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What technologies were used to support your design, such as concurrent engineering, computer-aided design, or value analysis?

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Prompt:

Building on the discussion in this module, consider the following:

  • What tools/techniques were used in your design, such as quality function deployment, value stream mapping, and JIT? What technologies were used to support your design, such as concurrent engineering, computer-aided design, or value analysis?
  • Describe how you incorporated the concepts of lean operations and lean services in your design. · Identify the considerations needed for the sustainability of your production line and what specific efforts can minimize waste; consider end-of-life programs and the three R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle). Consider the phases of product design in your paper.
  • As it applies to your business opportunity, consider the legal, cultural, global, and human involvement needed in your design as outlined in Chapter 4. Note: It is not intended that you include the actual design of the product/service, but this paper needs to describe how you intend to create this design considering the topics in Chapter 4 and incorporate lean operations into your design. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
  • Identify the tools, techniques, and technologies used in the design of your production plan. · Explain how you will integrate lean operations and lean services in your production plan.
  • Discuss your considerations for sustainability to eliminate waste in each phase of your production plan.
  • Discuss the legal, cultural, global, and human involvement needed to implement your production plan.

For Top Essay Writer:

Note: It is not intended that you include the actual design of the product/service, but this paper needs to describe how you intend to create this design considering the topics in Chapter 4 and 14 Topic product and service design and incorporate lean operations into your design.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

  • Identify the tools, techniques, and technologies used in the design of your production plan.
  • Explain how you will integrate lean operations and lean services in your production plan.
  • Discuss your considerations for sustainability to eliminate waste in each phase of your production plan.
  • Discuss the legal, cultural, global, and human involvement needed to implement your production plan.

 

Examine how the possible barriers of introducing such measures to this property can be overcome, addressing the concerns of the property owner and tenants.

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The Brief for Assignment

This Assignment 2 is an individual work. It is a continuation of Assignment 1 and based on the same property located at 60-70 Elizabeth Street, Sydney. The heritage building was completed in 1929/30, with major refurbishment over 1985 – 1988 and a substantial foyer upgrade in 2004. Whilst Assignment 1 is related to property market analysis and strategic asset management plan, this Assignment extends your knowledge and skills to sustainable property management in the office sector.

As the property management consultant, you are required to submit a business case report to introduce a sustainable property management strategy for improvement of the operating and asset performance of this existing property to the property owner. Along with all other relevant matters, this ‘sustainable property management report’ is to include the following:

  1. Discuss how the sustainability concept is being implemented within the office property sector globally and in Australia during the last decade, highlighting the trends, achievements and current stage in the implementation of sustainability to existing buildings.
  2. Evaluate the property owner’s and the tenant’s views towards sustainable property.
  3. Recommend what environmental improvement and property management measures should be adopted for this property to achieve such benefits. Make all necessary assumptions in relation to the building design, construction and existing sustainable performance.
  4. Examine how the possible barriers of introducing such measures to this property can be overcome, addressing the concerns of the property owner and tenants.
  5. Salient facts of sustainable property management practice in existing buildings and conclusions on the proposed green measures for this property.

Length of the final report: 10 pages (2000 words); you may extend this limit to 12 pages.

NB:

    • All arguments should be properly cited in the reports and a list of all references that you have used should also be given.
    • Assignment length limits are defined in terms of pages. This limit includes illustrations and references. The page size must be A4 and the font size for text should be 12-point Times Roman or equivalent. Use a wide margin and one and half spacing.
    • Use the attached Cover Sheet when the report is submitted.

What are the behavior markers for workload management? 

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ASCI 516

Textbook information is listed below:

Kanki, B., Helmreich, R., & Anca, J. (2010). Crew Resource Management. San Diego, CA: Academic Pres.

Please advise if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for the assistance.

Module 6 Assignment Questions

Respond to the following items and submit your answers by Day 7 of the Module 6 week.

  1. What does workload management include?
  2. What are the behavior markers for workload management?
  3. As a leader what steps would you (or do you) take to ensure effective workload management among your crewmembers?
  4. Workload management includes the effective use of team resources. What personal experiences have you had in your work (aviation or non-aviation if you are not a crew member) that relates to workload management and the impact it has on safety, morale, team/organizational effectiveness, or other areas of importance?
  5. Briefly discuss the reasons and motivation for advancing cockpit automation in today’s aircraft.
  6. What kinds of issues related to coordination and communications are found in the glass cockpit environment? Provide personal examples.
  7. Discuss your personal philosophy on the role of human-automation and intelligent agents (IAs) interacting as a “team” in aviation systems, and any personal experiences you may have had in this area.
  8. What aspects of automation would benefit you in your current work situation?
  9. List several strategies for controlling fatigue prior to flight.
  10. What are YOUR primary stressors? What strategies do you use to cope and ensure you are at your best prior to participating as a flight crewmember or to ensure you are ready, willing, and able for the kind of work you perform?

How has the use of ADR in family cases become more effective to dealing with family disputes, what benefits are there for clients who use ADR and to what extent can this emphasis affect the advice and guidance issued by solicitors to their clients?

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Needs to be set out with exec summary with the opinion on the research. Coverage in the report should be purely legal points.

Areas to address are:
– development of ADR in family cases and the rationale for placing a greater emphasis on the process
– Options available for clients pursuing ADR in UK and how this compares to other jurisdictions (such as USA and Poland, or another European country)
– Review of literature to assess pros and cons for clients of ADR in family cases
– impact of the emphasis on ADR on the work of family legal practices and approach to the court.

Needs to be OSCOLA referencing

Identifying Themes in the novel (The Kite Runner):Why am I doing it?

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Assignment: Identifying Themes in the novel (The Kite Runner)

What am I doing?

For this assignment, you must identify two BIG IDEAS (about life) which are present in the kite runner novel.  At least one of the BIG IDEAS must be a major thematic topic which the whole novel explores; preferably, both will be major thematic topics.

For the first part of the assignment, you will need to:

  1. identify the novel you have worked with;
  2. write an appropriate theme statement for each of the 2 BIG IDEAS (about life) that you have identified; and
  3. pick one of your theme statements; choose three quotations from the novel that support it.

For the second part of the assignment, you will need to:

  1. identify a poem or a song that portrays the same theme that you identified in #3 above;
  2. include the text of the poem or the lyrics of the song with the assignment;
  3. include the bibliographic information necessary to identify the poem or song

For the third part of the assignment, you will need to:

Write a brief explanation of the connection between the theme statement you have written for the novel and the quotations and poem or song you have chosen.

You may choose how to format this assignment.  What is important is that you connect the theme statement you have written to BOTH the novel and the song or poem and make the connection clear.

Why am I doing it?

In this activity you will demonstrate your ability to identify BIG IDEAS (about life)  in novels and in other works of literature or in music and your ability to write theme statements.  In addition, you will demonstrate your ability to choose key quotations that illuminate theme in a text.

How will it be marked?

This assignment will be marked on the following criteria:

You have:

  • identified two BIG IDEAS (about life)  which are important in the context of the novel;
  • written one clear theme statement to express each of the BIG IDEAS you have identified;
  • insightfully connected ONE of the theme statements to important quotations from the novel;
  • presented one poem or song which shares the theme statement you have identified.

Marks: 36

 


Excellent, Outstanding, Superior		  BIG IDEAS (about life) Selection – The novel BIG IDEAS are thoughtfully chosen to represent the main points of the stories.  They represent the student’s keen insight in recognizing theme, and they are accurately identified as main BIG IDEA or secondary BIG IDEA.

Theme Statement – Each theme statement is very well written.  It is thoughtful and clear and displays a solid understanding of the requirements of a theme statement (full sentence, no judgment implied, no novel specif details etc.). The statement itself is easy to understand and an accurate, insightful representation of a theme in the novel.

Quotations – Quotations are insightful and are exemplary in expressing theme in the novel.  They represent key moments in the novel in which theme is demonstrated.

Poem/Song Selection – The poem or song chosen is a thoughtful and intuitive representation of the theme statement identified. They are chosen with consideration of audience (i.e., contain appropriate language and content).

Presentation – The writing features complex, sophisticated use of language. Spelling, grammar and punctuation are correct and appropriate; usage is sophisticated. Assignment format is thoughtfully crafted to achieve a desired effect. The writing is virtually error free.
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Inadequate

 Theme Selection – The novel BIG IDEAS chosen are incorrect or are unimportant in the context of the novel. They are not correctly identified as main BIG IDEA  and secondary BIG IDEA.

Theme Statement –  The writing does not accomplish the basic tasks of making a theme statement.  It demonstrates lack of understanding of the requirements of a theme statement (full sentence, no judgment implied, etc.)  The theme statement appears as an incomplete sentence. The theme statement mentions specifics from the novel.

Quotations – Quotations are not connected to theme.

Poem/Song Selection – The poems or songs chosen are minimally connected or not connected to the identified themes and demonstrate a lack of awareness of audience.

Presentation – The writing is informal and conversational. Language is imprecise; vocabulary is very basic, excessively colloquial or inappropriate to the audience. Style is immature. Writing is riddled with spelling, grammar, usage and/or punctuation errors. Structure is seriously flawed; errors impede meaning.

 

How Your Element Related to Energy?

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Essay – “How Your Element Related to Energy”

In celebration of the International Year of the Periodic Table, the theme of “How Your Element Related to Energy” is to ask all students to produce a short article (within two A4 page and flexible format) on one element of the periodic table. The benefits to our students include:

  • Based on the teamwork presentation (self-assessment but not counting to the final marks), the basic knowledge on one element group of Periodic Table have been explored. More deep insights on the theme area can be expected.
  • Working on employability skills, such as data analysis, teamwork and communication.
  • Work on communication and report-making skills.
  • The chance to have their work contribute to the sociality and related industries.
  • You have broad options for the contents, such as manufacturing, use and disposal of a certain element (or related chemicals).

Assessment Criteria 

  • Covers the most important aspects of the subject thoroughly
  • Shows the understanding of fundamental concepts with evidence of critical analysis
  • Well-presented using appropriate academic conventions
  • Uses and collates information/data from relevant and appropriate sources
  • Written clearly and concisely; showing originality and well-presented reasons for your choice of element

 

How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?

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Submission Deadline Marks and Feedback
Before 10am on:

 

 20 working days after deadline (L4, 5 and 7)
15 working days after deadline (L6)
10 working days after deadline (block delivery) 

 

 

Unit title & code Problem Solving  PSY007- 3
Assignment number and title Assessment 1 – Write an essay indicating how the academic study of problem solving and thinking relates to everyday life
Assignment type Essay
Weighting of assignment 50%
Size or length of assessment 2,500 words (this is a maximum word count – not +/- 10%)
Unit learning outcomes 1.  Demonstrate an in depth understanding of the theories and

models of problem solving and the cognitive processes involved.

 

2.  Relate those theories and models to everyday experience

 

 

What am I required to do in this assignment?
 

You are required to write an essay where you demonstrate understanding of theories of problem solving and relate them to everyday life. You need to provide examples of where and how the theories are found in everyday life.  Examples can be from personal experience and real world events.  Aim to come up with examples other than those discussed in lectures and tutorials.  You are to create your own suitable essay title
What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations from UIF)
 

Demonstrate an in depth understanding of the theories and models of problem solving and the cognitive processes involved.

 

Relate those theories and models to everyday experience

 
How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?
The aim of the essay is to apply what you have learned in lectures and in your readings to everyday life. The essay should therefore explain and critique various theories you have come across and illustrate them with your own examples. I don’t want to specify too much here since it really is up to you how you tackle the essay – as such every students essay should be quite different.
How does this assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?
The essay is designed to allow you to relate the contents of the unit (the various theories, models and general approaches to problem solving) to examples in everyday life.

 

How will my assignment be marked?
 

Your assignment will be marked according to the threshold expectations and the criteria on the following page.

 

You can use them to evaluate your own work and consider your grade before you submit.
  3rd Class – 40-49% Lower 2nd – 50-59% Upper 2nd – 60-69% 1st Class – 70%+
1 The Introduction to your essay is generally fine but try to focus more on outlining the issues to be discussed and indicate the line of argument you are going to take. The Introduction to your essay is generally fine but try to focus more on outlining the issues to be discussed and indicate the line of argument you are going to take.

 

 The Introduction is good. You manage indicate the line of argument you are going to take. An excellent introduction. It is succinct and expounds your arguments very clearly.
2 The body of the essay lacks relevance to the essay and there is little evidence that the topic has been understood.  There may be irrelevant parts or areas where the writing is unclear. The body of the essay is mostly relevant to the question and there is evidence that the topic has been understood.  There may still be irrelevant parts or areas where the writing is unclear. The body of the essay is generally accurate, well informed and relevant showing the topic has been understood. An excellent essay showing clarity of argument & expression and illustrated well with examples

The body of the essay is highly relevant to the question and a discursive/evaluative element makes it clear that the topic has been understood.
3 There is little evidence of criticism and/or discussion of the topic.  It needs to show more development of the arguments and/or expand on the evidence presented. There is some evidence of criticism and/or discussion of the topic.  It needs to show more development of the arguments and/or expand on the evidence presented.

 

 It has a good structure and is generally clearly presented.

Improve by including some of the following – critique from primary sources, more experimental details, greater comparison of theories.

 Excellent integration of a range of evidence and with critical evaluation
4 Your conclusion is weak, try to make sure it draws your argument together and reflects what you said you were going to do in the Introduction. Your conclusion is fine but try to make sure it draws your argument together and reflects what you said you were going to do in the Introduction.

 

 Your conclusion is good and provides an answer to the essay question. An excellent conclusion. You draw together conflicts and diverse material to present a unified conclusion.
5 Your APA referencing is needs to improve there are several errors. Your APA referencing is generally fine but there are some glitches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Your APA referencing is generally good with few errors although there are some minor ones. You demonstrate a range of background reading. Well done. You have used a range of relevant primary sources and your APA referencing is excellent.

 

To what extent and how has UK political journalism assisted the public debate on EU withdrawal?

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Here is the assignment brief.

Module title Political Journalism
Assessment title Essay
Assessment task details and instructions

 

The essay should address one of the following topics :

 

·         Assess the relevance of political journalism in public service media provision

 

·         Critically evaluate the significance of media convergence for approaches to, and expectations of, political journalism

 

·         To what extent and how has UK political journalism assisted the public debate on EU withdrawal?

 

  • Assess the impact of the lobby system in political journalism

 

  • Assess the impact of social media in election campaigns

 

·         Analyse the role of the spin doctor in political journalism

 

These are mainly very broad topics so you will need to apply the general principles to a limited number of specific case studies
Assessed intended learning outcomes

 

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

  • demonstrate an awareness of the UK lobby system and its relation to political reporting
  • critically analyse the use of social media in political reporting
  • demonstrate an understanding of election reporting in both the UK and US

and/or show a critical awareness of the role and relationships of the reporter, politicians and press officers

 
Module Aims

•          Develop a critical understanding of the challenges, constraints and influences facing journalists engaged in political reporting;

•          Evaluate the ethical dilemmas involved in political reporting and in particular the pressures around editorial control, the lobby system and spin;

•          Deploy professional skills including original research and interviewing to produce an original piece of journalism including political interviews;

•          Demonstrate an informed ability to critically evaluate your own work;

•          Demonstrate an analysis of political campaigns and the contrasting system in the US.
Word count/ duration

2,200 words

The word count includes all citations but not the Bibliography.
Assessment Criteria

Marks for your assessment will be allocated based on

·         Understanding of political journalism in regional, national and international contexts

·         Critical analysis of political processes

·         Ability to engage the reader and present an argument

·         Evidence of engagement with wider reading

You should consult Blackboard for detailed grade or mark descriptors.

 

 

How do you see the role of the healthcare worker changing as a result of these challenges?

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This assignment will be at least 1000 words or more

This week you will reflect upon accountability in healthcare to answer the following questions:

1. How can you play your part in accountability? I am personally a middle school nurse

2. Briefly define the Accountability Care Organization

3. What challenges do we face?

4. How do you see the role of the healthcare worker changing as a result of these challenges?

Assignment Expectations: How will students be successful?

Length:
1000-1250 words (4-5 pages); answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner
Structure:
Include a title page and reference page in APA style
References:
Two scholarly references are required; you should include the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions

As one reference please use:
Nickitas, D. M., Middaugh, D. J., & Aries, N. (2016). Policy and politics for nurses and other health professions (2nd ed.): Advocacy and action. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. Chapters 10 & 11

There are three basic types of questions that research projects can address.

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Types of Questions

There are three basic types of questions that research projects can address:

  1. When a study is designed primarily to describe what is going on or what exists. Public opinion polls that seek only to describe the proportion of people who hold various opinions are primarily descriptive in nature. For instance, if we want to know what percent of the population would vote for a Democratic or a Republican in the next presidential election, we are simply interested in describing something.
  2. When a study is designed to look at the relationships between two or more variables. A public opinion poll that compares what proportion of males and females say they would vote for a Democratic or a Republican candidate in the next presidential election is essentially studying the relationship between gender and voting preference.
  3. When a study is designed to determine whether one or more variables (e.g., a program or treatment variable) causes or affects one or more outcome variables. If we did a public opinion poll to try to determine whether a recent political advertising campaign changed voter preferences, we would essentially be studying whether the campaign (cause) changed the proportion of voters who would vote Democratic or Republican (effect).

The three question types can be viewed as cumulative. That is, a relational study assumes that you can first describe (by measuring or observing) each of the variables you are trying to relate. And, a causal study assumes that you can describe both the cause and effect variables and that you can show that they are related to each other. Causal studies are probably the most demanding of the three.