...RESEARCH PROPOSAL A STUDY ON THE IMPACT AND ADDICTION BY USING THE TECH-GADGETS BY THE STUDENTS TO THEIR LEARNING PROCESS AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SHAHPUTRA: A STUDY ON COLLEGE STUDENTS CHAPTER I Introduction 1.0 Background of the Study The term technology comes from the Greek word “techne”, which means the art or skill used in order to solve a problem, improve a pre-existing solution to a problem, achieve a goal, handle an applied input/output relation or perform a specific function; technology is the making, modification, usage and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques and method of organisation (Liddel, Scott, Jones & McKenzie, 1940). That means, it can refer to the collection of tools, including machinery, modification, arrangements and procedures. Over the last 200 years there has been a significant change in the term technology. In the 20th century i.e. during the industrial revolution the term has gained its popularity worldwide (Cradock & Baldwin, 1833). Technology is the energy that acts as the driving force to drive or to run our lives. It is nothing but the results of the innovations and creativity of human beings. It converts the natural resources into consumer goods which are used by the society and human beings. It has brought the automation level into such a height that human effort and his time has been saved to a great extent. Due to this, the access to information has now become easier and the distant locations are getting closer. IT and communication...
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...conformity with the fiscal year 2006 audit plan. The objective of this review is to contribute to the improvement of risk management and the control systems within the business by identifying and evaluating exposures to risks and the controls designed by management to reduce those risks (Virginia Tech, 2005). Background As stated in the 10-K filings Apollo is a planetary distributor specializing in technology superior athletic podiatric products. The company’s brands are the SIREN, SPOTLIGHT, PHONESHOE, and SPEAKERSHOE. Apollo operates from a large office with operations and warehouse facility in the Shoetown, Maine area. The company’s products are shipped to large and small retail outlets in a six state area. Apollo has more than 100 employees organized in five departments headed by the vice presidents. It should also be noted that the company has recorded investment income in the amount of $945,713.51 from Apollo’s investment in Shock-Proof Socks – a company that has not issued any dividends as of the date of this statement. Scope The sampling methods used were both a non-probabilistic, judgmental, and a probabilistic sample process to determine the sample size. The direct sampling method was based on judgmental criteria from the following: * Items Most Likely to Contain Misstatements * Items Containing Selected Population Characteristics * Large Dollar Amounts (Arens, Elder, & Beasley, 2006) Systematic samples selection were the probabilistic sample....
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...---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Study on Applications of Mobile Phones by Students of NITK, Surathkal.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by B Shrikar, Roll No: 12HM34 as a project for Business Research. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents Chapter-1 Introduction 3 Chapter-2 Review of Literature 4 Chapter-3 Methodology 5 Chapter-4 Data Analysis and Result 9 Chapter-5 Summary and Conclusion 19 Chapter-6 Bibliography 20 Team Members : 12HM33 TO 12HM40. Sachin , Shrikar B. 12HM34 Salman, Santosh, Saurabh, Sayelee, Kynsailin Snaitang Shruthi H, Chapter-1 Introduction A decade back, mobile phone was considered a luxury. But today, it is a necessary tool for communication, even for the students. Students of NITK vary in terms of parental income, interest, age, attitude, place of domicile, gender. They use mobile phone for information, entertainment and to stay connected with their family and friends. For some students mobile phone is also a fashion-oriented product and...
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...Procedures in Collecting Forensic Evidence The following events and irregularities were among those found in the Apollo Shoes Inc. Case financial information. These events need an additional attention and possibly investigation to prevent fraud: * In the Minutes of the Audit Committee from October 18, 2011 - Mr. Unum (VP Finance) refused to disclose the information about the circumstances surrounding the unexpected withdrawal of the previous auditing company from the engagement. He also refused to give the new auditing firm permission to contact that company. The relationships between Apollo Shoes Inc. and Smith & Smith, CPA Firm to be reviewed (possible conflict of interest or another fraudulent scheme). * Related-parties transaction: On February 1, 2010, Apollo Shoes Inc. purchased its operating facility and equipment from a company controlled by two previous directors and shareholders of the Company for $623,905.92. Currently, the Company leases a second facility and equipment from the same company for approximately $200,000 per month. The Company’s lease ends in June 2011 at which time all operations will be moved to the central headquarters building. The two previous directors are no longer associated with Apollo Shoes. * Write-offs: Bad Debt Expense in A/R for year 2010 is equal to the write-off amount for the same period ($1,622,000.00). Requires detailed review. * Personal loan (Board meeting minutes from June 30, 2011): ...
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...9-1-Which of the ff is an element of sampling risk?- concluding that no material misstatement exists in a materially misstated pop based on taking a sample that includes no misstatement;-2-In assessing sampling risk, the risk of incorrect rejection n the risk of assessing control risk too high-efficiency of the audit;-3-Which of the ff statistical sampling techni is least desirable 4 use by the auditors-block selection;-4-The auditors’ primary objective in selecting a sample of items 4m an audit pop is 2 obtain-a rep sample;-5-Discovery sampling is part eff when-the auditors r looking 4 critical deviations that r not expected 2 b frequent in no;-6-The auditors r using unstratified mean-per-unit sampling to audit AR as they did in the prior year. Which of the ff changes in chara or speci would result in a larger required sample size this yr than that required in the prior yr-larger variance in the $ value of accts.;-7-Which of the ff sampling tech is typically used 4 tests of contr-attribute sampling;-8-Which of the ff is accurate regarding tolerable misstatement-tolerable misstat is directly related to materiality;-9-In which of the ff circum is 8 least likely that tests of contr will b perform-the expected deviation rate exceeds the tolerable deviation rate.;-10-An auditor needs to estimate the average highway weight of tractor-trailer trucks using a state’s highway system. Which estimation mth would b most appropria?-mean-per-unit;-11-The auditors have sampled 50 a/cs 4m a pop...
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...Probably one of the most controversial research reports of all times in the great BSN versus ADN entry level debate among nursing academia is the Aiken study. This one research study was the major catalyst for the Institute of Medicine (IOM) calling for a ratio of 60% BSN and 40% ADN/ diploma in the North Carolina nursing workforce. Study Design: quantitative, observational study with cross-section design Objective: To examine whether the proportion of hospital RNs educated at the baccalaureate level or higher is associated with risk-adjusted mortality and failure to rescue (deaths in surgical patients with serious complications). Purpose: "We tested whether hospitals with higher proportions of direct-care RNs educated at the baccalaureate level or above have lower risk-adjusted mortality rates and lower rates of failure to rescue (deaths in patients with serious complications). We also examined whether the educational backgrounds of hospital RNs are a predictor of patient mortality beyond factors such as nurse staffing and experience. These findings offer insights into the potential benefits of a more highly educated nurse workforce." Conclusion: In hospitals with higher proportions of nurses educated at the baccalaureate level or higher, surgical patients experienced lower mortality and failure-to-rescue rates. "Our findings indicate that surgical patients cared for in hospitals in which higher proportions of direct-care RNs held bachelor's degrees experienced...
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...location where Internet can be found at most towns. As the government keep pushing toward the development of a broadband society, a large total number of broadband connections of all kind increases from 19,000 to over 200,000 in year 2002. While in year 2004, the government determines to set an amount of RM 800 million to build and improve broadband connectivity at countryside and outskirt. As Malaysia pushing ahead to create a broadband society, broadband service provider can grab this opportunity and promote the service to the consumer. Malaysia has been continuously proving itself as central place for Information Technology in the Asian region. As a result, Multimedia Super Corridor project are developed and create attraction for many high-tech companies to invest in Malaysia. However, the national broadband was less attractive and failed to achieve a targeted figure of 15% by year 2010 set by the government. The broadband service provider may spend their money...
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...expanded significantly over the past decades and new electronic and digital gadgets and devices are being invented and innovated. According to Networkworld.com, the number of computers connected to the internet has grown exponentially, while the number of users has risen from a handful of computer scientists to 1.5 billion consumers. The networks reached have expanded beyond the United States to every corner of the globe. From its humble beginnings to its boundless future, Technology has provided the World with greater possibilities and opportunities that affects various ways of life thus, making it easier. Due to these unfathomable advancements in Technology, People nowadays, specifically the students utilize the Internet and these hi-tech devices like the android devices to, in some way make life easier. In fact, according to the PEW Research Center, more than 90% of college-aged adults own a cell phone, and according to www.aabacosmallbusiness.com, 92% of college students used their phones during idle time at school or work; In the students’ point of view, a phone is not just a simple phone that is used to communicate; Android...
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...History of wristwatch Today, a wristwatch is considered as much of a status symbol as a device to tell time. In an age when cell phones and digital pagers display tiny quartz clocks, the mechanical wristwatch has slowly become less of an object of function and more a piece of modern culture. Walk into the boardroom of any Fortune 500 company and you’re likely to see dozens of prestigious wristwatches, including such names as Rolex, Vacheron Constantine, Frank Muller, Jaeger-LeCoultre and even Patek Philippe. However, this was not always the case. Less than 100 years ago, no self-respecting gentleman would be caught dead wearing a wristwatch. In those days of yore, real men carried pocket watches, with a gold half-hunter being the preferred status symbol of the time—no pun intended. Wristlets, as they were called, were reserved for women, and considered more of a passing fad than a serious timepiece. In fact, they were held in such disdain that many a gentlemen were actually quoted to say they “would sooner wear a skirt as wear a wristwatch”. The established watch making community looked down on them as well. Because of their size, few believed wristlets could not be made to achieve any level of accuracy, nor could they withstand the basic rigors of human activity. Therefore, very few companies produced them in quantity, with the vast majority of those being small ladies’ models, with delicate fixed wire or chain-link bracelets. This all started to change in the nineteenth century...
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...Analysis of Customer Satisfaction on SME-Banking of SIBL Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION MD. AL AMIN | ID:091662 1 Analysis of Customer Satisfaction on SME-Banking of SIBL 1.1 Introduction Today, the world is becoming closer and closer. Now world is called the global village. By taking the advancement of technology people are updating themselves day to day. Now people would like to use credit card to make global transaction rather than carrying cash amount. In such case bank has brought dynamic change in the present world. In Bangladesh, bank is playing a vital role to the development of economic and socio- economic condition. Along with our government is paying more concentration on the development Small and Medium Enterprise (SME). And today SME is contributing to the development of our economy through taking loan facility of the bank. Today is the era of competition in any business especially in the banking sectors in Bangladesh. Banks are competing each other through best quality service. And some newly issued banks are coming to enhance this competition. To measure the performance of bank, it is mandatory to measure the satisfaction level of customers. Because today market is customer oriented. Some Policymaker thinks that Customer satisfaction is an important indicator of national economic health. Finally it can be said that the bank should pay more concentration on SME banking as well as customer satisfaction toward the banking activities especially on SME...
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...Impact of digital sales promotional offers on consumer perceptions of ASOS, UK ABSTRACT Digital sales promotion is a new marketing technique used by the organizations for communicating with large number of customers in an easy manner. Attractive digital sales promotions generate positive attitude among the customers and it directly increases the customer perceptions. In this context, the present study analyses the impact of digital sales promotional offers on consumer perceptions of ASOS, UK. ASOS is a UK based online retailer and it extensively use digital sales promotional techniques for attracting young generation. Digital sales promotion through social media, SEO, etc helps the company to improve its sales volume. However, improper management of social networking sites, failure in creating unique customer experiences, etc adversely affects customer perception and thereby sales of the company. So, the researcher has decided to analyse the case of ASOS for evaluating the research problem. The present study was conducted on the basis of positivism philosophy, deductive approach and descriptive research design. The researcher has interviewed the managers and surveyed the customers of ASOS for collecting primary data for the study. Interview method provided qualitative data and survey method provided quantitative data required for the research. Internal and external secondary sources were referred by the researcher for gathering secondary data. From the research study, it...
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...the future numbers, characteristics, and trends in your target market. A standard analysis shows the projected number of potential customers divided into segments. The facts are sobering: the majority of small businesses fail within five years of starting up. While there are many reasons that businesses fail, including some that have nothing to do with an owner's skills, it’s also possible that many of those same businesses collapsed simply because they couldn’t get enough customers to buy their product or service. In other words, the owners founded their business on a strategy of “build it and they will come” where, unfortunately, the customers never came. In fact, a recent study undertaken by the Blackbox seed accelerator found that many tech start-ups failed because they focused more on their product than on their potential customers. 1.2 Ask the right questions As a first step to determining the potential market for your new product or service, you want to focus on asking a couple of questions of yourself first, says Victor Kwegyir, a business consultant, business motivational speaker, and author of The Business You Can Start: Spotting the Greatest Opportunities in the Economic Downturn. Some of the questions you may want to begin with, Kwegyir says, include: a) Is this product or service I have in mind going to satisfy a market need? b) Who are my potential customers, and where can they be found? c) What competition is out there? Is it direct or indirect, local, national, or...
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...The transition from a Socialist approach to a free market approach and the rise of a new high-tech sector are two remarkable shifts that have occurred in the last two decades in Israel. In the face of these changes, human resource (HR) practitioners are currently expected to assume new roles, adopt different work values, and apply appropriate strategies. HR managers in the low-tech industry still adhere to traditional values and strategies, including a reliance on trade unions and an emphasis on job security and the employees’ years of work experience and seniority as key criteria for promotion. In the emerging high-tech sector, HR managers have adopted new values and developed new strategies, including human resource management programs, employee empowerment, higher salaries and better benefits, while placing an emphasis on employees’ talents and qualifications. Source: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm/journals.htm?issn=01437720&volume=22&issue=3&articleid=848302&show=html&PHPSESSID=qj5kp1babsuadbfaj 47luam41 Recent changes in Israeli society and economy and their relation to Organizational Politics Over the past three decades, Israel has undergone significant economic, industrial and cultural transformations. These developments have shifted public values considerably and may indirectly affect OP and HR practices. For example, Sagie and Weisberg (2001) maintain that in recent years, Israeli society has gone from being ascetic...
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...CHINA BOOST FOR SENAI HI-TECH PARK Senai Hi-Tech Park, Malaysia's second high technology industrial park, got off to a promising start with investments of more than US$500 million (RM1.7 billion) from two companies in Johor. China-based EQ Solar Technology International Sdn Bhd plans to invest US$500 million to produce solar modules while leading industrial gases provider MOX-Linde Gases Sdn Bhd, through its initial outlay of RM60 million, plans to set up an industrial gases separation plant. Senai High Tech Park chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Ahmad Shukri Tajudin said this shows that the park is ready to compete as another preferred location for hightechnology manufacturing, research and innovation activities. Located within Iskandar Malaysia, the park has drawn interest from investors in the US, Europe and China. "Interest is in various sectors including semiconductor industry and solar," he said at a media briefing. International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, witnessed the signing of the memorandum of understanding in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. "We're expecting a few more similar investments," Mustapa said, without disclosing details. Malaysia has so far attracted several global solar industry players like First Solar, Sunpower and Q-Cells. There are also several domestic investments in solar power projects in Selangor and Sabah. Mustapa hopes that the park will create more jobs, similar to what was achieved at the Kulim Hi-Tech Park in the north. The...
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