...ENGLISH 102: RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS PROSPECTUS RESEARCH PORTFOLIO RESEARCH PAPERS 1-3 RESEARCH PAPER 4 PROSPECTUS In the Prospectus (500-750 words/MLA format), you will explain your research topic for the semester. I will read your prospectus and I might reject your topic, or parts of your topic. If I do, you’ll have to re-do the prospectus, or parts of your prospectus. Therefore, you should probably speak to me or email me about your topic before you write the prospectus. Title your Prospectus Like this: Examining the: _______ Subculture (fill in the blank with the subculture you plan to study) WHAT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR PROSPECTUS Introduction Describe why you chose this subculture and what about it interests you. Body Section One (this corresponds to Paper One) Explain how the subculture is viewed, and/or how it should be viewed. Body Section Two (this corresponds to Paper Two) Explain what or who signified a significant change within the subculture (this might include trends, discoveries, inventions, a certain person, or another subculture, etc.). Body Section Three (this corresponds to Paper Three) Explain an argument regarding a controversial issue within the subculture. Body Section Four (this corresponds to Paper Four) Explain why the larger culture should care about the subculture. Conclusion RESEARCH PORTFOLIO: 10 – 15+ SOURCES The purpose of keeping a research portfolio is to create an artifact record of all the research you’ll compile this semester in regards to your chosen...
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...direct investment? Academic literature review 1.1 The position of FDI in international capital flows Vast research is focused on financial liberalization and capital inflows as a consequence of it. The main findings were that capital inflows volatility is more severe in developing countries than in developed ones, and that this cannot be explained by the level of changes in fundamentals (Broner et al. (2005)). Because of the existing global economy, small negative shocks in one country will lead to asset pricing deterioration worldwide and the total effect would be relatively large; international capital flows are the most significant reason of these changes (Mendoza et al. (2010)). Most of the studies doubt that foreign capital flows are a reliable platform for the development of emerging economies. However, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is claimed to be of a different nature. According to the definition given by the World Bank, it consists of an acquisition of ten percent or more of voting stock (it might be equity capital, significant intercompany borrowing and lending, or earnings reinvestment). Lipsey (2001), in his historical study of 3 financial crises –(Eastern Asian, Mexican and Latin American), proved that FDI is more resilient to downturns in economic conditions than other forms of foreign capital. Moreover, Makki et al. (2004) found a significant positive effect on internal investment and economic growth from FDI. That is consistent with findings of Bosworth...
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...of Two Different Brands of Rubber Bands A Research Paper Presented to the Faculty of Australian International School In Partial Fulfillment of RAISE Program (Research in Australian International School for Excellence) Ramos, Anna Dominique A. Grade 10 School Year 2013 – 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE i APPROVAL SHEET ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iii ABSTRACT iv CHAPTERS I. THE PROBLEM AND BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Introduction 1 Conceptual Framework 2 Statement of the Problem 2 Hypothesis of the Study 3 Assumption of the Study 3 Significance of the Study 3 Scope and Limitation 4 Definition of the Terms 4 II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Conceptual Literature 5 Research Literature 6 III. METHODOLOGY Research Design 7 Materials 8 Procedures 8 IV. PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA Table 4.1 9 Figure 4.1 10 V. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS Major Findings 11 Conclusion 11 Recommendation 11 REFERENCES 12 APPENDICES 13 Approval Sheet In partial fulfillment of the RAISED (Research in Australian International School for Excellence) requirements required to pass the present grade level, a research paper entitled “A Comparative Study of the Elastic Limit of...
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...A Research Presented to the Faculty of Lyceum of the Philippines University Department of College of Arts and Sciences Social Factors that Fuel the Influence of Peer Pressure in Adolescent Smoking In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Social Psychology under Ms. Amor Santiago School Year 2014-2015 Members: Gaña, Servil R. Gonzaga, Marc Ian V. Dela Cruz, Jamella Mariz CHAPTER I I. Introduction “Smoking is dangerous to your health.” Despite of this warning printed on every box of cigarette, people still tend to buy these “cancer sticks”. People are aware of the costs of cigarette smoking, and we know for a fact that, behind a stick’s purpose of giving pleasure or relief, it slowly kills, not only an individual but also the environment. Yet smoking exists. It would have been tolerable for people in their middle adulthood to smoke since they have their personal and somehow dignified reason for smoking, but why did smoking have to invade the adolescent’s realm of pure inquisitive innocence? This research paper aspires to extract some of the factors that have a definite influence on why and how adolescents learn to smoke. Years of research about adolescent smoking have already been conducted, thousands of papers have been printed and many psychologists, researchers, students and professors went through stress just to gather data and information about adolescent smoking. These efforts are very helpful and it continues to spur great awareness among others...
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...Journal Adejumo, G. O. (2011) Impact of Family Type on Involvement of Adolescents in Pre-Marital Sex International Journal of Psychology and Counselling. Vol.3 (1). Pp.15-19 http://www.academicjournals.org/ijpc/abstracts. Abstract This study examined the impact of home type on involvement of in-school adolescents in premarital sex in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria. This study adopted a survey research design. Three hundred and sixty-eight students from four secondary schools were randomly selected, 128 or 47.8% were males and 148 or 53% were females. Their ages range from 16-19years with the mean of 18.24years. Only 186 or 69% have had sexual intercourse and 94 of them had only one sex partner while 92 had more than one sex partner. Two research instruments were developed for this study-Attitude towards Pre marital Sex Scale (ATPSS) and Parent Involvement Questionnaire (PIQ). The findings revealed a significant effect of home type in prediction of adolescents’ involvement in premarital sex at r=.569, r2 =.347, f (1,218) = 56.47 and <.05 significant level. There was a significant difference significant difference in involvement in premarital sex between adolescents from single parent and intact homes at X2-observed=22.46, 1degree of freedom and p <0.05. It was concluded that parental involvement is paramount in adolescents’ premarital sexual behaviour. It was recommended that government, religious bodies and individuals should uphold the sacred institution of marriage for wellbeing of...
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...Proposal for Research On Capital Structure Determinants of the Pharmaceutical Companies in Bangladesh: A study in Incepta pharmaceutical Company Limited. Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216 Proposal for Research On Capital Structure Determinants of the Pharmaceutical Companies in Bangladesh: A study in Incepta pharmaceutical Company Limited. Prepared for Md. Sawkat Ali Lieutenant Colonel Internship Supervisor Faculty of Business Studies Prepared by |Ronald Halder | |ID – M 0910013 | |M.B.A 10th batch | Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216 September 19, 2010 December 19, 2010 Md. Sawkat Ali Lieutenant Colonel Internship Supervisor Faculty of Business Studies Bangladesh University of Professionals Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216. Dear Sir: Subject: Submission of Proposal for research on “Capital Structure Determinants of the Pharmaceutical Companies in Bangladesh: A study in Incepta pharmaceutical Company Limited”. Here I developed a proposal on “Capital Structure Determinants of the Pharmaceutical Companies in Bangladesh: A study in Incepta pharmaceutical Company Limited”. The proposal will focus on the steps of research through several variables. The main findings of the research will be to find out the determinants of capital structure and find the most vital one through statistical analysis and interpretation. I highly appreciate you for creating such opportunity...
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...Public Policy and Administration Research ISSN 2224-5731(Paper) ISSN 2225-0972(Online) Vol.4, No.11, 2014 www.iiste.org Relationship between Capital Structure and Ownership Structure: A Comparative Study of Textile and Non Textile Manufacturing Firms Muhammad Arslan* M.Phil (Management Sciences) Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan, PO box 44000, E-8, Islamabad, Pakistan Email: MuhammadArslan73@gmail.com Rashid Zaman M.Phil (Management Sciences), Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan Email: Rashidzamantanoli@gmail.com Abstract The current study explores the impact of ownership structure on capital structure in textile sector and rest of the manufacturing sectors (non-textile) in Pakistan using regression analysis with fixed effect model. As textile sector is the largest manufacturing sector in Pakistan and having diversified financial characteristics, however, there exists a gap whether textile sector’s ownership and capital structure relationship matches with other manufacturing sectors or not. Current study tries to fill this gap. The results indicate that in textile sector, no significant relationship exists between ownership concentration and capital structure whereas a significant negative relationship is found between these two variables in case of non-textile firms in Pakistan. However, institutional ownership variable was found to be non-significant in both textile and non-textile sectors. Other control variables were found to have the results as hypothesized. Period...
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...peer reviewed research paper on a personal level. It will cover a brief description and reflection of my attempts to understand the purpose behind the article. I have chosen a research paper titled “Assessing the Plausibility Of Life on Other Worlds”. I have always been extremely intrigued by the possibility of life on other planets and humanity’s’ quest to discover our place in the universe. Previously I believed that these ideas belonged under the disciplines of Astrophysics, Space Exploration or Astronomy but was surprised to find there is a very specific discipline of science called Astrobiology in which this article falls under. Astrobiology is distinct from other space disciplines as it focuses on the actual biology and presence of life and is entirely devoted to studying the origin, distribution, evolution and future of life within our universe. The article is from the peer reviewed journal “Astrobiology” published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc. and has a global audience spanning over 170 countries since 2001. It is published in a monthly style releasing 12 issues annually and targeting an audience consisting of Microbiologists, chemists, astronomers etc. In terms of what ultimately goes into an issue, Astrobiology is under the editorial leadership of Editor-in-Chief Sherry L. Cady (PhD in Geology) who has the final responsibility for all operations and policies but also employs a Managing editor and Deputy Editor who are also senior members with significant input. Apart from...
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...Research Paper Review (RM) Submitted by Group 2: Satya Geeta Mounica Kakarla (1527257) Karnica P (1527248) Sandesh U (1527226) Harsh Dhiman (1527213) Arkajit Medya (1527205) The effect of marketing mix in attracting customers: Case study of Saderat Bank in Kermanshah Province Authors: Bahman Saeidi Pour, Kamran Nazari and Mostafa Emami Vol. 7(34), pp. 3272-3280, 14 September, 2013 DOI: 10.5897/AJBM12.127 ISSN 1993-8233 © 2013 Academic Journals http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM | African Journal of Business Management | Accepted 24 November, 2012 Introduction & Structure of the paper: Progress and transformation in industries, institutions and companies has to do with their ability to deal with problems, activities, as well as competitors. Each institution should adopt policies with respect to long-term vision, mission, goals, opportunities, arrangements and using internal facilities of an external to develop comprehensive marketing, because in today's global business environment there is increasing complexity, rapid change and unexpected developments. Banks and financial markets have become competitive in recent years with the development of science. The task of marketing manager is to analyze, plan, implement and control the marketing program effectively by studying the market and applying marketing mix variables also which is also called marketing management. Today advertisement is also a part of marketing management. Marketing management...
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...countries in framing their future economic programs and strategies. There has been a significant increase in the flow of foreign aid in the developing countries (Figure 1&2).According to Alberto Alesina, foreign aid is determined by political condition, economic needs and policy considerations of recipients. Despite the advancement of technology and infrastructure, a large number of developing countries still face the acute shortage of basic amenities of life such as Food and shelter. Thus, the influx of foreign aid can be a crucial factor to address these issues. Figure 1 FINN - 321 2 Research Paper Figure 2 The economic theory suggests positive effects of investment on the national income of the country. John Maynard Keynes in his most famous book The Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, argued that the national income of the country increase by more than the amount of investment by a phenomenon known as the MULTIPLER EFFECT. The qualitative effects of the investment such as Foreign Aid include the inflow of new technology, alleviation of poverty and establishment of infrastructure in the host economy. Thus, the increase of Foreign Aid is a positive sign for the future growth of a developing economy. The main objective of this empirical project is to analyze the effects of Foreign Aid on the growth rates of LDCs and to investigate whether Foreign Aid alone or there are some other factors too that have contributed to the development of LDCs in the past four decades...
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...Business Research Methods Project On Conjoint Analysis Identifying Key Product Attributes & Product Designing of Mobile Phones Abstract This paper intends to explore consumer preferences for Mobile phones attributes, to determine the optimal combination for consumers, and to provide manufacturers a reference for their marketing strategies. In this study, consumers were divided into several demographics (age, gender, occupation) and individual preferences for various mobile phone attributes were compared. Consumers showed significant demographical difference in their preferences over the combination of mobile phones attributes. The various combination of mobile phone attributes were grouped together. Subjects were asked to rank the 22 product profiles (Pair1 to Pair22) from the most to the least preferred. The variables Pref1 through Pref7 contain the IDs of the associated product profiles, that is, the card IDs. Subject 1, for example, liked pair13 most of all, so PREF1 has the value 13. Analysis of the data is a task that requires the use of command syntax—specifically, the CONJOINT command. The necessary command syntax has been provided in the file conjoint.sps. Literature Review N. Soutar et al. (2008), the study aims to examine its relevance in exploring the trade-offs followers make about leaders. The aim was to have an integrated understanding of leadership. The leaders were assessed on the eight leader attributes obtained from three focus groups...
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...Quantitative Methods | Question No. & Title: | “Critique of Quantitative Methods Journal Paper” | “Critique of Quantitative Methods Journal Paper” Why Are Some Subsidiaries of Multinationals the Source of Novel Practices while Others Are Not? National, Corporate and Functional Influences. This paper aims to establish the analysis of a unique international data set in four host countries like Canada. Ireland, Spain and UK. The study examines the argument that various, rather than single, proof are required to understand the factors promoting or retarding the diffusion of human resource practices within multinational companies. Multinational companies are progressively powerful and effective in Europe and worldwide. They are the main factor of the world and regional economies. MNCs are familiar with the sharing of organizational practices to foreign subsidiaries with the rest of the company. Organizational practices can be shown as important resources and abilities to produce and develop through the firm. “The key part of MNC’s is the diffusion of human resource practices to develop at the international level at the diverse capabilities and knowledge that they possess at subsidiary level.” The article examines the diffusion of HR practices from the foreign operations of MNCs to the rest of the firm. The term for this is reverse diffusion. In these case the main focus of research which are related to MNC’s is that the direction of the diffusion is inverted. It was...
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...e-TQM College Working Paper Series WP- 0102062007 The Challenges and obstacles of TQM Implementation in the Higher Education Institutions: The Case of Sharjah University in UAE Dr Abdel Moneim M. B. AHMED Bashar I. HAMDOON By WP-0102062007 1 The challenges and obstacles of TQM Implementation in the Higher Education Institutions: The Case of Sharjah University in UAE By Dr Ahmed and Hamdoon e-TQM College Working Paper Series WP- 0102062007 The Challenges and obstacles of TQM Implementation in the Higher Education Institutions: The Case of Sharjah University in UAE Dr Abdel Moneim M. B. Ahmed Bashar I. Hamdoon By WP-0102062007 The working paper series are produced by the e-TQM College and are to be circulated for discussion purposes only. Their contents should be considered preliminary. The papers are expected to be published in due course, in a revised form and should not be quoted without the author’s permission. E-TQM College working paper series is available through www.etqm.ae/qme 2 The challenges and obstacles of TQM Implementation in the Higher Education Institutions: The Case of Sharjah University in UAE By Dr Ahmed and Hamdoon e-TQM College Working Paper Series WP- 0102062007 The Challenges and obstacles of TQM Implementation in the Higher Education Institutions: The Case of Sharjah University in UAE Dr Abdel Moneim M. B. AHMED Director of Graduate Studies e-TQM College P.O. Box 71400, Dubai, UAE E-mail: A.Ahmed@etqm.ae Bashar...
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...University of Phoenix Material Research Plan As part of your research plan, you must first draft a research question for your research paper that will guide the rest of your writing. A research question, which is more specific and focused than a general topic, is the question that your research paper will answer. For example, if your general area of interest is social security, a possible research question might ask, “How can low-income families save more money if the United States had a reformed social security plan that includes personal retirement accounts?” As you develop a research question, remember that you need to research sources to support your topic. Do not pick a one-sided question that will limit your research. Instead, develop a research question that lends itself to further exploration and debate—a question you genuinely want to know the answer to. Try to pick a research question that is neither too broad (covering too much) or too narrow (covering too little). It should be broad enough to be discussed in a short research paper. Part 1: Complete the Research Plan |What is your general topic or area of interest? |Bullying | | | | | | ...
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...our study. This would mean that we could have a clear idea of the effect of the games themselves rather than merely the break. Foreign Literature A paper made by Thomas M. Connollya, Elizabeth A. Boylea, Ewan MacArthura, Thomas Haineya, James M. Boyleb from University of the West of Scotland, High St., Paisley PA1 2BE, Scotland, United Kingdom and University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom with a title of “A systematic literature review of empirical evidence on computer games and serious games” examines the literature on computer games and serious games in regard to the potential positive impacts of gaming on users aged 14 years or above, especially with respect to learning, skill enhancement and engagement. Search terms identified 129 papers reporting empirical evidence about the impacts and outcomes of computer games and serious games with respect to learning and engagement and a multidimensional approach to categorizing games was developed. The findings revealed that playing computer games is linked to a range of perceptual, cognitive, behavioural, affective and motivational impacts and outcomes. The most frequently occurring outcomes and impacts were knowledge acquisition/content understanding and affective and motivational outcomes. The range of indicators and measures used in the included papers are discussed, together with methodological limitations and recommendations for further work in this...
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