I have received most of your "statement of interest" 1st drafts as well as research logs. I'd hoped to be able to comment earlier, but will be doing so Sunday afternoon/evening. (As stated in class, I will duplicate my response to both your email inbox and Google Docs share so you can start testing out Docs.)
The most important reminders are that there will be no class meeting on 9/15 and that the 9/22 meeting will be in the Student Union II building as specified in the schedule on the column on the right side of the blog.
Other reminders:
- Share revised Statement of Interest to me on Google Docs by Wednesday 9/15 at 22:00. Revised in light of my comments in the aforementioned Sunday email, in light of the way your thinking has developed after reading our various course texts and after interbeing so dynamically in class, and in light of any preliminary source research you're able to squeeze in this week. Technically, neither the first draft nor the second draft of the SOI are graded, so just think of it as a way to sketch out some of your ideas and to make sure that I know everything I need to know at this point about them.
-Post Research Log #2 on course blog by Thursday 9/16 at 22:00. (Any topic, but try to differentiate somehow from your statement of interest.)
-Read Leedy & Ormrod: “What is Research?” from Practical Research: Planning & Design (Course Reader)
-Read Booth: Chapters 3, 4.
-Read Graff and Birkenstein: Chapters 5-10.
- Post Research Log #3 on course blog by Tuesday 9/21 at 22:00. This one should be a list of 25 questions relating to your topic. See Chapter 3 of Booth for guidance in framing questions about history and context, structure and composition, categories, speculations, agreement and disagreement, etc. Another way to frame questions is to think about multiple perspectives or contrasting viewpoints. that may not necessarily be well documented or extensively discussed in your sources.
[Gail Cariota Research Log #2] - The day before our September 8 class I had listened with fascination to a Fresh Air broadcast on NPR as Terry Gross interviewed journalist Lawrence Wright. He has extensively studied and written about Al-Qaeda, and Wright spoke specifically about how he worked with sources. Then Dr. W. (aka Aaron) brought up many salient points about sourcing during our class.
ReplyDeleteThe disciplines that make up my concentration are business and communication, and I feel that Wright’s work exhibits the deep connection between these disciplines. The discussion highlights how the author’s ability to connect with, build trust with, and draw out his sources enabled him to produce his book for which he earned a Pulitzer Prize. The interview might be most useful to Karen, due to the type of research that she plans to conduct, or of greater interest to Jeremiah, based upon his research topic. However, I believe the premise of the author’s message is constructive to all us at this point in our program. Following is a direct quote of Wright’s from NPR’s website, which details how he sought to discern fact from fiction as he analyzed his sources and the results of his interviews:
“Journalism is a flawed profession, but it has a self-correcting mechanism. The rule of journalism is: talk to everybody. In the course of writing my book, I interviewed 600 people and I didn't get everybody but I got a lot of people. Some of those sources I interviewed dozens of times and I find that the more people you talk to, you get a broader range of opinion and facts than you can possibly get from any small group — but then you can go back and check things that don't square with what you heard before. So if someone told me, 'I did this,' and someone else says, 'He wasn't there,' then you go back to that source and ask them further questions. You either find out that they have no way to explain the discrepancy or there's a more interesting response than you thought you'd ever get." Work Cited: Lawrence Wright, September 7, 2010, retrieved from: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129697986
The Economist also produced an interesting print interview with Wright, published on September 6. I thought this might be of particular interest to Nina, as Wright is also a screenwriter and playwright, and this interview highlights these endeavors. It can be found at: http://magic.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2010/09/islamic_fundamentalism
Wright is an eloquent writer and speaker, and despite the serious and disturbing subject matter, he draws you willingly into his story. If little else, the timeliness of the issue might make it more seductive to you, and could prove to be a worthwhile commitment of your time. I know I felt that it was worth mine.
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ReplyDeleteAs I stated earlier in my Research Log #1, my move management business has grown significantly, as have I. My move management business, which started out with the aim of serving clients of all ages, has shifted significantly in the past four years to mainly serve an exclusively elderly clientele in the Washington DC Metroplex. In order to better service my aging clients while further growing the business, I chose to return to the world of academia and learn more about the aging population and what their lifestyle choices are as they age. In business, it is important to know your market, understand their needs and render the best service to them. Not understanding the world of the older adult led me back to school, where I thought it would help round out my tacit knowledge of what I had learned while out in the field working with the elderly. It is through my education (CEU's and professional organizations) and on the job training that I have been able to better communicate and reciprocate with quality moving services by helping teach my clientele and their respective families what I believe are some of their lifestyle transition options. As I approach the end of my BIS commitment, I realize how much I have learned over the years about the aging development process and the impact it has on society and the individual making lifestyle changes. In addition to my career experiences, my previous background in hospitality helped me understand what people are like and what they do when they are away from home. So, when I decided to do the BIS program, I wanted to round out my studies so I chose to incorporate several classes from two other disciplines. I have six gerontological courses: (Death, Dying and Grieving-PSCH 418, Health Maintenance and Health Aspects of Aging-GCH 480, Intergenerational Caregiving-SOCW 483, Developmental Psychology-PSCH 211, Gender, Trauma and Recovery-PSCH 461, Practicum Eperience (Geronotolog/Alzheimer Family Day Care Center)-GCH 498), and three Business courses (Managing People and Organizations-MSOM 301, Legal Environment of Business-BULE 302, Entrepreneurship Management-MSOM 304), as well as two BIS courses, The Psychology of Entrepreneurship-BIS 489 and BIS 300). I feel that all of this will give me a solid foundation from which to continue learning (given the connections that I have established with others in my classes who are interested in the aging dilemma, which could not have come about without my building my initial base/platform which will allow me to grow my knowledge further) about all aspects of the public policy changes, scientific developments concerning dementia, how society is facing the aging adult as well as how we as a society are dealing with the aging population in general.
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ReplyDeleteI've been doing alot of thinking about this project and some related studies over the past few days...
As part of my Conflict Analysis & Resolution and Education studies, I am very interested in the application of appreciative inquiry/abundance approach/positive psychology to complex conflicts (how can these concepts be applied to seemingly intractable macro-conflicts and to what degree of success? Does a society's deficit approach (intrastate perceptions of victimization and inadequacy, interstate perceptions of weakness and incapability)help prevent a developing society from realizing significant progress? In facilitating conflict resolution and change, how do we balance an appreciative approach with the need to explore sources of inequity and give voice to injustice?
I really want to find ways to incorporate these questions into my research; I am not sure if I should use this fundamental question as my research topic in and of itself (a CAR model/method), or if I should choose a specific conflict area (water rights) and apply the questions in that context as I approach research paths and possible solutions...
Research Log #2
ReplyDeleteIn beginning to think about this project, I ran across an article in Aging Today, regarding the recent death of one of the icons of the aging studies world, Dr. Robert Butler. Much of his writing has been an inspiration to my past studies and I was saddened to hear of this great loss to the aging community. In particular, Dr. Butler was hailed as a true visionary who sought to change past ingrained and entrenched societal misconceptions regarding aging. One of his most vigorous arguments was that there needs to be a radical revision to how the aging population is viewed by society, mainly due to the belief that he held that America will be profoundly affected by the fact that a more long-lived population will ultimately change the way that the elderly envision living out their golden years. He also advocated many solutions to this ongoing dilemna in his many publications on this subject. It is a much larger dilemna than the focus of my project, however it shares some of the same elements and I wonder how my particular subject fits into the larger framework of what Dr. Butler was advocating.
Research log #2
ReplyDeleteThis week my research has not been overly fruitful. I have emailed the music librarian for guidance, but have not yet heard back. I am looking for information on which to base a SWOT analysis of Amadeus Concerts. This is a management tool for competitive analysis: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats. To do this, I will need data on the area, which I thought would be easy, but I am not sure exactly what I am looking for. I think I will need to study other SWOT analyses to make sure I am on the right track. Another failure at the moment is my inability to find a similar case study as a learning tool. The E-reserves have not given me results. I need to remember that when I first started, I could find no information on ‘music management’ and needed to be more generic in my search. Another question for Steve: what are good key words for case studies, since ‘case study’ is not giving me results.
Research Log#2 [Lisa Brooks]
ReplyDeleteFinally after many trips and paying a UPS charge, received the course reader and was able to read The
Research Process paper by Leonard. I would have to say that I found this article very helpful with the
examples of research and how he put them in simplistic terms. The list of research characteristics should
helps me to put my thoughts into somewhat of a logical grouping and even helps me with a starting
point – What question or problem am I trying to answer? Do I want to state my problem as “what do
business need to do to protect themselves from counterfeit parts or is the government doing enough”?
I found item 2 statement about researching requiring a clear articulation of a goal to be somewhat
imitating in that it seems to me that the research in itself would drive the final “clear” goal. Later in the
article he talks about stating a problem and breaking it down into subproblems, maybe this process will
help me to clear up the fuzziness about that “clear” statement. I almost and I’ll say almost, feel cheated
that Chapter 3 that he talks about discussing the research problem at greater length is not part of this
handout.
I forgot to thank Gail for sharing some thoughts that other students may find useful. I am also forgetting who "bagt" is, so please identify yourself in future posts. Thanks.
ReplyDelete(Research Log # 2): This week I got a little side-tracked on making sure my statement of interest paper was better than last week’s. This caused a lot of unnecessary stress, especially when I realized that this paper was not graded and I had wasted precious researchable hours thinking up a new idea that might fit the criterion of the statement of interest paper. I was very upset by this outcome because I had sat down and discussed my previous idea in depth on Sunday with my mentor and was all ready to go with it and then, all of a sudden, I got the “So what” e-mail. This perplexed me and I could think of nothing more than how do I word what makes my project important which I couldn’t think of, so I completely changed my idea and then, had to deal with sending a really rough copy to my mentor for her approval. My internet service managed to crash as I was sending my paper to my mentor to look over. This was not pleasant. To my detriment, I had to turn in my paper without her approval so it would be on time. The minimal research I was able to get done this week wasn’t really research at all, but rather inquiring on the equipment that is necessary to film this project. I was not able to finish getting all of those details ironed out, but I was able to get a good starting point for that portion of my project.
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Lisa, you could always see if that book is available at the library.
ReplyDeleteIf you look at Beckyanne's log, she's dealing with a situation many of you will encounter. I don't want to call it a "problem" because it's better than the alternative. What I mean is when you have a couple of sources that are so strong and so useful that it becomes difficult to figure out what more you have to add, or how you're positioned with respect to them. It's the "standing on the shoulders of giants" problem, also known as the "anxiety of influence."
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ReplyDeleteOf all the assigned readings, the Boix Mansilla was the article I could relate more to. I agree with her statement that the indicators of quality in assessing interdisciplinary work are not very clear. That is how I feel about my topic, what will show me that I have successfully integrated psychology and management in my project? And based on what indicators will my work be evaluated? The interesting part is that in the other class I’m taking, Research Methods in Psychology, we are also discussing indicators so it ties in well with BIS390. I think it will be useful as I move on with my writing to return to this article, read it again and see if my project follows the assessment dimensions proposed by Boix Mansilla of disciplinary grounding, integrative leverage and critical stance.
I think it will be difficult to draw from my two disciplines because I’m not an expert in either one. I feel that my knowledge is a bit superficial having taken only four undergraduate classes in one discipline and six in another. I will have to draw from the knowledge of other experts in psychology and management and come up with an innovative question, a topic not addressed before, a ”new insight” in Box Mansilla’s words. Right now, this feels like a very uphill task. When I research journals and databases there is so much information that it is overwhelming, it seems like every single topic has been covered and there’s no stone unturned, nothing new to discover…
Research Log #2
ReplyDeleteIt is networking that we get some valuable information sometimes. I was having lunch with a colleague this week and talking about my research paper, ideas and she was able to give me some of her personal insights about some language barrier and culture shock she faced as a child studying in a country where English was not her first language. She is originally from Chile, and due to some political issues going on at her country at the time, her family immigrated to the USA. She was about 5-6 years when she arrived here, neither her nor the parents spoke the language, had no family/friends in the area to help them with transition process and yet, she was put in school to start/ continue her education in a school that didn’t provide any immersion programs. She explained how hard it was for her to sit in a classroom and don’t be able to communicate with her professors or peers. Yet, she had to go back home figure out what she was learning in class and still learn Spanish as her mom continued schooling her in her native language. She remembers being lost, confused, and drained and unmotivated. Her parents could not speak the language (English) either, so there was no way they could assist them in the learning process or in her school assignments. Her parents were always working, trying to bring enough income to the house to sustain the family. They missed school meeting, school practices, plays and etc… It took a lot of after hours after school getting tutoring help from professors and some of community friends she started developing over the months/years.
Many children just like her are also facing the same situation in the school system and some of them are even been labeled with learning disability/disorder or with a behavioral problem because they are falling behind in classes, failing to socialize with peers and teacher and having poor conduct problems in the classroom. What some people call as a learning disability, it is actually a language (second language)/communication problems.
She is married to an English professor who deals with these kind of students every day in his class and she tries her best to make him understand how hard it is for these children to lose their childhood in a country that is so diverse from their own, without family assistance with their school demands and completely culture shocked/home sick. How many children are receiving disabilities intervention and still are not progress because they are simply misunderstood?!?!
This conversation not only made me sympathize for her and other students going through the same situation, but also me a lot of brainstorms ideas that could be very used when researching and narrowing down my topic.
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ReplyDeleteThe "standing on the shoulder of giants" problem makes complete sense to me. I have discovered data that seems very important but does not address what I would like to talk about in regards to "healthier living spaces". At first it seemed wrong to me to omit these findings and I started to feel confused about where I am trying to go with my research and if it makes any sense at all. I also wondered if anyone has thought along my lines of concerns regarding the issue of creating healthier homes and if my thinking is too elusive. I have a lot more research to do and I must say that I am in no way discouraged. I do not want to get away from what I regard as important as "tricky" as it may seem right now!
ReplyDeleteMaybe some of you are experiencing the same frustration as Laura... but remember, this semester you are just generating a proposal, so it might even take that long to come up with a workable thesis claim. Getting caught up to speed with the literature is important.
ReplyDeleteResearch Log#2 (I apologize for being late)...
ReplyDeleteI had to rework my capstone idea because I did not have the necessary time to take all the class that I needed to support it. I had to rework my course schedule. The BIS office was as always incredibly helpful. I meet with my advisor this week and I am again excited about my capstone project. I am tardy with this posting because I had to go through the brainstorming work that we did in BIS 300, such as the venn diagram, to successfully write a concise mission statement. I believe I got it, or something close...
The instinct for living organisms to protect their basic needs is ingrained into every genome. Insurgencies and revolutions are direct results of this survival condition. Humans have been organizing themselves into groups to over come hardship and oppression before we discovered fire. Within the Middle East North African (MENA) region the basic needs, as defined by Maslow’s hierarchy, shelter, food, water, physical safety, are under a constant struggle. The 25 nation states within this region compete for its finite resources. They more often than not provide support for non-state actors, such as Iran/Hezbollah, to do their violence for them by proxy. This amorphous atmosphere has created a web of state sponsored violent insurgencies all over the region. I want to study a MENA conflict that is comprised of a nation state that has to support an insurgency to protect one of their basic needs from another nation state. I will use this conflict as the frame work for developing a conflict resolution strategy that is motivated by making MENA nations security partners, not active supporters of terror. I will do this by drawing on pre-existing military counter-insurgency strategies, by interviewing active security professionals and by combining the GMU schools of Arabic language, and Government.
Research log #2
ReplyDeleteI keep going back to square one with my capstone ideas. I have so many ideas and can't seem to bring any of them to fruition. I have combined the two disciplines of Business and Communication and more and more I am realizing just how broad that title is. I have a strong interest in real estate and helping people fulfill their dreams. I also have a strong interest in how military spouses such as myself, is impacted by multiple deployments and the trials and tribulations that come being a spouse of todays soldier.
There are so many problems that soldiers and their families face and there are many resources that are still needed. Organizations such as the USO and the Soldiers Strong Community Center answer the call for many families and they are there to provide the military and their families the support they need. It is still not enough. Its going to take an act of congress to get some necessary changes implemented.
I hope that by doing more research and reading more articles on interdisciplinary topics, I will be able to come up with a research topic that will be helpful and useful.
Shareen
Statement of Interest #2
ReplyDeleteI am interested in water rights and conflicts as an emerging study in human rights. I am fascinated by this topic because of its increasing importance as our fresh water supplies dwindle and as transnational corporations see increasing opportunity to privatize and make profitable a sector that has traditionally been a public utility in most nation states.
Water conflict has four dimensions: social, political, economic and environmental. These dimensions often have deep roots in the historical realm, so history will be another important lens to view specific conflicts through. The complexities of the problems many nations face must be approached with resolutions that address needs and interests in all of these dimensions.
Examples of water conflicts include:
1. The privatization of traditionally public water infrastructure; serious conflicts that emerged in Bolivia and South Africa over subsequent inaccessibility of potable water to citizens once transnational corporations ran water infrastructure as a profit enterprise.
2. The environmental abuse and exploitation of transnational corporations in attempts to capture fresh water to redistribute for profit or use in the manufacture of other products sold for profit (in farming, ranching, beverage and manufacturing industries); communities have been ecologically and economically devastated.
3. Violent conflicts emerging in intrastate and interstate struggles over rights to water supplies.
4. Citizens living on land next to fresh water are forced off the property as the nation state grants private industry the rights to the property. This displacement of people has a profound effect on their lives as they effectively become refugees struggling for survival.
I am curious to better understand the topic more globally; I have studied conflicts in 5 or 6 nations only. I am interested in exploring conflicts in other nations as well as exploring what models are working well for possible replication.
I want to focus my research on aspects of conflicts/water rights that have only been partly studied and have no viable courses for resolution as well as on using an appreciative inquiry approach to conflict resolution in hopes of replicating conflicts that have been sustainably and effectively mitigated and/or focus appreciative methods in a conflict that has yet to be resolved.
Human rights is the center of my research; but as human rights are in and of themselves interdisciplinary, the disciplines of sociology, politics, economics, environmental studies and history will be key to effectively exploring water conflicts.
I find this topic to be worth thinking about if there ever was a topic worth thinking about. What more fundamental need is there than water? This matter shows indications of getting worse before it gets better and must be explored now.
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ReplyDeleteAfter reading Aarons comments and reading several of your r-logs. I feel pretty confident in my topic. Now if I could just get the class schedule right then I will be on the right track…
I am looking forward to reading more r-longs from AnyVet and Kristina as I think that they touch on some of the issues/ areas that I am looking into and will be a good brainstorming tool for me!
There seems to have been some sort of supply chain management issue in the bookstore with the BIS 390 reader, as a result I still have not received that book. Is anyone else in the same situation?
Oh, Heather, I'm sorry -- I got my reader last week and thought everyone else could, too. Email me if you want me to help you with getting the readings -- juliepaupfowler@gmail.com.
ReplyDeleteQuestions regarding doing a case study of Amadeus Concerts, Inc.
ReplyDeleteGeneral Questions:
1. Types of case studies vary: why is an intrinsic study suggested for when studying one type of organization? How are the varying types of case studies different?
2. How much internal information from Amadeus to use, vs. other types of research?
Amadeus Questions
1. What is the business plan?
2. What are the short- and long-term goals?
3. How many volunteers do they employ?
a. How do they recruit them?
b. How do they use them?
c. Could they expand their use of volunteers or interns?
4. How many employees are paid (if any?) (If not, should a paid position be created for specific essential jobs such as business manager, bookkeeper, etc.?)
5. What are its strengths?
6. What are its weaknesses?
7. What are its threats?
8. What are its opportunities?
9. What are its funding sources?
10. What is its marketing strategy?
11. How does it differentiate itself from other groups?
12. How does it recruit its performers?
13. What are its most successful programs?
14. Why were they successful?
15. Who is its typical attendee?
a. Why?
b. Is there a strategy to attract a different group?
16. What are their various performance locations’ strengths/weaknesses?
Area demographic questions:
1. What musical works succeed?
a. Why?
b. Do certain genres attract different audiences?
i. Will those audiences be around in five to ten years?
c. Does the season have a great effect?
2. Who attends local concerts?
a. Age?
b. Income?
c. How far do they travel?
d. How much does the cost affect the audience?
Competition questions:
1. Who is the competition?
1. How many groups are considered competition?
2. How was their competition determined?
2. What is their success level relative to Amadeus?
3. What do they do for marketing?
4. What business plans do they employ?
5. Do they share audiences or compete for listeners?
6. Is their competition more or less successful?
1. Why?
2. Should Amadeus be targeting certain competition?
7. What funding sources does the competition use?
8. Would merging with another organization be helpful? Or could they work together in another way?
This is a follow-up to Julie's message regarding the reader. I'll bring mine to class on Wednesday. If anyone would like to borrow it for the week to get caught up with the readings, please just ask me for it at class. Thanks, Gail
ReplyDeleteDoing all the 25 questions which I have submitted to google.doc had helped me see clearer/further as to where I really want to capture my SOI.
ReplyDeleteMapping all my ideas out as stated on Booth's book might be quite tricky for me.
Research Log #3, “25 Questions” (Part 1)
ReplyDeleteGeneral Questions
1. Why is it significant to study the viability of the printed newspaper?
2. How does one determine what is news and what is opinion? (Who is “the authority?”?)
3. Will changes in the news industry have a profound impact on the political landscape?
Historical Questions
1. How has the newspaper evolved over time?
2. What have the models of past successes taught us?
3. How did giants such as William Randolph Hearst and Rupert Murdoch shape the newspaper industry?
4. What is learned by looking at the business as cyclical?
5. How did radio retain listeners when commercial television came into our homes?
6. How can studies of news industry failures be used to provide lessons for the future?
Ethics and Standards Questions
1. How will news organizations be able to maintain ethical standards as costs to produce the paper continue to increase due to declining advertising rates and changes in readership?
2. Will standards be cut? Will “Best Practices” be revised to be less stringent? (More stringent?)
3. How can news organizations maintain some semblance of objectivity?
4. Should all news organizations have an ombudsman or standards editor who is not paid by the paper, but instead paid by a foundation of sorts, in order to prevent any potential bias toward the paper?
5. Will we lose the “voice of experience” in the newsroom as the industry continues to evolve?
6. Do tactics such as “wrapping” a newspaper in an ad create mistrust with the reader? (This practice is currently creating a revenue stream for many print newspapers, but it has been challenged as unethical by such former news giants as Al Neuharth of USA Today.)
7. How can reputable organizations defend themselves against less ethical organizations?
8. Readers are now often encouraged to email journalists and join on-line chat sessions to share their comments on stories. Might news organizations begin to unofficially mine that information and focus more on content that might sell to those readers? Is this a practice currently in use? We know that the organizations track the stats of their on-line stories (such as the “most emailed” and “most popular” stories) and use these tactics to draw in readers.
9. What effect do websites such as Huffington Post have on other newspaper organizations?
10. As the proliferation of news outlets that produce less hard news compete to gain readership, will the hard news organizations need to “fight back” to retain readers?
Research Log #3, “25 Questions” (Part 2)
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1. What measures are news organizations currently using to maintain readership?
2. Will readers lose the desire for less in-depth news coverage if the newspaper disappears?
3. Who are the current print readers of papers such as The New York Times, The Washington Post and USA Today?
4. Will they be the same readers in the future?
5. Why do many people consider “the media” to be monolithic?
6. How might that view have an impact on news consumption?
7. How might that view actually shape the news?
8. What is lost if young people do not have an opportunity to read a printed newspaper?
9. Does the general public maintain any trust in any of the major news organizations?
10. What currently is the most common “news” alternative to the newspaper?
11. What does a newspaper reader miss by reading only on-line content?
12. Should the newspaper disappear? Isn’t it an outdated way to get news? (Why not always obtain your news as it’s unfolding?)
13. Will the competition from opinion-based media continue to lure away some news readers?
14. Do readers view environmental issues when choosing to get their news electronically vs. in a print format?
15. Do readers choose to read different stories when they buy a newspaper versus when they read the news online?
16. Does the ability to view a story produced in video (or with a large photo gallery associated with it) provide more reality and elicit a deeper connection to a story than a print story?
17. Will changes in readership habits affect readers’ literacy?
Survival Questions
1. What are the methods the newspapers are currently using to remain viable? (Big picture.)
2. Will it become “survival of the fittest” resulting in several large news organizations producing national news content, and small local papers providing community news content?
3. Generation Y has not grown up reading a newspaper. Therefore, how would this generation of non-newsprint readers sustain such an industry?
4. Would a Monday-Friday paper news format (e.g. USA Today) be a model for other organizations to emulate?
5. What is happening with news organizations in other countries that maintain a free press?
6. How can (and should?) reputable news organizations create a defense against less ethical organizations? What about defending themselves against the growing number of controversial personalities that are currently sprinkling our landscape?
7. What can newspapers do to provide differentiation?
8. What’s “missing” in the newspaper industry?
9. Is there a place for everyone at the table?
Research Log # 3 (25 Questions)
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Topic: Counterfeit / counterfeit components
1. What is the definition of counterfeiting / counterfeit components?
2. What are intellectual property rights, what role does counterfeiting play on this?
3. Who is producing counterfeit components and why?
4. How are they producing these parts, false documentation, etc.?
5. In what conditions are parts being salvaged, quality control or not?
6. What country(s) are involved and how do they get the parts to the US and other countries?
7. Why is this (counterfeit components) happening?
8. What has caused the demand or need for obsolete components?
9. What cost does this have on companies and in what ways – returns, warranty, etc?
10. Are companies creating risk mitigation procedures or improved quality systems?
11. How are counterfeit parts being uncovered at companies or at the boarder?
12. What global impact does this have on US, general public?
13. Are their laws that protect companies from counterfeiters?
14. What is a quality plan and how does this help a company prevent counterfeit components from being accepted?
15. Are their organizations or crime agents who fight counterfeiting?
16. Who is in charge of this issue – government agents or companies networking alerts?
17. How can or can counterfeiting be stopped?
18. Is the US allowing or contributing to this issue, dumping waste electronics, etc?
19. Has the trend of reported bad or counterfeit parts increased over the past five years?
20. What cost increases like project delays, overruns and downtime are manufacturers dealing with because of counterfeit material?
21. What are supply chain brokers and distributors?
22. DO companies know what agencies to contact when they find counterfeit parts, FBI, customs, GIDEP, state or local authorities?
23. Who are the AIA – Aerospace Industries Association and have they increased industry awareness?
24. Do counterfeit parts pose a threat to our national security or put the military at risk, why or why not?
25. If counterfeit parts are produced to mimic the appearance and performance of the original product should we really care if it’s not “authentic”?
1. Why is film acting not more a part of the academic curriculum in universities?
ReplyDelete2. How can universities benefit from having more film acting classes as part of their overall curriculum?
3. How does money play a factor in adding film acting degrees or concentrations to their curriculum?
4. How is film acting relevant in an academic setting?
5. How do film acting techniques differ from theatrical acting techniques?
6. How are film acting techniques similar to theatrical acting techniques?
7. Why would adding a film acting element to the Theater program be relevant?
8. Would the Theater Departments gain/lose monetary backing if they added film acting as a concentration?
9. Would the necessary classes to take for film and Theater differ to the point that adding this program is not cost effective?
10. How would a program like this be added to a university?
11. Would a student benefit with a degree of this nature or would having a Theater degree still open more opportunities?
12. Why have more universities not added on-screen acting programs as part of their curriculum?
13. How do universities look at what programs get added to their overall curriculums?
14. Why is academic training important to film acting?
15. What if everyone went into film acting without learning the basic acting techniques first?
16. Why is learning on-screen acting techniques only available at expensive film schools, where a scholarship or loan is harder to come by, when today's society is based on television and movies?
17. Why is there a decreased desire for formal education for these acting techniques?
18. How can adding this program to a university help influence studies?
19. How can a Theater Department add students to this program without losing students for theirs?
20. How would this degree impact society?
21. Would having a degree of this nature from a four year college mean more/less than getting it from a film school in getting a job in the future?
22. Why would a university be concerned about adding this kind of program to their curriculum?
23. Why would a university be excited about adding this kind of program to their curriculum?
24. Why would the Theater Department be concerned about having this kind of program added to their programs of study?
25. How would a program of this nature cost the university and the Theater Department as far as who backs them and money?
Research log #3: Questions:
ReplyDelete1. Which is more important to the success of a software development project – technical expertise or soft skill competency?
2. Is it important that one leader possess all of these skills, or can it be done via a team?
3. Does it matter what type of software development project this is – that is, if this is a new technology or an upgrade of an existing system?
4. Are there existing industry standard definitions for types of software development projects?
5. Does it matter if there is an associated impact on business processes? Or how large the impact is?
6. Does it matter if the business sponsors are fully engaged or not involved?
7. Is it better to select for soft skills and train for technical expertise, or the other way around?
8. Would it make a difference if leaders changed at different phases of the project? How important is continuity?
9. Are some soft skills more important than others?
10. Does it matter how narrowly the manager’s authority is defined?
11. Should the project manager have administrative/organizational responsibility for the team (resources), or for the project?
12. Is it more important to the success of the project for the project manager to manage up or manage down?
13. Does the size of the software project matter (size referring to breadth of the software implementation)?
14. Does the size of the software development team matter (number of resources)?
15. Does it matter if the technology is new (or new to the organization)?
16. Is there a way to match quantifiable descriptors of software development projects (size, complexity, breath, etc) with qualified soft skills?
17. Is success based upon perception?
18. Does it go beyond standard criteria of schedule, scope and budget?
19. Is the relationship between the software development manager and the business sponsor critical?
20. What is the impact or importance of third party (vendors) in the relationship?
21. Should the project manager be a an outside consultant, internal consultant or employee?
22. Does the hierarchical ranking of the project manager matter?
23. Is there enough quantifiable data of successful software development and implementation to be able to support a solid conclusion?
24. Is the data to be reviewed from the perspective of the software development team, or from the customer/business sponsor?
25. Could those two viewpoints contradict one another?
Research log#3 (Jeremiah Foxwell)
ReplyDeleteThesis: Develop a American national security conflict resolution strategy for nation-state sponsored insurgencies within the Iraq conflict.
Thesis questions -
1. Should I focus on one nation-state sponsored insurgency within the the Iraqi conflict?
2. Does the conflict have to involve America?
3. What are the other nations who are currently funding insurgency activities in Iraq, besides Iran, Syria and America.
4. Should I focus on a past conflict for better information.
5. Should I address the conflict from the perspective of insuring basic human needs?
6. Should American national security interest be at the center of my strategy?
7. If so, what pre-established strategies can I use for research?
8. What timeline should I put on my strategy for being a success?
9. What are some success markers that I can put in place, such as education levels.
10. Should I incorporate democracy into my strategy?
End goal of strategy questions?
11. How do I prevent passive support for violent insurgencies.
12. what is the difference between active and passive support.
13. What defines success for my strategy?
14. What are the pre-existing nations that are America's national security partners?
15. And how can I measure the necessary parameters for Iraq?
16. What type of infrastructure is needed for Iraq to become an economic asset to America?
17. What are the current educational level statistics of Iraq, can I improve them?
18. If I do not make democracy one of my goals, what then is my ultimate goal?
Research questions-
19. What types of international professionals should I reach out to as primary resources?
20. What scholarly journals should I subscribe to?
21. Is American produced Iraqi statistics reliable enough for an accurate portrayal
of current Iraq?
22. What are some Arabic language resources that I can use as primary sources?
23. What professors at GMU should I reach out to.
24. What basic human needs are not being met in current Iraq?
25. How do I avoid discussing the morality of the Iraq invasion.
1. What caused the housing bubble?
ReplyDelete2. Who was affected by the housing bubble collapse?
3. What is a housing bubble?
4. What parts of the US was affected by this?
5. Did the collapse have a global effect?
6. Did the Federal Reserve manipulate the interest rate on purpose?
7. Should we blame the banking system for the collapse? Do we feel like they are responsible?
8. What more could have been done to prevent this problem?
9. What role did the investors play in this collapse and should we hold them responsible?
10. Are realtors responsible for the housing bubble?
11. What is a fraudulent loan?
12. How did the media contribute to this disaster?
13. What action was taken to save the homeowners that were affected?
14. What role did appraisers play and should we hold them responsible?
15. Were appraisers pressured from the bank to commit a crime?
16. How did marketing play a role in this housing bubble disaster?
17. Should we change the way banks lend money?
18. What role did the stock market play in this housing bubble crash?
19. How do we move forward?
20. What have this disaster taught us?
21. What criteria were used in the past for consumers to obtain a loan to buy a house?
22. Should buyers be held accountable for the decisions they ultimately made?
23. What will Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, and the Federal Housing Administration do to prevent this from happening in the future?
24. How does a consumer know if they can really afford to buy a home?
25. Will the $8,000 buyer tax that was given to those who purchased a home help them or hurt them in the future?
Research log # 3 (25 questions)
ReplyDelete1. What is typical language developmental?
2. What are the signs parents should look for if their children are having an atypical language development?
3. How can language disorders affect children behaviors?
4. What are some impacts language disorders can have in children early literacy skills?
5. What are some of gestures and signs children with language disorders use to communicate with their parents?
6. How can parents and professional teams can work together to assure the children is getting the appropriate language support that they need?
7. What are some of the techniques interventionist use to help children develop language skills?
8. Why is dialogic reading so effective in children literacy skills?
9. How can multi-media instructional books, electronic devices assist children in acquiring language?
10. How effective are these multi-media and electronic devices help children who are learning English as their second language?
11. How effective are these electronic books at children learning compared to the traditional parent-child book reading?
12. What are the critical components of these programs that promote achievement?
13. Do these critical components match best practices for second language learners?
14. How does simultaneous language acquisition differ from second language acquisition?
15. What is the educational level of the parents of these second language learners?
16. How much school (pre-school) time did these children in their native language?
17. Do children learn better in an individual or group setting?
18. How do bilingual learners and second language learners benefit from electronic books?
19. What needs to be added/modified to make electronic books more useful for second language learners or bilingual learners?
20. Who benefited the most from these instructional electronic /multi-media devices, children with language disorders or second language learners?
21. Where did these electronically devices used at home or educational setting or both?
22. How much involvement did the parents have in their children learning process?
23. What are some type of language assessments that interventionist could use to assure both children with language disorders and second language learners are acquiring language and developing age appropriate language/literacy skills?
24. How do these assessments guides are used in planning the children curriculum to assure its meeting the children individual needs?
25. Where can low income parents find these electronically resources to assist their children?
Research Log #3
ReplyDeleteIris White
1. Can interior design offer a sense of wellness?
2. What does wellness mean to us?
3. Does design psychology employ an understanding of the way human senses respond to specific design detail?
4. Does a purposeful and well-chosen environment support our positive emotional state.
5. What does purposeful and well-chosen environment mean to us?
6. How does light effect us?
7. How does temperature effect us?
8. Is it important to have varying degrees of light in our home?
9. Is it important to have changes of temperature in our homes?
10. Does color effect us?
11. If color effects us - how?
12. How can we achieve a sense of intimacy in our homes?
13. What does intimacy in our homes mean to us?
14. Do matters of architecture and home decorating help us to know who we are?
15. Can our surroundings have a transformational effect on us?
16. What is Feng Shui?
17. Can you eliminate "problem areas" in your home with Feng Shui?
18. How do we determine which are problem areas in our homes?
19. What is a self-evalution in regards to Feng-Shui?
20. Are we willing to answer questions about our emotions, relationships, finances, and everything that effects us throughout an ordinary day?
21. How can we create a better home by answering these questions?
22. What is Chi?
23. What questions do the occupants have about their homes and ways to achieve well-being?
24. Is there a certain formula that applies to all?
25. What other factors should be considered when designing homes that induce a sense of wellness?
[Lorna Beltran - sorry if I posted this twice]
ReplyDelete1. Why is the strategic behavior objectives in organization important
today? What must be their objectives in regards to policies,
interpersonal relations, communications and most importantly,
recognition?
2. Why do organizations focus on activities and behavior for business needs?
3. How do leaders win and influence people, why is this so important?
4. How important is it to continue assessing internal and current job
skills? Does not the organization just merely comply with the economic
demands?
5. How are workers in today’s economic merry go round impacted with
work ethics, continuing technological changes, global resources and
diversity conflicts?
6. Why do baby-boomers refused to retire and they are practically forced out?
7. Millions of students graduate each year, however, there are not
enough jobs to place them, and how can we make jobs available for all
these young graduates?
8. If history tells us that Plato encouraged the essence of
leadership, Aristotle heavily focused on clear communication within
the organization, Max Weber, Henry Fayol, Abraham Maslow and etc; all
of them focused on organizational studies, why do some organizations
continue to fail in dealing with human resources?
9. Why is organization behavior becoming more important in our global
economy? Have the diverse background and cultural values caused some
of the conflicts?
10. What method can be used best in successful human resources management?
11. During my BIS 300, I have taken the test of the Myers Briggs
personality trait test, I fit all qualifications to be a good leader,
why do I feel so burned out after all these years? Is being fit for
the job the answer? I don’t think so!
12. What are the steps in taking and dealing with problems such as
employee’s recruitment and retention?
13. There has been a proliferation of employment laws enacted over the
last 30 years, why is it so important for the organization to ensure
legal compliance?
14. How can we encourage some baby-boomers employees to keep up with
the growing use of technology instead of the manual record keeping
tasks? How can we teach them not to be afraid with the up keep of the
fast growing techno?
15. Is outsourcing employees more cost effective?
16. The dramatic increase of the internet/intranet usage has been
employed by all organization, what do we do with employees who spend
too much time on personal face book or twitters? Does fixing this
issue could mean a loss of privacy?
17. How do we deal with high turnover and increase volume of absenteeism?
18. What are the common characteristics involved in being a “good company”?
19. Who are the top 10 firms listed by Fortune? Why do they have an
excellent reputation?
20. What is the affirmative action? Do women and minorities still
carry the brunt of the inequality?
21. How important is the relationship between an employer and an
employee? Does the relationship really affect performance?
22. Employee Assistance Program…should all organization provide this
benefit? Should this become mandatory by all small or big
organization who hires people as work force?
23. Should compensation systems in organization be linked to
organizational objectives?
24. Should compensation require balancing the interest and costs of
the employer with the expectations of employees?
25. How can organization maintain the internal, external and
individual equity for employees?
Research Log #3
ReplyDelete1.Is it better for an elderly person to age in place or transition to a new residence?
2.What are the housing options for an elderly person if they choose to move?
3.What are the conditions that will determine the route that an elderly person takes when making their lifestyle decisions?
4.What financial consideration must be analyzed when making this decision?
5.What emotional issues must be considered when determining the best course of action?
6.What physical mobility issues should be taken into account?
7.Will the accommodations to be lived in be able to accommodate the person’s overall needs?
8.Will there be sufficient activities to keep the experience interesting for the person?
9.Do all of the family members involved agree with the major details regarding the lifestyle change decisions?
10.What are the legal considerations of this decision?
11.What services are available to make the lifestyle change go more smoothly for all involved?
12.If the persons involved choose ‘aging in place’, what are the modifications that need to be made to the existing accommodations?
13.If the persons involved choose other accommodations, how will the existing accommodations be sold or otherwise dispersed?
14.What are the medical issues that must be considered when making the decision?
15.What are the considerations that need to be looked at if the person decides on moving into an elderly community?
16.What providers of ancillary aging services are available when determining transition options?
17.What other support is there that is available from the person’s existing community?
18.What help is there available from existing governmental agencies?
19.What management styles are being used in the elderly communities that are available to the aging population?
20.What new innovations have been developed to allow the maximization of the person’s ability to live a full life?
21.What are the current governmental policies that exist in today’s society that support the ability of our aging population to make good choices for their lifestyle changes?
22.Are there any volunteer organizations that can be utilized to lighten the load on the person and/or their families, financially or otherwise?
23.Is there some sort of support network that exists that can help better coordinate specific issues for the person or their family during this process?
24.What are the overarching attitudes of society at large as regards the aged population and what to do with the increasing amount of seniors in the US today?
25.What are the economic roadblocks that exist today that limit the ability of our society to best serve our aging population?
[Heather Roed RL #3]
ReplyDelete1. What are the lasting effects of commercial micro lending practices?
2. What are the cultural issues that cause the necessity of these types of loans/ why are these people poor?
3. Why not just give poor people aid or “in kind” payments of food/ housing/ medical care?
4. What are the sift benefits of people who are able to support their families without aid?
5. What banking structures currently exist in countries where micro lending occurs?
6. What stops “big” banks from using micro loans?
7. What criterion do banks use to lend to borrowers?
8. What are the cultural issues that need to be addresses to make this a success?
9. What defines success of micro loans?
10. What business models already exist?
11. What are the motivations/ incentives for these businesses?
12. What are the Regional/ Gender/ Physical/ Legal issues that needs to be addressed?
13. Are women receiving these loans at a higher rate than men?
14. Are women who receive these loans successful? Why/ Why Not?
15. How well are these loans accepted in Islamic countries/ regions?
16. Why are these different and in what ways do they affect business?
17. What are the motivations of the lenders (AKA you and me)
18. Who are the lenders?
19. What are these loans being used for?
20. Are these loans being used for their intended purpose?
21. Why do these loans work in some areas and no in other?
22. How can/ does technology aid in micro lending?
23. How does Sharia Law with regard to banking impact interest rates?
24. Is there a connection between terrorism, either at a local level or global, with micro loans?
25. What are the known mitigated risks that are accepted and associated with terrorism and micro lending?
[Alfred Darden Log #1]
ReplyDeleteResearch log #1
I have been trying to complete a bachelor’s degree for about 24 years. I’ve been an
education advocate and consultant for the past 12 years in special education. My interest in
special education advocacy came about when my youngest son was in the fourth grade in the
Fairfax County school system and placed in the self-contained classroom for students with
mental retardation. In the second year Mike attended Fairfax County schools he began to have
behavior problems with his teacher. I knew from the beginning that he would have problems in
this class, because his teacher was coming back into the classroom after five years absence and
she had low expectations of students with mental retardation.
We had developed a behavior program for him however; his teacher did not implement
the program according to Individual Education Programs (IEP). His teacher suggested that if I
did not like how she was carrying out his behavior program that I should read the special
education handbook to see what my options were. When you have child in a special education
they provide you with a handbook however, they never explain what the laws are, they just tell
you to read over it. . To me this is much like the legal statement in very small fine print of a
banking statement, “Within 30 days if you have any questions regarding this notification please give us a call at
such and such number and we’ll be glad to help”. The special education law is very complicated difficult
to maneuver within. There are many nuances that are hard to understand, and school system is
not likely to be very helpful, in providing services for a student if the parent does not know what
they are. I began going to workshops and training sessions to help me understand how the special
education law is applied. By the end of the first year, I was able to go into the school, advocate
for my son, and get the services he needed for an appropriate education.
I became interested in not only helping my son but all’s students who were in special
education. I began to get more services for my son and other parents began to ask me for advice.
When we moved to South Carolina, I was offered a job working for a non-profit special
education organization which trains parents, educators, and government social service agencies,
about special education laws and how the laws are applied and gave training about other
disability resource.
My research proposal will probably center on psychology, special education, special
education law, special education policy, and perhaps sociology. I’ve thought about looking into
the effects of misdiagnoses of children with special education in elementary school and perhaps
this is why may be the reason we’re having more students fail high stakes testing in middle and
high school. I would also like to find out if students are dropping out at a record rate because the
stakes testing due to learning disabilities.
My hopes, dreams, and wishes are to work in the field of special education at the
Department of Defense (DoD) level, start a small business in special education advocacy and
consultation, and eventually open a early childhood school for children with special education
Sorry for the weird formatting on my reposts. Something to do with how they're formatted in my email.
ReplyDeleteI didn't have a chance to look at your "25 questions" until just now... I really like the way some of you have organized the questions into categories... either different areas of your topic, different methods of research, or different functions in your project. I'll recommend that when I give this assignment in the future.
ReplyDeleteAlfred, my son also has an IEP. It was very difficult to obtain it because we did not know our rights and nobody in the school would inform us about them. We need many more people who are willing to educate us, the parents of kids with special needs. Thank you!
ReplyDeletethe last comment was by Iris. I used my son's laptop. Sorry about the confusion. -iris
ReplyDeleteResearch log #3
ReplyDelete1) Are women as a group better suited for foreign assignments than their male counterparts? Why? Why not?
2) How does personality affect the success of women expatriates?
3) What personality type is more likely to terminate their foreign assignment prematurely?
4) What personality dimensions (conscientiousness, extroversion, neuroticism, openness to experience, agreeableness) enable the female expatriate to perform better in the foreign assignment?
5) How does prejudice against women affect them as expatriates?
6) What personality assessment tools are the best to use at selection in order to obtain a positive outcome?
7) How can selection tools be used to select expatriates without creating gender discrimination?
8) What are the advantages and disadvantages of being female in an overseas assignment?
9) How does marital status influence the success or failure of women expatriates?
10) What type of assistance can the organization provide to aid women in their foreign assignment?
11) What are the costs and benefits of selecting a women vs. a man for an overseas assignment?
12) What are the human and financial costs of a failed expatriate assignment for the employee?
13) What are the potential conflicts faced by a female employee selected for an international assignment?
14) How can married women avoid family disruption when moving to work overseas?
15) What information should women seek about the proposed host country to enable them to make an informed decision?
16) How does the woman’s hierarchical status in the organization influence the perception of host nationals?
17) How does the local culture affect the female expatriate experience?
18) What are the barriers that women face to be recruited for overseas positions?
19) In what industries are women better positioned to be selected for an overseas assignment?
20) What are the particular issues for women at repatriation?
21) Is there more turnover of women vs. male expatriates?
22) What are the views of the employer about women vs. male expatriates?
23) What are the main reasons why females are not interested in working overseas?
24) What are the main reasons why females are interested in working overseas?
25) Is there a gender bias when selecting candidates for overseas assignments?
[William Childs - RL #1]
ReplyDeleteResearch Log #1
Good evening everyone. Instead of doing a research log, I am going to talk about how easy it is to get derailed from an illness or emergency. Over the past few weeks, I have been horribly ill and could not come at a worse time considering it was the beginning of the semester and I am already two weeks behind in class work.
During the Labor Day weekend, I was rushed to the ER with an extremely high temperature, chills and burning up body temp. After further investigation, the doctors were unsure what caused the illness and provided simple medications. Within the next few days I began to get worse and had to return to the hospital. The initial prognosis was my appendix, but after further tests and a CT scan there was a greater issue with my abdominal section and kidneys. Two days later I was called by the doctor who urged me to pick up new meds from the pharmacy and I was diagnosed with an internal disease at which I would take four horse pills a day for the rest of my life. Unfortunately the pills caused side effects that made me worse than I was so I remained on the antibiotics.
The following week, I was still very ill and unable to sit up because of the abdominal and kidney pains. After three more trips to the hospital and blood work every two days, the doctors narrowed it down to a specific strand of the disease. I returned on Monday of this week for a follow-up and more labs and received a call the next day stating all my levels were back to normal and I did not have the disease they confirmed earlier.
During this entire process, I managed to send very few emails out, but I have able to keep all of my professors updated on my condition. Each has worked with me independently allowing me to catch up on all assignments missed. Also during this entire process, I am still recovering from shoulder surgery which also limited my comfort and increased my pain.
Today however, I am back in shape to attend class and get back on the ball. The shoulder still causes troubles, but I am allowed to manage that with proper medications again. I look forward to working with everyone and completing BIS 390.
Research Questions:
ReplyDelete1. Globally, how serious is the condition of water scarcity from moderate perspectives?
2. Which regions are experiencing the most water conflict?
a. Why?
b. Are transnational corporations/institutions actors in the conflict?
c. Do these regions also have history and present legacies of social inequity and violations of human rights?
3. What are the most serious top 5 water conflicts today (serious defined as losses and intractability)?
a. What are the similarities in these conflicts?
b. The differences?
c. Have these conflicts impacted unexpected parties or had unexpected consequences?
4. What are some historical water conflicts (within last 50 years) that have sustained resolution for 10+ years?
a. How was this resolution reached?
5. Has there been a water conflict in the past 50 years in which grassroots citizen groups challenged government or large corporations for their water rights and won?
a. How was this accomplished?
b. Was this a sustained resolution?
6. Has an asset-based approach ever been tried in the intervention and conflict analysis approach in a water conflict?
a. If not, in a different type of serious conflict?
b. What were the results?
7. Could an asset-based approach practically work in a complex water conflict?
a. If so, what would be the characteristics of the approach?
8. Absent “water rights” being outlined in the UDHR, what nation states or regions, if any, have identified access to potable water as a right for all citizens?
9. In conflicts identified, what are some ways that citizens are establishing and protecting their water rights against powerful governments/corporations?
10. How would the global water conflict landscape change if it were unlawful to sell water for profit?
11. How would the global water conflict landscape change if all water utilities were privatized and for-profit corporations administered utility?
12. What are some innovative ways that communities or nation states are resolving water conflicts?
13. What are some innovative ways that communities or nation states are making potable water accessible to all its constituents?
14. What are some near-past or present water conflicts within the US?
a. How are they being addressed?
15. What are some predicted water conflicts in the US?
16. What are some predicted global water conflicts?
Just a note re: special education. I work for Fairfax County Public Schools, and started my career in the special education office. If you need a contact person in FCPS, use me as you see fit.
ReplyDeleteThanks Julie. My my, the interbeing has become very dynamic already.
ReplyDeleteBryan james Research log 3- 25 questions
ReplyDelete1. Who are the county board members?
2. How many board members are there?
3. How long do board members serve?
4. What types of cases do board members hear?
5. How long do decisions on cases take?
6. Is there always a citizen input period?
7. How many citizens share input on cases?
8. What other steps are involved in board decisions?
9. Do different jurisdictions function differently?
10. How are cases advertised?
11. Do citizens need to register to speak at cases?
12. How long in advance do citizens need to register?
13. How is the progress of cases tracked?
14. How often are cases heard?
15. Is there a certain amount of cases heard at a hearing?
16. Is case outcome data readily available?
17. If so, where is the data kept, and how far in the past is it kept?
18. Do citizens usually exercise their option to speak?
19. What do board membes think about citizen input sessions?
20. What do citizens think about their input sessions, do they think they make an impact?
21. Is there an appeal process to board decisions?
22. Do citizens speak again at appeals?
23. Who else speaks at input sessions, any organizations or groups?
24. Are certain groups invited to speak at input sessions?
25. Are there certain citizens that feel the need to speak at all input sessions?
Research log 2
ReplyDeleteI have totally changed the topic for my research and feel much better about the project. I decided on my new topic while driving to the class library sessions last week. I have been involved in many land development cases and hearings for my work in a civil engineering firm. What really intersests me about the cases is the public input period that is involved in each case. In my opinion these citizen input sessions don't have a major bearing on the overall case and may only be provided because of the jurisdiction laws. I want to focus my research on what other people think about the input sessions and to see if my opinion is supported by others.