Explain the contribution of functional, business, and corporate strategies to the competitive advantage of the organization.

CAREFULLY
• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:
▪ CLO3-PLO2.2- Explain the contribution of functional, business, and corporate strategies to the competitive advantage of the organization.
▪ CLO4-PLO2.3-Distinguish between different types and levels of strategy and strategy implementation.
▪ CLO6-PLO3.1-Communicate issues, results, and recommendations coherently, and effectively regarding appropriate strategies for different situations

Mini project
From real national or international market, choose an example of merger/ acquisition or, any other type of strategic alliance between two or more firms (mutual consortia, joint venture, licensing, franchising, value-chain partnership, …), and answer the following questions: (2marks each question).
1. What is the type of strategic alliance between your chosen firms? What are the reasons for this alliance? Justify your answer.
2. Do you consider that this strategic relationship is successful? why?
3. What are the different benefits (economic, commercial…) for each firm from this alliance?
4. Are the corporate cultures of these firms compatible? Which method is used to manage culture after this strategic alliance? Argument your answer.
5. What are the main difficulties faced by these firmsafter their alliance? Suggest recommendations to improve their competitive advantages.

What insights have you gained about your habits and coping mechanisms?

Each student is expected to experience withdrawal. This may be accomplished by abstaining from a regularly practiced behavior, regularly consumed substance (including food), or it may consist of a description of overcoming an addiction prior to taking this course.

Acceptable responses to this assignment have included abstinence from ESPN, social media, consuming chocolate, cell phones, vape, junk food, or caffeine. After experiencing withdrawal for at least 3 days, a 2–3-page description (1000-1500 words) of the experience is to be written. See below for detailed instructions on what to include in your paper. Please note that each paragraph should be 4-5 sentences each.

Paragraph 1: (Justification for the chosen activity): Your first paragraph should include a description of the activity you have chosen for the assignment. This should include a justification for the activity you decided to withdrawal from which will include: 1) a description of how often and how long you engaged in the activity prior to the assignment, 2) if you have had prior attempts to abstain from the activity and if so- what was that like?; and 3) people, places, and things you associate with the activities- i.e. with whom – when – how- and where you typically engage in the activity.

Paragraphs 2 and 3 (Withdrawal Description): Describe your withdrawal experience in detail. including withdrawal symptoms experienced, both psychological and physical.

Describe in detail any cravings or obsessive thoughts. Describe how you dealt with these urges. Were you able to abstain? Why or why not? Were the people, places, and things that you associated with the behavior triggers?

Paragraph 4 (Reflection and Self-Assessment): Reflect on how this withdrawal experience has shaped your self-awareness and resilience. What insights have you gained about your habits and coping mechanisms? Consider the impact of this experience on your future goals and plans.

Paragraphs 5 and 6 (Knowledge Transfer): Apply this exercise to the challenges a person with substance use disorders must experience. In what way is your experience comparable to withdrawals from substance use disorders? In what ways might your experience fall short of mimicking the experiences of people with substance use disorders?
Paragraphs 7 and 8 (Connections to Experience): Connect your withdrawal experience to your prior knowledge, previous learning experiences, and the content of this course. What have you learned from this assignment that can provide insight as to why addiction poses such a perplexing problem? Consider how the knowledge and insights gained from the assignments can be applied to new situations, discussing potential applications in future professional contexts or real-world challenges related to addiction and recovery.

Language Requirement (Inegrated Communication): In this class we use person first language. Using person-first language in discussing individuals with substance or alcohol use disorders is crucial for promoting dignity and respect.

Instead of terms like “addict” or “alcoholic,” which can carry stigma and reduce individuals to their condition, person-first language emphasizes their humanity before their disorder. For example, saying “person with a substance use disorder” or “individual with alcohol use disorder” prioritizes their identity over their condition. This choice of language demonstrates mature awareness of the subject, purpose, and audience, fostering understanding and empathy while avoiding stigmatization.

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Explain the contribution of functional, business, and corporate strategies to the competitive advantage of the organization.

CAREFULLY
• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:
▪ CLO3-PLO2.2- Explain the contribution of functional, business, and corporate strategies to the competitive advantage of the organization.
▪ CLO4-PLO2.3-Distinguish between different types and levels of strategy and strategy implementation.
▪ CLO6-PLO3.1-Communicate issues, results, and recommendations coherently, and effectively regarding appropriate strategies for different situations

Mini project
From real national or international market, choose an example of merger/ acquisition or, any other type of strategic alliance between two or more firms (mutual consortia, joint venture, licensing, franchising, value-chain partnership, …), and answer the following questions: (2marks each question).
1. What is the type of strategic alliance between your chosen firms? What are the reasons for this alliance? Justify your answer.
2. Do you consider that this strategic relationship is successful? why?
3. What are the different benefits (economic, commercial…) for each firm from this alliance?
4. Are the corporate cultures of these firms compatible? Which method is used to manage culture after this strategic alliance? Argument your answer.
5. What are the main difficulties faced by these firmsafter their alliance? Suggest recommendations to improve their competitive advantages.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the study method you chose (case-control or cohort study)?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the study method you chose (case-control or cohort study)?

This week we are comparing and contrasting epidemiological methods of research; case-control and cohort study methods. Select either the case-control or cohort study method and compare its features, the methodology, to a randomized controlled trial using the following questions. Please format, organize, your responses using each question below:

What is the fundamental difference between the method you have chosen (either the case-control or cohort method) and the randomized controlled trial?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the study method you chose (case-control or cohort study)?

What are the characteristics of a correlational study?

Where does the method you chose (case-control or cohort study) fall on the research pyramid?

What does where it is on the research pyramid mean? Post your response to the DB. Your analysis should have in-text citations and utilize a scholarly voice with APA formatting.

Do you notice rhetorical strategies or techniques? Can you give an example? Do you think it’s effective?

Do you notice rhetorical strategies or techniques? Can you give an example? Do you think it’s effective?

The elements of persuasion include our chosen issue and stance, developing a claim (the argument in a nutshell), supporting our research with evidentiary proof, and engaging the opposition to see what the other side says. Then, we provide a rebuttal in defense of our original argument.

Outcomes: 1 and 2

Instructions
Review and analyze “Barack Obama: ‘A common dream born of two continents’, Democratic National Convention – 2004″ for elements of persuasion and submit a short reflection on his use of persuasive techniques. (300-500 words)

Read this AI generated list of techniques (alternate Google Docs version) or another you find online to answer the following:

Which rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos) do you notice the speaker using? Can you give an example? Based on his audience and purpose, why does this appeal (or appeals) help him persuade?

Do you notice rhetorical strategies or techniques? Can you give an example? Do you think it’s effective?

Notice the structural elements of the speech: what do you notice?

Is there anything else you notice about the speech that you see as either persuasive or not persuasive? Regardless of your feelings about the speaker or the political situation, Barack Obama is generally regarded as a gifted public speaker.

Write a newsletter column sharing your insights regarding this issue with to be included in the Shared Governance Nursing Research Council newsletter.

Write a newsletter column sharing your insights regarding this issue with to be included in the Shared Governance Nursing Research Council newsletter.

Scenario

You are a member of the Shared Governance Nursing Research Council. This council assists in guiding evidence-based research and practice improvements within the hospital. Recently, nurses have voiced concerns about professional practice problems not being addressed with a solution. In the last meeting, the council chair asked you to write an overview for the Shared Governance

Nursing Research Council newsletter to provide information on research and practice considerations when encountering a no-solution scenario in reviewing nursing research. The information will be important for council members to gain insight from these situations to guide future research and practice improvements.

Directions

Write a newsletter column sharing your insights regarding this issue with to be included in the Shared Governance Nursing Research Council newsletter. Use at least three scholarly, current (published within the last five years) resources to provide evidence-based support for your work.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
1. No Clear Solutions: Explain the importance of identifying when there are no clear solutions.
2. Challenges: Explore three challenges that might lead to the no-solution scenario. Potential challenges that can be considered are the following:

o Limited evidence

o Ethical dilemmas
o Resource constraints
o Complex healthcare or nursing practice issues
o National or global regulations
3. Reporting: Examine how reporting and not reporting no-solution scenarios impacts scientific integrity. Consider the following in your response:
o Transparency
o Responsibility
o Quality

4. Influence: Discuss how no-solution scenarios influence nursing research and practice. Consider the following in your response:
o How these scenarios can inform future research
o How these scenarios can inform future practice
o How these scenarios can inform future decision-making processes
What to Submit
Submit your completed newsletter column. Your submission should be a 1-page Word document that follows APA style standards. The reference page is not included in the 1-page count. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

What is an artificial neural network and for what types of problems can it be used? 2. Compare artificial and biological neural networks.

Business Intelligence

Week 3 assignment: Complete the following assignment in “one MS Word document”: Textbook: Analytics, Data Science, & Artificial Intelligence: Systems for Decision Support Dursun Delen Chapter 5: discussion questions #1-4 (100 – 120 words each answer) 1. What is an artificial neural network and for what types of problems can it be used? 2. Compare artificial and biological neural networks. What aspects of biological networks are not mimicked by artificial ones? What aspects are similar? 3. What are the most common ANN architectures? For what types of problems can they be used? 4. ANN can be used for both supervised and unsupervised learning. Explain how they learn in a supervised mode and in an unsupervised mode. exercise #6 : (1 page) Go to Google Scholar (scholar.google.com). Conduct a search to find two papers written in the last five years that compare and contrast multiple machine-learning methods for a given problem domain. Observe commonalities and differences among their findings and prepare a report to summarize your understanding. internet exercise #7 (1 page) (go to neuroshell.com click on the examples and look at the current examples. The Gee Whiz example is no longer on the page.)

Go to neuroshell.com. Look at Gee Whiz examples. Comment on the feasibility of achieving the results claimed by the developers of this neural network model. Chapter 6: discussion question #1-5 (100 – 120 words each answer) 1. What is deep learning? What can deep learning do that traditional machine-learning methods cannot? 2. List and briefly explain different learning paradigms/methods in AI. 3. What is representation learning, and how does it relate to machine learning and deep learning? 4. List and briefly describe the most commonly used ANN activation functions. 5. What is MLP, and how does it work? Explain the function of summation and activation weights in MLP-type ANN. exercise #4 (1 page) Cognitive computing has become a popular term to define and characterize the extent of the ability of machines/computers to show “intelligent” behavior. Thanks to IBM Watson and its success on Jeopardy!, cognitive computing and cognitive analytics are now part of many realworld intelligent systems. In this exercise, identify at least three application cases where cognitive computing was used to solve complex real-world problems. Summarize your findings in a professionally organized report.

Note: When submitting work, be sure to include an APA cover page and include at least two APA formatted references (and APA in-text citations) to support the work this week. All work must be original (not copied from any source). within 8hrs, with references, APA format, plagiarism check required

How do family, friends, and community influence individual health and lifestyle? Identify at least 3 positive and 3 negative effects

Effects On Individual Health & Lifestyle

After reviewing Module 5: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following; How do family, friends, and community influence individual health and lifestyle? Identify at least 3 positive and 3 negative effects. Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.

Describe the scientific rigor(s) exemplified by conducting the descriptive assessment. Describe the benefits and limitations of conducting a descriptive assessment

Describe the scientific rigor(s) exemplified by conducting the descriptive assessment. Describe the benefits and limitations of conducting a descriptive assessment. Provide an operational definition of the concerning behavior. Quantify the target behavior observed in the five observation periods by using a line graph to display the data. Be sure to construct an APA compliant graph.

Describe the trend of the data path. Complete the contingency diagrams. Complete the ABC-QA for attention, tangible, and demand. Display the results of the ABC-QA by using a bar graph. Provide an interpretation of the bar graph and conclude the hypothesized function(s) influencing the target behavior. Summarize the compassionate and/or cultural variables one should consider when conducting a descriptive assessment.

Purportedly, gangs are more likely to develop in urban, poor, and ethnic neighborhoods. Do agree with this assertion? Explain your reasoning.

Purportedly, gangs are more likely to develop in urban, poor, and ethnic neighborhoods. Do agree with this assertion? Explain your reasoning.
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