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1. BUS 210 Entire Course (2 Sets) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com BUS 210 Week 1 DQ1 and DQ2 BUS 210 Week 1 Checkpoint Business Models and Systems (2 Sets) BUS 210 Week 1 Knowledge Check BUS 210 Week 2 CheckPoint Business Organization (2 Sets) BUS 210 Week 2 Knowledge Check BUS 210 Week 2 Assignment Evolution of Business Presentation (2 Sets) BUS 210 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2 BUS 210 Week 3 CheckPoint Code of Ethics (2 Sets) BUS 210 Week 3 Knowledge Check BUS 210 Week 4 CheckPoint 1 Roles and Behaviors (2 Sets) BUS 210 Week 4 CheckPoint 2 Four Functions of Management (2 Sets) BUS 210 Week 4 Knowledge Check BUS 210 Week 4 Assignment SWOT Analysis (2 Sets) BUS 210 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2 BUS 210 Week 5 Knowledge Check BUS 210 Week 5 CheckPoint Contingency Theory of Leadership (2 Sets) BUS 210 Week 6 CheckPoint Motivation and Teams Case Study (2 Sets) BUS 210 Week 6 Knowledge Check BUS 210 Week 6 Assignment Job Fair Brochure (2 Sets)

2. BUS 210 week 7 DQ 1 and DQ 2 BUS 210 Week 7 CheckPoint The Impact of HRM (2 Sets) BUS 210 Week 7 Knowledge Check BUS 210 Week 8 CheckPoint 1 IT Applications Presentation (2 Sets) BUS 210 Week 8 CheckPoint 2 HardwareSoftware Components (2 Sets) BUS 210 Week 8 Assignment Developing Good Business Sense (2 Sets) BUS 210 Week 8 Knowledge Check BUS 210 Week 9 Capstone Discussion Question (2 Sets) BUS 210 Week 9 Final Project Business Portfolio Presentation (2 Sets) BUS 210 Week 9 Knowledge Check ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 1 Checkpoint Business Models and Systems (2 Sets) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com This Tutorial Contains 2 sets of Paper Consider a local business whose services you frequently use. What are the main components of this company's business model? Write a 200- to 300-word response describing the three components of the business system that comprise the local business you selected. Use Figure 1.2 on p. 11 of Introduction to Business as a reference. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ------------------------------------------------

3. BUS 210 Week 1 DQ1 and DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Discussion Question 1 Post your response to the following: What makes some companies more profitable than others? What are the similarities and differences between profit and profitability? Provide real-world examples to support your answer. Discussion Question 2 Post your response to the following: Your friend has asked you why the price of bananas is higher during certain times of the year. Using what you have learned about the laws of supply and demand, explain to your friend how the market affects price. Respond to your classmates' answers by asking additional questions that a newcomer to business might ask. Is the explanation clear? Which areas do you understand? In which areas would you like more clarification? ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 1 Knowledge Check For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 1) What are the component that makeup a business system? 2) Which terms refers to the total money or assets of a business? 3) Information Technology, e-commerce, human resource management, and procurement

4. are included in what type of value chain function in a business? 4) Which of the following best describes a system through which goods or services are exchanged for capital with aim of making a profit? 5) Capital, land , enterprise, and labor are all costs associated with making and selling goods. What do they determine? 6) Enterprise, as a main component of business, requires which of the following? 7) In economics, What principle indicates the value placed on a product lessens as consumption increases? 8) This is the point at which the supply of the product just meets the demand for it 9) What law shows that there is a direct relationship between the price of a product and the amount that is supplied in the market? 10) What law refers to the tendency of people to buy more of a product when the price is lower and less of it when its price is higher? 11) In general, the more a particular product is valued, the more it is demanded, which is true in regard to this statement? 12) What will most likely increase the demand for better quality goods ans services? 13) What is defined as the absolute monetary difference between sales revenues and operating costs? 14) What equation correctly shows how profit is calculated? 15) If a company were to have a total sales revenue of $50 and a total operating cost of $37, what is the total profit? 16) What measures how efficient a company uses its capital and resourcr to generate returns for its investors? 17) Which equation correctly shows how to calculate profitability? 18) Imagine company A has a total profit of $40 million and that it invested $400 million in the course of a year. Company B has a total profit of $20 million and has invested $80 million over the course of the year. Which company has the greater profitability? 19) What defines a group of companies that have similar products and business activities?

5. 20) How does specialization assist a business in becoming more productive? 21) What are the four productive resources that make a business possible? ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 2 Assignment Evolution of Business Presentation (2 Sets) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Resource: Ch. 2 of Introduction to Business Create a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation describing the evolution of business. Include information about the following points: Feudalism Mercantilism Capitalism Commerce Property rights The Industrial Revolution Provide examples and appropriate visuals to illustrate each phase of business. Include detailed speaker notes, a title slide, and an APA reference slide. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 2 CheckPoint Business Organization (2 Sets) For more course tutorials visit

6. www.uophelp.com This Tutorial Contains 2 sets of Paper Resource: Ch. 2 of Introduction to Business Write a 200- to 300-word description of a business scenario, either real or fictional, that depicts each of the following forms of business organization: Joint-stock company Limited liability company Partnership Sole proprietorship Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. CheckPoint: Business Organization Resource: Ch. 2 of Introduction to Business ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 2 Knowledge Check For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 1) Which of the following best describes limited liability as it relates to a business? 2) What was the original purpose of the limited liability company? 3) Which of the following businesses is the best example of when to set up a limited liability company in order to control financial risk of the stockholder(s)? 4) Which of the following best describes a partnership? 5) If a business partnership grows, what is usually added over time?

7. 6) Which of the following is the best example of a business partnership? 7) Who assumes all liability for debt created in a sole proprietorship? 8) Which of the following best describes a joint-stock company structure? 9) Which of the following is the best advantage of a joint-stock company? 10) What is the best way to raise funding for a joint-stock company? 11) Which of the examples best illustrates feudalism from the standpoint of business evolution? 12) Which of the examples best illustrates the mercantilism phase of business evolution? 13) Which of the examples best illustrates the capitalism phase of business evolution? 14) Which of the following businesses best matches the definition of a sole proprietorship? 15) What is an obstacle that entrepreneurs avoid by choosing to form a sole proprietorship? ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 3 CheckPoint Code of Ethics (2 Sets) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com This Tutorial Contains 2 sets of Paper Resource: Ch. 5 of Introduction to Business Imagine that you are starting your own company. What will be the ethical code of your company?

8. Write a 200- to 300-word ethical code of conduct listing the rules and principles that your company will use in decision-making. Provide a brief explanation of why you selected each rule and principle. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Discussion Question 1 Post your response to the following: Review the Business in Action case studies on pp. 143, 146, 154, & 159 of the text. Select one case that you find especially interesting and explain how ethics and decision-making impact the individuals involved in the scenario. Respond to two of your classmates who selected a case study other than the one you selected. Ask for additional information or clarification if needed. Explain why you agree or disagree with their assessment of the issues. 3. Discussion Question 2 Post your response to the following: If the majority of companies strive to conduct their business ethically, why is there a need to create laws? How are ethics different from the law? How are ethics and the law the same? Support your answer with real-world examples. ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 3 Knowledge Check

9. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 1) Which of the following people or groups supply a company with productive resources and are affected by the way a company does business? 2) Who has claim on a company because they own shares? 3) Important issues can arise concerning how and when payments are made to this group of stakeholders? 4) Which of the following impact ethical practices in business at home and abroad? 5) Which ACT prohibits U.S. companies from paying bribes in order to win contracts abroad? 6) There are several advantages a company can gain over its competition by behaving in an ethical way. The main advantage is 7) What rules can managers employ as guidelines to analyze the effects of their business decisions on stakeholders? 8) That is the effect of unethical behavior on business commerce 9) The utilitarian rule bases a business decision on which of the following? 10) Anti-trust legislation exists 11) This act was passed by congress to protect air quality and motivate companies to pollute less 12) Which law was enacted to force companies to more fully disclose their financial results and to protect stockholders of the company? 13) This type of law exists to ensure that people have the skills they need to properly serve the public interest. 14) Laws governing diversity endeavor to motivate employers to 15) The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Organization (OSHA) is the government agency primarily responsible for

10. 16) Which two types of laws have been enacted to promote a company‟s continued existence and profitability? 17) This is a process of dissolution of a business through which its assests are sold to repay its creditors 18) What is a copyright? ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 4 Assignment SWOT Analysis (2 Sets) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com This Tutorial Contains 2 sets of Paper Resource: Ch. 3 of Introduction to Business Select a sample business plan from the list your instructor provides. Research your sample business plan at http://www.bplans.com/Sample_Business_Plans/. Review the example on p. 97 of the text as a guide. Conduct a SWOT analysis of the sample business plan you selected. Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in APA format explaining the business plan you selected and your SWOT analysis discussing the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the company you chose. Post your paper as an attachment. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ------------------------------------------------

11. BUS 210 Week 4 CheckPoint 2 Four Functions of Management (2 Sets) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com This Tutorial Contains 2 sets of Paper Resource: Ch. 3 of Introduction to Business Review the four main functions of management, which are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, on pp. 78–82 of Introduction to Business. Consider a time when you were tasked with management, such as in the workplace, at home, or coordinating a party. Describe your event and categorize your actions under each of the four functions of management using Appendix C. Post Appendix C as an attachment. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 4 Knowledge Check For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 1) Which of the following best defines the entrepreneurship process? 2) How do managers help the company‟s stakeholders?

12. 3) What is the difference between an employee and a manager? 4) Jones (2007) describes a three-stage business plan used by managers. Which of the following is one of the stages? 5) When an entrepreneur uses advancing technology to find a new way to make or supply a product, the entrepreneur utilizes which of the following opportunities? 6) Which answer contains the three types of entrepreneurial activities? 7) Which examples best describes an organizational opportunity? 8) What is the primary role of a non-managerial employee? 9) Which of the following best describes the employee “role”? 10) Which of the following best describes how an employee can increase his or her chances of being promoted inside an organization? 11) Which managerial function describes the process mangers use to determine the best business model for the company? 12) Planning is typically performed by 13) Which is one of the three stages in planning? 14) What process do managers use to develop formal lines of authority that include task allocation? 15) Which of the following best describes organizational culture? 16) Which of the following best describes organizational structure? 17) Which of the following leadership terms refers to groups of managers pooling their human resources to leverage different perspectives and talent? 18) Leading involves being able to enlist others in the company vision and motivate them to accomplish organizational goals. Which of the following is required to effectively lead? 19) According to jones (2007), how is leading defined relative to the four functions of management? 20) How is controlling defined relative to the four functions of management? 21) Which of the following types of action would be appropriate when a manager determines that a competitor‟s process is more efficient?

13. 22) What is the definition of a business plan? 23) When is a business plan developed? 24) What type of information is within a business plan? 25) What are the four elements of SWOT analysis? 26) A detailed SWOT analysis would classify a well developed and informed business model as a 27) A detailed SWOT analysis would classify a poorly designed marketing plan as a 28) A detailed SWOT analysis would classify competition in the industry or market as a 29) Higher level managers typically devote more time to which of the following efforts? ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 5 CheckPoint Contingency Theory of Leadership (2 Sets) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com This Tutorial Contains 2 sets of Paper Resource: Ch. 6 of Introduction to Business Complete Appendix D by using figures 6.3 & 6.4 on pp. 182–183 as a guide. Base your answers on a real or hypothetical work environment. Describe the components of the contingency theory of leadership as it applies to the work environment you selected. Conclude with your recommendation for the best leadership approach. Post Appendix D as an attachment.

14. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Discussion Question 1 Post your response to the following: Consider the different types of communication described on p. 194 of the text. What types of communication would be most effective in persuading groups in an organization, including trainers, employees, programmers, and managers? Why? Review your classmates' responses. Do you agree or disagree with their selections? If you disagree, let them know why. If you agree, provide an additional example of why their selections would work. 3. Discussion Question 2 Post your response to the following: Review the political tactics used by organizations described on pp. 196-197 of the text. Have you experienced any of these tactics in your workplace or have you heard anyone describe a situation in their workplace in which they experienced a political tactic? Describe the situation and the political tactic. ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 5 Knowledge Check For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

15. 1) The main objective of the contingency theory of leadership is to choose a leadership approach which matches the characteristics of the employees and 2) Based on the contingency theory of leadership, the leadership approach a manager should choose is contingent on two factors. Which of the following is one of these factors? 3) What work attitude would a leader promote to influence his or her worker? 4) Which of the five sources of a leader‟s power would be demonstrated by a leader with rightful authority to direct and control an employee‟s activities? 5) What form of business communication offers the highest form of persuasive communication? 6) Which of the following is the best example of active listening? 7) What political tactic is used by a manager that seeks to find partners, either within or outside of his or her company, to achieve desired goals? 8) What political tactic would a manager be using if they collected and distributed accurate information to support the course of action for his or her team to use? 9) Which approach to leadership would incorporate clear work rules and procedures and link incentives directly to performance? 10) Which of the four leadership approaches would incorporate employee involvement with scheduling and the daily operation? 11) Which of the four leadership approaches would incorporate clear work rules and procedures and link incentives directly to performance? 12) What form of business communication offers the least suitable form of persuasive communication? 13) What political tactic is used by a manager who has knowledge and expertise that no one else has? ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 6 Knowledge Check

16. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 1) What is the definition of a team? 2) What are teams grouped by areas of expertise? 3) A company who desires to develop new or improved products would fit best with what type of team? 4) What does the amount of conflict in an organization signal? 5) An organizational performance is increased with employees working in teams since 6) Managers can cause organizational dysfunction by doing which of the following? 7) What best describes the contingency approach, as it relates to organizational design? 8) Organizational design is best defined as 9) According to the goal-setting theory, job performance goals should 10) The motivational theory that tries to determine how much work is needed for a specific outcome is 11) Being goal oriented has shown to be paramount to a person‟s success why? 12) Which of Maslow‟s Hierarchy of needs is geared toward personal fulfillment? 13) Employees will most often be motivated to initially fulfill basic needs rather than higher level needs. Which of the following satisfies a higher need? 14) Maslow‟s Need Theory is a hierarchal format that deals with „what‟ is important to individuals. Which of the following hierarchy most accurately reflects Maslow‟s hierarchy? 15) Which of the following best describes sources of a company‟s culture? 16) Which of the following best describes a company that has established a professional culture?

17. 17) Employees quickly figure out and adopt the values and norms desired by their company. What is this process called? 18) Which of the following best describes how the values of the company‟s founder influence an organization? 19) Companies with a strong culture may hold meeting to announce the company‟s achievements. Which source of company culture would best describe this activity? 20) Formal events that recognize an employee or group that have benefited the company by their works are 21) Company values are shared standards that employee use to 22) What best describes company norms? 23) Businesses often promote norms which are entrepreneurial or conservative in nature. Why? 24) The matrix structure is a unique organizational structure that responds to rapid changing situations. Which of the following is a component of this structural design? 25) Which of the following could cause an individual to avoid performing a required job tasking according to expectancy theory? ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 7 CheckPoint The Impact of HRM (2 Sets) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com This Tutorial Contains 2 sets of Paper

18. Your manager has asked you to draft a proposal for improving the management of human resources in your company. Resource: Ch. 13 of Introduction to Business Describe the best ideas for improvement presented in the brainstorm session from the human resource improvement Discussion Question. Select the best ideas from at least two of the different areas discussed. What are the different ways that changes to these areas would affect a business? Explain your answer in a 200- to 300-word response. ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 7 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Discussion Question 1 Post your response to the following: There are many ways that a company can motivate its employees. Consider the different types of pay and benefits described on pp. 420-423 of the text. What type of incentive do you think is most effective for creating a motivating work environment? Why? 3. Discussion Question 2 Your instructor will assign you one of the five areas of human resources management to discuss. Post your response to the following: Imagine that you work in the human resources (HR) department of a medium-sized company. Your manager has asked you to brainstorm ways to improve one of the five areas of human resource management in your company. Assuming that all five areas are currently functioning at an equal level, what type of improvement would you implement in your assigned area? What impact do you think the improvement will have on your business?

19. Respond to your classmates by considering the implications of their suggested HR improvement. Do you have any recommendations that would expand on their ideas? Are there any negative implications to their suggested HR improvement? ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 7 Knowledge Check For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 1) Which component of the HRM system provides employees with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform their job? 2) Which component of the HRM system provides employees with information about their performance relative to job expectations? 3) Which component of the HRM system strives to ensure equity and fairness in dealing with employee issues and concerns? 4) The aim of this process is to align human resources recruitment and retention with future organizational goals 5) Which is the process that aims at identifying company inefficiencies and then determines where improvements are needed? 6) Which of the following best describes information learned from a Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ)? ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 8 Assignment Developing Good Business Sense (2 Sets)

20. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com This Tutorial Contains 2 sets of Paper Resources: Ch. 12 of Introduction to Business Read the Developing Good Business Sense activity on p. 394 of the text. Answer Questions 1–4 from the activity in a 700- to 1,050-word paper in APA format. Post your paper as an attachment. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 8 CheckPoint 1 IT Applications Presentation (2 Sets) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com This Tutorial Contains 2 sets of Paper Resource: Ch. 9 of Introduction to Business Create a 5- to 7-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation to teach your fellow students about the following IT applications: Transaction processing systems Knowledge management systems Expert system and artificial intelligence

21. Enterprise resource planning systems E-commerce systems Include detailed speaker notes and examples. Post your presentation as an attachment. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 8 CheckPoint 2 Hardware Software Components (2 Sets) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com This Tutorial Contains 2 sets of Paper Resource: Ch. 9 of Introduction to Business Complete the table in Appendix E by describing the uses of following hardware and software components: Legacy systems Mainframe computers Microprocessors PCs Network computers World Wide Web and the Internet Wired and wireless broadband technology PC software Networking software Computer security software Post Appendix E as an attachment. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ------------------------------------------------

22. BUS 210 Week 8 Knowledge Check For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 1) Which of the following costs is associated with a firm‟s operations and materials management function? 2) According to Jones (2007), the semi finished goods and services that go through a company‟s production process are called 3) According to Jones (2007), which type of operating system is designed to make unique or custom-made products? 4) Which of the following is a key benefit of mass production operating systems? 5) The operating system that combines both the benefits of customized products and low cost production is called 6) Of the three stages in operation and materials management, which stage comes first? 7) Some examples of elements in the operations stage of the operations and material management process include 8) Which of the following is the correct order of the operations and material management process? 9) According to Jones (2007), the hardware and software components of a company‟s existing IT systems are called its 10) In the history of modem computers, which of the following came first? 11) In the 1990‟s, the windows operating system, created by Microsoft, was installed in 90% of the world‟s PCs. This kind of penetration in the personal computer business made Windows the 12) Which best describes e-commerce? 13) Which best describes B2B commerce?

23. 14) Which of the following is software developed for business with the same industry to conduct trading? 15) The combination of which two factors gives people the ability to better react to the economic environment in which they function? 16) One major result of organizational learning is 17) According to Jones (2007), what attributes should information provided to managers have to be useful to the organization? 18) Which of the following is a form of information that is constantly updated to make sure that decisions can be as up-to-date as possible? 19) Which of the following is one of the four major sources of competitive advantages provided by information technology? 20) Which of the following best explains how information technology improves innovation in a company? 21) Information technology improves customer responsiveness by 22) Which of the following describes managers‟ ability to use the collection and analysis of data to gain information about various tasks and operations to increase the efficiency of a particular function? 23) What is the major advantage of broadband technology? 24) Which of the following best describes the result of information overload? 25) For what purpose do businesses consider establishing maquiladoras? ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 9 Capstone Discussion Question (2 Sets) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

24. This Tutorial Contains 2 sets of Paper Capstone Discussion Question Respond to the capstone discussion question. What career paths are of interest to you? How has the information presented in this course influenced your thoughts about your personal career path? What insights or reactions do you have concerning what you now know about the field of business? Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 9 Final Project Business Portfolio Presentation (2 Sets) For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com This Tutorial Contains 2 sets of Paper Resource: Appendix A Review the CheckPoints and assignments you completed throughout the course. Create a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation of information about the fictional company you created in Week Four. You may use text, charts, tables, and visuals to detail the different areas of business found within your company. Include information on the following topics: Business organization Potential legal or ethical issues Business culture

25. Types of motivation Human resource management Technology Operations and materials management Include detailed speaker notes, a title slide, and an APA reference slide. Post your final presentation as a Microsoft® PowerPoint® attachment. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ------------------------------------------------ BUS 210 Week 9 Knowledge Check For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com 1) What term best describes the buyers and sellers available for a particular product? 2) When looking at a demand curve for a particular product. The slope falls downward from left to right. This slope shows which of the following: 3) Marketing, operations, sales distribution and customer service support are included in what functions of a business? 4) A detailed SWOT analysis would classify competition in the industry or market as a 5) A three stage business plan is used by managers. Which of the following is one of the stages? 6) Which component of the HRM system determines who is the best fit for the organization‟s specific job requirements? 7) What leadership approach would a leader take if they were to combine a concern for the well-being of the employee with an approachable demeanor and attitude?

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