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110 2014 Fall Final Take Home Exam – rev 11-30-14 THE FINAL VERSION
4 ½ -5 pages double spaced for body only.
Argument must be in bold.
Throughout the course we have studied past eras, the problems they faced and the opportunities they had. We have learned of the opportunities that were seized and those that were wasted, the failures of past systems, and the advancements that were made politically, socially, and technologically. History is filled with successes, failure, and lessons that can be used for later generations. This paper will be your chance to show what you have learned from these eras and apply it to problems that we are facing today.
Choosing one or two eras from the list below. You will show problems that the era faced and how those problems were addressed or not addressed. Pick the problems from the era(s) you chose with #2 below in mind. You may also draw on the successes of an era.
Eras: Reconstruction World War I Era, 1920s & Depression, New Deal, Progressive, Gilded Age, WWII, The Cold War, Vietnam and the 1960s.
Show what issues they faced that have had useful information [including, for example, practices, dynamic structures, lessons, methods of persuasion] for facing problems we are facing today. Apply your info and ideas with as much specificity and detail as you can.
Note: You must reference Nace, and Ch 28 in Foner among your other sources. If you like you can use our new capacities of the information age such as the web and social media in your discussion.

You must choose one or two current problem areas from the following list:
Resource Shortages,
Pollution
Carbon /Climate Change [You can include the Mc Kibben Rolling Stone article as one of your sources]
Air
Water: rivers, ocean acidification, pollution, shortages
Soil, toxic chemicals
Over Population
Social Breakdown around the world
Increasing Economic Inequality
Problems from Corporate & other Globalization
Racism and intergroup tensions
Political failures or weaknesses or blockages in govt, & a corrupt, money ridden election system.
Maintaining personal freedom and privacy rights in an age of the surveillance state (& the big data industry) & terrorism
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Use dates, specifics, figures, and techno economic periodizations as well as you can. So, lots of specifics, and thinking & strategizing on your part. Remember, this is your final statement in this class, so make it as good as you can. Strut that history!
For the historical parts from the earlier periods we covered, you may use only the assigned readings, PPTs, in class films without further written permission from the instructor.
International exchange students who get professors specific permission, you may use your country’s situation when dealing with today’s problems, but you MUST use US history we have covered to look at lessons from the past.

Absolute maximum of 10% quoted material, and even that must be justifiable. I.e. have reasons you couldn’t put it in your own words.
Number your papers pages.
You may NOT share your written exam notes or exam outline or essay drafts with any classmate before handing the paper in. Nor may you read theirs.

First, MAKE an outline.
Let yourself write a bit more than you will submit, and then edit it down a page or two. Cite sources in ENDNOTES including page #’s. Endnote all information that is not common knowledge, using page numbers.

Paper copy due in our classroom: Thursday, Dec. 11 1130 AM-1230
YOU MUST PUT History 110 AND CLASS NUMBER ON THE TOP RIGHT HAND SIDE OF YOUR PAPER!!

ALSO Submit to Turnitin in Blackboard by the same day by Midnight. You will lose a minimum of 30 points from your grade if it is not in Turnitin.

Hello class. I know you are all working on your final exams. I wanted to give a few reminders so that you do not lose any points for not following the instructions on mechanics and appropriate material to cite. These are just a few reminders and are not a complete list of directions. Please reference the final instructions on Blackboard and reference it often.

Just a Few Reminders
Your name, History 110, and class number must be in the top right hand side of your paper.
Paper length is 4 1/2 to 5 pages double spaced NOT including your endnotes page
Pages are numbered
Use endnotes for citation and include the page number of where you got the information
Argument must be in bold.
Maximum of 10% quoted material. Try to paraphrase instead.
For the historical part from the periods covered in class, you can ONLY use the assigned readings, PPTs, in class films without further approval from the instructor.
You must reference Nace, and CH 28 in Foner among the other sources.
Paper copy due in our classroom Thursday December 11th See final paper guidelines for details of the hour.
TURN IT IN TO TURNITIN ON BLACKBOARD BY MIDNIGHT ON THE DAY OF THE FINAL OR YOU WILL LOSE 30 POINTS FROM YOUR GRADE.

HRMT 300 Organizational Behaviour F15
Professor: Victor Iyekekpolor viyekekp@my.centennialcollege.ca
Structure and Culture 7.5% of final grade
Due: Week 12

This assignment must be completed in teams of no less than three people but a maximum of five team members is acceptable.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Ticker Symbol: FFH) is a Toronto-based financial services holding company whose CEO is PremWatsa.
You must provide references for your research.

Is FFH centralized or decentralized? Provide evidence to support your answer.
Based on your answer to Question 1, is there a narrow or wide span of control at the holding company? Explain why with evidence to support your answer.
Does FFH employ a functional, divisional, or matrix structure? Explain your answer and provide evidence to support it.
How would you describe the culture at FFH? Hint: This requires research.
Consider the four ways of maintaining/perpetuating organizational culture. Identify one of these that you believe FFH uses and provide evidence to support your answer.

Your responses should be in formal sentence/paragraph structure with correct spelling and grammar. Point form responses are not acceptable. Assignments are graded on quality, not length.

Grading
All questions will be graded using the rubric below and then a mark out of 25, and 5 marks will be assigned for Spelling, Grammar, Format, Neatness, Overall readability, Research
Total Marks= 30

Grading Rubric
Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Level 0
Insightful with excellent critical thinking
Excellent research with explicit examples and proof to support position taken
Understanding of OB principles is clearly shown Good critical thinking evident
Some evidence from articles and/or research present to support position taken
Reasonable understanding of OB principles is shown Some research and critical thinking shown
May lack evidence from sources to support position taken
Incomplete or incorrect understanding of OB principles is shown Answer is somewhat specific but lacks proof from sources
Clear evidence of critical thinking may be lacking
Incomplete or incorrect understanding of OB principles is shown Vague, general, non-specific answer with little research or critical thinking
Understanding of OB principles is not evident Element is missing

Write a 1000-1200 word APA formatted paper which develop the strategies used to execute the project.

Include the following:

• Strategies for management of human, physical, and financial resources, including the following:
  • Temporary resources
  • Permanent resources
• Work plan management (deliverables management)
• Quality assurance strategies
• Communication strategies
• Documentation management strategies
• Change request management strategies
• Contingency plans

Develop the strategies used to monitor the project.

Address the following when developing your monitoring strategy:

• Schedule
• Budget
• Critical path
• Resource levels
• Change requests
• Scope creep

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your 1000-1200 word APA formatted paper and updated project plan template assignment.

For this portion of your course project, you will start to explore the actual merger between the companies. In 2-3 pages analyze and answer the following for each of your three identified mergers:

• What led to the merger? Why did the merger take place?
• Which company initiated it?
• What are the initial goals of the merger?
• Any other pertinent details of the merger.

Your submitted assignment should include at least 3 resources, correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Be sure to cite your sources per APA formatting.

Explain how the applications of Integer programming differ from those of linear programming. Give specific instances in which you would use an integer programming model rather than an LP model. Provide real-world examples.

Identify any challenges you have in setting up an integer programming problem in Excel, and solving it with Solver. Explain exactly what the challenges are and why they are challenging. Identify resources

Strayer University
MAT 540
Week 8 Case Analysis – Assignment 1
Dr. Suzanne Page

Case Problem Mossaic Tiles, Ltd. Taken from page 108 in the textbook

Gilbert Moss and Angela Pasaic spent several summers during their college years working at archaeological sites in the Southwest. While at those digs, they learned how to make ceramic tiles from local artisans. After college they made use of their college experiences to start a tile manufacturing firm called Mossaic Tiles, Ltd. They opened their plant in New Mexico, where they would have convenient access to special clay they intend to use to make a clay derivative for their tiles. Their manufacturing operation consists of a few relatively simple but precarious steps, including molding the tiles, baking, and glazing. Gilbert and Angela plan to produce two basic types of tile for use in home bathrooms, kitchens, sunrooms, and laundry rooms. The two types of tile are a larger, single-colored tile and a smaller, patterned tile. In the manufacturing process, the color or pattern is added before a tile is glazed. Either a single color is sprayed over the top of a baked set of tiles or a stenciled pattern is sprayed on the top of a baked set of tiles. The tiles are produced in batches of 100. The first step is to pour the clay derivative into specially constructed molds. It takes 18 minutes to mold a batch of 100 larger tiles and 15 minutes to prepare a mold for a batch of 100 smaller tiles. The company has 60 hours available each week for molding. After the tiles are molded, they are baked in a kiln: 0.27 hour for a batch of 100 larger tiles and 0.58 hour for a batch of 100 smaller tiles. The company has 105 hours available each week for baking. After baking, the tiles are either colored or patterned and glazed. This process takes 0.16 hour for a batch of 100 larger tiles and 0.20 hour for a batch of 100 smaller tiles. Forty hours are available each week for the glazing process. Each batch of 100 large tiles requires 32.8 pounds of the clay derivative to produce, whereas each batch of smaller tiles requires 20 pounds. The company has 6,000 pounds of the clay derivative available each week. Mossaic Tiles earns a profit of $190 for each batch of 100 of the larger tiles and $240 for each batch of 100 smaller patterned tiles. Angela and Gilbert want to know how many batches of each type of tile to produce each week to maximize profit. In addition, they have some questions about resource usage they would like answered.

A. Formulate a linear programming model for Mossaic Tiles, Ltd

B. Solve the linear programming model by using the computer and determine the sensitivity ranges

C. Mossaic believes it may be able to reduce the time required for molding to 16 minutes for a batch of larger tiles and 12 minutes for a batch of smaller tiles. How will this affect the solution?

D. The company that provides Mossaic with clay has indicated that it can deliver an additional 100 pounds each week. Should Mossaic agree to this offer?

For this assignment, you are required to read the article entitled “HazMat Emergencies: Decontamination and Victim Chain of Survival,” by Gunderson, Helikson, and Heffner (2014), and write a review.

Your review must include the following:

 Summarize the key points presented in the article.

 Describe the key elements of a solid emergency response program.

 Discuss why proper decontamination of victims is important.

 Discuss your opinion or what you can conclude from the article.

Your response must be at least 800 words in length. All sources used, including this article, must be referenced. Paraphrased and/or quoted materials must have accompanying in-text and reference citations in APA format. I

Dr Samuleson

Assignment 1: LASA 2—Country/Industry Risk Analysis

Assume that you work for a large multinational telecommunications corporation in the U.S. that is considering establishing operations in another country. Select one country as the basis for exploring the possibility of starting a joint venture in that country. You are assigned by your supervisor to conduct a full country risk analysis for this country and the telecommunications industry in that country. You are to present your findings to the Board of Directors in the form of a risk analysis report.

Your supervisor has asked for you to divide your report into the following areas for analysis:

• Economic Risk
• Political Risk
• Business Environment Risk
• Currency Risk
• Recommendations for proceeding and suggestion of two additional financial analysis methods which could be used to further support the decision.

You are to conduct a country/industry risk report, identifying as many factors as possible in the categories listed above for the analysis.  Present your findings in a report of 10-12 pages.

In your report, you will make a recommendation to your supervisor as to whether or not the company should proceed with this venture.  Suggest two additional financial analysis methods which should be explored further in analyzing the feasibility of starting the global joint venture.  Explain your recommendations. The textbook suggests methods for doing a country analysis and there are several models that can be found on the Internet.

Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M5_A1.doc.

By Monday, December 7, 2015, deliver your final project to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox. Your facilitator will post the final projects in Doc Sharing.

For this project you select a Fortune 500 company of your choice and assess performance data via the SEC website EDGAR; here are the minimal requirements:

1. (PowerPoint ) Describe the company including their ticker symbol, fiscal year, major line(s) of business, history, financial projections for the future, and any affiliations currently existing. Good sources include Yahoo finance and EDGAR but you are free to use others as well.
2. (Excel and PowerPoint) Using the 10-K reports create an Excel spreadsheet (label 2 to indicate the sheet corresponds to question 2) with a column for Fiscal Years (i.e. 2014, 2013, etc.), Fiscal Year Sales.
3. (Excel and PowerPoint) Using the 10-Q reports create an Excel spreadsheet (label 3 to indicate the sheet corresponds to question 3) with a column for Quarters, (i.e. Q1-2015, Q2-2015, etc.) and Quarterly Sales. Complete a total of 40 quarters (10 years of data) with the last quarter of 2014 representing quarter 40. Since the 10-Q reports are not released for the 4th quarter of each year you will need to use the information from question 2 to derive 4th quarter data (e.g. if you find that for fiscal year 2012 ABC Inc. made 1.5 billion in sales and you calculate that the sum of quarters 1, 2, & 3 net income equals 1.2 billion, then it stands to reason that the 4th quarter net income must be 300 million).
4. (Excel and PowerPoint) Using Excel’s scatterplot function, estimate a linear trend equations [Y = α + β t] for Sales. Plot the time series data on the X-axis (Quarters from lowest to highest) and the sales on the Y- Axis (in millions of dollars). In the graph make sure to show the trend line and regression metrics (equation & R-squared). Using the equation forecast Sales for Q= 41 (Q1-2015).
5. (Excel and PowerPoint) Using Excel’s Data Analysis Regression function create a spreadsheet that provides the computer-generated statistical details (label 5 to indicate the sheet corresponds to question 5). The resulting coefficients should mirror those calculated in question 4 with the scatterplot. If they don’t then you may have reversed your dependent and independent variables so you will need to correct this before proceeding.
6. (PowerPoint) Summarize and explain your forecasted and statistical results (i.e. R Square,