Week 1

1. Part 1 Discussion Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,

• Review Chapters 1, 2, and 3 in the MindTap ebook Essentials of Modern Business Statistics With Microsoft Excel by selecting Getting Ready Read the eBook for each chapter in MindTap.
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• Ensure you have completed the learning activity.

For your initial post, refer to the managerial report you prepared for the Descriptive Statistics Case Problem: Business Schools of AsiaPacific learning activity and discuss the following:

• What new insights do these descriptive statistics provide concerning Asia-Pacific business schools?
• What are the differences between the following:
• local and foreign tuition costs
• mean starting salaries for schools requiring and not requiring work experience
• starting salaries for schools requiring and not requiring English tests
• Part 2- Review Chapter 1: Identifying and Defining Problems of the course textbook One Step at a Time: A Roadmap for Problem Solving & Making a Difference.
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• Select a problem you have personally seen or experienced in your community or workplace.

In this discussion forum, you will answer a series of questions to help you identify a problem you have personally seen or experienced in your community or workplace. Consider the problem carefully as you will be focused on this problem throughout the course.

In your discussion post,

• Briefly describe the problem you have personally seen or experienced in your community or workplace.
• Answer the following questions, following the 5WH1 method:
• What are the details of the problem?
• Who is impacted by the problem?
• When did this problem begin, and when could it reasonably be resolved?
• Where is this problem taking place?
• Why is this problem important?
• How could you potentially or partially address or resolve this problem?

NOTE: Carefully choose the problem you wish to address. Avoid selecting a problem that could potentially risk defaming individuals, groups, or companies, or a problem that could possibly lead to negative repercussions on you, either personally or professionally. Focus on problems that bring stakeholders together in a productive way to explore solutions that will make a positive difference.