Essays on Documenting

The Greek islands have many opportunities for travelers, and it has become one of the most sought-after vacation spots in the world. These islands are historic for their beauty, with many worldwide travelers coming here for centuries for what th”ey believe to be healing properties. Recent visitors may or may not believe in healing waters or sun powers, but they are interested in a chance to be spoiled, get away, and enjoy the island’s vast natural offerings, as well as the luxuries of the sister islands and the ocean. Mykonos, part of the Cyclades island chain, is ...

Director,

Grant Organization Technology to Save Children from HIV is an organization that has been created to serve HIV vulnerable children in rural Malawi through a partnership with ZipLine Drones and UNICEF. Our organization seeks to develop a program aimed at ensuring fast and continuous delivery of HIV test kits, results, and antiretroviral drugs to provide immediate medical attention to HIV positive children. We propose the application of drone technology to facilitate easy and convenient transport of HIV testing supplies, test samples, and medication that has been hampered by the poor state of transport infrastructure in rural Malawi. We seek $ ...

Abstract

Studies documenting substance abuse have shown that it is deadly. Studies done in these areas have shown a trend in the abuse of substance among the youth. Substances such as marijuana, alcohol and cannabis are continually being abused by the youth. Tobacco consumption by youth is yet to be mitigated. The government, has in some cases, not helped the situation but has served to escalate the crises by making potent substances available to users without regulation. The objectives of this research are to analyze the opinion of researchers I this field and their opinions on the matter at hand. ...

Introduction

Sexual harassment and workplace bullying is very common in the workplace and under the current case it is clear that Jim has to deal with a hostile workplace environment where Dan and Jacob are the bullies who are verbally abusing Jim. Sexual harassment is displayed through unwelcome sexual request, advances, and favours and other physical or verbal conduct (Misbehaviour slide 12). Bullying consists of repeated actions directed towards another worker that are unwanted, causes humiliation and can be unconsciously or deliberately (Misbehaviour slide 24). In addition, Jim is transitioning from a male to a female and such bullying can ...

Abstract

The Farm Security Administration (FSA) was established to address chronic rural poverty during the Great Depression in the US. A string of known and unknown artists was hired by the organization to capture the images of poverty and lives of rural farmers, with the hope of garnering support for them. The essay describes FSA briefly and then goes on to select a social documentary photograph from an FSA photographer. It evaluates the photograph and how successful it is in expressing the hardships faced by countless rural farmers and migrants during the 1930s. The essay discusses the selected photographer Dorothea ...

Study

Abstract Forensic photography is one of the four popular methods of documenting a crime scene. Together with videotaping, sketching and note taking, it constitutes an important part of the investigative and judicial process. Today’s court practice reveals that the photos taken by the forensic expert are often the only reliable, yet sufficient evidence to make the triumph of justice possible. In addition, not only the role of forensic photographers is critical in the context of recording and preserving lopus delicti evidence, but also these professionals are frequently summoned to a courtroom to give their professional opinion regarding authenticity ...

Scope

Kudler Fine Foods intends on implementing a Frequent Shopper Program involving establishing a system based on sale points that tracks purchases made by the customers. Through their purchases, customers will earn loyalty points which they can later redeem for services and products through retailers who have been joined by Kudler to offer quality gift products, special food items or airline upgrade (Apollo, 2011). Customers will view their earned points either on their receipts or on the company’s website through the point cards provided to them by the company. For every customer, the system relays their loyalty point to ...

The progress of learners with disabilities is monitored in order to identify the fitting instructions as well as those that need modifications. Essentially, the standards set to provide sufficient and effective instructions within the curriculum are followed to facilitate changes in accordance with the recommendations from instructors. The reports of students’ success in meeting the course requirements are assessed by professional staff who inform about the necessarily changes essential for facilitating learning. A decisive evaluation of student progress ought to be conducted by displaying evidence from standard tests, observation, and informal checkups among others. The evaluation determines the problems ...

Describe two research methods used in sociology.

Two popular research methods adapted to be used in sociology are classified as quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitative research methodology encompasses collecting numerical data to analyse a phenomenon. It also involves interpreting findings through statistical applications. The foundations of quantitative research design/methods emerge from the philosophical premises of realism; subjectivism and paradigm wars. From a sociological, perspective quantitative research methods focus on a systemic empirical approach in its investigation of social issues (Hunter & Leahey, 2008).

Qualitative research method investigates the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of a phenomenon without utilizing any mathematical tools. In this sense it is considered the inversion of quantitative research ...

The documentation standard is necessary in the nursing practice. The standards communicate the accountabilities of nurses and what the public expect of them. Documentation can be presented in form of paper, electronic, audio or visual. It is used to monitor the client record progress and communicates with other care personnel. It also tells the nursing care that is given to the client.

Documentation is necessary for many reasons. It provides a clear picture of the needs of the client or group. It also shows the nurse’s action and ...

Two popular research methods adapted to be used in sociology are classified as quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitative research methodology encompasses collecting numerical data to analyse a phenomenon. It also involves interpreting findings through statistical applications. The foundations of quantitative research design/methods emerge from the philosophical premises of realism; subjectivism and paradigm wars. From a sociological, perspective quantitative research methods focus on a systemic empirical approach in its investigation of social issues (Hunter & Leahey, 2008).

Qualitative research method investigates the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of a phenomenon without utilizing any mathematical tools. In this sense it is considered the inversion of ...

Thomas is married to Vanessa Jebb who comes from a diplomatic family. Jebb’s father was the first acting Secretary General of the United Nations. Thomas Hugh was a professor of History at University of Readings from 1966-1975. In 1979-1991, Thomas High was the Director of the Center for Policy Studies in London. Thomas Hugh was an ally of Margaret Thatcher during Thatcher’s reign. In his argument, Thomas Hugh presents an argument that is usually pro-European and conservative.

In the book Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, Thomas traces history from 1440-1870. He begins with the Portuguese ...

Importance of documenting a crime scene

While much has been hypothesized on various activities that should be carried out in a crime scene, it is essential to note that documentation is perhaps the most significant factor that should be given an upper hand in the handling of crime scenes. Notably, documenting a crime scene is noteworthy because it offers crime scene officer’s viable avenues in which they can find crucial facts that are significant in building a solid case (Pepper, 2010). In addition, documenting a crime scene reduces the chances of jeopardizing the outcomes of court cases, which occurs in the case where crime scene evidences are not ...

In archeology, DNA analysis has been used as an investigatory tool since it became available to scientists. DNA analysis, which is a constantly developing and expanding field, has allowed archaeologists to precisely and decisively obtain results that solve archaeological, historical, and evolutionary questions. Unfortunately, the methods for using ancient DNA analysis tend to destroy the samples from which the DNA is extracted. The results can easily be affected by external contamination as well, which requires the research to be conducted within specialized laboratories by trained laboratory personnel (Arandjelovic, Guschanski, Schubert, Harris, Thalmann, Siedel, & Vigilant, 2009). DNA analysis has been ...

Learning Exercise 1.11

In the case in Learning Exercise 1.11 in page 27 where I had to assume the role of a newly graduated nurse finishing a 3 month probation period at a first job in acute care nursing (as presented in the book) was a rather complex one because there were a lot of factors and variables involved, some of which were even unique to the situation and not commonly encountered by normal people. Considering all these findings, it would be unwise to solve the problem using a systematic or standards-based problem solving model because as mentioned, the factors and variables were unique to the situation and ...

In many instances, cases of burglary are unforeseen. However, it is important to take necessary precautions to reduce the possibility of such instances. It is better to be safe than sorry. For the affluent neighborhoods, the probability of violent entry is relatively high compared to other places. Consequently, tough measures should be taken to minimize this risk. It is important to avoid creating conditions that may tempt a person to engage in burglary. Therefore, one should not leave stuff such as bicycles outside. All efforts should be made to ensure anything that is movable is safely locked in the ...

1. Topic

Total Quality Management (TQM) in auditing firm

2. Background and Overview 2.1 Background The audit process also needs planning and communicating and controlling. The head auditor or the auditing firm must such plans and be able to communicate that assures the effectiveness of total quality management. There has been a significant change in the concepts of management in past few decades. This change in concept has given the raise to a new set of questions associated with them. That is, with the big horizon of understanding, the terms of different sciences can be applicable in other fields. With this thought in mind, let the ...

The United Kingdom is said to be the most observed nation in the world and, therefore, it is branded as “the Big brother nation” . Statistics shows that there is at least one CCTV camera for every thirty two people in the United Kingdom . A closed circuit television (CCTV) is the use of video cameras to transmit live video feed or image data to a particular place with a set of monitors that are scrutinized on a regular basis by trained staff for the purpose of surveillance. There are over 4.5 million CCTV cameras in the United Kingdom and the figure is ...

Article: Sommerville, I. (2011). System documentation One of the most important aspects of developing software systems includes documentation. This is a phase that is overlooked in the software development lifecycle. This is because of the fact that it is not part of the working system. The different stages of the software lifecycle development will depend on proper documentation for these stages to be understood. There is a need to ensure that the procedures and the processes of documenting the system are clearly understood in the design of the project. This will ensure that the software that has been developed will ...

How does the level of social awareness distinguish the historic preservation movement in the United States?

In the 1960s, people had a unique view of social awareness. The view of people to the community meant that everything around them had to have been in place for as long as they can remember. The definition of social awareness during this time was the consciousness of an individual to their neighbors and the history they shared. It was a matter of who lived here and whether that person was born in a place or was he or she a “newcomer.” Another key aspect of social awareness during this time was in the economic status of individuals with each social class having ...

INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE

I. INTRODUCTION In the course of acting as administrator of a victim advocacy agency, there are many instances in which the administrator must interact with individuals of other cultures and other backgrounds. Intimate partner violence occurs across all cultures, regardless of race, age, gender, or cultural status; however, certain societies have normalized intimate partner violence much moreso than American society has. Understanding the normalization of partner violence and the ways that this normalization can hinder women when they seek help for their problems is fundamentally important, particularly when these women are expected to act within the framework of a society ...

Introduction

Knowledge management in the healthcare domain may be regarded as an integration of formal techniques and methods in order to ease the utilization, dissemination, preservation, development, identification, acquisition and creation of the diverse aspects of the knowledge assets of the healthcare organization (Bordoloi & Islam, 2012). Delivery of excellent healthcare services requires optimal knowledge management and thereby having an established knowledge management process aids to enhance the process performance. Past studies analyzing the importance of knowledge management in healthcare depict that this process is far more complicated in the healthcare domain. This is mainly as a result of diverse perspectives on ...

The title of the article is “Electronic Health Record: Driving Evidence-Based Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) Care Practices.” The lone author is a master’s prepared nurse who participated in the implementation of the quality improvement (QI) project. The article was published in the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (OJIN) of the American Nurses Association. The ANA states that the OJIN is a peer-reviewed and scholarly publication. The problem addressed by the article is the incidence of CAUTI coupled with the lack of documentation of the clinical evidence that served as basis for urinary catheter insertion despite the availability ...

During World War II, more than 16 million American men served in the military. While this large portion of the population was overseas fighting for the United States, women had to do many of the jobs in America normally held by men. Women were considered vital assets to the war effort, and the American government made sure to use their skills and labor in many different areas to win the war. Women contributed to the successful war effort by working society, documenting the war effort, and supporting the soldiers. The most popular image of women during World War ...

California Lutheran University

Rayan Azhari Chapter I

Introduction

Succession planning is the process of identifying, recruiting, and training employees of an organization in order to equip them with skills necessary for enabling them to take up future top management positions. It entails training and evaluation processes to ensure that the respective employees are capable of effectively and efficiently handling all the management and leadership issues, they may face in the course of duty. Succession planning is an important part of everyday organization activities and, as a result, all organizations whether small; medium sized or even large must prepare for future succession possibilities. ...

Academic integrity is the application of an ethical policy of honesty and truthfulness in academic affairs. In particular, academic integrity involves an active effort by members of the academia; students, teachers and researchers to avoid academic cheating and plagiarism. The area of academic integrity is broad, and involves ethical issue related acquisition and management of data, responsible academic authorship and appropriate allocation of credit, peer reviews, conflicts of interests among others. This paper will focus more on plagiarism as a form of academic dishonesty (Lars, 2011 pp 2). Lars (2011) describes plagiarism as “attempting to pass off, as your ...

Organizational Culture

A nation is defined by their culture because it is a way of life for every member of that nation. Culture defines the people, their values and their vision. However, the concept of culture has be isolated to nations, countries and ethnic groups. This is not realizing that culture can be applied to the organization. It is not only nations that have people, values and vision that is distinct from the others, but corporations as well. Should one care to take a closer glimpse at the structure of the organization, one could be able to single out the different elements that ...

Chapter I

Introduction Succession planning is the process of identifying, recruiting, and training employees of an organization in order to equip them with skills necessary for enabling them to take up future top management positions. It entails training and evaluation processes to ensure that the respective employees are capable of effectively and efficiently handling all the management and leadership issues, they may face in the course of duty. Succession planning is an important part of everyday organization activities and, as a result, all organizations whether small; medium sized or even large must prepare for future succession possibilities. Effective succession planning ...

The women’s rights movement has enjoyed a long and storied history, with women throughout global society fighting to combat the systemic oppression of the patriarchy. While women’s rights has been an issue for centuries, the movement itself came to prominence in the mid-1800s, when the Enlightenment challenged the inequalities that existed between men and women. The suffrage movement in the United States was one of the first, most highly organized women’s rights movements in the early 20th century, women fighting to receive the right to vote. Since then, more modern movements, such as the first, second and ...

Introduction

Many companies, organizations, and institutions depend on information for their managerial functions. Information is becoming a valuable resource that is derived from the processing of raw facts, figures, and raw data; the unprocessed information is known as data. As companies and organizations continue to grow and expand, the amount of data required to process the needed information also becomes voluminous, resulting to data deposits that have the probability of developing. The data deposits that have the profanity to grow up quickly have to be controlled. With the growth of big data in organizations for a long period, there has been the ...

Purpose

The purpose of the collection by Dorothea Lange was to depict the life in the early days of camp, a period when barracks were under construction, classrooms were not arranged orderly and the internees led a very uncertain life. The aim of the curator was to catch the semi-tragic life that her subjects led.

Question at Issue

Is the depiction of the life that the women lead as seen in the collection an accurate representation of the state of affairs in the barracks? This question is important because Dorothea Lange was a photographer with zeal, and her work in this collection captured the semi-tragic life ...

Abstract

The paper puts into perspective the issue of product modeling methods. The product modeling structure should be done in the most optimal way to ensure that the intended purpose is indeed achieved. The process of modeling a product consists of six major activities; however, they can be composed into several sub activities depending on the number of components involved in the entire process. The six major activities discussed include the definition of products components, definition of product assortment, product structuring, and creation of a master structure, documenting, and definition of the structure views of the product.

Introduction

Product structure is a decomposition of ...

Medical Record Keeping

Abstract This academic investigation of the pros and cons of the electronic medical record keeping technology required in hospitals across the United States by 2014 as called for by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department provides documentation of more pros than negatives. The ability for nurses, physicians, and other healthcare clinicians collaborating through technology for better and faster documentation of patient status, for evaluation, and differentiation of therapies as needed proves this a valuable medical tool. The negatives include some of the technological systems need revamping for such inclusion as standardized nursing language in the software. Other negatives ...

Group 8 Week 10 Outline (Walker 1997)

Complaints against the Police: A Focus Group Study of Citizen Perceptions, Goals, and Expectations - Purpose - What do the citizens want to accomplish with their complaints against the police? - Does the law enforcement citizen complaint process accurately address the citizens concerns? - Citizen complaints against Police misconduct - Law Enforcement misconduct is a prevalent issue in America. - Civil Rights groups such as the NAACP and ACLU complain that minorities are victims of repeated extreme physical and verbal abuse by the police - African Americans are less likely than White’s ...

[Institution Affiliation] Documentation and observation is a core activity undertaken by early childhood educators. It is just one part of a bigger picture, in which it focuses on a child’s typical behavior in different situations over given period of time. Owocki and Goodman (2002) assert that it is impossible to measure the growth of a child if the assessment focuses on outcomes alone. Mostly, the outcomes are measured in averages which make it easier to make inaccurate conclusions. However, all these inefficiencies can be avoided through documentation of children’s development. Observations and documentation of children’s development enables childhood ...

Personal financial planning is a process of setting financial goals based on your current financial situation and prospect, most importantly future prospects. It is a matter of asking yourself these questions, financially, where do I want to be, when do I want to be there, and how will I get there based on where I am now. Because this is a process certain parameters must be looked into keenly and carefully before one thinks of coming up with a financial plan (Charupat, Huang and Milevsky, 2012). One, your personal financial plan should be based on the financial resources that one currently has at ...

Introduction

Database is a fundamental element that is being used in every aspect of life today such as in supermarkets, booking of flights at travel agents, booking hotels for holiday, using libraries, renting videos, studying at university, among others. It is a shared collection of designed related data and their description in order to attain goals of an organization. This paper will discuss database management systems’ benefits, how to address flat file systems limitations, and lastly, it will describe tools used for eliciting and documenting requirements in planning for a new database.

Benefits of database management systems

According to defined database management system as “a software system that enables ...

Plan for Processing a Potential Crime Scene

Identifying the Potential Digital Evidence Processing a crime scene will involve following standard procedures used in assessing a digital crime scene. According to Wile and Reyes (2011), the process of identifying the potential digital evidence will require a series of investigations to be done. Thus, this will involve assessment of the case, asking the affected parties questions, locating the evidence and documenting the results with the goal of identifying where the crime was exactly committed. In this case, the first clue to potential evidence will be to assess the intrusion detection logs. Additionally, it is important to note that network intrusions ...

Organization

Challenges Faced By Xerox and the New CEO Ursula Burns In the past six decades, Xerox is a name which has become synonymous with the printing and copying processes. It is unarguably the largest and the world’s leading documenting and printing services providing organization in the world. But, all was not well inside the organization. The former CEO Anne M. Mulcahy had saved the giant from falling into bankruptcy and restored some profitability yet the new CEO Ursula Burns has much to do. The new CEO is faced with the never ending challenge of cutting-costs, boosting morale and ...

Abstract

The following assignment is dedicated to the topic “Crime scene investigation”. The Introduction presents basic ideas related to the concept of investigation, the role of crime scene investigation in investigating the crime and most important functions, performed by crime scene investigator. Thereafter legal background and other relevant concerns are emphasized. Other concerns include adhering to ethical principles of crime scene investigator’s job, health and safety issues, and planning, organization and coordination phase, which precedes core crime scene investigation activities. Special attention is paid to practical importance of each of mentioned concerns. The rest of the course work contains a ...

Introduction

System analysis (SA) is the study of sets of interacting entities that are composed of computer systems analysis. Operations research is closely related to this field. System analysis is an open formal query conceded out to help somebody (the decision maker) to identify the suitable course of action (Krippendorff). System Design (SD) is the procedure of defining the interfaces, components, architecture and data for an organization to please specified necessity (Boehm, Barry 2006). Systems Analysis and Design (SAD) is defined as the process of developing information systems that efficiently use software, hardware, processes, data, and people to support the ...

Introduction

Dorothea Lange started her career in San Francisco as a freelance photographer and her notable project encompasses social landscape and the changes that occur within it. It was until the great depression in the United States in 1934 that she began to focus more on documenting peoples lives, poverty and other socio-economic related subjects (Bartomea and Petrosky 287). Paul S. Taylor on the other hand was a professor and economist at the University of California in Berkeley. His works are also associated to addressing the social problems created by the great depression (Bartomea and Petrosky 287). Lange and Taylor’s accomplishments ...

Internship scope:

- Controlling, booking and reconciling the postings and cash movements registered selling points per day. - Controlling, booking and reconciling credit card transaction, - Controlling, booking and reconciling miscellaneous payment modes like airline vouchers - Controlling daily cash flow (bank issues), - Support cost controller by stock control. - Filing and documentation. - Create proforma invoices for accounting. - Supporting the monthly and periodical closing activities. - Tracking and weekly reporting employees’ differences. - Checking recipes.

Filing system allows the business to access important information quickly and efficiently. ...

The Hippocratic Oath is an important oath taken by doctors to govern their activities. Since its inception, the Hippocratic Oath has gradually risen to become a uniform oath that regulates the activities of all professionals serving in the various health care disciplines. As Scott (2005) asserts, it is currently the duty of all players in all the disciplines relating to health care to observe this pertinent oath that has since been inculpated in common and statutory laws besides forming part of professional association ethics standards and regulations. Just like doctors, the activities of nurses, especially with regards to the several ...

Abstract

The experiment is about reverse engineering in a laptop machine with a faulty hard disk. One is supposed to examine the laptop machine with a problem. The matter subject at hand is supposed to educate one on how to open up the hardware components in a machine with a suspected faulty operating system. Components involved in the experiment at hand would entail and highlight on the need for using tools in troubleshooting a problem and solving or either upgrading system components from conclusive detail.

The list of components that would be involved would include specialized screwdrivers, for this case in opening and loosening nuts. Other ...

Capstone Proposal Introduction

This document is an IT project proposal created for Chugach Alaska Corporation’s Wake Atoll contract and for XXX University to satisfy the requirements for the TWA1 Technical Writing course, one of the final requirements in the Bachelor of Science in IT.

Wake Island Atoll is a small cluster of islands located between Japan and Guam just across the international dateline. United States acquired possession after its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American war . Later in WWII, the Japanese invaded and took possession until the Japanese surrendered. Today, the island is a somewhat sleepy place. Other than occasional stopover from flights ...

Abbreviations are used a lot of times in the art of medicine worldwide. Medical abbreviations are so numerous that no medical personnel can claim he/she knows all. New terminologies are coined continually and once they gain acceptance, they are used in conjunction with the traditional ones. It is often said that these abbreviations save a lot of time when documenting patient’s information, progress notes and management. Some of the commonly used abbreviations include BP which means blood pressure, HEENT which is an abbreviation for head, eyes, ears, nose and throat, PERRLA means the pupils are equal, round and reactive to ...

Introduction

When it comes to saving time for business, several strategies and systems are applied by the management so that they can both entice the client to buy to them and get their loyalty for fast and excellent service. In Atlanta, a need for a system to document stocks and supplies was an issue especially for furniture shops. One of the major problems when it comes to documentation of stocks is the fact that it takes a lot of time to detect and locate as some use tattered records, which are often lost due to often use and mishandled storage. Clients often ...

Overview

Consents taking and documentation is a vital part of legal and medical ethics that guides medical practice. It serves as a tool for effective patient management. It is meant to be taking before any form of treatment simply because all patients capable of understanding of such form of information has the right to receive accurate information regarding his or her illness/condition, the physician treatment plan, associated complications and effect, and other available treatment options. It is the responsibility of the physician to ensure this is achieved and properly documented before any start of treatment.

Improper taking and documentation

The issue of improper taking of consent ...

Executive summary

In recent years, the issue of corporate governance and ethics has grabbed attention in the light of corporate scandals that have reported since the Enron scandal. Scandals emerge is environment where corporate governance is weak (Knell, 2006 pg 162). These unethical practices start at the accounting department or elsewhere but covered up during preparation of the accounting records of the company (Knell, 2006 pg 165). The possibility of fraud in accounts poses the single most corporate risk. This report will explore Classic Hotels Inc, its structure, internal and external environment and finally zero in on accounting systems and controls ...