How we can interpret and evaluate the findings in light of the· literature; and

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Coursework Requirement
An individual management report analysing how operations management is conceived, supported, delivered and developed in a chosen international organisation.
Your report should address the following:
Operation’s performance.·
Supply chain strategy.·
Capacity and/or inventory management.·
Within your report, you should introduce relevant theories in the form of a brief literature review, and consider the following:
What critical issues or problems emerge in the particular· organisation’s context;
How the organisation is responding to them;·
In what ways the managers or practitioners perceive the issues and· responses;
How we can interpret and evaluate the findings in light of the· literature; and
What we can suggest for improvement.·

Procedures
Answers need to competently draw on relevant theoretical material from the course textbook and relevant journal articles.
The report should be approached by applying theory from the course texts and readings to explain the factual events covered in the course slides and the textbook. Answers that rely entirely on repeating sections of slide material, without explaining operations theory, will not pass.
Content should be relevant and accurate. All statements need to be supported by references from the recommended text(s) and readings. Sources of ideas or direct quotations must be acknowledged throughout the report and compiled in a table of references at the end.
The format/structure of your report must include: title page, abstract or executive summary, contents page, page numbers, section and sub-section headers with numbering, titled figures and tables with sources stated, conclusions and recommendations, references and appendix items.
Make sure that you conduct a proper literature search using the Social Science Citation Index (ISI Web of Science) and Internet search engines before planning the report. Make sure that you reference all the materials consulted and provide the details of the sources. Try not to exceed the prescribed length, and submit in time.
The report should be typed in 12 points and single-spaced with 2.5cm margins (font: Arial). Figures and Tables are to be used sparingly and numbered sequentially, and more extensive data should be attached as appendices at the end.

In terms of evaluation, the following factors will be considered:
Addresses the question: the relevance of content in addressing the· question. e.g. discuss, compare and contrast.
Use of research and examples: the use of material including course· readings, research findings or other forms of evidence.
Analysis and development of argument: the construction of a coherent· and convincing argument for holding a particular view.
Depth of knowledge and critical understanding: depth of knowledge of· relevant literature and ability to use complex concepts and ideas.
Originally: Provision of new insights or original ideas based on· independent thought or creative thinking.
Structure: A logical arrangement of the work into sections· (introduction, main points, conclusion) with appropriate paragraphs, signposts and linking.
Presentation: Putting across ideas clearly, succinctly and without· grammatical or spelling errors.
Referencing and bibliography: Acknowledgement of sources using· appropriate citation
conventions. e.g. Harvard Business standards.

Explain how you are dealing with a situation as a personal issue and label this section “personal explanation”; it can be in the past or present.

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Race· Family (Conley, chapter 12) · Religion (Conley, chapter 16) · Globalization and global stratification (Conley, chapters 7; 14) · Poverty and Inequality (Conley, chapter 10) · Stratification and Class (Conley, chapter 7) · How larger social events and movements (i.e. 9-11, the civil rights movements, feminist movements, LGBTQ rights movements, etc.) affected your situation (Conley, chp.18) · Socialization and the Construction of Reality (Conley, chapters 1; 4) ·Applying the Sociological Imagination Essay Guidelines: The sociologist C. Wright Mills writes in The Sociological Imagination (1959), “The first fruit of this imagination – and the first lesson of the social science that embodies it – is the idea that the individual can understand her own experience and gauge her own fate only by locating herself within her period, that she can know her own chance in life only by becoming aware of those of all individuals in her circumstances.” Mills argues that in the effort to think critically about the social world around us, we need to use our sociological imagination to see the connections between our personal “problems” and the larger forces of history. Mills maintained throughout The Sociological Imagination that it is very difficult for most individuals in society to link their personal troubles to the socio-cultural institutions in which they live. In this paper, you are to use your sociological imagination to analyze a personal problem, past or present, connecting it to a broader social issue embedded in a social and historical context. For example, you may consider the dynamics of a personal relationship, your job or lack of a job, family dynamics, juggling work and school, drug or alcohol use/abuse, your body image, or securing school financing. Here is the assignment: 1. First, write an introductory paragraph introducing the concept of the sociological imagination, and giving a general overview of how you’ll be applying it in your paper. 2. Explain how you are dealing with a situation as a personal issue and label this section “personal explanation”; it can be in the past or present. You may think of something that is worrying you now. You can also analyze the situation of a person close to you if their experience affected you and you know it well enough personally to write in depth about it. Choose a situation that is easily explained through a variety of sociological concepts! Describe what led up to the situation, its resolution if applicable, the whys, who else is involved and what their roles are, etc. How do/did you feel and why? Describe anything else about this situation, the choices you did and didn’t make and why, etc. This section should be no longer than four paragraphs (1/2 – 1 page). 3. Next, applying your sociological imagination, explain the situation sociologically and how society at large has affected the situation. Label this section “sociological imagination;” this section will be most of your paper. Discuss the larger social forces that connect your personal situation to larger, related social issues. Use terms and concepts from the different chapters and readings (Conley textbook), the Galen College online library, discussions, and lectures. You may need to emphasize somepartsofyoursituationoverothersinordertoincludeavarietyofcomplexconcepts. Your sociological imagination analysis should include as many concepts below as are applicable:  &  Always cite any sources you’ve used within your paper itself.· Edit your work carefully for spelling and grammar. · Number your pages · Include your name and date on the first page · Double-space · 12-point standard font · 4-6 pages long – shorter than 4 full pages will lose points · How functionalism, conflict theory and/or symbolic interaction can be used to explain your situation (Conley, chapter 1) Galen College of Nursing – SOC 101 Course Syllabus – On-ground and Online – Version 4.3 11 4. Cite as many social trends and statistics from the Conley text, outside sources (from the Galen College online library), discussions, and lectures, relevant to your situation (For example, divorce rates for various social categories of people vary as do poverty rates, crime and victimization rates, suicide rates, etc. i.e., what is the statistical likelihood that you will get divorced if you are married at 16 versus at 30?). You may need to do some outside research to find relevant statistics. You may also need to research within our textbook for sections you are not required to read – make good use of the index and the online library! Cite the pages your information is from within your paper. If you desire, you may use statistics found on websites, but this is not a requirement. 5. Write a wrap-up conclusion paragraph summarizing the major finding/themes in your paper. 6. Avoid a focus on individualistic, psychological explanations about stress, personality, feelings, personal achievements and characteristics, etc. Refer specifically to information discussed in class, in the texts, and readings and link as many social trends, statistics, cultural values, social policies, or group dynamics as possible to your situation! Your grade is determined by how well you can utilize the terminology and language of sociology you are learning in this course. The following content (5 elements) must be included (see rubric): a. A personal problem/situation b. A sufficient amount of sociological terms and concepts c. A variety of terms and concepts from a wide variety of chapters and subjects (use info from at least 3 different Conley chapters and at least 1 outside source from the Galen College online library) d. Two stats and/or pieces of research from the text, readings or websites e. At least one theory Use a critical reflexive style – write in the first person and include yourself in your paper. The following format and stylistic guidelines must be included (see rubric): · Gender (Conley, chapter 8) ·Ethnicity (Conley, chapter 9)

Explain how you drew the sample from the population and whether it correctly represented the population.

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General Description of the Participants

Describe the participants using age, gender, rank, and other measureable qualities relevant to the study and related to the population. If the study is a document analysis, then the documentation is categorized, labeled, and clearly described. Your data should appear as tables coupled to narratives explaining the tables.

Unit of Analysis and Measurement

A unit of analysis is the fundamental component of a scientific research project. The unit of analysis represents the “who or what” you are attempting to study and generalize into broader findings. For example, social sciences and business analysts consider workgroups, subgroups, organizations, leaders, individual workers, survey participants, policies, and other agents as units of analysis. You must clearly describe the “who or what” formed the unit of analysis.

The unit of measurement is a little trickier because they rarely are people or agents. Explain the unit of measurement and the initial parameters used to partition the unit into types. For example, if you studied organizational change at Nokia, then the unit of measurement may be the documents and meeting notes forming the chronology of organizational change at Nokia. The parameters would be the categories you derived from literature as to analyze the documents—e.g. changes in salaries, number of project teams, decisions regarding the handling of stock, categories of debt, and other categories deemed useful for understanding the organizational changes at Nokia. Thus, parameters give structure to your unit of measurement and help you make concrete qualitative measurements.

The clearer you define the units of analysis and measure, the more credible your study. Make sure you clearly define both.

Sample Size

Explain how you drew the sample from the population and whether it correctly represented the population. Explain why your sample was large enough and utilized enough participants as to ensure a desired statistical power.

Discuss the article in light of your research on your particular population for end of life care for terminal patients for implications of the Affordable Health Care Act for end of life care for terminal patients.

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  • Part I: Summarize the article and provide a link to it so your classmates can read it for their response posts.

Part II: Discuss the article in light of your research on your particular population for end of life care for terminal patients for implications of the Affordable Health Care Act for end of life care for terminal patients. You need to evaluate the value of the pop press article in light of what we know in the Social Sciences.  Does the research you have read for Part III jive with the pop press article? If so, in what ways?  Alternatively, where does the article you read diverge from your research?  Your ability to critically think about the issues present in your population must be evident in your post. APA citations to your research articles from Part II of your AFP are a MUST

Part III: Explain the different types of information you learned from your empirical/scholarly research and from this pop-press/non empirical news story. Do both types of articles have utility? Why or why not?

When writing your posts, it is very important that you focus not just on summary but also on analysis. These posts are how I determine your mastery of the material and your critical thinking. Remember:

  • Your first paragraph needs to be an introduction to your post.
  • Your final paragraph should be a conclusion that pulls your ideas
  • Your middle paragraphs should discuss your arguments.

All posts need to be written in APA style and cite resources.