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Demonstrate fairness in educational settings by meeting the educational needs of all students in a caring, non-discriminatory, and equitable manner.

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Analyze each disposition as described below and rate yourself (on a scale of 1 to 5).  Ask yourself, “Do I…” and be as honest as you can.  Your doubts may identify areas where you need improvement.  Even experienced teachers need to practice reflection and work toward improvement.

DISPOSITIONS TO TEACH

 

 Rating COMMENTS

Explain you reasoning for each rating

 
have the content knowledge needed to teach students    

 

 

 

 
have the pedagogical and professional knowledge needed to teach effectively    

 

 

 

 
operationalize the belief that all students can learn    

 

 

 

 
demonstrate fairness in educational settings by meeting the educational needs of all students in a caring, non-discriminatory, and equitable manner    

 

 

 

 
understand the impact of discrimination based on race, class, gender, disability/

exceptionality, sexual orientation, and language on students and their learning

 

    

 
apply the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions in a manner that facilitates student learning    

 

 

 

 
have the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions needed to help all children learn    

 

 

 

 

 
respond to every child as a caring,

qualified, and effective teacher

    

 

 

 

 

 
demonstrate that they are well prepared to have children  entrusted to their care    

 

 

 

 

 

Dispositions taken from Machado and Botnarescue.  Student Teaching Early Childhood Practicum Guide.  7th Edition, Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2011.

What explanation are industry experts offering for the sales trends that are happening in the wine industry?

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Read the WSJ article posted for this week (Click on the title below to view the article on WSJ.com; you can either purchase a discounted subscription to WSJ or use Oviatt Library Website to view a copy of the article).

America Drank Less Wine for First Time in 25 Years (Links to an external site.)

Question 1: By how much did the VOLUME of wine purchased in the U.S. change in 2019 from the prior year? By how much did wine sales BY VALUE change in 2019 from the prior year?

Question 2: In your own words, explain the distinction between the two sales trends you noted in the earlier question.

Question 3: What explanation are industry experts offering for the sales trends that are happening in the wine industry?

Question 4: Provide at least one idea for a strategy that a wine producer could use to strengthen its sales in the future.

 Rewrite the questions above in bullet-point format in the file you will create and respond to them separately. 

Your submission must meet the formatting requirements outlined in the syllabus and must have bullet points separately showing each question and your response. 

Be sure to explain your responses thoroughly.

Submissions that do not meet the formatting requirements or do not explain the responses thoroughly will not be considered.

 

Does World Systems Theory represent a significant theoretical contribution in development? Consider this in relation to dependency theories.

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AI5201 Re-sit Essay Questions 2019-20

Word limit 2500 words

Select one question from the following: 

  1. Assess the following statement: “President Truman’s famous Presidential address is as relevant to development today as it was in 1949”.
  2. “By the 1950s, the economic and social costs of Africa’s colonial development had outweighed the gains.” Examine this statement with reference to any two European colonial powers.
  3. “Colonialism gave nothing to India, except poverty, famine, disease and underdevelopment.” Discuss.
  4. Compare and contrast dependency and modernization theories.
  5. Does World Systems Theory represent a significant theoretical contribution in development? Consider this in relation to dependency theories.
  6. Why did the success of the neo-statist economic policies of the East Asian Tigers not lead to the adoption and successful implementation of similar policies in all developing countries? Use examples.
  7. What brought about the ‘impasse’ in theories of development and how was it related to major development theories prior to the 1980s?
  8. “Neo-liberals were correct to blame ‘Third World’ underdevelopment on state intervention”. How true is this statement?
  9. What are the key features of neoliberalism and how has have they been implemented in developing countries since the 1980s?
  10. Do alternative development approaches offer genuine alternatives?
  11. How and to what extent do global environmental concerns occupy centre stage in discussions of development?
  12. “Capability theory help us to measure and manage inequality in order to mitigate its worst effects.” Discuss the truth of this statement.
  13. “The description of the 1980s as a ‘lost decade’ in terms of development is misconceived”. How true is this statement?
  14. How does postcolonial theory help us to rethink development?

Explain what kind of start-up costs will be incurred by the business. What will the business capital structure be? (the combination of debt and equity).

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Assignment Details:
This assignment makes up 50% of your overall final grade for the IY418 module.
It is a portfolio of work that you will complete with a final submission date in week 5.
You are required to submit a draft copy from week two.
You will receive feedback on your work from your tutor so that you can improve.
Scenario:
You have decided to start a new business, but the problem is that you don’t have enough funds to do so. This means that you only have very limited savings and your family and friends cannot provide you with the necessary funds either. You decided to consider external funding for your business idea as you think it is a very good business idea. You must write a Proposal Report about your business idea, your forecasted costs and budgets and how you intend to secure funding.
Report Structure
• Cover page with the name of your group
• Table of contents
• Executive Summary
Section 1
Business Idea (15%):
This section will introduce your business idea and should include a summary of the following key points.
• What is your business idea?
• What are the unique selling points of your product?
• What type of business (legal type) are you looking to start, and what are the reasons for your option?
• What is the estimated general start-up cost? Provide a summary break-down of the key components.
• Explain what kind of start-up costs will be incurred by the business.
• What will the business capital structure be? (the combination of debt and equity).
• If your business requires external funding, provide a summary of how much this funding requirement is.
• Summarise the outline structure of your reports. E.g. this report is divided into 7 sections. Section 2 discusses the budgeted financial statements. Section 3 discusses the cash flow forecasts etc.
Section 2
Financial Statements (30%)
• What is ‘budgeting’?
• Explain the purpose and importance of budgeting.
• Define Budgeted Income Statement and Budgeted Balance Sheet.
• Explain the purpose and importance of Budgeted Income Statement and Budgeted Balance Sheet.
• Explain what your estimates are based on.
• Prepare very simple Budgeted Income Statement and Balance Sheet.
Section 3
Cash-flow Forecast (40%)
• What is a ‘cash flow forecast’
• What are the benefits and disadvantages of a cash flow forecast?
• Identify cash inflows (money in) and cash outflows (money out) per year.
• Prepare a cash flow forecast for 5 years and identify what your estimates are based on.
• Explain any changes in cash inflows and cash outflows over the period of 5 years.
• Analyse the closing cash balances per year.
• Consider whether additional funding might be required in any of the years.
• If yes, what funding would you consider and why? Alternatively, you may consider how the surplus of cash should be managed.
Section 4
Cost – Volume Profit Analysis (40%)
• Explain ‘break-even analysis’
• What are the benefits and disadvantages of creating a break-even analysis?
• Create a break-even analysis for your business – what can your business learn from the break-even analysis based on your estimated costs?
• Estimate the target profit for Year 1 (or Year 2) and calculate how many units must be sold to achieve this target profit.
• What should be the sales revenue in order to achieve this target profit.
• Explain ‘margin of safety’ Calculate the margin of safety for your business based on your target profit.
• Discuss how changes in costs, volume and selling price may affect the profitability. Support the discussion with the relevant calculations
Section 5
Investment Appraisal (40%)
• Define investment appraisal and discuss its purpose and importance for the business.
• Explain four investment appraisal techniques (Accounting Rate of Return, Payback Period, Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return).
• Consider the pros and cons of each technique.
• Conduct the investment appraisal using the following techniques: Accounting Rate of Return, Payback Period and Net Present Value.
• Identify and discuss the risks associated with the above investments.
Section 6
Sources of Finance (40%)
• List and explain various internal and external sources of finance that are available to the business in general.
• Choose 4 possible sources of finance that you might consider to fund your business idea.
• Evaluate the pros and cons of each of these sources of finance.
• Indicate what is your preferred source of finance from the range of possible funders and why.
• You must indicate and explain the costs associated with this choice and justify why it is acceptable and the most advantageous for your plan.
• Explain why the other sources of finance were not selected specifically to this proposal.
• Explain what the impact on your business idea would be if you don’t get the necessary funding or if you have selected an inappropriate form of finance.
Section 7
Conclusion (15%):
• You must end the proposal with a conclusion in which you briefly summarise everything that you have said in your proposal.
• Emphasize the potential of your idea and express the hope that you will be given the funding.
• You must convince your potential financier of the success of your idea.
• Group Reflection: a reflective discussion of the project work as a group (including the challenges faced and how you tried to overcome them) and what you learnt from the group project.
Section 8
• The list of References (part of individual mark) List all the references you have used in-text throughout the report in alphabetical order.
• Remember to use the Harvard referencing style

Describe the creative situation, scenario, story or incident that will be dramatized by these brands.

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According to Ad Age contributor, Jack Neff, this year’s Super Bowl should have been called the Co-Op Bowl.[1]  The networks[2] airing the Super Bowl have traditionally not welcomed overt multi-brand ads; however, Super Bowl 2020 included a number of multi-brand ads, many featuring brands from competing parent companies, such as Kraft Heinz’ Planters and P&G’s Mr. Clean.

Your task:

  1. Research: Using reliable sources (more than one), find out.
    1. how P&G decided which brands to include in its multi-brand Super Bowl 2020 ad.
    2. what the risks are of combining brands in a single ad.
  1. Get Creative: Not using any of the brands featured in Super Bowl 2020 multi-brand ads:
    1. propose three brands from a single parent company (P&G, Kellogg, Mars, Unilever, Coca Cola, Mondelèz, just to name a few) to feature in a multi-brand ad.
    2. outline which of the three brands will be the featured brand.
    3. describe the creative situation, scenario, story or incident that will be dramatized by these brands.
    4. explain how you will protect the brand equity of each of the brands.
  1. Write: in an informal memo report, using graphic highlighting and headings:
    1. In the first part of the report, outline what you discovered via your research (P&G’s process; risks)
    2. In the second part of the report, walk me through your creative process, including all the requested information (Get Creative a, b, c, and d)
  1. Address the Informal Memo Report to me, and give me a title; give yourself a title as well
  2. Use headings, graphic highlighting, short, clear paragraphs, and white space to make your information easy to access.
  3. Include both a short introduction and conclusion.
  4. Cite all research used. Cite this research within the report, using either parenthetical citations (in either MLA or APA format) or foot/endnote citations (I’ve used footnotes here.), and include a full citation of each source in a Works Cited (MLA) OR a Bibliography (APA) OR in foot/endnotes (as done here).

FAIR WARNING: 

  • If you don’t cite within the report, you’ll lose 10 points for each missing citation.
  • If you don’t include a full citation for each source used within the report (in a Works Cited or Bibliography at the end of the report OR in foot/endnotes), you’ll lose 10 points for each missing source. If you include only a URL, you will lose 25 points for each URL.
  • If you include no research at all, you’ll lose 50 points.

The point is, do your research and document it fully!

 

GRADING RUBRIC:

You have followed the instructions and provided all the information asked of you: /15

Report is well written, well edited, properly formatted, and easy to understand:  /50

All sources have been included and are formatted in a clear, consistent APA or MLA documentation style:  /35

/100 à /10

[1] Neff, Jack. “The Super Bowl Became the Co-Op Bowl with a Blitz of Brand Mashups”. AdAge.com. 3 Feb 2020. Web. 3 Feb 2020.

[2] 2020 – Fox; 2019 – CBS; 2018 – NBC

How can it be improved, from an artist and consumer perspective? Should the ticket industry giant(s) be broken up under antitrust laws?

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(a) Live event ticketing is again under scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission for deceptive practices and anti-competitive activities following the merger of Live Nation with Ticketmaster. Online ticket reseller Stubhub controls 50% of the secondary market with Ticketmaster’s U.S. resale agency holding the second largest market share. The price of the average concert ticket has increased by more than 400% from 1981 to 2018, more than double the overall consumer price inflation rate. The question is, what’s wrong with the present system? How can it be improved, from an artist and consumer perspective? Should the ticket industry giant(s) be broken up under antitrust laws? What tactics are artists using to control ticket scalping?

Comment on which of those categories you would use when describing yourself, i.e., what factors play a role in your identity. What additional events or experiences shaped your identity or life experiences, i.e.,

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This 8 to 10-page paper is on your own background, your personal exploration of your own culture – your attitudes, values, and beliefs. This will be a major assessment of your commitment to developing multicultural awareness. Please feel free to use pictures as well!

The paper should have the following sections:

  1. Demographic Categories. Use the ADDRESSING model to identify your background and identity. Comment on which of those categories you would use when describing yourself, i.e., what factors play a role in your identity. What additional events or experiences shaped your identity or life experiences, i.e.,
  2. Attitudes, Values, & Beliefs. What are your major attitudes, values, and beliefs that drive your life goals, daily living, and worldview? Where did you learn these, i.e. from what life events or culture teachers?
  3. Biases. What negative biases do you know that you have about other groups of people? What events, experiences, or people impacted these biases?
  4. Multicultural Goals. End the paper with what you hope to develop, experience or learn from this course. This course is called Social and Cultural Diversity

 

Describe how the interventions and comparison groups in the articles compare to those identified in your PICOT question.

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Research Critiques and PICOT Question Guidelines – Final Draft

Quantitative and Quantitative Studies

Background

  1. Summary of studies. Include problem, significance to nursing, purpose, objective, and research question.

How do these two articles support the nurse practice issue you chose?

  1. Discuss how these articles will be used to answer your PICOT question.
  2. Describe how the interventions and comparison groups in the articles compare to those identified in your PICOT question.

Method of Study:

  1. State the methods of the articles you are comparing and describe how they are different.
  2. Consider the methods you identified in your chosen articles and state one benefit and one limitation of each method.

Results of Study

  1. Summarize the key findings of each of the studies into a comprehensive summary.
  2. What are the implications of the four studies you chose in nursing practice?

Ethical Considerations

  1. Discuss two ethical consideration in conducting research.
  2. Describe how the researchers in the four articles you choose took these ethical considerations into account while performing their research.

Outcomes Comparison

  1. What are the anticipated outcomes for your PICOT question?
  2. How do the outcomes of the four articles you chose compare to your anticipated outcomes?

 

 

What is the relevance of shareholder value-chain activities in consideration of the acquisition of a related business diversification? Be descriptive and expansive in your response.

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Case Study 5

The case study assignment for Module 6 draws on the following textbook case: Case 22:

LMVH in 2016: Its Diversification into Luxury Goods, by John E. Gamble (page C-290) 

Read the case and then respond to the case questions given below.

In addition to using the case study provided in the textbook, research the company further to find any relevant events that have transpired since the writing of the case study. Use the company’s website, Internet search engines such as Google, online data services, or other sources to locate the latest articles about the company including press releases and current financial information. Be sure to cite all sources according to APA guidelines.

Note: For assistance with analyzing any financial data in this case, Table 4-1 (Key Financial Ratios: How to Calculate Them and What They Mean) in your textbook is a useful reference.

Please limit your analysis to 4 pages (800 to 1000 words), double-spaced.

Students please note: Feel free to bring in any recent news or current events concerning this company into your answer.

Case Questions

  1. As detailed in the case, LVMH has achieved business success leveraging a diversification strategy. What strategic approach do you think was the most influential contributor to LVMH success? Be both detailed and expansive in your response.
  1. What is the relevance of shareholder value-chain activities in consideration of the acquisition of a related business diversification? Be descriptive and expansive in your response.
  1. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of achieving diversification by acquisition of an existing business. How did LVMH use this business acquisition strategy in efforts to expand and diversify the company portfolio?
  1. While focused upon the luxury good marketplace, LVMH did not focus only on one product, but on a great number of products and services. In executing such perspectives did LVMH have a diversification strategy that was too broad in scope and/or potentially cumbersome? Why or why not?

 

 

Discuss the motivational and organizational behaviors that were fundamental to Nissan’s poor performance.

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Write a minimum of 6-page to maximum of 10-page opinion essay in content (Cover or Title page & References or Work Cited page cannot count as content).

The paper should include the following:

An overview of the case:
Describe the conditions that led to merger with Renault
Identify and discuss the driving and resisting forces for change at Nissan in 1999
Describe were the cultural challenges Ghosn faced
Identify the steps taken by Ghosn to bring Nissan to profitability
Discuss the motivational and organizational behaviors that were fundamental to Nissan’s poor performance.
Identify and discuss Ghosn’s leadership style(s):
Describe leadership actions that were taken
Describe leadership theories that Ghosn embraced
Identify and discuss the source of Ghosn’s power:
Describe the sources of power he used
Discuss how his was power gained
Discuss how he utilized his power
Identify and describe the change management practices used
Identify and describe the mechanisms used to change the culture
As a result of analyzing this case, what new knowledge did you gain regarding organizational behavior and leadership practices necessary to implement change? (This question should be addressed in the summary/conclusion section of your paper.)

You are expected to use course readings, materials and other sources to assist in your analysis of the case. Be sure to provide attribution to those outside resources you use. Compose your response to these questions into a Microsoft Word document and upload your paper via Case Study in D2L.