Fannie Mae case. Federal regulators noted a growing string of high profile scandals at major U.S. corporations in recent years. The number of fraud cases investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission jumped 41 percent in the last three years (112 cases in 2001 compare to 79 cases investigated in 1998)‚ resulting in tens of millions of dollars in fines to settle the charges. I have decided to take a closer look at Fannie May. This company operates in the residential mortgage finance industry
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Collaborative Practice Collaborative Practice Collaboration is defined by Webster (1988) as working together in some undertaking. The collaboration of many healthcare disciplines is essential to meet the needs of patients in today’s medical arena. As a neonatal intensive care nurse‚ I see on a daily basis how vital it is for these individual disciplines to link together around a common subject‚ the patient. This paper will showcase collaborative practice by identifying the healthcare and social
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importance of having a professional learning community also known as PLC in the school system. Having individuals that pair together for the greater good of the students can enhance the success of the students and organization. A professional learning community‚ also known as PLC‚ is a group of teachers that share their expertise‚ meets regularly‚ and collaborate to improve the academic performance of students and teaching skills. The essence of a learning community is to focus solely on the
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As learning and collaborative practices occur in many contexts throughout life‚ this paper aims to focus and discuss these terms in a higher education‚ online environment. A combination of social‚ technological and economic drivers has resulted in major pedagogical changes in higher Education online (Engineering Subject Centre 2011). Much of the change is centred to accommodate the increased amount of diverse students and their needs as they pursue study in the online environment. The increased diversity
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Participating in community service is a good way to give back to the community that I live in‚ therefore I have always been excited when I have the opportunity to volunteer for my community. I was extremely excited when I found out that I have to do a Service Learning Project for this class because I have always enjoyed doing community service since I started doing it in high school. I had a hard time deciding what to do in the beginning‚ but later I realized that I could be a leader of the Awana
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This visit took place at the Theard home with Paul Theard and Truest. When I arrived at the home‚ there was another car in the driveway that did not belong to the family. When I entered the home‚ I asked Ms. Theard if the family had purchased a new vehicle and she replied that it was her granddaughter Ravin’s car. I reminded Ms. Theard that I must have a background check for Ravin before she can stay in the home or even be a frequent visitor to the home. Ms. Theard reported that she had the background
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The collaborative negotiation A collaborative negotiation is where parties desire‚ and work towards achieving‚ a mutually beneficial outcome. In some cases this can mean reaching a “win/win” result. In a collaborative negotiation there is a greater focus on the genuine interests of the parties‚ rather than posturing or point scoring. In a collaborative negotiation‚ the parties will better understand each other’s interests. For example‚ A computer distributor approaches a Chinese supplier to tender
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In collaborative writing‚ there are many advantages and disadvantages. In chapter two of our text there is a list of both the advantages and disadvantages. The three advantages that I am going to focus on are: “Collaboration offers wider expertise and skills than just one writer may possess.” “The responsibility is wider spread‚ both allowing more members to shine with their accomplishments and removing the burden on just one person to produce a polished document.” “Collaboration offers
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Collaborative Relationships The accelerating rate of technological progress‚ market demand created by global industrialization‚ and the creation of new middle classes will result in tremendous potential in global markets. Although global markets offer tremendous potential‚ companies seeking to function effectively in a fragmented global market of five billion people are being forced to stretch production‚ design engineering‚ and marketing resources and capabilities because of the intensity
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beautiful city that attracts thousands of people come to visit each year. It is surrounded by forests‚ water and snowy mountains. The weather in Seattle is very mild. Summer is not too hot‚ and winter is not too cold. Seattle has become a major cultural center for architecture‚ cuisine and exquisite art. Driving from downtown visitors can join many activities such as fishing‚ boating and mountain climbing. Beside this‚ Seattle is also the home of many huge companies such as Microsoft‚ Starbuck Coffee
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