...experience as an admissions committee member at Stanford. All views expressed here are solely mine and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Stanford University. 1. Introduction In this paper, I outline the various parameters involved in the complex decision making process of a Masters admissions committee in a top graduate school in the US. To clarify this further, (i) This report is mainly targeted at MS applicants, but a lot of it can be extended to PhD applications as well. In most cases, the requirements for a PhD admit will just be a stricter version of those mentioned here. (ii) I do not have a specific list of universities in mind when I say "a top graduate school". Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley and CMU are certainly up there, but I am not particularly referring to any specific list of graduate school rankings. In a more general sense, I am talking about schools where the default attitude of the admissions committee is "rejected, unless strongly proved otherwise" rather than "let's give him/her the benefit of the doubt". These schools tend to follow a risk minimization policy, and if in doubt, they would reject the candidate rather than risk diluting the quality of the incoming batch. (iii) The content here is targeted only at the applicants to US universities. Though some of it might be the same, I have no personal experience regarding the admission...
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...FULBRIGHT MASTER’S AND PHD PROGRAM GRANTS APPLICATION FOR STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES ***READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING APPLICATION*** INSTRUCTIONS Please fill out the application form according to the following instructions. YOU SHOULD NOT MAIL THIS FORM DIRECTLY TO ANY UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES. 1. All forms in this application are to be completed in English and typewritten in black ink or printed from a computer (Font = Times Roman, Size = 11). 2. Each page of the following application carries its own instructions that should be read carefully before proceeding. 3. Questions must be answered completely and carefully. Please make every effort to limit your responses to the space provided. 4. Completed applications should be returned to Fulbright Program Office in your country of citizenship as soon as possible. Before you begin this application, you should make sure that you are aware of all deadline dates and requirements as these may vary from country to country. 5. Incomplete applications will not be considered. 6. Do not mention the names of any U.S. universities you wish to attend in this application. The University Preference Sheet is included for that purpose. 7. If you do not hold a valid Pakistani passport, apply for one immediately. 8. Attach a copy of your complete CV. 9. All successful candidates are required to sign a contract with USEFP that binds them to return to Pakistan immediately...
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...Industry of Bangladesh: A Study on EXIM Bank SUBMITTED TO: Mohammad Nazmul Huq Assistant Professor Assistant Superintendent of Examination Department of Business Administration (Marketing) Stamford University Bangladesh SUBMITTED BY: H.M Jahirul Islam BBA 41st, Batch ID # BBA 041 13138 Major: Marketing Letter of Transmittal Date: December 2, 2013. Mohammad Nazmul Huq Assistant Professor Assistant Superintendent of Examination Department of Business Administration (Marketing) Stamford University Bangladesh Subject: Permission for the Submission of Internship Report Dear Sir, With due respect, gratitude and appreciation, I would like to present this Internship Report “Relationship Marketing Practices By The Banking Industry of Bangladesh: A Study on EXIM Bank”. As a partial fulfillment of internship report for my BBA degree at Stamford University, Bangladesh. The project work gave me the opportunity to put my socio-professional capacity to the test under several circumstances and to solve challenges associated with my academic world and work. I have used three kinds of methods to gather information to do the competitive analysis. The methods include documentation, interview and direct observation. In the analysis both primary and secondary data were used. For your kind consideration I would like to mention that there might be some errors and mistakes due to limitations of my knowledge level. I hope that you will forgive those mistakes considering that I am still learner and...
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...Contents TITLE 2 INTRODUCTION 3 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 3 AIM 4 OBJECTIVES 4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 4 LITERATURE REVIEW 5 METHODOLOGY AND DATACOLLECTION 5 POPULATION AND SAMPLING 6 DATA ANALYSIS METHODS 6 PARTICIPANTS IN THE STUDY 7 STUDY PERIOD (GANTT CHART) 8 STUDY RESOURCES 9 REFERENCES 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY 9 APPENDICES: 10 * The Impact of Motivation through Incentives for a better Performance - Adaaran Select Meedhupparu Ahmed Anwar Athifa Ibrahim (Academic Supervisor) Applied Research Project to the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Studies The Maldives National University * * Introduction As it is clear, staff motivation is important in all the sectors especially in the tourism sector where we require highly skilled employees to get the best of their output to reach the organizational goals. Therefore, organizations spend a lot on their staff motivation in terms of different incentive approaches, such as financial benefits, training and development, appreciations, rewards and promotions. As mentioned in the title, the outline of the findings will be focused on the motivation of the staffs on improving their performances by the different incentive packages that they get at the resort. This study will be executed at Adaaran Meedhupparu by giving questionnaire to the staff working in different departments to fill up and return to the scholar to examine the current situation of staff satisfaction on motivation to do...
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...Banking Activities:- A study on International Finance Investment and Commerce Bank LTD Thesis for the partial fulfillment of BBA program of BBA (I) in Management Studies PROJECT PAPER ON Information Technology (IT) for improving Banking Activities:- A study on International Finance Investment and Commerce Bank LTD Under supervision ------------------------- Prof. Md. Mosharraf Hossain Ph.D. Professor Department of Management Studies Jagannath University Prepared by: Md. Momin Uddin BBA 8th semester Roll-06671546, sec-B Department of Management studies Jagannath University Letter of submission Date- August 10, 2012 Prof. Md. Mosharraf Hossain Ph.D. Professor Department of Management Studies Jagannath University Subject: Submission of the assignment paper titled “Information Technology (IT) for improving Banking Activities-A study on IFIC Bank ltd” Dear Sir, It’s my pleasure to submit you my project paper on “Information Technology for improving Banking Activities-A study on IFIC Bank ltd.” I have completed my project paper on IFIC Bank ltd as a part of my study. Here is my overview on ‘Information Technology for improving Banking Activities-A study on IFIC Bank ltd. I have tried to explain my learning and experience which gathered knowledge from my thesis program briefly in this report. I appreciate that this approach really contributes in giving my course learning a lasting shape in me. The entire report is based on my research and survey from bank. I have put my best...
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...Chapter One Introdution: Fundamentals of Business Writing I. The major differences between school writing and business writing School writing, typically in the form of essays, is aimed at impressing the audience, i.e. examiners. To score high, student writers have to use fairly complicated vocabulary and sentences in their written work. Business writers, however, mainly aim to communicate information to their colleagues, clients, and other associated parties. They are relatively free to use what language that can get the business done efficiently and effectively. II. Seven steps in the process of wring 1. clarifying your aim 2. identifying your readers 3. making a general plan 4. sketching a synopsis (大纲) 5. drafting your text 6. putting the draft aside 7. revising and editing ★ Writing is a recursive and creative process. The detailed plan is not adhered to in actual writing. Writers frequently come up with ideas that are activated in the process of writing. Writers read the text they have already produced to help generate more ideas. In effect, the writing process is no linear at all but is characterized by recursive ness and creativeness. III. Three principles of business writing 1. Clarity – means setting your message across clearly. (See detailed information on page 4) 2. Consideration – good business writers take their readers’ needs, problems, and reactions to the writing into consideration. And they...
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...extensive research. Unless you are a consultant, you are unlikely to be asked to write a formal report often. When you are, there may be a lot riding on it— including your reputation. The purpose of this chapter is to show you how to write a formal report and how to put together the kind of proposal that often precedes it. As Figure 9-1 shows, many of the elements of formal reports are the same as those for informal ones.You need to pay the same attention to headings, lists, and illustrations, for example. Although much of the advice in the previous chapter could be duplicated in this one, the emphasis here will be on those areas where there’s a difference. T Figure 9-1 Contrasting Features of Informal and Formal Reports Informal Formal Reader often internal often external or distant within organization Length • usually short • several sections • usually long (3 pages or more) • sections and subsections Tone • personal • contractions • more impersonal • no contractions Summary integrated on separate page Introduction no heading can have one or more headings Title appears as subject line in memo heading appears on separate title page Transmittal page optional covering letter or memo Contents page none useful if report is over 5 pages Chapter 9 Formal Reports and Proposals 193 The Four R’s of Planning As emphasized earlier, the first step in planning any piece of...
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...An INTERNSHIP REPORT On [pic][pic] [A Case Study on GANDARIA CORPORATE Branch, Dhaka] Supervised To Shah Ridwan Chowdhury Lecturer Department of Management Studies Jagannath University, Dhaka. Submitted By: Md.Emam Uddin Roll: 090202106, Reg:122905 Section: B, session:2009-10 Department of Management Studies Jagannath University, Dhaka. Jagannath University, Dhaka Date of Submission: 30-06-2013 Table of Content |Chapter |Title |Page No | | |Letter of Submission |i | | |Certificate of Supervisor |ii | | |Certificate of Bank |iii | | |Acknowledgement |iv | | |Executive Summary |v | |Ch - 1 |Introduction |9 | | |1.1 Introduction of the Topic ...
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...ISSN: 0730-5748 JOURNAL OF UFO STUDIES New Series, Vol. 6 1995/1996 CONTENTS ARTICLES Editorial ..................... ......................... ............................................................ Stuart Appelle Psychotherapy for the UFO Abduction Experience ..... ..... .......... ........ David A. Gotlib The Abduction Experience: A Critical Evaluation of Theory and Evidence ............... .. .............................. ........... ............ ...... ............... ........................ Stuart Appelle Anomalous Images on Videotape from Space Shuttle Flight STS-48: Examination of the Ice-Particle Explanation ................... ............. ......... Jack Kasher The University of Colorado UFO Project: The "Scientific Study of UFOs" ... .......................................................... ....... .......... Michael D. Swords A Reference Guide for the Condon Report ..... .. ... ............... ......................... Willy Smith Donald E. Keyhoe and the Pentagon: The Rise of Interest in the UFO Phenomenon and What the Government Really Knew .............. ................... ........ .......... .. .... ... ........... ....... ..... Michael D. Swords Fewer Sightings in the National Press: A Content Analysis of UFO News Coverage in The New York Times, 1947-1995 .......... ................ John C. Hickman, E. Dale McConkey II, and Matthew A. Barrett COMMENTS AND RESPONSES Robert R. Young, John S. Carpenter ...... ............... ... ......... .......
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...know the salient features of writing report & how the formal reports are important in Business Communication. Business report has no single correct answer but several solutions, each with their own costs and benefits to an organization. Report may be targeted to readers inside or outside the organization. In formal reports we have three parts. Two is Preliminary parts & Report body & the other one is Supplementary parts. With introduction parts the reader can get the assignment main topic & also helps the reader’s follows & understands information. It is an important parts of a formal business report. Supplementary parts view the readers where he found the details of the topic. In formal report readers have the clear facts views. Accuracy of facts, precision, Brevity, Clarity etc are the characteristics of business report. Often reports are structured in a way that reflects the information finding process and the writing up of the findings that is, summary of the contents, introduction or background, methods, results, discussion, conclusion and/or recommendations. The inclusion of recommendations is one reason why reports are a common form of writing in industry, as the informed recommendations are useful for decision making. Business reports are also written for employees, to keep them abreast of a company's goals and achievements. Introduction: 2.1 Origin of the assignment: We are the student of BBA of Bangladesh University of Business & Technology. Every semester we...
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...http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/9561/8076 Abstract Reading involves an interactive process in which the reader actively produces meaning through a set of mental processes. There is obviously an ongoing interaction between the reader and the text. Critical reading is related to thinking and that is why we cannot read without thinking. Critical reading involves the following skills: predicting, acknowledging, comparing, evaluating and decision-making. Schemata can be seen as the organized background knowledge, which leads the reader to expect and predict aspects in their interpretation of discourse. Keywords: Interactive, Critical, Reading, Thinking, Skills, Interpretation, Discourse Introduction Reading is a sophisticated activity, which includes psychological, linguistic, and sociological aspects. It is an interactive process between a reader and text. The process of reading involves constructing meaning among the parts of the text and between the text and readers' personal experience. The reader takes the text and gives it meaning. Both reader and writer use background knowledge to construct a text. Carrel (1987) talks about reading as an interactive process between the reader and the text. Meaning does not just reside in the text; it is rather constructed out of the interaction between a reader's background knowledge and what is in the text. Schemata and critical thinking perform an elaborative function in comprehension when we use our knowledge...
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...My American Dream started out with my college education and how I would be attending the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. My scholarships rounded to about seventeen thousand dollars and later I became a Nurse Practitioner. My spouse also worked in the medical field and we had a nice house and cars. I believe that my American Dream can be achieved if I work really hard in school and focus on making my future a successful one. This American Dream that I have can be accomplished by setting goals high enough to challenge me and make myself work harder for the things that I desire. In order to achieve this dream, I have to change some of things I tend to do in high school. For example, I am known to procrastinate with work that needs to be done....
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...Internship Proposal On “Improving Customer Satisfaction of HSBC Bank" Submitted To: Mr. Samiul Parvez Coordinator, Office of Placement & Alumni Submitted By: …………………… ……………………. Date of Submission: ……………. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY – BANGLADESH 05, March 2007 To Mr. Samiul Parvez Coordinator, Office of Placement & Alumni American International University-Bangladesh Subject: Submission of internship proposal. Dear Sir, This is my great pleasure to submit the internship report proposal on “Improving customers satisfaction for HSBC Bank" as a requirement of internship program for the fulfillment of BBA program. In this report I will be focusing on the issues for improving customers’ satisfaction regarding the services provided by HSBC Bank. I will be collecting necessary information through questionnaire survey. I hope that the preparation of the report will help me to acquire knowledge about real life practice and help me in future. I will try to enhance my knowledge and make a satisfactory report. I shall be happy to provide with any supplementary information and clarification that might require. I hope that my work will live up your expectation. Yours Sincerely, ---------------------------- ………………….. ………………….. Introduction of the Topic: In the era of globalization, management of the Companies is more concerned about Customer Satisfaction, which leads to profitability. Through satisfying their...
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...degree of Department of Business Administration Stamford University Bangladesh Under the Guidance of and Submitted To Ellina Mahbuba shahid Lecturer Department of Business Administration Stamford University Bangladesh Stamford University Bangladesh October 2011 Stamford University Bangladesh 744, Satmosjid Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209 To Whom It May Concern This is to certify that, Mr. Nazimul Asif; a student of MBA program, Major in Finance, Department of Business Administration, Stamford University Bangladesh has completed the Thesis report titled “Liquidity and Profitability RATIO Analysis of Some Private Banks (Dhaka Bank, MTB, EBL and MBL) Of Bangladesh” successfully under my supervision. I wish him every success in his life. Supervisor ___________________ Ellina Mahbuba Shahid Lecturer Department of Business Administration Stamford University Bangladesh Letter of Transmittal October 23, 2011 Ellina Mahbuba Shahid Lecturer Department of Business Administration Stamford University Bangladesh Subject: Submission of Thesis Report. Dear Madam, It is a great pleasure and privilege to present the thesis report titled “Liquidity and Profitability RATIO Analysis of Some Private Banks (Dhaka Bank, MTB, EBL and MBL) Of Bangladesh” which was assigned to me as a partial requirement for the competition of MBA Program. Throughout the study I have tried with the best of my capacity to...
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... DeVry University Submitted by: Tracy Herron For: ENGL227 October 20, 2014 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL October 20, 2014 Professor Don Olsen don@modgroup.net DeVry University Professor Olsen, I am pleased to present to you this letter of transmittal for a formal report as the final assignment in ENGL227. The report will list and compare two career choices which I have researched and will recommend one of for the client. The enclosed formal report has been prepared from sound research using creditable sources and will be sited using APA style citation. It also contains appropriate prefatory, text, and supplemental parts, including a cover page; this letter of transmittal; a table of contents; the four-part Introductory Section; appropriately labeled body sections; appendices, and a list of references. Thank you for the opportunity to submit my recommendation for the client. Sincerely, Tracy Herron Tracy Herron Table of Contents LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 2 Introduction: Career Choices 4 Financial Advisor 5 Earning Potential 5 Unlimited 5 Bonuses 5 Benefits 5 Profit Sharing 5 Medical & Dental Insurance 5 Life Insurance 6 Disability 6 Tuition Reimbursement 6 Travel 6 World Travel 6 Time Off 6 Family Travel 6 Family Activities 6 Encouraged 6 Dental Hygienist 6 Earning Potential 7 Comparable 7 Bonuses 7 Flexibility and Time Off 7 Conclusion 7 Resources 8 Introduction: Career Choices I have been...
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