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The theme for your essay is ‘The Impacts of the Social Media on Language and Communication in Asia’. Write a short essay of 1,400 words, excluding references and appendices, on one particular country (out of four discussed in this unit) that interests you other than the country for your group presentation.

The Impacts of the Social Media on Language and Communication in Asia

Write a short essay of 1,400 words, excluding references and appendices, on one particular country (out of four discussed in this unit) that interests you other than the country for your group presentation.
Your essay should describe the development of social media in that particular country and how this development affects the way people communicate in that society.

Your essay should show the following points:

1.            The fluid nature of Asian society;
2.            The emergence of social media and English in that country; and
3.            How this development affects the way people communicate in that country. (For example, in terms of new language, new identities, language policy etc.).

The content should be relevant to the materials as well as the countries discussed in the unit, coherent, stimulating, insightful and well-structured, properly presented and referenced appropriately. Sources of research should be predominately formal publications – there is no prescribed number of references you use as long as they are relevant to your topic. The references used should also show that the student has shown initiative in looking for materials, and the essay should incorporate the sources cited (in-text referencing), where relevant.

Requirements:

Firstly, Analysis of text using relevant literature

Secondly, Comments on the fluid nature of Asian society;

Thirdly, Comments on the emergence of social media and English (and other languages) in that country;

Further, Comments on how this development affects the way people communicate in that country. (For example, in terms of new language, new identities, language policy etc.).

Reference to related research in the area.

Cohesiveness of the paper/ Technical accuracy- language/references

Sam Strother and Shawna Tibbs are vice presidents of Mutual of Seattle Insurance Company and co-directors of the company’s pension fund management division. An important new client, the North-Western Municipal Alliance, has requested that Mutual of Seattle present an investment seminar to the mayors of there presented cities, and Strother and Tibbs, who will make the actual presentation, have asked you to help them by answering the following questions.

Sam Strother and Shawna Tibbs are vice presidents of Mutual of Seattle Insurance

Sam Strother and Shawna Tibbs are vice presidents of Mutual of Seattle Insurance Company and co-directors of the company’s pension fund management division. An important new client, the North-Western Municipal Alliance, has requested that Mutual of Seattle present an investment seminar to the mayors of there presented cities, and Strother and Tibbs, who will make the actual presentation, have asked you to help them by answering the following questions.

a.       What are the key features of a bond?

b.      What are call provisions and sinking fund provisions? Do these provisions make bonds more or less risky?

c.       How does one determine the value of any asset whose value is based on expected future cash flows?

d.      How is the value of a bond determined? What is the value of a 10-year, $1,000 par value bond with a 10% annual coupon if its required rate of return is 10%?

e.      (1) What would be the value of the bond described in Part d if, just after it had been issued, the expected inflation rate rose by 3 percentage points, causing invest or store to require 13% return? Would we now have a discount or a premium bond?

(2) What would happen to the bond’s value if inflation fell and rd declined to 7%? Would we now have a premium or a discount bond?

(3) What would happen to the value of the 10-year bond over time if the required rate of return remained at 13%? If it remained at 7%? (Hint: With a financial calculator, enter PMT, I/YR, FV, and N, and then change N to see what happens to the PV as the bond approaches maturity.)

f.        (1) What is the yield to maturity on a 10-year, 9% annual coupon, $1,000 par value bond that sells for $887.00? That sells for $1,134.20? What does the fact that a bond sell sat a discount or at a premium tell you about the relationship between rd and the bond’s coupon rate?

(2) What are the total return, the current yield, and the capital gains yield for the discount bond? (Assume the bond is held to maturity and the company does not default on the bond.)

In completing this assignment, you should discuss both theoretical and practical risk management strategies and how these can assist in minimising risk for your project.

Discuss both theoretical and practical risk management strategies

Assessment task details and instructions
The ‘management of risk’ is perhaps easier to understand in theory rather than manage in practice. It is a complex and complicated idea, especially in terms of how we are to manage it. How can we define what we mean by ‘risk’ and how can it be managed successfully in large and small projects? You are require d to critically analyse the concept of risk; discuss how it can be measured and ranked and outline how a project risk management strategy may be constructed for an international telecommuncations project involving stakeholders in Europe, Saudi Arabia and the United States. In completing this assignment, you should discuss both theoretical and practical risk management strategies and how these can assist in minimising risk for your project.

You will need to take the following into account when completing your assignment.

Firstly, Establishment of relevant theory. (E.g. what do we mean by risk in a project management context and what is the relationship between risk and risk management in theoretical terms; and how do individual attitudes to risk interact with organisational risk appetite?).

Secondly, Allocation of credit and sources used; (have I included references and citations to the material I have used?);

Thirdly, Clarity of argument and relevance to the project management context

Fourthly, Overall report presentation including spelling and grammar.

Lastly, Adherence to nominated word limit.

NB:

Please add CRN, your name and student identity number to the header of each page of your report.

Please ensure you put your word count on your title page.

University lateness and plagiarism rules apply.

Please follow a report format.  Therefore, you should have a title page, contents page, sections and sub sections, page numbers, appendix section etc.  Please note if you are uncertain on how to present and structure a report then visit the university library and ask for assistance.

Please do use diagrams, illustrations, tables, graphics etc..

Wherever these are helpful, and remember that these do not count towards your word limit. If you do use these, please do not put them in the appendices if they are part of your discussion.  Appendices are the appropriate places to put supporting material. However, remember if the reader is satisfied with the main points of your discussion; the supporting information within the appendices may not even be reviewed.

Please try to use theory explicitly at all stages, but do not spend too much time describing a theory. While you must be explicit about the theories, models, techniques etc.. That you use, you can assume that the reader is familiar with them. What the reader requires is evidence of your ability to understand and apply the theory and learn from in order to support the development of your findings and/or ideas.
You must cite all sources on which you have relied, for example textbooks, journal articles, web pages etc. using the Harvard Bibliographic referencing system. If you do not cite all sources, then you may be accuse d of plagiarism, and that may endanger your success in passing the module. If you are in any doubt about how to reference your work, please obtain guidance from the library and/or your academic librarian(s) for this module.

This is a paper that is discussing the economic concepts of a publicly-traded company. The paper also provides additional questions to focus in writing the assignment paper.

The economic concepts of a publicly-traded company

Select a publicly-traded company and utilize the economic concepts discussed in class to discuss this company. The body of the paper (not counting title page or references) must be double spaced and at least 5 pages in length using 12-point font, 1-inch top and bottom margins, and 1-inch side margins. Don’t forget to put the title of your paper and your name on the front page. You should use at least three sources for your references. Your sources can be a journal, a book,
a newspaper articles, or a magazine article. At least one source must be your prescribed textbook for this course. Use the American Psychological Association (APA) style for writing to organize your paper.
Suggested contents include:

Company Profile: Firstly, briefly describe the company, and why you selected this company. Include the size of the company and the mission and vision statements.

Product analysis: Secondly, what types of products are traded in this company. What are the substitutes and complementary products within the firm and within its industry?

Demand and Sales: Thirdly, what strategies have the firm used to increase its sales? (Review the firm’s annual report or business publications.) Indicate which variables you would use to forecast this particular firm’s demand curve; this industry’s demand curve.

Elasticity: Fourthly, how price elastic are the firm’s products?

Suppliers: Also, what suppliers does this firm/industry use? What external factors might affect supplier product/service availability?

Competitor analysis: Lastly, what type of market structure is applicable to the firm’s industry? What would typical demand curves look like for this firm? What type of strategies would be usage by firms in this market structure? Comment on any strategies that this firm has used based on business publication articles found in the Wall St. Journal, the Economist.

The assignment will enable you to understand the local businesses and their aspirations to become international. You will also understand the various constraints these UAE companies face while going for market expansion. Entry mode Strategies you will use in entering the foreign market and the reasoning behind the success of the company in that particular country.

Local businesses and their aspirations to become international

“Strategies to enter International Markets”
Learning Outcome:
CLO-5. Formulate strategies for sustainable competitive advantage of organizations operating in an international environment
Marks Allocation: 10 Marks

Project Tasks
The assignment will enable you to understand the local businesses and their aspirations to become international. You will also understand the various constraints these UAE companies face while going for market expansion. Entry mode Strategies you will use in entering the foreign market and the reasoning behind the success of the company in that particular country.
The student should work as if he represent a large multinational company planning to expand operations to a new country.

1. Selecting a product:

The focus of this course is exclusively on consumer products, as they offer more opportunities to focus on cultural adaptation than do most industrial goods. When selecting your product, consider two factors. First, the product should have obvious cultural overtones to provide a strong cultural impact to the project. Second, the product should be one that you know something about. Products meeting these criteria include: baby food, disposable diapers, powered milk, high-protein diet supplements, prepared foods such as dry soups, soft drink mix, children’s toys, instant noodles, franchise outlets etc. While your choice is not limited to the above products, you must choose a real brand from an existing company.

2. Marketing Mix

Product Decisions:
Firstly, Describe your product in some detail including special features, reasons to buy, etc.

Secondly, Attitudes toward foreign products in the target country

 

Thirdly, Strategic alternatives: extension, adaptation, or invention

Fourthly, How many do you expect to sell (and justify it)

Pricing Decisions:
Firstly, Your pricing objectives and strategies

Secondly, Environmental influences on your pricing decisions

Thirdly, Cost of goods sold; at what price will you sell your product? (And why?) • Total revenue expectations

Place Decisions:

Your channel objectives

Also, What channels of distribution will you select (with descriptions of members of the channel: Retailers, Wholesale Middlemen, etc.)?

Promotion Decisions:
Firstly, Who is your target audience?

Secondly, Your promotion objectives

Thirdly, Types of promotion (Advertising, Sales Promotions, Personal Selling, or others), with reasons of selection

Fourthly, What will be your basic advertising message? What media will you use and why?

Further, Proposed promotion expenditures

3. MES Analysis

This third module requires a Market Entry Strategy Analysis (MESA) for the product in the country. The strategy formulated must reflect conditions in the country and address a range of issues such as entry mode, pricing, and promotion.

4. Resources Required
What are the resources needed to manage the new initiatives? Provide an approximate idea of the cost of investment required (Budget for employees, rent, machinery and other resources etc.)

5. Conclusion and Recommendations
After analyzing and tentatively proposing a market entry strategy for the company’s product in the foreign country, you have to answer the questions: Why have chosen the specific strategy? What are the chances of success for your product in the targeted country? You have the option of recommending to market or not to market the product in the country. The value of a decision not to market the product is as important as that of a decision to market.
You must justify your decision.