Case Assignment

After you have reviewed the background materials and done some research on Travis Kalanick, write a 4 full-page paper (excluding title and references pages) to include at least three scholarly sources from the required or optional readings list addressing the issues below. Does Travis Kalanick meet the definition of a charismatic leader based on what you’ve read? Explain your answer using both the required background textbook readings as well as specific information you found about Kalanick.

1. Does Travis Kalanick meet the definition of a transformational leader based on what you’ve read? Explain your answer using both the required background textbook readings as well as specific information you found about Kalanick.
2. Does Travis Kalanick meet the definition of a transactional leader based on what you’ve read? Explain your answer using both the required background textbook readings as well as specific information you found about Kalanick.
3. Overall, what do you believe are the main benefits and drawbacks of Travis Kalanick’s approach to leadership? Do you think he needs to make major changes in his leadership style?

You are a business analyst in a publicly-traded company. Your team is working with stakeholders regarding options for expansion. The company must decide at least two possible countries for expansion based on specific criteria. Your job is to present a report to identify the following:

• Identify the countries where this company is currently operating
• Identify and then analyze at least two possible countries for expansion based on specific criteria, such as:
  • Formal and informal institutions in those countries
  • International trade and trade barriers
  • Whether FDI is attractive or unattractive
  • Foreign exchange opportunities/issues
  • Whether regional integration is present and how this may impact expansion
  • Possible modes of entry with recommendations
  • Discuss marketing/HR items of note to successfully operate in the new country

The projects should contain a minimum of 1,500 words, excluding cover page/references section, and should follow the most current edition of APA formatting.

Instructors determine the due date for this project. In the alternative, this assignment may be given as a group project as determined by the instructor. Individual project is worth 250 points. Submit your individual project to the Dropbox.

Develop a disaster recovery plan for an organization. There are many different templates available online for you to use as reference and guidance. Your plan should cover the following sections (these sections detail the elements in a DR plan in the sequence defined by industry compliance standards ISO 27031 and ISO 24762):

• This section should summarize key action steps (such as where to assemble employees if forced to evacuate the building) and list key contacts with contact information for ease of authorizing and launching the plan.
• Introduction
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Incident Response
• Plan Activation
• Document History
• Procedures

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be approximately seven to ten pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.
• Follow APA7 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
• Support your answers with the readings from the course, the course textbook, and at least ten scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. The UC Library is a great place to find supplemental resources.
• Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.

English 102

Alison Cimino

Spring 2021

Essay #1 “Fiction” – Assignment Sheet

 

Overview

Reading literary fiction can help people relate to issues in their own lives by exploring the lives of characters.  Characters are a central part of any work of fiction.  Understanding the characters lends insight into many other areas of a fictional work and often, into an understanding of the human condition.  To understand this relationship, the following assignment asks you to work closely with two to three characters, from two different short stories that share a similar theme.

 

The Assignment:

In a 3-4-page paper, choose two to three characters from two short stores of the following short stories listed below that express a struggle of the human condition. Then, create an argument through characters, dialogue, and setting, using specific images to support your argument: In what ways do these authors explore the theme? How is this theme is developed through setting, characters, dialog, and imagery? Be sure to discuss the significance of your ideas.

 

Your essay must include the following:

• Support your argument with quotes from the stories.
• Cite your quotes from the stories in MLA citation and format.
• Discuss literary devices (characterization, setting, and imagery, etc.)
• Be sure to start by introducing the theme addressed in these stories.
• Select two to three characters from the list of works below and compare and contrast them in terms of how the author “brings them to life” and connects makes them human.
• Consider the struggles of the characters and how the way in which they handle their struggles creates a greater understanding for the reader.

 

You may choose any main characters from the following list of short stories from our class texts:

·         Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” ·         Louis Erdrich’s “The Red Convertible” ·         Toni Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson” ·         Jamaica Kinkaid’s “Girl” ·         Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried”

 

Composing Strategies

In describing and comparing/contrasting the main characters you will need to use some of the literary terms and elements we discussed in class:

• Irony, foreshadowing, imagery, metaphor, and motif will help you describe the character as well as offer value judgments about the character’s place in the work.
• Also, consider the character’s role in the plot as well as his or her motives and mannerisms to liven your description to the reader.
• Assume your reader is unfamiliar with any of these characters and explain them accordingly. Spend no more than one page per character.
• Discuss the significant and make comments on the text rather than retell the plot or make general statements.

 

Your Audience: Faculty, Staff, & Students at QCC (So, the tone and language should be formal and academic. No slang, no contractions.)

 

Check List:

• Named the theme these stories discuss—choose two stories with a common theme
• Included quotes from the stories as support to the argument
• Discussed literary devices
• Discuss the authors’ insight to the human condition
• Wrote between 3-4 full page typed, double-spaced, 1″ margins, 12-point font (Times New Roman)
• Used MLA style to cite from the stories
• Included a Works Cited page for this assignment.
• Submitted all prewriting and drafts and handed them in with the final copy—uploaded to Blackboard
• Uploaded final draft to “Turn it in” on Blackboard
• Essay #1 is worth 15pts. maximum

 

Due Dates:

• Introduction, Thesis and Plan due for peer review: Monday, 2/22
• First draft due for peer review (See Groups on Blackboard) Wednesday, 2/24
• Final Copy due to “Turn It In” on Blackboard: Monday, 3/1

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Academic Resources

Any student who needs extra help should make an appointment with me or at the writing center.

Campus Writing Center (CWC), located on the 1st Floor of the Library Building, serves as a college-wide resource providing QCC students with FREE tutoring assistance for all English (ENGL) coursework, as well as any writing-related or WI assignment across the curriculum.

 

If you have any questions, feel free to see me during office hours or by appointment.  Feel free to email me at acimino@qcc.cuny.edu.

 

You can do it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professor Cimino

Grading Rubric

Essay #1 (numbers indicate points out of 100)

 

Introduction: 12______Introduction starts out broad and introduces topic and theme.

Essay responds to the question, takes a position, and supports the thesis with convincing details.

 

Theme & Essay Question: 5_________Essay explores a major theme and argues how that theme and characters connect to the human condition.  The theme is defined and the terms used are defined.

 

Thesis:  10_______

Thesis makes a clear argument. It identifies the title(s) and author(s) and makes a comment on the story.  The thesis presents an interpretation of the character (s) that will be argued and discussed.

 

Topic Sentences and Paragraph Structure: 10_______Paper uses topic sentences effectively.  The topic sentences connect with the thesis statement and are specific so that the paragraph coheres.  Paragraphs stay on topic.

 

Content/ Body Paragraphs: 25_______

Essay uses examples and quotes from the literature (the primary sources) to support the thesis.  Essay addresses theme as well as 2-3 elements of fiction (imagery, setting, dialog) uses examples from the stories as support.  The essay looks critically at the stories and offers insights into the material.

 

Quotes: 20_______

Paper uses primary quotes from the stories to support the main ideas in the paper. Uses MLA format to cite. Quotes are introduced, cited and then discussed. The significance of the quote connects to the thesis.

 

Grammar conventions: 10______

Syntax and sentences flow and sentences are varied.

Strong verbs—attention to replacing being verbs with active verbs

Uses transitional words.

 

Style and Directions: 5_______

Line writing is creative and offers a unique style.

Nuts & Bolts: Essay is in PRESENT TENSE

Paper is appropriate length.

 

Peer Review: 3________Paper was peer reviewed by another member of the class and student peer reviewed someone’s paper.