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Intellectual Property Lecture Kicks off Series with Luncheon April 18MELBOURNE, Fla.—The Women’s Business Center (WBC) at Florida Institute of Technology and the Technological Research Development Authority (TRDA) will kick off the “Technically Speaking Luncheon Lecture Series” in April with a program on “Intellectual Property.” The first in the luncheon series will address simplifying the legal principles behind intellectual property; it…

In a beginning I thought it would be very difficult to work with international students on a project, but i said to myself, “it will be an extreme experience for me.” I reviewed my partners’ names and added them to my Facebook account and created a group page so we can all trade information and ideas. So far, this format…

Guest Blogger: Dr. Joan Wiggenhorn, Associate Professor of Finance Delta Mu Delta, the Business Honor Society, held their spring luncheon on March 23rd. A record number of students attended the lunch which was held in the Link Media Room in the Evans Library. Mr. Robert Keimer, the acting director of the Women’s Business Center, was the featured speaker, and he…

Guest Blogger, Dr. J. Wiggenhorn, Associate Professor Nathan M. Bisk College of Business   Mr. Richard Scott, president of the Carolina Business Mentors, gave a presentation as part of the Nathan M. Bisk College of Business Visiting Entrepreneur Program on Wednesday, March 21st. He spoke to a packed room and had many interesting ideas for the audience. His talk had two tracks: one…

In a beginning I thought it would be very difficult to work with international students on a project, but i said to myself,  “it will be an extreme experience for me.”  I reviewed my partners’ names and  added them to my Facebook account and created a group page so we can all trade  information and ideas. So far,  this format…

Guest Bloggers:  Stephen Kies and Randy Stockman Explanation of the Project You are probably wondering “What is ABTA”? ABTA stands for Activity-Based Total Accountability. Government Accountability/Transparency is the extent to which a state discloses their financial information to the public. It can range from being very basic and showing only the dollar amount, to being very detailed and showing the dollar…

Guest Blogger: Nicholas Robinson, Business Administration  After successfully completing the quiz and pre-project survey, I was allocated team members for the X-Culture project. Including me, we have a total of 6 students varying from across world, including India, Turkey, Korea, and as well three students from the US. I initiated communication last week and sent out a group email to…

Guest Blogger: Simon Cummings, Business Administration – Management India, Korea, Turkey, NJ, NC, and FL make up the team I’m on. This is experience is going to be fun I believe. Working with people all over the world to complete a project is going to have its difficulties. Some difficulties are different languages, different time zones and different personalities. I…

Guest Blogger: Bonnie Crowe, Business Administration – Management  The X-culture project is up and running. My team is number 52. There has been six students assigned with the possibility of a seventh to be added. The students in my group come from a variety of locations. New Jersey, India, Turkey, Slovakia and Korea are represented. Four have made contact via email…

By Jarin Eisenberg What do you think of when your instructor tells you a group project is required for a course? Do you grumble and groan or do you jump at the opportunity to collaborate with your fellow classmates? What if the group project required you to connect with 5 other students located all over the globe? Just think about…