(Everything must be in own words. Each question must be 350 words or more).
Question 1:
Prepare:
· Read Module 1 in your course textbook and At Sea in a Deluge of Data from the Chronicle of Higher Education.
· Complete the TATIL Exam (Links to an external site.) and view your report.
· Complete the APA Skill Check - In-Text Citation (Links to an external site.) and APA Skill Check - Creating References (Links to an external site.).
Reflect:
· Make a list of the different components of information literacy covered in your textbook.
· Consider how each of these components affect your daily life and your chosen career. Pay particular attention to the information literacy skills that employers expect from their employees.
· Review your TATIL exam report and consider how the information provided there relates to the information you read in Module 1 of your textbook. Think about how you can implement your personal recommendations from the report.
Write:
· Explain your understanding of information literacy. Choose three example concepts or skills from Module 1 of your course textbook and explain how these concepts illustrate your understanding. Be sure to cite your course textbook.
· Explain how these concepts apply to you as a college student. Why do students need to learn information literacy?
· Explain why these concepts apply to your personal or professional life and how you will apply them.
Your initial post must be at least 350 words and address all of the prompt’s elements.
You must cite and reference any sources that you use in your posts, including your textbook or any other sources of information that you use. Please refer to the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) and Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) for help with citing and referencing your sources.
Question 2:
Prepare: Take a few minutes to think about the material that we’ve covered in this course so far.
Reflect: Reflect on what you found interesting, surprising, or confusing in this past week. What did you learn that caused you to understand an issue differently? What habits, tips, or resources did you discover that helped you to complete your coursework more effectively or efficiently? Cite clear examples and details to support your post.
Write: This discussion forum is an opportunity for you to explore topics that interest you, share critical insights and questions that you are working with, share your struggles and triumphs, and discuss difficulties that may have arisen this week, hopefully finding solutions. Your posts should describe your experiences in the course this past week, prompting further discussion. You should address at least one of the following questions:
· What struck you in particular as you explored the course materials this week?
· How might you apply this information to your life in the future?
· What insights have you had?
· What have you been struggling with?
· What questions hav ...
Your supervisor, Sophia, Ballot Online director of information t.docxMargaritoWhitt221
Your supervisor, Sophia, Ballot Online director of information technology, has tasked you with creating a presentation that will convince the executives that using cloud-based computing to accommodate Ballot Online future growth rather than trying to expand the current infrastructure will help the company do business faster and at lower cost while conserving IT resources.
Question:
Create a high-level proposal for a compliance program for Ballot Online that enables the organization and its employees to conduct itself in a manner that is in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
The proposal will be one to two pages in length and should take the form of a high-level outline or flowchart showing the different components and relationships among the components.
Include the following elements that are generally found in an effective program:
● Identification of company employees who have oversight over the program, their roles, and responsibilities
● List of high-level policies and/or procedures that may be required
● List of high-level training and education programs that may be required
● Relationships between components of the program, including (but not limited to):
○ communication channels
○ dependencies
● Identification of enforcement mechanism
● Identification of monitoring and auditing mechanisms
● How will responses to compliance issues be handled, and how will corrective action plans be developed?
● How are risk assessments handled?
Please add references
.
Your selected IEP. (Rudy)Descriptions of appropriate instructi.docxMargaritoWhitt221
Your selected IEP. (Rudy)
Descriptions of appropriate instructional and assessment accommodations for the exceptional student based on their needs as described in the IEP.
You will need to list and describe the appropriate assessment tools and accommodations.
You will also need to describe how the lesson can be modified for other learners with varying reading deficiencies.
Rudy IEP
Current Grade: 2
Present Levels of Educational Performance
• Ruby is in good health with no known physical performance issues, and she socializes well with her peers.
• Ruby performs at grade level in all subjects except reading.
• Ruby can identify all letters of the alphabet and knows the sound of most consonants and short vowels.
• Her sight vocabulary is approximately 65 to 70 words, and she reads on the primer level.
• Ruby can spell most words in a first-grade textbook, but has difficulty with words in the second-grade textbook.
Annual Goals
1. By the end of the school year, Ruby will read at a beginning second-grade level with 90% accuracy in word recognition and 80% accu- racy in word comprehension.
Person Responsible: Resource Teacher
2. By the end of the school year, Ruby will increase her sight word vocabulary to 150 words.
Person Responsible: Resource Teacher
3. By the end of the school year, Ruby will read and spell at least 75% of the second-grade spelling words.
Person Responsible: Second-Grade Teacher
Amount of Participation in General Education
• Ruby will participate in all second-grade classes and activities except for reading.
Special Education and Related Services
• Ruby will receive individualized and/or small-group instruction in reading from the Resource Teacher for 30 minutes each day.
.
Your project sponsor and customer are impressed with your project .docxMargaritoWhitt221
Your project sponsor and customer are impressed with your project schedule, but due to some factors out of their control, you’ve been told to deliver your project early, roughly 15% earlier than anticipated. Using the information from the readings, explain how you would go about assessing the possibility of delivering your project early. How will that affect scope, costs, and schedule?
.
Your initial post should use APA formatted in-text citations whe.docxMargaritoWhitt221
Your initial post for class discussions should include APA formatted in-text citations when paraphrasing or directly quoting outside sources like the textbook. You must also include an APA formatted reference list at the end of your post. Posts should be at least 150 words long.
Your life is somewhere in a databaseContains unread posts.docxMargaritoWhitt221
Your life is somewhere in a database
Contains unread posts
(Clipart from MS Office)
Many TV shows depict law enforcement personnel accessing readily accessible databases that contain all types of records about individuals –records about everything from address to telephone records to finances, insurance, and criminal history. The information you share with your bank, doctor, insurance agent, the TSA, ancestry kit companies, and on social media can make your life an open book. Here are some questions to address as you reflect on this:
1. Are you comfortable with giving away some of your privacy for increased security? Why or why not? How far would you let the government go in examining people's private lives?
2. How much access should we have to certain aspects of others' private lives? For example, should States share criminal databases? But should a database of people paroled or released for crimes be made public? Why or why not?
.
Your original initial post should be between 200-300 words and 2 pee.docxMargaritoWhitt221
Your original initial post should be between 200-300 words and 2 peer responses in the range of 75-125 words each. Posts are too brief for a cover page and double-spacing. Otherwise, your posts, references and citations should be in APA format. The rubrics with Biblical Integration determines your grade. It considers:
Providing a short introduction stating your position and argument
Supporting your argument (intext citing shows this)
When all is done, give a brief conclusion
a reference at the end
In this chapter, Collins begins the process of identifying and further developing from the research those unique factors and variables that differentiated the good and great companies. One of the most significant differences, he asserts, is the quality and nature of leadership in the firm. Collins initially told the research team to downplay the role of top executives in the good-to-great process. It became obvious that there was something different that these leaders did. Collins went on to identify "Level 5 leadership" as a common characteristic of the great companies assessed in the study. By further studying the behaviors and attitudes of so-called Level 5 leaders, Collins found that many of those classified in this group displayed an unusual mix of intense determination and profound humility. Characteristics used to describe these leaders included words like quiet, humble, modest, gracious, and understated. Yet there was also the stoic resolve and an unwavering determination evident. They were low-key executives, rarely appearing in the media, who demonstrated a relentless drive for results. These leaders often had a long-term personal sense of investment in the company and its success, often cultivated through a career-spanning climb up the company’s ranks. The personal ego and individual financial gain were not as important as the long-term benefit of the team and the company. As such, Collins warned of the liability involved in employing a bigger-than-life charismatic leader —personalities often brought in from outside the company or organization by a board seeking a high profile figure. The data suggested that a celebrity CEO brought in to turn around a flailing firm was usually not conducive to fostering the transition from
Good to Great
(Collins, 2001).
Why is this important?
Collins was asked and did not want to use "servant leader" for the Level 5 leader (Lichtenwalner, 2012). The team chose the term, “Level 5 Leadership” over Servant Leadership, in part, for fear readers would misinterpret the concept as “servitude” or “weakness.” In his mind, this position looked like something else. And so a new leadership phrase was born. What is interesting is that many but not all of the leaders profiled had a faith background. Lichtenwalner, (2012) in his research suggests that Servant Leadership is a key aspect of Level 5 Leadership. But perhaps it is not the technique but the heart and faith of the leader that had such a signifi.
Your assignment is to research and report about an archaeological fi.docxMargaritoWhitt221
Your assignment is to research and report about an archaeological find of the last fifteen years.
When you begin the research phase of your project, you will be happily surprised to find just how many active sites are producing new insights into ancient cultures every single day. Some recent examples include excavations in Scotland, England, Egypt, Jerusalem, Rome, and China. Find one that interests you.
Please message me for full assignment information as I am not able to post it.
.
Your assignment for Physical Science I is to write a paper on.docxMargaritoWhitt221
Your assignment for Physical Science I is to write a paper on:
Clean Energy as well as an alternatives and the Environments: Solar, Geological (Geothermal!), and Wind Energy for the Future. Also, Hydro Power Plants, Dams, and the Water Table and Ecology Issues.
1200 words.
.
Your supervisor, Sophia, Ballot Online director of information t.docxMargaritoWhitt221
Your supervisor, Sophia, Ballot Online director of information technology, has tasked you with creating a presentation that will convince the executives that using cloud-based computing to accommodate Ballot Online future growth rather than trying to expand the current infrastructure will help the company do business faster and at lower cost while conserving IT resources.
Question:
Create a high-level proposal for a compliance program for Ballot Online that enables the organization and its employees to conduct itself in a manner that is in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
The proposal will be one to two pages in length and should take the form of a high-level outline or flowchart showing the different components and relationships among the components.
Include the following elements that are generally found in an effective program:
● Identification of company employees who have oversight over the program, their roles, and responsibilities
● List of high-level policies and/or procedures that may be required
● List of high-level training and education programs that may be required
● Relationships between components of the program, including (but not limited to):
○ communication channels
○ dependencies
● Identification of enforcement mechanism
● Identification of monitoring and auditing mechanisms
● How will responses to compliance issues be handled, and how will corrective action plans be developed?
● How are risk assessments handled?
Please add references
.
Your selected IEP. (Rudy)Descriptions of appropriate instructi.docxMargaritoWhitt221
Your selected IEP. (Rudy)
Descriptions of appropriate instructional and assessment accommodations for the exceptional student based on their needs as described in the IEP.
You will need to list and describe the appropriate assessment tools and accommodations.
You will also need to describe how the lesson can be modified for other learners with varying reading deficiencies.
Rudy IEP
Current Grade: 2
Present Levels of Educational Performance
• Ruby is in good health with no known physical performance issues, and she socializes well with her peers.
• Ruby performs at grade level in all subjects except reading.
• Ruby can identify all letters of the alphabet and knows the sound of most consonants and short vowels.
• Her sight vocabulary is approximately 65 to 70 words, and she reads on the primer level.
• Ruby can spell most words in a first-grade textbook, but has difficulty with words in the second-grade textbook.
Annual Goals
1. By the end of the school year, Ruby will read at a beginning second-grade level with 90% accuracy in word recognition and 80% accu- racy in word comprehension.
Person Responsible: Resource Teacher
2. By the end of the school year, Ruby will increase her sight word vocabulary to 150 words.
Person Responsible: Resource Teacher
3. By the end of the school year, Ruby will read and spell at least 75% of the second-grade spelling words.
Person Responsible: Second-Grade Teacher
Amount of Participation in General Education
• Ruby will participate in all second-grade classes and activities except for reading.
Special Education and Related Services
• Ruby will receive individualized and/or small-group instruction in reading from the Resource Teacher for 30 minutes each day.
.
Your project sponsor and customer are impressed with your project .docxMargaritoWhitt221
Your project sponsor and customer are impressed with your project schedule, but due to some factors out of their control, you’ve been told to deliver your project early, roughly 15% earlier than anticipated. Using the information from the readings, explain how you would go about assessing the possibility of delivering your project early. How will that affect scope, costs, and schedule?
.
Your initial post should use APA formatted in-text citations whe.docxMargaritoWhitt221
Your initial post for class discussions should include APA formatted in-text citations when paraphrasing or directly quoting outside sources like the textbook. You must also include an APA formatted reference list at the end of your post. Posts should be at least 150 words long.
Your life is somewhere in a databaseContains unread posts.docxMargaritoWhitt221
Your life is somewhere in a database
Contains unread posts
(Clipart from MS Office)
Many TV shows depict law enforcement personnel accessing readily accessible databases that contain all types of records about individuals –records about everything from address to telephone records to finances, insurance, and criminal history. The information you share with your bank, doctor, insurance agent, the TSA, ancestry kit companies, and on social media can make your life an open book. Here are some questions to address as you reflect on this:
1. Are you comfortable with giving away some of your privacy for increased security? Why or why not? How far would you let the government go in examining people's private lives?
2. How much access should we have to certain aspects of others' private lives? For example, should States share criminal databases? But should a database of people paroled or released for crimes be made public? Why or why not?
.
Your original initial post should be between 200-300 words and 2 pee.docxMargaritoWhitt221
Your original initial post should be between 200-300 words and 2 peer responses in the range of 75-125 words each. Posts are too brief for a cover page and double-spacing. Otherwise, your posts, references and citations should be in APA format. The rubrics with Biblical Integration determines your grade. It considers:
Providing a short introduction stating your position and argument
Supporting your argument (intext citing shows this)
When all is done, give a brief conclusion
a reference at the end
In this chapter, Collins begins the process of identifying and further developing from the research those unique factors and variables that differentiated the good and great companies. One of the most significant differences, he asserts, is the quality and nature of leadership in the firm. Collins initially told the research team to downplay the role of top executives in the good-to-great process. It became obvious that there was something different that these leaders did. Collins went on to identify "Level 5 leadership" as a common characteristic of the great companies assessed in the study. By further studying the behaviors and attitudes of so-called Level 5 leaders, Collins found that many of those classified in this group displayed an unusual mix of intense determination and profound humility. Characteristics used to describe these leaders included words like quiet, humble, modest, gracious, and understated. Yet there was also the stoic resolve and an unwavering determination evident. They were low-key executives, rarely appearing in the media, who demonstrated a relentless drive for results. These leaders often had a long-term personal sense of investment in the company and its success, often cultivated through a career-spanning climb up the company’s ranks. The personal ego and individual financial gain were not as important as the long-term benefit of the team and the company. As such, Collins warned of the liability involved in employing a bigger-than-life charismatic leader —personalities often brought in from outside the company or organization by a board seeking a high profile figure. The data suggested that a celebrity CEO brought in to turn around a flailing firm was usually not conducive to fostering the transition from
Good to Great
(Collins, 2001).
Why is this important?
Collins was asked and did not want to use "servant leader" for the Level 5 leader (Lichtenwalner, 2012). The team chose the term, “Level 5 Leadership” over Servant Leadership, in part, for fear readers would misinterpret the concept as “servitude” or “weakness.” In his mind, this position looked like something else. And so a new leadership phrase was born. What is interesting is that many but not all of the leaders profiled had a faith background. Lichtenwalner, (2012) in his research suggests that Servant Leadership is a key aspect of Level 5 Leadership. But perhaps it is not the technique but the heart and faith of the leader that had such a signifi.
Your assignment is to research and report about an archaeological fi.docxMargaritoWhitt221
Your assignment is to research and report about an archaeological find of the last fifteen years.
When you begin the research phase of your project, you will be happily surprised to find just how many active sites are producing new insights into ancient cultures every single day. Some recent examples include excavations in Scotland, England, Egypt, Jerusalem, Rome, and China. Find one that interests you.
Please message me for full assignment information as I am not able to post it.
.
Your assignment for Physical Science I is to write a paper on.docxMargaritoWhitt221
Your assignment for Physical Science I is to write a paper on:
Clean Energy as well as an alternatives and the Environments: Solar, Geological (Geothermal!), and Wind Energy for the Future. Also, Hydro Power Plants, Dams, and the Water Table and Ecology Issues.
1200 words.
.
Your charge is to develop a program using comparative research, anal.docxMargaritoWhitt221
Your charge is to develop a program using comparative research, analyzing the relationship of workplace behavior and employee motivation. Create a diversity mentoring program (DMP) for an organization of your choosing. You may select a current or former employer, church, hobby team, etc.Within your plan, include the following items listed below:
name of organization;
introduction of DMP;
need of such program;
benefits of the program;
potential challenges (may include potential problems that may incur without such program);
justification of the important aspects of employee behavior and the relationship to employee motivation;
one inclusion of a motivation theory;
details of the equity of social justice and the power to make positive change; and
explanation of the plan to implement the program with recommendations with inclusion of the expected outcomes.
Two pages
.
Young consumers’ insights on brand equity Effects of bra.docxMargaritoWhitt221
Young consumers’ insights on brand equity
Effects of brand loyalty, brand awareness, and brand image
1
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
LITERATURE REVIEW
METHODOLOGY
2
- Data set development
- Customer expectation
--Brand recognition
--The quality of the brand is guaranteed
- Advantage of Brand effect
-- Increase market share
--Increase of competitive advantage
Research Background
- Data set development
- Customer expectation
--Brand recognition
--The quality of the brand is guaranteed
- Advantage of Brand effect
-- Increase market share
--Increase of competitive advantage
Research Background
3
Research problem
-Limited research
-Different research perspectives
-The impact factor of brand equity
Research objectives
The purpose of this study is to measure the relationship between brand loyalty, brand awareness and brand image and brand equity of young consumers.
Aaker (1991) Model theory was incorporated into the relevant research system
Identify the relationship between brand equity and brand loyalty, brand awareness and brand image
The research scope of brand effect has been expanded
Provide guidance for enterprises to design effective strategies
Significant of study
Contribution
Scope of study
Master students are the main research objects, and the research scope is to investigate Chinese master students.
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
The conclusion of this paper is based on the principle of Aaker (1991) model.
It can be said that customers' attitude towards brands has an important impact on brand assets (Choi, Parsa, Sigala, & Putrevu, 2009).
Thwaites et al. (2012) found that when consumers' perception of brand cognition is positive, their purchase intention of brand will also be positive.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Brand loyalty
The study found that the creative consumption behavior of customers has a positive effect on the cultivation of brand loyalty, and the brand equity associated with high brand loyalty of consumers is higher than that of other brands (Atilgan, Aksoy, & Akinci, 2005).
Brand awareness
According to the research, when customers‘ brand awareness is enhanced and they have a certain understanding of brand awareness, the brand equity will also be further enhanced,It can be said that there is a significant influence relationship between brand awareness and brand equity (Pouromid & Iranzadeh, 2012).
LITERATURE REVIEW
Brand image
Most consumers will choose products with good brand image and feel that such products are of relatively high quality (Rubio, Oubina, & Villasenor, 2014).
Relevant studies, such as Faircloth et al. (2001), Rubio et al. (2014), and Vahie and Paswan (2006), have confirmed the positive influence of brand image on brand equity.
Brand equity is the added value of a product or a service, which mainly reflects the customer's evaluation and use of the brand, and also reflects the competitive advantage, price advantage and profitability brought by the brand to the enterp.
You will examine a scenario that includes an inter-group conflict. I.docxMargaritoWhitt221
You will examine a scenario that includes an inter-group conflict. In this scenario, you are recognized as an authority in cross-cultural psychology and asked to serve as a consultant to help resolve the conflict. You will be asked to write up your recommendations in a 5–6page paper not including your title and reference page.
Reference
Darley, J.M. & Latané, B. (1968). Bystander interview in emergencies: Diffusion of responsibility. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 8(4), 377-383.
To Prepare:
Review the following:
Scenario: Culture, Psychology, and Community
Imagine an international organization has approached you to help resolve an inter-group conflict. You are an authority in cross-cultural psychology and have been asked to serve as a consultant based on a recent violent conflict involving a refugee community in your town and a local community organization. In the days, weeks, and months leading up to the violent conflict, there were incidents of discrimination and debates regarding the different views and practices people held about work, family, schools, and religious practice. Among the controversies has been the role of women’s participation in political, educational, and community groups.
(6 pages excluding title page and reference page)
:
Part 1: Developing an Understanding
(2 pages)
Based on the scenario, explain how you can help integrate the two diverse communities so that there is increased understanding and appreciation of each group by the other group. (
Note
: Make sure to include in your explanation the different views and practices of cultural groups as well as the role of women.)
Based on your knowledge of culture and psychology, provide three possible suggestions/solutions that will help the community as a whole. In your suggestions make sure to include an explanation regarding group think and individualism vs. collectivism.
Part 2: Socio-Emotional, Cognitive, and Behavioral Aspects
(2 pages)
Based on your explanations in Part 1, how do your suggestions/solutions impact the socio-emotional, cognitive, and behavior aspects of the scenario and why?
Part 3: Gender, Cultural Values and Dimensions, and Group Dynamics
(2 pages)
Explain the impact of gender, cultural values and dimensions, and group dynamics in the scenario.
Further explain any implications that may arise from when working between and within groups.
Support your Assignment by citing all resources in APA
Learning Resources
Required Readings
Ahmed, R., & Gielen, U. (2017). Women in Egypt. In C. M. Brown, U. P. Gielen, J. L. Gibbons, & J. Kuriansky (Eds.), Women's evolving lives: Global and psychosocial perspectives (pp. 91–116). New York, NY: Springer.
Credit Line: Women's Evolving Lives: Global and Psychosocial Perspectives, by Brown, C.; Gielen, U.; Gibbons, J.; Kuriansky, J. (eds). Copyright 2017 by Springer International Publishing. Reprinted by permission of Springer International Publishing via the Copyright Clearance .
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The student will conduct a history and assessment of a head, ear, or eye problem provided by their instructor or from their own experience. They will document their findings, identify any actual or potential risks, and submit a Word document with this information to an assignment drop box. The assignment is due based on the course calendar dates.
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About the Authorv
Brief Contentsvii
Contentsvix
Prefacexv
Chapter 1: Leading Edge Management2
Chapter 2: The Evolution of Management Thinking38
Chapter 3: The Environment and Corporate Culture74
Chapter 4: Managing in a Global Environment110
Chapter 5: Managing Ethics and Social Responsibility144
Chapter 6: Managing Start-Ups and New Ventures180
Chapter 7: Planning and Goal Setting216
Chapter 8: Strategy Formulation and Execution248
Chapter 9: Managerial Decision Making284
Chapter 10: Designing Organization Structure324
Chapter 11: Managing Innovation and Change370
Chapter 12: Managing Human Talent406
Chapter 13: Managing Diversity and Inclusion446
Chapter 14: Understanding Individual Behavior484
Chapter 15: Leadership528
Chapter 16: Motivating Employees570
Chapter 17: Managing Communication608
Chapter 18: Leading Teams648
Chapter 19: Managing Quality and Performance688
Appendix: Operations Management and E-Commerce721
Name Index741
Company Index756
Subject Index761
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Quality tools, methods paper
In the assigned textbook (chapter 15 p. 269), the authors present a table describing how the used the model for improvement, PDSA, and lean six sigma as a tool to develop their organization’s plan for improvement.
Studying the situation in your organization, present a suggested improvement plan (present a table similar to the one in p.269 + two pages explanation) utilizing one or more of the models discussed in the class (see chapter 2).
Grading rubric:
1. Quality of the table: at last, one of the quality models/tools should be applied correctly
2. Adequate explanation is given to support and explain the table
3. General organization of the assignment. Correct grammar and spelling are used
Note:
Suggested improvement plan is:
Decreased number of urinary catheter infections.
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You will act as a critic for some of the main subjects covered i.docxMargaritoWhitt221
You will act as a critic for some of the main subjects covered in the humanities. You will conduct a series of short, evaluative critiques of film, philosophy, literature, music, and myth. You will respond to five different prompts, and each response should include an analysis of the topics using terminology unique to that subject area and should include an evaluation as to why the topic stands the test of time. The five prompts are as follows:
1:
Choose a film and offer an analysis of why it is an important film, and discuss it in terms of film as art. Your response should be more than a summary of the film.
2:
Imagine you had known Plato and Aristotle and you had a conversation about how we
fall in love
. Provide an overview of how Plato would explain falling in love, and then provide an overview of how Aristotle might explain falling in love.
3:
Compare and contrast the two poems below:
LOVE’S INCONSISTENCY
I find no peace, and all my war is done;
I fear and hope, I burn and freeze likewise
I fly above the wind, yet cannot rise;
And nought I have, yet all the world I seize on;
That looseth, nor locketh, holdeth me in prison, And holds me not, yet can I ’scape no wise;
Nor lets me live, nor die, at my devise,
And yet of death it giveth none occasion.
Without eyes I see, and without tongue I plain;
I wish to perish, yet I ask for health;
I love another, and yet I hate myself;
I feed in sorrow, and laugh in all my pain;
Lo, thus displeaseth me both death and life,
And my delight is causer of my grief.
Petrarch
After great pain a formal feeling comes—
The nerves sit ceremonious like tombs;
The stiff Heart questions—was it He that bore?
And yesterday—or centuries before?
The feet mechanical go round
A wooden way
Of ground or air or ought
Regardless grown,
A quartz contentment like a stone.
This is the hour of lead
Remembered if outlived
As freezing persons recollect
The snow—
First chill, then stupor, then
The letting go
Emily Dickinson
4:
Compare and contrast these two pieces of music: see files attached below
Beethoven’s Violin Romance No. 2
Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag
5:
Explain in classical terms why a modern character is a hero. Choose from either Luke Skywalker, Indiana Jones, Bilbo Baggins, Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, or Ender Wiggins.
.
You will research and prepare a presentation about image. Your rese.docxMargaritoWhitt221
You will research and prepare a presentation about image. Your research / presentation should provide the following information / answers:
What is raster image? List two (2) common types of raster image.
What is a vector image? List two (2) common types of vector image.
Create a table listing pros and cons comparing raster vs. vector images. You should present at list three (3) pros and three (3) cons for each type of image.
Show one (1) good and (1) bad example of raster image. Explain why it is a good and bad example.
Show two (2) examples of vector images.
What is the difference between ppi and dpi?
Which are the common resolution used for: website, plotter, banner and social media. Why do we use different resolution for each type of media?
How you identify the real size of an image using resolution and pixels?
.
You will be asked to respond to five different scenarios. Answer eac.docxMargaritoWhitt221
You will be asked to respond to five different scenarios. Answer each scenario (about 1 page per scenario). You will need to:
Decide what action the responding officer should take and provide an explanation/justification for your response.
In your explanation, explain the role that discretion played in your decision. Choose at least five factors from the list below to include in your explanation.
When considering your response for each scenario, remember that because of the nature of law enforcement work, police officers have always maintained a certain amount of discretion. Due to the amount of interaction that officers have with members of the public, this discretion must be fair, equal, impartial, and legal. As such, the use of discretion by officers is both a foundation of police work and a component of community policing.
Note
: You may make any and all assumptions necessary to answer these scenarios as long as they do not conflict with the details provided.
FACTORS (CHOOSE AT LEAST 5 FOR EACH SCENARIO):
Environmental factors
Nature of the community.
Socio-demographic characteristics.
Level and type of crime in the community.
Police/Community relations.
Organizational factors
Department Rules and Regulations.
Policies and Procedures.
Department bureaucracy.
Officer experience.
Dimensions of policing: philosophical; strategic; tactical; organizational.
Situational factors
Seriousness of crime.
Weapon involvement.
Victim – Desire to prosecute.
Group/gang crime.
Suspect’s demeanor.
Age/gender/race of involved parties.
Suspect’s criminal record.
Ethics
Moral values.
Cultural/Societal norms.
Accountability.
Friends/Family/Coworkers.
Experience/Upbringing.
Legal
Laws.
Past practice.
Evidence.
Victim signatures.
Landmark Supreme Court cases.
Scenario 1:
Officer Merced responds to a call of a Theft in Progress. Upon arrival, he finds that an 18-year-old female has stolen baby formula and diapers by exiting the store without paying. He speaks with her and finds that she has a newborn baby, does not have any source of income, and needed the formula and diapers for the baby. As such, theft is still a crime. What should Officer Merced do?
Do you arrest the woman or not? What factors influenced your decision?
Provide an explanation/justification for your chosen response including the role that discretion played in your decision.
Be sure to consider at least five of the provided factors in your explanation.
Use evidence and details from the scenario as well as supporting information and examples from the text in your response.
Scenario 2:
Dane is in an electronics store where he and a couple of friends are searching for a potential gift to give to a friend. They are happy to find a video game that is on sale but decide to continue looking around the store. They decide to go grab a bite to eat before making a final decision on what to get for their friend. As they are walking .
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You might find that using analysis tools to analyze internal
and external environments is an effective way of analyzing the
chosen capstone organization. If you need to learn more
about these types of analysis tools, check out the resources
below.
Internal Analysis Tools
• tutor2u. (2016). PESTLE (PEST) analysis
explained [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=sP2sDw5waEU
• SmartDraw. (n.d.). SWOT analysis. https://
www.smartdraw.com/swot-analysis/
• SWOT Framework.
External Analysis Tools
• Applying VRIO and PESTLE.
• PESTLE Analysis. (n.d.). What is PESTLE analysis? A
tool for business analysis. http://pestleanalysis.com/what-
is-pestle-analysis/
• Study.com. (n.d.). What is PESTLE analysis? Definition
and examples. https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-
is-pestle-analysis-definition-examples.html
• Management & Finance1 TU Delft. (2016). The five
competitive forces that shape strategy [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYF2_FBCvXw
Use these resources as you see appropriate:
• Research Guide – MBA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP2sDw5waEU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP2sDw5waEU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP2sDw5waEU
https://www.smartdraw.com/swot-analysis/
http://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/MBA5006/GuidedPath/SWOTFramework/wrapper.asp
http://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/MBA5006/GuidedPath/ApplyVRIOandPESTLE/wrapper.asp
http://pestleanalysis.com/what-is-pestle-analysis/
http://pestleanalysis.com/what-is-pestle-analysis/
https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-pestle-analysis-definition-examples.html
https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-pestle-analysis-definition-examples.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYF2_FBCvXw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYF2_FBCvXw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYF2_FBCvXw
https://capellauniversity.libguides.com/MBA
• This research guide was custom created to help
MBA learners. If you are feeling a bit lost on where
to start, this would be a good starting point.
• James, N. (2007). Writing at work: How to write clearly,
effectively and professionally. Crows Nest, Australia:
Allen & Unwin.
• Use this as a general writing handbook. For
example, there are chapters on tone, grammar,
punctuation, style, et cetera.
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MBA Capstone Project Description
MBA Capstone Project Description
Throughout your MBA program, you have worked to develop as a business professional and
prepare to meet future challenges as a business leader. Your program culminates in the
capstone project, which forms the primary focus of MBA-FPX5910, the final course you will take
in the program. The capstone project is intended to provide you the opportunity to demonstrate
your MBA program outcomes by:
• Planning and executing .
You will conduct a professional interview with a staff nurse and a s.docxMargaritoWhitt221
You will conduct a professional interview with a staff nurse and a staff nurse leader to discover their intra/inter-professional communications styles. It will be important to incorporate learning objectives regarding therapeutic communication styles including their method of caring, assertive, and responsible communication in your discussion/analysis of the interview.
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This document provides instructions for a research project on computer forensics. The research project must include an abstract, introduction, section on computer forensics, and conclusion. It must be 500 words with in-text citations and 4 references.
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1.
Describe some of the landmark Supreme Court decisions that have influenced present-day juvenile justice procedures.
2.
How are children processed by the juvenile justice system from arrest to reentry into society?
3.
Discuss the key issues of the preadjudicatory stage of juvenile justice including detention, intake, diversion, pretrial release, plea bargaining and waiver.
Textbook for the class
Siegel, Welsh, and Senna.
(2014).
Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Practice, and Law
(12). Cengage Learning. [ISBN-978-1-285-45840-3]
Format:
should be thoroughly researched and reported. References and sources should be listed in MLA or APA format. The average length paper is two to three pages. You may interview individuals currently employed or retired from the criminal justice system and use them as a reference. All writing assignments must be original work for this course. Do not submit a paper used in another course. Do not cut and paste paragraphs of information into your paper. All source material should be paraphrased in your own words. Short quotations are allowed.
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1.
Describe positive and negative outcomes that can result from societal, political, and cultural differences when managing a corporation in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. (225 Words)
2.
Different cultures value personal, face-to-face contact and relationships with different levels of reverence. What are some cultures around the world where you might want to utilize more one-on-one contact rather than sole use of technology to motivate employees? (225 Words)
References:
Deresky, H. (2014). International management: Managing across borders and cultures (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
.
1.Define organization development. State why organization develo.docxMargaritoWhitt221
1.
Define organization development. State why organization development should be considered an HRD approach.
2.
Identify and briefly describe the three stages in Schein's change process model.
3.
Briefly describe the role of the change agent in the OD change process.
4.
Briefly explain why total quality management (TQM) should be considered a sociotechnical systems intervention.
.
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This document discusses different types of speeches including after dinner speeches, commemorative speeches, and speeches of acceptance. It also asks how to organize an award acceptance presentation and defines introduction and presentation speeches. Finally, it compares talking points to elevator speeches.
1.Consider the Republican Party of Abraham Lincoln. Didit, in it.docxMargaritoWhitt221
1.
Consider the Republican Party of Abraham Lincoln. Didit, in its
policies
and programs, its understanding
of the
Constitution
and the
proper
relation between the states and the national
government,
owe more
to
the
tradition
of Alexander Hamilton
and the Federalist
Part
y
,
or was
it
more in the
tradition
of Thomas Jefferson and the
Jeffersonian
Republican Party? Why?
Explain and support your
answer.
2.
Describe and discuss
whit
e
-
Indian
relations from the colonial
period
through
the
mid-nineteenth century.
3.
Describe and discuss relations between blacks and whites from
the
earliest colonial period to the end of the Civil War.(Include in
your
discussion free blacks as well
as
slaves.)
4.
Describe and explain how and why national
political
parties arose in
the
United
States and how the party system changed from
Washington’s
administration
to
Lincoln’s.
5.
Inan
essay,
considertheAmericaneconomyfromthe
ratification
of
the
Constitution
to
1865.
Inwhatmajorwayshad
it
changedover
those
years?
Why?
6.
Write an essay in which you describe howthenation’s
borders
expanded
from
1783
to the Civil
War.
7.
“The
Constitution
of
1787
was intended by its framers to create a
government
that would identify and
implement
the public good
rather
than the public will. But by Andrew Jackson’s election, it was clear
that
something
had gone very wrong, that a national
government
had
been
created that sought to identify and
implement
the public will rather
than
the public
goo
d
.
”
a.
Is this an accurate statement?
Why or why not?
Discuss in an essa
y
.
8.
“In
1865
at
Appomattox
Court House, it was not only Lee
who
surrendered to Grant,
it
was Jefferson who surrendered to
Hamilton
.
”
Discuss in an essay. (Hint: go back and review both Hamilton’s
and
Jefferson’s ideas about implied
powers and the
Constitution,
about
the
proper
distribution
of powers between the national and
state
government
s
.
)
.
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1.By 1945, what parts of the world had industrialized? How did that change their economies, societies, politics, and cultures? Illustrate your points by using specific countries as examples.
2. As of 1945, what parts of the world were subject to colonialism? In what ways did living under colonial rule affect the members of those societies? Were the effects positive, negative, or mixed? Illustrate your points by using specific countries as examples.
3. When communists took power in a country, what changes did they typically impose? Why do you think some people supported those changes? Why did others oppose them? Illustrate your points by using specific countries as examples.
4. What evidence of globalization do you see in the world of 1945? Give specific examples of how globalization affected people’s lives in different parts of the world.
5. Did you mention nationalism, feminism, and technological change in one or more of your answers above? If so, you can skip this question. If not, how did those forces affect people’s lives in the decades leading up to 1945? Illustrate your points by using specific countries as examples.
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1.
Cancer cells within which of the following biopsy samples would be the best indicator that the cancer has metastasized and is circulating through the bloodstream?
Alleles
Phenotype
Gametes
Gonads
Genes
Crossing over
Meiosis
Mitosis
Segregation
Quantitative traits
A.
The separation of a pair of alleles
B.
Results in two identical daughter cells
C.
Traits with a wide range of phenotypes like eye color, height, and intelligence
D.
Small segments of DNA that code for proteins
E.
Occurs during prophase I of Meiosis I
F.
Alternate forms of genes
G.
Sex organs
H.
Physical traits
I.
Results in a reduced number of chromosomes
J.
Sex cells
1.
Assume the gene for freckles is dominant (F). A woman with freckles has a son that does not. What would have to be the genotype of the mother?
2.
Assume that Tay-Sachs disease only affects homozygous recessive individuals. If two parents are carriers, what are the chances that their child would have the disease?
.
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1.
Both Buddhism and Sikhism have roots that go back into Hinduism.
Compare and contrast how each of these traditions maintained continuity with Hinduism and how they moved away from it.
2.
Using at least five of the Seven Dimensions of Religion, compare and contrast the role of religion in India and in China.
.
1.
Corporate Strategy – Virgin Group
Assignment Overview
For this assignment, you are to write a 4–6 page business analysis to the vice president of corporate strategy at the company's headquarters that describes key elements of the corporate strategy of the firm you selected. Include key findings for the firm's level of diversification (product scope), geographical and vertical scope, and the overall fit with the business strategy or strategies identified in Unit 1 of the course.
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assignment criteria:
Competency 1 – Apply strategic theories, models and tools to distinguish an organization's strategy.
Analyze the corporate strategy of the selected firm, including product, geographical, and vertical scope in which it operates
.
Competency 5 – Analyze the strategic fit of an organization's structure and business systems.
Analyze the firm's overall corporate structure and key management systems.
Competency 6 – Evaluate an organization's strategic fit with the external industry environment.
Analyze the strategic fit between the business and corporate strategies of the selected firm.
Competency 7 – Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.
Write coherently to support a central idea (in appropriate APA format) with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a business professional.
Assignment Preparation
For your selected firm (Ford, Proctor and Gamble, or Virgin Group), research the firm's corporate strategy, including its level of diversification, corporate structure, extent of vertical integration, and global scope. Use the Capella University Library, Internet, your text case studies, or the firm research information in the Assignment Resources to find at least four current, scholarly, or professional resources for this assignment.
Assignment Requirements
For this assignment, use headings and subheadings to help organize the key points of your 4-6 page business analysis and include the following:
Analyze the corporate strategy of the selected firm, including product, geographical, and vertical scope in which it operates. Has the firm expanded from its initial product line or field of operation? Does the firm own vertically related activities along the value chain for its products?
Analyze the firm's overall corporate structure and key management systems. Does the firm employ any of the following three elements of corporate strategy: diversification, vertical integration, or globalization? Are global alliances an overall part of the corporate strategy?
Analyze the strategic fit between the business and corporate strategies of the selected firm.
Write coherently to support a central idea (in appropriate APA format) with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a business professional.
Then
2.
Assignment Overview – The Virg.
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Your charge is to develop a program using comparative research, analyzing the relationship of workplace behavior and employee motivation. Create a diversity mentoring program (DMP) for an organization of your choosing. You may select a current or former employer, church, hobby team, etc.Within your plan, include the following items listed below:
name of organization;
introduction of DMP;
need of such program;
benefits of the program;
potential challenges (may include potential problems that may incur without such program);
justification of the important aspects of employee behavior and the relationship to employee motivation;
one inclusion of a motivation theory;
details of the equity of social justice and the power to make positive change; and
explanation of the plan to implement the program with recommendations with inclusion of the expected outcomes.
Two pages
.
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Young consumers’ insights on brand equity
Effects of brand loyalty, brand awareness, and brand image
1
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
LITERATURE REVIEW
METHODOLOGY
2
- Data set development
- Customer expectation
--Brand recognition
--The quality of the brand is guaranteed
- Advantage of Brand effect
-- Increase market share
--Increase of competitive advantage
Research Background
- Data set development
- Customer expectation
--Brand recognition
--The quality of the brand is guaranteed
- Advantage of Brand effect
-- Increase market share
--Increase of competitive advantage
Research Background
3
Research problem
-Limited research
-Different research perspectives
-The impact factor of brand equity
Research objectives
The purpose of this study is to measure the relationship between brand loyalty, brand awareness and brand image and brand equity of young consumers.
Aaker (1991) Model theory was incorporated into the relevant research system
Identify the relationship between brand equity and brand loyalty, brand awareness and brand image
The research scope of brand effect has been expanded
Provide guidance for enterprises to design effective strategies
Significant of study
Contribution
Scope of study
Master students are the main research objects, and the research scope is to investigate Chinese master students.
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
The conclusion of this paper is based on the principle of Aaker (1991) model.
It can be said that customers' attitude towards brands has an important impact on brand assets (Choi, Parsa, Sigala, & Putrevu, 2009).
Thwaites et al. (2012) found that when consumers' perception of brand cognition is positive, their purchase intention of brand will also be positive.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Brand loyalty
The study found that the creative consumption behavior of customers has a positive effect on the cultivation of brand loyalty, and the brand equity associated with high brand loyalty of consumers is higher than that of other brands (Atilgan, Aksoy, & Akinci, 2005).
Brand awareness
According to the research, when customers‘ brand awareness is enhanced and they have a certain understanding of brand awareness, the brand equity will also be further enhanced,It can be said that there is a significant influence relationship between brand awareness and brand equity (Pouromid & Iranzadeh, 2012).
LITERATURE REVIEW
Brand image
Most consumers will choose products with good brand image and feel that such products are of relatively high quality (Rubio, Oubina, & Villasenor, 2014).
Relevant studies, such as Faircloth et al. (2001), Rubio et al. (2014), and Vahie and Paswan (2006), have confirmed the positive influence of brand image on brand equity.
Brand equity is the added value of a product or a service, which mainly reflects the customer's evaluation and use of the brand, and also reflects the competitive advantage, price advantage and profitability brought by the brand to the enterp.
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You will examine a scenario that includes an inter-group conflict. In this scenario, you are recognized as an authority in cross-cultural psychology and asked to serve as a consultant to help resolve the conflict. You will be asked to write up your recommendations in a 5–6page paper not including your title and reference page.
Reference
Darley, J.M. & Latané, B. (1968). Bystander interview in emergencies: Diffusion of responsibility. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 8(4), 377-383.
To Prepare:
Review the following:
Scenario: Culture, Psychology, and Community
Imagine an international organization has approached you to help resolve an inter-group conflict. You are an authority in cross-cultural psychology and have been asked to serve as a consultant based on a recent violent conflict involving a refugee community in your town and a local community organization. In the days, weeks, and months leading up to the violent conflict, there were incidents of discrimination and debates regarding the different views and practices people held about work, family, schools, and religious practice. Among the controversies has been the role of women’s participation in political, educational, and community groups.
(6 pages excluding title page and reference page)
:
Part 1: Developing an Understanding
(2 pages)
Based on the scenario, explain how you can help integrate the two diverse communities so that there is increased understanding and appreciation of each group by the other group. (
Note
: Make sure to include in your explanation the different views and practices of cultural groups as well as the role of women.)
Based on your knowledge of culture and psychology, provide three possible suggestions/solutions that will help the community as a whole. In your suggestions make sure to include an explanation regarding group think and individualism vs. collectivism.
Part 2: Socio-Emotional, Cognitive, and Behavioral Aspects
(2 pages)
Based on your explanations in Part 1, how do your suggestions/solutions impact the socio-emotional, cognitive, and behavior aspects of the scenario and why?
Part 3: Gender, Cultural Values and Dimensions, and Group Dynamics
(2 pages)
Explain the impact of gender, cultural values and dimensions, and group dynamics in the scenario.
Further explain any implications that may arise from when working between and within groups.
Support your Assignment by citing all resources in APA
Learning Resources
Required Readings
Ahmed, R., & Gielen, U. (2017). Women in Egypt. In C. M. Brown, U. P. Gielen, J. L. Gibbons, & J. Kuriansky (Eds.), Women's evolving lives: Global and psychosocial perspectives (pp. 91–116). New York, NY: Springer.
Credit Line: Women's Evolving Lives: Global and Psychosocial Perspectives, by Brown, C.; Gielen, U.; Gibbons, J.; Kuriansky, J. (eds). Copyright 2017 by Springer International Publishing. Reprinted by permission of Springer International Publishing via the Copyright Clearance .
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About the Authorv
Brief Contentsvii
Contentsvix
Prefacexv
Chapter 1: Leading Edge Management2
Chapter 2: The Evolution of Management Thinking38
Chapter 3: The Environment and Corporate Culture74
Chapter 4: Managing in a Global Environment110
Chapter 5: Managing Ethics and Social Responsibility144
Chapter 6: Managing Start-Ups and New Ventures180
Chapter 7: Planning and Goal Setting216
Chapter 8: Strategy Formulation and Execution248
Chapter 9: Managerial Decision Making284
Chapter 10: Designing Organization Structure324
Chapter 11: Managing Innovation and Change370
Chapter 12: Managing Human Talent406
Chapter 13: Managing Diversity and Inclusion446
Chapter 14: Understanding Individual Behavior484
Chapter 15: Leadership528
Chapter 16: Motivating Employees570
Chapter 17: Managing Communication608
Chapter 18: Leading Teams648
Chapter 19: Managing Quality and Performance688
Appendix: Operations Management and E-Commerce721
Name Index741
Company Index756
Subject Index761
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Quality tools, methods paper
In the assigned textbook (chapter 15 p. 269), the authors present a table describing how the used the model for improvement, PDSA, and lean six sigma as a tool to develop their organization’s plan for improvement.
Studying the situation in your organization, present a suggested improvement plan (present a table similar to the one in p.269 + two pages explanation) utilizing one or more of the models discussed in the class (see chapter 2).
Grading rubric:
1. Quality of the table: at last, one of the quality models/tools should be applied correctly
2. Adequate explanation is given to support and explain the table
3. General organization of the assignment. Correct grammar and spelling are used
Note:
Suggested improvement plan is:
Decreased number of urinary catheter infections.
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You will act as a critic for some of the main subjects covered in the humanities. You will conduct a series of short, evaluative critiques of film, philosophy, literature, music, and myth. You will respond to five different prompts, and each response should include an analysis of the topics using terminology unique to that subject area and should include an evaluation as to why the topic stands the test of time. The five prompts are as follows:
1:
Choose a film and offer an analysis of why it is an important film, and discuss it in terms of film as art. Your response should be more than a summary of the film.
2:
Imagine you had known Plato and Aristotle and you had a conversation about how we
fall in love
. Provide an overview of how Plato would explain falling in love, and then provide an overview of how Aristotle might explain falling in love.
3:
Compare and contrast the two poems below:
LOVE’S INCONSISTENCY
I find no peace, and all my war is done;
I fear and hope, I burn and freeze likewise
I fly above the wind, yet cannot rise;
And nought I have, yet all the world I seize on;
That looseth, nor locketh, holdeth me in prison, And holds me not, yet can I ’scape no wise;
Nor lets me live, nor die, at my devise,
And yet of death it giveth none occasion.
Without eyes I see, and without tongue I plain;
I wish to perish, yet I ask for health;
I love another, and yet I hate myself;
I feed in sorrow, and laugh in all my pain;
Lo, thus displeaseth me both death and life,
And my delight is causer of my grief.
Petrarch
After great pain a formal feeling comes—
The nerves sit ceremonious like tombs;
The stiff Heart questions—was it He that bore?
And yesterday—or centuries before?
The feet mechanical go round
A wooden way
Of ground or air or ought
Regardless grown,
A quartz contentment like a stone.
This is the hour of lead
Remembered if outlived
As freezing persons recollect
The snow—
First chill, then stupor, then
The letting go
Emily Dickinson
4:
Compare and contrast these two pieces of music: see files attached below
Beethoven’s Violin Romance No. 2
Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag
5:
Explain in classical terms why a modern character is a hero. Choose from either Luke Skywalker, Indiana Jones, Bilbo Baggins, Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, or Ender Wiggins.
.
You will research and prepare a presentation about image. Your rese.docxMargaritoWhitt221
You will research and prepare a presentation about image. Your research / presentation should provide the following information / answers:
What is raster image? List two (2) common types of raster image.
What is a vector image? List two (2) common types of vector image.
Create a table listing pros and cons comparing raster vs. vector images. You should present at list three (3) pros and three (3) cons for each type of image.
Show one (1) good and (1) bad example of raster image. Explain why it is a good and bad example.
Show two (2) examples of vector images.
What is the difference between ppi and dpi?
Which are the common resolution used for: website, plotter, banner and social media. Why do we use different resolution for each type of media?
How you identify the real size of an image using resolution and pixels?
.
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You will be asked to respond to five different scenarios. Answer each scenario (about 1 page per scenario). You will need to:
Decide what action the responding officer should take and provide an explanation/justification for your response.
In your explanation, explain the role that discretion played in your decision. Choose at least five factors from the list below to include in your explanation.
When considering your response for each scenario, remember that because of the nature of law enforcement work, police officers have always maintained a certain amount of discretion. Due to the amount of interaction that officers have with members of the public, this discretion must be fair, equal, impartial, and legal. As such, the use of discretion by officers is both a foundation of police work and a component of community policing.
Note
: You may make any and all assumptions necessary to answer these scenarios as long as they do not conflict with the details provided.
FACTORS (CHOOSE AT LEAST 5 FOR EACH SCENARIO):
Environmental factors
Nature of the community.
Socio-demographic characteristics.
Level and type of crime in the community.
Police/Community relations.
Organizational factors
Department Rules and Regulations.
Policies and Procedures.
Department bureaucracy.
Officer experience.
Dimensions of policing: philosophical; strategic; tactical; organizational.
Situational factors
Seriousness of crime.
Weapon involvement.
Victim – Desire to prosecute.
Group/gang crime.
Suspect’s demeanor.
Age/gender/race of involved parties.
Suspect’s criminal record.
Ethics
Moral values.
Cultural/Societal norms.
Accountability.
Friends/Family/Coworkers.
Experience/Upbringing.
Legal
Laws.
Past practice.
Evidence.
Victim signatures.
Landmark Supreme Court cases.
Scenario 1:
Officer Merced responds to a call of a Theft in Progress. Upon arrival, he finds that an 18-year-old female has stolen baby formula and diapers by exiting the store without paying. He speaks with her and finds that she has a newborn baby, does not have any source of income, and needed the formula and diapers for the baby. As such, theft is still a crime. What should Officer Merced do?
Do you arrest the woman or not? What factors influenced your decision?
Provide an explanation/justification for your chosen response including the role that discretion played in your decision.
Be sure to consider at least five of the provided factors in your explanation.
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Scenario 2:
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You might find that using analysis tools to analyze internal
and external environments is an effective way of analyzing the
chosen capstone organization. If you need to learn more
about these types of analysis tools, check out the resources
below.
Internal Analysis Tools
• tutor2u. (2016). PESTLE (PEST) analysis
explained [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=sP2sDw5waEU
• SmartDraw. (n.d.). SWOT analysis. https://
www.smartdraw.com/swot-analysis/
• SWOT Framework.
External Analysis Tools
• Applying VRIO and PESTLE.
• PESTLE Analysis. (n.d.). What is PESTLE analysis? A
tool for business analysis. http://pestleanalysis.com/what-
is-pestle-analysis/
• Study.com. (n.d.). What is PESTLE analysis? Definition
and examples. https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-
is-pestle-analysis-definition-examples.html
• Management & Finance1 TU Delft. (2016). The five
competitive forces that shape strategy [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYF2_FBCvXw
Use these resources as you see appropriate:
• Research Guide – MBA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP2sDw5waEU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP2sDw5waEU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP2sDw5waEU
https://www.smartdraw.com/swot-analysis/
http://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/MBA5006/GuidedPath/SWOTFramework/wrapper.asp
http://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/MBA5006/GuidedPath/ApplyVRIOandPESTLE/wrapper.asp
http://pestleanalysis.com/what-is-pestle-analysis/
http://pestleanalysis.com/what-is-pestle-analysis/
https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-pestle-analysis-definition-examples.html
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYF2_FBCvXw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYF2_FBCvXw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYF2_FBCvXw
https://capellauniversity.libguides.com/MBA
• This research guide was custom created to help
MBA learners. If you are feeling a bit lost on where
to start, this would be a good starting point.
• James, N. (2007). Writing at work: How to write clearly,
effectively and professionally. Crows Nest, Australia:
Allen & Unwin.
• Use this as a general writing handbook. For
example, there are chapters on tone, grammar,
punctuation, style, et cetera.
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MBA Capstone Project Description
MBA Capstone Project Description
Throughout your MBA program, you have worked to develop as a business professional and
prepare to meet future challenges as a business leader. Your program culminates in the
capstone project, which forms the primary focus of MBA-FPX5910, the final course you will take
in the program. The capstone project is intended to provide you the opportunity to demonstrate
your MBA program outcomes by:
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Describe some of the landmark Supreme Court decisions that have influenced present-day juvenile justice procedures.
2.
How are children processed by the juvenile justice system from arrest to reentry into society?
3.
Discuss the key issues of the preadjudicatory stage of juvenile justice including detention, intake, diversion, pretrial release, plea bargaining and waiver.
Textbook for the class
Siegel, Welsh, and Senna.
(2014).
Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Practice, and Law
(12). Cengage Learning. [ISBN-978-1-285-45840-3]
Format:
should be thoroughly researched and reported. References and sources should be listed in MLA or APA format. The average length paper is two to three pages. You may interview individuals currently employed or retired from the criminal justice system and use them as a reference. All writing assignments must be original work for this course. Do not submit a paper used in another course. Do not cut and paste paragraphs of information into your paper. All source material should be paraphrased in your own words. Short quotations are allowed.
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Describe positive and negative outcomes that can result from societal, political, and cultural differences when managing a corporation in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. (225 Words)
2.
Different cultures value personal, face-to-face contact and relationships with different levels of reverence. What are some cultures around the world where you might want to utilize more one-on-one contact rather than sole use of technology to motivate employees? (225 Words)
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Deresky, H. (2014). International management: Managing across borders and cultures (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
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Define organization development. State why organization development should be considered an HRD approach.
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Identify and briefly describe the three stages in Schein's change process model.
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Briefly describe the role of the change agent in the OD change process.
4.
Briefly explain why total quality management (TQM) should be considered a sociotechnical systems intervention.
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political
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powers and the
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1.By 1945, what parts of the world had industrialized? How did that change their economies, societies, politics, and cultures? Illustrate your points by using specific countries as examples.
2. As of 1945, what parts of the world were subject to colonialism? In what ways did living under colonial rule affect the members of those societies? Were the effects positive, negative, or mixed? Illustrate your points by using specific countries as examples.
3. When communists took power in a country, what changes did they typically impose? Why do you think some people supported those changes? Why did others oppose them? Illustrate your points by using specific countries as examples.
4. What evidence of globalization do you see in the world of 1945? Give specific examples of how globalization affected people’s lives in different parts of the world.
5. Did you mention nationalism, feminism, and technological change in one or more of your answers above? If so, you can skip this question. If not, how did those forces affect people’s lives in the decades leading up to 1945? Illustrate your points by using specific countries as examples.
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Corporate Strategy – Virgin Group
Assignment Overview
For this assignment, you are to write a 4–6 page business analysis to the vice president of corporate strategy at the company's headquarters that describes key elements of the corporate strategy of the firm you selected. Include key findings for the firm's level of diversification (product scope), geographical and vertical scope, and the overall fit with the business strategy or strategies identified in Unit 1 of the course.
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assignment criteria:
Competency 1 – Apply strategic theories, models and tools to distinguish an organization's strategy.
Analyze the corporate strategy of the selected firm, including product, geographical, and vertical scope in which it operates
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Competency 5 – Analyze the strategic fit of an organization's structure and business systems.
Analyze the firm's overall corporate structure and key management systems.
Competency 6 – Evaluate an organization's strategic fit with the external industry environment.
Analyze the strategic fit between the business and corporate strategies of the selected firm.
Competency 7 – Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.
Write coherently to support a central idea (in appropriate APA format) with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a business professional.
Assignment Preparation
For your selected firm (Ford, Proctor and Gamble, or Virgin Group), research the firm's corporate strategy, including its level of diversification, corporate structure, extent of vertical integration, and global scope. Use the Capella University Library, Internet, your text case studies, or the firm research information in the Assignment Resources to find at least four current, scholarly, or professional resources for this assignment.
Assignment Requirements
For this assignment, use headings and subheadings to help organize the key points of your 4-6 page business analysis and include the following:
Analyze the corporate strategy of the selected firm, including product, geographical, and vertical scope in which it operates. Has the firm expanded from its initial product line or field of operation? Does the firm own vertically related activities along the value chain for its products?
Analyze the firm's overall corporate structure and key management systems. Does the firm employ any of the following three elements of corporate strategy: diversification, vertical integration, or globalization? Are global alliances an overall part of the corporate strategy?
Analyze the strategic fit between the business and corporate strategies of the selected firm.
Write coherently to support a central idea (in appropriate APA format) with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a business professional.
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2.
Assignment Overview – The Virg.
(Everything must be in own words. Each question must be 350 words
1. (Everything must be in own words. Each question must be 350
words or more).
Question 1:
Prepare:
· Read Module 1 in your course textbook and At Sea in a
Deluge of Data from the Chronicle of Higher Education.
· Complete the TATIL Exam (Links to an external site.) and
view your report.
· Complete the APA Skill Check - In-Text Citation (Links to an
external site.) and APA Skill Check - Creating
References (Links to an external site.).
Reflect:
· Make a list of the different components of information literacy
covered in your textbook.
· Consider how each of these components affect your daily life
and your chosen career. Pay particular attention to the
information literacy skills that employers expect from their
employees.
· Review your TATIL exam report and consider how the
information provided there relates to the information you read
in Module 1 of your textbook. Think about how you can
implement your personal recommendations from the report.
Write:
· Explain your understanding of information literacy. Choose
three example concepts or skills from Module 1 of your course
textbook and explain how these concepts illustrate your
understanding. Be sure to cite your course textbook.
· Explain how these concepts apply to you as a college student.
Why do students need to learn information literacy?
· Explain why these concepts apply to your personal or
professional life and how you will apply them.
Your initial post must be at least 350 words and address all of
2. the prompt’s elements.
You must cite and reference any sources that you use in your
posts, including your textbook or any other sources of
information that you use. Please refer to the Ashford Writing
Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)
and Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)
for help with citing and referencing your sources.
Question 2:
Prepare: Take a few minutes to think about the material that
we’ve covered in this course so far.
Reflect: Reflect on what you found interesting, surprising, or
confusing in this past week. What did you learn that caused you
to understand an issue differently? What habits, tips, or
resources did you discover that helped you to complete your
coursework more effectively or efficiently? Cite clear examples
and details to support your post.
Write: This discussion forum is an opportunity for you to
explore topics that interest you, share critical insights and
questions that you are working with, share your struggles and
triumphs, and discuss difficulties that may have arisen this
week, hopefully finding solutions. Your posts should describe
your experiences in the course this past week, prompting further
discussion. You should address at least one of the following
questions:
· What struck you in particular as you explored the course
materials this week?
· How might you apply this information to your life in the
future?
· What insights have you had?
· What have you been struggling with?
· What questions have come up for you at this point?
· What helpful tips have you picked up in this course or in a
past course?
· What questions do you have about the assignment that your
classmates might be able to help with? (If you have a question
3. for the instructor, be sure to contact your instructor through
email or Canvas messaging).
Running head: MODULE 2
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MODULE 2
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Module 2: Political and Economic Factors
TianMing Guo
IBM 4141
Prof. Ong
Module 2: Political and Economic Factors
Economic Data
Figure 1: Comparison of GDP per capita (Current US dollar
value) trends in the four countries (Data retrieved from The
World Bank, 2020a)
Figure 2: Comparison of GDP deflator percentages of the four
countriesfrom 2008 to 2017 (Data retrieved from The World
Bank, 2020b)
Figure 3: Presentation of Unemployment rates from 2010 to
2019 in the four countries (Data from Trading Economics,
2020a)
Figure 4: Comparison of Consumer Price Index (CPI) changes
4. since 2010 (Data obtained from Trading Economics, 2020b)
In the economic data analysis, in addition to GDP poer capita, I
included data on inflation as shown by the GDP deflator rates,
unemployment rates, and consumer price index. GDP per capita
is an indicator of the health of the economy through an analysis
of the spending the people are engaging in (Mankiw, 2016).
Therefore, it is crucial in determining whether the economy is
growing or in a recession. Inflation, on the other hand,
highlights the price stability of goods which is determined by
supply and demand among other factors. Rates of inflation
determine the stability of the economy against shocks and hence
it is a crucial trend to review. Additionally, unemployment rates
also reflect the health of the economy in providing jobs for the
people. High unemployment rates may show that the economy is
struggling and welfare of the people is also low. I also utilized
CPI trends as a comparator of economic health. CPI is the
weighted price of goods in a consumer’s basket including
essentials such as food commodities, healthcare, and
transportation. It reflects the cost of living in an economy and
hence shows the effects of economic times on the people
(Mankiw, 2016). Changes in CPI can determine how well the
economy is working for the people. Therefore, it was included
in this data analysis as a means of determining cost of living for
people in the four countries under comparison.
The data analysis presented in the four charts presents trends
between 2008 and 2019 for the different countries’ economic
indicators. Some interesting trends can be observed from the
presentation. First, there is a consistently huge difference
between GDP per capita for Finland and United States when
compared to India and Botswana. This difference delineates the
label for developed and developing countries. Although these
terms are relative, they seem to explain the gap as observed in
figure 1 above. Secondly, while India and Botswana seem to
also maintain comparatively high levels of inflation, Botswana
has large inflation and defaltion rates hence indicating highly
unstable prices (figure 2). The trends delineating India and
5. Botswana from Finland and U.S are also observed in figure 4.
However, I was surprised to find that despite poor indicator
ranks in many categories, India has the lowest unemployment
rates among the four countries. This is a surprising trend which
shows that among the four, India has managed to maintain very
low unemployment rates over the ten years.
Political Data
Country
Political Risk Index
Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism
Reasons
USA
80
61.90
President Trump’s policies and sentiments have heightened
divisions and reduced policy certainty hence reducing political
stability even amidst his impeachment inquiry (Friedman,
2019).
Botswana
72.5
83.33
Botswana has been ranked one of Africa’s most stable countries
with peaceful elections. However, overdependence on the
diamond industry threatens social stability in the long run (The
World Bank, 2019).
Finland
78.8
81.90
Finland is generally stable due to its strength in preventing
security threats and maintaining a stable government. The
forced resignation of prime minister in 2019 presents doubt in
the political stability of the country’s leadership (The World
Bank, 2019).
India
67.7 (Marsh, 2020*)
14.70 (The World Bank, 2019*)
6. Although India has a stable government, the emphasis on Hindu
nationalism threatens democracy and political stability (Abi -
Habib, 2020). Internal and regional conflicts involving anti -
Muslim terror are to explain for the low score on absence of
violence and terrorism.
*Note: Reference captures all data in the column it has been
placed in.
While comparing the political factors of these countries, I
became aware of the main challenges facing United States and
India as violence and terrorism. Contrary to popular thought,
some African countries like Botswana have more peace and
lower threat of violence than developed countries like America.
In India, I was surprised to realize the low rank of political
stability. However, the ranks reflected in this comparison are in
line with findings in the news. For instance, the U.S has
recently lost on its political stability rank due to the acts of
violence and indecision of government policy. India is also
experiencing similar problems but on a worse scale due to the
level of violence. This data has been interesting in outlining the
effects of various political and economic factors on the
countries. Going forward, I would like to know more about
India’s unemployment rates. Despite the high rates of poverty in
the country, records show that unemployment rates are low. I
would like to learn more about this contradiction and the
credibility of data on the same.
References
Abi-Habib, M. (2020, March 5). Violence in India Threatens Its
Global Ambitions. New York Times. Retrieved from
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/world/asia/india-violence-
diplomacy.html
Friedman, U. (2019, Dec. 16). America Is Making the World
More Unstable. The Atlantic. Retrieved from
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/12/donald-
trump-global-instability-cfr-survey/603631/
Mankiw, N. G. (2016). Principles of economics. New York, NY:
Cengage Learning.
7. Marsh. (2020). Political Risk Map 2020: Trade Tensions
Threaten Political Stability. Retrieved from
https://www.marsh.com/us/insights/research/political-risk-map-
2020.html
The World Bank. (2019, Sept. 20). The worldwide governance
indicators, 2019 update. Retrieved from
https://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi/Home/Reports
The World Bank. (2020a). GDP per capita (current US$).
Retrieved from
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
The World Bank. (2020b). Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %).
Retrieved from
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.DEFL.KD.ZG
Trading Economics. (2020a). Unemployment rate. Retrieved
from https://tradingeconomics.com/botswana/unemployment-
rate
Trading Economics. (2020b). Consumer price index. Retrieved
from https://tradingeconomics.com/botswana/consumer-price-
index-cpi
IBM 4141: International Marketing
Mini research assignment through peer review (Modules 2-5)
As part of “learning by doing” commitment of this class, you
will be carrying out some basic research on four countries.
Three of these countries are randomly assigned to you, and the
fourth is the USA. Why the USA? Even if you are unfamiliar
with some of the measures, having a point of comparison helps
to make sense of what you’re finding. You can compare your
lived experience to that of the data points. If you are not from
the USA/grew up in another country, feel free to replace it with
your home country and just note that in your write-up.
This assignment will progress over three weeks (Module 2-4) of
the class. Each week you will add to the knowledge you’re
finding.
8. Please cite all your sources. Use either MLA, APA, or Chicago
style. https://libguides.library.cpp.edu/citationtutorials
Suggested data sources
· https://libguides.library.cpp.edu/ibm3001 The CPP library has
pulled together a nice set of guides for research. I would
recommend scrolling to the “other recommended resources”
· CIA world factbook – gives basic information about each
country
· CountryWatch – country profiles give a detailed understanding
about key factors such as political trends, and recent news
· GlobalEDGE – A research tool that allows you to compare
across a variety of indicators
· https://data.worldbank.org/ The World Bank has a
downloadable database of indicators – more detail than most
other sources.
· You may also like the DataBank, which allows you to select
specific indicators:
https://databank.worldbank.org/source/world-development-
indicators
· There are many other reputable data sources out there – go
ahead and explore!
Those four countries are my research countries.and USA
MODULE 2: Political and economic factors
Economic data
· Out of the different pieces of economic data discussed in our
readings and videos, choose FOUR. One type of data must be
GDP per capita (in USD).
· For each of your countries, pull the data for those indicators
for 5-10 years (a longer time horizon is better).
· Take your data and plot it together in four different line
graphs, one for each indicator. Example (not real data):
· Write 2-3 paragraphs summarizing:
9. · Why you chose the indicators you used? What do they mean,
and why are they important?
· Did your countries have data points for all ten years? Take an
educated guess as to why/why not.
· What were the trends you plotted?
· What is your response to what you found? Were you surprised
at anything?
Political data
· Political data is sometimes (but not always) less quantitative
than economic data. I would suggest going to CountryWatch and
find their political risk index. For each country, note their
political risk and then do some research to try to identify why
the number is what it is.
· Pick another indicator, such as political stability, or freedom
rankings.
· You can do this in a table, like this example:
Country
Political Risk #
Second indicator
Reasons (often pulled from the news)
USA
9.5
x
· Point one
· Point two
· Point three
· Write 1-2 paragraphs about what you found.
· How do the countries compare?
· Is there anything you found that surprised you?
· Did the reasons you could find in the recent news seem to
support the indicator values you found? Do you agree as to the
risk level for the countries?
· What other questions do you have about these countries, now
that you have completed some initial research?
10. Submitting and review
· Please make sure your assignment is properly formatted and
that you use paragraphs and full sentences. Save it as a
document or a PDF.
· Upload the assessment in Blackboard as an attachment.
· Once the evaluation period begins, log back into Blackboard,
and click back into the same assessment.
· You will be provided two peer assignments to review. There
will be criteria and points with which to grade them by. Make
sure you provide your fellow students with useful feedback.
· Note that I choose a random subset of submissions and
feedback to check for quality of submission as well as review.
· Here’s a video that might help:
· How to complete a peer assessed assignment in Blackboard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv3cDy9gIp0
MODULE 3: Socio-cultural and technological factors
Socio-cultural factors
· Choose four social indicators. Now that you have a little more
experience with the research, go ahead and find ones that
interest you. Make sure at least two are quantitative and can be
plotted in a graph (similar to the economic work last week).
· Describe the data you identified, and complete a short 2-3
paragraph write-up on the socio-cultural factors of the
countries.
· Tie these back to business – what does this make you think
about starting a business in these countries?
Technological factors
· Choose four tech indicators. Research them for each of your
four countries.
· Describe the data you identified, and complete a short 2-3
paragraph write-up on the technological factors of the countries.
· Tie these back to business – what does this make you think
about starting a business in these countries?
11. Bringing it together
· Write 1-2 paragraphs about what you found.
· How do the countries compare?
· Is there anything you found that surprised you?
· Did the reasons you could find in the recent news seem to
support the indicator values you found? Do you agree as to the
risk level for the countries?
· What other questions do you have about these countries, now
that you have completed some initial research?
Submit and review
· Use the same process as last week.
MODULE 4: International strategy
Presentation
· Choose one product or service from the list provided by
Professor Ong. You are going to decide if there are any possible
markets for this in the three countries (e.g. not the USA) you
have been studying.
· Review the work you have done up to now researching these
countries. Are there any gaps in your research, especially given
the choice of the product/service? If so, complete some
additional research to bolster your case now that you are more
familiar with data sources.
· For example, if you chose an electronic product, checking %
of the country that has access to the internet or electri city might
be useful.
· Develop a brief PowerPoint presentation (plan for it to be
under 5 minutes) which goes over the following:
· Product/service you are focusing on
· PEST analyses on the three countries (one per slide)
· Summary slide(s) describing which country/countries are the
most attractive proposition for the product/service you chose,
with reasons why. Give some brief strategy ideas as to how to
12. market the product in that new country context. How might
there need to be shifts in the marketing in order to make this
work? Will you focus on a different target market than in the
USA? Why?
Submit and review
· Submit the PPT presentation to the group.
· Use the same process as last week to review.
Note – your final assignment in Module 5 will be to polish up
this presentation (given the comments from your peers and your
own work and ideas), and then record yourself giving a short (4-
5 minute) presentation. You will submit this and I will grade
this presentation.
Use all your peer review time wisely so that you can have an
excellent presentation.
MODULE 5: International Marketing
This week’s assignment will not be peer reviewed. Instead, you
will submit it directly to Professor Ong and she will grade it.
Take the work done so far and polish any rough edges, and fill
in the gaps noted by your peers. Make sure your story flows
logically.
Practice giving this presentation. I want it to be confident and
clear.
Record yourself giving the presentation, and submit it as an
assignment. You are responsible for all technology related to
presenting it, so please practice beforehand so you are not
scrambling!
· Newer versions of Powerpoint have ways to record your screen
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/record-your-screen-in-
powerpoint-0b4c3f65-534c-4cf1-9c59-402b6e9d79d0
· You can host your own session and record it via Zoom
https://www.cpp.edu/studentsuccess/documents/zoom/how -to-
host-your-own-zoom.pdf
· Screencastify is a Google Chrome add-in