... TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Welcome message 1. INTRODUCTION a. Background details b. Module aims 2. MODULE OUTLINE a. Module learning outcomes b. Themes and topics c. Learning supports 3. MODULE DELIVERY SCHEDULE a. Session arrangements b. Student engagement c. Office hours arrangements 4. ASSESSMENT DETAILS a. Assignments b. Module assessment components i. Pre module assignment ii. Group project iii. Examination 5. GRADING a. University grading policy b. Grade descriptors for assessment components 6. CONCLUDING COMMENTS APPENDICES 5 6 10 12 16 19 21 3 Welcome message Welcome to this unit on Business Policy. Dr Yousef Eiadat will be joining me in teaching this course. In this unit we aim to build skills in Strategic planning – the analysis behind strategic decisions, the crafting of strategies and the implementation of them to ensure organisational success. Strategy involves managing the interface between an organization and its external environment. To this end, the first three topics develop skills in strategic analysis, leading to consideration of the positioning of an organisation in its strategic environment. These cover internal and external analysis, and the options in setting strategic...
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...------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN ------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- MASTER OF SCIENCE (SINGAPORE) ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Business Policy ------------------------------------------------- BMGT 4025S ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- STUDY GUIDE ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- MSc14/15 FT / Singapore ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Copyright October 2012 Author: Dr Yousef Eiadat and Dr Richard Tan (2012) This manual was prepared for University College Dublin as a comprehensive support for students...
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...technical professionals and techniques that can be used for independent technical learning. MAJOR INSTRUCTIONAL AREAS 1. Getting Started at ITT Technical Institute 2. Productivity Software 3. Overview of Technology Tools 4. Microsoft Word 5. Microsoft PowerPoint 6. Microsoft Excel 7. Microsoft Access 8. Communication Tools 9. Exploring Career Goals 21st-century skills o Changes in work and the workplace o Building marketable proficiencies o Projecting professionalism ITT Technical Institute Career Services Resources o Targeting job descriptions o Transferable skills Crafting a Resume 10. Skills and Techniques of a Successful Student Strategies for independent learning Learning styles Note-taking strategies Test-taking techniques © ITT Educational Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved. [2] 10/29/2013 GS1145 Strategies for the Technical Professional Syllabus Critical thinking Problem solving Basic research skills o ITT Tech Virtual Library o Web searches o Citing sources Time management Working in teams COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this course, you should be able to: 1. Gather relevant information using ITT Technical Institute resources, such as student email, ITT Tech Virtual Library, and ITT Tech Student Portal. 2. Perform self-analysis on the areas that impact success in academic and professional life. 3. Apply strategies that help achieve success in academic and professional life. 4. Use productivity software to create various types of documents. 5...
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...The School of the Built Environment SUBMISSION OF COURSEWORK COVER SHEET Session 2011/12 This sheet should be TYPEWRITTEN or completed in BLOCK CAPITALS and submitted with each course assignment. PLEASE TICK UG PGT Surname Lammy Forename Student ID Programme e.g. BSc Quantity Surveying Year of study Course code (available on timetable) e.g. D17AA Lecturer Prince Arthur H00112430 Construction Project Management 2011 to2012 D39CC Andrew Jackson Coursework title Design Cost Planning and Control Coursework hand-in deadline (date specified for hand- in) June 22 2012 All students are advised to keep a duplicate copy of all work submitted for reference. DECLARATION I certify that this assignment is my original work expressed in my own words. Any reference made to the work of other authors in any form (eg ideas, figures, text, tables) are acknowledged at their point of use. Signature/s of student ……………………………… Date of submission: ……………………… Below this line for office use only ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… School of the Built Environment Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh EH14 4AS Scotland UK Tel: 0131 449 5111 Fax: 0131 451 3161 Date Stamp Assignment: A high –level report, advising the client on the viability of the proposed project, a three storey Health Center, 4500 m2 Gross Floor Area (GFA). 1 Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3 BCIS Analysis Data………………………………………………………………………………………………………4...
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...Thomsen {csj,tbp,chr}@cs.aau.dk Course Structure • Business intelligence Extract knowledge from large amounts of data collected in a modern enterprise Data warehousing, machine learning Acquire theoretical background in lectures and literature studies Obtain practical experience on (industrial) tools in practical exercises Data warehousing: construction of a database with only data analysis purpose • Purpose Business Intelligence (BI) Machine learning: find patterns automatically in databases 2 •1 Literature • Multidimensional Databases and Data Warehousing, Christian S. Jensen, Torben Bach Pedersen, Christian Thomsen, Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2010 • Data Warehouse Design: Modern Principles and Methodologies, Golfarelli and Rizzi, McGraw-Hill, 2009 • Advanced Data Warehouse Design: From Conventional to Spatial and Temporal Applications, Elzbieta Malinowski, Esteban Zimányi, Springer, 2008 • The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit, Kimball et al., Wiley 1998 • The Data Warehouse Toolkit, 2nd Ed., Kimball and Ross, Wiley, 2002 3 Overview • • • • Why Business Intelligence? Data analysis problems Data Warehouse (DW) introduction DW topics Multidimensional modeling ETL Performance optimization 4 •2 What is Business Intelligence (BI)? • From Encyclopedia of Database Systems: “[BI] refers to a set of tools and techniques that enable a company to transform its business data into timely and accurate information for the decisional process, to be made available to...
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...This page intentionally left blank R E V I S E D T H I R T E E N T H E D I T I O N AN INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT SCIENCE QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES TO DECISION MAKING David R. Anderson University of Cincinnati Dennis J. Sweeney University of Cincinnati Thomas A. Williams Rochester Institute of Technology Jeffrey D. Camm University of Cincinnati Kipp Martin University of Chicago Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States This is an electronic version of the print textbook. Due to electronic rights restrictions, some third party content may be suppressed. Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. The publisher reserves the right to remove content from this title at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions, and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title, or keyword for materials in your areas of interest. An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making, Revised Thirteenth Edition David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Jeffrey D. Camm, & Kipp Martin VP/Editorial Director: Jack W. Calhoun Publisher: Joe Sabatino Senior Acquisitions Editor: Charles McCormick, Jr. Developmental Editor: Maggie Kubale Editorial Assistant:...
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...B120 An Introduction to Business Studies Assignment Booklet Contents 1 Introduction 3 1.1 How to pass B120 3 1.2 The purpose of assignments in B120 1.3 What tutors are looking for in the assignments 3 4 1.4 Word processing 4 1.5 Word limits 1.6 Referencing 5 7 1.7 Plagiarism – what it is and how to avoid it 1.8 Completing and sending in your assignments 7 8 1.9 The structure of each assignment 2 TMA 01 11 13 2.1 About TMA 01 13 2.2 The TMA 13 2.3 Guidance notes for TMA 01 Part I 2.4 TMA 01 Part II 16 17 3 TMA 02 18 3.1 About TMA 02 18 3.2 TMA 02 Part I 18 3.3 Guidance notes for TMA 02 Part I 20 4 TMA 03 22 4.1 About TMA 03 4.2 TMA 03 Part I 22 22 Guidance notes for TMA 03 Part 1 27 TMA 03 Part II 27 5 TMA 04 29 5.1 About TMA 04 5.2 TMA 04 Part I 29 29 5.3 Guidance notes for TMA 04 Part I 32 5.4 TMA 04 Part II 33 6 End-of-module assessment (EMA) 34 6.1 About the EMA 34 6.2 The EMA 6.3 Guidance notes for the EMA 34 34 7 Conclusion 35 1 Introduction 1 Introduction B120 An Introduction to Business Studies is assessed through five assignments: four tutor marked assignments (TMAs) and one end-of-module assessment (EMA). There is no examination. Each assignment is based on one of the five books in B120 although the EMA reviews...
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...KXO223: Systems Acquisition and Implementation Assignment 1, 2013 – Case Studies Tutorial-based group assessments Due: See ‘Due Dates for Case Study Submission’ section Marks: 30% of the total marks for the unit Background – Learning with Cases Harvard University, probably the most famous source of teaching cases, describes these resources as follows: “Teaching cases – also known as case studies – are narratives designed to serve as the basis for classroom discussion. Cases don’t offer their own analysis. Instead, they are meant to test the ability of students to apply the theory they’ve learned to a ‘real world’ situation … where good accounts of specific events can help exemplify and illuminate theory” (Harvard, 2000). The use of cases based on or around real organisations and/or current issues provides an entirely different approach to learning from that of lectures or more conventional tutorial exercises, where students solve specific problems in isolation from the world of business. Case preparation is a significant part of both undergraduate and postgraduate business study – particularly in the English-speaking world – and it is important to learn to do it effectively and efficiently. I have provided two introductory readings to help you with this process: “Learning Information Systems with Cases” (a pdf file available from your KXO223 MyLO resources) and “Notes on Writing a Case Study Report” (included in this document as Appendix A). Please begin by reading...
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...electronic, or mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, scanning, digitizing, taping, web distribution, information networks, or information storage and retrieval systems, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the publisher. For product information and technology assistance, contact us at Cengage Learning Customer & Sales Support, 1-800-354-9706 For permission to use material from this text or product, submit all requests online at www.cengage.com/permissions Further permissions questions can be emailed to permissionrequest@cengage.com Exam View® is a registered trademark of eInstruction Corp. Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation used herein under license. Macintosh and Power Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. used herein under license. © 2008 Cengage Learning. All...
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...DEVELOPMENT OF LEGENDA ONLINE STUDENT TIME TABLE SYSTEM FINAL YEAR PROJECT FINAL REPORT ABUBAKAR MAGIRA TOM U0957657 A thesis submitted in part fulfillment of the degree of B.sc (Hons.) In Software Engineering with the supervision of Dr. Mia Torrez and moderated by Mdm Teo Siew School of Computer Science and Information Technology Linton University College In Collaboration with University of East London December 2012 DECLARATION I Abubakar Magira Tom, hereby declare that the project work entitled “[LEGENDA ONLINE STUDENT TIME TABLE]” submitted to [LINTON UNIVERSTIY COLLEGE], is a record of an original work done by me under the guidance of [Dr. MIA TORREZ], and this project work has not performed the basis for the award of any Degree or diploma/ associate ship /fellowship and similar project if any. ___________________ [ABUBAKAR MAGIRA TOM] Student Date: __________________ [Dr. MIA TORREZ] Supervisor Date: ___________________ Mdm TEO SIEW Project Coordinator Date: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The special thank goes to my helpful supervisor, Dr Mia Torrez. The supervision and support that she gave truly help the progression and smoothness of my research topic. The cooperation is much indeed appreciated sir. My grateful thanks also go to both Mdm. TEO SIE. A big contribution and hard worked from both of you during the eight week is very great indeed. All projects during the program would be nothing without the enthusiasm and imagination...
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...644736, Pullman, Washington 99164-4736 munson@'ivsu.edu • hu@mail.wsu.edu , Meir J. Rosenblatt (deceased) formerly Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and Technion—Israel Institute of Technology This paper was refereed. Supply-chain management has become a prominent area for teaching and research. Academics and managers realize that communication and coordination among members of a supply chain enhance its effectiveness, creating financial benefits to be shared by the members. We have collected numerical examples covering (1) location decisions, (2) centralized warehousing, (3) lot sizing with deterministic demand, (4) demand forecasting, (5) pricing, and (6) lot sizing with stochastic demand in a newsvendor environment. The examples are suitable for classroom use, and they illuminate the rewards supply-chain members can obtain by eliminating naturally occurring supply-chain inefficiencies and the costs of not doing so. {Professional: OR/MS education. Supply-chain management.) hen each member of a group tries to maximize his or her own benefit without regard to the impact on other members of the group, the overall effectiveness of the group may suffer. Such inefficiencies often creep in when rational members of supply chains optimize individually instead of coordinating their efforts. Nowadays, companies should not act in isolation, as success in the global marketplace requires whole supply chains to compete against other supply chains (Davis 1994)...
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...MODERN DATABASE MANAGEMENT / JfFFREY A. HOFFER . Warehousing Success 426 Data Warehouse Architectures 428 Generic Two-Level Architecture 428 Independent Data Mart Data Warehousing Environment 426 429 C O NTENTS Dependent Data Mart and Operational Data Store Architecture: A Three-Level Approach Logical Data Mart and Real-Time Data Warehouse Architecture 432 Three-Layer Data Architecture 435 Role of the Enterprise Data Model 435 Role of Metadata 436 Some Characteristics of Data Warehouse Data Status Versus Event Data 437 Transient Versus Periodic Data 438 An Example of Transient and Periodic Data 438 Transient Data 438 Periodic Data 439 Other Data VVarehouse Changes 440 The Reconciled Data Layer 441 Characteristics of Data after ETL 441 The ETL Process 442 Extract 442 Cleanse 444 Load and Index 446 Data Transformation 447 Data Transformation Functions 448 Record-Level Functions 448 Field-Level Functions 449 More Complex Transformations 451 Tools to Support Data Reconciliation 451 Data Quality Tools 451 Data Conversion Tools 452 Data Cleansing Tools 452 Selecting Tools 452 The Derived Data Layer 452 Characteristics of Derived Data 452 The Star Schema 453 Fact Tables and Dimension Tables 453 Example Star Schema 454 Surrogate Key 455 Grain of Fact Table 456 Duration of the Database 456 Size of the Fact Table 457 Modeling Date and Time 458 Variations of the Star Schema 458 Multiple Fact Tables 458 Factless Fact Tables...
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...Conte Cover Designer: Suzanne Behnke Cover Art: Fotolia © vuifah Manager, Visual Research: Karen Sanatar Permissions Project Manager: Shannon Barbe Media Project Manager, Editorial: Denise Vaughn Media Project Manager, Production: Lisa Rinaldi Supplements Editor: Kelly Loftus Full-Service Project Management: PreMediaGlobal Composition: PreMediaGlobal Printer/Binder: Edwards Brothers Cover Printer: Lehigh-Phoenix Color/Hagerstown Text Font: Palatino Credits and acknowledgments borrowed from other sources and reproduced, with permission, in this textbook appear on appropriate page within text. Microsoft® and Windows® are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.A. and other countries. Screen shots and icons reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Corporation. This book is not sponsored or endorsed by or affiliated with the Microsoft Corporation. Copyright © 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means,...
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...(Slide 120) Chapter 4 (Slide 186) Chapter 5 (Slide 231) Chapter 6 (Slide 276) Chapter 7 (Slide 321) Chapter 8 (Slide 402) Chapter 9 (Slide 450) 1 -2 Organization of This Text: Part II – Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Strategy and Design: Global Supply Chain Procurement and Distribution: Forecasting: Inventory Management: Sales and Operations Planning: Resource Planning: Lean Systems: Scheduling: Chapter 10 (Slide 507) Chapter 11 (Slide 534) Chapter 12 (Slide 575) Chapter 13 (Slide 641) Chapter 14 (Slide 703) Chapter 15 (Slide 767) Chapter 16 (Slide 827) Chapter 17 (Slide 878) 1 -3 Learning Objectives of this Course Gain an appreciation of strategic importance of operations and supply chain management in a global business environment Understand how operations relates to other business functions Develop a working knowledge of concepts and methods related to designing and managing operations and supply chains Develop a skill set for quality and process improvement 1 -4 Chapter 1 Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management Operations Management Roberta Russell & Bernard W. Taylor, III Lecture Outline What Operations and Supply Chain Managers Do Operations Function Evolution of Operations and Supply Chain Management Globalization and Competitiveness Operations Strategy and Organization of the Text Learning Objectives for This Course 1 -6 What Operations and Supply Chain Managers Do What is Operations Management? design, operation,...
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...International Finance: A Course Overview Mihir A. Desai* Harvard University and NBER ABSTRACT This paper describes the International Finance course at Harvard Business School for instructors considering adopting the associated material. The paper begins by arguing that the forces of globalization have fundamentally changed the scope and activities of firms thereby altering the practice of finance within these firms. As a consequence of an increasing reliance on tightly-integrated foreign operations, a parallel world of finance has been opened within every multinational firm and this world has, heretofore, been overlooked. The course materials are designed to address the many aspects of financial decision making within global firms prompted by these changes that are not addressed in traditional materials. The paper provides an overview of the structure of the course and its seven modules with particular emphasis on the three modules that constitute the core of the course. The paper also describes an analytical framework that has been developed through the creation of the course materials to guide critical financial decisions on financing, investment, risk management and incentive management within a multinational firm. This framework emphasizes the need to reconcile conflicting forces in order for multinational firms to gain competitive advantage from their internal capital markets. The paper concludes with a discussion of the course's pedagogical approach and detailed descriptions...
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