ACC430 Principles of Corporate Taxation - Section 001

Accounting 430-001 (MWF 9:05-9:55A, 130 Main Hall)

Course Summary

Welcome to the ACC430 wiki. The principles of corporate taxation are a difficult topic to master in preparation for public certification. In this summary I will outline my online resources, homework assignments, and general University information.

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EE422 - week 5 prelab Sustainibility

EE422 week5 summary.docx

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Week 4: Polymer Solution Preparation (revised)

The increasing trend of environmental consciousness leads to the discussion of sustainability.  While global populations increase, an inevitable adverse affect in resource distribution occurs.  However our analysis not only includes the environmental impacts but also the economic and ethical approaches towards sustainability.  My ideal belief of sustainability directly roots to the human population practices that allow the partitioning of natural goods to ensure future needs, it is necessary to achieve such goals through technological advances.

Although the formal definition of sustainability has many forms, my interpretation of sustainability explains a process of maintaining a constant state without altering future needs. This ultimately means innovation with the concept of “green” conservation and lessening of carbon footprints. In relation to engineering, “sustainability describes a condition in which natural systems and social systems survive and thrive together indefinitely” [1].  Due to important ecological problems such as pollution and global warming, implementing sustainable engineering practices can contribute to sustainability. As a result, there is a growing trend for sustainable and socially responsible products and services. Societies such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) monitor the effects of climate change due to human activity. IPCC assesses scientific literature to study impacts on human-induced climate change and options for adaptation and mitigation.

The IPCC and many others societies offer sustainability through ecosystem services.  Ecosystem services are benefits from resources and processes supplied by nature.  Three main concepts associated with ecosystem services are provisioning, regulating, and cultural. Provisioning incorporates food, water, and the energy to survive. Regulation is climate variation, any changes in climate mitigating diseases through storms.  Cultural is the benefits of recreation and religion. The distinctive property of ecosystem services is that human demand of natural products in the case of clean drinking water or renewable energy. We are beginning to exceed earth’s ecological capacity requiring new innovations and advantages in technology and science. By fabricating sustainable products, such as a polymer OLED, saving water and energy saves money and reduces environmental impact.  There are four main concepts or “laws” of sustainability:

·         Everything connects to everything else

·         Everything must go somewhere

·         Nature knows best and bats last

·         There is no such thing as a free lunch [1]

Implementing these concepts help reduce and possibly eliminate environmental waste saving cost and materials during fabrication. An example of this is when measuring exact polymer use (.51mg) when preparing the polymer solution last week.

References:

[1]     S. R. Euston and W. E. Gibson, “The Ethic of Sustainability,” Earth Ethics 6, 1995 p. 5-7. Available:           http://www.iisd.org/sd/principle.asp?pid=31&display=1. [Accessed Jan. 16, 2009].

[2]     http://courseware.ee.calpoly.edu/~dbraun/courses/IEEE-EE422-Reports.doc.