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DOCTORAL IDENTITY 4
The Transition of Doctoral student into independent scholar
Grand Canyon University
RES 850
January 20, 2020.
Pifer, M. J., & Baker, V. L. (2016). Stage-based challenges and strategies for support in doctoral education: A practical guide for students, faculty members, and program administrators. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 11(1), 15-34.
The current article, which appears in, International Journal of Doctoral Studies, is authored by experienced doctoral authors, Meghan J. Pifer and Vicki L. Baker. The authors synthesize a research concerning doctoral studies by systematically considering how the research on doctoral studies can best inform the scholars and their supporters in the doctoral journey. (Pifer and Baker, 2016)
In their findings, these authors bring out three primary phases of doctoral education: Knowledge consumption (first-years joining school and cultivating their identities as doctoral learners); knowledge creation (the candidacy exams, coursework completion and development of the proposal, defense and dissertation); and knowledge enactment (learners endorse the sociocultural and technical knowledge they gained to engross scholar roles).
These authors assert that program effectiveness and success of the student in the doctoral journey would be promoted and elevated through effective communication of policies and guidelines, acceptance and support of culture, resource investment, and regular and frequent feedbacks by faculty administrators and members concluded by reminding those in the doctoral process on the importance of comprehending the three stages and therefore creating awareness of the potential challenges through their transition in the doctoral journey. (Pifer and Baker, 2016)
They encourage proactive responses to the challenges. However, this stage model research and experiences are analyzed from the authors’ own perspective and therefore influenced by their academic biases. (Pifer and Baker, 2016)
Smith, A. E., & Hatmaker, D. M. (2014). Knowing, doing, and becoming: professional identity construction among public affairs doctoral students. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 20(4), 545-564.
This article, found in the Journal of Public Affairs Education, has been authored by Amy E. Smith and Deneen M. Hatmaker, who are prominent leaders in public universities. They examine the process of training and preparing doctoral scholars to become researchers in public domains. The article highlights the construction processes of professional identity and socialization as the primary elements in this public domain doctoral process. It asserts that professional socialization enhances the development of knowledge and the skills which brace the doctoral students for a better understanding of the expectations, behavior, and cultural norms. As a result, the students become fit for carrying out research.
Prof.
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Running head: QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS 1
Qualitative Data Analysis:
A Phenomenological Approach to Doctoral Persistence
Liberty University
QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS 2
Abstract
This prospectus focuses on doctoral persistence and the lived experience of students in doctoral
programs. The researcher begins by introducing the topic of doctoral persistence. Doctoral
persistence has been a much studied topic, but it was determined that gaps existed in current
research. The researcher states the purpose of this study, its delimitations, and the problem being
researched throughout this paper. The lived experience of doctoral persistence in students
enrolled in a doctoral program was selected as the emphasis. Next, phenomenology was chosen
and defined as the proper research design to complete the study. Researcher roles and validation
strategies were defined in association to naming the research methodology. Then, the researcher
transitions to the data collection methods and explains how emergent themes were derived from
journals of 14 doctoral classmates, letters to prospective doctoral students, and two interviews of
doctoral recipients. Those theme were compared and contrasted to one another, and previous
research, to make interpretations and explain the lived experience of doctoral persistence for
students enrolled in a doctoral program. These interpretation are made to improve and
encourage the doctoral persistence of future doctoral students.
QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS 3
Qualitative Data Analysis
Qualitative research is an immersive process that encourages the researcher to engage and
understand the studied participants. Doctoral degrees are the pinnacle of academia, but doctoral
persistence remains a concerning issue for students and academic institutions. This paper will
emphasize phenomenological research focusing on doctoral persistence.
Introduction
Issues with student retention have spanned decades; however, the majority of studies
have focused primarily on undergraduate students (Falconer & Adragna, 2017). Doctoral
students are lauded for their academic background, and past research suggests the many rewards
of doctoral research; however, many doctoral students struggle with challenges presented by
their doctoral program (Vekkaila, Pyhältö, & Lonka, 2013). Many students are working full-
time and struggling to complete their programs. The topic of doctoral persistence has emerged
as an important issue for those students.
Issues in Doctoral Persistence
Enrollment in doctoral studies has been on the rise over the last two decades;
unfortunately, unsustainable doctoral persistence is preventing many doctoral students from
completing their programs (Litalien & Guay, 2015). Attrition rates at doctoral programs remain
disconcertingly high, ranging from 40 to 70 percent dependent of program emphasis, with many
online programs even ...
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Details:
Before beginning the synthesis process, it is important to become acquainted with the analysis and comparison of empirical articles. In the previous assignment, you engaged with the Comparison Matrix, a tool for analysis and comparison of empirical articles. In this assignment, you will take the next step toward synthesis and write about your observations of the articles you compared using the Comparison Matrix.
General Requirements:
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
· Refer to the Comparison Matrix you completed
· Review: Weidman, J. C., & Stein, E. L. (2003). Socialization of doctoral students to academic norms. Research in Higher Education, 44(6), 641-656.
· Review: Baker, V., & Lattuca, L. R. (2010). Developmental networks and learning: toward an interdisciplinary perspective on identity development during doctoral study. Studies in Higher Education, 35(7), 807-827.
· Review: Visser, L., Visser, Y. L., & Schlosser, C. (2003). Critical thinking distance education and traditional education. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 4(4), 401-407.
· Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments.
Directions:
Locate the Comparison Matrix you completed in the Module 2 assignment. Using the outline you developed, the information from the Comparison Matrix. Write a paper (1,000 words) that compares all three of the articles. Do that by including the following:
1. A statement of common elements and themes addressed in each of the three articles.
2. A statement of the conclusions that can be drawn when the articles are taken together as a single entity. What is the overall message of the group of articles?
WRITING ASSIGNMENT
The paper should include the following:
WORD COUNT: 1500 words max.
Introduction. The introduction should engage the reader with a strong opening statement. It should also provide context for the paper, introduce the researchers and their studies (including the purpose of the studies), and include a thesis statement that serves as a roadmap for the reader.
Comparison of Research Questions. Open the section with a sentence that engages the reader and gives a peak into your analysis. Please discuss the main ideas behind the research questions, as well as the researcher’s approach to exploring these questions. Did they use mixed methods, quantitative, or qualitative methods? Mention the number of hypotheses (quantitative) or research questions (qualitative), but do not list the research questions. Remember to compare the approaches and discuss similarities and differences.
Comparison of Literature Reviews. This section should analyze the research the authors use to support their studies. Do not take this section lightly. You want to point out the theory and/or main research the author’s used to set up their study, and if possible mention why. Did all the studies take the same approach, such as using similar authors for support? Do they al.
By Hazel SmithThe Doctoral IdentityEssential QuestionsTawnaDelatorrejs
By Hazel Smith
The Doctoral Identity
Essential Questions
What are some common reasons that individuals choose to seek a doctoral degree?
What academic and professional dispositions should doctoral learners embrace and demonstrate?
How are expectations for learners different at a master’s level than the doctoral level?
In reviewing one’s weekly commitments, how much time and rigor will the dissertation journey require?
What is the role of the scholar versus the practitioner?
What is scholarly writing and what does this mean for the doctoral learner?
Introduction
Individuals embarking on a doctoral journey are novice researchers. Novice researchers encounter multiple
academic demands couched in an intensive scholarly culture (Baker & Pifer, 2011). The ease with which
doctoral learners adapt to these changes and demands is predictive of their completion rates. In essence, the
doctoral journey is much more intense than prior academic programs. Therefore, learners can expect multiple
personal, emotional, and academic challenges. This chapter focuses on developing and internalizing the
doctoral identity that emerges from being a novice doctoral learner at the beginning of a program, to becoming
an in�uential scholar who actively contributes to a specialized discipline upon graduation.
Reasons for Pursuing a Doctorate
According to Ivankova and Stick (2007), a con�uence of elements motivate learners to pursue a doctoral
degree. For some, motivators may be intrinsic, such as the desire to acquire additional academic skills or to
engage in the thrill of authentic research. The desire to deepen already acquired knowledge coupled with the
drive to research unchartered areas in a given �eld underpins these intrinsic elements. Extrinsic reasons such
as the desire to embark on a new career cause others to pursue a doctorate. According to Ivankova and Stick
(2007), here are some of the common reasons for pursuing a doctorate:
To increase earning potential
To enhance professional self-esteem and con�dence
To earn respect from peers and colleagues
To expand scholarly writing skills couched in peer reviews and feedback
To hone research and publishing expertise
To acquire professional collaboration skills in higher education
To improve interpersonal communication skills
To �nd one’s purpose and thirst for knowledge
To contribute original research to the knowledge based in one’s �eld of interest
To demonstrate intellectual potential
To achieve long-term professional goals.
In sum, learners have many intrinsic and extrinsic reasons for pursuing a doctorate. While the reason differs
for each individual, keeping the reason in focus helps retain momentum as the program moves along.
Professional Dispositions of Doctoral Learners
The College of Doctoral Studies (CDS) at Grand Canyon University (GCU) has laid out comprehensive
dispositions, or characteristics, for learners to adopt as they embark on and undertake their doctoral deg ...
This is a North Central University paper that discriminates between narrative research and ethnography research designs. It is written in APA format, includes references, and is graded by an instructor.
Running head QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS 1 Q.docxSUBHI7
Running head: QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS 1
Qualitative Data Analysis:
A Phenomenological Approach to Doctoral Persistence
Liberty University
QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS 2
Abstract
This prospectus focuses on doctoral persistence and the lived experience of students in doctoral
programs. The researcher begins by introducing the topic of doctoral persistence. Doctoral
persistence has been a much studied topic, but it was determined that gaps existed in current
research. The researcher states the purpose of this study, its delimitations, and the problem being
researched throughout this paper. The lived experience of doctoral persistence in students
enrolled in a doctoral program was selected as the emphasis. Next, phenomenology was chosen
and defined as the proper research design to complete the study. Researcher roles and validation
strategies were defined in association to naming the research methodology. Then, the researcher
transitions to the data collection methods and explains how emergent themes were derived from
journals of 14 doctoral classmates, letters to prospective doctoral students, and two interviews of
doctoral recipients. Those theme were compared and contrasted to one another, and previous
research, to make interpretations and explain the lived experience of doctoral persistence for
students enrolled in a doctoral program. These interpretation are made to improve and
encourage the doctoral persistence of future doctoral students.
QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS 3
Qualitative Data Analysis
Qualitative research is an immersive process that encourages the researcher to engage and
understand the studied participants. Doctoral degrees are the pinnacle of academia, but doctoral
persistence remains a concerning issue for students and academic institutions. This paper will
emphasize phenomenological research focusing on doctoral persistence.
Introduction
Issues with student retention have spanned decades; however, the majority of studies
have focused primarily on undergraduate students (Falconer & Adragna, 2017). Doctoral
students are lauded for their academic background, and past research suggests the many rewards
of doctoral research; however, many doctoral students struggle with challenges presented by
their doctoral program (Vekkaila, Pyhältö, & Lonka, 2013). Many students are working full-
time and struggling to complete their programs. The topic of doctoral persistence has emerged
as an important issue for those students.
Issues in Doctoral Persistence
Enrollment in doctoral studies has been on the rise over the last two decades;
unfortunately, unsustainable doctoral persistence is preventing many doctoral students from
completing their programs (Litalien & Guay, 2015). Attrition rates at doctoral programs remain
disconcertingly high, ranging from 40 to 70 percent dependent of program emphasis, with many
online programs even ...
DetailsBefore beginning the synthesis process, it is important .docxsimonithomas47935
Details:
Before beginning the synthesis process, it is important to become acquainted with the analysis and comparison of empirical articles. In the previous assignment, you engaged with the Comparison Matrix, a tool for analysis and comparison of empirical articles. In this assignment, you will take the next step toward synthesis and write about your observations of the articles you compared using the Comparison Matrix.
General Requirements:
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
· Refer to the Comparison Matrix you completed
· Review: Weidman, J. C., & Stein, E. L. (2003). Socialization of doctoral students to academic norms. Research in Higher Education, 44(6), 641-656.
· Review: Baker, V., & Lattuca, L. R. (2010). Developmental networks and learning: toward an interdisciplinary perspective on identity development during doctoral study. Studies in Higher Education, 35(7), 807-827.
· Review: Visser, L., Visser, Y. L., & Schlosser, C. (2003). Critical thinking distance education and traditional education. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 4(4), 401-407.
· Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments.
Directions:
Locate the Comparison Matrix you completed in the Module 2 assignment. Using the outline you developed, the information from the Comparison Matrix. Write a paper (1,000 words) that compares all three of the articles. Do that by including the following:
1. A statement of common elements and themes addressed in each of the three articles.
2. A statement of the conclusions that can be drawn when the articles are taken together as a single entity. What is the overall message of the group of articles?
WRITING ASSIGNMENT
The paper should include the following:
WORD COUNT: 1500 words max.
Introduction. The introduction should engage the reader with a strong opening statement. It should also provide context for the paper, introduce the researchers and their studies (including the purpose of the studies), and include a thesis statement that serves as a roadmap for the reader.
Comparison of Research Questions. Open the section with a sentence that engages the reader and gives a peak into your analysis. Please discuss the main ideas behind the research questions, as well as the researcher’s approach to exploring these questions. Did they use mixed methods, quantitative, or qualitative methods? Mention the number of hypotheses (quantitative) or research questions (qualitative), but do not list the research questions. Remember to compare the approaches and discuss similarities and differences.
Comparison of Literature Reviews. This section should analyze the research the authors use to support their studies. Do not take this section lightly. You want to point out the theory and/or main research the author’s used to set up their study, and if possible mention why. Did all the studies take the same approach, such as using similar authors for support? Do they al.
By Hazel SmithThe Doctoral IdentityEssential QuestionsTawnaDelatorrejs
By Hazel Smith
The Doctoral Identity
Essential Questions
What are some common reasons that individuals choose to seek a doctoral degree?
What academic and professional dispositions should doctoral learners embrace and demonstrate?
How are expectations for learners different at a master’s level than the doctoral level?
In reviewing one’s weekly commitments, how much time and rigor will the dissertation journey require?
What is the role of the scholar versus the practitioner?
What is scholarly writing and what does this mean for the doctoral learner?
Introduction
Individuals embarking on a doctoral journey are novice researchers. Novice researchers encounter multiple
academic demands couched in an intensive scholarly culture (Baker & Pifer, 2011). The ease with which
doctoral learners adapt to these changes and demands is predictive of their completion rates. In essence, the
doctoral journey is much more intense than prior academic programs. Therefore, learners can expect multiple
personal, emotional, and academic challenges. This chapter focuses on developing and internalizing the
doctoral identity that emerges from being a novice doctoral learner at the beginning of a program, to becoming
an in�uential scholar who actively contributes to a specialized discipline upon graduation.
Reasons for Pursuing a Doctorate
According to Ivankova and Stick (2007), a con�uence of elements motivate learners to pursue a doctoral
degree. For some, motivators may be intrinsic, such as the desire to acquire additional academic skills or to
engage in the thrill of authentic research. The desire to deepen already acquired knowledge coupled with the
drive to research unchartered areas in a given �eld underpins these intrinsic elements. Extrinsic reasons such
as the desire to embark on a new career cause others to pursue a doctorate. According to Ivankova and Stick
(2007), here are some of the common reasons for pursuing a doctorate:
To increase earning potential
To enhance professional self-esteem and con�dence
To earn respect from peers and colleagues
To expand scholarly writing skills couched in peer reviews and feedback
To hone research and publishing expertise
To acquire professional collaboration skills in higher education
To improve interpersonal communication skills
To �nd one’s purpose and thirst for knowledge
To contribute original research to the knowledge based in one’s �eld of interest
To demonstrate intellectual potential
To achieve long-term professional goals.
In sum, learners have many intrinsic and extrinsic reasons for pursuing a doctorate. While the reason differs
for each individual, keeping the reason in focus helps retain momentum as the program moves along.
Professional Dispositions of Doctoral Learners
The College of Doctoral Studies (CDS) at Grand Canyon University (GCU) has laid out comprehensive
dispositions, or characteristics, for learners to adopt as they embark on and undertake their doctoral deg ...
This is a North Central University paper that discriminates between narrative research and ethnography research designs. It is written in APA format, includes references, and is graded by an instructor.
Rethinking the dissertation: avoiding throwing the baby out with the bathwater.Simon Haslett
Handout to accompany the keynote workshop by Professor Mick Healey (University of Gloucestershire) at the Research-Teaching Practice in Wales Conference, 9th September 2013, at the University of Wales, Gregynog Hall. The accompanying slidecast presentation may be found at http://www.slideshare.net/stemwales/rethinking-the-dissertation
The 10 Strategic Points for the Prospectus, Proposal, and Disserta.docxarnoldmeredith47041
The 10 Strategic Points for the Prospectus, Proposal, and Dissertation
Introduction
In the Prospectus, Proposal and Dissertation there are ten key or strategic points that need to be clear, simple, correct, and aligned to ensure the research is doable, valuable, and credible. These points, which provide a guide or vision for the research, are present in almost any research. They are defined within this 10 Strategic Points document.
The 10 Strategic Points
The 10 strategy points emerge from researching literature on a topic, which is based on, or aligned with, the defined need in the literature as well as the learner’s personal passion, future career purpose, and degree area. The 10 Strategic Points document includes the following ten key or strategic points that define the research focus and approach:
1. Topic – Provides a broad research topic area/title.
i. The College of Doctoral Studies recognizes the diversity of learners in our programs and the varied interests in research topics for their dissertations in the Social Sciences.
ii. Dissertation topics must, at a minimum, be aligned to General Psychology in the Ph.D. program, Leadership in the Ed.D. Organizational Leadership program, Adult Instruction in the Ed.D. Teaching and Learning program, Management in the DBA program, and Counseling Practice, Counselor Education, Clinical Supervision or Advocacy/Leadership within the Counseling field in the Counselor Education Ph.D. program.
iii. If there are questions regarding appropriate alignment of a dissertation topic to the program, the respective program chair will be the final authority for approval decisions.
iv. Specifically, although the College prefers a learner’s topic align with the program emphasis, this alignment is not “required.” The College will remain flexible on the learner’s dissertation topic if it aligns with the degree program in which the learner is enrolled. The Ph.D. program in General Psychology does not support clinically based research.
2. Literature review - Lists primary points for four sections in the Literature Review: (a) Background of the problem/gap and the need for the study based on citations from the literature; (b) Theoretical foundations (models and theories to be foundation for study); (c) Review of literature topics with key theme for each one; (d) Summary.
3. Problem statement - Describes the problem to address through the study based on defined needs or gaps from the literature.
4. Sample and location – Identifies sample, needed sample size, and location (study phenomena with small numbers and variables/groups with large numbers).
5. Research questions – Provides research questions to collect data to address the problem statement.
6. Hypothesis/variables or Phenomena - Provides hypotheses with variables for each research question (quantitative) or describes the phenomena to be better understood (qualitative).
7. Methodology and design - Describes the selected methodology.
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3 pages
APA
SOURCES: 4
MUST HAVE INTRODUCTION, SUBHEADINGS AND CONCLUSION
Assignment
• Continue to build your plan based on the introduction you created in your last assignment. (See Below).
• Tell the audience your reasons for using an instructional plan.
• Be sure to describe what types of instructional resources you are creating.
• Align the chosen ID model to your organization (for example, if you are working in a K-12 school environment, student learning needs and learning objectives may be driven by state or federal performance standards; versus, if you are working in a non-profit organization and training adults, the learning needs of your adult learners may be driven by a “gap analysis” or “business objectives” identified by the organization).
• This section should be 3 pages.
• Include a reference page.
Additional Information
Begin with an outline of your project. Tell the audience your reasons for using an instructional plan.
Description of your Instructional Event or Course - The instructional plan being presented is a college-level Political Science course
Also, be sure to describe what types of instructional resources you are creating. Include an explanation of who has authorized or funded the instructional event or course you propose, and what they expect.
Finally, once you have introduced the instructional event or course, you will align it to an ID model of your choice.
Assignment Expectations
To receive maximum credit, you must demonstrate understanding of context and purpose of the assignment by bringing all required elements (described above) to the discussion, and meeting additional expectations (described below).
Cite a minimum of four sources and incorporate them into your paper. It is expected that you analyze and synthesize, not merely summarize, sources. The reference page and overall paper must be formatted properly in APA format and style include a strong introduction, subheaders and conclusion.
***Last Assignment Introduction**
Student Population & Needs Assessment
The instructional plan being presented is a college-level political science course. The political science course targets college students in other areas of specialization. The introductory course will provide the students with the fundamental knowledge on the key aspects of political science. The student population is not expected to have extensive knowledge of political science.
The training program will begin by assessing the current beliefs and attitudes of the students towards the position and value of political science. The objective of the learning needs assessment is to establish the knowledge gaps that can be addressed through the training program (Spooner et al., 2007; Edwards et al., 2014).
Learning Objectives
The specific learning objectives are:
• To introduce the students to the key concepts in political science
• To introduce the students to some of the major political ideologies and philosophies
• To introduce the studen.
An introduction to Research Approaches in Higher Education for new or existing university teachers or academics interested in using research to inform their teaching.
PhD Recruition, Retention and Completion remain a problem to be dealt with and there are supports needed at the university, supervisor and student level. Here we discuss what they are, based on research into the issue.
"Struggling to write a theoretical framework, related literature, and related studies for your research paper or dissertation? Check out some helpful tips to get started. Don't worry, you're not alone. Good luck with your research!"
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MARKETING ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENTS 6
Researching Marketing Questions
MKT/571
Melissa Simmons
Roberto Ancis
Part 1: Memorandum
TO: Senior Vice President (Marketing)
FROM: Jacob Glenns
DATE: August 19, 2018
SUBJECT: Marketing Analysis
Summary Analysis
This analysis of the market report that was presented the market analyst provides detailed insights from the data that may help in formulating an effective marketing strategy. The key information include: revenue performance for the first half between 2015 and 2016 and revenue trends over the same period. This information help in deciding whether to the organization should continue with its growth strategy or to reverse the decline.
Revenue Analysis
Analysis of the company’s semiannual performance- between January and June- indicates that there was an increase of 10.18 percent in the generated revenues per day from 96,000 dollars to 105,768 dollars in 2015 and 2016 respectively. The revenues per day, domestic market, were 93,683 dollars and 85,181 dollars in 2016 and 2015 respectively, over the same period. Overall, the semiannual revenue for the year 2016 was 13,644,073 dollars with the United States market contributing 12,085,137 dollars, which is approximately 88.6 percent of the semiannual revenue. The international market contributed 1,558,936 dollars, which is 11.4 percent of the total revenue. The average gross profit per day was 8.3 percent for the six months between January and June, 2016. For the three months of April, May and June, 2016 the total revenue was 7,024,096 dollars with the domestic market contributing 6,145,978 dollars and the international market contributing 878,119 dollars. The gross profit was 6.5 percent.
Revenue Trends
With regards to customer class, commercial customers contributed 7,195,592 dollars in the six months of January to June, 2016. The revenue per day was 55,780 dollars, an increase of 5,008 dollars compared to 50,772 dollars realized over the same period in 2015. At the second place was the municipal segment with 1,634,643 dollars. The revenue per day for the first six months was 12,672 in 2016 compared to 12,034 in 2015. The international market segment contributed 1,535,905 dollars and the revenue per day was 11,906 dollars and 11,700 dollars in 2016 and 2015 respectively. The other important segments- resellers, industrial labs, government, resell, education and others- also registered increments in the revenue per day for the first 6 months between 2015 and 2016. The revenue trend for the second quarter (between April and May) illustrate that commercial market contributed 1,130,973 dollars which is 50 percent of the total revenue from the customer class segment. The international market contributed 323,990 follo.
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Running head: MANAGING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE 1
MANAGING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE 6
Managing a diverse workforce
Name
Institutional affiliation
What does it mean to be an effective manager in a diverse workforce?
According to Chip Conley, the workforce diversity is characterized of gender, ethnicity and age; which needs a much keener attention. He points out that an effective manager should realize that age diversity makes a company stronger and that different generations within a workplace should focus on mentoring one another at work. He emphasizes on the need to allow openness with one another so that wisdom; knowledge, experience and skills from the young to the old and vice versa. According to Chip Conley, the current 60s is the new 40s and that the current 30s is the new 50s; a key note to take on how effective relationship in a workplace could enrichen a company with greater shared wisdom and skills. Every manager need to relate such knowledge in ensuring effective making of modern elders from the millennials.
According to Chip, an effective manager should establish a learning environment for the boomers and the millennials. Each generation should see the other as assets from which they can derive wisdom. Moreover, Chip calls for both the millennials and the boomers to fix their ego, perhaps so that they can enhance their relationship and get to learn from one another. He calls for the need of the managers to enhance a growth mindset in a workplace and the need for the employees to be curious of getting to know what the other generation can offer, and trying to oneself. Chip states that “Curiosity is the elixir for life”
Working on the psychological empowerment of specifics groups and ensuring mental flexibility is very important for various generations to work coherently effectively. Additionally, a manager in charge of a diverse workforce should ensure that the differences existing between the BB and X generations, and the Y and Z generations should be harmonized so that they do not tamper with the achievement of the organizations set goals and objectives (Toro, Labrador-Fernández & De Nicolas, 2019).
Maintaining a positive working environment helps in enhancing the performance of a diverse workforce. Looking at the small business managers, workforce diversity can be well managed if the owner’s manager supports the existing generational interconnections and the variations as a result of the general difference defining these groups by valuing their differences and the similarities. An effective manager is therefore required to cause a diversity openness among the workforce. Such ensure the performance at all levels, i.e. both the organizational and individual. A manager should, therefore, have the ability to effectively enforce the eradication of the internal communication barriers existing as a result generational, racial, gender, ethnic, age, personality tenure, cognitive style, education among other dissimilarities .
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1. Topic – Provides a broad research topic area/title.
i. The College of Doctoral Studies recognizes the diversity of learners in our programs and the varied interests in research topics for their dissertations in the Social Sciences.
ii. Dissertation topics must, at a minimum, be aligned to General Psychology in the Ph.D. program, Leadership in the Ed.D. Organizational Leadership program, Adult Instruction in the Ed.D. Teaching and Learning program, Management in the DBA program, and Counseling Practice, Counselor Education, Clinical Supervision or Advocacy/Leadership within the Counseling field in the Counselor Education Ph.D. program.
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iv. Specifically, although the College prefers a learner’s topic align with the program emphasis, this alignment is not “required.” The College will remain flexible on the learner’s dissertation topic if it aligns with the degree program in which the learner is enrolled. The Ph.D. program in General Psychology does not support clinically based research.
2. Literature review - Lists primary points for four sections in the Literature Review: (a) Background of the problem/gap and the need for the study based on citations from the literature; (b) Theoretical foundations (models and theories to be foundation for study); (c) Review of literature topics with key theme for each one; (d) Summary.
3. Problem statement - Describes the problem to address through the study based on defined needs or gaps from the literature.
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5. Research questions – Provides research questions to collect data to address the problem statement.
6. Hypothesis/variables or Phenomena - Provides hypotheses with variables for each research question (quantitative) or describes the phenomena to be better understood (qualitative).
7. Methodology and design - Describes the selected methodology.
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• Continue to build your plan based on the introduction you created in your last assignment. (See Below).
• Tell the audience your reasons for using an instructional plan.
• Be sure to describe what types of instructional resources you are creating.
• Align the chosen ID model to your organization (for example, if you are working in a K-12 school environment, student learning needs and learning objectives may be driven by state or federal performance standards; versus, if you are working in a non-profit organization and training adults, the learning needs of your adult learners may be driven by a “gap analysis” or “business objectives” identified by the organization).
• This section should be 3 pages.
• Include a reference page.
Additional Information
Begin with an outline of your project. Tell the audience your reasons for using an instructional plan.
Description of your Instructional Event or Course - The instructional plan being presented is a college-level Political Science course
Also, be sure to describe what types of instructional resources you are creating. Include an explanation of who has authorized or funded the instructional event or course you propose, and what they expect.
Finally, once you have introduced the instructional event or course, you will align it to an ID model of your choice.
Assignment Expectations
To receive maximum credit, you must demonstrate understanding of context and purpose of the assignment by bringing all required elements (described above) to the discussion, and meeting additional expectations (described below).
Cite a minimum of four sources and incorporate them into your paper. It is expected that you analyze and synthesize, not merely summarize, sources. The reference page and overall paper must be formatted properly in APA format and style include a strong introduction, subheaders and conclusion.
***Last Assignment Introduction**
Student Population & Needs Assessment
The instructional plan being presented is a college-level political science course. The political science course targets college students in other areas of specialization. The introductory course will provide the students with the fundamental knowledge on the key aspects of political science. The student population is not expected to have extensive knowledge of political science.
The training program will begin by assessing the current beliefs and attitudes of the students towards the position and value of political science. The objective of the learning needs assessment is to establish the knowledge gaps that can be addressed through the training program (Spooner et al., 2007; Edwards et al., 2014).
Learning Objectives
The specific learning objectives are:
• To introduce the students to the key concepts in political science
• To introduce the students to some of the major political ideologies and philosophies
• To introduce the studen.
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MARKETING ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENTS 6
Researching Marketing Questions
MKT/571
Melissa Simmons
Roberto Ancis
Part 1: Memorandum
TO: Senior Vice President (Marketing)
FROM: Jacob Glenns
DATE: August 19, 2018
SUBJECT: Marketing Analysis
Summary Analysis
This analysis of the market report that was presented the market analyst provides detailed insights from the data that may help in formulating an effective marketing strategy. The key information include: revenue performance for the first half between 2015 and 2016 and revenue trends over the same period. This information help in deciding whether to the organization should continue with its growth strategy or to reverse the decline.
Revenue Analysis
Analysis of the company’s semiannual performance- between January and June- indicates that there was an increase of 10.18 percent in the generated revenues per day from 96,000 dollars to 105,768 dollars in 2015 and 2016 respectively. The revenues per day, domestic market, were 93,683 dollars and 85,181 dollars in 2016 and 2015 respectively, over the same period. Overall, the semiannual revenue for the year 2016 was 13,644,073 dollars with the United States market contributing 12,085,137 dollars, which is approximately 88.6 percent of the semiannual revenue. The international market contributed 1,558,936 dollars, which is 11.4 percent of the total revenue. The average gross profit per day was 8.3 percent for the six months between January and June, 2016. For the three months of April, May and June, 2016 the total revenue was 7,024,096 dollars with the domestic market contributing 6,145,978 dollars and the international market contributing 878,119 dollars. The gross profit was 6.5 percent.
Revenue Trends
With regards to customer class, commercial customers contributed 7,195,592 dollars in the six months of January to June, 2016. The revenue per day was 55,780 dollars, an increase of 5,008 dollars compared to 50,772 dollars realized over the same period in 2015. At the second place was the municipal segment with 1,634,643 dollars. The revenue per day for the first six months was 12,672 in 2016 compared to 12,034 in 2015. The international market segment contributed 1,535,905 dollars and the revenue per day was 11,906 dollars and 11,700 dollars in 2016 and 2015 respectively. The other important segments- resellers, industrial labs, government, resell, education and others- also registered increments in the revenue per day for the first 6 months between 2015 and 2016. The revenue trend for the second quarter (between April and May) illustrate that commercial market contributed 1,130,973 dollars which is 50 percent of the total revenue from the customer class segment. The international market contributed 323,990 follo.
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Managing a diverse workforce
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What does it mean to be an effective manager in a diverse workforce?
According to Chip Conley, the workforce diversity is characterized of gender, ethnicity and age; which needs a much keener attention. He points out that an effective manager should realize that age diversity makes a company stronger and that different generations within a workplace should focus on mentoring one another at work. He emphasizes on the need to allow openness with one another so that wisdom; knowledge, experience and skills from the young to the old and vice versa. According to Chip Conley, the current 60s is the new 40s and that the current 30s is the new 50s; a key note to take on how effective relationship in a workplace could enrichen a company with greater shared wisdom and skills. Every manager need to relate such knowledge in ensuring effective making of modern elders from the millennials.
According to Chip, an effective manager should establish a learning environment for the boomers and the millennials. Each generation should see the other as assets from which they can derive wisdom. Moreover, Chip calls for both the millennials and the boomers to fix their ego, perhaps so that they can enhance their relationship and get to learn from one another. He calls for the need of the managers to enhance a growth mindset in a workplace and the need for the employees to be curious of getting to know what the other generation can offer, and trying to oneself. Chip states that “Curiosity is the elixir for life”
Working on the psychological empowerment of specifics groups and ensuring mental flexibility is very important for various generations to work coherently effectively. Additionally, a manager in charge of a diverse workforce should ensure that the differences existing between the BB and X generations, and the Y and Z generations should be harmonized so that they do not tamper with the achievement of the organizations set goals and objectives (Toro, Labrador-Fernández & De Nicolas, 2019).
Maintaining a positive working environment helps in enhancing the performance of a diverse workforce. Looking at the small business managers, workforce diversity can be well managed if the owner’s manager supports the existing generational interconnections and the variations as a result of the general difference defining these groups by valuing their differences and the similarities. An effective manager is therefore required to cause a diversity openness among the workforce. Such ensure the performance at all levels, i.e. both the organizational and individual. A manager should, therefore, have the ability to effectively enforce the eradication of the internal communication barriers existing as a result generational, racial, gender, ethnic, age, personality tenure, cognitive style, education among other dissimilarities .
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Running head: MANAGING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN DIGITAL BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENTS 1
Managing Technological Innovation in Digital Business Environments
Yolanda McNeil
ENGL 602 Field Project: Final Product
Liberty University
MANAGING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN DIGITAL BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENTS 2
Introduction
Background of the Research
Innovation plays a critical role in assisting businesses to sustain and grow their market
shares. It takes place in dissimilar functions and parts of the business and it is significant to
understand the best way to create and manage it effectively. Digital technologies have been
regularly used in business and this has led to digitized workplaces that demand the need to invent
to remain at the top in the market (Kay & Willman, 2018). Digitizing places of work has played
a key role in changing the way business is usually managed and this has similarly affected how
innovation must be managed and embraced in such a novel business atmosphere. Therefore, the
best way to understand technological innovation in the digital business atmosphere is the need to
understand how technology has been shaping the business world.
The reason for choosing technological innovation in digital business environments is that
business owners play a critical role in the identification and application of new technologies. By
investing in initiatives that permit them to deliver efficient and effective services and products,
they discover innovative solutions to complex challenges (Camisón & Villar-López, 2014).
Successful technological innovation needs collaboration, expert project management, planning,
and execution. Worldwide competition and rigorous demand to bring commodities to market
very fast affect decisions.
Research Purpose
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Tess Stockslager @ 2020-03-06T10:07:25-08:00
This wording seems a bit circular: "the best way to understand...is the need to understand." Is there a clearer way you could state this?
Tess Stockslager @ 2020-03-06T10:09:33-08:00
Even without the word "I," you're indirectly referring to yourself here, which isn't necessary in this paper. You don't need to explain why you chose your topic; instead, you should explain why the topic is important in the field (which is exactly what you did in this sentence--you just need to frame it differently).
MANAGING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN DIGITAL BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENTS 3
The purpose of this research is to explore the role and importance of managing
technological innovation in the digital business environment. Technological innovation strategies
that a firm pursues can either break or make the company. The current business landscape is
increasingly multifaceted. For an organization to succeed in the modern business environment, it
is critical that it adopts digital innovation which can assist to attain its goals and remain at the top
in the competition (Camisón & Villar-Lóp.
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Managerial Report
HMGT 300 6380 Introduction to the U.S Health Care Sector 2205
Taneshia Davis
UMGC
Professor: Todd Price
May 31, 2020
Manager's Name and Role:
Name: The patient experience-supervising manager is Mr. Aleo Brandford
Roles:
The supervising manager ensures that all patients are fully engaged in inpatient experience activities under the supervision of highly experienced healthcare professionals. The manager also ensures that all healthcare professionals are compliant with policies, rules, and regulations that govern patients, healthcare practice, healthcare organizations, government, and the corporate world. Moreover, the supervisor conducts monitoring and evaluation of the healthcare providers to ensure they are delivering high-quality services within the set time. The manager also monitors and evaluates the healthcare systems in the organization to ensure that they are affirmative to rules, policies, and standards set for healthcare service facilities and providers as a to deliver satisfactory high-quality services. The manager, together with respective departments and personnel, initiates, improves, and implements patient experience programs that equip personnel with relevant patient experience skills, knowledge, and competencies necessary for satisfactory healthcare service provision. One other key role of the manager is the contact point for all inquiries, explanations, experiences, and feedbacks associated with patients and the healthcare facility.
Healthcare Setting:
The Minnesota Healthcare Facility is a county facility that offers preventive and curative healthcare services for in- and out-patients. It serves the entire region with all healthcare needs. It has both children and adults wings with fully functional departments and equipment. It is the only healthcare facility in rural with a population capacity of 200 per day. It is well equipped with childbirth and immunization facilities and serves the general public healthcare needs.
Managerial Issue:
Determining MeaslesSpread Rate
The manager needs to task-relevant departments to collect patient and exposed children information from children's care centers, schools, attendance lists, and health facilities. The information will help determine the rate of immunization, the number of patients, and approximate exposed children and other adults. The number of children vaccinated against measles, 21 days before its eruption should be identified from the Immunization Information System of Minnesota, and facility children's care center information System. The challenge will be on the follow up of the exposed children and administering necessary interventions. This is necessary for checking further spread of the disease in the community (Hall et al., 2017).
Impact & Details: Restrict Public Gathering
To restrict the mingling of children in healthcare faciliti.
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Running head: MANAGING DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS FINAL
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MANAGING DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS FINAL
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Managing Dynamic Environments Final
Managing Dynamic Environments Final
Introduction
The for-profit organization which will be analyzed in this report is a famous casual dining restaurant and bar called Buffalo Wild Wings Restaurant and Sports Bar. This is an international organization which has various outlets in different parts of the world such as in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Panama, India, and the Philippines among other countries. The reason why Buffalo Wild Wings is the target organization for this report is that it recently received a new president, Lyle Tick, who set an objective to improve the brand image of the restaurant so that it can attract more customers (Romeo, 2018). Due to this, the organization is undertaking some changes in its marketing which is an important component of the internal operations of the business. The change of focus is implementing a social media marketing campaign to increase the number of new customers for the restaurant. This report will evaluate different factors, positive and negative issues, and challenges, which can affect the change process as well as analyze different concepts which can be used to improve change management and change process so as to result to the desired outcomes.
Identify the role of strategic renewal in propelling change.
Strategic renewal is important in creating change interventions which will impact the team members and the organization positively. This is an important process which helps change managers to evaluate the existing progress of the change process and focus on how to improve the change process so that the desired outcome may be achieved. One of the roles of strategic renewal in propelling change is by revisiting and improving the change strategies. Strategic renewal ensures that the organization is able to develop a strategic game plan which will be used to promote different growth objectives during change management. This enhances change since the organization is able to focus on having a competitive advantage against other competitors and satisfying the customers’ needs to the best of its abilities. In the case of Buffalo Wild Wing Restaurant, it focused on adopting new growth objective which aimed at attracting more millennial customers to ensure it increases the size of the target market for the restaurant.
Strategic renewal helps in concentrating all the efforts in brainstorming and identification of solutions to challenges which may impact the change action plan. The organization and its employees are able to focus on finding different approaches which can be used to improve the experience resulting from the change process. This pushes change since the organization is able to avoid certain pitfalls which the organizations would have experienced. This aspect has been achieved by Buffalo Wild Wings Restaurant whereby the organization.
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Managing Donuts
Joyce Crow
Ashford University
MGT 330 Management for Organization
Jill Heaney
May 10, 2020
District Manager of Five Dunkin’ Donut Franchises
Introduction
As the new District Manager, I intend to build and structure the foundation of workers for all the five Dunkin' Donuts establishments. My goal is to increase the fiscal profits for every unit to establish extra legacies to the company's brand. The paper analyzes the following categories of Dunkin' Donuts: job design including job analysis, job description and job specification, and organizational design. Workers job designs will be assessed with the use of a divisional structure for Bakers, Crewmembers, and managers. Inside of Dunkin' Donuts will be analyzed to decide the needs for recruiting and selecting applicants. Also, the essay discusses the training and performance appraisals for the value of significance to the franchise.
Job Design
Job design refers to the process of organizing duties and roles into a productive unit of work. The job design will include job analysis, job description and job specification. Job design occurs when managers decide the duties to be completed, the people who will do them and the selection approach to be adopted in choosing workers (Reilly, Minnick, & Baack, 2011). Below, I have used job analysis, job description, and job specification to discuss the job design of the five new establishments.
Job Analysis
The process of assigning tasks will be undertaken by the HR department and the departmental managers. I will be adapting the extermination model of job analysis. Every branch will have 5 to 8 workers per shift, with one being a manager, one may be a shift leader and the rest will include crewmembers and bakers. They will be in charge of food handling, housekeeping and sales. Each worker's qualification will include preparing donuts, coffee, frozen meals, and working on the cash register.
Job Description
For job descriptions, the current Dunkin' Donuts models will be appropriate for the Crewmembers, Bakers, and Management (https://www.peopleanswers.com/pa/testSplashPageEntry.do?splashURL=portalDunkinDonuts1&src=825452). Most roles at the organization are entry-level positions, which need filling customer orders through preparing drinks and baked food. Applicants will need to show their readiness to take directions and interact with the clients regularly.
Job Specification
Bakers, Crewmembers, and Shift Leaders – These are the entry-level spots that will need minimal requirements. Basic requirements include at least a High School Diploma (GED or equivalent), inclination to take direction and intermingle with clients, and interpersonal working capabilities. These roles are trainable on the job. The position of shift leader will be achievable by an existing baker or crewmember .
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MANAGEMENT DILEMMAS 6
Management Dilemmas
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Institutional Affiliation
Management Dilemmas
Part I: Research Questions
1. Should student athletes receive a stipend by the universities as reimbursement for participating in sports? Are there policies under the ISSF that guide on how best students should be compensated for their participation in different sports?
2. What challenges do coaches face in managing their respective teams? Is there an approved ISSF standard management structure that would allow coaches to participate and interact more with their players such that they are not only constrained to their managerial duties?
Part II: Research Topic
Problem Statement
Professional athletes earn large sums of money, though considered unethical; due to the fact that most of the times these athletes are students who are “exploited”. The estimated value rose through college athletics is considered to be roughly more than a billion dollars yearly, with this revenue being generated from an estimated 25 football schools and 64 basketball schools respectively (Brown & Williams, 2019). The concern raised is that the students do not get to see the money earned; but instead are offered athletic scholarships, allowing them to get free college education. The concerning factor is that most students use this opportunity as a chance to qualify for professional leagues, without considering the beneficial factors that their education offers. They are continuously to sacrifice their class and study hours such that they can practice and travel for their sports (Brown & Williams, 2019). Even though a scholarship seems like a good deal for some of these college athletes, what criteria is used to reward those athletes who are often viewed as celebrities and exploited for their affiliation with different institution to earn money for them?
Quite often, managers are faced with the dilemma of relating with their athletes mainly because they are absorbed in managerial duties that limit their interactions with their players. As a result, the element of teamwork is ignored and disregarded, leading to lack of communication, lack of trust, and continued conflict, which may affect the effectiveness of the team (Rollnick, Fader, Breckon, & Moyers, 2019). Sometimes the coaches aspect of caring is viewed as interference because there is no connection between the players and their coach, with coaches feeling left out of most decisions made by the players. This in mind, the study focuses on finding new strategies that can be applied by all coaches in every sport, such that the aspect of unity and communication is achieved, with coaches participating more in their respective projects.
Importance of the Study
Given the dynamic scope of this industry, it is important to do more research to understand the depth of the dilemma within the industry, with the use of previous and current research to provide insight on different pers.
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MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
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Managerial Accounting
Accounting can be defined as the procedure of keeping monetary financial records. Accounting can be group as financial and managerial accounting. For businesses to be successful, they need to be having both managerial and financial accounting experts. Impeccable managerial and financial bookkeeping are important to the progress and constant survival of any corporate. Structurally, economically, and lawfully, bookkeeping is an essential section in any institute, and the necessity for an extremely skilled accounting squad is unconditionally crucial. Despite the similarities between financial and managerial accounting, there are also differences between them.
The managerial accounting works through measuring, analyzing and reporting monetary and non-monetary information that aids directors to make judgements to accomplish the objectives of an organization. Managerial accounting emphasizes on the internal broadcasting and is not regulated by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Management accounting is known for its much efforts to focus on the future rather than paying much attention to what happened in the past (Kinicki & Fugate, 2016). This type of accounting is so influential to the performance of directors and other workers as opposed to principally reporting financial events. There are no principles which guide the operations of management accounting.
Management accounting permits executives to charge attention on owners’ principal to aid judge a division’s presentation, although this may not be allowed by generally accepted accounting principles. Managerial accounting comprises assets or liabilities which may not be recognized by generally accepted accounting principles and it makes use of asset or liability quantifying rules like present values or resale prices which is not acceptable under GAAP.
Financial accounting on the other hand emphasizes on commentary to exterior events like shareholders, government interventions, and banks. It evaluates and registers business dealings and provides fiscal reports that are grounded on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Financial bookkeeping is controlled by commonly accepted accounting principles (Weygandt, Kimmel & Kieso, 2015). Financial accounting comprises of sending monetary reports like income reports or balance sheets, to outside bodies like creditors, tax specialists, shareholders, and the Interior Revenue Service.
The managerial accounting positions out profit and loss accounts, job costing accounts, and operating resources, financial accounting conveys facts only for those on the external who want to decide the company's marketplace assessment. Managerial accounting emphases on issues and answers within an institute while financial accounting is worried with productivity from without. Managerial accountants make internal working reports, while financial accountants generat.
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LOGISTIC REGRESSION 2
Logistic Regression
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Question (a)
Categorical variables are useful in classifying data that usually takes only one form. An example where categorical variables can be used is when classifying the ages of different individual based on the gender of the participants. The use of n-1 variable in categorical variables makes the classification easier since variables take either of the quantitative provided. In these situations, the variables are limited to take either one or zero as the quantitative value to ease the classification process (Bühlmann & Dezeure, 2016). Classification based on n-1 variable tends to be faster and also saves time and does not have many problems. When a particular variable takes 1 is assumed to be quantitative but when it takes zero the assumption made is that the variable is absent. Categorical variables involving n variables, the n-1 variables are the only important variables since they classify the data given accordingly to the required quantitative values which I either 1 or 0.
Classification of information based on categorical valuables, the n variables tend to have problems. The n value can sometimes lead to problems that may end up prolonging the classification process and also make it difficult. The n variable has problem in resulting to multi-co linearity in classifying (Guo & Berkhahn, 2016). The problem results when there is similar interconnections between the variables this create a problem in interpreting the information. The interconnection of the n variables can result in the prediction of the other variable from the other. Another problem resulting in from categorical variables is that n variable is intuitively meaning that variables can be classified based on the interests or feelings of the research. Lastly, the n variables are redundant that is do not have updated information.
Question (b)
In statistics, logistic regressions are used in classification of variable that tend to have different forms either positive or negative values. Logistic regressions classify data consisting of dependent variables with and more than two or more independent variables. The classifications are based on pacing several variables at their different level of existence (van Smeden et al., 2016). Logistic regression predict the relationship of variables that can either take 1or 0 in the classification. Logistic regressions is concerned in giving descriptions to the data and give detailed information relationship between one independent variable and more nominal independent variables. For instance, logistic regression can be used in financial institutions to clarify financial defaulters. In classification of the data, logistic re.
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Managing Congestive Heart Failure through Motivational Education
Rosaline Hicks
Chamberlain University
Dr. Sheryl Cator
March 26, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to discuss how motivation can improve outcomes in congestive heart failure (CHF). CHF is a chronic progressive condition that affects the pumping ability of the heart muscles. This paper will cover CHF as a practice problem, the role of evidence to in regard to CHF, and the role of the DNP practice scholar in the translation of evidence.
Addressing issues related to CHF management through education program is important in the improvement of self-management. Most of the reported readmission cases, morbidity, and mortality are associated with poor self-care and self-management of the diseases. The focus of most healthcare facilities when it comes to the management of the CHF is focused on an identified medication regimen, and little to no attention is given to the importance of patient education to improve self-management of CHF.
A study by Bader et al (2018) revealed that an advanced heart failure program helped in the improvement of disease awareness and self-care behaviors when the patients were led by well-trained heart failure nurses. Another study by Howie-Esquivel et al (2015) used the approach of TEACH-HF intervention to manage CHF patients. The study outcome revealed a significantly lower hospital re-admission rate and decrease in the length of stay.
DNP practice scholar play a key role in the translation of evidence. The DNP practice scholar is instrumental in the initiation of projects that focus on the standardized educational process for CHF patients. The initiation is done through the development of new education tools and clinician documentation of evidence-based heart failure care (Myslenski, 2018). Practice Problem and Question
Patient education is becoming an effective process of managing CHF at home. Patient education aids in the improvement of knowledge and self-care behaviors, thereby, reducing the incidence of readmissions cases (Bader, et al., 2018).
Heart failure is a common, high-risk condition that is characterized with high reports hospitalization and sometimes death. This disease affects more than 6.5 million Americans and in 2012 the CDC reported that it cost approximately 30.7 billion dollars to care for CHF patients and wages lost due to hospitalization. Unlike other cardiovascular illnesses, CHF appears to be the most common one and nearly 1 million new cases are being reported annually internationally. This, therefore, makes it the fastest growing cardiovascular disorder (Savarese & Lund, 2017).
This study is guided by the following Picot question: Does the multidisciplinary educational approach work effectively towards the prevention of hospital re-admission for patients diagnosed with congestive heart .
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Malware-Trojan horse virus
Malware can be defined as any file or program that is introduced to a computer with the intention of harming the user. The harm to the user can be through interfering with his use of the compute, unauthorized access to his data, locking the user out of his computer and also spying on the user’s activity. There are several types of malware and they include ransom ware, Trojan horses, computer viruses, worms and spyware (White, Fisch & Pooch, 2017). For this particular assignment, I will focus on Trojan horse virus. The name Trojan horse comes from the famous Greek story, where Greek soldiers were able to take down the city of Troy after they sneaked into the city inside a wooden horse that was guised as a gift to the people of Troy. Just like the story the Trojan horse virus disguises itself as a legitimate program however the program provides unauthorized access into the system most of the time to hackers.
Most of the time, Trojan horses gain access to a secured system through social engineering. Most of the time, Trojan horse viruses are introduced into a system by duping a user into executing an attachment on an email guised to be unsuspicious. They can also be introduced via social media where users are tricked into clicking on fake advertisements or advertisements that offer fake rewards. Once the links or attachments are clicked on, a Trojan horse virus is introduced. Trojan horse viruses can allow an attacker to have access to a user’s personal information and other forms of data. Trojan horse viruses can affect other devices on the network through infection caused by the introduction of the first Trojan horse; most ransom ware is introduced through Trojan horse viruses (Wang, Lorch & Parno, 2016). In addition, through the use of Trojan horse viruses, attackers can modify data, copy data, block data, delete data and generally disrupt or distort the performance and operations of targeted computers or devices in a network.
Steps of mitigating a Trojan horse virus attack
The first step in mitigating a Trojan horse virus attack is the installation of effective anti-malware software or what is commonly referred to as an anti-virus. The anti-malware will detect as well as prevent any Trojan horse virus attack on a computer or a network. The second step in mitigating Trojan horse virus attacks is the installation of the latest available patches of the operating system in use. The third step is proper scanning of all external devices that are introduced to a computer or a network (Rader & Rahman, 2015). The fourth step is through the cautioning on the execution of any program th.
Running head LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK BUDGETARY COMPARISON .docxwlynn1
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LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK BUDGETARY COMPARISON
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Los Angeles and New York budgetary comparison
Vibert Jacob
South University
Los Angeles and New York budgetary comparison
The cities for comparison in this assignment are the city of New York and the city of Los Angeles. These two are major cities in the United States that have large population and play a crucial role both locally and internationally. The cities have major infrastructural, social, and economic burdens to bear. They also have huge finances to budget for the management of their cities. In the financial year 2017, the city of New York budgeted for an expenditure of $84 billion (The City of New York, 2017). Los Angeles has a budget of $9.2 billion (City of Los Angeles, 2017). The New York City budget is larger than some of the states in the USA. Both cities are required to ensure they have a balanced budget each year with clear information about the sources of the funds, use of the fund and ensure that the budgetary deficits are clearly financed in each year.
The city of Los Angeles budgets is prepared with several underlying principles that must adhered. The city has a reserve fund, which equals to 5% of the city’s general fund revenues. The capital improvements fund for the city is equal to 1% of the city’s general fund revenue. The city holds that all the funds from one-time sources must be used to finance the one-time expenditures. The city of New York has also established several reserves to take care of uncertainties in the city (City of Los Angeles, 2017). These reserves include the Retiree health benefit trust funds, a general reserve as well as a capital stabilization reserve fund for the city.
Sources of funds
The two cities have almost similar sources of funds for their budgets. These sources of funds, however, have differing contributions to the city’s finances. The table below presents the proportional sources of incomes to the cities.
Los Angeles
New York
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property taxes
21.9
29
allocation from other government agencies
6.5
27
utility user tax
7.1
7
business occupation
8.6
4
licenses and other fees
24.5
8
sales tax
5.7
8
proprietary
5.3
13
miscellaneous
20.4
4
100
100
In the two cities, the property taxes account for the largest source of incomes. In New York, the allocation and distribution from other government and government agencies is the second largest source of income. This is due to the international nature of the city, which hosts major national and international offices. The city of Los Angeles has large commercial enterprises within its jurisdiction that contributed large amount of incomes in form of licenses, fees, and permits compared to New York’s city income from license and fees amounting to only 8% of the overall incomes. The miscellaneous sources of finance include the transfers from the reserve transfers, the special funds .
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Chicago
University
(The Working Title of this Major Paper Should Go Here Exactly as on the Title Page)
Foreclosure is a scary word for homeowners, but it is
not all that common today (citation needed). Bortz (2017) reported that the foreclosure rate (meaning the percentage of loans in foreclosure) currently hovers just under 1%. During economic downturns, like the housing crisis of 2011, foreclosure rates rose as high as 3.6% in United State (Bortz, 2017).
Research question
The phenomenon as mentioned above and literature background lead to the overriding research question, “what are the lived experiences of management executives whose companies face foreclosure?” The subareas of exploration for this question are:
i. The manager’s self-care practices
ii. The manager’s relationship with immediate relatives
iii. The manager’s business practices
iv. The manager’s relationships with subordinates
Methodology
In order to investigate the lived experiences of management executives, a phenomenological qualitative method will be employed. The relationships and practices of managers facing company foreclosure are the core of this research. Creswell (2013) discussed that the purpose of a phenomenological qualitative method is to …….
Proposed population
1. The homogenous group for the study is former management executives strictly from the operations department. The selected executives will have a background of having undergone company foreclosure at least once in the past 20 years.
2. Participants will be solicited through enticing advertisements online for filling surveys to participate in a study interview.
3. The number of participants will be restricted to 16 executives aged 35 years or more. Their former positions will be limited to operations management.
Data collection
1. The type of data to be accrued will be unstructured and semi-structured interviews.
2. Participants will be asked to participate in at least two rounds of one-on-one interviews spanning anywhere from 50 to 60 minutes each. Interviews will be conducted in person, by phone, or through an internet source such as Zoom.
3.
Bracketing
I am especially interested in this research question because my research showed scarce primary literature about the impact of company foreclosure on the personal and professional lives of executives’ manager and their families. With many companies facing foreclosure around the globe every year, it is surprising that very little research has been conducted on how they affected the lives of the involved executives. I suspect I may find it useful to know the real potential consequences of organizational shutdown in case I become a manager in the future. Even though one works hoping for the best, preparing for the worst is also a very rational route for any organizational management model.
(Do you have any first or third-party experience and/or knowledge of a.
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Major Concerns of Climate Change in China
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Major Concerns of Climate Change in China
Introduction
China is one of the critical countries in the world, which are considered to significantly contribute to the issue of climate change. Research indicates that China produces over 6.000 megatons of carbon dioxide every year. The increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is associated with increase in global warming, which perpetrates the climate change. To this end, China is regarded as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases across the globe based on absolute terms, contributing to about 22 percent of the total amount of emissions (Held, Nag & Roger, 2011). At the moment, the emissions of the greenhouse gases by China have exceeded the global per capita average, following the growth in the emissions by over 200 percent from 1990 to 2008. The concern of increased greenhouse gases emissions in China is largely associated with the countries appetite for economic growth. The historical growth of the Chinese economy has been tremendously effected through the use of fossil fuels as a major source of energy in industries. Despite the increased desire from the global community to mitigate the impacts of climate change, there is fear that the emission of greenhouse gases in the country may rise by between 55 and 75 by 2025 (Held, Nag & Roger, 2011). Therefore, it is important to discuss the different concerns presented by China regarding the issue of climate change that is tremendously perpetrated by increase in emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
Overview of the Issue of Climate Change in China
The Chinese government has established policies that are aimed at adopting effective governance of climate change, improved domestic capacity of effectively governing the energy use and emissions, as well as supporting the commitments that positively impact decline in future international emissions. China acknowledges the need to lower the emission of greenhouse gases as well as mitigating the impacts of climate change, which is a critical solution towards obtaining a healthier international environment (Lipin, 2016). As a matter of fact, numerous multinational negotiations have been advanced so as to develop a global climate regime that governs the efforts of reducing the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Being among the world’s largest polluters, China has received increase attention from the global community. The country, which has the highest population of over 1.3 billion, has been steadfastly reluctant to comply to the suggestions by international organizations such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (Held, Nag & Roger, 2011). These organizations have been engaged in pushing for .
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Logistics and Supply Chain Operations
Stanley Thompson Jr.
DB 8035
24 May 2020
INTRODUCTION
Amazon is one of the fastest growing online retailer company in the United States of America that has been able to overhaul its business structure by using innovative strategies in supply chain management. Amazon has left most of its competitors have a hard time trying to catch up. The firm has made huge investments in the management of its inventory to include recent forms of technology to beat its competition. The firm has optimized every link in its supply chain to ensure its customers are satisfied and well attended to (Leblanc, 2019). This paper hence seeks to discuss Amazons supply chain operation factors such as; transport and security, procurement and inventory management, technology and information management, and articulate some of the global risk factors affecting the firm. Comment by TJS: Paragraphs need to be left justified Comment by TJS: Great point here. Amazon is dominating the industry Comment by TJS: Anthropomorphisms should not be utilized. An anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a good, animal, or object.
TRANSPORTATION AND SECURITY
Transportation cost structures, modes, and distribution centers, inventory control systems, and inventory costs reduction strategies
Amazon initially launched a two-day delivery program for its customers to ensure that its customers had fast delivery of products but soon other competitors started catching on. Amazon hence had to make another adjustment in its freight services and now offers a two-hour delivery service to Amazon Prime customers. For product freight, Amazon has equally sub-contracted firms such as the United Parcel Service to transport its products to its customers. Amazon has been relying on third-party couriers to make their deliveries as they have a better-established delivery route and path that they can leverage for efficient delivery services (Leblanc, 2019). Comment by TJS: Yes. They set a new industry standard
However, due to the consideration of numerous factors involved in using third-party carriers for deliveries, Amazon has developed its privately-owned freight service. Amazon hence uses its privately-owned vehicles to carry products to its clients specifically for same-day deliveries. In recent times, Amazon has been developing cargo freight service in certain specific areas where the firm uses drones to carry items straight to their clients who are within a 10-mile radius from their warehouses. This has cut product deliveries to half an hour or less. Amazon is progressively incorporating newer technologies in its supply chain that systems can hence run without human supervision. This strategy has been articulated to be efficient so far as there are has been reduced inventory management costs over the last few years since the acquisition of Kiva Systems (Leblanc, 2.
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Student’s name
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References
Blue-Howells, J., McGuire, J., & Nakashima, J. (2008). Co-location of health care services for homeless veterans: a case study of innovation in program implementation. Social work in health care, 47(3), 219-231.
Output
Integrating patient care
Communication and collaboration between workers hence resulting to communities of practicing clinicians
Attracting new patients to GLA
Funding a two-year pilot grant
Effective process for psychiatric screening for homeless patients
Outcomes
Homeless project were integrated
The issues of homeless veterans were addressed due to institutional barriers
There was creation of coalition and linking the project to legitimate VA-wide goals
Good sustained program maintenance, process evaluation and encouraging development of communities.
Activities
Building a coalition of decision makers
Introduction of a new integrated program
Inputs
The decision to implement
Initial implementation
Sustained maintenance
Termination or transformation
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Program Evaluation
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Introduction
Evaluation of the program is usually done to in order to determine the quality of the program, how effective the program is and how the program is performing. This can help to know if the program is making a significant difference among the targeted people. It can also assist to know if the program is functioning or not. This paper therefore seeks to evaluate the program which is assisting the homeless people within the community.
The two program evaluation questions are: what is the reach of the program? And what has been the impact of the program on the homeless people? The answers to these questions would elicit both qualitative and quantitative results. Therefore, the program evaluation will require both quantitative and qualitative data collection plan. This is because the use of mixed-method approach is convenient since the results and findings would be reliable (Creswell, 2017). After identifying the evaluation program questions, the next step will be to come up with plan of evaluating a program. The plan should consist of methods of collecting data, evidences, the person responsible and the duration.
Program Evaluation Question
Evidence
Methods and sources of collecting data
Person in charge
Duration
1. What is the reach of the program?
Number of building materials distributed
Records of the program
Robert
One month
2. What has been the impact of the program on the homeless people?
Number of people resettled
Number of people not yet re.
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MINORITY BOYS SCHOOL DROPOUT AND CONTINUATION SCHOOL 2
Literature Review
Literature Review
It is expected that every student enrolled in high school works hard towards the completion of their high school diploma. However, research indicates there was a 5.4% drop out among the minority groups, in which 6.4% of the overall status dropout rate is that of the male youth. Among the Africans, Hispanics, and American Indian Natives, the dropout rates among the boys are 8%, 10%, and 11.6%, respectively (Musu-Gillette, De Brey, McFarland, Hussar, Sonnenberg, & Wilkinson-Flicker, 2017). These dropouts often join continuation schools later in life with the hope that they will get an equivalent of their high school diploma. The theoretical framework of this research is based on the phenomenological approach, in which the aim is to examine the occurrence of school dropout among minority boys and their performance after joining continuation school.
One of the theories that explain why minority boys drop out of school is the Critical Race Theory. The model argues that education opportunities are often affected by an individual’s race and racism (Colbert, 2017). Based on this theory, minority groups are often faced with issues such as poverty and racial discrimination in schools, which causes some of the male students to drop out of school. Racism victims in school feel inferior to the whites and sometimes feel like they do not deserve a quality education, and they end up falling behind in school.
Cultural production theory, on the other hand, explains why the dropouts choose to go back to school. The theory holds that the education system helps to level out the playing field so that people get equal opportunities to make their lives. The approach provides an essential perspective as to why minority boys dropouts join continuation schools and complete their learning process.
According to Bania, Lydersen, and Kvernmo (2016), non-completion of high school mostly results from different problems, most of which are health-related. In research in which the authors carried out among the youths in the Arctic, they found out that dropout rates were higher among males. Additionally, minority males often drop out due to mental issues. Based on the article, education affects an individual’s employment opportunities and income, as well as the quality of life, which explains why the dropouts choose to join continuation schools later in life.
Hernandez and Ortez (2019) undertake research in which they analyze the experiences of some Latinas who are enrolled in continuation school. Based on the writers’ claims, continuation schools have put in place strategies that enable the students to cope and realize that they have an opportunity to succeed just like any other individual. Additionally, due to the improvement in the prospects for quality education presented to the marginalized groups, the article indicates that there are .
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Living with chronic illnesses: How are those with a chronic illness treated by their families since their diagnosis?
Maura K. Little
University of West Florida
Abstract
This study aims to figure out what the relationship and meaning of the ways that a family treats a family member with a chronic mental or physical illness. The exploration of the way those with a chronic illness are treated since their diagnosis is important to understand the perceptions, behaviors, and communication that surrounds illness. Chronic mental illness will be analyzed against chronic physical illness to assess similarities and differences in family behaviors. Participants included individuals selected from local support groups based on their illness as well as family structure. An ethnographic study would be used to compare both the verbal and nonverbal relationship between the ill family member and the rest of the family.
Introduction
This study aimed to focus on both physical chronic illnesses and mental chronic illnesses and their effects on family communication, particularly surrounding the diagnosis of the illnesses.
Family has a large impact on the perceptions of illness. In recent times, the publicity around individuals with chronic illnesses, both mental and physical, has increased dramatically in the media. From the production of films about those with physical chronic illnesses to celebrity diagnosis of a mental illness, illness is something our society is beginning to talk about more frequently. However there are certain stigmas attached to these illnesses that make it harder for patients and their families to cope with their situation. Most often because of the portrayals of chronic illness that romanticize illnesses and do not necessarily show all of the effects of these illnesses on the patient or their family.
Both mental and physical chronic illnesses are much more complex than how they are portrayed in the media. These illnesses often produce copious amounts of side effects that bring a whole new level of challenges to the patient's struggle through their daily life and readjustment after diagnosis. One effect that is often not publicized as much as others is the relationships that exist between the patient and their family. These family relationships may change drastically with the diagnosis of and grappling with a chronic illness, changing how family members perceive one another, how they act, and even how they communicate. All of these things depend upon the nature of the family, and the illness and produce different changes. However, through all different types of families and illnesses, communication in situations like these is essential to understanding one another. According to Rosland (2009), several interviews and focus groups showed that family members lowered stress, and are central to patient success. In most instances, the family i.
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Effect of Tobacco Use
Gideon Aryertey
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Introduction
Over decades, many individuals have been using tobacco without being aware of its harmful effects. For instance, in the U.S., the rate of cigarette smoking increased immensely in the early twentieth century. This was due to the invention of the cigarette rolling machine as well as an increase in the advertisement of tobacco products. As a result, cigarette smoking expanded regardless of the opposition of religious leaders or other members. Tobacco consumption reaches its peak especially between the ages of 20 to 40 in both females and males although statistically males consume more than females. Furthermore, the smoking rate amongst African-Americans (16.7%) are higher than the national average in comparison to Caucasians (16.6%). In fact, mixed race individuals and American Indian/Alaska Natives have higher smoking rates than African-Americans. As a result, this shows that there’s a big issue with the use of tobacco. Tobacco has led to many diseases such as lung cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke. It also leads to addiction. However, it is significant for one to overcome the addiction of tobacco use to improve their health status. Educating people about the harmful effect of tobacco consumption and making tobacco less affordable will correspond to a gradual decrease in its use.
Tobacco use has caused numerous deaths amongst individuals despite their socioeconomic backgrounds. For instance, approximately 30 percent of people who perish due to cancer in the United States; 80 percent of these deaths are caused by lung cancer. lung cancer is the main cause of cancer related deaths in the youth and adults. (Addicott, Sweitzer & McClernon, 2018). Lung cancer attacks both genders and the treatment process can be very complex. Consumers of tobacco are affected by this disease because it exterminates the cells responsible for fighting against the disease. Also, the use of tobacco affects the proper functioning of all the organs in the body. Other than lung cancer, tobacco consumption can also lead to mouth, esophagus, larynx, liver, kidney, bladder, cervix, pharynx, stomach, myeloid leukemia, pancreas and colon cancers (Ebbert, Elrashidi & Stead, 2015).
In fact, about 7300 nonsmokers die from lung disease every year according to the International Agency that is responsible for Research on Cancer (IARC) after being exposed to tobacco. Additionally, a 2009 survey that was conducted in China indicated that about 38 percent of smokers were aware that smoking contributes to attack of coronary heart disease while 27 percent were aware that it can lead to a stroke (Ambrose, et. al, 2017). However, individuals who smoke about five cigarettes a day showed signs of various diseases and damages to the blood vessels (Gilreath, et. al, 2016). In fact, blood vessels are thickened and then become narrow.
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Situation: due to language barrier, patients are unable to receive adequate healthcare
Inputs
Outputs
Outcomes – Impact
Activities
Participation
ShortMediumLong
-Funding
-Staff
-Technology
-Trainers
-Software
-Facilitators
-Computer devices
In order to measure the effectiveness of these inputs, a comprehensive program evaluation may be done through interviews, questionnaires etc
-Training of staff
-Use of technology
-Use of professional interpreter
-Use of multiple languages
-Use of visuals like graphs and pictures
-Interview patients and healthcare
- Assessing the language barrier
-Improving staff ability to communicate using different languages
-Developing ways that can be used in eradicating the issue of language barrier
-50% of healthcare providers trained within three months.
75% of patients reporting greater satisfaction in healthcare services
-70% increase in number of patient comeback.
-Training completed
-100% effective communication between healthcare providers and patients
-Improved patient satisfaction
-Increase number of community patients
-Improved quality of patient quality.
Project assumptions
There will be enough funding for the training and equipments.
Healthcare providers/staff will be open to participation
References
Chou, C. & Cooley, L. (2018). Communication Rx : transforming healthcare through relationship-centered communication. New York: McGraw-Hill Education.
Jacobs, E. & Diamond, L. (2017). Providing health care in the context of language barriers : international perspectives. Bristol, U.K. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Multilingual Matters.
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DOCTORAL IDENTITY 4
The Transition of Doctoral student into
independent scholar
Grand Canyon University
RES 850
January 20, 2020.
Pifer, M. J., & Baker, V. L. (2016). Stage-based challenges and
strategies for support in doctoral education: A practical guide
for students, faculty members, and program
administrators. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 11(1),
15-34.
The current article, which appears in, International Journal of
Doctoral Studies, is authored by experienced doctoral authors,
2. Meghan J. Pifer and Vicki L. Baker. The authors synthesize a
research concerning doctoral studies by systematically
considering how the research on doctoral studies can best
inform the scholars and their supporters in the doctoral journey.
(Pifer and Baker, 2016)
In their findings, these authors bring out three primary phases
of doctoral education: Knowledge consumption (first-years
joining school and cultivating their identities as doctoral
learners); knowledge creation (the candidacy exams,
coursework completion and development of the proposal,
defense and dissertation); and knowledge enactment (learners
endorse the sociocultural and technical knowledge they gained
to engross scholar roles).
These authors assert that program effectiveness and success of
the student in the doctoral journey would be promoted and
elevated through effective communication of policies and
guidelines, acceptance and support of culture, resource
investment, and regular and frequent feedbacks by faculty
administrators and members concluded by reminding those in
the doctoral process on the importance of comprehending the
three stages and therefore creating awareness of the potential
challenges through their transition in the doctoral journey.
(Pifer and Baker, 2016)
They encourage proactive responses to the challenges. However,
this stage model research and experiences are analyzed from the
authors’ own perspective and therefore influenced by their
academic biases. (Pifer and Baker, 2016)
Smith, A. E., & Hatmaker, D. M. (2014). Knowing, doing, and
becoming: professional identity construction among public
affairs doctoral students. Journal of Public Affairs
Education, 20(4), 545-564.
This article, found in the Journal of Public Affairs Education,
has been authored by Amy E. Smith and Deneen M. Hatmaker,
who are prominent leaders in public universities. They examine
the process of training and preparing doctoral scholars to
become researchers in public domains. The article highlights the
3. construction processes of professional identity and socialization
as the primary elements in this public domain doctoral process.
It asserts that professional socialization enhances the
development of knowledge and the skills which brace the
doctoral students for a better understanding of the expectations,
behavior, and cultural norms. As a result, the students become
fit for carrying out research.
Professional identity brought out as the motives, beliefs,
experiences, values, and attributes in which scholars in a
particular profession are identified (Smith & Hatmaker, 2014),
is also brought out as an essential aspect for understanding a
doctoral student’s own identity when becoming a researcher.
The authors primarily contend that learners ought to
institutionalize personal attributes like proactiveness alongside
socialization tactics, serendipity, and mentoring for them to
develop a professional identity. The article finalizes by
proposing the employment of incentives as motivators for
attending seminars and development programs related to
professional development. Nevertheless, the authors use a
holistic approach which has made them remain relevant to the
subject and suggest strategies suitable for doctoral scholars
wishing to transit to researchers.
Teeuwsen, P., Ratković, S., & Tilley, S. A. (2014). Becoming
academics: Experiencing legitimate peripheral participation in
part-time doctoral studies. Studies in Higher Education, 39(4),
680-694.
This article, which appears in the journal of the Studies in
Higher Education, is authored by two doctoral students who are
part-timers, Phil Teeuwsen and Snežana Ratkovic, alongside
their supervisor Susan A. Tilley. The authors bring out that a
critical aspect of the doctoral education journey is identifying
with the academic community, which is a challenge that part-
time doctoral scholars face. The authors use a sociocultural
perspective to explore the experiences of shifting from part-
time to fuller involvement and identification with the academic
community by the theory of legitimate peripheral participation
4. (LPP).
The three authors are the participants in this study, serving as
an opportunity for evaluating their involvement in authentic
research practices as doctoral scholars who have completed the
requirements of their coursework and readied themselves for an
academic career. They deduce that the aspect of sociocultural
informs legitimate peripheral participation, which serves as the
grounds for planning and designing graduate education for part-
time doctoral students who wish to engage in permanent
academic residence. However, the article brings out that
conducting research is hard and calls for more time and
commitment for both supervisors and students.
References
Pifer, M. J., & Baker, V. L. (2016). Stage-based challenges and
strategies for support in doctoral education: A practical guide
for students, faculty members, and program
administrators. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 11(1),
15-34.
Smith, A. E., & Hatmaker, D. M. (2014). Knowing, doing, and
becoming: professional identity construction among public
affairs doctoral students. Journal of Public Affairs
Education, 20(4), 545-564.
Teeuwsen, P., Ratković, S., & Tilley, S. A. (2014). Becoming
academics: Experiencing legitimate peripheral participation in
part-time doctoral studies. Studies in Higher Education, 39(4),
680-694.
Pifer, M. J., & Baker, V. L. (2016). Stage-based challenges and
strategies for support in doctoral education: A practical guide
5. for students, faculty members, and program
administrators. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 11(1),
15-34.
TOPIC:The Transition of Doctoral student into independent
scholar
The 10 Strategic Points for the Prospectus, Proposal, and
Dissertation
Introduction
In the Prospectus, Proposal and Dissertation there are
ten key or strategic points that need to be clear, simple, correct,
and aligned to ensure the research is doable, valuable, and
credible. These points, which provide a guide or vision for the
research, are present in almost any research. They are defined
within this 10 Strategic Points document.
The 10 Strategic Points
The 10 strategy points emerge from researching literature
on a topic, which is based on, or aligned with, the defined need
in the literature as well as the learner’s personal passion, future
career purpose, and degree area. The 10 Strategic Points
document includes the following ten key or strategic points that
define the research focus and approach:
1. Topic – Provides a broad research topic area/title.
i. The College of Doctoral Studies recognizes the diversity of
learners in our programs and the varied interests in research
topics for their dissertations in the Social Sciences.
ii. Dissertation topics must, at a minimum, be aligned to
General Psychology in the Ph.D. program, Leadership in the
Ed.D. Organizational Leadership program, Adult Instruction in
the Ed.D. Teaching and Learning program, Management in the
DBA program, and Counseling Practice, Counselor Education,
Clinical Supervision or Advocacy/Leadership within the
Counseling field in the Counselor Education Ph.D. program.
iii. If there are questions regarding appropriate alignment of a
dissertation topic to the program, the respective program chair
6. will be the final authority for approval decisions.
iv. Specifically, although the College prefers a learner’s topic
align with the program emphasis, this alignment is not
“required.” The College will remain flexible on the learner’s
dissertation topic if it aligns with the degree program in which
the learner is enrolled. The Ph.D. program in General
Psychology does not support clinically based research.
2. Literature review - Lists primary points for four sections in
the Literature Review: (a) Background of the problem/gap and
the need for the study based on citations from the literature; (b)
Theoretical foundations (models and theories to be foundation
for study); (c) Review of literature topics with key theme for
each one; (d) Summary.
3. Problem statement - Describes the problem to address
through the study based on defined needs or gaps from the
literature.
4. Sample and location – Identifies sample, needed sample size,
and location (study phenomena with small numbers and
variables/groups with large numbers).
5. Research questions – Provides research questions to collect
data to address the problem statement.
6. Hypothesis/variables or Phenomena - Provides hypotheses
with variables for each research question (quantitative) or
describes the phenomena to be better understood (qualitative).
7. Methodology and design - Describes the selected
methodology and specific research design to address problem
statement and research questions.
8. Purpose statement – Provides one sentence statement of
purpose including the problem statement, methodology, design,
population sample, and location.
9. Data collection – Describes primary instruments and sources
of data to answer research questions.
10. Data analysis – Describes the specific data analysis
approaches to be used to address research questions.
The Process for Defining the Ten Strategic Points
The order of the ten strategic points listed above reflects
7. the order in which the learner does the work. The first five
strategic points focus primarily on defining the focus for the
research based on a clearly defined need or gap from the
literature as well as the learner’s passion, purpose and specialty
area focus. First, a learner identifies a broad topic area to
research for their dissertation based on a clearly defined need or
gap from the literature -- that they are interested in because
based on their personal passion, future career purpose, and
degree. Second, the learner completes a review of the literature
to define the need or gap they will address, the theories and
models that will provide a foundation for their research, related
topics to demonstrate their expertise in their field, and the key
strategic points behind their proposed research. Third, the
learner develops a clear, simple, one sentence problem
statement that defines the problem, or gap, their research will
address. Fourth, the learner identifies some potential target
populations they would have access to in order to collect the
data for the study, considering the fact the quantitative study
sample sizes need to be much larger than those for qualitative
studies. Fifth, the learner develops a set of research questions,
which define the data needed to address the problem statement.
Based on the above five strategic points, the learner next
defines the key aspects of the research methodology in the
following five strategic points. Sixth, the learner either
describes the phenomena to be studied (if it is a qualitative
study), or develops a set of hypotheses (matching the research
questions) that defines the variables that will be the focus for
the research (if it is a quantitative study). Seventh, the learner
determines if the study will be qualitative, quantitative or mixed
research based on (a) the best approach for the research, (b) the
size of the sample they can get permission to access, (c)
availability of data collection tools and sources, and (d) time
and resources to conduct the study. In addition, the learner
selects the best design approach considering these same four
factors. Eight, the learner develops a purpose statement by
integrating the problem statement, methodology, design,
8. sample, and location. Ninth, the learner identifies the data they
will need to collect to address the research questions or
hypotheses and how they will collect the data (e.g., interviews,
focus groups, observations, tested and validated instruments or
surveys, data bases, public media, etc.) Tenth, the learner
identifies the appropriate data analysis steps, based on their
design, to be used to answer their research questions and
address their problem statement.
Criteria for Evaluating the Ten Strategic Points: Clear, Simple,
Correct and Aligned
When developing research, it is important to define the ten
strategic points so they are simple,clear and correct in order to
ensure anyone who reviews them will easily understand them.
It is important to align all of the ten strategic points to ensure it
will be possible to conduct and complete the research. The
problem statement must come out of the literature. The research
questions must collect the data needed to answer the problem
statement. The methodology and design must be appropriate for
the problem statement and research questions. The data
collection and data analysis must provide the information to
answer the research questions (qualitative) or test the
hypotheses (quantitative). Developing the 10 Strategic Points as
a two to three-page document can help ensure clarity,
simplicity, correctness, and alignment of each of these ten key
or strategic points in the prospectus, proposal, and dissertation.
Developing these ten strategic points on a two to three pages
also provides an easy-to-use use template to ensure the ten
strategic points are always worded the same throughout the
prospectus, proposal, and dissertation.
Value of the 10 Strategic Points Document
The learner can use the 10 Strategic Points document for
communicating and aligning key stakeholders for the
dissertation. The learner can also use the document to get
agreement between the learner and the chair on the initial focus
and approach for their research. The 10 Strategic Points
document is useful when reviewing the proposed research with
9. the people or organizations where the learner needs to get
permission to conduct their research. The learner needs to
obtain this permission to conduct research, or site permission,
before developing their Proposal. The document is useful for
communicating the dissertation focus when attracting a Content
Expert as well as for reviewing the proposal with the
dissertation committee and the AQR reviewers. Further,
submitting this document with the prospectus to the
methodologist will assist in demonstrating to the methodologist
the methodology, design, data collection, and data analysis
align with the problem statement, research questions, and
hypotheses or phenomena.
Examples of the 10 Strategic Points Document
It is important that the ten strategic points are clear,
concise, doable, and aligned throughout the prospectus,
proposal, and dissertation. Following are samples for a
quantitative study and a qualitative study. GCU does not
recommend using a mixed method study, which requires the
completion of a 10 Strategic Points for both the quantitative and
qualitative method. A mixed-methods study should not be
proposed unless the learner has lots of extra time and resources
to complete it. Additionally, the learner must be able to do both
qualitative and quantitative data analysis. A qualitative study
with numbers or descriptive statistics does not mean it is mixed
method study. Qualitative data can be displayed using tables,
charts, graphs and descriptive statistics. Following the examples
below, there is a table to use to develop your 10 Strategic
Points.
Example 1: Ten Strategic Points for a Quantitative Correlational
Study:
1. Topic – Provides a broad research topic area/title:
Relationship of Servant Leadership behaviors in principals,
school culture, and student performance
2. Literature review - Lists primary points for four sections in
10. the Literature Review: a. Background of the problem/gap; b.
Theoretical foundations (models and theories to be foundation
for study); c. Review of literature topics with key theme for
each one; d. Summary
a. Background of the problem/gap;
i. The national call for school accountability is a critical issue
that has gained attention from federal educational lawmakers
given the rate at which American students are falling behind
other countries influenced federal lawmakers in the creation of
the NCL Act (Koretz, 2009).
ii. The school principal of the twenty first century has been
asked to do and be competent in more and more tasks than the
previous two centuries of school principals including improving
student performance and the school culture (Kafka, 2009).
iii. The characteristics of school culture are complex, and a
leader must understand these complex variables before they
create change with the school (MacNeil et al., 2009).
iv. Black (2010), who conducted a mixed method study showing
relationship of servant leadership and school climate, suggest
additional studies in this arrea.
v. Pritchard et al. (2005) explored the relationships between
district and school culture and student achievement.
b. Theoretical foundations (models and theories to be
foundation for study);
i. Servant leadership model (Greenleaf, 1977; Patterson 2003)
ii. School culture models (MacNeil, 2009; Schein, 1985)
iii. Broad set of studies exploring relationship among these two
models and performance in school. (Halawah, 2005; MacNeil et
al.,2009)
c. Review of literature topics with key theme for each one;
i. National Agenda: Need to improve the performance of
students in schools to be competitive as a nation (Koretz, 2009).
ii. Changing Role of Principal: The role of the principal in
American schools has changed dramatically from its beginnings
of uniformed education (Rousmaniere, 2007).
iii. Servant Leadership in Principals Leads to More Effective
11. leaders: The study used the Self-Assessment for Servant
Leadership Profile (SALS) to assess whether or not a leader was
a servant leader and the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) to
assess principal effectiveness. (Taylor et al., 2007).
iv. Principal’s Behavior Influence School Culture: The
principal’s influence on school culture has an indirect effect on
organizational and cultural factors of a school (MacNeil et al.,
2009).
v. School Culture Influences Student Performance: A strong
relationship exists between school culture and student
performance (McCoach et al., 2004).
vi. Measuring Servant Leadership Behaviors: About 10
validated/tested Instruments exist to measure Servant
Leadership Behaviors some of which have been used in schools
vii. Measuring Culture: Validated/tested instruments to measure
culture exist and have been used in schools.
viii. Measuring Student Performance: State Test Scores are a
standardized way to measure student performance used across
all schools in a state.
ix. Methodology: The primary design from the Literature
Review used to evaluate relationship between Servant
Leadership and variables such as culture, climate, and
performance has been correlational.
d. Summary.
i. Gap/problem: There is a need to identify different approaches
to improve student performance
ii. Prior studies: Prior studies show various relationships
between two of the three variables (servant leadership
behaviors, culture and student performance) with only one
exploring all three
iii. Quantitative study: Instruments and sources of data exist to
collect numerical data on the three variables
iv. Significance: research will add to the broad area of
correlating leadership, culture and performance; research may
identify specific approaches to be use by school leadership to
improve student performance
12. 3. Problem statement - Describes the phenomena to study
(qualitative) or variables/groups (quantitative) to study, in one
sentence: It is not known if there is a relationship between the
level of a principal’s servant leadership behaviors and
characteristics as perceived by teachers in principals, the school
culture as perceived by teachers, and level of student
performance.
4. Sample and location – Identifies sample, needed sample size,
and location (study phenomena with small numbers and
variables/groups with large numbers).
a. Location: Alaska
b. Population: All schools in rural Alaska
c. Sample: One district in rural Alaska with approximately 20
principals who each lead a single school
d. Number of observations for each principal in the sample:
There are 5 to 10 teachers in each school all of whom will be
asked to complete the instruments on the principal
5. Research questions – Provides research questions to collect
data to answer the problem statement: R1: Is there a
relationship between teacher-perceived principal servant
leadership characteristics and teacher-perceived school culture?
R2: Is there a relationship between teacher-perceived principal
servant leadership characteristics and student achievement? R3:
Is there a relationship between teacher-perceived school culture
and student achievement?
6. Hypothesis/variables or Phenomena - Provides hypotheses
with variables for each research question (quantitative) or
describes the phenomena to be better understood (qualitative).
a. H1: There is a significant relationship between a principal’s
servant leadership characteristics as perceived by teachers and
measured by the SLAI and teacher-perceived secondary school
culture as measured by the SCS.
b. H10: There is not a significant relationship between a
principal’s servant leadership characteristics as perceived by
teachers and measured by the SLAI and teacher-perceived
secondary school culture as measured by the SCS.
13. c. H2A: There is a significant relationship between the
principal’s servant leadership characteristics as perceived by
teachers and as measured by SLAI and student achievement
measured by the SIVS.
d. H2A0: There is not a significant relationship between the
principal’s servant leadership characteristics as perceived by
teachers and as measured by SLAI and student achievement
measured by the SIVS.
e. H3A: There is a significant relationship between teacher
perceived secondary school culture as measured by the SCS and
student achievement as measured by the SIVS.
f. H3A0: There is a significant relationship between teacher
perceived secondary school culture as measured by the SCS and
student achievement as measured by the SIVS.
7. Methodology and design - Describes the selected
methodology and specific research design to address problem
statement and research questions: This study will use a
Quantitative Methodology with a Correlation Design
8. Purpose statement – Provides one sentence statement of
purpose including the problem statement, sample, methodology,
and design: The purpose of this quantitative correlational study
was to develop an understanding of the relationships between
secondary school principals’ teacher-perceived servant
leadership, teacher-perceived school culture, and student
achievement in all of the schools in the Lower Kuskokwim
School District.
9. Data collection – Describes primary instruments and sources
of data to answer research questions:
a. Independent variable: Level of principal’s servant leadership
characteristics /behaviors: Data will be collected using one of
the standard instruments/surveys that measure the Servant
Leadership Style by measuring level of servant leadership
characteristics in 6-10 dimensions currently used for similar
studies (Dennis and Bocarnea; 2005)
b. Dependent variable: Level of culture in the school: : Data
will be collected using one of the standard instruments/surveys
14. currently used for similar studies that measure School Culture
by measuring the different dimensions of climate (MacNeil et
al., 2009).
c. Dependent Variable: Student performance will be measured
by the state/school standardized test scores (SIVS).
10. Data analysis – Describes the specific data analysis
approaches to be used to address research questions.
a. Descriptive statistics to summarize the sample demographic
data and the data on the three variables
b. A test for univariate outliers to determine if any cases may
not statistically be part of the sample collected.
c. A test the assumptions of normality and homoscedasticity
d. Inferential statistics for testing linear regression for the three
hypotheses
Example 2: Ten Strategic Points for a Quantitative Causal
Comparative Study:
1. Topic – Provide a broad research topic area/title: Impact of
teacher collaboration within Mathematics PLCs on Texas state
math assessments
2. Literature review - List primary points for four sections in
the Literature Review: a. Background of the problem/gap; b.
Theoretical foundations (models and theories to be foundation
for study); c. Review of literature topics with key theme for
each one; d. Summary
a. Introduction and Background
i. Gap exists in tactics that contribute to improved performance
in mathematics state test scores especially for low SES Hispanic
students (NCES, 2010). .
ii. Opportunity to quantity the relationships between
collaboration in teachers and higher state mathematics test
scores (DuFour, 2011).
b. Theoretical Foundation
i. Models of collaboration (Naughton, 2006).
ii. Models of high performing schools (Sanders, 2010; Wilson,
2011),
15. c. Review of Literature topics with key theme:
i. Trends in Education at the National & State Level: Gaps exist
in the performance on state mathematics tests (NCES, 2010)
ii. Characteristics of the Low SES Student Population: Although
performance gaps continue to be higher for some high minority
low SES schools (NCES, 2010), others are high performing or
excelling schools on state test results (Jensen, 2009; Dyson, H.
2008). .
iii. Professional Learning Communities (PLCs): PLCs are being
established with departments to improve collaboration and
identify tactics to improve student performance (DuFour,
DuFour, Eaker, & Many, 2006).
iv. Teacher Collaboration: Collaboration has been shown to
contribute to school and student success in qualitative but not
quantitative studies (Piccardi, 2005; Erkens, 2008; DuFour,
2011).
v. Teacher Collaboration (independent variable) can be
measured using a tested and validated instrument (dependent
variable) (Naughton, 2006); Student Achievement can be
measured using mathematics results on state test scores
vi. Methodology: Quantitative causal comparative design: The
study will use a causal comparative design to compare two
groups as has been done in prior studies
d. Synthesis/Summary
i. Background: There is Need to Close the Mathematics
Achievement Gap
ii. Gap/Problem: Demonstrate relationship between
collaboration in PLC and mathematics achievement in high
minority low SES grade schools
iii. PLCs: The Way to Implement Change is through
Collaboration through PLCs
iv. Collaboration: Collaboration is a mean to Impact Student
Achievement
v. Final Thoughts
3. Problem statement - Explain the phenomena to study
(qualitative) or variables/groups (quantitative) to study, in one
16. sentence: It is unknown what differences exist, if any, in the
levels of perceived teacher collaboration within PLCs in schools
identified as high performing versus those reported at low
performing schools, which serve both a high percentage of low
SES students and Hispanic students, on state math assessment.
4. Sample and location – Identify sample, needed sample size,
and location (study phenomena with small numbers and
variables/groups with large numbers): Need at least 30 grade
schools that are high performing and 30 that are low performing
on state mathematics test scores in the state of Texas. Schools
need to have established PLCs for mathematics.
a. Research questions – Provide research questions to collect
data to answer the problem statement: R1: What differences
exist, if any, between the levels of perceived teacher
collaboration within PLCs in schools identified by the state of
Texas as high performing versus those perceived at low
performing schools that serve both, a high percentage of low
SES and Hispanic students, on state math assessment?
b. Hypothesis/variables or Phenomena - Develop Hypotheses
with variables for each research question (quantitative) or
describe the phenomena to be better understood (qualitative)
Compare high performing schools on their state test scores in
mathematics (group 1) to low performing schools (group 2) on
their perceived level of collaboration in the mathematics PLCs.
c. HA: There would be a significant difference between the
levels of perceived teacher collaboration within PLCs in schools
identified by the state of Texas as high performing versus those
perceived at low performing that serve both, a high percentage
of low SES and Hispanic students, on state math assessment.
d. H0: There would be no significant difference between the
levels of perceived teacher collaboration within PLCs in schools
identified by the state of Texas as high performing versus those
perceived at low performing that serve both, a high percentage
of low SES and Hispanic students, on state math assessment.
5. Methodology and design - Describe the selected methodology
and specific research design to address problem statement and
17. research questions: Quantitative methodology with a causal
comparative research design
6. Purpose statement – Provide one sentence statement of
purpose including problem statement, sample, methodology, and
design: The purpose of this causal comparative
quantitative study is to examine to what extent the level of
teacher collaboration within Mathematics PLCs is a factor that
may influence the mathematics achievement level on the Texas
mathematics assessment of elementary schools identified as
'high performing' or 'low performing', and serving a majority of
low SES and Hispanic students.
7. Data collection – Describe primary instruments and sources
of data to answer research questions: For the independent
variable, this study will use the Mathematics Staff Interaction
Questionnaire (MSIQ) developed by Naughton (2006). To
measure the dependent variable, the researcher will use archival
data (provided by the district’s Research Review Board office)
for each elementary school in one North Texan school district to
differentiate schools based on achievement level as indicated
by the 2011 Texas mathematics assessment.
8. Data analysis – Describe the specific data analysis
approaches to be used to address research questions: A priori
analysis will be used to justify the sample size. Descriptive
statistics will describe the sample characteristics and variable
results. An independent t-test will test for difference between
the two groups of 30 schools (high performing versus low
performing on mathematics) on level of collaboration.
Example 3: Ten Strategic Points for a Qualitative Case Study:
1. Topic – Provides a broad research topic area/title: A Case
Study of how a comprehensive global programme, the
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme,
influences the success of a single middle school.
2. Literature review - Lists primary points for four sections in
18. the Literature Review: a. Background of the problem/gap; b.
Theoretical foundations (models and theories to be foundation
for study); c. Review of literature topics with key theme for
each one; d. Summary.
a. Background of the problem/gap:
i. Prior studies which show a relationship between achievement
in mathematics and literacy and taking a language identified
need to study how taking a foreign language leads, especially in
immersion programs, to higher levels of cognitive development
as reflected in higher scores in mathematics and literacy
(Stewart, 2008).
ii. Dr. Celestine Gail Carr (1994) concluded that further studies
on the effects of foreign language studies on vocabulary,
mathematical concepts, and mathematical computations
examining for a correlation between foreign language aptitude
and mathematical aptitude at the middle school level.
iii. Dr. Carolyn Joyce Taylor-Ward (2003) identified the need
for future sties on relationship between studying elementary
school foreign language and academic achievement on state test
scores.
b. Theoretical Foundations (models and theories to be
foundation for study);
Lev Vygotsky, a pioneer in developmental psychology
researched the development of language and its relationship to
thought (Vygotsky, 1986). Vygotsky studied cognitive
development and its relationship to the role of social interaction
with the environment (Vygotsky, 1978). Vygotsky proposed that
language, along with environmental social interaction helps a
child to learn to reason (Vygotsky, 1978). Learning a foreign
language is a social activity that involves a learner’s interaction
with the environment and their teacher. Vygotsky’s model
supports the assumption that cognitive development transfers in
the Zone of Proximal Development (Vygotsky, 1978). The
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program provides a
medium for which a More Knowledgeable Other and the Zone of
Proximal Development take place. Learners demonstrate
19. through interaction in organized debates, hands-on
experimentation projects, investigations, and problem solving
activities.
c. Review of literature topics with key theme for each one;
i. Historical Events: Historically, there have been laws enacted,
government initiatives, and global events that have driven the
need for support of a global education as well as improved
performance in basic areas such as mathematics and literacy
within the United States of America.
ii. National Security: Today’s global realities make it
imperative for the United States to adapt a global perspective
including learning foreign languages as a priority for U.S.
national security and to help the U.S. remain a global leader.
iii. Global Literacy: There are high performing schools that
have comprehensive global learning programs, which have
contributed to students’ cognitive development and resulting
improvements of national and state standardized test scores.
iv. Cognitive Development: Empirical research shows that a
relationship exists between cognitive development,
comprehensive global learning, and student success in areas
such as mathematics and literacy.
v. Qualitative Case Study Design: Prior studies on this program
have been predominately correlational and focused on determine
the impact of the program. However, an in-depth understanding
of how this program may be influencing student performance is
missing. A case study is an ideal approach to understand the
causal relationships within complex phenomena (Yin, 2014).
d. Summary.
i. United States priority for global literacy to be competitive
and secure.
ii. Learning foreign languages leads to improved cognitive
development and student performance.
iii. Gap in terms of additional research needed to examine these
findings.
iv. Case study design is ideal for understanding causal
relationships within complex phenomena.
20. 3. Problem statement - Describes the phenomena to study
(qualitative) or variables/groups (quantitative) to study, in one
sentence: It is not known how the International Baccalaureate
Middle Years Programme influences the success of a single
middle school in the state of Georgia.
4. Sample and location – Identifies sample, needed sample size,
and location (study phenomena with small numbers and
variables/groups with large numbers).
a. Location: The state of Georgia of the United States of
America.
b. Target Population: A school district with over 25 schools.
c. Sample: A single middle school that uses the International
Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme and has over 500 …