Listening involves receiving, attending to, understanding, responding to, and recalling sounds and visual images. This week you will submit a paper in which you: Describe the 5-step listening process, providing an example of each step. Address which of the five steps you think people struggle with the most and explain why. Suggest how one might […]

  In this assignment, you will explore how cultural messages are produced and interpreted by analyzing Kendrick Lamar's 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show through the lens of Stuart Hall's Encoding/Decoding theory. This exercise aims to deepen your understanding of how meaning is constructed and received in cultural texts. Goals Demonstrate your learning of key concepts […]

If you haven't had an instructor make a comment about the expectations for "graduate level writing," you likely will. This is another way of saying "scholarly writing." What makes it challenging is that scholarly writing requires clear articulation of your thoughts and empirical support for any claims. You may have heard a TV pundit or […]

  Discussion Thread: Data Collection In an Applied Doctoral Research Project, data collection is a key factor in conducting the study. Describe: six sources of data collection, qualitative data collection methods, follow-up interviews, thematic analysis, anticipated themes in a research proposal.   DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS For each Discussion, you will post one thread of ‘approximately’ […]

Develop an 8–10-page digital marketing strategy for a new pet food product (or new product or line extension at your employer or future employer.) 

Develop a brand presentation of 8–12 slides for a new pet food product (or new product or line extension at your employer or future employer), using the speaker's notes sections of each slide to expand your talking points.

Create an 8–12-slide PowerPoint presentation that summarizes the AFI Framework and the results of the internal and external analyses. Your presentation must also include a SWOT matrix for the company and your recommendations for strategies to move the company forward that align with organizational structure and governance, and reflect ethical responsibility.

Prepare a 7–10-page business analysis that explains the generic business strategies for an organization, analyzes the business strategy used and the company's business model, analyzes the corporate strategy of the company and the overall corporate structure and management systems, and analyzes the strategic fit between the business and corporate strategies.

Create an 8–12-slide PowerPoint presentation that summarizes the AFI Framework and the results of the internal and external analyses. Your presentation must also include a SWOT matrix for the company and your recommendations for strategies to move the company forward that align with organizational structure and governance, and reflect ethical responsibility.

Prepare a 7–10-page business analysis that explains the generic business strategies for an organization, analyzes the business strategy used and the company's business model, analyzes the corporate strategy of the company and the overall corporate structure and management systems, and analyzes the strategic fit between the business and corporate strategies.