...Associate Level Material Appendix A Final Project Overview and Timeline Final Project Overview The final project for HUM 130 is a World Religions Report. For your project, you will choose a religion that is not your own and then visit a place of worship and interview a person of that faith. You will report your findings in an informative paper. Compare and contrast this religion with another one you are familiar with through this class. Your World Religions Report should be 2000-2,500 words in length, formatted according to APA guidelines, and contain the following elements: 1. Introduction of the religion 2. Name, location review of the site 3. Interview summary 4. Comparing and contrasting with another religion 5. Conclusion 6. References Final Project Timeline You should budget your time wisely and work on your project throughout the course. As outlined below, some CheckPoints and assignments in the course are designed to assist you in creating your final project. If you complete your course activities and use the feedback provided by the instructor, you will be on the right track to successfully complete your project. □ Suggested in Week One: Select a religion that you are not familiar with, and start the 7 Question Final Project Plan, Appendix B, which is due in Week Four. □ Suggested in Week Two: Select the location of religious site, and schedule a visit. Locate 3 sources that you can use for your project on this religion. Work on Appendix...
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...apendi Axia College Material Appendix A Meditation Worksheet Directions: Locate two resources on the Internet that explain meditation techniques. Copy and paste the Web address into the top of the matrix. After reviewing the Web site, provide a brief summary for each source. Below your summary, list two interesting facts you learned from each site. Try the techniques you located in your Internet search. Provide a brief description of what happened in your experience. Be sure to answer the two questions below the matrix also. |Web Address (URL): |http://www.freemeditations.com/ |http://meditation.org.au/class1.asp | | | | | | |Freemeditations.com uses a vast array of resources to offer meditation |Meditation.org uses several resources including active groups that participate in meditation| | |techniques for many different reasons and walks of life. Some areas they |daily to offer meditation techniques. | | |offer meditation training in are spiritual healing, stress relief, and | ...
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...University of Phoenix Material Appendix G Define the following terms: Term Definition Gender Gender is defined as the sex you are when you are born. If you are born a girl your gender is female if you were born a boy your gender is male. However it’s not just defined as when you were born some may mask the identity of their true gender as well and these folks are referred to as transsexual. Nevertheless gender is what sex you are. Sex Sex can be defined in two ways. Sex is the act two consenting adults do to have more babies as well to show their affection of love between the two consenting adults behind closed doors. Sex can also be referred to as gender. What sex is your child? He is a boy. Sexism Sexism is when a man or woman holds transgressions against the opposite sex. Such me saying you are a woman, you can’t perform the job duties of a day laborer because you’re a woman and the work is too hard for a woman. This is sexism when you don’t think the opposite sex can do the same task as yourself being man or woman. Sexual orientation Sexual orientation is the preference emotions and love you have for the opposite, same sex or even both sexes. This is when we determine ourselves straight or gay even bisexual. It’s the orientation of our sexual preference. Homophobia Homophobia is when you hate against a person that may or may not be gay. This hate is usually due to the not understanding of one’s preference and is a display of ignorance. Just because...
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...Associate Level Material Appendix A Prisoners Worksheet Complete the worksheet by writing short responses to the questions in each row. |How would you differentiate male and female |Male and female prisoners are different, and their different in many ways. Generally a| |prisoner backgrounds? Is there a better |female inmate looks to other inmates as her friends, and or family. Females also tend | |solution to prisoner background |to worry more about the people on the outside, like their children, whereas men | |classification? Explain. |generally only think about their selves and their safety. Personally I believe that a | | |better solution to prisoner background classification could be done a continuous | | |investigation. Normally once an inmate gets a classification it sticks with him/her | | |throughout their prison term. I believe an inmate’s classification should be reviewed | | |and possibly changed once a year. | |How do state and federal prisoners differ? |The biggest differences between state and federal prisons is the inmates, their | |What issues affect state versus federal |crimes, and the type of facility there in, state prisoners are in prison for crimes | |prisoners? ...
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...University of Phoenix Material Appendix B Part I Define the following terms: |Term |Definition | |Stereotypes |Unreliable, exaggerated generalizations about all members of a group that do not take individual | | |differences into account. Oversimplified image or ides of a particular person or thing. | |Prejudice |Preconceived opinion not based on reason or experience. An unfavorable opinion or feeling formed | | |without any knowledge thought or reason. | |Labeling theory | is the view of deviance according to which being labeled as a "deviant" leads a person to engage in| | |deviant behavior. Example: A teenager who is smart and in the math club is labeled a nerd or geek. | Part II Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least 3 related stereotypes for each: • Race • Ethnicity • Religion • Gender • Sexual orientation • Age • Disability |Category |Stereotype 1 |Stereotype 2 |Stereotype 3 | |Race |African Americans are good at |Asians are good at math...
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...Axia College Material Appendix F Security Manager Interview Directions Contact a security manager and conduct the interview listed in Part I (space has been provided for extra questions, should you ask any). Once the interview has been completed, answer the questions in Part II. Part I: Interview Questionnaire 1. Can you briefly describe your current position, its duties, and responsibilities? Her duties include running her department smoothly, oversee her employees, making sure everyone is up to date with security procedures, hire and discharge employees, set up training and seminars, protect the public, evaluate personnel, and make sure that all systems are working properly. 2. What is your hiring procedure like for personnel? They must go through a psychological evaluation, and a screening process. They will be asked how they would handle different procedures and given a brief description of what type of environment they will be working in. Drug screening is part of the interview also. They will have to have a background check. During the interview Samantha really likes to get to know the individual because after all this person will be representing this company. 3. Is there any type of pre-employment screening? Yes see above 4. What qualifications do you require of applicants? Must be 18 years old with no criminal convictions, high school diploma or GED, must be able to pass drug screen and background check, credit check and good driving...
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...{draw:rect} {draw:rect} {draw:rect} {draw:rect} SIEMENS IN SOUTH KOREA International Management and Organizational Behavior {draw:frame} Zainy Alvarez Alejandro Padilla Julio Gómez Rodrigo Solares l. ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS Following are South Korea’s country analysis information: {draw:frame} II. ANALYSIS OF MCN Innovation has always been one of the most important elements in Siemens' business strategy. Innovations help the cut costs, increase sales and achieve higher earnings. Nowadays, those who fail to launch the right new product on the market at the right time will be punished more severely than ever before. According to Siemens there are 3 innovation strategies when relating to time: First movers – These are highly innovative firms that rapidly react and are the first to market a new technology, application or business model. Fast followers – These are the companies that avoid risky starts and high R&D costs, but win market share by improvements in price, quality or service from the first mover companies. Trendsetter – These are the companies that succeed in establishing a new technology and disruptive technologies that can revolutionize the market in the future. This is where companies aiming to obtain high profits should be putting their efforts just like Siemens is. There are many other strategies that Siemens is pursuing in order to improve quality of life for their customers and...
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...Contents Introduction 3 PEST Analysis 4 References 8 Picture references 9 APENDIX A 10 APENDIX B 11 Introduction The coffee industry is a multi-billion dollar industry which is getting bigger and bigger each year. Coffee is a huge industry and is the second most traded product in the world after oil. Even though there is an economic crisis going on in many countries, there strong demand for coffee keeps rising. All the major companies including Starbucks are repeatedly raising prices and consumers are spending as normal. Starbucks is an international coffee chain and is the largest such company in the world. The industry that Starbucks can be placed in is within the speciality coffee industry. Starbucks total net revenues went up to $3.032 billion, up 15% on last year. As of January 2nd 2011, they have 17,009 stores worldwide operating in more than 50 different countries. Their products include coffee, hand crafted beverages, merchandise and fresh food. Within the speciality coffee industry there are many companies. Some of Starbucks competitors include 7-Eleven, Dunkin Donuts, Caribou Coffee and McDonalds which are all USA based. In the UK Starbucks main competitors would be Costa Coffee, Café Nero and McDonalds. On top of these big competitors there are countless small independently owned coffee shops. Competitors like 7-Eleven, Dunkin Donuts and McDonalds offer coffee at relatively low prices. These chains simply just sell coffee to customers who want it...
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...Master Business Administration Thesis Workshop Survey Design (6314M0227) Simone van der Steeg 5878985 s.l.vandersteeg@hotmail.com 22-10-2014 Wordcount: 796 Lecturer: Sofija Pajic Introduction The Dutch Nutrition Centre (Voedingscentrum) has published a study on the knowledge, attitude and behaviour regarding healthy eating patterns amongst the Dutch. Comparing trends of 2007, 2009 and 2011, it shows an increasing desire for a healthier eating pattern. In 2011, 41% of the population has the intention of a healthier diet, compared to 35% in 2009. 43% of the Dutch found it difficult to take on healthier eating habits in 2011, versus 37% in 2007. Over half of the consumers report that they would like more information on a healthy eating (57% in 2011 versus 35% in 2007). I use this study as a starting point for this research. Consumers would like more information to be able to make healthy choices in food. “Consumer choices for functional foods depend on how consumers perceive and understand the health and nutritional claims.”(van Trijp & Van der Lans, Ivo A, 2007).Van Trijp and Van der Lans performed a large scale research on the consumer perceptions of nutrition and health claims. The purpose of this study was to study the health benefits associated with these claims. They also looked at the type and formulation of different nutrition and health claims and dived into five claim types (content, structure-function, product, disease-risk reduction and marketing claim)...
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...Problem: (What is the key problem?) My answer: As president of Jones Blair, Mr. Barrett is conducting a meeting on how to improve growth in the company. Selling architectural paint with a dynamic value and high price has allowed the company to carry a brand worldwide and be useful to all types of painters. As a high competitor in the market, Jones Blair wants to continue their flourishing sales Customer loyalty is very important to the business, therefore selling the product at an attractive price and keeping customers happy is a priority. The key problems are: 1. Gallonage is determining how to properly market to the target customer through the assorted architectural paint coating marketplace. Her Answer: Jones Blair is a privately held corporation that produces & markets architectural paint and sundries in the southwestern U.S. The president, Mr. Barret is trying to decide where and how Jones Blair Company can deploy corporate marketing efforts among the various architectural paint coating markets served by the company Ex: As vice president of marketing for Dysk Computer, Max Leonard hold the decision to introduce a new product to the DC6900 computer line called DC6900-X. His decision is based on: 1. How are the current products DC6900-Alpha and DC6900-Omega contributing to sales? 2. Will the introduction of the new version DC6900-x cause the other products on the line to increase in sales? 3. Based on the computer line products contribution, will...
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...Cigarette Smoking; awareness, attitude among Maritime Students Presented to Maritime Education Program In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the English 4M by: Dann Vincii Sanguenza Mark Kevin Lerin Marlone Sabacajan Rechiee Jonson Charlie Alonzo Gabrinao Ronald Perez March 2013 Dedication The researcher would like to dedicate this study to: To the researcher’s family who had always been supportive throughout their studies, for the love and care they have bestowed. And to the reader’s (cadet and cadettes), may this be their guide in time. To our instructor, Mr. Jundee Roxas who never failed to teach and guide us, To the researcher’s respondents who had been eager and diligent in sharing their experiences, for the trust and accommodation. To God Almighty who is the source of everything, for giving the strength and wisdom to complete this research. Abstract This study entitles if the BSMT students are aware about the danger in smoking and their awareness the researcher decided to qualifi all year levels to get their age and gender. The researcher make a guide questionnaire to determine if most of the BSMT students are engaged in smoking and if they know the risk and the reason behind. The answer would be based in their observation, perceptions and experience. This research will use a survey method for it is the most appropriate to gather the information needed. Rationale of the...
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...Table of Contents Introduction 3 Examples of the buying guides 3-4 General information and definitions 4 Hypothesis test 6 APENDIX A 10 The scatter graph of Mustang Price vs. Convert 10 The scatter graph of Mustang Price vs. Age 10 The scatter graph of Mustang Price vs. Miles 10 The scatter graph of Mustang Price vs. Transmission Type 10 The scatter graph of Mustang Price vs. Cylinders 10 The scatter graph of Mustang Price vs. Color 10 The scatter graph of Mustang Price vs. Grand Tourers 10 How much I want to spend. TO: Tom Jones, Owner of Tom’s Used Cars DATE: 7/26/2011 SUBJECT: Analysis of asking car prices (Used Mustangs) Please find below the results of the analysis of the asking prices of used cars with different characteristics. Introduction Buying cars is one of the most critical things in our life. We need to research different categories before we spend our dollars, and we must establish buying guides. Examples of the buying guides are: 1) I have to know exactly how 2) I have to know what car I want and what car meet my criteria. These guides will help us decide how much you can afford to spend, whether you should look at a fancy car or regular car, whether you should look at car with grand tourer (GT) or without grand tourer, style, transmission type and a myriad of other factors. The borderline that we agreed on as a team is the car reliability, quality, performance, and power. On this specific case study we would like to study...
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...rganization theory is about ideas and principles that flow within an association on how work can be done by investigating through different perspective. It is important to study organization as improvements can be carried out to make sure organizations are performing efficiently through developing the organizations structure and mission statement. (Developing an enabling organisational culture, changing organisational culture.). (See Apendix A for some applications of organizational Theory). There are three major perspectives-modernism, symbolic interpretive, and postmodernism to look at organisation which provide broad frameworks to guide our thinking and research. In this essay paper, an effort has been made in discussing how the three perspectives assist us in achieving more comprehensive understanding of complex organisation phenomena- culture within organisation.Organization culture has been defined very differently in the literature. All definition agrees that organizational culture has something to do with the people in the organization, their relations with each other and their thoughts. Some academics stress the uniqueness of each organization’s culture. Organizational culture is a popular but also a very complex concept that has been identified as an influential factor affecting the successes and failures of organizations. Culture is a very versatile concept, and there are many controversies in both defining and applying it. Therefore, this paper reviews different perspection...
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...Amazon’s Success Matthew Stansich Cardinal Stritch University Basic Marketing 03/28/2014 Amazon’s Success Amazon knows the customers better than anyone. They specifically cater to their primary target market and through leading the way in using customer relationship management (CRM) systems. CRMs store data on each customer in a large database. This database helps Amazon to know “what customers are looking at, what they buy, and what they don’t want to buy” (Perreault, 2014). They do this better than anyone through the use of CRMs, as well as know which customers to cater to, and having a very easy-to-use website for their retail consumers. The company caters to four primary customer sets: consumers, sellers, enterprises, and content creators. They serve consumers through their retail websites. Amazon designed its websites to enable the sale of millions of unique products and services; some of these products and services are Amazon's, while others are sourced from third party vendors. They offer merchandise at the lowest possible prices by adopting an everyday low product pricing strategy, and also through free shipping offers, including membership in Amazon Prime. Another big segment of the company is their order fulfillment service. Amazon fulfills customer's orders through its fulfillment centers and warehouses, which are located in the U.S. and other foreign countries. In certain countries, Amazon operates through co-sourced and outsourced provisions for...
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...JD Wetherspoons Case study: How can Planning and Control help to meet customer Demand? Contents: Introduction. Page 2. What customer demand do Wetherspoons pubs face? (Part 1a). Page 2. How can Wetherspoons control demand and plan to meet it? (Part 1b). Page 2. How well does Wetherspoons currently manage it’s supply and demand? Page 4. (part 1c). References. Page 4. Apendix. Page 5. This report is written about J.D.Wetherspoons. J.D.Wetherspoons is a managed pub company. Wetherspoons pubs are usually found in urban and suburban areas, and are renowned for offering cheap food and drink, no music and some would say no atmosphere. Wetherspoons turnover has increased every year since they began in 1979, and shows no signs of levelling out. Wetherspoons was founded by Tim Martin who remains director of the company today. This report aims to look at customer demand in Wetherspoons pubs, and how Wetherspoons can plan for and control this demand. What customer demand do Wetherspoons pubs face? (Part 1a) There is no doubt that J.D.Wetherspoons has a high volume of customer demand, with revenue of £1,972.1 million last year between 860 pubs (JD Weatherspoons annual report 2012). There are real ale festivals and 428 Wetherspoons pubs achieved 100% from cask masque for the quality of their ales (http://www.jdwrealale.co.uk/guide/cask-marque, 25/11/2012). But pubs are no longer about simply selling...
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