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Unit 4 – DB
Description
Primary Task Response: Write 400-600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. Be substantive and clear and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
There are various ways of forecasting the schedule and cost of a project. You know that the forecasting techniques that you use and their accuracy will affect the sponsor’s perspective on your work. Your project sponsor would now like for you to address the following issues in a presentation for the various staff members involved in the project:
What are the advantages of inflating a project based on the program evaluation review technique (PERT) estimation method?
What are the disadvantages of inflating a project based on PERT estimation?
How does this technique compare with the estimating or forecasting techniques that you may have used in the past?

Case Study Write-up Guidelines: Write the case study in 500-750 words, excluding the cover page and references. Please use double-space and 1” margins with 12-point Times New Roman font. Use two bold section headings: Case Analysis and Case Recommendation. Follow APA 7th guidelines for citations. Include a list of references. Use a Word document. Main Textbook: Gulati, R., Mayo, A., & Nohria, N. (2017). Management: An integrated approach. Cengage Learning.

Judicial Misconduct More than any other branch of government, the judiciary is built on a foundation of public faith, they make rulings on the law. Rulings that the people must believe came from competent, lawful and independent judicial officers. Judicial misconduct comes in many forms and ethical standards address problematic actions, omissions and relationships that deplete public confidence. Common complaints of ethical misconduct include improper demeanor; failure to properly disqualify when the judge has a conflict of interest; engaging in ex parte communication and failure to execute their judicial duties in a timely fashion. Behavior outside of the courtroom can also be at issue. Judicial conduct oversight should not attempt to regulate purely personal aspects of a judge’s life. However, a judge can commit misconduct by engaging in personal behavior that calls their judicial integrity into question. This is true even if the same behavior would merely be considered unwise for the average citizen. As the saying goes, the robe magnifies the conduct. Obvious examples are violations of criminal law, sexual misconduct with staff/attorneys/parties, joining discriminatory organizations and using the judicial position to enhance a private interest. Corruption in the justice system – whether actual or perceived – poses a real threat to confidence in the rule of law. (Sachar, D. (2022). Judicial Misconduct and Public Confidence in the Rule of Law, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Retrieved from https://www.unodc.org/dohadeclaration/en/news/2019/08/judicial-misconduct-and-public-confidence-in-the-rule-of-law.html)

Case Scenario Twilio SendGrid continues to focus on developing a high number of new products and innovations, making it an increasingly product-centric company. However, some recent failures in new markets for their products have negatively impacted customers, leading to a loss in brand equity. The mediocre customer service levels have led to a deterioration in customer experience overall, making it difficult to maintain a competitive marketplace edge. Twilio SendGrid’s call center workforce is young and dynamic, typically consisting of educated (professionally qualified) knowledge worker millennials with high technology skills. In the past, to manage this workforce’s expectations, the company made incremental changes to the performance management process in line with the latest industry trends. But business demands on these employees have changed rapidly, as they must learn the nuances of new products and processes in compressed timelines with no room for error. Most supervisors viewed the performance process as a necessary evil, although some took the process seriously. Limited funding has prevented any serious discussions about implementing a compensation plan, and for quite some time, employees have complained about flaws in the performance evaluation and compensation process. While Twilio SendGrid leadership has resisted adopting a specific compensation strategy for a variety of reasons, they are now utilizing their SWOT analysis to align strategic efforts operationally and financially to improve the workforce environment. Preparation As the consultant expert for Twilio SendGrid’s new performance management system, you have been tasked with identifying specific issues within the call center that continue to negatively impact employee performance levels. From various managers and employees, you have heard that most expect the system to fail just as past programs have done. The root of the problem was that employees considered the programs often unfair and biased. You recently learned that in the past the organization supported a learning culture, underpinned by values of trust, transparency, and honesty. Twilio SendGrid’s culture allowed the employee workforce to maintain an internal balance and supported training and development opportunities for effectively managing change. A highly developed and structured IT division facilitated quick and transparent communication within the workplace. However, your review of the most current employee engagement survey results identified several issues within Twilio SendGrid’s call center workforce over the past 18 months: High turnover. Little recognition or few rewards. Low job satisfaction. Employees feel they are not a team any longer and are disconnected from management. Poor employee morale. Employee performance problems (complaints) have not resulted In disciplinary action for underperforming employees. Conversely, high-performing individuals carrying the workload receive no recognition. Lack of a transparent compensation structure. Bonuses and promotions are based upon managerial review and only lead to possible nepotism and favoritism among employees. Poorly trained and focused sales team. Employees had been well trained and knew what they must do to get the job done, but now job expectations are not formally set or well communicated. Lack of succession planning. The company relies on external hiring for senior-level positions, leading to higher recruitment costs, increased training time, and budgetary factors. To ensure employees are held to high standards of performance and to promote their participation, a new incentive-based compensation system must be designed and implemented that supports SendGrid’s competitive advantage. In a 3-4 page Word document, complete your responses to Parts 1, 2, and 3. Part 1: Pay Plan Propose a contingent pay plan for Twilio SendGrid’s call center that considers key success factors identified in your organizational SWOT analysis, such as the culture, strategic business objectives, mission, and vision. What type of compensation pay (CP) plan is likely to be successful? Explain the rationale behind your choice. Part 2: Recognition and Rewards Process To enhance the strategic directions of improved customer service, and productivity, it will also be helpful to focus on other incentives and nonmonetary rewards specifically for SendGrid’s call center. Describe three approaches that Twilio SendGrid can implement to recognize and reward employees. Describe three legal implications that may impact Twilio SendGrid’s ability to ensure a fair and equitable recognition and rewards process. Part 3: Implementation Describe at least three primary HR actions that must be taken before the performance management system can be considered effectively implemented in the call center workplace. Frame your description as a one-page memo to the CEO. Discuss these primary HR actions based on your HR SWOT analysis. Discuss the impact on the call center workforce.

Using the same client matrix you created in Module 4, look at your list of potential clients.
What might each of these potential clients raise as sales objections? Add a column to your matrix to identify the sales objection(s) that each potential client is likely to raise, and determine a rebuttal best suited to address their concern(s). Be sure to include each of the Four P’s of Sales Objections in your rebuttal.

Midterm Paper: Comparative Analysis (25%)
For your Midterm Paper, please write a well-organized essay of about 800-1000 words that
presents a clear argument and comparative analysis of two primary sources. Please focus on
doing a close comparative reading of two Hong Kong films of your choice. You may choose two
films by the same director or featuring the same actor, or you may choose to compare two very
different films. It is important that you relate your close readings of the two films you are
focusing on to key themes and concepts that we are discussing in this class. You should also
engage the ideas in at least one secondary source. Please submit your complete, correctly
formatted essay via Canvas link by Friday, May 24.
When writing your essay please keep the following in mind:
1. Construct a clear, well-rounded thesis / argument.
2. Analyze and discuss TWO (2) primary sources (films) within the framework of
your central thesis / argument.
3. Integrate and engage ideas in at least ONE (1) secondary source of relevant
scholarship or theory. Be sure to acknowledge the author and title of the text(s) you
are referring to.
4. Follow correct formatting guidelines (MLA or Chicago Manual of Style) for all
references and bibliography (list of works cited).
use these two films to analyze :
Enter the Dragon 龍爭虎鬥 directed by Robert Clouse (1973)
Drunken Master醉拳 directed by Yuen Woo-ping 袁和平 (1978)

Your case study research paper (HW2) is where you will use the information developed in HW 1 and incorporate your research analysis, to create a coherent research paper that is 13-15 pages in length. This number DOES NOT include the Title Page, Abstract, or References Pages.
Your research paper should include a title page, abstract, body, and reference page. Your paper should have 1-inch borders on all four sides, use times new roman-12 point font, and be double spaced. Since this is an INTL course you need to use the Chicago Style parenthetical citation style with a references page (aka author-date method).
As you proofread your paper, I encourage you to use the following resource: Belcher, Wendy Laura. 2009. “Editing Your Sentences” In Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success. Sage. This resource has a nice step by step process for enhancing your writing.
Your research paper should include the following sections:
Introduction: This section should be written last and should pull from some of the elements of HW1. You will need to clearly provide an overview of the topic you are writing about, a concise synopsis of the issues, state your research question (or hypothesis), and discuss why the topic is important to investigate. Writing the introduction last is helpful in ensuring that you have incorporated any changes that may have taken place over the course of your research. This section should be approximately 1-2 pages in length.
Literature Review: All research projects include a literature review to set out for the reader what knowledge exists on the subject under study and helps the researcher develop the research strategy to use in the study. A good literature review is a thoughtful synthesis of important information that pertains to the current study. Literature reviews include a summary and critical assessment of the arguments that exist (including whether or not you agree with them) and are arranged thematically. At the end of your literature review, you should discuss some of the clear gaps in knowledge and explain how your research will help fill this void and further our knowledge of the subject under investigation. The literature review section should be approximately 5-6 pages in length.
Methodology: This section will pull from, and expand upon, the theoretical framework and research design sections of your research proposal. The Methodology section provides the reader with a clear understanding of how the research was carried out. Explain how you chose the case to investigate, your theoretical framework, your qualitative or quantitative approach, your data collection method, your data analysis (i.e. the questions you asked to help guide your research and thus answer your primary research question), and any potential data limitations and biases that pertain to this specific project. This section should be approximately 2-3 pages in length. Analysis and Findings: Your analysis and findings section should be organized around your theoretical framework. This section should present your analytical arguments based on your findings, and the findings to your research question or hypotheses. This section should be approximately 2-4 pages in length.
Conclusion: Like any conclusion, it should provide a synopsis of the project, the strategy, the results, and what the research adds to our body of knowledge. Also offer suggestions for avenues of future veins of research for other scholars. This section should be 1-2 pages in length. References: This section will contain all references that you have cited within your paper. They should be listed in Turabian References format and arranged alphabetically. Entitle this section as “References”. Each source notation should be single spaced with one space between each source. Your references should fall within the 18-25 sources range and be made up primarily of peer reviewed content.

Takashi Murakami, born on February 1, 1962, in Tokyo, Japan, is a prominent contemporary artist who is currently 62 years old. He splits his time between Tokyo and New York, engaging in both fine arts and commercial media. Murakami is renowned for his unique style that merges traditional Japanese art techniques with modern anime and manga influences. This blending of high and low cultural elements is a hallmark of his work.
Among his notable artworks are ″The 727″ (1996), ″Supernova″ (1999), ″Flowers, Flowers, Flowers″ (2010), ″Who′s Afraid of Red, Yellow, Blue, and Death″ (2011), and ″Chakras Open and I Drown Under the Waterfall of Life″ (2017). The latter, created in response to the 2011 tsunami near Fukushima, is a nearly 17-foot tall sculpture resembling a giant octopus or sea creature with a skull head and graffiti-covered body.
Murakami′s background deeply influenced his art. His father was a taxi driver, and his mother, who studied sewing and designed textiles, had a significant impact on his interest in the arts. Raised in a competitive environment, Murakami learned to think and write quickly, with his mother encouraging him to pursue higher education. Growing up in post-World War II Japan, he experienced a national culture that was reviving traditional Japanese practices while also striving to compete with the West. This hybrid cultural influence is evident in his childhood activities, which included participating in traditional rituals, taking Japanese calligraphy classes, and visiting museums to see works by masters like Renoir and Goya. These experiences helped shape his distinctive artistic style that bridges Eastern and Western art traditions.

Part 1
Consider the ethical implications of the following scenarios and respond by answering the questions posed in each:
The sales team of Sand Shell Inc. consists of six persons who use the e-mail service extensively for their communication with clients. Bob, one of the salespeople, is going on a vacation. His boss Charles asks Bob to give the password of his system and e-mail account to Alfred. This is done in order to address any urgent issues that may come up when Bob is on leave. Is this an ethical practice? Do you feel this action can cause any serious privacy issues? If yes, what policy and technical solution do you feel the organization should have in place for such situations?
You are an IT manager in an organization. During a routine check of the log files on network usage, you find that one of the users, Donald, is using the network to access files from the server every day for two to three hours after regular working hours. You meet Donald in the cafeteria the next day and tell him not to work after regular hours. Donald is surprised and says that he very rarely works long hours. It′s clear to you that someone has hacked on to the network and used Donald′s credentials to access the servers. You find the culprit on further investigation. How will you react to the situation based on your responsibilities as an IT manager? In this situation, which policy should the organization follow?
Part 2
Using the course material and as well as your own research (using the Internet. create your own privacy philosophy. This should cover the policies you will use for email, texting, social media, and Internet usage. Consider what information is being collected about you in each case and what you are willing to share. You should also state the types of contacts you will allow in each method of communication (this should just be general categories rather than any specific names or individuals).
Important Info
The order was placed through a short procedure (customer skipped some order details).
Please clarify some paper details before starting to work on the order.
Type of paper and subject
Number of sources and formatting style
Type of service (writing, rewriting, etc)