...From the moment we are born, humans are instilled with a natural sense of curiosity, and we tend to question everything. Why is the sky blue? Why do people park in a driveway but drive in a parkway? However, one question that few people actually stop to think about is why we ask questions. What compels us to investigate everything about our surroundings, and why do we start asking questions almost immediately after we learn how to speak? The honors seminar, titled “Why We Ask Questions” allows students to delve deeper into psychology and analyze the mind in relation to curiosity. Working with the brain, they will learn about what exactly happens in the mind when a person experiences a “curious” mood, and will try to determine what causes people...
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...Test #1 - Systems Analysis, Chapter 4 Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Which of the following describes what the system is required to do? |a. |Functional requirements |c. |User requirements | |b. |General requirements |d. |Technical requirements | ____ 2. ____ requirements describe operational characteristics related to the environment. |a. |Performance |c. |Reliability | |b. |Technical |d. |Usability | ____ 3. ____ prototypes are not built with the intent of being fully functional, but to check the feasibility of certain approaches to the business need. |a. |Functional |c. |Workflow | |b. |Discovery |d. |Logical | ____ 4. A ____ model shows what the system is supposed to do in great detail, without committing to any one technology. |a. |logical |c. |vertical | |b...
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...Chapter 5 Answer the following review questions. 1. Which of the following are functions of OSI Layer 3 protocols? a. Logical addressing b. Physical addressing c. Path selection d. Arbitration e. Error recovery 2. Imagine that PC1 needs to send some data to PC2, and PC1 and PC2 are separated by several routers. What are the largest entities that make it from PC1 to PC2? f. Frame g. Segment h. Packet i. L5 PDU j. L3 PDU k. L1 PDU 3. Imagine a network with two routers that are connected with a point-to-point HDLC serial link. Each router has an Ethernet, with PC1 sharing the Ethernet with Router1, and PC2 sharing the Ethernet with Router2. When PC1 sends data to PC2, which of the following is true? l. Router1 strips the Ethernet header and trailer off the frame received from PC1, never to be used again. m. Router1 encapsulates the Ethernet frame inside an HDLC header and sends the frame to Router2, which extracts the Ethernet frame for forwarding to PC2. n. Router1 strips the Ethernet header and trailer off the frame received from PC1, which is exactly re-created by R2 before forwarding data to PC2. o. Router1 removes the Ethernet, IP, and TCP headers and rebuilds the appropriate headers before forwarding the packet to Router 2. 4. Which of the following are valid Class C IP addresses that can be assigned to hosts? (More than one answer could be correct...
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...primary research is, how to get started, ethics involved with primary research and different types of research you can do. It includes details about interviews, surveys, observations, and analysis. Contributors:Dana Lynn Driscoll, Allen Brizee Last Edited: 2012-09-21 10:05:43 Primary research is conducted all of the time--journalists use it as their primary means of reporting news and events; national polls and surveys discover what the population thinks about a particular political figure or proposal; and companies collect data on their consumer base and market trends. When conducting research in an academic or professional setting, you need to be aware of the ethics behind your research activity. Here are some specific points to consider: * You should have the permission of the people who you will be studying to conduct research involving them. * Not all types of research require permission—for example, if you are interested in analyzing something that is available publicly (such as in the case of commercials, public message boards, etc) you do not necessarily need the permission of the authors. * You don’t want to do anything that would cause physical or emotional harm to your subjects. This could be something as simple as being careful how you word sensitive or difficult questions during your interviews. * Objectivity vs. subjectivity in your research is another important consideration. Be sure your own personal biases and opinions do not get in the way of...
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...54-55 in the textbook and answer questions 1-4 at end of the case. The 5th question, not in the book, is your response to "What would you do if you were Karl?" is also part of the assignment. Assignment Instructions: Answers to all five questions are due to be turned in at class on Monday, February 3. The syllabus has a due date of January 29, but the due date has been extended to next Monday. Your answers should be thorough and complete in their analysis. When appropriate, include the terms and chapter material in chapters 1 and 2 along with your own thoughts and observations as the basis for your analysis. I strongly urge you to use a bullet format for your responses to questions 1 and 2. Your case analysis is not to exceed two typed pages using 11 pt. font and normal margins. Each question has a maximum value of 5 points with the entire case having a 25 point value. Please do not email your case analysis to me. If you are not able to attend class, please make arrangements to have someone bring your work or contact me at smithboyd@bellsouth.net no later than noon on Tuesday, February 2 to discuss. Grading rubric: 5= Excellent work. Complete and thorough analysis. Comprehensive and in-depth discussion of all aspects of question. 4=Adequate analysis but incomplete discussion of some important points and/or issues. 3=Nominal effort and superficial discussion of pertinent points/issues related to question. 2=Answer submitted is substantially...
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...| StatCrunchAssignment 1 – Part B (1B) | This page explains the assignment. The questions you need to answer are on the next page. A key part of research involves formulating interesting questions then developing a methodology and collecting appropriate data to answer those questions. The final project in this course will follow this usual path for research. For this assignment, however, the data is already available and you must write questions that could have been in the mind of the survey developer that led to the collection of this data. For convenience, the survey items are shown below. Here are a variety questions (from the StatCrunch website) that could be answered using the data collected by the student survey: The items below ask you to formulate a question, describe your methodology for answering the question, carry out the methodology you described, then answer your question. Although not as detailed, this mirrors the format used in many research reports such as the one due at the end of the term for this course, in RSCH 202, and capstone courses for some degree programs. Respond to the following items. 1. In Part A of this assignment, you selected a random sample of 30 StatCrunch U students and created a StatCrunch file containing data from the above survey for those students. You will use the StatCrunch data file you created in Part A to complete this assignment. Following the instructions at the end of Part A, paste your StatCrunch data file...
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...no time to reflect * Read through exam first - don't need to do the questions in order Useful Framework * Use the six quizzes * Handout: What are the critical defining characteristics of a project? * Characteristics: * Unique * Technically complex * Time-constrained, resource-constrained * Multiple stakeholders * Dynamic/uncertainty * Key skills required of a PM * Readings that tie in to the key required skills of a PM * Question: UNCERTAINTY - for sure * How do you bound the uncertainty? * How do you deal with the uncertainty? * Hints: * Competencies * Question: Stakeholders * Competencies - expressed through BEHAVIORS * Do you know the competencies at all three levels? * Know the names, the definition of the competency * When asked a question on competency, need to be able to explain the WHY * WHY is ALWAYS answered by the BEHAVIORS * It is not just about listing the behaviors, but talk about the behaviors of the managers in a way where you actually APPLY the behaviors to the situation * Behaviors help justify why you believe the competency is relevant to the problem * Memorize the competencies inside and out Readings * Triple Constraint, project - know what they are, how to talk about them but no questions on the background readings * Project Life Cycle - should know what...
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...decision-making process for international businesses when they expand their business to foreign markets. Appropriate decision on entry mode is more likely to occur when solid analysis of the firm’s and the target markets’ situation are in place. By studying a real world case, this assignment is designed to help you consolidate your understanding on entry modes, the environment analysis associated with entry modes, and the strategic consideration behind entry mode choices. This activity also aims to sharpen your analytical skills and abilities for problem analysis and solving. Procedures and questions: 1. Choose a real company from an automobile (car) industry, which is involved in international business. 2. Identify an entry mode that has been used by the selected company when expanding its car business to a foreign market location. The identified case should be from 1990 and onward. 3. Answer all of the following questions: Question 1) Is this entry mode appropriate for the target foreign market? Why? Answer this question by analysing: • Strategic Consideration: a) Is this entry mode in line with the company’s then strategic direction? why?; b) Do you think the level of control, risks, return and integration associated with the entry mode is appropriate for the company’s strategy? • Environmental factors: PESTEL Analysis of the foreign market location. You only need to analyse any 3 PESTEL factors that you think are most related to your case. Note you must analyse how the entry mode...
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...Managing Oneself-Summary This article discusses how we must learn how to develop ourselves and place ourselves were we can make the greatest contribution. The article discusses five questions that should be asked in order to become more effective with the knowledge and skills that we already possess. The five questions are as follow: What are my strengths? How do I work? What are my values? Where do I belong? and, Where can I contribute? The first question asks: What are my strengths? The author of the article states that feedback analysis is an effective tool for improving performance. Feedback analysis has three steps for improving performance: concentrate on your strengths, work on improving your strengths, and to discover and improve your weakness. In the first step, one should concentrate on placing themselves in a position where their strengths can produce results. In the second step, the feedback analysis will show where one needs to improve skills or gain new ones, therefore one should work on improving their strengths. In the third step, one should discover and improve weaknesses because the thing you do or fail to do that limits your effectiveness and performance. The second question asks: How do I work? According to the article, the way a person performs may be more important than knowing one’s strengths. The article states that a person’s way of performing can be modified slightly but is unlikely to change. There are two keys to determining how a person...
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...Assignment Questions Introduction Students may be concerned that writing and referencing a law academic paper is ‘different’ to other types of academic papers. This is not correct except that perhaps the level of analysis required may be greater and more reliance on primary sources (e.g. precedent cases and legislation) and secondary sources (textbooks, articles) may be required. But the basic fundamentals are still the same: a well-structured piece of work that leads the reader through a discussion of a particular problem or issue. There should be an introduction, a body and a conclusion. Inevitably, either you will be required to put up arguments for hypothetical parties dealing with a hypothetical business problem or you may be asked for your view about a particular legal issue. It is essential that you base your arguments and views on legal principles and cases and thus reliance on what others have written is necessary. This guide attempts to provide you with some assistance in writing and referencing law academic papers. Some basic resource materials are also noted. [NB: This guide is a starting point only.] There are two types of Law Academic Papers Students who take the Business Law Major will inevitably be expected, at some stage, to answer at least two different styles of legal questions: legal case studies and essays. Legal case studies These are questions based on a set of hypothetical facts. The purpose of legal case study questions is both...
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...MGT 1203 International Trade Management Case I Overview and Rubric Breezy Air Filters - Redefining the Business Coming up for air Breezy Auto Parts has been supplying the North American automobile industry with carburetors and air filters for more than half a century. With revenues of about $100 million a year, it is a significant player in the parts industry. Initially, it supplied carburetors and filters to each of the Big Three domestic manufacturers. When foreign car manufacturers entered North America to set up manufacturing operations, Breezy also developed relationships with the newcomers. It redesigned some of its products to fit the foreign models. It also introduced electronic data interchange (EDI) to support just-in-time deliveries to all of its customers. As a result, it successfully realized its original corporate vision of becoming North America’s leading supplier of carburetors and air filters, a position it has occupied ever since. For the past 30 years, Breezy has counted on steady customers and steady revenues. The past two years, however, have raised significant concerns about the company’s future. The price of crude oil has been soaring as have gas prices at the pump. There have been temporary dips in price, but the overall trend is unmistakable: it will be far more expensive to drive in the future. As a result, car sales have flattened and in some cases declined. This is especially true of the big gas guzzling SUVs upon which the...
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... Individual Written Report – (Four questions with different weightings) (see assessment details and guidance pg19-20) Assessment 2 Weighting: 60% Date/Time/Method of Submission: Week 14 Full details of submission will be provided in class and on BlackBoard Word count or equivalent: 2500 words Assessment 2 Criteria: See Level 7 Marking Grid (see overleaf) Assessment 2 briefing: Week 11 Marking grid: Level 7 Marking Grid (see overleaf). Timing of feedback for Assessment 2: Feedback provided on request. Overall module grade available from Myregistry and TC375 as per programme timetable. http://www.uwl.ac.uk/MyRegistry.jsp Level 7 Marking Grid ORGANISATION AND COHERENCE | 10 | * The study must be clearly structured and presented. * The introduction must state an aim and explicitly identify the relevant arguments and areas to be addressed. * These areas, once identified must be followed up logically in the main body of the study. * There must be a firm conclusion of the areas discussed. | | CONTENT | 25 | * The contents must clearly relate to the area of study, and the learning outcomes being tested, and demonstrate originality and creativity. * Knowledge and understanding must be applied to practice. | | CLARITY OF EXPRESSION | 10 | * Areas must be clearly expressed, articulate and fluent. * Accurate spelling and grammar. | | LEVEL OF ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS | 30 | * There should...
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...A critical analysis of your leadership competence In this assessment, you are required to undertake a critical analysis of your personal competence in leadership. You will do this by working through the four elements of this unit set out below. 1. Communicate organisational mission and goals 2. Influence groups and individuals 3. Build and support teams 4. Demonstrate personal and professional competence Your analysis needs to consider the range of theories and practices of leadership explored during the subject (ideally using a minimum of two theories and four chapters). Your work must strongly reflect the material covered in this subject - but our focus is on your view of its practical application. You may analyse leadership in your current or previous workplace, an experience of leadership you may have had in an organisation or, if this is not possible, your thoughts on effective organisational leadership. You need to ensure your analysis is critical: that is that it looks both at the strengths and weaknesses of leadership strategies and that evaluates the effectiveness of your own or other’s leadership approaches. Analysing organisational leadership Introduction In this task, we look at how we interpret and analyse organisational leadership. The task is specifically designed to help you in the development of your final assessment for Providing Leadership Across the Organisation. Before looking at some of the forms of analysis we might use, let...
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...submission: Note : Question No. 1 is of short answer type and is compulsory for all the students. It carries 5 Marks. (Word limits 50-100) Q. 1. Answer all the questions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What do u understand by Economic order quantity (EOQ)? What do u mean by variance analysis? Give four differences between management accounting and financial accounting. What is trend percentage? How cash flow statement is different from Fund flow statement. NOTE: Answer any two questions. Each question carry 5 marks (word limit 500): Q. 2. What is the meaning of Cost Accounting? Explain the difference between cost accounting and financial accounting. Q. 3. Write short note on (any two): a) Comparative Balance sheet statement. b) Ratio analysis. c) Fund flow statement. Q4. Prepare a cost sheet from the following particulars: PARTICULARS Stock of finished goods 1.1.2009 Stock of raw material on 1.1.2009 Purchase of raw material Productive wages Sale of finished goods Stock of finished goods on 31.12.2009 Stock of raw material on 31.12.2009 Factory overheads Office and administrative overheads Selling overheads 72,800 33,280 7,59,200 5,16,880 15,39,200 78,000 35,360 1,29,220 70,161 20,000 RUPEES JAIPUR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JAIPUR School of Distance Education & Learning Internal Assignment No. 2 Bachelor of Business Administration Paper Code: Paper Title: BBA – 201 Cost and Management Accounting Max. Marks: 15 Last date of submission: Note : Question No. 1 is of short...
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...Multiple-Choice and True/False questions. Choose only one,the best answer. Each question is worth .5 point for a total of 6 points: 1. Organizations have both formal and informal structures. True or false? 2. Team approach provides the building blocks for today’s organization. True or false? 3. Chain of command horizontally links all positions in an organization. True or false? 4. Team effectiveness includes which of the following factors? a. Team size b. Membership characteristics c. Team Diversity d. All of the above 5. Which of the following is NOT a part of team orientation? e. Clearly defined roles f. Formal structure g. Open communication system h. Resilience 6. Which of the following should team leaders and managers do to help build positive norms? i. Act as a role model j. Induce agreement on team goals k. Increase membership homogeneity l. Decrease team size Short Answer Below are 2 Short Answer questions. Each question is worth 1 points for a total of 2 points: 8. In the ____Performing________ ___Stage___, team members are able to deal in creative ways with both complex tasks and interpersonal conflicts. 9. The system of tasks, workflow, reporting relationships and communication channels that link an organization is called _Organization______ ___Structure____________. Essay * Below are 4 Essay questions. Select ONLY 2 and answer...
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