Assignment 4: Persuasive Paper Part 2: Solution and Advantages
Due Week 7 and worth 200 points

Using feedback from your professor and classmates, revise Part 1 and develop the solution and identify the advantages of the solution. Note: The disadvantages or challenges with your answers will be in Part 3.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

Provide Part I: Revision of A Problem Exists (3-4 pages)

1. Revise, using feedback from the professor and classmates, your Persuasive Paper Part I: A Problem Exists.

Develop Part 2: Solution to Problem and Advantages (3-4 pages for 6-8 pages total)

2. Include a defensible, relevant thesis statement clearly in the first paragraph. (The thesis statement may need to be modified to reflect added information and purpose of this part.)

3. Explain a detailed, viable solution that supports your thesis. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.

4. State, explain, and support the first advantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.

5. State, explain, and support the second advantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.

6. State, explain, and support the third (and fourth if desired) advantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.

7. Use effective transitional words, phrases, and sentences.

8. Provide a concluding paragraph / transitional paragraph that summarizes the proposed solution and its advantages.

9. Develop a coherently structured paper with an introduction, body, and conclusion.

10. Use one (1) or more rhetorical strategies (ethos, logos, pathos) to explain advantages.

11. Support advantage claims with at least three (3) additional quality relevant references. Use at least six (6) total for Parts 1 and 2. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting guidelines:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Note: Submit your assignment to the designated plagiarism program so that you can make revisions before submitting your paper to your professor.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Recognize the elements and correct use of a thesis statement.
• Recognize the use of summary, paraphrasing, and quotation to communicate the main points of a text.
• Analyze the rhetorical strategies of ethos, pathos, logos in writing samples and for incorporation into essays or presentations.
• Correct grammatical and stylistic errors consistent with Standard Written English.
• Prepare a research project that supports an argument with structure and format appropriate to the genre.
• Revise drafts to improve clarity, support, and organization. Recognize how to organize ideas with transitional words, phrases, and sentences.
• Incorporate relevant, properly documented sources to substantiate ideas.
• Write clearly and concisely about selected topics using proper writing mechanics.
• Use technology and information resources to research selected issues for this course.

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.

This Exercise relates to Chapters 7 & 8.

For this exercise, you need to analyze the questions in the sample question set (8 questions) I copied from the instructor’s manual. Exercise5-SampleQuestions.docx

To receive credit for this exercise, create a new journal entry and answer the following questions:

1. What type of scale (nominal, ordinal, interval, ration) is being used for each question. Explain/justify your answer.
2. Chapter 7 noted that data can be represented at higher or lower scale levels by altering the way you ask the question. Select two of the sample questions and rewrite them to use a higher scale level (be sure to identify the new scale level for your revised questions). Select two of the sample questions and rewrite them to use a higher scale level (again, identify the new scale level).
3. Using what you learned in Chapter 8 about question wording and other issues with questionnaire development, identify the wording errors/issues that might affect each of the sample questions. Identify the two worst questions, and explain how you would modify them to eliminate the wording/construction errors.

REFERENCES MUST BE INCLUDED

“Conformity
and Groupthink” Respond
to one (1) of the following discussion topics:

• Explain the power of social influence
  based on the findings of Milgram’s experiment. Provide one (1) example of
  a situation you have been in where you felt you had to conform to someone
  or something. Indicate whether you felt you had to conform because of informational
  or normative influence, and explain the main reasons for your
  indication.

• According to the textbook, a leader can
  have a major influence on whether or not groupthink will occur. Describe
  two (2) ways in which a leader could affect groupthink. Additionally, give
  one (1) example of a leader in history that has promoted groupthink.
  Describe at least one (1) way groupthink could have been avoided in your
  example.

Resources:

• Baltzan, P., and Phillips, A. (2015). Business Driven Information Systems (5^th ed).
• Week 3 articles and videos
• It is recommended students search the Internet for a Systems Acquisition Plan template. This template is to be used only as a guide to help you with identify the content you need to include. Your paper must be submitted in APA.

Scenario: You are an entrepreneur in the process of researching a business development idea. As you create a high-level Information Technology (IT) strategy for your new enterprise, it is important to consider the acquisition of IT resources. A Systems Acquisition Plan will guide the process of identifying enterprise technology needs and acquiring appropriate information systems in the context of your goal to incorporate business driven IT. The Systems Acquisition Plan is intended to describe a high-level process for acquiring and maintaining IT systems. The Systems Acquisition Plan is a working document, which is expected to change over time as new project details emerge.

Create a high-level Project Systems Acquisition Plan for your project in a minimum of 1,050 words that includes the following information:

• A description and justification of the specific systems design and development approach (SDLC, RAD, Spiral, outsourcing, etc.) the enterprise will employ
• A summary of the steps in the systems acquisition process including initiation, analysis, design, acquisition, and maintenance
• A high-level overview of who will participate in each step of the systems acquisition process

Cite a minimum of 3 peer-reviewed references from the University of Phoenix Library.

Format consistent with APA guidelines.

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As a financial advisor, you are assigned a new client who is considering investing in one of two stocks, A or B. 

The table below shows information about the performance of stocks A and B last year.

• As a financial advisor, are there factors other than return and risk that should be considered in making this decision?
• Based on these factors, what stock would you recommend to the client?
• What reasons will you convey to your client to justify your decision in recommending this stock?

How will this recommendation impact the client?