Course Outline Newcastle Business School GSBS6001 Managing Under Uncertainty Trimester 1‚ 2013 PSB Unit Weighting: 10 units Lecturer: Dickson Tang Course Coordinator Dr Tony Drew CONTENTS STAFF AND COURSE DELIVERY ARRANGEMENTS 3 1. Teaching Staff 3 2. Contact Hours and Teaching Methods 3 3. Blackboard 3 4. Student Email 3 GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION 4 5. Brief Course Description 4 6
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Abstract Measurements are all subject to error which leads to the uncertainty of the result. Errors may come from systematic errors (deterministic error) or random error (not deterministic error). In this experiment‚ the group measured the diameter of sphere using different kinds of measuring devices (foot rule‚ vernier caliper‚ and micrometer caliper) in order to achieve accuracy in the scientific measurements. After experimenting‚ it was revealed that the micrometer caliper has the lowest percentage
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UDJ | FINANCE | Use/Name | Formula | Use/Name | Formula | Variance (2) (For Poisson‚ equal to mean) | or n*p*(1-p) | NPV (Costs up front) | | Standard Deviation () | | Discount Factor | _1_ (1+r)n | Exp. Val E(W) of combined linear function | a + bμx + cμx Where b&c are weights | Annuity Discount Factor | 1-DF or 1-_1_ k ( 1+r)n k | Variance (2) of combined lin funct (X‚Y) | b2V(x)+c2V(y)+2bc•Cov(x‚y) Where b&c are
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Danny Ulrey 11/3/10 Theory & Rhetoric Annotated Bibliography Uncertainty Reduction Theory 1). Witt‚ P.‚ & Behnke‚ R. (2006). Anticipatory Speech Anxiety as a Function of Public Speaking Assignment Type. Communication Education‚ 55(2)‚ 167-177. doi:10.1080/03634520600566074. * Research Questions: -Why does public speaking generate anticipatory anxiety? -Is public speaking anxiety dependent on assignment type? -How can anticipatory public speaking anxiety be controlled?
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Vietnam was a struggle which‚ in all honesty‚ the United States should never have been involved in. North Vietnam was battling for ownership of South Vietnam‚ so that they would be a unified communist nation. To prevent the domino effect and the further spread of communism‚ the U.S. held on to the Truman Doctrine and stood behind the South Vietnamese leader‚ Diem. Kennedy and Diem were both killed in 1963 and 1964. Johnson took control of the situation by increasing the amount of money and manpower
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development opportunities offered by what some analysts consider to be Asia’s newest economic "tiger." Structural problems do abound in Vietnam. Its underdeveloped economic infrastructure‚ a ponderous and pervasive government bureaucracy‚ and an embryonic legal system are but a few of them. But the country’s dynamism lies in its principle asset--its people. The population of Vietnam is young: 80 percent of its 73 million people are under the age of 40. They are also well educated‚ with an overall literacy rate
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The Role of Leadership in World War II‚ Korea or Vietnam. The Army is a structured organization or a team and in this sense‚ it is similar in many ways to lots of corporations that are easily seen these days. For example‚ a simple‚ modern car needs various important components or accessories in order to operate. Likewise‚ corporations and Army require a good number detail components so that they can work and achieve their goals efficiently and appropriately. A well-ordered team is one of the necessities
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Reflecting uncertainty in valuations for investment purposes A brief guide for users of valuations Nick Bywater MRICS rics.org/valuation This guide is prepared for the benefit of valuers and other users of valuations to provide a general understanding of the concept of uncertainty and the methods by which uncertainty‚ in valuations for investment purposes‚ may be identified and communicated with clarity. It is not intended to provide training in valuation techniques but rather to give valuation
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Beautiful Uncertainty has four chapters: summer‚ winter‚ fall‚ and spring. On chapter one (winter) is about how Jesus never fails to bring ourselves laughter‚ joy and surprises in life‚ and with that it tells us that God is not just as a Father and as a savior but also a friend when it times we are broken‚ scared‚ confused‚ lost and many more. The second chapter (spring) is all about if we are willing to hand the pen to Jesus to our lives‚ he writes a much more beautiful story than we could ever
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internationally to Vietnam through Jetstar Pacific by the joint venture strategic alliance (Trade Dealer 2012). In this case study it is essential to understand firstly that when operating in other country‚ external environment must be scanned‚ monitored and analysed in order to overview opportunities and threats (Hanson‚ Hitt‚ Ireland & Hoskisson‚ 2011). Secondly‚ it is substantial to overview the different cultural dimensions and how they differ between Australia and Vietnam. Thirdly‚ this difference
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