... Of the Office of Research and Technical Applications Research Paper Sherrilynne Cherry 355 Pueblo Pintado, Helotes, TX 78023 cherry20001@msn.com 210 831-9162 Leadership and Organizational Behavior MGMT 591 Dr. Helen Kueker December 16, 2012 TCO A. Given that people make the difference in how well organizations perform, assess how an understanding of organizational behavior concepts and theories is a useful knowledge base for career success and for improving an organization's effectiveness. TCO E. Given an understanding of the communication process and given specific incidents of communication problems at the dyad, group, or organization level, diagnose the problem and develop a strategy for improving organizational performance through improvement of communication processes. TCO H. Given a requirement of organizational change, apply a framework for managing change, diagnose the forces for and against change in a situation, and recommend strategies for dealing with resistance to change. This project will take a look at the Office of Research and Technology Applications involvement in the AFMS Technology Transfer process. The paper will stress need and the value to ensure that the Air Force’s Intellectual Property is protected. The AFMS ORTA provides the oversight for the technical transfer mechanisms while also ensuring the further development and collaboration of Air Force Inventions are legally executed. Air Force Office of Research and Technology Applications...
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...2: Ortega, Krissa Claire Proposed title: The Efficacy of Laboratory Equipment and Facilities towards The Performance of Health Sciences Students of Notre Dame of Dadiangas University Variables: Independent Variable: Laboratory Equipment and Facilities Dependent Variable: Performance of Health Sciences Students I. Proposed Title with discussion of the two variables Proposed title: The Efficacy of Laboratory Equipment and Facilities towards The Performance of Health Sciences Students of Notre Dame of Dadiangas University Discussion of Variables (Independent and Dependent) This research study was designed to investigate the effectives of laboratory equipment and facilities towards the performance of Health Sciences students. The variables under consideration are the laboratory equipment and facilities as our Independent variable and the student’s performance as our dependent variable. A laboratory (informally, lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific or technological research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. Labs used for scientific research take many forms because of the differing requirements of specialists in the various fields of science and engineering. Despite the great differences among laboratories, some features are common. Laboratory equipment refers to the various tools and equipment used by scientists working in a laboratory. Laboratory equipment is generally used to either perform an experiment or...
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...American-Eurasian Journal of Scientific Research 6 (1): 28-31, 2011 ISSN 1818-6785 © IDOSI Publications, 2011 Inquiry Method and Student Academic Achievement in Biology: Lessons and Policy Implications Jacinta A. Opara European School Science Project, 18140 Granada, Spain Abstract: Three research questions with null hypotheses guided the study with the aid of a quasi experimental research design. These students were randomly assigned to two groups (treatment and control group). Treatment group were those taught biology using the sensitized inquiry teaching method while conventional method (lecture) was used for the control group. (1) Biology Achievement Test (BAT) was developed on the following units in biology, flower pollination, muscle structure and function and seed germination. All these were drawn from anatomy and physiology of flowering plants and animal physiology in the biology textbook of SS1, to measure the initial and terminal academic achievement of the students. (2) Lesson notes were prepared on the above mentioned units using the inquiry teaching method and the conventional method using a pre - test, post - test experimental treatment. Thus, it is the contention of the author that the inquiry approach would enhance students’ achievement in biology, hence the thrust of this study. Key words: Inquiry teaching method Conventional method INTRODUCTION Achievement Biology Gender Location explanations from their observations (evidence) by integrating what they...
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...African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology Vol. 4(6). pp. 324-329, June 2010 Available online http://www.academicjournals.org/ajpp ISSN 1996-0816 ©2010 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper An investigation into students’ study habit in volumetric analysis in the senior secondary provision: A case study in Ondo State, Nigeria Orimogunje Tunde1, Oloruntegbe Kunle Oke2 and Gazi Mahabubul Alam3* 1 Science and Technical Education Department, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Nigeria. 2 Mathematics and Science Education Department, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 3 University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Accepted 14 May, 2010 An investigation was carried out on students’ study habit in volumetric analysis at the senior secondary school level in Ondo State. A descriptive research design was adopted in the study. Questionnaire on study habit inventory was adapted and used to collect information from the respondents at various sampled schools. The sample comprised 240 senior secondary II chemistry students drawn from six schools in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. The hypotheses investigated with respect to students’ study habit problems such as home work/ assignment, reading and note-taking, students’ concentration, time allocation, teachers’ consultation as human variables were analyzed using chi-square statistics at 0.05 level of significance. The results indicated that the main sources of students’ study problems have strong...
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...basic research differ from applied research? • Applied research is research that seeks to answer a question in the real world and to solve a problem. Basic research is research that fills in the knowledge we don't have; it tries to learn things that aren't always directly applicable or useful immediately. 2. Give the purpose of each of the following methods and type of research: a. Historical research • It throws light on present and future trends. • It enables understanding of and solutions to contemporary problems to be sought in the past. • It can illuminate the effects of key interactions within a culture or sub-culture. • It allows for the revaluation of data in relation to selected hypotheses, theories and generalizations that are presently held about the past and the present. b. Descriptive research • This type is suitable wherever the subjects vary among themselves and one is interested to know the extent to which different conditions and situations are obtained among these subjects. • The word SURVEY signifies the gathering of data regarding present conditions. A survey is useful in: (1) providing the values of facts, and (2) focusing attention on the most important things to be reported. • In this type of survey, it is necessary to determine the psychological and social aspects of research by way of application or implementation of evidence to recognize between facts and influence There are three main types of descriptive methods: observational...
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...of Pharmaceutical Company: A Study on The ACME Laboratories Ltd. Abstract In the modern world, Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical industry plays a vital role. For pharmaceutical company there are some limitations on product promotion through the mass media, such as radio, TV and/or News paper. Thus, the total marketing system depends on marketing team. This paper presents the findings of the study conducted on the ACME Laboratories Ltd. to examine the marketing system. This study reveals that the ACME Laboratories Ltd.’s products are consumed allover the country and also globally. Their motive is to maintain the quality of the product to cope up with the existing competition. Their objective is to treatment the disease, they also set a reasonable price by considering the middle class people to get some benefit from the ACME Laboratories Ltd. They follow all possible distribution channels to make their product available to the customers and at a comfortable place. The ACME Laboratories Ltd. has also endeared to strength its network in international marketing operation to export products abroad. The company provides some motivational tools to the internal sales team. The company provides fringe benefit to these people. It is the most successive tool for the company. From the study we find that the ACME Laboratories Ltd. is a socially responsible company, and practice ethical values. From the study it has appeared that the ACME Laboratories Ltd. is facing some minor marketing problems...
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...studied; theories constructed from hypotheses; empirical, objective methods of data collection and general laws. A paradigm is “a set of theoretical assumptions that are agreed upon by scientists which provide a means of making sense of the world in which we live”. This is according to Kuhn who is a philosopher in science who stated that to be a science there must be a unified and agreed upon subject matter. This should consist of three main factors; a set of theoretical assumptions that provide a model of the subject matter; a set of metaphors that compare the subject matter in a simple and understandable way and a set of methods for empirical enquiry that are agreed upon by scientists working within the paradigm. Physics, for example, meets the criteria of a paradigm because forces are measured using laboratory experiments in the simplest of ways. Kuhn believed that there were three stages to developing a paradigm. The first stage is a pre-science where there is no common understanding of the subject criteria, or there are too many different approaches, with too many alternative research methods. The next stage is a normal science where there is a unified set of beliefs and values which are commonly agreed on by all and researchers decide on what to research. The final stage of developing a paradigm is revolution which is a set paradigm that has experience paradigm shifts meaning that the focus of research has changed direction. In Kuhn’s opinion, psychology was a pre-science...
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...Social Psychology Basic vs. Applied Research Beau L. Miller Valley Forge Christian College Dr. Kenneth Damstrom PSY223 A Introduction to Psychology October 22, 2010 Abstract In my paper I’ll try to distingush between applied vs. basic social psychology research through the acute social crisis of our time. Many people are turning to social science for the solution of our social problems. Society seems to be saying, in effect, "Scientific methodology in the natural sciences and their accompanying technologies has brought us to the brink of extinction; let it save us through the social sciences and their technologies." The great foundations, governmental agencies, business organizations, and the universities are repsonding to this demand by directing increasing amounts of money and personnel to activities dealing with human relations, intergroup relations, and social "problems" in general. Social Psychology Applied vs. Basic Research In a time where social work and social psychology are often seen as similar to the uneducated, I want to use this research paper to look into the differences of how psychologists are using their research. I’ll try to use this paper to address both basic questions regarding human behavior and applied issues of social concern. In (Kelman, 1968)described the tension between the rigor and vigor within science in general and within social psychology. In presenting the different styles of research, I’ll attempt to show strengths and...
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...179 International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health Specifics of the Activity-Based Applications in Hospital Management Boris Popesko * Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic * Corresponding Author; Email: popesko@fame.utb.cz Abstract Paper analyses the specifics of the application of Activity-Based Costing method in hospital management. Primary objective of the paper is to outline the methodology of the ABC application in hospitals. First part of the paper analyzes the ways of ABC implementation in published foreign studies. Second part describes the individual steps in ABC application and discusses the differences in the application procedures between the manufacturing and hospital organization. Key words: Healthcare Management, Cost Management, Activity-based costing, Introduction In the last decade, many non-profit and hospital organizations started to face difficulties and challenges in balancing limited resources and costs to provide their demand for services. Due to the introduction of modern medical techniques and medicines and consequent increase of consumed costs, many hospitals are under pressure to adopt more advanced cost management techniques usually utilized only in profit organization sector. Hospital managers frequently seek the advanced techniques, for better understanding of relations between the cost and provided services. One of the key factors of effective company management is ability of accurate...
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...Legislation 2 Mandate 2 Vision 2 Mission 2 Board of Management and Committees 3 Organization Structure 4 Senior Management 5 Chairman’s Message 6 Executive Report 8 Performance Highlights 15 Quality Infrastructure 19 Accelerating Industrial Technology Development 22 Benchmarking for Competitiveness 28 Monitoring and Mitigating Pollution 33 Technology for Human welfare and Socio-economic Upliftment 37 Training Programs & Workshops 38 Capacity Building 40 New Initiatives 43 Corporate Awareness 46 Information for Industry 48 Awards and Recognition 52 Corporate Social Responsibility 54 Social, Welfare and Religious Activities 55 Publications, Presentations and Patents 57 Human Resources 62 Executive Staff 65 Financial Report 2011 Auditor's Report AG's Report Reply ITI Quality Policy “The management of the Industrial Technology Institute is unreservedly committed to maintain the ISO 17025 Quality Management System for the Testing and Calibration services and ISO 9000 Quality Management System for the entire Institute, in keeping with the National Quality Policy, thus providing customers with services of the highest professional standards. All ITI staff has been made fully aware of the Quality Systems operated within the Institute and are therefore committed to provide services in keeping with the International Standards...
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...Organization Development Organization Development (OD)is a process by which behavioral science knowledge and practices are used to help organizations achieve greater effectiveness, including improved quality of work life and increased productivity (Cummings, & Huse, 1989). In the 1950s and 1960s a new, integrated approach originated known as Organization Development (OD): the systematic application of behavioral science knowledge at various levels (group, intergroup, and total organization) to bring about planned change (Newstrom & Davis, 1993) Organizational development As defined by Richard Beckhard, "Organizational development" (OD) is a planned, top-down, organization-wide effort to increase the organization's effectiveness and health. OD is achieved through interventions in the organization's "processes," using behavioural science knowledge. According to Warren Bennis, OD is a complex strategy intended to change the beliefs, attitudes, values, and structure of organizations so that they can better adapt to new technologies, markets, and challenges. Warner Burke emphasizes that OD is not just "anything done to better an organization"; it is a particular kind of change process designed to bring about a particular kind of end result. OD involves organizational reflection, system improvement, planning, and self-analysis. Change Agent A change agent in the sense used here is not a technical expert skilled in such functional areas as accounting, production, or finance...
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...UNIT 1: THE DEFINITION AND HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY QUESTION #1.1: What is the definition of psychology? Psychology is best defined as the "scientific study of behavior in humans and animals." Behavior is what people and animals do: e.g., what a person says about last night's dream, and how long it takes a rat to run a maze. You might think that psychology was the "study of the mind" due to the fact that the prefix psyche is Greek for mind, soul, spirit, and the suffix ology refers to the study of something. Almost a hundred years ago, John Watson decided that psychology should be a science: not just a vague and introspective reflection on our own thoughts and feelings. Watson urged that psychology be defined as the scientific study of behavior. Since about 1920, most university psychologists have accepted Watson's definition. So, think of psychologists as scientists who study behavior. Introspection was the first technique for studying the mind There are some terms related to psychology that are frequently confused with it. Psychiatry is a branch of medicine specializing with mental disorders. Psychiatrists are medical doctors, and have been through medical school, an internship, residency training, and board certification as specialized physicians. The letters M.D. usually appear at the end of the name. The letters at the end of the name of a psychologist may be 1 Ph.D., Ed.D., or Psy.D., and so it may be appropriate to address a psychologist as...
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...social scientists. These images invariably contain half-truths and misconceptions that can be used to address three related questions: (1) What is science? (2) How is sociology scientific? and (3) What are the major challenges to sociology as a science? I draw upon my own students’ responses to show how the exercise can generate a wide-ranging discussion of these issues. Is Sociology a Science? A Classroom Exercise for Promoting Discussion The question of whether sociology is a science has a long history in the discipline. It was addressed by virtually all the classical social theorists. But for some time the debate about the scientific status of sociology was muted. In the post-World War II period up to the early 1960s, quantitative methods were ascendant and theorists and methodologists alike embraced sociology as a positivist endeavor. Since then, however, a sharp division has arisen “between those who are committed to sociology as a science and those who remain skeptical and critical of such pretensions” (Turner and Turner, 1990:7). Examples of this split are...
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...Biomedical scientist: Job description More in this section Job description Salary and conditions Entry requirements Training Career development Employers and vacancy … Related jobs Print all pages in this section Case studies Biomedical scientist: Ann Thomas Biomedical scientist: Kathryn Owen Biomedical scientist: Roslyn Cooke Biomedical scientists work in healthcare and carry out a range of laboratory tests and techniques on tissue samples and fluids to help clinicians diagnose diseases. They also evaluate the effectiveness of treatments. Their work is extremely important for many hospital departments and the functions they carry out are wide ranging. For example, they may work on medical conditions, such as cancer, diabetes, AIDS, malaria, food poisoning or anaemia, or carry out tests for emergency blood transfusions or to see if someone has had a heart attack. Biomedical scientists can work in three areas: infection sciences; blood sciences; and cellular sciences. Infection sciences include: •medical microbiology - identification of micro-organisms causing disease and their antibiotic treatment; •virology - identification of viruses, associated diseases and monitoring the effectiveness of vaccines. Blood sciences include: •clinical chemistry - analysis of body fluids and toxicology studies; •transfusion science - determination of donor/recipient blood compatibility, ensuring blood banks are sufficient; •haematology - form...
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...A Study of Blocking Social Networking Sites in Visual Basic.Net at Gates Computer Laboratory of Informatics International College Diliman A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of Informatics International College Diliman, Quezon City In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Course Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Marlon Brian F. Palmares, BSIT Kevin F. Zaldarriaga, BSIT June 20, 2012 CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING A. INTRODUCTION With the rapid phase of the changing generation, the youth is now more demanding in acquiring technologies that will suit to their needs, especially when it is applied to their studies. However, many students are spending a lot of their time in social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and other social networking services while spending less time on their studies. This occurring incident aroused us to look into social networking sites and how they affect the student’s academic performance. In this study, the researchers will review how social networking sites might affect the productivity of students. Social Network is one of the reasons affecting the student’s productivity in school. Because of these, students are lacking concentration to the lectures on their subjects. Most students are not paying attention when the professor is trying to explain the lesson or giving the instruction of what to do, the students are busy browsing social networking sites, and that would end up that the...
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