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The Questions

• The exam has six questions to be answered and submitted separately, dealing with Strategy, Marketing, Operations Management, Managerial Economics and Quantitative Analysis, Finance, and Human Resource Management.
• Read the case, all of the questions, and any specific instructions that accompany them. The requirements of the question will usually determine the general structure of your essay.
• Sort question requirements into major and minor points.
• Determine if there are clues to the type of analysis or presentation to be used and whether you are required to give a recommendation or conclusion.

Case Information

• One case is used for the exam, and all questions are based on this case.
• Organize the case information. First read the case and immediately start answering questions. This is inadvisable. Organize the information according to the functional areas – Strategy, Human Resource, Marketing, Finance, Operations and Managerial Economics.
• Rely on data that is in the case even if you know what happened later or elsewhere. Unless otherwise noted, assume you are writing at about the same time as the events in the case occur.
• Finding more information about the organization in the case usually is not productive unless specifically requested in an exam question. Outside references may be used to make reasonable assumptions about the general business environment.
• Find a focus or filter for analyzing the relevant material from the case. For instance, are chains of causality evident? Can points of view be contrasted and compared? Are there trends, gaps, or blind spots?

Course Methods and Frameworks

• Identify what concepts and theories from your textbook(s), courseware, and discussions can be brought to bear on the particular question.
• Select methods or frameworks with which to organize your case data.
• Limit yourself to material from the specific course the question is based upon.

Organization and Presentation

• Review the information below:
• – Remember that exceeding the 1,000-word limit by more than 5% will result in a penalty. The marker/evaluator will delete the excess words from the end of the document and will then evaluate the assignment. For example, if the “Recommendations” section is deleted, no marks will be given for “Recommendations.”
• – A cover sheet, executive summary, table of contents, and bibliography are not required, but a list of references is required
• – Presentations in tables or any other format placed in the main part of the paper are included in the word count.
• – Appendices are not included in the word count, but it is important that they are used appropriately and in a limited way. The markers will not peruse the appendices to find important answers. For instance, having a table detailing calculations in an appendix is fine as long as the important points are distilled and included in the main body of the response. If there is an error, these details help the coach to see whether the error was a conceptual error or a simple calculation or typing error.
• – Likewise, endnotes and footnotes are not included in the word count. Like appendices, they should not provide critical content information, but only non-essential information that may be referenced by the reader.
• – While the percentages for each part and sub-question are a guide, how you want to divide the work limit among the various parts of a question is up to you, unless otherwise specified in the exam question.
• – Where point form or bulleted lists are used, make sure that these adequately communicate your thoughts.
• – Save your answers for each question of the exam in separate MS Word documents using the following file name format: Q#.docx (where Q# refers to the question number). For example, your answer to Question 1—Strategy would be saved as Q1.docx.

 

• It is helpful to prepare an outline of your answer, using the parts and sub-questions to create headings and sub-headings in the outline. List the major points of your answer to each part or sub-question along with notes on the sources you wish to cite from your course materials and relevant parts of the case. This outline can keep you on track when you begin writing your answer so that key points are not missed and minor points do not derail your thought process. Noting your sources helps you check that you have the correct facts and figures from the case, that you are drawing on the relevant concepts and theories from your course materials, and that you have referenced your sources properly.
• Use the précis style when writing your answers:
  • – Keep introductions and conclusions short.
  • – Clearly state any assumptions.
  • – Make each paragraph one complete unit of thought. The first sentence of each paragraph should state what it is about. Break up long paragraphs.
  • – Avoid copying long passages into your essay. Incorporate them by reference.
  • – Use the active voice (good resources are Strunk’s The Elements of Style[4th ed.] referred to in your MBAO Study Guide or your Prentice Hall Reference Guide for Canadian Writers).
  • – Use grammar and spell checkers as necessary. Review and edit your work as needed.
• Check your citations for correct APA format and prepare a Reference list (for only those sources you actually cited, a bibliography is not needed).

Ways to Increase Your Mark

• Each question must be awarded a 70% grade to be considered a pass. Students are allowed only one sub-70% mark to successfully pass the exam. It is acceptable to submit only five answers. Any answer not submitted will be treated as a fail.
• Based on marker feedback, papers receiving lower marks typically have the following problems:
  • – Do not display a logical thought process that proceeds from statement of the issue to presentation and analysis of relevant data and then to a firm conclusion.
  • – Fail to differentiate between highly important and less important issues. As a result, too many objectives are addressed. Read the question carefully to understand what is being asked.
  • – Indicate that students have difficulty reading or following instructions – for example, adhering to word limits or using appropriate font and font size.

 

 

THEORIES and THINKING ABOUT DIVERSITY.
Answer the questionson key concepts from Chapter 2 listed below. Read and evaluate the Organizational Feature 2.1 on pages 54-55 “Negative Consequences

of Bad Check Accusation” and answer questions 1-3. “Mini-research” on diversity programs.
Written responses must be typed, size 12 font, double spaced and written in proper English in complete sentences or bullet points accompanied by

narrative sentences. Question/answer format should be used. For each question, answer sufficiently to demonstrate thought and understanding (One

sentence answers will not be sufficient).
Grading criteria: total possible points 20 (score represents 5% of total grade in the course) Estimated total length of assignment 3-4 pages.
CONCEPT QUESTIONS (10 points in total; points as indicated for each question)
1) According to Dworkin and Dworkin, what are the four factors which distinguish “minority” or “non-dominant groups”? (2 points)
2) What are stereotypes? Discuss the difference between prescriptive stereotyping and descriptive stereotyping. Give an example (other than the one in

the textbook) of each type of stereotype. (3 points)
3)How can stereotyping negatively affect diversity in organizations? What can individuals and organizations do to reduce people’s propensity to

stereotype and to act on stereotypes? (2 points)
4) Describe attribution error. Discuss how this type of error can lead to flawed perceptions and create disadvantage for non-dominant groups. (3 points)

ORGANIZATIONAL FEATURE: Evaluate thecase 2.1 on pages 54-55 “Negative
Consequences of Bad Check Accusation“and answer questions listed in the text as
1,2, and 3 and restated below as questions 5,6, and 7. (6 points in total; points as indicated for
each question)
5) What assumptions might the store manager have made about Mr. Pitts? (2 points)
6) Given the risk of retaliation from management if found out, what factors may have motivated the Black store employees to tell Mr. Pitts that other

customers had processed large checks without hassle? (2 points)
7) What specific procedures could be implemented at stores so this kind of thing does not occur? (2 points)

MINI-RESEARCH: Attentionhasrecently been focused on the lack of diversity in many high-tech companies. Select a company from the high-tech industry

(e.g. Google, Facebook, Microsoft, etc. or similar) and research what the company is doing to promote diversity. Two paragraph minimum answer (4 points)

 

 

Measure the Public’s Role in Planning
This week, you will analyze political and legal issues of planning at the local and regional levels.

These issues are at the heart of most planning processes. There are many actors, including citizens,
lobbyists, consultanB, developers, citizen interest groups, and planners, influencing the decision-
making process. This process requires extensive administrative rules and statutes, assuring
transparency and the due process available to residents of the local municipality. Analyze the
impact of community input on the planning process. In your assessment include the following:
Analyze the planning process at a regional level, including the constitutional rights of citizen
participation, the role of advisory groups, and the role and responsibilities of elected ofiicials.
Examine the mechanism for channeling interest group influence or issues related to the application
of administrative laws. Most federal grants include a requirement of public participation in both
the design and execution of the development plan. Analyze the efiects of such requirements on the
development of a plan, which must pass public, legislative, and executive review.

Based on the 2011 documentary Miss Representation, construct a cause-and-effect relationship that answers the following question: “What specific ideals and/or standards does the media convey about gender (female as a focus), and what are the lasting effects?” If you choose this prompt, you must narrow your focus to a specific root cause mentioned in the film and state multiple effects. You must also reference the documentary; if you choose to use it as a primary source, you should be quoting directly and citing it (it is available on Netflix instant to view at home.) You do not have to cite it if you do not quote or borrow ideas from it.

http://zputlocker.com/watch/pxwDo9Gz-miss-representation.html

Describe Late Medieval Europe and its cultural diversity on many levels, the effects of the “Black Death” the Hundred Years’ War, and the

Mongol expansion into Eastern Europe.

Please use cultures of the West a history volume 1 by Clifford R. Backman as a source.
Here’s a link for a free pdf download
https://www.ebooknetworking.net/ebooks/cultures-of-the-west.html

Political Science
“The British Prime Minister is the classic example of the strong parliamentary executive”. Evaluate this statement

discuss the statement and balance the for and the against to it.

define the parliamentary system and how it is related to UK system， e.g. history context， the influence, etc.

evaluate this statement, present both for and against ideas, explain reasons, and finally get a reasonable answer to the statement.

Read: Stark, Rodney. 2007. Chapter 7, Discovering God: the origins of the great religions and the evolution of belief. New York: HarperOne. pp.

282-338 and McGrath: pp. 121-134. (127-129)

According to Stark, how was the Roman Empire Christianized?

Given the range of choices that a shipowner will have when choosing an “open” flag registry, what are the various factors that an owner should

consider before making his final choice?

What are some of the incentives for flagging a vessel within the country where the owner is located?

Are there ways in which an owner can register a vessel with two registries at the same time?

World literature
Writing #7 – Free Choice Paper (including 2 parenthetical citations per page and one source on the Works Cited page at the end of the paper)–

Write a 1 to 2 pages OR 20 to 40 sentences minimum essay that discusses John Donne and/or John Milton’s writings (SEE MY LINKS BELOW). You may

comment on any of the information presented in lecture or reading notes in this lesson about Donne and/or Milton. The essay can also be a

literary analysis, a literary criticism, an interpretation, a comparison/contrast, an argumentation, or a synthesis of some of these types of

writing, as you did for the paper in lesson #6. Refer to lessons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 for instructions on how to write each of these genres of

expository writing.
*****The purpose of this class is to not only show off your knowledge of early modern English literature in your weekly writings BUT ALSO to

improve your writing throughout the course. If your writing is not improving, your essay grade will drop in each module. Therefore, it is

possible to receive a “D” or an “F” in this course if you are not improving your writing skills and knowledge of early modern English lit as you

progress through each module. This is one of your goals in this course. If you have errors in the essay for module 1, you need to correct

those mistakes from the module 1 essay when you write your module 2 essay and so on.
* Your name must appear on all of your assignments for this class to receive credit.
* You must cite from the textbook or from the website provided in this course; these are your only choices.
Essays must be written in correct essay form to receive credit. You were taught correct essay form in ENGL 50 and 1A. If you do not understand

how to create an essay in correct form, ask for help.
Essay will be graded using the following rubric:
Title page
Web or outline
Genre or type of essay
Length
In-text citations from Donne or Milton reading from textbook or online source provided in this course (required complete and correct for a grade

of “C” or above)
Works Cited from Donne or Milton reading from textbook or online source provided in this course (required complete and correct for a grade of

“C” or above)
Figures of speech
Voice (formal tone of voice unless you are writing a critique)

LINKS OF WORKS IN CLASS
Reading #7— readings for this module are a variety of literary forms from the 17th- and 18th- centuries:

John Milton’s Paradise Lost (read at least one book – I suggest Book 1 or Book 5) —
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~milton/reading_room/pl/book_1/text.shtml (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Also read 4 of John Donne’s poems:

“The Bait,” “Air and Angels” (perfect example of “metaphysical poetry”), “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning,” “The Ecstasy,” “Elegy 19: To His

Mistress Going to Bed” (perfect example of carpe diem poetry), “Sonnet 14: Batter my Heart, Three-Personed God,” “Good Friday, 1613. Riding

Westward,” and “A Hymn to God the Father” — all at this website:

http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/donne/donnebib.htm (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

John Donne’s Sonnet 10 “Death be not proud” –

Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so,
For those whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,
Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee do go,
Rest of their bones, and soul’s delivery.
Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,
And poppy, or charms can make us sleep as well,
And better than thy stroke; why swell’st thou then?
One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.

NOTES ON STYLES OF WRITINGS TO CHOOSE FROM

A literary analysis of a piece of writing dissects the writing to show the assets of the composition. The purpose of the literary analysis is

to show off how the writer uses composition tools to create a masterpiece of writing style. Of course, these are the sorts of things that

should appear in all of the essays you write for this course as well. Writing #1 asks you to analyze someone else’s writing. It does not ask

you to interpret, or give the meaning of the writing, nor does it ask you to criticize the writing, or tell whether the writing is well done or

poorly crafted. An analysis simply looks at the writer’s style and how the writer uses language and organization and sentence structure to

create a successful composition.
This essay must be written in 3rd-person voice (they, them, their, his, himself, her, herself, them, themselves, person, people). You may not

use 1st person (see writing #1 for details) and you may not use 2nd person voice (you, your, yourself, yourselves) in this essay. The essay

must use deductive organization: an introduction paragraph, a body of several paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph.

– Critical Interpretation – Write a 1 to 2 pages OR 20 to 40 sentences minimum essay that interprets The Faerie Queene from your perspective,

your interpretation of the text or part of the text. An interpretation of a text discusses an underlying theme in the literary work that the

author is trying to address, the author’s message, what the author hoped the reader will learn from the author’s writing, subtext, symbolism (of

objects, colors, people), what isn’t said, what is implied or inferred, the moral meaning, and/or what you think it means. Do you think that

Gloriana is Spenser’s way of glorifying Elizabeth I? What religious symbolism can you find in the poem? What glorification of the male world

do you find in the poem? Choose just one topic for your interpretation of the poem or a passage in the poem, not all of the interpretations

listed above.
The paper should be broken into an introduction, body and conclusion. State your theory/interpretation of the poem in the introduction, state

your proof in the body of the paper, and close the paper with figurative language and an explanation: Use anaphora (3 consecutive

sentences/they all start the same and all end differently as in “My sister is annoying. My sister is eccentric. My sister is erudite”) or simile

(an unusual comparison using “like” or “as” as in “My sister eats like a pig”) or a metaphor (an unusual comparison of 2 nouns or 2 noun phrases

using a form of “be”/a “be” verb as in “My sister is a pig”) and then explain how the figurative language sums up your interpretation of the

poem. The figure of speech used in your essay MUST be bolded OR highlighted OR underlined. Perhaps end your essay with a poem that you wrote

that explains Spenser’s poem instead of using figurative language.

A comparison/contrast essay looks for similarities or differences or both. The purpose of this essay is to inform and explain, to shed light on

how disguises are manifested in the 2 works you have chosen to compare.

This essay must be written in 3rd-person voice (they, them, their, his, himself, her, herself, them, themselves, person, people). You may not

use 1st person (me, my, I, myself, mine, we, us, our, ourselves) and you may not use 2nd person voice (you, your, yourself, yourselves) in this

essay. The essay must use deductive organization: an introduction paragraph, a body of several paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. The

thesis is stated in the intro paragraph and re-stated in different words in the concluding paragraph.

Introduction paragraph: Names the subjects to be compared or contrasted, indicates whether the emphasis is on similarity, difference, or both,

state main point of the reason for the comparison/contrast essay, and focuses or limits the thesis and examples to be given. It is sometimes

fun to play with figurative language, so in for this essay, you must use 2 figures of speech and they must be highlighted, bolded, italicized,

or in ALL CAPS. Try starting your essay with a metaphor (a comparison between unlike things using a “be” verb like “Guns are a volcano” or “My

mother is a warm blanket) about the works of literature you are comparing OR try starting your essay with anaphora (3 consecutive sentences; the

sentences all start the same but end differently, like Guns are dangerous. Guns are frightening. Guns are deleterious). After you state your

sentences of figurative language, then place sentences are the figurative language explaining its relevance to your essay,

bridging/transitioning between the figurative language and the other material in your essay. Using figurative language is your essay writing

brings it to life, makes your writing more vibrant and unique.

Body of the paper: comparison/contrast is organized either evaluating one work of literature at a time or alternating from one aspect of the

first work of literature to the same aspect of the second work of literature and so on.

Concluding paragraph: gives the reader a new insight about the 2 works of literature compared for the reader to ponder. If you placed anaphora

at the beginning of your essay, try placing a metaphor in the conclusion of your essay. Play around with assonance, simile, alliteration or

other types of figures of speech if metaphor and anaphora are not your favorites. Your 2 figures of speech must be different types.

Argumentation/Persuasion/Position Paper (including citations or footnotes and a list of sources used at the end of the essay)– Write a 1 to 2

pages OR 20 to 40 sentences minimum essay that defends a theme or idea from one or more of the poems we have read this week. You are welcome to

relate the theme and the poem(s) from this week to other interconnected themes from other works we have read during this class (if you would

like to). Here are some thematic threads to consider:
THEMATIC CONNECTIONS IN LITERATURE WE HAVE READ SO FAR
Virtue and Vice, morality, indiscretions, Women’s issues, Religious issues, Ideal courtier in 16th century/Ideal knight in 15thcentury/Chivalry,

Ovidian and/or Petrarchan discourse, Power, sex, money, the pastoral ethic (rustic vs city life), choose something you would like to discuss
The emphasis in an argumentation/position or response paper is your response to one or more readings from this class that we have read and

discussed. You take a stance in your essay by defending a theme or issue or interpretation of one or more of the readings from this week

keeping in mind that you may discuss other works we have read this semester that fit the theme as well. You must narrow your thesis to one line

or one theme/emotional attitude or one issue in one or two of the texts we have read. The emphasis is on the primary text, not on secondary

texts/research materials nor on materials from outside this class. Therefore, this paper is a close read of the literature we are reading.

OTHER READINGS IN THE CLASS you can use if you like.
Julian or Norwich
http://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/the-shewings-of-julian-of-norwich-part-1
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=videos+on+julian+of+norwich&qpvt=videos+on+julian+of

+norwich&view=detail&mid=49721F17EBCC3A78949349721F17EBCC3A789493&FORM=VRDGAR
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=videos+on+julian+of+norwich&qpvt=videos+on+julian+of

+norwich&view=detail&mid=0DF29203D30C65F38CF10DF29203D30C65F38CF1&FORM=VRDGAR

Excerpts from The Book of Margery Kempe –
http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/kempe1.htm
http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/kempe2.htm
http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/kempe3.htm
http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/kempe4.htm
http://www.ccel.org/g/gardner/cell/cell16.htm
Edmund Spencer
http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/queene1.html#Canto%20I
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=edmund+spenser&&view=detail&mid=7F9C08056E3433F52E787F9C08056E3433F52E78&FORM=VRDGAR
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=videos+on+edmund+spenser&qpvt=videos+on+edmund

+spenser&view=detail&mid=53E95E81533884EAB92F53E95E81533884EAB92F&FORM=VRDGAR

 

You are asked by a local club to explain issues regarding estate tax planning. One of the issues is why should you have a will and what if you do not have one. Please provide a four page paper on the importance of estate planning for everyone. Address the different type of beneficiaries as well as different relationships. Include the medical directive and power of attorney issues. Also address decision making – the individual can only choose who gets their assets and how they are distributed if they are alive (why does this matter)?

You should write this as if you are explaining this to your loved ones.