Essays on Conceptual Model

Abstract

Some theories focus on explaining developmental changes that happen to humans. The Social Cognitive Theory represents one of the many theories of psychology that explain human behavior. The theory was introduced by Miller and Dollard in 1941 and later advanced by Bandura and Walters in 1963. The main concepts of the theory are personal, behavioral, and environmental factors. Other concepts including self-control and efficacy, observational learning, and many others help in understanding the interaction between the environment, person, and behavior. On the other hand, the theory operates on five assumptions that relate the theory to learning, language self-control, and ...

The Nightingale’s Environmental Theory conceptualizes how nurses can manipulate the patient’s environment to initiate fast recovery. The nursing conceptual model can be employed to improve nursing practice in the following three ways. First, the patient’s rooms can be cleaned thoroughly often to eliminate soil particles, dust, and other dirt debris. Nightingale noted that preserving cleanliness is an essential part of nursing (Nightingale, 87). Thorough cleaning and opening room windows improve ventilation to make patient's breathing easier. In case the room is dirty the patient might develop breathing problems and worsen their conditions. Ideally, without cleanliness, ventilation ...

Introduction

Change is inevitable within the organizations. In essence, the organizations in the contemporary competitive environment are required to undergo changes so as to remain competitive. In other words, change is imperative for the organizations because it would be possible for them to lose their competitive advantages devoid of it. Alkaya and Hepaktan (2003) describe change as a response to some considerable opportunity or threat that arise out of the organization. It is imperative to note that change takes place when the organizations make a transition from their present state to some anticipated future state. The task of managing change ...

WGU

A. Table of Contents Professional Resume – presents my clinical knowledge, skills, experience, and philosophy to potential employers Executive Summary – provides an overview of the contents of the portfolio Professional Reference Questionnaire – presents the objective and subjective evaluation of my key behaviors and clinical performance by one of my professional references Importance of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) – discusses the need to develop knowledge and skills in quality leadership in order to improve the quality and safety of patient care and promote holistic, patient-centered care

Copy of IHI certificate of completion – serves to validate my completion of the IHI Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership course

Evidence-based Practice – summarizes an evidence-based research project on hand hygiene Applied Leadership – summarizes my ...

Brand Management

Brand management refers to the process of upholding, improving and maintaining a company’s brand so that potential customers can always associate with a lot of positivity (Morhart, Herzog and Tomczak, 2009, p. 126). Brand management is used for creating a marketing foundation, but concentrates mainly on the brand and how to make it favorable to the consumers. Usually, when brand management is conducted well, there is likelihood to increase the sales of a particular product which is associated with the brand. On the other hand product management is analysis of a market to ascertain a product’s competitive ...

Metaparadigm is a term that distinguishes a discipline and gives that discipline an abstract view. It distinguishes one field of study from another. Metaparadigm is a combination of two words, Meta and paradigm. Fawcett defined metaparadigm of discipline as groups of statements that identify its phenomena in a global way and not specific. Fawcett explained the concepts that define the discipline. Fawcett identified four concepts of nursing as environment, health, nursing and human beings (Fawcett, 2005). The nursing discipline development has seen many challenges over the past century. Fawcett formulated that nursing is a distinct discipline composed of structural holarchies, which are integrated to ...

Engineering

1.0 Dependence of Relative Permeability on Petrophysical Properties

Carbon dioxide (CO2) entering the atmosphere from sources such as power plants, oil exploratory and production sites and traffic pollution from fossil fuel-burning vehicles. CO2 exists in high concentrations in the atmosphere which increases the impact of the greenhouse gas phenomena which makes the global warming problem worse. The relative permeability of soils is linked to finding a solution for removing large concentrations of CO2 by sequestering CO2 in appropriate geological formations. Data from a study by Bennion and Bachu (2005) is available online at the Relative Permeability Explorer. The Explorer is ...

- In the perfect world, there is a symbiotic relationship between the policy maker and the agent of implementation. Describe that relationship at its best and at its worst.

At its best, the relationship between the policy maker and the agent of implementation enables collaboration between the two, which in turn ensures the effective and quick implementation of policies. Not only do these policies get enacted quickly, but the said implementation initiative also has more chances of succeeding as the agents of implementation will support the policy and ensure that all the resources necessary for a successful implementation are provided (“Creating Value through Collaboration”).

On the other hand, this relationship at its worst can lead to a lack of collaboration between the policy maker and the agent of implementation, ...

Postnote Briefing Paper

The Issue: To achieve balance between agricultural intensification associated with production of food and environmental protection.

Objective: Assess the implications of land sparing and agricultural intensification. Develop comprehensive strategy for land and biodiversity protection in the framework of two approaches outlined.

Executive Summary:

The current postnote briefing paper addresses the topical issue of biodiversity protection when effectuating agricultural activity in the UK. For the purposes of the current paper, a conceptual model demonstrating detailed structure of the paper was outlined. Two agricultural approaches were considered: land sparing and agricultural intensification. The two approaches were evaluated; potential costs and benefits of these approaches ...

The electronic personal calendar on a PDA is designed with the conceptual model of an organizer or a planner. Both the electronic personal calendar and the physical organizer are used for noting down appointments and reminders to enable a person to remember important events or activities. Just like the physical organizer, the electronic calendar allows the user to indicate the date, time, and nature of an event. The user is also able to enter notes about the event or activity just as they would on the physical organizer. This information on events and activities is also sorted by date, that is, every ...

Business Rules and Data Models

Describe the purpose of the database. The purpose of a database is collecting interrelated and related data in an order that full information can be accessed easily. It is therefore important to set the programs necessary for the data. Database offers an automated environment that is easy to access and use especially in a challenging environment like in the case of this college. Database management system is used in defining, manipulating, retrieving and managing data in the database. A database management system manipulates generally the data itself, field names, the data format, files structure and record structure. Database management system ...

The Conceptual Model for Informatics-Enabled Research

The Conceptual Model for Informatics-Enabled Research

Relevant methodological approaches and research products, and why they are important.

A typical issue for the results specialist is the conglomeration of information from changed and divergent data assets. Assets that unite clinical information from generally blocked off and non-coordinated therapeutic record, lab, doctor's facility based and other social insurance undertaking frameworks all through a given area with a specific end goal to encourage more proficient and compelling consideration procedures are in this way turning into an imperative piece of the exploration IT arrangement set (Hu, Mural, & Liebman, 2008). A key component is the strategies and methodologies used to keep up integrative information vaults of information ...

abstract The purpose of this article is to make a critical evaluation on the article that deals with the needs of men with prostate cancer to demonstrate their ability to integrate and apply knowledge in relation to critically evaluating published research studies as a foundation for making evidence-based practice decisions. The article will explain the role of nurses in caring for patients with prostate cancer and how to deal with the psychosocial support from the patient’s family members and friends. It will also deal with the educational needs of men diagnosed with prostate cancer and how to provide the ...

1.2 PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH: The purpose of this research is to investigate and analyze both the theoretical and practical issues related to customer purchasing behavior in the telecommunication sector. This paper will also seek to identify the most critical elements that influence a customer's behavior and buying decisions, as well as to examine the relationship between a particular service's attributes and an individual's characteristics. It is hoped this research will provide a better understanding of how customers perceive telecom service in Oman, which could help telecom operators to better invest in ways that would positively influence future consumer behavior. ...

Creating and Maintaining a Desired Brand Identity

Creating and Maintaining a Desired Brand Identity

Reference:

Kotler, P., & Lee, N. (2007). Creating and Maintaining a Desired Brand Identity. In P. Kotler, & N. Lee, Marketing in the Public Sector: A Roadmap for Improved Performance (pp. 107-131). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Wharton School Publishing. Theme: The creation of an effective brand is instrumental to the enhanced awareness and success of the established identity associated with the brand. Summary: Contemporary organizations have endeavored to create a good brand identity with the ultimate goal of securing a desired strategic position in the minds of the target market. As such, the concept of branding ...

Introduction

Six Sigma is defined as a set of tools and techniques for process improvement. In 1986, six sigma was developed by Motorola. It was developed by Jack Welch at central as a business strategy for General Electric later in 1995. Currently, it has been adopted by many industrial sectors. It is intended to advance the quality of process outputs first by identifying and removing the root causes of defects and minimizing the variability in business and manufacturing processes (Sokovic et al., 2010). Often, it uses a set of methods for quality management such as statistical methods meant for creating a special infrastructure within ...

Independent Learning

Introduction Independent Learning is a form of acquiring knowledge through the personal effort of an individual, where he or she sets specific strategies to acquire learning goals. The students have full freedom of the way the he or she defines its path of learning (Cassidy 989). The process involves sheer sense of critical evaluation and inquiry by taking responsibility of the subject being learnt. The teacher involved in this process plays the role of a facilitator. The concept of Independent Learning is normally evident in university setting, where the students have the liberty to choose courses and set independent ...

Team Members:

Under the supervision of - DECLARATION OF AUTHENTICITY - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - INTRODUCTION Training and development is involved with activities carried by an organization that are focused on improving the performance of employees. Training and development falls under the human resource department of any organization. These training and development activities include educational programs such as mentorship programs, training, coaching and workshops. They help to motivate and inspire employees and to bring the best out of them. Training and development have for long been understood to be only focused on looking developing new ways of production and ...

- Introduction Training and development is involved with activities carried by an organization that are focused on improving the performance of employees. Training and development falls under the human resource department of any organization. These training and development activities include educational programs such as mentorship programs, training, coaching and workshops. They help to motivate and inspire employees and to bring the best out of them. Training and development have for long been understood to be only focused on looking developing new ways of production and improving service provision but not thought of as means to improving employees attachment ...

Part 1: Group dynamics3Section 1: Working in groups and team.3

Section 2: Conflict and negotiation.5 Section 3: Management and leadership.6 Part 2: The organization system.7Section 1: Organization structure7 Part 2: The organization system.9Section 1: Organization structure..9

Section 3: HR policies & practices11

Conclusion...12

References13

Introduction Group dynamics in organizations revolve around the relations between employees and managers and how they interact in groups. These groups and teams may be formal or informal, and they may be set for specific tasks or for general tasks. Group dynamics determine the chances of success of an organization as far as team work is concerned. In this paper, Wal-Mart is the organization for the study. This ...

Abstract

Sexual addiction is a controversial topic that lacks substantial data. However, a psychosocial and neurotransmitter theories have been postulated in order to shade light on this disorder. Sexual addiction denotes sexual urges, thoughts or behaviors that appear out of an individual’s control or extreme in frequency; extreme addiction to sexuality (Kingston & Firestone, 2008). Addiction, on the other hand, denotes the state of behavior that goes beyond the boundaries of social norms and hinders a person’s ability to develop healthy relationships or function appropriately in life’s general aspects (Kingston & Firestone, 2008). In this paper, I provide theoretical explanations for John’ ...

Abstract

Tuberculosis, better known as TB, is an infectious disease that affects the global community. Its incidence rate has been significant in the New Zealand region where the disease is considered to be pandemic and has accrued a significant burden on the healthcare system for its demands on timely diagnosis and treatment. Although a decline of its incidence in New Zealand was noted, such decline halted sometime in the 1980’s and the rate of incidence becomes consistent thereafter and it remains to be an apparent health problem in the region which is highly associated with migration issues and other factors that ...

Leadership Styles 3

Introduction 3 Transformational Leadership 3 Servant Leadership 3 Transformational Leadership VS Servant Leadership, Comparison and Contrast 4 Relevance of Transformational and Servant Leadership with Founders Day Presentation 7 My Ideal Leadership Style 10

References 13

Leadership Styles Introduction Leadership is one of the most widely discussed subjects in both academia and organizational practices. In last twenty years, numerous definitions of leadership are elucidated but yet it’s hard to classify this key term comprehensively. However, in a most generic and simplified manner, leadership is defined as ‘organizing or leading a group of people to accomplish a common ...

Synopsis

Synopsis

Both pre and post facilitation were particularly essential as through them, four salient points that informed my current understanding regarding toxic organizations emerged. The four salient points represents the manner in which a nurse in a toxic environment ought to think. The first salient point was noticing. This point was largely facilitated by application of the seven levels of corporate culture and ways of knowing on the two narratives. Foremost, based on the survival consciousness, it is worthwhile to assert that the toxic organization is characterized by an autocratic, uncaring and fear driven culture (Chinn& Kramer, 2011). This essentially evident ...

Evaluation of the user study

This paper will look at the user requirements for virtual learning. The user requirements will also need that the paper looks at the design requirements in order to come up with an effective user interface that will be easier to use. This section focuses on the effectiveness of virtual learning environment and how the new system will benefit the student. Virtual learning manifests itself in many forms. One major form is the synchronous technology, which is more of the traditional learning method. It requires that all learners to be present at the time of delivery in as much as ...

The article of David Shonk and Packianathan Chelladurai (2008) carries quality of service in sport tourism as its main theme. The authors researched on the theme with the intent of providing a conceptual model that shows the different essential dimensions of sport tourism that is considered to be with quality. The model that the authors proposed serves as a framework for broader and deeper study of the dynamics of sport tourism by other practitioners in the field.

Research Questions / Hypothesis

This scholarly article (Shonk & Chelladurai, 2008) is based on the assumption that the differentiating factor, which is considered as the competitive advantage, between and ...

Critical Thinking

The Article “The Role of Affective Experience in Work Motivation: Test of a Conceptual Model” was written with the intent to look at the function played by emotion in the work motivation. In order to achieve thus, the article sought to analyze the conceptual model that was developed by Seo, Berrett, and Bartunek. This model predicted the impact of affects on three major behavioral outcomes in the work place. The behaviors that were studied in this article include included motivation, effort, generative-defensive orientation, and persistence. After dong an analysis on these, the article then went on to look at the ...

Selection of a core concept

Comparative analysis discussion Concept Statement Metaparadigms Philosophies Conceptual model

Choosing one theory and discuss where and how it may be best applied to nursing practice.

Concept comparison and analysis across theories embraces the assumption that concepts are the building blocks of theories since they highlight the conception of how scientists view a particular phenomenon. In the same way perceptions vary, definitely concept definitions and interpretations are diverse across disciplines and cultures. As such, in the following pages of this document the writer will explore these differences to detect the significance of their theoretical framework.

Nursing: Concept comparison and analysis across theories research paper

Introduction ...

1. Describe the three phases of motor learning and include a discussion of how you as the coach would approach teaching an athlete in each respective phase. There are three phases of motor learning that a coach can use to teach athletes. These are the cognitive phase, the associative phase, and the autonomous phase. The cognitive phase is the stage where the learner is first introduced to the sports. This is the beginning phase of skill learning. At this stage, me, as the coach should focus on trying to make the learner understand everything about the sports. If I am ...

Declaration This is to certify that the dissertation entitled “Gaining Strategic Advantage through Customer Value”, presented by me to the University of South Africa for the award of the degree of Master of Business Leadership is a bona fide record of research work which was carried out by me under the supervision of Dr Sidney Shipham. The contents of this dissertation in full or in parts have never been submitted to any other Institution of higher learning for the award of any degree or diploma.

Acknowledgement

I would like to express my gratitude to my study group members of the ...

Research question

What are Factors of E-learning influencing Students Knowledge?

Aims and objectives

The major aim of this study will be to determine E-Learning factors that influence the knowledge of students as far as management information systems and information technology is concerned. In order to realize this aim, the study will be aimed at achieving the following specific objectives: