What is the role of Partial Certificate of Occupancy (PCO)

 

Question I

The scenario in the Unit I Lesson references the use of a foreign-made fire pump to obtain a Partial Certificate of Occupancy (PCO). Reflect on the scenario, and respond to the questions below.

Some may disagree that rationalization encourages you to think critically and to organize your thoughts in a clear, cohesive, and convincing manner. As a professional in fire protection, rationalize using the foreign-made fire pump or not using the fire pump. Does the decision involve ethical behavior? Does using the foreign-made fire pump qualify as right versus right action, or does it qualify as right versus wrong action? Is it unprofessional conduct to use the pump? What are the fundamental values?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

Question II

Instructions

Part 1: Scenario-Based Case Study

The course project is a scenario-based case study, which will be due in Unit VIII. There are eight assignments for the scenario-based case study (one per unit). You will complete and submit Part 1, Sections I and II of the course project in this unit.

For the course project, you will utilize what you learn throughout the course to solve a real-world problem of what fire protection is needed to create plausible actions, concepts, or inventions to solve fire protection deficiencies that resulted in a large-scale fire in a warehouse distribution center.

From Unit I through Unit VII, you will complete one part of your recommendation in each unit, and in Unit VIII, you will write an executive summary and conclusion. You will then compile all parts into one document as your final project. You can arrange each part in any order you would like before submitting the final project. For instance, this assignment about fire pumps is covered in Chapter 6 of the textbook; however, you may choose to cover fire protection, detection, and suppression systems (completed in Unit II) as the first part of your final project and to place fire pumps after another topic of your choice. You are able to organize the final report sections in any order that makes logical sense to you.

During each part, you will prepare a well-organized narrative consisting of two sections. Only submit the assignment for that unit until the final case study is compiled from all units and submitted as a single document in Unit VIII. However, you should evaluate and revise the recommendations as needed during the process for each previous unit as you learn more during the progression of this course.

This scenario-based case study is designed to draw upon your imagination to think creatively on potential concerns with fire and explosive hazards, fire controls, and fire and emergency management. You should look at fire protection technology in a holistic way. This way of design thinking is significantly different from what was previously designed by thinking in isolation. You will evaluate and develop recommendations to resolve potential fires in the future.

Please click here to view the background information of the scenario.

Through the scenario-based case study process, you will begin developing a tool that will synchronize suggestions to improve life safety. You will accomplish this by utilizing recommendations to improve fire protection after a warehouse distribution center fire.

Section I

Section I will address the foreign-made fire pump and your recommendations after reviewing the background information.

Your narrative will consist of your evaluation of the foreign-made fire pump and your choice of fire pump that you would recommend for the rebuild of the warehouse. The background information will provide you the needed material to identify the basic components common to fire protection for the City of Washington Distribution Warehouse. As you review the material, make sure you do the following actions:

1.examine what contributed to the fire,

2.analyze building components and existing fire suppression systems, and

3.prepare and disseminate recommendations.

Fire protection design involves an integrated approach where designers need to analyze the building’s use, occupancy, footprint, and existing fire protection systems or components. This assignment is not looking for compliance with building codes nor expecting you to be a fire protection system designer. However, the purpose of this assignment is for you to apply the concepts and knowledge you learned in this unit as you begin writing your final project covering protection systems that will detect, contain, control, and extinguish a fire. In addition, this assignment provides you w

Discuss Managing Innovation

Overview

In Milestone Two, you recommended a strategic plan to the organization from the course scenario for the IoT innovation project. Now that senior management of this company has approved your recommendation, your task is to recommend ways the organization can better support innovation. Remember that your perspective is still that of a middle manager for one of the top U.S. producers of luxury and mass-market automobiles and trucks.

In this assignment, you will read a case study and write a report that compares the course scenario organization’s structure and innovation culture with those of Skunk Works. This report may help you identify ways to improve your organizational structure and culture in an effort to better support innovation.

Prompt

Using the information about the company in the Organization Overview document and referring to the Skunk Works case study in this module’s resources, compare the organization from the course scenario with Skunk Works and identify differences in organizational structure and culture related to innovation. Your comparison should include the following points:

  • Organizational Structure : Compare the organization’s structure with that of the Skunk Works innovation team at Lockheed. Identify the points of similarity and difference and discuss their implications for an organization’s overall ability to innovate.
  • Shared Vision : Compare the shared vision of the organization and that of the Skunk Works innovation team. Identify the points of similarity and difference and discuss their implications for an organization’s overall ability to innovate.
  • Creative Climate : Compare the creative climate of the organization and that of the Skunk Works innovation team. Identify the points of similarity and difference and discuss their implications for an organization’s overall ability to innovate.
  • Effectiveness of Teamwork : Compare the effectiveness of teamwork in the organization and the Skunk Works innovation team. Identify the points of similarity and difference and discuss their implications for an organization’s overall ability to innovate.

Guidelines for Submission

Submit a 1- to 3-page Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. You are not required to use sources. However, if you choose to use sources, they should be cited in APA format. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.

Case Study Link:  Cases S-U | Managing Innovation (johnbessant.org)

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Discuss the role of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.

1. Assignment 1: 400 words

Please address each of the following issues in a separate paragraph or two, with each response identified by the corresponding letter of the issue you are addressing. Your responses should reflect issues you have studied in the first four chapters, and must be your own work. If you do incorporate other sources, be sure to clearly identify them as such. All submissions are expected to be college level work, with appropriate spelling, grammar, formatting, etc., and must be submitted in .doc or .dox format

 

1. We examined various internal and external stakeholders. The economic concept of scarcity infers that if a company uses resources to fund local arts organizations, those funds cannot be used as dividends to stockholders (or vice versa). What balance do you should be generally be sought between the profit motive and various philanthropic efforts?

 

2. Not-for-profit organizations sometimes pay huge salaries to CEOs. Would you be in favor of limiting employee salaries as part of the requirements for being granted not-for-profit status? Explain the reasoning behind your opinion.

 

3. Visit www.federalreserve.gov . (Copy and paste if need be.)  Provide a list of the current members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.

 

4.  Read both articles linked below, (Copy the addresses and paste into your browser), then tell me which insurance policies you believe you would need if you were the sole proprietor of a lawn care business. Remember, coverage is great, but it isn’t free, so you will need to keep in mind the costs of well as the benefits.

 

www.sba.gov/content/types-business-insurance

www.entrepreneur.com/article/241026

 

 

 

BMGT Case Study

Annie is considering amending her current organizational structure.  Using your reading  to support the reasoning, advise Annie on the organizational structure that might work well to help solve her project problem:

Project:  Annie Oakley wishes to develop the business to incorporate a new style of rifle that is computer generated, plastic, and collapsible.  The rifle also takes plastic bullets. This process must cost less than 1 million dollars and take less than 2 months to produce.  Annie has one large client who will pay 3 times her investment and is anxious to accept the project.  However, it will be a one of a kind project and Annie is not sure others will have a use for the gun in the future.

Annie currently has four leadership team members that each head up a division: rifle design, rifle manufacture, customer service, and sales. They each have final decision making authority within their departments.  Annie says that she is thinking of creating an additional link in the decision train for the new project with one department head that like the other division heads, reports to the leadership team.  Annie feel the need to disband the project after the client sale is complete.  Annie would like to know what would happen if the fifth link were self-contained.  Explain how you would allocate the resources of the company to make the new link in the decision train work on a daily basis?  Be creative yet practical thinking of the types of people you would need to accomplish the goal, financial resources, human capital, etc.  Be sure to consider the various other departments and how they would interface with the project team.  Alternatively, how would the link work if it were self- contained?

Learning Activity 2 – Theme 2

Choose one of the two questions below and answer it using the weekly readings and two external sources to support your reasoning.

1)    How has technology changed the way manager define how tasks are performed within an organizational structure?

2)    One of the manager’s job is to keep stability within an organization. What happens to structure when the walls are missing? How do tasks get complete and by whom?

Don’t forget to include your in-text citations and references in your responses.  Also, please make sure that you post your learning activities (LAs) separately.

 

Discuss on Drugs & Crime

1.Explain in detail the methods of Source Control discussed in your textbook. Are these methods successful in reducing the illicit drug trade? Why or why not? Respond in no less than 300 words.

 

2.Describe the respective roles of four federal agencies in the United States with respect to the interdiction of illicit drugs across U.S. borders. Respond in no less than 300 words.

 

3.Discuss the controversial issues related to law enforcement profiling as presented in your text. Be sure to include the “drug courier profile”, U.S. Supreme Court rulings, and the most significant criticism of drug-courier profiling methods. Respond in no less than 300 words.

 

4.Give an overview of the two types of forfeitures: criminal forgeitures and civil forfeitures. Discuss similarities and differences, how and when used, and any safeguards or precautions used in each. Respond in no less than 300 words.

1.Explain in detail the methods of Source Control discussed in your textbook. Are these methods successful in reducing the illicit drug trade? Why or why not? Respond in no less than 300 words.

 

2.Describe the respective roles of four federal agencies in the United States with respect to the interdiction of illicit drugs across U.S. borders. Respond in no less than 300 words.

 

3.Discuss the controversial issues related to law enforcement profiling as presented in your text. Be sure to include the “drug courier profile”, U.S. Supreme Court rulings, and the most significant criticism of drug-courier profiling methods. Respond in no less than 300 words.

 

4.Give an overview of the two types of forfeitures: criminal forgeitures and civil forfeitures. Discuss similarities and differences, how and when used, and any safeguards or precautions used in each. Respond in no less than 300 words.

 

Evaluate The National Traffic and Safety Act (1958)

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Which of the following is a reason for a company to raise its prices?
Select one:
a. to address the issue of overdemand for a product
b. to win a larger share of the market
c. to use excess capacity
d. to boost sales volume
e. to balance out decreasing costs
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The National Traffic and Safety Act (1958) provides for the creation of compulsory safety standards for ________.
Select one:
a. automobiles and tires
b. peak hour traffic volumes
c. exposure to vehicular pollution
d. speed limits and emission checks
e. periodic testing of license holders
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CashSecure is a financial services provider. Whenever a customer has a child who is about to become eligible for a driver’s license, CashSecure sends the customer materials related to teaching teenagers how to drive safely. This is an example of using ________ information from a customer database.
Select one:
a. demographic
b. geographic
c. psychographic
d. metadata
e. political
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Which of the following is an example of a free online database that a company could access in order to develop marketing intelligence?
Select one:
a. LexisNexis
b. Hoover’s
c. Dialog
d. U.S. Security and Exchange Commission’s database
e. ProQuest
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Setting a price for products that must be used along with a main product is known as ________ pricing.
Select one:
a. by-product
b. market-penetration
c. skimming
d. product bundle
e. captive product
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________ marketing calls for meeting the present needs of consumers and businesses while also preserving or enhancing the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
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a. Sustainable
b. Customer-driving
c. Mass
d. Customer-driven
e. Differential
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Discuss on capital funding

You have just been promoted to a mid-level manager at a Fortune 500 company. This promotion was a surprise, but your boss decided to leave the company and you were promoted to lead the most profitable division in the company.

This is your first week in this position, and you are taking part in a high-level meeting about the financial state of the company. Due to the poor state of the economy, which has caused sluggish sales, upper management has decided to downsize the entire company by dismissing 3% of employees in every division.

Write an appropriate memo to all of the team leaders in your division giving them the bad news.

  • All downsized employees will receive three months’ severance pay.
  • COBRA will be available, so health insurance can be continued for up to 1 year. It costs $740/month.
  • Employment counseling will be available, so employees can update their resume, get help searching for jobs, and get help finding retraining/college programs.

Defend your promotion in the memo since you used to be a team leader and know the question will be asked.

Guidelines for Submission: Memo assignments should use standard memo format: a heading segment, single-spacing, left-alignment of text without paragraph indentations, 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins. Your short paper should not be more than one page in length.

You have just been promoted to a mid-level manager at a Fortune 500 company. This promotion was a surprise, but your boss decided to leave the company and you were promoted to lead the most profitable division in the company.

This is your first week in this position, and you are taking part in a high-level meeting about the financial state of the company. Due to the poor state of the economy, which has caused sluggish sales, upper management has decided to downsize the entire company by dismissing 3% of employees in every division.

Write an appropriate memo to all of the team leaders in your division giving them the bad news.

  • All downsized employees will receive three months’ severance pay.
  • COBRA will be available, so health insurance can be continued for up to 1 year. It costs $740/month.
  • Employment counseling will be available, so employees can update their resume, get help searching for jobs, and get help finding retraining/college programs.

Defend your promotion in the memo since you used to be a team leader and know the question will be asked.

Guidelines for Submission: Memo assignments should use standard memo format: a heading segment, single-spacing, left-alignment of text without paragraph indentations, 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins. Your short paper should not be more than one page in length.

Which of the following statements is true of formal performance appraisals?

1.       A _____ is a person who reports alleged wrongdoing

2.       All of the following are conditions of conducting a successful selection interview, EXCEPT

3.       Samantha has been asked to join a task force that is charged with boosting organizational productivity. First, she was asked to jot down ideas on how to increase productivity, and after that, the group met to discuss everyone’s ideas and come up with solutions together based on those suggestions. Samantha’s taskforce best exemplifies which creative problem solving method

4.       Giving employees the authority and responsibility to achieve their individual and the organization’s objectives is known as _____

5.       Care 1 Hospital is renowned for its impeccable reputation and strong employee morale. These types of qualities can best be described as _____ standards

6.       Which of the following statements is true of formal performance appraisals?

7.       _____ is one of the elements of the hot stove rule of disciplinary action

8.       ARVA International is a nonprofit organization that strives to promote social justice throughout the world. At ARVA, employees continually improve their skills and expand their capacities to meet the organization’s social objective. In this scenario, ARVA International can best be described as a ______

9.       The collaborate style of conflict resolution is characterized as

10.   _____ is a leadership style that emphasizes collaboration, trust, and empathy; engages followers in all aspects of the organization; and helps followers to better themselves

11.   Bettina’s supervisor has assigned her an extremely challenging task and has given Bettina more personal authority in how to perform the task. This is an example of ____

12.   Organizations that have implemented discipline without punishment have reported

13.   The _____ approach has the problem solver not only identify the various factors that have caused the problem but also consider the potential interrelatedness of the causes of the problem

14.   The level of emotional commitment an employee has to an organization and its goals is known as _____

engagement

15.   One difference between the manager and the leader is that:

16.   Which of the following is a physiological factor influencing personality

17.   Which of the following is a method of overcoming barriers to effective communication

18.   The directive approach to interviewing differs from the nondirective in that:

19.   At L.T. Manufacturing, a team was formed to tackle recent issues with the timely shipping of products. Members of the team come from different departments including production, design, distribution, and marketing. Which of the following terms can best describe the team

20.   Carla is upset about a recent action taken by a top manager at her company that was against the interest of the employees in the lower levels of management. Carla knows that others employees also feel the same way. If she wanted to form a group to look into the matter more closely, which type of group would be recommended

21.   Kenyon is a supervisor at Rhombus Inc. Maggie has been the top performing employee last year, but her performance has sharply declined over the last two months and her tardiness is becoming an issue. In this scenario, Kenyon should

22.   Followership is defined as

Ethical Decision Making

https://www.thebalance.com/conflict-of-interest-1918090

https://class.ctuonline.edu/_layouts/MUSEViewer/MUSE.aspx?mid=9115845

All character and company names are fictional and are not intended to depict any actual person or business.

View Problem Scenario A to learn more about Bill and Joe’s relationship.

Joe has scheduled a meeting with his management team for next week to talk about the Peninsula Hotel chain contract. He hopes that he will be able to work with them to draft a contract favorable to Peninsula that will ensure its renewal for another year. He is reasonably sure that the contract renewal will ensure his continued success and employment with UWEAR.

On his way out of the office today, Joe receives a call from Bill.

Bill: “Joe, how are you doing? Got any great plans for the weekend?”

Joe: “No, my wife and I are just planning on hanging out at home and relaxing. How about you?”

Bill: “My family and I are planning a short trip on the yacht. We haven’t been out in a while, and the weather looks perfect. Maybe you and your wife could join us? We haven’t seen you guys in quite a while, and it will be good to catch up.”Joe is relieved to get the invitation from Bill because their relationship has been strained lately because of the contract negotiations.Joe must decide how he will answer Bill’s invitation to join him and his family on their yacht. Complete the following in a paper of 500–700 words, excluding cover and reference pages.

https://www.thebalance.com/conflict-of-interest-1918090

https://class.ctuonline.edu/_layouts/MUSEViewer/MUSE.aspx?mid=9115845

All character and company names are fictional and are not intended to depict any actual person or business.

View Problem Scenario A to learn more about Bill and Joe’s relationship.

Joe has scheduled a meeting with his management team for next week to talk about the Peninsula Hotel chain contract. He hopes that he will be able to work with them to draft a contract favorable to Peninsula that will ensure its renewal for another year. He is reasonably sure that the contract renewal will ensure his continued success and employment with UWEAR.

On his way out of the office today, Joe receives a call from Bill.

Bill: “Joe, how are you doing? Got any great plans for the weekend?”

Joe: “No, my wife and I are just planning on hanging out at home and relaxing. How about you?”

Bill: “My family and I are planning a short trip on the yacht. We haven’t been out in a while, and the weather looks perfect. Maybe you and your wife could join us? We haven’t seen you guys in quite a while, and it will be good to catch up.”Joe is relieved to get the invitation from Bill because their relationship has been strained lately because of the contract negotiations.Joe must decide how he will answer Bill’s invitation to join him and his family on their yacht. Complete the following in a paper of 500–700 words, excluding cover and reference pages.

When a Christian counselor looks at the role of sin in client problems what is a true statement?

Competency

Prepare and evaluate the use of media visuals to improve persuasive and marketing communication.

Instructions

You are a visual communication expert for a company that creates and maintains websites for large businesses and organizations. They called a meeting a few days ago to bring various departments together for a “think tank” session. The goal of this session was to update the images and visual elements on the website of your newest client: a large medical facility’s website. Currently, they are using the same website images across all websites in the following American locations: New York City, Miami, Phoenix, and Denver.

As the meeting progressed, several people posed several situational conversations. You took careful notes during the meeting, and as you review them at home, you decide to create a video to address all the issues discussed.

In less than seven minutes, your video will outline the importance of using cultural familiarity, perspective framing, and emotional appeal in order to visually persuade viewers in all of these different locations. For clarity, you decide to include specific visual images and examples that could replace current website images for each situation. During the video, you plan to include audio explanations to prove your points to the other “think tank” members. You will upload your video to YouTube and submit the link so all the members of the team can take the time to review the video before the next meeting.

You review the situational conversation notes:

  1. Carol asks: “Why can’t we just use the same images that are already being used for all the different locations? All the images of the medical staff look American enough.”
  2. Daniel states: “Let’s use images of families in all of the images that scroll through the main website page. That will catch everyone’s eye-everyone has a family somewhere.”
  3. Caleb questions: “The pictures we use should all be outdoors and of people having fun. Isn’t that what all patients want to see when they visit the medical facilities website?”
  4. Heather states: “Maybe we should think like the potential patients that might visit this website. What would those patients want to see regarding this facility?”
  5. Samuel asks: “How can we use images to get people to feel like they will get better, or experience a miracle, or receive better treatment here than at some other facility?”
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