Category: Undergraduate

February 11th, 2021 History, Undergraduate Comments Off on Larson Colombia Assimilation or Marginalization of Indians?

Larson Colombia Assimilation or Marginalization of Indians?

1. Introduction w/ a thesis
2. Core section that (a) summarizes the reading and (b) responds/reacts to the reading by addressing one or more of the following questions:
How is the assigned reading related to ideas and concerns discussed in the course?
For example, what points made in previous course materials, class discussions, or
lectures are treated more fully or expanded upon in the reading?
How is the reading related to other problems in contemporary Latin America?
How are ideas and conclusions from the reading related to your life, experiences,
feelings, and ideas? For instance, what emotions did the reading arouse in you?
Did the reading increase your understanding of a particular issue or idea? Did it
change your perspective and/or add detail to your perspective in any way?
3. Conclusion. The conclusion must include a brief statement on the merits of the reading: the importance of the scholars findings to the history of Latin America, the validity of those findings (based on the types of evidence/primary sources evaluated by the scholar), or the completeness of the reserach (Are there any questions left unanswered? Or does it provoke new questions for you?).

Format:
Double-spaced; Times New Roman size 12; 1-inch margins
Title: original and reflective of the when, where, and what (i.e. topic or thesis) of your paper
Page numbers at bottom-center or top-right
Chicago Style footnotes

PS:
– No secondary resources! Only the writing I uploaded.

February 11th, 2021 Humanities, Undergraduate Comments Off on Big Question

Big Question

Your “Big Question”:

If you had all the time and money in the world, what would you research or investigate?  This assignment is designed to get you thinking about issues an topics that interest you, and to begin thinking about how one can apply holism to topics that don’t – at the surface – seem to relate to disparate subfields in anthropology.

NOTE:  We began this exercise in Week 2 of class.  Here, you should flesh out your “big question” from your notes.  We will have other opportunities to work this out, leading to potential topics for the final MEAD Projects, examples for your elevator pitches, etc.

In a post of app. 250 words (yes you can have more), address the following. 
1. Describe those human-primate problems, concerns, or issues drive you and inspire you through the lens of a mega-reserach project or public good project.  What are the general issues, themes, concerns?
2. How would you go about looking at this issue engaging empiricism and holism?
3. What drives you to this topic or research?  Explain how you “got here.”

The Short Activities Rubric will be used to grade this exercise.
1. Anthropological Perspectives (1) Exhibits awareness and understanding of ethnocentrism, cultural relativity, contexts, and power in all activities;
2. Course Concepts & Examples (1) Directly and appropriately utilizes course terminology in all writing and activities; Describes and utilizes appropriate examples from course materials (readings, films, individual fieldwork, media sources);
3. Follows Instructions & Puts in Effort (3)  Is this a compare/contrast discussion?  Did you find outside sources if required?  Were you supposed to upload an image?  Follow the directions!!  And put in some effort.

February 11th, 2021 Business and Management, Undergraduate Comments Off on Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Write a 500 – 750 word paper on the following topic:

Compare and contrast the views of management and accountants regarding the changes required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on internal controls and how these changes have affected corporations, accounting firms, and investors.

The paper must be formatted according to APA 6th edition guidelines, and you need to use at least one external reference.

Please include a title page and a reference page. An abstract is not needed.

February 11th, 2021 Business and Management, Undergraduate Comments Off on Just research on a company of my choosing

Just research on a company of my choosing

Just a 2 page MLA or APA paper on any company that a business person might consider working for. 

Say, going into finance (stock trading or even accounting)…the kind of “looking into” a company one would do.

See attached assignment.  It is not a graded assignment…just something I need to have done.

February 11th, 2021 Business and Management, Undergraduate Comments Off on Write a research essay on the business of your choice

Write a research essay on the business of your choice

Just a 2 page MLA or APA paper on any company that a business person might consider working for. 

Say, going into finance (stock trading or even accounting)…the kind of “looking into” a company one would do.

See attached assignment.  It is not a graded assignment…just something I need to have done.

February 11th, 2021 Art, Undergraduate Comments Off on art history

art history

Please read Goldthwaite pp. 29-66 and answer the following questions. Please remember that you are not allowed to consult outside sources and that each response should indicate the page number from the text where you found your answer. You don’t need to write in your own words, just find the short answer from the book I uploaded!!!

1. Goldthwaite lists at least four factors that contributed to an accumulation of wealth in fifteenth-century Florence. Name three.

2. Name one factor that contributed to the development of the cloth industry.

3. What contributed to the adoption of the Florentine currency (the florin) as an international standard?

4. Goldthwaite describes several major centers in Europe and the Mediterranean where Florentines established businesses or conducted trade. Name two and describe what kind of business was transacted there.

5. What were the two main textiles produced by the Florentines?

6. On what types of things did the men who made large fortunes in the economy spend their wealth?

7. What was the result of this type of spending on Florence’s society and economy?

8. To what does Goldthwaite attribute the high number of goldsmiths in fifteenth-century Florence?

9. How does Goldthwaite characterize the distribution of wealth among Florence’s population (i.e., is it concentrated in the hands of a few or many as compared to other contemporary European cities)?

10. What role did Florentine traditions of inheritance play in the economy and the wealth of individuals?

February 11th, 2021 Marketing, Undergraduate Comments Off on industry briefing paper

industry briefing paper

For this individual assignment, you are asked to produce a fully referenced Industry Briefing Paper for the Marketing Director of a company of your choice. Note, the size/scale of your chosen organisation [SME, multinational, domestic vs. international], industry/market sector) will be important when writing up your implications for this paper!

The paper needs to be written in 3rd person and provide the Marketing Director of this company with the following:

an up-to-date picture of the practitioner literature and practitioner insights in your chosen topic area (see below for full details) and supported by the Source and Practitioner Insights Worksheets.

provide recommendations regarding future use and/or implications of this topic for your chosen company

Your review of the practitioner literature should draw upon at least eight industry/trade/market reports, newspaper, and magazine articles.  It should be fully referenced in Harvard style and should aim to provide a critical overview of research which has been carried out in the area. Your briefing paper can also refer to online blogs, discussion boards and/or academic textbooks.

Your paper should be a maximum of 2000 words (excluding references and appendices).

Topics for the Industry Briefing Paper (choose one only)

          Topic 1: COVID-19 and attendance at music festivals

          Topic 2: Post-series depression and consumer behaviour

          Topic 3: Artificial intelligence in the film industry

          Topic 4: Cultural misappropriation and the fashion industry

          Topic 5: Service Robots in elderly care networks

Your briefing paper should be addressed to the Marketing Director of your chosen company, suggesting how your insights and recommendations could be incorporated into future marketing plans and activities.

Key elements of an Industry Briefing Paper

Introduction to the briefing paper (clarification of its purpose)

Critical analysis and discussion of your chosen topic are (use the Source Worksheet to help develop the questions and search terms and record sources to be used)

Use of case studies and practitioner comments to clarify how your chosen topic is already being considered/used by other companies in their marketing activities (recording findings on the Practitioner Insights and The Case CT worksheets)

Discussion of key issues and challenges specifically from a marketing perspective (using the findings from above)

Conclusions and recommendations: based on your research, what recommendations would you make to the Marketing Director of your chosen company?

References: List ALL sources used, in Harvard style (refer back to the CT tools for the references)

Appendices: include any case studies and supporting information (include the completed critical thinking worksheets)

Assessment 3: Allocation of Marks for the Industry Briefing Paper

Marking guidelines

Allocated Marks

Introduction to the briefing paper (clarification of its purpose)

5

Critical analysis and discussion of your chosen topic

20

Use of case studies and practitioner comments to clarify how your chosen topic is already being considered/used by other companies in their marketing activities

20

Discussion of key issues and challenges specifically from a marketing perspective (using the findings from above)

20

Conclusions and recommendations: based on your research, what recommendations would you make to the Marketing Director of your chosen company?

20

References: List ALL sources used, in Harvard style

5

Appendices: include any case studies and supporting information (include the completed critical thinking worksheets)

10

Students should also refer to the University Grade Criteria for Level 4 which is available in the Module Handbook.

Rubric
Industry Briefing Paper and Critical Thinking Tasks
Industry Briefing Paper and Critical Thinking Tasks
Criteria    Ratings    Pts
This criterion is linked to a learning outcome Introduction to the Briefing Paper
5 Pts
Full marks
0 Pts
No marks
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a learning outcome Critical analysis and discussion of the topic
20 Pts
Full marks
0 Pts
No marks
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a learning outcome Case Study and Practitioner Comments/examples
20 Pts
Full marks
0 Pts
No marks
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a learning outcome Key issues and challenges from a marketing perspective
20 Pts
Full marks
0 Pts
No marks
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a learning outcome Conclusions and recommendations
20 Pts
Full marks
0 Pts
No marks
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a learning outcome References
5 Pts
Full marks
0 Pts
No marks
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a learning outcome Appendices
include any case studies and supporting information (including IMPORTANTLY the completed critical thinking worksheets)
10 Pts
Full marks
0 Pts
No marks
10 pts
Total points: 100

February 11th, 2021 Business and Management, Undergraduate Comments Off on Research on a Company of my choice (like you’d do if carefully selecting a company to work for)

Research on a Company of my choice (like you’d do if carefully selecting a company to work for)

This is just a basic paper on any company (see attached assignment) of my choosing that I just need to research as if I were seeking employment there.

This is not any type of graded paper, however, I have several things backed up (including a presentation in the morning I’m working on), so I need a little help.

I’d go the direction of a company that has internships for those in business school (Oakland County, MI has a lot of businesses) maybe considering finance or accounting.

MLA OR APA, doesn’t matter.

February 11th, 2021 History, Undergraduate Comments Off on Larson Colombia Assimilation or Marginalization of Indians?

Larson Colombia Assimilation or Marginalization of Indians?

1. Introduction w/ a thesis
2. Core section that (a) summarizes the reading and (b) responds/reacts to the reading by addressing one or more of the following questions:
How is the assigned reading related to ideas and concerns discussed in the course?
For example, what points made in previous course materials, class discussions, or
lectures are treated more fully or expanded upon in the reading?
How is the reading related to other problems in contemporary Latin America?
How are ideas and conclusions from the reading related to your life, experiences,
feelings, and ideas? For instance, what emotions did the reading arouse in you?
Did the reading increase your understanding of a particular issue or idea? Did it
change your perspective and/or add detail to your perspective in any way?
3. Conclusion. The conclusion must include a brief statement on the merits of the reading: the importance of the scholars findings to the history of Latin America, the validity of those findings (based on the types of evidence/primary sources evaluated by the scholar), or the completeness of the reserach (Are there any questions left unanswered? Or does it provoke new questions for you?).

Format:
Double-spaced; Times New Roman size 12; 1-inch margins
Title: original and reflective of the when, where, and what (i.e. topic or thesis) of your paper
Page numbers at bottom-center or top-right
Chicago Style footnotes

PS:
– No secondary resources! Only the writing I uploaded.

February 11th, 2021 History, Undergraduate Comments Off on seyffardt letters

seyffardt letters

Please read the article(letters) I attached and answer the questions :
    Who wrote these letters?
    When?
    Where?
    To whom were they written?
    Why?

Please write 1 – 2 clear paragraphs about the following:

What difficulties and successes did William and Sophie experience as immigrants?  What do the letters reveal about their gender roles? Did they write about different topics?  Give some examples or quotes.

Please write 1 – 2 clear paragraphs about the following:

What can you determine from these letters about the relationships the Seyffards had with other people living in their area?  With non-Germans?  With other Germans?  What types of interactions did they have, and why?  Did Sophie and William have different types of interactions with others?

Please select one letter you think provides interesting historical information about the experiences of the Seyffardts and/or their neighbors.  Give the date of the letter, who wrote it, and explain why you chose it in a paragraph.  Give at least two examples, details, or quotes to help explain your analysis.