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Choose 3 presentations on which to evaluate using these questions:

This is your final for the class: You must respond to a minimum of 3 Watchmen presentations–1 presentation per presentation day– by answering the peer review questions with a total minimum of 300 words each:

1. What does the thesis/claim say the presentation will try to prove about the topic?

2. In what ways was the presentation successful in proving the thesis/claim? Discuss at least two examples.

3. What part(s) of the presentation were weakest and why?

4. What did you learn about the book that you hadn’t thought about before from the presentation?

5. Please make any general comments about the presentation.

Note: if you restate the questions with your answers, the words from the questions do not count toward your 300 words requirement.

Please post your presentation here for peer evaluations. Please post your presentation in the Learning Module for grading.

This is a group work, we do the Nike company .

So My part is just three and half pages and single space, with the Power Points. we need to do presentation.

All the requests are in the file.

This is my part job.

IV. Internal Analysis (10 Points)

1. A good place to start with an internal firm analysis is to catalog the assets a firm has. Make a list of the firm’s tangible assets. Then, make a separate list of its intangible assets.

2. Now extend beyond the asset base and identify specific capabilities or core competencies of the firm that are helpful in sustaining its competitive advantage?

V. Business Strategy (10 Points)

1. Does your firm have differentiated products or services? If so, what is the basis for this differentiation from the competition?

2. Does your firm have a cost-leadership position in this business? If so, can you identify which cost drivers it uses effectively to hold this position?

3. What is your firm’s approach to the market? If it segments the market, identify the scope of competition it is using.

4. Using the answers to the preceding questions, identify which generic business strategies your firm is employing. Is the firm leveraging the appropriate value and cost drivers for the business strategy you identified? Explain why or why not.

5. What suggestions do you have to improve the firm’s business strategies and strategic positions?

VI. Corporate Strategy (10 Points)

1. Draw out the industry value chain for your firm’s industry (see the slides on vertical integration strategy as examples). Is your firm highly vertically integrated? Are any of the vertical value chain operations off-shored? If so, list some of the pros and cons of having this part of the value chain outside the home country.

2. Draw out or list multiple products, divisions, or businesses of your firm. Is your firm highly diversified or highly concentrated? What is the “core” product, division, or business of your firm?

3. How do you categorize the diversification path chosen by your firm: Related, Un-related or Mixed? Critically evaluate your company’s diversification strategy by using one of the BCG or McKinsey matrices.

4. Has your firm participated in any mergers and acquisitions in the past few years? Did they result in a consolidation of competitors? Do you think the alliances have achieved the original intent, and therefore successful? Why or why not?

5. Now go back to the information on mission and major goals for your selected company and compare the mission and goals to what you have found as the corporate strategy. Are the mission, goals, and corporate strategy in alignment? Do you see any holes or conflicts among these three elements?

Introduction

For this assignment, find and record at least five (5) pieces of evidence using at least five (5) pieces of evidence as described in chapter 12 of our book of which two may be the same (you may choose from the following types of evidence: statistics, testimony, and examples).

You may use two types of evidence twice (i.e. two stats, two testimonies, and one example). All five pieces of evidence must not be the same type.

You must use researched based supporting material that comes from at least five (5) different published sources. Only two of your sources may come from the Internet (all or at least three must come from physical sources such as books, magazines, journals, newspapers, etc.). Wikipedia may not be used. For online sources consider using .org, .gov., or .edu sources. Make sure to check the validity of your sources.

Each piece of evidence you record must include the following: main point that the evidence is supporting, supporting evidence type, source (including date, page, title, publishing date, etc.), and quote or exact text you plan to use. **HELPFUL TIP: Make your quote or text EXACTLY what you want to use in your speech, do not record an entire article or lengthy paragraph that you plan to minimize later – this is the time to get exact and specific.

Directions

You must find and record five pieces of evidence using the types of evidence described in chapter 12 of our book.

Each piece of evidence you plan to use must include: speech topic, supporting material type, source (including date, page, journal or book title and anything else we’d need to know if we wanted to find it), quote (either an exact quote as you would use it in the speech or comprehensive notes in the case of materials like statistics,) and use (where in the speech you plan to use the material.)

You will record your evidence in this submission form in the following format:

1. Main point you are supporting (do not use “Main Point 1” – use: “Main Point 1: Types of Dogs” or “Main Point 2: Types of Cat Food” or “Main Point 2: Ingredients used in whole wheat bread”):
2. Supporting material type (choose 1 statistic, testimony, or example):
3. Source (use APA reference formatting):
4. Quote/Verbiage (use exact quote or specific text you plan to say in your speech):

EXAMPLE

1. Main Point: Main Point 3: Sea Turtles Habitats
2. Supporting Material Type: Statistic
3. Source: Doe, J. (2017). Sea turtles love living in the ocean and on land. Book Press: New York, NY.
4. Quote/ Verbiage: “In a poll of Sea Turtles, it was found that 90% of Sea Turtles love to live in the ocean and also live on land” (Doe, 2017).

250 words, please respond to the following questions with your perspective based on what you learned this week based on the assigned readings.

1) What are you already doing to differentiate instruction in your classroom?
2) Which format(s) are you using in your classroom or would use?

Response 1

Nat

Ways that I have differentiated instruction in my classroom include offering different options for types of student projects. I’ve also intentionally placed “checked out” or “behind” students in groups with students who could help catch them up and fill in gaps. I’ve also woven in topics or entertainment that excite “checked out” students to inspire them to think about and engage with the class material in new ways.

On one occasion I had a student who didn’t care at all about doing class assignments. He was really into science and video games. I was teaching Scripture. Once it became apparent that he was going to fail that 6-week period if something didn’t change, I met with his father. I quickly realized why the kid had no interest in Theology class. His father was extremely overbearing about religion and had a hard time appreciating that his son had a different temperament and interests. His father’s constant intensity about religion only served to demoralize his son. To help the student catch up in class, I worked with him to design a project that touched on other subjects of interest to him so that he could find the motivation to engage. There was a sentence in one of our readings that reminded me of this and inspired me. It says, “One teacher … created a science, history, music, and literary curriculum centered on hairstyles and the history of fashion (Delpit & Dowdy, 2002).” Brilliant!

I’m sorry to say that differentiating instruction is not something I’ve had much training in. The approaches I mentioned above were intuitive moves I made while “reading” my class. I am very interested to learn more about how I can differentiate instruction in my classrooms and to hear what other teachers are doing successfully in this regard.

I also really appreciate this week’s emphasis on the importance of creating a positive community experience in the classroom. I have utilized student feedback to help shape how I teach curricular content. I agree that taking time to give each student a voice and to lay a foundation of familiarity, trust and fun makes teaching much easier. I need these reminders as I gear up for the new school year with a whole new batch of students.

Reponse 2

I don’t believe you can create a differentiated classroom without creating a community of learning. In my Dance space, within the first couple of weeks, the students and I have gotten to know each other through a series of activities. For example, The Name Game for Dancers, a game where in a circle we recite our name with a gestural movement. Through movement, we are allowed to get a glimpse into each other’s personalities, the students then associate that movement with the name increasing memory of the names. It has always been a teaching goal of mine to learn every student’s name the 3rd class to address them as individuals that offer something to the community. Through, Student Speed Date, students address their goals to each other, which then allows accountability in the classroom because they become aware of each other’s wants and needs. Expressing our goals within the classroom, allows all of us to work towards achieving those goals together lifting the burden of having to do everything alone.

There is a lot of choice in my Dance classroom, because everyone’s learning style is unique. There are specific skills within each genre that students must learn to fully master the understanding of the genre. In a Dance 1 Class (survey course that explore various genres of Dance history, theory, and movement vocabulary), students are encouraged to make choices in how they want to be assessed on the information explored in the classroom. For example, in our Ballet Unit (usually 6 weeks of exploring Ballet movement, history, and theory), I present options within the confines of a project based assessment where they can also choose to work individually or with a group. Student choose to create movement from a Ballet class in a specific era, immerse themselves in the era through an exploration of a specific choreographer/composer, or create a set design for a Ballet that was created in a certain era of the genre. In all of these choices, the students would have already explored each era within the genre with a focus on race, class, and gender (all connect to a broader conversation about dance and society). Student present and display their work to each other and then reflect on their experience with their project. Students work is celebrated in the classroom through a space completely dedicated to the work they have created. Allowing students to choose how they want to address information allows them to work within their learning style and needs.

In offering choices and building community through beginning ice breaker activities and consistency throughout the year. I am always searching for new ways to encourage learners in my classroom and I find that being humble through open discussions about lesson (address achievement and challenges) encourages growth on both ends. This also holds everyone in the space accountable for their own growth and comprehension for future use of information.

COURSE PROJECT PART 3: THE FINAL PROJECT

GUIDELINES

This
part of the project describes how the selected technology will be
implemented in the selected organization. The Final Project must be
11-14 pages in length (excluding the cover page, table of contents,
bibliography, and appendices), double spaced, using Times New Roman
font, 12-point, using 1 inch margins, and headings for the paper format
requirements.

The Final Project should consist of the following.

1. Cover page
2. Table of contents
3. Executive summary
   1. One to one and a half pages
   2. Summarize
      the key points of the Final Project. Make sure you point out how
      proposed technology solution supports business innovation.
4. Introduction
   1. Half to one page
   2. Explain the purpose of this report.
   3. Provide an overview of the contents of the report; for example, identify sections.
5. Project Plan (TCOs E and G)
   1. One and half to two and a half pages
   2. The
      organization would need to create a project to facilitate the
      identification of needs and solution and implementation of the solution.
      Here, address the following issues regarding such a project for the
      technology you are proposing. (TCO E)
      1. Identify
         how many people would be on the project team to carry out the project.
         Briefly list each participant (e.g., project manager, network
         administrator, etc.) and the role of each.
      2. Identify and discuss four to six key skills that would be needed by the project manager.
      3. Identify three to four possible reasons why this project could fail.
      4. Explain any planned work that might be outsourced (if any)
   3. A
      project to implement a technology makes use of some type of system
      development methodology. Identify a system development methodology, and
      (e.g., waterfall, prototyping, agile, iterative, etc.) explain how you
      would use it for this project. Explain why you selected this methodology
      over others. (TCO G)
6. Organizational background
   1. Half page
   2. Give an overview of the company and its history.
7. Business problems or opportunities overview
   1. Half page
   2. This
      project is being done to find a technology solution to solve a business
      problem or to take advantage of an opportunity. Here, explain the
      problem or opportunity.
8. Overview of technology solution category (TCO A)
   1. One and a half to two and a half pages
   2. Give a brief overview of the technology solution category, which you discussed in the research paper (PROJECT PART 2).
   3. Explain why this is an appropriate solution for the problem/opportunity identified.
   4. Explain how this technology enables business innovation.
   5. Summarize how the organization can demonstrate CSR with the implementation of this technology.
9. Alternative solutions and recommendations (TCO D)
   1. Four to five pages
   2. Do one of the following.

1. 1. 1. If the technology category discussed in the section above can be provided by multiplevendors/companies, do the following.
         1. Select two specific products/vendors.
            1. Research and present a description and analysis of each of the products/vendors selected.
            2. Compare the selected products/vendors, pointing out similarities and differences.
            3. Recommend one of the products/vendors, and explain why it was better than the other alternative.
      2. If the technology discussed in the section above is provided by only one vendor/company only (i.e., there are not multiple products/vendors), do the following.
         1. Research and present a description of the vendor/product that provides this technology.
         2. Select one other technology category that could have possibly been used as an alternative to the selected technology category.
            1. Research and present a description and analysis of the alternative technology category.
            2. Compare the alternative technology category with the selected technology category, pointing out similarities and differences.
            3. Explain why the selected technology category was a better choice than the alternative.

1. Performance measurement plan (TCO B)
   1. Three fourths to one and a half pages
   2. Once
      the solution is implemented, we must be able to measure how successful
      the solution is in solving the problem or taking advantage of an
      opportunity. This measurement is generally done over a period of time.
      Here, you will layout a plan that outlines how you will measure the
      success of the solution.

1. 1. 1. Explain how data will be gathered to measure success of the solution.
      2. Explain metrics you will use as key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure success and why you selected these metrics.

1. Organizational impact (TCO C and F)
   1. One and a half to two pages
   2. Explain how implementation of this solution will impact business processes. Explain the changes that will take place. (TCO F)
   3. Explain
      how implementation of this solution will impact the organization in
      other ways (Will it require changes to organizational structure,
      personnel, etc.? Will the organization need to make changes in other
      areas to integrate this solution?) (TCO F)
   4. Explain how the solution will improve or support decision making in the organization. (TCO C)
   5. If
      your solution did not deal with a data-based system (such as enterprise
      system, big data, database system, business intelligence, data
      analytics, web analytics, data-driven website, etc.), explain how one
      such system could be used to improve or support decision making in the
      organization.
2. Summary
   1. Half to one page
   2. Summarize the main findings and future steps.

1. Bibliography
2. Appendices (optional)
3. You
   must use at least three authoritative resources. Credible reference
   sources are available through the DeVry Library. But you don’t have to
   limit yourself to this library. Please do not use Wikipedia.
4. The
   written document for this assignment should follow the APA style of
   citing references in the text and on the bibliography page.
5. Ensure correct spelling and grammar (use built-in tool with MS Word).