...NORTH LAKE COLLEGE 5001 N. MacArthur Blvd. Irving, Texas 75038-3899 DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT COURSE SYLLABUS GOVERNMENT 2306 (ONLINE) SPRING 2015 LIBERAL ARTS Office Location A310 Phone # 972.273.3480 Call the office for hours of operation Instructor Information: Professor: Sharon A. Manna, Ph.D. Email: smanna@dcccd.edu [pic]On Twitter: @ProfessorManna Office Hours: by appointment Course Information Course title: Texas Government Course number: GOVT2306 Section number: -73432/93448 Credit hours: 3 Class meeting time: [online] Course description: GOVT 2306 Texas Government (Texas Constitution and Topics) Origin and development of the Texas Constitution, structure and powers of state and local government, federalism and inter-governmental relations, political participation, the election process, public policy, and the political culture of Texas Course prerequisites: TSI reading & writing (1) Required or Recommended Textbooks and Materials Gibson, Tucker, al al. Government and Politics in the Lone Star State, 8/e ISBN: 9780205927067. [See our eCampus page for text options] Supplemental Reading: Be sure to read newspapers and/or newsmagazines and be prepared to discuss current events. The best way to learn about what can sometimes be dry concepts is to see them at work in real time examples. (2) Units of Instruction/Tentative Calendar: Our course is divided into three (3) units: the setting and constitutional origins of Texas government;...
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...REGENT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2013-2014 (Fall 2013-Summer 2014) Regent University 1000 Regent University Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23464-9800 800.373.5504 admissions@regent.edu www.regent.edu PREFACE Regional Accreditation Regent University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associates, baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Regent University. National and State Accreditation Regent University’s undergraduate school is accredited or certified by the following bodies: Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) (www.chea.org/) The Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) The Regent University School of Education's educational leadership and teacher preparation programs and the College of Arts & Sciences interdisciplinary studies program, which are designed to prepare competent, caring, and qualified professional educators are accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council for a period of seven years, from January 9, 2009 to January 9, 2016. This accreditation certifies that the educational leadership, teacher preparation and interdisciplinary studies programs have provided evidence that they adhere to TEAC's quality principles. Teacher Educational Accreditation Council, One Dupont Circle, Suite...
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...Assignment on Bangladeshi Films: Mainstream Films vs. Alternative Cinemas Submitted to: Ariful Islam Lecturer, Department of English East West University Submitted By: MD. Zaidul Haque ID: 2013-1-10-149 Department of BBA East West University Date of Submission: June 20, 2013 Bangladeshi Films: Bangladesh is varies cultural country. The establishment of film theatres began here in the 1910s, but the production of theatrical features started as late as the 1950s. On April 24, 1898, the Bengali weekly Dhaka Prakash reported that films were shown in Dhaka by the Bradford Bioscope Company, at the Crown Theatre, in Patuatuli, near Sadarghat. The show included news items and other short features. The first permanent cinema in Dhaka, named Picture House, began operation during 1913–1914. This cinema was renamed to New Picture House and then again to Shabistan. By 1947 there were around 80 cinemas in what is now Bangladesh. After the partition of India in 1947, the first film made in East Pakistan was a newsreel about the visit of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, produced in 1948 by the radio broadcaster Nazir Ahmed. The first full-length feature film with sound made in East Pakistan was Mukh O Mukhosh, which was produced by Abdul Jabbar Khan and released on August 3, 1956. Editing, printing and all other film processing for this movie was done in Lahore, Pakistan ...
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...GOVT 2305, Fall 2015, CRN 71006 TR 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m., San Jacinto 342 3 semester credit hours, 48 contact hours, 16 weeks, lecture course, no lab hours Government 2305 is a core curriculum course that focuses on American national government. Course Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, each student will be able to: · Explain the origin and development of constitutional democracy in the United States. · Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system. · Describe separation of powers and checks and balances in both theory and practice. · Demonstrate knowledge of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government. · Evaluate the role of public opinion, interest groups, and political parties in the political system. · Analyze the election process. · Describe the rights and responsibilities of citizens. · Analyze issues and policies in U.S. politics. Instructor Dr. Neal Tannahill, neal.tannahill@hccs.edu[->0]; 713 718-6248 Office: Central Campus, San Jacinto Building 328 Office Hours: TR: 7:30-8:30 a.m., 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Learning Web Site: http://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/neal.tannahill includes the following learning resources: · Lecture notes · Review questions based on the text chapters · Lecture videos · Podcasts · PowerPoint slides · Interactive learning games Prerequisites Students should have either successfully completed or be currently enrolled in ENGL 1301. Textbook ...
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...UNDERGRADUATE REGULATIONS & SYLLABUSES 2014 - 2015 THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES TABLE OF CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN ............................................................. 3 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES ................................................ 4 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2014-2015 ................................................ 5 DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................... 13 GENERAL INFORMATION & REGULATIONS .............................. 14 General Regulations for Bachelor of Science Degrees 14 Special Regulations for Degrees in Hospitality and Tourism Management........................................................... 27 Franchise Agreements .......................................................... 27 EVENING UNIVERSITY -GENERAL INFORMATION & REGULATIONS ................................................................................... 28 General Regulations for Bachelor of Science Degrees 28 General Regulations for Diploma Programmes ............ 36 General Regulations for Certificate Programmes ......... 37 STUDENT PRIZES .............................................................................. 38 CODE OF CONDUCT ........................................................................ 39 UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS ON PLAGIARISM .......................... 40 THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT/ DISABILITIES LIAISON UNIT (ASDLU) ..............................................................................................
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...Impact of Organizational Environment The Federal government has become more involved in response and recovery from major disasters. With the just recent disaster of Hurricane Sandy that devastated north east portion of the United States, specifically New York and New Jersey; has called for the services of emergency response units for response. Even to this day, thousands of people are without electricity and heat in their homes; others are homeless because their homes were destroyed by the wind, fire, and the Atlantic Ocean. Mitigation and having a Contingency Plan is important to help prevent high numbers of loss of life. When Hurricane Sandy came through, flooding and powerful waves slammed into homes and businesses, flooding areas of communities; which prevented fire departments from extinguishing fires that broke out. Local and national news were able to warn people ahead of time of the hurricane that was approaching; in which has probably saved thousands of lives. However, one of the four phases of Emergency Management has yet to be implemented effectively; Recovery. With so many homes and business obliterated, thousands of people displaced and homeless; they are looking for help, support, and answers from the federal government. Utility companies are feverishly working to reinstate electricity to the homes and businesses that were not destroyed; but recovery is going to be a long process and funding will have to be required in order to support the communities...
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...COMPLIANCE REPORT – 2009-2010 1 i) Name and Address of the Institution : |Name |National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) | |Address |Permanent Location as approved by AICTE |Temporary Location (if applicable) | | |Vihar Lake Road, Mumbai 400 087 | | |Village |Passpoli | | |Taluk |Kurla | | |District |Mumbai | | |Pin Code |400087 | | |State |Maharashtra | | |STD Code |(022) |Phone No: 28573371 to 77 | |Fax No. |28573251...
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...City of McMinnville Succession Plan & A Model for Small Tennessee Municipalities 1 Table of Contents Building a case for Succession Planning ....................................................................................... 6 National Statistics ........................................................................................................................ 6 Tennessee Public Management Statistics (TCMA) .................................................................. 8 Succession planning a component of Workforce Planning ......................................................... 8 Benefits of Succession Planning ................................................................................................. 10 Competencies ............................................................................................................................ 10 Timing ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Foundation ................................................................................................................................. 11 Additional Information and Preliminary Work .......................................................................... 12 Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals ...........................................................................
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...Assignment: Business Environment Table of Contents: Executive Summary...................................................................................................................3 Assignment I- Task 1 P1. Type of business, purpose and ownership...........................................................................3 P2, M1. Different stakeholders that influence the purpose of the business...............................3 D1.Influence of stakeholders…………...………………………………………………..…...5 Assignment I- Task 2 P3, P4. Describe how two businesses are organized, and how the structure helps the businesses in fulfilling their purpose……………………………………………………….....5 Assignment II- Task 1 P5, M2. Two contrasting environments influence on business, and their challenges................8 P6, M3. Political, Legal, Social factors and challenges that affect the two businesses ...….....8 D2 Changes in political, legal, social, and economic factors may impact on organization strategy……………………………………………………………………………………......9 Bibliography............................................................................................................................11 Executive Summary: The business environment is a mix of all the internal and external factors that have influence on the business. All the factors that are under the control of the business do not form part of business environment. Some of the examples of these factors affecting...
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...BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY BUSINESS ETHICS ASSIGNMENT Submitted to: Submitted by: Prof. J.S.S. Manian Khem Singh Chauhan FMG 19B 191090 Summary: The Bhopal disaster (also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy) is the world's worst industrial catastrophe. It occurred on the night of December 2–3, 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. A leak of methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals from the plant resulted in the exposure of hundreds of thousands of people. Estimates vary on the death toll. The official immediate death toll was 2,259 and the government of Madhya Pradesh has confirmed a total of 3,787 deaths related to the gas release. Other government agencies estimate 15,000 deaths. A government affidavit in 2006 stated the leak caused 558,125 injuries including 38,478 temporary partial and approximately 3,900 severely and permanently disabling injuries. Even as the 26th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas disaster is being observed in the city on Friday, its victims continue to be plagued with a number of problems that have not been resolved over the years. Questions and Answers: Ans 1. Compensation and relief that could have been provided to the gas victims are: * Another issue...
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...ASSIGNMENT 8 SAMUEL ALVAREZ PROBLEM 5.1 As it is explained in the Exxon example, a firm might use a Divisional WACC, by identifying comparison firms(comps). These are firms that would have a similar risk and capital structure than the division for which we are trying to find a divisional WACC. The idea is to use an average WACC of these firms as an estimate WACC for our division. This would reduce the risk of the firm taking overinsting/underinvisting in its divisions. PROBLEM 5.2 Our project, since it has very low risk, could be an adding value project. This can be explained the following way: With the new project the firm would have a different WACC, since it’s Beta would change ( the very low beta of the project would influence the current firm’s beta, which would lead to a lower required rate of return). We must compare this new WACC with the expected return of the average of the firm’s current WACC and the project’S IRR. If this expected rate of return is higher than the newly calculated firm’s WACC, it would mean that the project is a value-increasing investment. PROBLEM 5.7 a. While the Domestic Beer and International Beer could be seen as a similar business segment, I think it would be necessary to have different cost of capital for each of this business segments for the following reasons: They may be selling almost the same product, but the circumstances around them are really different. Geographic, political, economical differences lead to risk differences...
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...Preeti Grover ENV 1020 Prof. Zarnoch Museum Assignment American Museum of Natural History Field Trip Hall of Biodiversity 1. According to the information in hall, the disruption of ecosystem adversely affects food supplies and water quality and quantity. Damage to ecosystem can cause changes in disease ecology, leading to the emergence of rare and unknown diseases or the resurgence of diseases that were previously controlled. We also lost indicators of the ability of ecosystem to support life of all kinds, including human life, finally, living in a world lacking the beauty and tranquility inherent in diverse, intact ecosystems had profound effects on out mental health. 2. According to the information in the exhibit human population has exploded since the invention of agriculture and people are transforming the land for farming and the industrial revolution has increased the rate of expansion of cities, roads and manufacturing facilities. I agree that we need to preserve biodiversity as it makes up the structure of the ecosystem and habitats that support essential living resources, including wildlife, fisheries and forests. It also helps provide for basic human needs such as food, shelter and medicine. 3. Biome is a very large area on the earth’s surface with animals and plants adapting to their environment. Biomes are often defined by abiotic factors such as climate, geology, soils and vegetation. The nine Biomes are described in the Hall...
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...Laws 1. Legislative Bodies (Ex. Congress, State Legislators, City council) Statutory Law 2. Courts/Judges- Set precedent by ruling: Common Law 3. Executive Branch: bureaucracy/administrative agency Administrative Law 4. Constitutional Law 9/4/15 Constitutional law-makes rules for govt Has gone largely unchanged Blueprint Creates and limits govt Fundamental law that sets up rules for how other kinds of laws can be made What isn’t in the Constitution? Democracy Separation of church and state Right to privacy Right to education One-person one vote Political parties God Articles of Confederation -1777 Loose association States retain sovereignty One house Congress Every state one vote Needed 9 to pass Couldn’t tax Problems Congress little power No taxes State sovereignty Own paper money States could sign foreign treaties No natl army No executive No national courts Shays Rebellion Final spark for constitutional convention Constitutional Convention Philly 1787 Signed in Sept 39 out of 55 delegates Undemocratic Elements Slavery: 3/5ths compromise, no ban on slave trade till 1808 Fugitive Slave clause article IV, fed govt helps slates put down insurrections Senators chosen by state legislators No right to suffrage. Qualifications left to states President chosen by electors selected by state legislators Representation in Senate Ratification 9th State (NH) signed in 1788 Ri didn’t agree til 1790 Ny refused until...
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...Law 252 Business Torts — Week One Course Reading Assignment 1 Part One: The "borderland" between tort and contract. Sommer v, Federal Signal Corp., 79 N.Y.2d 540 (1992); IKEA North American Services, Inc. v. Northeast Graphics, Inc., 56 F.Supp.2d 340 (S.D.N.Y. 1999). Part Two: Introduction to the economic loss doctrine. Grams v. Milk Products, Inc., 283 Wis.2d 511 (2005). ' I have edited the cases in this attachment. Le • ' 593 N.E.2d 1365 79 N.Y.2d 540, 593 N.E.2d 1365, 583 N.Y.S2d 957 • (Cite as: 79 N.Y.2d 540, 593 N.E.2d 1365, 583 N.Y.S.2d 957) Page I .'Sommer v. Federal Signal Corp. N.Y.,1992. Court of Appeals of New York. Beverly SOMMER et al., Respondents-Appellants, v. FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION et Respondents-Appellants, andHohnes Protection, Inc., Appellant-Respondent, et al, Defendant (And a Third-Party Action and All Related Consolidated Actions.) May 12,1992. OPINION OF THE COURT KAYE, Judge. substitute-initially understood that 810 wanted normal service restored. But as the brief conversation proceeded, the dispatcher became confused by the caller's repeated insistence that he would "activate" the system and the dispatcher concluded-without attempting to elicit greater clarification from the caller, or any other confirmation-that 810 wanted its system taken out ofservice. Seven to nine minutes later, Holmes began receiving fire signals from the building. However, consistent with his mistaken impression that the system was to be taken out...
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...THE GALLUP ORGANIZATION Evaluation Study in Selected Overseas Markets Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India Report on Evaluation Study in Selected Overseas Markets For Market Research Division Ministry of Tourism Government of India March 2007 Evaluation Study in Selected Overseas Markets Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India Table of Contents Chapter No. 1. 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.1.4 1.1.5 2. 2.1 2.2 3. 3.1 3.2 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.3 3.4 3.4.1 3.4.2 4. 4.1 4.2 4.2.1 4.3 4.3.1 4.3.2 4.3.3 4.3.4 4.3.5 5. 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.3.1 5.3.2 5.3.3 5.3.4 5.3.5 5.4 5.4.1 5.4.2 1 2 2 4 6 7 11 STUDY OBJECTIVES Primary Objective Secondary Objectives 1.1 Contents BACKGROUND Tourism Outlook Tourism Outlook – Global Tourism Outlook – Asia Tourism Outlook – Forecast Indian Economy Tourism Outlook – India 14 15 16 RESEARCH DESIGN Segments identified Segment definition Travelers Segment Trade Partners Directors of Tourism Office Methodology Sample Travelers Segment – Sample Split Trade Partners Segment – Sample Split 17 18 20 20 22 22 23 24 25 26 FINDINGS – TOURISM OFFICE EFFECTIVENESS Executive Summary Detailed Findings – Tourism Office Effectiveness – Travelers Awareness of India Tourism Offices Detailed Findings – Tourism Office Effectiveness – Trade Partners Key marketing Challenges Trade Partners Not dealing with India Disposition to deal with India in Future Efforts required...
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