Scenario

Congratulations on your recent promotion to engagement manager for a consulting company. Your new role will leverage your skills in supply chain management consulting, logistics, and procurement for various industries, which will offer many challenging opportunities.

The company is a 100-person consulting with a core group of four procurement specialists and a client base of one automobile parts supply chain. Its mission is to reduce delivery time, inventory cycle times, and costs associated with supply chain management for its customers.

Assignment

The company has been approached by a local hospital inquiring about the company’s ability to improve its logistics and supply chain while maintaining its customer value. It currently has a rudimentary, localized operation in place without an overall governance or strategy process in place. The company has requested an initial briefing on modern supply chain management techniques. Using course materials and other resources, develop a paper for the hospital management consisting of the following sections:

• Define supply chain management.
• Describe the essential components of a typical supply chain management process, and define the components using examples.
• Define push, pull, and hybrid high-level; recommend one for the hospital, and rationalize your recommendation

700- to 1,050-word summary that explains the reason for seasons on Earth.

• Begin with an explanation of the common misconceptions that students have regarding the reason for seasons.
• Identify other planets in our solar system that may or may not have seasons and provide an explanation.
• Include an explanation of aphelion and perihelion in your discussion.
• You may include graphics in your paper. Do not forget to cite any references and text images you use.

Discuss the differences between jails and other types of detention facilities.

Effective management of human resources contributes to mission accomplishment and vision achievement. Given that a vision is the future preferred status for an organization, it is critical to align people with the processes and resources necessary to propel the organization forward. As easy as this may seem to the uninformed, there are many challenges as pressure is applied to consistently reduce costs while delivering superior goods and or services.

Whether you are part of a small entrepreneurial start up, a civil servant with a mature and large government entity, or a volunteer for a non-profit organization, someone is fulfilling the role of HR oversight. No matter what type of organization you are working for the HR functions typically associated with building human capital are: analysis and design of work, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, compensation and benefits, employee relations, personnel policies, compliance with laws, and strategies for supporting the mission.

This assignment is designed to integrate the reflection of personal experience, and the information covered in the textbook. Assuming you are Juanita, answer the following questions:

• How can human resource management strategically contribute to the organization’s mission and vision on a daily basis?
• What skills might Juanita have to develop to better fulfill her role?
• How might Juanita engage line managers to become more involved in what has traditionally been HR’s function in this organization? Why?
• Which aspects of human resource management would she want to entrust to specialists? Why?

Final Project- Step Two : Includes both week One(1) and Five(5): See Below

For this assignment, you will clarify your message and expand upon it, filling in any gaps that either you or your classmates identified in the discussion forum over the past week. Be sure to incorporate the feedback you received from your classmates and the instructor.

Your paper should be at least two pages and include the following elements:

• A description of your message and discussion of the desired results
• A description of the intended audience for your message. Be specific and include the appropriate demographic information for your target audience.
• A description of the typography you plan to use in your message (e.g., this might include the font or typeface you plan to use or the tone you want the type to achieve). Include an explanation for why the typography you chose is appropriate.
• An explanation of how you plan to utilize visuals to support your message. To provide support for your explanation, be sure to discuss one of the alternatives you considered before settling on your approach.
• Identify the platform/medium you plan to use to communicate your message (e.g., Word document, PowerPoint presentation, web application).
• An explanation for the platform or medium you selected.

Submit your two-page paper (not including title and reference pages). Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide, and must cite at least two scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

This is the assignment:

 

 

 

Week 1 Discussion:

Using Visuals to Communicate

Regardless of where you work or what your career is, learning how to communicate effectively and professionally is important if you want to succeed. Further, learning how to successfully utilize visualmedia in your communication can dramatically enhance the effectiveness of your message.

As you will learn, preparing and packaging visual communication is critical to the success of the message being delivered! Take a moment to read the instructions for your final project in Week 5. Throughout the next five weeks, you will work on preparing a message of your choice, through the use of effective visual strategies.

For this discussion, identify at least one specific message that you might communicate in the workplace – one that could benefit from the use of visuals. (Note: This can be in either a past, current, or potential future workplace.) For instance, maybe the message involves typing up job-aids and sending them out to your colleagues. Or perhaps it involves delivering a presentation to your boss on your department’s achievements for the previous quarter. Or, maybe it’s related to designing an advertisement for your own business.

Whatever you choose to communicate, address the following items in your post:

• Describe your message in as much detail as possible, being sure to explain what your desired results for the message are.
• Describe the intended audience for your message.
• Explain how you think the use of visuals could help you effectively deliver this message to your audience.

 

 

My Response:

 

I am still unsure what topic my final project will focus on, but for this discussion I would like to focus on process improvement within an organization. Within my current place of employment, we have seen a rapid increase in personnel and with the growth has come a desire for those more tenured employees to move on throughout the organizations to bigger and better opportunities. However not many of the lower level employees have a clear understanding as to what other opportunities there are within the company and the exact level of skill and education they need to possess to move forward. This leave many feeling dismayed and pessimistic about their future with the company.  While it is understandably important for a business to continue to grow, that growth could potentially be in vain in the employees are not performing a peak levels and if they feel underappreciated and over worked.  My specific message that I would communicate in the workplace would be that of “Process Improvement and career pathing”, with a targeted audience of Managers, Supervisors, Employees, as well as HR and Corporate. This message would provide a better understanding of the companies’ organizational layout detailing the various positions from top to bottom as well as a breakdown of: job description, desired skills and education. Creating a visualization of the company and the numerous career path will allow a clearer understanding of what one would have to do to move forward with the company or how they could even stay in their current position and potentially increase their income.  The presentation would be a quick reference tool used to determine if ones’ choice in education and training will set them up to fall in place where they want to be within the company and hopefully lay the foundation for engaging in a conversation with their managers about how they can get to where they aspire to be within a certain amount of time.

 

 

WEEK FIVE FINAL:

 

 

Ashford 6: – Week 5 – Final Project

 

Final Project: Using Visuals to Communicate a Message

Visual media can have a significant impact on how effectively a message is communicated. Appropriate and strategic visuals can inspire the audience, lend clarity to a message, and, in general, say things that words alone cannot.

Throughout this course, you decided on a message to communicate, determined the most effective platform or medium for that message, and selected the most appropriate visuals to support the message. For the Final Project, incorporate a minimum of three different types of visual design, such as typography, graphics, and images to deliver your intended message. Note that if you did not create the visual, you must include a reference for the visual(s) contained in the project.

For this project, use the concepts you’ve learned in this course to effectively apply visuals to a business-related message. Below, you will find just a few examples of how visuals can be utilized to communicate a message in the business setting. Feel free to use any of the examples listed below, or if you choose to select examples not included on the list, be sure to request instructor approval prior to completing the Final Project.

Examples of Business Communication	How Each Example Might Look for Your Assignment
Presentation on department achievements	PowerPoint slides with visuals such as video clips, images, and charts and associated speech in the Speaker’s Notes section at the bottom..
Print advertisement for your own business	Word document or PDF version of an advertisement, complete with appropriate image(s), embedded (or links to) video clips, composition, typography, and company logo and website.
Training materials on your job responsibilities	Word document or PDF version of job instructions using typography, composition, and relevant images and video to promote clarity.
Company website	Word document, PowerPoint, or PDF mock-up that illustrates what you would want your website to look like. Complete with appropriate images, effective composition and color usage, company logo, video clips, and shapes representing where the buttons would be.

Your Final Project must contain aspects of each element discussed in the course as it applies to your example communication piece. It must use appropriate typefaces, deliver a clear message, and have clear brand identity. It must also use an appropriate composition of graphics, photos, video, or other visual media. In addition to the text, your paper must contain a minimum of five scholarly sources, two of which must be from the Ashford University Library.

In your five- to seven-page paper (not including the title and reference pages or the three visual media examples), be sure to address the following:

• Discuss the rationale behind choosing each of the three media elements and support your discussion with concepts from the course material.
• Explain why the media elements contained in your Final Project deliver the message you intended to communicate.
• Describe the intent of the message.
• Apply a minimum of five concepts from the course material to support your choice of media elements. For example you may use concepts such as visual literacy, perception, visual marketing, storytelling, design, branding, social media, communication theories, or any of the other concepts presented during the course. Be sure to discuss the relationship of the concepts to the media elements that you have chosen.

Writing the Final Paper

The Paper:

1. Must be five to seven double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and reference pages or the three visual media examples) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide. Title page, reference page, and any exhibits or appendices are not counted in the paper length.
2. Must include a cover page that includes:
   1. Title of paper
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must include a title page and an abstract.
4. Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
5. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
6. Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
7. Must use a minimum of five scholarly in addition to the text, two of which must be from the Ashford University Library.
8. Must use APA style to document all sources.
9. Must include a reference page that includes the scholarly sources that you relied upon in constructing your paper per APA guidelines.
10. Must be written in the third person.

 

Assignment 1: Starbucks’ Strategy

 

Using the Internet and Strayer University databases, research Starbucks’ organizational culture and the key leadership and management traits used to execute the business strategy.

 

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Suggest the key elements of Starbucks’ organizational culture that contributes to its success in a global economy. Indicate management’s role with creating and sustaining the organizational culture.
2. Assess the effectiveness of Starbucks’ management decisions in providing innovative offerings for its customers (e.g., WiFi, style of coffee, etc.) in order to achieve its current competitive marketplace advantage. Provide support for your rationale.
3. Determine one (1) key management competency that a successful manager at Starbucks is likely to have. Indicate one (1) way in which this particular competency is a good fit for the organizational culture.
4. Evaluate Starbucks’ ability to achieve long-term sustainability as a global leader in the coffee industry without the organization’s CEO, Howard Shultz.
5. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources. Note:Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic 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 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:

• Examine the concepts of management related to modern-day work environments.
• Analyze the corporate environment, culture, and challenges for managing in a global environment.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in modern management.
• Write clearly and concisely about modern management using proper writing mechanics.

 

 

Public Opinion

How do you define public opinion? Can you think of ways your opinion has been formed around certain issues? What about the opinions of your friends?

150 WORDS ESSAY

Internet’s Effect on Public Opinion

Write a paper that summarizes how the Internet may affect public opinion in a positive or negative way with regards to brand reputation. Select a well-known brand (i.e. Nike or Microsoft) and discuss the current state of public opinion using the Internet as your research tool.

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.

Please answer each question completely in essay form.

1. How do you think culture could affect an opinion of a public? Gender? Race? Ethnicity? Religion/Faith?

 

2. What are the advantages of combining qualitative and quantitative research? Explain

3. Explain how a PR practitioner can become more culturally literate through practice and the use of the Internet as an educational tool.

 

4. Give a present day example of a company facing ethical and moral issues in the press. (i.e. BP) How effectively is the company’s PR team handling the crisis? Based on what you’ve learned from the text and class discussions, what recommendations would you make and why?

Describe the  implementation of A Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System in

Under Armour.

#1Assignment Objectives
Discuss functions of management
Relate scenarios found in media to management solutions
Evaluate theories of management
500–700 words
When Ray does not block and Rev suffers the injury Gerry had to make two critical decisions, first to tell Coach Boone, and then to address the issue with Ray. Compare the six steps in the decision-making process with the process that Bertier used to resolve the situation. State how Gerry Bertier used each of the following steps in the decision-making process:
•Step 1: Acknowledging that there is a problem and a decision needs to be made
•Step 2: Listing alternatives
•Step 3: Evaluating alternatives
•Step 4: Choosing among alternatives
•Step 5: Implementing the selected option
•Step 6: Learning from feedback

#2Assignment Objectives
Discuss functions of management
Relate scenarios found in media to management solutions
Evaluate theories of management.
Identify the role of management in organizational conflict situations.

Within the Discussion Board area, write 300–400 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
Complete the following for this assignment:
•Name someone who you feel is a good leader (personal example, work example, or historic figure), and describe the characteristics that he or she demonstrated to be considered a good leader.
.To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:
•What did you learn from your classmate’s posting?
•What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?
•What clarification do you need regarding the posting?
•What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings?
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

#3Assignment Objectives
Relate scenarios found in media to management solutions
Evaluate theories of management
600-800 words
Having watched Remember the Titans (at least a few times now!) Complete the following:
•Based on effective leadership characteristics, how would you rate Coach Boone, Coach Yoast, Gerry Bertier, and Julius Campbell as leaders?
•Discuss any similarities/differences you see in their leadership and management styles. Explain your answer.
•What management and leadership styles and theories, observed in this film, do you consider most valuable to your desired management style? Which are most detrimental? Explain your answers.
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials
#4Summative Discussion Board and Assignment Objectives
Discuss functions of management
Relate scenarios found in media to management solutions
Evaluate theories of management.
Identify the role of management in organizational conflict situations.
300–500 words
Review and reflect on the knowledge you have gained from this course. Based on your review and reflection, write at least 3 paragraphs on the following:
•What were the most compelling topics learned in this course?
•How did participating in discussions help your understanding of the subject matter? Is anything still unclear that could be clarified?
•What approaches could have yielded additional valuable information?
•The main post should include at least 1 reference to research sources, and all sources should be cited using APA format.
To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:
•What did you learn from your classmate’s posting?
•What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?
•What clarification do you need regarding the posting?
•What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings?
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

#5Assignment Objectives
Discuss functions of management
Relate scenarios found in media to management solutions
Evaluate theories of management
800-1,000 words

•Using Coach Boone or Yoast as an example, identify situations where either man demonstrated the four functions of management (planning, organizing, leading, and controlling).
•Identify the diversity challenges that Coach Boone had to face by coming into the head-coaching role.
•Walk through the six decision-making steps to determine if you would have made the same decision as Coach Boone to leave the decision to kick Ray off of the team to Gerry.
•What leadership qualities did the Coaches demonstrate to be able to bring the team together to win the championship?
For this assignment, your focus on discussing specific management and leadership theories is central to your success in this paper. As such, you will need to include research (with citations and references) to support and validate your work. Follow APA formatting for all citations and references used.
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.