Author: chris

Length: 3,000 words [+/- 10%] excluding title page and reference list. The essay should be double spaced. In order to ensure that pupil, teacher and school confidentiality are preserved at all times, please omit all names (if necessary, use pseudonyms or initials only) in your account. It is essential that your essay is informed by academic sources. Ensure you adhere to APA Referencing Guidelines in outlining this list and in referencing in the text of your essay. Include a Title page stating – The course title (Philosophical and Historical Understandings of Education II) The essay title Your name and class group Name of lecturers The number of words in your assignment The date you submitted the assignment These are the choice of questions: 1. (a) Outline the work of one critic of education [Plato, Freire, Foucault, Illich or Dewey]. (b) Analyse how this thinker has influenced or will influence your practice. 2. (a) Outline one theory of education [Flourshing, Paideia or Bildung]. (b) Discuss the importance of this theory for your practice as a teacher. 3. (a) On the topic of Critical Thinking, outline the work of one philosophical thinker [Dewey, Bailin, Facione, or Ennis] (b) Discuss the relevance of this work to your practice as a teacher. 4. (a) On the topic of Teacher Identity, outline the work of one philosophical thinker [Sartre, Noddings, Butler] (b) Discuss the relevance of this work to your practice as a teacher. 5. (a) Outline your ethical stance as an educator (Virtue ethics, utilitarian, deontologist, consequentialist) (b) Explain how this ethical stance is connected to your understanding of the nature of education. 6. (a) Critically analyse the ways in which the concept of childhood has developed historically. (b) Discuss the relevance of this work to your practice as a teacher. My first choice of essay would be Question 2: 2. (a) Outline one theory of education [Flourshing, Paideia or Bildung]. (b) Discuss the importance of

As a result of recent campus safety concerns at XYZ University, you have been engaged by campus security team leaders to gather and analyze data about on-campus crime rates in schools in the state of Minnesota. Crime data from 181 Minnesota campuses has been compiled in the Campus Crime Data file. Write a management report for campus security team leaders, analyzing and evaluating campus crime data for Minnesota. Include your findings and recommendations for your clients.

Due Week 6 and worth 300 points

Using the regression results and the other computations from Assignment 1, determine the market structure in which the low-calorie frozen, microwavable food company operates.

Use the Internet to research two (2) of the leading competitors in the low-calorie frozen, microwavable food industry, and take note of their pricing strategies, profitability, and their relationships within the industry (worldwide).

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Outline a plan that will assess the effectiveness of the market structure for the company’s operations. Note: In Assignment 1, the assumption was that the market structure [or selling environment] was perfectly competitive and that the equilibrium price was to be determined by setting QD equal to QS. You are now aware of recent changes in the selling environment that suggest an imperfectly competitive market where your firm now has substantial market power in setting its own “optimal” price.
2. Given that business operations have changed from the market structure specified in the original scenario in Assignment 1, determine two (2) likely factors that might have caused the change. Predict the primary manner in which this change would likely impact business operations in the new market environment.
3. Analyze the major short run and long cost functions for the low-calorie, frozen microwaveable food company given the cost functions below. Suggest substantive ways in which the low-calorie food company may use this information in order to make decisions in both the short-run and the long-run.

TC = 160,000,000 + 100Q + 0.0063212Q2

VC = 100Q + 0.0063212Q2

MC= 100 + 0.0126424Q

4. Determine the possible circumstances under which the company should discontinue operations. Suggest key actions that management should take in order to confront these circumstances. Provide a rationale for your response. (Hint: Your firm’s price must cover average variable costs in the short run and average total costs in the long run to continue operations.)
5. Suggest one (1) pricing policy that will enable your low-calorie, frozen microwavable food company to maximize profits. Provide a rationale for your suggestion.

(Hints:

• In Assignment 1, you determined your firm’s market demand equation. Now you need to find the inverse demand equation. Having found that, find the Total Revenue function for your firm (TR is P x Q). From your firm’s Total Revenue function, then find your Marginal Revenue (MR) function.
• Use the profit maximization rule MR = MC to determine your optimal price and optimal output level now that you have market power. Compare these values with the values you generated in Assignment 1. Determine whether your price higher is or lower.)

6. Outline a plan, based on the information provided in the scenario, which the company could use in order to evaluate its financial performance. Consider all the key drivers of performance, such as company profit or loss for both the short term and long term, and the fundamental manner in which each factor influences managerial decisions.

(Hints:

• Calculate profit in the short run by using the price and output levels you generated in part 5. Optional: You may want to compare this to what profit would have been in Assignment 1 using the cost function provided here.
• Calculate profit in the long run by using the output level you generated in part 5 and cost data in part 3 and assuming that the selling environment will likely be very competitive. Determine why this would be a valid assumption.)

7. Recommend two (2) actions that the company could take in order to improve its profitability and deliver more value to its stakeholders. Outline, in brief, a plan to implement your recommendations.
8. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

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:

• Analyze short-run and long-run production and cost functions.
• Apply macroeconomic concepts to changes in global and national economies and how they affect economic growth, inflation, interest rates, and wage rates.
• Evaluate the profit-maximizing price and output level for given operating costs for monopolies and firms in competitive industries.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in managerial economics and globalization.
• Write clearly and concisely about managerial economics and globalization using proper writing mechanics.

Using the Waters Bottling Companyin Module 1, continue to build the Marketing Plan Sections for the product you have selected/ invented/ created. Complete the following in MS Word: Be concise but complete in your analysis of each plan element. Your employer wants to know you have left nothing out in your analysis.

This assignment represents Section 2 of the Marketing Plan. Use the Marketing Plan guide to identify the sections of the Marketing Plan and the marketing elements contained therein. This assignment will focus on Section 2 – Marketing Research & Target marketing (Module 2).

Section 2 – Market Research & Targeting (Module 2)

• Market Research
  • Research Methods & Data Mining
  • Market Research Process
• Consumer Behavior
  • B2C vs. B2B
  • Consumer Decision Making Process
  • Factors Affecting B2C and B2B consumer behavior
• Market Segmentation
  • Market Segmentation Concepts
  • Segmentation Process
  • Segmentation Strategies
• Target Marketing

Relate all responses using the WBC scenario and the product you have selected to market in Module 1.

Create a 4- to 6-page Word document for your Marketing Plan sections. Apply a standard business writing style using the Market Planning Guide sections as your (headers/ sub heads/ bullets) to your work. Be sure to cite your work in the APA format.

 

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Determine the type of research method you will employ. Discuss the relevance of Data Mining in this research.	10
Identify the steps in the Marketing Research Process you will execute.	10
Discuss the Buyer Behaviors driving the B2C and B2B markets.	15
Outline the Consumer Decision Making Process for the WBC product you have identified in Module 1.	10
Discuss the factors that are affecting the B2C and B2B consumer behaviors.	20
Compare the various Market Segmentation Concepts, which could be used to identify a potential market niche.	10
Explain the Segmentation process and potential Segmentation Strategies for the WBC product.	10
Make a logical selection of the best target segment after careful consideration.	5
Writing components: Demonstrated understanding of readings, interpreting concepts, making connections, and distinguishing between fact and opinion. Presented a structured report free of spelling and grammatical errors, and applied current writing standards for

Preface:

You are the new marketing manager to The Waters Bottling Company (WBC) of Munsonville, NH. They have never done any marketing for their water before so they will need to be educated as to the role of marketing in their company’s success. They started their company last year and want to “do it right” according to their president and founder, Dr. M. Waters. (The M stands for Muddy so he prudently only uses the initial. He also is rather fond of Blues music, which he would like to incorporate into the marketing plan in some way.) They want to sell their crystal clear, granite filtered mountain water to the “right” market. It is your job to identify that target market. At this point, they don’t even know how the product should be packaged or have a name to identify it. You will get to make that determination and carry that product through the entire Marketing Plan.

Imagination and creativity combined with solid marketing concepts will be the basic framework for your report. They will be relying on you for all of the details to make this product successful. They are well funded and ready to bring this product to market, with your help and guidance.

Use the attached Marketing Planning Guide to build your marketing plan for their naturally mineral rich pure mountain water. Be sure to relate the marketing concepts/ theories to this product/ company as you build the marketing plan over the length of the course. The competed sections of the marketing plan will be submitted in the Dropbox for each module. Use each of the outline items as headers/ subheads for your analysis. Be concise and apply each of the appropriate concepts to the WBC scenario.

Marketing Planning Guide

Section 1 – The Environment (Module 1)

• Introduction to Marketing
  • The Marketing Mix
  • The Marketing Environment
  • Marketing and its relationship with other functional areas of business
• Strategic Marketing
  • Planning Process
• Strategy
  • Organizational Levels
  • Goals and Objectives
• Planning Gap
  • Ethics in Marketing

You will create a complete Marketing Plan by the end of the course. You will write the first section of the Marketing Plan for this assignment. Use the guide to identify the sections of the Marketing Plan and the marketing elements contained therein. This assignment will focus on Section 1 – The Environment (Module 1).

Over the span of the course, you will gather information from a number of probable sources. Some of the sources may include, but are not limited to, the Internet, public libraries, business magazines, newspapers, the Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal, annual reports, consultant/industry analyst reports, databases, Department of Commerce publications, Temple and other university libraries, trade and academic journals, Moody’s, Value Line, etc.

You may be surprised and overwhelmed by the volume of information that is available for many topics, though you may have to do some “detective work” to locate them.

You may find Web sites such as Hoovers.com and Lexis-Nexis extremely helpful.

Create a 4- to 6-page Word document for your Marketing Plan Section. Apply a standard business writing style using the Market Planning Guide sections as your (headers/ sub heads/ bullets) to your work. Be sure to cite your work in the APA format.

Assignment 3 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Description of the role and function of marketing for WBC.	10
Select/ create a product for WBC to market. Explain the Marketing Mix for this WBC product.	20
Analyze the Marketing Environment.	15
Discussion of the marketing function and its relationship with the other functional areas of the WBC.	10
Define the strategic marketing planning process.	15
Establish an organizational level strategy and include goals and objectives.	10
Discuss the ethical issues concerning marketing.	10
Applied current APA standards for editorial style, expression of ideas, and format of text, citations, and references.

write 450  words

Research a multinational corporation. Then, answer the following questions:

• How do the changing technology and the falling barriers to trade and investment reflect the success of this company?
• How does the company show corporate social responsibility in terms of labor conditions, human rights, fair trade, and the environment?
• What actions can a multinational corporation take that would make globalization a positive development for the global economy?

Actions for MANDATORY – The CTO Blew the Budget

 

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MANDATORY – Virtualization Dilemma for DR Site

Actions for MANDATORY – Virtualization Dilemma for DR Site

 

From the end of Chapter 6, complete the following questions out of the section titled “Questions for Review and Discussion.”  Each question should be thoroughly answered using support from the text, examples, and other scholarly sources.

• Describe the differences between needs identification and defining commercial equivalents and discuss why it is preferable to separate into two stages.
• Interpret the value to the organization when early supplier involvement (ESI) is implemented effectively.
• Examine the advantages and disadvantages of specifying by performance.
• Describe how a supply professional understands strategic requirements.

Submit to your instructor your two-to-three page Word document (not including the title and reference pages). Your paper should be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide, and should cite at least two scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.

After the Civil War, the United States became a much more industrialized society. Between 1865 and 1920, industrialization improved American life in many ways. However, industrialization also created problems for American society. Consider events that took place after the Civil War and discuss ways that industrialization affected the U.S. between 1865 and 1920.

You have already developed a thesis statement and developed an outline in which you identify three main points relevant to your topic. Now you will develop the final paper in which you explore your main points in detail.

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

1. Introduce your paper with your previously crafted thesis statement.
2. Discuss three (3) major aspects of industrialization between 1865 and 1920.  In your response, consider society, the economy, and politics.
3. Identify three (3) specific groups that were affected by industrialization and provide two examples for each group describing how the group was affected. (Consider issues such as race, ethnicity, gender, child labor, etc.)
4. Summarize how industrialization affected the life of the average working American during this period. Use specific examples and details.
5. Use at least three (3) academic references besides or in addition to the textbook. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

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 style 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:

• Identify and discuss the different ways that the heritage of slavery, the Civil War, the Reconstruction, and segregation have shaped America’s history.
• Summarize and discuss the ways that formal policies of government have influenced the direction of historical and social development in the United States.
• Recognize the major turning points in American history since the Civil War.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in contemporary U.S. history.
• Write clearly and concisely about contemporary U.S. history using proper writing mechanics.