DISCUSSION QUESTION 1: What are three tasks Riverpoint Writer may assist you with when writing a paper? Riverpoint Writer assists me by adjusting page margins‚ spacing and by creating a title page. How do you think this tool may assist you as a student? As a student‚ Riverpoint Writer can assist me by quickly creating necessary information on my essays. The ability to “type and go” with this tool is great! Also‚ since it creates references and allows me to insert citations I believe it will
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POS420: DQ’s for Week 1 Discussion Question 1 - Week 1 (Saturday): How old of an operating system is Unix? The story of how UNIX came to be is a long‚ but interesting tale. During the mid-1960’s‚ the first multi-user operating system called Compatible Time-Sharing System (CTSS) was created by Fernando Corbato at the MIT Computation Center. Although CTSS was highly influential for its time‚ it eventually failed‚ but not before a second generation operating system called Multiplexed
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Discussion Question 1. Briefly describe Moore law. What are the implications of this law? Are there any practical limitations to Moore law? Moore’s Law is a hypothesis stating that transistor densities on a single chip double every two years. Moore ’s law describes a long-term trend in the history of computing hardware. The number of transistors that can be placed inexpensively on an integrated circuit has doubled approximately every two years. Moore ’s law is a rule of thumb in the computer
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1. Discuss several areas in which HR can affect organizational culture positively or negatively. A human resources department plays a significant role in determining the culture of an organization. Human resources cultivate and execute policies and procedures in key areas such as hiring practices‚ compensation‚ management relations and employee conduct and behavior. The decisions made by the human resources department can have significant positive and negative implications for the overall cultural
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1. Why is the job market for administrative professionals growing? What effect do you think the economic downturn of 2008-2009 had on this field? Since the economic downturn of 2008-2009 recessions‚ the job market for administrative professionals in on the rise. The field is anticipated to grow because administrative professionals work in areas of the economy that are expanding and generating new jobs—such as education‚ social service‚ legal service‚ health care‚ and finance. With so many jobs lost
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Individual Summary of Team Discussion Week 2 HRM/531 Human Capital Management Individual Summary of Team Discussion Week 2 The team assignment for week two was to first discuss the week’s objectives with our team members. The objectives for week two were to explain how a job analysis is used to create a job description and to explain the functions of a job description. A job analysis is an in-depth study of various collected information about the specific duties‚ key responsibilities‚
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Topic 1: Discussion Question 1 Read Lake and von Baeyer’s article‚ “Tips for Successful Students." Also‚ review the characteristics of a successful student as explained in the lecture. As you consider these‚ which is your strongest characteristic? Why? How will this characteristic help you to become a successful student in your program of study? While reading the “Tips for Successful Students” article‚ I found it was important to keep an open mind and be honest when evaluating myself and the characteristics
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Please answer one of the following two questions‚ and comment on at least two classmates’ answers. When you prepare for the answer‚ please keep it around 200 to 400 words. What is organizational behavior? Please list two of three examples‚ and explain. What are the challenges and opportunities for human resources managers in using OB concepts? The opportunities for HR managers in using OB concepts are definitely plenty. By applying OB concepts‚ managers are able to take a more comprehensive
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Chapter Questions Leadership 11/9/2013 Chapter 5: Page 158: Question 7. 7. Consider fear and love as potential motivators. Which is the best source of motivation for college students? For members of a new product development team? For top executives at a media conglomerate? Why? Fear can be a powerful motivator‚ but many of today’s leaders are learning that an environment that reflex care and respect for people is much more effective than one which
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed Discussion Questions English 4 CAS & AP The banking approach is a one-sided way of teaching where the professor "deposits" knowledge into the students. It’s based on the idea that the students are completely ignorant and without anything meaningful to contribute-that the teacher is the only one who can bring insight and knowledge to the subject. Also‚ it discounts inquiry and mutual discovery as valid ways of learning. I have experienced this in several classes based on
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