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In this article, the writer describes the courses required for the diploma of investment management (DIM) at a business training institute.

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"This course will examine debt instruments and their inherent risks rate of return interest rate return structure valuation of securities that have embedded derivative securities and other distinct features. Alternative investment options encompassing hedge funds real estate and the private equity market will be covered.
"In-depth valuation of debt securities. Students will learn how to determine the fair value of debt securities and the three steps of ..."

Tags:Diploma of Information, computer, investment, course description, business english, stock exchange, stock market, electronic stock exchange, business ethics, valuation, analysis, asset pricing, portfolio, security, investment management

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This paper proposes a study of individuals who have earned a high school diploma and alternatively individuals who have a GED, in order to determine if this difference affects the individual's prospects for employment in an entry-level position. The paper also examines what specific or actual differences are demonstrated between the individual with the high school diploma and the individual who has obtained a GED with regard to the individual's preparedness to enter today's highly diverse, globalized, networked and highly technological workforce.

Outline:
Abstract
Research Aims & Objective
Introduction
Literature Review
Rationale
Methodology
Bibliography

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"The rationale for this study lies within the fact that those who graduate from high school with a diploma, and those who obtain a GED are not either one more prepared than the other for joining the work force, even at entry-level specifications. The failing structure of the present educational system in terms of graduates who are prepared to enter today's workforce clearly demonstrates the need for something different, something revolutionary, such as an individualized plan of study for students in high school that is integrated closely and collaborative with the individual's work or plan for future work endeavor enabled through adequate educational provision and skill development."

Tags:work, force, educational, system

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The paper discusses the growing trend in the United States to end the practice of the "social promotion" of students who are not actually achieving the minimum learning standard at their current grade level, and to require high school graduation tests as a condition of receiving the high school diploma. The paper addresses the concerns of parents of special needs children who argue that it unfairly penalizes special needs students and also discusses how the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has further complicated the situation. The writer of this paper believes that the key to rectifying the problem while achieving all of the conceptual benefits of graduation tests lies in designing graduation tests that are tailored appropriately to the specific needs and abilities of special needs students.

Outline:
Background of the Issue
Social Promotion Policy Issues
The Impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on Special Needs Students
Reconciling the Issues and Concerns
Developing a Policy to Benefit All Students

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"A half century ago, it was standard educational policy to "leave back" public education students who failed to achieve minimum academic progress in their current grade. This practice was believed to achieve several purposes simultaneously: it allowed those students additional opportunities to learn the material necessary to progress to the next level of their studies; it minimized perpetual failure in subsequent grade levels after a single such failure to achieve minimum standards; and it often provided a more powerful incentive against academic failure among students who were capable of learning but resistant to do so. Educators often found that where the threat of detention or mandatory summer school failed to motivate reluctant students, the prospect of not being promoted with their classmates was a much more effective incentive (Davis, 1998).
"A few decades later, the concern among educators began to shift from holding back poorly achieving students to promoting them automatically and regardless of their poor performance. Partly, this was justified by the argument that holding students back from promotion to the next grade was too damaging to their self-esteem and positive self-image. Similarly, proponents of social promotion also suggested that holding students back from promotion to higher grades could result in undesirable social consequences in the classroom."

Tags:IEP, NCLB, testing, qualification

Abstract
The writer relates that the transition from being "only" a registered nurse with a diploma to that of being a nurse with a bachelor's degree is at times a difficult one. The paper discusses how the RN has already been introduced to basic nursing concepts, which should permit him or her to enter advanced study with little struggle over the building blocks. The paper argues that nurses seeking advanced study need greater support.

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"The transition from being "only" a registered nurse with a diploma to that of being a nurse with a bachelor's degree is at times a difficult one. While nursing school is a familiar place and should be easier because I already have the basics, but as an RN to BSN student I find that I face many struggles while pursuing this degree. I am an adult learner, which means that in addition to my studies, I have family responsibility to contend with. In addition to my studies, my family and I have social lives in which I must be involved, I must work full time while going to school part time, and I must pay my bills and..."

Tags:rn, bsn, nursing

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This diploma paper traces the history of the role of the pastoral liturgy of the Methodist Church and how the modern world has helped shape the liturgy that is today.

Tags:THEOLOGY AND RELIGION STUDIES / CONTEMPORARY THEOLOGY AND RELIGION STUDIES, role liturgy pastoral

Abstract
This paper focuses on the recidivism rate of youthful offenders and their attaining their high school diploma. The author uses journal articles and other sources to discuss whether juvenile offenders obtaining a GED have any impact on the recidivism rate that they hold. The author also explores the importance of encouraging at-risk juveniles to get their GED so they have opportunities to stay out of problem lifestyles.

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"Recently the focus on juvenile offenders has intensified. Media coverage, combined with seemingly more violent offenses have placed juvenile offender issues in the spotlight nationwide. Legislators have been faced with how harshly to punish such offenders, school systems have had to deal with their attendance and parents have to spend countless dollars and hours working to try and get their teen turned around before he or she reaches adulthood. Many experts feel if youthful offenders could be rehabilitated before the age of majority they have a good chance of leading productive non-criminal lives. Juvenile offenders often turn to crime because they do not feel there are other options. Violence, drug deals and other acts of crime find themselves in juvenile circles nationwide. "

Tags:punishment, violence, detention, facilities, crime

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This paper examines how education is an essential component of having a successful and prosperous life and how, in many cases, students drop out of high school and never receive the diplomas that they need to better their lives. It looks at how there are programs that will provide these individuals with General Education Development Certificates (GEDs), which are equivalent to high school diplomas. It shows how the need to acquire a GED is of particular importance to the African-American male. It examines the research pertaining to the success of this population in such programs and also reviews which programs are the most successful and what elements of the programs work the best. It concludes with a discussion on the funding that is available for such programs.

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"The funding that it requires to initiate and maintain a GED program can be substantial. According to the Center for Adult Learning there are several ways that GED programs can be funded. One of the most popular ways to fund a program is through the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. The act was signed into law in July of 1998 by President Clinton. The center asserts that the purpose of the act was to connect the workforce to adult education programs. The act allows states to present five year plans for spending and allotment pertaining to adult education programs. The funding provided by the act can be used at the state level for Family Literacy Programs and Adult Education."

Tags:workforce, investment, act, adult, diploma

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This paper compares and contrasts the roles of colleges and universities in the United States and the United Kingdom. According to the paper, colleges and universities in the US are considered undergraduate university studies or schools that provide professional and technical support. Colleges and Universities can be used for self-learning in terms of non-credit courses to obtain certificates and/or licenses or credit courses that are geared towards a step-leveled degree: Bachelors, Masters, and PhD. On the other hand, higher education in the UK refers to learning for qualifications such as Diplomas of Higher Education (Dip HEs), bachelor's degree, Master's degree and PhDs.

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"In the United States, colleges and universities are considered undergraduate university studies or schools that provide professional and technical support. Colleges and Universities can be used for self-learning in terms of non-credit courses to obtain certificates and/or licenses or credit courses that are geared towards a step-leveled degree: Bachelors, Masters, and PhD. On the other hand, higher education in the UK refers to learning for qualifications such as Diplomas of Higher Education (Dip HEs), bachelor's degree, Master's degree and PhDs."

Tags:british, college, american

Abstract
This paper explains that the firefighter daycare center will provide a staff of qualified professionals, all of whom are certified with Early Childhood Education (ECE) diplomas, and, above all else, flexible and affordable. The author points out that the daycare will aspire to attract clientele, gain corporate and community sponsorship in an effort to reduce costs, and provide adequate services and seek out volunteers to help manage operating costs. The paper concludes that, in the event that EMSDS does not find adequate resources with which to conduct business in its first year, it will postpone arrangements to open approximately one year later. Charts.

Table of Contents
Introduction/Executive Summary
Vision
Situational Analysis
Market Demographics
Market Summary
Market Needs
Market Trends
Market Forecast/Growth
SWOT
Competition
Mission
Market Objectives
Marketing Mix
Pricing
Competition
Selling Methods
Financial Data
Breakeven
Implementation
Contingency

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"The daycare industry is growing. The childcare services industry is one of the most rapidly growing markets, expanding in part due to accommodate the increasingly high demand for quality services. In 1999 the market for childcare services topped out at more than $3.5 billion. The market is expected to surpass $60 billion in revenues in the upcoming years, in part due to the fact that both parents typically are now working in the labor force. "Child care expenses by households rose 15.7% between 1986 and 1999 alone". "Formal daycare service providers in 1999 earned revenues of approximately $1.8 billion, with expenses toping out at approximately $1.7 billion, leaving more than $96 million in profits for daycare providers". The profit margin is approximately 5.3%."

Tags:volunteer, resources, sponsorship, flexible, cost

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This paper discusses the increase in access to education and the perception that one must get a "good" job to be a success. The writer contends that as the importance of education has grown within American political conceptions of identity, so has the importance of ones perceived class as it is tied to ones education. This paper concludes that although female and minority inroads into the fabric of the American Dream have escalated over the course of the 20th century, there is still much work to be done.

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"According to the U.S. Census Bureau's Website, overall economic mobility has increased over the course of the 20th Century. For instance, about 84 percent of all U.S. adults age 25 and over had high school diplomas and 26 percent had bachelor's degrees or higher, according to the latest census. Both of these statistics represent record highs. Yet these correlations are not perfectly equal in terms of both racial distribution, for instance. Non-white individuals apparently had less access to higher education."

Tags:teacher, wages, controversial, U.S., Census, racial, distribution, age, sex, race, national, origin, marital, status, occupation, industry, nativity