This activity assignment asks you to take an objective look at the topic of police use of force or police conduct during an interrogation/questioning of a suspect.  You may select a case where you support or a case where you challenge the actions of the police officers.  Either position is fine as long as your discussion and support of your position is based on facts and points from the lesson and reading assignment and that you analyze your case study with critical thought and not with emotional opinion.

Select a case involving either 1) police use of force or 2) police questioning of a suspect.  Use the Internet to locate a credible news report regarding this case.  Concisely summarize the case to identify when and where the incident occurred and what exactly happened that makes this case newsworthy or of interest to you in this assignment.  Explain the actions of the police officers involved and explain what type of controversy or issues are important to this case.  Explain what aspects of due process and constitutional rights and protections are involved in the case.  Answer some additional points as a guide to your essay and explain anything else relevant to your case study in comparison to this lesson:

• Do you agree with the actions of the police officers?  Provide a credible and critically thoughtful response.
• Is there a court decision or landmark case which applies to the conduct of the police officers in this case?  How is the officer’s conduct or the facts of the case legally permissible, or is it wrong, and why?
• If you were in the police officer’s role, how would you have responded or how would you have handled the case differently?  This question asks you to respond with something different than what the officer might have done.  Answer this question with creativity or answer this question with a step by step analysis on why you would have done everything the same as the officer.  And the response to this question also assumes that you are not a trained police officer.

Include the URL web link for your case study and contain your response to 5-7 well structured and concise paragraphs.

• Describe the 3 branches of the U.S. federal government.
  • Explain the role of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
  • Why are there three branches of government? Explain.
  • What is the purpose of the concept separation of powers? Explain.
  • What is federalism? Explain.
    • How does this impact the criminal justice system? Explain.
• With regard to the criminal justice system, explain the roles of the following primary components:
  • Law enforcement
  • Criminal courts
  • Civil courts
  • Corrections
• Explain the role of each component. Explain how each component is both interdependent and independent.
• What are the similarities and differences between the federal and state criminal court systems? Explain.

In a two- to three-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages), explain the purpose of an income statement and how it reflects the firm’s financial status. Include important points that an analyst would use in assessing the financial condition of the company. Also, analyze Ford Motor Company’s income statement from its 2012 Annual Report.

Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center, and it must include citations and references for the text and at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library

 

I hope you can assist! 😉

 

Thanks,

The primary goal of your last assignment is to critically analyze the primary features of the American national government. The results of your analysis will indicate what you have learned over the last five weeks. In order to accomplish this task, it is important to critically evaluate the key facets of our American democracy.

You have been preparing for this final assignment each week by constructing a detailed outline of the Final Paper’s main points through the weekly Learning Activities. In addition, you have read the course text and course readings, reviewed videos, and researched additional material for each week’s assignments and for this paper. This week, you will put all of those outlines, readings, reviews, and research together into a one summative paper.

As we wrap up our course, reflect back on what you have learned about the key structures, systems, roles, and processes that embody our national government. Focus on the strengths and weaknesses, advantages and disadvantages, and positive and negative impacts of these aspects of our democracy. Use what you have learned so far to evaluate our national government and recommend ways to enhance what works and repair what is not working well.

Construct a six-page paper based on the detailed outlines that you created over the last four weeks. Scaffold your paper around the following outline:

1. Title page
2. Introduction (half page):
   1. Describe the paper’s overall thesis.
   2. Provide an overview of main points.
3. The Constitution (1-1.5 pages) (Week 1):
   1. Describe one strength and one weakness of the U.S. Constitution.
   2. Recommend one option to maintain the strength and one to correct the weakness.
4. Federalism (1-1.5 pages) (Week 2):
   1. Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of a national policy that must be implemented by one agency of the federal bureaucracy.
   2. Recommend one option to maintain the advantage and one to improve the disadvantage.
5. Branches of Government (1-1.5 pages) (Week 3):
   1. Describe one strength and one weakness of one branch of our government: Executive, Legislative, or Judiciary.
   2. Recommend one option to maintain the strength and one to correct the weakness.
6. Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections (1-1.5 pages) (Week 4):
   1. Describe one positive impact and one negative impact of one of the following: political parties, interest groups, or federal elections.
   2. Recommend one option to accentuate the positive impact and one to lessen the negative impact.
7. Conclusion:
   1. Review your main points.
   2. Review your overall thesis.
8. References page

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

1. Must be at least six double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title page with the following:
   1. Title of paper
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
6. Must use at least eight scholarly resources, including a minimum of two from the Ashford University Library.
7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

ANSWER

What factors are considered in calculation of unemployment rates? Why?

ANSWER

What factors are considered in calculation of the CPI? Explain your answer.

Need someone to Answer These Questions. I will pay 1.5$ per Question. There is 9 About American Indians. Needs to be able to work on it now and turn in as soon as done.

Why is Leonard Peltier important to Native Americans and the U.S. government?

 

Do you think Indian sports mascots are racist? Explain.

 

How does reservation life affect Native film makers? Should Indians

film only stories about Indians? Why or why not?

 

Why is it important to preserve the cultural heritage of Native Americans and to promote Native American living cultures?

 

Explain what Traci Morgan means when she says selling Indian identity is part of the marketing scheme for Native art.

 

List four points you got from REEL INJUN. What did you like/dislike about REEL INJUN? Anything surprise you?  If you could not see the video for some reason, tell me about another film you have watched on American Indians.

 

Explain the difference between respect for sacred Indian objects as mascots and typical Indian sports mascots.

 

 

How does storytelling function for Indian people? How does this connect to identity?

 

 

Explain the connection Elizabeth Cook-Lynn sees between the current War on Terror and the U.S. response to the death of Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer in 1876.

 

R-squared or Coefficient of Determination. If I ran a regression analysis and the R2 is 99%, is it a good?

What are the assumptions of regression analysis? What are the potential pitfalls and problems of regression modeling?

Six step process in regards to testing the hypothesis?

Z-Statics’ vs T- statistics

Linear Regression 101

Bivariate and Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis?

Ensemble canonical correlation analysis

1. 1. Put yourself in the place of the Iraqi narrator of this poem and write a narrative persuasive essay, resurrecting your way of life as it is described in this poem, and defending it against the American influences mentioned in the poem. Your essay must include a clear argument in favor of Iraqi life, past and present, and against American militarization. Some of the things you can discuss in this essay are:
      • The ancient culture of the Iraqi world as mentioned in the poem (“god of bull/ gods of fire “).
      • The contemporary culture in the Iraqi world which also includes good and bad western influences, such as mentioned in the poem (“jeans and jazz, and Treasure Island”).
      • The American impositions that you denounce (such as, “James Bond s Golden pistol” and “blueprint of penitentiaries”). Don t forget to state why you denounce these.
      • The desire to live the simple Iraqi life (such as, “the village homes” and “the god of the poor/ who emerges out of farmer’s ribs” ).
      • The devastation that America and its soldiers have wrought upon the freedom of your world.
      • When referring to the lines from the poem, you must go beyond rewriting the poem as a prose piece. In other words, the words from the poem should be an inspiration for the perspective you provide, not the entire perspective. You need to use your imagination to create the voice of the speaker in your essay.
   2. Put yourself in the place of the American reading this poem and write a persuasive essay providing thoughts and reactions to the images and examples in the poem. You need not offer your own perspective; you may choose to respond using an invented American persona. Your essay must include a clear argument and perspective and should address, when appropriate, the items listed above.
2. With either choice, your essay should meet these criteria:Submit your essay using the  BLUE link above.
   • Words limit: 200-250 words.
   • This is a first person perspective essay.  Therefore, you must use words such as I , We , etc.
   • This is a narrative; therefore, you must create ‘mood’ by using both subjective and objective details.
   • However, it is also a persuasive essay; therefore, it must have a clear argument.
   • You must show a clear relation to the poem and must use specific examples stated in the poem.
   • Don’t forget to support all claims and to give justification of why you desire and why you denounce.
   • You might have to do some research to learn about the pre-war internal politics of Iraq and also the ancient Iraqi culture.  If you do, please DO NOT include in-text citations, since this is a narrative, but please DO include a Works Cited page.

1. The Martin family has been making guitars out of its factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, for more than 150 years. In 2004, Martin Guitar was proud to produce its millionth instrument. Go to http://www.martinguitar.com to link to the Martin Guitar Web site and read about the company’s long history. You’ll discover that, even though it’s a family-run company with a fairly unique product, it operates like any other company. Identify the main activities or functions of Martin Guitar’s business and explain how each activity benefits the company.

2. Explain the difference between an ethical dilemma and an ethical decision. Then provide an example of each. Describe an ethical lapse and provide an example.

Learning Activity #2

1. Critically discuss the trade deficit in the United States. What is its nature and purpose? Support your claims through the use of a scholarly source.

2.You own a company that employs about two hundred people in Maine to produce hockey sticks. Why might you decide to outsource your production to Indonesia? Would closing your plant and moving your operations overseas help or hurt the U.S. economy? Who would be hurt? Who would be helped? Now, armed with answers to these questions, ask yourself whether you would indeed move your facilities or cont
1. The Martin family has been making guitars out of its factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, for more than 150 years. In 2004, Martin Guitar was proud to produce its millionth instrument. Go to http://www.martinguitar.com to link to the Martin Guitar Web site and read about the company’s long history. You’ll discover that, even though it’s a family-run company with a fairly unique product, it operates like any other company. Identify the main activities or functions of Martin Guitar’s business and explain how each activity benefits the company.

2. Explain the difference between an ethical dilemma and an ethical decision. Then provide an example of each. Describe an ethical lapse and provide an example.

Learning Activity #2

1. Critically discuss the trade deficit in the United States. What is its nature and purpose? Support your claims through the use of a scholarly source.

2.You own a company that employs about two hundred people in Maine to produce hockey sticks. Why might you decide to outsource your production to Indonesia? Would closing your plant and moving your operations overseas help or hurt the U.S. economy? Who would be hurt? Who would be helped? Now, armed with answers to these questions, ask yourself whether you would indeed move your facilities or continue making hockey sticks in Maine. Explain your decision. Support your claims with a scholarly source.

Learning Activity #3

1. Talk with a sole proprietor about his or her selected form of business ownership. Ask him or her which of the following dimensions (discussed in this section) were important in deciding to operate as a proprietor: setup costs and government regulations, control, profit sharing, income taxes, skills, continuity and transferability, ability to obtain financing, and liability exposure. Discuss what you learned from the business owner, and link it to either a concept in the text book or another scholarly source.

2. Critically discuss the following questions: How ―small is a small business? If a substantial portion of small businesses in the United States suddenly closed, what would be the impact on the U.S. economy? How would all these closings affect workers, consumers, and other businesses? Use scholarly support for your claims.

Learning Activity #4

1. Without a plan, it’s hard to succeed. Successful managers set goals and determine the best ways to reach them. Successful students do the same thing. Develop a strategic plan for succeeding in this course that includes the following steps:

1a. Assess your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as they relate to this course.

2b. Establish goals and objectives, or performance targets, to direct all the activities that you’ll perform to earn a high grade in this course.

3c. Describe tactical and operational plans for achieving your stated goals and objectives.

2. Describe your definition of a leader vs. a manager and how vision and communication, among other characteristics play a role. Use scholary sources to support.

Learning Activity #5

1. You‘re a marketing researcher for a multinational food-products corporation, and for the past two years, you‘ve been able to work at home. The international division of the company has asked you to join a virtual team assigned to assess the prospects for a new sandwich planned for the Indian market.

List a few of the challenges that you‘re likely to encounter as a member of the virtual team. Explain the steps you‘d take to deal with each of the challenges that you‘ve listed. Support your claims with scholarly resources

2. Communication and teamwork are critical functions in todays business environment. Discuss the characteristics of an effective team and the factors that take place in the stages of team development. How does communication play a role in team effectiveness?

Learning Activity #6

1. If you were developing a marketing campaign for the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company, what group of consumers would you target? What if you were marketing an iPad/Itouch? What about time-shares (vacation-ownership opportunities) in Vail, Colorado? For each of these products, identify at least five segmentation characteristics that you‘d use in developing a profile of your customers. Explain the segmentation category into which each characteristic falls—demographic, geographic, behavioral, or psychographic. Where it‘s appropriate, be sure to include at least one characteristic from each category. Link your ideas to the reading material in your text and other sources.

2. Market segmentation. You probably know that Scion and Lexus are both Toyota brands, yet they are targeted to very different markets. Visit the Scion, Lexus, and Toyota U.S. Web sites. Based on your review of all three sites, prepare a brief report discussing Toyota’s market segmentation strategy.

http://www.lexus.com
http://www.scion.com
http://www.toyota.com

Learning Activity #7

1. How does mass production work? Describe a good or service that would lend itself well to mass production and one that would not lend itself well to mass production. Using those aofrementioned goods, describe why or why not that they could be produced in a flexible production system.

2. Discuss using personal experiences, how decision making is either aided or hindered by the use of data? How does data mining play a role in decision making?

3. Describe a personal example when utilizing data and how it was derived and analyzed played a role in a business decision. What were the strengths and weakness of the information system?

Learning The Martin family has been making guitars out of its factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, for more than 150 years. In 2004, Martin Guitar was proud to produce its millionth instrument. Go to http://www.martinguitar.com to link to the Martin Guitar Web site and read about the company’s long history. You’ll discover that, even though it’s a family-run company with a fairly unique product, it operates like any other company. Identify the main activities or functions of Martin Guitar’s business and explain how each activity benefits the company.

2. Explain the difference between an ethical dilemma and an ethical decision. Then provide an example of each. Describe an ethical lapse and provide an example.

Learning Activity #2

1. Critically discuss the trade deficit in the United States. What is its nature and purpose? Support your claims through the use of a scholarly source.

2.You own a company that employs about two hundred people in Maine to produce hockey sticks. Why might you decide to outsource your production to Indonesia? Would closing your plant and moving your operations overseas help or hurt the U.S. economy? Who would be hurt? Who would be helped? Now, armed with answers to these questions, ask yourself whether you would indeed move your facilities or continue making hockey sticks in Maine. Explain your decision. Support your claims with a scholarly source.

Learning Activity #3

1. Talk with a sole proprietor about his or her selected form of business ownership. Ask him or her which of the following dimensions (discussed in this section) were important in deciding to operate as a proprietor: setup costs and government regulations, control, profit sharing, income taxes, skills, continuity and transferability, ability to obtain financing, and liability exposure. Discuss what you learned from the business owner, and link it to either a concept in the text book or another scholarly source.

2. Critically discuss the following questions: How ―small is a small business? If a substantial portion of small businesses in the United States suddenly closed, what would be the impact on the U.S. economy? How would all these closings affect workers, consumers, and other businesses? Use scholarly support for your claims.

Learning Activity #4

1. Without a plan, it’s hard to succeed. Successful managers set goals and determine the best ways to reach them. Successful students do the same thing. Develop a strategic plan for succeeding in this course that includes the following steps:

1a. Assess your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as they relate to this course.

2b. Establish goals and objectives, or performance targets, to direct all the activities that you’ll perform to earn a high grade in this course.

3c. Describe tactical and operational plans for achieving your stated goals and objectives.

2. Describe your definition of a leader vs. a manager and how vision and communication, among other characteristics play a role. Use scholary sources to support.

Learning Activity #5

1. You‘re a marketing researcher for a multinational food-products corporation, and for the past two years, you‘ve been able to work at home. The international division of the company has asked you to join a virtual team assigned to assess the prospects for a new sandwich planned for the Indian market.

List a few of the challenges that you‘re likely to encounter as a member of the virtual team. Explain the steps you‘d take to deal with each of the challenges that you‘ve listed. Support your claims with scholarly resources

2. Communication and teamwork are critical functions in todays business environment. Discuss the characteristics of an effective team and the factors that take place in the stages of team development. How does communication play a role in team effectiveness?

Learning Activity #6

1. If you were developing a marketing campaign for the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company, what group of consumers would you target? What if you were marketing an iPad/Itouch? What about time-shares (vacation-ownership opportunities) in Vail, Colorado? For each of these products, identify at least five segmentation characteristics that you‘d use in developing a profile of your customers. Explain the segmentation category into which each characteristic falls—demographic, geographic, behavioral, or psychographic. Where it‘s appropriate, be sure to include at least one characteristic from each category. Link your ideas to the reading material in your text and other sources.

2. Market segmentation. You probably know that Scion and Lexus are both Toyota brands, yet they are targeted to very different markets. Visit the Scion, Lexus, and Toyota U.S. Web sites. Based on your review of all three sites, prepare a brief report discussing Toyota’s market segmentation strategy.

http://www.lexus.com
http://www.scion.com
http://www.toyota.com

Learning Activity #7

1. How does mass production work? Describe a good or service that would lend itself well to mass production and one that would not lend itself well to mass production. Using those aofrementioned goods, describe why or why not that they could be produced in a flexible production system.

2. Discuss using personal experiences, how decision making is either aided or hindered by the use of data? How does data mining play a role in decision making?

3. Describe a personal example when utilizing data and how it was derived and analyzed played a role in a business decision. What were the strengths and weakness of the information system?

Describe the 3 branches of the U.S. federal government.
Explain the role of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
Why are there three branches of government? Explain.
What is the purpose of the concept separation of powers? Explain.
What is federalism? Explain.
How does this impact the criminal justice system? Explain.
With regard to the criminal justice system, explain the roles of the following primary components:
Law enforcement
Criminal courts
Civil courts
Corrections
Explain the role of each component. Explain how each component is both interdependent and independent.
What are the similarities and differences between the federal and state criminal court systems? Explain.

Learning Activity #8

1. Describe the information provided by each of these financial statements: income statement, balance sheet, statement of owner’s equity. Identify ten business questions that can be answered by using financial accounting information. For each question, indicate which financial statement (or statements) would be most helpful in answering the question, and why.

2. Develop a summary statement of 25 words or less of the key ‘points’ you have gleaned from your reading and studying about business. How will what you have studied help you in both your personal and professional life? Where will you go from here – to learn more about leadership, management, and business organizations?Activity #8

1. Describe the information provided by each of these financial statements: income statement, balance sheet, statement of owner’s equity. Identify ten business questions that can be answered by using financial accounting information. For each question, indicate which financial statement (or statements) would be most helpful in answering the question, and why.

2. Develop a summary statement of 25 words or less of the key ‘points’ you have gleaned from your reading and studying about business. How will what you have studied help you in both your personal and professional life? Where will you go from here – to learn more about leadership, management, and business organizations?inue making hockey sticks in Maine. Explain your decision. Support your claims with a scholarly source.

Learning Activity #3

1. Talk with a sole proprietor about his or her selected form of business ownership. Ask him or her which of the following dimensions (discussed in this section) were important in deciding to operate as a proprietor: setup costs and government regulations, control, profit sharing, income taxes, skills, continuity and transferability, ability to obtain financing, and liability exposure. Discuss what you learned from the business owner, and link it to either a concept in the text book or another scholarly source.

2. Critically discuss the following questions: How ―small is a small business? If a substantial portion of small businesses in the United States suddenly closed, what would be the impact on the U.S. economy? How would all these closings affect workers, consumers, and other businesses? Use scholarly support for your claims.

Learning Activity #4

1. Without a plan, it’s hard to succeed. Successful managers set goals and determine the best ways to reach them. Successful students do the same thing. Develop a strategic plan for succeeding in this course that includes the following steps:

1a. Assess your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as they relate to this course.

2b. Establish goals and objectives, or performance targets, to direct all the activities that you’ll perform to earn a high grade in this course.

3c. Describe tactical and operational plans for achieving your stated goals and objectives.

2. Describe your definition of a leader vs. a manager and how vision and communication, among other characteristics play a role. Use scholary sources to support.

Learning Activity #5

1. You‘re a marketing researcher for a multinational food-products corporation, and for the past two years, you‘ve been able to work at home. The international division of the company has asked you to join a virtual team assigned to assess the prospects for a new sandwich planned for the Indian market.

List a few of the challenges that you‘re likely to encounter as a member of the virtual team. Explain the steps you‘d take to deal with each of the challenges that you‘ve listed. Support your claims with scholarly resources

2. Communication and teamwork are critical functions in todays business environment. Discuss the characteristics of an effective team and the factors that take place in the stages of team development. How does communication play a role in team effectiveness?

Learning Activity #6

1. If you were developing a marketing campaign for the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company, what group of consumers would you target? What if you were marketing an iPad/Itouch? What about time-shares (vacation-ownership opportunities) in Vail, Colorado? For each of these products, identify at least five segmentation characteristics that you‘d use in developing a profile of your customers. Explain the segmentation category into which each characteristic falls—demographic, geographic, behavioral, or psychographic. Where it‘s appropriate, be sure to include at least one characteristic from each category. Link your ideas to the reading material in your text and other sources.

2. Market segmentation. You probably know that Scion and Lexus are both Toyota brands, yet they are targeted to very different markets. Visit the Scion, Lexus, and Toyota U.S. Web sites. Based on your review of all three sites, prepare a brief report discussing Toyota’s market segmentation strategy.

http://www.lexus.com
http://www.scion.com
http://www.toyota.com

Learning Activity #7

1. How does mass production work? Describe a good or service that would lend itself well to mass production and one that would not lend itself well to mass production. Using those aofrementioned goods, describe why or why not that they could be produced in a flexible production system.

2. Discuss using personal experiences, how decision making is either aided or hindered by the use of data? How does data mining play a role in decision making?

3. Describe a personal example when utilizing data and how it was derived and analyzed played a role in a business decision. What were the strengths and weakness of the information system?

Lear
1. The Martin family has been making guitars out of its factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, for more than 150 years. In 2004, Martin Guitar was proud to produce its millionth instrument. Go to http://www.martinguitar.com to link to the Martin Guitar Web site and read about the company’s long history. You’ll discover that, even though it’s a family-run company with a fairly unique product, it operates like any other company. Identify the main activities or functions of Martin Guitar’s business and explain how each activity benefits the company.

2. Explain the difference between an ethical dilemma and an ethical decision. Then provide an example of each. Describe an ethical lapse and provide an example.

Learning Activity #2

1. Critically discuss the trade deficit in the United States. What is its nature and purpose? Support your claims through the use of a scholarly source.

2.You own a company that employs about two hundred people in Maine to produce hockey sticks. Why might you decide to outsource your production to Indonesia? Would closing your plant and moving your operations overseas help or hurt the U.S. economy? Who would be hurt? Who would be helped? Now, armed with answers to these questions, ask yourself whether you would indeed move your facilities or continue making hockey sticks in Maine. Explain your decision. Support your claims with a scholarly source.

Learning Activity #3

1. Talk with a sole proprietor about his or her selected form of business ownership. Ask him or her which of the following dimensions (discussed in this section) were important in deciding to operate as a proprietor: setup costs and government regulations, control, profit sharing, income taxes, skills, continuity and transferability, ability to obtain financing, and liability exposure. Discuss what you learned from the business owner, and link it to either a concept in the text book or another scholarly source.

2. Critically discuss the following questions: How ―small is a small business? If a substantial portion of small businesses in the United States suddenly closed, what would be the impact on the U.S. economy? How would all these closings affect workers, consumers, and other businesses? Use scholarly support for your claims.

Learning Activity #4

1. Without a plan, it’s hard to succeed. Successful managers set goals and determine the best ways to reach them. Successful students do the same thing. Develop a strategic plan for succeeding in this course that includes the following steps:

1a. Assess your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as they relate to this course.

2b. Establish goals and objectives, or performance targets, to direct all the activities that you’ll perform to earn a high grade in this course.

3c. Describe tactical and operational plans for achieving your stated goals and objectives.

2. Describe your definition of a leader vs. a manager and how vision and communication, among other characteristics play a role. Use scholary sources to support.

Learning Activity #5

1. You‘re a marketing researcher for a multinational food-products corporation, and for the past two years, you‘ve been able to work at home. The international division of the company has asked you to join a virtual team assigned to assess the prospects for a new sandwich planned for the Indian market.

List a few of the challenges that you‘re likely to encounter as a member of the virtual team. Explain the steps you‘d take to deal with each of the challenges that you‘ve listed. Support your claims with scholarly resources

2. Communication and teamwork are critical functions in todays business environment. Discuss the characteristics of an effective team and the factors that take place in the stages of team development. How does communication play a role in team effectiveness?

Learning Activity #6

1. If you were developing a marketing campaign for the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company, what group of consumers would you target? What if you were marketing an iPad/Itouch? What about time-shares (vacation-ownership opportunities) in Vail, Colorado? For each of these products, identify at least five segmentation characteristics that you‘d use in developing a profile of your customers. Explain the segmentation category into which each characteristic falls—demographic, geographic, behavioral, or psychographic. Where it‘s appropriate, be sure to include at least one characteristic from each category. Link your ideas to the reading material in your text and other sources.

2. Market segmentation. You probably know that Scion and Lexus are both Toyota brands, yet they are targeted to very different markets. Visit the Scion, Lexus, and Toyota U.S. Web sites. Based on your review of all three sites, prepare a brief report discussing Toyota’s market segmentation strategy.

http://www.lexus.com
http://www.scion.com
http://www.toyota.com

Learning Activity #7

1. How does mass production work? Describe a good or service that would lend itself well to mass production and one that would not lend itself well to mass production. Using those aofrementioned goods, describe why or why not that they could be produced in a flexible production system.

2. Discuss using personal experiences, how decision making is either aided or hindered by the use of data? How does data mining play a role in decision making?

3. Describe a personal example when utilizing data and how it was derived and analyzed played a role in a business decision. What were the strengths and weakness of the information system?

Learning Activity #8

1. The Martin family has been making guitars out of its factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, for more than 150 years. In 2004, Martin Guitar was proud to produce its millionth instrument. Go to http://www.martinguitar.com to link to the Martin Guitar Web site and read about the company’s long history. You’ll discover that, even though it’s a family-run company with a fairly unique product, it operates like any other company. Identify the main activities or functions of Martin Guitar’s business and explain how each activity benefits the company.

2. Explain the difference between an ethical dilemma and an ethical decision. Then provide an example of each. Describe an ethical lapse and provide an example.

Learning Activity #2

1. Critically discuss the trade deficit in the United States. What is its nature and purpose? Support your claims through the use of a scholarly source.

2.You own a company that employs about two hundred people in Maine to produce hockey sticks. Why might you decide to outsource your production to Indonesia? Would closing your plant and moving your operations overseas help or hurt the U.S. economy? Who would be hurt? Who would be helped? Now, armed with answers to these questions, ask yourself whether you would indeed move your facilities or continue making hockey sticks in Maine. Explain your decision. Support your claims with a scholarly source.

Learning Activity #3

1. Talk with a sole proprietor about his or her selected form of business ownership. Ask him or her which of the following dimensions (discussed in this section) were important in deciding to operate as a proprietor: setup costs and government regulations, control, profit sharing, income taxes, skills, continuity and transferability, ability to obtain financing, and liability exposure. Discuss what you learned from the business owner, and link it to either a concept in the text book or another scholarly source.

2. Critically discuss the following questions: How ―small is a small business? If a substantial portion of small businesses in the United States suddenly closed, what would be the impact on the U.S. economy? How would all these closings affect workers, consumers, and other businesses? Use scholarly support for your claims.

Learning Activity #4

1. Without a plan, it’s hard to succeed. Successful managers set goals and determine the best ways to reach them. Successful students do the same thing. Develop a strategic plan for succeeding in this course that includes the following steps:

1a. Assess your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as they relate to this course.

2b. Establish goals and objectives, or performance targets, to direct all the activities that you’ll perform to earn a high grade in this course.

3c. Describe tactical and operational plans for achieving your stated goals and objectives.

2. Describe your definition of a leader vs. a manager and how vision and communication, among other characteristics play a role. Use scholary sources to support.

Learning Activity #5

1. You‘re a marketing researcher for a multinational food-products corporation, and for the past two years, you‘ve been able to work at home. The international division of the company has asked you to join a virtual team assigned to assess the prospects for a new sandwich planned for the Indian market.

List a few of the challenges that you‘re likely to encounter as a member of the virtual team. Explain the steps you‘d take to deal with each of the challenges that you‘ve listed. Support your claims with scholarly resources

2. Communication and teamwork are critical functions in todays business environment. Discuss the characteristics of an effective team and the factors that take place in the stages of team development. How does communication play a role in team effectiveness?

Learning Activity #6

1. If you were developing a marketing campaign for the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company, what group of consumers would you target? What if you were marketing an iPad/Itouch? What about time-shares (vacation-ownership opportunities) in Vail, Colorado? For each of these products, identify at least five segmentation characteristics that you‘d use in developing a profile of your customers. Explain the segmentation category into which each characteristic falls—demographic, geographic, behavioral, or psychographic. Where it‘s appropriate, be sure to include at least one characteristic from each category. Link your ideas to the reading material in your text and other sources.

2. Market segmentation. You probably know that Scion and Lexus are both Toyota brands, yet they are targeted to very different markets. Visit the Scion, Lexus, and Toyota U.S. Web sites. Based on your review of all three sites, prepare a brief report discussing Toyota’s market segmentation strategy.

http://www.lexus.com
http://www.scion.com
http://www.toyota.com

Learning Activity #7

1. How does mass production work? Describe a good or service that would lend itself well to mass production and one that would not lend itself well to mass production. Using those aofrementioned goods, describe why or why not that they could be produced in a flexible production system.

2. Discuss using personal experiences, how decision making is either aided or hindered by the use of data? How does data mining play a role in decision making?

3. Describe a personal example when utilizing data and how it was derived and analyzed played a role in a business decision. What were the strengths and weakness of the information system?

Learning Activity #8

1. Describe the information provided by each of these financial statements: income statement, balance sheet, statement of owner’s equity. Identify ten business questions that can be answered by using financial accounting information. For each question, indicate which financial statement (or statements) would be most helpful in answering the question, and why.

2. Develop a summary statement of 25 words or less of the key ‘points’ you have gleaned from your reading and studying about business. How will what you have studied help you in both your personal and professional life? Where will you go from here – to learn more about leadership, management, and business organizations?
1. The Martin family has been making guitars out of its factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, for more than 150 years. In 2004, Martin Guitar was proud to produce its millionth instrument. Go to http://www.martinguitar.com to link to the Martin Guitar Web site and read about the company’s long history. You’ll discover that, even though it’s a family-run company with a fairly unique product, it operates like any other company. Identify the main activities or functions of Martin Guitar’s business and explain how each activity benefits the company.

2. Explain the difference between an ethical dilemma and an ethical decision. Then provide an example of each. Describe an ethical lapse and provide an example.

Learning Activity #2

1. Critically discuss the trade deficit in the United States. What is its nature and purpose? Support your claims through the use of a scholarly source.

2.You own a company that employs about two hundred people in Maine to produce hockey sticks. Why might you decide to outsource your production to Indonesia? Would closing your plant and moving your operations overseas help or hurt the U.S. economy? Who would be hurt? Who would be helped? Now, armed with answers to these questions, ask yourself whether you would indeed move your facilities or continue making hockey sticks in Maine. Explain your decision. Support your claims with a scholarly source.

Learning Activity #3

1. Talk with a sole proprietor about his or her selected form of business ownership. Ask him or her which of the following dimensions (discussed in this section) were important in deciding to operate as a proprietor: setup costs and government regulations, control, profit sharing, income taxes, skills, continuity and transferability, ability to obtain financing, and liability exposure. Discuss what you learned from the business owner, and link it to either a concept in the text book or another scholarly source.

2. Critically discuss the following questions: How ―small is a small business? If a substantial portion of small businesses in the United States suddenly closed, what would be the impact on the U.S. economy? How would all these closings affect workers, consumers, and other businesses? Use scholarly support for your claims.

Learning Activity #4

1. Without a plan, it’s hard to succeed. Successful managers set goals and determine the best ways to reach them. Successful students do the same thing. Develop a strategic plan for succeeding in this course that includes the following steps:

1a. Assess your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as they relate to this course.

2b. Establish goals and objectives, or performance targets, to direct all the activities that you’ll perform to earn a high grade in this course.

3c. Describe tactical and operational plans for achieving your stated goals and objectives.

2. Describe your definition of a leader vs. a manager and how vision and communication, among other characteristics play a role. Use scholary sources to support.

Learning Activity #5

1. You‘re a marketing researcher for a multinational food-products corporation, and for the past two years, you‘ve been able to work at home. The international division of the company has asked you to join a virtual team assigned to assess the prospects for a new sandwich planned for the Indian market.

List a few of the challenges that you‘re likely to encounter as a member of the virtual team. Explain the steps you‘d take to deal with each of the challenges that you‘ve listed. Support your claims with scholarly resources

2. Communication and teamwork are critical functions in todays business environment. Discuss the characteristics of an effective team and the factors that take place in the stages of team development. How does communication play a role in team effectiveness?

Learning Activity #6

1. If you were developing a marketing campaign for the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company, what group of consumers would you target? What if you were marketing an iPad/Itouch? What about time-shares (vacation-ownership opportunities) in Vail, Colorado? For each of these products, identify at least five segmentation characteristics that you‘d use in developing a profile of your customers. Explain the segmentation category into which each characteristic falls—demographic, geographic, behavioral, or psychographic. Where it‘s appropriate, be sure to include at least one characteristic from each category. Link your ideas to the reading material in your text and other sources.

2. Market segmentation. You probably know that Scion and Lexus are both Toyota brands, yet they are targeted to very different markets. Visit the Scion, Lexus, and Toyota U.S. Web sites. Based on your review of all three sites, prepare a brief report discussing Toyota’s market segmentation strategy.

http://www.lexus.com
http://www.scion.com
http://www.toyota.com

Learning Activity #7

1. How does mass production work? Describe a good or service that would lend itself well to mass production and one that would not lend itself well to mass production. Using those aofrementioned goods, describe why or why not that they could be produced in a flexible production system.

2. Discuss using personal experiences, how decision making is either aided or hindered by the use of data? How does data mining play a role in decision making?

3. Describe a personal example when utilizing data and how it was derived and analyzed played a role in a business decision. What were the strengths and weakness of the information system?

Learning Activity #8

1. Describe the information provided by each of these financial statements: income statement, balance sheet, statement of owner’s equity. Identify ten business questions that can be answered by using financial accounting information. For each question, indicate which financial statement (or statements) would be most helpful in answering the question, and why.

2. Develop a summary statement of 25 words or less of the key ‘points’ you have gleaned from your reading and studying about business. How will what you have studied help you in both your personal and professional life? Where will you go from here – to learn more about leadership, management, and business organizations?

1. Describe the information provided by each of these financial statements: income statement, balance sheet, statement of owner’s equity. Identify ten business questions that can be answered by using financial accounting information. For each question, indicate which financial statement (or statements) would be most helpful in answering the question, and why.

2. Develop a summary statement of 25 words or less of the key ‘points’ you have gleaned from your reading and studying about business. How will what you have studied help you in both your personal and professional life? Where will you go from here – to learn more about leadership, management, and business organizations?
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1. Describe the information provided by each of these financial statements: income statement, balance sheet, statement of owner’s equity. Identify ten business questions that can be answered by using financial accounting information. For each question, indicate which financial statement (or statements) would be most helpful in answering the question, and why.

2. Develop a summary statement of 25 words or less of the key ‘points’ you have gleaned from your reading and studying about business. How will what you have studied help you in both your personal and professional life? Where will you go from here – to learn more about leadership, management, and business organizations?
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