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Drug Use As A Leading Cause Of Poor Academic Performance Among College

Pages: 3 (839 words) Sources: 4 Document Type:Essay Document #:89711971

Preventing college Students from Drug Usage
Solutions
Prevention of substance abuse in college is frequently discussed and researched and this makes it vital that many college implement multiple preventive strategies to determine the one that works. The first one is the education of college students on the impact of drugs and their academic performance. Students must be informed of the negative effects that drug use has on … on their body and their academic performance (Abelman 4). This will assist the students to make informed decisions about their drug consumption. The college should have drug prevention programs that are targeted towards new college students and those who are most prone to drug abuse (Califano 1). These programs will demonstrate to the college students the negative effects of drug use not only on their academic performance but also on their lives as well (Abelman 5). While … using drugs or over-consuming……

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Abelman, Dor David. \\\\\\\\\\\\"Mitigating Risks of Students Use of Study Drugs through Understanding Motivations for Use and Applying Harm Reduction Theory: A Literature Review.\\\\\\\\\\\\" Harm reduction journal 14.1 (2017): 68. Print.

Cadigan, Jennifer M, et al. \\\\\\\\\\\\"Patterns of Alcohol Use and Marijuana Use among Students at 2-and 4-Year Institutions.\\\\\\\\\\\\" Journal of American college health 67.4 (2019): 383-90. Print.

Califano, Joseph A. \\\\\\\\\\\\"Wasting the Best and the Brightest: Alcohol and Drug Abuse on College Campuses.\\\\\\\\\\\\" 2007. Web.

Dennis, Dr. Kim. \\\\\\\\\\\\"Recognizing, Understanding and Combatting Alcohol & Drug Abuse on Campus.\\\\\\\\\\\\" n.d. Web.

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TikTok Platform And Application Walkthrough

Pages: 4 (1080 words) Sources: 5 Document Type:Essay Document #:92988115

… or app walkthrough – TikTok
Introduction
Social media has significantly transformed human interaction, and this is mainly due to the continuous innovations and application that are being integrated into its ecosystem. One of such application is the famous TikTok app. Developed and launched by ByteDance, a Beijing based company, TikTok offers its users a platform for creating and ……

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Nieborg, David B., and Thomas Poell. "The platformization of cultural production: Theorizing the contingent cultural commodity." New Media & Society, vol. 20, no. 11, 2018, pp. 4275-4292.

Nieborg, David B., and Anne Helmond. "The political economy of Facebook’s platformization in the mobile ecosystem: Facebook Messenger as a platform instance." Media, Culture & Society, vol. 41, no. 2, 2018, pp. 196-218.

Plantin, Jean-Christophe, et al. "Infrastructure studies meet platform studies in the age of Google and Facebook." New Media & Society, vol. 20, no. 1, 2016, pp. 293-310.

Poell, Thomas and David Nieborg and José van Dijck. "Platformisation". Internet Policy Review 8.4 (2019). Web. 7 Mar. 2020.

Tiwana, Amrit. "The Value Proposition of Platforms." Platform Ecosystems, 2014, pp. 61-69.

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Maslow S Hierarchy Of Needs Model And Its Application In Human Resources

Pages: 12 (3607 words) Sources: 9 Document Type:Research Paper Document #:83319615

… some policing must be put in place so that the agent knows that he is being watched as well. However, in terms of application to HR, policing measures may be impractical and bad for morale. If an employee feels that his job security is on the line ……

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Bussin, M., & Christos, D. (2018). Blind hiring not as crazy as it sounds. HR Future,  2018(Sep 2018), 36-39.

CBS News (2017). Retrieved from  http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/meet-bozoma-saint-john-the-woman-tasked-with-fixing-ubers-image/ 

Eisenhardt, K. M. (1989). Agency theory: An assessment and review. Academy of management review, 14(1), 57-74.

Frank, L. (2018). How to Use Employee Referrals Without Giving Up Workplace Diversity. Retrieved from  https://hbr.org/2018/03/how-to-use-employee-referrals-without-giving-up-workplace-diversity 

Jensen, M., & Meckling, W. (1976) Theory of the firm: Man- agerial behavior, agency costs, and ownership structure. Journal of Financial Economics, 3, 305-360.

Larcker, D. F., & Tayan, B. (2017). Governance Gone Wild: Epic Misbehavior at Uber Technologies. Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University Closer Look Series: Topics, Issues and Controversies in Corporate Governance No. CGRP-70, 18-3.

Payscale. (2018). Retrieved from  https://www.payscale.com/data/job-referral s

ProActive Solutions. (2020). Agency theory. Retrieved from http://knowledgegrab.com/learners-zone/study-support/performance-management-review/framework-introduction-to-hrm/agency-theory/

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Parent Family And Engagement Advocacy Event Plan

Pages: 5 (1604 words) Sources: 5 Document Type:Essay Document #:48140575

Event Plan
Evidence has shown that involving parents for college selection and career guidance is fruitful for a brighter future of their children. Involving parents is valuable since they help their child in … they help their child in considering options for career development and influence the way the child has to make transitions from high-school to college, their career determination, exploration, consideration, and self-belief (Oomen, 2016). The school counselors help the parents to create an impact on their child’s prospective …
This paper discusses a parent, family engagement event that would be about career counseling of students and their career readiness when entering a college. This event would be directed towards the families so that they can be involved within their child’s plan. The teachers and counselors will … the programs to parents with information for student support in career exploration. The career assistance will mainly include guiding students……

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Amoah, S.A., Kwofie, I. & Kwofie, F.A.A. (2015). The school counselor and students’ career choice in high school: The assessor’s perspective in a Ghanaian case. Journal of Education and Practice, 6(23), 57-65.  https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1079015.pdf 

Kaplan. (2020). Planning your family engagement event.  https://www.kaplanco.com/ii/planning-family-engagement-event 

Oomen, A. (2016). Parental involvement in career education and guidance in secondary education. Journal of the Institute for Career Education and Counseling, 37. DOI: 10.20856/jnicec.3707

Survey Monkey. (2020). Post event feedback survey template. https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/post-event-feedback-survey template/?program=7013A000000mweBQAQ&utm_bu=CR&utm_campaign=71700000064348497&utm_adgroup=58700005704021004&utm_content=39700052007397610&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=adwords&utm_term=p52007397610&utm_kxconfid=s4bvpi0ju&gclid=Cj0KCQjw7ZL6BRCmARIsAH6XFDLPCt8pJXJnfLRhNpT_EG2X1BzHdZyoA0FXVEQgCY42MsHc2GfZw8aAsV9EALw_wcB&gclsr c=aw.ds

US Department of Education. (2007, October 16). College and career guidance and counseling. https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/cte/guidcoun2.html

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To Chief Diversity Office

Pages: 6 (1725 words) Sources: 4 Document Type:Memorandum Document #:80199723

… teaching and dissemination by any means (University of Oxford, 2018). The vision is to work as a unit and unite the students, alumni, college, students, divisions and faculties in order to deliver world class education and research (University of Oxford, 2018). This is achieved through means that ……

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Harvard.edu (2019). Diversity and Inclusion. Retrieved 19 March, 2019 from https://hr.harvard.edu/diversity-inclusion

Harvard University (2019). Mission Statement, Office of the Assistant to the President Institutional Diversity and Equity. Retrieved 19 March, 2019 from  https://diversity.harvard.edu/pages/about 

Harvard University (2016). Pursuing Excellence on a Foundation of Inclusion, Harvard University Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging. Retrieved 19 March, 2019 from https://inclusionandbelongingtaskforce.harvard.edu/files/inclusion/files/harvard_inclusion belonging_task_force_final_report_full_web_180327.pdf

The Guardian (2019). Cambridge University\\\\'s poor diversity record highlighted by report. Retrieved 19 March, 2019 from https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/jun/03/cambridge-colleges-poor-record-on- diversity-highlighted-by-report

University of Cambridge (2019). Equality, diversity and inclusion, Student wellbeing. Retrieved 19 March, 2019 from https://www.studentwellbeing.admin.cam.ac.uk/equality-diversity- and-inclusion

University of Oxford (2018). University of Oxford Strategic Plan. Retrieved 19 March, 2019 from http://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/field/field_document/Strategic%20Plan%202018- 23.pdf

Walpole, M. B. (2003). Socioeconomic Status and College: How SES Affects College Experiences and Outcomes. The Review of Higher Education, 27, 1, 45-73.  https://doi.org/10.1353/rhe.2003.0044 

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Higher Education Institutional Crisis And Solutions

Pages: 9 (2593 words) Sources: 10 Document Type:Term Paper Document #:97229095

… an increase of 8 percent in the 2017 school year. Furthermore, the declining state funding year after year for higher education universities and college has given rise to diminished critical…[break]…to guarantee that governance is adapted to satisfy the new oversight difficulties, with the college faculty playing a significantly greater role in generating an inventive educational institution. Secondly, the university needs to implement a fresher, more flexible model ……

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California State University Los Angeles. (2020). Strategic Plan. Retrieved from: http://www.calstatela.edu/strategicplan

Chavez, M. (2019). Cal State LA has proposed a plan to cut enrollment for incoming freshmen beginning Fall 2020. University Times. Retrieved from:  https://csulauniversitytimes.com/operation-impaction/ 

Finney, J. E. (2014). Why the finance model for public higher education is broken and must be fixed. Public Policy Initiative 2(6).

Wiley Education Services. (2020). Top Challenges Facing U.S. Higher Education. Retrieved from:  https://edservices.wiley.com/top-higher-education-challenges/ 

Unigo. (2020). California State University – Los Angeles: What do you consider the worst thing about your school? Why? Retrieved from:  https://www.unigo.com/colleges/california-state-university-los-angeles/q-and-a/what-do-you-consider-the-worst-thing-about-your-school-why-673/1 

Mitchell, B. C. (February 22, 2018). America\\\\\\\\\\\\'s colleges and universities have a serious revenue problem. Hechinger Report. Retrieved from:  https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-americas-colleges-universities-serious-revenue-problem/ 

Hussain, S. (February 25, 2019). Cal State L.A.\\\\\\\\\\\\'s plan to raise admissions standards faces pushback from students and faculty. Los Angeles Times.  https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-edu-cal-state-los-angeles-admissions-20190225-story.html 

Zeleza, P. T. (March 12, 2020). Money Matters: The Financial Crises Facing Universities. The Elephant. Retrieved from:  https://www.theelephant.info/ideas/2020/03/12/money-matters-the-financial-crises-facing-universities/

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Nursing Burnout

Pages: 2 (1490 words) Sources: 5 Document Type:Essay Document #:97397719

… of workplace stress in relation to nursing burnout. The second learning objective or outcome focuses on the third stage of Bloom’s Taxonomy i.e. application since it focuses on promoting their application of workplace stress management techniques in nursing burnout scenario. The third learning objective or outcome is centered on evaluation, which is the sixth ……

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Howe, D. (2018). Evidence-Based Education Program to Reduce Nurse Manager Burnout. Retrieved from Walden University website:  https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6757&context=dissertations 

Hunt, P.A., Denieffe, S. & Gooney, M. (2017, March 8). Burnout and It’s Relationship to Empathy in Nursing: A Review of the Literature. Journal of Research in Nursing, 22(1-2), 7-22.

Khouri, R. (2011, June 29). Impact of an Educational Program on Nursing Students’ Caring and Self-Perception in Intensive Clinical Training in Jordan. Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 2, 173-185.

Mudallal, R.H., Othman, W.M. & Al Hassan, N.F. (2017, December). Nurses’ Burnout: The Influence of Leader Empowering Behaviors, Work Conditions, and Demographic Traits. Inquiry, 54. doi: 10.1177/0046958017724944

Rushton, C.H., Batcheller, J., Schroeder, K. & Donohue, P. (2015, September). Burnout and Resilience Among Nurse Practicing in High-intensity Settings. American Journal of Critical Care, 24(5), 412-421.

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Competitive Advantage And Operations Management

Pages: 8 (2415 words) Sources: 6 Document Type:Research Paper Document #:99381670

...College application Operations Management 3
Purchasing
a. The product available for purchase is a pair of Chanel shoes. There are a number of things that I would take into consideration. Buying behavior is strongly related to whether the purchase is a high-involvement purchase or a low-involvement purchase. A high involvement purchase would involve significantly more time and research than might be the case for a low involvement purchase. Therefore, the amount of research, consideration and time that one would take for this pair of shoes will be dependent on whether the consumer views this purchase as high involvement or low involvement. As Deshmukh and Das (2012) note, social class can be a determinant of consumer behavior, and a pair of Chanel shoes is definitely one of those products. For some, this is a low involvement purchase and for others a high involvement one.
For me, this purchase fits a bit in the……

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Deshmukh, G. & Das, R. (2012) Consumer buying behaviour for high involvement products. Asian Journal of Management. Vol. 3 (3) 153-157.

Halton, C. (2019) Credence good. Investopedia. Retrieved March 26, 2020 from https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/credence-good.asp

Interbrand (2019) Best global brands. Interbrand Retrieved March 26, 2020 from https://www.interbrand.com/best-brands/best-global-brands/2019/ranking/

QSR (2017) The QSR Top 50. QSR Magazine. Retrieved March 26, 2020 from  https://www.qsrmagazine.com/content/qsr-50 

QuickMBA (2010) The value chain. QuickMBA.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020 from  http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/value-chain/ 

Zhang, B. (2018) The 10 best airlines to fly in North America. Business Insider. Retrieved March 26, 2020 from  https://www.businessinsider.com/best-airlines-in-north-america-for-2018-skytrax-2018-10 

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Recruitment And Retention Human Resource Policies

Pages: 11 (3188 words) Sources: 15 Document Type:question answer Document #:13270710

… issue, revising work processes, and being flexible in design and schedule are essential elements of diversity and inclusion.
3. Accepting of resumes or application
Once a Job Description has been designed, and the vacancy is made public, it is expected that the application for the job will start streaming in. the application period will be bound to time. application will be required to be made online, and no hard copies will be accepted. To do away with storing the expectedly bulky application and the possibility of misplacing any application, only online application will be accepted. All application(s) that is/are made through a hard copy will not be accepted and, thus, not screened for this position.
For this particular position, application to be accepted are those made by persons residing within the state only. The aim of broadening the applicant pool to the state … state level is to attract……

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Arthur, D. (2012). Recruiting, interviewing, selecting & orienting new employees. AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn.

Avery, D. R., McKay, P. F., & Volpone, S. D. (2013). \\\\\\"Diversity staffing: Inclusive personnel recruitment and selection practices.\\\\\\" In Q. M. Roberson (Ed.), Oxford library of psychology. The Oxford handbook of diversity and work (p. 282–299). Oxford University Press.

Becker, W. J., Connolly, T., & Slaughter, J. E. (2010). The effect of job offer timing on offer acceptance, performance, and turnover. Personnel Psychology, 63(1), 223-241.

Breaugh, J. (2016). Talent acquisition: A guide to understanding and managing the recruitment process. Society of Human Resource Management.

Compton, R. L. (2009). Effective recruitment and selection practices. CCH Australia Limited.

Flynn, W. J., Mathis, R. L., Jackson, J. H., & Valentine, S. R. (2016). Healthcare human resource management, 3rd Edition. Cengage Learning, U.S.

Garner, E. (2012). Recruitment and Selection. Bookboon.

Gusdorf, M. L. (2008). Recruitment and Selection: Hiring the right person. USA: Society for Human Resource Management.

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Rosacea Skin Condition

Pages: 7 (2126 words) Sources: 6 Document Type:Essay Document #:89917173

… others, but the conditions need to be confirmed and investigation further (van Zuuren, 2017)
Some common prescriptions such as Benzyl peroxide for topical application, singly or in combination with antibiotics, the topical retinoids
Randomized controlled trials on Azithromycin and erythromycin have either not produced the desired results ……

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Biggers, A. (Reviewer) (2020). Can Rosacea Be Cured? New Treatments and Research. Healthline. Retrieved from  https://www.healthline.com/health/rosacea/research-cure-update 

Gallo, R. L., Granstein, R. D., Kang, S., Mannis, M., Steinhoff, M., Tan, J., & Thiboutot, D. (2018). Standard classification and pathophysiology of rosacea: The 2017 update by the National Rosacea Society Expert Committee. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 78(1), 148-155.

Iyengar, S., Williamson, P. R., Schmitt, J., Johannsen, L., Maher, I. A., Sobanko, J. F., ... & Alam, M. (2016). Development of a core outcome set for clinical trials in rosacea: study protocol for a systematic review of the literature and identification of a core outcome set using a Delphi survey. Trials, 17(1), 429.

Oge, L. K., Muncie Jr, H. L., & Phillips-Savoy, A. R. (2015). Rosacea: diagnosis and treatment. American family physician, 92(3), 187-196.

Steinhoff, M., Schauber, J., & Leyden, J. J. (2013). New insights into rosacea pathophysiology: a review of recent findings. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 69(6), S15-S26.

Van Zuuren, E. J. (2017). Rosacea. New England Journal of Medicine, 377(18), 1754-1764.

Van Zuuren, E. J., Fedorowicz, Z., Carter, B., van der Linden, M. M., & Charland, L. (2015). Interventions for rosacea. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (4).

Walsh, R. K., Endicott, A. A., & Shinkai, K. (2018). Diagnosis and treatment of rosacea fulminans: a comprehensive review. American journal of clinical dermatology, 19(1), 79-86.

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