Learning Engagement # 2 What is “big data”?  What are the most important drivers of big data? What could happen if companies focus solely on the quantitative (i.e., “numbers”) aspects of big data?  Explain. PROFESSOR’S GUIDANCE FOR THIS WEEK’S LE: Big Data is no longer just a buzzword; it is a proven phenomenon and not […]
Analyze a short story through the lens of a secondary source.  Write a literary analysis paper that states a clear, arguable thesis supported with evidence from the story and article. Integrate textual evidence from the story and article using the techniques of paraphrasing, quoting, and/or summarizing. Thearticle “Does Reading Fiction Make Us Better People?†[…]
250 words:(a) What are lean operations? What does it mean to be a lean organization?(b) What is Total Quality Management (TQM)?(c) Briefly describe the 7 concepts of TQM, discussed by the authors of the textbook?(d) What is the relationship between lean operations and TQM?reply#1Lean operations are a system of processes that allow organizations to supply […]
PART IIReread the story (attached file: The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears). Each time you reach a CHOICE that Goldilocks made, pause and consider the ALTERNATIVES. (based on the attached file: active choice exercise part 1)Sometimes, these alternatives will be fairly clearly stated in the text. For example, the text tells us that […]
About the Hospital Prairie Regional Medical Center (PRMC),  located in central Kansas, is a 245-bed hospital that offers a  comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient medical services to  residents of central Kansas. The medical staff of PRMC consists of more  than 125 physicians and dentists representing a number of specialties,  including the following: Comprehensive cardiac […]
Please respond to the following discussion post using a minimum of 200-250 words. Responding to a classmate’s thread requires both the addition of new ideas and analysis. A particular point made by the classmate must be addressed and built upon by your analysis in order to move the conversation forward. Thus, the reply is a […]
Eastgate Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe (http://www.mickpearce.com/Eastgate.html) RBC WaterPark Place III, Toronto (Oxford Properties Group. (2014, November 24). Welcome to RBC WaterPark Place [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxGd2Es2g6A Sandbag housing in South Africa (https://www.pri.org/stories/2008-12-04/sandbag-housing-south-africa) Smart, sustainable, or both? We discussed the Edge in the lecture notes, and it was also featured in the TED x talk with Coen van Oostrom. […]
Assignment #1Read the article entitled, “I’m Not Black, I’m Dominican” page. Answer the following questions in detail 1. In what ways can you relate to Julissa’s experience, if at all?2.What generational differences are reflected in Julissa’s personal account?3. In what ways does Julissa’s personal account reflect the binary of race in the US?4. What do […]
Choose ONE of the following films to watch and analyze: Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) / dir. Behn Zeitlin In Fabric (2018) / dir. Peter Strickland Hitchcock (2012) / dir. Sacha Gervasi Lost in Translation (2003) / dir. Sofia Coppola We Need to Talk about Kevin (2011) / dir. Lynne Ramsay Crouching Tiger, Hidden […]
ACCT 313 – ACCOUNTING ETHICS Ethics and the Coronavirus – A CASE As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to grow and the death toll mounts, it’s useful, from an ethics perspective, to use our experiences to date to evaluate our personal responsibilities to each other in this crisis. Why does this matter? Our society […]
