...Media Bias assignment Week 3 HUM/111 06/10/2012 GORSHA GALBRAITH Making critical evaluation is essential to understanding the underlying facts from media. The Travyon Martin & George Zimmerman case was well known issue in today’s society. Many news stations displayed Travyon depicted as an innocent boy and Zimmerman as a ruthless individual. The media facts were concerned with the entertainment and not the facts; it seemed like each news station was investigating the truth of story, but promoting Zimmerman as a prejudice blood thirsty killer. The Media used bias to depict each individual Travyon and Zimmerman, depending on the news station the media can make anyone seem like the villain in child’s story, the question to ask one’s self is this fair? There have been so many inaccurate information in the new media who can keep track of the assumption and misleading information; some of the information cannot place the role of Zimmerman in the event of the shooting. I believing reading between the lines in any media story or reading a book is essential, if the person and media don’t gather enough Intel it the new article or information is invalid cannot live up as facts, but most individuals don’t read between the media words of facts, not everything is the truth, the truth is whatever sound reasonable in the sake of inaccuracies errors, or bias statement in the media. Long story short, the media will entertain, post valid Intel from time to time, but not all the Intel from the...
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...4/5/2015 Dorian Dietz Assignment Unit 2 1. Name | Processor Speed | RAM | Hard Disk | Price | Dell Optiplex 9020 (Desktop) | Intel I7 Quad Core 3.6 GHz | 8 GB DDR3 | 1 TB | $979.00 | Dell Precision Tower 7810 (Desktop) | Duel Intel Xeon 3.0 GHz | 16 GB DDR4 | 360 GB SSD | $3030.00 | Lenovo Z50-70(Notebook) | 4th Gen. Intel I31.9 GHz | 4 GB DDR3 LSDRAM | 500 GB | $479.00 | Lenovo Z50-70(Notebook) | 4th Gen. Intel I72.00 GHz | 8 GB DDR3LSDRAM | 1 TB | $599.00 | 2. A graphic designer needs a fast processor, fast Ram and lots of it. If you choose a large hard drive you can work with big files. A large high quality monitor is beneficial. You have the ability to display the tabs all on one screen without eating into the design. It would have to be a desktop. They don’t make Laptop with large screens 21 inches and bigger. An educator doesn’t really need any special advanced hardware. I believe any normal computer works for an educator. I guess it is a user preference how fast the individual wants the computer to be, how much storage space he or she would need, and how much money is being spent. Again it depends what the educator prefers mobile portable Laptop or a stationary desktop. The movie maker computer needs a fast processor lots of RAM to run all the different programs simultaneously a movie maker needs. The movie maker would need a lot of storage to be able to store all the movie files that take up a lot of...
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...|MKTG 3596 - Integrated Marketing Communications |Instructor: Charles F. Byers | |Lec. #94665 |Office: Lucas Hall 216W | |Santa Clara University |Phone: 408-310-9244 | |MBA Winter 2014 |E-mail: cbyers@scu.edu & byers.charles@ yahoo.com | |Meeting Times: Sat. – 8:30 – 11:15 p.m. |Office Hours: Sat. 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. or by appointment | |Meeting Place: Lucas Hall 307 | | Integrated Marketing Communications Textbooks & Materials Byers & Barr, “Integrated Marketing Communications Custom Edition for Santa Clara University 3E”: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2014. CoursePack Reader – “Marketing 596 – Winter 2014” Course Description This course is designed as an introduction to the concept and practice of integrated marketing communications (IMC). It takes the participant through communication, marketing, branding, and integrated marketing theory, planning and IMC program coordination. The course also addresses the marketing communications tactics of advertising, public relations, direct...
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...NAME / NOMBRE: STRATEGIC PRODUCT CREATION PROFESSORS / PROFESORES: T. Laseter TERM / TRIMESTRE: Second Term New products offer the lifeblood of any dynamic business organization. Given the increasing use of cross-functional teams in corporate product creation, you may have the opportunity to be a part of this critical process regardless of your planned functional focus. This course will draw upon the recently published book “Strategic Product Creation” (McGraw-Hill, December 2006) coauthored by the course professor. The book takes an executive view of managing corporate product development drawing upon the experiences of global organizations such as Disney Imagineering, Procter & Gamble, Mars Incorporated, Whirlpool Corporation, United Technologies, and IBM. The course will be largely case-based covering a range of industries from software development (Activision) to automotive (GM) but also include some hands on exercises and a group simulation. This course offers a general management view of product creation by exploring frameworks and case examples from a wide range of industries. It should serve students well who seek a career in a corporate environment or as a consultant serving large corporations. Broadly, the course will examine the key processes in corporate product creation including: Product Creation Leadership Product Idea Generation Technology Capabilities Product Creation Process Design The Competitive Product Portfolio People and Project...
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...Taking Charge of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (A) John School of Business/ Department of Organizational Leadership 02/25/2008 Taking Charge of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (A)/ Paul Levy Introduction /Background In 1916 the Beth Israel Hospital was formed in the Boston area mainly because Jewish doctors wanted a hospital they could perform their practice. At the time Jewish doctors were dismissed at the notion of being able to work at local hospitals in the area. The financing of the BI Hospital derived from the Jewish communities donations. Millions of dollars were donated in order to create an upper class academic medical center that was known not only for the quality of its research and teaching but also for the quality of its care. As time went on capitalism showed its face by driving the local Boston hospital’s to want more market share in their geographic locations. A Dean of Harvard Business School by the name of John McArthur organized a session in which he proposed the Brigham Hospital merge with the Massachusetts General Hospital to create a new organization called Partners Healthcare System. None of the surrounding hospitals in the area were notified when the decision to go ahead with the plan was made. Not only was the merger established because of the growth of market share but the organization would be able to capture a bigger portion of the market and therefore have a greater influence on the insurance companies and...
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...Strategy Formulation and Implementation MBA 980 Spring, 2009 Professor Jay Dial Office 860 Fisher Hall Email dial.12@osu.edu Phone 292-5438 Reading packet There is a required reading packet available at Uniprint-Tuttle Park that includes course readings, cases and lecture notes for classroom discussion. This is copyrighted material and each student must purchase an individual copy of the reading packet. Additional highly recommended readings will be selected from Management Skills: A Jossey-Bass Reader (ISBN # 0-7879-7341-6). It is available from both BarnesandNoble.com and Amazon.com. Course Overview This course is about the creation and maintenance of long term value for the organization. It is concerned with both the determination of the strategic direction of the firm and the management of the strategic process. The course builds on prior studies of functional areas while recognizing that most real business problems are inherently multi-functional in nature. Thus, this course employs an explicitly integrative approach in which we adopt the role of the general manager who has the responsibility for the long-term health of the entire organization. The course would be taught primarily through the case method of instruction. Course Objectives 1. Understand the nature of strategic competitiveness and develop the ability to analyze the competitive environment facing a firm, assess the attractiveness of the industry and isolate potential...
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...Strategy Formulation and Implementation MBA 980 Spring, 2009 Professor Jay Dial Office 860 Fisher Hall Email dial.12@osu.edu Phone 292-5438 Reading packet There is a required reading packet available at Uniprint-Tuttle Park that includes course readings, cases and lecture notes for classroom discussion. This is copyrighted material and each student must purchase an individual copy of the reading packet. Additional highly recommended readings will be selected from Management Skills: A Jossey-Bass Reader (ISBN # 0-7879-7341-6). It is available from both BarnesandNoble.com and Amazon.com. Course Overview This course is about the creation and maintenance of long term value for the organization. It is concerned with both the determination of the strategic direction of the firm and the management of the strategic process. The course builds on prior studies of functional areas while recognizing that most real business problems are inherently multi-functional in nature. Thus, this course employs an explicitly integrative approach in which we adopt the role of the general manager who has the responsibility for the long-term health of the entire organization. The course would be taught primarily through the case method of instruction. Course Objectives 1. Understand the nature of strategic competitiveness and develop the ability to analyze the competitive environment facing a firm, assess the attractiveness of the industry and isolate potential...
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...Subhan Cavadov 2011-10-01 Individual Literature Assignment 1 Apple’s marketing strategy October A-details Apple is the company, attached to details more than other companies. The reason for this is Steve Jobs. Customers pay attention to details. Most companies do not appreciate this. But this is important. Because details add value to product. There is some examples: [pic] http://mertbulan.com/wp-content/uploads/icloud-altin-oran.jpg (01.10.2011) This is iCloud logo. Golden ratio is used here. [pic] http://mertbulan.com/wp-content/uploads/tumblr_lmy74hFhFO1qlzfx0o1_500.png (01.10.2011) [pic] http://mertbulan.com/wp-content/uploads/apple-altin-oran.jpg (01.10.2011) There is some details on macbook too. For example, DVD-ROM. All other notebooks have protruding DVD-ROM. But in macbooks, you need to put in CD or DVD yourself. It remains more of free space within the device. B-always the best Once apple have been using PowerPC processors, which is apple produce this prosessor. Then the cause of increase in demand for Intel prosessors, Apple began to use these prosessors. But these prosessors use more energy. Performance is more important than energy use at that time. And Apple have been use Intel prosessors. But now, energy saving is very important. Because customers want to use their devices everywhere. Therefore, Apple began to produce own prosessor: A4. A4 is mobile prosessor for iPhone or iPad. This indicates that, Apple seek the...
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...Unit 4 Writing Assignment – Motherboards and Busses 1. The improvement of the motherboard will be limited because of compatibility issue with other hardware. Other devices run at a different speed and have different processing requirement, for example the memory and hard drive; without upgrading these components too will limit the performance of the motherboard. 2. There is a need for the different busses to be on the motherboard for free flow of information processing by way of obtaining different sets of instructions. 3. A 64-bit OS has a higher functionality than a 32-bit, a 32-bit will be needed because of the backward compatibilities of the 64-bit. 4. The following requirements must and can be considered when building a PC: * DO NOT plug anything in unless the computer is fully turned off. * DO NOT install anything unless you are grounded through a wrist strap * DO NOT over-tighten or strip any screws. * Never force anything. If it does not fit or plug in then figure out why. * Wear surgical gloves while putting the PC together Next Choose your components. You will need a: Motherboard CPU Memory Hard drive CPU Cooler Graphics card. Power Supply Unit. The motherboard should be compatible with any CPU you choose. I recommend gigabyte motherboards. Choose the CPU first, and then pick a motherboard it will work with. After you got that selected you will need to find memory. You can choose memory by the motherboard...
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...Assignment 2 - Calculate the total price to purchase all the components required to build a state-of-the-art gaming computer from components available on the internet. Analysis Input: the user’s choice for motherboard, CPU, and hard drive. Process: The program will know the predetermined costs of the other components, BaseCost. The input consists of the CPU choice, the motherboard choice, and hard drive choice submodules, CPU_Choice, MB_Choice, and HDD_Choice. The user will enter a choice for an option. The program will determine the corresponding cost of the options: CPUCost, MBCost, and HDDCost. The total cost of the computer system is calculated by the sum of all the individual components for the system The BaseCost= CaseCost + PowerSupplyCost + MotherboardCost + HardDriveCost + RAMCost + DVDCost + SoundCardCost + MonitorCost + GraphicsCardCost + OperatingSystemCost The TotalSystemCost = CPUCost + MBCost + HDDCost + BaseCost Output: the user’s choices, the total system price in USD Design Step 1.) The Main module will call Compute_CPU_Choice, Compute_MB_Choice, and Compute_HDD_Choice submodules or terminate the program. Step 2.) The program will add the BaseCost from preset values. Step 3.) The program will request user input for CPUCost, MBCost, and HDDCost. Step 4.) The program will add The TotalSystemCost = CPUCost + MBCost + HDDCost + BaseCost Step 5.) The program will display the total cost of the computer in US dollars. Main...
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...The Assignment Questions for 'Revitalising Dell': 1. I would like you to consider Dell around 2004 and make an assessment of how well they were doing at that time and what you believe were the two or three most likely explanations for their success. For each explanation I am looking for a ‘complete story’ supported (wherever possible) by facts and analyses based on the data from the case. (10 marks) 2. In 2004, Dell was one of the 'stars' of the computer industry, yet just over five years later it appeared to be struggling. Again using the tools and concepts we have been employing throughout the term, I would like you to speculate on what are the most likely explanations for their ‘decline’. Again I want you to support your arguments wherever possible with facts and analyses based on the data from the case. (10 marks) 3. Building on your analyses above, I would like you to give me a quick assessment of the main alternatives you believe Dell Inc should have considered (in 2010) to 'revitalize' their computer business over the next 5-10 years (and why), and which option would you have recommended to the senior management? (5 marks) Key Points: * Page 2: open architecture. * IBM used its huge sales force to sell PCs to large corporate accounts. * Small business and individuals – IBM used retailers such as Sears * Value – added Resellers * Dell incorporated 1984 ( IBM clone ) * IBM –declined and then accepted –Intel’s 386 chip (1985-...
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...Assignment 01 MGMT 104 Name: - Mohd Arif Abdul Jabbar Topic: - Effective communication strategies Date: - 02/feb/2015 Table of Contents Summary to effective communication1 Effective communication strategies 2 Delivering information3 objectives4 effects5 implying communication strategies 6 Conclusion Summary: In today’s competitive world leaders who success are those who communicate openly and often, have a clear and committed communications policy, initiate formal and informal programs and assess their own performance. Organizations eager to achieve strategic goals establish well-defined communications strategies. A well-defined strategy is one that engages employees, coordinate and aligns with the organization's business goals. A close relationship between business, performance technology, and communication strategies will focus understanding and support for the direction of the organization. As different combinations of performance interventions have been developed to help build a high performing organization, they cannot be effective without a communications strategy. Effective communications help to build awareness and motivate to action as well as explains a program's value to employees. Communications helps to build trust, and It contributes to the creation of an environment of trust around leaders that helps them to lead effectively, engage employees and ultimately deliver results. Communication Strategies And Their Effect On Performance. 1)...
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...generation industry; globalization; industry restructuring Consolidation in the electric utility industry in the US Consolidation in the aluminum industry Consolidation in the automotive industry: Fiat+Chrysler, Daimler + Chrysler, Renault + Nissan Alliances in the international airline industry New airlines in Europe, such as Ryanair, Easy Jet, Go, Virgin Express Lenovo (China) in PC and Internet Haier (China) in appliances Ebay’s acquisition of Skype Chipotle’s growth: past, present and future Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm Inditex and fast fashion industry Paypal and mobile payment industry Schneider Electric’s acquisition of Invensys Online instant video industry Growth and decline of Blackberry Globalization of McDonald’s Intel and vertical integration Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia Uniqlo Big tobacco, growth strategy for Reynolds American Green Mountain Coffee Yahoo’s search for growth Avis’ acquisition of Zipcar Apple and Samsung in smartphones FedEx’s acquisition of Kinko Gap’s expansion to Latin America Google in the mobile phone market Strategies for Growth (STR672) Prof. Aneel Karnani Term Project Peer Evaluation A significant part of the learning in...
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...FMF TEST answer key 1. Who is considered the first Commandant of the Marine Corps? a. Jacob Zeilin b. Robert Lee c. Archibald Henderson d. Samuel Nichols* 2. Year the Marine Corps adopted the EGA. a. 1992 b. 1805 c. 1868* d. 1900 3. Year the motto “Semper Fidelis” was adopted by the Marine Corps. a. 1883* b. 1913 c. 1805 d. 1775 4. Battle that marked the first combat test of the new amphibious doctrine. Also took place on 7 August 1942. a. Battle of Guadalcanal* b. Battle of Tarawa c. Battle of Chosin Reservoir d. Battle of Mariana Islands 5. Longest war in Marine Corps history. a. WWI b. WWII c. Vietnam* d. Iwo Jima 6. Who is known as the “Tiger of the Mountains?” a. John Quick b. Chesty Puller* c. Dan Daly d. Pappy Boyington 7. How long did Archibald Henderson serve as CMC? a. 36 years b. 37 years c. 38 years d. 39 years* 8. What rank is not senior to an E-8 in the Marine Corps? a. Sergeant Major b. Master Sergeant* c. Master Gunnery Sergeant d. Second Lieutenant 9. How many elements are in the Marine Corps mission? a. 5 b. 6 c. 7* d. 8 10. Service chain of command. a. President 10. Task organized to provide full range of combat service support functions needed to support the continued readiness and sustainability of the MAGTF as a whole. a. Marine Division b. Marine Logistic Group* c. Marine Air Wing ...
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...Human Sexuality Assignment At its core, Great By Choice is a deep exploration of what distinguishes top performers from their peers during times of chaos, crisis, instability and uncertainty. Rigorous in its approach but practical in its presentation, Great By Choice to me seems like the perfect handbook for college seniors such as myself. In tackling the question of what distinguishes top performers in times of uncertainty, the authors first define what exactly a top performer is and then highlights the three key ingredients that these individuals were discovered to possess. 10Xers are leaders who built companies that started from a position of vulnerability, rose to beat their respective industries by at least 10 times, and did so in the midst of instability, crisis, and uncertainty. They are characterized by three behaviors: fanatic discipline, empirical creativity and productive paranoia. Towards the end of the book, the authors also explore luck and how much of an influence it has on successful or unsuccessful outcomes. They hone in on the notion of return on luck, arguing that fortune is but one variable in the equation of success. “Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.” –George Edward Woodberry What is success? And more importantly how does one obtain it? Some would be surprised to know that some of the greatest success stories came only after a myriad of failures. But it is no surprise that the recipe for success is a complicated...
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