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Research Methods and Project Design

BUSS1008 Research Methods and Project Design – Proposal Form Section One Student Name:       Student Number:       Supervisor Name:       Section Two Please provide a short working title (click onto and write in grey box below).       The title of your research should explain in sufficient detail what you are doing. Therefore the project title should be well-defined and concise that describes the chosen project. ABSTRACT       The abstract is supposed to be a quick summary of your project and it is generally a paragraph...

Database Systems

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CIT 365 – Database Systems Topic #1: Internal Email Box The IT department of a reputed company hired you to reinforce their teams. They have an exciting idea to develop a new system to enable the employees to communicate through it (for confidentiality matters). The system is seen as an emailing system and has to be accessible through a Web browser. The system will enable an administrator to add accounts, suspend accounts, and remove accounts. The initial description of the system is as follows: An email account is associated to each employee in the company. An employee is described by a unique ID, a first name, a last name, a date of joining the company, a position, the date of taking that position, a login, a password and his/her department. A department is described with an ID, a name, and the date of creation. Each position has an ID and a description. We can also associate a minimum salary and a maximum salary of that position. An employee can send an email t...

Journal Article

GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSMENT 2 ON CRITICALLY REVIEWING A JOURNAL ARTICLE Assessment 2: Submission: To be confirmed For your second assignment you are required to write a 1,500 words critical review of one academic article on topics related to management, HR or business. Links for the articles to choose from are placed on BREO under “Assessments” in the section called “Choice of articles for assessment 2”. The deadline for submitting the review along with the article is week 14. Submission through EMA  link on BREO. Possible structure of the essay: There is no, single ‘right way’ or writing your review. However, this structure should form your basic outline of the assessment: A brief introduction , summarising what the focus of the paper you are reviewing and how you will develop the paper. A short literature review  to demonstrate your understanding of the topic. This is YOUR review of the key literature/authors on the topic. A main part:...

Case Study

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Case Study: ABC Care Homes ABC Care Homes is a charity that manages 10 care homes for the elderly spread over the North of England.   This comprises 7 ex-local authority care homes, and 3 new, purpose built special needs housing developments, mostly sheltered housing.   Over the last 8 years, the charity has grown from a small voluntary group running two care homes for the elderly to a charity employing around 100 people.   It is led by a dynamic and inspirational manager whose previous experience in the private sector has ensured efficient administration and a solid fundraising base.   The chair and other leading voluntary members of the charity have given many unpaid hours to help in ABC’s development.   Public service, unpaid service, trust and openness have ensured that there is a strong philanthropic element to the organisation. No redundancies have ever been made when contracts are taken over and a great deal of autonomy...