...Future Focus Future Focus (FF) had been running a small, for-profit preschool program for young children between the ages of two and four for several decades. FF was one of several privately run programs in the suburban Boston area. For each of the three age groups (i.e., two-, three- and fouryear olds), there were two classes per day for a total of six classes in the facility each day. The classes were held both in the morning and in the afternoon, five days a week between September and June; there were approximately 200 days (40 weeks), or 1,200 class meetings, per year. Only about onethird of FF's local competitors offered classes during the summer months. The morning classes ran from 9:00 a.m. to noon, and the afternoon meetings ran from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Lunch was not served in either class. However, each class served a snack to the children. Class size varied from nine to 15 students per class. Although there was a lot of pressure from parents to reduce class sizes, a recent article in an industry newsletter showed that, given current demographics, the market for such programs could increase by 10% a year for the next five years. The year before, a parent suggested that the school begin hosting birthday parties on the weekend. Since FF's three classrooms were empty during this time, it seemed like a good use of the space and could generate additional revenue. Over the past year, the school had managed to quickly build a sizable side business hosting birthday parties...
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...Lord Ashcroft International Business School (LAIBS) MA Marketing & Innovation Ford Focus Electric – The Future of Transportation Model Title: Marketing Design and Innovation Module Code: MOD001223 SID: 1236789 Academic Year: 2013/14 Semester: 1 1 Ford Focus Electric – The Future of Transportation SID-1236789 Cambridge Attempt 1 ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY Assignment Coversheet Student Number: 1236789/1 FACULTY Lord Ashcroft International Business School ASSIGNMENT DETAILS Module Code / Occ / Year MOD001223 / C-1 / 2013/4 Module Title Marketing Design Innovation Module Element 010 - ASSIGNMENT 2000 WORDS To be marked by Submission date (by 5p.m.) 06/01/2014 Submission of this assignment agrees to the following: I understand that the piece of work submitted will be considered as the final and complete version of my assignment of which I am otherwise the sole author. I understand both the meaning and consequences of plagiarism and that my work has been appropriately attributed unless otherwise stated. I have not knowingly allowed another to copy my work. Mitigation – you have 5 working days after the deadline to submit a claim for mitigating circumstances. If there are matters or circumstances which have had a serious adverse effect on your performance in any assessment, you are advised to seek advice from a Student Adviser. Forms are available from the iCentre. WORD COUNT Disk included (tick) ASSESSMENT...
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...Organizational Focus and Goals HRM/326 Organizational Focus and Goals Every organization has a unique set of goals that influence its overall culture. In my case, I work for a company that was recently formed in 2010 and they are working towards establishing firm corporate values. As the company grows and hires new employees, it will have a profound impact on culture. Therefore, the company will need to be very agile and adaptable when it comes to an organizational focus. The goal of this paper is to analyze the employee training needs of my company and determine the implications of overachieving these goals. Because the company has limited financial resources, it will need to keep careful balance between employee development and profitability. Organization’s Current Focus and Overarching Goals The overall focus of my organization is to the future considering that we made it through the first two years, and the future is to get more of the market share not by lowering pricing but to show better customer service and improve are ordering processes. My organization is focusing on educating, developing, to be able to grow the company in all aspects of business, but most of all is to enhance the customer experience and how we order product and what should be kept in stock at all times which will help us grow and evolve. When looking at our overarching goals we as an organization understand that they can give us a broader vision for the entire organization to grow. As an organization...
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...F ACTSHEET Performance Discussions A performance discussion is the process that takes place between an employee and their supervisor to develop and review the employee’s work goals and identify development needs to support the achievement of their goals. These discussions are a fundamental tool for building and managing performance. The form and focus of the discussions vary according to the stage of the performance management cycle, but the principles remain the same. There should be at least one discussion to develop an employee’s performance plan, and at least one – but preferably two or three – discussions to review employee achievements. The key elements AgEnDA DiALogUE FoCUS VALUE • Have a clear agenda • For example, to: – that is, an agreed purpose for meeting. develop a performance plan, to address an issue, or to discuss career aspirations. • Be an open, two-way • Focus on the dialogue in which feedback is given and received. ask, listen and help their employees to learn. employee and the matter for discussion. • Leave the employee feeling empowered and valued. • Managers need to The key question Getting employees involved The employee needs to be an active participant during performance discussions. As a manger, you may need to encourage employees who are reluctant to participate. One way to achieve this is to use the STAR approach and ask questions to engage your employees in the process. What things are making your job...
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...concepts on usability to produce an interview session as close as possible to the natural way of interviewing another person. Selected Focus Areas from project “Recruitment Tool – Intelliview” We have selected the following 2 focus areas from our contextual design project to prototype for usability purposes: Focus Area#1: Record Answers & Ratings (for a specific question) 1. (Interviewer) Select a question, and ask the candidate 2. (Candidate) Answer question using the AnyBot 3. (Interviewer) Enters a summary of the candidates answer in the iPad 4. (Interviewer) Enters a rating of the candidates answer in the iPad for the particular question 5. (Interviewer) Select next question from list, to ask the next question 6. (Interviewer) Select Add new question to record a colleague’s question Focus Area#2: Add questions from colleagues 1. (Interviewer) Adds a new question one of the colleagues asked the candidate, driving the AnyBot to the iPad application 2. (Interviewer) Add answers and rating to the new question in the iPad application 3. (Interviewer) Select next question from list to ask the next question 4. (Interviewer) Select Add new question to record a colleague’s question Prototype #1 Figure 1 - Prototype #1, Focus Area #1: Record Answers & Ratings for a Specific Question Figure 2 - Prototype #1, Focus Area #2: Add Questions From Colleagues Assumption: The operation of this application relies on the availability and proper operation of...
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...The Petal Diagram I’ve always thought of my startups as the center of the universe. So I would begin by putting my company in the center of the slide. In this example the startup is creating a new category – a lifelong learning network for entrepreneurs. To indicate where their customers for this new market would come from, they drew the 5 adjacent market segments: corporate, higher education, startup ecosystem, institutions, and adult learning skills that they believed their future customers were in today. So to illustrate this they drew these adjacent markets as a cloud surrounding their company. (Unlike the traditional X/Y graph you can draw as many adjacent market segments as you’d like.) Steve Blank Your startup at the center Then they filled in the market spaces with the names of the companies that are representative players in each of the adjacent markets. Ads not by this site Steve Blank Fill in the segments Then they annotated the private companies with the amount of private capital they had raised. This lets potential investors understand that other investors were interested in the space and thought it was important enough to invest. (And plays on the “no VC wants to miss a hot space” mindset.) Steve Blank Show capital raised Finally, you could show the current and projected market sizes of the adjacent markets, which allows the startups to have a “how big can our new market be?” conversation with investors. (If you wanted to get fancy, you could scale...
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...Version focus A simplicity manifesto in the Age of Distraction Leo Babauta focus: about about focus T his book, “focus”, is by Leo Babauta, creator of zen habits and mnmlist. It was written publicly, online, in small bursts, with feedback from readers throughout the writing process. It would be much worse without their wonderful help. dedication The book is dedicated to my grandfather, Joe Murphy, who lived a life that inspired me, and whose death has left a gap in my life ... and to my grandmother, Marianne Murphy, who I love deeply and whose strength and kindness have always pointed the way for me. uncopyright All content of this book are in the public domain. I hereby waive all claim of copyright in this work; it may be used or altered in any manner without attribution or notice to the me. Attribution, of course, is appreciated. To clarify, I’m granting full permission to use any content on this site, including the chapters of my book, in any way you like. I release my copyright on this content. While you are under no obligation to do so, I would appreciate it if you give me credit for any work of mine that you use, and ideally, link back to the original. If you feel like spreading a copy of this book, you may do so without payment. 2 full version This is the free version of this ebook, which can also be found at focusmanifesto.com. The full version of the ebook contains additional chapters: 1. creativity and practicing deep focus 2. finding...
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...Oral presentation of the book you’ve read You will hold a presentation of about 5 minutes. Your presentations must include: A thesis: Create a thesis based on what is typical for, or of particular importance in, your novel? The thesis indicates the focus of your presentation: Examples of different types of focus: The development of the main character, an important theme, author vs. novel, the book in the context of a series or in relation to a genre, the book and the movie based on it, etc. An introduction where the book and thesis is presented, a main body where the thesis is discussed and a conclusion/ending where you sum up your main ideas. Your presentation could include: A power point, pictures on small posters or similar visual aids. A small reading of a central or particularly descriptive paragraph. Be creative! Good luck! VURDERING For å få 5-6 på denne presentasjonen må du vise evnen til å snakke fritt om en bok du har lest. Presentasjonen må ha en funksjonell struktur og du må vise evne til å diskutere bokas innhold og tematikk med gode argumenter og med språklig presisjon. Språklig må du vise god grammatisk kontroll og presis uttale, samt vise et godt og variert ordforråd. For å få 3-4 på denne presentasjonen forventes det også en god struktur og at man presenterer noenlunde fritt fra manus. Innholdsmessig må man vise enkel diskusjon eller presentasjon av argumenter. Språklig er det rom for en del feil, men man må kommunisere...
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...The main focus of this article was on two different types of cheating. The 2 types were planned cheating and the panic cheating; they compared and tested both in online learning and Traditional classroom setting. They also listed the differences between the online classroom and the traditional classroom. The steps one would take to prevent planned cheating are to have more confidence in oneself when writing papers, also having enough time to complete the assignments on time. As for steps for the panic cheating it was concluded that this form of cheating did exist in online learning as this practice is more reserved for the classroom setting For the second article I used academic honesty as the keyword in my article search. The title of the second article was: The culture of cheating: from the classroom to the exam room. The authors were Danielsen RD; Simon AF; Pavlick R. This article was published in March of 2006. No there was not a peer-review done on the paper. I found this article using the EBSCOhost database The focus of this article is on all different types of cheating. To list a few of the different types: Copying from another student during an examination, copying a paper from a file or from a purchased paper and presenting it as original work, asking another student for the answers to an examination question, purchasing or receiving notes from a fellow student and using material from another student's paper without giving bibliographic credit. How to take steps to...
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...who are determined and motivated to continue their studies despite of their undesirable situation. They are trying hard in their studies for them to avail scholarships available in different colleges and universities programmed for deserving students but others unluckily did not avail due to limited slots given. How these students continue with their quest living with quality of life? Are there any options available for them? The most common phrase we heard from common people is: we can continue with our studies later but this time we have to work first, let’s be practical. The focus of today’s students is to enroll for one or two years then apply for work because the minimum requirements is college level but soon they will realize how important is education and most probably the realization came in late of their lives, that’s the real thing. People spend too much in shorter plans and they did not focus on the longer one. Parents also lacks of motivation for them to encourage their students to continue. Why?... because they didn’t have it during their time. So, this time what can we do to resolve this kind of situation? What if there are lots of students who are determined to pursue their dreams. Can they sustain their studies until they have it? It has been observed here in Consolacion Community College since its opening on 2010 that there are lots of students who are poor but deserving students who are willing to...
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...Methods of the Ssu-Ma (author unknown) both focus a lot on a sort of “code” for warriors during warfare. My question is what is the best way to raise troops? These two readings explain different answers to my question, but to answer it myself I would say the best way to raise troops would be to not focus solely on things such as strength or marksmanship, but to focus also on the mindset of a troop and how to pull through in times of difficulty and how to respect warfare and their unit and how to face fear and overcome obstacles. Taira Shigesuke writes about how, first and foremost, a warrior should consider it his first concern to keep death in mind at all times. But you don’t just have a duty to the military; you have to fulfill your loyalty to your family as well. Unlike the warrior ways described in the Ssu-Ma, Samurai warriors focused day and night on their duties as a warrior, whether they were a farmer, or merchant, etc. They always carried a sword with them as to always be prepared and keep death in mind at all times. Education was not important early on, and even 12 and 13 year olds were learning martial arts instead of focusing on becoming literate. Their sole focus was the way of a warrior. Now, however, those born in the present era focus on literature and reading and writing from the time they are seven or eight in times of peace. A big difference between the Ssu-Ma and the code of the Samurai is how much the Samurai focus on their familial duties. They are taught...
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...with authority, there could be many challenges. Challenges refer to some different thoughts which are happened between the superiors and the subordinates. The dilemma is whether do as what the boss told or follow the original heart. This dilemma is the main focus of Tom and Frank’s case study, ‘Challenge the boss or stand down?’ (2011). ‘Challenge the boss or stand down?’ concerns a general issue in the company D7 Displays. A rising star Tom challenged his new boss Frank in the public, and they have different opinions. Tom is facing the dilemma which may lose his job, and he has to choose a better method to solve this issue. As a diligent employee, Tom wants to do his best and gain reliance from his boss. He argues that the airline kiosk business is hurting by the web service and the only way to compete is developing the kiosk-based services which could make profit or provide more benefits. However, Frank, who is his new boss, is firmly holding the different opinion. Frank points out that the airline kiosk business presents a mature market and clients will not resign it. In addition, the hotels and car rental markets are wide open, and the company should develop these areas. Frank asserts that Tom was out of line and focus on the part not belongs to him. Advice about this dilemma is given by two experts, Jeffrey Pfeffer, a professor from Stanford University and Paul Falcone, president of human resources at Time Warner Cable. Both of these experts consider that Tom should...
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...accumulated overtime (mostly through habit), in part two, (here on working with a ‘liberated’ voice); to go through a developmental process which focuses on range and power (viz. the ‘resonating ladder’), in part three; to turn focus to the breathing apparatus and thereby develop an awareness and sensitivity to different ‘areas of breath’ in the body and, in part four; to bridge the connection of this work to text and acting. Through this approach, Linklater states that the general aim of the book is to “present a lucid view of the voice in the general context of human communication and to provide a series of exercises to free, develop and strengthen the voice – first as a human instrument, then as the human actor’s instrument” (Linklater, p 1). This essay will summarize some of the major points of the book, offer briefs descriptions of some of the exercises and determine whether this book could be useful to the aspiring actor who is interested in learning more about the craft of voice and speech. Linklater claims that the particular approach of this book is something that has evolved over a number of years and is largely the result of the work of Iris Warren; a pioneer in the science of voice production because of his emphasis on turning the focus of voice work from external physiological knowledge to internal psychological understanding. Though heavily influenced by Warren, Linklater’s book also draws...
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...PASCUAL, Kerick Russel B. PHOTO1 Th 3:00pm – 6:00pm PARTS OF A DSLR CAMERA After getting hold of a DSLR camera, start by memorizing the name of the different parts before you start using it. A proper understanding of the names and functions is the primary step toward improving your photography skills. (Reported by: Ryosuke Takahashi) 1: Shutter Button Press this button to release the shutter. The shutter button stroke is divided into two stages: press the button down halfway to activate the AF function, and press it down fully to release the shutter. 2: Lens Mount This is the section for connecting the exchangeable lens to the camera body. Attach the lens by sliding it along the surface of the mount. 3: Mirror Light entering through the lens is reflected from this mirror toward the viewfinder. The mirror is movable, and flips up immediately before a shot is taken. 4: Battery Compartment Load the supplied battery here. Insert the battery with the orientation of the battery terminal aligned with that inside the camera. 5: Tripod Socket This is a socket placed at bottom of the camera body for attaching the camera to a commercially sold tripod. The size of the screw is standardized, so a tripod by any manufacturer would be usable. 6: Lens Release Button Press this button when you want to detach the lens. The lens...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY COMPANY SUMMARY- The fitness first center is a modern gym which is centrally located and can be easily accessible. Our fitness center is 10,000 square feet which is specially designed. The Fitness first center is located at center of the city in Dublin. The focus of Fitness first Center is to keep every customer get involved in the numerous activities and the services provided by the club. Fitness first center will provide fitness and health services which are high in quality and pocket friendly in cost. SERVICES- The Fitness first Center has the following activities and services: * volleyball * Table Tennis * Fitness center with protein supplement * badminton * Massage * cafe * spa Market Analysis Summary Dublin is the capital and most famous city. The population of Dublin is grown by 1.6% each year for the past five years. The actual population of Dublin is approximately 5,456,123.In general, the city population is increasing employment in the city's high-tech companies. This has attracted a type of professional that is the target customer for the Mountain Brook Fitness Center. 4.1 Market Segmentation The Mountain Brook Fitness Center will focus on the young urban professionals as its primary customer base. Market Analysis | | | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | | Potential Customers | Growth | | | | | | CAGR | Young Professionals | 10% | 100,000 | 110,000 | 121,000 | 133,100 | 146,410 | 10.00% | Other...
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