Clarke Renner

The Origins of 3M and the 15 Percent ProgramThe 15 percent program seems squishy, is now key to 3M's business strategy. Today, 3M is a multinational powerhouse, with more than $20 billion in annual sales across a product line 50,000 deep, from adhesives to optical film. It boasts 22,800 patents, many derived from its 15 percent program. The program has been key to 3M's business strategy and could be a model for other companies eager to innovate. Says Kurt Beinlich, a technical director for 3M...

PurposePurpose: Reflection is the key to getting meaning from your professional experience. Reflection requires you to think critically about your work experience.  You will not learn from your reflections unless you dedicate the time to write meaningful entries and approach this assignment as seriously as you would a research paper.  There are four (4) Reflective Journal submissions for this course.  The journal is not a work log. The focus of the journal is...

ScenarioRetail4profit is expanding business lines and strategy and as an online e-commerce company established ten years ago, the aim of the business is to make profit. The aim of the company is to ensure quality services to its customers. It has grown over the years into a company with a turnover of £50 million.  The company is headquartered in london, where the company was originally founded, with regional offices across the country in different provinces. They are looking to ...

Understand the foundations of object orientated principles, analysis and design. Demonstrate the ability to apply the principles of C++ across a range of object orientated languages. Apply the methods of writing C++ programs to reflect practical business situations. Task 1 - ScenarioThis Assignment is based on the following scenario. Its approach is incremental, with tasks to be completed during the teaching weeks 4 to 9. It is designed to go through the process of developing a C++ p...

Assignment Details and Requirements You have been given the task of creating a website that will demonstrate your web design capabilities. You can choose any one topic from the following. If you are interested in showing your web design capabilities in other topic (not mentioned here), prior approval from the lecturer is needed. Online Shopping Hotel Travel destinations Sports news Movie reviews IT hardware / Mobile phones etc: _________________ Select an...

Introduction to Wearable ComputingIt looks like wearable computing is taking off. Smartwatches, smart glasses, smart ID badges, and activity trackers promise to change how we go about each day and the way we do our jobs. According to an April 2015 report surveying 2,400 US CIOs by IT staffing firm Robert Half Technology 81 percent expect wearable computing devices such as watches and glasses to become common workplace tools.   Doctors and nurses are using smart eyewear for hands...

Task: Purpose One of the embedded Critical Thinking outcomes for is to “Demonstrate competence in analysis by breaking subject matter into components and identifying their interrelations to ascertain the defining features of the work and their contributions to the whole.” Drawing on the idea from Cultural Studies that identity is a construction and an identity, you will write an essay that analyzes a character in the memoir Secrets We Kept. Task Choose 1 of the main characters ...

Steps to FollowBehavioral Modification Plan – A Rewarding Project Purpose: To use the principles of operant conditioning to carry out a plan to change, manage, or improve your behavior. Over the next several weeks Steps to follow: 1. Choose a target behavior What behavior do you want to change? 2. Record a baseline How much time do you currently spend doing the activity? Or, identify the frequency of the desired (or undesired) behavior now. 3. Establish goals Identify realistic, measurabl...

Task InstructionsDeadline: All Assignments must meet the due date in drop box and not accepted via email. Given this is a Post Graduate Program, no late� assignments are accepted. All dates are noted in the weekly, your calendar and submission box. �Therefore the instructor will not accept any assignment outside of the drop box deadline date and time. Therefore, please do not email your professor as your as...

Question 1 – Solving InequalitiesIf you have a disability that makes it difficult for you to attempt any of these questions, then please contact your Student Support Team or your tutor for advice. The work that you submit should include your working as well as your final answers. Your solutions should not involve the use of Maxima, except in those parts of questions where this is explicitly required or suggested. Your solutions should not involve the use of any other mathematical softw...