School break continues

I am still on a break from school, but still "busy." My break is like a working vacation.

I profile/highlight my papers and research from time to time. Post examples shown below:

I comment on news stories and articles:

 (https://twitter.com/moorefo1/status/942757837377294336)

I work on projects (learning something new) like I usually do during a course. I looked at podcasting recently.

(https://twitter.com/moorefo1/status/943194772147236867)


I also added new Pinterest boards/categories. One example:

(https://twitter.com/moorefo1/status/955520904611627009)

Because I had extra time, I worked on a top song list for 2017 (I wasn't sure I would have the time). I like how turned out..

Song list at: https://lifelessonsforall-com.blogspot.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmYXTlZN4bBLiYNV-KrhlU0dV3NS6jpHQ

I applied for a professor job in Guyana & would likely travel there soon. I attempted a trip (researched prices & so on) a few weeks ago. Trip ON HOLD for now.

Project

POST IN FACEBOOK:

Happy Sunday!
I stumbled upon the John10:10 project this morning (link: https://thejohn1010project.com/phone/about.html). It was good to see someone "take on" questions about Almighty God and Jesus Christ of Nazareth (I believe that God exists, but I don't know a lot about hard evidence or artifacts that he exists or his son Jesus Christ of Nazareth did all those activities/things recorded in the New Testament - not that it is needed).

The project reminded me of my Lessons project (Life's Lessons). My project had different goals.

The Lessons Project was a personal project, i.e. a project I came up with /designed. It turned out really great (some accomplishments listed in my resume/CV available at fahmeenaodetta1.wordpress.com). I thank you for supporting the project - from that first request to provide some of your important life lessons to smaller sub-projects I came up with later.

By the way....
I was thinking about high school the other day & suddenly realized that one of my teachers looked a little like Jesus (not sure why I didn't think of it back then). That teacher was the electronics teacher.

#projectwork #research #fahmeenaodetta

Podcasting

I decided on a new area to investigate & test. (I usually investigate & test applications, websites, and so on.)
PODCASTING.
Podcasting & video (one of my research topics) "mix" well. I will also try to integrate into blogs.

(https://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/podcasting1.htm)

(https://internationalpodcastday.com/what-is-podcast/)


A podcast business?

(https://www.linkedin.com/in/benkrueger1544/)

Break

I am on a short break from school (after completing the IT Data Communiications course on schedule). I decided that a break was best...so I could pack, move, and take care of other business without worrying about school papers and deadlines.

At this time, I am also thinking of the best way to proceed with some new project ideas. One idea is to review and analyze decisions on the HGTV show Love It Or List It. (decision-making / decision  support is my main research area). There are a lot of interesting decisions on that show - not only decisions by clients (who have to choose between (a) an updated home that was custom designed/renovated to solve some of their reported problems and (b) a carefully selected new home that would also solve some of their problems) but by the designers as well (who frequently have to deal with costly surprises, and so on). Maybe I'll put a proposal together. The project could develop an algorithm to recommend a decision based on financials or other logic. This could be a team effort.

Interest in food

More reasons to be interested in food. Maybe I should have continued studying Home Economics (includes Food & Nutrition) past the third form in high school. Very interesting...

See post: http://moorefo1wl.blogspot.com/2017/05/interest-in-food.html

Recent activities

Today, I planned to work on my PhD assignment/paper, but I ended up working on other things. I have been busy. I am working on getting my work/proposals out there (in search of funding), performing analyses, looking for work, and so on. Some of my recent activities:

Analysis of fruits in Pinterest:

(Screenshot of Facebook post; Posts with the same information in Twitter: https://twitter.com/moorefo1/status/863082610641317890, https://twitter.com/moorefo1/status/863084733286297600)

Update to Research Summary page - https://fahmeenaodettaresearchsummary.tumblr.com/

Update to my resume/CV and main website - https://fahmeenaodetta1.wordpress.com/:

Some of my other posts:

(Motivation item prepared for my first NCU course - This should keep me motivated!)

Test of my new https://www.textnow.com/ account went well. I still need to hook up a phone.

I need to work on my "Our God The Rock" bible study.

Funding for decision-making research

I submitted the assignment on Monday. Everything is pretty much back on track.

I spent some time today reviewing funding opportunities for decision-making research (one of my topic areas - see: https://fahmeenaodettaresearchsummary.tumblr.com/). Some resources:

Funding for Decision Science Research: Negotiating the Maze
http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2006/06/funding-decision-science-research-negotiating-maze

Decision, Risk and Management Sciences  (DRMS), National Science Foundation
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5423

https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09544/nsf09544.htm

https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/natural-resources-environment/climate-change/data-and-decision-making-support/

https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl001091.pdf

http://www.nordp.org/funding-opportunities

https://www.grants.gov/

https://www.federalregister.gov/

July 11: Decision making during crises: Prospect theory and China's foreign policy crisis behavior after the cold war
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/node/33565
(...need to find more foreign resources/opportunities)


I need to work on getting my projects on the desks of potential donors/funding sources. In other words, more people need to know about my projects. I am sure some organization out there would be interested.

Featured papers

I recently started writing little tidbits about my papers with my status updates. And then I got another idea. Why not profile or highlight my papers regularly to "get the word out" on projects that could be funded?  Hopefully, sponsors out there would fund/sponsor one or more of my research. I could use the research summary/main page for this (https://fahmeenaodettaresearchsummary.tumblr.com/).


The recent posts:

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Post on diagram vs. written explanation in paper:
https://www.bebee.com/content/1452070/1294691

STATUS: I just returned from church. I will now continue working on my paper (due today). I am worried that I will not meet the deadline because there is so much to do. A reminder that my papers do not write themselves!

INTERESTING TIDBIT:
More on my papers (maybe I will receive funding on one of these)...

When I started working on the following paper for the IT Management course, I really believed diagrams were always better than written explanations. By the end of the paper, I was not so sure. I liked the BPMN diagram in the paper (I learned some BPMN at a previous job). But, I actually liked my written explanation better.

Paper: Documenting a Business Process
https://www.slideshare.net/FahmeenaOdettaMoore/moorefmis70003afinal

[I provided larger versions of the diagrams here:
http://fmoorereqprocessflow.blogspot.com/]

#processflowdiagram #diagramming #writtenvsdiagram #phdassignment #phdlife


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Post on the jobs of relatives  & related paper on infection control:
https://twitter.com/moorefo1/status/857992471246237696

STATUS: I am still reading articles. I will start the first draft soon.

INTERESTING TIDBIT:
The papers I prepared for the Research Methods course touched on a lot of topics/areas. The following paper touched on compensation, performance and IT.  It reminds me of UofGuy economics and econometrics. (I liked lags/lagging since back then. I used lags in one of the papers.)

Relationship between Compensation & Employee Performance in Healthcare Infection Control
https://www.slideshare.net/FahmeenaOdettaMoore/moorefbtm73039final-64986591
https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.3725.5924

Is it coincidence that my mother works in health care (mostly as a private duty nurse/aide for elderly), my cousin works in infection control (ensuring surgical instruments are sterile/clean), and another family member worked in "housekeeping" for a while?


#research #healthcare #infectioncontrol #handhygiene #phdassignment #phdlife #fahmeenaodetta


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Post on the selection of the project management paper for my signature assignment:
https://twitter.com/moorefo1/status/858429333651763200


#Flashback #DownMemoryLane

In May/June 2016, after much thought, I decided to expand on a paper on Project Management & Project Success for the final signature assignment for my NCU IT Management course. I liked several other options, such as a paper on website design and customer complaints (see: http://moorefo1designresearch.blogspot.com/2016/08/). Maybe it was the paper on 7 key factors that determine project success (a paper I found in the prior week) that caused me to select that topic. That paper reminded me of my 7Ps for Success. 

The signature assignment on project success:
https://tmblr.co/ZhvJDf2FUwKw1

My current (independent) project to write a paper on my 7Ps for Success:
https://fahmeenaodetta1.wordpress.com/researchpapergoalpublish1/


#research #projectmanagement #success #phdlife #fahmeenaodetta


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Post on how I selected the topic: online reviews for the first literature review course
https://twitter.com/moorefo1/status/857332562435420161

A movie...that led to an article and then the selection of a topic for a class.

Movie: Entourage
https://youtu.be/SGSE_XPF4_g

Article: Abuse of Power In Online Reviews
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/abuse-power-online-reviews-fahmeenaodetta-moore

Paper: Selected Topic Areas and Reference Management System for Literature Review Course
https://www.slideshare.net/FahmeenaOdettaMoore/moorefbtm73001

The signature assignment for the course:
Draft Literature Review Paper on Online Reviews
https://tmblr.co/ZhvJDf2FUtsu7

What do your papers and assignments say about you?

#phdlife #schoolpapers #researchpapers #fahmeenaodetta

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Post on my Pinterest designer account:
https://twitter.com/moorefo1/status/854741407667552259


STATUS: I am about to start working on the paper for this week. I have lots of time to complete. I don't expect an unusual rush/hurry to complete this week's paper like I did for last week's paper (link: http://itdatacommmoorefo1.blogspot.com/2017/04/week1-assignment-completed.html). I got a lot done - 2016 txaes filed and so on.

INTERESTING TIDBIT:

People usually can identify the artist or designer behind a "piece" of art or design. For example, a lot of people can identify designer Frank Lloyd Wright from his home designs. His work is "different". The work of artists and designers also "tell" or "say" a lot about them - in different ways. The artist may be sad or angry or bold.

I tried to create a Pinterest designer profile that says a lot about me (reflects my background, style, interests - sort of the way my school papers reflect my background or my clothes/outfits/selections say a lot about me). A lot of the details are from my background. What do you think?
https://www.pinterest.com/FMooreDesigns

#phdlife #taxseason


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Another response to a daily prompt

Today, I responded to the prompt AVID. I think it was a little late, but I had fun writing it. (Hopefully it was before the cut-off - I saw the post about the prompt and responded to it.)

My response: https://fahmeenaodetta1.wordpress.com/2017/04/24/avid-interest/

I spent some time today working on my "independent" paper for publishing...I made quite a few changes to the research problem and questions. I am making good progress.

Link to document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TOl_LXTHpY_zT-qy1kfGWXr9PT5-PBT7B07b9oG93us/edit?usp=sharing

Not so new projects

Today I started working on the article/paper '7 Ps: What It Takes to Succeed' for publishing. The paper will present the findings of my personal project - The Life Lessons Project started in 2013. I am writing the paper publicly - it is available for viewing here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TOl_LXTHpY_zT-qy1kfGWXr9PT5-PBT7B07b9oG93us/edit?usp=sharing

(My LinkedIn profile provides additional information on the Life Lessons project: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fahmeenamoore or https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jwC4vHYj37sZ0koV1NQGKhGF096wOmqxbUiN6pMldoE/edit?usp=sharing).


I am also compiling a list of my social media posts that used information from (or were based on) my Pinterest profile. That document is available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zjVr8g_TKBY-EMunfFwTnNFHOaYqQoPhf6UXmpr3S1E/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you Almighty God!