Author: chris

Pick a topic for your mind map from the list of topics below.
Expectations are that the map will have a minimum of:
• 30 child nodes (content)
• 5 hyperlinks
• 5 notes
• Some structure: color, font variations, clouds, etc (see the scoring method below)
Suggested Topics:
• Cloud computing
• Outsourcing MIS
• Server Virtualization
• Client Virtualization
• RSS Feeds
• Security
• Encryption
• Social Networking (Blogs, Forums, Communities of Practice)
• Simulation
• Search engines
• Robotics
• Data Mining
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• Knowledge management
• Decision Support Systems (DSS)
• Virtual communities
• Nanotechnology
• Sensor technology & networks
• Open source software
• Peer to Peer networks
• Communication technologies
• Sustainability (environmental efforts related to MIS)
• Agile programming methodology vs. Waterfall methodology
• Semantic web
• Quantum computing
• Worms & Trojan Horses
• MIS workplace productivity improvements (Economics)
• MIS labor market analysis
• Technology acceptance models (TAM, UTAUT, etc.)
• HCI (Human Computer Interface)
• CMMI, COBIT, ITIL

John is 32, lives in the city and works as a salesman. He loves going out and exploring new restaurants with his friends and romantic interests. Often he’ll order a beer that comes from the country where’s he’s eating- e.g Mexican- Tecate, Italian- Peroni- and for Indian Kingfisher.

 

Here’s the problem, when it comes to what John drinks at home, he’s a Heineken or Stella guy. We want him to make Kingfisher part of his consideration set.

 

Proposition:

Have John reconsider Kingfisher as a beer of choice for home. By choosing this brand, he’s being different- unlike all the other young-urban-professionals he knows. With this beer, he’s willing to be bold

Resources: Riordan Virtual Organization and Environmental Scan Paper

Use the Riordan Virtual Organization and research from last week’s Environmental Scan Paper for this assignment.

• Decide which competitive advantages Riordan has in common with the companies researched last week, and estimate which competitive strategies Riordan could use to improve innovation and sustainability of business operations both in the United States and in the global market.
• Explain why you chose these competitive strategies and estimate how they might affect sustainability of long-term organizational performance.
• Explain how the global market would affect the business strategy of Riordan.

Summarize your findings in a 700- to 1,050-word paper.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines

Find additional scholarly sources to help answer the following questions.

a. Identify the radionuclide or energy source you have chosen. If ionizing, what kind of radioactive energy does the material emit (alpha, beta, or gamma)? If non-ionizing, identify the appropriate frequency or wavelength range for that item.

b. Identify where you might find this hazard either in industry or use in commercial products.

c. Identify an occupation where someone might be overexposed to this hazard.

d. Identify specific protective measures that can/should be taken to prevent overexposure to this hazard (don’t just say ‘time, distance, and shielding – be specific)

e. Identify a method to monitor exposure to this hazard.

f. Identify occupational exposure limits for this hazard and the agency or organization which established them.

3. Write up your report in APA current edition format. Table of contents and abstract are not needed. Title page and reference page are required. Your paper should be at least 3 pages double-spaced, not including title page and reference page.

4. OSHA has limited regulatory requirements for ionizing and non-ionizing exposures. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Why? If you believe they should have more regulations, what should they regulate and why?

You have been asked to develop a brief presentation about how the creative process can help solve a business problem for a client of yours.

•           Research and select a company that has faced recent challenges in its business.
  •           Choose any company, or select one from this list.
  •           This company is now your client.
•           Create a presentation for your client that includes the following:
  •           Slide 1: Briefly describe the company and its product or service.
  •           Slide 2–3: State and analyze the business problem.
  •           Slide 3–4: Determine what creative approach will help solve the problem.
  •           Slide 4–5: Define the steps in the creative process you selected and customize them for the selected company and business problem.
  •           Slide 5–6: Explain how the solution will help solve your company’s business problem, and why.
  •           Slide 6–7: Analyze the projected outcome of the solution and how it will help the company be successful moving forward with a new image, new product, or successful business venture.
  •           Slide 7–8: Write a conclusion summarizing your final findings.
  •        Slide 8–9: Add reference slides, cited in proper APA form

You are a crime scene investigator on a homicide, and you find that you have several types of evidence that must be photographed, logged, and recovered from that scene. More specifically, there is drying blood on the floor that needs to be collected, a handgun and several shell casing near the victim, and several hairs that are still in the hand of your deceased victim. For this assignment, you are to do the following:

• Explain how you would recover dried blood, a handgun, shell casings, and hairs that are at the crime scene.
• What tools you would use to recover the evidence?
• How would you package the evidence for safekeeping and transportation?
• What types of tests could be performed on this evidence at the crime lab?
• Provide APA citation and references for your material.

Explain both sides of argument, with some research.

 

HR Performance Issues and Motivation The relationship between the organization and its members can be greatly influenced by what motivates individuals to work. The style of leadership, job design, resources on the job, and environment can all have a significant effect on the satisfaction of employees and their performance. Performance is also influenced by individual motivations (e.g., social, recognition, financial reward, personal growth and development, and/or intrinsic satisfaction) and can equally impact the organization. There are many theories that attempt to explain the nature of motivation. Write a four- to five-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages) evaluating the relationship between motivation, job satisfaction, and work performance. Be sure to address the following:

1. Describe a performance issue which resulted from a motivational problem (what, why, who).
2. Use a content theory of motivation (e.g., Maslow, Alderfer, Herzberg, or McClelland) or a process theory (i.e., Adams, Locke, or Heider and Kelley) to explain how the issue creates a performance problem for the organization.
3. Use the theory of motivation you selected to describe an intervention/action to change the motivation/behavior and correct the performance problem.

Your paper must use a minimum of three scholarly sources.

read: Bardach’s “Eight-fold Path Part III” . Analysis of Bardach’s Eight-fold Path by 11 PM on September 12th. produce a one-to-two page (250-500 words) journal of their observations and reflections on the readings. Students should suggest what two or three ideas were of interest and why they found them of interest. Please include the following:

• How do the concepts or themes that you choose to highlight link to the broader course themes?
• Why are they important?
• How do they apply to real world problems (using personal experiences provide some practical application)?

After writing your journal entry, you should develop/state two thought provoking questions related to the week’s readings for presentation to the class through the discussion board. These questions should be thoughtfully related to the readings, not general or obvious.