The consumer behaviour (student's) towards alcohol in Scotland
Case study - 6 pages - Management
This topic is interesting because many people consider it as taboo and do not dare talk about the problem of alcohol and young persons. Moreover it removes any a priori and prejudices about young people and alcohol and will enable students to realize the effects of alcohol on their health....
The rise of student anti-war protests in the Vietnam War era
Dissertation - 3 pages - Modern history
The first explanation that could be found, and maybe the most evident, is the war itself. The concept of war as well as its substance generated strong protests in reaction, because it united the many independent interests that the anti-war movement used to consist of. Indeed, the basis of war...
Ways of Rendering Student Slang in Salinger Novel "The Catcher in the Rye" - published: 29/09/2010
Thesis - 48 pages - Literature
Slang, as the most mentioned representative word form of the informal vocabulary, occupies a prominent role in contemporary society. It has become the second language of any democratic country. Everybody uses it even if one pretends that he has never used it. It is a veritable issue and it will...
Monetary struggle of sending Canadian students to university
Dissertation - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
For children of single-parent homes economic stress is likely a daily concern, one that does not dissipate with age. The average cost of full-time undergraduate tuition in Ontario is 4 558$ per year, on average. This does not include the cost of living, or dormitory expenses or materials for...
A reflection on one student's preparation to transition from student nurse to graduate nurse
Dissertation - 5 pages - Medical studies
This author's personal philosophy of nursing draws from a variety of sources to form a comprehensive whole. Feminist ethics, and the ethics of care which derives from it, encourages health care professionals to look at clients as whole people, who fit into a social framework, and who have...
A special education, learning to teach a disabled student
Book review - 2 pages - Literature
A Special Education: One Family's Journey Through the Maze of Learning Disabilities is the author, Dana Buchman's explanation about how her family coped with having a child who suffered from severe learning and developmental disorders. It is a tremendously interesting look at the topic because...
Assessment of evolution in a population of University of Florida's students according to Hardy-Weinberg's equilibrium
Dissertation - 3 pages - Biology
TPA-25 is an Alu element which is inserted within an intron of the tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) gene. An individual may be homozygous for the presence or absence of TPA-25, or heterozygous for it. Evolution occurs in a population if the frequency of alleles changes from one generation to...
Students distinguish no taste preference for Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi
Dissertation - 2 pages - Business strategy
This is a study of taste differential between two popular brands of soda, Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi. Subjects were given samples of Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi throughout a number of trials to see if they could distinguish the drinks by taste alone. Over the course of a twelve trial period, it...
Meeting needs of the newly-defined at-risk student
Dissertation - 2 pages - Educational studies
The Term “at-risk” is not new to the field of education. It has been used since the 1980's to identify those students who were candidates for dropping out of high school, thus condemning themselves and society to a large block of unproductive, unskilled adults who would have to...
Students and project work: Problems and recommendations
Dissertation - 10 pages - Educational studies
Project work, as defined in the website of the Ministry of Education of Singapore, is considered as one learning experience that can help to provide students with opportunity to apply general knowledge of various fields to real life situation. In such attempt, Hoa Sen University has made...
Free education for students
Dissertation - 3 pages - Journalism
An education is one of the most important things any person could ever receive. It is so important, that we make school mandatory for all children until they reach the age of 16. A college education is incredibly important to many people. To get any job these days, you must have at least a...
Application of data mining techniques in designing knowledge base on student competency at the post graduate level
Dissertation - 7 pages - Educational studies
Maintenance of academic standards is the prime concern of any educational institution. Education at the Masters level, involves the conscious involvement of time, money and effort by the candidates. With the industrial downturn and reduction in the demand for graduates at the job market due to...
How to motivate students' activeness in taking part in classroom activities
Dissertation - 12 pages - Educational studies
Gone are the days the lecturers taught while students just listened comprehension and took notes. Nowadays, educational career has been innovated about the teaching and learning method. More and more students are self - motivated in their own studies, they advance their opinions...
Personal teaching philosophy as it relates to teaching special/exceptional needs students
Dissertation - 3 pages - Educational studies
While expressing the importance of teaching and learning to my students, I will loosely group my students according to the information in their assessment plan. The next step would be to focus on their areas of weakness, in an environment using direct instruction. For my...
The attachment between college students and their pets at home
Dissertation - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Many first year college students under go the shock that it is to leave a pet at home. Pets are considered attachment figures. The purpose of this study is to find the relationship between college students away from home and their pets and how the relationship strain affects the...
Students behavior towards smoking and brand equity
Dissertation - 17 pages - Services marketing
The FMCG sector has been the cornerstone of the Indian economy. Though the sector has been into existence for quite a long time, it began to take shape only during the last fifty-odd years. The sector touches every aspect of human life, from looks to hygiene to palate. Perhaps, defining an...
Students and Inflation in France
Essay - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
These times are not only a tumultuous phase for systems and companies. It is also a difficult period for people and particularly for the precarious branch of the population of students. They are very sensitive to the evolution of the economy because their purchasing power is solely...
The positive impact of video games on the academic performance of students
Dissertation - 5 pages - Educational studies
Have you every worried that playing video games, a popular pastime for many, will interfere with your schoolwork? If you answer yes, do not worry anymore. As a college student, I have often found myself playing video games. I have also often wondered whether I should be doing something...
Student teaching in Philadelphia
Dissertation - 5 pages - Educational studies
Before taking a lot of time to sit down and reflect upon my experiences during student teaching in Philadelphia, I thought and realized how much I have learned from my cooperating teacher. I have implemented teaching strategies, planning instruction, the importance of reaching every...
Factors influencing academic performance of pupils/students in an educational institution
Dissertation - 3 pages - Educational studies
Assessment of pupils / students is one of the duties of a teacher, which can be in form of test or examination and aimed at measuring the level of attainment of educational objectives. However, there are three domains of educational objectives: the cognitive, affective and psycho motor....
To passively match or to actively change: Evaluation of studies and some thinking on matching instruction to student learning style
Essay - 6 pages - Educational studies
The term instruction refers to education (teaching of knowledge) or teaching (a form of instruction). Applying the knowledge concerning learning style in educational area, it's assumed that matching instruction to students' learning style would make the instruction more effective;...
On the way to a successful integration on a US Campus as a French student - publié le 08/05/2009
Dissertation - 14 pages - Educational studies
What makes 600,000 young people from all over the world come to study in the United States? Is it the reputation of the US degrees? The efficient teaching methods? Life on campus? Studying in the United States is a dream for a large number of students in the world. A lot of movies and...
A survey among exchange students living in Belgium - publié le 17/05/2009
Dissertation - 11 pages - Educational studies
We have decided to conduct a survey of the exchange Exchange Student living in Belgium” to analyze their living habits. We have decided to focus first on the reaction of foreign students living in Belgium. We have also decided to question other students that had been a...
Welcome to dear France: foreign student integration report and interview - publié le 19/01/2009
Essay - 22 pages - Educational studies
Cross-cultural, Intercultural, relations, conflicts, shock of culture, ethic stereotypes, religious war, terrorism, civilization… When there are too many words to decrypt the world, it is sometimes important to catch the opportunity and to try to change some points of view. Mass media always...
Compare and contrast the working conditions, aspirations and prospects of French students entering higher education in the 1960s and those entering higher education since the 1990s - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 4 pages - Educational studies
Students entering the French higher education system in 1960 and since the 1990s will have undergone quite different experiences. However, so will the students entering higher education in France at the beginning of the 1960s compared to those entering towards the end of that very...
Student nurse placement within a health center
Dissertation - 5 pages - Educational studies
The objective of this essay is to analyze the mentor role of a pre-registration student's placement in the field of district nursing. During the essay the student's true identity will not be revealed for reasons of confidentiality and so will be called Jane. Jane was due to start a...
Factors affecting voluntary termination from MSW distance learning programs by students/candidates prior to completion of degree requirements
Case study - 8 pages - Educational studies
Study Goals: To determine factors that influence MSW students, in a distance learning program conducted by a state-supported university, to discontinue the program prior to completing degree requirements. To investigate whether discontinuation reasons are idiosyncratic or if there are...
On the way to a successful integration on a US Campus. How can a French student succeed his integration? - publié le 16/01/2009
Essay - 23 pages - Educational studies
What makes 600 000 young people from all over the world come to study in the United States? Is it the reputation of the US degrees? The efficient teaching methods or the life on campus? Studying in the United States is a myth for a large number of students in the world. A lot of movies and...
Client consultancy project: Leeds Metropolitan University Student' Union Elections - publié le 13/01/2009
Dissertation - 29 pages - Political science
This report carries out extensive background research to the election process of Leeds Metropolitan University Students Union (S.U.) and the attitudes of students attending the University. The findings show that students do not feel there is an effort to engage them in the...
Education and alternate assessment for students with important cognitive disabilities: Implications for educators
Dissertation - 11 pages - Educational studies
Reform in education has turned to be one of the paramount public policy matters in the nation. As policymakers and educators race to rectify the several perceived shortcomings of an educational system through asking for more accountability, it is increasingly apparent that several reforms have...
