...COMM 150 Introduction to Information Literacy and Research| This course syllabus is a contract between you and Bryant & Stratton College. It represents the minimum expected learning outcomes for this course. Your instructor will also provide a supplemental syllabus describing the approach to the course, instructional methods, tracking calendar, assignments, assessments and grading scheme, plus guidelines for your success. | Semester Credit Hours: 3|Instructional Hours: 4|Term: Fall 2012| Proficiency Available: Yes|Prerequisite(s):None|Co-requisite(s):|Date of Last Revision: 7/2012| COURSE CATALOG DESCRIPTION:Students study the evolution of information and the impact of technology on research, and learn how to access, evaluate, synthesize and communicate research findings. The research process and papers required of each student include inquiry into each student’s chosen career field along with assignments on how changes in technology have impacted the communication process in the career field.| LEARNING OUTCOMESBryant & Stratton College seeks to develop lifelong learning competencies in all students through the development of information literacy skills that assist students to formulate essential questions, research and apply the answers, and communicate the results within the dynamic communities of college, career, and life.Course Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:1. Examine the history of information, and identify the evolution of technology...
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...To this end, as I continue to work with Terrence, I learn more about his behavior problems as well as how to approach him. While Terrence’s behavior can appear complicated as he has multiple displays of different behavior problems sometimes happening simultaneously, most of Terrence’s behavioral problems can be modified through consistency and a reward program in place. Most of the problems I work with Terrence on changing on the daily basis can be changed. However, some of the behavioral problems may cost his parents more money as they may need extra Support staff. More often than not, Terrence’s behavior come from a need for attention from staff as well as a need to feel in control. As I observe Terrence I track the data of his progress as...
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...Terrence C. Austin, 81, of Cottage Hill Road, retired chef and a Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient for his duties in Korea, died Sunday at Mercy Hospital of throat cancer. Mr. Austin learned how to cook from his mother when he was a child. His cooking skills advanced when he became a trained cook in the Marines, before becoming a rifleman. After completing his tour in Korea, Mr. Austin was hired by a restaurant where he worked in the kitchen and gained more cooking experience. Despite the long work hours, Mr. Austin’s passion and drive for becoming a chef grew over the years. Mr. Austin usually worked 12 hour shifts and long hours on holidays. He didn’t get to spend a lot of quality time with his family until he retired. “He worked...
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...Crash is basically about Whites, Blacks, Hispanic, Iranians, Koreans, good cops, bad cops, and criminals the rich and the poor. Crash is all about stereotyping. The movie begins with a car crash and the two ladies, Ria and Asian woman engage in an argument over who is in fault. They begin to racially profile each other, one says “Mexicans no know how to drive, she blake to fast”. The other lady responds and says “I blake to fast, I blake to fast”. Oh I sorry you know see my blake light, maybe you see over steering wheel, you blake too. She asked the officer to write down in his report that she had been hit by an Asian driver (Crash, 2005). The Iranian Shawn Toub goes to buy a gun and the Jack McGee store owner calls him Osama. He asks are you making insult of me. The store owner responds I am I making insult at you, is that closet you can come to English, yes I am making insult of, is that the best you can speak English. The Iranian states he is an American citizen and that he has a right to buy gun. The Iranian calls him an ignorant man. The owner responds oh yeah I’m ignorant. You’re liberating my country by flying 747 into your mud huts and incinerating your friends (Crash, 2005). Ludacris and Peter are coming out of the restaurant; Ludacris is upset because he feels as if they were discriminated against because they are in a predominantly white neighborhood. He feels as if the waitress did not perform her job well because black people don’t tip. Ludacris makes an assumption...
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...The only problem was they were all in it together so that meant whatever Terrence does they all have to deal with the problem or overcome it together. One of the biggest mistakes was Terrence trying to leave or sneak out and all three try to stop him but Mr.Healy fell and hit his head. This makes it everybody's problem so even though it was Gecko was in the green it is his problem. ”Not when your plans can get me locked up” (pg58). Gecko overcame this obstacle by breaking Mr.Healy out of the mental hospital after he has been transferred “We are looking for a way to bust Healy out.” (pg 190) ,and with the four working together they will be able to overcome it. Roxanne,Gecko,Arjay,Terrence. Gecko had very close calls with Terrence messing things up for everybody but they overcame the obstacle working together and fixing what Gecko did not...
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...myself and the other trainer. Although the trainer was off the clock due to him being on lunch, we all sat in the back and forgot to go and check the sales floor to see if there were customers that needed to be helped. Our manager came to the break room and said if you are not clocked out for lunch you need to be out front assisting customers, so we all went up front to take care of the customers that needed to be assisted, with the exception of Terrence which was clocked out for lunch at the time. After few minutes had went by my manager went back to that particular individual to see if he was still clocked out for lunch. Come to find out, when she asked us to go out and assist the customers that were waiting to be seen he had clocked back in and went back to sit down and finish eating his lunch knowing we had customers that needed immediate assistance. My manager felt as if he was not being honest with the answer he had given her, so she went and pulled his time sheet to see whether or not he was on or off the clock. Why Terrence did not tell the truth I have no clue. He immediately went to the sales floor to assist customers. Our manager was very upset because she felt as if he purposely took...
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...es FIN 4720: Futures Markets Handout #1 Spring 2014 Terrence F. Martell, Ph.D. Mert Demir Introduction: The Futures Markets A Forward/Futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a commodity sometime in the future with the price determined today. A Forward contract is a contract negotiated in the present that gives the contract holder both right and full legal obligation to conduct a transaction at a specific future time involving a specific quantity and type of asset at a predetermined price. For example, you can agree today to sell copper with another party on a specific future date at a specific predetermined price. A Futures contract is a type of forward contract with highly standardized and closely specified contract terms. As in all forward contracts, a futures contract calls for the exchange of some goods at a future date for cash, with the payment for the goods to occur at that future date. Futures contracts always trade on an organized market. Five fundamental types of futures contracts 1. Agricultural and Metallurgical Contracts: Physical goods contracts cover a wide range of products: grains, seeds, food, fiber, livestock, meat, metals and petroleum. The months for delivery for seasonal agricultural products are chosen to fit their harvest patterns. The number of contract months depends on the level of trading activity. 2. Interest-Earning Assets: in the US, treasury notes, treasury bonds, and Eurodollar deposits. Interest rate futures started trading...
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...Graham vs. Florida Docket No. 08-7412 Case Basics: Petitioner-Terrence Jamar Graham Respondent-Florida Decided By-Roberts Court (2009-2010) Opinion-560 U.S.__ (2010) Granted-Monday, May 4, 2009 Argued-Monday November 2, 2009 Decided-Monday, May 17, 2010 Advocate’s-Brian S Gowdy(for the petitioner) Scott D Makar-(solicitor general of Florida, for the respondent) 16 year old Terrence Graham was convicted of armed burglary and attempted armed robbery he served 12 months then was released. Six months later Mr. Graham now 17 was tried and convicted by a Florida State court of armed home robbery and sentenced to life in prison without parole .On appeal he argued that the life sentence without parole violated his Eighth amendment and even more so was considered cruel and unusual punishment. The Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment’s Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause does not permit a juvenile offender to be Sentenced to life in prison without parole for a non- homicidal crime. The eighth amendment prohibits excessive fines and bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishments. The phrase cruel and unusual punishment first appeared in the English Bill of Rights. In colonial America, the British often employed branding, whipping, public humiliation an extremely long prison sentences for minor crimes. Pros: For Terrence 1. Gives the juvenile a chance to demonstrate maturity 2. Becomes an asset to society 3. Demonstrate reform Pros: Life...
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...men and women in law enforcement hold the public’s trust as sacred they are hardworking police officers who are proud to serve their community with the highest standards of ethical behavior. The focus of this paper is to define ethics and its role in the law enforcement community. The areas of leadership selection and recruitment and training will be discussed along with the officer code of ethics. In police departments the code of ethics is usually separate from formalized rules and regulations of the department. The code of ethic is usually found within department rules however over the past several years law enforcement has seen a shift when it comes to which police departments are instituting a code of ethics in their departments. (Terrence p. Dwyer)The code of ethics is made up of a...
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...Asal Shafiee Introduction The Fragrance Group (TFG) was founded in 2008 by two brothers in New York City with a special passion for fragrances. Their interest was specifically in unusual scents, as well as rare notes used in the creation of them. They pursued the concept of niche fragrances and were eager to discover the fine scents made by the best perfume houses around the world, introduce them to the US market, and develop a respected reputation for their brand name. They started by distributing Amouage Fragrances in 2008 and successfully positioned them in top department stores, such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. Providing hands on service to their retail partners, they were proud to execute their mission of one million in the first year in each store and to make Amouage one of the most respected fragrance lines in the niche sector. The enormous success from the Amouage project gave TFG’s executives the courage to expand their company, hire industry professionals, and increase the number of fragrance lines within their distribution. In the beginning of 2014 The Fragrance Group was one of the most reputable fragrance distribution houses with a total of seven exclusive fragrance lines selected mainly from France and Italy, 53 committed professionals as their employees, and a very strong balance sheet. The following report will perform an in depth analysis of the organization based on the structural, human resource, political, and symbolic frames by providing a...
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...Caribbean Management Cases – Terrence Bruton (1993) SUCCESS ENTERPRISES The ring of the telephone interrupted Mrs. Deen in mid sentence, and she looked apologetically at her banker in her office as she picked up the receiver. "Success Enterprises, GM speaking," she answered pleasantly. It was Mr. Anthony Julien, one of the two supervisors in her medium sized sanitation company. The rest of the conversation went something like this: Mr. Julien: "Another truck breakdown in Area 2B, Mrs. Deen, and guess what? I think the new battery was stolen and replaced by a reject! No one knows how it was switched. Different loaders had different routes and of course that truck has been used by several drivers this week." Mrs. Deen: "I'm not surprised. "Just this morning I spoke to a few drivers who changed oils without checking with the mechanics. One truck is now under repairs because of that. They listened politely as usual but some of them won't heed instructions until you repeat them." Mr. Julien: "Actually one driver told me they checked with Mr. Singh and he said it was okay to change oils." Mr. Julien was referring to Mr. Jai Singh, the second supervisor, who was overseeing work in the company garage and on the route. Mr. Julien: "Something must be done about accountability for these mishaps. Its affecting morale. You have to take a harder line on the offenders." Mrs. Deen: "We'll see, Anthony. I know that performance must improve, but I worry that these men have...
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...were sent to the Death camps and showed the conditions there. From there it shows how the Jews were killed in the gas chamber. In this essay, I shall answer the question of whether Lego Holocaust trivialises the Holocaust. In my opinion the Lego Holocaust does trivialised the Holocaust. It can be seen that the Lego Holocaust trivialises the Holocaust with the scene where the Jews were presented as Lego Star Wars aliens (Yoda and Greedo). By using these toy-like things to present what the Nazis view the Jews as may show the unseriousness the producer feel towards the Holocaust. Jason Hansen thinks that as the producers "slips into "play"" and the tragic event like the Holocaust was turned into something "fun for the young men". Also, Terrence Des Pres said that the Holocaust should be presented as a "scared event" and by using these childish toys to present the Jews perhaps shows that they are just having fun and doesn't show much sincerity which can be seen as trivialising the Holocaust with just some everyday popular characters like Yoda and Greedo. Another scene which shows that the Lego Holocaust trivialises the Holocaust is when the Nazi is when the Lego Jewish man was taken out of a police van by a Lego Nazi officer. This scene can be seen as a historically inaccurate scene since there were no police vans during the time and a Nazi officer surely wouldn't have used a police van either. Elle...
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...The Role of Sound in The Thin Red Line Terrence Malick attempts to recreate a part of the war in the pacific on screen through the use of a variety of techniques in The Thin Red Line (1998). One of the most prevalent of these techniques is the use of sound in the movie. Unlike the majority of war movies this movie doesn’t feature a soundtrack that glorifies the battle scenes. The presence of periodic narration and a focus on natural sounds like wind and water moving across the landscape also set this film apart. These audio features combine flawlessly with video to create a very deep and seemingly realistic depiction of the horrors of war. There is little, if any, soundtrack in the intense scenes of battle. This stands out in contrast to the blockbuster action flicks that portray intense action as thrilling and exciting with high tempo musical scores. By creating this contrast with typical action movies Malick lets the audience know that this movie should not go down the same way as the latest Rambo movie does. When a musical soundtrack is present it is often sad and low or it is associated with the environment of the film, such as native islanders singing or sticks drumming against one another. The toned-down soundtrack gives the movie a more authentic feel. The musical soundtrack is most lighthearted when Pvt. Witt is with the natives, separated from the army and civilization. Malick also uses the soundtrack to highlight shifts in emotional scenes. An excellent example...
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...PROBLEM OF SPACE JUNK – Popular Science magazine author 2) A Hot Shower Of Space Junk – by Bryan Lufkin 3) Chinese Space Junk Puts on a Fireball Show in U.S. Skies – by Alan Boyle (reporter) 4) A mysterious Russian space object could be the return of the ‘satellite killer’ – by Terrence McCoy (reporter) The Problem of space junk article is from “Popular Science” magazine with multiple authors who worked on this piece, however, the material coming from a well-known magazine is legitimate. A Hot Shower of Space Junk by Bryan Lufkin was from a magazine called “Wired” but neither magazine listed the author’s credentials. The newspapers have the following authors, Chinese Space Junk was written by Alan Boyle a reporter. And Terrance McCoy wrote the newspaper article about a Russian space object. The first two magazines do not go into great detail of their qualifications for each author, however, the newspaper do give a little more insight into this matter. NBC’s article states, “More than 140 observations were sent in to the American Meteor Society’s website, veteran satellite tracker Ted Molczan wrote. Also, the Washington Post also spoke of their reporter, Terrance McCoy and stated, “Terrence McCoy writes on foreign affairs for The Washington Post's Morning Mix” The focus of the first article was about the countries that had the most satellites in space, how much debris estimates from each, and the types of debris. The plans or countermeasures were related to US Strategic...
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...Burdette, Amy M., and Terrence D. Hill. "An Examination of Processes Linking Perceived Neighborhood Disorder and Obesity." Social Science & Medicine 67.1 (2008): 38-46. Web. In the journal article, An Examination of Processes Linking Perceived Neighborhood disorder and obesity, Burdette, Amy M. , and Terrence Hill used a data collected from a sample of Texas to figure it out why neighborhood disorder effect on obesity, and they also analysis the psychological, physiological, and behavior mechanism. They stated that psychological distress is a lynchpin mechanism that links neighborhood disorder with obesity risk, in this is because of stress response, diet with no quality, and lack of exercise. Studies keep confirming that population who lives in poor neighborhood, social disorganization, and disorder has more tendencies to be obesity. There are several factors these disadvantage neighborhood are more likely to be obese than the other ones, such as bad eating habits and they also don’t have courage to practice physical activity. The amount of fast food found in this neighborhood is intense; in contrast, it is found a restriction to health food, health center, gyms, and grocery store. Knowing the level of obesity being one quarter of Texas population, researchers tried to mediated by psychological, physiological, and behavioral mechanism In this article they used Texas sample for adults and there is a large part of the population classified as obese. Finkelstein says...
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