Friday 23 May 2014

Discuss the principles of modern cosmology and the scientific process used to make these discoveries as explained in Reinventing gravity




List the differences between ductile and brittle materials? relate stress-strain diagram with ductile and brittle materials?




What is materials control, importance of materials control and problems in materials control




MRP II System

What is the connection between business planning, marketing planning, production planning, master production scheduling, and material requirements planning in MRP II System ? - Can you give any example the use of MRP II System in the manufacture industries ?


What are the qulities of good constrution brick?




Explain the equilibrium of supply and demand?




Structure, properties and treatment of steel.




What is the main obstacle to using a manufacturing approach to the delivery of services?




Explain the differences between economies of scale and economies of scope.




What are the merits and demerits of concrete in construction industry




Write 5 common insulator material of heat and electrical




Explain why timber is rarely used in tension in the structures




Explain torque as a function for shear stress




Difference of tar and bitumen in origin,chemical composition and in their properties



What is a simply supported beam




Effect of climate change to dam structures

do research on effect of climate change to dam structures due to increasing temperature which will lead to appearance and developed cracks and fissures in the body of dam and dykes

Will an i beam generally have a higher second moment of area than an hollow rectangular beam?



what is the density of coarse aggregate generally used in concrete in india



what are the limitations of elastic material?



How does Molecular Weight influences the tensile modulus of Semicrystalline polymers



Compare the behavior of timber,steel and reinforced concrete structural materials under load.



Competitive advantages

Discuss possible competitive advantages your product/service can use to differentiate itself from these competitors (products, services, channels, service, people or image) and select which one(s) to use to build your positioning

Segmentation bases for a product/service

Define and explain what segmentation is and discuss different segmentation bases you could use for your product/service ( Based on your segmentation, describe each of the target markets that you would seek to reach. Explain why they will be most profitable for your product/service.

MARKETING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT

Once a marketer has a thorough understanding of customer needs and the marketing environment, he or she needs to develop a marketing strategy Create your own marketing strategy for the product/service

Organizational Values

 Mention an organization of your choice that displays excellent values, that orient it for growth. What do you see these values as being? How do they lead to a growth orientation? Think of any organization you want to for this discussion, from a small local business up to a multi-national corporation. The Competitive Situation 1. Select an organization or industry of your choice and discuss its competitive situation. Which aspects of this competitive environment are most noteworthy? Micromarketing 1. Select an organization of your choice and explain how it does or could engage in micromarketing.

Which of Earth's mechanical layers contains the seven major plates?



What will be the effects of air pollution in a community?



Mitigation plan for your specific environmental problem

A word paper in APA format that formulates a mitigation plan for your specific environmental problem. Include the following:
o Detailed description of the problem
o Nonliving and living factors that contribute to or are affected by the problem
o Positive or negative human impacts
o Evaluation of current sustainability strategies and solutions
o Your plan to reach sustainability (See attachment)
o Benefits and challenges of your plan
o Required government, societal, and global support
Include at least four outside sources. Two of the four sources should be peer-reviewed.

The hydrological cycle

Summarize the hydrological cycle. How important is this cycle to Earth

A severe recession with high unemployment, acute shortages, and excess manufacturing capacity is known as



The Global Triad refers to the trade relationships between which regions?



What is ‘downward harmonization’? How does it affect labor practices?



Explain what Spatial division of labor is and how it is caused.



What is sate-led development and what are its benefits?



What is the World Trade Organization and how does it affect globalization?



What is foreign direct investment and how does it affect globalization?



What is capitalism and how is it being pushed to other areas of the world by the U.S.?



What is a commodity chain and what is globalizations affects on them?



What are the differences between colonialism and imperialism?



What is the place-based explanation as to why certain areas in the globe have an economic advantage? Give examples of this theory



What is deregulation in relation to world economy and how does it encourage globalization?



What is organized capitalism and what are some examples?



What is the great divergence and what are some reasons that it happened?



What are some connectivity-based explanation of why certain regions have an economic advantage?



What is Regional economic restructuring?



What is Neo-liberalism and what are some examples of it's practices?



What is the Free Trade doctrine and how did it expand globalization?



What defines a Transnational corporations?



What are the differences between outsourcing and offshoring?



What events have caused major increases and declines in world population?



How have the world and US population changed since the 20th century began?



Plate movement and natural hazards

Plate movement
leads to secondary lithospheric processes such as earthquakes, volcanoes, hot
spot activity, rifting, and sea-floor spreading that we will learn about in more detail
in Chapter 9. These processes are what we tend to consider as natural hazards,
which may result in catastrophic events termed as natural disasters. For this
discussion assignment I want you to find a current event related to one of these
lithospheric processes and explain what is/has been occurring and why (you may
have to refer to Chapter 9 to help you figure out what is the cause or trigger for
the event if it is not provided in the article). Provide a reference (including the
web address) to the article or information that you found for this current
event. Remember to paraphrase the information (i.e., provide a brief summary
of the event and its cause in your own words), and only use quotations when
absolutely necessary.
The current event can be within the last 5 years. Volcanoes and earthquakes are
activities that are most frequently in the news, but there are also some great news
articles on recent findings on sea-floor spreading and hot spot activity, so try your
best to expand your search and find something a little unique.

Climate change in high latitudes

Climate change is occurring at a greater rate in high latitudes compared to
mid- and low-latitude locations. Explain why this is the case given what you
know about albedo and feedback cycles.

Concept of Albedo

Discuss and provide some examples of how you use the concept of albedo
in your everyday life to control your own energy budget (to save energy and
enhance your own personal comfort).

Landforms denudation and mass movement

provide at least example of a geomorphic process relating to landforms denudation and /or mass movement that you see occurring in our region . you may include any of the processes discussed this week in chapter 10 . include a description of where you see this process occurring . are these issues begin dealt with? if so ,how? if not what do you think the result will be if this process continues and how do you think it could be dealt with to keep this form happening

International Resource Management

in this assignment I need to write a well written debate paper about is Global warming a catastrophe that warrants Immediate Action? I will read that paper in class to prove my position which is no the global warming is not a catastrophe that warrants immediate action, and since this topic is general the professor wants me to focus on the climate change a matter of social justice .

How do earthquakes occur? Where are they the most prevalent?



concentrations of deprivation

Write a report showing the concentrations of deprivation in a city/local authority/county of your choice and how do the most deprived areas differ in their characteristics, needs or ‘function’?

Please describe the decision making processes most prevalent in a hospital organization (specifically radiology department)

 Discuss the strengths and weaknesses found in each style. Consider the most favorable aspects of each style discussed to describe a process by which a problem can be identified and described.

Do you think that the decision making is more beneficial to a small company or to a large corporation? What are the pro’s and con’s for each business type.



How could cost allocation methods influence decisions of an organization?



Analyze the Politics/Administration Dichotomy I will be discussing this dichotomy in relationship to “English Only” policy.



What is the difference between judgments and decision making? Which is utilized in an organization that you know of?



Decision making behavior

The CEO of your company has been extremely frustrated with what has been occurring within the organization lately. In a recent managers meeting he exclaimed, “Everyone around this place just follows the status quo. No one ever has any unique ideas on how we can make this organization better. You just sit here and wait for me to give you directions on what to do. Then you follow those directions word for word without asking any questions or making any improvements. We need to change this attitude and change it quickly”. He then pointed out each of your group members and said, “You are in charge of fixing this and I want a strategy to fix this on my desk in one week!”
The CEO has created a group to analyze the possible causes and to identify recommendations to overcome what he sees as detrimental to the organizations success. YOU have been selected to be a member of this group.
You must do analysis, have discussions and come to a consensus to prepare a report (paper) that addresses the following:
Identify the decision theory or theories that your group believes best explains what is occurring within the organization (is the decision making behavior within the organization best explained by using groupthink, social comparison theory, conformity, group polarization, a combination of these concepts, or all of these concepts?).
What recommendations can you make regarding how people can avoid group or mob mentality (such as deindividuation or groupthink)?
Identify fully at least three recommendations your group can make to the CEO that can help him improve the current decision making conditions within the organization?

Different thinkers

1) I have to present a problem faced by my organization which I chose Verizon Wireless. It is apparent that there is a somewhat of a high turnover rate with the employees that work there OR any other problem of yur choosing and I have to come up with a solution per my thinking style which is (Logical Thinking).
2)I have to demonstrate how an Emotional Thinker, Optimistic Thinker, Creative Thinker, and a Logical Thinker would approach this problem as well.

What are the pros and cons of a tuition refund policy and defend your position



How do the influences of internal and external stakeholders affect the decision-making model that best fits the situation?



What tools and techniques should be used for evaluating a decision

What tools and techniques should be used for evaluating a decision? What processes should managers follow to insure that decisions are producing the intended results?

Values used in Business Decision Making

I am looking for five or more values that one would use in Business Decision Making. Personal Gain would be an example.
Also, How would you think about priortizing your values?

Bias in decision making

In creating a salary structure, we have seen where observation can be biased. Can the decision-making process also be biased?
Who would you choose to place on the evaluation committee to ensure balance? Consider only positions titles, not specific names, in your debate.

What are Active and Passive Portfolio management styles?



How does profitability help in management decision making? Why is the ratio of debt/equity so important to banks/bankers before issuing a loan?



Asymmetric Information and Agency

Describe a non-health-related example where a high degree of information asymmetry exists and determine the mechanisms that have evolved to help consumers make more informed choices.

Make at least three recommendations for reducing the amount and severity of information asymmetry in the health care industry. Provide specific examples (perhaps from drawing on the previous discussion question) to support your response.