Ethics has been broadly defined as concerning certain issues or situations as being fair/unfair, right/wrong, or just/unjust

Ethics has been broadly defined as concerning certain issues or situations as being fair/unfair, right/wrong, or just/unjust according to the values adopted by a given culture or society. These values act as the acceptable standards developed and nurtured by society. As societies have developed and become more knowledge-oriented and socially alert, the need for social responsibility has increased. According to Davis and Blomstrom (1975), social responsibility is “the obligation of decision makers to take actions which protect and improve the welfare of society as a whole along with their own interests” (p. 39).

 IDENTIFY the top five (5) ethical issues confronting your field of study(Business Management). After you have briefly addressed each ethical issue, then rank them according to the literature in your field of study and/or by the importance placed upon them by the current media. As you rank them, please document your sources and justification for the ranking. 

Finally, ANALYZE each ethical issue according to its impact on the field, relevance to the current and future stakeholders in the field, and make any and all recommendations for improving such ethical issues, situations or dilemmas that impact your field of study. During this analysis, please consider the issue of social responsibility and how leaders in your field have addressed these ethical issues. 

MINIMUM 2200 WORDS, AT LEAST 8 SCHOLARLY AND RECENT(NOT MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD) APA REFERENCES

If you believe Akhenaten’s utopian vision was not an attempt to rule the world, please explain.

Many scholars believe Akhenaten was a autocrat who wanted to rule the world, and his poetry reveals his attempt.  How does the “Hymn to the Sun,” a seemingly religious praise to Aten or God, help him promote himself to pharaoh of the world?  

If you believe Akhenaten’s utopian vision was not an attempt to rule the world, please explain.  

• Follow this prompt and create a one page (250 words) reflection 
• Do not cite secondary sources or copy material from the Internet
• Use MLA parenthetical citation format for quotes, but do not create a Works Cited page 

Develop a communication plan that will detail strategies to be used to encourage the team to perform project work in Microsoft Word

As a Project Manager for Kingston-Bryce Limited you have been assigned to create a communication plan. The Board of Directors for Kingston-Bryce Limited (KBL) wants to be updated on a regular basis and this plan will document strategies for communication. The project team will consist of KBL employees as well as employees from the competitor. In order for this acquisition to be successful, you will need to use your project management skills to ensure success and that all stakeholders are updated on a regular basis.

Instructions

Your task is to Develop a communication plan that will detail strategies to be used to encourage the team to perform project work in Microsoft Word. Include the following examples in your communication plan:

• Project kickoff welcome email – this is important because it provides the guidelines for the project and lists the team members, stakeholders, and the duration of the project.
• Project summary updates – these are used to update stakeholders who are not able to attend a project-related meeting and can provide a status on the effectiveness of the project meeting timelines and the budget.
• Project closing executive summary – this is used when a project is completed. This document summarizes the overall effectiveness of the project by including a comparison of the budget and the overall project timeline.
• Document how the meetings will occur:
• Face to face
• Video conferencing
• Email
• Conference call

Briefly explain any three data analysis and presentation software.

Question 4 – Theory (15 marks) 

(a) Briefly explain any three data analysis and presentation software.

 (b) List any five issues faced by a data analyst in the process of analyzing the data. 

(c) Briefly explain Google Colab. Use Python and any dataset of your choice and explain one example (analysis/visualization) done using Colab. 

Specify the nature, structure, and types of products or services of Apple

According to the textbook, the current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; as a result, the relationship between business and society is becoming more complex. Use the Internet to research Apple. Submit a four to six (4-6) page paper.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Specify the nature, structure, and types of products or services of Apple, and identify two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide explanation to support the rationale. 
2. Suggest five (5) ways in which the primary stakeholders can influence the organization’s financial performance. Provide support for the response.
3. Specify one (1) controversial corporate social responsibility concern associated with Apple.
4. Submit a reference page with at least four (4) quality references that you have used for this presentation / paper. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic 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.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze the relationship between business and society, and the ways in which they are part of an interactive system.
• Recommend ways stakeholders can influence the destiny of both business and society.
• Analyze the various primary and secondary stakeholder groups, their roles, and relationships.
• Compare and contrast the concepts of corporate social responsibility and citizenship.
• Analyze ways ethical challenges affect the multiple functions of business.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business and society.
• Write clearly and concisely about business and society using proper writing mechanics.

Evaluate research in lifespan development and link evaluation to personal research and clinical practice

You are being tasked with writing 2 sample exam questions for each of the 5 Course Outcomes for this class, and to briefly explain how/why you think the question you constructed aligns with the objective. Your questions must address a topic covered in the chapter readings or lessons up-to-date.  To receive full credit, your multiple-choice question must meet the following criteria:

• Your question must be written clearly. And it must specifically state what you want in an answer.
• Questions must be accompanied by an explanation of  how/why you think the question you constructed measures the objective.
• Answer options must be mutually exclusive. This means that you can’t have any questions that have more than one best (or true) answer.
• Questions must be no more than 2 complete sentences.
• Each question requires an option of A, B, C and D. This means that someone answering your questions must be able to choose from 4 options.

Below you will find the Course Outcomes for the class.

1. Apply principles of developmental theories to explain physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development throughout the lifespan.
2. Compare normal physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development with abnormal development throughout the lifespan.
3. Explain the progression of development across the human lifespan and assess options to improve the quality of life throughout the lifespan.
4. Identify and analyze factors influencing human development.
5. Evaluate research in lifespan development and link evaluation to personal research and clinical practice

Conduct an interview with a top-level administrator and complete a 3-5 page double-spaced report and analysis of the interview

Conduct an interview with a top-level administrator and complete a 3-5 page double-spaced report and analysis of the interview. Select the person you will interview early in the course. (Instructor approval of your interviewee is not required.) Upload your report as a doc, docx, or pdf file by the due date in the syllabus. Your report should include the following sections, using headings:

1. Introduction of the leader you interviewed including title, organization, qualifications, etc. (Avoid a selecting a relative for this assignment.)
2. Interview questions — a minimum of 5 using topics from our text, e.g. leadership style, teamwork, motivation, conflict resolution, ethics, change, communication.
3. Interview answers — these can be summarized and do not need to be verbatim.
4. Description and analysis of interviewee’s leadership style and skills. Refer to at least one theory of leadership from our text.
5. Statement of what you learned to enhance your development as a leader.

Below is a list of interview questions used by students in previous classes. These are examples only. You are not required to use them.

• Please describe your leadership style. What is your strongest trait?
• What do you think is the key to effectively managing others?
• What do you think is the most challenging thing about transferring to a leadership role?
• How do you share your vision and enlist others in a common vision?
• As a leader, how do you motivate employees?
• How do advances in technology affect your goals?
• What do you feel is the most important thing to remember when handling conflict with employees?
• Throughout your career, what do think has changed most about leadership?
• What is one of the things you do to open up communications with your employees?
• What advice would you give a new leader?

Describe your experience in delivering your communication to policymakers or stakeholders.

Communication to Policymakers or Stakeholders

 Determine whether your communication will be to policymakers or stakeholders. Consider what you know about this audience and, thus, what type of information and messages would best capture their hearts, minds, and interests about the issue/challenge/need you chose. Then, determine how best to present this information (e.g., PowerPoint presentation, letter, speech, video, proposal, historical timeline, report with statistics, etc.)

With these ideas in mind, prepare your communication piece and then either meet with your audience face to face or send the communication to your audience via e-mail or other means. If you meet with your audience, be sure to engage in dialogue and solicit their responses to the information, messages, and appeals for help. If you send the communication via e-mail or other means, request a response in writing, a phone call, or other form. You will submit your communication piece with this assessment. If it is a PowerPoint, video, or oral presentation, you will submit it as a separate file when you submit the Assessment.

Your communication should include:

• Statement of issue/challenge/need being addressed
• Brief explanation of the research you found
• Description of the initiative you are spearheading and a rationale for its importance
• Initiation of dialogue or an appeal for support
• Request for a response
• Proposal of next steps

Part III: Summary and Next Steps

Once you have received responses from policymakers or stakeholders, reflect on your experience and write a 2- to 3-page summary. Your summary should:

1. Describe your experience in delivering your communication to policymakers or stakeholders. What worked well? What could you have done differently to better communicate the issue or to better position your intentions related to advocacy?
2. Describe in detail the responses you received from individuals to who you delivered the communication. What did you learn? Explain how the responses serve to support or present challenges to your advocacy initiative.
3. Determine at least three action steps for continuing your advocacy efforts (e.g., responding to one or both of the stakeholder groups, communicating with other stakeholders, organizing for action, conducting further research, etc.)

Describe the advocacy issue/challenge/need and its impact on children and families.

Research Brief

Select a topic of interest.

What current problems, policies, or issues affect the health, safety, or education of young children and families? Which of these issues are of greatest interest to you? Perhaps you are concerned about the increased focus on high-stakes testing in primary grades, the lack of opportunity for young children to engage in creative and experiential play, or the need to increase children’s access to books in the home. Explore the web resources provided with the Assessment and/or other resources to gain information and insights on pressing issues, needs, and challenges that affect children and families.

Based on your initial exploration, select a topic of interest, one for which you want to advocate for action that can positively impact the lives of children and families. With this issue in mind, continue exploring reputable resources and investigate advocacy organizations and initiatives that are already in place. Consider how this issue relates to your sphere of influence (e.g., workplace, local community, state, national, global level) and what actions you might take to promote positive changes within this sphere.

Based on your exploration, prepare a 2- to 3-page Research Brief as follows:

1. Describe the advocacy issue/challenge/need and its impact on children and families.
2. Include a synopsis of major, compelling research findings that support your position on the cause for which you want to advocate.
3. Explore local, regional, state, national, and/or global advocacy efforts that have been devoted to this issue. Identify one or more organizations and describe their work in supporting the advocacy issue.
4. After reading about how established organizations have advocated for your issue, describe an initiative of your own that could further your cause. Your initiative should be one that you can spearhead within your sphere of influence. Your initiative might involve activities that will increase awareness, educate others, change a policy, bring in resources to your workplace, start a community project, create a service to families, or any other forms of advocacy.
   • State at least two measureable goals that you believe can be achieved within the next six months to a year.
   • Include specific action steps you plan to take and a timeline for implementation.
   • Identify any roadblocks you anticipate and plans to overcome them.
   • Identify one or more policymakers or stakeholders to whom you will communicate your advocacy initiative.
   • Explain the purpose of your communication to these stakeholders.

Propose the IS architecture for the IS for the bike sharing system

BUSINESS CASE
A healthy lifestyle advocacy group is aiming to build a bike sharing system within a medium size
metropolitan area. The group has signed a contract with a company to provide the bike sharing
technology and hardware (bike stations, bikes, network equipment, a server, and bike sharing software that automates the process of checking out and returning bicycles, and billing customers).
DOCKING STATIONS & BIKES
The docking station provides a limited number of bike parking spots, and is characterized by its location, bike capacity, and by real time number of bikes parked. Docking stations have computers running on them, credit card reader, and a networking module which allows it to be connected to the Internet. The fleet of bikes has also been purchased.
FUNCTIONING OF THE SYSTEM
There are two ways a user can get access to the system:
1) Using her annual subscription ($70)
2) Buying day pass ($5)
Every ride under 30 minutes is free. User is charged $1 dollar for a ride between 30 and 1 hour, 3 dollars for rides between 1 hour and 2 hours and a flat rate of 7 dollars for any ride over 2 hours. The users who haven’t returned a bike within 10 hours are billed with a $50 fine.

Description of the IS Architecture, Software and Database Components, and Hardware Architecture

The information system designed for this case should connect docking stations, as well as manage user registrations and billing. We learned about different architecture models (e.g. centralized, distributed, and cloud).

Directions

In a Word document, provide the following information:

1. Propose the IS architecture for the IS for the bike sharing system. Explain the rationale behind the choice (between half of a page and a page);

2. List all the software, and database, and hardware components;

3. Draw a architecture of the system showing the components using Word shapes, use arrows to show business process and major data flow between them.