Hello, My reason for substituting this course is due to the fact that I have already learned the knowledge and concepts from a course taken from a previous school (ENGL 102 from the Community College of Philadelphia) which satisfy the course objectives for ENGL 202C. With this course, I learned the techniques I need to write an effective technical paper. During this course, I wrote multiple papers which dealt with various aspects of our world today, such as science and technology, social interaction, and economic facets. This gave me an advantage because not only did I know how to write an effective paper in science and technology (the main theme of ENGL 202C), I also wrote on other factors of life which allowed me to broaden my horizon and…
I initially signed up for PSYCH 1101 to fulfill a distribution requirement, but it turned out to be so much more for me. Having never been exposed to psychology in high school, I was curious to see what psychology was and whether I would like or not. Turns out, I liked it a lot. Taking PSYCH 1101 seemed to open my eyes to a whole new branch of science. The reason psychology interests me is because I can directly apply many of the studies not only to my own behaviors and thought processes, but also to the actions of those around me.…
Throughout my business management course, I have learned quiet a lot of interesting and useful information. However, I decided to expand on the information that I learn and read, analyze, and apply the information that I have learned from this course and a book that I have chosen to read. The book that I have selected to read and analyze is called Leading Changes, With a New Preface by John P. Kotter. In this paper I will discuss what the novel was about, how the novel relates to the course, and provide my point of view about the information covered in the novel. Leading Changes was a great attention grabbing and informative novel.…
Transformational change requires a multidisciplinary team approach. Sustained change requires support from both leadership and administration in order to assimilate the dimensions for ongoing improvement and the integration of effective changes into the culture and composition of the unit. Hardwiring change is a theory that necessitates organizers to make it common and effortless to do the right thing. Incorporation of the sepsis bundle process must include all stakeholders in order to gain the cooperation of all parties. The first step in this process is to form a team which brings a diverse personnel together who are given a stake in the outcome and will work to achieve the same goal.…
Throughout the year AVID has helped me learn organizational skills enormously. I say this because at the beginning of the year I didn’t know how I was going to complete all the work I received and I didn’t really understand the time management part. So as we started getting more and more homework, I found it was important to use your planner and to do your homework the night it was assigned. Several times I fell into a whole on Thursday nights, when we had binder the next day.…
As a student currently attending my fifth semester at CSULB, I have completed various activities that have helped my development as a Dietetics student and aspiring Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. Some of these activities include being a member of Hermanas Unidas de Long Beach (HaU), CSULB Student Dietetic Association (SDA), & Students for Sustainable Health (SSH), as well as being part of the Coca-Cola Scholars, and lastly being a student intern at the CSULB Center for Latino Community Health. As a member of HaU, SDA, and SSH, I have obtained academic, community, and social skills. Academically, I have learned how to communicate efficiently with my professors, know the resources available for support on campus, be organized in order…
Recently, I have received information in the mail about a new program offered at Jackson College. The information I received informed me that Jackson College is now offering an American Honors program. As we know, college expenses are increasing as the years go by. This program makes a 4-year, bachelor’s degree affordable to those who may not be able to afford it. The American Honors program is a program offered to students at Jackson College.…
Eight Dimensions of Organizational Capacity for Change (OCC) Organizational capacity for change (OCC), is defined by William Judge is “those entrusted with authority within an organization must pursue results and build organizational capacity for change” (Judge Jr., 2012, p. 7). Therefore, it is the overall capability that helps, and organization prepare, manage, upgrade, and revise their existing processes in order to change for future growth and survival. Thus, according to William Judge’s research there are eight dimensions of OCC methods that are essential to implementing organizational capacity of change within an organization, they are; trustworthy leaders, trusting followers, capable champions, involved mid-management, systems thinking,…
Throughout the entirety of my undergraduate career, I have worked relentlessly to build an extremely competitive PT application. Throughout the process of developing my application, I have gained skills that will make me a fantastic EWU DPT student. As a child, I endured a very impoverished upbringing, and I had to find a way to fund my entire college education. I have received multiple scholarships to help fund my education, but I still needed two to three jobs to help support myself. While being a full-time student and working part-time, I have managed to hold a 3.91 GPA, participated in extracurricular activities, and held leadership positions at Idaho State University.…
Before this course, I did not know grammar well, and what I did know I did not fully understand. Yet, due to taking the course, I learned more about the structure of the English language, and can use grammar better than I did before. For instance, the first three major assignments were filled with missing comas, verb-tense misuses, and run-on sentences. Now, I may still make mistakes, but I know why I have made them. In other English courses, I had grammar homework and reading assignments that, often, seemed to be busy work, but with this course, I did not think that was the case.…
During senior year, I have thoroughly enjoyed taking Psychology AP and delving into the many intriguing topics that make up the course. The subject matter of this course is very interesting to me compared to some of my other classes like biology. I also believe that your teaching style has helped me learn the content well due to the topical outlines and entertaining lectures. Compared to other courses in which the teacher merely lectures in an organized fashion, this class has been very user-friendly in terms of understanding content. Overall, the three most intriguing topics that we have covered throughout the school year have been improving the ability to learn, sleep, and defense mechanisms.…
Introduction Leading change management requires establishing a theoretical foundation that supports change initiatives. This document will research the theoretical elements of change and change management models. Addressed will be the following: factors that contributed to the organic evolution of change, methodologies used in formulating strategic development approaches, commensurate leadership and management skills used to sustain growth during change management and data retrieval and analysis. As businesses continue to change and evolve the need for flexibility within organizational operations becomes more important. Businesses that survive and prosper are agile and adaptive to change.…
Theory of Change Management Peter Senge promotes the idea of a Learning Organization as a theory of change management in his book ‘The Fifth Discipline’. Senge (2006) encourages the “rethinking of corporate philosophy” and a commitment to individual learning to establish a learning organization. Individual learning, according to Senge (2006), does not guarantee a learning organization, but without it, learning organization is impossible. Individual learning, therefore, is key to the establishment of a learning organization. Encouragement for individual learning requires “tapping the potential of people” according to Senge (2006).…
Some organisations in the public sector, for instance, South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC), encounter competition from various tourism commissions funded by the government. In view of this, SATC has been compelled to practice effective change management to sustain its competitive edge both at the national and international level. Burnes (1996a, 1996b) asserts that organisations that manage change effectively have an edge over their rivals. However, according to Stewart and Kringas (2003), ‘change management, just as ‘change’ presents a challenge with regard to the definition. In view of this, defining it is considered difficult.…
Bob Nardelli joined the Home Depot team in 2000, when it was already successful. However, he also joined during a time when the company had grown so rapidly so quickly that changes needed to be made. While he created his own change model, had he known about Kotter and Cohen’s 8-step change model, he may have met fewer challenges (Kotter & Cohen, 2002). When Nardelli first arrived at Home Depot, he was deemed an outsider of a close-knit organization. Nonetheless, the board had made the decision that he was the best person for the task at hand.…