tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387304691015695172024-02-06T19:18:22.612-08:00Patiently hoping for a Degree (PhD)This blog is to document all the things that I do in the doctorate program so that I can go back to them whenever I need to. It is also used as a way to get my dissertation ideas in one place as well.
I will no longer be in the program, so I am shutting down the comments section until further notice. Thanks.AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-64136386198732626592015-02-20T08:10:00.000-08:002015-04-14T11:18:50.178-07:00Feel free to contact meHello! Although I dropped from the program and none of the attachments work anymore (moved the files to make space on my dropbox), you can still contact me with any questions. My email is <a href="mailto:alexandriavelez@gmail.com">alexandriavelez@gmail.com</a> for those who would like me to email them the work I've done or whatever else. <br />
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<strike><a href="https://greymyst.tonidoid.com/urljkde24">You can access all of my old files here</a>.</strike><br />
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My files are not accessible at this time since I am moving. My apologies for the inconvenience.<br />
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Thank you for visiting. Bye!<br />
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<br />AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-45901715466230242482014-03-27T15:33:00.001-07:002014-03-27T15:33:16.529-07:00It's OverWell, it was nice while it lasted, but I am moving my credits over from this doctorate into an MBA. If all I had to do was the classes, I'd be able to graduate, no problem. However, because I cannot find a mentor and I do not like how the school handled most things, I am going to get a second masters instead. At this point, I have 36 credits but they will only transfer 12, leaving me with a year of schoolwork to do to get the MBA so I am going to go for it. I would have had 2 more years for the doctorate. <div><br></div><div>Thank you for all your positive thoughts and wishes. I wish you all the best in your future goals. I'm sure you will have better luck and experiences than I did.</div>AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comFinancial District Manhattan40.708402 -74.012448tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-64733726098578916582014-02-24T14:32:00.001-08:002014-02-24T14:32:27.696-08:00DisappointedI may need to drop the doctorate program. University of Phoenix has been giving me so many issues with the mentor process and search. It's depressing the hell out of me and I am just contemplating of quitting. <br />
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The issues:<br />
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<li>My mentor gave me zero feedback in DOC722 to prepare me for my residency, so I dropped him. </li>
<li>I had to file a leave of absence and search for a new one because I dropped the course. I only had until 3 weeks before the DOC722 restarts on March 18. In other words, the deadline is today.</li>
<li>One prospective mentor was making me believe she would be my mentor but she's unavailable for another month. </li>
<li>While I was search for a committee member, the professor that responded to me tried to con me out of $800 to edit my dissertation and claimed she was unavailable to be on my committee. I later called my academic advisor to find out why that happened, and the advisor told me she would investigate the issue but since I have no evidence of it except from what I told her, there is little she can do but give a warning.</li>
<li>The mentor/committee search engine is faulty and makes students believe the professor is available. This is due to a change on the professor's end and the system thinks the professor is available, when in truth they may not be. I was seeing my prospective mentor on the search engine for several days and then sometimes not at all.</li>
<li>Mentors sometimes hold students to become their mentor and when a spot is available, they can add the student, but this is problematic if the student prolongs the dissertation or something else happens.</li>
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My options:</div>
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<li>Extend the leave of absence one more week to look for a mentor.</li>
<li>Find a mentor today.</li>
<li>Take my next non-dissertation course.</li>
<li>(alternate suggestion I made) convert my credits into a masters program, if applicable.</li>
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My academic advisor told me today to contact an enrollment advisor about the last option. The enrollment advisor is investigating my options, although he mentioned that my academic advisor should really be the one to do this. I believe these are all unnecessary hassles when I am 58% done with this program. I'm just not sure what I should do anymore because I am exhausted.</div>
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AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-39082859347294586602013-12-02T17:17:00.001-08:002013-12-02T17:17:14.870-08:00IST/723 DEPARTMENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEMSThis class was an interesting one (but a little boring for me) because there was more of a discussion between how management affects technology and vice versa. The only part that I found interesting was about social engineering, and my focus was way out of context of the class. Either way, I think I did pretty well considering.
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IST/723 DEPARTMENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS</h1>
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Start Date: 10/01/2013</h2>
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COURSE DESCRIPTION</h3>
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This course will continue the analysis of the application of the domains used by individuals and teams studied in IST721 and IST722. The learner will evaluate the application of the program domains to departmental operations and strategy. The learner will research and evaluate information systems support techniques, both internal and external to the departmental interfaces.</div>
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<li style="list-style: disc outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Analyze how knowledge workers function with the use of technology at the department level in a global environment.</li>
<li style="list-style: disc outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Plan methods of support, communication, and selections of tools to advance department operations and performance.</li>
<li style="list-style: disc outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Evaluate the applications of domains into systems development as appropriate to department operations and performance.</li>
<li style="list-style: disc outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Determine the influence of current information technology issues and policies on departmental information systems.</li>
<li style="list-style: disc outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Evaluate the alignment among departmental information systems, as related to organizational goals and objectives, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.</li>
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WEEK 1 - TOPIC 1: READING WEEK</h3>
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Materials</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><strong>The texts used in this course are:</strong></li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><a class="ebookcoll-icon" href="" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self" title="Open eBook Collection"><span class="icon" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/projects/cob/webcms/3.4/images/icon_grid.png); background-position: -380px -120px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: 20px; margin-right: 3px; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: middle; width: 20px;"></span></a><a href="" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self">EBOOK COLLECTION: <div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.769em; padding: 0px;">
Laudon, K. C., & Laudon, J. P. (2008). <em>Management information systems: Managing the digital firm</em> (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.</div>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><a class="ebookcoll-icon" href="" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self" title="Open eBook Collection"><span class="icon" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/projects/cob/webcms/3.4/images/icon_grid.png); background-position: -380px -120px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: 20px; margin-right: 3px; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: middle; width: 20px;"></span></a><a href="" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self">EBOOK COLLECTION: <div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.769em; padding: 0px;">
Luftman, J. N. (2004). <em>Managing the information technology resource: Leadership in the information age</em>. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.</div>
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McKeen, J. D., & Smith, H. (2009). <em>IT strategy in action</em>. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.</div>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><a class="ebookcoll-icon" href="" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self" title="Open eBook Collection"><span class="icon" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/projects/cob/webcms/3.4/images/icon_grid.png); background-position: -380px -120px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: 20px; margin-right: 3px; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: middle; width: 20px;"></span></a><a href="" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self">EBOOK COLLECTION: <div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.769em; padding: 0px;">
McNurlin, B. C., Sprague, R. H., Jr., & Bui, T. (2008). <em>Information systems management in practice</em> (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.</div>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><a class="ebookcoll-icon" href="" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self" title="Open eBook Collection"><span class="icon" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/projects/cob/webcms/3.4/images/icon_grid.png); background-position: -380px -120px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: 20px; margin-right: 3px; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: middle; width: 20px;"></span></a><a href="" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self">EBOOK COLLECTION: <div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 0.769em; padding: 0px;">
Schiesser, R. (2010). <em>IT systems management</em> (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.</div>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><strong>The reading assignments for this course are:</strong></li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Laudon (2008) - Read Ch. 13</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Luftman (2004) - Read all chapters</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: McNurlin (2008) - Read Ch. 2–4</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Schiesser (2010) - Read all chapters</li>
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Assessment</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">Please refer to your syllabus for assignment information.</li>
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WEEK 2 - TOPIC 1: READING WEEK</h3>
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Materials</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">Refer to Week One materials for reading assignments.</li>
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Assessment</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">Please refer to your syllabus for assignment information.</li>
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WEEK 3 - TOPIC 1: ANALYSIS AND DEFINITION OF ISSUES</h3>
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Materials</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">All course texts are available in Week One of the course materials page.</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Luftman (2004) – Review Ch. 2</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: McNurlin (2008) – Review Ch. 2–4</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Schiesser (2010) – Review Ch. 1–3</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><a href="" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self">ARTICLE: Electronic Reserve Readings</a></li>
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Assessment</h3>
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<strong>Conflict as a Team Tool?</strong></div>
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<strong>Write</strong> a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that analyzes what level of task independence is acceptable between teams and the impact of interteam conflict on departmental performance. The analysis must be supported by relevant literature. Support your paper with at least two examples from an organization you are familiar with.</div>
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<strong>Format</strong> your paper consistent with APA guidelines</div>
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WEEK 4 - TOPIC 1: NETWORKING AT THE DEPARTMENTAL LEVEL</h3>
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Materials</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">All course texts are available in Week One of the course materials page.</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Schiesser (2010) – Review Ch. 13</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><a href="" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self">ARTICLE: Electronic Reserve Readings</a></li>
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Assessment</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">Please refer to your syllabus for assignment information.</li>
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WEEK 5 - TOPIC 1: DATA RESOURCE MANAGEMENT</h3>
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Materials</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">All course texts are available in Week One of the course materials page.</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Luftman (2004) – Review Ch. 6</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><a href="" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self">ARTICLE: Electronic Reserve Readings</a></li>
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Assessment</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">Please refer to your syllabus for assignment information.</li>
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WEEK 6 - TOPIC 1: WORK ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND PARTNERING</h3>
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Materials</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">All course texts are available in Week One of the course materials page.</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Luftman (2004) – Review Ch. 11</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><a href="" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self">ARTICLE: Electronic Reserve Readings</a></li>
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Assessment</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">Please refer to your syllabus for assignment information.</li>
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WEEK 7 - TOPIC 1: AUTOMATING AND EVALUATING PROCESSES</h3>
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Materials</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">All course texts are available in Week One of the course materials page.</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Schiesser (2010) – Review Ch. 20</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><a href="" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self">ARTICLE: Electronic Reserve Readings</a></li>
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Assessment</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">Please refer to your syllabus for assignment information.</li>
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WEEK 8 - TOPIC 1: SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT</h3>
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Materials</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">All course texts are available in Week One of the course materials page.</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Laudon (2008) – Review Ch. 13</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Luftman (2004) – Review Ch. 13</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Schiesser (2010) – Review Ch. 21</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: McKeen (2009) – Review Ch. 18–19</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><a href="" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self">ARTICLE: Electronic Reserve Readings</a></li>
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Assessment</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">Please refer to your syllabus for assignment information.</li>
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Thread for Week 3 -- DQ 1</h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><i>When is performance in teams superior or inferior to individual performance?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><b>My response</b></span></span></div>
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<em style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;">When is performance in teams superior or inferior to individual performance?</em><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">Team performance can enhance the skills of the worker. Social and job function skills can be enhanced with the exposure to team involvement. Organizations can also benefit from team involvement and collaboration (Luftman, 2004). The teams can additionally develop processes and procedures that an individual may not have thought about doing before. New product and project developments can appear with the innovative solutions that teams might be able to create.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">In my current job, the organization depends on my team to create innovative solutions to help enhance processes and the organization. Although our team appears as such a small part of process, everyone relies on our knowledge and help for new technology and solutions to current and possible future problems. For example, one of the responsibilities in my team is to find solutions on how to integrate certain devices, such as an XBOX 360, with the organization’s technology. This knowledge requires individuals who are familiar with the organization’s technology, the XBOX 360’s technology, and other technologies used to integrate each resource. Each team member specializes in one of these areas. The team can know each area, but several ideas and solutions are far more helpful than one person’s perspective.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">Reference</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;">
Luftman, J. N. (2004). Managing the information technology resource: Leadership in the information age. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.</div>
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Thread for Week 3 -- DQ 2</h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><i>What are the determinants of autonomy in departmental teams? How do those determinants affect departmental teams’ success at implementing needed systems?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><b>My response</b></span></span></div>
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<em style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;">What are the determinants of autonomy in departmental teams? </em><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">The autonomy of a departmental team depends on the structure or culture of an organization (Luftman, 2004). Flexibility may rarely be given in an organization to allow departmental teams to work on their own projects or enhancements because each team is meant to complete a specific function. Therefore it may be difficult or rare to find an organization that allows any independence for a team.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><em style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;">How do those determinants affect departmental teams’ success at implementing needed systems?</em><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">These determinants affect a departmental team’s growth and evolution of skill sets in an organization, especially in a technical environment. Forming a strategy to promote innovations means that the organization will need to advocate this type of organizational culture (Luftman, 2004). So if the CEO wants to create innovative strategies in the organization, the departmental teams may need to have time and a focus on these types of solutions. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">One of the issues in my job is that there is room for improvements and everyone has ideas to create something better, but there is a lack of resources and time management. We actually have to create a ticket system for all the ideas that everyone seems to have for enhancements or even new solutions. The problem is also lack of funding. While the business is steadily growing, the employees are constantly busy. It gets frustrating to have so many great ideas but no time to work on them.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">Reference</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">Luftman, J. N. (2004). Managing the information technology resource: Leadership in the information age. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.</span></div>
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Thread for Week 3 Reflection</h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">In this week, I have learned many interesting perspectives. I have learned important aspects of team performance. Team performance can provide innovative solutions and ideas, but can also be a double-edged sword if there is competition in the workplace. I have also learned that many of my classmates have different perspectives because many of us come from different professional backgrounds. I also learned that there are many differences in departmental teams and the elements that determine the state of decision-making and autonomy. The success of a team is reliant not only on each other but the individual independence of the team members as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/831910/Homework/PhD/Phoenix/IST723/Graded/W3-TaskIndependence%2526Performance-AVelez.docx">Week 3 essay (graded)</a></span></span></div>
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Thread for Week 4 -- DQ 1</h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><i>Please discuss your thoughts on the manner in which increased diversity has impacted departmental teams and overall team funcitonality in organizations..</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><b>My response</b></span></div>
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<em style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;">Please discuss your thoughts on the manner in which increased diversity has impacted departmental teams and overall team functionality in organizations.</em><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">I believe that the more diverse a team is, the more they will be learning new ideas and perspectives. Because there is a diversity of skill sets, each team member has something unique to offer to the team. According to Schiesser (2010), an important perspective for team members of an organization is to analyze the diversity of skill sets. This provides an idea of the skill level and expertise of each team member. Although there are many benefits of a diverse team, there are also disadvantages. One such disadvantage in a team environment is that each team member may have different schedules, members that won’t show up, or communication difficulties/language barriers (Schiesser, 2010). Having an understanding of team member responsibilities upfront can help to provide a clear outline and role. In my experience, many of my team members are willing to learn. However, there are also times when they are out sick or they feel the need to not come because they already have an idea of what they should do in the project. For the most part, organizing a team can be challenging but also rewarding.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">Reference</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">Schiesser, R. (2010). IT systems management (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.</span></div>
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<em style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Please discuss your thoughts on the P-dimensions (People, politics and politicking, productivity, power, policy, performance, prioritization, process, practice) in terms of teams.<br />Start with only the first three items please and then as the week progresses you can post your thoughts on additional items. That way the discussion can be more focused.<br /></em><strong style="font-family: 'Courier New';">People</strong><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">People or team members offer new perspectives and dimensions to an organization. People introduce new ideas through collaborating. Communication in a team also helps to create social development. Evaluation of processes and feedback from peers often leads to the creation of new solutions.</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><strong style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Politics</strong><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Politics in an organization often arise when there are disagreements or differences in opinions. This can be a positive or negative experience in an organization. Some positive outcomes may include competition within the workplace or between employees. An example of a negative experience may be promoting undesirable information about another employee. The political system in an organization can affect many people and can be very challenging to resolve (Schiesser, 2010). </span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><strong style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Politicking</strong><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Politicking is a way of approving of politics in an organization and influencing others in that behavior. Although challenges arise with politicking, it may also influence others to pursue a more thought-provoking workplace and competition. This method may not be for everyone, and so there are many difficulties in persuading staff toward politicking ideals.</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Reference</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Schiesser, R. (2010). IT systems management (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">In this week I have learned about many different perspectives on the definition of people, politics, and politicking. Although I thought it was he same for everyone, there are definitely varying translations between the terms. I like to think that mine are correct most of the time, but I can understand if I made a mistake (just kidding).</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">I have also learned about the different types of ideas on diversity. Diversity has a spectrum of terms associated with it, such as race, gender, and generational differences. These concepts offer chances to broaden our learning experiences. I also appreciate everyone’s different viewpoints and experiences with diversity as well.</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">The essay was challenging for me to write. I believe that some of the concepts behind departmental levels and enterprise informational systems are still new to me. Although I have been in IT for a long time, I believe I am still lacking in understanding of the business side of things. Although I am still learning, I am glad for the exposure to these terms.</span><div class="signature" style="font-family: 'Courier New';">
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<em>There are a number of techniques used to try and gain access to our departmental and corporate systems. One of those is Social Engineering. How can methods be improved to minimize the impact and effectiveness of Social Engineering?</em><br />Social Engineering is similar to hacking in that the individual is trying to gain access to information that he/she is not authorized to. The first time I heard of this term was when I was a child. There was news about a young man named Kevin Mitnick who went to prison at such as young age (he was only 16) because he was a hacker/social engineer. The courts initially gave him 4 years of prison and then later gave him 6 more years for social engineering/hacking. After learning his lesson, when he was finally released from prison and he became a computer security consultant. The main idea that he mentions to social engineering is ensuring organizations understand there is no one solution that fits every scenario. There needs to be a variation of solutions to help minimize social engineering. For example, a security guard helps to prevent unauthorized users from entering a building, but the security guard is only human and can be tricked. Informing employees in an organization of security policies and then enforcing departmental security policies is a solution to help minimize social engineering. These security policies need to be enforced over the phone as well as in person.<br /><br />Reference<br />Mitnick Security Consulting (2013). Mitnick Security Consulting LLC. Retrieved from <a href="http://mitnicksecurity.com/" style="color: #094a72;">http://mitnicksecurity.com/</a></div>
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<em style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Please do some independent research. Select an article relevant to the course materials and share a brief summary and your thoughts on the article with the class.</em><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Wahler (2013) discusses how to communicate with leaders in today’s technical society. This article interests me because I feel that my understanding of how to become a successful leader has a generational difference. I was raised to believe that if someone worked hard, he/she could be promoted and eventually become one of the top executives in an organization. In many organizations, this idea is true. However, in many of the organizations I have worked in, this idea is not so true. Many of my peers believe I am a very good leader and that I should reach for the upper-management role, but just as this author discusses in her article, body language, style of communication, and the intricacies of forming business relationships can be more complex than just working hard (Wahler, 2013). In today’s society, many leaders look outside of his/her work environments toward social networks for ideas, innovations, and non-verbal communication styles. The same thing occurs in our younger generation with video games and mobile devices. So the question this author attempts to answer is how to address and recognize a leadership role in the digital age with upper-management or administration in an organization.</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Reference</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Wahler (2013). </span><em style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Viral leadership branding -- Inject a positive perception</em><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">. Retrieved from </span><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/85broads/2013/11/01/viral-leadership-branding-inject-a-positive-perception/#!" style="color: #094a72; font-family: 'Courier New';">http://www.forbes.com/sites/85broads/2013/11/01/viral-leadership-branding-inject-a-positive-perception/#!</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">In this week, I thoroughly enjoyed the discussions around social engineering and being able to select an article pertaining to the course. I have always had an interest in hacking and social engineering ever since I was a kid. I never was able to get into it because it was frowned upon at the time. Now with Hackathon’s and security consultants, social engineering/hacking is promoted to learn about computer vulnerabilities to increase the protection of an organization. I also liked selecting an article that I believe is related to the course. It helps to look at current events of what is going on outside of the classroom from time to time to get an understanding of what is happening in real life. Theory needs to accompany real time ideas, and sometimes I feel like there is a disconnect in some classes, and so this was an interesting perspective to take. Our essay was interesting as well in that it made me think about the ways to structure the architecture for a security environment in an organization.</span></div>
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<em style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Consider the following statement:<br />Enterprise system applications/standards/concepts at the departmental level should sometimes differ from the applications/standards/concepts at the organization level.<br /><br />Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer.</em><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">The concepts in an enterprise system application/standards/concepts should sometimes differ from those at the organizational level. I agree with this perspective for several reasons through my own work experiences. In my current job, we have technical standards to apply to certain technologies. At an organizational level, these concepts are not fully understood. Therefore, the concepts are scaled down to minor ideas and are not executed properly. For example, my department has a mobile integration that requires special filtration rules with our product and the client’s product. The organization is only concerned about getting the money from the client, and so the details are scaled down and the filtration rules get ignored. Consequently, this leads to discrepancies in the data and reports, and then client relationships are lost or hindered. According to Luftman (2004), IT affects relationships between clients and the organization. I believe this concept is far too often ignored because the organization’s I have worked with may believe our goal is to have a function and not a business perspective and that is a difficult perspective to change. Hence the organization should not have the same concepts and should allow the department to handle the business process so that the information does not get scaled down and misconstrued.</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Reference</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Luftman, J. N. (2004). Managing the information technology resource: Leadership in the information age. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /></div>
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<em style="font-family: 'Courier New';">What factors would you consider to forecast the value of a new networked system within the department for a 2-year budget?<br /><br />What would be the costs associated with the value? If the cost was higher than the value, how would you justify it to the leadership team who proposed the networked system?</em><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">The factors depend on the organization. The first factor to understand is the organization’s needs and to plan for it (Luftman, 2004). An organization probably won’t make a large purchase without a reason that allows a competitive advantage in the industry. Therefore, forming a plan is the first factor in forecasting the value of the system.</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">IT also needs to have a strategic understanding of how to utilize the new system (Luftman, 2004). IT needs to make a defense that aligns with organizational goals. The organization will demand reasons from IT to put in a new system and will look for organizational goals in that reasoning. Thus, ensuring the IT goals are the same or similar with organizational goals is a factor to consider.</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Organizational feedback is necessary to understand what the organization is looking to accomplish as well. This factor is important to consider when convincing an organization to adapt to a new technology. One suggestion when convincing the organization of a technology is to make the organization or manager/executive think that they are the ones that came up with the idea in the first place. Grabbing the feedback with this perspective helps to influence the idea into fruition. </span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">The value of the product needs to also align with the budget. Many organizations will pass on technology that is too expensive. However, if the organization needs a new networked system and the cost is higher than the value, an analysis will need to be made to see if the costs will balance in the long run. In other words, if the organization purchases a new networked system, such as Cisco, and the purchase is only a little bit over budget, in the long term, the system may pay off. Cisco is a well-known organization and can offer solutions to meet the organization’s future needs. Therefore, enabling this type of system may pay for itself in the 2-year span.</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Reference</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Luftman, J. N. (2004). Managing the information technology resource: Leadership in the information age. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">In this week, there were many thought-provoking concerns about how organizations may or may not handle certain scenarios. Organizations handle things differently depending on the situation. I see that the general consensus in class is that the concepts for adapting to an enterprise system/standard/concept are something that needs to be thought out and I agree. Every organization has different needs and it is best not to assume that there is an “all-in-one” type of resolution. Forecasting is a difficult process as well. There needs to be an adequate understanding of the organization and its goal for this to happen. Making any decisions should involve requirement gathering, but often does not because the decisions sometimes need to be made quickly. However, I believe that these discussions have been insightful and challenging. I particularly enjoyed the team assignment where we attempt to find a solution in the virtual environment to automate a process.</span></div>
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<em style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Are there any benefits to maintaining manual processes at the departmental level?</em><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Manual processes are just as important as automated processes. In my current job, much of the data is automated for efficiency; however there are times when manual processes are needed. One process is verification. Verification, such as password entry, can be automatically saved into a system, but this method is not secure if someone unauthorized gains access. So when users have to manually enter the username and password, this process makes matters more secure. Another example is data processing. Another process that is usually associated with accounting is when payments are made and a paper and electronic documentation is created. This is a form of a backup so that if the electronic or paper media is lost, stolen, or destroyed, there will be a backup. So manual processes are dependent on the needs of each department and they are important depending on the environment. According to Schiesser (2010), if the data changes, then a manual process can be a manual process, but if there are no changes, then an automated system should be created and set up.</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Reference</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Schiesser, R. (2010). IT systems management (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.</span></div>
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<em style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Can departmental data intrusion be entirely prevented? Why or why not?</em><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Data intrusion cannot be entirely prevented. There are ways to help prevent data intrusion, but because there are so many people accessing it from a departmental level, there is very little that can be done. In my organization, we have a few compliance standards. Only managers can be administration of data and if a person leaves or is let go from the organization, the access to the data is denied or deleted. However, because managers have administrator-level access, the managers may know of different ways to get into the system. The same thing might occur if a developer wanted to try to get into the system. Since systems are manmade things, there is bound to be a backdoor or hole into the system. Another way to prevent intrusion is by using detection or prevention programs, such as firewalls and intrusion detection programs (Schiesser, 2010). </span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Reference</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Schiesser, R. (2010). IT systems management (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">In this week, we learned many perspectives on managing different types of processes. The focus of those processes is to decide which process is best and to think about how to maintain a manual or automatic process. I agree with many of my peers on the automation of processes, how automation can be innovative or dangerous, depending on the field one is in. In IT, there is little need for manual processes. Scripts can be created to handle many of the processes. However, organizations may not be able to afford the costs of automating a process. The development time, requirements gathering, testing, and other factors of automating a process is costly. Creating the flowchart for our individual assignment was also a challenge because it did make me think about the automated approach to take. I do not often have to create a flowchart so that was a bit of a pain to create. However, I did like the outcome and hope that it was satisfactory.</span></div>
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<em style="font-family: 'Courier New';">When a department takes on automating processes as an objective, what are some conditions for minimizing failure?</em><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">When automating a process, there should be a quality assurance (QA) phase to help minimize failure. In my organization, the QA phase is one of the most important phases and concentrates on manual and automatic testing processes. The QA department makes sure that everything is running correctly and checks for bugs. This phase takes the extra step to minimize failure in the automatic process. The QA department reports to the Project Manager and organizes the tickets received for development. This process helps to keep the developers out of testing software they are developing so that they can concentrate on the requirements. QA also cannot fix or develop the problems or bugs that they encounter so that they can test the product thoroughly. This idea also is in line with compliance standards set by the Media Rating Counsel (n.d.), which my organization abides by.</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">References</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Media Rating Council. (n.d.). Retrieved from </span><a href="http://mediaratingcouncil.org/" style="color: #094a72; font-family: 'Courier New';">http://mediaratingcouncil.org/</a></div>
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<spanstyle ar-sa="" calibri="" en-us="" font-family:="" minor-latin="" mso-ansi-language:="" mso-bidi-language:="" mso-fareast-font-family:="" mso-fareast-language:="" mso-fareast-theme-font:=""><em style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Please select a peer-reviewed journal and from it select a research article that addresses at least one of the major topics of this course.<br />Read the Recommendations and Conclusions section of the article. Write a brief description of the relationship between the study's Problem Statement and the Recommendations and Conclusions.<br />This type of analysis will be of value to you as you work on your dissertation and research.</em><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">The problem statement of the article discusses how social engineering can occur online as well as offline. The sample website is Facebook. Users occasionally accept friend requests without acknowledging who the person is. When this occurs, the user is allowing someone they may not know to view personal profile information through the Facebook account. Additionally, users typically do not change their default settings on Facebook. Privacy settings on Facebook do not prevent most of the user’s information to be viewed, which can be a problem for users if they are allowing others to be on their friend’s list. The recommendations and conclusions are related to the problem statement. The recommended solutions suggest that users be aware of these types of threats through an understanding of security and risks involved with their accounts. Facebook should make these issues better known to their users through web-based training or tutorials. Even if one user watches the video, that user can spread the word to their friends on Facebook.</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Reference</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Gulenko, I. (2013). Social against social engineering: Concept and development of a Facebook application to raise security and risk awareness, Information Management & Computer Security, 21(2), pp. 91 - 101</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New';" /></spanstyle></div>
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Write a 1,400- to 2,100-word paper using the automated process developed in Week<br />
Seven to prioritize the P dimensionspeople, politics and politicking,<br />
productivity, power, policy, performance, prioritization, process, and<br />
practiceas they are affected from most to least in the transition from the old<br />
process to the new process. Justify your prioritizations. Points<br />
Possible Points Earned<br />
All 7 dimensions discussed and prioritized 7 7<br />
Prioritizations properly justified 7 7<br />
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines and style criteria including<br />
writing/grammar. 3 3<br />
Total 17 17<br />
Overall a very good job on the P- dimensions/paper this week. Please see<br />
comments in the returned paper regarding APA.</span>
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<td align="center">1.0
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Determine a best automated process for your Virtual Organization department<br />
based on the Learning Team discussion in Week Six. Points Possible Points<br />
Earned<br />
Create a flowchart to present the process. 4 4<br />
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that presents the flowchart and discusses how<br />
the process will improve the performance of the department and how the process<br />
will be evaluated. 4 4<br />
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines and style criteria including<br />
writing/grammar. 1 0.5<br />
Total 9 8.5<br />
Overall a good job on the flowcahrt/paper this week.<br />
A nubmer of writing issues as noted.</span>
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discussion with a few numbered items. You need to follow what the assignment<br />
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Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you review your departments data<br />
security policy and recommend improvements. You may use the department where<br />
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the following: Points Possible Points Earned<br />
Paper is of correct length 1 1<br />
A risk analysis that identifies data security risks based on current data<br />
security policy and departmental operation 3 3<br />
A recovery plan that describes situations when a data recovery is needed and<br />
actions to be taken to recover data 3 3<br />
The effect of the risk analysis and recovery plan on the department information<br />
management 3 3<br />
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines, inclduign<br />
writing/grammar 2 1.5<br />
Total 12 11.5<br />
Overall a very good job on the paper, a few writing/APA issues as noted.</span>
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Information systems in departmental levels and information systems in the<br />
enterprise levels are often implemented toward different visions, values, and<br />
objectives. Possible Earned<br />
Select an organization you are familiar with.<br />
Write a 1,400- to 1,750 word paper in which you address the following: <br />
Examine the policy, team and information technology differences between<br />
departmental and enterprise information systems (IS) groups in the<br />
organization. 4 3<br />
Discuss approaches to resolving issues that arise from these differences using<br />
department communication networks. 4 3<br />
Analysis is supported by relevant literature as required 3 3<br />
Paper is of required length per assignment 2 2<br />
Writing, grammar and APA Format 2 1<br />
Total 15 12<br />
Please see comments in the returned paper</span>
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</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #cccccc; font-size: 12px;">
<td><b>Weekly Reflection</b>
</td>
<td align="center">1.0
</td>
<td align="center">1.0
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 11px;">
<td colspan="3">Comment: <span style="color: #000be0; font-size: x-small;">Full credit for the Weekly Reflection.</span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 12px;">
<td><b>Discussion Questions/Participation</b>
</td>
<td align="center">3.0
</td>
<td align="center">3.0
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 11px;">
<td colspan="3">Comment: <span style="color: #000be0; font-size: x-small;">Full credit for the Week 3 Discussion.</span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #cccccc; font-size: 12px;">
<td><b>Conflict as a Team Tool?</b>
</td>
<td align="center">12.0
</td>
<td align="center">11.5
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 11px;">
<td colspan="3">Comment: <span style="color: #000be0; font-size: x-small;">Week 3 Assignment<br />
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that analyzes what level of task independence<br />
is acceptable between teams and the impact of interteam conflict on<br />
departmental performance. The analysis must be supported by relevant<br />
literature. Support your paper with at least two examples from an organization<br />
you are familiar with. Possible Earned<br />
Analysis addresses assignment criteria directly and clearly in an original<br />
manner. 5 5<br />
Analysis is supported by relevant literature as required 3 3<br />
Paper is of required length per assignment 2 2<br />
Writing, grammar and APA Format 2 1.5<br />
Total 12 11.5<br />
Overall a good job on the first paper with some nice research to support your<br />
thoughts. A few minor APA issues as noted.</span>
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<td></td>
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<td align="right"><b>Week 3 Subtotal :</b>
</td>
<td align="center">16
</td>
<td align="center">15.5
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: ghostwhite; color: #000066; font-size: 12px;">
<td align="right"><b>Cumulative Week 3 Subtotal :</b>
</td>
<td align="center">17
</td>
<td class="center">16.5
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #cccccc; font-size: 12px;">
<td colspan="3"><b>Week 3 Feedback:</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" style="background-color: #336699; color: white; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"><b>Week 2</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #cccccc; font-size: 12px;">
<td><b>Weekly Reflection</b>
</td>
<td align="center">1.0
</td>
<td align="center">1.0
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 11px;">
<td colspan="3">Comment: <span style="color: #000be0; font-size: x-small;">Full credit for the reflection posting.</span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: ghostwhite; color: #000066; font-size: 12px;">
<td align="right"><b>Week 2 Subtotal :</b>
</td>
<td align="center">1
</td>
<td align="center">1
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: ghostwhite; color: #000066; font-size: 12px;">
<td align="right"><b>Cumulative Week 2 Subtotal :</b>
</td>
<td align="center">1
</td>
<td class="center">1
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #cccccc; font-size: 12px;">
<td colspan="3"><b>Week 2 Feedback:</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" style="background-color: #336699; color: white; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"><b>Week 1</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #cccccc; font-size: 12px;">
<td><b>Weekly Reflection</b>
</td>
<td align="center">1.0
</td>
<td align="center">1.0
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 11px;">
<td colspan="3">Comment: <span style="color: #000be0; font-size: x-small;">Full credit for the reflection posting.</span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: ghostwhite; color: #000066; font-size: 12px;">
<td align="right"><b>Week 1 Subtotal :</b>
</td>
<td align="center">$totalPublishedMaxPointsMap.get($week)
</td>
<td align="center">$totalPublishedPointsMap.get($week)
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: ghostwhite; color: #000066; font-size: 12px;">
<td align="right"><b>Cumulative Week 1 Subtotal :</b>
</td>
<td class="center"></td>
<td class="center"></td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #cccccc; font-size: 12px;">
<td colspan="3"><b>Week 1 Feedback:</b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
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AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-86570201844606900482013-11-05T18:01:00.002-08:002013-11-05T18:04:04.542-08:00My Top 10 Survival Guide for Your First Residency<span class="text">A student who found my blog was interested in how to prepare for her first residency so I wrote up a little something to help those who are interested in it.</span><br />
<ol>
<li><span class="text">Homework: be sure to complete the assignments as quickly as possible. I slacked off a little bit and that cost me. </span></li>
<li><span class="text">
Network with your team: find out their cell phone and room numbers,
organize tasks in a way that everyone will agree to them, be friendly,
and take on the leadership role if no one else does. </span></li>
<li><span class="text">
Class participation is highly recommended for your grade so: listen
to the task assignments, write down everything, and ask lots of
questions. </span></li>
<li><span class="text">
More networking: You also are there to get the most out of the
faculty there so also ask about dissertation requirements, goals, and
standards. Get the SAS list of dissertation requirements, ask about how
to get a mentor, and form a committee. </span></li>
<li><span class="text">
Ask the hotel about the area for food, emergency info (like hospitals
or whatever and this is not only for yourself but just in case), and
transportation to and from the airport before you get there.</span></li>
<li><span class="text">
Be in the classroom early so you can setup your laptop, network with the students, and get the best breakfast picks.</span></li>
<li><span class="text">
Sometimes they give away books. Save some space in your luggage if you're traveling for that.</span></li>
<li><span class="text">
Be prepared to give individual and team presentations. Have an
understanding of how PowerPoint works from a presentation standpoint
(ie. talk about things you're interested in, your goals, interesting
facts, add pictures, etc.)</span></li>
<li><span class="text">
Classwork: Think about leadership skills and practice deconstruction
(this is something to apply to your first and second residencies)</span></li>
<li><span class="text">
Remember to have patience and remain calm. Let the teacher guide you and ask as many questions as possible.</span></li>
</ol>
<span class="text">
If you haven't already, you can check out my experiences here:<br />
</span><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/redir/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorate%2Ealexandriavelez%2Ecom%2F2012%2F01%2Fmy-first-doctoral-residency%2Ehtml&urlhash=99kW" target="_blank">http://doctorate.alexandriavelez.com/2012/01/my-first-doctoral-residency.html</a>AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-38273202975336126122013-09-30T20:04:00.001-07:002013-09-30T20:04:48.640-07:00IST/722 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR TEAMS<h1 style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.6em; line-height: 1.2; margin: 10px 0px 0.292em; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2em;">Start Date: 07/30/2013</span></h1>
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COURSE DESCRIPTION</h3>
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Learners in this course will further evaluate the application of the domains studied in IST/721 and how those domains are applied in a team setting. The application of the program domains will be examined in the context of support necessary to implement various organizational team models, ranging from co-located teams to geographically distributed virtual teams. Upon completion of this course, the learner will be prepared to define and analyze issues related to the management and support of information technology necessary for organizational teams’ operations.</div>
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WEEK 1 - TOPIC 1: READING WEEK</h3>
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Materials</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><strong>The texts used in this course are:</strong></li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><a class="ebookcoll-icon" href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=438730469101569517" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self" title="Open eBook Collection"><span class="icon" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/projects/cob/webcms/3.4/images/icon_grid.png); background-position: -380px -120px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: 20px; margin-right: 3px; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: middle; width: 20px;"></span></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=438730469101569517" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self">EBOOK COLLECTION: Brake, T. (2008). <em>Where in the world is my team? Making a success of your virtual global workplace.</em> San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.</a></li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><a class="ebookcoll-icon" href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=438730469101569517" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self" title="Open eBook Collection"><span class="icon" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/projects/cob/webcms/3.4/images/icon_grid.png); background-position: -380px -120px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: 20px; margin-right: 3px; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: middle; width: 20px;"></span></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=438730469101569517" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self">EBOOK COLLECTION: McNurlin, B. C., Sprague, R. H., Jr., & Bui, T. (2009).<em>Information systems management in practice</em> (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.</a></li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><a class="ebookcoll-icon" href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=438730469101569517" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self" title="Open eBook Collection"><span class="icon" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/projects/cob/webcms/3.4/images/icon_grid.png); background-position: -380px -120px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: 20px; margin-right: 3px; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: middle; width: 20px;"></span></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=438730469101569517" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self">EBOOK COLLECTION: Nemiro, J., Beyerlein, M., Bradley, L., & Beyerlein, S. (Eds.). (2008). <em>The handbook of high-performance virtual teams: A toolkit for collaborating across boundaries. </em>San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.</a></li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><strong>The reading assignments for this course are:</strong></li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Brake (2008) - Read all chapters.</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: McNurlin, Sprague, & Bui (2009) Read Ch. 2-4 & 9.</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, & Beyerlein (2008) - Read all chapters.</li>
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Assessment</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">Please refer to your syllabus for assignment information.</li>
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WEEK 2 - TOPIC 1: READING WEEK</h3>
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Materials</h3>
<ul class="v-list listgrid3" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">Refer to Week One materials for reading assignments.</li>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">Please refer to your syllabus for assignment information.</li>
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WEEK 3 - TOPIC 1: ANALYSIS AND DEFINITION OF TEAM ISSUES</h3>
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Materials</h3>
<ul class="v-list listgrid3" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">All course texts are available in Week One of the course materials page.</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Brake (2008) - Review Ch. 1 & 2.</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: McNurlin et al. (2009) - Review Ch. 2-4.</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Nemiro et al. (2008) - Review pp. 1-27 and Ch. 9, 11, 16, & 18.</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=438730469101569517" style="color: #094a72; outline: none;" target="_self">ARTICLE: Electronic Reserve Readings</a></li>
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Assessment</h3>
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Individual Assignment: Successful Knowledge Worker Teams</div>
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<li style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;"><strong>Identify</strong> three factors from the literature that are key elements to the success of knowledge worker teams.</li>
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WEEK 4 - TOPIC 1: TELECOMMUNICATION AND DISTRIBUTED CONNECTIVITY</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">All course texts are available in Week One of the course materials page.</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Brake (2008) - Review Ch. 3-8.</li>
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WEEK 5 - TOPIC 1: DATA RESOURCE AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">All course texts are available in Week One of the course materials page.</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Brake (2008) - Review Ch. 7-8.</li>
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WEEK 6 - TOPIC 1: WEB AND NETWORKING</h3>
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Materials</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">All course texts are available in Week One of the course materials page.</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Nemiro et al. (2008) - Review Ch. 21, 22, & 30.</li>
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WEEK 7 - TOPIC 1: PROGRAMMING TEAMS AND DEVELOPMENT METHODS</h3>
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Materials</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">All course texts are available in Week One of the course materials page.</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: McNurlin et al. (2009) - Review Ch. 9.</li>
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WEEK 8 - TOPIC 1: ADVANCING TEAM PERFORMANCE</h3>
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<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">All course texts are available in Week One of the course materials page.</li>
<li class="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(https://assets.phoenix.edu/0.2/themes/cob/3.4/images/social_iconlist.png); background-position: 0px -280px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px;">READING: Brake (2008) - Review Ch. 8 & 9, Briefing Report: Global Virtual Team Essentials, and Useful Terms</li>
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I found Brake’s (2008) book to be very conversational and interesting. I can definitely relate to the struggles and processes that he has in his book. He discusses that he was struggling in the beginning with being a bartender and then after he received his MBA, things started to change. He got a more demanding job at a video game organization and special projects started coming his way. I can definitely relate to how personal life can go out the window to meet the job’s harsh requirements. Coming from a web development background, I related to many of the process and requirement meetings that he mentioned when I transitioned over to a product manager. And his “note to self” additions are hilarious and make his book even more personable. All the politically correct issues he faces are also pretty common in the workplace. I’ve experienced a couple of his experiences, like meeting people online and in coffee shops, especially the conversation where someone seemed like they might try and take credit for a project he began working on. Actually, they succeeded in my case but that was my first introduction to watch whom I speak with in an organization and whom I collaborate with. What I take away from this book is that he learned a lot of lessons from the people he encountered about how to communicate with different types of people throughout the organization.</div>
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In McNurlin, Sprague, and Bui’s (2009) book, they discuss how information technology is evolving so rapidly and suggest several strategies. They suggest that because technology and environments change so quickly that using the same choices that were used before is somewhat unacceptable for the ever-changing times. This is because as time goes on, so too does the audience and organizational needs. I like that they discuss some of the difficult decisions that need to be made in an organization in order to be successful, especially with the mention of BP and how they began using technology to support their workers as well as grow as a better company. Many of the examples demonstrate similar tasks of using technology to initiate growth and progress. I was also able to relate to the discussion on project managers since it is so closely related to product management. Having an understanding of the project, its requirements, collaborating with the teams to make sure things are understood, and getting feedback to create an even better project are important aspects discussed. Also understanding the risks and issues that might arise during the processes are very significant as well. </div>
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After reading Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, and Beyerlein’s (2008) book, I appreciate the theme of each of the books and that is the importance of collaboration. Collaboration is definitely the glue that holds an organization together. This book discusses some of the boundaries that may be encountered in a virtual team, such as language barriers and terminology. I remember when I had to communicate with Romania and Chennai every week with my NY team. There were many constructive arguments on how to do the projects but there were also many barriers in terminology and code structure. Overcoming these challenges took some time but we eventually got through it through direction of the managers and emphasizing time constraints. One of the most difficult challenges was getting everyone on the call since everyone lives in a different time zone. Even the clients were in a different time zone. The teams also had to trust that they would get their work done or write up notes so that the next developer could take over the work. So it’s not only a collaborative effort but also an understanding that they have to really be on the same page with almost everything in the project and I believe this book emphasizes and explains the importance of that as well.</div>
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Brake, T. (2008). Where in the world is my team? Making a success of your virtual global workplace. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.</div>
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McNurlin, B. C., Sprague, R. H., Jr., & Bui, T. (2009). Information systems management in practice (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.</div>
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According to Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, and Beyerlein’s (2008) to develop trust, good communication and collaboration is necessary. When I worked as a product manager, our teams from Romania, Chennai, and NYC participated in weekly conference calls via Skype. These meetings helped us so that we could all be on the same page. It also helped us to have the same knowledge or understanding of the requirements of the project. The most important aspect for us was to see how each of the developer’s workloads was to understand if there were problems or if someone had too much or too little work to manage. In addition, being truthful is an important perspective for knowledge workers. If the employee has not been truthful about something, it is possible that the knowledge worker will loose trust in that employee. Lastly is the matter of consistency. If the worker says they are going to do something and they follow through every time, it is easy to trust that worker because the worker has been consistent. Otherwise if the work is inconsistent, there will be little or no trust in the worker and a solid team may begin to disintegrate.</div>
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One new technology that I use in my workplace is Google Hangout (Google, n.d.). This technology uses the Internet to do a multitude of things. People can call in via a telephone or a computer to communicate with several people at the same time. My current workplace requires me to communicate with people in the UK, California, Atlanta, Chicago, and NYC. Google Hangout allows us not only to talk to each other but also to see each other, share our screen, show power point presentations, live streaming, and more. This tool is also free to use so the organization promotes the use of Google Plus and Google Hangout. The only disadvantage I have found is that the quality of the video streaming is not as stable as Skype but I have noticed incremental improvements since I began using it last year. Because Google Hangout has screen sharing and other collaborative tools associated with it, the teams have been able to visually and verbally communicate data to each other and within the NYC office I am in.</div>
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Google. (n.d.). <i>Google+ Hangouts</i>. Retrieved from <a href="https://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/" style="color: #094a72;">https://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/</a></div>
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I was having a similar discussion about visual cues with my peers at work. As a technical producer, one of our responsibilities in the company is to write up documentation that everyone can go to in a web tool called Confluence (Atlassian, 2013). My coworker spent weeks on documentation and when I looked at it, I felt overwhelmed. I told him one of the ways to improve the documentation is to put videos and screenshots on the page in-between each section. I told him that he could make videos on the fly using a program called Jing (TechSmith, 2013). He hesitated at first, but I told him that the people who will be reading the documentation will be people who are not as technical as we are so we have to accommodate their needs in a way that the information will be less intimidating and comfortable to look at. He understood the benefit and will continue to work on it but it is a lot of work. </div>
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For times when something visual needs to be provided, there are several ways to address this. One way is to schedule a virtual meeting so we can do a web conference, like using join.me (LogMeIn, 2013), or use Google Hangout (Google, 2013), or Jing (TechSmith, 2013) to send screenshots or videos that upload to a server on the fly and you can paste that info in an email. Sometimes a phone call is needed. It depends on the case and what the person is comfortable with. That is the disadvantage because it can be complicated to try to work out a strategy. I believe that discussing how to approach the situation and move step by step from there.</div>
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Atlassian. (2013). <i>Team Collaboration Software | Atlassian Confluence - Trusted by Thousands</i>. Retrieved from<a href="https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/overview/team-collaboration-software" style="color: #094a72;">https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/overview/team-collaboration-software</a></div>
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LogMeIn. (2013). <i>join.me – Free Screen Sharing and Online Meetings</i>. Retrieved from <a href="https://join.me/" style="color: #094a72;">https://join.me/</a></div>
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TechSmith. (2013). <i>Jing, screenshot and screencast software from TechSmith</i>. Retrieved from <a href="http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html" style="color: #094a72;">http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html</a></div>
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In this week, I actually enjoyed learning and reading the responses posted by my classmates. Many times I have read very bland responses but I think I enjoyed it because new technologies and interesting responses were introduced to me. The readings and questions were also interesting to complete as many of the questions have a direct relationship to my work today. A conversation about visual cues at work just about a week ago was also a question in school. Technologies used at work are also related to school assignments. VoIP is a technology that is being used in many places, so that was definitely an area of interest for me as well.</div>
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<li>In the videos, it gives me the impression that every organization should have a three-monitor setup. I guess I need to upgrade my hardware at home and in the office. Is the service required to be in a Cisco office where they have the three monitors?</li>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">The effectiveness of the collaboration can be necessary for organizations to communicate with each other when they are a distance away and they may never meet each other (Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, & Beyerlein, 2008). I know Cisco does not offer their services for free and in order to have this service, there are several things the purchasing organization should be aware of in terms of cost, such as setting up a teleconferencing server or have each employee set up with a Cisco phone. Although any device can connect to the service, as the videos seem to imply, the effectiveness rises as long as the technology is flexible.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">One of Cisco’s technologies is already available in my place of work. We do use Cisco telephones and those phones have the capability to have a conference line set up with a host and participation dial-in. There is also software that enhances the phone, such as listening to voicemail from the computer instead of the phone, dialing a number through the software to the phone, and (my favorite) setting up the Do Not Disturb feature when I am in a meeting or on vacation. So when I have to speak with a client, I provide the client with the conference number dial-in as I call in as the host. </span><br />
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If we had this technology, we would use it every day. We constantly talk with other employees from around the world and need to get input as well as share our screens with each other. The benefit is that while we can see each other and share information, we are also developing a relationship with the other employee that will hopefully help to enhance our work.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Nemiro, J., Beyerlein, M., Bradley, L., & Beyerlein, S. (Eds.). (2008). The handbook of high-performance virtual teams: A toolkit for collaborating across boundaries. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">In a nutshell, 3G/4G/5G are different mobile generation systems, which allow users with mobile devices to connect to different cellular speeds. A group called 3GPP2 formed the 3G network specifications to offer “data rates of up to 2Mbps” (Mousa, 2012, p. 14) for mobile devices and operates at optimal capacity of up to 5MHz (Mousa, 2012). 4G systems “peak data rates started at 100 Mbps” (Mousa, 2012, p.11), but may go up to 1Gbps when operating at around 70 MHz (Mousa, 2012). 5G systems are around 1 Gbps, have a better battery depletion, better security, and may use an AI to communicate with other cellular phones (Mousa, 2012). As the generations of cellular networking systems evolve, it progressively gets better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">A service, such as a Skype call to another Skype phone or software, can handle up to 3Mbps (Skype and/or Microsoft, 2013). An organization that needs to have their employees communicating via email or conferencing (such as Skype or FaceTime) on mobile devices can take advantage of the free technology. The cellular device often needs high standards to communicate with others and so using the best mobile standards is necessary for the faster data rates.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">One issue that may occur is scheduling the meeting because it is so challenging to get everyone at the same time (Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, & Beyerlein, 2008). In my last class, one of my team members thought that it was okay to call me whenever he had a question. Although I would love to be able to help him at any time, work, sleep, and personal life happens to dwarf answering his phone calls. He was also in a different time zone than I am so I had to let him know that he had to schedule his calls with me. Unfortunately he didn’t understand and proceeded to call me when I told him he could text me at any time but I cannot guarantee that I can pick up the phone 24/7. He finally accepted the fact that I was not his personal support agent and eventually moved onto other students, which didn’t end as well as he thought it would. Because he didn’t fully understand, the team wanted less and less to do with him and I felt bad for him so I told the other team members to just accept texts or emails from him at least. We still had a class to finish. Everyone on the team eventually did that and things progressively got better. I admit I have a great technical support voice and patience after so many years of experience, but that was a little too overwhelming for the rest of the team.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Nemiro, J., Beyerlein, M., Bradley, L., & Beyerlein, S. (Eds.). (2008). The handbook of high-performance virtual teams: A toolkit for collaborating across boundaries. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">This week has been entertaining. I learned about some of Cisco’s current technology that I did not know about before. Although I did not get the clearest understanding of how much the costs are and what the precise service was, I was able to see through online videos (visual cues) how some of the technology functions and how it can be used in a business setting. I also learned some additional information on the differences between 3G/4G/5G systems. I didn’t know how much data each system could support and how these technologies were developed and that is definitely an interesting concept for me. The most interesting so far is hearing others’ perspectives on time management and how technology might hinder or benefit personal or professional life. </span></div>
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Week 5: DQ 1 -- Due: Wednesday, August 28, 2013</h2>
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<i>Data</i> is used to develop an understanding of a goal or assignment (Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, & Beyerlein, 2008). Data can be used as a supportive measure in the attempt to find solutions to questions. </div>
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<i>Knowledge</i> is based on experience and an understanding of the requirements and goals of the organization (Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, & Beyerlein, 2008). This knowledge can be retrieved from anywhere within an organization as many people have different knowledge bases. Knowledge can be shared to increase productivity and to build trust or relationships within an organization. </div>
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In my team, we work very closely together. There will be times when we voice our concerns or share information by talking with each other but there will be times when a team member is unavailable. So we will often use email, instant messenger (IM), Google Hangout (a free web conference tool) or Confluence (a team sharing tool) to share information or collaborate. If the data is extensive, we put the information on Confluence so that the information is shared internally. This process can use improvement if the organization would fund better resources, such as a dedicated knowledgebase just for the team or allow the team to have more control over the tools so that it is more flexible to use.</div>
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Nemiro, J., Beyerlein, M., Bradley, L., & Beyerlein, S. (Eds.). (2008). The handbook of high-performance virtual teams: A toolkit for collaborating across boundaries. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.</div>
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In my office, we have an online knowledgebase where the employees share and collaborate information. This knowledgebase contains many historical details that are needed to run many of the processes. Also because many of the processes are proprietary, this is one of the central locations we tend to store our information. The knowledgebase is intimidating for some employees to use. Although I find that it is very user-friendly, often times it is slow and so the employees get discouraged.<br />
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The second is a database where we can retrieve statistics of data. This data helps us to understand what devices may cause more discrepancies than others, if the technology is implemented properly, or just to have an understanding of the popularity of the product. The database is not accessible from my team. We have to request a report and this takes time, because the data is stored on separate servers. If everything was available on one server or through an internal tool, things may be easier on the database team.<br />
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The third is net statistics. In my company, we use debuggers to track network patterns to see if our technology is implemented accurately. This is actually the step before we look into the database since my team does not have direct access to it. I can use many tools to analyze the net statistical data. I typically begin using the simpler tools to get a quick overview. If that tool does not give me enough information, I move to the next tool. There are three tools I use, in order of easy to difficult: Firebug, Charles, and Wireshark. Firebug can be buggy if the website is complex. Charles is a nice tool but it’s slower to set up. Wireshark is a difficult tool to understand without scripts and at times I need to write a new one. If Wireshark had an easier way of creating scripts, I would prefer that to the rest.</div>
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Historical information may be lost as baby boomers retire. Baby boomers are those born within 1946 to 1964 (Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, & Beyerlein, 2008). These individuals may not necessarily retire (Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, & Beyerlein, 2008). This is because organizations may still need the knowledge from them and have yet to find a way to gather that data (Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, & Beyerlein, 2008). In many other organizations that I have heard about, the baby boomers are asked to retire once they have fully trained someone else. This may sound a bit depressing but many organizations may prefer to have healthier, faster learning employees. Generation X was brought up using technology and so it is second nature to use some of the technology available (Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, & Beyerlein, 2008). So many organizations may need to create a knowledge plan in preparation of each new generation (Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, & Beyerlein, 2008).<br />
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In my organization, the technology is rapidly more forward and if any employee is unable to keep up with it, they might as well find a new job. The oldest employee in the organization is probably the CEO as he is the one with the most business knowledge and is not required to know that much about new technology. He typically leaves that to the CTO, who is always looking for new innovative solutions.<br />
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Nemiro, J., Beyerlein, M., Bradley, L., & Beyerlein, S. (Eds.). (2008). The handbook of high-performance virtual teams: A toolkit for collaborating across boundaries. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.</div>
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Week 5: Reflections -- Due: Monday, September 02, 2013</h2>
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In this week I have learned that data can lead to information, and information can lead to knowledge. This perspective is an important element to demonstrate the importance of data, how it can be structured in an organization, and how it can affect others. Baby boomers, for example, may retire and this knowledge may never be transferred or transferred properly to the next generation. So documentation and training may be necessary and organizations should preemptively account for such a scenario. Furthermore, there are different types of data sources that everyone in the class seems to use due to the objectives of their careers. This leads me to believe that there are different architectures of data resources and models as well. </div>
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Week 6: DQ 1 -- Due: Wednesday, September 04, 2013</h2>
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In the first chapter, there are several elements that will be necessary for my own dissertation and it is completely different from my previous classes. Most of the different elements of the content identify purpose and what the problem is. I have done introductions but not a background of the problem, a statement of the problem, purpose, the significance, nature of the study, research questions, what type of framework that will be used, scope, and summary. I think that the width of my papers typically is as long as the first chapter of a dissertation. Many of the chapters also have information on theory, especially theories that have been used to resolve some of the issues from the problems. The first chapter also addresses some of the gaps of knowledge within the problem. One of the interesting perspectives I will hope to reach in the dissertation is discussing the significance of importance the subject is to leadership and in general.</div>
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Caudle, D. L. (2010). Decision-making uncertainty and the use of force in cyberspace: A phenomenological study of military officers. (Order No. 3438389, University of Phoenix). ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, , 482. Retrieved from<a href="http://search.proquest.com/docview/840765736?accountid=458" style="color: #094a72;">http://search.proquest.com/docview/840765736?accountid=458</a>. (840765736).</div>
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Week 6: DQ 2 -- Due: Thursday, September 05, 2013</h2>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: blue;"><u><strong>Week 6, DQ 2:</strong></u> </span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: blue;"><span lang="EN"> </span></span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; line-height: 19px;">The Hawaiian word wiki means “quick.” A wiki represents a repository of data, information, and knowledge that can be created quickly because it relies on input from all users. There is no review and control of the data that is placed on the wiki; however, errors detected by users are quickly updated and modified.<br /><br /> ++ How might a wiki be used in your organization, your department, or a project that you are involved with?<br /> ++ What are some advantages and disadvantages to using a wiki? </span></div>
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In my organization, we use Confluence, which is an enhanced wiki that allows plugins, extensions, and addons. The root of the software is a wiki though. The wiki is useful in documenting processes and definitions. When a process is changed and needs to be updates, a user within the organization can update the page on the fly. This means that a user can make sure that the data is up-to-date and not need to know how to code or program a web page. The data will instantly publish the information and allow others to add, change, or review the data.<br />
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Many of the advantages of this software includes sharing knowledge in such a way that all a user would need to do is search for the subject or send a link to someone who may need it. If a page does not exist, no web development knowledge is needed. A user can easily figure out how to edit or create a page because many times the wiki is user friendly. Access to the wiki is limited to users in the organization. If any information is lost or misplaced, there is a version control and roll-back processes associated with every page so that users can restore prior data (McNurlin, Sprague, & Bui, 2009). In addition, the page is only accessible if the user is on the organization’s network, making it mostly secure. There are some public pages in the wiki interface as well so that we can hand over pertinent processes or definitions to our clients as well.<br />
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McNurlin, B. C., Sprague, R. H., Jr., & Bui, T. (2009). Information systems management in practice (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">A blog or web log is a website that allows users to post information that they would like to share or keep private. Posting a blog post or page typically entails a few paragraphs of content, maybe photos or videos, and tags or labels to categorize the information. Users can post information easily using the blog’s interface. Usually there will be buttons for stylizing the content, such as bold or underlining. Friends or people who are interested in the content can subscribe to the blog to be alerted with any incoming information. Users can also reply to posts, if allowed, to extend the conversation as well as give advice or criticism to the content.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">The purpose of the LG blog is to quickly post news on productivity of their products and provide insights about the company. Their blog allows users to reply using Facebook and this extends responses throughout the blog and Facebook. Users can also share blog posts via Google Plus, Facebook, and Twitter. By allowing users to respond to the blog, the company can see what they think about their products from the feedback. James Fishler, senior vice-president of marketing, posts to the Executive section of the blog. Three teams manage the blog and each team discussed topics based on the section of the blog. The teams write for the consumers that are interested in what the company has to offer as well as prospective products. The blog does not seem to get a lot of attention. Although there are several social networking features, there is little effectiveness in the marketing of the content from the blog.</span><br />
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In this week, I have learned many things about the technologies I typically use on a daily basis. One of the things I learn is the importance of topics and content from other dissertations that is similar to ours. There are many structural perspectives that are needed when we create our dissertation. It is very helpful to note the structure of other dissertations to enhance our own.</div>
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Another thing that I learned this week is the advantages and challenges of wikis in an organization. Many organizations may use wikis for different reasons and in different ways. This leads me to recognizing how organizations use these technologies and what may be some of the content issues with the different types of technologies, such as blogs and wikis. Although I have been warned about content issues with these technologies, it is becoming more evident that I will need to be especially careful when I am attempting to write scholarly, proven documents.</div>
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Week 7: DQ 1 -- Due: Wednesday, September 11, 2013</h2>
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Pair programming is when two developers sit next to each other to work on a project and share the same computer (Balijepally, Mahapatra, Nerur, & Price, 2009; Salleh, 2008). If we use this idea in a management environment, it may have similar benefits and disadvantages. First, managers can share a knowledge base. They can provide each other with techniques to successfully address issues or tasks in an organization. This technique may lessen the complexity of the work involved and may have positive influences on both the distributed teams and co-located teams so that there is more collaboration while reasoning between the managers may be understood because the teams and managers are communicating with each other often. On the other hand, there is often competition and different methods that each individual may want to use. Additionally, there is evidence that pair programming (or managing in this case) may be less effective or neutral in some circumstances in terms of the quality of work and time managed (Balijepally, Mahapatra, Nerur, & Price, 2009). There may even be times when the managers are socializing and this may be problematic in a work environment.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">In today’s society, there are many different types of technologies used. Organizations need to be competitive and having a programming team (or development team) can help organizations with this objective. So integrating programming teams is important and can be useful for several other reasons. Another reason is automation of tools. Organizations may need to have automated processes programmed if there is an influx of data that can be too overwhelming for an employee to manage. So understanding the requirements of the organization, finding the need for the programming team, and integrating the team in the organization each may need to undergo different processes to accomplish a goal. In my organization, there is a programming team that develops technology to track online advertising. This team is an integral element of the organization and the organization’s goals cannot succeed without them. In addition, the programming team helps to reduce costs in automating the processes. The maintenance costs are reduced because there is less error than if an employee was manually going through the data (McNurlin, Sprague, & Bui, 2009).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">McNurlin, B. C., Sprague, R. H., Jr., & Bui, T. (2009). Information systems management in practice (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.</span></div>
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Week 7: DQ 3 -- Due: Friday, September 13, 2013</h2>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;">++ </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;">What does agile methodology value?</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><br /> ++ How could the 12 guiding principles be applied to other management areas in an organization?</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><br /> ++ Would this be an effective management method for distributed organizations?</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span lang="EN"> </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">Assuming </span><a href="http://agilemanifesto.org/" style="color: #094a72; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;">http://agilemanifesto.org/</a><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;"> is the correct website, the agile methodology places most of its value in collaboration, feedback, people, software solutions, clientele, and plan flexibility. The 12 guiding principles could help management areas in an organization by listening to their customer’s feedback on the organization’s software products, acknowledging that nothing is written in stone and things can change in the middle of the process, and collaborating frequently with each other or team within the organization. These methods would we effective in distributed organizations. It provides a sense of acknowledgment and appreciation when the organization recognizes its employees and is willing to work with them on the progress of their tasks in some way. Even if the team members are able to communicate with the organization through a real-time webcam interface, it helps to create a level of communication between the groups and open up to ideas as well as derives feedback from internal sources (McNurlin, Sprague, & Bui, 2009).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">McNurlin, B. C., Sprague, R. H., Jr., & Bui, T. (2009). Information systems management in practice (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.</span></div>
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Week 7: Reflections -- Due: Monday, September 16, 2013</h2>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">In this week, I have learned many perspectives on methodologies and team environment influences. I learned a little bit more about the eXtreme programming concepts, agile methodologies, SDLC, and scrum. I also learned a little bit more about pair programming and how working on the same machine may not be in the literal sense. I learned to think outside the box to understand how programming team roles might be perceived within an organization and how many of my classmates have experience or a very good understanding of these perspectives. I also learned about the agile manifesto. It is a new concept for me as I really have not been trained on how to use the agile methodology outside of theory. All very interesting concepts.</span></div>
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Week 8: DQ 1 -- Due: Wednesday, September 18, 2013</h2>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: blue;"><u><strong>Week 8, DQ 1:</strong></u> </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span lang="EN"> </span>Generation Y (Gen Y) represents people born between 1980 and 2000. These people are characterized by having grown up with technology and are never without their iPhone®, Android®, or Blackberry® in hand. This group is connected to the Internet 24 hours a day, always knows where their friends are and what they are doing, and makes plans rapidly, based on everyone’s current location and status. This generation communicates predominantly through texting.<br /><br />Based on this knowledge of Gen Y, how do you see the work environment changing as Gen Y enters management positions? Will Gen Y be more adept at managing distributed workers than baby boomer managers? Why or why not? <span lang="EN"> </span></span></div>
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<em style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; line-height: 16px;">Based on this knowledge of Gen Y, how do you see the work environment changing as Gen Y enters management positions? Will Gen Y be more adept at managing distributed workers than baby boomer managers? Why or why not? </em><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">Gen Y or “the Nexters” (Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, & Beyerlein, 2008, p. 264) may do well in a management position. They may be familiar with the technology they work with because they grew up in that environment. So depending on the individual, they may choose to go into a managerial position. For example, the Nexters may already be familiar with e-mail and e-mail is consistently used at many jobs. Training may only be necessary with tasks that are proprietary to the business. The Nexters may already know many of the technologies so training will be unnecessary. Socializing will also be common for many of them as well. Because they live in an age where texting is common, they may already know how to communicate with people effectively to meet certain tasks (Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, & Beyerlein, 2008). This may also depend on the mental demeanor of the individual but for the most part the Nexter should be familiar with communication at least through technology. According to Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, & Beyerlein (2008), Nexters are also keen to starting their own business. So some Nexters may be self-sufficient. On the other hand, Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, & Beyerlein (2008) also mention that Nexters will receive advice that might discourage them from thinking on their own; with messages such as “You will work with other bright, creative people”; “You will learn from your coworkers” (p. 266). Overall, the Nexters will have a head start whereas some of the baby boomers are still trying to understand the technology.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">Nemiro, J., Beyerlein, M., Bradley, L., & Beyerlein, S. (Eds.). (2008). The handbook of high-performance virtual teams: A toolkit for collaborating across boundaries. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.</span></div>
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Week 8: DQ 2 -- Due: Thursday, September 19, 2013</h2>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">Coming from a Generation X background, my leadership style is to question everyone and everything. I challenge others often and this may cause issues with others who are older and believe that because they are in a higher position, I should just follow commands (Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, & Beyerlein, 2008). I do not usually have the intention to undermine one’s perspectives and so I usually come across as nice and curious instead of abrupt. However organizational cultures vary from place to place. In my current organization, my boss expects his employees to take initiative to be a leader and make the systems successful by supporting them. Most other organizations I have been to expect their employees to follow a chain of command. Because I am familiar with being a product manager, I have no problem taking lead and using my leadership style to find more information to share with others. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">Nemiro, J., Beyerlein, M., Bradley, L., & Beyerlein, S. (Eds.). (2008). The handbook of high-performance virtual teams: A toolkit for collaborating across boundaries. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.</span></div>
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Week 8 DQ 3 -- Due: Friday, September 20, 2013</h2>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">Transactional leadership concepts concentrate on office politics, money, and authority (Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, & Beyerlein, 2008). Projects managed by the transactional leadership role focus on shorter objectives and facts (Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, & Beyerlein, 2008). The transactional leader’s motivation is to concentrate on social perspectives to get what they want. On the other hand, transformational leadership concepts focus on knowledge learning, ethical standards in the workplace, focuses on long-term goals, and is optimistic towards others in terms of learning skills.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">Each of these leadership styles has the possibility to contribute to or hinder distributed team performance. The transformational leadership style can contribute to the distributed team performance in that it influences employees to have certainty in their work performance as well as look toward being successful (Nemiro, Beyerlein, Bradley, & Beyerlein, 2008). The transactional leadership role may hinder a distributed team because the motivation of the style appears selfish and only looks to improve immediate goals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">Nemiro, J., Beyerlein, M., Bradley, L., & Beyerlein, S. (Eds.). (2008). The handbook of high-performance virtual teams: A toolkit for collaborating across boundaries. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.</span></div>
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Week 8: Reflections -- Due: Monday, September 23, 2013</h2>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">In this week, I have had many interesting discussions on transactional and transformational leadership styles, the differences in behaviors of the different generations in a work environment and perspectives, and organizational culture. Transactional and transformation leadership are two very different leadership styles. After understanding them a little bit more, I feel that I am a transformational leader. Also, learning about the different perspectives between the generations is interesting. I feel that although Gen Y has different perspectives on how things are done or methods, there may still be hope for them. Time will tell if they will be ready for a manager position. I have also learned the differences in organizational culture with leadership styles and different teams environments. I enjoyed this class more than I expected to and learned many interesting things. Thank you!</span></div>
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Grade Summary (Week 1-Week 8)</h3>
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<tr class="final_totals" style="white-space: nowrap;"><td class="strong" colspan="1" style="border: none; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em;">Your Total Score:</td><td class="center" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center;">92.83</td></tr>
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Week 8</h2>
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Alexandria: Week 8's DQs covered the involvement, performance, and traits of Gen<br />
Y in the workplace and two leadership-related concepts. An entire semester<br />
could be spent on discourses related to even one of these DQs. Nevertheless,<br />
our class's overall discussions had been fairly robust on each of them. Thank<br />
you for making such discussions possible through your initial and subsequent<br />
postings.</div>
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Alexandria: Please see the returned paper for my paper-specific feedback. Thank<br />
you.</div>
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Alexandria: With your continuing DQ postings, you have fully satisfied our<br />
institution's participation requirements fully. Thank you for the hard work.<br />
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Days Posted: 5, 6, 7 -------------------------------- No. of Postings: 2+2+2=6</div>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: Please see the returned team paper for my feedback. Thanks.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 8 Reflections</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: I have always appreciated your summation of the week via your<br />
Reflections and your Week 8 Reflections don't lack in useful comments. While I<br />
understand how our course activities may have made your own week busier, it is<br />
gratifying to note that Week 8 added to your understanding. This being Week 8<br />
Reflections, I also appreciate your candid comments directed at me, be they<br />
positive or negative. Thank you very much.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 8 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">26</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">21.07</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 8 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">100</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">92.83</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 8 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: Even as the facilitator, the end of this class tends to mimic the<br />
cessation of strong winds that blew non-stop. Thank you for your<br />
participation, cooperation, and understanding. I hope for the best for you in<br />
your professional and personal lives. Thanks for the opportunity to get to<br />
know you.</div>
</td></tr>
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<table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 23px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 7</h2>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Discussion Questions</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: During Week 7 we had very strong and aggressive discussions on<br />
paired management, Agile manifesto, and ideas regarding well-integrating<br />
programming teams into an organization. Your and your colleagues'<br />
participation have been excellent. Thank you.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Individual Paper</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">16.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">16.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: Please review my feedback comments in the returned paper. Thank<br />
you.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Participation</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: With two subsequent, substantive postings on three separate days of<br />
the week, you have fully satisfied the participation requirements of University<br />
of Phoenix. Thank you.<br />
<br />
Days Posted: 5, 6, 7 -------------------------------- No. of Postings: 2+2+2=6</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 7 Reflections</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: Your Reflections touched upon almost every topic that we discussed<br />
during Week 7. Thank you for that write-up. The wide extent of our<br />
discussions could not have happened without your and your colleagues'<br />
participation. Good luck.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 7 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">20</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">20</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 7 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">74</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">71.76</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 7 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: As I write these notes, there isn't much left in our class in terms<br />
of additional time. Thank you for your dedication and participation. Good<br />
luck.</div>
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<table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 23px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 6</h2>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Discussion Questions</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: Our Week 6 took us to sample Chapter 1 of a PhD dissertation and<br />
compare it with our individual papers and to discuss wikis and blogs.<br />
Published dissertations always evoke the surprise of how well they seem to have<br />
been written. Blogs and wikis, on the other hand, are understood to remain as<br />
rough tools in some hands and polished tools in some others. In any case, the<br />
week saw fruitful discussions on all the three DQs. Thank you.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Participation</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: During Week 6, you had complied with our university's participation<br />
requirements adequately and fully. Thank you for your involvement and<br />
participation.<br />
<br />
Days Posted: 5, 6, 7 ---------------------- No. of Postings: 2+2+2=6</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 6 Reflections</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: Thank you for your candid and open observations regarding Week 6.<br />
Glad this week gave some badly needed respite from having to write another<br />
paper. The next two weeks changes the story by requiring your individual<br />
papers, unfortunately. However, I am confident it won't be an impossible chore<br />
for you. Good luck.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 6 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">4</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">4</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 6 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">54</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">51.76</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 6 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: End of Week 6. Despite the appearances, we are basically left with<br />
one week to end our class. Thank you for being a reasonably boisterous<br />
participant in this class.</div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 23px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 5</h2>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Discussion Questions</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: Our discussion in Week 5 revolved around knowledge. We discussed<br />
how data differs from information which in turn differs from knowledge and<br />
about the potential loss of knowledge as Baby Boomers retire. There was<br />
another question that wondered about sources of data at your organization.<br />
Your answers had their own flavors but they did not deviate all that much from<br />
their true meanings. Thank you.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Participation</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: You had fulfilled University of Phoenix's requirement as far as<br />
participation is concerned in Week 5. Thank you very much.<br />
<br />
Days Posted: 5, 6, 7 ---------------------- No. of Postings: 2+2+2=6</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 5 Reflections</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: Thank for your Reflections on and hard work in Week 5. Just as the<br />
week had been your Reflections were also information rich. I appreciate your<br />
doing your due diligence for the most part.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Learning Team Recommendations</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">5.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">5.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: Please review my feedback comments inside the returned team paper.<br />
Thanks.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 5 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">9</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">9</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 5 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">50</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">47.76</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 5 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: Week 5 was the first week that involved a major team delivery. I<br />
think you team members have done well. You have also done well as a class<br />
member. Thank you very much.</div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 23px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 4</h2>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Discussion Questions</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: You had done your part in Week 4 to enliven our DQ's and other<br />
discussions. Thank you.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Individual Paper</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">16.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">14.08</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: Please see inside the returned paper for my feedback. Thank you<br />
for your hard work.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Participation</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: Through your subsequent postings, you had fulfilled University of<br />
Phoenix's participation requirements fully. Thank you.<br />
<br />
Days Posted: 5, 6, 7 ---------------------------- Number of Postings: 2+2+2=6</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 4 Reflections</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: Your Reflections indicated that you learned about Cisco's<br />
Telepresence from our class and you learned a lot more about 3G/4G/5G modes of<br />
smart phone communications. Anyway, we always seem to run into something new<br />
in technology only to find out that others had knowledge of what we seem to<br />
have just encountered. I guess that's tech nowadays, too much happening for us<br />
know everything.<br />
<br />
Good luck.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 4 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">20</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">18.08</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 4 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">41</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">38.76</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 4 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: Thank you very much for your hard work, discussion participation,<br />
kindness, and general cooperation. Let us move on to the next week.</div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 23px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 3</h2>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Discussion Questions</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: Thank you for your initial discussion postings. You and others had<br />
come through with substantial discussions on all the three DQ's. I am fully<br />
satisfied. Thanks again.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Individual Paper</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">16.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">15.68</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: Please see my feedback on your returned paper. Thank you.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Participation</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: With your contributions to our discussions, you have satisfied<br />
University of Phoenix's participation requirements. Thank you.<br />
<br />
Days Posted: 5, 6, 7 -------------------------- Number of Postings: 2+2+2=6</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 3 Reflections</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: I agree that we had a wonderful class start with Week 3. I had a<br />
challenging Week 3 but I have caught up. Thanks for your and your classmates'<br />
help. Thank you for your Reflections.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 3 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">20</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">19.68</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 3 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">21</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">20.68</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 3 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria: This is only Week 3 but the class and you are doing well. I seem<br />
to have my hands full most of the time. Thanks for your hard work and good<br />
luck in subsequent weeks.</div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 23px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 2</h2>
</td></tr>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Weeks 1 & 2 Reflections</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex: Thank you for your candid remarks regarding Weeks 1 & 2. I understand<br />
that even reading weeks are challenging. Unfortunately, they don't get any<br />
better. However, I hope that you have time to review them if you had browsed<br />
your reading assignments and you have fun reviewing if you get to them for a<br />
second or third time.<br />
<br />
Brake's text does seem to evoke strong emotions. Generally, the book's style is<br />
accepted positively as I have seen from my past classes. The content of Brake<br />
is good nevertheless.<br />
<br />
I wish you all very good subsequent weeks. Thank you for your continued<br />
cooperation and hard work.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 2 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 2 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 2 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Yes, Reading weeks have been over for some days now. I hope Week 3 has gone<br />
well so far. Thank you for your hard work.</div>
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Week 1</h2>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Weeks 1 & 2 Reflections</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex: Thank you for your candid remarks regarding Weeks 1 & 2. I understand<br />
that even reading weeks are challenging. Unfortunately, they don't get any<br />
better. However, I hope that you have time to review them if you had browsed<br />
your reading assignments and you have fun reviewing if you get to them for a<br />
second or third time.<br />
<br />
Brake's text does seem to evoke strong emotions. Generally, the book's style is<br />
accepted positively as I have seen from my past classes. The content of Brake<br />
is good nevertheless.<br />
<br />
I wish you all very good subsequent weeks. Thank you for your continued<br />
cooperation and hard work.</div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-86506451216464574192013-09-22T10:34:00.000-07:002013-09-22T10:52:38.297-07:00Purpose Statement Example and Problem Statement TemplateI am continuously looking for this information so I figured what better way to find it than to place it on my blog? Here are two resources I grabbed from DissertationRecipes.com.<br />
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AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-58144614564526186202013-07-05T20:43:00.000-07:002013-07-05T20:43:41.406-07:00IST/721 KNOWLEDGE WORKER INFORMATION SYSTEMS<h1 style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.6em; line-height: 1.2; margin: 10px 0px 0.292em; padding: 0px;">
IST/721 KNOWLEDGE WORKER INFORMATION SYSTEMS</h1>
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Start Date: 04/16/2013</h2>
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In this course, the learner will research and evaluate the information systems and technology tools necessary to support the individual knowledge worker in today’s environment. This analysis of the systems and tools will be conducted from the viewpoint of the program domains and how the individual worker must be supported to create a productive and efficient environment. The scope of this course will include hardware and software product considerations for management</div>
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<li style="list-style: disc outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Analyze how knowledge workers use information systems at the individual level.</li>
<li style="list-style: disc outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Evaluate the infrastructure components of a knowledge worker information system.</li>
<li style="list-style: disc outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Integrate methods of support that enable individual knowledge workers to advance their organizations.</li>
<li style="list-style: disc outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Examine trends and best practices in knowledge worker information systems.</li>
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The discussion about ethics in organizations (Kroenke, 2011) reminded me of my job search when I was younger. Kroenke (2011) discusses an example about ethical prejudices that may not occur if a system is designed to handle the skills needed to obtain a job and without bias. I have dealt with several difficulties in my life that have been about ethical standards in information technology organizations. When I first began looking to obtain a job in IT, I was turned down many times. In not so many words or actual physical proof, I felt discriminated against either because I am female, was very young when I initially tried looking, or Hispanic. Most of the positions I received from these businesses in the beginning were receptionist, file clerk, and assistant secretary. I was told to work my way up, but that proved to be very difficult because many times I was not given a second glance. These organizations did not give me a chance to work in IT even though I had a technical resume, certificates, recommendations, and references from colleges that I worked in to prove I could work in a help desk support role or environment. It wasn’t until I turned 24 that I was exposed to a company that actually wanted to test my skills in web development, and I was hired instantly. If there was a system that was unbiased, I think the opportunities would have been easier for me to obtain a position earlier on.</div>
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According to McNurlin, Sprague, & Bui (2009), both perspectives of data and technology is a main focus in information systems. In my current position, information is a very powerful resource as a product support technician. Our team manages data as well as develops and maintains the systems for our clients to integrate their advertisements on the web. Our team has a holistic way of thinking about sharing data while the other teams keep their resources pretty much to themselves in the organization. Although there are reasons for that method of thinking, many of our responsibilities become overwhelming because the other teams do not always take advantage of the systems that we developed for them and will tend to ask us directly for help or information. So although creating an infrastructure is important to the organization, how does one get people to use and abide by it?</div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-small;">This leads to Davenport’s (2005) discussion on management and evaluations on productivity and performance. Davenport provides examples about the different social factors, management styles, and technologies that are used in several groups from an organization. There is a compilation of responsibilities that are required from each team to make an organization successful. Although there are many methods on how to approach each scenario, evaluating which one to choose needs to be evaluated and tested. Because the workers in my organization are able to function well and do what they need to do, no one seems to address the problems until it becomes a bigger issue. This has been the approach in many organizations I have been in and because of the diversity of the skills and people in the office; these issues are hard to distinguish when the organization is actually successful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">• Productivity: working remotely can allow knowledge workers to concentrate on their tasks and objectives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">• Costs: costs and time associated with commuting to work can be expensive and timely. Allowing knowledge workers to work remotely can allow them to save money and work longer hours if necessary. For example, every month I pay $240 on commuting costs into work, up to $30 a day on breakfast and lunch expenses, and 3-4 hours commuting to and from work. If I were allowed to work from home every day, I would be saving 15 hours a week that I could be putting into work, and up to $210 a week on food and transportation costs. Not to mention work clothing costs and any miscellaneous costs that might arise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">• Social Networking: lack of social interaction may lead to poor social skills. Things such as personal hygiene, and physical and social behaviors may be lost because there is a lack of interaction.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">• Productivity: workers who are disciplined in being productive individually and managing the workflow are needed if working remotely. Home life or personal responsibilities can easily distract a knowledge worker if not disciplined.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">• Costs: out of pocket costs on office equipment and technology may be required as part of the initial agreement before compensation will occur. Many employers may reimburse these costs, or the costs may be taxable, but the required costs may be difficult to manage if a worker cannot afford the costs initially. I consider myself a “Tech individualist” (Davenport, 2005, Kindle Locations 653-654) because I tend to be an early adapter with technology, but for others, costs may be too much or unreasonable for the technology needed for specific job tasks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">If an organization wants something new and innovative, sometimes the organization will have to allow knowledge workers to develop their own programs without oversight. A boss that understands when a developer is the most productive should allow them to work in an environment that makes them feel comfortable and productive (Davenport, 2005). According to Davenport (2005), most knowledge workers have already achieved autonomy of the ways they are allowed to work in organizations. Since knowledge workers already have the understanding and expertise in the areas that they function, organizations may allow the knowledge workers to work under the conditions that they choose. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">The benefits of knowledge workers not having any oversight from the organization is that the knowledge workers have the freedom to create ideas without the stress or pressures from the organization. In my current position, I am a product support technician and I have the ability to suggest new technologies because of my understanding and experience of the industry I work in. I also help clients to integrate their technology with ours. Many of the managers do not fully understand the technical capabilities that are available to the organization that creates both productivity and is also cost effective. So I am there to help them with innovative solutions for their business; however I have proven to be more effective working from home than working in-house because I am also considered to be technical support. Although technical support is not actually part of my job description, I am one of the few people that the employees are comfortable with for their technical issues, and so this leads to many distractions from my product support technician role when I am in the office.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">This also leads into the disadvantages of not having the organization take control over my responsibilities. Because there are so many objectives in the organization I work for, it can be hard to concentrate on the priorities. Having the freedom and resources to create innovative solutions is great, but without direction or the latest information from the organization, finding the best solutions for the time can be a bit unnerving in an environment where technology is always evolving.</span></div>
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In this week, we have taken knowledge workers to the next level. I have learned that knowledge workers are skilled people in specific industries. These knowledge workers have the ability to set certain expectations in an organization. Some of these expectations may support better working methods or innovative products. They may also be able to work from home or in alternate environments outside of the organization to create the ideas. This may be necessary also to support the product or idea that is going to be created. This concept isn’t without its downsides. </div>
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I have also learned that knowledge workers may be unsupervised as well. In some cases, this may be necessary depending on the type of work that is required to be completed. Some developers may need a quiet space in order to create a program, for example. Thus there may be a need for some knowledge workers to be unsupervised for both comfort and creativity.</div>
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In my own personal experiences, I have been allowed to work from home to concentrate of specific projects or processes. One of the projects that I was allowed to assign to myself was to construct a process for testing gaming consoles with my job’s technology so that advertisements can be intricately monitored. This means that any actions that a user takes on any gaming console can be recorded and reported. This helps advertisers to understand their audience and only provide them with information that the user would most likely want to see.</div>
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These projects are also unsupervised so that I can concentrate on the performance of the data, the machines, and the technology used. I also write technical documentation with specifications on what is required so that my team can also duplicate the processes. Because I am not in the office, my co-workers have less of a chance to distract me from my progress.</div>
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One example of a trial or experiment that my organization uses is JIRA (Atlassian, 2013), a web-based ticketing system with add-on capabilities. This system has proven to change the work environment substantially by organizing task management, reporting, and productivity. The way that JIRA works is the user creates a ticket with an issue, bug, enhancement, or otherwise. The ticket can be assigned to another person to handle. On the management side, worker’s tasks are monitored. After a good deal of tickets has been in circulation, reports can be produced and shown to upper management to review productivity and analyze where most of the issues stem from. Management can then direct workers to concentrate on specific areas if there are any necessary reasons for improvements. On the worker’s side, the tasks are managed effectively by priority or due date. This allows the workers to understand the tasks to work on first and have their workflow organized.</div>
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On the IT side, this has been a challenge to implement in our organization. Only a small group of workers are testing out the web software and there are some complications. One of the complications is getting funding for the technology. Servers, databases, and knowledge of the programs are needed. Costs for using JIRA are high for the product and based off the amount of people who need to use it. In other words, the software is based on the number licenses needed for a specific number of users. The amount of maintenance also is high since JIRA is a system that the organization wants to use to integrate with current systems. JIRA has the capability to integrate other systems; however there is costs involved with purchasing add-ons and a technical learning curve of JIRA development is needed to successfully integrate everything for the organization. Database developers may need to understand the technology to make sure that JIRA works well with the other systems that are currently in use.</div>
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Atlassian. (2013). <i>Issue & Project Tracking Software | Atlassian JIRA</i>. Retrieved from http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/overview</div>
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A collaborative system allows people to communicate with each other while providing resources and feedback. The collaborative system provides a way for people to share and search for data (Kroenke, 2011). One of the ways that the collaborative system works is through indexing (Kroenke, 2011). Indexing is a way that a technology attempts to go through and catalog the documented data. It is most commonly used with search fields on a website and produces search results. The user enters a word into the search field on a website and search results are produced.<br />
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A tool that my organization uses is called Confluence (Atlassian, 2013). Confluence is a collaborative web-based software that the organization uses to document processes, definitions, policies, and ideas. This software has many different types of functions, such as blogging, creating pages for groups, posting to an RSS feeds, has a comments area, has a search field, and has add-on capabilities. This web software also is useful to the organization so that the workers can be able to understand the data the same way and avoid misconceptions. If any of the data is outdated or wrong, any user can go into the document and edit it. This sends a notification to the author so that they can verify the information.<br />
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In week 4, I have learned several things from my teammates and from the resources I have read about knowledge workers and information systems. The topic I chose for my summary is something that I didn’t know about. Intelligent Techniques is my topic. I learned that intelligent techniques are complex and interesting. The one thing that interests me the most about intelligent techniques are the ideas that are closely related to artificial intelligence in programming and algorithms for an environment. My teammates also wrote about several interesting ideas from the topics they chose. I particularly favor 3D virtualization, especially because of my interest in 3D ideas and concepts in video games and new technology creations. Mainly the ideas from modeling an environment seems fascinating to me.</div>
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Other things that I have learned this week include information on collaborative tools that some people may attempt to use in organizations, and how those tools influence the structure of an organization as well as the worker’s perspectives. Much of the feedbacks from these types of tools are important to share within an organization for communication and management purposes (Kroenke, 2011). Another thing I learned is that experimenting with new tools can have many benefits and negatives in an organization. One of the discussions I frequently see is the pro/con with mobile security. I agree with many of the perspectives where security can be a major issue in mobile devices, but that would never prevent me from using it.</div>
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Kroenke, D. (2011). Using MIS (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Since the attack on 9/11 and the blackout in 2003 on the east coast, the New York City has changed many of their emergency processes and systems. So when a person makes a phone call in the case of a fire, they need to dial 911. The technology, whether it is a cell phone or landline telephone, that people use is the first element of communicating to the 911-dispatch department, which is part of the New York Police Department (NYPD), to find out which department needs to be contacted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Dialing 911 is partially an automated system. The operator who handles the call will ask questions before contacting the appropriate department. While the operator is speaking with the person on the phone, the nearest available fire department is contacted if the call is validated through the series of questions asked by the operator. Although this may not be the quickest way to get the fire department, it is necessary for dispatch to understand the circumstances before the fire department travels to a location that may be fraudulent or unnecessary. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">After the 2003 blackout on the east coast, the NYPD realized that there were several technical issues with the 911 systems. Many of these processes were analyzed and restructured. As a result, many of the systems also were replaced. The equipment that 911-dispatch now uses should identify the caller and the caller’s location when 911 is dialed and handles 50,000 calls per hour (NYPD, 2012). The police officers and the dispatch are now on the same floor to open lines of communication with each other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">From dealing with the attack on 9/11, the fire department also has mandated certain precautions. Many buildings are now required to “meet fire resistance rating requirements” (NYPD, 2009, p. 61) and practice evacuation procedures, which are outlined and regulated by the New York Fire Department (FDNY). The office building I work in does a quarterly fire drill and checks all of the systems monthly, including the loud speakers, alarms, emergency lights, and evacuation facilities, to make sure that everything are in working order. The FDNY often visits and inspects buildings to make sure that everything meets their standards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Communication systems are to be in working order at all times in the case of an emergency, especially in large buildings. Both the NYPD and FDNY also learned to regularly test all communication devices after many of their devices failed on 9/11 (NYPD, 2009). Many of the large buildings already have communication devices for the FDNY to utilize in the case of an emergency (NYPD, 2009). So regular inspections across the board throughout the city is a necessary element in making sure to meet any emergencies through the technology they use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">NYPD. (2009). <i>Guidelines for emergency preparedness</i>. Retrieved from<a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/counterterrorism/engineeringsecurity_060_guidlines_on_emergency_preparedness.pdf" style="color: #094a72;">http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/counterterrorism/engineeringsecurity_060_guidlines_on_emergency_preparedness.pdf</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">NYPD. (2012). <i>Press Release | Public Safety Answering Center</i>. Retrieved from <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/pr/pr_2012_01_05_psac_911.shtml" style="color: #094a72;">http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/pr/pr_2012_01_05_psac_911.shtml</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">One of the risks associated with stockbrokers is that the stockbrokers handle sensitive information to make these transactions occur. Mutual funds or bonds all have information pertaining to the user’s account and possibly sensitive data such as address, account information, and other personal information. So there is a potential for misuse of this sensitive information if the stockbroker is unethical or if there is a fault in the system.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Stockbrokers can use wireless technology to keep abreast of the most recent transactions or financial statuses of an organization or industry. Many applications for wireless devices have capabilities such as stock tickers, informative stock news, and the latest stock trends and technology. Programs that find information about the latest trends also help with productivity and efficiency (Gordon, Fan, & Pathak, 2006). This type of technology has sophisticated algorithms to help user’s derive information onto their wireless devices that are applicable to the user’s needs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">M. Satyanarayanan. (1997). Mobile computing: Where's the tofu?. SIGMOBILE Mob. Comput. Commun. 1(1), pp. 17-21. DOI: 10.1145/583973.583980 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">There are also several advantages and disadvantages with mobile devices that I had not considered before with each environment. Mobile thefts, security, organizational policies, and ethics are some of the disadvantages I learned about this week. Some of the advantages of mobile devices are quick access to information, mobility, and increased revenues.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Other considerations include governmental and political perspectives of how the mobile devices and data should or should not be maintained and controlled. Although I am not into politics, the idea of the government controlling the data I have access to would be discouraging. Depending on the ethical standards of an organization, the organization can create methods to prevent unwanted data from being used on the devices but that would take time, cost, and effort into enforcing those policies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Search engines may need to undergo ethical evaluation. According to Elgesem (2008), because search engines are so often used and used for researching information for work or school, search engines should “have moral obligations to their users” (p. 233). The ideas behind the ethics of using search engines may stem from when a user enters a keyword into the field and gets unexpected results. Users trust search engines to provide information that is being requested through the use of keywords (Elgesem, 2008). The question that Elgesem (2008) asks is what the scope should be on the ethics of search engines.<br /><br />According to Gürkaynak, </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Yilmaz</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">, and Durlu (2013), several governments are looking into ways to regulate content and evaluate legalities with several countries to prohibit some of the content on search engines. Since the data comes from sources around the world, laws on internet access and data vary from country to country. There are concerns surrounding “data protection,2trademark3 and copyright infringement,4 consumer protection, competition law, and free speech” (Gürkaynak, </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Yilmaz</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">, & Durlu, 2013).<br /><br />Although I agree with the perspective that search engines should have a filtering system or ethical processes, I also believe that many search engines already have filtering tools for moderating the content so that the users can control what type of search results they should expect to see, but users may not recognize these capabilities. Google (2013) is a search engine example that uses preferences for search results that could stay within range of the keyword the user is looking for. Google (2013) names the filter to restrict or prohibit inappropriate content “SafeSearch” (Google, 2013). <em>SafeSearch</em> also allows users to report content that is not appropriate to the keyword search or contains the inappropriate content.<br /><br />Google (2013) additionally has keyword operators and Boolean terms to specify results. Boolean terms, such as <em>AND</em>and <em>OR</em>, may be used to specify results in the user’s search. When a user enters a minus sign before a keyword, that keyword should not appear in the search results. In an example of the keyword search “gown -wedding”, the word<em>wedding</em> should not appear in the search results. Also if measurements or conversions are necessary, a user can enter the term using the word “to”. So if a user wants to know the conversation about between 1 ounce and a pound, the user would enter “1 oz to lb” and get the results “1 oz = 0.0625 pound”. Other search engines, such as Yahoo, also have many of the same capabilities as Google with a SafeSearch and keyword operators.<br /><br />References<br /><br />Elgesem, D. (2008). Search engines and the public use of reason. <em>Ethics and Information Technology, 10</em>(4), 233-242. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10676-008-9177-3<br /><br />Google. (2013). <em>SafeSearch: Turn on or off</em>. Retrieved from https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/510?hl=en<br /><br />Google. (2013). <em>Search operators</em>. Retrieved from https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/136861?p=adv_operators&hl=en<br /><br />Gürkaynak, G., Yilmaz, I., & Durlu, D. (2013). Understanding search engines: A legal perspective on liability in the Internet law vista, <em>Computer Law & Security Review, 29</em>(1), 40-47, doi:10.1016/j.clsr.2012.11.009</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">In this week I have learned several perspectives on data processing and analysis, the possible uses of the data, and the legalities that may occur on the data retrieval methods. One of the data processing methods that I learned about is Online Analytical Processing (OLAP). Before this course, I was unfamiliar with OLAP. I learned not only what OLAP is about but I also learned about the relationship between OLAP and Online Transaction Processing (OLTP). Using these two processes can provide data to an organization in different ways depending on the need (Kroenke, 2011). An organization can use OLAP data to create reports that can be filtered by the user online (Kroenke, 2011). The process that is related to OLAP is OLTP. OLTP collects and maintains data to be stored in a database (Sen & Sinha, 2005). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Another idea I learned this week involves search engine perspectives on legalities. Search engines can retrieve a lot of information and there can be legalities associated with the content. One perspective is that the content may be imposing on someone’s rights to privacy. Another perspective is creative copyrights or trademarks. Each of these perspectives could lead to theft of one’s privacy or trademarked material.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">There are also ethical perspectives on search engines. Search engines have the ability to display information quickly and users may need to filter some of the information so that they can only obtain what is necessary, however there is so much data that goes through a search engine that there are also trust issues on the content that is being received. An example is what a user is search for content and the results that the user expects to see do not appear or contains explicit data. The government is still trying to regulate much of the data on search engines and this may impose on the rights of the users (Gürkaynak, Yilmaz, & Durlu, 2013).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Networking is a connection of computer systems that can communicate with each other. These computer systems can consist of servers, databases, and other devices so that each system can derive information from each other. Computer security can very in protection methods. A network can have a firewall for protection against hackers or malicious content. Anti-virus programs can also be installed both locally on a user’s computer and on a network. Usernames and Passwords offer account-specific security (Kroeke, 2011). Backup systems are a way of securing data in multiple locations (Kroeke, 2011). The Internet has secure protocols, such as https and sftp (Kroeke, 2011).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">The differences between each of these concepts vary. The most important difference between each of these concepts is security. From time to time, I work from home. As a mobile worker, I am provided with a laptop to use. I catered my laptop at home to be just as good, if not better, than my laptop at work so I have the capability to work with the same applications. Although my computer has the same software, there is a concern about security. If I am traveling and I need Internet access, I may need to go on hotel wifi networks. This may cause my laptop to be at risk of several potential security risks. Even if I have malware protection and anti-virus programs, there isn’t much to prevent a hacker from running a network sniffer to monitor network activity, no matter the platform, unless the user is on a secure protocol and even then there are ways around it.</span><br />
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When I am not at home, I am less at risk because the network is wired and only employees can get into the system usually. One of the ways an outsider might get access is if a workstation is unattended and unlocked. Typically people cannot get into an office without going through security in New York City, so the risk is a little bit lower for that but it is not impossible to bypass security.</div>
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<strong style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;">Knowledge sharing tools</strong><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;"> are used as collaboration tools so that people with similar goals or interests can communicate with each other through a network. These tools may be blogs or knowledgebase forums and may contain an extensive amount of data or not. Knowledge sharing tools can help or hinder a business, the public sector, and academia depending on its usage. The tools can help these sectors by providing information to others, such as definitions or processes that may be necessary in an organization. On the other hand, if the information is sensitive organizational data or complaints about an organization, this data may hinder the organization. Blogs, newsgroups, and other similar websites have the capability to house not only information but also replies from other users. The information and replies may need to be monitored or private for security or control reasons. The data on these websites may also be regarded as recommended data sources since the information may be coming from an organization or internal source who proves the data to be accurate or not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">In the organization I work for, we use a tool called Confluence to share documentation. We also use Google Docs as a way to communicate internally as well. Google Docs has the capability to allow users to post comments so other users can view the information. The information can also be shared amongst users and the administrator of the account can also allow editing rights. </span><br />
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<strong style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;">Social networking tools</strong><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;"> uses Web 2.0 technology and allows users to connect with each other who has similar goals or interests but communicate by typically writing smaller amounts of data and posting multimedia. Although there are capabilities to write larger amounts of data on the websites, only a small portion is typically displayed. Websites such as Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook are social networking tools and can connect with knowledge sharing tools for elaboration. These social networking tool websites are typically used for personal use, but organizations can make profile pages as well. These websites can also be monitored and private so only certain responses are displayed. Organizations can use social networking tools for advertising, viral marketing, or getting feedback from users (Kroenke, 2011). The quality of the website information is typically not regarded as recommended data sources since the data comes from other users. An organization may not share this data internally as it may be used to get public feedback.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">In this week, I have learned a few things involving the different perspectives of wireless and wired devices, security issues and risks, networking and systems comparisons, and different perspectives as it relates to organizations. One of the more interesting perspectives on wireless devices and security consist of Bluetooth capabilities and the risks of using it. I am reminded of the Bluetooth headset that I use practically every day to speak with clients or other co-workers around the global and the security risks it might pose. Since Bluetooth is a wireless protocol (Kroenke, 2011), there may very well be security risks and interceptions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Another idea that I had not considered is copper theft. Another classmate suggested that copper theft is also a security concern to consider. I had not even heard of the term until I saw that post so that was interesting to learn about. In addition to copper theft, I also learned basically what wireless radio data is, how it works, what the vulnerabilities are, and the risks associated with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">I have also learned about different knowledge sharing tools, social networking tools, and how they relate to each other from other classmates. I find it interesting that one of my other classmates has similar interests as I do in a video game company (Bioware), and that Twitter and Facebook have so many users. I had a hunch that these sites would have hundreds of users, but I had no idea that Twitter has 500k+ (statisticbrain.com, 2013) and Facebook more than a billion (Grandoni, 2012), which I learned from the same classmate. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">As I continue to work on my literature review about intelligent techniques, I also continue to learn about what it is and how it is used.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">A collection of requirements from the staff and managers may be necessary to understand what content is in the faxes and create a database that will handle the information. The faxes can either be sent to a database in a proprietary format, a PDF, or deciphered using a program. This is dependent on what the organization needs. Development of in-house software or websites also may be necessary.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Route #2: Receive faxes through the Internet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Type #1: Setup a program that manages faxes into a database. Faxes can be stored in the database as a PDF or other readable document. This scenario would be necessary if a signature is required to be on file.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Type #2: Faxes can go through an optical character recognition (OCR) or a handwriting recognition (HWR) program. The program then inputs the data and/or faxes into a database.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">There are several problems when working remotely. The Internet, phone line, or electricity can go down, computer issues may arise, and faxes may not come through. There are also additional costs involving the purchasing/maintenance of equipment, development/maintenance of databases, websites, and/or software needed.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Enterprise resource planning (ERP) does not sound like they are very flexible systems. ERP systems contain predefined functions and appear to be generally aimed at enterprise level information systems (Kroenke, 2011). ERP systems also are mainly used with manufacturing companies (Kroenke, 2011). </span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" /><strong style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;">Costs</strong><br style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Costs are high due to the technology used as well as the ability to keep the processes, data, and employees marketable and up-to-date (Kroenke, 2011). Because there also are so many processes, these processes can be costly to implement. Additionally, these processes also may take a long time to implement and the organization may be loosing money while they are waiting for the implementation of the process. For example, if an employee is getting trained, it is possible that two employees are not doing their work because one has to train the other in a process.</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" /><strong style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;">Functionality</strong><br style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">The functions of ERP systems consist of monitoring all transaction-type data, such as clients, inventory, orders, staff, and accounting processes (Kroenke, 2011). The focus of the industry also is making sure all resources and products are accounted for. There are several processes that account for the functionality and can often be slow (Kroenke, 2011). The organization uses ERP systems to evaluate what is needed in the organization, attempt to find the appropriate process that meets the needs of the organization, and then data is stored into database processes, but the process to proceed is often slow and can be challenging to implement (Kroenke, 2011).</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" /><strong style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;">Quality</strong><br style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Because the processes are slow, the quality may be worth the wait. Creating systems, processes, and relationships with the organization and customers may prove to bring in more quality systems; however these processes are “cross-functional” (Kroenke, 2011, p. 237) and can be used in several departments of an organization. Therefore the quality of the processes may be highly recommended for many organizations looking for this functionality.</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Reference</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Kroenke, D. (2011). Using MIS (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">In this week, I have learned several perspectives on how my classmates would approach a batch process into a real-time process. Although fax processes appear like an obsolete tool to use, I think there are still some uses for it or at the very least different ways to fax documents and still have these forms of information useful. As I mentioned in my post, I think that using faxes may still be necessary for some organizations that have not yet moved over to digital signatures. Although that is something that can help with the real-time process, there are other ways, such as creating websites or using automatic recognition programs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">I also appreciate the mention of a quality assurance (QA) process. Often times this process is forgotten or underutilized. In my current organization, the QA team is a vital part of our business in making sure that developers continue to develop and not QA their own work, thus wasting time on development.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">I have also learned what an ERP is, some of the different ideas on how ERPs are used, and perspectives of how ERPs are not very likeable system processes. Although ERPs are slow to acclimate to, ERPs seem to have inherent business standards that should make the process quicker; however that is not the case and ERPs can additionally be costly (Kroenke, 2011).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">I additionally have learned about intelligent techniques and its concepts. Intelligent techniques are based on ideas from artificial intelligence (AI) (Mohanty et al., 2010; Rashidinejad et al., 2008). There are also several branches under intelligent techniques, such as fuzzy logic, expert systems, and decision-making theories (Mohanty et al., 2010). These concepts help to create programs that would appear as if it is thinking and making decisions. Robots, web personalization, and sophisticated monitoring systems each use the concepts from intelligent techniques to create programs that analyze an environment and create decisions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">On a side note, I will be takes a short break from classes as I am getting married next month. I just wanted to say that I wish everyone here the best and I will miss reading and learning from all of your viewpoints. See you at the finish line!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">References</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Kroenke, D. (2011). Using MIS (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Mohanty R., Ravi, V., & Patra, M.R. (2010). Web-services classification using intelligent techniques. Expert Systems with Applications, 37(7), 5484–5490. doi: 10.1016/j.eswa.2010.02.063.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Rashidinejad, M., Farahmand, H., Fotuhi-Firuzabad, M., & Gharaveisi, A.A. (2008). ATC enhancement using TCSC via artificial intelligent techniques. Electric Power Systems Research, 78(1), 11-20. doi: 10.1016/j.epsr.2006.12.005.</span><br />
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Week 8</h2>
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Alex, even though your post touched upon other topics, I would like to comment<br />
on DQ1. What surprises me the most is that the majority of students leapt to a<br />
technical solution without understanding all the dimensions attendant to the<br />
problem. And, to be frank, that is a sad situation since at this stage of<br />
education I would think, and hope, that they examine problems rather than<br />
jumping to technical solutions without understanding the ramifications of those<br />
solutions.</div>
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Alex, superb job. Thank you. Hopefully you learned from the postings, as did<br />
I.</div>
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Alex, do see my comments on your attached paper.</div>
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Alex, congratulations. I enjoyed having you in the class and wish you good<br />
fortune as you move towards your degree.</div>
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Week 7</h2>
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Alex, indeed the statistics on the number of social networking accounts is<br />
staggering. Yet with respect to social networking, we still have quite a bit<br />
to learn how the technologies can be successfully and usefully applied by any<br />
enterprise (private and public sector entities). All I have been able to<br />
discern is that the culture of the enterprise has, thus far, determined how the<br />
technologies are used and whether value is derived. Much trial and error<br />
trials remain to be accomplished. As for your grade for the Reflections, you<br />
did not meet the minimum word count.</div>
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Alex, appropriate and contributory postings. Thank you. Do keep up your high<br />
level of effort on the DQs.</div>
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Alex, very good. You are hitting an A-. Please do maintain your focus and<br />
level of effort.</div>
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Week 6</h2>
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Alex, you touched upon a few of the topics we covered during the week. Good.<br />
The issues surrounding privacy of information that is gleaned from users by<br />
search engines is becoming more and more complex. Personally, the mere fact<br />
that Facebook sends out notices to me saying that others want to friend me goes<br />
beyond the pale. I have emailed a few acquaintances who said they never asked<br />
me to friend them on Facebook. This invasion of personal privacy is why I do<br />
not even open Facebook and have not done so for several years.</div>
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<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, very well done. Thanks for your contributions to the discussions.</div>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Annotated Bibliography</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">8.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, please do see my comments on the attached annotated bibliography.</div>
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<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 6 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">14</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">14</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 6 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">72</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">66.05</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 6 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, you continue to do quite well and are hitting an A-. For details<br />
underlying my comments, do see the Reflections, DQs and annotated bibliography.</div>
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<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 23px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 5</h2>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Reflections</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.8</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, no references were cited and I had to nick your grade accordingly. With<br />
respect to communications problems amongst different agencies, progress has<br />
been made but much work remains to be done. Early this spring we had a search<br />
for a missing six year old and the Department of Public Safety rotary wing Bell<br />
Rangers could not communicate with the Army Blackhawks. Dangerous situation,<br />
especially since they were flying in close proximity to one another and could<br />
only communicate through the Incident Command Post.</div>
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<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">DQs</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">4.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">3.75</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, even though you made eight posts, the net was that one post still did not<br />
meet the word count requirements. What you did post ws, however, contributory<br />
to the discussions. Thank you.</div>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Huffman Trucking</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">12.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">11.3</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, do see my comments on the attached.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Resource Identification</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">3.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">3.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, nicely done all around. I look forward to reading your Week 8 literature<br />
review.</div>
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<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 5 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">21</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">19.85</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 5 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">58</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">52.05</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 5 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, good work. Your projected grade for the class improved to an A-. For<br />
details of my comments see the Reflections, DQs, LT assignment and paper. Any<br />
questions do get back to me.</div>
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<table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 600px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 23px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 4</h2>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Weekly Reflections</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.2</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, you will undoubtedly find that the majority of the issues surrounding<br />
implementation of a new collaborative system, or for that matter most systems,<br />
has to do more with the organization rather than technology. What I mean is<br />
that the majority of the most crucial decisions depend upon people and their<br />
desire for power and acknowledgement. Technology is certainly critical but in<br />
terms of whether to use one technology or another is of lesser importance than<br />
satisfying their personal priorities. With respect to your grade for this<br />
posting, you did not meet the minimum word requirements.</div>
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<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">DQs</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">4.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">3.25</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, please do try and give more attention and time to your DQ postings. Three<br />
of your postings did not meet the requirements as stated in the syllabus.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Topic Summary</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">10.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">9.4</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, do see my comments on your paper, which is attached.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Brainstorming</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">3.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">3.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, very nicely done. You commented on works of your colleagues, your draft<br />
was submitted on time and you met the minimum word count.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 4 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">19</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">16.85</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 4 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">37</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">32.2</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 4 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, you are doing OK (B+) but I am confident that you can do better. Should<br />
you have any concerns do get back to me in your Individual Forum.</div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 600px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 23px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 3</h2>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Weekly Reflections</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.8</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, before I comment on your posting I urge you to reread the requirements to<br />
earn full marks for Reflections. From your posting, you are part of a virtual<br />
team. That certainly gives you significant flexibility and does allow you to<br />
better concentrate on the tasks at hand. From an academic perspective, working<br />
in a virtual environment as part of a team can be challenging. Yet you appear<br />
to have the proper processes, tools and technology to make your virtual team<br />
work. It was not that many years ago when we did not have the technology.<br />
Thus in my day working from home was neither culturally permissible nor<br />
technologically feasible.</div>
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<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">DQs</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">4.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">3.25</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, please do re-read the requirements stated in the syllabus. Overall, your<br />
postings did not meet the minimums necessary to earn full marks for the<br />
postings. Should you have any questions, do lets continue to discuss what is<br />
required.</div>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Knowledge Worker</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">10.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">8.3</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
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Alex, please do read my detailed comments on your attached paper.</div>
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<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 3 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">16</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">13.35</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 3 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">18</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">15.35</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 3 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, for details of my feedback on your Reflections, DQs and paper, do see the<br />
comments on each deliverable. I have confidence that your grade will improve.<br />
Should you have any questions and/or concerns do get back to me.</div>
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<table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 600px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 23px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 2</h2>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Weekly Reflections</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, well done! Your post hit three important topics. I shall only comment on<br />
the first one Ethics in Organizations. Ethics are a personal hot button for<br />
me, so much so that my wife and I created and sponsor a program in applied<br />
ethics at Cornell University. Over my business career I have been faced with<br />
several ethical situations. With only one exception, I held true to my ethical<br />
standards and made the correct ethical decision. One situation, while I was at<br />
American Express, cost me my job but I would again make the same decision. I<br />
do expect that we will touch upon ethics in this course and if we do so, I will<br />
go into detail on the consequences of my decision.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 2 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 2 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 2 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, no feedback other than what I provided in my response to your Reflections.</div>
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<table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 600px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 23px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 1</h2>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Weekly Reflections</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex, well done! Your post hit three important topics. I shall only comment on<br />
the first one Ethics in Organizations. Ethics are a personal hot button for<br />
me, so much so that my wife and I created and sponsor a program in applied<br />
ethics at Cornell University. Over my business career I have been faced with<br />
several ethical situations. With only one exception, I held true to my ethical<br />
standards and made the correct ethical decision. One situation, while I was at<br />
American Express, cost me my job but I would again make the same decision. I<br />
do expect that we will touch upon ethics in this course and if we do so, I will<br />
go into detail on the consequences of my decision.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 1 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><br /></td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 1 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><br /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 1 Feedback:<br />
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AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-74132434319604819632013-05-01T20:06:00.001-07:002013-05-01T20:08:06.969-07:00MGT/716 Work & Grades<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.6em; line-height: 1.2;"><b>MGT/716 MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHIES</b></span><br />
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Start Date: 02/12/2013</h2>
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<span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Upon completion of this course, learners will be prepared to employ a research-based approach to investigate the body of knowledge relating to management philosophies from their recorded origins to current day applications. Learners will analyze and evaluate the evolution of management theory within historical timeframes with incremental assessments of the successes or failures to optimize resources to attain performance excellence in a customer-centered organization.</span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1.2em;">COURSE DESCRIPTION</span></h2>
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<li style="list-style: disc outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Analyze how complex factors influence the evolution of management philosophy.</li>
<li style="list-style: disc outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Compare and contrast various perspectives on different management philosophies.</li>
<li style="list-style: disc outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Predict the influences of current complex factors on the future of management philosophy.</li>
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<b>Week 3: <a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/831910/Homework/PhD/Phoenix/MGT716/feedback/WS%2B-%2B3%2BManagement%2BPhilosophy%2BTable%2BAlexandria%2BValez.docx">Learning Team Table Review</a></b></div>
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<i>Compare and contrast two structural options organizations might use to coordinate interorganizational cooperation. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each option?</i></div>
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<b>Multidivisional vs. Product Division Structures</b></div>
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<u>Multidivisional Structures</u></div>
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According to Jones (2010), a multidivisional structure may be used in an interorganizational cooperation as this type of structure concentrates on divisions individually and supports its own functions and creative processes.<br />
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<li>Managers can work on their own projects daily, while executives can concentrate on the business’ goals,</li>
<li>The structure allows for managers to control their divisions better,</li>
<li>The organization can make more money by concentrating on the division, and</li>
<li>More promotions.</li>
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<li>Relationships between divisions need work,</li>
<li>Sales between divisions do not always work as well as outside organizations,</li>
<li>Very expensive to operate, and</li>
<li>Internal communication issues.</li>
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<u>Product Division Structures</u></div>
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In Jones (2010), a product division structure specializes in specific products. These divisions are separate in accordance with the products that are maintained for the best possible control.<br />
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<li>Product division managers (PDM) can focus on their divisions,</li>
<li>Hierarchy headed by the PDM instead of the corporate executives,</li>
<li>Support is located within the division, and</li>
<li>Specialized knowledgebase in products so the employees can easily share information within their division.</li>
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<li>Does not have support functions because they are too expensive.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-small;">The difference between product division structures and multidivisional structures is that the product division structure is specialized and concentrates on the products while the multidivisional structures concentrate on growth and future goals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-small;">Jones. (2010). Organizational theory, design, and change. (6th ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt;">How do philosophies leading managers to select vertical integration strategies differ from philosophies leading them to select outsourcing? How are they similar? Support your argument using an example of a team that chose one of these options.</span></i><b><br /><br />Vertical integration and outsourcing</b></div>
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Vertical integration allows organizations or buys out an organization in a management philosophy is to have the business takes control of the processes, decisions, and profits (Jones, 2010). When outsourcing is chosen, an organization is relying on another company that is typically specialized to build upon the processes, decisions, and profits of an organization (Jones, 2010).</div>
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In both strategies, the organization can benefit from the ideas and profits that are produced from each environment as well as save money on costs from service. In addition to ideas and profits, the companies that are used are specialized in specific areas to produce the organization’s products (Jones, 2010).</div>
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One example of vertical integration is Electronic Arts (EA). At EA, they purchased several smaller video game organizations, such as Maxis and BioWare, to develop some of the most popular video games in the industry ("Top 50 Video Game Makers", 2013).</div>
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References</div>
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Jones. (2010). Organizational theory, design, and change. (6th ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.</div>
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Top 50 video game makers. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.ign.com/top/video-game-makers/</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In a speech given to the American electorate during the 2012 Democratic Convention, President Clinton argued that cooperation is a lot more effective in achieving results than constant conflicts. The intent of the argument was to encourage the leadership of both parties to help solve the problems that the American people face in their daily lives through cooperation. Ashkenas, Ulrich, Jick and Kerr, (2002) noted several of the benefits of interorganizational relationships to include knowledge, diversity, networking, technology, and efficiency. The concept of interorganizational cooperation is becoming increasingly popular among leaders and managers around the globe because effective teamwork yields more durable solutions and satisfies the needs of most stakeholders (Shin, Taylor, & Seo (2012). Effective leaders and managers believe that only cooperation will empower organizations by creating a sense of ownership, which will help maximize flexibility, productivity, and competitiveness (Bateman & Snell, 2007). According to Denning (2005), this new paradigmatic development provides the “capability to deploy an array of leadership narratives tools to persuade people to change, work together, transfer knowledge, and envision a compelling future” (p. 11).</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interorganizational cooperation has become an increasingly important aspect to leadership to enhance organization performance and maintain a competitive advantage. Interorganizational cooperation has become a significant method to achieve multi-organizational outcome where collective action is needed for problem solving (Barringer and Harrison, 2000). Osarenkhoe (2010) suggests that development of trust is a key success factor in addition to fostering collective intelligence through information sharing and knowledge sharing. According to Mowery, Oxley & Silverman (2002), strategic alliance is collaboration between two independent organizations working towards a common goal. The benefits of strategic alliances will reduce risk while increasing profitability.</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">According to Jones (2010), as time goes on, organizations become more complex. Technology changes, communication changes, tasks changes, locations can change, the customers needs change, strategies change, and the entire structure of an organization can change. With all these changes that may occur in an organization, interorganizational cooperation and feedback is an important perspective for a leader to learn, evolve, and help the organization to sustain successful relationships and strategies. A supportive team environment will also assist in helping to make things run smoother in the organization (Jones, 2010).</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The concept and application of trust in interorganizational relationship has also been gaining a foothold in organizational studies. According to a number of studies trust makes an interorganizational network function more effectively by preventing opportunistic behavior, by reducing complexity, and by fostering coordination and cooperation in ways that more formal contracts cannot (Jones, 2010).</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Research into interorganizational relationships has been one of the focuses of social network analysis. The relationship of any single organization with its environment takes place through the actions of other affect organizations. It is also been considered as a significant component in interorganizational cooperation, collaboration, strategic alliances, joint ventures, and producing innovative solutions to address problems. Interorganizational cooperation can be seen as beneficial and functional to an interorganizational network (Li, Chen, Yu & Mei, 2009). It is important to realize that good interorganizational communications is key to strengthening organizational networks; interpersonal ties among members have proven to be beneficial for interorganizational networks (Ashkenas, Ulrich, Jick & Kerr, 2002).</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The decision of the United States legislative and executive branches to pass and sign into law the Civil Rights Act, which allow women and ethnic minorities to vote, can be sited as the greatest example of successful interorganizational cooperation to form a more perfect union. JC Penny’s transformational corporate strategy is another illustration of successful interorganizational relationship because the shift from a transactional model to an organismic approach has encouraged the staff of each store to recognize that they have the same objective. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 12.8px;">Finally, the decision to allow the United States Central Intelligence Agency and Department of Defense to cooperate with other international agencies from England, Jordan, and Pakistan has enhanced the ability of the government to protect the American people. According to Morgan (2007), “the change process has been conceptualized as a problem of changing technologies, structures, and the abilities and motivations of employees that also depends on changes in the images and values that are to guide action” (p. 145).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ashkenas, R., Ulrich, D., Jick, T., & Kerr, S. (2002). The boundryless organization: Breaking the chains of organizational structure. (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Barringer, B. R., & Harrison, J. S. 2000. Walking a tightrope: Creating value through interorganizational relationships. Journal of Management, 26(3), 367-403.</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bateman, T. S., & Snell, S. A. (2007). Management: Leading and collaborating in a competitive world (7th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Denning, S. (2005). Transformational innovation: A journey by narrative. Strategy & Leadership, 33(3), 11-16.</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Jones, G. R. (2010). Organizational theory, design, and change. (6th ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Li, H., Chen, J., Yu, X. & Mei, X. (2009). Factors influencing knowledge management within inerorganizational projects. European Journal of Management Publishers, 9 (4).</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Morgan, G. (2007). Images of organization. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mowery, D, Oxley, J. & Silverman, B. (1996). Strategic alliances and interfirm knowledge transfer. Strategic Management Journal, 17, 77-91.</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Osarenkhoe, A. (2010). A coopetition strategy:A study of inter-firm dynamics between competition and cooperation. Journal of Database Marketing Customer Strategy Management, 11 (6), 201-221. doi:10.1057/dbm.2010.23</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Shin, J., Taylor, M.S., & Seo, M.G. (2012). Resources for change: The relationship of organizational inducements and psychological resilience to employees' attitudes and behaviors toward organizational change. Academy of Management Journal, 55(3), 727-748. doi: 10.5465/amj.2010.0325 </span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tiller, S. R. (2012). Organizational structure and management systems. Leadership & Management In Engineering, 12(1), 20-23. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)LM.1943-5630.0000160</span></span></div>
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<i>Name at least 10 elements of employee diversity in the 21st century. Discuss which of these you perceive to be the most challenging element facing your organization today and the element that will be most challenging in 2020. What value, if any, do these elements contribute to your organization?</i></div>
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I believe that culture is one of the most challenging elements in my organization today. There aren’t a variety of employees at my organization in terms of culture. There are language barriers, cultural standards, and stereotypes that occur. This is something that I believe occurs in every organization I have ever worked in.</div>
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I think that the most challenging element will be demographic in 2020. Although we have several employees working from different locations and offices, I believe many organizations are moving toward a home office-type of environment, specifically in corporations (Jones, 2010). This can help to reduce the costs of an office, such as saving in areas of electricity, rent, and commuting.</div>
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Each of these elements contributes to my organization. Culture allows the organization to be able to view things differently and from different perspectives. Demographics allows people to be able to work from anywhere remotely in a business.</div>
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Upper management plays a very important role in an organization. One of the responsibilities of the chief executive officers (CEO) and management in an organization is to manage the business so that the organization can meet its objectives. So when an organization obtains an outsource or a partnership with another company, there are some new objectives that the CEOs and managers are responsible for.</div>
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The first action that the leadership of the parent company should take is to obtain feedback from the teams (Jones, 2010). This allows the teams to feel like they are being acknowledged and that the organization cares about the team’s well-being, performance, and the general overall structure of the organization from the team’s perspective. The leadership will also look to see how many teams need immediate attention.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span lang="EN">(LT) </span></i></b><i><span lang="EN">What diversity-related organizational boundary-spanning challenges will team members face when organizations form partnerships or alliances?</span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">The most critical challenge that a new organizational alliance would face is resistance from stakeholders because no one is certain of their future within the new setting. Possible changes in demographics, ethical behaviors, resistances to change, and changes to organizational culture are some examples of what can occur in an organization facing restructure challenges. Resistances to change are common in the last decade and can occur when technology, economic, or structural changes are made (Jones, 2010).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Bateman and Snell, (2007) Stated; “The emphasis on agility, quality, flexibility, learning, and leanness to which you have been exposed in this chapter is likely to be a constant in your managerial career—ideally in your own organization…the <i>boundaryless organization, </i>one in which there were no meaningful barriers between the organization and its environment” (p. 313).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Organizational goal attainment is dependent on each team demonstrating effectiveness regarding its internal functioning. The following challenges could arise: inability to manage joint venture, alliances, or corporate responsibility (stakeholder boundary); inability to empower employees on all levels due to resistance to change or lack of motivation (vertical boundary), inability to implement an effective cross-functional collaboration or drive for innovation (horizontal boundary); inability to incorporate cultural awareness/crossing culture, or ensure ethical behavior (Ernst and Chrobot-Mason, 2010). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Groups of organization seeking full inclusion in the workplace, some of diversity are based on workforce diversity (Ailon, 2008). <span lang="EN">Prasad, and Prasad, (2007) noted that the most immediate challenges to a coalition come normally from a clash between the cultures, which have dominated within each organization. For instance, one company might champion product quality while the other sees low cost or product differentiation as a competitive advantage according to Bateman and Snell, (2007).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN">Effective leadership and management can overcome the challenges of cultural diversity, struggle for power, and resistance to transformational changes by implementing some of the following practices. Adopt a culture that values differentiation, promotes collaborative thinking, and participative decision making (Bateman and Snell, 2007). The new leadership and management teams must avoid a transactional or hierarchical organizational structure to the benefit of a transformational and natural design because the later promotes more flexibility, adaptability, and cooperation (Werner, Samson, & Henry, 2008). </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Ailon, G. (2008). Mirror, mirror on the wall: Culture’s consequences in a value test of its own design. <i>Academy of Management Review</i>, 33(4), 885.</span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;">Bateman, T. S., & Snell, S. A. (2007). <i>Management: Leading and collaborating in a competitive world </i>(7th ed<i>.</i>)<i>. </i>Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Ernst, C. & Chrobot-Mason, D. (2010). <i>Boundary Spanning Leadership: Six practices for problems, driving innovation, and transforming organizations.</i> New York: McGraw-Hill</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Werner, U., Samson, R., & Henry, T. (2008). JCPenney: Merchandise innovation engine and Internet key top-line drivers; outperform, $63 TP. Black Book – The Best of Bersteing – U.S. Edition (Third-Quarter 2008), 23-26. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Week 5 Team Assignment: <a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/831910/Homework/PhD/Phoenix/MGT716/feedback/Foundational%2BPhilosophies%2Bof%2BManagement%2BTeam%2BC.docx">Foundational Philosophies of Management Paper</a></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">New and innovative software or websites have recently triggered an interest in entrepreneurs (Jones, 2010). Since there is room for innovation and improvements in an organization, many entrepreneurs look toward ways of enhancement or looking for something that has never been done before. According to an example from Jones (2010), Pfizer looks to create innovative strategies using entrepreneurship ideologies. An organization may wish to change the policies after recognizing what entrepreneurs are interested in to bring more of this type of employee into the business. By encouraging an open-minded organization, entrepreneurs may want to join organizations, such as Google or Pfizer. Also if the entrepreneurs know that there are others with similar goals within the organization, the entrepreneurs may want to join or help the organization. If management is likewise influenced to act as entrepreneurs to promote freedom of ideas and objectives, the organization might be more successful as well.</span></h2>
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A challenge that global organizations face when they seek to remain successful while also starting a new business is changing environments (Jones, 2010). Changing an environment is difficult even if there isn’t a new endeavor being established. When starting new processes, changing environments may be necessary depending on the type of organization that it is. When an organization adapts new technologies, strategies, and employees, there are many processes that need to be considered so that the business can continue to evolve into a successful business (Jones, 2010). Some organizations will be able to succeed if their reorganization is successful. Some of the elements that an organization will need to analyze when adapting to a new business is to pay careful attention to both organizations resources, data, processes, actions, performance on those actions, and employee feedback (Jones, 2010). If the organization cannot be successful in those elements, the organization may fail. On the other side of the organization is its customers. In a global organization, the organization may also make sure that the needs of the customers are being met within the organizations processes and standards.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">An important factor of any organization is the quality of its leadership. The growth of the organization is linked to the organization’s leadership. Leaders have the ability to recognize a need within an organization, have the ability to differentiate between the most important goals from those that can and should wait, have the ability to propose a solution that can be implemented with the resources available while entrepreneurs focus on differentiating between a useful need and an idea that can be a successful business venture. The entrepreneurship concept is an approach that allows people with innovative ideas to develop new products, processes, services, and even new philosophy according to Frederick (2009). The entrepreneurial spirit has fueled many economies around the globe specially that of the United States with Microsoft, Apple, and Wal-Mart (Werner, Samson, & Henry, 2008); However, the great human minds behind these world class organizational successes often fail to manage the growth of their own business for several reasons (Bateman and Snell, 2007). Entrepreneurs are willing to take more risks.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">Entrepreneurs are known as self-starters, but for them to be successful, they have to understand the needs and wants of the clientele and they can’t do everything themselves. As an organization grows, more people are needed to complete the tasks that are necessary to sustain the organization’s growth and processes.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">Entrepreneurs who lead large companies are not as unusual now compared to the past. A person has more resources now to access to create and continue with a successful business (Jones, 2010). If a successful entrepreneur is not an excellent leader of a growing company, the probabilities of certain leadership components are not being implemented.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">Stewart, Watson, Carland, and Carland </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">(1999), revealed that the risk propensity among entrepreneurs is much higher than among professional managers. This indication is a direct contradiction with the management theory of contingency advocated by Lawrence and Lorsch (cited in Scott & Davis, 2007) who insisted that leaders and managers must be conscious of environmental ricks. Managers and leaders also need to make every effort to minimize the risks that their organizations would face by diversifying their products, services, and markets (Scott & Davis, 2007). Another limitation to successful entrepreneurs becoming excellent leader of an organization if it grows into a large company is that they value constant conflicts or competitions over cooperation</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> (</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">Frederick, 2009). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN">Bateman, T. S., & Snell, S. A. (2007). <i>Management: Leading and collaborating in a competitive </i></span><i><span lang="EN">world (7th ed.)</span></i><span lang="EN">. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px;">Fernald Jr., L., Solomon, G., & Tarabishy, A. (2005). A new paradigm: Entrepreneurial </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px;">leadership. <i>Southern Business Review, 30</i>(2)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN">One of the ethical dilemmas that U.S. tobacco companies may be facing is the prohibition on purchasing tobacco products from certain locations (Bateman & Snell, 2007). One example is eBay.com where there is a ban on selling any “firearms, alcohol, and tobacco” (Bateman & Snell, 2007, p. 98) on the website. One of the ideas of stakeholder theory is that it involves ethical business practices. The ban on tobacco is a business ethical choice because promoting substances such as tobacco can have very serious repercussions if the tobacco gets in the hands of minors or people who are addicted to tobacco who are at a high risk of dying. Another example of an ethical dilemma that the tobacco may be facing is of the government enactments of the prohibition of using tobacco in some states. More specifically in New York State, smoking tobacco is prohibited from being used inside public establishments and workplaces <span style="color: #333333;">("State Of New York - Regulation Of Smoking In Public And Work Places", 2009)</span>. The law was created so that people would be able to work or go to public spaces without the risk of second hand smoke. Furthermore, cigarettes are around $11.90 in New York State, the highest in the country, to discourage the purchasing of tobacco as well. These indirect methods are not only attempting to eliminate the U.S. tobacco companies, but it is also an attempt of trying to influence U.S. tobacco companies to look into more ethical standards.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">State of New York - Regulation of Smoking in Public and Work Places. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.health.ny.gov/regulations/public_health_law/section/1399/</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Bateman, T.S. & Snell, S. A. (2007). Management: Leading and collaborating in a competitive world (7th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw Hill/Irwin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN">Reshaping an unethical organizational culture can be a very tricky thing. Behaving unethically also produces a negative work environment as well as poor reliability in the organization's strategies. Due to the organizational political nature involved with an unethical organizational culture, the restructure may need to be a very delicate step-by-step assimilation process to become ethical (Beamish, Morrison, Inkpen, Rosenzweig, 2003). So a step-by-step process of trying to get upper-management on board with a cohesive process to integrate specific ethical standards, such as sensitivity training, may need to be evaluated and developed. As this process slowly gets integrated, another important step is to get feedback from the rest of the organization, such as the employees and mid-level management. Using this feedback, adjustments can be made toward the restructure where necessary. Assimilating integrity, competency, and reliability are some of the goals associated with becoming an ethical organization (Beamish, Morrison, Inkpen, Rosenzweig, 2003). </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px;"> </span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN">An ethical organization should first evaluate an employee’s skills through an evaluation period. It is important for an organization to be competitive but it is also important for the organization to understand its employees.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Courier New';"> </span><span lang="EN">Managers need to act diligently to identify and support employees with the interest, capabilities, and willingness to renew their skills, which are critical to moving the company forward (Frederick, 2009). Also, if an employee is no longer competitive but has a desire to learn, employers could enhance an employee’s skills through professional development or identify specific training requirements to optimize performance and reinforce the employee’s ability (Minkes, Small and Chatterjee, 1999). The demonstration of unquestionable willingness to value the interests of an organization over one’s personal needs during the time of fundamental changes symbolizes incomparable loyalty according to Wren (1995). If an employee continues to demonstrate a lack of interest and does not improve performance capabilities through training, alternative decisions may have to be implemented. Some employees may not demonstrate an interest because they were not placed in the right job which could result in a lack of success, lack of happiness and inability to reach an optimal potential level. Human capital is the most important resource available to an organization and managers should make every effort to ensure that employees have an opportunity to help increase growth and competitiveness through skill development (Moon and Koo, 2011). Management must apply employees where they will be the most effective and productive through correct utilization of an employee’s skills, knowledge, and talent.</span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-weight: normal;">Minkes, A., Small, M., & Chatterjee, S. (1999). Leadership and business ethics:</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-weight: normal;">analysis of social studies and ethics textbooks in the Republic of Korea. <i>Comparative Education Review, 55</i>(4), 574-596.</span></span></div>
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Using the ideas from Emotional Intelligence, and for those looking to be successful and lucky, body language, self-confidence, and control of emotional actions are important perspectives to note. When I think about “<i>success results from who you know, who knows you, and being in the right place at the right time”</i>, I think about job interviews. In the job interviews I have been in, I try to remain positive, present a happy demeanor, and show that I am an intelligent person that can do anything I put my mind to. Because I pay very close attention to demeanor and behaviors, I make subtle adjustments to my performance in the interview as it is imperative to display positive characteristics during this process (Mayer, Salovey & Caruso, 2008). If I stumble, I make a note of the situation and make sure that I do not make the same mistake in the next interview. Because EI is a very complex theory, it is still difficult to identify certain emotional signals. One of the observations I have noticed during these interviews that the employer or interviewer will often try not to present any emotion so it is even further difficult to read how he/she feels about me. But so long as I present a consistent demeanor and positive emotions, I usually get a better opportunity then other interviewees who were nervous or lack self-confidence.<br />
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Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a controversial topic because of the use of emotion to achieve a specific goal. Emotions display how a person feels, so to use these emotions for personal gain can be deceiving may be considered to be manipulative. However EI is a concept that does not concentrate on one emotion because people use several and uses intellect to decipher the goal of where these emotions should be placed (Mayer, Salovey, & Caruso, 2008).</div>
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EI is also considered to be more important than thought processes (Mayer, Salovey, & Caruso, 2008). Thought processes guide emotions but overall emotions take precedence. So the two are synonymous with each other because individuals cannot do one process without the other (Mayer, Salovey, & Caruso, 2008).</div>
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<span lang="EN">No organization would dispute the importance of making teams work more effectively. The real source of a great team's success lies in the fundamental conditions that allow effective task processes to emerge and that cause members to engage in them passionately. To be most effective, the team needs to create emotionally intelligent norms of attitudes and behaviors that eventually become habits that support behaviors for building trust, group identity, and group efficacy (Locke, 2005). The idea behind Emotional intelligence is that an individual can use emotions to evolve their thought processes (Mayer, Salovey, & Caruso, 2008). Using the technique of using emotions to evolve thought processes became highly effective and accepted even though the idea was not perfect (Mayer, Salovey, & Caruso, 2008). There are tests that have been created to examine one’s personality and emotional triggers. The testers examine different perspectives of an individual’s emotions and their emotional state. These tests can assist management with understanding the emotional state of the employees, such as the stress levels of the staff (Mayer, Salovey, & Caruso, 2008).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">The post popular definition of Emotional Intelligence was introduced by Mayer, Salovey and Caruso (2000), who argued that “emotional intelligence involves the ability to perceive accurately, appraise, and express emotions; the ability to access and/or generate feelings when they facilitate thought; the ability to understand emotion and emotional knowledge; and the ability to regulate emotions to promote emotional and intellectual growth” (p. 10). Goleman (1998) referred to</span><span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span lang="EN">Emotional intelligence as the ability to succeed in coping with environmental demands and pressures, which means that managers ought to demonstrate they have the skills to adapt to environmental uncertainties and overcome the challenges that they face in their daily lives. In addition to cross-culturally teams being successfully managed by emotional intelligence, emotional intelligence can be utilized globally.Global business environments have become increasingly interdependent and they operate in an environment characterized by cross-cultural differences. It is imperative for the global organizations to identify cultural gaps. Once the cultural gap is identified, the organization will be able to implement policies and systems that ensure the successful adaptation of the organization into the new emerging global culture. Two emerging constructs of culture and emotional intelligence are especially relevant to the development of successful global leader’s effectiveness (Alon and Higgins, 2005).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Alon, I. & Higgins, J. M. (2005). Global leadership success through emotional and cultural </span><span lang="EN">intelligences. <i>Business Horizons 48</i> (6) 501-512</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Goleman, D. (1998). What makes a leader? Harvard Business Review. 76, 93-102. </span><span lang="EN">doi:101108/01437730510600652</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Locke, E. A. (2005). <i>Why emotional intelligence is an invalid concept. </i>Journal of Organizational Behavior.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Mayer, J. D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D. R. (2008). Emotional intelligence: New ability or eclectic traits? American Psychologist , 63(6), 503.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Mayer, J. D., Salovey, P., Caruso, D. (2000). Models of Emotional Intelligence. In Handbook of </span><span lang="EN">Intelligence. New York: Cambridge University Press.</span></div>
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<b>Week 8 Individual Assignment: <a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/831910/Homework/PhD/Phoenix/MGT716/feedback/Emotional%2BIntelligence%2B%2528EI%2529%252C%2BManagement%252C%2Band%2BLeadership%2BPaper%2B-%2BAlexandria.docx">Emotional Intelligence (EI), Mgt, Leadership Paper</a></b></h2>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Grade Report: MGT/716</span></b></div>
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<b>Grade Summary (Week 1-Week 8)</b></div>
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Grade: A</div>
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Total Percentage:</div>
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96%</div>
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Your Total Score:</div>
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96</div>
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<b>Total Possible Score</b>:</div>
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<td class="td4" valign="middle"><div class="p5">
100</div>
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<b>Week 8</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<td class="td7" valign="middle"><div class="p9">
<b>Possible Score</b></div>
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<b>Your Score</b></div>
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Participation & Discussion Questions</div>
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5.0</div>
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5.0</div>
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Comment:</div>
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Alexandria, best week of participation so far. The class really spoke up for</div>
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what was a last class for most if not all. Well done on the reflective DQs. You</div>
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all came across scholarly and doctoral. You would make a fine academician as</div>
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well as leader. A sincere all the best on the dissertation and I hope to see</div>
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you at graduation if you come to Phoenix in the summer.</div>
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Emotional Intelligence (EI), Mgt, Leadership Paper</div>
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15.0</div>
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<td class="td8" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
14.0</div>
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Comment:</div>
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See my feedback in your attached paper.</div>
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<b>Week 8 Subtotal :</b></div>
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<b>20</b></div>
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<b>19</b></div>
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<b>Cumulative Week 8 Subtotal :</b></div>
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<td class="td7" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>100</b></div>
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<td class="td8" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>96</b></div>
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Week 8 Feedback:</div>
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<b>Week 7</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Possible Score</b></div>
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<td class="td12" valign="middle"><div class="p9">
<b>Your Score</b></div>
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<td class="td10" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
Participation & Discussion Questions</div>
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<td class="td11" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
5.0</div>
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<td class="td12" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
5.0</div>
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Comment:</div>
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This has been an excellent week of participation as the class has gelled into a</div>
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collegial group and contributing in a truly doctoral manner. I am pleased. We</div>
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are reading well thought out and nicely referenced comments. Well done to the</div>
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whole group. I am pleased. Keep this superb level of performance up as we</div>
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rocket into our final week.</div>
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Management Theory Consultant Presentation</div>
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<td class="td11" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
10.0</div>
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<td class="td12" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
10.0</div>
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Comment:</div>
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Alexandria, one of the few to fully answer all the components of the assignment.</div>
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Well done. Logical, smooth flow, and good references. This would make a nice</div>
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organizational training and development piece.</div>
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<td class="td10" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>Week 7 Subtotal :</b></div>
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<td class="td11" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>15</b></div>
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<td class="td12" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>15</b></div>
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<td class="td10" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>Cumulative Week 7 Subtotal :</b></div>
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<td class="td11" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>80</b></div>
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<td class="td12" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>77</b></div>
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<td class="td9" colspan="3" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
Week 7 Feedback:</div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Week 6</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Possible Score</b></div>
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<b>Your Score</b></div>
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Participation & Discussion Questions</div>
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<td class="td15" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
5.0</div>
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<td class="td16" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
5.0</div>
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Comment:</div>
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Pretty good job on the participation this week. The responses were academic,</div>
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professional, and collegial contributing to the learning of the course</div>
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objectives. You made good use of peer reviewed journal articles. You have</div>
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adapted well to the rigors of doctoral learning. Keep all this up to the end</div>
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which will happen soon. DQs were answered with collegial and academic</div>
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professionalism.</div>
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<b>Week 6 Subtotal :</b></div>
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<b>5</b></div>
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<b>5</b></div>
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<b>Cumulative Week 6 Subtotal :</b></div>
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<td class="td15" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>65</b></div>
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<td class="td16" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>62</b></div>
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Week 6 Feedback:</div>
<div class="p8">
<br /></div>
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<b>Week 5</b></div>
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<b>Possible Score</b></div>
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<td class="td20" valign="middle"><div class="p9">
<b>Your Score</b></div>
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<td class="td18" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
Participation & Discussion Questions</div>
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<td class="td19" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
5.0</div>
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<td class="td20" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
5.0</div>
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Comment:</div>
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Another week of superb professional, collegial, and academic discussion on</div>
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management philosophies concepts and principles. It is your input and sharing</div>
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of yourself that add much to the class and contributed to any success it has.</div>
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Appreciate it.</div>
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Foundational Philosophies of Management Paper</div>
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<td class="td19" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
15.0</div>
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<td class="td20" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
14.0</div>
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Comment:</div>
<div class="p10">
See my feedback in the attached document.</div>
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<td class="td18" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>Week 5 Subtotal :</b></div>
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<td class="td19" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>20</b></div>
</td>
<td class="td20" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>19</b></div>
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<td class="td18" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>Cumulative Week 5 Subtotal :</b></div>
</td>
<td class="td19" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>60</b></div>
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<td class="td20" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>57</b></div>
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Week 5 Feedback:</div>
<div class="p8">
<br /></div>
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<b>Week 4</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Possible Score</b></div>
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<td class="td24" valign="middle"><div class="p9">
<b>Your Score</b></div>
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<td class="td22" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
Participation & Discussion Questions</div>
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<td class="td23" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
5.0</div>
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<td class="td24" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
5.0</div>
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Comment:</div>
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Appreciate you sharing your wisdom, insights and professional experiences to the</div>
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class discussion. The whole class benefits when you do. You stay focused and on</div>
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topic. Well done and keep it up.</div>
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Management Philosophy Table Review</div>
</td>
<td class="td23" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
5.0</div>
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<td class="td24" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
5.0</div>
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Comment:</div>
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Well done on your peer review of the tables. It is always advantageous to have</div>
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another perspective than just the faculty. I know there is a lot grousing in</div>
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general about team assignments, however, they consistently produce a superior</div>
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product as demonstrated here.</div>
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<td class="td22" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
Journal Article Analysis</div>
</td>
<td class="td23" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
15.0</div>
</td>
<td class="td24" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
15.0</div>
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Comment:</div>
<div class="p10">
See my feedback in your attached assignment.</div>
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<td class="td22" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>Week 4 Subtotal :</b></div>
</td>
<td class="td23" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>25</b></div>
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<td class="td24" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>25</b></div>
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<b>Cumulative Week 4 Subtotal :</b></div>
</td>
<td class="td23" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>40</b></div>
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<td class="td24" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>38</b></div>
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Week 4 Feedback:</div>
<div class="p8">
<br /></div>
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</tbody>
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<b>Week 3</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<td class="td27" valign="middle"><div class="p9">
<b>Possible Score</b></div>
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<td class="td28" valign="middle"><div class="p9">
<b>Your Score</b></div>
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Participation & Discussion Questions</div>
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<td class="td27" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
5.0</div>
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<td class="td28" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
4.0</div>
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Comment:</div>
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You have some fine things to say when you contribute to the class. Your comments</div>
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add to the overall value to the class. The class benefits when you share your</div>
<div class="p10">
insight and experiences are invaluable. When you hold back we are denied your</div>
<div class="p10">
input. Let us hear from you just a little more often and gain the advantage of</div>
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your knowledge and perspective.</div>
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Double check the class policies. I am looking for at least two substantive</div>
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messages on 3 out of 7 days.</div>
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Learners should post two substantive messages on 3 out of 7 days. A substantive</div>
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post should:</div>
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Range from 150 to 300 words (check word count in the upper left corner of the</div>
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OLS window)</div>
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Integrate theory, research, and/or professional experience</div>
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Include specific examples and/or substantiating evidence</div>
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Include in-text citations and references in APA format</div>
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Stay on topic and address the course objectives</div>
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Demonstrate proper spelling, grammar, and scholarly tone</div>
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The following items do not count toward participation:</div>
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Initial responses to Discussion Questions (DQs)</div>
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Initial responses to Weekly Reflections threads</div>
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Formal assignments (individual or team)</div>
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Posts that merely state agreement or reiterate a previous post</div>
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Posts to Learning Team forums</div>
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Posts to the learner's Individual forum</div>
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Notes sent to the facilitator's email address</div>
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Management Philosophy Table</div>
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<td class="td27" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
10.0</div>
</td>
<td class="td28" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
9.0</div>
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Comment:</div>
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See my comments in your attached paper.</div>
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<b>Week 3 Subtotal :</b></div>
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<td class="td27" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>15</b></div>
</td>
<td class="td28" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>13</b></div>
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<b>Cumulative Week 3 Subtotal :</b></div>
</td>
<td class="td27" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>15</b></div>
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<td class="td28" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>13</b></div>
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Week 3 Feedback:</div>
<div class="p8">
<br /></div>
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<b>Week 2</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<td class="td31" valign="middle"><div class="p9">
<b>Possible Score</b></div>
</td>
<td class="td32" valign="middle"><div class="p9">
<b>Your Score</b></div>
</td>
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<td class="td30" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
Participation & Discussion Questions</div>
</td>
<td class="td31" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
5.0</div>
</td>
<td class="td32" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
4.0</div>
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Comment:</div>
<div class="p10">
You have some fine things to say when you contribute to the class. Your comments</div>
<div class="p10">
add to the overall value to the class. The class benefits when you share your</div>
<div class="p10">
insight and experiences are invaluable. When you hold back we are denied your</div>
<div class="p10">
input. Let us hear from you just a little more often and gain the advantage of</div>
<div class="p10">
your knowledge and perspective.</div>
<div class="p8">
<br /></div>
<div class="p10">
Double check the class policies. I am looking for at least two substantive</div>
<div class="p10">
messages on 3 out of 7 days.</div>
<div class="p10">
Learners should post two substantive messages on 3 out of 7 days. A substantive</div>
<div class="p10">
post should:</div>
<div class="p10">
Range from 150 to 300 words (check word count in the upper left corner of the</div>
<div class="p10">
OLS window)</div>
<div class="p10">
Integrate theory, research, and/or professional experience</div>
<div class="p10">
Include specific examples and/or substantiating evidence</div>
<div class="p10">
Include in-text citations and references in APA format</div>
<div class="p10">
Stay on topic and address the course objectives</div>
<div class="p10">
Demonstrate proper spelling, grammar, and scholarly tone</div>
<div class="p10">
The following items do not count toward participation:</div>
<div class="p10">
Initial responses to Discussion Questions (DQs)</div>
<div class="p10">
Initial responses to Weekly Reflections threads</div>
<div class="p10">
Formal assignments (individual or team)</div>
<div class="p10">
Posts that merely state agreement or reiterate a previous post</div>
<div class="p10">
Posts to Learning Team forums</div>
<div class="p10">
Posts to the learner's Individual forum</div>
<div class="p10">
Notes sent to the facilitator's email address</div>
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Management Philosophy Table</div>
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<td class="td31" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
10.0</div>
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<td class="td32" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
9.0</div>
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Comment:</div>
<div class="p10">
See my comments in your attached paper.</div>
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<td class="td30" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>Week 2 Subtotal :</b></div>
</td>
<td class="td31" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>$totalPublishedMaxPointsMap.get($week)</b></div>
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<td class="td32" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>$totalPublishedPointsMap.get($week)</b></div>
</td>
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<td class="td30" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>Cumulative Week 2 Subtotal :</b></div>
</td>
<td class="td31" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>$currentPublishedMaxPointsMap.get($week)</b></div>
</td>
<td class="td32" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
<b>$currentPublishedPointsMap.get($week)</b></div>
</td>
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<td class="td29" colspan="3" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
Week 2 Feedback:</div>
<div class="p10">
$weeklyFeedbackMap.get($week)</div>
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<b>Week 1</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<td class="td27" valign="middle"><div class="p9">
<b>Possible Score</b></div>
</td>
<td class="td28" valign="middle"><div class="p9">
<b>Your Score</b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="td26" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
Participation & Discussion Questions</div>
</td>
<td class="td27" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
5.0</div>
</td>
<td class="td28" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
4.0</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="td25" colspan="3" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
Comment:</div>
<div class="p10">
You have some fine things to say when you contribute to the class. Your comments</div>
<div class="p10">
add to the overall value to the class. The class benefits when you share your</div>
<div class="p10">
insight and experiences are invaluable. When you hold back we are denied your</div>
<div class="p10">
input. Let us hear from you just a little more often and gain the advantage of</div>
<div class="p10">
your knowledge and perspective.</div>
<div class="p8">
<br /></div>
<div class="p10">
Double check the class policies. I am looking for at least two substantive</div>
<div class="p10">
messages on 3 out of 7 days.</div>
<div class="p10">
Learners should post two substantive messages on 3 out of 7 days. A substantive</div>
<div class="p10">
post should:</div>
<div class="p10">
Range from 150 to 300 words (check word count in the upper left corner of the</div>
<div class="p10">
OLS window)</div>
<div class="p10">
Integrate theory, research, and/or professional experience</div>
<div class="p10">
Include specific examples and/or substantiating evidence</div>
<div class="p10">
Include in-text citations and references in APA format</div>
<div class="p10">
Stay on topic and address the course objectives</div>
<div class="p10">
Demonstrate proper spelling, grammar, and scholarly tone</div>
<div class="p10">
The following items do not count toward participation:</div>
<div class="p10">
Initial responses to Discussion Questions (DQs)</div>
<div class="p10">
Initial responses to Weekly Reflections threads</div>
<div class="p10">
Formal assignments (individual or team)</div>
<div class="p10">
Posts that merely state agreement or reiterate a previous post</div>
<div class="p10">
Posts to Learning Team forums</div>
<div class="p10">
Posts to the learner's Individual forum</div>
<div class="p10">
Notes sent to the facilitator's email address</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="td26" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
Management Philosophy Table</div>
</td>
<td class="td27" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
10.0</div>
</td>
<td class="td28" valign="middle"><div class="p10">
9.0</div>
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Comment:</div>
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See my comments in your attached paper.</div>
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<b>Week 1 Subtotal :</b></div>
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AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-62780521404647971442013-03-03T18:33:00.003-08:002013-03-03T18:33:49.603-08:00Highest Ranked Schools That Share the Same Accreditation as University of Phoenix 2012<br />
I was just curious about University of Phoenix's accreditation in comparison to other schools and their rankings. It turns out that the same accreditation that UoP has so too does University of Chicago, which is the fourth highest ranked school in the USA.<br />
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<b>Top 100 Ranked Schools That Share the Same Accreditation as UoP:</b><br />
<b><br /></b>
#4-University of Chicago<br />
#22-Northwestern University<br />
#57-University of Michigan<br />
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UoP is not in the top 100 ranked schools because they have not ranked it.<br />
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<i>Source: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/list/">http://www.forbes.com/top-colleges/list/</a></i>AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-2837102828309538172013-03-03T18:15:00.001-08:002013-03-03T18:15:39.848-08:00DOC721R / ResidencyHello all! Well, I had a very interesting and and educational residency. This one was much less stressful than last year's residency thankfully. So I'll provide a little experience, advice, and fun facts about what I learned from this endeavor.<br />
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<h2>
<b>Hotel & Air</b></h2>
This year's residency was held in Nashville, TN.<br />
<h3>
Hotel: Embassy Suites Nashville - Airport</h3>
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<tr><td align="left" colspan="4" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> SASUNIVOFPHOENIX</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" colspan="2" nowrap="" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" width="5%">Rate per night:</td><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> </td><td align="left" nowrap="" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" valign="top"><u></u> 99.00 USD<u></u></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> </td><td align="left" nowrap="" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Rate</td><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> </td><td nowrap="" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> 396.00 USD </td></tr>
<tr><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> </td><td align="left" nowrap="" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Taxes</td><td nowrap="" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> </td><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> 70.39 USD </td></tr>
<tr><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> </td><td align="left" nowrap="" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Total</td><td nowrap="" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> </td><td style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> 466.39 USD </td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left" colspan="3" nowrap="" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #00b18c;"><b>Total for Stay:</b></span></td><td nowrap="" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> <b>466.39 USD</b> </td></tr>
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<b>Pros</b><br />
A decent price for the size of the room. Each room has a separate bedroom and living room so even two people can share the suite without many issues. The rooms all include a microwave and mini fridge as well. Also, if you forget something, like a razor or toothpaste, they provide that to you for free when you ask. It is also right accross the school but take the shuttle as it is too dangerous to walk. The shuttle runs often and will even take people anywhere within a 3 mile radius.<br />
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<b>Cons</b><br />
The downside to the hotel is that there were several reports from my classmates about the cleanliness and service of the hotel. Although I did not experience many of the things they did, I did have my own experiences, such as not receiving my free wifi access card, the front desk does not know anything about promo/discount codes when I called them, and their room service forgot my food so when I called to remind them about it, it was cold. According to some of my classmates, they also have little understanding of the emergency services. I mention the emergency services because one of my classmate nearly got a concussion from the oddly positioned soap holder in the shower. For myself, this was not an issue as I am short, but for my peer, it was directly at his eye level and he is the average height for a grown man.<br />
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Note: Food at the school was awful this year and there were some perks at the hotel I did not initially know about.<br />
<h4>
Seven tips to take advantage of at this hotel: </h4>
<ol>
<li><i>Wake up early</i> and eat breakfast at the restaurant in the hotel. It's free and made to order. Bring tip money for the cook.</li>
<li>If you want to order food at the hotel, <i>go directly to the restaurant, bar, or call and pick it up yourself</i>. On my first night I called them, they didn't deliver my food until an hour after I called to remind them about it, and it came cold.</li>
<li><i>Renting a car is not necessary</i> as the shuttle will take you around the area.</li>
<li><i>Consider buying some food/microwavable entrees</i> if you want to save some money at Walgreens/Kmart which the shuttle can drive you to.</li>
<li>Alternatively <i>eat at a restaurant within the 3 mile radius </i>that the shuttle is willing to drive you to. There are no sidewalks. Also keep in mind that you need to schedule the trip and there are few options. Ask the driver or hotel staff for suggestions or a tour of the area.</li>
<li><i>Free Happy Hour</i> occurs every night from 5pm to 7pm. They have a limited selection but it is free.</li>
<li><i>If you know anyone from your prior residency, try to room with them, </i>if you are comfortable. Since the suites are two rooms, it will save some money.</li>
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Here are some pictures of the hotel, some of the food from the hotel and school, internet speeds (haha, I'm such a geek), and some pictures of the airport.<br />
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<i>Hotel:</i><br />
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Chicken with avocado and cheese (good), side of chips (yuck)</div>
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<b>Airline: From EWR to BNA, and back</b></h3>
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<tr valign="top"><td align="left" style="margin: 0px;" valign="top" width="190px">Per Person Total:</td><td align="right" style="margin: 0px;" valign="top" width="80px">330.10</td><td align="left" style="margin: 0px;" valign="top" width="10px">USD</td></tr>
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This 3-day residency course begins the formal development of the learner’s dissertation. This development will be ongoing throughout the curriculum and result in the dissertation’s submission at the end of the program. Topics in the course include problem statements, research questions, hypotheses and testing, samples and populations, the intended impact of the study on the profession and society. The outcome of this course is a concept paper that articulates a specific goal and plan that will evolve into the learner’s dissertation. This course will incorporate learners from various doctoral programs/disciplines.<strong><br /><br />Course Competencies</strong></div>
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Experiences from this course was very good. Unfortunately I can't say the same for others. If you have the option, I highly recommend Professor Moreland because he makes the lessons clear and fun as well as he has a lot of patience in what could be a stressful environment.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: normal;"><a href="https://dl.dropbox.com/u/831910/Homework/PhD/Phoenix/DOC721R/Concept-Paper_AVelez_final.docx">Pre-Homework</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">DOC721R/Day One Residency Notes</span></span></h2>
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<b>Agenda & Advice</b></div>
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<li class="li1">Breakfast, lunch, dinner at the school is in rm. 103</li>
<li class="li1">Class is in 250</li>
<li class="li5">Instructor: JEREMY MORELAND<br />
<span class="s2">Professor gives intro...</span></li>
<li class="li1">Support and another faculty speech</li>
<li class="li1">Similar traits from students intro: do I want to go on with getting my doctorate? Is my topic too broad?</li>
<li class="li1">Understanding who your stakeholders are</li>
<li class="li1">Growth</li>
<li class="li1">Idea: provide clarity for others so that it is replicable</li>
<li class="li1">Critical analysis is a two-way street</li>
<li class="li1">Check in with community college</li>
</ul>
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<b>Ask Questions</b></div>
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<span class="s1">Our Dissertation</span></div>
<ul class="ul1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">
<li class="li1">Selection of topic</li>
<li class="li1">how to narrow down a broad topic/addressing gap</li>
<li class="li1">selecting population</li>
<li class="li1">using social media when obtaining a population sample</li>
<li class="li1">Innovation of topic/stale/new</li>
<li class="li1">retaining information</li>
<li class="li1">is there a gap in all research</li>
<li class="li1">How to get into the research project</li>
<li class="li1">title formulation</li>
<li class="li1">methodology</li>
<li class="li1">sampling</li>
</ul>
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<span class="s1">Our Chair/CMTE</span></div>
<ul class="ul1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">
<li class="li1">feel that my study will suffer w/o a mentor</li>
<li class="li1">what's the criteria for choosing a mentor/chair</li>
<li class="li1">mentor/chair qualifications</li>
<li class="li1">is there a chair list?</li>
<li class="li1">who is the expert in phoenix on my topic? Can I consult him/her to help develop my topic?</li>
<li class="li1">Will we be able to meet prospective members before selection.</li>
</ul>
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<span class="s1">Our Program</span></div>
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<li class="li1">Please clarify remaining classes, what to expect, what we will learn</li>
<li class="li1">are there opportunities to accelerate the process?</li>
<li class="li1">Several classes have same number or variation of, do we have to take all of them for completion?</li>
</ul>
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<span class="s1">Misc.</span> </div>
<ul class="ul1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">
<li class="li1">When is the new research or is there ever such a thing new?</li>
<li class="li1">How does one take on a study that does not have a lot of findings?</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lecture Area</b></div>
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<i>From the Professor</i></div>
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<span class="s1">Misc. Notes</span></div>
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<li class="li1">Experts in the field go to research conferences</li>
<li class="li1">APA second section about clarity and content</li>
<li class="li1">"really, really important"</li>
<li class="li1">reference specific events</li>
<li class="li1">be careful of anamorphisms</li>
<li class="li1">be careful of words or terms with multiple meanings</li>
<li class="li1">consider readers with multiple/different languages</li>
<li class="li1">deconstruction/critical analysis</li>
<li class="li1">don't limit yourself to one resource</li>
<li class="li1">using edited literature is okay</li>
<li class="li1"><i>Sampling</i>: exceptionally representative, quantitative</li>
<li class="li1"><i>Case study</i>: exceptionally special, qualitative</li>
<li class="li1"><i>Convenience sample</i>: available data/people</li>
<li class="li1">After third residency, we can submit our dissertation proposal</li>
<li class="li1">Ethics, permissions, confidentiality, </li>
<li class="li1">Be careful about exclusions of names/companies/organizations and confidentiality</li>
<li class="li1">Try to get samples without bias/the researcher's perceptions/expectations are not completely revealed</li>
</ul>
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<span class="s1"><b>The M.E.A.T. Method</b></span></div>
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M - methodological</div>
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<li class="li1">Creswell and Newman</li>
<li class="li1">SAGE research methods</li>
</ul>
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E - exploratory, narrative, observation, empirical, extending research</div>
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<li class="li1">SPSS - quantitative data analysis software</li>
<li class="li1">nvivo - qualitative data analysis software</li>
</ul>
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A - applied contribution, application, applied learning and experience</div>
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T - modest contribution, theory, theoretical relevance, "all good theories die"</div>
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<span class="s1"><b>SAS Website</b></span></div>
<ul class="ul1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">
<li class="li1">Faculty approved for SAS</li>
<li class="li1">Area of expertise</li>
<li class="li1">Ask a question on Phoenix Connect based on your dissertation proposal to find a chair/mentor</li>
<li class="li7"><span class="s3">Search for a mentor (<a href="https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/SASWeb/LearnerFolders/LearnerUIPages/MentorSearch.aspx"><span class="s1">https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/SASWeb/LearnerFolders/LearnerUIPages/MentorSearch.aspx</span></a>)</span></li>
</ul>
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<i>Other</i></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Library Resources</b></span></div>
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<i> Misc. Notes</i></div>
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<li class="li1">A folder on the library per user</li>
<li class="li1">Overview of search engine used for Phoenix library with the use of Boolean flags</li>
</ul>
<iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="389" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1aDBG8R8jC22LCApuyvu-V8tBeANTMqWTQnlUw9BhY3A/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="480"></iframe>
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<i> Evaluating Search Results</i></div>
<ul class="ul1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">
<li class="li1"><i>Scope</i>: do you need an overview of your topic or do you need specific information on your topic?</li>
<li class="li1"><i>Currency</i>: How current is the information? Does it cover the time period that you are researching?</li>
<li class="li1"><i>Authority</i>: Who if the author and what are their credentials?</li>
<li class="li1"><i>Audience</i>: Who is your audience (how much detailed information do you need)?</li>
</ul>
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<i> Resources</i></div>
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<li class="li1">Google Scholar is now accessible within Phoenix's library (<a href="http://tinyurl.com/go2googlescholar"><span class="s4">http://tinyurl.com/go2googlescholar</span></a>)</li>
</ul>
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<i> EBSCOhost & ProQuest Accounts</i></div>
<ul class="ul1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">
<li class="li1">You can try and go to the official website to find the document and see if it's there.</li>
</ul>
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<i>Idea: Keep a spreadsheet on databases</i></div>
<ul class="ul1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">
<li class="li1">Journal Name, Full-test coverage (year to year), Database found</li>
</ul>
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<b>Assignments</b></div>
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<li class="li1">Reflection journal template</li>
<li class="li1">Things you want to make sure you want to get done tomorrow</li>
<li class="li1">Any questions, to do list, etc.</li>
</ul>
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<b>Future Agenda</b></div>
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<li class="li1">Committee collection</li>
<li class="li1">Micro presentation</li>
<li class="li1">1 on 1</li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><a href="https://dl.dropbox.com/u/831910/Homework/PhD/Phoenix/DOC721R/Day1-Homework.docx">Day 1 Homework</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://dl.dropbox.com/u/831910/Homework/PhD/Phoenix/DOC721R/doc721R_r4_residency_reflexive_journal_AVelez.doc">Reflexive template</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><b>DOC721R/Day Two Residency Notes</b></span></span></h2>
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<b>Project: Problem Statement Presentation</b></div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">Post problem statement from your concept paper</li>
<li class="li1">Student: sites in front of the class in the "hot seat" and says nothing while classmates analyze the problem statement and guess what the paper will be about.</li>
<li class="li1">Classmates: is this problem statement an observation, survey, case study, etc.? Where is this problem statement going? How will it be examined?</li>
</ul>
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Alex (me) focus points to improve on:</div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">problem with clarity</li>
<li class="li1">what is the problem specifically</li>
<li class="li1">need to discuss the technology</li>
<li class="li1">he/she pronouns</li>
<li class="li1">sentence structure</li>
<li class="li1">condense structure</li>
<li class="li1">borrow a method</li>
</ul>
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Anne</div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">Information is lacking</li>
<li class="li1">problem statement appears to be an ethics issue but unclear</li>
<li class="li1">survey-based?</li>
<li class="li1">not sure where the information is going</li>
</ul>
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John</div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">problem statement clear</li>
<li class="li1">needs elaboration with adoption of technology</li>
<li class="li1">borrow a method</li>
<li class="li1">be careful with the word "will"</li>
</ul>
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Art</div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">problem: project performance?</li>
<li class="li1">too broad</li>
<li class="li1">topic is actually about whether funds should go into projects </li>
</ul>
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Heddie</div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">general area identified</li>
<li class="li1">specific evidence on why the pharmaceutical and who</li>
<li class="li1">correlation and sampling</li>
<li class="li1">avoid long sentences</li>
<li class="li1">clarity with "incivility"</li>
</ul>
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Chris</div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">specific problem: clear and will explore why african american obesity occurs more than in their white counterparts</li>
<li class="li1">comparative study, ethnography, behavioral</li>
<li class="li1">choice of words</li>
<li class="li1">specify time</li>
</ul>
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Lonnie</div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">unclear general problem statement</li>
<li class="li1">no citations, resources, supportive data to the specific problem</li>
<li class="li1">sounds like there is a lot going on, "busy"</li>
<li class="li1">run on sentences, fragments</li>
</ul>
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Telicia</div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">geographical information</li>
<li class="li1">disparity of why african americans are being targeted for lending market</li>
<li class="li1">descriptive study, qualitative study</li>
<li class="li1">write out numbers if over double digits, some grammatical errors</li>
</ul>
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Nadine</div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">statement and variables needs clarity</li>
<li class="li1">who is doing the reporting and why the concern</li>
<li class="li1">qualitative study</li>
<li class="li1">what are the possibilities</li>
</ul>
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Juan</div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">the assumption is "how it is being spread?" but it's not explicitly mentioned</li>
<li class="li1">want to know transmission, but is not explicit</li>
<li class="li1">what preventative measure</li>
<li class="li1">what paths should be used, borrow a method</li>
<li class="li1">what are researchers doing to study health changes in the population</li>
<li class="li1">supportive data</li>
<li class="li1">run-on sentences</li>
</ul>
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Remi</div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">geographic information</li>
<li class="li1">website information: benefits/negative affects</li>
<li class="li1">unsure about method, borrow a method, what are others doing?</li>
</ul>
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Claudetth</div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">general problem: Racial and ethnic disparities in the quality of health care</li>
<li class="li1">clarity with specific area</li>
<li class="li1">what racial and ethnic groups are affected</li>
<li class="li1">borrow a method</li>
</ul>
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Michelet</div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">spread of the HIV infection in South Africa</li>
<li class="li1">why is it spreading?</li>
<li class="li1">ethnographic survey</li>
</ul>
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<span class="s1"><b>Lecture Notes</b></span></div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">expert faculty, hard to discuss the basics</li>
<li class="li1">general problem, specific problem (what is missing?), method, style</li>
</ul>
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<i>Lecture</i></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Method</b></span></div>
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Quantitative: correlational (comparative between variables), archival (collection of measurements), content or text analysis (goal is to study text and identify themes, detect latent content), ethnography (study of culture), and phenomenology (notes from others for insight), data saturation.</div>
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For each method, there should be a research question for it.</div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Saturday Plan</b></span></div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">method and analysis</li>
<li class="li1">research questions</li>
<li class="li1">dissertation review planning</li>
<li class="li1">check-ins start</li>
<li class="li1">timelines and committees</li>
<li class="li1">pursuing a chair and what will happen</li>
<li class="li1">committee will give advice on what to change.</li>
<li class="li1">concept paper revision</li>
<li class="li1">reflective journaling</li>
</ul>
<iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="389" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PHMLsFfVG77xoh5p7PgVqFaZ6_vzKmHNw4oIAiviP10/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="480"></iframe>
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<span class="s1"><b><br /></b></span>
<span class="s1"><b>Team Project</b></span></div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">published dissertation review (team of 3-4)</li>
<ul class="ul2">
<li class="li1">dissertations we like</li>
<li class="li1">using quality criteria for concept paper</li>
<li class="li1">5-10 minutes</li>
<li class="li1">what is strong, what is less strong</li>
</ul>
</ul>
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<span class="s1"><b>Sunday Plan</b></span></div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">Dissertation Review (group)</li>
<li class="li1"><a href="https://dl.dropbox.com/u/831910/Homework/PhD/Phoenix/DOC721R/Dissertation%20Project%20Plan_AVelez.xls">Dissertation Plan</a> (turn in)</li>
<li class="li1">Individual micro-presentations</li>
<ul class="ul2">
<li class="li1">updates</li>
<li class="li1">research questions</li>
</ul>
<iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="389" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Euyqpncvg2tskCAXvd-hkxEisvGr2gzDfxD0a1nsouU/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="480"></iframe>
<li class="li1">12:30-1PM: APA</li>
</ul>
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<span class="s1"><b>Homework due</b></span></div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">revised concept paper</li>
<li class="li1">reflection</li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">DOC721R/Day Three Residency Notes</span></b></h2>
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<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">gain insight from other sources</li>
<li class="li1">critical thinking from other dissertations (dissertation review)</li>
<li class="li1">relevant, important, interesting</li>
<li class="li1">am I reaching my audience?</li>
<li class="li1">what can I change about my dissertation?</li>
</ul>
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<span class="s1"><b>APA Lecture</b></span></div>
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">General APA styles (headings, word usage and comprehension, etc.)</li>
<li class="li1">Flexibility (Limit footnotes)</li>
<li class="li1">Software (River point and end note)</li>
<li class="li1">Discourse community (talk in code)</li>
<li class="li1">Appropriate, persuasive, interesting</li>
<li class="li1">Method: Sampling procedure, Sample size, power, precision, measure and covariates, research design, experimental manipulations, interventions</li>
<li class="li1">Almost significant means its not significant</li>
<li class="li1">Results</li>
<li class="li1">Discussion</li>
<li class="li1">Grammar software: grammarly, whitesmoke</li>
<li class="li1">Describe at appropriate level of specificity</li>
<li class="li1">Be sensitive to labels</li>
<li class="li1">Avoid masculine and pronouns</li>
<li class="li1">Plagiarism</li>
</ul>
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<li class="li1">gain insight from other sources</li>
<li class="li1">critical thinking from other dissertations (dissertation review)</li>
<li class="li1">relevant, important, interesting</li>
<li class="li1">am I reaching my audience?</li>
<li class="li1">what can I change about my dissertation?</li>
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<span class="s1"><b>APA Lecture</b></span></div>
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<li class="li1">General APA styles (headings, word usage and comprehension, etc.)</li>
<li class="li1">Flexibility (Limit footnotes)</li>
<li class="li1">Software (River point and end note)</li>
<li class="li1">Discourse community (talk in code)</li>
<li class="li1">Appropriate, persuasive, interesting</li>
<li class="li1">Method: Sampling procedure, Sample size, power, precision, measure and covariates, research design, experimental manipulations, interventions</li>
<li class="li1">Almost significant means its not significant</li>
<li class="li1">Results</li>
<li class="li1">Discussion</li>
<li class="li1">Grammar software: grammarly, whitesmoke</li>
<li class="li1">Describe at appropriate level of specificity</li>
<li class="li1">Be sensitive to labels</li>
<li class="li1">Avoid masculine and pronouns</li>
<li class="li1">Plagiarism</li>
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<span class="s1"><b>To Do List</b></span></div>
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<li class="li1">borrow a method</li>
<li class="li1">peer review as a model</li>
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<li class="li4">how are they going to get the data?</li>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Final Grade, Notes from Professor, and Links</span></b></h2>
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<span class="s1">Alex,</span></div>
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<span class="s1">It was a pleasure having class with you. Some final thoughts on your core materials, as revised by course's end: </span></div>
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<span class="s1">You have done a good job in continuing to build and refine your overall problem formulation. Work to grow your familiarity with existing research in this environment to not only a deeper understanding of the empirical results as they pertain to your study, but also a strong understanding of the design and data collection procedures used by these colleagues such that you can design an appropriately similar effort. Then, as that design is refined, ensure that your research questions aren't in response to the general problem, but rather connect to the method you pursue (and, are informed directly by your data analysis). For example, a deeper understanding of the instrumentation engaged by researchers in this area regarding affirmative behaviors will inform how your state (and answer) your research questions. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Other items: I would like to recommend the following articles (mostly from Educational Researcher) that I think you'll find relevant to your own work and for which I am sending url's to class members (simply copy and paste each into your browser's address bar). </span></div>
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<span class="s1">The first should be valuable as you evaluate your own literature review (in and after DOC/722): <a href="http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Publications/Journals/Educational_Researcher/3406/Boote.pdf"><span class="s2">http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Publications/Journals/Educational_Researcher/3406/Boote.pdf</span></a></span> </div>
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<span class="s3">The second article serves as a response to the first, particularly, as a critique: <a href="http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Publications/Journals/Educational_Researcher/3509/10324-05_Maxwell_p28-31.pdf"><span class="s4">http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Publications/Journals/Educational_Researcher/3509/10324-05_Maxwell_p28-31.pdf</span></a></span><span class="s5"> </span></div>
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<span class="s3">And, this one serves as a response from the original authors: <a href="http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Publications/Journals/Educational_Researcher/3509/10324-06_Boote_p32-35.pdf"><span class="s4">http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Publications/Journals/Educational_Researcher/3509/10324-06_Boote_p32-35.pdf</span></a></span><span class="s5"> </span></div>
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<span class="s1">The following article treats the evaluation of dissertations more broadly, but should be useful as you explore literature of interest and as you work to self evaluate your own dissertation work:<a href="http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/pubsres/academe/2005/ND/Feat/lovi.htm"><span class="s2">http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/pubsres/academe/2005/ND/Feat/lovi.htm</span></a></span> </div>
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<span class="s3">Also, consider the following article as context for your RES/722 class: <a href="http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Publications/Journals/Educational_Researcher/3509/10324-02_Yanchar_p3-12.pdf"><span class="s4">http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Publications/Journals/Educational_Researcher/3509/10324-02_Yanchar_p3-12.pdf</span></a></span><span class="s5"> </span></div>
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<span class="s1">One more: be sure to review the "resources for authors" at the following link: <a href="http://www.aera.net/publications/?id=308"><span class="s2">http://www.aera.net/publications/?id=308</span></a></span> </div>
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<span class="s1">Thank you for your contributions to our course. We had a very productive weekend! Please let me know if you have any questions! JM</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b><i>Grading Criteria</i></b><i>Possible /</i><b><i> Earned</i></b></span></div>
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AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-26825882417400995782012-12-08T19:10:00.000-08:002012-12-08T19:11:26.200-08:00ORG/716 ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY AND DESIGN Woot! I passed with an A-. Now to get ready for my residency in Nashville, TN... meh!<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">ORG/716 ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY AND DESIGN</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Start Date: 10/09/2012</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">COURSE DESCRIPTION</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Upon completion of this course, learners will be prepared to analyze and select appropriate paradigms to guide organizational research. Additionally, learners will have the ability to systematically apply organizational theories to enrich existing models or develop new models to increase performance and effectiveness.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Analyze organizational strategies and needs to determine optimal methods for organizational design.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Evaluate various guiding principles of organizations by exploring historical and current trends in organizational theory.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Analyze current organization development practices to guide organizational research.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Apply paradigms of thinking to organizational challenges and research.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Consider the role of ethics in organizational theory, design, and development.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In this reflection, I have learned many perspectives about what happened to many of these organizations and how they attempt to improve over the years as well as the reasons behind them. I have also learned that these experiences led to the different theoretical structures, models, and systems to enhance or improve organizational standards and development. The following is a list of what I have generally learned from these books.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This book discusses the following:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Organizational development (OD) from different perspectives and through the years</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Understanding where OD comes from and the efforts that OD attempts to improve</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The goal is to understand and help both the organization gain a useful structure as well as helping the people involved with the organization gain a structure through the different experiences organizations perceive</span></li>
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<em><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Organizational theory, design, and change</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br />This book discusses the following:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Organizational designs: different types and structures, including life cycles, the development of an organizational model, and theory</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The types of changes that can occur in business and technology, and learning how to deal with them</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Different types of ethical perspectives the understanding of perspectives from the organization, stakeholders, and employees</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The consequences of organizational change from different perspectives and how to improve the decisions in an organization</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This book discusses the following:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Introducing the different types of organizational theory with an in-depth analyses of each type</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">An understanding of the uses and perspectives of each type of organizational theory</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">A comparison of the theories</span></li>
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<em><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br />Images of organization</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This book discusses the following:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Exploring the past of different organizations and how the issues were handled</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Understanding organizational structure and the politics associated with it</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The evolution of organizations in modern day terms</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">How technology affects organizations</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Sociological trends of organizations and the models that are developed</span></li>
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<em><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br />Organizations and organizing</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This book discusses the following:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Understanding what an organization is</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Organizations as a system and analyzing the different types of organizational systems: natural, rational, and open</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The different theories associated with these systems</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">A sociological perspective on organizational systems theory</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">References<br /><br />Gallos, J.V. (2006). Organization development. San Francisco, CA; Jossey-Bass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Jones, G.R. (2010). Organizational theory, design, and change (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">McAuley, J., Duberley, J. & Johnson, P. (2007).Organization theory: Challenges and perspectives. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Morgan, G. (2007). Images of organization. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publiscations</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Scott, W.R., Davis, G.F. (2007). Organizations and organizing. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><em>Which organizational theory or theories can best be used to improve conditions regarding the issue of employee alienation?</em><span style="line-height: 19px;">According to McAuley, Duberley, and Johnson (2007), the theory that can be used to improve the issues with employee alienation can begin with "McGregor’s theory Y" (McAuley,Duberley, & Johnson, 2007, p. 418). This theory outlines how the organization should take responsibility over the strategies associated in the workplace and work on changing them to fix the possible issues with the hierarchy, processes, or employee involvement.</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19px;"><br /><em>What are some examples of how employee alienation is being handled within your own experiences or in your organization? </em><br />In my last organization, the organization would do very little to actually fix any of the processes, hierarchy issues, or employee involvement. They felt that they could raise morale by occasionally hosting potlucks and parties. However, this did not fix the issues.</span><span style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><em><span style="line-height: 19px;">How might you handle employee alienation?</span></em><br />There are a couple of ways I would pursue changing the workplace strategies. The first way would be to retrieve feedback from the employees on a basis that the company and employees are comfortable with, for example on a quarterly basis. This aspect toward fixing an issue is used to investigate and analyze the issue from another perspective from one's own. Then the organization can consider making the adjustments where necessary instead of changing things around and possibly making the employees further angry or dissatisfied. The second way would be to have regular employee reviews where they can discuss their issues and their work can be analyzed. This period should be consistent with normal business perspectives on when a review should be held and it will allow the business to hear the thoughts from the employees and also see the employees quality of work. This would then lead to the same adjustments as the first way and would also accommodate any necessary salary changes that the employees should be receiving.<br /><br />Reference</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">McAuley, J., Duberley, J. & Johnson, P. (2007).Organization theory: Challenges and perspectives. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.<br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The structure of an organization is one the fundamentals of an organizational design (McAuley, Duberley, & Johnson, 2007). The structure of an organization can lead to either a very good organizational design or a very poor one. From my own experience in the web technology realm, I have learned that the leaders in an organization should take a more proactive role in some of the dealings with how the employees interface with the clients and other employees. Employee to leader involvement can lead to encouragement and better learning experiences. This may not only improve the employee’s interactions but also help them to learn and understand different perspectives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I believe that my dominant way of thinking is using the open system as it involves information theory and explores the possibilities of other existing theories (Scott & Davis, 2007). Many of the organizations I have dealt with have complex systems in technology and so the open system provides an advantage in my life to explore new technologies and information related to it. One of the disadvantages, though, indicates that there will be more criticism in the field because much of the investments will be in the technology area and the risk of adapting to a new technology without a lot of information is many times frowned upon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In this week I have learned even more about the different types of systems and theories. I have also learned that there are many different perspectives depending on the organization. In learning about open system, I feel that I get a basic understanding of the types of theories that are available and what the objectives of each are. I hope to learn and understand more about the different systems as it relates toward real world scenarios.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In this week, I have learned there are several complexities involved with management and the ideas behind it. Many of the decisions made in an organization are based on the organization's culture and design. Ethics and culture play a valuable role in the decisions that are made in an organization as well. Much of the comments in the forums gave me a lot to think about as well. Taking the steps to recognize the issues and move forward appropriately to an efficient organizational design are some of the lessons I will take with me in this week.</span></div>
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<td colspan="1" height="18" width="19%">Total Percentage:</td>
<td width="31%">89.5%</td>
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<td>20.0</td>
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A fine conclusion to the course. Very good use of course concepts to develop a<br />
creative approach. Well done!! Rich</div>
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<td>4.0</td>
<td>4.0</td>
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Thanks for your efforts and contribution to the course!</div>
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<td>Week 8 Subtotal :</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>Cumulative Week 8 Subtotal :</td>
<td>100</td>
<td>89.5</td>
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<td height="18">Individual Paper</td>
<td>15.0</td>
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Alexandria, the paper is very well-written and presents course concepts well.<br />
Good work in that respect. However, one central requirement of the assignment<br />
is bypassed in that neither a specific systems paradigm is presented, nor a<br />
specific organizational metaphor, and in turn the alignment between them is not<br />
discussed. Nonetheless, the paper represents a very good effort. Rich</div>
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<td>4.0</td>
<td>4.0</td>
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A thorough effort...particularly considering the holiday weekend. Good work!<br />
Rich</div>
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<td>Week 7 Subtotal :</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>16</td>
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<td>Cumulative Week 7 Subtotal :</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>65.5</td>
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<td>4.0</td>
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Another week of very good contibutions to class discussions. Excellent<br />
interaction, proper integration of theory and practice. Good work! Rich</div>
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<td>5.0</td>
<td>5.0</td>
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An excelent presentation. Fine content, excellent use of concepts, professional<br />
PPT. Applications are realistic and well-grounded. Great work! Rich</div>
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<td>Week 6 Subtotal :</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>9</td>
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<td>57</td>
<td>49.5</td>
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<td height="18">Individual Paper</td>
<td>10.0</td>
<td>10.0</td>
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Alexandria, excellent. A fine analysis and very well-written. Good work! Rich</div>
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<td>4.0</td>
<td>4.0</td>
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Very good classroom work this week. Quite engaged and interactive. Well done.<br />
Rich</div>
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<td>Week 5 Subtotal :</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>14</td>
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<td>Cumulative Week 5 Subtotal :</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>40.5</td>
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<td height="18">Individual Paper</td>
<td>15.0</td>
<td>12.0</td>
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Alexandria, content is satisfactory and concepts reasonably applied but the<br />
table is not in APA format as required and very difficult to follow. Also, a<br />
title page is required on all assignments. Rich</div>
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<td>4.0</td>
<td>3.0</td>
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Good work in the classroom, contributing well to course discussions. However,<br />
minimum participation requirements were not met.... Rich</div>
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<td>Week 4 Subtotal :</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>34</td>
<td>26.5</td>
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<td>10.0</td>
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Alexandria, the matrix presents the rudimentary information but beyond that the<br />
paper lacks detail and elaboration. Matrix entries would benefit from<br />
expansion; question responses present little meaningful information. Also, no<br />
reference list is presented. Perhaps this was just a bad week for you. As we<br />
move forward, please focus on depth of analysis. Rich</div>
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<td>4.0</td>
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Looks good. Participation is excellent with fine contribution to class.</div>
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<td>14</td>
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<br />AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-9902314588387474392012-10-08T11:16:00.001-07:002012-10-08T11:16:51.220-07:00RES/722A RESEARCH DESIGN<u>Do not underestimate this course</u>. This was the second most difficult course I had to take in this program so far. I thought I was going to fail it to be completely honest. I called my academic counselor just because I felt the teacher was grading very harshly and required some elements I was not used to. Anyway, I passed with a B+ so I am very thankful that the teacher accepted the resubmitted essays. I redid my proposals three times. The first time was of my own accord. I wrote about what I know and have experience in but I had to ask myself if I really enjoyed what I was writing about. The answer turned out to be <i>no</i>. So I redid my paper. Knowing the risks, I did it anyway. That paper was scrutinized so much, but I couldn't revert it. After all the feedback, it turned into a third version of the paper. At least now I know what to expect. For this reason, it is important to know what to write about ahead of time.<br />
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This course is also considered to be the end of the first year in the doctoral program. I guess they wanted to give me <i>food for thought </i>before I go into my next residency (I delayed it to next year). You can easily tell by my grades which courses I had the most difficulty in because they each have a B+ grade. Just so the readers understand the severeness of the program, if I drop below an 80%, I will need to either retake the course or I will get dropped from the program. Believe it or not, the courses are very strict and Phoenix has higher standards than one might assume.<br />
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We were asked this in our prior course as well and my answer is pretty much still the same. It is very important to review the literature before identifying a research problem in a study for several reasons. It is the researcher’s responsibility to review and interpret to the literature and writer’s perspective to grasp and understand the research (Willis, 2007, p. 160). Reviewing the literature also helps us as students, researchers, and future doctors/professors to understand possible perspectives from others as well. Reviewing the literature also allows the researcher to ask questions towards the aspects of the literature that does not make sense or that appear to be assumptions (Willis, 2007, p. 162). Most importantly, reviewing the literature is important for ethical and factual reasons. Comparing literature with other literature to verify that the data is replicable can be an important aspect towards gaining knowledge in that area. Any questions or perceptions on the literature should be followed up by the actual data presented and proven in the literature.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Willis, J. W. (2007). Foundations of qualitative research: Interpretive and critical approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier;">Problems can be found in everyday situations. Whether a person has a problem with their health to whether someone has a question about some aspect of their life, problems will exist through every day lives. When this occurs, people may look for help from experts in the field (</span><span style="font-family: Courier;">Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010</span><span style="font-family: Courier;">) and there are many ways a researcher might recognize a problem. One way a researcher might identify a problem is through asking for advice from an expert in a given area (</span><span style="font-family: Courier;">Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010</span><span style="font-family: Courier;">). This allows the researcher to ask questions and obtain valuable feedback from someone who is knowledgeable in the environment or scenario of the study. Obtaining information through an authority can be risky. Although the expert may have information that is to be perceived as truthful, the information may not necessarily be factual (</span><span style="font-family: Courier;">Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010</span><span style="font-family: Courier;">). This information or feedback from the expert may need to be verified with the use of reviewing literature and possibly going to other experts for further validation (</span><span style="font-family: Courier;">Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010</span><span style="font-family: Courier;">). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier;">Christensen, L. B., Johnson, R. B., & Turner, L. A. (2010). Research methods, design, and analysis (11ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.</span><span style="font-family: Courier;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px;">In this week, I have learned a little bit more about why reviewing the literature is so important and how to recognize what the problem statement is in the literature. I have also learned about what I will probably focus on as well to help me complete my dissertation. This aspect is something I have been struggling with for a while. I think it will be best for me to start with writing about the areas that I have experience in and maybe later expand into areas of study I would like to discuss and explore. I'm not sure if this is the path that is normal to take but I will try to do the best I can to succeed.</span><br />
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Some of the common practices that we may need to avoid is using the library as our only resource for finding information in the study we are researching (Neuman, 2005). If we are going to use library resources, we should consistently cite and reference any material that we derive from the library. Another practice we should avoid is copying someone else’s data collection information. If the researcher uses information from the assistant or an associate, they need to reference that person in the study otherwise it is considered plagiarism (Neuman, 2005). This is especially applicable when the researcher uses the same exact words or phrases (Neuman, 2005). To avoid plagiarism, as doctoral students and as researchers (future and present), we should try to give credit when we use someone else’s sources. By asking for permission, citing, and referencing the alternative sources, we are ensuring that our work is valid and ethical. We should try to make sure at all materials and data resources in the study are used correctly and accurately.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Neuman, W. L. (2005). Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches (6th ed.). <st1:place><st1:city><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Boston</st1:city></st1:place></st1:city>, <st1:state><st1:state w:st="on">MA</st1:state></st1:state></st1:place>: Allyn & Bacon.<o:p></o:p></div>
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One of the advantages to writing a good annotated bibliographic entry is that we have the benefit of a summary that we can go back to at a later date and still know and remember what the article was about after reading it (Leedy & Ormrod, 2009). Many times I will forget what an article or book was about or what the point of the research was. This will allow me to go back and find out.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The data in an annotated bibliography is very valuable, especially if we need to go back and use the article as a reference multiple times. It includes the name, title, where the journal is from, our thoughts and ideas from the article, and what the article is about. Also, when I find really good articles that I want to use for my dissertation, I can put them into a group so that I can reference them again.</div>
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In this week, I have learned about some of the common practices to avoid plagiarism. It is still amazing to me that there are several ways that people may not even realize that they are plagiarizing. I have to admit that I might have made some of these mistakes if I didn't learn about them first. Thank goodness I got the information I needed before that happens. <br />
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Another thing I learned in this week was the advantages of writing a good annotated bibliography. I already knew about how this aspect can be very helpful but having it available for future use will be even more valuable later when I have to go back to find these articles and use them as references.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">The problem statement provides a great foundation about the study as it pinpoints much of the important aspects of the study. Utilizing a problem statement allows me to explore the different possibilities and outcomes of a study (</span>Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010)<span style="font-family: Courier New;">. It emphasizes what the study is about, how I am approaching the problem, and the reasons behind the research. It allows me to look at several issues that we may face, and through analyzing research, I can become more informed about the ideas and techniques that are used for the studies. I also recognize the theory behind the problem statements to clarify what is happening in the study as it helps to identify what the problem is and how to go about following the methodology of the study.</span><br />
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It is valuable to discuss the problem statement for leaders to care about the solutions to allow more information that is verified to promote even further and thorough research. Other stakeholders may also need to be concerned about the accuracy of the problem statement, as a lot of time and money may need to go into the study. So the information in the problem statement needs to be clear, accurate and proven otherwise it is difficult to know is the information is true or not (Leady & Ormrod, 2010). Concepts such as definitions, terms, and phrases need to be clearly defined for the research as well so that there is clarity in the study. This study may also need to be distributed by the stakeholders and their reputation may be at risk if the information is not clear or proven (Leady & Ormrod, 2010). The information within the problem statement is an important aspect for both the stakeholders and leaders.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In this week, I have learned a lot more about the importance of what a problem statement is and how it affects our study. I have also learned that the problem statement should be as specific as possible to ensure accurate information as well as valid information. In addition to learning about the problem statement, I have also learned the different perspectives of why the problem statement is important for leaders and stakeholders as well.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px;">I believe that there are so many things I can pick and that is one of the aspects that is difficult. If I need to be specific, my selection should also be specific. So I become conflicted at times when I want to talk about problems in my field. There are so many perspectives one can take in Information Technology and Systems that it can almost be too much of an </span><em style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px;">information overload. </em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px;">I also want to have the researchable problem to be something important and something that people care about or want answers to. I want the information to be meaningful and helpful to others as well. That's why I find it both challenging and difficult to be very specific when I have so much information to share and so much I want to investigate.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px;">I must admit, I almost felt like I needed to redo the entire thing after some of the comments I saw. I do appreciate all the responses that I received. I will probably work with this as my peers definitely gave me plenty of very good advice. So one of the things that I need to improve on and have is a better declaration to my problem statement. I need a definitive statement on what the problem actually is and to outline that well enough so that others understand the problem and point. Another one of my challenges is that I need a better understanding of the elements that are needed in the problem statement. I think with practice comes a better ability and understanding towards making the problem statement more comprehensible and specific. I think also taking the criticism hurts my ego a little but I will get over it. In the end, if I can learn the most important aspects of these challenges, I will feel that it is all worthwhile.</span></div>
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The purpose statement of the research study is used to keep the research clear and on target of what the study is going to be about (Leedy & Ormrod, 2009). By changing the purpose statement of the research proposal, it changes to focus of the study. For example, if the researcher is writing a study about web technology and the purpose statement of the study is changed to web development, the entire study will need to be in line with the change and the focus of the study has changed. The same thing occurs when the title is changed (Leedy & Ormrod, 2009) as it affects the reader's understanding of what the study they expected to read is about. Both the title and the purpose statement should follow the same pattern as the researcher should focus their data around those two elements.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; line-height: 16px;">The purpose statement is the focal point of the ideas and overall study whereas the problem statement is the information that describes what the issues are that the researcher wants to discuss in the study. In the purpose statement, the information is presented with the ideas and focus of the study. The purpose statement may also be one of the first elements to begin the study as well as the title (Leedy & Ormrod, 2009). The problem statement has information about what the researcher is going to discuss and about the problems within a certain area of the what will be discussed in the study. Both of the statements need to be focused on what the study is about but the problem statement needs emphasis to information that allows the researcher to appear to be writing a study with an open mind (Leedy & Ormrod, 2009).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: small;">In this week I have learned about the purpose statement and the differences between the purpose statement and the problem statement. The purpose statement should be clear and to the point so that the focus of the study is created around that. If the purpose statement is changed in any way, the focus of the research proposal is also changed. I have also learned that the purpose statement is one of the most important aspects of the study as it distinguishes the study's goals and objectives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: small;">According to Christensen, Johnson, & Turner (2010), research questions are applicable to test and data collecting to address information that is important to the study. We need to be specific and clear on what the research questions are about so that the data received is to the point. If the questions are too vague, the investigator may not know what to look for. The research questions provide the necessary ideas and information that guides the study's topic and details. The research question also allows the researcher to plan what will be in the study. The research design is the outline to the research question (Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010) that is used in the study. The research question also identifies the relationships in the study and so the research question not only helps as a guide but as a frame for the study as well.</span><br />
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Hey Alex,<br />
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Good job with your DQ's this week; they were submitted on time, met the word<br />
count, and fully answered the questions at hand. Our discussions for week 8<br />
included examining the most important parts of the research concept paper, and<br />
the imperativeness of aligning all elements. We also worked on evaluating the<br />
difference between the concept paper, a research proposal, and a research<br />
report. Finally, we delved into looking at elements that can be utilized in the<br />
chapter 1 of your dissertation paper. We also discussed various concepts that I<br />
like to call "take aways" from this course. I hoped that you have gleaned as<br />
much from this course as I have from working with you. Good luck on your future<br />
endeavors.<br />
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Dr. G</div>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Super job meeting the participation requirements as outlined in the syllabus for<br />
Week Eight Alex! You've clearly demonstrated your understanding of the<br />
importance of classroom management skills, and responding to your peers in a<br />
timely matter. Your responses are very simplistic, and allow even the novice of<br />
colleagues to grasp the concepts shared. Onward and upward is our goal.<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
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<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Individual Paper</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">20.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">20.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Hey Alex,<br />
<br />
I have completed grading your paper for Week 8 and have provided feedback for<br />
you as well as attached the rubric. I am also attaching the Dissertation<br />
Criteria Grading Scale for future reference. Please let me know if you have<br />
any questions. Have a great day!<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
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<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 8 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">23</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">23</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 8 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">100</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">89.25</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 8 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Hey Alex,<br />
<br />
I truly hope that this class has prepared you for gaining confidence as a<br />
research writer. This course should have challenged you to grow as a doctoral<br />
student. You must consider the fact that writing for a dissertation is<br />
definitely different from other papers that you have had to write in the past.<br />
You have examined several research methodologies as well as gained insight in<br />
to the components of the concept paper which is a major proponent to your<br />
dissertation. Please let me know if there is any way that I can assist you in<br />
the future. Onward and Upward is definitely your goal.<br />
<br />
Take care,<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
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<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 23px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 7</h2>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Discussion Questions</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Hey Alex,<br />
<br />
Good job with your DQ's this week; they were submitted on time, met the word<br />
count, and fully answered the questions. Thanks for utilizing the information<br />
shared from your peers to enhance our discussions and dialogue. Continue to<br />
focus on bringing in information from your weekly readings for all your DQ<br />
responses. Our discussions for week 7 included examining the factors that are<br />
most important in determining a research design. We also examined the pros and<br />
cons when selecting and establishing a theoretical or conceptual model or<br />
framework. I hope that by now you have grasped the importance of deciding on a<br />
research methodology and design as the overall basis of your dissertation.<br />
Please remember to review this information in your Neuman text as it is<br />
imperative in developing your concept paper for Week 8. Please let me know if<br />
any of the concepts discussed this week are unclear to you. As you know we are<br />
vastly approaching the end, so keep your head up and you will make it.<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
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<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Participation</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Hey Alex, Thanks for a great week. During this time we focused on determining<br />
the important factors of a research design, and the pros and cons of selecting<br />
an established theoretical or conceptual model or framework. Thanks for the<br />
valuable feedback that you provided during the discussions. The discussions<br />
were extremely informative on both topics. You should know that all of our<br />
conversations were design to help us to develop and perfect our concept papers,<br />
which will be a valuable component of your residency and your first doctoral<br />
course (Doc 722). Please let me know if any of the concepts we have discussed<br />
so far are unclear to you. Our ultimate goal is to produce a dissertation<br />
worthy of a scholar-practitioner. Onward and upward is our goal.<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 7 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">3</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">3</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 7 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">77</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">66.25</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 7 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Hey Alex,<br />
<br />
Thanks for a great week. During this time we focused on determining the<br />
important factors of a research design, and the pros and cons of selecting an<br />
established theoretical or conceptual model or framework. Thanks for the<br />
valuable feedback that you provided during the discussions. The discussions<br />
were extremely informative on both topics. You should know that all of our<br />
conversations were design to help us to develop and perfect our concept papers,<br />
which will be a valuable component of your residency and your first doctoral<br />
course (Doc 722). Please let me know if any of the concepts we have discussed<br />
so far are unclear to you. Our ultimate goal is to produce a dissertation<br />
worthy of a scholar-practitioner. Onward and upward is our goal.<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 23px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 6</h2>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Discussion Questions</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Hey Alex,<br />
<br />
Good job with your DQ's this week; they were submitted on time, met the word<br />
count, and fully answered the question. Continue to focus on bringing in<br />
information from your weekly readings for all your DQ responses. Our<br />
discussions for week 6 included examining the role of bias in qualitative<br />
research. We also delved into determining approaches that are used to balance<br />
the need to protect confidentiality and anonymity of responses while presenting<br />
the results of interviews and observations, as well as the importance of<br />
participants reviewing interview transcripts and examing how researchers utlize<br />
the results. I hope that by now you have grasped the importance of protecting<br />
the information of human subjects in research. Please let me know if any of the<br />
concepts discussed this week are unclear to you. As you know we are vastly<br />
approaching the end, so you're your head up and you will make it.<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
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<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Participation</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alex,<br />
<br />
This week you met the requirement, posting substantive notes, piggybacking on<br />
the responses of your colleagues and moving the discussion forward. Based on<br />
your postings, it is clear that you have absorbed the materials presented and<br />
incorporated them into your responses. You met the requirement of posting 2<br />
substantive messages on 3 out of 7 days this week. Thanks for being an active<br />
part of our class.<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Individual Paper</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">9.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Hey Alex,<br />
<br />
I have completed grading your paper for Week 6 and have provided feedback for<br />
you as well as attached the rubric. Please let me know if you have any<br />
questions. Have a great day!<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 6 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">12</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">11</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 6 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">74</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">63.25</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 6 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Hey Alex,<br />
<br />
Good job meeting the requirements for this week. You have provided tremendous<br />
teamwork in that you have viewed several interview questions this week. Thanks<br />
for all of your help. Your postings and paper have been excellent. Please keep<br />
in mind the information that I've shared and continue to work on those areas of<br />
deficiency and enhance your strengths. I expect great things from you as we<br />
move into Week 7 as well as the rest of the course. Research design isn't an<br />
easy task, but rest assured that you will make it. If you have any questions<br />
about anything, please don't hesitate to let me know. I don't profess to know<br />
everything there is to know about research design. If I don't know the answer,<br />
I will seek answers for you. Have a great week!<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 23px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 5</h2>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Discussion Questions</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Hey Alex, Good job with your DQ's this week; they were submitted on time, met<br />
the word count, and fully answered the question. Continue to focus on bringing<br />
in information from your weekly readings for all your DQ responses. Our<br />
discussions for week 5 included examining how changing the focus of our study<br />
could possibly change the purpose statement. We also delved into<br />
differentiating between the problem and purpose statement. I hope that by now<br />
you have grasped the concepts well enough to determine the problem statement<br />
for your research studies. Dr. G</div>
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<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Participation</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Hey Alex,<br />
<br />
This week you met the requirement, posting substantive notes, piggybacking on<br />
the responses of your colleagues and moving the discussion forward. Based on<br />
your postings, it is clear that you have absorbed the materials presented and<br />
incorporated them into your responses. You met the requirement of posting 2<br />
substantive messages on 3 out of 7 days this week. Thanks sfor being an active<br />
part of our class.<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Individual Paper</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">9.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">7.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Hey Alex,<br />
<br />
I have completed grading your Week 5 resubmission and placed your rubric here.<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
<br />
Dr. G<br />
<br />
I have completed grading your paper for Week 5 and have provided feedback for<br />
you as well as attached the rubric. Please let me know if you have any<br />
questions.<br />
<br />
Have a great day!<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 5 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">12</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">10</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 5 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">62</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">52.25</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 5 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Good job meeting the requirements for this week Alex. You have provided<br />
tremendous teamwork in that you have viewed several purpose statements this<br />
week. Thanks for all of your help. Your postings and paper have been good.<br />
Please keep in mind the information that I've shared and continue to work on<br />
those areas of deficiency and enhance your strengths. I expect great things<br />
from you as we move into Week 7 as well as the rest of the course. Research<br />
design isn't an easy task, but rest assured that you will make it. If you have<br />
any questions about anything, please don't hesitate to let me know. I don't<br />
profess to know everything there is to know about research design. If I don't<br />
know the answer, I will seek answers for you. Have a great week!<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 23px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 4</h2>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Discussion Questions</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Hey Alex,<br />
<br />
Good job with your DQ's this week; they were submitted on time, met the word<br />
count, and fully answered the questions at hand. Our discussions for week 4<br />
included examining the most challenging or difficult aspects when describing a<br />
researchable problem in your field. We also delved into the challenges faced<br />
when revising our week 3 problem statements. As we move forward in our<br />
sessions, how can these skills enhance your ability to meet learning objectives<br />
in the classroom with respect to our Week five objectives? Onward and upward!<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Participation</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Hey Alex,<br />
<br />
Unfortunately the participation requirement was not met this week. Our course<br />
syllabus and UOP requires that you make 2 substantive messages on 3 out of 7<br />
days this week. However, you did not meet this requirement. You posted 2<br />
substantive messages on 8/31, 1 on 9/1 and 2 on 9/3. Please remember that it<br />
is imperative that you meet this mandate. I would suggest that you make your<br />
DQ 1 post on one day. Then on the next day make 2 posts in reference to it.<br />
Then you should make your DQ 2 post on the next day and make 2 substantive<br />
posts on the following day. Then you will have only 1 more day to make 2<br />
substantive posts. This will help you meet your requirements. Please keep in<br />
mind that this is only a suggestion. Just insure that you are meeting the<br />
guidelines so that you can receive the quality points.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Individual Paper</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">9.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">7.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Hey Alex,<br />
<br />
I have completed grading your Week 4 resubmission and placed your rubric here.<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
Dr. G<br />
I have completed grading your paper for Week 4 and have provided feedback for<br />
you as well as attached the rubric. Please let me know if you have any<br />
questions. Have a great day!<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 4 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">12</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">10</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 4 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">50</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">42.25</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 4 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Thanks Alex for participating in all of the requirements for week 4. It is<br />
apparent that you have a good grasp on the concepts that we have discussed this<br />
week. You met the discussion requirements in a timely matter. Your written<br />
assignment was very good as well . I am looking forward to great things from<br />
you as we move forward to week 5.<br />
<br />
Onward and Upward is the ultimate goal.<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 600px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 23px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 3</h2>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Discussion Questions</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td></tr>
<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Participation</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.25</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Alexandria,<br />
<br />
Unfortunately, the participation requirements were not met for Week 3. Our<br />
course syllabus and UOP requires that you make 2 substantive messages on 3 out<br />
of 7 days. You posted 1 substantive message on 8/25, 2 on 8/26 and 2 on 8/27.<br />
You must remember that you should make two posts on each of the days that you<br />
post. It is imperative that you meet this mandate. Here is a suggestion that<br />
may help you to better meet this requirement: Make your DQ 1 post on Tuesday.<br />
Then on Wednesday respond to two of your peers on the next day. On Thursday,<br />
make your DQ 2 post and respond to 2 of your peers while this information is<br />
still on your mind. That will give you 2 substantive posts. Then you will<br />
have only 1 more day to make 2 substantive posts. This will insure that you<br />
meet the course requirements. Please keep in mind this is only a suggestion.<br />
You may handle it any way that you wish, just as long as you meet the mandate.<br />
Then I can award you full credit for all of your posts.<br />
<br />
Please let me know if you have any questions.<br />
<br />
Have a great day!<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Individual Paper</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">9.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">5.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Hey Alexandria,<br />
<br />
I have completed grading your paper for Week 3 and have provided feedback for<br />
you as well as attached the rubric. Please let me know if you have any<br />
questions. Have a great day!<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 3 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">12</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">7.75</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 3 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">38</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">32.25</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 3 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Wonderful job Alexandria, providing viable discussion material pertaining to DQ<br />
1 and DQ 2. Your responses met the word count and were submitted on time.Keep<br />
up the high-quality work! Continue weaving your professional experience into<br />
your DQ answers, while referencing one or more of the respective readings for<br />
the week. Also keep in mind that you can resubmit your Week 3 work to increase<br />
your score. I look forward to viewing your work for Week Four. Please let me<br />
know if you have any questions pertaining to our course material.<br />
<br />
Onward & Upward<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
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Week 2</h2>
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Super job meeting the discussion requirements as outlined in the syllabus for<br />
Week Two Alexandria! You've clearly demonstrated your understanding of<br />
discussing common practices to avoid when writing literature reviews and some<br />
advantages of writing good annotated bibliographic entries. Your responses are<br />
very simplistic, and allow even the novice of colleagues to grasp the concepts<br />
shared. As we move forward in our sessions, how can these skills enhance your<br />
ability to meet learning objectives in the classroom and to effectively<br />
evaluate student performance with respect to our Week Three objectives? Onward<br />
and upward is our goal! Dr. G</div>
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Alexandria,<br />
<br />
Super job meeting the participation requirements as outlined in the syllabus for<br />
Week Two! You've clearly demonstrated your understanding of the importance of<br />
classroom management skills, and responding to your peers in a timely matter.<br />
Your responses are very simplistic, and allow even the novice of colleagues to<br />
grasp the concepts shared. As we move forward in our sessions, how can these<br />
skills enhance your ability to meet learning objectives in the classroom and to<br />
effectively evaluate student responses with respect to our Week Three<br />
objectives? Onward and upward!<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
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Alexandria,<br />
<br />
I have completed grading your paper for Week 2 and have provided feedback for<br />
you as well as attached the rubric. Please let me know if you have any<br />
questions. Have a great day!<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
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<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 2 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">26</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">24.5</td></tr>
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Hey Alex,<br />
<br />
You participated fully, helping to further the discussion of each objective for<br />
this week with thought-provoking and relevant material. Keep up the good work.<br />
As mentioned before, please be sure to web your experiences in your responses.<br />
It helps to further our discussions and to provide your peers with valuable<br />
knowledge. It is always a good idea to read the requirements for your written<br />
assignments. I like to print out a copy and have it at hand, when writing my<br />
assignments. You may also want to post your paper in the Tutor review and in<br />
WritePoint. This will definitely aid you producing a quality paper. Let me know<br />
if there is anything I can do to help you. Thanks for meeting the requirements<br />
for this week. I am looking for bigger and better things as we move ahead.<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
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Week 1</h2>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Discussion Questions</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.5</td></tr>
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Hey Alexandria,<br />
<br />
Good job with your DQ's for our first week together, They were submitted on<br />
time, met the word count, and fully answered the questions. Continue to focus<br />
on bringing in information from your weekly readings for all your DQ responses.<br />
Our discussions for week 1 included examining the importance of reviewing<br />
literature prior to identifying a research problem. We also delved into various<br />
methods for identifying or recognizing a problem appropriate for doctoral<br />
research. It is my desire that you are gleaning valuable knowledge that will<br />
help you to make an informed decision as to what problem you will choose for<br />
your upcoming dissertation. Please let me know if any of the concepts discussed<br />
this week are unclear to you.<br />
<br />
cheers<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
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Hey Alexandria,<br />
<br />
I have completed grading your paper for Week 1 and have provided feedback for<br />
you as well as attached the rubric. Please let me know if you have any<br />
questions. Have a great day!<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
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Hey Alexandria,<br />
<br />
This week you met the requirement, posting substantive notes, piggybacking on<br />
the responses of your colleagues and moving the discussion forward. Based on<br />
your postings, it is clear that you have absorbed the materials presented and<br />
incorporated them into your responses. You met the requirement of posting 2<br />
substantive messages on 3 out of 7 days this week.<br />
<br />
Thanks for being an active part of our class.<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
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Hey Alexandria,<br />
<br />
I enjoyed reading your Week 1 reflection.I am glad that you understand the<br />
necessity to delve into every aspect of the dissertation process. Throughout<br />
our tenure together, we will analyze and discover various components that will<br />
help to make your dissertation scholarly. Please let me know if there are<br />
anyxand<br />
areas that are unclear to you. I know that we will accomplish great things<br />
together. We are off to a great start. Keep pushing forward.<br />
<br />
Dr. G</div>
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AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-50697499143334331772012-08-23T18:39:00.001-07:002012-08-23T18:40:12.981-07:00Dissertation IdeaHere I am again, wondering what type of dissertation I should right while I do my homework assignment. Should I write about my experience as a web developer and the web development industry or should I write about my love and experience with virtual worlds, and how they should be implemented in an educational environment? Choices, choices.AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-19801877105423239052012-08-02T08:34:00.000-07:002012-08-02T08:34:30.363-07:00Grade Report for RES/711. I got an A! Wo0t!<br />
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Grade Summary (Week 1-Week 8)</h3>
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<tr class="final_totals" style="white-space: nowrap;"><td class="strong" colspan="1" style="border: none; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em;">Your Total Score:</td><td class="center" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center;">99</td></tr>
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Week 8</h2>
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Hi Alexandria! You have done a great job on this assignment :)</div>
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You are all set for your CITI training! Please be sure to keep several copies of<br />
your completion certificate. You'll need to submit them in the future as proof<br />
of your completion of this training at UOP :)</div>
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Alexandria, last week you effectively shared your thoughts on the value of CITI<br />
training and researcher ethics.</div>
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You provided substantive replies to your classmates and me during Week #8.</div>
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Wishing you continued success in your studies and career! :)</div>
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</div>AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-74082287157827092902012-08-01T12:26:00.000-07:002012-08-01T12:26:10.794-07:00RES/711 Fundamental Principles of Sound Research<h1 style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin: 10px 0px 0.292em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Research consists of ways towards finding knowledge and truth. As mentioned in Christensen's (2010) book, there are several methods towards finding knowledge, such as intuition, authority, rationalism, and empiricism. The derivation of knowledge and research also does not necessarily mean that it solely involves getting information from a library to get a few facts (Leedy & Ormrod, 2010). Research still requires several factors. Getting facts from the information and organizing is part of research. Research also requires "the interpretation of data" (Leedy & Ormrod, 2010, p. 2) and the description of understanding of what this data can represent. According to Leedy & Ormrod (2010), research consists of:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"1. Research originates with a question or problem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christensen, L. B., Johnson, R. B., & Turner, L. A. (2010). Research methods, design, and analysis (11 ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leedy, P. D., & Ormrod, J. E. (2010). Practical research: Planning and design (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scientific literacy allows researchers to have an understand of how to find facts that is needed towards research. According to Christenson, Johnson, and Turner (2010), science literacy involves finding knowledge in different methods to "systematically produce reliable and valid knowledge" ( Christenson, Johnson, & Turner, 2010, p. 7). Scientific literacy is important in research and to researchers as it provides us with data that is evident information towards finding the knowledge that is sought after. As a doctoral student, finding truthful and valid information through scientific literacy is one of the most important aspects towards research and their projects. To find data that is useful and ethical through scientific literacy should be a goal in the doctoral student's work when in the process of research. Not only can this validated data help the student to achieve their goals but it can also help others to learn from the experiences and data that they produced.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reference<br />Christensen, L. B., Johnson, R. B., & Turner, L. A. (2010). Research methods, design, and analysis (11 ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this week, I have learned several things. First thing is I should have started posting a little earlier to the discussion forums. I did not expect week 1 to have as much work as it did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The CITI quizzes were also very interesting. Many of the things on there were common sense but other things I realized I would need to get more information from. The regulations on ethics in research is very important and I just did not realize that some things were considered to be unethical.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The UoP assessment really scared me the most. I did take some research courses before but that information was clearly not retained. So I am looking forward to all the statistical research that awaits my future.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The differences between quantitative and qualitative research studies is that quantitative research focuses on data with numbers while qualitative research focuses on the descriptive nature or non-numerical data (Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010). For example, quantitative research study's data can reflect how many times something is done to distinguish a certain type of statistic. Qualitative research, on the other hand, collects descriptive, non-numeric data that is likely to describe something, such as what a person see's in a picture or a type of behavior that a person might react to. Quantitative research also attempts to study the questions that arise in the research to find and collect specific data. This data undergoes much verification to provide the most accurate results. In qualitative research, the researchers attempt to analyze the scenarios in much broader terms than quantitative research would (Neuman, 2005). For example, researchers of qualitative research might question philosophical aspects of human behavior in a certain environment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mixed Methods is used as a way to combine both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Using mixed methods provides a way to use multiple resources, define and verify the data using different ways, provide alternate perspectives, display the content in real world terms, and influence room for growth and further research by using the ideas in both quantitative and qualitative methods (Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The issues that a researcher might have with mixed methods consist of thorough knowledge and use of both quantitative and qualitative methods. If the researcher does not have a complete understanding of how to use quantitative and qualitative approaches, they might have issues with their data collection and perspectives. Since these two methods can easily contradict each other, it is important for the researcher to know how to utilize them in a mixed method. Additionally to having an understanding, the mixed method can be time consuming as the method implements both approaches for the researcher's study. Although the mixed method has several benefits, it still requires a process to be created since it is a new type of methodology (Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this week I have learned and reflected on three different research approaches: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods. Each of these methods can be beneficial to a study depending on what the researcher understands and how that person wants to execute their study. I have also learned some of the uses of these research approaches to begin to understand how I can eventually use them in the future. I feel that I am truly learning the depth of what these approaches are about instead of simply reading about them without retention. Thank you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reference: Christensen, L. B., Johnson, R. B., & Turner, L. A. (2010). Research methods, design, and analysis (11 ed.).<st1:place><st1:city>Boston</st1:city>, <st1:state>MA</st1:state></st1:place>: Allyn & Bacon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The conclusion can help the researcher to find the data that is needed or not needed for the study. For example, “any conclusions reached regarding a nontestable hypothesis do not represent scientific knowledge” (Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010, p. 89) and this indicate that the information from the conclusion should not be used if scientific data is required. The conclusions that are to be used should present accurate and valid data to benefit the study and research (Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010). The data from the conclusion should follow the information used in the approach and methods from the research so that others can attempt to duplicate the research (Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this week, I have learned some of the important considerations that a researcher needs to consider and some of the basic ways to identify the difference between qualitative and quantitative research approaches. With consideration to a research, the researcher needs to look out for several factors, including a clear understanding of the research, an understanding in the researcher's strengths, the risk involved with possible mistakes that may arise, as well as obtaining and distributing ethical forms of consent to the sample in the study (Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010). I have also learned that there are several factors towards distinguishing the differences between the qualitative and quantitative approaches. From the introduction through the conclusion, each approach demonstrates differences in their procedures for deriving and displaying information.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Descriptive statistics</i> is used to “describe numerical data” (Neuman, 2005, p. 347). There are three different types of descriptive statistics: “univariate” to “describe one variable”, “bivariate” to describe two variables, and “multivariate” to describe more than two variables (Neuman, 2005, p. 370). Each of these types describes the variables associated with the statistical technique. On the other hand, <em>inferential</em><i> statistics</i> is used when the researcher needs to find the probability of a random sample (Neuman, 2005). For example, inferential statistics would be used to find the probability of a case in a population and to find its significance (Neuman, 2005). Each of these is used in quantitative research studies as each type of statistical analysis is reliant on the numerical values of the sample.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Neuman, W. L. (2005). Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches (6th ed.). <st1:place><st1:city>Boston</st1:city>, <st1:state>MA</st1:state></st1:place>: Allyn & Bacon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week I learned a lot about several definitions. From the different types of qualitative and quantitative studies to the different types of statistics that can be used. I learned a little about descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, as well as different ways to collect data. I also learned the differences between experimental, ex post facto, and correlation studies in quantitative studies too. It has been a very detailed week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another consideration is that it should be validated (Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010). This can be done through peer-reviews to see if the data makes sense and has been known in other cases. This can also be done through other resources that have stated and proven similar facts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A third consideration is that the data is non-numerical and exploratory (Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010). Many times there is some confusion between qualitative and quantitative research as qualitative research focuses on narrative or pictures while I would prefer more numerical data.<o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christensen, L. B., Johnson, R. B., & Turner, L. A. (2010). Research methods, design, and analysis (11 ed.). <st1:place><st1:city>Boston</st1:city>, <st1:state>MA</st1:state></st1:place>: Allyn & Bacon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Case studies, interviews, surveys, observations, and discussions through email, forums, and blogs are some different methods for collecting qualitative data <span style="background-color: white;">(Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of the methods would be used to analyze the behaviors of a demographic. The data collection of qualitative research focuses on the descriptive information to understand a particular scenario through social context (Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The data might be different from each other in that more details can be derived from some methods more than others. For example, if an interviewer asked their sample questions in person, they might be able to get more questions in than a survey would.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christensen, L. B., Johnson, R. B., & Turner, L. A. (2010). Research methods, design, and analysis (11 ed.). <st1:place><st1:city>Boston</st1:city>, <st1:state>MA</st1:state></st1:place>: Allyn & Bacon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this week I have learned that we are almost done with class! How scary is that! This course went by too fast. I felt that I have learned a lot about qualitative research and even think I might be better off with qualitative research than I thought I would. My initial thoughts of qualitative research was mostly that it's a descriptive-type of research but I think that qualitative research might be even more challenging than that. After doing the individual assignment, I feel that case studies are more of what I was looking to do than what I thought. I still might have a mixed method in the future but I like how qualitative research and case studies are structured and I want to learn more about this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few weeks ago, my new boss told me that he didn’t want to tell his clients that he would be uploading updated content to their website. I felt and told him that this was highly unethical behavior. Since I have known the clients for the longest, I told him that there is no need to withhold information from them. If we tell them the scenario, although they are not technical, they will understand the circumstances and we can freely update the content with their knowledge and they will not argue with it. The reason he wanted to withhold the information from them is because he’s new to the project and he made some mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes and some clients are more understanding than others. Once I explained this to him, he felt confident that he would be able to update the content and let the client know. They are the type of clients that get more upset when they don’t know what is going on. At the same time this scenario was going on, I was also learning about ethics in this class. So my understanding of ethics in a professional environment goes straight to my workplace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel that ethical behavior goes beyond the workplace and can be seen almost anywhere. As a doctorate student and future professor, I hope that this is as important to other researchers and students as it is to me. In addition to ethics with colleagues, the clients are similar to that of participants in that they can also suffer from psychological issues due to not knowing what to anticipate in a study (Christensen, Johnson, & Turner, 2010). The clients will be upset if they to do understand what is going on. Participants may also get upset if researchers were not honest about the study they are doing. This is why honesty and ethical behavior is so important.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In Week One, you were assigned the Collaborative Institutions Training Initiative (CITI) training, which was to be completed by this week. Why does that training exist? What are the ethical responsibilities of researchers as it relates to the people, contexts, or situations they are researching?</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Training like CITI exists for several reasons. One reason may be to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the student. The student can see where their strengths are and can possibly take action on how to improve their weaknesses. This training also exists as practice for when students need to take the actual certification. Additionally, it can allow the trainers to evaluate where the students standing is with understanding ethical principles with their work, their participants, the risks of certain behaviors, and how to improve the research study. The ethic responsibilities of researchers is to make sure to allow the participants of the study to be aware of what they are being involved with, and to make sure the participants do not endure psychological or physical strain during the research.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this week, I learned about the ethical behaviors of researchers and what to look out for when deriving data from human subjects. There are many things that we, as researchers and students, will need to pay attention to for our studies. For example, we will have to pay attention to the people we provide the questionnaires to so that we can make sure that they are under any psychological harm or stress. Also, we need to let the human subjects know what the intentions of the study are before they participate. I believe that keeping our data valid and ethical is one of the most important aspects of the research design. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi Alexandria, Well done; I have uploaded my feedback for you :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi Alexandria, during Week #7 you effectively shared your thoughts on the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> overall nature of qualitative research, including specific methods of</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> qualitative data collection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You also provided substantive feedback to your classmates and me during Week #7.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Well done!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alexandria, thank you for sharing your Week #7 reflections with me! Hope you're</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> having a great continued Week #8! :)</span></div>
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Week 6</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi Alexandria! I have uploaded my feedback for you. Hope you're having a</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> terrific Thursday :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alexandria, last week you shared examples of summary descriptive and inferential</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> statistics. In addition, you discussed some issues related to data-gathering</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> vehicles for a research study. Well done!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You also provided substantive feedback to your classmates and me during Week 6.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alexandria, thank you for sharing your Week #6 reflections with us. Hope your</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> week is going well!</span></div>
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Week 5</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi Alexandria! Well done for your literature review assignment :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi Alexandria! Last week you effectively shared your thoughts on the literature</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> review from perspective of both consumer (reading critically) and producer (how</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to avoid plagiarism in your writing) :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You also provided substantive feedback to your classmates and me during our Week</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 5 discussions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi Alexandria! Thank you for sharing your Week 5 reflections with us too. Have a</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> wonderful start to your mid-week!</span></div>
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<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cumulative Week 5 Subtotal :</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">55</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">54.5</span></td></tr>
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Week 4</span></h2>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Individual Assignment Week 4</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8.0</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7.5</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi Alexandria! Well done for this assignment. I have uploaded my feedback for</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> you :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi Alexandria! During Week #4 you shared your perspectives regarding the nature</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> of conclusions in research studies, as well as how to select appropriate data</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> analysis procedures. Great job :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You also provided substantive feedback to your classmates and me during our Week</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> #4 discussions :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi Alexandria, Thank you for sharing your Week #4 reflections with us. Have a</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> sparkling 4th of July! :)</span></div>
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<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Week 4 Subtotal :</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10.5</span></td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cumulative Week 4 Subtotal :</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">44</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">43.5</span></td></tr>
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Week 3</span></h2>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Individual Assignment Week 3</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8.0</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8.0</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Comment:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for letting me know where you had uploaded it, Alexandria! I accepted it</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> as on time and have uploaded my feedback for you :)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discussion Week 3</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.0</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.0</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi Alexandria, Last week you discussed the differential issues affecting</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> scientific merit of quantitative vs. qualitative research studies. You also</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> shared your perspectives regarding the role of the literature in formulating a</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> study problem and purpose. Great job :)</span></div>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Participation Week 3</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.0</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.0</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You also provided substantive feedback to your classmates and me in last week's</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> discussions :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alexandria, thank you for sharing your Week #3 reflections with us! Have a</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> wonderful continued midweek! :)</span></div>
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<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cumulative Week 3 Subtotal :</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">33</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">33</span></td></tr>
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Week 2</span></h2>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Individual Assignment Week 2</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8.0</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8.0</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Comment:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Great job on this assignment, Alexandria! I have uploaded my comments for you :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi Alexandria! Last week you compared qualitative and qualitative research</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> methodologies. In addition, you discussed the relative advantages of a</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> mixed-methods approach. Keep up the terrific momentum in our course :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You also provided substantive feedback to your classmates and me in our Week 2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> discussion forums. Well done :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi Alexandria! Thank you for sharing your Week 2 reflections with us. Hope</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> you're having a wonderful continued mid-week :)</span></div>
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<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cumulative Week 2 Subtotal :</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">22</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">22</span></td></tr>
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Week 1</span></h2>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Individual Assignment Week 1</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8.0</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8.0</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0.5em 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Comment:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hi Alexandria! You are all set for this one. Hope you're having a wonderful</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Wednesday :)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discussion Week 1</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.0</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.0</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hi Alexandria! During our first week together, you provided your perspectives</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> regarding the distinction between 'research' and 'non-research'. In addition,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> you discussed the properties and value of critical thinking skills as they</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> relate to the research process. Well done! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">You have also provided substantive feedback to your classmates and me during our</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Week #1 discussions. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hi Alexandria! Thank you for sharing your Week #1 reflections with us. Hope</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> you're having a wonderful Wednesday! :)</span></div>
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<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; color: #0b364f; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cumulative Week 1 Subtotal :</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: none none solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11</span></td></tr>
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</div>AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-7818852163438705622012-07-22T10:45:00.001-07:002012-07-22T10:45:51.743-07:00EBSCOhost Discovery Service: A research agenda for developing and implementing educational computer game...Dissertation idea: This is the type of dissertation I would like to do.<br />
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<a href="https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=24826084&site=eds-live#.UAw8GGo9L6E.blogger">EBSCOhost Discovery Service: A research agenda for developing and implementing educational computer game...</a>AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-62243689982627877932012-06-04T08:11:00.002-07:002012-06-04T08:11:55.762-07:00Final grade for PHL 717<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Grade Report: PHL/717</span></b></h2>
Grade Summary (Week 8)<br />
Grade: A-<br />
Total Percentage:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> 92.5%<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
Your Total Score:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>92.5<br />
Total Possible Score:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>100<br />
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<b><u>Week 8</u></b><br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Possible Score<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Your Score<br />
Final Paper<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>24.0<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>23.3<br />
Comment:<br />
Excellent Job!! You provided a paper that included paragraph transitions which<br />
improved the overall flow of your paper. However you had some sentences that<br />
were grammatically incorrect. Also, you failed to fully explain the operative<br />
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Week 8 Subtotal :<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>24<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>23.3<br />
Cumulative Week 8 Subtotal :<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>100<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>92.5<br />
Week 8 Feedback:<br />
Please see comments regarding assignment feedback.<br />
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<a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/831910/Homework/PhD/Phoenix/PHL717/essays/PHL717-w8.docx" target="_blank">Graded essay</a>.</div>
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WOOT! I passed AND with an A-! I was hoping for at lease a B. Ha! I was called up by the professor because I was not doing my participation requirements enough or accurately so I was determined to fix that and thankfully it all worked out.</div>
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Onto my next course, RES711. Now before I go into the requirements of RES711, I need to note that I know I need to improve on the scheduling for two things: participation and readings. Participation is required three times a week, twice a day. It's not easy because you have to cite everything and you have to have posts to reply to available. I have pretty much got that part down now in previous course. So the next thing I thought about was trying to get a good eReader for the Phoenix eBooks to read on my iPad. Surprisingly, there aren't many apps that can unlock these eBooks. However, after much trial, error, research, and $9.99, I finally found one called <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pdf-reader-pro-edition-for/id364502063?mt=8" target="_blank">PDF Reader Pro Edition for iPad</a>. It works as expected of a reader with very few limitations. So long as I can read the material, I am good.</div>
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Here is the basic requirements list for RES711 (not the syllabus):</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">RES/711 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF SOUND RESEARCH</span></h2>
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Start Date: 06/05/2012</div>
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COURSE DESCRIPTION</div>
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This course surveys a broad range of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to prepare learners to apply them to a variety of research questions. Topics include an overview of the research process, developing problem statements, framing research questions, conducting a literature review (with an emphasis on reading and evaluating existing research), and plagiarism. </div>
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Course Competencies</div>
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<li>Develop an understanding of epistemology and ontology of quantitative and qualitative inquiry.</li>
<li>Identify deductive and inductive research paradigms.</li>
<li>Differentiate between quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method studies.</li>
<li>Explain the nature of measurement in qualitative and quantitative research.</li>
<li>Identify different types of variables, operational definitions, and levels of measurement.</li>
<li>Examine the role of statistics in different types of research.</li>
<li>Discuss the importance of concepts of methodological rigor and validity.</li>
<li>Evaluate published quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research studies.</li>
<li>Summarize the literature review process, purpose, and significance.</li>
<li>Recognize ethical and social justice issues associated with human subjects research.</li>
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WEEK 1 - TOPIC 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH</h3>
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Materials</div>
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The texts used in this course are:</div>
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EBOOK COLLECTION: Christensen, L. B., Johnson, R. B., & Turner, L. A. (2010). Research methods, design, and analysis (11 ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.</div>
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EBOOK COLLECTION: Leedy, P. D., & Ormrod, J. E. (2010). Practical research: Planning and design (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.</div>
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EBOOK COLLECTION: Neuman, W. L. (2005). Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.</div>
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EBOOK COLLECTION: Willis, J. W. (2007). Foundations of qualitative research: Interpretive and critical approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.</div>
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BUY BOOK: Kuhn, T. (1996). The structure of scientific revolutions. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press.</div>
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The reading assignments for this week are:</div>
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Christensen (2010) – Read Ch. 1</div>
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Leedy & Ormrod (2010) – Read Ch. 1</div>
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Neuman (2005) – Read Ch. 1 (pp. 1–14 )</div>
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Wills (2007) – Read Ch. 1-3</div>
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Kuhn (1996) – Read all chapters by Week Eight.</div>
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ARTICLE: Electronic Reserve Readings</div>
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Note. All the Electronic Reserve Readings for this course are located under Week One.</div>
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Supplemental Materials:</div>
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BUY BOOK: American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.</div>
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University of Phoenix Material: Research Reading List</div>
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Assessment</div>
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Nongraded Activities and Preparation: CITI Certification </div>
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All doctoral learners must take an online human subjects training course. By Week Eight, you will be required to complete the Collaborative Institutions Training Initiative (CITI) course and certifications. To access the course, learners must first register with the CITI website—University of Phoenix’s partner in human subjects training. To register, please complete the following process:</div>
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<li>Log on to the CITI website at www.citiprogram.org.</li>
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<li>Click theBasic modules for biomedical or social and behavioral researchers link.</li>
<li>Click the CITI Core Course link.</li>
<li>Complete all required fields in the online form; a registration e-mail will be sent to you within 1 business day with all essential information for accessing and completing your course.</li>
<li>Save all certificates of completion on your local hard drive and provide a copy of the certificate to your facilitator for credit.</li>
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Note. You must score at least 80% on the entire CITI training course across all modules to pass.</div>
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Individual Assignment: Doctoral Student Preparedness Assessment</div>
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Complete the Doctoral Student Preparedness Assessment located under the Week One materials on your student website. This assessment will not be graded, although you will receive points for completing it. It will function as a baseline to assess your current understanding of research concepts, fundamental principles, and how to conduct sound, ethical research studies. This assessment will be administered again at the end of your program to measure your growth as a research scholar.</div>
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Take a screenshot of your results page and submit them to your facilitator to receive credit.</div>
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QUIZ: Doctoral Student Preparedness Assessment</div>
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<b>WEEK 2 - TOPIC 1: FOUNDATIONS OF RESEARCH</b></h3>
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The reading assignments for this week are:</div>
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Christensen (2010) – Read Ch. 2, 5, & 6</div>
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Neuman (2005) – Read Ch. 1 (pp. 14–20 )</div>
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ARTICLE: Electronic Reserve Readings</div>
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Assessment</div>
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University of Phoenix Material: Foundations of Research Template</div>
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Please refer to your syllabus for assignment information.</div>
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WEEK 3 - TOPIC 1: THE RESEARCH PROCESS I</h3>
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The reading assignments for this week are:</div>
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Christensen (2010) – Read Ch. 14 & 15</div>
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Willis (2007) – Read Ch. 6</div>
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ARTICLE: Electronic Reserve Readings</div>
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Assessment</div>
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University of Phoenix Material: Practice of Research Template</div>
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WEEK 4 - TOPIC 1: THE RESEARCH PROCESS II</h3>
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Christensen (2010) – Read Ch. 2</div>
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Neuman (2005) – Read Ch. 2</div>
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University of Phoenix Material: Exploring Research Methods</div>
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University of Phoenix Material: Overview of Common Research Methods and Designs</div>
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ARTICLE: Electronic Reserve Readings</div>
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Assessment</div>
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University of Phoenix Material: Process of Research Template</div>
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WEEK 5 - TOPIC 1: REVIEWING LITERATURE</h3>
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Christensen (2010) – Read Ch. 3</div>
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Leedy & Ormrod (2010) – Read Ch. 4</div>
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Neuman (2005) – Read Ch. 5</div>
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ARTICLE: Electronic Reserve Readings</div>
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Assessment</div>
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University of Phoenix Material: Literature Review Analysis Template</div>
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WEEK 6 - TOPIC 1: OVERVIEW OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH</h3>
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Christensen (2010) – Read Ch. 8, 10, & 12</div>
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Neuman (2005) – Read Ch. 9, 10, & 12</div>
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Leedy & Ormrod (2010) – Read Ch. 9 & 10</div>
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University of Phoenix Material: Quantitative Research Designs</div>
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University of Phoenix Material: Quantitative Research Methods</div>
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ARTICLE: Electronic Reserve Readings</div>
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Assessment</div>
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University of Phoenix: Fundamentals of Quantitative Research Template</div>
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Please refer to your syllabus for assignment information.</div>
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WEEK 7 - TOPIC 1: OVERVIEW OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH</h3>
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Willis (2007) – Read Ch. 7 & 8</div>
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Christensen (2010) – Read Ch. 13</div>
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Neuman (2005) – Read Ch. 13-15</div>
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Leedy & Ormrod (2010) – Read Ch. 7 & 8</div>
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University of Phoenix Material: Qualitative Research Designs</div>
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University of Phoenix Material: Qualitative Research Methods</div>
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ARTICLE: Electronic Reserve Readings</div>
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Assessment</div>
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University of Phoenix Material: Fundamentals of Qualitative Research Template</div>
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WEEK 8 - TOPIC 1: ETHICAL BEHAVIOR IN RESEARCH</h3>
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The reading assignments for this week are:</div>
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Christensen (2010) – Read Ch. 4</div>
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Neuman (2005) – Read Ch. 5</div>
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Leedy & Ormrod (2010) – Ch. 4 (pp. 101 –104)</div>
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ARTICLE: Electronic Reserve Readings</div>
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Assessment</div>
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University of Phoenix Material: Critical Behavior in Research Template</div>
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<br /></div>AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-25183375514544692842012-05-29T13:26:00.001-07:002012-05-29T13:26:29.100-07:00PHL/717It's never really a good idea to post all of the work that has been done into one post but seeing as I was very busy, I'm making an exception. Also, I am not sure if I actually passed this course or not. It was very difficult juggling class with my personal life this time around and this class was actually very challenging as it had a ton of reading materials. It's an important class as well since the same book used in this (PHL 717) is also used in the next class (RES 711).<br />
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Personal notes: I must do better in participation. I always hate doing it but the end result is sweet when I do it well. I really hope I pass this course!<br />
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<b><span style="color: #e69138;">Week I Reflection I
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<i>Reply to this thread and post your response in the body of the post, not as an attachment. Please see your syllabus for additional assignment requirements. Have a great week!
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<b>My Response</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">I have learned a few interesting things from the readings for this week. I learned that when I read anything, I try to find a connection with what it is that I am reading first. I found one particular line from the first chapter of Delanty and Strydom (2003) to be something that I have very often thought about, especially with perceptions of self, others, and the influences from society. The line is, “</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; text-align: left;">If I do not submit to the conventions of society, if in my dress I do not conform to the customs observed in my country and in my class, the ridicule I provoke, the social isolation in which I am kept, produce, although in an attenuated form, the same effects as a punishment in the strict sense of the word”</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"> (Delanty and Strydom, 2003, p. 27) </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; text-align: left;"> Also in chapter one, “if a mode of behavior whose existence is external to individual consciousnesses becomes general, this can only be brought about by its being imposed upon them” </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">(Delanty and Strydom, 2003, p. 29). </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; text-align: left;">These two statements cause me to believe that a certain type of creativity and being open-minded to other ways of thinking within all different societies is something almost frowned upon. As I kept reading, I found that social theory plays also role in social and moral behavior than expected in a society but those are not the only factors. I cringe at some of these ideas because I think that society can hold people back from their fullest potential.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br />
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<i>Post your 150-300 word responses to Discussion Questions (DQs) referencing supporting literature as appropriate. Continue to discuss each others' responses throughout the course week. Please answer and discuss with Colleagues the following question(s). To what extent do Mintzberg’s article and its method reflect a paradigm shift in the study of management? Support your position with references to Kuhn’s definition of paradigms and paradigm shifts as appropriate.</i><br />
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<em><strong>To what extent do Mintzberg’s article and its method reflect a paradigm shift in the study of management? Support your position with references to Kuhn’s definition of paradigms and paradigm shifts as appropriate.</strong></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">"Myth 1: The manager is a reflective, systematic planner." (p. 5)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">According to Mintzberg (1976), managers are not reflective or systematic planners because they have consistently interruptions that prevent any reflection. Emails, phone calls, and client visits each would prevent reflective thinking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">"Myth 2: The effective manager has no regular duties to perform.</span>" (p. 6)</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Much of what a manager does might appear abstract and others may not understand the extent of the position. If a manager needs to meet or speak with a client, this can be a regular duty. Unlike programming and development, this is a duty that is not always concrete until there are contracts involved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">"Myth 3: The senior manager needs aggregated information, which a formal management information system best provides." (p. 7)</span><br />
Considering the time that this article was written, this is no longer the case. It is true that many people may prefer to speak verbally through the phone or meetings but there is now technology, such as emails, Skype, and teleconferencing, that can provide both written and verbal communications. I agree with the references to Kuhn's definitions where a formal management information system would be beneficial to an organization. Verbal communications alone have poor paper trails.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">"Myth 4: Management is, or at least is quickly becoming, a science and a profession." (p. 10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">There are current methodologies and procedures dedicated to processes in a business. So to indicate that there is a science involved with management is agreeable. The waterfall and agile methodology are two that requires a process and procedures.<br /><br />At Myth 3 and 4, I have some disagreements with Mintzberg's (1976) article, but there is a paradigm shift. From 1976 to now, technology has evolved in the business. Although the article has valid points from that time, in this day and age, I believe only half of these points may still be valid.<br /><br />Reference: Mintzberg, H. (1976). The manager’s job: Folklore and fact. Harvard Business Review, <em>53(4)</em>, 49.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: orange;">Week II Question II
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<i><span class="apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Post your 150-300 word responses to Discussion Questions (DQs) referencing supporting literature as appropriate. Continue to discuss each others' responses throughout the course week. Please answer and discuss with colleagues the following question(s).</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"><br /> </span></span>Examine one assumption underlying a statement Pfeffer’s article makes about the characteristics of research in low paradigm fields. Is it well founded? Why or why not?</span></i>
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.676788437878713" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">An assumption Pfeffer (1993) makes is that a scientific </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">paradigm would have been developed within 10 years of Miner's (1984) analysis of several scholarly theories.</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Pfeffer (1993) states, </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“One might have thought, now more than 10 years after the publication of this influential work, that progress would have been made in evaluating the relative usefulness of these different theoretical foci and winnowing down the avenues to be explored.”</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Depending on the type of evaluations and theories that took place that Miner (1984) was analyzing, the timing of the development of a scientific paradigm can vary. As of the most recent years, there are methodologies that are still being enhanced. The nature of business and technology is always evolving. Assuming that within ten years is a good enough time to come up with a scientific paradigm with the ever-changing technology and business procedures may need further examination. Miner (1984) was also examining 24 theories and without much detail on the theories he was examining, it is difficult to tell to what extent it would take to create a paradigm.</span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"> </span><br />
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Week II Reflection II </span></b><br />
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<i><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px;">Reply to this thread and post your response in the body of the post, not as an</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px;">attachment</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 16px;">.</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px;">Please see your syllabus for additional assignment requirements. Have a great week!</span></span></i></div>
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<b>My Response</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">In this week, I learning about different concepts. One concept is paradigm shifts. The reading materials and classmates mention that they can be defined differently and how the ideas might need to be changed. Over time, an idea or theory might change because of the evolution or other influences that occur. The readings have influenced me to look deeper into the meaning of what is being said instead of taking it at face value. My experiences can relate or compare to much of what the reading materials are saying. Another concept is understanding the different styles of theories. Positivism, idealism, and realism are each different styles I am not well informed of. They are so far interesting and I look forward to learning more about them along with all the other lessons in this course.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: orange;">Week III Question I
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<i>What metaphor is frequently used in your profession? How does it affect managers’ thinking and behavior? Considering the exchange between Morgan and Bourgeois & Pinder, should it be used in practice and research?</i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">A frequently used metaphor in my profession is "google it" and many times the manager's use this term to denote researching a topic or information for a project. Bourgeois & Pinder (1983) emphasizes that "we would urge adherents of the field to strive to develop precise literal terminology" (p. 612). This is often a good idea, yet I disagree partly because when the term is used, the employees in the organization understand and can comply easily to certain requests. Morgan (1980) believes that a "metaphor has also been shown to play an important part in the use of language, cognitive development, and the general way in which humans forge conceptions about their reality" (p. 611). Although I agree that metaphors are useful for this reason, metaphors can also be difficult to explain when dealing with out of the country employees. Most of the employees out of the USA do understand english very well but there are times when certain words or phrases that we use may necessitate a literal explanation of the issue or technology. </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: orange;">Week III Question II
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<i>According to Bourgeois & Pinder (1983, p. 611), Morgan “wishes to speak of metaphors beyond the linguistic ones to which we have restricted our attention and supposes that we are in error to limit our attention to metaphors of the linguistic kind.” Is this an accurate representation of Morgan’s position?<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Bourgeois, V. W., & Pinder, C. C. (1983). Contrasting philosophical perspectives in administrative science: A reply to Morgan. Administrative Science Quarterly, 28(4): 608-13.</i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">I do not believe that Bourgeois & Pinder make a completely accurate representation of Morgan's position from this quote. The implication with Bourgeois & Pinder is that they believe everything should be kept literal, especially when involving certain fields, such as the field of science (Morgan, 1983). Morgan (1983) believes that metaphors are the "basic structural form of experience through which</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">human beings engage, organize, and understand their world" (Morgan, 1983, p. 601). Morgan's position is not so much that the metaphors are meant solely as a linguistic representation but also a representation of how we maintain everyday scenarios in life. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">Bourgeois & Pinder (1983) believe that "true sentences state facts about the external reality, and sentences are meaningful insofar as they have reference to this reality" (Bourgeois & Pinder, 1983, p. 610). </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">Bourgeois & Pinder seem to believe that unless the "true sentence" is literal, an influence on terminology can hinder the true understanding of the statement that is being told.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Morgan, G. (1983). More on Metaphor: Why We Cannot Control Tropes in Administrative Science. Administrative Science Quarterly, 28(4), 601-607.</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: x-small;">Bourgeois, V., & Pinder, C. C. (1983). Contrasting Philosophical Perspectives in Administrative Science: A Reply to Morgan. Administrative Science Quarterly, 28(4), 608-613.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: orange;">Week III Reflection III
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<b>My Response</b><br />
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.1579992133192718" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this week, I have learned that metaphors can be used in different ways. It can be used in an abstract or literal sense, depending on the type of lesson the person is trying to teach when using the metaphor. I have also learned that communication between different people’s beliefs and understanding can be affected. People from different societies can be affected or have a different understanding of what a metaphor is as well.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I also learned that there can be opposition with the uses of metaphors. Some believe that when dealing with the sciences that terms or phrases should be literal to avoid confusion. For example, </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bourgeois & Pinder (1983) belief that a "true sentence" should be literal. While others may believe that it can help enhance communication between people and societies.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reference</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bourgeois, V., & Pinder, C. C. (1983). Contrasting Philosophical Perspectives in Administrative Science: A Reply to Morgan. Administrative Science Quarterly, 28(4), 608-613.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: orange;">Week IV Question I
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"><i>What is the significance of Freud’s discoveries about the language of dreams, as mentioned on pp. 121-122 of the Delanty & Strydom text, for practicing management and social science research?</i></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">I supposed that the significance of Freud's discoveries about dream-thought and dream-content can reflect the meanings of practicing management and social science research. In Freud's explanation of dream-thought and dream-content, the dream-content can be interpreted into something else that is meaningful to the scenario through a pictorial representation whereas dream-thought is a bit more straight forward and the issue can be identified without interpretation from pictorial representations. This is similar to or in the same relation as social science research and practicing management. Social science takes a lot of interpretation, just as dream-content does. Social science research may have scenarios where the case may only represent an individual or group that it is associated with and therefore needs interpretation. The interpretation may cover only the cases where needed unlike practicing management. Practicing management can be a bit more straight forward. Problems and solutions to management may not take as much interpretation as social science research does and because it has definition as to what the issue or case may be, there is less to interpret.</span><br />
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Week IV Question II
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<i><br />On p. 160 of Understanding Management Research, Johnson & Duberley say the following:<br /><o:p></o:p><br />While pragmatists would argue that how we construe the world is an outcome of social construction, they would also point to how an ontologically real external reality intervenes and imposes pragmatic limits on our discursive analyses. . .if you wanted to test this in relation to window glass, and we strongly advise you not to do this, you could try stepping through a window without opening it first and see if the postmodernist free-play of signifiers allows you to remain unharmed!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Is this a legitimate critique of postmodernist views? Why?<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Johnson, P., & Duberley, J. (2000). Understanding management research: An introduction to epistemology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Johnson and Duberley (2000) do not appear to have a similar view as other postmodernist views. In most of the articles I have read, they each seem to have a slightly alternative perspective on how realism and truth should be determined. Finding evidence that proves the truth seems to be the consensus and relying on opinion is considered to be facetious. Martin (1990) believes that we find truth through deconstruction. Deconstruction requires multiple resources before truth on a topic is realized. Hogan and Kaiser (2005) believe that in societies, people perceive concrete evidence as more effective in determining truth than knowledge that is derived from the abstract. Because people view the abstract as an entity that can be false, such as opinion or a view other than physical proof, society simply rejects the view as an assumption and not enough to be stated as truth. Burrell (1988) discusses Foucault’s beliefs that truth should be determined by dismissing opinion and only relied on evidence. Cooper (1989) also analyzes truth through deconstruction.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Cooper, R. (1989). Modernism, postmodernism and organizational analysis 3: The contribution of Jacques Derrida. Organization Science, 10(4), 479.</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Hogan, R. & Kaiser, R. (2005). What we know about leadership. Review of General Psychology, 9(2), 169.</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Martin, J. (1990). Deconstructing organizational taboos: The suppression of gender conflict in organizations. Organization Science, 1(4), 339.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: orange;">Week IV Reflection IV
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<i><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 29px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px;">Reply to this thread and post your response in the body of the post, not as an</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 29px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 29px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px;">attachment</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 29px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 16px;">.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 29px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 16px;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 29px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px;">Please see your syllabus for additional assignment requirements. Have a great week!</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">I have learned a few things in Week IV. I have learned some new terminologies and ideas. I have learned about the concepts of dream-content and dream-thought from Freud. I have learned how those ideas can relate to real life events, how they are derived from childhood experiences, and the affects they can have on society and management. I have also learned about postmodernism and the differences of how people might view it. In the search for truth, most of the readings indicate that truth can be found in consistent facts and through research. Opinions and assumptions are looked down upon because it is too abstract to be considered truth.</span><br />
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<i>Does Thachankery’s (1999, May) account of his work with the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA) do justice to the principles of hermeneutics as Gadamer and others explain them? Does it leave anything out? If so, what are the consequences for the findings Thatchenkery presents?<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Thachankery, T. (1999). Affirmation as intervention: The hermeneutics of reframing in organizational change and transformation. Paper presented at the 1999 International Conference of Language in Organizational Change and Transformation, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.</i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Does Thachankery’s (1999, May) account of his work with the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA) do justice to the principles of hermeneutics as Gadamer and others explain them? </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hermeneutics attempts to use a methodology that seeks the truth through interpretation or translation that many philosophers have used at one time or another (Bernstein,1983). Thachankery’s (1999) work with ICA uses the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">appreciative inquiry approach, which attempts to ask questions that will form the truth or what the group is seeking. So for the first part of the analysis, a small sample of 40 people were surveyed to find out what the values of the ICA were. The second was to analyze the organization as a whole through the directors, staff, and volunteers. The third step led to researching ICA’s organization, the feedback, and planning portions. The results from this analysis led to a forecast of where the organization may be in the future. This appears to follow simple principles of hermeneutics where the analysis interprets what may become of the organization.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The author provides a history and background of the organization to attempt to forecast what may happen with the organization. The only things I felt were missing were the responses from the surveys and the response data in a chart or something it to see how the responses were rated.</span><br />
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.21924968040548265" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What justification does Habermas offer for his critique of Gadamer's hermeneutical approach to society and social science? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Habermas argues that Gadamer’s hermeneutical approach to “social and political disciplines” is that there are too many limitations, such as the ability to critically analyze both society and social science for an extensive amount of information. Habermas also mentions that we are seeking information that unfamiliar to us. This is a very important and fundamental aspect to understand when searching for the truth that requires as much detail towards comprehending the information as possible. Additional to deriving extensive information, Habermas believes that without this type of critical thinking that any questioning of the ideas would not be able to justify itself. In other words, if an interpretation of Gadamer’s ideas are to be criticized, the ideas still have room for scrutiny because the analysis has not been extensive.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Is Habermas's approach more justified than Gadamer's or other approaches (for example, neo-positivism, conventionalism, or post-modernism) you have seen in the course? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Habermas’s approach is to consider using rationalism and a detailed analysis. Habermas believed that by using “performative attitude”, we can begin to investigate the past and how societies were developed through rational thinking and exhaustive research. I think that his approach simply tried to enhance the current approaches and possible flaws in the approaches so far discussed throughout the course.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reference: Bernstein, R. (1983). Beyond objectivism and relativism: Science, hermeneutics, and praxis. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">In this week I learned the about some new words and definitions. I learned about Hermeneutics and that the term is derived from Greek mythology. I learned that Hermeneutics is a means of interpretation that philosophers use to find truth. I learned that many philosophers use different approaches to find out the truth and form theories, and some of these approaches are groundbreaking. However there seems to be a consistent need to prove, disprove, or enhance each other’s theories as well. For example, Habermas versus Gadamer attempts to say that Gadamer needs more critical thinking in the analysis of his approach (Bernstein, 1983). I think that each approach is beneficial towards the need and what truth the person is trying to seek or prove. I learned that Habernas believed that data should be evaluated to the fullest to find out what the truth is so that there is no question to disprove the theory.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Reference: Bernstein, R. (1983). Beyond objectivism and relativism: Science, hermeneutics, and praxis. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press.</span></div>
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<i><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;">Writ</span></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;">e</span></b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;"> a 1,400- to
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>Identify one example of “systematically distorted communication” (Johnson & Duberley, p. 121) in an organization with which you are familiar. How does the organization produce and reinforce the communication? How does this affect its members’ lives and work?<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>Johnson, P., & Duberley, J. (2000). Understanding management research: An introduction to epistemology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.5149693894200027" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Identify one example of “systematically distorted communication” (Johnson & Duberley, p. 121) in an organization with which you are familiar. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How does the organization produce and reinforce the communication? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are many things that the organization I work for uses “systematically distorted communication” (Johnson & Duberley, p. 121) and the employees cannot dispute the information if it comes from a person with power. The CTO of the organization constantly tries to dominate projects, even when he has not been involved with them and has only his assumptions to go by. Many times he will go against the clients wishes and deny the clients the ability to have certain aspects of their request done. The employees do not have a say even though much of what he says does not make sense. To give some background, I work for a company that creates websites. There is very little that the organization cannot do to provide the clients with what they want, but sometimes on a whim, the CTO will make decisions that prevents projects from getting completed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How does this affect its members’ lives and work?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When the CTO interrupts or ends a project that may have taken months to complete, many times the employees become confused, angry, upset, or they simply do not care. I was once told that the insensitivity from the CTO has been going on for so long that many of the employees have become desensitized and no longer care about his behavior or the product so long as they continue to get paid. The CTO does not allow anyone in the organization to care for or take ownership of the projects they work so hard on. The employees become dissatisfied and eventually decide to move on to another organization. The average an employee stays in the organization I work for is about 3 years. The organization has been around since 1998 or so.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Johnson, P., & Duberley, J. (2000). </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Understanding management research: An introduction to epistemology</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.</span></b>
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Week VI Question II
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<i>What are the assumptions underlying Habermas’s concept of an ideal speech situation? How realistic and justifiable are they? </i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.4272751468233764" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What are the assumptions underlying Habermas’s concept of an ideal speech situation? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One assumption is that in an “ideal speech situation” </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Johnson & Duberley, 2000, p. 122) </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that the individual will comprehend what another person is saying as well as be able to speak just as the other person is. For example, every so often I go to a science fiction meeting to speak with my friends about sci-fi movies and anything else related. We learn from each other through these meetings but we do not always know or agree on interpretations of what we might witness in these movies or related. These meetings will sometimes bring arguments and debates but for the fun of learning about different perspectives.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How realistic and justifiable are they? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Because a perception or interpretation may be different, it is not realistic to believe that the ideal speech situation is always going to be “symmetrical” </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Johnson & Duberley, 2000, p. 122).</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The individual may not voice their opinion although they may be able to add to the interaction. Many times I understand what my friends are saying but I tend to listen and learn rather than contribute. I also think that any “distorting influences” can lead to an evolved idea. Just because there is disagreement or a debate does not mean that the debate has to be irrational as the opposing party might choose to agree with the new perspective. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Johnson, P., & Duberley, J. (2000). </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Understanding management research: An introduction to epistemology</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.</span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"> </span>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px;">The study's problem statement attempts to locate the "structural nature of theory in Information Systems" (Gregor, 2006, p. 611). Gregor (2006) suggests that when a theory is being developed and evaluated in information systems, the structure and integrity degrade as there is little information about the explanation or any additional information to comprehend the theory.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19px;">The research questions that are used are:</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19px;">"1. Domain questions. What phenomena are of interest in the discipline? What are the core problems or topics of interest? What are the boundaries of the discipline?</span><span style="line-height: 19px;">2. Structural or ontological questions. What is theory? How is this term understood in the discipline? Of what is theory composed? What forms do contributions to </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">knowledge take? How is theory expressed? What types </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">of claims or statements can be made? What types of </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">questions are addressed? </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">3. Epistemological questions. How is theory constructed? </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">How can scientific knowledge be acquired? How is </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">theory tested? What research methods can be used? </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">What criteria are applied to judge the soundness and </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">rigor of research methods?</span><span style="line-height: 19px;">4. Socio-political questions. How is the disciplinary knowledge understood by stakeholders against the backdrop of </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">human affairs? Where and by whom has theory been developed? What are the history and sociology of theory evolution? Are scholars in the discipline in general </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">agreement about current theories or do profound differences of opinion exist? How is knowledge applied? Is </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">the knowledge expected to be relevant and useful in a practical sense? Are there social, ethical, or political issues associated with the use of the disciplinary knowledge?" (p. 611-612).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px;">The relationship between the study’s problem statement and the research questions are that both attempt to derive information about the structure of theory as it pertains to information systems. At first, the study begins with locating the restrictions and influences of the field. Then the study continues to answer fundamental questions to avoid assumptions. The next step of the study determines the best epistemological approach for the study. Lastly, the study analyzes and demonstrates how people in the field understand information systems. It also provides some history and intent towards understanding the ability of what the pros and cons are of the discipline.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19px;">Reference<br />Gregor, S. (2006). The nature of theory in information systems. <em>MIS Quarterly, 30</em></span><span style="line-height: 19px;">(3), 611-642.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: orange;">Week VII Question II
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Post your 150-300 word responses to Discussion Questions (DQs) referencing supporting literature as appropriate. Continue to discuss each others' responses throughout the course week. Please answer and discuss with Colleagues the following question(s).<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<i>Select a management or leadership concept relevant to your profession. Given the definitions of science you encountered in the readings, to what extent does this concept make claims to universality and predictive power? What does it assume about the forces at work in society and organizations? Is it part of a large system of concepts and principles?</i></div>
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The leadership or management concept that is most relevant to my profession is collaboration. This concept is necessary as it takes an entire team to build an extensive industry-specific website. I have to collaborate with many people in my office and with people in several other countries and states.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Given the definitions of science you encountered in the readings, to what extent does this concept make claims to universality and predictive power?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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By using collaboration, we can strengthen the culture and data that we derive from each other. To build the websites in our organization, it takes a compilation of individuals that specialize in development, data processing, systems operations, and leadership. As <span style="background-color: white;">Delanty and Strydom</span> (2003) suggests, collaboration follows the hermeneutic science or interpretive nature towards understanding what is needed in the project as well as a “predictive control of objectified processes” (Delanty and Strydom, 2003, p. 255) to be able to have testable theories that are replicable or not to prove if the theory is valid.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What does it assume about the forces at work in society and organizations?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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This concept assumes that everyone in the organization can collaborate without any language barriers and fully comprehend what is needed. Societies and cultures vary and so it is important for our organization to make sure that we are explicit in meaning and definition of what needs to be accomplished. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="line-height: 14px;">This concept is also related to “critical-reconstructive social sciences” <span style="background-color: white;">(Delanty and Strydom</span>, 2003, p. 255) and is considered to be influential towards some “Freudian psychoanalysis” (Delanty and Strydom</span>, 2003, p. 255).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">Delanty, G., & Strydom, P. (2003). <em>Philosophies of social science: The classic and contemporary readings</em>. Philadelphia, PA: McGraw-Hill.</span>
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Week VII Reflection VII
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Reply to this thread and post your response in the body of the post, not as an </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">attachment</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">.</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Please see your syllabus for additional assignment requirements. Have a great week!</span></span></i></div>
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<b>My Response</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">I found this week to actually be very difficult for me because I was so busy with miscellaneous things. I have learned a few things though. I learned that there are many questions that can go into a study. By asking research questions and testing out several theories, we can identify the strengths and weaknesses of the theory and relate the data to how information systems can influence the decisions within an organization. I also noticed I received many responses from the students about my DQ answers and I really enjoyed reading all of them as well as learning from them. I learned a few things from the readings and classmates about what an "ideal speech situation" is and how it can be used. I appreciate learning from the alternative perspectives from everyone in the class as well. I think that the readings have taught me about a lot of what can be used or that are used in organizations with attempting to pursue an "ideal speech situation". </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Week VII Learning </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 13.5pt;">Team Assignment:</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Part 1: Annotated Outline</span></span></b><br />
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<i><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;">Create</span></b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;"> an
annotated outline of your final paper, including the following:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;">Identify the field you selected for your paper.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;">Specify the philosophical concepts and topics
your paper will address.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;">Identify the philosophical assumptions you
intend to evaluate.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;">Outline the argument you intend to make
regarding whether such assumptions are justified, desirable, and consciously
held by practitioners and researchers in your field. This portion should list
what sources you intend to use and explain how those sources will support your
position. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Submit</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> your annotated outline according to facilitator
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<i><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;">Review</span></b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;"> the
annotated outline your assigned partner submitted to your Learning Team forum
and provide constructive feedback, which may include the following: <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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investigation. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;">Call attention to unanswered questions and
weaknesses in the author’s argument.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;">Pose counterarguments that the author may need
to address. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;">Note</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;">. Your goal
is not to play the role of instructor or to prove that you are right. Rather,
help the author prepare a clear, effective, and well reasoned position for his
or her final paper. Use the Review function in Microsoft<sup>®</sup> Word to
insert your comments into the original document. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Submit</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> the outline with your feedback according to
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<b><span style="color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Week VII </span></span>Individual: <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Final Paper</span></span></b></div>
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<i><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;">Select</span></b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;"> a field of
professional endeavor in the social sciences with which you are familiar. You
may select a field—for example, marketing, finance, operations, information
systems, or human resources—in which you work, have worked, or plan to work. You
may draw examples of professional practice in the field from the private or
public sector.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;">Write</span></b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;"> a 2,100- to
2,450-word paper that evaluates the current state of knowledge in the field you
selected. Your paper must<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;">Describe the field you selected and the scope
and basis of your familiarity with it.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;">Identify the different kinds of knowledge
practitioners and researchers in the field to draw on to inform business or
leadership decisions.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;">Identify the philosophical assumptions
underlying research and practice in the field, including operative paradigms,
normal scientific and management practice, and other characteristics that seem
relevant and telling in terms of their effects on the profession.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 11pt;">Evaluate whether such assumptions are justified,
desirable, and consciously held by practitioners and researchers in the field.
Your evaluation must consider your view of the profession and how at least one
approach—positivist, conventionalist, poststructuralist, postmodernist,
hermeneutic, critical, or critical realists—might challenge or augment those
assumptions and their practical consequences.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b>Grade Report: PHL/717</b></h3>
<b>Grade Summary (Week 1-Week 7)</b><br />
Total Percentage: 91.05% <br />
Your Total Score: 69.2<br />
Total Possible Score: 76<br />
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<u><b>Week 7</b></u><br />
Possible Score Your Score<br />
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Discussion Questions 2.0 2.0<br />
Comment:<br />
You successfully fulfilled the requirements of this assignment. Good job!!<br />
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Weekly Reflection 1.0 1.0<br />
Comment:<br />
You successfully fulfilled the requirements of this assignment. Good job!!<br />
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Participation 2.0 2.0<br />
Comment:<br />
You successfully fulfilled the requirements of this assignment. Good job!!<br />
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Annotated Outline 11.0 10.0<br />
Comment:<br />
Good outline, but you failed to provide a reference page.<br />
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Constructive Feedback 10.0 9.6<br />
Comment:<br />
Good Job, but you failed to suggest additional sources.<br />
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Week 7 Subtotal : 26 24.6<br />
Cumulative Week 7 Subtotal : 76 69.2<br />
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Week 7 Feedback:<br />
Please see comments regarding assignment feedback.<br />
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<u><b>Week 6</b></u><br />
Possible Score Your Score<br />
Discussion Questions 2.0 2.0<br />
Comment:<br />
You successfully fulfilled the requirements of this assignment. Good job!!<br />
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Weekly Reflection 1.0 1.0<br />
Comment:<br />
You successfully fulfilled the requirements of this assignment.<br />
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Participation 2.0 2.0<br />
Comment:<br />
You successfully fulfilled the requirements of this assignment. Good job!!<br />
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Week 6 Subtotal : 5 5<br />
Cumulative Week 6 Subtotal : 50 44.6<br />
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Week 6 Feedback:<br />
Please see comments regarding assignment feedback.<br />
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<u><b>Week 5</b></u><br />
Possible Score Your Score<br />
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Discussion Questions 2.0 2.0<br />
Comment:<br />
You successfully fulfilled the requirements of this assignment.<br />
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Weekly Reflection 1.0 1.0<br />
Comment:<br />
You successfully fulfilled the requirements of this assignment.<br />
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Participation 2.0 0.8<br />
Comment:<br />
Learners should post two substantive messages on 3 out of 7<br />
days. You only posted substantive posts on 5/7. I would suggest that you post
more frequently and
include some of the following in your post: Range from 150
to 350 words (check word count in the upper left corner of
the OLS window) Integrate theory, research, and/or
professional experience Include specific examples and/or
substantiating evidence Include in-text citations and
references in APA format Stay on topic and address the
course objectives Demonstrate proper spelling, grammar, and
scholarly tone<br />
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Paper 12.0 11.2<br />
Comment:<br />
You provided a paper that included paragraph transitions which improved the
overall flow of your paper. However you had some sentences that were
grammatically incorrect. Also, you failed to specifically explain the
practical significance of the assumptions and their effect on the researchs
applicability.<br />
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Week 5 Subtotal : 17 15<br />
Cumulative Week 5 Subtotal : 45 39.6<br />
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Week 5 Feedback:<br />
Please see comments regarding assignment feedback.<br />
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<u><b>Week 4</b></u><br />
Possible Score Your Score<br />
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Discussion Questions 2.0 2.0<br />
Comment:<br />
You successfully fulfilled the requirements of this assignment.<br />
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Weekly Reflection 1.0 1.0<br />
Comment:<br />
You successfully fulfilled the requirements of this assignment.<br />
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Participation 2.0 0.8<br />
Comment:<br />
Learners should post two substantive messages on 3 out of 7<br />
days. You only posted substantive posts on 4/27 and
4/30. I would suggest that you post more frequently and
include some of the following in your post: Range from 150
to 350 words (check word count in the upper left corner of
the OLS window) Integrate theory, research, and/or
professional experience Include specific examples and/or
substantiating evidence Include in-text citations and
references in APA format Stay on topic and address the
course objectives Demonstrate proper spelling, grammar, and
scholarly tone<br />
<br />
Week 4 Subtotal : 5 3.8<br />
Cumulative Week 4 Subtotal : 28 24.6<br />
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Week 4 Feedback:<br />
Please see comments regarding assignment feedback.<br />
<br />
<u><b>Week 3</b></u><br />
Possible Score Your Score<br />
<br />
Discussion Questions 2.0 2.0<br />
Comment:<br />
You successfully fulfilled the requirements of this assignment.<br />
<br />
Weekly Reflection 1.0 1.0<br />
Comment:<br />
You successfully fulfilled the requirements of this assignment.<br />
<br />
Participation 2.0 2.0<br />
Comment:<br />
<br />
Paper 12.0 11.2<br />
Comment:<br />
This was an excellent paper that was grammatically well written. You failed to
write a conclusion and also you did not explain the practical significance of
the assumptions and their effect on the researchs applicability. Also, you
failed to submit your certificate of originality.<br />
<br />
Week 3 Subtotal : 17 16.2<br />
Cumulative Week 3 Subtotal : 23 20.8<br />
<br />
Week 3 Feedback:<br />
Please see comments regarding assignment feedback.<br />
<br />
<u><b>Week 2</b></u><br />
Possible Score Your Score<br />
Discussion Questions 2.0 2.0<br />
Comment:<br />
You successfully fulfilled the requirements of this assignment.<br />
<br />
Weekly Reflection 1.0 1.0<br />
Comment:<br />
You successfully fulfilled the requirements of this assignment.<br />
<br />
Participation 2.0 0.6<br />
Comment:<br />
Learners should post two substantive messages on 3 out of 7
days. You only posted substantive posts on
4/16. I would suggest that you post more frequently and
include some of the following in your post: Range from 150
to 350 words (check word count in the upper left corner of
the OLS window) Integrate theory, research, and/or
professional experience Include specific examples and/or
substantiating evidence Include in-text citations and
references in APA format Stay on topic and address the
course objectives Demonstrate proper spelling, grammar, and
scholarly tone<br />
<br />
Week 2 Subtotal : 5 3.6<br />
Cumulative Week 2 Subtotal : 6 4.6<br />
<br />
Week 2 Feedback:<br />
Please see comments regarding assignment feedback.<br />
<br />
<u><b>Week 1</b></u><br />
Possible Score Your Score<br />
Weekly Reflection 1.0 1.0<br />
Comment:<br />
You successfully fulfilled the requirements of this assignment.<br />
<br />
Week 1 Subtotal : 1 1<br />
Cumulative Week 1 Subtotal : 1 1<br />
<br />
Week 1 Feedback:<br />
Please see comments regarding assignment feedback. Keep up the good work.AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-66764551495452617072012-04-02T09:09:00.000-07:002012-04-02T09:10:27.866-07:00IST/710 Passed!YES! I got an A- on my Info sys class.<br />
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Here is the breakdown:<br />
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<tr><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em;" valign="bottom"><h3 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0.2em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1.2em;">Grade Summary (Week 8)</span></h3>
</td><td class="final_grade" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #cc9900; font-size: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;" valign="bottom">Grade: A-</td></tr>
<tr class="final_totals" style="white-space: nowrap;"><td class="strong" colspan="1" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em;" width="19%">Total Percentage:</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;" width="31%">90.8%</td><td class="assignments" rowspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em;" width="50%"></td></tr>
<tr class="final_totals" style="white-space: nowrap;"><td class="strong" colspan="1" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em;">Your Total Score:</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;">90.8</td></tr>
<tr class="final_totals" style="white-space: nowrap;"><td class="strong" colspan="1" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em;"><span class="header" style="font-weight: bold;">Total Possible Score</span>:</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;">100</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 500px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 23px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 8</h2>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Weekly Reflection</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
Your implications and conclusions met the standards outlined in the syllabus and<br />
relfected the area of discussion this week.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Discussion and Participation</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">3.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
You met the requirements as specified in the syllabus for your DQ posts; you did<br />
not meet the participation requirements. APA and English mechanics were<br />
without significant error.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Information Systems Literature Review</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">15.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">14.7</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
See the attached grading form and marked paper for detailed information.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Rough Draft Review Reflection</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">10.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">10.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
The submission met the requirements.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 8 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">29</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">27.7</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 8 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">100</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">90.8</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Week 8 Feedback:</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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Graded feedback on Team Reflection essay: it was a perfect score. No feedback was provided.</div>AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-41339384842448369822012-03-29T08:12:00.000-07:002012-03-29T08:59:25.291-07:00IST/710: Weeks 4-8I broke my own rule of doing a little bit every day for school. I became overwhelmed with the daily drama from life's little surprises. Now I have a week off from school and I'm still busy! Anyway, here is a lengthy update on this course.<br />
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<a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/831910/Homework/PhD/Phoenix/IST710/graded/03AlexandriaVelez.pdf" target="_blank">Week 3 Graded Essay</a><br />
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I am starting with Week 4 through Week 8, and then I'll post all of my grades thus far below.<br />
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<i>List three potential concerns related to privacy raised by using information systems. What would you do to address these concerns?</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px;">One potential concern to a user's privacy is a key logger. When I played World of Warcraft on my friend's laptop, my account got hacked. This was my first experience personal with a key logger. Key loggers record the user's keystrokes and sends them to the culprit to steal information from the client computer (Haag & Cummings, 2008, p. 345). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px;">A third way is through phishing or spam emails (Haag & Cummings, 2008, p. 351). When a user responds to an email with private information, that information can be stolen and abused.</span></div>
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<i>Identify four roles that must be filled in an information system. Describe each role, and assess whether hardware, software, or a person would best fill the role. How would an information system perform without any computers? How would an information system perform without any people? What presents the greater challenge in managing an information system—computers or people?</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px;">Four roles that must be filled in an information system are (1) data or information, (2) business requirements, (3) administration, and (4) equipment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px;">In Benyoucef and Forzley (2007), a framework used for a business continuity information system requires understanding the risk or information involved the disruptions that may arise in a system. The information used for this type of system can best be filled by a person who understands what may occur if a disruption of service appears. Business requirements are necessary to develop a preventative plan "to reduce the chances of supply chain disruptions and reduce their impact" (Benyoucef & Forzley, 2007, p. 20) and is also maintained by a person. This type of system also needs an administration to maintain, develop, and create such a system and the role would need to be a person. The equipment is also required to develop and create the system and that role is based on the software that is developed. </span><br />
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<em style="font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 19px;">How would an information system perform without any computers? </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px;">Parts of an information system needs to be managed by people. An information system that can function without computers is customer service. A retail chain might have customer service that have the knowledge of the product already.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><em style="font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 19px;">How would an information system perform without any people? </span></em><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px;">Parts of an information system needs to be managed by computers. Computers help to collect data and information through certain software and hardware functions without the assistance of a person. If the logic of a computer is to maintain system updates, this can be done automatically without the assistance from a person.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px;">Challenges can come from computers or people equally. People may not always know the answers to certain issues and neither will a computer. The technical and human aspects go hand-in-hand for managing an information system.</span><br />
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This week I learned a few things. I learned that there are so many different types of threats out there. I admit I knew most of them but definitely not all of them or the preventative measures that one needs to go through. For example, I did not know that a virtual keyboard can prevent some key loggers. I also learned that they cannot prevent all key loggers from an attack but this is very interesting news to me. I also learned that everyone has different ideas or views of what roles must be filled in an information system. I think that this is something that is possible because information systems are vast and may require many different things. I also learned that CIO, although not always available in all organizations, they are becoming popular. This is interesting to me as I am in the IT industry. Lastly, I think that is it difficult to have technology without humans and vice versa: maintenance, upgrades, interactions in retail, etc. all require people. Although some people can survive without technology, others cannot.<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
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<a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/831910/Homework/PhD/Phoenix/IST710/graded/week4-systems%2Btheory.docx" target="_blank">Week 4 Graded Essay</a></div>
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<i>The network design selected by an organization is often reflective of the type of industry. Looking at your organization, how does your network design reflect your industry?</i></div>
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<li>The workstation and device level contains all the computers that people use plus any other devices, such as a printer, scanner, and fax machine. We do have some servers at this level as well, however, we have an alternative location called a "data center" where all of the websites are actually hosted.</li>
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<i>Electronic commerce has changed consumer retailing behavior and business-to-business transactions. What are the challenges posed by electronic business and electronic commerce? How can we prepare managers for managing within this new paradigm?</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">The organization I work for just implemented some e-commerce elements into their current website (www.frontdoor.com). So, not only do we show real estate listings on our websites, but now brokers or agents can purchase credits to make their listings a "featured listing" or "showstopper" and other things to enhance their properties. This enhancement took us months to implement because there were several legal and technical factors. We also had to make sure we had a secure website (protocol https) for the transactions because the website user's credit card information was being used.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Managers need some sort of training or preparation to manage this paradigm. In prior experiences in the same company, the clients have requested that we make a website or page for them and legally they cannot publish the content. We, as a technology company, need to be aware of this because the development time conflicts with the legal matters. In the position I am in, I need to know these things but I keep myself up-to-date on these types of issues. However, managers should get some training or do research before any contracts are agreed upon and the development time is wasted.</span></div>
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Another challenge in the B2B model is to “increase market efficiency” (Baltzan & Phillips, 2009) as it requires always having the most up-to-date information to provide to other businesses and survive against their competitors. Marketing and sales departments as well as research analysts will provide the organization with the most up-to-date information as a potential solution to remain competitive and marketable.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">E-business and e-commerce has gone a long way but can still use improvements from the challenges consistently appear. Security, law, and technical issues are all challenges that might come into play. I've learned from other students that people are loosing that face-to-face communication when they purchase things online as well. Also, keeping a competitive edge in B2B or B2C is important. Keeping up to date with the latest and greatest is challenging in both technology and the industry businesses are selling in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">In game development, some people will try to expose certain parts of game code to try and see what the game code is hiding from the user. These people are often called data miners and often find a lot of hidden information that gamers want to know about. In a business environment, data mining is when someone analyzes data that can be used for marketing purposes. This data might be demographics and this information is invaluable to the marketer. This type of information tells the business about its consumers so that the product can be molded to satisfy the customer (</span>Baltzan<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';"> & Phillips, 2009).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">Intellectual Properties (IP) means "intangible creative work that is embodied in physical form" (Baltzan & Phillips, 2009). Video games are also known as intangible works and have often had many disputes over a game's content and ideas. One concern with IP involves possible infringement of properties and copyrights, and if these properties are stolen or plagiarized.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">In this week's reflection, I have learned what some of the concerns are for intellectual property (IP)and management. Much of what is important to management is with the security and protection of the IP. When that IP is stolen or reused, that causes management to not only be upset but also to potentially loose profits from something that was originally created by their organization. I have also learned that there are several reasons for data mining that can be beneficial to an organization. Data mining can be beneficial for an organization to gather information about its customers and users. For example, demographic information can help an organization cater to their clientele.</span></div>
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<i>Describe two or three current best practices in information systems development. Select an organization with which you are familiar, recommend one of these best practices for the organization to adopt, and describe the advantages you see for the organization in using this approach.</i></div>
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<i>Compare the advantages and disadvantages of procuring off-the-shelf software, contracting with another organization to create custom software, and developing software within the organization.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 16px;">In this final week, I have learned several different perspectives from everyone in class. I have learned that although there are many best practices that can be used, organizations may not always have the ability to use them for several reasons. The organization may feel the change is too risky, too expensive, or just not good enough for their goals. Additionally, I have learned that research is a key element in many different things in life and not just scholarly work. If making decisions for an organization is necessary, one cannot simply make a choice on a whim. Much research should be applied before anything is considered.</span><br />
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<tr class="final_totals" style="white-space: nowrap;"><td class="strong" colspan="1" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em;" width="19%">Total Percentage:</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;" width="31%">88.87%</td><td class="assignments" rowspan="3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em;" width="50%"></td></tr>
<tr class="final_totals" style="white-space: nowrap;"><td class="strong" colspan="1" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em;">Your Total Score:</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;">63.1</td></tr>
<tr class="final_totals" style="white-space: nowrap;"><td class="strong" colspan="1" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em;"><span class="header" style="font-weight: bold;">Total Possible Score</span>:</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;">71</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 23px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 7</h2>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Weekly Reflection</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
Your implications and conclusions met the standards outlined in the syllabus and<br />
relfected the area of discussion this week.</div>
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<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Discussion and Participation</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">3.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
You met the requirements as specified in the syllabus for DQ post 1. APA and<br />
English mechanics were without significant error. You did not meet the<br />
participation requirements.</div>
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<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 7 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">4</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 7 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">71</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">63.1</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Week 7 Feedback:<br />
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<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 23px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 6</h2>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Weekly Reflection</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
Your implications and conclusions met the standards outlined in the syllabus and<br />
relfected the area of discussion this week.</div>
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<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Discussion and Participation</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">3.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
You met the requirements as specified in the syllabus for your DQ posts. APA<br />
and English mechanics were without significant error. You did not meet the<br />
participation requirement.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Information Systems Paper</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">15.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">14.7</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
See the attached marked paper and grading form.</div>
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<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 6 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">19</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">17.7</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 6 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">67</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">61.1</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Week 6 Feedback:<br />
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<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 23px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 5</h2>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Weekly Reflection</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
Your implications and conclusions met the standards outlined in the syllabus and<br />
relfected the area of discussion this week.</div>
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<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Discussion and Participation</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">3.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
You met the requirements as specified in the syllabus for your DQ posts. APA<br />
and English mechanics were without significant error. You did not met the<br />
participation requirements.</div>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Huffman Trucking Infrastructure</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">15.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">14.1</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
See the attached grading form and marked paper for more information.</div>
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<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 5 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">19</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">17.1</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 5 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">48</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">43.4</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Week 5 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
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<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 23px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 4</h2>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Weekly Reflection</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
Your implications and conclusions met the standards outlined in the syllabus and<br />
relfected the area of discussion this week.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Discussion and Participation</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">3.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
You met the requirements as specified in the syllabus for your DQ posts. APA<br />
and English mechanics were without significant error. You did not meet the<br />
participation requirements.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Organizational Roles Paper</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">10.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">9.3</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
See the marked paper and grading form for more information.</div>
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<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 4 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">14</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">12.3</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 4 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">29</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">26.3</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Week 4 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
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<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 23px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 3</h2>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Weekly Reflection</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
Your implications and conclusions met the standards outlined in the syllabus and<br />
relfected the area of discussion this week.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Discussion and Participation</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">3.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
You met the requirements as specified in the syllabus for your DQ posts. APA<br />
and English mechanics were without significant error. You did not meet the<br />
participation requirements.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Brainstorming Reflection</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">10.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">10.0</td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Comment:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
Please see the attached marked file for any specific APA / formatting issues<br />
found on this assignment.</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="sub_totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/panel_header3.png); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Week 3 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">14</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">13</td></tr>
<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 3 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">15</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">14</td></tr>
<tr><td class="comments" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #666666; float: left; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top;">Week 3 Feedback:<br />
<div id="comments" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
</div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td class="h2" colspan="3" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/images/date.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0b364f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 23px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; white-space: nowrap;">
Week 2</h2>
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<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;"></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Possible Score</span></td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span class="header" style="color: #0b364f; font-weight: bold;">Your Score</span></td></tr>
<tr class="assignments"><td class="strong" height="18" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Weekly Reflection</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.0</td></tr>
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Your implications and conclusions met the standards outlined in the syllabus and<br />
relfected the area of discussion this week.</div>
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<tr class="totals" style="background-image: url(https://gradebook.phoenix.edu/theme/images/tabledata_th_bg2.gif); font-weight: bold;"><td class="strong" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #0b364f; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; vertical-align: top;">Cumulative Week 2 Subtotal :</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1</td><td class="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1</td></tr>
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</div>AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-14957775327296121162012-02-20T15:11:00.000-08:002012-02-20T15:11:53.828-08:00Week 3: DQ 2, Reflection & Reflection Essay<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="background-color: white; color: black; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Due Day 5</span></span></div>
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<i>Should
information systems managers delay investment in new technologies until
there are substantial demonstrated benefits and the price of the new
technologies drops? What are the advantages and disadvantages of being
pioneers of new technology within an industry?</i></div>
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My response:<br />
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Risk Factor</div>
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In
a technology organization, there are certain risk factors that should
occur; otherwise the current technology might become obsolete. Research and need is always important towards implementing anything new. The
way I would prefer to go about and implement a new technology would be
to implement it incrementally if there is not enough data. If
the technology is very expensive, I might wait for more technical
details; research the need for the equipment, or for the price to drop
to a reasonable amount. This might require a budget that is set aside for research and development. One
thing to consider is that from a business standpoint, the corporate
officers might not accept the expense if the current technology meets
the needs of the organization and there is no proof that the new
technology is beneficial. As the old saying goes, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.</div>
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Pro/Con</div>
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There are several advantages towards using new technology. Being the first organization to use the technology can be beneficial and enhance a company. Using
the most up-to-date equipment can also look good in comparison to other
companies to show that they are innovative and willing to move with the
times. There are risks associated with each of these benefits and not every company is willing to or can afford to take these risks. One risk is that the organization can spend a lot of money on the new technology and not derive any benefit from it. Other
organizations also might not appreciate the incentives that the new
technology can bring and cause clients or affiliates to withdraw from
the organization.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Implications and Conclusions</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"><i>Each
week, please post comments regarding implications and conclusions that
you have drawn from your readings and class dialogues. Just select this
note, and click <b>Reply.</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"><b>My response:</b></span><br />
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I’ve
learned that technology can be used for many different things inside
and outside of and organization and that technology can be learned in
different ways as well. Through school,
discussion forums, the internet, television, books, and other's
experiences, I have learned several different aspects of how to derive
information from these resources and help others with their own
research.</div>
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I have also learned that everyone has different interests in their concentration of information systems. In my team, each member had something different to concentrate on. I preferred to concentrate on MMORPGs while others chose traffic control systems and an EHR system.</div>
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In terms of reflection analysis, I find it interesting that we are reflecting on what we are learning. I
believe that this gives us more time to think about our choices, and
explore each other’s subjects and topics to discover more ways on how to
use an information system and technology.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Brainstorming Reflection:</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Consider</b>
the discussion of dissertations during your residency. What fields of
information systems most interest you? What areas will you need to research
in greater depth as you focus on a dissertation choice?<br />
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Each team member should choose a particular field
of information systems he or she would like to research in greater depth
throughout this class. You will research and write about this field for the
Information Systems Paper, and Annotated Bibliography, due Week Six The Information Systems Paper and
Literature Review are due Week Eight. Each member of a Learning Team should
select a different field. Suggested fields include the following:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Customer relationship management (CRM) systems</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Logistical support systems</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Human resources information systems (HRIS)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Information systems security</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Learning management systems and learning
content management systems (LMS/LCMS)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Medical systems</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Accounting and billing systems</div>
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<b> </b></span></span><b>Massively multiplayer online role-playing
games</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Decision support systems</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Flexible automation systems</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Traffic control systems<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Research</b>
how knowledge is used as a valued asset in your chosen field. What
opportunities are made available within this field by sufficient information?
How does this field protect the quality and integrity of data?</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Review</b>
your chosen field with your Learning Team. Summarize how knowledge is used as
a resource in this field. Discuss emerging trends within the field and useful
sources of information about the field.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Consider</b>
the summaries of how knowledge is used as a resource in the fields chosen by
other Learning Team members. Discuss emerging trends within the fields other
members have chosen, and recommend useful sources of information about the
field. </div>
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Brainstorming
Reflection</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Reflect </b>on
this week’s brainstorming activity with your Learning Team.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Write</b> a
summary of no more than 1,050 words that addresses the following questions:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>What field of information systems have you
chosen?</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>Why did you choose this field? What is its
value for you?</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>How is knowledge used as a valued asset in
your chosen field?</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>How did your Learning Team members help
sharpen your focus on this field?</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>What insights about your field did you find
while looking at other Learning Team members’ fields?</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>What insights did other Learning Team members
provide to you?</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>How did you add value for your Learning Team
members in this week’s brainstorming?</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span>How can you improve your scholarly
collaboration in future weeks and in future courses?<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Submit</b>
your reflection.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/831910/Homework/PhD/Phoenix/IST710/week3-brainstorming-reflection.docx" target="_blank">My essay</a>. </span></div>
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<br />AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-11413782902680241042012-02-19T12:10:00.000-08:002012-02-19T12:10:48.509-08:00Dissertation ideaI might have mentioned something similar to this before but the more I think about it, the more I feel that I should definitely concentrate on the mmorpg realm of things. So a new and more focused idea for a dissertation will be to concentrate on how an mmorpg or virtual world can effect learning in classrooms or as a classroom environment instead of a physical classroom. Does this sound like an interesting topic?<br />
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Okay, back to my assignment...AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-39488975438580726782012-02-14T11:42:00.000-08:002012-02-14T14:44:18.884-08:00Week 3: DQ1<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Identify and describe a major trend in information systems. If this trend continues, what will the future of computers look like? Describe the hardware, software, and applications that you expect to be prevalent in the future, and explain how their emergence is rooted in the historical development of information technology.</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My response</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">The other day I was watching a show called "Oddities" on the Discovery Channel (2012) and it features a store called </span><em style="line-height: 16px;">Obscura Antiques & Oddities. </em><span style="line-height: 16px;">The store features many eclectic items that people have sold or wish to purchase. In the episode that I watched, a man brought in an artifact that the store owners were unsure of the authenticity of. Especially since seller was trying to sell it for $50,000, the store owners needed to verify that this artifact was the real deal. They eventually had to take it to a university that had the proper equipment run the artifact through a scanner that derived 3D data directly to a database with 3D images of the inside and outside of the artifact. The system had the ability to virtually cut through the 3D image to see the age and authenticity of the artifact.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">The popularity of 3D technology in general has produced a substantial impact on our society. From entertainment to data analysis, 3D technology is making it's way up the technology ladder. Some of my friends believe that 3D technology is a fad because when it first because popular to us in the 1980's, it died fairly quickly. I believe that 3D technology is becoming more popular now though because of the new technology and enhanced knowledge that we have. I think that we will eventually see something like what we would on Star Wars with 3D portable communications and computer systems in the distant future. Joking aside, the future does hold some potential even now and especially in the medical industry, for items such as BioDigital Systems (2011) where their software and hardware stores and presents data for doctors to use to analyze their patients without surgery.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">References</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Discovery Channel. (2012). Oddities. Retrieved from <a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/oddities/" style="color: #094a72;">http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/oddities/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BioDigital Systems. (2011). BioDigital: 3D medical visualization & information systems. Retrieved from<a href="http://www.biodigital.com/medical-visualization.html?section=systems-4" style="color: #094a72;">http://www.biodigital.com/medical-visualization.html?section=systems-4</a></span></div>
<br />AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438730469101569517.post-18102963917348390352012-02-12T10:55:00.000-08:002012-02-12T10:55:57.007-08:00Week 2: IST/710<div style="font-family: inherit;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Week 2 Reflection Question:</b></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Implications and Conclusions</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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week, please post comments regarding implications and conclusions that
you have drawn from your readings and class dialogues. Just select this
note, and click <strong>Reply.</strong></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>My response: </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In all of the books, I learned that they all have the
same themes, which are the fundamentals of IT and IS as it is pertinent to a
corporation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did not notice much on
the effects of educational systems though, however, each starts off with what
can happen, the pros and cons, in information technology and the role of
information systems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Haag & Cummings
discuss computer threats as well as the business strategy aspects, such as the
Porter’s Five Forces Model, and frameworks that can enhance a business using
information technology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each book
discuss a little bit about the evolution of hardware and software.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each book also continues on to show several
case studies and business theory in IT and IS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Haag & Cummings even displays the basics of what a database and
website code looks like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Much of what each
book describes is simply good business strategies and theory in each industry
of IT and IS to keep a business’s ideals and technology sustained.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of these strategies should be learned
and enhanced as time goes on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I like the breakdown of each book as it discusses
the different models and theories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
especially like how Laudon & Laudon display realistic business charts and
ideas to emphasize the impact that IT could have on any business or organization,
such as the discussion revolving around Apple products and strategic
advantages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The only things that I was only a little
disappointed in were that some of the technologies discussed were a bit
dated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, in Haag &
Cummings, the most popular browsers were Netscape, Internet Explorer, and
FireFox.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although they are noteworthy,
being in the web technology business, I do not believe many people are using
Netscape as much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The most popular
browsers that I am aware of for the Windows-based computers are Internet
Explorer (Keynote, 2012) and FireFox but their versions are much higher now
than what is in this book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, Chrome
and Safari outweigh Netscape as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Netscape lost its popularity in the early 2000s when FireFox allowed
flexible addons for developers, and more security and control for its end-users.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although this isn’t the only dated piece I
have found, the books still use valid points and theories that should be used
in IT businesses that I could continue to learn from.</span></div>
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Keynote, S. (1). World’s First Global Website
Monitoring Service Using Internet Explorer 9 -- Now Available from Keynote. <i>Business
Wire (English)</i>. </div>AguaMysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175023621282468737noreply@blogger.com