Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Notes for SS 120 (Topic: Sociology of Work)

A private consultancy firm has been experiencing a high turn-over rate among its research staff eversince. The pattern is observable among the new recruits and pioneers alike. The following are seen to be the reasons behind this:
  • obsolete technology (considering the dependence of the research staff on online sources)
  • low salary (especially for full-time, non-MA degree holders)
  • high expectation from the superiors (which intimidates new comers)
  • overworked (throughout)
  • demoralization when admonished by the company president
  • poor physical arrangement of the office (which exposes the researchers to unnecessary noise thereby disrupting concentration)
  • lack of incentives (psychic reward and/or job promotion)
  • lack of a separate HR Dep't (the HR function is fused with the Accounting Dep't)
  • entropy (personal attitude-usually dysfunctional-defines individual work ethic)

DS 141 photo voice instructional video

Form a group of five members. Produce a 4-minute instructional video about photo voice as applied to a particular health sector of your choi...