CHAPTER 1: Morality‚ Ethics‚ and Human Behavior Ethical issues exist in all areas of criminal justice system (from passage of laws to punishment) Criminal justice professionals have discretion Legislators: in making laws Police: in enforcing laws Attorneys and Judges: affecting justice process Correctional Professionals: affecting offenders lives What do criminal justice professionals have in common? power to make decisions duty to enforce the law obligation to provide
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Exam Notes: Chapter 1: Gerontology: study of aging form maturity through old age Agism: a form of discrimination against older adults based on their age Life-span perspective: Divides human development into two stages- Early phase: (childhood and adolescence) rapid age-related increases in peoples size and abilities Later phase: (young adulthood‚ middle age‚ and old age) change are slow‚ but abilities to continue to develop as people continue adapting to the environment. 4 key features:
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Chapter 1- Observing Matter 1.1 The Study of Chemistry * Chemistry is the study of matter and its composition * It is what happens when matter interacts with other matter Chemistry: A Blend of Science and Technology * Scientists develop models‚ conduct experiments and seek patterns * They work on discoveries of other scientists from before * Chemical techniques and processes were invented by early chemists (making medicines‚ growing crops‚ shaping metals‚ glassware
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RECRUITING HRPO 2371 Chapter 01 Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage Chapter Summary This chapter discusses the role of the Human Resource Management (HRM) function in the corporate effort to gain a competitive advantage. The chapter first discusses the roles and skills that a human resource management department and/or managers need for any company to be competitive. The second section of the chapter identifies the competitive challenges that U.S. companies
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Chapter 1: Environmental Problems‚ Their Causes‚ and Sustainability Exponential Growth A quantity increases at a fixed percentage per unit of time (2% per year) There are too many people in the world- causes poor to deplete nature Cause premature extinction of species (.1-1% each year) Living more Sustainably Environmental Science: Study of how the earth works‚ how we interact with the earth‚ and how to deal with environmental problems Ecology: relationship between living organisms and
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Chapter 1 hindsight bias - Tendency to believe that after learning an outcome‚ that we would’ve foreseen it. Once we’re told something‚ it seems obvious. hindsight bias and overconfidence often lead us to overestimate our intuition scientific inquiry‚ curious skepticism‚ and humility can help shift to reality critical thinking - thinking that doesn’t blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather‚ it examines assumptions‚ discerns hidden values‚ evaluates evidence‚ and assesses conclusions
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Study Skills Rules: Listen to others Respect people No sharp objects No technology No distractions Identify key terns Recognise organisational lecture patterns Relate details to main point Listen for clues Take ownership of the information Paraphrase- don’t just write what you hear Write down what you don’t know and get help with it Make new ideas and connect points Consolidating and understanding Encourages you to think widely about topic areas Develop organisation of ideas
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Learning Objectives: 1. Describe the major components of a computer system and how they work together to solve problems and manipulate data. 2. Define the major categories of software and the kinds of languages in which they are implemented. 3. Explain the process of writing‚ compiling‚ and executing high-level language programs 4. Introduce C programming language 1. Introduction A computer is a system made of 2 major components: 2. Computer Software
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PSY402: Adult Development Week 1‚ Fall 2012 Themes and Issues in Adult Reading: Chapter 1 Introduction: à Aging affects every individual (from the time we are born to the day we die) à In order to have a healthier and better aging process‚ we should incorporate behaviours and activities designed to maintain high levels of functioning well into the later decades of life For ex. smoking and drinking alcohol can/may decrease your lifespan Another ex. exercising and having a healthy diet may
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from data and datasets • Searching for relationships in data and datasets Decision Making Uncertainty • Optimization • Measuring uncertainty • Decision analysis with uncertainty • Modeling and simulation • Sensitivity Analysis 1 What is Management Science? • Logical‚ systematic approach to decision making using quantitative methods. • Science Scientific methods used to solve business related problems. • Goal for this class: logically approach and solve many different
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