Administration System
Education and training today are one of the most important components of success in life. Hence, institutions that offer these need to do so in a varied and relevant way to ensure that their students can make a success of their lives with the tools offered at the training institution in question. To accomplish such success for their students, one of the most fundamental requirements of such institutions is an adequate administration system. Since most of the pool of students entering campuses today have some sort of access to the online world, it would make sense to use a provider that offers as much online capability as possible. This is what Strathfield College in Australia seems to have accomplished with the CICOS Management System.
According to Abraham (2013), the CICOS Management System provides simple registration processes for a egistered Training Organisation (TO) such as Strathfield. Once the system is in…...
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Abraham, A. (2013). CRICOS Management Systems. Retrieved from:
http://www.rtodoctor.com.au/products/management-systems/cricos-management-systems/
Strathfield College. (2013). Retrieved from: http://sc.nsw.edu.au/en/home
S. Congressman or U.S. Senator or possibly as State Governor. The information gained in the course of the interviews in this study is important and specifically reflects the considerations of the individual in any of the aforementioned capacities in public administration. Not only will it be important to remember that elections can be both won and lost depending upon one's effective and efficient public administration or alternatively the lack thereof but as well it is critical to remember the responsibility that carried by those in positions of public administration to provide the service for which they are responsible and to do so in a fiscally reasonable and prudent manner and with a focus toward effective and efficient public administration and service provision. Transparency and availability certainly are key considerations for the future in the public administration initiative for the writer of this work.
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Administration Process:
Organizations basically assume a social responsibility for the welfare of their workers and dependents despite paying them fairly and adequately for their work and contributions towards the achievement of organizational objectives. The social obligation for the well-being of employees and their dependents is carried out through the establishment of a benefits and service program. The need for establishing such programs is because employees expect to enhance productivity through increased job satisfaction and a sense of security that comes from benefits though the benefits are not directly linked to product output. However, there have been numerous concerns on whether these benefits and services stimulate enhanced job performance by employees. Despite these concerns, there is proof that even a limited and unacceptable package of benefits and services help in preventing high-quality employees from seeking for other employment opportunities.
Generally, a good benefits program helps in developing a motivational working environment that stimulates…...
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Henderson, R.I. (2006). Benefits and Services. In Compensation management in a knowledge-based world (10th ed., Chapter 17, pp.420-467). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
"What is Benefits Administration?" (n.d.). Wise Geek. Retrieved December 2, 2013, from http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-benefits-administration.htm
This instance may make the school unable to obtain the best price on a piece of property if the landowner is able to search public records to find out bargaining information to use as leverage in obtaining full price on the sale.
ne of the duties of public administration is to oversee benefit programs for those members of the community who need public assistance. A government program that requires payment to anyone who meets specific qualifications is called an entitlement program. Those members of the community who meet criteria set up as guidelines to the programs are 'entitled' to the benefits of such plans as Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, etc. There are many more people entitled to these benefits at the present time because the economy is still struggling. As it improves there will be fewer people who will need these kinds of programs, but there will always be…...
mlaOne of the duties of public administration is to oversee benefit programs for those members of the community who need public assistance. A government program that requires payment to anyone who meets specific qualifications is called an entitlement program. Those members of the community who meet criteria set up as guidelines to the programs are 'entitled' to the benefits of such plans as Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, etc. There are many more people entitled to these benefits at the present time because the economy is still struggling. As it improves there will be fewer people who will need these kinds of programs, but there will always be members of society who need them, and it is unrealistic to believe that these programs can ever be phased out.
The Food Stamp program, for example, was first started during the Great Depression in 1939 and still continues to serve needy families today with food purchase benefits. Families who qualify financially for this program are awarded monthly benefits for food purchases. This used to be in the form of coupons that they could use at the store, but is now handled in many states by a debit card. This reduces some of the uncomfortable stigma that a lot of people felt when they were required to present their food stamps to the cashier and also makes the entire transaction faster and easier. The program is overseen by the Department of Agriculture and serves millions of households each year.
The benefits of the program are obvious, as it helps to combat poverty and hunger in the United States, however one disadvantage of the program is the presence of fraud and people who seem to "abuse the system" and come to rely heavily on it. In the 1980's, critics of the program blamed food stamps and other welfare programs for enticing illegal and nonworking legal immigrants to the United States. A major reform act in 1996 helped to cut spending in the program and re-allocate many benefit dollars to local food charities. While there is still waste within the system, it is not nearly as bad as it used to be. Improvements have been made and continue to be made so that people who really need the benefits can get them, those who are trying to take advantage will be weeded out, and the system as a whole will run more efficiently and effectively for those who need it and those who oversee and regulate it.
" However, states are often limited in terms of how much tuition they can charge and how many out-of-state students they are permitted to accept.
As a result, states have sought "greater autonomy to compete for students and resources more like private institutions" but the type of control that would allow them to create a unified vision and mission for a state university is often elusive (Knott & Payne 2004). Statewide governing boards often impose unified standards on university's admission standards, allocation of funds between departments, and other requirements that can make it difficult for a school to carve out a unique 'niche' for itself. In some states, these boards have a great deal of administrative power, while in other states universities have secured more power for themselves in decision-making.
According to Knott and Payne's data-driven analysis, more decentralized state governing systems of universities tended to have higher tuition costs, more out-of-state…...
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Dealtry, Richard. (2005). Achieving integrated performance management with the corporate university. Journal of Workplace Learning, 17(1/2), 65-78. Retrieved December 13,
2009, from ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID: 810419471)
Knott, Jack H. & A. Abigail Payne. (2004). The impact of state governance structures on management and performance of public organizations: A study of higher education institutions. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 23(1), 13-30. Retrieved
December 13, 2009, from ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID: 536017491).
Administration for Children & Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Children's well-being has become an issue of crucial concern not only in the United States but also across the world. Homelessness, poverty, racism, and violence shape the childhood experiences of millions of youth and children. Child welfare advocates and grass root activists have been working tirelessly to put the concerns of youth and children on the public agenda in both national and international realms. Major reforms are underway in some nations to offer new systems for considering the upbringing and care of children in traditional post-industrial world. A number of proposals are forthcoming for programs, intervention technologies, and policies. Nevertheless, some of these proposals have challenged the fundamental aspects of the child welfare system because it has been in place for centuries. This analysis is necessary to come to terms with the history of the ad hoc,…...
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Child Welfare Policy Manual. Retrieved from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/cwpm/programs/cb/laws_policies/laws/cwpm/index.jsp
Administration and Stakeholders
Over the last several years, the number of medical errors that health care facilities have dealing with has been steadily increasing. A good example of this can be seen with a study that was conducted by the Institute of Medicine and National Academies. They found, that the total number of medical errors reported around the country account for 1.5 million cases every year. This added to the total costs of medical expenses by $3.5 billion. ("Medical Errors Injure 1.5 Million People," 2006) Part of the reason why this is taking place, is because many staff members will often feel increasing amounts of pressure and they are exhausted (from working 12 plus hours a day). Evidence of this can be seen with a study that was conducted by the Mayo Clinic. They found that the majority of medical errors were from: residents, nurses, doctors and others staff members being…...
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Administration & Evaluation of Adult Education Programs
Similar to other government financed schemes, adult education has met with mounting requests to exhibit its efficacy and the importance of the guidance it presents. Akin to every government-financed service and education programs in current period, the adult education programs has been confronted with growing demands, at the state as well as national platforms, to report to decision makers, legislators and the public at large tangible results arising from program partaking. A lot of states have made, tailored, or taken up standards, yardsticks, and course related outlines for adult, basic and literacy education. The states are Massachusetts, Arizona, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, New York and Texas. (reen, 1991, p.20)
At the national level, there has been a shift in the direction for accomplishing excellence in learning standards and encouraging responsibility in education. More and more, the funding authorities are evaluating the program's outcome to ascertain future…...
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It has been suggested that school leaders have to lead in ways that encourage mastery experiences for teachers. This is often done by way of an affiliative leadership style. It is by way of these leaders attempting to build up trust and generate accord by way of the development of bonds, teamwork, and communication that true efficacy can be seen.
Goddard, Hoy, and Hoy (2000) agree, that "Although mastery experiences are the most powerful efficacy changing forces, they may be the most difficult to deliver to a faculty with a low col-lective efficacy." They continue this argument by writing that this situation can be remedied if school administra-tors "provide efficacy-building mastery experiences" through "thoughtfully designed staff development activities and action research projects." In order for teachers to have efficacy they must feel as if they are part of the group that is making the decisions that affect the way they…...
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Breen, Anne. (n.d.). Leadership: An Introduction to Fundamental Concepts and Styles. Retrieved March 22, 2011, from Web site:
http://www.cwru.edu/med/epidbio/mphp439/Leadership.htm
Goddard, R.D., Hoy, W.K., & Hoy, a.W. (2000). Collective teacher efficacy: Its meaning, measure, and impact on student achievement. American Educational Research Journal,
37(2), 479-507.
Knowledge and skills of an administrator for this project
Although I have spoken of the variety of skills and some knowledge needed to successfully complete this project this information will be recapped for the reader in this section.
As a principal on this project I or anyone who were to undertake one similarly should have a thorough knowledge of the school improvement process. In addition, he or she should know the state and local expectations in the core curricular areas including such things as grade level content expectations. The principal should be schooled in the process of action research and stay abreast of the latest educational theories about teaching and learning such as differentiated learning and collaborative planning. Finally, the principal should be expert at using all types of technology, at ease with modeling its use and actively seeking opportunities to incorporate it into this plan.
As to the skills, this plan would…...
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Administration
The basic principles and functions of personnel administration as applied in the field of criminal justice include recruiting, selecting, hiring, placing, evaluating, training, educating, dismissing, promoting, firing, and career development for law enforcement professionals. There are three major current issues in the field. The first major issue involves what educational requirements should there be for police officers. The second major issue is the prior misuse of females in law enforcement and how that can be remedied. The third major issue is sexual harassment and how it impacts criminal justice agencies. While there are, of course, other issues that impact personnel administration in criminal justice, these three topics help explain the historical evolution of criminal justice, as well as reflect the projected hopes for the field.
Whether or not police officers should have some form of higher education is a topic of longstanding interest in the criminal justice community. It is…...
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De Sario, N. (2003). The quality of indigent defense on the 40th anniversary of Gideon: the Hamilton County experience. Retrieved January 5, 2011, from Capital University Law School website: http://culsnet.law.capital.edu/LawReview/BackIssues/32-1/DeSario.pdf
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The study suggests that the long-standing policy of vaccinating the high risk groups first has been ineffective and that a more reasoned approach might be to vaccinate the groups that are more responsible for the transmission of the influenza such as school children.
The three studies noted are a small sampling of those available on the issue but demonstrate the wide range of issues associated with the vaccination program in the United States. There is no shortage of available studies on this issue which reflects on the serious and acrimonious nature of this problem in the United States.
3. Analysis
As the articles suggest, an enormous effort is made every year in the United States to combat influenza. Part of this effort is the production of influenza vaccine and delivering it to the public. In light of the fact that such efforts are not reaching the bulk of the U.S. population the…...
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Influenza
administration have to deal with continuous changes in the school, in the staff, and with the students. In order to be an effective school administrator, one has develop methods that will not only benefit and instruct the staff and students, but will also emphasize the importance of continuous learning. Most things in life are ever-changing. If people learn to adapt to these changes by continually learning new skills and approaches, they will be prepared for many of life's unexpected changes.
Taking this into consideration there are several points to cover to get this kind of message across. First and foremost, to promote continuous learning, one has to adopt a method of communication that is both effective and inspirational. People are more likely to want to learn when they feel motivated. Setting up and establishing rewards for meeting those goals is a great way to inspire people. Setting goals that involve…...
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Research Brief Nurturing and Sustaining Professional Learning Communities. (n.d.). Ous.edu. Retrieved June 17, 2014, from http://gearup.ous.edu/sites/default/files/Research-Briefs/ResearchBriefSustainingPLCs.pdf
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Public Administration Mind Map
PA concepts decision-making, communication, public relations, supervision, coordination, unity of command, authority, leadership,
Theoretical Perspectives: modern theories:
behavioral approach of individual and organizational goals; social-psychological theory X and Y of McGregor; comparative PA by iggs; developmental administration by Weidner; new PA by Minnowbrook.
Historical context
PA as a discipline began at the end of the
th century, with basis from different administrative perspectives from philosophy, economic, behavioral, political, and social of the early 1800s.
Selected PA Concept leadership, which is the ability to direct and organize human effort towards the achievement of specific objectives.
Ethical implications:
integrity, human understanding, intelligence, personal honesty, courage, and ability to communicate
PA practices:
identification of the most successful initiatives to address important issues; learning of that which does not and does work for each situation; inspiring in decision-making.
Basic Public administration: management of public affairs to achieve common goals.
Basic Public administration: management of public affairs to achieve common goals.
Basic Public administration: management…...
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Osborne, S. (2006). "The New Public Governance?" Public Management Review, 8(3), pp. 377-387.
Pruthi, R.K. (2005). Theory of Public Administration. Discovery Publishing PVT.Ltd.
Trottier, T., Van Wart, M. And Wang, X. (2008). "Examining the Nature and Significance of Leadership in Government Organizations." Public Administration Review, 68(2), pp. 319-333.
Ethics in Justice Administration
Introductory device
Supporting sentences
Early studies on police ethics
Prior studies on justice administration
Christian Worldview
Bible verses
Sin's effect
Sinful nature of man
Adam and Eve
A Christians Walk in Law Enforcement
Incorporation of Christianity in solving dilemmas
Morals and Ethics
Code of Silence
Ethical Dilemmas
Choosing the Code of Silence
Choosing the Code of Ethics
Approaching Ethical Dilemmas
The bell, the book and the candle
Grey lines
Discretion
Ethics in Law Enforcement Management
Ethics in Justice Administration
Ethics is a branch of philosophy concerned with the study of questions of right and wrong, and how humans should live. Ethics incorporates making moral judgments on what is right or wrong, good or bad. Ethics provide ways on how to make right choices in case of dilemmas involving moral issues (Felkenes, 1987). The incorporation of ethics in the justice system reveals that there are challenges in the departments that serve people with law. Professionals such as police officers, judges, magistrates and others, who take part in the administration of…...
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http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2005/0502worldview.asp .
Carter, L., & Wilson, M. (2006). Measuring Professionalism of Police Officers. The Police Chief, 73(8), 42-44.
DeWitt, D. (2007). Unraveling the Origins Controversy. Lynchburg, VA: Creation Curriculum
We would start this essay by looking at the Department of State’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Looking at that list is a great way to identify transnational terrorist groups. Working from those groups, you could the identify a transnational group that is linked to a domestic terrorist group. The County Reports on Terrorism also reveal how international terrorist groups work and can provide some insight into their ties to domestic organizations. Working this way may be important for the integrity of your research because the designation of groups as domestic terrorist groups changed....
There are a number of fantastic slave narratives that really describe the experiences of people in slavery. However, there is a problem with most of these narratives. Written by former slaves, these narratives are going to represent a rarity among slaves because their authors could read and write, while teaching a slave to read or write was punishable under many slave codes. Therefore, we strongly suggest looking at a more comprehensive collection of slave narratives. Fortunately, the Works Progress Administration compiled slave narratives under a few different programs, most notably the Federal Writer’s Project. ....
If you want to find out more information about education management and administration, the best way to do so may be to talk to an educational administrator. While they are similar to managers and administrators in other fields, there are unique skills needed in an education environment. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that almost everyone in this field begins as an educator.
Education management and administration deals with handling how the school runs. Scheduling, determining what classes a school should offer, determining hiring needs, and handling the teachers are all parts of school administration. One of....
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