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Susana Reyes created a business plan for a cosmetology business as her graduation project, extending the topic of her research paper on the history of cosmetology. She learned about gathering business plan information, understanding it, writing it, and editing for grammar and proofreading. Evidence of completing over 15 hours includes a mentor's log signed by her teacher, Mrs. Ribar. Developing the business plan helped Susana learn she can achieve goals through determination and taught her the requirements for opening her own spa. A challenge of creating a competitive analysis table was overcome through research on competing businesses. Evidence includes her business plan website and supporting letters.
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The document describes a structured process for gaining knowledge about a client's QA problems through research and workshops. It involves conducting interviews to explore issues, defining themes, holding workshops for idea generation, then documenting findings and proposed solutions. The goal is to "know enough" about the client's context to understand what is important and think of effective solutions, rather than just copying previous practices. It emphasizes remaining humble, gathering information, and acknowledging what is not known.
Guide to case_analysis
This document provides guidance on analyzing business cases. It discusses:
1. The objectives of case analysis are to increase understanding of management, build analytical skills, practice identifying issues and solutions, and gain exposure to different industries.
2. To prepare for a case, students should quickly overview it, thoroughly read and review exhibits, identify strategic issues, conduct financial analysis, apply strategic concepts, develop recommendations supported by evidence.
3. Key to case analysis is active engagement in diagnosing issues and problems, proposing solutions, and explaining assessments to build business judgment skills rather than searching for a single "right answer."
Grade Reflection
This document contains a student's reflection on their performance in Units 9 and 10 of their FMP coursework, as well as an action plan to improve their work for the final major project. In their reflection, the student identifies that they performed well in areas like product research and proposal writing. However, they want to improve their production work and evaluation. Their action plan outlines specific steps they will take to strengthen research, problem solving, experimentation, planning, reflection and evaluation. This includes conducting primary audience research, adding rationales for creative decisions, and providing more detailed discussion in their evaluation.
(5) grade reflection
This document contains a student's reflection on their grade and areas for improvement on their final major project (FMP). The student performed well in their product and context research and proposal, but feels their production work and evaluation could be improved. Their action plan includes dedicating more time to production, conducting primary audience research, explaining creative decisions, and adding more detail to reflections and evaluations to analyze micro-level elements of their work. The overall goal is to improve areas like production and evaluation to achieve their desired distinction grade.
Pfizer skills and learning statement december 2014
This document summarizes the skills and lessons learned by the author from conducting research on the business and financial performance of Pfizer from 2011-2013. The author met regularly with a mentor who provided valuable advice on self-assessment, planning, time management, report writing, and presentation skills. Through applying this advice and feedback, the author believes they have achieved the research objectives of analyzing Pfizer's performance and identifying factors that could improve it. The experience has also helped develop skills that will benefit the author's accounting studies and career through improved analysis, reporting, deadline meeting, and interpersonal communication.
Architectural thesis Manual
This document provides guidance for architecture students on developing their thesis projects. It discusses choosing a topic and problem area, formulating goals and objectives, determining the scope and limitations of the study, and the importance of the thesis. Key points covered include identifying an architectural problem to solve; conducting background research; outlining goals to address the problem through an architectural solution; defining what will and won't be covered within available resources and time constraints; and discussing how the thesis could potentially benefit architecture or society. The document emphasizes establishing a clear direction and focus for the thesis from the introduction onward, and relating all aspects of the study back to achieving an architectural outcome.
Architectural thesis manual
This document provides guidance for architecture students on developing their thesis projects. It discusses choosing a topic and problem area, formulating goals and objectives, determining the scope and limitations of the study, and the overall structure and content of the thesis. The key points covered are:
- Students should select a topic within their interests and specialization that addresses a real problem and contributes new knowledge or solutions.
- The introduction defines the problem and its context, while the statement of the problem clearly outlines the general and specific research questions.
- Goals, objectives and strategies should be aligned, with objectives leading to the goal and strategies outlining the research needed to achieve the objectives.
- The scope outlines what will be covered in
Architectural thesis-manual
This document provides guidance for architecture students on developing their thesis projects. It discusses choosing a topic area and specific problem to address. Suggested problem areas include developing new projects, improving existing knowledge, or comparative studies. Criteria for selecting a topic include the student's interests and capabilities. The document also provides questions to help propose a project to interpret the chosen topic. It emphasizes that the thesis should integrate the student's learning and justify their graduation. The thesis process involves research, data analysis, site analysis, programming, design development, and translation of the design into a structure or guidelines.
Skills seminar journal
This seminar focused on analyzing legal texts and statutory interpretation. The student learned about different approaches to statutory interpretation like literal, golden rule, mischief rule, and purposive. They analyzed key cases to understand how judges apply these interpretation rules. The student gained skills in debating how individual judges can apply rules based on their own beliefs, though Parliament is the supreme lawmaker. To improve, the student plans to read more journal articles discussing cases where interpretation rules were applied differently and potential reforms.
Writing workshop
This workshop provided guidance on converting a research paper into a manuscript for publication. It began with an introduction that addressed common fears around publishing and emphasized the importance of starting the writing process. The workshop then outlined objectives to provide answers to typical publication questions, guidelines for manuscript preparation, and demonstrations of conversion steps.
Participants were asked to introduce themselves and their publication needs. The workshop reviewed sources of publishing information and questions to consider when writing. It then demonstrated a 6 step process for converting a research paper: 1) selecting a journal, 2) reviewing results, 3) outlining research questions and hypotheses, 4) extracting relevant literature, 5) aligning literature with methodology and results, and 6) drafting discussion, conclusion, abstract
Take it home
1. The document discusses the importance of understanding problems from different perspectives, including talking to stakeholders, and testing prototypes to get feedback on how to improve ideas and ensure the solutions actually address the problem or need.
2. It provides a 10-step graphic map for using design thinking to identify problems, think of various solutions beyond just the obvious ones, choose ideas to prototype, test the prototypes, and get feedback to make improvements.
3. Through applying this process, the reflection notes that doing so can help see problems in new ways and solve them creatively, with benefits for both personal life and career.
Dec 2015 StrengthsFinder_Project[1]-2
This document summarizes the results of Bethany Payne's StrengthsFinder assessment. Her top five themes were Empathy, Achiever, Input, Relator, and Strategic. She found the results to be an accurate portrayal of her strengths. The assessment helped her better define her career goals by enhancing her self-awareness. To develop in her chosen profession, she will utilize Empathy by balancing heart and head, Input by always being open to learning, and Achiever by demonstrating her ability to achieve goals.
Work shop 1
The document provides guidance on conducting effective workshops. It discusses that workshops allow participants to actively engage in learning new information or skills through activities. The key steps to conducting a workshop are to define the objective, plan activities, greet participants, deliver content in short sessions mixed with interaction, and gather feedback. Workshops are best for introducing new concepts or skills, training staff, and creating a sense of community among participants when more in-depth learning is not possible.
Work shop 1
The document provides information about conducting effective workshops. It discusses that workshops aim to engage participants actively in learning through discussion and activities. The document outlines key steps for conducting workshops, including defining objectives, planning activities, welcoming participants, facilitating interaction and discussion, providing breaks, getting feedback, and following up. It also discusses different types of workshop activities and situations where workshops are well-suited, such as training staff or introducing new concepts.
Problem Based Learning2
This document outlines the steps of problem-based learning (PBL):
1) Topic introduction where participants brainstorm areas of interest and a problem is introduced.
2) Developing a problem statement in their own words.
3) Hypothesizing possible solutions and actions to be taken.
4) Researching additional information like data requests and learning issues to support solutions.
5) Writing a solution with supporting documentation and submitting it for review.
6) Celebrating the work and reviewing performance to improve.
Interview booklet
This document provides sample interview questions, tips for preparing for an interview, and guidance on answering common question types. It includes examples of questions in several categories: about yourself, strengths/weaknesses, work-life balance, skills/achievements, job fit, work history, behavioral, and situational. The document advises researching the company and job, anticipating questions, and having examples ready. It also outlines best practices for interview day and next steps to take to enhance skills.
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