In your own words, define information technology.

Unit 9 Readings In this unit’s readings, you examine information technologies.

Required

• Winston, M. E., & Edelbach, R. (2014). Society, ethics, and technology (5th ed.). Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

o ANDREW J. FLANIGAN, CRAIG FLANIGAN, AND JOHN FLANIGAN: Technical Code and the Social   Constructions of the Internet

o MAX BOOT: The Consequences of the Information Revolution

o NICHOLAS CARR: Is Google Making Us Stupid?

o REBECCA MACKINNON: Corporate Censorship

Directions: Using the required academic readings and supplemental academic research, please address the following while adhering to the Discussion Board Rubric:

• In your own words, define information technology.
• How has the internet shaped people and society?
• How does information overload affect your ability to analyze information?
• What other technology so dramatically changed society faster than the internet?
• Is the internet a good thing?
• If there was no internet, how would your daily life, work, education, etc., be affected?

Information Technology’s Effect on Society

“The medium is the message.”

“All media exists to invest our lives with artificial perception and arbitrary values.”

— Marshall McLuhan

Let’s travel back to the 1400s, shall we? You will recall that Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press was a revolutionary technology, one that would change world history. Tom Wheeler, former Chairman of the FCC, writes that

the network of printers that sprang up across Europe ended the monopoly of information that priests and princes had exploited in pursuit of power. The free movement of ideas fired the Reformation, spread the Renaissance, and became the basis of all that followed. (Wheeler, 2019)

Gutenberg’s invention was the first information network. Other information networks would follow: the telegraph, telephone, radio, and television.

The information network you are most familiar with today is the internet, the single “biggest technological construction of our daily existence” (Blum, 2012). Because of the internet, you have access to more information than any person pre-2020. No longer is information the prerogative of the elites in society. Information is now democratized like never before.

The positives of the internet are many. You can now get a university degree, no matter your physical location/proximity to a university. As an example, members of the armed forces can serve their country at the same time they work on a bachelor’s degree. You can research any historical era for a school paper, find out what tomorrow’s weather will be, look up information on the new movie coming out, or check the latest sports. Any piece of data you could possibly want is available 24/7. Over 4.5 billion people do just that. Information from Google indicates that there are “40,000 search queries every second on average, which translates to over 3.5 billion searches per day and 1.2 trillion searches per year worldwide” (Google Search Statistics, n.d.). All in the quest for information.

However, there are certain aspects of the internet that should give you pause.

While a precise number is impossible, it is estimated that there are over 40 zettabytes of data on the internet (Petrov, 2020). One zettabyte is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes! With easy access to all of this information, is society experiencing information overload?

Communication theorist Neil Postman believed that yes, information overload was a critical issue. As long ago as 1992, Postman wrote that information “has become a form of garbage, not only incapable of answering the most fundamental human questions but barely useful in providing coherent direction to the solution of even mundane problems” (Postman, 1992). Today, with 40+ zettabytes of data available online, many people find that too much information is overwhelming, leading to confusion and uncertainty. Is the information obtained online accurate? How can you tell? What happens when you run across contradictory information about a topic?

Another issue concerns political polarization as a result of the political information contained on internet sites. In the 1950s, people had access to three or four television networks, a couple of radio stations, and their local paper. During this pre-internet era, the political information a person consumed was basically the same as their neighbors. Conversations, therefore, took place against a backdrop of commonality concerning topics.

Today, on the other hand, the internet allows people to visit specific “news” sites geared to their political proclivities. Many of the individuals who frequent such sites have preconceived notions, and want those notions to be verified (often referred to as “preaching to the choir”). Many politically liberal leaning individuals may visit a liberal “news” site, while a conservative individual may frequent a conservative “news” site. Bring those two people together to discuss a political issue, and they might as well be speaking different languages.

As a result of the media’s agenda setting and framing, political polarization occurs, in which people cannot even agree on the terms to debate because they received different information from contradictory sources. In a survey by the Pew Research Center, it was found that “73% of the public says that most Republican and Democratic voters not only disagree over plans and policies, but also disagree on ‘basic facts’” (Pew Research Center, 2019). That is the end result of the many news-oriented websites where political opinions are packaged as facts.

Even with the negative aspects of this information network, it is so intertwined with your existence that it is impossible to imagine your daily routine without it.

Write a short essay (1 page minimum, 2 pages max single spaced) explaining why you think what the Dallas Buyer’s Club did was right or wrong. Do you think it’s OK for terminally ill people to take nonFDA approved medications?

Description
Antivirals and immunologics are the most expensive drugs in the United States. Unfortunately, the people who need these drugs the most belong to demographics that cannot access or afford these medicines. Watch the movie, Dallas Buyer’s Club starring Matthew McConaughey. You can watch it on a variety of streaming services or on YouTube. This movie tells a story about how one man created a group to help people access medication that was not readily available or FDA approved. As a public health professional, we are supposed to support the FDA, CDC and other health-related government agencies which can make our career morally complicated. ————

Write a short essay (1 page minimum, 2 pages max single spaced) explaining why you think what the Dallas Buyer’s Club did was right or wrong. Do you think it’s OK for terminally ill people to take nonFDA approved medications? Why or Why not? Why do you think the FDA has such tight restrictions on experimental medications? Do you think these rules should change? Why? Please include at least 3 references to support your opinions.

write and submit a Personal Belief Statement here in Blackboard which examines a core value or belief you hold and how that has led you to or is demonstrated by your work.

Critical Reflection PAPER (20 points) + QUESTION Response (20 points) This I Believe Essay Assignment from “Book-In-Common” Initiative Background on Book-in-Common Initiative: Book-in-Common (BinC) is a community-wide learning experience for entire campus. Coordinated by the Office of First Year Initiatives, BinC intentionally supports new students in their transition and acculturation to by engaging them in this unique academic experience, which is enhanced when all members of our community participate. Students, faculty, and staff read and explore a common text incorporated into courses across disciplines. To support and enhance classroom learning and discussion, BinC partners with campus and local community members to provide a year-long series of co-curricular activities revolving around the themes and issues raised throughout the text. Planned programs include an essay submission portal in partnership with the This I Believe organization, a fall keynote, out-of-class group discussions, community service projects, an essay contest, film screenings, and faculty lectures/panels. This I Believe is our Book-in-Common this academic year. Background and Feedback on this year’s book, This I Believe: This I Believe is a series of 500-word essays in which each author shares the core values and beliefs that guide his or her everyday life. Through our common reading and related discussions, we are exploring the deeply held values, beliefs and experiences which motivate ourselves and others, as well as considering what it looks like to consistently put those beliefs into action. First year and upper-class students have shared that reading This I Believe was “eye-opening” and “life-changing.” This kind of feedback reflects an appreciation for how much we can learn from such a short and simple statement of belief. And this book has led to many interesting and enlightening conversations among people who hold differing viewpoints, and it’s challenged each of us to consider our own most deeply help beliefs. The description from Amazon.com reads as follows: “Based on the NPR series of the same name, This I Believe features eighty Americans–from the famous to the unknown–completing the thought that the book’s title begins. Each piece compels readers to rethink not only how they have arrived at their own personal beliefs but also the extent to which they share them with others. Featuring many renowned contributors–including Isabel Allende, Colin Powell, Gloria Steinem, William F. Buckley Jr., Penn Jillette, Bill Gates, and John Updike–the collection also contains essays by a Brooklyn lawyer; a part-time hospital clerk in Rehoboth, Massachusetts; a woman who sells yellow pages advertising in Fort Worth, Texas; and a man who serves on Rhode Island’s parole board. The result is a stirring and provocative trip inside the minds and hearts of a diverse group of people whose beliefs–and the incredibly varied ways in which they choose to express them–reveal the American spirit at its best.” Check out more belief statements at the This I Believe website www.thisibelieve.org and other books in the series, including This I Believe: Kentucky www.thisibelieveky.org Personal Belief Statements YOUR ASSIGNMENT HERE IS … 1 – www.thisibelieve.org ! visit the This I Believe website and READ and/or LISTEN TO essays from at least 4 (four) different authors (these are short, don’t worry!) 2 – http://thisibelieve.org/feature/ ! visit the This I Believe website and READ and/ or LISTEN TO at least 4 (four) essays from their SPECIAL FEATURES section (again, these are short!) 3- read the This I Believe essay guidelines set forth by This I Believe www.thisibelieve.org/guidelines/ 4- adhering as best you can to those guidelines, write and submit a Personal Belief Statement here in Blackboard which examines a core value or belief you hold and how that has led you to or is demonstrated by your work. !you will want to DRAFT this and FINALIZE your writing in a WORD.docx document and SAVE it. You can then attach this to your Critical Reflection Paper Assignment in Blackboard. Once you have completed the above list of items, please CLICK on the 2 (two) CRP Assignment LINKS in PINK in Blackboard and: Complete the questions !worth 20 points Attach your This I Believe ESSAY !worth 20 points …for 40 points TOTAL possible * Here are a few essays that might help inspire your own thinking: Van Jones: http://thisibelieve.org/essay/62068/ Cecilia Munoz: http://thisibelieve.org/essay/2/ Eboo Patel: http://thisibelieve.org/essay/33/ Deirdre Sullivan: http://thisibelieve.org/essay/8/

How did Alice Paul’s views of equal gender come to be in the US, and why did they take so long to be recognized?

Thesis Statement

Based on the research to date, I will try to support the following thesis: The reason that Alice Paul had such an issue getting the ERA to pass was because of the conservative views of the Republican Party. This statement could change, based on subsequent research.

Introduction

There is a ton of information floating around about the Equal Rights Amendment. You can find pictures of woman and men marching in the street caring signs. With a quick Google search you can find timelines of what passed where, and who apposed what. One thing that the masses don’t know too much about is Alice Paul. Alice Paul is the unsung hero of the Equal Rights movement, she had a long and hard climb to office, with powerful people apposing her. In this essay I plan to pinpoint the reason Paul had such an issue getting the ERA to pass was because of the conservative views of the Republican party.

Topic and Research Question

Topic: For my historical event analysis, I have chosen to focus on Alice Paul. Alice is obviously a very important historical figure that most people don’t know anything about.

Research Question: How did Alice Paul’s views of equal gender come to be in the US, and why did they take so long to be recognized?

Search Term and Sources

Search terms that I have used in my research so far include Alice Paul, Paul, Alice, equal gender, women’s rights movement and Paul,

One secondary source is “The Fifteenth Star: Alice Paul and the National Woman’s Party in Minnesota” by J.D. Zahniser, Published in Minnesota History Magazine, Minnesota Historical Society Press.

https://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.snhu.edu/stable/26977822

Another secondary source is “Alice Paul: Equality for Woman” by Christine Lunardini. New York: Routledge, 2012. This book is in Shapiro Library

Final Writing Plan

For my historical event analysis, I have chosen to focus on Alice Paul and the Equal Rights Amendment. Alice was the voice behind one of this nation’s biggest and most talked about movements and she is relatively unknown.

In studying Alice and her movement, I aim to answer several questions, specifically how did Alice Paul’s views of equal gender come to be accepted and why did they take so long to be instated? Also, I want to know What separate’s Paul from leaders of today? Given that she was arrested 7 times, forced fed in prison as punishment for her beliefs, and beaten by police during her peaceful movements and yet she never gave up.

Search terms that I have used in my research so far include Alice Paul, Paul, Alice, equal gender, women’s rights movement and Paul.

My analysis needs to consider how this movement came to be, as well as how society came to view it as it spread. One secondary source is “The Fifteenth Star: Alice Paul and the National Woman’s Party in Minnesota” by J.D. Zahniser, Published in Minnesota History Magazine, Minnesota Historical Society Press. This source will fill us in on how Alice Paul started her campaign with a Woman’s Suffrage Amendment in Minnesota.

Another secondary source is “Alice Paul: Equality for Woman” by Christine Lunardini. New York: Routledge, 2012.

One secondary source is “The Fifteenth Star: Alice Paul and the National Woman’s Party in Minnesota” by J.D. Zahniser, Published in Minnesota History Magazine, Minnesota Historical Society Press.

https://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.snhu.edu/stable/26977822

Another secondary source is “Alice Paul: Equality for Woman” by Christine Lunardini. New York: Routledge, 2012. This book is in Shapiro Library

Based on the research to date, I will try to support the following thesis: The reason that Alice Paul had such an issue getting the ERA to pass was because of the conservative views of the Republican Party. This statement could change, based on subsequent research.

I plan to write this historical analysis for an audience that is somewhat familiar with the Equal Rights Amendment, but who does not know specific details. This audience will need some background info and detailed information here and there.

In writing for this audience, I plan to focus my efforts on proving why the bill to so long to pass legislation, using examples. I want my audience to finish with a better understanding of the battle this was for woman, and how the fought was won.

Discuss with the patient safety issues with the particular medication, possible side effects, adverse reactions, things the patient should avoid, how to store the medication.

Assignment Directions

Textbook; Woodrow, R., & Colbert, B., (2018). Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Occupations. Cengage Learning.

Medication from the list for the assignment is Ketorolac (Toradol)

I will do the recordings just write them out.

Feel free to contact me with any further questions.

Applying Pharmacology Principles

Unit Outcome(s) addressed in this Assignment:

• Understanding the importance of patient education in regards to medication usage.
• Communicate information pertaining to medication topic using effective oral, written, and presentation skills and appropriate terminology for intended audience.

Course Outcomes) assessed in this Assignment:

HS140-5: Evaluate the allied health professional’s role in patient education regarding medications.

GEL-1.3: Demonstrate college-level communication through the oral delivery of original materials in Standard English.

Requirements

• For this assignment you will develop a 5 – 7 minute oral presentation to a mock patient explaining what, how, when, and why he/she is taking a medication. Include safety and storage information.
• Choose a medication from the list below based on the alphabetical order of your last name.

Instructions

This presentation is to be set up as a way of providing patient education on a particular medication he/she is about to take.

Select a medication from the list below based upon the first letter of your last name.

Once you have picked a medication from the list, use credible websites to research. Create a 10 slide presentation with speaker notes and recorded audio using the following guidelines:

• Title slide (1 slide)
• Introduction slide – provide a brief summary of patient demographics (age, gender, race, etc.) include the patient’s condition and why you have chosen the medication to treat it. (1 – 2 slides)

• Provide information on how you would explain to the patient: why they are going to take this medication. (1 slide)

• Give an explanation of how the patient is going to take the medication (include items like medication prescription, directions to self-administer, instruction on technique if it’s an inhaler or injection, etc. (1-2 slides)

• Discuss with the patient safety issues with the particular medication, possible side effects, adverse reactions, things the patient should avoid, how to store the medication. (2 slides)

• Discuss with the patient how the medication works, be sure to use layman’s terms, remember you are talking to a patient. You can add pictures if need be along with text. (1-2 slides)

• Conclusion – wrap up your presentation with the patient on a positive note, brief summary of the important aspects of taking the medication. (1 slide)

• References (as many slides as needed)

REMEMBER: pretend you are talking with a patient, the more information they know the more compliant they will be, however there needs to be a good balance between information and wordiness.

Requirements

• The presentation should be at least 10 slides.
• Each slide should have a minimum of 2-3 sentences of speaker notes in the “Notes” area at the bottom of each the slide.
• The speaker notes also need to be recorded as voice audio files and added to each slide as if you are presenting to an audience. Please visit the Microsoft Office tutorial on how to add audio to your slides: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Add-or-delete-audio-in-your-PowerPoint-presentation-c3b2a9fd-2547-41d9-9182-3dfaa58f1316?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US#OfficeVersion=2013,_2016
• In accordance with GEL 1.3, the audio recordings of your speaker notes on each slide must:
  1. Use Standard English and includes a highly developed and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
  2. Be highly ordered, logical and unified.
  3. Oral delivery techniques, including word choice and oral expressiveness, display exceptional content, organization, and style, while leading the audience to a dynamic and supported conclusion.
• Please be sure to download the file “Writing Center Resources” to assist you with meeting APA expectations on the Reference slide. Go to Content, Course Resources and then Course Documents in the classroom.

Submitting Your Work

Put your responses in a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. Save it in a location and with the proper naming convention: Last_First_HS315_Unit 10_Assignment.docx. Submit your work to the Unit 10 Dropbox.

Is this a case for civil or criminal law or both? Who is the private or authority that can demand an answer from the agent (to whom is x responsible?)

Study of ethical/legal responsibility, Artificial Intelligence rights and liability. Distributed as follows:

1. Pick a case of study (domain) and introduce it. (≈ 300 words) 5% Possible domains: internet of things, listening devices, love-sex robots, military-policing, face recognition, attack decision, or any other of your preference.
2. Analysis of ethical and legal agency. (≈ 500 words) 20%
3. Analysis of human-AI rights. (≈ 500 words) 20%
4. Analysis of AI liability. (≈ 500 words) 20%
5. Conclusions and general discussion. (≈ 500 words) 5%

• Introduction
  • Description of the case
  • Justification for an ethical analysis
• Ethical agency
  • Ethics setting, who is morally responsible?
• Ethics and Law, legal agency
  • Who is legally responsible?
• Rights
  • AI rights
  • Rights of humans involved
• Liability
  • Who is to be blamed? Who pays compensation?
  • Is there criminal liability?
• In the future?

Questions to be addressed: Ethical responsibility

1. Who is the agent(s) bearer of ethical responsibility (who is responsible?);
2. The behavior for which the ethical agent is responsible for (what is x responsible for?);
3. Who is the private or authority that can demand an answer from the agent (to whom is x responsible?)
4. The normative criteria that define the conditions under which x is responsible, are there any exceptions that restrict the extent of responsibility?
5. For accountability and liability is the agent capable of answering about the consequences of not fulfilling their obligation?
6. In the future?

Questions to be addressed: legal responsibility

1. Is this a case for civil or criminal law or both? Who is the private or authority that can demand an answer from the agent (to whom is x responsible?)
2. Who is the agent(s) legally responsible?
3. The behavior for which the agent is responsible for (what is x responsible for?)
4. The normative criteria that define the conditions under which x is responsible, are there any exceptions that restrict the extent of responsibility?
5. Has any of the parts incurred in a breach of contract?
6. Is this a civil wrong case? What is the source of liability negligence, vicarious liability, and strict liability (product)?
7. Is there a case for human criminal responsibility for the AI’s acts? Is there a significant retribution gap?
8. In the future?

Questions to be addressed: Artificial Intelligence rights

• Whose rights are affected: humans, AI?
• Is there an infringement of human rights?
• What is the object of the right, what right is affected: life, property, free expression, privacy, …?
• Why the right holder has the right: moral reasons, legal rights, tradition?
• Is it an inalienable right? (e.g., to life); is it forfeitable – can it be lost/hijacked? (e.g., freedom); is it waivable – can it be relinquished? (e.g., renouncing to your right of a promise be kept).
• What is the Hohfeldlian structure? Who has power, privilege, immunity, claim?
• In the future?

Questions to be addressed: liability and control

• Who is liable for the AI actions? The AI? Otherwise, who is the legal person liable for its actions?
• Is the causation chain between the recognised legal person and the outcome broken?
• Would the behaviour of the AI have changed if liability would have been assigned to it?
• How could we exert a better control over the AI? Would this control affect the AI rights and responsibilities?
• In the future?

In his Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Jean-Jacques Rousseau takes issue with Hobbes’ portrayal of the state of nature and his conclusions about where absolute sovereignty must reside. Write an essay on Rousseau’s argument with Hobbes. In your essay you should discuss the different approaches each theorist takes when explaining the reasons for the existence of political authority.

Write an essay of approximately 7-9 double-spaced pages on one of the topics listed below. You are not to consult or refer to secondary sources. Rather, you are asked to develop your own reasoned argument in response to the question, proposition, or contention which the essay topics contain.

All direct quotes and paraphrases must be appropriately cited. The most convenient way of citing a passage in the text (or close paraphrase) in a political theory essay is to use the MLA citation style which consists of parenthetical in-text citations and a Texts Cited or Bibliography at the end of the paper. In-text citations would look like this: (Hobbes 2011, 650). The Texts Cited or Bibliography entry at the end of your essay should look like this: Hobbes 2011, Leviathan in Michael L. Morgan, ed. Classics of Moral and Political Theory. Indianapolis, Indiana: Hackett Publishing Co.

Clarity is a key to writing a successful essay in political theory. This means being clear about the problem you are addressing, clear about the argument you are proposing, and clear in the way you develop that argument. It is often said that good writing makes for good arguments. When composing your essay, you should pay particular attention to spelling, grammar, sentence structure, paragraph formatting, punctuation and all the other elements that contribute to a good writing style. Nothing diminishes or obscures a written argument more than having it expressed poorly or sloppily.

Essay Topics

• Thomas Hobbes and John Locke both used the concepts of a state of nature and a social contract to argue for the kind of political arrangement they thought suitable to human nature and the conditions under which political rule is necessary. While their starting points are similar, they arrive at different conclusions about the type of political authority that should command the allegiance of ostensibly free and equal individuals. Write an essay comparing their different approaches to the question of legitimate political authority. In your essay you should discuss the reasons why they came to different conclusions about political authority and which argument you find more persuasive.

• In his Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Jean-Jacques Rousseau takes issue with Hobbes’ portrayal of the state of nature and his conclusions about where absolute sovereignty must reside. Write an essay on Rousseau’s argument with Hobbes. In your essay you should discuss the different approaches each theorist takes when explaining the reasons for the existence of political authority.

• Locke and Rousseau share similar views on what establishes a right to property, but in all other respects they disagree on the role property plays in civil society and in the origins of a political state. Compare and contrast their views, paying attention to what it is that causes the two theorists to have such different evaluations of property.

• The values of liberty (or freedom) and equality are often seen as the cornerstones of modern liberalism. Write an essay comparing and contrasting the way Hobbes (in the Leviathan), Locke (in the Second Treatise of Government), and Rousseau (in The Social Contract) view these values.

• John Locke, in his Letter Concerning Toleration, appears to argue for a separation of church and state because they involve two different spheres of human activity. In his chapter in Civil Religion in The Social Contract, Jean-Jacques Rousseau suggests that religion does have a place in politics. Write an essay comparing these two views.

What are the possible side effects of that medication?

Reading: Chapter 10: “Poison Control”

Chapter 27: “Drugs and Older Adults”

Woodrow, R., & Colbert, B., (2018). Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Occupations. Cengage Learning.

Jimmy, B., & Jose, J. (2011). Patient medication adherence: Measures in daily practice. Oman Medical Journal, 26(3), 155–159. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3191684/

Improving Patient Compliance

Helping a patient to remember to take their medication is one aspect of compliance but a majority of compliance comes from educating the patient. The more a patient knows about what he/she is taking the more likely they will be diligent on taking their medications.

In this scenario you are the health care provider answering questions from your patient regarding a medication. Choose any ONE medication that treats ONE condition below and answer the questions that follow. Remember these are questions from your patient, be as thorough as possible but yet understandable to the patient.

Conditions: Bacterial infection, UTIs, peptic ulcers, hypertension, asthma; high cholesterol, or congestive heart failure.

The patient asks you:

1. What is the name of the medication?
2. Why do I need to take it?
3. What are the possible side effects of that medication?
4. How does it work on my condition?
5. What should I do if I miss a dose?

What does the phrase Quality of Hire mean?

Description
Answer the following questions:
1. What are 8 steps to finding your ideal job? 2. What is the purpose of a resume? 3. Name six types of resume formats that you may need to apply for a position. 4.What are the pros and cons of a chronological resume and a functional resume? 5. Name and describe three different types of interviews. 6. What does the phrase Quality of Hire mean? 7. Writing task: You were interviewed today for a marketing job at NV Energy. The interview seemed to go well, however you forgot to mention that you worked as a high school intern making energy conservation calls at NV Energy 5 years ago and received an excellent evaluation from your supervisor, Ed Brown.

Write a 2500 word Individual report based on a strategic review of an organization.

Assessment 1 – Coursework

Coursework Instructions (Business Tesco)
The coursework will be a 2500 word Individual report based on a strategic review of an organization. A suggested structure of the report is shown below – Contents (not included in the word count) – Executive summary (300 words) An overview of the whole strategic review contained within the report Strategic review (2200 words) A strategic analysis of the organization (60% mark weighting): – Environmental analysis – Resource and competence analysis Recommendations for future development (30% mark weighting): – TOWS matrix and/ or Ansoff matrix to generate strategic options. – Review two or more options against the criteria of suitability, feasibility and acceptability. Recommendations References (not included in the word count) – Appendices of supporting material (not included in the word count) – 10% of marks are for referencing and presentation. – Important Note: The above structure is ONLY a suggestion. There are many ways of writing a report & you should use what suits your style best. Coursework general guidance notes: – You must not do any primary research. All research should be conducted using secondary sources only. – Diagrams and charts can be in appendices or throughout the body of the report. This is a style issue and therefore up to you. – “In text” referencing is part of the word count, but the references list is not. – A content page (not included in word count) and page number are required. – An executive summary should summarize the key points & findings in the report. It is not a plan of what you intend to do. – You are not required to provide critique of tools and models in this report. – Appendices are optional and must not exceed 5 pages (10 slides.) They should support the main body of the report. – Tables & diagrams in the body of the report count in the word count, but not if in the appendices. Coursework companies – You will investigate a company of your choice (Tesco) – It may be possible & necessary, for some of these companies to choose one part of the company eg. a business unit, brand or location/ geography).