...required: The Personal Statement and the Study/Research Proposal. These essays serve very different but complementary purposes. Unless noted, the following information comes straight from the Fulbright Web site. THE PERSONAL STATEMENT (1 Page) The following information is applicable to both Study/Research and ETA applicants: The Personal Statement should be a narrative giving a picture of you as an individual. Remember, applicants are not interviewed on the national level. The Personal Statement is your opportunity to “talk” about yourself and to tell the committee more about how you came to this point in your life and where you see yourself in the future. There is no single “right way” to approach the Statement; rather candidates will consider what they think is important for people reviewing the application to know about them. The Statement can deal with your personal history, family background, influences on your intellectual development, the educational and cultural opportunities (or lack of them) to which you have been exposed, and the ways in which these experiences have affected you. Also, you may include your special interests and abilities, career plans, and life goals, etc. It should not be a recording of facts already listed on the application or an elaboration of your Statement of Grant Purpose. It is more of an autobiography, and specifically related to you and your aspirations. Adhere to the following format: • Statement length is limited...
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...Writing Your Graduate School Application Essay Generally speaking, there are two types of application essays for graduate school: the statement of purpose (SOP) and the personal statement. (Refer to FAQs to find out how the two types are different.) Both types let you convince the admissions committee that you are a good fit for the program and can contribute to the department. Although different graduate schools may ask you to answer different prompts, most ask that you write no more than a two-page application essay. The application essay is difficult to write because you must pitch your candidacy to a few department faculty members who read through hundreds – or sometimes thousands – of other essays. In this handout, you will learn how to show these busy readers that you will contribute meaningfully to the university and their department. 1. Relate your past and present experiences to the future. In their application essays, many applicants make the mistake of underemphasizing the future. But it’s important that you show how your past experiences have informed your present work, and how your present work can be extended to the future or raise new research questions. Admissions committees assess many qualified applicants based on whether their research will reflect positively on the university and their department. Committees will think your past and present work is relevant only if it relates directly to your plans for the future. If you don’t know exactly where your current...
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...collaboration, information utilization, critical thinking, problem solving, and professional competence and values. The course uses an interdisciplinary approach for the learner to develop personal academi c strategies in order to reach desired goals and achieve academic success . Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Ellis, D. (2011). Becoming a master student (13th ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. All electronic materials are available on the student website. 1 Course Design Guide GEN/200 Version 2 Week One TOPICS AND OBJECTIVES Academic Success Identify university resources required for student success. Develop educational goals. Recognize the importance of personal responsibility. Demonstrate the key elements of the writing process . Weekly Overview Students explore various university resources and aspects of pers onal responsibility,...
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...Research Report for DressMeWell Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………….2 2. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………..3 3. Research Questions and Hypotheses……………………………………………………...4 4. Methodology…………………………………………………………………………...….6 4.1 Research and Sample Design………………………………………………………….6 4.2 Data Collection………………………………………………………………………..7 4.3 Measurements…………………………………………………………………………8 4.4 Questionnaire Development…………………………………………………………..9 5. Sample Description…………………………………………………………..................10 6. Data Analysis and Findings……………………………………………………………...11 6.1 Analysis of the Research Questions………………………………………................11 6.2 Analysis of the Additional Questions……………………………………................15 7. Discussion of Results and Recommendations..………………………………………….17 8. Scope and Limitations…………………………………………………………………...18 9. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………….18 References………………………………………………………………………………..21 Appendix A: Research Questionnaires…………………………………………….22 Appendix B: Codebook…………………………………………………………….27 Appendix C: SPSS Output…………………………………………………………29 1. Executive Summary The marketing research study at hand gives recommendations to DressMeWell concerning the Dutch speaking public’s view of its face-match application and offers possible ideas to improve it. Therefore, the research team used demographic characteristics, brand awareness, interest in additional face-match applications...
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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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...are, in general, two kinds of writing: creative and expository. Creative writing tells about feelings, opinions, points of view, things that originate inside the writer. Expository essays tell about 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...
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...HOW TO WRITE A STATEMENT PROBLEM YOUR PROPOSAL WRITING COMPANION Compiled by Henry M. Bwisa Professor of Entrepreneurship Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology E-mail bwihem@yahoo.com Website www.professorbwisa.com November 2008 INTRODUCTION It is a constant complaint among those who evaluate proposals that the most frequent deficiency noted by them is the lack of a clear problem 1 statement to define and guide the inquiry. The issue of how to write a problem statement becomes important. WHAT IS A RESEARCH PROBLEM? Generally speaking a research problem is a situation that needs a solution and for which there are possible solutions. If a situation has no possible solutions then it makes little or no sense expending resources researching it. Take this statement, “everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die”. Dying looks like a problem that needs a solution yet there is no possible solution to it. People must die. A research on how people can live forever makes little or no sense. A research problem may be described as an incongruence; a discrepancy between what is and what ought to be. It may be also described as the gap in knowledge that needs to be filled. WHAT IS A PROBLEM STATEMENT? A problem statement is the description of an issue currently existing which needs to be addressed. It provides the context for the research study and generates the questions which the research aims to answer. The statement of the problem is the focal point of...
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...researched the company’s cultural profile and the most important aspects of this culture, and it suggested recommendations on which to base its strategic plan. The Barros & Prates model was used as a reference. This model proposes nine cultural traits that are present in the Pakistani business environment: Power Concentration, Personalism, Paternalism, Expectant Posture, Formalism, Impunity, Personal Loyalty, Conflict Avoidance and Flexibility. The method used was quantitative via the development and application of a closed instrument Liker type (attitudinal scale) involving the nine Barros & Prates cultural traits. The instrument was validated in terms of items and reliability. Means and correlation coefficients were used as statistics to analyze the data. The analyses were based on 27 statements encompassing the nine cultural traits, and they were answered by 30 executives who make up the company’s board of directors. The results showed a preponderance of the flexibility trait. Power concentration and personalism hawed average preponderance. The least evident traits were Personal Loyalty, Impunity, Expectant Posture, Formalism, and Conflict Avoidance. 1. INTRODUCTION One of the broadest studies on organizational culture in the world was carried out at the end of the 1970s. The ILO (International Labor Office), headquartered in Geneva, asked Professor Hofstede and a group of experts to carry out a study on work-related cultural differences in over 50 countries throughout...
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...UCAS PERSONAL STATEMENT – Medical and Oxbridge You are required to compile a Personal Statement in support of your application. What you write here is likely to have a huge influence on whether you receive conditional offers from universities. Therefore you need to put time and effort into this to ensure you stand out from other candidates!! How to write the UCAS Personal Statement The Personal Statement is your only opportunity to 'sell yourself' to a university department before being offered a place or an interview. It must stand out and be attractive to read. No purpose is served by cramming everything into a relatively short space, but also you should not write too much and so to prevent this the statement is limited to 4000 characters. You should: 1) Write in complete sentences, and recognise that lists are of limited value. 2) Avoid any information that is misleading, fictitious or trivial. 3) Remember to use clear English together with correct spelling and punctuation. Most of the Personal Statement will reflect your academic and intellectual interests. Throughout, specific examples are far more convincing than general statements, so do not start by saying "I want to read Chemistry (etc) because I am very interested in it." Our advice is to work on the basis of three paragraphs: The First Paragraph - outline clearly the reasons for selecting your courses/subject(s). Explain clearly what it is that excites you about them, and make explicit...
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...What is Personal Statement Overview of the Personal Statement Personal statements are sometimes also called "application essays" or "statements of purpose." Whatever they are called, they are essentially essays which are written in response to a question or questions on a graduate or professional school application form which asks for some sort of sustained response. Some applications ask more specific questions than others. There is no set formula to follow in shaping your response, only choices for you to make, such as whether you should write an essay that is more autobiographically focused or one that is more professionally focused. From application to application, requested personal statements also vary widely in length, ranging from a couple of paragraphs to a series of essays of a page or so each. Personal statements are most important when you are applying to an extremely competitive program, where all the applicants have high test scores and GPA's, and when you are a marginal candidate and need the essay to compensate for low test scores or a low GPA. :: Context Considerations How are personal statements read, and by whom? It's most likely that your personal statement will be read by professors who serve on an admissions committee in the department to which you are applying. It is important in developing your personal statement to carefully consider this audience. What are the areas of specialty of this department, and what might it be looking for in a graduate...
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...TITLE PAGE CONTENTS PAGE PART 1 - Project objectives and overall research approach - 1,000 words The first part of your Research Report 'sets the scene' It should include the following: * The reasons for choosing your project topic area and choosing the particular organisation that was the focus of your research work * What you wanted to find out in your research work. i.e. your project objectives and research questions * An explanation of your overall research approach. This should provide the reader with a understanding of the overall framework that you developed to meet your project objectives and answer your research questions. PART 2 - Information gathering and accounting / business techniques - 1,500 words The second part of your Research Report should provide more detail about (i) the information that you have gathered and (ii) the accounting and business techniques you have chosen to apply to this information. It should include the following: * The sources of information from which you have obtained relevant data * A description of the methods used to collect information, including online access * A discussion of the limitations of your information gathering * Identification of any ethical issues that arose during your information gathering and how they were resolved * An explanation of the accounting and / or business techniques you have used, including a discussion of their limitations. PART 3 - Results, analysis, conclusions...
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... | | |Professional Success | | | | | . All rights reserved. Course Description This general education course is designed to introduce the intentional learner to communication, collaboration, information utilization, critical thinking, problem solving, and professional competence and values. The course uses an interdisciplinary approach for the learner to develop personal academic strategies in order to reach desired goals and achieve academic success. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read...
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...Mutual Fund Manager (Apple) MGT/521 V5 Management Susan Coke University of Phoenix Online October 3, 2011 Financial statements are historical documents. They tell us what has happened during a particular period. It is essential to try and predict what will happen in the future. Financial ratios help assess the financial health and future prospects of a company. I have reviewed Apple, Hewlett Packard and IBM’s income statements, balance sheets and cash flow. I will review my findings along with their statements that I have included that were found on Yahoo Finance. Apple increased revenue from 32,479,000 in 2008 to 65,225,000 in 2010. Hewlett Packard had an increase in revenue of 118,364,000 in 2008 to 126,033,000 in 2010. IBM’s revenues went from 103,630,000 in 2008 to 99,870,000 in 2010. There is a direct correlation between Apple’s innovative technology and diversified business is a direct contributor to their increased revenues. While Apple spent 782,000 on research in 2007 they spent 1,782,000 in 2010; Hewlett Packard spent 3,543,000 in 2008 compared to 2,959,000 in 2010 and IBM spent 6,337,000 in 2008 and 6,026,000 in 2010. Apple was the only one of the three companies to increase their spending on research in the last few years. Because of increased research they have been able to broaden their spectrum and have more innovative products which in turns lead to increased revenues. One of the concerns I see is that Apple overall seems to...
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...A SYNOPSIS ON A study on Customer perception to personal loans with reference to Corporation bank in Bangalore. Synopsis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION of CMR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (AUTONOMOUS) affiliated to Bangalore University by Ms. Manjunath Vishwanath Hallikeri Register No: 13201015 Under the guidance of E.Geetha Venu Asst. Professor Dept. of Management Program CMR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (AUTONOMOUS) C.A. #2, 3rd C cross, 6th ‘A’ Main, HRBR layout 2nd Block, Kalyana Nagar Bengaluru-560 043 2013-2015 INTRODUCTION PERSONAL LOANS Loans come in all shapes and sizes, but, overall, there are two main types: secured and unsecured loans. The main difference is that a secured loan will use an asset – usually your home – as security, whereas an unsecured loan is available to most people provided they have a decent credit rating and are in employment. A Personal loan is generally taken by borrowers who are looking for loans for quickly and with minimum documentation. In addition, since there is no monitoring of the end use, it gives flexibility to the borrower to use the loan for any purpose they like. A Personal Loan is taken by a borrower for his/her individual wants and needs; it is commonly referred to as an unsecured loan because there is no security/collateral against it. It is also called “All-purpose loan” at times as there is no...
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