Speaker: Dr. Mariam Ghazvini
Date/Time: Saturday, 8/7/2010, 2:00-3:00PM
Location: Room C in the NPU Administration Building
Abstract:
Finding a job is a job by itself even in the best of times! Now, with the economy in a recovery state, the only way most people will secure a job is by being creative. Come find out how you can use Linked-in, Networking, Volunteering, and other ways to tap into the hidden job market. Additionally, we will discuss a few "Dos" and "Don'ts" of your resume to make it impactful.
Introduction to the speaker:
Dr. Ghazvini is an organizational development, career, and educational planning professional. She has over 20 years of experience in retail, high-tech manufacturing, corporate training, and non-profit program development and delivery. She specializes in leadership development and career planning. In addition, Dr. Ghazvini career coached for Right Management Consultants as well as teaching at Mission and San Jose City Colleges. Dr. Ghazvini previously served on the Board of Directors of the HP Alumni Association and Springboard Forward, as well as the MBA Advisory Board for Notre Dame de Namur University.
Ed.D., Education Leadership, University of Southern California, CA 1997
M.A., Counseling, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 2009
M.A., Administration Higher Education, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 1994
B.A., Sociology, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 1983
Human Resources Management; Professional Development
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Free Software: The Free Software Movement and the GNU/Linux Operating System - Free Software in Ethics and in Practice
Topic: The Free Software Movement and the GNU/Linux Operating System - Free Software in Ethics and in PracticeSpeaker: Dr. Richard M. Stallman, Free Software Foundation
Date/Time: Saturday, 7/31/2010, 2:00-4:30PM
Location: Room 312, NPU South Building
47655-B Warm Springs Blvd., Fremont, CA 94539
Abstract:
The Free Software Movement campaigns for computer users' freedom to cooperate and control their own computing. The Free Software Movement developed the GNU operating system, typically used together with the kernel Linux, specifically to make these freedoms possible.
Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history of the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide.
Introduction to the speaker:
Richard Stallman launched the development of the GNU operating system (see www.gnu.org) in 1984. GNU is free software: everyone has the freedom to copy it and redistribute it, as well as to make changes either large or small. The GNU/Linux system, basically the GNU operating system with Linux added, is used on tens of millions of computers today. Stallman has received the ACM Grace Hopper Award, a MacArthur Foundation fellowship, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Pioneer Award, and the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, as well as several honorary doctorates.
Richard is a software developer and software freedom activist. In 1983 he announced the project to develop the GNU operating system, a Unix-like operating system meant to be entirely free software, and has been the project's leader ever since. With that announcement Richard also launched the Free Software Movement. In October 1985 he started the Free Software Foundation.
Since the mid-1990s, Richard has spent most of his time in political advocacy for free software, and spreading the ethical ideas of the movement, as well as campaigning against both software patents and dangerous extension of copyright laws. Before that, Richard developed a number of widely used software components of the GNU system, including the original Emacs, the GNU Compiler Collection, the GNU symbolic debugger (gdb), GNU Emacs, and various other programs for the GNU operating system.
Richard pioneered the concept of copyleft, and is the main author of the GNU General Public License, the most widely used free software license.
Richard graduated from Harvard in 1974 with a BA in physics. During his college years, he also worked as a staff hacker at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab, learning operating system development by doing it. He wrote the first extensible Emacs text editor there in 1975. He also developed the AI technique of dependency-directed backtracking, also known as truth maintenance. In January 1984 he resigned from MIT to start the GNU project.
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Topic: Following the Wall Street Financial Crisis Reform
Speaker: Dr. Hugh Ching
Date/Time: Saturday, 7/24/2010, 2:00-3:00PM
Location: Room C in the NPU Administration Building
Abstract:
On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the most sweeping reforms of Wall Street since the Great Depression. The new Financial Reform Law is just a shell; what’s in the shell will be decided in the coming months or even years.
In a comment to Chairman Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve in June of 2006, Hugh Ching recommended the lowering of the fed funds rate, which, upon further public comments by him to the U.S. Treasury in 2008, was lowered to below 1% in 2008. Thus, Bernanke, as stated in the conclusion of his 2009 AEA (American Economic Association) speech, has indirectly admitted the mistake in raising the interest rate from 2004 to 2006. Mr. Ching predicted the Subprime Woe based on his solution of value, the Infinite Spreadsheet (http://www.infinitespreadsheet.com).
Bernanke objected to the Taylor Rule for setting the fed funds rate in his 2009 Speech. The Taylor Rule should be replaced by the common sense logic relationship: Rate of Return > Interest Rate > Inflation, where the Rate of Return can only be surveyed with the availability of a deterministic valuation system applied to sales data to determine the Return.
Also, a Two-Valuation Reform can be introduced as part of the content for the newly passed financial reform law. The Two-Valuation Reform is based on the simply equation Bubble = Market Price – Intrinsic Value, where the Market Price is obtained from market comparison to the past sales data, and the Intrinsic Value is calculated based solely on the realistic accounting of future expected cash flows, Cash Return = Sum of Cash Flows + Cash From Resale, completely independent of the Market or Resale Price. The introduction of the Intrinsic Value is crucial in consumer protection, which is probably the most important point in the new financial reform law.
The financial reform should also reexamine the Fisher Identity or the Quantity Theory of Money PQ = VM, which has been extensively analyzed by Milton Friedman and Ben Bernanke, and where the variable P again involves the fundamental question of determining the correct price, and its role in the current crisis and in the prevention of another Great Depression.
Introduction to the speaker:
Hugh Ching is the founder of Post-Science, Knowledge beyond Science (http://www.postscience.com) and a California licensed real estate broker since the 1980s. He was formally trained as a mathematical scientist at MIT (SB, SM, ScD) and the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. He holds the patent “Quantitative Supply and Demand Model Based on Infinite Spreadsheet” Patent No. 6,078,901. He is, thus, well trained in both the theory and the practice of business. The mathematically rigorous solution of value strongly suggests the existence of non-violable laws of nature in social science, as the existence of non-violable laws of nature in science, such as gravitation.
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Topic: NPU SAP Labs Introduction
Speaker: Ms. Flora Chu & Dr. Janelle Lee
Lab Instructors: David Chao, Ali Daimee, Sindy Xie, Nancy Li & Jennifer Shih
Date/Time: Saturday, 7/17/2010, 2:00-3:00PM
Location: Room C in the NPU Administration Building
Abstract:
SAP labs are role models for globally distributed development organizations, contributing effectively to the goals of SAP's business units. Bridging the gap between local market demands and SAP's development organization, SAP labs set standards for excellence in innovation, efficiency, and reliability. They are recognized centers of local talent and expertise, establishing a strong foundation for SAP development in the future. NPU provides educational establishments in the introduction of SAP, as well as positioning students for future career enhancement. Taking SAP lab courses should enhance your technical skills and create an impression of competence. This is a simple way to add a little extra sparkle to your resume.
During this seminar, the Lab Instructors will present SAP labs for:
1. Marketing and CRM
2. Project Management
3. Operations Management
4. Finance
5. Accounting
6. Organizational Behavior
Introduction to the speaker:
Ms. Flora Chu
* MBA, Chadwick University, Alabama, 1995
* BS Accounting, Biola University, 1990
Ms. Chu is well known for her experience in asset and financial management allied with full knowledge of US GAAP and IRS tax regulations, proficiency in Sarbanes-Oxley controls and processes, Government R & D funding, and pharmaceuticals and semiconductor industry. Ms. Chu holds a Corporate Financial Controller position in a semiconductor company. Her duties include international projects such as accounting system conversion and implementation, cost efficiency and budget vs. actual analysis. Ms. Chu has had more than nineteen years of experience in accounting and finance. She is a goal oriented leader who has demonstrated positive results, problem solving and people management skills. She is able to train and empower her cross-functional team members around the globe to accomplish company objectives and mission. Ms. Chu has been awarded a member of Presidential Who's Who, and National Association for Professional Women. Her passion in teaching has been growing since she started teaching at NPU eight years ago.
Dr. Janelle Lee
* Dr.P.H., Health Systems Management (1998), Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisianna
* M.H.A., Hospital and Health Care Administration (1994), China Medical College, Taichung, Taiwan
* B.A., Business Administration (1992), Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan
Dr. Lee has worked at the health care industry for more than 10 years. She worked in Taiwan as a hospital administrator at Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital. Currently, she has devoted her career to health service research, specializing in the area of healthcare management, the risk adjustment models, medication adherence, and treatment outcomes. Her research interests focus on hospital efficiency, quality variation, and pay for performance.
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Topic: American Federalism
Speaker: Mr. Barry Bishop
Date/Time: Saturday, 7/10/2010, 2:00-3:00PM
Location: Room C in the NPU Administration Building
Abstract:
Have you ever wondered why laws are different in different states? What are the roles of federal, state, and local government, and what services do each provide? How are elections conducted? As America has just celebrated its Independence Day holiday, these timely topics will be discussed along with a Q&A session to give an overview of the American system of government.
Introduction to the speaker:
Executive Master of Public Administration, Golden Gate University
B.S., Political Science, Florida State University
Mr. Bishop is part of the administrative staff, technical editor, and a faculty member at NPU. He teaches various Social Science and English as a Second Language courses. He has worked extensively overseas in Korea, China, Taiwan, and India on teaching assignments, conducting cross-cultural workshops, and for recruiting purposes. He is the coordinator for the Hiking Club, and enjoys tennis and traveling in his free time.
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