Wednesday, April 8, 2009

WEDNESDAY 4/8

SR201
TODAY:
-We finished our discussion of Chapter 13.

HOMEWORK:
-Blog Post #3 due before class on Friday.
-Quiz #9: Textbook Chapter 13 & Into The Wild Chapter 18, Epilogue

STUDY GUIDE:
-What are the different stages of leisure in childhood?
-What are the 2 areas that we discussed where there is leisure gender inequality?
-What are the 5 concerns, that we discussed, regarding current & future status of leisure in childhood?
-According to the authors, what is key to preventing adolescent delinquent behavior?
-What are the 2 functions that adolescent leisure activities serve?
-Why is middle age referred to a leisure renaissance?
-Leisure can help middle-aged adults answer questions about what 2 things?

SR338
TODAY:
-We started to discuss Chapter 9.
-Here is a link to the calories burned calculator.

HOMEWORK:
-We will finish our discussion of the Chapter 9 discussion questions.

IC212
TODAY:
-Here is the Forbes article about women in the workplace.
-We began discussing The World Is Flat. No, the world is not literally flat. It's a metaphor. Too bad Sherri Shepherd doesn't know it's a metaphor. Andrew showed off his geography skills.

HOMEWORK:
-Before you get dressed on Friday, write down where the clothes were made.
-Depending on what group you are in, answer the following questions:
GROUP 1: EXPLAIN THE 3 GREAT ERAS OF GLOBALIZATION
-WHAT IS THE TIME FRAME?
-WHO/WHAT WAS THE KEY AGENT OF CHANGE?
-WHAT WERE THE BIG QUESTIONS?

GROUP 2: OUTSOURCING
-WHAT IS IT & HOW/WHY IS IT CONTIBUTING TO THE WORLD BECOMING FLAT?
-WHAT ARE “NIGHTHAWKS?”

GROUP 3: CALL CENTERS
-WHAT ARE THEY & HOW/WHY ARE THEY CONTRIBUTING TO THE WORLD BECOMING FLAT?
-EXPLAIN THE MCDONALDS STORY

EVERYONE: PERSONAL IMPLICATIONS
-WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS OF THE FOLLOWING ON YOU AS A FUTURE EMPLOYEE & ON YOUR POTENTIAL CAREER INDUSTRY:
A) GLOBALIZATION 3.0 B) OUTSOURCING C) CALL CENTERS

SR368
TODAY:
-We continued our Promotions discussion & I told the hot tub story.

HOMEWORK:
-Read SBJ article: Economy Shouldn't Change Attitudes on Social Entrepreneurship on page 23 of Issue 48.

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