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Introduction

The assignments have been designed to help you integrate and apply the concepts you have learned up to this point. These concepts provide a foundation on which other course concepts are built. Assessing your comprehension will help ensure that you are on track to successfully complete the course. Refer to the Course Guide for general guidelines on preparing and submitting assignments. Also, be sure to read your instructor’s introductory postings pertinent to the assignments in the Discussions area of the course.

The activities in this module have introduced key features of the strategic model. This assignment will test your understanding of these features and what you have learned in Module 2. All of the activities done for this module are the foundation for this assignment; a review the readings and the activities should reveal the appropriate answers to the questions posed.

This assignment consists of two parts: Part A requires an analysis of Qualcomm Inc. (as of September 2012), and Part B requires that you submit evidence of your work on the module activities. The assignment is worth 15 per cent of your final grade in the course. Click here to see the Form 10K.

Part A: 80% of the assignment grade

Perform an analysis of Qualcomm Inc. Your analysis will draw on the Form 10K (as of September 30, 2012). Your analysis can include information prior to September 2012 but should not draw on any information that you might come across that is post-September 2012. Bear in mind that as a strategic manager you do not have the benefit of foresight and hence your analysis must be confined to the period defined in the Form 10K as of September 2012 for this assignment.

Address the following in your analysis:

1. Read the Qualcomm material carefully and note the industry forces that have shaped the firm’s direction and strategies. Support your assessment with relevant evidence drawn from the case material and strategic management theory.

2. Identify and explain the strategic levels that the firm is expressing and assess whether the company has the competencies, resources, and capabilities to achieve its goals? In addition, identify the threats and opportunities confronting the firm and explain fully how the firm is addressing these.

3. Prepare a value chain analysis for Qualcomm and identify and explain where it is creating or destroying value.

4. Identify and explain whether Qualcomm has competitive advantage and determine where and how this competitive advantage is being created.

5. Based on your awareness of the firm as revealed in questions 1–4, provide an assessment on the firm’s strategic options and alternatives.

Part A should not exceed 10 pages in length, double spaced, Times Roman 12 pt. Page setup: 1 inch margin on the left and right.

Part B: 20% of the assignment grade

Write a brief report that demonstrates your active participation in the discussions and contributions to your personal journal. It should include examples of your postings on the activities, your thoughts and personal musings on the problems and issues introduced in the activities, and a summary of what you learned in this module. In addition, you can refer to questions that arose from your work on the activities. If you replied to questions posed by other class participants, indicate what your replies were and whether the interaction with other participants increased your understanding of course concepts, such as strategy formation and the strategic planning process. DO NOT copy and paste from your personal journal or discussion postings. Part B is an executive summary of the relevant issues/theory raised in the module activities.

Part B should not exceed 4 pages in length, double spaced, Times Roman 12 pt. Page setup: 1 inch margin on the left and right.

When you have completed the assignment send it to your Open Learning Faculty Member using the Assignments function in Blackboard.

The assignment must be properly formatted and be professional in appearance. It must include your name, TRU student ID, Course name, assignment number, your TRU or personal email address and your current home mailing address, and other information as described in the course guidelines.

Prepare Assignment 2 in Microsoft Word format. Part A and Part B must be presented in a single document. Assignments will not be graded if both parts are not included.

Canto 10 (Lines 665-705) Question #1: How does the poet create suspense in the closing lines of this section?

 

Canto 11-12 (Lines 710-835) Question #2: Describe Grendel’s attitude on his final approach to Herot. 

 

Canto 11-12 (Lines 710-835) Question #3: Review lines 770-781. What major Anglo-Saxon value is implied here? 

 

Canto 13 (Lines 840-920) Question #4: Review lines 899-924. The poet contrasts two kings and a prince. Who are they and what point is the poet establishing about leadership?  

 

Cando 18 (Lines 1195-1250) Question #5: Recap Queen Welthow’s blessing and request of Beowulf. 

 

Canto 19 (Lines 1255-1320) Question #6: How does her murderous patter differ from Grendel’s (His Mother)? Why would this difference be understandable in the Anglo-Saxon world? Find the lines to support your response.

 

Canto 21 (Lines 1385-1470) Question #7: How does his response reflect the Anglo-Saxon warrior code and goal? 

 

Canto 21 (Lines 1385-1470) Question #8: Why does Beowulf shoot one of the sea monsters? 

 

 

Instructions For Answering These 8 Questions: Answer with a short simple to the point answer (2-3 sentences at most should be enough) and add a short quote from the book supporting the answer at the end. 

Search for research articles from peer-reviewed publications in the University of phoenix Library. Examples of peer-reviewed publications are listed in Table 2.1 in Chapter 2 of Methods in Behavioral Research.

Select four research articles to review. Include at least one applied research article and one basic research article. Be sure to apply the scientific method to evaluate the evidence presented in the selected articles. Use these articles as a framework for completing the questionnaire.

Write a 100- to 500-word answer to each of the following questions:

PART I:

• What is the purpose of each of the sections in a typical research article?
• What are the steps to critically evaluate research articles and how does the scientific method help you do this?

PART II:

• What is the importance of research in behavioral sciences?
• What is the relationship between applied research and basic research? Provide an example, from your selected studies, of how each contributes to the body of knowledge.
• What ethical issues can you identify in the selected articles? How were the issues addressed or neglected?

PART III:

• Identify three possible research topics that you might want to explore further as you go through this course.
• List appropriate sources, including databases that you might use when exploring these topics.

Cite the articles using a reference page.

Format your answers consistent with APA guidelines.

 After reviewing the video, Universal Preschool: A Silver Bullet for Education Reform or a Waste of Money?, take a position for or against universal preschool. Address the benefits and challenges facing the public and private sector in achieving successful reforms via structural change to early learning programs. Support your position with information from a minimum of two credible resources.

 

Nothing huge, 250 words. it is only a discussion question