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Evaluating Support Services, 2006.
This paper discusses the methodology for evaluating college graduates' satisfaction levels of their experiences with career support services.
1,690 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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This paper relates that some researchers find it helpful to study experience from the perspective of seeing the student as a consumer of a product, which, in this case, is education. The author points out that one key element in conducting useful research is determining what methodology will be used to gather the most complete and reliable information for a specific hypothesis. The paper relates that five-point Likert scales prove helpful in measuring customer/consumer satisfaction levels because respondents specify their level of agreement or disagreement with a statement. The paper includes a Likert scale questionnaire and the plan for data analysis.
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"Researchers disagree on the best way to measure students' experience. Experiential education differs from the majority of traditional learning for the fact that knowledge is personally as well as communally constructed by people. They are simultaneously observing and interacting with the world around them. Experiential education negates the Platonic ideology that truth is independent of knowing, and individuals can learn information apart from understanding, mastering, and applying it."
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eGovernment Strategy: Child Support Services California, 2004.
A review of child support services in California and the delivery of those services.
4,050 words (approx. 16.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 143.95
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This paper reviews the requirements of California Child Support Services program and develops a model Web site for the program. The paper then compares the San Diego County Child Support Services Web site to the model.
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Student Support Services, 2004.
A study of the effectiveness of student support programs in schools.
3,800 words (approx. 15.2 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 104.95
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The purpose of this discussion is to analyze the impact and effectiveness of the Student Support Services Program. The paper pays close attention to the effectiveness of the mentorship programs that are provided by the SSS program. In addition, the writer explains both the negative and positive impacts of SSS programs at various Universities across the country. The Student Support Services Program is a unique project that is sponsored by the United States Department of Education. The creation of this program has been instrumental in providing a safe haven for students that are transitioning from high school to college.
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"The U.S. Department of Education believes that this program will increase retention and graduation rates of college freshmen. (Purpose 2003) The department also aims to ease the transition that takes place between high school and college. (Purpose 2003) In addition, the aim of the program is ?to foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of low-income and first generation college students and individuals with disabilities.? (Program Authority; Authorization of Appropriations 2003) There are several services that the program provides including; tutors, financial aid, mentors, study skills, academic counseling, and assistance for students that are not proficient in the English language."
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EMSDS (Emergency Medical Services Daycare Service), 2004.
This paper is a business plan for EMSDS, Emergency Medical Daycare Services, a part-time daycare program that meets the challenging scheduling needs of firefighters and EMS professionals with similar scheduling limitations.
3,695 words (approx. 14.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 102.95
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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%."
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Hospice Services, 2004.
An overview of hospice services and evaluation of the advantages of setting up a program in Egypt and Morocco.
2,726 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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This paper examines how hospice is a much needed service that has revolutionized the care and treatment of terminally ill patients during the final months of their lives. It also looks at how Egypt and Morocco are faced with rising populations, tight health care budgets, and a need to care for the dying. It discusses how allowing hospice services to set up services in these nations would alleviate many of the current dilemmas being faced in the industry and how the large numbers of volunteers would reduce the cost to treat terminally ill patients. It also looks at how the education about dying would assist families to accept the inevitable and show them how to support the patient during this final transition of life. It shows how hospice is changing the way dying is viewed, and moving the organization into Egypt and Morocco would be an excellent start by providing a pilot program in the countries for other nations to observe and evaluate.
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"The medical care in Morocco has not progressed as quickly as the population needs it to. The past few years have seen budget problems nationwide when it comes to the needed medical care in the country<Healthcare & Medical Market in Morocco http://www.tradepartners.gov.uk/healthcare/morocco/profile/overview.shtml>. Implementing a Hospice service in Morocco will help alleviate some of that need as the Hospice organization depends heavily on volunteers. The use of volunteers and nurses to handle the care and education of the terminally ill and their family members will go a long way in cutting down the financial strain currently placed on the health field in that country."
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Social Service for the Disabled, 2003.
An analysis of the support services available to disabled citizens in Florida and Texas today.
2,387 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 73.95
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In 1994, there were more than 29 million Americans aged 21 to 64 with some type of physical disability, meaning that they reported a substantial impairment in a major life activity (seeing, hearing, speaking, walking, climbing stairs lifting, and carrying), according to the Census Bureau's Survey of income and program participation. Currently, half of the 29 million disabled Americans aged 21 to 64 are working. However, the participation rate is lower, around 25 percent, for those who are severely disabled. Altogether, the disabled account for 14 percent of the employed population. The greatest number of the disabled population in America have impairments that are related to hearing, vision, or back problems (Mergenhagen, 1997). The levels of support services provided in the states of Florida and Texas are examined in this study to determine their availability and adequacy, as well as to project future demands for these services. Study includes two valuable appendices.
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"Statement of the Problem: In 1994, there were more than 29 million Americans aged 21 to 64 with some type of physical disability, meaning that they reported a substantial impairment in a major life activity (seeing, hearing, speaking, walking, climbing stairs, and lifting and carrying), according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation. While almost half of the disabled people in America are employed to some extent, the population in the U.S. continues to age and experts caution that the social supports structures currently in place will not be adequate to address the needs of this growing segment of the population."
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Local Internet Services (ISP) Business, 2005.
This paper explores the method of evaluating the market potential of Cyberware, a U.S.-based internet service provider (ISP) to launch new services in the New York area.
2,605 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 78.95
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This paper begins by suggesting that Cyberware complete a company SWOT analysis, which focuses on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to a potential launch for a new service through the basic 4 P's of marketing. The author points out that, since high speed internet access seems to be the new approach to obtaining and maintaining a strong customer base, Cyberware should assess a potential partnership with some or all of the local providers. The paper suggests that the Cyberware Word-of-Mouth campaign would create unexpected face-to-face scenario, which would promote its products and services as compared to existing identified competition and to create a buzz of credibility for our ISP services and product lines.
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Introduction
Questionnaire
What are Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT Analysis) for Cyberware?
How do They Apply the 4 P's?
How Computer Literate is the Area Population?
What are the Economic Statistics and Activities?
Internet System and Infrastructure
Is the Area Media Strong?
What are Some Competitive Concerns and who is the Competition?
What are Some Innovative Marketing Approaches?
Summary
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"The local area in fact has strong purchasing power parity when compared to the rest of the nation and has a mixed blessing of the bulk of its citizens being well over the poverty line. Thus, with a labor force that is strong and household income and consumption also strong, this market would initially appear to be ideal. Ethnicity is diverse. We will require a sound breakdown of both nationalities and religious factions in the area so that direct marketing can address individual needs."
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Use of Services at the BCMHA, 2002.
A proposal to increase the use of services at the Bladen County Mental Health Agency in North Carolina by improving public perceptions of the quality of services available.
11,360 words (approx. 45.4 pages), 24 sources, APA, $ 222.95
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Bladen County, North Carolina has a small population spread over a large geographic area in the southeastern part of the state. The proportion of lower-income households in Bladen County is 51 percent higher than the national average. The paper explains that the high proportion of low-income households translates into a heavy demand for publicly subsidized health services in the county. In the face of this demand, the publicly subsidized mental health care services offered by the BCMHA have been underused. This situation does not reflect an absence of need, but rather, appears to be a manifestation of public perceptions that the services provided by the BCMHA are of lower quality than comparable services offered by private-sector mental health care providers. This proposal promotes two outcomes. First, it develops recommended policies for implementation by the BCMHA that may be expected to lead to improved public perceptions of the quality of services provided by the Agency. Second, the improved perceptions of service quality are expected to lead higher levels of use of those services by the Agency?s target population.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Description of the Problem
Problem Definition
Statement of Purpose
Setting of the Problem
History and Background of the Problem
Scope of the Project
Significance of Project
Definition of Terms
Literature Review
Reactions to Managed Care
Health Care Marketing
Survey Methodology
Literature Summary and Transition
Option Selection
Criteria for Evaluating Options
Analyses of Option Alternatives
Applied Design Intervention
Grant Proposal Submission
Alternative Policy Decision
Option Selection
IV ? Descriptive of Alternatives
Statement of Objectives
V ? Data Collection Plan
Hypotheses Related to Objectives
Data Collection Plan
Data Analysis Plan
Limitation of Data Collection Plan
Hypotheses Related to Alternatives
VI ? Summary of Results
Policy Recommendations
Recommendations for Further Research
Bibliography
Appendices
Reflections
Survey Questionnaire for Providers
Survey Questionnaire for Low-Income Persons
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"Managed care programs are increasing in number with the goals of controlling health care costs and continuing to provide quality care. Questions exist, however, regarding the maintenance of the quality of care provided to patients under a managed care regime. Assessing the quality of care provided to patients is the essential foundation for improving care (Gagel, 1995). With respect to managed care regimes, assessments of the quality of care delivered to patients under such regimes are mixed. Measures include process and outcomes criteria. At a general level, the quality of care is generally found to be comparable in managed care and fee-for-service settings. Evidence shows that managed care patients tend to receive more preventive tests, procedures and examinations than those in fee-for-service settings."
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Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), 2005.
This paper discusses the use of the telecommunication system Integrated Services Digital Network or ISDN in households and business, which has increased since its proposal in the mid 1980s.
1,145 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper explains that Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) differs from the traditional form of telecommunications, namely the phone line, in that it is the reverse of standard telephone service provisioning. The author stresses that the ISDN should not be viewed as a task of communications but rather as a business solution; having verified that the ISDN service provider supports the desired features, the network designer must select the ISDN equipment and services, which support the company's business requirements. The paper relates that ISDN faces competition with such services as DSL and cable modems, which have been able to provide 10 to 20 times the bandwidth for a cheaper price; however, the one area that other services cannot beat is the voice services.
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"ISDN brought the "third wave of internetworking to corporations and consumers." What the third wave meant is that ISDN was able to bring networks to small remote offices, individuals who telecommute and those who work from, and those who just want quicker Internets service for personal use. One downside to using ISDN is that it charges for time used. If it is used extensively, than it is more cost effective to lease a separated phone line. Also, network managers who may use ISDN need "to understand that ISDN is not always deployed to the letter of the standards set forth by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)." "
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Web Services, 2004.
An analysis of the impact of Web services in the workplace.
2,036 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper presents research pertaining to the impact of Web services in the workplace. The paper defines Web services and contends that Web services are an application that allows users to communicate using various devices from cell phones to personal computers. The paper discusses the architecture of Web services. The paper claims that enterprises use Web services to secure their e-commerce transactions. Web services are essential to the operation of e-commerce enterprises because they provide vital security and support.
Outline
I. Introduction
II. Web services
A. Definition
B. Composition
III. Web Services Architecture and Functions at the Enterprise Level
A. JAVA and JAVA 2
B. Use of Web Services in Brazilian Health Care System
IV. Implementation of Web Services
V. Web Services and E-Commerce
VI. Interaction and Web Services
VII. Cost Effectiveness
VIII. Conclusion
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"According to a report published by Sun Microsystems, that when developing a web services application the most efficient programming language to use is Java. (Kleijnen and Raju 2003) The report contends that Java is the most efficient type of language to use because it can run the gamut from the smallest JavaCards to the hardy Enterprise Edition (Kleijnen and Raju 2003). Java platforms are also efficient because they allow programmers to define operations easily (Kleijnen and Raju 2003). Java also allow programmers to place logic on any computer system with no concern about the operating system or hardware architecture of the computer (Kleijnen and Raju 2003)."
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Health Services Administration, 2003.
An overview of the planning and organization of health care services and a discussion of the health services programs available to the different populations.
2,404 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper discusses how the organization of health care systems has progressed over time as advances in medicine and technology have occurred. It looks a how the advent of multi-hospital systems, HMO?s, and the like, have developed in response to the changing demographics of the population and in response to the changing health care needs of the population as technological advances have wiped out previously debilitating sickness.
Outline
Introduction
Overall Health Care System: Analysis of Development
Social Factors Influencing Health Care
The Future of Health Care
Conclusion
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"One important idea to consider when discussing the administration of health care services is the perceived need by the public for such services. The concept that the availability of health care services creates a demand for health care and need is important to consider. New technological advances have perhaps implanted in the minds of physicians and patients the need to treat disease that may have otherwise been ignored. One important factor to consider in planning health program administration is evaluating the utilization of health care services. The function of health planners is to identify areas of greatest need or highest potential demand in communities for health care delivery organizations."
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Volume Services America Holdings, Inc, 2006.
An in-depth look at the company history and the services provided by Volume Services America Holdings, Inc.
5,770 words (approx. 23.1 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 138.95
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This paper takes an in-depth look at the history of Volume Services America Holdings, Inc. Volume Services America Holdings, Inc. or Centerplate, as it is now known, is the leading U.S. food and management services organizations for sports, conventions and entertainment centers, and has been so for more than forty years.
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Introduction
Analysis
The Nature of the Service
The Change of Name
The Reasons for Success
Changes in Management
Drop in Performance
Financing Methods
IDS and Centerplate
Current Development
Frustration and Lack of Hope
What is to be Done?
Conclusion
Appendix
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"Just when there is going to be a high number of people at a ground, it does not mean that there is only one thing that they are interested in. Certainly the main focus of their attention is going to be on the game, if it is a sports ground that is the reason why they have come. At the same time, they retain their human nature and would require all their normal facilities while at the ground and one of the primary requirements is food and drinks. Since the audience is enjoying themselves at that time, they would like to feel that they are the kings of all that they survey at that time. This reflects into their behavior and they would be expecting the best of foods and drinks. To serve them, the organization serving them also must have special expertise.
Earlier all individual grounds had their own facilities, and one could almost say which ground they were at through the food that they got. The nature of individuals has changed and most people are now exposed to international food and drinks, and they would think of their experiences in terms of their novelty in that respect. This situation is true not only for sports grounds, but also conventions and entertainment centers, and Centerplate has gathered a very high reputation for itself in their ability to serve premier, high volume food and drinks at such meetings. (Centerplate: Creating something Special)"
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Mentors, Inc., A Services Agency, 2006.
A discussion regarding the structure, service and running of a service agency providing lifestyle guidance and career counselling.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses how the fictional social services organization, Mentors, Inc. functions and provides its social services to various communities in a state, and works with state and federal agencies to provide its services. The paper further discusses the impact on the community, the structure and functionality of the company and the impact on the company by state and federal budget cuts.
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"This paper will discuss the structure of and service provided by my field placement agency, Mentors, Inc. of Springfield, MA. This private, for-profit company was designed to provide role models for adults and families who want to change their lives and become better role models for themselves, their children and grandchildren, and to make better decisions about their lifestyles and career paths. The agency does this by helping to create healthy families through foster parent qualification and training programs and those who are already foster families and just need some help and support in providing the best services to the foster children. Mentors, Inc. also coordinates living assistance to adults that are unable to live independently due to medical diagnoses. The company also provides training to other agencies and organizations in these areas."
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CrossTier.com: A Professional Services Firm, 2006.
A report for professional services firm, CrossTier.com, concerning its increasing focus on B-to-B e-commerce services.
2,923 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 86.95
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This report focuses on B-to-B e-commerce professional services firm, CrossTier.com and its rebranding strategy aimed at moving the company wholly into the e-Business consulting and systems integration services sector. The paper also explains that CrossTier.com's product is a set of e-commerce solutions designed to help clients integrate and automate selling, service, procurement and other B-to-B processes. It describes how the product was developed as well as why the company has been so successful. The paper also concludes with some recommendations for the company's continued success.
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"Located outside Washington, DC, in Virginia's growing High Technology Corridor, CrossTier.com is a privately held, rapidly growing e?Business consulting and systems integration professional services firm. Founded in 1990 as EJBell Systems, Inc., the company, which has been profitable since its inception, initially focused on custom networked application development and back?office integration services."
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The Division Of Youth And Family Services, 2002.
An evaluation of the usefulness of the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) in protecting abused and neglected children.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses the role of the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS), regarding the care and protection of children exposed to abuse and neglect. The paper is an effort to discuss, whether the role of DYFS has been helpful or harmful in safeguarding the children.
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