CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL REPORT ON CANDIDATES’ WORK IN THE CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION MAY/JUNE 2012 COMMUNICATION STUDIES Copyright © 2012 Caribbean Examinations Council ® St Michael‚ Barbados All rights reserved. 2 GENERAL COMMENTS Overall‚ candidates’ performance in the 2012 Communications Studies examination continued to improve‚ with noticeably higher percentages earning Grades I and II; indeed‚ the percentage earning Grade I almost doubled that of
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The Danger of Knowledge As he went on‚ I felt as if my soul were grappling with a palpable enemy; one by one the various keys were touched which formed the mechanism of my being; chord after chord was sounded‚ and soon my mind was filled with one thought‚ one conception‚ one purpose. So much has been done‚ exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein—more‚ far more‚ will I achieve: treading in the steps already marked‚ I will pioneer a new way‚ explore unknown powers‚ and unfold to the world the deepest
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practice” in the context of knowledge management? Why is important to have “proven/best practices”? What are the basic functions of communities and associated examples? What are the approaches that make the “communities of practice” work for ConocoPhillips‚ Fluor‚ and Schlumberger? (p61-64) Knowledge retention has been a top priority for the Aerospace Corporation since its founding in 1960. Most of the programs in which Aerospace is involved go on for decades‚ making knowledge retention critical in the
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ways does the biological constitution of a living organism determine‚ influence or limit its sense perception? B) If humans are sensitive only to certain ranges of stimuli‚ what consequences or limitations might this have for the acquisition of knowledge? Ans-A- The biological constitution of a living organism has a mammoth influence on the sense perception of an organism. The biological institution of an organism can even enhance or degrade the level‚ degree and method of sense perception by an
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San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Preserves Expertise with Better Knowledge Management CASE STUDY A major challenge facing many companies and organizations is the imminent retirement of baby boomers. For certain organizations‚ this challenge is more daunting than usual‚ not only because of a larger spike in employee retirements‚ but also because of the business process change that must accompany significant shifts in any workforce. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)
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Chapter 25 – Knowledge Gap -The knowledge gap hypothesis presumes that you will know more about these topics than people whose educational level is lower than yours‚ even if the topics don’t directly concern your everyday life. -Stated by Tichenor‚ Donohue and Olien in their 1970 article they said the population is divided into two distinct segments: a group of better educated people who know more about most things and those with low education who know less. -Low Socio-economic status (SES)
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Knowledge and Wisdom Knowledge - and wisdom. Sometimes we have all we need of one‚ but not enough of the other. And often‚ too often‚ we don’t know the difference. Often‚ too often‚ we mistake knowledge‚ the accumulation of facts‚ for wisdom‚ the ability to make the right choices in life. To succeed as individuals‚ and as a nation‚ we need to know how to put what we know to proper use. Perhaps this is why our system of education so often fails. Children are fed facts‚ lots of facts‚ without
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up the concepts of personal knowledge and shared knowledge. Personal knowledge depends on the experiences of a particular individual because everyone is living life differently. On the other hand‚ shared knowledge is the product of more than one individual as it binds different ideas together. Shared knowledge is pretty much a collection of personal knowledge. For example‚ my personal knowledge is that Taylor Swift is the best singer of all time‚ but a shared knowledge would be Taylor Swift is a singer
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ASSINGMENTS 2012-2013 Marketing Studies (1 year‚ Diploma) 1 BUSINESS ENGLISH Assignment 1 a) Luis St. Jean is a famous design house in France with annual sales of $1.2 billion in clothing‚ perfume‚ scarves‚ and other designer items. Each year it prepares more than 150 original designs for its seasonal collections. As head buyer for Cindy’s‚ an upscale women’s clothing store at the Mall of America in Minneapolis‚ you think you might like to start offering the LSJ’s line of perfume
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learned that Socrates personally does not believe himself to be wise whatsoever. Instead‚ he claims that only truth he is truly certain of in his life is that he knows absolutely nothing. This is disavowal of knowledge is the ultimate provocative statement that drives the debate between knowledge and philosophy. Socrates’ claim can be seen as incredibly ironic in the sense that here we have an intellect that is widely regarded as one
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