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The decision of the University of Nebraska to adopt the use of iPads to aid the learning process was a great decision that required a detailed research for it to be successful to achieve the desired objectives. The research conducted showed how iPads were introduced, how they were used, and the impact of their use to students and faculty during the learning process. The following is a critical analysis of the study Down the Rabbit Hole: Adopting the iPad in My Classroom by Kathryn Zuckweiler. The study followed the right criteria required for a good research in the following ways. The paper clearly defined the purpose of the study, which was the introduction of iPads into the university’s learning system. The major objective and goal was to improve learning and/or boost the involvement of students during learning. Additionally, the study followed a systematic research process by analyzing the objective of the introduction of the iPad, the introduction process, and an assessment of how efficient it is. Moreover, the design was thoroughly planned to fit the requirements of students. This aspect is shown through the introduction of applications such as the Blackboard, which was the campus’ learning management system, the Collaborate, which was within the Blackboard being strategically used for web conferencing, the Voice thread, the Drop box, the PDF reader, and the Evernote. All these applications were aimed at improving the learning of students and making it more interesting. Other applications introduced were a calculator, cloudon, and Puffin Free. Classrooms were also sufficiently installed with bandwidth, which enables every student to access Internet connection with any and all of their devices. The study highlighted that ethical measures were not put into consideration since there was freedom for the students to download any application they pleased even for their own personal use. This aspect encouraged the act of using materials that are not useful to the students and ones that can derail or deteriorate their values and behaviours. Additionally, the research clearly outlined the limitations of the use of iPads as electronic learning materials. Such limitations include the slow incorporation and only few students and faculty had acquired them. However, the numbers increased with time. Some of the students did not use the iPads due to the lack of monitoring by their tutors. This meant that such a practice would lead to lower performance of such students and the desired objective would not be achieved. Incorporating the use of iPads into the activities of the students and faculty was also a slow process. In addition, extra expense of training was also incurred. Additionally, the research provided a detailed analysis of the use and outcome of the use of the iPads. It explained how reading materials such as the course readings and the course assignments could be accessed easily electronically. The faculty also had a chance to provide the notes and other materials electronically by use of EBooks, the Puffin web browser, and the library electronic system. It also showed that the simulations put in p
In the area of Criminal Justice, there is a wide range of careers and many of them appeared to me interesting. For the present paper, I have selected to profile the careers of Custom Officer and Immigration and Naturalization Service Officer. In the United States, a Custom Officer is a Federal law enforcement officer, responsible for putting into practice the respective customs legislation and about 400 regulations, designed for federal agencies. There laws are enforced on every person who crosses the country’s borders, and the related responsibilities include identifying and confiscating contraband, preventing the penetration of individuals without legal authorization into the country, checking compliance to custom duties. Thus, Custom Officer searches luggage and vehicles, ensures the travelers have all custom documents, apprehend and interrogate those individuals, whose have violated custom laws, write corresponding reports and question witnesses, engage with special activities, associated with detection of drugs or other substances (handle dogs, use force whenever necessary). This profession requires mainly specialized agency training the employee receives after joining the customs. High school diploma showing good academic performance is a must, college or university degree would be a bonus for the beginners. However, the entry-level position for customs is often administrative assistant, who works mainly with documents and is promoted to Custom Officer after a year or several years of training and practice. I believe this career requires computer literacy, good command of English and knowledge of U.S. legislation in customs area. In addition, Custom Officer should have such traits as patience, ability to response to unexpected situations promptly and to get along with animals. The major challenges of this career include relatively low compensation at the beginning, necessity of working nights, threats to life and health, whose source might be armed smugglers and illegal immigrants. However, I believe, my military training would allow me to successfully manage with dangerous situations and knowledge of legislation will make me more “authoritative” as perceived by people I will face as Custom Officer. INS Officers are normally responsible for checking and monitoring individuals who are crossing the state’s borders and ar
The musicals have been around for a long time and “Shrek” has become a popular Broadway show. But an important aspect of a musical is to stay real and make the audience feel the special atmosphere. The musical “Shrek” is very much different from the animated films and the difference is not a positive one. Shrek wears a costume that is somewhat disproportional. The body seems extremely large, compared to the head and the head itself has a strange form. Also, the general behavior and movement is very unnatural. The walk does not simulate the way an ogre walks. It is known that the actor is really a person but it is possible to get into the character more and make it animal like and unfamiliar. The way lines are said and words enunciated, does not represent the comical and sarcastic nature of the ogre. The character is unnatural due to the way he looks and behaves. Donkey is very much unlike the one people are used to seeing in the film. It is obvious that the person playing donkey tries very hard to be like Eddie Murphy but this is a mistake. The lines seem forced and the actor gets lost, trying to parody ano
Introduction Business communication is a vital concept that makes it possible for organizations to improve their internal and external work functions. Organizations that have proper communication policies are likely to benefit from their employees’ skills and talents. Business firms need to establish strong inter-cultural human resource policies to enable their workers perform their duties more effectively. This makes them have organizational cultures that are multi ethnic and this strengthens their appeal in the global market. Cultural, political and racial differences may act as barriers to effective communication in large organizations if they are not handled properly. Business firms need to improve their workplace communication strategies to help them achieve positive results out of different workplace functions. This paper will discuss key elements and processes of international business communication and how they contribute to effective communication between employees at work. Diagram 1: An illustration of international business communication processes. Cross-Cultural Skills Managers need to improve their cross cultural skills to make them adapt to changing work environments they are exposed to. They need to understand employees’ backgrounds to enable them to communicate effectively with them. Managers need to improve their communication skills to make them understand strategies they need to use to get quality output from their employees. This makes it possible for them to create strong workplace systems that recognize the importance of ethnic diversity and cultural exchanges at all levels. Globalization has increased interactions between people from different countries, cultures and racial backgrounds. This has made more organizations recognize the importance of embracing human resource diversity at the workplace (Karahanna, Evaristo & Srite 2005, p. 8). Therefore, international business firms need appropriate communication strategies that allow their multi ethnic employees to interact freely and exchange different ideas at work. Language International business organizations have workers who communicate in different languages as they perform duties. Business organizations need to encourage their employees to improve thei
Introduction The immense loss that United States suffered in the Vietnam War triggered the adoption of polices that curtailed the president’s authority over the military. The War Powers Act of 1973 sought to minimize the constitutional mandate bestowed on the president regarding the deployment of troops by defining regulations requiring the president to seek the consent of the Congress before deploying military forces to areas of combat. The Act allows the president to conduct military operations for a period not exceeding 90 days without a congressional approval once the Congress approves the deployment of forces. However, once the period ends without the president obtaining another congressional endorsement, the War Powers Act requires the immediate withdrawal of all the troops in areas of combat. Since the conception of the War Powers Act, different presidents of the United States have adhered to the Act’s guidelines with varying levels of commitment. An analysis of the 1980 attempt to rescue American hostages In Iran highlights that President Carter violated the regulations of the War Powers Act. An analysis of President Carter’s Actions President Carter authorized a military operation to rescue the Iranian hostages without consulting the Congress. He submitted his report about the operation after its completion. The rescue operation ended after more than the 48 hours that the War Powers Act recommends for the president to submit a written report to the Congress (Binnendijk & Kugler, 2006). The operation failed due to the malfunctioning of equipments in the rescue helicopters, which caused the collision of two aircrafts designated for the rescue operation. In this regard, the period between the launching of the rescue operation and withdraw of the rescue team superseded the mandatory 48 hours. Although Carter’s actions did not violated the provisions regarding the need for a congressional consent that would allow the president to deploy troops for 90 day
Introduction It is a well known fact that the oceans cover 70 percent of the Earth’s surface (EPA). It is a storehouse for 1,000 times more heat than the atmosphere, and is the earth’s largest reservoir of water. The hydrological cycle that is caused because of the oceans and is vital to all the living organisms on the earth. It is through evaporation, the ocean transfers huge amounts of water vapor to the atmosphere, where it cools, condenses and eventually falls to the ground as rain or snow (Environmental Defense n.pag). Even though the ocean and the resources in it seems limitless, today there is obvious evidence that human impacts particularly due to over fishing, habitat destruction, and pollution disturb marine ecosystems and intimidate the long-term productivity of the seas (UNU-IAS Report 10-35, Worm et al. 787 – 790). This paper focuses on the polar oceans and gives a detailed account on the physical environment, the producers and the consumers, and the interaction between various components. Polar oceans: geographic location The polar ecosystems are composed of the Arctic and Antarctic regions. This ecosystem is characterized by ice and snow, cold temperatures all through the years, and severe changes in photoperiod that avoid photosynthesis during a large part of the year (NOAA). The water in and around the Antarctic continent is referred to as the Antarctic or Southern Ocean. The Antarctic ecosystem is highly influenced by physical factors such as weather & climate, ice, and ocean currents. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current, at 0 to 200 meters in depth, is the dominant surface-water circulation pattern in this polar region. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is a geostrophic current, and is mainly influenced by the existing Antarctic wind patterns and is controlled by the adjoining landmass which is the Antarctic continent. In general, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is also called the West Wind Drift that flows from west to east around the Antarctic landmass. It is only during the seasonal melting of sea ice, the sunlight is able to penetrate the ocean and enable the vegetative growth. The favorable light conditions stimulate phytoplankton growth and yield surges in primary productivity. Subantarctic Surface Water which is the north of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is in general the warmer and more saline. The physical environment of the Antarctic Ocean has also got several unique features. The Antarctic Bottom Water has average salinity, temperature, and density values of 34.65, −0.5°C (31°F), and 1.03 gram per cubic centimeter, respectively. The Antarctic Deep Water which is formed in less extreme latitudes and is less salty and warmer when compared to Antarctic Bottom Water, flows northward near the surface until it reaches the Antarctic Polar Front Zone, where the Antarctic Deep Water sinks and continues to flow northward beneath the warmer, less dense North Atlantic Deep Water. The Arctic Ocean is yet another part of polar oceans and is divided into the Eurasian and Canadian basins by the Lomonosov Ridge which is a bathymetry feature that runs from
Introduction Cloud computing may be regarded as a system made up of interconnected computers delivered as a single or unified computing resource. Normally, the delivery of services is in line with an agreement established between a service provider and a client. While some providers of cloud computing services are mainly concerned with storage services, others have different offerings besides simple data storage. Google Drive, for example, permits simultaneous access to Google Apps using word processors, spreadsheets, or presentation software. SkyDrive offers services similar to Google Drive. This paper briefly compares cloud computing and cloud storage and goes on to discuss cloud computing services offered by Salesforce, Google, and Microsoft. Cloud Computing vs Cloud Storage The most obvious difference between cloud computing and cloud storage has to do with the fact that cloud storage only supports data storage on the cloud. On the other hand, cloud computing allows clients to use different applications besides offering storage services. Salesforce With its customer relationship management product, Salesforce is viewed as a market leader under the SaaS category of cloud computing services. One of the customer relationship management products delivered by Salesforce is the sales cloud which is mainly concerned with the sell of products and services to clients. Another common customer relationship management product is the data cloud. Unlike the sales cloud, the data cloud is concerned with the provision of data-related services to customers. Under the PaaS category of cloud computing services, the company offers its customers with a development platform commonly referred to as force.com which is made up of a working engine, a database, and design tools for creating a user interface. Google Google offers a number of cloud-based services to its customers. Presently, the company does not offer any IaaS cloud computing services. The services provided by the company under the SaaS class include email services, Google docs, Google calendar, Google groups, and Picasa. Under the PaaS category, Google presents its clients with the Google App Engine, a development platform hosted by Google cloud. According to Chee and Franklin (2010), Google App Engine allows users to comfortably run web-based applications on the infrastructure provided by the Google C
Part 1. Essential Messages: The Path to the Best Nursing Practice Kenney (2010) makes a very legitimate statement about the necessity to improve the quality of nursing services on a regular basis. The idea of turning hospitals into high-reliability organizations seemed to be the most sensible step to me. One might argue that the attempt at increasing the reliability of the nursing strategies is barely possible due to the threat of an error. However, Kenney (2010) makes it quite clear that a consistent focus on quality allows for a rapid improvement and, therefore, helps reduce the number of errors made in the process. Thus, one can create the prerequisites for a new and improved nursing practice. Furthermore, the author also implies that a nurse should apply the principles of the patient-centered therapy when carrying out the essential tasks. As long as the nurse takes the patient’s needs into account, the efficacy of the nursing strategies is likely to be high. Finally, one must bring up the concept of a sensible and sustainable use of resources available as an essential conclusion. According to the author, the scenarios that require an immediate application of the appropriate nursing strategies do not necessarily include favorable circumstances. As a result, a nurse must be resourceful, creating, and devoted in order to provide the patient with the required help and make sure that the therapy will contribute to a faster recovery. Although the ideas mentioned above might seem rather basic, they are the building blocks of a perfect nursing strategy. Meeting the needs of patients with different backgrounds is a challenge. However, once a nurse gets the priorities straight, a positive outcome becomes a possibility (Rispel & Blaauw, 2013). Part 2. Quality Initiative for a Nursing Leader: Information Management When considering the broad range of quality initiatives that are available for nurses currently, one should give credit to the ones that focus on providing nurses with educational opportunities. Particularly, one must mention the programs that teach nurses to engage in the self-directed learning process. By providing a nurse with an impetus for continuous progress, one is likely to expect a rapid acquisition of the related knowledge, skills, and competencies within a relatively short amount of time. More importantly, a nurse will be capable of upgrading the new knowledge and skills on a regular basis so that the safety rates could remain high. In this regard, the program known as the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses provides a perfect foil for a nurse’s professional development. Offering its members an opportunity to gain information about the use of the latest IT tools, the program gives more than mere training. It offers the participants to develop the system thinking that will, later on, be used to give customers the services of the finest quality and create the environment in which they must recover within the shortest amount of time (D
A short History of the play According to Goggin, the Nunsense story begun in 1953 and mainly was dramatized around songs and scenes as laid down by Dan Goggin. Back then, the storyline evolved around a group of nurses that had been poisoned by their cook in an accidental manner (Goggin, np). The story line at that time consisted of three nuns and a priest, and was cast in Duplex on Grove Street in Greenwich Village for thirty eight weeks. After the cast the audience begun to grow and thus Dan Goggin had to occasionally change the cast of the story (Wilmeth, 488). Chief characters and the actors that played the roles According to Tamswitmark (np) the chief characters in the story are: The Reverend Mother The reverend mother is known as Sister Mary Regina and is assumed to have answered the call to be a nun after a tightrope accident. In real life, she is known as LaDonna Wilson. Sister Mary Paul Amnesia She is a teacher at The Little Sisters of Hoboken convent, and is very fond of plants. She shows this fondness through reading and dancing for the plants. In the real world, her names are Cecilee Von Rhea and she is a second year student at Parklands College majoring in theatre Sister Hubert This sister longed to become the first ever gospel singing pole Dancer and is apprehended by the authorities before she can execute her plans. She is also serving in the Order as Mistress of Novices, and training new recruits. She goes by the name Sherrika Ellison in the real world. Presently, she is a renowned singer. Sister Leo Sister Leo was so happy to have been allowed to dance and her main role at the convent is to instruct on dance. Her real name is Ariella Cohen and she is a sophomore studying Theater. Sister Robert Ann In the play, Sister Robert is known as the valedictorian of her class. In the real world, her actual name is Stevie Schein. Stevie is famous for her research in the child growth and development area. Father Virgil Manly Trott Father vigil is a character that goes to the convent with songs and laughter. In the actual world, Father Virgil Manly Trott and Sister Mary Leo are related. The place of events The events of the Nunsense Christmas Musical are basically known to have occurred in a basement. This basement was typically owned by a catholic convent that was known as Mount Saint Helen’s Convent. It is for this reason that this play features mainly catholic sisters and a catholic Father. It is the first of its kind and involves both audio and video production set up through the moneys of the prize that Sister Mary Paul had won. This studio has television screens and live camera to give the audience the feeling of actually being present in a real recording television studio