Category: Essays

Yhomit discussion 1

[Pin It]

In 200 to 250 words, respond to this prompt from the course text: “Use a product of your choice and ship it from one country to another in a multimodal shipment. What packaging methods would you use? Why?” (David & Stewart, 2010, p. 360)

Select a port of entry and investigate the specific security measures taken by that port. As an example, the text highlights Wilmington, Delaware as a major port of bananas and tropical fruits and their associated challenges. In 200 to 250 words, discuss the security measures taken by the port you choose. Be sure to respond to at least two of your fellow student’s posts.

Should countries be allowed to enact non-tariff barriers to entry? In 200 – 250 words, state your opinion and give three reasons why you believe that your view is correct. Be sure to respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

Write a series of three sentences you commonly use in English. First translate those three phrases into another language using the Free Language Translation tool (https://translate.google.com/). Then back-translate those sentences into English and determine whether they still “mean the same as the original sentence. Describe how the Special English technique can make it easier to communicate clearly with foreigners and why cultural sensitivity plays an important role when conducting business abroad. Be sure to respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts

Reflect on the topic of the chapter, and provide an overview of the key points.

Analyze the information presented, incorporate additional readings or current news information related to the topic, and provide your opinion on relevant issues (referring to facts that you present to back up your point).

Health Insurance and Marketing

[Pin It]

Health Insurance Marketing Log : The Affordable Care Act has opened the door to a lot of organizations, some with good intentions, others not. In this assignment you must watch TV, look through some popular news sites, listen to radio ads, pay attention to billboards, look at business signs on buildings, and so on. As you do this, keep track of the different advertisements that you see specifically for health insurance and/or health care. Choose six advertisements and look up what they are advertising and who is advertising.

What are their motives? Are they helping the community or trying to profit off of the community or both? Make a log for the six advertisements

English compare and contrasts essay

[Pin It]

you will write an essay that compare and contrasts. Your essay’s focus needs to be on theme and setting and/or characterization; your essay’s focus will depend on which prompt you choose.

You may choose one of the following prompts, or you may choose your own:

1. Compare/contrast Mary in “Lamb to the Slaughter” to one of the women in “A Jury of Her Peers” (Minnie Foster, Mrs. Hale, or Mrs. Peters — or possibly all three), paying particular attention to theme as well as setting and/or characterization, and make an argument about justice and the role of gender and the resolutions.

2. Compare/contrast the parent/child relationships in “Everyday Use” and “Marriage Is a Private Affair,” paying particular attention to theme as well as setting and/or characterization, and make an argument about the conflicts that can exist between generations, as well as the main characters’ epiphanies and the resolutions.

3. Compare and contrast the grandmother in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and Mathilde in “The Necklace,” paying particular attention to theme as well as setting and/or characterization, and make an argument about the pitfalls of pride.

Again, Unit 2 will cover, in detail, how to write a comparison/contrast essay. In brief, “an essay in comparison and contrast shows how two works are similar to and different from each other” (Abcarian and Klotz 57).

For this particular essay, you must demonstrate your understanding of characterization, setting, and/or theme.

Your essay must be between 750-1000 words and adhere to MLA formatting. It needs to quote directly from your chosen text(s) for support (at least 4), but it should not use any secondary research.

Keep in mind that the comparison/contrast essay should not just summarize the story or stories, nor should it just state how two things are alike and/or different: the essay should move beyond that and also present an original opinion or argument based on those similarities/differences, as you see them.

Due Week 5 and worth 150 points

In Part 1 of your Justification Report assignment, you built up the following sections: Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, and Methods. In Part 2, you will revise Part 1 based on your instructor’s suggestions and add to it the following sections: Evaluation of Alternatives, Findings and Analysis, and References.

Use the basic outline below to draft your paper. Organize your responses to each question under the following section headings:

Evaluation of Alternatives (for Questions 1-3)
Findings and Analysis (for Questions 4-5)
References (for Question 6)

Using the provided template, write Part 2 of a single-spaced report in which you:

Include and revise the sections from Assignment 2.1 (Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, and Methods) per instructor suggestions.
Research the two (2) alternatives (i.e. possible solutions) that you’ve identified in your Part 1 Evaluation of Alternatives section. Record bibliographic information during research.
Example: You might research other organizations that have attempted similar solutions to the problem you have identified and explore the results of those experiments.
Use what you discover in your research to evaluate each alternative by each of your five (5) criteria.
Example: If your research revealed that four (4) companies similar to yours increased productivity after allowing their workers to telework from home three days per week, you might conclude that one of your suggested alternatives – in this case, the option to telework from home three days per week – satisfies one of your criterion of “Productivity” as a high-potential solution to a problem you’ve identified (of decreased worker morale and productivity at Doe’s Electronics). However, additional research might frustrate a recommendation of this alternative if it is found to fall short of other criteria while a second alternative fares better. For instance, a telework alternative might be found to be too costly to implement; too frustrating for consumers who prefer daily, in-person customer service; or too divergent from the company’s brand, “Always there for you!”
Organize the assignment by your criteria. Explain in narrative form how each of your two (2) alternatives stacks up against your first criterion. Next, explain how each alternative stacks up against your second criterion, etc.
Example: An abbreviated outline of what this longer section might look like based on the above example is below (Note: Only the first two [2] of five [5] required criteria are included to give you a feel for the structure). Your researched findings, represented as circled bullets below, should be explained in two to five (2-5) sentences. Include in-text citations and follow up with References in APA style):

Evaluation of Alternatives

Productivity
Alternative A: Telework from home three (3) days per week
{narrate findings based on research article 1 here}
Alternative B: Offer two (2) extra Floating Holidays to each employee per year
{narrate findings based on research article 2 here}
Cost
Alternative A: Telework from home three (3) days per week
{narrate findings based on research article 1 here}
Alternative B: Offer two extra Floating Holidays to each employee per year
{narrate findings based on research article 2 here}
Briefly summarize in narrative form the major discoveries that emerged from the Evaluation of Alternatives section.
Include a chart like the ones below to illustrate at a glance

Economy Performance

 

 

For each of the six selected metrics, explain why you chose it and how you would use i

Conduct some independent research and find one recent scholarly article about the subject of employee training and its impact on motivation.

How does the situation that is chronicled in the article challenge your own personal belief system about motivation? Write a 2-3 page response, describing the article that you located as part of your research, the findings contained within that article, and the potential implications for developing a training or motivational program for employees.

Be sure to include your own beliefs on how you, as an HR professional, can impact motivation through employee training.

APA format, correct spelling.

Discussion

[Pin It]

I need 4 different answers/responses to the following discussion questions at least 75 word for each response/asnwer.

Why does ADHD fall under the Neurocognitive Disorders section of the DSM 5?

 

What psychological tests do they use to assess for Alzheimer’s

The process of industrialization was one of the most transformational series of events in human history. Industrialization in the United States was also immensely consequential, eventually impacting virtually every aspect of modern life.

Please write a project paper of 3–4 pages, and include the following in your project document as it relates to the Industrial Revolution.

Part 1

Page 1

Describe 2 developments of industrialization that positively affected American lives or the United States in general. At least 2 academically acceptable sources are required.

Page 2

Describe 2 developments of industrialization that negatively affected American lives or the United States in general. At least 2 academically acceptable sources are required.

Page 3

Analyze whether industrialization was generally beneficial or detrimental to the lives of Americans and the history of United States.

Part 2

This research and analysis assignment requires that you use at least 4 academically acceptable sources; your sources must not include wikis or other general encyclopedias

What is a business case? qA business case imitates or simulates a real situation qCases can range from one (1) page…

[Pin It]

What is a business case?

qA business case imitates or simulates a real situation qCases can range from one (1) page to sixty (60) or more

pages

üA common purpose: to represent reality and to convey a situation consisting of some clarity

· qTo stimulate reality, a case should have 3 characteristics:

1. Asignificantbusinessissueorissues

2. Sufficient information on which to make possible reasonable conclusions

3. No stated conclusions

· qBe design, a case does not tell you what it means. You have to read a case actively and construct your own meaning

How to analyze a business case?

qStart by recognizing some contextual factors that help limit and narrow the analysis

§A management or international business (IB) case requires you to think as a leader or strategist, not simply as a marketer or manufacturing manger

qPast case/reading discussions provide a foundation for thinking about a new case, and study questions can call attention to important issues

qThinking is key

§As you start reading a case, you ask questions about the

content and seek answers in the case itself

§As you find partial or full answers, think about how they relate to each other and to the big picture of the case

qTo analyze a case, you need ways of identifying and understanding important aspects of a case situation and what they mean in relation to the overall situation

qOn the basis of clearly recognizing case situations, apply appropriate tools to solve problems, make decisions, or develop evaluations

qThere are three types of case situations: Problems, decisions, and evaluations; consequently, there are three (3) types of cases: problem, decision, and evaluative cases

problem case

Analysis of a problem case has five elements:

A problem definition
Diagnosis – a summary statement of the important causes
Cause-effect analysis
Conceptsandframework–cause-effectanalysis relies on causal framework appropriate to the problem
Actions – problem analysis yields actionable content

decision case

Regardless of the dimensions of a decision, analysis of a decision case should focus on:

Decision options – a decision requires concrete options; need to seek the decision alternatives
Decisioncriteria–trytoavoidtoomanyandtoo few criteria; create the best fit between the available relevant evidence and the criteria
Analysisofoptions
Recommendation–aspecificrecommendation

sharpens your focus

Actions–implementthedecisionaseffectivelyas possible

Evaluative case

An evaluative case expresses a judgment about the value or effectiveness of an act or outcome:

Like the decision analysis, an overall evaluation expresses the best fit between the evidence and criteria
Evaluation includes both positive and negative sides; the analysis must conclude factors that support the overall evaluation and those do not
Numbersdonotexplainwhattheymean,andthey do not make the decision for you
Tobeactionable,anevaluationneedsaconcisely expressed bottom-line conclusions

How to discuss a business case?

The purpose of a case discussion is to construct meanings for a case based on evidence and to recognize the uncertainties inherent in all of the meanings
Take responsibility for your own view of a case, develop an argument for it, be prepared to explain the argument, and listen to others who disagree with you

§Careful preparation (thorough yet flexible) – foundation for effective class participation

§Listening is participation – listen to keep up with the discussion and find opportunities to contribute

§Reflect on what you learn – greater clarity about the issues that link one case to another and lends coherence to a course

How to write a case-based paper?

qWriting about a case paper should build on the process of analyzing a case. There are characteristics that case-based papers have in common – answer three questions: What? Why? and How?

§What? – Makes a position statement

§Why? – Uses evidence (i.e., argument) to persuade the

reader

§How? – Provides an action plan

üHow should the recommended decision be implemented?

üHow can the problem be fixed?

How to write a case-based paper?

qPosition statement (What?) expresses a conclusion

§A sharply focused position statement organizes the entire case paper

üWithout one, the paper has no purpose or direction and complicates the reader’s task as far as the reader is concerned

§The most common failing of a case-based paper is that the writers try to look at a situation from all angles, suggesting many meanings but committing to none

How to write a case-based paper?

qArgument (Why?): Using evidence well is probably the most crucial skill for a writer of case paper

§Evidence can be qualitative, quantitative or both; they can be used to reinforce each other

§Case papers can also use the results or outputs of specialized methods as evidence to prove conclusions

üFor example, without financial ratios or tools (e.g., significant calculations), the writer would have nothing meaningful to say about liquidity

§The argument precedes the action plan because it creates both the necessity for action and the actionable content

qAction plan (How?) complements and makes the argument of a case-based paper actionable by answering the question: How?

§How do you solve a problem?

§How do you implement a decision?

§How do you improve a performance?

qThe general purpose of action plans is to improve or advance the situation as it is presented in the paper through a coherent series of actions

qAn effective action plan has five characteristics:

Sets goals based on the argument
Addresses the actionable content of the argument – every major actionable issue in the argument should be represented in the action plan
Consists of specific steps
Hasrealisticshort-andlong-termsteps
Identifies and responds to the major risk to the plan: Ask the question: What is the worst thing that could go wrong with the plan? Then ask: How can the risk be contained or eliminated?