Chapter 1 Self-Assessment Test 1.An information system is a set of interrelated components that collect‚ manipulate and disseminate data and information and provide a feedback mechanism to meet an objective. 2.Data consists of raw facts‚ such as an employee number. 3.Knowledge workers are usually professionals in science‚ engineering‚ business and other areas. True 4.A system is a set of elements or components that interact to accomplish a goal 5.A measure of what is produced
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OUR COUNTRYS GOOD 1.Summary Our country’s good is a play about convicts and royal marines send to Australia in the late 1780’s as part of the first penal colony there. The play sees Second Lieutenant Ralph Clark’s attempt to put on a production of ‘The Recruiting officer’ with the convicts. The play shows the class system and shows themes such as sexuality‚ social class and punishment. 2. When was our country’s good written? 1998 3. When did Weternbaker write this play? 1998 4. What did
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Topic 1- CLASSIFICATIONS AND DEFINITIONS Fundamental Concepts Land defined in Bernstein v Skyview – doesn’t extend to airspace as well. Defeats traditional view that land is everything up to the heavens etc. Land includes corporeal hereditaments- the land and what is attached to it‚ as well as incorporeal hereditaments- Rights over land including easements and rights of way. Sellers usually write a list of what they see as fixtures and what they see as chattels Botham v TSB Bank plc [1996]
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this man and saving the other 12 people with his organs. Natural Law says that killing an innocent person is not an option‚ so you don’t have to even consider it. Situation Ethics Situation Ethics grew out of a tradition that viewed abortion as an evil act. Fletcher said we should not get rid of rules - they are a useful guide in most situations. However‚ the only thing good in itself is love‚ and we may be required to ’push our principles aside and do the right thing’. The Church of England’s position
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firmly given treatises of his own interpretation on this subject. This has caused manygfjkfgmngcccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccb scholars and other philosophers to critique his understandings and express their own viewpoints of Yahyah Ibn Adi’s philosophy on the unity and trinity of God. Emilio Platti in his article Yahya B. Adi And His Refutation Of Al-Warraq’s Treatise On The Trinity In Relation To His Other Works and Sidney H. Griffith in her article Commending Virtue And A Humane Polity In 10th
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Philosophy 1. How are Plato’s and Descartes’ views of the soul/self similar? Both Plato and Descartes believe that the soul/self is best (or only) to think and learn separate from the body and its faculties. According to Plato‚ “the soul reasons best without bodily senses.” Plato claims that sight‚ hearing‚ pain‚ and pleasure are a distraction to the soul in its search for reality‚ and that true knowledge can only be achieved with pure thought alone. “The body confuses the soul and prevents
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Philosophy Study Notes – Greek Philosophers - The earliest Greek philosophers are sometimes called NATURAL PHILOSOPHERS because they were mainly concerned with the natural world and it’s processes - Pythagoras (570 B.C)‚ Heraclitus (500 B.C)‚ Empedocles (490 B.C.)‚ Zeno (490 B.C.)‚ Parmenides (470 B.C.)‚ Democritus (460 B.C.) = Pre-Socratic - All the earliest philosophers shared the belief that there had to be a certain basic substance at the root of all change Pythagoras - Basic Beliefs:
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Philosophy130 Eggnonian Economic Justice I am a member of the country of Begonia’s Grand Council on Ethics. The council has been given charge of deciding whether or not our country of Eggnonia is morally obligated to send famine relief to the neighboring country of Furesia. As you all know in centuries past‚ both countries had thriving economies that were based on the frazzle. I am sure you all know this animal very well. The problem is that
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Revision questions 1. Define the term “consumer rationality” and outline the conditions that must be fulfilled for consumer rationality 2. Using indifference curves derive the demand curve for a normal good. 3. With the help of a diagram distinguish between the income effect and substitution effect of change in the price of a normal good. 4. Using an illustration‚ explain the concept of market equilibrium
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Compare Browne and Nagel and give their arguments for why we should‚ or should not‚ be selfish. Give your own opinion and justify it. Harry Browne “The unselfishness Trap” page 153 Nagel “ The objective Basis of Morality” page 121 -Word count on the first page 1500-2500 words -Work site and bibliography -Give the authors reason for their view - Give your opinion for your view -Are there any possible objections to your view‚ if so what are they -Write as if someone who never read the
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