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The Implementation Of Eportfolios As A High Impact Practice In The Real Estate Practice Class, Yu Liu

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

I would like to implement the ePortfolio to my Fin 481 Real Estate Practice course. Real Estate Practice course introduces students to a broad spectrum of practical issues and activities in real estate markets. It provides the opportunity for the students to get an in-depth understanding of the real estate business. Subjects include Understand Real Estate Market; Math for Real Estate; Buying Real Estate, Mortgage, Escrow, Title Company, Inspection, Home Insurance Company; Selling Real Estate, Repairing, Brokerage, Staging; Comparative Market Analysis; Brokerage and Marketing Strategies; Investing in Real Estate Market, Debt Utilization; Flipping and Wholesaling; Construction Fundamentals; Legal Protection and …

November 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

The 3 Major Sins of Sales Management It’s a

simple fact of business: Without sales, no one else

downstream can do their jobs. To ensure continued

growth, Jack Daly says the people at the top must

avoid the following 3 major sins of sales

management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

How Do Trustworthy Leaders Behave? Roderick

Kramer has found that 8 out of 10 report being

burned at least once because they trusted too …

October 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

New Data Shows Riverside-San

Bernardino-Ontario is a Leading

Metropolitan Area for Exports The

U.S. Department of Commerce’s International

Trade Administration announced new export

data that shows merchandise exports from

the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

Metropolitan area totaled a record $9.6 billion,

an increase of 20 percent or $1.6 billion from

2012 to 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Why It’s Important for Business Owners to

Get Out of the Office and Participate in

Conversations Gabie Boko …

September 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Checking Account Transparency Report: How Easily Can Consumers Shop for a Checking Account Online?

There are more than 100 million

checking accounts in the U.S. and close to nine out of

10 households have an existing account. Having

access to and understanding the costs associated

with checking accounts is essential for consumers. . . . . 3

You Can Negotiate Anything: 13 Negotiating Techniques Taught at the Wharton School of Business

Everything is open for negotiation—

even prices, schedules, and product offerings that

seem carved in stone. No one has to just accept

what’s offered…..but first you must hone your …

July 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Does the Economic Big Picture Drive Your

Decisions? Three “Context Clues” Leaders Should

Never Ignore How can your company’s leaders

make better decisions where challenges are concerned?

Some of those decisions have short-term consequences

while others will affect the business for much longer.

Ron Scherer and Joel Naroff points out three clues

leaders should never ignore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Talk Your Way to the Top: Why Old-School

Communication Skills are the Competitive Edge

New Grads Need Geoffrey Tumlin advises new

grads not …

Summer 2014, College Of Business And Public Administration

IMPACT Magazine

Table of Contents:

Future Events 4

AACSB Reaccreditation 5

Gifts and Grants 6

Department Highlights 8

Public Adminsitration 9

Management 10

Centers of Excellence 12

Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship 14

Students Create Impact 15

New Faculty and Staff 17

CSUSB Alumni 18

June 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Michael Spence: China’s Rising Middle Michael

Spence explains how a slowing Chinese economy

could be good for China—and for the rest of us. . . . . . 3

Are Your Employees Sabotaging Your Company’s

Accountability? Ten Bottom-Line-Busting Behaviors

to Watch Out For Authors Julie Miller and Brian

Bedford share 10 employee “types” whose attitudes

and actions are sabotaging your company’s

accountability, costing you money, and sending

customers running for the hills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

13 of the Biggest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make

(That May Not …

May 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Is Employee Cynicism Killing Your Culture?

Strategic Ways to Re-Configure It Around Trust

Rich Karlgaard says employee cynicism is a red flag

signaling a serious dearth of trust—and explains

what you can do to fix it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3 Lessons on Retirement Planning From 2 Classic

Cars An old story from car aficionado David

Rosell holds valuable lessons on retirement planning. . 26

Exit Planning: The Necessary Beast—

Due Diligence No experienced buyer purchases

a company …

April 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Protecting Your “A” Factor: 16 Accountability

Killers to Avoid Most of us are guilty of small

behaviors that crack our accountability façade and

hurt us, both personally and professionally, far more

than we realize. Julie Miller and Brian Bedford

examines what can happen when businesses, teams,

families, and individuals shirk accountability. . . . . . . . 3

Five Ways to Use Your Brain to Build a Better

Business Michael Vaughan shows us why business

owners and managers should use their brains to

understand what employees need psychologically

in order to excel and perform, and gives …

March 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

The Way You Do Anything Is the Way You Do

Everything (and Nine More “Tough Love” Truths

for Business Owners) Suzanne Evans says that you,

and you alone, are the source of your success or failure.

She gives us 10 inconvenient but ironclad truths that

all business owners should take to heart. . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Will Your Social Security Check Be in the Mail

Come 2015? Economist Allen W. Smith says there is

no trust fund, and a number of elected officials,

including former President George W. Bush, …

January 2014, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Four Critical Actions Leaders Can Take Now

to Build a Culture of Accountability in 2014 Julie

Miller and Brian Bedford offers a proven process

for installing an accountability-based culture, a

platform for success in business and in everyday

life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Are You Penny-Pinching Yourself Out of Business?

Sean C. Castrina outlines five expenses a business

should never ever skimp on. …

The Classification Performance Of Multiple Methods And Datasets: Cases From The Loan Credit Scoring Domain, Jozef Zurada, Niki Kunene, Jian Guan

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Decisions to extend credit to potential customers are complex, risky and even potentially catastrophic for the credit granting institution and the broader economy as underscored by credit failures in the late 2000s. Thus, the ability to accurately assess the likelihood of default is an important issue. In this paper the authors contrast the classification accuracy of multiple computational intelligence methods using five datasets obtained from five different decision contexts in the real world. The methods considered are: logistic regression (LR), neural network (NN), radial basis function neural network (RBFNN), support vector machine (SVM), k-nearest neighbor (kNN), and decision tree (DT). …

An Empirical Application Of Delone And Mclean Model In Evaluating Decision Support System In The Banking Sector Of Oman, Anu Manchanda, Saurabh Mukherjee

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Banks are investing a huge amount on information systems to provide fast services to their customers and to stay competitive. Therefore it becomes necessary to measure the success of these systems. The main objective of this study is to assess the applicability of DeLone and McLean model of information systems in evaluating decision support system in the banking sector of Oman and to check the relationship among variables of the model. In order to achieve the objectives, data was collected from the managers and assistant managers using decision support system in the banks of Oman. Hypotheses were tested using correlation …

December 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

The Good Ol’ Boy Decline: 8 Tips to Help Women

Take Over the C-Suite Vickie Milazzo argues that

every coporation can benefit from a touch of estrogen

and the feminine qualities associated with it. The

almost constant changes to the way we communicate,

interact, innovate, and do business are setting up an

opportunity-filled future for women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Knowledge ISN’T Power: How to Stop Gathering

Info, Weighing the Evidence, Chasing New Ideas….

and Just Execute Already! Moran and Lennington’s

new book, “The 12 Week …

October 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

How to Address Rampant Employee

Disengagement? Recognized Human Equity

Gallup poll shows that most American workers

either hate their job or don't care one way

or the other about them. Trevor Wilson says

it's time to focus on individual's strengths

in the on-going search for the best talent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Your Customers Are Smarter Than You and

Three Other Awkward …

September 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Are You Creating a Culture of Exile? Five

Warning Signs Your Employees May Lack a Vital

Sense of Belonging Christine Comaford explains

why belonging is such a powerful human drive and

offers tips on what you can do to foster it. . . . . . . . . . 6

How to Handle Embezzlement in the Family

Business Embezzlement in a family business is

not as uncommon as many of us would like to think.

Many factors lead to embezzlement, including

chronic financial strain, a general sense of family

entitlement, lack of internal company controls, and …

August 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

The Summertime Tune-up As the days grow

longer and warmer, small business owners might

want to be careful about taking it too easy during the

summer months. Bill McBean says that now is the

time to work smarter, not harder, and gives tips on

why you should do a summertime check-up on your

business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

‘Jetson’-Age Tools Click With Big-Event Planners

Ann Windham shares …

July 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Who Gets Dad’s Office? 5 Tips for Family

Business Succession Planning When it comes

to business succession planning, one thing is

certain: Most family business leaders don’t do

it, they don’t do it well, or they wait to do it until

it’s too late. As you plan your company’s future

leadership, keep the points in mind as outlined

by Lois Lang. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Lost Sales Leads: 4 Common …

June 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

5 Habits of Successful Social Media Managers

In 2013, 62% of companies will increase

investment in social media and 38% will increase

investment in social management systems. Consider

five habits of successful social media managers and

adopt them as your own. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Three Keys to Successful Crisis Management

Why do some organizations come out of crisis

with enhanced reputations while others may not

even survive as a business? Lucien Canton outlines

three keys to successful …

May 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

How to Spot Business Opportunity in

Tomorrow’s Economy To succeed, company

leaders must not only be able to innovate, they

must recognize opportunity and ensure they’re

posed to seize it. G. Michael Maddock gives

tips for getting there. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Get More Done in 12 Weeks Than Most Do in

12 Months Brian Moran outlines the path to

accomplish the things you desire in life. The

barrier standing between you and the life …

April 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Prepare for the Inevitable: The Four Cornerstones

of Career Insurance Dr. Marty Martin outlines the

four cornerstones of Career Insurance; the organizing

framework for putting together your own personal

Career Insurance plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Is Google+ Better for Business Than Facebook

or Twitter? Facebook continues to go through selfimposed

changes that are seeing mixed responses from

longtime users and now Google+ may be the new kid

when …

March 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Would George and Honest Abe Make It in

Today’s Business World? Joseph Callaway believes

the answer is yes. He states that if they showed up in

2013 and truly lived up to their reputations, they

would find themselves in huge demand. . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Make Your Sales Team an Elite Sales Force

Creating an elite group of salespeople involves

much more than placing a help wanted ad on a job

board. It requires a specific hiring process that

attracts only the best of the best. . . . …

February 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

How to Reject Bad Ideas….Without People

Rejecting You! Curt Wang tells us the key to

your success is to learn to reject or redirect bad

ideas in a thoughtful, positive and more collaborative

way. He gives us six tips to consider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Traditional Job Descriptions Don’t Attract Top

Talent A recent research study identified the 10

biggest mistakes companies make when hiring. The

study included over 130 companies ranging in size

from Fortune 500 to mid-size privately held

organizations. . . . . . …

January 2013, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

Consider Buying Your Office Space,

Expert Advises Small Business Owning your

workplace is a path toward long-term wealth—

one that doesn’t reply on constantly bringing in

new income, says Chris Hurn. Usually after

about three to six years of operation, companies

should look into property ownership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

The End of China’s Economic Marvel The

UCLA Anderson Forecast concluded that a hard

landing for China would be very difficult to avoid. . . . 13

Top 10 Tips for Running a Great Meeting

In order …

December 2012, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

News and Features

The End of Marketing As We Know It A number of

studies are showing that people no longer pay much

attention to traditional marketing as they progress

through the “buyer’s decision journey” says Bill Lee. . . 7

E-Commerce Business Stand to Lose More

Without Asset Protection Find out what

differentiates commerce businesses from traditional

businesses when it comes to asset protection. . . . . . . . . 9

Duct Tape My Software and Hope for the Best? A

redesign of a website is simply a repackaging. There

can be only a handful of reasons …

November 2012, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Oops, My Bad: Five Ways Your Business Can

Improve by Admitting to Mistakes According to

Michael Houlihan, owner of Barefoot Cellars,

mistakes are a fact of life. No matter how much you

try, you can’t completely avoid making them. It

improves your company’s effectiveness and

reputation if you handle them well. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Market Trends That Will Affect Your Bottom Line

Global trends are like a river. Sometimes they are

powerful, sometimes they are weak and sometimes

they’re so mellow your business can glide along them …

September 2012, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Inside Job: Why Dealing with “Difficult” Colleagues Will Lead to Happier Customers Read advice on how you can use difficult situations to start building an uplifting service culture in your organization. . . . . . . . . . . . 9

“It’s Not MY Fault!” Seven Ways Leaders Can Unearth (and Neutralize) the Fear That Lurks Behind the Blame Game Mike Staver explains that fear-based leadership lurks at the heart of the blame game. Read his advice on how you can take responsibility and help your followers to do the same. . . . . . . . …

August 2012, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

When Your Website Powers Your Business Why would you invest your hard-earned dollars to hire anyone less than a pro when designing your online business? After spending months developing your product, do yourself a favor and hire the right web developer—it will be well worth the investment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Need Work? Tech Companies Are Hiring Companies are hiring and will be hiring those students who have the educational capability of business with a …

July 2012, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

8 “Be-Attitudes” of Holding People Accountable The key to leadership is to create an environment whereby people do the best they can because they want to do it. Bob Whipple examines eight attitudes or behaviors of leaders that can foster a culture where holding people accountable is a precursor to a feeling of celebration. . . . . . 9

The Prison Industry Major phone companies profit from the prison industry. “Reach Out and Touch Someone” has a whole new meaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …

June 2012, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Texas Firm Targets Inland Empire Homeowners With Foreclosed 2nd Mortgages Adding new uncertainty in the state’s ongoing mortgage crisis, a Texas company is aggressively pursuing hundreds of Californians to collect second-mortgage debt—on homes they’ve already lost through foreclosure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Improve Productivity: Identify Your Staff’s Motivating Factors It is human to try to motivate another person from the same basis as one’s own perspective. Different people are motivated for different reasons both …