...I gathered from the visit and meeting with the owners is the club is very well updated and newly remolded to allow the atmosphere to have an inviting and excitable feel. The club offers food, drinks, music, the chance to meet people and plenty of room to dance. I believe that the main clientele of Club IT is the younger to middle aged crowds. These crowds may consist of professionals, college students as well as tourists. After leaving the nightclub I thought about the enjoyable evening I had, I pondered about what and how much information technology Club IT may need to be fully successful. The important thing will be if there will be opportunities for me to analyze to keep me involved in the Clubs information and technology analysis. The question is will I my expertise allow the Club IT to boost their decision-making abilities, data control, and information technology. I took the opportunity to visit Club ITs website to establish a better idea of their overall desires and capabilities. I noticed that the Club’s owners Ruben and Lisa have a mission statement "We, Ruben and Lisa, offer you live music, DJ's, dance space and refreshments that suit your lifestyle. You are our friends, and we seek to build a community that meets regularly at Club IT" (Wiley Higher Education, 2006). This statement is helpful in that it indicates what the owners want their club to offer their clientele. Information technology will be a beneficial way to offer Club IT a better way to meet its...
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...Introductory Courses * All Bachelor degree-seeking students with zero (0) traditional college-level transferable credits are required to successfully complete the Student Success Orientation prior to enrolling in credit-bearing coursework. Following successful completion of orientation, students are required to successfully complete EXP 105 Personal Dimensions of Education as their first course. Students entering with twenty-four (24) or more transferable, traditional semester credits are required to successfully complete PSY 202 Adult Development and Life Assessment as their first course. PSY 202 is designed to help experienced students acclimate to the online college environment. Student Success Orientation The orientation is designed to provide students with a complete overview of the Ashford University experience, prepare them for success in their courses, and help them to self evaluate their readiness to succeed in an online classroom setting. Students will be instructed on Ashford University policies and the learner resources that are available to them through interactive videos and assessments. Students enrolled in orientation must successfully complete all assigned activities. EXP 105 Personal Dimensions of Education This course is designed to help adult learners beginning their university studies to achieve academic success. Students will explore learning theories, communication strategies, and personal management skills. Adult learners will develop...
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...Introductory Courses * Students entering the program with zero (0) traditional college-level transferable credits are required to successfully complete an online orientation prior to enrolling in credit-bearing coursework. Following successful completion of orientation, students are required to successfully complete EXP 105 Personal Dimensions of Education as their first course. Students entering with twenty-four (24) or more transferable, traditional semester credits are required to successfully complete PSY 202 Adult Development and Life Assessment as their first course. PSY 202 is designed to help experienced students acclimate to the online college environment. Student Success Orientation The orientation is designed to provide students with a complete overview of the Ashford University experience, prepare them for success in their courses, and help them to self evaluate their readiness to succeed in an online classroom setting. Students will be instructed on Ashford University policies and the learner resources that are available to them through interactive videos and assessments. Students enrolled in orientation must successfully complete all assigned activities. EXP 105 Personal Dimensions of Education This course is designed to help adult learners beginning their university studies to achieve academic success. Students will explore learning theories, communication strategies, and personal management skills. Adult learners will develop strategies for achieving...
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...process of combining together the telecommunications and computers and turning them into one electronic or digital form. The media convergence has affected our everyday life as we know it in many ways, you can now watch television shows, listen to music and shop online using your computer all without leaving the privacy of your home. Using the computer you can also communicate using the email, or chat option on the computer, eliminating the need to call from your phone. Facebook is another option that allows you to keep up with friends and family, while knowing where they are at all times. The internet is a multitasking piece of equipment that has replaced many forms of communications. Hard back books have been replaced with e-books, which can be electronically downloaded from your computer. The way we watch television has also changed, there are so many things that we can do through the television. You can program your home lights and alarms from you cell phone through the television. You can also communicate through you television to others, replacing the need for a telephone. The television and the internet are just two examples of media convergence, that has changed the way we shop, communicate, listen to music, watch the news and educate ourselves, it can all be done using the computer and connecting to the internet. People actually live on the internet and are becoming less social, because there is no need to leave their home for anything. What is...
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...would be to learn how money moves around; where it comes from, where it goes, how to make it, and to how spend it effectively, which led to me turning my focus to the study of business. It intrigued me how a wide ranging and vast the opportunities were to a successful entrepreneur, and once I conducted personal research projects on two of the UKs’ most famous businessmen, Sir Alan Sugar and Sir Richard Branson, I was sold. Business management to me means the application of everything I am genuinely interested in, such as the growth, maintenance, and development of a company, healthy competition, hard work, and determination, and also things I find I am intuitively good at, such as being a leader, making tough decisions, thorough thought analysis, and teamwork. These factors have moulded and shaped the way I live my life since my teenage years, and will ensure my later years are as successful as I planned. My first real dose of management experience came when I was working as a Youth Ambassador for Genesis Community, in 2005. This role had me implementing and carrying out my own projects, right from the initial brainstorm of what the young people I was working with would enjoy, to the evaluation, and development of further events. I was working in four London boroughs; Brent, Barnet, Camden, and Westminster, and also out in Hertfordshire, with young people ranging from 7 to 16 years of age conducting youth club evenings, organising...
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...Content page Introduction Entrepreneurship and the entrepreneur What makes a person start their own business? Similarities and difference of an entrepreneur and own manager Analysis of the entrepreneur Conclusion Introduction The company I choose to focus on for this assignment is innocent drink. Innocent drink is a smoothies company set up by three friends. In this assignment I shall focus on one of the founders which is Richard Reed. I will look into what inspired him to start his business, his upbringing, education, and his influences. I will link my findings to the 5 big personality traits and connect this to Richard Reed Innocent Drinks is a company that makes smoothies, juice and veg pots, sold in supermarkets, coffee shops and various other outlets. Its purpose is to make natural, delicious food and drink that helps people live well and die old (REFERENCE) Innocent was set up by a Richard, john and Adam, a group of friends that met each other in Cambridge University. It all started in 1999 where they were selling fresh juices at a music festival at their stall. A sign above the stall reads “Should we give up our jobs to make these smoothies?” and people are asked to throw their empties into bins marked ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. At the end of the day the YES vote won and they quit their jobs (REFERENCE) Richard was brought up in Yorkshire by both his parents, his mother kept two jobs and his dad worked long hours so they can put...
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...creative students for careers including design, media, fashion and culinary programs. There are just over 45 Art Institutes schools located in major cities across North America, and have over 125,000 graduates. The target market for The Art Institutes is creative individuals between the ages of 18 – 35, both male and female. Our target audience considers himself or herself quite creative and thrives in creative environments. The learning strategy of our students revolves around an idea of doing. Instead of being lectured to, or reading out of text books, many of our students find the physical act of doing enhances their learning environment. In many cases our students may not have done well with a traditional type of education. The hands on learning approach at The Art Institutes better caters to students that have been neglected by traditional learning environments. Our target student enjoys being interactive with the world around them. They may have a love or passion for drawing, sketching, music, writing, creating or cooking. At The Art Institutes our value to students takes place in the creative world we live in. Today, we are in the midst of a creative revolution, and we help guide our students to succeed in this revolution. It’s our mission to take the raw talent and passion they possess and help them channel their creative energy into productive and fulfilling careers. The relationship we have with employers helps guide our curriculum and connects our students with opportunities...
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...arose negative attitude, feelings and thoughts cause disease. Bad attitude equaled disease. With this discovery, people’s emotions can affect their heart rate, blood pressure, etc. Then Dossey realized positive thoughts, attitude and prayer can make people healthy. “Now, this has been sort of turned on its head and we recognize that thoughts, emotions, attitudes and feelings can really be used to make people healthy.” (DiCarlo, 1996, p. 1). Dossey’s discover of Era III involves consciousness which affects not only your body, but individuals miles away. This era is known as the mind-body-spirit model. Within Dossey’s research, he discovered the mind is different from the brain. When people die, their spirit lives on to assist in research to help with diseases. The difference in Era II and III is that era II has the basic power of prayer within the individual. Depending on your attitude being positive or negative is whether you will get a disease or how you will heal from a disease. The difference in being human in era III, power of prayer can heal others near or far and your spirit will live on after death. A 2. Models...
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...EMERGING MARKETS Target Country - BRAZIL Country Industry - EDUCATION Proposal - DISTANCE EDUCATION COMPANY Legando Universade Country: Brazil 1 Contents Country: Brazil............................................................................................................................................... 2 Culture .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Economy........................................................................................................................................................ 3 Brazil GDP.................................................................................................................................................. 4 Unemployment and Consumer Spending ................................................................................................. 6 Industry Analysis ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Secondary Education in Brazil ................................................................................................................... 7 Private Education ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Online Secondary Education Sector .......................................................
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...and having every weekend evening feel like the First Friday Gallery Hop, with people popping in and out of galleries, retail stores and restaurants, getting on the trolley for a next stop and meeting and greeting neighbors and friends… • Experiencing the excitement of going to your church, where four gospel groups have come together in celebration of vocal music… • Attending a school theater performance where the audience is made up of your neighbors, other parents, and arts patrons who don’t have children in that production but have come to experience that night’s show… • Our region will be considered a premier destination by cultural tourists… • Attending an arts or cultural event, knowing that all of our arts and cultural institutions are financially healthy and will continue to grow and thrive… • Being proud of the arts and cultural programs that you, your family and children attend together right in your neighborhood, produced by an arts group that has grown up and been supported by your community… • Major, smaller, and emerging arts and cultural organizations will thrive in a healthy economic, legislative and community support environment… • Having immediate access to arts and cultural groups’ schedules so you never have to wonder what to do or where to go, because there will always be more choices than you can...
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... As students you are in various degree programs, what does the study of humanities hold for you? Are you really expected to care about any of this? What possible use could it be to you as you move through the various phases of your life and progress in your career? The textbook, The Creative Impulse. Sporre, D.J. 2002, defines the humanities as “those aspects of culture that look into the human spirit.” Study of the humanities traditionally includes the arts, literature, philosophy and history, and within history, the advent of technology and early scientific thought. These subjects contribute to our understanding of what it means to think, to feel, to be motivated to take action and to be human. That still sounds a little distant, doesn’t it? It’s not clear at all what any of this has to do with life as we experience it today. Consider this suggestion; that learning about these people with the strange names who lived in strange places so long ago, will open your eyes to the world around you in ways you never imagined. It will prompt you to think in new ways and to see connections between things you never knew were connected. If a genius is someone who sees connections between things that others do not, it will spark the genius within you. Some would argue that studying the Humanities in today’s cutthroat job market is a luxury we cannot afford to provide to students. The argument follows the lines of practicality and immediate application. Education should prepare...
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...Amusement On The Rise By: Sikiru Ogunboyejo Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Economy 3. Competition 4. Threats and Weaknesses 5. Findings 6. Culture Cultural Attitude towards Women and Children Education Level of workers in the country 7. Labor Conditions 8. Conclusion 9. Work Cited Introduction The republic of Trinidad and Tobago is one of the most flourishing in the Caribbean. Over the years the tourism has been on a steady rise and is an ideal target for expansion. As a result, Walt Disney’s business will be an innovation for the Caribbean country Trinidad and Tobago. Walt and Roy Disney established the Disney Company in 1923 which was back then known as the Disney brothers cartoon studios (Barrier 2007). Stationed in Burbank, California the Disney Company has produced a global presence and positive image in the hearts of its targeted audience (Galber, 2006). The Disney brand’s global presence helps make it easy to establish itself conveniently in any part of the world. This gives it huge potential in thriving countries such as Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, India and etc. (Grover, 2004). With the Walt Disney Business, there are so many theme parks that have been produced under that company but the one that will be the most valuable to Trinidad and Tobago is Disney’s animal Kingdom theme park. I decided to go with this specific theme park to keep Trinidad and Tobago’s natural...
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...Habits and Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students Abid Hussain Ch.* Abstract The substantive aim of the study was to examine the effect of guidance services on students’ study attitudes, study habits and academic achievement. An experimental study was devised for the purpose. A guidance programme for secondary school students was developed by the researcher. An experiment was conducted to explore the effectiveness of guidance services in terms of improvement in students’ study attitudes, study habits and academic achievement. Ten null hypotheses were tested to explore the effect of guidance services on students’ study habits, study attitudes and academic achievement in five subjects. All the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the study indicated that the guidance services have significant effect on the students’ study attitude, study habits and academic achievement Introduction The quality of a nation depends upon the quality of its citizens. The quality of citizens depends on the quality of their education and quality of education besides other factors depends upon study habits and study attitude of the learners. Quality of education is reflected through academic achievement which is a function of study habits and study attitude of the students. Thus to enhance the quality of education, it is necessary to improve the study habits and study attitudes of the students. To improve study habits and study attitude, those...
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...WOMEN DEVELOPMENT AND NATIONAL POLICY ON WOMEN IN NIGERIA Olubunmi Aderemi Sokefun Abstract This paper discusses the document on women in Nigeria (National Policy on Women). Several past administrations in this country have treated women issues and affairs with calculated levity: Carefully side - tracking or blatantly refusing to accord it the necessary attention. It is now a thing to gladden the hearts of all women of Nigeria that, "after four attempts by four former heads of Nigeria's Government," Chief Obasanjo's administration finally granted government recognition to women's issues in this country. The official document .on Human Rights' issues as it relates to Nigerian women; this document is known as the NATIONAL POLICY ON WOMEN. This paper therefore focuses on the document which promises to bring delight to the heart of every woman in this country. Introduction When late Mrs. Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti joined the vanguard team as the only nationalist and activist during the early struggle for Nigerian independence, hardly did .anybody realize then that she had a dream, a clear vision of a future Nigerian woman, that vision was crystal clear in her heart, and like a pivot, it stood firmly on three stand posts-known today as women's rights, women emancipation and women empowerment.. . Mrs. Olufunmilayo Ransome-Kuti later joined by some educated women of like minds, fought daringly and relentlessly for these three .pivotal goals of women emergency and relevance in the socio-political...
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...Professor Eric Kolhede December 14.2011 Students of Business Administration 126 Advanced Marketing (“West Coast Marketing”) Saint Mary’s College of California Abdul Malik Khan | Maria Ahlqvist | Alexandra Smith | Maria Orozco | Alisa Mosman | Matt Cardoza | Ally Short | Matt King | Amanda Minguillon | Melissa Queen | Anthony Costa | Nick Fong | Ben Rigel | Nick Tuttle | Betsy Serrano | Nicole Arce | Britany Linton | Nirbhik Trehan | Dawn Shipley | Priscilla Esparza | Dayna Best | Steven Dawson – Roberts | Elanor Pitts | Steven Vargas | Evan Schlinkert | Thomas Vo | James Palmer | Tommy Mohoric | John Howe | Tracy Vasquez* | Maddy Aliotti | | Professor Eric Kolhede*Coordinator | | Table of Contents I. Executive Summary 1 II. Research Problem 3 III. Situation (SWOT) Analysis 7 A. External Macro-environmental Forces 7 1) Demographic and Social/Cultural Trends Purpose 7 2) Economic Environment 16 3) Technological Dimension 21 4) Political Environment 27 5) Legal Environment 31 6) Cooperative Environment 33 7) Product Market Analysis 36 8) Competitive Analysis 50 B. Internal Environment 71 1) Introduction 71 2) Resources 75 3) Marketing Mix Program 77 4) Conclusion 77 IV. Primary Research 79 A. Focus Groups 79 B. Sampling Plan 93 1) Population 93 2) Sample Size 94 3) Sampling Method 94 V. Primary Research Findings - Uni variate Data Analysis 99 VI. Strategic Marketing Plan 123 A. Segmentation Analysis 123 1) Identifying Segments 123 ...
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