Prepare for your interview well in advance. In Part 2 of this activity, you will prepare for and conduct your informational interview by completing the following tasks:

• Interview about the business administration field
• An interview in real time is preferable, but if you and your subject are unable to arrange that, you can use email.
• Draft your interview questions. See below for guidance.
• Conduct the interview.

Here are some questions you might consider:

• What sparked your interest in this career field?
• What does a typical day entail in your line of work?
• What do you like most about your career field?
• What are some challenges you face in this career choice?
• How do you handle your work-life balance?
• What suggestions do you have for someone who is interested in this field?
• Who else do you recommend I talk to?

Part 3 (due by the end of Week 7)
After your interview, summarize your notes in two or three paragraphs. Include the name of the interviewee, a short biography describing his or her professional background and experiences, and a brief synopsis of your interview details/highlights. Be sure to include a list of the questions that you asked.

Your clients, Holly and Jim, are considering buying a home.  They have lived in an apartment to save money for two years and want to own their own home.  In addition, they are eyeing a possible purchase of a beach house as a rental property within the next five years. They have come to you for advice about the benefits of homeownership.  Choose a topic from the chapter related to homeownership or owning a rental home and expand on the topic by explaining the rules supporting it. Discuss at least one tax-related advantage of home or rental property ownership that you would share with Holly and Jim.

Given the importance of technology in our lives, Congress and many states are considering adopting a technology “Bill of Rights” that would protect consumers. Read the following article on the issue at https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612588/its-time-for-a-bill-of-data-rights/ (and any other article you can find on the topic on the web) and draft a one page post on whether you think these types of laws need to be put in place and why.

 
present a range of topics in the form of a policy that describes how participants can join your business network, and the benefits of doing so. The overall purpose of your policy should be to create interest in your business network and its applications, along with a description of the onboarding process and ongoing benefits to members. Create a membership policy that describes the benefits and requirements of membership in your Letter of Credit business network. Your policy should be no less than 1000 words and no more than 1500 words. The document you submit should in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx) and be named using the following criteria: Your policy should include the following:
1) Purpose statement of the Letter of Credit business network
2) Description of the current (base) network (participants and functionality)
3) Brief description of upcoming features in the next quarterly release. (Be creative, but realistic here. Think about what the existing Letter of Credit application does, and what features you’d like to add that would increase the application’s usefulness and value. Analyzing current functionality and determining which features would best meet business needs will be a big part of assessing this assignment.)
4) Description of application upgrade process that may impact application availability and member business processes. (i.e. How does the business network organization plan to deploy new software features without causing substantial service interrruptions?)
5) List of rights and benefits for participants (how does each member benefit and what data/services are available for each member)
6) Membership requirements for new members (minimum security requirements, approval process, decision making rules and authorities, minimum required agreements that new members must accept and agree to)
7) Description of fees for participation and service access
8) Minimum member resource contributions to the business network
9) Process for ending participation in the business network
10) Process for resolving disputes, including appealing the outcome of a resolved dispute.
11) Course of action to initiate an application for membership