...performance in Science By Jason Smith-Samuels SJTC20102990 A Research Proposal submitted to the department of Professional Studies in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Education in Primary Education. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction………………………………………………………………………….4 Background and Statement of the problem……………………………………………………4-5 The purpose of the study………………………………………………………………………5-6 Research questions……………………………………………………………………………6 Operational Definitions………………………………………………………………………6-7 Delimitations……………………………………………………………………………………7 Limitations…………………………………………………………………………………….7 Significance of the study……………………………………………………………………7-8 Theoretical base……………………………………………………………………………….8-9 Chapter 2: Review of literature….…………………………………………………..………10-14 Chapter 3: Methodology and procedure……………………………………..…………………15 Role of the researcher…………………………………………………………..………………16 Population and sample………………………………………………………………………16-17 Description of action plan………………………………………………………………….17-18 Data collection………………………………………………………………………………18 Data presentation analysis……………………………………………………………………19 Methods of verification………………………………………………………………………19 Ethical issues…………………………………………………………………………………19 Time line……………………………………………………………………………………..20 Summary…………………………………………………………………………….………21 List of references……………………………………………………………………………22-25 Appendices…………………………………………………………………………………26-27 CHAPTER 1 Overview ...
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...a p p e n d i x C DEMAND FORECASTING IN MARKETING * When you finish this appendix you should • Understand the principles of forecasting. • Know the differences between Time Series and Regression Analyses. • Understand how expert opinion, sales forces and consumer opinions can all contribute to better forecasts. * by Beverley Thompson, The University of Western Sydney, Nepean Demand Forecasting in Mar keting w 689 An important part of the marketing planning process is the setting of goals that are realistic and achievable, given a particular marketing environment and level of marketing commitment. In marketing, such goals are usually based on market share objectives and sales targets, both of which require accurate forecasts of total market size, market size of target segments and likely market share within a targeted segment. W H AT A R E W E F O R E C A S T I N G ? Accurate forecasting requires a clear definition of the market in question. Markets may be differentiated on the basis of the following variables. GEOGRAPHY A market may be defined at world, country, state, region, sales territory, town, store or customer level. When formulating a forecast or other marketing plans, the geographical dimension must be clearly indicated. Planning Coca Cola consumption for the year 2000 Sydney Olympics for example, will necessitate the forecasting of increased consumption for the Sydney sales region, but not necessarily for Brisbane...
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...For the purpose of this assignment, the need for innovation is in relation to implementing mandatory Mental Health Training on a yearly basis which would include a 6 month refresher. The training would comprise of learning about postnatal depression and other mental health illnesses, a one off 2/4 week perinatal placement, available guidance on how to access mental health services and the recognition of signs and symptoms within Maternal Health. Through implementation and evaluating the process of events the Transformational Leadership theory, will be used along with the Kotter’s Model to incorporate and deliver the vision, towards improvement of management for change; within the public health sector. Within this assignment Transformational Leadership will be critically analysed, in relation to the leadership role of the specialist public health nurse. Leadership within the National Health Service (NHS) continues to play an essential role and historical leaders such as Florence Nightingale (Kitching, 1993) had an effect on policy. This influenced change towards development and an up to date change would include the Darzi Review (2008) that discusses improvement of quality of care. Leadership is discovering the route ahead, while making others feel enthusiastic about following (Bass, 1985). This would include an influential and inspiring attitude along with other personal attributes that are needed; such as emotional intelligence, that addresses the effect of people’s feelings...
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...the literature review, we will discuss policies in the nursing profession, case studies and various approaches to work based acute skills learning programmes. For our purposes we conducted a literature search using popular medical databases and terms such as ‘acute skills’ ‘learning programmes’ and ‘critical care learning’. Our review highlights on the several important approaches to work based learning ranging from reflective practice to experiential learning and work based formal practical training to enhance professional skills. A learning programme for acute ward nurses responsible for caring of critically ill patients has been the central focus of nursing practice development. According to Coad et al (2002), a work-based learning approach has been found to empower ward staff with the necessary skills of nursing and the authors studied the efficacy of a five-day competency based high dependency skills course in enhancing professionalism and quality of care in nursing. The aims of comprehensive critical care are developing leadership potential and enhancing networking opportunities for nurses within critical care and acute ward areas. Critical care is the most challenging aspect of nursing care and acute skills in nursing are enhanced not just by work-based learning programs but also from first hand nursing and emergency experiences. Titchen (2003) describes emergency care in which one professional learns from another as ‘critical companionship’ that serve as a framework...
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...an acute care hospital to manage a condition other than dementia. These people require special care that takes into account the unique needs of confused older people. Current nursing and medical literature provides some direction in relation to best practice management; however, few studies have examined this management from the perspective of hospital staff. Design. A descriptive qualitative approach was used. Method. Data were collected using semi-structured audio-taped interviews with a cross section of thirteen staff that worked in acute medical or surgical wards in a large South East Queensland, Australia Hospital. Results. Analysis of data revealed five subthemes with the overarching theme being paradoxical care, in that an inconsistent approach to care emphasised safety at the expense of well-being and dignity. A risk management approach was used rather than one that incorporated injury prevention as one facet of an overall strategy. Conclusion. Using untrained staff to sit and observe people with dementia as a risk management strategy does not encourage an evidence-based approach. Staff education and environmental resources may improve the current situation so that people with dementia receive care that takes into account their individual needs and human dignity. Relevance to clinical practice. Nurses can assist older people with dementia by encouraging evidence-based care practices to become the part of hospital policy. Key words: acute care, care management,...
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...optimise the quality of the dying process, enabling people to ‘die well’ across care settings. This paper examines EoLC pathways in terms of promoting health and wellbeing in this discrete stage of the dying trajectory. Concepts of health and health promotion are described briefly and the idea of health-promoting palliative care and its association with a good death examined. The ensuing discussion relates to two EoLC documents. While acknowledging that much has been achieved it is argued that, despite the potential for promoting health and wellbeing, a professionally led, biomedical approach predominates, and in terms of promoting health and wellbeing at the end of life there is a pressing need for proactive advance care planning at an earlier point in the illness trajectory. Key words: End-of-life care l Care pathways l Terminal care l Health promotion Michael Allen is Staff Nurse, Chemotherapy Day Unit, Singleton Hospital, Abertawe Bro- Morgannwg University Hospital Board, Swansea, Wales; Tessa Watts is Senior Lecturer, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, Wales Correspondence to: Tessa Watts t.watts@swansea.ac.uk End-of-life care (EoLC), a core component of palliative care, is concerned with pre- venting and easing suffering experienced by people facing death. As life draws to its close, the aim is to optimise the quality of living and dying and to facilitate effective family support and coping in bereavement. Thus, at...
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...probation policy and practice can appropriately respond to the needs and diversity of different victim groups, whilst touching briefly on other criminal justice agencies. To allow this assignment to be focused it will also concentrate largely on issues surrounding women as victims of domestic violence and examples within Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities. The 1985 United Nations Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power broadly defined the term ‘victims’ as: Persons who individually or collectively, have suffered harm, including physical or mental injury, emotional suffering, economic loss or substantial impairment of their fundamental rights, through acts…that are in violation of criminal laws operative within Member States. (cited in Goodey, 2005:10) While Goodey suggests that victims are ‘now at the heart of criminal justice considerations for policy reform’ (2004: 4), the development of a ‘victim-centred’ approach to policy is a fairly recent concept. The very nature of having an adversarial Criminal Justice System (CJS) had come under increasing pressure for ‘its insensitive treatment of victims…and this in turn had served as the cause of secondary victimisation, leaving established CJ...
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...innovation has gained massive relevance in the electronic industry where competition has reached the cut-throat levels. The Smart TV industry is one of the most affected industries where firms are fighting to retain their competitiveness. Samsung Smart TV is one of the products that have found themselves in this competitive environment. The marketing team of Samsung has been coordinating closely with the production unit to ensure that the design, colour, shape, and functionality of the product meet the needs of the market. The marketing approach taken by the firm must be innovative enough to appeal to the emotions of the customers in order to influence the buying decision. Strong brands are very helpful in such competitive environments. Table of Contents Acknowledgement 2 Executive Summary 3 Introduction 5 Critique of Television Sets Features, Benefits and Values 5 Critical success factors, phases of innovation, and timeline 7 Analysis 7 Comparison of Leading Brands of Television Sets and Their Design Factors 7 Design and Innovation of Smart TV 9 Product and service process 10 Shape, colour, design, imagination, relevance, and usefulness 10 Style, form, reparability, conformance, performance 10 Gestalt ratio 11 Market...
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...Email: antonio.leotta@unict.it ABSTRACT The extant literature on inter-organizational control distinguishes the main control problems as coordination problems and appropriation concerns. The present study focuses on coordination problems and is intended to understand the process leading to the hybrid nature of inter-firm coordination modes and the role of information in this process. In a theoretical part, after discussing the main critical assumptions underlying coordination studies, an integrative framework is proposed to conceptualize the coordination process and describe the role of information in this process. In Particular, the framework assumes inter-firm settings as a-centered and a-static, whence the relevance of an interpretive approach where coordination is viewed as a process characterized by dialectic interactions between coordinating actors. The empirical part of the study is aimed at verifying the explanatory power of the framework studying a case of outsourcing relations in a divisionalized company operating in the semi-conductor industry. The case provided useful data giving new insights that enrich the framework. Keywords: coordination; information; system;: process; inter-organizational relations. Revised version July, 5 2011 1. Introduction Inter-organizational relations have become a widespread and problematic phenomenon which, from the management control perspective, has required the design and implementation of control systems at a distance (Mouritsen...
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...QUALIFICATION HANDBOOK Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (England) (3978-51/52/53/54/55/56) December 2011 Version 3.1 (February 2012) Qualification at a glance Subject area City & Guilds number Age group approved Entry requirements Assessment Fast track Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (England) 3978 19+ There are no entry requirements Portfolio of Evidence, Practical Demonstration/Assignment. Automatic approval is available for centres offering the 3172 Level 4 NVQ in Health and Social Care – Adults 100/4794/3 and the 3078 Level 4 NVQ in Leadership and Management for Care Services 500/4105/8 Learner logbook and Smartscreen Consult the Walled Garden/Online Catalogue for last dates City & Guilds number 3978-51 Accreditation number 600/0573/7 Support materials Registration and certification Title and level Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (Children and Young People’s Residential Management) Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (Children and Young People’s Management) Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (Children and Young People’s Advanced Practice) Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (Adults’...
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...effective leader Workbook Contents |ILM Unit specification |Page 3 | |Leadership versus management |Page 5 | |Action centred leadership |Page 6 | |Mintzberg on the role of the manager |Page 8 | |Situational leadership questionnaire |Page 10 | |Six leadership styles |Page 18 | |Overview of authentic leadership |Page 24 | |Developing leaders |Page 25 | |How managers are judged |Page 28 | |Competencies: the pros and cons |Page 30 | ILM UNIT SPECIFICATION |Title: |Becoming...
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...Student Learning Guide Counselling Methods 1 © South African College of Applied Psychology (Pty) Ltd Developed and produced by the South African College of Applied Psychology Sunclare building, Claremont, Cape Town, 7708, South Africa. 2012. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by means of electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher. Copyrighted materials reproduced herein are used under the provision of the South African Copyright Act 98 of 1978 section 12 (1) (a)(b) (3), for private study only by students. STUDENT LEARNING GUIDE: COUNSELLING METHODS 1 2 Table of contents How this guide works ........................................................................................................................ 10 Module Readings .............................................................................................................................. 11 Prescribed text book ......................................................................................................................... 11 Prescribed and recommended readings ........................................................................................... 11 Session One: An Overview of Theories of Psychotherapy and Counselling ..................................... 14 Reading for the session .....................................................................
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...School of Computing and Information Systems Unit Outline KXO223 Systems Acquisition and Implementation Management September 2013 - January 2014 Shanghai, China Unit Coordinator Ying Chen E-Mail: Ying.Chen@utas.edu.au Phone: (03) 6226 6213 Room: Cent 352, Sandy Bay Campus, Hobart Lecturing Staff Yuan Hongchun UNIT OVERVIEW Introduction In this unit students will be introduced to the concept and issues involved in managing external software acquisition and implementation. They will gain knowledge and skills in: identifying the issues relevant to purchasing or renting software; selecting the most appropriate solution for a particular organisational need - whether that be via purchase or Software as a Service; understanding the issues and problems associated with software acquisition and its subsequent implementation; and identifying the causes for human resistance to change and the range of potential solutions which can be used in overcoming this resistance. The unit is suitable for future or practicing consultants, managers; and business and systems analysts. Although students are required to reason abstractly and creatively, there is no specialist prerequisite knowledge required for this unit. Prerequisites KXO222 Unit Weight 12.5% of one academic year Teaching Pattern Lecture: 2 hr/wk Tutorials: 1 hr/wk Unit Content 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. IS contract negotiation and management IS procurement Understanding the business implications of Open Source architectures...
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...the ZEP programme during period 2003 – 2007 and expanding to other primary schools with low performances; consolidating Key Performance Indicators (KPI) System for continuous assessment. Increasing the efficiency of the existing food programme for ZEP schools, by establishing national policy and strategy framework, operational guidelines as well as promoting experimental community mobilisation initiatives with the objective of improving children and community food habits and ameliorating nutritional status of children. Consolidating and expanding innovative teaching and learning experiences developed within the framework of the ZEP programme during the implementation period 2003 – 2007, with particular reference to introduction of child centred inclusive pedagogical practices (with special focus on literacy competencies) and as well as remedial teaching and provision of relevant...
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...UNIT CODE: GB 512 A COMMUNICATION DIARY INTRODUCTORY PART A communication diary is an excellent method to track all the communication that occurs within an organization, between an organization and its stakeholders, between stakeholders themselves, etc. This might include phone calls such as who to/from, duration, topic, action taken, emails: who to/from, subject, time taken, action taken and reports: report topic, time taken, who to/from. Using a communication diary help gather data for providing a great deal of useful information about the communication practices of chosen communication method. Moreover, it can reveal various communication networks, show communication effectiveness or the reasons why the communication failed. Effective two-way communication between an organization and its external stakeholders creates mutual understanding, acceptance and goodwill. Effective twoway communication is audience-centred; uses clear concise, courteous, confident and complete messages to enhance understanding; built positive relationships; gathers information to analyse future trends; applies ethical practices to provide relevant information, etc. (Dwyer 2013, p. 4) A good communicator listens, asks questions, uses positive body language and gives feedback (Dwyer 2013, p. 29). One of the most important aspects of the communication we detected while keeping the communication diary were: Active listening which focuses on the other person’s message and provides appropriate feedback...
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