Applied Sciences

Repetition task 5-1: What method would you use to develop the technical strategy draft? Give reasons for your answer.  Repetition Task 5-2: What method could the customer segmentation be based on? Reason. Repetition task 5-3: What method would they use for creating the value network apply? Reason. Repetition task 5-4: How can the quantitative development be planned? Method? Repetition task 5-5: Which method is suitable for creating the technical draft of the Process? Reason. Assistance Methods and tools for the preliminary examination: ABC analysis Eisenhower matrix or portfolio analysis Benchmarking Methods and tools for recording the current situation: Self-recording Questionnaire observation Multi-snapshot Document analysis Methods and tools for the as-is analysis: Checklist Check matrix ABC analysis SWOT analysis Methods and tools for generating solutions: brainstorming Brainwriting Morphological analysis Methods and tools in solution evaluation: Verbal evaluation Investment calculation Utility analysis Cost-benefit analysis Methods and tools for implementation Methods and tools for evaluation: Benchmarking survey

The purpose of this assignment is to make you become more critically aware of musical sounds in your daily life, how they are used, and what is their function. Music is all around us, some of which is fore fronted in our awareness, such as concerts, or practicing a musical instrument, or listening at home to a new song on your iPod; while others are mere background, a kind of sonic wallpaper which we may not even be aware of, such as music playing in a store, or music in commercials, films, or TV shows. In the time of covid-19, the musicscape has gone through a transformation. Concerts have been canceled, audiences have disappeared, rehearsals suspended, live events now broadcast remote via pixel dots. Yet people have found ways to be together musically, whether on the internet or apartment balconies. This musicscape, of course, is part of a more encompassing soundscape, which itself has undergone transformation. Staying at home, for example, seems to have led to a reduction in traffic, thus quieter streets and less pollution, though this is rapidly changing. All of this is material for a well-constructed paper (6-8 double spaced pages) that demonstrates critical thought. The paper must cite at least 3 specific examples from your musicscape and 3 examples from other appropriate sources (newspapers, magazines, media sites, journal articles). Your paper should address the following questions: How is music situated within your particular soundscape? Are there overall patterns? How do particular musical genres relate to specific situations? What were the functions and uses of music (emotional release, to sell a product, enhance a film, worship as a community)? Was most of the music mediated or live, passive or active, or, these days, virtual which is somewhere in between these binaries? What kind of conclusions or statements can be made about the musicscape around you and by extension to the United States? Are there aspects of this musicscape that are unique? Importantly, how has the musicscape changed due to the pandemic? Your paper should engage these types of questions about music-culture explored in Chapter 1 of your text and in class lectures. Your papers must be in 12-point font, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins.

PROMPT 1 When we study the Olmec culture and Classic Period Maya culture, we see again that scholars emphasize the role of ritual in the emergence of elites (or “rulers”) in these communities. Fox (1996) and Lucero (2003) describe different kinds of rituals, and argue that these rituals were pivotal to the development and maintenance of the Classic Maya kingdoms. Each of the authors describe relationships between household (or small-scale) rituals and grandiose public rituals. Identify two ways that public ritualized behavior performed by elites connect with common people’s daily lives. (1) How do those connections make the public rituals more useful for the elites? (2) How do the connections make the rituals more useful for the commoners? You need to combine two examples. One example must be from the Classic Maya, while the second can be from any culture we’ve studied, or from a modern culture. For example: Every four years in the United States, a ritual occurs in which politicians who wish to become President appear on stage next to each other in order to repeat their campaign slogans in such a way that it is called “a debate.” For many decades that performance had great social and political power because it was familiar to citizens who had been required to take part in structured debates in their schools. Citizens felt that they understood the “rules of the game” and could sympathize with the candidates. The ritual both humanized the politicians and showed that they understood issues of great complexity. In more recent years, the presidential debates have become less meaningful (except as a way for candidates to be caught in poor dramatic performances) in part because students in the United States education system rarely take part in debates, and it is no longer a part of their young lives.

QUESTION: Major infrastructure projects are impossible to control from a cost time and quality point of view rendering the traditional Quantity Surveyor’s role redundant. Critically analyse this statement and use your analysis to predict how the role will change over the next 20 years. CRITERIA: Format and style of the paper including referencing 10 Marks Description and discussion of the key issues related to the topic (45 Marks) Analysis of the impact on the future role of the Quantity Surveyor (45 Marks)

Q1: Review the historical determinants of the modern world and browse the galleries and images of Renaissance art on websites. What role did the invention of linear perspective in art play in helping to create the modern world? What aesthetic components, forms and themes do you observe in the Renaissance paintings and sculptures? Q2: Another historical marker of modernity is the emergence of capitalism and global commerce. As we can see in the images, the invention of linear perspective placed the individual at the center. This helped to create a relationship between the individual viewer and the outside world which became an object to be observed and ultimately controlled. This distinction also reinforces difference and distinction between self and other. How do the art works presented this week reveal relationships of power and inequality, e.g., between male and female, Europeans and colonized peoples? Global trade expanded during the Renaissance. What evidence do we find of trade, commodities and the celebration of moneymaking in Renaissance art? Q3: In the Middle Ages, the Christian religious view of human beings as sinful, fallen creatures who needed the Church to achieve redemption was dominant in European culture. In the Renaissance, how did humanists like Pico della Mirandola reorient the idea of humankind? How does Michelangelo’s famous Sistine Chapel ceiling reflect this view? As printing developed, what role did books, e.g., the Bible, play in giving ordinary people a greater sense of power over their own destinies?

Week 1 Discussion Prompt #1 – Environmental Justice COLLAPSE Provide two examples of environmental justice issues we currently face in our regional and global communities (one from each). What do you think is the most profound underlying reason for environmental justice problems? Suggest a solution ** please cite with scholarly reference and use APA format 7th edtion

Part 2 The second part of this exam will be a long essay, in great detail, chosen from a list of two essays listed below.    The length of this essay that would fit 2- 4 pages of 8 & 1/2 x 11 inch pieces of paper.  The content of the essay needs to cover all the topics listed in the essay question plus examples to fill out your answer.  And detail means tell me every thing you can based on the lecture notes, the study guide and the text book.  The essay is worth 50 points. Essay choice one:  Knowing what you do about the founding Fathers’ idea of separation of powers and checks and balances, write an essay, in detail, describing how the federal (national) government operates.  Topics must include:  What are the three branches of our government (in detail) ?  How do they cooperate?  How are they in conflict?  How is the conflict resolved?  How is the Senate different from the House?  Do you think this system works well today?  Why/why not? Essay choice two:  Describe the five roles of the President.  Topics must include:  What powers (in detail) are set aside by the Constitution for the President?   How are these roles or powers exercised?   How much can the President do own his or her own and how much must be done in cooperation with Congress?  Who is more powerful today, the President or Congress?  Explain.

1. Define the differences between goals, strategies, and tactics in a campaign. Next, using the example we used yesterday (a campaign to get students more interested/engaged with the COMM department at BSU via social media) provide an example of i) one SMART* objective, ii) a strategy statement (1 sentence), and iii) sample tactics (x2-3). *SMART Objectives are: S=specific M=measureable A=achievable R=realistic T=have a timeline 2. If a primary audience for your ‘campaign’ is BSU COMM students, who could be a secondary audience? And a tertiary audience? 3. For the 2019 Super Bowl, the brand Skittles produced a 30-minute Broadway musical which included a song titled “Advertising Ruins Everything.” What reasons would compel Skittles to include such a song in their branded content? 4. As TopRank pointed out “Facts tell, stories sell” (Odden, 2015). What’s an example you can think of that demonstrates how a story can be effectively used to sell something?

Topic that you must address: When and where was Edith Piaf born? Were there any obstacles in her life that should have prevented her success? How did overcoming obstacles help her music career? What famous French songs is Piaf known for? How did the French people’s reaction to her death illustrate her impact on French music? Why are her songs still sung/imitated by artists today? Must have the following: 2 pages in English, typed, black ink, Times New Roman, 12 font, double-spaced with 1 inch margin on each sie of the 2 pages Cover page with name, title, due date Work cited page with websites, authors, dates posted and access dates must be clearly noted

TASK The students need to write a report about a marketing strategy for a local non-profit sports provider, e.g. a member’s club, or voluntary organisation. The report itself should include an extended portrait of the provider. The students should examine the specific components of the organisation as well as potential similarities and differences to other providers in the field. The report is worth 75% of the total mark. The attached marking matrix will be used to grade the submissions. It is recommended that the students familiarise themselves with this scale and be aware of the criteria for achieving the scores for each element of the matrix. A good essay will have a logical structure, the recommended referencing system (APA 6th ed.), a range of relevant literature will be appropriately used to support the findings/argument. Additionally, the student should demonstrate a good understanding of the factors that affect international approaches to sport management and produce justifiable conclusions about the evidence obtained and the literature used. Report format 1500 words. The word count has a tolerance of +10% and -10% of the advised number. The word count excludes the list of references and the appendices. Font Arial Size 12 Cover page Table of content (including numbered chapters and subchapters) ———————————————————————————————————————————- Intro (200 – 250 words) “This essay will discuss…” Define the key terms with references Main Body (around 1.000 words) Briefly outline the key targets markets of your chosen provider (market segmentation) Write a marketing strategy that should also include a business plan (financial aspects) as well as a useful timeline for a marketing programme over the next five years. Bring in wider research and link this to practical examples for each section Conclusions (200-250 words) Summarise and draw conclusions for your essay