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Define and explain the educational trend you chose as it currently exists. Include the demographic or target groups that are impacted by this trend, and to what extent diversity is addressed or is not addressed in this trend.
Predict what you foresee happening in the next 5, 10, or 20 years with this educational trend. Will diversity and diversity consciousness be important to the group of people involved in this educational trend?
Describe at least two challenges for addressing diversity in the context of this educational trend.

The American population is changing and these changes will impact the marketing strategies of all companies.

Using the readings for this module, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, complete the following:

Describe how household patterns in the United States are anticipated to change over the next few years.
Examine the impact of such changes on the demand for different goods.

Next, consider the organization that you work in or an organization you have worked in before. Identify how the changing demographics will impact your organization and what they can do to successfully manage these changes.

The PMMM Helps Bring Success to SAP and Petrotrin

Review the Jedd article from your assigned readings and write a 2 to 4 page (not including title and reference pages), APA style paper. Use contextual (Level One) headings to organize your paper and your thoughts.

In your paper, discuss the following:

How has PMMM brought success to both SAP and Petrotrin’s overall enterprise? Use current financial, operational, and strategic news to support the article details for either SAP or Petrotrin to describe their recent results.
Are the organizations continuing to improve their project management maturity levels?
Do you believe their focus on Project Management has made them successful? Validate your beliefs.

Resources: University Library, Electronic Reserve Readings, the Internet, or other resources to conduct research

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you explain the role of the brain in cognitive functions. As a part of your explanation, describe what Phineas Gage’s accident revealed about how brain areas support cognitive function.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Write a paper in which you:

Identify and discuss the tasks associated with the close-out of procurement contracts.
Discuss the termination of contractual relationships and settlement of seller claims.
Explain how to determine if all requirements of a procurement contract have been fulfilled by the buyer and the seller.
Present a flowchart showing how to properly close-out a contract.
Discuss how invoices that have not been submitted by vendors or that have been submitted by vendors but not yet paid should be handled.
Identify any three of the questions listed in the “procurement management conformance” (Westland, 2007) checklist found on page 213 of the book “Project Management Life Cycle: A Complete Step-by-Step Methodology for Initiating, Planning, Executing and Closing a Project Successfully” (2007) and reflect on the importance of asking these questions when closing procurement contracts and completing the project.

Write a 350- to 700-word paper that addresses the following topics:

Describe the Five Great Relationships.
Explain how the Ideal Person is to act.
Summarize is the role of Confucianism in Chinese culture and society today.

Resource: The Importance of Accountability Paper Grading Criteria

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that addresses the following:

Why is accountability important in the health care industry?
How is an employee’s accountability measured in the health care industry?
How does accountability apply to ethical considerations in leadership and management?
What does a checks-and-balances process look like in a successful organization?
How does accountability affect an organization’s working culture?
How can you maintain a positive working culture and avoid a working culture of blame?

Assignment 3: Dropbox—Legal Issues in Hiring New Employees

Based on the scenario, your readings, and research, complete the following:

Prepare a new hire policy and procedure that addresses the legal aspects of hiring employees. The policy should include the following legal aspects:
Recruitment and selection
New Hire Processing — required information and documents (personnel file)
Employee classification based on FLSA
File storage and retention
Any other information you think is relevant and necessary

Economics

Explore how a firm determines the optimal scale of a plant for a given rate of output and why this determination relates to longer-run strategies versus current operations. Also, discuss the differences between economies of scale and economies of scope and how firms can benefit from each.

Then, provide a specific company example of economics of scale or economics of scope and how it affects production and cost or how technology affects the inputs and costs. Conduct research and use specific examples.

Assignment 1: Discussion Question

Valuation of a firm’s financial assets is said to be based on what is expected in the future, in terms of the future performance of the firm, the industry, and the economy. What types of value would you consider when assigning “value” to a firm’s stock or bond? What is the significance of each of the different types of value in the valuation process? Use examples to support your response.

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