...Associate Level Material Appendix A Communication Styles Worksheet You spent the past few days exploring the resources available to students at University of Phoenix, and you want to share what you learned with a friend who is interested in enrolling. Write a 150- to 200-word e-mail to your friend summarizing the resources available to students. The University has many useful resources available. My favorite is the Center for Mathematics Excellence. I love math so I stay on that useful link. You also have the Center for Writing Excellence and Online Math Coaching. The online you actually get to communicate with someone. Academic Representative and instructor are more than willing to answer any questions that you might have. You have students that are willing to help you as well. In the library you have the Student Labs you can access and use. The Grammar and Writing Guides will help sharpen your skills for whenever papers are needed to be turned in. In my case, six days out of the week. It is good whenever you find a school that really enjoy going to. Ever since the first call, I knew this school was the one for me. I hope that you look into this. You asked your facilitator to review your e-mail draft. She liked what you wrote and asked you to write a summary to post in the class forum for the other students to read. Write a 150- to 200-word summary for your class of the resources available to students. Remember to write using an academic tone. Hello...
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...personality because there are various factors that influence our beliefs and attitude while we grow up and those factors are called determinants of personality. There are four categories of the determinants of personality and those are environmental factor, physical factors, situational factor, and heredity factors. Environmental factor is about how the environment influences us as a person and how it influences us in terms of our personality. We sometimes ask why there are people who changed in attitudes or why they have different attitude compared to other family members, and that it is because of the environmental factor where in the people in that person’s environment might have different beliefs and attitude that influence him/her to change. We can say that whether in good way or not, environmental factor plays a big factor in that influence our personality. Over the time, there will be changes in our physical appearance that might affect us in our personality. And that explains as a physical factor in the determinants of personality. Physical factors include the gender, hair color, skin color, etc. You might used to be a jolly person and as time goes by you tend to become more conscious and sensitive about your appearance and that will lead to change in your personality from being jolly to becoming shy-type person. Change in attitude and personality can also be influenced by different situations that we encounter in life. Those situational factors may include the difficulties...
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..."FACTORS TO CONSIDER ON WHY FILIPINO STUDENTS ARE HAVING DIFFICULTIES IN THE THREE MAJOR SUBJECTS: ENGLISH, SCIENCE AND MATH.” In the Partial Fulfillment of the requirements In English III presented to the faculty of St. Agnes Academy of Caloocan Inc. Group I Añonuevo, Cris Jomel L. Benilan, Princess Niña G. Bulaclac, John Oliver N. Cariño, Patrick C. Fernandez, Lorenz P. Lucero,Karle Sedreke M. Pesalbon, Jhonmarc E. Salamero, Michaela Janzen Tacbas, Janrey Noah M. S.Y – 2013 – 2014 APPROVAL SHEET This thesis entitled “FACTORS TO CONSIDER ON WHY FILIPINO STUDENTS ARE HAVING DIFFICULTIES IN THE THREE MAJOR SUBJECTS: ENGLISH, SCIENCE AND MATH.” has been prepared by Group IV in partial fulfillment of the requirement in English III. This has been examined and recommended for acceptance and approval for oral examination. Mrs. Karen M. Corpuz English Teacher Approve by the committee on Oral defense with a grade of ________ on _________. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The researchers would like to express their heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the following person for the encouragement, suggestions, generosity of time, ideas and editing skills; and unending support for them to make this thesis a full and well done. Mrs. Luzviminda B. Flores, school directress, for this task for our future work. Mrs. Karen M. Corpuz, English teacher, for unstinted effort, support, patience, suggestions, time for editing thesis and the word of encouragement to her advice. Students...
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...Describe how political, legal, social factors are impacting upon the business activities of the selected organisations and their stakeholders: Sports Direct Political How the local, national, and international developments could affect the organisation and in what ways this could happen. Economical Nationally and internationally environmental issues that could affect the organisation Social Social and developing trends that an organisation might use or operate for future planning. Technological The various types of new technology can put impact on a competitive advantage with other organisations. Political factors These political factors are laws and regulations that are made by the government that could affect the business (legislations.) Many types of businesses and organisations can be affected by these laws. Political factors can cover a number of things from both national and international laws (European Union) e.g. employment of people within UK (Sports Direct-working permit), environmental issues such as Sports Direct - insuring that their products are recyclable and government e.g. taxation. Economical factors The economy plays a huge effect on businesses for example if the consumer spends more at Sports Direct then the business will attentively receive more revenue (income.) If the government raise taxes this then raises the costs of the business and could therefore affect what people buy, what the business sells and how much they sell...
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...purpose of strategy and how it is formulated. The nature of marketing strategy and how this should take account of the interests of various stakeholders when involving such things as, product/service development and delivery, promotional mix, support services, manufacturing and production processes, R&D, and material purchasing affect the stakeholders. Other factors in the business environment that influence marketing strategy: political, economic, socio-cultural and technological (PEST). Marketing and competitors: how a firm must be able to position itself competitively in the minds of its customers so that its products and services stand out very favourably in important respects in relationship to competitors. Matching the firm’s products / services with opportunities and threats in the market place. The limited periods during which the fit between the key requirements of a market and the particular competencies of a firm competing in that market are at an optimum. Investment in a product line or a market area should be timed to coincide with periods during which a strategic window is open. Correspondingly, withdrawal should be considered where something which was a good fit, is no longer a good fit. Ways in which a market can evolve and how firms might develop a competitive strategy to take advantage of Strategic Windows. Portfolio Analysis How organisations create their own environments rather than simply adapt to existing ones. How they select the strategic...
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...Microeconomics and the Laws of Supply and Demand ECO/365 Microeconomics and the Laws of Supply and Demand Introduction Supply and demand dictates business and determines if a business is going to be successful or not. It is also a key part of the microeconomic and macroeconomic settings in a company. This week’s simulation showed how an apartment company in the city of Atlantis is affected by the business decisions of the company and the economic factors that are going on around them. The microeconomic concepts that can be pulled from the simulation are the changes in the supply and demand of their two bedroom apartments which the company is trying to adjust. The macroeconomic concepts that can be pulled from the simulation are the price elasticity and the price ceiling that the government has set because this has an effect on the area as a whole. Both of these economic factors play a key role in business and how a business has to adapt to the changes in the economic structures around them. The Simulation The simulation brought to the light and showed that a shift in the supply curve or the demand curve or both curves could cause major changes in the economic environment of the economy around them and the company as a whole. The simulation showed that there was a demand for property, especially when Lintech Inc. moved into the area. There was a huge demand for the apartments and this caused Good life management to adjust prices to compensate for the demand...
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...the company and is dedicated to work longer hours and takes delight in it. The company, having these workers can achieve: * Higher productivity and quality * Better attendance * Lower employee turnover * More likely that changes will be recognized, rather than resisted 1.2. But there are many factors which affect motivation level in the workplace. One of the most important is social factor, if an organization is soaked with negativity it can be disastrous, it can lead to low morale, no desire to work, low performance & poor quality and finally resistance to any changes within the organization can be crippling in these competitive times. Environmental conditions can affect motivation levels in the workplace as well, such as, bad air conditioning system it’s too cold or too hot to work, tools for work are in poor quality or do not comply with the requirements to do a good job or work place is life-threatening. Many other factors can affect motivation in the workplace are related to how management runs the organization such as, unfair bonus system, unrealistic targets/goals, no balance between work and life. 1.3. Not only work the environment might affect motivation, because the workplace brings together people from different backgrounds, philosophies, cultures...
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...April 3, 2016 C H A P T E R 3 Evaluation Methods Learning Objectives 1. Recognize differences between evaluation methods and how they support the human factors design cycle 2. Design formative and summative human factors studies 3. Understand representative sampling and the implications for study design and generalization 4. Design an experiment considering variables that are measured, manipulated, controlled, and cannot be controlled 5. Interpret results and recognize the limitations of a study 6. Identify the ethical issues associated with collecting data with human subjects 1 April 3, 2016 PURPOSE OF EVALUATION 3 TIMING AND TYPES OF EVALUATION 5 LITERATURE REVIEW, HEURISTIC EVALUATION, AND COGNITIVE WALKTHROUGHS USABILITY TESTING COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION AND CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTS IN-SERVICE EVALUATION 5 7 8 9 STEPS IN CONDUCTING A STUDY 10 STUDY DESIGN 11 ONE FACTOR WITH TWO LEVELS ONE FACTOR WITH MORE THAN TWO LEVELS MULTIPLE FACTORS BETWEEN-SUBJECTS DESIGN WITHIN-SUBJECT DESIGNS MIXED DESIGNS SAMPLING PEOPLE, TASKS, AND SITUATIONS 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 MEASUREMENT 15 DATA ANALYSIS 16 ANALYSIS OF CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTS ANALYSIS OF DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES 16 17 DRAWING CONCLUSIONS AND COMMUNICATING RESULTS 18 STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND TYPE I AND TYPE II ERRORS STATISTICAL AND PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE GENERALIZING AND PREDICTING ...
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...threats; * No prioritization of factors; * Factors are described too broadly; * Factors are often opinions not facts; * No recognized method to distinguish between strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Therefore the following guidelines in my opinion are very important in order to be able to do a successful SWOT analysis. These guidelines eliminate most of the above-mentioned SWOT limitations and improve its results significantly: * Factors have to be identified relative to the competitors as this allows you to specify whether the factor is a strength or a weakness. * List between 3 – 5 factors for each category. This prevents creating too short or endless lists. * Factors must be clearly defined and made as specific as possible. * For example, firm’s strength is: strong brand image brand image valued at $10 billion, which is the most valued brand in the market (very good). * Rely on facts not opinions by finding external research analysis information and/or involve people who could provide an unbiased opinion. * Factors should be action orientated. * For example, “slow introduction of new products” is action-orientated weakness. In order to strengthen the SWOT analysis exercise we have to prioritize the identified factors, because without prioritization, some factors might be given too much or too little emphasis and the most relevant factors might simply be overlooked. The aim therefore...
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...Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper summarizing the content of the simulation and address the following: Identify two microeconomics and two macroeconomics principles or concepts from the simulation/video. Explain why you have categorized these selected principles or concepts as microeconomics or macroeconomics. Identify at least one shift of the supply curve and one shift of the demand curve in the simulation/video. Explain what causes the shifts, and how each shift affects the price, quantity, and decision making. Include responses to the following: How might you apply what you learned about supply and demand from the simulation/video to your workplace or your understanding of a real-world product with which you are familiar? How do the concepts of microeconomics help you understand the factors that affect shifts in supply and demand on equilibrium price and quantity? How do the concepts of macroeconomics help you understand the factors that affect shifts in supply and demand on the equilibrium price and quantity? How does the price elasticity of demand affect a consumer's purchasing and the firm's pricing strategy as it relates to the simulation/video? Cite a minimum of 3 peer reviewed sources. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. Option 2: Watch the Khan Academy Video "Changes in Market Equilibrium" located in the Week 1 Khan Academy Videos. Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper summarizing the content of the simulation and address the following:...
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...|Date issued: | | |Learner Reg. No. : |Date due for return: | | |Teacher: |Mr O Henry |Date submitted: | | |Email: |o.henry@stthomasmoreschool.org.uk | | | Learning outcomes On completion of this unit a learner should: • Know the range of different businesses and their ownership • Understand how businesses are organized to achieve their purposes. • Know the impact of the economic environment on businesses. • Know how political, legal and social factors impact on business. Unit content 1 Know the range of different businesses and their ownership Range of different businesses: local; national; international; global; public; private; not-for-profit/voluntary; sectors of business activity (primary, secondary and tertiary) Business purposes: supply of products or services; difference between profit and not-for profit organisations Ownership: public, private and voluntary sectors; types of ownership (sole trader, partnerships, private and public limited companies, government departments, government agencies, worker cooperatives, charitable...
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...Stretch and support E1 Views of different stakeholders M1 requires learners to explain the points of view of different stakeholders seeking to influence the aims and objectives of two contrasting organisations. In order to achieve M1 it is important that learners have a thorough understanding of the following points: • What are the aims and objectives of each organisation? • Who are the stakeholders for each organisation? • What does each stakeholder seek to achieve? • How will each stakeholder be able to achieve their own goals? By answering each of these questions learners will be able to focus on how and why stakeholders will try to influence the aims and objectives of each organisation. Provide an empty version of the table below for learners to complete by noting two objectives for each stakeholder in their chosen business. How many of them are the same and how many differ? For example, an objective for an employee in one business might be good working conditions, whilst in the other it might be higher wages. How will these stakeholder objectives influence the organisation’s objectives? Corner shop Stakeholder Manager Employees Customers Convenience: opening from early morning until late evening Range of products: needs to sell necessities, e.g. toilet paper Convenience: likely to be easily accessible to local customers Range of products: needs to sell fashionable goods and services Objective 1 Objective 2 Premium hairdresser Objective 1 Objective 2 Owners Suppliers Local...
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...Introduction (P1) STO State Trading Organization (STO) was established in early 1960’s. When they first start the organization the only resource available was tuna. At that time the development of the country was slow so there is no banking system, no available funds for major investments and no commercial industries as well. After some days in 1994 a fully-funded business was set-up by the government which is named “Athireemaafannu Trading Agency (ATA)”. Their main aim was to provide essential food items to the nation. 9th June 1979 is the day which ATA became STO with so much improvements. After that they kept growing and growing. Now the organization is a highly appreciated company which almost sells all the items. STO can be considered as the best organization in the retail industry in Maldives. STO is a very huge organizations which all the board of directors are set by the government. This is a partnership business. They have 6 subsidiaries in Maldives. At first this organization was a fully government organization but now this organization is partly government and partly managed by an individual. Their main purpose is to enriching lives through expansion and accessibility. Which means letting people purchase their goods freely and openly. They have a very huge shop in male’. And the customer service of the organization is very good. Which is why most of the people select STO as their best place to buy their goods. The organization give a very special focus on achieving...
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...Criteria for Performance Excellence The foundation for the SMART Self-Assessment [pic] The Criteria for Performance Excellence Table of Contents: A Critical Look at the Criteria 3 Core Values and Concepts 4 The Criteria Framework 10 The Criteria 11 A Critical Look at the Criteria Businesses are facing increasing marketplace challenges everyday. Businesses can assess their readiness to respond to those challenges by assessing themselves against these Criteria. Companies that embrace the Criteria for Performance Excellence and incorporate them into their business practices can expect to achieve more than their competitors. (See NIST study.) Why should businesses use these Criteria? The Criteria provide an assessment framework for performance excellence. It will help measure performance on a wide range of key business performance indicators: customer, product and service, operational, and financial. All key stakeholders processes and results are examined: customers, employees, owners and public. Assessment against the Criteria allows the company to identify company strengths and target key opportunities for improvement. Company communication and performance will improve, with resources aligned to achieve common goals. Why should companies conduct a Management Self-Assessment The Self-Assessment is just one application of the Criteria...
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...Evaluate the view that differences in educational achievement between social classes are the result of factors and processes within the school. Within school there are educational differences within achievement between social classes. Generally the middle class on the whole tend to do better and outperform the working class. Some of the reasons why are put forward by interactionists sociologists who believe that the difference is “a result of factors and processes within the school” which are internal factors which cause this difference in achievement between social classes. Interactionists look at processes in the school on a small scale interaction to try and figure out why there is a difference. However there are other views such as external factors which suggest it is factors outside the school which lead to differences in educational achievement between social classes. One internal factor which can be seen as partly responsible for differences in educational achievement between social classes is labelling. Labelling refers to the process of defining a person or group in a certain way. Labelling by teachers can contribute to differences in educational achievement. For example a study by Howard Becker discovered how teachers judged pupils according to how closely they fitted the image of the “ideal pupil” and based their judgement on many key factors such as work, conduct and appearance. The teachers saw the middle class as the closest to the ideal pupil and the working...
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