Anachronismus einer "Drittwirkung" : das kognitivistische Konzept Karl-Heinz Ladeurs und die Matrix Gunther Teubners im grundrechtstheoretischen Spannungsfeld

Die Postmoderne beschreibt die Fragmentierung der Gesellschaft, in der Systemrationalitäten miteinander kollidieren. Diese Diagnose kann für die Konzeption der Grundrechte nicht folgenlos bleiben. Der Aufsatz fokussiert zwei Ansätze einer neuen Verfassungstheorie. Grundlagen sind Karl-Heinz Ladeurs Kritik der Abwägung und Gunther Teubners Konzept einer Zivilverfassung vor dem Hintergrund seines Matrixmodells

The Plurality of Daily Digital Health: The Emergence of a New Form of Health Coordination

This article presents the current datafication processes in the field of health as a new form of health coordination. Methodologically, the conceptual foundation of the article is embedded in neopragmatist thinking and mainly informed by the "economics of convention" (EC). At the beginning, it is made clear that the datafication processes in the health system and in people's everyday lives are primarily a future vision that has high hopes for improving and controlling health. The aim of the article is to analyze the current effects of these mobilization processes and to show that with datafication processes, a new coordination mode of a digital daily health is introduced. To this end, the new form of digital daily health is being introduced. For this purpose, its characteristics are described and its relevance for coordination processes is shown. After that, the intersection between the new form of digital daily health and individual health will be analyzed. Finally, the consequences of this new health coordination form will be shown on an individual level as well as on the level of political economy of health

The Changing Economics of Attaining Post-Secondary Education in the U.S.: An Analysis by Stakeholder: Employer, Student, and Government

This paper has as its focus the identification of economic returns to stakeholders of investment in human capital as it pertains to attainment of post-secondary education in the US. The centerpiece of this study pertains to returns to prospective employers in a 21st century environment, which demands of the labor market rapid adaptation to technology and it’s applications. With dynamic demands from employers as a backdrop, this paper seeks to determine if the benefit of post-secondary education is becoming more or less relevant from the perspective of the employer. A qualitative approach comprised of in-depth interviews of employers has been conducted. In particular learnings from those employers regarding their views of the importance of technology and what impacts if any this has on expectations of post-secondary institutional curriculums. The second stakeholder, the student, has been considered via a cost benefit analysis based upon expected earning differentials for the student group who has chosen to pursue a post-secondary education versus those who have not. Earnings have been quantified and extrapolated over the lifetime of defined student groups and compared to the actual cost of college with considerations for occupational differentials, in order to determine the net value of a college education to a student. This information has provided the basis for understanding the value of post-secondary education to the third stakeholder, the government. Projected income taxes for selected occupational groups have been calculated and compared based on the net present value of these lifetime earnings. The differential revenues that accrue to federal agencies via these taxes has been compared to the costs associated with attending post-secondary education. With this information in hand, conclusions have been made regarding policy implications for federal subsidies of post-secondary education

Lessons in Leadership: Ulysses S. Grant

Leadership is not a definitive topic, in that great leadership is based on subjective determinants. What makes great leadership is a source of both fascination and extensive study. Are great leaders born, and destined to excel in circumstances they create for themselves; or do dramatic events create the need for great leaders? What can the life and Civil War experiences of Union General Ulysses S. Grant teach us about the answer to these questions? This paper provides a chronology of his life up to the onset of the Civil War, his military career during the war, and concludes with his impact at the war’s culmination at Appomattox Courthouse. Through this journey we will witness how the unique personal attributes of this man, combined with historically significant circumstances provided the cauldron from which emerged a great military leader

A Systems Analysis and Design Case: ABC Church

The information systems (IS) profession requires a diverse blend of technical and non-technical skills. To develop these skills, IS educators often use group projects in systems analysis and design courses, sometimes involving written cases. This article presents a case that can be utilized for a group project in a systems analysis and design course. The case is sufficiently detailed to stimulate students\u27 creative thinking about a systems solution. It also concerns an organization with which most students have some life experience, a church. The case emphasizes the church as an organization with information needs. This article presents background information about the case, the text of the case, and a discussion of analysis and design phase requirements. Teaching notes and possible solutions for selected project requirements are also provided. These materials are designed to be useful to systems analysis and design instructors who want to use a written case for a group project in their courses