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  • DTGOV is a public company that was created in the early 1980s by the Ministry of Social Security…

    2.2. Case Study #2: DTGOV
    DTGOV is a public company that was created in the early 1980s by the Ministry of Social Security. The decentralization of the ministry’s IT operations
    to a public company under private law gave DTGOV an autonomous management structure with significant flexibility to govern and evolve its IT
    enterprise.
    At the time of its creation, DTGOV had approximately 1,000 employees, operational branches in 60 localities nation-wide, and operated two
    mainframe-based data centers. Over time, DTGOV has expanded to more than 3,000 employees and branch offices in more than 300 localities, with
    three data centers running both mainframe and low-level platform environments. Its main services are related to processing social security benefits
    across the country.
    DTGOV has enlarged its customer portfolio in the last two decades. It now serves other public-sector organizations and provides basic IT
    infrastructure and services, such as server hosting and server colocation. Some of its customers have also outsourced the operation, maintenance,
    and development of applications to DTGOV.
    DTGOV has sizable customer contracts that encompass various IT resources and services. However, these contracts, services, and associated
    service levels are not standardized—negotiated service provisioning conditions are typically customized for each customer individually. DTGOV’s
    operations are resultantly becoming increasingly complex and difficult to manage, which has led to inefficiencies and inflated costs.
    The DTGOV board realized, some time ago, that the overall company structure could be improved by standardizing its services portfolio, which
    implies the reengineering of both IT operational and management models. This process has started with the standardization of the hardware platform
    through the creation of a clearly defined technological lifecycle, a consolidated procurement policy, and the establishment of new acquisition
    practices.
    Attachments:
    2958663_1_2.2.-Case-Study–2–DTGOV.pdf

  • The life of a modern-day leader clearly is not easy. Inside their organizations, they need to…

    Assessment Task 3: Essay: The challenge of leadership today? Due Date Sunday Week 7 via Moodle Weight 40% Length 1500 words “The life of a modern-day leader clearly is not easy. Inside their organizations, they need to lead and motivate a diversified group of people, work across organizational boundaries, improve efficiency, and achieve growth. Externally, they face a complex and globalized environment; they have to manage the requirements of government, keep up with competitors, and meet the expectations of other stakeholders. And within this global environment, there are many cultural considerations leaders must face to be effective. They must work across cultural boundaries and alongside others who, at times, are very different from them and have different ways of getting work completed” Gentry W.A, Eckert, R.H, Stawiski SA, and Zhao S (2016) Center For Creative Leadership, “The Challenges Leaders Face Around the World More Similar than Different” p3 Accessed on J

  • explains how these two frameworks have been transformed into validated survey instruments….

    Instructions for Assessment 2: Assessing Corporate Entrepreneurial Health
    Rationale
    ***RESEARCH TO BE DONE ON CSL*****
    In order to pursue sustainable competitive advantage, managers must continually assess the levels of innovative and entrepreneurial activity occurring within the company, and the climate and structures the company creates and sustains that support innovation and entrepreneurship.
    The brief
    Analysis Framework
    Chapters 3 and 13 of your prescribed text provide relevant theories and detail two validated and widely used measuring instruments for measuring Entrepreneurial Intensity. These are:
    Entrepreneurial intensity: This assesses the frequency and innovativeness of new products, services and processes within the company, along with three elements of management decision-making: innovativeness, risk-taking and proactiveness. Combining these allows a company to be placed on the ‘entrepreneurial grid’ (chapter 3, Figure 3-5) and compared to other companies in its industry.
    Corporate Entrepreneurship Climate: This assesses how well the culture and structures that the company has created support innovation and entrepreneurship. It involves five factors: Management Support; Work Discretion; Rewards / Reinforcement; Time Availability; and Organizational Boundaries as well as some specific climate variables that may apply.
    Chapter 13 explains how these two frameworks have been transformed into validated survey instruments. However, the survey design also provides a useful framework for analysing a company using ‘desk research’ – that is information that has been collected about the company from existing sources, including the company itself.
    Additionally, the prescribed text provides other models that may be used to assess the Entrepreneurial Health of your chosen company.
    The ideas behind the Corporate Entrepreneurial Health Audit and the two survey instruments used to assess it can be found in the following two articles:
    A health audit for corporate entrepreneurship: innovation at all levels: part I
    A health audit for corporate entrepreneurship: innovation at all levels: part II
    Research approach
    Explore whatever sources you can find, both internal (self-reported by the company) and external (reported by third parties, including industry experts, customers and employees) that provide reliable information about the company’s entrepreneurial intensity or climate for corporate entrepreneurship.
    You are encouraged to share your research in the interests of expanding the set of information you will gather for the group assignment.
    Remember that a good report depends more on the quality of analysis and the ability to organize it into a logical report structure than it does on the data reported.
    Things to consider
    Have you considered industry benchmarks for entrepreneurial intensity?
    (e.g. the fashion industry would have high frequency compared with domestic appliances industry – think Zara versus Dyson)
    Have you accounted for differences in perspectives on the same framework?
    (e.g. it is likely that company reported information may be challenged by external sources)
    Have you synthesised the responses into meaningful interpretations?
    (what are the implications of your findings?)
    Have you followed a systematic approach in presenting your findings?
    (a systematic approach makes your report easier to follow and shows clear thinking and a disciplined approach which is less likely to omit key factors)
    Writing Guidelines and Marking Schedule
    Please present your report in the following format using the template provided in the LMS assignment brief. Some content guidelines are provided within each section but feel free to change this as you see fit. Please also refer to the rubric for this assessment item.
    Introduction and Company Overview
    Purpose of the report and Company overview. This should include how the company describes itself in terms of mission / vision / purpose, with particular attention to any mention of innovation and entrepreneurship.
    Theoretical Concepts
    A brief introduction to and overview of key theoretical concepts and definitions that will enable the reader to understand the report. Keep it short and simple and don’t make it read like a text book. It is important to introduce the concept of various antecedents at different levels of analysis and how these inform the state of entrepreneurial health in the organisation. Explain the conceptual difference and connection between Entrepreneurial Intensity and the Climate for Corporate Entrepreneurship and any other models you refer to.
    You can also refer to theories and models within the analysis section.
    Research approach
    Briefly describe the approach taken to discovering data about your chosen company. Include major categories of sources including:
    Self-reporting: What the company discloses about itself, such as annual reports, web site, press releases etc.
    External commentary: What external parties report about the company, such as industry reports, journal articles, expert commentators. Customer and employee forums may also be of value.
    Aim to show that you have used reliable sources and methods.
    Data Analysis and Discussion
    Part A:Assess the entrepreneurial intensity of your chosen company.
    Using data you have collected from your research, make an informed judgement about the entrepreneurial intensity of the company. Remember to consider frequency of entrepreneurship, degree of newness and the company’s attitude to innovativeness, risk-taking and proactiveness. If possible, position the company on the Entrepreneurial Grid, alongside major competitors.
    Part B:Assess the Corporate Entrepreneurship Climate (CEC) of your chosen company.
    Using data you have collected from your research, make an informed judgement about the climate for corporate entrepreneurship within the company. Refer to the five factors of the CECI instrument (Chapter 13, Table 13-2) and any other models that help to interpret and diagnose the CEC within the company.
    Other theories and models may be referred to in this section also.
    Conclusion
    Summarise the main issues and interpret the relative findings of your research and analysis. Synthesise all of the above sections into a cohesive whole that identifies the main strengths and weaknesses of the company with respect to Entrepreneurial Health and draws an overall conclusion about the implications for the future performance of the company.
    PLEASE NOTE:
    you do not have to make any recommendations; this assignment is only about analysing and assessing the entrepreneurial health of the company.
    Report Format
    All three assignments must be presented in the format of management reports that comply with the following:
    Format: Microsoft Word.
    Font: 12 point, Times New Roman.
    Text [Including references]: 1.5 line spacing, left-justified.
    Page Layout: 1-inch (2.54cm) margins on all sides with page numbers in the bottom right corner and no header/footer.
    A front cover page that contains the report’s title, author(s), submission date and word count.
    An executive summary of no longer than one page.
    A table of contents (TOC). Main and sub-sections must be numbered and linked to page numbers.
    The report must be paginated.
    The report must be spell-checked.
    All Figures/Tables/Graphs must be sequentially numbered and captioned.
    All Figures/Tables/Graphs must be referred to and discussed from within body of text.
    In-text citation of sources must be done correctly with the prescribed style.
    A reference list must be provided and comply with prescribed style.
    Appendices must be sequentially numbered and appropriately captioned.
    Each report must have an introduction and end with a conclusion.
    ***RESEARCH TO BE DONE ON CSL*****
    Attachments:
    2958771_1_COV-Report-Template-Assignment-2–1-.docx
    2958771_2_IBU5COV-Rubric—Assess-2-Individual-Report-v3.pdf

  • Jane Wilson, the Director of Social Media for Sunshine 100, an…

    Jane Wilson, the Director of Social Media for Sunshine 100, an organisation
    specialising in responsible foods, pulled her Hyundai Elantra into a parking
    space near the entrance to her company’s headquarters in Brisbane. She was
    keen to get to her office. The company was in negotiations to expand to China.
    The previous round of talks in Beijing had gone well for the company: managers
    had seemed enthusiastic about launching the company’s new line of wholesome
    baby foods. The professional nutritionists and dieticians led by Dr Jeremy Jones
    had asked Jane to start working on a social media campaign to promote the
    company’s values, ‘Together, may we create a healthier life by starting with the
    food we eat’.
    Today Jane would also get the go ahead to start Sunshine 100’s Twitter campaign
    ‘KidsEats’ a recently launched initiative with a focus on working directly with
    schools as well as children’s organisations to educate primary aged school
    children about healthy foods and healthy eating.
    Jane entered the building and took the lift to the tenth floor. As the doors opened
    she could see Paul Morgan, the CEO and Alice Jones, the Director of
    Communications, waiting for her just outside her office. Paul met Jane at the
    door. ‘Jane, we’ve got a real problem,’ he said. ‘It has to do with the launch of
    KidsEats’.
    Jane looked over at Alice, who closed her eyes. Paul continued. ‘Last night this
    posting to Facebook by one of our employees was picked up by five media
    outlets. We’re even made the Number 1 breaking news spot this morning with
    Daily Events’. The room was silent. Jane could feel her stomach beginning to knot
    and felt very taken aback.
    Attachments:
    2958784_1_Assessment-3-Task.docx
    2958784_2_ASSESSMENT-3-Communication-Plan-Template.docx
    2958784_3_Assessment-3-case-study-.pdf
    2958784_4_Assessment-3-Marking-Criteria-and-Rubric.pdf

  • 1.a journey that taught you something 2.a journey you’re afraid to go on 3.journey about something..

    1.a journey that taught you something
    2.a journey you’re afraid to go on
    3.journey about something you want to see changed
    4.a journey that made you thankful

  • Dan is a registered nursing student, day 5 of his first-year placement at MyLocalHospital in…

    Dan is a registered nursing student, day 5 of his first-year placement at MyLocalHospital in
    Smithplace; his preceptor for today’s morning shift is Registered Nurse Jane.
    During an unusually slow morning medication round, Dan noted RN Jane putting in her
    pocket paracetamol (Panadol) from the medicine room. RN Jane stated she really needs it as
    she only got home at 0330 this morning from a big night out, had a “…shocking hangover
    and could barely think”; she said she would be better after morning tea.
    RN Jane did appear unwell and Dan had to keep reminding her of each patient and even
    pointed out medication discrepancies of those within his scope. Dan was concerned but the
    morning got busy with beds to be made before morning tea break.
    After lunch RN Jane directed Dan to help her with a complex vacuum dressing on the
    buttock of Fred in Bed 11, a blind elderly patient. The wound was odorous and looked
    complicated. RN Jane, already ‘unwell’ as disclosed this morning, left the room briefly for
    “more supplies”. Dan chatted to the patient and discretely took a couple of photo’s of the
    wound as he was intrigued by it and wanted to show his friends (some of which were
    nursing students too).
    The following screenshot of a Facebook post from Dan, was sent to the lecturer from a
    fellow student later that evening.
    Attachments:
    2962270_1_NUR120-CaseStudyAssessment-S1-2019.pdf
    2962270_2_NUR120-Rubric-CaseStudy-S2-2019.pdf

  • EdDraycutt is the engineering manager of Airway Technologies, a firm that makes computer systems…

    Assignment: This is your final assignment and will become part of your CUC MBAePortfolio.
    In this assignment you will complete a paper on the following situation:
    EdDraycutt is the engineering manager of Airway Technologies, a firm that makes computer systems for air traffic control installations at airports. He has proposed a new device the success of which depends on two separate events. First the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must adopt a recent proposal for a new procedural approach to handling in flight calls from planes experiencing emergencies.
    Everyone thinks the probability of the FAA accepting the new method is at least 98%, but it will take a year to happen. If the new approach is adopted, radio makers will have to respond within another year with one of two possible changes in their technology. These can simply be called A and B. The Aresponse is far more likely, also having a probability of about 98%. Ed’s device works with the A system and is a stroke of engineering genius. If the A system becomes the industry standard and Airway has Ed’s product, it will make a fortune before anyone else can market a similar device.
    On the other hand if the A system isn’t adopted, Airway will lose whatever it’s put into the new device’s development.
    Developing Ed’s device will cost about $20 million, which is a very substantial investment for a small company like Airway. In fact, a loss of $20 million would put the firm in danger of failing. ?
    Ed just presented his idea to the executive committee as a capital budgeting project with a $20 million investment and a huge NPV and IRR reflecting the adoption of the A system.
    Everyone on the committee is very excited. You’re the CFO and are a lot less excited. You asked Ed how he reflected the admittedly remote possibility that the A system would never be put in place. Ed, obviously proud of his business sophistication, said he’d taken care of that with a statistical calculation.
    He said adoption of the A system required the occurrence of two events each of which has a 98% probability. The probability of both happening is (.98x.98=.96) 96%. He therefore reduced all of his cash inflow estimates by 4%. He maintains this correctly accounts for risk in the project.
    In this assignment you will:
    ?
    1.Evaluate Ed’s analysis.Does Ed have the right expected NPV? What’s wrong with his analysis? 2.Suggest an approach that will give a more insightful result. 3.Discusswhy the firmmightconsider passing on the proposal in spite of the tremendous NPV and IRR Ed has calculated?4.EvaluativeifEd’s case be might be helped by a real option.If so, what kind? How would it help?
    You have two options for how you may present your Signature Project, including the following:
    •A written essay (8-10 pages-not including the CUC cover, title, or reference pages)•PowerPoint or Prezi presentation (20 slides-not including the reference slide) (clickhere for help in creating a PowerPoint presentation, andPrezi for creating a Prezi.)
    All presentations must be submitted via Word document. For all presentations that are not in an essay format, insert your presentation slides into a Word document or paste the link to your online presentation into a Word document and submit that document as your assignment. Notes in the form of a professional-quality handout must accompany all presentations other than essay format. The handout should contain what you would say if you were presenting to a board of directors or senior leadership of an organization.
    Your well-written and well-developed submission should meet the following requirements, regardless of the presentation format you choose:
    •Include the CUC cover page, introduction, a conclusion, and a references page.•Use a minimum of8 credible sources that are cited within the essay or presentation.•Include proper citation of any graphs or figures that you do not create yourself.
    Be formatted according to the6th edition APA form and style. If using the essay format, please use the provided writing template.

  • Write a paper in which you engage in a thorough interpretation of a theme, idea or key social…

    Write a paper in which you engage in a thorough interpretation of a theme, idea or key social issue as presented by one of the texts read in our course. Or you may choose to compare how two texts by the same author treat the same theme/issue.
    Here are few possible examples of themes/issues you could investigate:
    Compare attitudes about spirituality in the works of Flannery O’Connor and another writer of American Literature since 1900 (this other writer does not have to be one of those covered within our course).
    Compare attitudes about the role of race in individual identity as discussed in the works of two writers we’ve read (such as Hughes, Cullen, Baldwin, etc).
    Compare how sexuality influences identity/self-perception in at least 2 works that we’ve read (Baldwin, Ginsberg, possibly Cather, etc).
    Interpret attitudes about sexuality, human nature, or relationship to the Divine in the works of Allen Ginsberg and/or another Beat poet.
    Compare authorial methods for making explicit social commentary via at least 2 short stories by different authors we’ve read.
    Interpret attitudes about death, mortality, and/or relationship to the Divine in at least 2 texts by an author we’ve read.
    Interpret attitudes about religion and/or death in the works of Robert Frost.
    Compare the poetic styles and major themes of 2 poets we’ve read whose styles/ideas can be seen as connected.
    Compare the portrayal of war’s effects in at least 2 works by authors we’ve read.
    Interpret The Zoo Story as intending to portray a specific social critique. You may connect/compare this to another text if so desired.
    Develop an interpretation of Beloved as making a modern-day critique about the effects of historical trauma
    Compare the ideas about family in at least 2 works by authors we’ve read.
    Compare the discussion of “the minority experience” in at least 2 texts that we’ve read.
    Compare how social identity affects self-perception in at least 2 texts we’ve read.
    Compare views on human nature in at least 2 works by authors we’ve read.
    You may choose to create your own thematic focus, but to do so you MUST submit your intended topic by the date indicated receive my approval of your topic.
    In this paper, you must use at least 3 secondary research sources (beyond the literary text you’re analyzing) to help build the case for your interpretation. Your research sources need to be useful, intelligent sources that fully meet the requirements of “legitimate academic sources.” In addition to this, of course, you must engage in significant close textual analysis of your chosen text.
    The key to this assignment is developing an original thesis statement regarding your interpretation of a text. Then use your own textual analysis as well as research (i.e. literary criticism) to investigate & ultimately “prove” your thesis.
    Key Requirements:
    The text of the essay itself must be at least 5 pages in length, double spaced, using a standard font size (Times New Roman 12), and 1 inch margins.
    In addition to the minimum of 5 pages, a title page and a Works Cited page should be included.
    The Interpretation Paper should be cited via MLA format, including in-text citations and a Works Cited Page (not included in the 5 page minimum). You will not earn a passing grade on this paper if your paper does not include research cited in MLA format.
    Proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, phrasing, paragraph structure, and essay structure are expected and weigh enormously in the grading of your paper. In other words, if your paper is not well-written, you should not expect a passing grade.
    If ANY part of your paper is plagiarized, you will automatically fail the course. PLEASE do not make this mistake. There are no second chances or “do-overs” with this issue.
    If you don’t earn a passing grade (60% or above) on this paper, you can’t earn a grade higher than a “D” in our course.
    For more information on how to write a proper paper that uses research, please review the lessons on essay structure, thesis statements, use of research, incorporation of quotes, legitimacy of online sources, use of academic databases, and MLA format available on our course website.
    The Writing Process:
    For this paper, the writing process consists of 3 key steps:
    1) You must submit a Paper Topic Paragraph in the “Assignments” section of the course by the date indicated in the syllabus. This simply consists of a paragraph in which you explain your intended focus for your paper. Your instructor will provide feedback on your proposed topic. This paragraph is not intended to be a part of your actual paper; it’s simply a paragraph explaining your intended topic so that your instructor can provide useful feedback.
    2) You are encouraged to submit the Optional 1st Draft in the “Assignments” section of the courseby the date indicated in the syllabus. For this to be useful, it is necessary that you include research that is properly cited. Without such inclusion, it will be difficult for your instructor to provide meaningful feedback.

  • Describe and define emotional intelligence. Additionally, detail the value of EI possession among…

    Describe and define emotional intelligence.
    Additionally, detail the value of EI possession among health care leaders.
    Provide at least 1 example, real or hypothetical, of how emotional intelligence has been or can be used by effective leaders.

  • Read and familiarize yourself with the JCF classes. You may use these classes if you wish…

    Task 1: Examine the JCF Classes (0%)
    Read and familiarize yourself with the JCF classes. You may use these classes if you wish (or you are welcome to reuse your previous project code, or “roll your own” versions of these classes). Below is an overview of the most likely classes to be helpful in this assignment:
    1. ArrayList and LinkedList – Java’s list classes supported by a dynamic array or a linked structure respectively
    2. ArrayDeque – Java’s double ended queue supported by an array, LinkedList is Java’s double ended queue supported by a linked list
    3. PriorityQueue – Java’s priority queue (supported by a heap)
    4. HashMap and HashSet – Java’s map and set supported by a hash table
    5. TreeMap and TreeSet – Java’s map and set supported by a red-black tree
    6. Collection – All JCF classes implement this generic interface.
    Where should you start? The Java Tutorials of course! (If you didn’t know, Oracle’s official Java documentation includes a set of tutorials.) The Trail: Collections tutorial will provide you with more than enough information on how to use these classes.

    Task 2: Read the Provided Code Base (0%)
    Read and familiarize yourself with the code. This will save you a lot of time later. An overview of the provided code is given below, but you need to read the code base yourself.
    //This class represents a node in a graph.
    //It is provided, but you may edit it in some specific ways if you want.
    class ThreeTenNode {…}
    //This class represents an edge in a graph.
    //It is provided, but you may edit it in some specific ways if you want.
    class ThreeTenEdge {…}
    //This class represents a directed graph.
    //You will write 99% of this class, but a template is provided.
    class ThreeTenGraph implements Graph, DirectedGraph {…}
    //This interface defines an algorithm that can be simulated with the GUI
    interface ThreeTenAlg {…}
    //You will be writing this algorithm (Dijkstra’s shortest path)
    class ThreeTenDijkstra implements ThreeTenAlg {…}
    //This is the simulator and handles all the graphical stuff, it is provided.
    class SimGUI {…}
    Attachments:
    2964024_1_p4.zip