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Business Report – A Computer-based Information System Proposal

Business Report – A Computer-based Information System Proposal
Length – Approximately 2500 words

Task Rationale – A business report is an essential component to actively manage an organisation. Management uses such reports to plan and track progress toward its goals. A Computer-based Information System Proposal is a business report which is important for meeting strategic goals such as enhancing the productivity, day-to-day business process and customer relationships within an organisation. Successful completion of this report will give you an insight into how to plan a major upgrade in a business.
Scenario
You have purchased a business which is located in a country town. There are no computers on the premises and all orders are taken manually. The previous owner had a terrific memory and knew all of his customers by name, but unfortunately none of this information is located anywhere on the premises. Inventory was tracked in a note pad, along with employee payroll, and marketing strategies. The business does not have a website, uses very little marketing except word-of-mouth, and essentially still operates the same as it did in mid 1980s when the business started. In order to improve and update your business you are going to implement a new Computer-Based Information System (CBIS). Although you are only implementing one functional area information system, you will identify other information systems that will need to be implemented in your business in the future.
Task Description – Write a detailed business report, that is, a Computer-based Information System proposal to convert a manual information system into a digitised information system. The report should strictly follow the following structure and word limits.
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Title Page
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
1. Business Information System (About 500 words) – Partly from Chapter 1
1.1. Business Background – Give a brief introduction about business
1.2. Introduction to Computer-Based Information Systems – Highlight importance of CBIS in your business
1.2.1. Rationale of Selection of Intra-organisational CBIS – Briefly explain the reason for choosing certain intra-organisational CBIS
1.2.2. Hardware Explain why you have chosen this hardware – draw a table that includes a list of the hardware your business will use, the cost of the hardware and the URL (link) to the location that you found this information
1.2.3. Software Explain why you have chosen this software. Draw a table that includes a list of the software your business will use, the cost of the software and the URL (link) to the location that you found this information
1.2.4. Project Budget Using Microsoft Excel, create a budget sheet that includes hardware, software, installation, implementation, staff training and any other costs associated with implementing your information system. Include initial costs and on-going costs.
2. Organisational Strategy (About 250 words) – Chapter 2 (Section 2.2)
2.1. Strategies to Obtain Competitive Advantage in Your Business – explain that how would implementing CBIS help in advancing strategies of your business for competitive advantage
3. Data and Knowledge Management (About 250 words) – Chapter 3
3.1. Entity Relationship Diagram Draw an ERD of the database for your functional CBIS. You must include at least 10 entities in your ERD. Explain the functionality of each entity’s role and its relationship with other entities in the business.
4. Social Computing (About 300 words) – Chapter 8
4.1. Marketing – describe your social advertising and marketing plan
4.2. Impact of Social Networking Strategies for Business Expansion – discuss benefits and risks of social media on your business
5. E-business and E-commerce (About 400 words) – Chapter 9
5.1. E-business and E-commerce Solutions – Advocate benefits of e-commerce for your business
5.2. B2B Electronic Commerce – discuss B2B electronic commerce methods for your business
5.3. B2C Electronic Commerce – discuss B2C electronic commerce methods for your business
5.4. Ethical Issues – discuss ethical issues in e-commerce and how will you address those relevant to your business
6. Information Systems Within the Organisations (About 250 words) – Chapter 11
6.1. CBIS Expansion Plan – explain a future expansion plan and draw timeline for future expansion. You need to prepare Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Gantt chart. Also, specify the task dependencies.
6.2. Reports – generate any sample report using software of your choice

Conclusions (150 words) summarise discussion and give recommendations
Appendix A (Additional information from any of the above-mentioned sections including figures, tables, etc.)
Bibliography.

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Internatioanal and Comparative Human Resource Management

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Case Study questions
Case study is uploaded which is in PDF form from page 326-335.

Answer the following questions:

Question 1.Using theories, frameworks and models you have studied prepare a case for standardization versus localisation of the current global compensation system at Healthcare. (Your answer should have a justified argument for either standardisation, or localisation or to the degree of each if it is a mixture of standardisation and localisation).
The expected word count for the answer is 1000.

(Note: In order to answer first question you need to mainly research compensation management theories, and also include some references from models such as Contextual Model such as Environmental contexts (socio-economic technological, political-legal and competitive), European Model, cultural theories, Hofstede Model as well as multinational staffing policies such as Parent Country National (PCN), Host Country National (HNC) and Third Country National (TCN) and it must from academic journal articles and text book only which is year between 2010-2015 only not old articles. Seven (7) references for question one. Please provide the URL of source in reference lists.
Question 2.Using theories, models and frameworks you have studied, prepare a competency based compensation system for Healthcare. The expected word count for the answer is 1500.

In order to answer second question you need to research competency based compensation theories and other related theories such as organisational cultural, national culture, Contextual model such as Environmental contexts (socio-economic technological, political-legal and competitive. Hofstede’s five dimensions of culture and Multinational Staffing policies such as Parent Country National (PCN), Host Country National (HNC) and Third Country National (TCN).

(Note: Eight (8) references are needed for this question. In order to answer this question academic journal articles and text book only which is year between 2010-2015 only not old articles.

For example: As shown in the following example, Academic Journal Articles must be in Harvard style in reference lists:

Ballesteros-Rodríguez, JL, De, SP & Domínguez-Falcón, C 2012 ‘The role of organizational culture and HRM on training success: evidence from the Canarian restaurant industry’, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, vol. 23, no. 15, pp. 3225-3242.

For example: Text book must be in Harvard style in reference list which is shown in the following example:
Note:
I. Please avoid soft URLs including Wikipedia for sourcing information

II.Use Harvard referencing styles only; please include page number in text reference and URL of Source you have taken. Copy and paste sentences in assignment are totally forbidden and it will create big trouble in terms of academic integrity and plagiarism. So, please paraphrase every sentence you source from any academic journal articles or text books. Also, you could use your own creative ideas and opinion while answering questions.

III. Please do not cope the sentences from Case study if needed to write the answer from Case study please paraphrase the sentences from case study very thoroughly.
I would like to inform you that the following approaches also must be analysed along with all others topic that I have already mentioned in the previous message in both the Case study answers.
I) Ethnocentric approach
II) Geocentric approach
III) Polycentric approach

you could use this text book as a one of the academic reference for case study questions because this is our course for this semester.

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Evaluation of an English curriculum in the Saudi context

This assignment (project) is for a subject named: Language Curriculum Design. This is a final project for my master course, which will be evaluated out of 100%.

The requirement and the main idea of the of this assignment is to:
(Discuss and evaluate a new major English curriculum in your teaching context
First To help you do this project properly, I will provide you with following information, notes, and requirements to show you how this assignment must be done:

1- I will provide you with the syllabus of the course, which includes all the information about the course that should be evaluated. It includes the name of the course, the level where this course is taught, how the outcomes of the course are assisted, the knowledge and the cognitive aims of the course, the interpersonal aims of the course, and the main textbook for the course. It also includes other useful information that will give you complete idea of the course.

2- I will provide you with some information about the context where this course is taught. Namely, the institute, the teachers who teach this course, the students, and some other information that you need to describe the context of the course.

3- I will provide you with the outline in how this paper must be written. I will course, the interpersonal aims of the course, and the main textbook for the course. It also includes other useful information that will give you complete idea of the course.
Second The structure of the paper should be as follow:

1- Abstract.
2- Introduction.
3- The context of the course.
4- The evaluation, which must includes the following five categories:
A- What was there before introducing this new curriculum?
B- What are the objectives of the innovation (of the new curriculum)?
C- What are the attitudes and beliefs about language teaching\learning that underlie the innovation of the curriculum?
D- How does the innovation respond to changing polices\beliefs about the role of English in Saudi Arabia?
E- What factors might impact on the success or otherwise of the new curriculum?
5- Recommendations. ( you need to conclude by making recommendations about further research that would need to be conducted to properly evaluate the new curriculum).
6- Conclusion.

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performance

(2000 words)
Question 4.Social choreographies have several characteristics; they often call for a response, can unite participants through physical means, demonstrate physical knowledges, ‘twice-behaved behaviours’ as well as original gestures, and can express social identity within a collective performance.
How do the social choreographies involved in TWO dance forms discussed in this course critique, sustain or re-imagine the status quo through these various means?

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ETHICAL RESPONSE

 
Ethical Response Paper Guidelines

The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free by Hector Tobar

There are several purposes for this assignment:
1. To provide you with an exploration into the ethical, legal, and spiritual insight of 33 men who were buried alive. How they worked together for a common goal and how that can relate to nursing.
2. To provide you with an opportunity to reflect upon your own spirituality and mortality.
3. To provide insight of how the miners faced starvation, being deprived of power, their families, and a way out. Can this relate to how some patients may feel?
4. To evaluate your written communication skills and your ability to organize your thoughts in a logical presentation.
Requirements for this paper include:
1. Before beginning this assignment, please read the entire book.
2. There is no �right or wrong� associated with this paper. The purpose of this assignment is to encourage you to think about the manner of cohesiveness of nursing and how it all affects the overall outcome of the patient.
3. Length must be five (5) to six (6) content pages not including the title page and reference page.
Note: The only reference that is required for this paper is the book, The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free. Please use additional references as appropriate to substantiate your thoughts related to the ethical, legal, spiritual insight of the miners, and how working together relates to nursing.
4. Submit the paper through the Turn It In Assignment link (located within the Assignments button in the �Ethical Response � The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free� paper folder).
5. Submit the paper using the naming convention given within the Assignments button of blackboard. Example, SmithMEthicalResponse.

If you have any questions about this assignment, please feel free to email the instructor for clarification.

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Epidemiology and Biostatistics

 
Case Scenario

Over the past four decades, approximately 40 new pathogens have been identified. One of which (Legionnaire�s Disease) was identified during a major pneumonia outbreak in members of the American Legion attending the annual meeting in 1976 in Philadelphia. The incidence of Legionnaires� disease in the United States rose from 3.9 cases per million people in 2000 to 11.5 cases per million people in 2009, an increase of 192%. The increase might probably be attributable to increase proportion of elderly population who are more prone to acquiring infectious disease and developing life threatening complications. In addition, improvement in the healthcare in the United States has caused an increase in the number of immune-deficient individuals, such as cancer survivors, transplant patients or people on immune-suppressive medications for long term auto-immune diseases.

The episodes of Legionnaire�s disease showed some seasonal variation; 62% of the cases occurred during the summer and early autumn. The yearly incidence of this disease appeared to also be associated with climate changes, such as increased precipitation. Prior to 2015, only 24% of cases were travel-associated and 4% possible cluster. However, in 2015 clusters of cases, which exceeded all expectations, have occurred in states such as New York, Illinois, and California. The sudden change in the pattern of the Legionnaires� disease occurrence is not so clear to the scientist. Are these changes due to a change in our knowledge about transmission mechanism of Legionella bacteria or should we be worried about this agent being used in bioterrorism events? Or is the change artifactual and unreal?

Please answer the questions below in the order in which they are presented (see format for writing the comp exam). Be careful to align your answer with the case study as presented.
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A. Epidemiology and Biostatistics Section

Assuming you have conducted an investigation of the Legionnaire�s disease in a district in your locale and you have obtained the following data (the data is hypothetical), please use the data to:

i. Generate the descriptive summary statistics of the data.
ii. Draw an epidemic curve
iii. From your epidemic curve and your knowledge of the average and minimum incubation period for Legionnaire�s disease, identify the likely exposure period.

Case # Age Sex Date of Onset Case # Age Sex Date of Onset
1 16 F 8/3/15 33 38 F 9/9/15
2 34 F 8/4/15 34 17 M 9/10/15
3 15 F 8/5/15 35 30 F 9/10/15
4 46 F 8/6/15 36 4 M 9/10/15
5 21 M 9/1/15 37 8 F 9/11/15
6 14 M 9/1/15 38 15 F 9/11/15
7 13 M 9/2/15 39 15 F 9/11/15
8 43 F 9/2/15 40 16 M 9/11/15
9 14 F 9/3/15 41 17 F 9/12/15
10 37 M 9/3/15 42 20 M 9/12/15
11 5 M 9/3/15 43 16 F 9/12/15
12 11 M 9/3/15 44 11 F 9/12/15
13 19 F 9/4/15 45 7 M 9/12/15
14 15 F 9/4/15 46 20 M 9/12/15
15 40 M 9/4/15 47 44 F 9/12/15
16 12 M 9/4/15 48 16 M 9/12/15
17 15 M 9/4/15 49 12 F 9/12/15
18 15 F 9/4/15 50 13 F 9/13/15
19 17 F 9/5/15 51 30 M 9/13/15
20 13 M 9/5/15 52 14 M 9/13/15
21 45 M 9/5/15 53 30 F 9/13/15
22 45 M 9/6/15 54 16 M 9/13/15
23 10 F 9/7/15 55 14 M 9/14/15
24 12 F 9/7/15 56 14 M 9/14/15
25 18 M 9/7/15 57 20 M 9/14/15
26 14 M 9/7/15 58 20 M 9/14/15
27 15 M 9/8/15 59 18 F 9/15/15
28 30 F 9/8/15 60 12 M 9/18/15
29 29 F 9/9/15 61 12 F 9/20/15
30 12 M 9/9/15 62 15 F 9/24/15
31 20 M 9/9/15 63 14 M 9/26/15
32 15 M 9/9/15
iv. Assuming you used a case-control study design to collect the data, describe in detail how you selected both cases and control groups. How would you ensure that your study is free of selection bias and information bias?

On the basis of your case-control studies, assuming you were able to find appropriate 54 controls for 27 of your cases as shown in the table below.

Exposure to Hot Tubs among Cases and Controls, Legionnaire Disease Outbreak
Used Hot Tubs Cases Controls Total
Yes 25 28 53
No 2 26 28
Total 27 54 81
v. Using analytical epidemiology, determine quantitatively whether cases and controls were equally exposed to hot tubs.
Use appropriate statistical techniques to test the significance of your findings in question v

Format Guidelines for Paper

� Double-spaced lines
� Indented paragraphs (do not leave space between paragraphs)
� Header on each page should include last name and date
� Footer on each page should include page numbers
� Times Roman 12 point font
� One inch margins on all sides
� Written and saved in Microsoft Word, any version.

Include a �works cited� bibliography at the end to reference the sources of information collected. Sources from Wikipedia, blogs, and other non-peer-reviewed sites are not allowed. Citations within the text and the works cited bibliography should be in APA style (American Psychological Association).

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Case study ANALYSIS

This is a case study about two different organisation or firms and analysing there marketing competing techniques
Word limit: No more than 1500 words (plus or minus 10%). Assignments that exceed
2000 words will be referred back to the author for revision and penalties for
late submission will be applied until the assignment has been resubmitted
within the specified word limit.
Aim: The primary aim of this assignment is to explore your capacity to analyse the marketing
strategies and marketing processes of real organisations and determine their effectiveness. It also
aims to determine your ability to analyse such practical matters using early concepts (such as
marketing intelligence, market segmentation and target marketing to name a few examples) covered
in the formative weeks of the unit.
Core Task:
Basing your arguments on the academic literature that you have studied in the first six topics of this
unit, write a report on the ways two different organisations have been able to compete in their
markets. Your report should discuss the following points about each of the two organisations:
1. Evidence that the organisation has a gain a competitive advantage from their marketing
processes.
2. Theoretical analysis of the reasons for the achievement of this advantage.
Your discussion is to be based on two suitable published case studies. This means case studies
published in the academic literature – for example, the series of case studies in a textbook, or
published in journals etc. Case studies and short articles in newspapers, magazines, website opinion
pages and the like are definitely not acceptable, although such materials may be used to supplement
the published case study and your analysis. All sources must be properly referenced. If in any doubt
about the suitability of a case study, seek an early ruling from your tutor.
This is a substantial piece of scholarly work and will require extensive engagement with both unit
theory and at least two detailed case studies.
Process:
1. Choose your two cases. They all need to be published cases in academic sources (e.g.
textbooks, journal articles). It is obviously important that each case represents an instance of
a company achieving a clear success in terms of their marketing function.
2. Analyse and locate evidence. Begin to analyse each case in terms of the two questions –
particularly question one listed previous. It is vital that you respond to both questions, but
the evidence successful marketing practice is more likely to be in the case material itself. It is
in this part of the process that you might bring in supplemental material from company
documents/websites, media analysis and so on. Be sure to reference all sources properly.
You need to try and show clear and where possible objective evidence of sustained
competitive advantage.
3. Analyse and explain. You need to move from the presentation of evidence to explaining how
the company/organisation was able to achieve its success through its strategies. This part of
the assignment requires you to consider any aspect of the marketing strategy process and/or
any aspect of the organisations’ marketing-based strategising that you think has enabled
them to sustain their competitive advantage. You will need to show that you understand
relevant theories and concepts from the course and that you can apply them to an analysis
and assessment of different companies’ marketing actions and performance. Consider using
relevant models and theoretical perspectives to make your analysis. For example, you might
find that one successful organisation has executed its marketing strategy by applying Ansoff’s
Matrix in a disciplined manner, whereas another successful organisation has executed a
successful marketing strategy by consistently exploiting some interesting form of customer
segmentation. You may find an opportunity to critique various concepts and theoretical
positions through seeing how they apply or don’t apply to your case organisations. Evidence
that you understand and can use tools discussed in the early topics of the unit will add value.
4. Write up. On completing your analysis, you obviously need to write it up. You should respond
to this task in report format, with headings and subheadings used to help readers understand
the structure of your paper. A possible structure might be:
a. An introduction which both sets up the task and the rest of the paper, and introduces
the core concepts that the task is designed to deal with. You might also take this
chance to scope the work – for example the time frame that will be used to assess the
marketing success for the case organisations.
b. Description of the two cases. Describe each case, each organisation and the sources of
your information.
c. Evidence of Marketing-related success (leading through to a competitive advantage for
the firm). Marshal all the evidence that you can that you think reveals that each
organisation has well and truly found success in the marketing realm.
d. Analysis and Explanation. Provide a detailed analysis of how each organisation
achieved its success in marketing terms.
e. Conclusion. Summarise the key points and what can be learnt from the overall analysis.
5. Submission. Once you have completed the report and are satisfied that you have done your
best, submit it via Turnitin on Blackboard. Submission needs to be made before midnight
(AEST) Friday 27th November 2015. Please be reminded of the plagiarism rules which apply.
The marking criteria for the assignment are on the next page. They are published to give you
detailed guidelines about the way in which your mark will be calculated. Please read them
carefully. Note that they are a guide, not a definitive formula for allocating marks. No set of
criteria can accurately describe every possible assignment and so your final mark will reflect
the application of academic judgement by your marker to your whole assignment.
Assignment 1: Case Study Analysis Marking Criteria
School extension policy
Students wanting an extension must make a request at least 24 hours before the assessment item is
due and the request must be received in writing by the unit assessor or designated academic.
Extensions within 24 hours of submission or following the submission deadline will not be granted
(unless supported by a doctor’s certificate or where there are exceptional circumstances – this will be
at unit assessor’s discretion and will be considered on a case by case basis). Extensions will be for a
maximum of 48 hours (longer extensions supported by a doctor’s certificate or exceptional
circumstances to be considered on a case by case basis).
A penalty of 10% of the total available grade will accrue for each 24-hour period that an assessment
item is submitted late. Therefore an assessment item worth 20 marks will have 2 marks deducted for
every 24-hour period and at the end of 10 days will receive 0 marks.
Please note: work commitments are rarely a sufficient reason to approve special consideration and
being away on holidays is never a reason. There is no penalty for submitting an assignment BEFORE
the due date, so if you are going away just manage your time to get assessment tasks finished before
you go. You’ll enjoy your holiday more.
Extensions will NOT be approved because of problems with personal computers or storage devices.
Back up your work every day to a secure location.

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Vera Museums Paper

Vera Museums Paper
Museums Paper Instruction This paper is based on your viewing experience of one work of art from the time period of this class. Expect to spend a good deal of time in front of the piece you select, thinking and taking notes. You will, in fact, be doing the “research” for the paper in front of the work of art. Plan accordingly and take extensive notes. The object of the paper is to take the skills and information you have been acquiring in the course and apply them to museum works. Length of the paper must be three full pages (double spaced). What is the subject matter (iconography) depicted? Is it a devotional or a secular work? Have we studied any versions of the same subject in class, and if so how does this work compare to them? How has the artist used the formal elements of painting or sculpture to render the subject? Consider light and shadow, color, depiction of space, motion and texture, narrative techniques. How does the work affect you as a late twentieth century viewer? Is it a pleasing composition? Does the artist demonstrate skill or does the work seem provincial? Is it an effective and persuasive rendering of the subject? What is the medium, i.e., oil on canvas, and is it unusual? Consider whether or not the medium is significant to the interpretation of the work, i.e., was it expensive or unusually expressive? What is the format and scale of the work? What kind of larger whole might it have been a part of? Can you deduce the original location of the work from its iconography and format? What do the iconography and intended location of the work tell you about the work’s function? Do you think it was intended for public or private consumption? Who might the audience have been? As a historian can you interpret the meaning that the art once held for its original intended audience? This is of course closely connected with the work’s intended location. This is not intended to be a research paper. You may include information from the label of the painting if you wish, though you must state that this is where you found the information in question. If the iconography is unfamiliar to you, you may research it a little, either in a bible, or in an iconography book. Please cite your sources.

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History

History
History and Historians. Methods, evidence, primary and secondary sources, purpose, objectivity, truth, debates
no referencing required
you are required to write an essay using my textbook readings of 800 words not more than that

the essay should be clear and simple to understand

you should include

introduction and conclusion and the subject history and historians

and a paragraph for each of the following

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Nursing

 

I am a PhD Nursing student seeking your help in flowing points:
1-I need you to do for me the study protocol;
I have done my dissertation proposal (see attachment ) and I have the university study protocol exemplar( see attachment) that I need you to do the same way to my study protocol
And help me to complete my ethical form as my supervisor give me some comment ( In the document )I need you to fix it out to be sharp as he said for the committee
2- in the attachment you will find 3 questionnaires , but I need the questionnaires that I am proposing to use to have reliability and validity scores for these as demonstrated by the original authors and agreement from the authors to use them .I have an agreement for one only (The Measure of Job Satisfaction) I need the other 2 which they are( Autonomy Scale) and (Self-Efficacy Scale)
3-I need to get a view from a statistician on the sample seize in conjunction with the questionnaires to get a view of how many people make the questionnaires viable data collection instruments and also on what statistical analysis I will be able to carry out.