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Part 2 (60 marks) Submission date for part 2 is 15th January 2016 or earlier through this module’s Moodle site and turnitin (see page 4 ‘Submission’). Question 3- (The topics for this question will be completed by week 11 in the lecture) (a) The ABC Ltd computer sales company under part 1, question 1 (ii), wishes to upgrade its old PCs including its applications software. As a junior consultant, you have been asked to write a short report recommending up-to-date PCs. Your report should include the main hardware specifications, the factors contributing to the speed & power and their suitability. Your report should also include computer software and other hardware components that you would consider to be essential for your recommended new system. (You may need to consult computer supplies catalogues /computer magazines /the Internet for this question.) (10 marks) (b) In your opinion, what type of information should the company has available, over its Internet, Intranet, and it’s Extranet? Explain. (5 marks) (c) Discuss any data security, consideration for data protection Acts and the software licensing issues that would be relevant to the company’s activities. (10 marks) (d) If the company decides to move towards using cloud computing for its software applications and storage of data, what are the security issues and how would you combat them? Explain. (5 marks) (700 words approximately for parts a, b, c & d together) (Total marks for Q3: 30) 3 Question 4- Write the lecture summary relating to one of the following Business Systems lectures; Either Week 5 (Friday 30th October 15) – Topics: How Data is represented in the Computer & Introduction to Computer Hardware Or Week 8 (Friday 20th November 15) – Topics: Data Communications, Networking & the Internet Or Week 11 (Friday 11th December 15) – Topics: Data Structure, site licensing, Data Protection and Computer Misuse Acts (250 words approximately) (10 marks) Question 5- (This question relates to Personal Development Planning ‘PDP’ – See seminar hand-out notes from first session) Using Business Systems module, reflect on your class activities (both lecture and seminar) since the start of this module and identify and briefly explain those activities and knowledge that have helped or will help you: ? To develop your own thinking and solution to problems with positive outcomes. ? To understand Information Management and Communications related issues. ? To understand the basics of business systems and what they offer. ? To understand the role of spreadsheet applications in businesses. ? To adopt own efficient and effective techniques within a business environment. ? With own personal goals in relation to Excel and PowerPoint applications software. ? To develop an understanding of hardware and software components of a computer system and the appropriateness of a system in a particular business environment. ? To appreciate issues relating to data security, software licensing, data protection and computer Misuse Acts. (400 words approximately) (20 marks) (Total for Parts 1 & 2: 100 marks) 4 Assessment Criteria – Demonstrates knowledge of the relevant aspects of the topics. – Use of an appropriate range of resources (the recommended e-Book, books, journals magazines & the Internet). – Selection of relevant material from these sources. – Employ this material in the answers. – Ability to write clearly (check the spelling and grammar in MS Word. Use English (UK). You should of course proof read your work carefully. – Accurate referencing & bibliography (this should demonstrate that an appropriate range of references have been consulted, credit will be given where the list of references has been extended beyond the module’s reading list.) – The answers should be thoroughly referenced using the Harvard system. (Check LSBU library or the blackboard site for information on Harvard referencing system.) Submission IMORTANT: You must submit your answers to questions in Part 2 to ‘turnitin’ through this module’s Moodle site under ‘BA Business & BSc Economics’. Instructions on how to use ‘turnitin’ and how to submit your work electronically are included within the site. Notes for Guidance ? To help you to answer the questions please check lecture notes, the e-Book, the recommended theory book (and see also the reading list in the module guide), related journals, e-journals and magazines. ? Note that there is no unique right answer to any of the questions, so use your own expertise and research to answer them as best as you can. ? Try to stay within the number of words specified for each question. (There is no penalty if you are just under or over the specified number of words.)

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Instructions to Students • There is one case study presented below, taken from the Financial Times, and followed by a number of questions. Attempt all questions. A total mark for the case study comes to 50 marks; therefore each mark is worth one percentage point towards your overall mark. (If you get 56% for the individual coursework, i.e. 28 marks out of 50, then 50% of 56% is 28%, and this is what will be added to your multiple choice mark after it is suitably adjusted for the 50% weighting.) • All diagrams MUST be drawn using Microsoft Word drawing facilities. You will be shown how to do this in the seminar class. No diagrams will be “copied and pasted”. Students who do this will lose many marks as a consequence. All diagrams must be fully labelled and properly explained in relation to the question. • There is no word limit for answering the questions below – quality is more important than quantity, but answers should be sufficiently in-depth so as to demonstrate an understanding of the economic concepts underpinning the question. • The answers must be done in Microsoft Word or another suitable text editor. No hand written coursework will be accepted. Use the Microsoft spell-checker in Word to check for spelling. • The reading indicated after each question will give the student the knowledge to assist him or her answer the question. But you must apply that knowledge. It will usually not simply be enough for the student to copy the information found in the relevant reading sections. Other economic textbooks can and should be consulted. Questions for Case Study (50 marks in total) 1. The article speaks about the cost of the raw material (olives) a. Identify and briefly explain the key factors of production necessary in the production of olives. (3 marks) b. Given your answer to part a) above explain the significance, if any, of these factors of production in determining the price of olives. (3 marks) 2. Explain and illustrate (via the use of demand diagrams) the key determinants of demand for olive oil. (Hint: Make sure you identify shifts or movements of the demand curve) and reach a conclusion as to which determinant of demand for olive oil you consider to be the most important (give reasons for your conclusion). (5 marks) 3. Explain and illustrate (via the use of Supply diagrams) the key determinants of Supply of olive oil. (Hint: Make sure you identify shifts or movements of the Supply curve) and reach a conclusion as to which determinant of Supply for olive oil you consider to be the most important (give reasons for your conclusion). (5 marks) 4. Define the concept of Price elasticity of demand and discuss the possibility that demand for olive oil is likely to be price inelastic. (5 marks) 5. From your own general knowledge and knowledge of economic concepts: a. What are the main substitutes to olive oil? (2 marks) b. Olive oil is made from olives. Identify the key complements to olive oil. (2 marks) c. If the complement to olive oil goes up in price, will the cross-price elasticity of demand have a negative or positive sign? Explain by means of the formula for the cross-price elasticity of demand. (2 marks) 6. Using supply and demand analysis explain and illustrate how the drought and disease in Spain and Italy have caused the equilibrium price of olive oil to increase. (6 marks) 7. Explain why it can take up to a year for the increase in the price of olive oil to feed through to the final consumer. (5 marks) 8. Given the increase in the price of olive oil what would you expect to happen to the supply of olive oil in : a. the short-run ( illustrate your answer referring to the concept of price elasticity of supply). Why might supply be inelastic in the short-run? (3 marks) b. the long-run ( illustrate your answer referring to the concept of price elasticity of supply). Why might supply be more elastic in the long-run? ( 3 marks) 9. From the point of view of Greece explain and illustrate the effects of the drought and disease in Spain and Italy on the Greek olive oil industry identifying clearly the effects on Greek producers and consumers. ( 6 marks) End of Course Work

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Critically analyse the issues that arise from using secondary health data in Research

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Select an area of Commerce (see Day for a framing activity for historical context) and define and discuss its economic, political and social structures). The goal of the second paper is to present and example and articulate what the essence of Commerce is at the microeconomic level. As for the first paper, one should demonstrate command of material found in an upper-level graduate economics textbook. For the seven page paper, seven to nine sources from leading economics journals (peer reviewed) or academic book publishers should be included.

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Write a one-page response based on this article. Answer these questions as guides: What is the main thesis of the article? How does the author support this thesis (what claims does the author make and/or what examples does the author use?) What are some of the key concepts and how are they defined?

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(15% of overall UFP assessment) Background info: Localisation is a key tool that all successful Multi-National Corporations (MNCs) use. Businesses that wish to enter multinational/ international markets (including those in Britain, China, Europe, USA etc), must carefully consider the value of implementing a localisation strategy. Do the rewards of a successful localisation strategy outweigh the risks and costs of an unsuccessful localisation strategy? Your task: to be completed individually: 1) Decide and research on 2 contrasting companies that have use or are currently using a localisation strategy. What did they do? How did they do it? Why did they do it? What was the impact of the strategy on the business’s competitiveness and profitability? 2) Produce a 1500- 2500 word essay which answers the above title question, using the framework below: Introduction- definition of localisation strategy and over view summary Arguments for MNCs adopting a localisation strategy- Make reference to your research examples and analyse their actions and consequences. Arguments against MNCs adopting a localisation strategy- Make reference to your research examples and analyse their actions and consequences. Conclusion- Justified opinion relation to the essay title question, recommendations on how to implement a successful localisation strategy (if relevant) and consideration of 2-4 other factors (internal and/or external) that will influence the success of a MNC in a multi-national market. In your research, you should consider the following: 1) Outline the localisation strategies of the chosen business. 2) The potential benefits of localisation strategies relative to the costs for businesses 3) The importance of localisation strategy relative to other corporate objectives 4) The internal and external influences determining the success or failure of localisation strategies for Multinational Companies and their effect on the achievement of the aims and objectives of the organisation 5) The value and limitations to businesses and stakeholders of implementing a localisation strategy; developing cultural awareness and acceptance in global markets. Deadlines: 1. Students must submit the first draft VIA TURNITIN to their teacher by 1st April 2015. 2. Your teacher will then give you feedback on your first draft, via Turnitin, by 24th April 2015. 3. Late submissions of the first draft will lose 10% of the total marks. 4. You will then have a week to make any changes and improvement. You must submit your final draft by Monday 1st May 2015 Additional Info: • Submissions of the final draft after the deadline will be disqualified. • Any student who does not meet the first draft deadline, will forfeited the opportunity to receive feedback from the teacher. • The essay should be around 1,500 – 2,500 words long, not including title, appendices and/or bibliography. • Joint projects will not be acceptable. • You must not copy anyone else’s work, or get anyone to do this work for you. • You must use quotes to support your ideas and judgement. • You must reference all your quotes, using Harvard referencing and add a bibliography at the end of your essay. • Any student who fails to submit a final piece of work by the second deadline will be given until the end of that day to submit, what is then submitted will be accepted as their final submission. The student will be placed in a suitable supervised study space to complete the work. • No further chances to edit the work will be given and any sanctions resulting from identification of plagiarism in the work will be taken on the basis of this submission. • All student coursework (first drafts and final submissions) will be tested for plagiarism using Turnitin software. Students will be issued with a copy of this report, after the draft is submitted by the Turnitin platform and will be allowed to make changes to properly reference sources in order to reduce the similarity index to below 10%. If the first draft of essay has a similarity index of over 10%, it will be returned back to the student, who is responsible for reducing it. • If the final submission shows a similarity index of greater than 10% then the student’s mark for the piece of work will be proportionally reduced by the value of the similarity index. • When the teacher believes that the student has not written the piece of work, even though a similarity index of less than 10% is shown by Turnitin, the piece of work will receive a mark of 0. • Students who come back to re-sit subjects in Summer Term Two may make improvements to their coursework and then re-submit, for re-marking following the procedures set out above. 1

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Consider what you have learned about ‘the human project,’ that is, the cumulative human impact on the world, which many now have begun to call the Anthropocene. How would you describe what we, humanity, are doing? What problems do we face? What are our prospects? Utilize both Hot (Hertsgaard)and The Sixth Extinction (Kolbert) in your essay

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Analyse the treatment of women as victims of crime and consider why the criminal justice system needs to ‘get better at prosecuting’ offences such as rape. -Must be OSCOLA Referenced! -Must contain bibliography and table of cases. I have attached a few documents that you may wish to use. The powerpoint being the most important. Readings: Carol Smart

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Write a summary of assigned Corporate Social Responsibility issue, ensuring that the work is well paraphrased, structured, grammatically correct, cohesive, appropriate and referenced using the Harvard Referencing System. Maximum 800 words. 65% pass rate. Introduction: 1)Thesis statement 2)Define your keys terms: can be defines as, has been defined as, id defined as, True definition 3)Background of company 4)Outline:This essay : summaries/evaluates/assesses/discusses Using words such as And:Furthermore/Moreover/On addition/Additionally/ Not only..but also/As well as But:However/Although/On the other hand/In contrast/Despite/In spite of/Whereas Ordering:Firstly,Secondly/To begin with/The most significant/First and foremost Causation:Because/Due to/As a result/In order to/This leads to Chair Firstly, What they do well+ Stakeholder A However What they should do better- In addition What they do well+ Stakeholder B Despite this, What they should do better- Genre and Ideas: 1)Is the task dressed 2)Is the outline clear? 3)Is the information relevant? 4)Is there good use of paraphrasing? 5)Is the referencing accurate? Organisation: 1)Clear introduction,body and conclusion? 2)Logical order of ideas? 3)Clear structure to paragraphs? Language and Style 1)Clear expression of ideas? 2)Broad range of vocabulary,especially taught target language? 3)Is the language formal and impersonal? 4)Is there a range of sentence types? 5)Do the sentences convey a complete idea? 6)Is the grammar accurate enough? 7)Are there transition signals? Overall Impression: 1)Good 2)Acceptable 3)Unsatisfactory This is how the lecturer going to mark the essay and the minimum for each of this section have to be 65% and minimum mark of the essay is 65% as well. Could you write about ethics as well.

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1-Define POSDCORB, tell me who coined the term, and when? What other authors referred to them in their essay and why? 2-What are the “necessary” and “sufficient” conditions for research? Who stated these and when? 3-What are the general principles of management? Name them and tell me why each was included in the list. 4-What are the bases of power? Name them and tell me why each is important. 5-Pfeffer (1993), Van Maanen (1995), and Van de Ven (1999) had a three way discussion of the state of organizational theory. What are each of their main points? What do they agree on? What do they disagree on? How have their views impacted your view of the organizational theory readings we have read – good/bad/indifferent? Give examples of readings and how the arguments of Pfeffer, Van Maanen and Van de Ven shaped your opinion of them, citing both the arguments and the readings. Readings: Shafritz, Jay M; J. Steven ott; Young Suk Jang, eds., 2011. Classics of Organization Theory, seventh edition. Wadsworth Cengage Learning. Bilmes, Linda J.; W. Scott Gould, 2009. People Factor, Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service. Brookings Institute Press. Christensen, Tom; Per Laegreid, Paul G. Roness, and Kjell Arne Rovik, 2007. Organization Theory and the Public Sector. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group. (https://www.europe-solidarity.eu/documents/ES_ORGANIZAT_THEORY_2007.pdf)

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