Bunking classes, dating popular people and openly smoking and drinking are some of the attractive features of entering college which often makes it as one of the most exciting phases of life. However, the charm of entering into college is not a long lasting one merely because of the veiled responsibilities and adjustment issues which arise due to emerging adulthood. This is a period marked with mood swings, irritability, and depression along with other consequences of life stressors. Since people are quite often unprepared to face these challenges, it is highly essential to draw light on the number of issues associated ...
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Discussion between Christopher Caldwell and I
Caldwell: Just how important or valuable do you consider college education in America today?
Me: Considering the increase in the number of families, sacrificing a lot to have at least one of the family members in college, I presume therefore that college education must be very important and valuable too.
Caldwell: According to you, you presume college education to be important simply because many families sacrifice to at least have one of their own go to college. They have to spend a lot of money, up to $180, 000 dollars just for one student. I think these money can ...
It is evident that Walker will definitely have a difficult time trying to create a turnaround situation geared towards seeing Sofna College restore its reputation. The first approach is for Walker to assess the functionalities of every department of the organization including facilities and materials required to enhance learning and participation in extra-curricular activities, the role played by teachers and the financial limitations that could be making the Sofna survive on debt financing. Walker needs to look for ways through which a consultative meeting could be set involving teachers, parents, principles and the ministry. This implies that the first ...
NORTHWEST STATE COLLEGE
Discussion of Northwest College case study
This discussion will include an identification and discussion of the implications which the external labor market as well as the recruitment strategies will have on the recruitment outcomes. The paper will also attempt to design a strategy that will improve the recruiting outcomes for the
Implications of external labor markets and recruitment strategy
As explained in the case study, the Northwest State college has been experiencing problems with its staffing requirements especially due to the fact that there is not enough resources to hire the required number of staff, and the few staff that is in the company are leaving to ...
Sofna College started as a high school in 1923, with a small population of 36 pupils, and it has developed gradually through various school managements into international school. Despite of the school’s prosperity, it has also faced serious challenges which has made the school to shrink and hence lower the school standards. Some of the problems are internal (within the school itself) while other problems are external (factors outside the school) and these factors have significantly contributed to the current low standards of the college. Some of the recommendations and possible solutions to such problems which lower the ...
Executive Summary
The total student enrollment at KSU Geuga has dropped by as much as 44 percent over 1991-1994. Additionally, the percentage of the traditional students relative to the total student population in the college also show a declining trend between the year 1992-1994. It is interesting to note that the part time student population has increased from 1993 to 1994 by about 15 percent. This trend indicates the pursue of career extensively by students along with education that may be as a result of insufficient financial aids for higher education. Also, the majority of the students have not decided a major for their ...
Problem Statement
Sofna College offers international education for children of expatriates. As such, Sofna College's vision and mission should be geared to more culturally diverse curriculum and engagement. Given current case, school's early operation phase appears to cater, effectively, for needs of children of diplomats while during mission's stint. The expansion in next decades, particularly during 1950's, 1960's and 1970's, appears to further confirm school's success as regional hub of international education as enrolments increased and campuses expanded. By 1980's up to present day, Sofna College appears to be losing strategic direction by focusing, almost exclusively, on expanding campuses. Specifically, by ...
Social policy
The skills provided by community colleges are paramount if we are to meet the threshold required for jobs in the future. These jobs will need an associate degree or more, rather than the current jobs that can be done even without the attainment of a college degree. These associate degrees have a credential of two years thus are less expensive and favor the young people from poor backgrounds (Brand & Xie, 2010). The aim of the free community college is to boost an individual’s income through a solid background in education. Given the declining rates of enrollments in colleges, ...
Abstract
This case study examines the problem of deviation of normal relationships in families of persons with alcohol dependence. The case given for analysis describes rather typical situation of families with excessively drinking husbands. The case study aims at formulating the overall strategy of finding the way out for the members of such families. Particular attention is given to providing social support for the victims of the excessive drinking as psychological disorder. Special psychological phenomenon of "codependency" is defined throughout the research. This phenomenon is reflected in the psychological characteristics of wives and children, indicating the formation of dependent behavior ...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Protecting the House of Under Armour
Patrick Kraft and Jason W. Lee’s article “Protecting the House of Under Armour” tells the story of a “young and up-and-coming” brand (2009, p. 112), Under Armour, who has become the leader of performance apparel, with an uncontested 75% market share, by applying innovative and efficient marketing strategies. Competing against globally renown brands such as Nike and Adidas, the mission of Under Armour, to become a reputable brand in the sportswear market was not an easy one, yet the company succeeded in making its products highly appreciated by athletes around the world, positioning ...
It is a good thing that Bobby is considering having a couching and counseling session with Paul. Her decision of doing so shows that she had nothing to do with the change of the company’s policy of only promoting college graduates. Having decided to approach Paul, she needs to put in mind that she is approaching someone who is feeling low because he missed promotion to a position that apparently was given to her. She will have to know how to handle the matter in hand with Paul. If necessary, Bobby needs to approach a third party like the transferred maintenance manager, ...
- Identify the problem they have now or will have in the future.
The first problem which the couple is currently facing is overspending. After deducting all the expenses which the couple is incurring monthly from their total combined income, John and Mary are incurring a monthly deficit of $3,317.95. This computation is based on the net earnings of the couple after deducting income tax and voluntary superannuation contribution, which both John and Mary participate in (ATO, 2014). This is in spite of the numerous income sources which they individually have and bearing in mind also that they ...
Getronics is the biggest ICT service vendor in the Benelux region and one of the biggest in the world. It is based in the Netherlands specializing in technology services including connectivity applications and services, workspace management services, consultancy services, and datacenter advancement and management. This study aims at developing a go-to-market plan for Getronics new product, the Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). It will also include a value proposition, media mix, and an implementation plan.
The Problem
Getronics has been performing poorly in the recent due to the lack of undifferentiated service offerings in the aggressively competitive IT market. This situation made it difficult ...
Parties involved (Public institution and individuals)
Kenneth E. Hardy, Plaintiff - Appellee, Jefferson Community College and Kentucky Community and Technical College System,
Defendants: Mary Pamela Besser and Richard Green, Defendants-Appellants
Summary
The First Amendment of the United States Constitution affords protection to freedoms and rights of citizen that include but not limited to, freedom of speech. Such rights and freedoms are anchored in the Constitution and cannot be abrogated by any particular individual. Nonetheless, it is never always clear cut on what constitutes speech on issues of public concern so as to fall into the category of speech that is protected by ...
Article Evaluation
Article Evaluation
A. Introduction
- Does investigator report on relevant literature?
- How many sources were used and how many were recent (i.e. within five years of publication date of the article)?
There was an apparent use of relevant literature in the study, which is evident in the linking of theoretical underpinnings of the study itself and those of the literatures being used. For example, the study establishes the relationship between academic, first-semester academic achievement and psychological attitudes. The relationship in these variables constitutes understanding of resilience among first year college students, which was reinforced by the findings ...
Questions:
1). Based on the “Billy Beane: Changing the Game” case, explain how and why the Oakland A’s economic situation after 1995 shaped its:
a) Compensation strategies:
Oakland A’s disobeyed the laws of baseball economics in the world of most important league baseball. There was an expense of only $34 million by the team and they won 102 games and loss 21 only, in 2001. Moreover, they were the first ones to finish in their division and made the matches. The chief baseball teams preferred to hire players from high school rather than players from college. As a ...
Reform Movement: Demolishing Barriers Between Computer Science and Computer Engineering in Purdue University
Introduction
Synergy Between Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Engineering is the ‘practice of safe and economic application of scientific laws’. Science is a ‘systematic observation of natural events in order to formulate laws.’ The field of engineering became a separate discipline from science in the nineteenth century.
Computer science, like engineering, is a field of applied science. Unlike science, it has a shorter-term view. Computer science aims to determine what will work, and not to discover fundamental laws of nature. It is akin to engineering in its emphasis on automation. Therefore, computer science is more aligned to engineering than to ...
Car rental has become a necessary commodity in the United States and around the world. There are many, however, that do not need a vehicle for an entire day, but rather for just a couple of hours. Many times, these are college students living in states where one must be 21 to 25 years old to be able to rent a car through a tradition rental agency. Others just want to be able to take care of their rental needs by themselves and not deal with bureaucracy, but rather just be able to serve themselves and get their business done.
Zipcar follow’s ...
Affiliated Institution
A summary about the case study Setting Tuition and Financial Aid
“Analyzing Managerial Decisions: Setting Tuition and Financial Aid” starts on a very soft tone where the board of Ursinus College in Pennsylvania raises its tuition and school fees with over fifteen percent defying economic rules the college applications subsequently increase with two hundred above the normal applications. The reason why it defies the rules of economics is that people believe the more expensive a college is the better it is.
This incidence also happened to other colleges that raised their tuition fees in order to match their competition ...
The following paper details the excellent market strategies used by Zipcar to excel in the field of car sharing services. It basically talks about the companies target plan and how by targeting the young generation, the company moves towards the path to success.
A car sharing company serving almost about 6, 73000 members in Europe and North America, Zipcar works on a simple membership concept. It has 9000 vehicles in all operating in these two countries. By the year 2011, the service witnessed a growth of 25% ultimately increasing the revenues by 30 percent from the previous years figures . No doubt, ...
Abstract
This paper documents the tasks involved in the implementation of Access Control System (ACS) in a college dormitory. ACS assures of a protected and convenient college life for students, faculties and staffs. ACS concentrates on controlling physical access to buildings and events at a minimal operational cost. This system helps to respond quickly to a critical situation by tracking the location of the suspicious person. ACS can assure students’ parents of providing a harmless and tenable campus for their child.
Access Control Systems in general concentrates on controlling physical access to campuses and building as well as logical access ...
Introduction
Binge drinking is defined as heavy consumption of alcohol over a short space of time. For men, it is the consumption of more than six units of alcohol and for women is consuming more than five units of alcohol. My clients name is Dave was a good student who kept away from bad peer until his 9th grade where he joined group that introduced him to drinking. Now at 12th grade, he drinks thrice a week. This has affected his academics; he no longer finishes his assignments nor gets good grades. Constantly he is arrested for violence, minor crimes like stealing money ...
Abstract
The number of worldwide issues concerning environmental safety and corporate social responsibility has been on an ever-increasing rate. This is why we can also see a significant growth in the demand for environment-friendly and self-sustaining buildings. The number of domestic and international organizations that monitor and facilitate the standardization by means of a tiered certification of such buildings has also been on an ever-increasing rate. The LEED certification program is one of the most prominent ones in the U.S. and the UC Davis Brewery, Winery, and Food buildings have received platinum grade certification under such program. The objective of this paper ...
Nature energy snacks
Describe the current marketing mix and target audience using the 4P’s
The product in this case is an energy snack being sold to college students by a partnership of John and Jayne. They sell the snacks in 8oz. packages for about $2.5 in the colleges’ bookstores and around the environs. The product seems to doing well because of its quality, pricing and convenience. Students have taken into it because of its naturalness. The partnership considered the 4P’s of marketing by ensuring that the products met the expectations of the students and are easily available at an affordable ...
Garayalde-Rijos v Municipality of Carolina
The case was brought before the court of appeal in the in the United States and the parties to the suit were; Waleska garayalde being the plaintiff who was suing Jose Aponte Dalmau the mayor for the Municipality of Carolina and the Municipality of Carolina.
Facts of the case
The plaintiff Waleska garayalde filed a suit of gender discrimination with the Equal Employment opportunity commission (EEOC) alleging the municipality of Carolina refused to accord her equal opportunity of being a fire fighter based on the fact that she was a woman. She further alleges that, less qualified men as compared to her were ...
As independent variable of the current study, the experimenter used measures of self-esteem of students. A dependent variable was an academic success/failure of students. Students` success was measured by good grades while students` failure was measured by exclusion them out of the college.
The experimenter suggested that low and high self-esteems influence the academic success and achievements of students in the college. However, she could be wrong with her final conclusions. Of course, it is possible that low self-esteem influences academic success negatively and high self-esteem influences academic success positively. However, it is also possible that low self-esteem is ...
Questions on Apprenticeship Training within the Steel Industry
Questions on Apprenticeship Training within the Steel Industry
Describe two ways in which SFIL gains by starting apprentices at a young age. (2 marks). One way the company gains from training apprentices at a young age is by ensuring that it has a future workforce that is skilled according to its own superior standards. The second way the company benefits is by having government funding to train these young people, who ultimately end up benefiting the company and gaining successful careers themselves.
Using examples from the case study, explain the difference between ‘on-the-job’ and ‘off-the-job’ training. (4 marks) One difference ...
Financial planning is the process and various steps that lead to the proper management of available income and better management of expenditure. Managing personal and family finances demands thorough estimation of the incoming revenue and outgoing expenses on a daily basis. Efficient management of family or personal finances demands budgeting of total monthly expenditure and income. This enables one to determine his/ her spending and saving. Many couples live long without taking a view of their finances. This is the beginning of future money problems that strain the marriage and possibly turn catastrophic if one spouse dies or is incapacitated.
According ...
Virtual City Police Department. Case Study
Nowadays the Virtual City Police Department face several significant problems. The point is that if the problems are not fixed, the Virtual City citizens will suffer because the level of crimes will increase. This report is aimed at outlining four major problems and finding solutions on them.
The main problem of the Virtual City Police Department is unqualified personnel. The point is that until the mid-1990s every person who had graduated from school and got a certificate could become a police officer in the Virtual City Police Department. However, in the 1990s the situation has changed a bit: college education became a ...
A case brief of Bush v. Gore (2000)
The case of George W. Bush, et al v. Albert Gore, Jr., et al (531 U. S. 98, 121 S. Ct. 525), familiar as Bush v. Gore was a disputable one, and was heard on December 11, 2000. The case determined the results of the presidential election in 2000. By court’s order (7-2), the ballot recount that was conducted in certain counties in Florida, was stopped due to the absence of approved standards. The Court declared (in 5 – 2 vote) that there was no sufficient time for establishment of new ...
Educational excellence is the main aim for any academic institution. However, achieving excellence in education is not a straight pathway. Thus, it calls for adoption of strategies or techniques to help achieve the desired results. One of the core techniques that institutions have chosen to embrace is the excellence inclusion. This is a result oriented strategy. It has also dawned to administrations of institutions that diversity is a core element for excellence in education.
Inclusive excellence is a planning process that aims at assisting institutions to establish a comprehensive and well-organized set of systemic actions that aim at ensuring massive diversity, inclusion, equity ...
Background
Successful modern business marketing lays emphasis on meeting the needs of the customers. This focus is a departure in the opposite direction from the traditional business whose major concern was selling its products or services. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is one way of meeting not only the direct customers’ desires but also the needs and expectations of all the stakeholders of a business (Ortenblad 2016). Unethical profiteering practices of large companies and customer awareness due to free flow of information have forced many companies to make CSR a key strategic focus in their conduct of business. Besides enabling a ...
Forecasting methods in health services
Forecasting is a mathematical prediction process that uses the data from the past records to predict the future outcomes. In the case of the health services, it uses the number of patients visiting a given health facility for a given period of time, like, say, for a whole year or a month in order to predict the estimated number of expected patients in the following year. This helps the health facility managers to make a prior plan of financial and material expenditure for the year or month to come.
In addition, forecasting helps to monitor the operational efforts in ...
Introduction
The discussions in this biomedical ethics case study involving the death of a patient named Mr. Paul Mills during his stay at one of the hospitals in Halifax, Nova Scotia will focus on whether Dr. Nancy Morrison’s decision to help end the patent’s suffering by injecting nitroglycerin into the IV line in an unsuccessful attempt to decrease blood pressure and thereby end the patient’s suffering and on a separate instance, injecting potassium chloride a few minutes prior to the patient’s point of expiration. It is important to note that this paper will not focus on ...
Question 1
The age of Ben greatly affects his decision regarding an MBA. Ben graduated six years back at the age of 22. Now assuming that he starts MBA at the age of 28, it can be stated that he has saved enough money to pay for his two years study. At the age of 30 after completion of MBA, he will still have many years to earn with better possibilities and increased salary. Moreover, the learning capacity declines with age. It is another factor in making a decision for studying MBA (Brigham and Ehrhardt, 2013).
Question 2
There are several non-quantifiable factors ...
Jay has flunked from his first year of college and is involved in a lot of drinking which interfere with his ambition of becoming a chemical engineer. He does not want to come for psychological treatment of his problems because of clear denial that he has a problem. Despite that, Jay was born normally with no complications at birth and during labor. He met all his developmental milestones early and was described as an advanced baby. Jay reportedly excelled in school with needing very little effort to maintain a straight ‘A’ report card even in the gifted and talented program. He is a ...
DILEMMA AT DEVIL’S DEN
Devils Den faces a dilemma. Susan is a finance major who works part-time at Devil’s Den, a snack bar, managed under a contract with the College Food Services (CFS). The snack bar runs two shifts; the morning shift is managed and controlled by full-time employees, while the night shift is run by students, who work under the supervision of another student, who holds the position of manager. There are approx. 30 student employees and 6 student mangers employed by CFS to supervise Devil’s Den. Student managers are previous employees chosen by other student managers, have no formal training, or have any ...
1. Introduction
Based on the case study on Hemingway College, Catherine Barkley, the manager of purchasing and accounts, are to provide recommendations to the Vice President of finance regarding the final stage of implementation of the new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in the college. For implementing the ERP systems in time, Catherine is left with two options, first one is to use the existing staff in addition to a few temporary employees for completing the work. Second option before her is far more expensive and it is to hire consultants from the company that provides ERP systems for ...
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- Describe the organizational culture of the Air Force Academy as presented in this case in terms of its similarity and differences to a typical college or university.
In many respects, there are similarities between the environment of a typical university or college and the Air force Academy. It is a common environment that creates a feeling of belonging, of identity for the students / cadets, provides a social support structure and consists of students of different ages and backgrounds working towards developing themselves and working towards their future.
However, in the case of the air Force ...
Global recession is often thought of as a serious problem or threat considering that it affects an individual’s or a family’s financial capability to maintain their lifestyle. Even if people deny the effects of global recession, some are in an advanced state of panic as people deem their businesses, employment, and plans are over. In reality, the inconveniences and life-changing situations vary depending on where one is geographically located, how much of the business is at stake, and how long the financial crisis lasts. Despite the apparent doom and gloom the situation presents, there is still much that can ...
A local health department epidemiologist investigated an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness thought to be associated with a college cafeteria. There were many complaints about the quality of the cafeteria’s offerings, and it appeared that the student’s worst expectations were confirmed when several students visited the college’s infirmary during the middle of the night and the following day complaining of nausea, diarrhea, fever, vomiting, and cramps. The health department’s investigation revealed that 24 students had eaten in the cafeteria and the development of active symptoms ranged from 24-36 hours. A list of foods eaten, the number of ...
Abstract
The case study adopted in this paper relates to Apple’s iPhone series concentrating more on the latest Apple’s product the iPhone 5. The advertising campaign for the iPhone 5 operates under different banners and slogans taking different advertising forms and media channels. Each of the campaign section gets evaluated with regard to its content in terms of persuasiveness of advertising messages. (Allsopp 2013) A critique is done on several persuasive methods employed by apple in its advertising campaign. Some of the examined methods include a comparison of the iPhone with other competing rival products in the market, bringing ...
Abstract
The case study adopted in this paper relates to Apple’s iPhone series concentrating more on the latest Apple’s product the I phone 5. The advertising campaign on the I phone 5 operates under different banners and slogans taking different advertising forms and media channels. Each of the campaign section gets evaluated with regard to its content in terms of persuasiveness of advertising messages. (Allsopp 2013) A critique is done on several persuasive methods employed by apple in its advertising campaign. Some of the examined methods include comparison on the I phone with other competing rival products in ...
Introduction
Deyun Meng (pseudonym only), a tourist, is a 37-year old doctoral candidate. I met her while waiting for a taxi on my way home. She has been here in the US for barely two (2) weeks to visit a sick relative. I told her if I could observe and interview her for my case study project in developmental psychology. I explained to her the purpose of my project and gave her the participant consent form. She answered affirmatively. The next day, we spent nearly one-and-a-half (1 and ½) hours in a café near her relative’s residence. Deyun ethnic background is Chinese. She has been a ...
Introduction.
Intercultural maturity was introduced in the learning theory in developing the capacity to understand personal identity and self relation. The concept involves the development of awareness on cultural diversity in a manner that is intercultural and appropriate. The motive of intercultural maturity is to promote an individual sense of relation to other people with different opinions on culture. Awareness and knowledge on intercultural maturity leads to understanding of different personal identities, interaction with different people from different historical backgrounds and social contexts, and a reflection on the differences that motivate action among individual with diverse cultural backgrounds. King and Baxter (2005) ...
Personality and psychological disorders
Occupation: Student
Age: 15 years
Tom welling is a teenage student at his first year of college. Through his life in high school Tom was viewed as a grown soul in a young body. Among his age mates he would stand out as the mature one. Despite his mature character Tom did not have a healthy social life. He had only two friends whom he could trust whole heartedly. This trait had developed since he was in high school. He could seclude himself from the rest of his age mates and engage himself in sentimental conflicts. He was the only person ...
Overview
The current case once again brings to light the countless flaws in the prevailing Indian healthcare system that is plagued by shoddy practices, including unavailability of proper infrastructure, along with the callousness and disenchantment of the medical practitioners and the staff in general both towards the medical profession and the patients, that manifests itself into decreased morale and increased turnover and absenteeism rates amongst them. With the needle this time pointing towards SR Hospital, a middle-class government hospital in Kerala (India), the case tries to briefly talk about the current financially debilitating state of the medical establishment, which again is ...
Recruiters use several methods to garner potential college workers. While some popular approaches are expensive and ineffective, other creative methods are, simple and low cost while extraordinarily effective. As a Target Management’s Program Officer, I am writing this memo to propose two recruiting models that will help the company save money and make fun- filled presentation while recruiting for workers at California State University- Fullerton.
Business Problem
Even in the age of prompt and efficient technology and increased role of virtual communication, face-to face recruiting methods, especially for fresh college prospective workers, is still the most effective way of finding good ...
Abstract
Cultural sensitivity is an issue that is central to health and ethnicity, and also to creating programs for disease prevention and health promotions for varying ethnic and racial populations. The rationale, under which programs for promoting health are build, is based on three basic observations; the varying patterns in the predictors of the behaviors of health, different groups show; the differences in the rates of disease prevalence as indicated by various ethnic and racial groups; and the patterns exhibited by the same groups in the prevalence of risk factors imposed by their behaviors. The differences between the prevalence rates ...
Assess
The mission of the Joint Task Force North (JTFN) is to streamline and implement an effective Command and Control structure and policy for military support to counter-drug efforts and fight transnational organized crime (TCO). The vision of JTFN shall be to meet the objectives set by the Northern Command Commander and add value to Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (DLEAs) in addressing the illegal activities of TCOs. The mission and vision of JTFN cannot be achieved without the support of appropriate key internal and external stakeholders. The internal stakeholders include JTFN’s staff in El Paso and its headquarters, law ...
Management
Summary
The co-founder of the personal computer named Steve Wozniak accompanied Steve Jobs in the development of this machine. Steve Wozniak, who was born in Santa Clara, California, owned great interest and knowledge in the field of technology and was keen to engage himself in the building of the personal computer. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak first met in UC Berkeley College by a common friend named Bill Fernandez. Their friendship of both the Steve’s grew stronger due to mutual interests and fields although their personalities and goals were entirely different from each other. Wozniak possesses great expertise ...
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Introduction
No one could have anticipated the scope of integration and pervasiveness of the internet in contemporary societies. Since its inception, the internet has undergone unprecedented growth in its reach and applications to become a staple in various sectors of the economy. A key technological revolution that accompanied its development was the emergence of social media as a primary platform for communication. Social media refers to web-based tools and services aimed at fostering community development through information sharing (Tarantino, McDonough, & Hua, 2013). They include blogs, wikis, sharing tools, networking platforms, media (e.g. video, audio, photo, and text), ...
Acute coronary syndrome is an umbrella term for a group of clinical symptoms indicative of acute myocardial ischemia. These conditions include non-ST-segment elevation myocardial ischemia (NSTEMI), unstable angina, and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). These conditions are high-risk manifestations of atherosclerosis in the coronary artery and significant causes of utilization of emergency services and hospitalization (Kumar and Cannon, 2009). STEMI causes 30% of all acute coronary syndromes in Australia (Harper and Lefkovits, 2010). This paper will describe the expected presentation, pathophysiology, ECG findings, pre-hospital management, and initial 24-hour management of STEMI in hospitals settings. These aspects will be described ...
Sofna College is a school that was started to educate the young men in the country primarily. It was mainly to educate the children of the diplomats and respected businesspeople in the society. The school was founded in early 1923. Samuel Stark, Dr Eleye Fearnly and Hilda Berents are among the core founders of the school. The school started in 1923 with a minuscule number of students. Sofna School had just 36 students during its commencement in1923. The school has been developing steadily and by the year 1950, the school had already registered 280 students. This growth has been ...
The vital signs depicted, that is, Pulse 100; BP 150/120; Resp 18; are fit to describe several diagnoses. In this case, the likely diagnoses that may be represented include Myocardial infarction, Ischemic heart disease and Cardiac Tamponade. Among the three possible diagnoses, myocardial infarction is the most likely diagnosis whose pathophysiology is characterized by the development of a clotting cascade which is usually triggered by a significant disruption of the atherosclerotic plaque. This could lead to a partial or total occlusion of an epicardial coronary artery (Chou, 2015). Atherosclerosis occurs due to a gradual but fast build up of ...
Introduction:
Michael Kenna is a renowned photographer who captures the delicate and fine features of the light, nature in black and white shots. Born in 1953 in England, he attended London College of Printing in 1976 and St Joseph's College (Lancashire) in 1972. He currently lives in Seattle and travels around in pursuit of photography perfection.
The photographs depict his strong association with nature and light generally shot at dawns or nights and the films exposed to a good 10 hours. The interesting fact that distinguishes Kenna’s work is how he captures the landscapes with such a unique approach ...
Introduction
Two University of Rochester professors collaborated on a paper called “Self Determination Theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development and wellbeing” that was published in the Journal of American Psychologist . This article focuses our thoughts on the wellbeing as contingent upon the successful proportion of three ingredients: Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness. These three nutrients feed and develop our sense of self. The more accomplished individuals are increasing the ingredients that cause their lives to be successful in the eyes of others that are not as accomplished.
Contrast these two writers to David McClellan in 1961 who wrote ...
Being one of the most recognized luxury brands in the world requires a constant wobbly balance to be kept. The customer should be always understood and heard, while the external factors should be adapted to within the shortest time. From the day of its foundation in 1941 Coach’s product itself did not change much. It used to be all about being simple in style and resistant to wear and tear; the difference is concealed in additional value added to the customer.
Question 1
For Coach the competition in the luxury goods industry is estimated as fairly strong, due to the ...
Northern Rush Case
In May 2014, Murray James, a lecturer at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada who taught a course in financial accounting and business analysis, had became interested to join in a new business venture, the Northern Rush (NR) developed by a group of students who took up his course the previous year. The project aims to provide starter kits to incoming freshmen university and college students that will move in to residences in Canada.
James wanted to make a further study on the product and its marketing strategies as well as prepare a three-year financial projection all of which ...
1. The Supply and Demand for Employees and Implication for businesses
Multinationals attract and select the right talent to ensure continual success (Fowler, 2005). This is because the multinational companies rely on the expertise and abilities of employees in innovating and translating the reducing costs and increasing the profit margins. Some of the multinationals such as IBM attracts qualified people with technical skills and knowledge. For example, IBM engages in a televised match with one of its brand during a symposium where students interact with the brand. The large corporations lure college students to consider a budding career at the firm. ...