Building the web: the Internet and the property profession

The report examines the development of the Internet and Intranets in the world of business and commerce, drawing on previous literature and research. The new technology is explained, and key issues examined, such as the impact of the Internet on the surveyor's role as 'information broker' and its likely effect on clients' property requirements. The research is based on an analysis of 261 postal questionnaire responses and eight case study interviews from a sample of general practice and quantity surveying practices and corporates. For the first time the property profession is examined in detail and the key drivers, barriers and benefits of Internet use are identified for a range of different sized organisations.

C(k)-solvability near the characteristic set for a class of planar complex vector fields of infinite type

This paper deals with semi-global C(k)-solvability of complex vector fields of the form L = partial derivative/partial derivative t + x(r) (a(x) + ib(x))partial derivative/partial derivative x, r >= 1, defined on Omega(epsilon) = (-epsilon, epsilon) x S(1), epsilon > 0, where a and b are C(infinity) real-valued functions in (-epsilon, epsilon). It is shown that the interplay between the order of vanishing of the functions a and b at x = 0 influences the C(k)-solvability at Sigma = {0} x S(1). When r = 1, it is permitted that the functions a and b of L depend on the x and t variables, that is, L = partial derivative/partial derivative t + x(a(x, t) + ib(x, t))partial derivative/partial derivative x, where (x, t) is an element of Omega(epsilon).

Men vad då mångfald? : Mångfald, etik och värdegrund i skönlitteratur för åk 7

Barn och ungdomar har idag tillgång till en mängd olika texter, vid sidan av skönlitteratur och faktatexter finns också texter via olika bildmedier. Uppsatsen kartlägger mångfald, etik och värdegrund i skönlitteratur för åk 7 genom en analys av litteraturen. Skönlitteraturen begränsades till fyra böcker som läses inom parnerområdet. Litteraturen berör historia, medmänsklighet, ätstörningar och främlingsfientlighet. Syftet har varit att kartlägga mångfald, etik och värdegrund i skönlitteratur för åk 7 och hur väl litteraturen möter värdegrunden i läroplanen. Metoden har bestått av närläsning av skönlitteraturen utifrån läroplanens värdegrund. Genom analysen har det framkommit att skönlitteraturen inte behöver visa en god bild av samhälle och värdegrund, men att läraren behöver diskutera litteraturen för att väcka elevers förmåga till egna ställningstaganden. Detta knyter an till Skolverkets rekommendationer och vad vissa forskare inom området rekommenderar. För att få en förståelse för ämnet har jag tagit del av material från Caroline Liberg, Kerstin Munck, Gunilla Molloy, Bengt Brodow och Kristina Rininsland, Mary Ingemansson, Annika Löthagen och Jessica Staaf. Jag har även tagit del av de diskussionsfrågor som legat till grund för litteratursamtalen inom partnerområdet. Den mångfaldsgestaltning som finns inom litteraturen var inte homogen och utgör också underlag för diskussion. Det framkom även att litteraturen inbjuder till etiska ställningstaganden och diskussion kring värdegrunden.

Are negative perceptions of the accounting profession perpetuated by the introductory accounting course? An Australian study

This study investigates perceptions of the work of accountant:! held by first-year accounting students as part of a national survey of accounting students. First-year commerce students from five tertiary institutions were surveyed about their perceptions of the accounting profession as well as their intention to complete a major study of accounting at tertiary level. lnfluences on the formation of their perceptions formed an important part of the study. The results reported in this paper serve to illustrate that the majority of students surveyed had negative perceptions of accounting. The source of influences on perceptions indicated that perceptions were mainly derived from tertiary education experiences. As perceptions influence choice of major and career choice, the findings have important implications for accounting educators and professional accounting bodiesr />

Public interest, ethics, and the balanced scorecard: implications for the accounting profession

The accounting profession bos been grappling with the issue of public interest responsibility for a number of years. The aim of this paper is to examine how a balanced scorecard<i> (BSC) i>model can be used by the accounting profession to more effectively incorporate a public interest responsibility in its strategic framework. By using a BSC model, the paper provides an integrated framework for translating strategic values into a comprehensive set of objectives, performance measures and improvement actions.r />

The accounting profession: a religious and community platform for change

Following the failure of large corporations in both Australia and the United States, considerable dialogue has been generated on the integrity and role of accountants. This focus of this study was to examine the role of the professional accounting community, which shapes, and is shaped by the value, religion and culture of accounting members. In view of the impetus towards internationalization of accounting standards it is suggested the accounting profession re-examine its position as part of the international human communityr />and re-examine its core values.r />

The Tastes of a Nation: M.F.K. Fisher and the Genre of Culinary Literature

This project works to situate this gastronomic revolution within a historical context, arguing at greater length that our contemporary food culture in the United States is in part the legacy of the body of food representations. Here we witness the evolution of a particular culinary sensibility that appealed to readers differently in different historical moments, as exhibited by the variety of ways that Fisher’s body of work was publicly received. By the end of the twentieth century, Fisher’s ethos reigned supreme, because Americans began to view food with less fear and anxiety as they slowly became more comfortable expressing their physical appetites and desires. By the millennium, Americans began to respect and honor the physical appetite and give more consideration to the quality and origin of the foods that they consumed. Feelings of guilt associated with the enjoyment of food began to diminish as well.