industry

1. Briefly explain why most sound recordings in the United States have two separate copyrights.

2. Briefly explain the concept of “pooling.”

3. What is a “subfloor?”

4. Briefly explain “separated” or “subsidiary” rights in motion pictures.

5. Briefly explain what a “CPM” is and how it works.

6. When recording artists sign “360” deals, would they prefer their record company to have a passive interest or an active interest in their revenue streams? Briefly explain.

7. Briefly explain the main reason a Producer will try and obtain an “option agreement” from a writer and what provisions should be in the option agreement.

8. Briefly explain the difference between album cycles and years as a measure for an entertainment industry agreement. Which types of agreements are most likely to have either of these as the determining factor for the length of the Agreement?

9. Briefly explain the difference between “marketability” and “playability.”

10. Briefly explain the concept of “Tarzan Economics.”

11. Briefly explain why a motion picture studio might only issue a new movie in “limited release?”

12. What is the approximate audience size for a niche cable network like NatGeo? What is their rating or share for most of their shows?

13. What are the “Sweeps” and why are they important?

14. What is the significance of getting an “at the source deal?”

a class divided video questions

1.the first day:

a. what was is like to be a blue eyed student?

b.what was it like to be brown eyed student?

2.how do you think you would react in their situations?why?

3.who suffers discrimination in our country today?how is their experinace simler to this film?

4.what caused the kids to be so mean to one another?what would you sayis the cause of racsim?

5.how did things change once the kids roles were switched? why?

6.are ther other today that this applies may apply to besides just racism?explain?

Tom Emory and Jim Morris strolled back to their plant from the administrative offices of Ferguson & Son Manufacturing Company. Tom is manager of the machine shop in the company’s factory; Jim is manager of the equipment maintenance department. The men had just attended the monthly performance evaluation meeting for plant department heads. These meetings had been held on the third Tuesday of each month since Robert Ferguson, Jr., the president’s son, had become plant manager a year earlier. As they were walking, Tom Emory spoke: “Boy, I hate those meetings! I never know whether my department’s accounting reports will show good or bad performance. I’m beginning to expect the worst. If the accountants say I saved the company a dollar, I’m called ‘Sir,’ but if I spend even a little too much—boy, do I get in trouble. I don’t know if I can hold on until I retire.” Tom had just been given the worst evaluation he had ever received in his long career with Ferguson & Son. He was the most respected of the experienced machinists in the company. He had been with the company for many years and was promoted to supervisor of the machine shop when the company expanded and moved to its present location. The president (Robert Ferguson, Sr.) had often stated that the company’s success was due to the high-quality work of machinists like Tom. As supervisor, Tom stressed the importance of craftsmanship and told his workers that he wanted no sloppy work coming from his department. When Robert Ferguson, Jr., became the plant manager, he directed that monthly performance comparisons be made between actual and budgeted costs for each department. The departmental budgets were intended to encourage the supervisors to reduce inefficiencies and to seek cost reduction opportunities. The company controller was instructed to have his staff “tighten” the budget slightly whenever a department attained its budget in a given month; this was done to reinforce the plant manager’s desire to reduce costs. The young plant manager often stressed the importance of continued progress toward attaining the budget; he also made it known that he kept a file of these performance reports for future reference when he succeeded his father. Tom Emory’s conversation with Jim Morris continued as follows: Emory: I really don’t understand. We’ve worked so hard to meet the budget, and the minute we do so they tighten it on us. We can’t work any faster and still maintain quality. I think my men are ready to quit trying. Besides, those reports don’t tell the whole story. We always seem to be interrupting the big jobs for all those small rush orders. All that setup and machine adjustment time is killing us. And quite frankly, Jim, you were no help. When our hydraulic press broke down last month, your people were nowhere to be found. We had to take it apart ourselves and got stuck with all that idle time. Morris: I’m sorry about that, Tom, but you know my department has had trouble making budget, too. We were running well behind at the time of that problem, and if we had spent a day on that old machine, we would never have made it up. Instead, we made the scheduled inspections of the forklift trucks because we knew we could do those in less than the budgeted time. Emory: Well, Jim, at least you have some options. I’m locked into what the scheduling department assigns to me and you know they’re being harassed by sales for those special orders. Incidentally, why didn’t your report show all the supplies you guys wasted last month when you were working in Bill’s department? Morris: We’re not out of the woods on that deal yet. We charged the maximum we could to other work and haven’t even reported some of it yet. Emory: Well, I’m glad you have a way of getting out of the pressure. The accountants seem to know everything that’s happening in my department, sometimes even before I do. I thought all that budget and accounting stuff was supposed to help, but it just gets me into trouble. It’s all a big pain. I’m trying to put out quality work; they’re trying to save pennies.

Review the case. Respond to the following:

• Identify the problems that appear to exist in Ferguson & Son Manufacturing Company’s budgetary control system and explain how the problems are likely to reduce the effectiveness of the system. (approximately 1 page)
• Explain how Ferguson & Son Manufacturing Company’s budgetary control system could be revised to improve its effectiveness. (approximately 1–2 pages)
• Explain how the use of an activity-based costing system could change the results of the budget, if utilized. (approximately 1 page)
• As stated in the case, many employees have “quit trying” and have altered behavior on the job. Provide specific ways for how you would use a budget to change employee behavior and align goals in the organization. Explain how goal alignment can improve profitability and overall return to the shareholders of the company. (approximately 1 page)
• Synthesize data to explain the concept of ROI and describe how the use of an activity-based costing system can improve the company’s ROI and the potential impact on free cash flow. (approximately 1 page)

Write a 5–6-page report in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

In this assignment, you will interview someone who grew up in the period from the 1950s to the 1980s.

A. This assignment takes some preparation:

1. You will need to find someone who was born from 1945 to 1975, If you are unable to locate and interview someone from that time period, please let your instructor know as soon as possible. It’s best not to interview a parent, but another relative is fine.

2. You will need to prepare questions before you go into the interview. Using your textbook particularly  as a reference point, write down some notes about what historical events and trends from when that person was a teenager and adult. For someone growing up in the 1950s and 1960s for example, you could ask about the civil rights movement and the war in Vietnam. For someone growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, you could ask about the women’s rights movement, gay rights, etc. Try to tailor your questions to when that person grew up. It wouldn’t be very helpful to ask someone who was born in 1965 about the Vietnam War for example. For someone who grew up in the 1970s or 1980s, you could ask about the Reagan years. For all interviewees, be sure to ask about the Cold War and what they remember of it. See a list of some suggestions below.

3. Tell your interview subject you will need about a half hour to go over the questions. You will need to take notes to prepare your final submission.

B. During the Interview

1. Find a distraction free place and time to talk to your subject. Take notes! Try to write down things that you can quote in your paper.

2. Ask the person to describe to you what life was like for himself/herself then and how s/he feels that things have changed since.

3. Ask that person about what they remember about key historical events (the ones you took notes on in A.2 above).

C. After the Interview

1. Write an introduction about your interview subject. Include their name, year born and where they grew up. Bonus if you include a photo of them.

2. In the body of your text, summarize what you learned from the person you interviewed. What historical events and trends affected them growing up, or do they think were important, and why?

3. Describe how this person’s life and experiences help us understand modern America, i.e. in the US up until recent times. Try to describe how their life is similar or not similar to what is in the textbook.

Submitting the Paper

You may submit this assignment late (with points deduction) by Dec. 3. But no assignments will be accepted after Dec. 3. The paper should be about 1,000-1,500 words long. You don’t need to use citations in this assignment other than telling me who the interviewee is at the beginning.

I’m using a different rubric for this assignment than I have for the other two. You will be graded on:

20% proper grammar, spelling, syntax, paragraph structure, etc.

40% on how well you relate this person’s life to the “real history?” In other words, do you ask questions that match the time period when that person grew up? For instance, you compare their experiences with civil rights, or the Cold War, with the textbook.

40% on how well you relate how your interview with this person helps you understand modern America and how things have changed.

Suggested Topics

You should always ask specific questions but you can use these topics to think of questions. Feel free to come up with your own

The Cold War

America’s role in world affairs

Race relations (not just civil rights, but how race relations have changed)

Women’s rights and changing gender roles

Gay/Lesbian rights

Religion

Immigration and how it has changed

Major domestic issues–work, changes in family life for example

Popular culture, music, entertainment

Technology changes

This week, you read about implementing a lean system in an effort to reduce the waste of resources, time, and effort. In addition, the impact of implementing a lean system was highlighted in the video “Process System Improvement: Implementation Featuring Gortrac.” Consider what you have read about implementing a lean system. Reflect on the effects of a lean system on workers and managers as demonstrated in the video program.

Post by Wednesday December 16, 2015 a 250-350 -word statement that addresses the following:

• What is the impact of implementing a lean system on the relationship between managers and employees?
• Do you believe lean systems have a positive or a negative impact on the relationships between managers and workers? Explain and support your response.

  Support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your argument, but you must cite using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards.

  Discussion 2: Group Discussion: Group Case Study Project

  Each week, as you consider the Crocs: Revolutionizing an Industry’s Supply Chain Model for Competitive Advantage case study, you will have two Group Project assignments to complete. One will involve a Group Discussion and the other will be an Individual Assignment. The information from both parts will be used for your final Group Case Study Project.

  Read the Crocs: Revolutionizing an Industry’s Supply Chain Model for Competitive Advantage case study in your course text. (See Attachment) For your Group Discussion this week, do the following:

  Post by Wednesday December 16, 2015 a 250-350 -word response that addresses the following:

• Which of the five lean tenets are obvious in the Crocs case? Do not only list them, but also describe them.
• Support your description with details of Crocs’ operations that demonstrate how the company has incorporated each lean tenet.

  Support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your argument, but you must cite using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards.

Locate a state or local news report about a press release from your state or local government.

Write a paper of no more than 1,250 words that completes the following:

• Explain the role of the media in the dissemination of the press release.
• Describe key interest groups and their agendas in relation to the press release.
• Identify if the press release should be informative, persuasive, or a combination, and explain how this choice affects agenda setting.
• Identify the main points and subpoints of the press release.
• Identify the key points and subpoints as those of value or are fact based.
• Outline possible venues for delivery of the press release.
• Evaluate the effect of the media in agenda setting and public opinion.
• Identify the pros and cons of public relations.

Cite at least two sources other than the textbook.

Format your paperconsistent with APA guidelines.

The Reflective Paper should demonstrate understanding of the reading assignments as well as the implications of new knowledge. The eight-page paper should integrate readings and class discussions into work and life experience. It may include explanation and examples from previous experience as well as implications for future application.

The purpose of the Reflective Paper is for you to culminate the learning achieved in the course by describing your understanding and application of knowledge in the field of human resource management.

Focus of the Reflective Paper

The primary function of human resource management is to increase the effectiveness and contribution of employees in the attainment of organizational goals and objectives. Consider all the areas of HRM that have been discussed in class:

• EEO and Affirmative Action,
• Human resources planning, recruitment, and selection,
• Human resources development,
• Compensation and benefits,
• Safety and Health, and
• Employee and labor relations.

Submit a Reflective Paper in which you explain how these aspects work together to perform that primary function. Are any aspects more important than the others? Why or why not? How do you believe the HRM role can be optimized for shaping organizational and employee behavior?

The Reflective Paper must: (a) identify the main issues in the chosen area, (b) demonstrate new learning that has occurred, (c) include class activities or incidents that facilitated learning and understanding, (d) identify specific current and/or future applications and relevance to your workplace, and (e) reflect the potential impact to your future career plans or even in your personal life at home. The emphasis of the Reflective Paper should be on parts ‘d’ and ‘e,’ and on the application of new learning. Explore, in depth, the benefits of the new learning and understanding that has taken place.

Writing the Reflective Paper

The Reflective Paper:

• Must be seven to eight double-spaced pages in length, excluding the cover page and reference page, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in your approved style guide.
• Must include a cover page that includes:
  • Name of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course number and name
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
• Must use at least one scholarly source, in addition to the text.
• Must use APA style as outlined in your approved style guide to document all sources.
• Must include, on the final page, a Reference List th

Locate an article that discusses a toxicant that affects a target organ or organ system that we have discussed thus far in this course. Write an Article Review, and relate the content of what you have learned in this course to the article and to your real life experiences. This paper should include a minimum of 500 words and must include at least two references outside of the textbook. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.