Author: Linus

Create a pitch about a collaborative tool that can improve remote work communication and teamwork. You will use your speech to present the benefits, features, and advantages of the tool, with the goal of convincing the leadership team to invest in it.

Your speech must:

• Be between 3-4 minutes long. Be sure to keep it under 4 minutes.
• Include verbal citations of at least two credible sources that support your claims.

Scenario

Your organization recently shifted to remote work, leading to complaints from co-workers about the lack of collaboration tools and difficulty working together in a virtual environment. Your supervisor has received similar complaints and is now searching for a suitable collaboration tool to implement across the organization. As a Team Leader, you have been asked to present a solution.

Your goal is to deliver a persuasive speech that highlights the benefits, features, and advantages of one collaborative tool, convincing the leadership team to invest in it.

 

Instructions

Using your Speech Outline from Week 7 as a guide, please record your persuasive speech as an original (not AI) audio or a video presentation that meets the following criteria:

1. Deliver an engaging introduction that captures your audience’s attention, states the purpose of the speech, and previews your main points.
2. Explain the 3 main points of your speech that illustrate the benefits, features, and advantages of the collaborative tool you’ve selected.
3. Summarize your speech with a strong closing that reviews your main points, reinforces your speech’s purpose, and includes a memorable closing statement or call to action to persuade leadership to invest in the tool.
4. Cite at least 2 credible sources verbally during your speech to support your claims.
5. Organize your speech so it flows logically, is easy to follow from start to finish, and persuasively presents your recommendation to the leadership team.
6. Structure your speech to fit within a 3–4-minute time limit.
7. Deliver your presentation with clear, consistent, uninterrupted audio (and clear video quality if you chose to record a video) while maintaining a professional and persuasive tone.

Read 1,2,3…The Toddler Years by Van der Zande, , A Publication of the Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center, and submit a written analysis of the book.

1. The written analysis must contain the following three sections: a brief summary of the content of the book, (1 page minimum),
2. an analysis of content as it compares/contrasts to information presented in other text/handouts or class discussions (minimum 2 pages),
3. student’s personal critique of the book. Your critique needs to include ideas that you agree with, as well as, ideas that you question or disagree with, be specific (minimum 3 pages).

Tentative Topic Proposal (400-800 words) Working Title A tentative title that reflects your case study and the angle you plan to take. Case Study Selection Choose one specific example from the Eastern Mediterranean or the Middle East (e.g., U.S. involvement in Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, etc.). Briefly explain why this case is relevant. Pick a topic where the U.S. is a central actor or where U.S. power shapes interpretation/enforcement. Research Question or Thesis (1–2 sentences) Clearly state your central research question or tentative thesis. Example: “This paper will examine how U.S. policy during the Syrian Civil War both invoked and undermined the application of IHL, revealing structural barriers to enforcement.” Historical Context (2–3 sentences) Provide a short overview of the conflict or event: time period, key actors, relevant international treaties or institutions. Digital Interactions Specify which digital platform/ reference you are planning to use in your final paper. Provide a short description of the “digital arena” you’re studying: How does that platform shape argument (character limits, algorithms, virality, outrage incentives, visuals, memes, threads, duet culture, etc.)? ???? Format: Length: 400–850 words Font: 12 pt, Times New Roman No citations required at this stage  ???? Further Suggestions for Topics:  As you craft your proposal, consider engaging with relevant contemporary dilemmas and emerging issues that test the boundaries of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in the 21st century. Here are some suggested areas of focus: ???? Artificial Intelligence and Automated Warfare Explore how autonomous weapons systems (e.g. drones, lethal autonomous weapons) raise challenges for the principles of distinction, proportionality, and accountability in IHL. Example: U.S. drone operations in the Middle East and questions about civilian targeting and legal responsibility. ???? Social Media, Disinformation, and Civilian Protection Analyze the role of social media in shaping global responses to humanitarian crises and violations of IHL, addressing both tools of empowerment and methods of amplifying disinformation Example: The controversy of the Gaza Genocide as presented in platforms like X, TikTok, or Instagram. ???? Environmental Destruction and IHL Investigate how warfare exacerbates environmental degradation, and whether ecocide could or should be classified as a crime under IHL. Example: The U.S. bombing of oil infrastructure or water systems in the Gulf Wars. ???? Climate-Induced Displacement and War Discuss how IHL and refugee law address (or fail to address) the forced migration by the combination of environmental crises and war. Example:  The migration crisis in Europe and the U.S.

Assignment 2 Advanced Marketing Analytics Team Assignment The assignment has three questions.

Question 1 Suppose you are the marketing analyst for a skincare company. The company owns brand 1 in this category. The company wants to grow this brand market share by 5 percentage points next year. You have been given a data set of 2500 shoppers, which reports for each shopper his/her purchases of a set of brands over one year (data for Q1). Complete the tasks below:

Calculate market share, penetration, and purchase frequency for each brand. Comment on the patterns of brand growth in this category.

Fit the Dirichlet model to the data and discuss the overall fit of the model.

What can you tell about consumer buying behavior in this category?

How does your brand perform compared to the Dirichlet model estimations?

What would be reasonable targets of penetration and purchase frequency if you want to increase your brand market share by 5 percentage points?

Discuss potential marketing activity that you can use to achieve the targets.

Question 2 Suppose you are the marketing analyst for an online cookware store. Your store manager has recently looked at the aggregate purchasing data in two periods and found that there is an increase in sales from previous non-buyers of the brand, from 0 units to 105 units (16% of the total sales). However, there is no increase in the total sales from period 1 to period 2. She believes that this is due to a poor performance in sales from existing buyers, especially the heavy buyers. She therefore suggests that the online store should invest more in customer loyalty activity, in order to retain the heavy buyers. She also believes that the 16% increase in sales from previous non-buyers is a success, hence there is no need to invest more in customer acquisition activity.

As the marketing analyst you know that there is always some natural variation from period to period in purchases. Apply the conditional trend analysis to the full data set (data for question 2). Present your findings to the store manager. Advise her if her beliefs are supported by your analysis. Discuss the managerial implications of the findings.

Question 3 Suppose you are the marketing analyst for a grocery retailer selling almond milk.  The retailer wants to find out the consumer preference of different attributes of an almond milk product including product type, brand type and price. The retailer also wants to introduce to the market a new almond milk product which is a combination of these attributes.

Your research team has already conducted a Choice-Based Conjoint study from 1400 respondents for three attributes, each has two levels:

Product type: Regular and Organic

Brand type: Store brand and National brand

Price: $3 and $5

Your team needs you to do some analysis (data for Q3).

Undertake a conjoint analysis, completing all the tasks below.

Calculate the partworths for changing product type from Regular to Organic (b1), changing brand type from Store brand to National brand (b2), and changing price from $3 to $5 (b3).

Convert the partworths to dollar values for Organic product, and National brand. Interpret the results.

Calculate the choice probabilities for all eight alternatives. Discuss the limitations of this method to estimate market shares.

In the current market, only four alternatives, 2, 4, 7 and 8, are available.

Re-estimate the market shares for these four alternatives.

The retailer is considering adding into this market with one of the remaining alternatives (1, 3, 5 or 6). Determine which alternative is the best for the retailer to add to the market by calculating the new market shares after the addition of each new alternative. Discuss the potential impact of the new alternative on the existing market shares.

The maximum length of the report (including tables) is 3,000 words. Front cover page and back reference page are not included within this limitation.

All data sets for the assignment are in the file named “Assignment data” on the course website

When completed, you must include the following statement:

We declare that the work contained in this assignment is our own, except where acknowledgement of sources is made. We have not previously submitted this work for another assessment at Adelaide University, in whole or in part.

We authorise the University to test any work submitted by us, using text comparison software, for instances of plagiarism. We understand this will involve the University or its contractor copying our work and storing it on a database to be used in future to test work submitted by others.

Assignment Information

Module Name: The Business Environment

Module Code: 401MAN

Assignment Title: The Sports Industry: Organisational Types, Environmental Forces, and Stakeholder Requirements

Assignment Due Before: Friday 12th June 2026

Assignment Credit: 30 Credits

Word Count (or equivalent): PowerPoint presentation with a 10-minute voiceover presentation (+/10%).

Assignment Type: Presentation

Percentage Grade (Applied Core Assessment). You will be provided with an overall grade between 0% and 100%. To pass the assignment you must achieve a grade of 40% or above.

Assignment Scenario and Task

You are part of an independent global sports insight and futures collective commissioned by a major international sports think tank.

The organisation is developing a “Future of Sport Report 2035”, which explores how elite global sporting organisations must adapt to survive and thrive in an increasingly complex and fast- changing business environment.

Your manager has asked you to produce and deliver a 10-minute recorded presentation that critically analyses how organisations adapt to their business environments, and manage stakeholder expectations.

Assignment Task:

You are required to develop a PowerPoint presentation with a 10-minute recorded voiceover (+/-10%).

Your presentation should provide a clear, structured, and critical analysis of how your chosen sports organisation operates within its business environment and responds to external pressures.

Your presentation should analyse your chosen organisation as a business entity operating within a complex sports environment, focusing on:

• Its organisational purpose and structure
• The environment it operates in (micro and macro)
• The impact of environmental forces
• The significance of these forces at industry level
• The needs and expectations of stakeholders

The Consultancy group has provided you with the below case studies to choose from,

CHOSE ONE of the following sector organisations for your assignment:

1) FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is the world’s largest and most influential international football tournament, organised by FIFA and held every four years in different host countries. It brings together national teams from across the globe and attracts billions of viewers worldwide.

2) Wimbledon Tennis Championship

The Wimbledon Championships is the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, held annually in London. It is a major tournaments and is globally recognised for its tradition, exclusivity, and brand value.

3) International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the global governing body responsible for the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement. It oversees the selection of host cities, Olympic regulations, and global sport development initiatives

Use of AI: This is an Amber-rated assessment, which means you are allowed to use AI to support your work. You can use AI to help you structure your presentation, start or develop paragraphs if you`re struggling, and check spelling, grammar, and clarity. However, you must write the content yourself. Do not use AI to generate full sections of your submission. Turnitin can detect work that is not your own and may flag it for review. Use AI only as a tool to support your thinking and writing.

Important: You must clearly state whether or not you have used AI to support your work. To do this, you must complete the table provided and include it in your submission, placed after the title page and before the main content begins. This is a formal requirement and is not optional.

Further guidance on how AI can be used within the context of a university submission can be found at: https://student.ai.coventry.domains/

Please note: AI cannot be used in the generation of your voiceover. It must be an authentic voice and representation of the student. Voiceover AI tools are not permitted; the use of voiceover AI tools would be regarded as academic misconduct.

Student Artificial Intelligence Acknowledgement	Have you used AI Yes/No	What tool have you used?	How have you used this in the Assessment
Examples	Yes	ChatGPT-4.5	Key word search on topics related to learning outcomes
Examples	Yes	Microsoft Copilot	Summarising documents as part of background research
Inspiring to generate research questions, prompts or search terms.	Yes/No
Planning and management to suggest a title, structure, subheadings, or themes.	Yes/No
Sources and data collection to search, generate, generate quizzes or questionnaires.	Yes/No
Summarising and consolidating notes and sources.	Yes/No
Analysing to find themes, patterns, or motifs in data sets.	Yes/No
Composing to generate images, text, music, programme code, or other materials. Only under strict negotiation	Yes/No
Translating small sections of your written or recorded work into another language	Yes/No
Presenting data in formats such as graphs, charts, tables or slides.	Yes/No
Checking and proofreading work or check work and suggesting improvements.	Yes/No

Submission Instructions:

The individual PowerPoint should be loaded into the PowerPoint template which has been supplied. The cover page should be used, and all references should be correctly referenced.

The voiceover presentation should be recorded using ClipChamp within your University Microsoft 365 account, and the recording link must be added to the template which has been provided, with access to the recording link set to ‘Anyone in Coventry University’. Failure to follow the support guidelines and these steps, will result in your assignment being marked as a Fail.

Additional documents and step-by-step video instructions for the above submission instructions have been provided on your Aula module page.

The PowerPoint and Voiceover presentation should be submitted to the relevant module submission link on Aula, on or before the 6pm due date deadline.

If using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in the development of your assignment, you must reference which tools you have used and for what purposes you have used them. This information must be acknowledged in your final submission.

Marking and Feedback

How will my assignment be marked?

Your assignment will be marked the module team

How will I receive my grades and feedback?

Provisional marks will be released once internally moderated.

Feedback will be provided by the module team alongside grades release.

Feedback will be released via Aula at 6pm, 10 working days after the submission date. Feedback can be found alongside the overall grade for submission attempt.

What will I be marked against?

Details of the marking criteria for this task can be found at the bottom of this assignment brief.

Assessed Module Learning Outcomes

The Learning Outcomes for this module align to the marking criteria which can be found at the end of this brief. Ensure you understand the marking criteria to ensure successful achievement of the assessment task. The following module learning outcomes are assessed in this task:

1. Learning Outcome 1: Explore the organisational types and purposes of businesses from a range of sectors.
2. Learning Outcome 2: Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of the environment that organisations operate in.
3. Learning Outcome 3: Illustrate and explain the impact of environmental forces on organisations at a micro and macro level.
4. Learning Outcome 4: Assess the significance of the impact of environmental forces at an organisation, market, sector, or industry level.
5. Learning outcome 5: Demonstrate an understanding of the requirements of a variety of stakeholders to a chosen organisation.

Assignment Scenario and Task

You are part of an independent global sports insight and futures collective commissioned by a major international sports think tank.

The organisation is developing a “Future of Sport Report 2035”, which explores how elite global sporting organisations must adapt to survive and thrive in an increasingly complex and fast- changing business environment.

Your manager has asked you to produce and deliver a 10-minute recorded presentation that critically analyses how organisations adapt to their business environments, and manage stakeholder expectations.

Assignment Task:

You are required to develop a PowerPoint presentation with a 10-minute recorded voiceover (+/-10%).

Your presentation should provide a clear, structured, and critical analysis of how your chosen sports organisation operates within its business environment and responds to external pressures.

Your presentation should analyse your chosen organisation as a business entity operating within a complex sports environment, focusing on:

• Its organisational purpose and structure
• The environment it operates in (micro and macro)
• The impact of environmental forces
• The significance of these forces at industry level
• The needs and expectations of stakeholders

The Consultancy group has provided you with the below case studies to choose from,

CHOSE ONE of the following sector organisations for your assignment:

1) FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is the world’s largest and most influential international football tournament, organised by FIFA and held every four years in different host countries. It brings together national teams from across the globe and attracts billions of viewers worldwide.

2) Wimbledon Tennis Championship

The Wimbledon Championships is the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, held annually in London. It is a major tournaments and is globally recognised for its tradition, exclusivity, and brand value.

3) International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the global governing body responsible for the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement. It oversees the selection of host cities, Olympic regulations, and global sport development initiatives

Use of AI: This is an Amber-rated assessment, which means you are allowed to use AI to support your work. You can use AI to help you structure your presentation, start or develop paragraphs if you`re struggling, and check spelling, grammar, and clarity. However, you must write the content yourself. Do not use AI to generate full sections of your submission. Turnitin can detect work that is not your own and may flag it for review. Use AI only as a tool to support your thinking and writing.

Important: You must clearly state whether or not you have used AI to support your work. To do this, you must complete the table provided and include it in your submission, placed after the title page and before the main content begins. This is a formal requirement and is not optional.

Further guidance on how AI can be used within the context of a university submission can be found at: https://student.ai.coventry.domains/

Please note: AI cannot be used in the generation of your voiceover. It must be an authentic voice and representation of the student. Voiceover AI tools are not permitted; the use of voiceover AI tools would be regarded as academic misconduct.

Student Artificial Intelligence Acknowledgement	Have you used AI Yes/No	What tool have you used?	How have you used this in the Assessment
Examples	Yes	ChatGPT-4.5	Key word search on topics related to learning outcomes
Examples	Yes	Microsoft Copilot	Summarising documents as part of background research
Inspiring to generate research questions, prompts or search terms.	Yes/No
Planning and management to suggest a title, structure, subheadings, or themes.	Yes/No
Sources and data collection to search, generate, generate quizzes or questionnaires.	Yes/No
Summarising and consolidating notes and sources.	Yes/No
Analysing to find themes, patterns, or motifs in data sets.	Yes/No
Composing to generate images, text, music, programme code, or other materials. Only under strict negotiation	Yes/No
Translating small sections of your written or recorded work into another language	Yes/No
Presenting data in formats such as graphs, charts, tables or slides.	Yes/No
Checking and proofreading work or check work and suggesting improvements.	Yes/No

Submission Instructions:

The individual PowerPoint should be loaded into the PowerPoint template which has been supplied. The cover page should be used, and all references should be correctly referenced.

The voiceover presentation should be recorded using ClipChamp within your University Microsoft 365 account, and the recording link must be added to the template which has been provided, with access to the recording link set to ‘Anyone in Coventry University’. Failure to follow the support guidelines and these steps, will result in your assignment being marked as a Fail.

Additional documents and step-by-step video instructions for the above submission instructions have been provided on your Aula module page.

The PowerPoint and Voiceover presentation should be submitted to the relevant module submission link on Aula, on or before the 6pm due date deadline.

If using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in the development of your assignment, you must reference which tools you have used and for what purposes you have used them. This information must be acknowledged in your final submission.

Law and Ethics in Healthcare

Week 3 Discussion

Criminal Behavior by Healthcare Providers or Organization

The United States federal government has created numerous programs to combat fraud and abuse in the healthcare industry. The government now encourages healthcare facilities to have a corporate compliance program, a plan that reduces the chances that the facility will violate laws or regulations. A corporate compliance program is an organization-wide program comprising a code of conduct and written policies, internal monitoring and auditing standards, employee training, feedback mechanisms, and other features, all designed to prevent and detect violations of governmental laws, regulations, and policies. It is a system or method ensuring that employees understand and comply with laws that apply to what they do every day. The way a corporate compliance program is promoted within an organization can profoundly influence organizational culture.

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Conduct an online search to find a legal case, journal article, or detailed news article that describes a recent criminal case involving the kind of healthcare facility in which you are interested in working. The case you select should focus on fraud or abuse (such as defrauding the Medicare or Medicaid programs, the Stark self-referral law, anti-kickback statute, or price-fixing) or other criminal act, such as patient abuse, murder, or theft. Evaluate the laws that are involved in your case and consider the ramifications of this criminal or civil action on the individuals and organizations involved.
• A good source for cases is the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Consider looking through one or two state websites, which can be accessed at the About the Medicaid Fraud Control UnitsLinks to an external site. webpage and search for the area that provides more information about and links to each state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
• As you analyze your case and prepare for the Discussion, consider possible motivations behind this criminal act. What could an administrator do to prevent this from happening or to address it effectively once it is detected? Would a compliance program (refer to “Compliance 101” in the Learning Resources) be of value in preventing or detecting and then correcting this criminal issue?

Post your Discussion, to include the following:

• Briefly describe the case you selected and briefly describe the state and/or federal laws that are involved in your case. (If you are an international student, briefly describe the regional laws that are involved in your case.)
• Explain the ramifications of this criminal action or other action for the individuals and organizations involved (e.g., states working with the federal government in capturing fraud). Specifically, identify the penalties that resulted for individuals and organizations.
• Analyze the possible motivations behind the criminal act committed in the case you selected and how it relates to health care.
• Describe at least two basic ethical principles that may apply to this case.
• Finally, identify actions healthcare leaders can take to mitigate or prevent this type of issue.

Support your response by identifying and explaining key points and/or examples presented in the Learning Resources.

titled “Forecasting, Extrapolation, and Trends in Managerial Decision-Making”

Explain a demand function. Describe how managers use historical data to estimate it, highlighting the roles of regression, trend identification, and extrapolation beyond the observed sample. Describe at least two specific forecasting techniques from the chapter (e.g., linear trend extrapolation or multivariate regression-based forecasts), noting their assumptions, strengths, and limitations for predicting future sales or revenues. Apply one or more of these techniques to a concrete forecasting problem of your choice (such as projecting demand for a new pricing strategy, a product line extension, or an international market expansion), clearly stating your variables, data needs, and the steps you would follow. Evaluate the reliability and ethical use of your forecast. Discuss issues such as model misspecification, overreliance on trends, structural breaks, and the risk of drawing causal conclusions from purely correlational patterns. Your discussion should consistently connect back to the terminology and logic of Chapter 3 (e.g., demand estimation, regression, trends, extrapolation). Show how sound forecasting can inform responsible managerial decisions under uncertainty. Note: Avoid overdependence on direct quotes. Direct quotes are a great way to strengthen our assertions and provide support. However, be sure to avoid using excessive direct quotes in lieu of original thought.

4 pages use book as reference

Exhibits 1.19, 1.20, 1.21, 1.22 and 1.23 of Integrative Case 1.1 (Chapter 1) present the financial statements for Walmart for 2017 to 2020. In addition, the website for this text (www.cengagebrain.com) contains Walmart’s January 31, 2021, Form 10-K. You should read the management discussion and analysis (MD&A), financial statements, and notes to the financial statements, especially Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”

Required

a.        Given your knowledge of Walmart’s key success and risk factors, use the note information described previously to evaluate Walmart’s accounting quality.

b.       If you believe that Walmart’s accounting policy does not yield measurements of assets and liabilities that reflect economic reality and a measurement of net income that is predictive of future earnings, suggest any changes that you would make to assets, liabilities, and earnings to improve accounting quality. (At this point in your learning process, if you do not have specific numerical adjustments to propose, at least describe potential journal entries you would make to change the financial statements, if any, and what information you might need to make those entries.)

c.        Evaluate whether your proposed adjustments are necessary for (1) credit analysis and (2) equity valuation.

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35734854 – Cengage US ©

In the Global Health and National Borders: The Ethics of Foreign Aid in a Time of Financial Crisis report, four theories of justice are presented as they relate to global health. Briefly discuss each theory and assess its individual strengths and weaknesses.  Submit the assignment as a 2 page- Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. As you write the short paper , consider how diversity, equity, and inclusion can be included. Sources should be cited according to APA style. Be certain to read through the rubric to include all of the required elements.

RUBRIC

Includes all of the main elements and requirements and cites multiple examples to illustrate each element

Provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates complete understanding of multiple concepts

All of the course concepts are correctly applied

Draws insightful conclusions that are thoroughly defended with evidence and examples

Incorporates many scholarly resources effectively that reflect depth and breadth of research

Exceeds expectations with an intentional use of language that promotes a thorough understanding