women and Gender Roles
Class Paper A paper of 1500-2000 words (about 5 pages, double-spaced) is due on November 18. Value: 20 points Rubric – 4 points for grammar, 4 points for research, 4 points for organization, 4 points for reflections, and 4 points for overall style. For the paper, please choose a philosophical work by a philosopher. Any of the philosophers mentioned in our book or any person listed primarily as a philosopher in Wikipedia will qualify. Read at least 10 pages from a philosophical work. Do not just read about a philosopher, but read the philosopher’s own writing. Write a review of what you read. Describe what the work is about and give your true personal reflections on it. Here are some questions you might consider answering in your reflection on the work: Did you understand the work? Was it easy to read or completely baffling? Where do you agree and where do you disagree? Did you like the work? Hate it? Love it? Why? How does it reflect the Philosopher’s world and how does it reflect our world today? What have other people and philosophers said about the work? How does it relate to others stuff we learned in class? Do you recommend it? Why or why not? These questions are just suggestions; you don’t have to use them. You can write whatever you wish about the work. All papers should be submitted to Blackboard under the appropriate assignment. If you cannot access Blackboard, please submit it to my email address. Late papers are accepted until December 7. Late papers lose l0 points, so you will only receive a maximum of 10 points for your late paper.
Draw the cognitive map, without potential actions, to show the linkages between the five attributes listed in the paper (pp. 210, 211), with “total inventory cost” at the top of the map. Explain the rationale for your cognitive map. (25 marks) 2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of generating weights by individual interviews (and combining the results) or by a group-based method. (10 marks) 3. Using your individual data set provided on Blackboard, calculate the scores for each of the SKUs in an EXCEL spread sheet, using the approach described in the paper, and the specific weights listed in Table 2. Put the scores in order, identifying the top 10%, the next 20% and the remaining 70%. Discuss how you would work with the managers in the company to “check for plausibility” (see case study page 212-213). (20 marks) 4. Extend the EXCEL spread sheet to calculate the overall weighted Symmetric Mean Absolute Percentage Error (SMAPE) for each of the three groups (top 10%, next 20%, remaining 70%). Suppose forecasting method A has a lower overall unweighted SMAPE than method B, but a higher weighted SMAPE. Which method would you recommend and why? (20 marks) 5. The approach adopted in this paper assumes that managers are able to identify the relative importance of five criteria. What approach would you take if the managers were not able to do this? (15 marks)
The Assignment Task 1. Draw the cognitive map, without potential actions, to show the linkages between the five attributes listed in the paper (pp. 210, 211), with “total inventory cost” at the top of the map. Explain the rationale for your cognitive map. (25 marks) 2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of generating weights by individual interviews (and combining the results) or by a group-based method. (10 marks) 3. Using your individual data set provided on Blackboard, calculate the scores for each of the SKUs in an EXCEL spread sheet, using the approach described in the paper, and the specific weights listed in Table 2. Put the scores in order, identifying the top 10%, the next 20% and the remaining 70%. Discuss how you would work with the managers in the company to “check for plausibility” (see case study page 212-213). (20 marks) 4. Extend the EXCEL spread sheet to calculate the overall weighted Symmetric Mean Absolute Percentage Error (SMAPE) for each of the three groups (top 10%, next 20%, remaining 70%). Suppose forecasting method A has a lower overall unweighted SMAPE than method B, but a higher weighted SMAPE. Which method would you recommend and why? (20 marks) 5. The approach adopted in this paper assumes that managers are able to identify the relative importance of five criteria. What approach would you take if the managers were not able to do this? (15 marks
A company is considering alternatives for improving profits: either develop new products or consolidate existing products. If the company decides to develop new products, it can either develop several products rapidly or take time to develop a few products more thoroughly. If the company chooses to consolidate existing products, it can either strengthen the products to improve profits or simply reap whatever gains are attainable without investing more time and money into the products. Scenario: The decision tree chart provided in the attached “QAT1 Task 5 Spreadsheet” shows the predicted gains from each decision alternative described above. Gains depend on how the market reacts to the action taken by the company. The probability of each market reaction is shown on the decision tree. A. Develop a response to the decision tree chart from the attached “QAT1 Task 5 Spreadsheet” in which you do the following: 1. Determine the expected value for each of the four decision branches. a. Describe the process used to reach the solutions you determined in part A1. 2. Determine the decision alternative that has the most favorable expected value. a. Compare the expected values of the decision alternatives.
The Assignment Task 1. Draw the cognitive map, without potential actions, to show the linkages between the five attributes listed in the paper (pp. 210, 211), with “total inventory cost” at the top of the map. Explain the rationale for your cognitive map. (25 marks) 2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of generating weights by individual interviews (and combining the results) or by a group-based method. (10 marks) 3. Using your individual data set provided on Blackboard, calculate the scores for each of the SKUs in an EXCEL spread sheet, using the approach described in the paper, and the specific weights listed in Table 2. Put the scores in order, identifying the top 10%, the next 20% and the remaining 70%. Discuss how you would work with the managers in the company to “check for plausibility” (see case study page 212-213). (20 marks) 4. Extend the EXCEL spread sheet to calculate the overall weighted Symmetric Mean Absolute Percentage Error (SMAPE) for each of the three groups (top 10%, next 20%, remaining 70%). Suppose forecasting method A has a lower overall unweighted SMAPE than method B, but a higher weighted SMAPE. Which method would you recommend and why? (20 marks) 5. The approach adopted in this paper assumes that managers are able to identify the relative importance of five criteria. What approach would you take if the managers were not able to do this? (15 marks)