Operations Management 6

The supplement to Chapter 5 in your textbook describes and develops several decision trees. In a 3-4-page paper, not including the cover and reference pages, develop a decision tree for a work or personal decision that you must make. Explain the process of developing a decision tree, and your specific case. You must have at least three Decision Points, and three Chance Events. As shown in the Risk Precis video in your module lecture, make sure to parameterize the outcomes, determine the expected value, and defend your final decision based on your decision tree.

Be sure to use at least two current, scholarly references beyond any required course readings. Current sources are those published within the most recent five-year period, and scholarly sources are those from peer-reviewed journals.

Make certain for each listed reference that you have at least one supporting citation in the body of your content. Your reference page is always the last page of the submission where all individual references get listed.

APA style

Mineral and Water Function Questions

Answer the questions below in at least 50 words each, explaining the basic functions and sources of minerals and water in the body. Include what you learned about minerals, water, and dehydration from the article.

Include an APA cover page and reference page. Include cited material from two different sources in this assignment, one of which must be your course text.

Provide responses to the following:

1-Discuss one major OR one minor mineral. State its functions, sources and deficiency conditions.

2-Research information about one of the following: osteoporosis, anemia or iodine deficiency disorders. For your selection, indicate symptoms, required minerals and food sources, people or areas affected, and how the disease is managed or treated.

3-What are the functions of water in the body?

4- What is the signs and symptoms of dehydration on the body?

Include a minimum of two references (corresponding to the citations) in APA format.

The Grading Guide for Mineral and Water Function Essay will be used for this assignment.

Critical analysis on the topic “The Allegory of the Cave”

A good critical analysis requires the reader to think, question, analyze, and evaluate the subject of analysis. When writers do a critical analysis of other writings, they should not only read the article they are critiquing thoroughly but also do some critical thinking on various aspects of writing as a way to evaluate the article. Remember that a critical analysis is written not merely to provide the readers a report on the article but also to evaluate the worth of the article.The critiquemust first demonstrate that he/she has made a sincere attempt at understanding the content, structure, and the rhetorical dimensions of the article, such as the purpose, occasion,target audience, etc., before he/she attempts at critiquing the article. Lacking this, the critical analysis may come off sounding biased and partial; hence, losing its credibility.

Most critical writings begin with a content summary of the article that is being evaluated, followed by points of analysis, and concluded with an overall evaluation of the entire article.Forthe critical analysis assignment in this class, you are required to write a minimum of 750 words critical analysis on the article that you have previously chosen. You must present your analysisof the article by reading it in class before turning the analysis in, for a grade. You must also be able to present your views and justify your evaluation of the article in the ensuing discussion.

Required Structure for the Critical Analysis Paper:

1. Summary of the article that is being critiqued:

Must be concise and not longer than one paragraph long.

Must present the author’s thesis accurately

Must demonstrate complete comprehension of the text.

Must include some background information about the article if its available, such as author, title, publication, purpose, target audience, occasion, etc.

2. 3 critical points of analysis.

Analysis points: Author’s Purpose, Claim or Thesis, Point of View, Assumptions, Organizational Strategy, Argumentation Style, Strength of Evidence/ Support, Language (Diction, WordChoice, etc.,) Warrants, Audience Appeal, Author’s Credibility, Credibility of Evidence/ Support, Validity of Argumentation/ Claims, Use of Appeal (Logic, Emotion, and Authority,) Effectiveness, etc.

All critical analysis must evaluate the article’s thesis/ claim as one of the three analysis points. Writers may choose the two other analysis points from the list above or any other points of argument of their choice.

Each analysis point must have its own claim.

Each claim must be supported by textual evidence or references.

3. Evaluation of the overall impact of the article:

Did the article have a positive impact?

Was the article convincing?

Were the arguments logical?

Is there any evidence of dishonesty?

Were there emotional pleas? Were these pleas acceptable?

Did the author make any assumptions? Are they honest, acceptable assumptions?

Was the author sincere or truthful in his claims?

Did the article offer a new, meaningful way of seeing the subject or is the author merely parroting all that we already know?

On the whole, was the article a worthy read?


composition 1302

* I need this all done by 2/2/18 11:30pm central time.

  • Introduction

    Welcome to week three! This we we learn and study poetry, but don’t forget to keep on reading Fahrenheit 451!

  • Item

    Learning Objectives

    When you successfully complete this lesson, you will be able to:

    1. Explain and describe the major characteristics and types of poetry.
    2. Analyze and interpret a variety of poems.
    3. Write an analytical composition on the poem(s).
  • Content Folder

    Learning Activities

    Select the Learning Activities folder to view the reading material for this lesson. It is important that you read ALL of the material in this folder in order to guide you through writing a clear essay, and to prepare you for your exams.

  • Item

    Assignments Due

    1. Read all material listed in the Learning Activities folder.
    2. Participate in the discussion located at the Discussion Board link on the course menu.
    3. Continue to read Fahrenheit 451 (p. 67 – 106).
  • Discussion Board

    Poetry Discussion: Simile/Metaphor

    Describe how either simile or metaphor is used in one of the assigned poems from the chapter on Figures of Speech. This assignment is worth 15 points, as are all of the reading discussions. Make certain you use at least 250 words in your post and respond to at least one student with at least 100 words to receive your full credit.

  • Discussion Board

    Frost Discussion

    What type of Imagery does Frost use in his poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay”? Do his images influence your interpretation of the poem?This assignment is worth 15 points, as are all of the reading discussions. Make certain you use at least 250 words in your post and respond to at least one student with at least 100 words to receive your full credit.

  • Discussion Board

    Poetry Literary Terms

    Please choose 5 terms from the ‘poetry terms’ list from your poetry lesson and define them here. Reply to one student with an example of one of the terms they have defined from one of the poems you read for this week.These terms will appear on your exams for the semester; therefore, this is also helpful to each of you in prepping for these exams.This assignment is worth 10 points. No minimum word count; however, please summarize the terms in your own words and not “cut and pasted” from your text.

calculate the ratios.

Solve the problem below, calculate the ratios, interpret the results against the industry average, and fill in the table on the worksheet. Then, provide an analysis of how those results can be used by the business to improve its performance.

Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2010

Gary and Company

Cash

$45

Accounts payables

$45

Receivables

66

Notes payables

45

Inventory

159

Other current liabilities

21

Marketable securities

33

Total current liabilities

$111

Total current assets

$303

Net fixed assets

147

Long Term Liabilities

Total Assets

$450

Long-term debt

24

Total Liabilities

$135

Owners Equity

Common stock

$114

Retained earnings

201

Total stockholders’ equity

315

Total liabilities and equity

$450

Income Statement Year 2010

Net sales

$795

Cost of goods sold

660

Gross profit

135

Selling expenses

73.5

Depreciation

12

EBIT

49.5

Interest expense

4.5

EBT

45

Taxes (40%)

18

Net income

27

1. Calculate the following ratios AND interpret the result against the industry average:

Ratio

Your Answer

Industry Average

Your Interpretation
(Good-Fair-Low-Poor)

Profit margin on sales

3%

Return on assets

9%

Receivable turnover

16X

Inventory turnover

10X

Fixed asset turnover

2X

Total asset turnover

3X

Current ratio

2X

Quick ratio

1.5X

Times interest earned

7X

2. Analysis:

Give your interpretation of what the ratios calculations show and how the business can use this information to improve its performance. Justify all answers.

Rhetorical Analysis Essay

Please complete by 8:00 PDT

Essay 1. Rhetorical Analysis: Explaining a Concept—

Final Draft: 1000 words minimum. MUST include Work Cited page

Final Essays will be uploaded to Canvas in VeriCite in MS Word formatNOT copy/pasted or pdf.

*No Late Essays will be Accepted*

Rhetoric is the study of how writers and speakers use words to influence an audience. A rhetorical analysis is an essay that breaks a work of non-fiction into parts and then explains how the parts work together to create a certain effect—whether to persuade, entertain or inform. A rhetorical analysis should explore the author’s goals, the techniques used, examples of those techniques, and the effectiveness of those techniques. When writing a rhetorical analysis, you are discussing how the author makes an argument and whether or not the approach used is successful. For this assignment, you will be discussing the essays found in Modules:

  • “Shooting an Elephant”
  • “The Myth of the Latin Woman”
  • “Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders his Power to Alter Public Space”
  • “Why Looks are the Last Bastion of Discrimination”

You will select ONE of the essays above and fully introduce the text you are analyzing and provide a brief summary of the author’s intent. Then identify and describe how well the author achieves his or her objective. In our weekly Discussion Board quizzes, we have explored the topics of identity, self-identity, and stereotypes. You may bring elements of those discussions into your analysis of your chosen essay. Make sure that your argument includes all of the Aristotelian appeals: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos. Please review the two lecture documents found in Modules: “Logos, Ethos, and Pathos” and “Power-point Lecture on Aristotelian Appeals.”

You must provide examples (specific textual references, paraphrases, and direct quotes) from the essay to support your claims.

Please note you are NOT agreeing or disagreeing with the authors argument ONLY

analyzing it.

This assignment involves the following objectives:

1. Read, Analyze, Discuss, & Evaluate a Text

2. Identify Arguments, Strategies, & Structures used in a Text

3. Complete the Entire Writing Process: Invention/Prewriting, Arrangement/Organization, Drafting/Revision, Editing/Proofreading, & Final Polished Paper

4. Create a Clear Thesis and Topic Sentences for Body Paragraphs

5. Compose an Essay in MLA Format

100 points possible. The following rubric will be used in grading your essay:

☑ Your paper MUST be typed and in MLA

You MUST have at LEAST 3 quotes supporting your thesis. MUST USE ALL THREE QUOTE INTEGRATION TECHNIQUES (Colon, Comma, & Full Integration). More quotes are welcome.

☑ Be sure to edit out any lapses in grammar, spelling, word choice, and sentence

structure.

YOUR FINAL ESSAY WITH WORK CITED PAGE NEED TO BE UPLOADED AS A WORD DOCUMENT (not copy/pasted-not a pdf) TO CANVAS.

REMINDERS:

This is not a research paper. You should have one source on your Works Cited page and that is the essay you select to analyze.

–Your paper needs to be written in third person impersonal (The author claims…).

–NO first person (I, me, we, etc.) or second person (you, yours, etc.).

No contractions in academic writing (can’t=cannot).

–The essay title should be in quotes (“Shooting an Elephant”).

–Refer to full title of the essay and the author’s full name in your introduction ONCE.

–In the rest of your essay ALWAYS refer to the author’s last name (Orwell asserts…). Note: If the -author has two last names you need to refer to them by both last names throughout your essay.

–REVIEW MLA.

What are 2 things that stuck you/stood out to you in the Multnomah County Poverty document, writing homework help

Instructions

Answer the following questions in around 2 pages. Reference at least 3 of the articles and at least 1 of the podcasts.

1. What are 2 things that stuck you/stood out to you in the Multnomah County Poverty document. What is 1 thing that stood out to you in the Risman Articles? Was this information new to you or do you have any personal connection? How do you think discrimination may be related to poverty?

2. Based on the reading/podcasts/your own experience describe 3 ways poverty affects families and communities? (use at least 3 sources)

2. Based on the material this week what do you think are some things we can do to combat poverty and its negative effects? (make sure you cite at least 2 sources and have one of your solutions be a policy solution)

use these links as source
http://www.npr.org/2012/07/10/155103564/cycle-of-p…

http://www.npr.org/2012/07/13/155103662/struggling…

http://www.npr.org/2012/07/11/155103593/to-beat-od…

and there are two reading in Additional Materials :

critical response ( at least 300 words)

please read the following website articles, and write a critical response, the response should consider the question of How concerned should we be about our privacy online? Is there anything we can do to protect it? also provide some interesting example in response. please use APA format and the response should include the in-text APA citation.

DO NOT USE OUTSIDE SOURCES, THE RESPONSE SHOULD BASE ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE READING I PROVIDED!

DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!!!!!!!

Reflection paper

SUBMIT a Reflection paper to the “LP5.3 Assignment: Reflection” dropbox. The reflection will consist of 100-200 word answers to each of the following items:

  • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving – Describe your experience gathering, organizing, and analyzing information to propose solutions and evaluate their effectiveness.
  • Professional Competence – How can you apply learning from this course into practice in your chosen field?
  • Collaboration and Communication – What did you learn from your interaction with others and your ability to exchange information through appropriate modes of expression?
  • Personal and Social Responsibility – How can your work ethic, integrity, and reasoning benefit the greater community?

Unit: Project Quality Management, writing homework help

Individual Project

Project Quality Management

1,250–1,800 words of new content

Assignment

For this assignment, you will further enhance your overall Quality Management Integration Plan by adding in a section to address quality performance monitoring and control. By identifying which methods you will utilize for the quality monitoring and control, you will be able to know—at any given point in the project—if you are on track with quality performance or not.

  • Add the Quality Performance Monitoring and Control section.
    • Identify the tasks, effort, and resources that should be added or already exist in the project plan to monitor and control quality.
    • Disclose the contingency or primary budget that has been set aside for these tasks.
    • Calculate the cost of quality according to the PMBOK® Guide.
    • Discuss which and how you will use at least 2 of the following quality performance tools and techniques to perform monitoring and control:
      • Cause and effect charts
      • Control charts
      • Benchmarking
      • Flowcharting
      • Histogram
      • Pareto chart
      • Run chart
      • Scatter diagram
      • Statistical sampling
      • Inspection
    • Be sure to include a sample of this tool or technique in use.
  • Name the document “LastName_FirstName_MPM357_IP4.doc.”
  • Note that this is the same document that will be submitted as the Draft Key Assignment.

The attachments are previous assignments and are to be built upon for the new individual project 4 (ip4)