...Project management is a systemized, phased approach to defining, organizing, planning, monitoring, and controlling projects. Project is an interrelated set of tasks Define and org projects: scope, manager/team [fsd/tsd], org structure [func, pure, matrix] Project planning [5 steps]: wbs, n/w, schedule, cost-time trade-offs, risks Scheduling: [----, -, |], path [sequence], ES [max EF], LF [min LS], gantt chart [proj. schedule, Est. St and finish and precedence relations] Cost-time trade-offs: finish early [more workers] but costs inc, indirect cost [depreciation, adminis], direct [labor, material]; crash time [shortest time to complete activity]-> crash cost associated. Risk: measure of prob. And conseq of not reaching project goal, ((risk-mgmt plan: identify key risks, ways to avoid them-> strategic fit [project not linked with org goals], product/serv attribute [new pro/serv, risks, competition, lawsuits], project team capability [size, complexity of project], operations [risks, less accuracy, comm, estimates])) Simulation-> use random no. see random variation on performance measure: 3 estimates op(a), most likely time(m), pes(b) Monitoring and controlling project- PROJECT STATUS: open issues [resolve it], risks [might delay proj], schedule status [chk slack time to maintain schedule]; PROJECT RESOURCES: Resource Leveling [chk ES LS and shift schedule], Allocation [take out from high slack and assign to most imp act] and Acquisition [add overloaded/ scarce resource];...
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...Topic Name Institution Outline Introduction 3 Sampling Methods 3 Active Sampling 4 Passive Sampling 4 Passive Samplers Applied 4 Purpose of the Study 5 Materials and Methods 5 Sampling site 5 Figure 1 6 Materials 6 Standards Applied 6 Methods and Procedures 8 Preparation of the samples and sampling 8 Analysis 8 Results and Discussion 9 Conclusion 13 References 14 Altitude and Seasonally Profiled Air Concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) Determined with PDMS (TWISTER®) in Taurus Mountains, Turkey Introduction To monitor environmental pollution and its health effects, atmospheric data of persistent organic pollutants (POP) has been collected for some time to help in evaluating the cause. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) have been in focus of attention for years. In 1982, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) come forth with a thorough study on the emissions and health effects of benzo (a) pyrene and other PAHs (United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1982). According to the report, the carcinogenetic effect of benzo (a) pyrene was already proven and other PAHs were suspected to have similar effects. The US EPA categorized these PAHs and selected 16 compounds that were found and monitored to prove the claims. They are were named as the sixteen EPA-PAHs. The emission sources for these compounds that were presented in the study as having...
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...ROUGH DRAFT PSYCHOLOGY PAPERS Your rough draft should consist of three pages: This assignment is due on Monday, February 18, 2013 for the Psychology 1101, sec. 003- Monday/Wednesday @ 3:30pm. Tuesday, February 19.201: for the Psychology 1101, sec., 005- Tuesday and Thursday @ 1:00pm. Please e-mail this assignment before you come to class on the 18th or 19th of February and place in subject section of your e-mail: Rough Draft paper/Sec.00? Page 1 - The first paragraph should include your hypothesis, what is your educated guess? Your educated guess must be in a percentage form. Ex: 75% of SPSU students who work will have a higher GPA than students who are unemployed. Make sure that you include a citation in this paragraph. This is your introductory paragraph that should explain your hypothesis. The second paragraph should explain why you decided to select this topic? Why is this topic important to you? Do not write about other people in this paragraph, only you! The third paragraph should have all the information about your first reference. This particular reference should come from the text and should agree with your hypothesis. You can write about approaches, research designs, perceptions, or conditioning. Or locate where your topic is discussed in the chapter. Make sure you use the proper citations in this paragraph- don’t plagiarize. Page 2 – This page should consist of the other two references in your paper. One should come from an educated, (authoritative...
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...Rough Draft “O’Shea Jackson” O’Shea Jackson, also know as Ice Cube was born in 1969. He was growing up in South Central Los Angeles. Ice Cube’s interest for Rap started showing in high school. Ice Cube went away to Phoenix Arizona to study architecture. When He returned he began his raping career. In return to Los Angeles in 1987 He released a few 12 inches with “My Posse”. He worked with his crew C.I.A , World Class Wrecking Crew and then the contentious N.W.A. This crew know as N.W.A was The first group to bring gangster rap to mainstream. This crew was very triumphant. This crew generated a lot of controversy by the media and their trademark aggressive, chauvinist, homophobic words. They sold millions of albums ,although it was the only album they released together. Ice cube was not happy with the group’s management. As a result he quit the N.W.A. In 1989 he moved to New York, there he joined Da Lench Mob. After that recorded his solo album 1990’s “Americas Most Wanted”. Ice Cube Produced an album for rapper Yo-Yo, “Bonnie to his Clyde”. He has produced and remixed albums for other artists including K- Dee as well as Another Level. In addition Ice Cube appeared in the popular movie Boyz N The Hood. There are as well other not so popular movies he has appeared in such as the Glass Shield, Trespass, Higher Learning and also the unwatchable Anaconda. Ice Cube In also co-wrote and appeared in Friday. He wrote and produced The Players...
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...Personal Responsibility Rough Draft An individual’s personality is made up of many different parts including personal responsibility. This can arguably be the most important part of one’s character because it can reveal who they really are. My level of personal responsibility shows to others the importance I place on every facet of my daily life. These can range from my ability to cope with rapid change, the importance I place on my education, and my level financial responsibility. These daily events, along with many others, require a great deal of personal responsibility. I believe that taking responsibility for my obligations not only shows others what kind of person I am, it also boosts my self-esteem and puts me at peace. Most people, including students, teachers, and others who work with deadlines know the relief that can only be felt when a large assignment or project is completed. Being responsible for my assignments, tasks, and other daily burdens rewards me with a strong sense of accomplishment, followed by peace of mind. Obtaining a college degree is undoubtedly one of the truest tests of endurance and dedication. Though most undergraduate students obtain their degree in four years, it can be completed in as little as three years. This is a prime example of benefiting from a strong sense of personal responsibility. A successful college career is the ultimate test of responsibility, consisting of strict deadlines and difficult exams with little to no supervision...
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...Esmer Aliyeva Reading and Writing Compare and contrast essay- rough draft 20.12.2013 Homeschooling Versus Conventional Education. Attending children schools where they can get education from responsible teachers who use certain curriculum is the main require in many countries. However, a number of people consider that children should be educated at home around parents and people who take care of them. One of the hardest decisions for parents is choosing education for their child. If look closely, we can find that a number of homeschooled people increase day by day. According to the National Center for Education Statistics 1.1 million people in USA are homeschooled. What makes homeschooling different and similar with public schools? There are social, personal and religious aspects of this issue that make homeschooling different from traditional schools. At the same time, we can count some similarities between them. Homeschooling ,as public school , provide students with education that they need. Teachers say that both of them use the same teaching materials and equipments. The tests and teaching materials that using in both of them are approved by American Education Society. Responsibility is one of the main requirements in education and both of them require it.. Most of families use the same curriculum that uses in public schools with some differences. In some cases they add there hobbies, their interests, trips and other additional activities . Traditional homeschooling...
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...Case 12-9: Rough Waters Ahead 1. How should Smooth Sailings’ management perform the recoverability test for the cruise ship as of December 31, 2010? a. What assets and liabilities should be included in the “asset group” as defined by ASC 360-10 for purpose of performing the recoverability test? i. FASB ASC paragraph 360-10-35-23 states that for measuring an impairment loss, long-lived assets should be group with other assets and liabilities at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. ii. As a result, I’ve decided to include the cruise ship in the asset group, because it’s an asset that we’re performing the recoverability test for. I also decided to include net working capital of $0.1 million, because net working capital is often included in asset groups. However, I did not include the nonrecourse debt of $4.0 million because its cash flows are too debt on the asset itself. Furthermore, FASB ASC paragraph 360-10-35-27 states that long-term debt should be adjusted before testing the asset for recoverability. Total = $4.7 mm b. How should the multiple operating scenarios impact the recoverability test? iii. FASB ASC 360-10-35-30 states that when multiple courses of action are considered to recover the carrying amount of a long-lived asset (asset group), then the likelihood of each of these situations should be considered, and a probability-weighted approach should be useful. It is important...
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...In today’s society there has been much debate whether online education can be as effective as a traditional classroom education. Contrary to what people may think, both online and traditional learning require a lot of work. They both demand, for instance, considerable planning from the teachers and studying from the students. Furthermore, the student’s participation is equally necessary and effective. Online education has come so far due to the advancements in technology. Students are able to have video conversations with the instructors and even listen to lectures instead of reading the assigned chapters. The type of learning environment for a student solely depends on that person’s schedule and daily life. Although traditional education offers a quality education for students, online classes offer convenience, an engaging online environment and class time flexibility. Online education and traditional education have many similarities and differences because they are both ways to obtain a degree. The level of difficulty in each learning environment varies depending on the class and the instructor. Certain courses will be difficult whether a student can physically listen to the lecture or simply read the course material. In an online classroom setting there is much more material to learn although it does not affect the level of difficulty of the class. Both learning environments test students on the material that should be read throughout the course. Students can take...
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...Current Issues: * Competing brands * GM’s bankruptcy * CEO turnover/New management * Ethical issues Threats: * Intense competition * Trade Union * Cars Lasting longer * Recession of the Economy * Fuel prices could slow truck sales Opportunities: * Average car age * Emerging markets * Cash for clunkers * Global warming * Globalization General Motors is an American multinational automotive corporation founded on September 16, 1908 as General Motors Company. Employing over 200,000 people and doing business deals with over 150 different countries, GM is currently the world’s number two automaker. The company manufactures designs, and market cars, crossovers, trucks, and parts worldwide. The first threat for GM is intense competition. Intense competition is an easy qualitative factor to overcome, so the investment will not have to spend much time trying to overcome the issue. This may hurt the growth and profitability of the company. An increase of competition should increase marketing and sales expenses. Globalization has led to foreign firms competing for business that is a threat to GM. This refers to the ability of a country or firm to provide goods and services, which provide better value than their overseas rivals. In GM’s case, this affects them on the nationally global segment, because an increase in competition form global competitors would lead to price wars between them and allow consumers to...
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...Competitive Dynamics A marketer needs to know their competitive areas and focus greatly on increasing the effectiveness. In example, when trying to compete with large retail shopping center a small retail shop would find great difficulty if trying to compete on pricing alone. So, it would be to the smaller retail shop to find other areas of competition such as convenience, shorter wait time, or a more personalized shopping experience. To assist in increasing the demand for a product or services the marketer must either promote new uses for the existing product or increase the consumer market. It is a good rule of thumb to always stay ahead of your competitors by being innovative and proactive in identifying available opportunities to introduced new products and services. It’s easy to cater to the needs of the consumer but it can also be detrimental to the company. If the company’s marketing strategies and product design is solely based on customer needs the company will limit themselves and thus operate with “binders”. The best practice is to operate with the marketing strategy of changing the rules of the game. When reading this chapter, it also reminded me of my current employer. My employer is trying to turn around the company’s image as it is perceived by several target markets within a 50 mile radius. As a result, they are eagerly and swiftly trying to compete with competitors that already of positive feedback in the areas of cardiology, cancer, and other medical...
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...Katelyn CWV M-W-F 9:50am 12/6/13 Prof. Sharpe God has been a very important part of my live since I was a very little girl. When I was only a couple of months old I was baptized. That was my first spiritual encounter with God. I then proceeded to commit my first communion in third grade. I then received my confirmation when I was in eighth grade. Like I said before God has been a very important part in my life for a very long time. Who is God? What are his characteristics? I believe that God is the person who created me and he is the person I believe in. I also think that God is the creator of the world and that has control over everything that happens in my life. I think that some of God’s characteristics are that he has the ability to make things happen. I think that he makes certain things happen for a reason. I also believe that one of God’s characteristics is to be there for you in your time of need. I believe this because god knows what you can and cannot do. God is not going to give you something that he thinks that you are going to fail at, I believe that he is going to challenge us a human beings but I believe that he is going to challenge us with things that he knows that we can do. A human being is a person that God puts on the earth to represent him in some way. I believe that God makes all human beings different because he wants us to be our own person but still reflect him in someway. I believe that when a person dies another person is born. I believe...
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...Exam 3 * 5 Policy Alternatives (short answer + know the definition) * 1) Prohibition * 2) Decriminalization * 3) Legalization * 4) Medicalization * 5) Harm Reduction * For Legalization: (short answer) * Policies creating more harm than drugs * Legalize so they don’t have to commit criminal acts * So many people are using it, should be legalized * Failed to reduce use and addiction * Prohibition has negative health consequences * Reduced drug price reduced violence * Crime would decrease less crowded courts and jails * Focus too much on illegal drugs focus on legal drugs * Against Legalization: * Alcohol has history of social acceptance in US * Prohibition is affective against illicit drugs * Legalization of drugs increases consumption increase in overdose and death * How come crack involves higher level of violence than cocaine if less expensive drugs results in less crime? * If legalized more people will start using drugs * Good Country Policies (essay question) * England: * Marijuana is not prescribed for medical use * Prescribe heroin for heroin addicts * Reach out to people to get treatment through the Justice System * When you want help you get help * Portugal: * Jail time replaced with treatment * People caught with small amount sent to a panel ...
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...Grenoble Graduate School of Management Behaviors at Work and Psychology Organizational Behavior Segment English Track Year 2 Dr. Joseph C. Santora, Affiliated Faculty October-November 2013 Course Module Description This 12 hour organizational behavior segment of Behaviors at Work and Psychology focuses on leadership. It begins with a definition of leadership, differentiates the concepts of leadership and management, offers insights about leadership traits, and ends with a discussion about various leadership styles. Lecture, discussion, case analyses and experiential exercises are instructional methods used in this highly interactive module. Objectives 1. To establish a definition of leadership through a historical review. 2. To differentiate between the concepts of management and leadership. 3. To present trait theory and discuss various leadership traits. 4. To evaluate and analyze the different styles leaders use. 5. To apply leadership concepts through case study analyses and experiential exercises. . Session 1 Introductions: Personal and Team Arrangements Powerpoint Presentation: Leadership Activity: Moon Survival (do not complete) Case Analysis: Barry Town: A time to lead, a time to manage (read) Video Vignette: Xerox and Ann Mulcahy (do not read) Session 2 Powerpoint Presentation: Leadership Traits...
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...Once ethics and values are defined, it seems a simple enough task to use them. A great thing about people is the fact that they are all different. Each person has different backgrounds, experiences, and opinions. A lot of these experiences are what create the adults, professionals, and students they are today. To define an individual’s ethical code are sources which include parents, own experiences, and society. Parents can be a major source for ethics and values because they are there from childbirth to another eighteen years. “The people you spend the majority of your formative years with are going to be the biggest influence on you” (Hodge, 2010, para.1). This statement can be agreed with because the majority of people have similar opinions about colleges, sports teams, and politics as their parents. Having ones own experiences will be another influence on creating a code of ethics and values. If a person grows up with poor life choices and even poorer morals then the result will typically be poor beliefs. The author, Cody Hodge, states “we all have to use our own time on the Earth as a guide and us that when we are making decisions in life especially at work” (2010, para.3). Society has a funny way of determining what is right or wrong. Laws and codes are set up for this purpose but it is not society that chooses which laws or codes to follow. Starting a new job and entering a new workplace will make an employee aware of what acceptable behavior is and what is...
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...Breaking up Essay We have been together for a long period of time but it is not working out. I have tried and tried to make things better between us but it seems it is not working. Even other people with common sense know that we are not compatible with each other. You have oppressed my decisions and never talk about our problems and that is what causes our relationship to wither away. Therefore, we should separate and meet other people because obviously going down the drain. You have given me stress. You have never iron my clothes. You have never washed the dishes. You never let me watch my shows. You have eaten my dog. We have tried to talk to the psychiatrist about your problem but you never cooperated. You are a smelly donkey who never cares about others but yourself. I have token you to the mental hospital but you always run out. I have brought you to the doctor and I would tell him “My girlfriend is broken can you fix it?” I have given you sleeping pills to calm yourself down but you never took them. I have tried to give you your shot but you would try and stab me with it. I have tried to keep you still by massaging you with a rock. After many times of being not respected for all I do I decided to break up. After breaking up with you I get to buy a new dog, eat without being harassed, watch TV without someone screaming, and finally sleep without being woken every 10 minutes. And now I am only going to trust my new dog, Chico, as my new...
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