This what I wrote so far in this chapter. I was meant to do my interview through Skype as mentioned in the proposal but I decided to fly from England to Saudi Arabia to do my interview face to face in SKAMCO company. My interview basically gonna be semi structured questions interview with a maximum 30 minutes using my phone to record the interview. Most interviews gonna be in Arabic. After finishing the interviews I will take each one and write a summary about each person after translate then in English to prove that I have done the interviews and this is how I want to enter my findings.You also have to edit and rewrite everything I have already wrote in this chapter to meet all requirements in this order.
Please if there is any question do not hesitate. i will also upload both proposal and literature review so you can fully understand what my dissertation on about.
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1. Chapter introduction
This chapter describes the procedure that was used during the study. This includes data sources, data collection methods used in gathering information from these sources and the methods used in analysing data.
3.2. Data sources
The data sources used during the study included:
• Reviewing literature about change management in Saudi Arabia.
• Case study analysis of change management.
• Interview the employees work at SaadKhafir Al Musaad& Partners Group (SKAMCO)
3.3. Data collection methods
The data collection methods used during the study included interviews.
3.3.2. Interviews
An interview is a one-on-one conversation where a researcher poses semi structured questions to the interviewee in order to elicit facts. Additionally, they gave the researcher the opportunity to probe the respondent and thereby getting more reliable information. This probing also ensured that the validity and reliability of information was upheld.
3.3.4. • Reviewing literature about change management in construction projects in Saudi Arabia.
3.4. Sampling
Due to the high number of workers in SKAMCO Company, it was not feasible to include all of them in the study. Therefore, a sample of these employees was used as a representation of the sample population.
3.4.1. Sample size
The total sample size was 11. This sample size included 3 departmentmanagers such as Financial, human resource and IT, 6 employees, and 1 General Manager and 1 chairman. All the participants in the study were males.
3.4.2. Procedure for administering interviews
The interviewees were allowed to give the time when they felt they were ready for the interviews. Maximum interview duration was 00:30. Most interviews was in Arabic. Using a phone record during the interview to keep data and play it again.
3.5. Data analysis
Begin Critical Essay 1-Psychology Essay
Begin Critical Essay 1: Write a 2-page analysis of an experience in which communication with a co-worker went wrong. Diagnose the problem by describing how the parts of the communication process (sender, message, receiver, feedback, and noise) contributed to the problem. Use your text, class exercises, and discussion to help you. It is ok to use a fictitious name for your co-worker. Submit Critical Essay 1 that you were assigned in Week 1. Write a 2-page analysis of an experience in which communication with a co-worker went wrong. Diagnose the problem by describing how the parts of the communication process (sender, message, receiver, feedback, and noise) contributed to the problem. Use your text, class exercises, and discussion to help you. It is ok to use a fictitious name for your co-worker.
EBP and Informatics Assignment-Nursing Research Paper
EBP and Informatics Assignment From Readings, Assignments, and Discussions, the students will be able to: 1. Recognize the basic concepts and terminology associated with nursing research and informatics. 2. Discuss the relationship between quality improvement, informatics, and evidence-based practice. Readings: http://www.amia.org/glossary McManus, R., Nemec, E., C., Ferer, D., S., & Gumpper, K., F. (2012). Suggested definitions for informatics terms: Interfacing, integration, and interoperability. American Journal of HealthSystem Pharmacy, 69(13), 1163–1165. doi:10.2146/ajhp110612 Activity: Write a one paragraph (Maximum 500 words) description of the following: Who in your workplace is responsible for implementation and ongoing maintenance of the electronic medical record (EMR)? How were nurses involved in the implementation of EMR? How is the EMR used for quality improvement in your institution or agency? Identify one recommendation for improvement in application of informatics to the practice setting. Use appropriate terminology in describing the implementation. Include discussion of one evidencebased resource (beyond readings) applying informatics in practice. (5 points) Rubric: Nurses role in informatics 1 Use in quality improvement 1 Discussion of reference 1 Terminology 1 APA citation/reference 1 Total 5
"Demand and Supply"-Economics Coursework
This assignment is due within 6 hours. The local grocery stores near me in Augusta, Georgia are BiLo, Walmart Market, and Publix. You must respond to my classmate’s post that I will upload. Please respond to the following Discuss one (1) recent price change that you have noticed while visiting your local supermarket. Speculate on whether or not the price change that you identified was a result of a change in either supply or demand. Provide a rationale for your response.
opinion Essay
(1-2.5 sentences)Intro (3-4.5 sentences) summary (3-4.5) General opinion / Background of book) (3-4.5) opinion of the writer writing style (1-2.5) conclusion
Action learning subject
Important note for the writer: This is a project which is in continuation with the last assignment of the same subject. I am sending you all the details of my assignment which I have submitted along with all the necessary documents that needs to be followed in this assignment. It is a bit tricky project so please ensure that you give more focus on its quality.
I am doing a project for an organisation named Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital in India. And I am designing a Patient feedback survey and providing an Implementation plan to the organisation.( Please note that I am not going to conduct a survey just design a survey questionnaire)and provide a good implementation plan.
Please provide my assignment on time.
I am attaching files to it . Feel free to contact me or email me at any time.
Attachments named ‘assignment2(2) is my project proposal which I have sumbitted and according to that please make an interim project report. I am adding two examples of how to make an interim report to match the standards of the assignment.
Details:
Introduction
This assignment contributes 20% of your final mark for ALS.
In project management, continued progress (and funding) is often dependent upon periodic reports such as an interim report.
The report should be prepared in the style of a project report from your project organization, but nevertheless be written as an academic paper to meet the University requirements for this subject. This means there needs to be appropriate degree of citation and academic referencing.
Consider the audience and purpose of an interim project report. It should detail the progress of your project. Interim results are useful to support of the project continuation by your sponsoring organisation. Brevity and clarity of expression are essential requirements.
Structure
The structure of the report ‘tells the story’ of your project to date, and enables the reader to see that you have met the requirements of the project brief. (If variations have arisen in the course of the work unfolding we need to be able to see what variations occurred, why they occurred, and how they were dealt with).
There may be deliverables other than the project report – e.g. you may have produced a plan, questionnaire or a policy or a budget, and these may be either a part of your project report, or included as an appendix.
One important way in which this report may differ from others you have produced for work is that we require a review of what the relevant literature contributes to your project, both in the background sections and in the discussion. Depending on the project, this may be structured as a separate section, or it may be integrated into your analysis. We are looking for evidence that you have reviewed the peer-reviewed literature for academic evidence, that you have read what others have said, and that you have applied it (where feasible) to your approach. The ‘grey literature’ (e.g. major policy documents or reviews) may be as important as academic research sources; most projects need to use evidence from both sources. The academic literature will be even more important when you turn to the your final draft article assignment, so you need to be sure you are well-versed in it from now onwards. It is also worth noting that organisations are now seeking to use evidence for policy and management practice more so than in the past, so this will add value to the report to the sponsoring organisation.
This report needs to make sense to people who are not familiar with your work as well as those who know it well; and that more than one of the academic staff for this subject will be reading your report, and only one will be familiar with your topic area. Your organization may require specific headings in your report, in which case please use those, otherwise you may find it useful to use these components or headings in your report.
A title page identifying LTU and the organisation on whose behalf you conducted the project
Executive Summary
Table of Contents
Introduction
Background and literature review
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Project management documentation (you may choose to have these as appendices)
Gantt Chart with variations documented
Budget and Expenditure Report
Stakeholder Management Report
Risk Assessment Report
Other
The report should advise the audience (i.e. your funders)
Is your project on time and on budget?
If not,
can the project timeline and budget be regained?
If so, what strategies will you recommend to ensure the project can regain its timelines and or budget?
If the project timeline and budget cannot be regained
What additional resources can you seek?
Can time-lines be altered? Are there any interim results, and do they support the continuation of the project? (Beware, the temptation will be to discuss this at length and at the expense of other important management needs).
The word count on this report is intentionally brief – you are encouraged to consider ways in which interim data can be represented concisely. An overview of results, using summary tables and diagrams supported by a minimum of exposition but yet sufficient to ensure clarity to a reader unfamiliar with your project should be included if you indeed have any results at this time (some may not).
Finally, we recommend that you initiate the document that will become the project report as early as possible in the project – finalising it will be easier if you’ve added relevant material as you go (starting with key parts of the project proposal). Base your report on the excellent work already achieved in your project proposal and ethics applications – in many respects this report is a continuation of those works.
Marking criteria for Assessment 4: Interim Project Report
1.
The report includes an Abstract / Executive Summary which succinctly summarises the project to date, with a focus on the progress of your process.
5%
2.
An Introduction explains the organisational and operational context of the project so that the reader can understand how the project fits into the organisation, as well as any major constraints. The rationale for the project is presented in a clear and substantive manner.
5%
3.
A Background or Literature Review identifies the current relevant peer-reviewed literature.
5%
4.
The Methods section describes your project design, data collection strategy, and data analysis design. The methods are sound, justified, and have been implemented appropriately.
Ethical aspects of the project design and data collection are included. The HEC approval number is provided where relevant. All variations from the Ethics Application and Approval are identified, are reasonable, and have been submitted as recommendations for consideration and approval by the sponsoring organisation and HEC.
10%
5.
Provisional outcomes (preliminary/interim results) are summarised and, where appropriate, illustrated. Data presented in graphs is discussed within the narrative.
10%
6.
Interim Deliverables (linked to the proposal objectives) are reported.
10%
7.
An appropriate Discussion is included, which discusses both any interim reports (where relevant) and the management of the project to date.
Supporting documentation is provided for the project management discussion (as appendices):
Gantt Chart showing progress to date and any variances
Expenditure to date and budget variance
Stakeholder management plan and variances
Risk Assessment Plan, variances, and mitigation
It is likely that since the project plan was devised additional steps may have become apparent. These should be documented in your report, and described in a short commentary. Any outstanding tasks and challenges are presented (and say if there are none). If there are variations or delays there is a brief description of the proposed mitigation strategy.
30%
8.
Conclusion with recommendations
10%
9
The report is appropriately and consistently referenced (please use referencing style preferred by your organisation, if there is no preferred style then please use Harvard or APA).
10%
10
The Report should
include an title page,
have a table of contents,
observe the word count (and note the word count on the title page)
be well structured,
be clearly written
be grammatically correct
use a 12-point serif font
have body text spacing of at least 1.5.
have name and student number included in either the Header or the Footer.
a set of acknowledgements (where appropriate).
Attachments (other than the project management documentation listed above) such as draft surveys or interview schedules are not included in the word count and may be read at the discretion of the assessor.
5%
Issues
Please be mindful of the recommended word count – 4500 words +/-10%.
References do not count towards the word count. Appendices are included.
If assignments do not meet the standards of academic integrity, penalties will be applied.
Please note that by submitting on-line you also are stating that this project is all your own work and all appropriate sources have been appropriately referenced.
Please refer to the course materials and La Trobe University Academic Integrity website to ensure you understand this important matter.
The Learning Cycle-Education Coursework
This week’s readings identified the four aspects of the learning cycle(Awareness,Exploration,Inquiry and utilization).Think about how you could plan a unit (collection of lessons)That would meet each aspect.For this activity please complete the following These steps: Step1: Identify your theme for thematic unit. Step2: Think of four lessons that could create within the theme.Each lesson must address one of the aspects of the learning cycle. Step3:Write a brief description of each lesson.The description should consist of 5-7 sentences per lesson.you are not creating a formal lesson plan.Instead , you are simply briefly planning four possible lessons underneath a theme. Step4: Make sure to explicitly state the learning cycle aspects one aligned with each lesson.
4.3 THREADED DISCUSSION: TEXT/MEDIA REV
BELOW ANSWER EACH LEARNING ACTIVITY SEPARATELY WITH 100 WORDS EACH AND 2 REFERENCES EACH.
Learning Activity 1 – Theme One
The importance of having a decision making style
Take the following quiz and determine what your decision making style is and describe it to the class. Then using the reading from this week comment on ways that you might improve and perhaps even change your decision making style to create one which would improve your performance as both a leader and a manager. Make sure to describe the difference between the two styles of a leader and manager when discussing the changes as well as how the job might affect your style. Finally comment on whether your style should be changed depending upon the job or task that requires the decision or if you can suggest that it remain constant instead.
Finding your decision making style quiz:
Discover Your Decision Making Style https://www.kent.edu/career/discover-your-decision-making-style
REFERENCES
https://blog.udemy.com/decision-making-styles-2/
https://blog.udemy.com/decision-making-styles/
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_79.htm
https://www.leadershipmanagement.com/html-files/decision.htm
https://www.peterstark.com/9-steps-build-reputation-great-decision-maker/
https://www.fastcompany.com/3033089/hit-the-ground-running/5-ways-leaders-tackle-pivotal-career-decisions
https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/is-there-still-a-role-for-judgment-in-decision-making
https://www.decision-making-confidence.com/what-is-intuition.html
https://www.decision-making-confidence.com/decision-making-without-critical-thinking.html
https://www.decision-making-confidence.com/decision-making-without-critical-thinking.html
https://smallbusiness.chron.com/handle-ethical-problems-ceo-36633.html
Ethical Decision Making: How to Make Ethical Decisions in 5 Steps
Learning Activity 2 – Themes Two
“To make good decisions these days, leaders and managers must collect extensive and disparate information, balance potentially conflicting needs and goals, gather a team with diverse expertise, and then make decisions in an ever-changing landscape with an unpredictable future.”
Dr. Jim Taylor.
REFERENCES
https://www.leadersdirect.com/decision-making
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-george/overcoming-the-loneliness_b_8461280.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/work-in-progress/2012/02/23/if-mark-zuckerberg-is-lonely-heres-my-solution/#1e9a7e837c43
https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/leadership-functions/make-decisions/main
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Writer's article choice for qualitative design report-Psychology Coursework
See The Attached documents MFT 580 Instructions (assgn 2) a written paper that is an analysis of a qualitative research report using the twelve basic parts in the example document outline below. This paper also needs to include a critical analysis of the research article you are using to write your paper. EXAMPLE OF PAPER: (PLEASE FOLLOW THIS 12-PART FORMAT- PLEASE INCLUDE THE ARTICLE USED TO WRITE THE PAPER) Assignment #2 Qualitative Analysis CIATATION To begin with, the title of the article is “Too Blessed to be Stressed”: A Rural Faith Community’s Views of African American Males and Depression. Notably, four established female authors contributed to this article, and their names are Keneshia Bryant, Tiffany Haynes, Nancy Greer-Williams and Mary S. Hartwig. I chose to analyze this particular article because I am interested in how African-American males cope with mental health issues within the church setting. Also, I chose to study this research because I want to become more knowledgeable about how depressive symptoms impact the lives of African-American males in the faith community. PURPOSE AND GENERAL RATIONALE Specifically, the purpose of the study was to uncover a greater understanding of how depression is defined in a rural African-American faith community, and how that affects the experiences of the African-American male members. In other words, the main goal of this research was to get a clear understanding of the viewpoints and opinions about African-American males and depression within the faith community. According to the authors, this research is very important to the mental health field because many African-American males have the tendency to underreport depressive symptoms, and as a result are misdiagnosed or under diagnosed. This study brings awareness to the plight of the African-American male in the faith community and what approaches need to be done to effectively detect the depressive symptoms reported by the males. FIT AND SPECIFIC RATIONALE Notably, the authors of this study located prominent research from past mental health journals and publications that promoted the significance of their investigation. In particular, Kendrick et al. 2007; Bryant-Bedell and Waite 2010 noted that there is a lack of research out there regarding to the experiences of African-American males and depression. Given that, the authors also referred to Das et al. 2006 on the subject of the documented history of African-American males in the mental health community. From the article, Das et al. 2006 noted that there are many factors that need to be discussed to prevent the misdiagnosis or under diagnosis of African-American men nationwide. Providing that, the authors also mentioned research from Broman 1996 that connected the church to providing assistance to African-American men in need. Overall, this topic adds to the existing research literature that African-American men are not getting treated for depression due to many societal pressures. PARTICIPANTS Namely, 24 African-American faith community members were included in the study, and of the 24 participants 16 were men and 8 were women. Most of the participants were between the ages of 26 and 45 during the study. Also, most of the participants were married and had experience some college in their lifetime. The participants were recruited from a pastoral community located in Northeast Arkansas. And, the participants were divided into three groups, which consisted of pastors, African-American men with depressive symptoms and parishioners interested in mental health. CONTEXT Surely, all the data was collected from a rural community in Northeast Arkansas, because there is a large African-American population in that particular region. The principles of community-based participatory research were used to properly conduct this study. And, the important characteristics of this type research are to recruit participants using a university community partner that is affiliated with local businesses in the area. In this study the community partner was affiliated with the local church, and recruited participants through personal relationships within the community. As has been noted, the participants that were chosen for the study were placed into three cohorts. The cohorts consisted of a group of pastors, a group of African-American men with depressive symptoms, and a group of male and female parishioners. Specifically, each cohort had an inclusion criteria based on age, depressive symptoms and attendance to a predominantly African-American Christian church. STEPS IN SEQUENCE To put it briefly, focus groups were established in the study to gather all the necessary information. For example, the focus groups were used to discover the main issues and experiences of importance to the participants in each cohort. Also, the three focus groups were used to collect data related to the beliefs of the community members. The data was collected at various locations in the community, such as the church and the local restaurant. Providing that, the format of the data collection consisted of various questions based on the cohort, and a consistent approach to the process of the focus group. DATA Specifically, the data consisted of the cohort’s responses to the questions given by the lead researcher of the focus group. Each session the main researcher digitally audio-recorded the session and led the interviewing process. Therefore, after the first conducted focus group among each of the cohorts, the participants were allowed to discuss the initial results. Given that, at the conclusion of each session the lead researcher summarized what was discussed in the session using written field notes. And, the digital recordings were transcribed for data purposes. ANALYSIS To be sure, the authors stated that the study was designed to meet the guidelines of qualitative research, and their analysis was grounded in data. Particularly, the field notes and the other transcribed information were entered into a qualitative analysis software package called Ethnograph 6.0. The software was able to allow the researchers opportunity to compare the participants and the groups, and also mark blocks of important text with codes. Therefore, codes with definitions were developed from the field notes and transcriptions. The qualitative analysis software enhanced the total process of the coding and made all the information more substantial. RESULTS Notably, there were four significant themes from the data that were connected to African-American men and depression in a faith community. The themes include defining depression, the etiology of depression, denial of depression, and the effects of masculine roles on depressive experiences. The primary results indicated that most of the participants defined depression as being stuck or down, and reflected on financial problems as being a key factor of depression. Also, the participants reported that denial of depression is due to a lack of knowledge of depression and societal pressures of being weak and defenseless. Given that, the participants also spoke on the last theme, which reflected masculine roles and the expectations of men. Most of the men referenced their upbringing and their childhood environments that did not promote emotions and sensitivity. The male participants were raised to not show emotions and to keep their feelings inside. And, that type of behavior can lead to depression and other mental health issues. CONCLUSIONS In short, the authors stated that the participants described depression in terms of emotions, but did not use physical symptoms to analyze how they felt about being depressed. Also, the authors noticed that the participants did not use spiritual terms to define depression, such as a loss of faith. Providing that, the main causes of depression indicated by the participants were based on financial problems and family life challenges. The authors believe that there should be more future studies on this subject matter to examine how depression truly impacts the lives of African-American males. CAUTIONS The data was collected at just a cou
ple of churches in one rural community in Arkansas. And, the study only used one community partner to recruit all the participants. The authors note that there is some study limitations based on the location and the recruitment process, but their findings do mirror other studies related to depression in African-American community. DISCUSSION To tell the truth, I did learn a lot of valuable information from this study. The title of the article caught my attention, because I am an African-American male and I want to work with African-American males in my future practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist. I was aware that there is limited research out there related to depression and African-American males, so I decided to analyze this article. I liked the whole idea of studying the faith community and their thoughts on depression in the African-American community. The process of this study was well thought out and very structured, but I did not like the location of the research. I feel a different location would have made the study more prominent and significant to the mental health field. But, the overall research design was critical to the progression and the needs of African-American males in this society. The themes showcased the thoughts and feelings of the urban population that need interventions and coping strategies for future development. This research will be further developed and used for trainings and exercises on how to treat African-American males with depression. References Bryant, K., Haynes, T., Greer-Williams, N., & Hartwig, M. S. (2014). “Too blessed to be stressed”: A rural faith community’s views of african-american males and depression. Journal of Religion and Health, 53(3), 796-808. doi:http://dx.doi.org.tcsedsystem.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s10943-012-9672-z
decision making style-317wk5
BELOW ANSWER EACH LEARNING ACTIVITY SEPARATELY WITH 100 WORDS EACH AND 2 REFERENCES EACH.
Learning Activity 1 – Theme One
The importance of having a decision making style
Take the following quiz and determine what your decision making style is and describe it to the class. Then using the reading from this week comment on ways that you might improve and perhaps even change your decision making style to create one which would improve your performance as both a leader and a manager. Make sure to describe the difference between the two styles of a leader and manager when discussing the changes as well as how the job might affect your style. Finally comment on whether your style should be changed depending upon the job or task that requires the decision or if you can suggest that it remain constant instead.
Finding your decision making style quiz:
Discover Your Decision Making Style https://www.kent.edu/career/discover-your-decision-making-style
REFERENCES
https://blog.udemy.com/decision-making-styles-2/
https://blog.udemy.com/decision-making-styles/
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_79.htm
https://www.leadershipmanagement.com/html-files/decision.htm
https://www.peterstark.com/9-steps-build-reputation-great-decision-maker/
https://www.fastcompany.com/3033089/hit-the-ground-running/5-ways-leaders-tackle-pivotal-career-decisions
https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/is-there-still-a-role-for-judgment-in-decision-making
https://www.decision-making-confidence.com/what-is-intuition.html
https://www.decision-making-confidence.com/decision-making-without-critical-thinking.html
https://www.decision-making-confidence.com/decision-making-without-critical-thinking.html
https://smallbusiness.chron.com/handle-ethical-problems-ceo-36633.html
Ethical Decision Making: How to Make Ethical Decisions in 5 Steps
Learning Activity 2 – Themes Two
“To make good decisions these days, leaders and managers must collect extensive and disparate information, balance potentially conflicting needs and goals, gather a team with diverse expertise, and then make decisions in an ever-changing landscape with an unpredictable future.”
Dr. Jim Taylor.
REFERENCES
https://www.leadersdirect.com/decision-making
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-george/overcoming-the-loneliness_b_8461280.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/work-in-progress/2012/02/23/if-mark-zuckerberg-is-lonely-heres-my-solution/#1e9a7e837c43
https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/leadership-functions/make-decisions/main