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Assignment 4 – Essay Response to Units 7 and 8 Weight: 15% of your final grade Length: 500–1000 words for each question, for a total of 1000–2000 words Due: after completing Unit 8 Instructions Complete a brief essay response to each of these questions: 1.       Discuss some of the challenges of integrating Indigenous knowledge into systems of education. 2.       Describe the common curriculum framework and the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit education policy framework. Discuss how these initiatives may contribute to Indigenous education in systems of education. Guidelines ·         Use 12-point font and double space. ·         Edit for spelling and grammatical errors. ·         Response papers do not require you to do any further outside research or reading other than what is presented in the course materials, but you must demonstrate throughout your paper that you have an understanding of the basic concepts presented in the units covered. Include a References section at the end containing any references you have cited from the course materials using APA style. Tip: List the units of the Study Guide this way: Athabasca University. (2017a). Unit 1 – Introduction to Indigenous Education. In Indigenous Studies 301 Study Guide. Retrieved from http://cwikr.lms.athabascau.ca/ Cite it as (Athabasca University, 2017a). Since you will be citing more than one AU study guide unit, all published in 2017, you will need to list them as 2017a, 2017b, and so on. ·         You may include Indigenous cultural information if you have such knowledge or has access to such knowledge. ·         AU Library Services and The Write Site offer extensive support for academic writing.

Prepare a detailed background write-up of the firm and the industry in which it existed/exists. Prepare an in-depth analysis of the firm’s competition at the time prior to the IPO. Discuss economic factors impacting the industry prior to, during and after the IPO.  What was the reason for the timing of the IPO? What was the length of time between registration and going to market?  Discuss extraneous factors occurring in the industry (government regulatory actions, taxes,  domestic or foreign competition, economic slowdown or growth etc.) prior to and during the IPO period.  Review the S-1 IPO filing form for the IPO and make any comments appropriate to your thesis. Attach the S-1 as an appendix in your written presentation.  Prepare a best source effort financial analysis of the firm at the time of the IPO.  Discuss what underwriter(s) were used for the IPO and their success rate, etc.  Present your conclusions as to the success or failure of the IPO, as evidenced by an analysis of the firm: 1 year immediately following the offering. 2 years following the IPO 5 years following the IPO   15-20 pages PLUS appropriate reference citations and sources.  APA format required.

My Business project has 5 chapters and chapter 4 has tables using the spss software for surveys/questionnaires to get reliability tests and cronbach’s alpha.  I need to do reliability tests and cronbach’s alpha and stuff from my questionnaires using SPSS software, i can send the sample to see how exactly i want my report to be like, the tables and all in the sample is from the spss software I have already made questionnaires on google forms and have gotten 150 respondents

Reflection points: 1. What world?changing industries or opportunities do you see developing over the next 5 to 10 years? 2. What innovations or new technologies will drive these world?changing opportunities? 3. Which regions of the world have the greatest potential for developing these opportunities? Which are you most interested in? 4. What skills do you need to develop to take advantage of these opportunities? 5. What life events might trigger your entrepreneurial career? 6. What ideas do you have for a new business? – What ideas can you draw from your past work experience? – What ideas can you draw from your family’s work experience? 7. Which of your personal attributes will most help you succeed as an entrepreneur? 8. Which attributes do you think you need to further develop? 9. Who are your entrepreneurial role models? Can you foster any of them into mentors? 10. Is your idea an opportunity? Explain. 11. Is the timing right to launch your venture? 12. What are some cost?effective ways for you to get started?

This week’s Discussion Board is meant to help prepare you for Unit 5 – Individual Project (IP), which is considered the Key Assignment.   The Discussion Board for this week includes a review of your Key Assignment Outline (for the Unit 5 – Individual Project), as well as a substantial response to at least one other student.  Primary Task Response Due: Friday, 9/11 Your first task is to post your own Key Assignment Outline (this is an outline of your Unit 5 – Individual Project) to the discussion area so that other students are able to review your plan.  Attach your document (Key Assignment) to the main discussion post, and include any notes you feel are appropriate. The purpose of this assignment is to help improve the quality of the Key Assignment you will complete next week for Unit 5 – Individual Project. TIP:  When completing Unit 5 – Individual Project (IP), you will be using your presentation slides from Unit 3 – IP and Unit 4 – IP.  Therefore, be sure to incorporate this information in the Key Assignment Outline this week. Remember, outlining is to sketch out the structure and order of your presentation/paper before you write it.    You will create an outline using the assignment questions for Unit 3 – IP, Unit 4 – IP. For example: Slide 1 – Introduction Slide 2 – Preparing the team for working together before they start o    [you must then list how you will prepare the team] Slide 3 – Training and development activities I will use to build trust and productivity in the group o    [you must then list/discuss the training and development activities you will use] o    [Example- Diversity training] o    [Example – Sensitivity Training] Slide 4 – How I will measure whether trust exists within the team o    [list how you will measure trust]

Week 5 Assignment 2: Final Pricing and Profitability Strategy – Due 11:59 PM For this assignment you will take all you have learned and worked on and combine it into a 500 word APA Word document discussing the Final Pricing and Profitability Strategy for your restaurant. This is a managerial/conceptual/operational level overview that should include big picture strategies. There is a good opinion piece attached at the bottom to aid your research.  Pricing: You have conducted your Menu Engineering as well as your price sheets. Now, use this to identify the selling prices of menu items and your overall pricing strategy. What items have the highest contribution margins? How will you capitalize on these? Additionally, describe how you are going to alter items and pricing accordingly. Profitability: Having affordable prices and a decent food cost percentage are all important factors, but not at the expense of overall profitability. How are you going to turn your pricing strategy into sustainable profitability for your restaurant? What other factors have a direct impact on the bottom line, and how will you reduce, mitigate, and/or account for these costs to ensure sustainable profitability? Please use APA format while being mindful of your grammar.  https://www.hospitalitynet.org/opinion/4094598.html

Assignment Content Resource: Implementing Employee Performance Strategies Grading Guide Purpose of Assignment  This assignment is designed to construct an employee performance evaluation chart and to challenge students to analyze supply and demand issues in a specific business scenario.  Assignment Steps Imagine you are opening a high-end restaurant and hiring for all positions including the wait staff, management, cooks, dishwashers, and all other positions. In some of these positions you may have millennials, and in other positions, you may have Generation X or even Baby Boomers. Write a minimum 1,050 words, using the Occupational Outlook Handbook as one resource. Include the following: Estimate and plan the various positions required for this restaurant. Choose a starting salary for each position using the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Formulate management techniques or approaches you will utilize based on the generational differences. Construct an employee performance evaluation chart that includes ten or more key skills and/or performance goals that you want to assess in an annual performance evaluation. Evaluate how to make each skill or performance goal measurable. Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

Read the Critical Thinking Case at the end of Chapter 9 in our Introduction to Business textbook (Motivating Employees: A Monster of a Problem ). Three (3) questions are posed: How are social and economic factors influencing companies’ approach to hiring, motivating, and retaining employees? What are some of the nonmonetary strategies companies must develop to attract and reward employees and keep them motivated? What “reward factors” would be important to you when working for a company? List at least five in order of importance, and list your reasons for each. This is an individual assignment. Write a 4-5 page essay in APA style that summarizes the case and give your perspective on the questions posed. Research the topic beyond the textbook case to support your perspective. This assignment is due to the assignments dropbox by Sunday 11:59 PM MST. Chapter 9 – https://openstax.org/books/introduction-business/pages/9-introduction

Is there a difference between reengineering and continuous improvement in relation to information systems in a healthcare setting? Explain your answer.

Write a paper addressing entrepreneurship. Why do so many people launch a small business?  What are the typical characteristics of an entrepreneur?  Discuss the overall concept of entrepreneurship. Requirements: The paper should be a minimum of 500 words.