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Impact of ICT on education In educational context, ICT has the potential to increase access to education and improve its relevance and quality. Tinio (2002) asserted that ICT has a tremendous impact on education in terms of acquisition and absorption of knowledge to both teachers and students through the promotion of:  Active learning: ICT tools help for the calculation and analysis of information obtained for examination and also students’ performance report are all being computerized and made easily available for inquiry. In contrast to memorization-based or rote learning, ICT promotes learner engagement as learners choose what to learn at their own pace and work on real life situations’ problems.  Collaborative and Cooperative learning: ICT encourages interaction and cooperation among students, teachers regardless of distance which is between them. It also provides students the chance to work with people from different cultures and working together in groups, hence help students to enhance their communicative skills as well as their global awareness. Researchers have found that typically the use of ICT leads to more cooperation among learners within and beyond school and there exists a more interactive relationship between students and teachers (Grégoire et al., 1996). “Collaboration is a philosophy of interaction and personal lifestyle where individuals are responsible for their actions, including learning and respect the abilities and contributions of their peers.” (Panitz, 1996).  Creative Learning: ICT promotes the manipulation of existing information and to create one’s own knowledge to produce a tangible product or a given instructional purpose.  Integrative learning: ICT promotes an integrative approach to teaching and learning, by eliminating the synthetic separation between theory and practice unlike in the traditional classroom where emphasis encloses just a particular aspect.  Evaluative learning: Use of ICT for learning is student-centered and provides useful feedback through various interactive features. ICT allow students to discover and learn through new ways of teaching and learning which are sustained by constructivist theories of learning rather than students do memorization and rote learning. Positive impact 1. Enhanced Teaching and Learning:  Technological developments like digital cameras, projectors, mind training software, computers, Power point presentations, 3D visualization tools; all these have become great sources for teachers to help students grasp a concept easily.  It has to be understood that visual explanation of concepts makes learning fun and enjoyable for students. They’re able to participate more in the classroom and even teachers get a chance to m

Imagine a young child who experiences poverty and neglect, who never knows when he is going to have a meal. His body adapts to binge whenever he is presented with food, in order to store up the energy and sustenance until the next undetermined meal. That same child grows up to be an adult and to have children who he raises in a stable, loving environment. Despite being fed regularly, his children carry the same bingeing adaptation as their father, resulting in them becoming overweight or obese. What is responsible for this phenomenon? Epigenetics, a relatively new science that has ramifications for trauma and social work practice.
In this Discussion, you demonstrate your understanding of epigenetics and consider its usefulness in a social work setting of interest.  Learning Resources
Required Readings
Perry, B. D., & Winfrey, O. (2021). What happened to you? Conversations on trauma, resilience, and healing. Flatiron Books.
Chapter 5, “Connecting the Dots” (pp. 120–151)
Combs-Orme, T. (2013). Epigenetics and the social work imperative. Social Work, 58(1), 23–30. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/sws052
DeAngelis, T. (2019, February). The legacy of trauma. Monitor on Psychology, 50(2). https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/02/legacy-trauma
Required Media
PBS LearningMedia. (2009). NOVA scienceNOW: Epigenetics [Video]. https://pbslearningmedia.org/resource/biot09.sci.life.gen.epigenetics/epigenetics/
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 6 minutes.
TEDx Talks. (2016, October 3). Epigenetics – Our bodies’ way to change the destiny written in our DNA | Moshe Szyf | TEDxBratislava [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/SrqmuYvk3iQ
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 17 minutes. Walden University, LLC. (2022). Social work case studies [Interactive media]. https://class.waldenu.edu
Navigate to your chosen case for the Final Project (Lewis or Mel). Then, review the provided genogram for that case.
Optional Resources
Ghosh Ippen, C. M. G. (2018). Wounds from the past: Integrating historical trauma into a multicultural infant mental health framework. In C. H. Zeanah Jr. (Ed.), Handbook of infant mental health (4th ed., pp. 134–153). Guilford Publications.
Credit line: Handbook of Infant Mental Health, 4th Edition by Zeanah, C. Copyright 2018 by Guilford Publications. Reprinted by permission of Guilford Publications via the Copyright Clearance Center. Licensed in 2021.
TEDx Talks. (2015, January 5). Ancestral ghosts in your genome | Michael Skinner | TEDxRainier [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/f1Pf5S8Nbfk
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 20 minutes.
TEDx Talks. (2012, February 23). Epigenetics and the influence of our genes | Courtney Griffins | TEDxOU [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/JTBg6hqeuTg
Review the Learning Resources on intergenerational trauma and epigenetics.
Consider the concept of epigenetics and how you might integrate it in your work with clients.
Post a description of epigenetics and how it differs from genetics. Be sure to explain how the phenomenon results in the transmission of trauma. Additionally, explain the extent to which you have thought about epigenetics previously and ask any questions you still have. Finally, address how knowledge of epigenetics could be useful in a social work setting that interests you

I have to write an essay for my history of capitilism class and I chose to write it on Avon cosmetics and its women empowerment impact in the 1900s: Have women ever been held back as a result of their role as an avon lady?, please use Mankos footnotes, primary resources of avon, or annual reports? newspaper articles? first hand accounts of Avon ladies?, also secondary sources. Please also add footnotes.

To prepare a case for class discussion, we suggest the following approach:
1. Skim the case rather quickly to get an overview of the situation it presents. This quick overview should
give you the general flavor of the situation and indicate the kinds of issues and problems that you will
need to wrestle with. If your instructor has provided you with study questions for the case, now is the
time to read them carefully.
2. Read the case thoroughly to digest the facts and circumstances. On this reading, try to gain full
command of the situation presented in the case. Begin to develop some tentative answers to the study
questions your instructor has provided or that are provided in the Case-TUTOR software package which
you can download at the Web site for the text. If your instructor has elected not to give you assignment
questions or has elected not to use Case-T UTOR, then start forming your own picture of the overall
situation being described.
3. Carefully review all the information presented in the exhibits. Often, there is an important story in the
numbers contained in the exhibits. Expect the information in the case exhibits to be crucial enough to
materially affect your diagnosis of the situation.
4. Decide what the strategic issues are. Until you have identified the strategic issues and problems in the
case, you don’t know what to analyze, which tools and analytical techniques are called for, or otherwise
how to proceed. At times the strategic issues are clear—either being stated in the case or else obvious from
reading the case. At other times you will have to dig them out from all the information given; if so, the
study questions and the case preparation exercises provided in the Case-TUTOR software will guide you.
5. Start your analysis of the issues with some number crunching. A big majority of strategy cases call
for some kind of number crunching—calculating assorted financial ratios to check out the company’s
financial condition and recent performance, calculating growth rates of sales or profits or unit volume,
checking out profi t margins and the makeup of the cost structure, and understanding whatever revenue-
cost-profi t relationships are present. See Table 1 for a summary of key financial ratios, how they are
calculated, and what they show.
6. Apply the concepts and techniques of strategic analysis you have been studying. Strategic analysis is
not just a collection of opinions; rather, it entails applying the concepts and analytical tools described
in Chapters 1 through 13 to cut beneath the surface and produce sharp insight and understanding. Every
case assigned is strategy related and presents you with an opportunity to usefully apply what you have
learned. Your instructor is looking for you to demonstrate that you know how and when to use the
material presented in the text chapters. The case preparation guides on Case-T UTOR will point you
toward the proper analytical tools needed to analyze the case situation.
7. Check out conflicting opinions and make some judgments about the validity of all the data and
information provided. Many times cases report views and contradictory opinions (after all, people don’t
always agree on things, and differ ent people see the same things in different ways). Forcing you to
evaluate the data and information presented in the case helps you develop your powers of inference
and judgment. Asking you to resolve conflicting information “comes with the territory” because a great
many managerial situations entail opposing points of view, conflicting trends, and sketchy information.
8. Support your diagnosis and opinions with reasons and evidence. The most important things to prepare
for are your answers to the question “Why?” For instance, if after studying the case you are of the opinion
that the company’s managers are doing a poor job, then it is your answer to “Why?” that establishes just
how good your analysis of the situation is. If your instructor has provided you with specific study questions
for the case or if you are attempting to complete any one of the case preparation exercises on Case-TUTOR,
by all means prepare answers that include all the reasons and number-crunching evidence you can muster
5A Guide to Case Analysis
to support your diagnosis. Work through the case preparation exercises on Case-TUTOR conscientiously or,
if you are using study questions provided by the instructor, generate at least two pages of notes!
9. Develop an appropriate action plan and set of recommendations. Diagnosis divorced from corrective
action is sterile. The test of a manager is always to convert sound analysis into sound actions—actions
that will produce the desired results. Hence, the final and most telling step in preparing a case is to
develop an action agenda for management that lays out a set of specific recommendations on what to do.
Bear in mind that proposing realistic, workable solutions is far preferable to casually tossing out off-the-
top-of-your-head suggestions. Be prepared to argue why your recommendations are more attractive than
other courses of action that are open. You’ll find the case preparation exercises on Case-T UTOR helpful
in performing this step, too.

Please provide a 1-2 page (single-spaced) interpretation of this week’s readings. The purpose of this assignment is to start a discussion, so you should focus on writing about what insights, opinions, thoughts, etc. stemmed from the readings versus simply providing a synopsis of the readings. For example:
-What did you find interesting?
-What points did you agree or disagree with?
-How do these readings help to promote entrepreneurship in corporations?
-Do you feel like any of these articles supported or disagreed with one another?
-etc.
Also, please remember that this is a graduate class. All submissions are expected to be insightful (not just surface-level), professional (full sentences, devoid of grammatical and spelling errors, etc.), and to have proper citations when pulling from other’s work(s).

• Explain the theories of internationalization by referring to real world business experiences.
• Provide five examples for each of the theory discussed.
• Consider the perspectives of asset exploitation and asset exploration.
• Write a summary on how these topics helped you in understanding the concept of international business and provided a deeper insights
Note: Structure your answers using sub-headings

Case 1: Walmart: The Main Street Merchant of Doom
APA 7th  guidelines. Please answer the following questions:
1. What are the major issues in this case? What does Walmart’s experience tell you about the business and society relationship?
2. Assess Walmart’s corporate social responsibility using the four-part CSR model. For example, is Walmart socially responsible even though it has had a devastating impact on many small merchants?
3. What about Walmart’s impact on communities in terms of sprawl, traffic congestion, and impact on the environment’s appearance? What responsibility, if any, does the company have to the communities it enters?
4. Sam Walton has been called a motivational genius. After reading this case, and with what you have observed at your local Walmart store, do you think the associates still feel his motivational genius? What is the “Walmart Way”? How would you characterize the store’s culture now that Sam is no longer visiting the stores?
5. Walmart was an early leader in the area of corporate social responsibility. Is the company’s detrimental impact on merchants offset by the benefits of its recent corporate citizenship and sustainability initiatives?
6. Walmart continues to resist its expansion into New England and some parts of the United States. What are the true goals of the opponents of Walmart? Include a consideration of the following: (a) stopping Walmart’s expansion, (b) preserving the status quo (e.g., downtown community and social fabric), (c) developing a cause that will pay their bills, (d) fighting for an ideology, or (e) something else. What should Walmart do when it encounters resistance?
7. With Walmart now having to close stores due to the economy and/or competition, does it have any social responsibilities to the communities it is leaving? If so, what would those responsibilities be?
8. When you are the largest company globally, how do you protect yourself against the kind of criticism Walmart has received? Does it seem that no matter how hard you try, it is difficult to make things better?

Assignment Content
Case Study Industry AnalysisIn the business world, critical thinking is essential for analyzing industries in relation to profit, competitiveadvantage, and attractiveness. In this assignment, we will assess the strength and practicality of industryanalytic frameworks and use them to analyze an industry. (Recommend utilizing an organization that youare familiar with; however, not needed).To analyze an industry, we can use various frameworks, such as the Porter’s Five Forces Model, SWOTAnalysis, and PESTEL Analysis. These frameworks help us understand the industry’s competitivelandscape, opportunities, and threats.Be 4 to 5 pages in length, which does not include the required title and reference pages, whichare never a part of the content minimum requirements.Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from outside sources With at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments into the Turnitin Originality Checkbefore submitting it to your instructor for grading.
Evaluate Porter’s Five Forces Model, SWOT Analysis, and PESTEL Analysis
Detail what each of these frameworks evaluates.
Assess the Strength and Practicality of each Framework
Assess the Weakness and Impracticality of each Framework.
Do any of these provide a complete picture of an industry? Why or why not?
Explain how you would get a comprehensive analysis of an industry.
Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:

Design a strategic marketing plan for a new product launch in a competitive market environment. Conduct market research to identify target demographics, consumer preferences, and competitor analysis. Utilize the marketing mix (product, price, place, promotion) to develop a comprehensive marketing strategy aimed at achieving specific objectives. Implement innovative promotional tactics such as social media campaigns, influencer partnerships, or experiential marketing events to generate buzz and drive sales. Incorporate budgeting, timeline, and performance metrics for tracking and evaluating the effectiveness of the marketing plan. Present your strategic marketing plan in a detailed report format, showcasing creative ideas and actionable strategies to capture market share and achieve sustainable growth.

Explain the difference between leadership and management. Provide examples of situations where effective leadership and management are crucial.