Discussion Forum: Faith Integration Week 7
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Post your first forum comment by Thursday & your responses to others’ posts by Saturday.  You must respond to at least two posts from  classmates.

There are 2 forums due each week:  Faith Integration & General Discussion. 

Posting Guidelines

The goal of these discussions is to further learning.  Always maintain an academic tone and always use text-based references
to support your comments or feedback.  Please be comprehensive in your posting.  Also, be considerate and thoughtful with your words.  We are here to learn together, therefore it is expected that we will be respectful of each other.

Week 7 Forum

13 You shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, a large and a small. 14  You shall not have in your house two kinds of measures, a large and a small. 15 A full and fair weight you shall have, a full and fair measure you shall have, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. 16 For all who do such things, all who act dishonestly, are an abomination to the Lord your God.

— Deuteronomy 25:13-16

In Chapter 15 of our textbook, A Foundation in the Principles of Management, specifically the section on Quality from pages 298-301, explain how the passage above relates to the importance of Quality in the business environment.

Discussion Forum: General Discussion Week 7
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Post your first forum comment by Thursday & your responses to others’ posts by Saturday.  You must respond to at least two posts from  classmates.

There are 2 forums due each week:  Faith Integration & General Discussion. 

Posting Guidelines

The goal of these discussions is to further learning.  Always maintain an academic tone and always use text-based references
to support your comments or feedback.  Please be comprehensive in your posting.  Also, be considerate and thoughtful with your words.  We are here to learn together, therefore it is expected that we will be respectful of each other.

Week 7 Forum

Describe the elements in the second step of the Control Process – Comparing Actual Performance to Desired Performance explained in Chapter 14 of our textbook, A Foundation in the Principles of Management.  Provide an example of this you have witnessed yourself or read about.

Discussion Participation Instructions for the Entire Class

Step One

Review the cited source material selected by Team Four along with their posted summary and questions. Consider whether the analysis or opinion expressed in the source material is sound and persuasive. Is it based on an accurate understanding of the facts? Post a short statement with your reaction to the source material.

Step Two

Choose at least one of the questions and prepare, edit, and post a careful and thoughtful response to the question in a paragraph or two. You may cite outside sources or course materials in your response.

Please answer the following questions. Each response should be at least 1 paragraph.
1.    How is statistics used to control quality in manufacturing operations? 
2.    Why should a manager be concerned about operation reports that reveal only the “average” of sample data?  Is there a danger in making decisions based on average data, only? Why or why not?
3.    How is the concept of “probability” used in making business decisions?
4.    Statistical process control techniques are often used in manufacturing operations. Why?

Mostly the writer will need to take information that will be provided (see parentheses in notes below) and arrange in a clear and concise way with all references (APA style) and address the challenges in making changes -see last part of instructions to address this.

    Provide introduction and rationale on issue provided to the writer. in problematizing, use evidence (citations) to support 1) what the problem is, 2) why one should care, and 3) what the impact of this problem is. Then, make the case for why change (your solution) is needed. (This is already completed and will be provided to the writer)
    Then propose a solution to the problem. Use evidence to support why the solution you are proposing is well-suited to address this problem. (This will be provided to the writer)
o    You should use at least 5 sources of evidence for your outlined/proposed solution. Your solution should be supported by examples of evidence (e.g., academic case studies, prior academic research/literature, manuals, resources with measurable outcomes or findings, etc.) (Some sources will be provided to the writer)
    When thinking and writing about the stakeholders related in the project, identify both internal and external stakeholders. Include those who will be directly impacted by your change project as a stakeholder. Also include those whose helps you think you need (those you need to enroll) to make your change project successful. Try to think about all possible stakeholders, but focus on writing about those you’ve identified as being most important to your specific project. (Stakeholder will be provided to the writer)
    Be sure to write out your assumptions about what each stakeholders’ needs are, and where they might be resistant or hesitant to help. Include ideas you have about overcoming some of these hurdles or resistance. Cite resources to support, as it makes sense. Mostly the writer needs to take information that will be provided and incorporate into the paper. The paper should be 5-6 pages, However, most of the writing will be provided for the writer to add to this assignment.