Essays on Professionalism

Annotated Bibliography

Introduction Ethics is important in any professional body. This paper focuses on some of the ethical studies done on urban development in regional and town planning. Through the paper, one will examine some of the sources that will be used while dealing with the mentioned topic. Most of the sources that have been used in this annotated bibliography are American. This is because one believes America has a more ethical background in ethical issues dealing with urban development. In addition, the chosen articles are more relevant and deeply researched making them more appropriate for the study. By using American ...

The Art of System Architecting by Rechtin (2009) infers that system Architecture “is the art or science of building and constructing system for human use.” Experts with design knowledge are the source of decisions in architecture. Brooks says that architecture is the art of determining the needs of a user then designing a structure that meets a client specification with no technological and economic constrains. Architecture has to include engineering factors to ensure the design is economically feasible. The word system imply on the conceptual structure and functional behavior of the interrelated components from data flows, logical design, and the physical implementation. ...

Introduction

K-12 school system is the most common education model in America developed in 1852. The system begins at kindergarten level to grade twelve. Within the educational structure, as the child develops, he/she is exposed to different forms of educative activities that shape his/her understanding of basic concepts depending on the level. As a matter of fact, the program includes numerous stages through which the student is transformed from childhood, as he/she develops to grade 12 (Kirst & Venezia, 2004). The American government stipulated this particular education system as an authentic step and fundamental undertaking in its educational prospects. As a ...

It is with sincere enthusiasm that I wish to recommend Jean for admission into the PhD program in Marketing major specifically in Consumer Behavior track in your esteemed university.

I have known Jean for four years and can attest to her brand of expertise both as a student and as a professional. I got to know her personally in 2010 when she became my student in Culture and Art Research Methodology. I remembered her as one of my best students in class as she deservingly received high marks in my subject. I also had a chance to work with her dursing ...

Introduction

Listening is instrumental for an effective communication. The purpose of this paper is to discuss how effective listening skill contributes to establish a healthy conversation. According to a research, adults remain engaged in some sort of communication for an average of 70% of their time out of which 45% is spent on listening (Adler, R. et al. 2001).In the absence of the ability of listening, messages conveyed are misinterpreted resulting in misunderstanding or poor communication. Listening is key to any good relationship be that professional or personal. Listening generates a positive vibe into the atmosphere making people comfortably engage in conversation. ...

Section 1: Foundation of the Study

The majority of business information is stored electronically, creating the need for a system of securing this information. As the systems providing computer and internet security becomes more and more complex, security is increasingly compromised. Interlopers and hackers continue to create new and more creative means of gaining entry to information stored on networks, and users are facing an increased number of security attacks. Surprisingly, despite the variety and amount of security risks, security tools designed to counter these are slow to develop appear for business consumption (Garcia-Teodoro et al, 2009). With the introduction of new technological trends, information technology ( ...

Expulsion Structure

According to the CPS policy manual adopted in 2010, expelling students is divided into two categories: expelling students with disabilities, and those without disabilities. Expulsion is done through a hearing when a student has served a mandatory suspension of 10 days. After a hearing, the expulsion ranges between 11 days and 2 years for each incident. Non-disabled in CPS can be expelled due to: fighting, kidnapping, bullying, arson, violence, bomb threats, gang activity, and stealing. Disabled in CPS can be expelled due to the same reasons but if the offense is due to disability, then there would be no expulsion for the students.

Control of Structures and Decisions

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Dear Dr. ,

I would like to take the time to publicly thank Dr. Resnick for his mentorship and transition of his Littleton orthodontic practice. He has been practicing in Litton since 1994, creating beautiful lifetime smiles and has given me the honor and the privilege of continuing serving the Littleton orthodontic community for years to come.

I will be very excited and honored to continue the excellent care of your patient’s orthodontic needs, and, please be sure that your current and future patients, their families and staff members will continue to receive quality orthodontic treatment with outstanding service at ...

Dear Hiring Manager:

My name is and I have extensive experience Customer Service Orientation. I have come to know that there is a position vacant in your organization for “Client Date Coordinator” and I would like to render my services for the same position. I want to join It’s Just Lunch (IJL), a specialized dating service for busy professionals. The company arranged hundreds of thousands of dating and meetings from their commencement in the year 1991. They provide fun proactive approach to the personal life of its consumers as the company is in the business to arrange ...

Integrating expert technology in machines that are used for assembly lines

Assembly line is a technology that has been in existence in factories which have been used to produce products in large scale. This technology was introduced by Henry Ford.

It has been used to enhance mass production of items in a manufacturing plant. This technology has been used in manufacturing products that have many components which are supposed to work together. One problem that has been experienced with the use of this technology is that there is lack of coordination between the machines that are working in the assembly line. There is a lack of intelligence in the working of the machines ...

Technological advancements have been a major reason contributing towards the rise in globalization. Technology has eased the methods of communicating internationally. Now people can be connected via the internet to anywhere in the world at no cost at all (Businessweek, 2003). Globalization and technology even ensure commonality amongst regions. Similar tastes in fashion, music, food have helped integrate the world into a single unit. People may travel anywhere in the world for the first time and still may not be complete strangers. People can virtually visit any place they desire over the internet.

Where globalization has its ...

The professional Sport Leagues offer important leadership lessons that could be applied in business for attaining improved results. This presentation offers few such examples, illustrating professional players and teams and their leadership skills that brought them success in their activity. When it comes to leadership, it is all about sharing. “The More You Share, the More You Have” seems to be the motto of Peyton manning, the NFL leader of the 2014. As a quarterback, he needs a strong defense team and he consolidates this team, through his leadership attributes. As such, he respects all his team members sharing the rewards ...

Article 1: Code of Ethics: American Sociological Association

The American Sociological Association has developed a collection of principles, policies and ethical standards that guide the conduct and responsibility of professionals in the field of sociology. The principle as referred to as the ASA code of ethics whose main aim is to guide everyday professional activities of sociologists. The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the main principles that guide the whole code of ethics. Furthermore, the paper seeks to discuss the importance of these principle to the sociological profession.

The whole document that is the ASA code of ethics is ...

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 ...

In the late 19th century Emile Durkheim, a French sociologist, put forward an idea that society can be compared to a biological organism and coined the term “social organism”. A fitting comparison, seeing how every institution performs its own specific function, all of which are equally vital for the well-being of the organism – the economy provides and regulates the elements necessary for every individual and institution to function properly - just like the circulatory system of a mammal pumps vitae into every part of the body, the military institutions perform functions similar to those performed by the skin, law enforcement – to the ...

The case in study is about a conflict that existed between J. McGuire a construction/framing company owner who was the customer in this case and H. Hughes of H.H hardware. The case involves a saw which J. McGuire bought from H. H hardware and got broke in the process of usage before the warranty period expired. When J. McGuire came to back to the hardware to claim a replacement as he was told that the saw had a warranty, his comments were ignored by the manager claiming that the warranty was only for those who used the saw for un-professional services. The case study ...

Communication is an important element to gain understanding in whatever situation a person is in. It is especially effective if spoken using a common language. In this world, there are 700 million people who speaks English, and this language has been the most widely spoken and written language . This figure accounts for approximately 63% of the population in the world and I am part of it . Learning English as one of my spoken languages does not stops when I finished my bachelor degree in 2010 from King Faisal University. I believe that improving ...

Abstract

The INTASC Standards provides a framework for teaching that entails eight principles for the professional educator. The focus of this paper centers on Principle Six: “The educator understands and uses formal and informal strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the learner.” This paper asserts that this is the most important principle for the professional educator to demonstrate proficiency in. This paper also discusses the importance and benefits of student evaluation in the improvement of academic programs.

Introduction

This paper aims to address the requirements of Assignment 2.2 in Walden University’s EDAD ...

Portfolios are defined as a collection of evidence that attest the attainment and personal/ professional development of students through critical analysis as well as reflection of their contents (Plaza et al., 2007). The role of faculty in the development of student portfolios is to identify and define standards and competencies, define what constitutes appropriate evidence of achievement of identified competencies, and determination of guidelines and timelines for evaluation (Plaza et al., 2007). The role of students, on the other hand, is to select, assemble, present and justify above cited evidence through critical reflection ...

Abstract

The INTASC Standards provides a framework for teaching that entails eight principles for the professional educator. The focus of this paper centers on Principle Six: “The educator understands and uses formal and informal strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the learner.” This paper asserts that this is the most important principle for the professional educator to demonstrate proficiency. This paper also discusses the importance and benefits of student evaluation in the improvement of academic programs.

Introduction

This paper aims to address the requirements of Assignment 2.2 in Walden University’s EDAD 7200-8040 ...

After graduating from secondary school level, students are expected to immediately look for academic institutions to purse higher education on preferred course and degree programs. The high costs of college education; as well as the apparent unpreparedness of high school graduates to pursue higher education have provided the impetus to reevaluate options for high school graduates to include taking a year off after graduation before entering college. From personal experiences and from the assertions of some friends regarding taking a gap year, the current discourse hereby argues that that high school graduates would be better off taking a one-year gap due to ...

Influencing my organization and my role as an action scientist

As an action scientist and as the associate Dean of the college, my roles and responsibilities will involve taking the college on a path of progression, by virtue of my leadership, administrative skills, and professional knowledge. My duties would include developing and promoting the effective implementation of academic courses, for the better learning of the students. I am also responsible for the proper selection, training, and retention of faculty, as well as the examination department. I co-ordinate between the members of different departments, and review proposals for any ...

People services Inc. whose foundation is providing quality services to its customers. Its employees are the key to efficient and productive services. Hence, conduct of employees is taken very seriously in the company. The employees have to be loyal, efficient and productive. The case study is of an employee whose performance fluctuated. At first, the employee known as Maryam had an outstanding performance. A hardworking employee. She came to work early. She did her work very efficient in doing her work. The management of the organization praised her for her good work. She was above average in her performance ...

I have always considered the challenge of academic learning and educational achievements an extremely important part of my life. I assume myself an exceptionally fortunate individual who aims to achieve his potential in every phase of life and at all levels. Over the past several years, I have improved myself by growing into an active, self-regulating learner. This personal development has allowed me to enjoy accepting and implementing innovate ideas that I gain knowledge of on a daily basis.

It is not surprising that the contemporary world is becoming a smaller place day by day. ...

Journalism is a profession that has its root in multi level bases of responsibilities and obligations when it comes beyond theory to actual practice. The profession of journalism provides certain degree of authority as soon as the vast field of mass media is open to be accessed. But as put very eloquently, with great power comes great responsibility. One stroke from the pen of a journalist or one click of such a camera can yield the power of ensuring justice to someone or cause nationwide panic and chaos. Few other professions have such authority and force. So, being a journalist, one should be ...

- Ethically it is difficult for Ms Ashley to decide whether to report Model’s Inc or not. Moreover, she is now aware that her accounting head of the company, Mr.Viccio and her Senior, Frankie Small are also trying to abate with the defaulting company. Since almost everyone involved in this case is trying to bypass the regulations and show the company in good books, it is now an ethical dilemma for Ms Ashley about whether to accept the deeds or to report them with the concerned authority. According to the Rule 102 of the AICPA Code of ...

Barriers and strategies to effective communication in health care

Vivian was diagnosed with Stage IV Ovarian cancer at the age of 48 years by a prominent physician. According to film the ‘Wit’, Vivian’s care was faced by barriers of effective communication. First, there was a lack of consent. A prominent physician, Harvey Kelekian, subjected her to agree to aggressive, debilitating chemotherapy to serve his research agenda. Vivian was to bear the therapy and the degrading study. As her condition got worse and fear increased, she questioned the assumptions about life. Secondly, lack of integrity among the professionals. This is evident in Dr. Kelekian his first words to Vivian ...

Change: The Expected and The Unexpected

It has been said time and again that nothing in this world is constant, except for change. Change is not a question of “if it will happen” but “when it will happen”. We are all up for changes at different points in our lives, and it really is futile to resist change. Instead, we should equip ourselves with the right tools such that we can deal with the changes in our lives, when they happen. Sometimes we are given a heads up; thus, enabling us to prepare ourselves. However, sometimes change comes to us by surprise. And because we ...

The Code of Ethics from the Society of Professional Journalists provides recommended guidelines for journalists to exercise their profession, for providing the information value to the society in which they develop their activity. Looking at the Libertarian and Authoritarian Theories of Press, the analyzed Code of Ethics is more closely related to the Libertarian Theory, having more aspects in common and more relevance for the practitioners of this theory.

The Code of Ethics from the Society of Professional Journalists serves the democracy, which recognizes the power of the people. Hence, this principle is related to the Libertarian theory and ...

- A) Professional Organizations that can offer mentorship or career-focused advantages for graduates in the IT field include (Sea.devry.edu, 2014): - IEEE Computer Society - Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) - Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) - Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)

B) There are several benefits that can be obtained through from being engaged in professional social networking. The first benefit is that it can help in forming interpersonal skills through technology (Paxus, 2014). This may even help in enhancing face-to-face interaction with other professionals. The second way is that ...

Introduction

The scope of health care is widening every day. Healthcare tasks range from various categories including those tasks that require professional expertise, and those that practitioners may apply their general knowledge. Therefore, for workers in health care environment, their responsibility is of a diverse course. They act on every situation regardless of their professional line, especially when the need arises. This means that health care practitioners have to bear a diverse knowledge of all departmental functions in order to be effective in the work place. In order to determine the actual experience and first hand information about what it entails to ...

Lamson v. Crater Lake Motors 216 Or.App. 355, 173 P.3d 1242 (2007)

Summary. A car dealer’s a sales manager disapproved of the tactics used by a third-party firm in conducting sales promotion for the company. The company terminated him when he refused to cooperate. He sued for wrongful discharge, but the Oregon SC ruled against him.

Personal and Legal Analysis. Despite allegations of deceptive trade practices, the Court found for the employer because it did not compel the employee to commit any unlawful activity.

Answers to End-of-Case Questions. (1) Lamson could sue for wrongful discharge on the grounds of whistle-blowing. The person involved in the illegal practice knows more about it than ...

The Numbers Speak

Two of the greatest players the game football has ever seen are Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi Cuccittini or better known as Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro more popularly known as simply Ronaldo.

Messi, born in June 24, 1987 hails from Argentina in a modest family. He started playing football at the age of five for a local club coached by his father. He moved to the Foot Ball Club of Barcelona in his Junior years and has played for the team since then, leading them to numerous wins. He has also represented his country in all FIFA ...

Biker’s Nightmare

- Should Biker employee quit his job over the failure of his employer to pay import duty taxes?” In accordance to the mandate as passed by the SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act), SEC (US Securities and Exchange Commission) and IFAC (International Federation of Accountants), the first priority for professional accountants should be towards the larger public good. While, in view of public interest, the Biker employee should report the misrepresented facts to the concerning authorities, the fact is that there are several factors that affect this course of action.

Firstly, in most companies these days, there is a clause which speaks ...

Part I

Weiyuan Feng is an international student, studying on a full-time basis. Due to the time devoted by full-time students in their studies, Weiyuan Feng has not applied for any jobs in UC Davis. Weiyuan hails from China, and he is a traditional Chinese guy. He is fondly called as Daniel. He earned an AA degree from the De Anza College back in 2013. And then he transferred to the University of California in Davis as a junior student, and he is planning to graduate this Fall.

Weiyuan is majoring in Economics in UC Davis. Economics is not only his personal interest, but ...

Strategic Plan: Resources for Professional Development Plan

When building a strategic plan for a professional development program it is important to have support, time, people, understand financial constraints and determine if the educational needs to develop staff are being addressed. The purpose of LMC’s strategic plan is to balance the organization with the external environment, and maintain a balance for an extended amount of time (Marquis, & Huston, 2012). This balance will be achieved through the evaluation of the program and services while keeping the facility to its maximizing performance capabilities (Laureate Education, 2013). To attain optimal functioning, there must be flexibility and adjustments made to the strategic ...

Statement of the Problem

- There is notable wastage and embezzlement of funds in the organization - The problem is cutting through all the departments . These include the cash office and the supply chain management section. - The embezzlement is a problem as the organization is losing huge chunks of money to greedy officials. - The immediate cause of the embezzlement is lack of proper controls that will ensure that all possible loopholes for embezzlement are sealed. - Lack of professionalism and integrity by the officials entrusted with dealing with the money is also a cause of the problem .

Solution or Plan

- The ...

The analysis of the professional nursing organization was categorical on the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses abbreviated as AMSN. Currently, AMSN is the sole specialty nursing organization committed to exercising medical-surgical nursing. The foremost mission of AMSN, therefore, is to uphold excellence in medical-surgical nursing. Accordingly, the mission achieved greatly depends on the effort of the Medical-surgical nurses. The said nurses exercise their focused action and influential voice, continuously improving patient health care. Historically, AMSN was established in 1991, with the aid of the management firm of Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. Also, AMSN underwent effective nurturing with the constant assistance ...

AORN, (Association of periOperative Registered Nurses) is an organization that is a nonprofit organization whose members are nurses who are specialized in perioperative care in the United States with its main office in Denver. It has 41,000 registered nurses in perioperative nursing. They actively engaged in the teaching, manage and research in perioperative nursing. As such, the sole aim of the organization is to provide resources, set standards for perioperative clinical practice and publishing of AORN journal that shed lights on various research that have been done on perioperative nursing. Additionally, the organization provides a platform where members interact and ...

Just a few decades ago, the scientific community considered that the brain is fixed and programmed by nature. There was a consensus that the human brain can only deteriorate with age, but not improve. Today, the discovery of the fact that thoughts can change the individual’s well-being and psychological feelings is the most important achievement in the field of neuroscience over the past four centuries. Scholarly findings on the self-improvement potential of the human brain can now be used in everyday life, by ordinary people. The theory of thoughts’ influence can be transferred into its active phase by the integration ...

Graduate education provides an opportunity to expand academic horizons, to learn practical skills for real world applications, and affords the opportunity to do advanced research and influence future generations of students in a given field. A Masters in Accounting program will afford me the opportunity to conduct research, advance my knowledge of the field and study with a energetic student body and exceptional faculty. I will be able to advance my knowledge in a vibrant profession that has implications for a broad range of industries and services that are used daily by millions of people throughout the world.

There are many challenges that ...

INTRODUCTION

Professional and personal achievement is optimistic, distinguished and refined. This Personal Development will facilitate me to evaluate individual development requirements, set explicit targets and goal opportunities to meet up these objectives. This achievement of my overall personality will, eventually, benefit me as a person, my family and my learning organization.

Intended for moving up in any type of career an appropriate choice of career development model is must. While following the model, one can go far in his career and climb ladder of success. The most frequently worn process is a 5- step career development model. It takes account of five ...

One of the inescapable and unavoidable aspects of life is interior design, both professional and non-professional. The modern world is made up of the domain of an individual’s personal residence. However, it is also made up of “the interiors of the homes of friends and relatives, of offices, stores, restaurants, schools, hospitals, transport vehicles, and every other sort of place where modern life is lived” (Pile 10). When people face difficulty in making their homes look beautiful by giving them a new look, they consider taking the services of a professional interior designer. An interior designer makes use of ...

Ethics is a part of philosophy that tries to examine the morality of action and behavior in the society. Codes of ethics are geared towards creating professionalism in the workplace. They make sure the work standards are not compromised in any way, and we differentiate what is right from wrong. Furthermore, they make sure the relationships at the workplace are maintained at the professional level and everyone conducts themselves responsibly. They also make sure the organization meets its promises to the client (both the writer and the reader) by running an efficient organization which plays by the rules. In case ...

Question 1

What might be some potential negative and positive behaviors occurring with the issue of the Muslim nurse’s wearing of the Hijab?

One of the negative behaviors that occur with the issue if Muslim nurse’s wearing of Hijab is frustration. The nurse became frustrated since the Infection Control staff kept on telling her to remove it despite it being a requirement for Muslim women. Another negative behavior that may come up is domination. The Infection Control Staff do not understand that the nurse cannot remove her Hijab. Hence, by using their power, they try to force her to do ...

Nursing is an ever-changing and complex profession. There are things that should not change however; dedication to excellence in nursing. The excellence is achieved through the best practices, ethics and standards. Professional nursing practice hereby involves execution of primary tasks towards the patients. The nurse should be a leader, teacher, collaborator, guide and sentry. For these key roles to be executed efficiently, it requires that nurses have interpersonal and technical skills, ongoing learning, evidence-based practices, and commitment to quality, ethical practice, caring, critical thinking, leadership skills and cultural competence.

Nurses are required to practice in accordance with their professional philosophical ...

An up-to-date person is a person who analyzes. Thinking over the actions, thoughts, behavior types, someones’ characteristics, personal feelings and experiences, we move forward in a sufficient way. It is quite natural for the humans share the ideas, views; discuss the various life situations; hold the surveys on the interest topics. The conclusions that come from the retrieved information can be compared with the most precious treasure because they allow people to achieve their targets and make life easier. An analytical way of thinking finds an application in the professional areas, for example, in a pedagogical sphere. Reflective teaching is the best ...

When I first enrolled for this course, I had huge expectations. I saw the course as a chance for me to make a general improvement of my life across a variety of aspects. I had perused the syllabus of the course before enrolling and had deduced that the course modules and contents were in line with expectations and as I enrolled for the course. Now that I am coming to the end of the course, I must admit that it has been one exhilarating experience. No experience can be without challenges and this has been the case with this course. However, the ...

Summary and Response

In Children Need to Play, Not Compete, Jessica Statsky highlights how competitiveness has robbed children of enjoying sports for the fun of it. She begins by saying that because of the overzealous parents and coaches, children are made to play sports for its competitiveness, rather than for pleasure. Because of the standards imposed on children, sports are neither satisfying nor beneficial to children. She mentions sports such as Peewee Football and Little League Baseball, which, played to adult standards, cause physical and psychological harm to children. She believes that parents go overboard and condemn their children to strict work ...

Ethics is the science of the morality of human acts. It is a normative science because it concerns matters of values rather than of facts. Ethical values involve the concepts of goodness and badness of human acts or rightness and wrongness of conduct. Ethics is also theoretical because it speculates on the reason or cause why human acts and conduct are qualified to be good or right. It is also considered as practical because it is applied to the actual lives of people as a guiding principle for their decisions and actions. Since ethics deals with the conduct of mankind, there ...

Life is filled with uncertainty, because at times we think we are trailing one path then all of a sudden we encounter someone or something that will change the course of our life for good. Life’s unpredictability showed me that I am still a project in the making. I believe that the choices I made in life are the compilation of my everyday encounters that molded my decision to pursuing this monumental career decision.

My name is (name), I earned my degree in English Literature from King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. My background in English Literature made me ...

The world has become a global village and this has intensified the competition in almost every industry of the world. Human resource is the most important resource of the organization. The role of human resource is immense for organizations to gain competitive advantage in this highly competitive world. Organizations are investing a lot on this most important asset as they have realized the importance of valuing human resource. Organizations today are looking for individuals that have are good team players, have the ability to lead the team and that can help the organization in improving their profits. Over the last 2.5 ...

Introduction

Building a reputation as a better professional, is one of the most intrinsic components that one can ensure in the world of careers. There are numerous rewards that come with building a good reputation as a professional. One of such issues has all to do with raising an individual’s potential and stature in the job market. On the other hand, working with others from different cultural backgrounds has become eminent in the modern dispensation. Due to increased diversification in the corporate world, it has become clear that people from different cultural backgrounds at one given point have to find themselves in a single ...

Introduction

Work ethics refers to believe in moral benefit of work, and its ability to enhance character. It is most relevant in personal, academic, social and professional goals because of several reasons (Moon, 2001). First, it helps to increase productivity at the workplace through enhanced teamwork among professionals. Secondly, it aids in proper decision making culture through the enhancement of accountability and transparency when undertaking business decisions. Thirdly, it sensitizes an individual to act consistently even in difficult times and finally it helps in asset protection by enabling an individual to protect and respect business assets. For instance, one is ...

I have come to learn a lot about effective communication skill in this course. I have now known those tactics of being in control during meetings; especially when the obligation is on me to lead a group. From this course I am able to build and develop my lack of confidence in communication and trying to consolidate it into a more professional state. I am very fragile and weak before undertaking this course, and I could easily be frightened and keep ideas to myself rather than speak up in public meetings.

I have known that to be in control during a meeting is ...

This article covers the reasons why professional workers like doctors, engineers, and other white collar jobs needs to join workers unions. Reasons being not only the salary increment, but their demand is also not met adequately by the management, work scheduled that is being exempt from the maximum hour’s provision of the fair labor standard acts is also worrying. Lack of realistic grievance procedures in the working station is also another reason. So, lastly, job security-this being the dismissal of workers anyhow with the superior supervisor or personal without any good reasons.

The first paragraph of this article ...

Khoo, A. “eSocial Networking and eSports”, in More or Less Democracy & New Media. Future Leaders, 2012

According to Khoo, lives have changed a lot due to the development of the internet, making it easy to reach and work with people both in the vicinity and international. It has also contributed to an inactive way of life leading to heart diseases, obesity and diabetes. Among the popular leisure’s or jobs one can do online are electronic sports. Khoo argues that Koreans have adopted professional gaming to the point that it is referred to as a mode o social expression. In turn, this has had tremendous effect on the social, psychological and physical lives of the gamers.

He ...

Writing a case brief is a task that should be done with high degree of concentration and accurateness to address the issues and matters in question in a manner that they will appear completely correct. A case brief is of great importance as it gives a background and platform to a case so as to fully inform the involved of the case at hand. As such, it represents the exact actions that occurred and hence it is of great importance for it to be written in the most correct format and omission of words and making mistakes should be avoided completely. This is important ...

Functional expertise is one’s ability to master skills in their areas of knowledge. Building functional expertise is important to the firm because it helps the personnel to master their skills and deliver better services. The paper tries to explain the role of building a functional expertise. The paper also tries to describe a two year plan in building a functional expertise in the newly hired manager.

Role of building a functional expertise

The key role of building functional expertise is increasing productivity in a business. Labor is an important factor of production, and because companies concentrate on building functional expertise. Firms strive to instill knowledge to their employees ...

Summary

The material which is read this week applies to my personal and professional life to a greater extent. Considering the topic of economic rent, being a tenant I have personally experienced that the rent of the houses in the most desired and demanded locations is high. This is exactly I accordance with the economic rent principle which also describes that rent is high because of the high final product demand and the derived demand. Further, in my professional life I have experienced that that there is employee discrimination in a way that women are paid less than men, also they are not ...