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1 Assuring Quality in Large-Scale Online Course Development Tina Parscal University of the Rockies Deborah Riemer Ashford University Abstract Student demand for online education requires colleges and universities to rapidly expand the number of courses and programs offered online while maintaining high quality. This paper outlines two universities respective processes to assure quality in large-scale online programs that integrate instructional design, ebook custom publishing, Quality Matters standards, faculty development, and internal quality assurance reviews and external peer-reviews. Introduction In the fall term of 2008, over 4.6 million students took at least one online course (Allen Seaman, 2010). The growing need for online education is coupled with the demand for accountability and transparency in higher education. In the era of such programs as No Child Left Behind, institutions are asked to publicly and systemically assess student learning and measure the effectiveness and quality of their educational offerings. Colleges and universities, particularly those that are experiencing marked increases in student enrollment and expansion of degree programs, are instituting policies and processes to assure academic quality, fidelity, and rigor in their online and campus-based programs. Founded in 1918, Ashford University offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs online and at its Clinton, Iowa campus.university of the Rockies is a graduate school specializing in master's and doctorate degree programs in psychology. Classes are offered online and at the University's Colorado Springs, Colorado campus.both institutions are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and are part of Bridgepoint Education. Quality Matters Both Ashford University (Ashford) and the University of the Rockies (Rockies) subscribe to Quality Matters. The Quality Matters (QM) program is a faculty-centered peer course review quality assurance process for online courses. The goals of the program are to increase student retention, learning and satisfaction in online courses by implementing better course design. QM has been adopted by hundreds of higher education institutions across 35 states and Canada.The QM Rubric is based in national standards of best practice, the research literature, and sound instructional design principles.the QM standards involve the evaluation of course overview and introductions, learning outcomes, assessment and measurement, resources and materials, student interaction, course technology, learner support, accessibility, as well as the alignment among these elements within the course. These standards and best practices can be leveraged for an institutional approach to quality assurance through faculty development
2 and support; instructional design and course development; quality assurance; and assessment. Faculty Development Skilled faculty members and robust faculty development programs are key components of quality online learning (Rockwell, Schauer, Fritz, Marx, 2000; US Department of Education, 2006; North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Higher Learning Commission, 2007). Faculty development for online educators must provide both training as well as continuous support (Willis, 1994). The focus on the quality of faculty members begins with screening and selection of faculty. At both Ashford and University of the Rockies, potential faculty are screened, interviewed, and vetted for both academic and professional qualifications. All potential online faculty participate in a three-week online interview and training course that assesses their skills in computer-mediated communication, adult learning and pedagogy, discussion facilitation, and providing formative and summative feedback to students. Additionally, seasoned faculty members mentor University of Rockies faculty candidates through their first course. All online faculty trainers at Ashford and University of Rockies are certified reviewers by Quality Matters and efforts are underway to train and certify many online faculty. On-going faculty development opportunities are provided by a partnership of academic affairs and learning and development departments. Continuous support is another essential element of quality assurance for online learning. Both institutions utilize specially trained Instructional Specialists to provide instructional support to faculty members teaching online. Online Faculty Mentors and Lead Faculty also provide content area and pedagogical support to online faculty. Zygouris-Coe et al (2009) found that a well-structured quality-assurance strategy for monitoring online faculty was reported to be worthwhile and had a positive impact on the instructors performance in the online classroom. Instructional Design and Course Development High quality online courses are intentionally designed by skilled professionals and guided by best practices and current research in teaching and learning. In large scale course development projects, Course Developers are faculty and/or subject matter experts who bring their content knowledge and teaching experience to the development project. By pairing faculty members with instructional design and curriculum specialists in an environment that provides project management, process infrastructure, and tools and support systems, online courses can be developed on a large-scale while maintaining high quality. University of the Rockies and Ashford University have each developed a course development process that balances the need for rapid course development while maintaining the benchmarks for high quality. Since Ashford University and University of the Rockies have different missions, values, and administrative and governance structures, as well as serve different student populations, their respective course development processes and procedures reflect their unique mission and identities. However, both institutions use course development templates that support course development teams and provide guidance regarding course quality standards and pedagogical philosophies. Course design templates are effective tools to establish and support the course design standards, style guidelines, and instructional expectations of the institution (Henry et al, 2008). Ashford University has separate, but overlapping, processes for the development of new courses and the revisions of existing ones. New course development is preceded by meticulous research and a resulting program proposal prepared by the Program Director which is submitted through an approval process governed by the faculty of the university. Once approval has been granted, the course development process begins. For both new courses and existing courses scoped for revision, the Program Director screens and selects a subject matter expert or a team of experts to develop (or revise) the course (or program). In the case of a teaming (sometimes this is preferred for new programs), the course development team convenes to brainstorm, collaborate, strategize, and to set the direction for course development. The course development team consists of some or all of the following: Course Developer (subject matter expert), Instructional Designer, Curriculum Coordinator, Technology Specialist, and Assessment Specialist. For both course development scenarios (new and existing) the Course Developers are sent a Course Developer
3 Kit. The kit contains the course developers template, course specific information (such as program and course outcomes, course description, and other relevant items) including guidelines prepared by the Instructional Designer or the Program Director, a link to the course developers blog, and the text (if already chosen). The Course Developer submits course content to the Instructional Designer for review and formative feedback. This is an iterative process with the Instructional Designer and Course Developer working collaboratively with the templates and learning resources. Together they select the appropriate instructional strategy, ensure proper sequencing, and integrate instructional media solutions per established guidelines.the Instructional Designer works closely with the Instructional Technology Specialists to develop the multimedia solutions. For courses identified for custom publishing, textbooks are specially written and tailored to align with and support course learning outcomes, Ashford s course delivery model, and most importantly, the Ashford University learner. Program Directors work directly with Bridgepoint Educations publishing group to develop the texts. They are offered to students and faculty as ebooks or hard copies. Additionally, Ashford is working with the major publishers to offer students the ebooks alternative for all texts. The final draft of the course content is then reviewed by the Program Director and, once approved, submitted to the Dean for approval. Concurrently, a Curriculum Coordinator creates or updates a master course in the learning management system and creates or updates the Waypoint Outcomes rubric. Waypoint Outcomes is an assessment software tool that collects assessment data and provides formative and summative feedback to students related to the assessment. Further, for revised courses, the Curriculum Coordinator initiates communications with teaching faculty and academic advising regardin Once courses have been completed, the academic quality administrator, who is also the co-qm Institution Representative, performs an informal internal QM review and works with the Instructional Designer to make changes to the courses is necessary. The University of the Rockies uses a similar workflow for course development. New courses and programs ideas are researched for feasibility, fit with the mission and identity of the University and potential student needs. A curriculum and assessment plan is developed and the program or course is submitted through the faculty governance structure for approval. Courses are generally scheduled for revision by a Faculty Content Area Coordinator (a lead faculty for that specific content area) or Program Director. The course is then assigned to a Curriculum Coordinator who selects and contracts a Course Developer who has been approved by the Dean. The Curriculum Coordinator provides the Course Developer with the Course Development Guide, Course Development Guide Template, and project schedule. The Course Development Guide provides Course Developers with information about the Universitys values, mission, and instructional philosophy; the institutional and programmatic learning outcomes, current research and best practices for such tasks as selecting learning resources; writing strong learning outcomes, discussion questions that foster retention and student engagement; aligning assessment with outcomes, and employing active learning strategies in asynchronous learning environments. The Course Development Template is a document template that Course Developers complete for each essential element of the online course (e.g. instructional strategies, sequencing of content, weekly learning outcome, learning resources, discussion questions, and assessments). Like Ashford University, the University of Rockies template was designed to support Quality Matters standards and provides the Course Developer with suggestions, checklists, and issues to consider to aid in the development of the online course content. With the support of the Curriculum Coordinator, the Course Developer writes the first draft of the course including the high level course outline and learning outcome and topic map, the summative (final) assessment, and Week 1 of the content. This draft and course outline is reviewed and approved by the Instructional Designer and Lead Developer. The Lead Developer is a faculty member who provides curriculum oversight to a degree program or specialization area and serves as the lead subject matter
4 expert. Concurrently, the Curriculum Coordinator and Course Developer review and select books, learning resources, and media enhancements which are approved by the Dean. Once the first deliverable is approved by the Curriculum Coordinator and Lead Developer (if applicable), the Course Developer develops the rest of the course content, which is iteratively reviewed and approved by the Curriculum Coordinator and Lead Developer or Program Director. Once the Course Template is complete and approved, the course is then reviewed by the Instructional Designer. Once the course has been approved by the Curriculum Coordinator, Lead Developer, and Instructional Designer, it is submitted to the Director of Academic Quality to be reviewed by Quality Assurance Reviewers. The QA Reviewers are Quality Matters certified reviewers who hold at least a masters degree (most hold terminal degrees) in instructional design. The QA Reviewers use the Quality Matters Rubric to review each course. Once the course is approved by the QA Reviewer, the Curriculum Coordinator creates the course master into the learning management system. Quality Assurance Within the Quality Matters program, courses are reviewed by a team of three peer reviewers using the QM Rubric. Ashford University and University of the Rockies both perform informal internal and formal external reviews of all online courses. The formal external review is performed through Quality Matters and utilizes at least one external reviewer, one master reviewer, and one faculty or course developer who are familiar with the course. Both institutions are formally submitting all courses through a formal QM review. Measuring Effectiveness Student end-of-course surveys. Student feedback in the form of end of course surveys provide institutions with information students educational experiences. Both Ashford University and University of the Rockies survey all students at the end of the each online course. Five of the student end-of-course surveys (SEOSC)questions directly address academic quality: The quality of my educational experience has met my expectations. How would you rate the quality of your instructor? How would you rate the quality of this course? How would you rate the quality of the course material? The data from these surveys are used to gauge the quality of the holistic student experience, instructor, course, and course materials. Further, there is a feedback mechanism for online faculty to provide feedback about course design or issues with courses (e.g. dead links) to the curriculum team. Instructional specialists and other members of academic affairs work with faculty members who may need assistance or guidance based on the SEOSC data. Course developers experience. University of the Rockies surveyed the course developers who participated in a large-scale course development project using the Quality Matters tools and templates. The unpublished results were presented at a conference in 2009 (Kirkpatrick, Parscal, Steed, 2009). Of the 33 course developers who responded to the survey, 73% reported being experienced with online course development, but only 21% reported that their prior experience with online course development was with University of the Rockies. When asked to rate their level of experience with online course development after the course development project, the majority of developers reported that they were experienced or highly experienced.
5 Table 1. Experience of course developers Level Number Percentage Highly experienced % Experienced Developing Beginning Inexperienced 0 0 The majority of developers found the Course Developers Guide provided useful information about the Universitys standards for online courses. Table 2. Question: The Course Developer's Guide provided me with useful information about the University of the Rockies standards. Response Number Percentage Strongly agree % Agree % Neutral 1 3.0% Disagree 1 3.0% Strongly disagree 0 0 Table 3. Question: The Course Developer's Guide provided me with useful information about designing a high quality online course. Response Number Percentage Strongly agree % Agree % Neutral 2 6.0% Disagree 0 0 Strongly disagree 0 0 Most course developers reported that the template helped the developer be more effective (Table 4) and produce a high quality course (Table 5). Table 4: Question: The Course Developer's Template helped me to be more effective as a Course Developer. Response Number Percentage Strongly agree % Agree % Neutral % Disagree 1 3.0% Strongly disagree 1 3.0% Table 5. Question: The Course Developer's Template helped me to develop what I consider to be a high quality course.
6 Response Number Percentage Strongly agree 11 33% Agree % Neutral 3 9.1% Disagree 1 3.0% Strongly disagree 0 0 Future Studies Research is underway that surveys both Ashford University and University of the Rockies course developers about their experience developing courses using the processes and tools. Further, research is occurring that examines the quality of course design from the student perspective. Conclusion Institutions that offer online education can leverage the use of tools such as templates and quality assurance rubrics such as Quality Matters to set expectations and internal standards for academic quality and rigor. The use of templates enable Course Developers to focus on the course content and pedagogy by scaffolding the alignment, navigation, and formatting. By having an Instructional Designer review the Course Developer&s first submission which is essentially a proof-of-concept and high level design document, provides the Course Developer and Lead Faculty with formative feedback to inform the revision of the first deliverable and the creation of the remaining content for the course. Further, two levels of quality assurance reviews using a valid and reliable rubric, provides the institution with confidence that the courses are of high quality. References Allen, I.E.Seaman, J. (2010). Learning on demand: Online education in the United States, Babson Park MA: Babson College Survey Research Group. Henry, B., Marcella, K.B., Kurzweil, D., Davis, S. (2008). Using templates to build courseware to enhance ease-of-use for faculty and usability for learning. In Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (pp 87-91). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Retrieved on February 25, 2010 from Kirkpatrick, J.S., Parscal, T.J. Steed, J. (2009, October). Time, quality, and cost Pick two: Prioritizing and planning in large scale course development. Unpublished conference presentation at WCET s 21st Annual Conference, October 21-24, 2009, Denver, Colorado. Rockwell, K., Schauer, J., Fritz, S. M., & Marx, D. B. (2000). Faculty education, assistance and support needed to deliver education via distance. Online Journal of Distance Education Administration, 3(2), Retrieved July 11, 2005, from US Department of Education: Office of Postsecondary Education. (2006). Evidence of quality in distance education programs drawn from interviews with the accreditation community. Retrieved on February 27, 2010 from Programs.pdf North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Higher Learning Commission. (2007). Best practices for electronically offered degree and certificate programs. Retrieved on February 27, 2010 from Willis, B. (1994). Distance education: Strategies and tools. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational
7 Technology. Zygouris-Coe, V., Swan, B. & Ireland, J. (2009). Online learning and quality assurance. International Journal on E-Learning, 8(1), Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, Volume XIII, Number II, Summer 2010 University of West Georgia, Distance Education Center Back to the Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Contents
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Welcome! New Constitution 2072
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The ultimate dream of all Nepalese have been fulfilled by the arrival of new constitution 2072. I including whole population of a country were desperately waiting for this day to come. Before the announcement of new constitution every person used to think that the constitution is just a dream! Just a dream! When the government officially announced the new constitution of Nepal would be declared in Ashoj 3, 2072 everybody felt the unlimited happiness. Their happiness has no bound. It was just marvellous. The glory of happiness that is present among the faces of patriotic Nepalese can't be defined in words.
I have never experienced such an unbelievable moment in my life ever before. Whenever, I walked through the houses of my society, the only one thing I heard and saw was people talking about the new constitution and expressing their limitless happiness. Ashoj 3, the day was the beginning of new era for Nepal. It has surely become the historic day. The Nepalese people consider this day as a huge festival which doesn't belong to any particular religion nor castes. Each and every Nepalese celebrated this day with a lot of joy. The whole country was eagerly waiting for the final words of the declaration of constitution. When it was declared, I couldn't believe my eyes, every person, house, society, whole country seem in the mood of celebration. People were happy and proud of being Nepali.
For the moment, I felt like it was Deepawali. Though, it wasn't actually Deepawali, the celebration and how people welcomed it was probably no lesser than any other festival. People played with firecrackers, decorated their houses with a lot of flowers and colourful lights. The young people gathered together at a place and had a lot of enjoy and fun in their own way. Though the children didn't exactly know what the constitution was, they were also delighted. Some people were even crying but that tears of those also expressed happiness and welcomed the constitution. It won't be wrong if I say that the happiness, proudness of people and whole charming country together welcomed the new constitution.
Undoubtedly, the way people welcomed the new constitution was unique and it is perhaps the milestone of the nation. I can truly say that how the people welcomed the constitution proved they have faith in it. People believed that it will change the current Nepal into a beautiful and developed country. I wish the new constitution 2072 will be a true beginning for the new era which will take Nepal in the top of the world.


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Lunch time always tends to baffle me over weekends. I am so used to just having a good old salad for lunch during the week and often just feel like something different on a weekend. Anyway, after a lot of pondering and wondering… I decided to do a dish with one of my favourite cheeses'…. Halloumi :-). Why not, it was the weekend ! …. Any excuse to have Halloumi ! Really, I can't get enough of Halloumi, whether it is baked or fried, I will take it anyway !
This dish is particularly easy. I came across it in a cooking magazine several years ago, and with a few odd changes here and there it has become a firm favourite. It is more of a throw all together quick dish, just my kind of dish and perfect for a lunch or brunch.
I did use a Gluten Free and Wheat Free Brown Bread in this dish, purely due to the fact that I have had my eldest daughter on a Gluten Free and Wheat Free way of eating for several years now, and I tend to be following suit….
This dish would be amazing though with a Ciabatta bread or even a sour dough bread, so if you are not Gluten and Wheat intolerant, try either of them, I am sure you won't be disappointed. Ciabatta bread crisps up so nicely once in the oven, and that added crunch just will take this dish to another level of perfection.
Bacon, Tomato and Halloumi Bake
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Total time: 45 minutes
Serves 4
500 grams diced bacon bits
500 grams Red Cherry Tomatoes *
300 grams Halloumi cheese *
1 Ciabatta Bread, broken into bite size pieces (approximately 2 cups) or a bread of your choice
3 tablespoons Avocado Oil or Olive Oil
bunch of fresh basil leaves
For the dressing
1 tablespoon of honey *
1 garlic clove
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons of olive oil
Preheat oven to 220 degrees C/ 525 degrees F
Start cooking bacon pieces till partially cooked just to give them a head start. (I started mine off in the microwave)
Slice the Halloumi into slices, about a few millilitres thick and set aside.
Crush the garlic clove and set aside for the dressing.
Once the bacon is slightly done (not crisp) as it will crisp up in the oven, it will be time to start assembling the ingredients.
In an oven proof dish (I used a square one, approximately 22 x 22 centimetres/8.5 x 8.5 inches in size) place the bacon, tomatoes, Halloumi cheese and bread. Toss gently, and pour over the avocado oil or olive oil.
Place oven proof dish into the oven and allow to cook for about 30 minutes. Watch the bread, that it doesn't crisp up too much and burn (this will depend on the actual bread you are using.)
Whilst everything is cooking, place all the dressing ingredients together and shake well.
Once the bacon is crisp, the tomatoes have wrinkled and cooked, and the Halloumi slightly golden brown on the edges and the bread perfect, take the oven proof dish out of the oven.
Serve immediately and place basil leaves on. This is not great just for colour but adds a great flavour with the tomatoes. Sprinkle with the dressing. *
Enjoy 🙂
* Any red cherry tomatoes will do. The size may differ, but that will be fine.
* I used Raw Honey for the dressing, runny honey will blend a lot easier.
* You may have some extra dressing left, depending on how much each person likes on their meal.


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Arkland is an 18th Century Georgian building situated in a quiet lane and has two flats available although the ground floor flat is currently let out for the season. The whitewashed historic building is down a quiet lane situated in the picturesque small town of Inveraray, Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland and enjoys attractive views of the loch and mountains. A stroll of only two minutes brings you to the shores of Loch Fyne, one of the longest sea lochs in Scotland.
Walkers are very welcome – Arkland is in a good location for walking with numerous forestry, lochside or mountain tracks nearby. Bikers and Cyclists are also welcome and Arkland has a secure shed available for bikes.
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Norway acknowledges the need to accelerate clean energy innovation to respond to our shared climate challenge. What is needed is a massive push for research, development, dissemination and deployment of clean energy technologies, but also cooperation between governments as well as governments and private investors.
As a country rich in energy resources and with a history of developing and using innovative energy technologies and solutions Norway is pleased to play a part in Mission Innovation. By 2020, Norway will seek to double the already considerable public resources devoted to developing and demonstrating clean energy technologies and solutions. This means increased efforts on renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency and carbon capture and storage. Important stakeholders will be the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and our two state energy enterprises, Enova and Gassnova, as well as energy research institutions and the private sector.
Norway has always given high priority to the development, use and deployment of environmentally sound technologies. Mission Innovation will put the world on a faster route to the point where we can secure energy access for all, while at the same time curbing global emissions of greenhouse gases. Norway signed the launch statement for Mission Innovation in 2015 because we have a strong commitment to the ambitions in the statement.
In the two years since the launch in Paris our dedication to the ambitions in Mission Innovation has grown even stronger. We believe that innovations and technological breakthroughs will be vital to ensure that low carbon energy technologies will be viewed as the best choices when the energy demand grows in many parts of the world. But also in Norway, where we face big challenges concerning replacing old infrastructure and investments in new capacity, innovations and new technology are of great importance. We also believe that investments in the energy sector worldwide will represent some of the most interesting marked opportunities for Norwegian companies, and we want to be part of the global effort to find new and environmentally good solutions.
Norway was an active participant when the seven Innovation Challenges were launched in 2016, and have chosen to support all of them. We believe that each topic represents important challenges, and we want to mobilize Norwegian scientists to participate in the international cooperation that strives to find new solutions to these challenges.
We have, however, selected the following three challenges that we want to follow more closely than the rest of the challenges:
Challenge nr. 1 – Smart Grids Innovation Challenge
Challenge nr. 3 – Carbon Capture Innovation Challenge
Challenge nr. 4 – Sustainable Biofuels Innovation Challenge
All three represent areas that have high priority in Norwegian R&D-strategies. Norway therefore wants to follow these challenges closely and contribute in the best way we can. In addition, Norway have taken a big interest in Challenge nr. 6, Clean Energy Materials Innovation Challenge, and plan to participate in the planned activities for this challenge.
Energi21 is the Norwegian strategy for research, development and commercialisation of new climate friendly energy technologies. Established in 2008 it focuses on how increased efforts in research and development and new technology can result in enhanced value creation and efficient use of energy resources in the sector.
Energi21 sets goals and advises on research and development of technology for renewables, energy efficiency, as well as carbon capture and storage (CCS). Commissioned by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE), the strategy has been developed by the industry, research institutions and relevant government bodies. Energi21 aims at contributing to a coordinated, efficient and goal-oriented focus on research and technology, with a strong commitment by the energy sector at its centre.
The government-appointed board of Energi21 is responsible for the follow-up of the strategy and gives advice to the MPE on research funding allocations. The board's representation is dominated by the industry, but research institutes and authorities are also represented. The board's revised strategy from September 2014 recommends more public funding for research, development and demonstration within six priority areas:
In these areas Norway enjoys competitive advantages, thanks to its natural energy resources, a strong technology and knowledge base and industry experience. http://www.energi21.no/prognett-energi21/Home_page/1253955410599
Energy R&D:
In the field of energy R&D, international cooperation is given high priority in Norway and it is an important supplement to national research efforts. Participation in international projects provides opportunities for building up professional expertise and gives scientific and financial support in solving important research tasks. International cooperation also provides a showcase for Norwegian technology and know-how suppliers.
In the energy field, Norway is primarily involved in cooperation under the EU system, the International Energy Agency (IEA) and at Nordic level. Norway is also involved in a number of bilateral (the US, Japan) and multilateral (CSLF, IPHE1) agreements.
1 CSLF – Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum; IPHE – International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy
The baseline is composed of relevant budgetary allocations for the fiscal years of 2013-2015, as defined by the Norwegian definition of clean energy RD&D, of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.
Other Ministries may also have relevant budgetary allocations. These are not included in the MI baseline, nor will they be counted in as part of the target funding amount in 2020. The state budget is decided by the Norwegian parliament annually.
Research, development and demonstration in environmentally friendly technologies, including end-use energy efficiency, renewable energy, electric grid technologies, CO2 capture and storage and low-carbon transportation systems and fuels.
The Norwegian government have increased R&D-budgets for environmentally friendly energy solutions with more than 60 percent from the baseline-level. This means that Norway is well on track to fulfil the doubling ambition. One important reason for this is the strong support for technology within Carbon Capture and Storage – CCS, with the goal of realizing at least one full-scale demonstration project for carbon capture and storage by 2022. But also the regular budgets for energy R&DD have been increased by more than 60 per cent.
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Why Do Men And Women Buy Insurance? Here Is Your Answer
While many people have a tendency to know a lot about auto, home, and medical insurance, fewer people understand about life insurance. Not many people like to speak about their death, obviously, let alone plan for it. Unfortunately, people can delay buying life insurance to the point that they lose out on the many benefits it provides. However, you may just be convinced that you need life insurance if you find out about what it can do for you and your family.
Most insurance policies are optional, but you may have to purchase some coverage if required by your lender or state. You will want to purchase coverage for certain possible events as you see fit. You may still want to add a personal policy to this cover even when your employer will give you one or two forms of insurance cover.
When you start out life as a self-reliant adult, your priorities will likely be completely different from those that you are going to have in your mid-life when you will probably be married with kids, mortgage, and expenditures. They may also change as your children grow up and you get ready to retire. If there's a risk of loss and the consequences of loss will be significant, purchasing insurance protection should be a priority.
Insurance policies can be a great investment option, particularly for younger investors. Many young people are looking towards investing in various things. They usually choose variable life insurance policies for their portfolios. Variable policies carry some risk but usually increase in cash value more quickly.
There are many insurance experts in the industry who are trained to explain the different insurance products available on the market to you. To make a decision that is best and right for you, take enough time to go through the different recommended policies. Just the fundamental knowledge will go a good distance towards making the right choice when buying insurance.
At all times, the cost of an insurance cover will probably be a crucial factor to consider. Even if you consider a certain type of insurance to be something you need, you may not be in the position to afford it. Also, you should always remember to compare the benefits and price of any insurance coverage you are interested in.
When you're thinking about which insurance policy to purchase, it can likely come down to where you're in life and what assets you have that you'd like to keep safe. The vast majority of consumers will buy insurance when they purchase a new expensive asset, like a car, a boat or perhaps a house. The good thing with the insurance is that you transfer risks to the insurer.


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In this brief Blog article we will discuss one of the most critical decisions in business litigation -- the decision whether to go to trial or settle the case. This issue is just as critical in the context of trust litigation. This question is always an interesting dynamic in litigation, in part because the decision to settle the case is always, without exception, ultimately a question for the client to decide.
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Your Money & Your Brain – Confidence
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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in the global motion controlled remote market in their latest research report. This report also highlights the key trends predicted to influence market growth over the forecast period.
To identify the top vendors, Technavio's market research analysts have considered the top contributors to the overall revenue of this market. The report covers the major end-user segments of this market, including gaming consoles, set-top boxes (STBs), and smart TVs.
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"Though the adoption of these remotes is still in its nascent stage, Technavio researchers expects motion-controlled remotes to gradually be common during the forecast period. In 2015, 62.91 million motion-controlled remotes were shipped, and by 2020 this number is expected to reach close to 119.1 million units, growing at a CAGR of 13.62%," said Sunil Kumar Singh, one of Technavio's lead analysts for sensors research.
"Consumer electronics manufacturers such as Hisense, LG, Samsung, Skyworth, and TCL are bundling these remotes with their products, or offering these as separate bundled accessories. For instance, the majority of LG smart TVs come with LG's magic remote, which is a motion-controlled remote. Some of Samsung's smart TVs also come with motion-controlled remotes. This trend has resulted in an increase in consumer awareness about the potential benefits of using these remotes over standard remotes," added Sunil.
Top five leading vendors in the global motion controlled remote market:
Hillcrest Labs
Hillcrest Labs was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Maryland, US. They engage in the supply of software and hardware based on Freespace technology. Some of the partners of the company are LG, Samsung, Coolpad Group, OPPO, Roku, Huawei Technologies, TCL, Skyworth, and Synopsys.
The company generates revenue through MotionEngine software sales which includes
- MotionEngine smart TV: It is a sensor fusion software that brings gesture, cursor, and motion control to smart TVs and its peripherals
- MotionEngine mobile: It is a motion software package that enables sensor-independent motion processing in tablets and smartphones
- MotionEngine Lite: It provides in-air cursor control with a minimized footprint
- MotionEngine Wear: It provides low-power activity tracking, gesture control, and navigation for wearable devices
LG Electronics was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The company manufactures and markets consumer electronics, mobile communications, and home appliances. It offers products such as flat panel TVs, mobile devices, air conditioners, washing machines, and refrigerators. As of December 2014, it had 83,000 employees. The company spent close to USD 2.04 billion on R&D and generated a revenue of USD 53.14 billion.
The company engages in the manufacturing and marketing of a broad range of products under various product lines, including LED, display and network, substrate and material, optics solution, auto and motor. The company also offers display and network products and markets products such as TV displays (offers liquid-crystal display (LCD) and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs), commercial displays (outdoor displays, transparent displays, signages, and interactive whiteboards), monitor displays, notebook displays, mobile displays (offers plastic OLEDs and LCDs), and auto displays (provides auto displays for cars) through its associate LG Display.
Nintendo was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. The company develops, manufactures, and sells entertainment products in home entertainment field. The company has 27 subsidiaries and five associates with 5,120 employees as of March 2015. For FY2015, the company invested close to USD 0.527 billion in R&D and generated USD 5 billion in revenue.
The company generates revenue through handheld software, handheld hardware, home console hardware, home console software, and other products.
Samsung was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The company produces consumer electronics, telecommunication products, home appliances, and semiconductor products. It provides a range of solutions for the education, healthcare, hospitality, finance, government, and insurance sectors. The company operated 158 subsidiaries across the world and had 96,510 employees, as of December 2014. For FY2014, the company generated close to USD 185.85 billion in revenue.
Their consumer electronics segment includes visual display business (TVs such as LCDs, LEDs, and plasma display panel (PDP) TVs); digital appliances business (offers home appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, and other appliances); printing solutions business (offers a wide array of printers such as A4 laser printers and multifunction printers); and health and medical equipment business (provides ultrasound, digital X-ray, and diagnostic devices).
SMK was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It manufactures and sells parts for electro-communication devices and electronic equipment. For FY2015, the company generated USD 601.6 million in revenue. The company had 5,772 employees as of March 2015.
The company's connection system segment provides connectors that include board-to-board, board-to-wire, flat flexible connector (FFC), RF coaxial, interface, card, earth terminals, battery, and power connectors. It also offers connectors for photovoltaic modules, LED connectors, terminals, DC power supply plug jacks, fuse clips, IC sockets, and camera module sockets. For FY2015, this segment generated close to USD 235.7 million in revenue, which accounted for 39% of the company's total revenue.
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Play and social environments have always been a relatively foreign element in the business world. The few executives, managers and attorneys that networked, joined associations and got to know other colleagues and associates knew of its value, but these were few and far between. Along comes a new playmate "social media" and suddenly everyone in the business world is expected to play along, talk and socialize.
The Confusion Grows
Over time, and with no guidance, confusion in the business world simply grows. There is no real agreement as to the usefulness of social media as a marketing venue; still, everyone participates with no real goal or direction, and no real purpose. Most have heard that social media is a lead-generating platform; and while they participate, socialize and comment, they have no clear direction as to how this medley of sites can help their business grow. Others simply choose to not get involved at all, dismissing it as a massive time waster.
Where Do We Stand as Franchisers?
When seen from a franchise point of view, socializing is even more confusing, as the various franchisees differ in opinion, participation and expectancies. There is no one definite answer as to the benefits of social media for franchisees. But by dividing Social Media into two categories, and defining elements underneath these, you'll find a clearer direction as to your business's focus in the social media world. These categories are Policy and Purpose.
What is Policy?
This is the more difficult of the two categories. While defining it, you must address several questions about the franchise business you are in. How autonomous are franchisees to use social media? When addressing this question it's important to analyze the amount of freedom a franchisee has in the content he posts. Is there a special methodology and how is this followed? How much time should a franchisee spend on social media? What process do they take for negative branding and commenting? These are but a few of the questions to be asked when determining a franchisees participation in the social media platforms.
Initially, dealing with these questions is difficult. Even so, you'll want to address the issues and come up with a solution, especially because in the long run social media benefits the franchise environment. The answers you give your questions offer consistency throughout the different franchise social media accounts. Just be sure franchisees understand what the corporate policy is regarding the platforms. Don't wait for social media problems to happen; for franchisees to get confused; or for problems relating to best practices, criticism and competition to appear.
What is Purpose?
A category that is easier to define, as it specifies your business objectives when it comes to social media. The prupose define the use of the social platforms, whether this is to create new customers, leads, offer better customer service or as a medium to distribute your news. By deciding on the social platforms to use, you can define the role your corporation wants to play within this area.
Bottom Line
There are those franchise organizations that have their social hierarchies well defined. But there are also those that well resemble total 'chaos'. Even if you personally don't believe in the value of the social platforms your franchisees will, so establishing a guideline and policy regarding participation in social platforms offers franchisees direction, and support they need.
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