Governors University Human Resources - RJDT Task 1 Jimmy Jewell January 27‚ 2013 A. Constructive Discharge Constructive discharge is a legal term that occurs when an employer creates unbearable working conditions for an employee‚ so s/he has no other option but to resign. Typical conditions are cut in wages‚ refusal of holiday‚ changes in duty‚ verbal abuse‚ lack of support and demotion. Although constructive discharge is clearly defined as forcing an employee to resign by making the work environment
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ULMS 251: Corporate Social Responsibility Examination Feedback‚ January 2013 This year’s much larger cohort achieved a set of results very comparable to the previous two years. Mean mark and standard deviation were almost identical and the percentage of failures was very marginally higher. There was however a noticeable drop in the number of students achieving marks of 70 and over; this was a disappointment. A clear majority of students achieved overall marks in the 50-59% range – that is they
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teaching and other related concepts. The adult learner has strong desire to learn and know what they want in life although they may not be obligated to learn. These types of learners came from various background‚ educational background‚ ages‚ career‚ religion and life experiences but they all have one thing in common and that is their desire to learn. Adult learning is closely related to professional development with assumptions that adult learner need to know‚ need to learn self-concept‚ role
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to a destination chosen for any of a number of reasons. Although the question of what motivates tourists to travel is not an easy one to describe and understand‚ there are other factors which help break down the complexity of this question. In order to understand exactly why tourists feel the need to travel‚ it is ideal to understand why it is important for tourist destinations and companies to know what motivates tourists and to determine their market respectively‚ the techniques and theories used
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Contexts That Motivate Learning Based on Malcolm Knowles research of adult education‚ and how to engage adults in the learning experience‚ he concluded that there are four distinct motivational contexts that stimulate an adult to learn. The first being practical context‚ which is a solution- based learning. This adult will be encouraged to learn by knowing that the information they are attaining is or will be purposeful in their lives. The second is personal context. This adult is driven by the
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Learning Centred Feedback in Practice Professors Ian Black and Dylan Wiliam of Kings College London reviewed a significant number of research studies and showed that formative assessment has more effect on learning than any other single factor (including prior learning). (Black & Wiliam (1998) “Assessment and Classroom Learning” in the journal Assessment in Education.) The following summarises the conclusions drawn from this research and is a good starting point for teachers in relation to assessment
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The role of 360-degree feedback in performance appraisals How does this compare with other performance appraisal methods? Executive summary 360-degree feedback is one of the most widely used employee assessments today. Its popularity has increased dramatically with the growth of the web-based assessment tools that has made implementation easier‚ cheaper and faster. The purpose of the 360-degree feedback is to assist each individual to understand the strengths‚ weaknesses and development needs
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simply say that destructive criticism hurts everyone and that constructive criticism does not hurt. This seems to be the case on the surface‚ but‚ when examined more closely‚ a different conclusion is drawn. Constructive criticism does not exist. Constructive criticism is only perceived as constructive by the person giving it‚ yet it is not perceived as such by the recipient. Any person‚ when asked if he or she likes receiving constructive criticism‚ will likely say yes. However‚ when that same person
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TRISTAN CALLAGHAN CITY AND GUILDS FURTHER EDUCATION TEACHERS’ CERTIFICATE 7407 STAGE ONE: UNIT 104: SELECT RESOURCES STAGE ONE: UNIT 104: SELECT RESOURCES Review the range of resources available within the organisation for a selected curriculum area. Prepare‚ use and evaluate one of them in their teaching. Analyse the strengths and challenges of the selected resource and how it has supported learning. INTRODUCTION Selecting
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contemplate that its benefits outweigh drawbacks. As such‚ a 360-degree feedback is one of the numerous examples of performance evaluation methods. Performance appraisals can be used to measure one’s job performance with feedback from subordinates‚ peers‚ and managers in the organization‚ so that everyone in the particular organization knows what and where he or she needs to improve. In addition‚ well-scheduled 360-degree feedbacks lead to positive changes in worker’s job satisfaction and enhance the
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