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  • “The Power of Persuasion: A Rhetorical Analysis of a Professional Video Advertisement”

    Rhetorical Analysis
    Required Length: 600 words
    Required Sources: 1 (a YouTube video advertisement)
    Style: MLA 
    Prompt: Locate and watch a professional video advertisement via YouTube. Then, in a        short essay of 600 words or more, analyze and critique the advertisement’s use of                 rhetorical appeal(s).
    NOTE: Do not simply praise the advertisement. I am looking for critical thought, so you    must pick the video apart and comment on both its strengths and weaknesses. If the       advertisement is terrible (such as the examples I listed earlier in this module), feel free to rip it to shreds.
    Additional Guidelines:
    Address a single video advertisement.
    No, you may not use any of the advertisements I provided as examples. You must locate an ad on your own.
    The advertisement must be professionally created and available on YouTube. No homemade videos.
    Satirical and/or comical ads will not lend themselves well to this exercise. You have been warned.
    Cite the ad (as best you can) via a Works Cited page. Make certain to include a working link to the video.
    The Works Cited page should be the last page of your paper. It does not contribute to the 600 word minimum.
    Do not use the “I” pronoun or make other self-references
    https://northwestms.instructure.com/courses/629663/pages/ads-really-really-bad-ads?module_item_id=30365853

  • “Ensuring Legal Compliance in Employment Practices: A Comprehensive Analysis of a Mid-Sized Business”

    Project Overview: 
    Conduct an in-depth analysis of a mid-sized business’s employment practices (in other words
    pick a company to analyze) to ensure compliance with relevant employment laws. The project
    will encompass research, legal analysis, and strategic recommendations. This project aims to
    synthesize theoretical knowledge with practical application, enhancing students’
    understanding of employment law and its implications in the business environment.   
    Objectives:
    1. To understand and apply key employment laws affecting businesses.
    2. To develop skills in legal research and analysis.
    3. To evaluate real-world business practices for legal compliance.
    4. To provide strategic recommendations for improving compliance and mitigating legal risks.
    1.
    Company Selection and Introduction 
    a. Select a mid-sized business (50-500 employees) in any industry. 
    b. Provide a brief introduction to the company, including its history, size, industry,
    and workforce demographics. 
    2. Legal Framework Overview 
    a. Identify and explain the primary employment laws relevant to the business
    (e.g., FLSA, FMLA, ADA, Title VII, ADEA). 
    b. Discuss how these laws apply to the company’s operations and workforce. 
    3. Compliance Analysis 
    a. Assess the company’s current employment practices for compliance with the
    identified laws. 
    b. Use at least three real or hypothetical scenarios/case studies involving common
    employment issues (e.g., discrimination, wage and hour disputes, wrongful
    termination). 
    c. Analyze each scenario to determine if the company’s actions comply with legal
    requirements. 
    4. Risk Assessment 
    a. Identify potential legal risks and areas of non-compliance within the company’s
    employment practices. 
    b. Evaluate the possible legal consequences and financial implications of these
    risks. 
    5. Strategic Recommendations 
    a. Develop strategic recommendations to address the identified risks and improve
    compliance. 
    b. Include policies, training programs, and procedural changes that the company
    should implement. 
    c. Discuss the benefits of these recommendations for the company, its
    employees, and stakeholders. 
    6. Implementation Plan 
    a. Outline a step-by-step plan for implementing the recommended changes. 
    b. Include timelines, responsible parties, and necessary resources. 
    c. Discuss potential challenges in implementation and suggest solutions to
    overcome them. 
    7. Reflection and Learning Outcomes 
    a. Reflect on the learning experience gained through this project. 
    b. Discuss how the project has enhanced your understanding of employment law
    and its application in real-world business scenarios.
    Select a mid-sized business (50-500 employees) in any industry.

  • Title: Analyzing Proficiency Trends in Reading/Mathematics at a Specific School in the District: Implications for Curriculum Development

    Disaggregate data from a specific school in your district by reviewing the last 3 years’ worth of data in either reading or mathematics. How does this school compare to the district, state, and nation in relation to proficiency? Discuss what steps, based on the trends seen in the data, should be taken to develop and refine the curriculum. You are expected to use charts to display your data, also describe in narrative form what the data presents and use relevant sources and scholarly references to support your findings.

  • Title: Implementation of Healthcare Strategy: A Case Analysis of the 340B Drug Pricing Program Oversight

    Healthcare organizations require astute handling of strategy implementation. The processes must be followed with a contingency plan in place for failed strategic objectives leading to the goal.
    Review the stages of implementation in Chapter 13 of your textbook.
    Review “340B Drug Pricing Program Oversight” case in your textbook (Chapter 13).
    Provide a written analysis of the implementation phases that were used/excluded in the “340B Drug Pricing Program Oversight” case.
    Explain what the literature (external scholarly source) suggest(s) regarding health implementation strategy regarding drug pricing.
    Conclude with a summary of your research.
    Your paper
    Must be four to six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
    Must include a separate title page with the following:
    Title of paper
    Student’s name
    Course name and number
    Instructor’s name
    Date submitted
    Must use at least four scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

  • Marketing Plan for Illy’s Expansion in the US: Targeting the Coffee Connoisseurs

    You will develop a marketing plan for Illy’s expansion in the US.  Your plan will include the following components:
    • Market Research:  you will need to identify the competitive landscape for coffee in the US market (considering regional players), and gain an understanding of the consumer preferences and demand for coffee in the US.
    • SWOT Analysis:  Identifying the key competitors, you will perform a SWOT (strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats) analysis to understand how Illy compares to competitors and the market opportunities that are best suited for them to pursue.  This should be considered for each of the three potential distributions channels.
    • Segmentation:  Segment the coffee market in the US to identify distinct target markets and identifying the best market for Illy to pursue.  Target markets will consist of a group of similar buyers – these can be end consumers or they can be other organizations.
    • Product:  Using the insights from your market research and SWOT analysis, identify the product that will be sold to your selected target market.
    • Distribution:  Identify the methods you will use to distribute your product.
    • Pricing:  Discuss the pricing strategies you will use to sell your product
    • Promotion and Brand Awareness:  Discuss the various promotion activities you will use to develop target market awareness of your product and build your brand image.

  • Title: Exploring the Intersections of Cognition, Metacognition, and Critical Thinking: A Concept Map Analysis of Bloom’s Taxonomy Assumptions

    In this assignment, you will apply your knowledge of cognition, metacognition, and critical thinking to the five assumptions related to Bloom’s taxonomy and critical thinking you chose in Module 1. With this, you will create a concept map showing how your ideas about critical thinking, cognition, and metacognition are related.
    Step 1. Consider
    In Module 1, you noted five assumptions you hold about Bloom’s taxonomy and critical thinking. Consider your learning in this course so far, and use the following questions to respond to each of the five assumptions:
    Which of your five assumptions from the Module 1 assignment have held true so far?
    How have the assumptions you still hold true been confirmed or deepened?
    Which assumptions have been challenged so far?
    How have the assumptions been challenged?
    Step 2. Create
    Create a concept map of your choice to summarize how your perspectives on the assumptions have held true or been challenged. Incorporate your knowledge of cognition, metacognition, and critical thinking in your response.
    Include APA-formatted in-citations and a reference page.
    See the Module 2 Learning Objects for concept map tools and resources.
    Step 3. Submit
    Submit your APA-formatted title page, concept map, and reference page.

  • “Crafting a Persuasive Presentation for Stakeholders” Crafting a Persuasive Presentation for Stakeholders Introduction: As we approach the submission of Project Three for this course, it is crucial to consider our strategy for presenting to stakeholders.

    As you approach your Project Three submission for this course, it is important to think about your strategy for making your presentation to stakeholders. Your goal is to make the decision process easier and more efficient for those stakeholders.
    Review the Planning a Presentation graphic from the HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations and think about how you will address each aspect of the presentation-development process. In your initial post, focus on the conceiving and visualizing segments and address the following:
    How are you going to craft your story with your audience in mind?
    How are you going to illustrate your story and stay relevant?
    https://eds-p-ebscohost-com.ezproxy.snhu.edu/eds/ebookviewer/ebook?sid=54f402de-1a40-4dc6-8f6b-1a351089b323%40redis&ppid=Page-__-12&vid=0&format=EK

  • Title: “The Model Minority Myth: Its Impact on Education and Mental Health among Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders”

    For Paper Project: 1,400 word minimum, Double Spaced, 12 point font, Calibri or New Times Roman Paper Project must includes 3 scholarly citations from sociological journals or books and 3 other sources from news articles, etc. You will also provide 3 solutions to the social problem you are addressing. You also need to include at least 1 organization or group that does activism or volunteer work on this social problem. Must include a citations page for paper that does not count towards your word count.
    Please use these sources provided in addition to other sources. 
    The topic of the paper is the the model minority asian myth and how that affects south east asians and pacific islanders in regards to education limited access of education and also mental health.

  • Title: “Analyzing a Peer-Reviewed Journal Article on the Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity”

    For this assignment, you will be reading and reviewing an article from a peer reviewed journal. You will then be analyzing the article and writing a summary of your findings. Complete the attached assignment and submit it to the assignment folder.
    Read the article, taking notes or highlighting to suit your needs.
    Write a paper analyzing your article. Write this as a guide to the article. It should be in the form of a bulleted list or something similar; it’s not a full essay. In the guide, you should do the following:
    Evaluate the source. Not all peer-reviewed material is reliable. Predatory journals and just poor work by reviewers can lead to problems with these articles. Research your source and confirm that it is a reputable journal. In your guide, give 1 or 2 bits of evidence that it is or isn’t. Also, research the authors and find out whether they are qualified to write this paper, whether they are the actual researcher, and so on. Again, include a couple points on your guide. Some websites to help you with this:
    Evaluating Information Sources: What Is A Peer-Reviewed Article?
    Nature
    Beall’s list of predatory journals and publishers
    Directory of open access journals
    State the question being asked and the hypothesis being proposed. What are the scientists trying to figure out?
    List any assumptions and evaluate their validity. Note that the hypothesis is not an assumption. Assumptions are not things you test, they’re things you already believe to be true. If there’s solid scientific evidence already backing up an idea, it’s not an assumption. You may not be able to find anything for this point but look closely.
    Describe the research methods and materials.
    Describe the research results and evidence collected.
    State the conclusion the authors come to. This should be brief and decisive in your guide. What did they come up with?
    Discuss whether the results support the conclusion. Does the evidence given in the paper support the claim the authors are making? Is there some other questions you’d like answered or did they cover all the possibilities? Is there some other conclusion that a reasonable person might come to based on this experiment?
    Discuss possible errors. Do not include “human error,” “tools that didn’t work,” or “math errors.” These things can happen, and everybody knows that, but it’s not what you mention in error analysis. Look for things built into the method or data that might skew the results.
    Discuss the importance of the research to society and the connection to what we’re covering in class.
    Include a citation for your article and for any other source you used.
    You’ll need to keep all the above fairly brief, so the idea is to analyze the article for key points and main ideas rather than just including all the information in your guide. Don’t summarize, analyze. Pick out what matters. Try to keep your guide under a page or so in length. A bullet list is acceptable here. This doesn’t need to be an essay.

  • “Police Use of Force: A Critical Analysis of Current Criminal Procedure Laws in Canada”

    • Discussion paper: the paper will be due (in electronic form) It will be a maximum of 5 typed pages.
    • You decide your own topics to write on. • You are to write on any criminal procedure topic that interests you. Your paper must include reference to topics we have learned in class and should reference the law and criminal code provisions that you learned in class.
    • The paper will essentially be an analysis and opinion paper on a criminal procedure based scenario. What do you think of it, how does it accord with the law as you have learned in class; do you think the decision/situation was correct? Etc.
    • Pick a story in the news and write on it. This is not a case analysis, do not review one single case, for e.g. R v Mann.
    For e.g. over the spring there was an arrest of a person downtown who had a weapon and the police used force which involved kicking the person. This was videotaped and received wide media coverage. If you chose such a scenario you would want to write about the police powers to arrest, where do they
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    come from (the criminal code sections), what is the law, did they exercise
    their powers to arrest properly in your opinion? Etc. NOW BECAUSE I’VE OUTLINED THIS I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS SPECIFIC SCENARIO TO BE A TOPIC USED.
    • Look to news stories, the internet. Try to restrict your topic to events in Canada, and if possible Manitoba. The Law in the USA is different than our laws, so while the USA may present some interesting topics I don’t recommend discussing them.
    • Follow the outline to ensure you are addressing a topic we have covered in class.
    • You must include a copy of the news story you choose, this does not count towards your 5 page limit. I have attached the notes down below. Reference to the lectures.