On 150 words or more respond to the following discussion question:

Go to the website given below and read the article about the Stages of Change Model.

http://www.addictioninfo.org/articles/11/1/Stages-of-Change-Model/Page1.html

After you have read the article, discuss how this model has relevance to the need for identifying key factors of an organization’s performance. You should support your statement, your original post and your responses to others.

On two separate paragraph give your personal opinion to  Danielle Dials and Celine Bass

Danielle Dials

As health insurance providers shift from fee for service to value based payment models, the importance of adapting to the changing industry landscape is necessary for any healthcare provider to thrive. This includes the implementation of electronic medical records, strategies for managing bundled payment participation, and initiating preventative care and cessation measures among their patients. Employees are often on the front line of these changes, meaning their day to day functions as well as the organizational structure could significantly be impacted. It is important that leaders not only lead process change but also lead their people through those times of change (Selivanoff, 2018).

As Ted Powell noted, there are four stages of change that employees will progress through; denial, emotional, acceptance, and commitment. It is important that leaders accelerate their teams past the first two phases in order to make lasting, positive change (Powell, 2014). Addressing intellectual and emotional factors that may influence an employee’s willingness to change is highly recommended to move forward. From an intellectual standpoint, leaders should explain the necessary steps and reasons for change with supporting data or industry examples. This will ensure the employee that what is being asked of them is possible. In addition, the leader must appeal to their emotions. Managers should frame conversations so the employee feels the change is in line with their needs or values (Selivanoff, 2019).

References

Powell, T. (2014). The four stages of organizational change. Stop of Nothing. Retrieved from: https://stopatnothing.com/the-leaders-edge-four-stages-of-organizational-change/

Selivanoff, P. (2018). Leading Change Effectively. Healthcare Financial Management Association. Retrieved from: https://eds-a-ebscohost-com.libauth.purdueglobal.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=92ad5299-a7f3-4d51-89cc-9172faec8bd4%40sdc-v-sessmgr01

Celine Bass

Change is inevitable. However, there are many who become extremely uncomfortable when asked to step away from their comfort zone and can become defiant; often due to fear of the unknown, thus blocking the necessary movement forward.

Powell (2014) describes the four typical stages employees may experience as a result of a large organizational change:

1. Denial:”If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” There’s no need for change.
2. Emotional: Problem-identifying mindset. Low morale and negative emotions run rampant.
3. Acceptance: Problem-solving mindset. An optimistic attitude starts growing.
4. Commitment: Increase in morale and productivity. We’ve overcome the worst together and are stronger for it.

I felt that the overall take home message from the article “The Four Stage of Organizational Change” was that in order to get anything accomplished, you need buy-in from your staff. To do that, you need patience, communication, and resources in place to support them. Broder (2013) did a great job laying out five steps necessary to get “buy-in” from employees in order to get anything accomplished.

1. Lay out the vision. Clearly state what and why it is important to change.
2. Personalize tasks. Assign tasks with measurable goals that play to their strengths in order to motivate them to achieve success.
3. Follow-up. Stay connected during process to trouble-shoot as needed and let them know you’re willing to help them through the needed changes.
4. Nip resistance in the bud. One rotten apple can spoil the bunch so address negativity immediately.
5. Be prepared to change the change. Solicit feedback from employees and fine-tune the plan by making corrections to process as you go along

I think the feelings some employees express as a result of change are similar to those when experiencing grief. They’re somewhat similar in that the employees may feel as though they’re losing something familiar and are grieving the loss, being forced to embrace something new that they did not choose for themselves. Ultimately, you cannot rush anyone through any of the stages – they will have to work through them at their own pace.

REFERENCES:

Broder, L. (2013, August 22). Change is good. Now, how to get employees to buy in. Entrepreneur. Retrieved from: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/227920

Powell, T. (2014, September 3). The four stages of organizational change. Stop of Nothing. Retrieved from: https://stopatnothing.com/the-leaders-edge-four-stages-of-organizational-change/

WATCH “Indians on TV” from Master of None http://streamingdata.library.umass.edu/view/08e0bb6b-d7e4-11e9-b20a-5254000a8a9b

1. Some of the scholars who talk about the US sitcom Will & Grace from the 1990s argue that the show is queer not only because two main characters are gay (Will and Jack), but because of other queer themes in the show, including its representations of sexuality and familial ties that don’t conform to traditional heterosexual norms.

a. true

b. false

2. About which two movies is Dev Shah upset that they used “brownface,” or making up white actors to look they are Indian?

a. Ghandhi and Slumdog Millionaire

b. Short Circuit 2 and The Social Network

c. Lion and Aloha

d. Crazy Rich Asians and Black Panther

3. Drawing on our course readings and lecture, (class powerpoint is below) provide the definition of the term “hegemony.” What do each of these programs – Further Off the Straight and Narrow and “Indians on TV” from Master of None – have to say about hegemonic representations of identity on television, and what is a form of resistance or change each also points to?

Your answer should be in full sentences, and no more than 250 words. If you use exact words from any source, whether it’s the textbook or the videos, you must put them in quotation marks and identify the source in some way. Even when you paraphrase, make it clear to the reader where your ideas are coming from. e.g. According to our textbook, hegemony is…

1. Iterate your application architecture to have at least 2 subsystems per tier (e.g. data tier 3 will have 3.1 local storage and 3.2 cloud storage).

2. List your Functional requirements  as a list (1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, etc) labeled accordingly and place in your SRS (Download the template IEEE 830 cfrom google)Please use the aattachment file with name SRS template as reference to answer the above point.

3. Start your information architecture design matrix by listing all the Functional requirements on an excel sheet and mapping it to Design Pattern (Components) and PV (how you will acquire the components), Moscow method for priority, and engineering considerations like ETC (estimated time to complete)

Please use the attachment with the name DM for reference to answer the above point.

4. Once you know your ETC per FR, then you can populate your Gantt chart using Microsoft project.  Each task that needs to be completed will be listed in left column (along y-axis) and the ETC will be graphically estimated showing bars for each task (along x-axis).

Software Requirements Specification Template

6 January 2014

The following annotated template is intended to show the structure of an IEEE-830 compliant SRS document.

Template Usage:

Text contained within angle brackets (‘<’, ‘>’) shall be replaced by your project-specific information and/or details. For example, <Project Name> will be replaced with either ‘New Accounting System’ or ‘New Web Site’.

Italicized text is included to briefly annotate the purpose of each section within this template. This text should not appear in the final version of your submitted SRS.

This cover page is not a part of the final template and should be removed before your SRS is submitted.

<Project Name>

Software Requirements Specification

<Version>

<Date>

<Your Name>

Lead Software Engineer

Prepared for

Revision History

Date	Description	Author	Comments
<date>	<Version 1>	<Your Name>	<First Revision>

Document Approval

The following Software Requirements Specification has been accepted and approved by the following:

Signature	Printed Name	Title	Date
	<Your Name>

Table of Contents

Revision History ii

Document Approval ii

1. Introduction 1

1.1 Purpose 1

1.2 Scope 1

1.3 Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations 1

1.4 References 1

1.5 Overview 2

2. General Description 2

2.1 Product Perspective 2

2.2 Product Functions 2

2.3 User Characteristics 2

2.4 General Constraints 2

2.5 Assumptions and Dependencies 2

3. Specific Requirements 3

3.1 External Interface Requirements 3

3.1.1 User Interfaces 3

3.1.2 Hardware Interfaces 3

3.1.3 Software Interfaces 3

3.1.4 Communications Interfaces 3

3.2 Functional Requirements 3

3.2.1 <Functional Requirement or Feature #1> 3

3.2.2 <Functional Requirement or Feature #2> 3

3.3 Use Cases 4

3.3.1 Use Case #1 4

3.3.2 Use Case #2 4

3.4 Classes / Objects 4

3.4.1 <Class / Object #1> 4

3.4.2 <Class / Object #2> 4

3.5 Non-Functional Requirements 4

3.5.1 Performance 4

3.5.2 Reliability 4

3.5.3 Availability 4

3.5.4 Security 4

3.5.5 Maintainability 4

3.5.6 Portability 4

3.6 Inverse Requirements 4

3.7 Design Constraints 4

3.8 Logical Database Requirements 4

3.9 Other Requirements 5

4. Analysis Models 5

4.1 Sequence Diagrams 5

4.3 Data Flow Diagrams (DFD) 5

4.2 State-Transition Diagrams (STD) 5

5. Change Management Process 5

A. Appendices 5

A.1 Appendix 1 5

A.2 Appendix 2 5

1. Introduction

The introduction to the Software Requirement Specification (SRS) document should provide an overview of the complete SRS document. While writing this document please remember that this document should contain all of the information needed by a software engineer to adequately design and implement the software product described by the requirements listed in this document. (Note: the following subsection annotates are largely taken from the IEEE Guide to SRS).

1.1 Purpose

What is the purpose of this SRS and the (intended) audience for which it is written.

1.2 Scope

This subsection should:

(1) Identify the software product(s) to be produced by name; for example, Host DBMS, Report Generator, etc

(2) Explain what the software product(s) will, and, if necessary, will not do

(3) Describe the application of the software being specified. As a portion of this, it should:

(a) Describe all relevant benefits, objectives, and goals as precisely as possible. For example, to say that one goal is to provide effective reporting capabilities is not as good as saying parameter-driven, user-definable reports with a 2 h turnaround and on-line entry of user parameters.

(b) Be consistent with similar statements in higher-level specifications (for example, the System Requirement Specification) , if they exist.What is the scope of this software product.

1.3 Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations

This subsection should provide the definitions of all terms, acronyms, and abbreviations required to properly interpret the SRS. This information may be provided by reference to one or more appendixes in the SRS or by reference to other documents.

1.4 References

This subsection should:

(1) Provide a complete list of all documents referenced elsewhere in the SRS, or in a separate, specified document.

(2) Identify each document by title, report number – if applicable – date, and publishing organization.

(3) Specify the sources from which the references can be obtained.

This information may be provided by reference to an appendix or to another document.

1.5 Overview

This subsection should:

(1) Describe what the rest of the SRS contains

(2) Explain how the SRS is organized.

2. General Description

This section of the SRS should describe the general factors that affect ‘the product and its requirements. It should be made clear that this section does not state specific requirements; it only makes those requirements easier to understand.

2.1 Product Perspective

This subsection of the SRS puts the product into perspective with other related products or

projects. (See the IEEE Guide to SRS for more details).

2.2 Product Functions

This subsection of the SRS should provide a summary of the functions that the software will perform.

2.3 User Characteristics

This subsection of the SRS should describe those general characteristics of the eventual users of the product that will affect the specific requirements. (See the IEEE Guide to SRS for more details).

2.4 General Constraints

This subsection of the SRS should provide a general description of any other items that will

limit the developer’s options for designing the system. (See the IEEE Guide to SRS for a partial list of possible general constraints).

2.5 Assumptions and Dependencies

This subsection of the SRS should list each of the factors that affect the requirements stated in the SRS. These factors are not design constraints on the software but are, rather, any changes to them that can affect the requirements in the SRS. For example, an assumption might be that a specific operating system will be available on the hardware designated for the software product. If, in fact, the operating system is not available, the SRS would then have to change accordingly.

3. Specific Requirements

This will be the largest and most important section of the SRS. The customer requirements will be embodied within Section 2, but this section will give the D-requirements that are used to guide the project’s software design, implementation, and testing.

Each requirement in this section should be:

• Correct
• Traceable (both forward and backward to prior/future artifacts)
• Unambiguous
• Verifiable (i.e., testable)
• Prioritized (with respect to importance and/or stability)
• Complete
• Consistent
• Uniquely identifiable (usually via numbering like 3.4.5.6)

Attention should be paid to the carefuly organize the requirements presented in this section so that they may easily accessed and understood. Furthermore, this SRS is not the software design document, therefore one should avoid the tendency to over-constrain (and therefore design) the software project within this SRS.

3.1 External Interface Requirements 3.1.1 User Interfaces 3.1.2 Hardware Interfaces 3.1.3 Software Interfaces 3.1.4 Communications Interfaces 3.2 Functional Requirements

This section describes specific features of the software project. If desired, some requirements may be specified in the use-case format and listed in the Use Cases Section.

3.2.1 <Functional Requirement or Feature #1>

3.2.1.1 Introduction

3.2.1.2 Inputs

3.2.1.3 Processing

3.2.1.4 Outputs

3.2.1.5 Error Handling

3.2.2 <Functional Requirement or Feature #2>

…

3.3 Use Cases 3.3.1 Use Case #1 3.3.2 Use Case #2

…

3.4 Classes / Objects 3.4.1 <Class / Object #1>

3.4.1.1 Attributes

3.4.1.2 Functions

<Reference to functional requirements and/or use cases>

3.4.2 <Class / Object #2>

…

3.5 Non-Functional Requirements

Non-functional requirements may exist for the following attributes. Often these requirements must be achieved at a system-wide level rather than at a unit level. State the requirements in the following sections in measurable terms (e.g., 95% of transaction shall be processed in less than a second, system downtime may not exceed 1 minute per day, > 30 day MTBF value, etc).

3.5.1 Performance 3.5.2 Reliability 3.5.3 Availability 3.5.4 Security 3.5.5 Maintainability 3.5.6 Portability 3.6 Inverse Requirements

State any *useful* inverse requirements.

3.7 Design Constraints

Specify design constrains imposed by other standards, company policies, hardware limitation, etc. that will impact this software project.

3.8 Logical Database Requirements

Will a database be used? If so, what logical requirements exist for data formats, storage capabilities, data retention, data integrity, etc.

3.9 Other Requirements

Catchall section for any additional requirements.

4. Analysis Models

List all analysis models used in developing specific requirements previously given in this SRS. Each model should include an introduction and a narrative description. Furthermore, each model should be traceable the SRS’s requirements.

4.1 Sequence Diagrams 4.3 Data Flow Diagrams (DFD) 4.2 State-Transition Diagrams (STD) 5. Change Management Process

Identify and describe the process that will be used to update the SRS, as needed, when project scope or requirements change. Who can submit changes and by what means, and how will these changes be approved.

A. Appendices

Appendices may be used to provide additional (and hopefully helpful) information. If present, the SRS should explicitly state whether the information contained within an appendix is to be considered as a part of the SRS’s overall set of requirements.

Example Appendices could include (initial) conceptual documents for the software project, marketing materials, minutes of meetings with the customer(s), etc.

A.1 Appendix 1 A.2 Appendix 2

Software Requirements Specification Template

Create a 7 pages page paper that discusses professional practice in bioscience. Secondly, working with the professional staff of doctors, I expect to learn from their vast experience. They also have a variety of devices and medical technology such as an X-ray machine all, which I will become proficient at using making me a better future veterinary practitioner.

As an intern at the Burwood hospital, have had to work as part of a team mostly with my fellow intern’s assigned duties by the doctor in charge. One of the first duties we were assigned as interns was to carry out an inventory of the facility. we were divided into two teams of 3 each. One was assigned to the laboratories while the other (mine) was to inventory the equipment in the whole hospital. The first team finished a day before mine but accidentally one of them deleted the data they had collected and they were unable to recover it. I proposed we work together and help them redo their work in time, members of my group were however against the idea since it meant they would have to sacrifice their entire free Saturday to clean up someone else’s mess. I, however, convinced them to agree and assisted the other team for at least half the day. The doctor in charge had given us the Job as a team of six so he was not aware we were divided in two, therefore I knew if we delivered half complete work and blamed the other team it would reflect negatively on the whole team.

However, even after our efforts to help them, their part of the inventory came up short after submission. It turned out that in the hurry to complete the job in time, they had overlooked tens of items, which resulted in the whole inventory inclusive of our part being canceled, and the team was asked to repeat the process under the supervisor of a senior veterinary doctor.

Provide a 8 pages analysis while answering the following question: Educational Technology: Instructional Design and Development. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required. According to the paper findings instructional design involves the creation of instructional experiences that enhance the acquisition of knowledge as well as skills in an effective and engaging manner. The process mainly entails determination of prevailing status and requirements of the learner, definitions of objectives of the instruction and creation of interventions that will support in the transition. In an ideal setting, the process is guided by the process of teaching along with adult learning theories that have been tested and may occur in a variety of set-ups. The result of this instruction can be observed directly and measured scientifically, or fully assumed and hidden. There are numerous instructional design concepts and models. however most are founded on the ADDIE model that includes five distinct components. As a discipline, instructional design is associated historically and structurally with cognitive and physical psychology.

This discussion stresses that&nbsp.numerous instructional design concepts have undergone development over the past half a century. Even though the particular blend of processes every so often differs between the instructional models, the majority of the models include instructional problems, along with the designs, developments and assessment of the instructional measures and the materials required to address these issues.&nbsp.Three main domains of learning exist which are supposed to be acknowledged by all the teachers who should utilize them in the construction of lessons.

You will prepare and submit a term paper on Economic developments in Germany and their impact on the EU economy. Your paper should be a minimum of 1750 words in length. This paper demonstrates the main two economic pillars behind the unification were the theories of ‘Regional Trading Block’ and ‘Optimum Currency Area’. The former deals with a free trade area with a two-tier tariff system i.e. zero tariffs within the union members and some positive rate of tariff for the non union-members. (Robson 1999: 109-110) The latter deals with the introduction of a unique currency. it would enable the member states to enjoy the benefit of a fixed exchange rate system with the facility of full currency convertibility. (Krugman and Obstfeld, 1997: 631-33) The simultaneous functioning of a trading block and the optimum currency area was the main theoretical standpoint of the European Union and economic integration was the result of that. Economic integration is desired for the transfer of the benefit of economic development of one country to another. (Czinkota, Rivoli, Ronkainen 1989: 14-16)

Let us consider the economic development of Germany and its influence on the European Union. Here our analysis would be concentrated on the economic development of Germany after the establishment of EU. German economy marks itself as a social market economy as the government undertakes a wide array of social services. As German economy is highly export oriented it advocated for European economic integration. After unification German commercial policies have been highly centred towards union. The social reform policies adopted by Germany for the welfare of the society and the structural industrial reform enhanced the performance of the economy and its global competitiveness.

Provide a 5 pages analysis while answering the following question: The Negative Effect of Listening to Music While Learning. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required. This essay approves that according to the aforementioned hypothetical testing, descriptive analysis, and statistical analysis, the presumptuous response would indicate that music had an impact on learners and that learner’s focus and concentration was negatively affected as a result of having music on the learning background. However, these results are based on recognition of various assumptions. First, the study has an assumption that genre of music on the background of the learners of the study does not vary and that learners are exposed to the music on the same amount of time. The research also presumes that learners are restricted from external distractors such as hooting of vehicles and so forth. Lastly, the research also presumes that gender and age of the participants do not impair with the results obtained.

This report makes a conclusion that if the aforementioned hypothesis would be accepted and supported, the field of psychology would deduce the implications of music on learning. Researchers can hence advance the study by performing similar tests in different settings to prove or rectify few aspects. Learners can use the research to selectively choose the type of genres to select as their background study music in case they have to listen to music when studying. The proposal concludes that music has adverse effects on learners and hence students should evade such conduct if their core objective is to maximize their time, improve their grades and ultimately excel in their exams.

Instructions: Read through the following report, titled ‘Humans wanted: How Canadian youth can thrive in the age of disruption’, and write a one-page blog on this report, from your perspective as a university student. You only need read the introduction, executive summary and conclusions to get the gist of the report.

The copy can be accessed at:

http://www.rbc.com/newsroom/_assets-custom/pdf/03-2018-rbc-future-skills-report.pdf

Keep your tone personal and conversational, as the audience is other university students who follow your blog on life in university.

You can talk about your experiences as a student, but focus on how this announcement does/does not help you, and what more needs to be done to help university students in Canada.

Invite interaction, perhaps by asking readers to respond to your post by asking them a question, or inviting them to make a comment of their own on your blog.

Feel free to add a photo or graphic (not a video for this assignment), but don’t forget to credit your source. Add two hyperlinks to other online articles that you are mentioning or quoting from.

Write a catchy headline for your blog entry, and also include a list of keywords at the end of your post for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) on search engines like Google.

I’m asking for 4 or 5 powerpoint slides w/notes that include the below mentioned topics, one on each page please.

For added help I have enclosed my class notes to help create the pp slides.

APA format, and plag checker.

Slide 1: Provide an overview of BMW including history, including why BMW is a good (global)company.

slide 2: National Differences in Political Economy and Economic Development at BMW

slide 3: Differences in Culture and Ethics in International Business

slide 4: International entry strategies, Outsourcing, and Logistics used at BMW

Notes that can be used, or use your own to create power point slides

Slide 1 : Introduction

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly known as Bavarian Motor Works, BMW or BMW AG, is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916 (www.bmwartcarcollection.com). BMW most commonly known for their luxurious cars was not always what we know of it today. Did you know that BMW first started out as an airplane company struggling to make ends meet? In order to prove that their engineering was the best the world had to offer they decided to produce luxurious automobiles. Since its incorporation over the last ten decades, BMW has transitioned from a struggling airplane engine manufacturing to be the most highly admired luxury vehicles throughout the world. According to Madden, Roth, & Dillon, (2012), despite being subjected to the darkest times in the European history, the company still re-emerged as a stable and strong representative of high-quality German engineering and design. Therefore, the following paper provides an assessment of the ethical issues in the history of BMW, explains its code of ethics, and commitment to social responsibility as follows.

Firstly, BMW has often stood for passion, pleasure, and sustainable mobility solutions that are forward looking across the world. As affirmed by Gazzola, (2014), enthusiasm has driven the company to make unique visions, and ideas a reality for both its employees and customers. As a result, by recognizing exciting opportunities, BMW offers exciting careers. For example, it has always provided a motivating and an inspiring working environment. In addition, apart from offering competitive compensation packages, it appreciates every worker with several benefits such as paid leave. Regardless of whether one is a professional or school dropout, graduate or student, Gazzola explains that BMW has always created chances for individuals with strong passion to help reinvent the future’s mobility.

Fair work environment and conditions and respect for human rights form an integral part of BMW’s culture. As such, the company has always represented the interests of its workers and BMW Works Council takes human rights as their primary mission. BMW offers exciting careers. For example, it has always provided a motivating and an inspiring working environment. In addition, apart from offering competitive compensation packages, it appreciates every worker with several benefits such as paid leave. Fair work environment and conditions and respect for human rights form an integral part of BMW’s culture. As such, the company has always represented the interests of its workers and BMW Works Council takes human rights as their primary mission. As we are already aware, BMW is known worldwide to be a stronghold, successful company that has always delivered absolute satisfaction to their clients and employees thanks to their strong work ethics. It couldn’t have been accomplished if it wasn’t for the dedicated workers, loyal clients, and the highly organized structure that the company performs under. For decades, BMW has grown and adapted to become a world class organization that many have praised for their wonderful dedication. The organization deeply values the passions of their individual employees and takes teamwork to the next level. BMW operates under a strong, rich culture which ensures the opportunity for talented individuals to succeed and how the industry enhances its cultural foundations. And for many decades, the company has been credited for being a successful firm that has been built within a strong structure and gifted employees, thus ensuring customer satisfaction is met and promises growth for more in the future.

Slide 2: National Differences in Political and Economic Development at BMW,

Political instability affects BMW in a few ways. First being that BMW has investments with countries with political instability which could end badly for BMW by putting the company at risk. BMW has also allocated their funds to influence political factors in favor of the company. One instance was when BMW slowed down European motives to increase fuel efficiency in cars by putting a stricter limit on carbon emissions. BMW’s legal system abides by a host of copyright laws related to its vehicles, as well as the technology incorporated, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. BMW has a huge influence on culture in the region. The corporation has about 100 projects worldwide. They have made a cultural commitment standing as part of corporate communications for over 40 years.

One of the cultural activities that BMW offers to the country is the Rolls-Royce Art Program. This program is a celebration of new contemporary art. They invite leading artists as well as new to create works of art that push the limits of what is possible. Another activity that BMW provides for the community is the Opera for all. Opera for all is a collaboration BMW does with the Bavarian State Opera. This Opera has been held every year since 1997 and is open to everyone and allows people to win numerous awards.

Product Safety is of utmost importance to BMW. BMW wants their products to not only be environmentally friendly but conserve as fewest resources as possible to complete aa project. The use of computer technologies helps to reduce development time with computer technologies helps to reduce development time with computers that help in designing, testing, and simulations offering accurate results as well as virtual examinations. With these computer-based technologies it dramatically cuts production and development times and costs. All while this process enables BMW to respond faster to customer needs and preferences in the future.

In 2017 BMW was the country’s No.1 exporter of luxury automobiles. BMW produced roughly about 272,346 models of cars. There are no disadvantages that affect the U.S. dealing with the BMW but there are many advantages that Europe provides to the United States. One advantage that BMW provides is of course luxury cars. The second advantage is the BMW plant located in South Carolina. This plant is adding jobs for many locals as well as residents from surrounding counties. It should be no surprise that this multinational company has had great success with each passing decade. The work culture of the company is ensuring that the employees are able to offer quality services to the customers. It is as a result of the work culture whereby the market share has been increased hence making it easy for the business to operate in the best way possible. The work culture of the company is again brought about by the ability of the management of the company to analyze the performance of the business in an effective manner. For the work culture to be enhanced, the company has in different cases subjected the employees to a training which enables them to remain controlled by the improved technology in the country. The political economy of the country has played significant roles in ensuring that the sales made in the company are improved. This is due to the fact that favorable environments are provided for the company to carry out the production of quality products which help in ensuring that the needs of the customers are addressed in the best way possible. On the other hand, the global branding and the supply chain management of the company are carried out in a way which ensures that the customers from different parts of the world are provided with quality vehicles. The global branding has been unique for the purposes of ensuring that the customers in the market are able to benefit from the vehicles manufactured in the company.

Slide 3: Differences in Culture and Ethics in International Business

Recognizing and adhering to environmental measures, BMW Company has had a long tradition of reducing its adverse impact on the environment. For since, in 1973, the company emerged as the first automobile company to appoint its environmental officer throughout the world. Therefore, it takes environmental factors into account in different locations with the goal of minimizing pollution by avoiding wastes and lowering emissions. Lastly, the company has been linked with several corruption cases almost every year. For instance, it involved some board members who have been accused of being bribed with offers such as free Viagra. According to Folkens, & Schneider, (2019), one of the recent estimations by an economist indicated that about $50 billion bribe exchanged hands in almost every year within the company. BMW’s board of directors established the code of ethics that was intended to provide guidance to every stakeholder as they performed their duties and obligations.

Germany’s governmental trade policy is currently in a financial crisis. German car makers gathered in Washington D.C. in 2008 to discuss and stop potential tariffs that were put on the import of luxurious automobiles. German car manufacturers are the United States largest exporter for vehicles but what many people may not know is that BMW makes many of their vehicles in US plants. One of those very plants is in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The trade policies that President Donald trump has tried to implement also target Chinese imports which could potentially cause a trade war that could threaten their economy and the world as we know it today. Mercantilism is basically a system that a country does more exports than they do imports for their country. In this case Germany is the same way because they do more exports than they do imports because they are the largest importers of luxury automobiles for the United States. Free Trade is preferred over mercantilism by businesses because people benefit from affordable goods versus how in mercantilism brings many restrictions on the imports and limited choices for consumers in turn means higher prices and less competition. The product life cycle is defined as a cycle in which a product is developed and all the stages in between. The product life cycle is broken down into four stages they are: introduction, growth, maturity, and decline. The first phase in the product life cycle is the introduction phase. This phase normally starts with an idea of a vehicle BMW wants to create and wants to market and advertise to make people aware of their product as well as the product’s features. Second is BMW’s growth phase. In this phase demand grows for the product. Which then increases the production of that specific vehicle and then lastly making it available to consumers across the United States.

The third phase in the product life cycle is maturity. When BMW’s vehicle matures its in its most profitable stage. In the maturity stage production costs as well as marketing decline this is also when other foreign carmakers will try and compete with BMW’s new vehicle by offering some of the very same features to compare with BMW. This is also the stage where BMW’s market share may be lost, and the product takes a decline. The new trade theory determines international patterns of trade and are critical when it comes to economies of scale and how the network effects occurs in key industries.

In the new trade theory is described as when two countries that have no discernible differences in opportunity cost at any specific point in time. But, if one country specializes in a certain industry then it may gain economies of scale and other network benefits from its specialization (www.investopedia.com). This goes for the same with Germany and the United States because Germany specializes in making foreign vehicles whereas the United States is in the gain economies of the scale. Porter’s diamond of national advantage is defined as a model that is designed to help understand the competitive advantage that a nation or a specific group possesses due to certain factors. The porter’s diamond of national advantage explains how the government can improve position of a country and its competitive economic environment. BMW shows how they drive the competitive market over other foreign carmakers by constantly producing new vehicles and innovating new technology making them the forefront of German engineering.

slide 4: International entry strategies, Outsourcing, and Logistics used at BMW

The transitional strategy is the act of constantly maintaining a low cost through location economics, economies of scale and learning effects. This strategy also believes in making products different from other geographic markets that account for local differences. In doing this the product can respond to local demands in different markets geographically in order to raise costs. While location economies and experience effects and leveraging products internationally they also transfer core competencies and skills within the company.

In doing this the company must pay very close attention to the pressure of the locals in the economy. Also stated in our text was modern multinational enterprise, core competencies, as well skills that do not only reside just in the home country but can develop in any of the firm’s worldwide operations. In this strategy it is important that they maintain that the flow of skills and product offerings not only their home country but a foreign subsidiary as well.

BMW uses the localization strategy by trying to boost more sales in China. The localization strategy BMW has adopted greatly will greatly benefit in China because of the local production as well as innovative talent in the country. In doing this BMW plans to introduce two new models exclusively in China before anyone else in the World sees it. The strategy has evolved over time because BMW has used this very same strategy with other countries, and it has worked in their favor every time. In 2021 BMW’s vision iNEXT will debut. The vehicle will combine the latest technology and intelligent design as well as customizable (www.bmwgroup.com).

An example of BMW entering a new national market would be when the rise of demand of luxury cars were needed in Asian markets. What many may not know is that about 70% of BMW’s production is exported. Many of the exports go to European Union countries, Japan, as well as the United States. BMW has also been known to target people in similar target groups. These people are typically similar in a lot of ways. People in these target groups typically have higher education, higher positions, and ultimately different lifestyles than the everyday working American. Aside from efficient and effective marketing skills and strategies are production and supply chain systems, which propel BMW AG automobile to profitability and greater heights of success. Most of its high-quality manufacturing activities takes place in Germany, Munich where the headquarter lies. As mentioned above, it also has foreign subsidiaries, which equally ensure high standards of quality products in line with the parent company. In other words, it remains sensitive and indispensable with matters concerning costs, quality, flexibility, and promptness while manufacturing.

In the automobile industry, manufacturing plants usually apply high technology in the production processes. The manufacturing processes normally takes place in bits where various parts are made through high technology.

Similarly, adoption of modern technology, developments, and advancements in the industry also enables it to compete favorably in the marketplace. In other words, it never lags behind concerning latest technology. With modern technological methods of manufacturing in place, it engages top talented and creative personnel to ensure that the final product appeals to the target market. In short, creativity, innovation, and skilled workmanship, undoubtedly lead to products that clients would like to have, which competitors’ envy in the entire industry.

With enhanced production of high-quality automobiles, the organization has to look for foreign markets. After an extensive market research exercise, it began engaging in vehicle exports both directly as well as indirectly to more lucrative foreign markets. It is true that export business strategies enable the company access different market segments spread widely across the world.

On top of exporting is licensing as a reliable business strategy employed by BMW. It strategically grants production and sales rights to foreign firms on payment of an agreed fee. Moreover, this enabled its reduce perceived business risks to minimal. On the other hand, this strategy has a downside in that the parent organization gets little profit compared to exporting. Aside from licensing, is joint venture as a strategic business entry mode, which this organization applies.

Despite enhancing clientele base, it is a costly venture for this organization. Generally, the success of BMW automobile takes credit from business management skills alongside engagement in strategic and tactical business decisions whenever at the right time with the right people.

 

COLLAPSE

Charles was a farmer who farmed 600 acres of land. Charles entered into a hand-shake contract with 4H Grain Company. The agreement called for Charles to sell 20,000 bushels of corn to 4H in October, when Charles’ corn crop would be harvested. The agreed price was to be $1.00 per bushel or $20,000.  That amount was to be paid to Charles when he delivered the corn to 4H.

Unfortunately, there was a rain storm during the summer that damaged Charles’ corn crop, and part of the corn crop failed. Because of that failure, Charles was only able to offer 9,000 bushels of corn to 4H in October. 4H refused the offer of part of the amount that was to be delivered by Charles and sued Charles for breach of contract to deliver corn. There is nothing in the contract that addresses this situation.

Assume that the facts given are admitted and not in dispute. 

Is there anything that Charles can do to avoid breaching the contract?  Does Charles have any defenses to breach of this contract?  Who should win?  Why?

The overall goal of the Session Long Project in this course is to examine health care delivery in the United States from a personal perspective and provide recommendations for improvements.

Please view the following videos:

HPCAtube. (2012, April 25). What is a community health center? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPLpNWO5uGs

Public Health Wessex Training Group. (2014, March 14). What is public health? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy1CAMObRzc

SmithGroup. (2015, March 16). Ambulatory care center design [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz5MxxvHMss

For the Module 3 SLP, conduct some preliminary research on a Patient Centered Medical Home, Ambulatory Care, Community Health Centers, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, or Mental Health facility in your state. Create a 12- to 15-slide PowerPoint presentation (not including the title or reference slides) covering your selected facility in your state. In your presentation, answer the following:

1. Which populations (e.g., adults, children, or older adults) and what conditions/diseases are targeted?
2. Who are the participating payers?
3. What type of insurance product (e.g., HMO or PPO) do the participating payers include?
4. Who are the participating providers? (List only the type of providers, such as hospitals or community health centers.)
5. How are the participating providers reimbursed?

In your final slides, you are to make recommendations for the future of health care delivery of the facility that you selected. The recommendations are to be vividly supported on scholarly sources.

SLP Assignment Expectations

1. Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to support your design of your PowerPoint presentation.
2. Limit your PowerPoint to a maximum of 17 slides total (that is, 15 slides plus the the title and reference slides).
3. Support your SLP with peer-reviewed articles, using 3 or 4 references. Use the following source for additional information on how to recognize peer-reviewed journals: http://www.angelo.edu/services/library/handouts/peerrev.php.
4. You may use the following source to assist in formatting your assignment: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/.

Subject

Culturally Appropriate Research

Methods

Urgency 3 to 4 hours

Citation Style

APA Style

No. of Pages/Wordcount

3 pages

No. of Sources/References

3

English:

English US

Description

To prepare for this Assignment:

Review Chapter 7 in your course text.

Think about culturally appropriate research methods, such as action theory, discourse analysis, grounded theory, and focus groups.

Use the link provided in this week’s learning resources to review several past issues of the International Psychology Bulletin.

Within the past issue of your choice, select one peer-reviewed article which is of interest to you that does not use action theory, discourse analysis, grounded theory, or focus groups.

Think about whether the research used in the article is quantitative or qualitative.

Consider how you might use action theory, discourse analysis, grounded theory, or focus groups to conduct a study about this same topic.

Think about why the research method you selected could benefit a study of this topic.

The Assignment (3–4 pages):

Summarize the study in the research article you selected, including a description of the type of research method that was used.

Is the study qualitative or quantitative? Discuss how you know.

Pick two culturally appropriate research methods (action theory, discourse analysis, grounded theory, or focus groups) and explain how you could apply each method to conduct a study about the same topic described in the research article you selected.

Explain why the research methods you selected could benefit a study about this topic and describe how they compare to the type of research methods originally used. the link and article that I selected is www. div52.net/index.php/publications/40-past-issues- ipb 1997 Volume 1 Number 1( First issue

Write 19 pages thesis on the topic minimalism from shaker furniture to oki sato. Minimalism, today, has inspired millions of architects and designers around the world. While many have been exposed to minimalism in one form or another, very few understand and appreciate the underlying thought behind minimalism. Minimalism began as a very disjointed movement. It can be traced back to the time of the Shakers. The Shakers were basically a strong religious communal group of people who believed in simple living. Their belief of simple living extended to their architecture and furniture design which carried traced of minimalistic design. However, Minimalist design did not begin as a proper movement until the twentieth century. Minimalism in design gained momentum as a reaction towards Abstract Expressionism. It follows the principles of achieving more in less. Negative spaces in minimalist design are not feared. rather they appreciated by exposing them to bright white light. Oki Sato is one designer who appreciates the beauty of minimalism. For him, minimalism is beautiful with its simple design. This paper will discuss the simplicity inherent in minimalistic design by exploring the characteristics of both ancient and modern minimalistic design. The Shakers represent the old minimalistic style while Oki Sato through his design studio, Nendo represent the modern take on minimalism. Because simplicity in design is straightforward, this paper displays the progression of minimalism from Shaker furniture to the more modern Oki Sato designs. The paper will first focus on defining the scope.

Write 1 page with APA style on Time, Distance And Speed. TIME, DISTANCE AND SPEED and Department al Affiliation Question If a vantravels for a distance of 18 km at an average speed of 75 km/h and then for a distance of 63 km at an average speed of 90 km/h, what is the total time for the journey in minutes, to the nearest minute? (Your answer should be a number, without units.)

Answer: 56

Question 2

Convert the speed of 83 km/h to m/s. Give your answer to the nearest whole number.

(Your answer should be a number, without units.)

Answer: 23

Question 5

A roofer charges a £80 call out charge and then £40 for each hour worked.

Select the option that gives the correct formula for the amount £y of the bill if the work lasts x hours.

Select one:

y = 80x

y = 80x + 40

y = 40x + 80

y = 40x

y = 120x

The answer is:

Question 6

Which of the following inequalities correctly describes the interval shown below?

The diagram shows a horizontal number line going from minus 2 to 2 in steps of 1. A horizontal line is drawn above the number line, with its left hand end above the minus 1, and its right hand end above the 0. The line has a solid circle at its left hand end, and an empty circle at its right hand end.

Create a 7 pages page paper that discusses professional practice in bioscience. Secondly, working with the professional staff of doctors, I expect to learn from their vast experience. They also have a variety of devices and medical technology such as an X-ray machine all, which I will become proficient at using making me a better future veterinary practitioner.

As an intern at the Burwood hospital, have had to work as part of a team mostly with my fellow intern’s assigned duties by the doctor in charge. One of the first duties we were assigned as interns was to carry out an inventory of the facility. we were divided into two teams of 3 each. One was assigned to the laboratories while the other (mine) was to inventory the equipment in the whole hospital. The first team finished a day before mine but accidentally one of them deleted the data they had collected and they were unable to recover it. I proposed we work together and help them redo their work in time, members of my group were however against the idea since it meant they would have to sacrifice their entire free Saturday to clean up someone else’s mess. I, however, convinced them to agree and assisted the other team for at least half the day. The doctor in charge had given us the Job as a team of six so he was not aware we were divided in two, therefore I knew if we delivered half complete work and blamed the other team it would reflect negatively on the whole team.

However, even after our efforts to help them, their part of the inventory came up short after submission. It turned out that in the hurry to complete the job in time, they had overlooked tens of items, which resulted in the whole inventory inclusive of our part being canceled, and the team was asked to repeat the process under the supervisor of a senior veterinary doctor.

Provide a 8 pages analysis while answering the following question: Educational Technology: Instructional Design and Development. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required. According to the paper findings instructional design involves the creation of instructional experiences that enhance the acquisition of knowledge as well as skills in an effective and engaging manner. The process mainly entails determination of prevailing status and requirements of the learner, definitions of objectives of the instruction and creation of interventions that will support in the transition. In an ideal setting, the process is guided by the process of teaching along with adult learning theories that have been tested and may occur in a variety of set-ups. The result of this instruction can be observed directly and measured scientifically, or fully assumed and hidden. There are numerous instructional design concepts and models. however most are founded on the ADDIE model that includes five distinct components. As a discipline, instructional design is associated historically and structurally with cognitive and physical psychology.

This discussion stresses that&nbsp.numerous instructional design concepts have undergone development over the past half a century. Even though the particular blend of processes every so often differs between the instructional models, the majority of the models include instructional problems, along with the designs, developments and assessment of the instructional measures and the materials required to address these issues.&nbsp.Three main domains of learning exist which are supposed to be acknowledged by all the teachers who should utilize them in the construction of lessons.

You will prepare and submit a term paper on Economic developments in Germany and their impact on the EU economy. Your paper should be a minimum of 1750 words in length. This paper demonstrates the main two economic pillars behind the unification were the theories of ‘Regional Trading Block’ and ‘Optimum Currency Area’. The former deals with a free trade area with a two-tier tariff system i.e. zero tariffs within the union members and some positive rate of tariff for the non union-members. (Robson 1999: 109-110) The latter deals with the introduction of a unique currency. it would enable the member states to enjoy the benefit of a fixed exchange rate system with the facility of full currency convertibility. (Krugman and Obstfeld, 1997: 631-33) The simultaneous functioning of a trading block and the optimum currency area was the main theoretical standpoint of the European Union and economic integration was the result of that. Economic integration is desired for the transfer of the benefit of economic development of one country to another. (Czinkota, Rivoli, Ronkainen 1989: 14-16)

Let us consider the economic development of Germany and its influence on the European Union. Here our analysis would be concentrated on the economic development of Germany after the establishment of EU. German economy marks itself as a social market economy as the government undertakes a wide array of social services. As German economy is highly export oriented it advocated for European economic integration. After unification German commercial policies have been highly centred towards union. The social reform policies adopted by Germany for the welfare of the society and the structural industrial reform enhanced the performance of the economy and its global competitiveness.

Provide a 5 pages analysis while answering the following question: The Negative Effect of Listening to Music While Learning. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required. This essay approves that according to the aforementioned hypothetical testing, descriptive analysis, and statistical analysis, the presumptuous response would indicate that music had an impact on learners and that learner’s focus and concentration was negatively affected as a result of having music on the learning background. However, these results are based on recognition of various assumptions. First, the study has an assumption that genre of music on the background of the learners of the study does not vary and that learners are exposed to the music on the same amount of time. The research also presumes that learners are restricted from external distractors such as hooting of vehicles and so forth. Lastly, the research also presumes that gender and age of the participants do not impair with the results obtained.

This report makes a conclusion that if the aforementioned hypothesis would be accepted and supported, the field of psychology would deduce the implications of music on learning. Researchers can hence advance the study by performing similar tests in different settings to prove or rectify few aspects. Learners can use the research to selectively choose the type of genres to select as their background study music in case they have to listen to music when studying. The proposal concludes that music has adverse effects on learners and hence students should evade such conduct if their core objective is to maximize their time, improve their grades and ultimately excel in their exams.

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The following principles have been recognized as core tenets of the U.S. Constitution:

• Checks and balances
• Federalism
• Judicial review
• Limited government
• Popular sovereignty
• Separation of powers

Create a 12-15-slide PowerPoint presentation to educate a group of students or adults about the core tenets listed above for an upcoming Constitution Day celebration in a school setting. You may select a grade level 1-12, teachers, or parents as your audience. Please specify your intended audience and include other pertinent information within the speaker notes. Your presentation should be engaging and appropriate for your chosen audience. Include speaker notes below each content-related slide that represent what would be said if giving the presentation in person. Expand upon the information included in the slide and do not simply restate it. Please ensure the speaker notes include a minimum of 50-100 words in your speaker notes per slide.

In addition to your PowerPoint, include a 250-500-word essay describing two interactive learning activities for your intended audience to coincide with your presentation.

APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Guiding Questions

• In what ways is learning a social experience?
• What are the fundamental concepts presented by Lev Vygotsky?
• How does Vygostky differ from Piaget?
• What are Communities of Practice and how do they impact learning?
• How have Social Constructvist approaches impacted teaching and learning and what is their significance?
• In what ways do these connect with your experience of teaching and learning?

Pre-Reading

Before attending to this week’s readings, think about the questions above. Much like you would do a K-W-L Chart with your students; determine what you KNOW about the topic and what you WANT to KNOW about the topic. Your R2R Post will indicate what you LEARNED about this week’s content. Refer to the R2R details and the success criteria outlined in the Syllabus.

Readings

• Phillips & Soltis: Chapter 6
• Wenger: A Social Theory of Learning 
• McLeod: Vygotsky   https://www.simplypsychology.org/vygotsky.html
• Schunk: Chapter 6 (Read Only the Following Pages/Sections)
  • 240 (Vygotsky S.C. Theory) – 248
  • 250 (Socially Mediated Learning) – 233
  • 269 (Peer Assisted) – 271
  • 274 (Summary) – 277

Optional Readings

• Infed: Communities of Practice 

Begin by replying to this discussion thread and adding your R2R Post.

Post a Reflective Response (R2R)  

• Approximately 500 words in length
• Post should be substantive demonstrating knowledge of the readings
• Should address the Guiding Questions for the week
• See Syllabus for Success Criteria

In this assignment, you will evaluate various models and infer their respective relationships and connections as well as offer your insights into their applications for the researcher.

Part 1: Explain the relationship between probability distributions and z-scores and then explain the connections between deviance, sum of squared errors, variance, and standard deviation. Together, what do they allow researchers to do?

Part 2: Explain the connections between the standard error, standard error of the mean, central limit theorem, and confidence intervals. Together, what do they allow researchers to do? How is this set of statistics different from the first set?

Part 3: Explain how the alternative hypothesis, null hypothesis, systematic variation, unsystematic variation, test statistic, effect size, and statistical power allow researchers to test predictions.

· Your paper should be 500 and 750 words in length (typically, two to three double-spaced pages), not counting cover page, reference list page, appendices, figures, or tables.

· Your assignment should include a title page and a reference list page, and be completed in Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, with appropriate header, page numbers, one-inch margins, and meet all other requirements of APA Stylebook.

· References are not required, but if used, please use the most current APA format.

· An abstract is not required.

· Please refer to the rubric associated with this assignment for detailed guidance about expectations and grading. ATTACHED

· Your assignment should include a title page and be completed in Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, with appropriate header, page numbers, one-inch margins, and meet all other requirements of APA Stylebook.

· An abstract is not required.

· Please refer to the rubric associated with this assignment for detailed guidance about expectations and grading.

· Please submit this assignment Sunday.

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Reading Statistics and Research. Schuyler W. Huck

PLEASE REFER TO Chapters 6, 7, 8

Begin by reviewing the text concerning ethical culture and communication. Next, imagine that you are the leader of an organization in the field of which you are intending to make your career and the ethical culture of this organization is unhealthy. You are concerned and want to steer the culture in the right direction. Pretend that you and several committees have already investigated the nature of the unhealthy ethical culture. Through a memo of at least 600 words, citing at least one IWG reference (your text is fine), address the members of your organization. The audience can be all members of the organization or a certain section.

Be sure that each of the following elements are included in your 600 words:
1. A description of the organization.
2. A detailed description as to what is unhealthy about the current ethical culture of the organization.
3. A clear description of the goal or goals to be attained.
4. An example of another organizational culture that has a healthy ethical culture. Use one of the many examples in the text or find your own citing an outside resource in IWG formatting.
5. A discussion of how ethical culture will continue to be evaluated, so that future problems can be quickly identified and culture continuously improved.

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Do you think it is a good idea ? The answer is yes. Provide supporting details as to why. The assignment needs to be 2-3 paragraphs 250 words. please check for grammatical errors and no plagiarism.

For this Discussion, you will evaluate qualitative research questions in assigned journal articles in your discipline and consider the alignment of theory, problem, purpose, research questions, and design. You will also identify the type of qualitative research design or approach the authors used and explain how it was implemented. Narrative, ethnographic, grounded theory, case study, and phenomenology are examples of types of research designs or approaches used in qualitative research.

With these thoughts in mind, refer to the Journal Articles document for your assigned articles for this Discussion.

A critique of the research study in which you:

· Evaluate the research questions (The Research Questions and Hypotheses Checklist can be used as a guide to facilitate your evaluation; it is not meant to be used in a Yes/No response format in writing your Discussion post.)

· Identify the type of qualitative research approach used and explain how the researchers implemented the design

· Analyze alignment among the theoretical or conceptual framework, problem, purpose, research questions, and design

Be sure to support your Main Issue Post and Response Post with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA Style.

Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Babbie, E. (2017). Basics of social research (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

• Chapter 10, “Qualitative Field Research”

Document: Journal Articles (Word Document) 

Article A:

Dahl, P. (2016). Factors associated with truancy: Emerging adults’ recollections of skipping school. Journal of Adolescent Research, 31(1), 119–138. doi:10.1177/0743558415587324

Document: Research Questions and Hypotheses Checklist (PDF)

For this Discussion, use the prompts in this checklist to look for indications of the research questions criteria in your assigned qualitative research article.

This checklist is not meant to be used in a Yes/No response format in writing your Discussion post, but rather as a guide to facilitate your evaluation.

Research Questions and Hypotheses Checklist 

Use the following criteria to evaluate an author’s research questions and/or hypotheses.

Look for indications of the following:

• Is the research question(s) a logical extension of the purpose of the study?

• Does the research question(s) reflect the best question to address the problem?

• Does the research question(s) align with the design of the study?

• Does the research question(s) align with the method identified for collecting data? If the study is qualitative, does the research question(s) do as follows?

• Relate the central question to the qualitative approach

• Begin with What or How (not Why)

• Focus on a single phenomenon

• Use exploratory verbs

• Use nondirectional language

• Use an open-ended format

• Specify the participants and research site If the study is quantitative:

• Do the descriptive questions seek to describe responses to major variables?

• Do the inferential questions seek to compare groups or relate variables?

• Do the inferential questions follow from a theory?

• Are the variables positioned consistently from independent/predictor to dependent/outcome in the inferential questions?

• Is a null and/or alternative hypothesis provided as a predictive statement?

Is the hypothesis consistent with its respective research question?

• Does the question(s) and/or hypothesis specify the participants and research site? If the study is mixed methods, do the research questions and/or hypotheses do the following?

• Include the characteristics of a good qualitative research question (as listed above)

• Include the characteristics of a good quantitative research and/or hypothesis (as listed above)

• Indicate how the researcher will mix or integrate the two approaches of the study

• Specify the participants and research site

• Convey the overall intent of the study that calls for a mixed methods approach

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2015). Overview of qualitative research methods [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2009c). Qualitative methods: An example [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

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The assignment for this final week is a scenario.

This student is struggling with his or her paper. Help is needed on finding an appropriate topic, resources, and APA formatting. Your task is to evaluate the student’s progress and offer suggestions where you see fit. Use any and all your skills you have acquired in this course.

Can you help the student refine the topic, find 5 scholarly resources, correctly cite and reference those sources, and formulate a better problem statement?

Write 2-3 paragraphs to explain how you helped this student, what steps you took, and justify your choices.

The Problem with School Lunch

Topic: School lunches. I think the price of school lunch is too high and that’s why students are overweight.

The resources for this assignment are located in the Books and Resources for this Week.

Problem Statement:

Have you seen the size of today’s students? The health of our nation is at risk due to everyone’s increasing waist size. I propose that the reason students are gaining weight at an alarming rate is directly connected to the price of school lunch. Parents of students can’t afford school lunches, so students are forced to bring change for the vending machines found in most school cafeterias. Have you seen the junk in those machines? Soda is really bad for you. According to Wikipedia, it is one of the worst things you can put in your body. If schools provided more affordable lunches for students, students would buy them and get thin. The price of lunch is key to getting students healthy. Maybe if they put diet soda in the machines that would help too. Students are so fat they don’t fit in the desks. Schools are having to buy bigger furniture which costs money too. I bet Taco Bell could make lunches cheaper and students could eat that. Taste is important and if the lunch doesn’t taste good, no one would eat it. You can buy stuff there for like $1. Everyone could eat for $5 a week. Then students could be thin and do better in school.

Length: 3-5 pages

References: You will need to include the five references you selected to help the student.

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.