Project Management: Key Concepts and Techniques
Project management is the process of applying knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.
Key Elements of a Project:
- People — The most important element of a successful project.
- Product — The software to be built.
- Process — The set of framework activities and software engineering tasks to get the job done.
- Project — All work required to make the product a reality.
Key Roles in Project Management:
- Senior Managers: Define the business issues that often
Spain’s Turbulent 19th Century: From Civil War to Republic
Isabella II’s Reign and the Rise of Liberalism
Isabel’s mother, Maria Christina, served as regent and sought the support of the Liberals to secure her daughter’s throne. This alliance ignited a civil war (1833-1840) between the absolutist Carlists and the liberal Isabellines. The Carlists, representing the agrarian nobility, clergy, and peasantry of northeastern Spain, defended the Old Regime. The Isabellines, comprised of the bourgeoisie, peasantry, and urban classes of the center and south of the
Read MoreMarketing, Advertising, and Product Photography Essentials
Gestalt Theory
Gestalt theory explains how humans react to different visual stimuli. Key principles include:
- Similarity
- Proximity
- Symmetry
- Closure
- Figure-Ground
Marketing Fundamentals
Marketing is a communication field focused on presenting the value of a product or service to customers, with the goal of selling that product or service.
Advertising
Advertising is a form of marketing communication used to persuade an audience to take or continue a specific action. An advertisement is a specific advertising
Read MoreMicroorganisms: Pharmaceutical and Immunological Uses
Microorganisms in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Microorganisms play a crucial role in the pharmaceutical industry. Antibiotics, for instance, are antimicrobial chemical compounds synthesized by fungi and bacteria.
Fleming’s accidental discovery of penicillin, by contaminating a Petri dish, highlighted this. He noted that the fungus secreted a substance that destroyed bacterial colonies. Penicillin is particularly effective against Gram-positive bacteria. Later, streptomycin was discovered, proving effective
Read MoreOnline vs Traditional Education: A Comparison
Online vs Traditional Education: Key Differences
The process of selecting a university can be frustrating and overwhelming for students, especially when assessing the variables and searching through the extent of attainable information. Before choosing a university to attend, students must first consider an online or traditional university. With the rising costs of education, more students are choosing an online university. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, “In 2007–08,
Solar System, Earth Systems, and Natural Resources
The Solar System and Earth
The solar system consists of eight planets: four small, inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) and four major, outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune). There are also 152 natural satellites (moons) within the solar system.
Earth: A Unique Planet
Earth is distinct from other planets due to several key factors:
- Its average distance from the sun.
- An atmosphere that generates a greenhouse effect, resulting in an average temperature of 15°C.
- Abundant water,
Manrique’s Couplets & the Spanish Ballad
Couplets of Don Jorge Manrique on the Death of His Father
Couplets of Don Jorge Manrique on the Death of His Father, which he composed as an elegy on the death of his father in 1476, is one of the most perfect and emotional funeral compositions of Castilian lyric poetry. This work is formed by 40 couplets of two broken-foot sextinas, also called Manriquean stanzas. In general, each stanza develops a complete idea in itself.
Regarding the internal structure, we can distinguish three parts:
- Couplets
Business English Exercises: Modal Verbs and Vocabulary
Modal Verbs Practice
1. Underline the correct modal verb in brackets.
- The government says companies (have to / should) follow certain rules when advertising.
- You (mustn’t / don’t have to) say your product does something that it doesn’t.
- I don’t think you (should / need to) ignore the student market because they are your future customers.
- You (don’t have to / mustn’t) work late because George said he can if you don’t want to.
- They cancelled the meeting so we (shouldn’t / don’t need to) go.
- They (don’t need
Shakespeare’s Plays: Structure, Style, and Evolution
General Structure of Shakespearean Plays
The following five-act structure was imposed by Nicholas Rowe, one century after Shakespeare’s time:
- Act One (Exposition): The conflict and characters are established, and the audience takes sides. It provides the rationale and emotional background of the coming action.
- Act Two (Rising Action): Suspense builds as the “good guys” and the “bad guys” make preliminary moves against one another.
- Act Three (Climax): Things begin to look as if the bad guys are going
Insurance and Risk Management Essentials
Insurance: A Risk Management Strategy
Insurance is a risk management strategy that provides protection against loss.
- An insurer takes responsibility for the insured body.
- Policy: The terms of insurance.
- Premium: The cost of insurance.
- Deductible: Out-of-pocket expense against a claim.
- Claim: A loss covered by insurance.
- Policyholder: A person that owns the insurance.
Understanding Risk
- Risk: The probability of loss.
- Peril: The cause of loss.
- Hazard: Increases the probability of a loss.
- Pure Risk: Only the chance