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.  

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?

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.

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 %?
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. 

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.