Abstract
In this paper, the writer shows that the use of correspondence courses can cause a problem through cheating on tests. In this manner, there is no instructor available to make sure that information is being learned and is being tested from memory. The writer discusses that if an online university were to send a test, it would be tempting to find the answers from a text or from other online sources. A classroom course would not allow this kind of testing as the instructor would be present to insure that no cheating occurs when learning to retain subject matter.

From the Paper
"This essay seeks to compare and contrast a correspondence course and the classroom courses available within universities. By realizing the benefit of taking a correspondence course online from home, there is a convenience in learning that allows more people to attain degrees. In contrast to this kind of education, there is also the traditional classroom courses that require the student to show up to class and become involved in the learning process. In this manner, both courses offer clear guidelines that make learning possible, but vary in how they produce results for the modern student."

Tags:correspondence, course, classroom

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This paper explains that the intention of Hsu and Hsieh's research, "An Exploration of Scenario Discussion in a Web-Based Nursing Course", is to develop a nursing course to meet the needs of nursing students in technically advanced health care settings where scenario discussions, web-based instruction (WBI) and assessment of learning outcomes are the priorities. The author points out that this type of nursing course is intended to correspond to the realities of contemporary nursing and to equip students for a very different role from that to which nurses in the past have been accustomed. The paper commends the logical progression from the literature review to the research purpose in that the literature supports the purpose. The author reports that Hsu and Hsieh used a combination of quantitative and qualitative designs. The paper states that this study should be redesigned to separate the learning processes and learning outcomes from development of the scenario discussion website because the latter is given inordinate emphasis.

Table of Content:
Purpose
Literature Review
Research Questions
Methodology

From the Paper
"Even the demographic profile of the participants is largely concerned with exposure to the Internet. Participants' feelings such as anxiety or frustration due to lack of familiarity with scenario discussion consistently were given prominence. The four themes were based on responses to the open-ended questions and were concerned with both positive and negative experiences. Positive experiences included enhanced knowledge, rich content, and integrated information; negative reactions mainly were related to an inability to identify crucial information or poor recall of information. Reactions by participants ranged from satisfaction with new learning and thought patterns to stress and irritation. The researchers were equally concerned with attitudinal and institutional barriers encountered by the participants to online learning as they were with the beneficial aspects of the teaching platforms. The outcomes of this study are expressed in subjective terms such as satisfaction, frustration and anger."

Tags:assessment, realities, combination, process, outcomes, generalizability

Abstract
The writer raises the issue of having a friend as a nurse who seems to be falling apart on her job and she is thinking about taking a death and dying course. The writer would you recommend participating in such a course. The writer points out that nurses experience grief when they see patients die that they have taken care of in the past few weeks or even months. Further, the writer believes that encouraging her to take a death and dying course might make the difference in whether the nurse leaves her position and/or decides to take another career.

From the Paper
"You have a friend who is a nurse, and you notice the nurse is acting differently. The nurse is falling apart in her job working in the high mortality setting in her placement. She is thinking of leaving the profession of nursing but is deciding whether or not to take a death and dying course, do you advise her to take the course or not? Imagine taking care of patients day after day who are terminal and eventually die. Most nurses try not to show their feelings around patients and families."

Tags:nurse, onocology, grief

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In this paper, the writer describes that O.J. Simpson appears to provide a Life Course Theory assessment when describing the physical abuse that he allegedly had with his wife. The writer suggests that the changing life course of Simpson throughout his career in the highly physical and violent sport of football, may have been transferred onto his wife. In this manner, one may subjectively define Simpson's behaviors in violence as pathological and may have ultimately led to the murder of Nicole Simpson. The writer explains that this is how and why Life Course Theory may be applicable to the Simpson trial in this sociological scope.

From the Paper
"The courtroom drama that was the O.J. Simpson case presents a case for a Life Course Theory, since Simpson had been abusive since early adulthood. In this manner, the course of Simpson's identity, if he were presumed guilty, would have been an association with his physical identity as a major football star. The constant state of physical and violent interaction with other men brought about changing affectations to Simpson, as he had abused his wife on repeated occasions before the Nicole's murder. In this manner, the related events of Simpson's violent and aggressive behaviors that involved his career, also applied in relation to the escalating violence that applied over a period of time toward his wife."

Tags:simpson, francisco, crime

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The paper relates that New York state offers an eight-hour classroom course on boating safety, open to all ages, including as young as 10, in order to receive a certificate for operating a boat in New York waters. This paper covers the experiences of the writer in such a course and the benefits accrued for future use in water safety and respect for others.

From the Paper
"Boating, whether in a power boat or a sail boat, somehow looks easy. It is not. And, taking the required course provides one with insight that it really requires two important qualities in order to pass the course and be a successful power boater: maturity and focus on safety. New York State provided an eight-hour course which included classroom instruction. It was easy to register by phone, and there were a number of locations convenient for my attendance. Among the requirements was one of age. In New York State, a safety certificate is required for everyone 14 and older. There were a couple of high school aged boys in my class."

Tags:boating, safety, respect

Abstract
This paper reviews and analyzes Sampson and Laub's 1992 article entitled "Crime and deviance in the life course" which attempts to explain why certain people commit criminal acts. According to the paper, the article focuses on the life course of people, rather than narrowly restricting itself to the period of adolescence, which is when most crime occurs. As such, it is argued that it is a useful approach to the ongoing study of crime, as it brings a more holistic perspective to the issue.

From the Paper
" Sampson and Laub's (1992) article entitled 'Crime and deviance in the life course' is one of many theories that attempts to explain why certain people commit criminal acts. It focuses on the life course of people, rather than narrowly restricting itself to the period of adolescence, which is when most crime occurs. As such, it is argued that it is a useful approach to the ongoing study of crime, as it brings a more holistic perspective to the issue, by examining a person's entire life, as well as transitional events within that trajectory. In the broadest sense, there are two ways to think about why crimes are..."

Tags:crime, deviance, life

Abstract
This paper reviews a management course taken and discusses the most significant lessons learned. First, the author states that the manner in which the nature of managing is changing rapidly is an important lesson. Second, the author states that organizations attaining the best practices through the use of effective and often highly agile managerial and leadership strategies is another critical insight gained. He also goes on to discuss the concepts from the course that can be implemented within the workplace environment.

From the Paper
"The fact that the organizations that are attaining best practices through the use of effective and often highly agile managerial and leadership strategies were another critical insight gained from this course. These agile organizations also have the ability to question and be critical of their assumptions, always looking for ways to improve and accelerate time-to-market strategies for products, or the ability to quickly respond to competitors. One of the most pragmatic lessons learned is the use of entirely new systems for evaluating and controlling managerial strategies through the use of cost control metrics and other key performance indicators. The use of analytics as a key part of the control strategies of companies was made clear through a series of examples, both from the text and from outside reading. The ability to tie all these managerial strategies together, synchronizing them into a concerted strategic plan to accomplish a shared objective showed why so every organization today needs to be focused on becoming agile. The most important resource for any organization truly is are its people; as their knowledge is what leads to the significant competitive advantage successful companies attain over time. The course showed that when all strategies are synchronized with one another, it's possible for organizations to attain their strategic plans and objectives."

Tags:lessons, organizations, environment, effectiveness, strategies, insight

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This paper relates that the course focused on the concept and constructs related to globalization but examines these concepts from the perspective that globalization actually consists of many different processes. The paper describes how the course covered the social, political, cultural as well as economic aspects related to the various globalization processes. The paper looks at how some traditional globalization structures were examined such as Bretton Woods and associated institutions, however, other topics reviewed were topics not normally associated with globalization, or globalizations, such as gender and how globalization's processes can adversely impact women.

From the Paper
"This course focused on the concept and constructs related to globalization but examined these concepts from the perspective that globalization actually consists of many different processes. Therefore, the course referred to globalization in the plural to emphasize this point. The course covered the social, political, cultural as well as economic aspects related to the various globalization processes. Some traditional globalization structures were examined such as Bretton Woods and associated institutions. However, other topics reviewed were topics not..."

Tags:globalization, cultures, conflict

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This paper explains that the ASSURE Model of Educational Design and Course Development was designed to assist teachers in initiating new curricula that will meet the growing demand for improved academic performance. The ASSURE Model is intended to help the teachers develop a checklist, to evaluate their curriculum, and a recheck system to evaluate the instruction's success after the class has been completed. The paper then demonstrates the ASSURE method by showing how it can be used for teaching high school students to use Front Page web authoring software to create their own personal web pages.

From the Paper
"The ASSURE method educational course design, in particular coursed which integrate technology and media into the teaching process provides the teacher with a systematic approach to writing lesson plans. The model provides a plan used to help teachers organize instructional procedures in a complex environment which utilizes technology, multi-media, and traditional teaching methods. The ASSURE model is used to help teachers do an authentic and complete assessment of student learning at the termination of the class."

Tags:teaching, method, school, no, child, left, behind, learners, goals, objectives, instructional

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This paper provides an overview of the responsibilities and the priorities found within management at a golf facility, specifically the (fictitious) Pine Hurst Country Club in Lock Island, Nevada. Because of its proximity to Las Vegas, Pine Hurst is most frequently used by the upper- class business travelers when their companies hold meetings in Las Vegas. This indicates that the management team at Pine Hurst needs to address issues in respect to conventional golf course and golf club management, but also that the rapid turnover of high- paying customers needs to be taken into account as well. These considerations direct the following management report for the country club.