Entrepreneur Story

Department of Business Administration

Semester 403

Course Code:

BUS 413/ BUS 431

Course Name:

Entrepreneurship/ Project Feasibility Analysis

 

 

Objectives:

This assignment intends to enable the students to explore real life cases by discussing and reporting on course relevant topics related to the entrepreneurs. It targets the course learning objective 4.1: Demonstrate effective communication skills in contemporary issues of project feasibility.

. Instructions:

 

· This is an individual Assignment. You will submit a report summarizing your learning.

· Each of you will search for a story of one entrepreneur and study the entrepreneurial story of this person in starting a business.

· The Report should have following headers:

1. Introduction: Introduce yourself, summarize your participation in the Class Discussion board. And indicate if the experience was worthwhile or otherwise.

2. The Entrepreneur Story: Briefly write about the chosen entrepreneur and her/his story. The motivation, steps or logic followed, the winning points the failure or challenges faced. What lesson did you learn from the story and share with the class?

3. Conclusion: What did you learn from this interaction. Identify three characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, three reasons for their failure, what makes them persevere, fail and prosper? What is your final learning from this exercise?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wish you the best of learning and Experience!!

 

 

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Identifying Relationships Between Variable

n this assignment, you will be analyzing the cost of living in any U.S. city and creating a scatterplot to identify the relationships between variables. You may want to choose the city you live in, the city you were born in, or a city you may be interested in moving to in the future.

Go to the Numbeo Cost of Living (Links to an external site.) web page. In the “Select City” search box, type in the name of your city until it appears in the drop-down menu. Select your desired city. Note: For an accessible version of cost of living data, please contact your instructor.

A summary, along with cost of living index for the city you selected, will be displayed in the box at the top of the page. You will also see a breakdown of items with their associated cost. The first column is the item name, the second column is the cost of the item in your city, and the third column is the range of the cost for that item.

Analyze the effectiveness of the visual argument presented in the visual in a 300-350 word response containing the following information:

DISCUSSION BOARD FORUM 2 INSTRUCTIONS

This course utilizes the Post-First feature in all Discussion Board Forums. This means you will only be able to read and interact with your classmates’ threads after you have submitted your thread in response to the provided prompt. For additional information on Post-First, click here for a tutorial.

Assignment

In Module/Week 8, you will write a 300–350-word Visual Analysis (Part I) and a 200–250-word response to a classmate’s thread (Part II). Please note the word count does not include citations.

A.  Visual Analysis  (300-350 words)

1. Watch the video: Purdue OWL: Visual Rhetoric.

Copy and Paste into your browser if the Blackboard link does not work:  https://youtu.be/-vJvivIzkDg

2. Review Textbook Chapter 4 (Section 2-a) “Summary and Comparison of the Classical, Toulmin, and Rogerian Models” in the Week 7 Reading and Study folder.

3.  Review the visual (included in Blackboard): https://www.surfrider.org/currents/psa/rap-sushi

 

4.  Analyze the effectiveness of the visual argument presented in the visual in a 300-350 word response containing the following information:

• Based on the video: “Purdue OWL: Visual Rhetoric”:

• Describe the Rhetorical Situation of the visual (purpose, audience, context).

• How do the visual elements persuade the viewer to think or act in a certain way? Give specific examples of visual elements in the visual.  Are the elements effective considering the Rhetorical Situation you have identified? Explain.

• Are there ways that the visual elements could be presented differently for a better result? What aspects of the visual are most effective? Explain.

• Based on the “Summary and Comparison of the Classical, Toulmin, and Rogerian Models”:

• Which model do you think could best be supported with this visual? Give specific reasons to support your answer (i.e. use of appeals in Classical, use of claim, warrants, and backing in Toulmin, or the common ground in Rogerian).

• Complete your analysis with a summary of the effectiveness of the visual argument presented in the visual.

• Cite the visual according to your documentation style (APA, MLA, or Turabian).

• Write MLA, APA, or Turabian in the title of your thread as follows: Title–Citation style (e.g., “Silence the Violence: A Visual Argument Critique – APA”). Check your A Writer’s Reference to verify your citations.

• Review the Discussion Board Forum Grading Rubric before submitting.

Part II: Reply to Classmate (200-250 words)

Reply to a classmate’s post with a 200-250 word response containing the following information:

• Reply to your classmate’s analysis of the visual.

• Address specific points regarding your classmate’s content related to the OWL video and textbook comparisons of the models of argument.

• Use the principles of argument either to rebut or to support your classmate’s ideas.

• Statements such as, “I like what you said” or “I disagree with your comment,” do not count as replies. You must explain why you liked or disliked the thread by adding additional thoughts or ideas if you agreed with the author or by providing alternative ideas or thoughts when you disagree.

• Keep in mind that, regardless of whether you agree or disagree with your classmates’ opinions, you must be respectful and courteous in every interaction. For more on proper discussion, consult the netiquette policy found in the Student Expectations link of this course.

• Review the Discussion Board Forum Grading Rubric before submitting

Current Issues And Trends

Please cite your sources.

Using the attachments, answer the questions below

Part I: Changing demographics and Building Blocks Learning Center

Using the “Demographics from Hansvale County” document, write an article for the faculty newsletter that includes the following:

  1. An explanation of how changing racial, cultural, and linguistic demographics in the county impacts the center
  2. Two real-world examples that illustrate how home language or race might impact children and families
  3. An explanation of at least one way Building Blocks Learning Center can respond to changing demographics to ensure an equitable program

Part II: Poverty and child development

Using the “Demographics from Hansvale County” document and information from the professional knowledge base, write an article for the faculty newsletter that includes the following:

  1. An explanation of how poverty impacts healthy child development and learning
  2. A description of at least two ways the center can adjust or add programming to meet the needs of children and families living in poverty
  3. A recommendation regarding how individual staff members can promote the healthy development and learning of children living in poverty
  4. An analysis of at least one recent state or federal policy related to early childhood education to ensure equity for all children in early childhood settings. Explain how the policy might impact the center.

Part III: Brain research and Building Blocks Learning Center

Using three research articles written in the past 5 years about brain research and child development, write an article explaining brain research and its impact on the early childhood field that includes the following:

  1. A summary of three recent developments in brain research and child development (Note: Use articles that have been published in the past 5 years, either from the Walden library or other professional resources, to support your summary.)
  2. A description of at least two ways teachers at Building Blocks Learning Center can use this information about the brain and child development to foster healthy development and promote learning

Part IV: Effective use of technology in the classroom

Using two research articles written in the past 5 years about the effective use of technology with children, write an article explaining the implications of technology on child development and the early childhood field that includes the following:

  1. An explanation of the benefits and challenges of using technology as a teaching tool for children
  2. A recommendation for families concerning appropriate use of technology for children at two different stages of development (i.e., infant-toddler, preschool, school-age)