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China’S African Economic Policies Evaluation, Chuan He

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During the semester of spring 2009, from February 08, 2009 to April 18, 2009, I interned at the Institute for Global Initiatives (IGI). Global Initiatives is a recognized global learning leader at Kennesaw State University. It provides services, programs, research and scholarship to Kennesaw State University’s faculty, students, and communities to promote global learning and studies. My supervisor, Dr. Akanmu Adebayo, is the executive director of the department. He is also a historian and focuses on African and African Diaspora studies.

What I do during the internship are: 1) collecting the information about trade, communication, cooperation between China and Africa; …

Culture Industry Policy In China And The United States: A Comparative Analysis, Guan Ping Qin, Hao Wei, Xi Wang

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It is a consensus that culture industry is assuming a more important economic development function in most countries of the world today. As a result of this consensus, the purpose of this paper is to investigate, through a comparative analysis, how China can improve its existing public policies to nurture an environment where culture industry develops and prospers. The paper focuses its discussion on the difference between China and the United States with emphasis on each country’s efforts in funding culture industry in order to participate in the global competition among different culture industries.

In the middle of the twentieth …

Government And Non-Profit Relations, April White

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Project Management And Program Evaluation For Study Abroad Program Evaluation, Hongchun Lin

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The purpose of this paper is to report on my internship experience at the Office of International Services and Programs (OISP) of the Kennesaw State University (KSU) based on the Public Administration theories. The author did his internship from January to April, 2009. This paper is divided into two sections: the first part provides an in-depth description of the OISP, and the second part details my internship assignments and experience.

The internship report first provides a general introduction to the Office of International Services and Programs (OISP) in terms of its history, purpose, principal functions and its productivity. From the …

Government Procurement: A Comparative Analysis Of China And The United States, Keguang Guo, Fangfang Ning

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Government procurement has been getting more attention by many countries and China is not an exception. In fact, government procurement has been gaining much development since it was adopted in 1996 in China. But there are still many problems existing in government procurement in China. As the most developed country in the world, the United States has adopted government procurement for several centuries. There is a perfect government system in the United States. Compared to the United States, government procurement in China is still rather backward, there is a great gap between government procurement in the United States and China. …

Great Challenges And Great Opportunity: Historic Preservation In Kennesaw, Georgia, Jason Chitwood

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Kennesaw is a small suburban city located in the northern portion of Cobb County of metro Atlanta. The 2000 census put Kennesaw’s population at 21,675, but July 2007 estimates put Kennesaw’s population at 31,613 people. Kennesaw operates under the Council-Manger form of government which consists of a Mayor, five Council-Members, and a City Manager. All Council-Members are elected City wide, and serve four year terms. The Mayor presides over the Council meetings, but can only vote in the case of tie. Each appointed Commission and Department has a Council liaison. My internship allowed me to work closely with the Historic …

Application Of Project Management In Study Abroad Project, Hui Chen

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The Office of International Services and Programs is a major component of the Institute for Global Initiatives, and is also an important department of Kennesaw State University. With the awareness of internationalization and global integration, it shares different cultures and customs, serves and helps international students, and greatly develops the study abroad programs.

During the internship in the office, I realized the importance of international communication and mutual learning. Thus, I paid much attention to the ISEP (International Student Exchange Programs). Majoring in Public Administration, I tried to combine the theory of project management to the practice of ISEP. Thus …

Comparing The Management In Chss And Lcvc, Linhua Wei

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A Public Relations Project For Adult Learner Programs, Liangfang Huang

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Adult Learner Programs (ALP) is a unit of Student Development Department with the function of supporting the non- traditional/adult learner students while they work towards achieving their goals. ALP has been a student support unit for over twenty years, earning a good reputation at KSU, and also at state level, and the federal level.

ALP faces a number of challenges to future success. Though there are 18,000 students sign-ins Lifelong Learning Center (LLC), the rate of programs attendance is dramatically low compared to the total Kennesaw State University adult learner population. Many adult learners never participate in the programs, and …

Socioeconomic Emancipation And Integration Of West Africa: The Role Of The West African Gas Pipeline, Lawrence K. A. N-Yaaba

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Economic integration became a global concept that every nation in the twentieth and beginning twenty-first centuries tried to partake in as either a model of national or regional development. Countries in the West African sub-region have been part of these phenomena. On May 28, 1975, governments and heads of states in the West Africa converged in Lagos, Nigeria to sign a pact that gave birth to a union in the region known as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The treaty was reaffirmed in 1993 by countries that constitute the union, the essence was revitalization of the main …

Job Description Of Office Of International Services And Programs, Li Li

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This paper includes two major parts. The first part is introduction of Office of International Services and Program (OISP). The second part is job description analysis.

In the first part, I introduce the purpose of the OISP, the importance of OISP to KSU, the principle functions of OISP. These contexts indicate the OISP’s specific services for the campus communities and external organizations. I also talk about the structure and personnel of OISP in this part. Explain the responsibilities of each position. I knew the stockholders, and the leadership style of OISP. Additional, I analyzed the prospect of OISP based on …

The United Way Experience: An Internship Reflective, Renée Wiles

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During the spring 2009 semester I had the opportunity to intern with the United Way in Cobb County. United Way in Cobb is one of the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta’s (UWMA) thirteen county offices, and their primary focus is to execute the mission and vision of UWMA to the residents of Cobb County.

United Way in Cobb selected me to be an intern in their Community Engagement Department, which is responsible for building and reinforcing the UWMA brand as well as communicating with – and serving as an advocate for – UWMA’s key customers. My primary tasks as an …

Public Relation Planning To Increase Attendance Rate Of Athletic Events, Jian Liang

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Kennesaw State University (KSU) is the third-largest university in the University System of Georgia with nearly 20,000 commuter and residential students, including more than 1,700 from 136 countries and the needs of the students are multiple. Athletic sports and events is an important part of daily life of college student and Athletic Department plays a critical role in all organization of KSU. Athletic Department of KSU is an excellent department with a long history, KSU played in NCAA Division I since 2004. The requirement of development will be increased along with strong competition in the University System of Georgia. The …

Initiatives In The Confucius Institute At Kennesaw State University, Qian Li

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During the spring of 2009 my internship experience with the Confucius Institute at Kennesaw State University (CIKSU) has given me great insight into how the recently established nonprofit organization collaborated by Kennesaw State University and Yangzhou University together operates. Under the leadership of my supervisor, Mr. Ken Jin, the director of CIKSU, I have worked with the coordinator, Ms. Cathy Liao to deal with the routine affairs and participate in the programs that were planned in the first half of 2009. Besides the daily tasks including archiving the documents and editing the content of CIKSU website, I was assigned especially …

Prevent Child Abuse Georgia: A Look At Management And Marketing, Nicole R. Tullis

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I did my internship at Prevent Child Abuse Georgia (PCA Georgia) which is Georgia’s only private, statewide community nonprofit organization with the sole objective of preventing child abuse. During the internship, I worked with the resource department team which includes the director of stakeholder and public relations and the resource development specialist. The CEO has taken a substantial role in resource development due to the financial hardships of the organization.

PCA Georgia had a positive outlook on its financial position when projections were made for FY09. Unfortunately, the fiscal year saw a negative turn in economic conditions and the organization …

Facilitating A Successful College Experience: Increasing Graduation Rates Using A Global Village Approach To International Student Retention, Nancy Sanders

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In today’s global economy, attracting and retaining international talents is not only the goal of business, but also the goal of institutions of higher learning. In a competitive world, keeping the best of the best must be a priority for all stakeholders. The Office of International Student Retention Services (OISRS) at Kennesaw State University is interested in evaluating the satisfaction of the international student population with regard to its services and programs. The purpose of this study is to evaluate international students’ opinions of the OISRS and to expose possible areas for service improvement.

Historically, the OISRS has focused on …

Application Of Public Administration As Viewed Through A Non-Profit Organization Intern, Mengjun Li

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My Master of Public Administration Program Internship took place at Not For Sale Georgia, an affiliate of Not For Sale Campaign. I interned at NFSGA from January to April, 2009. NFSC is a non-profit organization that fights the global slave trade. NFSGA aims to educate and mobilize an abolitionist movement in Georgia State. My supervisor was Mark Hoerrner, State Director of NFSGA. All of my assignments came from him.

As an international student intern, I was assigned to work as the other intern, like collecting and importing information, making the mapping project, investigation to suspected location with staff, joining all …

Congressional Regulation Of Credit Card Interest Rates: The Case Of Credit Card Fair Fee Act Of 2008, Yvonne Shilenge

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The Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 was introduced as a bill in 2008 following an increased uproar from the public regarding the current system of setting fees that merchants pay for credit card transactions. Many viewed the current system as unfair, unjust, anti-competitive and secretive with the hidden fees.

The bill was introduced in the House Judiciary Committee on March 6, 2008 by John Conyers; Chris Cannon from Utah was among the forty five co-sponsors of the legislation. The bill is designed to reinforce transparency and competition in the credit card industry. This bill does not set prices. …

Leadership And Ethics Analysis Of Liuzhou City Museum, Yicheng Qin

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The Siegel Institute for Leadership, Ethics and Character (SILEC) is an academic department to develop and promote ethical leadership among individuals and organizations through education, service and applied research. SILEC leadership changed recently while a new interim executive director brought in a leadership style that is transformational and supports the team concept. The strategic plan of FY2009-2010 demonstrates SILEC will devote more efforts to courses development.

By using leadership and ethics knowledge to analyze Liuzhou City Museum (LCM), I emphasize attention to grow ethics culture in effective stewardship and create accountability mechanism to reduce ethics risk. And I also use …

Internship In Information Technology Service, Weiqiang Li

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This spring semester I had the opportunity to do my internship in department of Information Technology Service (ITS) in KSU. I interned in the Computer Lab which is one division of ITS.

The purpose of my internship is to demonstrate the ability to apply what I have learned from the classroom to an actual work experience. The analysis of the theory taught in classroom and its application in practice also is showed in the internship paper.

My internship paper was mainly composed of there parts: description of internship, policy analysis in ITS, and recommendations. The first part was the description …

Are Men Healthcare Executives More Successful Than Women Healthcare Executives?, Tina Chumley

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The purpose of this study is to collect data from healthcare executives in hospital settings throughout the State of Georgia with a licensed bed capacity of 100 beds and greater in order to determine whether male executives are more successful than their female counterparts. Despite interest in this issue, there is no good answer to the question on how long pay disparity will continue between men and women healthcare executives.

The study provides insight that may help answer the question, and also supplies new information on why the disparity still exists. Data for healthcare executives were obtained through a self-administered, …

Application Of Project Management In Isep Promotion, Yanhong Li

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I chose my Internship at the Institute for global initiatives (IGI) department of Kennesaw State University. During the January 5 to April 3, I have interning in the Office of international Services and programs (OISP).OISP is the core of IGI. My supervisor was Michele B. Miller. She is the Program Specialist & Exchange Coordinator. This year Ms. Miller has began a promotional campaign to promote the exchange student Program, especially the ISEP (International Student Exchange Programs). My job was to help her strengthen ISEP management. I accomplished this through class presentation and promotional tables at the student center of KSU. …

Federal Pay-For-Performance Reform And Organizational Discrimination: Lessons, Impacts, And Guidance For The Future, Stephen R. Goddard

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Those closest to the field of public administration, either through scholarly or practitioner roles, know very well that pay systems within the federal government are in dire need of new ideas. The General Schedule was established 60 years ago with the passage of the Classification Act of 1949. Since that time, the federal pay system has done quite well in establishing internal fairness and equality for workers within its purview. Starting in the 1970s, however, the General Schedule has fallen under increasing criticism for its failure to provide federal workers with an incentive to do better work or take on …

How American Government Promotes Small Business: Lessons For China, Shengjun Luo

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After I finished 300 hours intern in Small Business Development Center (SDBC), I found that governmental associate is necessary and useful for small business. Below is my finding about how American government, especially during Bush’s Administration, helps small business. The paper includes: 1) Legislation and the special stimulus plan. 2) Service through Small Business Administration (SBA). 3) Priorities for small businesses in governmental procurement and 4) Disaster assist and special programs. After that, I provided Chinese small business department with nine suggestions that I developed from the knowledge that I learned in the United States.

Strategic Development Program At Tapestri, Inc., Cecilia Fly

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Working under the supervision of the Programs Director, and in conjunction with the rest of Tapestri staff, I worked to create a Strategic Development Program that laid the foundation to address current and future communications, public relations, and fundraising needs.

This included:

• Creating and implementing a detailed Development Plan, including public relations and communications initiatives in support of each component of the plan

• Assisting with grant writing and grant research. Create and maintain a detailed grant calendar.

• Working with web designer to revamp website and take advantage of internet fundraising potential.

• Producing promotional materials (newsletters, brochures, …

Sino-Us Comparison Of First Year Programs: Kennesaw State University Vs. Lushan College Of Guangxi University Of Technology, Shujie Liang

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First-year programs play a key role for first-year students’ successful transition to higher learning at Kennesaw State University. The Department of First-Year Programs runs these programs very well and has a strong national reputation. The Department was built in 2007 but the relevant first-year programs have been performed close to 20-year.

Lushan College of Guangxi University of Technology, which is a new local college formed under the Chinese higher education reform in 2005, also runs first-year programs for first-year students.

This paper combines the writer’s internship experience in the Department of First-Year Programs at Kennesaw State Department and work experience …

Promoting Business: A New Outlook For The City Of Kennesaw, Melissa Rollins

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According to the United States Census Bureau Kennesaw is one of the fastest growing cities in Cobb County (2000). Advancements in education and demographics have strikingly changed over the past 25 years allowing Kennesaw to surpass national, state, and regional increases since 1970. According to its website, per capita income is higher in Kennesaw, attributed to a higher household income (2009). In 2007, Kennesaw was elected in Family Circle as one the “Best Towns for Families”. The results were determined in part on the blend of affordable housing, good jobs, top-rated schools, and wide open spaces. Families have increased their …

Why Do Entreprenuers Have Higher Longevity Expectations?, Govind Hariharan, Huan Ni

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The health and lifespan of entrepreneurs not only affect their private decisions such as consumption and savings, assets transfer, life insurance and labor supply, but also their business decisions. Based on a large longitudinal data set of individuals in the United States, we find in our sample of business owners that they expect to live much longer (7.47% higher) than non business owners. Moreover, these entrepreneurs have better self-rated health, better health endowment, and are more likely to exercise frequently. In future work we will further disentangle the effects of these observable characteristics from those of unobserved heterogeneity.

Formalisation Of Information Systems In Sub-Saharan African Small And Medium Enterprises: Case Of Botswana, Richard Duncombe, Alemayehu Molla

The African Journal of Information Systems

This article provides an exploratory model that assesses the factors that influence formalisation of information systems (IS) for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in sub-Saharan Africa drawing on data gathered in Botswana. The paper defines four levels of formalisation of IS for SMEs and identifies the internal and external factors that influence the process of IS formalisation. Key findings demonstrate a strong reliance on informal information practices amongst SMEs, alongside widespread unmet demand for formal information. It is also observed that successful enterprise development requires optimum use of both formal and informal IS. Evidence suggests this is achieved through developing …

The Global Text Project, Richard T. Watson, Donald J. Mccubbrey

The African Journal of Information Systems

The Global Text Project is intended to create global free textbooks for students in the developing countries. We argue that two key technological and social developments offer an opportunity to create a new model for textbook publishing. First, the Internet is a low cost channel for distributing information products in digital form. Second, global digital communities have created the platform for collaborative creation of content. Through this model a free and open content library will be developed for students covering all major subjects for an undergraduate education. This project is a contributory measure to the global efforts to address the …