Linguistic discourse analysis 1.1Defining discourse Discourse is the creation and organization of the segments of a language above as well as below the sentence. It is segments of language which may be bigger or smaller than a single sentence but the adduced meaning is always beyond the sentence. The term discourse applies to both spoken and written language‚ in fact to any sample of language used for any purpose. Any series of speech events or any combination of sentences in written form wherein
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Horizontal Analysis Investors and managers need to understand how well a company is doing in order to make decisions. Investors have to make the decision whether or not they want to invest or sell their current investment. Management needs to know what moves to make in order to improve the future performance of the company. Horizontal analysis is a historical comparison of the financial statements. It compares financial reports from one accounting period to another. The main point of performing
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QUESTION a). Name five assumptions that underline the use of break – even analysis. It is essential that anyone preparing or interpreting CVP information is aware of the underlying assumptions on which the information has been prepared. If these assumptions are not recognized‚ serious errors may result and incorrect conclusions may be drawn from the analysis.(Drury‚ 2004). Breakeven analysis (cost-volume-profit analysis) is an approach to profit planning that requires derivation of various relationships
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Creative Use of S.W.O.T Analysis [edit] Strategic Use: Orienting SWOTs to An Objective Illustrative diagram of SWOT analysisIf SWOT analysis does not start with defining a desired end state or objective‚ it runs the risk of being useless. A SWOT analysis may be incorporated into the strategic planning model. An example of a strategic planning technique that incorporates an objective-driven SWOT analysis is SCAN analysis. Strategic Planning‚ including SWOT and SCAN analysis‚ has been the subject
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Needs Analysis Definition • “Needs analysis is the process of establishing the what and the how of a course.” Dudley-Evans‚T. and St. John MJ. (1998) • Needs Assessment: A definition Needs assessment is a systematic and ongoing process of gathering information about students’ needs and preferences‚ interpreting the information‚ and then making decisions based on the interpretations in order to meet the needs Graves (2000) Stages in ESP Process Types of Needs Analysis Dudley-Evans &
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System analysis is a structured approach to problem solving that breaks down a system into its compo- nent pieces to determine how these component work together by interacting with each other to achieve their purpose. Descartes emphasised that a problem under consideration should be divided into as many parts as possible and then examined one by one. System analysis as defined by Hoag [1956] is a systematic examination of a problem of choice in which each step of the analysis is made
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HOW TO WRITE A BATTLE ANALYSIS 1. Purpose. To provide guidance on writing the battle analysis. 2. Learning Objective. The student must prepare a battle analysis that demonstrates the ability to use military history to develop critical thinking skills. Focus your analysis on one of the following issues: a. Evaluate the commander ’s intent. b. Analyze one aspect of METT-T. c. Analyze the relationship between fire support and any other element of the battlefield operating
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Job Analysis I. What is Job Analysis? A. “a process used to identify the important tasks of a job and the essential competencies an individual should possess to satisfactorily perform the job.” (State of Colorado‚ 2002‚ http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/dhr/select/docs/jobanal.pdf). B. “a wide variety of systematic procedures for examining‚ documenting‚ and drawing inferences about work activities‚ worker attributes‚ and work context.” (Sackett & Laczo‚ 2003‚ p. 21). C. methods for learning about
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Job Analysis Multiple Choice 1. _____ is the procedures through which one determines the duties associated with positions and the characteristics of people to hire for those positions. a. Job description b. Job specification c. Job analysis d. Job context e. None of the above (c; easy; p. 112) 2. The information resulting from job analysis is used for writing _____. a. job descriptions b. work activities c. work aids d. job context e. performance standards (a; easy; p. 112) 3. Which of the following
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Job Analysis Job analysis is the first step in designing and implementing a compensation system. The objective in completing a job analysis is to identify the content of the job‚ the knowledge and skills necessary to perform the job successfully and the conditions under which the job is performed. Job analysis may be defined as systematic detailed study of jobs‚ consisting of identifying and examining what is required of the person assigned to the job and the elements and characteristics
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