Assignment Instructions

Instructions:

Be sure to read the required reading for this week as it will help guide you through the process of analyzing a problem.  It is by Catherine Savini and is linked here as well as in the lesson’s Reading and Resources section.  “Looking for Trouble: Finding Your Way into a Writing Assignment”

“Problems are an expected part of life, and our ability to deal with them can help determine our personal and professional success,” according to Catherine Savini.  As you read her work, you see that problems are also good for writing students, as they can “motivate” good papers and help students formulate a strong thesis statement or argument.  Savini also notes that “Theses do not fall from the sky. Finding a rich problem can be a big step in the direction of developing a compelling thesis.” (56).

Looking at problems, then, is what you will do in this assignment. This analysis project requires you to tackle a problem within your field of study (Criminal Justice) by first exploring and then recommending practical solutions to solve the problem.  Savini provides some great steps to take in working with problems:

1. Noticing;

2. Articulating a problem and its details;

3. Posing fruitful questions;

4. Identifying what is at stake.

Review the piece to see how these steps can help you with your problem analysis paper.

Example:

1. Noticing: A company faces a growing number of insurance claims from employees complaining of eye strain.

2. Articulating a problem and its details: The company recognizes the potential impacts from not acting, including the workers’ compensation claims, lowered productivity, and impacts on employee morale.

3. Posing fruitful questions:

• To what degree is the lighting affecting employees?
• Is the lighting the problem, or is the eye strain restricted to workers on a certain floor or area of the office building?
• Could there be external factors affecting eye strain such as late nights at the office working on their projects?

4. Identifying what is at stake: The company recognizes that insurance claims can result in increased premiums; that lowered productivity can impact profits; and that lowered employee morale can impact productivity, quality, and retention.

After deciding on the problem you wish to tackle, begin building questions about it. You will find three attachments here to provide additional help in building your questions. Your goal for the analysis is to answer the questions through your sources. Finding multiple angles and perspectives is ideal so that you explore those possibilities in the final paper before settling on your recommendation.  Be sure to identify what is at stake here.

Part of the recommendation should include the counterargument and rebuttal to demonstrate you’ve considered the limitations and concerns of your solution and can still defend the recommendation regardless of potential weaknesses. Help the doubters understand that this really is the most feasible, objective, and sustainable solution.

• PURPOSE:   To analyze a problem
• AUDIENCE:   Classmates, others interested in the field
• LENGTH:   1,000 words (Times New Roman font). Exceeding the word count is not a good thing.
• SOURCES:   5 (five) sources total, with at least 1 (one) from a professional journal)

 

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Research policy informatics and answer the following questions in at least 300 words:

What is policy informatics?

How is policy informatics using technology to enable informed policy-making?

 

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Michelle has asked you to send her a memo that explains the target market for MM’s new product. Because a global market is under consideration, she wants you and Elena to meet for an in-depth discussion of the different characteristics of your target market before sending her the information.

Elena meets you for coffee the next morning to explain her reasons for advocating the global market. As you finish your discussion, Elena stops and says,

“We’ve discussed a lot of different market segments to target with the new product, but the choice comes back to you,” says Elena. “What’s your final decision on the target market that we should focus on? Are you going to propose that we try to market this product globally?
You sigh, knowing this is a key decision in your marketing strategy. “I appreciate our discussion today. I’m going to have to do some more research to determine the exact market and if we should go global or not.”

You know Michelle is expecting a detailed description of your targeted market segment including justification for selecting the market. You also need to remember to include your recommendation for or against marketing globally.

Create and submit a memo that fully explains (details and specifics) the market segmenting process (all four segmenting areas) and chosen target market (out of the four segmenting areas) for MM’s new product including an in-depth discussion of the four different segmenting characteristics and detailed description of your targeted market (out of the four segmenting areas) including justification for (why chosen) selecting the target market. You also need to remember to include your recommendation for or against marketing globally.

1. What are the demographic characteristics of your target market and why are they important?
2. Where is your target market located geographically and why is that important?
3. What psychographic characteristics define your target market? How do these impact your marketing strategy?
4. What behavioral characteristics are shared by your target market? Why are these important?
5. Are you recommending to go global or stay domestic and why?

USE TO HELP WITH ASSIGNMENT:

http://resources.careered.com/LCMSFileSharePreview/Resources/AdobePDF/MKTG630_Tracking_the_Skippers.pdf

http://resources.careered.com/LCMSFileSharePreview/Resources/AdobePDF/MKTG630_Aiming_at_the_Right_Target.pdf

 

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Week 2 Discussion 1

“Interface Design Guidelines” Please respond to the following:

· Imagine you are leading a team of designers for a new software product. During the kickoff meeting, the team starts to discuss design guidelines. About half of the team complains that guidelines can be too specific, incomplete, hard to apply, and sometimes wrong. The other half feels that building on experience from design leaders contributes to steady improvements. Take a stance on this debate and support your position. Then discuss how you would solve this conflict to get your meeting back on track.

· Of the eight principles of design, called “Golden Rules” (strive for consistency, cater to universal usability, offer informative feedback, design dialogues to yield closure, prevent errors, permit easy reversal of actions, support internal locus of control, and reduce short-term memory load) choose the one that is most important and create an argument supporting your choice. Use specific examples to support your argument.

 

Week 2 Discussion 2

“HCI Theories” Please respond to the following:

· Imagine you are the manager of a medium-sized IT department. While walking through the hall one day, you overhear a senior-level software developer telling a newly hired developer to focus on improving his coding skills rather than learning about theories related to human-computer interaction. Take a position on whether you agree or disagree with the senior software developer. Support your decision.

· From the e-Activity, discuss the idea that all applications have to be visually consistent. Argue whether you agree or disagree with the idea and why.

 

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