Assignment 3: IT Support for Virtual Teams

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Assignment 3: IT Support for Virtual Teams

Due Week 6 and worth 105 points

Global organizations have branches that are located in multiple countries. Some of these organizations develop software and take advantage of the global talent pool of software developers while others have global technical support teams, customer service, and so on. Virtual teams are created when two or more people work together from different locations, organizations, times zone, and / or time shifts. Global organizations use virtual teams in order to provide global support, reduce travel costs, reduce training costs, and take advantage of local cultural knowledge that may impact the organization’s operations.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

  1. Examine five (5) issues that the IT department is likely to face when it comes to supporting virtual teams.
  2. Create an architectural diagram that shows how the virtual teams would collaborate and access common repositories for documents, software, development, and testing facilities. Use Visio or an equivalent such as Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
  3. Describe five (5) advantages and five (5) disadvantages of using virtual teams for the organizations described in the scenario.
  4. Describe challenges imposed by:
    1. IT / IS national standards and propose how they could be handled or resolved.
    2. Protocols and propose how they could be handled or resolved.
    3. Procedures on virtual teams and propose how they could be handled or resolved.
  1. Compare and contrast virtual teams and traditional teams with respect to communications, technology use, and team diversity.
  2. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
  • Include charts or diagrams created in Visio or an equivalent such as Dia. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Describe the process of administering enterprise systems, including the use of virtualization and monitoring, power and cooling issues.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in enterprise architecture.
  • Write clearly and concisely about enterprise architecture topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Contrasting views of health

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The two videos contrast views of health, also discussed by Porter. Can these views be reconciled? Or does this mean that increasing economic inequality will degrade the medical advances of the last centuries?

200-250 words

Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, pages 597-718

http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson.html

Topics to consider:

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Guidelines for Interpretation Assignment- May 2nd

For this assignment students will be invited to select a social problem and present a representation of the issue to the class in a creative and interpretative manner. Students may create a public service announcement, create a short film, write a one act play, a pamphlet for a political office campaign, a children’s book, poem or song. This is an opportunity to go a bit more in depth in a topic that speaks to you as an individual. More on this assignment will be given closer to due date, which will be towards the end of the semester. You will be allowed to present for extra credit and in doing so will be separated from your personal belongings on this date. Please plan accordingly.

Topics to consider:

Gender and violence Crime Economic inequality

Global inequality Gender Inequality

Education Race/Ethnic Inequality

Government Cultural Appropriation

The political system Social Mobility

Poverty Social Stratification

Import Tariffs, Quotas, and Restrictions

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In this module, we have outlined government policy toward import tariffs (taxes on imported goods as they enter a country), quotas (a limit on the quantity of a good that can be produced abroad and sold domestically), and restrictions (limitations on the quantity of goods imported/exported to a specific country). Trade can allow countries to use their national resources more efficiently, and it can allow industries and workers to be more productive. Trade may even allow countries to achieve higher living standards, and keep the cost of many everyday products low. Government regulation of trade has had a significant impact not only on global trade flows, but also on economic growth and prosperity. For this reason, it is useful to consider the main ways that governments have tended to regulate trade and, more recently, to deregulate it.

For this discussion activity, respond to the following prompts:

  • Research one item that is internationally traded and outline how this product flows from one country to the next.
  • Are any tariffs, quotas, or restrictions on this product being traded?
  • Has this product ever been under an embargo? If so, why?
  • Is there a distinct government policy for this product’s trade?

respond to week 9 discussion:Ethics standards of psychology

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Respond by Day 6 to at least one of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:

  • Critique the strategy your colleague suggested to resolve the ethical dilemma.
  • Suggest another outcome of a colleague’s suggested strategy.
  • Suggest an additional ethical dilemma that a colleague’s strategy might pose.

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.

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Fisher (2017), described a scenario where a psychologist went to the home of a client who could not attend an appointment of the health center to discuss patients and families end-of-life decision-making sessions due to the patients being diagnosed with a terminal disease. The Psychologist discusses information with the patient in her home, and the Psychologist did not document the visit in the patient records.

The Psychologist not documenting the patient records is a violation of the ethical code of conduct Principle A: Beneficence and Non-maleficence and Principle B: Fidelity and Responsibility (Fisher, 2012). It is the Psychologist responsibility to maintain proper documents and records for those whom they work with as well as maintain records on individual clients that is necessary to provide appropriate assessment, planning, evaluation, and modification to services as needed. Also, Standard 6.01 states one is to create, maintain, store records that are to be used appropriately by Psychologist and others to help service the client (Fisher, 2017).

To resolve the ethical dilemma is to document the sessions in the patient’s files. The suggested strategy of the document the session should be detailed with accurate information that is descriptive enough for others to evaluate (Fisher, 2012). Even if the Psychologist documented the session and the information was not written legibly to be read by others, this could be another dilemma of ethical violations. If one can not read what is written, one cannot make an effective decision on a patient to provide the necessary treatments or services to a client (Fisher, 2017). Therefore, one should take the time to write legibly when documenting information in a patient file.

Reference

Fisher, C. B. (2012). Standards on record keeping and fees. In Decoding the ethics code: A

practical guide for psychologists (Updated 2nd ed. pp.169–191). Thousand Oaks, CA:

Sage Publications, Inc.

Fisher, C. B. (2017). Decoding the ethics code: A practical guide for psychologists (4th ed).

California: Sage Publications, Inc.

The use of LOCKS in Physical Crime Prevention- Physical Security Course

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The research project should be at least 10 pages in length. Each section of
the research project has specific requirements. In this assignment, a paragraph is 4-6 sentences
directed towards a specific topic. Using APA 6th Edition format, each group should provide the
following information about their research project.
➢ Research topic:
o Introduced and described to establish the main ideas and context of the proposed
study (At least 2 paragraphs at least 6 different citations)
➢ Provide an overview of the research project
o (Provide credible information from authors or practitioners who have conducted
research in this discipline and have recommended more research is needed) (At
least 3 paragraphs at least 9 different intext citations)
➢ Provide a problem statement for the research project
o (At least 2 paragraphs at least 6 different citations)
➢ Provide a purpose statement for the research project
o (At least 2 paragraphs at least 6 different citations)
➢ Provide a research question for the project
o (Qualitative research questions should start with the words what or how….
quantitative should start with is, are, or why)
➢ Hypotheses (quant)/Propositions (qual)
o (At least 2 paragraphs at least 6 different citations)
➢ Theoretical Perspectives(quant) /Conceptual Framework (qual)
o (At least 3 paragraphs at least 9 different citations)
➢ Assumptions/Biases
o (At least 1 paragraph at least 1citations)
➢ Significance of the Study
o (At least 3 paragraphs at least 6 different citations)
➢ Delimitations
o (At least 2 paragraphs at least 6 different citations)
➢ Definition of Terms
o 15 with cited definitions
➢ General overview of the research method and design
o (At least 3 paragraphs at least 9 different citations)

Description Alliance Union

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Format Requirements:

  • APA Formatted – Cover page, Times New Roman size 12, 1 inch margins, double spaced
  • Type All Questions (or create headings)
  • Answers must be detailed and contain depth of thought for full credit. As a guideline, each answer should be at least 200 words – YOUR OWN WORDS. Use of direct quotes is NOT acceptable – put concepts and ideas into your own words, then cite your sources. THIS IS NOT A COPY & PASTE ASSIGNMENT.
  • You are expected to utilize at LEAST TWO external sources for this assignment. These sources should be cited both “in-text” and accompany a complete citation list at the end of the paper.

Select and research a union that is of interest to you.This can be a union in the hospitality industry or one that you or a family member might work for or one that simply seems interesting.

  • Identify and describe the history of the union you selected.Explain why you selected this union and why it is of interest to you.
  • Explain when and why was the union was formed? THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE HISTORY.Who does the union represent? Explain what benefits and services this union provides to its members.
  • What is the philosophy of the union? What is the typical relationship between the union and the management of organizations that employ their members? Have there been periods of labor unrest?
  • What is your personal opinion of this union and its philosophy?
  • What did you learn from researching this union? How can you use this information in your future?

Marketing Management (SPAR Oman)

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The Marketing Plan Task:

SPAR International is expanding rapidly in the Omani market and aims to build on its established reputation of ‘customer service excellence’.First launched in 2014, SPAR Supermarket at present has more than 22 stores across Oman. According to the CEO of SPAR international, “SPAR’s success story in Oman has been possible because of customers’ acceptance, which has been driven by the four core values of freshness, choice, value and excellent customer service”. In 2016, SPAR Oman opened its 10th SPAR Supermarket, which saw the brand entering Madinat Darsait for the first time. SPAR, Oman is keen on expanding its sales and achieving market growth.

As a Marketing Consultant, you have been approached by the CEO of the SPAR (Oman) to develop a Marketing Plan which will enable the company to achieve even better customer satisfaction and increase in sales over the next three years. Your focus should be on SPAR Supermarkets.

Your Marketing Plan must include the following:

– Executive Summary

– Introduction and objectives – Your introduction should include relevant background information on SPAR, Oman

– Current market and company situational analysis, including the competition (apply Porter’s Five Forces model, and provide a comparative analysis of the competitors), consumer behaviour, SWOT and/or PEST analyses.

– Market Segmentation– this should emanate from your market situational analysis. You must identify current and possibly new market segments for SPAR, Oman

-Marketing Plan Objectives – must be specific and realistic. Apply the SMART Rule.

– Marketing mix strategy recommendations-Note that you will need to recommend your marketing mix strategy for SPAR, Oman. Your recommendations should stem from the market and company situational analysis. Your strategy recommendations must be relevant to the segments identified in your market situational analysis. Don’t just repeat the current strategies employed by SPAR, – Oman. You are also expected to use relevant strategic marketing planning tools to inform your recommendations.

– Evaluation and Control – how would the plan be monitored? What tools would you employ? Consider the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

– Budget– provide a costing for each of your marketing mix strategy. I do not expect you to come up with specific figures, but your costing should be based on research. Hence, I would expect a brief explanation or justification of the figures provided in your budget.

*** Words count = 1600 words

*** In-Text Citations and References using Harvard style.

*** I’ve uploaded a case study named “SPAR Oman Case Study for Marketing Plan”.

Need an answer to practical exercise listed.

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The primary response should be approximately 500-750 words. However, this is a sizable discussion area this week so if you need to go over some there will be no penalties. Just keep it focused and relevant — no meandering please. Remember to cite sources.

Select a target and context. It may be peace or wartime, but you’re in the place of a policymaker at the national level. You may choose an agency as your home base. Whichever U.S. agency you choose to operate from, establish some notional requirements and planning elements appropriate for both your home agency while also being suitable for dealing with your targeted organization.

To keep this manageable, here’s the basic framework for you.

  • You want the target organization you’ve chosen to either stop or start doing something. You choose something that would be consistent with U.S. aims as you’ve seen them in the National Security Strategy, National Military Strategy, NMS, etc.
  • While changing the behavior, you don’t want to alienate any neutral audiences so be careful (Overly broad negative or ill-formed positives are often sources of problems.).
  • Remember to consider establishing the basis for continuing efforts that reinforce your message.

Make sure you answer the following questions.

  • What is the target organization, and what are a few of the key organizations that are supportive, neutral, or antagonistic to the aims of your target? (Remember the image presented in lesson one.)
  • Why did you choose the approach you did? Identify at least three elements of IO for use in your operation.
  • How will you ensure that other groups are not negatively influenced in this endeavor?
  • How will you measure the results of your effort?
  • If your plan goes awry, what might be the worst case scenario?

Need an answer to problem above NLT Friday 15 June 18.

The discussion question

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I want one paragraph for each part as feedback comment to my classmate work at the discussion. First I’ll but my answer and example for the feedback that I got to my answer so you can know what is my thought for this assignment then I’ll but the classmate answer that you need to give them feedback as a response from me in this discussion,

The discussion question:

Discuss initial discussion post your ideas for how TFA could use analytics to improve their overall communication strategy. What ideas would you give them if you were hired as a consultant to help them use data and analytics to set goals and increase conversions.

My answer:

How TFA could use analytics to improve their overall communication strategy
Teach For America (TFA) internal communication department can use team data analytics to ensure an effective communication strategy among their employees that are located in different parts of the country. To keep staff connected to the organization, data analytics is an effective tool in improving employee engagement through team dynamics for companies benefit. First, they can use data to identify the channel that attracts most traffic and optimize that to pass across the intended message. Second, recognize each dataset and use the information to formulate clear visualized image based on context. The staff understanding greatly depends on their role and whether they are getting the correct information from the presentation (Wamba et al., 2017). Therefore, data from the employees can be used to optimize the communication channel and content creation. Lastly, while focusing on continuous improvement of the channels of communication, they should also consider employee input that provides insights. Data feedbacks from the staff about the communication channels can be a powerful tool in achieving the intended objective within the presentation.
What ideas would you give them if you were hired as a consultant to help them use data and analytics to set goals and increase conversions?
To begin with, they can personalize the communication channels with behavioral characteristics. Each staff member has their preferred choice of communication tool. It can be much easier if analytics is used to identify employees based on segment and utilize that to communicate the intended message for a greater understanding without creating boredom. Secondly, use updated technology that is user-friendly and synced with their organizational goals. Data from the organizational goals can be used to identify areas that need improvement (Goetsch & Davis, 2014). Analyzing collected data makes it less difficult for the management when selecting the right channels to conduct training targeted at improving productivity. The third idea would be to use data and analytics can track staff members engagement and turnover rate. It is useless to send out a video that is not being watched by the staff. Therefore, to make a difference, it is important to track the effectiveness of the communication and make any relevant changes if needed.

Answer example:

You make great suggestions on how to help them use data and analytics effectively and efficient. I also think that making sure the most viewed pages are easily visible and quickly accessible from your homepage. Develop a call to action on pages with the highest bounce rates so users continue to engage on your site.

PART 1 ( HERE YOU NEED TO WRITE ONE PARAGRAPH AS FEEDBACK FOR MY CLASSMATE ANSWER)

Abrar,

You are right. So often employees are not encouraged to submit their ideas to improve sales and service. These employees are right in the heart of the system, and they can see on a daily basis what works well and which parts of the system slow them down or are repetitive.

I once worked for a company which duplicated steps within the sales and service process, and these duplication made it appear to new clients that someone was not listening to them as they had to provide the same information time and time again. This cause a lack of trust within the customer base and fear can kill a sale of a new website/website redesign quicker than anything.

Had this employer wanted to listen to us, we could have told them where the pain points were in their process and helped them streamline and reduce a 20% cancellation rate in this segment of the business.

PART 2 ( HERE YOU NEED TO WRITE ONE PARAGRAPH AS FEEDBACK FOR MY CLASSMATE ANSWER)

Internal communication and training professionals need to cultivate employee buy-in and engagement for each campaign or course they launch. An inspired workforce goes hand-in-hand with increased employee morale, productivity and improved customer satisfaction, driving better top- and bottom-line results.

I worked with Charter to increase employee morale and performance through the creation of a gamification of continuing training and employee socialization through a program called Workplace. We tested this in the St. Louis market with solid success, but I left the program before it could be implemented company wide, so I have no idea if the idea truly caught on, or if our enthusiasm at the local level pushed the performance numbers.

Our metrics were % of employees utilizing the system on a weekly and daily basis. Another metric was the time it took for an employee to complete continuing education on this system with gamification vs. the old system. We also looked at the socialization traffic, how many messages were sent and received to teams, individuals, and how this banter created increased competition among the sales force and customer service teams, two areas we targeted for improvement.

Ultimately, if your employees are not well trained, engaged and enthused your product line will suffer, no matter what goods or services you sell. There are a few companies that make social component interfaces with social media for corporate use, I would strongly advise people check them out.

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NOT: FOR THIS ORDER I JUST WANT TO FEEDBACK FOR PART 1 and 2.

If you have Questions please feel free to ask.