...Aaron Boggs NT1110 Mr. Greene Unit 4 Research Paper 1: Port Expanders With such a wide variety of port expanders it is easier to say that pretty much every port is expandable. There are big port expanders that require racks to be put in, small ones that look like toys, some will let you use more than one monitor and others that can be expanded over a hundred times. I will take about a couple of these ports that have surprised me with their ability. One of the things I have learned is about the USB port expanders. The computer can have up to 127 USB ports. Not only can they do that but you can get all types of expanders for cheap. You can get one that holds four more ports and also looks like a doll or other toys from a small car to skateboards. You can also get one that more grown up that is just a regular black case, and with the ability to link so many together they are a great tool. No to mention that the speed of a USB port can be real fast and their popularity makes them easy and cheap to get. SCSI can be expanded also this is called a Daisy Chain. The amount you expand depends on the type of SCSI you use. Even though more and more of the hardware used today uses newer technology like the USB and wireless networks this technology the SCSI is still a useful tool in the IT world. Wireless routers are an amazing port expander. You can have your printer, game consuls, tablet, laptop and home computer all connected with wireless technology. These are not the...
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...Jasmine Malcome December 11, 2011 Senior project Beginning the field of nursing Nurse Anesthetist I have chosen nursing as my research topic paper because I have hurt myself numerous times in my past. I have falling off bikes, skateboards, falling down hills and many more. I have been back and forth from the doctor’s office. The nurses and their staff took very good care of me as well. I have always dreamed to enter the field on nursing to give back my love and care to the patients. Becoming a nurse anesthetist will give me the opportunity to be involved in surgical settings and do post surgical care. To be pacific I want to become a nurse anesthetist. To go into more details, nurse anesthetist has been providing anesthesia care in the United States for nearly 150 years. According to the American association of nurse anesthetist, nurse anesthetists are the oldest nurse specialty group in the United States. And since I was born and raised in the United States I would not mind giving my help to the hurt patients. Today, nurse anesthetist practice in all 50 United States and administer approximately 32 million anesthetics each year (AANA). So entering the field of nursing will very much satisfy me. Giving my help to my patients and seeing the smile on their faces will make my heart grow. This would be a dream come true because I love helping people and children. A CRNA is a nurse anesthetist or certified registered nurse anesthetists. CRNA is a licensed professional...
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...Consumer Traits and Behaviors Paper Dorothy Mullan, Stephanie Marsh, Sean Phillps, Tony Singleton and Debbie Banks August 18, 2013 PSY/322 Psychology and Research Chancy Marsh IV We define consumer behavior as the behavior that consumers display in searching for, purchasing, using, evaluating, and disposing of products and services that they expect will satisfy their needs” (Schiffman & Kanuk, 2012). Each consumer has individual needs that the markets try to appeal to. Why do consumers buy, when do they buy, where do they buy it and how often are questions that are continually asked. Food, Clothing and shelter are necessary items that consumers need, but markets want to induce consumers into feeling that their products will satisfy their needs. “The key to a company’s survival, profitability, and growth in a highly competitive marketplace is its ability to identify and satisfy unfulfilled consumer needs better and sooner than the competition” (Schiffman & Kanuk, 2012). Each consumer has unique traits and behaviors we will be discussing in the following paragraphs Within the decision-making process there are two major parts psychological and social processes. Three examples of psychological process are, motivation that is a driving force within a person that influences them to take action. This driving force is a tense feel within the person because...
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... With its sleek, game-changer designs, and head turning appeal, the new Nike Air Max+ 2012 is the highly anticipated running shoes soon to hit the pavement at a store near you, priced at $170. In Team A’s paper, we will discuss the history of Nike, the latest running shoes to hit the market for 2012, why marketing is important, the SWOTT analysis, and their market strategy. Nike, Inc. History Established in January 1964 by a college track athlete and his coach, Blue Ribbon Sports was formed and operated as a distributor of a Japanese shoemaker. As a startup company, Blue Ribbon Sports operated as a distributor and begun selling track shoe out of one of the founder’s automobile. Later in 1972, Blue Ribbon Sports changed the company name to Nike and in 1980, went public under the Nike name; this is according to Nike, Inc. May 2011 Security and Exchange Commission filing (Security and Exchange Commission, 2011). Nike’s principle business is design, development, and worldwide marketing and selling of sports footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessory products. Nike currently operates 363 direct to customer retail outlet, 18 sales offices, four independent sales representatives to sell specialty products for golf, and five independent representatives to sell skateboards and...
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...Developing a construction marketing plan and strategy is critical to the success of your organization. The term "marketing" is often misunderstood and used incorrectly. Marketing is much more than selling or advertising. Marketing is the strategic plan that you develop for your organization that looks at your construction company's strengths and weaknesses; the areas in which you have a competitive advantage; the market(s) that you will target your sales focus on; the demographics of your chosen market; and the pricing structure that you plan to use. While advertising is often confused with marketing (as is strictly selling), it is just one piece of a solid marketing plan. To use a farming analogy, if I may, marketing is akin to analyzing crop prices, field conditions and determining what crop to plant-advertising and public outreach nurtures the seedlings, and selling harvests the results. Each component is a part of the larger strategy and depends on the other for success. As with most issues involving a construction business, planning and preparation are paramount, as well as measuring the results. We can't take a break from fundamental business practices. It's important to understand the general steps necessary to create and implement a construction marketing plan for your business. The size of the marketing budgets will vary, as will the intended target market. Ultimately the development of a marketing strategy comes down to similar steps that can be used for...
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...CHAPTER 14 Decision Making: Relevant Costs and Benefits ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. The six steps in the decision-making process are as follows: • Clarify the decision • Specify the criterion • Identify the alternatives • Develop a decision model • Collect the data • Select an alternative 2. The managerial accountant’s role in the decision-making process is to participate as a proactive member of the management team, and, in particular, to provide information relevant to the decision. 3. A decision model is a simplified representation of the choice problem. Unnecessary details are stripped away, and the most important elements of the problem are highlighted. 4. A quantitative analysis is expressed in numerical terms. A qualitative analysis focuses on the factors in a decision problem that cannot be expressed effectively in numerical terms. 5. The result of a quantitative analysis is that one alternative is preferred over the next-best alternative by some numerical amount, such as profit. The amount by which the best alternative dominates the second-best alternative establishes a “price” on the sum total of the qualitative characteristics that might favor the second-best alternative. Suppose, for example, that a hospital’s board of directors is considering establishing an outpatient clinic in one of the two suburban communities. The quantitative analysis of the decision...
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...Problem Recognition. One model of consumer decision making involves several steps. The first one is problem recognition—you realize that something is not as it should be. Perhaps, for example, your car is getting more difficult to start and is not accelerating well. The second step is information search—what are some alternative ways of solving the problem? You might buy a new car, buy a used car, take your car in for repair, ride the bus, ride a taxi, or ride a skateboard to work. The third step involves evaluation of alternatives. A skateboard is inexpensive, but may be ill-suited for long distances and for rainy days. Finally, we have thepurchase stage, and sometimes a post-purchase stage (e.g., you return a product to the store because you did not find it satisfactory). In reality, people may go back and forth between the stages. For example, a person may resume alternative identification during while evaluating already known alternatives. Consumer involvement will tend to vary dramatically depending on the type of product. In general, consumer involvement will be higher for products that are very expensive (e.g., a home, a car) or are highly significant in the consumer’s life in some other way (e.g., a word processing program or acne medication). It is important to consider the consumer’s motivation for buying products. To achieve this goal, we can use the Means-End chain, wherein we consider a logical progression of consequences of product use that eventually...
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...studentNational University of Singapore MW5200 MSC SCIENCE COMMUNICATION PROJECT Project Report Strengthening student engagement in the classroom. Course: Msc (Science Communication) Faculty of Science National University of Singapore Ganeshini D/O Sri kanthan A0075383Y Name: Student ID: Project Supervisor: A/P Helmer Aslaksen ABSTRACT The Ministry of Education (MOE) recognizes the importance of student engagement in the classroom. However, keeping students engaged in the classroom is a challenge for many educators these days. Student engagement is a contested concept, theorized in a variety of different ways within academic literature. This projects aims to define and understand the concept of student engagement. The purpose of this project was also to find out the usage of engagement based approaches in the classroom. The survey results in this project indicate that teachers do use these approaches in the classroom but not frequently enough. Usage of engagement based approaches in the classroom can be increased with changes in attitudes of teachers, sufficient support from schools and changes in modes of assessment. i AKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank the following people who have helped me in making this Masters Project interesting and a memorable one: Associate Professor Helmer Aslaksen for his guidance and patience. Without his constant assurance and encouragement this would not be possible. Colleagues and friends who contributed...
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...Guarascio Dorothy Sinclair Valerie A. Vargas Karolina Zarychta Harry Nolan Madelyn Lesure 4 Design Group Wendy Lai Elm Street Publishing Services Anna Melhorn Hilary Newman Teri Stratford Emily McGee Allison Morris Elena Santa Maria This book was set in Janson TextLTStd-Roman 10/13 by MPS Limited, a Macmillan Company, Chennai, India and printed and bound by R. R. Donnelley & Sons. The cover was printed by R. R. Donnelley & Sons. This book is printed on acid free paper. ∞ Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has been a valued source of knowledge and understanding for more than 200 years, helping people around the world meet their needs and fulfill their aspirations. Our company is built on a foundation of principles that include responsibility to the communities we serve and where we live and work. In 2008, we launched a Corporate Citizenship Initiative, a global effort to address the environmental, social, economic, and ethical challenges we face in our business. Among the issues we are addressing are carbon impact, paper specifications and procurement, ethical conduct within our business and among our vendors, and community and charitable support. For more information,...
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...Christmas letters, to newsletters, etc. Our financial plan will be a document which will specify the funds, which will be needed by Terry’s Graphics for a period of time. I am going to plan by determining what funds will be required during the planning period, when will it need additional funds, and where will we obtain the additional funds from. We will have short-term assets, long-term assets, and capital investment analysis. These assets will be overseen by Terry, the CEO of Terry’s Graphics, but one of our dedicated employees will actually put together the financial plan. I would finance a five-fold expansion of Terry’s Graphics by using short-term funding options. This would include using trade credit, short-term loans, and commercial paper. If necessary, we would also use long-term financing. This would include public sale of stocks and bonds, private placements, venture capitalists, private equity funds, and hedge funds. If we need a small loan, we will go the short-term loan route. If we need a larger loan, we will go with long-term financing. Blessings…Terry :-) My small business would be a Pet Resort. I would offer daycare and playcare. I would have shaded outdoor play yards with appropriate playground toys. I would also have a climate controlled indoor play area and webcams so that my clients...
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...THE AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES – WHAT ARE THEY AND WHERE ARE THEY GOING? Ian W Shepherd and Fiona A Calvert National Road Transport Commission PO Box 13105 Law Courts MELBOURNE VIC 8010 “Motoring in Australia is daily taking on more of a national aspect by shedding its earlier parochial garb. Yet there are few fields in which legislative and regulatory inconsistency have freer play than in the Australian motoring world. At the moment a motorist passing from one State into another has to unlearn much of what he has learned in his own State and to learn a lot that is strange to him. This produces irritation – or worse - in the motor owner and motor driver, and tends to unnecessary costs of traffic administration (which the motorist usually has to pay for). It also adds to traffic dangers through ignorance or unfamiliarity with local conditions or practices on the part of drivers. Therefore, anything that can be done to lay down a national basis for motor traffic control must be of much practical value. Commonsense suggests that there should be uniformity instead of variety, and that the growing volume of interstate traffic requires a national instead of a local viewpoint in things common to traffic in all of the States. Were all motor vehicles kept within their own State boundaries, little disadvantage would arise from the present welter of confusing motor legislation, but when a system becomes national, a system (or lack of system) of arbitrarily...
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...Introduction It’s as far back as I can remember, when I’d see a product on television that captures my attention, I’ve always had this feeling overcome me. It was at that very moment that new things become a priority for me. I can remember always shouting that I must have that particular item in my life immediately. This is the very same projected ideal and sentiment intended to manifest within the marketing demographics of the newly popular Hoverboard. This technological prototype seems to offer a wide range of impressive but also simplistic hoverboard models. Living in today’s technologically advanced society, creators have been able to provide buyers with our most basic purchasing desire; variety. Some offer consumers the ability to mobilize themselves through the motor-powered two-wheeled model. Others that are bit higher-end offer consumers the ability to levitate off the ground onto the board using a magnetic gravitational technology. Never the less, regardless of the budget or style, the new popular fad has caught on with consumers and is certainly carving out its own place in the market. Features The Hoverboard features are limited but tend to range from Bluetooth capabilities to the synchronicity of GPS mapping and assisted personal transport at speeds between 5 to 8mph. Creators have also found ways to add cosmetic appeal to the devices that directly is reflective in pricing such as LED lighting or AM/FM radio. Some celebrities have gone as far as special ordering...
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...process of marketing, and you are required to do these considering the company you choose. To do this, you should introduce your company briefly first. Li Ning Company Limited is one of the leading sports brand enterprises in the PRC, possessing brand marketing, research and development, design, manufacturing, distribution and retail capabilities. The Group's products mainly include footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for sport and leisure uses under its own Li Ning brand. The Group has established an extensive supply chain management system, and a distribution and retail network in the PRC primarily through outsourcing of manufacturing operations and distribution via franchised agents. The Group also directly operates retail stores for the Li Ning brand. The Group adopts a multi-brand business development strategy. In addition to its core Li Ning brand, the Group (i) distributes sports products under its Z-DO brand via hypermarket channel; (ii) manufactures, markets, distributes and sells outdoor sports products under the French brand AIGLE in the PRC, the exclusive right of which has been granted to a joint venture established with Aigle International S.A.; (iii) engages in manufacture, research and development, marketing and sale of table tennis and other sports equipment under the Double Happiness brand through a subsidiary in which the Group has a 57.5% interest; (iv) develops, manufactures, markets, distributes and sells...
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...Management Information Systems, 13E Laudon & Laudon Lecture Files by Barbara J. Ellestad Chapter 3 Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy Chapter 3 describes how organizations and information systems work together, or sometimes against each other. The idea, of course, is to keep them in sync, but that’s not always possible. We’ll look at the nature of organizations and how they relate to information systems. 3.1 Organizations and Information Systems You could say that this chapter relies on the chicken-and-egg theory to develop a relationship between organizations and information systems. You need to design information systems that serve the existing organization. At the same time you must be ready and willing to restructure the organization to take advantage of the improvements an information system can offer. So which one takes precedent—the organization or the information system? Actually neither one. The goal is to adapt one to the other. What Is An Organization? An organization is very similar to the information system described in Chapter 1. Remember Figure 1-4 from Chapter 1? Compare it to Figure 3-2 in this chapter. [pic] [pic] Figure 3-2 The Technical Microeconomic Definition of the Organization These two figures have many things in common. Both information systems and organizations require inputs and some sort of processing, both have outputs, and both depend on feedback for successful completion...
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...Term Paper (8th Semester) Page-1 Advertising Strategy of Adidas: A comparative Study EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Adidas Inc. is a marketer of sports apparel and athletic shoes. The German manufacturer, through its marketing strategy which rests on a favorable brand image, has evolved into a large multinational enterprise. In keeping with the brand image is its association with the distinctive logo and its advertising slogan, "Impossible is Nothing." In order to maintain and sustain this image, the company makes huge investments in advertising and brand promotion. At the critical time of global economic crisis, Adidas will react to the consumers’ pessimistic attitude and stressful emotion during this period. It may become a good chance for Adidas because it can take advantage of its previous advertising way of “Impossible is Nothing” campaign by sponsoring sports stars to express the corporate philosophy of grit, determination, passion and humor, giving people more courage and psychological comfort in face of economic crisis. But besides that, we also focus more about family function especially in Asian countries which emphasize a lot on family, which can provide caring emotional communication. Therefore, from both strong-willed hero worship and water-like fork environment, customers can easily link Adidas image with not only strength, but also warmth. The preferred media we choose are TV, specific magazines, outdoor and internet. Copyright : group-1©bba®pstu Term Paper (8th...
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