Day: March 21, 2018

B2B Marketing

Focusing on the UK market only, your outline brief for this task is as follows:
1. Identify the key macro drivers affecting the B2B sector in the office furniture
industry. You may summarise the key PEST issues in a short table using
short bullet points (including references), but please summarise your key
points in a narrative. (10%) (250 words)
2. Carry out a competitor intelligence analysis, assessing the Office Furniture
competition in the B2B sector. You are not obliged to use the Porters 5
forces paradigm in your analysis. (20%) (500 words)
3. Based on your research, identify and justify key segments as potential
targets in the B2B market for IKEA. (10%) (250 words)
4. Develop your marketing mix for 1 segment that you have selected:
a.Identify your product & pricing strategy for your selected segment. (10%)
(250 words)
b.Develop a promotional/communication strategy aimed at increasing
awareness, developing leads and driving B2B sales for your chosen
segment for IKEA. (30%) (750 words)
To assist your busy manager, you should include a clear succinct executive
summary in your Marketing Plan.

Plea Bargaining

Introduction:
A plea bargain is a contact with the state. Generally, a defendant who enters into a plea bargain typically agrees to plead guilty to a lesser crime (receiving a lesser sentence as a result) rather than go to trial for a more serious charge that carries the possibility of a harsher sentence if he/she is found guilty. The defendant may also be offered a reduced sentence in exchange for information about another illegal act or guilty individual. Over 90% of felony cases end in plea bargains.

Assignment:
View the PBS Frontline Episode: The Plea http://www.pbs.org/video/frontline-the-plea/

After watching write a 2 page reflection paper that addresses the pros and cons associated with plea bargaining. Address the potential benefits and drawbacks for 1) prosecutors, 2) defendants, 3) victims, and 4) society. Include relevant constitutional issues and use specific examples from the documentary as support.

IB Internal Assessment in Macro Economics

The word count maximum for an internal assessment is 750 words and I’m at about 1000 right now. I really need to get a level 7 for which the requirements are:
-Relevant, accurate and correctly labeled diagram(s) are included, with a full
explanation.
-Terminology relevant to the article is used appropriately throughout the
commentary.
-Relevant economic concepts and/or theories are applied to the article
appropriately throughout the commentary.
-There is effective economic analysis relating to the article
-Judgments are made that are supported by effective and balanced
reasoning.

Introduction to Accounting unit 2 Essay

BAM 110 Introduction to Accounting
Writing Assignment for Unit Two
• Include your name, student number, course number, course title and unit number with your writing assignment.
• Begin each writing assignment by identifying the question number you are answering followed by the actual question itself (in bold type).
• Use a standard essay format for responses to all questions (i.e., an introduction, middle paragraphs and conclusion).
• Responses must be typed double-spaced, using a standard font (i.e. Times New Roman) and 12 point type size.
Word count is NOT one of the criteria that is used in assigning points to writing assignments. However, students who are successful in earning the maximum number of points tend to submit writing assignments that fall in the following ranges:
Undergraduate courses: 350 – 500 words or 1 – 2 pages. Graduate courses: 500 – 750 words or 2 – 3 pages. Doctoral courses: 750 – 1000 words or 4 – 5 pages.
Plagiarism
All work must be free of any form of plagiarism. Put written answers into your own words. Do not simply cut and paste your answers from the Internet and do not copy your answers from the textbook. Be sure to refer to the course syllabus for more details on plagiarism and proper citation styles.
Please answer ONE of the following:
1. On January 1 the Prepaid Insurance account had a balance of $6,000 that represented 6 months’ worth of advance payment. It is now the end of March and there have been no adjustments to the account balance. Determine the amount of expense to record at the end of March.
2. The College Credit Card Services has a signi cant increase in business each spring due to a large increase in new applicants from graduating college students. Subsequently, each spring 40 temporary workers are hired for a 12-week period, working 40 hours per week at $10 per hour and then they are laid off. College’s permanent employment total is 350 workers. Because of these yearly layoffs, College’s state unemployment merit tax rate is 9%. If the number of layoffs could be reduced, the merit tax rate could be reduced to 4.1%. As the payroll specialist for College, you have been asked to evaluate the following and determine the pros/cons of each decision:
a. Should College stop hiring temporary employees and ask its full-time workers to work overtime to handle the extra load?
b. Should College get its temporary employees from a temporary employment agency and therefore not be subject to the extra taxes?
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Question 3 continued on the next page.

Writing Assignment for Unit Two Continued
3. A summary of selected ledger accounts appear below for S. Ball for the current calendar year.
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Answer the following questions.
a. What was the total amount of withdrawals for the year? b. What was the net income?
c. What was the total revenue?
d. What were the total expenses?

Qualitative Scholarly Paper Critique Due (20 points)

Criteria:

1. Identify an area of clinical interest
2. Find a minimum of two peer-reviewed journal article (no older than 5 years) related to your clinical topic of interest. Do not use a meta-analysis or systematic review.
3. Critique the journal article, fully answering the following questions
4. This critique should be 3-4 pages (not including the cover page and reference page)
5. Utilize the APA levels of headings on page 62 of the APA Manual. Utilize level one headings.
6. APA formatting required. (Include appropriate APA level/headings)

Introduction/Ethical Aspects of a Study/Purpose Statement	Were adequate steps taken to safeguard participant’s privacy? How was confidentiality maintained? Were vulnerable groups involved in research? If yes, were special precautions instituted because of their vulnerable status?
Research Tradition Design	Was the research tradition for the study identified? If none was identified, can one be inferred? Are the data sources, research methods and analytic approach congruent with the research tradition? Was there evidence of reflexivity in the design?
Sampling	What type of sampling strategy was used? Are sampling procedures clearly delineated in the study?
Data Collection	Given the research question and characteristics of study participants, did the researcher use the best method of capturing study phenomena (self-reports, observation)?   If self-report methods were used, did the researcher make good decisions about the specific interview method? method used to solicit information (focus group interviews, critical incident interviews)? Were interviews tape recorded and transcribed? What methods of data collection were utilized? (Self-reports, Scales, Observation, Rating Scales)? If self-report methods were used, did the researchers make good decisions about specific methods (in-person interviews, mailed questionnaires, etc.)?
Data Analysis Approach	Identify the type of analyses undertaken to address each research question or test each hypothesis. Were appropriate methods used? How did the researchers explain the phenomenon through the data? statistical methods used, given the level of measurement of the variables, number of groups being compared, and so on?
Results/Findings	Were the findings effectively summarized, with good use of experts? Do the themes adequately capture the meaning of the data? Does it appear that the researcher satisfactorily conceptualized the themes or patterns in the data? Did the analysis yield an insightful, provocative, and meaningful picture of the phenomenon under investigation?
Clinical Practice/Conclusion	Did the researchers discuss the study’s implications for clinical practice or future research and if so, were the implications grounded in the study evidence, and in evidence from earlier research?

Research Question and Hypothesis Exercise

1. Start your assignment with an introductory paragraph about your research topic and why it is of interest and a research “puzzle.” You want to guide your reader from your research area to your research topic, then on to your general research question, and specific research question.
While there are many ways to frame a research question, at the graduate level, your research questions should be 1) open-ended and start with “How,” “Why,” “What,” or “To what extent;” 2) should incorporate the variables you seek to assess and their relationship; and 3) should indicate how you intend to test the nature of that relationship. You want to make sure that your question has an appropriate amount of complexity so that it requires a significant amount of research and analysis. A simple Google search should not be able to answer your research question.

Unclear: How can the need for power be harmful?
Too simple: What is Hillary Clinton’s position on Obama Care?
Too simple: What is Hillary Clinton’s operational code?
Too broad: To what extent is Hillary Clinton different from Bill Clinton?
Appropriately Complex and Focused: To what extent is Hillary Clinton motivated by a need for power by comparison to Bill Clinton, and how might this impact access and control of information within the White House?

2. Next, provide a purpose statement that conveys your intentions about what you hope to produce. See the reference in your Lessons and review that it will usually be prefaced by some phrase like the following: “This paper examines . . .,” “The aim of this paper is to . . .,” or “The purpose of this essay is to . . .”. Remember that a purpose statement makes a promise to the reader about the development of the argument but does not preview the particular conclusions that the writer has drawn. Your purpose statement should demonstrate what you are hoping to find out, and also explain what you want your readers to understand (motivation or argument of the research).
3. Pull out the dependent (DV) and independent variable(s) (IV) that you are interesting it looking at. This needs to be specific and you need to discuss ideas for how you might go about measuring the impact that the IV as on the DV. You need to focus in on one or two specific variables (and discuss how they are defined), otherwise your research will quickly spin out of control as you will not have the capacity to effectively address the relationship between all the variables. The PRS Group offers a good list of variables they use in their research. This list is just an example of variable to show you what a variable might look like and how it might be defined.

From here develop a hypothesis that reflects your educated guess as to the relationship between those variables. You may use an “if” “then” statement or you may formulate it as a narrative statement.

Hypothesis: A statement for how a change or condition in one or more independent variables cause(s) a change or condition in a dependent variable.

Finally, explain why these are the important variables to look at within this research project. Why focus on these variables and not other variables?

Topic: Describe the nursing Professional Issue of Confidentiality (5 PAGES)

NOTE

• Be sure to demonstrate clearly in the paper the application of evidence in nursing practice (This is the most important part of the paper). Critical thinking and evidence-based practice must be demonstrated. Clear and concise writing to understand. Zero grammar errors.
• APA format must for the paper and properly done. Remember is an Academic paper. Properly written and clearly for the audience- The Professors
• Integrate a minimum of 7 contemporary, relevant peer-reviewed nursing articles in the paper and provide a link to articles.

 

Points to focus on and OUTLINE OF PAPER. Application of evidence in nursing practice is the main focus of the paper in all the points below, be sure to demonstrate that even with the examples to support.

 

• The definition and concept of confidentiality in nursing,
• State, define and discuss 4 points of the importance and benefits of confidentiality in nursing and for the patient, provide a clear example of each point.
• what is the outcome of the breach of confidentiality and the impacts on patients (Discuss 4 points)
• state and discuss 4 responsibilities as a nurse and a nursing student with private and confidential information of patients and families,
• state, explain, 4 points on how nurses and nursing students protect patient privacy and confidentiality.
• State and discuss 4 ways nurses and nursing students maintain patient confidentiality in the health care system.
• Explain the Canadian legal aspect of confidentiality in nursing.
• Please introduction and conclusion needed.
• Provide good examples to support for clearer understanding of each question.

 

Assignment #1 – Business Model Generation

Read the book Business Model Generation by Osterwalder & Pigneur.
You will be required to hand in a maximum 5-page report with the following two key sections:
1. Using the Business Model Canvas, draw and describe the business model for one of the
auto companies listed below. You will be required to submit the canvas as well as a
detailed description of each of the items on your canvas.
a. Toyota
b. Honda
c. General Motors
d. Tesla
e. Ford Motor Company
f. Volkswagen
2. Using your canvas as the basis for your discussion, describe how your company makes
money. You will be required to categorize their sales revenue, margins and
importantly, the fundamental elements of their cost structure. This will require a fair
amount of financial analysis from their published financial statements and MD&A
documents. Be sure to benchmark your discussion of their financial elements to those
of the industry.
This is an individual assignment. Your business model canvas’s must represent your own
original thinking; you are not allowed to copy a canvas for your company from an internet (or
any other) source!
The body of your report must use 1½ line spacing with 12-point fonts, must not exceed 5 pages.
Your Business Model Canvas should be put in an appendix. This is a visual model and as such
must work visually! Feel free to use an appendix for any additional information you feel is
relevant to your discussion. Appendices will not count towards your 5 pages. You must use
proper APA referencing for all external reference material.
You will be required to hand in an electronic version of your report on D2L in the designated
Dropbox. Email or paper versions will not be accepted. The electronic version must be in
Word or Adobe format and needs to be submitted on or prior to the due date.

Principles of Economics unit 3 Essay

BAM 223 Principles of Economics
Writing Assignment for Unit Three
• Include your name, student number, course number, course title and unit number with your writing assignment.
• Begin each writing assignment by identifying the question number you are answering followed by the actual question itself (in bold type).
• Use a standard essay format for responses to all questions (i.e., an introduction, middle paragraphs and conclusion).
• Responses must be typed double-spaced, using a standard font (i.e. Times New Roman) and 12 point type size.
Word count is NOT one of the criteria that is used in assigning points to writing assignments. However, students who are successful in earning the maximum number of points tend to submit writing assignments that fall in the following ranges:
Undergraduate courses: 350 – 500 words or 1 – 2 pages. Graduate courses: 500 – 750 words or 2 – 3 pages. Doctoral courses: 750 – 1000 words or 4 – 5 pages.
Plagiarism
All work must be free of any form of plagiarism. Put written answers into your own words. Do not simply cut and paste your answers from the Internet and do not copy your answers from the textbook. Be sure to refer to the course syllabus for more details on plagiarism and proper citation styles.
Please answer ONE of the following:
1. Consider the market for wheat which is a perfectly competitive market. Is the market demand curve the same as the demand curve facing an individual producer? If not, explain how and why they are different?
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2. Explain why the monopolist has no supply curve?