24 April - Steve Jobs Biography Assignment

Please read pp. 311--359 of the .pdf copy Jobs bio for next Tuesday, 30 April.  You can pretty much bet there will be a quiz or related activity associated with this reading assignment. 


Here's a brief Powerpoint from Chapter 8 you may want to look at as well:

23 April - Materials for Upcoming Test on Chapter 8

I am posting some material that may help you with the test on Chapter 8 for Friday 26 April. I will review in class as well, but you should also review the material in the book.

5 April - Assignment for Tuesday, 9 April

For this assignment, I would like you to briefly compare the film you just watched with the material you have been reading in the Steve Jobs biography? Based on what you read, how accurate do you think the film was with regard to the relationship between Gates and Jobs? Was the film effective as entertainment? What were some differences between the film and actual events that you noticed? What were some of the qualities in the characterizations of Gates and Jobs in the film that made them successful as business pioneers? Finally did you find the film entertaining or valuable as tool for teaching about business or did you find it lacking? Please give your opinion with supporting details. This should be a minimum half page maximum 1 page. Please refer to at least one specific detail from the book and film in your answer. 1.0 spacing, 12 point font, Times New Roman font. Post this on your blog by next Tuesday.

1 April - Jobs Reading Assignment for Friday 5 April

Read the rest of the Jobs biography for Wednesday. There will be an Extended Essay exam in class that day on the reading selection as well. JUST KIDDING. April Fools! The actual reading assignment is to read pp. 260--310 for Friday. Expect some kind of quiz/class discussion on the reading.

21 March - Competition/Advertising Notes

Here are your Notes from Friday on Competition:

21 March - Upcoming Assignments

Please read Jobs, pp. 200-260 for Monday, 25 March. There will be a brief quiz/discussion on the reading selection that day in class.

Also, study the material you worked on (your group question) so that you may answer questions from your classmates on Monday.  You will not be able to use notes to answer the questions from your fellow students.  

5 March - More materials for the test

Here are the PowerPoints associated with what we covered in Chapter 7.

4 March - Updates and Materials for Upcoming Test

The flash website for different types of Demand and Supply Curves can be found here: http://dineshbakshi.com/interactive-graphs/1361-demand-and-supply-curves-interactive-graphs Here are some materials for the upcoming test, which is due to take place on Friday, 8 March.

Note that 6 March [Wednesday] you were to have read the Jobs Bio, pp. 154--200.  There will be an assignment associated with that reading on that day, so make sure you have read that section of the book. 

20 February - PLEASE TAKE NOTE

As you know by now, tomorrow your essays are due at the beginning of class.  Please be prepared to discuss your company informally with the rest of the class as well.    You DO NOT have to prepare a PowerPoint or use any materials for this part of the assignment, I just want to ask you a few questions and even some clarifications.  One question all of you might consider in your research is what do you think led to the success of the company you chose to do research on?  No wrong or right answers, but you might want to consider this question, especially those of you interested in pursuing Business and Economics courses next year.

Any last minute questions, contact me.

15 February - Company Research Essay UPDATE

The new due date for the essay is Thursday, 2/19/2013. This is because of the difficulty in class with the projector and length of time it took you to complete the quiz. Also I took into account that today was a shortened block. Any last minute questions or concerns we can discuss on Tuesday. Next Tuesday or Thursday I will have you update your portfolios for Week 5. You should be starting to do some initial research for the Stock Market project and consider factors that might be influencing the direction of your portfolios (are they going up, down, or staying the same). Next week I will cover price elasticity and finish up with Unit 7, with the idea of a test on the unit afterwards. Also please update your portfolios for this past week, using SET closing prices from 2/13/2013 (Wednesday). I have sent the document via gmail to all students in the class. If you did not receive that email, please contact me and I will resend it. We will update our portfolios next Tuesday or Thursday.

20 January - Assignments for this week (updated)

Be prepared to update your stock portfolios from last week.  This means you should have picked out all the information and stocks from the SET and also that you have all the information that was required so we can go ahead and do the update.

STEVE JOBS bio, Chapters 6 and 7 from last week will be discussed in class next Monday.  There will be quiz if it is determined students have not read this material.


Answer the following questions from the 'Coca-Cola' Demand assignment. Please post your answers on your blog.  We will quickly cover in class on Thursday before updating our portfolios for our stock market assignment.

9. Suppose now your income doubles. How would this affect your answers to questions (1) to (5)?

10. What do you would think would happen to the curve if your income doubled?

11. Suppose a survey shows that drinking coke causes young people to sweat more and have a greater chance of getting spots! How would this affect your answers to questions (1) to (5)?

12. What has happened to the curve as a result of this [question #11] survey (i.e., as it moved left or the right)? 

17 January - Stock Market Activity

For today's activity, go to the following URL:

http://marketdata.set.or.th/mkt/sectorquotation.do?market=A&industry=0&%20sector=95&language=en&country=US

I will guide you through the activity. 

15 January - Assignments for this Week

Please read Steve Jobs Biography Chapter 4 [pages 91-106 of the .pdf file] for Thursday. Be prepared for a short quiz on this material. The Chapter 7 Vocabulary Assignment is attached for you to complete as a Google document to be shared with me when finished in class. It will be due Thursday. Here are the vocabulary words you need to know: