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How have the steps and measures taken to improve aviation security since 9/11 contributed to the lack of success of the terrorists? Explain.

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Airport Screenings & Public Security Policy.

The purpose of this assignment is to explore the topic of aviation security as it relates to public safety policy and the issue of individual privacy. You have been directed to write a policy memo for your boss, who is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and serves on the House Committee on Homeland Security (House Committee on Homeland Security Web site). Using the resources provided below, as well information from resources you identify through your own research efforts, your assignment is to craft a briefing memo of 900–1,200 words that focuses on the questions posed below.

Assignment Guidelines

Students must address the following in 2-3 pages:
The United States, as well as many other countries and airlines, had experienced criminal and terrorist incidents before September 11, 2001. Why had previous incidents not resulted in the dramatic increases in and focus on aviation security that the 9/11 attacks did? Explain.
How was 9/11 different from an aviation security standpoint? Explain.
While there have been further attempts to strike the United States by attacking commercial aircraft since 9/11 (e.g., the “shoe bomber” and the “underwear” bomber), none have been successful. How have the steps and measures taken to improve aviation security since 9/11 contributed to the lack of success of the terrorists? Explain.
What role did the various layers of aviation security play in preventing the attempted attacks after 9/11? Explain.
Were the effective layers tactical, policy driven, or a combination of both? Explain.
Since the regulation that requires the aircraft’s cockpit door to be bullet-proof and securely locked before the aircraft leaves the terminal took effect, it is, for all practical purposes, impossible for a terrorist passenger to gain control of an aircraft. Given this change in risk profile, are other layers of security as necessary as before? Why or why not?
Given the number of years after 9/11 without successful aviation attacks, should some security procedures be relaxed? Why or why not?
What are the vulnerabilities and risks if they were? Explain.
Do not write possible scenarios here; rather, identify points of failure and other threats or risks to the aircraft, passengers, and nation).
TSA agents have the right to physically inspect any and all material and persons who are boarding or being loaded onto an aircraft in the United States. With X-ray machines, bomb-sniffing machines, and dogs checking all luggage and passengers, are physical inspections of luggage that allow TSA agents open and look through personal bags necessary? Why or why not?
What are the laws that provide TSA with their authority? Describe them.
Are the practices undertaken by TSA too intrusive? Why or why not?
The Fourth Amendment of the Bill of Rights provides protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. How should the United States balance that right against the security needs of the flying public? Explain.
Has a balance been reached?
If not, in what direction do the scales need to be tipped and how?
Compile your responses in your final policy memo, and submit the file to your instructor.

Explain the processes or important elements of the events, and how they are connected or related.

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Watch the movie Not Business As Usual and write up a reflection paper on it. The paper should include the following:

Describe what happened.
Focus on what you were feeling, why, and how the emotions were managed.
Think about the perceptions (your own and others) and how they affected the experience.
Explain the processes or important elements of the events, and how they are connected or related.
Assess the experience and identify the criteria used for evaluation.
Considering the experience and approach, identify alternatives or contradictions as well as reflecting on what was learned about yourself in the process.

Reflection papers should be 2-3 pages long and written in first person. They should be authentic and reflective.

Develop an appreciation for the views of various stakeholders involved in the process of adapting existing buildings.

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Assessment Information/Brief 2019-20.

To be used for all types of assessment and provided to students at the start of the module.

Information provided should be compatible with the detail contained in the approved module specification although may contain more information for clarity.

Module title

Building Technology
CRN 50573, 50574
Level 7
Assessment title Site Appraisal and Basement & Foundation Proposal Report
Weighting within module This assessment is worth 100% of the overall module mark.
Submission deadline date and time

 
How to submit

 

FORMAT

All submissions should have a cover sheet identifying the module, the date and the student’s name and roll number. In addition to the in-text citations, all submissions shall have a reference list of the sources used in the preparation of the report. The School has adopted the Harvard system (APA 6th) as standard and guidance is available from the link below: –

http://www.salford.ac.uk/skills-for-learning/home/using-and-referencing-information/referencing

 

SUBMISSION

This assignment MUST be submitted electronically through Turnitin®. An upload link will be available in the ‘Assignments’ tab in the module Blackboard area. If you run into problems while submitting your work, you should first contact ITS for assistance. Before final submission, you ought to use the DRAFT submission link to examine report/essay and see if it displays correctly in the Turnitin system. Please check the allowed file format and the maximum file size beforehand.

Late submissions of up to one calendar week will be capped at the pass mark. From this year there are no stepped application of late penalties and further details can be found in the Academic Regulations found by following the link below: –

http://www.salford.ac.uk/about-us/corporate-information/governance/policies-and-procedures/academic-taught

After one calendar week submissions will not be marked unless the student has approved PMC’s which allow for late submission.

PRE-SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

Before submitting your assessment; ask yourself the following questions, just to be sure you’ve met all the requirements:

v  Have I correctly referenced all the sources which I have used?

v  Have I used Turnitin to check my referencing and bibliography so that my tutor knows where I have found all my information?

v  Have I completed the assignment within the word limit and/or stated my word count?

v  Have I used a spell checker and proof read my work?

 
Assessment task details and instructions

Task

You are acting for a private developer who is considering the purchase of a Preston City centre brownfield site. The developer – your client – has asked that you prepare a report advising on a basement and foundation design for a five-storey steel framed student accommodation building. The information you give will appraise the developer of your recommendation for a suitable foundation and basement construction method that responds to both the building’s use and form of construction as well as the specific site conditions as noted below.

 

Broadly the report is to be split into the following three main parts: –

1.      Introduction – clarifying the address and location of the site and the purpose of your report.

2.      Initial Site Appraisal – clarifying the results of your desktop studies together with the information supplied by the client in this brief & how these results might impact on the choice of basement and foundation design for part 3 below.

3.      Basement & Foundation Design – Recommending a suitable basement & foundation design for the client’s proposed five storey, steel-framed student accommodation building. The basement will be a single level below ground level and there will be five further storeys above ground level.

Figure 1. Site Plan (not to scale) 2015 Source www.Mariomaps.com

Figure 2. Location Plan (not to scale) 2015 Source www.mariomaps.com

 

The Site

The site under consideration is situated in the City of Preston in the County of Lancashire, UK on Marsh Lane just off Corporation Street and to the rear of numbers 58 to 67 Friargate.

Most of the site is currently used as a private car park and although the site has had other uses in the past the client does not know exactly what these uses were.

Most of these previous buildings have been demolished but it is unknown if any parts of these former structures remain in the ground.

A site plan is given above. (NOTE: SITE ENTRY IS NOT PERMITTED. YOUR APPRAISAL SHOULD BE BASED ON RESEARCH TAKEN FROM DESKTOP STUDIES ALONE)

The Report

·         Your report is to be produced in A4 printed format (Word document) and should comprise no more than 2,500 words plus illustrations for parts 1,2 and 3 which are the introduction, initial site appraisal and the basement & foundation design respectively.

·         The report should be referenced in the Harvard style (APA 6th) throughout.

·         An annotated sketch is required as well as a written description for the basement and foundation design. This sketch is not intended to be sufficiently detailed so as to be used by a contractor to construct the building from. It is intended that the sketch will help the client visualise your proposals. Your sketch may be completed by hand or by using a computerized drawing programme such as AutoCAD or Sketchup. Extra marks will not be awarded for computerized sketches as it is not the intention of this assignment to test a student’s abilities to use such programmes. All sketches, however produced, should be drawn and annotated accurately and neatly.

The report may be split into the following parts containing, typically, but not limited to, the information as described below:

Part 1 – Introduction – The introduction should clarify the address and location of the site, the date the report was carried out and by whom. A brief description of the report’s purpose should also be given.

Part 2 – Initial Site Appraisal – This part must communicate to the client the following information:

·         A brief description of the site – e.g. Size, shape, location, surrounding buildings etc.

·         A brief summary of site history – e.g. past usage (buildings, purpose etc)

·         A summary of anticipated potential issues found below ground (such as sewers) or above ground (such as adjacent buildings) which might affect construction of the basement and foundations.

·         You should clearly explain how the clients proposed construction might be affected by what you have found in your investigations.

Part 3 – Foundation Design – Given the investigations you have undertaken in part 2, you are to offer your client a recommended basement and foundation design suitable for the client’s proposed five storey steel framed student accommodation building. This design must be communicated both descriptively and in the form of a sketch drawing which depict a ‘typical section’ through the foundation.

The design must respond specifically to the following factors:

  • The building will have a single storey basement to allow for a student common room and a mechanical plant room only. It will be formed under the entire footprint of the proposed building. The specific layout of the basement is up to you.
  • The specific location of the clients building within the site as outlined in red on the site plan above is up to you.
  • The shape of the building footprint is up to you, although the client will need a car park for 10 cars located outside the building.
  • Borehole analysis undertaken by the client previously, has shown the site is covered with man-made fill material consisting of brick, ash and organic waste up to 1.4 m deep. This lies on top of an organic peat layer up to 7m deep. Below the peat is solid granite bedrock. No strength tests have been done as part of the ground investigations to date.
  • A general indication of your foundation depth is to be given but not the specific diameter or spacing of any proposed piles etc.
  • The winter ground water level is 1.4 m below ground level and the summer level is 2.5 m below ground level.  Construction is proposed to begin in October 2021.
Assessed intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:

Knowledge and Understanding

1.Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of a range of different construction designs/techniques

2.Devise and apply appropriate methods of achieving constructed solutions in a range of circumstances, demonstrating an appreciation of the relationships between technological solutions, efficiency of delivery, and the economics of the process.

3.Critically evaluate the impact that forms of construction have upon functional suitability, fitness for purpose, and occupational standards.

Transferable Skills and other Attributes;

4.Develop critical awareness of applied technology.

5. Achieve a level of competence in the critical evaluation of alternative solutions to significant issues and problems.

6.Develop an appreciation for the views of various stakeholders involved in the process of adapting existing buildings.
Module Aims

1. To develop a critical awareness of the property life cycle and the expanse of existing buildings which make up the built environment.

2. To develop systematic knowledge, awareness and understanding of the design approaches, techniques, materials, and processes employed in the construction of a broad range of building types.

3.  To develop the ability to systematically and creatively make well informed decisions when dealing with complex issues.
Word count/ duration (if applicable)

Your submission should consist of no more than one report 2,500 words long.  This includes every word, excluding only any initial contents/title page, and the reference list(s) located at the very end of your submission and be comprised of respected and academic sources and set out in Harvard referencing style. Only the first 2,500 words (as defined above) will be marked.  Any words you write in excess of 2,500 (as defined above) will be ignored.
Feedback arrangements;

Provisional coursework marks and written feedback will be available within 15 working days of your submission via the Turnitin submission on Blackboard.

You have an opportunity to gain formative feedback on your proposed submission via the support sessions noted below under support arrangements however, formative feedback will only be given on production of written work and this will only be given once.
Support arrangements;

You can obtain support for this assessment from the lecture sessions and tutorials and the lecture learning materials uploaded onto blackboard, tutor office hours by appointment, emails, etc (please see contact information on the first page of this brief). Your email queries will be answered within 48 hours during week days.

The University offers a range of support services for students through askUS.

Good Academic Conduct and Academic Misconduct

Students are expected to learn and demonstrate skills associated with good academic conduct (academic integrity). Good academic conduct includes the use of clear and correct referencing of source materials. Here is a link to where you can find out more about the skills which students require http://www.salford.ac.uk/skills-for-learning.

Academic Misconduct is an action which may give you an unfair advantage in your academic work. This includes plagiarism, asking someone else to write your assessment for you or taking notes into an exam. The University takes all forms of academic misconduct seriously.  You can find out how to avoid academic misconduct here https://www.salford.ac.uk/skills-for-learning.

Assessment Information

If you have any questions about assessment rules, you can find out more here.

Personal Mitigating Circumstances

If personal mitigating circumstances may have affected your ability to complete this assessment, you can find more information about personal mitigating circumstances procedure here.

Personal Tutor/Student Progression Administrator

If you have any concerns about your studies, contact your Personal Tutor or your Student Progression Administrator.
Assessment Criteria

Marks for your assessment will be allocated based on the weightings shown below.

  1. Presentation (10%). Clarity in written and graphic communication of the chosen basement and foundation design and associated construction techniques using appropriate terminologies and adopting an appropriate report like structure for an industry client.
  2. Site Appraisal (50%). Accurate identification of key site issues below or above ground and discussion of how they may subsequently affect construction of any proposed basement and foundation design.
  3. Basement and Foundation Design (40%) Formulation of a suitable design which responds to both the stated requirements of the brief and those issues identified by the site appraisal. Designs should be safe and technically feasible.

Grade Descriptors:

This coursework constitutes 100% of the module. Performance in respect of each criterion will be graded in accordance with the university grade descriptors as below (more details:
http://www.salford.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/610669/AssessmentAndFeedbackTaughtAwards.pdf):

Grade Descriptor Mark
Extremely poor 0%to 9%
Very poor 10% to 19%
Poor 20% to 29%
Inadequate 30% to 39%
Unsatisfactory 40%to 49%
Satisfactory 50% to 59%
Good 60% to 69%
Very good 70% to 79%
Excellent 80%to 89%
Outstanding 90% to 100%
In Year Retrieval Scheme

Your assessment is not eligible for in year retrieval.
Reassessment

For students with accepted personal mitigating circumstances, this will be your replacement assessment attempt.  Students should be aware that there is no late submission period at reassessment (this includes those students who have an accepted PMC request from a previous attempt).

 

Communicate a detailed account of one area of contemporary forensic or police investigation addressing scientific, forensic and legal issues.

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This is the link of the course i would like to apply. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/project-enterprise-management-msc

What UCL would like to know:

  • Why you want to study Project and Enterprise Management at graduate level
i am interested in project management since my internship in Sanomics. Please kindly refer to my CV.
  • Why you want to study Project and Enterprise Management at UCL
the opportunity this course will provide, Will know more people from the industry, wide range of career option because the course provide many optional modules of different area. the following modules are those i particularly interested:
  • The Management of Large Projects and Programmes.
  • The Management of Innovation.
  • Marketing and Project Business Development.
  • Managing Change in Organisations.
  • what particularly attracts you to the chosen programme.
  • How your academic and professional background meets the demands of this challenging programme,
refer to the next part – learning outcome. Also my job in a startup company – sanomics.
  • Where you would like to go professionally with your degree.
  • Professional consultants.
  • Client enterprises with significant project portfolios such as pharmaceutical, biotech
(these are just examples, I don’t really have a clear vision what I want to do after graduate. Please help me enrich this part like i know what i would to do in the future.

The following part are learning outcome of my current degree:

Module name: Analysis of controlled substance.

Learning Outcomes;

Employ personal, time management, study and team-working skills and analytical and problem-solving skills, and communicate through a casework rep

Module name: Professional Development forensic enquiry and case study.

1. Evaluate current research and advanced scholarship in the discipline, in particular, a systemic understanding of knowledge, and a critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights, within contemporary forensic or police investigation.

2. Communicate a detailed account of one area of contemporary forensic or police investigation addressing scientific, forensic and legal issues.

3. Deal with complex issues (both systematically and creatively), make sound judgements in the absence of complete data, and communicate clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

4. Demonstrate self-direction in tackling and solving problems, and act autonomously in planning and implementing research.

Module name: Interpretation and Presentation of Forensic Evidence for Forensic Science

Learning Outcomes.

1. Describe differences between statistical (Bayesian and classical) and non-statistical forensic evidence for a variety of common forensic evidence types.

2. Write comprehensive, comprehensible, rational and impartial reports.

3. Use communication skills in presenting and defending expert testimony under challenging conditions whilst giving Evidence-in-Chief and in Cross-Examination.

 

Identify potential new opportunities for commercial exploitation, emerging from new trends in strategy and innovation.

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Method of Submission:
Any submitted after 16:00 on the deadline date will be subject to the standard University late penalties (see below), unless an extension has been granted, in writing by the Senior Tutor, in advance of the deadline.

This assessment relates to the following module learning outcomes:
A. Knowledge and Understanding
A1. A selection of the latest developments and emerging trends in strategy;
A2. A selection of the latest developments and emerging trends in innovation management.
B. Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
B1. Understand and apply appropriate theoretical concepts, models, tools and techniques of strategy and innovation management;
B2. Evaluate alternative approaches to strategy and innovation management;
B3. Identify potential new opportunities for commercial exploitation, emerging from new trends in strategy and innovation;
B4. Understand the latest trends in strategy and innovation management;
B5. Evaluate the intellectual value and practical relevance of the latest trends in strategy and innovation management;
B6. Apply insights from the latest research on strategy and innovation management to specific management situations;
B7. Appreciate the nature, format and limitations of latest research in strategy and innovation management.
C. Transferable and Generic Skills
C1. Recognize that in many situations there is a range of alternatives which should be evaluated;
C2. Self-manage the development of learning and study skills;
C3. Apply the research skills to synthesise, analyse, interpret and critically evaluate information from a range of sources.

Coursework Brief:
The coursework will be carried out on an individual basis.
You are asked to write an individual research report (3000 words max) on a topic of your choice. The starting point of the report should be based on a newspaper or specialized magazine article (e.g. Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Wired, The Economist, Forbes, Harvard Business Review and the like) that addresses a new trend in strategy and innovation management. The article may report a new study or may discuss issues of interest in or around the topics of interest.
A definition of ‘Current Trend’ as used in this brief is: keyword (or theme) related to Business Strategy and/ or Innovation, which returns at least 1,000 hits from a title-only search (of the keyword) in Google (not necessarily Scholar), for articles written within the past 24 months. To check your keyword, you may follow the steps set out at the end of this section.
Your task is to research the topic more fully, and to write a report that contains a valid argument relating to the new trend. Your report must review the selected article in the light of current trends in strategy and innovation management you know, or captured in this module. Take a clear stance regarding the argument
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of the article. You may agree or disagree, establishing your position with theories and academic references. For example you may decide to disagree with the interpretation of a study presented in a newspaper (e.g. it may state that holacracy is detrimental to innovation, but you disagree. You may also agree, thus arguing further than the article did, you must support your argument with evidence).
It is important for the report to have a scientific structure. Your report must have a main thesis (a central argument it pursues (which you can summarize in one sentence)) and you should be able to defend it appropriately. You would do that by supporting your thesis building up valid arguments that add up, supporting each with evidence or information you have been able to collect while researching for your report.
You must start with the original study that the article refers to, indicate where it is located, then review and critically evaluate it. You must then state your position/ arguments in relation to it. You will then use the rest of your report to establish your position/ argument, supporting your argument with data/ evidence from other studies on the topic.
You may agree with what the article says, if you do you must build it further, using theories and further evidence from research studies to support why this may be true and then establish your new (enhanced) position on the subject. You may also oppose the article, and again you must use theories and further evidence from research studies to support why your position is valid.
You have a great deal of freedom in how you prepare the report and in what you write about, but there must be an obvious structure and ‘story line’. The report will have to include among other references, a minimum of five peer-reviewed journal articles (3* and 4* in the ABS ranking which will be made available on Blackboard). It is also important that these five are validly used to support clear arguments (rather than being merely mentioned).
To check if your area of research qualifies as a ‘current trend’, you may follow the following steps:
1. In Google search bar, type “allintitle: (your title).
(Eg. allintitle: sustainable city).
2. Hit enter.
3. Click on ‘tools’, pull-down on ‘Anytime’ and select custom range.
4. In the ‘from’ date range enter a date that is 24 months from your date of search, leave ‘to’ date range blank.
5. Select ‘go’ or hit ‘enter’ (to search)
6. Click on tools again
This should display the number of hits. Hits of 1,000 and above qualifies.
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Nature of Assessment: This is a SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT. See ‘Weighting’ section above for the percentage that this assignment counts towards your final module mark.
Word Limit: +/-10% either side of the word count (see above) is deemed to be acceptable. Any text that exceeds an additional 10% will not attract any marks. The relevant word count includes items such as cover page, executive summary, title page, table of contents, tables, figures, in-text citations and section headings, if used. The relevant word count excludes your list of references and any appendices at the end of your coursework submission.
You should always include the word count (from Microsoft Word, not Turnitin), at the end of your coursework submission, before your list of references.
Title/Cover Page: You must include a title/ cover page that includes: your Student ID, Module Code, Assignment Title, Word Count. This assignment will be marked anonymously, please ensure that your name does not appear on any part of your assignment.
References: You should use the Harvard style to reference your assignment. The library provide guidance on how to reference in the Harvard style and this is available from: http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash/referencing
Submission Deadline:
Submission deadline for Southampton Business School is for ALL assessments.
Turnitin Submission: The assignment MUST be submitted electronically via Turnitin, which is accessed via the individual module on Blackboard. Further guidance on submitting assignments is available on the Blackboard support pages.
It is important that you allow enough time prior to the submission deadline to ensure your submission is processed on time as all late submissions are subject to a late penalty. We would recommend you allow 30 minutes to upload your work and check the submission has been processed and is correct. Please make sure you submit to the correct assignment link.
You will know that your submission has completed successfully when you see a message stating ‘Congratulations – your submission is complete…’. It is vital that you make a note of your Submission ID (Digital Receipt Number). This is a unique receipt number for your submission, and is proof of successful submission. You may be required to provide this number at a later date. We recommend that you take a screenshot of this page, or note the number down on a piece of paper. You should also receive an email receipt containing this number, and the number can be found after submitting by following this guide. This method of checking your submission is particularly useful in the event that you don’t receive an email receipt.
You are allowed to test submit your assignment via Turnitin before the due date. You can use Turnitin to check your assignment for plagiarism before you submit your final version. See “Viewing Your Originality Report” for guidance. Please see the Module Leader/lecturer on your module if you would like advice on the Turnitin Originality report.
The last submission prior to the deadline will be treated as the final submission and will be the copy that is assessed by the marker.
It is your responsibility to ensure that the version received by the deadline is the final version, resubmissions after the
deadline will not be accepted in any circumstances.
Late Penalties:
Further information on penalties for work submitted after the deadline can be found here.
Special Considerations:
If you believe that illness or other circumstances have adversely affected your academic
performance, information regarding the regulations governing Special Considerations can be accessed via the Calendar: http://www.calendar.soton.ac.uk/sectionIV/special-considerations.html
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Extension Requests: : Extension requests along with supporting evidence should be submitted to the Student Office as soon as possible before the submission date. Information regarding the regulations governing extension requests can be accessed via the Calendar: http://www.calendar.soton.ac.uk/sectionIV/special-considerations.html
Academic Integrity Policy: Please note that you can access Academic Integrity Guidance for Students via the Quality Handbook: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/quality/assessment/academic_integrity.page?. Please note any suspected cases of Academic Integrity will be notified to the Academic Integrity Officer for investigation.
Feedback: Southampton Business School is committed to providing feedback within 4 weeks (University working days). Once the marks are released and you have received your feedback, you can meet with your Module Leader / Module Lecturer / Personal Academic Tutor to discuss the feedback within 4 weeks from the release of marks date. Any additional arrangements for feedback are listed in the Module Profile.
Student Support: Study skills and language support for Southampton Business School students is available at: http://www.sbsaob.soton.ac.uk/study-skills-and-language-support/.

Why do you think the viral ad/campaign was so successful? What was it’s appeal?

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In 1999, The Blair Witch Project marketing campaign used a website designed to convince people that the horror/mystery scenario of the movie was an actual missing person’s case. Myrick and Sanchez also visited online message boards to spread rumors about the mystery. The campaign was so successful that many people still believed the movie depicted actual events by the time it was released in theaters. On a budget of less than $1 million, The Blair Witch Project grossed nearly $250 million. The buzz stemming from the innovative, Internet-based marketing campaign turned what could have been just another horror movie into a national phenomenon. See site: http://www.blairwitch.com/project/legacy.html. Now twenty years later, some call it the best viral marketing campaign of all times.

Blair Witch Best Viral Marketing Campaign of All Times

For this blog post, please provide a link to a commercial or a marketing campaign that has gone viral. It can be funny, moving, inspiring, or all of the above.

In your post, answer the following questions:
Why do you think the viral ad/campaign was so successful? What was it’s appeal?
What are some of the benefits of viral advertising?
Why do you think viral advertising is effective?

What is the primary-most important-conflict that emerges throughout the text and how does the conflict function in the story? How is conflict being used?

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What is the primary-most important-conflict that emerges throughout the text and how does the conflict function in the story? How is conflict being used?

Describe an historical (1984-2015) WMD/CBRN attack (e.g., biological or chemical incidences that have occurred in the past 30 years.

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Describe an historical (1984-2015) WMD/CBRN attack (e.g., biological or chemical incidences that have occurred in the past 30 years.
Explain a remediation strategy if your selected event had occurred/did occur in the U.S. Include in your response cost, time, risk communication, public perception.

Assignment Expectations;
Support your key points with specific examples, quotations, and data from government sources, peer-reviewed academic references, and subject matter experts. Your paper will not be longer than 5 pages (excluding cover sheet and reference page).

Assist the CEO in scheduling business meeting, conference call and corporate presentation Xcelom Limited.

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EDUCATION
2016 – Present The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology § Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology (Anticipated Graduation: June 2020)

Business Development Assistant
Sanomics is a pioneering genomics technology company based in Hong Kong. Using a new generation of proprietary technologies, Sanomics offers blood-based genomics testing for cancer patients. It is backed by US$10 million in funding from investors including Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and Shenzhen-listed non-invasive DNA prenatal testing firm Berry Genomics Co.
§ Set up Sanomics Thailand branches
§ Performed as a major role in the cooperation with KPMG(Thailand) and CBRE(Thailand) to
facilitate the operation of Thailand branches
§ Assist in preparing corporate and geographical development materials (e.g. IPO pitch PowerPoint,
videos and posts on social media)
§ Assist the CEO in scheduling business meeting, conference call and corporate presentation Xcelom Limited.
Feb2018 – May2018
Sales and Marketing Intern
Xcelom has been exclusive licensed by CUHK to provide an Non-Invasive Prenatal
Technology (NIPT) service called “safeT21express”.
§ Assist in preparing marketing materials (e.g. product brochure, presentation PowerPoint)
§ Performed as a major role in cooperation with video production house to produce an interview with Dr. Leung Kwong Chuen Agnus
Ace Printing Group Ltd
Jul2016 – Jan2018
Personal Assistant
Ace Printing Group Ltd is a garment manufacturing print house established in 2015 with its Head Quarters in Hong Kong, and factory in Cambodia. It is supported by Kwan Tat Group with more than 30 years’ experiences in the industry and modern management concepts.
§ Perform quality control in chemical and testing requirements
§ Assist in general accounting works (e.g. monitoring of account receivables and documentaries, monthly closing and billing to clients and travel planning purchases) § Prepare company’s marketing material.

Intern
Urban Spring is a company which aimed to raise awareness regarding plastic waste impact by innovating the design of water dispensers and providing a sustainable solution to minimize the use of single-use bottle.
§ Assist in events like Wow and Flutter presents THE WEEKEND and Eco Expo
§ Assist in animation video making to feature the Well water dispenser of the company
§ Conduct research on plastic waste problems and environmental service companies (e.g. Elkay, Smart Bottle, etc.)
§ Facilitated the design of Operation & Maintenance Manual of the water dispenser.
LEADERSHIP

Member
By cooperating with 30 members in the team, I learnt the importance of teamwork and hardwork, also tend to bounce back quickly after setbacks.
MAGNET Peer Mentoring
Program
Sep2017 – Aug2018
Peer Mentor
A peer mentoring program at HKUST, aims to help new students to transit smoothly to university life by providing 10 mentees a support network, opportunities to meet friends and benefit from the knowledge and experience of senior student.
MenTernship Program
Nov2016 – Aug2017
Mentee
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Demonstrate a critical understanding of the ethical, cultural, political and social dilemmas of practice.

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Important assignment information

Taking into account the issues mentioned in Rodney’s case study (including ethical issues, his age, his gender, his diagnosis, substance misuse, etc.), how could this service user, who has complex needs, be better supported by the community care services and local independent sector services (e.g. charities, community groups, services for advocacy, etc.) available in the area you live in that may be of benefit to Rodney?

(2300 words essay)

Fictional case study: Rodney

Rodney is a 35-year-old man of Nigerian origins with what has been described as ‘a long history of schizophrenia and homelessness’. He has been ‘in and out of the mental health system’ for several years. On one occasion, he was held in a police cell because there were no beds available in the local acute mental health unit. He felt that the police officers avoided him when he was in the cell because he has mental health problems. The experience of being in crisis in a cell was a major trauma in itself for Rodney, and it has had the effect of making him suspicious of all institutional environments: ‘I was in total chaos; I have just tried to kill myself. I’m in a prison cell. I’ve no belt, no shoelaces, no shoes, because they wouldn’t let me have them, but no one talks to me. No one.’

Rodney feels that it is not just the police that lack empathy when dealing with people in crisis. The problem extends to professionals: ‘The sort of people you need when you are in crisis are the ones who still see you as a person, who remember you are not just a problem blowing up in their face; you need empathy, someone who sees you as a person.’

Rodney consistently declines medication, and is frequently described by practitioners as being ‘prone to delusions’ that mean he is unable to easily live around others in supervised settings. When the community mental health team (CMHT) began to work with him, they established he had some long-standing substance misuse issues, principally involving alcohol. However, he insisted that he had found his own housing and was managing well enough without their help. Rodney’s sister maintains contact with him and she liaises with the community team, encouraging Rodney to attend the drop-in sessions they run at a local café.

Subsequent team visits found him living in an abandoned caravan, where he had rigged up a supply of water and a wood stove for heating and cooking. The treatment team concluded that, in spite of his unconventional living situation and persistent symptoms, he showed an ability to care for himself. This treatment team’s decision, however, is regularly questioned by some new members of the team, who assert that he should be involuntarily hospitalised before he hurts himself or someone else.

[Based on an original case study, Mr. R, in Stovall, et al. (2016)]

 

Extra info:

You may consider the ways in which Rodney’s complex needs (gender, age, ethnicity, diagnoses, etc.) could be relevant to his circumstances, and which interventions or supports might be considered suitable for him. How were the transitions managed and how else could the transitions have been managed? Is Rodney eligible for Care Planning Approach in terms of case management? Can he be a ‘case’ since he is refusing any treatment and medication? Is there anything that could help Rodney and the CMHT to manage Rodney’s care and his current situation? You may study what is available in the area you live (Warrington, England) You now need to consider what services are available to individuals with complex care needs, and how these can be accessed. You should also widen your search to look for voluntary/third sector and other non-statutory services that might meet Rodney’s complex needs. If you cannot find sufficient information on services in your area then widen your search to find services in another area of your choosing.

Your discussion should include a range of sources, and references should be presented in a conventional academic essay style (e.g. using in-text citations and a reference list)

Start with an introduction indicating how you will approach the task, then proceed to the main section of the essay. This should be composed of several paragraphs, each of which present and develop a relevant aspect of your discussion of the main issues. Your essay should end with a conclusion and be sure to include a word count.

 

Leaning outcomes:

Knowledge and understanding the importance of ensuring that the experiences, needs and cultural contexts of people who seek help (or use services) are able to influence and shape health and social care practice.

Practical and/or professional skills.

Demonstrate a critical understanding of the ethical, cultural, political and social dilemmas of practice.

Practice critical self-reflection and examine and reflect on effective practice, both direct and indirect, with a range of service users and in a variety of settings.