Spring 2015 Syllabus: MSOM 301- 002- Managing People & Organizations Course Instructor: Cheryl Wood‚ Ph.D. Class: Tuesday‚ Thursday‚ 7:30am-8:45am CRN#: 10983 Location: Innovation Hall‚ 204 Dates: January 20 to May 13‚ 2014 (no class 3/10 & 3/12). Office Hours: By appointment Contact Information: cwood9@gmu.edu Cell: 703-407-6378 (no texting‚ please!) Website: Blackboard Textbook: Rue‚ L.W.‚ & Byers‚ L.L. (2013). Management: Skills and Applications‚ (14th ed). NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
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Reflective Statement Introduction In recent decades‚ accounting education has been criticised for failing to provide graduates with necessary skills applied in the workforce. Such skills are demonstrated not only specialist knowledge‚ but also generic and professional skills for employment. As the increasing number of accounting graduates leads to an intensely competitive environment‚ broader range of generic and professional skills are required by employers. Since I have begun to study accounting
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There are four main types of dreams—daydreams‚ normal dreams‚ false awakenings and lucid dreams. 1) Scientific studies reveal that most people daydream for a 70-120 minutes per day. During this time‚ you are only semi-awake - not asleep‚ but not fully checked-in with reality‚ either. It starts with a compelling thought‚ memory‚ or fantasy about the future‚ and your imagination runs away. The longer you daydream‚ the deeper you become immersed in your private fantasy land. In daydreams‚ the right
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Poe uses The Oval Portrait to make a comment on life‚ particularly on things that he may have missed out on‚ for one reason or another. In particular‚ love‚ beauty‚ and seeing the truth about life. The narrator is the vehicle he uses for his contemplation‚ although there are other characters that embody his emotions. The narrator‚ who is obviously badly wounded‚ even perhaps dying‚ has come to a chateau‚ where he has a chance to reflect on things while he is recuperating. The two characters at the
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DAYSTAR UNIVERSITY NAIROBI CAMPUS AUGUST 2013 SEMESTER ENG 112 X: ADVANCED WRITING Course Outline Semester August 2013 Office: Dean School of Arts Offices in Athi and Nairobi Campuses Office Hours: Monday and Friday 10-11 am School: Communication and Languages Department: Languages and Performing Arts Facebook page: www.facebook.com/daystar.ac.ke COURSE PRE-REQUISITE: ENG 111 COURSE GOAL The course is designed to help students develop advanced writing and basic library
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The Masque of The Red Death: The Red Death Vs. AIDs If I were to compare "The Masque of the Red Death" to a movie‚ I would compare it to the HBO special on aids‚ "And The Band Played On". Both the story and the movie dealt with a disease which in their appropriate times were (and is ) considered to be an "evil" disease. During the eighteen-hundreds the red plague was a major concern to society. To many people of the time it was considered "evil" . In Edgar Allen Poe’s "Masque of the Red Death"
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Human Relations Review of “Perfectionism‚ Perceived Stress‚ Drinking to Cope‚ and Alcohol-Related Problems Among College Students.” This article studies how stress and personality traits cause alcohol abuse in certain groups of people‚ specifically in college students. It states that perfectionism resulting in higher levels of stress is the main reason for alcohol problems. According to the article‚ perfectionism is highly associated with the risk of drinking alcohol to cope with stress and
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Assessment tool Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-Second Edition (Vineland-II) Outline Population The Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales (Vineland-11) assess individuals with behavioural difficulties. The age or ethnicity of the person assessed does not matter when using this assessment tool. Purpose As described in the Review of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-Second Edition (Vineland-II)‚ the purpose of this tool is to analyze the behavioural‚ emotion‚ social‚ cognitive and physical condition
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In “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the author uses symbolism to elucidate that death is an inevitable force that no one can escape. After the death of many from the plague spreading through the country‚ the Prince takes action: “he summoned to hs presence a thousand hale and light-hearted friends from among the knights and dames of his court‚ and with these retired to the deep seclusion of one of his castellated abbeys” (1). Prince Prospero and his friends depart to the confines
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Symbolism in The Masque of the Red Death “The Masque of the Red Death”‚ written by Edgar Allan Poe is an allegory based on the absurdity that humans think they can escape dying. The Red Death symbolizes not just death itself‚ but a deadly disease called Tuberculosis. Many of Poe’s loved ones die from this disease. The story portrays ideas about life and death through objects and people. Poe uses elaborate castle chambers‚ a giant ebony clock‚ and a selfish prince to carry out the underlying theme
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