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  • “International Business Project: Topic Proposal and Company Background”

    Instructions
    Getting Started For the Module 1 assignment, complete your Topic Proposal and the Company Background for the IBP (outlined under “Proposal”) which includes the first aspect of your report. Note: Topics must deal with international business issues. Issues of political, military, cultural, and other nature are only acceptable if there is a direct and evident global business implication clearly explained in the paper. Papers lacking such connection will receive a reduced score. Proposal Develop the first segment of your final IBP report. Make sure to include a cover page and address the company background within the body of your report using the outline provided. Cover Page Course No/Title
    Name of the Professor and Course Term/Month
    Team Number and Designated Team Leader
    Team member names, NU ID numbers
    Name of the Assigned Foreign Nation
    Body of the Report: Company Background Write 2 to 3 pages in which you include the following: Research and select a country to do business in outside of the U.S.
    Select a service, product, or idea
    Create a team company name and logo and describe the meaning behind each of the following selections:
    Name
    Logo
    Mission
    Structure
    Format your report using APA guidelines. Additional Support The IBP report and presentation submission must be of professional quality and adhere to the following guidelines: Team size:  To be decided depending on class size
    Word-processed in MS Word®™ (no other software)
    Professional cover page
    Double spaced
    1 inch margin on all sides; Left justified
    Times New Roman font 12 for content text and 15 for headings and subheadings in boldface
    Page number at the bottom of the page
    Report – 15 or more pages excluding title and reference pages (no max. limit)
    APA guidelines for the references, citations, and the report
    MS PowerPoint®™ (for presentation) (no other software)
    At least 15 PowerPoint slides
    All copyrighted material should cite the original source

  • “Intake Assessment for Drug Addiction: Steps for a New Client with Cocaine Use Disorder”

    Jamie is a new client coming in for an assessment for drug addiction. She shares that her drug of choice is cocaine and that she has been using for 4 years. List the first steps in starting her intake assessment.

  • Title: “Optimizing Machine Maintenance: Calculating MTBF and Maintenance Costs for a Production Line”

    As you have learned from your reading, knowing when a part or system will fail is important for a company. Mean time between failures (MTBF) is the expected time between failures of a part, process, or system and is a common matrix for a firm to use to understand how often a failure will occur.
    Assume that you are the manager of a production line and are responsible for keeping the machines running 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. When a machine breaks, it must be repaired and put back onto operation as soon as possible. The problem is that your machines are always breaking down, and you really do not have a good understanding of how often a machine breaks down.
    Hint: For this assignment, you will NOT be using the OM software but should use Excel to work the problem.
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    Step 1: Calculate the MTBF
    You decide to run a test to determine the mean time between failures. During the test, you start with 75 operational machines on your production line producing widgets. You record breakdowns during a 120-hour observation period in which three of the machines broke down. One at 40 hours into the test, one at 50 hours into the test, and the 3rd failure comes at 90 hours.
    Use Excel and the data you collected to calculate the MTBF of your machines. Analyze your results and place them on the spreadsheet.
    Continue to Step 2: Calculate the Expected Breakdown Maintenance Costs . . . 
    Step 2: Calculate the Expected Breakdown Maintenance Costs
    After collecting and analyzing the MTBF data, you were surprised at how often your machines really broke down. At your last company, you remember that they had a service firm that would come in and perform preventive maintenance (PM) on your machines and you wonder if this would be an option to reduce breakdowns. However, before you go to your boss to pitch the idea, you want to see if using an outside PM firm would reduce your cost.
    So you do some research on the cost and run another study on the number of breakdowns of your machines.
    Over the last 12 months, the machines have broken down at the rate indicated in the following table:
    Number of Breakdowns Number of Months that Breakdowns Occurred
    0 1
    1 7
    2 4
    3 1
    You also do some research on breakdown cost and find that the average cost of a breakdown to your firm is $350. You find a service firm and request a price quote from them. The PM service firm costs $200 per month, but they tell you that you can still expect on average of 2 breakdowns per month even with the PM service.
    Use Excel and the data to calculate the expected breakdown maintenance cost versus hiring the PM firm to service your machines.
    Analyze your results and indicate which of the options you will recommend to your boss – hire the firm or continue dealing with the breakdowns at the current rate?

  • Exploring the American Dream in “America” by Claude McKay and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    There are three separate parts to this assignment.
    Question 1 : I will attach a copy the poem “America” by Claude McKay below. The question is also referring to The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald.
    Question 2 : This question is also referring to The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald. Choose whatever topic is easiest.
    Question 3 : You will also be writing this question about the poem , “America” by Claude McKay

  • “Exploring the Paradox of Human Difference: Navigating Biological Similarity and Cultural Diversity”

    Biological vs. cultural/social conceptions of difference: if biologically we are 99.999999999% the same, how do we understand cultural and social conceptions of human difference? How to you weigh the biological/genetic limits of human difference with the ways in which human societies use them for positive (e.g. empowerment of particular communities, pride in being Black, Black Love, etc, for example) and negative (racial/ethnic supremacy and hate) ends?

  • Exploring Latin American Women Writers: A Comparative Analysis of Gabriela Weiner, Cristina Peri Rossi, and Nancy Morejón

    Length: 6-8 pages long (1500-2000 words, excluding bibliography, in MLA Style)
    Submitted in .doc or .docx format/ double spaced/ Times New Roman or Arial 12
    Compare the work of three writers, two seen in class and the one you chose for your oral presentation.  
    The three writers to be compared are: Gabriela Weiner (Peruvian writer) as well as Cristina Peri 
    Rossi (Uruguayan novelist and poet, and finally Nancy Morejón (Cuban pet and critic)

  • Title: Exploring Beliefs about Flipped Classrooms in Education Beliefs about Flipped Classrooms: 1. Flipped classrooms can increase student engagement and motivation. 2. Flipped classrooms allow for a more personalized and differentiated learning experience.

    Select an educational topic that interests you, such as technology in the classroom, flipped classrooms, charter schools, student engagement, socialization, etc. (the topic you are planning to research is recommended). Think through your beliefs about this phenomenon or issue and create a list of your conclusions, assumptions, understandings, or expectations about the topic. Using your text, practitioner journal, and/or peer-reviewed journal, locate support for at least four of the beliefs you listed. Fully explain at least four of your beliefs and offer how they are supported in the literature.

  • “The Developmental Challenges and Impact of Societal Attitudes on Transgender Adolescents: A Sociopsychological Analysis Using Erikson’s Theory”


    What do you think are some of the
    developmental challenges that a transgender child faces as they enter adolescence? In your answer, include examples from the documentary. Analyze the impact of societal attitudes and norms on the identity development of transgender adolescents, using Erikson’s theory as a framework. How do stigma, discrimination, and lack of social support influence the resolution of identity versus role confusion?****Examine the role of ego identity and identity diffusion in the experiences of transgender adolescents. How do transgender youth navigate the process of integrating their gender identity into a cohesive sense of self, according to Erikson’s theory?Explore how Erikson’s theory applies to the experiences of transgender adolescents in the context of family dynamics. How do familial acceptance, rejection, or ambivalence impact the resolution of identity versus role confusion during adolescence?**

  • “Finding Solutions: A Culminating Argument for Addressing Complex Issues”

    The culminating argument paper is a restructuring of the first two papers (will be provided) with the addition of an abstract, introduction, and conclusion. This paper should include a newly composed introductory section and a new final conclusion section that presents your discussion of (and argument for) the solution. Your argument, or rationale, for the solution that you propose is the focus of this paper. Your paper must: Be 15–20 pages in length Title page (1 page) Introduction (1–2 pages) Reworked informative papers (10–15 pages) Conclusion (1–2 pages) References (1–2 pages) Reference 12–15 scholarly, peer-reviewed resources (compiled by combining all of the references from your Perspective of Inquiry papers and any additional resources you use in this final paper.) Follow all APA Style guidelines. ****** MUST FOLLOW THIS CRITERIA: 1) Content: Demonstrates original thought and critical thinking skills. Presents a clear, focused central argument and supports it effectively with concrete details, examples, and sound logic. Ideas are skillfully paraphrased and direct quotations are minimal and well-chosen. 2) Application: Assignment shows strong, insightful evidence of the synthesis and application of the ideas and concepts. 3) Writing Mechanics: The writing demonstrates sophisticated clarity and conciseness and is extremely well organized. Punctuation, spelling, and capitalization are all correct with minimal to no errors. 4) Sources and APA Formatting: Uses APA Style accurately and consistently to cite sources without errors. Meets length and formatting requirements of the assignment. The required number of relevant audience-appropriate sources have been expertly cited and integrated into the content to support ideas.