Decision support system (DSS): a computer-based information system designed to help knowledge workers select one of many alternative solutions to a problem. Organisations need to make good decisions, in many cases Information Systems in the form of Management Information Systems and Decision Support Systems assist in the decision making process. DSS’s can help corporations by: […]
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Top common app essays: Questions and Examples
Most colleges insist for an application essay from prospective students so that they get to know more about the student’s background, character, motivations and value as a potential student. The Common App college essay is is more of a personal statement, and is required by most Common App schools and plays an important part in […]
Practical application of Big Data and Cloud Computing using a realistic big data problem
Aims The aim of this assignment is to introduce a practical application of Big Data and Cloud Computing using a realistic big data problem. Students will implement a solution using an industry leading Cloud computing provider together with the distributed processing environment Apache Spark. This will involve the selection of problem appropriate Machine Learning algorithms […]
Gig economy: Is the world heading towards it?
Gig economy (Concepts and Trends): With uncertainties rising in the job market, access to technology that lets people work remotely, and opportunities to earn money online, more people are choosing to be part of the Gig economy (and work from home) Technology today plays an important role in the economic activities across the globe, and […]
Technology, data and algorithm: Religion of future?
In his influential essay “Religion as a Cultural System” Clifford Geertz tries to define religion through a cultural lens so that it can be studies from a different perspective. Geertz says that religion is a symbolic system where believers interpret the world they live in and live their lives through these symbols. In “Religion as […]
Chair Caning: Collage by Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso was one artist who was famous for his eagerness to evolve. He was the one to invent Analytic Cubism in 1907 and could have continued to paint in that style for decades, but instead he kept experimenting. In 1911, Picasso came up with a unique style called Synthetic Cubism which involved adding new […]
Indian artisan market ( Handlooms and Handicraft): Case Studies
Indian Startups catering to the artisan market (Handlooms and Handicraft): Case Studies of successful startups. Why Target This Segment Founders of these startups realised the need to make the crafts commercially viable to really help the artisans. These startups launched their companies to empower the artisans and revive their dying art. These startups sell products […]
Information Systems for Managers: Concepts and examples
Understand what is an Information System, the various types, its characteristics, and examples of such systems. An Information System is a set of interrelated components that collect, manipulate, store and disseminate information and provide a feedback mechanism that helps organisations achieve their goals. What is a System? A System is a set of elements or […]
Digital Business, Innovation & Transformation
When it comes to digital business and innovation, students will need to learn about the following: Analyze the application of business intelligence and the impact on organizations. Contemporary issues and challenges in the management of information systems. Analyse the role of digital capability in the enterprise. World’s leading innovators on Digital Business: “In today’s era […]
Sports Management: Case Studies, Assignments, Projects
Case studies, assignments, projects related to sport management education that helps provide a deep understanding of the business of sports. Planning, Writing Reports & Complex Documents Assignment: Restructuring a Recreation Center (Facilities Management) You have just been appointed general coordinator of youth sport at a respectable Athletic Recreation Center. On the first day in office, […]
Letter of Recommendation (Reference Letter) | Samples & Templates
A letter of recommendation (also known as reference letter) is a document meant to add extra weight and merit to a job or college application. Here are some samples/templates for writing recommendation letter/reference letter. Sample 1 Having worked with Deepak Saxena, along with other young consultants, for a couple of years on various engagements, I […]
Importance of ‘appearance’ in The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice play by William Shakespeare emphasizes appearances. There are several instances where the author shows how people create false appearances to out up a particular image about themselves (which is different from the reality), even if it’s expensive to put up with those appearances. Read: Merchant of Venice: Complete Story Throughout the […]
Ritual and Transmission: Views of communication
Transmission and Ritual Communication: How they differ from one another. Communication involves transferring messages or information among people, and human beings spend a good portion of their time communicating their knowledge, information, and ideas with others. When it comes to communication, two alternative concepts are quite well-known and discussed – the transmission view and the […]
US presidential interviews & debates: Effects on public attitudes and voting behavior
US presidential interviews, debates are an important part of the US presidential campaigns and is watched by people all over the world. Presidential Debates The debate usually consists of various segments, based on various topics, and provides opportunities for both the candidates to share their views about the topic. There’s a moderator overseeing the debate. […]
Why Media should focus on the public sphere and not chase profits.
Need for an alternative model of media power, and why Media should focus on the public sphere and not chase profits. For a long time, Media’s primary role was to help the creation of a democratic public sphere. Over the years, with the consolidation of smaller media companies, access to technology, globalization, media companies focus […]
Understanding GST (Goods and Services Tax): School / College Projects
Understanding GST and impact of GST (Goods & Services Tax): ICSE / CBSE School project, college project. What is GST GST stands for Goods & Services Tax. The GST rollout by the government of India has converted India into a unified market of 1.3 billion people and in the process removed all the inter-state barriers […]
The Indian Independence Act of 1947
After sensing the huge resistance to British rule in India, which undoubtedly emerged from the nonviolent mass movement for independence led by Mahatma Gandhi, the British took a political decision after World War II to leave India and began the decolonisation process. Fortunately for Indians, the British acted in a responsible manner before leaving India, […]
Mountbatten Plan: Main Points
Lord Mountbatten (India’s last viceroy) proposed a plan in 1947 according to which provinces were to be declared independent successor states with the power to choose whether to join the constituent assembly or not. Known as the Mountbatten Plan, the plan provided for the partition of India into two states that were granted the rights […]
Quit India Movement
Under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, people across India came together as part of the Quit India Movement to uproot British imperialism. In 1942, in a fiery speech in Mumbai, Mahatma Gandhi gave a ‘do or die’ call to the people of India in a final push to make the British quit. The Quit India […]
Civil Disobedience Movement
The Civil Disobedience Movement was one of the most significant movements launched by Mahatma Gandhi in the course of India’s freedom struggle. After observing 26 January as Poorna Swarajya Day (Independence Day) in 1930, the Indian National Congress (INC) decided that civil disobedience was going to be the primary means by which Independence for India […]