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Statement of Purpose MBA

Mika1984 — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:41:23 GMT

Pls,someone help me,i've got my SOP,but it seems to me a little off.I mean it should be more cohesive and have smooth transaction from my experience to why MBA?

Re: In-text Citation

Tanit — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:28:57 GMT

The Painkiller
hey there ...

(Alexander &Hill, 2006) Itâs widely understood that it is far less costly to keep existing customer than it is to win new ones (p. 1), attracting new customers requires high costs on marketing campaigns that would include: advertising and promotion ..

Hi,

I was taught how to reference in the Harvard system. Are you trying to use the same system? If the answer is yes, you need to put the source after your sentence, not before. Also, I was taught that the number of the page has to be written only if you're quoting a sentence word by word (I mean, within quotation marks) from your reference book, while it is omitted when you paraphrase the source, by using your own words.

So, if you're rewording Alexander & Hill's work and they state that a company should try and keep their customers, you'd write:

It is widely understood that it is far less costly to keep existing customer than it is to win new ones (Alexander & Hill, 2006). Attracting new customers requires high costs on marketing campaigns that would include, for instance, advertising and promotion.

or, if they affirm that when a firm wants to attract new customers, they have to pay extra cost for advertisements etc.:

It is widely understood that it is far less costly to keep existing customer than it is to win new ones. Attracting new customers requires high costs on marketing campaigns that would include, for instance, advertising and promotion (Alexander & Hill, 2006).

However, if you're copying at least four words consecutively (that was the rule in my Uni! ) from their book, you need the number of the page:

It is widely understood that it is "far less costly to keep existing customer than it is to win new ones" (Alexander & Hill, 2006, p. 1). Attracting new customers requires high costs on marketing campaigns that would include, for instance, advertising and promotion.

(if, for instance "far ... ones" is an excerpt from the book you're quoting)

A couple of comments:
- It is better not to use contraction in an academic paper.
- Avoid ellipsis (.. after promotion)
- Attracting new ... is a new sentence. Either you start a new sentence or you make use of connectors if you want to keep it joined with the first one

This website has a pretty good and comprehensive guide to the Harvard System of Referencing. They also cover reference materials from the internet (section 3.4).

Re: -Americans...

NL888 — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:44:09 GMT

Thank you all for posting.

The entire context is here:

Does Breastfeeding Boost IQ?

Study Shows Breastfed Kids Score Better on Some IQ Tests

May 5, 2008 -- Breastfeeding may make your kid more intelligent, according to the latest study on the subject.

Exclusive, long-term breastfeeding improves a child's verbal intelligence and other intelligence measures, says researcher Michael S. Kramer, MD, professor of pediatrics, epidemiology and biostatistics at the McGill University Faculty of Medicine in Montreal.

The study was published in the May edition of Archives of General Psychiatry.

Children who were breastfed longer scored higher on average at age 6 1/2 years in verbal intelligence, nonverbal intelligence, and overall intelligence, Kramer finds. Teachers rated them higher in reading and writing than children who weren't breastfed as long or as exclusively.

"Prolonged and exclusive breastfeeding makes kids smarter," Kramer tells WebMD. "I would say as a target for mothers, if they could exclusively breastfeed for three months and continue to breastfeed for some degree for one year, that would be good."

Breastfeeding exclusively [with no formula supplements] for six months would be even better, Kramer says. But he concedes that is difficult for many women, especially if they return to work.

Breastfeeding and IQ: Studying the Data
A host of studies have looked at breastfeeding and IQ. "Most of the studies have found an association between breastfeeding and higher IQ," Kramer tells WebMD. But most have been what scientists call observational studies, with children whose mothers chose to breastfeed compared with those children whose mothers chose not to.

Kramer and others say these studies may be affected by differences in the way moms who breastfeed interact with their children and those who don't.

Kramer and his colleagues looked at almost 14,000 children in Belarus who visited 31 hospitals and clinics there. The participants are part of the large-scale study known as the Promotion of Breastfeeding Intervention Trial (PROBIT). The researchers assigned half to an intervention that encouraged them to breastfeed exclusively long term or to another group that got the usual maternity care and child care.

This approach is considered more feasible and ethical than assigning mothers to breastfeed or bottle-feed.

"Those who got the breastfeeding intervention breastfed longer and more exclusively," Kramer says. The number of mothers still breastfeeding exclusively at three months was seven times higher in the intervention group of mothers -- 43% compared to 6% of those who didn't get the intervention.

http://children.webmd.com/news/20080505/does-breastfeeding-boost-iq

Re: Correction of an Essay

learner_of_english — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:10:36 GMT

Hello,

Thanks for your quick answer !

I didn't realise my sentences were so short, I corrected them so I hope it is better now. I added numbers to empasis my main points.

Could you help me to correct my grammar ?

Through History, weâve seen that American people are proud and want to manage the world. Meanwhile, French people know how to live and they have a more collectivism mentality. According to several studies, the US is a more âmasculineâ country than France. Weâre about to study if this is a reality or not.

1Â°/ First, we can compare educational values between these two countries.

The American people educational values are rather funded on individualism.

Each person must show his value to be recognized, the merit is more important than the link formed (relationship) with others. Pupils and students have to be independent, self-confident, their teacher assists them in work but they donât give solutions. They also have to be competitive.

For instance, intercollegiate sporting events are promoted in American football and basketball. These competitions attract not only young people but all sport fans.

In France, educational values are rather funded on collectivism.

The ties between people are privileged, it doesnât matter if a person undergoes many failures his family and his friends will always support him. Devotion in relationships is essential because people donât stand to be alone.

As students, weâre used to partying several times by week, we enter in student associations to share our ideals with others and we think that is the victory of groups which is the more important.

For example, in soccer games, one player goal is the equip goal. (but 1 joueur est le but de lâÃ©quipe)

According to Geert Hofstede (a press article writer), these points show that the US is a more masculine country than France. I think we can reveal there is another aspect of this topic with gender ideas.

2Â°/ The power that is a more masculine idea can be illustrated by American will to possess big things.

Indeed, American cars are big like 4x4 or pick up, they like to eat big burgers.

They use an amazing budget for their movies with many special effects and they often contain fights like Rambo, Terminator or Rocky. Each time, we have the feeling that American glory is bet and itâs always American people who win.

Then, American comics imply heroes with a super strength and a nice physical appearance like Superman or Hulk.

On the contrary, French culture hires the small things and products are adapted to family which is a more feminine idea.

There are small French cars for young people the Twingo, the Clio or the Smart and weâre used to taking a little break with a small cup of coffee.

In France, there are often humoristic or romantic movies like movie of the moment âBienvenue chez les châtisâ which is the best French humoristic movie of the year.

Weâre also used to reading comics like âAstÃ©rixâ or âTintinâ who are not really superheroes.

As we see through all these examples America owns more masculine ideas than France and we really saw a gap between these two mentalities.

3Â°/ However, the feminine culture in France is limited.

We also have a competitive policy as we se through a job or college interview. The selection is tough, there are some oral or written exams and many people are refused.

The vision of soccer as a âsweetâ sport is far from reality because many players are hurt during the games.

Furthermore, there are French action movies like âLes riviÃ¨res pourpresâ, âNikitaâ and âLeonâ which compete with American super production.

In my opinion, the association between masculine culture with men who search for success and power, and feminine culture with women who look after their family is a stereotype. It tends to disappear today, women are more and more independent and they can be companyâs bosses or minister.

For instance, the French company CHANEL is lead by a woman.

To conclude, obviously the US is a more âmasculineâ culture than France. But in my view, there isnât a best culture because self-confidence and relationships are essential to have a happy live.

We can wonder if the promotion of power and success could not lead to abuse.

Sincerely,

Re: URGENT ATTENTION BOSS: WOULD YOU PLS COMMENT ON 'MY MOTIVATION LETTER'

Mister Micawber — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:09:39 GMT

I have struck out unnecessary or inappropriate verbiage, made some corrections (in bold). You may also have to fix the sentence structure to correct for my deletions.

February 2, 2008

Director of the Program
Department of ABC
University of ABC

Dear Dr Smith:

I am writing to apply for the Masterâs Programme in ***.

I am confident that the programme corresponds well with my plans of becoming a specialist in marketing field. It is my dream and desire to be admitted in *** and pursue my *** studies in the field of Marketing.

My educational background is in the principles and practices of ~~the~~ marketing ~~field~~. I ~~have successfully~~ completed a three-year BBA (Hons)-IT program in 2004. My studies have guided me through systematic researching, analytical thinking, management of resources and information evaluation. I continued my studies and completed an MBA with specialization in marketing ~~field~~ in December 2005. Marketing Management, Advertising, Sales Management, Services Marketing, Business Strategy and Leadership were among my favourite subjects of the MBA program.

I love to play computer strategic games, Chess game I mostly play with my compute which I never won, Graphics, Animations, Web Designing, Reading something interesting online, cooking, outing, meeting just everyone in a group and selecting good people as my close friends are my hobbies. I feel no shame in meeting new people, talking them, and playing jokes.

After my studies, I plan to start my career at an international level, In June 2006, I was employed as an Operations Supervisor for a large retailing firm in Saudi Arabia. This was a valuable experience in supermarket management, with thousands of products and stiff competition ~~among different brands and huge variety of products~~. ~~Such an experience I was unable to get in my country.~~

During this contract, I have been analysing the top five brands of various product categories. For example, in the 'fresh milk & juices' category in Saudi Arabia, the key brands are Almarai, Nadec, Nada, and Safi. I have compiled weekly/monthly sales figures and attempted to determine why Almarai is the top seller. It appears that Alamarai management focuses on high quality product, packaging design, promotion (renting 60% of the category shelf space), advertising, efficient daily delivery, and a huge network of branches throughout Saudi Arabia.

My two-year contract ~~of two years is going to~~ will soon expire and I have now ~~already~~ been offered a Store Manager position ~~for next contract~~, but I have a strong ambition ~~in myself to further study~~ to become a marketing specialist, and I cannot become a specialist without having a full understanding of a specific marketing field ~~in Marketing~~.

Education from *** is affordable for me as compared to other *** countries. *** is a good safer place for other nations. *** is in between the best universities in *** and secondly ***University has a course offer (***) which relates to my goals. Thatâs why it is number one in my selection criteria.

Obtaining a one-year master's degree from *** means becoming a specialist (or a step towards it). ~~I can put a high price for my services. I will achieve my first objective of âFinancial Growthâ I will be differentiated from my competitors by having Masters from *** University.~~ I have already met people from many nations in Saudi Arabia, and I will further learn from others while living in a new culture. I will make new friends from Europe, will learn their life style, achieving my ~~second~~ objective of personal growth, and when I ~~will~~ complete my master's degree I will ~~already~~ achieve my ~~third~~ objective of professional growth. The programme will equip me with the necessary skills to continue to acquire new knowledge and understanding throughout my entire working life.

I hope that the combination of my past experiences and academic education will qualify me as a University of *** master's programme candidate.

URGENT ATTENTION BOSS: WOULD YOU PLS COMMENT ON 'MY MOTIVATION LETTER'

Mars4sweden — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:40:36 GMT

I AM SENDING THE MOTIVATION LETTER AFTER 2-3 DAYS! PLS GIVE YOUR COMMENTS TO MAKE IT ACCURATE N PERFECT! THIS FORUM IS DOIN A GREAT JOB!.... JUST WELDONE!

Director of the Program
Department of ABC
University of ABC

February 2, 2008

I am writing to apply for the Masterâs Programme in ***.

My educational background is well versed with principles & practices of the Marketing field. I have successfully completed a 3 years BBA (HONS)-IT program in 2004. My studies have guided me through systematic researching, analytical thinking, Management of resources and information evaluation. I continued my studies & completed an MBA with specialization in marketing field in December 2005.

Marketing Management, Advertising, Sales Management, Services Marketing, Business Strategy and Leadership were among my favourite subjects in MBA.

After my studies I planned to start my career from an international level, In June 2006 I was appointed as an Operations Supervisor in a Multibillionaire Retailing Firm in Saudi Arabia. Itâs a fruitful experience of a Supermarket Management with thousands of brands, toughest competition among different brands and huge variety of products. Such an experience I was unable to get in my country.

My contract of two years is going to expire and I am already offered a Store Manager position for next contract. But I realize the strong inspiration in myself to further study to become a marketing specialist. I cannot be a specialist without having perfect knowledge of a specific field in Marketing.

While In store I keep on Analysing top 5 brands of a product category. For Example in Fresh Milk & Juices category in Saudi Arabia the key brands are ALMARAI, NADEC, NADA, SAFI. I make weekly/monthly analysis on sales figure and try to find out why ALMARAI is number 1. The answer is ALMARAI BRAND Manager Focuses on high quality product (Core product taste, freshness, design to packing), Promotions (60% shelf space rented of all fresh section, Advertising), Placing/delivering daily by proper Vehicles and huge network of branches in whole Saudia.

Getting one year Masters from ***means becoming a Specialist (or a step towards it). I can put a high price for my services. I will achieve my first objective of âFinancial Growthâ I will be differentiated from my competitors by having Masters from *** University. I already met many Nations in Saudi Arabia and will further learn while living in a new culture. I will make new friends from Europe, will learn their life style it will achieve my second objective âPersonal Growthâ. When I will complete the Masters degree I will already achieve my third objective of âProfessional Growthâ.

The study will equip me with the necessary skills to continue to acquire new knowledge and understanding throughout my entire working life. I believe that the combination of my past experiences and academic knowledge will qualify me as an University of *** student candidate.

please take a look at this businees letter and drop ur comments ,thanks !

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:49:41 GMT

Thank you for your quick response.After serious consideration ,the top administrators of our company have worked out some concret steps to promote your products in Far East ,especially in China,which is outlined specifically as follows:

First, our 120 salesmen of 16 national-wide agencies of the company will launch a large-scale publicity and promotion activities for your company, which i am sure will further improve your reputation in China, and the enhancement of the turnover will be just a matter of time.

Here,especially, i would like to give you a brief introduction of our sales network with characteristics. There are 8 sales department in the company,each department is responsible for different regions of the country, and in each department, there is highly division of labour for every single team which is typically formed by 5 staffs. Moreover, for each team , their functions include market demand exploitation, customer resource and relationship development,order exploitation and technical supporting etc .For instance, we have many projects concerning market promotion,such as large-scale of promotion materials delivery,national spread patrol exhibition of relevant products, and hold some specialized seminars regularly and so on. And we have been positoned as one of the most influential teaching instruments suppliers in China,and more encouragingly,we have more than 3000 stable customers of colleges and universities all over the country,and the number we believe will definitely increase after your participation.

Second,considering the great advantages of low-cost production materials and ample human resources, we suggest that as to those products which can be produced in China,we can make joint investment,namely, with your service of necessary technology consultancy,our company take the responsibility for the production ,management and service of the products, which i believe will sharply reduce the cost and the time to deliver goods. Of course, we will ensure the protection on the Intellectual Property Rights of your company.

Third, after the establishment of the above-mentioned encouraging strategic partnership with your company ,we can import your goods directly to other countries in Asia,which will shorten the production period and further enhance the volume of transaction.

Last but not least, we will submit you a quarterly report on local market situation so that we can adjust our sales strategy and research direction according to the market.

Of course,the items above are just some preliminary plans,which can be amended according to your request.

And we wonder if you could pay a visit to our company or give me a call and come down to some details.

Re: about you for quick promotion

Clive — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:31:13 GMT

Hi,

Keep this skill about you for quick promotion.

By this sentence, I meant, that keep this sentence for the benefit of you in getting promotion.

It's not idiomatic to say 'keep a skill about you'. You might say 'Keep using/showing/developing this skill . . '

In fact, it's rather old-fashioned to say 'keep anything about you', eg You could say this, but it doesn't sound modern: 'keep your wallet about you in case you need some money'.

There are a small number of standard phrases still used, eg Keep your wits about you.

Best wishes, Clive

Re: Letter to a newspaper

Doll — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:11:23 GMT

Dear Sir,

My name is ___ ___ , a PhD candidate from ___________. I am working on the quality of information in pharmaceutical promotion for my PhD thesis. I am aware of a recent article and some discussions on issues in pharmaceutical promotion published in your newspaper. I am very interested to response to the issues as they are related to my research. As this is the first time for me writing a (response or put a word here) to your newspaper, I would be very appreciated if you can provide me with the details of the ~~requirements~~ word limits for a letter and article. ~~such as number of words needed.~~

I have prepared a letter with 594 words. As the letter is based on evidence from studies, I believe it is good to provide it with related references. I am not too sure if you do normally publish references. If you do publish, what type of referencing system do you prefer?

Due to the current public awareness about issues in pharmaceutical promotion, I am also interested in ~~regularly~~ writing articles regularly on those issues in your newspaper. If the article is published in your newspaper, does the author receive any honorarium?

Letter to a newspaper

Fizzi — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:08:12 GMT

Dear Sir,

My name is ___ ___ , a PhD candidate from ___________. I am working on the quality of information in pharmaceutical promotion for my PhD thesis. I am aware of a recent article and discussions on issues in pharmaceutical promotion published in your newspaper. I am very interested to response to the issues as they are related to my research. As this is the first time for me writing to your newspaper, I would be very appreciated if you can provide me with details requirements for a letter and article such as number of words needed.

Due to the current public awareness about issues in pharmaceutical promotion, I am also interested in regularly writing articles on those issues in your newspaper. If the article is published in your newspaper, does the author receive any honorarium?

Sincerely yours,