Day: April 24, 2018

APA FORMAT 3-5 PAGE, IN-TEXT CITATION REFERENCE PAGE ETC. IF YOU CAN NOT ADHERE TO THE DETAILS OR DEADLINE DO NOT TAKE THIS ASSIGNMENT.

USE THE UPLOADED RESOURCE/REFERENCE IN DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PAPER, INTEXT CITATIONS, AND REFERENCE PAGE. TUTOR PLEASE ADD AT LEAST 2 OTHER REFERENCES FOR IN-TEXT CITATION REFERENCE PAGE.

Assignment: Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice

Anti-oppressive social work means critically reflecting on your own cultural identities and how the social environment impacts these identities. Acknowledging power and privilege can be uncomfortable; however, with values of multiculturalism and social justice, social workers are committed to engaging in their own personal work and addressing social barriers clients may experience. Social workers view clients from a strengths-based perspective utilizing client strengths to support their goals, rather than pathologizing clients from the lens of the dominant culture.

For the past six weeks, you have learned about the social construction of social identities, structural inequality based on dominant and non-dominant groups, and oppressions based on sex, class, and race. While readings have continuously pointed out white privilege as the dominant group privilege, you also know that privilege is not equally distributed in groups. Intersecting identities creates unique experiences for clients. For this assignment, you draw from what you have been learning during the first part of this course and discuss strategies for anti-oppressive social work practice.

THE ASSIGNMENT

FRIDAY 8PM NEW YORK TIME a 2- to 3-page APA formatted paper in which you:
Explain the potential impact of white privilege on clients from both dominant and minority groups (consider impact of both positive and negative stereotypes).
Explain how intersecting identities might impact an individual?s experience (for example, race/ethnicity and gender, race/ethnicity and class, race/ethnicity and ability, race/ethnicity and sexual orientation, race/ethnicity and class).
Providing specific examples, explain how a social worker might utilize cultural strengths when working with clients.
Describe 2-3 social work skills and how a social worker might use them to engage in anti-oppressive work.
Support ideas in paper with at least 2-3 course resources (please reference specific chapters, not the entire textbook) and at least one additional peer-reviewed article from the Walden library (not assigned in this course) to support your ideas.
In addition to required SECTIONS, please note the following essential information about your papers:

In APA style, there should be a TITLE PAGE, an ABSTRACT which is a very BRIEF overview of the paper, example: The purpose of this paper is to discussion the topic of X (etc), PAGE NUMBERS, an INTRODUCTION, which introduces the topic and explains to the reader what the paper will contain (in this paper it needs to be brief, just a few sentences), IN TEXT HEADINGS that correspond with the sections that are required in your assignment guidelines, and a CONCLUSION, which wraps up the concepts in the paper for your reader, and a REFERENCE page.

This assignment consists of two parts (?company research & interview? part and ?cover letter &
resume? part). Details of both parts are explained in this document. For the accomplishment of
this assignment, prepare a SINGLE MS Word document that contains both parts and upload to
the designated dropbox by due date/time.
Part 1: Company Research & Interview
Start each section described below on a new page.
Section 1: Job Description (Job advertisement)
Identify a job posting for a position or internship you would be interested in applying for within
the next a couple years or so. You can find a current job posting almost anywhere, including
through: a professional association job bank, or by going to a site like careerbuilder.com,
monster.com, or milwaukeejobs.com. The location of the job is not important. If the job ad you
find happens to be in California and it?s not realistic for you to move, don?t worry. As long as the
job suits your training, skills, and interests, the job posting is good to use because you will NOT
need to actually apply for the job. However, make sure these when you select a job ad:
(a) Have the name of company and position title (don?t use a job ad where the company name
and position title are not specified), and (b) Check whether the company is fairly large and well
known because you have to do some further investigation for the company, thus a large and
famous company will be a good choice. (c) Should have at least 5 to 6 requirements/duties since
you will use some of these for your cover letter. (d) Basic information about the company is
included. See the evaluation criteria on page 6 for details of required items.
You can pick a job that requires a 4-year (bachelors) degree, and ?pretend? that you have
graduated and are applying for your future job (this is the only ?liberty? you will take in terms of
information on your cover letter/resume), with the rest of the information being factual.
Readings & additional materials for this assignment:
Textbook Chapters
A Guide to a Successful Employment Interview (pp. 37-42)
Question Asking (pp. 89-94)
7 Things to Research before Any Job Interview (Course D2L/content/career interview)
Guide to Research Companies, Industries, Countries (Course D2L/content/career interview)
6th APA style guideline (Course D2L/content/career interview)
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Page 1 of your project document should include a job ad that you selected. Job ad can be
copy/pasted or retyped from the job posting. Make sure that the fonts match up and all the
information fits on one or two pages. You don?t need to put a title for this job ad page.
Section 2: Company Research
Begin this section on a new page. Conduct research on the company associated with the job
posting you identified in the section 1 of this interview project, and write a two or three page
(double-spaced) summary of what you learned. You need to include at least three sources of
information for your research (using 6th APA style in-text citations & reference list); with at least
two of these three sources must be ?external? (not written by the company itself. For example,
information from online news sites or business & financial information sites is regarded as
?external?; however, information from the company?s web site will be regarded as ?internal?).
Sources can include the company?s website, newspaper articles, or other credible sources of
information on the organization (for more possible information sources, refer to ?Guide to
Research Companies, Industries, Countries?; for more information about 6th APA
citation/reference style, see 6th APA style guideline). In short, it is required to include at least
three information from websites or printed sources for this section, but you have to provide
citations for cited information in an appropriate manner (i.e., 6th APA style citation). If not, the
cited part(s) will be regarded as plagiarism.
Required information in this section is: (a) basic information of the company (at least the name
of the company, location of headquarters), (b) mission/goals of the company, (c) brief history of
the company, (d) products or services provided, (e) Strength of the company, (f) weakness of the
company, (g) major customers, (h) size of the company (e.g., annual revenue/profit, number of
employees, etc.), and (i) major competitors. One paragraph per each topic will work.
Editing this section: Double-spaced, Times New Roman (12 pts), margin (1 inch L/R/T/B). Put a
title as ?Company Research?.
Section 3: Questions and Expected Responses
Imagine that you are having a job interview with the hiring manager of the applying company.
At the end stage of an employment interview, you will be given a chance to ask questions if you
are unsure about something or know more about the position and/or company. What would you
ask? In this section, list five questions what you want to ask as a job candidate. Also, explain
why you would ask the particular questions. After each question/explanation, suggest the range
and answers that you would normally expect to receive. This section examines that rationale for
asking various questions and the expectation for the range of answers one would receive. Again,
you have to develop 5 questions in terms of an interviewee (not as an interviewer or hiring
manager) and suggest 5 expected responses in terms of an interviewer after identifying why you
want to ask the question. So, the sequence will look like: interviewee?s (your) first question ?
reasoning of the first question ? expected response from interviewer, interviewee?s second
question ? reasoning of the second question ? expected response from interviewer, and so on.
Make sure not to use generic interviewee?s questions that may be found from internet. All
questions must be tailored for your applying position and/or organization.
Editing this section: Double-spaced, Times New Roman (12 pts), margin (1 inch L/R/T/B). Put a
title as ?Interviewee Questions and Expected Responses?.
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Section 4: References
Identify the sources of information that are cited in section 2 using 6th APA reference style. The
title of this section must be ?References? and should include at least three references. If you cited
5 sources in the second section, five references should be listed on this page. Do not put
reference of source that was not used in the research section.
Editing this section: Double-spaced, Times New Roman (12 pts), margin (1 inch L/R/T/B).
Part 2: Cover letter & Resume
Section 5: Cover Letter
You do not need to put title for this section, instead treat it as an actual letter. Starting with the
example on textbook page 29, include your address, and email/phone on the top as if it were
printed letterhead, followed by two returns, the date (formatted as month, date, and year. For
example, Oct 1, 2016), and two more returns. Keep the cover to 1 page; unlike the resume, do
not go over though you feel you need to. Many employers will toss out cover letters more than 1
page, so challenge yourself to use your editorial skills.
Parts to include:
? Complete contact information (Address; only for this assignment, you may use pseudoinformation
if you don?t want to identify your actual information)
? Date
? Company official being addressed, including this person?s position, company name, and
company?s snail address
? Salutation
? Introductory paragraph identifying which job you are applying for and where you located the
advertisement, and a brief presentation of yourself. (In academia, a paragraph is 5-7 sentences,
but in this cover letter keep it much more concise, the introduction can be as few as 2-3
sentences).
Relevant readings for this assignment:
Textbook Chapters
Cover letters (pp. 27-32)
Resume writing (pp. 211-213)
UWM Career Service
Resume (http://uwm.edu/careerplan/resumes-interviews-2/resumes/)
Cover letter (http://uwm.edu/careerplan/resumes-interviews-2/cover-letters/)
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? Two paragraphs making clear links between the job requirements and your own qualifications,
skills, and accomplishments. Provide specific examples as proof of your skills and experience.
Take the perspective of the recruiter. Build a detailed and concise explanation of why you are
the right person for a job, so at the end of the cover letter they know why you are a good
candidate to hire based on your strengths and the job requirements. Ask yourself whether a
piece of information that you share will be important to the reader and why. It should take you
a couple of drafts to write the letter and edit it to a page, getting rid of unclear and passive
language.
? A small paragraph indicating why you would like to work for that particular company.
? A concluding paragraph indicating reference to interview, how to contact you, and thanking the
reader. These are very basic requirements, but please read through the examples in the text and
on the UWM Career Development website (http://uwm.edu/careerplan/resumes-interviews-
2/cover-letters/) to see varieties of good cover letter examples. The cover letter while following
some standard requirements should be a unique piece of writing reflecting you (again, 2-3
sentences is fine).
? Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, word choice, and flow are vital.
? Recruiters have been known to cast aside a candidate?s application when spotting minor errors.
Therefore, your cover letter and resume can help you stand out from a pool of applicants if
they are written with clarity and sincerity.
Editing this section: Single-spaced, Times New Roman (10-12 pts), margin (1 inch L/R/T/B).
Section 6: Resume
You do not need to label this page, just treat it as an actual resume. (See textbook p. 100 for an
example). There are a variety of resume formats, so pick one that works best for you and works
for the job you are applying for. Please pay attention to the appearance/design aspects of your
resume (neat & tidy), and make sure that all the information fits on one page.
A few key points:
? All education, work experience, additional qualifications must be listed in reverse
chronological order (i.e., starting with most recent and working backwards).
? Your resume should list education first, and then employment information.
? A resume is typically a one-page document ? depending on your experience you will have
more or less information in your resume. For this assignment, do not go over more than 1 page.
? By working with font sizes, types, bullets, bold, underline, italics, margins, spacing, columns,
you can create unique, yet professional and neat resume formats that will allow you to fit even
a large quantity of information on one page.
? Visual formatting is as important as content for a resume, because recruiters typically spend
less than a minute browsing through a resume during the first sifting stage. If your resume
stands out at this stage, it will receive more attention later. Therefore the key information must
be noticeable. White space between items will also make the resume more appealing to the eye.
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? Please be honest in reporting your education, work and other qualifications. The only exception
is that you can pretend you have just graduated, and include your Bachelor?s degree on the
resume if the job requires one (do not be tempted to copy an example online, it?s easy for me to
trace and you will have to do this for your professional career).
? Be sure to list the responsibilities you held at previous jobs in ways that matter to the job you
are applying for. What will help you do this are Action Verbs. Finally, remember to use past
tense when describing jobs you previously held (e.g., ?Worked as a manager of??, while
using present tense for jobs you hold currently.
? Do not include information on references in this assignment. Avoid stating ?References
Available Upon Request? as it is assumed you will be able to do this, so you do not need to use
the space to write this.
? Do not include your high school information on this resume, but make sure that you include
your information on your college. You can also state your major and your anticipated
graduation date (e.g., ?Anticipated Graduation 2017?).
Submitting Assignment
Entire document should not exceed 10 pages. Make sure to put page numbers for all pages
(upper right corner of document). Put titles for each section except some sections (e.g., job ad,
cover letter, and resume). Upload one MS Word document (including part 1 and part 2) to the
?Career Interview Project? dropbox by designated due date/time. File formats other than MS
Word (e.g. ?.pdf?, ?.pages?) will not be evaluated. Please review the evaluation criteria (next
page) before submitting for maximum possible points.

At this point in the course, you have been introduced to the major developments in quantitative policy evaluation designs. Now you will have to the opportunity to develop a defensible quantitative design that takes into account the strengths, limitations, and tradeoffs that are involved in employing these designs to address major policy problems.
For this Assignment, use all of the information you have gathered so far about your Final Project, your understanding of the program, stakeholders, and theoretical and logical framework of the project, and some of your earlier thinking regarding an appropriate evaluation design.
Submit by Day 7 a 2- to 3-page defensible quantitative design for your selected program that addresses the following:
Explain how you will select treatment and control groups if the design is a field experiment.
Explain what techniques you might use to address selection bias if the design is a quasi experiment.
Explain how you might address internal validity if the design is a nonexperimental design.

Part 1:
Discussion (100 words)
In the Unit 1 Reading, you had the opportunity to explore O*Net and in the Unit 1 Learning Activity, you created your Avatar with KU?s CareerNetwork 2.0 and asked a career related question on the Career Discussion Board (Community Tab). Share the following with your classmates:

Briefly discuss your field of interest and why you chose this field.
What question did you submit to the Career Discussion Board (Community Tab)? In your own words, explain the response.?
Reading: Review O*Net On Line
Each professional field contains a wide variety of professional paths. Researching the various occupations within your field is a good way to determine what path you would like to follow.?Click here to research the different job opportunities within your chosen profession on O*Net.
Link:
https://www.onetonline.org
Part 2:
Topic:?In this Seminar, your instructor will discuss the course expectations and procedures. You will also discuss how the various resources presented in the readings will be used to complete the requirements of this course.
Complete the written assignment that follows. Your responses to the questions below should be composed in complete sentences. Your response should be a minimum of 400 words.
Review the Syllabus and describe the key factors that you should be aware of for late grading of discussion boards, assignments and the Final Project.
You should create your Seminar responses in Microsoft? Word?.

In this assignment, you will read a scenario, analyze its legal and ethical implications, and discuss options to address the human service?s needs. Consider the following scenario.
You are working in a human services agency that provides diagnostic services and residential placement to youth in the court system. A female Italian immigrant teenager was placed in this center by Children and Youth Protective Services due to suspected sexual abuse by her father. The agency conducted an assessment on the child to determine the effects of the suspected abuse on her functioning, provided her with a safe environment for twelve weeks, during which time she was allowed supervised visitation with her father, and encouraged her to trust the staff members. During this period, her case went to trial and was dismissed despite strong indications of sexual abuse. The court ruling was based largely on the results of the assessment conducted by the agency professional in addition to the client’s activity in residential placement, including visitation with her father during that period of time. As a result, the agency lost its funding for residential placement. Therefore, the girl was returned to her home the following week.
Apply scholarly theory, practice, and ethics to write an 8-page paper that includes the following:
Identify the legal and ethical obligations to both the girl and the father.
Identify the multiple levels of system failure in this case.
Discuss the distinction between the legal justification for the release of the girl and the ethical problems with such actions. In your discussion, explain how an individual human services provider might come to deal personally with such a conflict.
Identify the cultural considerations needed when working with this family.
Describe the original or historical intent of child welfare systems in caring for vulnerable children.
Discuss to what extent the agencies have fulfilled their responsibilities to their mission and the original intent in creating such agencies.
Propose two to three culturally and legally appropriate strategies that may be provided to the girl that will address her human service?s needs.

Imagine that you have been hired as a consultant to assist in streamlining the data processing of an international based organization that sells high-end ELECTRONICS. The organization has various departments such as payroll, human resources, finance, marketing, sales, and operations. The sales department is the only department where employees are paid a commission in addition to their yearly salary and benefits. All other departments compensate their employees with a yearly salary and benefits only. Commission is paid by multiplying the employee?s commission rate by the total amount of product units sold. You have access to the following data sets:

Employee (EmpNumber, EmpFirstName, EmpLastName, CommissionRate, YrlySalary, DepartmentID, JobID)
Invoice (InvNumber, InvDate, EmpNumber, InvAmount)
InvoiceLine (InvLineNumber, InvNumber, ProductNumber, Quantity)
Product (ProductNumber, ProductDescription, ProductCost)
Department (DepartmentID, DepartmentDescription)
Job (JobID, JobDescription)
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

Design a query that will allow the finance department to determine the commissions paid to specific employees of the sales department for the month of December. Note: You will need to GENERATE the tables described above (Employee, Invoice, InvoiceLine, Product, Department, and Job) in order to compare and validate your code. Validated query code must be part of your paper.
Compare the code of the query you designed in Question one (1) to one that would show how much total compensation is paid to each employee for the same month.
Determine and explain the factors necessary to ensure referential integrity.
Create an object-oriented model to show how the TABLES are interrelated through the use of graphical tools. Make sure that you are able to show the relationship types such as 1:M, 1:1, or M:1. Additionally, remember to include the determined factors from the previous assignment requirement. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
Identify which data components are the entities and attributes, and the relationship between each using an object representation diagram through the use of graphical TOOLS. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
Describe how Big Data could be used to assist in the productivity and forecasting of the organization?s products and 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, 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.
Include charts or diagrams created in Excel, Visio, MS Project, or one of their equivalents such as Open Project, Dia, and OpenOffice. The completed diagrams / charts must be IMPORTED into the Word document before the paper is submitted.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Describe the role of databases and database management systems in managing organizational data and information.
Design and implement a database solution to solve a proposed business problem.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in the strategic implications and management of database systems.
Write clearly and concisely about topics related to the strategic planning for database systems using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Points: 90
Assignment 2: Database Systems and Database Models
Criteria
Unacceptable

Below 70% F
Fair

70-79% C
Proficient

80-89% B
Exemplary

90-100% A
1. Design a query that will allow the finance department to determine the commissions paid to specific employees of the sales department for the month of December.

Weight: 15%
Did not submit or incompletely designed a query that will allow the finance department to determine the commissions paid to specific employees of the sales department for the month of December.
Partially designed a query that will allow the finance department to determine the commissions paid to specific employees of the sales department for the month of December.
Satisfactorily designed a query that will allow the finance department to determine the commissions paid to specific employees of the sales department for the month of December.
Thoroughly designed a query that will allow the finance department to determine the commissions paid to specific employees of the sales department for the month of December.
2. Compare the code of the query you designed in Question one (1) to one that would show how much total compensation is paid to each employee for the same month.

Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely compared the code of the query you designed in Question one (1) to one that would show how much total compensation is paid to each employee for the same month.
Partially compared the code of the query you designed in Question one (1) to one that would show how much total compensation is paid to each employee for the same month.
Satisfactorily compared the code of the query you designed in Question one (1) to one that would show how much total compensation is paid to each employee for the same month.
Thoroughly compared the code of the query you designed in Question one (1) to one that would show how much total compensation is paid to each employee for the same month.
3. Determine and explain the factors necessary to ensure referential integrity.

Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely determined and explained the factors necessary to ensure referential integrity.
Partially determined and explained the factors necessary to ensure referential integrity.
Satisfactorily determined and explained the factors necessary to ensure referential integrity.
Thoroughly determined and explained the factors necessary to ensure referential integrity.
4. Create an object-oriented model to show how the tables are interrelated through the use of graphical tools.

Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely created an object-oriented model to show how the tables are interrelated through the use of graphical TOOLS.
Partially created an object-oriented model to show how the tables are interrelated through the use of graphical tools.
Satisfactorily created an object-oriented model to show how the tables are interrelated through the use of graphical tools.
Thoroughly created an object-oriented model to show how the TABLES are interrelated through the use of graphical tools.
5. Identify which data components are the entities and attributes, and the relationship between each using an object representation diagram through the use of graphical tools.

Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely identified which data components are the entities and attributes, and the relationship between each using an object representation diagram through the use of graphical tools.
Partially identified which data components are the entities and attributes, and the relationship between each using an object representation diagram through the use of graphical tools.
Satisfactorily identified which data components are the entities and attributes, and the relationship between each using an object representation diagram through the use of graphical tools.
Thoroughly identified which data components are the entities and attributes, and the relationship between each using an object representation diagram through the use of graphical tools.
6. Describe how Big Data could be used to assist in the productivity and forecasting of the organization?s products and resources.

Weight: 15%
Did not submit or incompletely described how Big Data could be used to assist in the productivity and forecasting of the organization?s products and resources.
Partially described how Big Data could be used to assist in the productivity and forecasting of the organization?s products and resources.
Satisfactorily described how Big Data could be used to assist in the productivity and forecasting of the organization?s products and resources.
Thoroughly described how Big Data could be used to assist in the productivity and forecasting of the organization?s products and resources.
7. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

Weight: 10%
More than 6 errors present
5-6 errors present
3-4 errors present
0-2 errors present

Transistor Biasing Materials and Equipment: Materials: Hardware Parts (In the Toolbox): An NPN transistor: 2N3904 Four resistors: 1 k?, 470?, 3 k? and 6 k? Jumper wires Equipment: Hardware Equipment: Breadboard NI myDAQ Instrument device Screw Driver Screw Terminal connector USB CABLE Multimeter with probes Multimeter from NI ELVISmx Instrument Launcher Procedure: *** This lab has to be implemented only in hardware (using NI myDAQ) *** Analyze the circuit in the Figure 1 below to calculate the following values: VBB, VE, IE, VC and VCE. Make sure to include 20% tolerance for each resistor in the calculations. Construct the circuit shown in Figure 1 below on the breadboard using the transistor and two resistors (RCand RE). figure 1 Figure 1 Using the jumper wires, screw driver and screw terminal connector, connect the board to NI MyDAQ Instrument Device. Use channel +15V pin out on the NI myDAQ Instrument Device to provide the supply voltage (VCC). Use channel AI0 to measure the required voltages: VBB, VE and VC and currents: IC and IE using the Multimeter. Tabulate the data from step 1 and step 5. Calculated Measured VBB VE VC IE IC Short the resistor R2 and calculate the values in steps 1. Modify the circuit in Figure 1 to short the resistor R2 and measure the values in step 4. Measured values with R2 shorted VBB VE VC IE IC Review questions: Compare a calculated and measured values in the table. Discuss whether the values are the same of different. If they are different, provide the reasoning. And how to reduce this difference between calculated and measured values. What happens when R2 is shorted? Why does the measured values change? If the NPN transistor is replaced with a PNP transistor, how does the change in the transistor effect the current and voltage in the circuit? Deliverables: Analysis of the circuit and calculations of voltages: VBB, VE and VC and currents: IC and IE. Place your student ID card on the breadboard and take a picture of the circuit board and pin out on the NI myDAQ Instrument Device. Take screenshots of the measurements obtained from function generator and Multimeter on the NI ELVISmx Instrument Launcher on your screen. Lab Report: Use the Lab report template found in the ?Tools and Template? link in the navigation center. Include all the deliverables. Include all the screenshots of the measurements from circuit design on the breadboard using NI myDAQ Instrument Device and measurements from MI ELVISmx Instrument Launcher.

Append (i.e., add to last week’s team paper to continue the paper) the Week 2 Business Research Project Part 1 paper with the following:
Each team member should:
Find three articles relevant to your research problem with a minimum of one being peer-reviewed. Sources of non-peer reviewed articles may be trade journals or other sources recommended by your instructor.
Provide a BRIEF summary of each article by selecting relevant research that addresses the variables in the research question(s) of the article. Similar articles may be summarized together by mentioning and referencing each article in the same paragraph.
Use an in-text citation and reference for each article. That is, you can reference the article(s) you are summarizing within the summary and then also include the article(s) in the reference SECTION.
A literature review just means that you look up articles, and you can do that in the library, that are peer reviewed and find three (two peer reviewed) that discuss similar things to our research question.

Research Design and t Tests: How Are They Connected?
The best way to solidify your understanding of statistical testing is to actually engage in performing some data analysis. This week you will work with a real, secondary dataset to construct a research question, perform a t test, and interpret the results.
Whether in a scholarly or practitioner setting, good research and data analysis should have the benefit of peer feedback. For this Discussion, you will post your response to the hypothesis test, along with the results. Be sure and remember that the goal is to obtain constructive feedback to improve the research and its interpretation, so please view this as an opportunity to learn from one another.
To prepare for this Discussion:
Review the Learning Resources and the media programs related to t tests.
Using the SPSS software, open the High School Longitudinal Study dataset found in this week?s Learning Resources and construct a research question that involves a comparison of a means test.
Use SPSS to answer the research question you constructed and post your response to the following:
What is your research question?
What is the null hypothesis for your question?
What research design would align with this question?
What comparison of means test was used to answer the question (be sure to defend the use of the test using the article you found in your search)?
What dependent variable was used and how is it measured?
What independent variable is used and how is it measured?
If you found significance, what is the strength of the effect?
Identify your research question and explain your results for a lay audience, what is the answer to your research question?
Be sure to support your Main Post and Response Post with reference to the week?s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA Style.

PowerPoint Presentation with Speaker Notes.

Create a business pitch for your business plan in a 20- to 25-slide Microsoft? PowerPoint? presentation that addresses the following:
Company
Headline
Problem Worth Solving
Our Solution
Target Market
Competitive Landscape
Funding Needs
Sales Channels
Marketing Activities
Forecast
Milestones
Team and Key Roles
Partners and Resources
Hints from the Instructor:
For this assignment, i usually suggest that you start by making a case that shows the need. Make it dramatic/attention grabbing if possible. Are there any safety concerns or risks in the current situation? Use news stories from the past year if possible. Then present your vision and mission statements. Focus on the big picture.

Under Problem Worth Solving, be more basic. You are looking at your customer’s needs. e.g. You will not succeed unless you do this!

Then your solution is based on the vision you have presented.

Once you have presented a clear technical view of what you are offering.

Then make the case as to why should the customer investor trust/partner with/believe in you? Why are you better than your competition? Try to hit all the items in the assignment instructions (Company, Headline, Problem Worth Solving, Our Solution, Target Market, Competitive Landscape, Funding Needs, Sales Channels, Marketing Activities, Forecast, Milestones, Team and Key Roles, Partners and Resources)

General Notes: Sides need to be background and mostly titles or SHORT bullet points. Although the text on the slide is not meant to be read, it must be readable. Hit the highlights only and save the details for hand outs or put them in the speaker’s notes. Put citations in the speaker’s notes.

Present financial summaries and projections. Have you accounted for paying yourself? Put the financials last since that is your “ask.”

Make sure to include media (pictures, clip art, text art, etc.)

It all flows from a clear articulation of the problem!

Individual Assignment: Business Pitch

Purpose of Assignment

This assignment requires students to provide a snapshot of their proposed company and business idea. Working with a business plan is a great way to design and communicate the company?s course of action with prospective investors. It also provides lenders with insight to the business growth strategy to help secure funding. Students will learn the practical application of summarizing their pitch to prospects and organizing their business ideas in a logical manner.

Resources Required

Refer to Ch. 7 of Entrepreneurship, 3rd edition.

Grading Guide

Content

Met

Partially Met
Not Met

Comments:
All key elements of the assignment are covered in a substantive way. The following SECTIONS have been completed.

Company
Headline
Problem Worth Solving
Our Solution
Target Market
Competitive Landscape
Funding Needs
Sales Channels
Marketing Activities
Financial Projections
Milestones
Team and Key Roles
Partners and Resources

Presentation consists of 20 to 25 slides and is appropriate for the audience.

The presentation includes relevant media and visual aids that are consistent with the content.

Total Available
Total Earned

9
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Presentation Guidelines

Met

Partially Met
Not Met

Comments:
The presentation uses a proper layout with effective headings, fonts, styles, font sizes, and white spaces.

The presentation recognize intellectual property using in-text citations and a reference slide.

The presentation includes an introduction and conclusion which previews and reviews major points.

The presentation includes major points that are stated clearly, organized logically, and supported by specific details, examples, or analysis.

The presentation follows proper rules of grammar and usage including spelling and punctuation.

Total Available
Total Earned

3
#/X

Assignment Total
#
12
#/X

Additional comments: