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Compare and contrast the traditional marketing process and the electronic marketing process. What key elements of the processes are the same and which are different?

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  1. Compare and contrast the traditional marketing process and the electronic marketing process. What key elements of the processes are the same and which are different?

Your responses should be substantive, and reflect analytical and critical thinking skills, as well as, a thorough understanding of your reading assignment. A typical response should consist of 100-150 words in a single-spaced format. Refer to the TDQ Rubric below for more guidance on how to respond.

Discuss a key concept or topic in Texas politics and to show a basic understanding of academic research and reporting skills.

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There are two writing assignments worth 100 points each. The purpose of the essays is to provide students an opportunity to discuss a key concept or topic in Texas politics and to show a basic understanding of academic research and reporting skills. Students should offer evidence for their arguments. Thus, submissions that are more comprehensive and detailed will earn a higher point total. Each assignment should be a minimum of 750 words. Submissions should include a works cited page (note: there must be a parenthetical citation at the end of each sentence that contains information from a source). The textbook should be one of the sources and included on the works cited page (sources other than the textbook may be used as well).

You should use New Courier or Times New Roman, 12 point font, double-spacing, and one inch margins on all four sides of the paper. The assignment is to be formatted according to the Modern Language Association (MLA) style which includes a works cited page but does NOT include a title page. Students should research this style in order to properly format the assignment (see the Purdue Online Writing Lab).

All writing assignments will be analyzed using SafeAssign. Essays that contain plagiarized material will receive a significant reduction in points or a zero. Students may receive a failing grade in the course for submitting plagiarized material. Do not cut and paste information from an online source or copy information directly from the chapter without using quotations and citing the information

What is the relationship between applied research and basic research? Provide an example from your selected studies, of how each contributes to the body of knowledge.

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Search for research articles from peer-reviewed publications in the University Library. Ebscohost is the best database to locate peer-reviewed research articles. Examples of peer-reviewed publications are listed in Table 2.1 in Chapter 2 of Methods in Behavioral Research.

Select four research articles to review. Include at least one applied research article and one basic research article in your four articles. Be sure to apply the scientific method to evaluate the evidence presented in the selected articles. Use these articles as a framework for completing the questionnaire. You will not review the content of the articles, but you should list your four articles in the References.

Write a 500-word answer to each of the following questions:

  • What is the purpose of each of the sections in a typical research article?
  • What are the steps to critically evaluate research articles and how does the scientific method help you do this?
  • What is the importance of research in behavioral sciences?
  • What is the relationship between applied research and basic research? Provide an example from your selected studies, of how each contributes to the body of knowledge.
  • What ethical issues can you identify in the selected articles? How were the issues addressed or neglected?
  • Identify three possible research topics that you might want to explore further as you go through this course.
  • List appropriate sources, including databases in the library (such as Ebscohost) that you might use when exploring these topics.

Create a problem statement.Identify the specific problem you wish to address. The documented problem may be a practical problem or issue in the profession or study context without an acceptable solution. 

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Create a problem statement. Your problem must come from a critical issue that must be addressed, otherwise negative consequences will occur or continue.  In most cases, scholarly citations within the past 5 years are required to support the problem you will investigate.

Articulate a concise problem statement. Include appropriate published or relevant primary sources to document the existence of a problem worthy of doctoral level research.  Follow these steps:

  1. Present the general issue grounded in the research literature that leads to the need for the study.
  2. Identify the specific problem you wish to address. The documented problem may be a practical problem or issue in the profession or study context without an acceptable solution.
  3. In defining the problem, a clear discrepancy must be drawn between what exists currently and what is desired.  Although an applied study design does not necessarily require generalizability beyond the study site, worthy problems must be relevant and documented beyond any particular study site.
  4. To identify and articulate a problem, consider the potential negative consequences to the field or stakeholders if the proposed research is never conducted.

Support your assignment with at least five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

Compare and contrast the two companies in terms of how well or how poorly they are performing in the areas of profit, debt, and asset turnover. Use appropriate ratios in your analysis

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Answer the following question regarding the companies Apollo Global Management and American Financial Group;

Identify two items or issues that cannot be derived from the financial statements of the two companies that you selected for your research.

Explain why these items or issues would be of concern to investors and other stakeholders.

In your rationale, address the specific interests of the different users of financial statements.

Compare and contrast the two companies in terms of how well or how poorly they are performing in the areas of profit, debt, and asset turnover. Use appropriate ratios in your analysis. Indicate strategies for possible improvement in each area.

What should your assessment be on this patient? Explain in detail. After completing your assessment, what should your next step be? Be specific.

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Your patient C.S is 78 years old. Admitted to the nursing home you work at, with a diagnosis of dehydration. C.S., has been ordered to increase her oral fluid intake to 2500cc per day. When offering her a glass of water, she pushes away your hand and says “I hate water and I don’t drink it much”. You note that after one and a half days she has dry mucous membranes and poor skin turgor.

Questions:

1. What should your assessment be on this patient? Explain in detail.

2. After completing your assessment, what should your next step be? Be specific.

3. Write 3 complete nursing diagnosis from above information. Include all 3 sections (NANDA, Related to (R/T) & Evidence based practice (EBP) & include 2 nursing interventions for each nursing diagnosis.

Scenario 2:
Ms. Cohen is hospitalized for repair of a fractured hip after a fall at home. She requires intravenous (IV) antibiotics after surgery. Shortly after the first dose she became restless and started picking at her IV line and frequently tried to get out of bed. Several restraint alternatives were attempted; but, because of her restlessness, she was successful at pulling out her IV line and getting out of bed. It becomes necessary to restrain Ms. Cohen.

Questions:
1. You know that a health care provider’s order is required for the restraint. What are essential components of the restraint order?
2. Which assessments do you need to perform on Ms. Cohen while she is restrained?
3. The physician orders a belt restraint. Your assessment of Ms. Cohen the next day reveals that during the day she is alert and pleasantly confused but not attempting to get out of bed. Do you continue use of the restraint? Explain.

What are the main political and economic risks that ABB must deal with given that it has a strong focus on entering emerging economies?

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ABB, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, is a major competitor in the power and automation technologies industries across the major markets globally. It has 140,000 employees operating in almost 100 countries. In fact, it has five major businesses—power products, power systems, discrete automation, low voltage products, and process automation. It operates in eight major regions: (1) Northern Europe, (2) Central Europe, (3) the Mediterranean, (4) North America, (5) South America, (6) India, the Middle East, and Africa, (7) North Asia, and (8) South Asia. Over time, ABB has been a successful company using its geographic diversification across the globe to its advantage.
It also exemplifies the difficulty of managing an international strategy and operations. For example, its power systems business has experienced performance problems in recent years due to poor performance in some countries due primarily to the economy downturn. Notwithstanding the difficulty of managing in emerging economies, much of its growth is focused on improving country infrastructure such as power systems and grids. In 2014, the firm announced that the Asia, Middle East, and Africa (AMEA) region currently contributes about 37 percent of ABB’s total revenue, or about $15.3 billion, and “emerging markets were planned to contribute to two-thirds of the forecast growth between 2015 and 2020.”
In recent years, most of ABB’s entries to new markets and expansions in existing markets have come from acquisitions of existing businesses in those markets. Recently, it acquired Siemens’ solar energy business, Power-One, and U.S.-based Los Gatos Research, a manufacturer of gas analyzers used in environmental monitoring and research. The purchase of Power-One represents a major risk as the solar power industry is in a downturn. Yet some analysts predict a brighter future for the industry over the long term. ABB also uses other modes of entry and expansion, exemplified by the 2013 joint venture with China’s Jiangsu Jinke Smart Electric Company to design, manufacture, and provide follow- up service on high voltage instrument transformers. It also recently procured major contracts for business in Brazil and South Africa.
Partly due to the global economic recession that began in 2008, recent weak economic performance, and some poor expansion decisions, ABB’s performance has been weaker than expected. As a result, the CEO and chief technology officer announced their resignations in 2013. Despite these changes, ABB is a highly respected global brand, and, after its recent changes (e.g., closing some country operations), its revenues and earnings have started to rise. These positive changes have been largely attributed to the success of its North American businesses. Its acquisitions of Baldor (maker of industrial motors) in 2010 and Thomas & Betts in 2012 greatly enhanced its North American operations and
revenues. It has also had success in manufacturing equipment and robots with its robotics business headquartered in the United States. It is even moving to help small companies, such as ones in the beer industry, to automate their production processes. Therefore, even in turbulent times, ABB’s future looks bright.

What are the dominant reason’s for ABB to enter into international markets?
Which corporate international strategy would you classify ABB as using? Explain your answer.
Why has ABB used acquisitions and joint ventures as dominant entry modes in international markets?
What are the main political and economic risks that ABB must deal with given that it has a strong focus on entering emerging economies?
What are the significant organizational complexities that ABB encounters as it tries to manage its international strategy?

Describe resolution, discuss how this applies to intelligence, and define the principle measures of resolution used to analyze and evaluate collected information.

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How do we learn about objects of interest to intelligence through matter/energy interaction: emission, reflection, refraction, and absorption?

Describe resolution, discuss how this applies to intelligence, and define the principle measures of resolution used to analyze and evaluate collected information.

Describe the four types of satellite orbits and identify what types of collection are principally done from each orbit type.

How does synthetic aperture radar work and what advantages does it have over optical imagery?

Describe the three major branches of ELINT. Provide one real-life example (dates/places) of each

Explain to Neela at least three differences between depression and anxiety—choosing three that apply in particular to her case. List your top two short-term goals and interventions you would recommend for Neela.

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Neela has split up with her boyfriend of four years. “Nick was abusive, but now he’s in jail, so it’s been easy this year to make some changes,” she says. She is confident that she will never go back to him, but says she’s left with “some residue—like nightmares, hyperalertness, a little too much drinking, and the blues.” She says she has always been a light social drinker and denies a history of alcoholism, although she struggles with alcohol now. She also reports that she sleeps “too light”; she can’t get to sleep, and then when she does, she’s hypervigilant, sitting up and thinking that she hears him coming into her apartment every time she drifts off. She wakes up in such moments in a cold sweat with her heart pounding in her temples, she hyperventilates and everything feels unreal, “like I’m in some creepy slasher film on late-night TV. I’m always so glad when the sun comes up!”

The alcohol “takes the edge off” her nerves and “helps with the depression.” Asked if she is sad most of the time, she says, “No. I really am over him, but I’m still scared. I get collect calls from him in prison, but I never accept them. I think if I could just get a different job, a different apartment, in a different city, I’d be fine. I could start all over again. I’ve sent out résumés, but until something comes up, I’m sort of stuck here in limbo where he knows he can find me. Ultimately, then, I’m here to treat this depression. I’m depressed, right?”.

Explain to Neela at least three differences between depression and anxiety—choosing three that apply in particular to her case.
List your top two short-term goals and interventions you would recommend for Neela.

 

Write a paper that gives information about the topic in relation to a main idea: for example, the problem of homelessness on Vancouver’s East side, or the effects of smart phone addiction on human relationships

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  • For this assignment, you are required to write an academic research paper of at least 1500 words in the MLA format (max 2000 wds).
  • Choose your own topic, but make sure it is single, significant, and supportable.
  • Your essay can be You can write a point-of-view essay regarding a controversial issue: Should aquariums or zoos be banned? Are organic foods worth the expense? Will robots take our jobs?
  • Your essay can be You can write a paper that gives information about the topic in relation to a main idea: for example, the problem of homelessness on Vancouver’s Eastside, or the effects of smart phone addiction on human relationships. Note: topics such as these are issues with differing points-of-view

Follow the schedule for writing a 2000 word research paper from The Capilano Guide to Writing Assignments