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SOFTWARE -9

Assignment:

Which skills do you think are more important for information technology project managers to possess at various points in their careers: strong technical skills or strong communications skills?

SOFTWARE -9 DIS

Chapter 10

1. Describe why a project manager needs good verbal and written communication skills.

2. What is meant by the term interpersonal skills? Give some examples of interpersonal skills and explain why they are important.

Module 9 Reflection

Think about a time you observed young children playing. Did you  notice that some children played in groups while others played  individually? Young children engage in different play categories as they  learn and develop. What are the different categories of play? What are  the benefits of these different types of play? 

What are the four categories of play in which children engage? Provide a one-sentence description for each category of play.

How does knowing the different play categories help you design developmentally appropriate environments?

Topic: How does neighborhood perceptions of safety in the Bronx differs across gender/racial/ethnic groups?

Page count 5-6

10 scholarly sources 

Look for scholarly articles that focus on neighborhood perception of safety. 

APA citation

I DO NOT WANT A SUMMRY OF THE ARTICLES…PLEASE USE SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS WHEN ANSWERING. 

1. Has the author formulated a problem/issue?
2. Is it clearly defined? Is its significance (scope, severity, relevance) clearly established?
3. Could the problem have been approached more effectively from another perspective?
4. What is the author’s research orientation (e.g., interpretive, critical science, combination)?
5. What is the author’s theoretical framework (e.g., psychological, developmental, feminist)?
6. What is the relationship between the theoretical and research perspectives?
7. Has the author evaluated the literature relevant to the problem/issue? Does the author include literature taking positions she or he does not agree with?
8. In a research study, how good are the basic components of the study design (e.g., population, intervention, outcome)? How accurate and valid are the measurements? Is the analysis of the data accurate and relevant to the research question? Are the conclusions validly based upon the data and analysis?
9. In material written for a popular readership, does the author use appeals to emotion, one-sided examples, or rhetorically-charged language and tone? Is there an objective basis to the reasoning, or is the author merely “proving” what he or she already believes?
10. How does the author structure the argument? Can you “deconstruct” the flow of the argument to see whether or where it breaks down logically (e.g., in establishing cause-effect relationships)?
11. In what ways does this book or article contribute to our understanding of the problem under study, and in what ways is it useful for practice? What are the strengths and limitations?
12. How does this book or article relate to the specific thesis or question I am developing?

Before Viewing, the Video “The House We Live In” please answer the following questions:

· Does race affect your life? Why or why not? If so, in what ways?

· Forty years ago, the Civil Rights Act declared that forced racial segregation was illegal. In light of this, why do you think some neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces are still segregated?

· What stereotypes have you heard or seen about different racial groups? Where do they come from?

· Do you think people today should be held accountable for past discrimination? Why or why not?

· Define “racial preferences.” List a couple of current examples.

· Do the preferences you see in practice today tend to most benefit whites, Blacks, or others?