The document provides guidelines for a hospitality company project, including:
- The objectives are to enhance student learning of strategic management and allow students to think critically about proposing strategic directions for hospitality companies.
- The project involves writing a paper analyzing a hospitality company's strategies, external/internal environments, and recommendations.
- Students must follow four steps: selecting a company, collecting information, outlining the project, and submitting the final paper.
General Instructions for Case Studies A case study is a s.docxhanneloremccaffery
General Instructions for Case Studies
A case study is a short description of a real business situation. Analyzing case studies gives you
the opportunity to apply those concepts to real business problems. Cases are generally written
for several types of analysis. Usually, there is not a "right or wrong" answer. Rather, cases
provide a vehicle for you to demonstrate your understanding and ability to apply course
concepts. You must use appropriate sources (properly cited) to support your position. Check your
analysis by assessing how well it demonstrates your subject knowledge. If your answer relies on
your impressions of the topic prior to taking this course, it is likely that the analysis is not your
best effort.
Simply answering the questions which are part of the case is not enough; consider the questions
to be clues to the important concepts and facts. You are strongly encouraged to use the following
outline so that your analysis is organized appropriately:
1. Identify both the key issues and the underlying issues. In identifying the issues, you
should be able to connect them to the business principles which apply to this situation.
2. Discuss the facts which affect these issues. The case may have too much information. In
your discussion, you should filter the information and discuss those facts which are
pertinent to the issues identified above.
3. Discuss your tentative solution to the problem and how you would implement your
solution. What actions would you propose to correct the situation, based on the
knowledge you have gained in this course? Be sure to support your recommendation by
citing references in the text and in the supplementary readings. You should also draw
on other references such as business periodicals and relevant journals. Remember that
an ANALYSIS is more than simply a SUMMARY of the Case Study.
4. Discuss follow-up and contingency plans. How will the organization know that your
proposed solution is working? What should they do if it does not work?
It may be helpful for you to "role-play" this assignment. Your presentation should cover the
points listed above. By "role-playing" the situation, using the questions at the end of the case as
hints, and by using this guide, you should be able to develop an action-oriented analysis with a
recommended course of action.
Your analysis of each case study should be a minimum of 4 pages and written in APA format.
Evaluation Criteria:
• Have you identified the critical issues/problems in the case and analyzed the key facts
related to the issues/problems?
• Have you discussed a tentative solution that addresses the issues/problems and how you
would implement your solution?
• Is information from the textbook and other sources integrated into your analysis
appropriately? For all sources, you must provide complete citations.
• Is the paper professionally presented? Remember your audience. It is important to
present you ...
Course Project Development and Analysis of Two Mini Case Studies.docxfaithxdunce63732
Course Project: Development and Analysis of Two Mini Case Studies
Class: BUSN412 Business Policy
GRADING RUBRIC & EXPECTATIONS AT THE BOTTOM
Objectives
Select, develop, and analyze two mini case studies. The purpose of this project is to identify a successful strategy and compare and contrast it with an unsuccessful strategy, with the aim of identifying critical success factors (CSFs). You may select two strategies developed in the same company or from entirely different companies—or, indeed, different industries.
Case studies are used extensively in teaching business. Typically students perform an analysis on a case study prepared by an author or the professor—in this instance, the student is the author of the cases. The case study research strategy provides the opportunity to develop an in-depth understanding of an organization or event—data can be collected from multiple sources (for example, company websites, interviews, or published articles).
Please select two examples that reflect success and failure—collect data from multiple sources and develop two mini case studies of 500 words in length. Perform a cross-case analysis by comparing and contrasting the case studies on points of parity and points of difference. This should entail developing a framework, similar to many of the frameworks presented in class (e.g., SWOT or Five Forces) and analyzing the key data in your case studies. The analysis should be presented after your case studies and should be followed by a brief concluding statement and references in APA format.
Guidelines
Mini Case I: (Success): Sufficient length begins with general points and moves to a focus on specifics, evidence of success, good quality content—relevant, accurate, and timely.
Mini Case II: (Failure): Sufficient length begins with general points and moves to a focus on specifics, evidence of failure, good quality content—relevant, accurate, and timely.
Cross-Case Analysis: Once you have completed your cases you need to conduct a cross-case analysis. This requires comparing the two cases to determine points of similarity and points of difference.
Research Skills: Each case uses four to six sources, and sources are cited in the text and at the end of the case study in APA format.
Writing Skills: Ideas are communicated clearly in business English and using the appropriate business terminology. Work should be prepared following the development of a rough draft, revision, editing, and proofing to produce a final polished report.
A successful project will meet all of these requirements to earn a maximum of 200 points. At the conclusion of this project it will be beneficial to compare what factors are selected by your peers. Are there patterns here?
Milestones
· Week 1: Select company strategies, read supporting documents in Doc Sharing.
· Weeks 2–7: Research and prepare rough draft and analysis, followed by revision, editing, and proofing—obtaining feedback.
· Week 8: Submit Final Report.
Grading Rubrics.
Personal Reflection Memo The unexamined life is not worth TatianaMajor22
Personal Reflection Memo
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
~ Socrates
One of the key skills needed to become a successful professional is developing the ‘entrepreneurial mindset’ - the ability to manage uncertainty and simplify complexity in order to exploit new opportunities. It is a process that requires developing a vision, identifying possibilities that may not be perceived by others and thinking beyond the constraints of immediately available resources. Self-knowledge and knowledge of potential resources are key factors that enable this development. This process is as applicable to your career as it is to starting a company. In this assignment, you will identify where you want to be and how you will get there based on some specific prompts. Your personal reflection memo is a way to tap into and formulate for yourself a long-term vision statement, the "external" opportunities that exist, your "internal" (personal) strengths, and a strategy for yourself and your life over the next two to three years. In addition, I request you to share one "failure" from your past and what you learned from it about yourself.
Deliverables: The assignment should consist of a 2-4 page write-up (in bullet points or prose) that summarizes EACH ofthe areas discussed below:
1. Vision and Opportunity
a. What are your goals (career and/or educational) after you leave WSU?
b. How do you define success in life?
c. How has this class and the tools you have learnt influenced the way you view strategy and business in general? How have the insights gleaned from these tools shaped your view and aspirations for your own life?
STRENGTHS
· What achievements are you most proud of?
· What would those closest to you say are your strengths?
WEAKNESSES
· What would those closest to you say are your weaknesses?
· Give an example of one “failure” you experienced in your life so far. What did you learn about yourself from that experience?
OPPORTUNITIES
· What are some need/problems that you can help solve that aligns with the vision you have identified above?
THREATS
· What external obstacles would keep you from achieving your goals?
· Is demand for the activities your find most fulfilling changing?
2. Personal SWOT analysis
3. Values
At this point, you’re probably making important decisions about your future— deciding where to focus your time and effort. If you’re able to pursue activities and interests that are in line with your values and what’s important to you at a core level, you will be less stressed. Go through this list of values and identify the ones most important to you.
After identifying your values from those above, consider all the values you have listed as most important to you. Please identity the top 3 of values (out of these) that you think are most important for you as an anchor or lodestar for your professional career. Then for each of these values, please write about:
1. Why or in what ways is this value important to you in you ...
You should select three of the following questions and respond to .docxodiliagilby
You should select three of the following questions and respond to them honestly and reflectively.
1. Could you ever relate to the above meme of the dog writing? If so, explain why? Reflect on when you felt like you had “no idea what you’re doing” as a writer. Provide a couple of examples of things that you now know about writing and some that you still do not know.
2. Consider the role of critical thinking and the use of evidence (logos) in your writing. Discuss at least one example of using evidence in your final research paper that strengthened the essay and explain why.
3. What does the message of “just keep writing” mean to you? Does it mean do not give up? Does it mean write through your writing struggles and you will get to the end? Does it mean that if you write frequently your writing will improve? What else might it mean to you? Explain.
4. Writing is hard. What were some strategies that you have found that make writing easier for you? Consider the way the Research Proposal, the Annotated Bibliography, drafting the research paper, peer reviewing it, breaking it down into parts or outlining it worked to make the process of writing the Research Paper less difficult. Discuss whether any of these parts of the process helped ease the writing of an eight-page paper and if they did, which ones, and how did they help?
5. What are some ways that work best for you when starting to write an essay? Be specific. Do you start with the thesis, the introduction, a supporting point, an outline, a free write, a “garbage draft,” or something else? Explain why you think this is the best way for you to “just start.”
6. Do you agree that an essay can be finished within one night? Do you believe that a quality essay can be begun and completed in one night? Explain why or why not. What are some aspects of the writing process that we’ve practiced that might make it difficult to start and complete a strong essay in one night? For example, think about using credible sources to establish ethos and to employ logos in the essay, peer reviewing, etc.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The forces of globalization have increased the permeability of traditional boundaries around countries, economies and industries. These forces include the expansion of international trade and investment, the growth of multinational corporations (MNCs), the ability of information and communication technology to span time and distance, and the shift of the world’s economic center of gravity from the West to Asia. Because of globalization, the environment of business is now more complex, more dynamic, more uncertain, and more competitive than ever before.
This course examines the opportunities and challenges that firms face when conducting business across national borders. Its main objective is to develop an understanding about the complex dynamics at play that shape the changing global business environment within which nations and firms compete. Special attention will be given to explo ...
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Instructions
Purpose
This project is the second of four projects. It also represents the second part of the external environmental analysis part of a strategic management plan. You will use the tools and apply concepts learned in this and previous business courses to demonstrate an understanding of how organizations develop and manage strategies to establish, safeguard and sustain their competitive position in the 21st century (rapidly evolving/shifting/changing), uncertain hyper-competitive business environment.
Monitoring competitors’ performance is a key aspect of performing an external environment analysis. This project provides you with the opportunity to evaluate the competitive position of your assigned company and integrate that information in a partial SWOT (OT), Porter's Five Forces, External Factor Evaluation (EFE) matrix, and Competitive Profile Matrices (CPM).
In this project, you are presenting a report document. The expectation is that the report provides details to help the audience grasp the main topics and to understand and complete the External Environmental Analysis.
"Analysis" is the operative word. In analyzing the external environment, you are expected to thoroughly research the company. As part of this effort, you will need to take that research and break it into small parts to understand better what is happening in the external environment of the business. In researching an industry, it is important to understand that every company within an industry is different, so gathering information on one company does not mean that the collected information is relevant to other companies. When researching, parsing the material is critical to an accurate analysis. Avoid presenting just any information as that may lead to using irrelevant information.
You will then write the report in your own words to share the external analysis. You are expected to present information and support the ideas and reasoning using the course material and your research. You will not lift any information from source documents without properly citing and referencing. For the technical analysis aspect of the project, you must create the technique on your own and may not use any source material that you happen to find. No work from a clearinghouse or similar website may be used or cited as a credible source.
Outcomes Met With This Project
Utilize a set of useful analytical skills, tools, and techniques for analyzing a company strategically;
Integrate ideas, concepts, and theories from previously taken functional courses including accounting, finance, market, business, and human resource management;
Analyze and synthesize strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) to generate, prioritize, and implement alternative strategies to revise a current plan or write a new plan and present a strategic plan.
Instructions
Step 1
Specific Company for All Four Projects ( Company is Exxon Mobile Corporation)
The company that your I.
1. Financial Management. Please Do title page and leave some space.docxjeremylockett77
1. Financial Management. Please Do title page and leave some space for the area where the team members will provide initiative. (on same section, write down in details what you did for this project, what you contributed to the project). Please share 2 slides with notes, details of your research and citations will be presented in the notes section of each slide in the presentation) also please don’t forget to use in-text citation for notes and at least 2-3 quality references. Since I am starting this project you can answer the question #1. Legal implications.
For this group activity, you and your group will have three weeks to complete a presentation based on the following case study and research you will conduct on the regulatory rules applying to insider trading. Although you and your team may choose any presentation application or software, Microsoft PowerPoint is suggested for this activity.
Research and Scenario
First, visit the following websites on insider trading:
· Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website regarding insider trading.
· SEC enforcement actions (insider trading cases)
These websites will help you become familiar with the general basics of the regulatory rules applying to insider trading. You are not expected to become an expert on this topic. Apply these rules to the facts of this very brief case:
Someone you know has knowledge of an impending merger between two companies. The combination of the two firms will certainly change the market dynamics of the industry. Moreover, owners of stock in both companies will greatly benefit once the news of the merger is publicly announced.
Project Requirements
Your presentation must consist of 6 to 7 slides that are clear, legible and address the following:
· Discuss the general basics of the regulatory rules applying to insider trading and its implications and address the following:
1. Legal implications
2. Ethical implications
3. Economic-social implications
· You must include a title slide in addition to the six to seven slides. The title page must include:
1. The title of the project
2. The names of the group members
3. The area where the team member provided initiative (contributed to the project).
· Each slide will include a bulleted list highlighting important aspects of your research.
1. Details of your research and citations will be presented in the notes section of each slide in the presentation.
Presentations will be assessed on both content (how well the legal, ethical and economic-social issues are addressed), as well as organization and grammar. Your presentation content must look professional and adhere to the standard presentation format. Therefore, check all content for grammar, spelling and to ensure that you have properly cited all sources used in the creation of the presentation using APA format. In other words, although your notes are cited, the slides are not cited. As a group, keep in mind the purpose of a presentation as it applies to an audience.
He ...
General Instructions for Case Studies A case study is a s.docxhanneloremccaffery
General Instructions for Case Studies
A case study is a short description of a real business situation. Analyzing case studies gives you
the opportunity to apply those concepts to real business problems. Cases are generally written
for several types of analysis. Usually, there is not a "right or wrong" answer. Rather, cases
provide a vehicle for you to demonstrate your understanding and ability to apply course
concepts. You must use appropriate sources (properly cited) to support your position. Check your
analysis by assessing how well it demonstrates your subject knowledge. If your answer relies on
your impressions of the topic prior to taking this course, it is likely that the analysis is not your
best effort.
Simply answering the questions which are part of the case is not enough; consider the questions
to be clues to the important concepts and facts. You are strongly encouraged to use the following
outline so that your analysis is organized appropriately:
1. Identify both the key issues and the underlying issues. In identifying the issues, you
should be able to connect them to the business principles which apply to this situation.
2. Discuss the facts which affect these issues. The case may have too much information. In
your discussion, you should filter the information and discuss those facts which are
pertinent to the issues identified above.
3. Discuss your tentative solution to the problem and how you would implement your
solution. What actions would you propose to correct the situation, based on the
knowledge you have gained in this course? Be sure to support your recommendation by
citing references in the text and in the supplementary readings. You should also draw
on other references such as business periodicals and relevant journals. Remember that
an ANALYSIS is more than simply a SUMMARY of the Case Study.
4. Discuss follow-up and contingency plans. How will the organization know that your
proposed solution is working? What should they do if it does not work?
It may be helpful for you to "role-play" this assignment. Your presentation should cover the
points listed above. By "role-playing" the situation, using the questions at the end of the case as
hints, and by using this guide, you should be able to develop an action-oriented analysis with a
recommended course of action.
Your analysis of each case study should be a minimum of 4 pages and written in APA format.
Evaluation Criteria:
• Have you identified the critical issues/problems in the case and analyzed the key facts
related to the issues/problems?
• Have you discussed a tentative solution that addresses the issues/problems and how you
would implement your solution?
• Is information from the textbook and other sources integrated into your analysis
appropriately? For all sources, you must provide complete citations.
• Is the paper professionally presented? Remember your audience. It is important to
present you ...
Course Project Development and Analysis of Two Mini Case Studies.docxfaithxdunce63732
Course Project: Development and Analysis of Two Mini Case Studies
Class: BUSN412 Business Policy
GRADING RUBRIC & EXPECTATIONS AT THE BOTTOM
Objectives
Select, develop, and analyze two mini case studies. The purpose of this project is to identify a successful strategy and compare and contrast it with an unsuccessful strategy, with the aim of identifying critical success factors (CSFs). You may select two strategies developed in the same company or from entirely different companies—or, indeed, different industries.
Case studies are used extensively in teaching business. Typically students perform an analysis on a case study prepared by an author or the professor—in this instance, the student is the author of the cases. The case study research strategy provides the opportunity to develop an in-depth understanding of an organization or event—data can be collected from multiple sources (for example, company websites, interviews, or published articles).
Please select two examples that reflect success and failure—collect data from multiple sources and develop two mini case studies of 500 words in length. Perform a cross-case analysis by comparing and contrasting the case studies on points of parity and points of difference. This should entail developing a framework, similar to many of the frameworks presented in class (e.g., SWOT or Five Forces) and analyzing the key data in your case studies. The analysis should be presented after your case studies and should be followed by a brief concluding statement and references in APA format.
Guidelines
Mini Case I: (Success): Sufficient length begins with general points and moves to a focus on specifics, evidence of success, good quality content—relevant, accurate, and timely.
Mini Case II: (Failure): Sufficient length begins with general points and moves to a focus on specifics, evidence of failure, good quality content—relevant, accurate, and timely.
Cross-Case Analysis: Once you have completed your cases you need to conduct a cross-case analysis. This requires comparing the two cases to determine points of similarity and points of difference.
Research Skills: Each case uses four to six sources, and sources are cited in the text and at the end of the case study in APA format.
Writing Skills: Ideas are communicated clearly in business English and using the appropriate business terminology. Work should be prepared following the development of a rough draft, revision, editing, and proofing to produce a final polished report.
A successful project will meet all of these requirements to earn a maximum of 200 points. At the conclusion of this project it will be beneficial to compare what factors are selected by your peers. Are there patterns here?
Milestones
· Week 1: Select company strategies, read supporting documents in Doc Sharing.
· Weeks 2–7: Research and prepare rough draft and analysis, followed by revision, editing, and proofing—obtaining feedback.
· Week 8: Submit Final Report.
Grading Rubrics.
Personal Reflection Memo The unexamined life is not worth TatianaMajor22
Personal Reflection Memo
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
~ Socrates
One of the key skills needed to become a successful professional is developing the ‘entrepreneurial mindset’ - the ability to manage uncertainty and simplify complexity in order to exploit new opportunities. It is a process that requires developing a vision, identifying possibilities that may not be perceived by others and thinking beyond the constraints of immediately available resources. Self-knowledge and knowledge of potential resources are key factors that enable this development. This process is as applicable to your career as it is to starting a company. In this assignment, you will identify where you want to be and how you will get there based on some specific prompts. Your personal reflection memo is a way to tap into and formulate for yourself a long-term vision statement, the "external" opportunities that exist, your "internal" (personal) strengths, and a strategy for yourself and your life over the next two to three years. In addition, I request you to share one "failure" from your past and what you learned from it about yourself.
Deliverables: The assignment should consist of a 2-4 page write-up (in bullet points or prose) that summarizes EACH ofthe areas discussed below:
1. Vision and Opportunity
a. What are your goals (career and/or educational) after you leave WSU?
b. How do you define success in life?
c. How has this class and the tools you have learnt influenced the way you view strategy and business in general? How have the insights gleaned from these tools shaped your view and aspirations for your own life?
STRENGTHS
· What achievements are you most proud of?
· What would those closest to you say are your strengths?
WEAKNESSES
· What would those closest to you say are your weaknesses?
· Give an example of one “failure” you experienced in your life so far. What did you learn about yourself from that experience?
OPPORTUNITIES
· What are some need/problems that you can help solve that aligns with the vision you have identified above?
THREATS
· What external obstacles would keep you from achieving your goals?
· Is demand for the activities your find most fulfilling changing?
2. Personal SWOT analysis
3. Values
At this point, you’re probably making important decisions about your future— deciding where to focus your time and effort. If you’re able to pursue activities and interests that are in line with your values and what’s important to you at a core level, you will be less stressed. Go through this list of values and identify the ones most important to you.
After identifying your values from those above, consider all the values you have listed as most important to you. Please identity the top 3 of values (out of these) that you think are most important for you as an anchor or lodestar for your professional career. Then for each of these values, please write about:
1. Why or in what ways is this value important to you in you ...
You should select three of the following questions and respond to .docxodiliagilby
You should select three of the following questions and respond to them honestly and reflectively.
1. Could you ever relate to the above meme of the dog writing? If so, explain why? Reflect on when you felt like you had “no idea what you’re doing” as a writer. Provide a couple of examples of things that you now know about writing and some that you still do not know.
2. Consider the role of critical thinking and the use of evidence (logos) in your writing. Discuss at least one example of using evidence in your final research paper that strengthened the essay and explain why.
3. What does the message of “just keep writing” mean to you? Does it mean do not give up? Does it mean write through your writing struggles and you will get to the end? Does it mean that if you write frequently your writing will improve? What else might it mean to you? Explain.
4. Writing is hard. What were some strategies that you have found that make writing easier for you? Consider the way the Research Proposal, the Annotated Bibliography, drafting the research paper, peer reviewing it, breaking it down into parts or outlining it worked to make the process of writing the Research Paper less difficult. Discuss whether any of these parts of the process helped ease the writing of an eight-page paper and if they did, which ones, and how did they help?
5. What are some ways that work best for you when starting to write an essay? Be specific. Do you start with the thesis, the introduction, a supporting point, an outline, a free write, a “garbage draft,” or something else? Explain why you think this is the best way for you to “just start.”
6. Do you agree that an essay can be finished within one night? Do you believe that a quality essay can be begun and completed in one night? Explain why or why not. What are some aspects of the writing process that we’ve practiced that might make it difficult to start and complete a strong essay in one night? For example, think about using credible sources to establish ethos and to employ logos in the essay, peer reviewing, etc.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The forces of globalization have increased the permeability of traditional boundaries around countries, economies and industries. These forces include the expansion of international trade and investment, the growth of multinational corporations (MNCs), the ability of information and communication technology to span time and distance, and the shift of the world’s economic center of gravity from the West to Asia. Because of globalization, the environment of business is now more complex, more dynamic, more uncertain, and more competitive than ever before.
This course examines the opportunities and challenges that firms face when conducting business across national borders. Its main objective is to develop an understanding about the complex dynamics at play that shape the changing global business environment within which nations and firms compete. Special attention will be given to explo ...
InstructionsPurposeThis project is the second of four projec.docxLaticiaGrissomzz
Instructions
Purpose
This project is the second of four projects. It also represents the second part of the external environmental analysis part of a strategic management plan. You will use the tools and apply concepts learned in this and previous business courses to demonstrate an understanding of how organizations develop and manage strategies to establish, safeguard and sustain their competitive position in the 21st century (rapidly evolving/shifting/changing), uncertain hyper-competitive business environment.
Monitoring competitors’ performance is a key aspect of performing an external environment analysis. This project provides you with the opportunity to evaluate the competitive position of your assigned company and integrate that information in a partial SWOT (OT), Porter's Five Forces, External Factor Evaluation (EFE) matrix, and Competitive Profile Matrices (CPM).
In this project, you are presenting a report document. The expectation is that the report provides details to help the audience grasp the main topics and to understand and complete the External Environmental Analysis.
"Analysis" is the operative word. In analyzing the external environment, you are expected to thoroughly research the company. As part of this effort, you will need to take that research and break it into small parts to understand better what is happening in the external environment of the business. In researching an industry, it is important to understand that every company within an industry is different, so gathering information on one company does not mean that the collected information is relevant to other companies. When researching, parsing the material is critical to an accurate analysis. Avoid presenting just any information as that may lead to using irrelevant information.
You will then write the report in your own words to share the external analysis. You are expected to present information and support the ideas and reasoning using the course material and your research. You will not lift any information from source documents without properly citing and referencing. For the technical analysis aspect of the project, you must create the technique on your own and may not use any source material that you happen to find. No work from a clearinghouse or similar website may be used or cited as a credible source.
Outcomes Met With This Project
Utilize a set of useful analytical skills, tools, and techniques for analyzing a company strategically;
Integrate ideas, concepts, and theories from previously taken functional courses including accounting, finance, market, business, and human resource management;
Analyze and synthesize strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) to generate, prioritize, and implement alternative strategies to revise a current plan or write a new plan and present a strategic plan.
Instructions
Step 1
Specific Company for All Four Projects ( Company is Exxon Mobile Corporation)
The company that your I.
1. Financial Management. Please Do title page and leave some space.docxjeremylockett77
1. Financial Management. Please Do title page and leave some space for the area where the team members will provide initiative. (on same section, write down in details what you did for this project, what you contributed to the project). Please share 2 slides with notes, details of your research and citations will be presented in the notes section of each slide in the presentation) also please don’t forget to use in-text citation for notes and at least 2-3 quality references. Since I am starting this project you can answer the question #1. Legal implications.
For this group activity, you and your group will have three weeks to complete a presentation based on the following case study and research you will conduct on the regulatory rules applying to insider trading. Although you and your team may choose any presentation application or software, Microsoft PowerPoint is suggested for this activity.
Research and Scenario
First, visit the following websites on insider trading:
· Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website regarding insider trading.
· SEC enforcement actions (insider trading cases)
These websites will help you become familiar with the general basics of the regulatory rules applying to insider trading. You are not expected to become an expert on this topic. Apply these rules to the facts of this very brief case:
Someone you know has knowledge of an impending merger between two companies. The combination of the two firms will certainly change the market dynamics of the industry. Moreover, owners of stock in both companies will greatly benefit once the news of the merger is publicly announced.
Project Requirements
Your presentation must consist of 6 to 7 slides that are clear, legible and address the following:
· Discuss the general basics of the regulatory rules applying to insider trading and its implications and address the following:
1. Legal implications
2. Ethical implications
3. Economic-social implications
· You must include a title slide in addition to the six to seven slides. The title page must include:
1. The title of the project
2. The names of the group members
3. The area where the team member provided initiative (contributed to the project).
· Each slide will include a bulleted list highlighting important aspects of your research.
1. Details of your research and citations will be presented in the notes section of each slide in the presentation.
Presentations will be assessed on both content (how well the legal, ethical and economic-social issues are addressed), as well as organization and grammar. Your presentation content must look professional and adhere to the standard presentation format. Therefore, check all content for grammar, spelling and to ensure that you have properly cited all sources used in the creation of the presentation using APA format. In other words, although your notes are cited, the slides are not cited. As a group, keep in mind the purpose of a presentation as it applies to an audience.
He ...
1 Network Analysis and Design This assignment is.docxoswald1horne84988
1
Network Analysis and Design
This assignment is worth 30%.
Deadline: Mon, Week 12
Part A: HQ LAN Upgrade (35%)
Background:
ABC is a big company in the US. ABC has employed you as the IT officer of the company.
Your job is to analyse the performance of the HQ LAN, suggest changes to improve the
network performance and provide a report to your boss.
Settings:
Run all simulations for 30 minutes to simulate a working day.
The graphs should be time averaged
Duplicate scenario for each possible setup
Tasks:
1. Analyse the current performance of the HQ LAN for each level and comment on it.
You are required to show all relevant graphs. The graphs for each level can be
overlaid. (10%)
2. Some staffs are unhappy about the speed of the network. Anything that takes more
than 1 second is not desirable. You have decided to try the following to improve the
network performance. Show the relevant graphs and comment on the results: (5%)
a. Increase the link speeds of
i. HQ_Router1 to HQ_Router3 from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps and
ii. HQ_Router2 to HQ_Router3 from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps
b. Increase the LANs for level 1, 2 and 3 from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps
c. Try out 1 other way that meets the requirement.
3. After meeting the requirement, the company has decided to purchase an Ethernet
Server and placed it in the HQ LAN. (10%)
a. Rename it to HQ Server
b. Use a 1Gbps link
c. Set Application: Supported Services to All
d. Set statistics to view the following:
i. Server DB Task Processing Time (Heavy)
ii. Server Email Task Processing Time (Heavy)
iii. Server HTTP Task Processing Time (Heavy)
iv. Server Performance Task Processing Time
e. Show the performance of the HQ Server with the required graphs and
comment on the results
f. Justify the location of the server
g. State at least 3 security measures you will take to protect the HQ LAN from
malicious attacks
4. What would you do so that all the 4 statistics of the HQ server are less than 0.025 s?
Show all relevant graphs. (3 marks)
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5. Prepare a report and state the additional amount of money that is needed for the
changes you have made to meet the additional requirements. Refer to the given price
list in the Appendix. (7%)
a. Your report should include a content page, a summary of the addressed issues,
objectives, budgeting, proposed solutions and conclusion.
Part B: Network Design (65%)
Background:
Due to your excellent work in the analysis of the HQ LAN, you are now assigned the new
task of designing the LAN for one of ABC’s client, XYZ. The company XYZ is made up of 4
sections and the number of people in each section is as shown below.
1. Research – 20
2. Technical – 10
3. Guests – 4
4. Executives – 2
Set up the following staff profile:
1. Research: file transfer (light), web browsing (heavy) and file print (light)
2. Technical: Database Access (heavy), telnet (heavy) and email (light)
3. Guests: Em.
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Name: _____________________________
MTH129 Fall 2018 - FINAL EXAM A
Show all work neatly on paper provided. Label all work. Place final answers on the answer sheet.
PART I: Omit 1 complete question. Place an “X” on the problems & answer space you are omitting.
1. Find the inverse of the following functions:
a. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 3
b. 𝑓(𝑥) =
3𝑥 +1
𝑥−2
2. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 3 and 𝑔(𝑥) = −3𝑥 + 4, find the following:
a. (𝑓°𝑔)(𝑥) b. (𝑓°𝑔)(2)
3. Find the domain for the following expression:
a) √𝑥 + 5 𝑏) 7𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 1 𝑐)
𝑥 2+4
𝑥 2−9
4. Find the radian measures of the angles with the given degree measures.
a) 81°
Find the degree measures of the angles with the given radian measures.
b)
13𝜋
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5. Solve the following equations:
a) (5t) = 20
b) 6000 = 40(15)t
6. Expand the following logarithmic expressions:
a. log(𝐴𝐵2 )
b. ln(
4
√3
)
7. Describe how the graph of each function can be obtained from the graph f
a. 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) − 8
b. 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥 + 4) − 5
8. A real number t is given 𝑡 =
2𝜋
3
a. Find the reference number for t.
b. Find the terminal point P(x,y) on the unit circle determined by t
c. The unit circle is centered at __________________ and has a radius of _________________
PART II: Omit 1 complete question. Place an “X” on the problems & answer space you are omitting.
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1. A sum of $7,000 is invested at an interest rate of 4
1
2
% per year, compounding monthly. (round all answers to
the nearest cent)
a. Find the amount of the investment after 2
1
2
years.
b. How long will it take for the investment to amount to $12,000?
c. Using the information in part (a), find the amount of the investment if compounded quarterly.
2. When a company charges price p dollars for one of its products, its revenue is given by
𝑅 = 𝑓(𝑝) = 500𝑝(30 − 𝑝)
a. Create a quadratic function for price with respect to revenue.
b. What price should they charge in order to maximize their revenue?
c. What is the maximum revenue?
d. What would be the revenue if the price was set at $10?
e. Sketch a rough graph – indicate the intercepts and the maximum coordinates.
3. The charges for a taxi ride are an initial charge of $2.50 and $0.85 for each mile driven.
a. Write a function for the charge of a taxi ride as a linear function of the distance traveled.
b. What is the cost of a 12 mile trip?
c. Find the equation of a line that passes through the following points: (1,-2) , (2,5) Express in 𝑦 =
𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏 form
d. Graph part ( c )
4. a. Divide the following polynomial and factor completely.
𝑃(𝑥) = 3𝑥 4 − 9𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 3; 𝑐 = 3
b. Given polynomial−𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 6, state the end behavior of its graph.
c. Using the polynomial on part ( c ), would this g
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Lab 8 -Ballistic Pendulum
Since you will be designing your own procedure you will have two
class periods to take the required data.
The goal of this lab is to measure the speed of a ball that is fired
from a projectile launcher using two different methods. The
Projectile launcher has three different settings, “Short Range,”
“Medium Range” and “Long Range,” however you will only need to
determine the speed for any ONE of these Range settings.
Method 1 involves firing the ball directly into the “Ballistic
Pendulum” shown below in Figure 2 for which limited instructions will be provided. Method 2
is entirely up to your group. While you have significant freedom to design your own procedure,
you will need to worry about the random and systematic uncertainties you are introducing
based on your procedure. This manual will provide a few hints to help reduce a few of those
uncertainties.
The ballistic pendulum pictured in Figure 2 is important canonical problem students study to
explore the conservation of momentum and energy. The ball is fired by the projectile launcher
into a “perfectly inelastic collision” with the pendulum. The pendulum then swings to some
maximum angle which is measured by an Angle Indicator.
Caution: The pendulum has a plastic hinge and Angle Indicator which are both fragile. Be
gentle.
Study the ballistic pendulum carefully. Before we begin, here are a few things to consider and
be aware of in Figure 2:
Projectile launcher
Angle indicator (curved
black bar)
Clamp
Pendulum (can be removed
for measurements)
Figure 2: Ballistic Pendulum
Plumb bob
Firing string
Release
point
Figure 1: Projectile Launcher
Bolt for removing pendulum
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A. Clamping the ballistic pendulum to the table will reduce random uncertainties in the
speed with which the projectile launcher releases the ball. Similarly, you should check
that the various bolts are snug and that the ball is always fully inside the launcher (not
rolling around inside the barrel of launcher).
B. If the lab bench is not perfectly horizontal the plumb bob and angle indicator will not
read zero degrees before you begin your experiment. You should fix AND/OR account
for these discrepancies.
C. In Figure 3 you will notice a tiny gap between the launcher and the pendulum. This
important gap prevents the launcher from contacting the pendulum directly as the ball
is fired. Without this gap an unknown amount of momentum is transferred from the
launcher directly to the pendulum (in addition to the momentum transferred by the
ball) significantly complicating our experiment.
Figure 3: Important gap between Launcher and Pendulum
Equipment
1 Ballistic Pendulum (shown in Figure 2)
A bag with three balls
1 loading rod
1 Clamp
1 triple beam balance scale
Safety goggles for each group member
Any equipment found in your equipment drawer.
Reasonable equipment reque.
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I Samuel 8-10
Israel Asks for a King
8 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders.[a]2 The
name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and
they served at Beersheba. 3 But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned
aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.
4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at
Ramah. 5 They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow your
ways; now appoint a king to lead[b] us, such as all the other nationshave.”
6 But when they said, “Give us a king to lead us,” this displeasedSamuel; so
he prayed to the LORD. 7 And the LORD told him: “Listen to all that the people
are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected
me as their king. 8 As they have done from the day I brought them up out of
Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing
to you. 9 Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them
know what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.”
10 Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him
for a king. 11 He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will claim
as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots
and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots. 12 Some he will assign to
be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow
his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war
and equipment for his chariots. 13 He will take your daughters to be
perfumers and cooks and bakers. 14 He will take the best of your fields and
vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. 15 He will take a
tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and
attendants. 16 Your male and female servants and the best of your cattle[c] and
donkeys he will take for his own use. 17 He will take a tenth of your flocks,
and you yourselves will become his slaves. 18 When that day comes, you will
cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not
answer you in that day.”
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel+8&version=NIV#fen-NIV-7371a
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel+8&version=NIV#fen-NIV-7375b
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel+8&version=NIV#fen-NIV-7386c
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19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We wanta
king over us. 20 Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead
us and to go out before us and fight our battles.”
21 When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before
the LORD. 22 The LORD answered, “Listen to them and give them a king.”
Then Samuel said to the Israelites, “Everyone go back to your own town.”
Samuel Anoints Saul
9 There was a Benjamite, a man of standing, whose n.
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Journal Entry #9
What principle did you select?
I selected principle 1 of part 1, “Don’t criticize, condemn or complain”.
Who did you interact with?
For this assignment I interacted with my younger cousin.
What was the context?
I had visited my Aunty and she and her husband asked me to stay a while as I was on school
break. They accommodated me and I decided in return to help look after my cousin in the period
when he got out of school and before they got back from work. He is 5 years old and can be quite
the handful.
What did you expect?
I expected that an authoritative approach would easily compel him to follow my instructions so
that the transition from school life into home life would be easy.
What happened?
At first, I used commanding language to get him to change out of his uniform or properly store
his back pack and books before stepping out to play. The first day was difficult and the way I
deal with him were not getting through. On the 2nd day, the same was observed. On the 3rd day,
before he could drop his back pack and run out, I offered to make him a sandwich to eat before
he left to play if he would change and clean up. He rushed up stairs and freshened up. On the
next day, he came home and rushed up to change and freshen up all on his own. I had not
initially offered; but I made him a sandwich regardless.
How did it make you feel?
It made me feel good to be able to get through to my cousin. After this, if I ever needed him to
do something in a better way than previously, I would encourage him onto a different way of
accomplishing the same. I would often offer praise after adoption of the new suggested method
was adopted or offered incentive.
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What did you learn?
I learnt that in criticizing a person’s action, it is difficult to deter their belief in their methods,
values or beliefs. This usually just gives them the will to justify or defend their positions. It is
almost an exercise in futility to attempt to effect change by complaining, condemning or
criticizing.
What surprised you?
I was surprised by how fast the change was effected after the shift in direction I took to approach
my cousin. In not criticizing his way of doing things any longer and employing a different tactic,
I was able to influence his routine as well as build good rapport with him.
Going forward, how can you apply what you learnt?
Going forward I will attempt to understand that everyone has a belief or image of their own that I
should respect. These beliefs, systems and values are crucial to their inherent dignity and to
criticize or attack this will only fuel conflict.
Running head: Physical activity project 1
Physical activity project:
A 7-day analysis and action plans
Student Name
National University
Physical activity project 2
Introduction
Physical activity (PA) has been a major component of public health since the rise of
chronic illnesses .
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HCA 448 Case 2 for 10/04/2018
Recently, a patient was transferred to a cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) at Methodist Hospital.
Methodist is a 250-bed hospital, which is one of five hospitals in the University Health System.
The patient was a retired 72-year-old man, who recently (i.e., 25 days ago) had a mild heart
attack and was treated and released from a sister hospital, which is in the same system as
Methodist Hospital. An otherwise health individual, Mr. Charlie Johnson (a husband, father of 4,
and grandfather of 12) is in now need or lots of medication and a battery of tests. To the nurses
on shift, it appears that the entire Johnson family is in patient’s room watching the clinical staff
treated Mr. Johnson. The family overhears everything and they want to know what is being done
to (and for) their loved one. In addition, they want to know the meaning behind the various beeps
coming from the many machines attached to Mr. Johnson.
Over the past 10 years, the latest U.S. News and World report has ranked Methodist Hospital as
one of the Best Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery. However, it is important to note that
over the past few years, the unit has dropped in the rankings.
Katherine Ross RN, the patient care director of the CICU, which has 14 beds, has held this post
for two years. (See Figure) The unit has a $20 million budget. Ms. Ross has worked at Methodist
Hospital for 16 years. She spends 50 percent of her time on patient safety, 25 percent on staffing
and recruitment, and 20 percent with nurses in relation to their satisfaction with the work and
with families relative to their satisfaction with care. Ten percent of Ms. Ross’s time is spent on
administrative duties. According to Ms. Ross, “I like is working with exceptional nurses who are
very smart and do what it takes with limited resources. However, we don’t always feel
empowered, despite the existence of shared governance, a structure I help to coordinate.”
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Relationship with Nurses on the Unit:
Nurses on the unit work a three day a week, 12 hours a shift. Ms. Ross says, “we did an
employee opinion survey that went to all employees on the unit, 50 people in all, but only 13
responded. Some of them weren’t sure who their supervisor was. The employees aren’t happy
but our patients are happy.” She adds that “my name is on the unit, not the medical director’s. If
anything goes wrong with the unit, they blame it on nursing. Yet I’m brushed off by people
whom I have to deal with outside of the unit. For example, we have a problem with machines
that analyze blood gases. I spoke with the people there about the technology. This was four
weeks ago. It’s a patient safety issue. I sent them e-mails. I need the work to get done, the staff
don’t feel empowered if I’m not empowered. This goes for other departments as well. For
example, respiratory therapy starts using a new ventilator witho.
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HC2091: Finance for Business
Trimester 2 2018
Group Assignment
Assessment Value: 20%
Due Date: Sunday 23:59 pm, Week 10
Group: 2- 4 students
Length: Min 2500 words
INSTRUCTIONS
Students are required to form a group to study, undertake research, analyse and conduct academic
work within the areas of business finance covered in learning materials Topics 1 to 10 inclusive.
The assignment should examine the main issues, including underlying theories, implement
performance measures used and explain the firm financial performance. Your group is strongly
advised to reference professional websites, journal articles and text books in this assignment (case
study).
Tasks
This assessment task is a written report and analysis of the financial performance of a selected
listed company on the ASX in order to provide financial and investment advice to a wealthy
investor. This assignment requires your group to undertake a comprehensive examination of a
firm’s financial performance based on update financial statements of the chosen companies.
Group Arrangement
This assignment must be completed IN Group. Each group can be from 2 to maximum 4 student
members. Each group will choose 1 company and once the company has been chosen, the other
group cannot choose the same company. First come first served rule applies here, it means you
need to form your group, choose on company from the list of ASX and register them with your
lecturer as soon as possible. Once your lecturer registers your chosen company, it cannot be
chosen by any other group. Your lecturer then will put your group on Black Board to enable you
to interact and discuss on the issues of your group assignment using Black Board environment.
However, face to face meeting, discussion and other methods of communication are needed to
ensure quality of group work. Each group needs to have your own arrangement so that all the
group members will contribute equally in the group work. If not, a Contribution Statement,
which clearly indicated individual contribution (in terms of percentage) of each member, should
be submitted as a separate item in your assignment. Your individual contribution then will be
assessed based on contribution statement to avoid any free riders.
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Submission
Please make sure that your group member’s name and surname, student ID, subject name, and
code and lecture’s name are written on the cover sheet of the submitted assignment.
When you submit your assignment electronically, please save the file as ‘Group Assignment-
your group name .doc’. You are required to submit the assignment at Group Assignment
Final Submission, which is under Group Assignment and Due Dates on Black Board.
Submitted work should be your original work showing your creativity. Please ensure the self-
check for plagiarism to be done before final submission (plagiarism check is not over 30% .
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ECE 175: Computer Programming for Engineering Applications
Homework Assignment 6
Due: Tuesday March 12, 2019 by 11.59 pm
Conventions: Name your C programs as hwxpy.c where x corresponds to the homework number and y
corresponds to the problem number. For example, the C program for homework 6, problem 1 should be
named as hw6p1.c.
Write comments to your programs. Programs with no comments will receive PARTIAL credit. For each
program that you turn in, at least the following information should be included at the top of the C file:
- Author and Date created
- Brief description of the program:
- input(s) and output(s)
- brief description or relationship between inputs and outputs
Submission Instructions: Use the designated Dropbox on D2L to submit your homework.
Submit only the .c files.
Problem 1 (15 points) Write a program that returns the minimum value and its location, max
value and its location and average value of an array of integers. Your program should call a
single function that returns that min and its location, max and its location and mean value of
the array. Print the results in the main function (not within the array_func function).
See sample code execution below. The declaration of this function is given below:
void array_func (int *x, int size, int *min_p, int *minloc_p, int *max_p, int *maxloc_p, double *mean_p)
/* x is a pointer to the first array element
size is the array size
min_p is a pointer to a variable min in the main function that holds the minimum
minloc_p is a pointer to a variable minloc in the main function that holds the location where the
minimum is.
max_p is a pointer to a variable max in the main function that holds the maximum
maxloc_p is a pointer to a variable maxloc in the main function that holds the location where the
maximum is.
mean_p is a pointer to a variable mean in the main function that holds the mean */
Declare the following array of integers within the main function:
Sample code execution:
int data_ar[] = { -3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 3, 4, 6, 19, 23, 100, 3, 4, -2, 9, 43, 32, 45,
32, 2, 3, 2, -1, 8 };
int data_ar2[] = { -679,-758,-744,-393,-656,-172,-707,-32,-277,-47,-98,-824,-695,
-318,-951,-35,-439,-382,-766,-796,-187,-490,-446,-647};
int data_ar3[] = {-142, -2, -56, -60, 114, -249, 45, -139, -25, 17, 75, -27, 158,
-48, 33, 67, 9, 89, 33, -78, -180, 186, 218, -274};
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Problem 2 (20 points): A barcode scanner verifies the 12-digit code scanned by comparing the
code’s last digit to its own computation of the check digit calculated from the first 11 digits as
follows:
1. Calculate the sum of the digits in the odd-numbered indices (the first, third, …, ninth
digits) and multiply this sum by 3.
2. Calculate the sum of the digits in the even-numbered indices (the 0th, second, … tenth
digits).
3. Add the results from step 1 and 2. If the last digit of the addition result is 0, then 0 is the
check digit. .
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Cinemark Holdings Inc.: Simulated ERM Program
Ben Li, Assistant Vice President of Compliance, is assigned the responsibility of developing an ERM
program at Cinemark Holdings Inc. (CHI). Over the past year, Ben has put in place the following ERM
activities:
Risk Identification and Assessment
The risk identification and assessment process steps are as follows:
1) Conduct online surveys of the heads of the 10 business segments and their 1-2 direct reports (15
people) and their mid-level managers (80 people). Exhibit 1 shows the instructions that are
included in the online survey. Exhibit 2 shows samples of the information collected from the
online survey.
2) Each of the 10 business segments separately organizes and compiles the results of the online
survey. They typically compile a robust list of 70-80 potential key risks. Each business segment
then prioritizes their top-5 risks and reports them to Ben Li, resulting in a total of 50 key risks (a
partial sample of the top-50 risk list is shown in Exhibit 3).
3) A consensus meeting is conducted where the 50 risks are shared with the top 10 members of
senior management in an open-group setting at an offsite one-day event. The 50 risks are each
discussed one at a time, after which the facilitator has the group collectively discuss and score
them for likelihood and severity. The risk ranking is calculated as the likelihood score plus the
severity score; the control effectiveness score is used to determine if there is room to improve
the controls and is used in the risk decision making process step. The top-20 risks are identified
as the key risks to CHI and are selected for additional mitigation and advanced to the risk
decision making stage. A Heat Map (see Exhibit 4) is provided to assist in this effort.
4) The 30 risks remaining from the 50 discussed at the consensus meeting are considered the non-
key risks, and these are monitored with key risk indicators to see if, over time, either the
likelihood and/or severity is increasing to the level which would result in one of these being
elevated to a key risk.
Risk Decision Making
Ben Li formed a Risk Committee to look at the risk identification and assessment information and to
define CHI’s risk appetite and risk limits, which were defined as follows:
Risk Appetite
CHI will maintain its overall risk profile in a manner consistent with our mission and vision and with the
expectations of our shareholders.
Risk Limits
CHI will also avoid any individual risk exposures deemed excessive by its Risk Committee; the individual
risk exposures will be determined separately for each key risk. CHI has zero tolerance for risks related to
internal fraud or violations of the employee code of conduct.
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Ben Li expanded the role of the Risk Committee to also select and implement the risk mitigation for each
of the 20 key risks, at the same time as the committee determines the risk limits. .
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Figure 1 Picture of Richard Selzer
Richard Selzer
What I Saw at the Abortion
I am a surgeon. Sick flesh is everyday news. Escaping blood, all the outpourings of
disease, meaty tumors that terrify–I touch these to destroy them. But I do not make symbols of
them.
What I am saying is that I have seen and I am used to seeing. I am a man who has a
trade, who has practiced it long enough to see no news in any of it. Picture me, then. A
professional in his forties, three children, living in a university town—so, necessarily, well—
enlightened? Enough, anyhow. Successful in my work, yes. No overriding religious posture.
Nothing special, then, your routine fellow, trying to do his work and doing it well enough. Picture
me, this professional, a sort of scientist, if you please, in possession of the standard admirable
opinions, positions, convictions, and so on–on this and that matter–on abortion, for example.
All right. Now listen.
It is the western wing of the fourth floor of a great university hospital. I am present
because I asked to be present. I wanted to see what I had never seen: an abortion.
The patient is Jamaican. She lies on the table in that state of notable submissiveness I
have always seen in patients. Now and then she smiles at one of the nurses as though
acknowledging a secret.
A nurse draws down the sheet, lays bare the abdomen. The belly mounds gently in the
twenty-fourth week of pregnancy. The chief surgeon paints it with a sponge soaked in red
antiseptic. He does this three times, each time a fresh sponge. He covers the area with a sterile
sheet, an aperture in its center. He is a kindly man who teaches as he works, who pauses to
reassure the woman.
He begins.
“A little pinprick,” he says to the woman. He inserts the point of a tiny needle at the
midline of the lower portion of her abdomen, on the downslope. He infiltrates local anesthetic into
the skin, where it forms a small white bubble.
The woman grimaces. “That is all you will feel,” the doctor says, “except for a little
pressure. But no more pain.” She smiles again. She seems to relax. She settles comfortably on
the table. The worst is over.
The doctor selects a three-and-one-half-inch needle bearing a central stylet. He places
the point at the site of the previous injection. He aims it straight up and down, perpendicular.
Next he takes hold of her abdomen with his left hand, palming the womb, steadying it. He thrusts
with his right hand. The needle sinks into the abdominal wall.
“Oh,” says the woman quietly.
But I guess it is not pain she feels. It is more a recognition that the deed is being done. Another
thrust and he has speared the uterus.
“We are in,” he says. He has felt the muscular wall of the organ gripping the shaft of his
needle. A further slight pressure on the needle advances it a bit more. He takes his left hand
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from the woman’s abdomen. He retracts the filament of the stylet from the bar.
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Films on Africa
1. A star (*) next to a film indicates that portions of that film might be shown in class in the course of
the semester.
2. All films are in DVD format, unless indicated otherwise.
3. Available: at the Madden and Fresno County Public Libraries, via Netflix, Blackboard or on-line.
4. For the on-line films, you can click on the link and this will lead you directly to the film.
5. Please be advised that a few films have the following notice: Warning: Contains scenes which some
viewers may find disturbing. You decide whether you want to watch them or not.
6. Some films are available on-line via VOD.
7. Let your instructor know if a link is no longer working.
The Africans (9 VHS films – each 60 min or 5 DVDs – each 120 min): Co-
production of WETA-TV and BBC-TV. Presented by Ali A. Mazrui. 1986.
Available at Madden Media & Fresno Public Libraries
Vol. 1 – The Nature of a continent*
Summary: Examines Africa as the birthplace of humankind and discusses
the impact of geography on African history, including the role of the Nile
in the origin of civilization and the introduction of Islam to Africa through its Arabic borders.
Vol. 2 – A Legacy of lifestyles*
Summary: This program explores how African contemporary lifestyles are influenced by
indigenous, Islamic and Western factors. It compares simple African societies with those that
are more complex and centralized, and examines the importance of family life.
Vol. 3 – New gods
Summary: This program examines the factors that influence religion in Africa, paying particular
attention to how traditional religions, Islam, and Christianity co-exist and influence each other.
Vol. 4 – Tools of exploitation
Summary: The impact of the West on Africa and the impact of Africa on the development of the
West are contrasted with an emphasis on the manner in which Africa's human and natural
resources have been exploited before, during, and after the colonial period.
Vol. 5 – New conflicts
Summary: Explores the tensions inherent in the juxtaposition of 3 African heritages, looking at
the ways in which these conflicts have contributed to the rise of the nationalist movement, the
warrior tradition of indigenous Africa, the jihad tradition of Islam, and modern guerilla warfare.
Vol. 6 – In search of stability
Summary: Gives an overview of the several means of governing in Africa. Examines new social
orders to illustrate an Africa in search of a viable form of government in the post-independence
period.
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Vol. 7 – A Garden of Eden in decay?
Summary: Identifies the problems of a continent that produces what it does not consume and
consumes what it does not produce. Shows Africa's struggle between economic dependence
and decay.
Vol. 8 – A Clash of cultures*
Summary: Discusses the conflicts and compromises which emerge from the coexistence of
many African traditions and modern life. Explores the question of whet.
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Contemporary Approaches in Management of Risk in Engineering Organizations
Assignment-1
Literature review
Student name: Hari Kiran Penumudi
student id: 217473484
Table of Contents
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INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………3-4
OBJECTIVES & DELIVERABLES…………………………………………………....4
REVIEW OF LITERATURE…………………………………………………………....5-13
Risk and Risk Management………………………………………………………5-6
Risk Management Frameworks……………………………………………….....6-10
Importance of Risk Management in Engineering………………………….........10-13
GENERAL PROBLEM STATEMENT…………………………………………………13-14
RESEARH STRATEGY…………………………………………………………………14-15
RESOURCES REQUIREMENTS……………………………………………………….16
PROJECT PLANNING…………………………………………………………………..16
REFERNCES…………………………………………………………………………….17-19
Contemporary Approaches in Management of Risk in Engineering Organizations
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Introduction
The term, ‘risk’ as defined by the Oxford English dictionary is a possibility to meet with any
kind of danger or suffer harm. Risk is a serious issue that every organization has to deal with in
their everyday operations. However, nature and magnitude of risks largely vary from
organization to organization and often depend on the type of the organization. Therefore,
organizations irrespective of their type of operations keep a risk management team that looks
after every risk to which an organization is vulnerable. Organizations in the field of engineering
also have to come across some inherent risks that negatively impact their operations. Engineering
may be defined as the process of applying science to practical purposes of designing structures,
systems, machines and similar things. Therefore, like every other organization, risk assessment
and management is also an integral part of engineering organizations. Since the task of
engineering is mostly complex, the risks in this area are also very complicated. If risks in
engineering field are not mitigated effectively it may produce long-term danger that may affect
both the organizational services and the society in whole. Hence, the activity of risk management
within engineering organizations must be undertaken seriously and measured thoroughly in order
to reduce the threat of risks. Amyotte et al., (2006) simply puts it like within the engineering
practice, an inbuilt risk is always present. Studies have found that despite the knowledge of
inherent risks within the field and activity of engineering, organizations are not very aware in
imparting knowledge about risk management to their engineers. From this the need of education
regarding the risk management approaches arises. Therefore, this paper tries to find out
approaches to management of risks and importance of these approaches within the area of
engineering. Bringing on the contemporary evidence from the literature review related to risk
management approaches, the paper examines how those approaches can be helpful for
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Assignment front Sheet
Qualification Unit number and title
Pearson BTEC Levels 4 and 5 Higher
Nationals in Health and Social Care (RQF)
HNHS 17: Effective Reporting and Record-keeping in
Health and Social Care Services
Student name Assessor name Internal Verifier
B. Maher F. Khan
Date issued: Final Submission:
12/10/2018 18/01/2019
Assignment title
Effective Reporting and Record-keeping in Health and Social
Care services
Submission Format
This work will be submitted in 2 different formats:
Assessment 1 should be submitted as a word-processed report document in a standard report
style, which requires the use of headings, titles and appropriate captions. You may also choose
to include pictures, graphs and charts where relevant to support your work. The recommended
word count for this assignment is 1500–2000 words, though you will not be penalised for
exceeding this total.
Assessment 2 requires the submission of evidence from a mock training event on record-
keeping. This will include a set of materials used in the event, to include an electronic
presentation, evidence of your own record-keeping across a range of types of records, as well as
where you will demonstrate you have evaluated the effectiveness of your own completion of
relevant records. The recommended word count for the presentation is 1000–1500 words
(including speaker notes), though you will not be penalised for exceeding this total.
For both assessments, any material that is derived from other sources must be suitably
referenced using a standard form of citation. Provide a bibliography using the Harvard
referencing system.
Unit Learning Outcomes
LO1 Describe the legal and regulatory aspects of reporting and record keeping in a care setting
LO2 Explore the internal and external recording requirements in a care setting
Assignment Brief and Guidance
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Purpose of this assignment:
The purpose of the assignment is to assess the learner firstly in relation to both the legal and
regulatory aspects of reporting and record keeping in a care setting through producing an internal
evaluative review of record keeping in their own care setting. Secondly, the learner will be
assessed on the internal and external recording requirements in a care setting. Thirdly, the learner
will be assessed on Review the use of technology in reporting and recording service user care in a
care setting and fourthly the learner will demonstrate how to keep and maintain records in own care
setting in line with national and local policies.
Breakdown of assignment:
Assignment:
You need to produce one written piece of work of 2,500 words (+/- 10%) covering all the
assessment criterion in LO1-LO4 as one document.
Unit Learning Outcomes
LO1 Describe the legal and regulatory aspects of reporting and record keeping in a care
setting
LO2 Explore the internal and external recording.
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BBS300 Empirical Research Methods for Business
TSA, 2018
Assignment 1
Due: Sunday, 7 October 2018,
23:55 PM
This assignment covers material from Sessions 1-4 and is worth 20% of your total mark
of BBS300. Your solutions should be properly presented, and it is important that you
double-check your spelling and grammar and thoroughly proofread your assignment
before submitting. Instructions for assignment submission are presented in
the “Assignment 1” link and must be strictly adhered to. No marks will be
awarded to assignments that are submitted after the due date and time.
All analyses must be carried out using SPSS, and no marks will be awarded
for assignment questions where SPSS output supporting your answer is not
provided in your Microsoft Word file submitted for the Assignment.
Questions
In this assignment, we will examine the “Real Estate Market” dataset (described at the
end of the assignment ) and “Employee Satisfaction” dataset. Before beginning the
assignment, read through the descriptions of these dataset and their variables carefully.
The “Real Estate Market” dataset can be found in the file “realestatemarket.sav,” and
the “Employee Satisfaction” dataset can be found in the file “employeesatisfaction.sav.”
You will need to carefully inspect both SPSS data files to be sure that the
specification of variable types is correct and, where appropriate, value
labels are entered.
1. (12 marks)
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Use appropriate graphical displays and measures of centrality and dispersion
to summarise the following four variables in the “Real Estate Market” dataset. For
graphical displays for numeric data, be sure to comment on not only the shape of
the distribution but also compliance with a normal distribution. Be sure to
include relevant SPSS output (graphs, tables) to support your answers.
(a) Price.
(b) Lot Size.
(c) Material.
(d) Condition.
2. (8 marks)
Again consider the variable Price, which records the property price (in AUD). It
is of interest to know if this is associated with the distance of the property is
located to the train station. It i s al so of i nter e st t o kn o w if th e p rop ert y
pri ce s are a sso ciate d with di st an ce to t h e ne ar e st b u s sto p. Carry out
appropriate statistical techniques to assess whether there is a significant
association between the property price and distance to the nearest train (To train)
station and the nearest bus stop (To bus). Be sure to thoroughly assess the
assumptions of your particular analysis, and be sure to include relevant SPSS
output (graphs, tables) to support your answers.
3. (7 marks)
Consider the “Employee Satisfaction” dataset, which asked participants to provide their
level of regularity to a series of thirteen statements. Conduct an appropriate analysis
to assess the reliability of responses to these statements. If the reliability will
increa.
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ASSIGNMENT 7 C – MERGING DATA FILES IN STATA
Download the world development data covering the years 2000-2016 from the website
“http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=World-Governance-Indicators” for the
following upper-middle-income countries.
Countries of Interest:
Albania Ecuador Montenegro
Algeria Equatorial Guinea Namibia
American Samoa Fiji Nauru
Argentina Gabon Panama
Azerbaijan Grenada Paraguay
Belarus Guyana Peru
Belize Iran, Islamic Rep. Romania
Bosnia and Herzegovina Iraq Russian Federation
Botswana Jamaica Samoa
Brazil Kazakhstan Serbia
Bulgaria Lebanon South Africa
China Libya St. Lucia
Colombia Macedonia, FYR St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Costa Rica Malaysia Suriname
Croatia Maldives Thailand
Cuba Marshall Islands Tonga
Dominica Mauritius Turkey
Dominican Republic Mexico Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Venezuela, RB
Variables of Interest
Control of Corruption: Estimate
Government Effectiveness: Estimate
Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism:
Estimate
Regulatory Quality: Estimate
Rule of Law: Estimate
Voice and Accountability: Estimate
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STEP 1 - Download the data from the World-Governance-Indicators database as shown below
STEP 2 - Check the variables of interest
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Please make sure you are checking the variables with “Estimates”.
TO VIEW THE DEFINITIONS OF THE VARIABLES
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Step 3 – Select countries of interest
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Step 4 – Click on “Time” and select the “year range” you are interested in (2000-2016)
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Step 5 – Click on the “Layout” as shown below
Change the time layout to “Row,” series to “Column” and Country to “Row.”
Next, click on the “apply changes.”
Step 6 – Click on the “Download option” and select “Excel” as shown below
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STEP 7: Using Excel, Replace the Missing Values With “.” (See previous assignments)
STEP 8: SAVE THE EXCEL DATA FILE ON YOUR COMPUTER PREFERABLY IN A
FOLDER
STEP 9: IMPORT YOUR DATA INTO STATA AND NAME YOUR DATA SET
“WORLD_GOVERNANCE_INDICATORS.” (See previous assignments for steps)
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STEP 10; RENAME THE VARIABLES AS SHOWN BELOW (See previous assignments for
steps)
Using stata, merge the data set from “ASSIGNMENT 3B” with this dataset
VERY IMPORTANT Note: Merging two datasets requires that both have at least one variable in
common (either string or numeric).
This statement requires that the variable name for “Time” and “Country” should be the same in the two
data set
MERGING THE DATASET FROM “ASSIGNMENT 3” WITH THE DATA FROM THE
WORLD GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
Merging data files in stata
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV-5PztbHs0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh7C0mlhB3g&t=54s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2etG_34ODoc
I will strongly encourage you to watch these videos before merging
I will also strongly recommend you read the notes in the link below before you star.
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Assessment details for ALL students
Assessment item 3 - Individual submission
Due date: Week 12 Monday (1 Oct 2018) 11:55 pm AEST
Weighting:
Length:
50% (or 50 marks)
There is no word limit for this report
Objectives
This assessment item relates to the unit learning outcomes as stated in the unit profile.
Enabling objectives
1. Analyse a case study and identify issues associated with the business;
2. Develop and deploy the application in IBM Bluemix;
3. Evaluate existing and new functionalities to address business problems;
4. Prepare a document to report your activities using text and multimedia (for example screenshots, videos).
General Information
The purpose of this assignment is to create a cloud based simulating environment which will help to
identify/understand the problem stated in the given case study using analysis tools available in IBM
Bluemix. In assignment three, you are working individually. By doing this assignment, you will
learn to use skills and knowledge of emerging technologies like cloud computing, IoT, to simulate a
business scenario to capture operational data and share with a visualization tool. You will acquire a
good understanding of smart application design in a cloud environment for efficient application
configuration and deployment.
What do you need to do?
The assignment requires you to do the following -
• Download the ‘Starter_Code_For_Assignment_Three.rar’ given in week 8 to
configure, and deploy a cloud based smart/IoT (Internet of Things) application to
simulate the business case.
• Choose a case study out of given two below and analyse the case study to
understand the business problem and design a solution for those problems.
• Deploy the starter source code in your Bluemix account and modify it to address
all required milestones mentioned in your chosen case study.
• Finally prepare a report according to given format and specifications below and
submit it in Moodle.
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Report format and specifications -
You are required to submit a written report in a single Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx)
document. There is no word limit but any unnecessary information included in the report
may result in reduced marks.
The report must contain the following content (feel free to define your own sections,
as long as you include all the required content):
o Cover page/title page and Table of contents
o URL of the app and login details of the IBM Bluemix account
o Introduction
o Case study analysis which will report –
o Business problems you have identified in the case study
o Possible solutions for each and how do these solutions address the
business problems?
o What are the solutions you implemented in the application?
o The step by step process you have followed to configure and deploy the smart app
for business case simulation. You may choose to use screenshots and notes to
enrich your report but you must have a video of the pr.
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CDU APA 6th
Referencing Style Guide
(February 2019 version)
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Contents
APA Fundamentals .......................................................................................... 3
Reference List ................................................................................................... 3
Citing in the text ............................................................................................... 5
Paraphrase ................................................................................................... 5
Direct quotes................................................................................................. 5
Secondary source .......................................................................................... 6
Personal communications............................................................................. 6
Examples .......................................................................................................... 7
Book .............................................................................................................. 7
eBook ............................................................................................................ 7
Journal article with doi ................................................................................ 7
Journal article without doi ........................................................................... 7
Web page ...................................................................................................... 7
Books - print and online ................................................................................... 8
Single author ................................................................................................ 8
eBook/electronic book ................................................................................ 11
Journal articles, Conference papers and Newspaper articles ........................ 13
Multimedia ..................................................................................................... 16
YouTube or Streaming video ..................................................................... 16
Online images ................................................................................................. 17
Web sources and online documents ................................................................ 20
Web page .................................................................................................... 20
Document from a website ........................................................................... 21
Legislation and cases ...................................................................................... 23
Common abbreviations .................................................................................. 24
Appendix 1: How to write an APA reference when information is missing .. 25
Appendix 2: Author layout.
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BIOL 102: Lab 9
Simulated ABO and Rh Blood Typing
Objectives:
After completing this laboratory assignment, students will be able to:
• explain the biology of blood typing systems ABO and Rh
• explain the genetics of blood types
• determine the blood types of several patients
Introduction:
Before Karl Landsteiner discovered the ABO human blood groups in 1901, it was thought that all blood was the
same. This misunderstanding led to fatal blood transfusions. Later, in 1940, Landsteiner was part of a team
who discovered another blood group, the Rh blood group system. There are many blood group systems known
today, but the ABO and the Rh blood groups are the most important ones used for blood transfusions. The
designation Rh is derived from the Rhesus monkey in which the existence of the Rh blood group was
discovered.
Although all blood is made of the same basic elements, not all blood is alike. In fact, there are eight different
common blood types, which are determined by the presence or absence of certain antigens – substances that
can trigger an immune response if they are foreign to the body – on the surface of the red blood cells (RBCs
also known as erythrocytes).
ABO System:
The antigens on RBCs are agglutinating antigens or agglutinogens. They have been designated as A and B.
Antibodies against antigens A and B begin to build up in the blood plasma shortly after birth. A person
normally produces antibodies (agglutinins) against those antigens that are not present on his/her erythrocytes
but does not produce antibodies against those antigens that are present on his/her erythrocytes.
• A person who is blood type A will have A antigens on the surface of her/his RBCs and will have
antibodies against B antigens (anti-B antibodies). See picture below.
• A person with blood type B will have B antigens on the surface of her/his RBCs and will have antibodies
against antigen A (anti-A antibodies).
• A person with blood type O will have neither A nor B antigens on the surface of her/his RBCs and has
BOTH anti-A and anti-B antibodies.
• A person with blood type AB will have both A and B antigens on the surface of her/his RBCs and has
neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies.
The individual’s blood type is based on the antigens (not the antibodies) he/she has. The four blood groups
are known as types A, B, AB, and O. Blood type O, characterized by an absence of A and B agglutinogens, is
the most common in the United States (45% of the population). Type A is the next in frequency, found in 39%
of the population. The incidences of types B and AB are 12% and 4%, respectively.
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Table 1: The ABO System
Blood
Type
Antigens on
RBCs
Antibodies
in the Blood
Can GIVE Blood
to Groups:
Can RECEIVE
Blood from Groups:
A A Anti-B A, AB O, A
B B Anti-A B, AB O, B
AB A and B
Neither anti-A
nor anti-B
AB O, A, B, AB
O
Neither A nor
B
Both anti-A.
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Business Intelligence Case
Project Background
Mell Industries is a national manufacturing firm that specializes in textiles based out of
Chicago. Starting out as a small factory in Warrenville, Illinois, the firm experienced a period of steady
growth over the past twenty-four years. Steadily opening new warehouses and factories in the
surrounding areas in Michigan and Indianapolis until eventually moving their base of operations to
Chicago. Due to this expansion, Mell Industries is at the height of its production and hopes to avoid any
interferences or deceleration of growth.
In recent years, the firm has been under heavy media scrutiny for supposedly compensating its
female staff unfairly lower compared to male counterparts. This was initiated when a disgruntled
employee leaked the company payroll allegedly showcasing an unjust gap of income between the
female employee and her male counterpart. This type of gender pay gap is highly criticized and as a
precaution, Mell Industries has hired Cal Poly Pomona to conduct research to determine the validity of
these claims. Mell Industries has provided Cal Poly Pomona with a data set of a sample population of
747 employees. Mell Industries has also offered Cal Poly Pomona compensation for any promising
information gathered. Mell Industries may use information gathered from this project in future
employee compensation decisions.
The initial dataset has been given to you in the form of an excel spreadsheet titled
Case_dataset.xlsx consisting of 12 columns labeled:
● Column A - Employee ID
● Column B - Gender
● Column C - Date of Birth
● Column D - Date of Hire
● Column E - Termination Date
● Column F - Occupation
● Column G - Salary
● Column H to L - Employee Evaluation Metrics
In addition, Mell Industries provided the latest annual employee performance review evaluation
results rating each employee in various performance categories. They have turned over this information
separately and as a consultant, it is your task to provide Mell Industries with the most accurate and
relevant information in a digestible form. Furthermore, using excel skills learned during the course, you
will manipulate and analyze the data set in order to make appropriate managerial decisions. You will
utilize excel functions highlighted in this project as well as a pivot table and chart to form a decision
support system in order to answer the critical thinking questions.
Project Objective
The purpose of this project is to perform a methodical data analysis to assist the company make
an informed decision. This could also serve as a basis for implementing critical adjustments to certain
business aspects if necessary. Illustrate the business process by condensing a large set of data, to
present relevant information with data visualization. We will be utilizing Microsoft Excel 2016 to
complete this project.
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TA.
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Network Analysis and Design
This assignment is worth 30%.
Deadline: Mon, Week 12
Part A: HQ LAN Upgrade (35%)
Background:
ABC is a big company in the US. ABC has employed you as the IT officer of the company.
Your job is to analyse the performance of the HQ LAN, suggest changes to improve the
network performance and provide a report to your boss.
Settings:
Run all simulations for 30 minutes to simulate a working day.
The graphs should be time averaged
Duplicate scenario for each possible setup
Tasks:
1. Analyse the current performance of the HQ LAN for each level and comment on it.
You are required to show all relevant graphs. The graphs for each level can be
overlaid. (10%)
2. Some staffs are unhappy about the speed of the network. Anything that takes more
than 1 second is not desirable. You have decided to try the following to improve the
network performance. Show the relevant graphs and comment on the results: (5%)
a. Increase the link speeds of
i. HQ_Router1 to HQ_Router3 from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps and
ii. HQ_Router2 to HQ_Router3 from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps
b. Increase the LANs for level 1, 2 and 3 from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps
c. Try out 1 other way that meets the requirement.
3. After meeting the requirement, the company has decided to purchase an Ethernet
Server and placed it in the HQ LAN. (10%)
a. Rename it to HQ Server
b. Use a 1Gbps link
c. Set Application: Supported Services to All
d. Set statistics to view the following:
i. Server DB Task Processing Time (Heavy)
ii. Server Email Task Processing Time (Heavy)
iii. Server HTTP Task Processing Time (Heavy)
iv. Server Performance Task Processing Time
e. Show the performance of the HQ Server with the required graphs and
comment on the results
f. Justify the location of the server
g. State at least 3 security measures you will take to protect the HQ LAN from
malicious attacks
4. What would you do so that all the 4 statistics of the HQ server are less than 0.025 s?
Show all relevant graphs. (3 marks)
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5. Prepare a report and state the additional amount of money that is needed for the
changes you have made to meet the additional requirements. Refer to the given price
list in the Appendix. (7%)
a. Your report should include a content page, a summary of the addressed issues,
objectives, budgeting, proposed solutions and conclusion.
Part B: Network Design (65%)
Background:
Due to your excellent work in the analysis of the HQ LAN, you are now assigned the new
task of designing the LAN for one of ABC’s client, XYZ. The company XYZ is made up of 4
sections and the number of people in each section is as shown below.
1. Research – 20
2. Technical – 10
3. Guests – 4
4. Executives – 2
Set up the following staff profile:
1. Research: file transfer (light), web browsing (heavy) and file print (light)
2. Technical: Database Access (heavy), telnet (heavy) and email (light)
3. Guests: Em.
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Name: _____________________________
MTH129 Fall 2018 - FINAL EXAM A
Show all work neatly on paper provided. Label all work. Place final answers on the answer sheet.
PART I: Omit 1 complete question. Place an “X” on the problems & answer space you are omitting.
1. Find the inverse of the following functions:
a. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 3
b. 𝑓(𝑥) =
3𝑥 +1
𝑥−2
2. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 3 and 𝑔(𝑥) = −3𝑥 + 4, find the following:
a. (𝑓°𝑔)(𝑥) b. (𝑓°𝑔)(2)
3. Find the domain for the following expression:
a) √𝑥 + 5 𝑏) 7𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 1 𝑐)
𝑥 2+4
𝑥 2−9
4. Find the radian measures of the angles with the given degree measures.
a) 81°
Find the degree measures of the angles with the given radian measures.
b)
13𝜋
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5. Solve the following equations:
a) (5t) = 20
b) 6000 = 40(15)t
6. Expand the following logarithmic expressions:
a. log(𝐴𝐵2 )
b. ln(
4
√3
)
7. Describe how the graph of each function can be obtained from the graph f
a. 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) − 8
b. 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥 + 4) − 5
8. A real number t is given 𝑡 =
2𝜋
3
a. Find the reference number for t.
b. Find the terminal point P(x,y) on the unit circle determined by t
c. The unit circle is centered at __________________ and has a radius of _________________
PART II: Omit 1 complete question. Place an “X” on the problems & answer space you are omitting.
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1. A sum of $7,000 is invested at an interest rate of 4
1
2
% per year, compounding monthly. (round all answers to
the nearest cent)
a. Find the amount of the investment after 2
1
2
years.
b. How long will it take for the investment to amount to $12,000?
c. Using the information in part (a), find the amount of the investment if compounded quarterly.
2. When a company charges price p dollars for one of its products, its revenue is given by
𝑅 = 𝑓(𝑝) = 500𝑝(30 − 𝑝)
a. Create a quadratic function for price with respect to revenue.
b. What price should they charge in order to maximize their revenue?
c. What is the maximum revenue?
d. What would be the revenue if the price was set at $10?
e. Sketch a rough graph – indicate the intercepts and the maximum coordinates.
3. The charges for a taxi ride are an initial charge of $2.50 and $0.85 for each mile driven.
a. Write a function for the charge of a taxi ride as a linear function of the distance traveled.
b. What is the cost of a 12 mile trip?
c. Find the equation of a line that passes through the following points: (1,-2) , (2,5) Express in 𝑦 =
𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏 form
d. Graph part ( c )
4. a. Divide the following polynomial and factor completely.
𝑃(𝑥) = 3𝑥 4 − 9𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 3; 𝑐 = 3
b. Given polynomial−𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 6, state the end behavior of its graph.
c. Using the polynomial on part ( c ), would this g
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Lab 8 -Ballistic Pendulum
Since you will be designing your own procedure you will have two
class periods to take the required data.
The goal of this lab is to measure the speed of a ball that is fired
from a projectile launcher using two different methods. The
Projectile launcher has three different settings, “Short Range,”
“Medium Range” and “Long Range,” however you will only need to
determine the speed for any ONE of these Range settings.
Method 1 involves firing the ball directly into the “Ballistic
Pendulum” shown below in Figure 2 for which limited instructions will be provided. Method 2
is entirely up to your group. While you have significant freedom to design your own procedure,
you will need to worry about the random and systematic uncertainties you are introducing
based on your procedure. This manual will provide a few hints to help reduce a few of those
uncertainties.
The ballistic pendulum pictured in Figure 2 is important canonical problem students study to
explore the conservation of momentum and energy. The ball is fired by the projectile launcher
into a “perfectly inelastic collision” with the pendulum. The pendulum then swings to some
maximum angle which is measured by an Angle Indicator.
Caution: The pendulum has a plastic hinge and Angle Indicator which are both fragile. Be
gentle.
Study the ballistic pendulum carefully. Before we begin, here are a few things to consider and
be aware of in Figure 2:
Projectile launcher
Angle indicator (curved
black bar)
Clamp
Pendulum (can be removed
for measurements)
Figure 2: Ballistic Pendulum
Plumb bob
Firing string
Release
point
Figure 1: Projectile Launcher
Bolt for removing pendulum
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A. Clamping the ballistic pendulum to the table will reduce random uncertainties in the
speed with which the projectile launcher releases the ball. Similarly, you should check
that the various bolts are snug and that the ball is always fully inside the launcher (not
rolling around inside the barrel of launcher).
B. If the lab bench is not perfectly horizontal the plumb bob and angle indicator will not
read zero degrees before you begin your experiment. You should fix AND/OR account
for these discrepancies.
C. In Figure 3 you will notice a tiny gap between the launcher and the pendulum. This
important gap prevents the launcher from contacting the pendulum directly as the ball
is fired. Without this gap an unknown amount of momentum is transferred from the
launcher directly to the pendulum (in addition to the momentum transferred by the
ball) significantly complicating our experiment.
Figure 3: Important gap between Launcher and Pendulum
Equipment
1 Ballistic Pendulum (shown in Figure 2)
A bag with three balls
1 loading rod
1 Clamp
1 triple beam balance scale
Safety goggles for each group member
Any equipment found in your equipment drawer.
Reasonable equipment reque.
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I Samuel 8-10
Israel Asks for a King
8 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders.[a]2 The
name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and
they served at Beersheba. 3 But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned
aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.
4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at
Ramah. 5 They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow your
ways; now appoint a king to lead[b] us, such as all the other nationshave.”
6 But when they said, “Give us a king to lead us,” this displeasedSamuel; so
he prayed to the LORD. 7 And the LORD told him: “Listen to all that the people
are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected
me as their king. 8 As they have done from the day I brought them up out of
Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing
to you. 9 Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them
know what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.”
10 Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him
for a king. 11 He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will claim
as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots
and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots. 12 Some he will assign to
be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow
his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war
and equipment for his chariots. 13 He will take your daughters to be
perfumers and cooks and bakers. 14 He will take the best of your fields and
vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. 15 He will take a
tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and
attendants. 16 Your male and female servants and the best of your cattle[c] and
donkeys he will take for his own use. 17 He will take a tenth of your flocks,
and you yourselves will become his slaves. 18 When that day comes, you will
cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not
answer you in that day.”
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel+8&version=NIV#fen-NIV-7371a
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel+8&version=NIV#fen-NIV-7375b
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19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We wanta
king over us. 20 Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead
us and to go out before us and fight our battles.”
21 When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before
the LORD. 22 The LORD answered, “Listen to them and give them a king.”
Then Samuel said to the Israelites, “Everyone go back to your own town.”
Samuel Anoints Saul
9 There was a Benjamite, a man of standing, whose n.
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Journal Entry #9
What principle did you select?
I selected principle 1 of part 1, “Don’t criticize, condemn or complain”.
Who did you interact with?
For this assignment I interacted with my younger cousin.
What was the context?
I had visited my Aunty and she and her husband asked me to stay a while as I was on school
break. They accommodated me and I decided in return to help look after my cousin in the period
when he got out of school and before they got back from work. He is 5 years old and can be quite
the handful.
What did you expect?
I expected that an authoritative approach would easily compel him to follow my instructions so
that the transition from school life into home life would be easy.
What happened?
At first, I used commanding language to get him to change out of his uniform or properly store
his back pack and books before stepping out to play. The first day was difficult and the way I
deal with him were not getting through. On the 2nd day, the same was observed. On the 3rd day,
before he could drop his back pack and run out, I offered to make him a sandwich to eat before
he left to play if he would change and clean up. He rushed up stairs and freshened up. On the
next day, he came home and rushed up to change and freshen up all on his own. I had not
initially offered; but I made him a sandwich regardless.
How did it make you feel?
It made me feel good to be able to get through to my cousin. After this, if I ever needed him to
do something in a better way than previously, I would encourage him onto a different way of
accomplishing the same. I would often offer praise after adoption of the new suggested method
was adopted or offered incentive.
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What did you learn?
I learnt that in criticizing a person’s action, it is difficult to deter their belief in their methods,
values or beliefs. This usually just gives them the will to justify or defend their positions. It is
almost an exercise in futility to attempt to effect change by complaining, condemning or
criticizing.
What surprised you?
I was surprised by how fast the change was effected after the shift in direction I took to approach
my cousin. In not criticizing his way of doing things any longer and employing a different tactic,
I was able to influence his routine as well as build good rapport with him.
Going forward, how can you apply what you learnt?
Going forward I will attempt to understand that everyone has a belief or image of their own that I
should respect. These beliefs, systems and values are crucial to their inherent dignity and to
criticize or attack this will only fuel conflict.
Running head: Physical activity project 1
Physical activity project:
A 7-day analysis and action plans
Student Name
National University
Physical activity project 2
Introduction
Physical activity (PA) has been a major component of public health since the rise of
chronic illnesses .
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HCA 448 Case 2 for 10/04/2018
Recently, a patient was transferred to a cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) at Methodist Hospital.
Methodist is a 250-bed hospital, which is one of five hospitals in the University Health System.
The patient was a retired 72-year-old man, who recently (i.e., 25 days ago) had a mild heart
attack and was treated and released from a sister hospital, which is in the same system as
Methodist Hospital. An otherwise health individual, Mr. Charlie Johnson (a husband, father of 4,
and grandfather of 12) is in now need or lots of medication and a battery of tests. To the nurses
on shift, it appears that the entire Johnson family is in patient’s room watching the clinical staff
treated Mr. Johnson. The family overhears everything and they want to know what is being done
to (and for) their loved one. In addition, they want to know the meaning behind the various beeps
coming from the many machines attached to Mr. Johnson.
Over the past 10 years, the latest U.S. News and World report has ranked Methodist Hospital as
one of the Best Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery. However, it is important to note that
over the past few years, the unit has dropped in the rankings.
Katherine Ross RN, the patient care director of the CICU, which has 14 beds, has held this post
for two years. (See Figure) The unit has a $20 million budget. Ms. Ross has worked at Methodist
Hospital for 16 years. She spends 50 percent of her time on patient safety, 25 percent on staffing
and recruitment, and 20 percent with nurses in relation to their satisfaction with the work and
with families relative to their satisfaction with care. Ten percent of Ms. Ross’s time is spent on
administrative duties. According to Ms. Ross, “I like is working with exceptional nurses who are
very smart and do what it takes with limited resources. However, we don’t always feel
empowered, despite the existence of shared governance, a structure I help to coordinate.”
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Relationship with Nurses on the Unit:
Nurses on the unit work a three day a week, 12 hours a shift. Ms. Ross says, “we did an
employee opinion survey that went to all employees on the unit, 50 people in all, but only 13
responded. Some of them weren’t sure who their supervisor was. The employees aren’t happy
but our patients are happy.” She adds that “my name is on the unit, not the medical director’s. If
anything goes wrong with the unit, they blame it on nursing. Yet I’m brushed off by people
whom I have to deal with outside of the unit. For example, we have a problem with machines
that analyze blood gases. I spoke with the people there about the technology. This was four
weeks ago. It’s a patient safety issue. I sent them e-mails. I need the work to get done, the staff
don’t feel empowered if I’m not empowered. This goes for other departments as well. For
example, respiratory therapy starts using a new ventilator witho.
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HC2091: Finance for Business
Trimester 2 2018
Group Assignment
Assessment Value: 20%
Due Date: Sunday 23:59 pm, Week 10
Group: 2- 4 students
Length: Min 2500 words
INSTRUCTIONS
Students are required to form a group to study, undertake research, analyse and conduct academic
work within the areas of business finance covered in learning materials Topics 1 to 10 inclusive.
The assignment should examine the main issues, including underlying theories, implement
performance measures used and explain the firm financial performance. Your group is strongly
advised to reference professional websites, journal articles and text books in this assignment (case
study).
Tasks
This assessment task is a written report and analysis of the financial performance of a selected
listed company on the ASX in order to provide financial and investment advice to a wealthy
investor. This assignment requires your group to undertake a comprehensive examination of a
firm’s financial performance based on update financial statements of the chosen companies.
Group Arrangement
This assignment must be completed IN Group. Each group can be from 2 to maximum 4 student
members. Each group will choose 1 company and once the company has been chosen, the other
group cannot choose the same company. First come first served rule applies here, it means you
need to form your group, choose on company from the list of ASX and register them with your
lecturer as soon as possible. Once your lecturer registers your chosen company, it cannot be
chosen by any other group. Your lecturer then will put your group on Black Board to enable you
to interact and discuss on the issues of your group assignment using Black Board environment.
However, face to face meeting, discussion and other methods of communication are needed to
ensure quality of group work. Each group needs to have your own arrangement so that all the
group members will contribute equally in the group work. If not, a Contribution Statement,
which clearly indicated individual contribution (in terms of percentage) of each member, should
be submitted as a separate item in your assignment. Your individual contribution then will be
assessed based on contribution statement to avoid any free riders.
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Submission
Please make sure that your group member’s name and surname, student ID, subject name, and
code and lecture’s name are written on the cover sheet of the submitted assignment.
When you submit your assignment electronically, please save the file as ‘Group Assignment-
your group name .doc’. You are required to submit the assignment at Group Assignment
Final Submission, which is under Group Assignment and Due Dates on Black Board.
Submitted work should be your original work showing your creativity. Please ensure the self-
check for plagiarism to be done before final submission (plagiarism check is not over 30% .
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ECE 175: Computer Programming for Engineering Applications
Homework Assignment 6
Due: Tuesday March 12, 2019 by 11.59 pm
Conventions: Name your C programs as hwxpy.c where x corresponds to the homework number and y
corresponds to the problem number. For example, the C program for homework 6, problem 1 should be
named as hw6p1.c.
Write comments to your programs. Programs with no comments will receive PARTIAL credit. For each
program that you turn in, at least the following information should be included at the top of the C file:
- Author and Date created
- Brief description of the program:
- input(s) and output(s)
- brief description or relationship between inputs and outputs
Submission Instructions: Use the designated Dropbox on D2L to submit your homework.
Submit only the .c files.
Problem 1 (15 points) Write a program that returns the minimum value and its location, max
value and its location and average value of an array of integers. Your program should call a
single function that returns that min and its location, max and its location and mean value of
the array. Print the results in the main function (not within the array_func function).
See sample code execution below. The declaration of this function is given below:
void array_func (int *x, int size, int *min_p, int *minloc_p, int *max_p, int *maxloc_p, double *mean_p)
/* x is a pointer to the first array element
size is the array size
min_p is a pointer to a variable min in the main function that holds the minimum
minloc_p is a pointer to a variable minloc in the main function that holds the location where the
minimum is.
max_p is a pointer to a variable max in the main function that holds the maximum
maxloc_p is a pointer to a variable maxloc in the main function that holds the location where the
maximum is.
mean_p is a pointer to a variable mean in the main function that holds the mean */
Declare the following array of integers within the main function:
Sample code execution:
int data_ar[] = { -3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 3, 4, 6, 19, 23, 100, 3, 4, -2, 9, 43, 32, 45,
32, 2, 3, 2, -1, 8 };
int data_ar2[] = { -679,-758,-744,-393,-656,-172,-707,-32,-277,-47,-98,-824,-695,
-318,-951,-35,-439,-382,-766,-796,-187,-490,-446,-647};
int data_ar3[] = {-142, -2, -56, -60, 114, -249, 45, -139, -25, 17, 75, -27, 158,
-48, 33, 67, 9, 89, 33, -78, -180, 186, 218, -274};
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Problem 2 (20 points): A barcode scanner verifies the 12-digit code scanned by comparing the
code’s last digit to its own computation of the check digit calculated from the first 11 digits as
follows:
1. Calculate the sum of the digits in the odd-numbered indices (the first, third, …, ninth
digits) and multiply this sum by 3.
2. Calculate the sum of the digits in the even-numbered indices (the 0th, second, … tenth
digits).
3. Add the results from step 1 and 2. If the last digit of the addition result is 0, then 0 is the
check digit. .
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Cinemark Holdings Inc.: Simulated ERM Program
Ben Li, Assistant Vice President of Compliance, is assigned the responsibility of developing an ERM
program at Cinemark Holdings Inc. (CHI). Over the past year, Ben has put in place the following ERM
activities:
Risk Identification and Assessment
The risk identification and assessment process steps are as follows:
1) Conduct online surveys of the heads of the 10 business segments and their 1-2 direct reports (15
people) and their mid-level managers (80 people). Exhibit 1 shows the instructions that are
included in the online survey. Exhibit 2 shows samples of the information collected from the
online survey.
2) Each of the 10 business segments separately organizes and compiles the results of the online
survey. They typically compile a robust list of 70-80 potential key risks. Each business segment
then prioritizes their top-5 risks and reports them to Ben Li, resulting in a total of 50 key risks (a
partial sample of the top-50 risk list is shown in Exhibit 3).
3) A consensus meeting is conducted where the 50 risks are shared with the top 10 members of
senior management in an open-group setting at an offsite one-day event. The 50 risks are each
discussed one at a time, after which the facilitator has the group collectively discuss and score
them for likelihood and severity. The risk ranking is calculated as the likelihood score plus the
severity score; the control effectiveness score is used to determine if there is room to improve
the controls and is used in the risk decision making process step. The top-20 risks are identified
as the key risks to CHI and are selected for additional mitigation and advanced to the risk
decision making stage. A Heat Map (see Exhibit 4) is provided to assist in this effort.
4) The 30 risks remaining from the 50 discussed at the consensus meeting are considered the non-
key risks, and these are monitored with key risk indicators to see if, over time, either the
likelihood and/or severity is increasing to the level which would result in one of these being
elevated to a key risk.
Risk Decision Making
Ben Li formed a Risk Committee to look at the risk identification and assessment information and to
define CHI’s risk appetite and risk limits, which were defined as follows:
Risk Appetite
CHI will maintain its overall risk profile in a manner consistent with our mission and vision and with the
expectations of our shareholders.
Risk Limits
CHI will also avoid any individual risk exposures deemed excessive by its Risk Committee; the individual
risk exposures will be determined separately for each key risk. CHI has zero tolerance for risks related to
internal fraud or violations of the employee code of conduct.
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Ben Li expanded the role of the Risk Committee to also select and implement the risk mitigation for each
of the 20 key risks, at the same time as the committee determines the risk limits. .
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Figure 1 Picture of Richard Selzer
Richard Selzer
What I Saw at the Abortion
I am a surgeon. Sick flesh is everyday news. Escaping blood, all the outpourings of
disease, meaty tumors that terrify–I touch these to destroy them. But I do not make symbols of
them.
What I am saying is that I have seen and I am used to seeing. I am a man who has a
trade, who has practiced it long enough to see no news in any of it. Picture me, then. A
professional in his forties, three children, living in a university town—so, necessarily, well—
enlightened? Enough, anyhow. Successful in my work, yes. No overriding religious posture.
Nothing special, then, your routine fellow, trying to do his work and doing it well enough. Picture
me, this professional, a sort of scientist, if you please, in possession of the standard admirable
opinions, positions, convictions, and so on–on this and that matter–on abortion, for example.
All right. Now listen.
It is the western wing of the fourth floor of a great university hospital. I am present
because I asked to be present. I wanted to see what I had never seen: an abortion.
The patient is Jamaican. She lies on the table in that state of notable submissiveness I
have always seen in patients. Now and then she smiles at one of the nurses as though
acknowledging a secret.
A nurse draws down the sheet, lays bare the abdomen. The belly mounds gently in the
twenty-fourth week of pregnancy. The chief surgeon paints it with a sponge soaked in red
antiseptic. He does this three times, each time a fresh sponge. He covers the area with a sterile
sheet, an aperture in its center. He is a kindly man who teaches as he works, who pauses to
reassure the woman.
He begins.
“A little pinprick,” he says to the woman. He inserts the point of a tiny needle at the
midline of the lower portion of her abdomen, on the downslope. He infiltrates local anesthetic into
the skin, where it forms a small white bubble.
The woman grimaces. “That is all you will feel,” the doctor says, “except for a little
pressure. But no more pain.” She smiles again. She seems to relax. She settles comfortably on
the table. The worst is over.
The doctor selects a three-and-one-half-inch needle bearing a central stylet. He places
the point at the site of the previous injection. He aims it straight up and down, perpendicular.
Next he takes hold of her abdomen with his left hand, palming the womb, steadying it. He thrusts
with his right hand. The needle sinks into the abdominal wall.
“Oh,” says the woman quietly.
But I guess it is not pain she feels. It is more a recognition that the deed is being done. Another
thrust and he has speared the uterus.
“We are in,” he says. He has felt the muscular wall of the organ gripping the shaft of his
needle. A further slight pressure on the needle advances it a bit more. He takes his left hand
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from the woman’s abdomen. He retracts the filament of the stylet from the bar.
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Films on Africa
1. A star (*) next to a film indicates that portions of that film might be shown in class in the course of
the semester.
2. All films are in DVD format, unless indicated otherwise.
3. Available: at the Madden and Fresno County Public Libraries, via Netflix, Blackboard or on-line.
4. For the on-line films, you can click on the link and this will lead you directly to the film.
5. Please be advised that a few films have the following notice: Warning: Contains scenes which some
viewers may find disturbing. You decide whether you want to watch them or not.
6. Some films are available on-line via VOD.
7. Let your instructor know if a link is no longer working.
The Africans (9 VHS films – each 60 min or 5 DVDs – each 120 min): Co-
production of WETA-TV and BBC-TV. Presented by Ali A. Mazrui. 1986.
Available at Madden Media & Fresno Public Libraries
Vol. 1 – The Nature of a continent*
Summary: Examines Africa as the birthplace of humankind and discusses
the impact of geography on African history, including the role of the Nile
in the origin of civilization and the introduction of Islam to Africa through its Arabic borders.
Vol. 2 – A Legacy of lifestyles*
Summary: This program explores how African contemporary lifestyles are influenced by
indigenous, Islamic and Western factors. It compares simple African societies with those that
are more complex and centralized, and examines the importance of family life.
Vol. 3 – New gods
Summary: This program examines the factors that influence religion in Africa, paying particular
attention to how traditional religions, Islam, and Christianity co-exist and influence each other.
Vol. 4 – Tools of exploitation
Summary: The impact of the West on Africa and the impact of Africa on the development of the
West are contrasted with an emphasis on the manner in which Africa's human and natural
resources have been exploited before, during, and after the colonial period.
Vol. 5 – New conflicts
Summary: Explores the tensions inherent in the juxtaposition of 3 African heritages, looking at
the ways in which these conflicts have contributed to the rise of the nationalist movement, the
warrior tradition of indigenous Africa, the jihad tradition of Islam, and modern guerilla warfare.
Vol. 6 – In search of stability
Summary: Gives an overview of the several means of governing in Africa. Examines new social
orders to illustrate an Africa in search of a viable form of government in the post-independence
period.
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Vol. 7 – A Garden of Eden in decay?
Summary: Identifies the problems of a continent that produces what it does not consume and
consumes what it does not produce. Shows Africa's struggle between economic dependence
and decay.
Vol. 8 – A Clash of cultures*
Summary: Discusses the conflicts and compromises which emerge from the coexistence of
many African traditions and modern life. Explores the question of whet.
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Contemporary Approaches in Management of Risk in Engineering Organizations
Assignment-1
Literature review
Student name: Hari Kiran Penumudi
student id: 217473484
Table of Contents
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INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………3-4
OBJECTIVES & DELIVERABLES…………………………………………………....4
REVIEW OF LITERATURE…………………………………………………………....5-13
Risk and Risk Management………………………………………………………5-6
Risk Management Frameworks……………………………………………….....6-10
Importance of Risk Management in Engineering………………………….........10-13
GENERAL PROBLEM STATEMENT…………………………………………………13-14
RESEARH STRATEGY…………………………………………………………………14-15
RESOURCES REQUIREMENTS……………………………………………………….16
PROJECT PLANNING…………………………………………………………………..16
REFERNCES…………………………………………………………………………….17-19
Contemporary Approaches in Management of Risk in Engineering Organizations
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Introduction
The term, ‘risk’ as defined by the Oxford English dictionary is a possibility to meet with any
kind of danger or suffer harm. Risk is a serious issue that every organization has to deal with in
their everyday operations. However, nature and magnitude of risks largely vary from
organization to organization and often depend on the type of the organization. Therefore,
organizations irrespective of their type of operations keep a risk management team that looks
after every risk to which an organization is vulnerable. Organizations in the field of engineering
also have to come across some inherent risks that negatively impact their operations. Engineering
may be defined as the process of applying science to practical purposes of designing structures,
systems, machines and similar things. Therefore, like every other organization, risk assessment
and management is also an integral part of engineering organizations. Since the task of
engineering is mostly complex, the risks in this area are also very complicated. If risks in
engineering field are not mitigated effectively it may produce long-term danger that may affect
both the organizational services and the society in whole. Hence, the activity of risk management
within engineering organizations must be undertaken seriously and measured thoroughly in order
to reduce the threat of risks. Amyotte et al., (2006) simply puts it like within the engineering
practice, an inbuilt risk is always present. Studies have found that despite the knowledge of
inherent risks within the field and activity of engineering, organizations are not very aware in
imparting knowledge about risk management to their engineers. From this the need of education
regarding the risk management approaches arises. Therefore, this paper tries to find out
approaches to management of risks and importance of these approaches within the area of
engineering. Bringing on the contemporary evidence from the literature review related to risk
management approaches, the paper examines how those approaches can be helpful for
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Assignment front Sheet
Qualification Unit number and title
Pearson BTEC Levels 4 and 5 Higher
Nationals in Health and Social Care (RQF)
HNHS 17: Effective Reporting and Record-keeping in
Health and Social Care Services
Student name Assessor name Internal Verifier
B. Maher F. Khan
Date issued: Final Submission:
12/10/2018 18/01/2019
Assignment title
Effective Reporting and Record-keeping in Health and Social
Care services
Submission Format
This work will be submitted in 2 different formats:
Assessment 1 should be submitted as a word-processed report document in a standard report
style, which requires the use of headings, titles and appropriate captions. You may also choose
to include pictures, graphs and charts where relevant to support your work. The recommended
word count for this assignment is 1500–2000 words, though you will not be penalised for
exceeding this total.
Assessment 2 requires the submission of evidence from a mock training event on record-
keeping. This will include a set of materials used in the event, to include an electronic
presentation, evidence of your own record-keeping across a range of types of records, as well as
where you will demonstrate you have evaluated the effectiveness of your own completion of
relevant records. The recommended word count for the presentation is 1000–1500 words
(including speaker notes), though you will not be penalised for exceeding this total.
For both assessments, any material that is derived from other sources must be suitably
referenced using a standard form of citation. Provide a bibliography using the Harvard
referencing system.
Unit Learning Outcomes
LO1 Describe the legal and regulatory aspects of reporting and record keeping in a care setting
LO2 Explore the internal and external recording requirements in a care setting
Assignment Brief and Guidance
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Purpose of this assignment:
The purpose of the assignment is to assess the learner firstly in relation to both the legal and
regulatory aspects of reporting and record keeping in a care setting through producing an internal
evaluative review of record keeping in their own care setting. Secondly, the learner will be
assessed on the internal and external recording requirements in a care setting. Thirdly, the learner
will be assessed on Review the use of technology in reporting and recording service user care in a
care setting and fourthly the learner will demonstrate how to keep and maintain records in own care
setting in line with national and local policies.
Breakdown of assignment:
Assignment:
You need to produce one written piece of work of 2,500 words (+/- 10%) covering all the
assessment criterion in LO1-LO4 as one document.
Unit Learning Outcomes
LO1 Describe the legal and regulatory aspects of reporting and record keeping in a care
setting
LO2 Explore the internal and external recording.
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BBS300 Empirical Research Methods for Business
TSA, 2018
Assignment 1
Due: Sunday, 7 October 2018,
23:55 PM
This assignment covers material from Sessions 1-4 and is worth 20% of your total mark
of BBS300. Your solutions should be properly presented, and it is important that you
double-check your spelling and grammar and thoroughly proofread your assignment
before submitting. Instructions for assignment submission are presented in
the “Assignment 1” link and must be strictly adhered to. No marks will be
awarded to assignments that are submitted after the due date and time.
All analyses must be carried out using SPSS, and no marks will be awarded
for assignment questions where SPSS output supporting your answer is not
provided in your Microsoft Word file submitted for the Assignment.
Questions
In this assignment, we will examine the “Real Estate Market” dataset (described at the
end of the assignment ) and “Employee Satisfaction” dataset. Before beginning the
assignment, read through the descriptions of these dataset and their variables carefully.
The “Real Estate Market” dataset can be found in the file “realestatemarket.sav,” and
the “Employee Satisfaction” dataset can be found in the file “employeesatisfaction.sav.”
You will need to carefully inspect both SPSS data files to be sure that the
specification of variable types is correct and, where appropriate, value
labels are entered.
1. (12 marks)
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Use appropriate graphical displays and measures of centrality and dispersion
to summarise the following four variables in the “Real Estate Market” dataset. For
graphical displays for numeric data, be sure to comment on not only the shape of
the distribution but also compliance with a normal distribution. Be sure to
include relevant SPSS output (graphs, tables) to support your answers.
(a) Price.
(b) Lot Size.
(c) Material.
(d) Condition.
2. (8 marks)
Again consider the variable Price, which records the property price (in AUD). It
is of interest to know if this is associated with the distance of the property is
located to the train station. It i s al so of i nter e st t o kn o w if th e p rop ert y
pri ce s are a sso ciate d with di st an ce to t h e ne ar e st b u s sto p. Carry out
appropriate statistical techniques to assess whether there is a significant
association between the property price and distance to the nearest train (To train)
station and the nearest bus stop (To bus). Be sure to thoroughly assess the
assumptions of your particular analysis, and be sure to include relevant SPSS
output (graphs, tables) to support your answers.
3. (7 marks)
Consider the “Employee Satisfaction” dataset, which asked participants to provide their
level of regularity to a series of thirteen statements. Conduct an appropriate analysis
to assess the reliability of responses to these statements. If the reliability will
increa.
1 ASSIGNMENT 7 C – MERGING DATA FILES IN STATA Do.docxoswald1horne84988
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ASSIGNMENT 7 C – MERGING DATA FILES IN STATA
Download the world development data covering the years 2000-2016 from the website
“http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=World-Governance-Indicators” for the
following upper-middle-income countries.
Countries of Interest:
Albania Ecuador Montenegro
Algeria Equatorial Guinea Namibia
American Samoa Fiji Nauru
Argentina Gabon Panama
Azerbaijan Grenada Paraguay
Belarus Guyana Peru
Belize Iran, Islamic Rep. Romania
Bosnia and Herzegovina Iraq Russian Federation
Botswana Jamaica Samoa
Brazil Kazakhstan Serbia
Bulgaria Lebanon South Africa
China Libya St. Lucia
Colombia Macedonia, FYR St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Costa Rica Malaysia Suriname
Croatia Maldives Thailand
Cuba Marshall Islands Tonga
Dominica Mauritius Turkey
Dominican Republic Mexico Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Venezuela, RB
Variables of Interest
Control of Corruption: Estimate
Government Effectiveness: Estimate
Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism:
Estimate
Regulatory Quality: Estimate
Rule of Law: Estimate
Voice and Accountability: Estimate
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STEP 1 - Download the data from the World-Governance-Indicators database as shown below
STEP 2 - Check the variables of interest
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Please make sure you are checking the variables with “Estimates”.
TO VIEW THE DEFINITIONS OF THE VARIABLES
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Step 3 – Select countries of interest
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Step 4 – Click on “Time” and select the “year range” you are interested in (2000-2016)
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Step 5 – Click on the “Layout” as shown below
Change the time layout to “Row,” series to “Column” and Country to “Row.”
Next, click on the “apply changes.”
Step 6 – Click on the “Download option” and select “Excel” as shown below
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STEP 7: Using Excel, Replace the Missing Values With “.” (See previous assignments)
STEP 8: SAVE THE EXCEL DATA FILE ON YOUR COMPUTER PREFERABLY IN A
FOLDER
STEP 9: IMPORT YOUR DATA INTO STATA AND NAME YOUR DATA SET
“WORLD_GOVERNANCE_INDICATORS.” (See previous assignments for steps)
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STEP 10; RENAME THE VARIABLES AS SHOWN BELOW (See previous assignments for
steps)
Using stata, merge the data set from “ASSIGNMENT 3B” with this dataset
VERY IMPORTANT Note: Merging two datasets requires that both have at least one variable in
common (either string or numeric).
This statement requires that the variable name for “Time” and “Country” should be the same in the two
data set
MERGING THE DATASET FROM “ASSIGNMENT 3” WITH THE DATA FROM THE
WORLD GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
Merging data files in stata
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV-5PztbHs0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh7C0mlhB3g&t=54s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2etG_34ODoc
I will strongly encourage you to watch these videos before merging
I will also strongly recommend you read the notes in the link below before you star.
1 Assessment details for ALL students Assessment item.docxoswald1horne84988
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Assessment details for ALL students
Assessment item 3 - Individual submission
Due date: Week 12 Monday (1 Oct 2018) 11:55 pm AEST
Weighting:
Length:
50% (or 50 marks)
There is no word limit for this report
Objectives
This assessment item relates to the unit learning outcomes as stated in the unit profile.
Enabling objectives
1. Analyse a case study and identify issues associated with the business;
2. Develop and deploy the application in IBM Bluemix;
3. Evaluate existing and new functionalities to address business problems;
4. Prepare a document to report your activities using text and multimedia (for example screenshots, videos).
General Information
The purpose of this assignment is to create a cloud based simulating environment which will help to
identify/understand the problem stated in the given case study using analysis tools available in IBM
Bluemix. In assignment three, you are working individually. By doing this assignment, you will
learn to use skills and knowledge of emerging technologies like cloud computing, IoT, to simulate a
business scenario to capture operational data and share with a visualization tool. You will acquire a
good understanding of smart application design in a cloud environment for efficient application
configuration and deployment.
What do you need to do?
The assignment requires you to do the following -
• Download the ‘Starter_Code_For_Assignment_Three.rar’ given in week 8 to
configure, and deploy a cloud based smart/IoT (Internet of Things) application to
simulate the business case.
• Choose a case study out of given two below and analyse the case study to
understand the business problem and design a solution for those problems.
• Deploy the starter source code in your Bluemix account and modify it to address
all required milestones mentioned in your chosen case study.
• Finally prepare a report according to given format and specifications below and
submit it in Moodle.
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Report format and specifications -
You are required to submit a written report in a single Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx)
document. There is no word limit but any unnecessary information included in the report
may result in reduced marks.
The report must contain the following content (feel free to define your own sections,
as long as you include all the required content):
o Cover page/title page and Table of contents
o URL of the app and login details of the IBM Bluemix account
o Introduction
o Case study analysis which will report –
o Business problems you have identified in the case study
o Possible solutions for each and how do these solutions address the
business problems?
o What are the solutions you implemented in the application?
o The step by step process you have followed to configure and deploy the smart app
for business case simulation. You may choose to use screenshots and notes to
enrich your report but you must have a video of the pr.
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CDU APA 6th
Referencing Style Guide
(February 2019 version)
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Contents
APA Fundamentals .......................................................................................... 3
Reference List ................................................................................................... 3
Citing in the text ............................................................................................... 5
Paraphrase ................................................................................................... 5
Direct quotes................................................................................................. 5
Secondary source .......................................................................................... 6
Personal communications............................................................................. 6
Examples .......................................................................................................... 7
Book .............................................................................................................. 7
eBook ............................................................................................................ 7
Journal article with doi ................................................................................ 7
Journal article without doi ........................................................................... 7
Web page ...................................................................................................... 7
Books - print and online ................................................................................... 8
Single author ................................................................................................ 8
eBook/electronic book ................................................................................ 11
Journal articles, Conference papers and Newspaper articles ........................ 13
Multimedia ..................................................................................................... 16
YouTube or Streaming video ..................................................................... 16
Online images ................................................................................................. 17
Web sources and online documents ................................................................ 20
Web page .................................................................................................... 20
Document from a website ........................................................................... 21
Legislation and cases ...................................................................................... 23
Common abbreviations .................................................................................. 24
Appendix 1: How to write an APA reference when information is missing .. 25
Appendix 2: Author layout.
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BIOL 102: Lab 9
Simulated ABO and Rh Blood Typing
Objectives:
After completing this laboratory assignment, students will be able to:
• explain the biology of blood typing systems ABO and Rh
• explain the genetics of blood types
• determine the blood types of several patients
Introduction:
Before Karl Landsteiner discovered the ABO human blood groups in 1901, it was thought that all blood was the
same. This misunderstanding led to fatal blood transfusions. Later, in 1940, Landsteiner was part of a team
who discovered another blood group, the Rh blood group system. There are many blood group systems known
today, but the ABO and the Rh blood groups are the most important ones used for blood transfusions. The
designation Rh is derived from the Rhesus monkey in which the existence of the Rh blood group was
discovered.
Although all blood is made of the same basic elements, not all blood is alike. In fact, there are eight different
common blood types, which are determined by the presence or absence of certain antigens – substances that
can trigger an immune response if they are foreign to the body – on the surface of the red blood cells (RBCs
also known as erythrocytes).
ABO System:
The antigens on RBCs are agglutinating antigens or agglutinogens. They have been designated as A and B.
Antibodies against antigens A and B begin to build up in the blood plasma shortly after birth. A person
normally produces antibodies (agglutinins) against those antigens that are not present on his/her erythrocytes
but does not produce antibodies against those antigens that are present on his/her erythrocytes.
• A person who is blood type A will have A antigens on the surface of her/his RBCs and will have
antibodies against B antigens (anti-B antibodies). See picture below.
• A person with blood type B will have B antigens on the surface of her/his RBCs and will have antibodies
against antigen A (anti-A antibodies).
• A person with blood type O will have neither A nor B antigens on the surface of her/his RBCs and has
BOTH anti-A and anti-B antibodies.
• A person with blood type AB will have both A and B antigens on the surface of her/his RBCs and has
neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies.
The individual’s blood type is based on the antigens (not the antibodies) he/she has. The four blood groups
are known as types A, B, AB, and O. Blood type O, characterized by an absence of A and B agglutinogens, is
the most common in the United States (45% of the population). Type A is the next in frequency, found in 39%
of the population. The incidences of types B and AB are 12% and 4%, respectively.
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Table 1: The ABO System
Blood
Type
Antigens on
RBCs
Antibodies
in the Blood
Can GIVE Blood
to Groups:
Can RECEIVE
Blood from Groups:
A A Anti-B A, AB O, A
B B Anti-A B, AB O, B
AB A and B
Neither anti-A
nor anti-B
AB O, A, B, AB
O
Neither A nor
B
Both anti-A.
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Business Intelligence Case
Project Background
Mell Industries is a national manufacturing firm that specializes in textiles based out of
Chicago. Starting out as a small factory in Warrenville, Illinois, the firm experienced a period of steady
growth over the past twenty-four years. Steadily opening new warehouses and factories in the
surrounding areas in Michigan and Indianapolis until eventually moving their base of operations to
Chicago. Due to this expansion, Mell Industries is at the height of its production and hopes to avoid any
interferences or deceleration of growth.
In recent years, the firm has been under heavy media scrutiny for supposedly compensating its
female staff unfairly lower compared to male counterparts. This was initiated when a disgruntled
employee leaked the company payroll allegedly showcasing an unjust gap of income between the
female employee and her male counterpart. This type of gender pay gap is highly criticized and as a
precaution, Mell Industries has hired Cal Poly Pomona to conduct research to determine the validity of
these claims. Mell Industries has provided Cal Poly Pomona with a data set of a sample population of
747 employees. Mell Industries has also offered Cal Poly Pomona compensation for any promising
information gathered. Mell Industries may use information gathered from this project in future
employee compensation decisions.
The initial dataset has been given to you in the form of an excel spreadsheet titled
Case_dataset.xlsx consisting of 12 columns labeled:
● Column A - Employee ID
● Column B - Gender
● Column C - Date of Birth
● Column D - Date of Hire
● Column E - Termination Date
● Column F - Occupation
● Column G - Salary
● Column H to L - Employee Evaluation Metrics
In addition, Mell Industries provided the latest annual employee performance review evaluation
results rating each employee in various performance categories. They have turned over this information
separately and as a consultant, it is your task to provide Mell Industries with the most accurate and
relevant information in a digestible form. Furthermore, using excel skills learned during the course, you
will manipulate and analyze the data set in order to make appropriate managerial decisions. You will
utilize excel functions highlighted in this project as well as a pivot table and chart to form a decision
support system in order to answer the critical thinking questions.
Project Objective
The purpose of this project is to perform a methodical data analysis to assist the company make
an informed decision. This could also serve as a basis for implementing critical adjustments to certain
business aspects if necessary. Illustrate the business process by condensing a large set of data, to
present relevant information with data visualization. We will be utilizing Microsoft Excel 2016 to
complete this project.
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1 HTM 590 Hospitality Company Project Guidelines P.docx
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HTM 590 Hospitality Company Project Guidelines
Project Objectives
• To enhance student learning of strategic management in the
hospitality industry
• To broaden students’ perspectives of the strategic direction
and implementation in
major hospitality companies
• To train students to think critically and propose strategic
direction for hospitality
companies based on projected changes in the environment
• To allow students the opportunity to take greater
responsibility in their learning process
Project Overview
The project includes a written paper. The project accounts for
200 points in total). This document provides
details on the project.
Four Steps
2. You are required to follow the following steps in completing the
Project:
Step 1: Finding a hospitality company. The company can be
chosen through initial research based on
your interest, appropriateness of the topic, and information
availability. As soon as you make a
decision on a company you must provide the name of the
company to the iLearn Discussion
Board “Final Project Companies” If two students choose the
same company, the one that posts
to the “Final Project Companies” discussion board first will get
the company. It is strongly
recommended that you select a publicly traded company due to
the availability of information
pertaining to the firm. If you are choosing a private company, it
should be one you are
intimately familiar with as you will need detailed information
about the company to complete
the project.
Step 2: Information collection. You are required to search for
information from external sources:
Internet, trade magazines, academic journals, and other
literature in the libraries, and/or
interviews. You should put all the information together where
you can see it and analyze what is
going on. You should also document the complete citation for
every piece of information collected
from these sources.
3. Step 3: Project outline. Based on the requirements of the paper
below, you should develop a project
outline detailing the structure of the paper, related information,
and sources.
Step 4: Final paper. The final manuscript needs to be
professionally written and edited. Each student must
submit one copy of the completed final paper to iLearn.
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Strategic Analysis Report
A complete analysis of a hospitality company will be made
including the overall strategy, an evaluation of
the external and internal environment, and strategic
recommendations. Each student will choose one
company in the hospitality and tourism industry that is relevant
to local economy and/or students’
professional growth. Ideally the student has easy access to
contemporary information about this
company.
Assessment of Strategic Analysis Report
Introduction 20 points
Environmental Analysis 100 points
Overall Strategies and Challenges 30 points
Conclusions and Recommendations 30 points
Professional Writing 20 points
Total 200 points
4. Recommended Structure of the Paper
1. Cover page
This page should include the project title, course title, name of
the student, and submission
date.
2. Introduction (20 points)
Introduce briefly the defining characteristics of the firm, unique
background and philosophy of
the company, including brief history, some of its outstanding
qualities, past successes, failures,
and products or services. What business they are in, and what in
their environment (internal and
external) is creating a need for a new strategic plan. Also
briefly discuss your plans objectives.
3. Environmental analysis (100 points)
Conduct an external and internal analysis of the company. This
is essentially a SWOT analysis.
Remember, in SWOT, Strengths and Weaknesses are
INTERNAL, and Opportunities and
Threats are EXTERNAL. For the External analysis, include a
broad environment analysis, an
industry analysis and an examination of key external
stakeholders. Focus on current and future
influential trends and factors that will shape the company’s
future strategic direction. Please note
that this section should focus on analyzing significant external
factors that you believe will
5. determine the company’s future strategies. In- depth analysis of
each external factor is expected to
support your recommendations of strategic direction. This
section should NOT be a list of the
company’s current practices or accomplishments. And it should
NOT be a comprehensive list of all
possible external factors that has little to do with your future
strategic directions. For the Internal
analysis, include an analysis of resources and capabilities, such
as operations, marketing, and/or
finance. Please note that this section should focus on analyzing
significant internal factors that will
have impact on the company’s future strategies. In-depth
analysis of each significant internal
factor is expected. It is suggested you identify 4-5 of each
SWOT component, i.e. 4 Strengths, 4
Weaknesses, etc. This will aid you in your development of
strategies for component 4.
4. Overall strategy and challenges (30 points)
Explain what the company’s overall corporate, business, and
functional strategies (where
appropriate) are and explain the company’s current overall
strategic direction. Discuss and
evaluate the strategic problems and challenges that the company
currently face with these
strategies. Publicly traded companies list their strategies on
their websites and in their SEC
financial reports. It is recommended that you discuss at least 3
of the company’s’ current
strategies.
6. 3
5. Conclusions and Recommendations (30 points)
Some conclusions should emerge from your analysis. Based on
your conclusions, you should
provide specific tactical and strategic recommendations for the
company. You should provide
suggestions about potential challenges and barriers when
implementing such recommendations.
This should include at least 3 strategic recommendations for
your company based on the SWOT
analysis and current strategic direction of the company. These
should NOT be the same as current
strategies the firm is utilizing.
6. References
Please list here all the reports, articles, books, and other
materials used when preparing
this report. Please use APA style to format the references.
7. Appendices
If any, exhibits and appendices can be attached at the end of the
report.
Requirements
• The report excluding the cover page and references should be
about 1,750 to 3,000 words
• The report needs to follow APA style.
• The main body of the paper should be double-spaced
• Margins should be 1”
7. • Font should be Times 12
Suggestions
• Start working on your project as early as possible
• Be critical, creative, and precise
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Professional Writing Requirements
Writing professionally is an essential skill for today’s business
manager. At the senior level, you must
be able to write professionally. If you have trouble with
grammar, sentence structure, etc., you should
use the many resources available to help you. We will not take
the time to discuss grammar, sentence
structure, etc., in this class. However, I expect that the paper to
be written professionally, without
grammatical errors. To encourage you to pay attention to the
quality of your writing, written language
grammar and usage will account for 10% of your paper grade
(20 points).
If your submitted paper contains more than TEN fatal flaws, it
won’t be accepted. The “fatal flaws” are
as follows:
8. • Misspelled words
Example: "seperate," vs "separate" (wrong spelling), or "too"
instead of "to" (incorrect use of words that
sound alike but are differently spelled)
• Sentence fragments
Example: "Crucially important tasks to be done." (only a
predicate--no subject, no verb).
Better: This list consists of the crucially important tasks to be
done." ("This list consists" adds a subject
and a verb).
• Run-on sentences
Example: "The use of equity-based alliances is appropriate
under certain specific conditions, some
situations, however, are exceptional."
Better: "The use of equity-based alliances is appropriate under
certain specific conditions; some
situations, however, are exceptional." (use a semicolon (;) to
separate two complete sentences,
not a comma(,).
More detail: proper punctuation requires a period or semicolon
for any stand-alone clause (has at least a
subject and a verb), and not a comma (,). A comma is correct
only when followed by a conjunction
("and" or "or" or "but") to link the two clauses properly.
Example: “The budget was met, forecasts are
favorable” should be “The budget was met; forecasts are
favorable” Or “The budget was met, and
forecasts are favorable.”
9. • Erroneous capitalizations
Example: "Historically, entire Civilizations routinely traded
with Dutch Merchants operating out
of The netherlands." Better: "Historically, entire civilizations
routinely traded with Dutch
merchants operating out of the Netherlands."
• Incorrect punctuation
Example: “The members of the group included Joe, CEO of
XYZ Company, Mary, Executive
Director of ABC NGO, and Roger, from the BCD Regulatory
agency.
Better: “The members of the group included Joe, CEO of XYZ
Company; Mary, Executive
Director of ABC NGO; and Roger, from the BCD Regulatory
agency. “
If the terms within the series require commas themselves, as do
appositional insertions, then
separate the terms with a semicolon. The punctuation makes it
clear that three people are named.
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• Mistakes in verb tense
Example: "This was an important decision, and it will be the
best choice that matters."
Better: "This was an important decision, and it was the best
choice that mattered." (changed all
verbs to past tense from a sentence that originally had past,
future and present tenses."
10. • Mistakes in subject/verb agreement
Example: "The objective of his classes were to
teach us math."
Better: “The objective of his classes was to teach
us math."
• Improper citations
Example: "Heiman and Nickerson (2004) state "alliances are
never perfect in their execution."
Better: "Heiman and Nickerson (2004, p. 244) state "alliances
are never perfect in their
execution." (when using someone else's precise words, give the
author, year and the page number
of the words from the source).
More on citations (and references): Generally, use a common
format for references at the end of
an assignment (APA is used in this class). Every in-text citation
MUST have a corresponding
reference. The main goal of a reference is to allow the reader to
actually find the source
document--broadly speaking, focus on providing at least this
level information completeness.
• Incorrect word usage or awkward writing
Example: "The strategy doesn't make sensible."
Better: "The strategy does not make sense." (do not use
contractions, and choose proper forms of
words ("sense" instead of sensible").
• Lack of conformity with assignment format
11. Example: The essay assignment given requires the student to
disagree with one important aspect of the
reading, but the student does not find anything with which to
disagree, so he/she writes a short summary
praising the assigned reading.
Better: Your essay starts with the sentence, "I disagree with the
assertion in Chapter 7 that the discrete
organization approach to strategic thinking is inferior to the
network perspective."