Discuss how violence is against the LGB community tied to the construction of gender?

  1. How is violence against the LGB community tied to the construction of gender?
  2. You were presented with a lot of information on how the LGBT community is targeted for violence, discrimination, and hate crimes across the world. Describe what information impacted you the most, and make sure to explain WHY it impacted you.

Can logistic regression be used as a means of predicting categorical outcomes? If yes, how? If no, why? attachment DataScienceandBigDataAnalytics.pdf

After reading Chapter 6 in your textbook, please provide a brief response to the following assessment questions.

  • Can logistic regression be used as a means of predicting categorical outcomes? If yes, how? If no, why?

Do you believe that the jury’s award of $2.7 millions for third-degree burns was excessive? Why do you believe that such an award is necessary?

Stella Liebeck, an elderly grandmother, received third-degree burns when she spilled coffee purchased at a McDonald’s drive-through. At trial, experts testified that McDonald’s coffee was too hot to be consumed at the point of purchase, was hotter than any other restaurant’s coffee or coffee brewed at home, and was so hot that third-degree burns would result within three to five seconds of coming into contact with the skin. McDonald’s also conceded that the coffee was brewed extremely hot for commercial (profit) reasons, because most customers wanted coffee to be hot throughout their commute. After finding the company liable, the jury awarded Mrs. Liebeck two days’ worth of coffee sales at McDonald’s, an amount equivalent to $2.7 million, in punitive damages. The award, although reduced to much less than that, set off a firestorm of criticism that has not died down to this day. Do you believe that it’s possible for coffee to be unreasonably dangerous? See http://www.hotcoffeethemovie.com for one filmmaker’s perspective on this case.

Do you believe that the jury’s award of $2.7 millions for third-degree burns was excessive?  Why do you believe that such an award is necessary?  Can you identify any standards which have changed in the industry based upon this case?

Compare and contrast the most and least committed persons at your present employer. How does their level of commitment impact their productivity?

Remember, that the purpose of this discussion is not to answer my initial or follow-up questions. The purpose is to engage with the assigned readings and integrate them with other ideas and into your daily (or future) practice. Please do use terminology from the assigned readings, cite the textbook with at least an in-text citation (Dipboye, 2016), and bring in current events (provide a URL) to add to the conversation and to support your points. These discussions are the main learning and assessment tool in this course.

Question: Compare and contrast the most and least committed persons at your present employer. How does their level of commitment impact their productivity?

Please find a video that you think would be helpful to other students to support their understanding of the material in this chapter. Provide a link to the video and explain why you selected it and how it is helpful. be sure to watch the whole video and let us know what is covered.

Write a short essay defending Cansco. Cite to your supporting cases by comparing and contrasting the similarities and/or differences between those cases and Cansco’s case.

A water pipe burst in the basement of Superfast, a grocery store, flooding the basement and damaging cases of canned goods on the floor. The plumbing contractor’s workmen, in repairing the leak, knocked over several stacks of canned goods in cases, denting the cans. After cleaning up, Superfast put the goods on special sale.

Four weeks later Susan was shopping in Superfast. Several tables in the market were covered with assorted canned goods, all of which were dirty and dented. A sign on each of the tables read: “Damaged Cans – Half Price.”

Susan was having Guest for dinner that evening and purchased dented two cans of chicken, packed by Cansco, from one of the tables displaying the damaged cans. Before Guest arrived, Susan prepared a chicken pot pie which she and Guest ate. Both became ill and the medical testimony established that the illness was caused by the chicken being unfit for human consumption. The cans of chicken consumed by Susan and Guest came from the case that was at the top of one of the stacks knocked over by the workmen.

Susan asserts a claim against Cansco based on negligence, what results? Although Guest may have a case against Superfast, and the plumbing workmen may have some responsibility, you are only to discuss Susan’s claim against Cansco. What are the defenses which Cansco may raise?

Find three cases that support Cansco’s defense in this case. Write a short essay defending Cansco. Cite to your supporting cases by comparing and contrasting the similarities and/or differences between those cases and Cansco’s case.

List some things that help keep you focused as a reader. What are some things that usually make you lose focus or interest in a message?

Readability sounds like a fairly subjective term. What are some of the guidelines offered in the text to help readability? Now think about things that you read at work, or in your academic life. List some things that help keep you focused as a reader. What are some things that usually make you lose focus or interest in a message?

Refrain from sharing personal opinions, experiences. Write the case in the third person and provide an objective analysis based on your research and understanding of best practices in marketing.

 

  • Cases are used as studies in marketing, so applying marketing theory is the key to excellence in case analysis.
  • Since you may not be an expert in marketing, you will have to seek out information to help you interpret the case through the lens of a marketing expert.
  • Scholarly research – recommend 2-3 sources related to the marketing topics featured in the case (words in bold type). This information should be incorporated into your analysis to support/expand your analysis. Marketing101.com is not an example of an acceptable source.  “Do additional market research” is not an acceptable answer to case questions. This is an important point. If a case asks for strategy ideas to improve the protagonist’s prospects, make sure one of the strategies is not conduct market research. Marketing managers must often do not have time to conduct additional research and must make decisions on the information at hand – this is your task as well.
  • Address the marketing terms in your answers. Research what they mean and use that research to assess the case. Apply the research findings to your case analysis. Refrain from providing the definition of the term. Assume that the instructor knows the terms and what they mean.
  • Provide original ideas, thoughts and perspectives. Analyze. It is not necessary to do “set-up” by citing information from the case. Assume that the instructor has read it (many times) and will understand what you are analyzing.
  • Refrain from sharing personal opinions, experiences. Write the case in the third person and provide an objective analysis based on your research and understanding of best practices in marketing. This will enhance the veracity of your positions.
  • Do not include definitions of basic marketing terms and theory. Assume the reader knows what they mean.

 

Discuss the influence of any Federal government or state government programs, such as tax credits or tax deductions for energy-saving/efficiency purchases, on your decision to make your last big purchase; or if government incentives did not factor into your decision, explain why not.

Consider your last big purchase such as a car, appliances, home repairs, home purchase, computer equipment, college tuition, or another “big-ticket” item, which are often purchased using loans/financing (by borrowing money). Also consider your decision-making process that led you to choose a particular make, model, or brand of the product (or service) you purchased and whether it was the right time to make the purchase given economic conditions at the time of your purchase. While analyzing your decision, keep in mind everything from interest rates to the prices of complementary and substitute goods are driven by human economic behavior.

Develop an analysis of your decision-making process in which you include the following:

  • Retrieve statistics on Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and on Real Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) by year for the last ten years. You can retrieve those statistics from internet sources including, but not limited to, the Federal Reserve of St. Louis’s FRED web site, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) web site, or another credible source of your choice. Post these statistics in a single worksheet of an Excel® workbook and submit your Excel® file with your report. In your report, discuss the latest 10-year trends in both GDP and PCE. Also discuss how the trends in GDP compare with trends in PCE. You are encouraged to include graphs of these statistics in your report; you could create the graphs in Excel®and copy them into your report.
  • Retrieve statistics on the Effective Federal Funds Rate and on the Consumer Price Index: All Items Less Food and Energy by year for the last 30 years. You can retrieve those statistics from internet sources including, but not limited to, the Federal Reserve of St. Louis’s FRED web site, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) web site, or other credible sources of your choice. Post these statistics in a single worksheet of an Excel® workbook and submit your Excel® file with your report. In your report, discuss how the trends in the Effective Federal Funds Rate compare with trends in inflation. If you took out a loan to pay for your “big-ticket” purchase, what was the interest rate on your loan? Were interest rates rising or falling at that time?  Were interest rates relatively high or low at that time? You are also encouraged to include graphs of these statistics in your report.
  • Discuss the influence of any Federal government or state government programs, such as tax credits or tax deductions for energy-saving/efficiency purchases, on your decision to make your last big purchase; or if government incentives did not factor into your decision, explain why not.
  • Develop conclusions about the economy’s influence on personal and business decision-making relative to purchases of big-ticket items, investments, or other major purchases.