The book Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (1998) began as an article in Outside Magazine that chronicled a tragic series of events on Mount Everest. The article is a near perfect example of decision making using social influence, persuasion, and risk taking that had gone badly awry with profoundly tragic consequences. In 1996, a team of mountain climbers, led by Rob Hall’s climbing company, Adventure Consultants, and Scott Fisher’s company, Mountain Madness, attempted to climb Mount Everest. However, due to a variety of events, both human and natural, disaster ensued. Eight climbers died and several were severely injured. Survivor, Jon Krakauer, a journalist, chronicled the event in his book Into Thin Air. This is one example of how decision making using social norms and protocols can be used to persuade others to achieve an objective even when the outcome is not the desired result. Assignment Details Examine a time when you were involved in decision making that went awry as a result of protocols, social norms or persuasive techniques. If you do not want to use an example from your business or personal experience you can base your scenario on a journal article of your selection to use as the foundation for this assignment. Here are some key words to help you find an article for this assignment: Decision making Risk taking Persuasion Social heuristics Write a 5–6 page paper in Word format that addresses the following: Describe a decision-making scenario using your business experience, personal decision making or cited journal article; include an example of the decision-making process, why it was a risk, how persuasion was used, and what the social heuristics were. Explain the incentives that caused others to support the decision and identify why these incentives were selected. Identify the risks and the potential decision biases in your scenario. Propose the corrective steps that should have been taken to overcome these biases. If a risk assessment was conducted how did this effect the decision-making process? Analyze your scenario for what happened in terms of social heuristics. Explain how decisions were made and the social factors that shaped the decision-making environment. Discuss the greatest challenges to sound decision-making in your scenario. Critique the decision-making process used by the sponsor(s) and leader(s) of the decision. Identify the mistakes made by the sponsor(s), leader(s) and team members or others impacted by the decision during the implementation of the decision. Support your statements with scholarly references and appropriate examples.

2. Two roads intersect at 34 degrees. Two cars leave the intersection on diff roads at speeds of 80km/h and 100 km/h. After 2h, a traffic helicopter that is above and between the 2 cars takes readings on them. The angle of depression to the slower car is 20 degrees, and the straight line distance from the helicopter and the car is 100 km. Assume that both cars are traveling at constant speed. a) Calculate the straight line distance, to nearest km from helicopter to faster car. b) Determine the altitude of helicoptor to nearest km.

Watson Technical Institute (WTI), a school owned by Tom Watson, provides training to individuals who pay tuition directly to the school. WTI also offers training to groups in off-site locations. Its unadjusted trial balance as of December 31, 2005, follows. WTI initially records prepaid expenses and unearned revenues in balance sheet accounts. Descriptions of items a through h that require adjusting entries on December 31, 2005, follow. Additional Information Items a. An analysis of the school’s insurance policies shows that $3,000 of coverage has expired. b. An inventory count shows that teaching supplies costing $2,600 are available at year-end 2005. c. Annual depreciation on the equipment is $12,000. d. Annual depreciation on the professional library is $6,000. e. On November 1, the school agreed to do a special six-month course (starting immediately) for a client. The contract calls for a monthly fee of $2,200, and the client paid the first five months’ fees in advance. When the cash was received, the Unearned Training Fees account was credited. The fee for the sixth month will be recorded when it is collected in 2006. f. On October 15, the school agreed to teach a four-month class (beginning immediately) for an individual for $3,000 tuition per month payable at the end of the class. The services are being provided as agreed, and no payment has yet been received. g. The school’s two employees are paid weekly. As of the end of the year, two days’ wages have accrued at the rate of $100 per day for each employee. h. The balance in the Prepaid Rent account represents rent for December. Required 1. Prepare T-accounts (representing the ledger) with balances from the unadjusted trial balance. 2. Prepare the necessary adjusting journal entries for items a through h and post them to the T-accounts. Assume that adjusting entries are made only at year-end. 3. Update balances in the T-accounts for the adjusting entries and prepare an adjusted trial balance. 4. Prepare Watson Technical Institute’s income statement and statement of owner’s equity for the year 2005 and prepare its balance sheet as of December 31, 2005. Check (2e) Cr.Training Fees Earned, $4,400; (2f ) Cr.Tuition Fees Earned, $7,500; (3) Adj.Trial balance totals, $301,500; (4) Net income, $38,500; Ending T.Watson, Capital $62,100 Cash Debit 26,000 Accounts receivable 0 Teaching supplies Debit 10,000 Prepaid insurance Debit 15,000 Prepaid rent Debit 2,000 Professional library Debit 30,000 Accumulated depreciation—Professional library Credit 9,000 Equipment Debit 70,000 Accumulated depreciation—Equipment credit 16,000 Accounts payable Credit 36,000 Salaries payable 0 Unearned training fees credit 16,000 Tuition fees earned credit 102,000 Training fees earned credit 38,000 Depreciation expense—Professional library 0 Depreciation expense—Equipment 0 Salaries expense Debit 48,000 Insurance expense 0 Rent expense debit 22,000 Teaching supplies expense 0 Advertising expense Debit 7,000 Utilities expense Debit 5,600 T. Watson, Capital Credit 63,600 T. Watson, Withdrawals Debit 40,000 Totals 275,600 Required: Adjusting Entries, T-Accounts, Adjusted Trial Balance, Income Statement, Balance Sheet.

Ch. 1. Compare “faith” and “reason” as methods used in religions. [This will include taking note of differing definitions of faith, some of which include reasoning or a search to make a given faith position reasonable.] Ch. 2. Describe the differences among the four theological positions on faith. [This will include not only definitions or descriptions of the four positions, but some comparison and contrast.] Ch. 3. Describe thoroughly the method of science. [Be sure to include a discussion of the place of naturalism in science, of hypothesis formation and testing, and the relation of the method to everyday methods of knowing.] Ch. 4. Describe the various major limits of science. [The major subheadings of the chapter will guide you in noting the various types of limits.] Ch. 5. Describe the position that postmodernism takes on science and criticisms of this position. [Give the relevant arguments pomo uses as well as the arguments of opponents of pomo; be sure to discuss the issue of whether science can be univerally valid, contrary to pomo.] Ch. 6 Discuss the portrayal of God as truly Ultimate Creator and Sustainer of everything. [This will include ideas from Philo. Anselm, Aquinas, and some reference to Hindu and Taoist texts.] Ch. 7 Describe major elements in the positions of some leading atheists, as well as responses by McGrath and Rahner. [It will not hurt to show similarities among some atheistic positions, beginning with Feuerbach.