Monday 21 April 2014

MUS 354: Popular Music – Michael Jackson

MUS 354: Popular Music – Michael Jackson

Spring 2014

Final Paper Project

For this final writing assignment, please write a 4 to 5 page paper discussing the impact that you think Michael Jackson has made on popular culture and on the entertainment industry. Take this beyond just the numbers or dollars of having sold the most albums, most number one singles, etc. and discuss the effects his work and career have had on different aspects of popular culture. These kinds of effects could include (but are not limited to): 


the technical approach to recording music
contemporary songwriting
influence on dance music
performing and the expectations a contemporary audience has for a concert
dance
music videos
blending of musical styles, particularly pop, rhythm & blues and rock
music written to inspire or cause action
African Americans music in popular entertainment
fashion
celebrity

Thursday 3 April 2014

To what extent the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is in compliance with the requirements of the TRIPS Agreement


Research paper structure

PRELIMINARY SECTIONS

The final research paper, worth 80% of the overall unit result, needs to be of approximately 5.500–6.000 words (excluding the abstract, footnotes, any appendices and bibliography),

Abstract or summary (1/2 – max. 1 page)
The abstract is designed to give the reader an indication of what the thesis is about. A handy way of compiling it is to include a sentence about its aim, the question(s) that have been pursued and the results that have emerged from the project.
Table of contents
Glossary / Index
A glossary is a list of technical terms, special names and abbreviations used throughout the thesis. If abbreviations or special terminology is used in the body of the thesis, a glossary is mandatory.
An index is an alphabetized list of names, places, and subjects treated in your paper, that serves to guide and to facilitate reference. Optional.


SUBSTANTIVE MATERIAL
(5–6.000 words max. – word limit refers to the substantive materials only, and excludes footnotes)

 Introduction
The introduction should outline for the reader the purpose of the paper, the research question(s) addressed, the relevance of the research, any background information needed to make the paper understandable for a non-specialist reader (unless this forms an inseparable part of the body of the paper), and give an overview of what to expect.
Research methodology and literature review
A discussion of the research conducted for the paper and of the current knowledge in the field. It should help explain how your research adds to, contradicts, or augments this existing knowledge. This could be a separate chapter, or alternatively, the research methodology could be described in the introduction, while the literature review could take place progressively throughout the paper.

Other chapters / Body of the thesis
The chapters of the paper present the 'story' of your project. They contain the main content of your research from the beginning to its end. Chapters may cover aims, methodology, results and discussion and should be structured in a logical, easy-to-read manner with the use of headings and sub-headings (numbered, to assist identifying the level of each section, and reflected in the Table of contents).
Conclusion
The conclusion needs to complement your introduction by restating the research question(s), summarizing the arguments, and stating the conclusions and recommendations answering the research question(s). The conclusion should be naturally reached through and should be supported by the analysis made in the body of the paper.

FINAL SECTIONS

Bibliography
This is a complete list of every item you have read in the preparation of and mentioned in the paper. This is often divided into sections such as manuscript sources, primary sources, secondary sources, or monographs, journal articles, reports and so on. All references throughout the paper and the bibliography should observe the rules of the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (available on Moodle).
Appendices (optional)
Appendices are used to present extra material, which is not considered of central importance, in support of your paper. For example, an appendix might be a list of the questions that were asked of interviewees for your project. Appendices should be numbered and you should refer to them in the body of your thesis by that number.



Note: footnotes should be used for reference only, and not as a way of squeezing in text that does not fit within the word limit provided.

Organisation Behaviour 2 Coursework

Organisation Behaviour 2 Coursework

Select an organisation (should cover all metaphors) of your choice and critically analyse it using two different metaphors. You should present your organisational analysis in a written essay. [75% of total marks]  (as machine / organism / brain / culture / political system  /. Psychic prision / system of change& Flus)
PLUS
After you complete this analysis, critically reflect on your task by addressing two areas: first, what is the importance of a multi-perspective approach to analysing organizations? And, second, what have you learned about yourself doing the task? [15% of total marks]


Word length 3,500 (including references).
 relevant :  News   
                 Journals – organisational/ org studies / Human studies
Question the textbook
  Argument /analysis contradict
Bet metaphors


Meta1   or        Meta1    Meta 2                     structure:   Conclusion (summary of arguments )
Meta 2                   compare

 However there are other issues different approach and different outcome

Inspection/Case study on Photovoltaic (PV) particularly Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV)

3. Methodology
3.1 This chapter will specify the structure of the thesis and purpose of each chapter that will be included in the final report.
· Chapter 1
Chapter 1 will contain introduction of the dissertation and presenting the aims, objective, ideas and problems/solutions. This chapter objective is to simplify ideas and introduce the basic information of the investigation/study that will encounter later in the dissertation.
·         Chapter 2
Literature review chapter will include a history of the technology, contribution of every individual for the development of the technology, researchers aims for future and agreements/disagreement about the technology. The aim of this chapter is to understand the data collection methods and brief conclusion can be acquired.
·         Chapter 4
Case study of several BIPV implantations especially (development area in Jordan). Analysing the advantages/disadvantages of the each case and understanding the effect on surrounding either if it was financial or environmental.
Revealing the difficulties that the technologies encounter in the present time and trying to reduce/prevent them if it’s possible.
Produce an assessment of several implantations


·         Chapter 5
Using computer programs such as AutoCAD and PV*SOL Expert to simulate 3D systems, detailed analysis and calculations the photovoltaic systems. This used to figure out if the studied case relation with the surrounding and affect.
·         Chapter 6
Creating a BIPV design for the development and evaluating if the development designs need for improvement or different designs.
·         Chapter 7
The final design will be upgrading on the old one and better outcome from the PV. Taking into the account the calculation and prediction from chapter 5.
Describing the process of integrating the BIPV and the impact on financial aspect of integrating the new design
·         Chapter 8
Chapter 8 is about comparison and analysis between the new designs in contradiction of the existing one.
·         Chapter 9

Last chapter will be the conclusion and discussion about the new design that is purposed on the development.

Framework for electricity Organisations

Framework for electricity Organisations

I need to write about the following points and please rephrase the title of points 1, 2 and 8

 The points

1- The purpose of the proposed electricity framework


2- key considerations in the proposed integrated electricity organisations framework

key considerations- comes from the study results (see the file of my work) and link them with literature review
This part needs a Figure for summarises the main components of the framework that emerged from this study.

3-The aim of the validation
The aim of the validation was to test the proposed framework's practicality, usefulness, clarity and appropriateness to electricity organisations (Rephrase the aim)

4-Validation objectives
To achieve the aim of the validation, the following objectives were proposed to: (Rephrase the objectives)

  • identify the participants opinions on the framework components;
  • further explore, in greater detail, the opinions and attitudes of experienced personnel towards the usefulness and appropriateness of the proposed framework; and
  • discuss the implication of the proposed framework's implementation strategy in real life scenarios.

5- Validation Method
How do the literature highlights on validation, and how do validation is achieved through focus group discussions

6- Validation results (Do not write this part) (I have done it)

7- Limitations

8- The implications of the proposed framework
The implications- comes from the validation results (see the file of my work) and link them with the proposed electricity organisations framework
This part needs a Figure to be a representation of the cross multi-cultural project performance framework proposed in this study.


9-Conclusion 

Lingustics


Name: ___________________________

Note: Type your answers. Any hand-written homework will not be gradated. Do not forget to staple your assignment (See the syllabus). Your answers should be short and to the point. However, all relevant information should be provided.

1. The following tables show the acoustic analysis results in Birdsong (2007). When the author measured the productions of French vowels and consonants, vowel length and the voice onset time (VOT) were longer in the late learners of L2-French (LL) group than in the native speakers of French (NF) controls. Provide two possible reasons why the VOT values for French stops were longer in the LL than in the NF (See Table 3).                            30 points (15 points for each reason)


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Your Answer:


2. Examine the following figure showing the percentage of /k/ responses as a function of VOT in Caramazza et al. (1973). The authors made the CV syllables continua varying only in VOT. They asked three groups of subjects (UE: Unilingual Canadian English speakers; UF: Unilingual French Canadian speakers; BF & BE: Canadian French-English bilinguals) to decide whether the VOT variants was voiceless stop (i.e., /k/) or voiced one (i.e., /g/). The results for /k-g/ continua are shown in the following figure.

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a. The authors concluded that VOT is a stronger perceptual cue in Canadian English than in Canadian French. How do the results shown in the figure support their conclusion? Explain this, referencing the features (or performances) of two groups shown in the figure, rather than restating (or copying & pasting) what the paper states on this.  (15 points)

Your Answer:


b. The authors also concluded that the bilinguals are not like any monolinguals (neither UE nor UF) in their perception of VOT. How do the results in the figure support their conclusion? Explain this again, referencing the features (or performances) of three groups shown in the figure. (10 points)

Your Answer:

3. Munro (1993) asked a group of Arabic speakers and native English speakers to produce a set of English vowels in /bVd/ frame. One analysis he did was to examine whether two groups (i.e., Arabic learners of L2-English and native speakers of English) differed in the tense-lax duration ratios. Explain 1) what the author found from this analysis and 2) why he was interested in the tense-lax duration in the first place. To answer for 2), include his prediction on the tense-lax duration ratio results in your answer.

1)      Findings                                                                                                                 (10 points)

Your Answer:


2)      Motivation of this analysis                                                                                   (15 points)

Your Answer:

4. In the same study of Munro (1993), he also investigated whether any acoustic data could predict the accentedness of the Arabic learners’ English production. The following table shows their multiple regression analysis results. Considering the results in the following table, is it reasonable for us to discuss one or two acoustic predictor variable for someone’s entire L2 vowel system? Decide your position (i.e., Yes or No). Then, Justify your decision. (20 points)

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Your Answer:


  

The End

Wednesday 2 April 2014

Leisure and youth

I want 5 abstracts for 5 different articles for wellness or recreation programs for children between age 5-12 years old and write the following information:
what the program is
what method they did
the result
the recommendation
Choose five topics from the topic 'wellness or recreation programs for children between age 5-12 years old, and write their abstracts.