Public Reports Samples For Students

Introduction

Public relations and what it encompasses is probably one of the largest unsolved yet not so popular issues in the field of media and reporting. It is important to take note at this point that although directly correlated, public relations and mass media are not the same. Mass media is the use of different methods and technologies to disseminate information or basically anything that may either pertain to the truth or what the people or the masses would want to know. Public on the other hand, while it certainly uses the power of media to communicate and manage relationships, ...

PPP Contracting options

PPP, an acronym for public-private partnership, describes a venture that is financed and operated via a partnership between the government and a company in the private sector. In the contractual agreement, the private entity offers a public service and assumes a significant technical, financial and operational risk. For a contractual agreement between the government and the private entity, the following options are available.

1. Design-Bid-Build: - Firstly, an engineering design firm is contracted to establish guidelines on the required materials, equipment and the potential costs to complete the project. The private sector is then invited to bid on the provided specifications with the winning contractor ...

Portfolio Analysis

The media has a massive influence on the public. This influence increase when the public has little or no opinion on the subject. Similarly, when the subject is non-ego threatening and the public has no direct experience with the subject. The media coverage ensures there is framing of views in its coverage. This is shaping of views and discussions via selective choices of facts, words and themes. Public relations has a significant influence in framing how the media will explain the product and the company This is so because framing of views creates the context in which the discussion occurs. However, ...

Introduction

The lean approach is developed in Toyota production plants which aims at eliminating wastes in the production according to the needs of the final consumer. This way production can be less costly by using less resources. This Japanese way of production attracts many institutions and they would like to employ this approach to their business. Furthermore, even the public institutions are interested in the Lean Approach.

A manager follows lean approach which brings the followings basically into organizations:

- Determining the value desired by the beneficiaries of a public service,
- Identifying the value line for each public good and service,
- Guaranteing a continuous flow of public goods and services,
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IKEA 25th Anniversary

IKEA 25TH ANNIVERSARY
Introduction
Recently, more attention is paid to public relations rather than advertising. A good public relations plan can help improve relations with media and stakeholders of a company. The 25th anniversary of IKEA in UK is an excellent opportunity to promote values of the Company and improve public relations. The aim of this public relations campaign is to strengthen positive image of the Company, increase sustainability awareness, and increase sales of furniture.

Company Profile

IKEA Company in UK is a Swedish-based Company founded in 1987. The Company offers a wide range of functional home furniture at low prices. Currently, ...

SYSTEM IN SAUDI ARABIA

1.0 Introduction
The economic performance of any country is highly pegged on the country’s transportation system. This is because for people to engage in various economically productive activities they must have the opportunity to move from one place to another in a less costly and convenient manner. This therefore requires a very effective transport system. In this paper, the researcher looks into various challenges facing the Saudi Arabia metro transportation system and proposes possible solutions to the problems. The paper begins by examining public transport in general and how it has developed over time. This is then followed by ...

Body Cameras and Police Policies

Abstract
In the United States, significant attention has been placed on law enforcement use of body cameras. Police body cameras are small devices that are attached to the officer’s uniform or worn as a head piece that record police interaction with the public. Both supporters and opponents of the use of these cameras have cited several reasons for their stance and the issue remains controversial. This paper takes a deep look at this issue with particular focus on the importance and the role of police body worn cameras. Some of the major aspects that will be explored in the ...

Introduction

There are a number of contemporary management issues that have assumed dominance in the process of analyzing issues that express impact on management of the organization, as well as government dockets. As time consumes up, different changes occur (Munkvold, 2003). Ideally, they incorporate the means by which issues are addressed and the factors that influence these ideologies. Because of comparative analysis of, the past, as well as, the present practices, new and advanced procedures of management have ventured their way into the market. In a similar manner, future issues are proposed by the current practices and criteria of dealing with management ...

Welfare fraud and abuse involves the use of vast amounts of the federal money for various activities and programs without accounting for the value attached to those amounts of money. The transactions and programs where the money of taxpayers are channeled led to many cases of fraud and abuse of such funds by the responsible agencies and administrators. The money and funds used in the government grants and subsidy programs are subject to fraud and abuse. The people responsible for handling and management of such funds ending up misusing and abusing the money by channeling to their personal activities ...

Abstract

Public or private transportation is a big issue in trying to cut and maintain low CO2 emissions. This issue has become controversial in some circles so this paper uses math to determine which choice is better for me. Data from the Australian Greenhouse Office, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the United States Energy Department is used. These government offices have reported transport emissions as compared to the emissions of other public sectors. Also different modes of transportation and their fuel types are reported upon as compared to passenger activity and energy use. According to the calculations the use of ...

Advertising

Advertising is a public relations’ function through which practitioners place information, commercial messages in media, for reaching their audience. The company that places the message (or the public relations agency that places the information for its client) purchases advertising space and time in specific types of media, identified as relevant for the targeted audience, meaning that the targeted audience is exposed to the specific media in which the messages are placed. Hence, this is a controlled manner for distributing a message to the audience, as the sponsor directly inserts the add in the chosen media.

The movie “Thank You for Smoking” includes ...

Part 1: Marketing Communication Plan for Baby rocker

Introduction of Product: Baby product market is expending greatly by introducing a lot of new products and concepts in the market. The market size is growing at a large extent. Our company is also planning to launch its new innovative product “Baby rocker” in the market. The product can be used with baby pram or baby push chairs. The function of product is to provide gentle vibration to the attached device. A person may adjust the range of vibration depending upon the requirement and nature of baby. Few babies like hard rock and few prefer gentle so parents can adjust the ...

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Executive Summary
The University of Maryland is considered as one of the best public universities in the United States. However, the rising cost of tuition fees and other charges has placed public institutions in an awkward situation making it questionable if whether they can provide affordable and quality education in the face of the current economic hardships. Students, on the other hand, could not help but seek for various loans in order to make their way through college. For most families who are earning a median income, sending a single child in college would leave them financially unstable ...

An ‘English as a Second Language’ Collection for

Brisbane City Council Library Services
Collection Development for Library Services and Course Number
3. Initial ESL Collection Development
The “Success in Reading English: An ‘English as a Second Language’ Collection for Brisbane City Council Library Services (BCCLS)” is our group proposed library collection project. As part of the detailed overview and discussion of the library and information services, the context in which we anchor our initial ESL collection development is at the city of Brisbane Queensland, primarily; and secondarily, the online community. Brisbane, as Australia’s largest local government, has to serve its more than two million ...

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The issue of adult literacy in Canada: An Introduction
The issue of adult literacy emerged on the Canadian public agenda, just before the 1988 federal election. For the first time in the Canadian history, the political parties respond positively to government initiatives to the literacy issue.
It should be noted that high rates of poor literacy amongst minorities, and disabled as well as the older people, are correlated to limited to these groups. Hence, those people with poor literacy are more probable than the others to become poor. ...

Abstract

The following report describes different sources of capital a company may use in order to finance its operations and investing activities. In particular, it analyses debt financing (bonds and direct bank loans) and equity financing (Venture Capitalist Investments, Initial Public Offering, Seasoned Equity Offering and Rights Offering). Report also analyses recent IPO of Manchester United Football Club at New York Stock Exchange as a practical example of raising capital.

Sources of Capital

The impact and the importance of financing in modern business world could not be underestimated. Globalization and increasing competition have forced companies to explore new markets and offer new innovative products. According ...

1.0 Introduction
The recent financial and banking crisis in UK can be traced to five years back (2007/2008). However, the root causes of the problem could be traced to the 1970s and the 1980 when the US and UK governments when UK and US deregulated their financial markets. The relaxation of the existing financial regulations enabled financial institutions to raise money from different areas of the world. This enabled the rapid growth of financial service businesses to levels that had not been witnessed before. However, the net effect of liberalizing the credit market was the massive expansion of ...

Management in a health organization

Health care organizations are similar to other business enterprises formed with an aim to reduce costs and achieve profitability in its operations. A quality management plan in a given healthcare setting encompasses the monetary escalation and validation of the health care organization. The health care diligence achieves success through an effective management plan that ensures full utilization of resources, accomplishment of objectives, and counteracting competition from similar organization. The effective management plan can be measured for the amount of profit accrued annually and to the most basic concept of lives saved and the number of deaths witnessed in the organization. ...

The public company accounting oversight board (PCAOB) is a non-profit making corporation. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act led to the creation of the board in 2002. The aim of the formation of the board was to provide guidelines on how auditing of public companies should be carried out. Its purpose was to protect the shareholders and investor’s interest. Public companies practice stewardship accounting. In stewardship accounting, the shareholders provide resources to an organization. The management of the public company should invest in projects that are going to maximize on shareholders’ wealth. Shareholder’s wealth is the product of the number of ...

Introduction

The issue about communication is essential for any system in organization running. The coordination between source of information and the targeted destination of the information and the channels of dispatching the information presents the management organ various range of challenges. The focus of this paper is to create a comparative analysis of various methods of communication as one of the major edges that chase capitalises on in ruling the market. The paper begins by defining different communication methods of communication used at different levels within the industry. This is followed by descriptive comparison of the resulting consequences and their implications.

Definitions and theoretical issues

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Introduction:

Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) are a critical element of the digital economy as a foundation for innovation. Because of this they are one of the initial key elements of society since the Statute of Arnie in 1709 and one of the guarantees written into the American Constitution in 1776. The Bern Convention in Switzerland in 1886 came to an international agreement that governs copyright and formed and international league of subscriber countries that mutually respect each other’s copyright laws.
Very little changed in how media disseminated Intellectual Property for the first 200 years after the Statute of Arnie. The ...

Introduction

- Discuss New Jersey State health initiatives and their relationship to the DHHS National Prevention Strategy and Healthy People 2020.

List the state-mandated reportable communicable diseases.

Discuss the status of measles cases in the state with accompanying epidemiologic data.
Discuss the status of pertussis cases in the state with accompanying epidemiologic data.
Explain the Organizational structure of the state’s official public health agency.
Present an overview of the state’s immunization program to include discussion of IIS (Immunization Information System).
Conclusion Summary
- Post of a summary of the paper to the Discussion Board in Blackboard with response to at ...

Waste generation is a major problem global problem, as the world’s population rises, the quantity of domestic and industrial waste increases. The main strategy employed in waste management is the 3R approach of reduction, reuse and recycling. Environmental experts have suggested the inclusion of recovery to create a 4R strategic approach to waste management (Yearley, 2005a, p 7). The recovery of energy from wastes is a new approach to waste management that maximizes the energy derived from waste and minimizes the final quantity of waste disposed. More needs to be done to find safer approaches to strategic waste management and the improvement ...

The following report is directed to the Charity Commission of Great Britain, describing, analyzing and discussing the possible role of marketing communication in the wider environments. It shows the difference between marketing communication in consumer environments and wider environment through a description of the five principles of marketing communication mix. The paper brings out the market communication applications and the corresponding advantages and disadvantages posed in the implementations of marketing communication mix. The report also offers realistic and justified recommendations for the short and long term usage of marketing communication mix (MCM) in the wider context.

Marketing Communication Mix

MCM refers to a combination ...

At the age of 21, Sir Robert entered politics courtesy of his influential father by clinching the position of Member of Parliament for Cashel in the County Tipperery (McCarthy, 2005, p. 6). Besides his father, Peel’s other supporter was Sir Robert had was Sir Arthur Wellesley, the Chief Secretary for Ireland. Peel entered the cabinet in 1822 at the age of 34 as Home Secretary where he introduced many reforms most memorably the reform of the criminal law where he reduced the number of crimes that were punishable by death. He also reformed the goal system whereby he ...

Figure 1 Risk management plan 7
Figure 2 Key data in the project of Terminal 5, United Kingdom (Khumpaisal et al. 2010) 10
Figure 3 Key players involved in the Project Terminal 5 United Kingdom (Khumpaisal et al. 2010) 10

Procurement and tendering of a Major Infrastructure Project

Project Name and Location
Mater Hospital Extension, Newcastle, NSW
Introduction
The Mater Hospital is the first ever hospital that is being built under public-private partnership in New South Wales. The Government of NSW has signed a contract with private sector partner Novacare for 28 years. That involves the construction of new hospital buildings, extension of ...

IM plan for Queensland government

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This research paper outlines information management best practices in relation to Queensland State. The Queensland government envisions for an open, accountable, and participatory government. Information is at the heart of government operations and as such all planning and decision making activities of the organization depend on information management.
The development of this paper follows a series of steps that includes planning, design and implementation stages. Data were sourced from the diverse sectors within the state and analyzed to reveal the state of information management. Further, an appropriate IM roadmap was recommended to oversee the ...

Introduction

Many civilizations today place security concerns prior to their political agenda because of the increasing perception that international security is at higher threats from malicious acts like terrorism. Though terrorism has been in existence for a longer time and many security strategies are in place to prevent terror attacks, major terrorism acts including the unforgettable day in the US history (the 9/11 attack), the bio-agent threats, the Tokyo subways attack, the 1997 intention of the Islamist extremists to bomb New York subways and the 2004 bombing of Madrid commuter trains have evoked a stronger battle to improve security (Adams, 2003).

Goals for the security plan

In ...

During the existence of the Napoleon's French Empire there emerged a couple of revolutionary war against the regime. These wars were perpetuated by organized coalitions that had the common ain of disbanding this French Empire. One of the reasons as to why these series of opposition wars became significant is because European nations at the time had began to develop their weapons using modern technology therefore resulting in massive and large scale destruction of the affected areas. After a long struggle between the Napoleon Empire and the opposing coalitions, there was growth of a nationalistic feeling between nations as they felt the ...

INTRODUCTION

Since the early 2000s, there has been a global revolution in the environmental realm. n various countries, the green movement has manifested itself in a visibly increased awareness by the public, as well as in governmental policies that seek to lessen the environmental impact of both public and private institutions. United States citizens, for example, have begun choosing whether to make their homes and transportation more energy efficient. Humanitarian and environmental non-governmental organizations are deciding how to guide their members and respond to climate change (Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, 2010). Closer to home, Australian governmental policies have also begun ...

Business Report

The report on Virgin Trains reviews the company’s core business segments and its future competitive advantage as a leader in UK rail transport franchise. A major private partner and investor in Britain’s rail transport infrastructure, the Virgin Group and its wholly owned subsidiary Virgin Trains in partnership with the UK Government, regional and municipal transport oversight and its stakeholder entity, Stagecoach (49%) controls much of the nation’s commercial rail franchise, including scheduled delivery of services to North Wales and Scotland.
The foregoing Porter’s competitive analysis of Virgin Trains’ offers insights in consumer and investor confidence ...

Situational Analysis

UK student university fees figures for 2010 and 2011 revealed overseas prices were up to six times as much as home fees. In October last year the Brown review sparked significant debate with its conclusion that universities should be allowed to decide what they charge students. This decision would see the cap on tuition fees lifted and allow for a 10% increase in student places to meet the rising demand for a degree-level education. The cap has however never been applied to overseas tuition fees and while universities could only charge UK undergraduates £3,290, the rates for students from other ...

Executive Summary

The purpose of this discussion is to examine the travel and transit patterns in the Scarborough region of Toronto as well as in the Pickering region. This report gives a basic demographic overview of travel and transit patterns in the regions, and makes suggestions regarding the nature of expanding public transit and reducing the number of cars on the road during peak transit hours. For both regions, peak transit hours appear to be between 6 am and 9 am, as people move from their homes to work—the bulk of this traffic could be reduced with a more efficient public transit ...

Strategic planning is a vital component in the sustainability of school systems especially universities. As research shows, these problems are not unique to higher educational facilities only they need to be applied to other forms of business enterprises and nonprofit organizations. External factors like budgetary allocations, reduction in the funding some projects get an increase in tuition fees show the need for strategic planning in a dynamic financial economy. Strategic planning is therefore important if the university or other education facility is to fulfill the point of its existence. For universities and nonprofit organization alike, the need for strategic planning is ...

Kelo v. city of New London conn.

The city of London in the implementation of ``economic revitalization plan” sought to acquire 90 acres for development from private owners. The development was geared towards increasing employment as well as generating revenue for the government. The city acquired land from most private owners but 15 owners refused to surrender their lands and the city commenced a suit to claim the said land. The developer was a private entity. The owners of the said lands disputed the acquisition of their land due to lack of reasonable compensation by the city. The Fifth Amendment provides ...

Workforce Planning in the Australian Retail Industry

Socio-Economic Profile
With a strong economic development, Australia reached an average economic growth of 3.5% each year for 20 years, remaining strong and keeping its inflation under control during the economic recession (Index Mundi, Australia, 2013).
The country’s natural resources attracted many investors over the years and being an open market let to attracting high foreign investments, stimulating its economic growth, making it more flexible and dynamic (Index Mundi, Australia, 2013).
Regarding the country’s social profile, its early population was composed of British and Irish citizens; after the World War II Australia initiated an aggressive campaign of ...

Project Background

In the recent history, the construction industry in Saudi Arabia has experienced an exponential growth rate, which has led to increased demand of building materials. This has led to increased potential for firms dealing with the supply of building materials such as timber. For example, the timber demand has been projected to grow with the rate of 32 – 35% annually, and this trend is expected to continue until the year 2015. Khalid Mohamed Est is among the top distributors of building materials, with an opportunity of rising to being the top supplier of building materials and especially timber. However, ...

How do parents discipline their children in public places and how do they keep their children from misbehaving through violent means

This essay aims to look at the different techniques used by parents to discipline their children. The multiple reasons that are used and the number of situations that are examined to look into the different techniques are explored too. Why parents attempt to use harsh means to change behavior is discussed in detail.

Observe how parents discipline their children in a public place. How frequently do parents use physical punishment to discipline their children? In what situations?! Try to ...

The Mayor and GLA on Environmental Preservation

Introduction

Undeniably, London is not only one of the greatest cities in the entire globe but also one of the most successful cities as far as production and competitive economy. The city is famous for its enthusiasm, style, diversity, entrepreneurship and innovation. In order to manage growth of London in all aspects, political leaders saw the necessity of establishing a body that will be in charge or rather control and promote developments in the entire city. This marked the origin of the Greater London Authority (GLA). Precisely, a referendum was carried out to determine the opinion of the public on the ...

ABSTRACT

The advancement in technology has made the mobile market the most expanding market in the world. The mobile is a device of choice world over in this age because of its accessibility fueled by cheap prices. Short Message Service in mobile phones together with Multimedia Message Service has emerged to fulfill most of the user requirements and subsequently become an effective communication and information delivery model. The use of mobile extends beyond the personal needs and can be used to access sophisticated applications in a convenient and secure environment. Technologies such as Near Field Communication provide the phone with an interface ...

INTRODUCTION

Cultural and social problems attributed to gun violence have been a prevailing phenomenon for years. In a society where one could be fragile to the effects of cultural crackdowns and psychological breakdowns, guns have been a prevalent tool in addressing violent actions. Guns induce both violence and personal protection, but using it would likely trigger more instances of violence than self-defense. Gun violence could be attributed to irresponsible parenting and exposure to pop culture as causes, which may be interconnected between one another. In curbing gun violence, proper steps must be taken in order to elicit public awareness. Such steps in promoting ...

Introduction: Traffic jams and pollution are one of the biggest problems on the road today. With 43,500 employees, our company is the biggest contributor to this problem in our county. We conducted a survey to look at some of the transportation habits of our employees and find solutions to reduce them.
Employee carpool habits: As shown in the Pie chart, 64 percent of the workforce never uses a carpool. This is a big problem and a major contributor to the traffic.
Use of Public Transport: 54 percent employees use public transport every day which is a healthy sign. But the problem ...

A specialty court is a term often used to refer to problem-solving courts. These courts have as their main aim the urge to provide assistance to criminal defendants (low-level) who might suffer from mental health, substance or social abuse problem because of becoming repeat offenders. The courts achieve this role through providing intensive supervision and treatment to the victims. The United States of America has a rich network of specialty courts that cover various aspects. In essence, such courts may include Mental Health Treatment Courts, Drug Treatment Courts, Veteran’s Treatment Courts and courts that cater for women that have been ...

The Australian tourism is one of the leading government sectors that have contributed a tremendous boost the economy of the country. The country has significant attraction sites in major cities including Melbourne, Sydney among others with the tourism activities attracting a wide variety of visitors both domestically and globally. Some of the tourists who visit Australia are backpackers mostly comprising young people from Western Europe, United States and Asia who wish to explore several attraction sites within the country, events tourist and vacationers both from local and international market. The country has significant attraction sites including arts and galleries, beaches and ...

The most widely used proverb “Smoking is injurious to health” stands as a universal truth for all. There are always two aspects of everything we experience or do in life. One is the positive side of it and the other is the negative side. Both these aspects go hand in hand with our lives. Just as there are two aspects of everything in this world, there are two types of people, good and bad. With good and bad, I mean some have good habits and some have bad ones. Smoking is one such deadly habit which has spread its wings ...

Introduction for CMU Competencies Model

The crux of this report is to highlight my leadership competencies through the exploration of theories and models. Also, with the aids of the leadership development plan, I will be better off on preparing myself; a young undergraduate who is entering the workforce in the near future and have an aim to take up leadership role as an event manager in a major company.
The Central Michigan University (CMU) had developed a Leadership Competency Model which made up of five aspects, namely the social responsibility, innovation, task management, leading others and self-management. According to the model, leaders may not master all ...

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Introduction

MHPAEA Act 1 was enforced to guarantee that the people seeking mental and drug abuse disorders receive the same coverage as those seeking medical and surgical care.

Research

The importance of the policy is evident from the fact that drug use and mental health disorders contribute to the development of more than 60 diseases and conditions that are covered by traditional medical plans, including cancer.

Public reaction for Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act 1

The reaction from the public, the media and public service advocates was positive. However, the reaction from employers and medical plan providers was negative, because the change would widen their coverage burden.

The clusters affected by MHPAEA

The groups ...

- Introduction:
Network security forms the basis of safe and private data management in modern computer networks. Network security is the elementary problem of today’s computer and communication networks in the presence of vast variety of spams, viruses and internet threats. Network security provides the solution to such problems of privacy violation and unauthorized access to personal and confidential data by implementing the laws and rules which reduce security violation significantly. Network security evolution is a continuous process which has evolved since the invention of first virus and it will keep on evolving as new types of viruses ...

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Domestic Violence (DV) issue in Britain: An Introduction
Following a long history of domestic violence in Britain, the issue is high on the public agenda that has affected significantly both on economic and personal expense to the British society (Walby, 2004). Throughout the last several years, the women’s rights activists realized several legislation meant to curb the menace of domestic violence in the country.
Moreover, domestic violence in Britain has realized social and political connotations that are usually carried out through patriarchal values. Furthermore, it has caused the ...

Abstract

This paper is on the topic of Interest group and political parties. The first section of this paper will discuss the how interest groups and political parties influence the American political process. The second section will discuss the positive and negative influences they have on the democratic process. The third section of this paper will discuss the impact of interest groups and political parties on democratic elections and government operations. The fourth section will discuss if the interest groups are growing or if they are in decline. The fifth section will discuss the impact of fundraising and money on ...

FIDIC stands for Federation International des Ingenieurs Conseils (International Federation of Consulting Engineers). It was founded in the year 1913 in Europe, and now has 60 countries as members. The Secretariat is situated in Switzerland. The FIDIC form of contract has evolved over a period. The contract conditions are equally suitable for use on domestic contract. In September 1999, FIDIC published four new editions of the forms of contract. They are complete replacement of old forms.

Conditions of Contract for construction: (Red logo).

Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build: (Yellow logo).
Conditions of Contract for EPC/Turnkey projects:(grey logo).
Short Form of Contract: (Green ...

Situation 1

In competitive markets, the government must ensure that the goods and services that consumers demand are produced efficiently. There are many types of market failure and in situation one, the type of market failure is a negative externality. According to Frank (2011), externalities are benefits or costs that arise from an economic transaction received by parties not involved in the transaction, and they can be either positive or negative. In situation one, there is a negative externality because the cost of producing the cement sifters produces wastes that is released into the river that runs alongside the plant thereby polluting the ...

Introduction: A brief history on the evolution of grid technologies.

The Smart Grid is the backbone of all major innovations, policies and regulations included in the power grid since its creation in the 1880’s. The power grid is an electric network of power sub-stations, transmission lines, transformers, and other equipment and facilities used by power suppliers to deliver electricity from the power generation plant to homes and commercial entities.
When power grids started being built for electricity distribution, the demand for devices to measure consumption rose. The need for these devices was to help electricity suppliers in distribution, pricing and monitoring of their services. However, the path ...

Introduction

Ethic is defined as a system of moral values or set of principles (standards) of right conduct. All societies, including institutions and professions, have their ethics. Besides, individuals set rules that govern their own behaviour. In every society, dishonourable behaviour is unaccepted. Whether you are the one behaving dishonourably, or the one facilitating the behaviour, all are culprits. When defined as principles of right conduct, it means that ethics are rules that are not set for us by others; we set them ourselves; with an exception of the professional ethics that are preset. Therefore, there is no universal agreement on ...

Software engineering ethics

Information systems are becoming the norm of managing processes in the world today. There is a need to ensure that the software that is being developed meet the requirements and also the ethics of software development. In developing an information system that will track people actions in a given country, there are ethical considerations that should be followed. The first principle is that of the principle of public interest. The software engineers who are developing this software should act consistently with the public interest. One issue that should be consistent with the public interest is that of privacy. Even though terrorism ...

The article by Robert Zoellick emphasizes on the importance of the World Bank as an instrument to “use finance to tackle global problems” and develop third world countries. Since its foundation the aim of the World Bank Group was to combat consequences of war and to provide assistance to the developing countries. Zoellick looks back at the history of the World Bank, mentioning challenges on the way of this institution. During the course of establishing of a free enterprise economy and the diffusion of private capital, the World Bank had not been only issuing loans, but fostering growth and overcoming ...

Texas constitution is one of the longest constitutions in the country. The constitution had modified seven times and presently 1876 constitution is effectively adopted by state. The documents only provide information related to explicit power permitted to Texas hence it work like a limited document.

Texas constitution contains total 17 articles. Small brief about all the articles are as follow:

Article 1: Bill of Rights – the article is having total 29 sections and talk about power of Texas government and some un-avoidable rights provided to citizens.
Article 2: Power of Government – As per article two, all the governments have separate powers and one government can not rule other government. This article talks about equal ...

Introduction

This report is about the parking problem raised by the Florida International University (FIU) students to the president. It affected many students within the institution. The problem has been persistent since 1980 when the number of student’s enrollment increased to 12000 from 5500 while parking increased 6000 from 5500 in 1972. The students have been facing a lot of challenges because almost half them misses parking spaces. Due to this complain from the students, we were assigned the responsibility to write a report about the problem and the possible solutions or recommendations.

Fig 1: Comparison of students to the available parking space

From the findings and data we collected, there ...

Individual Report – Marketing for a New Product.

The service “Share&Go” is an innovative solution that is offered by the taxi service company. It uses the existing fleet of the company as well as its drivers to provide a new car sharing service to its customers. Customers can access the service through a mobile application or directly through the website. The idea behind is to give people an opportunity to split the payment for taxi rides between several people, even if those people are not travelling as one group. Customers can request a taxi by indicating the pick-up point and the final destination, as well as the possible tolerance time. ...

Introduction

Music has no boundaries and is listened by all sections of society, globally. Whether it is in English, German, French, Hindi, Mandarin, Arabic, Urdu, or any other language, music is enjoyed by one and all for its sheer power of attraction. It is not necessary that all audiences like the same kind of music, and it is also not true that all artists are liked by all. Tastes differ, and preferences are many. While some would pledge their hardcore support for the songs sung by Madonna, or a Lady Gaga, they need not necessarily have to agree that they are ...