Deliverable 3 – Confidence Intervals Assignment Content

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Deliverable 3 – Confidence Intervals

Assignment Content

  1. Competency
    Develop a confidence interval for a population parameter.

    Student Success Criteria
    View the grading rubric for this deliverable by selecting the “This item is graded with a rubric” link, which is located in the Details & Information pane.

    Instructions
    Scenario (information repeated for deliverable 01, 03, and 04)
    A major client of your company is interested in the salary distributions of jobs in the state of Minnesota that range from $30,000 to $200,000 per year. As a Business Analyst, your boss asks you to research and analyze the salary distributions. You are given a spreadsheet that contains the following information:

    • A listing of the jobs by title
    • The salary (in dollars) for each job
    • Deliverable 3 – Confidence Intervals.xlsx

      You have previously explained some of the basic statistics to your client already, and he really liked your work. Now he wants you to analyze the confidence intervals.

      Background information on the Data
      The data set in the spreadsheet consists of 364 records that you will be analyzing from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data set contains a listing of several jobs titles with yearly salaries ranging from approximately $30,000 to $200,000 for the state of Minnesota.

Tables and Charts

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You will discuss your experience of creating and customizing tables and charts in PowerPoint 2013. Since tables and charts may be new to you, especially the options for creating them in this MS PowerPoint 2013 version. Be sure to spend some time running through the examples. You will find the possibilities are great and you may find this to be a very useful tool in displaying information.

· After exploring the tables and charts features, describe some real-world scenarios when you or an organization might consider using them.

· How might this improve an organization’s ability to present information or data? Do charts make it easy for audiences to understand complex numerical data?

· How do you find the balance between including too many details and focusing on the big picture? One of the keys to creating successful charts is to know which chart to pick to best convey the data. How do you determine this?

· How can quick styles simplify the formatting process? How do you decide whether or not to use a legend? Discuss your findings, your experiences, likes and dislikes, and the added benefits to you as well.

· Explain what you struggled with or what you found that was new and exciting that you plan to use personally or professionally.

Note: The discussion questions have been designed so that a response of approximately 250 words is typically needed to fully address the subject.  

Chapter 1 draft

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2 pages APA 7th edition due 

Description

Chapter1 drafting an effective Purpose Statement-Please use  the last paper as a  framework  for this research  as a guide for all the chapters.Look at the teacher’s notes which are important feedback as guidance

Assignment-Create a draft for only chapter1 Analysis and Synthesis

Once you have added extra evidence of support, you must utilize your higher order thinking and writing skills. It is not enough to provide an annotated bibliography of what multiple studies have found. In addition, you have to be careful that you are not just summarizing a study that you have read. You must identify the themes that run through multiple studies as a main idea for your writing and then use multiple references to support those themes … or even conflict the themes. One writing strategy to help you focus on the synthesis is to avoid writing sentences that start with “One study demonstrates…” or “Jones and Smith determined …” If you keep the subjects of your sentences as the content that you are discussing, you will be able to show multiple points of evidence by including two or more citations for the theme.

 

Impactful Research

It is critical that a scholar contributes to the body of knowledge within his/her field that will be impactful to society as a whole. This is evidenced within the dissertation by the Significance section in Chapter 1. In this week, we want you to add to your existing draft of the dissertation by summarizing why your study is significant to your research field or the applied practice. Remember to use citations that demonstrate why this is significant by demonstrating the impact of the possible results.

 

Information to include for chapter 1

 

·        Section 1

o   Narrowing Your Topic

o   Writing an Effective Purpose Statement

o   Problem Statement, Purpose Statement, and Applied Doctoral Project or Dissertation-in-Practice Question Help

o   Alignment of Problem, Purpose, and Questions

o   Significance of the Project

o   Avoiding Common Mistakes

o   Conceptual Framework

Writing an Effective Purpose Statement

An important step in the successful completion of an Applied Doctoral Project/Dissertation in Practice is starting off with an accurate and precise purpose statement.

This document will provide some general ideas or guidelines related to effective purpose statements.  Included will be guidance on how to compose them.  Finally, you will find some sample purpose statements below so that you can see what your effective purpose statement can look like.  All this information comes from faculty who want you to succeed in the process.

General Guidelines

Keep these in mind WHEN to compose THE purpose statement

Good purpose statements:

·        Flow from the problem statement and actually address the proposed problem

·        Are concise and clear

·        Answer the question ‘Why are you doing this project?’

·        Match the methodology to your  questions

·        Have a ‘hook’ to get the reader’s attention

·        Set the stage by clearly stating, “The purpose of this (qualitative or quantitative) study is to …”

Writing your Purpose Statement:

It is important to distinguish the differences between the Problem Statement and Purpose Statement. 

·        The Problem Statement is why I am doing the project or dissertation-in-practice

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·        The Purpose Statement is what type of project or study I am doing to fit or address the problem

The Purpose Statement includes:

·        Design and Method of Study

·        Variables

·        Specific Population

·        Setting

As you are contemplating what to include in your purpose statement, remember that the purpose statement is a concise paragraph that describes the intent of the project or study and the purpose statement should flow directly from the problem statement.  The purpose statement should specifically address the reason for conducting the project or study and reflect the stated questions.  Further, the purpose statement should identify the methodology as qualitative, quantitative, or mixed.  Then, the purpose statement should provide a brief overview of how the project or study will be conducted, with what instruments, data collection methods, and with whom (subjects) and where (as applicable). Finally, you should identify variables/constructs and/or phenomenon/concept/idea.

Qualitative Purpose Statement

Creswell (2002) suggested that purpose statements in qualitative projects or studies include deliberate phrasing to alert the reader to the purpose statement. Verbs are key to indicate what will take place in the project or study research and the use of non-directional language that does not suggest an outcome. A purpose statement should focus on a single idea or concept with a broad definition of that idea or concept. How the concept will be investigated should also be included, as well as participants in the study and study locations to give the reader a sense of with whom and where the project or study will occur.  

Creswell (2003) advised the following script for purpose statements in qualitative methodology:

“The purpose of this qualitative_________________ (strategy of inquiry, such as ethnography, case study, or other type) study is (was? will be?) to ________________ (understand? describe? develop? discover?) the _________________(central phenomenon being studied) for ______________ (the participants, such as the individual, groups, organization) at __________(site). At this stage in the project, the __________ (central phenomenon being studied) will be generally defined as ___________________ (provide a general definition)” (pg. 90).

 

Best Practices

Best Practices for Writing your Purpose Statement

1.     Always keep in mind that the process is reiterative, and your writing, over time, will be refined as clarity is gradually achieved. Most of the time, greater clarity for the purpose statement and other components is the result of a growing understanding of the literature in the field. As you increasingly master the literature you will also increasingly clarify the purpose of your project or study. 

2.     The purpose statement should flow directly from the problem statement. There should be clear and obvious alignment between the two, and that alignment will get tighter and more pronounced as your work progresses.

3.     The purpose statement should specifically address the reason for conducting the project or study, with emphasis on the word specifically. There should not be any doubt in your readers’ minds as to the purpose of your project or study. To achieve this level of clarity, you will need to also ensure there is no doubt in your mind as to the purpose of your project or study. 

4.     You may benefit from stopping your work during the process when insight strikes you in order to write about that insight while it is still fresh in your mind. This pause can help you clarify all aspects of the project or study, including clarifying its purpose. 

5.     Your Chair and your committee members can help you to clarify the purpose of your project or dissertation-in-practice, so carefully attend to any feedback they offer.

6.     The purpose statement should reflect the questions proposed and vice versa. The chain of alignment that began with the problem description and continues on to the purpose, questions, and methodology must be respected at all times during development. You are to briefly describe the overarching goal of the project or dissertation-in-practice that reflects the questions. Each question narrows and focuses the purpose statement. Conversely, the purpose statement encompasses all of the questions. 

7.     Identify in the purpose statement the methodology as quantitative, qualitative or mixed (i.e., “The purpose of this [qualitative/quantitative/[removed]mixed] study is to …)

8.     Follow the initial declaration of purpose with a brief overview of how the project or study will be conducted, including instruments, data, with whom (sample), and where (as applicable). Identify variables/constructs and/or phenomenon/concept/idea. Since this section is to be a concise paragraph, emphasis must be placed on the word brief. However, adding these details will give your readers a very clear picture of the purpose of your project or dissertation-in-practice.

9.     Developing the purpose section is usually not achieved in a single flash of insight. The process involves a great deal of reading to find out what other practitioners have done to address the problem you have identified. The purpose section could well be the most important paragraph you write during your academic career, and every word should be carefully selected. Think of it as the DNA of your project or study. Everything else you write should emerge directly and clearly from your purpose statement. In turn, your purpose statement should emerge directly and clearly from your problem description. It is good practice to print out your problem statement and purpose statement and keep them in front of you as you work on each part of your project or dissertation-in-practice in order to ensure alignment.

10. It is helpful to collect several project or dissertation-in-practice reports or literature similar to the one you envision creating.

11. Extract the problem descriptions and purpose statements of other authors and compare them in order to sharpen your thinking about your own work.  Comparing how other authors have handled the many challenges you are facing can be an invaluable exercise.

12.  Keep in mind that individual universities use their own tailored protocols for presenting key components, so your review of these purpose statements should focus on content rather than form.

13. Once your purpose statement is set, it must be consistently presented throughout the project or dissertation-in-practice. This consistency may require some recursive editing because the way you articulate your purpose may evolve as you work on various aspects of your project or dissertation-in-practice. Whenever you make an adjustment to your purpose statement, you should carefully follow up on the editing and conceptual ramifications throughout the entire document.

14.        In establishing your purpose, you should NOT advocate for a particular outcome. Your review of the literature should be done to answer questions, not to prove a point. As a scholar-practitioner, you are to inquire with an open mind, and even when you come to the work with clear assumptions, your job is to support the validity of the conclusions reached. For example, you would not say the purpose of your project or study is to demonstrate that there is a relationship between two variables. Such a statement presupposes you know the answer before your review of the literature conducted and promotes or supports (advocates on behalf of) a particular outcome. A more appropriate purpose statement would be to examine or explore the relationship between two variables. 

15. Your purpose statement should not imply that you are going to prove something. You may be surprised to learn that we cannot prove anything in scholarly review of the literature for two reasons. First, in quantitative analyses, statistical tests calculate the probability that something is true rather than establishing it as true. Second, in qualitative methodology, the study can only purport to describe what is occurring from the perspective of the participants. Whether or not the phenomenon they are describing is true in a larger context is not knowable. We cannot observe the phenomenon in all settings and in all circumstances. 

Sample Purpose Statements

Sample Purpose Statements

Here are some example purpose statements for your consideration.

Purpose Statement 1

The purpose of this qualitative project was to determine how participation in service-learning in an alternative school impacted students academically, civically, and personally.  There is ample evidence demonstrating the failure of schools for students at-risk; however, there is still a need to demonstrate why these students are successful in non-traditional educational programs like the service-learning model used at TDS.  This study was unique in that it examined one alternative school’s approach to service-learning in a setting where students not only serve, but faculty serve as volunteer teachers.  The use of a constructivist approach in service-learning in an alternative school setting was examined in an effort to determine whether service-learning participation contributes positively to academic, personal, and civic gain for students, and to examine student and teacher views regarding the overall outcomes of service-learning.  This study was completed using an ethnographic approach that included observations, content analysis, and interviews with teachers at The David School.

Purpose Statement 2

The purpose of this quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional linear, multiple regression design study was to investigate the relationship among early childhood teachers’ self-reported assessment of multicultural awareness as measured by responses from the Teacher Multicultural Attitude Survey (TMAS) and supervisors’ observed assessment of teachers’ multicultural competency skills as measured by the Multicultural Teaching Competency Scale (MTCS) survey. Demographic data such as number of multicultural training hours, years teaching in Dubai, curriculum program at current school, and age were also examined and their relationship to multicultural teaching competency. The study took place in the emirate of Dubai where there were 14,333 expatriate teachers employed in private schools (KHDA, 2013b). 

Purpose Statement 3

The purpose of this quantitative, non-experimental project is to examine the degree to which stages of change, gender, acculturation level and trauma types predicts the reluctance of Arab refugees, aged 18 and over, in the Dearborn, MI area, to seek professional help for their mental health needs. This study will utilize four instruments to measure these variables: University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA: DiClemente & Hughes, 1990); Cumulative Trauma Scale (Kira, 2012); Acculturation Rating Scale for Arabic Americans-II Arabic and English (ARSAA-IIA, ARSAA-IIE: Jadalla & Lee, 2013), and a demographic survey. This study will examine 1) the relationship between stages of change, gender, acculturation levels, and trauma types and Arab refugees’ help-seeking behavior, 2) the degree to which any of these variables can predict Arab refugee help-seeking behavior.  Additionally, the outcome of this study could provide researchers and clinicians with a stage-based model, TTM, for measuring Arab refugees’ help-seeking behavior and lay a foundation for how TTM can help target the clinical needs of Arab refugees. Lastly, this attempt to apply the TTM model to Arab refugees’ condition could lay the foundation for future research to investigate the application of TTM to clinical work among refugee populations.

Purpose Statement 4

The purpose of this qualitative, phenomenological project is to describe the lived experiences of LLM for 10 EFL learners in rural Guatemala and to utilize that data to determine how it conforms to, or possibly challenges, current theoretical conceptions of LLM. In accordance with Morse’s (1994) suggestion that a phenomenological study should utilize at least six participants, this study utilized semi-structured interviews with 10 EFL learners to explore why and how they have experienced the motivation to learn English throughout their lives. The methodology of horizontalization was used to break the interview protocols into individual units of meaning before analyzing these units to extract the overarching themes (Moustakas, 1994). These themes were then interpreted into a detailed description of LLM as experienced by EFL students in this context. Finally, the resulting description was analyzed to discover how these learners’ lived experiences with LLM conformed with and/or diverged from current theories of LLM.

Purpose Statement 5

The purpose of this qualitative, embedded, multiple case project was to examine how both parent-child attachment relationships are impacted by the quality of the paternal and maternal caregiver-child interactions that occur throughout a maternal deployment, within the context of dual-military couples. In order to examine this phenomenon, an embedded, multiple case study was conducted, utilizing an attachment systems metatheory perspective. The study included four dual-military couples who experienced a maternal deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) or Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) when they had at least one child between 8 weeks-old to 5 years-old.  Each member of the couple participated in an individual, semi-structured interview with the researcher and completed the Parenting Relationship Questionnaire (PRQ). “The PRQ is designed to capture a parent’s perspective on the parent-child relationship” (Pearson, 2012, para. 1) and was used within the proposed study for this purpose. The PRQ was utilized to triangulate the data (Bekhet & Zauszniewski, 2012) as well as to provide some additional information on the parents’ perspective of the quality of the parent-child attachment relationship in regards to communication, discipline, parenting confidence, relationship satisfaction, and time spent together (Pearson, 2012). The researcher utilized the semi-structured interview to collect information regarding the parents’ perspectives of the quality of their parental caregiver behaviors during the deployment cycle, the mother’s parent-child interactions while deployed, the behavior of the child or children at time of reunification, and the strategies or behaviors the parents believe may have contributed to their child’s behavior at the time of reunification. The results of this project may be utilized by the military, and by civilian providers, to develop proactive and preventive measures that both providers and parents can implement, to address any potential adverse effects on the parent-child attachment relationship, identified through the proposed study.

Human Relations 4

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Two questions.

  • Unit IV Journal 

Instructions

“Ethics refers to moral choices, or what is good and bad, right and wrong, just and unjust, and what people should do” (DuBrin, 2015, p. 355). Why do you feel a code of ethics is important? What do you believe was effective with your current or past employer’s code of ethics?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

Unit IV Case Study 

Instructions

Locate the following case study in the course textbook: 

Interpersonal Relations Case 15.1 – The One Cent Ethical Dilemma, p. 375. 

Complete the case study by showing your understanding of the content in addressing the questions and directives in two to three pages, including a title page and reference page. The title and reference pages do not count toward the total page requirement. 

Answer the Case Questions at the end of the case on p. 375. In addition, answer the following directives to complete your case study: 

  • What actions do you recommend Rajah take about his concerns with respect to the new one-cent-in-change policy? 
  • Explain whether you think Rajah should blow the whistle on his employer. 
  • What is your opinion of the ethics of the new policy about withholding one-cent-in-change? 
  • Is there a need for ethics training? If so, why?  
  • How often should ethics training take place? Why? 
  • By having ethics training, what can the employer and employees learn? 

Be sure to apply the proper APA format for the content and reference provided. 

ISSC621 TERM Paper 2

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Assignment Instructions

Instructions:

Write a 8-12 page paper discussing the below topics as they relate to computer crime. 

Submission Instructions: 

You must provide cases and examples to support the topics.

1) Identify and discuss the steps necessary to make electronic evidence admissible in court.

2) Identify various crimes and incidents that are involved in electronic forensic investigations.

3) Discuss the importance of security and computer use policies.

4) Identify and discuss the techniques to obtain evidence from Internet and Web resources.

5) Identify and discuss the types of evidence that can be recovered from computer and electronic devices.

6) Discuss the importance of documentation and chain-of-custody in the forensic process.

Submit your Term Paper in a Word file for grading.

Specific Instructions for the Term Paper:

  1. Include a title page for your own paper. This includes the “Running Head” in the page header, the title of your paper, and your name. If you don’t know how to edit a header in Word, Google for instructions on how to edit a header in the version of Word you are using and follow the instructions. Also add the university and class info as well as the date authoring the paper. 
  2. Write a 150-250 word abstract for your the paper (on p. 2 of the Term Paper). The abstract should be a brief summary of your paper.
  3. Next you need a Table of contents page.
  4. Next you will start the paper. The 8-12 page starts counting from this page. All prior pages are pages for “metadata” information about the paper – and not part of the body of the paper. 
  5. For each major section of the paper, you will need to add sub-headings. You may need as many subheading as needed, but each section must have a minimum of three sub-headings. Be sure to be descriptive in your sub-heading names, so that the content following the subheading is informative. 
  6. More info on the body of the paper: Write the introductory paragraphs of your term paper (following the table of contents page) underneath the title of your paper. The introductory paragraphs should be at least one page long. These paragraphs should provide the reader with an overview of what you are covering. Your full 8-12 page term paper is due at the end of Week 6. In addition to the 8-12 pages of the paper itself, you must include a title page (abstract and table of contents pages) and a references page. Your title page must include the title of your paper, the date, the name of this course, your name, and your instructor’s name, as well as the university info and the date paper was written. 
  7. Your paper must be on the topic of this assignment in computer forensics. Remember to explain the types of software you would use to complete the case. You may use the cases noted in the book for guidance or may use one of your own.
  8. The last section of your paper is the list of references in APA Style format. Name the header “References” then list the references in alphabetical order of the authors’ last name. Include a minimum of 6-10 outside sources cited and referenced in the paper. Your references page must be written in APA citation style.
  9. Rename your Term Paper to ISSC621_LastnameFirstname_TermPaper2.doc(x) (e.g., ISSC621_JohnSmith_TermPaper2.docx) and submit it to the Assignments area in the classroom.

          NOTE: I WILL NOT ACCEPT A PAPER WITH AN ORIGINALITY REPORT OVER 10% OR OVER 1% FROM A SINGLE SOURCE. THIS WILL RESULT IN A GRADE OF 0.

NOTE: This assignment has the classroom TII (TurnItIn) feature turned on. This means that once your assignment has been submitted to this area, it will automatically be submitted to Turnitin.com database to generate an Originality Report with an Originality Index. It takes anywhere from a minute to 24 hours (or longer) for this report to be generated and returned to the classroom assignment area. Check often to see if the report has been generated.

The acceptable criteria for the Originality Index in this course is a maximum of 10%. Which means 10% of the submitted paper has been matched with sources in the database and hence is not original to the student’s work. A 0% match index is ideal and should be aimed for. In addition to the 10% maximum overall match allowance, each of your cited sources should not exceed 1%. The bibliography section of your paper is excluded from the match index by your professor after the report has been generated by filtering this portion in the report. However, each cited source must not exceed 1%.

A report exceeding 10% Match Index will get a grade of 0. Any individual source of more than 1% match will reduce the paper grade by the difference of the match and 1%. So for example, a paper with overall match index of say 5% (which is acceptable for the overall match criteria of 10% max) with an individual source matched at say 4% (which is not acceptable for an individual source criteria of 1% max) will result in a 3 point reduction from the paper score of 12 points. You will have the opportunity to rework your paper and resubmit one for a new report generation. Please refer to Week 1 Announcement regarding Turnitin Originality Report for more details.

Organizational Research 2

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  1. Examine each of the articles listed below, and then respond to these questions: What does a review of the literature do? What is its relationship to the predefined problems identified by the researcher?
  2. Read the Greenwood et al. paper. Note how the review of the literature is broken down into two subthemes, “Generations Research” and “Values Research.” Note the first hypothesis that the authors pose (see the “Methodology” section): that there is a difference in terminal values among baby boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y. How is this proposed hypothesis supported by the literature? Discuss other examples of hypotheses that are supported by the literature in the other two articles.
  3. Which of these three articles do you think contains the most valid and reliable findings? Defend your choice using specific examples. 
  4. Your writing assignment in this module will conduct a similar review of the literature on your problem statement. Clearly state the problem you intend to research. Find one article that you think you can cite. Post a short summary of the article, and tell how it relates to your problem statement. List one step you will take to increase the validity and reliability of your eventual findings.  

Please use these references only

https://pce-fet.com/common/library/books/51/2590_%5BPaul_D._Leedy,_Jeanne_Ellis_Ormrod%5D_Practical_Res(b-ok.org).pdf

https://campussuite-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/1280306/3a32f069-629b-11e7-99ef-124f7febbf4a/1690345/469a2c04-0190-11e8-b525-1208950ee77c/file/ILJ_Nov_2008_final.pdf#page=58

https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.922.5618&rep=rep1&type=pdf

https://www.jstor.org/stable/41288309?seq=1

Why is Creative Writing a Valuable Skill?

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If you have strong creative writing abilities, you may want to consider a career as an author or poet. It is common knowledge that creative jobs, such as creative writing, do not always have the same level of job security as “practical” jobs, such as accounting or medicine. Being creative, on the other hand, is a valuable asset in almost any professional industry. Using your creative writing skills does not have to limit you to a “starving artist” lifestyle until you land your big literary break. Being able to sell your creative writing skills, or any creative skills at all, to employers will open up professional doors you may not have considered before.

1. Problem solvers are creative writers

Employers want employees who can solve problems. They want someone who can find long-term solutions quickly and efficiently while asking as few questions as possible. If you have strong creative writing abilities, this could be a good fit for you. If you have developed strong creative writing skills, you are likely to be creative in other areas of your life, such as problem-solving. Tension is the driving force in any storey, as good creative writers understand. Tension is created by posing problems to the characters throughout the storey. If your character is capable of solving problems, the writer must be aware of the real-world applications required. Even if the character does not solve the problem, the writer must be aware of the potential solutions in order to avoid them. This level of awareness is easily transferable into professional settings and can be used to solve business-related problems.

2. Creative writers are detail-oriented

A creative writer must be meticulous and detail-oriented. It is a skill that necessitates seeing the big picture while also seeing each individual piece of the puzzle. A good writer analyses their work with a fine-toothed comb, whether they use their creative writing to write fiction or poetry. Attention to detail is a crucial skill that most employers expect from their employees. This is due to the fact that in business, time is money, and any time spent correcting mistakes is money lost. Employers such as CouponsABC want employees who can do things correctly the first time and recognise their own mistakes before they have a negative impact on the business. Attention to detail is most likely already in your toolbox of marketable skills if you have strong creative writing skills. Inconsistencies in one’s own work are easily detected by a good writer. They can detect when something doesn’t make sense or could be communicated more effectively. They can identify small things that have a negative impact on a business as well as positive things that can be expanded upon because they are detail-oriented. Attention to detail is a valuable skill that creative writing fosters and can be beneficial to any business.

3. Excellent communicators are creative writers

An employer who values analytical skills over creative ones may regard creative writing as a skill that cannot be used in their company. This is untrue because great communicators are creative writers! Communication skills are a top priority in all businesses, regardless of industry. Communication skills can mean the difference between life and death in professions such as medicine. Because they are masters of their language, people with strong creative writing skills are usually great communicators. They understand different words’ denotations as well as their connotations, which are sometimes more important than their direct meanings. A good writer can use language as a tool to help people see things from their perspective. Written communication skills, in particular, are in high demand in a society that has become increasingly digital as a result of the presence of COVID-19. If your company operates partially or entirely remotely, much of your communication will most likely take place via written mediums such as email. Someone with creative writing skills will be an expert in written communication because they can already express their creative ideas clearly in that format.

4. Creative writers have a distinct point of view

Making something new is a literal definition of creativity. This does not have to be limited to artistic pursuits. Creative writing, or any creative skill in general, allows people to see things from a different perspective. This is due to the fact that being creative frequently entails some level of originality. Many creative people can create things from the most insignificant of inspirations. Employers such as AskmeOffers value this skill because it can help a company see opportunities that others may have missed. Looking at something with fresh eyes is always recommended, and you will always have that vision with a creative employee. 

Creative writing skills, in particular, are directly related to having a unique perspective, particularly in the world of fiction. Creative writers create entire worlds from scratch, complete with their own history and physics, and good writers can do so without plagiarising existing material. Poets with strong creative writing skills are constantly challenging people’s perspectives with unique metaphors that help others relate to subjects they may not have thought about. Having a creative writer on your team could help with interpersonal issues in the workplace, as well as foster empathy and understanding for situations that others may not be sensitive to. Businesses that have creative employees with a distinct point of view have an advantage over their competitors in their industry.

In conclusion

Creative writing skills are important not only for those who want to be writers. Having creative writing skills makes you more versatile because it has helped you develop other important skills along the way. These additional skills, such as communication, problem-solving, attention to detail, and point of view, are all extremely valuable and easily transferable to other professional industries. Employers are looking for potential employees who can help their company grow. Creative people bring so much more to the table than their artistic endeavours, and they can be a tremendous asset to any business in any industry.

Enterprise Risk Management

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Enterprise Risk Management: it is a priority that students are provided with strong educational programs and courses that allow them to be servant-leaders in their disciplines and communities, linking research with practice and knowledge with ethical decision-making. This assignment is a written assignment where students will demonstrate how this course research has connected and put into practice within their own career. 

Assignment: 

Provide a reflection of at least 500 words (or 2 pages double spaced) of how the knowledge, skills, or theories of this course have been applied, or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current work environment. If you are not currently working, share times when you have or could observe these theories and knowledge could be applied to an employment opportunity in your field of study. 

Requirements:

Provide a 500 word (or 2 pages double spaced) minimum reflection.

Use of proper APA formatting and citations. If supporting evidence from outside resources is used those must be properly cited.

Share a personal connection that identifies specific knowledge and theories from this course.

Demonstrate a connection to your current work environment. If you are not employed, demonstrate a connection to your desired work environment. 

You should NOT, provide an overview of the assignments assigned in the course. The assignment asks that you reflect how the knowledge and skills obtained through meeting course objectives were applied or could be applied in the workplace. 

Any use of outside sources, including your own prior work, will result in a zero on the activity and a report being filed with Academic Affairs regarding plagiarism (even if self-plagiarism).

QSO 300 Operations Management

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***IMPORTANT NOTE*** The company selected for this case study is BYD Battery. BYD is a company that focuses solely on automobile batteries with their headquarters in Shenzhen, China.

Overview: You will submit a sustaining operations case study analysis that will discuss the emerging concepts of sustainability in business management, specifically the topics of corporate responsibility and environmental compliance. This case study analysis will be incorporated into the final summative analysis. This milestone is due in Module Five.

Prompt: Refer to the case study (located in the Reading and Resources area of Module One) and the course materials to answer the following items. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Theories and Techniques
A. Summarize the following theories: just in time (JIT), Toyota Production System (TPS), and Lean. How are these concepts related? Describe the advantages and disadvantages for using each of these concepts at the company presented in the case study.

II. Sustainability

  1. Describe how the emerging concept of the triple bottom line can be used to enhance operations management at the company. Be sure to
    address each component of the triple bottom line.
  2. Explain how the company integrates ISO 14000 standards in its manufacturing plants. Support your explanation with citations from your
    textbook or outside sources.
  3. Describe ways by which the company can integrate corporate responsibility principles into their operations. Which of these do you believe to be
    the most effective? Why? Support your opinions with citations from your textbook or outside sources.

Guidelines for Submission: The format for this assignment will be a Word document using a business writing format of your choice. There is no minimum page length requirement, but the submission should be double spaced, and no more than four pages in total. If you used a program such as Excel to complete any of the assignment, copy and paste this into your Word document for submission. You may also include your original document from another program as supplementary material if you believe this will strengthen your contribution.

Maintaining Supplier Relationships

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Overview

In this module, you have learned about the importance of prioritizing people, whether it be employees, the local community, or customers. In this assignment, you will explore important considerations for culturally competent business practices, which can help strengthen and maintain relationships.

Scenario

You are a procurement manager working on training a new sourcing analyst. As part of their training, they will be traveling with you to meet with new and existing suppliers for specialized parts your company needs. This will allow your colleague first-hand experience and help them develop relationships with the business professionals they will be working with in the future.

You need to make sure that they are familiar with cultural business practices for the places you will be visiting so that existing business relationships remain strong and new relationships start off well. You have decided to create a brief guide that includes the cultural considerations they will need to be aware of while doing business.

Prompt

Use the Module Two Assignment Template to create a guide that provides a brief overview of culturally considerate business practices for three countries of your choosing that are outside of the United States. Use course and external resources (such as the Shapiro Library) to gather information on your selected countries and their cultural business practices.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

  • Authority Figures: Describe how figures of authority are treated and shown respect in each selected country, as well as actions or communications that may cause unintended offense.
  • Levels of Formality: Describe the level of formality that business professionals follow in each selected country. Examples are things like language, dress, or etiquette.
  • Social Norms: Identify common social norms that should be used in business in each selected country, as well as hand gestures and body language that should be avoided or that may cause unintended offense.
  • Time and Scheduling: Describe how the concepts of time and scheduling are treated in each selected country, as well as considerations for business-meeting etiquette that should be considered to avoid causing unintended offense.
  • Business Practices: Describe general business practices that should be taken into consideration when conducting business in the selected countries. Examples include meals, cultural holidays and events, and the use of formal contracts.

Guidelines for Submission

Submit the Module Two Assignment Template to complete this assignment. Use bullet points when completing the template. Sources should be cited according to APA style.