an American journalist who considers himself as a boomer. Stein believes the boomers have raised their children by improving their chances of success by instilling self-esteem in them. This self-esteem in the millennials made them confident and optimistic. In an attempt to pass on the prosperity to their children, boomers raised them by giving their support and providing all the needs to make them successful. Once the millennials are successful, the boomers expect their children to support them once they retire. As a result, the millennials try to work as hard as possible to please their parents', but sometimes, they are still unable to fulfill the boomers...
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...Session: | LECTURER | EXT NO./ ROOM | E-MAIL | Mohd Iskandar bin Illyas TanMd Hafiz SelamatHalina Mohamed DahlanHaslina HashimSyed Norris Hikmi Syed AbdullahHaza Nuzly Abdull Hamed Aryati BakriNorasnita Ahmad | 32432/ N28-403-1532423/N28-403-0932426/N28-403-2132405/N28-402-1232421/N28-403-0732430/N28-403-1732433/N28-403-1432427/N28-403-20 | iskandar@utm.mymhafiz@utm.myhalina@utm.myhaslinah@utm.mynorris@utm.myhaza@utm.myaryati@utm.mynorasnita@utm.my | Synopsis | This 1-credit course will provide an extension to the existing 2-credit subject (UCD2762) on how to analyze and evaluate the business opportunities using the knowledge and skills acquired from the previous subject. Class members will consider business planning, self-assessment, idea generation, and operating strategies required to start a new small business. Students will also be exposed to Harvard Business School Case Method in order to give them exposure to the real world problems and their solutions. Active participation by students during class discussions and activities is encouraged & expected. Students successfully completing this course will be able to: * Research, recognize and access business opportunities. * Use analytical and critical thinking skills to determine the feasibility of a business concept. * Gained hands on experience with conducting research, develop, write, evaluate, presenting and defending segments of a business plan. | | Learning Outcomes | At the end of the semester...
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...Skills | Creativity and Innovation | The generation today perceives a creative desire for self-expression which leads to out-of-the-box thinking. It produces skills that can discover and develop new ideas. | Critical Thinking and Problem Solving | It occurs in students when they learn to analyze tasks, identify assumptions, and make comparisons from different sources then giving a concise answer. | Communication and Collaboration | Being able to communicate not just with text or speech, but also with different formats. Thus by communicating well one can enhance his/her collaborative skills. | Information, Media, and Technology Skills | Information Literacy | Knowing and being aware that information is diverse and can come from different points. Thus being a able to evaluate which is the most credible source to use. | Media Literacy | The ability to analyze, create and access media in different models. Using critical thinking to know the real meaning of a media platform wants to depict. | ICT Literacy | The use of technology as a ubiquitous tool that can help in processing information. Also being informed in the ethics & responsibility of using technology only as a tool not as a substitute to real things. | Life and Career Skills | Flexibility and Adaptability | Being able to do various things and not being constrained into doing just one task. Can conform to different kinds of environment with ease. | Initiative and Self-direction | To take responsibility for...
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...Stereotypes are generalizations, or assumptions, that people make about the characteristics of all members of a group, based on an image, sometimes incorrect about what people in that group are like. Stereotypes are formed because people really don't know other people. Stereotypes are learned at an early age from our parents and peers. It was assumed that girls would be housewives and stay-at-home moms while boys would become the main bread winner. If they did work, women mainly worked in female-dominate roles, such as secretaries and nurses. Men were mainly employed in fields such as law enforcement, military or engineering. There are many stereotypes in the workplace; gender, race, sexual preference, age, and religion. Some of the stereotypes that represent my own views are gender and age stereotypes. Gender stereotypes are generalizations of the role of each gender. Women and men suffer when they restrict their occupational choices to those that seem suitable for members of their sex (George Powell, pg. 78). Men are more likely to gravitate toward jobs such as engineering, carpentry, and computer science; where women tend to seek jobs such as nursing, teaching, and helping people. Stereotypes can be harmful in the workplace because people put labels on others based on general assumptions. I believe gender stereotypes still exist as to what is considered “women’s work.” In the workplace women face many more challenges than men as a result of stereotyping, such...
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...Understanding Hinduism, you must first understand what the religion is all about; Hinduism is an infinite collection of religious, philosophical ideas and cultural practices, which originated in India. Hinduism is the world’s third largest religion, with over a billion followers, which is characterized by the belief in one absolute being, “the Way”, or the “united Self”. The Hindu follower whether they be male or female takes much pride in the many “gods” they worship and hold true. Believers practice truth, honesty, non-violence, celibacy, cleanliness, contentment, prayers, etc. Hinduism is his or her beliefs in reincarnation, and the multiple manifestations in life, the belief in karma, or the law of cause and effect. With trying to reach a “god like” belief in oneself, following the path or paths of righteousness, and has the desire for liberation from the cycle from birth until death is a life changing path to follow. There is no such thing as “one Hinduism”; so therefore, it lacks any integrated belief system or ideas. Different cultural and societal influences have made Hinduism such a vital and widespread lasting part of the region in which it originated. By the social systems and many of the numerous traditions which were adhered to by the people of India. Ethnically, Hinduism contains various myths and ideologies that have implied the many faces of the “divine” to come and interact in different forms with the people. Within the vast amount of cultural...
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... That for me just screams new narcissism. So does a recent study by psychologists at San Diego State University, concluding that young people are more narcissistic than ever before. Professor Jean Twenge found that two-thirds of the students scored above average on narcissism. 2) According to the text Student narcissism on the rise by Janice McDuffee, Today’s college students put themselves first. Lead author professor Jean Twenge of San Diego University calls the students “Generation Me”. She has made some studies, based on that she determined that students have become drastically more narcissistic. One reason why young people are narcissistic may be due to their parents. They cuddle their children to much, and they are already self-centered as it is. Twenge also wrote in her book that “Generation Me: Why Today’s Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled – And More Miserable Than Ever Before”. With that she is saying, like the first text, that today’s young people are more self-centered...
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...Klaira Maika N. Casim ENGLCOM A55B Problem-Solution Essay ___________________________________________________________________________________ TOPIC: The Decline of Values in the Philippines THESIS SENTENCE: The Filipinos need a firm grip and stance on providing solutions regarding the decline of values in the Philippines such as organization of seminars and workshops centered on value education, compulsory moral education classes in schools, and the altruistic action of people to live by a good value system. TOPIC OUTLINE: I. Introduction A. Definition of values B. Brief explanation on the decline of values in the Philippines C. Thesis Sentence (possible solutions to the problem) II. Body A. Body Paragraph 1 1. How organization of seminars/workshops centered on value education can be a solution 2. Purpose, possible effects, and changes B. Body Paragraph 2 1. How compulsory moral education classes in schools can be a solution 2. Purpose, possible effects, and changes C. Body Paragraph 3 1. How the altruistic action of living by a good value system can be a solution 2. Purpose, possible effects and changes III. Wrapping Up INTRODUCTION: Values are cultural standards by which people assess desirability, goodness, and beauty. However, there is a continuous...
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...Millennial Myths As an American male born in 1994, I am classified as a member of the millennial generation. Our generation has been criticized with some of the worst stereotypes of any of the previous generations. It is my opinion, that the millennial population has been unfairly characterized by older generations. The millennials are not the self-involved, lazy narcissists that we have been made out to be. Millennials possess many great qualities that set us apart from our predecessors and show that we are, in fact, an adaptive and extremely innovative generation. Let us first rebut the idea that millennials are lazy. This stereotype is totally unfounded. Gone are the days of all applicants being accepted into the great universities. Millennials must take advanced courses in order to apply for the colleges of their choice. They must wait with great anticipation to find out if they are one of the lucky few who has gained entrance into their top choice college. They must pass all of their courses and obtain a college degree in order to even be considered for most of the high paying jobs in today’s workforce. In order to pass these courses at these top colleges, many will turn to neuroenhancing drugs. According to Margaret Talbot, “college campuses have become laboratories for experimentation with neuroenhancement” (Talbot, 653). Many millennials put themselves through this to obtain their degree, yet it is still not enough. In order to attain the best jobs, then...
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...In the book “ The Trophy Kids Grow Up,” author Ron Alsop gives a broad visualization of how the self-centered, entitled, but yet dependent and generous millennial generation, shapes and changes the workplace, world, and educational fields as we know it. Mr. Alsop provides evidence of these beliefs by giving actual accounts from millennials themselves, feedback from companies, managers, parents, and teachers, and results from studies and researches. These millennials are looked down on by older generations and are believed to be headaches because of their sense of entitlement which forces them to lack common sense and reasonability. Despite their ignorance, millennials are very useful in the work field due to their ability to multitask and...
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...you know think that the world revolves around them or that they are the best at almost everything? If you know someone like that, then there is a good chance that he or she is a narcissist. Many people know narcissistic people but they do not notice it sometimes. A narcissist is person that believes that they are entiled to things, is self-obsessed , and does not care about other people’s thoughts or feelings. A well known researcher named Dr. Jean M. Twenge has been doing a lot of studing to prove her point that, narcissism is more common with the new generation than what it used to be. I do not think that our generation known as “Generation Y” is more narcissistic than earlier generations. Dr. Twenge claims that the younger generation is more narcissistic because of the results that she got on one of her tests. According to a test done in the past, “In the early 1950’s, only 12% of teens ages 14 to 16 agree with the statement ‘I am an important person’. By the late 1980’s, an incredible 80% claimed that they were an important person” This test supposedly proves that the newer generations are in fact more narcissistic that the older generations. I do not think that one can actually see how many teens are narcissistic with these types of yes or no questions.It is not fair to do these types of tests because someone could have answered yes to one of those questions not becuase he or she is narcissist, but maybe for the reason that teachers and parents frequently tell kids that they...
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...CHAPTER 3 ♦ ETHICAL BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ♦ Ethical Behavior- is that which is accepted as “good” and “right” as opposed to “bad” or “wrong” in the context of the governing moral code. Laws and Values as Determinate of Ethical Behavior * Personal Values- the underlying beliefs and attitudes that help determine individual behavior. * Terminal Values- are preference about desired ends, such as the goal’s one strives to achieve in life. Ex. Self-respect, family security, freedom and happiness. * Instrumental Values- preferences regarding the means for accomplishing these ends. Ex. Honesty, ambition, imagination, and self-discipline. Alternative Views of Ethics Four views of Ethical Behavior: ♦ Utilitarian View- considers ethical behavior to be that which delivers the greatest good to the greatest number of people. ♦ Individualism View- is based on the belief that one’s primary commitment is to the long-term advancement of self-interests. ♦ Moral Rights View- it is which respects and protects the fundamental rights of people. ♦ Justice View- it is based on the belief that ethical decisions treat people impartially and fairly, according to legal rules and standards. • Procedural Justice • Distributive Justice • Commutative Justice • Interactional Justice Cultural Issues in Ethical Behavior Cultural Relativism- belief that is no one rights way to behave and that ethical behavior is always determined by the cultural context. Universalism- suggests ethical...
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...and Jayne O'Donnell argue that Generation Y is diverse, adaptive, confident, unique and powerful. The back up the argument with facts and research that they have collected. The authors know exactly what they are arguing about and can support their evidence by meeting the four criteria of mature reasoning, they know who their audience is and connect very well with them, they have plenty of information on the subject, they are open to other criticisms, and they can argue with their audience . While reading this article, it was very easy for me to connect to what the authors were saying. Being that I am part of Gen Y I could relate to many things they found but they also talk about the older generation towards the end of the article....
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...rapid phase of the changing generation, the youth is now more demanding in acquiring technologies that will suit to their needs, especially in when it is applied to their studies. Certainly, the access in Internet or in the World Wide Web is easy and there are many benefits can be gained. Nowadays,Social Network Sites are very popular because of its benefits especially in the field of communication. It helps us to keep in touch with our friends, classmates and relatives but they also allow us to communicate with other people who share common interests with us. Almost of the students worldwide do have Accounts in the different social networking sites which are the Facebook, Friendster, Twitter, Google+ and many more. According to Wikipedia social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, who, for example, share interests and/or activities. A social network service consists of a representation of each user (often a profile), his/her social links, and a variety of additional services. Most social network services are web-based and provide means for users to interact over the Internet, such as e-mail and instant messaging. Online community services are sometimes considered as a social network service, though in a broader sense, social network service usually means an individual-centered service whereas online community services are group-centered. Social networking sites...
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...Our text noted, "The family is able to bear the maximum cost for child rearing (material goods, private schooling, setting up in business or career)." (Berns, pg. 97, 2010). The upper-class family may provide financial security to the children. This security enables the family to afford an above average lifestyle and is usually passed from generation to generation. The family may reside in an area with a safe and progressive school system that provides an education that covers more than basic test taking skills. The upper-class family may have access to activities for the children that offers opportunities to explore creative and athletic interests outside of the school system. A family from the underclass may have more adversities than most. Our text noted that many of these families struggle with the cost of basic necessities of child rearing. Government and social services are essential in providing financial assistance in most of these families. Many of these families are led by single mothers or grandparents. Statistics show that these families may not have financial security and this insecurity is passed from generation to generation. The family may reside in an unsafe area and the school system lacks the materials needed to provide an education strong enough for the children to prepare the children to succeed in higher education. Extracurricular activities, creative or athletic, are not readily available to families from the underclass due to lack of funding and institionalized...
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...Angelo Yatco 1301-S07 November 18, 2012 Generation Me In Generation Me, a comprehensive look into the current generation’s attitude towards the self, the differences from previous generations, and the overall effects of current social forces on the individual, Jean Twenge makes many observations on controversial topics. Though making many wild claims, we can only agree with the staggering amount of research and evidence she presents. Twenge begins her book with a chapter titled “You Don’t Need Their Approval: The Decline of Social Rules”. In this chapter, she explores the idea that the society of Generation Me, quantified as individuals born in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, is becoming less and less formal. It is apparent that the social norms of our generation compared to those of the previous (Baby Boomers) seem to be very lax. As traditional values such as clothed appearance and other forms of outward image seem to be less significant, Twenge looks into the reason of such a change in attitude. Generation Me is said to have learned tolerance as a standard; because of this, appearance and behavioral changes are seen to be more outlandish than in the past. Moving from the typical “white picket fence neighborhoods” that stood for a conformist mentality, young adults now are geared towards acceptance for individual expression. Prime example of this can be seen in the way that people dress. Transitioning from the standard suit and tie, work places in modern society are now...
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