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This paper is a personal statement, for admittance into the Certificate IV in Instrumentation program in Australia. It is written from the point of view of an Electrical Maintainer who has built a strong career for himself to date, and wants to enter this program in order to gain more skills and continue to improve.

In education there are several models developed in response to the failure of other models, or in response to changes taking place on a historical or social level. Each model is developed with the aim of improving the…

¶ … Utopia as outlined and defined in Plato's Republic. The writer examines the Republic's description of a perfect state and then applies its elements to the trial and execution of Socrates.

There are several significant advantages of using qualitative measurements in marketing research. The most significant is the ability to capture the voice of customers that may have evaded the more structured, numerically-based approaches that force respondents to provide a specific set of answers. Qualitative research can also lead to entirely new insights into a new market or service that has not been seen in the past, given the open-ended questions inherent in this approach to research. Qualitative research techniques also can be used to capture the shared knowledge of experts as well, as the Delphi Technique is so well-known and used for. Capturing the tacit expertise and knowledge of a specific group of thought leaders can also be accomplished using qualitative techniques as well. Additional advantages of qualitative measurements include the ability to complete greater exploratory or primary research into a specific subject, often following a specific line of questions as they develop within an interview. An additional advantage of qualitative research techniques are the ability to understand how prospects and customers make trade-offs on substitute products and services. While price elasticity studies are often highly quantitative in scope, the use of interactive discussions of pricing trade-offs can be highly effective in determining just how much a prospect is willing to sacrifice price for a given feature or benefit. The total value of a brand can also be ascertained through the use of these types of qualitative techniques, providing respondents with the ability to define in their own terms the value of the experience a brand delivers. The many advantages of qualitative research are predicated on having more interactive sessions with respondents, including the ability to ascertain how they make trade-offs over time on value versus price. For the many advantages of qualitative measurements, there are several disadvantages as well. First, the results of any study predicated on this approach cannot be analyzed at the higher levels of statistical analysis. As the results of studies and research completed with qualitative measurements are by nature not nominal, ordinal or interval in terms of data orthogonality, they cannot be used to represent an entire customer or segment population. At best they can be used as a means to capture nominally-based data that can lead to only a rough approximation of an overall market size or series of market dynamics. Qualitative data can only be as useful as the means used to capture it as well; if a methodology is very informal and focused on a series of loosely-guided objectives, the overall data will of mediocre quality at best. When the goals and objectives of a research study, in addition to the sampling frame and methodology lack rigor or precise focus, the resulting research can also lack precision and meaning. It is more difficult to create greater levels of meaning and transferability of data when the methodologies are highly qualitative in scope; the data is only relevant for a specific series of objectives and often is defined by applicability to a given point in time as well. Qualitative data is often also open to interpretation, as the methodology can be debated in terms of its relative appropriateness, robustness and value over the long-term. Finally, qualitative data cannot be taken entirely on its own; it must be combined with a series of other research sources to ensure relevancy and accuracy of interpretation, especially over time. In conclusion, qualitative data needs to be taken in context and often balanced with quantitative data to ensure a 360-degree view of a given situation or strategy of interest has the greater level of insights gained from research efforts.

The rapid evolution of computer networking is completely redefining the role of computer and system engineering within companies globally, in addition to making the management of these systems critical for long-term…

There have been a number of recent studies that have been done on testing and assessment, and they have focused on various populations. Many of them have been focused on populations of various individuals in schools,…

Ratan Tata is widely recognized as the person responsible for transforming the Tata Group, a large India-based conglomerate, from an unwieldy collection of businesses into a relatively more nimble group of companies better prepared to take advantage of opportunities. This case discusses Ratan Tata's early days at the Tata Group and his attempts to change the processes, people and work culture at the Group companies. Tata took many steps in order to inject professionalism into the Group while implementing two directions of growth - innovation and globalization.

¶ … life goal is to ultimately become a doctor. I know the path is long and arduous but fulfilling as well. There are certain mandatory goals I need to reach, maintaining a high gpa, volunteering in the health field,…

The paper investigates the HR strategies that Mountain Bank could adopt to achieve competitive advantages. The paper identifies the internal and external costs strategy. The paper also identifies differentiation as a tool that Mountain Bank could adopt to differentiate its service from the competitors. Since bank tellers are critical to the success of Mountain bank, the paper suggests that Mountain should increase the number of tellers to assist Mountain Bank to achieve competitive advantages.

HK's current budgeting system is failing the company. Most departments struggle to meet their budget targets, and are forced to scramble to cut costs in order to meet budget. Success in the organization is defined…