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Your company, a large online high school, is planning to implement a new innovative social networking technology for their students. The technology would allow students to get to know one another, network, and participate in school activities, such as having virtual student body elections and virtual student committees. The company feels that the ability to have this type of interaction and involvement among students will set the school above the competition.

 

As the Chief Innovation Officer, you are responsible for the implementation and evaluation of the chosen technology. The company must decide between developing their own social networking system or acquiring a small online high school that has already started development on a similar type of system and is struggling financially. Your director, the company CEO, has come to you with some specific concerns and questions regarding which technology to select.

 

Submit a one-page response to your director answering all of the following questions:

 

1. What factors must be considered when implementing an innovative technology internally? What factors must be considered when implementing an externally acquired innovative techology? How do the implementaion issues differ? How are they the same?

 

2. What factors must be considered when evaluating an internally implemented innovative technology? Why?

 

3. What factors must be be considered when acquiring an innovative technology externally? Why?

 

 

Due Date will be on 30 Nov 2015  not later tan 10am EST

1- Which data type is likely to allow you the widest choice of statistics when undertaking

your analysis? Give reasons for your answer.

Please share your thoughts on this. Support your statements with appropriate references.

 

2-Discuss the relative merits of using manual as opposed to computer based coding when completing qualitative data analysis.

Support your statements with valid references.

 

3-What is the best way to manage a dismissal for poor performance?

 

Assignment 1: Discussion Question

Please respond to the discussion question listed below by Saturday, November 28, 2015. Start reviewing and responding to your classmates as early in the module as possible.

What would be a strategic goal you would propose for a nursing home that would enable it to be profitable? What is your rationale for formulating this strategy?

Describe three issues/problems that a company could encounter when trying to determine the actual cost of a good or service to be used in the cost of goods sold. For each of your issues, provide an example of a company or industry where these issues could be present.

 

 

Question 2

We’ve all experienced (or heard about) the challenges that the airlines have been facing. Read the Zacks Investment Research article, “Airline Industry Stock Outlook – August 2012.” Identify three factors that are affecting airline company’s ability to break even. For each of your factors, discuss how these have an impact on the breakeven (contribution margin, fixed costs, variable costs, a combination, etc.), and what happens if these factors increase or decrease.

Career Competency: Personal Branding

In Unit 2, you have already started the process of branding yourself through the Personal SWOT analysis and Outcome List. Take another look at your Strengths and Opportunities. Pull out the two to three words that resonate with you most that describe you. Remember, when you are out there in business, you are the product and how you position this product, depends upon you.

For example, you might be an Artistic Engineer or an Articulate Organizer.

By using your two to three word statements that are your tagline and brand, create a 30-second elevator speech (pitch) where you will sell your most valuable product, you. As a result of your pitch, why would people want to engage and conduct business with you? Why would people want to hire you? Always be ready with your branding statement and elevator pitch as one never knows when opportunity will knock. Oh yes, do not forget to close the deal too i.e., follow up with a scheduled meeting to talk further.

Learning Activity Checklist:

Complete this Learning Activity by submitting your 30 second branding statement (elevator pitch) to the Unit Three Learning Activity DropBox so the Professor can learn more about you too.

In this Assignment on creating a 30 second elevator speech (pitch) you will engage in developing the following professional competencies:

1- Which data type is likely to allow you the widest choice of statistics when undertaking

your analysis? Give reasons for your answer.

Please share your thoughts on this. Support your statements with appropriate references.

 

2-Discuss the relative merits of using manual as opposed to computer based coding when completing qualitative data analysis.

Support your statements with valid references.

 

3-What is the best way to manage a dismissal for poor performance?

 

Support your statements with valid references.

This is the recommended structure for My BDP- Coursework

My Business Development plan is on – Whitely Express delivery Dry cleaning services for hotels & homes in London.

Basically, this BDP will focus on providing express dry cleaning services to some hotels and homes (General consumers) in need of dry cleaning with the advantage of having it delivered same or next day. Also, the use of applications (Apps) to keep consumers up-to-date with when their clothes are being washed and ready for pick up or drop off. Vans will be used to deliver to customers. Dry cleaning contracts will be taken from Hotels to supply their dry cleaning needs. The company name for this BDP is Whitely Express Delivery Dry Cleaning services.

Please click this link for better understanding of a Dry cleaning BDP.

https://www.bplans.com/dry_cleaning_home_delivery_business_plan/executive_summary_fc.php

Important Requirements- PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THROUGH THIS DOCUMENT TO GET FULL UNDERSTAND OF WHAT IS REQUIRED. THAK YOU

STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PLAN

What are the expectations ?

The assessors receiving the plan, have the following expectations : –

• A well structured, well presented, customer focused, coherent plan

• A well defined business opportunity, the potential, the market, key customers, the competition and
suppliers

• Stated assumptions and realistic forecasts

• How business differentiation will be achieved and sustained

• Identifies the risk exposure and how these risks can be mitigated

• The management team and business alliances

• Funding needs, deployment of funds and projected return on investment together with business growth forecasts

THE BUSINESS PLAN OUTLINE FOR A NEW BUSINESS START UP

TITLE PAGE
What follows, is a template which should act as a guide. Modifications, as deemed relevant should be made to achieve the tasks in hand as specified in the business development role brief.

THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Executive Summary is designed as a precis of the full plan and in some cases would be a stand-alone document sufficient to present the opportunity to those who will provide sources of capital. Greater detail is then presented in the main body of the plan.

The outline contents are as follows : –
• The Business Opportunity
• Current Business Position (if any)
• The Market and Customer Acceptance
• Business Potential
• Strategies for Competitive Advantage
• Revenue and Profit Forecasts
• Capital Required and Timing
• The Team
• The Offerings to the Investor / Lender
• Legal structure and Ownership
• Key Partners (if any)

INDICATIVE CONTENTS PAGE

1. The Industry, Company & Products

2. The Market, Market Analysis & Market Research

3. Cost / Volume / Profit Analysis

4. Marketing Plan

5. Design & Development Plan

6. The Management Team

7. Operations Plan

8. Sustainability

9. Schedule for Implementation

10. Business Contacts

11. Financial Projection

12. Proposed Offer

1. THE INDUSTRY, THE COMPANY AND THE PRODUCT (S)

• The Industry, its location, size & growth rate
• The Company, its location
• The Company formation, history and performance to-date (if any)
• The New Product / Service Concept
• Key Success Factors
• Long term potential

2. THE MARKET, MARKET ANALYSIS AND MARKET RESEARCH

• The Market, size and trends
• Customers by Market Segment
• Buying behaviour
• Competitors
• Established market share and sales projections
• Competitive Positioning
• Value Propositions for Core Customer Groups

3. COST / VOLUME / PROFIT ANALYSIS
• Gross and Operating Margins
• Profit Potential and Duration
• Fixed & Variable Costs
• Break-Even Analysis
• Time to Break-Even
• Time to Positive Cash Flow
• Venture and Working Capital Needs

4. MARKETING PLAN

• Overall Marketing Strategy for market penetration and market development
• Internal, Interactive and External Marketing
• Customer Relationship Management

5. DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN
• Development Stages
• Project Planning
• Patents or Intellectual Property Rights
• Development Costs

6. THE MANAGEMENT TEAM
• Organisation Chart
• Key Personnel (credentials in appendix)
• Ownership
• Compensation Plans
• Other Investors

7. OPERATIONS PLAN
• Business Locations
• Supply Chain Management
• Operating Cycle
• Manufacturing Plan
• Facilities & Equipment
• Logistics

8. SUSTAINABILITY
• Critical Success Factors
• Risk Assessment
• Issues for Future Sustainability
• Performance Management
• IT Requirements

9. SCHEDULE FOR IMPLEMENTATION

10. BUSINESS CONTROLS

11. FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS
• Assumptions
• Source and Application of Funds
• Forecasted Income Statements
• Forecasted Balance Sheets
• Forecasted Cash Flow
• Cost Management

12. PROPOSED OFFER (if applicable)
• Financing Required
 Equity Financing
 Debt Financing
• The Offering
• Capitalisation
• Return on Investment
• Prospects for Investors / Lenders

6. VIABILITY

The new business venture will have a final question to be answered by the management team and its financial supporters.

“ IS THIS VIABLE ? ”

The business concept has been designed, tested, assessed, reviewed and has now been planned for.

If the investment required is forthcoming, there remains a personal question to be answered by the potential business owners or the individual entrepreneur

As described in the Module 7 Power Point presentation, criminologist Gwynn Nettler outlined all terrorism shares six characteristics:

1. No Rules-No moral limitations on the type or degree of violence that terrorists can use.
2. No Innocents-No respecter of persons; from soldiers to children; all are game.
3. Economy-Kill one, frighten 10,000
4. Publicity-Terrorists seek publicity, and publicity encourages terrorism.
5. Meaning-Terrorist acts give meaning and significance to the lives of terrorists.
6. No Clarity-Beyond the immediate aim of destructive acts, the long-term goals of terrorists are likely to be poorly conceived or impossible to implement. Terrorism that succeeds escalates.

The last seven slides of the Module 7 Power Point presentation depicted the following case studies of actual terrorist or extremist type events. Select one of these case studies, do further research on it and complete a 2-page essay discussing the application of these six characteristics in the event you select. In addition, the student will state if the chosen event was a Domestic or International event and why it is so.

Students must include a minimum of two references, one being from an outside, non-GU source.

Please be very sensitive to the issues of plagiarism! All of the written work submitted must clearly be your own. Keep in mind transcription of material (copying), followed by parenthetical identification of the source with little or no original thought added does not constitute an adequate essay. You are expected to provide some evidence that at least a significant portion of the each essay is your own reaction to, thought about or evaluation of the subject of the essay, composed in your own words. Agreement, disagreement, examples, etc. are appropriate – as long as evidence of some thoughtful and pertinent independent thought, reaction, or response to the term or question is included.

1. Ramzi Yousef 1993 World Trade Center Bombing
2. Beirut, Lebanon vehicle bombing of the Marine barracks
3. Ruby Ridge
4. Oklahoma City Murray Federal building bombing
5. Theodore Kaczynski letter bombs
6. Waco Siege
7. Lockerbie PAN AM Flight 103 bombing

 

Grading Criteria Assignments	Maximum Points
Meets or exceeds established assignment criteria	40
Demonstrates an understanding of lesson concepts	20
Clearly present well-reasoned ideas and concepts	30
Mechanics, punctuation, sentence structure, spelling that affects clarity, and citation of sources as needed	10
Total

Unit IV Article Critique Write an Article Critique of at least two pages (not including title and reference pages) on the article listed below: Gilbert, R. (2007). To incinerate or not to incinerate. Alternatives Journal, 33(2/3), 47-49. You can find this point-counterpoint article in the GreenFILE database of the CSU Online Library. The article presents opposing arguments, made by Richard Gilbert and Mark Winfield, one in favor of incineration over landfilling and one against. Your paper should address the following topics: Describe three key arguments made by each author.  Do the authors’ arguments support their main points?  What evidence from the textbook supports the main points of each author? You should include one reference to the text for each side of the argument.  Which side do you support? Be sure to back up your argument with at least one outside source. All sources used, including the textbook, must be cited and referenced according to APA style.

eview the “Ethics in Action” scenario

Write a paper of not more than 1,050 words in which you answer the following questions:

• Do you think that the creation and work of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has resulted in greater independence of auditors of public companies?
• If auditing of financial statements is required primarily for the protection of public investors, should not all PCAOB members be taken from the investment community that uses audited financial statements?
• What regulatory compliance requirements apply to various business situations?

Cite at least 5 peer-reviewed references.

Ethics in Action

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

One of the main features of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act (SOX) is the creation of an independent board that oversees the audits of public companies. Congress’s perception was that auditing firms were not sufficiently independent of the public companies they audited due in part to the audit firms’ receiving sizable nonaudit consulting fees from their audit clients. Thus, SOX created a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Public accounting firms that audit financial statements of public companies are required to register with PCAOB and submit to its rules. The board is charged with adopting rules establishing auditing, quality control, ethics, and independence standards. It has the power to regulate the nonaudit services that audit firms may perform for their clients. The PCAOB has the power to inspect periodically public accounting firms and to issue reports of the results of the reviews. The purpose of inspections is to assess the degree of compliance with the requirements of SOX, professional auditing standards, and the rules of the PCAOB and the SEC in the performance of audits and the issuance of audit reports of public companies. In addition, the PCAOB may investigate and discipline audit firms and their partners and employees.

The PCAOB is not a federal agency, but a nonprofit corporation with broad regulatory power like the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a self-regulatory organization that regulates securities brokers and dealers. It has five members, only two of which may be CPAs. No board member may receive any share of profits or compensation from a public accounting firm.