Business
Types of Barriers
Justification of your choice of application for the institution/department/program you choseWhen looking at what we have learned in class, how will this application be utilized within the institutionA strategy for introducing your chosen application, to include everyone who should be involved and a reasonable timeline. What would you do with every step on your timeline?An explanation of what you would do to overcome two types of barriersProbable sources of resistance within the institution/department/program you chose and how this will be overcomeWeaknesses of the technology itself and how would you work around it.
The Poisoned System
Research DNS poisoning online. List a case (other than than ones mentioned in the textbook), where DNS poisoning took place. Which network was poisoned, who were the victims, and how did hackers exploit the poisoned system? Could this exploit have been stopped? How? Whose responsibility is it to stop these kinds of attacks?InstructionsPlease review Chapters 16 & 17 of your textbook.Please submit your assignment as a MS Word document by 23:59 EST Day 5 (Friday) of Week 7.Your assignment must be submitted on or prior to the time and date that it is due, unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor.Your submission must be of approximately 1000 words.Any external work that you refer to must be cited using the APA format (Links to an external site.).Your submission must be original and the product of your scholarship – submissions will be checked using a plagiarism checking software.Grading Rubric:The Written Assignment Grading Rubric outlined in the syllabus (Page 8) will be used for grading
Types of Software
Discussion Question:Assume you are the IT manager for your firm (if you currently are a full-time student, you could use the university as your work context, or that from a previous job). Identify one piece of software or hardware that your firm feels is important for its operations. Conduct your own research. Discuss the factors that must be considered when making the make, buy, or rent decision.Instructions:Please review Chapters 13 & 14 of your textbook.Please submit your initial posting by 23:59 EST Day 3 (Wednesday) of Week 6, and comment on the posts of at least two classmates by 23:59 EST Day 7 (Sunday) of Week 6.The initial and subsequent postings have to be submitted on or prior to the time and date that it is due, unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor.Your initial posting must address the discussion questions and should be of approximately 500 words ( (it is recommended that you type your initial posting in a separate document and then copy / paste it into Canvas).You will not see the posts of your classmates until you have made your initial posting, hence the earlier you make your initial posting, the more opportunity you have to be an active participant on the discussion forum.Any external work that you refer to must be cited using the APA format.
Generic Competitive Strategies
What distinguishes each of time generic strategies and why some of these strategies work better in certain kind of competitive condition in comparison with others.
The Corporate Tax Rate
Plans to increase revenue to finance Bidens $2 trillion infrastructure proposal has resulted in talk of raising the corporate tax rate from the current 21% to 28%. This tax on multinational firms has potential to raise as much as $1 trillion over a 15 year time span and aims to ensure that jobs arent moved overseas in an attempt to lessen tax obligations, and would require higher tax rates for the profits that are earned overseas. There would be incentives available for those companies that invest in research and development at home.Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, is in favor of a global minimum tax, that would apply to multinational corporations regardless of where they have their headquarters located.
Environmental Responsibility
Students are required to Search the web, library database, and newspaper to find a company to investigate, and are required to submit an individual Business Report comprised of two main parts (1 and 2 below). Detail requirements are outlined below:1. Analysis companys strategy (maximum 1500 words)a. Search the web, library database, and newspaper to find a company to investigate and briefly describe the company and the industry within which it operates.b. Identify the current competitive strategy (low cost or differentiation) that your chosen firm is following. Provide evidence how you came to this conclusion.c. Identify at least three Key Success Factors that can assist the company in achieving the current strategy.d. Evaluate the suitability of the firms choice of competitive strategy.2. Develop a Balanced Scorecard for the company (maximum 1500 words)a. You need to incorporate social and environmental responsibility into your balanced scorecard.b. For each of the perspectives, suggest two to three strategic objectives. And describe how the strategic objectives will help your chosen organisation achieve its mission and vision.c. Draw a strategy map (an example is provided as in Figure 1) and describe the cause-and-effect relationships between the strategic objectives you would expect to see in your suggested balanced scorecard.d. For each strategic objective, suggest two to three measures you would recommend in the balanced scorecard. Explain the reason why you have suggested those measures and how the measures can assess progress towards meeting objectives.
A Viable Business
Dear Student,Kindly use the following questions as guidelines to your assigned case study:What challenges does Shelby Givens face:During Phase I (Preparing for the TransformationDuring Phase II (Renovation and Grand Opening)During Phase III (2011/2012 OperationsBy the end of the case, what has Givens done to address the challenges outlined at each stage listed in Question (1) above?Which of the actions executed by Givens were most successful in resolving the challenges? Which were least successful? What other options might Givens have pursued?Is Sugar Bowl a viable business? Which forces have the most positive, or negative, impact on the businesss profitability?Givens considers two paths for Wednesday night entertainment: league bowling and exclusive band rights.Which option will generate more revenue in the short term? Long term?Is revenue how success should be measured? Which path do you think is best for Sugar Bowl, and why?Once Sugar Bowls financials are more stable, what changes could Givens make to build a stronger organization and culture?
Annual Coupon Payment
In your initial response you should answer the main question: If you are an investor who is looking for a corporate bond to invest to, are you going to buy a bond that you chose? To answer this question you should complete three steps:1). Copy the bond’s quotation from the website.2). Describe the main elements of the bond:Coupon rateCalculate annual coupon payment (assuming face value $1,000)What is the frequency of coupon payments of the bond? If the frequency is greater than 1, how much is payment is going to be?Maturity,Rating. Explain the meaning of rating.The last price listed in quotatioHow much the investor would pay for the bond assuming $1,000 face value and using the last price listed in quotation?Calculate the current yield of the bond assuming that par value of the bond is $1,000How much is the YTM listed in quotations is for the bond? Explain the meaning of YTM.Is the bond callable or not? If the bond that you chose is callable (non-callable), will it change your decision to buy itTo find the information on bonds, click on Search in the middle of the screen, under Quick Search type the Issuer Name and the Symbol, and click SHOW RESULTS.Another useful website on bond information is https://markets.businessinsider.com/bonds. To find the information on bonds, scroll down the page, type the name of the company in the window under Bond Finder, and click SEARCH.3) Take a look at the balance sheet and income statement of the company. What data or ratios support your decision to buy this bond or not? You should develop a specific recommendation, with supporting rationale to explain your answer.Reflection the students also should include a paragraph in the initial response in their own words reflecting on specifically what they learned from the assignment and how they think they could apply what they learned in the workplace.In your responses to other students you should answer the question: Would you prefer to buy the bond issued by the company chosen by another student? You should develop a specific recommendation, with supporting rationale to explain your answer.
Subject of Fashion Design
5500 wordsIt is a subject of fashion design, but in fact 80% of the article has no relationship with design. It is mainly based on my subject for research.My topic is the relationship between HK grandparents and teenagers. The whole content is divided into three parts: base on the subject research, base on the subject design, and the techniques I used in the design (upcycling & natural dye)The school provides a detailed guideline. Although the school only requires 5,500 wordsand my goal is grade A range.
Pedagogy and Andragogy
e>Business & Finance homework helpDBAdocBefore beginning work on this discussion forum, please review the link Doing Discussion Questions Right, the expanded grading rubric for the forum, and any specific instructions for this topic.Knowles Adult Learning Theory or Theory of Andragogy is particularly important when designing trainings for working professionals. The theory proposes five assumptions of adult learners: self-concept, experience, readiness to learn, orientation to learning, and motivation to learn.From the bullet point list below, select one topic for which you will lead the discussion in the forum this week. Early in the week, reserve your selected topic by posting your response (reservation post) to the Discussion Area, identifying your topic in the subject line. Be specific about your topic so that someone else could select the same bullet point but focus their post differently. By the due date assigned research your topic and start a scholarly conversation as you respond with your initial or primary post to your own reservation post in the Discussion Area. Make sure your response does not duplicate your colleagues responses.Topic:What are the similarities and differences between pedagogy and andragogy?Additionally, provide a brief paragraph describing a course you have taken via technology-based instruction and how the course did (or did not) follow good andragogy. Assess how your learning was impacted.As the beginning of a scholarly conversation, your initial post should be:Succinctno more than 500 words.Provocativeuse concepts and combinations of concepts from the readings to propose relationships, causes, and/or consequences that inspire others to engage (inquire, learn). In other words, take a scholarly stand.Supportedscholarly conversations are more than opinions. Ideas, statements, and conclusions are supported by clear research and citations from course materials as well as other credible, peer-reviewed resources.
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