Author: chris

Address the following in 750–1,000 words:

• Identify the type of public organization for which you work, as well as what types of services, goods, or activities the organization provides to the public. Identify the size and scope of the organization.
• Construct a budget using Excel that will provide a breakdown of the various organizational budget items.
  • Copy and paste the Excel spreadsheet of your budget into a Word document.
• Is the budget made available to the public for review?
  • If yes, explain how in detail.
  • If no, explain in detail why it is not.
• Are there any types of provisions in place regarding the budget being made available for public view? Identify and explain.

Locate and read the case starting on page 253 in your textbook entitled “Flying the Competitive Skies: U.S. Airline Industry,” and respond to the following questions:  How do economic issues, politics, and social factors affect the airline industry?  What is the financial position of the companies in the airline industry including the impact on airline suppliers (lessors), manufacturers, and unions?  Describe the importance of the airline industry to the travel industry and economic development.  What is the power of the buyer and supplier in the airline industry? Your response should be a minimum of two pages in length. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations, and be cited per APA guidelines.

Write a 1,250- to 1,500-word paper on the innovation planning and design process addressed in Week Two. Include the following in your paper:

•   Analyze the internal and external factors related to designing innovation strategies. Describe how they relate to one another and to the overall innovation process.

•   Describe the factors involved in innovation systems design. Explain the importance of innovation systems.

•   Describe the steps involved in the innovation planning process.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines and incorporate at least four scholarly references in addition to your texts

In this final assignment, you will design a total rewards program on USAA (United Services Automobile Association)

Before creating the final projected total rewards program, you will have conducted a research project in which you have obtained thorough and detailed information about organizational goals, objectives, and challenges. In addition, you will have obtained information about the current monetary and non-monetary rewards and work environment of the organization and the challenges or changes (such as expansions, downsizing, changes of services or products) the organization anticipates. You will have also designed metrics to evaluate the total rewards program.

In the final paper, you will provide the research findings in a report of at least 10 pages plus a title page, reference page, and appendix documents including implementation timeline and metrics. Provide at least eight sources (in APA format) in a reference list and respective in-text citations. Please be sure to use topic headings and include the following:

1. Provide a Title Pagein Academic Format
2. Give theIntroduction and Purpose for the Paper
3. Summarize and describethe organization, including its capabilities, key goals, objectives, challenges, values, and core competencies required for success.
4.  Demonstrate your knowledge of the total rewards model by describingthe current total rewards philosophy of the organization and its three categories of offerings.
5. Identify and describethe segmentation of the workforce (drawing up our study of how to differentiate employee groups depending on their drivers, such as flexible schedules, growth potential, desire for demonstrating individual expertise or team success, low obligation and easy income, or high obligation and high income).
6. Describefurther the current requisite capabilities of the organization and the competencies (knowledge, skills, and abilities) of the employees and, in your opinion, an analysis of whether the current needs will change given the issues faced by the organization.
7. Recommend changes to the total rewards program, along with specific plans, including plans for communicating the changes and metrics that should be used by the organization to evaluate the success of the new program.
8. Present the justification for your recommendations.
9. Assess and discussthe risks of not implementing the program and the opportunities the program will give the organization.
10. Provideyour metrics for evaluating the total rewards program and share why you chose the ones you did.
11. Present a general explanation for the timeline for implementation in the paper AND as an appendix to the paper (submitted as a separate assignment). You may refer to the implementation task list and timeline in the paper and share that it is in the appendix but submitted as a separate assignment.
12. Describe your conclusions and a summary of knowledge gainedabout total rewards through the activity.
13. Reference Page (with at least eight scholarly sources)

Timeline for Implementation (6%)

To supplement the final paper, you will develop an action plan for implementing the recommendations for the total rewards program. You are encouraged to use a Gantt chart or Pert or similar graphic to display a timeline and the interdependence or sequence of the activities.

Be sure to include how you will collect the data for each metric and how you will set the targeted goal for each metric.

A good action plan contains

• specific and quantifiable steps
• the order in which those steps are to be taken
• the individuals responsible for each step
• the individuals responsible for overall segments as applicable
• the required resources for each step; and
• the funding sources as applicable

The timeline adds to the presentation/paper and aids in the identification of success measures and issues/problems encountered and overcome.

Write a ten pages paper on Ethics and Nanotechnology. You must utilize at least five credible sources. Credible outside sources are acceptable. Include a complete bibliography. You will be graded on content and clarity

Project managers often use Earned Value Management (EVM) if they want to compare the status of their projects to their project plans. Using the same project from Assignment 3, develop a project scenario to explain the amount of work that you have completed with the funds allotted.

This assignment consists of two (2) sections:

• An MS Project exercise
• An EVM paper

You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment for which it is written. Additionally, you may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

Section 1: MS Project Exercise

Assume that your project is using more resources (e.g., time, money, and / or other non-labor resources, etc.) than anticipated through 50% of the project duration.

1. Update the project schedule to reflect related resource changes.

2. Produce a series of EVM reports from MS project that illustrates your project’s performance. Note: Your reports should focus on the cost and schedule performance of the project.

Section 2: EVM Paper

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

3. Summarize the recourse changes of your project, and discuss the performance results of your project.

4. Determine one (1) performance measurement baseline for your MS Project. Justify your response.

5. Apply earned value analysis (EVA) in order to forecast future cost issues. Justify your response.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Question: Briefly (one page) explain, in your own words, either Rawls’ or Nozick’s belief about what a fair and just distribution of wealth and basic goods would like. Then, use the ideas of either Sen, Held, or Marion Young to criticize the theory of distributive justice that you have explained (2 pages)

whale rider movie

1. In your opinion, was Koro’s treatment of Pai ethical? Why? Why not? Remember that they lived in a culture different than that of the United States.

2. Was the grandfather’s treatment of his eldest son “fair”? Why? Why not?

3. Traditionally (as presented in the film), what is the importance of the “taiaha”?

4. Describe the relationship between Pai and Hemi.

5. What is the movie’s theme, and how does it relate to similar (the same) issues facing countries and cultures throughout the modern world?

In a one- to two-page paper (250-500 words), discuss whether or not there are cost benefits to cloud computing using specific examples. Be sure to include at least three reference sources.

APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources are to be followed.

What Format or Layout Should My Paper Have?

The paper must have a cover page and a reference page (MLA format). Paper must be at least 6 pages in length (at least 4 pages of content) and be typed in 12-point Calibri, Cambria, Garamond, or Times New Roman font, double-spaced. Do not use Courier or Courier New font! Margins must be 1-inch on top, bottom and sides. (Double check your margin settings under the Layout tab in Word.) Do not add an extra space between paragraphs. Indent the first line of each paragraph a half inch from the left margin (use the Tab key). Cover page should have a title listed about 1/3 of the page down, centered. Put your full name 3 lines below the title, and write the class name, instructor name, and the date near the bottom. Write the title again on the first line of the next page, before your first paragraph.

How Do I Format My References in MLA Format?

·      In the text of your paper, write the source of your information in parentheses. (Author page #) or (Website Name) or (Article name). You must indicate where your information is from even if you paraphrase and do not use direct quotes.

·      Put the Works Cites page on its own separate page at the end. Label it as “Works Cited” in regular, non-italicized font at the top of the page in the center.

·      Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries.

·      Indent the second and subsequent lines of citations by 0.5 inches to create a hanging indent.

·      Capitalize each word in the titles of articles, books, etc., but do not capitalize articles (the, an), prepositions, or conjunctions unless one is the first word of the title or subtitle: Gone with the Wind, The Art of War

·      Use italics (NOT underlining) for titles of larger works (books, magazines) and quotation marks for titles of shorter works (articles, webpage article titles)

·      List each entry alphabetically by the author’s last name. Author names are written last name first; middle names or middle initials follow the first name: Horejs, Michelle B.

o   Alphabetize works with no known author by their title; you can use a shortened version of the title in the parenthetical citations in your paper.

·      For Web Publications: You do not have to include the URL/ webpage address in your citation. List the date that you accessed the website. Examples:

Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). “Title of Specific Page on Site.” Name of Entire Site. Name of Institution/Organization Affiliated with the Site (Sponsor or Publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication (Web). Date of access (day Month Year).

“Smoking and Tobacco Use in America.” Cdc.gov. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1999. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.

Plagiarism

Make sure to cite any ideas or words that are not your own. If you do not do this, it is considered plagiarism. For example, if you state a fact in your own words about a health issue, cite where that fact is from. If you use quotes, cite where that quote is from. Do NOT copy and paste from articles or websites. Put the ideas into your own words. See more at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmab92ghG0M