advise the management team on a post-disaster reconstruction project to rebuild a metropolitan city. Provide a critical analysis of Stakeholder Analysis, Planning and Risk Management as important project management factors that contribute to the successful delivery of this project.
Assignment Task and Word Count:

 

You have been asked to advise the management team on a post-disaster reconstruction project to rebuild a metropolitan city. Provide a critical analysis of Stakeholder Analysis, Planning and Risk Management as important project management factors that contribute to the successful delivery of this project. Focus on these areas, in a detailed analysis of the specified topics. Your analysis should be performed from the perspective of a project management professional. Give examples from practice to illustrate your account.

 

This is an individual piece of work of a maximum 3000 words (excluding the reference list). Note that excess will be ignored
Unit Learning Outcomes Assessed:

·      Apply knowledge of the environmental and organisational context to project management.

·      Evaluate and critically debate alternative approaches to delivering project outcomes.
Early Career/ World Class Professional Skills (PLOs) being assessed or developed/assessed:

This assignment will help further develop information gathering capabilities, critical analysis and thinking skills and practical decision making as well as enhancing written communication skills, which are essential for employability and lifelong learning. The appropriate Programme Learning Outcomes are –

 

PLO1. Identify and apply information critically in relation to context (developed)

PLO2. Demonstrate communication skills at the appropriate level and using appropriate media (developed)

PLO3. Identify and interrogate issues of ethics, responsibility and sustainability (developed)

PLO4. Demonstrate critical professional and commercial/corporate awareness in your discipline (developed)

 
Assignment Details and Instructions:

 

You are required to investigate several important factors in this assignment. You need to produce a literature review of the selected areas, giving a critique of each one. The main criteria for the assignment are covered below.

 

Analyse Project Management Success Factors

 

You need to provide a critical analysis of the selected important success factors required for the specified project. You should use examples from practice and produce a literature review, summarising the important academic literature sources, in respect of each factor. Understanding of these factors should, therefore, be demonstrated.

 

You are thus required to give evidence of appropriate reading (either practitioner and academic) to support your points in respect of the project factors. This work should comprise a critical analysis of the key issues, namely a thorough investigation of the strengths, weaknesses and alternatives in respect of the project success factors.

 

Knowledge of Project Management

 

The assignment should demonstrate knowledge of the Project Management discipline. A clear understanding of the subject should be shown. Examples from practice should be used to illustrate your knowledge of this area.

 

Quality of Analysis

 

The quality of your analysis will be considered. This should comprise a critical use of the literature, to underpin and ground evidence, data, models and theory. You will also reflect on the strengths, weaknesses and alternatives in respect of the project success factors.

 

Presentation

 

The assignment should be presented in a well-structured essay, with appropriate topics chosen, identifying key themes and sub-themes and be well-scoped. A clear, coherent assignment with appropriate referencing should be produced.

 

Notes

 

This comprises an individual piece of work of a maximum 3000 words (excluding the reference list). Note that excess will be ignored.

 

See the Project Management folder on Moodle for further information

Further Assignment Guidance:

 

There are diverse arguments that are of potential relevance to this essay question. You are invited to make an assessment of the question that is supported by evidence.

 

Some of the other challenges of this assignment are the abilities to demonstrate that:

 

·      You have engaged with a sufficient and varied range of research sources (at least ten different sources) to improve the potential quality of your work

·      You have correctly interpreted and evaluated such diverse sources

·      You can structure your work appropriately and you write in a coherent manner

·      You have been selective in the sources you eventually chose, with reference to them and with some justification as to why they are perceived to be significant

·      You can avoid the excessive use of descriptive text in order to allow sufficient space for more analytical work.

 
In a 2,500 word report, propose a specific business idea, analyse its feasibility, and reflect on the idea generation and opportunity recognition processes used.

Feasibility Report

In a 2,500 word report, propose a specific business idea, analyse its feasibility, and reflect

on the idea generation and opportunity recognition processes used. Draw from relevant

course readings, market research, and your own experiences to support your answers.

Part 1: In approximately 1,250 words, describe the proposed business idea and its

strategy to exploit an identified business opportunity, which could come from Assessment

1. You must describe the business model behind your idea – prices, revenues, costs,

customers, marketing, operations, etc.

Part 2: In approximately 500 words, based on your proposal, assess the feasibility of the

business idea as well as your own entrepreneurial suitability to start this venture using the

criteria from class. You must use both the business-focused and person-focused criteria.

Part 3: In approximately 750 words, outline a plan to test and validate your business idea

up to launch. Identify what you want to discover at each stage, the results necessary to

progress the idea further, and justify the activities and sequence you have selected.

Appendix must include:

• Completed Business Model Canvas

• Completed Feasibility Analysis Templates

Advice: You must answer all three parts of this assignment.

Key/suggested references:

Please draw from a mixture of relevant market research and course readings from

weeks 1-10 to support your answers.

Tutorial details:

Prepare for the tutorial by reading in advance the key readings we’ve covered so far and

bring along a draft of your work to receive feedback on your general ideas. You may ask

any questions that relate to the assessment topic during this time.

How does contemporary sleep research suggest that sleep may serve a psychological purpose/function?

Essays

 

The assignment requires you to answer three essay questions from a choice of six. These questions are based on the core areas of psychology covered in the module: Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology and Biological Psychology. You are required to choose one essay question from each of the core areas.

Each of the three essays should adhere to a 700 word limit. You must adhere to the 700 word limit for each essay, you cannot write less for one essay and more for another. The word limit excludes the title page and reference list. You should submit your report via Turnitin on Canvas by 23:59pm. Your coursework will be assessed using the Undergraduate Generic assessment criteria (link below).

 

Questions:

 

Social psychology questions: (You must choose ONE of these)

  1. Can attitudes predict behaviour? Discuss possible inconsistency and evaluate relevant theory and research that contributes to our understanding of attitude-behaviour consistency.
  2. Discuss whether the media plays a role in the development of eating

 

 

Cognitive psychology questions: (You must choose ONE of these)

  1. Two middle-aged friends both experienced the same event 10 years ago, but when they are interviewed about it for a television show, their accounts of it are quite different. Assuming neither is deliberately lying, why might this be?
  2. You see your friend talking to a stranger in the pub. Using the theories and evidence about how we process faces, explain why you recognise your

 

 

Biological psychology questions: (You must choose ONE of these)

 

 

  1. How does contemporary sleep research suggest that sleep may serve a psychological purpose/function?
  2. Discuss how the biological effects of drinking alcohol reinforce alcohol

 

 

 

You are expected to cite, reference, and write in APA style. You must provide a word count (excluding title and references).

 

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSED:

  1. Explanation and interpretation of concepts, principles, and theories from social, cognitive and biological psychology
  2. Discussion and interpretation of how theory and methods used in each of these core areas can be used to understand everyday behaviour.
  3. Application, integration and critical evaluation of relevant multiple perspectives to psychological issues grounded in social, cognitive and biological
  4. An ability to communicate this according to appropriate
How might increased numbers of casual staff impact workplace health and safety in Australia?

Students need to refer to and cite at least one journal article or scholarly book per essay to pass the exam.

Students must include a reference list with their exam submission.

Students should aim for 500 words per answer, excluding the reference list and in-text citations.

Answer any FOUR (4) questions.

Q1.

What are the factors contributing to the gender pay gap in Australia?

Q2.

What are the factors contributing to income inequality in Australia and what can be done to address this?

Q3.

How might increased numbers of casual staff impact workplace health and safety in Australia?

Q4.

What are the key contemporary challenges to ensuring workplace health and safety in Australia?

 

Evaluate yourself and illustrate, to what extent, you enjoy being an entrepreneur.

Main Objective of the assessment

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the theories surrounding SME development/growth/survival and how they relate to the wider environment of business support and economic development.

2. Assess the relevance and impact of Government initiatives in relation to the needs of SMEs, especially during start up phases.

3. Develop and evaluate business idea and plan taking into account issues such as resources management, business/market research, team management and presentation.

4. Demonstrate critical self-reflection and self-evaluation of their personal development through experiences and team activities.

Description of the Assessment

Individual Assignment (100%)

Word limit: 2000 words (+/-10%, excluding cover page, appendix and references)

** please state your word count at the end of the references **

PART I (50%):

Using the Business Model Canvas to visualizing the resources needed for a new business opportunity that you’ve identified to develop a new start-up venture based in the UK.

PART II (50%):

Evaluate yourself and illustrate, to what extent, you enjoy being an entrepreneur.

** Your answer in each of the two parts must relate to relevant theories/frameworks/concepts and examples

Compare and contrast Sampson and Laub’s Age-Graded Theory with Moffitt’s Dual Taxonomy (found in Chapter 4) regarding how each theory explains the persistence and/or resistance to criminal behavior.

Description
Select one of the three questions below to discuss. 1) Critical Thinking Exercise-Social Learning Theory Real-World Material Consider the basic assumption in Sutherland’s nine propositions that everything is learned, ranging from behaviors to internal motives and values. Provide an argument for the following statement: All behaviors are representative of one’s values. Provide a real-world example that supports your argument (either a true-crime case or the opposite, a philanthropic act). 2) Critical Thinking Exercise-Social Control Theory Interview/Field Observation Travis Hirschi’s research shows that juvenile delinquents tend to lack the same level of attachment to their community and others that non-delinquent juveniles hold. Interview a positive social agent on her perspective of the influence she has on her local juveniles. Do you agree or disagree with the agent’s perspective? Do you think the influence of the social agent is positive?1 pts 3) Critical Thinking Exercise-CTE Social Development Theories Compare/Contrast Social development theories examine the concepts of persistence and resistance regarding criminal offending. Compare and contrast Sampson and Laub’s Age-Graded Theory with Moffitt’s Dual Taxonomy (found in Chapter 4) regarding how each theory explains the persistence and/or resistance to criminal behavior. Reply to at least two of your peers’ posts

How does employee job satisfaction relate to reward?

Introduction

 

One of the key objectives of any organisation is to keep employees motivated and engaged. In order to keep employees motivated and engaged, employees must derive satisfaction from their work (Abraham, 2012). Therefore, organisations need to maintain and improve employee satisfaction; it will improve the performance of employees (Nanjundeswaraswamy, 2019).

Furthermore, job satisfaction affects employee morale, which affects the quality of interactions between work team members and between members of the organisation and the company’s customers. The latter affects customer satisfaction. Further, job satisfaction is negatively correlated with employee absenteeism and turnover; higher employee satisfaction less likely the employee is to take an extended leave or leave the organisation.(Nanjundeswaraswamy, 2019).

Various potential factors contribute to employee satisfaction. Rewarding behaviour can be a contributing factor. Rewarding behaviour can be intrinsic or extrinsic. Employees and supervisors provide feedback on intrinsic rewards, such as recognition and appreciation (Hussain et al., 2020). It also includes increased job autonomy, as employees are empowered to have greater control over their job duties (Tausif, 2012).

In contrast, extrinsic rewards usually have some tangible value. Extrinsic rewards may include financial incentives such as rewards (bonuses and salary increases) and organisational promotions, which often include a corresponding increase in salary as the employee moves up the job hierarchy (Hussain et al., 2020). As an employee feels optimistic about their job, it will contribute to job satisfaction (Priya & Eshwar, 2014). Therefore, organisations must explore whether rewards can increase employees’ job satisfaction, which is the rationale behind the study. This study is qualitative research and will use interviews to collect data and set questions about how rewards affect employee satisfaction.

 

Research Aim and Research Questions

 

This research aims to study any impact between rewards on employee satisfaction. Specifically, the study will examine the relationships between employee satisfaction and rewards. Therefore the independent factor being investigated in the study is the reward, whereas the dependent factor in employee job satisfaction. In particular, the current research aims to explore the following three specific research questions of interest.

RQ1: How does employee job satisfaction relate to reward?

RQ2: To what extent does reward impact on employee job satisfaction?

RQ3: Will different rewards affect employee job satisfaction?

Consider the issues relating to the STANDARD OF CARE AND BREACH only raised by these facts.

James has had a bad month. A few weeks ago, his uninsured garage, located away from his house, burnt down and he lost goods worth up to £5,000. It later transpires that the fire brigade was called and was on the way but failed to arrive as the fire engine was diverted to deal with a call claiming that a local factory was on fire, which turned out not to be the case. James claims that hoax calls are common and that the fire brigade made a huge error of judgment in not attending to his garage and is threatening to sue for negligence. Last week, James, who is partially sighted, was injured when he fell down a hole left unguarded by Leicester Local Council. The hole was dug to make urgent repairs to underground wires and there was a large sign warning people and the cones around the hole. The cones had been removed by some teenagers who used them for goalposts on a nearby field. And yesterday he was diagnosed with a chest disease. James’ doctor told him he must have contracted the disease while working down a coal mine for the past ten years. He worked in three mines but two of them are now closed so he wants to claim against the only remaining one, called North Eastern Coal. He worked at North Eastern Coal for only three of the ten years and the medical evidence shows that although he clearly caught the disease at some time in his employment at the mines, it is impossible to say for certain how much each one contributed to his condition. None of the mines had adequate facilities for dealing with coal dust.

 

Consider the issues relating to the STANDARD OF CARE AND BREACH only raised by these facts. You CAN ASSUME A DUTY OF CARE WAS OWED.

evaluate the financial impact experienced by the global tourism and hospitality industry due to the implementation of COVID-19 travel restrictions.
  1. Working Title

The Effects of COVID-19 Travel Restrictions on Global Tourism and Hospitality Industry.

  • Context of Research

The study aims to identify and analyse the critical effects of COVID-19 travel restrictions on the tourism and hospitality industry by demonstrating how the implementation of the COVID-19 containment measures by different governments in tourism destinations worldwide affected the performance of the sector, as well as the strategies that can be put in place to ensure its recovery from the impacts of the pandemic. According to a report released by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation in 2020, it was documented that following the continued spread of COVID-19, international tourist travels decreased by between 58% and 78% (Tuite et al., 2020), which led to a potential loss of between $0.9 to $1.2 trillion in the total global tourism receipts. Therefore, the introduction of travel restrictions had a profound financial impact on the tourism and hospitality sector.

  • Rationale

I believe there is a need for research into the impacts of COVID-19 travel restrictions on the global tourism and hospitality industry. The results obtained from this study will help understand how the imposition of COVID-19 containment measures affected the global tourism and hospitality industry, as well as how various recovery strategies can be put in place to save it from the adverse effects of the pandemic and any future crises. Understanding the strategies that were implemented to contain the spread of COVID-19 will establish a framework for improving the industry’s performance and further inform the policymakers on handling future crises in highly susceptible industries when they occur.

 

 

  1. Research Aim

This research aims to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 travel restrictions on the global tourism and hospitality industry by focusing on the financial loss that the industry faced following the imposition of the travel restrictions on various tourists’ destinations worldwide.

Research Objectives

  • To evaluate the financial impact experienced by the global tourism and hospitality industry due to the implementation of COVID-19 travel restrictions.
  • To analyse the available recovery strategies that can be put in place to restore the tourism and hospitality industry from the effects of COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Find two recent (2021/2022) Harvard Business Review articles that focuses on soft skills (teams, time management, emotional intelligence, biases, intercultural communication, etc.), summarize each one briefly and add a personal reflection

Instructions COM 205 Last assignment April 2022

Find two recent (2021/2022) Harvard Business Review articles that focuses on soft skills (teams, time management, emotional intelligence, biases, intercultural communication, etc.), summarize each one briefly (50%) and add a personal reflection (50%).  Please post the link to the articles as well.

You are expected to write approximately 1300 words for this assignment.