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(Title: Excellence in Business Communication Edition: 12th Authors: Thill, J. V., & Bovée, C. L.)

Business Communication Skills Presentation

Complete Exercise 14.30, “Presentations: Designing Presentation Visuals” on p. 475 of the text using the presentation software of your choice such as PowerPoint, Prezi, Google Slides, or other, and what you learned about visual design. Your presentation should be at least 7 slides and include the following:  

What is the purpose?

Skip the Stock Template

Don’t Use More than 6 Lines of Text

Ditch the Bullet Points

Use Sans Serif Fonts

Size Fonts Appropriately

Maintain a Strong Contrast Between Text and Background

Use No More than 5 Colors

Use Contrasting Text Colors to Draw Attention

Use Single Images

Use Visuals to Increase Emotional Appeal

Freeze the Transitions between slides

The conclusion

Use APA citations when needed

Basic Elements of a PowerPoint 

 

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Must NOT be plagiarized in anyway or previously submitted to any entity. Will be run through the Turnitin system. Please see attached template and follow guidelines accordingly. 

• Apply macroeconomic concepts to current and personal economic events and decisions.

In addition to writing about macroeconomic concepts, it’s equally important to be able to convey your understanding of these concepts by communicating them to others. In the workplace you might do this by writing briefs (like you did for Assignment 1), creating presentations, or writing reports for your manager or team. An example final report and optional template are provided below.

For this Final Report assignment, you can build off your previous economic brief and selected industry from Assignment 1, which is Finance and Insurance and examine one of the macroeconomic indicators or policies below:

• GDP growth
• Unemployment rates
• Inflation rates
• Interest rates
• Imports and exports
• Government fiscal policy and issues related to taxation, government spending, and budget deficits
• FED (central bank) monetary policy and issues related to the FED’s mission to stabilize the economy

Example Final Report, Assignment 2 Template, Strayer Writing Standards

1. Review an example final report.
2. Use the optional template to help you get started.
3. Review the Strayer Writing Standards. (See Instructions below.)

Instructions

Use Microsoft Word to prepare a Final Report that is a minimum of two to three (2-3) pages long in which you:

1. Introduce your selected industry with a brief one-paragraph introduction. Refer to the NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) to review the details about your industry.

2. Assess your selected industry’s relative size and growth rate in the economy.

These macroeconomic resources will help you find the size and growth rate of your industry in the U.S. economy and/or relative to GDP:

• Real GDP – Select Section 1, then table 1.1.6 (select MODIFY to change the year range and frequency). Data is from Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov).

• % Change in Real GDP – Select Section 1, then table 1.1.1 (select MODIFY to change the year range and frequency). Data is from Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov).

• GDP by Industry – Steps:

1. Select “Interactive Data.”2. Select “Industry Data Tables.”3. Select “Begin Using the Data.”4. Select “Gross Output by Industry.”5. Select “Real Gross Output by Industry (A) (Q).”6. Select “Quarterly” or “Annual.”7. Select “Next Step.” Data is from Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov).

• % Change in GDP by Industry – Steps:

1. Select “Interactive Data.”2. Select “Industry Data Tables.”3. Select “Begin Using the Data.”4. Select “Gross Output by Industry.”5. Select “Percent Changes in Chain-Type Quantity Indexes for Gross Output by Industry (A) (Q).”6. Select “Quarterly” or “Annual.”7. Select “Next Step.” Data is from Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov).

3. Identify one newsworthy macroeconomic indicator or policy (e.g., GDP, unemployment, inflation rates, interest rates, government taxation and spending decisions, and/or FED decisions) that the industry should monitor and explain why it’s important and how it might impact your selected industry.

These resources are available to help you measure and track macroeconomic indicators and outcomes of macroeconomic policies.You’ll use one or more depending on the macroeconomic indicator selected.

• Unemployment rates – Data is from Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov).

• Inflation rates as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Data is from Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov).

• % Change in Real Exports and Imports – Select Section 4, then table 4.2.1. (Select MODIFY to change the year range and frequency.) Data is from Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov).

• Government receipts, expenditures, and savings – Select Section 3, then table 3.1 for total government and table for 3.2 for federal government. (Select MODIFY to change the year range and frequency.) Data is from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov).

• FED Funds Interest Rates. Data is from Trading Economics (tradingeconomics.com).

4. Describe a recent trend in the macroeconomic indicator or policy. Include a graph, chart, or table that illustrates the observed trend.

5. Summarize how you think this industry will perform in the future. Provide support for your rationale.

6. Your brief should include a cover page. 

    Your brief should be a minimum of two to three (2-3) pages in length (not including the cover page), double-spaced, 12-point font. 

   Your report should include a minimum of two (2) references/citations in the text.

 

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Week 1 Discussion Question 1 

• Your message must contribute to the discussion with accurate, relevant information. Posts should be articulate, thoughtful, and thorough. (Note: It’s OK to add non-informative comments, like thanking someone for their assistance or noting your agreement with a classmate; social comments like that create a sense of collegiality, but only comments that contribute by adding information will be graded.) Also, as with any academic writing, if you quote or paraphrase a source (like your textbook or a web site), provide a citation.   
• You must include a subject that conveys the essence of your main point (not just the key word or phrase or topic) in no more than 10 words. An effective subject provides the reader with advance information, which is helpful in understanding the content of the comment. I suggest writing your subject after writing your comment.

Topic Below: Must be at least 300 words in APA format (word count does not include works cited) 

“The Epic of Gilgamesh” offers the earliest version of the flood story that appears later in the Bible; compare and contrast the flood stories in “The Epic of Gilgamesh” and in Genesis 6–9 using quotes from the literature.

 

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MUST USE named files to handle I/O. There will be a penalty for hardcoded file names. 

ABC Corporation has an old office building with out of date elevators, which need to be modernized or replaced. You have been hired to evaluate the current use of the elevators so they can make an appropriate decision. You decide a computer simulation would be the best strategy to evaluate the use of the elevator, so you go to the office building to collect some actual data on the use of the elevator. You record actual usage (see input file) and observe the following facts:

• There are two elevators which each hold five people. One elevator is very small, so the limit is closely followed. The second elevator seems to be permanently broken. 
• The elevator is very narrow so people have to get off to let out anyone that is behind them.
• The building has 5 floors serviced by the elevator.
• People always get on the elevator if there is room, even if it is going in the wrong direction, i.e. they may get on to go down even if they really want to go up.

You decide to use stacks. In the simulation, at each floor, you do the following: 

• Remove people scheduled to get off on that floor
• Print the name of people exiting; along with the number of times each person had to exit temporarily during their trip
• Restore people who got off temporarily
• Load people waiting to get on. 
• If the elevator is full or empty, print that out. Identify people who are waiting to get on but are unable to do so, if the elevator is full. Assume that people unable to get on the elevator will take the stairs. 
• Print the name of each person getting on along with their destination floor. 
• Proceed to the next floor, which is the next floor selected by a current passenger or the next floor selected by a person waiting to get on, whichever is sooner.

After your simulation is finished, print out the total number of people who rode, the number of time someone could not ride because it was full, the number of empty occasions, etc. 

The input you collected is in a separate file. Since you did not know the name of the people working at ABC Corporation, you amused yourself by making up names for them. The data is the name followed by the entrance floor, followed by the exit floor. You end up going back a second time to collect addition data (student generated)

Summarize your findings and recommendations in a report to ABC Corporation. Explain your strategy and the program you wrote in detail. Explain what you learned about elevator use at ABC and make recommendations. Be sure to consider the second elevator. As an addendum, you write report for in-house use, in which you justify your

simulation design choices and why a stack is an appropriate choice. Defend your implementation decisions. Discuss what you leaned, and what you would change going forward with the simulation. Be sure to consider efficiency consideration (both time and space) 

Here is input data:

floor exited. Eli

 

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Must use the websites provided below for in text citations and references.

Homework assignment. Respond to two discussion post by fellow classmate. Use only class materials in your responses. All responses to your classmates must have support from the class material, PROVIDED BELOW. This means any and all opinions, facts or conclusions must show support from the weekly class materials and/or case study facts, PROVIDED BELOW. APA in text citations, reference list and sound writing mechanics are required.

Question #1 Using the side bars found in this week’s content tab, along with our reading material, explain how the trends are altering or making job performance harder to manage.

· Be sure to identify in the answer what is meant by job performance.

· Explain how the trend affects performance behavior.

· Identify the challenge the trend has for the manager.

******My homework is to provide a response to this student answer to this question, Response must have in text citations AND references from the course material below****** 

Student Answer/Post: Trends are altering or making job performance harder to manage because things have changed from what they use to be. There are 10 trends that have been identified that need to be addressed in order to improve job performance. One of the trends that affect performance behavior is that “Organizations are clamoring for more agile, diverse, and younger leaders, as well as new leadership models that capture the “digital way” to run businesses.” (Bersin, J. ,Pelster, B., Schwartz, J., & van der Vyver, B. , 2017) Older, more experienced workers are quickly being replaced by millennial as digital programs are being integrated into the workplace. They find it difficult to perform at the pace as their younger counterparts. Not being able to be as productive as they once did is difficult. Millennial perform differently than Baby Boomers and Managers are finding it harder to track individual performances as teams are now being used more and more to complete projects. Within those teams, there is generally a great diversity and different levels of experience therefore it is easier to track the groups progress as opposed to the individual.   

Job Performance is formally defined as the value of the set of employee behaviors that contribute either positively or negatively to organizational goal accomplishment. (Coquitt,J., Lepine, J., & Wesson, M., 2013) Job performance behavior can be affect if you are struggling to perform at a level in which you are not accustomed to. Some older employees find it harder to keep when the pace has picked up due to the integration of new computer programs, faster working millennial, and even the demand in which the deadlines have been set. The working world is fast moving in the direction of computers. These programs are becoming so advanced, Managers are struggling to stay one step ahead. The future of technology is here and whether we are ready for it or not and unfortunately, some of us are not going to make the cut.

Question #2 Using the side bars found in this week’s content tab, along with our reading material, explain how the trends are altering or making job commitment harder to manage.

· Be sure to identify in the answer what is meant by job commitment.

· Explain how the trend affects job commitment.

· Identify the challenge the trend has for the manager.

******My homework is to provide a response to this student answer to this question, Response must have in text citations AND references from the course material below****** 

Student Answer/Post: Employee commitment is the bond employees experience with their organization. Employees who are committed to their organization feel they fit in and understand the goals of the organization. (Hoek, J., 2016) Today, employee commitment is not as great as it once was. Employees are not as committed as our parents were in their careers. Individuals today are willing to leave their job if another opportunity presents itself. There does not seem to be much loyalty and some find themselves on a constant search for a job closer to home, in a favored state/country, and of course a higher income. Our parents wanted a career while we just want a job.

Culture plays a huge role in how job commitment is affected. Younger employees are less committed as they are still figuring out what they want to do. Many are not expecting to be in the same job 2-5 years down the road. It is about earning the pay to maintain the lifestyle. Employers are taking notice that employees are not as committed and are now taking action to make themselves more appealing competitors in the workforce. On the continuance commitment front creating a salary and benefits package that makes people financially compelled to stay is a priority. Continuance commitment is when and employee needs to stay.  Studies suggest that pay level and benefits are the strongest predictor of voluntary commitment coming in close is advancement. (Colquitt, J., LePine, J. A., & Wesson, M. J., 2013, pg.81)

The challenge will be retaining good workers while still while maintaining productivity within the workplace. No company wants to be in a constant state or interviewing and rehiring. Managers need to research what the trends are and reinvent ways to remain relevant. My employers offer training, employee team building activities, incentives, family events, etc. which keeps the employees motivated.   

COURSE MATERIAL TO BE USED IN RESPONSES. PLEASE USE IN TEXT CITATIONS AND REFERENCES IN RESPONSES. 

· https://bizfluent.com/info-7856570-definition-job-performance.html

· https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/About-Deloitte/central-europe/ce-global-human-capital-trends.pdf

· https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/212b/f7c854a26c3cb8a7aa83b16466ca54f099c1.pdf

· https://learn.umuc.edu/content/enforced/350072-001135-01-2192-OL4-7981/1-Gen%20Z%20Engagement%20Paradox%20at%20Work.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=mviur56xz0KthwyNl36TfEn6K

· https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/opinion/sunday/the-rise-of-the-new-groupthink.html?pagewanted=1&_r=4&partner=rss&emc=rss&

· https://www.effectory.com/knowledge/themes/what-is-employee-commitment/

 

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