Identify the current level of risk perception within the supply chain of the chosen Industry.
Topic:
DRIVERS OF SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK AND THREAT PERCEPTIONS
Description
Globalisation and outsourcing, while providing opportunities for growth and profitability, have exposed many
supply chains to unprecedented levels of risk in the last few years including the disruption caused by Covid-19.
Awareness of supply chain risk is crucial for firms to effectively manage their supply chains. ‘Supply Chain Risk
Management’ (SCRM) has emerged as a focus area for many supply chain managers in various surveys in the
last few years. This was particularly true during 2019-21, where international supply chains of many companies
from various industries were subjected to continued disruption. The failure to respond adequately during the
Covid-19 disruption has exposed the inadequacy of their SCRM strategies. In this regard, choose an industry of
your choice and address the following supply chain risk management issues afflicting the industry.
(A) Identify the current level of risk perception within the supply chain of the chosen
Industry.
(B) Analyse the existing supply chain risks and the operational impacts of those risks on the firms in the chosen
industry.
(C) Based on your understanding of the drivers of supply chain performance, investigate what risk mitigation
approach or approaches would have been deemed useful against the supply chain risks caused by Covid-19 in
the chosen industry.
Also, discuss the cost-benefit analysis of the chosen approach or approaches.
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AVOID PUBLIC DOMAIN SITES SUCH AS WIKIPEDIA )
Explain the role of the marketing plan within the context of the organisation’s strategy and culture and the broader marketing environment (ethics, corporate social responsibility, legal frameworks, and sustainability).
Strategic Marketing
Main Objective of The Assessment
The individual coursework intends to assess the following learning outcomes:
- Explain the role of the marketing plan within the context of the organisation’s strategy and
culture and the broader marketing environment (ethics,
corporate social responsibility, legal frameworks, and sustainability). - Develop SMART marketing objectives and plans based on a critical evaluation of the
organisational context and of the market and the competition. - Synthesize sources of appropriate marketing information and marketing research
requirements for the strategic marketing decision. - Define and use appropriate measurements to evaluate the effectiveness of strategic
marketing plans and activities.
Description of the Assessment
You are to assume the role of a marketing analyst or marketing consultant, and you have been
approached by an SME based in the UK (approximately, hiring no more than 500 employees, with
an annual turnover less than £50 million), which are keen to adopt at least two of the United
Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, (https://sdgs.un.org/goals) as their
organizational objectives. They would like you to help them do a marketing plan to establish and
maintain competitive advantages and to achieve these goals.
The marketing plan should address the key strategic marketing decisions they must make so that the
company can maintain sustainable competitive advantage and achieve its organizational objectives
while focusing on at least 2 of the SDGs. For example, a small/medium healthcare service can focus
on SDG 3; a small/medium city hotel can focus on SDG 7; a small/medium clothing manufacturer
can focus on SDGs 12; a small/medium gardening centre can focus on SDG 11; and so on.
Note: You should provide evidence to demonstrate that the SME in your coursework satisfies the
SME definition above and is UK-based. Both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations are
acceptable choices for this coursework.
Required Structure
The marketing plan should include the following components:
oExecutive summary 300 words maximum.
o Table of contents.
Section1: Introduction.
✓Briefly introduce “why the need for this marketing plan”, “what SDGs are relevant” and “what
strategic marketing decision(s) needs to be made.”
Strategic Marketing
Section 2: Marketing environment and internal resources
• ✓ !The SDGs and their relationship to this SME need to be elaborated and thoroughly
discussed.
• ✓ !The external environment, both macro- and micro-environment factors, and the internal
resources are discussed.
• ✓ !Appropriate performance metrics need to be chosen to demonstrate the challenges both
inside and outside of the organization.
2: Marketing environment and internal resources.
Section 3: Marketing objectives and recommended action plan
• ✓ !The objectives should be clearly explained. They must be SMART; i.e., the Specific
metrics should be chosen and justified (Measurable). The
plan to implement the recommendations should be Actionable. The metrics chosen and the
plan to achieve them should be justified as
appropriate and Relevant. The Timeline for the planned marketing activities should be as
specific as possible.
• ✓ !Although no data need to be presented to show the effectiveness of the marketing plan,
this section should explain what data sources and what data collection methods would be
used to arrive at the metrics, used in evaluating the effects of the plan.
Section4: Conclusion.
✓Be brief, 1-2 paragraphs. No new analysis, findings, or recommendations.
✓o References list.
✓Bibliography, sources used in the report. Harvard referencing style must be adopted
✓o Appendix.
✓Optional. Include only supplementary, succinct material. Strictly NOT to be used as an alternative
location for materials (e.g., tables, images, etc.) that should appear in the main text.
Throughout the marketing plan, choose to focus on at least three relevant and appropriate
marketing metrics. These metrics should be used to explain the strategic marketing situation, the
objectives, and the action plans.
Your marketing plan must be developed with a clearly argued rationale, based on academic
literature and real-world industry and market secondary information, to support your recommended
marketing strategies.
The marketing plan aims to assess the knowledge of strategic marketing management through
examining current developments in marketing practice of a real-world organization. It addresses the
subject of marketing at a strategic level, bringing in together modern-day marketing thinking and
Strategic Marketing
practice. The marketing plan is a systematic way of strategic decision making. The marketing plan
helps students develop detailed knowledge of strategic marketing management through the study of
the planning cycle, strategy, planning and control in the management of the marketing mix.
Length requirement
The coursework should not exceed 3,000 words.
• You should report the total word count in Sections 1 to 4; that is, from Introduction to
Conclusion.
• You should not count CBASS coursework e-coversheet, table of contents, executive
summary, references list, appendix (if any).
Typographic guidance
• Page setup: A4, normal 1-inch margins, 1.5 line spacing. Pages must be numbered.
• Headings and subheadings: Arial, Times New Roman, or Calibri; 11-point minimum.
• Body text: Arial, Times New Roman, or Calibri; 11-point, justified.
• All tables must be editable text-based, not images.
Apply tools of logical reasoning, graphical methods and mathematics to solve basic decision problems faced by consumers and firms.
Assignment 2
Tax revenue consequences from the 2021 new top personal tax rate
Peer Ebbesen Skov
ECON620 – Microeconomics: Markets and Welfare
Learning outcome 1:
Apply tools of logical reasoning, graphical methods and mathematics to solve basic
decision problems faced by consumers and firms.
Learning outcome 3:
Measure the social welfare generated by different market outcomes or Government
interventions.
Learning outcome 4:
Apply the “economic way of thinking” to a range of applications.
Learning outcome 5:
Present economic analysis in written and verbal form.
1
1 Background
On 30 November 2020, the New Zealand government enacted a new top personal income tax
rate of 39% on annual income exceeding $180,000 for the year ending 31 March 2022 (2022
tax year) and later income years. Part of the reason behind this new higher marginal tax
rate was a revenue objective (The Government needed to reduce the fiscal impact of higher
operating allowances).1
Table 1 below shows the tax schedule for each of the two tax years 2021 (column 2) and 2022
(column 3). The 2021 tax schedule includes four brackets with the lowest tax rate 10.5%
applied to income below $14,000 and the highest 33% tax rate applied to income above
$70,000. The 2020 reform introduced a new, fifth, income bracket and tax rate whereby
income above $180.000 is taxed at 39%.
Tax Rates by Income Bracket for 2021 and 2022
ddIncome Bracketdd dddTax Rateddd dd2021 Tax Yeardd dd2022 Tax Yeardd
$0 – $14,000 t1 10.5% 10.5%
$14,001 – $48,000 t2 17.5% 17.5%
$48,001 – $70,000 t3 30% 30%
$70,001 – $180,000 t4
33% 33%
$180,001 – t5 %39
In the following case study, you are part of a small consultancy group that are asked to
predict the revenue implications of this new tax bracket and rate: how much (extra) revenue
will the Government collect.
1See page 10 (Labour’s 2020 Election Manifesto).
2
Part A: Stylised Illustration of a Tax Reform
Consider a simple two-bracket tax system with a marginal tax rate t1 on pre-tax income (z)
below a threshold K and a marginal tax rate t2 > t1 on the income exceeding K. Illustrate
in a diagram (with pre-tax income (z) on the x-axis and after-tax income (c) on the y-axis)
the budget set created by the tax system. Show how the budget set changes when the top
tax rate (t2) is increased and explain the link between the marginal tax rate and the slope
of the budget line. Discuss how the increase in t2 could affect individuals’ labour supply
decisions.
[Hint: Chapter 2 Budget Constraints Workshop]
Part B: Tax Revenue Impact
The tax revenue from the new 39% top income tax (t5) is given by:
R = t5(z − K)N
where z is the average pre-tax income for the individuals above the threshold K (NZD
180,000) and N is the number of top threshold taxpayers. The associated excel data includes
the 2019 taxable income distribution, use those data to find N and calculate z. Predict the
total revenue collected from this new tax rate and bracket. How much additional tax revenue
is collected as a result of the new tax rate and bracket?
[Hint: Chapter 2 Budget Constraints Workshop]
3
Part C: Revenue Effects from Marginal Tax Changes
The effect of a marginal increase in (t5) on the government’s revenue can be expressed as2
:
dR
dt5
1
α
−
t5
1 − t5
ε
Nz, where α =
z
z − K
Estimates of the elasticity of taxable income ε suggest this parameter is equal to 0.15 (NB.
previous version incorrectly gave the ε as -0.15). Use your data set to calculate α and find
dR
(dt5)
(i.e. plug in all the parameters in the above formula and report the resulting dollar
amount). Provide an interpretation of α and comment on how dR
(dt5)
depends on α. Compare
and contrast the revenue consequences calculated in Part C with those in Part B.
[Hint: Chapter 8 Slutsky Equation Workshop]
2This derivation assumes that z depends positively on the after-tax rate (1−t5) with a constant elasticity.
The appendix shows the full derivation for completeness, however, it is not required to solve the question.
4
Appendix: Derivation of dR
dt
R = t(z − K)N
Assume that z depends positively on the after-tax rate (1 − t) with a constant elasticity ε.
dR
dt = (z − K)N + t
dz
dt N
Where the first component is the “mechanical effect” and the second is the “behavioural
effect”.
z − K
z
+
t
1 − t
dz
d(1 − t)
d(1 − t)
dt
1 − t
z
Nz
where we’ve used the chain rule to express dz
dt as dz
d(1−t)
d(1−t)
dt . Using d(1−t)
dt = −1 along with
the definition of the elasticity of taxable income (wrt. to net-of-tax rate) ε =
dz
d(1−t)
1−t
z
, we
obtain:
dR
dt = (z − K)N + t
dz
dt N
z − K
z
−
t
1 − t
ε
Nz =
1
α
−
t
1 − t
ε
Nz
5
provide a solution that could be used effectively to reduce the challenges that come with water pollution and In addition, the completion of the project will result in the creation of a prototype that could be used to trace the presence of pollutants such as heavy metals in water.
Literature Survey
Project Title: Monitoring of industrial contamination that is deleterious to
health in wastewater
Student’s Name
Supervisor’s name
Background and Aims and Objectives of the work
The proposed project will consider challenges caused by industrial pollutant contamination of waste water. The current project is necessary because heavy metals and other pollutants in drinking water continue to exceed the required limits [reference to those limits?] Fu and Xi (2020) acknowledge that heavy metal pollutants in water have been due to the fast rate of industrialization and development. Exposure to heavy metals and other pollutants present in drinking water can have an adverse effect on the well-being of most individuals. Rehman et al. (2018) demonstrate that exposure to heavy metals in drinking water can lead to increased risk of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, susceptibility to cancer, neuronal damage, and renal injuries. Therefore, the proposed project is a necessary step in developing the steps required to resolve problems presented by heavy metal pollution in the water.
Upon competition, The project goal is to provide a solution that could be used effectively to reduce the challenges that come with water pollution and In addition, the completion of the project will result in the creation of a prototype that could be used to trace the presence of pollutants such as heavy metals in water. Presently, The project aims to design an evaluation and monitoring system to help track water pollution from heavy metals Therefore, the proposed study’s objective is to develop a system that combines sensors and optoelectronic devices in the development of a tool that can track water pollution.
The project milestones will include the development of a data processing method, model creation, prototype building and testing, and mathematical analysis. Optoelectronic devices and sensors will be used to actualize the project [add another sentence on what that actually means?].
The proposed project will use simulations as its proposed methodology Essentially, the plan is to use detailed simulation and testing processes to determine the most effective approaches that could be adopted to track heavy metal presence in the water. The simulation process should has been designed to provide the optimum method for real-time information detection. The most suitable detection sensors and monitoring system would become apparent upon completion.
Literature Review
Multiple studies have been completed to find suitable approaches for tracking heavy metal presence in the water. [state which heavy metals are important here?] Several novel approaches effectively trace the presence of heavy metals in water. For example, Frau et al. (2021) demonstrate that microwave sensors can effectively develop a device to track whether heavy metals are present in water. The study utilized planar microwave sensors to detect water pollution levels. [how, what method – one sentence?] According to Frau et al. (2021), the sensors could produce an immediate response explicitly shown at three resonant peaks in the GHz range. In a similar study to that conducted by Frau et al. (2021), Rotake and Darji (2018) considered the effectiveness of MEMS-based sensors as tools for heavy metal ion detection. The study attempted to develop a portable system of MEMS sensors capable of detecting multiple analytes simultaneously. The analysis by Rotake and Darji (2018) focuses on developing a microfluidic platform that could be used for sensing heavy metal ions. The platform created by Rotake and Darji (2018) includes a capacitive microcantilever beam created from MEMS technology. On the other hand, Dai et al. (2018) consider how effectively research has been done regarding the availability of electrochemical platforms to analyze heavy metal contaminated water. The research by Dai et al. (2018) shows that available electrochemical sensors used in assessing the presence of heavy metal ions in water include electrochemical enzyme sensors, electrochemical whole-cell biosensors and electrochemical immunosensor. Other electrochemical sensors discussed by Dai and colleagues include the electrochemical nucleic acid sensor, imprinted sensor and novel nanomaterial modified electrochemical sensors. Dai et al. (2018) help to demonstrate the extent to which research has embraced the desire to develop an accurate system for examining the presence of heavy metal ions in contaminated water.
Research reported in the literature further illustrates that it was possible to develop a non-invasive, reusable and submersible permittivity sensor. For example, Reyes-Vera et al. (2019) demonstrate the possibility of creating a sensor that uses a compact split ring resonator excited by two integrated monopole antennas. According to Reyes-Vera et al. (2019), such submersible sensors offer wide-ranging applications, especially in instances where they have to be adopted to assess different materials’ properties. Therefore, a similar principle could be utilized in developing a prototype that could be used to assess the presence of heavy metal ions in contaminated water. In a similar study, Frau et al. (2020) assess the applications of functionalized microwave sensors in assessing the presence of heavy metals in water affected by mining. The use of microwave sensors is justified by low cost. Frau et al. (2020) show that microwave spectroscopy offers an inexpensive and novel approach for monitoring water pollutants. In their analysis, Frau and colleagues examined the effectiveness of integrating microwave sensors with developed coatings. The study concluded that a sensor platform using microwave spectroscopy would allow in situ monitoring of toxic metal concentration in water affected by mining activity. Although Frau et al. (2020) used copper and zinc to assess the effectiveness of the sensor they created, the researchers conclude that there is a possibility to develop a sensor platform that could provide specific readings for a wide range of heavy metals. In a different study, Frau et al. (2018) show that it was possible to utilize electromagnetic wave sensors with optical and low-frequency spectroscopy to evaluate the presence of lead in water affected by mining activity. The study completed by Frau et al. (2018) used multiple sensing approaches, including UV–Vis spectroscopy, resistance measurements, and low-frequency capacitance. Moreover, sensing systems use microwave technology. The study illustrates a planar sensor with gold interdigitated electrode and resonant cavity sensor design printed on a PTFE substrate with a protective PCB lacquer coating. Results from Frau et al. (2018) show that there is a possibility of creating an effective tool by combining available tools in the market to create an effective tool for assessing the availability of heavy metal ions in water. Overall, it is apparent that Mason et al. (2018) illustrate that it was possible to create a system of sensors that can be utilized to assess the presence of heavy metal ions in water in real-time. In the study, Mason et al. (2018) consider the effectiveness of new sensor systems that utilize electromagnetic wave spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectrophotometry, and capacitance sensing system for real-time detection. According to the results, all three strategies can be used in isolation, but fussing all the three technologies would help create a more effective system for real-time evaluation of heavy metal ions in water (Masson et al., 2018). Previous research supports the possibility of creating an effective tool by considering the various sensors already available in the market.
[suggest you compile the above results into a Table e.g. below]
Name Approach used Performance Reference number
Initial Results [what do you mean by ‘initial’ here – how does this section differ from the above?]
The literature review provides insight into the available possibilities in developing an effective solution for the creation of a prototype for assessing the presence of heavy metals ions in polluted water. Multiple strategies have been discussed by Frau et al. (2018). For example, using a planar sensor with a gold interdigitated electrode and resonant cavity sensor was a possibility. In another study, Mason et al. (2018) indicate that it was possible to create a system that could assess the properties of water in real-time by combining multiple technologies, including electromagnetic wave spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectrophotometry, and capacitance sensors. Finally, frau et al. (2018) demonstrates that it was possible to develop a system that uses electromagnetic wave sensors with optical and low-frequency spectroscopy. The solutions described in the literature are being considered to find the most effective strategy. For instance, Zulkifli et al. (2019) show that there was interest in the creation of accurate, robust and efficient tools for the analysis of the presence of heavy metals in water as this continued to be a problems. Moreover, Srivastava and Sharma (2021) note that there was a possibility to create a portable system that could be used along with an android application to establish that heavy metal ions were present in water. A combination of these ideas should provide a good starting point for the data collection process.
The project in this work
[Here you will show how the literature review has ‘set the scene’ for your work – what is the interesting aspect of the subject that you are exploring that then comes from the literature review?]
The research process is on track, with the literature search being a necessary step in developing a clear understanding of the available solutions. In addition, it provides an opportunity to compare the systems applied in other studies that have attempted to consider solutions for assessing the presence of heavy metals in water. Essentially, the literature search is intended to provide a platform for quantitative data collection from the simulation and testing processes.
References
Dai, X., Wu, S., & Li, S. (2018). Progress on electrochemical sensors for the determination of heavy metal ions from contaminated water. Journal of the Chinese Advanced Materials Society, 6(2), 91-111.
Frau, I., Wylie, S.R., Byrne, P., Cullen, J.D., Korostynska, O. and Mason, A., 2020. Functionalised microwave sensors for real-time monitoring of copper and zinc concentration in mining-impacted water. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 17(4), 1861-1876.
Frau, I., Wylie, S., Byrne, P., Onnis, P., Cullen, J., Mason, A. and Korostynska, O., 2021. Microwave Sensors for In Situ Monitoring of Trace Metals in Polluted Water. Sensors, 21(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/s21093147
Frau, I., Korostynska, O., Mason, A. and Byrne, P., 2018. Comparison of electromagnetic wave sensors with optical and low-frequency spectroscopy methods for real-time monitoring of lead concentrations in mine water. Mine Water and the Environment, 37(3), pp.617-624.
Fu, Z., and Xi, S. 2020. The effects of heavy metals on human metabolism. Toxicology mechanisms and methods, 30(3), 167–176. https://doi.org/10.1080/15376516.2019.1701594
Mason, A., Soprani, M., Korostynska, O., Amirthalingam, A., Cullen, J., Muradov, M., Carmona, E.N., Sberveglieri, G., Sberveglieri, V. and Al-Shamma’a, A., 2018. Real-Time Microwave, Dielectric, and Optical Sensing of Lincomycin and Tylosin Antibiotics in Water: Sensor Fusion for Environmental Safety. Journal of Sensors, 2018.
Rehman, K., Fatima, F., Waheed, I., and Akash, M. 2018. Prevalence of exposure of heavy metals and their impact on health consequences. Journal of cellular biochemistry, 119(1), 157–184. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcb.26234
Reyes-Vera, E., Acevedo-Osorio, G., Arias-Correa, M., & Senior, D. E. (2019). A Submersible Printed Sensor Based on a Monopole-Coupled Split Ring Resonator for Permittivity Characterization. Sensors, 19(8), 1936. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s19081936
Rotake, D. and Darji, A.D., 2018. Heavy metal ion detection in water using MEMS-based sensor. Materials Today: Proceedings, 5(1), pp.1530-1536.
Zulkifli, S.N., Rahim, H.A. and Lau, W.J., 2018. Detection of contaminants in water supply: A review on state-of-the-art monitoring technologies and their applications. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 255, pp.2657-2689.
Identify the 75 top level packages required to complete the project.
Background
Globally, we are witnessing the worst global economic disruption and health dilemma, with the Covid-19 pandemic affecting every sector and industry. The complexities and challenges posed by Covid-19 propose that different governments worldwide try to ease the spread of the virus and lessen its impacts. In a bid for a way out, non-governmental organisations such as WHO and UNICEF emphasised that the development of safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines (depicted/represented by figure 1) will be a huge step forward toward ending the pandemic and getting back to doing more of the things we enjoy.
A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease (NHS 2019) and typically contains an antigen, adjuvants, preservatives, and stabilisers (WHO 2021). Vaccines help train the individual immune system to create antibodies, just as it does when exposed to a disease. However, because vaccines contain only killed or weakened forms of germs like viruses or bacteria, they do not cause the disease or put you at risk of its complications.
The Brief
In collaboration with the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca plc, the UK government has announced £65.5 million of new funding for developing the Covid-19 vaccine (University of Oxford 2020). The vaccine development is the first of its kind that will be used to combat the global threat to human health; that is, Covid-19. By working together, the different stakeholders involved aim to deliver a working vaccine that could ease the spread of the virus and lessen its impacts. In addition, the objective of the proposed project is to determine how long immunity from the vaccine lasts, identify groups of people at risk from low vaccine responses, and inform clinical management and vaccine policy.
Following a rigorous selection process, the Project Board has decided that the Project Management Department of RGU will plan and implement the project on behalf of the project sponsors. You have been appointed as the project manager. The proposed project is to be delivered in 12 months due to its urgent need.
Requirements of the Coursework
This is a hands-on assignment intended to give you practical experience managing projects from initiation to implementation and reporting project progress. Therefore, you are required to prepare a Consolidated Plan that combines the project planning, application, and reporting processes. The report should account for the following:
1) Define the proposed project. Your definition should include a proper scope; inclusions, exclusions, objectives, deliverable statement, assumptions, constraints, success factors and success criteria.
2) Identify the 75 top level packages required to complete the project. A typical vaccine development will include the following stages; assessment of public health priorities, basic research, applied research & development, clinical research, pilot production, and full-scale manufacture (Mitchell et al. 1993). Please, include any other activity (reviews, meetings, etc.) that you see fit to assist you complete your project successfully. Also, include project milestones and phase review points.
3) Identify and analyse interrelations, dependencies and produce a Gantt chart using Microsoft Project or any other relevant software that meets the requirement such as ProjectLibre. In addition, critically evaluate the tool(s) and technique(s) for scheduling and defining project dependencies, and critically analyse the project network diagram and critical path.
4) Define resources required and allocate appropriate resources, durations and estimate the total project budget. In addition, critically evaluate the tool(s) and technique(s) for defining project estimates and confidence limits.
5) Update the project on the 7th of September 2022 according to the additional information provided below. After that, discuss the monitoring and control mechanisms required for the project based on the project Earned Value (EV) report.
6) Critically evaluate the purpose of a consolidated plan and its relationship with project progress. In addition, discuss the implications of the project current position and analyse how this impacts the project consolidated plan.
You must support each section of the report focusing on the above-stated requirements with the discussion and critique of relevant and appropriate theoretical concepts by drawing on relevant academic journal literature and other secondary sources.
References MITCHELL, V.S., PHILIPOSE, NM and SANFORD, J.P., 1993. Stages of Vaccine Development. In the Children’s Vaccine Initiative: Achieving the Vision. National Academies Press (US).
NHS, 2019. Why vaccination is safe and important. [online]. Available from: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/why-vaccination-is-safe-and-important/ [Accessed 3 January 2022].
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, 2020. Funding and manufacturing boost for UK vaccine programme. [online]. Available from: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2020-05-18- funding-and-manufacturing-boost-uk-vaccine-programme [Accessed 28 December 2021].
WHO, 2021. Vaccines and immunisation: What is vaccination? [online]. Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/vaccines-andimmunization-what-is-vaccination [Accessed 5 January 2022].
Sample Presentation Format
Title page.
An executive summary.
Table of content.
Introduction – background to and rationale for the proposed project.
Project scope including the project inclusions, exclusions, objectives, a statement of the project deliverables, an outline of the main considerations, assumptions and constraints, critical success factors and success criteria.
Planning tools and techniques.
o WBS.
o Gantt chart.
o Network diagram.
o Critical path.
Resource allocation.
Project monitoring and control.
o Project progress report date as of 7th September 2022.
o EV report.
Consolidated plan.
Conclusion.
References.
Appendices (if appropriate).
submit an individual report in which you evaluate specific aspects of an industry in depth, reporting on the level of sustainability seen in the present day and making recommendations for future improvements.
Assignment Brief
In this item of assessment you are required to submit an individual report in which you evaluate specific aspects of an industry in depth, reporting on the level of sustainability seen in the present day and making recommendations for future improvements.
For the January 2022 instance of the module, the industry under study is the ready-made garment industry: you can select any part of the supply network that produces garments, or footwear, or materials such as the fibres are made into garments. Your work will be a 3,000 word report, submitted via Canvas. This assignment is worth 40% of the total grade for the module.
Background:
The ready-made garment industry forms an important part of the economy of some nations. It’s a vast, global undertaking… but its operation has accompanied by concerns and even scandals. From factory disasters and sweatshop conditions to forced labour where cotton is grown; from toxic emissions to the wasteful practices of retailers and consumers… our consumption of garments has a significant impact on society and the natural world.
There is a need for a better understanding of the impacts resulting from the production of garments. Only when this is done on the basis of evidence and good science can policymakers decide upon what parts of the industry to promote, develop and subsidise – and which to tax and discourage.
Your job, in this assignment, is to choose any one part of the supply network for garments and conduct a quantitative analysis, putting this a report to share your findings. For your quantitative analysis, select an appropriate methodology such as measuring the water footprint, measuring the carbon footprint, etc. It is a key requirement of this assignment that you present original work in which you make calculations on the basis of evidence.
Additional Guidance:The garment industry as a whole is far too complex for meaningful analysis. Instead, you should focus your attention upon a single facet of the industry where you can offer insights. For example, you might choose to report on the production of fibres, on logistics operations, tanning or dyeing etc. …any aspect you like! Discuss your choice with your tutor if in doubt.
The aim is to produce a worked example, using reasonable assumptions, to assess the environmental harm arising from the production (or harvesting, or processing) of the item(s) you have chosen. This may be a calculation of contrbution to climate change, or some other quantifiable mode of harm such as water use, worker safety, toxic emissions etc.
You should provide an overview of the organisations (or types of organisation) that work in the supply network for your chosen item, define appropriate boundaries for your study and discuss the practices that take place, presenting evidence and reasoning such that you quantify the impacts of supply chain activities.
Conduct original analysis using appropriate tools and methodologies. You might, for example, apply a life cycle assessment methodology such as PAS2050, using published conversion factors as a basis for your calculations, e.g. estimating carbon footprint based on the weight of an item, the distance and the modes of transport employed. Use the academic literature to find additional evidence of quantified economic, environmental and/or social harm.
Having reported this information, propose and justify a new strategy for the supply network: ideally a creative solution that changes such factors as the business model, the configuration of the supply network or the specification of key products of services. Cite the sources that gave you information about the sector as a whole, and about your chosen commodity. Use evidence to construct reasoned arguments that lead to workable solutions.
A good piece of work will be attractively styled and logically structured, with a good standard of written English. If you are in any doubt about your writing skills, please take advice from the Skills TeamLinks to an external site..
Do not cut and paste phrases or paragraphs from published sources without citing your sources. You should seek to use your own words to explain concepts and theories, while acknowledging the work of other scholars.
Suggested Structure:
A recommended structure for your report follows. You can depart from these recommendations if you wish, but be sure to structure your report logically, and to cover all requested elements. Use numbered sections, with decimals for subsections.
Ideally, your report will include the following:
A brief Introduction to the report, stating its purpose. (Do not expend too many words on descriptive writing and context-setting – but be sure to justify the material or component that you have chosen to study.)
Application of a tool or methodology to evaluate the sources of harm arising within the supply network for your selected material or component type.
Interpretation and discussion of the results of your analysis.
Recommendations for how the supply network can be improved, reducing or eliminating the sources of harm that you have identified. Identify any policies that should be enacted to ensure compliance, perhaps by the companies purchasing the item(s) or by government.
Include a brief conclusion to the report.
Add a list of Harvard references. Ideally, you will have cited 15+ sources within the text. This section does not count towards your word limit for the assignment.
Module Learning Outcomes and Grading Descriptors Guidance
Addressing Module Learning Outcomes 3 & 4
This assignment tests whether you have achieved the learning outcomes of the module:
LO3 Systematically make informed judgements about how legislation and management practices can limit the economic and social impact of logistics operations.
LO4 Critically evaluate the sustainability of selected logistics operations from contemporary case studies and also through personal reflection.
If you were to pitch this specific device what would it say and who would you pitch this to who is interested in It
Pitch
(150 words)
If you were to pitch this specific device what would it say and who would you pitch this to who is interested in It
No references just a pitch to a tailored audience as to why this innovation is good
Please state:
who the audience is
who might be the user or interested in this? ( Please state and tailor to them )
Example
If the audience is drs or nurses you want to focus on the ease of use of the innovation which would convince the staff they wont need to entirely change the practice
If Medical directors or board members of a hospital you wanna focus on the reduced cost of the innovation compared to the alternative or any improvement in the health outcomes
The innovation’s core characteristics and benefits
Rationale of the innovation
what is there a need for this innovation? How the innovation addresses that need
why should this specific audience be interested in this?
is there a particular problem in health care that this innovation is solving? (If yes state that)
In the critique please make sure to mention what context ( country ) it is used in
In 2.4 adoption and scaling:
Does it solve a problem that’s important?
To whom is it important?
Is it a best advantage to the other technologies?
Is it easy to use?
Will it require large scale changes processes or work practices?
Might that cause resistance?
Has there been a call for change by the professional medical association? Does this innovation fir that demand well?
Please include policy recommendations
to what extend teachers’ working conditions affect their wellbeing/mental health.
EDT7001 Research Design Assignment (total 6,000 words)
⦁ Cover, table of contents and table of abbreviations
⦁ Introduction to the assignment
⦁ Introduction to the research (appr. 500 words)
⦁ MRQ
(they can be rewritten to be more academical)
Main research question: to what extend teachers’ working conditions affect their wellbeing/mental health.
Subsidiary questions:
⦁ what we know about teachers’ working conditions and their mental health. (Studies preCovid, during Covid and postCovid)
⦁ Does teacher’s mental health/wellbeing have an impact in the wellbeing and mental health of students. if it does, does it affect students performance.
⦁ What are other sectors/ companies doing to improve staff wellbeing? What kind of impact it has (if it has) to their customers/clients?
⦁ What are the areas that affect the most to teachers (any consequences for teachers and schools), how schools are addressing it?
⦁ Rationale
Why I want to do this research
⦁ Last year, I faced a mental health issue and I needed therapy and councillor to keep going. During that time, I realised that other professionals were experimented similar issue from diverse reasons. Despite some of those issues were for personal reason, I have concerns about if our working conditions created a potential scenario for mental health problems and how it does affect our teaching and our students’ performance.
perhaps is interesting: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-recovery-support
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/school-and-college-performance-measures
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/senior-mental-health-lead-training
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/reducing-school-workload
⦁ Global context, teachers are leaving the profession (link it to an article) for several reasons, and it is increased so apparently some schools are failing to retain teachers. However, becoming a teacher is not an easy journey it is require high levels of motivation, sacrifice and commitment
https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england
⦁ I am currently a supply teacher who has worked in different educational settings, and I realise that some professionals love their workplace, and they seem happier than other teachers in other settings. I got intrigued to understand what those schools with happy staff are doing well and if that can be replicated in other schools.
⦁ Government new focus in improving teacher working experience https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-well-being-at-work-in-schools-and-further-education-providers/summary-and-recommendations-teacher-well-being-research-report
⦁ Research Context + Researcher (rewritten needed)
The school where I am going to do the research is in an Oustanding state all-girls Christian High School in London that offer KS3 to KS5. However, for this research I will exclude KS5 and the teachers who just teach these years as it can affect the reality of the results as the students are more motivated in those subjects that they chose, and the classrooms are smaller in size.
The number of pupils in this school are 900. The performance of students is over the average of the areas and the 99% of students continue their education after KS4.
It is not a selective school, the 18.8% of students are eligible for free school meals. Y7 classes are mixed ability and then they are put in sets from Y8. They are EAL pupils in all sets and a high concentration of Special Educatonal Needs pupils in the low attainment set.
I am a supply teacher in this school, I taught different subjects around all year groups in the school. Also, I went to similar school all around London and I noticed that mood/happiness of members of staff changed drastically even if schools seem very similar from the view of an external professional. The reason why I choose this school is because it is because the wellbeing of their teachers seems to be average to other schools so it is likely to acknowledge that good policies in order to improve working experience and also, make this research useful to the school to progress in the journal of being the best it can be. As an external employer my working conditions differs from the working conditions of the staff members of the school and therefore it makes me a sustainable impartial researcher while I am in constant contact with the environment of the school.
Linked articles (Fullan 2003 and Garrett 2005, Hargreaves and Fullan 2012) – Please, feel free to link more but those two should be mentioned in this section
⦁ Conceptual Framework (300 words) may be included in Lit Review.
Feel free to use the ones your please.
terms used in main research question /subsidiary questions or literature review.
Some ideas: mental health and wellbeing (what do concept mean)// working condition (In Education and external)// academical performance (focus on KS3-KS4)
⦁ Literature Review (1,500- 2,000 words)
⦁ Theoretical Framework (500 words) —
Ontology – how you understand reality;
Epistemology – your theory of knowledge
Methodology – the research approach you will adopt
⦁ Ontology
⦁ Epistemology
References that we see in the lecture and we need to mention some of them in the research.
Atkins L. & Wallace, S. (2012) Qualitative Research in Education, London: Sage.
BERA (2018) Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research, 4th Edition, accessed from Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research, fourth edition (2018) |
Brooks, R., te Riele, K. & Maguire, M. (2014) Ethics and Education Research, London: BERA/Sage.
Crotty, M. (1998) The Foundations of Social Research: Meaning and perspective in the research process, London: Sage.
Danby, S., Ewing, L. & Thorpe, K. (2011) ‘The Novice Researcher: Interviewing Young Children’, Qualitative Inquiry, Vol. 17(1) pp. 4–84.’
DfE (2021) Teachers’ Standards, accessed from Teachers’ standards – GOV.Uk (www.gov.uk)
Flint, K. J. & Peim, N. (2012) Rethinking the Education Improvement Agenda: A Critical Philosophical Approach, London: Continuum.
Fox, M., Green, G. and P. Martin (2007) Doing Practitioner Research, London: Sage.
Kincheloe, J. L. (2012) Teachers as Researchers: Qualitative inquiry as a path to empowerment, Classic Edition, Abingdon: Routledge.
Kuhn, T. S. (1970) The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, 2 edition. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.
McIntyre (2005) ‘Bridging the gap between research and practice’, Cambridge Journal of Education, Vol. 35, No. 3, November 2005, p. 360.
Phelan, S. K. & Kinsella, E. A. (2013) ‘Picture this … Safety, Dignity and Voice Ethical Research with Children: Practical reflections for the Reflexive Researcher, Qualitative Inquiry, Vol19(81)
Saunders, M. N. K., Lewis, P. and Thornhill A. (2019) Research Methods for Business Students, 8th Edition, Harlow: Pearson.
Thomas, G. (2017) How to do your Research Project: A Guide for Students in Education and Applied Social Sciences, Third Edition, London: Sage.
Wellington, J. (2015) Educational Research: Contemporary Issues and Practical Approaches, Second Edition, London: Bloomsbury.
——————– please what others did in the examples that I have added to this work.
⦁ Methodology (300 words)
⦁ Methods (1,000 words)
case study, random sampling: all teachers of KS3-KS4 can take part. Qualitive Methods of data Collection that can be used: Questionnaires to teachers, Documentary methods (school policy…) and narrative methods(students performance data… ).
⦁ Sampling
⦁ Data collection
⦁ Data analysis
Martin (2018) ‘Historical and documentary research’, in Cohen, Manion, L and K. Morrison (2018), Research Methods in Education, ch. 16.
Flick, U (2018) An Introduction to Qualitative Research, 6th Edition, London: Sage, ch. 6, in particular.
Atkinson, P. & Coffey, A. (2011) ‘Analysing Documentary Realities’ in Silverman, D. (ed.) (2011) Qualitative Research: Issues of Theory, Method and Practice, 3rd Edition, London: Sage, pp.77-92.
⦁ Ethics (500 words)
BERA (2018) Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research, 4th Edition, accessed from Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research, fourth edition (2018) |
Interesting to explore Table 1: Ethical considerations drawn from Stutchbury and Fox’s ethical grid
Stutchbury, K. and Fox, A. (2009) ‘Ethics in educational research: introducing a methodological tool for effective ethical analysis’, Cambridge Journal of Education, Vol. 39, No.4, December 2009, 489-504.
⦁ Action Plan — You have it in a separate sheet
⦁ Trial of one data collection tool: (1,000 words) —- wait for aproval
⦁ Choice of method
⦁ Design
⦁ Evaluation
⦁ Conclusion
⦁ I would use questionnaires. It would be two parts of the questionnaire, once is to see the professional mental health and wellbeing of the teacher and the other to check the teacher point of view of his working condition (to create those, the literature review need to be done before hand)- perhaps a pre-created measurable test to check wellbeing and mental health can be use (one designed by psychologists).
⦁ The test is going to be done twice to see if teachers situation are stable and if there are not if that affect students’ performance.
Guidance Notes
1. Research Topic and Aims
⦁ What is your topic?
⦁ Why is it worthy of research?
⦁ Show that you are aware of the literature and debates relevant to your field of study
⦁ Provide:
⦁ an explanation and defence of your conceptual and theoretical frameworks
⦁ an explanation and defence of your selected research methodology within the context of research paradigms;
⦁ a robust and realistic proposal and outline design of the inquiry
⦁ clarity regarding the framework of analysis for the methods proposed, linked to a time-frame and consideration of ethical issues.
⦁ Consider how your research topic fits into the general landscape.
Aims can be stated in two or three sentences. If this proves not possible then you may need to re-think what you are actually going to do until you are able to write two or three sentences succinctly. A useful strategy – at first, think of as many aims as you can which you believe are relevant to your project. Then, consider each one by asking:
⦁ how will the aim be achieved?
⦁ what is the main/central aim of my inquiry?
⦁ are there any overlaps between the aims? Keep them discrete.
⦁ is there a sequence/hierarchy which links one aim to another? Are they in logical order?
⦁ are there too many aims to be realistically achievable?
2. Research Question
Specify the main research question you are investigating and state its practical and theoretical importance.
⦁ State your subsidiary research questions
⦁ What is the practical importance of these questions?
⦁ What is the theoretical importance of these questions?
A useful strategy – to help form your central question(s) is to make a list of all the issues you wish to address in your study. Summarise them in a few words. Put them in an ordered sequence. Keep the list brief but make sure it covers all essential issues.
3. Research Setting
Demonstrate that your research is feasible in the setting that you propose to work in. (A setting could be a classroom, school, university department or other institution).
Give a brief history of the problem or issue as it relates to the context. Include a description of the roles and relevant responsibilities of those who lead, manage or engage in the practices you will be studying.
4. Researcher’s Relationship to the Setting
⦁ Describe any involvement you have with the setting and whether this relationship poses any risks to the independence of your research. Steps to reduce identified risks?
⦁ Describe your relationship with the research setting and where relevant the power relationships and risks to the Independence of your research.
⦁ If there are any potential conflicts of interest, show how will they be mitigated.
5. Collaborative Processes
How will you seek permission to conduct your research? From whom will institutional approval be required?
⦁ What permissions do you need to conduct the study? How will you obtain them?
⦁ How will you approach gaining access to required information? Who will be the main participants/stakeholders?
⦁ What are the key ethical implications?
6. Sampling strategy and methods for collecting data
Justify your sampling strategy and describe and justify the methods of data collection.
⦁ What information is required to answer your question?
⦁ From whom/what source will that information be gathered
Give an indication of the range of methods required, the general scale of the procedures and why you intend using those particular methods.
7. Design and Trial a Research Tool
Provide a detailed critique of the design and trial of one data collection tool (research instrument) you designed and how you used it).
How does its design make it a suitable tool for the purposes of your enquiry?
8. Methods for Analysing Information
Describe how you will analyse your data.
⦁ What approach will you take?
⦁ How will you ensure the validity or authenticity of your research?
9. Research Timetable
Provide a draft timetable for completing your research (an action plan/gantt chart)
1. Initial literature review
2. Design of the research
3. Contacting stakeholders and gaining access to the participants
4. Inviting participants and gaining consent
5. Data collection (probably at a number of points)
5. Data analysis (probably at a number of points)
6. Feedback to research participants
7. Revise analysis and written report
8. Submission of dissertation
9. Dissemination of findings including MA Education Conference Presentation
How did the companies in uk maintain the supply chain during pandemic?
Topic:
COVID-19 ON THE UK SUPPLY CHAIN: A CRITIQUE OF AGILE
Description
Dissertation focusing on the business with elements of project management.
Would like to focus on what are the challenges and restrictions of the agile framework in uncertain times, that
could be transferred to any other high impact situation if the future, world diseases, war etc.
How the companies in uk maintained the supply chain during pandemic.
Mixed research models, using only secondary data, please use the ‘research onion model’
Outcome: dealing with the gaps, recommendations, answering how we can support the continuity and relevance
in responding to dynamics in external environment.
I will be able to provide the feedback on proposal tomorrow
Write a summative essay on the topic: “We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”
Topic:
We are not makers of history. We are made by history.
Description
Compose an extended written response to your debate/presentation topic. This has to be a critical piece of
writing, setting out your argument in depth and including your three historical/historiographical examples.
We are not makers of history. We are made by history. I am on the affirmative side
I think the main argument to agree with this is historical determinism but I’m not to sure.
Chicago referencing with footnotes
