Management at a Company. In this assignment, you will be looking at the role a manager has in change management and decision making by examining one of the following companies:

• Southwest Airlines.
• Walmart.
• Apple.

This activity will help you prepare for the Week 7 assignment by focusing on one aspect that you will be asked to evaluate: management’s decision on its use of vendors and spokespersons.

Instructions

 Assignment 1:

Assuming that the project sponsor has formally authorized your project (from group assignment 4) and funding has been approved, now it is time to start your planning phase. Project management is typically a team-based management methodology. For training purposes, however, the lab assignments will be completed individually. The objective of the lab assignments is to use MS Project to develop a performance measurement baseline (PMB). The PMB includes three baselines: the scope baseline, the schedule baseline, and the cost baseline.

Connections to the Course Learning Outcomes

• Use Microsoft Project to develop a schedule, allocate resources to project activities, resolve resource allocation issues, set a baseline, and determine the cost baseline of a project.
• Create project reports and evaluate project performance based on the baseline.

Instructions

1. Create a new project file in Microsoft Project and use the “Save as” function to rename the file with your last name, your first initial, and your project title. Example: AlexisJ_EletricTruckProject. (1point).

2. Use the file Properties from the “Backstage” view in Microsoft Project to enter a brief description of the project objectives in the Comments field. Remember, project objectives must be SMART. Complete the other Properties as appropriate. (Hint: Go to File>Info>Project Information>Advanced Properties>Comments). (2points)

3. From the Gantt chart view, with the Entry Table applied, enter 20 deliverables for your project in the Task Name column, including some project management deliverables. Remember, typically, a deliverable is a component part of the project and is expressed as a noun/adjective – NOT a verb (Hint: see the lecture on project planning for examples). It is acceptable to breakdown your project into phases, and then deliverables and sub-deliverables. (7points). The 20 deliverables include sub-deliverables and work packages. A work package is a small deliverable.

4. If you have not done so, breakdown the deliverables of your project into work packages and enter them as subtasks under the deliverables. Remember, it is okay to combine a phase-based with a deliverable-based approach. In fact, you are encouraged to use the phases you created for your project earlier in the course. If you need a hint, refer to the lecture on scope management. (2 points)

5. Breakdown the work packages into project activities. Note that unlike deliverables, activities are the actual actions you need to perform to complete the deliverables/work packages or phases.  Activities are expressed as verb phrases. If you need a hint, review the lecture on schedule management. (6 points)

6. Use the “Indent/Outdent Task” command from the Task tab in Microsoft Project to create a hierarchy of deliverables/work packages/activities. This hierarchy will help you plan better your project. (1point)

7. Use the default WBS coding system in MS Project to code your WBS. (Hint: From the Format tab> Outline Number). (1point)

Note:  The total items in your project files should consist of at least 50 lines, including deliverables, work packages, and activities. Remember that planning is an iterative process.  You can always revise your plan as more information becomes available. Your project activities must be completely original – do not copy information from another source.  You will receive a zero score for any assignments that are not original.

Hint: Review the attached file to see how to structure your deliverables, work packages, and activities. Pay careful attention to the nomenclature.
PJM5900_WBS And Activity Example-1.pdf

Actions

Note: This assignment is to test your understanding of the difference between project deliverables and activities. Do not enter any information other than what is required to complete the assignment. For example, do NOT enter activity duration – do NOT enter resources. We will progressively complete the schedule and budget for your project. Microsoft Project Training Resources are available in Canvas>Modules>Microsoft Project Resources.

Save your work and submit your Microsoft Project file to your instructor via the submission link below. This assignment is due no later than Sunday of the EIGHTH week of the class. E-mail submission will be rejected.

Watch these videos before you submit lab assignment 1:
https://youtu.be/UvI6ueM8QQwLinks to an external site.
https://youtu.be/WoL_FQG6R4MLinks to an external site.

Assignment 2:

 

Interview your manager or any other leader in a current or previous organization.  The goal is to tap their insights, experiences, thoughts, and philosophy about leading and managing professional people.

Use some of these questions as guidelines for the interview:

• What attracted you to this organization? (initial excitements, impressions)
• What do you value most—about yourself, your job, the organization?
• What are the core values of this organization, the key things without which this organization would not exist?
• Recall a time when you felt most alive, involved, joyful, peak form, or excited: What made it an exciting experience?
• What current project management practices serve you well?  Why?
• What current practices, processes, or forms do not help?  Why?
• What concerns do you have about project, program, or portfolio management in this organization? 
• Describe successes and/or failures that contributed to your professional development..
• What issues or topics are of most concern to you?
• How may I help you or this organization perform better?
• What leaders do you admire in the organization?  What do they do to attract admiration?
• What is the most important piece of advice you would share to leaders or team members working on technical projects?

Summarize responses, your impressions, and impact on your own leadership style in a posting.  Comment on other posts.

Assignment 3:

 Search the Internet, your textbook, course material, or a textbook on organizational behavior for leadership and emotional quotient tests that allow you to determine your predominant style.Your character  strengths are the qualities that come most naturally to you and serve you best when leading and motivating others.  Complete the VIA survey at  https://www.viacharacter.Links to an external site. orgLinks to an external site. .  
How would you characterize your own leadership style, in terms of strengths, character, and areas for development?

Reflect on any insights gained about leadership, management, and yourself.

What is your Emotional Quotient? Does it help or hinder your performance?
 

Assignment 4:

Most of us have experienced organizational change, whether we were charged with leading it, part of the opposition, or were just along for the ride as employees. Think back to an experience you have had dealing with a changing organization.

Describe what happened, and then reflect:  How was the situation handled?  Could it have been handled better?  How well did it or could have followed the three stages of change (as described in the text book)?  What suggestions would you make to facilitate a smoother change?  Were any ethical issues involved?

Comment on the narrated Slide Set–Leading Organizational Change–in this section which describes a path for implementing change management.

Based also upon the leadership continuum concepts presented in the Slide Set, what leadership approaches are active in your organization? How might the approach be changed when applied to technical projects?

 

Overview

For this assignment you will provide a full draft of your slide deck that will be used for your Week 9 presentation. You will start the presentation with a slide selecting ONE of the provided audiences, with a brief description of why you are selecting that audience. The next slides will include short phrases or sentences as bullet points to cover all areas of evaluating the first six months of your treatment plan in language that matches your selected audience. Your slide deck will include a brief description of your case study and intervention plan. After this short description the focus of your slides and presentation should be on providing an evaluation of progress related to the intervention including supervision details (IOA and treatment integrity data) and a visual display of data to show the progress of your target behavior for reduction and your selected replacement behavior.

Be sure to review the rubric as well as the instructions to make sure you have covered all required aspects of this assignment.

Remember you are acting as the supervisor on this case but are not yet a BCBA.

Audience Selection and Justification (Slide 1)

Slide 1 ;should include a label of who you are presenting your data to and why you selected this audience. This slide can be a short paragraph or bullet points that cover the following:

• Your selection of ONE of the following audiences:
  • Caregivers/parents.
  • School administrative team.
  • The supervising BCBA.
  • Registered behavior technician/direct interventionist.
• Provide a rationale for why you selected this audience for your presentation of your treatment data and progress.
• One slide maximum with a short paragraph or a few bullet points.

Presentation Slide Draft

The remaining slides will outline your 8–15-minute presentation that you will submit in Week 9. The purpose of this presentation draft is for you to have the opportunity to get feedback on the content of your presentation prior to submitting it. Each section, detailed below, should be included in your slide draft assignment.

Case Description and Target Behavior (1 slide)

• Briefly describe the individual and target behavior of your case study as would be appropriate for your selected audience, using a pseudonym.
• Provide a label and operational definition for the target behavior for reduction.
• Confirm the function of the target behavior for reduction.
• Briefly state the social significance of the behavior.
• Adhere to and cite current BACB Ethics CodeLinks to an external site. and Capella Compassion Code [PDF] elements related to your case.
• Preferably, your case study would be based on your assignments from your PSY7712 assessment, PSY7713 behavior intervention, and PSY7724 supervision plan. Keep in mind that if your case study was someone from your personal life (such as your child) it is only acceptable to use this person as an example for academic purposes. It is unethical for you to provide behavior analytic services to family members.
• Your presentation draft includes bullet points on the slide that you will use to support your audio presentation. Audio is NOT required for this assignment and will be added in the Week 9 assignment.

Brief Intervention Summary (One Slide)

• Briefly outline intervention procedures that were used. This description should be brief because at this point in your supervision plan, all procedures have already been approved and been implemented for six months. You are providing your audience with a short overview of the strategies before presenting progress related to effectiveness of those strategies.
  • Consider and cite specific BACB Ethics CodeLinks to an external site. and Capella Compassion Code [PDF] elements related to your selections.
• Your presentation draft includes bullet points on the slide that you will use to support your audio presentation. Audio is NOT required for this assignment and will be added in the Week 9 assignment.
• References, as in-text citations, should be used to support your selected interventions.
  • No specific details from the references are necessary. They are provided as support for the listener if they choose to read further.

Progress Evaluation and Data Monitoring (Five to Ten Slides)

• Treatment integrity data review (one or two slides).
  • Label the type of treatment integrity data that you used to ensure your interventions were being implemented correctly over the last six months.
  • Provide a graphical visual display of the treatment integrity data that was collected over the course of six months. Please note, treatment integrity data does not need to be collected every session. Label:
    • How often you collected treatment integrity data.
    • Who collected the treatment integrity data.
    • The results of the data collection.
  • Consider, adhere to, and cite current BACB Ethics CodeLinks to an external site. and Capella Compassion Code [PDF] elements when choosing how you will determine data accuracy and intervention success.
• Data accuracy data review (IOA) (one or two slides).
  • Label the type of IOA data that you used to ensure your data was accurate over the last six months.
  • Provide a graphical visual display of the IOA data that was collected over the course of six months. Please note, IOA data does not need to be collected every session. Label:
    • How often you collected IOA data.
    • Who collected the IOA data.
    • The results of the data collection.
  • Consider, adhere to, and cite current BACB Ethics CodeLinks to an external site. and Capella Compassion Code [PDF] elements when choosing how you will determine data accuracy and intervention success.
• Treatment data review (two to four slides).
  • Progress on target behavior for reduction (one or two slides).
    • Provide a graphical visual display; of the treatment data for your target behavior for reduction.
    • Display should show trend and/or variability of the data.
  • Progress on selected replacement behavior for increase (one or two slides).
    • Provide a graphical ;visual display; of the treatment data for your selected replacement behavior for increase.
    • Display should show trend and/or variability of the data.
• Ethical and compassionate ;next steps (one or two slides).
  • Provide bullet points related to the effectiveness of the treatment and plans for future services. Explain whether any changes were made within the six months of implementation, or whether any changes are necessary now, and why.
  • Identify when your next check in with your audience will be to discuss intervention.
  • Consider, adhere to, and cite current BACB Ethics CodeLinks to an external site. and Capella Compassion Code [PDF] elements when discussing next steps and past or potential changes to any aspect of intervention.
• Your presentation draft includes bullet points on each slide that you will use to support your audio presentation. Audio is NOT required for this assignment and will be added in the Week 9 assignment. 

Refer to the Presentation Slide Template [PPTX] for further details regarding the assignment.

  

A Systematic Review of the Role of Distributed Computing in Enhancing Adolescent Online Safety: Current Trends and Future Directions

Instructions:

Your research paper should have sections that we usually see in IEEE/ACM papers. Here are some examples: abstract, introduction, background, methods, results, conclusions, and references.

Your paper should be written in English with a paper length of 7-8 printed pages (A4, 10-point font) including figures using either IEEE or ACM formatting.