...University of Phoenix Material LaTasha Wright Reading Strategies Worksheet Identify two reading goals, one short-term and one long-term. * Long-term reading goal: Comprehending and understand the reads and learning of new words Short-term reading goal: Reading twice a day and jotting down words and understand and acknowledge the concept behind the reading Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions: * How do you currently approach the weekly readings in the course? * I attend to approach each reading every week over thinking what’s needed to be done. I attend to look at homework first. Then reading the question and seeing how many words need to be in response and then skim thru the reading that will help me respond to the questions. I never really was reading the whole chapter to learning more, just the part that is needed at the time. How might you incorporate three of the suggestions covered this week into your study time? The three suggestions I will incorporate in my study is…1. Read in a block time with short breaks in between. Reading in small blocks throughout the day increasing my comprehension and understanding to reading better and allowing it to just flow. 2.Set a reading goal. By setting a reading goal that is realistic increases my ability to read more on a daily bases and learn more words and meanings. And last 3. Jot down questions, take notes, and recite key ideas and word. Jotting...
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...ANSWER FOR EXERCISE IN ROSS’s BOOK (CHAPTER 20, page 721-722, Question 11, 12 & 20) 11. The carrying costs are the average inventory times the cost of carrying an individual unit, so: Carrying costs = (2,500/2)($9) = $11,250 The order costs are the number of orders times the cost of an order, so: Order costs = (52)($1,700) = $88,400 The economic order quantity is: EOQ = [(2T × F)/CC]1/2 EOQ = [2(52)(2,500)($1,700)/$9]1/2 EOQ = 7,007.93 The firm’s policy is not optimal, since the carrying costs and the order costs are not equal. The company should increase the order size and decrease the number of orders. 12. The carrying costs are the average inventory times the cost of carrying an individual unit, so: Carrying costs = (300/2)($41) = $6,150 The order costs are the number of orders times the cost of an order, so: Restocking costs = 52($95) = $4,940 The economic order quantity is: EOQ = [(2T × F)/CC]1/2 EOQ = [2(52)(300)($95)/$41]1/2 EOQ = 268.87 The number of orders per year will be the total units sold per year divided by the EOQ, so: Number of orders per year = 52(300)/268.87 Number of orders per year = 58.02 The firm’s policy is not optimal, since the carrying costs and the order costs are not equal. The company should decrease the order size and increase the number of orders. 20. Since the company sells 700 suits per week, and there are 52 weeks per year, the total number of suits sold is: Total suits sold = 700 × 52 = 36,400 And, the EOQ is 500 suits, so the number of orders...
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...Topic Sentences: Fact Sheet and Examples [A student sent me this explanation he found on the internet. Other students have told me the explanation was useful. My comments are in red.] A topic sentence "brings to the paragraph not only order but also unity," and it "announces the topic and an attitude toward it" (Hall 198). As Rise B. Axelrod notes, [My favorite definition:] "A topic sentence lets readers know the focus of a paragraph in simple and direct terms" (406). Sometimes we say that the topic sentence embodies the paragraph's organizing idea or its controlling idea. A topic sentence performs at least some of the following functions: 1. Announces the topic: "A polar bear walks in a way all its own." - Barry Lopez [This is the most common function for a topic sentence. In WA 2, look for the sentence that states the topic of most or all of the other sentences in the paragraph.] 2. Makes a transition from the previous paragraph: "Like sensations, ideas are neither true nor false." - Mortimer J. Adler [A more sophisticated topic sentence summarizes the topic of the last paragraph and announce the topic of the current one, which “connects” the two ideas in the reader’s mind.] 3. Asks and answers a rhetorical question: "What about motion that is too slow to be seen by the human eye? That problem has been solved by the use of the time-lapse camera." - James C. Rettie [The “ask-answer” topic sentences is effectively draws in the reader,...
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...logical thinking, and writing skills required of college students. The course prepares students for the precise and formal requirements of academic writing they will encounter in English Composition I by introducing, strengthening, and reinforcing elements of composition ranging from grammar, mechanics, and punctuation to the complexities of clear and coherent sentence, paragraph, and essay construction. II. Objectives Upon completion of this course, students will be able to A. analyze and respond critically and logically to readings. B. correctly assimilate vocabulary into writing. C. originate and construct sentences of varying complexity. D. approach writing assignments according to a process of creating, drafting, revising, and editing. E. originate and construct clear, unified basic paragraphs and essays appropriate to assignment, audience, and purpose. F. develop paragraphs and essays using various types of organizational patterns such as narration, description, examples/ illustration. G. edit paragraphs and essays with reasonable mechanical correctness. III. Topics to be Covered A. The academic paragraph/ academic essay 1. The writing process 2. Basic paragraph/...
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...High interest rates create an unwillingness to spend money. Because consumers know that they will pay more over the course of the loan, they might choose to postpone buying high items such as cars and homes. Higher interest rates cause deflation, which means the purchasing power of the dollar is stronger. Debt deflation reduces personal wealth and aggravates an economic downturn. Many parties control interest rates, including banks and, the Federal Reserve. These institutions decide which interest rates to charge to other banks, companies in need of business loans and individuals wishing to buy a mortgage. The rate charged to consumers is not compatible: While borrowers with a high credit score receive lower interest rates, people with poor credit scores receive higher interest rates. Low interest rates affect purchasing habits as well. The Federal Reserve sets a low discount rate to inspire banks to issue more loans to each other and to consumers. When consumers and businesses have easier access to credit, they spend more money. In most cases, low mortgage rates equate to more home purchases and low credit card rates cause people to spend more on credit. However, low interest rates and an increase in the money supply means the dollar weakens. Businesses that rely on foreign vendors will see an increase in the cost of production because of the changes in the exchange rate. Changing the procure routine of banks and consumers through interest rates is a long standing procedure...
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...Topic Sentence and Informal Outline Sean Heffernan GEN/195 March 06, 2012 John Borio Topic Sentence and Informal Outline It is essential to know how to write a topic sentence properly. A topic sentence conveys the main sentence of a paragraph and describes the content of the paragraph. An informal outline consists of the major and minor ideas reviewed or discussed within the literature. An informal outline organizes thoughts yet stays away from repetition. Informal Outline Although people come from different races, cultures, ages, and backgrounds, it is important for people to live a constructive and successful life at home, workplace, learning environment, and community. Personal ethics starts at home and carries over to every aspect in a person’s life. More successful people have a strong self-awareness and a strong educational background. • People need to have good ethics. • Displaying personal ethics at home carries over to school, workplace, and community. • Developing good personal ethics helps people advance personal gain and become more effective in various aspects of life. Conclusion People come from different walks of life. No mater where a person comes from, everyone at some point in his or her life needs to learn what good ethics consists of. Good ethics that begin at home progresses into other aspects of life. People who display good ethics have a better understanding of how to attain personal goals. More successful people have strong...
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...What were the outcomes of your MyFoundationsLab Path Builder? The outcomes to MyFoundationsLab path builder were, I mastered 5 of 16 topics. One of the topics I mastered was the craft of writing which I mastered on assessment. There are five topics on the craft of writing which I mastered all. Not really too sure what it means but I received a gold star in study skills, which I’m guessing means I mastered a topic. How do the skills apply to your academic life? Well if I was fortunate enough to have been a master at the craft of writing, I can see that being very good in everything I do academically. I have always been a neat freak and like my words spelled right and my sentences readable which is why I probably am proficient in this area. In everything I do on the phoenix college courses I have to write to communicate, so being able to be clear and correct will be beneficial in my grades and clarity of substance. How do the skills apply to your professional life? I am a Military Policeman my duties are that of any civilian policeman except we wear the Army uniform and only have jurisdiction on post. Every day I use my writing skills on a slow day I still take a journal of the events throughout the day. On a busy day I would have to make a case which involves taking statements from subjects, witnesses, and victims and I would also have to make a statement. All that work has to be precise and good enough to present in a court of law. It is a lot of detail and accuracy to...
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...structure, making any ingenuity to fall by the wayside. Go over the rules on how to write a general essay, and then structure your compare/contrast essay in one of the following two formats: 1. Introduction 2. Your introduction — like the five-paragraph-essay, should open generally (with a quotation, anecdote, generalization), and lead into the thesis statement. 3. Topic 1 4. This next portion of your essay (which may consist of one paragraph or several) should cover only the first topic of the comparison and contrast. Compare/Contrast essays take two topics and illustrate how they are similar and dissimilar. Do not mention topic 2 in this first portion. 5. Topic 2 6. This next portion of your essay (which may also consist of one or more paragraphs) should cover the second of the two topics. Do not discuss Topic 1 in this section. Since you have already gone into great detail about it, you may allude to Topic 1 briefly; however, do not analyze Topic 1 in this section. This portion of the paper is to discuss Topic 2 in great detail. 7. Topics 1 and 2 Together 8. Now that you have analyzed both Topic 1 and Topic 2 independently, now it is time to analyze them together. This section may also be one or several paragraphs. 9. Conclusion 10. The conclusion — like the introduction — should be a generalization of the thesis. This paragraph should express your certainty and absolute knowledge on the subject matter. You should reaffirm your thesis (essentially restate it in...
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...Jessica Gibson I think my essay could have been a lot better than what I did. My essay lacked sequential order. I feel like my sentences could have been a bit more complex also. I think my topics did address my thesis statement the correct way. My paragraphs did not have a strong closing to support my topic. My essay only had little coherence; It flowed in certain portions of the essay. I think the order of my essay could have been revised from less important to most important. I think I did have strong evidence to support my topic but I could’ve used more vivid language. I also think the essay did reflect the evidence and explained the importance. I didn’t use many transitions in the essay neither. I think I could have used more transitional words to help my essay flow better. My goal when rewriting my essay is to be as vivid as possible. I admit my rough draft had many errors but I will try my best to avoid those errors when writing my final draft. My final draft will have better sentence structure and more transitions to help my essay flow better. I will try my best to support my topics in each paragraph so my essay. My final draft should be fresh and interesting. I think I didn’t paste myself for my rough draft and was trying to get the essay done. I must learn to paste myself and take out time to get all my thoughts together to improve my essay. I will try to use some of the techniques from the class to have a successful...
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..., How to Write an Oreo Cynthia Peer Eng 098 June 17, 2015 Kristena Houghtaling List of Words * Chocolatey * Creamy * Delicious * Awesome * Satisfy Sentences Created 1. Oreos are chocolatey. 2. Their centers are creamy. 3. They are delicious with ice cold milk. 4. Chocolate cakes are awesome with crumbled Oreo cookie toppings. 5. Oreos satisfy cravings for chocolate. Topic and Concluding Sentences Oreos are a great snack for chocolate lovers. In conclusion, if anyone is looking for a chocolate snack that goes with everything, they should give Oreos a chance. Drafted Paragraph Oreos are a great snack for chocolate lovers. They are chocolatey. Their centers are creamy. They are delicious with ice cold milk. Chocolate cakes are awesome with crumbled Oreo cookie topping. Oreos satisfy cravings for chocolate lovers. In conclusion, if anyone is looking for a chocolate snack that goes with everything, they should give Oreos a chance. Final Paragraph Oreos are a great snack for chocolate lovers. They are chocolatey with a creamy center. Oreos are delicious with a glass of ice cold milk for dunking them. Chocolate cakes are awesome with crumbled Oreo cookie topping. Oreos also satisfy cravings for chocolate lovers. In conclusion, if anyone is a looking for a chocolate snack that goes with everything, they should definitely give Oreos a chance. My Experience Creating my Paragraph This was truly a fun exercise to get my brain pumping...
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... The paper will be due by November 26th, submitted via Blackboard. Grades for papers received after November 26th will be reduced by 10 points per day (100 points maximum grade). Topics for the research paper may be one of the following: 1. A discussion with your point of view on a current purchasing or supply management issue, for example: - What should purchasing managers be doing to deal with fluctuating commodity prices in the future? - How has e-Procurement impacted Purchasing’s approach to negotiating with suppliers? - Should companies continue to use outsourcing as a key purchasing strategy? - What are companies doing to create sustainable purchasing and supply management processes and products? 2. Research on how a specific company has developed new strategies and/or techniques to its supply chain and supplier relationships. IBM, Wal Mart, or Proctor & Gamble might be good choices. 3. Research on a significant purchasing issue from the past. The story of I. Lopez who headed up Purchasing at both Volkswagen and then General Motors is a good example. Topics must be approved by me in advance. Submit a brief statement of the topic and what you intend to do in terms of fact gathering, literature investigation, etc. Topics should be submitted by October 1st. Your paper should be 8 - 10 type written pages, excluding cover page, table of contents, and bibliography. Use one inch margins, 12 point font...
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...factors you have studied might have been at play in the Transact Insurance Corporation as described in the case study. * Develop a basic plan to show how Jim Leon might have used strengths-based approaches to change leadership to generate better outcomes. Although this is an individual assignment, you are welcome, indeed encouraged, to collaborate with your team mates as you explore your assigned topics and find common themes and patterns in the various OB topics explored by the group. You will use your collective learning to develop your Team Project 2 presentation and recommendations. Each team member will explore one of the following six topics. Determine early who is going to research which topic. 1. Individual Behaviour, Personality, Values (Chapter 2) 2. Perception and learning (Chapter 3) 3. Emotions, Attitudes, Stress (Chapter 4) 4. Motivation (Chapter 5) 5. Team Dynamics (Chapter 7) 6. Communication (Chapter 9) Note 1: If you have a 5 member team, do not do topic 3 (Chapter 4). Note 2: For the 7-member team, 2 people take topic 6 – Communications. This is a critical...
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...Bates adopters is this set of short video clips tied to major topics in corporate finance. The videos come in two forms: News Videos & Concept Review Videos. News Videos serve well as lecture launchers while the documentary–style Concept Review Videos allow students to hear detailed interviews on each topic with senior executives of each firm. Complete with teaching notes and assessment questions to gauge student understanding, these videos provide excellent starting points for lectures and general class discussionAvailable exclusively to Parrino, Kidwell, and Bates adopters is this set of short video clips tied to major topics in corporate finance. The videos come in two forms: News Videos & Concept Review Videos. News Videos serve well as lecture launchers while the documentary–style Concept Review Videos allow students to hear detailed interviews on each topic with senior executives of each firm. Complete with teaching notes and assessment questions to gauge student understanding, these videos provide excellent starting points for lectures and general class discussionAvailable exclusively to Parrino, Kidwell, and Bates adopters is this set of short video clips tied to major topics in corporate finance. The videos come in two forms: News Videos & Concept Review Videos. News Videos serve well as lecture launchers while the documentary–style Concept Review Videos allow students to hear detailed interviews on each topic with senior executives of each firm. Complete with teaching...
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...of situations to have access to education and maybe affordable than a traditional education. Introduction Education online has emerged with the introduction of the World Wide Web to the populace. The web has created the convenience of being [Doctoral rule (but good advice for any academic writer)--If not a noun (as in "human being"), the word "Being" is hard to imagine; it means "existing." Try to rewrite this without using "being"--with action words like "attending," "working," "living," "experiencing," simply "as"--or even removing "being" completely] able to do everything online and from the safety of your own home or office. This convenience includes shopping for anything from groceries to clothes to furniture and to researching topics for school reports, business ideas, and to meeting and making friends. Everything seems to be possible with the use of the Internet, and an...
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...Response row, write out the problem/opportunity statements for the scenario for each of the team members. Response to Task A: Generic Benchmarking—The purpose of generic benchmarking is to identify potential solutions to the problem statements defined in Task A. You will do this by looking at how companies in other industries have dealt with similar issues. Task B1: Generic Benchmarking: Topics Instructions for Task B1: In the Response row, identify the topics for which you need information in order to identify potential solutions to the problems identified in Task A. • In the Response row, list three to five topics that you will research in peer-reviewed journals, on Web sites, and in popular publications such as magazines and newspapers. • In the Response row, provide a justification for each topic. Response to Task B1: Task B2: Generic Benchmarking: Companies Instructions for Task B2: In the Response row, identify companies that have faced and addressed similar situations (successfully and unsuccessfully). • In the Response row, list two to three companies for each topic identified in Task B1. • In the Response row, identify those that have been successful and those that have been unsuccessful. • In the Response row, summarize your key findings for each company as they relate to the scenario. Response to Task B2: Task B3: Generic Benchmarking: References Instructions for Task B3: In the Response column, list each reference using APA format. Response to...
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