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For this week’s assignment, you will put on your CEO hat and describe a change that you want to implement in your company. In addition to

this week’s required resources, locate a minimum of two professional or scholarly resources to support your work.
In preparation for this assignment, review the Signature Assignment requirements. You may be able to implement the concepts that you create

in this assignment for use as part of your final presentation.
Prepare a PowerPoint presentation to address your senior staff, directors, managers, and supervisors. Include the following:
• Provide a brief overview of the change that you want implemented and the reason for the change. Is the organization losing revenue

or market share? Are customers or other stakeholders complaining? Are there inefficiencies in processes?
• Describe the key takeaways, according to Wilson, and then outline the roles that senior leaders, managers, and supervisors should

play to ensure the takeaways are addressed.
• Compare Kotter’s and Lewin’s recommended change models.
• Identify two other change models and explain the processes.
• Choose one (or more) of the four models, and defend the model(s) that you will use to implement the change process successfully.
Length: 8-10 slides, not including the title slide and the references slide.
Listed below are some tips for your slide presentation.
1. Begin your presentation with a title slide that includes your name. (Do not include the NCU coversheet for your PowerPoint

presentation.)
2. Use plenty of white space on the slides.
3. Provide a few appropriate graphics to break up the text.
4. Use six bullets per slide or less.
5. Use Times New Roman, 28 or 32-point font.
6. Use the speaker’s notes area to include the information you want to share with your audience. The speaker’s notes must be

coordinated with the information on the slides. Be sure to provide citations for your sources. Speaker’s Notes Length: 150-200 words for

each slide
7. Be creative. You can add audio to the presentation if you choose to do so; however, it is not required.
8. Include references on your final slide(s).

Assignment template
Provide the following8-10slides:
1. Title Slide
2. Slides providing a brief overview of:
o the change that you want implemented in your organization
o the reason for the change.
 Is the organization losing revenue or market share?
 Are customers or other stakeholders complaining?
 Are there inefficiencies in processes?
3. Slides describing:
o the key takeaways according to Wilson
o outline the roles that senior leaders, managers, and supervisors should play to ensure the takeaways are addressed.
4. Slides comparing Kotter’s and Lewin’s recommended change models.
5. Slides identifying two other change models and explaining the processes.
6. Slides choosing one (or more) of the four models, and defending the model(s) that you will use to implement the change process

successfully.
7. References

Listed below are some tips for your slide presentation.
1. Begin your presentation with a title slide that includes your name. (Do not include the NCU coversheet for your PowerPoint

presentation.)
2. Use plenty of white space on the slides.
3. Use six bullets per slide or less.
4. Use Times New Roman, 28 or 32-point font.
5. IMPORTANT:Use the speaker’s notes area to include the information you want to share with your audience. The speaker’s notes must be

coordinated with the information on the slides. Remember that these take the place of your actual speaking. These must thoroughly explain

your points on the slides.Be sure to provide citations for your sources. Speaker’s Notes Length: 150-200 words for each slide
6. Include references on your final slide(s).

A movie review of Close Encounters of the Third Kind by Steven Spielberg.

Write a film review (approx. 600-700 words)

Include the following:
Title, background info, etc.
Summary
Analysis of the plot elements
Creative elements (mise-en-scene, editing, cinematography, editing, etc.)
Opinion (usually implicit), evaluation

Prepare a paper setting out the following. Please use complete sentences to answer the questions.
Paper 1—Entity formation and contracts (20 points)
Answer the following questions in the following order:
1. What is the name of your company? Feel free to be creative.
2. What type of company are you starting and in what industry is your company going to operate? Again, enjoy this opportunity to get

creative and focus on something you enjoy.
3. What will you offer (good, services, both) and who is your target market?
4. Where are you going to set up/register your company (city and state) and why?
5. Based on where you set up/register the company and where you will do business, in which states could your company be sued? (Remember,

for personal jurisdiction purposes, a company is considered a “citizen” of the state where it is registered, where the principal office is

located, and where it does business.)
6. Will you have any physical locations (any “brick and mortar” stores, distribution/storage facilities, warehouses, etc.) or be a

strictly virtual/online business?
7. What business form will your company take (i.e. Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, LP, LLP, LLC, Corporation)? You will need to look

ahead to Chapter 19: The Entrepreneur’s Options, which we will cover at the end of the semester; and glance at Chapter 20: Corporations, which

we will not cover in this class.
8. How does your chosen form of business protect you or others from exposure to personal liability? You will need to look ahead to Chapter

19: The Entrepreneur’s Options, which we will cover at the end of the semester; and glance at Chapter 20: Corporations, which we will not cover

in this class.
9. What are the tax implications of your chosen form of business? You will need to look ahead to Chapter 19: The Entrepreneur’s Options,

which we will cover at the end of the semester; and glance at Chapter 20: Corporations, which we will not cover in this class.
10. Identify five (5) different contracts into which your business/company will need to enter in order to be and running, including the

purpose for each contract, i.e. to secure a good/service (such as funding, a building in which to operate, etc.), protect against a liability,

mitigate some risks, etc.

 

Instructions: Following the steps outlined in the class example, create a visually effective BCG matrix for the company, Choice Hotels.

All the data you need is in the class handouts, except for a list of Choice Hotels brands, which can be found on their website (www.choicehotels.com). There are a total of 11 Choice Hotels brands.

Make strategic recommendations for each brand based on where it falls within the BCG matrix. Your report should include the following elements:

 

1. Classification of Choice Hotels brands and the top competitor by segment. (5 points)
2. Determination of market size for each business segment (see handout). (2 points)
3. Calculation of market share and relative market share (you do not have to show the formula) (2 points)
4. Growth rate by industry segment (see handout) (1 point)
5. References for all sources used. (1 point) **See APA guidelines for how to list an industry report and list the report from Smith Travel Research that was provided to you.
6. A visually appealing BCG matrix, with the axes and quadrants labeled and Choice Hotel brands correctly placed on the matrix based on their values. Make professional-looking tables and charts and be creative with your pictures! ( 10 points)
7. A strategic recommendations for each brand based on where it falls within the matrix, using appropriate strategies that were covered in class. You should have a specific strategy for each brand.( 4 points)

 

 

ACHIEVE Model Application (Chapter 4)
For this paper you are to identify a workplace performance problem you have witnessed and have direct knowledge about. Briefly give an

overview of the performance issue, then apply the ACHIEVE Model to the issue to assist in problem-solving. In other words, analyze the

performance issue in light of each area (ACHIEVE). Finally, after analyzing the seven areas of evaluation, determine the starting point(s) in

resolving the issue and improving performance and make a recommendation.
Reference: Hersey, P., Blanchard, K. H., & Johnson, D. E. (2013). Classic motivational theories. In Management of organizational behavior:

Leading human resources (10th ed., pp. 58-85). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.

Using differentiation find the difference between maximum and minimum heights for both the roller coasters.

The height of the Oblivion coaster can be determined for 10 seconds after the coaster comes out of a loop by this polynomial

Calculate maximum and minimum heights using differentiation then draw the graph (by hand)
Confirm the factors of the Oblivion Coaster using factor theorem.

The brochure for The Big One coaster says that the height of the coaster can be determined by this polynomial model for the first 10 seconds

Calculate maximum and minimum heights using differentiation then draw the graph (by hand)

Compare the underground areas using the Trapezium rule and then confirm the areas using definite integration.

 

HERE IS THE WEBSITE:

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/quiz.html

Day 7 (Sum), no later than 11:59 p.m-. Central Time, complete and submit‘to the
assignment Submission Dropbox a- Word attachment a 200-_500″wor’d,- double-spaced, and
Well-organized brief essay reporting o’n,_;d_is¢ussing, and analyzing the following website,
connecting your- analysis to material” found in ourcourse texts, discussion th reads, or other
course materials-this Course week.
At least 1. scholarly reference. (Le. academic journal articles, scholarly books, oar-textbooks) is
required.
Use Of APA-‘format is required.
Assignment?

Go to http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/quiz.html
Take-th’e’qui’z on immigration.-

Write down the answers you get wrong. as well as the explanation fer the..r’igh,t.answers.

In 1.5 pages, pick a side…either supporting 360 degree record deals or opposing them…and based upon our readings, support your argument in favor of or in opposition to these types of record deals. Try to support your position with something more than gut feeling…give reasons currently offered by members of the music industry.

For this benchmark, create a 15-20 slide digital presentation that you would deliver as a practicing educator taking the lead in advocating for

equity in literacy instruction.
Communicate the effect of diversity on reading and writing development.
Provide important considerations to have as a teacher. Make sure to include:
• Critical literacy, analyze the perspectives of text.
• Literacy strategies, focus on vocabulary strategies
• Collaboration between teachers (literacy + tech), individual/group work (students)
• Literacy across content areas, importance/significance
In addition, create a title slide, reference slides, and presenter notes that provide detailed explanations of your examples.
Cite and reference 5-7 scholarly articles.
While APA format is not required for this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, in-text citations and references should be presented using

APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

What are the best ways to mitigate risk in health care settings? Consider a focus on patient safety/satisfaction, data, and culture (i.e just

culture) of the institution. Analyze at least three methods to mitigate risk, providing examples and supporting evidence.