Project 1, Library Research Memo

After class begins today, open your Library Research Memo, which you started last week, and copy-and-paste it into a comment made to this blog post.

Then, read the blog post, “In-Class Writing, Keyword Definitions Memo” for the first half of class assignment.

During the second half of class, we will turn our attention to the blog post titled, “Project 1, Occupational Outlook Handbook Memo.”

19 thoughts on “Project 1, Library Research Memo

  1. Jozef

    TO: Professor Ellis
    FROM: Jozef Loderer
    DATE: March 23, 2017
    SUBJECT: Project 1, Annotated Bibliography

    Below is an annotated bibliography in relation to a career of either in immigration law or international law; two areas of law I am interested in.

    Buchanan, Bruce E. (2012, March). Staying in America.Tennessee Bar Journal, Volume 48(3), 14-15.

    This article concentrates on immigration law from the viewpoint of an immigration lawyer based in Nashville, TN. The article’s focus is on giving potential immigration lawyers clues as to what specific knowledge they will need to acquire before being qualified to represent clients with immigration issues.

    Buchanan (2012) on marriage based immigration to the United States:
    Many potential clients have either just married or are considering getting married to a USC or LPR and want to know whether the immigrant will obtain legal status through the marriage. Some even believe the marriage itself automatically grants legal status. That is incorrect. (p. 15)

    Corcoran, Erin B. (2014, December 15). Seek Justice, Not Just Deportation: How To Improve Prosecutorial Discretion In Immigration Law. Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, Volume 48(1), 119-174

    This lengthy article focuses on the difficult issue on how to achieve more just results for the approximately eleven million undocumented immigrants in the United States. The author’s intent is to stress the fact that the DHS is not making proper use of its prosecutorial discretion pertinent to deportations.

    Corcoran (2014) on prosecutorial discretion:
    Prosecutorial discretion may be the only mechanism outside of legislative action that appreciates an immigrant’s individual circumstances and alleviate[s] the harsh consequence of deportation. (p. 124)

    Swartz, Sally Anne. (2016, Jan/Feb). Inside Secrets From An International Lawyer. Student Lawyer, Volume 44(3), 29-33.

    This article is the result of a lawyer giving inside secrets about the practice of international law. The questions and answers are very insightful for anybody considering not just law school, but an international law career. Fact is that international law is multifaceted with many career avenues for consideration.

    Swartz on the increased importance of technology in international law:
    Practicing international law isn’t a question of place but a question of your clients’ needs. With the huge technological progress we’ve experienced in the last 30 years, short of having to be physically in a courtroom or an arbitral hearing, you can practice international law almost anywhere provided you’re equipped with the appropriate technology. (p. 30)

  2. Adrian Valarezzo

    TO: Professor Ellis
    FROM: Adrian Valarezo
    DATE: March 23, 2017
    SUBJECT: Project 1, Annotated Bibliography

    This annotated bibliography of sources relates to Legal career.

    1) Cohen, Deborah L. “Few Jobs, But a Rack of Suits: Law Grads Claim Their Alma Maters Duped Them.” http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/few_jobs_but_a_rack_of_suits_law_grads_claim_their_alma_maters_duped_them June 1, 2012.

    This piece is about the current job market in the legal field. Some recent Law graduates are currently suing their alma maters or the educational institution they once attended for their law degree for not accurately displaying the current job market to students instead basing their information on statistical data.

    2) Furnari, Stephen. “The Rise of The Legal Virtual Office.” http://lawfirmsuites.com/2015/09/legal-virtual-office-history/ September 18, 2015.

    This Article is about a virtual law firm is a law practice that does not utilize a central office to house attorneys or permanent staff. Instead the firm’s attorneys work from wherever they choose the firm relies on special applications to securely store clients documents and communications with clients. It makes a firm more efficiently and economically friendly for clients.

    3) Filisko, G.M. “Paralegals and Legal Assistants are taking on expanding duties.” http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/techno_change_o_paralegal_legal_assistant_duties_expand November 1, 2014.

    This article is about how the job market for the Legal profession has dropped according to a study done in 2012. In the early 2000s’ the ratio between Lawyer and Paralegal was 100 to 30. In 2012 those numbers dropped to 100 to 20. Also the article explains that as technology advances so does the qualifications for a Paralegal, to be the tech person in the office.

  3. Zeeshan Ahmad

    TO: Professor Jason W. Ellis
    FROM: Zeeshan Ahmad
    DATE: March 23, 2017
    SUBJECT: Project 1, Annotated Bibliography

    This memo contains an annotated bibliography of sources related to Electric Power and Energy production Career.

    Liming, D. (2012). Careers in geothermal energy: Power from below. Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 56(4), 20-31.

    In this article, Drew Liming describes the production of geothermal energy, how it works, and what are important occupants required in the growing geothermal industry. Geothermal Power-Plants use underground natural heat to generate clean energy. In the design of power plants, Electrical, Mechanical and Civil Engineering plays an important role.

    According to Liming, “ In 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) counted about 1,050 jobs in geothermal power generation. And the Geothermal Energy Association estimates that there were about 5,200 jobs directly related to geothermal power production and management in the United States” (Liming, 2012, p. 21).

    2. Freedman, D. H. (2005). Looking into the sun. Inc, 27(7), 76-79.

    David H. Freedman describes in this article the idea of thermoelectric technology proposed by David Slawson. In this technology, solar dishes will be used to absorb heat from the sun and will convert that heat to produce thermal electric power rather than using inefficient photo-voltaic solar cell.

    According to Freedman, “ David Slawson’s thermoelectric technology is twice as efficient as most solar energy systems. His dream is to cover the world’s deserts with emission-less dishes, each of which is 38 feet in diameter” (Freedman, 2005, p. 76).

    3. Manny, D. (2016). Six ways to avoid electrical testing issues. Plant Engineering, 70(10), 35. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=cuny_nytc&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA477992448&asid=6f0b687f2b4dfb43cd4badb2a01ab075

    In this article, David Manny informs engineers that starting and restarting is the critical time when major problems occur in an electrical system. He has considered these electrical tests to avoid problems such as: Partial discharge testing, Insulation resistance testing, Contact resistance, Primary injection testing, Power factor, and Gas sampling.

    According to Manny, “By testing the equipment regularly and doing any repairs that are necessary before the become a major problem, it can help to save your business money and prevent costly and inconvenient downtime” (Manny, 2016, p. 35).

  4. kangyiliu

    To: Professor Ellis
    FROM: Kangyi liu
    DATE: 3/2/2017
    SUBJECT: Project 1, Annotated Bibliography

    This is an annotated bibliography of sources related to Electrical Engineering, furthermore, this is about history of microprocessors.

    Brazda, M., Neckar, P., & Adamek, M. (2011). Modular system for microprocessor applications. Annals of DAAAM & Proceedings, p.1515+ go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=cuny_nytc&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA349223171&it=r&asid=ab36638f76565201f9375c05e325d6f9. Accessed 2 Mar. 2017.

    The article, “Modular system for microprocessor applications” talks about the developments of microprocessor in Modular system. The world’s first microprocessor machine was 8085 microprocessor, which I am learning in digital 2 course. After the first development, industry made microprocessors better and better.

    According to Neckar, “the development of new reduction boards will be prepared, the new peripheral devices are preparing in this moment for laboratory where the students learn about the technology of microprocessor applications” (Neckar, 2011, p. 3 ). Many microprocessor machine are used for practice in microprocessor applications ,such as intel 8085 and intel 8086.

    Aspen Publishers, Feb. 2010. “New York attorney general files antitrust suit against Intel.” The Computer & Internet Lawyer, p. 19+. Academic OneFile, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=cuny_nytc&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA217511118&it=r&asid=573a376888a82941d26a9e36692203f1. Accessed 2 Mar. 2017.

    The article, “New York attorney general files antitrust suit against Intel” talks about New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo suited Intel corporation’s monopoly that brings very high price for microprocessors in 2009. After 7 years ,Intel agreed to use Intel’s microprocessors in exchange for payments totaling billions of dollars.

    According to Aspen Publishers, “Intel’s illegal behavior was highly detrimental to individual consumers and to the entire marketplace for computers” (Aspen Publishers, 2010, p.1). The Intel corporation was controlled the entire prices for microprocessors at that time.

    UBM Canon LLC, June 2007. “Microprocessor Forum recap: balancing power and performance.” EDN, p. 26, 21. go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=cuny_nytc&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA165422109&it=r&asid=3d98bcaf9e5ddadd26d7f4d594fa1236. Accessed 2 Mar. 2017.

    The article, “Microprocessor Forum recap: balancing power and performance” talks about companies came together to a Microprocessor Forum. The forum is an opportunity for companies not only to present new processors, but also to provide a first technical look at upcoming processor architectures.

    According to UBM Canon LLC, “Intel started off the forum with several presentations that provided a benefits summary of the upcoming devices using the company’s 45-nm process” (UBM Canon LLC, 2007, p.1) Intel presented their new microprocessor in the forum.

  5. Leane

    TO: Professor Ellis
    FROM: Yelena Myshkovskaya Melnikov
    DATE: March 23,2017
    SUBJECT: Project 1, Annotated Bibliography

    This annotated bibliography memo includes brief summary of peer reviewed article and two interviews regarding the healthcare administrator profession and its role in the healthcare.

    Begun, J. W., White, K. R., & Mosser, G. (2011). Interprofessional care teams: the role of the healthcare administrator. Journal Of Interprofessional Care, 25(2), 119-123. doi:10.3109/13561820.2010.504135

    This article discusses the role of healthcare administrators in interprofessional healthcare landscape.Undermined role of healthcare administrators weakens the interprofessional approach in the delivery of healthcare. Healthcare administrators help with coordination, team-building, productivity, and leadership in the inter-professional care, which is necessary for quality, cost and collaboration of healthcare services.
    “Administrator can shape the structures, strategies, and culture of the organization to optimize collaborative interprofessional care” (Begun, J. W., White, K. R., & Mosser, G. 2011).

    Gender and Leadership in Healthcare Administration: Practitioner Application. (2008). Journal of Healthcare Management, 53(5), 302-303.

    This article discusses women’s role in the healthcare leadership and how their executive position affects the women’s life. It also talks about what women should expect from the organization they work for and the importance of gender equity among the health care executives and its benefits for the healthcare industry.
    “Hospital and health system leadership and governance should reflect the diverse patient population of their communities. This is not just a culturally sensitive practice, it is also smart business” (Journal of Healthcare Management, 2008).

    Interview with Marilyn B. Tavenner, FACHE, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Virginia State Government. (2008). Journal of Healthcare Management, 53(1), 2-4.

    In her interview, Marilyn B. Tavenner, who is a Secretary of Health and Human Services in Virginia, discusses the challenges and responsibilities associated with her job and what attributes and skills she finds to be useful in her role as both a leader and a policy maker.
    “Both sectors also value excellent interpersonal skills, because as a manager, leader, or policy maker, you are essentially a salesperson. You are advocating for your team, you are selling the good product your team created, and you are trying to convince others to head in your direction” (Journal of Healthcare Management, 2008).

  6. demi

    TO: Professor Ellis
    FROM: Demi Huang
    DATE: March 23, 2017
    SUBJECT: Project 1: Library Research

    This is an annotated bibliography of sources related to careers in law:

    Israel, N. (2014). Giving hope to undocumented minors. Student Lawyer, 43(2), 5.

    Wilda Rodriguez is a student at New York Law School interested in immigration law, who assists with the school’s Safe Passage Immigration Project, a program that pairs law students with pro bono attorneys to provide representation for undocumented minors who are seeking special immigrant juvenile status and other immigration alternatives.

    “For many unaccompanied minors, relief from removal proceedings is their last chance for escaping horrific conditions in their home countries, Rodriguez said. ‘It’s crucial to get involved considering the costs for these children and families. There is no legal obligation for the federal government to provide free representation, and without the involvement of such projects as Safe Passage, it is nearly impossible for the child to navigate the system,’ she said.” (Israel, 2014, p. 5)

    Pompia, J. (2017, February 6). Career public defender calls it a day. The Pueblo Chieftain, Retrieved from http://www.lexisnexis.com/lnacui2api/api/version1/getDocCui?lni=5MTH-6PK1-JC6P-C3SN&csi=270944,270077,11059,8411&hl=t&hv=t&hnsd=f&hns=t&hgn=t&oc=00240&perma=true

    Sue Reynolds of Pueblo, Colorado has retired after spending her entire 20-year law career as a public defender. She discusses her reason for remaining in this position, one that other lawyers often leave. She shares her desire and ability to give others a fighting chance as a public defender.

    “‘And if those DAs can’t prove it, no matter if the client did it or not, there’s a standard, and there’s a standard for a reason. You don’t want to lock somebody up that’s innocent.’
    Reynolds admitted, though, that had it not been for the support of her PD family and her commitment to the job, a trio of successive soul-wrenching cases ‘. . . could have put me in a deep depression. But those in the office have been through it themselves, so they are able to lift you up.’” (Pompia, 2017)

    Van Thunen, W. J., & Fry, C. (2015, November). Lawyers without borders: business lawyers help the oppressed overcome boundaries through pro bono service. Business Law Today. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=cuny_nytc&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA440918561&asid=0413a39864fa0a3456e93c2901aef37c

    This article discusses business lawyers whose firm works with various organizations providing pro-bono representation for individuals seeking refuge and asylum in the U.S. They refer to the traumas and experiences of their clients, as well as personal experiences of immigrating to the U.S. as motivations for their work.

    “Business lawyers who delve into a pro bono asylum and naturalization practice handle a variety of matters. They may help people seek asylum and refuge or adjust their naturalization status. They may attempt to halt deportation proceedings or write petitions for the immigration and naturalization of relatives.” (Van Thunen & Fry, 2015)

  7. Doneek Drumgo

    TO: Professor Ellis
    FROM: Doneek Drumgo
    DATE: March 23, 2017
    SUBJECT: Annotated Bibliography of sources for Electrical Engineering

    The purpose of this memo is to show annotated bibliography sources that relate to Electrical Engineering. It is to show how those sources can help me gain more knowledge about the field of Electrical Engineering.

    To begin with, the article,’The coming engineering shortage: the engineering industry must address the skills gap’ by Dan Carnovale discussed issues with developing young engineers to more professional ones. He discussed ways to address skill gap for new engineers. This would guide new engineers to becoming more experienced engineers.

    Quote:’Though the threat of an engineer shortage is real, the electrical industry must leverage the current workforce’s experience and knowledge to prepare the electrical engineers of tomorrow by equipping them with the skills, tools, and experience they need to make the transition to the next generation as smooth as possible.’

    (Carnovale, 2016, p.11)

    Carnovale, Dan. “The coming engineering shortage: the engineering industry must address the skills gap.” Consulting Specifying Engineer, vol. 53, no. 9, 2016, p. 11. Academic OneFile, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=cuny_nytc&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA472373055&it=r&asid=3c324928ce5987883e10261fcd152375. Accessed 27 Feb. 2017.

    Next, the article’ ’Future engineering students showcase projects,’ by Joy Chang discussed a program that prepares students to becoming engineers. This Chicago program teaches even first and second graders about the stem field like electrical engineering. This program is a guide for students seeking the understanding of the stem field.

    Quote:’To be successful in the STEM field, you need the foundation.’

    (Chang, 2016, p.23)

    Chang, Joy. “Future engineering students showcase projects.” Control Engineering, vol. 63, no. 10, 2016, p. 23. Academic OneFile, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=cuny_nytc&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA472373128&it=r&asid=b8e95a45758b61a33744942e913034e8. Accessed 27 Feb. 2017.

    After, the article named’’Connecting renewable energy systems: electrical engineers have several items to consider when interconnecting renewable energy production systems,’ by Sean Avery discussed plans of renewable energy production systems. This talked about successful ways of interconnecting energy systems effectively. I learned about successfully interconnecting energy systems from this article.

    Quote: ‘As the demand for renewable energy design continues to grow, having architectural designers and facility owners who understand the operation of these systems will be imperative.’

    (Avery, 2016, p.1)

    Avery, Sean. “Connecting renewable energy systems: electrical engineers have several items to consider when interconnecting renewable energy production systems.” Consulting Specifying Engineer, vol. 53, no. 1, 2016, p. 1+. Academic OneFile, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=cuny_nytc&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA444401284&it=r&asid=c564d3f2e2c7cb700faffa9228a0c981. Accessed 27 Feb. 2017.

  8. Anelsy R

    To: Professor Ellis
    FROM: Anelsy Rodriguez
    DATE: 3/2/2017
    SUBJECT: Project 1, Annotated Bibliography

    This is an annotated bibliography of sources related to Electrical Engineering relate to Robots, Power electronic, and PLC panel design.

    1. Scudellari, M. (2017, March 1). The Tiny Robots will see you now. from http://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/devices/the-tiny-robots-will-see-you-now

    In this Article tells us about nanoscale and micro robots. This new technology is going to do a huge change in the treatment, disease diagnosis, prevention, and how they can move ease in a human body and send information. this robots are going to be able to do surgery.

    According to Megan Scudellari was the first artificial micromotor to be tested in a live mouse model. Today, more labs are testing their tech in live animals, says Wang, including at ETH Zurich and the University of Montreal. ”

    2. PowerJobsD. (2009, May ). Archive for the ‘electrical power jobs. from http://powerjobsdirect.com/blog/category/electrical-power-jobs-articles

    This article tells us about different kind of job relative with power system. It describes all the different branch that people in the electrical engineer major could take. According to Power Jobs Direct “The electrical power jobs possibilities are endless when you think about the vast opportunities available to you. Electrical engineering can be a stepping-stone into the field of aerospace engineering. ”

    3. Edvard. (2017, February 27). Basic electrical design of a PLC panel (wiring diagrams) | EEP. Retrieved from Electric Motor, from http://electrical-engineering-portal.com/electrical-design-plc-panel-wiring-diagrams

    This article discusses the design issues in implementation that must be considered by the designer building a PLC panel. Also, explain the electrical design for each machine, and all the component that have to be include. Also, this article include example of circuit, and a video to help people to understand better. According to Edvard”This article discusses the design issues in implementation that must be considered by the designer”

  9. Steven Rivera

    TO: Professor Ellis
    FROM: Steven Rivera
    DATE: 23 March, 2017
    SUBJECT: Project 1, Annotated Bibliography

    This is an annotated bibliography of sources related to the web design career, with a particular focus on users and user research.

    Etches, A. (2013, Fall). Know thy users: user research techniques to build empathy and improve decision-making. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 53(1), 13+. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=cuny_nytc&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA351948533&asid=b2c0c2b92b6666e608a13f67db03fc59

    Explores the user research field and explains why we may need it. Author discusses three techniques used in gathering research, how they may be conducted, and how each of them are beneficial in their own way. The question of qualitative versus quantitative is explored.

    “doing user research provides you with a window to your users’ lives, allowing you to build empathy for what they want and need to accomplish everyday.” (Etches, 2013, p. 13)

    Kuzic, J., Giannatos, G., & Vignjevic, T. (2010). Web design and company image. Issues in Informing Science & Information Technology, 7, 99+. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=cuny_nytc&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA257352655&asid=03af3b366debe3703280abbc515ebd35

    The article explains how web design influences a customer’s image of a company. Qualitative research was used to determine what influenced users perception of a company, and how certain design techniques used can attract or dissuade customers. Ultimately, ease of use and information retrieval were considered the most vital.

    “It is almost impossible to overstate the significance of a good image to a company.” (Kuzic, Giannatos, Vignjevic, 2010, p. 100)

    Chen, X., Gu, X., & Xu, J. (2014). The analysis of information architecture in mobile web design. Journal of Networks, 9(10), 2734+. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=cuny_nytc&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA387060151&asid=816657953ba616a14981f1560b1bb25b

    The article defines information architecture and how the importance of clearly formed, indexed information is conducive to speed of retrieval. Mobile web is about information; how users retrieve and interact with this information is key to understanding and developing a great website.

    “A good Information Architecture is able to effectively reduce the difficulty of the interaction between applications and users.” (Chen, Gu, Xu, 2014, p. 2735)

  10. sonja

    MEMORANDUM

    TO: Professor Ellis
    FROM: Sonja Goulbourne
    DATE: March 8, 2017
    SUBJECT: Annotated Bibliography from sources related to Law.

    Summary: The purpose of this annotated bibliography is to feature material sourced from articles related in the field of immigration and constitutional law.

    1. This article details the results of the appeals process initiated by lawyers working on behalf of the Trump Administration in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to remove a restraining order that was placed on an executive order by a federal judge. The executive order temporarily barred the entry of immigrants, including refugees into the United States from seven predominantly Muslim countries. The appeal was denied based on lack of evidence demonstrating immigrants from these countries presented a clear and present danger to the country’s national security.

    Liptak in detailing some of the contents of the travel ban explained, “the first executive orders Mr. Trump issued after taking office, suspended worldwide refugee entry into the United States. It also barred visitors from seven Muslim-majority nations for up to 90 days to give federal security agencies time to impose stricter vetting processes.” (Liptak, 2017)

    References:
    Liptak, A. “Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban, Dealing Trump Another Legal Loss.” International New York Times, 9 February 2017. Retrieved from http://www.lexisnexis.com.citytech.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/hottopics/lnacademic/?verb=sf&sfi=AC00NBGenSrch\

    2. This article discusses Article 4 of the 25th Amendment in a case study which seeks to explore the definition of “presidential disabilities,” (Schuker) outline procedural hurdles, and legal remedies that may apply in the enactment of the law that would facilitate a transfer of power as implied in the principle of the amendment.

    Daniel J.T. Schuker wrote, “Although no law can cover every conceivable case, a robust legal framework can help with classifying and assessing many seemingly ambiguous cases of presidential disability. The modern legal infrastructure provides no guidance for determining when a President has become constitutionally disabled.” (Schuker, 2014)

    References:
    Schuker, Daniel J. T., “Burden of Decision: Judging Presidential Disability Under the Twenty-Fifth Amendment.” Journal of Law and Politics, Vol. 30, No. 97, 2014. Retrieved from: http://www.lexisnexis.com.citytech.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/hottopics/lnacademic/?verb=sf&sfi=AC00NBGenSrch

    3. This article sheds light on the heightened fear and anxiety currently reverberating through the immigrant community and the impact on undocumented immigrants resulting from new immigration laws passed by the Trump administration. It also includes details of the extent undocumented immigrants will go to avoid the possibility of being deported by curtailing normal daily activities.

    According to Vives, “for immigrants across the nation, the fear of being arrested or deported at any moment has drawn up a new reality for how they go about their day-to-day lives.” (Vives, 2017)

    References:
    Vives, R., et al. ”Anxiety builds as fears of deportation come to fore; For those at risk, just going out for groceries racks nerves” Los Angeles Times, 23, February, 2017. Retrieved from: http://www.lexisnexis.com.citytech.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/hottopics/lnacademic/?verb=sf&sfi=AC00NBGenSrch

  11. Maoya

    TO: Professor Jason W. Ellis
    FROM: Kazi Maoya
    DATE: March 8, 2017
    SUBJECT: Project 1, Annotated Bibliography

    This annotated bibliography memo is about Electrical and Telecommunication Engineering Technology .

    The article I found is about “ Partnership In the U.S. Telecommunications Industry” by Varun Grover and Pradeep Vaswani.In this article the author talked about how the capital requirements and inherently global nature of telecommunications industry increasingly supports,embraces,and influences every industry,company,organization,and consumer on the planet.

    Communications of the ACM.43.2(Feb.2000):p80
    http://www.acm.org

    The article “Effect of leadership styles on organizational citizenship behaviour in employees of telecom sector in pakistan” by Sania Zahra malik is talked about the examine relationship between leadership styles and organizational citizenship behaviour in telecom companies operating in Pakistan.The writer also said that organization need to focus on leadership styles of a leader so that they promote or motivate their subordinates and motivate them to perform extra role behaviours,which result in the high performance of the organization.

    Pakistan Economic and Social Review. 54.2(Dec.31,2016):p385.
    http://www.pu.edu.pk/economics/pesr/index.html

    The article is about “DEC’s net makes the world one big office;
    Networking advances let vendor bring together engineer in many locations to work on projects” by Wayne Eckerson, Senior Writer is said about Networking technologies are making it easier for managers to supervise foreign-based employees and are encouraging the rearrangement of traditional office boundaries including videotex, electronic mail and audio conferencing.It also says about the company’s worldwide integrated voice/data net to exchange voice and data messages and to communicate with colleagues using video workstations, audio conferencing and other technologies.

    http://www.lexisnexis.com.citytech.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/hottopics/lnacademic/?verb=sf&sfi=AC00NBGenSrch

  12. Leonardo Calegare

    TO: Professor Ellis
    FROM: Leonardo Calegare
    DATE: March 23, 2017
    SUBJECT: Project 1, Annotated Bibliography

    The purpose of this memo rests on its presentation of the annotated bibliography of three sources found in the search for information that is related to the career of Law, more specifically, Immigration.

    Drees, A. T. (September, 2007). Is an immigration law practice right for you? Young Lawyer, 11(11), 1. Retrieved from: http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publishing/young_lawyer/yld_tyl_sept07_sept07.authcheckdam.pdf
    The article addresses how the influx of immigrants offers new U.S. attorneys a vast and secure career for the future – a future that can be personally rewarding when helping a family in real need, even when the U.S. population feels divided on the issue of Immigration.
    “U.S. immigration policy seems to ignore a changing world in terms of creating a diverse pool of new employees and promoting a new and creative workforce.” (Drees, 2007, p. 1)

    Levin, L.C. (Spring, 2009). Guardians at the gate: the backgrounds, career paths, and professional development of private US immigration lawyers. Law & Society Inquiry, 34(2), 399-436. Retrieved from:
    http://digitalcommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1185&context=law_papers
    The article explores the variety in the pool of immigration lawyers in NY, taking into account where they were born, the prestige of the school they graduated, and why they decided to pursue such a career path whereas other areas of the Law are more attractive socially and financially.
    “Immigration lawyers traditionally have been considered low in the lawyer status hierarchy because they are thought to deal primarily with personal plight matters rather than more remunerative corporate work.” (Levin, 2009, p. 400)

    Stock, M.D. (Spring, 2004). The road less traveled: becoming an immigration attorney. Harvard Journal of Law & Gender, 27, 387-395. Retrieved from:
    http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/jlg/vol27/stock.pdf
    The article surrounds a military woman whom while in Law School meets a mentor who is a strong advocate of Immigrants’ Rights. The attorney, later in life, gets steered towards the immigration field and decides to embrace such calling seeing that people around her deserved a chance to live peacefully.
    “The INS claimed to represent the United States, but it seemed intent on kicking all of the immigrants out of our “nation of immigrants.” People’s lives were at stake, and their hopes and dreams depended on INS decisions.”(Stock, 2004, p. 391)

  13. Daniel

    TO: Professor Ellis
    FROM: Daniel. O. L
    DATE: March 23, 2017
    SUBJECT: Project 1, Annotated Bibliography

    Following the reading of articles surrounding the field of electrical engineering, I’ve compiled a few annotated bibliography sources.

    The first source is imperative as it questions the full effect standard schooling has on students with such critical topics as electrical engineering. Whether the current curriculum is just a compilation of subject matter that doesn’t touch on key aspects, are student’s mind being challenged enough to pursue the career. “ American higher education isn’t badly broken, according to John L. Hennessy, president of Stanford University. It’s still “the envy of the world.” But it has to reckon with serious problems, including rising costs and falling degree-completion rates “ ( John L. Hennessy, 22.3.2015)
    Howard,J (2015, March, 27). Stanford Chief Wants Higher Ed to Be ‘Affordable, Accessible, Adaptable’. The Chronicle of Higher Education. 61.28. Retrived from

    With advancements through research I came upon an article based on whether DC electronic load can achieve a higher control accuracy. In using what is called Boost Topology it was concluded that with this construction it has a higher precision and stability of power in compared to traditional resistive loads.“The structure of Boost circuit is simple and can ensure a continuous current in input port. Therefore, Boost topology was proposed to realize constant-current DC electronic load in this paper.”(Collaborative efforts of Guozhen Hu, Yan Wie, Huang Lei and Xuejun Ma)
    Guozhen Hu, Yan Wie, Huang Lei and Xuejun Ma (2014, February). Constant current control of DC electronic load based on boost topology. Elektronika . 20.2 p36 Retrived from

    A point of disconnection between University majors, specifically computer science and electrical engineering, and information on the benefits of patents. Subtopics such as Factors motivating research activities, Awareness of royalty sharing and if Do University High-Tech Patents Hinder Academic Research. Questions posed as a survey to academic students. “Even among faculty who reported that their universities do share royalties, fifty percent reported that they do not know what percentage of royalties faculty inventors are entitled to.”
    Love, B (Spring 2014). Do university patents pay off? Evidence from a survey of university inventors in computer science and electrical engineering. Yale Journal of Law & Technology. 16.2 p313. Retrived from

  14. Jose A. Jimenez

    TO: Professor Ellis
    FROM: Jose A. Jimenez
    DATE: 02/23/2017
    SUBJECT: In-Class Writing Assignment, 3 Articles: 50-Word Summary Each

    The purpose of this Assignment is to summarize three articles about Telecommunication Technician Jobs with only 5o words found in three different academic City Tech College Library databases.

    Barbara, M. Tech Directions. Mar 2001, Vol. 60 Issue 8, p23. 3p. Retrieved from http://citytech.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=4225475&site=ehost-live&scope=site

    In this article, Barbara Miller states that jobs for Telecommunications & Electrical skilled people have increased as the nation grows in wiring. The electrical construction industry is encouraging people to get into the field. Also, it was mentioned that NJATC apprenticeship program provides one of the most thorough training currently available.

    Shatkin, L. (2011). Jobs for renewing America. Techniques, 86(2), 24+. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=cuny_nytc&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA249311957&asid=47e6afcf59ec1a320ca5c8cb7bcc4231

    According to Shatkin The U.S.A. is working to make the nation less vulnerable to outages and attacks with sources as wind turbines, and to communicate with smart appliances. 2.9 million Telecomm. & Electrical workers were employed in 2008, and the industry projects a grow of 26% by 2018.

    Computer World. (2017). Recruiting fires stoked; In telecommunications industry. Computer World, 59. Retrieved from http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/?verb=sf&sfi=AC00NBGenSrch

    According to Computer World, a lot of people are not getting into this field some jobs will be filled with people from the military. Cellular radio has demanded a lot of engineer and technicians. Lastly, ten years ago they wanted a salesperson, now they want people with more technical background.

  15. Shirley

    TO: Professor Ellis
    FROM: Shirley Adelson
    DATE: March 23 , 2017
    SUBJECT: Project 1- Annotated Bibliography

    This memo purpose of the memo is to provide an annotated bibliography of sources that are related to Health care Administration Profession.

    Scroggins,Lynne. (2008). Healthcare Administration, A viable career option for the new millennium. Black Collegian, 30(1), 5-13.

    This article discusses how healthcare administration is the changing factor on how the health care system provides care for patients. The article provides suggestions and tips on the health care administration profession that have in the United States. Provides guidance to the career options and employment in the healthcare settings.
    According to Scroggins “Careers in health services administration provide both personal and professional rewards, as well as the capacity to make a real difference in the lives of individuals and the community”(Scroggins, L. 2008).

    Begun, J.W., White,K.R., & Mosser,G. (2011). Inter-professional care team: the role of the healthcare administrator. Journal of Inter-professional Care, 25(2), 119-123. doi:10.3109/13561820.2010.504135

    In this article,healthcare administration is implied to be an important success to inter-professional care and brings up arguments to way this is so. It notes changes that are needed in the role expectations and educations of healthcare administration. When the potential is unrealized it affects structured healthcare delivery organizations.
    “Changes in the expectations and education of clinical professionals also will help accomplish the goal of greater complementarity between administrators and clinical healthcare professionals”(Begun, J. W., White, K. R., & Mosser, G. 2011, p. 119).

    Desir,E. (2014). Exploring obstacles to success for early careerist in healthcare leadership. Journal of Healthcare Management, 59, 250-253.

    The article addresses the lack of exposure and absence students have preparing for healthcare management. It discusses the issues students face when trying to figure out the proper schooling that is required for this profession. It illustrates stories by students who have faced disparities due to the lack of preparedness.
    According to Desir, “Vast resources are available to students, but they must know where to find these resources and how to use them to take ownership for their success”(Desir, 2014, p.253)

  16. Ronald Hinds

    TO: Professor Ellis
    FROM: Ronald C. Hinds
    DATE: March 23, 2017
    SUBJECT: Project 1, Annotated Bibliography

    The purpose of this memorandum –it is an annotated bibliography of sources-is to examine three examples of technical writing using relevant source material from the college library. This research helps to increase knowledge about the subject of exploring a future career in professional technical writing.

    1. Linda Flower “outlines a model of the writing process based on cognitive psychology and numerous experiments, asserts both the importance and possibility of technical assistance to writers. (Baker, 1996, p. 19).” When the writing text becomes prolematic the experienced writer revisits the goals of the subject and solves the problem by making revisions. The writer endeavours to reach the audience.

    Baker, L. (1996, February). Technical assistance for writers in the workplace: some heuristic uses of professional wring techniques in a multiauthor writing process.” Technical Communication. 43.1.

    2. Brian Bass writes in answer to the question “What tools and techniques fo you use to manage your time (including meeting deadlines and avoiding disractions)? “Clients are counting on me to deliver and one of the 3 cardinal sins of freelancing is to miss a deadline (the other 2 are missing the target and missing the budget).(Bass, 2016, p.143).” Bass husbands his time and makes a good effort to separate distractions to get the job done.

    Bass, B. (2016). What tools and techniques fo you use to manage your time (including meeting deadlines and avoiding disractions. Freelance Forum. p. 143.

    3. Arlene Walters, Julie L. Phelan and Sarah A. Prins write that: “Medical writers use numerous databases (both free and subscription-based) and other information tools as they research, draft, and fact check their work.(Walters, Phelan, Prins, 2016. P. 104).” These writers use many tools to incorporate into their writing e.g. government and medical association websites and databases. However, a note of caution; websites do not always provide all of the competitive content so other options have to be explored.

    Walters, A., Phelan, J., and Prins, S. (2016, Fall). Databases dissected: What medical writers really use. American Medical Writers Association Journal. 31.3.

  17. Shameena

    TO: Professor Ellis
    FROM: Shameena Rahaman
    DATE: March 23, 2017
    SUBJECT: Project 1, Annotated Bibliography

    This memo provides annotated bibliography of sources related to Legal studies. Along with the sources there is also a summary of the articles.

    “Smaller firms lagging behind on technological innovation.” ICT Monitor Worldwide, 27 Jan. 2017. General OneFile,
    Technologies have evolved and along with it businesses, as well as law firms. This article provide factual information on the growing number of law firms that are introducing the use of technology to make the firm much more cost efficient as well as saving time on certain tasks and eliminating the process of hiring someone to complete these tasks.
    “Taking full advantage of the opportunities that new technology offers will mean adapting the way we work and embracing change. Bourns added. We have a strong tradition of innovating to meet our clients needs. Technology offers lots of opportunities to provide services in new ways and to continue to exceed our client’s expectations.” (ICT Monitor Worldwide, Jan 27, 2017)

    Jones, Annie Butterworth. “Firms using fewer paralegals.” Florida Bar News, 1 Apr. 2011, p. 7. Academic OneFile
    This article addresses the growing number of law firms that are choosing operate without a paralegal. As the years progress this number continues to increase. The article also include the reduced pay rate for newly hired paralegals as well as those who have been in the profession for a number of years.
    Just 54 percent of respondents reported working in firms that employ paralegals, a significant decrease from 2008, when the percentage was at 63 percent, and 2006, when the percentage was at its highest, at 66 percent. (Jones, para 2.)

    Chouinard, Christopher. “Army paralegals and paralegal specialists.” U.S. Army Medical Department Journal, Jan.-Mar. 2012, p. 65
    Chouinard’s article gives insight on paralegals working for the U.S Army. He talks about the pros and cons of being an Army paralegal, he continues to add that what are some of the requirements and trainings needed to fulfil this role.
    “These paralegal specialists (military occupational specialty 27D) and civilian paralegals are well educated, professional, and hard-working. Unfortunately, they are unknown to many within MEDCOM. Some of them are heroes in disguise. Some of them are heroes waiting to be challenged. In any event, these paralegals specialists and paralegals are a resource which should not be ignored and which I encourage all leaders and personnel within this command to utilize to their fullest potential.” (Chouinard, para 1.)

  18. sjm

    TO: Professor Ellis
    FROM: Steven Mathieu
    DATE: March 02, 2017
    SUBJECT: Project 1, Annotated Bibliography

    In this memo, i’ll will discuss information in the source listed below that are related to a life long career as a computer scientists.

    1) Wallace, Brian. “How Computer Science Has Revolutionized.”
    ”http://www.cmswire.com/information-management/how-computer-science-has-revolutionized-tech/” August 1, 2017.

    In an article called “How Computer Science Has Revolutionized” Wallace stated that “ Computer science and code have completely changed the world and how we interact with it. Program languages such as C, C++, Visual Basic and Java are used in the work field. And when i’m home i tend to use computing devices in order to listening to music, watch movies and or tv.
    There are website that are available in order to understand what different types of languages can do. This article also explain how it human nature to fantasize about the future. Dreaming of video calls; which nowadays we call these features skype, facetime, and other application.

    2) Dong, Wang, Zhou, Mingquan, Zhou, Pengbo, and Ali, Sjid “A novel engine: Complex event processing LAIPE.” “http://www.jcomputers.us/vol12/jcp1204-05.pdf” July 2017.

    According to the article “A novel engine: Complex event processing LAIPE” by several authors Dong Wang, Mingquan Zhou, Sajid Ali, Yusong Liu, Pengbo Zhou , explains a complex event processing (CEP) engines, that’s responsible for filtering, selecting and aggregating atomic events in order to represent high level composite. “A Novel engine: Complex Event Processing LAIPE” By several authors Dong, Wang, Zhou, Mingquan, Zhou, Pengbo, and Ali, Sjid, there’s been a increase to information systems due to the fact that data analysis is becoming a demandable. The data volume around the world has increased and as a result there’s needs to be system set in place where these data can be collected and analyze.

    3) Denning, Peter. “ Computational thinking in science: the computer revolution has profoundly affected how we think about science, experimentation, and research.” (January-February 2017): p13

    “Computational thinking is a fundamental skill for everyone, not just for computer scientists.” it’s stated in the article generated by Denning, Peter. The ideology that us as computer scientist need to think in a multiple level abstract way is indeed facts. What does computational thinking actually means one will says; well according to the article, “Computational thinking is using heuristic reasoning to discover a solution. It is planning, learning, and scheduling in the presence of uncertainty.”. Now i truly believe that is facts in term of being a computer scientists, one must have the ability to think in the sense of looking past just programming, but also understanding subject such as biology and physics. If you were to read current articles or news, you will notice how computational biology is changing how biologists are thinking in term of how to move forward into the future of advancing medicines.

  19. luisvasconez23

    To: Professor Ellis
    From: L. L. Vasconez
    Date: March 02, 2017
    Subject: Project 1, Annotated Bibliography

    This is an annotated bibliography of 3 sources related to an electrical engineering career. I’m focusing on electrician work.
    1. Source

    Mcminn, Sean. (2013, Fall). Bright lights, big cities win new grads. USA Today. Retrieve from http://web.b.ebscohost.com.citytech.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/ehost/detail/detail?sid=8c1c7d0c-d056-4bfe-8f3b-fa0a274bd534%40sessionmgr120&vid=0&hid=125&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#AN=J0E191822366413&db=a9h

    Sean McMinn explains what are the top cities that have the most jobs openings for new grad students. According to McMinn, Houston, TX, San Francisco CA, and New York City NY are some of the top cities. McMinn discusses the difference between each state and what jobs are offered more.

    “In Houston, oil companies are hiring young engineers from electrical, mechanical and marine engineering backgrounds. More than 50,000 recent graduates have grown up or moved there since 2006.” (McMinn, 2013, p.3)

    2. Source

    Hayhurst, Chris. (Jan 2010,). Wired for success. Career World. Retrieved from http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=3b557e8b-c5c9-4d08-a81d-d3e8eababddd%40sessionmgr4010&vid=2&hid=4112

    Chris Hayhurst explains the experience of being an electrician. Chris describes his job as a “fun”. Chris proudly describes being an electrician is better than being in an office working for others. He gives a brief explanation of his everyday duties. Chris states that in this job you get to use your knowledge different with every project you are assigned. Also, says electricians will always be needed in this world.

    “All the new technologies coming out every day, from the latest electric cars to complicated “programmable logic controls” that help factories operate efficiently, would be powerless without electricians. Without electricians, we—the world—would be in the dark.”(Hayhurst, 2010, p.2)

    Source 3.

    (Nov 2014,). Electrician. Tech Directions. Vol. 74 Issue 4. P22-23. Retrieved from http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?sid=08f6809f-fbc7-4fdb-b0f2-b6421e4f8711%40sessionmgr120&vid=3&hid=125&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#AN=99244451&db=a9h

    This article explains the career path an electrician is expected to take. It discusses main points concerning electricians responsibilities. Also, describes what type of skills you and the typical working conditions you will encounter as an electrician. Gives an outlook of the wages and the advancement opportunities you can achieve.

    “Electricians must know how to read blueprints and specifications and install, connect, and test electrical devices and power sources. They must be familiar with local and federal electrical codes and regulations.” (Tech, 2014, p.1)

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