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My results of the personality test really surprised me because they accurately illustrated my entire personality more than I had expected. They indeed confirmed my personality type so accurately. From the 16 assessment personality test’s results, I confirmed that I posses a personality which is peaceful, easy going, and a gentle caretaker to other individuals. The test findings accurately describe my real-life personality because I tend to avoid conflicts, and prefer avoiding conflicting situations, am also easy going, flexible, and spontaneous with activities. Additionally, I am a down-to-earth individual who loves to enjoy the present moment, and more so prefer cheerful surroundings which do not suppress my personal space.
My MBTI personality type is ISFP-T which stands for Introverted, Sensing, Feeling, Perceiving and turbulent. From the test results, I am a turbulent adventurer. People with the ISFP personality tend to be peaceful, easy going, and humble. They prefer having their own personal space to figure out their issues, and recharge more. As an individual with ISFP-T personality, I am quiet, friendly, sensitive, careful, and kind. I enjoy the present moment and prefer cheerful surroundings. However, I prefer having my lone time, and working within my own time frame. I am highly to my personal values and people that are important in my life. I dislike conflicts; thus, in situations of disagreements, I would rather not force my opinions or values on other people. To me, this personality fits me, as I find it less troublesome, and it allows me to be sensitive while interacting with other people; thus, I am able to avoid hurting others deliberately. Havin this personality also allows me to contemplate on my own decisions to be able to make the right judgements without external influence from other people. Having ISFP-T personality also means that I am a turbulent adventurer who is a most likely less independent but more open to work as a team and collaborate with other people. Turbulent adventurers need to know that other people approve them, and as long as people who matter to them are all right with what they do, they feel their actions are right (Murphy et al., 2020).
My RIASEC/Holland Code results is SIE which means that I am social, investigative, and enterprising. Being categorized as a social person means that I am more of a helper; a person who likes to work with other people, and satisfies their needs through helping situations, and teaching other people on how to deal with issues. Being a helper makes one to be drawn to seeking close relationships with other people. To me this means that I am able to easily create close relationships through my willingness to assist people out of the hardships they may be facing. Having an enterprising personality illustrates that I am more of a persuader, with good talking skills that can influence others to even lead them. As a result, individuals with enterprising personality are drawn to situation with power that value money, status, and ranks. Having an investigative personality means that I am a person who prefers to think and observe rather than act. Investigators are majorly thinkers who prefer to organize and understand situations rather than persuading (Hurtado Rúa et al., 2019). They therefore find it easier to work with data than working with people.
The Multiple Intelligence Assessment test results showed that my top three intelligences include self with the highest score of 4.71, followed by nature 4.57, and social 4.29. According to the assessment, I have a strong sense of self. I prefer spending most of the time by myself to think things over. I often take information from another person but would later digest it by myself. My second intelligence is related with nature such that am sensitive to nature and environment. Lastly, I am social, and I like to develop ideas as well as learn from others.
My assessment results according to RIASEC and Multiple Intelligence Assessment test are similar. Both tests reveal that I am social. My Holland Code results were SIE which means that I am social, investigative, and enterprising. As a social person, I love to work with other people, and teaching other people on how to deal with issues. According to my Multiple Intelligence Assessment, being social falls among my top three intelligences, which then supports the RIASEC results (Hurtado Rúa et al., 2019).
My skills and work values relate to my assessment results and the potential careers recommended according to my personality traits. My skills according to the assessment include teamworking, problem solving, planning and organizing, and self-management. My work values include honesty, integrity, dependability, and responsibility. My skills and work values relate with the all the assessment results. For instance, according to my RIASEC results, I have an enterprising personality which illustrates that I am more of a persuader, with good talking skills that can influence others and even lead them. As a result, individuals with enterprising personality are drawn to situation with power that value money, status, and ranks. This is supported by possessing the skills of problem solving, planning and organizing, which are essential skills required by a good leader. Some of the potential recommended careers according to my personality include business entrepreneur, human resources, lawyer, management consultant, public relations, public speaking, real estate agent, market research analyst, and Fitness Trainer and Aerobics Teacher amongst others. These careers mostly require an individual with a social and enterprising personality.
Judging the assessment recommendations, I agree with the recommended potential careers as they fit with my personality. Besides, my skills, work values and RIASEC results fits with the suggested careers.
Therefore, I feel that the assessment result on careers adds value to my personality by understanding my personality strongly based on my RIASEC results and career recommendations. The assessment result on careers is an important indicator for both employers and employees as it can help reduce mental fatigue amongst employers when recruiting new employees or helping them identify potential candidates to hire. On the other hand, it can help employers know how to motivate and influence employees to perform better in their work role as it may foster their personal development into a healthier employee with positive work attitudes.
Concerning the careers, 3 careers that I feel are the most suitable for me include human resources, management consultant, and public relations. This is because I possess the skills of problem solving, planning and organizing, which are essential skills required by a good leader These 3 careers require one to be able to influence others, have good communication skills and be able to solve problems. These are the same skill sets I possess, which is why I feel these careers are the most suitable for me. Healthcare Technology is related to my personality traits with the most fit being Enterprising and social, in which both traits require one to be a good problem solver, logical thinker and independent worker. According to RIASEC results, Enterprising personality type is recommended for Healthcare Technology Career. In addition, it also relates with my work values of integrity and dependability as I believe these 2 values are required by individuals working in healthcare technology due to its high-risk environment.
In my career planning and decision making I will use this information to help guide me to where I should be in my career. Besides, I am confident that the information provided by my assessment on careers will help me creatively sharpen my interpersonal skills such as communication skills and team working, brainstorming and developing creativity. Having this skill set can be very beneficial when being hired or working in businesses that require teamwork and communication with other colleagues or employees.
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Murphy, L., Eduljee, N. B., Croteau, K., & Parkman, S. (2020). Relationship between Personality Type and Preferred Teaching Methods for Undergraduate College Students. International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 6(1), 100-109.
Hurtado Rúa, S. M., Stead, G. B., & Poklar, A. E. (2019). Five-factor personality traits and RIASEC interest types: A multivariate meta-analysis. Journal of Career Assessment, 27(3), 527-543.
My research question is how effective is the medication
My research question is how effective is the medication Rituxan compared to Mycophenolate Mofetil regarding relapse with NMO patient’s.
Now that you have refined a good research question and reviewed the scientific literature on your topic, it is time to design your research. This section of the paper will require you to integrate your knowledge of what we have learned in class to design your research. The paper should include the following elements:
Identify the unit of analysis. (1-2 sentences)
Identify the main variables, operational definition, level of measurements, and address threats to construct validity (1-1.5 pages):
Your dependent variable,
At least one independent variable, possibly more if appropriate.
Describe two potential research designs to answer your question. For each research design, you will need to: (3-4 pages)
Describe the different groups that will be part of the design, including how participants or units will be assigned
Describe how and when data will be collected
Describe how the independent variable will be introduced or measured
Describe how your research design is taking care of at least three potential threats to internal validity.
Define the threat (in your own words)
Identify the feature of the design that allows you to rule out the threat
Describe at least one potential threat to internal validity that might still influence your research and how it may affect your results
Describe how your research design addresses external validity
Include a figure that describes your specific research design and the different groups
Add the figure at the end of the paper (does not count towards the page limit) with a proper title and reference in the text (e.g. see Figure 1).
Identify the research design that you will think will be the best design. You must provide reasons based on your discussion of threats to internal validity and external validity. In addition, your decision must take into account the ethical concerns associated with the research design (1-2 pages)
Describe specifically how you will protect the identity of your participants
Describe how you will obtain consent for participation and whether deception will be necessary
Describe at least one other potential ethical concern with your chosen research design and how you will address it.
Your paper should also include a revised version of the literature review, along with a list of changes you have made to improve each of the criteria.
The total length of the paper should be 10 to 13 pages, excluding the figure(s), references, and list of changes. Same formatting as the previous paper: 12pt, Times New Roman, 1-inch margins.
Grading
Revision to the literature review (15%)
You should have properly addressed every criterion where you did not get full marks.
Your efforts for each section should be relative to how bad you have done in each section.
Proper identification of the unit of analysis (5%)
Variables, operationalization, and construct validity (15%)
Research designs (15% each)
Rationale for research design decision and ethical considerations (10%)
Quality of writing and effort (15%)
Draft and peer-review (10%)
Class 2, Week 8, Peer Response 2
Class 2, Week 8, Peer Response 2
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President Vladimir Putin is a leader that has been in power for a long time, a period that can easily be compared to that of dictators in other countries and especially, those in African countries as has been previously depicted. Putin can be considered to be a strategic leader by some (mostly his fellow countrymen) while others view him differently and in a negative light. In this regard, I agree with the author since not even a strategic leader can ever be considered as perfect due to the various strengths and weaknesses that they possess. Vladimir Putin is no different. The Russian president is known for both positive impacts in his country as the leader while his negative impacts are viewed elsewhere around the world. Even in his negative view, he still has a large following for the good he has brought to Russia, especially after the disengagement with the Soviet Union.
As far as strategic leadership competencies go, Vladimir Putin possesses them all as the author points out. As a conceptual leader, Putin has been able to thrive. When he took over presidency in Russia, he was able to bring changes to the country, given the situation that Russia was in following the Soviet Union leadership. As a result of his conceptual leadership, he was able to bring “radical revolution in values, beliefs, and behaviors through the transitional 1990s and early 2000s” (Grachev & Bobina, 2006). This could be seen through the adjustment of the financial state of the country from the depression to a more dependable state of the economy. He was able to bring change where Russia had been suffering through. He can further be described as a dauntless leader, one who is unafraid of risk-taking (Immelman & Trenzeluk, 2017). This covers the interpersonal competencies. He is of a daring personality, one that works for and against him.
As much as risk-taking works in his favor as the Russian leader, he is also considered to be assertive and controlling. These two work against him in the global realm. It is easy to point out that Putin lacks reciprocity, sentimentality, and is intimidating. With such a personality, he creates more enemies than friends in other leaders, which makes it difficult for him to work with others. On technical competencies, Putin is considered to have both a dissenting and retiring personality. This means that he has weak ties with others which means that he considers not the feelings of others as well as he lives by his “own internal code” with little or no regard for the effects that his decisions have on others (Immelman & Trenzeluk, 2017). On this note, I agree with the author regarding Putin excluding other people in his decision making process as a leader or completely disregarding the thoughts of others in decision making.
Putin has had many successes in Russia and this is the reason why people in Russian are fond of him and his leadership as the author points out. On top of bringing Russia from the economic depression in the 90s into economic prosperity, he has been able to ensure success in agricultural product exportation that has reflected positively on Russia. To add on to the author’s identification of economic and regulatory successes of Putin, it is also important to note that Russia has become industrially modernized under the leadership Vladimir Putin. Further still, his leadership has resulted in a military that stands out and in a much stronger manner, with Russia taking on the world in a more influential manner (Isachenkov, 2019). His controversies and stubborn nature has made it possible for the successes that Russia has known to be possible as he refuses to see his people drag behind while the rest of the world makes strides.
As much as Putin has been considered to be a strategic leader, it goes without saying that he is also a man with a negative side; a side that is intimidating and offensive to many, as the author identifies. An example is that of Putin’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Putin has shown an “absence of decisive central leadership” contrary to the kind of leadership he shows in other cases (Baunov, 2020). I would agree with the author’s remarks of Putin lacking charge (similar to all other cases) of a pandemic that cannot be so easily controlled. His intimidating power is lacking here, leading to his popularity vote declining (Liik, 2020). He is known for intimidation in the treason definition expansion, intimidating champions of human rights, artist persecution, NGO restriction, and putting prominent people behind bars (Amnesty International, n.d.). This scares a lot of people, including the Russian people. The 2007 polls saw a lot of intimidation against workers to vote for Putin (Parfitt & Harding, 2007). He has, in essence, taken the Russian people back to the Soviet Union days when intimidation was the way to go, thus eliminating any change in this regard. I completely agree with the author in this regard. He, therefore, has a balance of positive and negative traits for a strategic leader.
References
Amnesty International. (N.D.). 6 of President Vladimir Putin’s most oppressive laws. Amnesty International. https://www.amnestyusa.org/6-of-president-vladimir-putins-most-oppressive-laws/Baunov, A. (2020, May 27). Where Is Russia’s Strongman in the Coronavirus Crisis? Foreign Affairs. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/russian-federation/2020-05-27/where-russias-strongman-coronavirus-crisisGrachev, M. V., & Bobina, M. A. (2006). Russian organizational leadership: Lessons from the GLOBE study. International Journal of leadership studies, 1(2), 67-79.
Immelman, A., & Trenzeluk, J. V. (2017). The Political Personality of Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin.Isachenkov, V. (2019, Dec 30). Putin boasts achievements, weighs options as he marks two decades in power. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/6347804/vladimir-putin-20-years-in-power/Liik, K. (2020, May 13). Coronavirus: Not Putin’s kind of crisis. European Council on Foreign Relations. https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_coronavirus_not_putins_kind_of_crisisParfitt, T. & Harding, L. (2007, Dec 3). Intimidation and dirty tricks help Putin to massive landslide. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/dec/03/russia.topstories3