An examination of bimanual coordination and the suggestion that it is the result of a complex set of neurological events which can be enhanced under the proper learning conditions.
1,290 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 9 sources, 2001, $ 43.95
Abstract In this paper the author takes an in-depth look at bimanual coordination and assess the extent to which hands can move in a synchronous manner and, conversely, the extent to which they can be 'uncoupled' according to task demands. The author attempts to discover whether bimanual coordination is the product of learning or a physical process.
From the paper:
?Human movement is composed of a large number of components, which include neurons, muscles, and joints. Past studies on bimanual coordination have revealed a general preference to move the limbs in a symmetrical fashion, also denoted as in the in-phase mode. Its counterpart, the asymmetrical or anti-phase mode, is performed with lower degrees of accuracy and stability. This tendency to activate the homologous muscle groups is referred to as the muscle grouping constraint (egocentric constraint).?
Abstract This paper explains what exactly a health unit coordinator does and why such a person is so vital to the successful running of a healthcare business. Referring to the book "Health Unit Coordination" by Myrna la Fleur, the paper examines the following issues: (1) The history of health unit coordination, including addressing the changing needs over time and in different environments, (2) The non-clinical management required of health unit coordinators, (3) Practical considerations such as managing patient charts and transcribing doctors orders, (4) Basic procedures necessary for appropriate health coordination such as admissions/transfers/discharges, (5) Physical anatomy and illnesses, (6) lastly, specialty services such as the need for health unit coordination in pediatric facilities and psychiatric units.
From the Paper "When assessing health unit coordination and program management, it is essential that one understands the need of a health unit coordinator to be familiar with all of the factors listed above, including the history of healthcare care administration. Health program management has never been a static reality. The priorities for patients and physicians, care workers and visitors, or external customers, has changed drastically over time."
Abstract This paper explains that there is an extensive body of literature discussing the roles of the curriculum coordinator, but there is no consensus on what that role entails. The paper stresses the importance of role theory in issues of position definition. The author states that the proposed research will examine the perceptions of the role of curriculum coordinator held by teachers, principals, vice-principals and curriculum coordinators themselves and will test whether these perceptions differ in relation to the perceivers' position within their schools.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Role Theory: Theoretical and Historical Research
Applications of Role Theory to Organizations, Institutions and Educational Institutions
Application to Organizations/Institutions
Direct Application to Educational Institutions
Application of Role Theory to Role of Curriculum Coordinator Perceptions of the Role of Curriculum Coordinators Summary and Conclusions
From the Paper "In some of the earliest research on role theory in direct relation to educational institutions, Biddle (1961) applied the theory to the role of the public school teacher and the relationships between the teacher's role and the problems of teacher recruitment. Specifically, the study examined teacher differences in teacher roles as perceived by teachers, college education majors and college students in other fields. The assumption underlying the study was that occupational choice was most often made because of role concepts and expectations. Questionnaires were used to elicit respondents' views of positive norms, negative norms, and expectations for teacher behavior in a variety of settings and situations."
Abstract This paper explains that, as gear-manufacturing technology became more complex, it was more difficult to perform gear measurements with the degree of accuracy required; thus, precision in the field of gear-manufacturing began to suffer partly as a result of this declining precision. The author points out that the demands of total quality management systems, such as Six Sigma and ISO 9000, continue to raise the level of expectation to a defect-free manufacturing, which is being addressed by adding new multi-sensor units to coordinate measurement machines. The paper relates that coordinate measuring machines are not yet able to completely replace CNC generative gear testers, but demands from the automotive industry, new technologies and globalization are creating an environment where these machines will continue to improve in efficiency, precision and cost effectiveness.
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Table of Contents
CMM Introduction
CMM History
The CMM Culture
Management Strategies
Advantages and Disadvantages
Conclusion
From the Paper "To understand how we got to where we are today, an understanding of CNC Generative Gear Testing Machines may help to clarify the improvements on Coordinate Measurement Machines. CNC generative gear testers are nothing more than computer controlled and fully automated machines that can used to carry out various analytic tests on manufactured gears. The true difference between coordinate measuring machines and the CNC Generative Gear Testing Machines is that the latter are specifically for testing gears. Of course, many in the industry feel that CNC generative gear testers are the most accurate way of measuring axis gears. Coordinate measuring machine offer different options. For instance, coordinate measuring machines have the ability to plot and record many more axis positions. Once recorded, these axis positions serve as the necessary data points to create either two or three dimensional models of a gear or part."
Abstract In this article, the writer notes that developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a diagnosis that is just coming into the spotlight in pediatric clinics across the world. The writer discusses that a referral to a physical, occupational, or behavioral therapist might only treat one of many symptoms and lead to an inefficient and limited treatment. With this disadvantage, a single therapist attempting to treat a child with DCD would be at a loss. The writer points out that due to its complex nature and wide-ranging symptoms, the best way to treat a child with DCD would be to attend to all of these symptoms with their respective therapists and address problems with the use of a team approach. The writer concludes that DCD is a multi-faceted disorder and its complexities present a number of challenges. The writer maintains that the key to providing the best treatment for children with DCD is to address each of these challenges with relevant treatments and maximize efficiency with a healthcare team.
Outline:
What is DCD?
What are the Treatments?
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
How Can We Address These Needs?
Conclusion
From the Paper "Since both bottom-up and top-down treatments are effective, there is little refuting either approach. Therapists are given the creative freedom to treat a child with either method, or a combination of the two. The collaboration of the bottom-up and top-down approaches, which could consist of strength training as well as treatment in gross motor skills, might be the most promising intervention in the physical therapy realm. The evidence, however, does show that physical therapy alone does not fully cure the problems that DCD presents. Children, even after the interventions, remained below the developmental level of their same-age peers, often because of psychosocial and fine motor issues. After physical therapy, children should be able to run without falling; however, they still might be unable to tie their shoes or continue to act out in class. Physical therapy is indeed crucial, but it must be used in tandem with the other necessary treatments to ensure that all aspects of the disability are addressed."
Abstract The paper relates that the lack of a known cause of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) raises the uncertainty of the most effective treatment method. The paper focuses on the two treatments therapists usually opt for; task-oriented interventions (top-down approaches) that teach purposeful goals, or an attempt to treat the underlying motor issues (bottom-up approaches) at the neural and muscular level. The paper points out that, although these therapies benefit the subjects, they do not serve as cures for their significant motor deficits. The paper concludes that this reinforces the need for further research as to the exact cause of DCD.
Outline:
Bottom-Up
Top-Down
Future Research
Conclusion
From the Paper "Thirteen years ago, researchers agreed upon including "Developmental Coordination Disorder" (DCD) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-IV) (Iversen, Ellertsen, & Tytlandsvik, 2005). Today, a diagnosis of DCD often replaces the previously common assumption that a child who has uncoordinated motor skills is simply clumsy or going through an awkward phase. Approximately 5-8% of children between 5 and 11 years are diagnosed with DCD and therefore have significantly impaired motor function, which interferes with their activities of daily living. While many theories exist regarding the etiology of DCD, such as a secondary result of neuronal damage or neonatal insult, researchers have not defined an exact cause (Barnhart, Davenport, Epps, & Nordquist, 2007)."
Abstract In this article, the writer notes that in today's business world, it is not at all uncommon for one company to merge with another, either voluntarily, or through the acquisition of one firm by another. The writer points out that corporations often grow to enormous size through these "imperial" takeover schemes and claims that eventually, the multinational conglomerate will be composed of numerous, formerly independent entities. In this paper the writer examines how the consolidation of firms involves many major changes and decisions. The writer then concludes that from out of multiple systems, one coordinated process must emerge, whether this coordinated arrangement consists of the integrated linkage of autonomous systems, or the establishment of an entirely new amalgamated system of procedures.
From the Paper "A profitable business would be impossible without accurate financial records. Financial Management Software Systems software can assist with organizing a company's cash inflows and outflows, weigh assets, and in general, monitor the movement of funds. Additional monetary resources may need to be allocated to a specific branch of the internal operation i.e. manufacturing or shipping. As well, circumstances might demand the temporary removal of funds from one area of the business to another, or from a physical plant in one nation to a ground operation in another. Managers must enjoy financial flexibility. They must also keep current with the accounts."
Abstract The paper discusses the advice of Peter Drucker and Rosemary Stewart, professional management theorists, on how to implement the five basic functions of leadership in an effective manner. The paper looks at the functions of planning, leading, organizing, coordinating and controlling. The paper highlights the relevance of these ideas for organizations in the 21st century.
Outline:
Introduction
Function 1: Planning
Function 2: Leading
Function 3: Organizing
Function 4: Coordinating Function 5: Controlling
Conclusion
From the Paper "Look to the long-term, not the short term. Do not ask what your major competitors are doing now, rather ask what your customers desire, and will desire in the future. This idea flies in the face of the ethos that drove the dot.com boom, where businesses were begun with 'cool ideas' without a clear sense that customers actually desired to shop at such enterprises. Drucker lived to see the explosion of e-commerce, and embraced it, despite his advanced age, but stressed that it must be viewed from a customer-driven perspective. "In the mental geography of e-commerce, distance has been eliminated...There is only one economy and only one market" (Andrews 1997)."
Argues for prison educational programs that incorporate establishing and maintaining more meaningful parental involvement on the part of incarcerated fathers.
Abstract This paper stresses that children of incarcerated fathers most often become incarcerated themselves because they do not have the involvement of their fathers in their upbringing. The author recommends that educational programs for incarcerated fathers be coordinated with the curricula of their children so that they might share and reinforce positively their academic experiences. The paper relates that the role of the social worker within this initiative would include primary responsibility for coordination of curricula and the promotion of the benefits of program participation, both among incarcerated populations and the families outside.
Table of Contents:
Introduction - Statement of the Problem
Proposal for Solution through Educational Initiative
Prisoner Education Programs and the Benefits of Increased Parental Involvement
Prisoner Education Programs and the Motivating Potential for Prisoner Cooperation
Assessment of Proposed Initiative in Relation to Impact on Social Workers
Conclusion
From the Paper "Ultimately, the successful implementation of this initiative will also impact on the responsibilities of social workers, by their efforts to increasing the motivation of prisoners to cooperate and take full advantage of the opportunities that fall within the professional responsibilities of the social worker to facilitate. As will be discussed in much greater detail in subsequent sections, social workers will play an essential role at the program design and development stage, in particular."
Abstract The paper discusses three principles of M. Rost on effective instruction for listening skills. The paper focuses on aptitude specific instruction, coordination of teaching and learning and a positive climate for learning, and critically evaluates them in light of the writer's own language teaching and learning experiences. The paper shows how all these principles have some positive implications for effective language instruction. The paper notes, however, that these principles cannot be implemented successfully without restructuring and reconsidering currently existing institutional systems and instructional goals.
Outline:
Introduction
Aptitude Specific Instruction
Coordination of teaching and learning
Positive climate for learning
Conclusion
From the Paper "In most cases, the setting contributes to the way in which language is taught. Therefore, it is necessary to outline my language teaching environment to evaluate the principles in relation to my own experience. I have been teaching intermediate level Japanese approximately five hours a week to college students ranging in age from 18 to 25 in New Zealand since the beginning of 2007. The classrooms are adequate for the average class size, which is between ten and fifteen, with equipment for visual materials. Course materials consist of the set textbook and the accompanying workbook, and not many other supplementary teaching materials are available. Also as a language learner myself, I studied English as a second language at school in Japan for six years."
Abstract This is a detailed and illustrated paper about the different types of regeneration in plants and animals, and how this can be represented in polar co-ordinates.
From the Paper "In order to understand the process better, several models have been developed to explain how the tissue forms itself to grow new appendages or connect grafted segments together."
Abstract An analysis of the effects of a changing domestic policy coordination. The author investigates the effects of changing policies on global markets and how this effects economy as a whole.
From the Paper "The Indian economy is currently strategically placed. Although an uncertain period lies ahead in terms of the anticipated attacks on Afghanistan and civil tensions in neighboring Pakistan, it is crucial to realize the economic impact on India itself. Already the markets have fallen to an 8-year low; it does not mean the economy doesn?t have room to maneuver. The IT sector has become the forerunner rather a benchmark for all various activities. Despite a dip in the expected exports this year Indian firms and corporations will do reasonably well despite several predictions. I am confident about this because our fiscal and monetary policies are well founded and have sufficient adjusting patterns embedded within them."
Abstract This paper looks at five different tasks and at five important functions that a manager plays in insuring a company's success. The roles that a manager plays include--motivating employees, coordinating different workers in either the company, or within a specific division, insuring that the company's goals are maintained, insuring clear communication with the workers in the department and finally, encouraging employees to bring innovative ideas to management's attention.
From the Paper "Third, the manager must ensure that in addition to being coordinated with each other, the work that each employee does is also coordinated with the overall goals of the company ? something that again each individual worker may not be in the position to assess on his own or her own. This is not to imply that individual workers are being negligent; indeed, the reverse may well be true. A worker engaged as deeply as possible in ensuring that his or her own corner of the company's business is being taken care of may simply not have time to attend to what other workers are doing. And this inability of each worker to know what other workers are doing is, of course, made even more likely when not all aspects of a company's business are carried out in the same building, as is so often the case today. It is hardly reasonable to ask the average worker in an American factory to know what someone in Singapore is doing, even if the subcomponents that the two are producing will eventually end up adjacent to each other in a CPU or subcompact. Such coordination is, however, the job of the manager."
An examination of the roles and responsibilities of a nurse as staff development coordinator in a long-term facility. Includes education, skills and career options.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 13 sources, 2000, $ 31.95
Abstract "This research will discuss the role of the professional geriatric nurse in a long-term care facility working as a staff development coordinator.
From the Paper "This research will discuss the role of the professional geriatric nurse in a long-term care facility working as a staff development coordinator. The need for geriatric nurses has been increasing due to the maturation of the American population as a whole, and from the increased awareness of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias which eventually require specialized care, sometimes on a continuous basis, in a long-term care facility.
The geriatric nurse is responsible for the functions within the long-term care facility that are most critical to the quality of care delivered to patients.
Because treatments are constantly being evaluated and revised in response to research, it is important to keep geriatric nurses up to date on the latest techniques and theories for treatment. Therefore, continuing education is vital to the..."
This paper describes the telecommunications billing industry, especially the use of a balanced scorecard approach, in the customer service call center environment.
2,125 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 3 sources, 2001, $ 66.95
Abstract This paper explains the current telecommunications income environment with its required high volumes and services such as "Convergent Billing", which creates the potential for severe customer service problems. The author presents the concept of a balanced scorecard system by including a sample scorecard and a scorecard appraisal in the paper. The author concludes that the balanced scorecard is an accurate communication and coordination tool to improve efficiency and identify weaknesses, thus resulting in improved profitability. Tables and figures.
From the Paper "The telecommunications industry is complex and ever changing. It seems an almost daily occurrence that a newer technology is developed, allowing greater communications capacity at ever-increasing speeds, with better clarity and all at continually decreasing prices. It is common to see advertisements from the larger carriers enticing potential customers to join their ranks with promises of long distance rates that are less than five-cents per minute, a rate that was once thought of as the absolute rock bottom. In fact, with the advent of pre-paid calling cards, the four-cent mark has been recently broken. Consumers theoretically now can get interstate long distance for as low as 3.9 cents per minute. Of course, there are many caveats to these highly marketed low rates, and one should read the fine print very carefully. As in anything else, ?let the buyer beware."
