...Report New product line recommendations Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Research Findings 4 Finding Number 1 4 Finding Number 2 5 Finding Number 3 5 Recommendations 5 Conclusion 6 References 7 Executive Summary The company has recently decided to expand its product line to include a product that is a deviation from our traditional offerings. The expansion presents two potential outcomes. Outcome one has a potential for profit, incremental growth, and additional market share for the company. Outcome two has a potential for financial loss, reputation or brand damage and reduced market share. We have analyzed our current assets, liabilities, revenues, operational expenses, and credit history in order to make realistic and informed decisions about the expansion. In addition, a clear understanding of the company’s current capabilities in regards to financing, marketing and production had to be ascertained in order to develop and recommend a course of action. The research and analysis that was conducted was showing a clear need for the new product line in the desired market and the financial portion of the analysis showed that the potential gains of venturing into the new product line outweigh the risk to the company’s finances and brand. The recommendation to proceed will be cautious but aggressive and in two phases. Phase one will involve small-scale implementation of all needed infrastructure for the new product line into the company’s...
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...Mathematics Syllabus Primary © Copyright 2006 Curriculum Planning and Development Division. This publication is not for sale. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior permission of the Ministry of Education, Singapore. Year of implementation: from 2007 Ministry of Education SINGAPORE 1 FOREWORD The 2007 Primary Mathematics syllabus reflects the recent developments and trends in mathematics education. The revised syllabus continues to emphasise conceptual understanding, skill proficiencies and thinking skills in the teaching and learning of mathematics. These components are integral to the development of mathematical problem solving ability. Emphasis is also given to reasoning, applications, and use of technology. Advances in technology have changed the way we teach and learn mathematics. The computer and hand-held calculator, for example, offer great potential to enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics. Students will have opportunities to discover, reason and communicate mathematics. They will engage in stimulating discussions and activities where they can explore possibilities and make connections. These qualitative changes require a change in the teaching and learning approaches; incorporating activity-based and learnercentred methodologies. The syllabuses are conceptualised after extensive consultation with teachers. We hope that teachers will find the document useful and continue to provide us with valuable feedback...
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...experimenter. Asch showed each group a series of cards in pairs - one card had a vertical line on it, and the second card had 3 lines of differing lengths on it, one of which matched the line on the first card. One by one, the students were asked aloud which line matched the one on the first card - A, B or C. The six confederates of the experimenter gave the same wrong answer, and Asch observed whether the oblivious participant conformed to the group and gave the incorrect answer. Asch found that around 75% of participants conformed to the incorrect answer at least once, showing that even in situations where the correct answer is obvious, there is still huge pressure to conform, especially when the group is unanimous. A weakness of this study is that the sample was small, unrepresentative and biased - Asch used only male students, all the same age and all from the same college, meaning that the results can’t be generalized to females or older or younger people. Another issue is that the task was artificial, meaning that the study had low ecological validity and the findings can’t be generalized to other real-life situations. On the other hand, the Asch study was incredibly influential and inspired a lot of other similar studies into the area of conformity, which supported Asch’s findings. An example of this is Crutchfield (1955), who carried out the same study but in private booths, finding that private response caused 30% conformity, which supports Asch’s research. A second example...
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...Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Motivation Autonomous navigation using miniature aerial robots are becoming an interesting topic in the field of computer vision and image processing. The availability of lowcost, robust Miniature Aerial vehicles (MAV) like AR.Drone equipped with high definition camera, has created new interests in exploring this field. Path planning and obstacle avoidance are two important aspects of autonomous navigation. Flying a miniature robot autonomously in an indoor environment has numerous real life applications. Some of the application areas include: Indoor Surveillance, Real time object tracking, Disaster estimation, HumanComputer Interactions and Augmented Reality games. In simple terms, autonomous navigation for robots means, the ability for the robots to navigate in an unknown environment without taking commands from humans. A robot must keep moving to a given environment looking for exit points and achieving specific goals in the meantime. Navigating in simple indoor environments like corridors, can be achieved by applying simple image processing and computer vision algorithms. Simple and easy to implement domain transformation algorithm like Hough Transform equipped with machine learning techniques can be used to tackle these type of problems. These algorithms take ...
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...estimated 248,000 blood stream infections are reported per year (CDC, June 2010), and mortality rate of 12%-25 %( CDC, 2011) .This dangerous lethal medical complication can be prevented by proper management of the catheter insertion and strict aseptic technique during care. Even though CDC has recommended standard catheter associated blood stream infections (CA-BSI) prevention strategies, the study shows areas of variability in the surveillance. A central line is an intravascular catheter that terminates at or close to the heart or in one of the great vessels which is used for infusion, withdrawal of blood, or hemodynamic monitoring. The Aorta, pulmonary artery, superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, brachiocephalic veins, internal jugular veins, subclavian veins, external iliac veins, common iliac veins, common femoral veins, and the umbilical artery/vein in neonates are considered to be the commonly used great vessels for the purpose of reporting the central line blood stream infection (CLBSI). Central line plays a crucial role in medical practice, especially in intensive care unit, during major surgery, resuscitation, reliable hemodynamic monitoring, and vascular access for dialysis patients....
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...Market Line COMM 298 Outline 1 Portfolios 2 Portfolio Expected Return 3 Portfolio Variance 4 Systematic Risk, Specific Risk, and Diversification 5 Market Portfolio and Measure of Systematic Risk 6 CAPM: From Risk to Return COMM 298 Return, Risk, and the Security Market Line 1 / 54 Outline 1 Portfolios 2 Portfolio Expected Return 3 Portfolio Variance 4 Systematic Risk, Specific Risk, and Diversification 5 Market Portfolio and Measure of Systematic Risk 6 CAPM: From Risk to Return COMM 298 Return, Risk, and the Security Market Line 1 / 54 Portfolios Investors are risk averse. COMM 298 Return, Risk, and the Security Market Line 2 / 54 Portfolios Investors are risk averse. To reduce risk, it is good idea “not to put all your eggs in one basket”. COMM 298 Return, Risk, and the Security Market Line 2 / 54 Portfolios Investors are risk averse. To reduce risk, it is good idea “not to put all your eggs in one basket”. This is achieved by building a portfolio, which is a collection of assets. COMM 298 Return, Risk, and the Security Market Line 2 / 54 Portfolios Investors are risk averse. To reduce risk, it is good idea “not to put all your eggs in one basket”. This is achieved by building a portfolio, which is a collection of assets. The process is called diversification. COMM 298 Return, Risk, and the Security Market Line 2 /...
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...CHAPTER FOUR FINDINGS, INTERPRETATIONS AND DISCUSSION 4.1 Introduction This chapter deals with the analysis of mainly the primary data obtained from the field using interview, questionnaires & Case study analysis amongst other methods of data collection prescribed in the methodology section of the report. It embroils elements such as demographic characteristics of the respondents, and basically the analysis of the relationship between the dependent and the independent variables stipulated in the topic of study. The findings in this chapter are consistent with the research objectives and research questions. Thus out of the 100 questionnaires dispatched out for the study, only 90 which represents 90% were attempted. This implies that the interpretation and discussions therein the chapter were based on the 90 filled questionnaires. These findings were as below; 4.2 Demographic Characteristics. 4.1.1 Respondents Gender This comprised of both male and female respondents. Thus out of 90 respondents who attempted the questionnaires, 77(86%) were male and 13(14%) were female as indicated in the table 2 and figure 1 below. Table 2: showing gender of the respondents | |Frequency |Percentage (%) | | | | | |Values | | | |Male |77 ...
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...ECE THESIS WRITING GUIDELINES I. Abstract All capitalized, bold font style, center page alignment, double line spacing (body) The abstract gives the reader an overview of the study, based on information from the other sections of the report. The information given in the abstract is usually the basis of many readers as to whether they will read the entire report or not. The abstract is one paragraph of about 100-200 words. The typical information elements included in an abstract are as follows: 1. Some background or general information on the study and the main topic (or purpose of the study and its scope) 2. Some information on how the study was conducted (or the methodology used in the study) 3. The most important findings of the study. 4. A statement of conclusion (justified based on the data presented). I. Body of the Manuscript Chapter 1 (Capitalize the first letter only, bold font style, center page) TITLE (FIRST LEVEL HEADING, bold face, center page) Example: Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Line spacing: double space Spacing before: 0 pt Spacing after: 0 pt Paragraph indention: 1.50 cm Alignment: justified. Line spacing in the body: double space; 0 pt before and after No extra space will be given after the last sentence and another paragraph Content of The Problem and its Setting This chapter gives an overview of the thesis/practicum of research report, giving the reader background or basis of the problem to be...
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...of probability data we hear on the news. Begin teaching probability by formulating questions. “How many children in this class prefer to eat apples?” Children are familiar with line plots, which they learned earlier, review and build on that knowledge. Next step in teaching probability is to teach to collect data: observations, survey and questionnaires, experiments, interviews, simulations, poles, examining records, and searching info sources. It is important to teach kids to use appropriate methods of collecting data. Next step is to analyze data, represent it graphically. Representing data is done in a concrete way first (laying objects on the graph), and moving towards pictorial representation (drawing a chart with pictures of items being compared), and then symbolic (line plot, pie chart). Help students understand graphic representations by asking questions about the chart. Different ways to represent graphically: line plots, stem and leaf plots, box plots, picture graphs, bar graphs and histograms (for continuous data), pie graphs, and line graphs. Descriptive statistics are another way to analyze data. An example of descriptive statistics: “Most children in the fifth grade are 10 years old”. Statistical measures of central tendency, or averages supports the development of data sense. Finding average is a very easy concept to understand and build...
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...Justification Report Name Course Tutor Date Justification report Assignment 2.1- Justification Report(Part 1) Problem statement The main problem that employees face in Carnival Cruise Line Company is a hostile environment. This hostile environment in Carnival Cruise Line Company is also a form of harassment. A good number of other employees in Carnival Cruise Line Company normally think that issues that bring about the hostile environment in the workplace include; bosses who are irresponsible, rude coworkers, privileges, benefits, the lack of perks, work environment that is unpleasant and even recognition. In most cases, to consider the workplace hostile, some lawful standards and policies are supposed to be met. The creation of this hostility in the work environment is mostly done by the boss or a colleague whose behavior, actions, and communications makes it impossible to perform the responsibilities of the workplace or the organization. With the traits portrayed by the coworkers and the employers, it can be concluded that he traits are responsible for changing the terms and conditions or the anticipations of the conducive and comfortable work environment for all employees. Moreover, in order for a work environment to be considered hostile, the traits and actions should show unfairness. An example is where an employee posts nude images or says sexual and explicit jokes is termed as guilty of harassing a fellow employee sexually (Mann & Goodman 2008)....
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...You should include a paragraph on the significance of your study/research/paper. What uses there are for the findings of your paper etc. You can use any one of these headings: Significance, Statement of Significance, Significance of the Paper. 3. You might also include a background paragraph. For some of you this might be a history or some type of chronological timeline. You can use any one of these headings: Background, Paper Background, Background of the Paper. 4. The body of your text should be an extensive discussion of your research and literature review findings and should include appropriate headings and/or sub-headings. 5. You should also include a discussion of your findings. You can use any one of these headings: Discussion, Findings, Discussion of Findings. 6. Some of you might also want to include section on limitations. You can use anyone of these headings: Limitations, Limitations of the Paper. 7. Your last section should be the reference section. Title of Paper Your Name Course/Number Date Instructor Name Title of Paper Begin your paper here. Double space the entire document. Be sure to indent the first line of each paragraph an half inch. Statement of Purpose Significance Background Findings Discussion Limitations References This is a hanging indent. To keep the hanging indent format, simply delete this line of text using the backspace key, and replace the information with...
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...ABSENCE MANAGEMENT Public sector summary in partnership with 2014 ABSENCE MANAGEMENT ABSENCE MANAGEMENT puBliC SECTor SuMMAry Overall summary of findings The findings of the CIPD’s 2014 Absence Management survey, conducted in partnership with Simplyhealth, show that the average level of employee absence has fallen compared with last year from 7.6 to 6.6 days per employee. Moreover, there is some indication of a fluctuating downward trend over the last few years. Positive findings suggest that organisations that actively engage in absence management and make changes to improve their approach do evaluate their efforts and generally report positive outcomes on absence levels. Our findings also imply that investments in well-being pay off. There has also been an increased focus on developing line manager capability to manage absence, an important finding given that line managers have primary responsible for short-term absence in two-thirds of organisations as well as long-term absence in half of organisations. Nevertheless, many of those who report line managers have responsibility for absence do not provide them with training and even fewer provide them with tailored support. Some organisations are clearly more proactive than others in their approach to managing absence and promoting well-being. While the vast majority have an absence management policy, record their employee absence rate, collect information on the causes of absence and provide one or more wellbeing...
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...difficulties finding their spot in life. They are having a hard time finding out who they are and what they are supposed to do with life. The majority of them are usually kids who have had a pretty hard childhood. That is the stereotype of the residents of a prospect house. That is what the narrator, Kim, is like in Prospect House by Frances Childs. She has a rough time finding her place in society and she is working hard to get her life back on track. The story takes place in Winchester, south of England, and it could have been written today. It is a first person narrator, and we see that already from the beginning: (line 1) “When I first arrived at Prospect House […]” It only gives us her point of view. We see the world through her eyes and it forces us to take her side and feel sympathy for her. Kim is a girl in her late teens who probably has had a rough childhood in London, and that might make her think she is stronger than everybody else: (lines 2-4) “I’d come from London you see, the city. I might think I was harder than them, might want to throw my weight around.” and yet she is terrible at fighting (line 139). Before she came to the prospect house she did not look out for herself, for instance, she got hep B and a STD from a guy she does not even remember the name of (lines 7-9), and she did not care that she got fired from her job at a home for deprived children. She actually found it funny because she saw herself more as a kid at that time (lines 14-15). She...
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...MOUTH: A STUDY OF FRONT-LINE WORKERS The purpose of this article is to explain and provide the understandings within the forms of negative word of mouth (WOM) by the front line workers toward the employees and customers in any organizations. The word of mouth in this article is about the negative verbal communication or spoken meanings of a person towards the customer and other employees that work in the same organization or department. According to this article there has been a research interest into (WOM) from several organizational disciplines and there is a notable lack of studies on employee negative WOM behaviours. Besides that the author of the article has found some studies that contribute and also relate on employee behaviours that can be viewed as linked to word of mouth such as sabotage (Ackroyd and Thompson, 1999; Harris and Ogbonna, 2002;Wang et al.,2011), workplace incivility (Van Jaarsveld et al., 2010) and retaliation (Skarlicki et al., 1999). Although they are some research aids have tended to avoid the forms of WOM by employees, especially front-line, customer contact employees who are the direct interface between organizations and their customers. This article also mention that the authors have stated that the findings of the word of mouth phenomenon in the organization will provide the important information to the literature on the changing aspects of negative employee behaviour in the workplace, mostly in relation to front-line service work where there...
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...represented by the green line in the graph above. With the price set at 150, Venezuela demands 800 tv sets, supplies 100 sets, and imports 700 sets. Another way to find these values is to use the equation of a line for both supply and demand. For supply, the equation is y= 1/2x + 100 and demand is y= -1/2x + 550. By plugging 150 into y and solving for x. Consumption will equal 800, production 100, and imports 700 (800-100). For future question, the consumer surplus in this situation is equal to the areas A + B. As a result, the consumer surplus is ½(400)(800) = 160,000. The graph and the equation of a line are used to find the price increase and decrease of consumer surplus for a quota of 300. Using the graph, a set price of 300 correlates with a new quota induced price of 250, which is an increased price of 100. Drawing a horizontal line through 250, represented by the purple, the consumption is now 600, production 300, and imports 300. The consumer surplus now equals B + D, which equals 90,000 [½(300)(600)]. The consumer surplus is decreased by 70,000 (160,000 – 90,000). The redistributive effect is the area marked by F, the consumption effect is the area marked by C, the protective effect is marked by area E, and the revenue effects is the area marked by A. The redistributive effect is calculated by finding the area of the trapezoid F. Redistributive effect equals ½(100)(100 + 300) = 20,000. The consumption effect is calculated by finding the area of triangle C...
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