Day: August 20, 2019

You are an IT client consultant and have been asked by your IT manager to provide an impactful IT-based presentation with an infographic handout for non-technical employees that discusses IoT. The goal is to allow the client to see possibilities for further web enablement and areas for potential further business growth.

 

Create an 8- to 10­-slide, multimedia-rich presentation that presents the concept of IoT to non-technical computer users. Be sure to discuss the following:

 

• Advantages
• Features
• Convenience
• Consumer applications
• Commercial applications
• Industrial applications
• Life enhancement
• Trends and characteristics
• Security concerns relative to organizational use

 

Create a 1-page infographic handout, using an infographic tool of your choice, covering the topic of IoT that employees will be able to use as a quick reference. 

300-400 words

 

 

 

Following the Civil War, changes in higher education included:

 

• Expanded opportunities for women and African-Americans.
• Land grant universities.
• Expanded science and engineering curricula.
• The elective system.
• Decreased emphasis on the classics.

 

Public education in particular was affected by the influence of the first Morrill Act. For this question, reflect on influences that have shaped the growth and development of a particular type of higher education institution over the years (for example, liberal arts colleges, land grant institutions, community colleges, black colleges and universities, or women’s colleges). Trace the impact of a specific influence and explain how it has shaped the look of your chosen type of institution today. 

300-400 words

 

 

 

In order to survive, colleges and universities must offer something that appeals to “customers” (students) who are willing to pay tuition, and to “investors” (philanthropists and others) who are willing to make donations to support their operations. Institutions respond to a changing marketplace by developing new programs and services. For this question, address the following:

 

• In what ways do colleges and universities change in response to market forces, including the needs of students, philanthropists, employers, and governments?
• How do you think the face of higher education and the characteristics of the student population will change as a result of changes in the marketplace?

National Security” Please respond to the following Main Discussion Question:

 

The conclusion of the Cold War seemed to decrease the security problems of the world’s major powers for a while. However, unexpected threats by bombers, radicals, insurgents, including an increasing arms race, Chinese economic domination, Russian expansion, the revival of a nuclear arms race, trade wars and rivalries among superpowers have plagued the global arena. This demonstrated that all countries must always be on guard for the unexpected.

 

• Select one of the four basic national security strategies in chapter 12 used to preserve security. (See them below). Identify and describe what assumptions are made about an opponent/enemy according to the strategy you chose.
• Give an example of that strategy in current world politics and speculate on its effectiveness.

 

Students: Read chapter 12 to learn more about the four basic national security strategieswhich are:

 

Defense, Deterrence, Detente Diplomacy, and Disarmament

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

 

1. Describe (3) ways you will invest in your future based on the principles of finance discussed in this course. Include terminology from the course and use citations as necessary to support your explanation of the terminology.
2. Discuss one of the (3) ways you feel most confident as a way to invest in your future. Explain your level of confidence.
3. Of the (3) ways you will invest in your future, discuss the one you perceive might be the most challenging. Then, discuss how you might overcome some of those challenges.
4. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
   1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
   2. 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 is not included in the required page length.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

• Describe the forms of business organizations and the role of financial managers within an organization.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in finance.
• Write clearly and concisely about finance using proper writing mechanics.

Organizational Scouting

 

Your midweek assignment in this course will be a continuous project. You will be assuming the role of a consultant. Each week, you will engage in a different aspect of an organizational development activity. The focus of the project will be the professional development needs of the members of the organization. In other words, you will examine how well your organization develops its members towards building a sustainable and competitive organization. You will use the same  organization for each week’s assignment. You may select your own organization, an organization you have worked for in the past, an organization that a family member works for, or an organization you would like to work for in the future. Consult your instructor if you have questions about a suitable organization for the project.

 

A key part of consulting activities is clarification of expectations with the client. Those expectations are then formalized into a contract. For the purposes of this skills-building exercise (each week during the course), we will assume that the client has asked to receive a series of memos as progress and planning updates for the project. We will also assume that the client has asked you to focus on individual, team, and leadership development in the organization. Each week during the course, you will be preparing a one or two page memo to post in the forum for instructor and peer review. 

 

Here you can find some good tips on memo writing.

 

As needed for the organization you select for the project and your weekly memos, you may either use the real leader (e.g., CEO) or a hypothetical top leader as your client. 

 

• Week 1: Scouting Memo
• Week 2: Diagnosis Memo
• Week 3: Individual Interventions Memo
• Week 4: Team Interventions Memo
• Week 5: Leadership Development and Succession Interventions Memo Week 5: Leadership Development and Succession Interventions Memo 

 

It is recommended that you look at each week’s skills project and work ahead. Some assignments might take you more than two or three days to arrange and complete (e.g., interviews). In other words, your deliverable (memo) is due on day four of each week, but the planning and execution required to complete the deliverable might take you more than a couple of days to complete.

 

Week 1 Assignment:

 

In an organizational diagnosis and development project, a consultant usually begins with a scouting stage. In the scouting stage, the consultant gets to know the client and the expectations. Additionally, the consultant will often observe organizational activities, conduct some interviews, and read available organizational documents to get a feel for processes, attitudes, and potential areas for attention. The scouting stage helps the consultant develop some initial ideas about areas for improvement. Then, the consultant can design data collection (which you will do in next week’s work) to confirm those ideas or identify other concerns.

 

Planning and Execution:

 

In this week’s work, you will do an opening assessment (i.e., scouting) of your organization. Research answers to the following issues (bullet point questions below). You may use your own observations, interviews with other organizational members, internet research, and research in organizational documents as part of your review. Due to time constraints for the project, you may also include hypothetical data as needed to fill in some gaps. However, you should do your best to collect as much real data as possible. The following themes should guide the planning and execution of your scouting work.

 

• What is the organization? What does it do/what is its purpose?
• How well does your organization develop its members? Does it appear to operate from a comprehensive PDP? 
• What evidence or symptoms do you see that support your conclusion (about whether your organization develops its members)?
• What are some of the possible reasons why your organization does or does not develop its members well?
• Who would need to get involved to improve your organization’s development philosophy and practices? 
• What benefits might individuals in the organization experience if a more robust developmental philosophy and practices were in place?
• What benefits might the organization experience if a more robust development philosophy and practices were in place? 
• Where are the most important opportunities for organizational development (remember, the focus of the project is the professional development needs of members)? 

 

Deliverable:

 

Prepare a one to two page (500 to 1000 words, singlespaced) scouting memo that synthesizes the issues and the most important opportunities for organizational development

 

• Review the memo tips guide linked in the instructions above.
• You do not need to provide a title page
• Copy and paste your memo into the Discussion Area dialogue box for peer review.  
• Cite any resources using APA even though the rest of the paper is in memo format rather than APA
• Submit your response to the W1 Skills Discussion Area by the due date assigned.
• Provide at least two peer-review feedback responses to your classmates and a response to the instructor as required during the week.
• Responses should help evaluate the underlying issues in classmates’ organizations (e.g., Is there anything they seem to be missing? Other resources or ideas they should consider? Did it provide relevant opportunities for organizational development?) as well as the executive level communication of their memo (e.g., Was it clear? Did it synthesize the key issues?
• Was it persuasive? Supported?). Be professional in your responses to others.

Project: Coaching

 

The course project will engage you in a real-world coaching experience. Under the supervision of your instructor and using the material learned in the course, you will coach a working professional who is not affiliated with this course. The individual may be a colleague, friend, or acquaintance but may not be a family member, supervisor, or your employee.

 

As a student coach, you will help your coachee determine a few professional development objectives that will be the focus of a four-week coaching relationship. Acceptable objectives include (but are not limited to): managing time, improving communication skills, setting goals, improving task completion, creating long-term career goals, identifying new areas of learning and skill development, and taking positive risks. Although in real life, most any personal or professional objective can be the topic in coaching, for the purposes of this exercise, you should guide your coachee towards work-related objectives to enhance your experience and professional skill. 

 

During the four-week coaching experience, you will lead the coachee through a process of weekly, one-hour sessions that will include brainstorming strategies, solutions, and actions designed to assist and support the coachee in meeting the professional development objectives. 

 

As a student coach, you will provide a weekly coaching report to the instructor in the form of a Microsoft Word document. Your coachee will provide an evaluation of your performance at the end of the course. 

 

All goals and objectives need to be approved in advance by the instructor. Your coachee must provide a written release and consent to participate in this project. (All applicable institutional review board [IRB] standards will be followed.) 

 

Week 1 Assignment 

 

For Week 1 of the Coaching Practicum, identify and recruit a suitable coaching partner. Submit a one- or two-paragraph statement that describes your coachee and evaluates why it is a suitable relationship for the project. You must also submit this consent form, signed by your coachee. (You may submit a scanned PDF document of the consent form.) 

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

 

Initial Post Instructions
Pick one international organization (UN, EU, ICC, etc.). Explain its mission and function. Assess how issues of state sovereignty are dealt with for member countries. Use evidence (cite sources) to support your response from assigned readings or online lessons, and at least one outside scholarly source.

 

Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification. Minimum of 1 scholarly source, which can include your textbook or assigned readings or may be from your additional scholarly research.

 

 

 

Class,

 

What is NATO (Links to an external site.)?  Why do countries want to join NATO?  What is NATO’s purpose? Has it changed at all?  Is NATO an obsolete relic of the Cold War (Magstadt, 532)?

 

Sam

 

PS  There are a lot of international organizations besides NATO out there to choose from, so have some fun identifying and exploring them!  If you want to talk NATO, you can do so right here!!

 

 

 

reference: Magstadt, T. M. (2017). Understanding politics: Ideas, institutions, and issues. Australia: Cengage Learning.

Discuss in 500 words or more  why, in this age of distributed computing, centralized IAM systems are necessary.

 

Use at least three sources. Include at least 3 quotes from your sources enclosed in quotation marks and cited in-line by reference to your reference list. Cite your sources. Do not copy. Write in essay format not in bulleted, numbered or other list format.