Archive for February 16th, 2021

Hospitality Industry MIS practices

Watch the video “2016 Dining Trends Survey” by Zagat (a major restaurant review company and the original provider of the user-generated content) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D34krsvx5GA.
The annual survey by Zagat (since 1979) has provided a good source of secondary data for restaurants on dining habits. The last report was published in 2018 (Pre-COVID). In 2018, Google sold off Zagat to restaurant review site https://www.theinfatuation.com/
Find an article or video about a hospitality company’s current practice (in the past 3 years) related to marketing information system (MIS) or marketing research.  Provide the link and comment on the effectiveness of the practice. The press releases on company websites are good sources. The following links can particularly be useful:

(Links to an external site.)www.hospitalitynet.org (Links to an external site.)
(Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)www.hotel-online.com (Links to an external site.)
(Links to an external site.)www.nrn.com (Links to an external site.)

D5

Please answer any 2 of the following questions:

1. Please discuss whether your findings on the YouTube videos and ads support or detract from arguments made in the Chapter 7 text section ‘Imitation of Violence’.

2. *For the social comparison on social media article, compare rumination to self reflection, discuss which is better for identity formation and why?

3. We all have implicit biases. As you learned about implicit bias, what areas of life do you think you may need to be more aware of your thoughts? What are ways to mitigate these thought and ideas?

4. Think about all the readings about how our life, beliefs, behavior and values are socially constructed.  You may want to refer back to module 4 and my review of the ISL readings thus far.  How does social media construct our social life and social being? Use examples from the unit and from life.

NOTES:

Attachments

The Presentation of Self in Virtual Spaces summary
Erving Goffman proposed that we actively work to shape the perceptions others’ have of us. This impression management occurs each time we interact with others as we work to carefully present the image we want others to see. In the decades since Goffman wrote The Presentation of Self, the Internet has become a common part of our social life. Multiple virtual platforms have emerged that allow people to form communities where they interact and develop relationships with one another without ever meeting physically. Gottschalk examines the “virtual life” that many people create (and live) on the digital platform Second Life. They are able to do many of the things that online that are possible in the real world – such as shopping, visiting museums, starting a business, and learning – including developing relationships. Through Second Life, people can create an avatar to do all these things, which makes it a platform where people around the world can have close relationships with each other even without being physically close. As you can image, the allure of Second Life is part of what makes impression management so important – anyone can be anything they want to be. While people in the real life are constrained by what they can do or how they can look to manage their presentation to others, Second Life allows almost complete customization of avatars. The ease of changing an avatar’s look makes it easy to carefully control what is presented to the other people on Second Life. Yet, at the same time, it is generally expected that the avatar will be in line with the physical appearance of the controller (albeit highly idealized). Significant deviations in the race, gender, or age of the controller with their avatar can be perceived as deceptive by their friends. Gottschalk’s description of the self-avatar paradox speaks to the limits of Second Life avatars to be separate from their controller’s self. It is impossible to completely change the way we speak (not to mention changing the language) and communication style often indicates the education, gender, region, class, and other characteristics that distinguish us from others. Controllers can also feel like their avatar is a more accurate representation of their self than their physical self is. Therefore, the controller’s avatar can evolve as the controller does, without the cultural and structural constraints that are present in the physical world.

Links:
https://www.businessinsider.com/sex-violence-against-women-ads-2013-5?international=true&r=US&IR=T#

School Fights
[A forewarning that some of videos listed under the query school fights on youtube are disturbing depictions of acts of violence carried out by young people. Some of the ads that allude to sexual violence may be disturbing as well].  For purposes of illustrating the ASP text content on ‘the imitation of violence’, we are asking that you view at least 3 separate videos.  You may choose any from the many found on the page. After viewing these videos, please make a note of the number of views/likes and dislikes the videos have. These number may give you a clear picture regarding the popularity of viewing the video among young people as well as possibly illustrate reasons why one would record the acts. 

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=school+fights (Links to an external site.)

https://youtu.be/dVp9Z5k0dEE

https://youtu.be/GP-cqFLS8Q4

Discussing the impact of newer larger aircraft on airport management.

Your assignment is to write a research paper discussing the impact of newer larger aircraft on airport management.  Questions that you should answer, but are not limited to include:

1. What are the effects on airport design and the frequency of airport pavement replacement and repairs? 
2. What are the effects on taxiway and apron separations?
3. What are the effects on gate capacity and baggage handling operations? 4. What are the effects on aircraft servicing operations?  If you have questions please ask.

Based on material covered in the class, the student should identify the problem/situation, provide a resolution/approach, give a rationale to your approach and expected outcome/conclusion. This project will be presented in APA format and the writing requirement described in the Policies section of this syllabus. The project is graded on contents, grammar, and format. A minimum word should be 2000 words with a minimum of 3-5 outside references. References should only be used to enhance your work not replace it.

Metabolic Syndrome

As the incidence of Obesity and Heart Disease continue to contribute to the top 10 reasons for Deaths in the US today, we have seen a rise in Metabolic Syndrome. 

1. INITIAL POST: After reading the textbook Chapter on Lipids , Unit 4 Course Content AND the handout on Metabolic Syndrome, in 500 words (plus or minus 50) share your thoughts and experiences regarding the following points. USE ESSAY format.

How the information I’ve learned assist me in taking care of my own health. (Include details from your readings to support your conclusions)

How I can apply the information I have learned when working with patients in a health care setting. (Include details from your readings to support your conclusions)2. The book is Nutrition and you, fourth editition writting by Joan Salge Blake.

MLAN

Describe Luigi Pirandello’s life. Explain and describe your thoughts and reactions to his video called, “The Geist” and about one of his short stories, “The Oil Jar”. Please include examples from “The Oil Jar”. Cite the reference, where does it exist in the short story? Cite the page and quote the text accurately.

To view the Youtube video on Pirandello: go to Youtube and type Luigi Pirandello Geist.  This will take you to a page with a series of images of Pirandello.  Look for the ones labelled Luigi Pirandello with Gottfried Geist many of them have a number, such as 3, 5, 1 etc., (they may be out of sequence) which are the section numbers of the video presentation.

Select the image with the number 7 underlined 3 times and next to it

Luigi Pirandello
GottfriedGeist
Luigi Pirandello

Find  and select Play all”.  The video will start, beginning with the first section and going through to the end.

You can access The Oil Jar at :
https://www.wordswithoutborders.org/article/the-jar

Compare and Contrast

compare and contrast the RQ-4 Global Hawk and the MQ-9 Reaper.
In the paper, you should discuss the type of system, capabilities, structure,
limitations, payload, support equipment, and users.  It is not enough to merely list what is
the same and what is different. But, why is it important to see what is the same and what is different?

Ensure you apply critical thinking, do not just list or discuss two separate UAS.
Compare and Contrast both UAS together, throughout the whole paper.

reflective assessment of your learning

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 13
Lesson
Introduction
In this session, you have been considering moral-ethical dilemmas you yourself faced or that you know of that you either resolved or failed to resolve, but hopefully learned from. You may never have given much thought to ethical theory nor what ethical premises/paradigms you have unconsciously held.

You will be focusing on this case for this assignment:

Jane Doe is a nursing student at University X. Jane is in week eight of a course entitled: “Introduction to Ethics”.

For the week one discussion, Jane copied work done by her friend John Doe in the same class two months ago (with a different professor). John told Jane it was okay to use his work as John’s professor never checked any work in the class using Turnitin.com. John claimed to have earned an A on the work also.

In week two, Jane went to StudentPapering.com and paid ten dollars for a week two essay done by a student (not John Doe) who took the same course four months ago. StudentPapering promises that all its archived work is of excellent quality and cannot be detected as copied. Jane then uploaded an exact copy of the work for the week two assignment.

In week three, Jane paid a worker at PaperingStudent.com ten dollars to write for Jane a brand new essay after Jane shared with the worker the essay assignment instructions.

In week four, Jane relied on her knowledge of Esperanto. She felt pressed for time and found an article by a professor from Esperanto on the week four topic. She translated Esperanto into English using Moogle Translate, and the translated text served as her week four paper.

In week five, Jane was running late again. Jane purposely uploaded a blank paper hoping that she would later claim it was an innocent mistake and not be assessed a late penalty. In a previous course on History, she had done the same (with an earlier paper from the History class rather than simply a blank) and had not seen any late penalty assessed.

In week six, Jane took work she did in a nursing course from a year ago and submitted that for her discussion posting in her current class. She simply copied and pasted the work she had labored intensively on a year ago (even though University X forbids this practice as ‘self-plagiarism’). Jane was confident her Nursing instructor never checked that work using Turnitin.com or another method.

In week seven, Jane copied and pasted work found on website.com for the paper. Jane did not use any quotation marks or other documentation to show the text was not by Jane.

Since Jane’s Ethics professor did not check papers and posting for any issues by using Turnitin.com or another method, the professor graded all of Jane’s work unaware of Jane’s actions throughout the weeks of the class. Jane feels her actions are morally justified both because her economic situation requires her to work too much to devote time to school (although other students are well-off enough to have such time) and her religion forbids cheating, but Jane ignores her religion’s teachings.

Instructions
Now that you have had an opportunity to explore ethics formally, create a reflective assessment of your learning experience and the collaborations you engaged in throughout this session. You will submit both of the following:

A written reflection

For the written reflection, address Jane Doe’s and respond to the following:

Articulate again your moral theory from week eight discussion (You can revise it if you wish). What two ethical theories best apply to it? Why those two?
Apply to Jane Doe’s case your personal moral philosophy as developed in week eight discussion and now. Use it to determine if what Jane Doe did was ethical or unethical per your own moral philosophy.
Consider if some of these examples are more grave instances of ethical transgressions than others. Explain.
Propose a course of social action and a solution by using the ethics of egoism, utilitarianism, the “veil of ignorance” method, deontological principles, and/or a theory of justice to deal with students like  Jane. Consider social values such as those concerning ways of life while appraising the interests of diverse populations (for instance, those of differing religions and economic status).
For the oral presentation, briefly summarize your feelings about taking a course in Ethics and explore your process of transformation in this course.

Discuss your experiences of the course, your beginnings, and where you are now. Consider your interaction in discussions.
Should health care workers be required to take a course in Ethics? Why or why not
Writing Requirements (APA format)

Length: 3-4 pages (not including title page or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page (minimum of 2 scholarly sources)

Stress and Sleep

Look over the list you created from the Stress and Sleep booklet on external stressors. Using that list name at least two common external stressors you may be able to eliminate from your life.

-How do you think you can eliminate them?
-Will it be easy or difficult to do so?

Maybe you have a ritual to shut down your day and calm your mind.

-If so, can you identify two ways to improve upon your current ritual?
-If not, what two or three things can you put in place to prepare your body and mind for a restorative nights sleep?

Literary Analysis Essay

Directions: Write a formal literary essay in which you analyze Zora Neale Hurstons novel Their Eyes Were Watching God with a focus on one of the two prompts below.

Option 1:

Discuss the ways in which each of Janies marriages reflects the evolution of Janies self-hood and identity in Their Eyes Were Watching God.
As this essay is a literary analysis, make sure your essay not only has a clear focus, but also has a strong thesis that frames your paper as an argument (not just a summary!). Be sure to develop essay sufficiently and to support your development with textual evidence. You may, of course, include brief quotes in support of your analysis when appropriate, but do not over-rely on direct quotations and do not include block quotes in a paper of this length. As always, be sure to properly quote and cite your sources when necessary.

Asian and Pacific Islander (API) women and media

You will be responsible for writing a paper (2 pages) regarding the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) women and media. Please use a credible newspaper (New York Times, the Atlantic, Reuters, Associated Press, etc.) and analyze the article.

-What is the article about?

-What does the term ‘hypersexual’ mean? What are some examples of these roles?

-How are Asian American women portrayed?

-What can be done to diversify the roles that API women play in the media?