Exam Notes: Chapter 1: Gerontology: study of aging form maturity through old age Agism: a form of discrimination against older adults based on their age Life-span perspective: Divides human development into two stages- Early phase: (childhood and adolescence) rapid age-related increases in peoples size and abilities Later phase: (young adulthood‚ middle age‚ and old age) change are slow‚ but abilities to continue to develop as people continue adapting to the environment. 4 key features:
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Chapter 1 Notes: Accounting & the Business Environment Accounting: The information system that measures business activities‚ processes the information into reports‚ and communicates the results to decision makers. Two Major Fields of Accounting: 1) Financial Accounting: The field of accounting that focuses on providing information for external decision makers. 2) Managerial Accounting: The field of accounting that focuses on providing information for internal decision makers. Certified
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International Financial Markets Learning Objectives Describe the background and corporate use of the following international financial markets: – Foreign exchange market – International money market – International credit market – International bond market – International stock markets Foreign Exchange Market • A worldwide decentralized market for trading currencies which determines relative values of foreign currencies. • Assist international trade‚ investments‚ foreign travelling.
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1) Procter & Gamble sells six brands of laundry detergent in the United States‚ each designed for one of six laundry segments Procter & Gamble has identified. Together‚ these six brands take four times the market share of Procter & Gamble’s nearest competitor. Which of the following is a disadvantage of Procter & Gamble’s differentiated marketing strategy? a- lost sales that would have been made with an undifferentiated marketing strategy across all segments b- lost customer
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Academic Session 2010/2011 COURSE OUTLINE ATW395 (ATP393) – INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (PERNIAGAAN ANTARABANGSA) Lecturers: 1. Dr. Shankar Chelliah‚ DBA Room/Tel: Building L10‚ Room L02‚ 04-653 3888‚ ext 5282 E-mail: shankar@usm.my 2. Dr. Yusliza Mohd.Yusoff‚ Ph.D Room/Tel: Building E47-C-3-04‚ Graduate School of Business‚ 3rd Floor‚ 04-653 2909 E-mail: yusliza1977@yahoo.com 1 COURSE SYNOPSIS The course aims to introduce the core body of knowledge in international business. There are new
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Review of the Related Studies & Literature Title: The Factors that Affect the Drop-Out Rate of Students Students drop out for many reasons. Sometimes‚ Study is not their number 1 priority in his/her life. Some incident that causes their drop out is their behavior. One of the most important is student engagement‚ which includes students’ active involvement in academic work. Rumberger (2008) In addition‚ drinking alcohol‚ smoking and taking drugs can affect their attitude. Having friends who
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questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor. Exercise 1: Viewing Prepared Slides Questions A. Identify the following parts of the microscope and describe the function of each.
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Financial accounting is one branch of accounting and historically has involved processes by which financial information about a business is recorded‚ classified‚ summarized‚ interpreted‚ and communicated; for public companies‚ this information is generally publicly-accessible (Financial Accounting Info‚ 2006). Accounting attempts to create accurate financial reports that are useful to managers‚ regulators and other stakeholders such as shareholders‚ creditors or owners (Financial Accounting Info‚ 2006)
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CHAPTER 1 – Understanding Ethics LESSON OVERVIEW The purpose of this lesson is to introduce the student to ethics. You will give students a basic understanding of ethics and show where employees face the dilemma of balancing their own moral standards with those of the company they work for and the supervisor or manager to whom they report to on a daily basis. CHAPTER OUTLINE The textbook outlines the chapter with the following seven headings. As an instructor‚ you can use the headings to focus
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Chapter 3 Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work? Section 3-1: What Keeps Us and Other Organisms Alive? Earth’s life support system has four major components: The atmosphere (air) The hydrosphere (water) The geosphere (rock‚ soil‚ and sediment) The biosphere (living things) The Atmosphere The atmosphere can be divided into two layers: The troposphere extends about 17 km above sea level at the tropics and about 7 km above the north and south poles. It contains the air we breathe: 78% Nitrogen
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