...Discussion Board Unit 5 Busn105/1304A Discussion Board Unit 5 Describe the challenges that most businesses face as a result of continually changing technology. What is a management’s role in addressing these challenges? Businesses have a lot of challenges keeping up with the newest technologies. Every day there are newer devices that are better and faster. Take the cell phone for instance, the newer cell phones like the blackberry or Nokia Windows are now able to conduct business and are able to send in reports. Technology has come a long way from desk top to laptop to ipads and now cell phones. Even the internet has come so far from dial up. Now you have wireless. Restaurants and hotels allow you to hook up to their internet. It’s a challenge for businesses to keep up. A lot of research goes into what would be better for businesses. Managers need to make sure that the new technology is going to be useful. They need to know that the transitions are not going to affect the business but make it better than it was. It’s definitely a huge job in keeping up with the changing technology and it’s a constant change and very costly too. The managers need to make sure that all personal is also learning the newest technology. Keeping up with changing technology affects everyone in the business. What types of information technology would increase production? Using programmed machines would increase production. Also, using computers and the internet...
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...Unit 5- Discussion Board: Overtime as the United States progressed and became more culturally diverse, the melting pot theory and the American mosaic concept were formed (M.U.S.E., 2010). During the 19th century, the melting pot theory was formed and described as a blending or fusion of society where different cultures and nations and mixed together to form a common culture. More recently, the American mosaic concept was shaped essentially stating people from different cultures and backgrounds come together in harmony adding their own unique contributions to society, otherwise known as multiculturalism. The American mosaic appears to be a bit more realistic in regards to our society. One reason behind this is everyone is different. The blending of different nationalities, cultures, and religions and forming of one common culture seems a bit outrageous. I think it would be truly unrealistic for individuals to give up their true identity, language, and/or culture to become basically one in the same. Additionally, I do not think it’s possibly for one and all to be considered the same when problems such as discrimination still exist (Carliner, 1975). As stated by Xiao-huang (1998), “the Asian-Pacific population in the United States grew from one million in 1965 to over nine million in 1995”(para.2). This is just one example of one ethnic group who has dramatically changed the American demographic. Asian Americans have made many contributions to American society. This group...
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...Grade Received, "A" Healthcare is a privilege that is within reach of the rich, a benediction supplied strictly under the consideration of a business who hires, a government-financed insurance plan for the aged, or a generous gift supplied from the generosity of other individuals. Our Founding Fathers said that we are gifted with indispensable rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is understood that for individuals to live, then we must remain healthy. However, there is very little discussion of this right in the Constitution. One particular amendment to the Constitution says that convicts are to be approved to have a right to healthcare (Healthcare: A Privilege, Not a Right, 2011). Presently, convicts are the only ones that are given the right to healthcare. If our Founding Fathers would have foreseen how important healthcare would become, it is likely that they would have allowed each and every individual to have a right to healthcare. When the Constitution was being framed, although inadequate in comparison to the present norms, healthcare was more or less attainable to all individuals. There wasn’t a large deficit of people that could not afford it or have access to it (Healthcare: A Privilege, Not a Right, 2011). Makers of the Constitution, such as Thomas Jefferson, were greatly affected from their own happenings. Thomas Jefferson was not very trusting of doctors, and instead trusted nature. Founded on a practical image of the inadequate...
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...Grade Received, "A" Respondeat superior is when an employer is found to be responsible for the wrongful acts of his/her employees. The two legal elements that have to exist in order for the employer to be found responsible for his/her employees actions are: (1) it must be proven that the employee must have acted in their own scopes of employment, and (2) the deed done by the employee must’ve been related to his/her employment (Fremgen, 2012). In order to be thought of as being inside the scope of employment, the employee had to find it essential to complete a duty or it would be expected that an employee will complete the job. Even individual tasks such as going to the restroom, or fixing a glass of soda are thought to be inside the scope of employment although no actual work is being done (Respondeat Superior, 2013). The employer is responsible for damage acquired by the employee inside the scope of employment regardless if the damage was caused by accident or from recklessness, and for harm done intentionally to benefit the employer. Work could be done in an unprofessional manner, and could cause harm, and sometimes, tasks are taken way overboard. For example, a worker could be delegated to complete a task, but he/she does not feel that he/she can complete the task following the rules. For instance, a consumer is being stubborn and doesn’t want to take his/her medicine. A worker is given the duty of giving medicine to consumers. The worker may use force to give...
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...American InterContinental University MGMT422-1301A-01: Professor William Becker March 14, 2013 A venture capital firm is a company that invests money into small businesses that have the possibility of achieving very fast growth and produce huge surpluses (Lambing & Kuehl, 2007). Because venture capitalists normally focus on a particular industry like health care, biotechnology, etc, the entrepreneur that is looking for venture capital needs to conduct some research in order to decide which venture capitalist will invest in their particular industry (Lambing & Kuehl, 2007). I do not think there is a definite answer on the type of venture capitalist to look for. The entrepreneur must know which industry he/she is in, do his/her research, and go from there. After doing some research, I think that a venture capitalist would like to see all financial documentation for the business that it will potentially invest in. They also want to see tax rates for capital gains (Lambing & Kuehl, 2007). When I say all financial documents, the business may also want to include at least five years of income statements, balance sheets and cash-flow statements (Peavler, 2013). They basically need to know what and how much of a risk they will or will not be getting into. Trying to close a deal with a venture capitalist entails many things. To do this, there are quite a few steps. First, the business must decide if they actually need venture capital. If it is decided that VC is...
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...American InterContinental University FINA310-1301A-02: Professor Michael James March 12, 2013 The arguments regarding whether or not a business practice is sound is said to be related to the administrative tactics of that particular area. In terms of a cash rebate, this is both a sound and ethical business choice because it is a way of promoting a store or business and a way to create demand for that particular store or business’s products. This is normally done in a sense that customers are encouraged to collect tokens and then trade them for cash tickets. Cash rebates are in the same family as the purchase one get one free business promotion. This is also a sound business practice and an ethical one as well. The purchase one get one free arouses the customer needs because when they buy something, they get something else for free; more or less, like a thanks for purchasing our products (Mullin, 2010). In a study completed by the United Marketing Services, it has been proven that for all consumers that took part in rebates, only twenty to forty percent were actually paid. Because these numbers were so low for people taking part again asking for around two or three refunds per year (Elridge, 2012), the industry numbers go somewhat farther to show that only forty to sixty percent of rebates are not paid (Senator Warns Consumers of Rebate Traps, 2006). The company that I’m familiar with is Staples. Due to the fact that they operate with a fast-paced customer...
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...Application of foresight in corporations 12th Session of the UNIDO General Conference EUR and NIS Regional Round Table Vienna, 5 December 2007 Dr. Frank Ruff Daimler AG Society and Technology Research Group Berlin, Palo Alto, Kyoto Agenda A Why Corporate Foresight? B A closer look at Corporate Foresight C Implications for UNIDO D Q & A, Discussion UNIDO 5 December 2007 / Dr. Frank Ruff 2 Why Corporate Foresight? History of Future Studies/Foresight Foresight embedded in enterprises First Think Tanks in enterprises (e.g. Shell, Toyota, Daimler-Benz) Corporate Foresight: Innovation and Technology Analysis Establishment of new (e.g. Daimler-Benz, variants and diffusion Siemens, Philips) of concepts of future studies and analysis Consumer and marketing-oriented trend research Future Consulting (e.g. Z_Punkt) Emergence of systematic resp. scientific future studies Journalists/Entrepreneurs/Expert-Networks/Consulting Warning future studies „Doom-Saying“ (e.g. Club of Rome, Robert Jungk) Economic and political future studies (e.g. Faith Popcorn, (e.g. Alvin Toffler, Trendbüro, John Naisbitt, Dan Coates, PROGNOS) Matthias Horx) „Premodern future view“ Delphic oracle Spiritual and religious foresight Outsider (e.g. Nostredamus) State-run/scientific/supranational institutions Military futurologic research MIT) Technology assessment Economic, political, Science and Technology resource-oriented (e.g. RAND Corporation...
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... 3. Are the Live Chats recorded for your review anytime during the week? Answer: 4. Is there a Small Group assignment in this course? Answer: 5. How many Discussion Board posts in total, will need to be made each week? (including your Main Post) Answer: three 6. Should you submit your Discussion Board Main Post to the Discussion Thread area, or submit it to the “Submit Assignments” area? Answer: discussion thread 7. Where do you submit your Individual Project each week? Answer: submissions 8. Who are the authors of your online textbook? Answer: Editorial Board 9. Submitting another person's work as one's own is called what? Answer: plagiarism 10. In addition to calling your instructor’s office phone #, or e-mailing your instructor, what is another way you can communicate with your instructor during the week? Answer: live chat 11. What are your instructor’s Office Hours? Answer: Sun. 4-5pm, sun 5-6 pm, tues 8-9 am, wed 8-9 am, thurs 8-9 am, fri 8-9 am 12. Where are all of your weekly assignment directions located? Answer: 13. How much is your Unit 2 Individual Project worth? Answer: 14. How many Discussion Board posts (either a Reply to Message post to a classmate, or your Reply to Forum main post answering that week’s Discussion Board questions) do you need...
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...|ENMU Ruidoso Branch Community College | |Course Syllabus | This course syllabus is required reading. Please make a copy of the syllabus and keep it handy for reference. |Course information: Adolescent Psychology; PSY 202 | | | |Semester: Fall I August 21-Oct. 12, 2012 |Year: 2012 | |Course #: PSY 202 |Title: Adolescent Psychology | |CRN #: 18858 |Credits: 3 | Instructor information: Dinah Hamilton, M.Ed. Dinah.Hamilton@enmu.edu 575-257-2120 X 385 Rationale for student taking this course: This course will meet the requirements for a Psychology course with General Core Education requirements...
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...statistics. 2. Decide economic goals for the firm and develop optimal decisions that will bring the firm closest to those goals. 3. Define supply, demand, and equilibrium price. 4. Apply the concepts of price elasticity, cross-elasticity, and income elasticity. 5. Specify the components of a regression model that can be used to estimate a demand equation. 6. Define production function, and explain the difference between a short-run and a long-run production function. 7. Distinguish between economic cost and accounting cost. 8. Describe the key characteristics of the four basic market types used in economic analysis. 9. Cite the main differences between monopolistic competition and oligopoly. 10. Analyze the practice of cartel pricing. 11. Illustrate game theory, and explain how it helps better understand mutually interdependent management decisions. 12. Define the cost of capital, and demonstrate how it is calculated. Credits Upon completion of this course, the students will earn three (3) hours of college credit. Course Structure 1. Unit Learning Objectives: Each unit contains Unit Learning Objectives that specify the measurable skills and knowledge students should gain upon completion of the unit. 2. Unit Lesson: Each unit contains a...
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...the Live Chats recorded for your review anytime during the week? Answer: 4. Is there a Small Group assignment in this course? Answer: 5. How many Discussion Board posts in total, will need to be made each week? (including your Main Post) Answer: 6. Should you submit your Discussion Board Main Post to the Discussion Thread area, or submit it to the “Submit Assignments” area? Answer: 7. Where do you submit your Individual Project each week? Answer: 8. Who are the authors of your online textbook? Answer: 9. Submitting another person's work as one's own is called what? Answer: 10. In addition to calling your instructor’s office phone #, or e-mailing your instructor, what is another way you can communicate with your instructor during the week? Answer: 11. What are your instructor’s Office Hours? Answer: 12. Where are all of your weekly assignment directions located? Answer: 13. How much is your Unit 2 Individual Project worth? Answer: 14. How many Discussion Board posts (either a Reply to Message post to a classmate, or your Reply to Forum main post answering that week’s Discussion Board questions) do you need to make BEFORE Wednesday midnight CST? Answer: 15. How many Discussion Board posts do you need to make to the weekly Discussion Board AFTER Wednesday...
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...BUSN105 – Unit 1 Discussion Board. A Students Introduction To The Discussion Board BUSN105 – Unit 1 Discussion Board. A Students Introduction To The Discussion Board Jay Smith A STUDENTS INTRODUCTION TO THE DISCUSSION BOARD 2 Abstract I would like to introduce myself, my name is Jay Smith, I live in Titusville, Florida where I manage the apartment building in which I reside. I am married now 3 years, have no children – just a fur face Manchester terrier named Louiee. My previous educational background consist of one semester at Daytona State College in 2001, as a Business Major. I have found that sometimes in live – one’s world can change in an instant and the course of the live that you had planned – suddenly changes. And looking back I believe this is what happened to me, as after one semester I chose to drop out and become involved in the local Daytona Area Music and Club scene. The results: A failed musician and a bloody nasty drinking habit. In 2004 I entered Savannah’s Hospital and completed the 28 day program. Since then I have 8 years without a drink. Woot! I love to share my experience, strength and hope with the newcomers, as I have stayed very active in the A.A. program, and most recently I have begun to teach the local Step Study Meetings for the “Celebrate Recovery” group here in town. “Celebrate Recovery” would be considered the Christian based A.A. program, with literature from author Rick Warren, (writer of “The...
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...SIRIUS COURSES Syllabus United States History to 1865 3 Credit Hours Term/Year: Spring 2012 Reference Number: Classroom: online Instructor: Professor JoAunne Walker Office Location: NCR 126 Phone Number: (318) 670-6362 E-mail: jwalker@susla.edu Web Page: www.susla.edu Office Hours Online Only via Email: MWF 6:00pm-7:00pm IMPORTANT COLLEGE DATES Course Start Date:|1/23/2012| Drop with 100% refund|| Withdraw with “W” grade|| Course End Date:|5/3/2012| Additional critical dates for this course are available at http://www.fscj.edu/current/calendar/index.html. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course emphasizes the African, European, and Native American backgrounds, the Revolution, the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution, problems of the new republic, sectionalism, westward expansion, slavery, and the Civil War. REQUIRED TEXTS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS Carter, C., Amos, J., & Schuchman, S. J. (2009). United States history to 1865 (2nd ed). Jacksonville, FL: Florida Community College at Jacksonville, SIRIUS. ISBN13: 978-0-07-734717-8 LEARNING OUTCOMES The primary objective of this course is to explore the subject matter of the field and to become familiar with the vocabulary and concepts of the field. When you finish this course, you will be able to · Read, analyze, organize, interpret and synthesize facts and information connected to the history of the United States · Evaluate how the development of an American identity has...
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...Instructional Unit Plan Crystal McClain MTE 539/Curriculum Constructs and Assessment Secondary Methods June 27, 2011 Rachel Wurmlinger, Facilitator Instructional Unit Plan 1. Overview of Unit A. Title – 20th Century Socialite: The Great Gatsby B. Focus – English/Language Arts; 11th grade (Honors): The focus of this unit is to introduce students to the characteristics and elements of contemporary American literature and to allow students to relate the themes of the novel, The Great Gatsby, in a meaningful way to increase understanding. C. Length – 1.25 instructional weeks (six 50-minute sessions) D. Goals – Students will understand that American literature contains unique and specific elements by reading F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Also, students will recognize themes in Fitzgerald’s work by examining modern pop cultural products (multimedia samples, newspaper articles, music videos, etc.). 2. Lesson Plans 1-5 Lesson Plan #1 Title: The American Novel Time: 50-minute session Standards: Georgia Performance Standards: ELA11LSV1 (indicators a-h)—Actively participates in whole group verbal interactions. ELA11LSV2 (b)—Analyzes techniques used in media messages for a particular audience and evaluates effectiveness. Objectives: 1. After watching an introductory presentation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (TGG), students will be able to identify the characteristics of the American novel with...
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...Julie Kraft EMAIL: jkraft10@ivytech.edu OFFICE HOURS: By appointment SUPERVISOR INFORMATION: Annie Gray, English Department Chair, Room C118, Phone: 812-330-6038, agray@ivytech.edu Required Materials REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS: * Wilhoit, A Brief Guide to Writing from Readings, 6th edition, Pearson (Custom edition for Ivy Tech) * Hacker and Sommers, A Pocket Style Manual, 6th edition, Bedford/St. Martin’s * Ivy Tech Bloomington literary magazine, mê tis, Volume 8 ADDITIONAL MATERIALS & EXPENSES: * Printouts of Blackboard readings and items you research for essays * Electronic storage device * Folder for assignment submissions * Access to Microsoft Word (Download for free from Campus Connect) * Poster board and other poster-making materials http://www.ialf.edu/dpdf/march04page7.html Collegewide Course Outline of Record for ENGL 111: In short, this class will teach you the academic reading and writing skills you need to succeed in an American college classroom. Flag this...
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