...been taught not to write,” said he. “And who, pray tell, taught you?” asked I. He gave an over-the-shouldernod across the street, toward Ellen Reed House--the English Department. "Hmmm. . . fine--I'mnot surprised to hear they tell you something different,” I told him. “The English profs teach you to write in a generic way, say, fiction, or generically expository stuff. I want you to write a social science paper.” With some ”Hmmm-ing” of his own, Benny shuffled off, wearing a mildly annoyed and not altogether convinced frown. How dare they teach different ways to write in different departments at the same college! Benny did make an effort to heed my suggestions, but it took persistence. For example, the introduction to his first draft, included a vague Writing Across the Curriculum, Vol. 11, August 1990 35 36 Writing Across The Curriculum (August 1990) statement like: ”Conflict between Arabs and Black Africans in the Sudan is a serious problem and should be examined in greater detail. . . including its history, causes, and future.” The purpose statement I eventually settled for read more like this: ”This paper will examine social, economic, and political aspects of the Sudanese civil war. The geography and history of the conflict will be briefly reviewed,followed by discussion of population characteristics, agriculturaland commercial organization of the country. Political outcomes of these circumstances will be analyzed, with special attention to...
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...These pages were downloaded from Writing Personal Statements Online, available at https://www.e-education.psu.edu/writingpersonalstatementsonline/ Short Personal Statement by a Geology Student Growing up in Canada with a life-long fascination for Canadian geography, I have always been interested in returning to the country. Although my family moved to the US before I entered high school, I have always kept my eyes turned north, especially in recent years as I began to read journal articles about research conducted on John Evans Glacier, located about 80° N latitude. Graduating next semester with a B.S. in computer science and engineering and a minor in geographic information systems, I am interested in attending the University of Alberta for graduate study. Geographic information systems (GIS) is a field especially suited to investigating spatial patterns, modeling diverse scenarios, and overlaying spatial data. This semester, in my advanced GIS course, Spatial Data Structures and Algorithms, I am part of a team developing a temporal database and program for tracing historical trading data. My computer science skills have also been put to use in two summer internship projects, where I acquired proficiency with using LIDAR (light detection and ranging) technology, now favored by NASA in its current 10-year study of Greenland and changes in the ice cap extent. Through my coursework and project experience, I have also accrued skills...
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...act as course/subject leader as deemed necessary. To adhere to and administrate Health and Safety policies and procedures. To assist in the coordination of recruitment, enrolment and induction of students. To contribute towards the planning and effective running of the curriculum and department. Specific Responsibilities 1. To deliver high standards of teaching and learning and to monitor assessment processes in accordance with examination requirements. To be responsible for creating and maintaining a safe working environment. • The delivery of Core and additional programmes including Key Skills/Functional Skills and additional support as appropriate. • Producing schemes of work, lesson plans, assessment plans, learning materials and any other related activities that impact on the effectiveness of learning. • To ensure compliance with collegiate Health and Safety policy. • To ensure compliance with health and safety requirements/supervision of learners in vocational work placements • To work pro-actively to forward the success and vision of the department. 2. To act as a course and/or subject team leader by undertaking the following responsibilities: • Liaising and agreeing a programme of learning with the Head of Department i.e. choice of modules/units. • Timing and scheduling of lessons and vocational placements. • Identification of resource requirements i.e. staffing, specialist rooms, equipment, software, etc. • Taking responsibility...
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...THIRD GRADE SCIENCE GRADE LEVEL CONTENT EXPECTATIONS SCIENCE PROCESSES 3 v.1.09 Welcome to Michigan’s K-7 Grade Level Content Expectations Purpose & Overview In 2004, the Michigan Department of Education embraced the challenge of creating Grade Level Content Expectations in response to the Federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. This act mandated the existence of a set of comprehensive state grade level assessments in mathematics and English language arts that are designed based on rigorous grade level content. In addition, assessments for science in elementary, middle, and high school were required. To provide greater clarity for what students are expected to know and be able to do by the end of each grade, expectations for each grade level have been developed for science. In this global economy, it is essential that Michigan students possess personal, social, occupational, civic, and quantitative literacy. Mastery of the knowledge and essential skills defined in Michigan’s Grade Level Content Expectations will increase students’ ability to be successful academically, and contribute to the future businesses that employ them and the communities in which they choose to live. Reflecting best practices and current research, the Grade Level Content Expectations provide a set of clear and rigorous expectations for all students, and provide teachers with clearly defined statements of what students should know and be able to do as they progress through school. PHYSICAL...
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...facts, things outside of the writer. Essays on literature examine a literary text, a thing outside the writer. Lab reports describe experiments with chemicals and other stuff that really exists and can be measured. Research is factual; fiction, poetry, and the personal story are emotional. Wrong. Writing is not that simple. The farther you go in your academic or professional career, the less you are able to simply report what you see. The more you know about your chosen field, the more you realize that the researcher argues for his/her point of view even as he/she reports the facts. When we ask how to provide medical care, how to enforce the law, how to work in the legal profession, how to do science, how to educate children – when we ask how any profession should be done – there is always more than one possible answer. We have to decide which answers work best, and the research almost always provides some evidence for both (or many) sides. Facts mean nothing without interpretation – we have to decide what the facts mean, what their consequences are. So we need to get used to using facts, not just reporting them. We need to write expository essays that include our own opinions and points of view. Ethnography is a science that allows for this kind of writing. Ethnographers study social communities (“cultures”) from the inside out – the researcher lives in and among the people she studies for months or years, speaking the language, participating in daily life. He or she takes...
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...“One way to think about advancing STEM education is by improving the separate disciplines or incorporating a discipline currently not included, such as engineering” (Bybee, 2013, p. 82). However, the critical demand for evidence of increased learning requires a bold transformation in teaching practices. “A step beyond maintaining separate STEM disciplines requires consideration and a decision to advance STEM education by integrating the disciplines” (Bybee, 2013, p. 82). “Individuals learn best when the context within which they are learning has personal meaning—that is, learning is enhanced when it is related to something people recognize or know, or in which they have a personal interest” (Bybee, 2013, p. 84). Furthermore, “there is an efficiency that comes with combining the knowledge and skills of different disciplines, and there is limited time in school days and years. If lessons, courses, and school programs can attain learning outcomes of both content and processes of different disciplines, such as engineering and mathematics, that has benefit for teachers and students” (Bybee, 2013, p. 85). Therefore, students and teachers of Newsome Park Elementary stand to receive the greatest benefit from an integrated approach to STEM...
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...MB 401 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ______________________________________________________________________ __ INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER-SETTER The question paper will consist of Two parts, A and B. Part A will have 15 short answer questions (40-60 words) of 2 marks each. Part B will have 12 long answer questions of 5 marks each. The syllabus of the subject is divided into 3 sections I, II and III. The question paper will cover the entire syllabus uniformly. Part A will carry 5 questions from each section and Part B will carry 4 questions from each section. INSTRUCTION FOR CANDIDATES Candidates are required to attempt all questions from Part A and 9 questions of Part B out of 12. ______________________________________________________________________ __ Section I MBA Syllabus (August 2005) Page 19 of 45 Definition, nature, scope, and importance of strategy; and strategic management (Business policy). Strategic decision-making. Process of strategic management and levels at which strategy operates. Role of strategists. Defining strategic intent: Vision, Mission, Business definition, Goals and Objectives. Internal Appraisal – The internal environment, organisational capabilities in various functional areas and Strategic Advantage Profile. Methods and techniques used for organisational appraisal (Value chain analysis, Financial and non financial analysis, historical analysis, Industry standards and benchmarking, Balanced scorecard and key factor rating). Identification of Critical Success Factors...
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...Ability to maintain records and files for easy access and retrieval. EDUCATIONAL ATTAINTMENT: Philippine Christian University 1648 Taft Ave. cor. Pedro Gil St., Manila B.S. in Computer Science 2004-2008 Araullo High School U.N Ave., Manila 2000-2004 WORKING EXPERIENCE: Inventory Clerk, Karzai Corporation- July 25, 2010-February 11, 2013 ➢ Compiles and maintains records of quantity, type, and value of material, equipment, merchandise, or supplies stocked in establishment: Counts material, equipment, merchandise, or supplies in stock and posts totals to inventory records, manually or using computer. ➢ Prepares list of depleted items and recommends survey of defective or unusable items. ➢ Receives incoming material/parts, accurately verifies count against documentation, processes necessary paperwork, and run daily audit reports on materials/parts received. ➢ Unloads and loads deliveries. Accounting Clerk, Switch-Up Marketing- January, 2009-January, 2010 ➢ May type vouchers, invoices, checks, account statements, reports, and other records, using typewriter or computer. ➢ Verifying the accuracy of invoices and other accounting documents or records. ➢ Typing and verifying bank statements, invoices,...
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...AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY–BANGLADESH (AIUB) FACULTY OF SCIENCE & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNSHIP AFFILIATIONREPORT ON Title of the Report An Internship Report Presented to the OFFICE OF PLACEMENT and DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Name of the Program Supervised By AIUB SUPERVISOR’S NAME & rank Submitted By Student’s Name, ID Date of Submission:month day, year LETTER OF SUBMITTAL The letter of submittal must follow the format of a standard business letter starting with the title of your report. The objectives of the letter are: * to say that the report is being submitted, * to mention/acknowledge the entities (Supervisor, Employer, Working departments, etc.) involved in the internship process, * to summarizethe key aspects (activities, acquired knowledge, challenges, etc.) of the report of particular interest to the recipient. End you letter with your name, ID, Program, Date and sign above your name. Letter of Endorsement The Internship Affiliation Report entitled “Your Report Title”, has been submitted to the Office of Placement and Department of Computer Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Program name by student’s name & ID. This report is presented to the Internship Defense Committee for evaluation and has been accepted. (Any opinions, suggestions made in this report are entirely that of the author of the report. The University does not condone...
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...How can we answer questions about creation and origins? Learning from religion and science: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Humanism – Year 9 About the unit This unit suggests activities that can be used in teaching and learning about creation and origins. It can be adapted to local circumstances and for different age groups. It illustrates the provision of the non-statutory national framework for religious education (RE) and can be used or adapted to deliver an agreed syllabus or other guidelines. This unit focuses on creation and origins of the universe and human life and the relationship between religion and science. It aims to deepen pupils’ awareness of ultimate questions through argument, discussion, debate and reflection and enable them to learn from a variety of ideas of religious traditions and other world views. It explores Christianity, Hinduism and Islam and also considers the perspective of those who do not believe there is a god (atheists). It considers beliefs and concepts related to authority, religion and science as well as expressions of spirituality. Pupils have opportunities to discuss, question and evaluate important issues in religion and science. They also have opportunities to reflect on and evaluate their own beliefs and values, and the beliefs and values of others, in relation to questions of truth and purpose. This unit can be adapted for other religions – using responses from other religious traditions to the key questions, including accounts...
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...quarter. Applicants will receive a notification via email by the 5th week of the quarter regarding the admission committee’s decision. Application Checklist (please see econ.washington.edu/undergrad for complete details): Completion of Prerequisite Coursework All applicants must have: At least 45 academic credits earned (“sophomore”class standing). Completion of one English Composition course. 2.5 minimum GPA for coursework completed at UW; 2.5 minimum Weighted GPA (see application form). Applicants to the Bachelor of Arts must have ECON 200, ECON 201, eligible statistics course, and MATH 112 or MATH 124 completed with at least a 2.0 grade in each course and a 2.5 average across these 4 courses. Applicants to the Bachelor of Science must have ECON 200, ECON 201, eligible statistics course, and MATH 124, MATH 125, and MATH 126 completed with at least a 2.0 grade in each course and a 2.5 average across the first 4 courses listed. MATH 125/126 will be considered separately from the “prerequisite average” Regarding STATISTICS: Eligible statistics courses include: STAT 311, Q SCI 381, STAT 340, STAT 341, STAT 390. Ineligible statistics courses include: STAT 220, STAT 221, STAT 321, Q METH 201. Regarding MATH: MATH 134, MATH 135, and MATH 136 may substitute for MATH 124, MATH 125, and MATH 126, respectively. MATH 112 is only acceptable for the Bachelor of Arts. Repeating a course? Course repeats are not encouraged. However, students are permitted to repeat...
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...Media psychology seeks to understand how the media and the growing use of technology impacts how people perceive, interpret, respond, and interacts in a media rich world. Media psychologists typically focus on identifying potential benefits and negative consequences of various forms of technology and promote the development of positive media.[1][2][3] This field of psychology investigates the types of psychological impact on humans caused by a wide range of media such as social media, online education, virtual classrooms, entertainment consulting, traditional media interviews, in providing on camera expertise, virtual and augmented reality therapies, consumer products, brand development, marketing, advertising, product placement and game theory. ------------------------------------------------- Academic discipline[edit] Media psychology is a specialized area of psychology that emerged as an academic and professional discipline in response to the expansion of media and technology and the demand for research needed to explain the potential impact on human welfare. Psychology is fundamental to understanding the influence of individuals and groups on the integration of technology in our society.[4] In general, this field attempts to encompass the full range of human experience of media-—including developmental, cognition, and behavioral—using extensive research that contains numerous empirical and qualitative studies.[5] It recognizes the that people are not just passive consumers...
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...these conferences is to glorify God, to foster community among Christian engineering educators, and to encourage and challenge each other in our work of kingdom building. Abraham Kuyper, one of the great thinkers within the Reformed tradition of Christianity, has said that there is not one square centimeter of the creation that is not claimed by Christ. As Christian engineering educators of whatever tradition, we seek to stake that claim in our discipline, exploring how our faith impacts our teaching, our profession, and the technological products we design. In this proceedings you will find seven papers that span several areas of interest: philosophical questions as well as practical matters, changing ABET requirements, and mission statements, to name a few. We hope you find these papers encouraging and enlighteningchallenging. May God be glorified...
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...Outline: RESEARCH 1) NATURE AND SCOPE OF RESEARCH 1.1) Definition – purposive, systematic and scientific process of gathering, analyzing, classifying, organizing, presenting and interpreting data for the solution of a problem, for prediction, for invention, for the discovery of truth, or for the expansion or verification of existing knowledge, all for the preservation and improvement of the quality of human life. 1.1.1) History of Research Historical records reveal that there is no written document on the beginning of business research as an organized business activity, but this is definitely of modern origin. During the Middle Ages, the merchant families of Fugger and Rothschild prospered in part because their organizations enabled them to get information before their competitors did. These studies were unsystematic, but considered to be well organized during that time. In 1879, more by accident than foresight, N. W. Ayer and Son conducted a crude but formal market survey, to measure markets for agricultural machineries, manufactured by Nicholas-Shepard Company. This market survey is probably the first real attempt at business research in the United States. The Curits Publishing company is generally conceived to have formed the first formal business research department with the appointment of Charles Parlin as manager of the Commercial Research Division of the Advertising Department in 1911. His original idea was that advertising space could be sold more effectively...
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...Popcorn Pops The Most Kernels? It should only be testing one thing and should be very brief. Remember to start it with a capital letter and end it with a question mark. Also, include your hypothesis statement. For example… Orville Redenbacher microwave popcorn will pop the most kernels. The hypothesis statement should be one brief statement about what you think (using an educated guess) the outcome of the experiment will be. Do not use any personal pronouns (I, me, you, etc.). Be prepared to explain how you can support your hypothesis. (Orville Redenbacher was picked because it was the most expensive.) Materials and Procedures (requirements) Open up your question and hypothesis- should be saved on your computer. Make a new section call it Materials & Procedures -include a typed list of all the materials that you will need to complete your project. Please include only one item per line. After you have typed the materials that are needed, you need to type the procedures. The procedures are step by step instructions on how you will actually do the project. Remember you will repeat your experiment more than once to get more valid data. Each procedure should be numbered in the order that they will be completed. Each new step begins a new line. For example: Materials 1. Microwave 2. Buy 3 Packages of Albertsons microwave popcorn 3. Buy 3 Packages of Orville Redenbacher microwave popcorn 4. Buy 3 Packages of Act II Movie microwave popcorn 5. Digital camera ...
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