Category: Business and Management

Our guest speaker, Dr. Stephanie Gonzaga, speaks to enterprise system implementations within her company, ARCS Commercial Mortgage Company (INF220 Week One Information Systems – The Big Picture Part One and INF220 Week One Information Systems – The Big Picture Part Two). Describe one measurement dimension of the “A Priori Model” using the dimension measurements in the “A Priori Model” diagram (See the Instructor Guidance). For example, data accuracy is a measurement of system quality. A system with good system quality integrates data input validation rules to allow only certain types of data input in specific fields. Identify how Dr. Gonzaga’s IT organization provided enterprise systems that addressed the “A Priori” measurement dimension you identified: system quality, information quality, satisfaction, individual impact, or organizational impact. Give examples to illustrate your answer. Provide justification and citations for your points. Use the provided news report template for your post: INF220 Week 1 Hot Topics Enterprise Systems News Report.

Contract Scenario
Calvin had been an avid coin collector for many years, and the most valuable coin in his collection was an uncirculated, mint condition, 1943 Lincoln penny made of copper (most pennies made during World War II were made of zinc because copper was needed in the war effort). That penny had a value of between $60,000 and $95,000.
In August of 2017, Calvin had a serious stroke that left him unable to speak or walk, but his doctor assured his family that Calvin would recover over time with intensive therapy.
Calvin was a widower and did not have any children, but he had several nephews who visited him from time to time as he recovered. None of the nephews had any real interest in Calvin’s coin collection. One of Calvin’s nephews, Billy, who visited Calvin more often than the other nephews, sometimes listened to Calvin talk (talking was a part of Calvin’s therapy) about his mounting medical bills and his coin collection, but Billy never showed much interest in the medical bills or the coin collection.
In October, as Calvin’s recovery progressed slowly, Billy visited Calvin and told Calvin that he had been reading about coin collecting, and he realized that Calvin’s collection, especially the 1943 Lincoln copper penny, was valuable, and Billy suggested that Calvin should consider selling the 1943 Lincoln copper penny and use the proceeds to pay his medical bills. Calvin resisted the idea at first, but Billy continued to urge Calvin to sell the penny so that he would not have to worry about the medical bills. Finally, when Billy told Calvin that he would arrange the sale of the penny for a commission of just 5% of the sale price of the penny, Calvin began to think that selling the coin might be a good idea. He was still a little confused about how the sale would work and what Billy would do to make sure that the penny would be sold for the best price. Calvin told Billy that he thought that the penny was worth almost $100,000, but Billy assured Calvin that the market had changed recently, and that the penny was now worth $40,000 to $45,000. Eventually, Calvin allowed Billy to sell the penny for the best price he could get and to take a 5% commission for arranging the sale of the penny. Billy then sold the penny to a friend for $40,000, took his 5% commission, and paid the remainder of the sale price to Calvin.
A few months later, as Calvin continued to recover, he read a story in a coin collecting magazine about how an uncirculated, mint condition, 1943 Lincoln penny made of copper had just sold at auction for more than $100,000, and Calvin began to wonder if Billy had taken advantage of him. Calvin consulted a lawyer and asked the two questions below.
Exhibit 11-1 (See Exhibit Attachment) explains the relevant considerations for mental incapacity. Based on the facts presented, did Calvin have the mental capacity to enter into the contract when he agreed to let Billy sell the penny?
(See Undue Influence Attachement) The textbook poses four questions to analyze when determining undue influence. Based on the facts presented, did Billy exert undue influence over Calvin to cause Calvin to enter into the contract that allowed Billy to sell the penny?
Must include at least two sources. Be sure to use APA formatting for all citations and references.

Create a PowerPoint presentation with on-slide text and detailed speaker notes. Attached are screenshot guidelines that need to be followed carefully.  You DO NOT have to complete the narration part of the guidelines, I will do that part myself. 

CM220M5-1: Develop strategies
for effective problem solving using digital media.
Assessment Introduction and Instructions: For
the Module 5 Assessment, you will design a slide presentation, video, or other
approved digital media format using the ideas from your Module 4 persuasive
essay. The purpose is to share your argument for change with your community,
inspiring your audience to change how they think about the topic.
Develop
a digital media presentation that is designed to have a strong impact on the
audience by revising the essay you submitted in Module 4. Your digital media
presentation is not necessarily testing your design skills, though you should
certainly try to practice the design suggestions provided in the Writing Center
resources. More importantly, you are practicing your composition skills by
applying persuasive strategies in a new context with visual media. You will
demonstrate visual rhetoric skills by combining text and images to compel your
audience to recognize the importance of your argument for change. 
Your presentation will need to include
the following:
Title slide (for a slide presentation) or opening credits (for a
video).
A clear argument for change in your community (the one you have been
writing about throughout the course).
Your thesis statement.
A minimum of 8–10 slides (slide presentation, not including the
title and references slide) or approximately a 5- to 7-minute (video).
Research from at least four credible sources to support the main
message. These can be sources from your essay. 
Minimally, two information-oriented visuals like a chart, diagram,
or infographic to represent key information in your argument.
3–4 photos or relevant clip art.
A visually engaging design template that reinforces the overall
theme of the presentation. 
Demonstration of the design principles from the Module 5 readings,
such as trimming text and using a color scheme.
A concluding slide with a closing technique, such as a call to
action.
Reference slide (for a slide presentation) or an attached Word
document (for a video).
I’m including the Module 4 essay.  As well as the Module 5 checklist, competency instructions and an example.  I am just doing powerpoint for this one even though it gives the option to do a video.

Narrative techniques can be an effective way to organize messages in many business communication situations, from recruiting and training employees to enticing investors and customers.
You’ve been telling stories all your life; now it’s just a matter of adapting those techniques to business situations.
Examples:
Television commercials and other advertisements
Career-related stories to entice talented people to join a firm
Stories to help investors see how an entrepreneur’s new ideas have the potential to affect people’s lives (and therefore generate lots of sales)
Cautionary tales
Stories can
Help readers and listeners imagine themselves living through the experience of the person in the story
“Put knowledge into a framework that is more lifelike, more true to our day-to-day existence” (Chip Heath and Dan Heath)
Demonstrate cause-and-effect relationships in a compelling fashion
A classic story has three basic parts:
The beginning of the story presents someone with whom the audience can identify in some way, and this person has a dream to pursue or a problem to solve.
The middle of the story shows this character taking action and making decisions as he or she pursues the goal or tries to solve the problem.
The end of the story resolves the “hero’s” quest and usually offers a lesson to be learned about the outcome as well.
By the way, even though these are “stories,” these must not be made-up tales.
Consider adding an element of storytelling whenever your main idea involves the opportunity to
Inspire
Persuade
Teach
Warn
In addition to its important communication function, storytelling can also serve as a means of strategic business analysis.
Your assignment is to tell a story to us the readers following the outline is given above. You have two options you can record it via with your phone or computer to actually tell the story to us via video or you can write out the story as if you do not have a video option to use you can write the story out. Since this is a story I will not require this assignment to be in APA format but I do expect good well written academic writing. Make sure to spell check your documents and review for errors. I am not giving a specific length of time for the video or a length for the written story but please make sure this is a good well thought out story that integrates into the format for storytelling. Most of all have fun and be creative great storytellers can reach large audiences. 

An individual Christian Worldview paper (5–8 pages due in Unit Five) will be written addressing how
our worldview shapes and filters our concepts, thoughts, beliefs and actions dealing with our
relationships and our careers. Include insights on the influence of worldview in what we value, how we
make decisions, how we formulate strategies, and what we consider as acceptable options for action.
Development of this paper should begin with the first class. An informal discussion about the students’
thoughts will be led by the instructor each week (Units One–Six). See Appendix B for more detailed
information and instruction on this worldview paper.

Read Case 3 Dollar General’s Strategy Pays Off (pages 89-90).  In essay format, answer questions 1, 2, and 3 at the end of the case.  In addition, I would also like to know whether you think the Popshelf concept will be successful (why or why not). 500 words typed, double spaced, Times New Roman 12-font.  Any submission with a turn-it-in percentage of 30% or an AI match of 20% or more will receive a zero.  Grammar and spelling counts.  MLA style.

Semester Project – Literature Review with Qualitative Analysis/Application Assignments: Students are required to complete a research project during the course. This assignment will consist of a systematic literature review with qualitative analysis. Students are required to submit a final paper that analyzes a problem, issue, trend, and/or interest in organizational strategy and/or policies. 
Literature Review and Qualitative Thematic Analysis (Final Paper):
Length: 8 pages of double-spaced content (not inclusive of references, title page, abstract, etc.), MS Word file, using Times New Roman 12-point font, APA format.
Sources: Utilize a minimum of ten scholarly sources. These may include peer-reviewed journal articles, academic books, and reputable reports.
Methodology: Conduct a systematic literature review by critically analyzing each source. Extract and categorize relevant information to identify common qualitative themes.
Qualitative Thematic Analysis: Synthesize the qualitative themes found in the literature and identify the most frequent three themes. Provide an in-depth discussion of these themes, incorporating insights from the sources.
For the proposal and final paper, students should meet the Turnitin threshold of 30% or less.
The project topic file I provided is the topic that needs to be written about.  
The reference list includes the academic articles we will need to reference. The paper requires a minimum of 10 references (which I have provided), but more than 10 sources can be referenced.  Anyything that is refernced in this paper neeeds to come from an aademic source or journal (i.e. google scholar,

For the final presentation, you will create a 10- to 12-slide presentation analyzing a real-world scenario when change was needed in an organization. Change refers to the act of replacing something or making it different. Change in organizations is often related to improvement of organizational processes or accepted behaviors. Your choice of scenario could be from an organization that you have worked in previously or from a high-profile organization you have heard about in the news.
In addition to designing slides, you must also include slide notes (also called Speaker Notes). For each slide, your Speaker Notes should contain a minimum of 100 words describing and expanding on the content. For help with your slide notes, review this guide: Add Speaker Notes to Your SlidesLinks to an external site..
Once you have created your presentation, you will need to save it as a PDF file with your Speaker Notes visible and submit it to Waypoint.
Prior to beginning work on this presentation,
Read the required sections of Chapter 11 of Leadership: Theory and Practice.
Read Chapters 6, 7, 9, and 12 of An Introduction to Leadership.
Especially focus on Section 12.2, which explains Kotter’s model of organizational change.
Find three scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources, in addition to the course texts, about your chosen scenario, leader, or organization.
Consider reviewing the Writing Center’s guide on How to Make a PowerPoint PresentationLinks to an external site..
In your 10- to 12-slide presentation,
Provide a high-level description of the organization you are analyzing.
What organization are you analyzing?
Who are the leaders involved and what are their roles?
What is the challenge or change needed with this organization?
Identify one leader within the organization to analyze.
Who is the leader you chose?
What is their position and background?
Describe one to two behaviors used by that leader to initiate or manage the change.
Analyze their leadership approach using Kotter’s model of organizational change.
Look at the eight steps of Kotter’s model, and discuss any steps that are pertinent to your organization. You do not need to address all eight steps, but please address at least two to three.
Analyze how that leader influenced the organization’s vision, mission, and strategy.
Evaluate the leadership styles used by your leader and whether they were effective.
Remember: Add at least 100 words of explanation to the Speaker Notes section of each slide.
The Leading Strategy and Change Presentation
Must be 10 to 12 slides in length (not including title and references slides) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPoint PresentationLinks to an external site.
Must include a separate title slide with the following:
Title of presentation in bold font
Student’s name
Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Due date
Must include slide notes for each slide with a minimum of 100 words describing the content.
Must utilize academic voice in the slide notes. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
Must use at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources in addition to the course texts.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site.
Must include a separate references slide that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Your Personal Guidebook
In each course within the program, you will add one assignment or activity to your personal guidebook, which is a personalized career plan to help you grow and develop throughout your business journey. These assignments will feature leadership and career skills you can use to guide you in your career. Your personal guidebook evolves with you, transforming as you grow, to help you keep track of where you are on the path to success.
This will be the first assignment for your personal guidebook.
Overview
In this course, you have learned about the importance of continual change along the S-Curve, and you have seen examples of businesses and teams that have successfully navigated that change.
For this assignment, you will identify where you are on your professional journey and identify where you want to go as you advance. You will then briefly explain how you will grow, adapt, and improve along your personal S-Curve toward that goal.
Instructions
Please refer to the S-Curve image below and reflect on your results in the Week 2 Change Readiness Assessment as you respond to the questions. Each response should be 2-3 sentences and should include specific examples.
Respond to the following questions about your professional journey:
Where are you now and where do you want to be in the future?
How will you strive to continuously grow?
How will you adapt to change?
Which skills do you most want to focus on improving?
Based on what you have learned in the course about business and yourself, why is it important to continually think about evolving along an S-Curve?
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS) when applicable. The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Aligned to course outcome:
Examine the S-curve concept and its role in business development and personal growth.