Are there any non-financial costs to shopping online? To off-line shopping?

Discussion 7.2

One of the easiest places to see the impact of the Internet on marketing is by looking at its effect on pricing decisions and consumer’s perceptions of prices. Since its inception, the World Wide Web (WWW) has developed the reputation as being the place to shop to get the lowest prices.

  1. Why has this reputation developed?
  2. Why might it be possible to charge lower prices online?
  3. Are products really cheaper?

To answer this last question, choose two products and find them for sale online (books, CD’s, and software work very well). Calculate the total price that would be charged to your credit card, then go to a “brick and mortar” retailer and find prices for the same product there. Make your comparisons.

  1. Where is the cheapest place to buy the products that you have selected?
  2. What costs go into determining which place you buy your product?
  3. Are there any non-financial costs to shopping online? To off-line shopping?
How have the growth of these online reservation sites affected the travel agencies?

The Adaptation of Services to the Internet

The way that services are offered to consumers is changing drastically because of the impact of the Internet. Select one of the following industries and discuss the impact of technological and what changes were made.

Banking – Go to the US Bank homepage [http://www.usbank.com] and select internet banking from the homepage. Take at look at Citibank [http://www.citibank.com], eMortgages.com [http://www.emortgages.com], and Lending Tree [http://www.lendingtree.com].

Healthcare – Visit one of the following prescription drug sites: Lipitor [http://www.lipitor.com], Rogaine [http://www.rogaine.com], or Prozac [http://www.prozac.com]. Try one of these sites: Dentists.com [http://www.dentists.com], Healthline [http://www.healthline.com], or WebMD.com [http://www.webmd.com].

Insurance – Log on to Best Quote US [http://www.bestquoteus.com/] and/or Instant Quote [http://www.instantquote.com]. How does this compare to the “old” way of buying insurance? Visit and explore some of the links.

Travel – Visit one of the following travel sites: Cheaptickets.com [http://www.cheaptickets.com], Travelocity.com [http://www.travelocity.com], Expedia [http://www.expedia.com].

How have the growth of these online reservation sites affected the travel agencies? What role do Travel agencies now play in the marketplace?

Explain how your future leadership propensity will benefit from strengthening this element of E.I.

Access https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/ei-quiz.htm website:
Evaluate each statement as you are, rather than as you think you should be. When you’ve finished, click “Calculate My Total.” It is important for students to not only report the TOTAL Calculation, but to scroll down on the results screen, and find the total score in EACH of the 5 components. These numbers are each out of 15 possible. To earn full credit on this activity, students must report their scores for each of the 5 categories, with 15 being the max in each category.
Complete the E. I. Activity by presenting individual assessment results, and answering the questions presented below. Answers to the questions rely on the student’s outcomes in the 5 emotional intelligence elements on the self-assessments completed:
Self-awareness
Self-regulation
Motivation
Empathy
Social skills
Based on your results, identify which element in is currently a strength for you. Expand upon how you feel this strong score is realizable in your personal or professional life. Provide an example when you have productively utilized this emotional intelligence strength.
Likewise, identify which element of emotional intelligence which scores as an area of growth for you. Explain how you will commit to improving in this area. Explain how your future leadership propensity will benefit from strengthening this element of E.I.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbradberry/2015/01/31/can-anyone-become-emotionally-intelligent/?sh=16f8b8b67998

What were some of the problems that Truman and Eisenhower faced?

WWII, the 1950s, 60s, 70s
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Using the PowerPoint’s in the materials module, explain what were the major changes that occurred after WWII.
What do we see as a major change during 1950?
What were some of the problems that Truman and Eisenhower faced?
Summarize the major point in Chapter 20 and Zinn’s view of Watergate https://www.historyisaweapon.com/zinnapeopleshistory.html
Explain the biggest contribution Clinton made during his presidency?
Do you believe after reading about the Iraq War, that it was worthwhile and led to peace in the Middle East?
From your own point of view, discuss what you think were two of Obama’s contributions to our country during his presidency.

discuss ways for communicating with parents about supporting children’s reading at home.

Unit 8 DB: Partnering with Families
Watch Video
How to Encourage Children to Read | Reading Lessons
Duration: 2:53
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YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZQun6pXFUU
Children’s literacy is developed when they are guided in activities that holistically involve the cognitive and socioemotional aspects of the self. Many literacy-enhancing activities that teachers do with children in the classroom can also be done by parents in the home. Watch this video to see how a reading teacher suggests ways to encourage families to try some of the strategies she uses as a parent herself.
In response to your peers, discuss ways for communicating with parents about supporting children’s reading at home.

What determines a household’s consumption possibilities?

Assignment Instructions

Answer all of the questions below in 2-3 paragraphs each.  Your final submission should be a minimum of two (2) double spaced typed pages.

Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answers before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading.  Unless otherwise stated, you should answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling, and grammar.  Sources must be cited in APA format.

Your response should be a minimum of two (2) double-spaced pages; refer to the Length and Formatting instructions for additional details.

1.What determines a household’s consumption possibilities?25 Points2.How would you answer someone who says that marginal utility theory is useless because utility cannot be observed?25 Points3.What is consumer surplus? How is consumer surplus calculated?25 Points4.What is a firm and what is the fundamental economic problem that all firms face?25 Points

Length/Formatting Instructions

Length2 typed pages – double spaced (minimum)Font12 point Calibri fontProgram/File TypeSubmit in WordAttachmentsShould be pasted into the Word document if possible.Referencing systemAPA referencing system is necessary in assignments, especially material copied from the Internet.

What is the difference between a “change in demand” and a change in “quantity demanded.”

Assignment Instructions

Answer all of the questions below in 2-3 paragraphs each.  Your final submission should be a minimum of two (2) double spaced typed pages.

Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answers before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading.  Unless otherwise stated, you should answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling, and grammar.  Sources must be cited in APA format.

Your response should be a minimum of two (2) double-spaced pages; refer to the Length and Formatting instructions for additional details.

1.What is the difference between a “change in demand” and a change in “quantity demanded.”20 Points2.What is the difference between a “change in supply” and a change in “quantity supplied.”20 Points3.Holding demand constant, what is the only thing that can cause a change in quantity demanded?  What are the things that cause a change in demand?20 Points4.How do changes in income affect the demand for a good?20 Points5.How do substitute and complementary goods affect the demand for a good?20 Points

Length/Formatting Instructions

Length2 typed pages – double spaced (minimum)Font12 point Calibri fontProgram/File TypeSubmit in WordAttachmentsShould be pasted into the Word document if possible.Referencing systemAPA referencing system is necessary in assignments, especially material copied from the Internet.

describe and evaluate the Indian Boarding Schools system and relate them to the information found in chapter 11 (p. 365-381) of First Americans.

While utilizing the two quotes below, describe and evaluate the Indian Boarding Schools system and relate them to the information found in chapter 11 (p. 365-381) of First Americans. (Reading for Module 6 in addition to any additional reading, lecture and/or film material provided by the instructor.)

The following quotes are from Henry Ward Beecher and Sitting Bull. Conduct simple internet research to learn about these men.

“The common schools are the stomachs of the country in which all people that come to us are assimilated within a generation. When a lion eats an ox, the lion does not become an ox but the ox becomes a lion.”

Henry Ward Beecher

“If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man he would have made me so in the first place. He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart he put other and different desires. Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit. It is not necessary, that eagles should be crows.”

Sitting Bull (Teton Sioux)

Then read the following quotes carefully and relate each quote to the mission and activities of the Indian boarding schools. In your answer be sure to discuss how Henry Ward Beecher and Sitting Bull’s beliefs and life experiences might have prompted them to issue these quotes.

Format:

  1. This should be between 5 – 7 pages
  2. Arial, double spaced and 12-point font
  3. Completely document all sources used in the text
  4. References cited page
  5. Turnitin.com percent of match should be below 20%