...Case Study Title Date Course Instructor Introduction An introduction is used to let the reader know: • The main entity or entities involved • The major question or issue being analyzed Introductions for case studies in this course should be one paragraph in length. Background This is a brief overview of the main problems or questions involved. Historical information can be used as long as it has a direct bearing on the items being analyzed. Provide enough description that a reader that is unfamiliar with the case will understand the context of your analysis. For this course, background information should be two to three paragraphs in length, maximum. Discussion The discussion includes an analysis of each problem or question. The analysis can include: • The problem or question and its impact on the main entities involved. • How the problem or question is linked to the topics we have discussed or read to this point. • How the problem or question is linked to best practices in industry. • A solution or multiple solutions and an evaluation of those solutions. In this course the case studies will have at least one major problem or question. There may be secondary problems or questions but there will be, at most, one or two secondary issues. Use as much space as necessary to provide a rational analysis but if there are more than four or five paragraphs for a given question the analysis needs to be reviewed and made more concise. ...
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...Analyitical Report of website: www.flinders.edu.au Student name: Garth Trickett Student number: 3068276 Tutor Name: Carol Drew Table of contents 1. Executive summary 2. Introduction 3.1 How easy is it to choose a course and apply for the university it using the website? 3.2 Website Template Layout 3.3 Homepage Layout 3.4 Colour Scheme 4.1 Conclusion 4.2 Recommendations 5. References Executive summary Introduction The aim of this report is to critically analyse the architecture of the website www.flinders.ed.au. The information gathered from the analysis will be used to devise solutions to problems with the website. The technique of examination for the website was to thoroughly explore the different pages of the website and grade each area of the website using appropriate criteria. Dave Gehrke (1999) states that” without efficient and user=friendly navigation, the user is likely to get confused, lost or frustrated and leave the site for good”. A resultant survey run by Gehrke (1999) showed that page loading speed and navigational efficiency are the most important things to users. The most important user type that needs to be happy with the website for it to be successful is prospective students as they make a majority of the people visiting the site. Prospective students are more likely to turn into current students if they like the feel of the website. This analyst took on the role of prospective student to test the...
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...MGMT530 – Conference Decision Week 2 Case Analysis Template 1. Define the Objectives for the Conference Decision Case. Objectives should be separated into fundamental and means objectives. 2. Identify the alternatives for the case. Fundamental Objectives (used to evaluate and compare alternatives) The upper management is in favor of this conference. This conference is very crucial to the development and growth of the organization. A fundamental objective is to find a location and set a new date for the conference. Another objective is to keep the cost the same. If the cost of resuming the conference rises and additional costs are presented to the attendees, the organizations will risks losing attendees. Means Objectives (used to generate alternatives and deepen your understanding of the decision problem) To get a better perspective of the prospective attendees I think it would be wise to contact the attendees and get a count of how many will be able attend during present date. Also to see if a change in venue location would affect their attendance. If a large number of attendees won’t be able to attend during the current date, then it would be safe to re-schedule the conference date and find another suitable location. By doing this it will give attendees enough time to reschedule their travel arrangements and to clear their calendars for a future potential date. Alternatives An obvious alternative is to cancel the conference. By cancelling the conference it may...
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...Completing Assignment Templates The instructor will reduce –– by one full letter –– a student’s grade on any submitted document template for which the student has not followed all of these instructions. The instructor will automatically award a grade of 50 of 100 possible points for all late assignments, as explained further below. Prior to the due date for the assignment, students must individually: 1. Analyze each assigned case and related readings, as indicated in this document template. 2. In the document template, provide carefully prepared summaries of the key facts of each case and responses to each of the case questions herein (there are eight templates – one for each week of the course). • Students must enter responses in the table rows (or cells) that follow each request for a key case fact summary and each case question. The template includes additional instructions for preparing key case fact summaries further below. • Students must enter their key case fact summaries and responses to case questions (i) single spaced and (ii) in the font type and size that is pre-determined in the document templates. Students must not make any changes to the templates (note the header on each page of this template). Wherever grammatically appropriate and helpful, students should use paragraph breaks and “bullets” to organize their responses. • Students’ responses must not exceed the maximum word count limit for each key case fact summary or case question (or part...
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...Real Agent Installation and Setup Documents Real Agent Real Estate Setup Documentation Theme Installation Login into your WordPress dashboard and click on “Appearance” --> “ Themes” tab. You will have the option to manage existing themes or Install new ones, click on “Install Themes”. A sub menu with the following options will appear below the main tabs: Search | Upload | Featured | Newest | Recently Updated Click on the “Upload” item and you will get the following screen: Install a theme in .zip format Click on “Choose File” and locate the purchased file in your PC and then click on “Install Now”. Preview or Activate the theme and check your website to see the Real Agent Real Estate theme. The theme is now active. Demo content installation (Developer Package) Developer (Full) package only --> Click on "Tools"--->import-->WordPress and locate the provided xml file in your computer, click upload file and import, select your author preferences and click "Download and import file attachments". All the content from the demo theme will be on your website. Setting Permissions Make sure the following folder have "write or 777" permissions for authors and specific images thumbnail creation: /cache/ (located within the theme) Image Size Image sizes are defined by default in Real Agent theme but you also need to setup your "Media" settings in the WordPress administration to tell WordPress to resize all your images to the correct size...
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...kin31937_ch.02.qxd 10/23/06 2:06 PM Page 11 THESIS SENTENCE TEMPLATES A thesis sentence is a sentence in the introduction that tells the reader what the topic or argument of the essay is. Experienced writers have little difficulty writing thesis sentences. This is because they have read and written thousands of them. You, the emerging writer, don’t have it so easy. So, you have to accelerate the process. You do this via thesis sentence templates. A thesis sentence template is the basic machinery of a thesis sentence, what makes it work. It is like a car minus the hood, the doors, the engine, the side panels, the wheels, and the air conditioner. On that basic structure, thousands of different cars can be built. From a thesis sentence template, thousands of thesis sentences can be constructed. The introduction for any piece of writing is very important. This is where you establish a relationship with the reader. The introduction will always be read, while the body of the paper might sometimes be glossed over (not carefully read) by graders of standardized tests like the SAT® or TOEFL®. ? HOW THE THESIS SENTENCE TEMPLATES WORK Each type of thesis sentence presented in this section is followed by two or three examples of how very different thesis sentences can be written using the template. Then you will write two or three thesis sentences of your own using the template. If you find the template difficult, just do one sentence on your own. But the more you...
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...Mergers and Acquisitions – A beginner’s guide Valuation M&A involves using more than one valuation technique to arrive at a valuation that we think is fair. The most common techniques used are: Comparable Publicly traded companies (“Public Comps”) – this analysis indicates how the stock markets are valuing companies that are similar to the target Precedent Comparable Transaction analysis (“Transaction Comps”) – this analysis indicates the valuations at which prior M&A transactions have been done in the same industry as that of the target. DCF analysis – is one of the most important valuation techniques Sum-of-the-parts analysis – If a target has more than one lines of business, the financial advisor will value each business separately. Therefore, each “part” might have its own Public Comps, Transaction comps and DCF (with different WACCs for each part). The total value is the sum of the parts Other –depending on the unique characteristics of the transaction, financial advisors will perform a number of other analyses to arrive at fair value like Leveraged Buyout (“LBO”) Analysis, Historical Exchange Ration analyses etc. PUBLIC COMPS Compare the current trading level of a Company to its peer group of companies The peer group is a set of 5 to 10 companies that are most similar to the target in terms of business mix and strategy, geographic risks(same country), margins and size. (i.e. processed meats and raw meats are different). To find a good peer...
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...the project network and baseline information below, complete the form to develop a status report for the project at the end of period 4 and the end of period 8. From the data you have collected and computed for periods 4 and 8, what information are you prepared to tell the customer about the status of the project at the end of period 8? (See template below for Exercise 13-3) Ch13 Ex1,2,3,4 Templates EV.doc 1 of 6 10/10/2011 12:31 PM Earned Value Exercises Ch13 Ex1,2,3,4 Templates EV.doc 2 of 6 10/10/2011 12:31 PM Earned Value Exercises End of Period 4 Task Actual % Complete A B C D E Finished 50% 33% 0% 0% EV ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ AC 300 1000 500 0 0 ____ PV 400 800 600 ____ ____ ____ CV ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ SV ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Cumulative Totals End of Period 8 Task A B C D E F Actual % Complete Finished Finished Finished 25% 33% 0% Cumulative Totals EV ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ AC 300 2200 1500 300 300 0 ____ PV 400 2400 1500 0 ____ ____ ____ CV ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ SV ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Ch13 Ex1,2,3,4 Templates EV.doc 3 of 6 10/10/2011 12:31 PM Earned Value Exercises 4. Given the following project network, baseline, and status information, develop status reports for periods 2, 4, 6, 8 and complete the performance indexes table. Calculate the EACf and the VACf. Based on your data, what is your assessment of the current...
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...Table of Contents Table of Contents ii Introduction 1 Using this Template 1 Authority Signatures 2 Executive Summary 3 Phase 1: The Strategic Context 4 1 Business Needs and Desired Outcomes 4 1.1 Strategic Environment 4 4 1.1.1 Organizational Overview 4 4 1.1.2 Business Need 4 4 1.1.3 Drivers for Change 4 4 1.1.4 Business Outcomes 4 1.2 Strategic Fit 4 1.3 Detailed Description of the Business Need 4 4 1.3.1 Problem/Opportunity Statement 4 4 1.3.2 Prioritized Requirements (High Level) 5 4 1.3.3 Assumptions 5 4 1.3.4 Constraints 5 4 1.3.5 Dependencies 5 1.4 Scope 6 4 1.4.1 Boundaries 6 4 1.4.2 Stakeholder Analysis 6 Phase 2: Analysis and Recommendation 7 2 Preliminary Options Analysis 7 2.1 Evaluation Criteria 7 2.2 List the Possible Options 7 4 2.2.1 The Status Quo 7 4 2.2.2 Describing the Option 7 2.3 Screening of Options 7 2.4 Rationale for Discounted and Viable Options 8 4 2.4.1 Advantages and Disadvantages 8 2.5 Alignment 8 4 2.5.1 Strategic Alignment 8 4 2.5.2 Alignment with Desired Business Outcomes 8 2.6 Recommendation...
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...THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL TEMPLATE This document has been set up to assist students in preparing the text for their research proposal. It is NOT intended as a document to guide you through your research proposal development, but to assist you in setting out the proposal, in terms of text layout, section headings and sub-sections. The Research Proposal is a complete description of the intended research, developed under the supervision of the assigned supervisor. Through the full proposal, the student needs to demonstrate convincingly that the study will make a contribution to a public health issue or problem. The full research proposal must be between 5 and 10 pages and should present the following: ▪ Title ▪ Brief Introduction ▪ Background and statement of the problem (this in the light of a thorough literature review) ▪ Research question or hypothesis, aim and objectives ▪ Study design (type of study) ▪ Study population and sampling ▪ Data collection methods and instruments ▪ Data analysis methods – if applicable statistical planning must be fully addressed, or the candidate should provide evidence that statistics are not required. ▪ Mechanisms to assure the quality of the study – e.g. control of bias, safe storage of data ▪ Study period - Timetable for completion of the project ▪ Participants in the study – all people involved in the study, and the role they play, should be identified.* ▪ Ethical considerations ▪ Resources required for the study...
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...[pic] Business Case Template Date Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 2 1.1. Issue 2 1.2. Anticipated Outcomes 2 1.3. Recommendation 3 1.4. Justification 3 Result and data 2. Business Case Analysis Team 4 Background 3. ENVIRONMENT SCAN…………………………………………………………………. 3.1. Environment 4 3.2. Commercial 5 3.3. Technological 5 3. 4 Economic 3. 5 Situational Analysis 4. Project Outline and scope Key Project Milestones 8 6 4.1. Improve Order Fulfilment times 6 4.2. Reducing the number of back orders 8 4.3. Reduce Sales team involvement……………………………………………………….. 4.4. Increase Inventory Turns 8 Method and Approach 5. Strategic Alignment 9 Analysis 6. Cost Benefit Analysis 10 Business Case 7. RISK ANALYSIS………………………………………………………………………… All members 8. References………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Appendix 11 Executive summary - 2-3 paragraphs fully summarising the entire project. Environmental scan - the commercial, social and technology environment in which the business case is proposed. This is equivalent to a background or literature review. Situational analysis - in which the current position of the company (and it's need for this project) is outlined. Cost/Benefit Analysis - the maths showing the nett effect of the money (spend offset by extra revenue), often comparing 2 or 3 scenarios: "do nothing", "do the second best project", "do this project"...
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...Meeting Human Services Challenges with Technology Gina Sharra BSHS-351 January, 24th, 2011 Nate Hooper Meeting Human Services Challenges with Technology Technology has grown so much in the last decade that it is something that really should be used in the human services organizations today. It can help any of the organizations to not only grow with the demands that need to be met in human services, but it can also help the many services that are already being used or help to implement new technology uses that are not being used at this time for instance updating their systems. Technology can be used in many ways to benefit human services businesses, organizations as well as the non-profit services. There are so many different software’s that can be used to upgrade systems, add in systems that are old-school in which it will not only benefit these places in time management, privacy, HIPPA laws and in many other areas. One challenge for human services non-profit organization is it needs the proper tools to be able to provide its community with the services that are needed. But if they do not have the tools to get the information out into the community on what services they do provide than the community not only has no idea about this organization and what they provide, but the organization actually looses too because they themselves have no clientele. The different types of strategies that can help in this particular situation would be to add different ways for clients...
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...Name of Case Study Student Name Kaplan University AB140 Introduction to Management Instructor Name Month Date, Year Name of Case Introduce your topic. This is generally one paragraph. The easiest way to explain this section is to think of it like a brief overview of the topics you will be discussing in your paper. The introductory paragraph is designed to set up the rest of the paper by offering your reader a glimpse of what is to come. The goal here is to grab your reader’s attention and make him/her want to read the rest of the paper. Type your paper in the third person avoiding pronouns (no I, my, we, you, our, your, etc.…) Case Analysis Answer to question #1 with supporting arguments-minimum one paragraph. Write in your own words, using your own thoughts, ideas, and opinions and then cite sources to substantiate your opinions. Paraphrase from your reading and include information from the chapter reading assignment and the case study to help support your points – be sure to cite in-text (Bateman & Snell, 2013). Be sure to let your reader know where you got your supporting information by including a citation afterward. An example of a citation for your textbook is (Bateman & Snell, 2013). Answer to question #2 with supporting arguments-minimum one paragraph. Your response should be written in your own words, using your own thoughts, ideas, and opinions. Include information from the chapter reading assignment and the case study...
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...recognition algorithms identify facial features by extracting landmarks, or features, from an image of the subject's face. For example, an algorithm may analyze the relative position, size, and/or shape of the eyes, nose, cheekbones, and jaw. These features are then used to search for other images with matching features. Other algorithms normalize a gallery of face images and then compress the face data, only saving the data in the image that is useful for face recognition. A probe image is then compared with the face data. One of the earliest successful systems is based on template matching techniques applied to a set of salient facial features, providing a sort of compressed face representation. Recognition algorithms can be divided into two main approaches, geometric, which looks at distinguishing features, or photometric, which is a statistical approach that distills an image into values and compares the values with templates to eliminate variances. Popular recognition algorithms include Principal Component Analysis using eigenfaces, Linear Discriminate Analysis, Elastic Bunch Graph Matching using the Fisherface algorithm, the Hidden Markov model, the Multilinear Subspace Learning using tensor representation, and the neuronal motivated dynamic link matching. 3-dimensional recognition A newly emerging trend, claimed to achieve improved accuracies, is...
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...NUR1099 Professional Nursing for the Older Person Assessment Two Template Marks out of 100 Weighting: 70% Due: Week 9 Thursday 13th September 2012 & Upload via Ease There are five main categories for this assessment. Please use this template for categories 1,3, 4 & 5, while category 2 is the concept map and will require the mind map software to complete. The mind map is to be uploaded as a separate document into ease with this completed Assessment Two template. 1. KWL Chart (20 marks) 2. Concept Map (25 marks) 3. Written prose – justification (35 marks) 4. Nursing Process of Care – Care Plan (20 marks 5. Academic writing and referencing. (Deductions up to and including 5 marks) The following information on pages two - six of this document details each category. 1. 1. KWL - Using the ‘KWL’ template provided, fill in the four column template. Theme Headings – Identify ten major themes for approaching holistic patient care K – What do I already know about the older person and caring for the older person? W – What do I want/need to know about the older person and caring for the older person? L – What have I learnt about the older person and caring for the older person? Theme Headings(Identify the ten major themes) | K | W | L | 1. | | | | 2. | | | | 3. | | | | 4. | | | | 5. | | | | 6. | | | | 7. | | | | 8. | | | | 9. | | | | 10 | | | | (20marks) 2. Concept Map – (Please...
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