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    But it would be better to take this idea one step further and sit down, talk, and find out what your clients preferences are before setting up the event. Many Event planners will accomplish this by inviting a small group of 5 -15 people to come sit down and talk to you in a focus group. This will give you the opportunity to not only show your clients what you have planned, but also get some good initial feedback before even hosting the event. For example, let’s say that I am put in charge of hosting

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    Decreasing Faculty Resistance to General Education Assessment The assessment of general education courses within the realm of higher education has been a topic of concern and some contention as external regulatory bodies, accrediting agencies, and donors have become increasingly interested in seeing quantifiable results from these courses. While universities strive to maintain effective assessment of their programs, one area that consistently falls by the wayside is the assessment of general education

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    Social media and other technological devices differ with the ways of usage from one individual to the next. The focus group interviews held at the University of California, Irvine asked a multitude of questions pertaining to one’s use of technology during stressful and lonely times. They were also asked what their background was and if they were extroverts or introverts. These group interviews were aimed to discover what the differences are between college students’ social media usage and how it

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    Travel and Alternatives to Travel in Work Environment 2013 TRAVEL AND ALTERNATIVES TO TRAVEL IN WORK ENVIRONMENT Research Methodology Professor: ROSE Janna By Anand VISHWA Ankur SONKAR Mohnish Rai HANDA Saketh Varma KUCHAMPUDI MIB 35- Group A 1 Travel and Alternatives to Travel in Work Environment 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Sr.No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. TOPIC Introduction to Topic…………………… Literature Review………………………. 2.1. Cost Benefits………………………. 2.2. Accessibility…………………………

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    Before recruiting the participants and staff for the intervention, hospital permission will need to be addressed. This includes permission from the hospital as well making sure the privacy rule and patient protected information regarding HIPAA are strictly followed. In order to gather participants for the intervention, staff within both hospitals will notify database cancer patients and their loved ones through calls or face-to-face for nursing staff. Information and details about the study will

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    The focus group and the interviews were conducted with five Bloomfield College students. The objective was to find out if students are getting what they expected and needed to be successful in their career. Moreover, a focus group is a discussion involving a small group of participants led by a moderator, which seeks to gain an insight into the participants’ experiences, attitudes and/or perceptions (Hennessy & Heary, 2005). During the focus group students answer the questions with almost the same

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    of this form, and state what you will tell them to do if they should experience any problems (e.g. who they can contact for help). 11 Does your project involve work with animals? . 12 Do participants fall into any of the following special groups? If they do, please refer to the guidance notes and provide the justification required in part three Prisoners, children (under 18), NHS patients, NHS staff, Social Services clients and other vulnerable adults. 13 Are there any threats to your

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    4 Preliminary Findings Based upon our survey research and quantitative data, we are able to draw a few conclusions about shopping habits of consumers. We had a sample size of 93 individuals, 53 of which were females and 25 of which were males. Due to our relatively large sample size, we were able to draw some conclusions regarding the population. 43.53% of respondents indicated that they shop for clothing and apartment items 2-3 times a month, 35.29% indicated they shop for these items 0-1

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    Smokers In Popular Movies

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    but what about other films? Focus groups can be used for a lot more types of research and not only focus on young children. Jetté, Wilson, and Sparks (2013) conduct focus groups in Female Youths’ Perceptions of Smoking in Popular Films to ask female adolescents their opinions about the celebrities smoking in certain films. They conducted interviews with 20 smokers and 17 nonsmokers. Five of the groups were 14 to 16-year-old nonsmokers and the other five groups comprised of 14 to 19-year-old

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    In the article Nonadherence and osteoporosis treatment preferences of older women: a qualitative study, Unson et al. (2003) outlines a qualitative study that involves focus group discussions. The purpose of this study is to show that physicians must have an understanding of patients’ medication beliefs in order to enhance medication adherence. This study examined how beliefs about medication and four osteoporosis treatments influenced treatment selection and adherence. The framework in the study

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