...be able to make decisions and apply concepts to real world situations. Course Materials: Dwyer and Tanner, Business Marketing, Selected Readings (full book can be used if preferred: 4th edition) Videos, powerpoint notes, and other material on the Blackboard site Criteria and Assignments: Quizzes (5 at 10 points each) 50 points Company Analysis Project (4 Reports at 25 points each) 100 points Company Analysis Final Posted Project 50 points Exercises 75 points • Posted personal profile, group sign up • Exercises 1-5 • Comments on other students’ projects • Peer Evaluation Professionalism (discussion questions, other communication, responsiveness/quality, conferences, peer assessment) 25 points Grading Scale: Course grades will be assigned based on total points accumulated on the components listed above as follows: |92% and higher = A |70-77.9% = C | |90-91.9% = A- |70-71.9% = C- | |88-89.9%...
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...http://tychong.umuc.edu/wws/showSyllabus.jsp?sectionTitle=all Syllabus for 1206AMBA6509044 Faculty Contact Information Dr. Murray R. Millson Email: mmillson@csumb.edu Course Introduction AMBA 650, Marketing Management and Innovation is a 6-credit seminar in the MBA Program. There are 10 weeks in the semester. There is no break in the semester The Summer 2012 semester begins July 5 and ends September 11, 2012 The last date to withdraw is August 18, 2012 Course Description (Formerly AMBA 603.) Prerequisite: AMBA 640. An exploration of the essentials of marketing management: setting marketing goals for an organization with consideration of internal resources and marketing opportunities, planning and executing activities to meet these goals, and measuring progress toward their achievement. Focus is on the concept of innovation in business, including the introduction of new market offerings and the use of new technologies, strategies, and tactics for achieving marketing objectives. An integrative approach combines discussions on theory of marketing management with industry analysis and practical implications. Assignments include the design and marketing of innovative products, analysis of the application of modern marketing strategies and tactics using examples from participants organizations, and practicing a holistic approach to marketing management. Course Goals/Objectives At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. Assess the role marketing plays in...
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...The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league composed of 32 teams divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The highest level of professional football in the world,[4] the NFL runs a 17-week regular season from the week after Labor Day to the week after Christmas, with each team playing sixteen games and having one bye week. Out of the league's 32 teams, six (four division winners and two wild-card teams) from each conference compete in the NFL playoffs, a single-elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl, played between the champions of the NFC and AFC. Most games are played on Sunday afternoons; some games are also played on Mondays and Thursdays during the regular season. There are games on Saturdays during the last few weeks of the regular season and the first two playoff weekends. The NFL was formed on August 20, 1920, as the American Professional Football Conference; the league changed its name to the American Professional Football Association (APFA) on September 17, 1920, and changed its name to the National Football League on June 24, 1922, after spending the 1920 and 1921 seasons as the APFA. In 1966, the NFL agreed to merge with the rival American Football League (AFL), effective 1970; the first Super Bowl was held at the end of that same season in January 1967. Today, the NFL has the highest average attendance (67,591) of any professional sports league in...
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...CONFERENCE CONCEPT DOCUMENT FO MEZZO IMPORTED ITALIAN ESPRESSO Dates: 7 February 2014 Venue: The Wynyard Hotel, 107 Clarence Street, Sydney. Purpose: - The conference is for Mezzo Italian Espresso Coffee machine. This conference is to announce that MacVille has secured the Australian distribution rights for their coffee product and coffee machines. MacVille Distributors Australia Pty Ltd is organising a conference for clients of their distribution to: * Promote the Mezzo range of imported Italian espresso * Secure sales lead of the espresso coffee machines * Increase awareness of MacVille’s association with the espresso coffee market. * Build relationships between MacVille and its clients. Type: It is a informal commercial conference for the promotion of the product. Benefits: Attendees will have a chance to gain knowledge of the product and ensure improving their sales. It will build the relationship and networking of managers will increase communication and sales. When, Where and Who The conference will be held in Sydney on Friday 7 February2014. We will try to manage that it does not clash with any event in the city. School holidays will be over by then. We are hoping to attract many of the coffee traders and retailers. Resources: We will source an appropriate venue that will provide all the material and equipment needed during the conference. Security...
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...football league composed of 32 teams divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The highest level of professional football in the world,[4] the NFL runs a 17-week regular season from the week after Labor Day to the week after Christmas, with each team playing sixteen games and having one bye week. Out of the league's 32 teams, six (four division winners and two wild-card teams) from each conference compete in the NFL playoffs, a single-elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl, played between the champions of the NFC and AFC. Most games are played on Sundays, with games regularly held on Mondays and Thursdays. The NFL was formed on August 20, 1920 as the American Professional Football Conference; the league changed its name to the American Professional Football Association (APFA) on September 17, 1920 and changed their name to the National Football League on June 24, 1922 after spending the 1920 and 1921 season as the APFA. In 1966, the NFL agreed to merge effective 1970 with the rival American Football League (AFL); the first Super Bowl was held at the end of that same season in January 1967. Today, the NFL has the highest average attendance (67,591) of any professional sports league in the world[5] and is the most popular sports league in the United States. The Super Bowl is among the biggest club sporting events in the world[6] and individual Super Bowl games account for many of the most-watched programs...
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...In Figure 5, a higher number is better because as the number of attendees becomes closer to 1, the church loses more members. The emerging pattern of churches’ death rate by attendance size is that the rate of death decreases as a church grows larger in attendance size. Figure 6 – Attendees per Outflow Figure 6 demonstrates the effective reduction of membership per year. For example, churches with more than 550+ attendees lose one member to every 34 attendees. The best range is Group 1-32, as they lose an average one member per 42 attendees. Furthermore, the worst range is Group 425-549. In relation to outflows and inflows, Group 70-94 has the largest decrease in the conference at or 1% of the group’s total members. As they are, on average,...
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...change causing weakness or unsteady gate that is not communicated to the therapist, the therapist may send patient to hospital concluding it is a functional change instead of a medication side effect. This is just one of many things that can occur when poor communication occurs within a multi-disciplinary team. As previously mentioned home health care has seen a significant growth of increasingly complex patients requiring multiple disciplines in the home. Each member of the healthcare team has patient centered goals. It is necessary for each discipline to be aware of the goals that each discipline is working on to form a seamless plan of care. Due to the increased complexity of the plan of care it is necessary for the team to meet via conference call or in person to collaborate. The importance of team collaboration was investigated by searching the web site for evidence on the value of team collaboration. Research indicates that improved communication reduces the risk of errors in patient care and leads to improved patient outcomes (Vanderwielen, 2014). Next, the writer sent a survey to each member of the multidisciplinary team to assess the ability to...
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... For grant ideas, and to apply, visit www.LearnAboutAg.org/literacyforlife. 2. 2014 California Agriculture in the Classroom Conference Oct. 16-18, 2014, Santa Cruz, CA Early Bird Registration Deadline: September 15, 2014 Engaging workshops, exciting field trips, and dynamic speakers are just a few of the experiences that attendees will participate in at the 2014 California Agriculture in the Classroom Conference. Registration is currently open for this year's conference, Common Core & California Crops. The conference will provide attendees with resources that connect students to the real world and help them develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. For additional conference details, and to register, visit www.LearnAboutAg.org/conference. 3. Imagine this... Story Writing Contest Deadline: Nov. 1, 2014 Put your students' imaginations and creative writing skills to use with the Imagine this... Story Writing Contest. This contest promotes creative writing, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication, meets Common Core State Standards, and helps students make real-life connections to agriculture. Six stories, one from each grade level, three through eight, will be selected as state winners. For more information, and to download the entry form, visit www.learnaboutag.org/imaginethis. 4. Invasive Species Action Week Aug. 2-10, 2014 The goal of the 2014...
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...Service Quality in a Chain-operated Steakhouse Allan Yen-Lun Su, Ph.D. E-mail: allansu@cc.nkhc.edu.tw Department of Baking Technlogy and Management, Kaohsiung Hospitality College Abstract This study attempts to measure customers’ perceptions of service quality in a chain-operated steakhouse using a modified version of the DINESERV instrument (Stevens, Knuston, and Patton, 1995). All five dimensions of service quality, being tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy, will be used. The questionnaire survey will be conducted on a two-week period during lunch and dinnertime at all 14 steakhouse restaurants. All customers who come to restaurants for lunch and dinner during the two-week research period will be asked to complete the questionnaires. The Cronboch Coefficient Alpha will be used to test the construct reliability. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) will be used to determine the differences of customers’ perceived service quality for five dimensions between two meals and different groups of loyalty. In addition, correlation analysis will be used to determine the relationship between customers’ perceived service quality and customers’ characteristics such as gender, marital status, age, and reasons for dining. The results of this study will asssist restaurant management to assess the service quality provided to its patrons. Results of this study will also help restaurant management establish a total quality management (TQM) program to improve...
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...ACC 565 WEEK 5 MIDTERM EXAM To purchase this tutorial visit here: http://mindsblow.us/question_des/ACC565WEEK5MIDTERMEXAM/540 contact us at: help@mindblows.us ACC 565 WEEK 5 MIDTERM EXAM 1) Tax planning is not an integral part of open-fact situations. 2) The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 contains the current version of the tax law. 3) Regulations issued prior to the latest tax legislation dealing with a specific Code section are still effective to the extent they do not conflict with the provisions in the new legislation. 4) Final regulations have almost the same legislative weight as the IRC. 5) A revenue ruling is issued by the Internal Revenue Service only in response to a verbal inquiry by a taxpayer. 6) Taxpayers must pay the disputed tax prior to filing a case with the Tax Court. 7) Appeals from the U.S. Tax Court are to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 8) Appeals from the Court of Appeals go to the Supreme Court under a writ of certiorari. The Supreme Court decides whether or not they will hear the case. 9) A citator enables tax researchers to locate authorities (e.g., cases and IRS pronouncements) that have cited a particular case. 10) According to the Statements on Standards for Tax Services, CPAs must verify all tax return information submitted by reviewing client documentation. 11) When a taxpayer contacts a tax advisor requesting advice as to the most advantageous way to dispose of a stock, the tax advisor is faced with A) a restricted-fact...
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...Service Quality in a Chain-operated Steakhouse Allan Yen-Lun Su, Ph.D. E-mail: allansu@cc.nkhc.edu.tw Department of Baking Technlogy and Management, Kaohsiung Hospitality College Abstract This study attempts to measure customers’ perceptions of service quality in a chain-operated steakhouse using a modified version of the DINESERV instrument (Stevens, Knuston, and Patton, 1995). All five dimensions of service quality, being tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy, will be used. The questionnaire survey will be conducted on a two-week period during lunch and dinnertime at all 14 steakhouse restaurants. All customers who come to restaurants for lunch and dinner during the two-week research period will be asked to complete the questionnaires. The Cronboch Coefficient Alpha will be used to test the construct reliability. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) will be used to determine the differences of customers’ perceived service quality for five dimensions between two meals and different groups of loyalty. In addition, correlation analysis will be used to determine the relationship between customers’ perceived service quality and customers’ characteristics such as gender, marital status, age, and reasons for dining. The results of this study will asssist restaurant management to assess the service quality provided to its patrons. Results of this study will also help restaurant management establish a total quality management (TQM) program to improve overall...
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...skills covered in this class to help you with this project. Should you need any information not covered in this document (such as if the offices have baseboards, etc.), please feel free to ask the instructor. RobCo is located in the Port Huron Industrial Park on 16th Street. They are a small company with about 75 employees. Their main product is the patented "Propeller Beanie". They manufacture this item at the Port Huron facility. Currently they have only a few PC's installed, but their technology plan envisions that most employees will work with PC's in the future and that everyone will communicate via an intranet. In essence, your group will create a "case study"... Each week, we will be focusing on a different aspect of the project. The Total budget for this project is $25,000. Week 1 - Physical Plant The exterior dimensions of the building are 120' x 60' the exterior walls are poured concrete, while the interior walls are typical commercial metal stud framing. The building is single story, and is on a slab foundation. There is no sub-floor or basement. The manufacturing facility and the warehouse both have an open 12' ceiling. The office areas have an 8' dropped ceiling. You can estimate the interior dimensions of the rooms if necessary. How would you wire this building? Where would you locate drops? What networking equipment would you buy? What kind of cable? What kind of connectors? Don't forget data jacks, etc. What are your estimated costs (be...
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...CURRICULUM VITAE Graeme Anthony CROOK June 2013 PERSONAL DETAILS NAME CROOK Graeme Anthony PRIVATE 12 Wood Cres, One Tree Hill ADDRESS South Australia, 5114 TELEPHONE Home (08) 8280 7670 Mobile 0417 805 422 EMAIL gcrook@internode.on.net DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1955 BIRTH PLACE Hampton Court, Middlesex, England Australian Resident since August 1964 MARITAL STATUS Married with two children, aged 24 & 18 EMPLOYMENT RECORD * July 2011 – present Research Manager – CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork (Pork CRC) * Manage a Portfolio of Research Projects in the Pig Industry to be valued at $138m over the eight year period - 2011-2019 * Manage the transition of 25 projects from previous CRC (2005-2011) * Develop and implement a Project evaluation process * Manage the Project evaluation and approval process for the four Research programs * Conduct an annual strategic review and Economic Impact assessment of portfolio * Develop, implement and manage a Web-based Research Project Portfolio Management system * Manage a project involving research infrastructure with eight organisations nationally * Manage a national benchmarking project * Develop and manage the Corporate website – www.porkcrc.com.au December 2007 – June 2011 ...
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...University of Alberta English 123: Literature in Global Perspective Section A8 Fall 2014 Mon/Wed/Fri 1:00-1:50 pm HC 2-11 Instructor: Dr. R. Fowler Office: Humanities Centre 4-75 email: rfowler@ualberta.ca Office Hours: Mon. 2:00-3:00; Wed. 10:00-10:45 (or by appointment) (appointments will also be scheduled for writing conferences) This course introduces students to post-secondary studies in English through world literatures in English. Focusing on materials from an array of historical and cultural contexts, it will address the intersections between culture, language, oral traditions, and literatures in a global perspective. Students will examine representative genres including poems, plays, novels, short stories, and essays from several countries, in order to appreciate the diversity of English, both spoken and written, as well as perspectives and cultures not their own. Learning outcomes and objectives include becoming stronger critical readers, academic writers and editors, as well as active, thinking participants of global cultures, appreciating the role of English within them. A minimum of 30% of class time will be devoted to writing instruction. This can take many forms, including graded written assignments, informal writing, writing workshops, free-writing exercises, stylistic analysis, research skills, peer editing, multiple drafts, and ungraded writing. Students will be required to write at least two essays which will be marked and...
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...MGMT530 – Conference Decision Week 1 Case Analysis Template Katrina Johnson Management 530 Managerial Decision-Making 1) Define the decision problem? This case is about an Accounting System User’s Conference that was to be held in New Orleans, LA. However, due to Hurricane Katrina, the hotel is no longer able to accommodate the conference. Management must decide whether to move the conference to a different venue or change the dates to a later time, giving registrants’ limited notice. 2) What is the general nature of the problem? Competition for participants to take part in this conference is critical for customer retention, product development and product enhancements. Due to the magnitude of the destruction left in the wake of the hurricane, there is a strong likelihood that the conference will not be held. In addition, switching locations could possibly result in a loss of customers and the reputation of the hotel. 3) What event triggered the situation? Although Hurricane Katrina was the root cause of the dilemma, a natural disaster is a foreseeable event. Management should have had a backup plan in place, therefore the triggering event in my opinion is the lack of preparation on behalf of management, conference organizers, and hotel management. 4) What are the imposed constraints on the situation? As stated in the case, all attendees have prepaid their registration fees. They have to decide whether they want to still attend the...
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