Your report is based on the research results and not on any prepared documentation. What this means is that you will research and draw your own conclusions. The analysis is based on research and not opinion. You are not making recommendations, and you will not attempt to position the focal company in a better or worse light than other companies within the industry merely because you are completing an analysis on this particular company. The analysis must be based on factual information. Any conclusions drawn have to be based on factual information rather than leaps of faith.

The document has to be written in Word or RTF. No other format is acceptable. No pdf files will be graded. Use 12-point font for a double-spaced report. The final product is expected to be 10 – 12 pages. The final project may not be more than 12 pages in length, including all tables and matrices, but excluding the title page and reference page. Do no use an Appendix.

• Those items identified in the technical analysis should appear under the appropriate heading in the paper. It is important to format the tables/matrices to fit the report and present the analysis clearly and concisely.
• Create a title page with the title, your name, date, the course number, the instructor’s name.
• Create Topic Headings that correspond to exact sections of the project requirements.

• There are three levels of strategy: corporate-level strategy, business-level strategy, and functional-level strategy. Corporate-level strategies are related to businesses or markets the focal company successfully can compete within. Corporate-level strategies affect the entire organization and are formulated by top management using middle and lower management input. Decision-making about corporate-level strategies is considered complex, affects the entire company, and relates to an organization’s resource capabilities. Corporate level strategies align with an organization’s mission statement and ideally are designed around goals and objectives. Perform an analysis on:
  • Corporate-level strategies.
  • Create a partial SWOT table, perform an SW analysis, and discuss the strategic inferences/implications. Discuss what strategies would allow the company to capitalize on its major strengths and what strategies would allow the company to improve upon its major weaknesses.
  • Create an IFE matrix and analysis. Make sure to explain how the matrix was developed and discuss the strategic inferences and implications.
  • Develop a Grand Strategy Matrix. Explain how the matrix was developed and discuss the strategic inferences/implications at a corporate level and business-unit level.
  • Perform an analysis on:
    • Business-level strategies
      • Evaluate the company’s product line, target market.
      • Identify and explain business-level strategies.
    • Functional-level strategies
      • Assess the company’s organizational structure, the organizational culture, marketing production, operations, finance and accounting, and R&D that can be accomplished by viewing the company’s website, interviews, and surveys.
      • Explain how these strategies align with the company’s vision and mission statements….
    • • Use the company’s income statement and balance sheet to calculate four (4) key financial ratios. One key ratio must come from each of the four key categories: leverage, liquidity, profitability, and efficiency. The four (4) specific ratios selection must come from the following categories.
        • • Leverage Ratios (Long term debt ratio, Total debt ratio, Debt-to-equity ratio, Times interest earned ratio, and Cash coverage ratio)
          • Liquidity Ratios (Net working capital to total assets ratio, current ratio, quick ratio, and cash ratio)
          • Efficiency Ratios (Asset turnover ratio, average collection period, inventory turnover ratio, and Days sales outstanding)
          • Profitability Ratios (Net Profit Margin, Return on Assets, and Return on Equity)
        • The selection of the ratios has to be relevant to the focal company, so it is important to choose wisely.
        • Quote industry financial average ratios correlate to the four (4) financial ratios selected for the focal company. Explain the importance of the four (4) averages to compare why averages are important to use. You may find the industry averages by going to the library. If you cannot find it on your own, reach out to the librarian as these resources are readily available.
        • Create a conclusion. The Conclusion is intended to emphasize the purpose/significance of the analysis, emphasize the significance/consequence of findings, and indicate the wider applications derived from the main points of the project’s requirements. Finally, you will conclude the findings of the external environment analysis.

      Note: If copied directly from the Internet, a zero will be assigned. When placing any table or figure in a table, it must be explained in detail……

      Research for Industry Analysis: Total Market Financial Strength, Sales per Employee, Debt to Equity, Quick Ratio, Leverage Ratio by Sector (csimarket.com)

I’m working on a computer science discussion question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.

What is your experience with computers? When did you start using them? What do you do with computers now?

Under what conditions do you find your interactions with computers satisfactory? When are they unsatisfactory?

Alan Turing thought that a truly intelligent computer (at least one that could pass the Turing Test) would be available by 2000. When do you think we will see such a machine?

1. Is the Turing Te`st valid for judging the “intelligence” of a machine? Why or why not?
2. Do you agree that computers are “communication engines”? Why or why not?
3. Do you have a “favourite” example in the Interface Hall of Shame at http://homepage.mac.com/bradster/iarchitect/shame.htm? What do you find especially annoying about the example?
4. Unit 2
5. Developments in AI have followed developments in computing technology. What advances in technology do you think will continue to contribute to change in technology?
6. WebLab is attempting to test a “reverse Turing test,” which they call the “blurring test” (see http://www.weblab.org/blurring/intro.html). The title of the test site reads “Convince your computer you are human. At this site you are presumed silicon unless proven otherwise.” If you do take the test, how far do you get? Is the test fair?

Unit 3

What types of VR systems have you had experience with? Which were your favourites, and why?

1. Apply the criteria for evaluating VR systems to your experiences with such systems. In your opinion, are these criteria important?

Discuss the characteristics of robotics in terms of the robots you have come into contact with.

1. Unit 4

Which search engines do you use most often? Why? Do you think different engines work better for different kinds of information?

Discuss any experiences of disinhibition you have had online, from falling in love to flaming someone in an email or discussion post.

1. Have you ever pretended you were someone else or in some way changed your real characteristics while online? Or do you know someone who has done that? Discuss this experience.

Have you ever been a telecommuter? What are the advantages and disadvantages of that form of work?

1. Did you ever meet someone face to face after meeting them online? What was that like? Did they fit your mental image of them? Why or why not?

Have you ever taken a personality test online or seek health information? Talk about that experience.

1. Distinguish between being online a lot because it is enjoyable, versus being online a lot because it is an addiction.

Unit 5

Discuss the differences between the ways that children use cell phones and the ways that teenagers use cell phones.

1. For all ages, what are the primary uses of cell phones today?
2. What ethnic, gender, and economic similarities and differences have been identified in cell phone use?
3. Explain how cell phone use increases and/or decreases sociability.
4. How does cell phone use signify status?
5. Unit 6
6. Discuss your experiences with, or opinions on, downloading music or other content using peer-to-peer networks.
7. Talk about any experiences with augmented reality you have had. Compare and contrast them to your experiences in virtual reality.

Highlight and explain experiences you have had with wearable or portable computing.

Will wearability and portability redefine social networks, as suggested by Rheingold? Elaborate.

1. What are the implications of nanotechnology for the future of computers and indeed life?
2. Unit 7
3. What makes a video game enjoyable?
4. Does video game play replace TV watching? Why or why not?
5. Are video games addictive? Explain your answer.

What are the cognitive benefits of playing video games?

Research shows that video game play is related to subsequent aggression. Do you agree? Why or why not?

1. Do middle-aged and older adults understand the lure of video game play? Why or why not?
2. What are the effects on children of playing video games?
3. Unit 8
4. Discuss implications of the varying quality of health care information sites on the Internet and how consumers can gauge the quality of such sites.
5. Discuss how the computer has made changes in health care delivery and patient—provider relationships.

Identify potential health risks of heavy computer use, and discuss how to deal with them.

How have online technologies affected the social relations of persons with disabilities? What are the implications of those changes?

1. Discuss the range of changes to the physical, intellectual, and social lives of the disabled brought about by recent developments in computers.
2. Highlight the use of virtual reality in various types of rehabilitation.

Discuss the design principles that are paramount in using computers for the disabled.

1. Discuss the cell phone needs of the disabled.

Write a short essay (approximately 750 words) on one of the following topics:

1. Pépé le Moko is set in the Algerian capital city of Algiers when Algeria was a French colony. The film represents both the European quarter of this city (in this film, dominated by the French and French colonial police and French tourists) as well as the “native quarter,” the Casbah. While some of the film was shot on location, the Casbah scenes were filmed in an elaborately reconstructed “Casbah” set. The scenes that take place in the European quarter include the opening sequence in the police station, the scenes at the hotel that depict Gaby and her friends, and the scenes in which Pépé escapes from the Casbah in order to follow Gaby to the port. How does director Julien Duvivier differently represent the European quarter and the Casbah? How does the mise-en-scène and image composition differ in the scenes that take place in each space? How do the different ways of filming these spaces relate to the film’s overall themes of entrapment, paralysis, and nostalgia?

OR

2. In one scene in The Raven the ambiguous character Dr. Vorzet opines that things are never “just black and white.” How do the film’s lighting style (a poetic realist lighting style characterized by stark contrasts and shadows), mise-en-scène, and shot composition (especially the use of long shots versus close-ups as well as the “canted” or tilted frame) serve to support Dr. Vorzet’s theory? How do these formal elements relate to the film’s various characters? How do they guide the viewer toward trusting or mistrusting particular characters?

In answering either question, try to relate your analysis back to the historical situation of France as it is summarized in this lesson. Do you see ways that your film comments upon this situation either on the level of the plot or on the formal level?

Note: When writing about film sequences, you must refer to the Sequence Analysis Worksheet.

Sequence Analysis Worksheet

Choose a sequence that lasts about two to four minutes. A sequence is a series of shots somehow logically connected in terms of

their common locale or setting; and/or

their relation to one dramatic moment in the plot (i.e., a “scene”); and/or

their common function in terms of furthering plot development or creating “atmosphere”; and/or

their relation to some common theme or issue.

Once you have selected your sequence, watch it several times to note details of interest in the main areas of cinematic style (points 1–4, below). As you watch and rewatch the sequence, take notes and expand them with each additional viewing.

Mise-en-scène—the composition and content of the frame in terms of background scenery, actors, costumes, props, movement of people and objects in the frame, and lighting (Corrigan, 48–57).

Cinematography—film stock (color, black/white, or tinting); lenses and changes in focus (deep focus, shallow); camera angles (high/low/straight-on); camera movement (panning, tracking, zooms); framing; shot duration; distance of camera to objects (close-ups, medium, and long shots; Corrigan, 57–64).

• Editing—shot transitions, logic of shot-to-shot relations; continuity editing (establishing and reestablishing shots, shot/reverse shots, eyeline matches, reaction shots, flashbacks and flashforwards, ellipsis); abstract editing (graphic matches, rhythmic editing, jump cuts); intellectual and psychological montage (Corrigan, 65–72).
• Sound—music, speech, noise (music, dialogue, sound effects); diegetic vs. non-diegetic sound (including voiceovers); synchronous vs. asynchronous sound; onscreen vs. offscreen sound; use of silence (Corrigan, 72–76).
• Use your raw findings to discuss the sequence and its relation to the film as a whole. Analyze the stylistic details (mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, sound, etc.); that is, don’t just describe them but try to determine their function in the sequence. Why might these stylistic choices have been made? What do they seem to mean for the sequence and the film? You should use the new terminology you have learned (some of which is listed above) to describe techniques used in the sequence. To do this, you will need to make connections between the technical and stylistic details you have isolated and (1) narrative elements (“story”: plot and character development) and (2) thematic content (“message” with regard to political, social, religious issues, etc.) in the sequence.
• How do these elements work together? How does this interaction within the sequence relate to the film as a whole? Do stylistic, narrative, and/or thematic elements in the sequence reinforce or contrast with the style, narrative, and thematic content of the film as a whole?

Your report is based on the research results and not on any prepared documentation. What this means is that you will research and draw your own conclusions. The analysis is based on research and not opinion. You are not making recommendations, and you will not attempt to position the focal company in a better or worse light than other companies within the industry merely because you are completing an analysis on this particular company. The analysis must be based on factual information. Any conclusions drawn have to be based on factual information rather than leaps of faith.

The document has to be written in Word or RTF. No other format is acceptable. No pdf files will be graded. Use 12-point font for a double-spaced report. The final product is expected to be 10 – 12 pages. The final project may not be more than 12 pages in length, including all tables and matrices, but excluding the title page and reference page. Do no use an Appendix.

• Those items identified in the technical analysis should appear under the appropriate heading in the paper. It is important to format the tables/matrices to fit the report and present the analysis clearly and concisely.
• Create a title page with the title, your name, date, the course number, the instructor’s name.
• Create Topic Headings that correspond to exact sections of the project requirements.

• There are three levels of strategy: corporate-level strategy, business-level strategy, and functional-level strategy. Corporate-level strategies are related to businesses or markets the focal company successfully can compete within. Corporate-level strategies affect the entire organization and are formulated by top management using middle and lower management input. Decision-making about corporate-level strategies is considered complex, affects the entire company, and relates to an organization’s resource capabilities. Corporate level strategies align with an organization’s mission statement and ideally are designed around goals and objectives. Perform an analysis on:
  • Corporate-level strategies.
  • Create a partial SWOT table, perform an SW analysis, and discuss the strategic inferences/implications. Discuss what strategies would allow the company to capitalize on its major strengths and what strategies would allow the company to improve upon its major weaknesses.
  • Create an IFE matrix and analysis. Make sure to explain how the matrix was developed and discuss the strategic inferences and implications.
  • Develop a Grand Strategy Matrix. Explain how the matrix was developed and discuss the strategic inferences/implications at a corporate level and business-unit level.
  • Perform an analysis on:
    • Business-level strategies
      • Evaluate the company’s product line, target market.
      • Identify and explain business-level strategies.
    • Functional-level strategies
      • Assess the company’s organizational structure, the organizational culture, marketing production, operations, finance and accounting, and R&D that can be accomplished by viewing the company’s website, interviews, and surveys.
      • Explain how these strategies align with the company’s vision and mission statements….
    • • Use the company’s income statement and balance sheet to calculate four (4) key financial ratios. One key ratio must come from each of the four key categories: leverage, liquidity, profitability, and efficiency. The four (4) specific ratios selection must come from the following categories.
        • • Leverage Ratios (Long term debt ratio, Total debt ratio, Debt-to-equity ratio, Times interest earned ratio, and Cash coverage ratio)
          • Liquidity Ratios (Net working capital to total assets ratio, current ratio, quick ratio, and cash ratio)
          • Efficiency Ratios (Asset turnover ratio, average collection period, inventory turnover ratio, and Days sales outstanding)
          • Profitability Ratios (Net Profit Margin, Return on Assets, and Return on Equity)
        • The selection of the ratios has to be relevant to the focal company, so it is important to choose wisely.
        • Quote industry financial average ratios correlate to the four (4) financial ratios selected for the focal company. Explain the importance of the four (4) averages to compare why averages are important to use. You may find the industry averages by going to the library. If you cannot find it on your own, reach out to the librarian as these resources are readily available.
        • Create a conclusion. The Conclusion is intended to emphasize the purpose/significance of the analysis, emphasize the significance/consequence of findings, and indicate the wider applications derived from the main points of the project’s requirements. Finally, you will conclude the findings of the external environment analysis.

      Note: If copied directly from the Internet, a zero will be assigned. When placing any table or figure in a table, it must be explained in detail……

      Research for Industry Analysis: Total Market Financial Strength, Sales per Employee, Debt to Equity, Quick Ratio, Leverage Ratio by Sector (csimarket.com)

In your essays, make sure that you support your central claims by quoting and closely analysing the text.

Because these are short essays, you will need to be very selective about what aspects of the text (it’s important to have identified for yourself why these are the most important features f the text).

You should make use of scholarly literary resources to guide and inform your thinking and your analysis of the text by consulting the MLA International Bibliography. You may also use JStor to locate scholarly material.

You should provide at least ONE scholarly reference for each of the two short essays.

You need to provide a list of references including all secondary critical material and the text itself.

We do not specify a referencing style, but you should use a Humanities-focused style such as MLA or Chicago (NOT APA).

There are two parts of the questions

Part 1: Poetry (750 words)

What good is poetry? What is poetry for? Working from a close analysis of two poems studied in week 7-8 of this course, write a brief response to these questions. You MUST choose one pre-1900 poem (ie poems/extracts from Homer, Psalm 23, Lucretius, Caedmon, Spenser, Barbauld) and one post-1900 poem (poems by Yeats, Fogarty, Gorman, Kaur).

*I have attached the poem list and pdf as below*

Poems set

Homer, Iliad, 2.484-759: https://archive.org/stream/in.gov.ignca.748/748#page/n109/mode/2up

Psalm 23: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+23&version=KJV

Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 5.510-54: https://archive.org/stream/onnatureofthings00lucruoft#page/212/mode/2up

Caedmon’s Hymn: https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/medieval/caedmon.html

Edmund Spenser, “Prothalamion”: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45217/prothalamion-56d224a0e2feb

Set readings for lectures and tutorials Week 2:

Anna Laetitia Barbauld, “The Rights of Women”: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43615/the-rights-of-women

W. B. Yeats, “Easter, 1916”: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43289/easter-1916

Rupi Kaur, poems and images: https://www.instagram.com/rupikaur_/

Lionel Fogarty, “Caused Us To Be Collaborator” (pdf)

Amanda Gorman, “The Hill We Climb”: (pdf)

Part 2: Behrouz Boochani, No Friend But the Mountains (750 words)

Choose ONE of the following questions:

EITHER:

Question 2a

“A river re-emerges from the caverns of history, a river full of bends and turns, a river that maps the earth in a way that writes its own destiny, a river that mirrors a history inextricably encrusted and embedded with chestnuts. Upon the zenith one can see the river with ease; it is possible to see the slithering, looping snake that emerges from deep inside the faraway mountain ranges. Those faraway mountain ranges are decorated with a milky colour. Over and beyond those mountain ranges, there are other mountain ranges. And over and beyond those mountain ranges, there are other mountain ranges. And it continues, reflecting a chain of mountain ranges, mountains the colour of milk, mountains becoming milkier in colour, mountains become more translucent.

The river surges through the mountain ranges until it arrives at the ranges that cradle the summit, the peak on which I fell in love. We shared company with the scent of prickly artichokes and fresh soil. I sojourned there, under a lone chestnut oak tree that crowned the zenith. My dog accompanied me there. Just moments ago, perhaps, it has left me to hunt rabbits. But I sense its presence.” p. 284

Using this passage as your starting point, write a short essay exploring the dynamics of memory, space and place in Behrouz Boochani’s No Friend But the Mountains.

OR:

Question 2b

In his Victorian Premier’s Literary Award acceptance speech Behrouz Boochani said “I believe that literature has the potential to make change and challenge structures of power. Literature has the power to give us freedom . . . I have been in a cage for years but throughout this time my mind has always been producing words, and these words have taken me across borders, taken me overseas and to unknown places. I truly believe words are more powerful than the fences of this place, this prison”’

Write a short essay on the relation between language, power and freedom in No Friend But the Mountains. In your answer you may also wish to consider the following lines from Boochani’s poem, “Freedom in a Cage”:

“Freedom is a gift/ An intolerable gift/”

Marking rubrics

Quality of overall argument

Quality of expression (grammatical correctness, appropriate use of technical vocabulary, general persuasiveness)

Structure and organisation of ideas

Detailed and correct textual knowledge to support claims

Appropriate use of scholarly criticism to inform analysis and/or argument • Presentation (spelling, formatting, referencing)