...“Principles of Marketing” was a part of my programme this year. I haven’t studied marketing before, but I had an idea of its general concept. It is well known how everything around us and in our lives is affected by marketing. It was useful and interesting to get closer and understand this discipline better. My expectations were met: the information given us during lectures and practice on seminars in teamwork was very fruitful and informative. I became aspired by this subject, and I wanted to know more about it. The process of learning was performed in such way, that students were willing to interact and learn with fun. From the beginning it was anxious, it was not clear what was expected from me, the assessments seemed to be impossible to do. But with every lesson the level of confidence with subject was rising. My first assignment was a test, which supposed to be taken online. It was a high motivator to study and read the textbook. The test covered all the topics, which were taken in semester one, and it was challenging. Unfortunately I have got low grade in it, and I strived to remedy on my next exams. In one of the assignments we were supposed to work in groups. That was our first experience of teamwork. The theoretical knowledge that I gained previously has been applied in this task. We created our fictional product for E-Portfolio. It was a perfume “PHY”. In this assignment we worked on 4P’s of marketing mix: we introduced the product. Perfume industry was chosen due...
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...| Working with Teams | Week 8 Assignment/ HCA230 | | Aviva I. Burke | 7/1/2012 | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | Synopsis The billing department is not receiving the proper coding and information to correctly process patient care billing. This problem then affects the doctors’ reimbursement for patient care expenses for each patient. As the delegated leader, I must form a team and promote effective teamwork in order to resolve the problem in an efficient time frame. Choosing a proper team is essential to resolving conflict quickly. In order to achieve proper team composition it is important to compare qualities of each individual, and ensure that they share in the common goal to resolve the same objective. In the case of the billing department the team would be made up of the billing specialist, communication specialist, physician, and department lead. Each individual serves a specific role within the current conflict and need to be included in order to participate to accomplish the goal. After selecting the team the ground rules can be established in order to smoothly operate the team. It is important to make sure that everyone is aware that conflict is natural and can be resolved when we work together. Offering a plethora of programs including social...
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...Singing Learning Theory Learning Styles Definition This approach to learning emphasizes the fact that individuals perceive and process information in very different ways. The learning styles theory implies that how much individuals learn has more to do with whether the educational experience is geared toward their particular style of learning than whether or not they are “smart.” In fact, educators should not ask, “Is this student smart?” but rather “How is this student smart?” Discussion The concept of learning styles is rooted in the classification of psychological types. The learning styles theory is based on research demonstrating that, as the result of heredity, upbringing, and current environmental demands, different individuals have a tendency to both perceive and process information differently. The different ways of doing so are generally classified as: 1. Concrete and abstract perceivers–Concrete perceivers absorb information through direct experience, by doing, acting, sensing, and feeling. Abstract perceivers, however, take in information through analysis, observation, and thinking. 2. Active and reflective processors–Active processors make sense of an experience by immediately using the new information. Reflective processors make sense of an experience by reflecting on and thinking about it. Traditional schooling tends to favor abstract perceiving and reflective processing. Other kinds of learning aren’t rewarded and reflected in curriculum, instruction...
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...WEEK 1 CHECKPOINT INFORMATION SYSTEM BUSINESS PROBLEM DIMENSIONS IT/205 09/27/12 1) Business problems are comprised of three categories which are: People, Processes, and Technology. The People category describes individuals such as those found on the staff at a business or company, along with others such as vendors and suppliers, among many other individuals with stakes in the company. Any system would be incomplete if we did not stop and recognize the effects on the individuals who are required to use it, whether they do so as operators or as customers. In a data-entry system, this category (people) could be an administrative assistant in charge of manually inputting data, or patrons adding to the database trough online and in-store forms. The second category Processes describes the many different ways information is handled within the system. An example of this occurs when new data is accepted and conveyed to the administrative assistant to be entered into the system, followed by the storage location in which the unprocessed data end up once in the system. The third category technology is a reference to automated systems, mainly computers, which facilitate the completion of required processes by us humans. In an example of this particular category, the aforementioned technology is the end result of the database program and the front end data entry module being combined. 2) Information system is basically the term used to describe the bridging of...
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...Three traits of a successful business person to me are to be persistence, organized, responsible. A business person should be persistent, even when there are obstacles to overcome. They consistently remain persistent and don’t give up. Quitting is not persistent. I will need to be persistent in my field because I will constantly be given new tasks and information that I will need to evaluate. Another trait I think is important to be a successful business person is to be organized. To me, unorganized people never seem to have any idea what is going to occur next. They have a hard time dealing with the present, and being unable to find something because of a lack of organization on the person’s part could potentially cause a failure for the business person. I want to be a CPA and having everything in order, everything in its proper place will help me with the career I’ve chosen. A third trait I feel all successful business people and adults should have is responsibility. Too many people today do not claim responsibility for their mistakes; they own want to be responsible for the success. If you are making excuses and not learning from your mistakes, by being responsible and accepting them, you won’t be able learn and grow from them. A simple math mistake in accounting should be able to show the person responsible what not to do the next time. Double check your work, and if the numbers are off, claim responsibility and learn from it. Making excuses for any job is not something...
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...The concept has been used to give different meanings. (Melies, 1991) said that aconcept is vital to build the scientific theory, research and theory development, and it is thedescription of a phenomenon. On the other hand, King (1988) explained it as an idea or mental image of reality.Empowerment concept is explained and defined by various disciplines; including:social work, psychology, education, community psychology, and nursing. In addition,Empowerment concept is lately used in different phenomenon, such as: studentempowerment, empowerment of teachers, empowerment of patient and empowerment of nurses. From reviewing the related literature of the concept in the nursing field, there is nospecific definition of empowerment because it is used depending on the writer and theframework of his/ her paper.According to (Norries, 1982) one of the major problems with the nursing science isthat its concepts are words that lack the elements of the system that are necessary for ascientific discipline (e.g. categories, taxonomies and rules). For that, the writer will present aconcept analysis of empowerment which will identify and examine its attributes,characteristics, antecedents, consequences and uses of the concept in the nursing field.According to the assumptions for this concept analysis paper, the writer believes that eachnurse manager must empower his/her followers' autonomy, accountability, decision makingabilities, problem solving, and managerial skills.Usually an analysis of the...
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...Concentrica Associates “Proven Pool of Sales Talent Working For You” Why Concentrica? Many of the companies we speak to despair at the idea of telemarketing because of bad experiences in the past. Nobody likes poorly qualified sales appointments that turn out to be a complete waste of time and we at Concentrica Associates are no different. We understand the pitfalls and our experienced team therefore only deliver highly effective lead generation, business development and outsourced sales services, across a wide portfolio of IT based solutions. With enviable credentials and a proven history in delivering effective business development services, our key differentiators are manifest in the facts that all projects undertaken have 'hands on' involvement from at least one Concentrica director and that we never use inexperienced graduates. These considerations are vital when articulating the more complex sales proposition and importantly, where a requirement exists to minimize the lead time to effective project initiation. The approach therefore, which our long term clients particularly value is to provide a seamless extension to their sales force. We are a highly professional, niche operation, working with IT solutions companies of all sizes, from the start-up enterprise to some of our strategic business partners which include Microsoft, CA Technologies and BMC. We would very much welcome the opportunity to discuss how Concentrica can shape and implement your business development...
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...Problem Formulation CRJS430 Unit 1 Discussion Board January 9, 2013 There are many ways to define research, and each is unique. Research is an organized process in which an individual is able to educate themselves by searching and obtaining information on a specific subject matter. Research consists of numerous steps, from problem formulation to a presentation of findings to a tentative conclusion. In order to successfully obtain as much accurate information as possible, you must ask yourself questions throughout your researching process. Three of these questions are vital: What are the issues that are present, or what events were occurring at the time? What is the relationship between 2 or more variables that may have created the problem? What measures determine whether one or more variables created the problem? By answering each of these questions, you will be able to widen your perspective on the topic, which allows you to use resources that you may not have originally considered. Problem formulation can be simply described as the steps prior to forming a hypothesis. It is a plan for collecting and utilizing data in order to gain the information that is needed to reach any amount of knowledge being sought regarding the subject. Problem formulation is important for numerous reasons, the vital being that the problem is the ‘foundation’ of a research study. When the problem is formulated well, you can expect to have a good study (Problem formulation, 2006). Problem...
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...Complexities Ever wondered why we create complexities for ourselves? Is it our nature like Goulish tried to tell us? All these questions could pop up into anyone’s head once he/ she really put their heads into it. Upon taking just a glance at our lives we could manage to understand that we make things more complex than they have to. Confucius once said, “Life is simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” This quote ostensibly covers the whole idea of this essay. We as humans have had rough time through our evolution; we have gone through much as a race that it has affected us to our core. Goulish explains it in his essay that it is our nature to complicate things. “Irreducible complexity seems to characterize the late twentieth century itself” (Goulish 557). Goulish seems to have a pretty good idea of what complexities are and how this trait of human beings has been us for as long as we can remember. Goulish does not hesitate to explain to his readers that making things complex is our nature. Goulish hits this spot right from the beginning of his essay, “Each time we experience a work of performance, we start over almost from nothing” (Goulish 557). Why does he say that? Goulish tells us that when we experience an act of performance we tend to look at it from the fresh eye instead of using our previous encounters in similar situations. He tells his readers that, come what may, we will look at things with the thought in our head that we have never encountered it before...
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...What are the six key elements of entrepreneurship and what is the importance of each? Motivation & Commitment: It’s important to get the basic ingredients of start-up right. People who are lending money look at the person first and foremost, so motivation is the most critical. You need to convince your bank manger you can make your business work because you’ve researched your market, you’ve costed out the business and you know where you want the business to be in 5 or 10 years time. A means of showing your commitment to the business would be to save and invest money. Abilities & skill: The second element is one of ability and skills. The individual has to have skills appropriate to the kind of business they’re proposing to run. And if they don’t have them, they should have a reliable person who can. It could be that one person knows how to run a business from an operational and management perspective, whereas another person has the technical skills to develop the product or service. Resources: The third element is resources. That’s not purely about money and equipment; it’s also about intellectual capability. (The ability to persuade others is important. Many entrepreneurs have been able to negotiate very favourable deals against the odds, when establishing their business). Strategy & vision: The fourth element is strategy and vision in terms of thinking four or five years ahead and having some idea of where that business might be in the future and putting...
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...Forum Post 1 1) What concepts or ideas from the chapter are illustrated in this article? There are numerous concepts illustrated in this article from Chapter 1. First things first, the article goes into detail about the internal as well as external factors about the NY Times as whole (i.e. the transition from physical to digital news), and provides an analysis for the reasoning behind that from Chief Executive Mark Thompson. In addition, the NY Times has strengths that are pointed out, as far as revenue growth in addition to just recently reaching 1 million digital subscribers; something that no other new company can claim. This international audience relates to the theory of globalization. Lastly, but certainly not least, this article explains about strategy being a “roller coaster.” Chapter explains how strategy is a constant work in progress, which is something the NY Times is currently undergoing. 2) For one of the concepts or ideas you identify, explain how the article serves as an illustration. For example, the article states, “the international audience is the richest target growth for digital subscription growth.” This is the perfect example of how the NY Times is identifying a target, or sector, within the audience and intentionally pursuing this target. Currently, 13 percent of the digital subscription audience is international, and they are intending to “further attract” this global crowd. 3) What question(s) about the application of this particular...
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...Why would a college want to consider my previous academic achievements before granting me admission to their college? For: 1. A 'sudent' in general is identified with his grades, and since the reason for him going to college is majoring in the subject of his choice (ideal situation), it is only essential to have some level of filtering based on past academic achievements. 2. Yes, academics are not a measure of the student's complete personality, but when all the records throughout his schooling, are combined together and then reek of brilliance, granting him/her admission is inevitable. 3. When colleges hold any form of screening processes for admissions, it is very much possible that some students who have been perorming well consistently, just don't find the right temperament that particular day. The concept of one test to decide a student's leading years is not only not justified but also very incomplete. For example, if a student is trying to get into college A, and is supposed to prepare for ATest, ATest being the screening test for college A. This means that basically whatever he/she has accomplished on the academic front before that particular test holds no value. All the hard work put into various projects, into learning innumerable concepts has gone to waste. 4. The futility of the afore-mentioned single test is what asks for the previous academic achievements to be brought into the purview of the people taking care of the admission process. Against...
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...Why is building a working knowledge of a subject critically important to the success of research writing? What is involved in this process and how can you, or should you, adapt this process to the online academic environment? Why, even as online students, is it not a good idea to consider a quick Google search good enough? When it comes to the importance of building working knowledge of a subject, it makes you have to search for the correct sources and make sure that you're getting all of the correct facts for your research papers. For my personal experience, the process is to do your normal searches, but when you click and look at a link I look for the author of said article or website I'm researching, and making sure that they are a credible source (Dr. PHD, etc.) or if they're from a trust worthy company with a solid knowledge background. A "good" Google search is not the best idea, because there are sites that claim they know their stuff, but in actuality, their facts are either incorrect or made up. Their facts may in fact be correct, but for a different subject that their article is not even about. There are also many sites that can be changed and altered by anyone. There's so many websites that anyone can change because literally everyone has access to change the information to whatever they please, so you never know if the information is truly correct if anyone has permission to change the article. Which is why I look for credible sites with credible authors, companies...
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...When studying a particular language, it seems that everyone has to carefully prepare for many things, such as many grammatical terms, new words, as well as sentence structures. In fact, as time passed people will deeply comprehend why a language has to follow several rules and some exceptions. Most people just think a language only contains few aspects such as grammar or words, which is so easy for learners to understand. In fact, there are a lot of burdens as well as difficulties which one will run into when he or she really wants to fully have a clear picture. Take English as a prime example. Obviously, English is more and more spoken around the world. In fact, there are many English levels in which one needs to realize when studying English. For example, in beginner or pre-intermediate levels, English seems to be easy for most people, because people just gain some basic words and most time they use English for only communicative purposes. However, far beyond these levels, learners will enter a much tougher level of English-studying, especially English used in many academic domains or many literary purposes. Thus, in these fields, English is no longer something easy; people have to meticulously understand how to precisely use English both in words and many grammatical points. For one thing, it is very easy to use English in many informal contexts, people feel free to express their ideas, talk about what they think and so on… Nevertheless, in some formal situations, particularly...
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...The first step of the project was to choose the kind of products we wanted to sell. Thus, we organized a short meeting via Skype. As an engineer in agronomy and life sciences (double diploma with AgroParisTech), I suggested a project in the field of agriculture, especially the fair trade part since it can be very profitable for the farmers as well as for the company. This subject seemed to interest the other members of the team, so we decided all together to build a company that would work in B to B and to settle it in Indonesia. Then we divided a bit the researches to be done, everybody choosing the most appealing part to him/her. We communicated on the results of our researches by e-mail and Evgeniia had the good idea to create a Google Document, summarizing all the different parts and what to put in them, so that everybody could share what they had found. Those two steps took us about one week. Since I noticed that things were not moving very fast at the end of the first week, I decided to set up a small schedule to plan our second meeting and to decide when everybody would give me back their slides, so that I could harmonize the whole Powerpoint document. During our second Skype meeting, we divided the slides and agreed on the most important points of our project (product, business model…). In particular, Evgeniia and Fan made a plan of the presentation with the number of slides for each point we wanted to evoke. In the end, everybody sent their slides to me (sometimes...
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