From a professional standpoint, the company visits helped me start thinking about what kind of career I want in the future. I came into this program having almost no idea what field I could see myself working in or even what major I want to pursue. However, now that we have seen a variety of…

I don’t know much about my family history just because I haven’t investigated it extensively, so learning anything would be interesting. More specifically though, I would like to learn more about my family on my mom’s side because my grandmother recently passed away and she never really told me anything about her family. All I…

I am interested in learning more about the potato famine and the subsequent emigration of the Irish to the United States. I think it is important to look back at this historic event because it parallels the negative feelings some Americans have now about immigrants coming into the country. It is interesting how history tends…

While I don’t know most of my family history, I do know that I am at least a small part Irish on my dad’s side. Going into this trip, I didn’t know much about Dublin or Ireland for that matter, so I’m excited to see the place I may have originated from and learn more…

Real Estate and Opportunities for Commercial Development:  The interesting aspect of Andrew’s real estate career is that he was born and raised in Eastern Pennsylvania near Philadelphia (ask him if he grew up near Doylestown).  While at Pitt Business, he started to see potential in Pittsburgh’s real estate market, which has led him to build…

The Market for Assistive Technologies and Commercial Development:  The attached article on the market for assistive technologies has some bold predictions about commercial opportunities.  Given your interest in business (i.e. finance, accounting, marketing, global management, etc.), what commercial opportunity in assistive technologies stands out for you? I think the commercial opportunity that stands out for…

Positive Advertising Experience in a Targeted Market Segment:  Similar to my Lady GaGa “Something about my cool Pittsburgh guy….” example, describe a time when an advertising campaign did a compelling job appealing to you as a member of a targeted market segment. Once I was admitted to Pitt, they sent me many advertisements in the…

Emerging Area of Information Systems (IS) That You Are Familiar With:  Based on the IS-related areas that are identified in these slides, identify one specific emerging area of IS that you already have familiarity and experience with.  What is the value added by this area of IS? The only area of IS I have experience…

Business Issue with Competing Pressures:  Based on what you see in the three videos, identify a specific issue with competing pressures.  How is a business issue influenced by a social concern? In an effort to compete with the authentic parmesan cheese, Parmigiano Reggiano, made in Italy, Kraft and other similar companies have come out with…