EIA Case Study:

Environmental Impact Assessment is the assessment of the influence of the certain objects on the environment of the planet and this criterion is very important in the modern business in the process of production. Nowadays people have started to think about their impact on the ecological situation of the planet and understood that industry and production of the certain goods is extremely harmful for the nature. In order to reduce the harmful impact on the environment the international organizations which care about the environmental issues have decided to set the strict control over the materials, way of production and methodology of production of the certain goods. In addition there are numerous vast projects (building of dams, reservoirs, drainage of wetlands, etc), which can destroy the ecosystem of the chosen area. In fact, EIA generally touches upon the products made by humans and is aimed to regulate the quality of these products and check their impact on the natural environment. Continue reading →

Elderly Abuse Case Study:

Elderly abuse is the constant negative attitude to the older person which is accompanied with violence, rude and harsh behavior and total disrespect. The problem of elderly abuse is quite widespread in the human society, especially in the developed countries, where every individual is the important part of the state’s economics. Of course, the retired person is not active anymore and very often such a position irritates younger people. Speaking about family life, there are weird cases connected with it: if there is an elderly person in a family, the younger family members feel the burden of her support, they have to spend time and money to provide the person with everything and with the run of time they become irritated and do everything to get rid of such person. Continue reading →

Happiness Case Study:

Happiness is the state of an individual which is characterized with the feeling of well-being and total satisfaction with the conditions and way of life, the quality of work and leisure time. The phenomenon of happiness is generally studied by philosophy, ethics, psychology, occultism and theology. Paying attention to the physiology of happiness, it should be admitted that there is a list of the hormones of happiness: endorphins, serotonin and dopamine. When there is the lack of the hormones, the organism loses the physiological features of happiness. The lack of the hormones is provoked by the diseases caused by viruses and infections and problems with the endocrine system. In the ancient philosophy the problem of ethics is the central category. The ancient philosophers tried to understand the source of happiness and these sources were different: happiness as a result of kindness, aesthetic feelings, etc. Continue reading →

Harley Davidson Case Study:

Harley Davidson is the American company and manufacturer of motorcycles which is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The company makes and sells heavy motorcycles which are used for the ride on the highway. Speaking about the peculiarities of marketing, Harley Davidson focuses its attention to the loyal customers who have the credit to the company and its products and have the image of the ideal motorcycle produced exclusively by Harley Davidson. In addition, the company produces numerous products and accessories with the emblem of Harley Davidson and created in its style. It is obvious that the image of Harley Davidson is really stable and impressive and it will not be an overestimation to call Harley Davidson a cult motorcycle. In order to attract more customers and make them the piece of the big community the company established a special club for the owners of the Harley Davidson motorcycles: H.O.G. – Harley Owner Group. This club is the biggest motorcycle club in the world. Continue reading →

Alzheimer’s Disease Case Study:

Alzheimer’s disease is the most widespread form of dementia which has been discovered and explained in 1906 by the German psychotherapist Alois Alzheimer. As a rule Alzheimer’s disease is discovered among the elderly people who reach their 65 year of life, but there are also cases of the early Alzheimer’s disease which occurs among the younger people. According to the statistics of the year 2006 the number of the people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease in the world is equal to more than 26 million people. Every patient has his own peculiarities of the disease, but there are common symptoms which differentiate the disease from the others. At the very beginning there are disorders with the short-term memory. Unfortunately, this symptom is often not paid attention to, because this problem touches upon many elderly people because of stress. In order to detect the disease the patient is seriously monitored, his behaviour and memory is analyzed with the help of numerous methods. Continue reading →

Case Study on Adolescent Development:

Adolescent development is the development of the human organism during the teenage period from the age of 13 to 18. It does not worth mentioning that the teenage organism faces numerous troubles both in the physical and psychological aspects.

Parents agree that a teenager is the most complicated person and it is difficult to cope with him and make him obey the rules of the family, school and social norm in general. Of course, adolescent period of the human life is the ‘bridge’ between childhood and adulthood and this short period is quite important for the life of the individual, because it shows his type of personality.

Teenagers experience numerous alterations on the physiological level. Their body grows, there are numerous processes connected with hormones which prepare the organism to the life as an adult. Continue reading →

Egoism Case Study:

Egoism is a very broad term which does not have the single explanation, but in the general use the word means the set of actions, the worldview and the kind of the human behavior which is characterized with the fact that the human being is interested only in her own benefit while fulfilling certain job. From the psychological point of view egoism is a complicated case, because an egoist can not judge the situation being in the shoes of the other person. The egoist acts exclusively for his own benefit and unless the case does provide him with the certain profit, he will never do that job. Speaking about egoism it is impossible to say whether this quality is a positive or a negative one. On the one hand egoism is supposed to be a bad quality, because if one thinks only about himself it is really bad. One will never get help from such a person and even worse – the egoist can do everything for his own profit, even betray a close person. Continue reading →

Educational Management Case Study:

Educational management is the policy of the correct organization and control over the educational process on all levels. Educational management is quite a broad category which has numerous definitions which touch upon every sphere of the educational relations and processes.

Generally, educational management is connected with numerous disciplines which serve the quality of education and supply of all the necessary things which maintain the process of studying. For example, the management is connected with sociology (studies the human relations at the teaching staff, relations in the class and groups of children); economics (finance, salary for teachers); political sciences, culture, information technologies, etc.

Educational management is focused on the supply of everything important which is required by a child for the process of education. If the child is talented and probably has the bright future, the executives of the school should do their best to provide the child with the equipment, technologies and teachers who will help him reveal his potential. Continue reading →

Addison’s Disease Case Study:

Addison’s disease is the rare endocrine disease which is characterized with the fact that the human adrenal glands lose their function to produce enough hormones, especially cortisol.

This disease was first described and researched by Dr Thomas Addison in his publication in 1855.

The disease can occur because of any serious problem with adrenal glands which leads to the reduced production of cortisol. For example, Addison’s disease can occur because of tuberculosis and the impact of the certain drugs which damage adrenal glands. Addison’s disease requires much time to develop, from several months to several years. The disease ‘waits’ till the most convenient moment when the organism becomes weak and vulnerable, for example, serious stress. Continue reading →

Classical Management Theory Case Study:

Classical Management Theory was invented in the middle of the 19th century but was applied into practice only in the 20th. This management theory was very popular in the previous century and it many aspects are used in other management theories nowadays.

Classic Management Theory is characterised with the strict structure and organization of business and the sphere of management. The major criterion of the theory is the strict hierarchy of the managing staff. For example, the managing staff always consists of the several levels of managers who are interconnected with one another. The managers of the lower level always obey and follow the instructions of the managers of the higher level. The highest level of managers is called the board of directors or the executives of the company. This hierarchical model of management is quite useful because it enables the process of training and development of the novice managers by the senior ones. Continue reading →