1 Understand the Business
The first step in performing an IT audit that is tied to business strategy is understanding the short-term and long-term goals and objectives of the business. While we expect IT strategies to be aligned to an organization's business strategies, in practice, this is not easy to achieve. The organization typically has made large investments in legacy systems that have been supporting the current business. The organization must balance the maintenance of current business requirements with the need to support longer term strategies, using emerging technologies to improve the competitiveness of the organization.
Completing this business audit will ensure that you learn a lot about the business of the organization.
To prepare for the audit, read
Audits, Internal
and Core Competencies. The templates provided for Step 1 will give you a framework for collecting this information. Be sure to ask the following questions:
What are the strategic goals of the organization?
What are the business operational goals?
How do you see your organization in one year, in five years, and beyond?
Download and open the
Templates_for_Project2_with_Instructions.xlsx
file. You will be using this file throughout this project. For optional feedback in Steps 1 and 3, use the following naming protocols
The templates for business objectives in Appendices A1 and A2 will guide your discovery. You should list a minimum of three business objectives that exist for your organization, which will likely vary from these templates. Existing entries in templates A1 and A2 are for illustration purposes only. You should fill in and submit to the assignment folder two tables: Appendix A1 is for short-term goals (one year) and Appendix A2 is for longer term goals (five or more years). See Goal Setting for more information.
After you understand your organization's business objectives, you will need to evaluate how well your organization is meeting those objectives. The template in Appendix B will guide you through a quick analysis of overall organizational effectiveness. You may want to ask those in leadership positions how well the organization is performing, but you can also get this information by examining how well the organization is performing according to current operational objectives. Choose a minimum of three organizational effectiveness criteria. Provide a one-sentence description of each measure, along with an overall score on a five-point scale and an explanation of the score you provided. See
Effectiveness and Efficiency
.
Now that you've looked at how well the overall organization is performing, you should evaluate the organization at a lower level. Using the Appendix C template to guide you, assess the general well-being of any two departments in your organization (for example, finance and marketing). Again, provide explanation for any key issues for areas where there are less effective or very effective departments. This information ...
Step 1The first step in performing an IT audit that is tied to b.docxrjoseph5
Step 1
The first step in performing an IT audit that is tied to business strategy is understanding the short-term and long-term goals and objectives of the business. While we expect IT strategies to be aligned to an organization's business strategies, in practice, this is not easy to achieve. The organization typically has made large investments in legacy systems that have been supporting the current business. The organization must balance the maintenance of current business requirements with the need to support longer term strategies, using emerging technologies to improve the competitiveness of the organization.
Completing this business audit will ensure that you learn a lot about the business of the organization.
To prepare for the audit, read Audits, Internal and Core Competencies. The templates provided for Step 1 will give you a framework for collecting this information. Be sure to ask the following questions:
· What are the strategic goals of the organization?
· What are the business operational goals?
· How do you see your organization in one year, in five years, and beyond?
Download and open the Templates_for_Project2_with_Instructions.xlsx file. You will be using this file throughout this project. For optional feedback in Steps 1 and 3, use the following naming protocols:
· Step 1 -> Lastname_first name_Project 2_Appx_A1_A2_B_C
· Steps 2 and 3 -> Lastname_first name_Project 2_Appx_A1_A2_B_C_D_E_F
For the final submission in this project, please use the following naming protocol:
· Step 5 -> Lastname_first name_Project 2_Appx_A1_A2_B_C_D_E_F_G_H_I
The templates for business objectives in Appendices A1 and A2 will guide your discovery. You should list a minimum of three business objectives that exist for your organization, which will likely vary from these templates. Existing entries in templates A1 and A2 are for illustration purposes only. You should fill in and submit to the assignment folder two tables: Appendix A1 is for short-term goals (one year) and Appendix A2 is for longer term goals (five or more years). See Goal Setting for more information.
After you understand your organization's business objectives, you will need to evaluate how well your organization is meeting those objectives. The template in Appendix B will guide you through a quick analysis of overall organizational effectiveness. You may want to ask those in leadership positions how well the organization is performing, but you can also get this information by examining how well the organization is performing according to current operational objectives. Choose a minimum of three organizational effectiveness criteria. Provide a one-sentence description of each measure, along with an overall score on a five-point scale and an explanation of the score you provided. See Effectiveness and Efficiency.
Now that you've looked at how well the overall organization is performing, you should evaluate the organization at a lower level. Using the Appendix C template to guide yo.
Operations, Technology, Management, and Social Responsibility .docxamit657720
Operations, Technology, Management, and Social Responsibility Plan (With Financials)
Overview
In this assignment, you will focus on these sections of your business plan:
Operations.
Technology.
Management.
Social Responsibility.
Financials.
You will revise the Operations, Social Responsibility, and Financials sections based on the feedback you received in the discussion threads and any changes you want to make to your business plan.
The Technology and Management and Organization sections are new. You have not worked on these sections in your discussion threads.
The assignment consists of two parts:
The business plan (an MS Word document).
Business plan financials (using the Business Plan Financials Excel Template).
To successfully complete this assignment, you must attach both documents to the submission area as separate files and then click
Submit
.
Reminders and Notes
Your chosen company will operate in a 100-mile radius from your home address. Your goal is to reach $1 million in sales by the end of the second year.
Be sure to follow the guidelines, whether you use the snack food company scenario or the company of your choice:
Snack Food Company Guidelines [DOCX]
.
Company of Your Choice Guidelines [DOCX]
.
You are not starting this assignment from scratch. You have already worked on these sections of your business plan in the weekly discussions:
Operations (Week 5 discussion).
Social Responsibility (Week 6 discussion).
Financials (Week 7 discussion).
Part 1: Business Plan
Write a 4–8 page paper, in MS Word, in which you provide the specified information in each section.
Operations Section (1–2 pages)
Notes:
Chapter 11, “Operations,” pages 195–218, provides information about developing an operations plan. The chapter also provides a sample operations plan. You've already read this chapter in Week 5. Refer to it on an as needed basis as you work on this section of your business plan.
Assign a dollar amount to each operational cost you find; you will need these figures for your financials (Business Plan Financials Excel Template).
If you are working with the snack food company scenario, be sure to use the information and costs provided in the Snack Food Company Guidelines.
Revise your post and the feedback you received on it in the Week 5 discussion thread to create your operations plan.
Instructions:
Create an
operations plan
for your selected company expanding on each of these topics:
Facilities.
Consider questions such as these regarding facilities:
Will you rent or buy your facilities, or will you outsource production to an existing company?
If you are renting or buying your facilities, what utilities will be required to run the operation?
What will be the costs associated with any necessary utilities?
Production Process or Description of How Your Business Will Operate If Retail or Service Company.
Include any
equipment
you plan to u.
Assignment 1 LASA 2—Company Analysis ReportReview the follodesteinbrook
Assignment 1: LASA 2—Company Analysis Report
Review the following scenario:
Assume that you have recently been hired as the director of continuous improvement of a company. You are an outside hire with limited history of the firm and personal capital at the firm, and you are responsible for lean production, total quality management (TQM), six sigma, and best practice implementation.
Lean production means doing more with less, such as less inventory, fewer workers, or less space. A recent trade in quality management is lean six sigma (also known as lean sigma) that integrates six sigma and lean production.
The capacity for which you were hired has existed for three years with a direct line of report to the vice-president of operations and dotted line of report to the head of information technology (IT), the chief information officer (CIO), and the director of internal controls and audit. You are the second person to fill in this position. You have a team of internal consultants; half of your team has six sigma black belt or equivalent capabilities with the remainder having a solid understanding of operations and IT. You also have a budget for two external vendor resources.
You have taken six months to familiarize yourself with the organization and its people, mission, goals, strategy, and structure. In this time, you have also evaluated current operations. At the end of this period, you are assigned to deliver a report identifying the three most promising avenues for achieving best practices within the company. You have already been told that the company suffers from both aging and complex information systems and that your recommendation must include a major upgrade of those systems. The executive officers anticipate major investments in IT over the next several years. Your best practice implementations, coupled with new technology, must be measurable in terms of speed, quality, productivity, and efficiency or other key performance indicators that you identify in your report.
For this assignment, you will choose a company with which you are familiar. You are encouraged to choose a company for which you currently work or have worked, but you may choose some other firm if you believe it will be a compelling analysis.
You may choose one area of the company, such as a manufacturing plant or product design, to focus on if you can make a strong case. Your recommendations should have the following features.
Repeatable: If you “fix” three things in a manufacturing plant, you should be able to tackle the “next” three in iteration.
Scalable: If they work in one plant, they should work in all of them.
Replicable: Your process for improvement should be repeatable in different, disparate parts of the organization.
This is a key initiative at the “C” level, and your recommendation will reach the board of directors.
Your paper must include the following sections:
Strategic Overview
: (1 page)
Provide a brief description of the following el ...
Review the following scenarioAssume that you have recently be.docxinfantkimber
Review the following scenario:
Assume that you have recently been hired as the director of continuous improvement of a company. You are an outside hire with limited history of the firm and personal capital at the firm, and you are responsible for lean production, total quality management (TQM), six sigma, and best practice implementation.
Lean production means doing more with less, such as less inventory, fewer workers, or less space. A recent trade in quality management is lean six sigma (also known as lean sigma) that integrates six sigma and lean production.
The capacity for which you were hired has existed for three years with a direct line of report to the vice-president of operations and dotted line of report to the head of information technology (IT), the chief information officer (CIO), and the director of internal controls and audit. You are the second person to fill in this position. You have a team of internal consultants; half of your team has six sigma black belt or equivalent capabilities with the remainder having a solid understanding of operations and IT. You also have a budget for two external vendor resources.
You have taken six months to familiarize yourself with the organization and its people, mission, goals, strategy, and structure. In this time, you have also evaluated current operations. At the end of this period, you are assigned to deliver a report identifying the three most promising avenues for achieving best practices within the company. You have already been told that the company suffers from both aging and complex information systems and that your recommendation must include a major upgrade of those systems. The executive officers anticipate major investments in IT over the next several years. Your best practice implementations, coupled with new technology, must be measurable in terms of speed, quality, productivity, and efficiency or other key performance indicators that you identify in your report.
For this assignment, you will choose a company with which you are familiar. You are encouraged to choose a company for which you currently work or have worked, but you may choose some other firm if you believe it will be a compelling analysis.
You may choose one area of the company, such as a manufacturing plant or product design, to focus on if you can make a strong case. Your recommendations should have the following features.
Repeatable: If you “fix” three things in a manufacturing plant, you should be able to tackle the “next” three in iteration.
Scalable: If they work in one plant, they should work in all of them.
Replicable: Your process for improvement should be repeatable in different, disparate parts of the organization.
This is a key initiative at the “C” level, and your recommendation will reach the board of directors.
Your paper must include the following sections:
Strategic Overview
: (1 page)
Provide a brief description of the following elements:
The company, including it ...
Assignment 1 LASA 2—Company Analysis ReportReview the following.docxtrippettjettie
Assignment 1: LASA 2—Company Analysis Report
Review the following scenario:
Assume that you have recently been hired as the director of continuous improvement of a company. You are an outside hire with limited history of the firm and personal capital at the firm, and you are responsible for lean production, total quality management (TQM), six sigma, and best practice implementation.
Lean production means doing more with less, such as less inventory, fewer workers, or less space. A recent trade in quality management is lean six sigma (also known as lean sigma) that integrates six sigma and lean production.
The capacity for which you were hired has existed for three years with a direct line of report to the vice-president of operations and dotted line of report to the head of information technology (IT), the chief information officer (CIO), and the director of internal controls and audit. You are the second person to fill in this position. You have a team of internal consultants; half of your team has six sigma black belt or equivalent capabilities with the remainder having a solid understanding of operations and IT. You also have a budget for two external vendor resources.
You have taken six months to familiarize yourself with the organization and its people, mission, goals, strategy, and structure. In this time, you have also evaluated current operations. At the end of this period, you are assigned to deliver a report identifying the three most promising avenues for achieving best practices within the company. You have already been told that the company suffers from both aging and complex information systems and that your recommendation must include a major upgrade of those systems. The executive officers anticipate major investments in IT over the next several years. Your best practice implementations, coupled with new technology, must be measurable in terms of speed, quality, productivity, and efficiency or other key performance indicators that you identify in your report.
For this assignment, you will choose a company with which you are familiar. You are encouraged to choose a company for which you currently work or have worked, but you may choose some other firm if you believe it will be a compelling analysis.
You may choose one area of the company, such as a manufacturing plant or product design, to focus on if you can make a strong case. Your recommendations should have the following features.
· Repeatable: If you “fix” three things in a manufacturing plant, you should be able to tackle the “next” three in iteration.
· Scalable: If they work in one plant, they should work in all of them.
· Replicable: Your process for improvement should be repeatable in different, disparate parts of the organization.
This is a key initiative at the “C” level, and your recommendation will reach the board of directors.
Your paper must include the following sections:
1. Strategic Overview: (1 page)
Provide a brief description of the following elements:
a. ...
Guide on How to Write a Business Requirements Document.pdf.docxwhittemorelucilla
Guide on How to Write a Business Requirements Document.pdf
Guide on How to Write a Business Requirements Document
A Business Requirements Document (BRD) is a formal contract between the business
and the customer for a product. By describing in full detail all the processes that should
be implemented, a BRD is used through the entire cycle of a project to ensure that the
product meets the detailed specifications and that the project gains value and achieves
the desired results. If it is prepared for a technical product, the BRD also includes
technical specifications.
Objectives of a Business Requirements Document
A Business Requirements Document includes explicit specifications of how a system
should perform and how much it should cost depending on what it is expected to
achieve. The main goal is to deliver quality by taking into consideration the inputs and
outputs of each project phase, the functional and non-functional system specifications
as well as any possible upgrade that can assist the project manager to achieve the
desired objective.
A BRD makes a clear distinction between the business objective and the technical
objective. The business objective answers the question "Where does the organization
want to be?" meaning "What is the organization's mission?" The technical objective
focuses on the provision of a solid basis on which the business objective can be met.
Key Elements of a Business Requirements Document
The author of a Business Requirements Document - a business analyst or a project
manager - should have a thorough understanding of the business processes and the
key objectives of the project to ensure proper implementation of different requirements
and different elements within the requirements.
The most important element of a BRD is the scope of the project, which includes any
restrictions and constraints that need to be considered during the development process.
The scope is a functional requirement that basically answers three questions:
What is the problem that the organization needs to solve?
What are the restrictions that need to be considered?
Is the time and money invested in solving the problem worthwhile?
Besides the scope, the key elements of a Business Requirements Document cover a
wide, yet not exhaustive area of project management documentation, as follows:
Business Problem Statement
Current Business Process
Scope Statement
Key Business Objectives
Project Completion Criteria
Risks & Limitations
Assumptions
Functional & Non-Functional Requirements
Cost and scheduling parameters
New/Modified Business Process
Training
Stakeholder List
Quality Measures
Checklists (Process and Requirements)
Each and every requirement should be clearly described to ensure proper
implementation of each process and smooth transition from one phase to another.
Guide to write an Organizational An ...
Ol 600 Massive Success / snaptutorial.comReynolds019
OL 600 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
In today’s global economy, both small and large multinational organizations and government entities are experiencing formidable changes in the business
environment that demands strategic management of the talent within the organization. Strategic leadership of human resources is not solely a human resources
departmental function; all organizational leaders must understand how the company’s most competitive advantage, its people, provides creative solutions to
sustain and grow the business.
OL 600 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
In today’s global economy, both small and large multinational organizations and government entities are experiencing formidable changes in the business
environment that demands strategic management of the talent within the organization. Strategic leadership of human resources is not solely a human resources
departmental function; all organizational leaders must understand how the company’s most competitive advantage, its people, provides creative solutions to
sustain and grow the business.
The purpose of this assessment is to foster the importance of the interrelationship
Step 1The first step in performing an IT audit that is tied to b.docxrjoseph5
Step 1
The first step in performing an IT audit that is tied to business strategy is understanding the short-term and long-term goals and objectives of the business. While we expect IT strategies to be aligned to an organization's business strategies, in practice, this is not easy to achieve. The organization typically has made large investments in legacy systems that have been supporting the current business. The organization must balance the maintenance of current business requirements with the need to support longer term strategies, using emerging technologies to improve the competitiveness of the organization.
Completing this business audit will ensure that you learn a lot about the business of the organization.
To prepare for the audit, read Audits, Internal and Core Competencies. The templates provided for Step 1 will give you a framework for collecting this information. Be sure to ask the following questions:
· What are the strategic goals of the organization?
· What are the business operational goals?
· How do you see your organization in one year, in five years, and beyond?
Download and open the Templates_for_Project2_with_Instructions.xlsx file. You will be using this file throughout this project. For optional feedback in Steps 1 and 3, use the following naming protocols:
· Step 1 -> Lastname_first name_Project 2_Appx_A1_A2_B_C
· Steps 2 and 3 -> Lastname_first name_Project 2_Appx_A1_A2_B_C_D_E_F
For the final submission in this project, please use the following naming protocol:
· Step 5 -> Lastname_first name_Project 2_Appx_A1_A2_B_C_D_E_F_G_H_I
The templates for business objectives in Appendices A1 and A2 will guide your discovery. You should list a minimum of three business objectives that exist for your organization, which will likely vary from these templates. Existing entries in templates A1 and A2 are for illustration purposes only. You should fill in and submit to the assignment folder two tables: Appendix A1 is for short-term goals (one year) and Appendix A2 is for longer term goals (five or more years). See Goal Setting for more information.
After you understand your organization's business objectives, you will need to evaluate how well your organization is meeting those objectives. The template in Appendix B will guide you through a quick analysis of overall organizational effectiveness. You may want to ask those in leadership positions how well the organization is performing, but you can also get this information by examining how well the organization is performing according to current operational objectives. Choose a minimum of three organizational effectiveness criteria. Provide a one-sentence description of each measure, along with an overall score on a five-point scale and an explanation of the score you provided. See Effectiveness and Efficiency.
Now that you've looked at how well the overall organization is performing, you should evaluate the organization at a lower level. Using the Appendix C template to guide yo.
Operations, Technology, Management, and Social Responsibility .docxamit657720
Operations, Technology, Management, and Social Responsibility Plan (With Financials)
Overview
In this assignment, you will focus on these sections of your business plan:
Operations.
Technology.
Management.
Social Responsibility.
Financials.
You will revise the Operations, Social Responsibility, and Financials sections based on the feedback you received in the discussion threads and any changes you want to make to your business plan.
The Technology and Management and Organization sections are new. You have not worked on these sections in your discussion threads.
The assignment consists of two parts:
The business plan (an MS Word document).
Business plan financials (using the Business Plan Financials Excel Template).
To successfully complete this assignment, you must attach both documents to the submission area as separate files and then click
Submit
.
Reminders and Notes
Your chosen company will operate in a 100-mile radius from your home address. Your goal is to reach $1 million in sales by the end of the second year.
Be sure to follow the guidelines, whether you use the snack food company scenario or the company of your choice:
Snack Food Company Guidelines [DOCX]
.
Company of Your Choice Guidelines [DOCX]
.
You are not starting this assignment from scratch. You have already worked on these sections of your business plan in the weekly discussions:
Operations (Week 5 discussion).
Social Responsibility (Week 6 discussion).
Financials (Week 7 discussion).
Part 1: Business Plan
Write a 4–8 page paper, in MS Word, in which you provide the specified information in each section.
Operations Section (1–2 pages)
Notes:
Chapter 11, “Operations,” pages 195–218, provides information about developing an operations plan. The chapter also provides a sample operations plan. You've already read this chapter in Week 5. Refer to it on an as needed basis as you work on this section of your business plan.
Assign a dollar amount to each operational cost you find; you will need these figures for your financials (Business Plan Financials Excel Template).
If you are working with the snack food company scenario, be sure to use the information and costs provided in the Snack Food Company Guidelines.
Revise your post and the feedback you received on it in the Week 5 discussion thread to create your operations plan.
Instructions:
Create an
operations plan
for your selected company expanding on each of these topics:
Facilities.
Consider questions such as these regarding facilities:
Will you rent or buy your facilities, or will you outsource production to an existing company?
If you are renting or buying your facilities, what utilities will be required to run the operation?
What will be the costs associated with any necessary utilities?
Production Process or Description of How Your Business Will Operate If Retail or Service Company.
Include any
equipment
you plan to u.
Assignment 1 LASA 2—Company Analysis ReportReview the follodesteinbrook
Assignment 1: LASA 2—Company Analysis Report
Review the following scenario:
Assume that you have recently been hired as the director of continuous improvement of a company. You are an outside hire with limited history of the firm and personal capital at the firm, and you are responsible for lean production, total quality management (TQM), six sigma, and best practice implementation.
Lean production means doing more with less, such as less inventory, fewer workers, or less space. A recent trade in quality management is lean six sigma (also known as lean sigma) that integrates six sigma and lean production.
The capacity for which you were hired has existed for three years with a direct line of report to the vice-president of operations and dotted line of report to the head of information technology (IT), the chief information officer (CIO), and the director of internal controls and audit. You are the second person to fill in this position. You have a team of internal consultants; half of your team has six sigma black belt or equivalent capabilities with the remainder having a solid understanding of operations and IT. You also have a budget for two external vendor resources.
You have taken six months to familiarize yourself with the organization and its people, mission, goals, strategy, and structure. In this time, you have also evaluated current operations. At the end of this period, you are assigned to deliver a report identifying the three most promising avenues for achieving best practices within the company. You have already been told that the company suffers from both aging and complex information systems and that your recommendation must include a major upgrade of those systems. The executive officers anticipate major investments in IT over the next several years. Your best practice implementations, coupled with new technology, must be measurable in terms of speed, quality, productivity, and efficiency or other key performance indicators that you identify in your report.
For this assignment, you will choose a company with which you are familiar. You are encouraged to choose a company for which you currently work or have worked, but you may choose some other firm if you believe it will be a compelling analysis.
You may choose one area of the company, such as a manufacturing plant or product design, to focus on if you can make a strong case. Your recommendations should have the following features.
Repeatable: If you “fix” three things in a manufacturing plant, you should be able to tackle the “next” three in iteration.
Scalable: If they work in one plant, they should work in all of them.
Replicable: Your process for improvement should be repeatable in different, disparate parts of the organization.
This is a key initiative at the “C” level, and your recommendation will reach the board of directors.
Your paper must include the following sections:
Strategic Overview
: (1 page)
Provide a brief description of the following el ...
Review the following scenarioAssume that you have recently be.docxinfantkimber
Review the following scenario:
Assume that you have recently been hired as the director of continuous improvement of a company. You are an outside hire with limited history of the firm and personal capital at the firm, and you are responsible for lean production, total quality management (TQM), six sigma, and best practice implementation.
Lean production means doing more with less, such as less inventory, fewer workers, or less space. A recent trade in quality management is lean six sigma (also known as lean sigma) that integrates six sigma and lean production.
The capacity for which you were hired has existed for three years with a direct line of report to the vice-president of operations and dotted line of report to the head of information technology (IT), the chief information officer (CIO), and the director of internal controls and audit. You are the second person to fill in this position. You have a team of internal consultants; half of your team has six sigma black belt or equivalent capabilities with the remainder having a solid understanding of operations and IT. You also have a budget for two external vendor resources.
You have taken six months to familiarize yourself with the organization and its people, mission, goals, strategy, and structure. In this time, you have also evaluated current operations. At the end of this period, you are assigned to deliver a report identifying the three most promising avenues for achieving best practices within the company. You have already been told that the company suffers from both aging and complex information systems and that your recommendation must include a major upgrade of those systems. The executive officers anticipate major investments in IT over the next several years. Your best practice implementations, coupled with new technology, must be measurable in terms of speed, quality, productivity, and efficiency or other key performance indicators that you identify in your report.
For this assignment, you will choose a company with which you are familiar. You are encouraged to choose a company for which you currently work or have worked, but you may choose some other firm if you believe it will be a compelling analysis.
You may choose one area of the company, such as a manufacturing plant or product design, to focus on if you can make a strong case. Your recommendations should have the following features.
Repeatable: If you “fix” three things in a manufacturing plant, you should be able to tackle the “next” three in iteration.
Scalable: If they work in one plant, they should work in all of them.
Replicable: Your process for improvement should be repeatable in different, disparate parts of the organization.
This is a key initiative at the “C” level, and your recommendation will reach the board of directors.
Your paper must include the following sections:
Strategic Overview
: (1 page)
Provide a brief description of the following elements:
The company, including it ...
Assignment 1 LASA 2—Company Analysis ReportReview the following.docxtrippettjettie
Assignment 1: LASA 2—Company Analysis Report
Review the following scenario:
Assume that you have recently been hired as the director of continuous improvement of a company. You are an outside hire with limited history of the firm and personal capital at the firm, and you are responsible for lean production, total quality management (TQM), six sigma, and best practice implementation.
Lean production means doing more with less, such as less inventory, fewer workers, or less space. A recent trade in quality management is lean six sigma (also known as lean sigma) that integrates six sigma and lean production.
The capacity for which you were hired has existed for three years with a direct line of report to the vice-president of operations and dotted line of report to the head of information technology (IT), the chief information officer (CIO), and the director of internal controls and audit. You are the second person to fill in this position. You have a team of internal consultants; half of your team has six sigma black belt or equivalent capabilities with the remainder having a solid understanding of operations and IT. You also have a budget for two external vendor resources.
You have taken six months to familiarize yourself with the organization and its people, mission, goals, strategy, and structure. In this time, you have also evaluated current operations. At the end of this period, you are assigned to deliver a report identifying the three most promising avenues for achieving best practices within the company. You have already been told that the company suffers from both aging and complex information systems and that your recommendation must include a major upgrade of those systems. The executive officers anticipate major investments in IT over the next several years. Your best practice implementations, coupled with new technology, must be measurable in terms of speed, quality, productivity, and efficiency or other key performance indicators that you identify in your report.
For this assignment, you will choose a company with which you are familiar. You are encouraged to choose a company for which you currently work or have worked, but you may choose some other firm if you believe it will be a compelling analysis.
You may choose one area of the company, such as a manufacturing plant or product design, to focus on if you can make a strong case. Your recommendations should have the following features.
· Repeatable: If you “fix” three things in a manufacturing plant, you should be able to tackle the “next” three in iteration.
· Scalable: If they work in one plant, they should work in all of them.
· Replicable: Your process for improvement should be repeatable in different, disparate parts of the organization.
This is a key initiative at the “C” level, and your recommendation will reach the board of directors.
Your paper must include the following sections:
1. Strategic Overview: (1 page)
Provide a brief description of the following elements:
a. ...
Guide on How to Write a Business Requirements Document.pdf.docxwhittemorelucilla
Guide on How to Write a Business Requirements Document.pdf
Guide on How to Write a Business Requirements Document
A Business Requirements Document (BRD) is a formal contract between the business
and the customer for a product. By describing in full detail all the processes that should
be implemented, a BRD is used through the entire cycle of a project to ensure that the
product meets the detailed specifications and that the project gains value and achieves
the desired results. If it is prepared for a technical product, the BRD also includes
technical specifications.
Objectives of a Business Requirements Document
A Business Requirements Document includes explicit specifications of how a system
should perform and how much it should cost depending on what it is expected to
achieve. The main goal is to deliver quality by taking into consideration the inputs and
outputs of each project phase, the functional and non-functional system specifications
as well as any possible upgrade that can assist the project manager to achieve the
desired objective.
A BRD makes a clear distinction between the business objective and the technical
objective. The business objective answers the question "Where does the organization
want to be?" meaning "What is the organization's mission?" The technical objective
focuses on the provision of a solid basis on which the business objective can be met.
Key Elements of a Business Requirements Document
The author of a Business Requirements Document - a business analyst or a project
manager - should have a thorough understanding of the business processes and the
key objectives of the project to ensure proper implementation of different requirements
and different elements within the requirements.
The most important element of a BRD is the scope of the project, which includes any
restrictions and constraints that need to be considered during the development process.
The scope is a functional requirement that basically answers three questions:
What is the problem that the organization needs to solve?
What are the restrictions that need to be considered?
Is the time and money invested in solving the problem worthwhile?
Besides the scope, the key elements of a Business Requirements Document cover a
wide, yet not exhaustive area of project management documentation, as follows:
Business Problem Statement
Current Business Process
Scope Statement
Key Business Objectives
Project Completion Criteria
Risks & Limitations
Assumptions
Functional & Non-Functional Requirements
Cost and scheduling parameters
New/Modified Business Process
Training
Stakeholder List
Quality Measures
Checklists (Process and Requirements)
Each and every requirement should be clearly described to ensure proper
implementation of each process and smooth transition from one phase to another.
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OL 600 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
In today’s global economy, both small and large multinational organizations and government entities are experiencing formidable changes in the business
environment that demands strategic management of the talent within the organization. Strategic leadership of human resources is not solely a human resources
departmental function; all organizational leaders must understand how the company’s most competitive advantage, its people, provides creative solutions to
sustain and grow the business.
OL 600 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
In today’s global economy, both small and large multinational organizations and government entities are experiencing formidable changes in the business
environment that demands strategic management of the talent within the organization. Strategic leadership of human resources is not solely a human resources
departmental function; all organizational leaders must understand how the company’s most competitive advantage, its people, provides creative solutions to
sustain and grow the business.
The purpose of this assessment is to foster the importance of the interrelationship
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Overview of LASAs
The strategy audit is a comprehensive analysis of the company’s business strategy and operating performance, and culminates in a series of recommendations for improving your company’s performance based on the findings and conclusions of your analysis. It involves assessing the actual direction of a business and comparing that course to the direction required to succeed in a changing environment. A company's actual direction is the sum of what it does and does not do, how well the organization is internally aligned to support the strategy, and how viable the strategy is when compared to external market, competitor, and financial realities. These two categories—the internal assessment and the external or environmental assessment—make up the major elements of a strategy audit.
Throughout this capstone course, you will work on a strategy audit for a selected organization. This will provide a summative learning experience that allows you to demonstrate your understanding of most of the MBA program learning outcomes and concepts in the various courses within the program. You will write this report as though you are a consultant to your selected company and are addressing the executive officers of this company. In each module, you will collect and analyze data in producing your report, but your final product will be condensed and focus on presenting your analysis findings and conclusions. You will submit two parts of a course project related to the strategy audit. You will submit these two parts in Modules 3 and 5.
Here is a list of tasks you will complete for your course project.
M1: Assignment 3—Market Position Analysis: You will assess the product portfolio of your selected organization by analyzing its value proposition, market position, and competitive advantage. You will identify the business unit of your company and the product(s) and service(s) you will focus on in this report. To gain a better understanding of these factors you will conduct at least one interview with a mid-level or senior manager.
M2: Assignment 2—External Environmental Scan: You will conduct a comprehensive external environment scan of your business unit along with a five forces analysis. Your analysis will incorporate any key customer-related factors and trends. You will use this information for a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis in Module 4.
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Realistic project budgets can be achieved in four (4) steps designed to ensure that your budgets are sufficiently defined and aligned to existing project needs and capabilities.
Stage 1: Set a justifiable basis for your budget projection by answering the following questions….
What is the source of the cost projection?
How was the projection derived?
How was the projection validated?
How confident are you in the accuracy of each projection?
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Aristotle
Below is the second assignment for your assistance. Thanks for your help
Directions:
Using your research topic, design a short research proposal for an ethnographic study that answers questions only answerable through qualitative research. Include a discussion of steps 1-6 from Chapter 10, including but not limited to , how you would enter the field, present yourself, how you will build rapport and trust, your level of involvement, the types of questions you will ask etc. Be sure to justify each decision position. There are many ways of doing things, so be purposeful in your decisions.
Format:
Your paper must be at least 1000 words (approx. 4 pages at 12 point, Times New Roman, double spaced)
APA format with a correctly formatted title page
Correctly formatted page numbers
Double spaced
No extra spaces between paragraphs
Include a works cited page and use internal citation with page numbers
This is the book where the attached pages came from:
Neuman, L. W. (2008). Understanding research (1st Edition). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey:
Pearson.
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Argument and Persuasion is a somewhat more challenging rhetorical mode to employ (than description or cause and effect) because it has to function successfully on three levels simultaneously. These are called the three “Levels of Appeal.” The levels are:
Logical/rational
Moral/ethical
Emotional
Other rhetorical modes only operate on the logical/rational level. As you study READ3, notice and think about how Jefferson, Lincoln, King, and Hughes use Argumentation and Persuasion while satisfying the three “Levels of Appeal.” Then, in the discussion board
Discuss the issues you find in these writers that you feel are most important today.
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Argumentative Synthesis Assignment
This assignment creates an opportunity for you to practice research and demonstrate the writing skills you have developed this semester while engaging with important issues.
Your task is to write a 5-to-5.25-page argument concerning surveillance, privacy, and digital identity. You may wish to consider these questions or others that you formulate: What are the benefits of surveillance and for who? What is the value of privacy? What is the importance of digital identity? Use your anecdotal experience, assigned readings, and independent research to make sense of these topics. Your essay should have a clear point/explanation/thesis and be organized with great care. Use MLA conventions to format your paper. Use at least 5 external sources. 250 points.
Suggested Readings or Source Material:
*
Journalism:
No Place to Hide
by Glenn Greenwald
*
Journalism Focused on Surveillance and Privacy Issues:
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/
*
Academic/Theoretical Excerpt
:
http://foucault.info/documents/disciplineandpunish/foucault.disciplineandpunish.panopticism.html
*
Novel:
1984
by George Orwell
*
Novel:
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
*
Novel:
Neuromancer
by William Gibson
*
Lecture:
https://www.ted.com/talks/hubertus_knabe_the_dark_secrets_of_a_surveillance_state?language=en
*
Speech
:
http://www.ted.com/talks/glenn_greenwald_why_privacy_matters?language=en
*
Documentary:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/united-states-of-secrets/
*
Civil Liberties Organization:
https://www.eff.org/
*
Film:
Rear Window
*
Film:
Minority Report
*
Film and Graphic Novel
:
V for Vendetta
*
Documentary in Theaters:
Citizenfour
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Argumentative Essay
This writing assignment involves writing your Argumentative essay. Once you draft your essay and
revise, you may submit it for feedback. The feedback will help you revise the draft so you can submit it
as a final. The final version will be graded.
Option #1: Your Position on Pirated Movies
Develop a
thesis statement
on the topic of pirated movies (piracy hurts the economy by…, society can
prevent movie piracy by…, etc.) and write an argumentative essay. Strive for
at least three strong
arguments
in addition to a
counterargument and refutation
(see counterargument and refutation
details in the Top Ten Tips section). Using
argumentative topic sentences
that include your opinion for
each section can help ensure the majority of your essay is argumentative. Beginning of a sample topic
sentence: “The first way movie piracy hurts the economy is….” Then be sure to support that claim with
researched data.
Conclude each paragraph
with a sentence that summarizes the paragraph’s main
ideas.
Sample Thesis Statement:
Ideally, a thesis would include the major assignment objectives for the essay, which in this case would
be your claim/opinion, reasons why you have that opinion, and the counter-argument: “Movie piracy is
unethical because (add argument 1), (add argument 2), and (add argument 3), even though (add
counterargument focus).”
Note that a thorough thesis statement will include the
counterargument
in addition to your own
arguments.
See Top Ten Tips section for more thesis statement assistance.
Use
at least three
credible sources
(the author should be considered an expert on the topic in which he
or she writes; try Google Scholar to search), such as books, articles, and websites, to support your thesis.
Include a mix of
cited paraphrases, summaries, and quotes
in your argumentative research paper. Use
MLA format to create proper parenthetical citations as well as a
Works Cited
page at the end of your
essay. For additional Works Cited assistance visit
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
and use the left navigation menu to locate the type of reference you need.
Option #2: Your Position on Electronic Policing
Develop a
thesis statement
on the topic of electronic policing and anti-plagiarism software and write an
argumentative essay. Your chosen topic needs to be specific and might address a question like the ones
you see in these examples:
•
Should student writers be subject to having their work checked by anti-plagiarism software?
Why or why not?
•
Is anti-plagiarism software an effective deterrent to stealing published work? Why or why not?
•
You may choose another topic regarding electronic policing as well; just be sure that your main
thesis addresses the topic of
electronic policing
.
If the assignment does not address one of the .
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Use one of these countries as a foundation for your opinion:
Syria
Iraq
Libya
Korea
Vietnam
China
Your paper needs to be a minimum of 500 words.
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Are humans experiencing microevolution due to natural selection? If yes, propose an example. If no, explain why not. Cite your source(s) at the end of your post.
What is the distinction between micro and macroevolution?
Can one accept one idea and not the other? Explain your answer and cite your source(s).
If we maintain a strict biological definition of “species”, H. sapiens and H. neanderthalensis were NOT separate species as they successfully interbred.
What impact might this information have on assigning a date to the origin of humans?
Are there any other implications?
Cite your source(s) at the end of your post.
Throughout the past seven modules you have been presented with an introduction to evolutionary theory and some lines of evidence for its validity. There are many websites that purport to illustrate the falsity of evolution. Go online and research a single argument that one of these sites makes against evolution. Select one that you find interesting or support or find most plausible.
Make a post with the following components:
A) Explain the specific argument against evolutionary theory.
B) Evaluate the argument. Support or Refute it. Use citations from trusted sources to support your work.
.
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Apply the reading on the MyArtsLab Closer Look at “Édouard Manet,
Olympia
,” The image of Manet's "Olympia" may at first appear to be nothing more than another painting like so many using many images and symbols to depict some element of higher culture. But if one were to take the time and look at Titian's "Venus of Urbino", you would realize Manet's work is making specific reference to this painting with a strong social commentary about the morals and values of the times and the way in which poverty have taken its toll on the poor in Paris.
Art continues to be a powerful force in drawing attention to social issues. For your discussion topic, briefly identify one instance in present-day culture where an individual communicated a social message in the form of a painting, film, commercial, billboard, poster, or any other visual mode of communication. Analyze your selection and describe the visual message represented.
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APPLY THE CONCEPTS: LIFO inventory calculation
Click here
to review an illustrated example of the LIFO calculation. The steps illustrated in the example are recapped below.
1. Start with beginning inventory.
2. Add inventory layers as purchases are made.
3. Compute the cost of merchandise sold as sales occur. Use only the cost of merchandise available for sale as of the sales date.
4. Update the inventory balance after each transaction. (Be sure you do not use an amount more than once.)
5. Determine the ending inventory for the period.
Below is the data for the month of January, 2011.
1/1 Beg. Inv.
150 Units @ $10
1/8 Purchase
120 Units @ $12
1/14 Sale
84 Units
1/22 Purchase
100 Units @ $8
1/25 Sale
124 Units
Compute the LIFO layers amounts for the cost of merchandise available for sale after each purchase and sale.
After 1/8 Purchase
Layer 1
[removed]
units $
[removed]
price per unit $
[removed]
value of the layer
Layer 2
[removed]
units $
[removed]
price per unit $
[removed]
value of the layer
After 1/14 Sale
Layer 1
[removed]
units $
[removed]
price per unit $
[removed]
value of the layer
Layer 2
[removed]
units $
[removed]
price per unit $
[removed]
value of the layer
After 1/22 Purchase
Layer 1
[removed]
units $
[removed]
price per unit $
[removed]
value of the layer
Layer 2
[removed]
units $
[removed]
price per unit $
[removed]
value of the layer
Layer 3
[removed]
units $
[removed]
price per unit $
[removed]
value of the layer
After 1/25 Sale
Layer 1
[removed]
units $
[removed]
price per unit $
[removed]
value of the layer
Layer 2
[removed]
units $
[removed]
price per unit $
[removed]
value of the layer
Based on your answers above, complete the worksheet below.
LIFO Inventory Worksheet
Transaction
Purchases
Cost of Merchandise Sold
Inventory balance
1/1 Beg. Inv.
150 Units @ $10
$1,500
1/8 Purchase
120 Units @ $12
$
[removed]
$
[removed]
1/14 Sale
84 Units
$
[removed]
$
[removed]
1/22 Purchase
100 Units @ $8
$
[removed]
$
[removed]
1/25 Sale
124 Units
$
[removed]
$
[removed]
Total
$
[removed]
$
[removed]
$
[removed]
Hide
APPLY THE CONCEPTS: Recording changes in inventory under LIFO valuation
Under the perpetual system, two journal entries are are required to record sales; one to record the sale and one to record the cost of merchandise sold. Click on the links below to review the journal entries for purchases and sales transactions.
Purchase
Sales
After a purchase or sale occurs, the transaction must be recorded or journalized. In the following journal, record the purchases and sales for the month, assuming that all inventory purchases were made with cash and all sales were made on account at a fixed unit price of $22 per unit. Several facts to remember: (1) All inventory
purchases
are made with cash and cash only; (2) All
sales
are made on account and on account only; and (3) when recording sales, Schiphol wants .
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Apply a sociological perspective to the social world.
Analyze contemporary social issues using the sociological imagination and use sociological theories and concepts to analyze everyday life.
Recognize and define social structure and social interaction
Explain the reciprocal relationship in the influence between societal and structural factors, individual behavior and the self’s development
Develop written communication skills and critical thinking skills.
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Applied social psychology
is a field unto itself and provides researchers with a direct connection between academic social psychology and their desire to have an impact on social change. Social psychology is a highly applicable field, and social psychological research influences such areas as: consumer behavior, immigration, cultural diversity, education, the environment, organizational functioning, health/mental health, and politics, to name a few (Steg, Buunk, & Rothengatter, 2008).
For this Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources. Think about how you might use applied social psychology in your field of interest and ways in which to have an impact on social change.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post by Day 3
a brief definition of applied social psychology. Then explain how you might apply one element of applied social psychology in your field of interest. Finally, explain one way using applied social psychology in your field of interest may affect social change.
Book Excerpt:
Steg, L., & Rothengatter, T. (2008).
Introduction to applied social psychology
. In Steg, L., Buunk, A. P., & Rothengatter, T. (Eds.),
Applied social psychology: Understanding and managing social problems
(pp. 1–27). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Copyright 2008 by Cambridge University Press - US - Books. Reprinted by permission of Cambridge University Press - US - Books via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Book Excerpt:
Van Der Zee, K., & Paulus, P. (2008).
Social psychology and modern organizations: Balancing between innovativeness and comfort
. In Steg, L., Buunk, A. P., & Rothengatter, T. (Eds.),
Applied social psychology: Understanding and managing social problems
(pp. 271–290). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Copyright 2008 by Cambridge University Press - US - Books. Reprinted by permission of Cambridge University Press - US - Books via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Article:
Lent, R. W., & Brown, S. D. (2008). Social cognitive career theory and subjective well-being in the context of work.
Journal of Career Assessment, 16
(1), 6–21.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Article:
Verbruggen, M. & Sels, L. (2010). Social-cognitive factors affecting clients’ career and life satisfaction after counseling.
Journal of Career Assessment, 18
(1), 3–15.
Retrieved from the Walden library databases
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Application:
Volunteers: Roles and Relationships
Board Governance & Volunteer Management
ASSIGNMENT DUE SUNDAY 3/15/20 8:00 pm NEW YORK TIME
APA format 1-3 pages within the references and in paper citations
Many nonprofit organizations cannot afford to employ staff for all the work that must be done to achieve organizational goals. Volunteers, then, are often integral contributors to organizational success. In order to ensure high volunteer retention, special care must be taken to design volunteer positions that are both interesting and meaningful to the volunteer and important to the organization.
Paid staff members are usually responsible for designing and delegating work to volunteers, so the relationship between the two groups is important. Volunteers need to know they are valued and appreciated for their contribution to the overall mission of the organization. Tensions arise when paid staff regard volunteers as somehow "less than" the staff or as an impediment to their getting their work done. The goal is for there to be a working relationship that satisfies the needs and desires of both groups.
To prepare for this assignment:
Review
Chapter 4 in the course text,
Volunteer Managemen
t
. Think about how you might include nongoverning volunteers in an organization.
Consider what positions might foster an active and highly-motivated commitment to the mission of an organization.
Review
Chapter 13 in the course text,
Volunteer Management
. Pay close attention to the importance of staff–volunteer relationships and how integration and support of the two groups might enhance the mission of an organization.
Consider how volunteer and staff diversity might influence an organization and what strategies you might use to foster positive attitudes and relationships within your organization.
The assignment (1-3 pages):
Briefly describe a volunteer position in an organization with which you are familiar (your Final Project organization or another).
Explain the roles and tasks of this volunteer position based on the four "game characteristics" described in Chapter 4 of
Volunteer Management
.
Based on the position you selected and the roles and tasks associated with it, predict what might be required of a supervising staff member to ensuOr will will will contact with the part of the
Month after the
id staff and a nongoverning volunteer in this position.
Describe how you might address each issue.
Explain how you would address diversity issues among staff members and nongoverning volunteers.
.
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Application:
Incorporating a Nonprofit Organization
Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector
ASSIGNMENT DUE SUNDAY 3/15/20 8:00 pm NEW YORK TIME
APA format 1-2 pages use uploaded resources within the references and in paper citations
Passion for the mission of a proposed organization is not enough to make it a reality. In order to operate legally and obtain tax-deductible donations or grant funding, individuals must incorporate an NPO and apply for tax-exempt status. In the U.S., resources are published that help individuals create new NPOs and guide their operations. These resources include directions on how to incorporate an NPO and apply for tax-exempt status. In this Application Assignment, you will review the requirements for incorporation of an NPO and identify resources to help you fulfill them.
To prepare for this assignment:
Review Chapter 14 in
The Complete Guide to Nonprofit Management
, focusing on the incorporation process.
Examine the guidelines and resources for creating a nonprofit organization in your location.
Select two NPO incorporation requirements that you think might be the most challenging. Think in terms of the NPO you will be creating for your Final Project.
Identify support agencies or officials who understand the nonprofit incorporation process and might be a resource for you. Make a list of these support systems.
The assignment: (1—2 pages)
Describe the two incorporation requirements you selected.
Explain why these incorporation requirements would pose challenges and how you would address the challenges. Provide specific examples.
Describe and evaluate at least one local resource that might guide or help you through the incorporation process.
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Argumentative Synthesis Assignment
This assignment creates an opportunity for you to practice research and demonstrate the writing skills you have developed this semester while engaging with important issues.
Your task is to write a 5-to-5.25-page argument concerning surveillance, privacy, and digital identity. You may wish to consider these questions or others that you formulate: What are the benefits of surveillance and for who? What is the value of privacy? What is the importance of digital identity? Use your anecdotal experience, assigned readings, and independent research to make sense of these topics. Your essay should have a clear point/explanation/thesis and be organized with great care. Use MLA conventions to format your paper. Use at least 5 external sources. 250 points.
Suggested Readings or Source Material:
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Journalism:
No Place to Hide
by Glenn Greenwald
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Journalism Focused on Surveillance and Privacy Issues:
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/
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Academic/Theoretical Excerpt
:
http://foucault.info/documents/disciplineandpunish/foucault.disciplineandpunish.panopticism.html
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Novel:
1984
by George Orwell
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Novel:
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
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Novel:
Neuromancer
by William Gibson
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Lecture:
https://www.ted.com/talks/hubertus_knabe_the_dark_secrets_of_a_surveillance_state?language=en
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Speech
:
http://www.ted.com/talks/glenn_greenwald_why_privacy_matters?language=en
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Documentary:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/united-states-of-secrets/
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Civil Liberties Organization:
https://www.eff.org/
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Film:
Rear Window
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Film:
Minority Report
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Film and Graphic Novel
:
V for Vendetta
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Documentary in Theaters:
Citizenfour
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Argumentative Essay
This writing assignment involves writing your Argumentative essay. Once you draft your essay and
revise, you may submit it for feedback. The feedback will help you revise the draft so you can submit it
as a final. The final version will be graded.
Option #1: Your Position on Pirated Movies
Develop a
thesis statement
on the topic of pirated movies (piracy hurts the economy by…, society can
prevent movie piracy by…, etc.) and write an argumentative essay. Strive for
at least three strong
arguments
in addition to a
counterargument and refutation
(see counterargument and refutation
details in the Top Ten Tips section). Using
argumentative topic sentences
that include your opinion for
each section can help ensure the majority of your essay is argumentative. Beginning of a sample topic
sentence: “The first way movie piracy hurts the economy is….” Then be sure to support that claim with
researched data.
Conclude each paragraph
with a sentence that summarizes the paragraph’s main
ideas.
Sample Thesis Statement:
Ideally, a thesis would include the major assignment objectives for the essay, which in this case would
be your claim/opinion, reasons why you have that opinion, and the counter-argument: “Movie piracy is
unethical because (add argument 1), (add argument 2), and (add argument 3), even though (add
counterargument focus).”
Note that a thorough thesis statement will include the
counterargument
in addition to your own
arguments.
See Top Ten Tips section for more thesis statement assistance.
Use
at least three
credible sources
(the author should be considered an expert on the topic in which he
or she writes; try Google Scholar to search), such as books, articles, and websites, to support your thesis.
Include a mix of
cited paraphrases, summaries, and quotes
in your argumentative research paper. Use
MLA format to create proper parenthetical citations as well as a
Works Cited
page at the end of your
essay. For additional Works Cited assistance visit
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
and use the left navigation menu to locate the type of reference you need.
Option #2: Your Position on Electronic Policing
Develop a
thesis statement
on the topic of electronic policing and anti-plagiarism software and write an
argumentative essay. Your chosen topic needs to be specific and might address a question like the ones
you see in these examples:
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Should student writers be subject to having their work checked by anti-plagiarism software?
Why or why not?
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Is anti-plagiarism software an effective deterrent to stealing published work? Why or why not?
•
You may choose another topic regarding electronic policing as well; just be sure that your main
thesis addresses the topic of
electronic policing
.
If the assignment does not address one of the .
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Are we civilizing these nations, or making them conform to our beliefs? Has any nation appointed America as guardians or rulers over political structures throughout the world? How are we justified in our actions?
Use one of these countries as a foundation for your opinion:
Syria
Iraq
Libya
Korea
Vietnam
China
Your paper needs to be a minimum of 500 words.
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Are humans experiencing microevolution due to natural selection? If yes, propose an example. If no, explain why not. Cite your source(s) at the end of your post.
What is the distinction between micro and macroevolution?
Can one accept one idea and not the other? Explain your answer and cite your source(s).
If we maintain a strict biological definition of “species”, H. sapiens and H. neanderthalensis were NOT separate species as they successfully interbred.
What impact might this information have on assigning a date to the origin of humans?
Are there any other implications?
Cite your source(s) at the end of your post.
Throughout the past seven modules you have been presented with an introduction to evolutionary theory and some lines of evidence for its validity. There are many websites that purport to illustrate the falsity of evolution. Go online and research a single argument that one of these sites makes against evolution. Select one that you find interesting or support or find most plausible.
Make a post with the following components:
A) Explain the specific argument against evolutionary theory.
B) Evaluate the argument. Support or Refute it. Use citations from trusted sources to support your work.
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Appraise the effectiveness of the Integrated Marketing Communications planning process as part of managing the advertising for a brand. Illustrate two to four techniques for using the different elements of Integrated Marketing Communications to manage the image of the brand. Support your response with an example.
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Apply the reading on the MyArtsLab Closer Look at “Édouard Manet,
Olympia
,” The image of Manet's "Olympia" may at first appear to be nothing more than another painting like so many using many images and symbols to depict some element of higher culture. But if one were to take the time and look at Titian's "Venus of Urbino", you would realize Manet's work is making specific reference to this painting with a strong social commentary about the morals and values of the times and the way in which poverty have taken its toll on the poor in Paris.
Art continues to be a powerful force in drawing attention to social issues. For your discussion topic, briefly identify one instance in present-day culture where an individual communicated a social message in the form of a painting, film, commercial, billboard, poster, or any other visual mode of communication. Analyze your selection and describe the visual message represented.
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APPLY THE CONCEPTS: LIFO inventory calculation
Click here
to review an illustrated example of the LIFO calculation. The steps illustrated in the example are recapped below.
1. Start with beginning inventory.
2. Add inventory layers as purchases are made.
3. Compute the cost of merchandise sold as sales occur. Use only the cost of merchandise available for sale as of the sales date.
4. Update the inventory balance after each transaction. (Be sure you do not use an amount more than once.)
5. Determine the ending inventory for the period.
Below is the data for the month of January, 2011.
1/1 Beg. Inv.
150 Units @ $10
1/8 Purchase
120 Units @ $12
1/14 Sale
84 Units
1/22 Purchase
100 Units @ $8
1/25 Sale
124 Units
Compute the LIFO layers amounts for the cost of merchandise available for sale after each purchase and sale.
After 1/8 Purchase
Layer 1
[removed]
units $
[removed]
price per unit $
[removed]
value of the layer
Layer 2
[removed]
units $
[removed]
price per unit $
[removed]
value of the layer
After 1/14 Sale
Layer 1
[removed]
units $
[removed]
price per unit $
[removed]
value of the layer
Layer 2
[removed]
units $
[removed]
price per unit $
[removed]
value of the layer
After 1/22 Purchase
Layer 1
[removed]
units $
[removed]
price per unit $
[removed]
value of the layer
Layer 2
[removed]
units $
[removed]
price per unit $
[removed]
value of the layer
Layer 3
[removed]
units $
[removed]
price per unit $
[removed]
value of the layer
After 1/25 Sale
Layer 1
[removed]
units $
[removed]
price per unit $
[removed]
value of the layer
Layer 2
[removed]
units $
[removed]
price per unit $
[removed]
value of the layer
Based on your answers above, complete the worksheet below.
LIFO Inventory Worksheet
Transaction
Purchases
Cost of Merchandise Sold
Inventory balance
1/1 Beg. Inv.
150 Units @ $10
$1,500
1/8 Purchase
120 Units @ $12
$
[removed]
$
[removed]
1/14 Sale
84 Units
$
[removed]
$
[removed]
1/22 Purchase
100 Units @ $8
$
[removed]
$
[removed]
1/25 Sale
124 Units
$
[removed]
$
[removed]
Total
$
[removed]
$
[removed]
$
[removed]
Hide
APPLY THE CONCEPTS: Recording changes in inventory under LIFO valuation
Under the perpetual system, two journal entries are are required to record sales; one to record the sale and one to record the cost of merchandise sold. Click on the links below to review the journal entries for purchases and sales transactions.
Purchase
Sales
After a purchase or sale occurs, the transaction must be recorded or journalized. In the following journal, record the purchases and sales for the month, assuming that all inventory purchases were made with cash and all sales were made on account at a fixed unit price of $22 per unit. Several facts to remember: (1) All inventory
purchases
are made with cash and cash only; (2) All
sales
are made on account and on account only; and (3) when recording sales, Schiphol wants .
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Apply a sociological perspective to the social world.
Analyze contemporary social issues using the sociological imagination and use sociological theories and concepts to analyze everyday life.
Recognize and define social structure and social interaction
Explain the reciprocal relationship in the influence between societal and structural factors, individual behavior and the self’s development
Develop written communication skills and critical thinking skills.
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Applied social psychology is a field unto itself and provides rese.docxhirstcruz
Applied social psychology
is a field unto itself and provides researchers with a direct connection between academic social psychology and their desire to have an impact on social change. Social psychology is a highly applicable field, and social psychological research influences such areas as: consumer behavior, immigration, cultural diversity, education, the environment, organizational functioning, health/mental health, and politics, to name a few (Steg, Buunk, & Rothengatter, 2008).
For this Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources. Think about how you might use applied social psychology in your field of interest and ways in which to have an impact on social change.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post by Day 3
a brief definition of applied social psychology. Then explain how you might apply one element of applied social psychology in your field of interest. Finally, explain one way using applied social psychology in your field of interest may affect social change.
Book Excerpt:
Steg, L., & Rothengatter, T. (2008).
Introduction to applied social psychology
. In Steg, L., Buunk, A. P., & Rothengatter, T. (Eds.),
Applied social psychology: Understanding and managing social problems
(pp. 1–27). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Copyright 2008 by Cambridge University Press - US - Books. Reprinted by permission of Cambridge University Press - US - Books via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Book Excerpt:
Van Der Zee, K., & Paulus, P. (2008).
Social psychology and modern organizations: Balancing between innovativeness and comfort
. In Steg, L., Buunk, A. P., & Rothengatter, T. (Eds.),
Applied social psychology: Understanding and managing social problems
(pp. 271–290). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Copyright 2008 by Cambridge University Press - US - Books. Reprinted by permission of Cambridge University Press - US - Books via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Article:
Lent, R. W., & Brown, S. D. (2008). Social cognitive career theory and subjective well-being in the context of work.
Journal of Career Assessment, 16
(1), 6–21.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Article:
Verbruggen, M. & Sels, L. (2010). Social-cognitive factors affecting clients’ career and life satisfaction after counseling.
Journal of Career Assessment, 18
(1), 3–15.
Retrieved from the Walden library databases
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ApplicationVolunteers Roles and RelationshipsBoard Governanc.docxhirstcruz
Application:
Volunteers: Roles and Relationships
Board Governance & Volunteer Management
ASSIGNMENT DUE SUNDAY 3/15/20 8:00 pm NEW YORK TIME
APA format 1-3 pages within the references and in paper citations
Many nonprofit organizations cannot afford to employ staff for all the work that must be done to achieve organizational goals. Volunteers, then, are often integral contributors to organizational success. In order to ensure high volunteer retention, special care must be taken to design volunteer positions that are both interesting and meaningful to the volunteer and important to the organization.
Paid staff members are usually responsible for designing and delegating work to volunteers, so the relationship between the two groups is important. Volunteers need to know they are valued and appreciated for their contribution to the overall mission of the organization. Tensions arise when paid staff regard volunteers as somehow "less than" the staff or as an impediment to their getting their work done. The goal is for there to be a working relationship that satisfies the needs and desires of both groups.
To prepare for this assignment:
Review
Chapter 4 in the course text,
Volunteer Managemen
t
. Think about how you might include nongoverning volunteers in an organization.
Consider what positions might foster an active and highly-motivated commitment to the mission of an organization.
Review
Chapter 13 in the course text,
Volunteer Management
. Pay close attention to the importance of staff–volunteer relationships and how integration and support of the two groups might enhance the mission of an organization.
Consider how volunteer and staff diversity might influence an organization and what strategies you might use to foster positive attitudes and relationships within your organization.
The assignment (1-3 pages):
Briefly describe a volunteer position in an organization with which you are familiar (your Final Project organization or another).
Explain the roles and tasks of this volunteer position based on the four "game characteristics" described in Chapter 4 of
Volunteer Management
.
Based on the position you selected and the roles and tasks associated with it, predict what might be required of a supervising staff member to ensuOr will will will contact with the part of the
Month after the
id staff and a nongoverning volunteer in this position.
Describe how you might address each issue.
Explain how you would address diversity issues among staff members and nongoverning volunteers.
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ApplicationIncorporating a Nonprofit OrganizationIntroduction.docxhirstcruz
Application:
Incorporating a Nonprofit Organization
Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector
ASSIGNMENT DUE SUNDAY 3/15/20 8:00 pm NEW YORK TIME
APA format 1-2 pages use uploaded resources within the references and in paper citations
Passion for the mission of a proposed organization is not enough to make it a reality. In order to operate legally and obtain tax-deductible donations or grant funding, individuals must incorporate an NPO and apply for tax-exempt status. In the U.S., resources are published that help individuals create new NPOs and guide their operations. These resources include directions on how to incorporate an NPO and apply for tax-exempt status. In this Application Assignment, you will review the requirements for incorporation of an NPO and identify resources to help you fulfill them.
To prepare for this assignment:
Review Chapter 14 in
The Complete Guide to Nonprofit Management
, focusing on the incorporation process.
Examine the guidelines and resources for creating a nonprofit organization in your location.
Select two NPO incorporation requirements that you think might be the most challenging. Think in terms of the NPO you will be creating for your Final Project.
Identify support agencies or officials who understand the nonprofit incorporation process and might be a resource for you. Make a list of these support systems.
The assignment: (1—2 pages)
Describe the two incorporation requirements you selected.
Explain why these incorporation requirements would pose challenges and how you would address the challenges. Provide specific examples.
Describe and evaluate at least one local resource that might guide or help you through the incorporation process.
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ApplicationKnowing When to Make a ReferralSupporting the develo.docxhirstcruz
Application:
Knowing When to Make a Referral
Supporting the development and learning of young children and their families often requires taking into consideration rapidly changing needs, as well as carefully considering the ongoing impact of environment, culture, and community.
As a child development professional, you may grapple with when to refer a young child and his or her family to infant mental health services. For this Application Assignment, you will develop a checklist and information sheet highlighting factors that need to be considered when determining whether to make a referral to infant mental health services. To prepare for this assignment, review pages 18–22 of
Building Strong Foundations: Practical Guidance for Promoting the Social-Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers
, starting with the section "When to Consider Referring a Child for Infant Mental Health Services." Also draw on resources you have read previously in the course when developing your checklist.
Develop a checklist that includes the following:
Factors that need to be considered prior to making a referral with regard to each of the following categories:
Child factors
Environmental factors
Family factors
An overview of processes you would use to gather information prior to making a referral
Then, create an information sheet that includes general guidelines with regard to the following:
Any special considerations (such as culture, ability, linguistics) that should be taken into account when determining if a referral should be made
Strategies that can be utilized to support the family through the referral process
Assignment length:
1–2 pages
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Application: Special Needs From a Variety of Perspectives
Throughout this course, you will be studying many topics related to children with special needs. The readings, content reviews, and Discussions will help you gain a valuable base of information. To expand your knowledge, the course Applications will offer ways to explore areas of special needs in more depth and increase your awareness of what it is like to teach and to parent a child with special needs, or to be someone who has been identified with a special need.
Before you begin the Week 1 Application, review the outline below in order to plan effectively.
Week 1: Write a Brochure on Early Intervention Services.
You will imagine yourself in the role of a Child Development Community Liaison for a nonprofit organization that provides programs related to infant/toddler healthy development. Your job is to create a brochure for infant/toddler program directors and caregivers informing them about your services.
Week 2: Interview with a Teacher or Caregiver.
You will have a choice of interviewing a teacher whose expertise is special education and who works with children ages 3–8, or a teacher or caregiver who has a child or children in his/her setting who have been identified with special needs.
Week 3: Research and Information Exchange, Part 1.
You will research a category of special needs that is of interest to you in order to gain a greater depth of knowledge.
Week 4: Research and Information Exchange, Part 2.
You will share, review, and reflect on fellow students' research on different categories of special needs.
Week 5: Interview with a Parent of a Child with Special Needs or with a Student or Adult with Special Needs.
You will have a choice of interviewing a parent or other close adult family member of a child with special needs, or a person with special needs who would like to share his or her experiences and perspectives.
Week 1: Write a Brochure on Early Intervention Services
As you have learned this week, early intervention services can include programs for infants and toddlers who may be at risk from biological or environmental issues that could lead to developmental delays or other special needs. One challenge to early intervention service providers is to ensure that they reach out and connect with families. All of the various types of infant and toddler programs in a community, including family day care homes, Early Start, faith-based programs, community organizations, can play an important role in connecting families to available early intervention services.
For your Application Assignment this week, imagine that you have been hired as a Child Development Community Liaison for a community organization called The Guidance Center Inc. In reality, this respected, not-for-profit organization serves the communities of Cambridge and Somerville in Massachusetts. As part of The Guidance Center's Early Childhood Services for ages 0–6 , their Infant-Toddler Services include four p.
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Application: Theoretical Frameworks
Earlier weeks have focused on the importance of identifying and evaluating relevant scholarly literature, and then creating a synthesis that forms the literature review. In designing studies on social problems and in policy arenas, researchers build on these findings from earlier studies, often with new topics in the same or a related field, or with new populations, research design, or research methods.
This is described in your research text in the context of identifying elements to study, together with their relevance and relationships, as “investigators integrate their ideas, the observations of others, the research literature, and their own research” (O’Sullivan, Rassel, & Berner, 2008, p. 7). Just as scholarly researchers base their study designs on related research literature, so, too, must they investigate and apply various theories. Theories, in both researchers’ own and related disciplines, are built on and developed from earlier theories. In order to understand and be able to apply theories to research in public policy and administration, one must “appreciate the historical contexts through which it has developed and the cultural milieus during which important contributions were made to its body of ideas and knowledge” (Shafritz, Ott, & Jang, 2016, p. 2).
An illustration of the networks, connections, and processes among three theories in a theoretical framework will provide the visual that may help to stimulate your thinking about your work on a theoretical framework, and its relationship to your literature synthesis .
Examine the literature in your readings and search peer-reviewed journal articles, to analyze how the theoretical frameworks you are considering using have been used in other research. In 1–2 pages, justify your selection of the two theoretical frameworks you identified in this week’s Discussion. In what way are the theoretical frameworks applicable to your proposed research? Provide examples from the literature. Explain the appropriateness to public policy and administration.
Support your Application Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation
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Application: The Civil Service System
How do public administrators become public administrators? Who recruits, selects, and hires them? How are they paid, promoted, and evaluated? The civil service system is similar to the human resources (HR) department at a private organization. That is, it is concerned with all of the issues and tasks related to employment within the organization. Since the "organization" in this case is the government, there also are many differences between the civil service system and the human resources practices at most private companies. Government organizations have very specific, rigid processes for recruitment, selection, promotion, and appraisal of employees. Many of these processes have been in place since the 19th century. For example, prospective civil servants must pass exams before even being considered for a government position. This is part of the merit system, which is one of the foundational principles of the civil service system. The merit system is based on the idea that the most qualified person should fill each position, rather than a person who simply has the "right" political connections. In addition, government positions all are given a specific classification, which determines the rate of pay. Although these rules sound logical in theory, in practice they often become extremely complicated, leading to dishonesty and inefficiency. As a result, efforts at civil service reform are common and span throughout history, from the Pendleton Act of 1881, to President George W. Bush's push for competitive sourcing in 2001. In this assignment, you examine what the civil service system comprises, as well as how it might be improved.
The assignment (2–3 pages):
Due Thursday 6/11/2015
In your own words, define the civil service system.
Explain the major components of the civil service system.
Explain one way in which you might improve the civil service system.
Explain why you would choose to implement this improvement and what its positive results might be.
Application Assignments must be in
APA style and format
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Application: Public Versus Private Administrators
Reflect on your past experiences within the private sector, whether as a manager, an employee, and/or an observer (e.g., customer, client, patron, etc.). In light of knowledge gained from the Learning Resources, consider how the roles that private administrators play in their professional lives are both similar to and different from the roles that public administrators play.
The assignment (2–3 pages):
Submit your assignment by Sunday June 7, 2015.
Explain at least two specific similarities between the roles that public administrators and private administrators play in their professional lives.
Explain at least two specific differences between the roles of public and private administrators.
Explain at least one insight you have or conclusion you can draw about public administrators as a result of this comparison.
Application Assignments must be in
APA style and format
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Application Health Promotion organizations, non-profits, and agenci.docxhirstcruz
Application: Health Promotion organizations, non-profits, and agencies
our
University provides a diverse community of career professionals with the opportunity to transform themselves as scholar-practitioners so that they may transform society.
—The University Mission
The university mission is a key component of the Walden experience, and throughout your program of study you will be asked to consider how you might apply what you have learned toward the "greater good" of your community.
The Application Assignment for this week is intended to focus on the mission and to encourage you to consider personal or community action you could take in order to affect meaningful change in the health of individuals in your community.
To prepare
for this Application Assignment, locate at least four organizations that contribute to the health of your own community. For each, consider how you might participate in any of their activities—how you could make a difference personally. Examples of ways that you could personally foster a change in your community include:
Buying locally grown produce
Donating food to community organizations
Building homes for the underprivileged
Volunteering at an after-school program
To complete
this Application Assignment, write a
1- to 2-page paper
that includes the following:
A list of the four organizations you located. Describe the mission or purpose of each. (Some examples or organizations and non-profits are listed in the website area).
Select one of the organizations for which you might like to volunteer or make some kind of contribution. Then describe the type(s) of personal actions you could take, with the support of the organization, to contribute to your community. Explain why you chose these particular actions and how this involvement aligns with Walden’s mission.
If you are already involved in community service activities, name and describe the organization with which you work. Also explain how you contribute to the organization’s activities.
Note
: The purpose of this Application is to encourage you to begin thinking about what you might do to contribute to your community. You are not required to volunteer or take part in any activities. The objective is to begin thinking about ways you could apply the Walden mission.
Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week's Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the
Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students
to ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct.
Learning Resources
Required Resources
Media
Video:
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009).
Concepts of health promotion:
Health promotion and prevention in practice.
Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note:
The approximate length of this media piece is 18 minutes.
Dr. Beilenson begins this media program by describing the types of prevention that are normally used in maintaining health or avoiding disease. Dr. Jeffery Levi pr.
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Application
Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response
In this week's readings media program, Ms. Marren discussed how the nurses in New York responded during the 9/11 crisis. Ms. Marren also discussed how the Visiting Nurse Services emergency preparedness/disaster response plan has changed since 9/11. In addition, Dr. Guerra and Dr. DiFerdinando both discussed disaster response
activities and strategies. Finally, the readings this week discussed the role of the nurse in bioterrorism and disaster management.
Select a disaster that could happen in your community. Then, write a 3 pages paper outlining the following:
The disaster
How the professional nurse would use clinical judgment and decision-making skills to provide appropriate nursing care
Other health care professionals that may be involved in a response
Suggest strategies for improving your community's response to your identified disaster
READING RESOURCES/TEXTBOOK:
Video: Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009).
Family, community and population-based care: Emergency preparedness and disaster response in community health nursing
. Baltimore: Author.
Note:
The approximate length of this media piece is 13 minutes.
In this week's media, Ms. Joan Marren, Dr. George DiFerdinando, and Dr. Guerra discuss finding ways to ensure the delivery of nursing care during disasters through emergency preparedness and disaster response. Ms. Marren shares her experiences of providing care to 1,400 patients immediately following 9/11, Dr. Guerra discusses how San Antonio responded when faced with evacuees from Hurricane Katrina, and Dr. DiFerdinando shares his experiences as the Acting Commissioner of Health in New Jersey during the Anthrax emergency
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Palestine last event orientationfvgnh .pptxRaedMohamed3
An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology:
Ethnobotany in herbal drug evaluation,
Impact of Ethnobotany in traditional medicine,
New development in herbals,
Bio-prospecting tools for drug discovery,
Role of Ethnopharmacology in drug evaluation,
Reverse Pharmacology.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
For more information, visit-www.vavaclasses.com
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The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
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1 Understand the BusinessThe first step in performing an IT
1. 1 Understand the Business
The first step in performing an IT audit that is tied to business
strategy is understanding the short-term and long-term goals
and objectives of the business. While we expect IT strategies to
be aligned to an organization's business strategies, in practice,
this is not easy to achieve. The organization typically has made
large investments in legacy systems that have been supporting
the current business. The organization must balance the
maintenance of current business requirements with the need to
support longer term strategies, using emerging technologies to
improve the competitiveness of the organization.
Completing this business audit will ensure that you learn a lot
about the business of the organization.
To prepare for the audit, read
Audits, Internal
and Core Competencies. The templates provided for Step 1 will
give you a framework for collecting this information. Be sure to
ask the following questions:
What are the strategic goals of the organization?
What are the business operational goals?
How do you see your organization in one year, in five years,
and beyond?
Download and open the
Templates_for_Project2_with_Instructions.xlsx
2. file. You will be using this file throughout this project. For
optional feedback in Steps 1 and 3, use the following naming
protocols
The templates for business objectives in Appendices A1 and A2
will guide your discovery. You should list a minimum of three
business objectives that exist for your organization, which will
likely vary from these templates. Existing entries in templates
A1 and A2 are for illustration purposes only. You should fill in
and submit to the assignment folder two tables: Appendix A1 is
for short-term goals (one year) and Appendix A2 is for longer
term goals (five or more years). See Goal Setting for more
information.
After you understand your organization's business objectives,
you will need to evaluate how well your organization is meeting
those objectives. The template in Appendix B will guide you
through a quick analysis of overall organizational effectiveness.
You may want to ask those in leadership positions how well the
organization is performing, but you can also get this
information by examining how well the organization is
performing according to current operational objectives. Choose
a minimum of three organizational effectiveness criteria.
Provide a one-sentence description of each measure, along with
an overall score on a five-point scale and an explanation of the
score you provided. See
Effectiveness and Efficiency
.
Now that you've looked at how well the overall organization is
performing, you should evaluate the organization at a lower
level. Using the Appendix C template to guide you, assess the
general well-being of any two departments in your organization
(for example, finance and marketing). Again, provide
explanation for any key issues for areas where there are less
effective or very effective departments. This information may
3. help you to see areas where opportunities exist to improve your
business with technology.
To summarize what you have found during your assessment of
the business, prepare a two-page summary of the business
objectives and the level of effectiveness in your organization.
This business objectives and effectiveness summary should
address the following questions:
What are some short-term and long-term business objectives of
your organization?
What is your evaluation of overall organizational effectiveness?
Departmental level effectiveness?
Post your business assessment worksheets (Appendices A1, A2,
B, and C) along with your two-page summary of business
objectives and effectiveness to your assignment folder. Your
instructor will review your work and inform you of any major
weaknesses in your deliverable.
In the next step, you will evaluate the ability of IT to meet the
business objectives identified in Step 1.
2 Assess the Current State of Your IT Infrastructure
In Step 1, you looked at the state of business. Now in Step 2,
you will evaluate the ability of IT to meet business objectives.
You should review Technology in Business and Technology
Resources before moving on to Appendix D and E.
Conduct an inventory of the technology being used in your
organization. The technology inventory, Appendix D, provides a
structured format for identifying various technologies and their
4. business functions. In this step, you are merely identifying the
various types of technology that exist in your organization and
their purpose in the organization as they relate to business
functions.
Next, you will evaluate the technology for its ability to meet
current and future business needs. Does your organization use
software for customer relationship management (CRM)? For
inventory management? For employee training? What have you
learned from this assessment? Review Capabilities of IT
Systems and Measuring IT Effectiveness before you continue.
Many of the technologies found in organizations are
implemented to meet the needs of specific business functions.
Often, they are not evaluated for their impact on the
organization’s overall strategic business objectives. Use the
information technology assessment worksheet, Appendix E, to
document the overall state of technology in your organization.
Some of the cells in the worksheet are filled in as examples.
Please delete the examples before starting your work so that you
begin with a blank template. Assess two or three of the most
critical business functions as you identify and list the
capabilities and problems or gaps that exist, being precise in
your description of how each business information system
contributes to the overall efficiency or performance of the
business function. You will use the following five questions to
guide your assessment:
What technologies are responsible for the operation and success
of the organization?
What is the organizational structure and where does IT reside in
this structure?
Are there obvious areas where existing technology is not
5. meeting the current business needs of your organization?
Are there inefficiencies or redundant systems?
Are there potential vulnerabilities in the existing systems that
could impact operations in the short term? What about in the
long term?
See Identifying Applications of Current and Potential
Technologies before continuing.
Next, write a detailed assessment of the ability of technology to
support key business functions in the organization. Your two-to-
three-page technology assessment write-up will consist of one
or two paragraphs to address each of the five questions above .
Post this along with your technology assessment worksheets
(Appendices D and E) to your assignment folder. Your
instructor will review your work and inform you of any major
weaknesses in your deliverable.
In the next step, you will complete a business process risk
assessment for your organization.
3 Complete a Business Process Risk Assessment
In Step 2, you looked at your organization's business processes
and the technology that supports them. Some opportunities for
improvement should now be apparent. Every organization has
limited resources to invest, and so it is important to prioritize
the problem areas that you identified. One way to prioritize
issues is by their potential impact to key organizational
business processes. You will do this by conducting a risk
assessment. A risk assessment can be used as a tool for
identifying and quantifying the factors that have the potential to
impact critical business goals. See Business Process Risk
6. Assessment.
A risk assessment exercise typically requires several steps:
identification of the business risks, assessment of the likelihood
and impact of the risk, and the identification of mitigation
strategies to control the risks. See Business Risk Mitigation to
get more details.
Use the risk assessment worksheet, Appendix F, to list and rate
the business risks as to the relative consequences and the
likelihood of not meeting business objectives. If there is an
existing work-around or mitigation strategy that reduces the
seriousness of the risk, please make a note. A mitigation
strategy may involve a process work-around, realignment of
resources or an investment in IT infrastructure. You might also
want to review the risk matrix in Appendix G, for additional
information on performing your risk assessment.
You will now use the risk assessment and level of risk you
determined through your risk analysis to prioritize the
organization's business risks. The risks that pose realistic and
severe threats to the business will typically have the highest
priority. However, mitigation efforts should be considered as
you make your list of priorities. The organization may not view
a risk as a high priority if they have an acceptable mitigation
strategy in place. Post the risk assessment (Appendix F) in your
assignment folder.
In the next step, you will familiarize yourself with emerging
technologies in preparation for making recommendations to the
CEO.
4 Review Emerging Technologies
Now that you have assessed your organization's current
technology inventory and assessed your organization's risk
7. factors, you are ready to review emerging technologies that may
benefit your organization.
In almost every aspect of business, technologies have been
transforming the way that we do business, improving the
productivity and efficiency of organizations across all sectors.
Point-of-sale systems are now used by most major retailers and
computers are used to manage sales, inventory, employees, and
communication. Technology is evolving and new technologies
are being introduced all that time that have the potential to
improve the competitiveness of organizations. The following are
some of the emerging technologies that you should become
familiar with before you make your report to the CEO:
mobile devices
social media
cloud computing
data analytics (big data)
digital tools (3D printing, wearables, internet of things, etc.)
virtual and augmented reality
machine learning and artificial intelligence
You are not limited to the emerging technologies in this list; be
sure to consider other technologies you have learned about in
your research or from other sources. When you have completed
your review of emerging technologies, you are ready continue to
the next step, in which you will evaluate these technologies and
determine if they might be useful for your organization.
8. 5 Evaluate Emerging Technologies
Every organization is unique when it comes to assessing how
beneficial the implementation of one technology is over
another. Many technologies have failed to live up to the
potential benefits that were expected from their implementation,
so you will want to look at several factors as you proceed
through your analysis. Below are some specific questions to
consider when identifying emerging technologies that have the
potential to impact critical business functions in your
organization.
Can it lower the cost of maintaining your legacy systems?
Will it enable your organization to improve business processes?
Will it improve interoperability of systems?
Will it simplify or standardize IT interfaces?
Does it define new computing or communication standards?
Can this technology be used to reengineer a mission critical
business process?
Will employees see it as a solution to their problem?
Is the organization prepared to deliver any required training on
the new system?
Be sure to read Technology
9. Solution
Implementation before you continue with this step.
Indicate which two emerging technologies you would
recommend that your organization implement. As you evaluate
the new technologies, you will choose two that you believe have
great opportunity to add value to your organization and
organizational business processes. Replacing or integrating
critical legacy information systems can be costly to the
organization and may put the organization at risk, therefore you
should evaluate these suggestions carefully. Fill out the
emerging technology templates (Appendix H and I). These
templates will help you capture the pertinent factors regarding
implementation of new technologies in your organization. For
assistance for estimating costs of new technology see Cost
Estimating.
When you have finished evaluating emerging technologies,
continue to the next step, in which you will present your
complete technology audit report.
6 Present Your Technology Audit Report
10. Now that you have a full understanding of the gaps and
opportunities presented by current and future technologies,
prepare an executive-level brief (or technology audit report) of
no more than 3,000 words, which communicates the current
state of information technology in your organization. Discuss
whether or not existing technologies help your organization
meet business objectives as well as the impact that these
technologies may have on your organization's business model.
Ultimately, if accepted, your recommendations would be
documented in a technology plan or technology roadmap.
See Technology Roadmap for help on this step.
Description Due
Appendices A1, A2, B, and C
Two-page summary of business in your organization
Appendices D, E, and F
Two-to-three page Technology Assessment Write-up
Appendices H and I
11. Technology Audit Report (no more than 3,000 words)
Before you submit your assignment, review the competencies
below, which your instructor will use to evaluate your work. A
good practice would be to use each competency as a self-check
to confirm you have incorporated all of them in your work.
1.1: Organize document or presentation clearly in a manner that
promotes understanding and meets the requirements of the
assignment.
2.1: Identify and clearly explain the issue, question, or problem
under critical consideration.
2.5: Develop well-reasoned ideas, conclusions or decisions,
checking them against relevant criteria and benchmarks.
8.1: Evaluate major business/organizational systems and
processes and make recommendations for improvement.
8.2: Analyze an organization's current technology capabilities
and needs, identifying specific strengths and areas of weakness.
12. 11.1: Recommend strategic plan for the use of technology to
meet the strategic goals of organization.
13.1: Identify and analyze new opportunities.
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