The document discusses integrative studies and how it can be applied to complex problems through an interdisciplinary approach. It then summarizes the author's degree plan, which combines organizational leadership, mass communication, and advertising. The author plans to use these areas of study in a second career in real estate by establishing real estate practices that also provide home management services. Drawing on multiple disciplines through an integrative studies approach will help address the complex problem of facilitating agreements between buyers and sellers while providing property security services.
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Running Head: MEMO 1
MEMO 5
Paper 1: FINANCIAL MEMO
June 15, 2017
To: All employees
From: Nelson Mulinya, Senior Manager
Date: June 13th, 2017
Subject: Annual Budget
I would like to request the finance department to present to me the projected cost for the incoming year by 26th June 2017. It has always been a pleasure to receive the budget for the whole year earlier enough and this time I expect nothing less but an excellent presentation. However, due to many hiccups that usually emerge in the course of the year, I would appreciate if this time the budget is broken down on a quarterly basis. I prefer this way as it will help us minimize the risk and ballooning of unexpected cost. The costs must be presented in our normal PowerPoint format, and it should be consistent with general accepted accounting principle (GAAP).
Due to the many projects that the company has this time around, the budget presented should try and minimize the administrative expense to avoid a scenario where the company operates with borrowed cash. The payroll, accounting, and auditing fee must be minimized so that it is used elsewhere. There are also many uncertainties that we expect this time as a result of the real estate market. As a result, this has put us in a position where we cannot make critical decisions at this time. However, this should not prevent us from to speculating and coming up with reasonable figures that can be used as assumed values.
As a way of trying to reduce the recurrent expenditure and increase the investment capital, the company expects something different from the previous budget. The repair and maintenance cost, as well as the utility cost, must be minimized as possible. Capital consideration in budgeting is very imperative as you all know and I expect our business analysts to use two methods of analysis namely qualitative and quantitative method. These are helpful in forecasting the financial projection or growth. For instance, the quantitative methods usually use the expert factor and at some point the human element in budget analysis. The approach is normally based on data and avoids the guesses and perception of people. It will help us in predicting the variables like insurance expenses and contract expenses product, the prices and other things. Some of the quantitative methods include payback, net present value and the average rate of return.
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Running Head: MEMO 1
MEMO 5
Paper 1: FINANCIAL MEMO
June 15, 2017
To: All employees
From: Nelson Mulinya, Senior Manager
Date: June 13th, 2017
Subject: Annual Budget
I would like to request the finance department to present to me the projected cost for the incoming year by 26th June 2017. It has always been a pleasure to receive the budget for the whole year earlier enough and this time I expect nothing less but an excellent presentation. However, due to many hiccups that usually emerge in the course of the year, I would appreciate if this time the budget is broken down on a quarterly basis. I prefer this way as it will help us minimize the risk and ballooning of unexpected cost. The costs must be presented in our normal PowerPoint format, and it should be consistent with general accepted accounting principle (GAAP).
Due to the many projects that the company has this time around, the budget presented should try and minimize the administrative expense to avoid a scenario where the company operates with borrowed cash. The payroll, accounting, and auditing fee must be minimized so that it is used elsewhere. There are also many uncertainties that we expect this time as a result of the real estate market. As a result, this has put us in a position where we cannot make critical decisions at this time. However, this should not prevent us from to speculating and coming up with reasonable figures that can be used as assumed values.
As a way of trying to reduce the recurrent expenditure and increase the investment capital, the company expects something different from the previous budget. The repair and maintenance cost, as well as the utility cost, must be minimized as possible. Capital consideration in budgeting is very imperative as you all know and I expect our business analysts to use two methods of analysis namely qualitative and quantitative method. These are helpful in forecasting the financial projection or growth. For instance, the quantitative methods usually use the expert factor and at some point the human element in budget analysis. The approach is normally based on data and avoids the guesses and perception of people. It will help us in predicting the variables like insurance expenses and contract expenses product, the prices and other things. Some of the quantitative methods include payback, net present value and the average rate of return.
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Areas of communication competence:
Organizational communication;
Networks communication;
Public speech;
Technical writing;
Television production;
Web productions;
Generating ideas and shearing knowledge
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What is Integrative Studies?
John H. Barnett
Texas Tech University
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Abstract
Integrative Studies is an interesting but often misunderstood area of study that provides a method
for synthesizing or combining educational, personal, and professional components and providing
organization to effectively manage complex problems. This paper explores a detailed definition
of Integrative Studies and how selecting three areas of academic concentration may be combined
to create a specialized degree that’s beneficial both personally and professionally. A complex
problem of personal interest is analyzed, and a summary of career and future plans is provided.
Keywords: integrative studies, discipline, interdisciplinary, complex problem
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What is Integrative Studies?
Definition
Integrative Studies is defined in Lesson 2 as follows – “Integrative Studies provides for a
synthesis of study and life, an application of interdisciplinarity to complex problems.
Furthermore, Integrative Studies provides for a common body of knowledge, recognizing various
disciplinary perspectives as well as learning how to synthesize and evaluate those perspectives
thus empowering people to address meaningful and complex issues in new and unique ways”
(Tanner, 2014).
On a personal level, Integrative Studies provides a foundation, a method for synthesizing or
combining educational, personal, and professional components into a personal chronicle that
makes sense and is satisfying and rewarding. Integrative Studies provides organization to
effectively manage complex problems through the application of interdisciplinarity, the seeking
of knowledge and solutions from different disciplines, from different perspectives, and
synthesizing that information allowing for more meaningful and comprehensive management of
complex problems.
I find the notion or concept of Integrative Studies empowering. Until I began this course,
I’d never consciously considered addressing complex issues in an interdisciplinary fashion. To
apply the knowledge of separate disciplines to complex problems and synthesize that knowledge
into effective solutions is not only brilliant, but quite natural. Addressing complex problems
from a single perspective no longer makes sense. I can visualize becoming interdisciplinarian
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and applying the methods of Integrative Studies to all complex issues – educational, personal,
and professional.
Education
My degree plan lists the following areas of concentration – Area 1: Organizational
Leadership, Area 2: Mass Communication, and Area 3: Advertising. I wish I could say that
careful thought and consideration went into my three areas of concentration, but it’s not the case.
I began my college education 37 years ago. With no clear idea of the future, I performed poorly
in the beginning and it wasn’t until my junior year at Texas Tech that I discovered an area of
concentration that I not only found interesting, but seemed to have a talent for – Advertising. I
began taking courses in Advertising and Mass Communication with the intent of earning a
Bachelor of Arts in Advertising. Without ever realizing any clear direction, I amassed enough
college hours for two master’s degrees, but never completed a degree program.
Last summer, I contacted the university and expressed my desire to earn a degree. I was
placed in touch with an advisor who compiled a degree plan for a Bachelor of Arts in University
Studies. Until I began this introductory course to Integrative Studies, I still hadn’t considered
much more than my desire to earn a degree from Texas Tech. All these years, it’s been a source
of regret that I did not complete a degree program, and this effort is a matter of personal pride. I
do not expect my degree to make any significant difference in my professional life, and I will not
be seeking another profession. I’ve worked in the banking industry for nearly 30 years and plan
to retire in about 10. I do, however have a plan for a second career and believe that my areas of
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concentration, including Organizational Leadership can play a significant role in the success of
that plan.
During my early years at Tech, with the help of a friend, I began to develop a fascination
for residential real estate, participating in various transactions and processes. I worked for
several years as a mortgage loan officer and briefly as a residential real estate appraiser. I’ll
complete my degree plan and earn a Bachelor of Arts in University Studies in May, 2015 – just
four more courses after this one. I plan to immediately take the required courses and the exam to
become a licensed realtor, then a broker. As mentioned, my areas of concentration –
Organizational Leadership, Mass Communication, and Advertising can play a significant role in
the success of such a venture.
Organizational Leadership as an area of concentration has obvious benefits in the
workplace. Courses in human resources development and integrative studies provide a good
basis for effective leadership and problem solving in any organization.
Mass Communication is an important tool in the real estate industry and information and
techniques from this area of concentration may be applied even at levels where a nominal budget
is introduced – classified advertising, for instance. Communication regarding properties may be
disseminated through a multiple listing service, newspapers, industry publications and the
Internet.
Advertising is also a key component to practicing real estate. Whether advertising the
strengths of the organization or individual properties listed for sale, whether advertising at a
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national level like Remax or at the local level with a well-designed yard sign, information from
the discipline of advertising is critical to successful real estate practice.
Combining or integrating knowledge from areas of concentration such as Organizational
Leadership, Mass Communication, and Advertising provide solid, practical knowledge and
structure that contribute to the success of a real estate business.
Complex Problem
I’ve been thinking of a second career in real estate for years, and have developed a complex
problem that can only be addressed and provide benefit to customers by drawing on multiple
disciplines and applying interdisciplinary solutions. The problem: Secure satisfactory
agreements between buyers and sellers of residential property and provide individual properties
with security of services. The on-going solution: Establish real estate practices in
neighborhoods of interest and promote buying, selling, leasing, and management of properties
for residential living. Complement each practice with a home management system that provides
complete property services.
My three areas of concentration – Organizational Leadership, Mass Communication, and
Advertising provide a sound basis for the venture I’ve described. But so many other disciplines
come into play. Law is a good example. Without sound legal counsel, any business may be
asking for trouble. And even the practice of law may require individuals versed in areas such as
contracts or the environment. The discipline of engineering is another good example and may be
divided into areas such as electrical or structural. Architecture is another discipline with obvious
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benefit to a complex problem of this nature. And interdisciplinary solutions may occur through
projects such as outdoor living spaces where a collaboration of electrical and structural
engineering, landscape architecture, and legal counsel to secure permits combine for new and
innovative problem solving.
Connection
To summarize, I have been a banker for virtually my entire career spanning nearly 30 years.
My intent in earning a Bachelor of Arts in University Studies was initially to satisfy my desire to
earn a college degree – nothing more. I only began to think critically about the value of learning
and knowledge, about incorporating my areas of concentration into a future that includes a
second career when I began to write this paper. I’ll complete my degree program in May, 2015.
I intend to embark on my second career immediately following, and already feel empowered as I
begin to think in an interdisciplinary fashion. My areas of concentration – previously
unconsidered, work together to create a specialized degree that will serve me well as I undertake
a second career in residential real estate.
Organizational Leadership, Mass Communication, and Advertising form a unique
combination as a basis of knowledge as I build a real estate business. Integrative studies is
teaching me to synthesize knowledge from applicable disciplinary perspectives and apply that
knowledge to complex issues.
More specifically, Organizational Leadership will help to systemize and coordinate the
efforts of a real estate office and real estate professionals to create a successful and workable
practice. Applying interdisciplinarity will help to systemize and coordinate the efforts of
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additional businesses and services related to home ownership. Mass Communication teaches
principles of reaching large groups of people in an efficient manner in an effort to notify
interested parties of available products and services. Understanding methods of mass
communication is essential to a successful real estate practice, or any business concerned with
providing products and services to the public. Advertising is concerned with image, with calling
attention to the product or service one has to offer. Advertising is a critical component that not
only announces the availability of products and services, but portrays an image of
professionalism and expertise in a chosen field.