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This is a contract between you (the Customer) and us (CakeBoss). It describes the services we will provide to you, how we will work together, and other aspects of our business relationship. These terms are so important that we cannot provide our products and services to you unless you agree to them. By using the Subscription Service or receiving the Consulting Services, you are agreeing to these terms.
We periodically update these terms. If you have an active CakeBoss Cloud subscription, we will let you know when we do via an email or in-app notification.
Finally, we know legal terms can sometimes be difficult to navigate, so we wanted to give you a roadmap of the Agreement:
• A. DEFINITIONS. This is where we provide the detail on what the key defined terms in the Agreement mean.
• B. GENERAL COMMERCIAL TERMS. Here's where you can find the basics about how our Subscription Service and Consulting Services are provided. For example, you can find information on access and acceptable use. These terms apply to all of our products and service offerings.
• C. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS. Customers of ours subscribe to use our software, and there are some fundamental terms that apply to each subscription.
• D. PRODUCT DISCLOSURES. We offer several different products and there are some important things to know before you use them. We've collected these important things to know and you can find them here.
• E. GENERAL LEGAL TERMS. As we mention above, this is a contract, and contracts are filled with legal terms. In this section, we've collected the many of the remaining legal terms that make up our Customer Terms of Service.
"Agreement" means these Customer Terms of Service and all materials referred or linked to in here.
"Paid Users" means those types of Users (defined below) for which we charge you fees.
"Communication Services" means third-party forums, online communities, blogs, personal web pages, calendars, and/or other social media communication facilities (such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn) linked to or from the Subscription Service that enable you to communicate with the public or with a private group.
"Confidential Information" means all information provided by you or us ("Discloser") to the other ("Receiver"), whether orally or in writing that is designated as confidential. Confidential Information will include Customer Data and information about the Discloser's business plans, technical data, and the terms of the Order. Confidential Information does not include any information that (i) is or becomes generally known to the public without breach of any obligation owed to the Discloser or (ii) was known to the Receiver before receipt from the Discloser.
"Contact" means a single individual (other than a User) whose Contact Information is stored by you in the Subscription Service.
"Contact Information" means the name, email address, phone number, online user name(s), telephone number, and similar information uploaded by you to the Subscription Service.
"Consulting Services" means the professional services provided to you by us, which may include training services, installation, integration or other consulting services.
"Customer Data" means all information that you submit or collect via the Subscription Service.
"Free Services" means the Subscription Service or other products or features made available by us to you on an unpaid trial or free basis.
"CakeBoss Content" means all information, data, text, messages, software, sound, music, video, photographs, graphics, images, and tags that we incorporate into the Subscription Service or Consulting Services.
"Order" or "Order Form" means the CakeBoss-approved form or online subscription process by which you agree to subscribe to the Subscription Service and purchase Consulting Services. Most Orders are completed through our online payment process or via in-app purchase.
"Sensitive Information" means (a) credit or debit card numbers; personal financial account information; Social Security numbers or local equivalents; passport numbers; driver's license numbers or similar identifiers; passwords; racial or ethnic origin; physical or mental health condition or information; or other employment, financial or health information, including any information subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards, and other regulations, laws or industry standards designed to protect similar information; and (b) any information defined under EU data protection laws as 'Sensitive Personal Data'.
"Subscription Fee" means the amount you pay for the Subscription Service.
"Subscription Service" means all of our tools and platforms that you have subscribed to by an Order Form or that we otherwise make available to you, and are developed, operated, and maintained by us, accessible via http://CakeBoss.com or another designated URL, and any ancillary products and services, that we provide to you.
"Subscription Term" means the initial term of your subscription to the applicable Subscription Service, as specified on your Order Form(s), and each subsequent renewal term (if any). For Free Services, the Subscription Term will be the period during which you have an account to access the Free Services.
"Third-Party Products" means non-embedded products and professional services that are provided by third parties which interoperate with or are used in connection with the Subscription Service. These products and services include non-CakeBoss apps available from, for example, PayPal.
"Users" means your employees, representatives, consultants, contractors or agents who are authorized to use the Subscription Service for your benefit.
"CakeBoss", "we", "us" or "our" means the applicable contracting entity as specified in the 'Contracting Entity and Applicable Law' section.
"You", "your" or "Customer" means the person or entity using the Subscription Service or receiving the Consulting Services and identified in the applicable account record, billing statement, online subscription process, or Order Form as the customer.
1. Access. During the Subscription Term, we will provide you access to use the Subscription Service as described in this Agreement and the applicable Order.
2. Additional Features. You may subscribe to additional features of the Subscription Service by placing an additional Order or activating the additional features from within your CakeBoss account (if this option is made available by us.). This Agreement will apply to all additional Order(s) and all additional features that you activate from within your CakeBoss account.
3. Availability. We try to make the Subscription Service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except for planned down-time for maintenance.
4. Consulting Services. You may purchase Consulting Services by placing an Order with us. Unless we otherwise agree, the Consulting Services we provide will be delivered in English. Fees for these Consulting Services are in addition to your Subscription Fee. If you purchase Consulting Services that recur, they will be considered part of your subscription and will renew in accordance with your subscription.
All Consulting Services are performed remotely, unless you and we otherwise agree.
For Consulting Services performed on-site, you will reimburse us our reasonable costs for all expenses incurred in connection with the Consulting Services. Any invoices or other requests for reimbursements will be due and payable within thirty (30) days of the date of the invoice.
If there are a specific number of hours included in the Consulting Services purchased, those hours will expire as indicated in the applicable description, which expiration period will commence upon purchase (the "Expiration Period"). If there are deliverables included in the Consulting Services purchased, it is estimated that those deliverables will be completed within the time period indicated as the delivery period in the applicable description, which delivery period will commence upon purchase (the "Delivery Period"). If there is no Expiration Period or Delivery Period indicated, then it will be one hundred and eighty (180) days from purchase. If the Consulting Services provided are not complete at the end of the Delivery Period due to your failure to make the necessary resources available to us or to perform your obligations, such Consulting Services will be deemed to be complete at the end of the Delivery Period. If the Consulting Services provided are not complete at the end of the Delivery Period due to our failure to make the necessary resources available to you or to perform our obligations, the Delivery Period will be extended to allow us to complete such Consulting Services.
Consulting Services are non-cancellable and all fees for Consulting Services are non-refundable.
5. Fees and Payments
a. Subscription Fees. The Subscription Fee will remain fixed during the Subscription Term.
b. Payment by PayPal. You authorize us to use a third party to process payments, and consent to the disclosure of your payment information to such third party.
c. Payment Information. You will keep your contact information up to date. Changes may be made on your My Bakery page within your CakeBoss account. All payment obligations are non-cancellable and all amounts paid are non-refundable, except as specifically provided for in this Agreement. All fees are due and payable in advance throughout the Subscription Term.
d. Sales Tax. All fees are exclusive of taxes, which we will charge as applicable. You agree to pay any taxes applicable to your use of the Subscription Service and performance of Consulting Services. You shall have no liability for any taxes based upon our gross revenues or net income. If you are located in the European Union, all fees are exclusive of any VAT and you represent that you are registered for VAT purposes in your member state. At our request, you will provide us with the VAT registration number under which you are registered in your member state. If you are subject to GST, all fees are exclusive of GST. If you are required to deduct or withhold any tax, you must pay the amount deducted or withheld as required by law and pay us an additional amount so that we receive payment in full as if there were no deduction or withholding.
6. Use and Limitations of Use
a. Prohibited and Unauthorized Use. You will not (i) use or launch any automated system, including, "robots," "spiders," or "offline readers," that sends more request messages to our servers in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the same period by using a conventional browser; (ii) use the Subscription Service in any manner that damages, disables, overburdens, or impairs any of our websites or interferes with any other party's use of the Subscription Service; (iii) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Subscription Service; (iv) access the Subscription Service other than through our interface; or (v) use the Subscription Service for any purpose or in any manner that is unlawful or prohibited by this Agreement.
You may not use the Subscription Service if you are legally prohibited from receiving or using the Subscription Service under the laws of the country in which you are resident or from which you access or use the Subscription Service. The Subscription Service is not designed to comply with industry-specific regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), or the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), so you may not use the Subscription Service where your communications would be subject to such laws. You agree not to use data from the Subscription Service in legal proceedings or otherwise as evidence.
You will notify us right away of any unauthorized use of your Users' identifications and passwords or your account by emailing us at email@example.com.
b. No Sensitive Information. YOU AGREE NOT TO USE THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE TO COLLECT, MANAGE OR PROCESS SENSITIVE INFORMATION. WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY THAT MAY RESULT FROM YOUR USE OF THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE TO COLLECT OR MANAGE SENSITIVE INFORMATION.
c. Use of Communication Services. You agree to use Communication Services only in compliance with any terms of use specified by each Communication Service. We do not control the content, messages or information found in the Communication Services. We will not have any liability with regards to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your use of the Communication Services.
7. Subscription Term, Termination, Suspension, Abandonment
a. Term and Renewal. Your initial subscription period is one year, and your subscription will not automatically renew.
The renewal pricing set forth in your Order will apply, subject to adjustment as specified in the 'Fees and Payments' section above. If renewal pricing is not included in your Order, then our standard pricing available on our web site on the date of renewal will apply.
b. Early Termination; Refunds. The Subscription Term is cancellable by the user within thirty (30) days of original purchase. Cancellations made by the user within thirty (30) days of original purchase are fully refundable by CakeBoss. After thirty (30) days of original purchase, no refunds of any type will be issued.
c. Termination for Cause. Either party may terminate this Agreement for cause, as to any or all Subscription Services: (i) upon thirty (30) days' notice to the other party of a material breach if such breach remains uncured at the expiration of such period, or (ii) immediately, if the other party becomes the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or any other proceeding relating to insolvency, liquidation or assignment for the benefit of creditors. We may also terminate this Agreement for cause on thirty (30) days' notice if we determine that you are acting, or have acted, in a way that has or may negatively reflect on or affect us, our prospects, or our customers. This Agreement may not otherwise be terminated prior to the end of the Subscription Term.
d. Suspension for Prohibited Acts. We may suspend any User's access to any or all Subscription Services without notice for: (i) use of the Subscription Service in a way that violates applicable local, state, federal, or foreign laws or regulations or the terms of this Agreement, (ii) use of the CakeBoss email send service that results in excessive hard bounces, SPAM complaints via feedback loops, direct spam complaints (to our support desk), or requests for removal from a mailing list by recipients, or (iii) repeated instances of posting or uploading material that infringes or is alleged to infringe on the copyright or trademark rights of any person or entity. We may, without notice, review, edit and delete any Customer Data or Customer Materials that we determine in good faith violate these terms provided that, we have no duty to prescreen, control, monitor or edit your Customer Data or Customer Materials.
e. Suspension for Non-Payment. We will provide you with notice of non-payment of any amount due. Unless the full amount has been paid, we may suspend your access to any or all of the Subscription Services seven (7) days after such notice. We will not suspend the Subscription Service while you are disputing the applicable charges reasonably and in good faith and are cooperating diligently to resolve the dispute. If a Subscription Service is suspended for non-payment, we may charge a re-activation fee to reinstate the Subscription Service.
f. Suspension and Termination of Free Services. We may suspend, limit, or terminate the Free Services for any reason at any time without notice. We may terminate your subscription to the Free Services due to your inactivity.
g. Effect of Termination or Expiration. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, you will stop all use of the affected Subscription Service and CakeBoss Content. We may or may not provide you the opportunity to retrieve Customer Data after termination or expiration.
h. Abandonment. CakeBoss Cloud accounts more than 90 days delinquent past their annual renewal date will be considered abandoned by the customer and will be deleted. We will always make a reasonable attempt to contact the customer before deleting an account. This action is permanent and cannot be undone.
1. Subscription Types. We offer one type of subscriptions: Full-Service Subscriptions, which provide access to all CakeBoss features exclusive of the optional paid PayPal module.
2. Limits. You must be 18 years of age (or 20 years of age, if you are subject to the laws of Japan) or older to use the Subscription Service.
3. Modifications. We modify the Subscription Service from time to time, including by adding or deleting features and functions, in an effort to improve your experience. We will not make changes to the Subscription Service that materially reduce the functionality provided to you during the Subscription Term.
4. Customer Support. If you pay us a Subscription Fee, email and in-app support is included at no additional cost. Email and in-app questions can be submitted through the Support Request icon on your Home page, or following the link at http://www.cakeboss.com/Support/Contact-Us. Email and in-app responses are provided during normal business hours only. We attempt to respond to email and in-app support questions within one business day; in practice, our responses are generally even faster. We do not promise or guarantee any specific response time.
5. Notice of Non-Renewal. Your CakeBoss account does not auto-renew. One week prior to your expiration date, you will receive in-app notifications regarding your expiration date. You can find this date on your My Bakery screen at the bottom of the right column. We will send you an email the day your subscription expires, notifying you that it is time to renew. From the time your subscription expires, you have a seven (7) day grace period to continue accessing your account without payment. If payment is not received by day seven (7) after expiration, access to your account will be restricted until the subscription is renewed.
6. Retrieval of Customer Data. At any time, you can export your Customer Data using in-app options via the Customers menu. Other data, such as recipes and reports, is exportable in a variety of formats at your convenience.
1. Customer Data
a. Limits on CakeBoss. We will not use, or allow anyone else to use, Customer Data to contact any individual or company except as you direct or otherwise permit. We will use Customer Data only in order to provide the Subscription Service and Consulting Services to you and only as permitted by applicable law, this Agreement, and our Privacy Policy, located at http://www.cakeboss.com/Support/CakeBoss-Cloud-Privacy-Policy. We will not use Contact Information for our own marketing purposes.
b. Aggregate Data. We may monitor use of the Subscription Service by all of our customers and use the data gathered in an aggregate and anonymous manner. You agree that we may use and publish such information, provided that such information does not incorporate any Customer Data and/or identify you.
c. Safeguards. We will maintain commercially appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect Customer Data. You consent to the processing of Customer Data in the United States.
2. CakeBoss's Proprietary Rights. This is an Agreement for access to and use of the Subscription Service, and you are not granted a license to any software by this Agreement. The Subscription Service and Consulting Services are protected by intellectual property laws, they belong to and are the property of us or our licensors (if any), and we retain all ownership rights to them. You agree not to copy, rent, lease, sell, distribute, or create derivative works based on the CakeBoss Content, the Subscription Service, or the Consulting Services in whole or in part, by any means, except as expressly authorized in writing by us
We encourage all customers to comment on the Subscription Service or Consulting Services, provide suggestions for improving it, and vote on suggestions they like. You agree that all such comments and suggestions will be non-confidential and that we own all rights to use and incorporate them into the Subscription Service or Consulting Services, without payment or attribution to you.
3. Customer's Proprietary Rights. As between the parties, you own and retain all rights to the Customer Materials and Customer Data. This Agreement does not grant us any ownership rights to Customer Materials or Customer Data. You grant permission to us and our licensors to use the Customer Materials and Customer Data only as necessary to provide the Subscription Service and Consulting Services to you and as permitted by this Agreement. If you are using the Subscription Service or receiving Consulting Services on behalf of another party, then you represent and warrant that you have all sufficient and necessary rights and permissions to do so.
4. Confidentiality. The Receiver will: (i) protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information using the same degree of care that it uses with its own confidential information of similar nature, but with no less than reasonable care, (ii) not use any Confidential Information for any purpose outside the scope of this Agreement, (iii) not disclose Confidential Information to any third party (except our third party service providers), and (iv) limit access to Confidential Information to its employees, contractors, advisors and agents. Upon notice to the Discloser, the Receiver may disclose Confidential Information if required to do so under any federal, state, or local law, statute, rule or regulation, subpoena or legal process.
5. Publicity. You grant us the right to add your name and company logo to our customer list and website, unless you notify us in writing that you object.
6. Indemnification. You will indemnify, defend and hold us harmless, at your expense, against any third-party claim, suit, action, or proceeding (each, an "Action") brought against us (and our officers, directors, employees, agents, service providers, licensors, and affiliates) by a third party not affiliated with us to the extent that such Action is based upon or arises out of (a) unauthorized or illegal use of the Subscription Service by you, (b) your noncompliance with or breach of this Agreement, (c) your use of Third-Party Products, or (d) the unauthorized use of the Subscription Service by any other person using your User information. We will: notify you in writing within thirty (30) days of our becoming aware of any such claim; give you sole control of the defense or settlement of such a claim; and provide you (at your expense) with any and all information and assistance reasonably requested by you to handle the defense or settlement of the claim. You shall not accept any settlement that (i) imposes an obligation on us; (ii) requires us to make an admission; or (iii) imposes liability not covered by these indemnifications or places restrictions on us without our prior written consent.
7. Disclaimers; Limitations of Liability
a. Disclaimer of Warranties. WE AND OUR AFFILIATES AND AGENTS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, SECURITY OR ACCURACY OF THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE, DATA MADE AVAILABLE FROM THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE, CAKEBOSS CONTENT, OR THE CONSULTING SERVICES FOR ANY PURPOSE. APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES (APIs) MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE, CAKEBOSS CONTENT AND CONSULTING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, WITH REGARD TO THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE AND THE CONSULTING SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
b. No Indirect Damages. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
c. Limitation of Liability. EXCEPT FOR YOUR LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT OF FEES, YOUR LIABILITY ARISING FROM YOUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE 'INDEMNIFICATION' SECTION, AND YOUR LIABILITY FOR VIOLATION OF OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE OTHER TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, EITHER PARTY IS DETERMINED TO HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY THIRD PARTY, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF A PARTY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE LESSER OF FIVE THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS OR THE TOTAL AMOUNTS YOU HAVE ACTUALLY PAID FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE IN THE TWELVE MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO A CLAIM.
d. Third Party Products. WE DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THIRD-PARTY PRODUCTS THAT YOU USE. OUR LICENSORS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
e. Agreement to Liability Limit. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ABSENT YOUR AGREEMENT TO THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, WE WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE TO YOU.
8. Miscellaneous
a. Amendment; No Waiver. We may update and change any part or all of these Customer Terms of Service, including the fees and charges associated with the use of the Subscription Service (but, your fees and charges won't change during the Subscription Term except as we explain in the 'Fees and Payments' section above.) If we update or change these Customer Terms of Service, the updated Customer Terms of Service will be posted at CakeBoss.com and we will let you know via email or in-app notification. The updated Customer Terms of Service will become effective and binding on the next business day after it is posted. When we change these Customer Terms of Service, the "Last Modified" date above will be updated to reflect the date of the most recent version. We encourage you to review these Customer Terms of Service periodically.
If you do not agree with a modification to the Customer Terms of Service, you must notify us in writing within thirty (30) days after receiving notice of modification. If you give us this notice, your subscription will continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of the Customer Terms of Service prior to modification for the remainder of your current term. Upon renewal, the Customer Terms of Service published by us on our website will apply.
No delay in exercising any right or remedy or failure to object will be a waiver of such right or remedy or any other right or remedy. A waiver on one occasion will not be a waiver of any right or remedy on any future occasion.
b. Force Majeure. Neither party will be responsible for failure or delay of performance if caused by: an act of war, hostility, or sabotage; act of God; electrical, internet, or telecommunication outage that is not caused by the obligated party; government restrictions; or other event outside the reasonable control of the obligated party. Each party will use reasonable efforts to mitigate the effect of a force majeure event.
c. Actions Permitted. Except for actions for nonpayment or breach of a party's proprietary rights, no action, regardless of form, arising out of or relating to this Agreement may be brought by either party more than one (1) year after the cause of action has accrued.
d. Relationship of the Parties. You and we agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between us.
e. Compliance with Laws. We will comply with all U.S. state and federal laws (where applicable) in our provision of the Subscription Service, the Consulting Services and our processing of Customer Data. We reserve the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation, legal process or governmental request. You will comply with all laws in your use of the Subscription Service and Consulting Services, including any applicable export laws. You must comply with all applicable laws related to the recording of phone calls and ensure all proper consent to record is obtained prior to making any such recording. You will comply with the sanctions programs administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. You will not directly or indirectly export, re-export, or transfer the Subscription Service or Consulting Services to prohibited countries or individuals or permit use of the Subscription Service or Consulting Services by prohibited countries or individuals.
f. Severability. If any part of this Agreement or an Order Form is determined to be invalid or unenforceable by applicable law, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of this Agreement will continue in effect.
g. Notices. Notice will be sent to the contact address set forth herein, and will be deemed delivered as of the date of actual receipt.
To Masters Software/CakeBoss, 1841 S. Lakeline Blvd. Ste. 101 Box 192, Cedar Park, TX 78613, USA.
To you: your address as provided in our CakeBoss Subscription account information for you. We may give electronic notices by general notice via the Subscription Service and may give electronic notices specific to you by email to your e-mail address(es) on record in our account information for you. We may give notice to you by telephone calls to the telephone numbers on record in our account information for you. You must keep all of your account information current.
h. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including each Order), along with our Privacy Policy is the entire agreement between us for the Subscription Service and Consulting Services and supersedes all other proposals and agreements, whether electronic, oral or written, between us. We object to and reject any additional or different terms proposed by you, including those contained in your purchase order, acceptance or website. Our obligations are not contingent on the delivery of any future functionality or features of the Subscription Service or dependent on any oral or written public comments made by us regarding future functionality or features of the Subscription Service. We might make versions of this Agreement available in languages other than English. If we do, the English version of this Agreement will govern our relationship and the translated version is provided for convenience only and will not be interpreted to modify the English version of this Agreement.
i. Assignment. You will not assign or transfer this Agreement, including any assignment or transfer by reason of merger, reorganization, sale of all or substantially all of your assets, change of control or operation of law, without our prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld. We may assign this Agreement to any affiliate or in the event of merger, reorganization, sale of all or substantially all of our assets, change of control or operation of law.
j. No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any third party person or entity any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
k. Contract for Services. This Agreement is a contract for the provision of services and not a contract for the sale of goods. The provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act (UCITA), or any substantially similar legislation as may be enacted, shall not apply to this Agreement. If you are located outside of the territory of the United States, the parties agree that the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall not govern this Agreement or the rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement.
l. Authority. Each party represents and warrants to the other that it has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and that it is binding upon such party and enforceable in accordance with its terms.
m. Survival. The following sections shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement: 'Definitions', 'Fees and Payments', 'Prohibited and Unauthorized Use', 'No Early Termination; No Refunds', 'Termination for Cause', 'Suspension for Prohibited Acts', 'Suspension for Non-Payment', 'Suspension for Present Harm', 'Suspension and Termination of Free Services', 'Effect of Termination or Expiration', 'Retrieval of Customer Data', 'Crowdsourced Data', 'Alpha/Beta Services', 'CakeBoss's Proprietary Rights', 'Customer's Proprietary Rights', 'Confidentiality', 'Publicity', 'Indemnification', 'Disclaimers; Limitations of Liability', 'Miscellaneous' and 'Contracting Entity and Applicable Law'.
n. Precedence. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and an Order, the terms of the Order shall control, but only as to that Order.
1. Contracting Entity and Applicable Law. You are contracting with Masters Software Inc./CakeBoss, and this Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Texas without reference to conflicts of law principles. For contracts with Masters Software, Inc./CakeBoss, both parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts in Williamson County, Texas, U.S.A. for all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Subscription Service or the Consulting Services.
2. EU/EEA and Switzerland Data Processing.
To the extent that CakeBoss processes any Personal Data as part of Customer Data that is subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR"), on Customer's behalf, in the provision of the services hereunder, the terms of the CakeBoss Data Processing Agreement, which are hereby incorporated by reference, shall apply. For customers that are located in the European Union or the European Economic Area, the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the European Commission, attached to the Data Processing Agreement, with CakeBoss, Inc., which provide adequate safeguards with respect to the personal data processed by us under this Agreement and pursuant to the provisions of our Data Processing Agreement apply. You acknowledge in all cases that CakeBoss acts as the data processor of Customer Data and you are the data controller of Customer Data under applicable data protection regulations in the European Union and European Economic Area. Customer will obtain and maintain any required consents necessary to permit the processing of Customer Data under this Agreement. If you are subject to the GDPR you understand that if you give an integration provider access to your CakeBoss account, you serve as the data controller of such information and the integration provider serves as the data processor for the purposes of those data laws and regulations that apply to you. In no case are such integration providers our sub-processors.
Privacy Statement
CakeBoss Software is a one-of-a-kind software, developed by a home baker, for home bakers. CakeBoss is your business's best friend. From order management, to invoicing, to scheduling, to costing out recipes and fairly pricing your goods, CakeBoss handles it all!
Customer satisfaction and support is our #1 priority. We respond to emails within one business day, Monday - Friday.
Masters Software, Inc.
1841 S. Lakeline Blvd., Ste. 101
Cedar Park, TX 78613
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Good Practice: Create team projects to help students learn better, develop useful skills, and engage in more authentic work.
Why use team projects in your course? Team projects provide an effective way for your students to complete a complex task that they could not complete alone, and students working on a team project experience many additional benefits. For example, multiple empirical research articles report that students who work in teams outperform students who work individually. The benefits that students experience when working cooperatively compared to working individually are highlighted below (Johnson, 2014):
Benefits of working cooperatively for students
|Students use higher-level reasoning skills more frequently.
|Students are more accurate and creative when problem solving.
|Students exhibit greater willingness to take on difficult tasks and persist.
|Students experience more intrinsic motivation.
|Students are better able to transfer learning from one situation to another.
|Students spend more time on task.
We also know that the learning strategies and practices students gain as they collaborate with others will benefit students in many areas of their lives. Team projects can allow students to tackle tasks that are more complex and authentic than those they would be able to do on their own. Finally, team projects can create a more manageable grading load for instructors, allowing us to respond more deeply to fewer projects.
Do Students Want to Work in Teams?
Not usually. One published study indicated that the overwhelming majority of students preferred working alone to working in teams (Raidal, 2009). However, this is usually due to a previous bad experience working in teams. These bad experiences include poorly designed projects with little support from the instructor, teammates who didn't pull their share of the work on the project, feeling that the project was just busywork, and difficulties meeting outside of class due to conflicting schedules (Scager, 2016). This site will provide you with all the information and resources you need to avoid these pitfalls.
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- Johnson, D. W., Johnson, R. T., Smith, K. A., Cooperative learning: Improving university instruction by basing practice on validated theory. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 25, (3&4), 85 - 118 (2014).
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All international and business law majors are required to take the following courses:
100 Level
200 Level
300 Level
400 Level
* For Internship I / Internship II, students must register for Fall semester of junior year / senior year. Both internships students attend during summer time before fall semester of junior year or senior year. Submission of reports and internship defense takes place during Fall semester of either junior or senior year.
** Please consult with your checklists and advisor in order to identify the requirements for these courses.
Seven elective courses according to specialization within international and business law major shall be taken by students from following list (the exact list of course offerings is to be available during the registration period, where a student can choose courses upon Division's list of proposed courses):
200 Level
300 Level
400 Level
Total: 165 credits ( 123 law required courses + 42 law elective courses)
Please consult as well the page on Major Requirements.


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Modules for course N500 | BA/MK
BA Marketing
These were the modules for this course in the 2017–18 academic year.
You can also view the modules offered in the years: 2018–19; 2019–20.
Find out more about studying and applying for this degree.
Year 1 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
- ASB-1101: Quantitative Methods (20) Manipulation of algebraic expressions and the solution of equations; Simultaneous linear equations, quadratic equations, and economics applications; Descriptive statistics: measures of location and dispersion; Measuring uncertainty using probability; Gradients, rates of change, rules of differentiation; Marginal functions and elasticities, maximisation of a function of one variable, profit maximisation; Functions of two variables, joint production; Financial mathematics: compound interest and discounting, net present value and investment appraisal.or
ADB-1101: Dulliau Meintiol (20)• Cyflwyniad i'r modiwl • Egluro ymddygiad sefydliadol • Yr Amgylchedd • Dysgu • Diwylliant • Personoliaeth • Symbyliad • Grwpiau • Arweinyddiaeth • Elfennau strwythur • Gwrthdaro
- ASB-1103: Intro to Business and Mgmt (10) • Introduction to the module • Explaining Organisational Behaviour • The Environment • Learning • Culture • Personality • Motivation • Groups • Leadership • Elements of structure • Conflictor
ADB-1103: Busnes a Rheolaeth (10)• Cyflwyniad i'r modiwl • Egluro ymddygiad sefydliadol • Yr Amgylchedd • Dysgu • Diwylliant • Personoliaeth • Symbyliad • Grwpiau • Arweinyddiaeth • Elfennau strwythur • Gwrthdaro
- ASB-1110: Mgmt & Financial Accounting (20) Financial accounting:- Measuring and reporting the financial position of an organisation; Measuring and reporting the financial performance of an organisation; Book-keeping and the preparation of company accounts. Management accounting:- Marginal analysis; Full costing, activity-based costing; Budgeting, accounting for control.or
ACB-1110: Cyfrifeg Rheolaeth ac Ariannol (20)Cyfrifeg ariannol: Mesur sefyllfa ariannol sefydliad a rhoi adroddiad ar hynny; Mesur perfformiad ariannol sefydliad a rhoi adroddiad ar hynny; Cadw cyfrifon a pharatoi cyfrifon cwmni. Cyfrifeg rheolaeth: Dadansoddiad ffiniol; Costiad llawn, costiad wedi'i seilio ar weithgaredd; Cyllidebu, cyfrifo ar gyfer rheolaeth.
- ASB-1200: Business Study Skills (10) Writing academic essays and reports; Referencing and bibliographies; Sourcing information using libraries, databases and the web; Basic statistics and presentation of data; Internet, email and Blackboard; Word processing using MS Word; Spreadsheets using MS Excel; Presentations using MS PowerPoint; Communication and presentation skills; Career and employability awareness.or
ACB-1200: Sgiliau Astudio Busnes (10)Ysgrifennu traethodau ac adroddiadau academaidd; Cyfeirnodau a llyfryddiaethau; Dod o hyd i wybodaeth gan ddefnyddio llyfrgelloedd, cronfeydd data a'r we; Ystadegau sylfaenol a chyflwyno data; Rhyngrwyd, e-bost a Blackboard; Prosesu geiriau gydag MS Word; Taenlenni gydag MS Excel; Cyflwyniadau gydag MS PowerPoint; Sgiliau cyfathrebu a chyflwyno; Ymwybyddiaeth o yrfaoedd a chyflogadwyedd.
- ASB-1300: CORE Economics (20) or
ACB-1300: Economeg CORE (20)
Semester 2
- ASB-1101: Quantitative Methods Manipulation of algebraic expressions and the solution of equations; Simultaneous linear equations, quadratic equations, and economics applications; Descriptive statistics: measures of location and dispersion; Measuring uncertainty using probability; Gradients, rates of change, rules of differentiation; Marginal functions and elasticities, maximisation of a function of one variable, profit maximisation; Functions of two variables, joint production; Financial mathematics: compound interest and discounting, net present value and investment appraisal.or
ADB-1101: Dulliau Meintiol• Cyflwyniad i'r modiwl • Egluro ymddygiad sefydliadol • Yr Amgylchedd • Dysgu • Diwylliant • Personoliaeth • Symbyliad • Grwpiau • Arweinyddiaeth • Elfennau strwythur • Gwrthdaro
- ASB-1104: Introduction to Marketing (10) Core marketing concepts; Forces of the marketing environment, and their impact; Markets, targeting, segmentation and positioning; Consumer buying behaviour and the decision process; The marketing plan and its implementation; Place, Product, Price and Promotion.or
ACB-1104: Cyflwyniad i Farchnata (10)Cysyniadau craidd marchnata; Grymoedd yr amgylchedd marchnata a'u heffaith; Marchnadoedd, targedu, segmenteiddio a lleoli; Ymddygiad prynu defnyddwyr a'r modd y bydd defnyddwyr yn gwneud penderfyniadau prynu; Y cynllun marchnata a'i weithrediad Dosbarthiad, cynnyrch, pris a hyrwyddo.
- ASB-1110: Mgmt & Financial Accounting Financial accounting:- Measuring and reporting the financial position of an organisation; Measuring and reporting the financial performance of an organisation; Book-keeping and the preparation of company accounts. Management accounting:- Marginal analysis; Full costing, activity-based costing; Budgeting, accounting for control.or
ACB-1110: Cyfrifeg Rheolaeth ac AriannolCyfrifeg ariannol: Mesur sefyllfa ariannol sefydliad a rhoi adroddiad ar hynny; Mesur perfformiad ariannol sefydliad a rhoi adroddiad ar hynny; Cadw cyfrifon a pharatoi cyfrifon cwmni. Cyfrifeg rheolaeth: Dadansoddiad ffiniol; Costiad llawn, costiad wedi'i seilio ar weithgaredd; Cyllidebu, cyfrifo ar gyfer rheolaeth.
- ASB-1202: Financial Mrkts & Institutions (10) Motivation for the existence of financial markets and financial intermediaries; Main types of financial instruments, financial markets and financial intermediaries; Unique characteristics of banks and recent developments in the banking sector; Different concepts relating to market efficiency; Financial crises and contagion risk for the real economy; Regulation in the financial sector: motivation and recent developments; Theory of central banking: monetary policy, supervision and lender of last resort.or
ADB-1202: Marchnadoedd Sefyd Ariannol (10)Elfennau sy'n arwain at fodolaeth marchnadoedd ariannol a chyfryngwyr ariannol; Prif fathau o offer ariannol, marchnadoedd ariannol a chyfryngwyr ariannol. Nodweddion unigryw banciau a datblygiadau diweddar yn y sector bancio; Gwahanol gysyniadau'n ymwneud ag effeithiolrwydd y farchnad; Argyfyngau ariannol a risg i hynny ymledu i'r economi wirioneddol; Rheolaethau yn y sector ariannol: ysgogiad a datblygiadau diweddar; Theori bancio ganolog: polisi ariannol, goruchwyliaeth a benthyciwr pan fetho popeth arall.
- ASB-1300: CORE Economics or
ACB-1300: Economeg CORE
Optional Modules
20 credits from:
- QXS-1002: Vocabulary (10) (Semester 2) This course is only available to students whose native language is not English and who have not passed the Cambridge Advanced level examination.
- QXS-1003: Speaking and listening (10) (Semester 1) This course is only available to students whose native language is not English and who have not passed the Cambridge Advanced level examination. This is a single module, taught during the first term of the university year. The course is thematically organised around topics of general interest and wide academic application. Each unit comprises a video or audio tape and exercises and speaking activities based on it. The exercises used are approximately equivalent to Cambridge Advanced level, ALTE level 4, corresponding to 'Competent User' in the Council of Europe framework. Tapes and videos are at levels from Advanced to native speaker level to reflect the needs of students' other study at this university.
- QXS-1004: Grammar and Writing 1 (10) (Semester 1) This course is recommended for all non-native speakers of English who would like to improve their overall competence in communicative grammar and written English. QXS1005 can be taken as a follow-up course but is not a co-requisite. This single module course provides practice in the different areas of academic writing skills with emphasis on essay writing, editing, style, referencing and quotation. It also covers work-related skill sincluding preparing a CV. This course also provides practice and gives reinforcement in major grammar areas including tenses, conjunctions, articles, prepositions, phrasal verbs and passives. The module uses a communicative approach and by the end of the course, students would be expected to be approaching the level of ALTE level 4 (Cambridge Advanced English), corresponding to 'Competent User' in the Council of Europe Framework.
- QXS-1005: Grammar and Writing 2 (10) (Semester 2) This course is only available to students whose native language is not English, who would like to improve their overall competence in communicative grammar and written English. QXS1004 can be taken as a pre-course but is not a co-requsite). This single module provides communicative grammar practice in the areas of conditional, modal verbs, subject/verb agreement, prepositions, phrasal verbs, gerunds and infinitives, relative clauses, expressions of probability and possibility, articles and tenses. The course also provides practive in different writing skills including business and personal letters, reports, book reviews, literature reviews and essays. The academic writing skills of re-writing, editing, quoting and referencing are also reinforced and set expressions in academic writing are also reviewed. The module uses a communicative approach and by the end of the course, students would be expected to be approaching the level of ALTE Level 4 (Cambridge Advanced English), corresponding to 'Competent User' in the Council of Europe Framework.
- ASB-1400: Law for Business (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- Uchod mae rhestr o fodiwlau sy'n nodweddiadol o'r rhai sy'n cael eu cymryd gan fyfyrwyr yr Ysgol Busnes. Os ydych chi eisiau cymryd modiwlau eraill, cysylltwch gyda'ch Ysgol Academaidd. Above is a list of suggested modules typically taken by Business School students. Please contact your Academic School if you wish to take alternative modules.
Year 2 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
- ASB-2103: Principles of Marketing (10) The global marketplace; Marketing information and research; Segmentation, targeting and positioning; Customer relationships and value; Products; brands, product developments and life-cycles; Pricing strategies; Promotion and marketing communication; Public relations, personal selling and sales management; Place, marketing channels.or
ACB-2103: Egwyddorion Marchnata (10)Y farchnad fyd-eang; Gwybodaeth ac ymchwil marchnata; Segmenteiddio, targedu a lleoli; Perthynas â chwsmeriaid a gwerth am arian; Marchnata gwasanaethau; Cynnyrch, brandiau, datblygiad cynnyrch a'u cylch oes; Strategaethau prisio; Cyfathrebu ar gyfer hyrwyddo a marchnata; Cysylltiadau cyhoeddus, sgiliau gwerthu'r unigolyn a rheoli gwerthiant; Lleoliad, sianeli marchnata.
- ASB-2104: Princ.of Organisation & Mgmt (10) Introduction to management and organisations; The 'big picture' external environmental context, PESTLE framework; Organisational structure; Influence of technology and work systems; Management strategy; Organisational culture; Organisational democracy, employee voice, teamwork; Employee motivation and work orientations; Conflict: competing frames of reference, conflict resolution, power and politics.
- ASB-2113: Marketing Communication (10) Integrated marketing communication; Application of contemporary communication theory and research methods; Marketing communications strategies and planning; Advertising and media planning; Sales promotion and online marketing communication; Public relations and exhibitions; Packaging and field marketing; Implementation and evaluation of integrated marketing communications strategy.or
ACB-2113: Cyfathrebu Marchnata (10)Cyfathrebu marchnata integredig; Defnyddio theori cyfathrebu a dulliau ymchwil cyfoes; Strategaethau a chynllunio dulliau o gyfathrebu marchnata; Hysbysebu a chynllunio yn y cyfryngau; Hyrwyddo gwerthiannau a chyfathrebu marchnata ar-lein; Cysylltiadau cyhoeddus ac arddangosfeydd; Gwerthu'n bersonol a marchnata uniongyrchol; Gweithredu a gwerthuso strategaeth cyfathrebu marchnata integredig.
- ASB-2411: Quantitative Methods for Bus (10) Collection, management and presentation of data: samples and surveys; Descriptive statistics: averages and measures of dispersion; Uncertainty, randomness and probability; Probability distributions: the Binomial, Poisson and Normal distributions; Analysis of sample data; estimation and confidence intervals; Statistical inference: hypothesis testing; Investigating association and causality: correlation and regression analysis.or
ADB-2411: Dulliau Meintiol ar gyfer Bus. (10)
Semester 2
- ASB-2107: Consumer Behaviour (10) Introduction to consumer behaviour and module; Theories of learning and the role of memory in consumption; The influence of values on consumers and motivation theory; Personality and lifestyles; The fundatmental role of attitude: forming and changing attitudes; The complex process of making decisions; The role of others in consumption; Culture and consumption; The dark side of constumption.
- ASB-2109: Marketing Research (10) The role of marketing research; Defining a research problem, research question and objectives; Questionnaire design, measurement and scaling; Sampling; Quantitative analysis; Collecting secondary data and use of databases; Qualitative methods including interviews, focus groups and observation; Qualitative analysis; Writing a research report; Causal research and an introduction to experiments.or
ADB-2109: Ymchwil Marchnata (10)Swyddogaeth ymchwil marchnata; Diffinio problem ymchwil, cwestiwn ymchwil ac amcanion; Cynllun holiaduron, mesur a graddio; Samplu; Dadansoddi meintiol; Casglu data eilaidd a defnyddio cronfeydd data; Dulliau ansoddol yn cynnwys cyfweliadau, grwpiau ffocws ac arsylwi; Dadansoddi ansoddol; Ysgrifennu adroddiad ymchwil; Ymchwil achosol a chyflwyniad i arbrofion.
- ASB-2112: Business Information Systems (10) Information systems and competitive advantage, including the value chain, and the nature of data, information and knowledge; Business systems concepts, business processes and business systems; Communication, networks, software, models for effective virtual communication; Keeping records, including databases, structures, forms, reports and searching; Interacting, including the basics of interface design, and workplace ergonomics; Impact of technology on working life, and new modules of working; Developing and chaning technology, including stages in systems development projects, such as analysis, specification, design and implementation; E-business and e-commerece; Learning with information systems, including innovation, decision making and knowledge management; Control and security, in networked environments, including intranet and internet.or
ADB-2112: Systemau Gwybodaeth Busnes (10)Systemau gwybodaeth a mantais cystadleuol, gan gynnwys y gadwyn werth a natur data a gwybodaeth; Cysyniadau systemau busnes, prosesau busnes a systemau busnes; Cyfathrebu, rhwydweithiau, meddalwedd, modelau ar gyfer cyfathrebu rhithwir effeithiol; Cadw cofnodion, gan gynnwys cronfeydd data, strwythurau, ffurflenni, adroddiadau a chwilio; Rhyngweithio, gan gynnwys cynllunio rhyngwyneb sylfaenol ac ergonomeg y gweithle; Effaith technoleg ar fyd gwaith a modelau gweithio newydd; Technoleg sy'n datblygu a newid, gan gynnwys camau mewn projectau datblygu systemau, megis dadansoddi, manyleb, cynllun a gweithredu; E-fusnes ac e-fasnach; Dysgu gyda systemau gwybodaeth, gan gynnwys datblygiadau newydd, gwneud penderfyniadau a rheoli gwybodaeth; Rheolaeth a diogelwch mewn amgylchedd wedi'i rwydweithio, gan gynnwys y fewnrwyd a'r rhyngrwyd.
Optional Modules
50 credits from:
- QXS-2001: Integrated English Skills 1 (10) (Semester 1) This course is only available to students whose native langauage is not English. Optional for second year students on any course. This module is a wide-ranging topic-based course which utilises a multi-media approach to language learning. Various techniques and materials are used, including video & audio recordings and authentic reading texts. The course places particular emphasis on Listening skills, Communication skills, Grammar and Idiomatic English. The six broad topics around which this language work takes place are Health, Homes, Travel, Culture, Work and People & Relationships. Handouts of materials are provided for students.
- QXS-2002: Integrated English Skills 2 (10) (Semester 2) This course is only available to students whose native language is not English. Optional for second year students on any course. This module is a wide-ranging topic-based course which utilises a multi-media approach to language learning. Various techniques and materials are used, including video tapes and authentic reading texts. The course places particular emphasis on Writing skills, Reading skills, Vocabulary development and Communicative grammar. The six broad topics around which this language work takes place are the Media, Learning & Teaching, Science & Technology, Entertainment, Crime & Punishment, and Stranger and Fiction. Handouts of materials are provided for students.
- QXS-2003: Business English 1 (10) (Semester 1) This course is only available to students whose native language is not English, who would like to improve their skills in Business English. (QXS2004 can be taken as a follow up course but is not a co-requisite). This single module course provides practice in the skills required to work or do business effectively in an English-speaking environment. International business interaction, customs and etiquette are covered as well as British business culture. Students also work on improving their presentation skills and gain confidence in telephoning in English. Business writing is an important element of the course including business letters, reports, memos, faxes and email. Studnets also work on improving their business vocabulary, in particular areas of international trade and the internet. The module uses a communicative approach and by the end of the course, students would be expected to be at the level of ALTE Level 4 (Cambridge Advanced English), corresponding to 'Competent User' in the Council of Europe Framework.
- QXS-2004: Business English 2 (10) (Semester 2) This course is only available to students whose native language is not English. (QXS2003 can be taken as a pre-course but is not a co-requisite). Ths course is recommended for all non-native speakers of English who would like to improve their skills in Business English. The single module course provides practive in the skills required to work or do business effectively in an English-speaking environment. This course focuses on cross-cultural issues, advertising, sales, marketing, interview skills and finding a job as well as job selection procedures. Report writing is also dealt with during this module. Writing, speaking and listening skills for business are an integral part of the course and the course also covers teamwork, travel and hospitality in addition to meeting and negotiation skills. The module uses a communicative approach and by the end of the course, students would be expected to be at the level of ALTE Level 4 (Cambridge Advanced English), corresponding to 'Competent User' in the Council of Europe Framework.
- ASB-2115: Org Learning in Knowledge Econ (10) (Semester 1) Module content will be research led and incorporate high quality historical and current research scholarship on a number of important theories and contemporary themes in organisational learning and knowledge management. The module is likely to incorporate the following topics: • Introduction to key terms including Learning and Knowledge • Historical/ theoretical overview of Individual Learning • Group, Collective and Social Learning • Organisational Learning and Learning Organisation • Knowledge Management, Knowledge Workers and the Knowledge Economy • Designing, Delivering and Evaluating Organisational Learning • The role of e-learning technologies and social media • The role of HRM in OL and KM • Future directions, challenges and opportunities • Personal Learning and Personal Knowledge Management
- ASB-2202: Finance (20) (Semester 1 + 2) Present value and the opportunity cost of capital; Net present value and alternative methods of investment appraisal; Project analysis; Financial planning, and analysing financial performance; Investment risk and return, and portfolio theory; The Capital Asset Pricing Model; Short-term and long-term financing; Capital structure, and market imperfections; Weighted average cost of capital; Dividend policy; Financial and real options.
- CCB-2202: Ymdrin â'ch Pwnc yn Gymraeg (10) (Semester 1) Edrychir yn fanwl ar gyweiriau iaith ac egwyddorion Cymraeg Clir a cheir cyfle i arbrofi ag ysgrifennu gwahanol ddarnau yng nghyd-destun amrywiol feysydd academaidd ar gyfer gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd. Rhoir arweiniad ar sut i ymgyfarwyddo â thermau penodol gwahanol bynciau. Ceir gyfle i ymarfer sgiliau a fydd o ddefnydd i'r myfyrwyr wrth ddilyn cyrsiau trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg e.e. ysgrifennu nodiadau cydlynnus, crynhoi, trawsieithu a chyfieithu deunydd a defnyddir yn eu meysydd cwricwlaidd. Rhan bwysig o'r modiwl yw'r gwaith paratoi tuag at y cyflwyniad llafar (40% o'r marc terfynol) lle ceir cyfle i gyflwyno elfen benodol ar eu maes academaidd o flaen cynulleidfa o ddarlithwyr a chyd-fyfyrwyr.
- ASB-2203: Finance (10) (Semester 1) Present value and the opportunity cost of capital; New present value and alternative methods of investments appraisal; Project analysis; Financial planning and analysing financial performance.
- ASB-2217: Investment (10) (Semester 1) or
ADB-2217: Buddsoddiant (10) (Semester 1)
- ASB-2305: Economics for Managers (10) (Semester 2) Part 1: Nature of Markets Part 2 :Production and Cost Part 3: Market Structure and Simple Pricing Strategies Part 4: Sophisticated Market Pricing Part 5: The Strategic World of Managers Part 6 : Government action and Managerial Behavioror
ACB-2305: Economeg i Reolwyr (10) (Semester 2)
- ASB-2307: Microeconomics (20) (Semester 1) • Demand and supply microfoundations • Rational choice • Individual and market demand • Uncertainty and consumer behaviour • The cost of production and profit max • Market structure • Strategic interdependence • Game theory • General equilibrium • Markets with asymmetric info • Externalities • Government regulation • Productivity and comparative advantage • International trade theory.
- ASB-2308: Macroeconomics (20) (Semester 2) • The role of macroeconomics, macroeconomic variables and statistics; • Introduction to schools of thought; • The classical model; • The Keynesian model; • Aggregate demand and supply analysis; • The Phillips curve; • The role of expectations; • Open economy macroeconomics; • Macroeconomic policy debates: monetary policy, fiscal policy, exchange rate policy, government debt management; • Theories of consumption; • Theories of growth.
- ASB-2400: Law for Business (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- ASB-2406: Work Placement (10) (Semester 1 + 2) Preparatory tutorials; Compilation of a CV; Job application letter writing; Ten days at a placement provider's workplace. Debriefing session.or
ACB-2406: Lleoliad Gwaith (10) (Semester 1 + 2)Tiwtorialau paratoadol; Llunio CV; Ysgrifennu llythyrau i wneud cais am swyddi; Deg diwrnod yng ngweithle darparwr lleoliad;
- ASB-2414: Management: Planning & Control (20) (Semester 1 + 2) The two principal tasks are as follows: 1) A crisis management scenario, completed over the course of a two-day field trip. You will respond to a series of simulated events that unfold over the course of a match day. 2) Development of a proposal for an affinity product partnership, linking the football club's brand to the marketing of another product.
- ASB-2416: Operations Strategy (10) (Semester 1) Operations Strategy is the highest level of Operations Management that deals with plans and decisions that shape the long-term capabilities of any organisation in the course of designing, producing and distributing products and services. Themes that will be explored in the module include: • Introduction to Operation Management • Competitiveness • Operations Strategy • Linking Operations Strategy to Competitiveness • Innovation, Design & Technology Strategy • Production Strategy & Lean • Total quality management • Logistics & Location strategies • Supply chain Strategy
- ASB-2507: Management Accounting 1 & 2 (20) (Semester 1 + 2) Costings, budgets and pricing; Target costing, life-cycling costings, back-flush accounting and throughput accounting; Linear programming with multiple scarce resources; Budgetary systems; Advanced standard costing; Performance measurement; Working capital management; Application of advanced management accounting techniques in organisations.
- ASB-2508: Corporate Gov'nce & Regulation (10) (Semester 2) What is a corporation? The development and the role of corporate governance systems and codes; The importance of ownership in corporate governance; The role of the board in corporate governance; The performance and remuneration of senior management; The role of the professions in corporate governance; Current International issues of corporate governance and regulation; Why regulate? Institutions of regulation; Forms of economic regulation.
- ASB-2511: Evolution of Mgmt Thought (10) (Semester 2) Introduction: academics, top executives, consultants and management gurus; The power of ideas to explain organizational change; The diffusion of management ideas (business education, management consultants, knowledge management within the firm); Great contributors to management thinking (e.g. o Scientific organization of work: Taylor o The role of directors and entrepreneurs: Fayol o Managers in organizations: Drucker); Management gurus and their contributions to management (Presentations); Conclusion: What lies ahead?
- ASB-2515: Financial Accounting 1 (10) (Semester 1) or
ACB-2515: Cyfrifeg Ariannol (10) (Semester 1)
- ASB-2525: Bank Management (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- Students may choose from the above list of modules, that is any Business School year 2 module not listed as compulsory for your degree programme subject to pre-requisites and excluding ASB2108, ASB2110 & ASB2320. QXS modules are for international students only. Students wishing to take SXL-2137 must have completed its pre-requisite, SXL-1114.
Year 3 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
- ASB-3101: Human Resource Management (10) History and development of the HR function; Strategic HRM; Human resourcing: recruitment and selection, human resource planning; Human Resource Development; Reward and performance management; Employee relations, employment law, industrial relations; The flexible firm; Globalisation and international HRM; HRM issues in practice.
- ASB-3102: International Business (10) Globalisation and international business; Challenges of operating in an international environment; Culture in the global environment; Role of governments in international business; Economic and behavioural explanations of international business; Range of transaction modes, export/import, joint venture, licensing and other cooperative modes, wholly-owned direct investment; Creating a Global Value Chain; Selecting countries and modes of entry; Challenges of implementing international business strategy.
- ASB-3103: Marketing Strategy & Man. (10) Introduction and course organisation; Relationship Marketing; Entrepreneurial Marketing; Branding; Creating a Marketing Strategy; Marketing Audit and Tools 1 & 2; Formulating Marketing Strategies; Choosing a Case Study/Small Group Formation; Case study preparation and presentation.
- ASB-3112: Advertising Strategy (10) Theoretical advertising models; The advertising management process: messages, media and measurement of advertising effectiveness; Advertising campaign development, with emphasis on planning and analysing advertising media; Internet advertising, mobile and ambient media; Branding and globalisation of advertising; Promotion management, marketing-oriented public relations, sponserships and trade promotions.or
ADB-3112: Strategaeth Hysbysebu (10)Modelau hysbysebu damcaniaethol; Y broses o reoli hysbysebu: negeseuon, y cyfryngau a mesur effeithiolrwydd hysbysebu; Datblygu ymgyrch hysbysebu, gyda phwyslais ar gynllunio a dadansoddi cyfryngau hysbysebu; Hysbysebu ar y rhyngrwyd, cyfryngau symudol ac amgylchol; Brandio a globaleiddio hysbysebu; Rheoli hyrwyddo, cysylltiadau cyhoeddus gyda phwyslais ar farchnata, noddi a hyrwyddo masnach
- ASB-3114: e-Marketing (10) Defining the field: Introduction to the module and e-marketing as a strategic tool; E-marketing strategy and the e-marketing environment; Social media marketing; The e-marketing mix; The consumers perspective; The marketers perspective; Online retailing; Mobile marketing.
Semester 2
- ASB-3107: The Marketing of Services (10) Understanding and framing service experiences; Measuring Service Quality; Role of technology in service quality; Service setting and participants; Price/Value/Quality; Communication - more than promotions; Managing demand and customer confidence; Service delivery globally.
- ASB-3108: Customer Insight Project (10) Issues in undertaking market research activities; Development and administration of fieldwork for quantitative customer survey; Analysis of quantitative survey data; Reporting and presentation of strategic recommendations.
- ASB-3109: Strategic Management (10) The concepts of strategic management; the vocabulary of strategy; prescriptive and emergent strategies; Strategy, the organisation and the environment; strategic capabilities; The core processes: strategic analysis; strategy formulation; strategic choices; Directions for strategy development, product and market development, diversification; Methods of strategy development, internal development, mergers and acquisitions, joint developments; Corporate-level versus business-level strategy, the corporate strategy and diversification; business strategies; Strategy in action: evaluating strategy, organising for success.
- ASB-3513: Advanced Consumer Psychology (10) Module content will reflect current thinking on a number of specialist topics within consumer behaviour literature. Below gives an indication of the topics that may be covered. These topics are discrete in nature and therefore are not therefore linked. Introduction and moving beyond ASB2107: How have we got here? Attitude and Attitude Strength Emotions and Consumer Behaviour Personal and Social Identity Goals and Self-Regulation The dark side of consumption Consumers and Brands Hot topics presentations Social and Media Influences and Consumer Behaviour
Optional Modules
30 credits from:
- ASB-3104: Entrepreneurship Cap & Firm (10) (Semester 1) Introduction to entrepreneurship; Evolution of the Concept of Entrepreneurship; Characteristics of the entrepreneur; Creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship; The role of entrepreneurs in the economy and society; Entrepreneurship in large firms; Types of entrepreneurship; Defining small businesses; Entrepreneurship in the future.or
ADB-3104: Entrepreneuriaeth Cyf & Cwmni (10) (Semester 1)Cyflwyniad i entrepreneuriaeth; Esblygiad y cysyniad o entrepreneuriaeth; Nodweddion yr entrepreneur; Creadigrwydd, arloesi ac entrepreneuriaeth; Rôl entrepreneuriaid yn yr economi a chymdeithas; Entrepreneuriaeth mewn cwmnïau mawr; Mathau o entrepreneuriaeth; Diffinio busnesau bychain; Entrepreneuriaeth yn y dyfodol.
- ASB-3105: Business Planning (10) (Semester 2) Introduction to new venture creation; Starting your own business; Family business; Buying a business; Franchising; Idea generation and screening for new venture opportunities; Writing a business plan.
- ASB-3117: Globaliz'tn & Multin'tl Corp'n (10) (Semester 2) Globalisation and its discontent; Engines of growth; Business and the state; Big Business; The Chandlerian firm; Business groups, mutuals and co-operatives; Technology and the digital economy; Business and business schools; Excellent firms - a longitudinal analysis (Presentations).
- ASB-3201: International Banking (10) (Semester 1) Introduction to international banking; Commercial banking vs. investment banking; Investment banking; Comparative banking system; International consolidation and mergers in banking; Country risk analysis; International financial crises - theory; International financial crises - cases; International financial regulation (1); International financial regulation (2).
- ASB-3204: Corporate Risk Management (10) (Semester 1) The nature of risk management; Risk identification; The firm's loss exposure; Risk measurement and probability distributions; Risk control tools; Risk financing; Insurance and the alternatives; Legal aspects of insurance and insurance contracts; Dealing with insurers.
- ASB-3206: Money and Banking (10) (Semester 2) Money and the financial system; Interest rates, financial instruments and financial markets; Financial institutions and bank management; Central banks, monetary policy and financial stability; Central bank balance sheet and the money supply process; Modern monetary economics.
- ASB-3208: Financial Statement Analysis (10) (Semester 2) Financial ratio analysis and interfirm comparison; Trend analysis and financial forecasting; Dividends, earnings and share valuation; Valuation techniques; Investment analysis; Distress prediction and company acquisations.
- ASB-3210: Advanced Corporate Finance (20) (Semester 1 + 2) The module examines the theory and practice of corporate investment and financial decisions. Topics include: mean-variance analysis, option pricing, capital structure, dividend policy, efficient capital markets, agency theory, mergers and restructuring. Particular emphasis will be placed on topical areas within corporate governance and investments.
- ASB-3215: Adv Inv Theory & Practice (10) (Semester 2) Market efficiency; Performance measurement and attribution; Measuring investment risk; Anomalies in returns and common investment philosophies; Benchmarking and models of expected returns; Testing for excess returns: methodologies; Testing for excess returns: key findings; Theoretical rationale for findings of excess returns; Real-world issues in the implementation of investment strategies.
- ASB-3217: Investment (10) (Semester 1)
- ASB-3301: Macroeconomics (10) (Semester 2) Economic growth, physical and human capital, technological progress; Labour market, skills and unemployment; Business cycles, consumption and investment; Fiscal policy, public finances; Monetary policy, money and inflation; International macro, currencies and exchange rates.
- ASB-3309: Behavioural Finance (10) (Semester 2) Introduction to behavioural finance as a descriptive approach to explaining decisions and behaviour in financial markets, based on psychological theory and evidence; Theory and evidence on the efficient markets hypothesis; Expected utility theory, axioms, attitudes to risk and curvature of the utility of wealth curve, Rabin's critique; Psychological research, examples of irrational behaviour and choices; Prospect theory, examples of irrational behaviour by individual investors; Limits to arbitrage, evidence of inefficiency, noise trader risk; The closed-end funds puzzle; Investor sentiment, under-reaction and over-reaction to news, momentum, positive feedback trading and herding, bubbles, booms, crashes and fads; Corporate finance applications, new share issues, equity and debt finance.
- ASB-3313: Financial Economics (10) (Semester 1)
- ASB-3316: Applied Economics (20) (Semester 2) • Introduction to econometric software. • Sourcing data. • Organisation and manipulation of data. • Programming of software. • Applied skills in analysis of data including summarising and visualisation, and a variety of regression techniques. • Analysis of outputs. • Application to economic problems: o Analysing economic relationships o Testing economic theories
- ASB-3317: Econometrics (20) (Semester 1) 1. The linear regression model; 2. Ordinary least squares; 3. Maximum likelihood estimation; 4. Goodness of fit and the explanatory power of a regression model; 5. Endogeneity; 6. Instrumental variables; 7. Dynamic regression models: distributed lag and autoregressive models; 8. Non-stationarity and testing for unit roots; 9. Modelling long-run relationships: cointegration; 10. Regression analysis using panel data.
- ASB-3320: Current Issues in Economics (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- ASB-3412: Dissertation (20) (Semester 1 + 2) There is no set syllabus. The subject matter can be drawn from any area of accounting, banking, economics, finance, business studies, management or marketing, provided that there is suitable and sufficient reading material available, and a member of staff is available to supervise in the chosen area of study. You should choose your topic in consultation with the module organiser and other members of staff at the start of the academic year.or
ACB-3412: Traethawd (20) (Semester 1 + 2)Nid oes maes llafur penodedig. Gall y testun ddod o unrhyw faes astudiaethau busnes, rheolaeth neu farchnata, ar yr amod bod deunydd darllen addas a digonol ar gael a bod aelod staff ar gael i oruchwylio'r maes astudio a ddewiswyd. Dylech ddewis eich testun mewn ymgynghoriad â threfnydd y modiwl ac aelodau staff eraill ar ddechrau'r flwyddyn academaidd.
- ASB-3500: Britain and the EU (10) (Semester 1) Elements of a governmental system; Relationship between the legislature, executive and judiciary, constituions and the rule of law; The British state and its institutions, the executive, the prime minister and monarch; The nation state and the EU; Sovereignty, legitimacy, subsidiarity and multi-level governance; History and evolution of the EU; Consultative and legislative processes of the EU; The EU as an experimental, evolving and unique model of multi-level governance.
- ASB-3501: Comparative Public Admin (10) (Semester 2) Introduction and overview: public administration and the comparative approach; Culture and history of public administration; The politics and bureaucracy: issues of accountability and control; Central, regional and local government; Asymmetric power in the UK; The consensus state in the Netherlands; Administrative complexity in Italy; Governance: patterns of intergovernmentalism and decentralisation; Democratic innovation: challenges of participation and collaboration; Public administration reform, comparison, and non-western societies.
- ASB-3509: Corp. Social Responsibility (10) (Semester 2) This module involves a visit to an organisation, during which emphasis will be placed upon its CSR strategies. An opportunity will also be available to relate CSR theory to its practical applications.
- Students may choose from the above list of modules, that is any Business School year 3 module not listed as compulsory for your degree programme subject to pre-requisites and excluding ASB-3111.


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Human Revolution Clothing
find your tribe
I'm a solitary individual.
I suppose - if someone were to ask me - that's how I'd describe myself.
I've always been like this...
Independent. A little oppositional. Unafraid of being alone.
For a few years, my life changed.
It turned into a vast circus of people. And we ran around in circles.
I'm not sure I really understood how it was changing me at the time, but essentially... I spent almost five years without any sense of quiet or peace whatsoever.
And it actually altered my personality.
Fast forward to now, where I spend most of my time alone - again.
The good news is, I feel more like myself than I've ever felt.
I have an accepting and encouraging - and surprisingly widespread - tribe of women behind me, and they really are magical humans.
This brings me to Human Revolution Clothing - a business owned and operated by the joyful and fearless Lauren. I met Lauren on Instagram.
We have some "real life" friends in common, but like any Instagram friendship, we started following each other, liking each others' posts and supporting each other from our own personal corners of the planet.
Lauren lives and works in Hawaii - which I am insanely jealous of.
A few months ago, she reached out and asked me if she could send me a t-shirt. She was on a new journey with her business and about to venture to India, where a lot of her clothing is made.
Of course, I wholeheartedly squealed with excitement.
be open to the world
Why do I love Lauren so much?
She is the very definition of acceptance.
She is the very definition of doing what you love. Of jumping into what you feel passionate about. And of being open to the world.
In a time when we're all in agreement that the world needs more love and understanding, Lauren is taking measurable action on that very task.
Human Revolution Clothing is an eco-clothing brand with a message.
It's a company determined to make the textile and garment industries cleaner, greener and more conscious. But beyond that, Lauren herself embodies such an authentic version of non-judgement and tolerance, it makes the often controversial subject of conscious living an approachable and digestible topic for people like me.
People who are relatively new to the journey - and also a bit skeptical.
I've always felt like there was too much material in the world, in general. It's one of the reasons I'm so supportive and passionate about thrift shopping.
Lauren's genuine approach inspired me to learn more, without the weight of feeling obligated or instructed or pressured to do so.
be the change
So Lauren sent me a t-shirt. And I loved it right away.
It's beyond comfortable and pairs well with virtually everything. It's also true to size, and doesn't fall apart in the wash - so there are a lot of pluses!
I'm a sucker for inspirational messages, as I know a lot of you are.
My t-shirt said Be The Change.
And for me, it signified a movement through quiet action, rather than loud instigation.
I wear it when I want to remind myself of my own personal purpose.
Lauren taught me that I don't have to force people to hear my message.
That by quietly embodying my purpose, and by passionately living my dream, my message will spread organically and I'll be able to tell my story.
Without the weight of fear or coercion.
un-glossied sisterhood
I never had to impress Lauren.
I didn't have to speak her language, or look like her, or dress like her - just to get her attention. We're decidedly different humans. And yet, we click because we embrace our differences.
I don't have to like all of her Instagram posts to remain of value to her.
She gets busy. I get busy.
Sometimes, we're two ships in the night.
But the amount we support each other remains the same.
Lauren is steadfast and drama-free.
She is focused on what feeds her. Hell-bent on making a positive impact on the world.
And it shows up in everything she does!
She's not threatened by other women. She doesn't feel reduced when another woman succeeds. She champions people. She encourages people.
And she seems to understand - deeply - that every little bit counts.
To be honest, she probably isn't really expecting this post. But regardless, it's here.
Because she deserves it.
The next time you venture onto the internet to buy some t-shirts, check out Human Revolution Clothing.
And know that when you support Lauren, you're not only supporting a company with a valuable and decidedly refreshing purpose, you're also supporting true un-glossied sisterhood.
And that's the best kind there is.


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September 21, 2013
Notes from Konya:
Sema (the whirling Dervish ceremony) on Saturday night, full moon, fall equinox. Unfortunately I was very tired and not quite as present as I would have liked. Prior to attending I circumambulated the huge cemetery of people, all facing east, who wanted to be buried close to Mevlana Rumi. There was a lecture before the dervish ceremony by a Sufi scholar from Bangladesh, now living in Konya. A very soft-spoken man, who would have liked to know the name of everyone in the audience.
The dervish ceremony was in a large circular hall, with four or five musicians and four singers, and about twenty dervishes. The ceremony began slowly, with the elder teacher coming out first, slowly slowly leading all the students out onto the floor. They sat on one side on sheep skins and listened to the presence and the music for maybe twenty minutes before bowing and getting up to first pass by the master one by one, and then back into the whirling. For ten to fifteen minutes they whirled, slowly circling the stage, until the music and lighting changed and they backed into the edge of the floor in groups of two, three or four, standing shoulder to shoulder holding each other up, with their arms folded across their chests and hands on their shoulders. This process was repeated four or five times before the end of the ceremony, at which time they slowly filed out.
There is a stage outside the Mevlana Cultural Center where Sema takes place, enclosed by a round lintel on which is inscribed in many languages the Sufi saying "Either seem what you are or be what you seem." Words for presencing honestly.
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If you have ever picked up a mug and wondered if it was the perfect gift, then watched someone else do the same, you probably decided to put back the mug and find something more interesting for a gift. In addition, how do you get something when people can buy anything on the Internet? The idea behind this guide is that all of these products have a certain "wow" factor that you won't find in any department store or gift shop online. These gifts are simply fun to give and receive
Anniversary Gift Ideas
When it comes to your anniversary, you know your partner best, but who's tired of giving away boring gifts to the one you love? Whether it's an extra special anniversary or just something fun to celebrate your significant other, these are some out-of-the-park ideas that make anyone smile.
Marriage Wall Art
From savvy wall decor to name art, there are a lot of things you can do with some photos, paint, and your partner's name. Why not create something beautiful that you can hang on the wall forever? There are also plenty of online stores that want to help you create the perfect piece, such as ThingsRemembered.com or private stores on Etsy.
Wine, Cheese & Chocolate Baskets
You can find some exceptional gift baskets with everything your partner will love. Treat them to something special by GiftTree.com or Wine Country Gifts. Both have a variety of different wine baskets that feature the best reds and whites as well as cheeses and sweets go with them.
The Story of Us
A whole category of journaling exists for those who love to spoil their partner with literature that's just about them! Why not write a poem about the first time you met or answer love questions about each other in a book like Q A Day for Us or the Story of Us. You can typically find these books under "love journals."
Intersection of Love – Photo Print
These prints are a fun way to share your names and hang on the wall to decorate your space with your loved one. You can find private stores on Etsy and UncommonGoods.com.
Personalized Whiskey Barrels
You may not be a fan of whiskey, but these whiskey barrels are a cute decor item for any kitchen or living room area. Miniature wooden wine barrels are handcrafted and engraved with your name or special saying. It's even funner since they come with whiskey.
Personalized Gold LP Record
Is your significant other a music fan? Why not spoil them with their own golden LP? These gifts are the perfect wall decoration to celebrate your love without having a cheesy photograph. You can even pick songs to feature on your album.
Create Your Own 3-D Diamond-Crystal
One of the latest and most beautiful items is the 3-D Diamond Crystals from 3D Innovation. In fact, these cubes are so much fun that they can be used for essentially any occasion, even your pet's birthday.
These diamond crystals can be customized to feature a photo of your significant other, your family, or just the two of you in a romantic embrace. High-rated and fun to create, these diamond crystals feature cut corners and a design of your choice. All you have to do is upload a photo and add a free engraving. You can pick a variety of different diamond sizes as well. See all of your options on 3D Innovation's website: https://www.3d-innovation.com/our-crystals/diamond-crystal/small-diamond.html
Customized Rings
Does your significant other have a favorite movie? Do you love Lord of the Rings? You can get rings with engravings that speak just to one another. There are a few different places to purchase these rings. You can select different metals and styles as well. One online store is ForeverGifts.com or PersonalCreatoins.com.
Where We've Been Road Map
Looking for a road map that takes you everywhere you've been together? For those couples who travel together, you can get a personalized map that shares all of your favorite places and favorite photos that you took while on vacation.
DIY Memory Pillows
Soft and plush, these pillows can be customized with photos, sayings, your names, and other symbols that represent just the two of you. It's the perfect gift to place on the couch or bed to show your love for that special someone on your anniversary.
Graduation Gift Ideas
Got someone who is graduating from high school or college? You can make that person feel extra special with a thoughtful gift that includes some money for upcoming expenses as they make it on their own.
DIY Money Wreath
Thinking about giving some cash to your new graduate? This inventive idea lets you do just that but in a clever design. You can create a money wreath with any domination you wish, but dollar bills are definitely the cheapest option, depending on how big of a wreath you intend to make.
Personalized Charm Bracelet
You can take photos and symbols to transform a bracelet into the perfect graduation gift for a girl. Instead of buying a massively produced bracelet, you can personalize a bracelet with charms that represent different things that you know and love about your graduation party.
Personalized Graduation Photo Collage
Want to make their special day a memory they'll never forget? You can customize letters with photos from their graduation day for a special wall decor arrangement. You can also use a Smartphone Photo Printer like below to print out the photos to place into the college.
Motivation Wall Decor
If you'd rather get artsy with your wall decor, why not create a motivational poster or college with some inspirational messages for your freshly graduated friend? These pieces are fun to create and will last a long time in a frame.
Mini Zen Garden
The stress of entering the real world will undoubtedly require some meditation. Zen gardens are the perfect way to keep some control in these adult days ahead.
Hand-Crafted Wooden Smartphone Deck
You can find a number of different wooden accessories and decks for smartphone lovers. From organizational desk tools that include charging stations to pen holders and wooden charging decks for any model of smartphone, you choose what's the best item for your friend's graduation gift.
Portable Smartphone Photo Printer
No matter who is graduating and at what time in their life, they could use this handy little device that attaches to your phone and instantly prints out colorful photos from your phone's album. You can just snap and print out easily right at the graduation party!
Wedding Gift Ideas
Looking for that unique wedding gift idea that makes the happy couple even happier? Here is a list of some of the most thoughtful and most welcome gifts as rated by wedding couples!
Amazon Echo
Everyone wants one of these smart home speakers. With the ability to play music, play games, and add stuff to your Amazon shopping list, it's a convenient and fun device to have around the home. You can pick one up for less than $100 on Amazon, but the larger styles have better audio quality.
Decorative Kitchenware
A traditional gift isn't always a boring gift. There are some interesting kitchenware sets available online through Etsy and other personalized shops. You can add a splash of color to a customized kitchenware set.
It's a true standby, but luggage is often the most desired gift for traveling couples. If your couple has the wanderlust, consider getting them custom luggage sets with fun tags that say "I Do."
Cookbook Set
The couples who cook together also stay together! There are a ton of cookbooks out there for every type of flavor that you think your happy couple will enjoy. Test out their taste buds with a couple of culinary books that they'll enjoy to cook next to one another.
Mid-Century Bar Cart
If you're feeling generous and want to give them something that they'll truly love for their new home, why not true a bar car from West Elm? These bar carts are a little pricey but it's the perfect addition to a newlywed's home.
Foodies in Love
Got two foodies who can't keep their hands off of each other? Why not true a sweet, artisan wedding basket from Mouth called the Happy Couple Gift Set. It's fulled with rich caramels, brittle, buttery shortbreads, and all the sweet things in life to go with your new honey.
Pet Gift Ideas
Is your furry friend or exotic bird in need of a treat? Maybe it's their birthday coming up. Here are a few ways to bring joy to your special friend.
Personalized Line Drawing of Your Pet
These drawings are made online by private shops on Etsy as well as large-scale stores like UncommonGoods. All you need to do is provide a photo of your pet and get a customized line drawing and diagram that's unique and funny for your pet.
Personalized Pet Pillow
Do you have the laziest pet around? Why not get a personalized dog or cat pillow with their name and favorite color? It's the perfect way to say "I Love You" to your furry pal.
Cat Gifts
Is your sassy, fluffy tail ready for its birthday gift yet? These gifts cover the picky nature of cats while also catering to cat lovers, too.
Cat Toy & Treat Gift Basket
These baskets are perfect even for the pickiest of felines. Filled with treats and mouse toys, you can hand-select what goes in your cat's basket.
Personalized Cat Keychain
Love your cat and want to keep them with you all the time? Personalize a keychain in the likeness of your cat and take it with you wherever you go.
Gifts for Cat Lovers
There are a number of ways you can celebrate a cat lover. How about a Pusheen ornament or pat pillowcases? There are also cat slippers, hoodies, and onesies! If you want a hand-crafted gift, you can find a whole category for cat lovers on Etsy.com.
Dog Gifts
Your ball-fetching friend is waiting patiently for his birthday gift. What do you plan on giving your best friend this year? Perhaps, you need a gift for a dog lover. We've got some of those too.
Tag GPS Pet Tracker
These pet trackers are perfect for cats and dogs that like to get out of the house. Got a runner? Simply put on the tracker and find your pet no matter where they're headed. You should never lose your dog again to something they saw in the neighbor's bush!
Dog Blueprints
These are fun diagrams of your pet that spell out exactly the reasons you love them. Coupled with a fun drawing on a blueprint, you can add all of the fun phrases about what it means to be your furry pet including their favorite toys or unique abilities.
Thundershirt for Dog Anxiety
You know dogs can get anxious, especially when you're away from home. Help your dog and their anxiety with a Thundershirt. These are specially made shirts that fit all types of dogs. They are designed to squeeze the dog's torso and provide comfort whenever the dog is anxious about something–like you leaving for work again!
Nite Ize LED Dog Ball
If you love to play fetch with your pooch at all times of the day, this LED ball is a perfect size and lights up in the dark. You can play using ball launchers or toss manually. The best part is that it comes in different colors and lets you keep your dog energized as you go on early morning walks or late night runs.
Sympathy Gift Ideas
When those sad times roll around, you can give a gift that brings some joy and happiness. Here's a list of the top sympathy gifts for any occasion.
Seeds of Like Oak Tree Kit
These kits can be found on GiftTree.com and include everything you need to plant and nurture an oak tree. These are incredibly beautiful trees that stand the test of time and will always be remembered as a gift for the loved one who has passed away.
Amazing Grace Memorial Wind Chimes
Delicate sounds play from this incredible sympathy gift that provides joy and decoration to any part of the home. You can hang the wind charm anywhere and even personalize it to include symbols and sayings from your loved ones.
Herbal Apothecary Candles
Sometimes it's the simple treats that mean the most. You can pick out different combinations, but we like the Blue Sage and Lavender candles on GiftTree.com. These are beautiful candles that have a lovely scent and come with high commendations from previous shoppers.
Personalized Memorial Picture Frames
Pictures in a glass with hand-crafted engravings can say a lot for a loved one who has passed on. No matter what kind of sympathy you are looking to give, a picture can say a thousand words. You can find a variety of different personalized frames, but we still like the 3D Dream-Crystal cube best. It's an iconic way to frame your loved one forever.