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Case Study 1: User Interfaces
$12.50Due Week 2 and worth 90 points
Early user interfaces were designed with little or no consideration for the end user. This was largely due to technical and hardware limitations. The poor interface design required a specific skill set for users and limited the mass appeal of computers. Modern interfaces are much more user friendly. Theo Mandel wrote about the five (5) golden rules of interface design. Read Mandel’s article located at http://www.theomandel.com/docs/Mandel-GoldenRules.pdfWrite a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:- Describe three (3) interfaces you interact with on a daily basis.
- Analyze each interface you identified in Question one (1) and assess how it adheres to Mandel’s five (5) golden rules.
- Suggest two (2) changes for each interface to achieve a more user-friendly design and justify your suggestion.
- Provide three (3) screen shots for each interface. Note: These screen shots should be labeled and appear in the appendix of the case study. These pages are not included in the page requirement for the assignment.
- Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:- 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.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:- Describe the usability properties of interactive systems.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in human-computer interaction.
- Write clearly and concisely about HCI topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.
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Jackson Daniels Case Study
$3.00Jackson Daniels graduated from Lynchberg State College two years ago. Since graduating from the college, he has worked in the accounting department of Lynchberg Manufacturing. Daniels was recently asked to prepare a sales budget for the year 2011. He conducted a thorough analysis and came out with projected sales of 250,000 units of product. That represents a 25 percent increase over 2010.
Daniels went to lunch with his best friend, Jonathan Walker, to celebrate the completion of his first solo job. Walker noticed Daniels seemed very distant. He asked what the matter was.
Daniels stroked his chin, ran his hand through his bushy, black hair, took another drink of scotch, and looked straight into the eyes of his friend of 20 years. ‘Jon, I think I made a mistake with the budget.’
What do you mean? Walker answered.
You know how we developed a new process to manufacture soaking tanks to keep the ingredients fresh?
Yes, Walker answered.
Well, I projected twice the level of sales for that product than will likely occur. Are you sure, Walker asked.
I checked my numbers. I’m sure. It was just a mistake on my part, Daniels replied. So, what are you going to do about it, asked Walker.
I think I should report it to Pete. He’s the one who acted on the numbers to hire additional workers to produce the soaking tanks, Daniels said.
Wait a second, Walker said. How do you know there won’t be extra demand for the product? You and I both know demand is a tricky number to project especially when a new product comes on the market. Why don’t you sit back and wait to see what happens?
But what happens if I’m right and the sales numbers were wrong? What happens if the demand
does not increase beyond what I now know to be the correct projected level, Daniels asks. Well, you can tell Pete about it at that time. Why raise a red flag now when there may be no need?â? Walker states.
As the lunch comes to a conclusion, Walker pulls Daniels aside and says, Jack, this could mean your job. If I were in your position I’d protect my own interests first.
- What should an employee do when he or she discovers that there is an error in a projection? Why do you suggest that action? Would your answer change if the error was not likely to affect other aspects of the operation such as employment? Why or why not?
- Identify the stakeholders potentially affected by what Daniels decides to do. How might each stakeholder be affected by Daniels’s action and decision? Use ethical reasoning to support your answer.
- Assume Daniels is both a CPA and holds the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification granted by the IMA. Use the ethical standards of these two organizations to identify what Daniels should do in this situation.
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MGT 380 Week 2 Prominent Leaders (Henry Knox)
$8.00World Leaders. Use the Library to research a prominent world leader, living or deceased, who you admire. Explain whether the leader’s style is transactional or transformational. What type of leadership characteristics does the leader demonstrate? What aspects of servant leadership does the leader exhibit?
The paper should be three to four pages long, excluding title and reference pages, with at least two scholarly references, a minimum of one being from the Library. The paper should also reflect proper APA format and style and integrate resources with in-text citations to support the writing. Vocabulary learned thus far in the course should be integrated throughout the paper.
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Change Management and Communication Plan
$12.00MGT 311 Week 5 Team Assignment Change Management and Communication Plan
Riordan Manufacturing has decided to make a change to the company’s customer management system. The company does not currently have any formal system for managing their customer information and has traditionally left this up to individual employees. This new system will require all employees to use one customer management system. Your team is now working to help Riordan implement this planned change. Your team must do the following in your role as consultants:
Change Management and Communication Plan
Resource: Riordan Manufacturing Virtual Organization
Review the intranet site for Riordan Manufacturing including Human Resources – Organizational Charts, Employee Files, etc., and Sales & Marketing – Marketing Information Systems.
Create a change management and communication plan of 1,050- to 1,400-words. Complete the following in your plan:
· Identify the current formal and informal power structures in the organization. How might the power and political structure of the organization affect employee behavior?
· Identify the most appropriate and effective organizational structures for Riordan Manufacturing that will help them accomplish their planned changes.
· What are the potential effects of this selected structure on employee behavior?
· Identify characteristics of the company’s culture. What are the potential influences of the corporate culture on employee behavior?
· Identify the potential sources of resistance to change and develop strategies to manage resistance to change.
· Recommend a strategy to implement the changes over the next 12 months.
· Describe how you will evaluate the success or failure of the planned change.
· Select the most appropriate channels to communicate the change to the employees, and explain why you selected these channels.
Identify the potential barriers to effective communication and strategies for overcoming the barriers.
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MGT 311 Week 3 Reflection
$3.00Discuss the Week 3 objectives. Your discussion should include the topics you feel comfortable with, any topics you struggled with, and how the weekly topics relate to application in your field.
Write a 350- to 700-word summary of the team’s discussion.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
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Week 4 Performance Management Plan
$12.50The Performance Management Plan task as described in the Email from Traci on the Atwood and Allen Consulting page.
Landslide Limousine Service
Paper Contents
- Framework for business strategy
- Organizational Performance Philosophy
- Identifying employee’s skills
- Methods to measure the employee’s skills
- Process for identifying skill gaps
- Effective performance feedback
6 Pages
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Employee Portfolio: Management Plan
$3.00MGT 311 Week 2 Individual Employee Portfolio Management PlanYou are a manager of three employees at Riordan Manufacturing. You recently had these employees take a series of self-assessments to aid you in managing them. Now that you have these assessments, you are now tasked with creating an Employee Portfolio for each of the employees to help guide you in developing ways to best manage them.
Resources: Results of Self-Assessments – Employee Portfolio Management Plan
Complete the Employee Portfolio: Management Plan found on your student website for each of the three employees.
Write a 350- to 700-word summary. Include the following in your summary:
· How might these three employees’ characteristics affect the performance of the organization?
· Recommendations for additional assessments.
Submit the Self-Assessment Results with the Employee Portfolio and Summary.
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MGT 311 Groups, Teams, and Conflict
$12.50University of Phoenix Material
Team Strategy Plan
- Complete the following table to address the creation of teams at Riordan Manufacturing.
Strategy Strengths Weaknesses Problem-solving teams Self-managed teams Cross-functional teams Virtual teams Multi-team systems - Identify the team formation strategy that is most suitable for Riordan Manufacturing, and provide the rationale for the decision. Your response should be at least 100 words.
- What potential barriers may arise during team formation? How will you address these barriers? Your response should be at least 100 words.
- What measures will be put in place to evaluate if the team is operating successfully?
Conflict Management Plan
- Identify the available conflict management strategies and their strengths and weaknesses.
Strategy Strengths Weaknesses Competing Collaborating Avoiding Accommodating Compromising - Which of the available conflict management strategies is most appropriate for the current situation with David and James? Provide your rationale, including what factors you considered in making your selection. Your response should be at least 100 words.
- If the selected strategy is not successful, what is your alternate strategy? Provide your rationale for this selection. Your response should be at least 100 words.
- What potential road blocks might be encountered in resolving the conflict? How would you address these? Your response should be at least 100 words.
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Compensation and Benefits Strategies Recommendations
$25.00HRM 531 Week 3 Team Assignment Compensation and Benefits Strategies Recommendations
The Compensation and Benefits Strategies Recommendations task as described in the Email from Traci on the Atwood and Allen Consulting Page.
Scenario – Landslide Limousine.
Bradley Stonefield is the client.
- A market evaluation from a total compensation perspective.
- Recommending a compensation structure.
- Recommending the position in the market.
- Creating a total compensation and benefits strategy.
- Use of performance incentives and merit pay.
- Identification of laws related to the benefits and pay program.
Pages: 7, double spaced