1976‚ Dr. John Sperling founded the University of Phoenix‚ wanting to provide an alternate means of obtaining an education for people who either: had a job without a degree and wanted to earn one‚ or who had a job with a degree but wanted to change their career path so they needed to get a new degree. With the advances of technology‚ college courses became available through one of the very first online classes in the world in 1989 by the University of Phoenix. This made earning a college degree even
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Business Writing Portfolio Georgina E. Inzunza COM/285 1 July‚ 2010 Mary Beth Hartleb Business Writing Portfolio Part I: Business Writing Steps: In considering addressing changes within a retail store operations to three sets of stakeholders of a retail clothing chain‚ specific preparations must be attained. First‚ one must draft a business letter addressed to the store managers‚ a business memo addressed to the store employees‚ and an Electronic Mail or e-mail addressed
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at the University of Phoenix Everyone should have personal goals that evolve around anything that needs to be accomplished. I set goals on a daily basis. One goal that I seem to have not truly focused on has been my college education. Considering all things‚ I decided I needed to focus on my college education. The first thing I needed to accomplish was to enroll in an institution for higher learning. Now that my enrollment is complete‚ I am an official student at the University of Phoenix
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix E Suicide Respond to the following based on the information in the “Suicide Rates by Age Group” article: 1. What has been the trend in suicide rates over the past few years? Antidepressants. 2. What part of the U.S. has the highest suicide rate? The West side has highest rates. 3. List three risk factors for suicide. Presence of a firearm in the house‚ substance abuse‚ and bipolar disorder. 4. Many researchers worry that suicide rates for adolescents
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Intimate Partner Violence One of the most common forms of violence against women worldwide is abuse by their husbands or other intimate male partners. Partner violence does not discriminate against race‚ age and socioeconomic background. Domestic violence is violence occurring between adults who are intimate‚ regardless of their living arrangements‚ marital status‚ or sexual orientations. Although abuse can exist in same-sex relationships and women have been known to be violent‚ the majority of partner
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Jon Morse Tec/401 June 6‚ 2011 Team C is researching University of Phoenix and the technology used at the school. The team will research new technology‚ workforce training‚ and recommendations to stay ahead of future challenges. In addition‚ team C will cover value chain analysis and primary technology the school uses for instructions. University of Phoenix has extensive support activities that students and instructors access daily. Team C will retrieve
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University of Phoenix Material The Hawthorne Effect Use the table below to answer the following. Be sure to write in complete sentences. Investigate the history of the Hawthorne Effect and discuss why it is important for researchers to know about this phenomenon. Brainstorm ways that researchers can eliminate this confound. History and definition of Hawthorne Effect The Hawthorne Effect came about based on a study that was conducted between 1924 and 1932 (Case Study the Hawthorne Effect‚
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix C Part I Define the following terms: Term | Definition | Discrimination | * This is the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or other arbitrary reasons. * | Institutional discrimination | * This is the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals or groups‚ resulting from normal operations of a society. * | Political correctness | * This can also be called political
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University of Phoenix Material Personality Reflection Using the textbook‚ the University Library‚ the Internet‚ and/or other resources‚ answer the following questions. Your responses to each question will vary but overall should be 700- to 1‚050-words in length. 1. How would you define personality? There are many different ways that people are referenced and categorized. People are lumped into groups based off of gender‚ race‚ economic background and even social background
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if no cash discount is taken‚ the balance is due 30 days after the invoice date. 3 Correct Answer: 4 a 2% cash discount may be taken if paid in 15 days; if no cash discount is taken‚ the balance is due 30 days after the invoice date. 7 Question 7 1 out of 1 points 1 1 1 1 The most important function of an underwriter for a promissory note issue is to: 1 1 Selected Answer: 2 buy the issue of securities from the corporation and resell it to investors 3 Correct Answer:
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