Navigational Instruments & Maritime Regulations
Earth’s Magnetic Field
The Earth itself acts like a huge magnet. The field is thought to be a result of swirling molten rock in the Earth’s core, which causes circulating currents, and thus an electromagnetic field.
Magnetic and Geographic Poles
There are two ‘Norths’: True North and Magnetic North. True North is the center of rotation of the Earth. Bearings and lines of longitude given on charts are based on True North. Magnetic North is the position of the magnetic pole. The Earth acts like a giant
Read MoreEffective Teamwork: Benefits and Key Attributes
Why Teamwork Matters
A team is a group of individuals who work together effectively to produce products and deliver services. Teamwork is strongly encouraged in organizations because it serves important functions. It can be a source of motivation and satisfaction for members, and it also improves an organization’s effectiveness. According to Edgar Schein, teams are created for two basic reasons: functional and psychological.
Functional Reasons for Teamwork
Functional reasons include working on complex
Read MoreUnderstanding Products, Services, and Effective Meetings
Understanding Products and Services
A defined product or service, anything offered to satisfy a need, can be tangible (durable or perishable goods) or intangible. Intangibles can exist by themselves or in conjunction with other products or services, such as a journey combined with another product or service.
Types of Products
Material goods can be classified as consumer products based on consumption patterns:
- Convenience Products: Purchased frequently with minimal effort.
- Shopping Products: Require more
Educational Assessment: Key Concepts and Practices
Key Aspects of Educational Assessment
What to Evaluate and Why?
- Students: Assess needs, interests, expectations, and prior experience of students as active participants in learning.
- Components of Educational Activity: Evaluate all aspects, from planning and programming to outcomes.
- Individualized Support: Determine necessary support measures for optimal student development.
Elements of Evaluation
- Goals: Understand the purposes of educational activities, expressed as capacity building.
- Content: Utilize
Icarus: Family Branding, Market Research, and Breakeven Analysis
Advantages of Family Branding for Icarus
Family branding offers several advantages for Icarus:
- It allows Icarus to offer new or related products to customers under one established and trusted family brand name, leveraging its reputation for innovation.
- Icarus can experience marketing economies of scale by advertising the family brand, which is associated with their entire portfolio of products.
- Brand extension becomes less risky and costly, with a higher chance of success.
- Icarus might find it easier
Understanding Communication: Types and Levels
Communication is a process in which an individual interacts through verbal and nonverbal language, where information is exchanged. Effective communication requires a sender, receiver, channel, code, and, most importantly, the message. It’s the “process by which information is transferred from one subject to another.”
- Zorin: Social interaction through symbols and message systems. Includes any process in which the conduct of a human being acts as a stimulus for the conduct of another human being.
- Roiz: