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Assignment 1: Effective Negotiation Discussion

The purpose of this assignment is to help you identify your personal negotiating style and apply specific negotiation guidelines, the dos and don’ts, in your day-to-day interactions. Describe your personal negotiation style and share the insights and techniques that you have used to evaluate the outcome of a negotiation. Respond to the following questions:

• What do you see as the three most important dos and don’ts in an effective negotiation?
• How do these rules or guidelines help you to maintain your credibility with other individuals with whom you have negotiated in the past or will negotiate with in the future?

By Saturday, February 6, 2016 respond to the discussion question assigned by the faculty

 

Assignment 2: LASA 1: Personal Power, Communication and Effective Persuasion

The purpose of this assignment is for you to think about personal power type and how it can influence our ability to negotiate, communicate and persuade others during a negotiation.

In this assignment, you will write a research paper (5 pages) which will examine communication techniques, the use of power, and how the concepts of effective persuasion are applied to a specific situation.

Consider a scenario you have experienced or observed which involved a negotiation, persuasive techniques and balance of power. This could be a situation you experienced at work, home, school, shopping for a big ticket item or even negotiating at a yard sale or flea market.  You may also choose a video clip found on the Internet which involves a negotiation as the basis for this assignment.

There is an example scenario in Lynda.com you may want to work with. If you are not currently signed into Lynda.com, use Lynda.com’s EDMC Login to sign in. Then click the following link to access the scenario: Negotiation Fundamentals, Negotiation scenario: Flex time (with Lisa Gates).

1. Describe the scenario you are using as the basis for this assignment. The scenario must include elements of negotiation, persuasive techniques, and balance of power.  If your selected scenario does not contain certain elements, then use what you have learned from your studies in this course, along with your research, to expand the scenario to include these elements. Provide a rationale for your choices.  If you are using a video, please include the URL in your description.
2. Describe what you believe to be the top three communication issues presented in the scenario.  Explain your choices.
3. Identify the sources of power used in the negotiation and explain whether the sources of power were perceived or real. Use examples to justify your response.
4. Describe the relative balance of powers between the parties in the scenario.
5. Assume you were the mediator in the chosen scenario and recommend strategies which might reduce the conflict between the parties.
6. List and describe the top 5 factors you believe should be considered when building an effective negotiation strategy.  Explain your rationale for choosing the factors you included.
7. Discuss how persuasion differs from negotiation and describe how each was used in the scenario. Explain if persuasion or negotiation was more effective in the scenario. Justify your response.
   

   Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
   Described the scenario used as the basis for this assignment.	12
   Described three communication issues presented in the scenario.	24
   Identified the sources of power used in the negotiation and explained if the sources of power were perceived or real using examples to justify response.	24
   Described the relative power balance between the two parties.	24
   Recommended strategies for reducing conflict.	24
   Analyzed top 5 factors to be considered while building an effective negotiation strategy.	24
   Discussed how persuasion differs from negotiation and explained which was more effective in the scenario.	24
   Applied current APA standards for editorial style, expression of ideas, and format of text, citations, and references.	44

Assignment 1: Effective Negotiation Discussion

The purpose of this assignment is to help you identify your personal negotiating style and apply specific negotiation guidelines, the dos and don’ts, in your day-to-day interactions. Describe your personal negotiation style and share the insights and techniques that you have used to evaluate the outcome of a negotiation. Respond to the following questions:

• What do you see as the three most important dos and don’ts in an effective negotiation?
• How do these rules or guidelines help you to maintain your credibility with other individuals with whom you have negotiated in the past or will negotiate with in the future?

By Saturday, February 6, 2016 respond to the discussion question assigned by the faculty

 

Assignment 2: LASA 1: Personal Power, Communication and Effective Persuasion

The purpose of this assignment is for you to think about personal power type and how it can influence our ability to negotiate, communicate and persuade others during a negotiation.

In this assignment, you will write a research paper (5 pages) which will examine communication techniques, the use of power, and how the concepts of effective persuasion are applied to a specific situation.

Consider a scenario you have experienced or observed which involved a negotiation, persuasive techniques and balance of power. This could be a situation you experienced at work, home, school, shopping for a big ticket item or even negotiating at a yard sale or flea market.  You may also choose a video clip found on the Internet which involves a negotiation as the basis for this assignment.

There is an example scenario in Lynda.com you may want to work with. If you are not currently signed into Lynda.com, use Lynda.com’s EDMC Login to sign in. Then click the following link to access the scenario: Negotiation Fundamentals, Negotiation scenario: Flex time (with Lisa Gates).

1. Describe the scenario you are using as the basis for this assignment. The scenario must include elements of negotiation, persuasive techniques, and balance of power.  If your selected scenario does not contain certain elements, then use what you have learned from your studies in this course, along with your research, to expand the scenario to include these elements. Provide a rationale for your choices.  If you are using a video, please include the URL in your description.
2. Describe what you believe to be the top three communication issues presented in the scenario.  Explain your choices.
3. Identify the sources of power used in the negotiation and explain whether the sources of power were perceived or real. Use examples to justify your response.
4. Describe the relative balance of powers between the parties in the scenario.
5. Assume you were the mediator in the chosen scenario and recommend strategies which might reduce the conflict between the parties.
6. List and describe the top 5 factors you believe should be considered when building an effective negotiation strategy.  Explain your rationale for choosing the factors you included.
7. Discuss how persuasion differs from negotiation and describe how each was used in the scenario. Explain if persuasion or negotiation was more effective in the scenario. Justify your response.
   

   Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
   Described the scenario used as the basis for this assignment.	12
   Described three communication issues presented in the scenario.	24
   Identified the sources of power used in the negotiation and explained if the sources of power were perceived or real using examples to justify response.	24
   Described the relative power balance between the two parties.	24
   Recommended strategies for reducing conflict.	24
   Analyzed top 5 factors to be considered while building an effective negotiation strategy.	24
   Discussed how persuasion differs from negotiation and explained which was more effective in the scenario.	24
   Applied current APA standards for editorial style, expression of ideas, and format of text, citations, and references.	44

Assignment 1: Effective Negotiation Discussion

The purpose of this assignment is to help you identify your personal negotiating style and apply specific negotiation guidelines, the dos and don’ts, in your day-to-day interactions. Describe your personal negotiation style and share the insights and techniques that you have used to evaluate the outcome of a negotiation. Respond to the following questions:

• What do you see as the three most important dos and don’ts in an effective negotiation?
• How do these rules or guidelines help you to maintain your credibility with other individuals with whom you have negotiated in the past or will negotiate with in the future?

By Saturday, February 6, 2016 respond to the discussion question assigned by the faculty

 

Assignment 2: LASA 1: Personal Power, Communication and Effective Persuasion

The purpose of this assignment is for you to think about personal power type and how it can influence our ability to negotiate, communicate and persuade others during a negotiation.

In this assignment, you will write a research paper (5 pages) which will examine communication techniques, the use of power, and how the concepts of effective persuasion are applied to a specific situation.

Consider a scenario you have experienced or observed which involved a negotiation, persuasive techniques and balance of power. This could be a situation you experienced at work, home, school, shopping for a big ticket item or even negotiating at a yard sale or flea market.  You may also choose a video clip found on the Internet which involves a negotiation as the basis for this assignment.

There is an example scenario in Lynda.com you may want to work with. If you are not currently signed into Lynda.com, use Lynda.com’s EDMC Login to sign in. Then click the following link to access the scenario: Negotiation Fundamentals, Negotiation scenario: Flex time (with Lisa Gates).

1. Describe the scenario you are using as the basis for this assignment. The scenario must include elements of negotiation, persuasive techniques, and balance of power.  If your selected scenario does not contain certain elements, then use what you have learned from your studies in this course, along with your research, to expand the scenario to include these elements. Provide a rationale for your choices.  If you are using a video, please include the URL in your description.
2. Describe what you believe to be the top three communication issues presented in the scenario.  Explain your choices.
3. Identify the sources of power used in the negotiation and explain whether the sources of power were perceived or real. Use examples to justify your response.
4. Describe the relative balance of powers between the parties in the scenario.
5. Assume you were the mediator in the chosen scenario and recommend strategies which might reduce the conflict between the parties.
6. List and describe the top 5 factors you believe should be considered when building an effective negotiation strategy.  Explain your rationale for choosing the factors you included.
7. Discuss how persuasion differs from negotiation and describe how each was used in the scenario. Explain if persuasion or negotiation was more effective in the scenario. Justify your response.
   

   Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
   Described the scenario used as the basis for this assignment.	12
   Described three communication issues presented in the scenario.	24
   Identified the sources of power used in the negotiation and explained if the sources of power were perceived or real using examples to justify response.	24
   Described the relative power balance between the two parties.	24
   Recommended strategies for reducing conflict.	24
   Analyzed top 5 factors to be considered while building an effective negotiation strategy.	24
   Discussed how persuasion differs from negotiation and explained which was more effective in the scenario.	24
   Applied current APA standards for editorial style, expression of ideas, and format of text, citations, and references.	44

5 PAGES LONG plus ABSTRACT AND REFERENCES

APA FORMAT

 

Using the Library and the Internet, identify a publically held multinational company of your choice. Research its filings to the SEC, particularly the 10-K and 10-Qs. Also, examine its annual report online. You will then prepare an APA research paper including the follow elements:

1. What assumptions is the financial reporting model based on?
2. What principles support the financial reporting model?
3. Who oversees the accounting profession?
4. What is the role of Congress in settling the concerns that arise with accounting firms and their clients?
5. Describe how the annual report differs from the 10-K. What is contained in the annual report that is not in the 10-K and vice versa.
6. How does the 10-K report differ in content from the 10-Q? What is the reason for the difference?
7. Describe 2 disclosures in the 10-K that were surprising or interesting to you? Why were they interesting or surprising to you?

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

• Title page: Remember the running head and title in all capital letters.
• Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third-person voice.
• Body: The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page, and it must be double-spaced between paragraphs. The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 3–4 pages. In-text academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
• Reference page: References that align with your in-text academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper- and lower-case usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the reference page is not a bibliography, but it is a further listing of the abbreviated in-text citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-text citation.

The question will require extensive use of Excel, which is good practice.

1.Warming?

Pick a state other than Massachusetts. Gather monthly data from the NOAA going back at least a hundred years!
a.Graph the average temperature for each month, using the available data.
b.Was the last decade hotter than the historical average? Show/explain/justify.
Hint: You might find it useful to fit a curve to the data, perhaps a third-degree polynomial; click on the data series and choose the option to fit a line.
c.Report the total annual precipitation, in inches and in centimeters.
Hints: Create a column into which you will put the year using commands such as =TRUNC(C2/100) . Next to it create a column with the months. Then highlight the headings and data in the year, month, PCP and TAVG columns. Pick the Insert tab and then select Pivot Table. Put years into the rows, months into the columns, and PCP into the bottom-right cell.
Source
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/onlineprod/drought/xmgr.html
Then follow these links:
U.S. Divisional Data
Click on the State tab
Pick the state, starting and ending dates, and Comma Delimited Text Output
Acknowledge that you are not a robot (!), and click Submit
The file can now be downloaded; it will appear as CDODivxxx.txt, where xxx is some number. Right click on the file and save target as or save link as somewhere on your computer.
Open Excel, and open the file that you have downloaded. The Text Import Wizard will appear; click on Delimited and then Next and then check Space and then Finish. This should bring up the data on the page.

Each column has a heading, which is given in the first row (but it might need to be re-aligned). PCP refers to precipitation (in inches per month), TAVG is the average temperature (in F), and the other columns are as follows:
PDSI. Palmer Drought Severity Index. Ranges from -7 (severe drought) to 7 (very wet spell).
PHDI. Palmer Hydrological Drought Index. Similar in range and purpose to PDSI.
ZNDX. An index that shows the deviation of moisture from normal. Rarely less than -3 (far less precipitation than usual) or more than +3 (unusually wet).
SPxx. Standardized Precipitation Index. Shows the relative drought over the past xx months. So SP02 = -0.14 means that precipitation over the previous 2 months was slightly lower than usual, and SP06 = 0.23 means that the last six months were somewhat wetter than usual. Varies from about -3 (dry) to +3 (wet); the values of -99.99 refer to missing values.
CDD. Cooling degree days. Reference temperature is 65F.
HDD. Heating degree days. Reference temperature is 65F.

Read the latest Money Tree Report on venture capital (click on the summary report).  In a two-to three double-spaced paper (not including the title and references page):

a.  Discuss the results of investing based on the stage of growth.

b.  Analyze the trends that you believe influenced the investing and the results.

c.  Predict the future of venture capital investment activity.

Your paper should be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center, and it must include citations and references for the text and three scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library.

 

• Compose a response to the case study discussion questions.
• Prepare a brief report as instructed in the case study.
• Evaluate your report using the criteria defined in the Individual Case Study Rubric.
• Name your document with a descriptive file name, including the assignment and your name.
• Submit your case study document as an attachment.

Read the case study titled “GE Healthcare (A): Innovating for Emerging Markets” located in the XanEdu case pack (Link Below)

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Determine two (2) emerging trends in the external environment that prompted General Electric (GE) Healthcare to develop a new strategy for the production and marketing of a low cost Electroencephalography (EEG) machine in bottom of the pyramid markets (BOP).
2. Examine two (2) internal barriers GE Healthcare faced when developing its BOP market in India and determine the manner in which they hindered GE Healthcare’s growth in this market segment.
3. Analyze two (2) of the significant external barriers that GE Healthcare faced when trying to meet its marketing goals in the Indian market. Propose two (2) ways to address these barriers.
4. Analyze the specific steps GE took in developing its strategy to grow its BOP market. Determine the manner in which those actions apply to the principles of strategic thinking and strategic planning.
5. Determine the manner in which GE Healthcare’s strategy to improve its position in BOP markets contributed to the organization’s value chain in both emerging and developed markets.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Differentiate between strategic management, strategic thinking, strategic planning, and managing strategic momentum.
• Analyze the significance of the external environment’s impact on health care organizations.
• Examine the role of internal environmental analysis in identifying the basis for sustained competitive advantage.
• Examine the organizational value chain, including the components of the service delivery and support activities.
• Examine barriers to new product development that comply with initiatives in the health care industry.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in the strategic management of health care organizations.
• Write clearly and concisely about strategic management of health care organizations using proper

Read the case study titled “GE Healthcare (A): Innovating for Emerging Markets” located in the XanEdu case pack (Link Below)

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Determine two (2) emerging trends in the external environment that prompted General Electric (GE) Healthcare to develop a new strategy for the production and marketing of a low cost Electroencephalography (EEG) machine in bottom of the pyramid markets (BOP).
2. Examine two (2) internal barriers GE Healthcare faced when developing its BOP market in India and determine the manner in which they hindered GE Healthcare’s growth in this market segment.
3. Analyze two (2) of the significant external barriers that GE Healthcare faced when trying to meet its marketing goals in the Indian market. Propose two (2) ways to address these barriers.
4. Analyze the specific steps GE took in developing its strategy to grow its BOP market. Determine the manner in which those actions apply to the principles of strategic thinking and strategic planning.
5. Determine the manner in which GE Healthcare’s strategy to improve its position in BOP markets contributed to the organization’s value chain in both emerging and developed markets.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Differentiate between strategic management, strategic thinking, strategic planning, and managing strategic momentum.
• Analyze the significance of the external environment’s impact on health care organizations.
• Examine the role of internal environmental analysis in identifying the basis for sustained competitive advantage.
• Examine the organizational value chain, including the components of the service delivery and support activities.
• Examine barriers to new product development that comply with initiatives in the health care industry.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in the strategic management of health care organizations.
• Write clearly and concisely about strategic management of health care organizations using proper

For this individual assignment, complete both parts as described below. Reflective Essay and Social Media Planning Part A In a 2-page informal reflection essay, explain how you can use presentation skills and knowledge of yourself and your goals, intentions, and current actions and activities to better address your coursework and your current job or career. Why is it important to actively think about presenting yourself, your goals, and your current situation to employers, friends, and others? How do you build on where you are now to strengthen your argument for yourself? As you reflect in preparation for writing your essay, the following are some things to ask yourself: •How did you use situational awareness (rapport, self-confidence, and awareness) during your presentation? •From observing others present themselves, how did that impact your thoughts about self-awareness, reflective practice, and the need to synthesize and present both your discipline knowledge as well as your own professional capabilities? •How did you follow up with the audience during or after the presentation? •Why is follow-up important in any presentation situation? •What else will you do in future situations? Part B Social media is an important networking resource and continues to evolve as a tool for self-presentation. Based on concepts covered in this unit, identify the kinds of information that you would want to put on a social media site for presentation of your professional capabilities. Be sure to explain why you have chosen this set of information. How did your participation in the Unit 4 live online presentation help to solidify your views and approaches? Review the Personal Branding Playbook for further ideas. This assignment will also be assessed using additional criteria provided here. Please submit your assignment. Grading Rubric Purpose of Assignment and Content Development Demonstrates an outstanding use of appropriate, relevant, and compelling content with excellent expression of topic, main idea, and purpose. Demonstrates exemplary knowledge or analysis of human perspectives appropriate to the assignment’s purpose and context. 30% Organization, Grammar, and Presentation Organization is clear. Language clearly and effectively communicates ideas and content relevant to the assignment. Presentation and delivery are confident and persuasive (where applicable). Audience, style, tone, and perspective are consistent and appropriate to assignment. Few if any errors in grammar, spelling, and sentence structure. 30% Information Literacy and Research Demonstrates outstanding selection and use of high-quality, credible, and relevant sources to develop ideas that are appropriate to the assignment. Where applicable, sources are consistently cited. 5% Critical Thinking Demonstrates outstanding or exemplary ability to analyze assumptions and evaluate evidence, complexities of issues, and alternatives. Where required, demonstrates outstanding or exemplary ability to use creativity and originality in problem solving.