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Introduction As any school students, students with disabilities have to define their future educational and career plans after graduation. Due to a range of reasons, it is harder for disabled students to prepare for adult life, to get the desired job, and to develop professionally. A transition plan for students with disabilities is characterized as a “general springboard, supplying the tools students will need to venture into life after high school” (Marshak, Dandeneau, and Prezant 201). It helps the students to formulate their goals in a measurable way and to define the key practical steps to reach them. The disabled student gets a chance to open vast post-secondary opportunities and take a decent place in society. The transitional plan requires an individual approach and close cooperation with the student, his or her parents, and teachers (IRIS Center for Training Enhancements 1). The role of the school counselor The school counselor is a significant figure in the process of transition planning. It falls within the competence of a professionally accredited school counselor to facilitate the post-school transition of students with disabilities (Boyle and Scanlon 421). First, the school counselor has to communicate with the student and outline his or her interests and inclinations. In an unobtrusive and individually tailored manner, he then has to find out the student’s ultimate goals and career aspirations. After receiving the initial information from the student, the counselor can define the professional areas where the student is most likely to become successful. The counselor also has to transform the possibly vague student’s statements into clear and concrete steps (Coleman and Yeh 171). When the goals are set out, and the professional sphere is chosen, the counselor becomes responsible for the student’s preparation and reception of essential job skills as well as for the communication with the post-school services (IRIS Center for Training Enhancements 2). It is impossible to make an individual transition plan without the complex assessment of the student’s educational, vocational and personal skills (IRIS Center for Training Enhancements 5). Among the most widespread tools for assessment is the analysis of the student’s background information, interviews or questionnaires, psychometric tests, self-actualization tests, simulated job tasks, and situational assessment (Bakken 85). In Ann’s case, it is important to find out more details about her school performance, her favorite subjects except drawing. Taking into account that there are many art spheres where Ann’s talent may be applied, it is required to specify her interest. It is also important to test Ann’s interpersonal and communicational skills and to find out whether she is ready for adult life. Career opportunities for disabled students nowadays are presented by many traditional and online services. Ann’s school library for sure has to have special career guides for student with disabilities. Ann and her parents may also ask specialized work agencies to help them with
Abstract The ultimate aim of Insurance is without a doubt to minimize the risks involved in various aspects of life and in addition to this, to cover and compensate the owner if any loss is suffered by the owner. Insurance may be taken to cover the risks involved in life, property and business. Mainly there are two types of insurance, namely, life insurance and general insurance. General insurance is all about covering fire and miscellaneous insurance. This type of insurance covers several things from burglary, theft, fidelity guarantee, livestock and crops, employer’s liability and lastly to insurance of motor vehicles. Insurance is a system of sharing risk and is responsible to pay the owner who suffers any kind of damage covered in the contract. Insurance is an ace card that compensates a person when everything is against the victim. An Introduction to Insurance The term life assurance better known as life insurance is basically a contract between two parties, one is the policy owner and the other is the insurer. A very common term is the face amount; this is nothing but the initial amount which is paid by the insurer to the policy holder when the policy matures or in other words the policy reaches the time frame. Life insurance policy covers all the risks involved in a person’s life but it does not cover other risks like fire, damage of assets etc, to cover such risks there is another insurance called non life insurance, this type of insurance covers all the risks involved other than the risks involved to ones life. Non life insurance covers risks ranging from fire, health, house and other important things. There are many agents involved in the process of getting a secured life insurance policy; these agents form a link between the insurer and the policy holder. An Internet Source “It’s best to establish clear parameters in your relationship with your insurance adviser. You should be clear about what your adviser can, and cannot, do for you. Discuss what you require for your business and make sure they are prepared to offer this level of service.” (Choose an Insurance Adviser and present your risk). It is always advisable to have an insurance policy to minimize the risks involved. The current period of recession has signaled the beginning of unprecedented situations and one must be geared up to face these risks. The most important step before getting a policy is to review the needs; according to the needs an insurance policy must be taken. The policy must compliment the needs and it should be in proportion to the needs of an individual. For instance, if a person opts to take vehicle insurance, if he sets a very high amount ignoring the other needs, this situation can be dangerous in the future so in order to secure the future to some extent proper insurance needs must be identified and an appropriate policy must be taken. There are several people involved in guiding the people who think they need an insurance policy, in the case of ambiguity, the people should not be reluctant to appr
Introduction Water is not stagnant on the earth surface. It evaporates and precipitates back. This process involves absorption of heat by water molecules which leads to breakage of molecular bonds. As a result, water molecules are able to move from the earth surface to the atmosphere through a process known as evaporation. On the reaching the atmosphere water molecules bond together again and come back to the earth surface through the process of precipitation. It should, however, be noted that the amount of water that leaves the earth surface and the amount that comes back is more or less equal. How the Process Occurs When water molecules gain energy from the surrounding, their latent heat increases. Latent heat is gained up to the point where it is able to break the molecular bond that holds water molecules together. Water then changes into a gaseous state known as water vapor. The water vapor is moved from the earth surface to the atmosphere by moving air currents as well as due to increased internal pressure. It is important to note that water vapor can only be absorbed into the atmosphere if humidity is low enough to allow evaporation. As water vaporizes, its molecules come into contact with molecules of other substances which are relatively cooler than the water molecules. Consequently, water molecules start losing their latent heat through a process known as adiabatic cooling. This process continues until water molecules loose enough energy to allow the molecules to bond together again. As the temperatures become lower, the molecules come together to form clouds in the atmosphere. With continued evaporation, the specific humidity of the atmosphere increases. Nonetheless, additional water vapor can be absorbed until dew point is reached. Dew point is reached when air is fully saturated and can no longer hold any more water vapor. As a result, water vapor condenses and falls back to the earth surface. This process is known as precipitation. It should, however, be noted that it is not always that the process of condensation takes place completely. If condensation takes place completely, precipitation will occur in form of rain. Nevertheless, when water molecules are not fully condensed, they remain suspended in the air resulting to f
When the need for a group agreement override the people desire to air their opinion, alternative and suggestion on a certain issue, groupthink occurs. The need for the group to be one in the making of the decisions results in bad decisions and unrealistic problem solving ways. This is because the decision made is always the opinion or the suggestion of one member of the group, and the rest of the members do not argue out; thus, his opinion becomes the decision. He/she may be right or wrong (Neck, Christopher P. & Gregory Moorhead, 1999). Groupthink may pose major threats to decision-making in that it involves taking a major risk. The group does not always analyze the consequences of the decisions they make or they do not consider the worst outcome of the decisions that hey have made. This always happen because the group always overestimates the success of the decision they have made and ignore the moral and the ethical consequences of the decisions. Also since the group members withhold or distort information that may threaten the belief or the cohesion of the group, the decisions reached may be unrealistic and other possible alternatives may not be considered. To add to this, the group always see the other groups as weak, and such they do not consider their opinion, and this may result in other people rejecting the decision reached. Since the group members consider themselves as one, no individual should try to deviate from the norms and the behavior. Some members may feel intimidated by decisions reached, and since they cannot air their opinion, they may end up leaving the group this becomes a threat to optimum decision reached (Tetlock, P.E, Petreson , R.S, McGuire C, & Field, P, 2000),. If a team or a project manager wants to avoid groupthink he/she should encourage cultural diversity in that he should encourage healthy debate and expression of opinion in the place of work. This should also be reflected in the meetings the members are attending. He/ she should encourage the member to express their opinions and other available alternatives. Another way of avoiding groupthink is watching out for the signals that show that the project or team manager is encouraging groupthink. The project or the team leader should look at himself or herself to see whether he or she shows any sign of disagreement on the opinions and alternatives that have been aired by one of the group members. If so, he/she should try to make him/herself at ease with the discussions in the meeting room (Neck, Christopher P. & Gregory Moorhead, 1999). Another way of ensuring group think does not occur is through formulating a guideline. Before the project or the team leader comes for a meeting, he/ she should be having the agenda ton be discussed during the meeting. He may then assign each agenda to smaller groups that have been formed. The groups should discuss the agenda and then present it to the whole group, who then offer their suggestions or opinions. This ensures that they all participate in the meeting and thus avoiding groupthink. To avoid group think, the project/ team manager should
Troika Dialog is a principle asset corporation that was founded in nineteen ninety one and has been operating in CIS market. The center lines of trade for Troika Dialog comprise of; private investments and funding, investment banking, resources markets, unconventional investments as well as asset management. Troika Dialog works with customers from worldwide companies, administration agencies as well as with fiscal organizations (Catherine, 1994). The report will elaborate more on data analysis, synthesis, evaluation as well as its presentation. It will also give the various recommendations of the Troika Dialog Company. Troika is majorly based in Russia operating in more than twenty cities in the region. Troika Dialog can also be described as a sovereign complete service incorporated asset bank as well as investment management firm founded in nineteen ninety one and located in CIS and Russia. There were various reasons behind the starting this kind of an investment which have been attained via the bank taking care in the field of data security with an aim of upholding its business. To achieve this, the sector came up with an idea of putting into practice a specific scheme for investigation of the various events in the company as well as for automatic monitoring the institution’s activities so as to recognize likely security breaches (Catherine, 1994). This novel scheme was anticipated to; minimize the expenditures on analysis of the analysis as well as classification of incidences, to execute unremitting scrutiny of specific events as well as to automatically identifying their basis. For its analysis of information, Troika Dialog institute ought to apply both best and force field analysis. The field force analysis gives a structure whereby issues affecting a situation can be looked at. It also puts into consideration factors that are directing an organization towards achieving its goals or hindering the success of a corporation. This kind of management procedure was formed with an aim of diagnosing situations and as well it is helpful in considering the variables concerned with implementation as well as scheduling an alteration in programs. Through application this kind of an analysis Troika Dialog has been able to achieve its goals since its management has made it to look at the factors that have been of use to the company as well as those acting as hindrance to the progress of the industry, hence coming up with ways of overcoming the obstacles towards its progress. The Political, Economic, Social and Technology analysis has been of great use to Troika Dialog Company as it has given a description of the structure of macro -ecological issues that are employed in ecological scanning module of planned organization. The PEST kind of analysis has been of importance in comprehending the growth in the field of market as well as the expected declines thus, enabling the managers of the corporation to know the direc
Introduction AIDS is a disease caused by a virus called Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which is transported by the body fluids like semen and saliva. HIV infects specific body cells called CD4cells. The infected cells replicate to produce more infected cells that weaken the immune systems of the body. When these infected cells replicate, they cause Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). This disease has become a major problem in the world because hitherto the research on the cure of this disease has not beard any fruit. The rate of infection of this disease increases every year in all the countries. For instance, the number of newly infected people in US totals to 50, 000 people annually (Firląg-Burkacka et al. 12). Currently, many scientists are in science laboratories carrying out various researches on this pandemic. Some of the current researches on this disease include treatment of the disease, the content of Aids protein and the preventive modes. This essay discusses the current and future research on AIDS and the findings of the researches. The current research on AIDS Prevention varies by gender The spread of this disease differs from one gender to another. Predictions on the calculated model generated by NIH suggests that the females should use antiretroviral drugs on the daily basis to reduce the transmission chances of the disease through anal sex. Scientists have come up with their findings on this unique trend of the disease because the virus behaves differently on the DNA structure of the sex. The expression of tenofovir and emtricitable components in the drug reduces the rate of replication of the virus. Moreover, clinical trial in women showed that the presence of these components in the vaginal fluids of the female reduce the exposition of the virus to the men (Igbokwe and Abubakar 420). For this reason, females should take the dose of these drugs more than thrice a week. Protein content of the virus Most of the scientists are currently finding out the contents of the protein of HIV virus that makes it overcome the strength of the drugs. The nature of protein enables HIV to replicate in the presence of drugs. Some of the researches have shown the parts in the structure of DNA that the virus attacks (Firląg-Burkacka et al. 12). The virus weakens the body immune systems because it has no protein. The presence of the protein in the virus could make it possible to determine the antibody that neutralizes the virus. The mode of transmission To reduce the number of infected individuals in the world, the scientists study the major modes of transmission of this virus. Initially, few modes of transmission were identified but the increasing spread of this disease has raised alarms. According to Igbokwe and Abubakar (421), there could be other hidden mode of transmission of this disease. Some of the modes of transmission that
Introduction GWS Personnel Motorsport participates as a team on various Australian Motorsport competitions. They are “competitors in the Australian Manufacturers Championship for Production Cars” (GWS Personnel Motorsport, 2011). The manufacturers bring forward different types of production cars to the racetrack made by different producers. “The championship takes in circuits throughout Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland including Eastern Creek, Sandown Park, Wakefield Park, and Morgan Park Raceway (GWS Personnel Motorsport, 2011). There are the six-hour and the twelve-hour competitions. The sport is a high adrenaline activity for the drivers and the enthusiasts. The enthusiasts find the speed and competitiveness of the sport very exhilarating. Some of the event sponsors include, “The Shire Conveyancer, Spinifex Australia, Rogue Lager and Briffa Smash Repairs” (GWS Personnel Motorsport, 2011). It is upon the GWS Personnel Motorsport to generate interest in the sport and to earn a support base from fans in order to turn it to their advantage. Creative Strategy Theory There is a unique need to develop advertising ideas that stand out from the multitude of advertisements that compete for attention in our cities. Conventional advertisi
From the very beginning of its functioning, the media have been a place for identifying and regulating opinions, views, and beliefs. The emerging stereotypes in journalistic materials are directly related to the subsequent formation of stereotypes in the mass consciousness. Being a social institution, the media form the gender attitudes of women and men and prescribe certain gender roles to them (Trebbe et al., 2017). The media also plays a huge role in shaping racial stereotypes. Unfortunately, most of the media globally highlight gender and racial issues incorrectly, regardless of thematic priorities, format, editorial policy, and other factors (Bhatia et al., 2018). This paper aims to analyze the media’s portrayal of race and gender across the globe. The most striking examples of the stereotyping role of the mass media are questions about gender and problems of minorities. Stereotypical gender images in the media are stable and generalized representations of the mass consciousness about the social functions and models of behavior of men and women, expressed in visual and verbal images (Saleem et al., 2017). The mass media of large cities around the world use them to manipulate people’s ideas about what a woman should be. Many authors agree that recently the images of women and men in the media have been presented in many ways, and in the modern media space, there is a transformation of gender stereotypes. In recent decades, the feminization of newspapers and magazines has grown in major cities (Bhatia et al., 2018). However, a whole complex of stereotypical ideas about the social functions of women continues to exist and are formed in the media. A patriarchal assessment of the role of men and women is still traced in the media in different countries. The image of a woman is most often presented in two main forms: a mother and a wife. A woman in the media is associated with sexuality, excessive attention to her appearance, a desire to take care of her husband and children, a complete lack of ambition and interest in social activities. The images of working women are extremely stereotyped; they are segregated by profession and age, especially in the Muslim media (Saleem et al., 2017). Professional achievements are necessarily supported by the remarks about a woman’s appearance or the fact that she combines her duties as an employee with those of a wife and a mother. This is a global tendency that is characteristic of both developed and developing countries. Regarding the image of Muslim women, Western media use the method of selectivity and bia
Introduction The eight forces framework is an analysis tool that enables firms to evaluate the effect of the macro-environmental factors of the economy on their performance. It is thus used by entrepreneurs to analyze the suitability of the economies they intend to invest in. This paper will focus on the application of this framework in the context of a firm that intends to invest in China. Thus the effects of the external factors associated with China will be illuminated. Eight Forces Framework Figure 1 in the appendix illustrates the various components of the framework. These components denote the external factors that influence the performance of a business in a give economy. The interdependence among the factors or components of the framework illustrates their relationships. For example, political factors influence the development of the legal system. Their influence in a business setting can be explained as follows. Socio-cultural This relates to the norms, values and perspectives of the citizens and can be explained as follows. The dominant religious groups in China include Shensi-Taoism and Buddhism. However, majority of Chinese are not religious since over 60% of the population does not identify with any religion. Being a socialist country, collectivism is highly emphasized. The achievement of a group is considered to be more valuable than the contribution of each member. In the context of a business, this is an advantage since it encourages teamwork. The citizens are beginning to embrace individualism due to the influence of globalization and the one-child-policy. Globalization and the introduction of private property is encouraging individualism in the country. The Chinese are associated with a long-term time orientation. This means that they “value slow growth through perseverance”. They are also associated with formal work practices that are based on contracts. Long-term work relationships between employees and employers are highly valued in China. The Chinese have a positive attitude towards work. The rapid growth of their economy is largely attributed to their ‘work to death’ attitude. This means that they are dedicated to work. Besides, the work ethics in the country promotes labor productivity and increased output. Legal Legal factors refer to the rules and