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What is intertextuality? How does MLK’s speech make use of intertextuality? Identify the texts that King either refers to or repeats language from. Be complete. Don’t omit any examples. (You only need the handouts what I post it.

 

Case study—Paid Time Off (PTO) Policies

 

While reviewing the information from the two merged companies, the HR Director has found out that each company has two different PTO policies.

Company A has a PTO system in which employees are given 30 days of paid time off each year, which accumulates at the rate of 2.5 days a month. Under this policy, vacation and sick leave are all rolled into one paid leave and any absence whether scheduled, such as vacation, or unscheduled, such as sick leave, are taken from the accumulated leave the employee has earned.

Company B has a more traditional leave system in which employees are given 12 days of vacation, 10 days of sick leave and 10 holidays. The company is closed on those holidays. Vacation is accumulated at a day per month. Sick leave has an unlimited accumulation, but unlike vacation would not be paid out upon termination of employment.

Since the employees of the merged company will be working side by side, the HR Director has asked you to review the situation and make recommendations for a solution.

Instructions:

As the HR Director, respond to the following issues:

• Identify any additional information you would need to recommend a solution, and explain where you would likely find that information.
• Discuss any issues you would likely encounter if you were to merge the PTO system to a traditional leave system. Explain which issues would be difficult to solve and why.
• Explain any problems you see with leaving the two systems in place, and identify which system would be assigned for new employees.
• Make a recommendation for one common PTO system. Explain your system and why you think this system is the best system for the company.

Include two to three scholarly references in your response.

4 -5pgs.  Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Supply Chain

Understanding supply chain and how the consumer can play a critical role in the supply chain is an important part of developing and implementing a strategy. There are many products and services today where the target customer is part of the supply chain. The Web sites Wikipedia, Mary Kay Cosmetics, and Craig’s List are just a few examples.

Using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, respond to the following:

• Give an example of a product or service where the target customer is part of the supply chain.
• Describe the types of innovations or improvements that have come from involving the target customer in the supply chain.
• Describe the types of information technology mechanisms that have been used to involve the customer in the supply chain.

Write your initial response in approximately 300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

 

Final Paper Outline

This week, you will prepare a PowerPoint presentation of your executive summary for your Final Paper proposal. 

Assignment requirements:

 

1. Review the Final Paper instructions in Week Five of your online course or in the “Components of Course Evaluation” section of this guide. 
2. Select one of the provided topics for your Final Paper. 
3. Prepare a presentation that outlines and summarizes the key points that will be included in your Final Paper: an executive summary, a statement of the problem(s), the history of the problem(s), its international context, the stakeholders involved, policy impact, and future recommendations.
4. Provide detailed speaker’s notes for each slide.      

 

For tips on creating an excellent presentation, read this overview.  Prior to creating your presentation, you are strongly encouraged to review the Ashford Writing Center and the Purdue O.W.L. website for information on how to write an effective academic research paper.  

Creating the PowerPoint Presentation:
 
The PowerPoint Presentation:

 

1. Must be 10 to 15 slides (including one for each of the key points described above), that provide an overview of your proposal  and explains the content that will be included in your Final Paper.
2. Must include a title slide with the following:
   1. Title of the training
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must include slide images and text that tastefully conveys the message of that particular slide. 
4. Must utilize the speaker’s notes function in PowerPoint must be used to write out in more detail what will be presented for each slide. 
5. Must begin with an introductory slide.  A succinct thesis statement must be present, either in the text on the slide or clearly stated in the speaker’s notes.
6. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.  This must be stated either in the text on the slide or in the speaker’s notes.
7. Must use at least five scholarly resources, retrieved from the Ashford University Library.
8. Must have appropriate in-text citations of all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
9. Must include a separate reference slide, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.