Before giving birth to my beautiful son, my husband and I had an ideal birth plan. A birth plan I always dreamed about, and one he was nervous about; nevertheless it was one we both agreed upon. Missael, my husband, was uneasy about the birth plan I had in mind because he must've thought I wasn't strong enough, when in fact I felt he was the one lacking in strength. Growing up, my mother always told me stories about giving birth in Mexico. My mother and I both knew the stories never stuck to me when I was pregnant, due to pregnancy brain, but she would repeat them anyway. These stories are the ones that helped me choose what was right for me before giving birth and why my birth plan meant so much to me.
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All you want is for that baby inside of you to be healthy. She also reminded me that back then there was no medicine, which meant no epidural. All those women had no choice than to have that baby no matter what amount of pain they were enduring. Because of these reasons, my mother told me my grandmother always decided to give birth at home. My grandmother Juana would rather deliver at home with no doctor than to have to travel on a donkey for ten hours plus to deliver with an OB/GYN close at hand. I asked my mother how in the world my grandmother withstood the pain, knowing there wasn't a doctor. She turned to me and asked, "How do you think, Mija?"
Before I could answer, she said, "Your grandmother would squat in front of a tree, hug it, and push with all her might! That's how most of your tia's and tio's were born."
I could scarcely fathom the idea.
It was then that I decided that if my mother and grandmother gave birth under the circumstances that they did, I could have my child without the need of an epidural. I made it clear to Missael, I will not have an epidural no matter the amount of pain, and to coach me through breathing techniques and exercises to help me throughout labor. He understood and agreed to these terms. On the day of September 15th, at 4 in the morning, I heard the loudest pop in my ear. It was a pop I've only heard when on a plane and you reach a high altitude. Except there wasn't
Planning is a process of establishing a mission with clear goals as a means to achieve them. Good planning requires special skills and perspectives allowing decision–makers to understand the challenges they are facing and apply the most effective solution to a problem. In order to achieve success, one must plan accordingly. Planning can be short term or long term. Short term plans are done on daily basis and are easier to achieve than long term plans. Long term plans are also known as strategic plans and are used to achieve a long range vision or mission of a company. In both methods of planning, short term and long term, is necessary to achieve top notch results. Like in any other process, there are both benefits and pitfalls to a...show more content...
The main pitfall of planning is the misconception members have believing that planning solves problems. Too often, planners rely on opinions and hunches rather than facts. Once a plan has been established, all members in the organization need to be aware that issues may arise down the line and work environment can change unexpectedly. Some companies become so committed to achieving their goals that they fail to recognize the incremental changes in their plan and work environment. The lack of flexibility and creativity in an action plan can significantly affect an organization's purpose. Another comparison to a good planning is the goal setting process. Goal setting can help turn a company's vision into a reality, if the process is used accordingly. By precisely knowing what to achieve, associates can focus their effort on what is more important than on things that are less important. Goals require flexibility in the process, if there is no flexibility added to the process, goals would soon provide no reason at all. One way of setting effective and achievable goals is to use the S.M.A.R.T guideline. The S.M.A.R.T guideline is the first component of the goals setting process and is a useful tool in planning. The acronym stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely. Clear and Specific goals are easier to accomplish than common goals because it contains a specific reason that clearly defines what is about to happen. In addition to being
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Intervention Plan In order to fully understand and meet the needs of learners, teachers must be knowledgeable in using a variety of methods for assessment purposes. What is important is that teachers are able to understand and use assessment in a way that meets 'best practice'. As students learn their knowledge expands and their skills develop, and for that reason teachers must use a combination of strategies to meet best practice in assessment. Not only must assessment follow learning in order to gauge a student's performance for example, but there is also a place for using assessment before instruction in order make informed future instructional decisions. In order to demonstrate best practice in assessment, an intervention plan...show more content...
After then talking to the Kindergarten teacher, both teachers decided on three students' who would benefit the most. The Kindergarten teacher was able to point to the area where the boys needed guidance and provided some work samples (Appendix A). The first session was then able to take place. In order to create an intervention plan it was necessary to do an initial assessment within the first session. McMillan (2007, p. 5) states, "pre–instructional decisions are needed to set learning goals, select appropriate teaching activities, and prepare learning materials". Therefore, using the worksheet samples, a list was made of all the incorrect digraphs from all three samples (Appendix B) which were then used as a means of assessing to what extent the sounds were still troubling the students' through an activity with flashcards (Appendix C). This initial assessment was used not only to establish a rapport, but was also a means of planning future literacy activities by assessing where the students' existing abilities lay (Westwood, 2007, p. 112). Student Ability and Needs According to the New South Wales Board of Studies (NSW BoS), Kindergarten is classified as Early Stage 1. Having already established the students' need for help to improve phonemic awareness, the focus will be on working
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I am applying to Seoul National University to continue the development of my critical learning skills and to broaden my knowledge base. I feel I am now ready to complete a degree, and understand what is required to function successfully in our environment. I realize that to advance from the world of undergraduate college curriculum to that of an atmosphere of higher education in graduate training, takes much of a prospective graduate student??s time and effort.
Throughout my life, I have worked towards one goal which is to become a doctor.Medicine offers the opportunity for me to integrate different scopes of science while trying to improve human life. Medicine has intrigued me throughout all my life because it??s a never ending...show more content...
I have taken stock of myself, considering my skills, experiences, and goals. I have looked to family and friends, some of whom are doctors, for advice. Because of this self–examination, I have decided to pursue a career in health care. The process has been difficult at times but always illuminating. Throughout it all, I have never lost confidence – the confidence that I will actively absorb all available medical knowledge, forge friendships with fellow students, and emerge from my training as a skilful and caring physician.
I know that the road that I take to become a doctor is going to be very challenging; however I feel that my past has prepared me for taking on the challenge. As a student, I am an active participant in my academic and extracurricular activities. My first priority has always been to make good grades and learn in college. Although this is important to me, I also know that by participating in clubs, sports, and extracurricular activities, I will become a well–rounded student. I have been working hard for the last 7 years, operating as an independent, responsible adult. In that time I have constantly learnt from my life experiences and developed skills in both learning and life management. I am a very motivated person with goal setting, time management and prior skills that help me achieve what I aim to do.
What motivates me to pursue university education abroad? Well, the last couple of years have been a long bumpy ride for me, however, the First
Introduction
Personal Development Plan (PDP) is a specific plan for your future in short–term of six months or twelve months. It is necessary that you have objectives set up for yourself, and plans and actions to be taken in order to achieve those objectives. Following PDP is a good way to improve yourself, and to acquire skills and knowledge. Therefore, it is advisable to continue doing PDP one after another. Also, PDP includes your CV, so you can update it with new experiences or skills acquired.
Where am I now?
My performance on the degree so far has been fairly ok, although I could have done better. Most of the time, I have achieved second lower or second upper grades. It has been due to the fact that the course's structure...show more content...
My final project is a link–up from the proposal I am doing right now, so it would be a 6 month worth of work before I submit my project. Therefore, managing time and arranging tasks are important in order to have a satisfied result in the end.
Where am I going?
I have a specific plan for my career after leaving education. I would take up the job as a human resource officer.
First of all, I am interested in interacting with people, and it would be a follow–up from my education, as I chose subjects along the human resources line.
Secondly, human resource is an important aspect of business; most of organizations nowadays view people as their most valuable resources. In fact, the part that intrigued me was the challenges derived from the changes in function and structure of HR department. HR is becoming a need for every aspects of day–to–day management, and job–seekers would find their jobs require more of generalists with more skills and competencies to perform multi–tasking (Larsen & Brewster 2003). Those are challenges as well as potential, on which you could learn and develop yourself.
Lastly, HR is also the area that fit my personality and skills, according to Prospect Planner online assessment (Prospect.co.uk). I had good matches, such as creative thinking, flexibility, logical thinking and etc, for job in HR area. There were some other professions that would suit me; however I chose to
I. LOOKING AHEAD: PREVIEWING THE CONCEPTS
The hard task of selecting an overall company strategy for long–run survival and growth is called strategic planning.
II. STRATEGIC PLANNING
Each company must find the game plan that makes the most sense given its specific situation, opportunities, objectives, and resources.
Strategic planning: The process of developing and maintaining a strategic fit between the organization's goal andcapabilities and its changing marketing opportunities. It involves defining a clear company mission, setting supporting objectives, designing a sound business portfolio, and coordinating functional strategies.
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(2) it must shape the future portfolio by developing strategies for growth and downsizing.
1. Analyze the current business portfolio
The major activity in strategic planning in business Portfolio analysis: A tool by which management identifies and evaluates the various businesses making up the company.
Management's first step is to identify the key businesses making up the company. These can be called a Strategic business unit (SBU): A unit of the company that has a separate mission and objectives and that can be planned independently from other company businesses. The next step in
business portfolio analysis calls for management to asses the attractiveness of its various SBU's and decides how much support each deserves.
a. The Boston Consulting Group Approach
Growth–share matrix: A portfolio–planning method that evaluates a company's strategic business units in terms of their market growth rate and relative market share. SBUs are classified as stars, cash cows, question marks, or dogs.
Stars: SBU's placed in this cell are highly attractive because the industry in which they are located is robust and the business has a strong competitive position in the industry. Stars generate large amounts of cash, but also require heavy investment to continue to grow and to maintain competitive positioning. Net cash flow is usually modest. Cash cows: These SBU's are the
The best way to understand the meaning of planning in the perspective of scientific management, is to follow Taylor (1998, p.17): "The work of every workman is fully planned out by the management at least one day in advance, and each man receives in most cases complete written instructions, describing in detail the task which he is to accomplish, as well as the means to be used in doing the work. And the work planned in advance in this way constitutes a task which is to be solved, as explained above, not by the workman alone, but in almost all cases by the joint effort of the workman and the management. This task specifies not only what is to be done but how it is to be done and the exact time allowed for doing it"....show more content...
Assuming a correct execution of the task by the worker, the efficiency of the final result depends heavily on the planning activity. That explains the vision of Taylor that in performing any activity there is always one best way, and the task of management is to find this one best way to do the task (Taylor, 1998). Henry Fayol enriched the meaning of planning by considering it one of the five basic functions of management, at the company level. Changing the level of operation changes the span of time, from several days to several months, up to one year. Planning became a complex process which integrates at the level of organization all activities plans, and is based on the whole company resources and objectives. Yet, planning remains a deterministic process, implemented as a definite way to perform all activities related to the given objevtives.
The planning process
Planning is a process which integrates activities for setting objectives, specifying how to achieve them, implementing the plan and evaluating the results (Boddy, 2005; Robbins and DeCenzo, 2005). Objectives are definite formulations of goals, which reflect desired future states of the organization. Goals act as attractors for the whole energy and creativity of the organization, and it is the role of management to design plans in order to attain them. A plan is a written document which contains one or more
My Career Plan The future is uncertain for me, but it is important to develop a career plan that will provide financial support and personal fulfillment over the course of my professional life. To make this transition from school to a professional career, I am going to plan a plan that will help me stay focused and motivated in meeting my goals and objectives. In the next paragraphs, I will explain my ten–year plan for my...show more content...
I will be receiving a bachelor's in Business Administration with a minor in InternationalManagement. I am in the process of applying for a master's in Management and Organizational Behavior at Benedictine University. Upon graduating from CSUMB, I will be currently working for the Dollar Tree Store, Inc. as a cashier. I hope that after the training workshop for assistant manager, I will be accepted and train in the new Marina store at the end of the year. In the book What Color is your Parachute, I learned that I could go into a kind of rejection shock, if a promotion in not in the cards.[2] As he puts it, I would have to keep going and stay motivated, because I want full exposure of the knowledge and operations at the Dollar Tree. I am achieving most of this by interning this semester. Tammi Huntsman is the manager there and I am shadowing her as she performs skills of managing. I have ordered inventory, payroll, reset the store a few times, and cashed out cashiers with her help. All skills I have acquired will help me down the line in managerial positions.
Year Two through Five: Achieving my of the goals
I want to be accepted into Benedictine University working on my master's part time and working as an assistant manager fulltime at the Dollar Tree in Seaside, California. My short–term goal is to keep working at the Dollar Tree and my long–term