Archive for August 9th, 2020

Any topic (writer’s choice)

INNOVATION MANAGEMENT

Part1:
Place yourself in the role of an innovation manager in a selected company and describe the specific strategic issues that the company has been facing (for example, sales drop, hard competition, ). You have to select a known company from one of the following sectors (television and movie streaming services like Netflix, telecommunications and networking sector like Ericsson, video game industry like Electronic Arts, retailing sector like a specific department store, luxury goods sector like Louis Vuitton, automotive industry like Seat, consultancy services like KPMG, pharmaceutical industry like Pfizer, travel and leisure sector like eDreams, 3D printing industry like HP, e-commerce industry like Amazon and information technology and digitalization services like PTC)

Part2:
Propose and develop an innovation strategy to address the strategical issues identified. The innovative strategy should cover the following:

a.    Analyse its external competitive environment and identify the key factors that this organization have to manage to achieve success in innovation
b.    Assess its internal capabilities and constraints in terms of innovation
c.    Identify the most relevant dimensions to innovate within this company
d.    Propose different forms of intellectual property that this firm can implement and manage and assess their effectiveness in the innovation strategy of your firm.
e.    Identify and specify the main elements included in the knowledge base of your firm

Your analysis should be through and include concepts, theories and methodologies studied in class

Expected table of contents:
1) Introduction and background of the firm
2) The strategic issues that the company is facing
3) Firms external competitive environment and the external key factors of innovation
4) Firms internal key factors of innovation
5) The innovation dimensions of this firm
6) Proposed Intellectual Property forms of this firm
7) The knowledge base of this firm and its main elements
8) Final conclusions about the main aspects of the innovation strategy that this firm should develop to address the strategical issues identified
FORMALITIES:

Cover, Table of Contents, References and Appendix
Font: Arial 12,5 pts.
Text alignment: Justified.
The in-text References and the Bibliography have to be in Harvards citation style

American History Slavery and Racism, Harriet Jacob

Here is the prompt for the third paper which is due by Monday night, May 25:

Write a 3-4 page paper addressing  ONE of the following topics.  Please use 1-inch margins and  11 or 12 point font.  Be sure to give your paper a title.

1 – What does Harriet Jacobs narrative reveal about solidarity and tension among enslaved people? How does Jacobs regard plantation slaves? On what basis does she trust some enslaved people and not others. 

2 – Harriet Jacobs was an astute critic of slavery and racism.  Analyze her critique of racism by focusing not only on her  experience in North Carolina, but also (even more importantly) on her description of life in the North.

Reading: https://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/jacobs/jacobs.html

Culture & Socialization

Instructions:

Go through your notes on the lecture Culture & Socialization and Chapters 3 and 5 in the textbook.
Write a 2-3 page, double-spaced response that includes the following (instructions on submitting your response follow below):
Part 1 (1-2 paragraphs): Describe an experience you or a friend/relative had where socialization occurred. Identify the agent(s) of socialization involved in the experience.
Part 2 (2-3 paragraphs): Clearly identify whether the experience was an example of primary or secondary socialization. Explain how/why it was an example of one type of socialization (primary or secondary, taking into consideration the definition of the term), as opposed to the other.
Part 3 (2-3 paragraphs): Describe clearly and specifically what you or your friend/relative learned from the experience, in relation to whether it was a form of primary or secondary socialization. You must include in your description the following:
An example of non-material culture taught/learned in the experience. Explain how/why it is an example of non-material culture.
An example of a norm taught/learned in the experience. Explain how/why it is an example of a norm.
If the experience was one of primary socialization, explain how the above examples were appropriate to society overall, as opposed to a smaller subgroup.
If the experience was one of secondary socialization, explain how the above examples were appropriate to a smaller subgroup in society, as opposed to society overall. Identify what that smaller subgroup is.
While outside sources are not necessary for this assignment, if you do use any, you must include in your response ASA formatted in-text citations. Instructions on how to do so can be found in the ASA formatting link below. In addition, at the bottom of your response, include a citation for the source using ASA format. The link below is a guide for ASA formatting.
http://www.asanet.org/sites/default/files/savvy/documents/teaching/pdfs/Quick_Tips_for_ASA_Style.pdf (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
Proofread the entire paper at least once when you are finished. Be sure to correct all spelling, grammatical, punctuation, etc. errors before submitting. Excessive grammatical and punctuation errors will result in points deducted, while any and all spelling errors will reduce your overall score (because spell check).

social work in organisation

You are required to write short answer responses to 3 questions chosen from the list below.

Each question has equal weighting.

For each response you must include at least two peer-reviewed references that are drawn from Module 3 readings and your own independent research.

Include a title page at the beginning of the paper.

There is no need to provide an introduction or conclusion for this paper. Simply insert the question you are addressing and your response underneath, with one reference list at the end of the paper.

You may use first person voice, where relevant.

For all other formatting and presentation requirements, refer to the assessment format template on your subject site.

1. Describe and critically analyse the characteristics that distinguish Human Service Organisations (HSOs) from other organisations.  What are some of the related tensions for human service practice?

2.  Briefly describe a Human Service Organisation with which you are familiar (with anonymity). Identify and discuss how your chosen organisation is adapting, or not, to prevailing socio-environmental changes such as community and worker expectations, competitive tendering and changing technologies.

3.  You chair the board of your local Family Violence Service. The workers have presented a complaint that the CEO has adopted a managerialist approach that ignores the workers knowledge and skills, the nature of the work and the clients you serve. Propose and justify a different structure and leadership approach that you think would be more aligned with the service.

4.  You work in a multi-disciplinary mental health team that includes social workers, nurses and occupational therapists. The team is also diverse in age, gender, class and sexual orientation. You note that you are not getting along well as a team and the tensions are affecting performance and morale. Critically analyse some of the key issues that need to be looked into to understand the source of the conflict.

5.  Some Human Service Organisations have very defined organisational cultures.  How would you define organisational culture and the impact it has on the worker, service delivery and the client?

Midsummer Night

Read Midsummer Nights Dream play. As you read, answer this question after each Act.

After reading Act I answer the following question:
1) find a plot summary of P yramus and Thisbe, the play that Quince and his company are putting on for Theseus and Hippolya. Put the summary in your own words.
2)What problems might the company of actors encounter while trying to make this play happen? How might their personalities contribute to these problems?
3)Write a draft about your modern-language script based on what youve read in Act I

After reading Act II answer this following question: 1)What desires do each of the following characters have? What are they willing to do in order to get what they want?
Titania:
Oberon:
2) Describe Pucks character. Use as much detail as you can.
3) Look closely at the way that the fairies speak, and then look closely at the way the humans speak. What are the differences in their dialogues? What do those differences say about who they are?
a) HINT1:makesuretoreferbothtotheloversandthe actors when answering the part of this question regarding the humans.
b) HINT2:Thinkaboutwhatwelearnedpreviouslyinthe poetry unit when writing about Shakespearean narrative.
4)Write a draft about your modern-language script based on what youve read in Act II

5) After reading Act I-II, write you final modern language draft below based on these two act.

After reading Act III answer this following question:
1) What malapropisms can you identify in the language of the actors?
2) Why doesnt anybody trust Demetrius sudden change in character, Student after Puck applies the love potion to his eyes?
3) What insults do Helena and Hermia level at each other? Make sure to include both the original language and your explanation of its meaning.
4) Write a draft about your modern-language script based on what youve read in Act III

After reading Act IV answer this following question:
1) How would you describe Bottoms behavior at the beginning of Act IV
2) When the lovers wake up, do you think theyll be able to go back to the way things were at the beginning of the play? Why/why not?
3) How has Bottoms experience changed, or not changed, his character?
4) Write a draft about your modern-language script based on what youve read in Act IV

After reading Act V answer this following question:
1) Before the actors begin their play, Philostrate describes it as: some ten words long, Which is as brief as I have known a play; But by ten words, my lord, it is too long, Do you agree with this assessment of the play? Why/why not?
2) Philostrate describes the actors as: Hard-handed men that work in Athens here, Which never labour’s in their minds till now Why is this both an accurate and inaccurate description of the actors?
3) What does the language of the actors reveal about the nature of their characters?
After the prologue of the play, Theseus states: This fellow does not stand upon points. What does he mean by this?
4) Why does the audience find Scout’s monologue hilarious?
5) What malapropisms can you identify during the course of Pyramus and Thisby?
6) Was the play a success? Why or why not?
7) Do you find the ending of A Midsummer Nights Dream to be satisfying? Why or why not?
8) Write a draft about your modern-language script based on what youve read in Act V

10) After reading Act I-V, write your final modern language draft below based on these Five acts.

Make sure to level the Act and question number on each answers.
Make sure to write draft in modern language and make a script in modern language at the end of the play.

the benefits that Ecumenism brings to Australian society

You are to create a promotional campaign about the benefits that Ecumenism brings to Australian
society.
Your assessment must include:
An understanding of what Ecumenism is and how it benefits Australian society
Reference to Catholicism plus two other Christian denominations and examples of how
they work together.
Two significant Ecumenical events that have occurred in Australia since 2010.

Any topic (writer’s choice)

Special Occasion Speech Outline
Employee of the Month | You have been given an award for Employee of the Month and must give an acceptance speech at an awards banquet.
Deliver your speech of acceptance.
Create an outline or speaking notes in Microsoft Word.
Download the Microsoft Word template in the Assignment 4.1
Structure and organize your speech so youll stay within the 2-minute time limit.

Task:
1. Speech Outline
2. Speech writeup

8 literary commentaries on various WW1 literature

While reading each novel make notes on your ideas and responses and when finished
reading use these notes to inspire you to phrase a thesis statement for you to discuss in 
short critical 300-word commentary.
Mind: each commentary must be a discussion of a single thesis statement!

SET 9A: World War One in Fiction A
1. Ernest Hemingway. (1929). A Farewell to Arms.
2. Jennifer Johnston. (1974). How many Miles to Babylon.
3. David Malouf. (1982). Fly Away Peter.
4. Sebastian Barry. (2011). On Canaans Side.

SET 9B: World War One in Fiction B
1. Dalton Trumbo. (1939). Johnny Got his Gun.
2. Susan Hill. (1971). Strange Meeting.
3. Pat Barker. (1991). Regeneration.
4. Sebastian Faulks. (1993). Birdsong.

Assessment:
ability to write eight 300-word commentaries on the novels read; understanding of the novels in question and the ability to discuss these texts in their literary context as well as their historical and socio-cultural context;
the ability and practice to base argumentation on solid textual evidence. the ability to use literary concepts and devices in the discussion of literary texts; the ability to reconcile meaning and critical perspectives in the discussion of a literary text

Any topic (writer’s choice)

Persuasive speech.
Should Self-Driving Cars Be Legal
Deliver a speech on question of policy.
Create an outline or speaking notes in Microsoft Word.
Download the Microsoft Word template in the Assignment 3.1
Develop a specific purpose, central idea, and several main points so you’ll stay within the 4-minute time limit.
Use at least two quality resources.

Task
1. Create Speech outline
2. Speech writeup

Technology on socility

Informative Speech Outline
How Technology Has Impacted Society

Create an outline or speaking notes in Microsoft Word.
Download the Microsoft Word template
Develop a specific purpose, central idea, and several main points so you’ll stay within the 3–minute time limit.
You must use at least two quality resources.

Tasks
1. Speech Outline
2. 3 min speech writeup