...In 1839, The Congress of the Republic of Texas ordered that a site was to be set aside to meet Texas’s higher education needs. By popular election in 1881, Austin was appointed as the site for the university, and construction began in 1882. On September 15, 1883 the University of Texas at Austin formally named The University of Texas(Texas Legislature changed the name to reflect the growth of the University of Texas System), was initiated with one building with the total of 221 students. Galveston, having to come in second election was appointed the location of the medical department. In 1950, the University of Texas was the first major university in the South to accept an African-American student (John S. Chase) he became the first licensed African-American architect in Texas. Also UT Austin was admit into the American Association of Universities and during World War 2 the university was on of the 131 colleges and universities nationally that accompany in the V-12 Navy College Training Program which offered students a path to a Navy Commission....
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...Fischer V.S. The University of Texas If you do everything right when it comes to getting into college, there’s a chance you still will be rejected from the school of your dreams. That’s exactly what happened to Abigail Fischer when she applied to the University of Texas at Austin. Although Fischer was not in the top 10% of her class, she was close, residing in the top 12%. “The University, which is committed to increasing racial minority enrollment, adopted its current program after this Court decided Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U. S. 306 , upholding the use of race as one of many “plus factors” (Justia). When Fischer learned that she had not made it into the school of her dreams, she believed that it was because the school had discriminated...
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...THE IMPACT OF ETHICS EDUCATION ON DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS; A COMPARISON BETWEEN TEXAS AND OHIO Executive Summary In 2005, Texas began requiring the completion of a Board approved, university-level ethics course prior to sitting for the CPA exam in Texas. In 2004, Ohio began requiring regular ethics CPE for the first time. This paper evaluates the changes in the number of disciplinary actions and the type of code violations in these two states after implementation of new ethics requirements. The results indicate that as a percentage of violations, Texas has seen a significant increase in felony convictions, while Ohio has seen significant increases in problems related to licensing, practice, and conduct unbecoming. These results provide support...
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...Educational Case Journal (IECJ®) is a quarterly, online journal whose mission is to publish for management accounting and related fields: · Teaching cases · Research related to case writing or teaching with cases The case studies in this journal provide an educational resource rich in detail to reflect current problems and complexities characteristic of today's dynamic business environment. It aims to facilitate interaction between financial professionals and educators. IECJ is listed in the Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Accounting. IMA offers case writing competitions with cash awards, including: * 2015 Special IECJ Ethics Case Competition: Cases must be based on real companies or events and relate to an ethical situation. Cases submitted to the competition will concurrently be reviewed for publication in IECJ. Deadline: October 1 * 2016 Carl Menconi Ethics Case Competition: Cases are focused on business ethics, and the winning case is featured in Strategic Finance. Deadline: January 26 * 2016 IMA Case Writing Competition: Cases in any area of management accounting or related fields are invited. Deadline: July 11 Congratulations to the winners of the 2015 IMA Case Writing Competition: First Place Award ($2,000) “West Coast Equestrian Association” Doug Kalesnikoff, FCPA, FCA, IFA, CFE, University of Saskatchewan Vince Bruni-Bossio, MBA, University of Saskatchewan Suresh Kalagnanam, PhD, CPA, CMA, CGA, University of Saskatchewan ...
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...ongoing. Researchers are working hard to link criminal behavior and genetics. This study tries to find supporting evidence that a criminal can inherit the notion to commit criminal activity through inheritance. On side believes that criminal activity is caused through inheritance while others agree that genetics has absolutely nothing to do with committing crimes and it’s a person choice when committing a crime or partaking in criminal activities. Included in these studies are adopted studies, twin studies, and testosterone studies. These studying link criminal activities with genetics and give supporting evidence that criminal activities are not inherited. The Link: Genetics and Criminal Behavior Research currently suggests that the genetic characteristics of anger and illegal behavior involve several different factors depending on multiple genes. Although no researcher has been able to put a finger on any genetic factor that could be applied to the concept genes play a part in the influence of aggressive and criminal behavior, many studies have been done to include twin studies and adoption. Twin studies, adoption studies, and testosterone studies are the leading studies that link genetics and criminal behavior. (University of Texas at Dallas, 2012) Studying the differences and similarities between single/identical eggs and non-identical egg twins is known as a twin study. Twin studies can be used to examine and explore the influences of shared and common environment,...
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...Forecasting Problem POM Software: For this part of the problem I need to use the POM software: 1. Forecasting. 2. I should select Module->Forecasting->File->New->Least Squares and multiple regression 3. Use the module to solve the Case Study (Southwestern University). this case study, I am are required to build a forecasting model. Assume a linear regression forecasting model and build a model for each of the five games (five models in total) by using the forecasting module of the POM software. 4. Answer the three discussion questions for the case study except the part requiring me to justify the forecasting technique, as linear regression would be used. Discussion Questions 1. Develop a forecasting model, justifying its selection over other techniques, and project attendance through 2007. 2. What revenues are to be expected in 2006 and 2007 3. Discuss the school's options. Case Study (Southwestern University) Southwestern University (SWU), a large state college in Stephenville, Texas, enrolls close to 20,000 students. The school is a dominant force in the small city, with more students during fall and spring than permanent residents. Always a football powerhouse, SWU is usually in the top 20 in College football rankings. Since the legendary Bo Pitterno was hired as its head coach in 1999 (in hopes of reaching the elusive number 1 ranking),attendance at the five Saturday home games each year increased. Prior to Pitterno's arrival, attendance...
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...PA 205-01 Unit 1 Assignment | | Kaplan University | PA 205-01 Unit 1 Assignment * Read case study * Describe the difference between legislation and case law The main difference between legislation and case law is who makes them. Legislation (or statutory) law consists of laws that are passed by the legislature, that is legislative branch of the U.S. government, or other governing agency. Examples of legislation include rule regulations and statutes. Judges can interpret what legislative law signifies if a dispute arises about a particular statute’s meaning. Also, a judge can declare a statute unconstitutional if it conflicts with the U.S. Constitution or state constitution. Case law is court or judge made law. It is also referred to as common law. Case law, on the other hand, is not based in origin by the government or legislature but evolves with new decisions made by a judge or court (Cheeseman & Goldman, 2010). * Answer Questions 1. List a statute from the case study and explain what it prohibits The statute in the case of Texas v. Johnson was Texas Penal Code section 42.09(a)(3). This statute prohibited disorderly conduct by a citizen. The Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute (LII) noted that in this case, Gregory Johnson’s desecration of a venerable object (the U.S....
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...State of Texas v. Hopwood HRM552 Stephanie Romagnoli State of Texas v. Hopwood The paper summarizes the case of Hopwood v. State of Texas and the court’s ruling. It covers the meaning for the organization in the case study and businesses in general, and the legal precedence the ruling sets for most businesses. It also outlines the role the federal enforcement agency plays in ensuring the organization's compliance with regulation standards. Case summary The Hopwood case, named for lead plaintiff Cheryl Hopwood, involved four White students who sued the law school after being denied admission to of the University of Texas at Austin. They successfully argued that the law school discriminated against them by admitting less qualified African American and Mexican American applicants for admission through use of a quota system, therefore violating the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which requires equal protection under the law (Andrews & Martin, 1998). The University initiated this affirmative action program in response to a history of discrimination against African Americans and Mexican Americans in the state of Texas (Byars, and Rue, 2008). The court’s ruling Affirmative action is a government policy that seeks to remedy old discrimination directed at particular groups, including women, racial and ethnic minorities. The primary purpose of these policies and programs is to increase access to opportunities for higher education, employment, government...
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...MGMT 407.341 (CRN: 60240), Business Ethics Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:34 PM to 7:15 PM Summer Semester, June 7 to July 30, 2010 Fort Hood SDC, Room # D-112 A member of the Texas A&M System since 1917 Instructor: Mr. John La Lone, BS-BA, MS-HRM Department: Management, Marketing, and Administrative Systems Office: Room 135A Phone: (254) 519-5472 E-mail: lalone@tarleton.edu Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM. By appointment only. Office Secretary: Ms. Gabriele Fischbacher (254) 519-5437, Fax (254) 526-8403 A portion of this course is delivered via Blackboard Online Learning. http://online.tarleton.edu/Dual/DualLoginPage.htm You are required to check in online via e-mail within Blackboard within two days of this class. 1.0 Course Description: This course is designed to provide the student with a basic examination of the manager’s personal, social, and environmental responsibilities to oneself, ones employees, customers, the general public, the government and other agencies. It is also intended to totally familiarize the student with a basic understanding of Personal Business Ethics Concepts in today’s modern workplace environment. Emphasis will be placed upon the manager’s social and environmental responsibilities to employees, customers and the public. 1.1 Prerequisites: There are no pre-requisites for this course. 1.2 Expanded Course Description: The objective of this course is for each student...
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...PA205: Introduction to Legal Analysis and Writing Prof. Wendi Cline Kaplan University November 13, 2014 By, Heather Leigh Bradley 1. The case study references one state statute. Identify it and explain what it prohibits. “The case study of State vs. Johnson references one specific state statue, 42.09(a)(3) of the Texas Penal Code, Desecration of a Venerated Object. A person commits an offense if he/she intentionally or knowingly desecrates, a state or national flag. “Desecrate” means to deface, damage, destroy, vandalize and/or mistreat in a way that the actor knowingly will greatly offend one or more persons are like to observe or discover his/her action. This offense is a Class A misdemeanor “(Case Study Texas vs. Johnson, 2014). The statue prohibits intentionally or knowingly desecrating, destroying, damaging, burning, mistreating of a state or national flag in public that will seriously offend one or more persons and is witnessed by one or more persons. This statue was made to prohibit only flagrant acts of flag desecration that take place in a public setting or place (Case Study Texas vs. Johnson, 2014). 2. Which branch of government created the state statute? The state statue, 42.09(a)(3) of the Texas Penal Code, Desecration of a Venerated Object, was created under legislative branch. The State’s interest is to prevent a breach of peace by prohibiting certain acts of flag desecration have been considered to be unrelated to the suppression...
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...Waldo Kaplan University PA205-01 Unit 1 Writing Assignment 1.) The case study references one state statute. Identify it and explain what it prohibits. The case study references Texas Penal Code section 42.09(a)(3) which prohibits the desecration of a venerable object. 2.) Which branch of government (executive, judicial, or legislative) created the state statute? The legislative branch, the Senate and House of Representatives, of the government created this state statute. 3.) The passage above also discusses one court case. Who were the parties involved in the case? The state of Texas and Gregory Johnson were the parties’ involved in this court case. 4.) The case was heard by three lower courts before it reached the United States Supreme Court. List those three courts in order, beginning with the court that has the most authority and ending with the court that has the least amount of authority. The case was heard by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals which has the most authority, the Texas Court of Appeals, Fifth District with the middle amount of authority, and the Dallas County Criminal Court with the least amount of authority. 5.) Provide the citation for the United States Supreme Court’s decision in this case. After hearing oral arguments and reading the parties’ appellate briefs, the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, affirmed the decision of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Texas V. Johnson, 491...
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...Curriculum Vitae of Md. Mahmud Al Zaman Papon 2303 Land Street Pearland Houston, Texas- 77584. Mobile : 8327696714 e-mail: mahmudpapon@gmail.com CAREER OBJECTIVE To work in an organization where discipline and high tech environment will ensure fast career development and the congenial atmosphere will enable to develop managerial qualities i.e., vision, positive attitude, interpersonal relationship, communication skill, attitude to take challenges and commitment to achieve results. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |Institutions |Passing |Date of |Education/ | | |Year |Publication |Certificate | |Bangla |Excellent |Excellent |Native | |English |Excellent |Excellent |Fluent | . PERSIONAL INFORMATION Name : Mahmud Al Zaman Papon Father’s Name : Md. Yusuf Ali Mother’s Name : Bilkis Jahan Permanent Address : Atim khana Road, Upazilla: Kalapara, P/O: Khepupara-8650 District: Patuakhali Mailing Address : 2303 Land Street, Pearland, Texas-77584 Telephone No : 8327696714 (Cell) E-mail : mahmudpapon@gmail.com Date of Birth : December...
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...Case Study Amanda Lisic HRM 552 June 22, 2015 Teresa Mitchell Case Study In the United States affirmative action came about in the 1960’s due to the civil rights movement trying to give equal opportunities to minority groups and women. Affirmative action has been a debate since it began, on one side it gives minorities and women more opportunities in life however the policy is considered to be outdated. In the case of “State of Texas v. Hopwood” the affirmative action policy needed to be updated and corrected. Case Summary In the case of “State of Texas v. Hopwood” the Districts Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit made a decision concerning the affirmative action program at the School of Law of the University of Texas. This law initially enacted in response to a history of the school discriminating against African Americans and Mexican Americans in the enrollment process. Court Ruling The court ruled that there was no need for the school to continue with this practice even to correct the perceived racial imbalance in the school. For admissions the school would not be able to include race in the processes going forward. What the decision means The court decision meant that the school would have to choose incoming students into the school based on their value and not on their race. Public Universities have had to change their admission practices concerning race and eliminate them. In order to increase diversification in the school separate programs needed to be...
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...Case Study Shawn Padgett Kaplan University Case Study The statute referred to in the case of Texas vs. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989) is 42.09 (a) (3) in the Texas Penal Code. This statute, 42.09 (a) (3), created by the executive branch, prohibits the desecration of a venerable object”, (a) a person commits an offense if he knowingly or intentionally desecrates; (3) a state or national flag. To desecrate a venerable object is to destroy, deface, or physically mistreat in a way that the one doing the action will seriously offend one or more persons observing the action. This statute was inconsistent with the first amendment. (Texas vs. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989)) The parties involved in this case are the state of Texas and Gregory Lee Johnson. The citation for the United States Supreme Court’s decision on this case is, Texas vs. Johnson, 491 U.S. 391 (1989) (Burning of the flag at political protest rally.). There was three court that heard Johnsons case before reaching the United States Supreme Court. Ranking from the highest court to the lowest for this case is the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals, Texas Court of Appeals (5th District), and the Dallas County Criminal Court. Creating a law is done by Congress, which are called statutes, or court-made, also called case law. Laws can also be by anyone that wants to propose to Congress of an adoption of new law. Case laws are based on the judicial opinions, including decisions that interpret statutes. Statutory...
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...1. Who is the author? What are his/her credentials? • The author of Brown, Not White is Dr. Guadalupe San Miguel, Jr. He was born in Corpus Christi and is residing in Houston, Texas. His credentials are as follows: In 1973, he received his Bachelor of Arts in History and Sociology at Columbia University in New York. After three years, he continued his studies at Stanford University in California, and earned his master’s degree in American History with Specialization in Chicano history in 1976. Moreover, after two years Dr. San Miguel Jr. acquired his doctorate in Social Sciences in Education at Stanford University in 1978. Currently, he is a professor of History at the University of Houston. Through the years, he specializes Mexican-American...
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