Task 1: Developing a Personal Development PlanWriting Your Assignment:• This assignment must be completed individually.• You must use the Harvard referencing system.• Your work must indicate the number of words you have used. Written assignments must not exceed the specified maximum number of words. When a written assignment is marked, the excessive use of words beyond the word limit is reflected in the academic judgement of the...
Literature ReviewYou need to conduct some research related to your own interests or to serve the interests of some organization (employer/client/sponsor). Before you start writing a formal proposal, you (or your employer/client/sponsor) would like to gather some information about the problem as well as understand its importance.Choose your research topic thoughtfully, as this assignment will be part of your term paper. Literature Review...
Question 1: What is PM&E?According to (Jackson and Kassam, 1998) PM&E is a cycle of self-assessment, cumulative information age and rewarding activity, in which program or petition partners differentiate meaningfully and collectively between evaluation questions, collect information, and research and act based on this Cycle. This definition goes beyond the inclusion of key partners in the conventional M&E cycle (Hilhorst and Guijt...
At the same time formative preparation for Final Paper.  Write a concise academic paper on an assessment challenge that requires informed scholarship to address. The paper should be in the range of 1600-2,000 words, excluding references. Footnotes will be considered as part of the word count. There should be at least 4 listed readings, and 2 unlisted readings, cited in your paper. The paper should provide succinct cla...
Part 1: Report on Key IssuesYou are to write a report of approximately 2000 words, identifying the key issues as to why computing should (or not) be a recognised profession. Citing examples wherever possible, your report should include a discussion of the following issues: the role of so-called professional bodies and organisations; ethics in computing; computer law; copyright and intellectual property rights; the changing skills profi...
About this coursework assignmentAbout this coursework assignmentIntro: CoffeeLounge is a newly founded coffeehouse looking to compete as a wholesale operation, supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist coffee shops in the UK. After a careful review of coffee demand in the UK; the competition and the demographics; the board of directors decided they wanted to import roasted coffee beans exclusively produced for them. Your Group Tas...
Amazon's Business Model EvolutionAmazon.com made Internet history as one of the first large-scale retail companies to sell over the Web:in 2004 it hit $4 billion in online revenues, and by 2006 its sales guidance estimates $10 billion in revenue. It has grown to become one of the largest Internet retailers on earth. But the real significance of Amazon for this chapter is Amazon’s continuous innovation in business strategy and informati...
Questions: This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes:1. Analyse the external environment of an organisation and justify critical opportunities and threats appropriate to that organisation;2. Analyse the strategic capability of an organisation and justify critical strengths and weaknesses linked to competitive advantage;3. Develop suitable strateg...
Problem identificationYou are a consultant to a company.The CEO has come to you as they have two issues: a. They cannot hire enough people from ethnic minorities; b. They would like to increase their employees’ motivation, without increasing their pay. The CEO asks you to propose two possible solutions, each based on academic theory. (i) a theoretical analysis of the hiring and the motivational issues that might affect the company (...
Eight Key Elements of a Successful Business ModelEssentially you need to build on the 8 elements of a successful âBusiness Model Value Proposition, Revenue Model, Market Opportunity, Competitive Environment, Competitive Advantage, Market Strategy, and Organisational Development. 8 Key Elements of a Successful Business Model  1. Value proposition 2. Revenue model 3. Market opportunity 4. Competitive environme...
Task RequirementsWorking as a group develop a 10 mins group presentation on company audit and resultant strategic marketing objectives. You can work in groups of up to four people as the maximum and two people as the minimum evidence of individual contribution to the task. This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes: LO1 Understand how to anal...
Persuasive Techniques Used in Jesse Brown’s Essay“Why Smartphones in the Classroom Equals Smarter Kids”, Jesse Brown “Smartphones and our memories: Don't take a picture. It'll last longer”, Brandon Ambrosino They each take a different stand on cellphones, so choose the story that was most convincing for you. In a 5 paragraph essay of approximately 700 words, analyze the effectiveness of the persuasive techn...
QuestionsThe literature identifies three major barriers to the internationalisation of entrepreneurial firms lack of foreign market knowledge, limited human and financial resources, and inherent weaknesses in management. In many countries, developing the entrepreneurial capabilities of firms and management teams is a significant public policy objective. Given the potential contributions of small entrepreneurial firms to economic development an...
Learning OutcomesAs part of the formal assessment for the programme you are required to submit an Individual Presentation and an Individual Written Report for the Research Skills and Using Information assessment. Please refer to your Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general information on preparing and submittingassignments. After completing the module you should be able to: 1. Describe and present i...
Task: Assignment Brief: You are required to prepare a portfolio of evidence based on answering ALL of the following questions: Task 1 1. Describe the key purpose of observation, outlining advantages and disadvantages of this research approach to collecting data. 2. Discuss four dimensions that distinguish various approaches to observation. 3. A disadvantage of observation is observer bias. Discuss at least two ways of ...