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MGT 4670 Management Practices
HOW TO CONDUCT A CASE ANALYSIS
(By Dess, Lumpkin and Eisner, Strategic Management: text and cases, 4th edition, 2008. McGraw Hill.)
How to Conduct a Case Analysis
The process of analyzing strategic management cases involves several steps. In this section, we review five steps to follow in preparing a case analysis.
Before beginning, point out that there are two prerequisites for effective case analysis. First, unless students prepare for a case discussion, there is little they can gain from the discussion and even less that they can offer.
Second, to get the most out of case analysis, students need to place themselves “inside” the case in order to think like an actual participant in the case situation. Before beginning the analysis, it may be helpful to envision assuming one of these roles:
1. Strategic Decision-MakerThe position of the senior executive responsible for resolving the situation that the case describes. It may be the CEO, the business owner, or a strategic manager in a key executive position.
2. Board of DirectorsThe Board of Directors has a responsibility to step in when a management crisis threatens the company. A board member may be in a unique position to solve problems.
3. Outside ConsultantConsultants often have an advantage because they can look at a situation objectively. But they may also be at a disadvantage since they have no power to enforce changes.
A. Become Familiar with the Material
Written cases often include a lot of material. The following technique can enhance comprehension:
1.Read through the case once quickly to get an overall sense of the material.
2.Use the initial read-through to assess possible links to strategic concepts.
3.Read through the case again, in depth. Make written notes as you read.
4.Evaluate how strategic concepts might inform key decisions or suggest alternative solutions.
5.After formulating an initial recommendation, thumb through the case again to assess the consequences of the actions you propose.
B.Identify Problems
One of the main reasons to conduct case analysis is to find solutions. Unless you know the problem, however, it is meaningless to attempt to find an answer. Some cases have more than one problem. Even so, emphasize that the problems are usually related.
When trying to determine the problem, it is easy to get hung up on symptoms. Emphasize the importance of seeing beyond the immediate symptoms to the more fundamental problems.
Another tip when preparing a case analysis is to articulate the problem. Point out that writing down a problem statement provides a reference point to turn to as the case analysis proceeds.
Sometimes, problems are not apparent until after the case has been analyzed.
C.Conduct Strategic Analyses
This textbook has presented numerous analytical tools (such as five forces analysis and value chain analysis), contingency frameworks (such as when to use related rather than unrelated diversification ...
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Final Version, Due Oct 5th,
Description: A 3-5 page professionally-written proposal to a former boss with a plan to address a business-related problem. Proposals take many forms, but generally they describe a problem/identify a need/opportunity; recommend a solution/response; and provide a plan for implementation. (Some suggest several potential solutions/responses and recommend one over the others.)
While many proposals are formal documents authored by consulting companies and used to persuade other organizations to retain their services, less formal proposals, particularly those made by one employee to another inside an organization, abound daily. There are many activities that we may propose others in our organization do in response to a perceived need or problem. For example:
· You could propose your company adopt new technology or conduct research on the customer base.
· Perhaps you believe they should explore the capacity for growth in a certain market sector.
· Perhaps you would like to propose they develop a new product.
· You could propose an employee policy regarding absences/leave or suggest alternatives to scheduling, hiring or training.
· You might have suggestions to curb theft.
· You may have ideas on how to make a process more effective or efficient.
There are limitless problems you may encounter. But there are some very specific and important approaches to formulating your proposal so that it is persuasive and taken seriously by decision-makers. Toward that end, include the following in your proposal.
Make sure your Proposal Contains the following:
A. Current Situation. Introduce the problem to your boss(es). Explain/describe what motivated you to consider the phenomena to be problematic. Provide enough background information to enable a reader who is unfamiliar with the situation to understand the issue, including the negative consequences that this problem incurs. Consider who, what, where, and when to determine if you have provided adequate description of the problem.
B. Goals. Clearly explain the goals of your proposal. This will entail describing the positive consequences from addressing the situation. Frame them in terms of your audience’s goals, not your own. (E.g. If your boss doesn’t care about making computer repair service calls shorter but wants to reduce call-backs from 15% to 3%, then frame the recommendations mainly in these terms, even if your recommendations will improve both time-to-repair and reduce call-backs.)
C. Proposed Methodology (“Implementation Plan”; “Schedule of Events”). Describe how you would improve the problem through a set of recommended steps to lead the organization to meeting their goals. (Remember to frame the recommendations in terms of your audience’s (i.e. bosses’) goals, not yours. See above.) Consider who, what, when, and where for these recommended steps and describe why these changes should be made. Account for Equipment, Facilities, Financial and Other Costs (e.g. disrup ...
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How to Analyze a Case Study
Included in these cases are questions to help you understand and analyze the case. You may, however, be assigned other case studies that do not have questions. This Hands-on Guide presents a structured framework to help you analyze such cases as well as the case studies in this text. Knowing how to analyze a case will help you attack virtually any business problem.
A case study helps students learn by immersing them in a real-world business scenario where they can act as problem-solvers and decision-makers. The case presents facts about a particular organization. Students are asked to analyze the case by focusing on the most important facts and using this information to determine the opportunities and problems facing that organization. Students are then asked to identify alternative courses of action to deal with the problems they identify.
A case study analysis must not merely summarize the case. It should identify key issues and problems, outline and assess alternative courses of action, and draw appropriate conclusions. The case study analysis can be broken down into the following steps:
1. Identify the most important facts surrounding the case.
2. Identify the key issue or issues.
3. Specify alternative courses of action.
4. Evaluate each course of action.
5. Recommend the best course of action.
Let's look at what each step involves.
1. Identify the most important facts surrounding the case.
Read the case several times to become familiar with the information it contains. Pay attention to the information in any accompanying exhibits, tables, or figures. Many case scenarios, as in real life, present a great deal of detailed information. Some of these facts are more relevant than others for problem identification. One can assume the facts and figures in the case are true, but statements, judgments, or decisions made by individuals should be questioned. Underline and then list the most important facts and figures that would help you define the central problem or issue. If key facts and numbers are not available, you can make assumptions, but these assumptions should be reasonable given the situation. The "correctness" of your conclusions may depend on the assumptions you make.
2. Identify the key issue or issues.
Use the facts provided by the case to identify the key issue or issues facing the company you are studying. Many cases present multiple issues or problems. Identify the most important and separate them from more trivial issues. State the major problem or challenge facing the company. You should be able to describe the problem or challenge in one or two sentences. You should be able to explain how this problem affects the strategy or performance of the organization.
You will need to explain why the problem occurred. Does the problem or challenge facing the company comes from a changing environment, new opportunities, a declining market share, or inefficient internal or external business processes? In the ...
A Guide to Case Analysis
I keep six honest serving men (They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When; And How and Where and Who.
Rudyard Kipling
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)n most courses in strategic management, students use cases about actual companies to practice strategic analysis and to gain some experience in the tasks of crafting and implementing strategy. A case sets forth, in a factual manner, the events and organizational circumstances surrounding a particular managerial situation. It puts
readers at the scene of the action and familiarizes them with all the relevant circumstances. A case on strategic management can concern a whole industry, a single organization, or some part of an organization; the organization involved can be either profit seeking or not-for-profit. The essence of the student’s role in case analysis is to diagnose and size up the situation described in the case and then to recommend appropriate action steps.
Why Use Cases to Practice Strategic Management?
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A student of business with tact Absorbed many answers he lacked. But acquiring a job,
He said with a sob,
“How does one fit answer to fact?”
The foregoing limerick was used some years ago by Professor Charles Gragg to characterize the plight of business students who had no exposure to cases.1 The facts are that the mere act of listening to lectures and sound advice about managing does little for anyone’s management skills and that the accumulated managerial wisdom cannot effectively be passed on by lectures and assigned readings alone. If anything had been learned about the practice of management,
it is that a storehouse of ready-made textbook answers does not exist. Each managerial situation has unique aspects, requiring its own diagnosis, judgment, and tailor-made actions. Cases provide would-be managers with a valuable way to practice wrestling with the actual problems of actual managers in actual companies.
The case approach to strategic analysis is, first and foremost, an exercise in learning by doing. Because cases provide you with detailed information about conditions and problems of different industries and companies, your task of analyzing company after company and situation after situation has the twin benefit of boosting your analytical skills and exposing you to the ways companies and managers actually do things. Most college students have limited managerial backgrounds and only fragmented knowledge about companies and real-life strategic situations. Cases help substitute for on-the-job experience by (1) giving you broader exposure to a variety of industries, organizations, and strategic problems; (2) forcing you to assume a managerial role (as opposed to that of just an onlooker); (3) providing a test of how to apply the tools and techniques of strategic management; and
(4) asking you to come up with pragmatic managerial act.
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Transforming Singapore’s Public Libraries Case Questions
· Why did Singapore decide to change its libraries? How significant was the change, and how would you characterize it from a strategic perspective? What is the equivalent to this change for a typical for-profit company?
· Who was the Singapore library system’s “customer”? What was the “product”?
· How did the type of service delivered and the service levels change?
· What important elements of the library system didn’t change? Why? Was this a failure in change management or was it intentional?
· What were the key components of the change effort? Why were they important? Do they relate to one another?
· Was the order in which things happened important? Why or why not?
· Reengineering often fails. Did this reengineering succeed? If so/if not, why?
Week ________________ Name: ________________________________________
Weekly CMA Study Session
(Attendance of live or recorded session each week is mandatory - weeks 1-5)
Based on the Live Classroom study session this week, answer the following questions in depth. (20 points)
1. What information did you find to be the most beneficial information during this presentation?
1. As you participated in the session, what area(s) did you find most confusing and need to focus more on to ensure success with the CMA Exam?
3. What additional resources are you using to assist in preparing you for the CMA Exam? Provide specific resources.
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A Guide to Case Analysis
I keep six honest serving men (They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When; And How and Where and Who.
Rudyard Kipling
(
I
)n most courses in strategic management, students use cases about actual companies to practice strategic analysis and to gain some experience in the tasks of crafting and implementing strategy. A case sets forth, in a factual manner, the events and organizational circumstances surrounding a particular managerial situation. It puts
readers at the scene of the action and familiarizes them with all the relevant circumstances. A case on strategic management can concern a whole industry, a single organization, or some part of an organization; the organization involved can be either profit seeking or not-for-profit. The essence of the student’s role in case analysis is to diagnose and size up the situation described in the case and then to recommend appropriate action steps.
Why Use Cases to Practice Strategic Management?
(
4
) (
STRATEGY:
Core
Concepts
and
Analytical
Approaches
)
(
5
) (
A
Guide
to
Case
Analysis
)
A student of business with tact Absorbed many answers he lacked. But acquiring a job,
He said with a sob,
“How does one fit answer to fact?”
The foregoing limerick was used some years ago by Professor Charles Gragg to characterize the plight of business students wh ...
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IS YOUR TEAM UP TO THE JOB?
Regardless of whether you are the head of a nursery or of a national sports team, or whether you want to set up a company or a fund-raising
committee, you will be asking yourself the same questions: Do I have the right people for this project? Do our skills correspond to our goals? Are
we capable of doing what we want to do?
This team model will help you to judge your team. Begin by defining the skills, expertise and resources that you think are important for carrying out
the project. Note the skills that are absolutely necessary for the job. Distinguish between soft skills (e.g. loyalty, motivation, reliability) and hard skills
(e.g. computer, business and foreign-language abilities). For each skill, define where your critical boundary lies on a scale of zero to ten. For
example, an acceptable level of fluency in French might be five. Now judge your ‘players’ according to these criteria. Connect the points with a line.
What are the team’s weaknesses, and what are their strengths?
Even more revealing than the model itself is the subsequent self-evaluation by the team members. A good team is one that can correctly judge its
own capabilities.
Beware! Real strength lies in differences, not in similarities.
The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling
with them while they do it. Theodore Roosevelt
(Based on England’s 2010 World Cup performance.) Create new criteria that apply to your team’s objective and evaluate each team member
against them. Afterwards, ask the team members to evaluate themselves. How do the curves compare?
THE GAP-IN-THE-MARKET MODEL
HOW TO RECOGNISE A BANKABLE IDEA
The goal of every new business is to discover and occupy a gap in the market. But what is the best way of proceeding? The gap-in-the-market
model helps by depicting a market in a clear, three-dimensional way. Draw three axes that measure the development of your market, your
customers and your future products.
Say that you want to launch a new magazine. Then:
• The x-axis is Cost-effectiveness – how economical is your product?
• The y-axis is Prestige – how well-known is the product?
• The z-axis is Awareness – how ‘loud’ is your product?
Position your competitors’ products on the graph. In areas that are dense with competitors, you should enter the market with your business model
only if it has the potential to be a ‘category killer’. For example, Grazia was able to conquer the already crowded women’s weekly market by
combining sophisticated fashion news with strictly A-list gossip. Look for a niche, an area that has been overlooked and that is not yet occupied.
Beware! If an area is completely empty, you should check whether there is a demand there at all.
Positioning is like drilling for oil. Close is not good enough.
This model helps you to identify gaps in the market: position your compe ...
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Assignment: Budget Planning and Control
Before approaching this assignment, be sure that you have watched the following video.
· Budgetary Planning featuring Babycakes *FULL VIDEO*. (2016). YouTube.
Babycakes, a specialty bakery, is the company that will be considered for all parts of your budget planning and control report. For this assignment, you will develop a three to four (3 – 4) page paper in which you address the following.
1. Briefly discuss the ways a realistic budget will benefit the owner of Babycakes versus having no budget at all. Be sure to use Babycakes as the company and any specific product details in your explanation.
2. Prepare a sales budget for the LA Babycakes store for the 4th quarter of 2016. Present the number of units, sales price, and total sales for each month; include October, November, and December, and a total for the quarter. Use one-half of the Valentine’s Day sales as the basis for a usual day in the new quarter. Use 30 days for each month. Calculate the total sales for each month for October, November, and December.
3. Create three (3) new products, one (1) for each of the three (3) holiday seasons in the 4th quarter. Estimate the sales units, sales price, and total sales for each month. Describe the assumptions used to make these estimates. Include an overview of the budget in the report, presenting the actual budget as an appendix with all data and calculations. Add these amounts to your sales budget.
4. The owner of Babycakes is interested in preparing a flexible budget rather than the static budget she currently uses. She does not understand why, when sales increase, her static budget often shows an unfavorable variance. Explain how a flexible budget will overcome this problem. Use the details of your newly prepared budget for the 4th quarter of 2016 to address her concern.
5. Imagine that Babycakes is facing a financial challenge that is causing the actual amount of money that it spends to become significantly more than its budgeted amount. Include a discussion of your own unique cause of the overspending. Explain the corrective actions needed to address these challenges.
6. Integrate relevant information from at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Please do not use your textbook as an academic resource. Also, Wikipedia and other Websites that are unreliable do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements.
· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.
· An abstract is not required.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this ...
A Guide to Case AnalysisI keep six honest serving men(.docxransayo
A Guide to
Case Analysis
I keep six honest serving men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When;
And How and Where and Who.
— Rudyard Kipling
A Guide to Case Analysis2
In most courses in strategic management, students use cases about actual companies to practice strategic
analysis and to gain some experience in the tasks of crafting and implementing strategy. A case sets forth, in
a factual manner, the events and organizational circumstances surrounding a particular managerial situation.
It puts readers at the scene of the action and familiarizes them with all the relevant circumstances. A case on
strategic management can concern a whole industry, a single organization, or some part of an organization;
the organization involved can be either profi t seeking or not-for-profi t. The essence of the student’s role
in case analysis is to diagnose and size up the situation described in the case and then to recommend
appropriate action steps.
Why Use Cases to Practice Strategic Management?
A student of business with tact
Absorbed many answers he lacked.
But acquiring a job,
He said with a sob,
“How does one fi t answer to fact?”
The foregoing limerick was used some years ago by Professor Charles Gragg to characterize the plight
of business students who had no exposure to cases.1 The facts are that the mere act of listening to lectures
and sound advice about managing does little for anyone’s management skills and that the accumulated
managerial wisdom cannot effectively be passed on by lectures and assigned readings alone. If anything had
been learned about the practice of management, it is that a storehouse of ready-made textbook answers does
not exist. Each managerial situation has unique aspects, requiring its own diagnosis, judgment, and tailor-
made actions. Cases provide would-be managers with a valuable way to practice wrestling with the actual
problems of actual managers in actual companies.
The case approach to strategic analysis is, fi rst and foremost, an exercise in learning by doing. Because cases
provide you with detailed information about conditions and problems of different industries and companies,
your task of analyzing company after company and situation after situation has the twin benefi t of boosting
your analytical skills and exposing you to the ways companies and mana gers actually do things. Most college
students have limited managerial backgrounds and only frag mented knowledge about companies and real-life
strategic situations. Cases help substitute for on-the-job experience by (1) giving you broader exposure to a
variety of industries, organizations, and strategic problems; (2) forcing you to assume a managerial role (as
opposed to that of just an onlooker); (3) providing a test of how to apply the tools and techniques of strategic
management; and (4) asking you to come up with pragmatic managerial action plans to deal with the issues
at hand.
Objectives of C.
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Confirming Pages
Guide to Case Analysis
I keep six honest serving men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When;
And How and Where and Who.
Rudyard Kipling
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CA2 STRATEGY: Core Concepts and Analytical Approaches
exposure to a variety of industries, organizations, and
strategic problems; (2) forcing you to assume a mana-
gerial role (as opposed to that of just an onlooker);
(3) providing a test of how to apply the tools and tech-
niques of strategic management; and (4) asking you to
come up with pragmatic managerial action plans to
deal with the issues at hand.
Objectives of Case Analysis
Using cases to learn about the practice of strategic
management is a powerful way for you to accomplish
five things: 2
1. Increase your understanding of what managers
should and should not do in guiding a business to
success.
2. Build your skills in sizing up company resource
strengths and weaknesses and in conducting stra-
tegic analysis in a variety of industries and com-
petitive situations.
3. Get valuable practice in identifying strategic issues
that need to be addressed, evaluating strategic alter-
natives, and formulating workable plans of action.
4. Enhance your sense of business judgment, as
opposed to uncritically accepting the authorita-
tive crutch of the professor or “back-of-the-book”
answers.
5. Gaining in-depth exposure to different industries
and companies, thereby acquiring something close
to actual business experience.
If you understand that these are the objectives of
case analysis, you are less likely to be consumed with
curiosity about “the answer to the case.” Students who
have grown comfortable with and accustomed to text-
book statements of fact and definitive lecture notes
are often frustrated when discussions about a case
do not produce concrete answers. Usually, case dis-
cussions produce good arguments for more than one
course of action. Differences of opinion nearly always
exist. Thus, should a class discussion conclude with-
out a strong, unambiguous consensus on what to do,
don’t grumble too much when you are not told what
the answer is or what the company actually did. Just
remember that in the business world answers don’t
come in conclusive black-and-white terms. There
are nearly always several feasible courses of action
and approaches, each of which may work out satis-
factorily. Moreover, in the business world, when one
elects a particular course of action, there is no peek-
ing at the back of a book to see if you have chosen the
best thing to do and no one to turn to for a provably
I n most courses in strategic management, students use cases about actual companies to practice stra-tegic analysis and to gain some experience.
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Assignment 1: Models for Competitive Dynamics
Due Week 2 and worth 105 points
Competition has, since the 90s, led to wider gaps between industry leaders and laggards. There are more “winner-take-all” environments and greater churns among industry sector rivals. We have witnessed sharp increases in quality and quantity of IT (Information Technology) investments. We’ve seen striking competitive dynamics, particularly in sectors that spend the most on IT. Some of the competitive dynamics models include the Destroy Your Business (DYB) strategy, the Grow Your Business (GYB) strategy, the Information Systems (IS) and strategic advantage, and the social business strategy.
Write a four to five page paper in which you:
1. Compare and contrast the DYB and GYB strategies in terms of the ability to sustain a business in the marketplace over the long term, to be competitive against rivals, and profitability.
2. Examine the “cannibalization” strategy and determine if it is or is not a better strategy compared to the DYB strategy for growth, competitiveness, and market leadership. Provide two business examples.
3. Determine whether or not changes in business strategy should entail reassessment of IS. Provide three reasons to support your position.
4. Examine how firms can use social IT in alignment with organizational strategy and IS strategy. Consider collaborative capabilities; and what, how, and who should use social IT for a social business strategy.
5. Use at three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
· This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
· Demonstrate an understanding of the integration of enterprise systems with inter-organizational partners.
· Use technology and information resources to research issues in enterprise architecture.
· Write clearly and concisely about enterprise architecture topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.
Strategic Plan
Strategic Plan Assignment
The ability to think strategically and make choices based on solid analysis and evaluation, in order to capitalize on achieving optimal results when applying limited resources of the firm, are at the core of this strategic initiative plan. Stra.
Similar to Instructions this assignment is an opportunity to formally apply (18)
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Symbols of culture are called artifacts. Artifacts are the most visible and accessible level of culture. These include behaviors, stories, rituals (everyday practices that are repeated frequently), and symbols (e.g., company logos, company colors). For example, the president of a company volunteering at Habitat for Humanity is an artifact of culture. An example of symbols as an artifact of culture is Ashford University’s shield that serves as our logo and is printed on transcripts, diplomas and letterhead paper. Submit a two- to three-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages) describing the culture of either your current or past place of employment.
Your paper should provide examples of and address each of the following topics:
Observable artifacts
Espoused values (These are what organizational members say they value, like ethical practice.)
Enacted values (These are reflected in the way individuals actually behave.)
In addition, describe how each item listed above impacts the values and culture of the organization.
Your paper must use a minimum of two scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook. Your paper must also follow the APA Style guide.
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SYLLABUS
ACC/423 Intermediate Financial
Accounting III
Copyright 2014 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
Course Description
This course is the third of a three-part series of courses related to intermediate accounting. This course examines owners'
equity, investments, income taxes, pensions and post-retirement benefits, as well as changes and error analysis. The
course finishes with a look at derivative instruments. Interwoven in the presentation of the material is an assortment of
ethical dilemmas that encourage discussions about how the accountant should handle specific situations.
Course Dates
Apr 07, 2015 - May 11, 2015
Faculty Information
Name : RAYMOND HO (PRIMARY)
Email Address :
[email protected]
Phone Number : See Policies
Policies
Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the
following two documents (both located on your student website):
• Academic Policies
University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be
slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the
policies governing your current class modality.
Program Information
• Program Map
Academic Resources
• WileyPLUS Student Support
Instructions
Review the WileyPLUS Student Support document.
SupportingMaterial
WileyPLUS Student Support document
Get Ready for Class
• Familiarize yourself with the textbooks used in this course.
Instructions
Kieso, D.E., Weygandt, J.J., & Warfield, T.D. (2013). Intermediate Accounting (15th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley &
Sons.
Course Materials
All electronic materials are available on your student website.
Week1 Apr, 07 - Apr, 13
Owners' Equity and Earnings per Share
Objectives/Competencies
1.1 Distinguish between contributed capital and retained earnings.
1.2 Record journal entries related to common, preferred, treasury stock, and dividends.
1.3 Calculate basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS).
1.4 Evaluate promulgated accounting treatments for stock compensation.
Required Learning Activities
• WileyPLUS Assignment: Intermediate Accounting, Ch.15
• WileyPLUS Assignment: Intermediate Accounting, Ch.16
• Week One Electronic Reserve Readings
Instructions
Read the Week One Electronic Reserve Readings.
Support Material
Week One Electronic Reserve Readings
• Week 1 Muddiest Point
Instructions
Click on the New Message icon and answer the following question:
What was the most challenging concept for idea from Week 1? Why was this challenging and how might you learn
more about this?
• WileyPLUS Read, Study, Practice - Week 1
Instructions
Complete WileyPLUS Read, Study, Practice - Week 1.
• Week 1 CPA Excel
Instructions
Click on the CPA Exam Assessment Tool icon located on the right.
Follow the directions for the CPA Exam Assessment Tool.
Complete the "Register Now" inf.
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Synthesis Assignment Instructions and Rubric
Synthesis Essay.
A synthesis is a written discussion that draws on one or more sources. In an academic synthesis, you make explicit the relationships that you have inferred among separate sources, make judgments, draw conclusions and critique individual sources to determine the relationship among them. You should refer to supporting material and examples from class readings, discussions, and research, with proper citations. The essay should not be a summary of the readings but examination of their meanings in systems of belief and reason. You should analyze the claims of authors and their implications. You should also develop an argument, or thesis, based on the synthesis of class readings.
Making your own Myth-to be posted on your Tumblr blog
The purpose of this collaborative writing exercise is to create an origin myth story of your own imagination. Using the examples from the origin myths in the DBR 200 iBook-create your own origin myth! What was there before the beginning of time? Of space? What does the universe look like in your imagination? Is there a “Creator” in your story? Or multiple “entities” that act like creators or instigators or accidents of nature? What do these “beings” or entities look like? How do they act? Are you telling the story from the perspective of ancient, primitive imaginations? Or is this story a translation or recital of the “original story” told by the “creators” or “first beings or entities?” What about the origins of humankind? How will you describe those events? What sort of relationship do those creatures have with the world or universe?
Step One-Try to address some of the issues I’ve raised above in your group discussions. Begin to sketch in some of the details you might like to include as a kind of framework or outline to your story.
Step Two-Continue to try to collect images or sounds that might be included in a multimedia representation of the story. You should immediately consider the restrictions/limitations to the kind of media that you can post on Tumblr. That will affect your choice of materials and how they are presented.
Step Three-Create the First draft version of the myth and use it to expand/contract depending on how the group wants the version to be received or understood/listened or viewed by your readers. You might even post it up and ask for feedback from “followers” on your Tumblr blogs.
Step Four-Post your final version on Tumblr. Each student in the group should post the same/group’s version of the origin story. I will reblog the final versions to everyone. The final version should have a short section at the bottom of the work acknowledging sources, such as the origin myths included in the iBook, in the form of footnotes that detail how a particular figure from one of the origin myths inspired your version, etc.
Rubric for Synthesis Assignment-Origin Myths
Glossary
The definitions that follow were developed to clarify terms a.
Sustainable Development Project OutlineFor the first step in the D.docxsimba35
Sustainable Development Project Outline
For the first step in the Development Project Paper, each student or pair of students will submit an outline detailing the topic and major points of emphasis for the paper. The outline should include the following points.
1. Topic
2. Strategy for gathering information
3. Areas of interest, what do you intend to cover (if working in a team, along with preliminary assignment of duties of each member of the team - put names in parenthesis after each item in the list)
4. Members can be assigned to do interviews or take pictures or talk to professionals at CRA - Whatever it is try to document on this assignment.
Critical points to remember:
every group needs to give an overview of the part of the project that they will focus on,
there are multiple goals of the project and it is important to focus relatively narrowly so that you develop expertise
Outline Basic Format:
I. Development Description
II. Purpose of the Development - What were the goals of the development
III. Snapshot of the Neighborhood
a. Demographics (description of the population)
b. Economic Development characteristics
c. Social Capital
IV. Environmental (potential) Impacts
V. Overall Impacts of the Development on the neighborhood
a. Provide Evidence (i.e. # of jobs, housing value, tax revenue, community perceptions)
A list of the above outline is not acceptable, each student or pair is required to add descriptive sentences about the development project that has been chosen
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Sustainable Development Project Rough Draft After the outline, s.docxsimba35
Sustainable Development Project Rough Draft
After the outline, students are well on their way to the completion of the 1
st
draft of the final paper. The outline should be converted to a paper format. The paper should include the major headings identified in the outline (for example topics established for each major Roman Numeral should be a heading in the paper).
All papers will be 5 pages long for an individual and 10 pages long for a group. Pictures should not be included in the 5 pages of text. Each picture or diagram should be # and titled with a citation for the source. The format is double spaced with 1 inch margins and APA style citations. Please label all group member names and place the # of the course at the top of the page.
Remember students can conduct research online, visit the area to see it first hand, take pictures, interview various city officials and business representatives or talk to community residents to gather an understanding of the various social and economic impacts of the development in the area.
The paper should include the following:
I. Development Description
II. Purpose of the Development - What were the goals of the development III. Demographic Snapshot of the Neighborhood
a. Description of the population b. Economic characteristics
c. Social character
IV. Environmental (potential) Impacts
V. Overall Impacts of the Development on the neighborhood
a. Provide Evidence (i.e. # of jobs, housing value, tax revenue, community perceptions, safety, etc.)
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Suppose you work as a human resource (HR) executive at Total Solutio.docxsimba35
Suppose you work as a human resource (HR) executive at Total
Solution
s, Inc., a culturally and geographically diverse organization. A recent government study on human statistics indicates that colleagues who share culturally similar backgrounds perform more efficiently and effectively on the job. These study findings, however, appear contrary to the basic research on the value of diverse workforces. John, the vice president of HR has read extensively about this study. He meets with senior management to discuss if the concept can be implemented at Total
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Supreme Court Responsiveness to Public Opinion Please respond.docxsimba35
"Supreme Court Responsiveness to Public Opinion " Please respond to the following:
* From the e-Activity, compare and contrast the fundamental differences in the manner in which the general populace may interpret court decisions involving social policy. Provide a rationale for your response.
Take a position on whether or not you believe the Supreme Court is responsive to public opinion. Examine the extent to which public opinion should affect Supreme Court decisions. Support your response with at least three (3) examples of the perceived effects of public opinion on Supreme Court decisions.
"Impact of Supreme Court Decisions" Please respond to the following:
Summarize three (3) Supreme Court decisions that you believe have had the most impact on our society. Provide a rationale for your response.
Discuss the general role of the U.S. Court System in influencing society. Give your opinion on whether or not you believe that mass media influences court decisions. Provide a rationale for your response.
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Suppose we have an EOQ model as follows[1] weekly demand = 100.docxsimba35
Suppose we have an EOQ model as follows:
[1] weekly demand = 100 units/week
[2] order quantity = 1200 units/order
[3] At the beginning of week 1, there are 1200 units in inventory
and there is no outstanding order (or shipment).
What is the inventory level at the end of week 5?
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Suppose that you are currently employed as an Information Security M.docxsimba35
Suppose that you are currently employed as an Information Security Manager for a medium-sized software development and outsourcing services company. The Software Development Director has asked you to provide a detailed presentation for her department regarding the most common Web application threats and the manner in which their products could compromise customer financial data. The products in question use Microsoft SQL Server databases and IIS Web servers. She has asked you to provide a report for her review before she schedules the presentation.
Write a two to four (2-4) page paper in which you:
Analyze the common threats to data systems such as Web applications and data servers. Next, speculate on the greatest area of vulnerability and potential for damage and / or data loss of such data systems (e.g., SQL injection, Web-based password cracking).
Devise one (1) attack scenario where a hacker could use the area of vulnerability that you chose in Question 1 in order to gain access to a network or sensitive data. Examine the primary ways in which the hacker could execute such an attack, and suggest the strategic manner in which a security professional could prevent the attack.
Explore the primary role that the human element could play in adding to the attack scenario devised in Question 2. Give your opinion on whether or not the human component is critical in protection from that type of attack.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Describe security concerns, tools, and techniques associated with Web servers and Web applications.
Identify the means of hacking Web browsers.
Summarize the manner in which database servers and applications are compromised and examine the steps that can be taken to mitigate such risks (e.g., SQL injection).
Use technology and information resources to research issues in ethical hacking.
Write clearly and concisely about topics related to Perimeter Defense Techniques using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 80
Assignment 2:
Web Application Attack Scenario
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
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Suppose the Cincinnati Reds increased the price of their tickets and.docxsimba35
Suppose the Cincinnati Reds increased the price of their tickets and notice that their revenues have not changed. Then we could infer that demand is----------.
a.
elastic
b.
inelastic
c.
unitary elastic
d.
semi-elastic
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Suppose that there are two (2) candidates (i.e., Jones and Johns.docxsimba35
Suppose that there are two (2) candidates (i.e., Jones and Johns) in the upcoming presidential election. Sara notes that she has discussed the presidential election candidates with 15 friends, and 10 said that they are voting for candidate Jones. Sara is therefore convinced that candidate Jones will win the election because Jones gets more than 50% of votes.
1.
How many friend samples Sara should have in order to draw the conclusion with 95% confidence interval? Why?
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Suppose that the reserve ratio is .25, and that a bank has actual re.docxsimba35
Suppose that the reserve ratio is .25, and that a bank has actual reserves of $15,000, loans of $40,000, and demand deposits of $50,000.
A. Excess reserves are $____________________.
B. This bank, being a single bank in a multibank system, can safely lend $____________________.
C. The multibank system can safely lend $__________________.
D. It is possible for the monetary base to increase by a total of $___________________. Assume now that the Fed lowers the reserve ratio to .20:
E. This bank, being a single bank in a multibank system, can now safely lend $_____________________.
F. The multibank system can safely lend $____________________.
G. It is now possible for the monetary base to increase by a total of $________________________.
H. The increase/decrease in the potential money supply because of the decrease in the required reserve ratio is $_____________________.
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Supply side Options Quiz #4Requirements Arial 11’ 720 word .docxsimba35
Supply side Options Quiz #4
Requirements: Arial 11’ 720 word minimum.
1.
Why should anyone object to the Obama Administrations proposed infrastructure spending?
2.
Should we grant immigration rights based on potential contributions to economic growth as Canada does? (World View, page 343)
3.
What policies would Keynesian, monetarists, and supply-siders advocate for (a) restraining inflation, and (b) reducing unemployment?
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Suppose a zoo wants a C++ program to keep track of its animals and t.docxsimba35
Suppose a zoo wants a C++ program to keep track of its animals and to provide information for visitors. Suppose the following class is the base class of an public inheritance hierarchy.
class Animal
{
public:
Animal( std::string &);
private:
std::string name; // The particular animal’s name
};
Animal::Animal( std::string & animaName) : name( animalName) {}
Create a derived class that represents a specific group or family of animals, and derive from that another class that represents an even more specific family or an individual species. For example, your classes could be
Bear
and
PolarBear
, or
Cat
and
Lion
. Each of your classes should publicly inherit from the next larger class up the inheritance chain (e.g.
PolarBear
inherits from
Bear
and
Bear
inherits from
Animal.
) Each of your classes should contain a private
static
data member representing something that is true of all objects of that class. (e.g. for
PolarBear
, it might be a Boolean
isWhite).
Post the C++ declaration of your two classes and show the constructor code and the initialization of the static data members.
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Support your statements with examples and scholarly references. Reme.docxsimba35
Support your statements with examples and scholarly references. Remember to
include detailed speakers’ notes to include additional remarks that could
be used as a script when presenting to a live audience. Develop an
8–10-slide presentation in PowerPoint format. Apply APA standards to
citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention:
LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.ppt.
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Summer 2014 PHIL 1171 Ethics Final Essay Questions 1 Part One Ess.docxsimba35
Summer 2014 PHIL 1171 Ethics Final Essay Questions 1
Part One: Essays Question applying
Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?
In Part One, choose one the following questions to answer and then proceed to Part Two:
Question choice one:
Over the past few years, the Federal Supreme Court has taken up the question of
“affirmative action” policies in the United States as related to education and hiring practices.
For any student not familiar with affirmative action, read the Stanford Encyclopedia entry on affirmative action:
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/affirmative-action/
In short, affirmative action policies allow public institutions, businesses and universities to consider race and gender (as two of many factors) in hiring and admissions practices as a way to 1) correct historical injustices against women and minorities in hiring and admissions and 2) foster diversity in business and education that is seen by some as morally good. Thus, theoretically, if two applicants are
equal
in qualifications, the public institution, business or university may consider their race or gender in admissions or hiring. A good example of Affirmative Action is related to our own building of the new Vikings Stadium. The Minnesota Sports Facilities Association (MSFA) and the Minnesota Vikings are building a new Vikings Stadium that will cost almost $1 billion dollars and open in 2016. The stadium will require millions in taxes. Mortenson Construction Company won the contract and will oversee the project. In agreement with MSFA and the Vikings, Mortenson has made this statement about hiring women, people with disabilities and minority-owned companies and workers:
Construction of the new stadium will require nearly 4.3 million work hours and will involve 7,500 tradespeople from 19 different trades and hundreds of local subcontractors and suppliers. In addition, the MSFA and the Vikings have established a Targeted Business Program that sets an 11% and 9% goal for construction contracts for the project to be awarded to women - and minority-owned business enterprises, respectively. The stadium project has also set construction workforce goals for utilization of women and minorities during construction of 32% minority and 6% women participation.
In Minnesota, for a business to qualify as a “targeted group” for the Targeted Business Program, it must
have 51% or more of its business
owned
and
operated
by women, people with disabilities or by a
“targeted” minority group including African
-American, American-Indian, Asian-American, Alaska-Native or Hispanic-American. For this question, I want you to compare and contrast the theories of
libertarianism
and Rawls’
justice as fairness
whether these mandates (9-11% companies; 6 and 32% workers) are just or not. First, I want you to make an argument
against
these mandates using the theory of
libertarianism
. Second, I want you to make an argument
for
these mandates using John Rawls’
theory of
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Supply Chain. The term is used rather freely these days, but wh.docxsimba35
"Supply Chain." The term is used rather freely these days, but what does it actually mean?
What might the term "Supply Chain" cover that is not included under the term "Logistics."
Instructions:
Your initial post should be at least 250 words with references and APA format too.
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Summary
In your first paper, you will provide the pros and cons of the use of stems cells in medicine (1000 word maximum-two pages). Is it the perfect treatment for human diseases or is it a waste of time, money and embryonic cells? This is an opinion paper, so provide logical and detailed reasons for your position.
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Supported by the readings from Modules 10 and 11 (attached), and a.docxsimba35
Supported by the readings from Modules 10 and 11 (attached), and
at least three additional scholarly references
:
1- Define culture and the major elements in a culture.
2- Explain your understanding of culture in a global enterprise and explain your position on whether or not culture is a critical factor in managing IT in a global enterprise.
3- Defend your position on whether or not culture can be managed and how firms can understand and improve their cultures to support IT management in a global enterprise.
Your paper should be 2 pages in length, well-written, and formatted according to APA style guidelines.
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Summarize your financial situation and plans. Be sure to include pla.docxsimba35
Summarize your financial situation and plans. Be sure to include plans for budgeting, saving, debt and credit, taxes and insurance, investing, retirement and estate planning. Additionally, describe your future career goals and what steps you need to take reach those goals, including plans to pursue a degree in higher education.
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Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
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Normal labor is also termed spontaneous labor, defined as the natural physiological process through which the fetus, placenta, and membranes are expelled from the uterus through the birth canal at term (37 to 42 weeks
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In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
Safalta Digital marketing institute in Noida, provide complete applications that encompass a huge range of virtual advertising and marketing additives, which includes search engine optimization, virtual communication advertising, pay-per-click on marketing, content material advertising, internet analytics, and greater. These university courses are designed for students who possess a comprehensive understanding of virtual marketing strategies and attributes.Safalta Digital Marketing Institute in Noida is a first choice for young individuals or students who are looking to start their careers in the field of digital advertising. The institute gives specialized courses designed and certification.
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Instructions this assignment is an opportunity to formally apply
1. Instructions
This assignment is an opportunity to formally apply your OB
knowledge to a problem in your own organizational setting. You
should focus on the organization in which you currently work so
that you are familiar with the policies and procedures of the
organization and can gather additional information if needed.
Lack of this kind of information is not a good excuse for a
superficial analysis.
Organizational Problem-Solving Project I (Parts A & B) should
be 5 to 6 pages in length.
Project Part 1 A. Identify an OB Problem
· Describe the Organization. Provide just enough detail on the
organization for the reader to be able to understand the problem
being described and its importance to the organization. The
industry, product or service type, and size of the organization
(and whether this is a company-wide problem or specific
worksite problem) and whether it is in the U.S. or not are likely
to be important factors that provide context. Feel free to omit or
disguise the identity of the organization or any details that
might be sensitive in nature.
· Identify the Problem. Describe, specifically, one OB-related
problem that the organization is struggling with that will serve
as the focus of the paper. It may be useful to interview
supervisors or colleagues to identify an important problem in
your current organization. Be sure that the problem is related to
or can be impacted by at least two of the OB topics listed in the
point below.
· Be sure to focus on one problem. Resist the urge to discuss a
tangle of multiple related problems. Clearly defining and
delimiting the parameters of the problem is key to effective
problem solving.
· Since this is a course on organizational behavior, the problem
should be focused at the individual, group, or intergroup level.
Don’t focus at strategy level (e.g., loss of market share due to
2. specific strategic decisions) but neither should you focus on
anecdotal problem (an interpersonal conflict you had with a
fellow employee). Anecdotal problems may be generalizable as
organizational problems (e.g., poor decision making in the
management team; an inability to resolve conflicts effectively
in teams or between units).
· Resist the urge to focus only on the symptoms. For example,
high rates of turnover may be a symptom of one or more
underlying problems (e.g., low job satisfaction; low
organizational commitment; high stress; ineffective leadership).
What theory or model will you use to better understand the
problem?
· Resist the urge to define the problem in terms of a potential
solution (i.e., the employees need training). The point is to use
theoretical concepts and models to help you understand the
nature of the problem and design a solution. The solution may
indeed involve training, but the theory will tell you what the
nature of that training should be.
· OB Topic. Problems often have multiple contributing factors.
Choose two of the topics from the list below (or additional
topics approved by me) and apply them to the problem. This
means that you will describe very specifically how the concepts,
principles, and findings represented in the topic are relevant to
explaining or understanding the problem and how they can be
used to suggest a solution.
· Value-percept (met expectations) theory
· Job Characteristics theory
· Challenge – Hindrance stressors
· Expectancy theory
· Goal Setting theory
· Equity theory
· Psychological Empowerment
· Trust and Justice
· Ethics and ethical decision making
· Cognitive Ability, Personality and selection
· Emotional Intelligence
3. · Team Design and Team Processes
· Diversity management
· Power, Influence, Conflict and Negotiation
· Leadership Styles and Behavior theories
· Organizational Culture
Project Part 1 B. Provide Evidence of Nature and Extent of
Problem
· Collect Data. Students will collect data to identify the problem
and support their theoretical interpretation causes of the
problem. Data can be qualitative or quantitative.
· Quantitative data may be based on company records, such as
turnover rates, company documents, pay scales, or company
engagement survey results. Tables reporting this data can be
included in an Appendix. If you are able to distribute a
questionnaire to a small group of employees (minimum of 10) I
can provide you with many suitable scales to measure relevant
constructs so that you can examine mean scores and perhaps
even correlations.
· Qualitative data can be based on interviews with at least 5
colleagues (either individually or in a focus group) affected by
the problem. To collect interview data you should develop an
interview protocol that is composed of a series of open-ended
questions relevant to the problem and the underlying OB
concepts you choose to explain the problem. The protocol
questions can identify and ask about important issues but should
not be “leading” questions. For example, you should not
directly ask “Are you interested in leaving because you are not
satisfied with the pay level?” but could ask “What aspects of
your job do you find unsatisfying?” and “Do you intend to
search for another job in the next 6 months?” Please include the
protocol as an appendix.
Be prepared to modify your initial question based on the data
collection. This is the nature of an analytical and evidence-
based approach.