Portfolio 1. Community is defined as a group of people who live in the same place or have a particular characteristic (Nelson & Prilletensky‚ 2005). Through this course‚ I have learnt that in community work community action‚ community development‚ social planning‚ community organisation and service extension are vital elements of community theory. I participated in community work as I engaged in educational non-profit mission in Korea community to improve the quality of education in primary schools
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Green buildings have greater payoffs than the cost to construct them making them a good investment over using standard building sites and materials. Many components play into the construction and design of a green building including location and building materials (just to name a few). Green buildings‚ whether they are homes‚ offices‚ or schools‚ are built to reduce pollution‚ conserve energy used‚ and to more efficiently use renewable resources. Several practices that are now used by those “going
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Encarta Dictionary (2009)‚ defines allocation as an act of giving or earmarking something to or set something aside for a purpose. It defines maintenance as work that is done regularly to keep a machine‚ building‚ or pieces of equipment in good condition and working order. It defines it further as the general condition of a facility with respect to repairs making it unchanged or unimpaired. It defines resources allocation as the act of deciding how resources such as money‚ assets‚ and personnel (labours)
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Introduction: Building Blocks‚ Inc. is a construction company. I am working as project manager and I was recently promoted. I have given an option of selecting between managing the build of a residential home and an office building. I have given time to analyze and classify project characteristics of these two projects. My analysis and project classification is as below. Comparison by Project characteristics Classification/ Characteristics | Residential Home | Commercial Building | Description
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Buildings are products of the imagination‚ that is what connects us to them. Some go further than that and become just a romantic obsession. Throughout time we have begun to modify the landscape in which surround us‚ This leading us to create large industrial cities with many buildings of disuse. As time passes buildings are being left derelict due to many factors such as dying trades‚ for example‚ coal and mining villages. Buildings to this day have been changed and modified and have housed so many
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propping; the slab will only be say 110mm‚ 4 1/2"‚ and will weigh only about 180 kg/sqm. Such a slab will be completely bonded to the frame and will not be able to slip off‚ or collapse. If the building or structure is a normal single storey‚ then any normal portal frame or other steel framed building‚ if the design and construction is competently done‚ will be resistant to Earthquake loads. If it is to have 2 or more stories‚ more needs to be done to ensure its survival in an earthquake. As with
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definitions of CO based on your literature search a. Community organizing is the process of building power that includes people with a problem in defining their community‚ defining the problems that they wish to address‚ the solutions they wish to pursue‚ and the methods they will use to accomplish their solutions (Susan‚ Stall & Stoecker‚ 1997). b. Community organizing is social work concentrating upon the organized development of community social welfare through coordination of public and private
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BENEFIT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE - to help others - to meet new people - to make a difference - to have fun - to feel better about yourself - to feel an increase sense of community - increase your productivity - to learn a new skill - to use skills you already have - to give hope to others - to help make others happy - to help the environment - to feel valued and appreciated - to give your life purpose Benefits Of Community service Though‚ the concept of community service is not very
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Team Building Team building refers to the process of establishing and developing a greater sense of collaboration and trust between team members (Wikipedia‚ 2007). Interactive exercises‚ team assessments‚ and group discussions enable groups to cultivate this greater sense of teamwork. Team building is used in many contexts‚ for example in sport and work organizations. Need for Team Building Modern society and culture continues to become more fluid and dynamic. The effect of this environment is
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Duty to promote community cohesion: draft guidance for schools Purpose of this document This document seeks the views of schools on the content of guidance on the implementation of the new duty to promote community cohesion under the Education and Inspections Act 2006. The final version of the guidance will be published in July 2007 and will be informed by the responses received to this consultation and examples of existing good practice in promoting community cohesion. 1. Introduction
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