Perform a customer and competitive analysis for Sweet Leaf.  What implications can be drawn for the marketing strategy?

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Please read the case study several times to familiarize yourself with the company’s situation.  Then, think about the following questions when you are analyzing the case:

1.     What are the major challenges facing Sweet Leaf?

2.     Assess the company’s internal capabilities and external operating environment.  What implications can be drawn for the marketing strategy?

3.     Perform a customer and competitive analysis for Sweet Leaf.  What implications can be drawn for the marketing strategy?

4.     Assess the profitability of the existing distribution channels.  What conclusions can you make?

By answering these questions, thoroughly, you have enough information to design a comprehensive marketing strategy for Sweet Leaf that includes a target market choice, distribution strategy and promotion plan.  Pricing and product line recommendations should also be considered.  Make sure you justify your plans with explanations, details, and external sources (qualitative and quantitative).  Use APA format for your analysis including the citations and references.

What was the name of the King? Where was he King? What was his issue(s) as it relates to public speaking? (Name the condition and define.)

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2.0 page MLA formatted essay for the fore-mentioned film here. The essay questions are as follows:

What was the name of the King?

Where was he King?

What was his issue(s) as it relates to public speaking? (Name the condition and define.)

Who initiated the King receiving assistance? Why?

What kind of assistance did the King receive and from whom?

What was the process into aiding the King?

What was the King preparing for? Why?

How does this film connect with public speaking?

What was the outcome of the King’s speech?

What are you feelings about the film?

*There should be a work cited page with three sources. One can be IMDB.com

*MLA

*2.0 page minimal (3 including work cited)

https://digitalcampus.swankmp.net/hccc301589/watch/8B00684A68EE4B5B?referrer=direct

Use Microsoft Word or a PowerPoint to create a Concept Map. You can use the features found on the “Insert” tab of a Word doc (in the horizontal ribbon on the top of a Word doc page). For instance, if you click on “insert” you will see shapes and SmartArt

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Requirements

  1. The Concept Map must visually connect all of the specified objectives  (Program Outcomes, MSN Essentials, and NONPF Competencies) to course work (such as specific discussion board topics, written assignments, exams, lessons, and reading content).
  2. All items should be labeled, for instance, label the objectives and label the course work you select with name of the assignment/reading/discussion board topic and which week it was introduced.
  3. Use Microsoft Word or a PowerPoint to create a Concept Map. You can use the features found on the “Insert” tab of a Word doc (in the horizontal ribbon on the top of a Word doc page). For instance, if you click on “insert” you will see shapes and SmartArt. You can use a PowerPoint slide with shapes and lines to create a concept/mind map. This is not a PowerPoint presentation, but a PowerPoint slide can be used to “draw” the Map.

Outcomes/Competencies to be connected with course learning:

MSN Program Outcome #2:

Create a caring environment for achieving quality health outcomes (Care-Focused).

MSN Essential VIII:

Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving Health

National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Competencies #4: Practice Inquiry Competencies

  • Recognizes that the master’s-prepared nurse applies and integrates broad, organizational, client-centered, and culturally appropriate concepts in the planning, delivery, management, and evaluation of evidence-based clinical prevention and population care and services to individuals, families, and aggregates/identified populations.

Your Concept Map will visually depict how you see the assignments of the course meeting the outcomes above.

Preparing the Assignment

ViewHow to Create a Concept Map (Links to an external site.)

textbook:  Curley, A.L. & Vitale, P.A. (2016). Population-Based Nursing: Concepts and Competencies for Advanced Practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing.

 

Description

MSN Program Outcome #2

  • The Map visually connects the Category to a minimum of two (2) assignments.
  • Each assignment is clearly labeled with week and content topic.

MSN Essential VIII

  • The Map visually connects the Category to a minimum of two (2) assignments.
  • Each assignment is clearly labeled with week and content topic.

NONPF Competencies #4

  • The Map visually connects the Category to a minimum of two (2) assignments.
  • Each assignment is clearly labeled with week and content topic.

Analyze the evolution of social media standards and practices and how it relates to the potential need for regulation of social media, along with ethical concerns.

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Competency

Analyze the evolution of social media standards and practices and how it relates to the potential need for regulation of social media, along with ethical concerns.

Instructions

Many people get all or most of their news from social media. For this project, we are going to be analyzing the content of several social media sites from major news sources, paying particular attention to social media standards, practices, and regulation.

Where do you get your news? Start by going to one major news site’s FACEBOOK page (CNN, MSNBC, FOX, etc.) Try another different news site’s TWITTER feed, and third choose another social media site such as Reddit, Pinterest, or another (preferably one you use, if there is one).

Analyze the sites in a 3-5 page total paper. In your analysis, be sure to include the following:

  • General introduction to your thoughts on the social media you studied
  • Several social media practices you observed (e.g., what gets the most interaction?)
  • Examples of regulation of social media and discussion of such regulation (Is it good, bad, or indifferent? How could circumstances change the situation?)
  • Analysis of ethical concerns (e.g., can you see examples of bias?)
  • What is the culture of each site – how do users seem to respond to questionable items? (Is racism or open mocking ignored or pursued?)
  • Conclusion of your findings

I need this paper revised. it wasn’t done properly. Below is the feedback from thee instructor. i need all of the areas to be passing.

NEEDS FIXED   Introduction: 1 No Pass

You failed to provide a general introduction into which 3 news outlets on which 3 social media sites you reviewed and were sharing your general thoughts on. For instance,

Fox News on Facebook, CNN on Instagram, and MSNBC on Twitter

(these are examples which would show you will share information in your paper about 3 news outlets on 3 different social media platforms.)

NEEDS REVISED Social Media Practices: 2 Competence

You briefly mentioned general categories of interactions. What is getting the most interaction on the news outlet’s social media platforms specifically?

Be sure to identify and thoroughly analyze several social media practices from each of the news outlet’s sites

NEEDS REVISED  Regulation: 2 Competence

You gave examples of regulation, in general. But, what regulation are for the news site’s platforms? Facebook requires users to be 13 years old. What about fake profiles? What about the pictures allowed on Instagram? What are the terms and conditions? Be specific with several (3 or more) good examples of social media regulation and an insightful analysis of impact.

Are they good? Bad? Indifferent? How could circumstances change the situation of regulation?

NEEDS FIXED   Ethical Concerns: 1 No Pass

You failed to analyze ethical concerns for the news sites themselves. You don’t believe any of the news sites show bias? Be sure to share several (3 or more) ethical concerns and analyze them thoroughly.

NEEDS FIXED  Culture: 1 No pass

You failed to identify specific users’ responses to questionable items on a page. In order to move to mastery, you should thoughtfully and completely consider the culture of each site (the 3 separate news outlets on separate social media platforms) such as is racism or open mocking of other’s views ignored or stopped? How do users respond to questionable items posted? Do they shame posts that are unacceptable?

NEEDS REVISED  Conclusion: 2 Competence

You gave a bit of a conclusion. In order to move to mastery be sure to be thorough and insightful when summing up the information from the news outlets social media sites.

Many managers do not understand the various ways that interest rates can affect business decisions. For example, if your company decided to build a plant with a 30-year life and short-term debt financing (renewed annually), the cost of the plant could skyrocket if interest rates were to return to their previous highs of 12% to 14%.

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Part 1: Interest Rates

 

Many managers do not understand the various ways that interest rates can affect business decisions. For example, if your company decided to build a plant with a 30-year life and short-term debt financing (renewed annually), the cost of the plant could skyrocket if interest rates were to return to their previous highs of 12% to 14%. On the other hand, locking into high, long-term rates could be very costly also with a long period when low short-term interest rates were to be available. As you can see, the ability to know your economic environment and its impact on projected interest rates can be crucial to making good financing decisions.

 

Describe two to three macroeconomic factors that influence interest rates in general. Explain the effects of each factor on interest rates.

 

Now think about the industry in which you are employed or one in which you have past experience. To what macroeconomic factors is your industry most sensitive?

 

Describe two contemporary factors that seem to be impacting your industry today, and identify their impacts on the interest rates experienced within your chosen industry.

 

Support your comments with your own experiences, the weekly resources, and/or additional research. Use APA throughout and provide appropriate in-text citations and references.

 

Part 2: Stock Valuation, Risk and Returns

 

Stock valuation

 

Dividend Discount Model Stock Valuation

 

How to value a company using discounted cash flow (DCF)

 

Stock Valuation and Investment Decisions

 

 

 

The links above contain information on stock valuation, risk, and returns. Please review each one of them. Based on the knowledge gained from the materials presented in the links above, complete the following activities:

 

Present a detailed discussion of what you learned about stock valuation. Provide examples of how your company has used the concepts. Do you believe financing a company’s operation using stock is better than financing with bonds? Why or why not? Support your discussion with a numerical example.

 

Based on the materials presented in the “Risk and Return” video, present a discussion on why the materials are important in financial decision making. How would you incorporate risk and return in your financing decisions?

This is an individual assignment. You will be assigned an article and your overall objectives are to: 1. Characterize the major focus (minor, as well) of the article. 2. Appraise the importance, value, and/or impact of the reading upon business and society.

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Individual Article Analysis (30%)

Guidelines & Rubric

 

This is an individual assignment. You will be assigned an article and your overall objectives are to:

1. Characterize the major focus (minor, as well) of the article.

2. Appraise the importance, value, and/or impact of the reading upon business and society.

3. Examine critically the assumptions and analysis of the article.

4. Construct alternative approaches.

5. Propose further research stemming from the article.

The article you have been assigned is (Fall 2020): “Why Do Employees Resist Change” by Paul Strebel

FORMAT:

· Compose an essay not to exceed 3000 words (APA Style, 1″ margin, double-spaced, 8-12 pages exclusive of cover page, table of contents and appendix if any) that is clear and concise

· As indicated in the Course Planning Calendar

· Lateness will be penalised at the rate of 10% per day

Here is a suggested format for your article analysis:

Introduction

· State the title of the article that you are analyzing, specify author’s name and the date of publication

· Outline main ideas and focus of article

· Come up with your own thesis statement

 

Summary of Article

· Provide a brief outline of the main ideas presented in article

· Answer the questions what, why, who, when and how exactly.

· Discuss the structure of an article that you are working with (style and the point of view)

 

Analysis / Evidence

· State what you like and what you do not like about the article in a critical way.

· Which assumptions do you agree with? Not agree with? Why?

· Explain your ideas and provide specific examples and research as appropriate.

· What are some of the alternative ideas to those presented in the article?

· What are the opposite ideologies and/or what approaches do opponents adopt?

· Propose further research stemming from the article.

 

Assigned Discussion Questions

· Why would managers and employees view change differently?

· What does it require to make change effective?

· How does COVID-19 affect changes in work/study environment? How does it impact you as an employee or as a student? (You may use “I” “We” when you answer this individual question.)

 

Conclusion

· Summarize your main thesis and ideas presented, using core points in a different tone.

· Summarize whether you agree or disagree with the article

Individual Article Analysis (30%)

P1. Write a MIPS program using MARS IDE that (16 points) a) Will assign the last 6 digits of your #900 number in hex format in a variable N (2points)

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Objective: To understand Developing and executing programs in the simulator environment Do basic logical operation and to understand memory instructions and data segment.

P1. Write a MIPS program using MARS IDE that (16 points)

a) Will assign the last 6 digits of your #900 number in hex format in a variable N

(2points)

 

 

 

 

 

b) Declare a hex number in variable M to mask bits from 2nd to 12th from value

stored in N.

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c) Shift the masked number so that 2nd bit is the 0th (Least significant bit) bit.

(2points)

d) Store the value in variable P.

(2points)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Example if your 900 number is 0x900123456

• Last six digits – 123456 in decimal convert that to hex and store in a variable N

 

• Then the 32-bit (0 to 31) variable will be storing as binary equivalent

00000000000000011110001001000000

• Mask bits 2 to 12 – 00000000000000011110001001000000

• After masking all bits other than the shaded ones will be 0

• Which is 00000000000000000000001001000000

• Decide the logical operation with a masking number to get the result as above.

 

• Shift 2 time to right so you get

00000000000000000000000010010000 • Store that in variable P.

 

 

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e) Compute (only compute you do not have to print the expression) the result of

expression Q= (N – P) * 2, without using multiplication instruction and display the

result. Display only the result in Q. (3 Points)

 

f) Compute (only compute you do not have to print the expression) the result of

expression Q= (N + P) / 2, without using division instruction and display the

result. Display only the result in Q. (3 Points)

 

 

P2. Write a MIPS program using MARS IDE that will ask the user to enter the users Full name

(First Name, Middle Name and Last Name) with space in between and all in small letters.

Write instructions to change the first letters of First Name, Middle Name and Last Name to

Upper case and display. (15 points)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C1: List the errors you got while doing the program as comments for every program. (If

nothing write “No Error”) (1Point)

C2: Comment in every program if the topic covered in class helped you in doing this or did

you refer any resources outside or a peer help? (1Point)

C3: Comment your name, your #900 number, date of completion of the program and the

time taken to do the program. (1Point)

 

For every P section you need all C sections

What to submit in Canvas.

Submit two separate assembly (.asm) files for the 2 programs.

• Use Input – Your Own name

• Example- ranjidha nmn rajan (all in small letters)

• Objective is to understand data segment so no loops required, manually see the

positions of First middle and the last name and change the first letters of each to

Capital Letter

• Output shout be Ranjidha Nmn Rajan

1. Here is a series of address references given as word addresses: 2, 3, 11, 16, 21, 13, 64, 48, 19, 11, 3, 22, 4, 27, 6 and 11. (5 Points) a. Assuming a Direct-mapped cache with 16 one-word blocks that is initially empty, Find number of hits and misses.

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1. Here is a series of address references given as word addresses: 2, 3, 11, 16, 21, 13, 64, 48, 19, 11, 3, 22, 4, 27, 6 and 11. (5 Points)

a. Assuming a Direct-mapped cache with 16 one-word blocks that is initially empty, Find number of hits and misses.

b. Now assume that the cache is a 2-way set associative, one-word blocks, total 16-word capacity, Find number of hits and misses.

2. A computer is using a fully associative cache and has 216 bytes of memory and a cache of 64 blocks, where each block contains 32 bytes. (15 points)

a. How many blocks of main memory are there?

b. What will be the sizes of the tag, index, and byte offset fields?

c. To w h i c h c a c h e s e t w i l l t h e m e m o r y a d d r e s s 0xF8C9(hexadecimal) map?

3. A computer using a direct mapped cache has 220 Bytes of memory and a cache of 32 blocks, each block contains 16 Bytes. (15)

a. How many blocks of main memory are there?

b. What will be the sizes of the tag, index, and byte offset fields?

c. To which cache set will the memory address 0x0DB63 map?

4. Suppose we have a 4 GB memory that is byte addressable, and a 2 MB cache with 256 bytes per block. (15 points)

a. How many total lines are in the cache?

b. If the cache is direct mapped, how many cache lines could a specific memory block be mapped to?

c. If the cache is direct mapped, what would be the format (tag bits, index, offset bits) of the address?

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Discuss the claim that even though Agent Smith is a program, he is a Sentient Being with mental states*. You will need to address the views of Paul Churchland, John Searle, functionalism, and Rene Descartes as well as answer for yourself. Begin with a brief introduction but number and address the five parts separately.

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Directions: You may write your paper on Agent Smith in The Matrix or any other android or robot from a film (Cyborgs and others may qualify) . If not Agent Smith, I would approve any of the following: “David” from A.I., “Tron” or “Master Control” from Tron, “Sonny” from I, Robot, “Data” from Star Trek: The Next Generation, “Hal” from 2001, any replicant from Blade Runner, or “The Terminator” from Terminator 2. (Contact me if some other character or film interests you.)

Discuss the claim that even though Agent Smith is a program, he is a Sentient Being with mental states*. You will need to address the views of Paul Churchland, John Searle, functionalism, and Rene Descartes as well as answer for yourself. Begin with a brief introduction but number and address the five parts separately.

1.  Dualism: What exactly would Tron (Character Disney movie “Tron”) need according to Descartes’ theory of Substance Dualism? From the film do you think Tron meets Descartes’ criteria? Explain.

2. Identity Theory: In spite of some criticisms of it, Searle is an advocate of the Identity theory. Is Tron (Character Disney movie “Tron”) a “person” according to Searle? Why or why not?

3. Functionalism: What would a functionalist say about Tron’s (Character from  Disney movie “Tron”) personhood?

4. Eliminative Materialism: Does Churchland allow for Tron (Character from Disney movie “Tron”) to have “mental states”? Is Tron “one of us” according to Churchland’s theory? Explain.

5. You: Which view most closely corresponds to yours? Is Tron (Character from Disney movie “Tron”) a person according to you?

*Note: The Philosophers in Part may have different definitions in mind for the word “mental state”. Being clear on their respective definitions may go a long ways toward answering these questions. Some terms you may want to discuss (but are not required to): personhood, sentience, artificial, consciousness, intelligence, mentality, “one of us”.

Some Philosophical Questions about Robots in general and Smith’s program in particular:

· Philosophy of Mind: Do Robots have qualia? (see Ultimate Questions for a definition) Do they have minds? Are they sentient beings?

· Ethics and Freedom: Are they persons? Do they have rights? Are they morally responsible for what they do? Do they have free will?

Our Analysis Paper is primarily concerned with questions pertaining to the Philosophy of mind. Ethics will overlap with our issue but you need not consider the moral questions in this paper. You will be attempting to interpret whether 4 philosophical theorists (Churchland, Searle, a functionalist and Descartes) have room for Smith as a person. You should also include your view.

What is a Sentient Being? What is a Person? There are no universally agreed answers to these questions. But there are several philosophical theories that attempt to answer these questions. In one Star Trek (The Next Generation) episode, the Android Data is put on trial to see if he has intelligence, self-awareness, and consciousness. In effect, this is their definition of a “sentient being”. This is not a bad attempt for a television program but should we accept this? How do we test for our criteria?

All four of the philosophical positions we are considering have different criteria and it is up to us to discover what the criteria are as well as to apply the criteria to the case of Smith. We, of course, have opinions about personhood as well. For instance, it is typically considered permissible to step on an insect but it is not permissible to injure a cocker spaniel. If we agree with this, then we are advocating a position about ethical status and perhaps even personhood. Of course, attitudes vary greatly in regards to eating or experimenting on other animals. Ethical issues permeate this metaphysical issue but, again, you need not focus on this aspect

This problem has two parts. Part a. is manual work and part b can be done on the computer using SAP2000. a. Compute the reactions for the beam below. E and I are constant unless noted otherwise. The force method is to be used. Select RBy as the redundant. (Ans: RBy = 43.9 k) (10pts)

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Due by Monday 12/7/2020 by 8am

WORTH 90PTS AND CAN ADD UP TO 10PTS TO YOUR OVERALL GRADE

1. This problem has two parts. Part a. is manual work and part b can be done on the computer using SAP2000.

a. Compute the reactions for the beam below. E and I are constant unless noted otherwise. The force method is to be used. Select RBy as the redundant. (Ans: RBy = 43.9 k) (10pts)

 

 

b. Model the beam shown and take E = 4000 ksi. For the middle 35 ft of the beam, set I equal to the values 200 in4, 600 in4, 1000 in4, 1400 in4, 1700 in4, 2000 in4, and 2300 in4 and find the reaction at B. Generate a plot of Imiddle/Iouter versus reaction at B. What happens to the reaction at B as the moment of inertia increases for the middle portion relative to the outer sections? Now, set the I for the entire length to be 1800 in4, set I for the entire beam to be 1000 in4, and find the reaction at B for both cases. What conclusion can you draw about the influence of I? (20pts)

 

2. This problem has two parts. Part a. is manual work and part b can be done on the computer using SAP2000.

a. Use the force method to find the value of the redundant force indicated for each truss. E is constant for all members. Find redundant NCD. Bar areas given in in2 are AD = 3, BD = 6, and CD = 4. (Ans: NCD = 12.93 k) (10pts)

b. Model the truss shown using SAP2000 and find the bar forces. Do this multiple times while changing the cross-sectional area of bar BD. Areas are given as (in2) 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 4.0, 6.0, 10.0, and 20.0. Create a plot of the cross-sectional area versus the force in bar BD. Create another plot of the cross-sectional area of BD versus the force in bar DC. Make an observation of the trend observed in both plots. (20pts)

 

3. This problem has two parts. Part a. is manual work and part b can be done on the computer using SAP2000.

a. Determine the vertical deflection at joint B and the rotation at joint C. I = 900 in4 and kR = 500,000 (k·in.)/rad. (Ans: ΔBy = 0.2289 in. ↓, θC = 0.00325 rad ↺) (10pts)

 

b. Model the beam of shown in SAP2000 and find the vertical displacement at point B. Change the rotational spring stiffness and repeat the analysis. Do the analysis for the following stiffness values (units of (k·in.)/rad): (500; 5000; 50,000; 500,000; and 5,000,000). Generate a plot of spring stiffness versus displacement. (Use a logarithmic scale for the plot of spring stiffness.) What impact does the spring stiffness play in the displacement? Is it a linear relationship? (20pts)