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The RIT Mission
To provide a broad range of career-oriented educational programs with the goal of producing innovative, creative graduates who are well-prepared for their chosen careers in a global society.
The RIT community engages and motivates students through stimulating and collaborative experiences. We rigorously pursue new and emerging career areas. We develop and deliver curricula and advance scholarship and research relevant to emerging technologies and social conditions.
Our community is committed to diversity and student centeredness and is distinguished by our innovative and collaborative spirit. Internal and external partnerships expand our students' experiential learning. RIT is committed to mutually enriching relationships with alumni, government, business, and the world community. Teaching, learning, scholarship, research, innovation, and leadership development for promoting student success are our central enterprises.
RIT will lead higher education in preparing students for innovative, creative, and successful careers in a global society.
RIT reaches the highest levels of quality of education through collective and individual commitment to ethics, pluralism, and respect for humanity. Together we value collaboration, openness, flexibility, pragmatism, experiential learning, entrepreneurship, global awareness and relationships, innovation, creativity, and practical applications. Individually, we are responsible, hard-working, critical thinkers who pursue personal and professional growth with diligence, pride, and spirit.
Guiding Principles
- Students
- Providing opportunities for student success will motivate everything we do.
- The student climate will reflect the highest caliber of academic advising, professional counseling, caring, support, and mentoring.
- Academics
- An RIT education will be a unique integration of high quality academic study and experiential learning, innovation, and creativity with a specific focus on successful careers.
- A high level of scholarship will be conducted in all academic areas to strengthen teaching and research and enhance the engagement of all undergraduate and graduate students in their learning experiences.
- Flexible and responsive curricula, programs, and systems will characterize the educational infrastructure.
- Climate and Environment
- The campus climate will be one of openness, access, diversity, trust, mutual support, and effective communication.
- The university environment will reflect an aura of pride, spirit, and inclusion among all constituencies.
- Synergy
- Global awareness and experience will permeate the university.
- Academic and extracurricular programs will be connected and mutually reinforcing.
- Interdisciplinary academic programs will be encouraged.
- Financial Base
- Cost effective and revenue opportunistic activities—always consistent with and supportive of the above principles and priorities—will be pursued to augment the required financial base. There will be a continual review of the cost base of the university to insure that funds are appropriately allocated to support the strategic plan.
Key Result Areas
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1. Be renowned for student success
The extent to which students obtain an education that prepares them for the challenges and opportunities awaiting them in a rapidly changing and diverse global society.
Goal 1:
Improve student retention and graduation rates.
Goal 2.
Achieve best in class diversity levels for minority student, faculty, and staff populations.
Goal 3:
Increase student participation in global initiatives.
Goal 4:
Increase percentage of graduating students with employment offers or graduate school acceptances.
2. Maximize opportunities for innovation, creativity, research, and scholarship.
The extent to which the educational experience is characterized by opportunities to develop and apply creative and innovative approaches to learning and problem solving.
Goal 5:
Achieve 100% student participation in innovation, creativity, and scholarship activities.
Goal 6:
Increase sponsored research awards.
Goal 7:
Increase the number of students, full-time faculty, and research faculty in the Golisano Institute for Sustainability.
Goal 8:
Achieve 100% faculty participation in scholarship.
3. Execute with organizational/operational excellence.
Achieve the organizational mission in the most cost-effective/efficient manner.
Goal 9:
Maintain a balanced annual operating budget.
Goal 10:
Grow the RIT endowment.
Goal 11:
Demonstrate educational excellence through the achievement of student learning, academic effectiveness, student placement goals.
4. Achieve the highest levels of stakeholder satisfaction.
The extent to which the requirements and expectations of key stakeholder groups are met or exceeded by RIT, including students and their families; alumni; RIT faculty and staff; business community; government; donors.
Goal 12:
Through brand enhancement strategies, increase undergraduate applications; out-of-state undergraduate applications; and graduate applications.
Goal 13:
Grow fundraising by increasing annual fundraising; alumni giving; number of annual donors; and actively engaged alumni.
Goal 14:
Achieve best-in-class stakeholder satisfaction levels as measured by regularly administered faculty, staff, and student satisfaction instruments.
Reviewing the Plan
The hard work of achieving our strategic goals and realizing our vision is conducted by the RIT community under the leadership of the president and vice presidents. In collaboration with their staffs and colleagues, the vice presidents are continually developing, modifying, and deploying those divisional strategies most likely to contribute to the overall success of the plan.
Imagine RIT is an insistent and hard-driving plan, but its framers recognize the need for flexibility in the implementation process. In the highly charged and changeable environment that is higher education in the 21st century, a strategic plan must be dynamic; as internal and external circumstances require, strategies will continuously adjust and evolve; goals may require re-thinking; and annual targets may be accelerated or modulated.
Two processes have been developed to assure such flexibility.
The Annual Review Cycle represented here lays out the process for adjustments and review as inextricable from the annual budget and performance review cycles.
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Adjusting the Plan
Adjustments made to the goals or targets of the plan must be approved by the Strategic Planning Committee of Trustees and the full Board of Trustees before being shared with the governance groups. The process for submission and approval modifications is represented by the following graphic.
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Waynesville police charge two sweepstakes businesses
Waynesville police cited two sweepstakes businesses on South Main Street who were up and running over the weekend after installing new software they believed complied with state law.
A recent court ruling upheld the state law, which made video sweepstakes illegal in December, but many sweepstakes distributors are coming out with new software that they claim is in compliance.
According to the statute, it is now illegal to operate sweepstakes through the use of an entertainment display. That includes video poker, bingo or "any other video game not dependent on skill or dexterity that is played while revealing a prize as the result of an entry into a sweepstakes."
Saturday night police cited and confiscated one machine from both The Winner's Circle and the 777 sweepstakes parlor that were running different versions of the new software.
Tami Nicholson, owner of The Winner's Circle, recently installed new software in her machines, costing about $20,000, and opened the sweepstakes parlor Friday.
She said the software she chose, which is called Sweet Carolina, requires the player to use "skill or dexterity" in order to play, which she believes makes it legal.
"Our games do not involve chance or luck. If you do not use skill, you can play all day long and not win anything," Nicholson said.
Despite this, she was charged with a misdemeanor for operating an illegal sweepstakes machine.
"It's our job to take enforcement action if we see a violation. According to the law it is written these machines and these businesses were found to be in violation," said Lt. Chris Chandler with the Waynesville Police Department.
But Nicholson she said she knows of other sweepstakes parlors that have remained open in surrounding counties using the same software.
"It's selective enforcement and it's wrong and it's not legal," she said. "They closed a legal business bringing money into Haywood County."
To Nicholson, the law still needs clarification.
She said she repeatedly asked officers to come look at the software before she turned her open sign on to determine the legality of the machines, but she was denied.
Waynesville Police Chief Bill Hollingsed said it's not law enforcement's job to make that determination.
"We can only enforce the law as it's interpreted by the legislature in the initial statute and the courts. It cannot come from the business owner or the business owner's attorney. Our job is to enforce the law, not to interpret the law," he said.
For Jo and Torry Pinter Sr. who own Vegas in the Valley in Maggie Valley, it's just a matter of "wait and see," before they open their doors again.
It took several months before the couple was able to open the business while awaiting approval from the town board, and they were only open three months before the ban took place.
So far, they've held onto their equipment in anticipation that new software will become legal, but they are frustrated with the law that no one seems to understand.
"The state attorney, officers, nobody wants to give us the OK," Jo Pinter said.
By not informing business owners of exactly what software is legal, she said business owners are forced to open up and take the chance of being charged.
"They're basically saying if you want to open up then do it and then we'll take it to the courts and let the chips fall where they may," she said.
They recently asked a Maggie Valley detective if he would come look at new software on one of their sweepstakes machines to see if it is legal before they open, but they have not heard back from him yet.
Jo Pinter said she and her husband receive dozens of calls each day from people asking if they are open yet.
"To me, it's good entertainment for older people. They're not sitting at a bar drinking and leaving to be driving out on the streets. To me, there are a lot more important issues in the community," Torry Pinter Sr. said.
Nicholson believes now is the time to fight back.
"We can either sit back and do nothing and watch our businesses and our livelihoods close down or we can step up and do something," she said.
She is working with attorneys for the software company to pursue further court action. Winner's Circle and the Lucky Horseshoe are currently closed pending her attorneys "filing additional papers at the courthouse," although she did not say exactly what action is being taken.
She did say that she hopes a decision will eventually be made to either allow sweepstakes or not.
"I'm not here to fight the law, I'm here to clarify the law. It's time to figure this all out. Either shut us down or let us open," she said.
Hollingsed said that officers will enforce whatever the law sets forth.
"The video sweepstakes games are in fact illegal and if they make a variation on some type of reveal based on skill versus chance, a court has to make the decision on whether or not that is legal, not the police officers and not the district attorney. Once that decision is made that is what we will enforce based on the case law," he said.


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But good luck with it.
It doesn't matter if it's runescape or not, uses its own engine or not, is different or not, it's too close to be successful.
In the video at 2:40-2:50ish, I can go point out every lookalike model from runescape that's in that picture. EXACT lookalikes.
Game i'm playing right now looks like that a bit. if this interests you, you should check out Eldevin..
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F1GMAT: The W. P. Carey MBA program has put emphasis on leadership development and in-depth learning. How is the curriculum structured to help MBA students?
Ruthie Pyles (W.P Carey MBA): The W. P. Carey School of Business full-time MBA program, currently ranked Top 30 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, features a leadership-development component that starts in the first quarter of study and continues through both years. We immerse students in a 360-degree peer review process and provide individual assessments, which include faculty feedback.
Students begin their leadership development with courses in strategic leadership, career leadership and organizational behavior. These classes utilize self-tests and peer feedback to help students develop personal insight into their own strengths and weaknesses. Students also work on personal-development plans, focusing on their own leadership skills. Plus, we teach students cutting-edge theoretical frameworks and best practices for leading organizations and employees. Throughout the first year, students learn how to champion and implement innovative ideas through participation in a business-plan development competition. We also teach negotiation skills.
In the second year, students have opportunities to practice their leadership skills as leaders of our many MBA student organizations. They take courses in ethics and global macroeconomics. At the end of the program, we hold a student leadership awards program that recognizes student growth and achievement in this area
F1GMAT: Can you share some of the concentrations that 2nd Year MBA students can choose from?
Ruthie Pyles (W.P Carey MBA): Whether our students are seeking to change careers or just dive deeper into their current fields, our areas of emphasis and specializations provide students with the breadth and depth of knowledge necessary to succeed.
We offer areas of emphasis in entrepreneurship, finance, health sector management, international business, marketing, leadership, supply chain management and sustainability.
Separately, our specializations allow students to distinguish themselves amongst their MBA peers and, as such, 50 percent of our full-time MBA students pursue multiple specializations.
Recently, our applicants have shown a strong interest in the areas of marketing and finance. The Strategic Marketing and Services Leadership specialization allows students to learn critical skills and gain knowledge needed to implement superior service quality and services strategies to create a competitive advantage. Students specializing in Financial Management and Markets develop their analytical skills, learn how to manage risk, and grow to understand the links between business strategy and finance.
Our Supply Chain Management specialization is very popular, since our supply chain management programs consistently rank Top 5 in the nation. This specialization teaches students how to gain their companies a competitive position by strategically managing the flow of raw materials, work-in-process inventories, and finished goods. Students can also combine popular areas, such as with our Supply Chain Financial Management specialization.
Since we have one of the top MBA programs in the country, we consider it our responsibility to remain adaptive to the marketplace. One of the ways we remain proactive is by identifying business-community needs, such as the one for more professionals in the healthcare industry. We recently responded with the creation of two new specializations: Strategic Marketing and Services Leadership - Health Sector Management and Supply Chain Management and Health Sector Management. These specializations combine functional training (in this case, marketing and supply chain) with health sector industry training.
Our final specialization, Information Management, covers everything from the basics of databases to the complexity of systems integration, information securities and controls, and project management.
F1GMAT: How is the student life at W. P. Carey School of Business?
Ruthie Pyles (W.P Carey MBA): Pursuing your MBA is a demanding, but fulfilling experience. It really is what you make of it, and YOU have the ability to determine how involved you want to be. A student can join a variety of clubs and organizations, becoming a well-rounded future leader. The W. P. Carey MBA Experience is more than attending classes; it is learning to work in teams, developing long-lasting relationships, and building leadership skills for the future. These experiences can occur in a classroom setting, but more often than not, they happen when a student leads a club or interacts with his or her classmates outside the classroom. The students at the W. P. Carey School share a common bond as they all start the MBA journey together, and over time, become a support system for each other as they move toward achieving their future career goals, transforming into dynamic business leaders that can navigate through an evolving business landscape.
It is important to note that we have a strong student services team to help with advising, course selection, registration, scheduling and navigating the university system, so students can just focus on their education and their experiences.
F1GMAT: Can you share some of the recent International electives?
Ruthie Pyles (W.P Carey MBA): At the W. P. Carey School, we know that business reaches far beyond the borders of the classroom; it stretches around the globe. One of the ways we prepare our students to understand how business gets done on a global scale is to provide them with opportunities to experience business in other countries. This is done through our international electives and was profiled in an article in The Wall Street Journal.
Last year, we sent students to Peru, Austria/Czech Republic and Germany. We also had students participate in our Business and Public Policy course in Washington, DC, where they met key political players. In 2013, our students will have the opportunity to participate in international electives in Argentina, China, Austria/Czech Republic, Germany and Peru. Our programs are offered over the spring break and also during the summer, so they do not conflict with classes. Generally, our full-time students can work with their internships or employers to start after the international program is complete.
In addition to the knowledge you gain, participating in international programs is also a great way to increase your peer network, since the international components are offered to students in all of our various MBA platforms, including the evening and online MBA programs. There may also be opportunities to meet MBA students from other universities while you are traveling, since these programs are very collaborative. Each of our international programs provides opportunities to go on company visits and meet with upper-level management, which really helps bring the business concepts you learn in the classroom to life. The networking and hands-on experiences that students receive during these programs add value to their MBA experience.
F1GMAT: What are some of the unique courses and activities offered in the MBA program?
Ruthie Pyles (W.P Carey MBA): The W. P. Carey School of Business full-time MBA program offers students several unique courses and activities throughout the two-year experience.
Some of our more unique courses include digital marketing, sustainability and social responsibility, and consulting in business. The consulting course is well-suited to our applicants interested in entrepreneurship. In this course, student teams develop strategies and business plans for entrepreneurial businesses. Interaction with company representatives gives students the ability to apply consulting theories and skills learned in class.
Here at the W. P. Carey School, the excitement isn't limited to the classroom; we also have several unique opportunities to get involved outside the classroom. Each specialization offers an academic organization in which student leaders drive and coordinate activities. Local industry leaders are invited to "Lunch & Learn" events to give students a realistic view of what a career looks like in that particular industry. Outreach trips are also coordinated by these organizations. Students travel to different cities to tour various companies within a particular field. Students are able to learn firsthand what these professions demand and make valuable connections within the companies.
Our diverse student population fosters participation in our MBA Cultural Association (MCA). Students representing countries from around the world make presentations and coordinate authentic experiences for all students to experience throughout the year. The annual "Confluence" event highlights students' native food, dances, poetry, songs and other talents from the many different backgrounds of our students.
There are a variety of ways to get involved here at the W. P. Carey School, and each of them will help make your MBA experience unforgettable.
F1GMAT: What are some of the post-MBA opportunities available for MBA graduates?
Ruthie Pyles (W.P Carey MBA): The W. P. Carey School of Business has a stellar graduate career center to assist with job searches and one of the highest MBA placement rates in the country. Some companies that recruit at the school include Johnson & Johnson, Apple, Dell and Chevron.
Our graduates find success in many different industries and functions. Post-graduate opportunities range from leadership development and rotational programs in Fortune 500 companies to experienced hire roles in small organizations, and everything in between. Members of the class of 2012 reported successful employment in 12 distinct industries and six broad functional areas. Technology was the most popular industry, with more than 30 percent accepting positions in the sector. Operations/supply chain management and general management were the most common functions.
F1GMAT: Can you give our readers a snapshot of the latest class?
Ruthie Pyles (W.P Carey MBA): The W. P. Carey full-time MBA program enrolled about 18 percent of its applicants this year. The school thrives because of its students, who bring a diverse combination of cultures, ideas, backgrounds and professional experiences into the classroom.
The class of 2014 represents 14 states and five countries.
The incoming class is 20-percent Arizona residents, 38-percent other U.S. residents and 42-percent international; the most represented countries outside the United States are Canada, China and India.
Understandably, the Southwest is the most popular U.S. region from which our students hail. The next most popular are the West and Midwest regions.
Twenty-five percent of our first-year class is female, and 18 percent of the students are considered U.S. ethnic minorities.
Different outlooks and perspectives shape not only the students, but also the MBA program itself.
The majority of our first-year students hold business undergraduate degrees, but this is proportionally followed by students from engineering, economics, science/math and humanities majors (in that order).
With an average of 4.8 years of full-time work experience, post-undergraduate, our students add to the classroom's diversity of thought with prior experience in the following occupational areas: technical/MIS/IT, marketing/sales, business operation, consulting, supply chain management/logistics, finance/accounting, administration, general management, construction, human resources, and production.
F1GMAT: What are the entry criteria in terms of the number of years of experience/GMAT/GPA for the Full-time MBA program?
Ruthie Pyles (W.P Carey MBA): One of the things I enjoy most about working in the admissions office at the W. P. Carey School of Business is that we have the opportunity to read through each aspect of an application and get to know all of our applicants on a personal level.
This year's class had an average grade point average (GPA) of 3.38; the middle 50 percent of students had GPAs of 3.14 to 3.62. The average Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) score is 675; the middle 50 percent of students had GMAT scores ranging from 650-710. Again, the average post-undergraduate work experience is 4.8 years. However, numbers do not tell the whole story and are merely a place to begin. What some students lack in experience, they make up for in academic achievement. Remember, there are a variety of things we consider during the application process, and each and every applicant brings something unique and exciting to the table. We look forward to hearing YOUR story.
This year, we're also hoping to offer more assistance to some of our best applicants. The school is unveiling a new scholarship program called The Wm. Polk Carey Memorial Scholarship Fund, which will provide financial support for some of the highest-achieving individuals. The exclusive scholarship is named after the school's benefactor, real estate investor and acclaimed philanthropist Wm. Polk Carey, who donated $50 million to the school in 2002/2003. No additional application is required for the new scholarship program; all successful full-time MBA applicants will be considered for the scholarships. Even before this, the W. P. Carey MBA was known for stellar return-on-investment for tuition.
F1GMAT: What are some of the defining characteristics that you look for in a W. P. Carey Full-time MBA candidate?
Ruthie Pyles (W.P Carey MBA): Although this is one of the largest business schools in the country, and we have access to tremendous resources, the full-time MBA program at the W. P. Carey School of Business focuses on small class sizes and personalized learning and engagement with world-class faculty in a tight-knit community. Due to our size, it is very important to the admission staff that we take great care in creating a diverse and dynamic class. It is our expectation that each member will contribute in a significant way.
Our students come from a variety of different backgrounds and areas of expertise; however, they all share an intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn from their faculty, as well as each other. Each student is an active participant in his or her education, and the students crave that tight-knit community where they can create an impact and have the opportunity to deepen their core knowledge, develop their soft skills and refine their emotional intelligence.
To learn more about the W. P. Carey School's MBA programs, go to www.wpcarey.asu.edu/mba
About Ruthie Pyles
Ruthie Pyles has served as director of admissions and recruitment at the W. P. Carey School of Business since 2011. Her primary responsibilities are centered on the recruitment and enrollment of the full-time, evening, weekend, online and executive MBA programs. In addition to the MBA programs, she is also responsible for the admission and recruitment of four specialized master's programs in the school, including master's degrees in business analytics, supply chain and engineering, real estate development and management. Prior to joining ASU, Ruthie held a dual appointment as admission center manager and associate director of admission at the University of Southern California. She received her bachelor's and completed her M. A. in communication management with an emphasis in corporate and strategic communication from USC. Ruthie specializes in meeting student needs and expectations throughout the recruitment and admission process. She is passionate about connecting students to opportunities that are right for them and feels fortunate to help students achieve their personal and professional goals everyday.
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Within a short walk of Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center, Econo Lodge Inn & Suites is within a mile (2 km) of Coca-Cola Space Science Center. This 65-room motel welcomes guests with free breakfast and conveniences like free in-room WiFi and free self parking. In central Columbus, the motel is also close to Columbus Civic Center and South Commons Sports Complex.
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Wireless Internet access is complimentary. A business center is on site. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. This Columbus motel also offers coffee/tea in a common area, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Onsite self parking is complimentary. A total renovation of this property was completed in 2016.
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On Wednesday, the Inquiry questioned Tom McKane, whose work at the Cabinet Office was central to drawing up the plan for war, including the July 2002 paper "IRAQ: CONDITIONS FOR MILITARY ACTION" which, farcically, has not been published by the Inquiry.
McKane was questioned about the purpose of the paper and in particular the reference to "creating the conditions necessary to justify government military action". McKane insisted that at this point the policy is still one of containment:
SIR RODERIC LYNE: Yes. The paper invites Ministers to agree that the UK should engage the US on a realistic
political strategy, which includes identifying the succession to Saddam Hussein and creating the conditions necessary to justify government military action, which might include an ultimatum for the return of UN weapons inspectors to Iraq.
What did the paper mean by the need to create the conditions necessary to justify military action?
MR TOM McKANE: I think that — it's always a little bit difficult to parse sentences ten years later, but I think what it was saying was, as the Prime Minister had said, we needed to exhaust the UN process, and so we needed to be able to demonstrate that that had been done, and that unless one had gone through that step it would not be possible to say that one had created the conditions necessary.
It may have covered other aspects such as preparing public opinion, but I think that the key thing in the
sentence is this question of how the UN process was going to be handled.
SIR RODERIC LYNE: And I suppose this raises the question as to whether the UN process is intended to lead towards an end which is inspections that constrain or limit Saddam's assumed programmes for weapons of mass destruction or whether the UN process is seen as a means towards an end, the end actually intended to be military action.
Now what do you think was in Ministers' minds at this point?
MR TOM McKANE: Well, I can only speculate as to what was in Ministers' minds. I think I can say what was in my mind and what I felt was the collective view, and that is that we were going to use the UN process and use it in a serious way.
In the event that that resulted in our achieving our policy objectives, then they would have been achieved. In the event that it didn't result in compliance with the UN resolutions, then it would, if it had been shown to have exhausted all the possibilities of the UN have created the conditions that are talked about in that paper where military action might be justified.
So I don't think it — at least for me — implies a pre-determination that this would end up one way rather than another, though clearly, as the papers show, it's a further ratcheting up of the step towards the point where the government decides that it is going to commit British troops.
Lyne's question about the aim of the policy is the key question of course. There is nothing in the paper to support McKane's claim that the policy was still containment and witness after witness has said that containment had long been abandoned. McKane's answer contains a lot of obfuscation and a substitution of the concept of "pre-determination that this would end up one way rather than another" for the concept of intention. Although he does admit that the paper brings military action closer, it is difficult to believe that he can deny that a paper that is explicitly about bringing about military action is seeking to achieve peaceful compliance.
As for the suggestion that the intention was to use the UN process in a serious way, the paper suggests that:
"It is just possible that an ultimatum could be cast in terms which Saddam would reject (because he is unwilling to accept unfettered access) and which would not be regarded as unreasonable by the international community. However, failing that (or an Iraqi attack) we would be most unlikely to achieve a legal base for military action by January 2003."
How stupid does McKane think the panel are? It's a recurring question.


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MARION COUNTY- Marion County Sheriff's investigators believe they found the man responsible for destroying 5 vehicles, some of which belonged to law enforcement.
21 year old Dylan Martin already was being held in the county jail for a separate arrest, was charged today with six counts of arson--- all in relation to a string offires over a 2 month period.
Every arson took place within a half a mile from where Martin lives in whispering pines.
Investigators say the arrest would not have been possible without tips from the community
Marion County Sheriff's Office, Lt. Brian Dotten "the information that we obtained were very specific to include what the accelerants were, how the accelerants were poured on the vehicles, where they were poured on the vehicles and that information is only known by the person that actually did it or somebody that he told."
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Israel's embassy in Turkey canceled a celebration of Israel's Independence Day following the deadly mine collapse in Turkey.
Israeli President Shimon Peres also sent a letter of condolence to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following the mine collapse Wednesday in Manisa that trapped more than 700 miners underground. Erdogan said Wednesday that 238 miners had died and more than 200 remain trapped, while 363 have been rescued.
"I wish to extend my deepest condolences, and those of the people of Israel, to your country on the tragic accident in Manisa," Peres said in the statement. "We are all shocked at the loss of life of innocent people at work and our thoughts are with the people of Turkey."
The embassy's celebration was scheduled for Wednesday, Israel's Independence Day on the Gregorian calendar, even though it was observed on its Hebrew date last week in Israel, according to Haaretz.
Following a breakdown in relations in 2010, Israel and Turkey have been in reconciliation talks since last year. Recent reports indicate that an agreement is near.
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Ada Evening News, The (Newspaper) - October 7, 1962, Ada, Oklahoma Joe Zilch, the conservative, says anti-liberal rebellion oH college campUsTiI woTry him. that collegi don't ever-rebel against anything unless it's pretty" well established as the order of the day. EC Humiliates Redmen, 33-0; See Sports Page THE ADA EVENING NEWS Monster Photostat Comes To County; See Page Three 59TH YEAR NO. 178 ADA, OKLAHOMA, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1962 36 Pages 5 CENTS WEEKDAY, 10 CENTS SUNDAY the bright lights of the emergency room of Valley View Hospital, a hMtily-iuromoned doctor worki over the victim of an accident, while the nurse on duty jtandi by to help. Emergency rooms are staffed round the clock; staff doctors gency duty alphabetically, each being on call for 24 hours turn comes.-UMEWS Staff Valley Every Day May Mean A Crisis For Hospital By W. L. KNICKMEYER (Second of a Scries) A siren wails. Red lights flash. An ambulance rockets up the hill toward Valley View Hospital and swings into the emergency en- trance. Emergency room person- nel are ready and waiting. Some- where, the doctor who's on emer- gency call that day stops what he's doing and cuts out for the hospital. And the torn and broken victim of a highway wreck is wheeled into one of the hospital's five emer- gency rooms.' This is one way of getting into Valley View Hospital. Few people would argue that it's the best way; but it's certainly dramatic. The five emergency rooms date back to an extensive remodeling serving in emergency must have had prior experience in other de- partments: it's not a spot for be- ginners: The nurse has to know what to do till the doctor comes. The first job is to try to stop bleeding, if any. Then the regular routine of blood pressure, pulse, respiration and so on. Then, assist the doctor when he arrives. (Doctors on the' hospital staff rotate on-emergency duty, in al- phabetical order: 24 hours at a One of the most important jobs snakebite, poisoning, coronaries: iof the emergency staff is to calm of the hospital that started in 1957 and was completed early in 1958. Before then, emergency patients often found themselves stacked up in the corridor. In fact, sometimes they still do. speaking of emergency facilities, Mrs. Celeste Kemler, administra- tor remarks. "You either have too many or not Nearly everything about the hos- pital is unpredictable; but the emergency cases most of all. In emergency, anything can and. usually .does. Broken bones, Court Says WalkerCan Post Bond Order Paves Way For Release Of Former General OXFORD, Miss. (AP) A U.S. court order cleared the way late Saturday for former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker to.be released on bond from the federal prison and medical center at Springfield, Mo. However, Walker still must un- dergo psychiatric examination to determine whether he is compet- ent to assist in his defense on charges of seditious conspiracy and insurrection. Dr. R. b. Settle, warden of the medical center at Springfield, said he hadn't received a court order for Walker's release. "We will obey any court order given to Dr. Settle said. Money -Comes In Dallas, a spokesman for Walker said bond is being flown to Springfield for. his re- lease. Witnesses have said Walker led le of the charges by rioters against deputy U.S.marshals dur- ing a.bloody outbreak on the Uni- versity of Mississippi campus last Sunday night. His attorneys denied that he led :he charge. The Texan, who had command- ed troops who 'enforced desegrega- :ion of Little Rock schools in 1957, was arrested Monday at a military roadblock on the out- skirst of Oxford, Waves Hearing He waived preliminary hearing on the conspiracy and insurrection charges and later was transferred to the Springfield, Mo., Medical lenter- for psychiatric examina- tion. The order signed by U.S. Dist. Judge Claud Calyton' requires within five 'days pfhis j "to...rfSport'. to' Dr.Robert Stubblefield chief psychiatrist of Medical Center, House Passes Aid Bill; Adjournment Nears Within Week Walker, release'- you name it: emergency gets it. The emergency rooms are staff- ed and ready to go, 24 hours a day. Supervisor here is Mrs. Eu- nice Watson, Incidentally, nurses the patient's ease them tactfully out of the way so that there's room to work. Emergency personnel will tell {Continued on Page 9) 3 Yanks Die In Crash Of Helicopter DA NANG, Viet Nam (AP) A U.S. Marine helicopter as- signed to a raid on a suspectec Viet Cong hideout crashed Satur- day in the jungle-covered moun- tains of central Viet Nam anc three American servicemen were killed. Five others were injured seriously. About 300 Vietnamese govern- ment troops had landed for the raid. The crash brought to 17 the number of American servicemen killed in action in Viet Nam since the United States launched its current program of support for President Ngo Dinh Diem's em- battled armed forces last Decem- ber. It remained to be determined whether engine failure or Com- munist guerrilla gunfire brought down the helicopter, one, of 20 sent into the operation by the Ma- rine Corps 163rd Squadron from this city on the South China Sea 350 miles northeast of Saigon. Heavy rain and rugged terrain impeded rescue operations. But a ground party from Quang Ngai, a coastal town 80 miles south of Na Dang, was reported to have reached the site in late afternoon to shift the casualties to a point where flying ambulances could land. This was .the third U.S. heli- copter downed in Viet Nam with- in 24 hours. The other two were hit Friday in an operation in the Mekong River delta, south of Sai- gon, and an Army helicopter gun- ner, Sp. 5 Richard L. K. Ellis of Honolulu, was killed. A -stalled drumming New York Seven Die As Weather Goes On Wild Rampage By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Torrential rains in the East caused at least seven deaths Sat- urday as a rash of bad weather spotted the country. Slushy snow and hail fell on southeastern Wyoming and north- western Colorado and early morn- ing fog in the Midwest was blamed for at least three Illinois traffic deaths. ram into and mass kept rain already soggy New England, New England, flooding streets and snarling transportation. OKLAHOMA Clear to partly cloudy tonight and Sunday; chance of a few thundcrshowtrs extreme east Sunday afternoon; increasing cloudiness Sunday night; cooler west portions to- night; a little warmer Sunday night west portion low tonight 45 northwest to 70 southeast; high Sunday 75 northwest to 92 southeast. High temperature in Ada Saturday was 88, after a Friday night low of S8; reading at 5 p. m, Saturday, 83. ;he Southwest Dallas, Tex. It specifies that Walker is to be examined .by Dr.. Stubblefield and another psychiatrist'to be select- ed by the United-States and thai the results are to bereported to the court. Bond Is Reduced Judge Clayton reduced the bond set for Walker from to and said- the bond could be filed with any U.S. commis- ioner. Clyde J. Watts, attorney for Walker, said theformer general's mother .was prepared to deposit more than in securities with the commissioner in San An- tonio. He indicated that represen tatives of the general could quali- fy in Springfield, Mo., also. The court record on Walker here includes a statement by'Dr. Charles E. Smith, medical direc- tor and chief psychiatrist of the Bureau of Prisons, including this comment: Bizarre Outburst "Some of his 'described behav- ior reflects essentially. un- predictable and seemingly bizarre oubtursts of the types often ob- served in individuals suffering with paranoid mental disorders." THE is the first place winner in rie float .competition Saturday morning during the annual homecom- ing parade. It is the work of the Industrial Art Club and members won the first place prize for their efforts. (NEWS Staff One of the dead was a Rutland, Vt, lawyer nominated for lieuten- ant governor of the state, Fred- eric J. Delany, 41. He was .a passenger in a car which collided with another during a storm. A wide swath of rain-extended from the mountain snow area i ment trucks to the scene when it Sprinkler Sets Off Fire Alarm An overheated, sprinkler system at the glass plant Saturday after- noon sent three Ada Fire Depart- across the Great Plains and Mid- west into Illinois and Kentucky. There were spotty showers in the Pacific Northwest. But the Southland got a day of dry, sunny mildness. The central Rockies storm closed U.S. 34 between Estes.Park and Granby, Colo., with four inches' of snow, and caused Wy- oming troopers to halt traffic on U.S. 30 at Summit Pass )etween Cheyenne and Laramie, ivhcre slush accumulated 6 to 9 nches deep. Some of the Boulder, Colo., tele- jhtine and traffic light system was tnocked out by heavy-hail, some as large as -golf balls, which 'ormed a pebbly three-inch coat- ing. A passenger was injured when a Greyhound bus skidded and overturned during the hail- storm near the Colorado-Wyoming Border. In the Northeast, 24-hour' rain- !all-measured up to more than six nches, with Providence, K.I., measuring 6.23 inches. Flooded streets disrupted traffic. A 'boat was used to retrieve passengers of a Boston suburban rapid transit train "stalled in a flooded section of Brookline. j set off the alarm. The sprinkler system sprayed water .and simultaneously set off the alarm at the Ada Fire Depart- ment when it became ov.erheated. It was located in plant number three over conveyor belts that transport glass jars down an as- sembly line.' Fire Chief Dudley Young said there was no fire. The trucks re- turned to the station minutes after Young had investigated the situa- tion. The alarm was sounded 1 p. m. at McCarty Supports Tax Hike? By W. D. LITTLE, JR. Apparently supporting a. pro- gram of increased taxes, J. D. McCarty, Speaker of the House of a Home- coining crowd, at. ..East Central State College Saturday that Okla- homans be willing to pay the price." McCarty appeared as the prin- cipal speaker for the Homecoming luncheon. A crowd of nearly three hundred heard the Oklahoma City legislator discuss-state finances. George Nigh, Lieutenant Gover- nor and East. Central graduate, presided as head of the former students organization. Grover Barker, principal at Coalgate, was elected new presi- dent of the alumni association, and Lonnie Abbott, superintend- ent at Homer School, became the new vice president. Roy McKeown is secretary. Dr. Charles, F. Spencer, presi- dent of East Central State Col- described the-college's ex- pansion in both numbers and building, and predicted new growth in scientific fields. nearing the end of his term as lieutenant governor and unsuccessful candidate for nomination for governor, quipped that he was in quest of "unem- ployment benefits for former students." i About a "dozen members of the state legislature were introduced, followed by nominee-candidates for the legislature. Dr. Spencer praised the legisla- tors for "outstanding service they have -rendered to East Central along with the rest of the state." College enrollment has risen, he said, to representing an increase of about 7 per cent. He estimated that there are approxi- mately more college stu- dents in state institutions this year than last. He described "the biggest build- ing boom East Central has ever known'., upwards of million worth." He. explained that in revenue bonds financed the women's dormitory addition, "not paid by taxation." The college received mil- lion from- the .state bond issue of. more-than S30 million. From this amount, library expansion, stage expansion and modification, (Continued on Page Two) HER Robertson, Ada freshman, was crowned during halftime in Satur- day's football game as-the new EC homecoming queen. Her escort is David Wiley, presi- dent of the Student Senate, who officially crowned Miss" Robertson as queen. She is no stranger to queen contests. She was Miss Cougar, All State Queen and Oil Bowl (NEWS Staff Monstrous Parade Heralds Gala East Central Homecoming Events The largest homecoming pa- rade in the history of East Cen- tral State College moved down Ada's Main Street Saturday morning. in. a gala prelude to EC's thumping :33-0 victory over Northeastern 'State Saturday afternoon. Crowds stacked the city's busi- ness district as the long proces- sion of bands, floats and queen candidates moved westward from the college at 10 a. m. Top honors in the float" com-' petition went to the Industrial Arts Club with its entry, "In- juns to featuring a giant Indian brave in a canoe with an outboard motor towing a water-skiing squaw. The first place prize was During half time at -the an- nual homecoming classic, the crowd roared, its approval as Linda Robertson, a freshman from Ada, was announced as the winner in the queen competition. -She was sponsored by Sigma Tau Gamma. The other four finalists in the queen competition were: Linda Ladd, a junior from Pauls Val- ley, Knight Hall; Jo Ella Maul- a sophomore from Paoli, The Business Club; Janelle Nor- ton, a junior from Okemah, Phi Delta Zeta, and Priscilla Sloan; a freshman from Pauls Valley, Tau Sigma Tau. More Pictures On Page 10 Second place in the float com- petition and a prize of went to the Church of Christ Students entry, "Orbit the Redmen." Third place, with a prize of to Phi Delta Zeta and its entry, "Railroad the Redskins." Fourth prize was won by the Baptist Student Union with its float, "Again We -Fight the Red- men." They won Honorable mention went to the Wesley Foundation's "Trail of Tears" and Tau .Sima Tau's "Tippecanoe and Northeastern Too." The Federation of Young Re- publicans on the EC campus pulled a surprise political move during the parade. Two sure 'nuff elephants lumbered the crowd carrying GOP signs arid placards. 'Later they were "parked" at 'the curb in front of the GOP headquarters at Tenth and North Broadway. The day was fair with scatter- (Continued on Page Two) Ruskx Gromyb Confer, Decide Nothing UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (AP) of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister An- drei A. Gromyko conferred for 3Vi hours on Berlin on Saturday but made no progress. Neither ad- vanced any new ideas toward breaking the East-West stalemate. "There :is no new or startling said Rusk on leav- ing-the new headquarters of the Soviet U.N. delegation'oh New York's Upper "It was a general.review of the .Berlin sit-. uation.' There is' not very much Rusk said he probably would meet with Gromyko again but that no meeting had been set. Gromy- ko would not comment for news- men and Soviet aides said he would not .issue a statement. .Rusk-was. Gromyko's guest for lunch. Afterward, they began their talks -which a U.S. spokesman said concerned only 'Berlin. "Both'-'sides-spent the viewing the discussions to date on Berlin, .each side summing up where they stood in the discus- said the spokesman, James H.' 'Greenfield, deputy assistant secretary of state for public af- fairs. "Neither side brought up-any- thing new. This-discussion brought no change in the Greenfield he was unable'to say whether Gromyko brought up the Soviet threat to sign a separate peace treaty with Communist East Germany. Greenfield said there was no discussion of the pos- sibility of Premier Khrushchev coming to the United Nations. The conference was the first U.S.-Soviet contact on Berlin in this country since -Rusk and So- viet' Ambassador Anatoly F. Do- brynin concluded, a series of Washington talks last August in which they failed, to arrive at a basis-for Gromyko told the U.N. General Assembly, on Sept. 21 .the -Soviet Union could not agree to "indefi- nite delays-in. the conclusion of a German peace treaty" and'would sign -one -alone, with -East' Ger- many, if the West refused. He said' that after that the oc- cupation troops of Britain, France and the United States would have to leave West Berlin and Com- munist East Germany would get full control of the routes between there and West Germany. But he stressed that his govern- ment would prefer an "agreed so- lution" and the Soviet govern- ment had indicated in-a statement on Sept. 11' that it was willing to wait till' after the U.S. congres- sional election Nov. 6 Congressman. Works From Wheel Chair WASHINGTON (AP) Congress took a big stride toward adjournment Satur- day with House passage of a foreign aid money bill. The measure was steered to. a favorable 171-108 roll- call vote in this unusual Saturday session by Rep. Otto Passman, D-La., who operated from a wheelchair. Passman fractured his upper left arm and shoulder in a fall in his office Friday and he ap- peared with the arm strapped tightly across his chest His.per: formance, hailed by Speaker John, W. McCormack, D-Mass., as "one of the greatest exhibitions of dedi- cated service I have ever overshadowed the final debate on the bill. 157 Stay Away Despite the importance of the measure under consideration, 157 House members stayed away. The Senate will act on the bill next week. Passman, 62, long a critic of heavy foreign aid spending, sisted in chopping billion, from the measure when, it was before his House Appropriations subcommittee earlier this session. A House-Senate conference com- mittee restored million a sum small enough to, put Pass- man behind the measure Sat- urday. The allocation of for economic development loans- and grants and military assist- ance, abroad..drew.the support of. 117. Democrats and. 54 Republi- cans. Voting against it were 50 Democrats and 58 Republicans. Catchall Clause The aid money is included in a catchall. appropria- tion which includes funds also for Cuban refugees, the Peace Corps and Philippine war damage claims. President Kennedy originally asked for foreign aid. Then, Congress passed a bill setting a ceiling on aid spending. In working out a compromise figure, the conferees toned down restrictions voted by the House on nations trading with Cuba and oth- er Iron Curtain countries and on assistance to Communist Poland and Yugoslavia. The bill passed would allow Kennedy to waive the restriction on aid to allies whose ships sup> ply Cuba provided the vessels carry only economic supplies. To do so, the President also would have to find that U.S. assistance is in the best interest of national security. 'Again, if he finds it in the na- tional interest, he can provide economic aid to Poland and Yu- goslavia, but military assistance to the. two countries is flatly banned. Maine Men Post Watch For "Daisy" NEW YORK (AP) A hurri- cane watch was posted Saturday night on the coast of Maine for Hurricane Daisy, churning the At- lantic far to the.south with 100- mile-an-hour winds. Daisy barely brushed storm- wise Bermuda, passing 200 miles northwest of the island on a. course the Weather Bureau pects will take the hurricane close to eastern Maine and southwest- ern Nova Scotia by late Sunday afternoon. At last report, reconnaissance aircraft located Daisy's eye about 260 miles northwest of Bermuda at latitude 35.4 north and longi- tude 67.1'west, or about 500 miles southeast of New York, moving north-northeast .at 20 m.p.h. The hurricane would have to make a drastic turn toward the northwest to endanger the mid- Atlantic, coast. A'mistake proves that somebody stopped talking long do something. (Copr. Corp.) enough to Gen. Fea. ;
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Global MBA (Sales Management)
- April, July & October
- Minimum:18 months
- Maximum: 3 years
- £8,500
- For information about our instalment plans or applying for a partial bursary please fill in the enquiry form on the right
The Global MBA (Sales Management) equips managers with vital skills in sales and customer relationship management, strategic management, operations, finance and marketing, and helps to foster successful careers in medium or senior level management positions. This postgraduate programme was developed by InterActive in partnership with London School of Business & Finance (LSBF). The online delivery and flexible programme structure mean that you can study from any location worldwide at a pace that won't interfere with your existing professional commitments.
The programme will train you to design, develop and manage a customer and sales-focused business, setting you apart from your contemporaries. You will develop your sales planning and forecasting skills while learning to manage sales processes and teams. You will also learn effective CRM strategies, developing an excellent working knowledge of customer acquisitions and retention approaches in B2B and B2C markets.
The programme will enable you to:
- Develop advanced CRM skills and use CRM software to design and manage a customer-focused business
- Design, develop and manage a sales process, team or organisation at a middle or senior-level position
- Interpret, develop and implement marketing strategies in the current and future international business environment
- Acquire and develop relevant skills that will enable you to maximise corporate value while reducing corporate risks
- Understand how an organisation can achieve a competitive advantage through its operations, supply chain design and use of ICT
- Formulate and improve corporate management strategy
- Assess the interpersonal and leadership skills you need to excel as a middle or senior level manager
Take advantage of this comprehensive programme to gain valuable knowledge and a postgraduate degree. Ready yourself for the move into senior positions without sacrificing your current professional and personal commitments.
The next intake for this programme is February 2016. During your studies, you will be using online tools and resources provided to you via InterActive. Successfully completing your study commitments will then allow you to graduate with a postgraduate degree.
To successfully register, make sure you meet the entry requirements and are able to submit all the documents mentioned in the 'entry requirements' section.
After completing the enrolment process you will gain access to the InterActive platform and its array of learning tools. Each module will be delivered via:
- Case studies contained in HD-quality video lectures with lecture notes
- Quick knowledge tests on key concepts and theories
- Revision kit for your reference at the end of the module or programme
- Self-assessed mock assignments to improve your report writing and approach to specific types of questions
- Online resources to aid your research for assignments and the dissertation
The programme consists of two parts - core and elective/specialist modules, as well as the Integrative Research and Consultancy Project. You will begin your studies with one core module at a time. After completing 4 core modules, you will study 2 elective/specialist modules (please refer to the 'syllabus' section for more information). After completing the core and elective/specialist modules, you will move on to the Integrative Research and Consultancy Project which can be completed in 20 weeks with a number of formative assessments throughout. A senior member of the academic staff will act as your supervisor and provide guidance throughout the project.
Upon successful completion of this programme you will be awarded with a Global MBA degree certificate validated by the International Telematic University UNINETTUNO.
Please note: unless otherwise specified, certain course materials such as books are not included within the fee. Before registering, please review the description and contact us with any further questions.
The programme contains 4 core modules, 2 specialist modules and a final module. You may study up to 2 modules at the same time. Once you pass all the core and elective modules below, you will proceed with your dissertation and the Integrative Research and Consultancy Project. This last stage will take you about 20 weeks to complete, during which time you will benefit from support from an assigned senior academic team member.
Learning outcomes
You will gain the ability to:
- Critically evaluate and analyse the principles of marketing
- Summarise and critically assess the key factors affecting business performance in international markets
- Critically analyse and appraise the impact of emerging issues on international marketing activities
- Analyse and combine elements of the marketing mix, and the role each element plays in achieving marketing objectives
- Evaluate the response of an organisation to global external forces
Topics covered
- Marketing Philosophy and Strategy I: Marketing and the Job of the Marketing Manager
- Marketing Philosophy and Strategy II: A Strategic Marketing Framework
- Analysis for Marketing Decisions I: Marketing Research and Analysing Consumer Behaviour
- Marketing Decision Making I: New Product Development
- Marketing Decision Making II: Product Decisions
- Marketing Decision Making III: Pricing and Sales Promotion
- Marketing Decision Making IV: Communications and Advertising Strategy
- Marketing Decision Making V: Channels of Distribution (Direct Channels of Distribution: Personal Selling and Direct Marketing)
- Marketing Decision Making VI: Customer Relationship Management
Learning outcomes
You will gain the ability to:
- Summarise key principles, trends and tools in accounting and corporate finance
- Demonstrate effective approaches to the analysis of corporate finance structure and analysis of corporate financial statements using tools and techniques that are applicable
- Assess the practical application of models and theories to decisions on corporate financing
- Critically evaluate the economic benefits of various types of financing
- Use internal and external financial information to appraise business performance
Topics covered
- Introduction to financial statements I: Balance sheet and income statement
- Introduction to financial statements II: Statement of movement in equity and cash flow statement
- Introduction to financial statements III: Notes to the accounts and analysing financial statements
- Financial management I: Investment decision; Traditional methods of investment appraisal
- Financial management II: Investment decision; Discounted cash flow methods of investment appraisal
- Financial management III: Financing decision; capital structure theories
- Financial management IV: Financing decision; sources of finance
- Financial management V: Financing decision; cost of capital
- Financial management VI: Managerial; decision working capital and risk management
Learning outcomes
You will gain the ability to:
- Critically appraise how operations and information systems contribute to an organisation's competitiveness and strategic direction
- Evaluate the 'competitive advantage Vs. necessary cost' debate
- Combine and evaluate complex IT related issues
- Establish and implement effective operational decisions, with particular reference to change management
- Describe and critically assess organisations from systems, information and business process perspectives.
Topics covered
- Operations management I: Operations context and strategy
- Operations management II: Operational functions in the provision of goods and services; Planning and control issues
- Operations management III: Design of products, services and processes; Production Management: Plant and facilities management
- Operations management IV: Processes: design, control and change management; Improvements in operations through quality; Understanding the nature of change and problems of implementation and control
- Operations management V: Constraint Management
- Operations management VI: Supply Chain Management
- Organisations, Management, and the Networked Enterprise I: Information Systems in Global Business Today and Global E-Business and Collaboration
- Organisations, Management, and the Networked Enterprise II: Information Systems, Organisations, and Strategy and Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems
- Key System Applications for the Digital Age I: Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications
- Key System Applications for the Digital Age II: E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods, Managing Knowledge and Enhancing Decision Making
Learning outcomes
You will gain the ability to:
- Evaluate the most relevant strategic management tools, techniques and concepts
- Analyse strategic planning processes
- Understand the decision-making process within complex organisations and environments
- Apply and appraise the strategic approaches within various types of organisations
- Assess current leadership innovations and developments and offer alternative responses related to strategy
Topics covered
- Introduction to classic concepts of the strategic planning process
- Corporate mission, vision value, and goal
- Business Economics: the macroeconomic environment and microeconomic choices
- Competitive strategies – cost-led and differentiated strategies
- Organisational resources, cultures and competencies
- Strategic development options and portfolio models
- Stakeholder analysis
- Evaluating strategies and matching them to organisational capabilities
- The relationship between business ethics and business strategy
- Contemporary issues in strategic management
- Competitive advantage through innovation
- Strategic analysis of internal and external environment
- Contemporary issues in strategic business management
- Critical evaluation of strategic planning process
- Ethics and strategic planning
- Differentiating between management and leadership
- Models of leadership
Learning outcomes
You will gain the ability to:
- Critically assess the main approaches to customer relationship management
- Identify and critically evaluate effective CRM strategies, tools and development approaches for Customer acquisition and retention in both B2B and B2C scenarios
- Evaluate the relationship between effective tools and software's and their management and the performance of a customer driven enterprise
- Assess the current CRM best practices in a global organisation and identify and critically appraise suggestions for improvement of these practices
- Analyse current developments in CRM and evaluate their potential impact on the customer acquisition and retention strategies of a chosen organisation
Topics covered
- Evolution of Relationships with Customers and the Thinking behind Customer Relationships
- A Model for managing customer relationship I: Customer Relationships: Basic Building Blocks of IDIC and Trust and identifying Customers
- A Model for managing customer relationship II: Differentiating Customers: Some Customers Are worth More than Others
- A Model for managing customer relationship III: Differentiating Customers by Their Needs and Interacting with Customers: Customer Collaboration Strategy
- A Model for managing customer relationship IV: Customer Insight, Dialogue, and Social Media and Privacy and Customer Feedback
- A Model for managing customer relationship V: The Payoff of IDIC: Using Mass Customization to Build Learning Relationships
- Measuring and managing to build customer value I: Optimizing around the Customer: Measuring the Success of Customer-Based Initiatives
- Measuring and managing to build customer value II: Using Customer Analytics to Build the Success of the Customer-Strategy Enterprise
- Measuring and managing to build customer value II: Organizing and Managing the Profitable Customer-Strategy Enterprise: Part 1
- Measuring and managing to build customer value III: Organizing and Managing the Profitable Customer-Strategy Enterprise: Part 2
Learning outcomes
You will gain the ability to:
- Identify the main approaches to strategic sales management
- Assess the global sales environment and critically evaluate its impact on sales strategy formulation for a given global organisation
- Evaluate the current strategic sales management practices in an organisation and identify and appraise suggestions for improvement of these practices
- Construct and apply models for sales strategy implementation
- Synthesise and critically evaluate a strategic sales analysis and plan for a global organisation
Topics covered
- Strategic Planning and Sales Leadership I: Introduction to Sales Management and The Sales Function and Multi-Sales Channels
- Strategic Planning and Sales Leadership II: Leadership and the Sales Executive Ethics, the Law, and Sales Leadership
- Analysing Customers and Markets I: Business-to-Business (B2B) Sales and Customer Relationship Management
- Analysing Customers and Markets II: Leveraging Information Technologies
- Designing and Developing the Sales Force I: Designing and Organizing the Sales Force and Recruiting and Selecting the Right Salespeople
- Designing and Developing the Sales Force II: Training and Developing the Sales Force
- Sales Process Management I: Supervising, Managing, and Leading Salespeople Individually and in Teams
- Sales Process Management II: Setting Goals and Managing the Sales Force's Performance and Motivating and Rewarding Salespeople
- Measurement, Analysis, and Knowledge Management I: Turning Customer Information into Knowledge and Assessing the Performance of the Sales Force and the People Who Comprise It
- Measurement, Analysis, and Knowledge Management II:
- Internal and External Cultural Forces That Affect a Firm's Sale Performance
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module you should be able to:
- Formulate a research proposal and design this into a workable research plan
- Design and manage a business critical independent applied research in their chosen discipline and present their findings, to a professionally acceptable standard
- Critically evaluate and analyse their findings, reporting on their conclusions in clear and acceptable standard in the form of an engagement report
- Synthesize theory in a practical context to evidence knowledge, understanding and transferrable skills with regards to the taught components of their studies
Topics covered
- The nature of business and management research/consultancy
- Formulating and clarifying the research/consultancy topic
- The practice of management consulting
- Negotiating a scope of work; developing a research proposal
- Consulting as a profession; business research methods and practice
- Formulating the research design and negotiating access and research ethics
- Understanding research philosophies and approaches
- Critically reviewing the literature
- Applicable models for consulting and research
- Selecting samples and using secondary data
- Collecting primary data through observation
- Collecting primary data using semi-structured, in-depth and group interviews
- Collecting primary data using questionnaires
- Analysing quantitative data and qualitative data
- Writing and presenting your project report
Please note: you can only graduate with one award (the highest level achieved), and it will only be issued once you have formally completed your studies.


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Laith McGregor
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Great work from the Australian artist.
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Humorous work from Christopher Niemann in last Sunday's NY Times Magazine.
Produced back in January and available in Norway.
At $99 you can't beat this sketchbook/thought pad on the go. Can't wait to try one of these out.
Get all of the details here
Opening tonight at Dorian Grey, thirty-five selected drawings by the late, celebrated fashion designer, artist and provocateur.
Banksy updated his site in the past 24 hours, and on top of a new sperm piece, he put up his storyboard sketches for when he took over the Simpsons couch gag…tight
Head to his site to see more, a couple highlights from the update are after the jump
Steve Powers makes one-of-a-kind paint marker drawings on 8″ x 10″ sheets of aluminum every day. You can and should buy them. He'll even do specific dates for you to get that extra-customized "look what I did for you baby" feel.
Available here
If you've ever wondered about the process that goes into Blu's famous street art animations, here are some sketches (which are for sale) storyboarding out his latest BIG BANG BIG BOOM.
I was back in DC this weekend visiting my sister and her new baby, and came across a drawing from Richard Colman that I thought was lost. How old is it? Old enough that the printer paper it was drawn on had spool holes.
Every morning Bill Plympton wakes up at six, goes to his drawing board, gets a piece of bond and a No. 2 pencil and sits down to the business of animating the indelible, noirish figures that have garnered cult status as Plymptoons. What began in high school with drawings of bugs and plants for the Portland Yellow Pages has grown into an empire that encompasses political cartoons, animated shorts, features, advertisements, music videos (his first for Madonna; his latest for Kanye), and a forthcoming Rizzoli book (Independently Animated: Bill Plympton) with a Terry Gilliam forward. Along the way he's filled his shelves full of awards, not to mention earned two Oscar nods. On the eve of the release of his latest feature, Idiots & Angels, we caught up with the industrious illustrator at his Chelsea studio to talk about the new feature, working with Kanye (vs. Weird Al), and what's really going down on the animator groupie circuit.
—Michael Slenske
photographs by David Potes