...Architecture and the Environment Paper * University of Phoenix PSY/460 Environmental Psychology Dr. Francis Uzonwanne August 28, 2011 Introduction The Environment and its inhabitants cannot be explained separately both shape each other and is shaped by the environment. There are different kinds of environments that need different kinds of behavioral workings that are sensory input, internal representations that change the structure of the earth for who people live there. “To understand the interactions of the physical world and behavior, then, we must consider the two in an intertwined fashion†(Todd & Wilson, 1993). * Physical Structure on Human Behavior * * Architectural design always played a significant aspect in one’s comfort and health. It is a different form of art surrounding one every day. Unfortunately, for years, it has not been considered this way and its benefits have not been recognized. However with the increasing research and interest in environmental conditions, greater interest in healthier living and the involvement of environmental psychology, the importance of architecture is finally being acknowledged for what it is. Today research is aware of the benefits and downsides that can come from physical structures. A person’s well-being and health is associated with structural design. One’s mood and productivity are related to the kind of architecture by which one is surrounded. The amount and...
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...brother could not have the same experience. In her research she learned the brain is split between two hemispheres. The right hemisphere functions like a parallel processor, and he left operates like a serial processor. The right brain associates instant is concerned about what is currently happening while the left brain is more concerned about details. While completing her research on the brain, Dr. Taylor suffered a stroke. As a result of the stroke, she learned a vital lesson about her current studies. She got a first-hand account of what actually happens to the brain when it is unable to process information and how the two very different hemispheres communicate. During the stroke, the left brain identified there was a problem. While the right hemisphere, focused on the beauties and peace--visualizing a space filled with compassion and love. Although, toward the end of this ordeal, Dr. Taylor thought for sure she had died. However, once she realized she was alive, she received her insight. Anyone can experience the type of paradise, illusion or fantasy if they choose to enter the right hemisphere of their brains. Thankful to be alive, she felt an urge to share her experience so that people who have similar brain disorders dreams can become reality by simply focusing on all that the right brain can deliver--emotions, music, images, and a spirit of creativity. Title Start typing the text of your paper...
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...Running head: INFORMATION SYSTEM STRATEGIC PLANNING Information System Strategic Planning, the Cost of Efficiency Student Name University Any Town, Virginia September 2010 Certification and Approval A Directed Research Project on Information System Strategic Planning the Cost of Efficiency: Is there a preferred approach to information systems planning, submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Strayer University in candidacy for the degree of Master’s of Science in Information Systems. Submitted by: _________________________Date: _______________ Approved by: ___________________________ Date: _______________ ABSTRACT Information systems’ planning is often costly to implement and maintain; however, sound planning practices may reduce expenses associated with the development processes. A Formal methodical approach to systems analysis, requirements engineering, systems design, development, and construction may offer a reduction in development and certain aspects of life cycle support expenses. Corporate expenses may reach approximately 5% of their gross income on information systems development and support. This equates to approximately $15,000,000 to $35,000,000 annually (Whitemarsh Information Systems Corp. 2008, p.). Information systems may cost significantly less. In comparison, information systems, contingent upon other factors such as size of the company, and complexity of the information system cost may range anywhere from $2,000,000 to $10,000...
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...discrimination is a constant reality in the lives of Hispanic Americans in the United States. Due to alarming migration rates over the past several decades, the United States has experienced significant growth in ethnic and racial diversity. However, racial minority groups like the Hispanics; “the largest and fastest growing population in the United States, continue to struggle for full acceptance and equal opportunity” (Louie, 2005, Para 1). The migration of Hispanic groups such as the Puerto Rican Americans was not readily accepted by the United States causing immediate social inequality. This social inequality caused segregation and forced the Puerto Rican Americans to work the lowest paying jobs and live in the poorest communities. This paper identifies factors that influence past and present discrimination trends that have lead to the segregation, racial redlining and stereotyping of the Hispanic American in the United States. The term Hispanic was established by the United States Government in the early 1970's, “in an attempt to identify a diverse group of people among the population with a connection to the Spanish language or culture” (U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Germany, 2008, Para 2). Although the term Hispanic is automatically associated with Spanish speaking or Latin American ancestry, it is a term that very few people understand. Hispanics are often classified as having the same culture or belonging to the same ethnic background. In actuality, the Hispanic community...
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...Helyer, Teesside University, r.helyer@tees.ac.uk Dionne Lee, Teesside University, d.lee@tees.ac.uk Abstract Many new graduates are finding it difficult to obtain graduate-level work and impossible to break into the sectors they were aiming at. In order to address this, higher education institutions are examining the methods they use to enhance student employability and deploying various measures to grow and strengthen this activity, with an increasing focus on providing work experience. One popular way of doing this is via internships (placements). This paper examines the context in which work experience has come to the fore as an approach to enhancing employability by interrogating recent research and policy related to this agenda. Employability is presented as an on-going debate that cannot be viewed as a finite entity but must move and develop with the market, society and the global situation. In addition the paper closely examines a graduate internship programme in a university in North East England. Comparing and contrasting findings from this scheme, with other examples of experiential learning through work experience, provides some evidence to suggest the value of internships and furthermore supports some formative ideas about how internships might be developed to best serve those taking part in them: interns; employers and universities. Introduction Higher education is said to develop the whole person and an expected consequence of this is that graduates...
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...It is possible to clone mammals. Is it morally acceptable to clone a human being? Defend your answer against those who would not agree with you. By: Martin Pierce Student Number: 1057404 In cloning for medical-research purposes the development of the embryo is halted as soon as a cluster of stem cells develops. The stem cells are then harvested for research purposes. Due to the fact that no infant is born (in fact the embryo never even gets past the blastocyst stage), it is argued that this type of cloning has nothing to do with human cloning. (Hatch Backs Limited Cloning, 2002). For this reason this paper shall take the statement “to clone a human being” as meaning cloning that results in a fully formed human and not on the cloning of embryos for the purposes of research. The issues around cloning are in the main more ethical than theological and yet most of the objections to cloning come from religious sources, even if those objections are not religious in nature. The first objection is that cloning leaves God out of the process of human creation. This only makes sense though if your definition of God is of a being that plays a role in the birth of each member of our species. Even holding to this view it does not necessarily follow that cloning is comparable to playing God (Brannigan, 2001). How can science prevent a supposedly...
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...support of tip management. Through my research and compliance with industry constraints, the project management, change management and sponsorship is crucial in getting green signal for the implementation of CRM project (Reinartz, Kraft & Hoyer, 2004). User adoption is generally highlighted as key challenge in success of CRM project. Market analysis shows that 47% of the company finds that inadaptability of the end-user with CRM applications put the project in jeopardy (Coltman and Devinney, 2007). If the project is cancelled, it results in loss of million dollars. As a business analyst of the XYZ Global Pvt. Ltd, I have to provide statistical interpretation to the senior management whether CRM project is worth pursuing given the strength of firm’s project management capability along with market evaluation of CRM implementation. Risk is huge if project goes on wrong note (Stone, Woodcock, and Wilson, 1996). Research To reach to right conclusion; I researched market analysis regarding implementation of CRM through different vendors for companies of all range from less than $750K to over $10M. My researched data set was from the CRM LANDMARK and consisted of implementation statistics over the past 10 years. More importantly, my research specified the success and failure of implementation along with factors associated to the result of success. Since my assessment was to get the prediction of CRM project in the firm in next 2 year, my research primarily concentrated on this time...
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...BACKGROUND Briefly describe and define the problem Crime policy scholars, primarily James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling, and practitioners, such as Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton, have argued for years that when police pay attention to minor offenses—such as aggressive panhandling, prostitution, and graffiti—they can reduce fear, strengthen communities, and prevent serious crime (Bratton & Kelling, 2006; Wilson & Kelling, 1982). Spurred by claims of large declines in serious crime after the approach was adopted in New York City, dealing with physical and social disorder, or “fixing broken windows,” has become a central element of crime prevention strategies adopted by many American police departments (Kelling & Coles, 1996; Sousa & Kelling, 2006). In their seminal “broken windows” article, Wilson and Kelling (1982) argue that social incivilities (e.g., loitering, public drinking, and prostitution) and physical incivilities (e.g., vacant lots, trash, and abandoned buildings) cause residents and workers in a neighborhood to be fearful. Fear causes many stable families to move out of the neighborhood and the remaining residents isolate themselves and avoid others. Anonymity increases and the level of informal social control decreases. The lack of control and escalating disorder attracts more potential offenders to the area and this increases serious criminal behavior. Wilson and Kelling (1982) argued that serious crime developed because the police and citizens did not...
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...identified as crucial factors in getting green signal for the implementation of CRM project. (Reinartz, Kraft & Hoyer, 2004). The present paper discusses statistical interpretation of research data to find whether CRM project is worth pursuing given the strength of firm’s project management capability along with market evaluation of CRM implementation. Market analysis shows that 47% of the company finds that inadaptability of the end-user with CRM applications put the project in jeopardy(Coltman and Devinney, 2007). Data is analyzed for implementation of CRM through different vendors for companies of all range from less than $750K to over $10M. It consists of implementation statistics over the past 10 years. To analyze research data, Bayes’ theorem is selected as the probability model that was close to implementation of CRM project. Statistics and Probability Tutorial(n.d.) states that Bayes’ theorem looks appropriate in the context as it provides logical inference to calculate the degree of confidence based on already gathered evidence. Statistical result of data reflects that the probability of project being failed by a project management methodology is 47%. Conditional probability calculation shows that if there is established project management methodology in the firm there was a 16% chance the project would fail. The CRM research analyst additionally stated that even though a project management is not adequate, failure is not always imminent. Failure also...
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...ENC 1102 Research Paper May 1st, 2013 Unreasonable Discrimination Racial discrimination is an issue that has persisted through many centuries and across geographical boundaries. Members of the black race have been strongly affected by racial discrimination since colonial times when white conquerors brought blacks from Africa as slaves to carry out hard labor jobs. Meanwhile, conquerors treated African slaves as inferior and usually worse than an animal. Society has evolved since and through a lot of work and effort, in the United States and most countries in the world slavery has been abolished and there is a constitutional equality among citizens regardless of their race or background. However, in reality our society even today experiences different degrees of racial discrimination. In spite of this, African Americans have fought against racial discrimination sometimes resorting to physical means, but most importantly utilizing intellectual means. African Americans through centuries have written poems, stories, plays and motivational speeches that express their pride in overcoming hardships in a way that could never be silenced. This way, African Americans have shown over the years that they are not an “inferior” race as it was considered in colonial times. The Homo sapiens species is so diverse that it is difficult to draw clear lines between humans based on their race or the color of their skin. However, even today societies attempt to classify people...
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...Business Research Report Online Marketing Plan for "Talking Cookbook" Presented to: Executive Teams Assessment Code: RWT1 Student Name: Cathy Everett Student ID: 000267052 Date: August 24, 2013 Mentor Name: Janie Chromcak Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 3 Research Findings 3 Advantages and Disadvantages 4 Online Impact on Sales 4 Requirements for a Successful Campaign 5 Recommendations 6 Conclusion 6 References 7 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to provide research and recommendations for the company to decide if expanding into the online market is beneficial. The company already has a very large customer base in all stores and is well respected within the communities that it currently operates. This report will show that while there are some disadvantages to starting an online campaign, the advantages overshadow them by having a big impact on sales with minimal requirements from the company itself. Introduction Currently, the company is only offering "Talking Cookbook" in retail stores. Business is good and the company wishes to continue selling them in retail stores. In addition, the company has recently decided to expand into the online sales business. This report has been created to help the executive team and board of directors determine if the advantages of an online marketing campaign will outweigh the potential disadvantages in using the internet and worldwide web to increase the customer base and make...
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...The German University in Cairo Faculty of Management Technology Research Methodology “The Comparison between Islamic loans and Conventional loans in relation to Market Power” Submitted By Ahmed el-Farnawany 16-2641 Tutorial Number: T13 Professor: Raghda El-Ebrashi Teaching Assistant: Hadeer Shawky January, 6th, 2011 Table of contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Literature Review 2 2.1 Conventional loans 2 2.1.1 Interest and loan pricing 2 2.1.2 Types of conventional loans 3 2.1.2.1 General loan types 3 2.1.2.2 Business loans 4 2.1.2.3 Consumer loans 4 2.2 Islamic loans 5 2.2.1 Interest prohibition. 5 2.2.1.1 Riba (Usury) 5 2.2.1.2 Why is riba prohibited 6 2.2.2 Types of loans in Islamic banking 6 2.2.2.1 Qard al-hasan 7 2.2.2.2 Ijara 7 2.2.2.3 Murabaha 8 2.2.2.4 Musharaka 8 2.3 Effect of Islamic loans objective and economic incentives on its market power in relation to conventional loans 9 2.3.1 The effect of Islamic Loan Objective on its Market Power 9 2.3.2 The effect of Islamic Economic Incentives on its Market Power. 10 2.4 Research gap 11 3. Methodology 12 4. References 17 1. Introduction Islamic economics and Islamic banks have grabbed the attention of millions of people around the world. That is because Islamic banks have assets that can be estimated as 300 billion USD around 75 countries in the world with 15 % annual...
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...Ethical Issues Research Paper Sherrill Jones AJS/532 Cristina Payne August 3, 2015 Ethical Issues Research Paper In the field of criminal justice, ethics is an integral part of the organization. The public relies on its police agencies to provide protection and maintain order in the community. It is also about a matter of trust the community places with its law enforcement agencies with regards to ethical behavior. This research paper will analyze the contemporary issues involving ethical behavior by criminal justice personnel, the decisions that govern its ethics, and recommendations. Contemporary Issues Laws and expectations change with each passing year; decisions vary with the times and public opinion. The stated goal for all is fairness combined with efficiency within the private and criminal justice systems. Justice should be obtained with equal actions regarding the constitutional rights that are afforded to all citizens including previously convicted offenders and the issue of public safety. The main concern is fairness, efficiency and just plain effectiveness. It becomes an issue when one tries to determine how effective these policies are and how much trust can be found within these findings due to personal bias and effectiveness of the figures presented. The setting up of the measurement system and how much weight this system carries for performance expectations is critical. The problem of what changes should or can be made to resolve the...
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...PROFESSOR (with tenure). School of Management Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Affiliate of Sloan Foundation Industry Studies Centers Major Interests: • Innovation Management • Product Design, Marketing and Brand Management • Innovative Teaching Approaches (Multimedia Enhanced on campus and Distance Learning) AWARDS 1995 Boeing Outstanding Educator Award Hesburg Award Team (for Educational Innovation) In 1995, I was a co-recipient of the Boeing Outstanding Educator Award and a member of the team receiving the Hesburg Award for Educational Innovation TEACHING Teaching Role. My recent teaching has been in Rensselaer’s resident MBA program (both full and parttime), Professional and Distance Education Program and undergraduate programs. My research and teaching have made important contributions to efforts to build the marketing and management and technology curricula in the School of Management at Rensselaer and at other universities who have adopted our teaching materials. As a pioneer in interactive leaning material on product development and manufacturing, I have developed several interactive multimedia cases and collaborated on the development of simulations designed to teach marketing principles and bridge management and engineering disciplines. The simulations teach marketing, design and manufacturing concepts by exposing students to tradeoffs inherent in new product development. They help provide an understanding of design, manufacturing, and marketing decisions, as well as...
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...APA Style (6 ) Quick Guide Dalhousie University Libraries library research guides Books Journal articles Dissertations Other materials Electronic books Electronic articles Web Sites Citations In-text p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p. 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 th Citations indicate the exact location for sources of information used in the text of the paper; the references (or list of works cited) describes, as a whole, the works from which the citations are taken. PLEASE NOTE: The examples on the following pages are based on the style recommended in the American Psychological Association Publication Manual (6th ed. 2010). SAVE TIME: Use RefWorks to easily keep track of your references and quickly format them correctly for your bibliography. RefWorks is a personal bibliographic citation managing system that Dalhousie subscribes to. For more information, go to http://www.library.dal.ca/RefWorks/. IMPORTANT: Dalhousie University defines plagiarism as “the presentation of the work of another author in such a way as to give one’s reader reason to think it to be one’s own. Plagiarism is a form of academic fraud.” Find out what plagiarism is and how to avoid it at http://plagiarism.dal.ca. REFERENCES Remember: APA requires double-spacing between ALL text lines – that includes references. Please note that, in an attempt to save space, this document has been formatted in single spacing. Books one author: Gardner, H. (1993). Frames of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences. New York:...
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