• In this project, you will develop an internship brief that reflects on your internship experience. Your brief will reflect on how concepts, theories, and practices are used within a real-world workplace and how they can be applied to your future professional goals.
  Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: 
• I. Company 
  • Describe the fashion merchandising or retail company where you completed this internship, and explain why you chose this company. 
  • Explain your duties and responsibilities within this fashion merchandising or retail organization with regard to why you selected this specific 

internship opportunity.

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• Application of Theory 
  • Describe how you applied the theories you learned during your academic program to actual practices within the fashion merchandising or retail
    organization. For example, in what ways did you apply what you have learned in solving problems or engaging in workplace practices? 
  • How did the projects you were involved in allow you to demonstrate your knowledge, skills, and abilities in meeting the outcomes of your
    program? 
• Observed Differences 
  • Describe the differences between the theories you learned in the classroom and workplace practices in this internship experience. For example,
    what about this experience challenged your assumptions about the theories you learned in an academic setting? 
  • Describe how these differences might impact the effectiveness of professional practices within the fashion merchandising or retail industry. 
• Future 
  • Describe a situation or event that took place during your internship that you had to respond to. How might you respond differently to that
    situation in the future? 
  • If you had the opportunity to do this experience over, how would you approach it differently and why? (If you would not have approached
    anything differently, explain why not.) For example, was there key feedback that you received from a colleague or supervisor at the end of the
    experience that informed how you would have approached certain tasks or represented yourself? 
  • What would you like to have accomplished that you were unable to because of time, other priorities, and so on? How would experience from
    these accomplishments have benefited you in a professional setting? For example, was there a project you wanted to finish? Or were there
    projects you would like to have been involved in that would have provided you opportunities to network with others? 
  • Describe the impact this experience has had on your professional goals. Did it change them or just reaffirm them? Why? 
  • Identify insight that you gained from this experience that you could not learn in a classroom setting. Why is this insight valuable? 
  • Describe the connection(s) between your internship experience and your academic program. What specific knowledge and/or skills did you
    acquire or enhance as they relate to your professional goals? 

7-10 pages

Below are the following discussion questions, need help with the response. 

Cash Cycle

1.  Looking at the organization you work for, or an industry you are interested in, what are some factors that would go into your cash conversion strategy? How long do you hold inventory, if you have it, and why?   

(My interests/ organization are Amazon or logistics -solar company) 

2.   Doing Business in Other Countries 

Using research from the library (e.g., ProQuest, IBIS world, and the like) pick a country:

• What are some things you need to think about when doing business there?
• How stable is their currency, and what effect does their currency have on your purchasing power?
• What customs or ethical rules might need to be adjusted?

The following sections should be included:

Four to Six Pages

• Progress of the Company. You should briefly bring the new topic members up to speed about the progress of your company over the past eight years. While it is not important to describe every change, be sure to give an executive-level overview of the various products, strategies, and performances. 
• Current Situation. Here, discuss the current situation of your company by performing and analyzing a full SWOT analysis. a) Strengths: Identify the strengths of the organization.
  b) Weaknesses: Identify the weaknesses of the organization.
  c) Opportunities: Identify potential opportunities the organization should explore in order to expand.
  d) Threats: Identify external factors that could negatively affect the organization. 
• Future of the Company. Consider the results of your SWOT analysis, and detail an approach you plan to take regarding your top priority at the company. Be sure to include any innovative or sustainable approaches in your plan. 
• Ethical, Legal, and Social Challenges. Discuss any ethical, legal, or social challenges the company may have faced or could face in the future, and suggest strategies for how the company could overcome these challenges. 
• Global Considerations. In this section, discuss what necessary factors would need to be considered if the company were to expand into the global market. Consider the opportunities and threats outlined in the SWOT analysis previously in order to analyze the greatest advantages and disadvantages to expanding this company into the global market.
  Capstone Component 2: Professional Reflection 

For the second and final component of your capstone, you will compose a reflection in which you discuss the process and outcomes of this project, as well as how your coursework culminated in the capstone project. This may include discussions of unforeseen problems or obstacles, and any unexpected surprises. The reflection should also discuss your identified strengths and problems that you encountered while completing the capstone. Finally, the reflection will examine how the capstone project will be useful in the job market or in furthering your education.

You should envision this component as a personal reflection on the capstone and your experience in the business core program as a whole. For instance, relative to the capstone, you could discuss what you did (or intended to do), and then consider what worked well, what challenges you faced, and what you would change or do differently to make your experience better. In reflecting on your time in the business core program, you might discuss where you started, where you are, and where you see yourself going. Note that this component is not about evaluating the capstone itself but rather your experience within the capstone project.

Some of the issues that you could address in this final component of this capstone include the following:

• Overall, what was your capstone experience like? 
• Reflect on your experience performing the Capsim simulation. 
• Reflect on the significance of the capstone in relation to your own experience at SNHU. 
• What connections do you see between your capstone and your academic program? 
• How will you apply what you have learned to your future academic and/or professional life? 
• How did you demonstrate effective business communication in both this capstone course and throughout the business core program? 
• How will you utilize these business communication skills in your future classes here at SNHU and in the working world after graduation? 
• Reflect on your experiences with peer-to-peer and peer-to-leader collaboration in this capstone course. 
• How has peer-to-peer and peer-to-leader collaboration influenced your performance and decision making in this class? 
• Reflect on establishing and maintaining a professional business etiquette in both this capstone course and throughout the business program. 

You anticipate a great deal of resistance to change from the employees of Pegasus, especially if there are layoffs involved. You and the HRD group must first identify the emotional factors of change and then present a plan to address these issues to the company in a meeting. You must consider the overall culture of the organization as well as all the subcultures. 

Research how people and organizations react to change, both positive and negative. If possible, interview coworkers, family, and friends who have experienced substantial change in their lives. Review articles and books on how organizations have successfully moved through changes, and study those that have failed to make changes to succeed. Develop a set of recommendations that will minimize the negative reactions from individuals and the organization to the change being planned for Pegasus. Be sure to cite your sources using APA guidelines. 

Prepare a presentation for Pegasus’ senior management team, focusing on anticipated employee reactions to organizational change (including the possibility of layoffs), and complete the following: 

1. Present your findings from your research and surveys on how people react to change. 
2. Propose an action plan to address these reactions. 
3. Discuss the financial impact of emotional reactions to change so your audience “buys in” to any proposed investments of time or money. 

The reading and resources for this module discuss how intergovernmental relationships that are based on program funds affect functions, services, and citizens at all levels of government. For assignment, write a response to the following:

As the city manager of Anytown, Michigan, you are assigned the responsibility of developing and submitting a community-development block grant for a neighborhood revitalization project. This project has been a high priority for the city council, the county board of commissioners, the local nonprofit housing agency, and the governor’s office. A critical part of the grant is obtaining letters of support and nonfederal funds to meet the block grant’s match requirement. Discuss who you would contact about generating the local match and letters of support. Explain your rationale.

Video: Federalism: A Crash Course Government and Politics opens in new window (cc) (9:14)
This video discusses the concept of federalism and its evolution in the United States, focusing on the transfer of power from states to the federal government and the recent trend of returning authority to the states.