...Course Syllabus Sociology 100 Introduction to Sociology Course Start Date: Course End Date: Cohort: SF02FYS1 Facilitator Information Your Name aarono’brien@email.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) (510)274-5261 (PST) Facilitator Availability I encourage you to post questions in the OLS forums, which I check at least once a day. You can also reach me by phone any day from 10am through 8pm. For emergencies, when you are not able to gain access to messages on the Online Learning System (OLS), please send a message to my personal email address. In the event a third party needs to contact me, please direct them to my contact information listed under "facilitator information." No third party should use your login credentials to gain access to the classroom. Where to Go to Class: Your Course Forums Main: This is the main forum for the class and is where you may ask questions between class meetings. It has read-and-write access for everyone. Chat-Room: This is a read-and-write access forum. It is designed as a place to discuss issues not related to the course content. Course-Materials: This is a read-only forum, which means you can read messages here but cannot send any. This is where I will post the course syllabus and materials. Learning-Team-A, B, C, D, E and F: These six Learning...
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...Week 2 Assignment Monica Callis, Week 2 Assignment The four functions of management can be affected by internal and external factors such as globalization, technology, innovation, diversity, and ethics. The functions of management are not immune to these factors no matter how big or small the organization. Even an organization as large and complex as Apple is affected by these factors. Globalization Globalization has become a key factor for large corporations to excel above the competition. Who would have thought that the production of a computer being made in a garage in 1976 would have emerged into sales being over $750 million by 1982 shortly following Apple being incorporated in 1977? Globalization had to be a major influence to Apple’s revenue. It is known that globalization brings greater opportunity to a broader market while promoting competitors that will require a superior level of competence for any organization that will take advantage of it. Apple has made great profit by globalizing their company. Annual reports show that international sales take the lead in bringing in sales and are continuing to rise which is the result of good management. From my understanding, Apple had been trying to market Korea with their products for a long time since Korean market for the Cellular phone and mp3 market had been rising rapidly. The iPhone was the only phone that could not get into Korean market. They had studied the audience and the market very well and finally...
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...XACC/291 – Week 2 Assignment Thank you for using ACCNerd.com! Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or need additional help with this assignment. Complete Exercises E9-1, E9-7, & E9-12 and P9-7B E9-1 (A). The cost principle states that assets must be recorded at the cost at which they were acquired. Although plant assets can fluctuate in fair market value, their book value will remain consistent. Companies must compute the total deprecation of the asset and allocate it over the useful life of the asset. (B). 1)$5000-Land 2) $200- Equipment 3) $850-Equipment 4) $17,500-Land Improvements 5) $250-Equipment 6) $8000-Equipment 7) $900-Equipment 8) $75-Equipment E9-7 (A) 1. Cost - | Salvage Value = | Depreciation Cost | $30,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $28,000.00 | Depreciation Cost / | Useful Life= | Annual depreciation expense | $28,000.00 | 8 | $3,500.00 | 2011= $26,500 2012= $23,000 2. Depreciation cost | Total Units of activity | Depreciation cost per unit | $28,000.00 | 100000 | $0.28 | Depreciable cost per unit | Units of activity during the year | Annual depreciation expense | $0.28 | 15000 | $4,200.00 | 2011= 25,800 2012= 21,600 3. Book Value at Beginning of Year | Declining Balance rate | Annual Depreciation Expense | $30,000.00 | 25.00% | $7,500.00 | 2011=22,500 2012= 16,875 (B) 1. Book Value 1/1/2011 $30,000 Less: Salvage Value $2,000 Depreciable Cost $28,000 Remaining...
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...Ingredients 2.5 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup sugar 2 sticks of cold butter, cut into small pieces 3-4 tablespoons of colored nonpareils or sprinkles Instructions Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In food processor with knife blade attached, pulse flour and sugar until combined. Add butter and pulse until dough begins to come together. Place dough in a large bowl. With hand, gently knead in nonpareils or sprinkles until evenly blended and dough forms a ball. On lightly floured waxed paper, pat dough into 2 equally sized rectangles; freeze 20 minutes. Cut dough into 1-inch squares. Place squares, 1/2 inch apart, on an ungreased large cookie sheet. Bake cookies 18 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned on bottom. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool. Store cookies in tightly covered container at room temperature up to 1 week, or in freezer up to 3 months Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies – Yields 20 Sandwich Cookies 1/2 cup (135 gr) butter 1/2 cup (125 gr) light brown sugar 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 1 large egg 1 2/3 cups (250 gr) unbleached all purpose flour 1/2 cup cocoa powder 2 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon espresso powder Filling 1/2 cup (115 gr) butter 1/4 cup (50 gr) shortening 1 3/4 - 2 cups (230 grams) confectioners’ sugar 2 tablespoons milk 1 tsp mint A toothpick prick of red colour paste/gel 6 mini candy canes, crushed Instructions: 1) Preheat oven to 350F. In a medium bowl sift together...
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...Learning Team A Discussion Beverly Stallings, Aja Cancela, Terry Cardenas LAW/421 September 2, 2013 Neha Bhatia Learning Team “A” Discussion Team “A” learned in week two the differences between substantive, procedural, criminal, civil, common, and statutory law. This paper provides differences and examples of these types of laws. Substantive Law Substantive Law is what deals with an individual’s personal rights, known as “real property” in which the rights are regulated in this arena. An example of these laws discussed during the week was the case of Mary and the neighbor. Mary was negligent when using the trimmer and the neighbor suffered a loss. Substantive law provides the neighbor with the right to collect damages and procedural law is the structure for collecting restitution. Procedural Law Procedural Law provides the structure that is used for setting up guidelines for pursue of the rights of substantive. It is utilized for description of the guidelines and rules set in the aspects of a governmental case pre, during, or post of the trial. This law may be utilized in proceeding of criminal, civil and administrative to help in the structure of how the mentioned proceeding will be handled. Included but not limited in the law may be the selection of jury, the set jurisdiction and the limitation of the statue. These laws of procedural differ in the kind of court proceedings as the courts individually have a particular set of laws. The main objective of these...
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...Starbucks WEEK 2 Starbucks New Market Entrance Starbucks strategic goal is to increase market share of the non-coffee drinker; they have begun by introducing an extension of a product line targeted to this segment. To ensure market growth, Starbucks has repositioned one of its current products, the Frappuccino line, this product has been extended to include 3 new flavors; Double Chocolate Chip Crème, Vanilla Bean Crème, and Strawberries & Crème, introduced throughout the summer months. Faced with the challenge of entering a new competitive market Starbucks must compete to retain brand recognition of its primary products, yet increase awareness of its new product line. Situation Analysis Company Starbucks is the leading retailer for roaster and brand specialty coffee in the world (See Figure 1). It has over 7,500 stores, which are located in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and the Middle East . Besides high quality coffee drinks, Starbucks sells bottled coffee drinks, such as Frappuccino® and Starbucks DoubleShot™. Starbucks revenue is growing by 20% a year and is opening approximately three stores every day. Starbucks is capable of managing its successful operations by having steady market growth. It achieved this by financing through their cash flow instead of franchising, selling stock or increasing their financial leverage . Its strategy to success is “blanket an area completely.” This approach is to “cuts down on delivery and management costs, shortens customer...
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...Week 2 Questions 12.A. Equal –interval is a variable in which the numbers stand for approximately equal amounts of what is being measured. Example: A person’s GPA same difference between 3.0 and 3.5. B. Rand order is a variable in which the numbers stand only for relative ranking. Example: Student’s standing in his or her graduating class C. Nominal is a variable in which the values are categories. Example: a study of human gender. Male and Female D. Ratio Scale is a scale of measurement of data which permits the comparison of difference of values; a scale having a fixed zero value. (Collins English Dictionary,(2003) Example: A long jump runner has to jump from a line (O) and jump as far as he or she can ( scale to x). E. Continuous, there are in theory an infinite number of values between any two values. Example: A person’s height and/or weight. 15. On excel attachment 19. on excel attachment 20. 21. (a). A frequency table is frequently used effectively to make sense of the data which has been put together and to present any kind of signs which might arise. Table 1-10 is proof of specific groups undertake some rivalry 58% of the time, and either no rivalry or a great deal of rivalry quite correlated (20%-22%). By utilizing a frequency table you can observe the trend of rivalry which the group usually encounters. The table assists make sense of the percentages and quantities which exist in the data which was collected. Without the utilization of the...
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...Currently, I approach weekly course reading material in a fairly unconventional way. My weekdays are usually incredibly hectic between my job of working with my clients and my day to day personal life with my children, so finding any quality reading time is hard during the day time hours. I generally have all reading material downloaded to my laptop in advance as we all should so I can get in a bit of reading time during my break time and my clients nap time. The problem with this is, even though it is quiet and my break time, there is still quite a bit of activity going on around me having to deal with small odds and ends, breaking any concentration I have and understanding of the text. I do get a small amount of time in peace when I get home and right before the kids get home after school in which I use to get in some reading and study time. This time is definitely quality time as my concentration is at its greatest and I can get something done. The night hours, usually after dinner, is where things have been really difficult as this is the time where the bulk of my study and reading time is. Thankfully my fiancée has begun to rectify this problem for me (when he is home from work himself) by keeping the kids busy with various things and away from me during this time so I can actually get quite a bit done in peace and...
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...Auditing, Attestation, and Assurance Services Thing 1, Thing 2, Thing 3 ACC/491 February 25, 2013 Professor Thing Auditing, Attestation, and Assurance Services In the early part of the 1960s, research scientists, as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency, generated the concept that it was possible to create a globally interconnected collection of computers. Through this experiment, it was envisioned that everyone who could would be able to access data and programs quickly from any site (Elon University, 2013). Flashing forward to the world of today only five decades later, today’s world lives the benefits of these early visionaries. The database available for use by decision makers gives easy access to vast amounts of raw or filtered information. Access doors are computers, once filling a warehouse facility to do simple calculations, today available with unlimited information in a device smaller than an average hand. Amidst this quickly expanding information, available through the Internet and through other sources, the need is substantial for the reliability, the credibility, timeliness, and the relevance of the data. The better the quality of the information, the better off management, investors, and the agencies that regulate them are to make more informed decisions. The roles played by auditing, attestation, and assurance services help bridge the credibility and timeliness...
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...top-level logic, you can design each individual process. This step-wise refinement process allows you to conceptualize a vague problem into increasing levels of details to actually generate a working program. This point is important because the step-wise refinement process is used throughout the entire program development—each new piece of information is based on, and is a refinement of, the information uncovered in the previous step. For this week’s CheckPoint, you will refine the IPO table into a complete design, as demonstrated on pp. 80 & 83 in Ch. 2 of Prelude to Programming. Additionally, refer also to the Input and Output Process Example in Appendix B to see how more detailed analysis and design relates to the previously constructed IPO chart. The following information demonstrates all the items you need to develop your programming assignments and the final project. Analysis Process: 1. Get user input. 2. Find the room...
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...When working in teams it may be difficult at times to produce output due to conflicts that may arise. A common reason for conflict in team settings is when there is lack of trust between team members. When a disagreement or miscommunication occurs within the team, this is the point where an alternative dispute resolution should be administered to resolve these issues among learning team members. Alternative dispute resolutions are various processes that can be used to litigate an issue. Some of the areas of alternate dispute resolution consist of negotiation, mediation and arbitration. In a learning team setting, the best alternative dispute resolution to use is mediation because it allows the team members to give their opinions and interact with others more efficiently. When it comes to mediation, team members will have the opportunity to tell their side of the issue and others will be able to pinpoint the problem, gather ideas and come up with a solution. In a team setting there are many reasons why mediation may be needed. Mediation will help the personality conflicts within the team, miscommunication between team members, equal workloads and time constraints on projects. In a team setting the process leading to the use of an alternate dispute resolution always begins with a problem. Once the problem is identified, an attempt to try and fix the problem through discussion should follow and this is when it will be discovered that the issue is in need of an alternate dispute...
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...Geraidia Jackson 1. Form and write a working definition of hydraulic fracturing that demonstrates familiarity with how hydraulic fracturing is actually performed; distinguish gas and oil fracturing (25-50 words). Show where hydraulic fracturing is currently underway in the United States; in Europe; and in South America. (25-50 words) With the rising needs of fuel shale gas has become very important energy source to the United States. “Hydraulic fracturing refers to the procedure of cracking fractures in rocks and rock formations by injecting a mixture of sand and water into the cracks to force underground to open further. The larger fissures allow more oil and gas to flow out of the formation and into the well bore, from where it can be extracted. Hydraulic fracturing has resulted in many oil and gas wells attaining a state of economic viability, due to the level of extraction that can be reached.” http://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/hydraulic-fracturing.asp Oil actually refers to any viscous liquid that is not soluble in either water or alcohol. Natural gas is lightweight, colorless, odorless substance that is made up of primarily methane. Oil comes from the ground created over millions of years of pressure being exerted on organic substances. Natural gas can be found underground often in associated oil fields. http://www.differencebetween.net/object/difference-between-oil-and-natural-gas/ Places where hydraulic fracturing is currently in progress is Australia...
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...Film 101 Mansour Week 4 – The Foreign Film (400 Blows, 1959) French New Wave (1959-1964) BREAKDOWN FROM CH 10 READING Origins Early French Cinema of 1930’s A period of Poetic realism which meant treating everyday life with emotional sensitivity, showing us how the hardships or highs/lows are supposed to FEEL Jean-Paul Sartre, philosopher with existentialist philosophies: Artists should rebel against societal constraints Responsibility for their own actions Create their own world Alexander Astruc French film critic who said filmmaker needs to use all aspects of camera as a pen Compares it to a novelist and his novel French documentary filmmaking, called “cinema verite” of the 1960’s featuring: Portable camera equipment to make films mobile and flexible Rough, intimate look Informal framing, unsettled camera work British Free Cinema/Italian Neorealism Influence of surrounding film movements in Europe which used Advanced narrative structure Focus on real stories about real people New Wave Tenets Developed by Film theorist Andre Bazin Realism Realistic depiction of everyday life as opposed to exaggerated Hollywood style Mise-en-scene Meaning focusing the elements within the frame Characters, background, ANYTHING in the frame Authorship Director’s style – his vision/perspective Soon-to-be called “Auteur Thoery” New Wave Film Traits (moves away from traditional film making) Unsettled camera movement Unusual angles Addressing the camera Improvisational Rejecting traditional linear...
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...blame for this mistake will be felt truly. When looking at the profile of those students who are working and at the same time is studying, you would notice that they never dare wasting their time. For them, every second counts. Make an observation and you will find out that almost all of the working students are working too hard to finish their studies. For them, wasting their effort, time and money is such a big mistake. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY The objective of studying this matter is to know the profile of the working students and the implication on the class standing. Specifically, they need to answer these following questions: 1. What was the working students are going through while they are studying and at the same time working? 2. What are the statuses of the working students when it comes to their grades and their participation in class?...
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...Analyzing and Interpreting Data QNT/351 March 25, 2015 Analyzing and Interpreting Data The company Ballard Integrated Managed Services Inc. (BIMS) made a second attempt to find the root problem of the increase in turnover that the company has experienced. The first attempt failed to give a concrete answer do to the low encouraging to employees to complete the survey, also the confusing wording of the survey and for the small percentage of workers that completed the questionnaire. Only a 17.3% of employees completed the previous study. Also, many of the questions were irrelevant to help find the problem. In this new attempt, the study was first tested by five craft workers voluntarily for them to review and give their feedback on the survey. Another change in the second survey is that it was only given to workers that left the company voluntarily. The survey focuses on asking employees about their experience in the business and why the reason of leaving was. In the first survey, it was revealed that the turnover increase was due to low employee morale, a lack of communication between employee and supervisor and low employee performance. The second survey focused on asking if the employee felt well trained in the job assigned, if they felt a fair treatment, if communication was good, what division, how long did they work for the company and the reason for leaving. There were eleven qualitative questions that were to be answered based on a scale from one to five, one being...
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