Day: April 25, 2018

Evaluate the megatrend of demographics in the IT field. Give your opinion as to why IT managers must understand this megatrend when selecting talent for organizational positions.

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•Evaluate the megatrend of demographics in the IT field. Give your opinion as to why IT managers must understand this megatrend when selecting talent for organizational positions.

•Speculate as to why the megatrend of demographics may impact the development of IT products worldwide, especially in countries with aging populations.

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“IT Skills” Please respond to the following:

•While it is understood that the CIO should set the example for the IT organization, determine the top three things that the head of IT should be doing to improve the skills of the IT staff.

•Having staff with the proper skill sets is immensely important to accomplishing corporate objectives. List and support three best practices in staffing future organizational needs.

 

CIS 107, Discussions

Employer Expectations”  Please respond to the following:

•Explain whether or not you believe it is fair for employers to expect employees or prospective employees to already know how to use the Microsoft Office tools. Describe what you expect to take away from this course that will help you to fulfill this expectation.

“IT Skills” Please respond to the following:

 

•While it is understood that the CIO should set the example for the IT organization, determine the top three things that the head of IT should be doing to improve the skills of the IT staff.

•Having staff with the proper skill sets is immensely important to accomplishing corporate objectives. List and support three best practices in staffing future organizational needs.

 

 

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Data Challenges

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Case Study 1: The Big Data Challenges Due Week 3 and worth 100 points Big Data is a term used to describe the voluminous amount of structured and semi-structured data generated by companies. The term is used when referring to petabytes (PB), exabytes (EB), and zettabytes (ZB) of data. Companies face challenges when it comes to capturing, storing, searching, and analyzing Big Data. The Volvo Car Corporation faced this problem because of the massive amount of data it was streaming from its vehicles. Study the Volvo Car Corporation case study titled, “Converting data into business value at Volvo”, located here. Write a two to four (2-4) page paper in which you:

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  1. Judge how Volvo Car Corporation integrated the cloud infrastructure into its networks.
  2. Explain how Volvo Car Corporation transforms data into knowledge.
  3. Identify the real-time information systems implemented and evaluate the impact of these implementations.
  4. Argue how the Big Data strategy gives Volvo Car Corporation a competitive advantage.
  5. 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, 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:

  • Explain how the components of an information technology system interrelate in an organizational context.
  • Compare and contrast the strategic and operational use of data management systems.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in information systems and technology.
  • Write clearly and concisely about topics related to information systems for decision making using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

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Concepts and Terminology of Statistics Applied to Business Decision Making

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Scenario:

WidgeCorp became the market leader in snack foods after acquiring a rival company, Company W. Their management style and business decision-making differed. Employees at WidgeCorp collected relevant data and through statistical analysis used this information to draw conclusions and make appropriate recommendations. Company W tended to rely on the experience and judgment of its managers. For the time being, both companies are being managed separately, but within the next twelve months they will merge all management, processes, and accounting. You work for Company W and are a little nervous about this new way of working, but realize that you need to be able to present issues and recommendations with statistical verification to the WidgeCorp executives. You will also introduce and employ statistical analysis to the senior management of Company W’s various departments such as Marketing, Sales, and Production. Part of your job will be to educate Company Was well.

Concepts and Terminology of Statistics Applied to Business Decision Making

Primary Discussion Response is due by Wednesday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Sunday (11:59:59pm Central).

The marketing department likes to know patterns about the consumers who call the 1-800 phone bank with questions/problems.

You meet with them to discuss the matter. Using the Discussion Board, suggest at least 3 quantitative objects that you should keep track about each caller and/or their behavior with respect to the snack food category and indicate if each variable is continuous or discrete (refer to the Question and Answer Resource for this week for the definition of continuous and discrete variables). Post your list on the Discussion Board. Read the other postings and respond to anyone who listed variables similar to yours by saying which variable you prefer and why.

In your own words, please post a response to the Discussion Board and comment on other postings. You will be graded on the quality of your postings.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Course Materials

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Strategies

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The purpose of Draft 1 is to build upon the Annotated Bibliography and to move forward in drafting your final Research Paper.

Description:

In this assignment, you will build upon the summaries that you did for the Annotated Bibliography for Unit III. Unlike the Annotated Bibliography, however, the Draft 1 of your Research Paper is more than just a summary of sources. Instead, it is a conversation between sources wherein the student author places his or her sources into a conversation about topics surrounding the issue. You will need to review at least five academic sources for this assignment. You are not restricted to the sources used in the Annotated Bibliography, but that would be a good place to start. The length of the draft should be between 3-5 pages, not including the cover page or references page.

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Elements:

Your Draft 1 grade is largely based on your inclusion of several elements and the overall quality of your writing. For assistance, you might want to refer to the examples in Chapter 20, Section 20g, of Strategies for Writing Successful Research Papers (pp. 438-444). Your Draft 1 must contain the following elements.

1. Cover page and APA formatting:

You should include an APA-style cover page for your Draft 1. See the example on page 16 of The CSU APA Guide (6th edition). Your cover page should include the following: the title of your paper, your name, and the name of your university (Columbia Southern University). The running head should include up to 50 characters from the title of the paper, along with a sequential page number in the upper right-hand corner.

2. Review of literature:

Below are techniques for writing a review of literature.

• Consider the topics that your sources cover. Then make a list of those topics. Cluster the topics together, and decide which sources speak to the same concerns.

• Decide which sources speak to the same issues, and decide which material from those sources that you will include.

• When sources discuss the same topic but do not agree, you should still include them in the same paragraph if you would like. There is nothing that says that two sources that disagree cannot be presented in the same paragraph.

• Remember to transition between ideas, sources, and paragraphs. Check out the list of transitional expressions on pp. 44-45 of The Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises.

• Remember to include concise summaries of the material.

Avoid the following in a review of literature.

• Do not comment on the sources. Your job here is to present the material only, not to give your take on what is has to say.

• Do not include your argument. You do not want to argue in the review of literature because you are reviewing the literature, not asserting your argument. You will be able to argue for your position later in the paper.

• Do not just insert the summary paragraphs from your Annotated Bibliography. The review of literature is far more than just a list of paragraphs summarizing sources.

• Do not forget to cite your sources in text and to include a references page.

NOTE: “Integrating Literary Resources,” a webinar created by the Success Center, may help you with your review of literature. Click here to view the webinar.

3. References:

Include a references list as the last page of the paper. See the example on pages 6, 7, and 21 of The CSU APA Guide (6th edition). All entries are those that have been cited in the text. No others are to be included. No textbooks should be included on the references list.





Correlates of Behaviour assignment

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CHAPTER 5 Correlates of Criminal Behaviour 137
progressively until age 16 or 17 and then diminished, though this pattern varied
with the nature of the delinquency. Serious delinquency tended to diminish
with increasing age, while drug and status offences increased.
Since younger age categories are over-represented among criminal
offenders, it’s quite likely changes over time in the crime rate reflect, at least in
part, changes in the age composition of the total population. Several researchers
have shown that a significant amount of the rise and fall of U.S. crime rates
can be ex lainedb the chan in a e corn osition of the American 0 ulation,
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primarily the aging of the “baby boomers†(Cohen and Land, 1987; Sagi and
Wellford, 1968; Steffensmeier and Harer, 1991; Wellford, 1973). Overall crime
rates rose as this group reached their late teens in the 196os and then fell as in
they began to reach their 3os a decade later (Carrington, 2001). Similarly in
Canada, baby boomers-those born between 1947 and 1966-reached 15 years
of age in the 196os and 197os, a time when violent and property crime rates
were rising. Figure 5.2 shows the trend in overall crime and in the number of
15-to-24-year-olds as rates per 100 000 population. The rate of 15-to-24-year-
aids began dropping in the early 198os. The general decline in crime rates since
he early 199os coincided with a decrease in the proportion of persons aged 15
o 24 during the same time period (Savoie, 2002). Ouimet (2002) examined the
irop in crime in the 199os in both the United States and Canada and attributed
I primarily to these shifts in the age composition of the population, as well
is improved employment opportunities. Carrington (2001) has forecast that 1
all types of crime in Canada should decline to the year 2041 because of the
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C] P 278 In Class Assignment: Chapter 5 – Correlates of Criminal
Behaviour. Ten questions.
1. What type of crime(s) does not decrease with the age of the offender? Speculate on why these
types of crimes increase with age.
2. Describe maturational reform, and discuss how it reflects the age distribution of criminal
behaviour.
3. Summarize the differences in criminal behaviour based on gender and discuss whether the
concept of role convergence might apply to these trends.
4. Discuss and evaluate several possible explanations of Aboriginal over-representation in the
Canadian criminal justice system.
5. Discuss the ways in which the correlation between drug abuse and crime could be explained.
6. g Describe and evaluate the evidence concerning the relationship between social class and
criminal behaviour.
7. Discuss how provincial variations in crime rates could be explained.
134 PART 1 Crime and Society
For example, some Criminologists have claimed that delinquent behaviour is
correlated with physique or body type. They claim that adolescent males witi:
an athletic, muscular body build commit more delinquent acts than those
whose physique is lean and fragile. Other criminologists have shown that some
types of crime occur more frequently in larger cities than in smaller towns and
rural areas. They argue that city size and crime vary together. These examples
give measurements on two variables (for example, city size and crime) for a
number of individuals or aggregates (for example, cities). The task is to deter-
mine whether and how these two sets of measurements go together-that is,
whether and how they’re correlated. When we analyze the relationship between
two variables, we may find that they are positively correlated, negatively correl-
ated, or unrelated to each other. A positive relationship means that as one vari-
able increases, the other also increases. For example, the more deviant friends
we have, the more likely we are to be deviant ourselves. A negative relationship
means that as one variable increases, the other decreases. For example, as we
get older, we are less likely to be involved in criminal behaviour. Discovering
such correlations or relationships is an important first step for any scientific
discipline such as criminology. Thus, a good deal of the early work in crimin-
ology was devoted to the task of identifying and describing the correlates of
crime.
Having identified and described a correlate of crime-a relationship-
it is natural to want to know why it exists. How might this relationship be
explained? What might have produced it?
One explanation for a correlation or relationship between two variables is
causal. The concept of causation has been debated by philosophers and social
scientists. At the very least, the idea of causation has proven to be a useful way
of thinking about the natural and social world. A causal explanation refers
to the inference that a change in one variable results from or is produced by
change in another variable. A common mistake is to confuse correlation with
causation and so to infer that one variable causes another from the fact that
they are correlated. However, correlation means only that two variables are
related. They are associated but a change in one does not necessarily produce
a change in the other. Criminologists are frequently interested in establishing
causal explanations. They are not usually satisfied, for example, with knowing
that poverty and crime are correlated; they want to know if crime results from
poverty, and if it does, how? However, it would be a mistake to conclude from
their correlation alone that poverty causes crime. So correlation between two
variables is a necessary first step toward causal explanation but is not in itself
sufficient for inferring such an explanation.
The second element of a causal explanation is a theory linking the vari-
ables. Events may occur together, but one will not be viewed as causing the
other unless we have some explanation of how they are linked. We look for
correlates of crime to help us to explain criminal behaviour, and our explana-
tory theories must be tested against what we know about crime. For example,
we may have a theory that the movement of the planets causes criminality.
However, when we test this explanation, we find that there is no correlation
between planetary movements and crime rates. Thus, we will reject the theory,
at least until some evidence supporting it can be found. Much of the attention
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CHAPTER 5 Correlates of Criminal Behaviour 135
of criminologists has been devoted to developing and testing theories of crime,
and these theories must explain the facts about crime. Therefore, the correlates
discussed in this chapter set the stage for the theories that follow.
Human beings have a tendency to simplify their perceptions of the
world. This tendency can lead to a distortion of the understanding of cor-
relates and causes. There is a temptation to assume that an effect can have
only one cause that is both necessary and sufficient. There is also the temp-
tation to assume that causes must be perfectly correlated with their effects
and that no other variables are necessary for interpreting how the cause
operates or for specifying the particular conditions or circumstances under
which it has its effect(s) (Hirschi and Selvin, 1966). But reality is substan-
tially more complicated than this, and it would be wise to develop the habit
of thinking of crime as the consequence of multiple causes that combine
in complicated ways to produce their effects. Nettler (1982) uses the image
of a dense web to communicate the meaning of this view of causation.
He describes this as a multiplicity of tightly packed causes that interact
strongly and non-uniformly. As selected correlates of crime are examined,
then, the urge to reach hasty conclusions concerning the causal character
and significance of these correlations should be resisted.
Peak Ages for Crime
Without much exaggeration, crime can be said to be a young man’s game. To
put this into more technical terms, age and sex are strong correlates of criminal
behaviour. Any number of criminologists has singled out these two variables
for their strong relationship with crime. For example, Sutherland and Cressey
(1978) state that sex status is of greater importance in differentiating criminals
from non-criminals than any other trait, and that statistics from a Variety of
years and jurisdictions uniformly indicate a higher prevalence of crime among
young persons compared with other age groups. ‘*./‘J<7VV:)/“xi
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the peak age at 18 years (Brennan and Dauvergne, 2011). This pattern is stronger
for property crimes (Bunge et al., 2005).
Data for 2008-09 from the Adult Criminal Court Survey (Thomas, 2010)
also show that younger adults are over-represented among accused persons
when comparing the age distribution of offenders to the age distribution of the
general adult population. For example, 18-to-24-year-olds made up 12 percent
of the adult population but accounted for 31 percent of all cases in adult crim-
Lnal court in 2008-09. Similarly, persons 25 to 34 represented 17 percent of the
adult population and 28 percent of the adult criminal court cases. This age dis-
tribution is stronger for property crimes (33 percent of accused were 18 to 24)
than for violent crimes (26 percent were 18 to 24).
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anthropology

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Directions:

In a 3-5 page written assignment, answer the following questions.

1)    1) Discuss culture and its importance to anthropology.
a.       This should include defining culture using the text and/or lecture notes.
2)      2) Choose a time and location for where/when you are going to conduct your observations of an ethnographic scene
a.       Examples of Possible Ethnographic Scenes
                                                              i.      The coming and going of shoppers in a mall
                                                            ii.      Getting on and riding the bus
                                                          iii.      Buying coffee at a coffee shop
                                                          iv.      Crossing at a cross-walk
3)      3) Go to the specified location and proceed with your observations.
a.       The easiest way to do this is to find a place to sit quietly and to simply watch what is going on.
                                                              i.      Please do not talk to or interview people during this time.
b.      Take handwritten (recommended) notes in a small notebook and/or mental notes of:
                                                              i.      details about the scene itself (time of day, lighting, furniture, plants, sounds, temperature, smell, vibe/energy, etc)
                                                            ii.      the people around you, not only their behavior but general information about their  characteristics (age, race/ethnicity, gender, class, etc)
                                                          iii.      what you see people doing
1.      this is the heart of your description and should provide the instructor of how the people you saw were involved in the scene you were observing
                                                          iv.       your thoughts and feelings while observing may be a brief section of the paper.
4)     4)  When your 25 minutes are finished, leave the scene.  In a quiet place, fill out your notes.  Be sure you include more details about the topics from step 3.
a.       At this time, you should start to think about what themes, patterns, or conclusions you saw.  This step is critical. 
b.      Type up your notes (you will add them to the end of your write-up)
5)    5)  Write a 3 – 5 page reaction paper about your observations   Your paper should include
a.        Discussion about and definition of culture
b.      a ‘thick description’ of the location
                                                              i.      i.e. building you were in (what is the architecture like), descriptions of people there (in terms of characteristics: age, race/ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status), sounds, smells, temperature, time of day and week, etc
c.       clear detail of your observations
d.      analysis of themes and patterns in behavior you observed
                                                              i.      this  and the next requirement are key for a good grade, as it is about observing and commenting – not just describing
e.       analyze your observations, their themes and patterns using at least four anthropological concepts from the text and lecture notes so far
                                                              i.      this should include clearly identifying the concept you are going to use, defining the concept using the text, and then applying the concept to your observation
1.      because you will be paraphrasing or directly quoting from another source, you will need to use APA-formatting with in-text citations and full references
f.       Conclude with a discussion of your experience of the situation. For example you might write how you felt when you started to detect a pattern in characteristics and/or behavior.
g.      Include your observation notes





MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

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ASSIGNMENT
Question 1
a.
Write a brief definition of economics. Elaborate the conditions that give rise to this
definition.
[3 marks]
Analyse the THREE interrelated features of the economic perspective?
[6 marks]
c.
Some stores give “free” products to consumer. An economist would say the products
are not free. Is there any difference? Explain.
[5 marks]
[TOTAL: 14 MARKS]
Question 2
a.
Use marginal analysis to explain why it is possible to “have too much of a good thing.”
Use education as an example.
[4 marks]
Explain the importance of the ceteris paribus or “other-things-being-equal” assumption.
[4 marks]
Comment on the statement from an opportunity cost perspective: “The major cost of
going to college is the $15,000 per year in tuition.” Assume that a person could have
earned $30,000 a year if the person did not go to college.
[6 marks]
[TOTAL: 14 MARKS]
Question 3
a.
Why might it be a good economic decision for a person such as Bill Gates or Steve Jobs
to drop out of college? Give an economic justification for such a decision.
[3 marks]
How are tradeoffs illustrated by the production possibilities curve? Consider the case of
Federal government spending on national defense and spending on social programs.
[3 marks]
[TOTAL: 6 MARKS]
Question 4
Rafidah was earning $100,000 a year working as a scientist for a drug company. She decided
to start her own business that conducted drug trials. She estimates this entrepreneurial talent or
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b.
b.
c.
b.
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forgone entrepreneurial income to be $10,000 a year. She used $500,000 in savings that
earned 5 percent interest annually to finance the new business. In the first year, the firm earned
revenue of $1,500,000. The costs for rent, supplies, and employees’ salaries were $1,100,000.
What was the accounting profit for the new business? What was the economic profit (or loss)?
Explain your calculations for both questions.
[TOTAL: 6 MARKS]
Question 5
Suppose Tom, Dick, and Harry live in a barter economy. Tom produces wine, Dick bakes
bread, and Harry makes cheese. Tom wants some bread to go with his wine and is willing to
trade 1 gallon of wine for two loaves of bread. Dick wants some cheese to go with his bread
and is willing to trade one loaf of bread for one-half pound of cheese. Harry doesn’t want bread,
but wants some wine to go with his cheese and is willing to trade cheese for one gallon of wine.
It is not possible for all three of them to meet together at one time.
a.
Explain how this situation illustrates the difficulty with a barter economy.
[4 marks]
b.
Devise a money system using precious stones where four stones are equivalent in value
to one gallon of wine. In other words tell how much bread and cheese would be worth in
terms of stones in this economy. In this system, how much cheese must Harry sell in
order to buy one gallon of wine?
[8 marks]
[TOTAL: 12 MARKS]
Question 6
What effect should each of the following have upon the demand for portable music players in a
competitive market? Explain your reasoning in each case.
a.
b.
c.
d.
the development of improved, low-priced devices that compete with music players
[3 marks]
an increase in population and incomes
[3 marks]
a substantial increase in the number and quality of music for players
[4 marks]
consumer expectations of substantial price increases in music players
[4 marks]
[TOTAL: 14 MARKS]
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Question 7
a.
Newspaper item: “Due to lower grain prices, consumers can expect retail prices of
choice beef to begin dropping slightly this spring with pork becoming cheaper after
midsummer,” the Agriculture Department predicted. “This reflects increasing supply,”
the department said. Does the statement use the term “supply” correctly? What effects
might this announcement have on consumer demand? Explain.
[9 marks]
Suppose the Malaysian Government is considering passing an excise tax that would
increase the price of a pack of cigarettes by $1.00. What would be the likely effect of
this change on the demand and supply of cigarettes? What is likely to happen to
cigarette prices and the quantity consumed if the tax bill is enacted? CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS ESSAY!!!!
[5 marks]
What is the difference between a change in supply and a change in quantity supplied?
[5 marks]
[TOTAL: 19 MARKS]
Question 8
a.
The president of a toy company asks you for advice about whether the company should
cut the price of its best-selling doll this year based on the following information: last year
the company cut the price of its best-selling doll by 10% and the total revenues from doll
sales increased by 10%.
[3 marks]
The owner of a health club asks you for advice about whether the company should raise
or lower the price of its membership this year based on the following information: last
year the club raised the price of its membership by 5% and the number of members
paying the same fee fell by 7%.
[3 marks]
The owner of a restaurant is considering lowering menu prices to draw in more
customers. He is debating between lowering the price for the steak entrée or the salmon
entrée. When he lowered prices last year, a $2.00 decrease in price for the $15 steak
resulted in a growth in steak sales from 75 per week to 100 per week. A $2.50 decrease
in the price of the $17 salmon entrée increased sales from 40 to 75 meals per week.
Which entrée should he choose to put on sale?
[5 marks]
b.
c.
b.
c.
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d.
A gasoline station very near a professional football stadium parks cars on its lot to make
money on game days. Last year it charged $4.00 per car and parked 1000 cars. This
year it raised the parking price to $5.00 and parked 850 cars. Did the station owner
make a good economic decision in raising the parking prices from one year to the next?
Explain.
[4 marks]
[TOTAL: 15 MARKS]
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Electricity prices in Queensland (Report) Public relations theories

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Electricity prices in Queensland (Report) Public relations theories

Order Description

The issue : Electricity prices in Queensland
The Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) announced that electricity bills on the standard domestic tariff would rise by 13.6 per cent last month, bringing the total

increase over the past three years to over 50%.
You work for the Queensland Council of Social Service (QCSS).

Assessment Name:Report
Length: 2000 words
Links to unit objectives: 1, 2, & 4. Relates to AOLs: KS 1.1; PC 3.1 (refer to the Unit Outline document for what these numbers mean)
Brief description: Write a report on one of the organisations and issues from the list of options provided. Include discussions of
• Who your organisation’s stakeholders are
• The public relations issue your organisation is facing
• The publics this issue creates
• The mutual significance of organisation, publics, and issue.

Step-by-step guide to preparing Assignment 2: Report

• Refer to the list of organisations and issues provided by your lecturer. These will be made available to you in lectures and tutorials, and under the Assessment tab

on the BB site. Choose ONE as the focus of your report.
• Provide a report that demonstrates your knowledge of key concepts in this unit by identifying and discussing your organisation’s stakeholders; describing and

analysing the issue from a public relations perspective; and discussing the publics that are created by this issue.
• You will need to begin your analysis of each of the three elements (stakeholders, issue and publics) with a discussion of a scholarly definition of each element. You

should use these definitions to frame your analysis. Please read the CRA for more information on this.
• In order to help you structure the content for this assignment, try addressing the following questions in your report:
o Who is your organisation, who are its stakeholders, and why do they matter to your organisation? Hint: Lecture 1 content will help here.
o From a public relations perspective, what is the issue facing your organisation and why does it matter to your organisation? Hint: Understanding issues from a public

relations perspective will be covered in lectures (especially in Lecture 2) and tutorials.
o Who are your organisation’s publics in priority order? Why do they matter to your organisation? Hint: Lecture 2 content will be significant here.
o What is the connection between all three elements (organisation, issue, publics)? Hint: Going back to Lecture 2 will help here too.
• You will need a brief introduction and a conclusion as well, and all content should be presented within the 2000 word limit. It’s up to you to work out how many

words go in each section.
• Note that the word count is calculated by clicking on the word ‘Introduction’ in your report, and highlighting ALL content through to the last word before the

heading ‘References’. The total thus indicated is your word count and should be between 1800 and 2200.

You’ll need to begin researching to find out what – and who – is involved. Where do you start? I’d suggest you do a basic Google search first to get an overview –

perhaps check out a few commercial news sites too. Then you’ll need to go deeper. Go to the Factiva (if you can)
There are other databases too, such as Aust/NZ Newspaper and Reference Centre.

Adapted from Writing Reports
www.citewrite.qut.edu.au

Commonly used headings for reports
Note: DO NOT SIMPLY COPY THESE ACTUAL HEADINGS INTO YOUR ASSIGNMENT – THINK ABOUT HOW YOU SHOULD ADAPT THEM TO MAKE YOUR WORK FLOW.

Title page
• the report title, which states the report’s purpose
• your name and the name of the person receiving the report (place in the bottom
right-hand corner)
• the submission date.

Executive summary
An executive summary is different from an introduction. It:
• provides the reader with a quick overview of the report’s purpose, its context, major findings, conclusions and recommendations

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• is restricted to one paragraph
• includes one sentence for every main section of the report, omitting details and examples.
It is often easier to write the executive summary once the report has been completed.

    You should provide an executive summary for your report in AMN465. DOES NOT COUNT TOWARDS WORD TOTAL.

Table of contents
The table of contents lists the main sections (headings) of the report, and the page on which each begins. If your report includes tables, diagrams or illustrations,

these are listed separately on the page after the table of contents.

    Not obligatory, but a good idea. DOES NOT COUNT TOWARDS WORD TOTAL.

Introduction
The introduction should:
• discuss the importance or significance of the research or problem to be reported
• define the purpose of the report
• outline the issues to be discussed (scope)
• inform the reader of any limitations to the report, or any assumptions made.

    In AMN465, your introduction will briefly set the scene by identifying your organisation and any other relevant information. It should be about 100 words long

(suggested guideline only).

Discussion or body (THIS IS DEFINITELY A HEADING THAT SHOULD NOT APPEAR IN YOUR ASSIGNMENT!!)
This contains the main substance of the report, organised into sections with headings and subheadings rather than paragraphs. The body of the report in AMN465 should

include a discussion and analysis of topic as specified in the CRA sheet.

    All this must be supported by reference to appropriate sources. For full details, see your CRA sheet. This section forms the major part of your assignment and

should be about 1300 words (suggested guideline only).
Conclusion
This summarises the key findings from the discussion section and may be numbered here for clarity. Relate your conclusion to the objectives of the report and arrange

your points logically so that major conclusions are presented first.

    In AMN465, your report should conclude with a brief summary of your major findings. Recommendations are not required. This section should be about 100 words

(suggested guideline only).

Reference list
This must contain all the material cited in the report.

    For AMN465 the required format is APA

Appendices
These contain extra supporting information that is put at the end of the report so as not to distract the reader from the main issues. They contain detailed

information, such as questionnaires, tables, graphs and diagrams. Appendices should be clearly set out and numbered in the order they are mentioned in the text.

    Do NOT try to use appendices to get around the word limit! They should be used only for information that is extra to the core ideas in your report – to

explain, illustrate, and enhance them perhaps. Your report must make sense as a standalone document, without the need to read appendices.

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You are the CEO of a major consumer technology corporation. The company is global and offers remote employment, in addition to numerous physical locations. ….

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You are the CEO of a major consumer technology corporation. The company is global and offers remote employment, in addition to numerous physical locations. It distributes the products through different global wholesalers to reach retailers who in turn sell to the ultimate consumer. Your job is to find a new president for the organization. The past president has retired after 25 years of service. You will have to explain to the board of directors what criteria will be used in the search for a new company president.

In your paper:

  • Explain what being a leader is, and what traits are needed to be an effective leader.
  • Describe the type of leadership style and skills needed for the position.
  • Analyze the importance of attending to tasks and relationships.
  • Explain the importance of a leader following and communicating a vision, and setting the tone.
  • Examine the necessity for a leader to have good out-group member skills, as well as the ability to handle conflict and overcome obstacles.
  • Justify the needed ethical leadership traits for this position.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

  1. Must be five to six double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  2. Must include a title page with the following:
    1. Title of paper
    2. Student’s name
    3. Course name and number
    4. Instructor’s name
    5. Date submitted
  3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
  4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
  5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
  6. Must use at least five scholarly sources, including a minimum of two from the Ashford University Library, in addition to the text. Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable source.
  7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.





Imagine you are a recently-hired Chief Operating Officer (COO) in a midsize company preparing for an Initial Public Offering (IPO)…..

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Imagine you are a recently-hired Chief Operating Officer (COO) in a midsize company preparing for an Initial Public Offering (IPO). You quickly discover multiple personnel problems that require your immediate attention.

1. John posted a rant on his Facebook page in which he criticized the company’s most important customer.
2. Ellen started a blog to protest the CEO’s bonus, noting that no one below director has gotten a raise in two (2) years and portraying her bosses as “know-nothings” and “out-of-touch”
3. Bill has been using his company-issued BlackBerry to run his own business on the side.
4. After being disciplined for criticizing a customer in an email (sent from his personal email account on a company computer), Joe threatens to sue the company for invasion of privacy.
5. One of the department supervisors requests your approval to fire his secretary for insubordination. Since the secretary has always received glowing reviews, you call her into your office and determine that she has refused to prepare false expense reports for her boss.
6. Anna’s boss refused to sign her leave request for jury duty and now wants to fire her for being absent without permission.

As an astute manager, you will need to analyze the employment-at-will doctrine and determine what, if any, exceptions and liabilities exist before taking any action. As you proceed with your investigation, you discover the company has no whistleblower policy.

In preparation for this assignment, use to research your state’s employment-at-will policy. It is Florida.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
1. Summarize the employment-at-will doctrine discussed in the text and then evaluate three (3) of the six (6) scenarios described by determining:

a. Whether you can legally fire the employee; include an assessment of any pertinent exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine.

b. The primary action(s) that you should take to limit liability and impact on operations; specify the ethical theory that best supports your decision.

2. Examine your state’s policy on employment-at-will. Analyze at least one (1) real-world example of an employee or employer utilizing your state’s employment-at-will doctrine in the last five (5) years. Include a summary of the main issue and the outcome in the identified real-world example.

3. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia is not an acceptable reference and proprietary Websites do not qualify as academic resources.