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Course Project: Rough Draft Assignment Instructions

Overview

The purpose of this assignment is for you to demonstrate your ability to apply a working knowledge of the theories, terminology, concepts, and strategies covered in this course.

Instructions

You will begin the task of creating a correctional facility that will be presented via PowerPoint. For the Course Project: Rough Draft Assignment, the presentation must have at least 5 slides, and it will provide a snapshot of the correctional facility that will be further developed for the Course Project: Final Assignment.

Items to include are outlined as follows:

 The following must be included in the Rough Draft via PowerPoint slides:

·       Type of facility that will be constructed. Be sure to include the name, location, security level, and anticipated size of your facility. This should be a brief overview, as more details of its design will be required for your final presentation (see Course Project: Final Assignment Instructions).

·       Determine the necessary staffing categories for the facility

·       Identification of possible programs that will be implemented in the facility

·       Approximation of the total budget for the operation of the facility

·       Identification of at least 2 sources that will be used for the Course Project: Final

·       At least 5 content slides (not including the title and reference slide)

·       A title slide

·       A reference slide

 

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

Formative Assessment: Quantitative Review of Data ● Consider the data you proposed to locate from your Problem of Practice assignment in Competency 3. How will this data help you understand the scope of the problem in your workplace? ● Provide a reflection on the quantitative data you plan to collect. Consider the following questions: ○ What quantitative data do you plan to collect or utilize? ○ Where will you find this data? ○ How is this data useful for you as you build your capstone project? ○ What quantitative data would you want to collect as part of your action research? ■ What questions would you ask on a survey? ■ Who would you send the survey to and why? Document Type/Template: ● This formative may be submitted as an outline, a table, or a reflective paper. ● The recommended length for this submission is 1-2 pages

Instructions

Goal:  

The goal of the Week 3 Assignment is to select a research topic and brainstorm your approach to it.

Description:    

In COMM120, the Weeks 3 and 5 Assignments all work towards and contribute to the Week 7 Final Project. The Week 3 Assignment: Topic and Brainstorming has you choose a topic that you will use for the rest of the class. For many, this topic relates to the degree or career they are pursuing, while for others, it may simply reflect a personal interest—such as a hobby, activity, or a non-controversial aspect of history. 

Step 1: Prompt for CoPilot

Please copy and paste the following prompt into CoPilot. When you do this, you will need to edit the prompt and add your own topic. Here are some examples of possible topics: 

• …getting a sociology degree and future career prospects. 
• …getting a cybersecurity degree and future career prospects.
• …becoming a park ranger.

You can go directly to CoPilot [weblink] or to Office365 login [weblink].

Prompt:

Task: Create a brainstorming report about <enter topic here>

Context:

• 100-level college course on information literacy
• This assignment is the first of three assignments that relate to each other. Week 3 Assignment: Topic and Brainstorming, Week 5 Assignment: Sources Evaluation, and Week 7 Assignment: Final Project

Tone: Academic

Output: 

• Topic: include topic of the project.
• Scope: include the research scope of the project and the value it might bring to a person’s personal and professional life.
• Value: include how the topic will bring value to a person’s personal and professional life.
• Communication medium: what possible presentation software might be used such as PowerPoint or Prezi.
• Brainstorming: include any additional brainstorming ideas that will create a well thought out project plan. 

Thank you!

Step 2: Fill out Topic and Brainstorming Worksheet

Once you get your output from CoPilot, fill out the Week 3 Worksheet. You will need to fill out the following: 

• Part I: Topic and Brainstorming
  • Take the CoPilot output and copy and paste it into the Worksheet. 
  • You will paste this into the Template as-is (you will not change anything). 
• Part II: Critical Thinking Questions
  • Add critical thinking questions that will allow for greater investigation into the topic.
  • These questions need to be your own and you cannot use CoPilot or any other Gen AI tool to do this for you.
• Part III: Reflection
  • Write two paragraphs where you reflect on your chosen topic and how you will use the information from CoPilot in your future assignments. 
  • This reflection needs to be your own and you cannot use CoPilot or any other Gen AI tool to do this for you.
• Part IV: Reference Page
  • Post the Reference for CoPilot. 

Assignment Directions:  Goal:  A deeper understanding of the chosen topic. While some Assignments can be a bit more creative, learning how to improve your skills with written communication is also a good thing. Toward that end, the goal here is to write a paper of between 500-750 words on one of the three options below: Use one or more moral theories from weeks 6 and 7 to justify what you believe is the right thing to do concerning some contemporary situation. Define and describe the theories you use. Describe the contemporary moral situation and why it is a moral situation. Describe how the theory provides the reasoning/justification to demonstrate your proposed solution is the best one. You have encountered various theories of knowledge and theories of being in this course, beginning with Plato/Socrates (as well as pre-Socratics like Parmenides), Descartes and the rationalists, empiricism, and Kantian constructivism. The phenomenological method, as described in Week 7, can also give us tools for a theory of knowledge. Use one or more theories from epistemology and/or metaphysics to discuss what kinds of things you can know and how you can claim to know what you know. Define and describe the theory or theories that you use to make your claim. Say something about the range of possible knowledge that you can legitimately claim as knowledge. That is, does it include only knowledge of what can be sensed and whatever is physical? Or can we know abstract objects like universals? Can we have knowledge of more spiritual or esoteric realities, like the soul, God, religious doctrines, etc.?  Explain the reasons that support your viewpoint by providing arguments that are in dialogue with relevant thinkers discussed in our course. Use one or more theories from weeks 3-5 and 8 to demonstrate humans have a purpose. Define and describe the theory or theories you use to make your claim. Keep in mind that the goal is to argue humans have a purpose. If you do not think we have one, consider another option. Be sure your argument includes like-minded philosophers on the type of purpose you claim humans have. Submission Instructions:  Your paper will be written at a college level with an introduction (one that states an argumentative/interpretive thesis and that indicates what would be covered and in what order), body paragraphs, a conclusion, along with in-text citations/Works Cited page in MLA, Turabian, Chicago, or APA formatting. Remember—any resource that is listed on the Works Cited page must have an in-text citation in the paper to match, or this is considered plagiarism. [Note: MLA style is preferred, but depending on your degree area, you may be more familiar with APA or one of the other styles. You can use any approved style; just be consistent.]  All papers must be double-spaced with one-inch margins on all four (4) sides. Using one of the templates below is strongly encouraged. Please note that 25 points are directly tied to "digital literacy" and "works cited" – see the rubric. You may only submit files compatible with the Turnitin system.  Please use MS Word.

Integrated Learning Project Assignment Instructions

Overview

The integrated learning assignment is a series of 6 assignments and a final course consolidated submission. All assignments and the compilation of the final consolidated submission is managed as an individual assignment.

Purpose

The purpose of the ILP is for everyone to develop a working model of an ERP system applied to a firm of their choosing. This model will be built up in modular format through weekly assignments culminating in the submission of the completed model in the final week of the course together with a management proposal detailing the costs and benefits as they apply to the income statement and balance sheet of the selected firm.

Resources

The development of the assignments will be supported not only by written instructions but also with an explanatory Watch item.

Expectations

• Each component, from Module 3: Week 3 will be the development of an ERP module in Excel relevant to the topic for that week. The Excel development will follow SAP and other ERP systems formats. The Excel file will be accompanied by a written assignment containing:
  1. Details on how this ERP assignment could be implemented (assignment management process, who should be involved, and why, etc.) within the chosen firm (min 300 words)
  2. Details on how ERP could be operated (management process, who should be responsible, numbers of different users of each module, data accuracy, etc.) within the chosen firm (min 300 words)
  3. What could be the future sources of inaccuracy in the data contained the ERP system (min 300 words)
  4. How the corruption of the data could be prevented (min 300 words)
  5. An analysis and composition of the net benefit (benefits minus costs linked to income statement and balance sheet) of the implemented ERP system
• The final integrated Excel ERP working model for your chosen firm, due at the end of week 8, will tie all the preceding modules together into a fully integrated working ERP model in Excel. The integrated modules will include, Master Production Schedule, Bill of Materials, Materials Requirements Planning, Capacity Planning, Distribution Requirements Planning and Shop Floor Control. The Excel file will be submitted simultaneous with the following written report. The final course report would be about 3,000 words (excluding references and appendices), much of which would have been accumulated over the preceding 6 weeks.
  1. The final submission will also include a written management report detailing (1) a recommendation for implementation based on a cost / benefits analysis (2) implementation assignment plan with responsibilities, (3) a justified recommendation for an ERP system (e.g. SAP, or other) and its operation (local or cloud processing, scope of application (national, global, etc.)

 

Instructions

Part 1 – Company selection – Characteristics – Manufacturing – Publicly available financial accounts – consumer or industrial product (either make to order or make to stock) – examples Tesla / Boeing (search YouTube “Mega factories” and choose one of these documentary examples to appreciate the level of manufacturing detail required). Structure your assignment as follows (word counts are minimums):

o   Title page

o   Company description (300 words)

o   Financial trends: Overview of inventory types/trends/productivity (trends in day’s stock by type, Etc.) (300 words)

                    Income statements (last 3 years) (300 words)

                    Balance sheet (last 3 years) (300 words)

o   Opportunities for logistics to improve income statement (consider revenues and operating costs) and balance sheet asset productivity. Provide quantitative calculations and probable range of costs / benefits. (300 words)

                    Part 2 – Master Production Scheduling (MPS) – Develop an Excel based Master Production Schedule for your chosen product. Use the format and logic as shown in the illustrative Excel spread sheet to be found under Course Content. Also review the Kaptur presentation for this week, as well as pages 281 through 303 in your Logistics textbook. Your MPS Excel file will be accompanied by a written assignment containing:

• Details on how this module could be implemented (assignment management process, who should be involved, and why, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• Details on how this module could be operated (management process, key factors in the MPS policy, who should be responsible and why, the users of this modules data, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• What could be the future sources of inaccuracy in the data contained in the module (300 words)
• A comparison of any 2 MPS schedule formats and logic taken from http://www.softwareadvice.com/erp/?more=true#more or other MPS types from your own research of available MPS software (300 words)

                    Part 3 – Enterprise Resource Planning – Develop an Excel analysis of the modules and functionality of 3 ERP systems, one of which must be SAP and the other 2 are of your choice. Follow the “ERP Links” tab under the Readings section of Course content for a listing of over 100 ERP software systems, including SAP. Overlay the functionality of these ERP systems onto the main manufacturing processes of your selected firm and determine which software best fits your chosen company. Your Excel analysis will accompany your written assignment which will contain:

• Description of the how the software selection criteria (and which ones) were chosen for your company (300)
• An analysis and tabulation of the strengths and weaknesses of the main modules of each software solution when compared of your selection criteria (300)
• A discussion of any ancillary data capture equipment and other software that may be advantageous to the operation of the ERP system in your company (300)
• Consideration of which functional areas would be responsible for the operation of each of the major ERP modules (300)
• An analysis of the possible software costs of your recommended ERP software (300)

                    Part 4 – Materials Requirements Planning – Develop an Excel based Materials Requirements Plan for your chosen product. Use the format and logic as shown in the illustrative Excel spread sheet to be found under Course Content. Show at least 4 MRP levels with sub-assemblies, purchased components, manufactured components, and raw materials. Review the Kaptur presentation for this week, as well as pages 233 through 305 in your Logistics textbook. Your MRP Excel file will be accompanied by a written assignment containing:

• Details on how this module could be implemented (assignment management process, who should be involved, and why, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• Details on how this module could be operated (management process, key factors in the MRP operating policy, who should be responsible and why, the users of this modules data, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• What could be the future sources of inaccuracy in the data contained in the module (300 words)
• A comparison of any 2 MRP schedule formats and logic taken from http://www.softwareadvice.com/erp/?more=true#more or other MRP types from your own research of available MRP software (300 words)

                    Part 5 – Distribution Requirements Planning – Develop an Excel based Distribution Requirements Plan for your chosen product. Use the format and logic as shown in the illustrative Excel spread sheet to be found under Course Content. Show at least 4 distribution warehouses with 4 components planned for each with at least 1 common to all distribution warehouses. Review the Kaltura presentation for this week, as well as pages 319 through 406 in your Logistics textbook. Your DRP Excel file will be accompanied by a written assignment containing:

• Details on how this module could be implemented (assignment management process, who should be involved, and why, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• Details on how this module could be operated (management process, key factors in the DRP operating policy, who should be responsible and why, the users of this modules data, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• What could be the future sources of inaccuracy in the data contained in the module (300 words)
• A comparison of any 2 DRP schedule formats and logic taken from http://www.softwareadvice.com/erp/?more=true#more or other DRP types from your own research of available MRP software (300 words)

                    Part 6 – Capacity Requirements Planning – Develop an Excel based Capacity Requirements Plan for your chosen product. Use the format and logic as shown in the Integrated Learning Project Example found on . Review the Kaptur presentation for this week, as well as pages 439 through 478 in your Logistics textbook. Your CRP Excel file will be accompanied by a written assignment containing:

• Details on how this module could be implemented (assignment management process, who should be involved, and why, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• Details on how this module could be operated (management process, key factors in the CRP operating policy, who should be responsible and why, the users of this modules data, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• What could be the future sources of inaccuracy in the data contained in the module (300 words)
• A comparison of any 2 CRP schedule formats and logic taken from ERP Software or other CRP types from your own research of available CRP software (300 words)

Part 7 – Assignment Plan – Develop a time phased assignment plan for the implementation of an ERP system at your selected firm. Review the assigned Learn material, as well as pages 511 through 551 in your Logistics textbook. Your time phased assignment plan Excel file will be accompanied by a written assignment containing:

• Overall structure of the ERP implementation plan detailing responsibilities and timing (300 words)
• Details on the Education and Training activities of the plan, their sequencing and timing (300 words)
• Details on the key activities in the Bills of Materials sub-assignment to achieve a company document with 98% accuracy (300 words)
• Details on the key activities in the Warehouse sub-assignment to achieve a minimum of 95% accuracy (300 words)
• Details on the key activities in the Master Production Schedule sub-assignment to achieve a 98% customer service accuracy (300 words)

Part 8 – Final Submission – The final integrated Excel ERP working model for your chosen firm, due at the end of week 8, will tie all the preceding modules together into a fully integrated working ERP model in Excel. The integrated modules will include, Master Production Schedule, Bill of Materials, Materials Requirements Planning, Capacity Planning, Distribution Requirements Planning and Shop Floor Control. The Excel file will be submitted simultaneous with the following written report. The final course report would be about 3,000 words (excluding references and appendices), much of which would have been accumulated over the preceding 6 weeks.

• The final submission will also include a written management report detailing (1) a recommendation for implementation based on a cost / benefits analysis (2) implementation assignment plan with responsibilities, (3) a justified recommendation for an ERP system (e.g. SAP, or other) and its operation (local or cloud processing, scope of application (national, global, etc.)

 

Integrated Learning Project Assignment Instructions

Overview

The integrated learning assignment is a series of 6 assignments and a final course consolidated submission. All assignments and the compilation of the final consolidated submission is managed as an individual assignment.

Purpose

The purpose of the ILP is for everyone to develop a working model of an ERP system applied to a firm of their choosing. This model will be built up in modular format through weekly assignments culminating in the submission of the completed model in the final week of the course together with a management proposal detailing the costs and benefits as they apply to the income statement and balance sheet of the selected firm.

Resources

The development of the assignments will be supported not only by written instructions but also with an explanatory Watch item.

Expectations

• Each component, from Module 3: Week 3 will be the development of an ERP module in Excel relevant to the topic for that week. The Excel development will follow SAP and other ERP systems formats. The Excel file will be accompanied by a written assignment containing:
  1. Details on how this ERP assignment could be implemented (assignment management process, who should be involved, and why, etc.) within the chosen firm (min 300 words)
  2. Details on how ERP could be operated (management process, who should be responsible, numbers of different users of each module, data accuracy, etc.) within the chosen firm (min 300 words)
  3. What could be the future sources of inaccuracy in the data contained the ERP system (min 300 words)
  4. How the corruption of the data could be prevented (min 300 words)
  5. An analysis and composition of the net benefit (benefits minus costs linked to income statement and balance sheet) of the implemented ERP system
• The final integrated Excel ERP working model for your chosen firm, due at the end of week 8, will tie all the preceding modules together into a fully integrated working ERP model in Excel. The integrated modules will include, Master Production Schedule, Bill of Materials, Materials Requirements Planning, Capacity Planning, Distribution Requirements Planning and Shop Floor Control. The Excel file will be submitted simultaneous with the following written report. The final course report would be about 3,000 words (excluding references and appendices), much of which would have been accumulated over the preceding 6 weeks.
  1. The final submission will also include a written management report detailing (1) a recommendation for implementation based on a cost / benefits analysis (2) implementation assignment plan with responsibilities, (3) a justified recommendation for an ERP system (e.g. SAP, or other) and its operation (local or cloud processing, scope of application (national, global, etc.)

 

Instructions

Part 1 – Company selection – Characteristics – Manufacturing – Publicly available financial accounts – consumer or industrial product (either make to order or make to stock) – examples Tesla / Boeing (search YouTube “Mega factories” and choose one of these documentary examples to appreciate the level of manufacturing detail required). Structure your assignment as follows (word counts are minimums):

o   Title page

o   Company description (300 words)

o   Financial trends: Overview of inventory types/trends/productivity (trends in day’s stock by type, Etc.) (300 words)

                    Income statements (last 3 years) (300 words)

                    Balance sheet (last 3 years) (300 words)

o   Opportunities for logistics to improve income statement (consider revenues and operating costs) and balance sheet asset productivity. Provide quantitative calculations and probable range of costs / benefits. (300 words)

                    Part 2 – Master Production Scheduling (MPS) – Develop an Excel based Master Production Schedule for your chosen product. Use the format and logic as shown in the illustrative Excel spread sheet to be found under Course Content. Also review the Kaptur presentation for this week, as well as pages 281 through 303 in your Logistics textbook. Your MPS Excel file will be accompanied by a written assignment containing:

• Details on how this module could be implemented (assignment management process, who should be involved, and why, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• Details on how this module could be operated (management process, key factors in the MPS policy, who should be responsible and why, the users of this modules data, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• What could be the future sources of inaccuracy in the data contained in the module (300 words)
• A comparison of any 2 MPS schedule formats and logic taken from http://www.softwareadvice.com/erp/?more=true#more or other MPS types from your own research of available MPS software (300 words)

                    Part 3 – Enterprise Resource Planning – Develop an Excel analysis of the modules and functionality of 3 ERP systems, one of which must be SAP and the other 2 are of your choice. Follow the “ERP Links” tab under the Readings section of Course content for a listing of over 100 ERP software systems, including SAP. Overlay the functionality of these ERP systems onto the main manufacturing processes of your selected firm and determine which software best fits your chosen company. Your Excel analysis will accompany your written assignment which will contain:

• Description of the how the software selection criteria (and which ones) were chosen for your company (300)
• An analysis and tabulation of the strengths and weaknesses of the main modules of each software solution when compared of your selection criteria (300)
• A discussion of any ancillary data capture equipment and other software that may be advantageous to the operation of the ERP system in your company (300)
• Consideration of which functional areas would be responsible for the operation of each of the major ERP modules (300)
• An analysis of the possible software costs of your recommended ERP software (300)

                    Part 4 – Materials Requirements Planning – Develop an Excel based Materials Requirements Plan for your chosen product. Use the format and logic as shown in the illustrative Excel spread sheet to be found under Course Content. Show at least 4 MRP levels with sub-assemblies, purchased components, manufactured components, and raw materials. Review the Kaptur presentation for this week, as well as pages 233 through 305 in your Logistics textbook. Your MRP Excel file will be accompanied by a written assignment containing:

• Details on how this module could be implemented (assignment management process, who should be involved, and why, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• Details on how this module could be operated (management process, key factors in the MRP operating policy, who should be responsible and why, the users of this modules data, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• What could be the future sources of inaccuracy in the data contained in the module (300 words)
• A comparison of any 2 MRP schedule formats and logic taken from http://www.softwareadvice.com/erp/?more=true#more or other MRP types from your own research of available MRP software (300 words)

                    Part 5 – Distribution Requirements Planning – Develop an Excel based Distribution Requirements Plan for your chosen product. Use the format and logic as shown in the illustrative Excel spread sheet to be found under Course Content. Show at least 4 distribution warehouses with 4 components planned for each with at least 1 common to all distribution warehouses. Review the Kaltura presentation for this week, as well as pages 319 through 406 in your Logistics textbook. Your DRP Excel file will be accompanied by a written assignment containing:

• Details on how this module could be implemented (assignment management process, who should be involved, and why, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• Details on how this module could be operated (management process, key factors in the DRP operating policy, who should be responsible and why, the users of this modules data, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• What could be the future sources of inaccuracy in the data contained in the module (300 words)
• A comparison of any 2 DRP schedule formats and logic taken from http://www.softwareadvice.com/erp/?more=true#more or other DRP types from your own research of available MRP software (300 words)

                    Part 6 – Capacity Requirements Planning – Develop an Excel based Capacity Requirements Plan for your chosen product. Use the format and logic as shown in the Integrated Learning Project Example found on . Review the Kaptur presentation for this week, as well as pages 439 through 478 in your Logistics textbook. Your CRP Excel file will be accompanied by a written assignment containing:

• Details on how this module could be implemented (assignment management process, who should be involved, and why, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• Details on how this module could be operated (management process, key factors in the CRP operating policy, who should be responsible and why, the users of this modules data, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• What could be the future sources of inaccuracy in the data contained in the module (300 words)
• A comparison of any 2 CRP schedule formats and logic taken from ERP Software or other CRP types from your own research of available CRP software (300 words)

Part 7 – Assignment Plan – Develop a time phased assignment plan for the implementation of an ERP system at your selected firm. Review the assigned Learn material, as well as pages 511 through 551 in your Logistics textbook. Your time phased assignment plan Excel file will be accompanied by a written assignment containing:

• Overall structure of the ERP implementation plan detailing responsibilities and timing (300 words)
• Details on the Education and Training activities of the plan, their sequencing and timing (300 words)
• Details on the key activities in the Bills of Materials sub-assignment to achieve a company document with 98% accuracy (300 words)
• Details on the key activities in the Warehouse sub-assignment to achieve a minimum of 95% accuracy (300 words)
• Details on the key activities in the Master Production Schedule sub-assignment to achieve a 98% customer service accuracy (300 words)

Part 8 – Final Submission – The final integrated Excel ERP working model for your chosen firm, due at the end of week 8, will tie all the preceding modules together into a fully integrated working ERP model in Excel. The integrated modules will include, Master Production Schedule, Bill of Materials, Materials Requirements Planning, Capacity Planning, Distribution Requirements Planning and Shop Floor Control. The Excel file will be submitted simultaneous with the following written report. The final course report would be about 3,000 words (excluding references and appendices), much of which would have been accumulated over the preceding 6 weeks.

• The final submission will also include a written management report detailing (1) a recommendation for implementation based on a cost / benefits analysis (2) implementation assignment plan with responsibilities, (3) a justified recommendation for an ERP system (e.g. SAP, or other) and its operation (local or cloud processing, scope of application (national, global, etc.)

 

Integrated Learning Project Assignment Instructions

Overview

The integrated learning assignment is a series of 6 assignments and a final course consolidated submission. All assignments and the compilation of the final consolidated submission is managed as an individual assignment.

Purpose

The purpose of the ILP is for everyone to develop a working model of an ERP system applied to a firm of their choosing. This model will be built up in modular format through weekly assignments culminating in the submission of the completed model in the final week of the course together with a management proposal detailing the costs and benefits as they apply to the income statement and balance sheet of the selected firm.

Resources

The development of the assignments will be supported not only by written instructions but also with an explanatory Watch item.

Expectations

• Each component, from Module 3: Week 3 will be the development of an ERP module in Excel relevant to the topic for that week. The Excel development will follow SAP and other ERP systems formats. The Excel file will be accompanied by a written assignment containing:
  1. Details on how this ERP assignment could be implemented (assignment management process, who should be involved, and why, etc.) within the chosen firm (min 300 words)
  2. Details on how ERP could be operated (management process, who should be responsible, numbers of different users of each module, data accuracy, etc.) within the chosen firm (min 300 words)
  3. What could be the future sources of inaccuracy in the data contained the ERP system (min 300 words)
  4. How the corruption of the data could be prevented (min 300 words)
  5. An analysis and composition of the net benefit (benefits minus costs linked to income statement and balance sheet) of the implemented ERP system
• The final integrated Excel ERP working model for your chosen firm, due at the end of week 8, will tie all the preceding modules together into a fully integrated working ERP model in Excel. The integrated modules will include, Master Production Schedule, Bill of Materials, Materials Requirements Planning, Capacity Planning, Distribution Requirements Planning and Shop Floor Control. The Excel file will be submitted simultaneous with the following written report. The final course report would be about 3,000 words (excluding references and appendices), much of which would have been accumulated over the preceding 6 weeks.
  1. The final submission will also include a written management report detailing (1) a recommendation for implementation based on a cost / benefits analysis (2) implementation assignment plan with responsibilities, (3) a justified recommendation for an ERP system (e.g. SAP, or other) and its operation (local or cloud processing, scope of application (national, global, etc.)

 

Instructions

Part 1 – Company selection – Characteristics – Manufacturing – Publicly available financial accounts – consumer or industrial product (either make to order or make to stock) – examples Tesla / Boeing (search YouTube “Mega factories” and choose one of these documentary examples to appreciate the level of manufacturing detail required). Structure your assignment as follows (word counts are minimums):

o   Title page

o   Company description (300 words)

o   Financial trends: Overview of inventory types/trends/productivity (trends in day’s stock by type, Etc.) (300 words)

                    Income statements (last 3 years) (300 words)

                    Balance sheet (last 3 years) (300 words)

o   Opportunities for logistics to improve income statement (consider revenues and operating costs) and balance sheet asset productivity. Provide quantitative calculations and probable range of costs / benefits. (300 words)

                    Part 2 – Master Production Scheduling (MPS) – Develop an Excel based Master Production Schedule for your chosen product. Use the format and logic as shown in the illustrative Excel spread sheet to be found under Course Content. Also review the Kaptur presentation for this week, as well as pages 281 through 303 in your Logistics textbook. Your MPS Excel file will be accompanied by a written assignment containing:

• Details on how this module could be implemented (assignment management process, who should be involved, and why, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• Details on how this module could be operated (management process, key factors in the MPS policy, who should be responsible and why, the users of this modules data, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• What could be the future sources of inaccuracy in the data contained in the module (300 words)
• A comparison of any 2 MPS schedule formats and logic taken from http://www.softwareadvice.com/erp/?more=true#more or other MPS types from your own research of available MPS software (300 words)

                    Part 3 – Enterprise Resource Planning – Develop an Excel analysis of the modules and functionality of 3 ERP systems, one of which must be SAP and the other 2 are of your choice. Follow the “ERP Links” tab under the Readings section of Course content for a listing of over 100 ERP software systems, including SAP. Overlay the functionality of these ERP systems onto the main manufacturing processes of your selected firm and determine which software best fits your chosen company. Your Excel analysis will accompany your written assignment which will contain:

• Description of the how the software selection criteria (and which ones) were chosen for your company (300)
• An analysis and tabulation of the strengths and weaknesses of the main modules of each software solution when compared of your selection criteria (300)
• A discussion of any ancillary data capture equipment and other software that may be advantageous to the operation of the ERP system in your company (300)
• Consideration of which functional areas would be responsible for the operation of each of the major ERP modules (300)
• An analysis of the possible software costs of your recommended ERP software (300)

                    Part 4 – Materials Requirements Planning – Develop an Excel based Materials Requirements Plan for your chosen product. Use the format and logic as shown in the illustrative Excel spread sheet to be found under Course Content. Show at least 4 MRP levels with sub-assemblies, purchased components, manufactured components, and raw materials. Review the Kaptur presentation for this week, as well as pages 233 through 305 in your Logistics textbook. Your MRP Excel file will be accompanied by a written assignment containing:

• Details on how this module could be implemented (assignment management process, who should be involved, and why, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• Details on how this module could be operated (management process, key factors in the MRP operating policy, who should be responsible and why, the users of this modules data, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• What could be the future sources of inaccuracy in the data contained in the module (300 words)
• A comparison of any 2 MRP schedule formats and logic taken from http://www.softwareadvice.com/erp/?more=true#more or other MRP types from your own research of available MRP software (300 words)

                    Part 5 – Distribution Requirements Planning – Develop an Excel based Distribution Requirements Plan for your chosen product. Use the format and logic as shown in the illustrative Excel spread sheet to be found under Course Content. Show at least 4 distribution warehouses with 4 components planned for each with at least 1 common to all distribution warehouses. Review the Kaltura presentation for this week, as well as pages 319 through 406 in your Logistics textbook. Your DRP Excel file will be accompanied by a written assignment containing:

• Details on how this module could be implemented (assignment management process, who should be involved, and why, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• Details on how this module could be operated (management process, key factors in the DRP operating policy, who should be responsible and why, the users of this modules data, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• What could be the future sources of inaccuracy in the data contained in the module (300 words)
• A comparison of any 2 DRP schedule formats and logic taken from http://www.softwareadvice.com/erp/?more=true#more or other DRP types from your own research of available MRP software (300 words)

                    Part 6 – Capacity Requirements Planning – Develop an Excel based Capacity Requirements Plan for your chosen product. Use the format and logic as shown in the Integrated Learning Project Example found on . Review the Kaptur presentation for this week, as well as pages 439 through 478 in your Logistics textbook. Your CRP Excel file will be accompanied by a written assignment containing:

• Details on how this module could be implemented (assignment management process, who should be involved, and why, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• Details on how this module could be operated (management process, key factors in the CRP operating policy, who should be responsible and why, the users of this modules data, etc.) within the chosen firm (300 words)
• What could be the future sources of inaccuracy in the data contained in the module (300 words)
• A comparison of any 2 CRP schedule formats and logic taken from ERP Software or other CRP types from your own research of available CRP software (300 words)

Part 7 – Assignment Plan – Develop a time phased assignment plan for the implementation of an ERP system at your selected firm. Review the assigned Learn material, as well as pages 511 through 551 in your Logistics textbook. Your time phased assignment plan Excel file will be accompanied by a written assignment containing:

• Overall structure of the ERP implementation plan detailing responsibilities and timing (300 words)
• Details on the Education and Training activities of the plan, their sequencing and timing (300 words)
• Details on the key activities in the Bills of Materials sub-assignment to achieve a company document with 98% accuracy (300 words)
• Details on the key activities in the Warehouse sub-assignment to achieve a minimum of 95% accuracy (300 words)
• Details on the key activities in the Master Production Schedule sub-assignment to achieve a 98% customer service accuracy (300 words)

Part 8 – Final Submission – The final integrated Excel ERP working model for your chosen firm, due at the end of week 8, will tie all the preceding modules together into a fully integrated working ERP model in Excel. The integrated modules will include, Master Production Schedule, Bill of Materials, Materials Requirements Planning, Capacity Planning, Distribution Requirements Planning and Shop Floor Control. The Excel file will be submitted simultaneous with the following written report. The final course report would be about 3,000 words (excluding references and appendices), much of which would have been accumulated over the preceding 6 weeks.

• The final submission will also include a written management report detailing (1) a recommendation for implementation based on a cost / benefits analysis (2) implementation assignment plan with responsibilities, (3) a justified recommendation for an ERP system (e.g. SAP, or other) and its operation (local or cloud processing, scope of application (national, global, etc.)

 

This assignment is an analysis of local, state, or federal health policy

1. Select a state health policy reform innovation
2. Discuss the rationale for the policy, how it was adopted (e.g., federal waivers, passage by state legislature), the funding structure, and (to the extent statistical data are available) its impact. ethical outcome based on evidence.
3. Examples of state innovations include Maryland’s hospital rate setting, Vermont’s single payer system, and Massachusetts’ health reforms

NURS 8163 Principles of Healthcare Ethics & Genetics

Question:      Identify an ethical dilemma related to genomic healthcare issues. Each student needs to select their own unique scenario. Please do NOT duplicate material.  Incorporate the ethical principle violated by the dilemma suggested.  Be creative in your approach to the presentation of the debate scenario. Each student works independently on this assignment. Present your analysis, thoughts and arguments on the discussion forum and discuss rationale.  

                                                                                                 RUBRICS

Critical Thinking:  Remarks are substantive and content rich with evidence of analysis, synthesis and evaluation of information or responses of peers.

Development of Ideas: Remarks are well developed with introduction of new ideas with specific details from readings/ experience/ evidence to support ideas.

                                                                                         Ideas to organize your debate:

• 1. IntroductionOutline your case with an introduction that states your main arguments and explains the general thrust of your case.  This must be done briefly since the most important thing is to get on and actually argue it. 
• 2. Case
  • Having outlined the main argument, then begin to build a case (the parts).  Divide your case into a few arguments (parts) and justify your arguments with basic logic, worked examples, statistics, and quotes.  Debating is all about the strategy of “proof”. Proof, or evidence, supports your assertion and develops an argument. It is usually best to put the most important arguments first. 
    • Here is an example of a case outline:   “The media exert more influence over what people think than the government does.  This is true for three reasons.  Firstly, most people base their votes on what they see and hear in the media. Secondly, the media can set the political agenda between elections by deciding what issues to report and in how much detail.  Thirdly, the media have successfully demonized politicians over the last ten years so that now people are more likely to believe journalists than politicians.”
      • All of the arguments in this case outline are debatable (almost immediately you can see the counterarguments), but they give the case a wide range which covers all kinds of issues.  The trick is not to come up with a watertight case, but a well-argued one.  Think: “Can I argue that?” 
• 3. Rebuttal of the Parts
  • Arguments can be factually, morally or logically flawed. These are the basics of rebuttal and almost every argument can be found wanting in at least one of these components.  Here are a few examples: 
  • “Banning cigarette product placement in films will cause more young people to smoke because it will make smoking more mysterious and tabooer.”  This is logically flawed; the ban would be more likely to stop the steady stream of images which make smoking seem attractive and glamorous and actually reduce the number of young people smoking.
•  
  • Ask yourself how the other side approached the case. Is their methodology flawed?
  • Consider what tasks the other side set themselves (if any) and whether they have in fact addressed these.
  • Consider what the general emphasis of the case is and what assumptions it makes. Try to refute these.
  • Take the main arguments and do the same thing.  It is not worth repeating a point of rebuttal that has been used by someone else already, but you can refer to it to show that the argument has not stood up.  It is not necessary to correct every example used.  You won’t have time and your aim is to show the other side’s case to be flawed in the key areas. 
• 4. Conclusion 

NURS 8153 Healthcare Informatics in Advanced Nursing

Describe how you would use the Instructional Systems Design method in your training program. Be sure to review the Discussion Board Rubric as you complete this assignment.

                                                                                                     RUBRIC – HEALTH INFORMATICS

1. Word Count –  Post contains a minimum of 200 Words.

2. References – Uses three or more references from current peer-reviewed nursing journals (within the last 5 yrs) with one reference required for initial posting and one reference for each peer posting. One reference may come from required course textbook. Must be legitimate peer-reviewed references or textbooks, and not AI-generated. No websites.

Reference must be written in APA 7th Ed /Italics as needed.

 3.  Mechanics – Free of errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and/or APA format. AI-generated responses are not accepted. A zero will be administered if not in the student’s own words.

4. Type reference in accordance to APA 7th Edition. Apply Italics

                                                                                                          TEXTBOOK

McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2024). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). (6th ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning. ISBN: 9781284300635

DNP PROJECT TOPIC : Early Identification of Anxiety via Standardized Screening Tools In a  Psychiatric Clinic