Author: chris

For this paper, you will research and construct a corporate profile for a publicly-traded company which operates in cyberspace and therefore has a need for cybersecurity products and services. A list of approved companies appears at the end of this assignment description.

Human Resources Discussion –

Performance appraisal is an important process for both employees and the employer. Conduct academic research on the topic and describe one process of appraising performance. Then give a personal story about a past performance appraisal you received at work. Do you think it was a fair appraisal of your work? Why or why not?

 

Finance Discussion –

Do you believe the concept of time value is important in ordinary business relationships? Explain. How would you use the concept of time value to determine the value of a business?

 

English Comp Discussion –

It’s time to examine research, citation, and information literacy and how they fit into the broader concept of academic integrity. In order to prepare for this discussion, review the Academic Integrity Policy found in the course syllabus.

Share in your own words the meaning of the policy and why you think it is important. How do the concepts of research, citation, and information literacy relate to academic integrity?

For your response, what suggestions can you offer to help a classmate more fully develop his or her understanding of how the concepts of research, citation, and information literacy relate to academic integrity?

Application – The Role of Control in the Management Planning Process

Toshiba Adopts Six Sigma case is an example of a company recognizing that it is out of control and adversely affecting performance and profits.  They recognized that a new, fresh leader was needed to redirect efforts.  They chose someone who was adaptable and willing to change, and, just as important, was open to technological innovations and unafraid to introduce and employ them. They opened the appropriate computer systems to suppliers in an effort to streamline and control materials purchasing.  They actually “partnered” with their suppliers and ask for and listened to supplier suggestions.

Directions:

1. Read the Experiential Learning case study Toshiba Adopts Six Sigma on page 574.
2. Answer the following questions:
   • Were the controls feedforward, concurrent, feedback?
   • What was the main focus of the controls Toshiba established?
   • How did Toshiba monitor the new controls?
3. Use a Word document to formulate your outline.

You’re already done with the Part 1, which is oder #104091801, but you need to finish the revision first!
Part 2: Analysis and Synthesis
Write an analytical essay (5-6 double spaced pages) that draws on your description of the communication event in part one. Begin by formulating a set of questions to ask about the wider significance of this example of communication. Your paper needs to be more than just descriptive of what the communication example means. It should provide critical insights into or an argument about the importance or significance of this example to society or culture more broadly. And it should link this to analytic frameworks from the readings (for example; historical frameworks, frameworks for understanding how discourse functions in relations to institutional structures or interpersonal communication, etc).
• How might you relate this communication event to other social, political, economic, cultural, aesthetic phenomena?
• Consider what connections you might be able to make between this instance/example of communication and other communication.
• Draw upon key concepts, theoretical or critical approaches/frameworks that we have been covering in the course to help answer the questions that you framed about the event. BE SURE to properly cite the texts that you are drawing on, paraphrasing, or quoting directly (ENGAGE AT LEAST 2 READINGS). Do this by putting author’s name, page # in parenthesis; if you cite an author who isn’t in the reader, do the same and also list the text in a bibliography.
• Describe some of the limits to your interpretation and/or challenges to understanding the issues you take up.

Write a 500- 600 word essay on the photographer’s idea for an environmental portrait. After reviewing the work (see here: https://goo.gl/Zd2aCR), answer the following questions about their work and then turn your answers into a cohesive essey:

– What do these photographs seem to ascribe to the sitter(person being photographed)?

– What makes the images compelling or not? composition? point of view? lighting? environment ? Give examples of images that work and images that do not work. Explain your reasoning.

– What is your overall impression of the suite of photographs?

The paper should provide, but not be limited to, the following information:

• A clear definition of the topic/issue selected
• Explanation of how the topic pertains to the field of Organizational Behavior
• Description of how the topic impacts business/organizational effectiveness
• Description of how the topic impacts managers
• An example or illustration of the topic in operation or practice

A summary of the key points learned about the applications and implications of this topic for the management of an organization’s people and operations.

 

The paper should be The written paper will be five to seven pages, typed double-spaced with 1” margins and in 12 pt. font.   A minimum of four scholarly sources should be used.  No more than two may be from the internet.  Be sure to cite all sources appropriately.

Creating Offerings

Learning Outcomes

1. Offering.  Student can describe an offering based on features, benefits, price, and costs of ownership
2. Type of consumer offerings.  Student can suggest marketing strategy implications based on the type of consumer offering under examination.
3. Product line extensions or new product development.  Student can suggest possible product line extensions or related product or service offerings based on the student’s chosen product or service offering.
4. Product lifecycle. Student can suggest potential marketing strategies based on the product or service’s lifecycle stage.

Directions

• Your job in Writing Assignment 5 and beyond is to develop marketing mix strategies to ensure a value offering for the target market you identified in Week 4. We begin with the value offering this week.

• Again please note we don’t expect you to develop strategies based on a total knowledge of the product or service since you are not, or most likely not, employed by your product or service’s company.  We will be looking to see if you can apply the marketing concepts to the real world situation.

• Again, do not fall into the trap of reporting on the product or service.  This is obvious because your assignment will look like a rewrite of the company’s website.  Don’t be afraid to make strategy recommendations based on what you have discovered about the product or service, and how you think it can move forward.  Be creative, be reasoned, take risks.

• Remember your product’s target market from last week.  Always keep them in mind when making your recommendations.  You now work for the company and your goal it to help them grow sales.

• Prepare your assignment beginning with a title page including your name, your product or service, and the name of your target market.  The answer each of the following four questions in order and number the beginning of each question.  There is no need to repeat the question text.

1. 1. Offering.  Describe your product or service offering as it is currently n terms of features and benefits, price and the total cost of ownership as discussed in the week’s readings.  Is it more product dominant or service dominant.  What are the tangible and intangible aspects?
   2. Type of consumer offering.  Based on the four categories of type of offerings discussed in course content,  describe in which category your product or service offering belongs.  Based on your new target market, would that category of the offering change and if so, how?  How would it change marketing strategy?
   3. Product line extensions or new product development.  Should the current product or service be modified to more fully meet the needs of your new target market?  Would the changes constitute a new product line, a product line extension or a new product?  If no product changes are needed, how does the same product or service meet the need of your target market differently than current customers?  Would the product line extension or new product allow the offering to occupy uncontested space in the perceptual map for the target market as covered in Week 4?
   4. Product lifecycle.  In which stage of the product lifecycle is your product or service offering now?  Would the changes described in number 3 above change the lifecycle stage and if so how?  What would this mean to the lifecycle marketing strategy?

Be sure to follow all of the submission requirements outlined in the syllabus and provided below again for your easy reference:

• Prepare as a word processed document (such as Microsoft Word).

• Your assignment should be the equivalent of two pages of double-spaced text, approximately 1/2 page for each of the four questions.

• Be sure your name, writing assignment number, and the name of your product or service and new target market are on the first page of your writing assignment.

• Use a simple 12-point font such as Times New Roman.  Use black ink for majority of your work and only use colors if it enhances your ability to communicate your thoughts.

Imagine that a software development company has just appointed you to lead a risk assessment project. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the organization has seen reports of malicious activity on the rise and has become extremely concerned with the protection of the intellectual property and highly sensitive data maintained by your organization. The CIO has asked you to prepare a short document before your team begins working. She would like for you to provide an overview of what the term “risk appetite” means and a suggested process for determining the risk appetite for the company. Also, she would like for you to provide some information about the method(s) you intend to use in performing a risk assessment.

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

1. Analyze the term “risk appetite”. Then, suggest at least one (1) practical example in which it applies.
2. Recommend the key method(s) for determining the risk appetite of the company.
3. Describe the process of performing a risk assessment.
4. Elaborate on the approach you will use when performing the risk assessment.
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:

• Describe the components and basic requirements for creating an audit plan to support business and system considerations.
• Describe the parameters required to conduct and report on IT infrastructure audit for organizational compliance.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in security strategy and policy formation.
• Write clearly and concisely about topics related to information technology audit and control using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

The number of American telecommuters is expected to increase by 29 million telecommuters or 43% of the workforce by 2016 as more work gets performed from remote locations. Mobile workers can work from wherever they are and use the IT / IS technology necessary to access co-workers, company or corporate infrastructure, intranets, and other information sources.

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

1. Describe the impact of telecommuting on energy conservation, IT operational costs, “green computing”, and shifts in telecommuters’ lifestyles (e.g., parents, disability, etc.).
2. Describe how the business infrastructure should be designed so that employees will be able to continue to perform business functions in the event of a disaster (i.e., storm, hurricane, or earthquake) that destroys or makes it impossible to access the buildings.
3. Determine four (4) advantages and four (4) disadvantages of telecommuting from an IT manager’s point of view. Elaborate on each advantage and disadvantage.
4. Examine the effect of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to the IT infrastructure with regard to security, IT support, knowledge, and data management, green computing, and telecommuting.
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:

• Demonstrate and plan for the integration of emerging technologies.
• Describe and evaluate the core concepts of data and information architecture.
• Design plans for business continuity.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in enterprise architecture.
• Write clearly and concisely about enterprise architecture topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Assignment 1: Discussion—Biomes, Development, Pollution, and You

Each part of the United States has at least one ecological crisis based on location, biome, and industrialization pattern. For example, the Midwest was once a prairie with very fertile soil. However, when people realized that with the right watering and drainage system this area could become productive farmland, there arose ecological problems. The conversion of the prairie to farmland is the root cause of many ecological problems in this region.

Regardless of what biome you consider, humans have likely had an impact on the ecology of that area.

For this assignment, identify the biome in which you live. The following are a few examples of biomes:

• Tropical rainforests: This biome has high average temperatures, high moisture levels, and high species diversity.
• Prairies: The prairies have grassland-variable temperatures, variable moisture levels—depending on proximity to mountain ranges—and are mainly dominated by grasses and ungulate herbivores.
• Deserts: These biomes have hotter average temperatures, low moisture, lower species diversity, and a composition of species limited mainly to those that are adapted to hot temperatures.
• Temperate forests: The temperate forests have variable temperatures, high moisture levels, and higher species diversity.
• Taigas: These biomes have colder average temperatures, lower moisture levels, and lower species diversity.
• Tundras: The tundras have cold average temperatures, low moisture levels, and low species diversity.
• Coral reefs: These biomes have high average temperatures and high species diversity.
• Open oceans: These biomes have a wide range of temperatures and species diversity varies.
• Chaparrals: The chaparrals have higher average temperatures, lower moisture levels, and are dominated mainly by grasses and shrubs.
• Alpines: These biomes have low average temperatures, low precipitation, and receive high ultraviolet (UV) rays due to high elevation.

Using the readings for this module, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, respond to the following:

• Explain how humans have impacted the biome in which you live. List the types of environmental damage that have been caused and the species that have been impacted.
• Describe the major pollution issues for your biome, and elaborate on the sources of this pollution.
• List any species that have become extinct in this biome.

Support your statements with appropriate examples and scholarly references.

Write your initial response in approximately 300–350 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.