Thomas always seems to have the latest gaming software

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Thomas always seems to have the latest gaming software. His friends value his opinion and usually do not purchase a new gaming product until he recommends it.

In terms of the Diffusion of Innovation Model where on this continuum is Thomas? Where on this continuum are his friends?

Thomas                           

His friends                          

 

a)Early Majority/Mainstream and Late Majority/Mainstream

 

b)Early Adopters and Early Majority/Mainstream

 

c)Innovators and Early Adopters

 

d) Innovators and Early Majority/ Mainstream

When Toyota designs minivans, they include children in their marketing research activities

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When Toyota designs minivans, they include children in their marketing research activities. This is important because children play key roles in the purchase decision. What are they?

Group of answer choices

End User

 

a)Decision Maker

 

b)Gatekeeper

 

c)Purchaser

 

d) Influencer

Please provide one example of a good mission statement

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Please provide one example of a good mission statement (from any organization). Why do you believe it is good (e.g., clearly indicating their target customers and operating philosophy)? Also, please give me another example of a bad mission statement. Why do you believe it is bad, and how will you revise it to make it better?

What kind of external environmental factors were favorable and unfavorable  for Redbox?

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What kind of external environmental factors was favorable and unfavorable for Redbox?

Conflicts shape our ethical instinct and attitudes toward right and wrong behavior

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Values are established from a very young age and can be influenced by people and environments. Most would agree that our values drive our behavior and our communication with others. Our behavior can be influenced by internal value conflicts. These conflicts shape our ethical instinct and attitudes toward right and wrong behavior. Attitude choices include decisions to be happy, sad, optimistic, open-minded, pessimistic, etc. With this said, there are a variety of factors that influence one’s attitude, such as psychological, emotional, cognitive, and social needs being fulfilled.

Based on your readings this week (see Content – Week 3 – Reading and Resources), it is clear that “Attitude” is a choice. Be creative in your answer!  What responsibility do we have to ourselves and others in the workplace to ensure that our attitude and values have a positive and empowering effect in our personal and professional lives?

E-Learning and the Science of Instruction

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According to Clark & Mayer’s book “e-Learning and the Science of Instruction”, there is still research to be be done on when to break a lesson into a segment and how to identify concepts presented in pre-training. In your opinion, please address the following questions in this Discussion Post:

  • As a practitioner and as you consider your team project, how would you determine where to break a continuous lesson into meaningful segments for the learner?
  • Similarly, how do you know when to include concepts in pretraining?