Consistency

were bias because most researchers are looking for some form of funding. Therefore, many are now finding themselves having to prove their qualitative studies with validity/reliability testing. The best way to perform the testing is to look for consistency in your data collection and set a standard for what exactly is being measured. For example: Imagine interviewing 3 participants and the researcher…

Back in the 60’s, laws were very different. Focusing in on the South, blacks were still treated unfairly. Martin Luther King Jr. fought against this wanting blacks to have full freedom like whites. Dr.King wrote two famous works, “I have a dream” and “Letter from Birmingham jail”. Both were geared towards different audiences the first one being for blacks and whites but just mostly blacks. The second one being for the clergymen. They both use the persuasive techniques of pathos in “I have a…

Heuristic and Accessibility Evaluation of Wordpress.com This report provides an analysis of the heuristic evaluation used to evaluate Wordpress, an open source website creation tool that simplifies the process of blogging and website content management. The heuristic evaluation will be performed using the “heuristics” provided by Jacob Nielsen. For this evaluation, ten heuristics were used to analyze the core functionalities of Wordpress, which include creating blogs, managing…

Wireless communications has changed people’s lives over the years. It’s become a fundamental of existence in each home, enterprise, or public spaces such as hospital, educational organization, airport and hotel. The demand of wireless technology drives people to go in depth to understand the fundamentals of wireless and how to improve it to get faster and securer communication. IEEE 802.11, the standard of the wireless communication technology developed by the Institute of Electrical and…

10 Marketing Collateral Products for Your Box Subscription Company No matter the type of business you own, you need marketing collateral to remain competitive. If you’re a box subscription business owner, you need a range of documents about your business, services or products that will help potential subscribers make connections with your company while making well-informed buying decisions. To boost ease of distribution, these documents should be available in digital and printed forms. For…

QUALITIES OF A GOOD LEADER Following are the essential qualities that a leader should possess: 1. Selflessness: The very foundation and heart of leadership qualities is selfl- essness which means self-sacrifice or unselfishness. Its two other components are knowledge and character. Leaders on the basis of their knowledge determine what to do in any given situation, and by the strength of their character get the job done by handling people appropriately. Mere character not supported by knowledge…

A hot debate relevant for today is the question of how the constitution is to be interpreted. When writing the constitution, the founding fathers were clearly living in an ern which entailed concerns that are different from concerns today. During the constitutional convention, men discussed debated until they agree on what should become the framework for our great nation. Because of this the constitution appears to be ambiguous on many particular issues which we face today. Are we then to…

When you look at the ingredients of a food, do you see a lot of ingredients you wouldn’t expect? Do you wonder how food lasts so long? Both of these are done through food additives. They add nutrition, preserve the product, maintain consistency, and retain flavor and color. But they are also mostly artificial. Before the 1800’s, people would mostly grow and process their food by themselves. It wasn’t until after the civil war that the majority of people started working in factories and needed…

The concept of basic hope was introduced by Erikson (1993) in his psychosocial theory of development and was described as a first virtue of ego achieved in the early infancy (0-18 month). The theory describes the impact of external factors, parents or caregivers and society on personality development, which is processing gradually through the eight stages throughout our life-time: (1) trust vs. mistrust, (2) autonomy vs. shame/doubt, (3) initiative vs. guilt, (4) industry vs. inferiority, (5)…

Seeing Entrepreneurially 112875909 University of Maryland, College Park Industry Condition What knowledge do you possess that can contribute to serving a market need? The knowledge that I possess that can contribute to serving a market need is involved in patterns of human behavior. As a psychology major, I have learned a lot about the science behind how people think, act, and what motivates them. This is an essential component of serving a market need because you need to be…