Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Carrying out a survey

I wouldn't recommend basing your IA on data collected wholly from surveys. However, it is a good way to collect a lot of data quickly.

If you are going to do this, please consider how many people you will be questioning and justify your sample size statistically. A good starting point is to use a proprietary sample size calculator like the one in the link below:

https://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htm 

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

The Effects of Demographic Change in Japan

Japan’s elderly population is surging, and its birthrate is one of the lowest in the world. Concurrently, more women than ever are entering the workforce, making households with two working parents the norm rather than the exception. This confluence of demographic and societal changes has created a crisis of caregiving – a challenge that’s even more pronounced in a culture that practices ‘oya-koko’, or filial piety, and where office culture can be extremely competitive.

The Academy Award-winning US director Megan Mylan’s Taller Than the Trees follows the daily life of Masami Hayata, a Tokyo ad executive, who embodies the changes that Japan is undergoing. With his wife frequently out of town for her job as a flight attendant, Hayata takes on the role of domestic caregiver, attending to their six-year-old son, as well as his mother, who is in the late stages of dementia, in addition to his considerable corporate responsibilities. Mylan traces Hayata’s delicate work-life balance with a light and intimate touch, crafting a film that deftly renders the personal as a reflection of broader shifts in society.

 Director: Megan Mylan
 Producer: Emily Taguchi
 Website: Principe Productions

Friday, May 4, 2018

Talk from UN Representative Dolores Barrientos

Our class was visited today by Dolores Barrientos, Mexican representative to the UN for the environment. Here is a copy of her presentation and the some of the links she invited you to visit to find out more about the work of the UN. She mainly covered the work of the UN in Mexico and elsewhere in promoting Agenda 2030 for sustainable development.

https://www.facebook.com/Dolores-Barrientos-Alem%C3%A1n-917047551699141/?ref=br_rs

http://greenfilmnet.org/10th-cinema-planeta-cuernavaca-mexico-24-29-april-2018/


Monday, March 19, 2018

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