Kaplan-University GB 519 Discussions & Assignments

Global Interconnectedness – The World-wide Economy. The ability to sustain profitability is essential for continued business success. Most companies dedicate many hours to product development, innovation and production. This is true for all types of businesses, including software manufacturers and music companies. Please review the articles listed below. They can be located by using the Kaplan Online Library article search feature. Clickhereto access the Kaplan Library. Then, prepare your Discussion Board responses in accordance with the instructions found below. 1. Openv executives arrested for copyright infringement. 4. Holland, W. (1994, March). 1. What are the cost and profitability implications to a company with substantial production investment when the results of development are used by other companies who did not bear the burden of those production costs? 2. What are the ethical implications when an organization’s intellectual assets are used without authorization? You are required to post your initial response to the DB questions by Saturday evening of the unit. You must respond to at least 2 of your colleagues by Tuesday evening, end-of-unit. These 3 separate posts must be made on 3 different days.

Also, if I ask a follow-up question to your post, your reply to my question will also qualify to satisfy the requirements to make 2 response posts. To help you ensure a successful DB learning experience, you should refer to the Discussion Board Checklist found in Extra Extra. Please review the articles listed below. They can be located by using the Kaplan Online Library article search feature. Clickhereto access the Kaplan Library. Then, prepare your Discussion Board responses in accordance with the instructions found below. 1. Belt, D. (2011, January). Challenger: The beginning of the end.U.S. 2. Porter, B. (2011, August).Serving two masters. Minnie Lee is an engineer with a multi-national aerospace company that produces fuel-line components for all types of air and space craft. Minnie discovered a potential defect in a particular fuel-line component. Minnie is the lead-engineer for this particular division and scheduled tests that would indicate the failure potential for the component. The tests indicated a very low risk that at certain very low, or very high temperatures, the component might fail, which in turn might lead to a catastrophic failure of the entire system.

1. What are the risks associated with this situation? That is, describe the various risks and the affected stakeholders. 2. What ethical responsibilities do Minnie and the Company have? For example, should the decision to repair the system be considered in terms of the potential liability risks of failure versus the costs of the repairs? You are required to post your initial response to the DB questions by Saturday evening of the unit. You must respond to at least 2 of your colleagues by Tuesday evening, end-of-unit. These 3 separate posts must be made on 3 different days. Also, if I ask a follow-up question to your post, your reply to my question will also qualify to satisfy the requirements to make 2 response posts. To help you ensure a successful DB learning experience, you should refer to the Discussion Board Checklist found in Extra Extra. In this unit we have discussed planning for the future, and have specifically focused on forecasting for business. However, forecasting is used in a variety of other fields too, including but not limited to Criminal Justice and Pharmaceuticals.

While these fields are different from what has been presented so far in this unit, there are some valuable lessons about forecasting here that can be applied to the field of business. Please review the following videos. Then, prepare your Discussion Board responses in accordance with the instructions found below. Clickhereto watch a Newsweek interview with Carolyn Zapor, an FBI investigator and crime analyst, discussing the process of identifying a series and forecasting future activity. Clickhereto watch another interview segment with Carolyn Zapor, in which she discusses data integrity and the necessity of accountability. Draw from the above materials and your personal and professional experiences to answer the questions below on the Threaded Discussion. Remember that this is a discussion, so keep your responses succinct and to the point. Respond to at least two of your colleagues. 1. In the first segment, Zapor describes a process in which a series is developed and a forecast is developed.

How is this process similar to the forecasting process that has been discussed in this unit? How is it different? 2. In the second segment regarding data integrity, Zapor says that, “auditing for accuracy is extremely important.” Does this statement apply to business forecasting? What would be the advantages and disadvantages of data auditing? How would these advantages and disadvantages affect stakeholders in the organization? You are required to post your initial response to the DB questions by Saturday evening of the unit. You must respond to at least 2 of your colleagues by Tuesday evening, end-of-unit. These 3 separate posts must be made on 3 different days. Also, if I ask a follow-up question to your post, your reply to my question will also qualify to satisfy the requirements to make 2 response posts. To help you ensure a successful DB learning experience, you should refer to the Discussion Board Checklist found in Extra Extra.