...Theory, 22 Lab) GS1145 Strategies for the Technical Professional Syllabus COURSE SUMMARY COURSE DESCRIPTION This course reviews characteristic and trends of the global information society including basic information processing, Internet research, other skills used by the technical professionals and techniques that can be used for independent technical learning. MAJOR INSTRUCTIONAL AREAS 1. Getting Started at ITT Technical Institute 2. Productivity Software 3. Overview of Technology Tools 4. Microsoft Word 5. Microsoft PowerPoint 6. Microsoft Excel 7. Microsoft Access 8. Communication Tools 9. Exploring Career Goals 21st-century skills o Changes in work and the workplace o Building marketable proficiencies o Projecting professionalism ITT Technical Institute Career Services Resources o Targeting job descriptions o Transferable skills Crafting a Resume 10. Skills and Techniques of a Successful Student Strategies for independent learning Learning styles Note-taking strategies Test-taking techniques © ITT Educational Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved. [2] 10/29/2013 GS1145 Strategies for the Technical Professional Syllabus Critical thinking Problem solving Basic research skills o ITT Tech Virtual Library o Web searches o Citing sources Time management Working in teams COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this course, you should be able to: 1. Gather relevant information using ITT Technical Institute resources, such as student email, ITT Tech Virtual...
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...------------------------------------------------- Assignments and Exercises………………………………………………………… page 2 Labs…………………………………………………………………………………….page 16 Project…...............................................................................................................page 21 ------------------------------------------------- Graded Assignments Unit 1 Exercise 1: Statistics and Graphing Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes In this assignment, you will interpret and graph descriptive statistics. Assignment Requirements Work in small groups to complete Problems 1-4 given in the worksheet provided by your instructor (Problems Worksheets). This is also available at the link below. Fill out one activity sheet (found at the end of the document) for each of the 4 questions. Required Resources * Statistics and Graphing (SC2730.U1.HO1) Worksheets also available at: http://esa21.kennesaw.edu/activities/stats/stats.pdf * Problems Worksheets (SC2730.U1.HO2) also available at: http://esa21.kennesaw.edu/activities/stats/problems.pdf Submission Requirements 4 completed activity sheets (1 each for Problems 1-4) Unit 1 Problem Set 1: Scientific Method Applied Problem Sets Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes In this assignment, you will outline the steps of the scientific method. Assignment Requirements Refer to the Applied Problem Sets located on pp. 153-162 of the Wagner lab manual. Use the scientific method to complete the problem sets. Answer Questions...
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...Market Analysis The Consumer Market Cultural and Social factors influencing consumer purchasing. Cultural and social environments can be attributed to many of the decisions people make such as what clothes to wear, what music to listen to, how competitive we are, and even how environmentally conservative we are. Kotler and Keller (2014) define cultural influences to consumer behavior as “key institutions… [governing the way] a child grows up” in one country compared to a child in another (pp. 152-153), or other specific subculture identifications such as “nationalities, religions, [or] racial groups…” (Kotler & Keller) A vast amount of research has been done on environmental topics which “have emerged as one of the most important economic policy issues… and many view energy efficiency… [would help] to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.” (Allcott, 2011) “cultural knowledge includes implicit theories about the world we live in that are largely shared by the members of our society.” (LaPlante, 2005) Thus, the popular beliefs amongst one’s peers in conjunction with widespread word of mouth lend to similar thoughts amongst the ‘Generation Y’ demographic. The speculation of global warming and climate change has sparked many people to begin trying to make changes in the way their lives are lived, including installing devices that can make their homes ‘smarter’, and more environmentally friendly. Energy conservation, and environmental issues are very important topics in the...
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...VENDOR PROFILE HCL Technologies — Vendor Profile Series for R&D/Product Engineering Services Mukesh Dialani IDC OPINION As HCL Technologies likes to put it, product engineering is in its DNA. Since inception of its group operations more than 30 years ago, the company has invested in creating technology products and offering engineering services to its customers. Until recently, its focus was to position itself as a "technology services provider." IDC believes that in order to scale revenue and utilize its assets more productively, the strategy has changed since the past five to six years to include other IT services offering. As a result, engineering and R&D services now contribute to approximately 26% of HCL Technologies' total revenue. IDC has made the following observations: ! It is commendable to note that revenue for R&D/product engineering services has risen by 40%, while head count has risen only by approximately 24%. This indicates that HCL is successfully optimizing the use of its resources. ! Among its various initiatives, its Global Risk Reward Partnership (GRRP) model is unique and does enable it to create differentiation. However, success of this partnership will be determined by analyzing customer adoption over the next 2–3 years. ! HCL Technologies has created a sound and robust ecosystem consisting of partnerships, alliances with educational institutions, and manpower certification. ! It has acquired more than 270 customers and its top 10 customers contribute...
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...international standards, LIFO has become a major issue. First it must Although GAAP currently allows the use of LIFO, entities must still abide to the Sec. 472(c) – LIFO conformity rule – in which the same inventory cost method must be used on financial statements and on income tax returns. This can be a problem for multinational companies since LIFO is not allowed under IFRS. Multinational businesses would need to provide reporting information that follows both GAAP and IFRS. This could be a very costly process. What would happen if LIFO were no longer allowed? This is an even more important issue among many companies since it is estimated that about 36% of U.S. companies use LIFO (“Georgia Tech Financial Analysis Lab Releases LIFO Study,”IFRS.com). In the a study performed by Georgia Tech, they found that out of 30 sample companies, they estimated “that the cumulative taxes due on the switch to LIFO, to be paid over a four-year period, would total over $15 billion.” In an article, “Must LIFO Go to Make Way for IFRS?” by Michael J.R. Hoffman, Hoffman pointed out some shocking figures. He stated that United Technologies would have to pay out as much as $60 million in tax if they were to switch from LIFO, based on their 2007 reporting. Looking at...
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...Nutritional Analysis of Horse Feed Darrie Lewis Partnered with Danielle Henry Introduction Animal nutrition is essential for meeting livestock nutritional requirements in maintaining acceptable performance, growth, and development. Animal nutrition focuses on dietary needs of domestic animals in agriculture or food production. In order to properly give the right balance of nutritional needs, one must know what the animal need in order to properly grow and develop. The amount of feed one gives to an animal should include an overall balance of essential nutrients to ensure successful production. An optimal nutritious diet should include intakes of amino acids, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals. The importance and our overall objective of this lab was to determine the different nutritional aspects in animal feed. In our case, my group and I analyzed horse feed. We were to determine the amount and percentages of ether extract, protein analysis, NDF, acid detergent fiber, ADF, and ADL in an amount of feed. Materials & Methods Ether Extraction Materials Thimbles Thimble stand and handler Grinded sample Condenser Purpose To purify samples of organic compounds that are solids at room temperature Method Attach the thimbles to the adapters. Weigh the sample (2g) into the thimble. Move the thimbles to the thimble stand. Put a defatted cotton plug on the top of the sample and place the thimbles into thimble supports attached to the holder. Insert the...
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...Not only is the technology important but the knowledge and expertise of the operator is as well. During my research I found the most problems associated with DNA profiling dealt with incompetent techs. For example, in 1999, Josiah Sutton was convicted to 25 years in prison for the rape of a 41 year old woman which he did not commit. The tech responsible for the testing concluded in her results that Suttons DNA was “consistent” with the DNA found at the crime scene and that is what was presented to the jurors. No further testing was done to actually confirm these results. It was not until four years later that Sutton’s mother had his defense lawyer look into the case a second time and had the results of the evidence reanalyzed. It was concluded in 2003 that Josiah Suttons DNA was not a match for the DNA found at the crime scene or from the evidence collected from the victim’s rape kit. He had been falsely accused and wrongly convicted due to a technician’s poor judgment. Even the smallest mistake in the lab could cause major errors in lab results. It is very important that all staff be adequately trained and knowledge is kept up to date with competency and proficiency testing to avoid common errors such as...
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...center and the physician receives the developed x-rays via courier service. Excessive numbers of steps lead to patient dissatisfaction and excessive costs on wasted materials and labor. Excessive numbers of steps lead to patient dissatisfaction and excessive costs on wasted materials and labor. There are several keys steps in the process for each patient. The first step is that the patient leaves his physician’s office with orders to go to the x-ray center at an unspecified time. Upon arrival the patient takes a number and waits in the lobby until his number is called. When the patient’s number is called he then proceeds to the front desk, where the attendant fills out some basic information before the patient proceeds to the x-ray lab queueing area. Once in the...
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...in excess of 30% annually. However, it should be noted that Peter Haskins, AMT President, believes that the sales trend the company has experienced will continue and if the company fails to meet sales demand it will compromise it’s market position. Thus far, AMT has relied on short term credit, lease agreements, and the establishment of a connection with Biological Labs Inc. to meet the demand for their products and continue R&D patterns. Peter Haskins recently approached our bank because he had become dissatisfied with his loan agreement of $6 million at Sunnyvale Bank. Mr. Haskins explained that Sunnyvale Bank did not make an effort to understand his company and that they had adopted a very restrictive attitude that has limited AMT’s room for expansion. In the body of the memo we will provide the following: a general analysis, financial statement analysis, a review of the 5 C’s of Credit, and an investigation of Biological Labs ability to back AMT. At the conclusion of this memo we will offer our opinion as to whether or not a line of credit should be extended to AMT Corporation. General Analysis 1. Market Characteristics The medical instrument industry features fast growth, fierce competition and heavy investment in technology. 2. Products AMT develops and manufactures state-of-art medical instruments which require a significant amount of capital investment which...
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...mobile-app maker. It may be the most important party it ever hosts. by Roger Cheng http://www.cnet.com/news/agony-and-htc-how-an-underdog-phone-maker-aims-to-rei nvent-itself/ February 23, 2015 5:00 AM PST HTC's Creative Labs studio in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood is tasked with coming up with the software experience on all the company's products. James Martin/CNET SEATTLE--I arrived in the tech-revitalized, hipster neighborhood of Pioneer Square on a crisp December morning, eager to see HTC's Creative Labs studio and meet up with the team of designers responsible for the novel interface software that fronts the Taiwanese-maker's smartphones. There was just one problem: I couldn't find the place. The typical sign with a corporate logo, emblazoned in bold letters, was nowhere to be found. There wasn't even a tiny nameplate anywhere. After a careful search, I stood before a nondescript door that was sandwiched between an Italian restaurant and a hair salon. The shops, housed in a contemporary commercial brick building, both fit in with the colorful vibe of the area, but home to a branch of a global smartphone company? "We don't do much in the official way here," said Drew Bamford, head of Creative Labs. Its near-invisible profile in Pioneer Square seems fitting considering HTC's history of crafting eye-catching metal-clad smartphones, like the HTC One M8, only to have them ignored in favor of 1 Agony and HTC: How an underdog phone...
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...Chapter Internal Factor Analysis Strengths and Weaknesses (SWOT) D.1 Under Armour Corporate Structure Analysis Internal Environment Under Armour Corporate Culture Analysis Below is some of the corporate culture that Under Armour Implemented to the company * Founder’s Beliefs Kevin Plank as a founder of the under armor, since the beginning of his leadership, has always emphasized to each of its employees to always believe that the UA will evolve into big company. * Leadership Culture UA as the one biggest Company in sportswear certainly has a view to the future. To reach its goal in the future, UA needs a good leader. To support this Culture, UA create a Training program. * Team Oriented Culture Under Armour accentuate teamwork and collaboration than individual effort to create new product, teamwork and collaboration also give many input to create a great poduct. This also minimize risk in develop new product. * Hard Work Kevin Plank as a founder of UA, has a good work to increase the UA performance since the beginning. This causes the hard work of the Kevin Plank to reach their goals to make UA become biggest company in the sportswear. This culture also transferred to the employees, each employees of UA must have a passion to work hard to reach the company goals. * Innovation Culture UA ralize that company will growth with an innovation to compete with another company such as adidas and nike. With an innovation as a core strategy throughout the...
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...SWOT Analysis Lucent Strengths Lucent’s switch set a new record by becoming the only switch in the history of the ARMIS (Automatic Reporting Management and Information System) Report that has achieved six 9s availability per switch, per year for five straight years. It recorded the best reliability performance of any switch ever, improved by over 22 percent from the previous year (1999), and Lucent is the only switch supplier whose product has been improving consistently over the past few years. (Lucent Widens, 2000) The 5ESS Switch is the most widely deployed switch in the world, providing service in 66 countries around the world and serving for next-generation networks based on packet technology. (5ESS Switch, 2002) Lucent maintained its NO.1 position in worldwide universal port shipments for the sixth consecutive quarter by capturing 48% market share for the second quarter calendar 2002. (Lucent Technologies Continues, 2002) Metropolis (R) DMX (metro optical networking products) has been deployed with more than 35 customers and recently received the “Best Telecom Equipment” award at UTC Telecom 2002, the world’s largest utility telecom technology tradeshow. (Lucent Technologies Optical, 2002) Lucent power systems business has been ranked No. 1 in worldwide and North American sales of power supplies for 1999 by Micro-Tech Consultants, a market research firm specializing in the power supplies industry -the first and only U.S. manufacturer to be awarded the...
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...Jithin Ram Nambiar | Wrkfrc/Wrkgrp | Solns/Tech Slns | Metro City | Chennai | Standard Job | | Level | Senior Programmer | Office Location | Chennai 1 - Tek Meadows | Bill Code | 30 | MAL < 12 | Y | Geo Unit | India | Talent Fulfillment Specialist | TBD | | | | | | | Hire Date | November 30, 2011 | | | People Advisor | Gunjan Priya | | Individual Deployed to Entity | Technology > Delivery > GDN for Technology > APAC Delivery Centers > India Delivery Center > H&PS > HPS-HC > Others > HPS-HC-01 | | | | | | | | | | | Specialty | Proficiency | Functional/Technical Specialty | Technical > Packaged Software & Apps > Industry Applications-PRD > Products Industry Applications | Not Assessed | Industry Specialty | Industry > No Industry Specialty | Not Assessed | | | | | | | | | | Office Phone: | Email Address: jithin.ram.nambiar@accenture.com | | | | | | | Profile Summary | | | I hold a B-Tech degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Amrita University. I have 42 Months experience in Healthcare IT. Previously worked as an Implementation Consultant with Allscripts and was involved in the implementation and support of the Sunrise Acute care and Ambulatory products. Before joining Allscripts I worked with a Domestic Healthcare Company as Business Analyst and was involved in the implementation of HIS and LIS at various...
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...Teamwork 7 Unit 5 Assignment 1: Compare and Contrast Effective and Ineffective Leaders 8 Unit 6 Assignment 1: Create a Long-Term Financial Plan 10 Unit 7 Assignment 1: Calculating Credit Scores 11 Unit 8 Assignment 1: Writing a Prospective Schedule 12 Unit 9 Assignment 1: Using Social Media for Job Searches 14 Unit 10 Assignment 1: Putting the Finishing Touches on Your ePortfolio 15 Laboratory Assignments 17 Unit 1 Lab 1: Personal Persistence Narrative 17 Unit 1 Lab 2: Grit Test 21 Unit 2 Lab 1: Optimism 24 Unit 2 Lab 2: Self-Control 25 Unit 3 Lab 1: Curiosity in Modern Times 27 Unit 3 Lab 2: Integrity Matters 28 Unit 4 Lab 1: Create a Research Summary Memorandum 29 Unit 5 Lab 1: Resolving Systemic Conflict: Scenario Analysis 31 Unit 6 Lab 1: Time Value of Money 32 Unit 6 Lab 2: Budget Exercise 33 Unit 7 Lab 1: Calculating House Cost 35 Unit 7 Lab 2: Delayed Gratification 37 Unit 8 Lab 1: Initiative Reflection 39 Unit 8 Lab 2: Time Management Reflection 40 Unit 9 Lab 1: Creating a Professional Profile 41 Unit 10 Lab 1: Creating a Personal and Professional Development Plan 43 Graded Assignments Unit 1 Assignment 1: It Takes Courage Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes Apply tools for overcoming obstacles and tools of connection to various business and personal scenarios. Evaluate choices for overcoming obstacles given several sample case studies. Assignment Requirements Answer the...
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