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Typical Steps of Planning

1. Situation Analysis

Limitations of time and resources.

Collect, interpret, and summarize information.

Past, present, future...

Internal strengths.

External environmental influences.

2. Goals and Alternative Plans

Goals:

Purpose(s) that the administrator wants to achieve; must be realistic, challenging, and attainable.

Plans:

Actions or means that administrators use to achieve the goals of the organization.

Alternative Plans:

Used when the main plans, for any reason, are stopped; alike are used to achieve the same goal.

3. Evaluation of Goals and Plans

Assess strengths, weaknesses, and potential effects.

Rank

Remove

4. Selection of Goals and Plans

Plans and goals more appropriate and feasible.

Steps: alternative generation, evaluation,... Continue reading "Typical Steps of Planning and Types of Plans" »

Fundamental Definitions of Quality

Quality: A set of features and characteristics that meet or exceed consumer specifications and expectations.

Types of Quality

• Negative Quality: The deviation between the actual result obtained and the required standard.
• Positive Quality: The extent to which customer needs and expectations are surpassed.
• Latent Quality: Quality that goes beyond what is explicitly required or expected by the customer.

Quality Management Processes

Quality Assurance (QA)

Quality Assurance involves having and following a set of planned and systematic activities implemented within the company's quality system. These actions are designed to provide adequate confidence (to both the firm and customers) that the product or service meets clearly... Continue reading "Essential Concepts in Quality Management and Control" »

Project Manager Functions

• Define objectives
• Organize resources
• Conduct planning
• Establish budgets
• Coordinate implementation
• Check the results with respect to the proposed objectives

Subsystems of a Project Management System

• Planning:
  • Target identification
  • Making plans and timing of achievement
  • Identification of resources available within the organization and externally
• Organization: Define the type of project organization to be used
• Control: Select the measurement standards and reference checkpoints for budget programming and technical quality of work
• Information:
  • Formal information channels through reports
  • Informal information channels through meetings
• Technology: Specific features of the project and knowledge of components and systems to develop
• Corporate

Core Methods of Sports Instruction

These are the main methods used in teaching sports:

• Deductive Method: The teacher states a principle, and the student reflects upon it.
• Inductive Method: The student discovers new experiences and evolves to acquire new knowledge.
• Analytical Method: This method is developed by dividing the gesture or task in order to practice it separately, taking into account only some of the variables or elements involved in the competition. Technology is improving rapidly.
• Mixed Method: Presentation of the gesture in its entirety and exercises that gradually lead to the improvement of the sports action, alternately using the global method and the qualitative method.
• Global Method: Creates a real competition situation variables

Restaurant Business Fundamentals: Definitions

The term restaurant means any establishment that offers customers food and beverage services.

The Service Offer

The Offer must align with customer expectations to achieve satisfaction.

It is important to determine the offer by analyzing its interaction with other core business activities, including:

• Production system
• Work equipment
• Service system
• Buying (Procurement)
• Storage of raw materials
• Financial management

Key Financial Concepts

Cost Definition

Cost refers to the assessment of resources (carried out or planned) used through the application of factors necessary to obtain the product or service.

Fixed Cost

A Fixed Cost is independent of changes in production volume over time (it remains constant).

Variable

Labor Cost Definition and Components

The cost of labor is defined as the monetary value of human labor applied to production and consumption. The concept of labor cost includes:

• Personal remuneration (whether direct or indirect).
• Compulsory charges imposed by law, such as Social Security contributions, company costs, and workplace safety expenses.

Classification of Labor Costs

Direct Labor Costs

Direct labor costs are personnel costs that can be identified directly with the finished product or the service provided. This cost can be measured and assessed individually in relation to specific products or departments.

Indirect Labor Costs

Indirect labor costs consist of personnel costs for workers engaged in secondary or ancillary production tasks (e.g.... Continue reading "Labor Cost Calculation: Classification, Time Measurement, and Allocation" »

Core Coaching Concepts and Practices

Origin of Pedagogy

Pedagogy is the art of teaching. Historically, the teacher guided the child. Its origins trace back to antiquity.

Teaching Methodology

It is the path that leads to learning, encompassing the knowledge of teaching methods.

Defining Coach Interests

Consider two characteristics that define the diverse interests of coaches.

Coach Self-Control

A coach must develop self-management skills to serve as a role model for young athletes and perform their job effectively.

Intrinsic Aspects of Sport

Observe how children can benefit from sport:

• Pleasure in teaching
• Witnessing progress
• Excelling in our work

Fundamental Coaching Purposes

To aid in the integral training of children, developing their football concepts... Continue reading "Effective Coaching: Pedagogy, Psychology & Methods" »

International Accounting Standard No 1: Presentation of Financial Statements

Aim

1. The objective of this Standard is to establish the basis for filing financial statements with general purpose, to ensure that they are comparable, both with the financial statements of the same entity for prior periods, as with those of other entities. To achieve this objective, this Standard establishes, first, general requirements for filing financial statements, and then provides guidelines for determining their structure, while laying down minimum requirements on their content.

Scope

This Standard applies to all types of financial statements for purposes of general information that are processed and presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting

Relationships in the Workplace

What is Communication?

Communication is a circular process involving a sender, a message, and a receiver. This process also includes the channel, noise, code, and context. In this circular process, elements influence each other.

Axioms of Human Communication

1. It's Impossible Not to Communicate - Behavior = Communication

Communication is a fluid and multifaceted process with many modes of behavior (verbal, postural, tonal, context), where all elements contribute to the meaning conveyed to others.

All behavior is communication. Everything we do communicates something. Even ignoring communication is a form of communication. For example, consider the interaction (or lack thereof) when we share an elevator with a stranger.... Continue reading "Effective Workplace Communication: Building Strong Relationships" »

Introduction

To address the issue of the pursuit of knowledge, we will adopt a motivational point of view based on the study of motives that drive individuals to seek knowledge.

We will explore reasons beyond mere lack and consider the needs of self-realization. Understanding the motivations behind the pursuit of knowledge is crucial when examining philosophical schools of thought.

Needs to Know

Among human needs, we find the "need to know."

However, Maslow's hierarchy of needs does not explicitly include a need to know. This is because all types of needs are related to knowledge. Therefore, the pursuit of knowledge can be motivated by any type of need.

Whether a need functions as a need to know depends not on its type but on how it operates –... Continue reading "The Pursuit of Knowledge: Needs, Types, and Impact" »