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Maggie could have made it to the path aboveif she'd been by herself. It was an easy climb, thirdlevel at most. But she wasn't alone. And there was no way to guide Arcadia up a cliff like that. No time to double back to the forest, either. They're going to get us, Maggie realized. â€Å"Get down,† she whispered to Cady. There wasahollow at the base of the boulder pile. It would only hold one of them, but at least it was shelter. Even as she shoved Cady down into it, she hearda shout from the edge of the forest. Maggie pressed flat against the rock. It was slippery with moss and lichen and she feltasexposed as a lizard on a wall. All she could do was hang onand listen to the sounds of two men getting closer and closer. And closer, until Maggie could hear harshbreathing on the other side of the boulders. â€Å"It's a dead end-† Gavin's young voice began. â€Å"No. They're here.† And that, of course, was Bern. And then there was the most horrible sound inthe world. The grunts of somebody climbing uprock. We're caught. Maggie looked around desperately for a weapon. To her own amazement, she found one, lyingthere as if it had been left especially for her. A dried branch wedged in between the rocks aboveher. Maggie reached for it, her heart beating fast.It was heavier than it looked-the climate must be too wet here for anything to really dry out. And the rocks are wet, too. Wet and slippery.And there's one good thing about this place-they'llhave to come at us one at a time. Maybe I can push them off, one by one. â€Å"Stay put,† she whispered to Cady, trying to makeher breath last to the end of that short sentence.†I've got an idea.† Cady looked beyond exhaustion. Her beautifulface was strained, her arms and legs were shakenby a fine trembling, and she was breathing in silentshudders. Her hair had come loose in a dark curtain around her shoulders. Maggie turned back, her heart beating in her throat and her fingertips, and watched the top of the boulders. But when what she was watching for actually came, she felt a terrible jolt,asif it were completely unexpected. She couldn't believe that she was seeing the close-cropped top of a man's head, then the forehead, then the cruel face. Bern. He wasclimbing like a spider, pulling himself by his fingertips. His huge shoulders appeared, then his barrel chest. And he was looking right at Maggie. His eyes methers, and his lips curved in a smile. Adrenaline washed over Maggie. She felt almost disengaged from her body, as if she might floataway from it. But she didn't faint. She stayed motionless as the terror buzzed through her like electricity-and she tightened her grip on the stick. Bern kept smiling, but his eyes were dark andexpressionless. As she looked into them, Maggiehad no sense of connecting to another mind likehers. He's not human. He's†¦ something else, a distant part of her mind said with absolute conviction. And then one of his legs came up, bulging withmuscle under the jeans, and then he was pullinghimself to stand, looming over her, towering likea mountain. Maggie braced herself, gripping the stick. â€Å"Stay away from us.† â€Å"You've caused me a lot of trouble already,† Bernsaid. â€Å"Now I'm going to show you something.† There was a little noise behind her. She glancedback in alarm and saw that it was Cady, trying toget up. â€Å"Don't,† Maggie said sharply. Cady couldn't, anyway. After a moment of trying to pull herself outof the hollow, she slumped down again, eyes shut. Maggie turned back to see Bern lunging at her. She thrust the stick out. It was completely instinctive. She didn't go for his head or his midsection; she jabbed at a fist-sized pit near his feet,turning the stick into a barrier to trip him. It almost worked. Bern's foot caught underneath it and his lunge became uncontrolled. Maggie saw him start to unbalance. But he wasn't the huge muscle-bound apehe looked like. In an instant he was recovering, throwing his weight sideways, jamming a foot toarrest his fall. Maggie tried to get the stick unwedged, to use itagain, but Bern was fast.He wrenched it out of herhand, leaving splinters in her palm. Then he threwit overhand, like a lance. Maggie heard it hit the ledge behind her with explosive force. She tried to dodge, but it was already too late. Bern's big hand flashed forward, and then he hadher. He was holding her by both arms, looming overher. â€Å"You trying to mess with me?† he asked in disbelief. â€Å"With me?Take a look at this.† His eyes weren't cold and emotionless now.Anger was streaming from him like the strong, hot.scent of an animal. And then†¦ He changed. It was like nothing Maggie had ever seen. She was staring at his face, trying to look defiant, whenthe features seemed to ripple. The coarse dark hair on his head moved, waves of it spreading downhis face like fungus growing across a log. Maggie'sstomach lurched in horror and she was afraid shewas going to be sick, but she couldn't stop looking. His eyes got smaller, the brown irises flowing outto cover the white. His nose and mouth thrust forward and his chin collapsed. Two rounded ears uncurled like awful flowers on top of his head. Andwhen Maggie was able to drag her eyes from hisface, she saw that his body had re-formed into ashapeless, hulking lump. His broad shoulders weregone, his waist was gone, his long legs bulging with muscle were squat little appendages close to the ground. He was still holding Maggie tightly, but not withhands. With coarse paws that had claws on the ends and that were unbelievably strong. He wasn't a person at all anymore, but something huge andvaguely person-shaped. He was a black bear, andhis shiny little pig-eyes stared into hers with animal enjoyment. He had a musky feral smell that got into Maggie's throat and made her gag. I just saw a shapeshifter shift shape, Maggiethought with an astonishment that seemed dim andfaraway. She was sorry she'd doubted Jeanne. And sorry she'd blown it for Cady-and Miles. Sylvia had been right. She was just an ordinary girl, only maybe extraordinarily stupid. Down on the lower boulders, Gavin was laughingmaliciously, watching as if this were a footballgame. The bear opened his mouth, showing ivory-whiteteeth, darker at the roots, and lots of saliva. Maggiesaw a string of it glisten on the hair of his jowl.She felt the paws flex on her arms, scooping hercloser, and then Lightning hit. That was what it looked like. A flash that blindedher,as bright as the sun, but blue. It crackled infront of her eyes, seeming to fork again and again,splitting and rejoining the main body of its energy. It seemed alive. It was electrocuting the bear. The animal had gone completely rigid, his headthrown back, his mouth open farther than Maggiewould have believed possible. The energy hadstruck him just below what would have been theneck on a man. Dimly, Maggie was aware of Gavin making a thinsound of terror. His mouth was open as wide as Bern's, his eyes were fixed on the lightning. But it wasn't lightning. It didn't strike and stop. It kept on crackling into Bern, its form changingevery second. Little electrical flickers darted through his bristling fur, crackling down his chestand belly and up around his muzzle. Maggie almostthought she could see blue flames in the cavern of his mouth. Gavin gave a keening, inhuman scream and scrambled backward off the rocks, running. Maggie didn't watch to see where he went. Hermind was suddenly consumed with one thought. She had to make Bern let go of her. She had no idea what was happening to him, butshe did know that he was being killed. And thatwhen he was dead he was going to topple off the mountain and take her with him. She could smell burning now, the stink of smok ing flesh and fur, and she could actually see whitewisps rising from his coat. He was being cooked from the inside out. I have to do something fast. She squirmed and kicked, trying to get out of thegrip of the paws that seemed to clutch her reflexively. She pushed and shoved at him, trying to get him to loosen his hold just an inch. It didn't work. She felt as if she were being smothered by a bearskin rug, a horrible-smelling pelt that was catchingon fire. Why the lightning wasn't killing her, too,she didn't know. All she knew was that she wasbeing crushed by his size and his weight and thatshe was going to die. And then she gave a violent heave and kicked ashard as she could at the animal's lower belly. Shefelt the shock of solid flesh as her shin connected. And, unbelievably, she felt him recoil, stumblingback, his huge forelegs releasing her. Maggie fell to the rock, instinctively spreadeagling and grabbing for holds to keep from slidingdown the mountain. Above her, the bear stood andquivered for another second, with that impossibly bright blue energy piercing him like a lance. Then,just as quickly as it had come, the lightning wasgone. The bear swayed for a moment, then fell likea marionette with cut strings. He toppled backwards off the cliff into thin air.Maggie caught a brief glimpse of him hitting rockand bouncing and falling again, and then sheturned her face away. Her closed lids were imprinted with a blazingconfusion of yellow and black afterimages. Herbreath was coming so fast that she felt dizzy. Herarms and legs were weak. What the hell was that? The lightning had saved her life. But it was stillthe scariest thing she'd ever seen. Some kind of magic. Pure magic. If I were doinga movie and I needed a special effect for magic, that's what I'd use. She slowly lifted her head. It had come from the direction of the ledge.When she looked that way, she saw the boy. He was standing easily, doing something with hisleft arm-tying a handkerchief aroundaspot ofblood at the wrist, it looked like. His face wasturned partially away from her. He's not much older than me, Maggie thought,startled. Or-is he? There was something abouthim, an assurance in the way he stood, a grim competence in his movements. It made him seem likean adult. And he was dressed like somebody at a Renaissance Faire. Maggie had been to one in Oregon two summers ago, where everyone wore costumes fromthe Middle Ages and ate whole roast turkey legsand played jousting games. This boy was wearingboots and a plain dark cape and he could havewalked right in and started sword fighting. On the streets of Seattle Maggie would havetaken one look at him and grinned herself silly.Here, she didn't have the slightest urge to smile. The Dark Kingdom, she thought. Slaves andmaidens and shapeshiftersand magic. He's probably a wizard. What have I gotten myself into? Her heart was beating hard and her mouth wasso dry that her tongue felt like sandpaper. But therewas something stronger than fear inside her.Gratitude. â€Å"Thank you,†she said. He didn't even look up. â€Å"For what?† He had aclipped, brusque voice. â€Å"For saving us. I meanyou did that, didn't you?† Now he did look up, to measure her with a cool,unsympathetic expression. â€Å"Did what?† he said in those same unfriendly tones. But Maggie was staring at him, stricken withsudden recognition that danced at the edges of hermind and then moved tantalizingly away. I had a dream – didn't I? And there was somebody like you in it. He looked like you, but hisexpression was different. And he said†¦he saidthat something was important†¦. She couldn't remember! And the boy was stillwatching her, waiting impatiently. â€Å"That †¦thing.† Maggie wiggled her fingers, trying to convey waves of energy. â€Å"That thing thatknocked him off the cliff. You did that.† â€Å"The blue fire. Of course I did. Who else has thePower? But I didn't do it for you.† His voice waslike a cold wind blowing at her. Maggie blinked at him. She had no idea what to say. Part of her wantedto question him, and another part suddenly wantedto slug him. A third part, maybe smarter than boththe others, wanted to run the way Gavin had. Curiosity won out. â€Å"Well, why did you do it,then?† she asked. The boy glanced down at the ledge he was standing on. â€Å"He threw a stick at me. Wood. So I killedhim.† He shrugged. â€Å"Simple asthat.† He didn't throw it at you, Maggie thought, butthe boy was going on. `Z couldn't care less what he was doing to you.You're only a slave. He was onlya shapeshifterwith the brain of a bear. Neither of you matter.† â€Å"Well-it doesn't matter why you did it. It stillsaved both of us-† She glanced at Arcadia for con firmation-and broke off sharply. â€Å"Cady?† Maggie stared, then scrambled over therocks toward the other girl. Arcadia was still lying in the hollow, but her body was now limp. Her dark head sagged tonelessly on her slender neck. Her eyes were shut; theskin over her face was drawn tight. â€Å"Cady! Can you hear me?† For a horrible second she thought the older girlwas dead. Then she saw the tiny rise and fall ofher chest and heard the faint sound of breathing. There was a roughness to the breathing thatMaggie didn't like. And at this distance she couldfeel the heat that rose from Cady's skin. She's got a high fever. All that running andclimbing made her sicker. She needs help, fast. Maggie looked backupat the boy. He had finished with the handkerchief and wasnow taking the top off some kind of leather bag. Suddenly Maggie's eyes focused. Not a leatherbag; a canteen. He was tilting it up to drink. Water. All at once she was aware of her thirst again. Ithad been shoved to the back of her mind, a con stant pain that could be forgotten while she wastrying to escape from the slave traders. But now it was like a raging fire inside her. It was the most important thing in the world. And Arcadia needed it even more than she did.†Please,† she said. â€Å"Can we have some of that? Could you drop it to me? I can catch it.† He looked at her quickly, not startled but withcool annoyance. â€Å"And how am I supposed to getit back?† â€Å"I'll bring it to you. I can climb up.†`†You can't,† he said flatly. â€Å"Watch me.† She climbed up. It was as easy as she'd thought;plenty of good finger-and toeholds. When she pulled herself up onto the ledge besidehim, he shrugged, but there was reluctant respect in his eyes. â€Å"You're quick,† he said. â€Å"Here.† He held out theleather bag. But Maggie was simply staring. This close, thefeeling of familiarity was overwhelming. It was you in my dream, she thought. Not justsomebody like you. She recognized everything about him. That supple, smoothly muscled body, and the way he hadof standing as if he were filled with tightly leashed tension. That dark hair with the tiny waves springing out where it got unruly. That taut, grim face, those high cheekbones, that willful mouth. And especially the eyes. Those fearless, blacklashed yellow eyes that seemed to hold endless layers of clear brilliance. That were windows on thefiercely intelligent mind behind them. The only difference was the expression. In thedream, he had been anxious and tender. Here, he seemed joyless and bitter †¦and cold. As if hisentire being were coated with a very thin layer of ice. But it was you, Maggie thought. Not just somebody like you, because I don't think thereis anybody like you. Still lost in her memories, she said, â€Å"I'm MaggieNeely. What's your name?† He looked taken aback. The golden eyes widened,then narrowed. â€Å"How dare you ask?† he rapped out. He sounded quite natural saying â€Å"How dareyou,† although Maggie didn't think she'd ever heardanybody say it outside of a movie. â€Å"I had a dream about you,† Maggie said. â€Å"Atleast it wasn't me having the dream; it was moreasif it was sent to me.† She was remembering details now. â€Å"You kept telling me that I had to dosomething†¦.' ? â€Å"I don't give a damn about your dreams,† the boysaid shortly. â€Å"Now, do you want the water or not?† Maggie remembered how thirsty she was. Shereached out for the leather bag eagerly. He held onto it, not releasing it to her. â€Å"There'sonly enough for one,† he said, still brusque. â€Å"Drink it here.† Maggie blinked. The bag did feel disappointinglyslack in her grip. She tugged at it a little and hearda faint slosh. â€Å"Cady needs some, too. She's sick.† â€Å"She's more than sick. She's almost gone. There'sno point in wasting any on her.† I can't believe I'm hearing this again, Maggiethought. He's just like Jeanne. She tugged at the bag harder. â€Å"If I want to share with her, that's my business, right? Why should it matter to you?† â€Å"Because it's stupid. There's only enough forone.† â€Å"Look – !' â€Å"You're not afraid of me, are'you?† he saidabruptly. The brilliant yellow eyes were fixed onher as if he could read her thoughts. It was strange, but she wasn'tafraid, not exactly.Or, she was afraid, but something inside her wasmaking her go on in spite of her fear. â€Å"Anyway, it's my water,† he said. â€Å"And I saythere's only enough for one. You were stupid to tryand protect her before, when you could have gotten away. Now you have to forget about her.† Maggie had the oddest feeling that she was beingtested. But there was no time to figure out for what,or why. â€Å"Fine. It's your water,† she said, making her voicejust as clipped as his. â€Å"And there's only enough for one.† She pulled at the bag harder, and this timehe let go of it. Maggie turned from him, looked down at theboulders where Cady was lying. She judged the distance carefully, noting the way one boulder formeda cradle. Easy shot. It'll rebound and wedge in that crack,she thought. She extended her arm to drop the bag. â€Å"Wait!† The voice was harsh and explosive-andeven more harsh was the iron grip that clampedon her wrist. â€Å"What do you think you're doing?† the boy saidangrily, and Maggie found herself looking intofierce yellow eyes.

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Computerized Examination is an application that establishes a connection between the university and the users specifically the teachers and students. This application covers only two features of course management system mainly the examination and course monitoring. Teachers use the application to prepare and deploy the examinations. We will write a custom essay sample on Proposed Computerized Examination or any similar topic only for you Order Now The students, on the other hand, can take the test at their most convenient time and know their results instantly. Course Monitoring System is defined as an application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of courses or training programs. This application covers the courses that the students take when they take an entrance test. This system will help the teachers determine the number of students taking the course they want. The system can also monitor the student applicants’ courses, population and other pertinent information concerning their examinations. Details such as the total number of test takers, the total number of students applying for a particular course and also the number of students who passed and failed are included in the proposed system. The organization of the Guidance and Counseling Services of Filamer Christian College in June, 1973 was prompted by two administrative concerns: 1) arising conflicts in some of the academic units, and; 2) in order to prepare for accreditation in 1980. The advent of the professionalization of the guidance and counseling known as â€Å"Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004† (RA 9258) strengthened the programs and services through upgrading the qualification and proficiency of the guidance workers. The Guidance and Counseling Center is trying to make unnecessary improvements and innovations every now and then to respond to the guidance needs of the university. Their vision is to have a professionalized guidance services for the development and enrichment of individual and group lives; Mission is to provide a proactive, functional guidance services for the development of holistic, well-functioning individuals, and; Goals is to provide stable, proactive function programs in the basic areas of Guidance Services. Guidance and Counseling offers the following services like: individual inventory services, testing service, individual and group counseling, information service, research and evaluation, placement and  follow up, and orie ntation. The Career Guidance and School Promotion activities bring the school closer to the elementary high school graduates of the province within reach. Seminar-workshops are conducted annually to help the graduating students learn the basics of jobs hunting and facilitate an understanding of career development. An information center is established and maintained for educational, social and occupational information to guide clients in decision making. Scholarships, job opening and job requirements are posted for public notice. Provide educational, social and occupational counseling to guide individual’s choice and decisions through homeroom guidance, classroom guidance, and guidance hours during departmental convocations. To enhance program, the Guidance and Counseling Center organized the Peer Counseling Program which actively involves volunteer students trained for the work. Their system is capable to produce result but they need more in improving for the better and faster release for the entrance examination and for the monitoring of course. In five years, Filamer Christian University will have efficient and faster method of obtaining a computerized examinations and in monitoring the courses. Problem Statement Traditional examination method spans thousands of years in our country, and frequent exams today brings a lot of problems as well. 1. The Guidance Office is using complicated forms. 2. The test checkers are having a hard time checking the papers and separating the courses that the students take. 3. The current manual system is inefficient. Problem Objectives General Objective To analyze and develop an online entrance examination and course monitoring system for the Guidance office of Filamer Christian University. Specific Objectives 1. To design the proposed system that features user friendly electronic tests and accessible online. 2. To design the proposed system that automatically checks test papers and monitors the specific courses chosen by student applicants. 3. To design the proposed system that can prevent the common  errors experienced through manual test checking thus achieving accuracy in automatic test checking results. Scope of the Project The guidance counseling department is directly involved in the development and implementation of the proposed system since the department is directly in charge of giving examinations to student applicants in the institution. It includes the examinations, monitoring of courses in every department of the freshmen students in the university and scholarships that the Guidance and Counseling Office offers. Computerized Examination and Course Monitoring System handles all the operations and generates reports as soon as the test is completed which saves the precious time of faculties spent on reviewing answer sheets. The proposed system includes course monitoring. It excludes the services of the Guidance Office like the Individual Inventory Services, Individual Group and Counseling, Information Service, Research and Evaluation, Placement and Follow Up and Orientation. The institution that will be directly involved and integrate the proposed system is in Filamer Christian University. Significance of the Project The University will benefit from it because the proposed system can be a featured innovation in relation with student services specifically in introducing online entrance examination and course monitoring. The Guidance counseling department will benefit from it because the proposed system introduces an efficient alternative to manual examination. Faster turnout of the examination results will help the different colleges in the processing of the student applicants’ which will also yield in higher enrollment. The student applicants can instantly get their test results through computerized examination which will help them to conserve their time and effort in waiting for the results. Definition of Terms Terms here are conceptually and operationally defined for better understanding of the readers. 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Marketing Research for Contemporary Business - myassignmenthelp

Question: Discuss about theMarketing Research for Contemporary Business Scenario. Answer: Introduction: In the contemporary business scenario, technological advancement is one of the key factors for market sustainability. The market has been expanding significantly in last few decades which need modern technological adaptation to sustain in competitive business environment. In the present discussion, ResMarket Pty has been chosen for the technological advancement of the comprehensive development in the business operations for the market penetration as well as competitive advantages. ResMarket Pty is a Sydney based research company which mainly works as the third-party organisation for conducting market research for the understanding of the market scenario. The research procedure involves primary and secondary methodologies where statistical data analysis and effective communication is needed for the faster and effective research completion. In the following discussion, a report has been developed for the understanding the scope of technological adoption in the chosen organisation. Need analysis for technological adaptation: In the modern and highly competitive market scenario, technological adaptation is a much-needed advancement for the impact on the day to day basis organisational functionality. Effective technological functionality induces factors for market sustainability as well as competitive advantage over other competitors in the market (Lehouxet al. 2014, p.1028). Therefore need analysis for the adaptation of modern technologies in ResMarket Pty organisational functionality is required for understanding the impact on the organisation. The ResMarket Pty is a third party research organisation for the market analysis for marketing firms and educational institutes. The research methodology constitutes of primary and secondary research which involves statistical analysis and data collection. Both the processes are time to consume and need strong financial support. Therefore, technological adaptation helps to reduce research times and money required for the process. Apart from the regular adaptation of technologies, modern and effective communication system and operational software are needed for smooth organisational functionality. Effective organisational functionality induces business efficiency and overall business growth. Therefore it is obvious to adapt modern technologies for the sake of business growth and competitive advantage over market competitors (Pellinget al.2015, p.122 ). Technologies available for adaptation: Communication tool: modern consumers willing to connect effectively and efficiently with the organisations using various channels which offer 360-degree support and services. Therefore, ResMarket Pty needs to implement issue tracking and ticketing software for the effecting communication within the organisation and external communication (Appelbaum, 2013, p.56). CRM (customer relationship management) software: contemporary business organisations need effective CRM software for managing business processes such as consumer data, business information access, and consumer interaction etcetera. Therefore implementing CRM software will increase the functionality of the organisation which induces business growth and market sustainability (Crowley et al.2015, p.65.). Statistical analysis software: organisation like ResMarket Pty needs statistical analysis software for analysis of the data collected for primary research. The statistical analysis required the involvement of time and minutes calculations which have a scope of errors and misleading information. Therefore implementing the statistical software effectively decreases the scope of error and requires less time for the analysis which is an important factor modern business environment (Ford, 2014, p. 78). Modern technologies appropriate for ResMarketPty : Online workspace Communication tool within the business organisation is needed for effective communication and relay of information among the employee. Online workspace including chat and file sharing is needed for the information sharing and faster and accurate transfer of files and data (Pellinget al.2015, p.122 ). Zendesk: Issue tracking and ticketing software It is the one of the best issue tracking and ticketing software for effective customer service where Zendesk registers all customer support calls and issue tickets for tracking the complaint. There is a shared inbox for the consumer issues and concerns which eventually delivered to the company emailing system for acknowledgement and resolve. HubSpot: CRM software It is a customer relationship management software effective for ResMarket Pty where it deals with consumer data, business information and project data etcetera. SPSS: statistical analysis software It could be used for the faster and accurate statistical analysis of the primary data collected from surveys and research. Impact of modern technology: Implication: the primary impact of technological adaptation in the organisation is the increased productivity which could be induced in the organisation through the reduction of time for operation and elimination of minor functional activity. Therefore the overall productivity of the organisation increases along with a significant business growth which helps to achieve the competitive advantage and sustainability (Appelbaum, 2013, p.56). Structural change: The organisational hierarchy adapts the modern technology which helps to rearrange the organisational positions and for the smooth operation of the organisation. Hence productivity could be increased significantly (Crowley et al.2015, p.65.). Operational: the time consuming and tedious office job could be reduced due to the adaptation of the modern technology and therefore change in regular organisational operation could decrease the time and hence increases the productivity of the organisation (Lehouxet al. 2014, p.1028). Cost: the initial cost of incorporation of modern technologies is high but the value added to the organisational operation could be beneficial for the organisation in long run. Therefore implementing modern technologies in the organisation is needed for the business growth and as well as market sustainability (Ford, 2014, p. 78). Conclusion: From the above discussion, it has been concluded that modern technologies are the intrigued part of the organisational development and hence help to get the competitive advantage over other competitors in the market. There are many technologies available that could be adapted for the organisation but choosing suitable technology for the organisation and assessing the adaptability in line with the organisational functionality and goal setting is need to be understood for the benefit of the organisation and the employee as well. Implementing suitable technologies reduces the time for day to day basis organisational operation and tedious operations which induce an overall increase in the business operation and hence an organisational growth could be observed. More and updated modern technologies could help to increase the market sustainability and effectiveness of the organisational functionality which is important for achieving an advantage in the highly competitive market. Reference list: Appelbaum, E., 2013. The impact of new forms of work organization on workers.Work and Employment in the High Performance Workplace,120. Crowley, D. and Heyer, P., 2015.Communication in history: Technology, culture, society. Routledge. Ford, J.K., 2014.Improving training effectiveness in work organizations.Psychology Press. Lehoux, P., Daudelin, G., Williams-Jones, B., Denis, J.L. and Longo, C., 2014. How do business model and health technology design influence each other? Insights from a longitudinal case study of three academic spin-offs.Research Policy,43(6), pp.1025-1038. Pelling, M., OBrien, K. and Matyas, D., 2015.Adaptation and transformation.Climatic Change,133(1), pp.113-127.

Nadia Diaz Essays (317 words) - Attitude Change, Belief, Persuasion

Nadia Diaz Professor Harris 16 Sept 2017 Chapter 3 Questions "The mass media exerts a powerful and pervasive impact on our attitudes and behavioreven if direct attempts at persuasion are not involved." This statement means even though the mass media isn't making attempts to persuade us its "powerful and persuasive" impact on us can indeed change our behavior or our way of thinking. R esearch that support s this are in," ... 1974 CBS aired a film called Cry Rap e , " ...the story made it clear that a rape victim who chooses to press charges against her attacker runs the risk of undergoing an ordeal that may be as harrowing as the rape itself." (pg. 60) After this movie aired not that many people reported rapes because they were afraid that the police would not believe them. Central route to persuasion is when something is advertised to persuade you based off the argument or content of the message. Let's say you run track and see a commercial on tv that advertises sports shoes that claim to provide comfort and support for your heel while running. Peripheral route to persuasion is when someone is persuaded by something other than the argument or content of the message. A great example of this would be the track shoes again except this time your favorite athlete is wearing them and that's why you buy them. It is very effective when something is communicated to you in way that it arouses fear in you. For example, fear is more effective when your parents threaten to take away something of value to you if you don't bring your grades up. Its less effective when your siblings try threatening you if you don't do something for them. Persuading my parents to get me and my sisters a dog when I was 12-yrs old was very successful.