...Introduction As the largest for-profit education company, and the company that pioneered the modern forprofit education model, Apollo Group, Inc. has the potential to be the industry leader in student success. Instead the investigation demonstrates that, at least during the period examined, the company invested relatively little in students and struggled to retain Associate degree students. While the company has started to take positive steps in the right direction, more remains to be done. Company Profile Apollo Group, Incorporated (“Apollo”) is a publicly traded for-profit educational institution headquartered in Phoenix, AZ. Apollo operates two for-profit college brands, the University of Phoenix and Western International University. In 1994, Apollo became the second for-profit college to become publicly traded. The University of Phoenix accounts for the overwhelming majority of the company’s students and is the Nation’s largest for-profit college. It offers Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral programs in over 100 different fields.1078 Thirty-six percent of Apollo’s students are enrolled in the Associate degree programs, 48 percent in Bachelor’s degree programs, and 16 percent in Graduate level programs.1079 The company’s Associate degree program is exclusively online.1080 Apollo operates over 280 locations, and of these locations, approximately 76 are campuses that provide classes in person. The remaining installations are “learning centers” that...
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...The Apollo Group, Inc. has an interesting beginning and was able to finally find eventual success. The Apollo Group founded the University of Phoenix in 1976, the founder was Dr. John Sperling. Dr John Sperling decided to go after an opportunity that consisted of creating a university geared toward working adults. Since 1976 the Apollo Group, Inc. has forged ahead and found a spot on the Fortune 500 list falling from it’s number 452 spot in 2011 to its 2012 number 504 ranking. How Apollo Group reached that spot was discussed in a case study developed by Richard B. Robinson in 2009. From this case study I have done a SWOT analysis and came up with a few strategies. A business SWOT can uncover internal strengths and external opportunities along with weaknesses and threats. SWOT ANALYSIS Internal University Strengths and Weaknesses Strengths * Geared towards working adults * Faculty are working professionals within their profession * flexible by holding classes in leased office spaces which cuts down on costs * Large name recognition Weaknesses * Profit margins could be hampered by significant spending on research and development and information technology * UOP recruiter’s salaries based solely on number of recruits * Slow approval for students being properly schooled * Younger student still interested in enrolling in conventional 4 year universities External Opportunities and Threats Opportunities * Students from developing countries...
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...details of the evolution of Apollo Group, Inc. [University of Phoenix] and the various marketing methods it used to become one of the premier for-profit educational institutions, and the various obstacles the company has been through to claim the spot that it currently holds, in the business, and education arenas. It should be noted that much of Apollo Group, Inc. [University of Phoenix] success, lies on the fact that they were the first institution that pioneered online education. They have paved the way that other institutions mimic when attempting to venture in this type of setting. As a result they have capitalized on this and have used the lessons learned to leverage their brand into other areas, such as online high school education, and international markets. However, as Apollo Group, Inc. innovates, and their profits grow, the other educational institutions have been cautious about the true value of the quality associated with their degrees; the federal government has been attentive on Apollo Group, Inc.’s practices associated in recruiting students. Due to these complications Apollo Group, Inc. has had to examine its ethics policy, in order to mitigate these threats, and consequently a: Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis, was conducted. With regards to the SWOT analysis, it is recommended that Apollo Group, Inc. should focus on eliminating its threats first or at the very least mitigate them. Since Apollo Group, Inc. is at the top of the...
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...Riordan Manufacturing Service Request SR-rm-022: Analyze HR System Tshombre Carter BSA310-Business Systems August 13, 2013 Susan Peterson Introduction In this paper I will describe each of the key stakeholders or stakeholder groups in Riordan Manufacturing who should provide requirements for the service request, describe two separate information gathering techniques that should be used during the proposed project identify two factors that are necessary to ensure that the information required for the project is gathered successfully, define the scope of the project by specifying business functions that will be included in the project describe the project’s operational, technical, and economic feasibility areas that are examined in the SDLC analysis phase summary of the main points of the entire paper. Service Request Riordan Manufacturing placed a service request for all locations to review existing business systems. All areas within the organization are using various business systems; all of which represent challenges. The organization needs to identify problem areas and integrate solutions. The current systems differ at each location creating compatibility issues; the Michigan plant's application system developer is no longer in business leaving no access to updates or troubleshooting. San Jose accounting application contains no source code eliminating the ability to modify the program. Scope Riordan Manufacturing has many issues regarding...
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...Management Case Study Ken Drake XMGT/216 October 28, 2011 Dan Mitchell Axia College of the University of Phoenix Management Case Study Mr. Austen: I am sending you this short response to your request to reduce payroll by 15%. I have begun a study of the problem and wish to describe for you the actions I plan to take to reach this goal. As you may be aware, the company recently hired some new employee’s, women, and minorities, to remedy a lack of diversity in the workplace. This has presented problems in completing my task because of ethical issues and my own moral beliefs of making these new workers the answer to the problem. It is to this end that I am changing directions and moving away from seniority and job performance and looking for other ways to cut payroll. I called for a meeting of the employees in my department this morning and described the payroll problem to them, and asked for suggestions. After some silence, several people who have been with the company the longest offered to take a temporary cut in pay to help. Others offered to work three days less during the month, and all have agreed to the changes in schedule to cover the empty spots. I am working on an incentive program to boost production on the days that all of the employees are together and to give the employees that have opted for pay cuts to get some money coming in to cover the loss. After doing some calculations, I believe we can meet the 15% payroll reduction, plus 1%, with no losses...
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...Multivitamin Review Susan St. Ama SCI 241 September 22, 2011 Tiffany Lee Multivitamin Review I chose to review the multivitamin I currently take daily. I know I do not eat the recommended daily amounts of fruits, grains, and dairy because of the way they sometimes upset my stomach. I have never really evaluated my multivitamin so this is the perfect opportunity to determine if my choice of vitamin is the best option for me. Based on the label the multivitamin I correctly take exceeds the recommended daily allowance for adults on most of the minerals and vitamins listed on tables 8.2, 8.3, 91, and 9.6 in chapter 8 and 9 of the text. According to this information I may need to research another choice of multivitamin since I my diet does provide most of these vitamins and minerals and I may not need the additional quantities I am ingesting with the addition of a multivitamin. Since I do not consume much milk or dairy products, it is necessary that I take a calcium and potassium supplement daily and as this multivitamin only provides 300 mg of calcium, and none additional potassium, I need to consider an alternative to meet my daily calcium and potassium needs. The positive news is because my diet may be lacking in some of these vitamins and minerals, I am not at risk of consuming near-toxic levels. Toxicity can cause a variety of illnesses and negative health effects ranging anywhere from nausea and diarrhea to nerve, liver or brain damage, and as in the case of excess...
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...FIN 515 UOP, FIN 515 Phoenix, FIN 515 UOPhelp, FIN 515 Week 3, FIN 515 Individual Assignment , FIN 515 Learning team Assignment, FIN 515 Product, FIN 515 A Graded , FIN 515 Summary, FIN 515 Study Guide, FIN 515 Questions , FIN 515 Answered , FIN 515 Solution, FIN 515 Final Guide, FIN 515 Final Exam, FIN 515 A++ Work, FIN 515 A Graded, FIN 515 Homework, FIN 515 help, FIN 515 week 1 DQ, FIN 515 week 2 DQ, FIN 515 week 3DQ, FIN 515 week 4 DQ, FIN 515 week 5DQ, FIN 515 week 6 DQ, FIN 515 week 1 Assignment, FIN 515 week 2 Assignment, FIN 515 week 3Assignment, FIN 515 week 4 Assignment, FIN 515 week 5 Assignment, FIN 515 All Individual and Learning Team Assignments, FIN 515 Full Course , FIN 515 Whole Class FIN 515 Entire Solution, FIN 515 University of Phoenix Learning Team Assignment, FIN 515 Checkpoint, FIN 515 All Weeks , FIN 515 Week 1-5, FIN 515 Axia College, FIN 515 online class, FIN 515 week 3DQ, FIN 515 week 4 DQ, FIN 515 week 5DQ, FIN 515 Syllabus, FIN 515 Version, FIN 515 Week 1, FIN 515 Week 2, FIN 515 Week 3, FIN 515 Week 4, FIN 515 Week 5, FIN 515 week 1 DQ, FIN 515 week 2 DQ,, FIN 515 week 2 Assignment, FIN 515 week 3Assignment, FIN 515 week 4 Assignment, FIN 515 Week 1-6, FIN 515 Assignment, FIN 515 DQs, FIN 515 Week, FIN 515 Complete Course, FIN 515 Entire Class, FIN 515 Whole Tutorial, FIN 515 Work, FIN 515 final Project, FIN 515 Material, FIN 515 tutorial, FIN 515 Complete Course...
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...Career Exploration into Policing Gina LaGuardia Axia College of University of Phoenix Career Exploration into Policing In Denver Colorado, the hiring process is pretty detailed and long. First, he or she needs to apply when the application office is open. If it is closed, he or she can submit an interest form for future contact. There are helpful hints to help an interested individual gain ground against other candidates. There are 11 phases for an entry-level position. These phases range from computerized screening to commission background review. Once an individual has passed all 11 intense phases is then added to an eligible register that is ranked by his or her final exam score. Certificate of names is passed to managers. Commission certifies names, DPD conducts a panel interview where it’s decided to recommend, or not recommend. The list is then reviewed by DPD command staff. Based on the list of approved and eligible candidates, a conditional job offer is given. Once the conditional job offer is sent out, the individual goes through a hair follicle test, medical and psychological exam. Final job offered given if passed. There is approximately 27 weeks of training for new hires. Training includes exposure to federal and state laws, search and seizure, arrest control, firearms and more. There are also weekly examinations and vigorous physical conditioning program. He or she participates in field problem which tests their ability to reason...
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...VoIP Case Study Mark Watson Axia College of University of Phoenix VoIP Case Study The article discloses the case study on Seattle Times Co., a newspaper company, which is based on VoIP advantages regarding this organization. From what the article states, this company needs to have the best communications system possible. It also states that the company claims to have the same expectations and up time as hospitals do. This case study shows how the VoIP system would benefit the company and how much money they would save by switching over to this new system. The company was working on a low budget and did not have enough money to install the CAT 5E cables that are necessary for this type of phone system or so they thought they were necessary. This company had very old wiring system throughout the buildings and would have to spend a lot of money to update the wiring. They started out using the original Cat 3 cable that was already in the building. After six months of converting over to the new phone system with the old wiring they made a deal with a wiring company to come in and replace all of the old wires with new ones at the end points. Prior to installing this new phone system the company would spend about $50,000 in dial cost over their old phone system. After installing this new phone...
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...BUS 352 , BUS 352 Phoenix, BUS 352 Uop help, BUS 352 Week 3, BUS 352 Individual Assignment , BUS 352 Learning team Assignment, BUS 352 Product, BUS 352 A Graded , BUS 352 Summary, BUS 352 Study Guide, BUS 352 Questions , BUS 352 Answered , BUS 352 Solution, BUS 352 Final Guide, BUS 352 Final Exam, BUS 352 A++ Work, BUS 352 A Graded, BUS 352 Homework, BUS 352 help, BUS 352 week 1 DQ, BUS 352 week 2 DQ, BUS 352 week 3DQ, BUS 352 week 4 DQ, BUS 352 week 5DQ, BUS 352 week 6 DQ, BUS 352 week 1 Assignment, BUS 352 week 2 Assignment, BUS 352 week 3Assignment, BUS 352 week 4 Assignment, BUS 352 week 5 Assignment, BUS 352 All Individual and Learning Team Assignments, BUS 352 Full Course , BUS 352 Whole Class BUS 352 Entire Solution, BUS 352 University of Phoenix Learning Team Assignment, BUS 352 Checkpoint, BUS 352 All Weeks , BUS 352 Week 1-5, BUS 352 Axia College, BUS 352 online class, BUS 352 week 3DQ, BUS 352 week 4 DQ, BUS 352 week 5DQ, BUS 352 Syllabus, BUS 352 Version, BUS 352 Week 1, BUS 352 Week 2, BUS 352 Week 3, BUS 352 Week 4, BUS 352 Week 5, BUS 352 week 1 DQ, BUS 352 week 2 DQ,, BUS 352 Assignment 1 , BUS 352 Assignment 2, BUS 352 Assignment 3 , BUS 352 Week 1-6, BUS 352 Assignment4 , BUS 352 DQs, BUS 352 Dq 1, BUS 352 DQ 2, BUS 352 Complete Course, BUS 352 Entire Class, BUS 352 Whole Tutorial, BUS 352 Work, BUS 352 final Project, BUS 352 Material, BUS 352 tutorial, BUS 352 Complete...
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...Intimidation in Sport JoThaddeus Morgan Axia College of University of Phoenix According to the Axia College Week Three reading Intimidation, Competition, and Sportsmanship (2003), “Intimidation is the act of causing someone to be fearful, withdrawn, or coerced” (p.56). In the scenario in Appendix B, the athletes, coach, official, and spectators all exhibited some form of intimidation and in the following paragraphs will explain how and suggest an alternative behavior for each participant in the scenario. The athletes on the Huskies are showing a Nonpurposful Physiological intimidation because of their physical skills have made them a better team and the athlete on the Tigers is showing Purposeful Physical intimidation by throwing his pitches to close to the batters. The coaches are exhibiting intimidation; the coach of the Huskies is using Purposeful intimidation by his actions of running up the score, even after his team is winning by a large margin. The Tigers coach is also using Purposeful intimidation by telling his player to pitch in close to the batters, which could bring harm to a player if the pitch strikes the player. The official shows Purposeful Physiological intimidation by ejecting the players and warning the teams to play the game in the correct fashion. The spectator who displays intimidation is the father of the hit batter as he shows Purposeful Psychological intimidation by confronting the Tiger’s pitcher mother and starts berating the...
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...Clear and Concise Technical Instructions AXIA College University of Phoenix The electronic equipment I chose is a coffee maker by Mr Coffee. I did some research into the coffee maker, and found the technical user manual. I found the manual easily understandable, and comprehensive. The manual is very informal, and topics covered in the manual are easy to locate with the table of contents. In the front of the manual, the warnings are present, and clear to the reader. With a triangle shape with an exclamation point to depict that there is present danger, or will damage the equipment if the caution is not read. With symbols present throughout the manual in areas the manufacturer deems necessary that potential risks pose a threat to the consumer. If these risks do not inform the consumer, the manufacturer would be set up with lawsuits, and money unnecessarily spent among employees will be costly. The company understands these potential circumstances by the way the user manual is wrote. Contact information documentation in areas that detail certain parts of the coffee maker is helpful to the consumer. If the consumer has any questions regarding the part details of the coffee maker, then the consumer does not have to search for the contact information. With extra parts shown on the page as the documentation, the manufacturer makes it easy for the consumer to contact, and order the extra parts for the coffee maker. With the step-by-step instructions clear, and concise in the...
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...ACCT 567 , ACCT 567 Phoenix, ACCT 567 Uop help, ACCT 567 Week 3, ACCT 567 Individual Assignment , ACCT 567 Learning team Assignment, ACCT 567 Product, ACCT 567 A Graded , ACCT 567 Summary, ACCT 567 Study Guide, ACCT 567 Questions , ACCT 567 Answered , ACCT 567 Solution, ACCT 567 Final Guide, ACCT 567 Final Exam, ACCT 567 A++ Work, ACCT 567 A Graded, ACCT 567 Homework, ACCT 567 help, ACCT 567 week 1 DQ, ACCT 567 week 2 DQ, ACCT 567 week 3DQ, ACCT 567 week 4 DQ, ACCT 567 week 5DQ, ACCT 567 week 6 DQ, ACCT 567 week 1 Assignment, ACCT 567 week 2 Assignment, ACCT 567 week 3Assignment, ACCT 567 week 4 Assignment, ACCT 567 week 5 Assignment, ACCT 567 All Individual and Learning Team Assignments, ACCT 567 Full Course , ACCT 567 Whole Class ACCT 567 Entire Solution, ACCT 567 University of Phoenix Learning Team Assignment, ACCT 567 Checkpoint, ACCT 567 All Weeks , ACCT 567 Week 1-5, ACCT 567 Axia College, ACCT 567 online class, ACCT 567 week 3DQ, ACCT 567 week 4 DQ, ACCT 567 week 5DQ, ACCT 567 Syllabus, ACCT 567 Version, ACCT 567 Week 1, ACCT 567 Week 2, ACCT 567 Week 3, ACCT 567 Week 4, ACCT 567 Week 5, ACCT 567 week 1 DQ, ACCT 567 week 2 DQ,, ACCT 567 Assignment 1 , ACCT 567 Assignment 2, ACCT 567 Assignment 3 , ACCT 567 Week 1-6, ACCT 567 Assignment4 , ACCT 567 DQs, ACCT 567 Dq 1, ACCT 567 DQ 2, ACCT 567 Complete Course, ACCT 567 Entire Class, ACCT 567 Whole Tutorial, ACCT 567 Work, ACCT 567...
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...Intro: Virtual Organization is the measure for providing practice and functions of work in a corporation. This provides the view and functions of a corporation’s website and the interior sections for employees’ website. This provides students the ability to be aware of the sections of a corporation’s functions with or before the work experience. The education in this provides the viewpoints necessary for organization and maintaining a corporate world. This manual provides the different sections of different work environments for corporations. This is a measure of providing a learning experience. Those that are new to the work concept will learn the basis of the corporation from the Virtual Organization. This is a functional level of experience by a virtual corporation. However, these are not actually correct in the information they provide. They are decided and engineered forms of a corporation’s websites with outer and internal functions. This assists with the education of a company’s work provided by its virtual websites. Towards the ending of the manual are the measures necessary to follow for attaining the Virtual Organization website. The key factors of login, materials, and selection for Virtual organization explained toward the end of the manual with brief pictures for view. The last paragraphs of the manual will provide a conclusion of the functions and guidance for the student’s future use of the Virtual Organization website. ...
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...Axia College Material Hannah Hansen Appendix B Roles and Behaviors |Description of Company | | | |My company would be a coffee shop with pool tables where people could come and | | |relax, or do homework on computers, or just hang out with friends. | | | | | | | | Roles and Behaviors | |Entrepreneurs | | | |My job would be to sell the idea of the company to my stock shareholders. Also I | | |would have to be able to find a location and start the first store. I would oversee | | |the overall operations of the store with weekly sales goals and stats. | | | ...
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