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Prior to this module, I always thought that assessment and evaluation are the same but after attending this lesson I realized I was wrong. It was an eye opening lesson for me to learn ways to assess and evaluate from my lecturer and course mates during the presentation. During the lesson, I remembered my lecturer explaining in detail what assessment & evaluation is. She asked open ended questions, cited guiding examples and headed discussions on how these two could be used in our centre. My lecturer later divided us into few groups to do assessment or evaluation and to share through verbal presentations. Through the different group presentations I learnt the different ways to evaluate a centre, types of tools that can be used and my learning journey with my group members allowed me to observe, seek and identify ways to work successfully towards our group assignment. In my group which consisted of Angela, Rose, Hazel, Linda and I, we discussed and shared opinions of what we wanted to pick – assessment or evaluation. After the discussion, we chose to assess the center’s menu. This was appropriate because we understood the important relationship between health and the overall learning ability of a child. We based on our evaluation on the research carried out by Murphy et al (1998) which highlighted the importance of diet and the psychosocial functioning of a child. This research pointed out that most schools provided lunch that was full of junk food. This affected the general performance of the students. A change from such junk food to fresh foods and enough water results into sharp minds, good concentration, good behavior and satisfactory growth. An experiment carried out at Appleton High School showed an improvement in behavior and concentration of students after the school changed their lunch diet to fresh foods. Considering the importance of good food to children, my group decided, after brainstorming, that the school menu had to be assessed to identify whether the children were having the appropriate diet to assist them in learning and growth. Therefore, we decided to do an assessment of the center’s menu. Accordingly, we came up with a web which identified different tools of which we would use to assess the menu like checklists and anecdotal records on children having meals. Secondly, we identified the different tasks required for accurately assessing the menu. We later divided the tasks to the members of the group assigning each member her role. Rose and Angela were assigned the task of finding out the diet offered to the children in the center. It was also their duty to ensure they identified whether the diet was in accordance with the rules. In discussion to their assessment finding, we found out that the center offers brown rice and assorted fruits which very few centre would offer. On the other side, Linda, Hazel and I did an assessment of the overall menu using different tools as well so that it could be establish
Introduction The global beauty industry has undergone substantial developments over the past two decades. Lopaciuk and Laboda affirm that the “global beauty market is an extraordinary and fascinating area of global consumption and in the last two decades it has experienced dramatic changes” (1080). The changes epitomize the prevailing economic, cultural, and social changes. The beauty market is categorized into different business segments, which include skin care, toiletries, hair care, fragrances, and makeup [color]. The categorization of the beauty industry into different segments has played a fundamental role in meeting the diverse customers’ needs. Despite the growth of the beauty market, most industry players have specialized in producing petrochemical-based cosmetic products, which presents a gap in the market. In an effort to seal this market gap, a number of firms have entered the industry by specializing in the production and marketing of organic cosmetic products. As an entrepreneur, I intend to venture into the organic cosmetic market segment by establishing an online store that will sell organic cosmetic products. This paper entails an industry and competitor analysis with the objective of identifying the prevailing opportunities and threats, hence providing insight on the likelihood of achieving optimal market performance. Target market The online store will target customers of diverse demographic characteristics such as age and income. With reference to age, the store’s core target market will be comprised of youth aged between 18 years to 40 years. The decision to target customers within this age group is informed by the view that they constitute the largest proportion of the total global population. In order to maximize profitability, the store will adopt diverse pricing strategies, which include premium and penetration pricing strategy. The premium pricing strategy will aid in communicating the value and quality of the organic cosmetic product to the target customers. Moreover, the store will also segment the market based on psychological dimension by taking into account the concept of benefit sought. Thus, the firm will target consumers who are health conscious in consuming personal care products. Industry analysis and research The organic personal care products industry constitutes one of the key components of the personal care industry. Firms in the industry deal with diverse categories of personal care products such as skin care, hair care, and cosmetics. The industry has undergone rapid transformation over the past two decades. A study conducted by Transparency Market Research in 2012 projected that the value of the industry would increase from $ 7.6 billion to $13.2 billion by the end of 2018, which represents a 9.6% g
Pitch Sloane Striker is one of the renowned accountants and the founders of Tracker Firm of Investigators. The group’s main duties include analyzing, interpreting, summarizing and presenting financial matters to its clients. It performs all these by first investigating and analyzing financial data in the client’s company (Silverstone, Pedneault, Sheetz, and Rudewicz 6). For complex analysis and presentation, it employs computerized applications. It then communicates its findings to the client, who they can also assist in legal proceedings if he or she still needs the group’s intervention (Skalak, Golden, Clayton, and Pill 16). Sloane, having been in the group for more than 12 years, now is known by very many companies. Her expertise lies in the part of investigation, analysis, and provision of expert testimony on cases of fraud. She likes to work with one of her assistants, Nancy Bruno. James Matt, CEO of James Farm Produce, knows well about Tracker Firm of Investigators. He realizes that one of his senior employees may be misappropriating the company’s funds. He seeks assistance of Tracker Firm. The firm picks one of its best investigators, Sloane, who is given the priority of picking another accountant in the firm to assist her in the investigations. Sloane has never disappointed the firm and so she gets many assignments. Tony Bond issues Sloane with the company’s financial statements for the last five months. Sloane and her partner, Nancy, discover fraud in the payment of employees. List of Characters Sloane Striker: Forensic and investigative accountant attached to Tracker Firm of Investigators Nancy Bruno : Forensic and investigative accountant attached to Tracker Firm of Investigators. Sloane’s assistant Peter Smith: Manager of Tracker Firm of Investigators Mercy Bright: Secretary at Tracker Firm James Matt: CEO and the founder of James Farm Company Tony Bond: Finance Officer at James Farm Company Mary Dave: Head of Production Department at James Farm Company Plot Summary The story in this paper involves Sloane Striker, an expert in the field of forensic and investigative accounting, and James Farm Company, a medium size company that specializes in collecting, processing and distributing farm products such as milk. James Matt, the owner and the chief executive officer (CEO) of James Farm Company, feels that his finance officer, Tony Bond has been for the last five months, stealing from the company by adding several “ghost workers” in the payroll. Tony has been directing all the money received from such fraud into his bank account. The profit margin of the company has reduced drastically whereas production cost has consistently increased in the five month period, the controversial period. To stay out of blame, Tony claims that the company has suddenly grown bigger but, the Production Department is still lagging to implement necessary measures. Scene 1: Tracker Firm Offices (Manager’s Office) [James pays a visit to the offices of Tracker Firm. He looks very worried. It is obvious that something
Background   * Film depicting Asian American family is “Fresh Off The Boat”;   * Aired in 2015;   * Has ran for six seasons so far;   * The show is set in the 1990s;   * It was created by Nahnatchka Khan;   * Focuses on the life of a chef who moves his family from Taiwan to America;   * Film depicting Latino family is “Jane the Virgin”;   * The show is about Jane, who lives with her mother and grandmother;   * Jane’s love life is the main theme of the show;   * It is a telenovela;   * Show was released in 2014 and aired its last episode in 2019;   * It was created by Jennie Snyder Urman. Why the Families Were Selected   * Jane the Virgin show was selected due to the stereotypes that are enhanced by the show;   * Also selected due to the relations it portrays between races;   * Fresh off the Boat was selected due to the cultural diversity it portrays;   * One show that was considered was Modern Family in place of Jane the Virgin;   * Modern Family was ruled out due to the mixture of cultures within one family through extensive kin. Stereotypes and Biases   * Jane the Virgin supports the stereotype that Latinos are often janitors and maids;   * Jane is a maid in the hotel of her future husband;   * Also portrays that Latino extensive family include someone who cannot speak English. For example, Jane’s grandmother, Alba Gloriana Villanueva;   * Fresh off the Boat main stereotype is that Asian American moms are tiger moms;   * Also enhance the bias that Asian Americans always have fictive kin. Culture and Diversity Representation   * Culture and diversity represented both positively and negatively in both shows;   * Diversity clearly brought out through the parenting styles highlighted in Jane the Virgin;   * For instance, Jane wants to use positive reaffirmations to raise her son when the father of her child does not;   * Blended families also brought out in Jane the Virgin as the father of her son also has other children with his ex-wife;   * Diversity also brought out in “Fresh off the Boat” through comparison of Asian-American family values and Caucasian-American ones. Contrast and Comparison   * Similar in that they are both minority groups living in the US;   * Similar in that they put some focus on extended kin and fictive relatives;   * Different in their cultural representations of family;   * Race influences the differences as Asian-American subscribe to different cultural biases compared to Latinos;   * Learnt that individual cultures have their own biases that oth prolongs the longevity of their societies. Definition of Race and Ethnicity   * Race – group of people with similar or near similar social and physical characteristics;   * Ethnicity – a group of people tied together by either national or cultural values and beliefs;   * Difference lies in the fact that race is a broad term that can encompass people with similar or near similar physic
Sleep apnea is a health condition that is commonly found in older adults. During sleep, breathing of a person may stop for 10 or more seconds. It usually occurs several times during the night. Usually, family members notice the symptoms as the person suffering from sleep apnea tends to feel consequences of the condition. Some people try to ignore the problem. However, this is very dangerous especially for older adults who may develop numerous disorders. The Symptoms At the same time, it is possible to identify a number of major symptoms: snoring, sleepiness during a day, a “dry throat” on waking, problems with memory, morning headaches, night sweats, irritability and an increased heart rate (“Sleep Apnea” n.p.). Risk Factors It is important to be specifically cautious for people who are male, older than 60, overweight, smoking, drinking, people having a thick neck, heart disease, neuromuscular disorders, cold and infections, and people having a relative suffering from sleep apnea. Treatment Luckily, there are numerous ways to treat this health condition. These ways include lifestyle changes, specific devices, and surgery. Of course, it is important to start with lifestyle changes. Males at the age of 60 should quit smoking and/or drinking, be active, have a healthy diet. They should also focus on their health and avoid infectious disorders. They should get the necessary treatment of heart diseases and neuromuscular disorders Be attentive to yourself and live a full life! Works Cited Sleep Apnea . Web. 2015.
Tourism is arguably one of the most productive sectors in the UK, estimated to account for about 9 percent of the country’s GDP (Papatheodorou, Rossell & Xiao 2010). The industry encompasses various areas that would directly tend to impact human life. For instance, with tourism and travel come things such as car rental agencies, tour agents, and hotels, among other facilities known to trigger significant impact on a country’s productivity. In this regard, this dynamic sector has continued to play a key role in diversifying the global economy through investment and employment (Mihali et al. 2002). All these benefits have changed tremendously over the last several years, as a result of various contemporary issues currently witnessed by the human race. For instance, increased application of electronic and other technologies on the sector is arguably one of the major contemporary issues that have brought greater impact on the hospitality industry. The purpose of this essay is to identify some of the emerging perspectives of the concept of photography as it is applied in tourism and travel sector. In other words, this essay critically analyses the impact of photography as one of the commonly applied technologies in the sector. The characteristics as well as the consequences of photography as applied in the sector are also observed in this report. Other issues highlighted in the report include recommendation on the possible resolutions that can be used to address various problems associated with the contemporary issue addressed in the essay. The increased use of modern technologies in the tourism and travel sector is a contemporary issue because the trend is pertinent in almost all social organisations of the modern world (Williams 2006). The incorporation of new age technology in tourism is characterized by the use of sophistic
American history consists of intensely many events. From the years 1492 to 1865, lots of these events took place. For example, there was civil wars and slavery. The American history covers even the most famous people who played significant roles in society. These are some of those events that happened during those past days. Civil wars Slavery was a significant contribution to civil war. Civil war was as a result of fights between slave states and non-slave state proponents. When America started expanding, they wanted to know whether the new states would admit to the union of slavery or free. Then Missouri made a rule that prohibited slavery from the surrounding states. Wilton then proposed that slavery would be banned in the new lands. Tension increased during Kansas-Nebraska act that created two territories that would either choose to be free or slave. The issue became complicated when Missourians came into the state and tried to force it to be a slave. These problems brought about violence, and there was a massive fight at Lawrence Kansas. Growth of the abolition movement is a substantial contribution to civil wars. There came sympathies which were against slavery and slaveholders. The northerners were against slavery. They passed the fugitive slave act that took action against those individuals who were responsible for slavery. In addition, the election of Abraham Lincoln caused civil wars. People from south believed that he was supporting anti-slavery and favoured the Northern interests. Therefore, the war started even before he became the president of the state. State versus federal rights State versus federal rights was another cause for civil war. There were two groups that argued differently. Some argued that the state had absolute rights while others argued that the federal government would be the one that would have more control. This resulted to the formation of a loose confederation with an extremely weak federal government. Then they came together at a constitutional convection and created the United States constitution in secret. The federal government denied the state the right to rule federal acts unconstitutional. The states felt that they got no respect any more. The fight started when the two did not come into an agreement with one another (Muzzey 324). Important people in American history Many individuals worked to shape the past of America. For example, presidents in America played significant roles in society. Agricola is a man who was a Roman statesman. He was a soldier and later became a governor. He also was successful when he attempted to become the Emperor of Rome. Then he was appointed as the Roman Legion commander of Britain. Alexander the Great was a man who had one hand only. Nevertheless, he was able to conquer half of the world in less than a decade. He was an educated man. He was able to conquer even the unconquerable empire. He fought and emerged the winner of the battle of Gaugamela. Alexander did all thess when he was just twenty five years. He conquered many cities, and became one prominent military gen
Introduction The Middle East countries are those countries in the wider Arab State, also referred to as the Gulf States. They total to eighteen states, some of which include: Qatar, Libya, Kuwait, Egypt, Yemen, Sudan, Iran, Pakistan, and United Arab Emirates (U.A.E), among others. All the Gulf States have their economy characterized by two major factors; Population and Oil. They are rich in oil, but their indigenous population falls short of the demand of the labor market. Abu Dhabi is listed as one of the largest world producers of oil and among the UAE emirates, is the wealthiest in terms of GDP and per capita income. Abu Dhabi has an approximate population of 420,000 citizens with a GDP per capita hitting a record $63,000, ranking 3 rd in the world. Therefore the emirate is rated as one of the fastest-growing economies of the world. However, the rapid economic growth of Abu Dhabi’s economy has had its own challenges, especially in the labor market, which has attracted many expatriates to fill in the gaps that have been able to be filled by the locals. It is worth noting that the population within the emirate, just like in the rest of UAE, has been quite low to sustain the fast-growing economies. It is reported that there is a great demand for foreign labor in order to realize continued economic growth. Thanks to the rapid and accelerated economic growth that required extra labor that stretched far beyond the capacity that existed in the labor market. It is, therefore, not a unique situation in the Gulf to find the immigrants, i.e., those who are not native residents by 1981, forming about 50% of their population, out of which 40-75% is economically active. This is huge as compared to those in the European countries where it does not exceed 14 %( Fred 5). An unbalanced migration has therefore experienced all levels in Abu Dhabi., f
For those who write facilely and joyfully, the appeal of earning money from doing what comes naturally is nearly irresistible. Even for those for whom writing is a chore, the lure of getting paid to share hard-won insights, innovative ideas, and whatever else populates their mind, is hard to refuse. Bloggers have a number of ways to make an income from blogging, some of them arising from displaying ads in the web page. However, this is a big step, and should be undertaken only when you are ready for it. Let’s look at some of the considerations needed in the decision process. Some blogging advisors recommend starting the effort to make a blog earn some money, even if the amount is miniscule, right from the start. Their view is that your readers need to get used to paying for your fabulous content, even if only by putting up with ads on your blog page. This makes a good deal of sense, given the kicking and moaning that has results when bigger scale webpages have begun adding paid promotional material, or charging a fee to readers. Another intriguing advantage that could accrue from having paying ads right from the start is that the income, no matter how tiny, represents a source of inspiration and motivation to keep up the good work and stay on a tight schedule of writing output. The downside of starting out as a blog with ad
New graduates face different ethical dilemmas every time they join a new organization. Markkula Center of Applied Ethics offers dynamic insights regarding how new graduates should tackle different ethical dilemmas. Most of the advice given in the short videos recommends a scientific approach to handling ethical dilemmas. For instance, the videos recommend that new graduates should always understand the background of the ethical dilemma in the organization and review if appropriate actions are normally taken in such situations or not. This is a scientific approach to handling ethical dilemmas. For instance, regarding the accounting dilemma, Markkula Center of Applied Ethics recommends that new graduates should investigate if errors of omission are normally committed in the organization. Moreover, the interviewee (Hanson) explains that, employees should investigate if action is ordinarily taken in such situations. If it is established that there is a serious ethical problem, Hanson recommends that the problem should be escalated to superior authorities. Based on a friend’s experience, it is normally difficult to escalate an ethical dilemma to a superior authority if an employee is still new to an organization. Often, new graduates have just secured new positions in organizations and ordinarily, their first preoccupation would not be to ask many questions regarding the ethical or unethical conduct of the organization but to get everyone to like them. In extreme situations, most new employees would focus on securing their jobs and refrain from drawing too much attention to themselves by blowing the whistle on a colleague. Such scenarios are common for new graduates and Hanson’s advice of escalating ethical dilemmas to higher authorities fail to represent the real situation facing most new graduates in the organization. The above approach of handling the accounting dilemma is also stressed in the ethical dilemma of gender discrimination. Hanson’s advice to women who think they are being discriminated against is defined by a background analysis of the ethical dilemma. He proposes that this background study is crucial to establish if there is substantial ground to assume an employee is being discriminated against (or not). He points out that there are unique situations where an organization may treat an employee differently (such as when an employee is being prepared for an international assignment) and it is therefore important to refrain from unleashing the “gender” or “race” card (if a background study of the problem is not done). Hanson’s assessment is an intelligent but cautionary approach to handling gender-based ethical dilemmas because a colleague’s real-l