Designer Issey Miyake is best known for his technology-driven designs. He was a radical designer, but he was enormously successful. During the 1980s, Miyake developed many new innovative materials and garment forms that he used in his designs. For example, he created the “Pleats Please” collection where the fabric was fed through a machine and heat pressed between two sheets of paper to create the […]

Now that you have completed the detailed process of evaluating the proposed business opportunity (attached) and compiled all of the findings into a detailed project, you will need to create a one page, high-level abstract of the proposed business venture. This abstract should provide a short description of the business concept and highlight your breakthrough idea by describing the unique aspects of your product or […]

  For your final paper, you are to select a local government budget to utilize for a comprehensive paper that will review that city’s budget in the context of the materials and concepts that have been discussed in this course. Specifically, your paper will want to address any and/or all of the following:1. Revenue – Sources of income; amounts/percent derived from different sources of income; revenue in […]

Purpose of AssignmentThis assignment will help you assess hardware and software specifications for different computer and business purposes, and provides the student with an opportunity to explore and apply options to satisfy various needs.Assignment StepsResources:  Microsoft® Office Help and Training Other tutorials available onlineRead the following scenario:Mary is a business student and is considering purchasing a new computer. She is looking for a recommendation on what to […]

As a manager employed by Want-It-Now Rapid Delivery Service, you are responsible for pricing the services involving same-day deliveries. Among your primary concerns is the competitive aspects of your business. You have proposed contractual language that states “any package picked up after 10:00 a.m. will be considered as if it is picked up the next business day. Any package delivered before 10:00 p.m. on the […]

200 WORDS This course features a debate component within the Discussion Boards. To prepare for the debate topic within this course, click here to view a video that reviews and considers the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and trends (SWOTT) analysis of a fast-food franchise. Once completed, provide a quick synopsis (100-200 words) with 2-3 points that stand out to you in particular. This video will be the […]

To prepare for this assignment, review the two TedTalks included in Course Content in the first week’s module.  Both of these speakers address topics that are related to this course.  Jarrett Krosoczka tells the story of how his childhood and adolescence inspired him to create imaginative stories, cartoons, and animations featuring the important people in his life.  Amy Cuddy challenges us to turn life’s hardships […]

Assigned Readings:Chapter 6. Project Team Building, Conflict, and NegotiationInitial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should […]

 Ruby Red Movie Theater has experimented  with using different numbers of workers in the concession area of the  theater as well as at the ticket counter. In these experiments, Tracy,  the manager of the theater, collected data on total number of buckets of  popcorn as well as movie ticket sales produced per day.  Tracy would like for you to analyze  the data and tell her […]

Time Value of Money Internet Search Search the Internet for an article related to this weeks’ topic – the time value of money. IMPORTANT NOTE – for this discussion please do not use articles/data from Wikipedia, Investopedia, The Street, Corporate Finance Institute, The Balance or Money Matters.  Please find an article from a financial source such as Fortune, MSN, Forbes, etc.Once you find an article that interests you, discuss […]