Day: January 25, 2020

Case Analysis: Harley-Davidson Inc. in May 2015

January 25, 2020 1 Comment Human Resource Management

 

Read the case, Harley-Davidson Inc. in May 2015 attached. Use the case analysis format provided below to  identify and address the problems and provide several suggested solutions that the Harley-Davidson Inc. executive team can review for possible implementation. 
Be sure to “identify 2 to 3 problems” and “develop 2 to 3 possible solutions to the problems identified”, and use this as the focus for making your case in the case format.

Note: The case questions provided at the end of each case can be used as an insight to what the problems might be; so be sure to investigate the case carefully.

Case Format

I. Write the Executive Summary

  • One to two paragraphs in length
  • On cover page of the report
  • Briefly identify the major problems facing the manager/key person
  • Summarize the recommended plan of action and include a brief justification of the recommended plan

II. Statement of the Problem

  • State the problems facing the manager/key person
  • Identify and link the symptoms and root causes of the problems
  • Differentiate short term from long term problems
  • Conclude with the decision facing the manager/key person

III. Causes of the Problem 

  • Provide a detailed analysis of the problems; identify in the Statement of the Problem
  • In the analysis, apply theories and models from the text and/or readings
  • Support conclusions and /or assumptions with specific references to the case and/or the readings

IV. Decision Criteria and Alternative Solutions

  • Identify criteria against which you evaluate alternative solutions (i.e. time for implementation, tangible costs, acceptability to management)
  • Include two or three possible alternative solutions
  • Evaluate the pros and cons of each alternative against the criteria listed
  • Suggest additional pros/cons if appropriate

V. Recommended Solution, Implementation and Justification

  • Identify who, what, when, and how in your recommended plan of action
  • Solution and implementation should address the problems and causes identified in the previous section
  • The recommended plan should include a contingency plan(s) to back up the ideal course of action
  • Using models and theories, identify why you chose the recommended plan of action why its the best and why it would work

VI. External Sourcing

  • 2 to 3 external sources (in addition to your textbook) should be referenced to back up your recommendations or to identify issues.  This information would be ideally sourced in current journals, magazines and newspapers and should reflect current management thought or practice with respect to the issues Identify.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

  • Write between 750 1,250 words (approximately 3 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
  • Use font size 12 and 1 margins.
  • Include cover page and reference page.
  • At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
  • No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
  • Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
  • Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.  

3-2 Essay: Rule-Based Classifiers vs. Decision Tree Models

January 25, 2020 3 Comments Information Systems

Topic:  Rule-Based Classifiers vs. Decision Tree Models

Overview:  The purpose of this assignment is to determine which method is more appropriate in certain scenarios for building classification models relative to data mining practices.

Classification is a pervasive data mining problem which has many applications, such as medical analysis, fraud detection, and network security. Various types of classification approaches have been proposed to address research problems. Classification is generally divided into two steps. First, construct a classification model based on the training dataset. Second, use the model to predict new instances for which the class labels are unknown. Hence, classification divides data samples into target classes. The classification technique predicts the target class for each data point. For example in the medical industry, patients can be classified as high risk or low risk patient based on their disease pattern using data classification approach. It is a supervised learning approach having known class categories.

  • Compare and contrast Rule-Based Classifiers vs. Decision Tree Models. For example, a training dataset is not required with rule-based classifiers, but this method is difficult to work with due to all the rules that must be listed.
  • In what situations is it better to use Rule-Based Classifiers rather than a Decision Tree model? Are they mutually exclusive techniques?
  • Please provide a real-world example to support your inferences.

Please ensure you refer to the rubric for specific details on the requirements for this assignment!

From Chapter 12, page 379 WEB-BASED CASE STUDY, THE FUTURE OF LIFE INSTITUTE. Read the case and answer all questions (20 points):

January 25, 2020 2 Comments Computer Science

 

Elon-Musk donated $10 million to a foundation called the Future of Life Institute.  The institute published an open letter from an impressive array of AI experts who call for careful research into how humanity can reap the benefits of AI while avoiding its pitfalls.  Go online and find out about the institutes initiatives.  What are its primary goals?  How can humans establish and maintain careful oversight of the work carried out by robots?  How valid are Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Stephen Hawkings concerns?  What other concerns should the public bear in mind as the technological revolution advances?

Sources:  Future of Life Institute.  http://futureoflife.org

Assignment Four-Phase Process

January 25, 2020 1 Comment Human Resource Management

Four-Phrase Porcess –  This approach has four distinct categories that consist of preparing the plan, environment and the learner themselves, a guided learning session, the transferring and apply of knowledge and achieving the improvement goals. 

Tim Trainer has been asked to come in and help administrative assistants at Law Legal with using Microsoft Word. The administrative assistants must use Word to type up legal briefs using tools they do not use on a normal basis, such as line numbering, spacing, and table of contents. Tim collects some data from the law office and finds the administrative assistants ages are 38-62, they work on computers all day, and have many training handouts posted around their desk to carry out tasks. Tim Trainer has a training room with computers, a projector, and a laptop for him to use.

Please use the Four-Phase Process to outline the design of the training.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

 Write between 1,250 1,750 words (approximately 3 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.

 Use font size 12 and 1 margins.

 Include cover page and reference page.

 At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.

 No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.

 Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.

 Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

 References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.

Module 4 (Cyber Law)

January 25, 2020 3 Comments Computer Science

1. Using a Microsoft Word document, please post one federal and one state statute utilizing standard legal notation and a hyperlink to each statute.

2. In the same document, please post one federal and one state case using standard legal notation and a hyperlink to each case.

 Content:

Post one federal statute.

Post one state statute.

Post one federal case.

Post one state case.

Citation:  Correct use of standard legal notation 

Linking the Organization Strategy to Compensation – Applied Learning Paper (8 pages)

January 25, 2020 No Comments Business Finance - Management

 

Assignment Specifications:
Select an organization or industry you are familiar with.
 

Write a 8 page (double spaced) proposal in APA format that analyzes and defines suggested improvements to their compensation system and/or compensation techniques and policies.

You will need to review or define the organizations compensation policies, procedures, and techniques (i.e. the Pay Model Exhibit 1.5, attached ) to identify specific areas of improvement in an effort to ensure the compensation system is aligned to achieve the organizations compensation objectives. 
 

 Notes: 
     a) If compensation objectives are not defined, suggest what they should be based on the organizations goals and objectives. Your suggestions should be supported by research (the books/resources in this class and outside of this class) and/or discussion with other HR professionals.
      

Topics that must be addressed include (Note: ensure that your paper uses the text in bold below as section headings):

 a) Overview of the current Compensation System using the pay model framework (the Pay Model Exhibit 1.5 ) outlined in the Milkovich book (4 points)

b) Definition of at least four (4) recommendations for improving the current Compensation Strategy and/or Compensation Policies. (3 points per recommendation. Total of 12 points)

Each recommendation must include, at a minimum; 1)  Detailed definition of the recommendation with supporting data.
     For example, the current and proposed pay scales, pay structures, job evaluation policy, external competitive analysis, or pay for performance policy. 2)  How the recommendation would be implemented, i.e. a list of tasks and what areas or people would be responsible for implementation. 

Writing and presentation (5 points total): a)The paper must have a cover page that includes: a) course name, b) student name, c) assignment title followed by name of the organization analyzed in the proposal, d) date and e) professors name. (.5 points)
b)  The paper must not have any spelling or grammar errors, use a 12 point times new roman font and be double spaced (3 points ). 
c)   Must use at least 3 external sources and the sources need to be formatted using APA style (.5 points).   

enviroment science

January 25, 2020 3 Comments Applied Sciences

 

Have you ever seen an ad, picture, or clip on the news of a developing country and wondered, Whats it like to live like that? Your answer might be based on actual experience if you lived in that country, or you might form your opinion by reading about conditions in different types of countries or watching a video, such as any of these:

The United Nations and World Bank compare such parameters as gross domestic product (GDP), education, literacy rate, health care, and life expectancy to distinguish between developed and developing countries. Using these measures and those for standards of living, level of industrialization, and quality and range of infrastructure, countries are placed in a sort of scale called the Demographic Transition Model (DTM).

(Roser and Ortiz-Supina, 2018)

Assignment Details

Choose ONE of the following four topics. For that topic, and using what you have learned about living conditions and the DTM, discuss your experience in a Phase 4 country (presumably the United States) and compare and contrast that with the same resource in a country in Phase 2 or 3 of the DTM.

Topic Choices

  • Describe your educational experience in a developed country, and compare it to the educational experience in a developing country. 
  • Describe the last time you went to the hospital, and contrast how this experience might differ in a developing country.
  • Describe your last trip to the grocery store, and compare the availability of food with that in a developing country. 
  • Explain your biggest use of water, and then describe how this differs from the availability and supply of water in a developing country. 

Sheryl Hogan IHRM 5

January 25, 2020 1 Comment Human Resource Management

Review the case study found on page 340 of your textbook, titled, Finding the Right View: Developing Local Talent in Local Markets.

Using this scenario as a basis, in a two-page APA-formatted paper, using at least two peer-reviewed sources from the CSU Online Library and the course textbook as supporting documentation, address the following issues.

  • How employees will be selected for expatriate assignments.
  • What pre-departure discussion points will be discussed.
  • How the training and orientation plan will prepare and develop expatriates prior to departure.
  • How employee anxiety and fear of overseas work will be mitigated.
  • How a repatriation program will be instituted, including potential problems and solutions.
  • How the transfer of knowledge of global assignments will benefit future expatriates.
  • What strategies will be used to increase the participation and success of women in expatriate assignments.

You should include a title page and a reference page, which do not count toward the required number of pages.

Ethics #2

January 25, 2020 2 Comments Business Finance - Economics

For this discussion, respond to the following…

How would you describe your level of moral maturity using Kohlbergs stages? No word minimum but  you need to have enough to show that you understand the content and describe all the stages. *See attached Textbook*