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– Iran’s influence in Eastern Africa and the role of its soft power in exporting Shiism. The question that should be answered throughout this study paper is “What are Iran’s ambitions in Eastern Africa, and how did it use its soft power as a tool to expand its influence in Eastern Africa?” *The main axes of this research: 1. Tools and entries of Iranian penetration in Eastern Africa (Political tool, economic tool, cultural tool, religious tool, etc.). 2. Iranian challenges (The American, Saudi, and Israeli presence in Eastern Africa, etc.). 3. The risks of expanding Iranian influence in Eastern Africa locally and globally (Military, Political, Economic, Intellectually, etc.). 4. The expected results (The decline of Iranian influence in Eastern Africa, the return of Eastern Africa to the Arab world, diminish the size of the sleeper cells in Eastern Africa). For references, they should be inserted as footnotes in the footer of every page with Chicago Style. Also, references should be from various credible sources including English and Persian sources.

Your review should have two goals: first, to inform the reader about the content of the book, and second, to provide an evaluation that gives your judgment of the books quality.Your introduction should include an overview of the book that both incorporate an encapsulated summary and a sense of your general judgment. This is the equivalent to a thesis statement.Do NOT spend more than one-third or so of the paper summarizing the book. The summary should consist of a discussion and highlights of the major arguments, features, trends, concepts, themes, ideas, and characteristics of the book. While you may use direct quotes from the book (make sure you always give the page number), such quotes should never be the bulk of the summary. Much of your grade will depend on how well you describe and explain the material IN YOUR OWN WORDS. You might want to take the major organizing themes of the book and use them to organize your own discussion. This does NOT mean, however, that I want a chapter-by-chapter summary. Your goal is a unified essay.So what do I want, if not just a summary? Throughout your summary, I want you to provide a critique of the book. (Hence the title: A Critical Book Review.) A critique consists of thoughts, responses, and reactions. It is not necessarily negative. Nor do you need to know as much about the subject as the author (because you hardly ever will). The skills you need are an ability to follow an argument and test a hypothesis. Regardless of how negative or positive your critique is, you need to be able to justify and support your position.Here are a number of questions that you can address as part of your critique. You need not answer them all, but questions one and two are essential to any book review, so those must be included. And these are ABSOLUTELY NOT to be answered one after another (seriatim). Dont have one paragraph that answers one, and then the next paragraph that answers the next, etc. The answers should be part of a carefully constructed essay, complete with topic sentences and transitions.1. What is your overall opinion of the book? To what extent and how effectively were your expectations met? Did you nod in agreement (or off to sleep)? Did you wish you could talk back to the author? Amplify upon and explain your reactions.2. Identify the authors thesis and explain it in your own words. How clearly and in what context is it stated and, subsequently, developed? To what extent and how effectively (i.e., with what kind of evidence) is this thesis proven? Use examples to amplify your responses. If arguments or perspectives were missing, why do you think this might be?3. What are the authors aims? How well have they been achieved, especially with regard to the way the book is organized? Are these aims supported or justified? (You might look back at the introduction to the book for help). How closely does the organization follow the authors aims?4. How are the authors main points presented, explained, and supported? What assumptions lie behind these points? What would be the most effective way for you to compress and/or reorder the authors scheme of presentation and argument?5. How effectively does the author draw claims from the material being presented? Are connections between the claims and evidence made clearly and logically? Here you should definitely use examples to support your evaluation.6. What conclusions does the author reach and how clearly are they stated? Do these conclusions follow from the thesis and aims and from the ways in which they were developed? In other words, how effectively does the book come together?7. Identify the assumptions made by the author in both the approach to and the writing of the book. For example, what prior knowledge does the author expect readers to possess? How effectively are those assumptions worked into the overall presentation? What assumptions do you think should not have been made? Why?8. Are you able to detect any underlying philosophy of history held by the author (e.g., progress, decline, cyclical, linear, and random)? If so, how does this philosophy affect the presentation of the argument?9. How does the author see history as being motivated: primarily by the forces of individuals, economics, politics, social factors, nationalism, class, race, gender, something else? What kind of impact does this view of historical motivation have upon the way in which the author develops the book?10. Does the authors presentation seem fair and accurate? Is the interpretation biased? Can you detect any distortion, exaggeration, or diminishing of material? If so, for what purpose might this have been done, and what effect does hit have on the overall presentation?These questions are derived from Robert Blackey, “Words to the Whys: Crafting Critical Book Reviews,” The History Teacher, 27.2 (Feb. 1994): 159-66.S. Zabin, 2-6-03

Your review should have two goals: first, to inform the reader about the content of the book, and second, to provide an evaluation that gives your judgment of the books quality.Your introduction should include an overview of the book that both incorporate an encapsulated summary and a sense of your general judgment. This is the equivalent to a thesis statement.Do NOT spend more than one-third or so of the paper summarizing the book. The summary should consist of a discussion and highlights of the major arguments, features, trends, concepts, themes, ideas, and characteristics of the book. While you may use direct quotes from the book (make sure you always give the page number), such quotes should never be the bulk of the summary. Much of your grade will depend on how well you describe and explain the material IN YOUR OWN WORDS. You might want to take the major organizing themes of the book and use them to organize your own discussion. This does NOT mean, however, that I want a chapter-by-chapter summary. Your goal is a unified essay.So what do I want, if not just a summary? Throughout your summary, I want you to provide a critique of the book. (Hence the title: A Critical Book Review.) A critique consists of thoughts, responses, and reactions. It is not necessarily negative. Nor do you need to know as much about the subject as the author (because you hardly ever will). The skills you need are an ability to follow an argument and test a hypothesis. Regardless of how negative or positive your critique is, you need to be able to justify and support your position.Here are a number of questions that you can address as part of your critique. You need not answer them all, but questions one and two are essential to any book review, so those must be included. And these are ABSOLUTELY NOT to be answered one after another (seriatim). Dont have one paragraph that answers one, and then the next paragraph that answers the next, etc. The answers should be part of a carefully constructed essay, complete with topic sentences and transitions.1. What is your overall opinion of the book? On what basis has this opinion been formulated? That is, tell the reader what you think and how you arrived at this judgment. Amplify upon and explain your reactions.2. Identify the authors thesis and explain it in your own words. How clearly and in what context is it stated and, subsequently, developed? To what extent and how effectively (i.e., with what kind of evidence) is this thesis proven? Use examples to amplify your responses. If arguments or perspectives were missing, why do you think this might be?3. What are the authors aims? How well have they been achieved, especially with regard to the way the book is organized? Are these aims supported or justified? (You might look back at the introduction to the book for help). How closely does the organization follow the authors aims?4. How are the authors main points presented, explained, and supported? What assumptions lie behind these points? What would be the most effective way for you to compress and/or reorder the authors scheme of presentation and argument?5. How effectively does the author draw claims from the material being presented? Are connections between the claims and evidence made clearly and logically? Here you should definitely use examples to support your evaluation.6. What conclusions does the author reach and how clearly are they stated? Do these conclusions follow from the thesis and aims and from the ways in which they were developed? In other words, how effectively does the book come together?7. Identify the assumptions made by the author in both the approach to and the writing of the book. For example, what prior knowledge does the author expect readers to possess? How effectively are those assumptions worked into the overall presentation? What assumptions do you think should not have been made? Why?8. Are you able to detect any underlying philosophy of history held by the author (e.g., progress, decline, cyclical, linear, and random)? If so, how does this philosophy affect the presentation of the argument?9. How does the author see history as being motivated: primarily by the forces of individuals, economics, politics, social factors, nationalism, class, race, gender, something else? What kind of impact does this view of historical motivation have upon the way in which the author develops the book?10. Does the authors presentation seem fair and accurate? Is the interpretation biased? Can you detect any distortion, exaggeration, or diminishing of material? If so, for what purpose might this have been done, and what effect does hit have on the overall presentation?These questions are derived from Robert Blackey, “Words to the Whys: Crafting Critical Book Reviews,” The History Teacher, 27.2 (Feb. 1994): 159-66.S. Zabin, 2-6-03

The aim of the coursework is to create awareness of recent developments in information technology that create both new opportunities as well as pose threats. You will be researching into one such recent development in the form of Automated Learning, also known as Machine Learning. At the end of this course work, we expect you to be able to evaluate and assess both the advantages and disadvantages associated with technological innovation and its management Read the following article(in the file I uploaded) and then answer the questions Questions to be answered: 1. Scott, Duncan and Siren introduce the model of building an innovation engine in the article mentioned above. 2. How does this model compare with Rick Eager’s innovation management concept? (750 words) 3. In the penultimate paragraph of the article, the authors put forward three pieces of advice. Critically evaluate the points and take a stand on each of them. (750 words approx) .Please use the file as a guide. Everything you need for will be available inside in it. You can use as many references as you want.

2,500 words (+/-10%) Apply two theoretical frameworks explored in this unit (environmental economics, ecological economics, eco-Marxism, eco-feminism) Analyse the nature and causes of, and solutions to, an environmental challenge linked to one of the following topics: Private and public transport Fishing and oceans Water management Agriculture and food Peak oil and resource depletion Consumption and waste Phasing out fossil fuels Ecosystem services and biodiversity

: Project Schedule, Budget, and Resources: Develop a realistic project schedule taking in account non-workdays and holidays and a realistic baseline budget. Conduct research and use selected industry salaries, wages, and costs, etc. Include realistic required resources, which are tied to the salaries, wages, and costs. Identify and include both management and contingency reserves. Create the schedule and budget in MS Project Professional 2016 and transfer to the MS Word document. The MS Project file will be turned in with the MS Word document. In two to five paragraphs, explain how you determined the resources and costs, provide an overview of your overall baseline budget, and identify your critical path. Additionally, provide the rationale for your management and contingency reserves. Please note: You may use the Project Budget Template (Timephased).xlsx spreadsheet to assist in creating your budget, but all costs must be placed in MS Project (SLOs 2.2.5 2.2.9). Text: Kloppenborg, T. J. (2019). Contemporary project management (4th Ed.). Cengage Learning: Stamford, CT: E-Book: ISBN-13: 9781337678667, Bound Book: ISBN-13: 9781337406451. Text: Project Management Institute (PMI) (2017). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK Guide) (6th Ed.). Newtown Square, PA: Author. ISBN: 978-1-62825-184-5.
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Students will select a company with some type of management problem to focus their paper on. The paper will be 7-8 pages in length and must include proper citations. APA style is required. Research Paper Outline (Introduction) A very brief overview of the industry (one paragraph at most a short summary) and a basic Introduction/history of the company (one paragraph at most a short summary) that you are researching, Introduce the main themes of the paper and the approach that you are taking. Practice a persuasive tone. Hook your reader. What questions do you attempt to answer in your research? Introduce a thesis statement or question. Company issue Describe and define the problem facing the company. This should relate to the thesis statement or question that you proposed in the introduction What is the current situation? What led up to this problem? First, that would be Marketing, not Management. Second, that is not the problem, that is the result. They might be losing sales for some Management issue, such as poor leadership. If so, then Leadership is the Core issue, not the sales. DO NOT make this a Marketing paper. If you focus on Marketing topics, then you will get an extremely poor grade. SWOT Analysis The SWOT analysis should represent the current situation of the company related to the problem at hand the research question and thesis statement. For example, if your company issues is leadership, then the SWOT analysis will be the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats with regards to their leadership. It should NOT be a general overall company SWOT. Additionally, this is YOUR analysis, not one the company or someone else has already done. Use citations to support any information used in our analysis. Subheadings or bullet points can be used to separate points as long as you dont lose the integrity of the paper. Strengths What internal resources are in existence that can strengthen this company related to the problem at hand? Weaknesses What challenges will have to be overcome in resolving the issue? Opportunities What opportunities are present that will create success? Threats What threats (external) will hinder your efforts? Explanation of these points may be necessary to let the reader know how they relate to the issue at hand. Literature Review The literature review will discuss what academic literature has to say about the problem your company is dealing with. For example, if your company has issues with leadership, you might discuss the different types of leadership that literature identifies. What they are, what causes them, what are the positive and/or negative consequences of them, etc. This section should have at least 4-5 academic journal references. You should frame this literature discussion in such a way that it will relate to the discussion section below. This section and the discussion section should be the majority of the paper. Discussion Begin the discussion by restating or emphasizing your original research question or thesis statement. Discuss various alternative solutions to the issue, the probable impact, both positive and negative, of each one and back up your arguments with literature. Conclusion In conclusion, summarize the most important findings and your stated analytical opinion. Did the company do something to fix it, and did it work, why or why not? What should the company do and why (which alternative solution of yours should they implement?) Last final thoughts *A Note on Citations: In general, for this type and length of paper, you should have at least 8 sources, and on average 12 sources of information. These sources do not only represent quotations but also general ideas and information that has shaped your writing. Research Paper Rubric Introduction (15)- Provides an overview of the main themes in the paper. Introduces the company and the direction taken with the research. Identifies focal issues addressed in the paper. SWOT Analysis (20)-Format of the SWOT analysis is correct. Analysis and evaluation of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats are accurate. An analysis is NOT a general company SWOT but is related to the company issue that was researched. There is an identifiable distinction between internal and external variables as they pertain to the analysis. Literature Review (20)- Company Issue(s) identifies issue facing the company. Discusses the applicable situation/context. Discusses what academic literature has to say about the issues. Uses a minimum of 4-5 academic journal references. Discussion (20)- Various alternatives to solve issue are proposed. Arguments for each alternative are supported up by relevant academic literature. Discusses ramifications if the issue is solved/not solved. Analysis of the research is persuasive, shows command of the topics discussed and is unique to the writer. Conclusion (15)- Final statement summarizes research findings and analysis concisely and clearly. A final recommendation is proposed and supported. Supporting facts emphasize the main theme of the paper. Writing Mechanics and Proper Use of APA. Formatting Guidelines (10)- APA format is followed. Citations are appropriate and included after direct quotes and supporting information. Links to Course Readings and Additional Research are accurately identified. Citations/reference page is included and formatted correctly.The paper is grammatically sound and mechanical errors are minimal.
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State your choice of idea on what could be a great addition for the health care system future reform. Focus on financial operating changes that would improve efficiency.

Provide an explanation why healthcare needs to improved transparency to the public. Conclusion ** Include five research/references to support your position

Your review should have two goals: first, to inform the reader about the content of the book, and second, to provide an evaluation that gives your judgment of the books quality.Your introduction should include an overview of the book that both incorporate an encapsulated summary and a sense of your general judgment. This is the equivalent to a thesis statement.Do NOT spend more than one-third or so of the paper summarizing the book. The summary should consist of a discussion and highlights of the major arguments, features, trends, concepts, themes, ideas, and characteristics of the book. While you may use direct quotes from the book (make sure you always give the page number), such quotes should never be the bulk of the summary. Much of your grade will depend on how well you describe and explain the material IN YOUR OWN WORDS. You might want to take the major organizing themes of the book and use them to organize your own discussion. This does NOT mean, however, that I want a chapter-by-chapter summary. Your goal is a unified essay.So what do I want, if not just a summary? Throughout your summary, I want you to provide a critique of the book. (Hence the title: A Critical Book Review.) A critique consists of thoughts, responses, and reactions. It is not necessarily negative. Nor do you need to know as much about the subject as the author (because you hardly ever will). The skills you need are an ability to follow an argument and test a hypothesis. Regardless of how negative or positive your critique is, you need to be able to justify and support your position.Here are a number of questions that you can address as part of your critique. You need not answer them all, but questions one and two are essential to any book review, so those must be included. And these are ABSOLUTELY NOT to be answered one after another (seriatim). Dont have one paragraph that answers one, and then the next paragraph that answers the next, etc. The answers should be part of a carefully constructed essay, complete with topic sentences and transitions.1. What is your overall opinion of the book? On what basis has this opinion been formulated? That is, tell the reader what you think and how you arrived at this judgment. What did you expect to learn when you picked up the book? To what extent and how effectively were your expectations met? Did you nod in agreement (or off to sleep)? Did you wish you could talk back to the author? Amplify upon and explain your reactions.2. Identify the authors thesis and explain it in your own words. How clearly and in what context is it stated and, subsequently, developed? To what extent and how effectively (i.e., with what kind of evidence) is this thesis proven? Use examples to amplify your responses. If arguments or perspectives were missing, why do you think this might be?3. What are the authors aims? How well have they been achieved, especially with regard to the way the book is organized? Are these aims supported or justified? (You might look back at the introduction to the book for help). How closely does the organization follow the authors aims?4. How are the authors main points presented, explained, and supported? What assumptions lie behind these points? 5. How effectively does the author draw claims from the material being presented? Are connections between the claims and evidence made clearly and logically? Here you should definitely use examples to support your evaluation.6. What conclusions does the author reach and how clearly are they stated? Do these conclusions follow from the thesis and aims and from the ways in which they were developed? In other words, how effectively does the book come together?7. Identify the assumptions made by the author in both the approach to and the writing of the book. For example, what prior knowledge does the author expect readers to possess? How effectively are those assumptions worked into the overall presentation? What assumptions do you think should not have been made? Why?8. Are you able to detect any underlying philosophy of history held by the author (e.g., progress, decline, cyclical, linear, and random)? If so, how does this philosophy affect the presentation of the argument?9. How does the author see history as being motivated: primarily by the forces of individuals, economics, politics, social factors, nationalism, class, race, gender, something else? What kind of impact does this view of historical motivation have upon the way in which the author develops the book?10. Does the authors presentation seem fair and accurate? Is the interpretation biased? Can you detect any distortion, exaggeration, or diminishing of material? If so, for what purpose might this have been done, and what effect does hit have on the overall presentation?These questions are derived from Robert Blackey, “Words to the Whys: Crafting Critical Book Reviews,” The History Teacher, 27.2 (Feb. 1994): 159-66.S. Zabin, 2-6-03

Book: A Primer on Corporate Governance, 2nd Ed. by De Kluyver, Cornelis A.Introduction
o Identify what your review intends to do
o Include the author & title again
o Include a very brief overview of the article, its purpose, & your
reaction/evaluation
Background Information
o Place the article in context and discuss the criteria for judging the
article/book
Summary

Evaluation
o Your evaluation, consider the following
How well the article/book achieves its goal
What is the central lesson of the article/book
What are the article/books strengths and shortcomings
What personal experiences have you related to the subject
Conclusion
o Provide a final overview
o Suggested recommendations for further research
o Why this study matters