Assessment Article Reviews Samples For Students

Abstract

Early childhood education is a concept used to refer to the act of teaching a child outside his or her home with the help of a teacher or a tutor. Early childhood education takes the form of schooling the child in a formal setting away from home. Early childhood in most nations is undertaken at the age of below five years. Assessment on the other hand refers to the process of planning on how to equip a person with knowledge, attitudes and skills (Highscope, 2009). Early childhood education system requires assessment to determine the suitability of the various topics being taught and how they are ...

Article Review on Achieving Competency in Psychological Assessment

Article Review on Achieving Competency in Psychological Assessment

Literature Review

The article under review was authored by Radhika Krishnamurthy and associates in 2004. The article surmises the proceedings of psychological assessment work group in the Competencies Conference: Future Direction in Education and Credentialing in Professional Psychology. The objective of this group was to first, identify the core components of psychological assessment competency. Second, determining the primary educational and training requirements that will facilitate competency development(Krishnamurthy et al., 2004). Third, Identifying and explicating strategies that will help evaluate competence. Finally, developing a roadmap for future direction in identification training and evaluation of ...

Article 1: Risk Assessment’s New Era. Part1: Challenges for Industrial Hygiene

The article on “Risk Analysis” explains that risk analysis entails the combined activities of accessing, managing, and communicating human health risks. It appreciates that industrial hygiene now reflects changes in health risk assessment methodology and practice. Industrial hygienists can practice several emerging techniques as they enhance responses to risk assessment. The effect of enzymes that metabolize occupationally relevant toxicants. Genes vary from one person to another and examinations of genetic data can reduce the unit risk of substances such as dichlorolethane by a factor of more than 100 from previous risk assessments. The integration of genetic information into risk ...

Washington State University

The need for gambling disorder treatment increases due to the growth of the gaming operations in the United States of America and globally, there is a rise in recognition of clinical investigators together with the creation of awareness among the public to be able to assess gambling symptoms and its harmful consequences on the lives and overall function of gamblers. In this effort to recognize and ameliorate the symptoms of gambling, instruments were created to identify the severity of the gambling symptoms and also any changes that are reflected due to changes from treatment. In empirical research, a variety ...

Introduction

This article is authored by Hilary Lloyd and Stephen Craig. Hilary is a principal lecturer specifically in Nursing Practice, Development and Research in Sunderland, Unite Kingdom. The co-author, Stephen Craig is a senior nursing lecturer in Northumbria University, in Newcastle, United Kingdom. The title of the article is “A Guide to Taking a Patient’s History”. The article was accepted and published in the journal called “Nursing Standard”. The article was published on the twenty fourth or August in the year two thousand and seven.

Summary of the Article

The article is focused on the process of taking patient history. In authoring the article, Llyod & Craig ( ...

Introduction

It is important to take the patient history. Nurses should take this history during assessment. When this is done, the patient’s problems are easily captured for the purpose of treatment. This has been made by nurses routinely. Roles of nurses are expanding with the new technology. They take information from patients, type it and make changes where necessary. Information from patients is private and confidential. Taking information from patients requires a practitioner or a specialist, nurse. In addition, taking the history is a fraction of assessment made to the patient. There is a need to use other information gathering techniques. Assessment covers ...

Read and Review on an Assessment Topic

In terms of this paper I would like to analyze the article Early Childhood Curriculum and Assessment. I will focus my attention on the issues discussed in the publication, express my opinion about ideas present in the article and explain its importance for my future career.
The mentioned above article raises a lot of interesting and crucial issues, which should know each teacher, educator or any other person, who will ever work in the field of education. The main focus of the article is early education, childhood curriculum, its inevitable components and assessment of learning process.
Education is ...

Acknowledgement

For this paper, I would like to thank especially my professor for providing me the necessary insights for the development of the article. Without his lecture, progress will not be achieved in this paper. You are very much appreciated. For the other people who helped, I also would like to extend my deepest gratitude. Learning will not be as enjoyable as this without you.

Abstract

Natural resources are continuously being consumed due to the demands and needs of the people and the different institutions. However, the need to protect and preserve the natural resources is being less prioritized by most ...

Most psychologists attest to the potential of computers as powerful tools to test methods during psychological assessments. The introduction of computers in the 1950s was found to be very significant in facilitating scores, data management and analysis of results. In this review article, Butcher and colleagues (2004) aim to discuss the history and state of personality and neuropsychological tests that are processed through computers and how such method may be both helpful and problematic in the interpretation of the assessments of psychological data. Further, some issues regarding test interpretations through the computer were also emphasized along with the problems ...

Program for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder:

The overall topic of Bolten et al.’s research in Evaluating a Cognitive-Behavioral Group Treatment Program for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is to examine the effect of group therapy in treating military veterans suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This topic is very pertinent to social work practice and policy because PTSD continues to be an issue that social workers and the population at large encounters due not only to past wars such as Vietnam, but also the current military activities overseas. A study such as Bolten et al.’s can assist in giving direction for social workers in ...

Preference Assessments in Applied Behavior Analysis

This assignment is being submitted on June 17, 2015
The Origins, Evolution, and Future of
Preference Assessments in Applied Behavior Analysis
Article objective and analysis: The article thesis is centered on preference assessment of individuals with severe and profound cerebral disabilities, those who are the least-functioning fragment of the total population suffering from mental retardation and intellectual disability (Hamilton, 2012). This segment of mentally retarded is characteristically diagnosed with major or total inability to efficiently converse, consequently they are unable to articulate their preference to the respective caretakers (Hamilton, 2012). Hence the article compares earlier research ...

Patients Who Lack Decision-Making Capacity

Patients who Lack Decision-Making Capacity
This article discussed the proper assessment and management of a patient who may be lacking with decision-making capacity (DMC). The lacking of decision-making capacity is the patient’s condition in which oftentimes diagnosed as to be suffering from dementia, delirium, or other psychiatric issues. Specifically, this article provided hospital discharge against medical advises (AMA) as an example, wherein a patient who lacks decision-making capacity would demand to leave the hospital. It was described that being discharged from the hospital against medical advice would occur to a higher chance of readmission and has been linked to higher ...

Analysis of an IEP: Opportunities Offered to Children with Disability

Article review
An IEP is an Individualized Educational Program that assists students with special needs plan a holistic program in their local public school district. The program aims to meet the child’s unique needs as well as keep them at par with their peers. The purpose of an IEP is to guarantee that children with disabilities access free public education that focuses on special segments and services that prepares them for further education, future employment, and independence.

Statements presenting the child s academic achievements
- How the disability affects the child from ordinary curriculum activity

Measurable child’s goals in an annual basis

- Childs ...

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Abstract
Determination of eligibility for special education is a long and an involving process which requires information gathering from all sources including school, peers, parents and specialists. Various assessment tests are undertaken and then special courses of education are designed for each student individually, on basis of his or her area of disability.

Determination of Eligibility (special education)

According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Public Law 101-476, there are 13 separate categories of disabilities due to which children may be eligible for special education and such other allied services. To understand whether or not each child lies in any of the ...

Article #1: Becker, R., et al. (2011). “Functional dysphagia therapy and PEG treatment in a clinical geriatric setting.” Dysphagia, 26, 108-116.
1). Summary: The article by Becker et al. delves on the outcomes of two Functional Dysphagia Therapy (FDT) with one group using percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), and another group of non-PEG users.
2) Element: The victims of stroke and those with cerebrovascular diseases have neurogenic dysphagia, 50% and 30% respectively. The result of this study revealed a mortality rate of 19.7%, and lower for the second group of non-PEG users which is at 8.6%.
3) Outcome: Those ...

The Current State of Research on New Methods and Technologies for the Safety and Reliability of Assessment of Propellants, Explosives and Pyrotechnics1

Abstract

Materials with high energy have in the past and are still in use for both intensive military and civil purposes. Research and studies have been conducted recently to try establishing and inventing new materials likely to have enhanced high performance and that are less sensitive to heat and shock as compared to existing materials. In future military applications have a threshold to be adjusted to. This paper is mainly focusing on the on the advancements, possible formulations of ...

Communication: Article Review

I have keenly read my classmate work and I wish to grade the work effectively and provide a comprehensive feedback based on my understanding. Additionally, I will mention a few gaps that I have identified in the work and comment on the same. The work would be graded based on the following parameters. Firstly, analysis of self- leadership assessment. Secondly, critical analysis of the result characterized with concise and well-structured sentences and ability to expound the points using examples and life experiences. Thirdly, the paper will be graded based on grammar and spelling constructs.
Leadership self-assessment assignment (awarded 22 points) ...

The assessment practices that evaluate English language learners often underestimate the academic and cognitive abilities of the Spanish-speaking students. If the education system is dedicated to developing the biliterate and bilingual pupils in the schools, then the tutors and administrators must analyze both dialects. The outline provided by Escamilla and Coady provides samples of texts written in Spanish by the students who are writing and reading in Spanish. The chapter also gives examples written in English from those learning in English and texts from the Spanish learners who have just commenced their schooling in English. This paper looks at ...

Article Summaries

According to Scarr and Richard, the influence of intelligence is due to genetics and environmental variables that are difficult to segregate. Psychologists often argue about the nature and the nurture of genetic variation fixes in the human behavior (Scarr and Richard 262). Some offer that genetic differences are negating to change in behavior. This belief has limitation since it fails to distinguish the environmental and the genetic sources of individual differences in behavior. In this case, one is not in a position to assess the impact of heredity in behavioral domains since all people have a gene complement expressed over development.
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Is this patient competent to stand trial? How to evaluate mentally ill criminal court defendants

– Article review
In 8-15 % of felony cases involving patients with a history of depression, defense counsels raise the question of whether their clients are competent to stand trial. This arises from issues such as previous history mental illness or difficulties in cooperating with the client. When such situations arise, the judge may request for an independent evaluation of the client.
Assessing competency to stand trial may involve the use of a number of assessment tools. For example, the MacArthur Competency Assessment Tool is one of the instruments used to determine the ability to understand issues around the trial. In ...

Gait adaptability, the ability to avoid obstacle and take visually guided steps are crucial for moving safely. Walking is an activity that requires the adjustment of gait according to the environment. For instance, the adjustment of gait is important when walking on an uneven terrain in order to find the right foot placement in relation to the features of the local environment. In addition, it determines the likelihood to fall since most falls are caused by a slip, trip or misplaced step. The assessment of gait adaptability in clinical practice is a difficult task.
Three groups of people were studied ...

International Business

Culture Risk, the European Union and the United Kingdom
Introduction

Financial risk is not the only risk that faces international business managers. Now-a-days there is financial risk, culture risk and even environmental risk which must be determined. The United Kingdom has a special relationship with the European Union. The difference with the biggest impact for businesses is the fact that the UK did not adopt the single currency, Euro, with the rest of the European member countries.

This paper addresses the reasons the UK didn’t sign on to the single currency. Also a discussion is offered to try to ...

“Pre-Negotiation Strategy Check List (Part 1)” by Steven Roberts

Introduction

This paper recaps the main components to be contemplated while preparing for an elaborate and successful negotiation, taking into consideration both positive and negative influences. In the article, a varied number of elements are listed that can help an individual construct a negotiation strategy necessary for any unrealized conflict and in the achievement of common agreement.

Article Summary

The article provides a list of essential factors that can assist an individual to strategize on having a perfect negotiation. In addition to this, there are explanation of each factor, and how they can be put into practice. The checklist includes; assessment of situation, the kind ...

When it comes to innovation in the business world, the single and most primary element is thinking outside the confinements of the box which is commonly referred to as value creation. The aspect means that the key to maximizing sustainable creative initiatives is through value creation. The customer value proposition is the directive to ultimately acquiring financial payback. Consumer value can be developed by the actual value increased in a new commodity or service once the company finds the balance between the returns, prices, and costs. This essay procures a contrasting perspective from the one provided by Stefan Michel ...

Jane Doe

The following two peer-reviewed articles present studies that have been done by scholars, which reinforces the challenges of diagnosing mood disorders. Often times, mood is so intricately connected to the various mental illnesses that determining whether one is struggling as a result of mental disorder or mood disorder becomes a point of contention for the medical professions specializing in this area of treatment. Mood is an aspect of daily life that can often make diagnosis of mood disorders incredibly tricky.
The first article titled, “Mood self-assessment in bipolar disorder: a comparison between patients in mania, depression, and euthymia” examines ...

The New York Times

Professional and Business Ethics: Managing Ethics Programs in the Workplace.
This article explains how organizations should manage their working areas. In every workplace, the organization must ensure that there is an existing ethics management plan. The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Executive Secretary, Brian Schrag explains that a good ethics plan contains corporate values making use of policies and codes to help in decisions and behaviors. They can also involve extreme training and evaluation according to the organization. They offer guidance when ethical dilemmas occur since it is very hard to have two similar programs.
The article gives ...

This assessment meets the following course Learning Outcomes:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of critical thinking.
2. Identify the things that stop us from thinking critically.
3. Recognize argument structures and begin to evaluate and construct valid arguments.
4. Identify the key fallacies people make in their reasoning.
5. Apply the concepts/principles studied during the course.
Academic Honesty: Breaches of Academic Honesty will be treated with the utmost seriousness. You are reminded the penalties for cheating or plagiarism include dismissal from the HCT.
(for more information please refer to Academic and Student Regulations, HCT Academic Honesty Policy, Student Handbook)

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LSH-2203 Critical Thinking
Socratic ...

Bolander et al. (2015). Social networks within sales organizations: their development and importance for salesperson performance. Journal of Marketing, 79(6), 1-16. doi:10.1509/jm.14.0444

Overview - Summary of the Key Points

The topic of this article is related to salespersons performance. Traditionally, it was based on sales people relations with customers and their own activities. Off late, researchers have found other factors, playing a leading role in sales people’s performance. Main focus of this research is on sales people’s intra-organizational connections and activities, helping in realising high sales outputs as well as the role played by different traits of the sales persons. Other than the ...

Abstract

This article review evaluates the manner in which the article under review followed all the writing style and the format as per the APA manual and the lecture notes. It also evaluates how the information of the article was presented in the abstract section and its appropriateness. The article reviews whether the authors support their claims in the introduction, with appropriate and enough works cited. The description of how the findings of this study were discussed is also included. The study is about the application of an empirical method in describing the course in schizophrenia, and the differentiation of ...

The research article chosen to critique is, “Using Mock Code Simulation to Improve Responder Performance During the First 5 Minutes of a Code” by Delac, K., Blazier, D., Daniel, L., & N-Wilfong, D. (2013).
Introduction: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a lifesaving technique, and is very useful in emergencies like drowning or accidents, where the patient is likely to have a heart arrest. Nurse educators are responsible for training nurses and students on this important technique. Training program differs from real life scenario. In real life scenario, nurses go through a range of emotions like fear, confusion, anxiety, etc., that immobilizes them, ...

Article Summary

Kuo, J. R., & Linehan, M. M. (2009). Disentangling emotion processes in borderline personality disorder: physiological and self-reported assessment of biological vulnerability, baseline intensity, and reactivity to emotionally evocative stimuli. Journal of abnormal psychology, 118(3), 531.
Borderline Personality Disorder is defined as “A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts.” The essential features of a personality disorder are “impairments in personality (self and interpersonal) functioning and the presence of pathological personality traits” (APA, 2013).
In 1993, Marsha Linehan proposed a theory of Borderline ...

LLB

Learner Name:
Article Title: The performance measurement revolution: why now and what next?
Provide a summary in your own words on the article you requested to read and analyze in the following space.
The article attempts to answer some questions regarding the business performance measurement, especially two questions. 1. What is the relevance of this question now? 2. What research is required for the advancement of the business performance measurement? The article do not stop with questioning, it gives elaborate answer to the questions. For the first question i.e. what is the need for business performance measurement, ...

Psychology

Studies show that odor perception is directly related to the condition and functioning of the orbitofrontal cortex. The olfactory abilities of an otherwise normal human being can be largely impaired by neurological diseases as well as brain injuries. Moreover, scientists have also found that the ability to identify smells is often closely linked to functional brain activity levels. Killgore and Associates (2007) conducted a study to showcase the effectiveness of odor detection tests in predicting susceptibility to sleep deprivation as measured through Personality Tests. This experiment sought to prove that a small olfactory test can be a good predictor of emotional and ...

The following is a review article on two Environmental Case opinions of two different panels of judges. The first case is related with an expansion plan for a nuclear energy based energy distribution company to which certain Environmental Groups raised issues of inconsistency of data provided by the company for permissions to acquire and keep land for future purposes. The second case is related to a natural gas distribution company that wished to lay a pipeline through United States area, although the pipeline would supply from one Canadian state to the other.
The first case (470 F.3d 676, *2006 U.S. App. LEXIS ...

In an article published in 2010, by Hills, et al., the authors discuss a gap that exists between employers needs and the skills that graduates leave university with in the United Kingdom. The researches conducted a survey of review reports to learn about the degree to which the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education discussed employability issues. They assessed skills, employability, and teaching activities through several broad categories such as: placements, sandwich years, visits, live projects, mentoring, and specific skill development, that were noted during the recording of review reports. Two different units were selected for the review, Unit 17, which ...

The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of Fiona Wilson’s article “Dilemmas of Appraisal”. The paper also gives an analysis of the article while examining the main aim of the author in writing this article and the major aim of the research. Additionally, I will also analyze the research methods used in this research and the findings of these methods and procedures. Finally, I will provide a conclusion alongside some recommendations based on my findings and inferences concerning the research.
The main aim of the article Dilemmas of appraisal is to examine the underlining assumptions of ...

It is hardly possible to define prejudice in a unique and a comprehensive way that would reflect the whole complexity of the issue. Crandall & Eshleman (2003) in their article “A Justification–Suppression Model of the Expression and Experience of Prejudice” describe prejudice as a negative assessment of an individual or a social group that is based on belonging to certain groups and communities. The authors do not characterize this evaluation as rational or irrational as it is not possible to find an objective measure of rationality. Moreover, Crandall & Eshleman also acknowledge the existence of a “positive prejudice”, however, this concept is outside ...

New low back pain in nurses: work activities, work stress and sedentary lifestyle

In "New Low Back Pain in Nurses: Work Activities, Work Stress and Sedentary Lifestyle," Yip (2003) investigates the prevalence of new low back pain (LBP) in nurses as it relates directly to amounts of physical work and psychological stress endured in healthcare settings. A 12-month prospective study was conducted using 144 nurses from six Hong Kong district hospitals, in which the participants completed face-to-face baseline interviews with telephone follow-up sessions. Questions in the study included demographic characteristics, work activities and stress, as well as physical leisure and the extent and occurrences of new low back pain. Self-reporting was also ...

Introduction

According to Pope and Mays (2000), the status and credibility of a qualitative health care research largely depends on assessing the quality of the methods, and data collection procedures used in carrying out the research. In assessing such qualities, it is imperative that certain guidelines and criteria must be followed depending on the method used in the research. The guidelines and criteria become essential in ensuring that the quality of a qualitative and quantitative research is thoroughly assessed, thus distinguishing between a poor and quality research. The increased use of qualitative methods in clinical and health care researches require that an assessment ...

Abstract

In this paper, I will cover the issues of treating patients with dual diagnosis. Dual diagnosis is a condition when patients develop two disorders, and most healthcare professionals are not able to assist those patients in treating their conditions. A literature review reveals that lack of proper regulations and specialized treatment models are considered the main causes of low recovery rates among patients with comorbid disorders. Other issues include lack of patient motivation, education, compliance with treatments, etc. The available literature mainly criticizes the contemporary situation in healthcare when it comes to treating patients with comorbid disorders, but some approaches ...

Introduction

The article “Theory and Practice: A Discussion by William K. Cody” is a summary of ideas pertaining the nursing theory and practice. It also tries to explain the relationship between theory and practice in nursing. The nursing theories lay the foundation of practice to ensure that the eminence of life and improvement of care. However, the author is not contented with the revolution of the nursing theory practice, and there a need to change the healthcare systems to improve health and livelihood.
After reading the article carefully, I agree with the author’s argument that theory guides practice in ...

Article Review

Introduction
Digital Mammography is one of the most innovative, remarkable and feasible methods for both diagnosis and evaluation of breast carcinoma. Based on a current research by the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), the shift from conventional film based mammography to digital mammography has been associated with more life years gained (LYG) than film mammography (Van Ravesteyn, et al. 2015). In the current article, Bassett, Hoyt, & Oshiro (2010), have assessed and reviewed the quality evaluation criteria and process for digital mammography (DM). The key objective of Bassett, Hoyt, & Oshiro (2010), was to recognize potential quality ...

Integrated Literature Review

Directorship on Child Care
Introduction
Childhood is an important stage of human development in which proper guidance are necessary in order to ensure that a child’s welfare is being addressed. In many ways, the work of a program director encompasses a difficult role in terms of regulations and program strategies that aims to have a positive influence towards child development. In this discussion, the role of a director in child development will be explored by examining literatures that articulates the topic on teacher’s needs, ethics, leadership, roles and responsibilities, and best practices. Directors are institutional leaders that ...

Transport geography refers to the investigation of the movement of people, goods, and information, and the connection between these factors Rodrigue, Comtois & Slack (2013). As a special branch or specialty in geography, transport geography deals with specification of space on the surface of the earth, particularly the location, substance, form, and effects that transportation ha on processes, land cover, and land use. The aim of transport geography is to detect and describe the transportation of people, goods, and information across the earth (Rodrigue, Comtois & Slack, 2013). Transport geography also seeks to identify and explain the effects of transportation on ...

Infection in cancer patient with febrile neutropenia: epidemiology, microbiology and management

Abstract
Febrile neutropenia (FN) is characterised by a decrease in neutrophils number to values below 500 cells/ mm3 and an occurrence of fever higher or similar to 38.3ºC. It commonly occurs in cancer patients as a result of chemotherapy regimens. Chemotherapy destroys carcinogenic cells but also attacks in many cases some normal cells including essential elements of the immune system. Fever is one of the characteristic symptoms of FN and is usually associated with the presence of an infection caused by various microorganisms. Bacteria, including Gram-positive isolates (currently dominating) and Gram-negative species (dominant in the 1970s), are usually ...

Article Summary

Article Summary
The premise of this article and the associated research study is that there is a gender gap in areas of reading and math that can, in part, be attributed to gender stereotypes. It understood that there is a significant gap between male and female performance on math assessments. What is not as significantly studied is the performance gap that exists in the area of reading. This is reported as being a surprising fact as the performance gap present in reading is far greater than the gap present in math.
According to information from the Organization for Economic ...

The article discusses the underlying psychology that can result in acts of terror that utilize suicide as a primary component. These acts are intrinsically associated with the capacity of a culture or society to implement specific values or perspectives that dramatically change the mentality of those involved through the use of interpersonal and group-based practices. The purpose of the research is to provide insight to experts in the psychology of terrorism that can help them to better understand the mental health conditions of these individuals. In doing so it is hoped that a basic understanding of the processes that ...

Introduction

International Ice Hockey Federation, Federation Internationale de Football Association, and the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee initially organized the conference on concussion in sports. The goal of the conference was to give recommendations on how to improve the safety and health of athletes who have suffered concussion injuries.

Symptoms of Acute Concussion

Sports concussion abnormalities primarily reflect functional disturbances that cannot be observed on standard structural neuroimaging studies that diagnose a structural injury. The diagnosis of acute concussion involves an assessment of various domains. The areas include; clinical symptoms, behavioral changes, sleep disturbances, cognitive impairment and physical signs. The presence of ...

The invention of biotechnology about genetic engineering is significant in feeding the ever-increasing world’s population. There are several methods used to ensure there is enough food globally, for instance, using of greenhouses in which every condition required by the plant to grow is provided as indicated by biotechnologist at Pioneer Hi-Bred’s research center. The challenge is that these plants grow so big and are accompanied by what have been referred to as “super-weeds”. Examples have been seen in the developed countries such as US, Germany, Australia, China and France, which uses advanced bio-engineering producing their crops. This ...

Article review.

Shoemaker, P.J.H., Krupp, S., Howland, S. “Strategic leadership the essential skills”. Harvard Business Review. 02-03 (2013): 1-5.Print.

Thesis statement

The article is dedicated to researching essential skills a strategic leader has to possess. While the scope of the notion ‘strategic leadership’ remains not sufficiently researched (Morill 2), the description of essential skills of a strategic leader can be used to address strategic leadership from conceptual standpoint. Relying on the findings of empirical research in several corporations, the authors of the article distinguish six skills, essential for a strategic leader. They include anticipating, challenging the status quo, interpreting data, deciding, aligning ...

Saving the phenomena was a central motivation for mathematical astronomy during the ancient and medieval era. It was assessed by Pierre Duhem who based the report on the findings of Simplicius who had attributed his work to Plato, of the fourth century B.C.E. Duhem claimed that Ptolemy had the intention of saving the phenomena. The Ptolemy’s Almagest was composed in 150 A.D. History regards the text as the oldest in the field of astronomy. The parameters used to derive this piece were geometrical techniques though they lacked a trace of the Almagest of the Babylonian schemes, which were ...

NMHC is a care delivery model that uses advanced practice nurses to lead practice arrangements for the provision of comprehensive care services to vulnerable populations. Ely (2015) notes that NMHC-centered models associate with colleges, schools, universities, nursing departments, social service agencies, non-profit health organizations, and qualified health centers. Through NMHC, nurses acquire the skills needed to reframe service delivery in primary health care. The building blocks of this model include primary care, chronic disease management, wellness education, as well as care integration and coordination (Ely, 2015).
Various major studies demonstrate that primary care is cost-effective when delivered under nurse ...

Cook, Burton and Hoogenboom (2006) wrote a two-part series on the significance of fundamental movement patterns as indicators of functionality among athletes. Fundamental movements comprise those movements that are common to many sports activities. The authors argued that optimal fundamental movement patterns ensure competence and efficiency because the body does not need to compensate during the performance of athletic activities (Cook, Burton & Hoogenboom, 2006). For this reason, the risk of injury, repeat injury, and diminished performance in the long-term are reduced. The authors proposed pre-participation screening for fundamental movements, instead of just evaluating the ability to perform the skills ...

Business Case Analysis of 1 Up Toys

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Business Case Analysis of 1 Up Toys

Ronald Mannak, the founder of 1uptoys, created a company out of a desire to develop cutting-edge toys and gadgets. His friend, Patrick Grasso, decided to enter into business with Mannak. Both Grasso and Mannak invested a total of 24,000 Euros with Mannak having a “55% share” in the company (Smits & Bodewes, 2011, p. 5). In order to get more capital to start the company, Mannak made the decision to sell the idea before developing the products. In June 2006, SilverLit decided to sign a licensing agreement with ...

In the Duke of Doubt, Kelefa Sanneh examines the rise of Chris Rock to the stardom of standup comedy and his inability to replicate the same success in the film industry. Sanneh is fair in the assessment of Chris Rock because both positive and negative aspects of his successes and failures are examined in the article. The article is useful in understanding the personality of Chris Rock and the influence of his personality on his choice of profession.
For example, Rock is an extrovert and scores highly on extraversion (90th percentile). He is sociable and lively. He is not ...

Proposal Abstract -

Prostate cancer, which is derived from the terms benign prostatic hyperplasia can be defined in a theoretical underpinning as a Health Belief Mode which elaborates its inhibitors and results. Prostate cancer has six main risk factors: Age, family history, ethnicity and race, diet, hormonal factors and environmental factors. It is a disease of the male gender. This event is basically a project seeking to identify its demographics in the South West population both in rural and urban regions. The objective of this awareness is to educate men over the ages of 50 or those with blood relatives on the importance of regular checks ...

1. Do you think Randy has sufficiently categorized his salespeople for motivational purposes? Why or why not? Is it practicable to provide non-financial incentives to motivate salespeople in each of the four career stage groups?

Categorization of salespeople always involves a trade-off between over-generalization and the practical applicability of these categories for HR strategy development. It is always possible to find additional sub-categories that reflect more precisely the peculiarities of the sales force of a firm or that capture individual needs of the employees. Thus, introducing a separate category for working mothers could help to address the needs of this group in a better way. However, extensive categorization would increase complexity of HR policies and would make it hard to develop and execute an HR strategy in an effective and cost-efficient way. Therefore, the decision of Randy Stuart ...

Summary of the Intersection Analysis

Summary of the Intersection Analysis

Introduction

Planning use of collected date for completing an intersection analysis (IA) requires use of the four data measures intersecting in the target school with implications for continuous school improvement. The following provides the intended use of the final collection of data forming a profile of the target school project for this course of study

Problem solving as part of the differentiation process in educational goals of teaching/learning uses data collected through needs assessment, professional collaboration, and reflection building a profile of the target issue in the school with the ensuing information. This profile gives better understanding ...

Part 1. Differences between quantitative and qualitative research

Research is the parlance used to refer to the search of knowledge. It is described by Kothari (2004) as both a scientific and systematic search for information and an art of scientific investigation. There are two approaches used in research, namely quantitative and qualitative research and they vary greatly on how the research is done. Quantitative research only uses measurable data to analyze while the qualitative research approach mainly uses data that are narrative and subjective. The goal or research objective of quantitative data is to use statistical models using a systematic procedure. This approach uses various steps to progress logically ...

Introduction

Logistics management is a crucial part of any manufacturing or trading organization’s success rate; the basic essence of logistics management is to organize the movement of goods and services from one place to another by different means of transport such as sea, rail, air or road. For an organization that requires its products to be transported or shipped to another location or a country, logistics costs play a crucial role in the balance sheet. This case deals with the importance of adding logistics costs in the profitability reports of organizations and their products and the reason why it is difficult to ...