...Connecting the Dots Initially, I was unable to review the actual results of the Path Builder in Step 1 regarding the assessment that I had taken. Step 2 initially showed me that I mastered all modules on my Learning Path. This includes Sentence Skills, Punctuation, Mechanics and Spelling, and The Craft of Writing. When I selected the Mastered Module titled Sentence Skills, I selected Skills Check and took a short exam. This resulted in a suggestion to work on Fragments next. These skills directly apply my academic life because these are the very skills that are going to be evaluated by the instructors, which in turn will determine how successful I am in each class. While I may have the ability to analyze a situation, I won't be as successful in class if I am unable to correctly articulate that analysis using proper grammar, punctuation and sentence structure. The skills that I am learning in the Path Builder also relate directly to my professional life as a Paralegal, working for attorneys that rely on the written word to convey their legal arguments and points when defending their clients. I have to be able to construct clear and concise motions and pleadings, often times trying to convince a judge or prosecutor to see our point of view regarding very delicate topics. Most of my life, I have been naturally able to construct a proper sentence or write a grammatically correct paper, but I could never define a fragment or parallel sentence. I am excited about the...
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...What were the suggested next steps in your MyFoundationsLab® Learning Path? After completing the MYFoundationsLab I mastered all of the modules in the Writing learning path. I mastered the sentence skills module on the assessment so there were no suggested next steps for that module. I also mastered the punctuation, mechanics and spelling module on the assessment so I had no suggested next steps for that module either. Lastly I mastered the craft of writing module on my assessment so again there were no next suggested steps. Therefore I believe that my next step would be to advance to the next assessment for another skill if there is one or do some of the extra practice offered to keep my writing skills sharp. How do the skills apply to your academic life? These skills will apply to my academic life because in almost every assignment that I have to complete there is some form of writing that I will have to do. It will make it so that my answers on the assignments make sense and are written in the correct manor. It will also help in class discussions by making it easier for my classmates to understand. It will make the way that I word my answers to discussion question easy to understand and uniform in the way that I write them. How do the skills apply to your professional life? These skills will apply to my professional life because I will have to communicate with my future colleagues in written forms at some point in my career. One instance that these skills will be useful...
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...In MyFoundationsLab, I started to build my writing learning path; so it can show me what areas I need improvement in writing, and that I may apply them throughout my course. After taking a few questions, it suggested that I review the fragments module at first. Then, I had to take another set of questions to see if I have mastered fragments on sentences. These skills apply to my academic life, by helping me understand what I need to improve in my writing knowledge. Having these skills are crucial in an academic life, because they can help me enhance in my reading, writing, and math skills during my journey. It will also help me with writing papers, such as turning a 2 page paper into 4 pages. These skills apply to my professional life, because it will increase my chances of landing the career I choose. It can help me improve, for instance, how I write my resume, to the way I creatively write to my fellow co-worker via email. Having writing skills, can greatly impact the decision of the employer I interview for, versus someone who doesn’t have these skills. No, I wasn’t surprised by the results. I knew from starting the lab, I would have trouble, because I have struggled with writing, since I was in High School. The program showed me what I was lacking on, and what I needed to do in order to help me study further into the topic. But going through the program, it was easy to use and I’m hoping it will help me through my struggle. I think it will be very useful...
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... What were the suggested next steps in your MyFoundationsLab® Learning Path? I took the test and at the end of the test on what to work on next, it just said congratulations you have mastered all available topics. I took the test twice and got the same results both times so I’m not sure what I need to be working on next. How do the skills apply to your academic life? I think the writing skills apply in your life in many ways. Using the correct punctuations and spelling can be very important in your academic life. If you do not know how to spell or punctuate, you could lose points on your homework etc. Regardless I think that being able to write full sentences, punctuate, and spell are very important in your academic life. How do the skills apply to your professional life? I think that these skills apply in your professional life by how you present yourself. If you cannot write or spell when you turn in an application or something, you most likely will not get the job. People do tend to judge you by how you write. If you turn in an application and you are a good writer and speller, than the person reviewing your application tends to have a better interpretation of who you are and how smart you are. People might think that you might not be able to do a certain job if you can’t even spell. Were you surprised by the results? Why or why not? I was a little surprised by the results because I thought there would have been something...
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...ports transmit data 1 bit at a time. They are usually male and have 9-25 pins. * Parallel ports transmit data 8 bits at a time and are generally female with 25 pins. * Game ports have 15 pins laid out in two rows (female). * Video monitors have 15 pins but are laid in three rows (male) Connectors * Early mice used a serial connector and keyboards used a 5 pin DIN connector. * Modern mice and keyboards use a PS/2 technology which is a much smaller 6 pin DIN connector or a USB or wireless connection. * NIC- Network Interface card uses a RJ-45 connector. * The NIC is responsible for connecting a computer to local and distant networks or the internet. * It also converts parallel communication used by the motherboard system into serial communication used by the network cable. Modem, Video and USB * It is the slowest possible way of connecting to the internet. * Its standard speed is 56Kbps although v.92 standard supports faster speed. * They are responsible for converting the analog signal from the phone line into a digital format a computer can use. * It also converts the digital signal back to analog when sending a transmission. They connect using a RJ-11 connector. * Modern computers come with two types of video ports , the VGA (analog interface) D-type, 15pins, 3 rows and the DVI (digital visual interface) * USB- Universal Serial Bus are hot swappable. USB1 transmit at 12Mbps and are 3meters in length. USB2 transmit at 480Mbps...
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...are the USB1 and USB2 which come with connector A and connector B. There are also the SCSI connectors a narrow 50 pin and a wide 68 pin. IEEE 1394 uses serial communication and will replace SCSI in the future. Lastly for multimedia we have the earphones, microphone and speaker jacks which come color coded. * * Serial, Parallel, Game ports | * USB(Universal Serial Bus) | * Mouse and Keyboard | * SCSI | * NIC( Network Interface Card) | * IEEE 1394 | * Modem | * Multimedia | * Video | | * Serial port: a socket that can be used for connecting devices that send data one bit at a time; often used for connecting the mouse or a modem. * Parallel port: a socket that can be used for connecting devices that send and receive data at more than one bit at a time; often used for connecting printers. * USB: an external serial bus interface standard for connecting peripheral devices to a computer. Up to 127 devices simultaneously connected to computer. * SCSI: a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports. I think that this video clip gave me a better understanding of the ports and connectors and the devices used for those respectfully. Understanding the 3 types of USB devices and IEEE 1394 cable was a little confusing but I grasped it. I will use...
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...Clip 1 Summary: There are three types of ports, serial, parallel, and game ports, and they have for the most part been replaced with USB ports. USB devices are hot swappable, can daisy chain, and 127 devices may be plugged into the computer USB ports. Modern mice and keyboards use PS/2 technology unlike older predated mice and keyboards, which used serial connectors, and a 5-pin bulky din connector. The network interface card is responsible for connecting your computer to your local network, a distant network, or to the internet. The dial-up modem is the slowest possible method of connecting to the internet, and it connects to the phone line; the standard speed for a modem is 56Kbps. Modern computers come with two types of video ports VGA and DVI, in addition may also have an S-Video port you may connect to the TV. SCSI connectors come with a variety of sizes, but the most common are the 50 pin connector for the A-type narrow SCSI cable, and the 68-pin connector for the p-type wide SCSI cable. IEEE 1394 also known as fire wire uses serial communication, it is very fast, hot swappable, and is especially useful when transmitting streaming media. Multimedia devices such as microphones, earphones, and speakers are usually located at the back of the CPU, but in some cases there is a second set on the front of the computer as well. Clip 2 Summary: There are two types of computer monitors on the market today, the older CRT monitors, which are big and bulky and the newer LCD monitors...
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...How do I interpret data in SPSS for Pearson's r and scatter plots Correlations Box Take a look at the first box in your output file called Correlations. You will see your variable names in two rows. In this example, you can see the variable name ‘water’ in the first row and the variable name ‘skin’ in the second row. You will also see your two variable names in two columns. See the variable names ‘water’ and ‘skin’ in the columns on the right? You will see four boxes on the right hand side. These boxes will all contain numbers that represent variable crossings. For example, the top box on the right represents the crossing between the ‘water’ variable and the ‘skin’ variable. The bottom box on the left also happens to represent this crossing. These are the two boxes that we are interested in. They will have the same information so we really only need to read from one. In these boxes, you will see a value for Pearson’s r, a Sig. (2-tailed) value and a number (N) value. Pearson’s r You can find the Pearson’s r statistic in the top of each box. The Pearson’s r for the correlation between the water and skin variables in our example is 0.985. When Pearson’s r is close to 1… This means that there is a strong relationship between your two variables. This means that changes in one variable are strongly correlated with changes in the second variable. In our example, Pearson’s r is 0.985. This number is very close to 1. For this reason, we can conclude that there is...
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...Video 1.07 talked about different ports and connections on a computer motherboard or integrated card. Serial ports are male and have 9 to 25 connector pins. Parallel ports are female and have 25 connector pins. Serial connections send information one bit at a time while parallel connections send information 8 bits at a time. Game ports are female and contain 15 pins in 2 rows. Modern mouse and keyboard connections are PS/2, USB, or wireless. NIC connections convert parallel communication to serial and use an RJ-45 connector. A modem connection uses an RJ-11 connector and converts analog signals to digital signal and back. There are three types of video connections: VGA, DVI, and S-video. USB, or Universal Serial Bus, is hot-swappable, which means you can plug it into the computer while it is running and it will automatically configure without having to reboot. There are two types of SCSI connections: Narrow SCSI which is Type A with 50 pins, and Wide SCSI, which is Type P with 68 pins. IEEE 1394 or Firewire is Serial, fast, hot-swappable, and is used for streaming media. Last there is Multimedia which consists of your microphone, speaker, and earphone jacks. Video 1.07 Ports and Connectors * Serial Ports * Parallel Ports * Game Ports * Mouse * Keyboard * NIC * Modem * Video * USB * SCSI * IEEE 1394 * Multimedia Terms and Definitions * NIC Network Interface Card * DVI Digital Visual Interface * USB Universal Serial Bus ...
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...Allston, is a Boston neighborhood located on the western edge, which is bordered by the cities of Brookline and Cambridge. The area does not have adequate transportation to accommodate the growing population. The Green “B” line serves provides transportation from Boston, on the East, to Brighton and Newton, on the West. However, there is very little transportation North-South transportation, connecting North Allston to the rest of Allston, Downtown Boston and Brookline. Furthermore, there are a lack of support for other modes of transportation other than cars. Bike lanes in the area are either nonexistent or unsafe. Furthermore, many large streets have intersections that are unsafe for pedestrians. It is for this reason residents were excited when Massachusetts Department of Transportation (Mass DOT) announced the Allston...
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... concentration, and attention span during the platform swing activity. He was easily distracted and required mod verbal, visual and gesture cues to redirect his attention. He displayed good attention span but fair postural control and required mod verbal and tactile cues to exhibits the proper postural control during the weight bearing activity. He demonstrates good social smiles, waiting between turns, attention span, following directions, interacting with other kids and required min verbal, visual and gestures cues at the beginning of the obstacle course. During the sit-down fine motor activity, he exhibited 85% attention span, followed OT initiated activity, good sharing, a good visual perception in copying different strokes and connecting dots which are necessary to become successful in school and in the...
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...! 1 Running head: SPEECH ANALYSIS Speech Analysis Marianna Henud Cresci UBIS University ! SPEECH ANALYSIS 2 Abstract: This paper responds to two questions presented by professor Philippe Laurent of Organisational Communication course related to the weekly learning material and analyses Steve Job’s speech at Stanford University. ! SPEECH ANALYSIS 3 1. As a listener, what are the biggest clues you have that a speaker has not taken the time to adapt the presentation so it is appropriate for a particular situation? Think of examples of speeches you have seen that did not take into account the situation (audience, speaker, and occasion). What was the impact of this negligence? There are several questions to be asked when watching a presentation that will help identifying if the speaker was prepared or/and if the speaker adapted the presentation to the particular situation. - Is the speaker adapting to the time? For example, consider a formal presentation at an office that was scheduled at two in the afternoon and was rescheduled to six in the evening. The speaker did the exact one hour presentation he spent days planning, without considering that the listeners are tired and itching to go home. Consequently, leaving the speaker frustrated from not getting the expected response from the colleagues. An attentive speaker would have changed his approach to a quicker, more direct presentation. - Is the presenter repeating information that was already given by the previous...
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...Until recently we have just assumed, based on the fact that a student has graduated high school, that they are going on to college with the basic abilities of reading, writing, and arithmetic, yet we are finding that 40 percent of students entering college do not have these basic skills at the college level. We also assumed that if a student obtained a Bachelor’s degree, they were qualified for entry level work. Yet surveyed employers are stating that “that they are not pleased with the level of critical thinking, analytic reasoning, and writing skills recent graduates possess”. What is happening in our classrooms that are hindering students from being successful beyond their school years? This paper will discuss two established methods of assessing student learning, CCSS and PARCC, their strengths and weaknesses as well as discuss issues involving the assessment of student learning. Standardized Tests Standardized testing was established under the premise that it would improve teaching practices and methods, therefore improving schools. In essence it is deemed as the “report card for the community” and the efficiency of our schools performance. Besides state specific standardized test, other national standardized tests include: * Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT)- administered to students applying to private secondary schools and some public secondary schools * Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT)- voluntary test given...
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...PS/2 connectors. All the ports have been replaced by USB ports. There are two types of USB ports, the USB1 which is 56 kbps and cord length of 3 meters. The USB2 which is 480 mbps and cord length of 5 meters. The USB can control up to 127 devices. The NIC (Network Interface Card) is responsible for connecting computer to the Internet. The VGA, DVI, S-video all are used to connect video. There are two types of monitors, the CRT monitor and the LCD monitor. The CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) monitor is usually big and bulky. The LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitors are thin and use TFT (Thin Film transistors). The Standard Resolution is 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768. The Native Resolutions are XGA – 1024x768, SXGA – 1280x1024, UXGA – 1600x1200, and WUXGA – 1920x1200. The video also showed how to configure these settings through the control panel or simply right click on screen, select properties then click on settings to adjust. The EMI (Electromagnetic Interface) created by electric source. Never open a CRT monitor case because it store an electrical charge and touching that charged it may cause serious injuries. There are three types of printers, Dot Matrix, Inkjet, and Laser. The dot matrix printer is an impact printer, used in printing multi-part forms. These printers are usually slow and loud. The Inkjet printer uses a thermal bubble and piezoelectric technology. The thermal bubble use...
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...Transmit data 8 bit at a time and are generally female and have 25 pins * Game Ports – Female and have 15pins in 2 rows. * Network Interface Card (NIC) – Is responsible for connecting the computer to a local network, distant network or to the internet. * Modem - is the slowest possible way to connect to the internet it uses the phone line at a speed of 56Kpbs * Video – Has two types of ports a VGA and a DVI. * USB – Stands for Universal Serial Bus. A USB is hot swappable * SCSI – Two types a Narrow SCSI(50pin type A) , and a Wide SCSI(68pin type P) * IEEE 1394(Firewire) –Mainly used for streaming media. In this video we learned about all the different kinds of ports and connectors behind a desktop. There are many ports and connecters. For Example USB ports, serial ports, parallel ports, and game ports. They also mentioned connectors like a NIC also known as a Network Interface card. I could see myself using this information at work where I might need to connect something in the back of our work desktop. Video 1.11: The purpose of this video was to show us the different kinds of printers and the many kinds of hardware each printer has. Also it is meant to show is how to fix an issue with a printer. While also letting us know how a printer really works. * Dot Matrix – Is an impact printer used for printing multi-part forms. * Inkjet – There are 2 types of Inkjet printers Thermal Bubble and Piezoelectric technology. It requires special...
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