Networking Activity In this course your will be asked to expand your circle of contacts by completing a networking assignment. We strongly encourage you to start early and think about how you will do this. Your discussion of this activity will occur in Unit 9 but 9 weeks goes by quickly! So start thinking about it now. What you need to know is that the most productive relationships occur among people in the same field. Networking is nothing more than talking with and meeting other people. You do this every day. Networking is about helping each other, giving and getting advice, and building relationships. It is about helping others and others helping you. Networking is simple! One form of networking is just contacting people you know. If you do not know anyone, as is often the case, then you can attend events and participate in meetings. So how do you meet these people? One way to meet people is through trade associations. Practically every trade group has a local or state chapter, and they usually hold regular events, both locally and nationally. Also, if you think you are not ready for a membership quite yet, you should change your mind quickly! As a student most of these trade groups give significant discounts for joining as a member while still a student and when you attend member events, you receive attention and receive resources that could easily land you in a desirable job! For this assignment you are tasked with finding an association or trade group that you would like to join. Below are a couple of links to help you to find groups in the area of finance or other networking groups. These sites offer many career groups to consider. If none of these trade fields appeal to you as a career choice, you can Google something that is more in your area of interest. http://career-advice.monster.com/job-search/professional-networking/Trade-Groups-for- Finance-Networking/article.aspx http://www.rileyguide.com/support.html Another Website that will help you with more information on this topic is the Work Bloom Website. http://workbloom.com/networking-center.aspx INSTRUCTIONS Your task for this assignment is to join a trade group or association in your area of interest and to attend an event of your choice. If you do not want to actually join an association then you can attend some other local event (i.e. http://www.meetup.com/ or a Chamber of Commerce meeting, etc.) By the end of Unit 9 compile information about your networking experience. This needs to include:  The association you joined or the type of event that you chose as an alternative  Information about the event that you attended o Something that shows when and where the event took place  Information about who you met by providing one of the following for each person you made contact with o A written paragraph about the people whom you met OR o A copy of the business cards (at least four) of the people you met and a sentence about each person.  Write a short critique of how you did. This may be the most important assignment you ever do

Paul rever had to travel 3.4 miles to charlestown from boston by boat. Assume that from charlestown to lexington, he was able to ride a horse that traveled at a rate of 1/8 mile per minute. His total distance traveled y is the sum of the distance to charlestown and the distance from charlestown to lexington.

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1. Develop a common-size income statement and balance sheet for your selected company, and calculate the financial ratios described in the textbook. Use the questions and instructions in the INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES section (Part C) of the Guidelines for the Strategic Audit Report. Include a brief discussion of the implications of what you find.

 

2. In Activity 4.5, one member of each team posted a population demographics summary statement to this forum. For this discussion, read the statements on population demographics posted by your fellow class members. Based on these statements, plus any additional research you may have done, how do you feel about the implications of changing population demographics? Why?

 

3.  Prepare a brief progress report (1 page) on your progress toward completing the strategic audit report. What did you do this week? What problems have you encountered? How do you plan to resolve them? What do you plan to do next week? Save your progress report using the following naming convention: M5Progress_yourlastname. Your strategic audit report is due in Module 8.

 

4. Working in your assigned teams, select one of the top firms from the Fortune Magazine Annual Rankings. Research the Internet for more information about that firm.

To complete this assignment:

Step 1: In the Groups area, collaborate with your team to prepare a 1-2 page summary statement of your team’s research findings (including at least 5-6 quality references). Save the document using the following naming convention. Be sure to include the names of all members of your team at the top of the document.

Step 2: Assign one member of your team to submit a copy of your team’s summary using the Assignment link provided in Activity 6.4. Your instructor will apply scores for individual team members based on the quality of the 1-2 page summary statement, and the team evaluations submitted in Activity 6.5. The summary statement must be posted to the Grade Center before the end of this module.

Step 3: Assign one member of your team to post the summary statement to the M7-Top Companies Forum on the Discussion Board. Add a new thread in the forum, include your team name in the subject line, and attach the summary statement to the discussion thread. These summary statements will be reviewed by your classmates and discussed in Module 7. This summary must be posted to the Discussion Board by the end of this module.

Step 4: Complete the Fortune Team Evaluation located in Activity 6.5.

5. Submit your response to the following questions:

• What is organizational politics all about?
• Why do people tend to see organizational politics as negative?
• Could an organization really exist without organizational politics?
• What are the characteristics and skills of good political players?
• Do you have good political skills?
• How could you improve your political skills?

6. In Activity 6.2, your team was assigned to select one of the top firms from the Fortune Magazine Annual Rankings, research the Internet for more information about that firm, and then prepare a 1-2 page summary of your findings. Using the Assignment link above, one member of your team will submit your team’s Fortune summary statement. Prior to submitting the summary, save the document using the following naming convention:  Be sure your team’s summary is also posted to the M7-Top Companies Discussion Forum. This assignment is due in this module.

 

7.  Prepare a brief progress report (1 page) on your progress toward completing the strategic audit report. What did you do this week? What problems have you encountered? How do you plan to resolve them? What do you plan to do next week? Save your progress report using the following naming convention: . Your strategic audit report is due in Module 8.

 

 

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