Friday, February 10, 2012

FRIDAY 2/10

SR368
TODAY:
-Chapter 3 discussion questions 15-20 were due.
-The PNC SBJ article & discussion questions were due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 3.  Our discussion focused on eminent domain.  We will finish this discussion on Monday.

HOMEWORK:
-Brittany Martelle will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Read Chapter 4 & answer the following Discussion Questions:
1) In your opinion, should public subsidies be used to finance sport facilities?
2) What franchise became the first major professional sport team to move from the Midwest or northern section of the US to the West Coast?
3) What problem did the Rams' move create for visiting teams, & how did the Rams help with this inconvenience?
4) How was the land in Los Angeles acquired for the Dodgers stadium?
5) What are "cookie-cutter" facilities?
6) How did the palace at Auburn Hills & Camden Yards spur a change in the type of facilities that were being built?
7) How do professional franchises & facilities  generate economic activity?
8) What are some questions that sport economists raise about the economic effect of sport franchises' & facilities'?
9) What "psychic benefits" do sport organizations provide?
10) What is BIRGing?
11) What economic & psychic benefits did the Packers recent Super Bowl provide the town of Green Bay?

IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions due.
-We began a discussion of Drucker Chapter 3.  Our discussion focused on why Drucker believed that Starbucks is a good example of innovation.

HOMEWORK:
-Jon Giles will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-No new discussion questions.

MN371
TODAY:
-Brewing Up A Business Chapter 1 discussion questions were due.
-We began a discussion of textbook Chapter 1.  Our discussion focused on the characteristics that make a business successful & the characteristics needed in an entrepreneur.

HOMEWORK:
-Sara Davis will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-No new discussion questions.

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