Course material

1. 1.Prepare a Project Charter for the project. Use the template provided.
project management1.Prepare a Project Charter for the project. Use the template
provided.2.Prepare a Schedule for completing all of the tasks for this project. The schedule
will include activities by process group, estimated start and end dates for each task, which
team member has the main responsibility for each task, estimated hours for each task by
person, and actual hours for each task by person as the project progresses. Use the template
provided.3.Prepare a Statement of Work (SOW) for completing all of the tasks for this
project. Use the template provided. Be as specific as possible in describing product
characteristics and requirements, as well as key deliverables.4.Develop a Communications
Plan for the project. Use the template provided.5.Develop a Work breakdown structure
(WBS) for the project. Use the template provided. Be sure the WBS is based on the project
charter, statement of work, and other relevant information.6.Create a Milestone List for this
project. Include at least eight milestones and estimated completion dates for them. Use the
template provided.7.Use the Schedule, WBS, and Milestone List you developed above to
create a Gantt chart using Microsoft Project. Estimate task durations and enter
dependencies, as appropriate. A sample file is provided.8.Create a Quality Checklist for
ensuring that the project is completed successfully. Define at least two quality metrics for
the project. Use the template provided.Hints:A. It is best to limit the number of activities in
your project to 10-15 activities to keep the assignment manageable.B. Pick a project that
allows you to demonstrate the principles discussed in this course.C. Think ahead to the
resources that will be used. The project should involve more than two people.D. Assume
that top management is reviewing this report. Time is precious, so organize your report so
that it is easy to comprehend and follow.4Social StratificationPaper instructions:This will be
a 3 to 4 page paper (approximately 1,200-1,600 words) on Social Stratification. Go to the
Wikibooks section around social stratification by following this link
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Stratification. Read about Social
Stratification and then write about the following choose three of the following topics to
write on for this assignment:1.Socioeconomic Status2.Social Class in America3.Dominant
Perspectives4.Intersections of Class, Race and Gender5.Capitalism, Class, Privilege and
Oppression6.Capitalism, Race and Gender Inequality7.Points of View: Micro-Meso-
Macro8.Global InequalityParaphrase and cite your sources, while elaborating on the points
made about these section. Use the peer reviewed sources below to further develop your

2. thoughts if you find your writing is short.If you cannot locate an article in one set of
databases (e.g., EBSCO), try to locate it in ProQuest.Socioeconomic StatusWoo, J. K. H.,
Ghorayeb, S. H., Lee, C. K., Sangha, H., & Richter, S. (2004). Effect of patient socioeconomic
status on perceptions of first- and second-year medical students. Canadian Medical
Association.Journal, 170(13), 1915-9. RBarrett, A. E., & Turner, R. J. (2005). Family structure
and mental health: The mediating effects of socioeconomic status, family process, and social
stress*. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 46(2), 156-69.Social Class in
AmericaFoerster, A. (2001). People like us: Social class in america. Teaching Sociology,
29(4), 517-517.Weir, R. (2014). The specter of salem: Remembering the witch trials in
nineteenth-century america. Historical Journal of Massachusetts, 40(1), 241-XIII.Dominant
PerspectivesBigler, R. S., & Patterson, M. M. (2007). When and why social categorization
produces inequality (and vice versa). Human Development, 50(6), 328-332.Wilkie, W. L., &
Moore, E. S. (2014). Expanding our understanding of marketing in society. Academy of
Marketing Science.Journal, 40(1), 53-73.Intersections of Class, Race and GenderFlores, G. M.
(2014). Racialized tokens: Latina teachers negotiating, surviving and thriving in a white
woman’ s profession. Qualitative Sociology, 34(2), 313-335.Balthaser, B. (2008). Cold war
re-visions: Representation and resistance in the unseen salt of the earth. American
Quarterly, 60(2), 347-371,497.Capitalism, Class, Privilege and OppressionFoster, J. B.
(2008). Ecology and the transition from capitalism to socialism. Monthly Review, 60(6), 1-
12.Laxer, J., & Keating, C. (. E. V. I. E. W. E. R. ). (1999). [The undeclared war: Class conflict in
the age of cyber capitalism]. Labour, (44), 231-231.Capitalism, Race and Gender
InequalityClifford, L. S. (2004). Teaching and learning about class exploitation. Rethinking
Marxism, 16(4), 457-476,493.McMenamin, I. (2014). IF MONEY TALKS, WHAT DOES IT
SAY? varieties of capitalism and business financing of parties. World Politics, 64(1), 1-
II.Points of View: Micro-Meso-MacroDopfer, K., Foster, J., & Potts, J. (2004). Micro-meso-
macro. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 14(3), 263-279.Dopfer, K. (2014).The origins of
meso economics. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 22(1), 133-160.Global
InequalityArandarenko, M. (2014). The haves and the have-nots: A brief and idiosyncratic
history of global inequality. Sociologicky Casopis, 48(3), 779-782.Cheng, L., & Philip, Q. Y.
(1998). Global interaction, global inequality, and migration of the highly trained to the
united states. The International Migration Review, 32(3), 626-653.Assignment
ExpectationsCite your sources inside your work and in a reference section.You are expected
to use case-related readings and background material to study social stratification.In
preparing your Module 4 Case, you need to demonstrate your learning of the concepts
outlined in the modular learning objectives.Be sure that you use section headings for each
of the topics you aIDress in your paper followed by a discussion of that topic5the roles of
leaders and managers in developing employee performancePaper
instructions:Aims: Demonstrate a critical understanding and application of motivation,
need, and leadership concepts and theories.Brief: This assignment focuses on the roles of
leaders and managers in developing employees’ performances – what are the roles of
leaders and managers? How do they manage employee performance?Submission
Format: Written paper 2,000 wordsReferencing:Daniels, D. J.; Radebaugh, H.L.and Sullivan,

3. P. D. (2009) International Business: Environments and Operations. International Edition,
Twelfth Edition, Pearson Education, Australiat.