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Why was Jimmy Carter’s personality as a manager a downfall for his Presidency? 

What ends the Vietnam War for the United States? 

Put in your own words, what is the difference between a homogeneous mixture and a heterogeneous mixture. Then give one example from your everyday life for each type of mixture.

Please watch the following TED Talk: (32 minutes) Hearing impaired Scottish Percussionist, Evelyn Glennie, discusses sound in “How to Truly Listen.” There is a profound difference between ‘hearing’ and ‘listening’ to music. Please watch the video entirely and consider not only her opinions and experiences as a musician, but also what you have gleaned from this course, concerning the concept of listening. Following the video, please respond to the three questions/prompts.   https://www.ted.com/talks/evelyn_glennie_how_to_truly_listen#t-143543Links to an external site.   Thoughtful, critical, and introspective inquiry is necessary as you consider ‘music’ and what you have learned about “listening” to music.  Please respond to the following prompts and questions with a minimum of 3 sentences for each. You are required to reference interesting, related points made by Evelyn Glennie in each response. Failure to follow these directions will result in loss of points.    2.  What do you think the advantages are of active “listening” to music? (33 possible points)  

 SHORT ANSWER:  When going through the steps of Perception, the human brain wants to operate quickly and with efficiency.  E.T. Hall discusses this as an urge to avoid “Information Overload”.   Neuliep, your textbook author, also addresses the concept when he describes the effects of “Mental Economy”.   I recently encountered similar perspectives in a webinar that referenced a human need to  put things into categories.    Although this way of using the brain with hyper-efficiency may start out as a useful, economical function, there can be negative, unexpected consequences–especially in Intercultural Communication contexts.   What is one(1) such example of a negative impact due to this human tendency toward perceptual shortcuts?  Be specific. 

Which of the followings is FALSE about data collection and ad targeting?

Which of the followings is TRUE about Google’s search advertising mechanism?

What is the volume, in milliliters, of 235 g of suprane, an anesthetic, which has a density of 1.467 g/mL? Answer in whole numbers.

Answer the question and be specific and to the point. Any flexibility in the question is to give the student the option to choose which approach or report to describe or to use in answering each part of the question. Quantity (count of words) is not the main objective or focus of this exam.   A manufacturing company officer adopting Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system indicated that “after ERP implementation the company will be searching for consultants to guide them through their business process streamlining and reengineering”. IX-a.   What is the officer referring to in saying “…business process streamlining and reengineering”? Name and explain in your own words (i) what is the concept (covered within ERP implementation topic) that is being referred to in the statement above, and (ii) how the concept relates to ERP implementation ? [Hint: Use as reference the articles posted on Canvas and the articles you read and summarized during the semester] ? IX-b.   List the main or critical success factors for implementing an ERP system and define each factor in one sentence and using your own words. [Hint: Use as reference the articles posted on Canvas (you read and summarized during the semester)]? IX-c  Based on your understanding of BPR, do you Agree or DisAgree with the manufacturing company officer’s statement at the outset/beginning of this IX question above (italicized and underlined)?  You need to defend and explain the basis for your agreement or disagreement? IX-d     List two steps in an IT audit which are similar to two steps in financial audit, and two steps which are different. Briefly explain  the steps or give an example to explain each of the IT audit steps?

Answer the question and be specific and to the point. Any flexibility in the question is to give the student the option to choose which approach or report to describe or to use in answering each part of the question. Quantity (count of words) is not the main objective or focus of this exam. VII-a   In order of occurrence (points will be deducted for different order in the answer), list and briefly describe the types of: Tables (data files; master and transaction tables) Source documents (forms or electronic forms/screens), and Transactions (activities/procedures) which an accounting Information System (IS) may utilize and/or generate in the following two manufacturing activities: Requisition and Conversion of raw materials into finished or assembled products [if needed, utilize the Sage50 exercise or articles and cases to help answering this and other following questions below]? VII-b    Explain what is the Bill of Material (BOM) and how it interacts with or affects the data tables/files and business processes. Explain what is the BOM used for in the manufacturing cycle? (Hint: use one part’s BOM you used in the Sage 50 exercise to explain the terms, concepts, etc…). VII-c    What are the possible methods of including actual or standard overhead (OH) costs in costing of jobs or parts manufactured?  List these methods and explain very briefly which is more practical and why? [DO NOT discuss how to calculate OH costs or basis of allocation, i.e. no Activity Base Costing (ABC) discussion, but how the already calculated OH cost is assigned to jobs/parts in the Information System (IS or software)]? VII-d    What are the major two classifications or types of costs [the third is overhead and covered in preceding question c], sources of these two costs (which activity generates/captures that cost) and how the IS includes those costs in the job or the part manufactured (assigned directly or/and indirectly)-[DO NOT discuss basis of allocation (Activity Based Costing-ABC costing]? VII-e    Is the manufacturing business exempt from sales tax? If yes or no, are all supplies and materials purchased by a manufacturing business exempt from sales tax?  If not all items are tax exempt, list the main categories of materials that are exempt, AND Identify and briefly Describe the main determining factor(s) used to make the item exempt from sales & use tax? VII-f    One student said that the Chart of Accounts provided in Sage 50 company file had an inventory account to capture raw material stock items.  The student wanted to add another COA account to capture the stock items which are not manufactured but used in assembling the finished good (as in Sage 50 exercise-Radial Bearing).  Briefly explain what is the type of stock item the student is talking about, what is it named in manufacturing process and information system, and how it differs from raw material and finished goods?