Report included the following:

1. Ask questions about DevOps and DevSecOps to help me to find a great idea for a research paper
2. How to implement the security aspects of DevOps?
3. Risk assessment and Deep analysis for the research related to DevOps and DevSecOps
4. List of tools for each phase of DevOps and DevSecOps
5. How to design the security Majors for each phase of DevOps
6. Cases studies for DevSecOps
7. At the end of the research, we should have a recommendation (Our results).
8. Provide a clear roadmap for DevOps practices
9. How to ensure the IT policies and guidelines are aligned with each DevOps and DevSecOps phase.

1. If you were a Mattel employee, would you be encouraged by what CEO Ynon Kriez said about how he is following up on restructuring? Is there a way he could have said it better?.(03 Marks) (Min words 150-250)
2. Given that Mattel’s structure is still organized around brands (toys), how do you expect a new film division to fit in from a structural standpoint?. (03 Marks) (Min words 150-200)
3. How might Mattel change its structure to be more efficient or successful? (02 Marks) (Min words 150-200)

Part:-2

Discussion Questions: – Please read Chapter 12, 13 & 14 “Teams: Process and Communication — Leadership: Power and Negotiation & Leadership: Styles and Behaviour” carefully and then give your answers on the basis of your understanding.

4. Describe the communication process in a student team of which you’ve been a member. Were there examples of “noise” that detracted from the team members’ ability to communicate with one another? What was the primary mode of communication among members? Did this mode of communication possess an appropriate level of information richness? Which network structure comes closest to describing the one that the team used to communicate? (03 Marks ) (Min words 200-300)
5. Which forms of power do you consider to be the strongest? Which types of power do you currently have? How could you go about obtaining higher levels of the forms that you’re lacking? (02 Marks ) (Min words 150-200)
6. Consider the four dimensions of transformational leadership: idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration. Which of those dimensions would you respond to most favourably? Why? (02 Marks ) (Min words 150-200)

Important Note: –

1. Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
2. References required in the assignment. Use APA style for writing references.

In this module we focus on valuing stock. A manager’s objective should be to maximize the value of the firm’s common stock. Therefore, it is necessary to understand what determines stock value.

Explain the difference between valuing for preferred stock and common stock and how to calculate for each. Be sure to support your statements with logic and argument, citing any sources referenced.

You are required to reply to at least two peer discussion question post answers to the weekly discussion question. These peer replies need to be substantial and constructive in nature. They should add to the content of the post and evaluate/analyze that answer. Normal course dialogue does not fulfill these two peer replies but is expected throughout the course. Answering all course questions is also required.

You currently work as a team at a major investment bank and have been tasked by the Investment Management Division (IMD) to analyse a stock that will be incorporated into a portfolio with other assets from the same market. You will need to prepare a (part of) professional business report that will be submitted to the Investment Management Division (IMD) that answers the questions proposed in this investment brief as well as a final recommendation.

1.There are hints that can be used to assist in completing the question, please follow it and question is below thatUsing the formula g = b * ROE, calculate and list the growth rates, plowback ratios, and ROE for the time period between July 2012- June 2022 (For any financial years

2.within your sample with anomalous plowback ratios and/or ROE discuss why this might have occurred). Calculate the arithmetic and geometric average annual growth rate over this period (remove any rates that are negative from your sample). Also calculate the arithmetic and geometric average annual growth rate for the subperiod between July 2012- June 2019 (pre-COVID-19) and compare the values (remove any rates that are negative from your sample). Do you think this method of calculating growth rates is useful for valuation? Explain in detail why or why not.

3.The values that you have utilised in part2 represent only one possible set of choices for a valuation model. Determine the intrinsic value of your chosen company using a range of values (+1% and -1% for your growth rates and +1% and -1% for your discount rate). You should have a total of 9 intrinsic value calculations like the table below:

Groups instructions for the proposed projects:
First, each group should develop a project title, idea, and thought (innovation task). Indeed,
the developed project must respect and obey Saudi law, community values, and the Umm
Alqura University policy.
Second, each group has to make sure that its project idea does not match other groups
(Coordinating tasks between the groups).
Third, each group needs to applicate and execute what the group learns in this course into the
group-developed project.
Fourth, each group should submit its developed project within two stages; first, the word file
(maximum 18 pages) which includes many details about the project. Second, the PowerPoint
file (maximum 12 slides) will be a summarization of the word file with some different touches
like an outline, charts, tables, keywords, images…etc
Fifth, the best group will be graded based on the best group that will deliver a good
presentation and apply the knowledge that has been learned through this course. The above
will maintain a healthy competitive environment between the groups.
Sixth, the word file is due at the end of week 8 and the PowerPoint file is on week 9. You may
work on them together because the PowerPoint file is based on the word file.
Seventh, if any group will do its task early, that is accepted, and feel free to book time for
presenting your developed project.

Learning Outcomes:

• Recognize the importance of quality management theory, principles, and practices

applied in businesses on national and international levels.

• State the importance of standardization and quality standards.

8.2 Action Required: (Read)

Case: The Nightmare on Telecom Street

H. James Harrington, a noted quality consultant, related the following story in Quality Digest

magazine:

I called to make a flight reservation just an hour ago. The telephone rang five times before a

recorded voice answered. “Thank you for calling ABC Travel Services,” it said. “To ensure the highest level of customer service, this call may be recorded for future analysis.” Next, I was asked to select from one of the following three choices: “If the trip is related to company

business, press 1. Personal business, press 2. Group travel, press 3.” I pressed 1.

I was then asked to select from the following four choices: “If this is a trip within the

United States, press 1. International, press 2. Scheduled training, press 3. Related to a

conference, press 4.” Because I was going to Canada, I pressed 2. Now two minutes into my telephone call, I was instructed to be sure that I had my customer identification card available.

A few seconds passed and a very sweet voice came on, saying, “All international operators are busy, but please hold because you are a very important customer.” The voice was then replaced by music. About two minutes later, another recorded message said, “Our operators are still busy, but please hold and the first available operator will take care of you.” More music. Then yet another message: “Our operators are still busy, but please hold. Your business is important to us.” More bad music. Finally the sweet voice returned, stating, “To speed up your service, enter your 19-digit customer service number.” I frantically searched for their card, hoping that I could find it before I was cut off. I was lucky; I found it and entered the number in time. The same sweet voice came back to me, saying, “To confirm your customer service number, enter the last four digits of your social security number.”

I pushed the four numbers on the keypad. The voice said: “Thank you. An operator will be with you shortly. If your call is an emergency, you can call 1-800-CAL-HELP, or push all of the buttons on the telephone at the same time. Otherwise, please hold, as you are a very important customer.” This time, in place of music, I heard a commercial about the service that the company provides. At last, a real person answered the telephone and asked, “Can I help you?” I replied, “Yes, oh yes.” He answered, “Please give me your 19-digit customer service number, followed by the last four digits of your social security number so I can verify who you are.” (I thought I gave these numbers in the first place to speed up service. Why do I have to rattle them off again?) I was now convinced that he would call me Mr. 5523-3675-0714-1313-040. But, to my surprise, he said: “Yes, Mr. Harrington. Where do you want to go and when?” I explained that I wanted to go to Montreal the following Monday morning. He replied: “I only handle domestic reservations. Our international desk has a new telephone number: 1-800-1WE-GOTU. I’ll transfer you.” A few clicks later a message came on, saying: “All of our international operators are busy. Please hold and your call will be answered in the order it was received. Do not hang up or redial, as it will only delay our response to your call. Please continue to hold, as your business is important to us.”

8.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

1. Summarize the service failures associated with this experience.

2. What might the travel agency do to improve its customers’ service experience?

8.4 Instructions

• Read case study and answer the questions.
• Post your answer in the discussion board using the discussion link below

(Week 8: Interactive Learning Discussion)

Week 8: Interactive activity

8.1 Learning Outcomes:

• Describe the structure of the Federal Reserve System and explain the reason for it.
• Explain the ways in which the Federal Reserve System is and is not independent from the rest of the government.
• Explain how the European System of Central Banks is both more and less independent than the Federal Reserve Systems.
• Describe and explain the trend toward more independent central banks.
• Describe the explanatory power of the theory of bureaucratic behavior when applied to central banks.
• Summarize the arguments for and against greater independence of the Federal Reserve System.
• Describe the three basic tools of monetary policy and how they are used by the Fed and the ECB.
• Identify the six goals of monetary policy
• Explain how a nominal anchor eliminates the time-inconsistency problem.
• Explain the advantages and disadvantages of inflation targeting.
• Describe the types of bubbles that can occur and how central banks should or should not respond to them.
• Explain why interest rate and aggregate policy instruments are incompatible.
• Explain how a central bank chooses an appropriate policy instrument.
• Explain the benefits of employing individuals who are experts in central bank behavior.

8.2 Action Required:

Watch the video in the following link:

https://youtu.be/IMkLAP_aj3I

8.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

Discuss about that how monetary policy is helpful for Economy.

8.4 Instructions

• Post your answer in the discussion board using the discussion link below (Week8:Interactive learning Discussion)

Recognize the importance of quality management theory, principles, and practices

applied in businesses on national and international levels.

State the importance of standardization and quality standards.

8.2 Action Required: (Read)

Case: The Nightmare on Telecom Street

H. James Harrington, a noted quality consultant, related the following story in Quality Digest

magazine:

I called to make a flight reservation just an hour ago. The telephone rang five times before a

recorded voice answered. “Thank you for calling ABC Travel Services,” it said. “To ensure the highest level of customer service, this call may be recorded for future analysis.” Next, I was asked to select from one of the following three choices: “If the trip is related to company

business, press 1. Personal business, press 2. Group travel, press 3.” I pressed 1.

I was then asked to select from the following four choices: “If this is a trip within the

United States, press 1. International, press 2. Scheduled training, press 3. Related to a

conference, press 4.” Because I was going to Canada, I pressed 2. Now two minutes into my telephone call, I was instructed to be sure that I had my customer identification card available.

A few seconds passed and a very sweet voice came on, saying, “All international operators are busy, but please hold because you are a very important customer.” The voice was then replaced by music. About two minutes later, another recorded message said, “Our operators are still busy, but please hold and the first available operator will take care of you.” More music. Then yet another message: “Our operators are still busy, but please hold. Your business is important to us.” More bad music. Finally the sweet voice returned, stating, “To speed up your service, enter your 19-digit customer service number.” I frantically searched for their card, hoping that I could find it before I was cut off. I was lucky; I found it and entered the number in time. The same sweet voice came back to me, saying, “To confirm your customer service number, enter the last four digits of your social security number.”

I pushed the four numbers on the keypad. The voice said: “Thank you. An operator will be with you shortly. If your call is an emergency, you can call 1-800-CAL-HELP, or push all of the buttons on the telephone at the same time. Otherwise, please hold, as you are a very important customer.” This time, in place of music, I heard a commercial about the service that the company provides. At last, a real person answered the telephone and asked, “Can I help you?” I replied, “Yes, oh yes.” He answered, “Please give me your 19-digit customer service number, followed by the last four digits of your social security number so I can verify who you are.” (I thought I gave these numbers in the first place to speed up service. Why do I have to rattle them off again?) I was now convinced that he would call me Mr. 5523-3675-0714-1313-040. But, to my surprise, he said: “Yes, Mr. Harrington. Where do you want to go and when?” I explained that I wanted to go to Montreal the following Monday morning. He replied: “I only handle domestic reservations. Our international desk has a new telephone number: 1-800-1WE-GOTU. I’ll transfer you.” A few clicks later a message came on, saying: “All of our international operators are busy. Please hold and your call will be answered in the order it was received. Do not hang up or redial, as it will only delay our response to your call. Please continue to hold, as your business is important to us.”

8.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

1. Summarize the service failures associated with this experience.

2. What might the travel agency do to improve its customers’ service experience?

8.4 Instructions

Read case study and answer the questions.

Post your answer in the discussion board using the discussion link below

(Week 8: Interactive Learning Discussion)

Part 1

Discuss whether discretion could or should be taken away from law enforcement officers. What are the advantages and disadvantages? Support your opinions.

Part 2

Discuss why lower class individuals are overrepresented among offenders and victims. Also discuss the relationship between race and class and why does the prison population look so different from the general population? Please support your opinions and statements.

Part 3

This course covers the 3 main areas of Criminal Justice: Policing; Courts; and Corrections. You will take one of these elements, which can be broken down, (i.e. Corrections may be broken down to Probation, Parole, Community Corrections, Prison and Jobs, Prison Life, Correction Officers, etc.) and research the historical perspective.For this assignment, you will identify the specific area of criminal justice on which you will be conducting your research for your paper that is due in Unit 7.This is your first deliverable.Instructions:In this assignment you will choose a topic from the following choices:• Policing • Courts • CorrectionsNext, you will state why you selected the topic:• Give a description of your topic • Explain why you chose it.Requirements:• Length: ½ page, double-spaced, 12 pt. font, not including title or reference page(s).• Your reference page will contain the title of the reference and links or page numbers where it can be found, if applicable. • This assignment must be submitted as a Microsoft Word Document

Part 4

Discuss the issues prosecutors face if the police cannot find the crime victim. Imagine that the police and prosecutors are very sure that a crime has occurred and the victim has been disposed of, but they can’t find the victim. What problems does that cause with regard to the burden of proof? Be specific and support your answer.

Part 5

What if you were a new police recruit and you knew about a police officer who was taking bribes from certain criminals in exchange for overlooking their criminal activity? What would you do? Who could you talk to in confidence? What if it was your supervisor? Explain in detail and support your decisions.

Part 6

Discuss the pros and cons of using confidential informants to combat crime. Discuss what entrapment entails and how entrapment could be used as a defense strategy. Do you believe that using informants can be entrapment? Why or why not?

Part 7

Debate the balance between effective law enforcement and personal liberty. Which of these two principles outweighs the other? Are there any situations in which personal freedoms should be limited to ensure that police are able to prevent crime or successfully apprehend offenders? Why or why not? Support your opinion.

Part 8

Everyday someone complains on how the court system does not work. I would like you to suggest 3 things that you think should be changed to the system, why they should be changed and how that part of the system should work.

Part 9

Briefly explain the various types of plea bargaining. How and why is plea bargaining used in the criminal justice system? What are the advantages of plea bargaining? What are the disadvantages? Do you think plea bargaining is ethical? Can our justice system function without it? Please support your answers.

Part 10

The Death Penalty is a hard area to talk about since many people have strong feelings on the issue.

For this discussion board I want you to state the arguments for the death penalty AND against the death penalty. Then you can state your feelings on the death penalty and why.

Part 11

Probation and Parole are two very different distinctions. Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of these two areas. Which do you believe is better and why?

Part 12

Discuss the causes and consequences of jail overcrowding. How does it impact rehabilitation and treatment programs and jail management? What solutions would you propose? Be specific.

Part 13

To understand how to treat criminals in the system as an officer you need to put yourself in their position.

For this discussion board you need to look at prison from the inmate’s point of view. Describe what prison life would be like and the subculture and how you think you would handle living inside for 24 hours a day without the freedoms you normally have. What freedoms or items would you miss the most?

Part 14

This course covers the 3 main areas of Criminal Justice: Policing; Courts; and Corrections.Your assignment is to take one of these elements, which can be broken down, (i.e. Corrections may be broken down to Probation, Parole, Community Corrections, Prison and Jobs, Prison Life, Correction Officers, etc.) and research the historical perspective.The paper should summarize how/where it began, and where it is now.The paper should also include your thoughts on changes, opinions, ideas that you would employ.These changes can be structural, bureaucratic, etc.Instructions:For this assignment, you will submit your Research Paper, based on the Topic Paper you created in Unit 1.Your outline page must include:• An introduction to your approved topic. • Describe where it was in a historical context, and where it now. • Your thoughts on needed changes, opinions, and ideas you would employ (structural, bureaucratic, etc.) and how you would employ them • ConclusionRequirements:• Length: at least 5, 12 pt. font, double spaced, APA formatted pages (not including title and reference pages). • This assignment must be submitted as a Microsoft Word Document.

Learning Outcomes:

1.       Develop critical and analytical thinking necessary to overcome challenges and issues of marketing in the changing global environment. (LO-4)

2.       Use effective and collaborative interpersonal skills to carry out scientific analysis of consumers’ needs and wants to formulate a marketing Plan. (LO-5)

Part-A                                Case Study                        

Read the Chapter Case Study entitled Yogurt Lovers say, “It’s All Greek to Me” from Chapter- 11 “Product, Branding and Packaging decisions” Page: – 381 given in your textbook – “Marketing” (8th Edition) by Dhruv. Grewal and Michael. Levy (2022) and answer the following Questions:

Assignment Question(s):

1. Generally speaking, what type of product is yogurt? Does your answer change for the different product categories that ‘Chobani’ has defined for its offerings? (2 Marks)
2. Is ‘Chobani’s’ introduction of yogurt for children a brand extension or line extension? Explain. (2 Marks)
3. How is ‘Chobani’ positioning its various product categories currently? How is it communicating its current positioning strategy? (2 Marks)

Part-B                       Critical Thinking                     

Answer the following questions based on the concepts discussed in Chapter- 13, 15 and 18

1. Assume you were hired by the local grocery store to help in assessing its service quality based on the five service dimensions to determine the overall service quality: reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy, and tangibles. How would you go about undertaking this project? (Ch-13) (3 Marks)

2. Price skimming and market penetration pricing are the two important pricing strategies used by Marketers. Ahmad wants to launch his new backpack in the local market. Being a marketer which pricing strategy you will suggest him to use and why? (Ch-15) (3 Marks)

3. Do you find any difference between advertising and public relations? How can public relations contribute to a firm’s IMC? Explain with the help of a suitable example.(CH-18)   (3 Marks)

Note:

1. Answer all the questions based on your understanding from the concepts discussed in the class, PPTs and Text book.
2. Justify your answers with at least two references for each question.
3. If plagiarism is more than 25% you will get 0 marks for the questions concerned.