...I enjoy seeing others discover new things, and playing the role of the teacher in that discovery is something that I have been always drawn to. Initially I saw the teacher as a provider of information and the students as receivers. I was constantly correcting and adjusting the students to fit into the box I was attempting to build for them. I slowly began to realize that each student had their own box, and it was up to me as the teacher to inspire each of them to build his or her own box. What I still struggle with is not controlling the development of each box and figuring out where my place is in every student’s effort to build his or her box. I have several beliefs about education that deal with the teacher-student relationship and the best practices for learning to take place. Teaching and learning to me are pieces that all people experience throughout the process of growing. Teaching is the passing of information that influences behavior, and learning is the receiving of information and figuring out how to put it to use. What I realize is that as I the teacher interact with students there is an exchange of information. I was not always aware of this exchange. I focused on my role as the teacher believing that pushing information to the students and adjusting him or her if they did not implement it the way I thought he or she should. Understanding and being willing to open myself to the two way communication with the student has allowed me to adjust to the students...
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...that large corporations use to get the results they want. "...every company has a box - a set of procedural, financial and cultural controls to which members of the company must conform... box CEOs...instead of using personnel development...use control systems. Many of these executives say that 'building frameworks' and 'drawing boundaries' are their primary responsibilities. In other words, they create explicit rules and rewards for acceptable behaviors, outcome and results." (Harvard Business Review On Leadership) Many of us have spent a number of years working in such an environment, where being in a box and being controlled was the way managers, supervisors and other so-called leaders got people to do what they wanted those people to do. Now, you may disagree with me, but leadership in its truest and best form is not the process of getting people to do what you want them to do, it's about getting people to want to do what you want them to do. Leadership is not about putting people in a box and controlling them with procedures, chain of command regulations and job description sheets that define and limit the use of human imagination, creativity and personal initiative, it is about unleashing people from such controls so they can discover the joy of being responsible and accountable to themselves. All those limits placed upon human performance so that people stay inside of a box of...
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...Butch's Box Shop Case Study “Butch's Box Shop” is something which we can see on daily basis. Most of the business owners and managers are facing hard times at some point in their career either because of the economy or because of the progress and competition, just like what happened to the “Butch's Box Shop. That does not mean that they need to give up and close the company, it means exact opposite. In my opinion, and based on many examples, those kind of situations actually helps to build better business and bring up revenues to the levels where they never been before. I believe that if you try hard enough you can do anything. First of all, remember if you had profitable company for many years which you build up from scratch, it already means something. Of course, breathing new life into a business takes a solid plan and determination. The most important task is to clearly define why the business is dying. In “Butch's Box Shop” case they already knew what was wrong. One of their biggest asset- wooden box factory was slowly but surely pushed out of business by cardboard and plastic. Simply, from their customers point of view those were better alternatives for them due to the price and usage. I believe they should not even spend resources on marketing for the wooden boxes, because no matter what marketing strategy they would use, cardboard and plastic boxes are just better for storing things like food and they cannot change that. What they can do is to come up with new...
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...Along with all these business type subjects, they also have to remember how they are managing the business they are creating. Moving on to woodworking as a hobby. Woodworking as a hobby can create a fulfilling or satisfied feeling, it’s a type of art, can lower stress, can collect other crafter’s items, make gifts for family, and everyone has to be safe making products or crafts. As someone is woodworking, they can find a fulfilling feeling or a satisfying feeling from just doing it. (Davis 1) Woodworking is also a type of art. Many people think woodworking isn’t not art because it’s not on a canvas or not painted. Anything can be art if someone look at it in the right prospective. Even though, it is a type of art, which lowers stress, woodworking lowers stress levels too, because they are working with their hands...
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...LabVIEW Getting Started with LabVIEW TM Getting Started with LabVIEW June 2010 373427G-01 Support Worldwide Technical Support and Product Information ni.com National Instruments Corporate Headquarters 11500 North Mopac Expressway Austin, Texas 78759-3504 USA Tel: 512 683 0100 Worldwide Offices Australia 1800 300 800, Austria 43 662 457990-0, Belgium 32 (0) 2 757 0020, Brazil 55 11 3262 3599, Canada 800 433 3488, China 86 21 5050 9800, Czech Republic 420 224 235 774, Denmark 45 45 76 26 00, Finland 358 (0) 9 725 72511, France 01 57 66 24 24, Germany 49 89 7413130, India 91 80 41190000, Israel 972 3 6393737, Italy 39 02 41309277, Japan 0120-527196, Korea 82 02 3451 3400, Lebanon 961 (0) 1 33 28 28, Malaysia 1800 887710, Mexico 01 800 010 0793, Netherlands 31 (0) 348 433 466, New Zealand 0800 553 322, Norway 47 (0) 66 90 76 60, Poland 48 22 328 90 10, Portugal 351 210 311 210, Russia 7 495 783 6851, Singapore 1800 226 5886, Slovenia 386 3 425 42 00, South Africa 27 0 11 805 8197, Spain 34 91 640 0085, Sweden 46 (0) 8 587 895 00, Switzerland 41 56 2005151, Taiwan 886 02 2377 2222, Thailand 662 278 6777, Turkey 90 212 279 3031, United Kingdom 44 (0) 1635 523545 For further support information, refer to the Technical Support and Professional Services appendix. To comment on National Instruments documentation, refer to the National Instruments Web site at ni.com/info and enter the Info Code feedback. © 2003–2010 National Instruments Corporation. All rights reserved. ...
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...The protection plan that I would create for the Box turtle would be an awareness plan to make sure that the inhabitants of the area were the box turtles live are aware of how box turtles live and also know how they can do their part. The awareness plan will educate people that “Box turtles rarely bite, but be gentle with them and avoid touching their head” (biodavidson, 2014). Usually when people are made aware of a problem and are provided a solution they usually comply, especially when they value something. The box turtle; in a lot of areas is taken in by families as a pet. Most people probably think that when they take them as pets they are doing them a favor but when they take them out of their habitat they are actually stressing them out to the point were they cannot reproduce most of the time. The action plan would be to educate everyone, the young preschoolers, elementary, middle school and high school students to be well aware of what type of habitat that the box turtles should live in as well as what type of care box turtles need. The action plan education plan would explain the importance of not taking box turtles as pets, never to release box turtles back into the wild unless the person knows exactly were in the wild the box turtle came from, explain the importance of letting the box turtle cross the road or helping the turtle cross, by picking it up and helping it cross to the other side. Explain that if a box turtle nests in a persons yard, the people should...
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...Abstract: Kanban is a Japanese term which means “visible record”. This is the term used in production and inventory control systems and methods which help us find out the answer or questions like: what parts to manufacture, when to start manufacturing, when to stop manufacturing, how many to manufacture and where to deliver them to. Kanban works on a pull systems to automatically schedule more production without intervention of Supervision nor Planning & Scheduling Department personnel. Kanban works for higher volume , repetitive products where setup time is short and there is great deal of demand certainty. A pull system has advantages over push system, 1:It can be observed easily unlike push system 2: Efficiency: Pull system is efficient as compared to push system, 3:Variability: There is less variability in a pull system as compared to a push system because a pull system regulate the fluctuation of WIP levels while a push system does not, 4: Robustness: A pull system is less sensitive to error than a push system is. The main focus of the article is on maintaining a constant flow of production using kanban signals and hence minimize waste of excessive inventories where no production will be initiated before a specific customer order into picture. INTRODUCTION: A Kanban inventory is often seen in accordance with Lean Manufacturing and Just-In-Time philosophies. The purpose of a Kanban inventory system is to have minimum inventory levels, and to keep...
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...project turned out to be one of my proudest accomplishments of 2010. If you've cracked open your PC before to install a new hard drive or TV capture card, but you've never built a whole new system from the ground up, it's not as difficult as you might think. Here are my notes for first-timers who want to build instead of buy their next computer. Why Build Instead of Buy "But computers are so cheap these days," you say. "Why waste the time and energy building your own system when you can get a great machine fully assembled and shipped to your door?" That's a great question. Building your own PC will not save you time. It might save you money, but that's not even the best reason to do it. For me, it was a fantastic hands-on educational experience. It gives me a deep sense of satisfaction every single day when I press the power button on my tower, watch it light up, and know that I plugged in the wire that goes from that light to the motherboard. Building your PC takes the mystery out of what's going on inside that black box you spend hours on per day. There are other good reasons to build instead of buy, too. With your own build you can customize your system just how you like and make your perfect media center or gaming machine. You can save money if...
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...activity slides. 1. Briefly explain how scientists draw relationships between organisms based on shared anatomical features. The more anatomical features organisms share the more likely they are to be closely related. 2. How are DNA sequences used to deduce evolutionary relationships? Scientists look for similarities and differences in the dna sequences to determine relationships. 3. What is one advantage of building phylogenetic trees using DNA comparisons rather than anatomical features? It is more objective to use DNA comparisons. 4. Watch the video clip on slide 3 and then draw a simple tree illustrating the evolutionary relationships between gorillas, chimpanzees, humans, and orangutans. 5. Watch the short video on slide 4. How has biotechnology affected the process of building phylogenetic trees from DNA sequences? It has made it possible to see everything as sequence and therefore draw the parallels between related organisms. 6. What do evolutionarily related organisms share? They share a common ancestor with an ancestral DNA sequence. 7. What are two common types of mutations? SNPs and indels 8. Explain the difference between distantly related and closely related organisms in terms of their DNA sequences. Closely related organisms have less differences in their DNA sequences than distantly related ones because of the amount of time it takes for mutations to build up in the DNA sequences. 9. Define...
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...have designed plenty of space for roosting, nesting and roaming. CLEANLINESS / EASY TO MAINTAIN – We have designed it in such a way that it is easy to maintain, requiring only occasional cleaning that can be done VERY quickly and easily. All corners of the coop can be reached for cleaning without bending over or going inside. ATTRACTIVENESS – As you can see from some of the included photos, we have designed and built a coop that actually adds to the aesthetics of your property! Your friends and neighbors will appreciate and adore your new coop while adding charm and character to your landscape. QUALITY – This is a sturdy, solid, long lasting and quality design. You want your work to last for years to come. You don’t want to build something that you will have to constantly fix and repair. Our durable design will withstand the elements of your climate. PROTECTION FROM PREDATORS – The entire coop was designed keeping in mind that there are critters out there that would like to get to your chickens. This design is virtually critter-proof! COMFORTABLE CHICKENS – This design will keep the inside of the coop dry from the rain or snow. It is well ventilated to help keep odors to a minimum yet free from draft. Hens have private laying quarters and plenty of roosting space. COMMON BUILDING MATERIALS – All of the materials used for building this coop are commonly and readily available at almost any hardware store. We have also been careful to use quality, yet low-cost...
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...3 Ways to Improve Your Targeted Marketing with Analytics Introduction Targeted marketing is a simple concept, but a key element in a marketing strategy. The goal is to identify the potential customers who are most likely to buy what you are selling. Once you have identified this target group of people, you can focus your marketing efforts in their direction. This process could substantially decrease marketing costs. In this tutorial, you will use data from a Portuguese banking institution whose goal is to cut down on their telemarketing costs1. They want to call only the clients most likely to subscribe to a long-term deposit. By using modern data mining approaches (TreeNet, MARS, and RandomForests), you will build a model to successfully identify which customers to target and explore the characteristics of this market. Tutorial 1) Open SPM®: 1 [Moro et al., 2014] S. Moro, P. Cortez and P. Rita. A Data-Driven Approach to Predict the Success of Bank Telemarketing. Decision Support Systems, Elsevier, 62:22-31, June 2014 2) Click the folder shortcut to open a data file: 3) Locate bank.csv (or your chosen file name) and click Open. The Activity Window, pictured below, will appear: This file contains 41,188 records of telemarketing calls at the Portuguese bank. On the left side of the Activity Window, you can see the variables in the data file. These include attributes of the prospect (i.e. age, marital status, education), economic indicators (i...
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...Unit 3: Marketing Assignment Task 1 "Marketing is the management process responsible for identifying, anticipating and sufficient customer requirements beneficially." http://www.getin2marketing.com/discover/what-is-marketing This means the ideas, the brand, how you communicate, the design, print process, measuring effectiveness, market research and the psychology of consumer behaviour all count as part of the bigger picture of ‘marketing’. It is a process and not just the production of a single piece of promotional material. Secondly, it is all about satisfying customer needs and those companies that anticipate the needs and respond to them first and/or best will win. Thirdly, the marketing department does not have exclusive rights over this process. A good marketer will ensure all departments within a company have input into this process. Lastly this process has to be profitable for the company. The following describes the four P's of marketing: Products are the goods and services that the business provides for sale to your target market. When developing a product they should consider quality, design, features, packaging, customer service and any subsequent after-sales service. It also refers to the variation in a product range e.g. Cadburys has dairy milk Oreo, dairy milk whole nut etc. Place is in regards to distribution, location and methods of getting the product to the customer. This includes the location of your business, shop front, distributors, logistics...
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...1. How can design for logistic concepts be used to control logistics costs and make the supply chain more efficient? Design for logistics is a series of concepts in the field of supply chain management involving product and design approaches that help control logistics cost and increase customer service levels. The concepts include the three key components, Economic, Packing and Transportation, Concurrent and Parallel Processing, and Standardization. EPT is the most obvious involved designing products so that they can be efficiently packed and stored. When transport systems are efficient, they provide economic and social opportunities and benefits that result in positive multipliers effects such as better accessibility to markets, employment and additional investments. When transport systems are deficient in terms of capacity or reliability, they can have an economic cost such as reduced or missed opportunities. Efficient transportation reduces costs, while inefficient transportation increases costs. Because the movement of freight has changes in economic systems at the global, regional and local scales, Hewlett Packard (HP) must find a way to make movement of good in their supply chain more efficient and less expensive. HP must adopt the “cube out” method in their transport trucks and when packing international containers. When their products are loaded into an international container, they may “weight out” - reach the allowed over the road weight when mounted on a chassis...
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...develop these systems. 3. What are the 8 stages in SDLC? 1. System Investigation * Feasibility study determines the probability of success of proposed system’s development project. Includes … * Technical feasibility (will we be able to build the system?) * Economic feasibility (how much will it cost to build the system and how much will it benefit us?) * Behavioral feasibility (if we build the system, will it be accepted and used?) 2. Systems Analysis * Examines the business problem(s) that the organization plans to solve with information systems * Determines what the new system must do by examining: * Strengths and weaknesses of the existing system * Functions that the new systems must have to solve the business problem(s) * User information requirements for the new system * Develops initial working relationship with current end users 3. Systems Design * Describes how the system will fulfill the user requirements * Develop both logical design and physical design * Output => technical design or system specification… * system outputs, inputs, and user interfaces * hardware, software, databases, telecommunications, personnel, and procedures * how these components are integrated * Factors to consider during make-or-buy decision * On-time/On-budget * Full functionality * User acceptance...
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...Page 1 Executive Summary Edmunds Corrugated Parts & Services is a company based in Virginia U.S. owned by Larry Edmund which provided precision machine parts and service to the domestic corrugated box industry. Two decades ago, Larry’s grandfather loaned him the money to start the business. Its first factory was a barn which has been the family’s Shenandoah Valley farm. Today, he operates from 50,000 square-foot factory located near I-81 just a few miles from that old barn. Edmunds Corrugated Parts & Service Co.’s sales surged past the $10 million mark awhile back and it was certain that this company was well-positioned for steady growth. Edmunds’s formidable market share based on its reputation for reliability and exceptional, personalized service was holding steady at 75percent. SWOT Analysis Edmund is still holding steady market share at 75 percent based on its reputation for reliability and exceptional, personalized service although that revenue are beginning to show clear signs of stagnation. In additional, all of the employees are hardworking and loyal to the company. Company provided precision machine parts and service to domestic corrugate box industry, still enjoys a dominant market share and is showing a profit .Edmund operates from a 50000 square-foot factory located near I-81 just a few miles from that old barn. Edmund’s original employees are nearing retirement and replacing these skilled workers is going to be difficult because young people are much more likely...
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