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.

Chapter 3 discusses various aspects of strategic planning, including the mission and vision of the organization. What are the dangers of having a flawed mission statement? How does a flawed statement affect the development of a unit’s mission statement and subsequent individual job descriptions and goals? Why?

Please write two paragraphs on the importance of creating a professional image/”brand” as a business

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/03/what-isis-really-wants/384980/

read this article and write a 300 words summary

 

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:

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

decision case

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

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

sharpens your focus

1. Actions–implementthedecisionaseffectivelyas possible

Evaluative case

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

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

How to discuss a business case?

1.  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
2. 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:

1. Sets goals based on the argument
2. Addresses the actionable content of the argument – every major actionable issue in the argument should be represented in the action plan
3. Consists of specific steps
4. Hasrealisticshort-andlong-termsteps
5. 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?

qWhat Argument and Action Plans Do

Case situation	Argument	Action plan
Problem	Prove cause-effect relationships that account for problem	Solve problem: fix weaknesses and reinforces or increase strengths
Decision	Recommend best decision	Implement decision: show the best pathway to achieve desired outcome
Evaluation	Provide detailed evaluation of act, performance or outcome	Improve performance or outcome; implement or change decision

 

Conclusion

qThelecturepresentssomefundamental issues regarding case study and learning in MBA/EMBA education. In particular, I focus on three key questions which are critically important to our course objectives:

• How to analyze a case?

  §How to discuss a case?

  §How to write a case-based paper?

• qThe lecture also outlines the structure of a case-based paper appropriate to solve problems, make decisions, and conduct evaluations
• qHopefully, these PPT slides furnish the purpose for your successfully accomplishing the course specifically by analyzing business cases and writing a persuasive case-based paper

According to World Health Organization (WHO), global warming is the primary issues for concern. Noise pollution, overcrowding, traffic jams are some factors that have led to this problem. Lack of privacy is another factor in the modern times that is impacting people in ways that haven’t been examined yet. We also see a wide variance in weather patterns, such as severe hurricanes and drought conditions in the U.S.

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). (n.d.). Climate change. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/topics/climate/en/

Based on your understanding of the topic, create a report in a Microsoft Word document answering the following questions:

• Examine one weather condition over the past two years in the U.S. which drastically affected the population. How can the community better prepare their families for such severe conditions?
• Do you agree with the statement that countries should be held accountable for their contribution to climate change? Why or why not?
• List some of the issues that might occur as the world’s population increases? Factor in water, food, and hazardous waste into your comments. Suggest ideas to address or avoid these issues.

According to the CDC website, violence is attributed for approximately fifty thousand deaths each year and results in over 2.5 million injuries. Homicide and suicide are the second and third leading causes of death, respectively, among US population aged fifteen to thirty four years.

Hospital emergency departments treat an average of fifty five people for injuries every minute. The worst after effect of the sudden population explosion across the globe is the rise in violence.

• How have violent injuries affected a community? What steps have communities taken to decrease overall violent crimes?
• What steps can the federal or state governments take to help support communities affected from random or consistent violent acts?
• What can parents do in their homes to help educate children about risks and preventative accidents to help keep them safe? What role should parents take to reduce family violence?
• How can health promotion and wellness programs play a significant role to reduce individual or gang violence?
• How can schools and work environments increase safety measures against violent individuals or gangs entering their establishments?
• What roles should parents, neighbors, friends, health care personnel, and the community take when they observe someone who may exhibit un

1) “New Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System”  Please respond to the following:

• A) You are preparing to meet with your end users to discuss possible strategies for converting their old ERP system to a new one. Propose two (2) or three (3) alternative strategies, and explore related examples of situations for which each approach would be preferred and required.
• B) Outline the most common assumptions that developers usually make while documenting the initial use case realization. Determine whether or not there are negative consequences from such assumptions. Provide a rationale for your response.

 

2) “Operating Systems” Please respond to the following:

• A) From the first e-Activity (research the major reasons why some users avoid implementing and using Windows 8. Additionally, research whether or not Microsoft has taken any steps to alleviate any of these concerns), examine two (2) of the most common reasons that some users are avoiding Windows 8. Determine whether Microsoft has taken any steps to address these user concerns and, provide at least one (1) example if they have taken action. If Microsoft has not taken any steps to address these user concerns, recommend at least (1) course of action they could take in order to address the concerns. Justify your response.
• B From the second e-Activity (research three (3) types of user interfaces available today. Be prepared to discuss the various interfaces, the advantages and disadvantages of each to an end user as well as a systems developer, and which one (1) you would prefer), examine the ease of use and the pros and cons of three (3) types of user interfaces available to the user today. Determine the user i

1) “Traditional versus Object-Oriented Design”  Please respond to the following:

• A) Compare the object-oriented approach to design to the traditional approach. Give your opinion on whether or not you believe there are certain projects where one design approach might be better that the other. If so, provide an example of one (1) such project. If not, explain why not.
• B) Give your opinion on which approach discussed in Part 1 of this discussion you believe is easier for you to understand, and explain why.

 

1) “The Internet” Please respond to the following:

• A) IPv6 is an updated version of IPv4 that has been around for a number of years. From the first e-Activity (research IPv6, its characteristics, and when it may be fully adopted), examine the major difficulties that users have encountered throughout IPv6’s widespread acceptance and implementation. Recommend two (2) possible solutions for the difficulties that users have encountered in IPv6’s widespread implementation. Justify your response.
• B) From the second e-Activity (research DSL and cable Internet connections and discuss the availability, speed, customer satisfaction, and price of both Internet connections), examine the major pros and cons of a DSL and a cable Internet connection. Compare DSL and cable Internet connections based on availability, consistent high speed, reliability, security, a

Write a paper that discusses whether or not a US created marketing campaign for a line of health and wellness products would or would not be successful in China. What cultural concerns might need to be addressed, or would an entirely new campaign need to be created? Defend your response.

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

• Write between 500 – 750 words (approximately 2 – 3 pages) using Microsoft Word.
• Attempt APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 60% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 40% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least two references from outside the course material, preferably from EBSCOhost.  Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the two reference requirement.

Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must be identified in the paper and listed on a reference page.Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, online newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc.  Sources such as Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, etc. are not acceptable.

A detailed explanation of how to cite a source using APA can be found here (link).

Question 1.  The following topic(s) will demonstrate what the discussion is about, but feel free to branch off or expand on the topics. In addition to this discussion, you will be asked to craft a 150 word reflection on what you have learned through this conversation and post it to the Reflection Journal. The more active you are in this part of the discussion, the more you will have to draw from in your reflection, so get involved, be active, help out your classmates when they need it, and, most of all, enjoy the conversation.

The more active you are in this part of the discussion, the more you will have to draw from in your reflection, so get involved, be active, help out your classmates when they need it, and, most of all, enjoy the conversation.

In the book Pour Your Heart Into It, Schulz relied on several people for advice when he was following his dreams. Think about a time when you have given or received advice. Was it helpful? Was it not so good advice? Additionally, list two or more traits you would like to see in a mentor. Why are these traits important to you?

 

Question 2.  How does globalization of domestic brands present unique culture problems abroad? How could these issues be avoided? How does an understanding of your culture allow you to better understand the culture of others?

 

 

Question 3. Why would a multicultural household be an attractive target for marketers? Exp