What do you know or assume about race? For example, how do you define race? What makes different races? What else?

What do you want to know about race and/or what about race would you like clarity on?

Activity:

Using the PBS WebQuest “Race: The Power of Illusion” work to find answers to your questions and find clarity to those aspects of race that you are curious about.

Go to: http://www.pbs.org/race/001_WhatIsRace/001_00-home.htm Visit each section of the website (listed on right hand side of web page). After completing each activity click on the “go deeper” button to further your understanding. The following blocks of questions follow the order of activities on the website and are identified in bold.

What is Race?

What is Race? Use this section to help you better understand the complex definition. Record your thoughts and give a statement of what you understand race to be.

Sorting People

How easy is it to group people into “races” based on appearance? What about using individual traits? Does everybody classify the same way? Write down your initial thoughts and then conduct the activity. Did you perspective change at all after the sorting game?

Race Timeline

Has race always been the same? If no, why has it remained constant? If yes, how and why has it changed? Record your first thoughts, then explain any new information you’ve gained.

Human Diversity

How different are we as humans? What are some of the things which separate us as distinct races, if any? Take the quiz, read the answers after guessing, and write a conclusion that you’ve reached about our human differences.

Me, My Race & I

How do people of different races experience life in America? Watch the short videos and record actions, events, stories, etc. that you find striking. Do you share experiences with any of the stories you watch and hear? Explain. (note: if you have headphones, please use them for this section)

Where Race Lives

Where does race live? How have laws and ingrained social ideas helped to create our current racial distribution in America?

Redifining…

Look at your definition of race from the start of this activity. Is it still accurate? Did it change at all? Identify how your definition of race may have changed and elaborate on why race is so hard to define.

Financial Statement Analysis
Prepare an eight- to ten-page fundamental financial analysis (excluding appendices, title page, abstract, and references page) that will cover each of the following broad areas based on the financial statements of your chosen company:

THE COMPANY WILL BE NIKE 

Provide a background of the firm, industry, economy, and outlook for the future.
Analyze the short term liquidity of the firm.
Analyze the operating efficiency of the firm.
Analyze the capital structure of the firm.
Analyze the profitability of the firm.
Conclude with recommendations for the future analysis of the company (trend analysis).
Writing the Final Paper
The paper

Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must include HEADERS for EACH SECTION
Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
Must use at least three scholarly sources from the University Library, in addition to the text.
Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the  Writing Center.
 

Religion in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century European Art

Whether artists were working under the patronage of a Catholic Pope, endorsing a Counter-Reformation agenda, or producing art influenced by the Protestant Reformation, religion had an undeniable impact on the creation of art in the High Renaissance and Baroque periods in Europe.

Carefully examine the following works, and read about each one in your textbook, course and video lectures, and through reliable internet resources:

Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1508-

Grünewald, Isenheim Altarpiece, 1510-15

Durer, Four Apostles, 1526

Caravaggio, The Calling of St. Matthew, 1599-1600

Rubens, The Raising of the Cross, 1610-11

In an essay of 5-7 well-developed paragraphs, address each of the following questions, making specific references to the five paintings listed above:

How does each painting reflect the religious context in which it was created? What is the religious context or influence apparent in each painting?
What additional historical events may have influenced the creation of each painting?
What, if any, was the influence of the patron of each painting?
Explain how the style and specific visual characteristics of each painting contributed to or reflected its overall religious context or meaning, especially for contemporary audiences.
Include specific details about the visual characteristics and content of each painting in your response.

Provide proper citations for any information from outside sources included in your essay.

Due by January 2 at 11:59pm

It needs to be in APA format and include outside sources  (when relevant) that are academic and authoritative (e.g., journal articles, other text books, .gov web sites, professional organization web sites

Take note of the different ways the modernists you encounter broke away  from conventions in movements like futurism, Dadaism, surrealism, etc.  Explain how the modernists changed the content of literature (e.g. form,  subjects, etc.) with their new way of writing. Write 2-3 paragraphs  explaining the changes that ensued in world literature due to the  modernist movement. 

Opportunity Analysis & Development Pitch

In this assessment, you will explore a creative process to flex your muscle in spotting an opportunity by firstly
coming up with a new product or service idea that does not exist in the marketplace. You will use this idea in
part B of the assessment to prepare a pitch presentation to an investor. This assessment task is therefore split
into two parts

Part A – Opportunity Analysis, 2000 words
The characteristics of seeking opportunities, taking risks beyond security and having the tenacity to push an idea
through to reality combine into a special perspective that permeates entrepreneurs.
In Module 1, you learnt that entrepreneurs are individuals who recognise opportunities where others see chaos or
confusion. They challenge the unknown and continuously create the future. In addition, potential entrepreneurs
are always looking for unique opportunities to fill needs or wants. They sense economic potential in business
problems by continually asking ' if only they…', "what if…?" or ' Why not…?" They develop an ability to see,
recognise and create opportunity where others find only problems.
Think about the following areas to get a sense of ideation and initial concept:
1) Look for new niches. Your next business idea doesn’t have to reinvent the wheel. Can you build a
better mousetrap?
2) Apply your skills to an entirely new field. Think about your skills and whether they might be useful in a
new area?
3) Find a category lacking recent innovations. Revisit Module 2 on Innovations.
4) Make a cheaper version of an existing product. Companies often get their start by offering customers
an existing product at a lower price.
5) Have an idea quota; write ideas down. You need to be as tenacious as you can with this. Every day,
set out an idea quota within a period of roughly 45 minutes to an hour, where you do nothing but write
down ideas about the area that interests you.
6) Creative Mind Tools such as brainstorming – a method for obtaining new ideas focusing on the
parameters.
7) OR, Reverse Brainstorming – A group method for obtaining new ideas focusing on the negative.
After you come up with a promising insight, there is no guarantee that success will follow, of course. You need
to turn a great insight into a thriving business, which is incredibly challenging. You will need to write up a 2,000
word summary of your key findings, critique and insight in your evaluation. The following structure is best
suggested for this document:
1. Introduction
In your introduction, you must address which methods you employed from the processes above that lead to
your insight of your idea. You will also use these questions as a guide to your elevator pitch, in part B of the
assessment.
2. Problem & Need Analysis
What problem are you trying to solve? In other words, what do your customers need and how do you know for
sure? Look and apply from every angle. Applying this rule means an entrepreneur will analyse a problem from
every possible angle: What is the problem? Whom does it affect? How does it affect them? What costs are
involved? Can it be solved? Would the marketplace pay for a solution? For bonus points, what type of need is
it? (continuing need, declining need, emerging need, future need)
3. Consumer Analysis
Think about how much is it or how much are customers willing to pay? What are the perceived benefits and
risks? Think of appeal characteristics, utility to customer, customer taste and preferences, buying motives,
consumption habits).

4. Market Analysis
How well do you know your competitors? What is the position in the life cycle? What is the market size and
potential?
5. Internal Capabilities
Who are you (what experience, expertise, and talent do you have to offer) and who is on your winning team?
6. Commercial Viability
What is your unique selling point or value proposition? Is it scalable? What is the return on investment (need to
determine the value of the product idea with cash flow, cash inflow, profit, relative return)?
Note: You do not need to do a rigorous screening or evaluation of the business idea. This guide is to give you a
taste of what is expected of you on your entrepreneurial educational journey. The guide is enough for you to
eliminate those ideas that are impractical and ones that show potential to move toward the concept stage, the
product development stage, the test marketing stage, and finally into commercialisation.
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Part B – Concept Development Pitch (Video Recording)
As your module 8 & 9 has taught you what an Elevator pitch is, the question is why would we need to do it?
Simply put, to be successful within the world of work, entrepreneurship and to succeed in the face of these
challenges such as the Sharks, Dragon, Tiger or Venture capitalists, the Elevator pitch is the single most
important thing that you must master to succeed.
You must produce a 1 minute elevator pitch video ** using the opportunity identified in Part A to generate
interest, intrigue, and commitment of financial investment from a Venture Capitalist. Pitches must frame the
value proposition of the opportunity specific to your start-up entrepreneurial firm

The first step in performing an IT audit that is tied to business strategy is understanding the short-term and long-term goals and objectives of the business. While we expect IT strategies to be aligned to an organization's business strategies, in practice, this is not easy to achieve. The organization typically has made large investments in legacy systems that have been supporting the current business. The organization must balance the maintenance of current business requirements with the need to support longer term strategies, using emerging technologies to improve the competitiveness of the organization.
Completing this business audit will ensure that you learn a lot about the business of the organization.
To prepare for the audit, read Audits, Internal and Core Competencies. The templates provided for Step 1 will give you a framework for collecting this information. Be sure to ask the following questions:
What are the strategic goals of the organization?
What are the business operational goals?
How do you see your organization in one year, in five years, and beyond?
Download and open the Templates_for_Project2_with_Instructions.xlsx file. You will be using this file throughout this project. For optional feedback in Steps 1 and 3, use the following naming protocols:
Step 1 -> Lastname_first name_Project 2_Appx_A1_A2_B_C
Steps 2 and 3 -> Lastname_first name_Project 2_Appx_A1_A2_B_C_D_E_F
For the final submission in this project, please use the following naming protocol:
Step 5 -> Lastname_first name_Project 2_Appx_A1_A2_B_C_D_E_F_G_H_I
The templates for business objectives in Appendices A1 and A2 will guide your discovery. You should list a minimum of three business objectives that exist for your organization, which will likely vary from these templates. Existing entries in templates A1 and A2 are for illustration purposes only. You should fill in and submit to the assignment folder two tables: Appendix A1 is for short-term goals (one year) and Appendix A2 is for longer term goals (five or more years). See Goal Setting for more information.
After you understand your organization's business objectives, you will need to evaluate how well your organization is meeting those objectives. The template in Appendix B will guide you through a quick analysis of overall organizational effectiveness. You may want to ask those in leadership positions how well the organization is performing, but you can also get this information by examining how well the organization is performing according to current operational objectives. Choose a minimum of three organizational effectiveness criteria. Provide a one-sentence description of each measure, along with an overall score on a five-point scale and an explanation of the score you provided. See Effectiveness and Efficiency.
Now that you've looked at how well the overall organization is performing, you should evaluate the organization at a lower level. Using the Appendix C template to guide you, assess the general well-being of any two departments in your organization (for example, finance and marketing). Again, provide explanation for any key issues for areas where there are less effective or very effective departments. This information may help you to see areas where opportunities exist to improve your business with technology.
To summarize what you have found during your assessment of the business, prepare a two-page summary of the business objectives and the level of effectiveness in your organization. This business objectives and effectiveness summary should address the following questions:
What are some short-term and long-term business objectives of your organization?
What is your evaluation of overall organizational effectiveness? Departmental level effectiveness?
Post your business assessment worksheets (Appendices A1, A2, B, and C) along with your two-page summary of business objectives and effectiveness to your assignment folder. Your instructor will review your work and inform you of any major weaknesses in your deliverable.
In the next step, you will evaluate the ability of IT to meet the business objectives identified in Step 1.

Science And Politics

Today there are many complaints over the politicization of science.  Many   people believe politics should not play a role in science, but  once government   funds science, the funding decisions become political.  In most social   institutions, disagreements are settled by debate.  Science in contrast, uses   experiments to prove or disprove theories.  Science is testable, and is   self-proving. If a better explanation for a  phenomenon is found, it will replace   other explanations. This is why  careful distinctions must be made between   Frontier Science, Consensus  Science, and Junk Science. 

Many difficult controversies surround the environmental problems we  face in   the world today. Problems include: Air and water pollution,  global warming,   species and ecosystem biodiversity, energy, hazardous  waste, population, and   food supply issues. Politics control the  financing of scientific research and   development to help solve these  issues. In politics passion wins over logic. 

Science is not politics and cannot be debated in the same way  politics are.   Mixing politics with science produces bad science.  Government efforts to fund   research interfere with the maintenance of  high scientific standards. The   current Congress consists of 535  members. Of these members, 7 (1.3%), are   scientists, and 21 others are  healthcare professionals.

  References References    

Use these references along with resources from your own research to help   answer the questions that follow. 

Lamb, G. (2005, September 27). Science and politics: a   dangerous mix. Christian Science Monitor, 97(213), 11-13.   Retrieved April 10, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
Link to article 
Pielke Jr., R. (2006, Spring2006). When Scientists   Politicize Science. Regulation, 29(1), 28-34. Retrieved April   10, 2009, from Business Source Complete database. 
Link to article 
 
Questions

Do you feel that scientists should be cut out of the policy making  process,   particularly on environmental issues, when their research is  proven and widely   accepted and is being ignored and disputed?  Politicians ultimately make the   decisions, but shouldn't the  scientists have a voice?

Do you feel that lobbyists and special interest groups exert too  great of an   influence and act as an impediment to finding solutions  to, and providing the   funding for, research for the environmental  problems we face?

An essay that uses the character Victor as the point of analysis. 

1) You must obtain and read a copy of the book, "Your Heart is A Muscle the Size of a Fist" 

2) Write a 4-5 page essay using the directions from the presentation assignment attached.

*To avoid confusion, the assignment was originally a presentation assignment but it is now going to be completed in essay form only. However, the instructor expects students to use the same directions (attached) originally for a presentation.

using companies from south west of England such as vospers automotive company as a case study, 500 words per lecture, 2 lectures to critically analyse and using vospers as a case study

Review the Minicase entitled, " Minicase: How Apple Maintains Product Leadership" found on page 90 in your text.

Instructions:

In a 1400 – 2000 word essay discuss the following: 

Case Study Write-up
•Background Statement/Introduction
•Major Problems and Secondary Issues
•Organizational Strengths and Weaknesses
•Alternatives and Recommended Solutions
•Conclusion

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