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What are the economic and environmental implications of the regional airport expansions at Nottingham East Midlands airport and West Midlands International airports for the Midlands.

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1. Public Sector Economics: public transport, health care system, pension scheme, education, welfare, etc.

• A look at the various differences between the UK and the Middle East: Taxation.

• Rail transport in Europe • Recent railway accidents and how it has affected the railway industry.

• Is the UK benefit system an incentive to find work? Case studies: Young single parents and college leavers • The cost of education in the UK.

• The effect of an ageing population upon an economy.

• With the increasing ageing population, will the current pension scheme able to cope?

• UK pensions policy: economic effects and future changes.

• Inefficiency within the NHS.

• Is the NHS fulfilling its objective? Could the NHS do better?

• The cost and benefits of road transport.

• The economics of tolled motorways.

• The funding and financial structure of the NHS: A critique.

• Income inequality in current China: its implications on the social economy and some suggestions.

• Gender inequality in education and its effect on poverty: A cross-state study of India.

• A critical evaluation of how the NHS is financed and alternative models.

• Pension schemes in the UK: Is there a problem with publicly funded/state pension?

• A comparative analysis of higher education funding in countries in Europe.

• Privatisation: A case study on British Rail.

• The rationale and effectiveness of family planning programs.

• The optimal balance between an efficient and fair allocation of health care in a national context.

• Investigating participation rates of post-compulsory education in the UK.

• The privatization of the British Rail: A social welfare analysis.

• An econometric analysis of the demand for road transport within the united Kingdom from 1965 to 2000 • Investigating the trade-off between defense, health and education expenditures:

A time series analysis of the US economy 1970-2002.

• How different are income and consumption taxes.

• When and to what extent is PFI appropriate as a method of public sector service provision?

• A comparison between health services in the United Kingdom and France.

• Pension plans and their effect on personal savings: Evidence from the UK.
2. Finance, Investment, Banking, Monetary Economics: modelling financial series, portfolio management, financial crisis, monetary policy, etc.

• The role of monetary policy and its effectiveness in controlling the rate of inflation.

• The effect of debt crisis in Argentina • Analysis of the strategy undertaken by a Cypriot bank.

• Does asset price volatility affect the real economy?

• The Asian tigers economic crisis.

• Implications of the Government debt on crowding out in the UK economy.

• How effective are monetary and fiscal policy 1.
• The effectiveness of some simple stock market investment strategies.

• Monetary policy in developing countries.

• Testing the validity of the Efficient Market Hypothesis.

• The use of bond future in portfolio management: An empirical analysis of the effectiveness of the theoretical portfolio hedge • The determinants of investment: an econometric study.

• The ups and downs of the stock markets and trying to come up on top.

• A critical analysis of portfolio investment theories.

• Is it financially viable to insure against the risks of the stock market?

• The German and English banking systems: A comparison; which one is better for customers? Which one is better for firms?

• Argentina’s disaster, the IMF and the World Bank.

• Tax evasion and the government revenue.

• What similarities are there in the types of firms in the FTSE 100 and NYSE? • How does the central bank work in financial markets in the US?

• Factors affecting the performance of shares in Hong Kong after the Asian financial crisis.

• Japan’s financial crisis and its banking system.

• Evaluation of the efficient market hypothesis (EMH) in the stock market.

• The economic impact of mandatory provident fund (MPF) in Hong Kong.

• The examination of CEO compensations of US banks and bank holding companies (financial services)

• Stockholding in Cyprus.

• The link exchange rate system in Hong Kong.

• Major market shocks and their implications.

• To what extent does payment card fraud affect UK bank profitability and bank stakeholders? Does this justify fraud prevention?

• The impact of Central Bank independence on price stability: Does independence lead to increased price stability?

• Analysis of the weak and semi-strong forms of efficiency in SGX (Singapore Exchange)

• An assessment of financial assets.

• A study of managing risk using financial futures (behaviour approach) • Inflation targeting and its economic impact in the UK.

• A review of UK stock market efficiency using the random walk model.

• Optimal rate of inflation for transition economies:

Case study; the central bank of Armenia.

• Evaluating the Swedish monetary policy using the Taylor rule as a guideline for the time period 1995M1-2000M6.

• Are macroeconomic variables such as GDP, inflation, interest rate, unit wage cost, play significant role in determining UK’s unemployment rate? Is China heading towards a financial crisis?

• The determinant factors on stock prices: How debt, dividends, insider share holdings and institutional investors ownership and firm size affect the stock price.
3. International Trade.

• Trading with China.

• Does international trade and integration lead to economic growth?

• Developing countries’ gains and losses from international trade.

• Currency unions and trade: To what extent does a currency union affect trade?

• Economic effect of a dictatorship upon the country in question and international trade 2
• Gains and losses from International trade for the UK.

• The impact on China and other countries after China entered the World Trade Organization.

• The importance of international trade in developing countries.

• Foreign direct investment in China: Determinants and impact.

• The economic implications of opening borders to Cyprus.

• The effect of the banana crisis on the Jamaican and British economies.

• Export and import trade in garments between UK and Hong Kong.

• To what extent are the gains to developing countries from trade liberalisation exaggerated?

• Foreign direct investment and wages: Evidence from USA and China.

• Evaluating the effect of exchange rate changes on trade balances in the short and long run in China and the UK.

• The roles of exchange rate and exchange rate regime in China’s export.
4. Economic Development and Growth.

• Poverty in Nigeria. what should be done?

• Estimating the effect of international aid on development in Uganda or Malawi.

• The effects of a multinational cooperation on a developing country.

• The impact of external debt on economic growth in Uganda in the 1980s and 90s.

• The problems faced by Brazil in achieving economic growth: the constraints on reform.

• To what extent have the Labour’s measures to reduce poverty within the UK been successful?

• What are the economic and environmental implications of the regional airport expansions at Nottingham East Midlands airport and West Midlands International airports for the Midlands.

• How successful have international financial institutions such as the World Bank and IMF been in helping economies recover from financial crises?

• Population growth and economic development.

• The role of multinationals in economic development.

• The impact of education on economic growth in China.

• WTO and economic development in China.

• The effects of foreign investment on the Chinese economy.

• Trade policies and economic growth.

• Examining the effects of a debt burden whilst trying to achieve economic growth in Mexico (1970-2000)

• The economic consequences of child labour.

• What influence does income inequality, foreign aid and poverty have on economic growth in the Brazilian economy?

• The future economic growth in China as a result of recent and proposed policy implementation.

• Foreign aid and economic growth in India: An econometric analysis using time series data.

• An empirical investigation testing the predictions of the SOlow Model to the recent economic growth experienced in India.

• ‘Super’ casinos will be built in the UK in 2006: Will they reduce unemployment and promote economic growth?

• Analysing the extent to which the oil reserves in Nigeria have contributed to its current state of poverty.

• Has the foreign aid donated to Tanzania been a significant factor in the achievement of economic growth over the past two decades?

• An investigation into the poverty reduction methods used in India: Are they successful in alleviating poverty?
• Does the central bank independence affect the economic growth rates in African countries in the period 1990-1997? • Immigration in the UK over the period 1971-2001: Causes and impact on GDP and GDP per capita • The key to development in Nigeria: Resource curse or debt overhang?

• Analysis of the Bulgarian Foreign trade after the years of economic transition: Development, tendencies and impact on the economy.
5. Labour Economics

• The European labour force

• A study on the effects of the introduction of the minimum wage.

• Discrimination against women in the labour market.

• European unemployment.

• Employment in the UK.

• Causes of unemployment in the UK and the trade-off with inflation.

• Different patterns in occupations and and earning throughout the labour market.

• Henry Ford’s $5 workday: A discussion of the theory of efficiency wages.

• The changing role of women in the labour force and its effect on society: Comparing UK, USA & Africa

• The change in working practices within the UK.

• The role of racial discrimination in the labour market.

• Human capital: what determines individuals’ wage rate.

• To what extent does there appear to be discrimination in the labour market, and if so what are the economic effect of such a bias?

• Assessing the determinants of earning for single parents using the UK family resource survey 1999/2000.

• The effect of minimum wages on foreign domestic helpers’ employment in Hong Kong.

• Immigrants and factors affecting their hourly wages in the UK.

• The effect of immigration on wages in the UK: 1996-2000 • Is child labour unambiguously ruinous for a country, purely in an economical context?

• What effect has the introduction of a National Minimum Wage had on employment in the United Kingdom?

• Regional unemployment disparities in the UK: A case based on the South East region.

• Analysis of minimum wage policy on employment and its feasibility in Hong Kong.
6. Microeconomics: oligopoly, collusion, cartel, competition policy, etc.

• Collusion and law.

• How effective is advertising as a barrier to entry?

• The advantages of R & D and innovation in competitive markets • Marketing strategies and research as a business approach.

• The theory behind mergers and benefits to industry.

• Economic regulation of monopolies in the UK and USA.

• Price discrimination in the UK car industry.

• Industrial concentration with the record industry.

• The use of internet as a marketing and sales device.

• Competition in the British wine market 4.
• Does empirical evidence back up the point of theoretical barriers to entry?

• Price discrimination in the European car market.

• Hostile takeovers

• The effects that government regulations have on monopoly power.

• The strategy and managerial turnaround of Marks and Spencer.

• The effect of mergers on the UK banking sector.

• Profitability related to market structure.

• Strategic profile of the BMW motor group and selected acquisitions.

• Copyright in the entertainment industry.

• Barriers to enter in the UK competitive market.

• Are the firms in the mobile phone industry oligopolies?

• The role of information in product selection and advertising.

• Competitiveness of Hong Kong among the Tigers.

• The announcement of mergers and acquisitions on shareholder value.

• Reputation, predation, management and strategic behaviour of supermarkets.

• The theory of asymmetric information with financial markets: The principle-agent and rogue trader problems.

• OPEC: Group behaviour and bounded rationality.

• A theoretical and empirical survey into the effects of asymmetric information on the automobile insurance markets, and the role that experience rating plays.

• The impact of low-cost carrier entry to the air-transport market: Competitive advantage, efficiency gains and future implications.

• Geographical price discrimination in the English car market.

• Through the evolution and application of Game Theory can we understand more clearly utility as a measure of psychological fulfillment?

• Entry deterrence in imperfectly competitive supermarket firms in Hong Kong.

• Barriers to entry: Theory and evidence, corporate diversification, motivation and outcomes.

• Competition in the fixed line telecommunication market.
7. European Union: economics of integration, EU policy, single currency, etc.

• Should the UK enter the single currency? • Monetary integration: costs and benefits to the UK.

• Analysing the economic rationale for the UK’s membership of the European single currency.

• The UK and EU: economic gains and losses.

• Pressure to reduce car prices in the UK to match the European norm.

• UK and the European Monetary Union: A discussion of the economic benefits and costs.

• Should Britain enter the EU or adopt Euro?

• The effects of a single currency on an economy.

• Will entering the single currency affect the NHS?

• The economic implications of the UK entering into the European single currency.

• How joining and staying out of the single currency will affect the UK’s economy and prosperity

• An economic analysis of the EU common agricultural policy (CAP)

• Should Britain join the Euro? Is the economic and monetary union economically viable for Britain?

• How might EU enlargement affect the UK’s economy in the short-run and in the long-run?

• The effects of European economic integration on FDI determinants: The impact of Euro on UK level of FDI
• Are the broad restraints of the European single currency too restrictive to allow a group of nations to flourish?

• The impact of the EU enlargement during 2000-2004 on the wages in the UK.

• Have European business cycles converged due to monetary integration?
8. Environmental Economics and Tourism.

• Tourism in Ghana (the land of hospitality)

• The externalities that arise from landfill and incineration.

• Environmental pollution (externalities) as a result of global warming.

• International terrorism and its economic impact on tourism in the UK and USA.

• The economics of traffic congestion and an analysis of the solution.

• Live music: excess volume as an externality.

• Sustainable development: The transposition of the end of life vehicles directive in the UK.

• The economics of congestion.

• The dynamic nature of holiday markets in the UK.

• A study of the London traffic congestion charge.

• The effect of congestion charges in major cities.

• Road usage in the UK: An empirical and econometric analysis.

• Tourism in Kenya: An empirical analysis on the effect of tourism on economic growth in the country.

• Economics of tourism: a case study on the impact of environmental issues in Malta
9. Property Market • The UK property market.

• Fluctuations in house prices • What factors influence the differences in regional house prices across the UK?

• A study of how the increase in the UK house prices over the last fifteen years affected the ability of first time buyers to get onto the property ladder.

• Property market in Hong Kong.

• A look at boom and bust: examining factors which affect UK house prices • Explaining house price variations between regions across the UK via the ripple effect hypothesis: How do the labour market structure and government policies affect such variations?

• Regional variations in the UK house prices: An empirical and comparative analysis of panel data between 1985-2003 • The effects of demographic age structure upon UK house prices.

• Causes of UK house price volatility and its macroeconomic effects.

• The relationship between oil prices and house prices in the Uk economy • The impact of rising house prices on the UK economy
10. Alcohol, Tobacco, Black Markets and Piracy: drugs market, illicit distilling, illegal immigration, pirate software and CDs etc.

• The economics of the illegal immigrant problem (in the UK)

• Has the introduction of home CD writers had a significant effect on the UK music industry?

• Underground economics: A study into the illegal re-sale of event tickets.

• Economic effects and consequences of alcohol/cigarette consumption in the UK 6
• Entry of pirated compact discs into the music/software industry in Singapore.

• The economic viability of legalizing cannabis in the UK

• Alcohol and tobacco: strain or gain to the United Kingdom’s economy?

• The effect of supply side enforcement policies on the illicit drugs market

• The illicit drugs market in the UK: Social costs and the government intervention.

• Tobacco consumption in the UK • The economics of tobacco taxation: How does excise tax affect the level and dem and of smoking in the United Kingdom?

• How does alcohol consumption affect the labour force participation rate in the US?

• Analysis and solutions for UK binge drinking.

• Unemployment and criminal activity: Is there a significant relationship?

• Piracy and the copyright industry.

• Change in income and consumption of tobacco in the US in the last 30 years.

• Illicit drug use and the UK labour market: An empirical analysis of its effect on the productivity and wages of young adults.
11. Others

• Restructuring a state-run economy through privatisation: Zambia as a case study.

• Does the “North-South divide” still exist? If yes, then where is the divide?

• The UK car market.

• The effect of the world trade tower disaster on American Airlines.

• The problems of an ageing population.

• The economic consequences of the September 11 attacks in America.

• HBSO: an agency problem or a business strategy?

• The economic effects of tobacco regulations.

• Diversification of KEO wine company in Cyprus.

• Economics of gambling • Immigration and the domestic economy.

• Does the Catholic Church behave as a multinational firm?

• How does SARS affect the Hong Kong business economy?

• The role of oil in Nigeria.

• The economic implications of the foot and mouth disease.

• The economics of terrorism.

• High street clothing stores vs. designer labels.

• The impact of oil discovery in Nigeria on the country’s agricultural industry.

• The effect of oil prices on the British economy.

• Efficiency in sports betting markets.

• The implementation and implication of a cashless economy.

• An essay on the economics and politics of prison privatization.

• Economics of gangsters.

• Film entertainment industry in the USA.

• Are Western countries such as the US and the UK still at risk of stagflation and a higher unemployment rate given OPEC’s ability to increase oil prices?

• The effect of demographic transition on an economy, with special reference to the UK economy.

• The impact of the BSE crisis of 1996 on beef and milk prices in the UK.

• The economic regeneration of London Docklands.

• Mining vs. the Zambian economy: The impact of copper mining on Zambia 7.
• The internet and its economic impact on the UK music industry.

• A critical introduction to hyperbolic discounting: several applications.

• Migration of Jews and the growth and stability of Israel.

• Analysis of non-durable luxury good industry

• Overall view of the Macau industry: how much impact does the gaming industry have on the economy and country?

• Evaluating the effects of 2008 Olympic Games to Beijing economy.

What is the difference between an act being an actual cause versus a proximate cause of an injury? Give example.

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1-What is the difference between an act being an actual cause versus a proximate cause of an injury? Give example.

2-You are blamed for some act (e.g. shooting someone’s donkey). What’s the difference between offering an excuse for it vs. offering a justification for it? How is this difference reflected in the definition of blame?

3-The accused smokes a cigarette. When he’s finished, he throws the still-smoking remnant in dry brush. A few minutes after he leaves the area, a light breeze arises. The cigarette ignites the brush and burns down an adjacent copse of trees. Is the accused at fault for destroying the trees? More importantly, why would the accused be guilty or not guilty given what you’ve learned about causation and fault?

Prepare a ten-page paper on the supervisor and manager as an effective leader- compare and contrast the principles of leadership,leadership styles,leadership traits,effective decision making and motivation/employee performance.

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Textbooks-
Effective Police Supervision 8th edition. Larry S. Miller
Police Administration (Tenth Edition) Gary W. Cordner

Prepare a ten-page paper on the supervisor and manager as an effective leader. This includes, but is not limited to comparing and contrasting the following issues relating to contemporary techniques for supervision, management, and leadership: principles of leadership, leadership styles, leadership traits, effective decision making, and motivation/employee performance.

Use the two textbooks as a source, along with at least two other credible sources,
such as other books, articles, or journals.

Analyze and recommend whether Tacy should be an employee of GC or an independent contractor?  Explain why.

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General Instructions for Learning Activities   

  • Read all assigned materials listed at the bottom of instructions
  • Cite to assigned materials in all responses in Learning Activities
  • Use only assigned materials to complete Learning Activities; do not use the internet unless otherwise instructed
  • Include in-text citations and a Reference List for in-text citations
  • Write in correct, complete sentences, in paragraph format unless otherwise instructed

Tips for Formatting and Structuring Analysis:

  • Write in complete sentences in paragraph format.
  • Use in-text citations citing to relevant assignment materials.
  • Double space; 12-point Arial or Times Roman font.
  • Introductory Sentence: Begin with an introductory sentence or very brief paragraph that states your conclusion to the questions asked.
  • Concluding Sentence: End the discussion with a concluding sentence or a very brief paragraph that summarizes your conclusion/what you discussed.
  • Support Arguments and Positions:  Refer to the module in Content, “How to Support Arguments and Positions”.

Read

Background Facts:  You and Winnie and Ralph are discussing GC’s plan to hire George Tacy as an agent for recruitment and hiring computer/IT employees.  You all recognize the importance of having a clearly defined agency agreement, and there are different types of agents.

  1. Analyze and recommend whether Tacy should be an employee of GC or an independent contractor?  Explain why.

References and in-Text Citation

Use in-text citations and a Reference List in APA format to cite the course resource(s) used – an in-text citation cannot exist without a corresponding Reference List, and a Reference List cannot exist without a corresponding in-text citation.

When doing the in-text citation always include the Chapters, sections and page numbers

NO EXTERNAL SOURCES WILL BE USED ONLY CLASS RESOURCES.

Class textbook links. Click on the chapters to open the links. Example of in-text citation of the textbook .

APA General Citation Rule for In-text Citations: When there is no author given for a book, use the title of the book and the publication date.

The title of the book should be in italics; the publisher and publication date are not in italics.

How to cite a Saylor e-textbook or any e-textbook in an intext citation:

(Government Regulation and the Legal Environment of Business, 2012. Chapter 20. Section, 20.1 Introduction to Agency and the Types of Agents. para. 7).

How to cite an e-textbook in the listing of References:

References

Government Regulation and the Legal Environment of Business (2012).  Saylor Academy.

Saylor e-textbook

Online website approved by professor. Include author’s name and publication date, paraphrase numbers and page number (if available) in the intext citation.

Major Concepts:

Major Concepts:

How do you see global health concerns impacting your community? Identify one way that you can implement population health in your community or workplace.

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CO 9: Examine future trends in community health nursing, including the impact of information systems and evidence-based practice. (PO 8)
Discussion
Review this week’s lesson and assigned reading on the nurses’ role in population health, and reflect on what you have learned in this course. Address the following questions.

What future concerns are likely to impact public health?
How do you see global health concerns impacting your community?
Identify one way that you can implement population health in your community or workplace.
Share specific examples.

Demonstrate, via the application of that knowledge, how you processed the information to identify and prioritize key nursing problems and formulate nursing diagnoses. (Identify problems)

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In the WRITTEN component, working independently and using the provided template, you will be required to analyze the data gathered during the VIVA to;

•Demonstrate your ability to recall relevant knowledge (i.e. physiology/pathophysiology) that underpins the clinical scenario. (Process information)

•Demonstrate, via the application of that knowledge, how you processed the information to identify and prioritize key nursing problems and formulate nursing diagnoses. (Identify problems)

•Articulate goals of care (desired patient outcomes) and detail nursing actions/interventions you would perform to address that problem. Provide rationale for all nursing actions utilizing principles of evidence-based care. (Establish Goals; Take Action)

•Briefly describe how you would evaluate nursing interventions/actions provided. (Evaluate Outcomes)

•Reflect on your collegial practice and performance in this simulated episode of care with direct reference to the RN Standards for Practice (NMBA 2016). (Reflection)

•It is expected that you will engage with appropriate scholarly literature, the contemporary nursing practice evidence base, practice documents, guidelines and protocols to substantiate your clinical judgements and exploration of the scenarios.
Demonstrates ability to independently formulate a justified plan of nursing care for the client experiencing acute and chronic health problems, by responding to the assessments made and issues identified in the clinical scenario, and by implementing appropriate nursing actions and clinical interventions.
Need to be referenced with Harvard referencing style, (Australian resources), check rubric as reference is needed in almost all category. Research needed to be done , apply clinical reasoning cycle. Need to write in template provided.
I have attached resources, case, rubric and other information, write a good grade assignment as its worth 40% of total marks.I will add extra resources if i got more.

What downsizing targeting methods do you feel are the most effective? Which are the least effective, and why?

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Course: Strategic Staffing
Book: Strategic Staffing – Jean Phillips, 4th Edition (I have online access to the book, if needed)
DB should be 300 words (min)
The journal should be 400 words. (min)

DB #1 – Chapter 12
If you had to discharge an employee who you thought had the potential for violence, what would you do?

Journal #1 – Chapter 12
What downsizing targeting methods do you feel are the most effective? Which are the least effective, and why?

DB #2 – Chapter 13
In your opinion, what three metrics might a university use to evaluate the effectiveness of its efforts to fill instructor positions?

What is the slope of the plotted data? What is the value (including units), and what does it mean?

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The Photoelectric Effect (at home)

Purpose:To investigate the nature of the photoelectric effect and determine the work function of an unknown metal

Apparatus: Computer, Simulation: “Photoelectric Effect” (available at https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/photoelectric), spreadsheet software (Microsoft Excel or equivalent)

Discussion

When light shines on a polished, unoxidized metal surface, electrons can be ejected from the metal. This is the photoelectric effect, a cornerstone of our understanding of light as a particle. When we discuss to the particle nature of light, we refer to light particles as “photons.” The use of photons to generate an electric signal is used in light-activated circuits and in the soundtrack strip of cinematic films. It was Einstein’s explanation of the photoelectric effect, not his work on relativity, that was honored in his Nobel Prize.

Procedure

PART A: EXPLORATION

Step 1:  Open the simulation. It runs in Java so if you have problems open it in another browser. If there are still problems make sure Java is installed. Get it running somehow. Set the metal to Sodium and the wavelength to 400 nm. In the Options menu, select “Show photons.”

Step 2:  Slowly move the intensity slider from 0% to 100% and observe the photoelectric effect. The electrons emitted from the metal are called “photoelectrons.” They have the same mass and charge as any other electron.

Step 3:  Move the wavelength selector back and forth and observe the results. Try changing the intensity at various wavelengths to see what effect that has.

Step 4:  Carefully find the threshold wavelength for sodium. What is the wavelength of the lowest energy light at which electrons are emitted?

Threshold wavelength = ____________________ nm

Step 5:  Use the threshold wavelength ( λ0) to calculate the threshold frequency (f0). Show the calculation and solution.

Step 6:  Use the threshold frequency (f0) to calculate the work function of sodium. Show the calculation and solution.

Step 7:  Set the wavelength to 400 nm and intensity to 100%. Notice the value of the current in the circuit. Adjust the setting on the battery to cut off the current. That is, set the voltage so that the current is just barely brought to zero.  cut-off potential at 400 nm = ________________ volts

Step 8:  Change the wavelength by 100 nm in such a way that there is once again current.  wavelength = ____________________ nm

 

PART B: PHOTOCIRCUIT EXPERIMENT

Step 1:  Switch the metal to zinc.

Step 2:  Find the threshold frequency and the work function for zinc. Record your data and calculations in the space below.

Step 3:  From the “threshold frequency arrangement,” set the wavelength to a smaller value by no fewer than 20 nm and no more than 40 nm. Record the new wavelength.

Step 4:  Adjust the stopping potential of the battery so that it just barely stops the current. Notice that there are two methods for adjusting the potential. Use the method that allows for greater precision. When the condition is met, electrons are ejected from the zinc and almost make it to the opposite electrode. But they return to the zinc, and the current remains zero. Record the minimum stopping potential for this wavelength.

Step 5:  Repeat the process of reducing the wavelength by 20—40 nm and changing the stopping potential. Mix it up a bit! Record the wavelength.

Step 6:  Repeat until you have four data sets.

Step 7:  Make an appropriate data table in the spreadsheet software (Excel). Include wavelength λ, stopping potential V, incident photon energy E, and ejected photoelectron energy KE.

  1. What is the equation for photon energy?
  2. What is the equation for the kinetic energy of photoelectron?

Step 8: Make a graph of photoelectron energy vs. incident light frequency.

Step 9: How can the graph be used to determine the value of the work function?

Step 10: What is the slope of the plotted data? What is the value (including units), and what does it mean?

PART C: CALCIUM

Step 1: Change the metal to calcium.

Step 2: Repeat the photo circuit experiment.

Step 3: What are the similarities and differences for the calcium results compared to the zinc results?

GOING FURTHER: MYSTERY METAL

What is the metal labeled “?????”? Describe the method used, record appropriate data, and show calculations.

Demonstrate depth and complexity of your own original thoughts on issues raised in the readings, NOT verbatim ideas from the readings.

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  • ASSIGNMENT:

Create a 8/5/3 List: List 8 interesting ideas + 5 analytical questions + 3 connections

List 8 interesting ideas (75-100 words each): 6 about the book + 2 about the

essay.

  • What ideas did you find especially interesting and why?
  • The 6 ideas from book(1 per chapter) + 2 ideas from essay.

List 5 analytical questions (50 words each, max.): 3 about the book + 2 about the essay.

*What are the most pressing questions that come to mind?

  • List 3 connections between the book and the essay (75-100 words each).

*What connections can you make between the two texts?

SAMPLE TEMPLATE:

8 Interesting Ideas

  1. List idea (cite author of text, page number)
    2. same as above
    3. etc.
    4-8. etc.

5 Analytical Questions

  1. List question (cite author of text, page number)
    2. same as above
    3. etc.
    4. etc.
    5. etc.

3 Connections

  1. List connection (cite authors and page numbers)
    2. same as above
    3. etc.

GRADE ASSESSMENT:

Grades will be based on the originality and insight of your ideas, questions, and connections.

Assignment Guidelines

The objective here isn’t sophisticated writing, it’s sophisticated thinking.

Technical Information

  • Limit your submission to 3-5 pages total.
  • Even though this is not a formal essay, the language should still be formal and error-free.
  • Avoid first person and personal opinion.
  • Use footnoted or parenthetical citations for everything!
  • NO repeats of topics either within a section or between sections! Cover as much material from the readings as you can.

The Best Lists

  • Avoid direct quotes in this assignment. Rather, use your words to explain your ideas, questions, and connections.
  • Demonstrate depth and complexity of your own original thoughts on issues raised in the readings, NOT verbatim ideas from the readings.
  • Explain why an idea is interesting! You must explain the nature of the connection you’re making, not just repeat ideas from reading.
  • Rather than listing less important facts from the book, grapple with substantial historical ideas, events, processes, and changes.

Asking Strong Historical Questions

Questions should be of a historical nature, avoiding the following:

  • Philosophical musings (What if…)
  • Policy-related questions (Why doesn’t the government…)
  • Psychological questions (Why would they do that?)

 

 

Base your analysis on the following – identify the customer, brand equity, brand elements, brand positioning, brand portfolio; targeting, segmentation and marketing mix.

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Brand Management Exercises:

Each Exercise is separate, so they should each be a separate page. Please list references as well. Each exercise should address criteria 1-4 as well as the corresponding requirements in each subsection. Company: Pepsi and Coca-Cola

  1. Select two different brands in the same product category marketed to the individual consumer. The brands could be a tangible good, (e.g. razor blades, soft drinks, computers etc.) or a service (e.g. insurance, banks etc.). No alcohol or tobacco products please.
  2. Make sure the brands are comparably similar. For example, if we were going to use the automobile market as a category, you can compare Ford to General Motors (both automobile manufacturers). You can compare a Jaguar to a Lexus (both luxury automobile brands). You would not compare Advil to Tylenol for children (two different products & markets). Advil could be compared to Aleve. Both are adult pain relievers.
  3. Base your analysis on the following – identify the customer, brand equity, brand elements, brand positioning, brand portfolio; targeting, segmentation and marketing mix.
  4. Identify which brand you feel is more effective and support the reasons for your decision based on branding principles. You will create a running report with response to instructor feedback from the previous Unit. Instructions: In this assignment, you will select two brands:

Exercise 1

  • Segmentation
  • Targeting
  • The marketing mix

Exercise 2:

  • How they are building the brand?
  • How are they maintaining the brand?
  • How are they measuring the strength of the brand?

Exercise 3

  • Discussion on which brand you feel is more effective.
  • Support the reasons for your decision based on branding principles.