...Reflective Paper: Diversity, What Does It Mean To You? Name HRM582 - Managing Global Diversity Professor J. Huddleston July 13, 2014 Reflective Paper: Diversity, What Does It Mean To You? Growing up in Louisiana, Georgia, and California, I was afforded the opportunity to play and work with different groups. It was me and the black kids, or me and the white kids, or me and the (insert race) kids. Rarely was it a mixture. There were always cliques. No one seemed to notice, or no one cared, because that’s how it had always been. I noticed. I didn’t know what to do about it or even if I could anything. What I did know, even a young age was race, color, sex, religion, height, weight, eye color, or anything that made someone different than me, intrigued me. I was the social butterfly. This is just who I was and still am today. I knew what diverse, and by extension, diversity meant, but I never applied it in a social context. When I joined the military, I quickly noticed in basic training, through all the yelling, and hurrying to get to the next location to sit and wait until we were told to hurry someplace else, we were all different yet we were working as a team to achieve a common goal....graduate basic training and begin our military careers. We hailed from different parts of the country, even different parts of the world. North, south, east, west, mid-west, “country”, southern, Asia, and Middle East. In spite of our inherent differences, we came together...
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...Alexa Measles 8 May 2014 PC-2500 Final: Reflective Paper Delivering an effective oral presentation is not very difficult. Just be sure to follow a few guidelines and stipulations. Before, I had no idea how to create an effective presentation. I knew nothing about the organization, knowing not to leave slides up for too long, or even evaluating and critiquing videos. Now, after this class, I know how to prepare and present an effective oral presentation. A lot of thought and preparation goes into creating a good oral presentation. A presenter has to plan for his or her audience. You must make your information interesting and easy to follow. For example, if you are presenting to a younger audience or elderly audience, be sure to simplify the information in terms they would understand. If relevant, start your presentation out with a story! It captures the audience’s attention from the start. The introduction and conclusion are the most important parts of your presentation. The introduction introduces the presentation and lets the audience know what you are going to discuss. The conclusion is the segment the audience will remember most. As a presenter, it is your last chance to make an impression, reinforce your argument, and repeat the main points. In the body of the presentation you need to hold the audience’s attention. To do so, use graphs, charts, or pictures. Even though these are only a few techniques to help create an effective presentation, they are a great start...
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...Reflective Paper BUS 303 Human Resources Management Instructor Tonya James December 18, 2012 Reflective Paper Over the last five weeks, this learner has learnt a lot about human resource management. According to (Youssef, 2012) human resource management is the managing of human skills and talents to make sure they are used effectively and in alignment with an organization’s goals (Youssef, 2012). In addition, human resource management activities exist throughout an organization whether or not there is a human resource department. They are also involved in handling legal issues such as hiring, training, compensating, promoting, demoting, and even firing people (Youssef, 2012). This learner sister works in a company where they have a Human Resource management and a line management which they bring capable human assets into the company so they can perform duties and responsibilities that will keep her company functioning and be competitive against others the market. In addition, to their job they contribute to defining and shaping ethic culture within the company and the behaviors of executives, managers, and employees (Youssef, 2012). However, they do provide good support and advice pertaining to vague and obscure ethical areas where it is hard for employees and other managers of different departments to determine whether an issue can safely be deemed right or wrong (Youssef, 2012). This learner learnt that the most important roles of human resource department are planning...
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...Reflective Paper Mary Reed Grantham University Student Success has really help me to look at the important of studying and begin prepare for school and for life in general. The three elements that I think will be most useful to me are time management, note taking and writing skills. Time Management will help me because I now know how to set my time so that I will be able to get what I need done and have the required time that I need. Time Management has showed me how to successful plan and prioritize each day of my activities in a more efficient, productive manner. It has also taught me how to handle crises effectively and quickly. I have also learned that goal setting is critical to effective time management. The three P’s, which is positive, personal and possible, will help me to be successful as long as I keep them in mind when I am setting my goals. Note taking will be useful to me because I know if I take notes and review I will be able to get better grades. Note taking is a great way for me to learn my lesson and I will use this skill as often as I can when I am preparing for a test. I will put my writing skill in use whenever I have to do any type of writing, because it will show that I know what I am doing and will let my work look very professional so that the reader will want to read my writing. I think that this is important when presenting something to someone to read. Begin clear and precise is very important when it comes to having a great piece of writing...
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...Carvel Organizational Behavior (GSB-600) 30 December 2014 Reflection Paper 2 Perception, Attribution, and Learning Chapter 4 Concrete Experience In 2007, the US economy entered a mortgage crisis that resulted in panic and financial turmoil around the world. Many homeowners lost their home and investments. amiliarity ARMs (Pritchard) let’s review the Perception, Attribution, and Learning (Schermerhorn, 2012 p. 77) as it pertains to the Home Mortgage Crisis: When the Housing Crisis began, many people opined as to what caused the calamity; whom is to blamed? What reinforcements sustained this behavior (95)? How to discourage this behavior in the future? Individuals with good credit and current mortgages “Perceivers” (77) , blamed the crisis on individuals “Perceived”(77) to be lacking the financial fortitude to keep their mortgage current. The Perceivers believed that they were financially astute and possessed the character traits required to manage their personal finances. They were not empathetic to the plight of millions of homeowners, who have lost, or were losing their primary dwelling through foreclosure. Their prevailing, stereotypic perception of the borrowers, were that their character was flawed, and unethical behavior should not positively reinforced. The Lending Institutions’ predatory practices continue today, without ramification for their unprincipled behavior. . Reflective Observation The Fundamental attributes (87) contributing to the housing...
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...Self-Reflective Paper This paper will reflect my performance from taking certain test from the open learn-brain stretcher testing site. Based on the scores of the memory test I think that scored good on all aspects of the test. The test is broken into section: Words, Observation, Objects, and Visual and Auditory. Word section was very funny because I was trying to just look at the word and memorize the word from memory instead of finding a pattern or something in common with each word that would have help me memorize it and score better on the test. Observation section showed me that I observe words very well and I am able to group the words in smaller and similar category to help me remember what I say in the list. My long term memory is terrible because I had just looked at the words but forgot that quickly. I had to take the test more than one time. That is not good at all. Object section requires you to see pictures of different objects in a 2 minute time frame. The test requires you to remember and name the objects that you had just seen. I scored very well with this test. I was able to list all but two of the objects. I was able to group the objects together into smaller groups and put into groups of classification. Visual & Auditory section tested you on your observation of certain things and how you were able to recall it. Based on the scores of my memory test I could improve in the area of public places and being aware of my surroundings. Based on...
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...Reflective Paper 1 3 Natural law, a concept that has run through human affairs for more than 20 centuries, focuses on perhaps the earliest understanding of crime. It refers to a body of principles and rules imposed upon individuals by some power higher than man-made law and therefore considered to be uniquely fitting for and binding (Inciardi. Criminal Justice. 2010) and of course we know that the earliest understanding of crime generates from whatever our higher power is and for Christians that is God and the Bible. Natural laws could and in certain cases play a major part as a determinant of what is just or moral regarding man-made laws. Some natural laws are simply created and inspired by God as standards for Christians to live by. Take for instance the Ten Commandments. There are some commandments that even man-mad laws mimic, such as thou shall not kill, steal or bear false witness against your neighbor. If you commit murder or steal there are consequences. If you file a false police report or are untruthful when testifying in court there are consequences. There are some other commandments that may not have anything at all to do with natural law, however. Such as not having any other god before God and not having idols. These commandments are considered illegal or a man-made law, but they are wrong in the eyes of God. There are some man-made laws that we do not necessarily see listed in the Bible or as a natural law. Take for example, speeding. It is indeed a man-made...
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...Reflective Paper Arithmetic is perpetually entertaining, when we use the effort in exploring new exciting approaches to learn arithmetic. Although some educators do not inspire the children to discover their own study methods, researching all the numerous arithmetic ideas in this course was exciting and knowledgeable because there are so many arithmetic study methods to learn and teach the children in arithmetic. The inspiration of becoming a teacher is greatly entertained. Learning all the numerous arithmetic ideas throughout this course was exciting and knowledgeable because there are numerous arithmetic study methods. While working through chapter ten I learned that there are many different ways to display data. Some of the main ways to display data are; categorical and numerical, pictographs, dot plots, stem and leaf plots, back-to-back stem and leaf plots, histograms and bar graphs, stacked bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs, scatter plots, and box plots. I also learned how to choose the right display for data; how to compute means, medians, and modes; how to choose the most appropriate average; how to find the measures of spread; and how to identify outliers. Understanding the mean as a balance. Comparing different sets of data. The different variations of mean absolute deviation, variance, and standard deviation. While working in chapter eleven I learned the basic notions, planar notions, angles and angle measurement, and types of angles. I also learned about...
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...Reflective report Introduction Devoted to plentiful projects and presentations, group owns or individually, this year of university has proved to be a big stage for me to attain progress and enrich my experiences. Before taking this module, I was a fresh undergraduate, finishing finance studying and wishing to be engrossed in the world of business management. In my personal development plan, I hoped I can achieve certain academic goals and find the path to becoming a great business consultant in my future career. To be a good consultant, besides systematic and diverse knowledge, you also need to possess the ability to adjust yourself in high-pressure society, stay creative and keep learning from each other. Thus, to achieve my design, I always regard time management, critical thinking, and good teamwork as the most important skills and competencies. A Process of Improvement Straight off, it’s time for me to state why I cherish these three skills and share my experience about how they were improved during this year of study and some regrets I had. Time management is important because it has always been a proper way for me to face stress and overwhelming tasks. In fact, for college students, time management can be used as an effective way to reduce academic stress (Misra, Ranjita; McKean, Michelle, 2000). Similarly, when we enter the workplace, the skill of good time management can also enable us to function under strict deadlines and carry out business plans successfully...
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...Reflective Paper BSHS/345 Suzanne Reed Professor: Dr. Tristram Jones Introduction There are so many factors that can happen to anyone that encounters difficulty in life. Certain issues can occur to special populations, how they affect the clients is what matters in these reflections of this paper. The particular groups that are going to be encountered in this reflection are generational poverty, older adults, and women. Complex factors involved in overcoming generational poverty Generational poverty is a serious issue among some of the population. When a student graduates high school impending the thought of college they might run into a multitude of different issues. How to pay for college is a major situation, sometimes families are financially able to send their child to school, but in some occasions not. In this scenario, the young adult must gather on how they are going to live and somehow go to college. Some young adults make rational decisions, and others make devastating financial decisions that put themselves into a severe hardship, leading to generational poverty. The issue of social support plaques quite a few young women and men when they walk out into society without a plan of action. The lack of emotional, tangible, informational, positive and negative support can cause horrible life altering decisions among this class of society (UOP, 2011). By making decisions to go to school, the young adult then leads to issues of...
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...Reflective Paper Marcy L. Ortiz BSHS/345 July 23, 2014 Ms. Tucker The identification of the complex factors involved in overcoming generational poverty can be difficult because each case has its own special needs. While the challenges the aged face when there is lack of access to employment, women face dilemmas that keep them from obtaining proper work to take care of their families. The perception of these issues must be changed to one of understanding and change. Our world deserves a chance to move in a positive direction, and in order to do that we must begin with ourselves. Only then can we provide proper help to those in need and in unfortunate circumstances. Generational poverty is when a family has at the most two generations that have been produced in poverty (Robyn E. Blummer, 2013). Adults and children that are raised in this type of poverty have a mindset of mere survival. There are many challenges that occur in the life of an individual who is dealing with poverty. Emotionally, a child or adult may feel that he or she may never amount to anything that life can only be living to the minimal. Societal challenges, a child may be discriminated against at school for not having all the supplies he or she may need, therefore being called names, or being judged by teachers. Adults and children who live in poverty deal with stressors such as where the next meal is going to come from or how a bill is going to be paid. Adults and children who live...
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...Reflective Paper Human Resource Management June 17, 2013 Human Resource Managers are a unique group of individuals possessing the skillset to stay abreast of the constantly evolving work force, advances in global technology, and cultural diversity in order to manage human skills and talents to ensure effective alignment with the goals of an organization. Human resources are the most valuable element within any organization. In this paper, I will present a brief description of how areas of human resource management discussed throughout this course work together to perform the primary functions of human resource management. The human resource management process is made up of strategic HR planning, job analysis and job design, attraction and recruitment of talent, selection and job fit performance appraisal/management, training and development, compensation, and benefits and benefit administration. “Strategic planning considers meeting resource demands, examining and evaluating resource deployment, estimating capacity, and also recognizing and handling human talent to satisfy capacity needs” (Youssef, 2012, section 1.6). Job analysis and job design include specifying the duties and responsibilities of a particular job. Job analysis allows managers the ability to comprehend how a job is performed and flows. It gives managers insight as to what a particular job entails, how the work flows, and how to further develop the job in order to maximize productivity within the organization...
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...20 Self-Reflection As they are intervening in complex human systems, capacity-development practitioners need to be flexible, adaptable and willing to learn from what they do. An important source of learning in real time is the processes and results of monitoring and evaluation (M&E). Bruce Britton explains M&E activities as they are commonly pursued and explores creative ways in which practitioners can use them for personal learning and selfreflection. He also provides suggestions on how this can be done under non-conducive organizational conditions. Monitoring and Evaluation for Personal Learning Bruce Britton By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. (Confucius) Introduction Capacity development practitioners collaborate in efforts to improve the capabilities of complex human systems that operate and connect at different levels. First and foremost, capacity development is a process based on the assumption that better understanding and knowledge will bring about change. Also, the planning for capacity development interventions typically rely on variations of the Logical Framework Approach (LFA), which encourage careful thinking about expected outcomes and impacts. By its very nature LFA assumes that intended results of an initiative can be established in advance because the path that a capacity development process will take can be adequately...
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...Critically discuss the importance of reflection in the practice of management Student ID:20583416 Course: The reflective manager (MD4046) Lecturer: Dr. Elias Hadjielias Fall 2012 Assignment no. 1 Table of Contents Introduction Page 1.1 General Introduction to Reflection 3 1.2 Objectives and Purpose of the essay 3 Main Body 1.3-1.6 Review of Literature 3-4 1.7 Personal opinion of the writer 4 1.8 A practical example of Reflection in a certain case 4 1.9 Recommendations from the writer 5 Conclusion 2.0 Summary pg.3 5 2.1 References ...
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...A reflective essay is a piece of writing that basically involves your views and feelings about a particular subject. The goal of a reflective essay is to not only discuss what you learned, but to convey the personal experiences and findings that resulted. Writing a reflective essay is your chance to reveal and talk about your personal insight about a topic. Reflective essays are used as a self-assessment measure of sorts; they allow you to address your experiences and what you've gained. The reflective essay consists of your individual views on the matter and an explanation of your stance. The goal of this essay is to successfully relay your own beliefs, attitudes and observations. In some reflective essays, you'll be required to support your conclusions by citing materials such as books, journals, articles and other resources. A reflective essay should reflect your own thoughts on the subject matter, not those of others. The poem by Langston Hughes, “Theme for English B”, brought back memories of myself growing up during the times where it was truly a white only and black only world. It was not college that I had to endure the color barriers but it was going to elementary through high school. I went to an all black school until I entered high school. The plot seems to take on a very structured, by providing detailed background information. The plot is clearly connected to the setting as Hughes states “I am twenty-two, colored, born in Winston-Salem. I went to school there...
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