The final project for this course is the creation of presentation tracing a garment over time. The final product represents an authentic demonstration of competency as students will demonstrate recognition for various garments worn during each costume period, including basic terminology, analyzing important historical impacts on the garment as well as its development over time and what traces are present in today’s fashions. The project […]

  Submit x2 case studies for your week 3 presentation. Case studies should have a brief description. Example: Wal-Mart/Gender Discrimination(Primary) Brief Description(Minimum 15 Sentences) Disney/Religious Discrimination(Secondary) Brief Description(Minimum 15 Sentences) Submission of case studies is in first-come/first-serve basis. If more than one student had selected the same case, the secondary case will be used. Researching the case name in the Internet or public library will help […]

 Given the severe shortage of trained medical personnel, especially in rural areas of low-resource countries, many medical anthropologists have suggested incorporating traditional healers into health care and health education initiatives. However, this idea has been controversial. Review the Steinglass article and think about the various of sides of this debate. Should traditional healers be actively incorporated into our response to the HIV/AIDS crisis? Develop a […]

Using Northouse’s Leadership: Theory and Practice, plus other resources, write a 20 page (double-spaced) paper in which you compare and contrast three leadership approaches described in the text. Working individually, use your own words to describe each of the theories you choose. Each of these leadership approaches has  been popular in the past century, yet how do they relate to one another? Are they virtually […]

Final Project Problem The CEO of your company was recently fired because of financial and legal irregularities that threw the company into a dire situation where its very existence is in jeopardy. At the initial meeting each search committee explores the nature of leadership and reaches consensus on what kind of leader the company needs to survive and reports its findings to the full board. […]

Assignment 1 (Chapter 13 in the textbook): Environmental risk is of great concern to real estate investors because of the significant costs that can be associated with mitigating this type of risk. Visit one of the sites recommended in the “Useful Websites” for this chapter, such as www.environmental-center.com, or use a search engine like Google (www.google.com) and search for “environmental risk.” Select a type of […]

Descriptive Statistics Identify a research problem that uses two different sets of the same type of data. You may use any business subject.  Some examples: Sales from two different months or years. GPA’s of men and women. Number of two different shelf items sold (Coke & Pepsi) by month over a year. Home sales prices in different suburbs, cities, counties or states. You wish to […]

Draft a spreadsheet showing financial history and projected performance for the company( home depot) you plan to use in this course’s final project. The rows should include revenue, expenses, calculated profit, and calculated profit margin. The columns should represent years: two years of history, plus three years of your reasonable future projections. Include a few sentences of key assumptions and conclusions. The spreadsheet must have […]

In 2016 Volkswagen (VW) became the world’s largest automaker in car production, surpassing Toyota to take its title. However, this title can quickly change in a short amount of time. Not only is the car industry highly competitive, but all is not well at Volkswagen. In early 2017 the automaker pled guilty to three criminal felony charges that included defrauding the U.S. government, violating environmental […]

 The “Greening of Business” is a large and growing field. This week, I encourage you to: attend a remote event or watch a recorded lecture to learn more about how business leaders are grappling with greening issues today; conduct a research project on a topic of your choice (related to your final project topic if you’d like); or research employment opportunities related to sustainable business […]