MGT444 Spring2012

Some more likeable features of this site include a search utility within the site, a newsletter sign-up option, and detailed, extensive contact information. I also like the strip of color at the top of the site. It brought my attention to the title of the site without shocking my eyes. One thing I wasn't fond of was the choice of font. It's a Palatino font, which is difficult to read on a wide LCD monitor. The font used on their site is actually the font most printed newspapers use as their standard typeface. I don't think it works well as a screen font. I also like the purpose of this site. Thanks for the review, Kristin.

Website Overview: This website is intended to help military members and their families in various ways. The organization seeks to educate the public about military families, advocate for programs and benefits for service members and their families or next of kin, assist in supplementing support with other major organizations and the federal government, and educate military families about benefits that are available to support them in all aspects of military life. Intended Audience: The site is squarely focused on the military family and the service member as the primary audience. A supplemental audience would certainly be the surrounding community and policy makers that have the capability to influence decisions that affect military families in the community. While the site is primarily focused on Indiana, it does look to offer its resources nationwide to any service family that needs help. Relationship to Work, Family, & Community: What greater example of how work and family can overlap than the military? As a Marine Corps Veteran, I can certainly understand the struggles that this presents to family members of service members especially during deployment. This site offers multiple areas of education and links to other supporting organizations that can help during that time of separation and can also help when the service member is nearly their end of active service and ready to transition to the civilian sector. It offers useful tips for family life, transitioning back from combat, education opportunities, and many other areas that typically aren't at the forefront of the service members concerns until the situation presents itself. Critique & Credibility: The site is a stand-alone site that is not related to a union, special interest group, or lobbying association. It does try to advocate, where possible, to ensure that service members are protected during policy making discussions, but it appears that it is of a strictly advocating nature. The Dep

Great website, this is certainly a topic that we have not really discussed during this class, however, I feel that parents going into the armed forces would have a great effect on possible work/family issues. Having never been in the armed forces or had a parent that was involved with them I can't say that the prospect of having a parent missing from my life due to their deployment has ever been an issue yet alone having a parent permanently gone as a result. It's definitely encouraging to see that there are organizations out there attempting to help the families of those who are actively serving or attempting to reconnect with their communities. The webpage was very informative, and I must say I was rather impressed with the layout and cleanness of the organization. Great review and thanks for bringing this topic up for discussion.

This is a very necessary website and I am glad that you did a review of it. being a former Military member I can say first hand that this information is very useful and would be appreciated by many service members. Deployments, training, and sometimes just the regular duties require service members to be away from their families for extended periods of time. This website could provide great support to the families faced with these situations.

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...the Department of Veterans Affairs and multiple nationwide military organizations are among the donors to this website. All are seperate from policy making and lobbying. The site claims non-profit organizational status and has posted many publicatoins that have been used on a national level even though this particular organization is focused at a statewide level predominately. However, it does aspire to spread to a nationwide organizational level to spread its values. With regard to organizational efficiency, it has partnered with a myriad of different well respected organizations to bring aid and relief to military personnel and their families, and it continues to focus on that particular effort rather than getting into the political mix. From a personal opinion standpoint, it is always nice to see organizations such as this. The Wounded Warrior Project is another great organization that focuses on a lot of the efforts you see this particular one focus on. I was highly impressed with all that they offer and pleased to know that somebody is filling the gap.

Love this organization..I remember when James Dobson was the voice behind this in the late 1990's. Good information for raising families and dealing with life in general. My boys' are grown, but I still listen to their radio "minute" at least once or twice a week. Great choice for a review.

Jade, I'm sorry I did not know you were doing the Family Support America website. I didn't see anything posted when I started my review and I can't express my surprise when I saw you had the same site I had chosen for my first review. What are the odds? In any case, my view was much different than yours. I don't believe this to be a site that is truly meant to help parents, teachers, and caregivers. I see it as a "front" for search engine optimization for the for-profit businesses shown as sponsors on many of the pages. I did not find any evidence of credibility. I found the website to be conspicuous. Although the brief definitions and scant information that is present does seem to be believable, it could have easily been copied and pasted from any other site showing similar information. There was no phone number and no named point of contact. The address shown is the same address as the domain registrant. The phone number connected to that registrant is no longer in service. Too many red flags in my opinion. Please feel free to take a look at my evaluation and comment as well.

I totally agree. Though the site alone does not seem that credible, the organization that contributes to the site is. I found them referenced at my local research database.

I thought the site had some great tips about everyday life, such as stress, education, childcare, discipline and divorce. After taking another look at the site, there does seem to be some bias. When you click on the links for the information it has information on sponsors.

continued..ITWD) page. These projects conduct research and evaluations on innovative workforce development policies, programs, and solutions. Their research is focused on understanding how to prepare underserved populations to compete in today's high-skill economy with a particular attention paid to women and non-college educated workers. I would recommend this site to anyone interested in Leadership Development. These principles can be applied to all workers, not just women. Rutgers School of Management seems to do a great job of sharing and updating their website's information and content.

This is a good site, I will show this to my wife and daughter. It is important for women to group together ideas and strategies for making the world a better place. The only site I can think of for us guys is ESPN and that doesn't really help at all.

When you have heard of an organization before learning about it in class, the source is usually pretty credible. In reviewing this site, I realized it was connected to the US Chamber (I reviewed this organization), it is the Sloan Awards (known awards throughout America), and best of all credible companies have received these awards. It looks like you may have caught a few mistakes while reviewing, but I do believe this is a credible organization. In catching the mistakes and by reading what all you wrote, I think you did a very nice job reviewing this site.

Great job Kassandra. I think other audiences might be HR professionals and those who specialize in giving employee training seminars. I like the website it is very informative and appealing.

I too find this site to be limited. Its target audience is limited to those who live in rural areas. Also I found that the link, "info for families" is not that helpful for families. It lacks detail and orientation.

I agree with Jade on this website. The intent and idea behind the website it good however it's reach is limited by it's purpose and target audience.

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Part 2: Relationship to work, family, community class: The Family Life Project is extremely connected with the families of the study participants and their teachers. The study itself seems to be a community effort. In their attempts to determine the most beneficial ways to provide for these children, they are also touching the lives of the children in both afterschool programs and various community youth groups. Other comments: I feel that the site is limited. It explains that the information collected from the study will help form policies and laws to support child development. However, they provide no information on their actual findings. I understand that the study is not complete, however, I feel that they should provide their audience with periodic updates.

This is good for any newly married couple to read and have access to, very informative and provides some thinking.

This seems like it could be useful for some couples. I wish you didn't have to pay for most of the information though. It still could be a good tool to help balance work and family. Good review.

I think this is a great website that can be a great tool for fathers. It has tips for new fathers, and teenage fathers. I love the thought behind this site. I also love how it connects the reader to other helpful sources. Its since to see it isn't all about the moms anymore. Good review :)

This is a good website, I feel like this is an area that is not represented very often, it seems like it is all too easy for men to not be involved with their children. Men may need this as a resource if they grew up in a home without a father figure as an example. Good Review.

Thank you for your review of this site. I found the site very informational and easy to use. The section I thought was the most valuable was under the "For Fathers" section. The section detailed possible issues fathers may face such as: work-family balance, technology, and health. What I thought was even more beneficial was the fact that they had created separate sections for different age categories and the problems that a father may face in those age brackets. In addition, I liked the fact there was a blog section where fathers could discuss particular issues with other fathers experiencing similar situations. There was ample links for donations, but since this is a not-for-profit site, I was not offended by the amount. There are materials to buy, which is unfortunate, but overall there is a good deal of thought behind the site. Thank you for introducing it to us. Joshua

Continued...Intended Audience: WFC Resources website was created for businesses and employees that seek a workplace that satisfies both the company's objectives and employee's personal needs. Relationship to work, family, and community class: The sites goal is to provide resources to employers and employees on how to create a work environment conductive for productive work as well as addressing employee's needs and desires. Through the resources and e-courses offered, businesses and employees can attempt to work together to create a balance between work and family. Comments: I have found many of the free articles to be very interesting and encouraging towards many work family conflicts.

Part 2 A brief overview continued: The next tab is the research institute tab. This tab has twenty-five years of data and studies targeting the key concerns impacting working mothers today. This tab also has articles which are backed by data. Instead of the working mom blogs, it has what is called thought leaders. These blogs have successful women's talking about how mothers and women can become successful leaders as well. Conferences and events is the last major tab section on this website. This is a way for working mothers to engage the working mother community. This included events from the working mother media, NAFE, and diversity best practices. This is a great way for working mother to see what events are coming up, as well as share knowledge and insights with each other. The intended audience: Like the title clearly states this site is geared towards working women. If it was not clear in the title, it would be clear in the tabs and information. It is all about women, and families, and how to balance your work thrown in the mix while still being successful. This information is for the general public. It is very relatable for any skill level. It talks about basic information, and offers many tips including tips to help further your career. Creditability: This website has a tab dedicated solely for the purpose of research. Working Mother Research Institute spends time doing relative research as well as pare with other creditable sources to get more information. They work with the best companies initiatives, an also NAFE initiatives. They also work with other publications and sites including diversity best practices, and WOW! Facts which both offer more information about this subject matter. When you dive into reading some of the articles based on research it will document the source of the study and information. Some of the reports are from non-profit sources such as the national institute for health care reform. They also gain some of th

Part 3: Creditability continued: from other publications like the American Scientist. This website seems to do their research to make sure they have relevant information that is up to date, and backed by studies, and research while also throwing in opinions, and helpful tips. Observations and relation to Work, Family & Community: This website explores all the different issues and concerns working mothers can have. They offer get research, tips, and opinions that help make the work and life balance a little easier. These women are successful, and still make time for their families. They do their best at trying to help working mothers manage the two major parts of their lives: their work and their family. I think this site is a great and helpful tool to use for working mothers, and provides a vast array of useful information from the experts themselves. The end :)

Thanks for your review. I decided to take a look at the site. It is full of a variety of information. Even though it offers information that needs to be paid for they also offer information or articles that is free. It is interesting that the few websites I did take a look at all seem to be set up the same way.

The website is very well organized with plenty of information that is easily accessible. The "About" section, of the website, covers the history of the organization along with information about their mission, work and staff. The organization conducts their own research that is utilized by numerous government and private organizations. The website does have an "Our Work" section that goes into depth about their research and projects. These projects cover Work and the Workplace, Youth, and Early Childhood. They also have the "support the work project" tab that brings communities, employers and the public sector together to help families that are hurting in today's economic crisis. Every five years the Institute conducts research on the changing workforce and how work effects family. The "Past Projects" tab lists the past projects with a brief synopsis of each. The organizations that help fund the projects are household names like Allstate Insurance, American Express, AT& T, Boeing, Ceridian, Ford, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Motorola, GE, General Mills, DuPont, Mobil, Merck and the Sloan Foundation. Contributions from individuals are also accepted. The intended audience seems to be policymakers, media and family program organizers. The Institute seems to be ahead of the curve by uncovering emerging issues on work and families through their research and its' findings. They definitely support agents of change in business, youth and early childhood development by fostering and encouraging education and community engagement. The website is informative for the general public, but it seems to be geared more toward the knowledgeable leader or reporter who has been aware of family and work issues and is interested in current trends and research. My critique of this site is that it is credible and very informative. It appears to be bi-partisan and truly representative of researching the behavior and needs of families in the workplace. Past project report