SR368
TODAY:
-You took Exam 2.
HOMEWORK:
-Group presentations will be on Wednesday May 15 & start at 8:100am.
IC212
TODAY:
-Quiz 14 was due.
-We played a review game for Exam 2.
HOMEWORK:
-The cause marketing research essay needs to be uploaded to CampusWeb no later than 9:00am on Monday May 13.
-Exam 2 will take place at 9:00am on Monday May 13.
MN371
TODAY:
-You took Exam 2.
HOMEWORK:
-Group presentations will begin at 10:15am on Monday May 13. Please be 5 minutes early.
-Your individual memo is due at the time of your group's presentation.
Friday, May 10, 2013
THURSDAY 05/09
SR338
TODAY:
-You took Exam 2.
HOMEWORK:
-The Obesity in America research essay needs to be uploaded to CampusWeb no later than 10:15am on Sunday May 12.
TODAY:
-You took Exam 2.
HOMEWORK:
-The Obesity in America research essay needs to be uploaded to CampusWeb no later than 10:15am on Sunday May 12.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
WEDNESDAY 05/08
SR368
TODAY:
-Course evaluation.
-Exam 2 review game.
HOMEWORK:
-Exam 2 will be in class on Friday. I will be at class by 7:50.
-Group presentations will take place starting at 8:00am on Wednesday May 15.
IC212
TODAY:
-Course evaluation.
-We discussed The Corporation Chapter 5.
HOMEWORK:
-I will e-mail you Quiz 14. Print it out, answer it, & bring it to class on Friday.
-The Cause Marketing research essay needs to be uploaded to CampusWeb no later than 9:00am on Monday May 13.
MN371
TODAY:
-The proposal was due.
-Exam 2 review game.
HOMEWORK:
-Exam 2 will be in class on Friday starting at 9:30am.
-Group presentations will start at 10:15am on Monday May 13. Arrive 5 minutes early!
TODAY:
-Course evaluation.
-Exam 2 review game.
HOMEWORK:
-Exam 2 will be in class on Friday. I will be at class by 7:50.
-Group presentations will take place starting at 8:00am on Wednesday May 15.
IC212
TODAY:
-Course evaluation.
-We discussed The Corporation Chapter 5.
HOMEWORK:
-I will e-mail you Quiz 14. Print it out, answer it, & bring it to class on Friday.
-The Cause Marketing research essay needs to be uploaded to CampusWeb no later than 9:00am on Monday May 13.
MN371
TODAY:
-The proposal was due.
-Exam 2 review game.
HOMEWORK:
-Exam 2 will be in class on Friday starting at 9:30am.
-Group presentations will start at 10:15am on Monday May 13. Arrive 5 minutes early!
TUESDAY 05/07
SR338
TODAY:
-Course evaluation.
-Exam 2 review game.
HOMEWORK:
-Exam 2 will be on Thursday in class.
-The Obesity in America research essay needs to uploaded to CampusWeb no later than 10:15am on Sunday May 12.
TODAY:
-Course evaluation.
-Exam 2 review game.
HOMEWORK:
-Exam 2 will be on Thursday in class.
-The Obesity in America research essay needs to uploaded to CampusWeb no later than 10:15am on Sunday May 12.
Monday, May 6, 2013
MONDAY 05/06
SR368
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-You took Quiz 14.
-We finished discussing Chapter 12 & then discussed Chapter 10.
HOMEWORK:
-None.
IC212
TODAY:
-The Corporation Chapter 5 discussion questions 1-6 were due.
-You took Quiz 13.
-We finished discussing The Corporation Chapter 4.
HOMEWORK:
-None.
EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE:
I. Definitions
Chapter 1: corporation, jobbers, south sea company, limited liability, deregulation, corporate social responsibility, shareholder, stakeholder, capitalism, new capitalism, sustainable development, brand drivers
Chapter 2: cause marketing, capitalism with a conscience, community traded, psychopathic
Chapter 3: objective decision making, subjective decision making, ethics, morality, rationalize, offshoring, externality, cost-benefit analysis, science of exploitation
Chapter 4: consumerism, materialism(in business)
Chapter 5: cradle to the grave, opportunity in devastation, the nag factor
II. Question & Answer
Chapter 1
-What Latin word, meaning body of people, did corporation originate from?
-What are the 2 main advantages of a corporation as a form of business?
-What made it a criminal offense to create a company presuming to be a corporate body & to issue transferable stocks without legal authority?
-In what year did the English Parliament outlaw the corporation?
-Industrialization in America involved what 3 important developments?
-Who were the 2 federally chartered enterprises that built the transcontinental railroad?
-By 1900, what 3 American cities had a population over 1 million?
-What 2 states sought to attract corporations by getting rid of unpopular government restrictions?
-What Constitutional amendment helped corporations get legal status as a "person?"
-What are the 3 P's that CSR honors?
-From 1908-late 1930's, what did AT&T refer to itself as?
-What term did GM use to give itself a more personal, human, & friendly image?
-What corporation believed capitalism would not survive unless equality & cooperation existed between workers & capitalists?
-What is used by corporations to create unique & attractive personalities for themselves?
-What corporation is currently Fortune Magazine's world's most admired company?
Chapter 2
-Over how many Livestrong bracelets have been sold to date?
-How much does Yoplait donate for each lid as part of their "Save Lids To Save Lives" campaign?
-Product Red was created to support what charitable organization?
-What 2 benefits does the Brewing The American Dream cause marketing campaign offer small businesses?
-The cornerstone donation of $1 million to the One Fund Boston was made by what corporation?
-What corporation's mission is: to dedicate our business to the pursuit of social & environmental change?
-What is a fixture in the corporate laws of most countries & forbids any other motivation for corporate decision makers actions?
Chapter 3
-What states that one should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself?
-What states that the proper course of action is the one that maximizes the greatest good for the greatest number?
-What entities are affected by externalities?
-GM calculated that it could save how much money per automobile if it allowed people to die in fuel-fed fires rather than alter the design of vehicle to avoid such fires?
-The jury awarded Anderson & her children how much money in compensatory damages?
-The jury awarded Anderson & her children how much money in punitive damages?
-What % of all apparel operations in NYC are sweatshops?
Chapter 4
-In America's economy, who holds the most power?
-What powers did we discuss that the consumer possess?
-Pre-1990's, what were the 2 most frequent reasons for attending college given by students?
-Since the 1990's, what has been the most frequent reason for attending college given by students?
-What American corporation provided the Nazis with tabulation machines used by them to track records in their extermination & slave-labor camps?
-In the mid-1970's the Supreme Court extended First Amendment constitutional protection to corporate financing of what?
Chapter 5
-What is the largest education management organization in the US?
-What is the only industry that has a larger segment of the American marketplace than education?
-Kids nag their parents in what 2 ways?
-What group of parents want a good reason to buy something for their child?
-What group of parents buy products as much for themselves as their kids?
-What group of parents buy things for their kids to ease their guilt about not spending enough time with them?
-What group of parents say they shouldn't be buying frivolous things for their kids but do so anyway?
III. Short Answer
Chapter 1
-How did the corporation become a "person" & what does it mean to call a corporation a "person?"
-How do corporations use branding as a CSR technique?
Chapter 2
-How does The Body Shop utilize capitalism with a conscience?
-Why are executives who try to act morally (choosing social & environmental goals over profits), actually being immoral?
Chapter 3
-Explain the Anderson v. General Motors case.
Chapter 5
-How do corporations use opportunity in devastation to prey on children's feelings?
MN371
TODAY:
-No discussion questions were due.
-You took Quiz 14.
-We discussed the presentation & individual memo component of the group project.
HOMEWORK:
-The group proposal is due on Wednesday.
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-You took Quiz 14.
-We finished discussing Chapter 12 & then discussed Chapter 10.
HOMEWORK:
-None.
IC212
TODAY:
-The Corporation Chapter 5 discussion questions 1-6 were due.
-You took Quiz 13.
-We finished discussing The Corporation Chapter 4.
HOMEWORK:
-None.
EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE:
I. Definitions
Chapter 1: corporation, jobbers, south sea company, limited liability, deregulation, corporate social responsibility, shareholder, stakeholder, capitalism, new capitalism, sustainable development, brand drivers
Chapter 2: cause marketing, capitalism with a conscience, community traded, psychopathic
Chapter 3: objective decision making, subjective decision making, ethics, morality, rationalize, offshoring, externality, cost-benefit analysis, science of exploitation
Chapter 4: consumerism, materialism(in business)
Chapter 5: cradle to the grave, opportunity in devastation, the nag factor
II. Question & Answer
Chapter 1
-What Latin word, meaning body of people, did corporation originate from?
-What are the 2 main advantages of a corporation as a form of business?
-What made it a criminal offense to create a company presuming to be a corporate body & to issue transferable stocks without legal authority?
-In what year did the English Parliament outlaw the corporation?
-Industrialization in America involved what 3 important developments?
-Who were the 2 federally chartered enterprises that built the transcontinental railroad?
-By 1900, what 3 American cities had a population over 1 million?
-What 2 states sought to attract corporations by getting rid of unpopular government restrictions?
-What Constitutional amendment helped corporations get legal status as a "person?"
-What are the 3 P's that CSR honors?
-From 1908-late 1930's, what did AT&T refer to itself as?
-What term did GM use to give itself a more personal, human, & friendly image?
-What corporation believed capitalism would not survive unless equality & cooperation existed between workers & capitalists?
-What is used by corporations to create unique & attractive personalities for themselves?
-What corporation is currently Fortune Magazine's world's most admired company?
Chapter 2
-Over how many Livestrong bracelets have been sold to date?
-How much does Yoplait donate for each lid as part of their "Save Lids To Save Lives" campaign?
-Product Red was created to support what charitable organization?
-What 2 benefits does the Brewing The American Dream cause marketing campaign offer small businesses?
-The cornerstone donation of $1 million to the One Fund Boston was made by what corporation?
-What corporation's mission is: to dedicate our business to the pursuit of social & environmental change?
-What is a fixture in the corporate laws of most countries & forbids any other motivation for corporate decision makers actions?
Chapter 3
-What states that one should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself?
-What states that the proper course of action is the one that maximizes the greatest good for the greatest number?
-What entities are affected by externalities?
-GM calculated that it could save how much money per automobile if it allowed people to die in fuel-fed fires rather than alter the design of vehicle to avoid such fires?
-The jury awarded Anderson & her children how much money in compensatory damages?
-The jury awarded Anderson & her children how much money in punitive damages?
-What % of all apparel operations in NYC are sweatshops?
Chapter 4
-In America's economy, who holds the most power?
-What powers did we discuss that the consumer possess?
-Pre-1990's, what were the 2 most frequent reasons for attending college given by students?
-Since the 1990's, what has been the most frequent reason for attending college given by students?
-What American corporation provided the Nazis with tabulation machines used by them to track records in their extermination & slave-labor camps?
-In the mid-1970's the Supreme Court extended First Amendment constitutional protection to corporate financing of what?
Chapter 5
-What is the largest education management organization in the US?
-What is the only industry that has a larger segment of the American marketplace than education?
-Kids nag their parents in what 2 ways?
-What group of parents want a good reason to buy something for their child?
-What group of parents buy products as much for themselves as their kids?
-What group of parents buy things for their kids to ease their guilt about not spending enough time with them?
-What group of parents say they shouldn't be buying frivolous things for their kids but do so anyway?
III. Short Answer
Chapter 1
-How did the corporation become a "person" & what does it mean to call a corporation a "person?"
-How do corporations use branding as a CSR technique?
Chapter 2
-How does The Body Shop utilize capitalism with a conscience?
-Why are executives who try to act morally (choosing social & environmental goals over profits), actually being immoral?
Chapter 3
-Explain the Anderson v. General Motors case.
Chapter 5
-How do corporations use opportunity in devastation to prey on children's feelings?
MN371
TODAY:
-No discussion questions were due.
-You took Quiz 14.
-We discussed the presentation & individual memo component of the group project.
HOMEWORK:
-The group proposal is due on Wednesday.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
FRIDAY 05/03
SR368
TODAY:
-Chapter 10 discussion questions 1-14 were due.
-You took Quiz 13.
-We discussed Chapter 12.
HOMEWORK:
-None.
EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE
I. Definitions
Chapter 5: variable ticket pricing, dynamic ticket pricing, Personal Seat Licenses (PSL), hawkers, dram shop statutes, social host liability
Chapter 6: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), reasonable accommodations, public accommodations, readily achievable, dispersed seating
Chapter 9: risk management, horizontal circulation control, vertical circulation control
Chapter 10: premises liability, tort, waiver
Chapter 11: crowd management, festival seating, foreseeability, invitee, peer-group security
Chapter 12: emergency management, local disaster, major disaster, catastrophic disaster
II. Question & Answer
Chapter 5
-What are the 4 main areas of facility retail operations?
-What is the lifeblood of sport/entertainment facilities?
-What is 2nd in importance to the financial success of sport/entertainment facilities?
-On average, how many times more does it cost to get a new customer than keep an existing one?
-More than 1/2 of MLB teams use what type of ticket pricing?
-What team has the largest season ticket waiting list in MLB?
-What provide the most significant amount of ticket revenue for a facility?
-What was the first stadium to have luxury suites?
-What do the underground luxury suites at the Palace of Auburn Hills lack?
-What is 2nd to the box office in terms of direct contact between the facility & the patron?
-What do some teams charge fans in addition to the fee for entering the parking lot?
-Who is the NFL's longest active sponsor?
-For the 7th consecutive year what company scored the highest overall awareness mark of an league sponsor by fans?
-In 2012, there were an average of how many Bud Light ads in every NFL game broadcast?
-Who was the NFL's official fast-food restaurant sponsor from 2007-11?
-Who was the company, team, & year the first time a company agreed to pay for naming rights to a professional sport facility?
-Since 1990 who has had the exclusive broadcasting rights with Notre Dame football?
Chapter 6
-What President signed the ADA into law, & in what year?
-It is estimated that how many Americans are disabled?
-What President established the EEOC, & in what year?
-What encouraged the development of amateur athletic programs for handicapped individuals?
-What President signed the ADAAA into law, & in what year?
-What does the ADAAA retain?
-What does the ADA state facility managers must provide for individuals with disabilities?
-Wheelchair seating must comprise at least what % of the stadium total?
-Any newly constructed facility, or any facility of public accommodation occupied after what date, must meet ADA guidelines?
-What is #1 in order of importance of the Department of Justice's priority list for facility alterations?
Chapter 9
-What % of all accident deaths in the U.S. do slip-&-fall accidents account for?
-What % of incidents at U.S. stadiums are a result of slip-&-falls?
-What is the name of the Palestinian terrorist group that took 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team hostage?
-Sport & recreation managers must be aware of the potential for what 2 things?
-What are the 2 main types of loss?
-All facilities need to control what 2 types of access?
-A facility that can be supervised efficiently is a great advantage for what 2 reasons?
-What is the main way to to control access into the facility?
-What are the 2 main ways to control access within the facility?
-What are the 3 steps in the D.I.M. process?
-What are the 3 steps in developing a risk management plan?
Chapter 10
-What are the 4 elements of negligence?
Chapter 11
-What are the 3 levels of fines for the home SEC if fans swarm onto the court/field after a game?
-What are the 2 main advantages to outsourcing event security?
-What are the 2 main disadvantages to outsourcing event security?
-What is the only NFL city where pat-down searches have been successfully challenged in court?
Chapter 12
-What must a Governor do to get FEMA to respond to a disaster?
-Often, what is the first human response to an emergency?
-What should be the overriding principle that every sport manager tasked with developing & implementing an emergency management plan remember?
-What are the 4 components of an Emergency Management Plan?
III. Short Answer
Chapter 5
-Discuss the 3 main reasons season tickets are beneficial to a sport organization.
Chapter 6
-What 2 purposes does performing an ADA-specific facility evaluation serve?
Chapter 9
-State the 5 duties of a sports facility manager.
Chapter 11
-Why did Bearman sue Notre Dame and what did the court find?
IC212
TODAY:
-The Corporation Chapter 4 discussion questions 1-5 were due.
-We finished discussing Chapter 3 & began discussing Chapter 4.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Chapter 5 discussion questions:
1) What is the largest education management organization in the US?
2) What is the only industry that has a larger segment of the American marketplace than education?
3) Explain what the "nag factor" is?
4) Explain the 4 types of of parents.
5) What is meant by "opportunity in devastation?"
6) How do corporations use "undercover marketing?"
MN371
TODAY:
-BUAB Chapters 13 & 14 discussion questions were due.
-We finished discussing Chapter 13.
-You took Quiz 13.
HOMEWORK:
-The proposal is due on Wednesday.
EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE
I. Definitions
Chapter 4: feasibility analysis, niche, switching costs, barriers to entry, substitute product, primary research, secondary research, prototype
Chapter 5: sole proprietorship, partnership, partnership agreement, corporation
Chapter 6: franchising, trade name franchising, product distribution franchising
Chapter 8: branding, brand drivers, marketing, brand loyalty, target market, demographics, psychographics, guerrilla marketing, publicity
Chapter 10: objective value, perceived value, revolutionary products, evolutionary products, me-too products
Chapter 13: capital, fixed capital, working capital, growth capital, debt capital, equity capital, angels, venture capital
Chapter 14: no definitions
II. Question & Answer
Chapter 4
-What question does the feasibility analysis answer?
-What is a useful tool for analyzing an industry's attractiveness?
-What are the 5 forces that shape industry competition?
-What is the strongest of the 5 forces?
-What is the typical budget for a keg only craft brewery using used equipment?
-How much is the average brewpub investment for brewery equipment & leasehold improvements?
Chapter 5
-What % of all businesses in the U.S. are sole proprietorships?
Chapter 6
-What are the 3 main benefits of buying a franchise that we discussed?
-What are the 3 main drawbacks of buying a franchise that we discussed?
Chapter 8
-Who is currently the best-perceived beer brand among U.S. adults nationwide?
-What do craft beer brands have at the root of their communication?
-Craft brewers are more profitable if they sell a higher % of their beer where?
-Craft beer brands are built on what, one consumer at a time?
-Craft beer brands need people in the market to build what & interact with who?
-What is the only craft beer brand that advertises nationally?
-Most craft beer brads rely on what 2 things to advertise their brand?
-What type of consumers are viewed amongst friends & family as knowing the trends, what's new & exciting, & credible?
-What is a great way for craft beer brands to be creative & bring the spirit of the brand to life?
-What are the 3 main purposes of marketing?
-How many times more does it costs to acquire a new customer than keep an existing one?
-What are the 3 main factors that influence brand loyalty?
-What are the 5 characteristics of a great product?
-More than 1/2 of Facebook users are over what age?
Chapter 10
-What are the 3 forces of pricing?
-What % of customers consider price to be the chief criterion when selecting a product/service?
-What strategy should a company use to gain quick acceptance & extensive distribution of a new product in the mass market?
-What strategy should a company use to quickly recover the initial developmental & promotional costs of the new product?
Chapter 13
-What are the 3 main forms of capital?
-Today, what is the largest source of external financing for companies in the start-up phases?
Chapter 14
-Men account for more than what % of the beer volume consumed?
-What is the top state in craft breweries per capita?
-What state has the most total craft breweries?
-Currently, what is the best city for small business?
-Currently, what is the worst city for small business?
III. Short Answer
Chapter 4
-Be able to state the 3 components of a feasibility analysis & explain the purpose of each.
Chapter 8
-Because craft breweries don't have large marketing budgets like the big breweries, what do they have to do to get their brand name out?
Chapter 10
-What should a well chosen price do?
Chapter 14
-What is the key to finding a location?
TODAY:
-Chapter 10 discussion questions 1-14 were due.
-You took Quiz 13.
-We discussed Chapter 12.
HOMEWORK:
-None.
EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE
I. Definitions
Chapter 5: variable ticket pricing, dynamic ticket pricing, Personal Seat Licenses (PSL), hawkers, dram shop statutes, social host liability
Chapter 6: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), reasonable accommodations, public accommodations, readily achievable, dispersed seating
Chapter 9: risk management, horizontal circulation control, vertical circulation control
Chapter 10: premises liability, tort, waiver
Chapter 11: crowd management, festival seating, foreseeability, invitee, peer-group security
Chapter 12: emergency management, local disaster, major disaster, catastrophic disaster
II. Question & Answer
Chapter 5
-What are the 4 main areas of facility retail operations?
-What is the lifeblood of sport/entertainment facilities?
-What is 2nd in importance to the financial success of sport/entertainment facilities?
-On average, how many times more does it cost to get a new customer than keep an existing one?
-More than 1/2 of MLB teams use what type of ticket pricing?
-What team has the largest season ticket waiting list in MLB?
-What provide the most significant amount of ticket revenue for a facility?
-What was the first stadium to have luxury suites?
-What do the underground luxury suites at the Palace of Auburn Hills lack?
-What is 2nd to the box office in terms of direct contact between the facility & the patron?
-What do some teams charge fans in addition to the fee for entering the parking lot?
-Who is the NFL's longest active sponsor?
-For the 7th consecutive year what company scored the highest overall awareness mark of an league sponsor by fans?
-In 2012, there were an average of how many Bud Light ads in every NFL game broadcast?
-Who was the NFL's official fast-food restaurant sponsor from 2007-11?
-Who was the company, team, & year the first time a company agreed to pay for naming rights to a professional sport facility?
-Since 1990 who has had the exclusive broadcasting rights with Notre Dame football?
Chapter 6
-What President signed the ADA into law, & in what year?
-It is estimated that how many Americans are disabled?
-What President established the EEOC, & in what year?
-What encouraged the development of amateur athletic programs for handicapped individuals?
-What President signed the ADAAA into law, & in what year?
-What does the ADAAA retain?
-What does the ADA state facility managers must provide for individuals with disabilities?
-Wheelchair seating must comprise at least what % of the stadium total?
-Any newly constructed facility, or any facility of public accommodation occupied after what date, must meet ADA guidelines?
-What is #1 in order of importance of the Department of Justice's priority list for facility alterations?
Chapter 9
-What % of all accident deaths in the U.S. do slip-&-fall accidents account for?
-What % of incidents at U.S. stadiums are a result of slip-&-falls?
-What is the name of the Palestinian terrorist group that took 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team hostage?
-Sport & recreation managers must be aware of the potential for what 2 things?
-What are the 2 main types of loss?
-All facilities need to control what 2 types of access?
-A facility that can be supervised efficiently is a great advantage for what 2 reasons?
-What is the main way to to control access into the facility?
-What are the 2 main ways to control access within the facility?
-What are the 3 steps in the D.I.M. process?
-What are the 3 steps in developing a risk management plan?
Chapter 10
-What are the 4 elements of negligence?
Chapter 11
-What are the 3 levels of fines for the home SEC if fans swarm onto the court/field after a game?
-What are the 2 main advantages to outsourcing event security?
-What are the 2 main disadvantages to outsourcing event security?
-What is the only NFL city where pat-down searches have been successfully challenged in court?
Chapter 12
-What must a Governor do to get FEMA to respond to a disaster?
-Often, what is the first human response to an emergency?
-What should be the overriding principle that every sport manager tasked with developing & implementing an emergency management plan remember?
-What are the 4 components of an Emergency Management Plan?
III. Short Answer
Chapter 5
-Discuss the 3 main reasons season tickets are beneficial to a sport organization.
Chapter 6
-What 2 purposes does performing an ADA-specific facility evaluation serve?
Chapter 9
-State the 5 duties of a sports facility manager.
Chapter 11
-Why did Bearman sue Notre Dame and what did the court find?
IC212
TODAY:
-The Corporation Chapter 4 discussion questions 1-5 were due.
-We finished discussing Chapter 3 & began discussing Chapter 4.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Chapter 5 discussion questions:
1) What is the largest education management organization in the US?
2) What is the only industry that has a larger segment of the American marketplace than education?
3) Explain what the "nag factor" is?
4) Explain the 4 types of of parents.
5) What is meant by "opportunity in devastation?"
6) How do corporations use "undercover marketing?"
MN371
TODAY:
-BUAB Chapters 13 & 14 discussion questions were due.
-We finished discussing Chapter 13.
-You took Quiz 13.
HOMEWORK:
-The proposal is due on Wednesday.
EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE
I. Definitions
Chapter 4: feasibility analysis, niche, switching costs, barriers to entry, substitute product, primary research, secondary research, prototype
Chapter 5: sole proprietorship, partnership, partnership agreement, corporation
Chapter 6: franchising, trade name franchising, product distribution franchising
Chapter 8: branding, brand drivers, marketing, brand loyalty, target market, demographics, psychographics, guerrilla marketing, publicity
Chapter 10: objective value, perceived value, revolutionary products, evolutionary products, me-too products
Chapter 13: capital, fixed capital, working capital, growth capital, debt capital, equity capital, angels, venture capital
Chapter 14: no definitions
II. Question & Answer
Chapter 4
-What question does the feasibility analysis answer?
-What is a useful tool for analyzing an industry's attractiveness?
-What are the 5 forces that shape industry competition?
-What is the strongest of the 5 forces?
-What is the typical budget for a keg only craft brewery using used equipment?
-How much is the average brewpub investment for brewery equipment & leasehold improvements?
Chapter 5
-What % of all businesses in the U.S. are sole proprietorships?
Chapter 6
-What are the 3 main benefits of buying a franchise that we discussed?
-What are the 3 main drawbacks of buying a franchise that we discussed?
Chapter 8
-Who is currently the best-perceived beer brand among U.S. adults nationwide?
-What do craft beer brands have at the root of their communication?
-Craft brewers are more profitable if they sell a higher % of their beer where?
-Craft beer brands are built on what, one consumer at a time?
-Craft beer brands need people in the market to build what & interact with who?
-What is the only craft beer brand that advertises nationally?
-Most craft beer brads rely on what 2 things to advertise their brand?
-What type of consumers are viewed amongst friends & family as knowing the trends, what's new & exciting, & credible?
-What is a great way for craft beer brands to be creative & bring the spirit of the brand to life?
-What are the 3 main purposes of marketing?
-How many times more does it costs to acquire a new customer than keep an existing one?
-What are the 3 main factors that influence brand loyalty?
-What are the 5 characteristics of a great product?
-More than 1/2 of Facebook users are over what age?
Chapter 10
-What are the 3 forces of pricing?
-What % of customers consider price to be the chief criterion when selecting a product/service?
-What strategy should a company use to gain quick acceptance & extensive distribution of a new product in the mass market?
-What strategy should a company use to quickly recover the initial developmental & promotional costs of the new product?
Chapter 13
-What are the 3 main forms of capital?
-Today, what is the largest source of external financing for companies in the start-up phases?
Chapter 14
-Men account for more than what % of the beer volume consumed?
-What is the top state in craft breweries per capita?
-What state has the most total craft breweries?
-Currently, what is the best city for small business?
-Currently, what is the worst city for small business?
III. Short Answer
Chapter 4
-Be able to state the 3 components of a feasibility analysis & explain the purpose of each.
Chapter 8
-Because craft breweries don't have large marketing budgets like the big breweries, what do they have to do to get their brand name out?
Chapter 10
-What should a well chosen price do?
Chapter 14
-What is the key to finding a location?
Thursday, May 2, 2013
THURSDAY 05/02
SR338
TODAY:
-We finished watching and we discussed Food, Inc.
-You took Quiz 14.
HOMEWORK:
-Study for Exam 2 & work on your obesity in America essay.
EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE:
I. Definitions
Chapter 5: eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, emotional eating
Chapter 6: cardiorespiratory endurance, hypokinetic diseases, aerobic exercise, anaerobic exercise, maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 Max), responders, nonresponders, principle of individuality
Chapter 7: strength training, activities of daily living, sarcopenia, metabolism, muscular strength, muscular endurance, one repetition maximum (1RM), slow-twitch fibers, fast-twitch fibers, overload principle, specific adaptation to imposed demand (SAID) training, periodization, overtraining, isometric training, dynamic training
Chapter 8: flexibility, stretching, plastic elongation, elastic elongation, static stretching, passive stretching, ballistic stretching, dynamic stretching
Chapter 12: immunity, sleep, stress, stressor, eustress, distress, explanatory style, self-esteem, fighting spirit
Chapter 15: chronological age, physiological age, functional capacity
II. Question & Answer
Chapter 5
-Approximately what % of college-age women struggle with an eating disorder?
-Approximately what % of the U.S. population has anorexia nervosa?
-As many as what % of college women may be bulimic?
-About what % of American adults are afflicted with binge-eating disorder?
Chapter 6
-During resting conditions, 70% of energy is derived from what?
-During resting conditions, 30% of energy is derived from what?
-About how many calories do we burn per minute when we are at rest?
-What is the single most important component of health-related physical fitness?
-What is the main contributing factor to hypokinetic diseases?
-What are the waste products of aerobic respiration?
-What is the waste product of anaerobic respiration?
-Only about what % of adults in the U.S. meet minimum recommendations for the improvement & maintenance of CR fitness?
-What is FITT an acronym for?
-What is the general recommendation for how long a CR exercise session should last?
-If engaging in vigorous CR exercise, how many 20-30 minute sessions per week should you do?
-If engaging in moderate CR exercise, how many 30-60 minute sessions per week should you do?
Chapter 7
-What type of fitness was the emphasis of the 1970's & 80's fitness boom?
-What may be the most important health-related component pf physical fitness in the older population?
-During muscle contraction, what type of muscle fibers are recruited first?
-What is the most common mode for strength training?
-What is the primary advantage of isometric training?
-What is the primary advantage of dynamic training?
-To stimulate strength development, the general recommendation is to use resistance of approximately what % of your 1RM?
-Between how many repetitions maximum per set should individuals perform for adequate strength gains?
-For general fitness, what is the recommendation for the amount of sets per exercise?
-To achieve significant strength gains, a minimum of how many weeks of consecutive training is necessary?
Chapter 8
-Approximately what % of all low-back problems in the U.S. are a direct result of inflexible & weak muscles?
-Muscle temperate can increase/decrease flexibility by what %?
-What is the most significant contributor to lower flexibility?
-What is the recommended warm-up time before doing steady activities?
-What is the recommended warm-up time before doing stop-&-go activities?
-What are the 2 sensory organs whose function is to protect muscles from injury during stretching?
Chapter 12
-What immune system cells that are responsible for waging war against disease or infection?
-What substances are produced by the white blood cells in response to an invading agent?
-What are released by the body, as a result of stress, that suppress immune function?
-According to the National Sleep Foundation, how many hours of sleep per night do most people get?
-On average, how many hours per night do college students sleep?
-Approximately what % of college students report chronic sleep difficulties?
-The annual cost of stress & stress-related diseases in the U.S. exceeds how much money?
-What is the #1 stressor for college students?
Chapter 15
-What is CAM an acronym for?
-What precipitate premature aging?
-For sedentary people, productive life ends before what age?
-Scientists believe that what allows people to live a vibrant life?
Food, Inc
-The modern American supermarket has on average how many products?
-Who is the largest purchaser of ground beef in the U.S.?
-So much of our industrial food is clever rearrangements of what food?
-The average American eats over over how many pounds of meat per person per year?
-We are hardwired to go for what 3 tastes?
-What will 1 in 3 American born after 2000 contract?
-The average meal travels how many miles from the farm to the supermarket?
III. Short Answer
Chapter 6
-Why do you get tired quicker when performing anaerobic exercises?
Chapter 7
-How does good strength enhance the quality of life in the older population?
-Why do women not achieve the same amount of muscle size as men?
Chapter 8
-What are the main benefits of good flexibility?
Chapter 12
-What are the health consequences of sleep deprivation?
-What is the body's reaction to stressors (GAS)?
TODAY:
-We finished watching and we discussed Food, Inc.
-You took Quiz 14.
HOMEWORK:
-Study for Exam 2 & work on your obesity in America essay.
EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE:
I. Definitions
Chapter 5: eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, emotional eating
Chapter 6: cardiorespiratory endurance, hypokinetic diseases, aerobic exercise, anaerobic exercise, maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 Max), responders, nonresponders, principle of individuality
Chapter 7: strength training, activities of daily living, sarcopenia, metabolism, muscular strength, muscular endurance, one repetition maximum (1RM), slow-twitch fibers, fast-twitch fibers, overload principle, specific adaptation to imposed demand (SAID) training, periodization, overtraining, isometric training, dynamic training
Chapter 8: flexibility, stretching, plastic elongation, elastic elongation, static stretching, passive stretching, ballistic stretching, dynamic stretching
Chapter 12: immunity, sleep, stress, stressor, eustress, distress, explanatory style, self-esteem, fighting spirit
Chapter 15: chronological age, physiological age, functional capacity
II. Question & Answer
Chapter 5
-Approximately what % of college-age women struggle with an eating disorder?
-Approximately what % of the U.S. population has anorexia nervosa?
-As many as what % of college women may be bulimic?
-About what % of American adults are afflicted with binge-eating disorder?
Chapter 6
-During resting conditions, 70% of energy is derived from what?
-During resting conditions, 30% of energy is derived from what?
-About how many calories do we burn per minute when we are at rest?
-What is the single most important component of health-related physical fitness?
-What is the main contributing factor to hypokinetic diseases?
-What are the waste products of aerobic respiration?
-What is the waste product of anaerobic respiration?
-Only about what % of adults in the U.S. meet minimum recommendations for the improvement & maintenance of CR fitness?
-What is FITT an acronym for?
-What is the general recommendation for how long a CR exercise session should last?
-If engaging in vigorous CR exercise, how many 20-30 minute sessions per week should you do?
-If engaging in moderate CR exercise, how many 30-60 minute sessions per week should you do?
Chapter 7
-What type of fitness was the emphasis of the 1970's & 80's fitness boom?
-What may be the most important health-related component pf physical fitness in the older population?
-During muscle contraction, what type of muscle fibers are recruited first?
-What is the most common mode for strength training?
-What is the primary advantage of isometric training?
-What is the primary advantage of dynamic training?
-To stimulate strength development, the general recommendation is to use resistance of approximately what % of your 1RM?
-Between how many repetitions maximum per set should individuals perform for adequate strength gains?
-For general fitness, what is the recommendation for the amount of sets per exercise?
-To achieve significant strength gains, a minimum of how many weeks of consecutive training is necessary?
Chapter 8
-Approximately what % of all low-back problems in the U.S. are a direct result of inflexible & weak muscles?
-Muscle temperate can increase/decrease flexibility by what %?
-What is the most significant contributor to lower flexibility?
-What is the recommended warm-up time before doing steady activities?
-What is the recommended warm-up time before doing stop-&-go activities?
-What are the 2 sensory organs whose function is to protect muscles from injury during stretching?
Chapter 12
-What immune system cells that are responsible for waging war against disease or infection?
-What substances are produced by the white blood cells in response to an invading agent?
-What are released by the body, as a result of stress, that suppress immune function?
-According to the National Sleep Foundation, how many hours of sleep per night do most people get?
-On average, how many hours per night do college students sleep?
-Approximately what % of college students report chronic sleep difficulties?
-The annual cost of stress & stress-related diseases in the U.S. exceeds how much money?
-What is the #1 stressor for college students?
Chapter 15
-What is CAM an acronym for?
-What precipitate premature aging?
-For sedentary people, productive life ends before what age?
-Scientists believe that what allows people to live a vibrant life?
Food, Inc
-The modern American supermarket has on average how many products?
-Who is the largest purchaser of ground beef in the U.S.?
-So much of our industrial food is clever rearrangements of what food?
-The average American eats over over how many pounds of meat per person per year?
-We are hardwired to go for what 3 tastes?
-What will 1 in 3 American born after 2000 contract?
-The average meal travels how many miles from the farm to the supermarket?
III. Short Answer
Chapter 6
-Why do you get tired quicker when performing anaerobic exercises?
Chapter 7
-How does good strength enhance the quality of life in the older population?
-Why do women not achieve the same amount of muscle size as men?
Chapter 8
-What are the main benefits of good flexibility?
Chapter 12
-What are the health consequences of sleep deprivation?
-What is the body's reaction to stressors (GAS)?
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
WEDNESDAY 05/01
SR368
TODAY:
-Chapter 12 discussion questions 1-14 were due.
-We finished our discussion of Chapter 11.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Chapter 10 discussion questions:
1) Define "premises liability."
2) What general body of law does negligence fall under?
3) What does negligence deal with?
4) What are the 4 elements of negligence?
5) What 3 criteria must be established for duty?
6) Define each of the 4 general types of patrons.
7) What are the 4 basic categories of damage?
8) How does Cotten define a waiver?
9) What are some limitations of waivers?
10) For a facility or event, what entities are generally responsible in a negligence suit? 11) What is an indemnification clause?
12) According to the NFSI, more than how much $ in insurance claims each year are the result of slip-and-fall accidents?
13) Define "inherent risks."
14) What are the 3 categories of supervision?
IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-You took Quiz 12.
-We discussed The Corporation Chapter 3.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Corporation Chapter 4 discussion questions:
1) In 1933, FDR created the New Deal, aimed to strengthen government's control of what?
2) What American corporation provided the Nazis with tabulation machines used by them to track records in their extermination & slave-labor camps?
3) What was passed by Congress in 1952 to ensure coal mine safety?
4)What does MSHA stand for?
5) In the mid-1970's the Supreme Court extended First Amendment constitutional protection to corporate financing of what?
MN371
TODAY:
-Chapter 13 discussion questions 1-3 were due.
-We finished discussing Chapter 10 & began a discussion of Chapter 13.
HOMEWORK:
-Amy Williams & Amy Zaroogian will bring in a current event.
-Answer the BUAB Chapters 13 & 14 discussion questions that were assigned on Monday.
TODAY:
-Chapter 12 discussion questions 1-14 were due.
-We finished our discussion of Chapter 11.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Chapter 10 discussion questions:
1) Define "premises liability."
2) What general body of law does negligence fall under?
3) What does negligence deal with?
4) What are the 4 elements of negligence?
5) What 3 criteria must be established for duty?
6) Define each of the 4 general types of patrons.
7) What are the 4 basic categories of damage?
8) How does Cotten define a waiver?
9) What are some limitations of waivers?
10) For a facility or event, what entities are generally responsible in a negligence suit? 11) What is an indemnification clause?
12) According to the NFSI, more than how much $ in insurance claims each year are the result of slip-and-fall accidents?
13) Define "inherent risks."
14) What are the 3 categories of supervision?
IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-You took Quiz 12.
-We discussed The Corporation Chapter 3.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Corporation Chapter 4 discussion questions:
1) In 1933, FDR created the New Deal, aimed to strengthen government's control of what?
2) What American corporation provided the Nazis with tabulation machines used by them to track records in their extermination & slave-labor camps?
3) What was passed by Congress in 1952 to ensure coal mine safety?
4)What does MSHA stand for?
5) In the mid-1970's the Supreme Court extended First Amendment constitutional protection to corporate financing of what?
MN371
TODAY:
-Chapter 13 discussion questions 1-3 were due.
-We finished discussing Chapter 10 & began a discussion of Chapter 13.
HOMEWORK:
-Amy Williams & Amy Zaroogian will bring in a current event.
-Answer the BUAB Chapters 13 & 14 discussion questions that were assigned on Monday.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
TUESDAY 04/30
SR338
TODAY:
-No homework was due.
-We began watching the documentary Food, Inc.
-I handed out discussion questions to go along with the documentary.
HOMEWORK:
-Zach Skinner & Katie Waitt will bring in a current event.
-No new homework.
-We will finish watching the documentary on Thursday and then discuss.
-Have all of your notes with you in case we have a quiz.
TODAY:
-No homework was due.
-We began watching the documentary Food, Inc.
-I handed out discussion questions to go along with the documentary.
HOMEWORK:
-Zach Skinner & Katie Waitt will bring in a current event.
-No new homework.
-We will finish watching the documentary on Thursday and then discuss.
-Have all of your notes with you in case we have a quiz.
Monday, April 29, 2013
MONDAY 04/29
SR368
TODAY:
-Chapter 11 discussion questions 11-17 were due.
-We finished discussing Chapter 9.
-We began discussing Chapter 11.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Chapter 12 discussion questions:
1) What does FEMA stand for?
2) How does FEMA define "emergency management?"
3) Often, what is the first human response to an emergency?
4) What should be the overriding principle that every sport facility manager tasked with developing & implementing an emergency management plan remember?
5) What does EMP stand for?
6) An emergency can be defined by what 2 things?
7) Explain the differences between: local, major, & catastrophic emergencies.
8) What does EPT stand for?
9) To ensure an emergency management plan's integration into a sport facility's organizational culture, what 2 questions need to be answered "yes?"
10) What increases the likelihood that sport event or facility managers can rapidly & effectively respond to life-threatening & non-life-threatening medical situations?
11) What is the focal point that coordinates all emergency medical personnel at a larger sport facility or event?
12) What provide a primary response mechanism to medical incidents until the patient can be cared for at the first aid location or base station, or transportation to another medical facility can be arranged?
13) What is an AED?
14) The American Heart Association notes that at least how many lives could be saved annually by prompt use of AEDs?
IC212
TODAY:
-The Corporation Chapter 3 discussion questions 6-10 were due.
-The cause marketing essay topic is due to me via e-mail.
-We began a discussion of The Corporation Chapter 3 by doing an ethical decision making activity.
HOMEWORK:
-No new discussion questions due Wednesday. I will assign the Chapter 4 discussion questions on Wednesday and they will be due on Friday.
MN371
TODAY:
-The Chapter 10 discussion questions were due.
-We began a discussion of Chapter 10.
HOMEWORK:
-Zach Skinner & Andrianos Vourliotakis will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 13 discussion questions:
1) Explain the difference & the advantages/disadvantages of equity capital & debt capital.
2) Explain how each of the following can help finance a start-up business:
A) Angels
B) Corporate Venture Capital
C) Venture Capital Companies
3) Explain how each of the following federal loan programs can help small businesses:
A) EDA
B) HUD
C) USD
D) SBIR
E) STTR
-Answer the following BUAB Chapters 13 & 14 discussion questions for Friday:
Chapter 13
1) Numerous cases studies have documented that people are more motivated by what than they are by money?
2) Sam used to employ a personnel-management technique loosely based on what Amish practice?
3) What benefit was the most common first priority indicated by Dogfish Head workers on their annual questionnaire?
Chapter 14
1) What are the 2 types of workers?
2) What is the primary value at Dogfish Head?
3) What is Sam's only other professional aspiration?
4) What are the names of Sam's children?
TODAY:
-Chapter 11 discussion questions 11-17 were due.
-We finished discussing Chapter 9.
-We began discussing Chapter 11.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Chapter 12 discussion questions:
1) What does FEMA stand for?
2) How does FEMA define "emergency management?"
3) Often, what is the first human response to an emergency?
4) What should be the overriding principle that every sport facility manager tasked with developing & implementing an emergency management plan remember?
5) What does EMP stand for?
6) An emergency can be defined by what 2 things?
7) Explain the differences between: local, major, & catastrophic emergencies.
8) What does EPT stand for?
9) To ensure an emergency management plan's integration into a sport facility's organizational culture, what 2 questions need to be answered "yes?"
10) What increases the likelihood that sport event or facility managers can rapidly & effectively respond to life-threatening & non-life-threatening medical situations?
11) What is the focal point that coordinates all emergency medical personnel at a larger sport facility or event?
12) What provide a primary response mechanism to medical incidents until the patient can be cared for at the first aid location or base station, or transportation to another medical facility can be arranged?
13) What is an AED?
14) The American Heart Association notes that at least how many lives could be saved annually by prompt use of AEDs?
IC212
TODAY:
-The Corporation Chapter 3 discussion questions 6-10 were due.
-The cause marketing essay topic is due to me via e-mail.
-We began a discussion of The Corporation Chapter 3 by doing an ethical decision making activity.
HOMEWORK:
-No new discussion questions due Wednesday. I will assign the Chapter 4 discussion questions on Wednesday and they will be due on Friday.
MN371
TODAY:
-The Chapter 10 discussion questions were due.
-We began a discussion of Chapter 10.
HOMEWORK:
-Zach Skinner & Andrianos Vourliotakis will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 13 discussion questions:
1) Explain the difference & the advantages/disadvantages of equity capital & debt capital.
2) Explain how each of the following can help finance a start-up business:
A) Angels
B) Corporate Venture Capital
C) Venture Capital Companies
3) Explain how each of the following federal loan programs can help small businesses:
A) EDA
B) HUD
C) USD
D) SBIR
E) STTR
-Answer the following BUAB Chapters 13 & 14 discussion questions for Friday:
Chapter 13
1) Numerous cases studies have documented that people are more motivated by what than they are by money?
2) Sam used to employ a personnel-management technique loosely based on what Amish practice?
3) What benefit was the most common first priority indicated by Dogfish Head workers on their annual questionnaire?
Chapter 14
1) What are the 2 types of workers?
2) What is the primary value at Dogfish Head?
3) What is Sam's only other professional aspiration?
4) What are the names of Sam's children?
Sunday, April 28, 2013
FRIDAY 04/26
SR368
TODAY:
-SBJ article discussion questions 1-10 were due.
-Chapter 11 discussion questions 1-9 were due.
-You took Quiz 12.
-We discussed the SBJ article & Chapter 9.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Chapter 11 discussion questions:
10) What is the most popular sport in the world?
11) What is violent crown behavior known as?
12) As a result of the Hillsborough disaster, Great Britain passed what stringent piece of legislation pertaining to crowd management?
13) What is ViSAT?
14) In determining if a search is reasonable & therefore legal, the courts look at what 3 factors?
15) What is the only NFL city where pat-downs have been successfully challenged in court?
16) What are 2 of the most recognized crowd management companies?
17) What is RFID & how does the technology assist crowd managers?
IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-We finished discussing The Corporation Chapter 2.
TODAY:
-SBJ article discussion questions 1-10 were due.
-Chapter 11 discussion questions 1-9 were due.
-You took Quiz 12.
-We discussed the SBJ article & Chapter 9.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Chapter 11 discussion questions:
10) What is the most popular sport in the world?
11) What is violent crown behavior known as?
12) As a result of the Hillsborough disaster, Great Britain passed what stringent piece of legislation pertaining to crowd management?
13) What is ViSAT?
14) In determining if a search is reasonable & therefore legal, the courts look at what 3 factors?
15) What is the only NFL city where pat-downs have been successfully challenged in court?
16) What are 2 of the most recognized crowd management companies?
17) What is RFID & how does the technology assist crowd managers?
IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-We finished discussing The Corporation Chapter 2.
HOMEWORK:
-Please e-mail me the company, charity, & campaign you plan to research for the cause-marketing assignment by Monday.
-Answer the following Corporation Chapter 3 discussion questions 6) How does the "science of
exploitation" apply to Nike?
7) What happened in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory disaster?
8) What was passed in 1938 by President Roosevelt's administration that banned sweatshops, child labor, & industrial homework?
9) What % of all apparel operations in NYC are sweatshops?
10) A US Department of Labor survey found that the overall level of compliance with the minimum wage, overtime, & child labor requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act is what %?
8) What was passed in 1938 by President Roosevelt's administration that banned sweatshops, child labor, & industrial homework?
9) What % of all apparel operations in NYC are sweatshops?
10) A US Department of Labor survey found that the overall level of compliance with the minimum wage, overtime, & child labor requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act is what %?
MN371
TODAY:
-BUAB Chapters 11 & 12 discussion questions were due.
-We finished discussing Chapter 14.
-You took Quiz 12.
HOMEWORK:
-Kelly Schietinger & Mike Skilton will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 10 discussion questions:
1) State & summarize the 3
forces of pricing.
2) Explain what customized or
dynamic pricing is.
3) Explain the 3 objectives for
establishing a new product's price.
4) Explain the 3 basic strategies
for establishing a new product's price.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
THURSDAY 04/25
SR338
TODAY:
-Chapter 15 discussion questions 1-9 were due.
-You took Quiz 13.
-We finished discussing Chapter 12.
HOMEWORK:
-Zach Skinner & Katie Waitt will bring in a current event for next Thursday.
-No homework is due next Tuesday. We will begin watching the documentary, "Food, Inc." You will be asked to answer discussion questions as you watch the film.
TODAY:
-Chapter 15 discussion questions 1-9 were due.
-You took Quiz 13.
-We finished discussing Chapter 12.
HOMEWORK:
-Zach Skinner & Katie Waitt will bring in a current event for next Thursday.
-No homework is due next Tuesday. We will begin watching the documentary, "Food, Inc." You will be asked to answer discussion questions as you watch the film.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
WEDNESDAY 04/24
SR368
TODAY:
-Chapter 9 discussion questions 1-7 were due.
-We discussed "One Day in September."
-We began a discussion of Chapter 9.
HOMEWORK:
-Read the April 15-21 SBJ article, "Nationals cash in on success, sign 22 deals," on page 8 & answer the following discussion questions:
1) The Nationals 22 sponsorship deals created an aggregate annual revenue increase of more than what %?
2) Nationals Park is entering its what season of operation?
3) The Nationals signed a short-term deal with HBO, driven by what show?
4) What restaurant chain will feature a redemption program for discounted Nationals tickets?
5) All full & partial season tickets are based on RFID cards. What does RFID stand for?
6) What do the RFID cards tie together into one computerized system?
7) Since the beginning of the year, what % of the club's season-ticket holders have logged into the system to manage their accounts?
8) What does the RFID system at Nationals Park also use?
9) What is the average entry rate at the self-scanning turnstiles?
10) What is the average rate of entry when users are scanning?
-Answer the following Chapter 11 discussion questions:
1) How does Ohio State University handle crowd celebrations after victories?
2) What policy did the SEC implement in 2004 regarding crowd control for football and men's & women's basketball games?
3) Define "crowd management."
4) What is festival seating & what problems can it create?
5) Define "foreseeability."
6) Summarize the case Bearman v. University of Notre Dame.
7) What is "peer-group security?"
8) In 1967, what company became the pioneer in peer-group security?
9) One of the first documented sport event disasters took place in 1902 during a soccer match between what 2 countries?
IC212
TODAY:
-Chapter 3 discussion questions 1-5 were due.
-We continued discussing cause-marketing examples.
-We discussed the cause-marketing informative essay assignment.
HOMEWORK:
-I am not assigning any more Corporation Chapter 3 discussion questions for Friday. I will assign more on Friday that will be due next Monday.
-Please e-mail me the corporation & charity you plan to research for the cause-marketing assignment by next Monday so that I can approve.
MN371
TODAY:
-The Mentor: Oceanside Ale Works discussion questions 1-16 were due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 14 by looking at the process of choosing a location.
HOMEWORK:
-Georgios Papapetrou & Josh Rouse will bring in a current event.
-No new textbook discussion questions.
-Answer the BUAB Chapters 11 & 12 discussion questions that were assigned on Monday.
TODAY:
-Chapter 9 discussion questions 1-7 were due.
-We discussed "One Day in September."
-We began a discussion of Chapter 9.
HOMEWORK:
-Read the April 15-21 SBJ article, "Nationals cash in on success, sign 22 deals," on page 8 & answer the following discussion questions:
1) The Nationals 22 sponsorship deals created an aggregate annual revenue increase of more than what %?
2) Nationals Park is entering its what season of operation?
3) The Nationals signed a short-term deal with HBO, driven by what show?
4) What restaurant chain will feature a redemption program for discounted Nationals tickets?
5) All full & partial season tickets are based on RFID cards. What does RFID stand for?
6) What do the RFID cards tie together into one computerized system?
7) Since the beginning of the year, what % of the club's season-ticket holders have logged into the system to manage their accounts?
8) What does the RFID system at Nationals Park also use?
9) What is the average entry rate at the self-scanning turnstiles?
10) What is the average rate of entry when users are scanning?
-Answer the following Chapter 11 discussion questions:
1) How does Ohio State University handle crowd celebrations after victories?
2) What policy did the SEC implement in 2004 regarding crowd control for football and men's & women's basketball games?
3) Define "crowd management."
4) What is festival seating & what problems can it create?
5) Define "foreseeability."
6) Summarize the case Bearman v. University of Notre Dame.
7) What is "peer-group security?"
8) In 1967, what company became the pioneer in peer-group security?
9) One of the first documented sport event disasters took place in 1902 during a soccer match between what 2 countries?
IC212
TODAY:
-Chapter 3 discussion questions 1-5 were due.
-We continued discussing cause-marketing examples.
-We discussed the cause-marketing informative essay assignment.
HOMEWORK:
-I am not assigning any more Corporation Chapter 3 discussion questions for Friday. I will assign more on Friday that will be due next Monday.
-Please e-mail me the corporation & charity you plan to research for the cause-marketing assignment by next Monday so that I can approve.
MN371
TODAY:
-The Mentor: Oceanside Ale Works discussion questions 1-16 were due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 14 by looking at the process of choosing a location.
HOMEWORK:
-Georgios Papapetrou & Josh Rouse will bring in a current event.
-No new textbook discussion questions.
-Answer the BUAB Chapters 11 & 12 discussion questions that were assigned on Monday.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
TUESDAY 04/23
SR338
TODAY:
-Chapter 12 discussion questions 1-15 were due.
-Stress Vulnerability Questionnaire was due.
-You took Quiz 12.
-We discussed the rest of the semester schedule.
-We discussed the Obesity in America Research Essay assignment.
-We began a discussion of Chapter 12: Stress Assessment & Management.
HOMEWORK:
-Amanda Saab & Jeremy Sanchez will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 15 discussion questions:
1) Define chronological age, physiological age, & life expectancy.
2) The ability to perform the ordinary & unusual demands of daily living without limitations & excessive fatigue or injury is known as what?
3) What precipitate premature aging?
4) For sedentary people, productive life ends before what age?
5) Scientists believe that what allows people to live a vibrant life?
6) Research shows that what have a far greater impact on health & longevity that your genes alone?
7) What does CAM stand for?
8) What are the 3 broad categories of CAM therapies?
9) Almost how much money is spent out-of-pocket a year on CAM treatments?
TODAY:
-Chapter 12 discussion questions 1-15 were due.
-Stress Vulnerability Questionnaire was due.
-You took Quiz 12.
-We discussed the rest of the semester schedule.
-We discussed the Obesity in America Research Essay assignment.
-We began a discussion of Chapter 12: Stress Assessment & Management.
HOMEWORK:
-Amanda Saab & Jeremy Sanchez will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 15 discussion questions:
1) Define chronological age, physiological age, & life expectancy.
2) The ability to perform the ordinary & unusual demands of daily living without limitations & excessive fatigue or injury is known as what?
3) What precipitate premature aging?
4) For sedentary people, productive life ends before what age?
5) Scientists believe that what allows people to live a vibrant life?
6) Research shows that what have a far greater impact on health & longevity that your genes alone?
7) What does CAM stand for?
8) What are the 3 broad categories of CAM therapies?
9) Almost how much money is spent out-of-pocket a year on CAM treatments?
Monday, April 22, 2013
MONDAY 04/22
SR368
TODAY:
-We finished watching the documentary One Day in September.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Chapter 9 discussion questions:
1) What % of all accident deaths in the U.S. do slip-&-fall accidents account for?
2) What % of incidents at U.S. stadiums are a result of slip-&-falls?
3) What is the most recent 2009 definition of risk management?
4) What is the primary goal of a risk manager?
5) What are the 3 basic steps in the DIM process?
6) What are the 3 steps in developing a risk management plan?
7) What does SOP stand for?
IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due today.
-We began a discussion of The Corporation Chapter 2 by looking at cause-marketing.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer The Corporation Chapter 3 discussion questions 1-5 that were posted last Friday.
MN371
TODAY:
-Chapter 14 discussion questions 8-15 were due.
-We began discussing Chapter 14.
HOMEWORK:
-Watch the clip The Mentor: Oceanside Ale Works and answer the following discussion questions (unfortunately you can't fast forward past the commercials):
1) What % of small businesses fail within 18 months?
2) Who are the co-owners of Oceanside Ale Works?
3) What is the name of Oceanside, CA's first brewery?
4) What is the only state that the 2 co-owners did not win an award in for brewing?
5) What does HELOC stand for?
6) Who does the distribution for Oceanside Ale Works?
7) What are the 2 key things that are keeping Oceanside Ale Works from going big?
8) Who is the Founder & Chairman of The Boston Beer Co.?
9) Samuel Adams is available in how many states?
10) Samuel Adams is available in more than how many countries?
11) What is Jim's advice to the co-owners about bottling their beer?
12) Fill in the blank: Put people in jobs that they will be _______________ doing.
13) Fill in the blanks: Hire _______________ and fire _______________.
14) Did Jim like their beer?
15) How many times bigger is Oceanside Ale Works' new location?
16) Did Oceanside Ale Works decide to bottle?
-Read BUAB Chapters 11 & 12 and answer the following discussion questions for Friday:
Chapter 11
1) Sam underestimated the brewery's start-up costs by what %?
2) The lifeblood of every business is its what?
3) What accounting software program did Dogfish Head use until they reached $5 million in sales?
4) What is a quick snapshot of the overall financial health of your company?
5) What is revenue-centric & is centered around the sales of your goods?
6) In 1997, Dogfish Head's worst inefficiencies came from what?
7) Same recommends that that any entrepreneur look into what for possible assistance in financing a business?
8) For the last 14 years, the Dogfish Head brewpub has been open how many months/year?
9) How did Dogfish Head's COO get hired?
Chapter 12
1) What school did Sam try to model Dogfish Head after?
2) What was the school's unofficial motto?
3) What kind of courts did Sam have installed at their 2nd brewpub location?
4) What is the name of Dogfish Head's seasonal, draft-only imperial pilsner?
5) How did the Dogfish Head beer, Hummel Beer, come about?
6) What section of your business plan is for creativity?
7) In order to maintain communication, small-business owners should schedule management meetings at least how many times a month?
8) What part of the month should monthly meetings take place?
9) How many people does Dogfish Head's conference table seat?
10) What is one of the most important lessons for small-business owners?
TODAY:
-We finished watching the documentary One Day in September.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Chapter 9 discussion questions:
1) What % of all accident deaths in the U.S. do slip-&-fall accidents account for?
2) What % of incidents at U.S. stadiums are a result of slip-&-falls?
3) What is the most recent 2009 definition of risk management?
4) What is the primary goal of a risk manager?
5) What are the 3 basic steps in the DIM process?
6) What are the 3 steps in developing a risk management plan?
7) What does SOP stand for?
IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due today.
-We began a discussion of The Corporation Chapter 2 by looking at cause-marketing.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer The Corporation Chapter 3 discussion questions 1-5 that were posted last Friday.
MN371
TODAY:
-Chapter 14 discussion questions 8-15 were due.
-We began discussing Chapter 14.
HOMEWORK:
-Watch the clip The Mentor: Oceanside Ale Works and answer the following discussion questions (unfortunately you can't fast forward past the commercials):
1) What % of small businesses fail within 18 months?
2) Who are the co-owners of Oceanside Ale Works?
3) What is the name of Oceanside, CA's first brewery?
4) What is the only state that the 2 co-owners did not win an award in for brewing?
5) What does HELOC stand for?
6) Who does the distribution for Oceanside Ale Works?
7) What are the 2 key things that are keeping Oceanside Ale Works from going big?
8) Who is the Founder & Chairman of The Boston Beer Co.?
9) Samuel Adams is available in how many states?
10) Samuel Adams is available in more than how many countries?
11) What is Jim's advice to the co-owners about bottling their beer?
12) Fill in the blank: Put people in jobs that they will be _______________ doing.
13) Fill in the blanks: Hire _______________ and fire _______________.
14) Did Jim like their beer?
15) How many times bigger is Oceanside Ale Works' new location?
16) Did Oceanside Ale Works decide to bottle?
-Read BUAB Chapters 11 & 12 and answer the following discussion questions for Friday:
Chapter 11
1) Sam underestimated the brewery's start-up costs by what %?
2) The lifeblood of every business is its what?
3) What accounting software program did Dogfish Head use until they reached $5 million in sales?
4) What is a quick snapshot of the overall financial health of your company?
5) What is revenue-centric & is centered around the sales of your goods?
6) In 1997, Dogfish Head's worst inefficiencies came from what?
7) Same recommends that that any entrepreneur look into what for possible assistance in financing a business?
8) For the last 14 years, the Dogfish Head brewpub has been open how many months/year?
9) How did Dogfish Head's COO get hired?
Chapter 12
1) What school did Sam try to model Dogfish Head after?
2) What was the school's unofficial motto?
3) What kind of courts did Sam have installed at their 2nd brewpub location?
4) What is the name of Dogfish Head's seasonal, draft-only imperial pilsner?
5) How did the Dogfish Head beer, Hummel Beer, come about?
6) What section of your business plan is for creativity?
7) In order to maintain communication, small-business owners should schedule management meetings at least how many times a month?
8) What part of the month should monthly meetings take place?
9) How many people does Dogfish Head's conference table seat?
10) What is one of the most important lessons for small-business owners?
Friday, April 19, 2013
FRIDAY 04/19
SR368
TODAY:
-Nothing new was due.
-We began watching the documentary One Day in September.
HOMEWORK:
-Nothing new was assigned.
IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-You took Quiz 11.
-We finished discussing The Corporation Chapter 1.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Corporation Chapter 3 discussions for next Wednesday:
1) Explain what an externality is.
2) Why did Patricia Anderson sue General Motors?
3) GM calculated that it could save how much money per automobile if it allowed people to die in fuel-fed fires rather than alter the design of vehicle to avoid such fires?
4) The jury awarded Anderson & her children how much money in compensatory damages?
5) The jury awarded Anderson & her children how much money in punitive damages?
MN371
TODAY:
-Chapter 14 discussion questions 1-7 were due.
-BUAB Chapter 10 discussion questions 1-9 were due.
-We finished discussing Chapter 8.
HOMEWORK:
-Kevin McGowan will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 14 discussion questions:
8) What are "clusters?"
9) What is the final step in the location selection process?
10) The one element common to all businesses is the need to locate what?
11) Define layout.
12) What should entrances do to customers entering a store?
13) Define ergonomics.
14) What allows employees to work at maximum efficiency?
15) What are key ingredients to engage all of a company's customers' senses?
TODAY:
-Nothing new was due.
-We began watching the documentary One Day in September.
HOMEWORK:
-Nothing new was assigned.
IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-You took Quiz 11.
-We finished discussing The Corporation Chapter 1.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Corporation Chapter 3 discussions for next Wednesday:
1) Explain what an externality is.
2) Why did Patricia Anderson sue General Motors?
3) GM calculated that it could save how much money per automobile if it allowed people to die in fuel-fed fires rather than alter the design of vehicle to avoid such fires?
4) The jury awarded Anderson & her children how much money in compensatory damages?
5) The jury awarded Anderson & her children how much money in punitive damages?
MN371
TODAY:
-Chapter 14 discussion questions 1-7 were due.
-BUAB Chapter 10 discussion questions 1-9 were due.
-We finished discussing Chapter 8.
HOMEWORK:
-Kevin McGowan will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 14 discussion questions:
8) What are "clusters?"
9) What is the final step in the location selection process?
10) The one element common to all businesses is the need to locate what?
11) Define layout.
12) What should entrances do to customers entering a store?
13) Define ergonomics.
14) What allows employees to work at maximum efficiency?
15) What are key ingredients to engage all of a company's customers' senses?
Thursday, April 18, 2013
THURSDAY 04/18
SR338
TODAY:
-Stretching article discussion questions 1-14 were due.
-Chapter 8 discussion questions 8-11 were due.
-You took Quiz 11.
-We discussed the stretching article.
-We finished discussing Chapter 8.
-I handed out the research essay assignment guidelines. A copy of this can be found on CampusWeb.
HOMEWORK:
-Corey Parks & Derek Reddy will bring in a current event.
-Record your bed & wake-up times for Thursday-Monday.
-Take the "Stress Vulnerability Questionnaire" on page 406.
-Answer the following Chapter 12 discussion questions:
1) Define immunity.
2) What are the 4 major groups of sleep disorders?
3) On average, how many hours per night do college students sleep?
4) Approximately what % of college students report chronic sleep difficulties?
5) What % of college students report sleeping 8+ hours per night?
6) According to the National Sleep Foundation, how many hours of sleep per night do most people get?
7) What hours during sleep do most exerts believe are the most vital for well-being?
8) Define the terms: stress, stressor, eustress, distress
9) What are the 3 stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome?
10) The habitual manner in which people explain the things that happen to them is known as what?
11) A way of viewing & assessing yourself is known as what?
12) The healthy expression of emotions (negative or positive) is known as what?
13) What are the characteristics of Type A behavior?
14) What are the characteristics of Type B behavior?
15) What are the 5 steps to time management?
-Look over the research essay assignment guidelines & come to class on Tuesday with any questions that you have.
TODAY:
-Stretching article discussion questions 1-14 were due.
-Chapter 8 discussion questions 8-11 were due.
-You took Quiz 11.
-We discussed the stretching article.
-We finished discussing Chapter 8.
-I handed out the research essay assignment guidelines. A copy of this can be found on CampusWeb.
HOMEWORK:
-Corey Parks & Derek Reddy will bring in a current event.
-Record your bed & wake-up times for Thursday-Monday.
-Take the "Stress Vulnerability Questionnaire" on page 406.
-Answer the following Chapter 12 discussion questions:
1) Define immunity.
2) What are the 4 major groups of sleep disorders?
3) On average, how many hours per night do college students sleep?
4) Approximately what % of college students report chronic sleep difficulties?
5) What % of college students report sleeping 8+ hours per night?
6) According to the National Sleep Foundation, how many hours of sleep per night do most people get?
7) What hours during sleep do most exerts believe are the most vital for well-being?
8) Define the terms: stress, stressor, eustress, distress
9) What are the 3 stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome?
10) The habitual manner in which people explain the things that happen to them is known as what?
11) A way of viewing & assessing yourself is known as what?
12) The healthy expression of emotions (negative or positive) is known as what?
13) What are the characteristics of Type A behavior?
14) What are the characteristics of Type B behavior?
15) What are the 5 steps to time management?
-Look over the research essay assignment guidelines & come to class on Tuesday with any questions that you have.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
WEDNESDAY 04/17
SR368
TODAY:
-Chapter 8 discussion questions 11-15 were due.
-You took Quiz 11.
-We finished our discussion of Chapter 6.
HOMEWORK:
-No homework is being assigned because we are going to start watching the documentary One Day in September on Friday.
IC212
TODAY:
-The Corporation Chapter 1 discussion questions 1-10 were due.
-We continued our discussion of The Corporation Chapter 1 by looking at the varipous CSR techniques that corporations use.
HOMEWORK:
-No new discussion questions.
MN371
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions due.
-You took Quiz 11.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 8.
HOMEWORK:
-Kate McDonald will bring in a current event.
-Answer BUAB Chapter 10 discussion questions.
-Answer the following textbook Chapter 14 discussion questions:
1) Above all, an entrepreneur must place who first when considering a location?
2) Entrepreneurs generally prefer to locate in regions of the country that are experiencing what?
3) What is one of the first stops entrepreneurs should make when conducting a regional evaluation?
4) Every state has what type of office working to recruit new businesses?
5) Because of its location in the center of the country, what city has become home to many companies' distribution centers?
6) For many businesses, especially technology-driven companies, what is one of the most important characteristics of a potential location?
7) What is one consistent trend that the lists of "best cities for business" have revealed about successful small companies?
TODAY:
-Chapter 8 discussion questions 11-15 were due.
-You took Quiz 11.
-We finished our discussion of Chapter 6.
HOMEWORK:
-No homework is being assigned because we are going to start watching the documentary One Day in September on Friday.
IC212
TODAY:
-The Corporation Chapter 1 discussion questions 1-10 were due.
-We continued our discussion of The Corporation Chapter 1 by looking at the varipous CSR techniques that corporations use.
HOMEWORK:
-No new discussion questions.
MN371
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions due.
-You took Quiz 11.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 8.
HOMEWORK:
-Kate McDonald will bring in a current event.
-Answer BUAB Chapter 10 discussion questions.
-Answer the following textbook Chapter 14 discussion questions:
1) Above all, an entrepreneur must place who first when considering a location?
2) Entrepreneurs generally prefer to locate in regions of the country that are experiencing what?
3) What is one of the first stops entrepreneurs should make when conducting a regional evaluation?
4) Every state has what type of office working to recruit new businesses?
5) Because of its location in the center of the country, what city has become home to many companies' distribution centers?
6) For many businesses, especially technology-driven companies, what is one of the most important characteristics of a potential location?
7) What is one consistent trend that the lists of "best cities for business" have revealed about successful small companies?
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
TUESDAY 04/16
SR338
TODAY:
-Chapter 8 discussion questions 1-7 were due.
-We finished discussing Chapter 7 by discussing the factors that affect strength.
-We began a discussion of Chapter 8: Muscular Flexibility.
HOMEWORK:
-Nicole Palermo will bring in a current event.
-Read the article, "Want a better workout? Don't stretch before," & answer the following discussion questions:
1) Most fitness experts now agree that what kind of stretching before exercise is not just counter-productive, but potentially harmful?
2) Traditional stretches, like when people bend over to touch their toes or stretch their legs on a fence, often cause the muscles to do what?
3) When people stretch to the maximum, they are more likely to do what?
4) When you stretch before exercising, your body may think it's at risk of what?
5) How does your body compensate?
6) Stretching helps with flexibility, but people should only do it when?
7) In the last few years, what have several studies have found about static stretching before playing a sport?
8) What has the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found about people who stretched before exercise?
9) Instead of stretching, many experts recommend warming up with what?
10) What does that type of light movement do for the body?
11) Fill in the blanks: "This allows you to approach your full ________, but in a very ________ way."
12) Research shows static stretching doesn't work as well as more active kinds of stretching that incorporate what?
13) A study published earlier this year in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine found that people who stretched using conventional techniques, like bending over to touch their toes, were less flexible than those who did a more active type of stretching that used more what?
14) Many yoga poses involve the whole body and focus not only on stretching a particular muscle, but what else around it?
-Answer the following Chapter 8 discussion questions:
8) Define the following modes of stretching exercises:
A) Static Stretching
B) Passive Stretching
C) Ballistic Stretching
D) Dynamic Stretching
E) Controlled Ballistic Stretching
F) Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
9) What are the 2 sensory organs whose function is to protect muscles from injury during stretching?
10) What is the recommended warm-up time before doing steady activities?
11) What is the recommended warm-up time before doing stop-&-go activities?
TODAY:
-Chapter 8 discussion questions 1-7 were due.
-We finished discussing Chapter 7 by discussing the factors that affect strength.
-We began a discussion of Chapter 8: Muscular Flexibility.
HOMEWORK:
-Nicole Palermo will bring in a current event.
-Read the article, "Want a better workout? Don't stretch before," & answer the following discussion questions:
1) Most fitness experts now agree that what kind of stretching before exercise is not just counter-productive, but potentially harmful?
2) Traditional stretches, like when people bend over to touch their toes or stretch their legs on a fence, often cause the muscles to do what?
3) When people stretch to the maximum, they are more likely to do what?
4) When you stretch before exercising, your body may think it's at risk of what?
5) How does your body compensate?
6) Stretching helps with flexibility, but people should only do it when?
7) In the last few years, what have several studies have found about static stretching before playing a sport?
8) What has the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found about people who stretched before exercise?
9) Instead of stretching, many experts recommend warming up with what?
10) What does that type of light movement do for the body?
11) Fill in the blanks: "This allows you to approach your full ________, but in a very ________ way."
12) Research shows static stretching doesn't work as well as more active kinds of stretching that incorporate what?
13) A study published earlier this year in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine found that people who stretched using conventional techniques, like bending over to touch their toes, were less flexible than those who did a more active type of stretching that used more what?
14) Many yoga poses involve the whole body and focus not only on stretching a particular muscle, but what else around it?
-Answer the following Chapter 8 discussion questions:
8) Define the following modes of stretching exercises:
A) Static Stretching
B) Passive Stretching
C) Ballistic Stretching
D) Dynamic Stretching
E) Controlled Ballistic Stretching
F) Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
9) What are the 2 sensory organs whose function is to protect muscles from injury during stretching?
10) What is the recommended warm-up time before doing steady activities?
11) What is the recommended warm-up time before doing stop-&-go activities?
Monday, April 15, 2013
MONDAY 04/15
SR368
TODAY:
-Chapter 8 discussion questions 1-10 were due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 6 by looking at the history of the ADA.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Chapter 8 discussion questions:
11) What is an indemnification agreement?
12) What does a noncompetition covenant or promise state?
13) What is a contractual agreement that gives someone permission to engage in a specifically defined activity or to use a certain property owned by someone else?
14) What is a means to protect ownership or proprietary rights to property?
15) What company is assigned the rights to sell the NCAA souvenir merchandise at 88 NCAA championships?
IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-We continued our discussion of The Corporation Chapter 1. Our discussion focused on how the American corporation gained its power.
HOMEWORK:
-Aaron will bring in a current event.
-Answer the Corporation Chapter 2 discussion questions that were posted last Friday.
MN371
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 8. Our discussion focused on marketing.
HOMEWORK:
-Scott Martin will bring in a current event.
-No new textbook discussion questions.
-Answer the following BUAB Chapter 10 discussion questions for Friday:
1) What are the names of Dogfish Head's first 3 bottled products?
2) Because it brings them a much higher dollar contribution for profit, what dogfish Head beer do distributors like to sell?
3) Dogfish Head's targeted key customers don't pay attention to what?
4) Two dominating conglomerates sell over what % of the beer in this country?
5) What are the 2 kinds of good salespeople called?
6) What brewery was started in 1988 after a husband & wife returned to America from a beer & bicycle tour of Belgium?
7) Why did Sam ask the owner of a liquor store in Delaware to not carry their Raison D'Etre & Chicory Stout?
8) At the time it was released, what Dogfish Head beer was the strongest beer in the world?
9) The plan for 2011 was for Dogfish Head to generate how much money in sales?
TODAY:
-Chapter 8 discussion questions 1-10 were due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 6 by looking at the history of the ADA.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Chapter 8 discussion questions:
11) What is an indemnification agreement?
12) What does a noncompetition covenant or promise state?
13) What is a contractual agreement that gives someone permission to engage in a specifically defined activity or to use a certain property owned by someone else?
14) What is a means to protect ownership or proprietary rights to property?
15) What company is assigned the rights to sell the NCAA souvenir merchandise at 88 NCAA championships?
IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-We continued our discussion of The Corporation Chapter 1. Our discussion focused on how the American corporation gained its power.
HOMEWORK:
-Aaron will bring in a current event.
-Answer the Corporation Chapter 2 discussion questions that were posted last Friday.
MN371
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 8. Our discussion focused on marketing.
HOMEWORK:
-Scott Martin will bring in a current event.
-No new textbook discussion questions.
-Answer the following BUAB Chapter 10 discussion questions for Friday:
1) What are the names of Dogfish Head's first 3 bottled products?
2) Because it brings them a much higher dollar contribution for profit, what dogfish Head beer do distributors like to sell?
3) Dogfish Head's targeted key customers don't pay attention to what?
4) Two dominating conglomerates sell over what % of the beer in this country?
5) What are the 2 kinds of good salespeople called?
6) What brewery was started in 1988 after a husband & wife returned to America from a beer & bicycle tour of Belgium?
7) Why did Sam ask the owner of a liquor store in Delaware to not carry their Raison D'Etre & Chicory Stout?
8) At the time it was released, what Dogfish Head beer was the strongest beer in the world?
9) The plan for 2011 was for Dogfish Head to generate how much money in sales?
Friday, April 12, 2013
FRIDAY 04/12
SR368
TODAY:
-SBJ articles discussion questions were due.
-We discussed the 2 SBJ articles & began a discussion of Chapter 6.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Chapter 8 discussion questions:
1) Define "offer."
2) What are the material terms of an offer?
3) Define "acceptance."
4) The acceptance of an offer that has not been expressed in words or by actions is known as what?
5) Define "consideration."
6) Define "capacity."
7) When does breach of a contract occur?
8) What is it called when the courts may order the party in breach to fulfill the contract, when appropriate?
9) What is the difference between a bilateral & unilateral contract?
10) What are the 3 legitimate defenses for contractual breach?
IC212
TODAY:
-The Corporation Chapter 1 discussion questions 8-18 were due.
-I handed back Quiz 10 so you could answer the 2 questions based on the homework that was due today, not Wednesday.
-We continued our discussion of The Corporation Chapter 1 by looking at the history of the corporation.
HOMEWORK:
-Aaron Zaleznik will tell us the Cubs goat story.
-Answer the following Corporation Chapter 2 discussion questions for next Wednesday:
1) Business leaders today say their companies care about more than profit & loss, that they feel responsible to society as a whole, not just to their shareholders. Do you agree/disagree? Why?
2) Thanks to Pfizer, how is the Flushing Avenue subway station safer?
3) What is "capitalism with a conscience?"
4) Executives who choose social & environmental goals over profits--who try to act morally--are, in fact, immoral. Why?
5) Explain the Dodge v. Ford case.
6) What does the "best interests of the corporation" principle state?
7) What is the goal of the Kyoto Protocol?
8) What oil-drilling site do astronauts report being able to see from space at night?
9) What has made Anita Roddick's business, the Body Shop, unusual?
10) What does it mean to diagnose a corporation as psychopathic?
MN371
TODAY:
-Chapter 8 discussion questions 12-21 were due.
-BUAB Chapter 9 discussion questions were due.
-We continued discussing Chapter 8 by looking at the key ingredients to craft beer branding success.
HOMEWORK:
-Brittany Martelle will bring in a current event.
-No new discussion questions.
TODAY:
-SBJ articles discussion questions were due.
-We discussed the 2 SBJ articles & began a discussion of Chapter 6.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Chapter 8 discussion questions:
1) Define "offer."
2) What are the material terms of an offer?
3) Define "acceptance."
4) The acceptance of an offer that has not been expressed in words or by actions is known as what?
5) Define "consideration."
6) Define "capacity."
7) When does breach of a contract occur?
8) What is it called when the courts may order the party in breach to fulfill the contract, when appropriate?
9) What is the difference between a bilateral & unilateral contract?
10) What are the 3 legitimate defenses for contractual breach?
IC212
TODAY:
-The Corporation Chapter 1 discussion questions 8-18 were due.
-I handed back Quiz 10 so you could answer the 2 questions based on the homework that was due today, not Wednesday.
-We continued our discussion of The Corporation Chapter 1 by looking at the history of the corporation.
HOMEWORK:
-Aaron Zaleznik will tell us the Cubs goat story.
-Answer the following Corporation Chapter 2 discussion questions for next Wednesday:
1) Business leaders today say their companies care about more than profit & loss, that they feel responsible to society as a whole, not just to their shareholders. Do you agree/disagree? Why?
2) Thanks to Pfizer, how is the Flushing Avenue subway station safer?
3) What is "capitalism with a conscience?"
4) Executives who choose social & environmental goals over profits--who try to act morally--are, in fact, immoral. Why?
5) Explain the Dodge v. Ford case.
6) What does the "best interests of the corporation" principle state?
7) What is the goal of the Kyoto Protocol?
8) What oil-drilling site do astronauts report being able to see from space at night?
9) What has made Anita Roddick's business, the Body Shop, unusual?
10) What does it mean to diagnose a corporation as psychopathic?
MN371
TODAY:
-Chapter 8 discussion questions 12-21 were due.
-BUAB Chapter 9 discussion questions were due.
-We continued discussing Chapter 8 by looking at the key ingredients to craft beer branding success.
HOMEWORK:
-Brittany Martelle will bring in a current event.
-No new discussion questions.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
THURSDAY 04/11
SR338
TODAY:
-Chapter 7 discussion questions 14-27 were due.
-The weight room blunders article discussion questions 1-12 were due.
-You took Quiz 10.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 7 by looking at the factors that affect strength.
HOMEWORK:
-Shawn Mullen will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer the following Chapter 8 discussion questions:
1) Answer the following questions from the FAQ box on page 272:
A) Will stretching before exercise prevent injuries?
B) Does strength training limit flexibility?
C) Will stretching exercises help me lose weight?
D) How much should stretching hurt to gain flexibility?
2) Define flexibility.
3) Define stretching.
4) Approximately what % of all low-back problems in the US are a direct result of inflexible & weak muscles?
5) What are 2 benefits of good flexibility?
6) Explain the difference between plastic elongation & elastic elongation.
7) What do most health & fitness centers rely on as an indicator of flexibility?
TODAY:
-Chapter 7 discussion questions 14-27 were due.
-The weight room blunders article discussion questions 1-12 were due.
-You took Quiz 10.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 7 by looking at the factors that affect strength.
HOMEWORK:
-Shawn Mullen will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer the following Chapter 8 discussion questions:
1) Answer the following questions from the FAQ box on page 272:
A) Will stretching before exercise prevent injuries?
B) Does strength training limit flexibility?
C) Will stretching exercises help me lose weight?
D) How much should stretching hurt to gain flexibility?
2) Define flexibility.
3) Define stretching.
4) Approximately what % of all low-back problems in the US are a direct result of inflexible & weak muscles?
5) What are 2 benefits of good flexibility?
6) Explain the difference between plastic elongation & elastic elongation.
7) What do most health & fitness centers rely on as an indicator of flexibility?
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
WEDNESDAY 04/10
SR368
TODAY:
-Chapter 6 discussion questions 9-18 were due.
-You took Quiz 10.
-We finished our discussion of Chapter 5 by looking at naming rights & broadcasting rights as facility revenue sources.
HOMEWORK:
-Read the March 25-31 SBJ article on page 11, "Chase putting the Fuse name, & its own, on the Forum," & answer the following questions:
1) The Great Western Forum is being renovated for how much money?
2) What will the arena be renamed after the renovation is completed?
3) What is Fuse?
4) What 2 teams played at the Great Western Forum from 1967-99?
5) MSG is recasting the arena as a music-only alternative to what arena in downtown Los Angeles?
6) The MLB Mother's Day program started in what year?
7) What will be added to the Rawlings' Mothers Day baseball for this season?
8) The balls will be used in every game on what date?
9) Rawlings will deliver more than how many balls to retailers in April?
-Read the March 25-31 SBJ article on page 13, "Arizona State putting gift card packs in area Costco stores," & answer the following questions:
1) Who is Arizona State's ticketing provider?
2) What is Givex?
3) What will the gift cards total value be?
4) How much will Costco sell the gift cards for?
5) How many Costco stores in Greater Phoenix will sell the gift cards?
6) Gift card buyers typically spend what % above the card's value?
7) What month does the campaign kick off?
8) In the future, the gift cards' functionality could be expanded to cover what?
9) Who is believed to be the first major college to use gift cards for buying tickets to athletic events?
IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-You took Quiz 10.
-We began a discussion of The Corporation Chapter 1 by defining what a corporation is.
HOMEWORK:
-Doug Willey will bring in a current event.
-Answer The Corporation Chapter 1 discussion questions 8-18 that were posted on Monday.
MN371
TODAY:
-Chapter 8 discussion questions 1-11 were due.
-You took Quiz 10.
-We began a discussion of Chapter 8 by discussing the difference between a brand and a company.
HOMEWORK:
-Robert Maley will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 8 discussion questions:
12) State the 12 guerrilla marketing principles.
13) What is any commercial news covered by the media that boosts sales but for which a small company does not pay?
14) What is a marketing concept designed to draw customers into a store by creating a kaleidoscope of sights, smells, & activities to entertain?
15) What is a key customer benefit of a product/service that sets it apart from the competition?
16) More than half of Facebook users are over what age?
17) What is a frequently updated online personal journal that contains a writer's ideas on a multitude of topics?
18) Systematically creating the optimum experience for the customers every time they interact with the company is known as what?
19) What is the philosophy of producing a high quality product/service & achieving quality in every aspect of the business & its relationship with the customer?
20) What are the 4 P's of marketing?
21) As described in Figure 8.2, what are the 5 characteristics of a great product?
-Answer the BUAB Chapter 9 discussion questions that were posted on Monday.
TODAY:
-Chapter 6 discussion questions 9-18 were due.
-You took Quiz 10.
-We finished our discussion of Chapter 5 by looking at naming rights & broadcasting rights as facility revenue sources.
HOMEWORK:
-Read the March 25-31 SBJ article on page 11, "Chase putting the Fuse name, & its own, on the Forum," & answer the following questions:
1) The Great Western Forum is being renovated for how much money?
2) What will the arena be renamed after the renovation is completed?
3) What is Fuse?
4) What 2 teams played at the Great Western Forum from 1967-99?
5) MSG is recasting the arena as a music-only alternative to what arena in downtown Los Angeles?
6) The MLB Mother's Day program started in what year?
7) What will be added to the Rawlings' Mothers Day baseball for this season?
8) The balls will be used in every game on what date?
9) Rawlings will deliver more than how many balls to retailers in April?
-Read the March 25-31 SBJ article on page 13, "Arizona State putting gift card packs in area Costco stores," & answer the following questions:
1) Who is Arizona State's ticketing provider?
2) What is Givex?
3) What will the gift cards total value be?
4) How much will Costco sell the gift cards for?
5) How many Costco stores in Greater Phoenix will sell the gift cards?
6) Gift card buyers typically spend what % above the card's value?
7) What month does the campaign kick off?
8) In the future, the gift cards' functionality could be expanded to cover what?
9) Who is believed to be the first major college to use gift cards for buying tickets to athletic events?
IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-You took Quiz 10.
-We began a discussion of The Corporation Chapter 1 by defining what a corporation is.
HOMEWORK:
-Doug Willey will bring in a current event.
-Answer The Corporation Chapter 1 discussion questions 8-18 that were posted on Monday.
MN371
TODAY:
-Chapter 8 discussion questions 1-11 were due.
-You took Quiz 10.
-We began a discussion of Chapter 8 by discussing the difference between a brand and a company.
HOMEWORK:
-Robert Maley will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 8 discussion questions:
12) State the 12 guerrilla marketing principles.
13) What is any commercial news covered by the media that boosts sales but for which a small company does not pay?
14) What is a marketing concept designed to draw customers into a store by creating a kaleidoscope of sights, smells, & activities to entertain?
15) What is a key customer benefit of a product/service that sets it apart from the competition?
16) More than half of Facebook users are over what age?
17) What is a frequently updated online personal journal that contains a writer's ideas on a multitude of topics?
18) Systematically creating the optimum experience for the customers every time they interact with the company is known as what?
19) What is the philosophy of producing a high quality product/service & achieving quality in every aspect of the business & its relationship with the customer?
20) What are the 4 P's of marketing?
21) As described in Figure 8.2, what are the 5 characteristics of a great product?
-Answer the BUAB Chapter 9 discussion questions that were posted on Monday.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
TUESDAY 04/09
SR338
TODAY:
-Chapter 7 discussion questions 1-13 were due.
-We began a discussion of Chapter 7 by looking at the benefits of strength training and the difference between muscular strength & endurance.
HOMEWORK:
-Brenden McNaught will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 7 discussion questions:
14) What does the overload principle state?
15) What principle states that for improvements to occur in a specific activity, the exercises performed during a strength-training program should resemble as closely as possible the movement patterns encountered in that particular activity.
16) How does periodization approach training?
17) What is an emotional, behavioral, & physical condition marked by increased fatigue, decreased performance, persistent muscle soreness, mood disturbances, & feelings of staleness or burnout as a result of excessive physical training?
18) What are the 2 types of training methods used to improve strength? Explain each.
19) What is the most common mode for strength training?
20) What were the most popular weight-training devices available during the first half of the 20th century?
21) To stimulate strength development, the general recommendation has been to use a resistance of approximately what % of the 1RM?
22) Between how many repetitions maximum should individuals perform for adequate strength gains?
23) For general fitness, what is the recommendation for the amount of sets per exercise?
24) To achieve significant strength gains, a minimum of how many weeks of consecutive training is necessary?
25) What are referred to as the core of the body?
26) What are the core muscles?
27) What is a training program that uses exercises designed to help strengthen the body's core by developing pelvic stability & abdominal control?
-Read the article, "Ouch! Weight Room Blunders That Can Really Hurt," & answer the following discussion questions:
1) A new study found that weight-training injuries among women have jumped by what %?
2) Working cold, stiff muscles can lead to what?
3) How does warming up prep your muscles & joins for action?
4) What type of warm-up can decrease your risk for injury?
5) When working out, what is the single most important factor in injury prevention?
6) Why are women mre at risk for form-related injuries than men?
7) What does S.E.A.K. stand for?
8) Women who lift weights tend to have less-stable what than women who don't lift at all?
9) You shouldn't allow your elbows to extend more than how many inches behind your body?
10) What do many women have that can make them more prone to injury?
11) What prevents injuries such as torn ligaments and tendinitis, because your muscles and connective tissues have time to adapt?
12) What is the three-step progression when starting a workout routine?
TODAY:
-Chapter 7 discussion questions 1-13 were due.
-We began a discussion of Chapter 7 by looking at the benefits of strength training and the difference between muscular strength & endurance.
HOMEWORK:
-Brenden McNaught will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 7 discussion questions:
14) What does the overload principle state?
15) What principle states that for improvements to occur in a specific activity, the exercises performed during a strength-training program should resemble as closely as possible the movement patterns encountered in that particular activity.
16) How does periodization approach training?
17) What is an emotional, behavioral, & physical condition marked by increased fatigue, decreased performance, persistent muscle soreness, mood disturbances, & feelings of staleness or burnout as a result of excessive physical training?
18) What are the 2 types of training methods used to improve strength? Explain each.
19) What is the most common mode for strength training?
20) What were the most popular weight-training devices available during the first half of the 20th century?
21) To stimulate strength development, the general recommendation has been to use a resistance of approximately what % of the 1RM?
22) Between how many repetitions maximum should individuals perform for adequate strength gains?
23) For general fitness, what is the recommendation for the amount of sets per exercise?
24) To achieve significant strength gains, a minimum of how many weeks of consecutive training is necessary?
25) What are referred to as the core of the body?
26) What are the core muscles?
27) What is a training program that uses exercises designed to help strengthen the body's core by developing pelvic stability & abdominal control?
-Read the article, "Ouch! Weight Room Blunders That Can Really Hurt," & answer the following discussion questions:
1) A new study found that weight-training injuries among women have jumped by what %?
2) Working cold, stiff muscles can lead to what?
3) How does warming up prep your muscles & joins for action?
4) What type of warm-up can decrease your risk for injury?
5) When working out, what is the single most important factor in injury prevention?
6) Why are women mre at risk for form-related injuries than men?
7) What does S.E.A.K. stand for?
8) Women who lift weights tend to have less-stable what than women who don't lift at all?
9) You shouldn't allow your elbows to extend more than how many inches behind your body?
10) What do many women have that can make them more prone to injury?
11) What prevents injuries such as torn ligaments and tendinitis, because your muscles and connective tissues have time to adapt?
12) What is the three-step progression when starting a workout routine?
Monday, April 8, 2013
MONDAY 04/08
SR368
TODAY:
-Chapter 6 discussion questions 1-8 were due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 5 & focused on parking, merchandise, & corporate sponsorship as revenue.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Chapter 6 discussion questions:
9) What are the 5 components of the ADA?
10) What does Title III of the ADA state?
11) What must anyone interested in pursuing a Title III claim prove?
12) What are public accommodations & commercial facilities?
14) Any newly constructed facility, or any facility of public accommodation occupied after what date must meet ADA guidelines?
13) How does the ADA generally define "readily achievable?"
15) What is dispersed seating?
16) What is the order of the Department of Justice's priority list for facility alterations?
17) Summarize the Anderson v. Little League Baseball, Inc. case.
18) Performing an ADA-specific facility evaluation serves what 2 purposes?
IC212
TODAY:
-The Corporation Chapter 1 discussion questions 1-7 were due.
-We finished our discussion of Drucker Chapter 7 by discussing the 4 categories of managers.
HOMEWORK:
-Dan Wilkins will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Corporation Chapter 1 discussion questions for Friday:
8) Between 1898 & 1904, America went from having 1,800 corporations to having how many?
9) By the end of the 19th century, courts had fully transformed the corporation into a what?
10) In 1886 the Supreme Court decided that corporations should be protected by what Amendment?
11) In 1908, AT&T launched an advertising campaign, the first of its kind, that aimed at doing what?
12) What term is used to describe the trend of corporations crafting softened images of themselves with promises of good corporate citizenship & practices of better wages & working conditions?
13) What package of regulatory reforms designed to restore economic health by, among other things, curbing the powers & freedoms of corporations, did President Roosevelt create in 1934?
14) What was formed in 1973 which operated in cartel-like fashion to control the world's oil supply?
15) What was introduced in 1948 that enabled corporations to take advantage of their newfound mobility without suffering punishing financial penalties?
16) The deregulatory logic of economic globalization was deepened in 1993 with the creation of what?
17) Fill in the blank: Corporations now ______________ society, perhaps more than governments themselves do.
18) What do corporations use today to create unique & attractive personalities for themselves?
MN371
TODAY:
-Chapter 6 discussion questions 1-4 were due.
-We discussed Chapter 5 (forms of business ownership) & Chapter 6 (franchising).
HOMEWORK:
-Corbin Little will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 8 discussion questions:
1) Define marketing.
2) What % of small business owners say that their companies do not need marketing because their products/services sell themselves?
4) Define guerrilla marketing strategies.
5) What 4 objectives should a guerrilla marketing plan accomplish?
6) Define target market.
7) What do most marketing experts contend is the greatest marketing mistake most small businesses make?
8) To be customer-driven, an effective marketing strategy must be based on what?
9) What is the vehicle for gathering the information that serves as the foundation for the marketing plan?
10) Why can't small companies afford to make marketing mistakes?
11) What are the 4 steps to successful market research?
12) Define individualized (1-to-1) marketing.
-Read BUAB Chapter 9 & answer the following Discussion Questions for Friday:
1) Define "killer app."
2) Small-business owners must constantly invest what 2 things into nurturing the birth of a killer app?
3) Define "burn rate."
4) What East Coast regional brewery was known to make a pretty wicked IPA before the brewery was gobbled up by the bug breweries?
5) When Sierra Nevada opened in the early 1980's, they created a pale ale recipe based on a West Coast variety of hop called what?
6) What is the name of the innovative beer developed by Alaskan Brewing Company?
7) What is the name of the Dogfish Head beer brewed with overly ripe local peaches & 2 types of bacteria
8) What is Ralph Lifschitz's killer app?
9) What did same name the machine that sits over their boil kettle & feeds a steady stream of hops into their IPA's?
10) What beer is Dogfish Head's best-selling beer?
11) What beer is Dogfish Head's fastest-growing style?
12) How did Mike Eufemia solve Dogfish Head's warehouse problem?
13) at is the theory that there are 2 primal principles?
14) In 2004, what Dogfish Head beer won the gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival?
15) What is the name of the Dogfish Head beer that is the strongest IPA in the world?
TODAY:
-Chapter 6 discussion questions 1-8 were due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 5 & focused on parking, merchandise, & corporate sponsorship as revenue.
HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Chapter 6 discussion questions:
9) What are the 5 components of the ADA?
10) What does Title III of the ADA state?
11) What must anyone interested in pursuing a Title III claim prove?
12) What are public accommodations & commercial facilities?
14) Any newly constructed facility, or any facility of public accommodation occupied after what date must meet ADA guidelines?
13) How does the ADA generally define "readily achievable?"
15) What is dispersed seating?
16) What is the order of the Department of Justice's priority list for facility alterations?
17) Summarize the Anderson v. Little League Baseball, Inc. case.
18) Performing an ADA-specific facility evaluation serves what 2 purposes?
IC212
TODAY:
-The Corporation Chapter 1 discussion questions 1-7 were due.
-We finished our discussion of Drucker Chapter 7 by discussing the 4 categories of managers.
HOMEWORK:
-Dan Wilkins will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Corporation Chapter 1 discussion questions for Friday:
8) Between 1898 & 1904, America went from having 1,800 corporations to having how many?
9) By the end of the 19th century, courts had fully transformed the corporation into a what?
10) In 1886 the Supreme Court decided that corporations should be protected by what Amendment?
11) In 1908, AT&T launched an advertising campaign, the first of its kind, that aimed at doing what?
12) What term is used to describe the trend of corporations crafting softened images of themselves with promises of good corporate citizenship & practices of better wages & working conditions?
13) What package of regulatory reforms designed to restore economic health by, among other things, curbing the powers & freedoms of corporations, did President Roosevelt create in 1934?
14) What was formed in 1973 which operated in cartel-like fashion to control the world's oil supply?
15) What was introduced in 1948 that enabled corporations to take advantage of their newfound mobility without suffering punishing financial penalties?
16) The deregulatory logic of economic globalization was deepened in 1993 with the creation of what?
17) Fill in the blank: Corporations now ______________ society, perhaps more than governments themselves do.
18) What do corporations use today to create unique & attractive personalities for themselves?
MN371
TODAY:
-Chapter 6 discussion questions 1-4 were due.
-We discussed Chapter 5 (forms of business ownership) & Chapter 6 (franchising).
HOMEWORK:
-Corbin Little will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 8 discussion questions:
1) Define marketing.
2) What % of small business owners say that their companies do not need marketing because their products/services sell themselves?
4) Define guerrilla marketing strategies.
5) What 4 objectives should a guerrilla marketing plan accomplish?
6) Define target market.
7) What do most marketing experts contend is the greatest marketing mistake most small businesses make?
8) To be customer-driven, an effective marketing strategy must be based on what?
9) What is the vehicle for gathering the information that serves as the foundation for the marketing plan?
10) Why can't small companies afford to make marketing mistakes?
11) What are the 4 steps to successful market research?
12) Define individualized (1-to-1) marketing.
-Read BUAB Chapter 9 & answer the following Discussion Questions for Friday:
1) Define "killer app."
2) Small-business owners must constantly invest what 2 things into nurturing the birth of a killer app?
3) Define "burn rate."
4) What East Coast regional brewery was known to make a pretty wicked IPA before the brewery was gobbled up by the bug breweries?
5) When Sierra Nevada opened in the early 1980's, they created a pale ale recipe based on a West Coast variety of hop called what?
6) What is the name of the innovative beer developed by Alaskan Brewing Company?
7) What is the name of the Dogfish Head beer brewed with overly ripe local peaches & 2 types of bacteria
8) What is Ralph Lifschitz's killer app?
9) What did same name the machine that sits over their boil kettle & feeds a steady stream of hops into their IPA's?
10) What beer is Dogfish Head's best-selling beer?
11) What beer is Dogfish Head's fastest-growing style?
12) How did Mike Eufemia solve Dogfish Head's warehouse problem?
13) at is the theory that there are 2 primal principles?
14) In 2004, what Dogfish Head beer won the gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival?
15) What is the name of the Dogfish Head beer that is the strongest IPA in the world?
Friday, April 5, 2013
FRIDAY 04/05
SR368
TODAY:
-SBJ article discussion questions were due.
-You took Quiz 9.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 5.
HOMEWORK:
-Ted Walsh will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 6 discussion questions:
1) What President signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law, & in what year?
2) It is estimated that how many Americans are disabled?
3) Specific to sport facilities, what does the statute state managers must provide?
4) Wheelchair seating must comprise at least what % of the stadium total?
5) What does Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 state?
6) How does Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act define a "qualified handicapped person?"
7) What did the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 encourage?
8) With respect to an individual, "disability" refers to what?
IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-You took Quiz 9.
-We finished our discussion of Drucker Chapter 5 & began a discussion of Chapter 7.
HOMEWORK:
-Caroline Savasta will bring in a current event.
-The Corporation Chapter 1 discussion questions that were assigned on Wednesday are due Monday.
MN371
TODAY:
-BUAB Chapters 7 & 8 discussion questions were due.
-You took Quiz 9.
-We finished our discussion of Chapter 4.
HOMEWORK:
-Ryan Leach will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 6 discussion questions:
1) Define & explain what franchising is.
2) Explain the 3 main types of franchising.
3) What are 2 advantages to franchising?
4) What are 2 drawbacks to franchising?
TODAY:
-SBJ article discussion questions were due.
-You took Quiz 9.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 5.
HOMEWORK:
-Ted Walsh will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 6 discussion questions:
1) What President signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law, & in what year?
2) It is estimated that how many Americans are disabled?
3) Specific to sport facilities, what does the statute state managers must provide?
4) Wheelchair seating must comprise at least what % of the stadium total?
5) What does Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 state?
6) How does Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act define a "qualified handicapped person?"
7) What did the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 encourage?
8) With respect to an individual, "disability" refers to what?
IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-You took Quiz 9.
-We finished our discussion of Drucker Chapter 5 & began a discussion of Chapter 7.
HOMEWORK:
-Caroline Savasta will bring in a current event.
-The Corporation Chapter 1 discussion questions that were assigned on Wednesday are due Monday.
MN371
TODAY:
-BUAB Chapters 7 & 8 discussion questions were due.
-You took Quiz 9.
-We finished our discussion of Chapter 4.
HOMEWORK:
-Ryan Leach will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 6 discussion questions:
1) Define & explain what franchising is.
2) Explain the 3 main types of franchising.
3) What are 2 advantages to franchising?
4) What are 2 drawbacks to franchising?
Thursday, April 4, 2013
THURSDAY 04/04
SR338
TODAY:
-Cardiorespiratory fitness article discussion questions were due.
-Finished discussing Chapter 6.
HOMEWORK:
-Kate McDonald will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 7 discussion questions:
1) What is more important for good health: aerobic fitness or muscular strength?
2) Should you do aerobic exercise or strength training first?
3) Do big muscles turn into fat when the person stops training?
4) What strength-training exercises are best to get an abdominal "6-pack?"
5) Define: strength training, activities of daily living, sarcopenia, metabolism.
6) Does your body expend more calories to maintain muscle or fat?
7) Daily energy requirements decrease an average of how many calories between age 26 & age 60?
8) A benefit of strength training is a decrease in what around muscle fibers?
9) What is the difference between muscular strength & muscular endurance?
10) What is one repetition maximum?
11) What are the 2 types of muscle fibers & what is the difference between them?
12) What are the 2 ways that strength gains are achieved?
13) What does the principle of specificity of training state?
TODAY:
-Cardiorespiratory fitness article discussion questions were due.
-Finished discussing Chapter 6.
HOMEWORK:
-Kate McDonald will bring in a current event.
-Answer the following Chapter 7 discussion questions:
1) What is more important for good health: aerobic fitness or muscular strength?
2) Should you do aerobic exercise or strength training first?
3) Do big muscles turn into fat when the person stops training?
4) What strength-training exercises are best to get an abdominal "6-pack?"
5) Define: strength training, activities of daily living, sarcopenia, metabolism.
6) Does your body expend more calories to maintain muscle or fat?
7) Daily energy requirements decrease an average of how many calories between age 26 & age 60?
8) A benefit of strength training is a decrease in what around muscle fibers?
9) What is the difference between muscular strength & muscular endurance?
10) What is one repetition maximum?
11) What are the 2 types of muscle fibers & what is the difference between them?
12) What are the 2 ways that strength gains are achieved?
13) What does the principle of specificity of training state?
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
WEDNESDAY 04/03
SR368
TODAY:
-No homework due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 5 by looking at ticketing revenue options.
HOMEWORK:
-Zach Skinner will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Be ready to discuss the following question at the beginning of class: Should Rutgers fire their men's basketball coach?
-From the March 18-24 SBJ read the article "For Cubs, Dynamic Pricing's a One-Way Street" & answer the following discussion questions:
1) When did the Cubs first test dynamic pricing?
2) What seats did they test dynamic pricing?
3) For 2013, what seats will the Cubs price using dynamic pricing?
4) The Cubs reduced all ticket prices by an average of what %?
5) Bleacher seats were reduced by what %?
6) By using dynamic pricing, will the Cubs be increasing or decreasing ticket prices during the season?
7) Like that of other teams, what is the Cubs strategy with dynamic pricing?
8) Who was the first MLB team to use dynamic pricing?
9) How many individual tickets do the Giants dynamically price?
10) Unlike the Cubs, what will the Giants do with dynamic pricing?
11) The Giants have a consecutive sellout streak dating to when?
-Chapter 6 discussion questions will be posted on Friday.
IC212
TODAY:
-Drucker Chapter 7 discussion questions 1-7 were due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 5 by looking at the hiring process.
HOMEWORK:
-Sarah Rodriguez will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer the following Corporation Chapter 1 discussion questions for Monday:
1) Who were jobbers?
2) In 1720, what did the English Parliament do in response to corporate high jinks?
3) What was the South Sea Company?
4) What did the Bubble Act make a criminal offense?
5) What is the genius of the corporation as a business form and its reason for its remarkable rise?
6) What does "limited liability" mean?
7) How did NJ & Delaware seek to attract valuable incorporation business to their jurisdictions?
MN371
TODAY:
-Chapter 5 discussion questions 1-3 were due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 4 by discussing identifying potential niches for a small business to occupy in an existing industry.
HOMEWORK:
-Kris Kruszka will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer the BUAB Chapters 7 & 8 discussion questions that were assigned last Friday.
TODAY:
-No homework due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 5 by looking at ticketing revenue options.
HOMEWORK:
-Zach Skinner will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Be ready to discuss the following question at the beginning of class: Should Rutgers fire their men's basketball coach?
-From the March 18-24 SBJ read the article "For Cubs, Dynamic Pricing's a One-Way Street" & answer the following discussion questions:
1) When did the Cubs first test dynamic pricing?
2) What seats did they test dynamic pricing?
3) For 2013, what seats will the Cubs price using dynamic pricing?
4) The Cubs reduced all ticket prices by an average of what %?
5) Bleacher seats were reduced by what %?
6) By using dynamic pricing, will the Cubs be increasing or decreasing ticket prices during the season?
7) Like that of other teams, what is the Cubs strategy with dynamic pricing?
8) Who was the first MLB team to use dynamic pricing?
9) How many individual tickets do the Giants dynamically price?
10) Unlike the Cubs, what will the Giants do with dynamic pricing?
11) The Giants have a consecutive sellout streak dating to when?
-Chapter 6 discussion questions will be posted on Friday.
IC212
TODAY:
-Drucker Chapter 7 discussion questions 1-7 were due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 5 by looking at the hiring process.
HOMEWORK:
-Sarah Rodriguez will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer the following Corporation Chapter 1 discussion questions for Monday:
1) Who were jobbers?
2) In 1720, what did the English Parliament do in response to corporate high jinks?
3) What was the South Sea Company?
4) What did the Bubble Act make a criminal offense?
5) What is the genius of the corporation as a business form and its reason for its remarkable rise?
6) What does "limited liability" mean?
7) How did NJ & Delaware seek to attract valuable incorporation business to their jurisdictions?
MN371
TODAY:
-Chapter 5 discussion questions 1-3 were due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 4 by discussing identifying potential niches for a small business to occupy in an existing industry.
HOMEWORK:
-Kris Kruszka will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer the BUAB Chapters 7 & 8 discussion questions that were assigned last Friday.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
TUESDAY 04/02
SR338
TODAY:
-Chapter 6 discussion questions 9-17 were due.
-You took Quiz 9.
-We finished our discussion of Chapter 5 by discussing the eating disorders: binge-eating & emotional eating.
-We began a discussion of Chapter 6 by discussing the diffeence between aerobic & anaerobic exercise.
HOMEWORK:
-Brittany Martelle will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Read the article "The Importance of Cardiorespiratory Fitness" & answer the following discussion questions:
1) What is the best predictor of death from all causes?
2) Low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with what diseases?
3) What does increasing your cardiorespiratory fitness allow your heart & lungs to do?
4) What is the measure of your cardiorespiratory fitness?
5) What major risk factors for heart disease are reduced as your cardiorespiratory fitness level increases?
6) How does regular aerobic exercise affect your arteries?
7) Regular aerobic exercise and improvements to your cardiorespiratory fitness increase your body's sensitivity to what?
8) Sedentary individuals with a low level of cardiorespiratory fitness are at a 1.2- to 1.6-fold higher risk for developing what?
9) A low level of cardiorespiratory fitness increases a diabetic patient's risk of developing and dying from what?
10) As little as how many minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on five days each week can increase your cardiorespiratory fitness level?
11) To increase your chances of sticking with your exercise plan, you should choose what types of aerobic exercise?
TODAY:
-Chapter 6 discussion questions 9-17 were due.
-You took Quiz 9.
-We finished our discussion of Chapter 5 by discussing the eating disorders: binge-eating & emotional eating.
-We began a discussion of Chapter 6 by discussing the diffeence between aerobic & anaerobic exercise.
HOMEWORK:
-Brittany Martelle will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Read the article "The Importance of Cardiorespiratory Fitness" & answer the following discussion questions:
1) What is the best predictor of death from all causes?
2) Low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with what diseases?
3) What does increasing your cardiorespiratory fitness allow your heart & lungs to do?
4) What is the measure of your cardiorespiratory fitness?
5) What major risk factors for heart disease are reduced as your cardiorespiratory fitness level increases?
6) How does regular aerobic exercise affect your arteries?
7) Regular aerobic exercise and improvements to your cardiorespiratory fitness increase your body's sensitivity to what?
8) Sedentary individuals with a low level of cardiorespiratory fitness are at a 1.2- to 1.6-fold higher risk for developing what?
9) A low level of cardiorespiratory fitness increases a diabetic patient's risk of developing and dying from what?
10) As little as how many minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on five days each week can increase your cardiorespiratory fitness level?
11) To increase your chances of sticking with your exercise plan, you should choose what types of aerobic exercise?
Friday, March 29, 2013
FRIDAY 03/29
SR368
TODAY:
-The SBJ article discussion questions that were assigned on Wednesday were due.
-We discussed the SBJ article.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 5 by looking at tickets as revenue & ticket sales strategies.
-I handed out this week's SBJ.
HOMEWORK:
-No class on Monday.
-Michael Skilton will bring in a current event for us to discuss next Wednesday.
-No new textbook discussion questions or SBJ articles.
-I will accept on a first come, first serve basis facilities for the group project.
IC212
TODAY:
-You should have watched the Dan Pink clip about motivation for class today.
-We continued our discussion of Drucker Chapter 5 by discussing why financial rewards as incentives are not effective for knowledge workers.
-I handed back Exam 1.
HOEMWORK:
-No class on Monday.
-Leslie Rodgers will bring in a current event for us to discuss next Wednesday.
-Answer the following Drucker Chapter 7 discussion questions for next Wednesday:
1) Each knowledge worker must think & behave like a what?
2) What one word exemplifies Drucker's thoughts on what makes a truly great CEO?
3) According to Drucker, what 3 characteristics are unique to a CEO?
4) In the story box on page 248 Frances Hesselbein, CEO of The Girls Scouts, states that "leadership is a matter of how to be, not how to do." What does she mean?
5) How did Frank Weise, CEO of Cott Beverage, import his personality on the company when he took over? (Story box starting on page 251.)
6) How did Richard Block, president of AGI, have an impact on the actions of the company after touring the company's largest plant in Melrose Park, Illinois? (Story box on page 256.)
7) What does Drucker mean by, "Each of us is a CEO?"
MN371
TODAY:
-BUAB Chapter 6 discussion questions were due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 4. Our discussion focused on the 5 forces model. So far we have discussed 4 of the 5 forces. We will discuss the last force, the threat of substitute products/services, next Wednesday.
HOMEWORK:
-No class on Monday.
-Matt Horan will bring in a current event for us to discuss next Wednesday.
-Answer the following textbook Chapter 5 discussion questions for next Wednesday:
1A) Explain what a sole proprietorship is?
1B) State & summarize the advantages.
1C) State & summarize the disadvantages.
2A) Explain what a partnership it.
2B) State & summarize the advantages.
2C) State & summarize the disadvantages.
3A) Explain what a corporation is.
3B) State & summarize the advantages.
3C) State & summarize the disadvantages.
-Read BUAB Chapters 7 & 8 for next Friday and answer the following discussion questions:
Chapter 7
1) Who are becoming ambassadors for your brand?
2) Social media in the context of business is just another term for what?
3) How many people work at Dogfish Head?
4) Who is the queen of all media at Dogfish Head?
5) What year did Dogfish Head's website launch?
Chapter 8
1) What is so much more important for a small company than advertising?
2) Nothing kills a bad product faster than what?
3) What is the greatest challenge for small businesspeople?
4) No matter how good a product or service is, it will remain irrelevant unless the buying public knows what?
5) If you thinking of holding a publicity event, what is the 1st question you have to ask?
6) Who is the CEO of Boston Beer Company?
7) What happens to the Sam Adams beer in the distributors' warehouses that is past the freshness code?
8) What happened to Sam Adams as a result of a radio segment called "Sex for Sam?"
9) What % of Dogfish Head's marketing & advertising budget is allocated for giveaway samples?
10) How long does a tour of Dogfish Head last?
11) To attract a younger crowd to the brewpub, Sam ran a promotion called B.Y.O.L. What did BYOL stand for? What happened?
12) What bar holds the Guinness Book of World Records' title for most beers available in the world?
13) The identity of the Dogfish Head brewpub is centered around what 3 things?
TODAY:
-The SBJ article discussion questions that were assigned on Wednesday were due.
-We discussed the SBJ article.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 5 by looking at tickets as revenue & ticket sales strategies.
-I handed out this week's SBJ.
HOMEWORK:
-No class on Monday.
-Michael Skilton will bring in a current event for us to discuss next Wednesday.
-No new textbook discussion questions or SBJ articles.
-I will accept on a first come, first serve basis facilities for the group project.
IC212
TODAY:
-You should have watched the Dan Pink clip about motivation for class today.
-We continued our discussion of Drucker Chapter 5 by discussing why financial rewards as incentives are not effective for knowledge workers.
-I handed back Exam 1.
HOEMWORK:
-No class on Monday.
-Leslie Rodgers will bring in a current event for us to discuss next Wednesday.
-Answer the following Drucker Chapter 7 discussion questions for next Wednesday:
1) Each knowledge worker must think & behave like a what?
2) What one word exemplifies Drucker's thoughts on what makes a truly great CEO?
3) According to Drucker, what 3 characteristics are unique to a CEO?
4) In the story box on page 248 Frances Hesselbein, CEO of The Girls Scouts, states that "leadership is a matter of how to be, not how to do." What does she mean?
5) How did Frank Weise, CEO of Cott Beverage, import his personality on the company when he took over? (Story box starting on page 251.)
6) How did Richard Block, president of AGI, have an impact on the actions of the company after touring the company's largest plant in Melrose Park, Illinois? (Story box on page 256.)
7) What does Drucker mean by, "Each of us is a CEO?"
MN371
TODAY:
-BUAB Chapter 6 discussion questions were due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 4. Our discussion focused on the 5 forces model. So far we have discussed 4 of the 5 forces. We will discuss the last force, the threat of substitute products/services, next Wednesday.
HOMEWORK:
-No class on Monday.
-Matt Horan will bring in a current event for us to discuss next Wednesday.
-Answer the following textbook Chapter 5 discussion questions for next Wednesday:
1A) Explain what a sole proprietorship is?
1B) State & summarize the advantages.
1C) State & summarize the disadvantages.
2A) Explain what a partnership it.
2B) State & summarize the advantages.
2C) State & summarize the disadvantages.
3A) Explain what a corporation is.
3B) State & summarize the advantages.
3C) State & summarize the disadvantages.
-Read BUAB Chapters 7 & 8 for next Friday and answer the following discussion questions:
Chapter 7
1) Who are becoming ambassadors for your brand?
2) Social media in the context of business is just another term for what?
3) How many people work at Dogfish Head?
4) Who is the queen of all media at Dogfish Head?
5) What year did Dogfish Head's website launch?
Chapter 8
1) What is so much more important for a small company than advertising?
2) Nothing kills a bad product faster than what?
3) What is the greatest challenge for small businesspeople?
4) No matter how good a product or service is, it will remain irrelevant unless the buying public knows what?
5) If you thinking of holding a publicity event, what is the 1st question you have to ask?
6) Who is the CEO of Boston Beer Company?
7) What happens to the Sam Adams beer in the distributors' warehouses that is past the freshness code?
8) What happened to Sam Adams as a result of a radio segment called "Sex for Sam?"
9) What % of Dogfish Head's marketing & advertising budget is allocated for giveaway samples?
10) How long does a tour of Dogfish Head last?
11) To attract a younger crowd to the brewpub, Sam ran a promotion called B.Y.O.L. What did BYOL stand for? What happened?
12) What bar holds the Guinness Book of World Records' title for most beers available in the world?
13) The identity of the Dogfish Head brewpub is centered around what 3 things?
Thursday, March 28, 2013
THURSDAY 03/28
SR338
TODAY:
-Chapter 6 discussion questions 1-8 were due.
-We discussed Exam 1.
-We finished our discussion of Super Size Me.
-We disucced the eating disorders section of Chapter 5.
HOMEWORK:
-Ray Lunga will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer the following Chapter 6 discussion questions:
9) What are responders?
10) What are nonresponders?
11) What does the principle of individuality state?
12) Only about what % of adults in the US meet minimum recommendations of the ACSM for the improvement & maintenance of CR fitness?
13) What is FITT an acronym for?
14) What is the difference between vigorous & moderate exercise?
15) Define the following terms: intensity, mode, frequency
16) What is the general recommendation of minutes per session that a person exercise?
17) The duration of exercise is based on what?
TODAY:
-Chapter 6 discussion questions 1-8 were due.
-We discussed Exam 1.
-We finished our discussion of Super Size Me.
-We disucced the eating disorders section of Chapter 5.
HOMEWORK:
-Ray Lunga will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer the following Chapter 6 discussion questions:
9) What are responders?
10) What are nonresponders?
11) What does the principle of individuality state?
12) Only about what % of adults in the US meet minimum recommendations of the ACSM for the improvement & maintenance of CR fitness?
13) What is FITT an acronym for?
14) What is the difference between vigorous & moderate exercise?
15) Define the following terms: intensity, mode, frequency
16) What is the general recommendation of minutes per session that a person exercise?
17) The duration of exercise is based on what?
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
WEDNESDAY 03/27
SR368
TODAY:
-The 2 SBJ articles discussion questions were due and 3 we discussed the articles.
-We discussed Exam 1.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 5 by taking a look at the power of making the first sale.
HOMEWORK:
-Jefferson Rojas will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Read the following March 11-17 SBJ article, "Season-ticket holders snap up Heat's new 3-year plans," on page 4 & answer the following discussion questions:
1) Besides the Heat, how many other franchises currently offer a 3-year season-ticket renewal plan across all season-ticket price points?
2) What does the 3-year season-ticket renewal deal provide the Heat?
3) What does the deal lessen for the Heat?
4) How do the ticket holders benefit from the long-term deal?
5) The Heat also sold 3-year season-ticket plans after winning its first NBA title in 2006. What was different with that plan offering than the current deal?
6) Along with having a star-laden team, how else has Miami increased demand for Heat season tickets?
7) The Heat hold back much of the nightly ticket inventory to maximize revenue through what 2 types of ticket-pricing efforts?
8) Heading into this season, how many teams were projected to have sales of at least 10,000 full-season equivalent tickets?
9) What NBA team offers a 3-year plan for their higher-end, "all-access" season seats?
IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-We continued our discussion of Drucker Chapter 5 by looking at the difference between efficiency & effectiveness, and how to motivate knowledge workers.
HOMEWORK:
-Courtney Perry will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Watch the following clip where Dan Pink discussed motivation: The puzzle of motivation
MN371
TODAY:
-Chapter 4 discussion questions 1-6 were due.
-We began a discussion of Chapter 4. Our discussion focused on what a feasibility analysis is, what what the 3 components are. We began a discussion of the first component: the industry & market feasibility analysis.
HOMEWORK:
-Steven Hathaway will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer BUAB Chapter 6 discussion questions.
TODAY:
-The 2 SBJ articles discussion questions were due and 3 we discussed the articles.
-We discussed Exam 1.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 5 by taking a look at the power of making the first sale.
HOMEWORK:
-Jefferson Rojas will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Read the following March 11-17 SBJ article, "Season-ticket holders snap up Heat's new 3-year plans," on page 4 & answer the following discussion questions:
1) Besides the Heat, how many other franchises currently offer a 3-year season-ticket renewal plan across all season-ticket price points?
2) What does the 3-year season-ticket renewal deal provide the Heat?
3) What does the deal lessen for the Heat?
4) How do the ticket holders benefit from the long-term deal?
5) The Heat also sold 3-year season-ticket plans after winning its first NBA title in 2006. What was different with that plan offering than the current deal?
6) Along with having a star-laden team, how else has Miami increased demand for Heat season tickets?
7) The Heat hold back much of the nightly ticket inventory to maximize revenue through what 2 types of ticket-pricing efforts?
8) Heading into this season, how many teams were projected to have sales of at least 10,000 full-season equivalent tickets?
9) What NBA team offers a 3-year plan for their higher-end, "all-access" season seats?
IC212
TODAY:
-No new discussion questions were due.
-We continued our discussion of Drucker Chapter 5 by looking at the difference between efficiency & effectiveness, and how to motivate knowledge workers.
HOMEWORK:
-Courtney Perry will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Watch the following clip where Dan Pink discussed motivation: The puzzle of motivation
MN371
TODAY:
-Chapter 4 discussion questions 1-6 were due.
-We began a discussion of Chapter 4. Our discussion focused on what a feasibility analysis is, what what the 3 components are. We began a discussion of the first component: the industry & market feasibility analysis.
HOMEWORK:
-Steven Hathaway will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer BUAB Chapter 6 discussion questions.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
TUESDAY 03/26
SR338
TODAY:
-We finally finished watching the documentary Super Size Me.
HOMEWORK:
-Samantha Hulme will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer the following Chapter 6 discussion questions (1-5 are from the FAQ section of page 174):
1) What is the best way to minimize the risk for cardiovascular disease?
2) During resting conditions, what % of energy is derived from fat?
3) During resting conditions, what % of energy is derived from carbohydrates?
4) About how many calories do we burn per minute when we are at rest?
5) Many 16-ounce energy drinks contain how many calories?
6) Explain what "cardiorespiratory endurance" is.
7) Explain what "hypokinetic diseases" are?
8) Explain the difference between aerobic & anaerobic exercise.
TODAY:
-We finally finished watching the documentary Super Size Me.
HOMEWORK:
-Samantha Hulme will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer the following Chapter 6 discussion questions (1-5 are from the FAQ section of page 174):
1) What is the best way to minimize the risk for cardiovascular disease?
2) During resting conditions, what % of energy is derived from fat?
3) During resting conditions, what % of energy is derived from carbohydrates?
4) About how many calories do we burn per minute when we are at rest?
5) Many 16-ounce energy drinks contain how many calories?
6) Explain what "cardiorespiratory endurance" is.
7) Explain what "hypokinetic diseases" are?
8) Explain the difference between aerobic & anaerobic exercise.
Monday, March 25, 2013
MONDAY 03/25
SR368
TODAY:
-I handed out last week's SBJ.
-We began a discussion of Chapter 5. Our discussion focused on the various types of sport/entertainment facility revenue sources.
-We discussed the group project. The groups are:
Group 1: Joseph Flynn, Calvin Graves, Steven Hathaway
Group 2: Kristopher Kruszka, Michael Skilton, Zachary Skinner
Group 3: Harrison Durfee, Erin Lang, Leslie Rodgers
Group 4: Aaron Arden, Steven Arteaga, Brooke Coderre
Group 5: Emily Bliss, Jefferson Rojas, Theodore Walsh
Group 6: Hayley Brown, Mary Curtis, Bryana Harron
Group 7: Andrew Dadds, Caitlyn Durden, Ronald Emanuelson
HOMEWORK:
-Leslie Rodgers will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-No new Chapter 5 discussion questions. You should have already answered 1-16 before break.
-Read the SBJ article "StubHub Takes Naming Rights at Home Depot" on the cover page of the March 4-10 edition & answer the following discussion questions:
1) Starting June 1, what will be the new name of the Home Depot Center?
2) What was the value of the agreement that Home Depot signed in 2003?
3) What 2 MLS teams play home games at the stadium?
4) Who is StubHub's parent firm?
5) Announces in November, StubHub became the official ticket reseller for all venues owned by what company?
6) what is the name of the entertainment district across the street from the Staples Center?
7) Where is StubHub based?
8) What company did StubHub hire to help develop concepts related to activation of its sponsorship?
9) Who was the first ticketing company to put its name on a major league sports facility?
10) What MLB teams pulled out of the StubHub-MLB deal when it was renewed in December?
-Read the SBJ article "Moving in Outfield Fences Gives Padres Room for New Seating' on page 13 of the March 4-10 edition & answer the following discussion questions:
1) The Padres moved the outfield fences how many feet closer to home plate?
2) What is being installed just behind the right-field fence to fill the space left by the shift?
3) What is the name of the seating vendor that was hired to install the tables?
4) How will be Padres be able to generate revenue with the new right-field wall?
5) What companies teamed up to produce the 105-foot-long, 7-foot-high electronic sign?
6) The new 6 boxes behind the Home Plate Club will be sold as all-inclusive season-ticket packages & cover the cost of what?
7) What company owns the naming rights to the Padres stadium?
IC212
TODAY:
-We began a discussion of Drucker Chapter 5. Our discussion focused on what employees expect from their managers.
HOMEWORK:
-Madelene Morrill will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-No new Drucker Chapter 5 discussion questions. You should have answered 1-22 before break.
MN371
TODAY:
-We discussed the group project. The groups are:
Group 1: Ryan Benvie, Lukas Cramer, Adam Dallaire, Sean Dunn, Kelly Schietinger, Andrianos Vourliotakis
Group 2: Andre Blackwood, Brooke Coderre, Earl Collins, Gregory Giguere, Jeff Gloshinski, Robert Maley
Group 3: Matthew Bardsley, Ryan Bobillo, Christopher Cotta, Jackson Dean, Brittany Martelle, Zachary Skinner, Amy Zaroogian
Group 4: Ellis Cooper, Patrick Dunn, Corbin Little, Scott Martin, Kate McDonald, Georgios Papapetrou, Amy Williams
Group 5: Steven Hathaway, Matthew Horan, Kristopher Kruszka, Ryan Leach, Kevin McGowan, Joshua Rouse, Michael Skilton
HOMEWORK:
-Jeff Gloshinski will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer the following Chapter 4 discussion questions for Wednesday:
1) What is a feasibility analysis?
2) What is an industry & market feasibility analysis?
3) Briefly explain each of the 5 forces of the 5 forces model.
4) Explain what a financial feasibility analysis is.
5) What is the difference between primary & secondary research? 6) Explain what a financial feasibility analysis is.
-Answer the following BUAB Chapter 6 discussion questions for Friday:
1) When Dogfish Head first started, what was their version of a press release?
2) Government-recognized medical reports have shown that consuming how many beer per day is actually healthier for you than not drinking at all?
3) What 3 truisms apply to any effective marketing agenda?
4) What is the name of the film that Dogfish Head made to promote the responsible, healthful attributes of the beer industry?
5) How long was the film?
6) Big brands throughout all industries spend an amazing amount of time & money marketing & advertising themselves to maintain what?
7) What is the single most important component to Dogfish Head's success?
8) When you are developing your product in a crowded marketplace, what question should you ask?
9) What company has broadened the market for heavily scented, jarred candles?
10) What state was the the first state to ratify the Constitution?
11) What is the name of the world's strongest beer?
12) What is the name of the world's strongest dark beer?
13) What is the name of the world's strongest Belgian beer?
14) What is the name of the world's strongest fruit beer?
15) What is the name of the world's strongest bottle-conditioned beer?
16) What does bottle-conditioned mean?
17) What were the 3 sentence fragments that appeared in Dogfish Head's first print ad?
18) Roughly what % of their annual sales does Dogfish Head dedicate to all aspects of marketing?
19) What is the great marketing leveler?
20) What 5 sites are great for gaining information about the beer industry (& would be great for our class project!)
21) Dogfish Head has collaborated with over how many breweries around the world?
TODAY:
-I handed out last week's SBJ.
-We began a discussion of Chapter 5. Our discussion focused on the various types of sport/entertainment facility revenue sources.
-We discussed the group project. The groups are:
Group 1: Joseph Flynn, Calvin Graves, Steven Hathaway
Group 2: Kristopher Kruszka, Michael Skilton, Zachary Skinner
Group 3: Harrison Durfee, Erin Lang, Leslie Rodgers
Group 4: Aaron Arden, Steven Arteaga, Brooke Coderre
Group 5: Emily Bliss, Jefferson Rojas, Theodore Walsh
Group 6: Hayley Brown, Mary Curtis, Bryana Harron
Group 7: Andrew Dadds, Caitlyn Durden, Ronald Emanuelson
HOMEWORK:
-Leslie Rodgers will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-No new Chapter 5 discussion questions. You should have already answered 1-16 before break.
-Read the SBJ article "StubHub Takes Naming Rights at Home Depot" on the cover page of the March 4-10 edition & answer the following discussion questions:
1) Starting June 1, what will be the new name of the Home Depot Center?
2) What was the value of the agreement that Home Depot signed in 2003?
3) What 2 MLS teams play home games at the stadium?
4) Who is StubHub's parent firm?
5) Announces in November, StubHub became the official ticket reseller for all venues owned by what company?
6) what is the name of the entertainment district across the street from the Staples Center?
7) Where is StubHub based?
8) What company did StubHub hire to help develop concepts related to activation of its sponsorship?
9) Who was the first ticketing company to put its name on a major league sports facility?
10) What MLB teams pulled out of the StubHub-MLB deal when it was renewed in December?
-Read the SBJ article "Moving in Outfield Fences Gives Padres Room for New Seating' on page 13 of the March 4-10 edition & answer the following discussion questions:
1) The Padres moved the outfield fences how many feet closer to home plate?
2) What is being installed just behind the right-field fence to fill the space left by the shift?
3) What is the name of the seating vendor that was hired to install the tables?
4) How will be Padres be able to generate revenue with the new right-field wall?
5) What companies teamed up to produce the 105-foot-long, 7-foot-high electronic sign?
6) The new 6 boxes behind the Home Plate Club will be sold as all-inclusive season-ticket packages & cover the cost of what?
7) What company owns the naming rights to the Padres stadium?
IC212
TODAY:
-We began a discussion of Drucker Chapter 5. Our discussion focused on what employees expect from their managers.
HOMEWORK:
-Madelene Morrill will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-No new Drucker Chapter 5 discussion questions. You should have answered 1-22 before break.
MN371
TODAY:
-We discussed the group project. The groups are:
Group 1: Ryan Benvie, Lukas Cramer, Adam Dallaire, Sean Dunn, Kelly Schietinger, Andrianos Vourliotakis
Group 2: Andre Blackwood, Brooke Coderre, Earl Collins, Gregory Giguere, Jeff Gloshinski, Robert Maley
Group 3: Matthew Bardsley, Ryan Bobillo, Christopher Cotta, Jackson Dean, Brittany Martelle, Zachary Skinner, Amy Zaroogian
Group 4: Ellis Cooper, Patrick Dunn, Corbin Little, Scott Martin, Kate McDonald, Georgios Papapetrou, Amy Williams
Group 5: Steven Hathaway, Matthew Horan, Kristopher Kruszka, Ryan Leach, Kevin McGowan, Joshua Rouse, Michael Skilton
HOMEWORK:
-Jeff Gloshinski will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer the following Chapter 4 discussion questions for Wednesday:
1) What is a feasibility analysis?
2) What is an industry & market feasibility analysis?
3) Briefly explain each of the 5 forces of the 5 forces model.
4) Explain what a financial feasibility analysis is.
5) What is the difference between primary & secondary research? 6) Explain what a financial feasibility analysis is.
-Answer the following BUAB Chapter 6 discussion questions for Friday:
1) When Dogfish Head first started, what was their version of a press release?
2) Government-recognized medical reports have shown that consuming how many beer per day is actually healthier for you than not drinking at all?
3) What 3 truisms apply to any effective marketing agenda?
4) What is the name of the film that Dogfish Head made to promote the responsible, healthful attributes of the beer industry?
5) How long was the film?
6) Big brands throughout all industries spend an amazing amount of time & money marketing & advertising themselves to maintain what?
7) What is the single most important component to Dogfish Head's success?
8) When you are developing your product in a crowded marketplace, what question should you ask?
9) What company has broadened the market for heavily scented, jarred candles?
10) What state was the the first state to ratify the Constitution?
11) What is the name of the world's strongest beer?
12) What is the name of the world's strongest dark beer?
13) What is the name of the world's strongest Belgian beer?
14) What is the name of the world's strongest fruit beer?
15) What is the name of the world's strongest bottle-conditioned beer?
16) What does bottle-conditioned mean?
17) What were the 3 sentence fragments that appeared in Dogfish Head's first print ad?
18) Roughly what % of their annual sales does Dogfish Head dedicate to all aspects of marketing?
19) What is the great marketing leveler?
20) What 5 sites are great for gaining information about the beer industry (& would be great for our class project!)
21) Dogfish Head has collaborated with over how many breweries around the world?
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