trident opm300 module 1 case and slp latest 2015

Module 1 - Case

FLOWCHARTS

Case Assignment

NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you begin work on SLP1 before proceeding with Case 1. The SLP requires you to send messages to three other people, receive their responses, and summarize those responses. This takes time!

Drawing a Process Flowchart

Prepare a flowchart of the following process. You may use a graphics program, or the drawing tools native to MS Word. Alternatively, you may draw the flowchart neatly in black pen on unlined white paper, scan it, and include it in your assignment as an image.

Renting or Selling a House

You’ve been offered a job in another state, and have to dispose of your house.

There are two options; either sell the house, or offer it for rent. (Burning it down for the insurance is not an option.) If you decide to sell it, that’s the end of the “Rent or Sell” process.

If you decide to rent it out, there’s only one possible course of action; hiring a management company. That’s because you’ll be far away, and unable to keep an eye on the property.

Begin by obtaining a list of property management companies from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Contact the first company on the list. If they can guarantee to keep the house rented for at least ten months out of every year, continue; if not, interview another company. If they agree to accept a fixed percentage of rent, rather than a fixed fee, continue; otherwise, contact another company. If they’ve made it over these two hurdles, then ask for a list of references, and randomly contact three of them. If you hear nothing bad from any of the references, then sign a contract with the company. This is the end of the “Rent or Sell” process.

If you hear something bad from one of the references, then go to the next company on the list. If you reach the end of the list without having identified a satisfactory management company, then go back and change your original decision from “Rent” to “Sell.” This is the end of the “Rent or Sell” process.

Assignment Expectations

· Reduce the case to a series of discrete, single activities and decisions.

· Avoid clutter. In the flowchart, abbreviate the activities and decisions. If necessary, explain the abbreviations in a glossary.

· Use standard flowchart symbology.

· Provide a short (one or two paragraph) explanation of the chart. Include citations.

General Case Expectations

· Follow the instructions in the BSBA Writing Style Guide (July 2014 edition), available online at
https://mytlc.trident.edu/files/Writing-Guide_Trident_2014.pdf.

· There are no guidelines concerning length. Write what you need to write – neither more, nor less.

· Clearly demonstrate your understanding of both the theory covered in the Module, and the particulars of the Case.

· References and citations ARE REQUIRED. As a minimum, you should reference the course materials. To see how these should be presented, please refer to the Background Info page. For good examples of in-text citations, please refer to the Module Background Pages.

Module 1 - SLP

FLOWCHARTS

Complete the first round of a three-round Delphi decision-making exercise. Before reading further, please be sure you’ve read the discussion about the Delphi process on this Module’s Homepage. It includes information that is not repeated here.

Topic:

For the sake of simplicity, choose a future outcome that can be expressed as a single-number probability, or likelihood. Examples include

· The likelihood that X will be elected (to some office) in 20##.

· The likelihood that Y will win the Super Bowl / World Series / NBA Championship in 20##.

· The percentage of feature films that will consist entirely of computer-generated imagery by the year 20##.

The topic should be something that both you and your exercise participants care about, and also know something about (although you need not be experts).

Participants:

You will be the coordinator. Select three other persons as participants. Their cooperation will be important, so be sure to choose people you can count on. These can be either family members, close friends, or other students (although not students enrolled in this course. They’ll be busy coordinating their own Delphi exercises.)

SLP Assignment Expectations

As closely as possible, the SLP should follow the detailed example, which is cited in the Home Page discussion. You may copy and / or adapt verbiage from the example without citing it. (This special dispensation is intended to help move things along.)

The SLP writeup should include

· The Letters to the Participants, explaining the project and requesting their assistance.

· The first-round responses from the participants, edited to remove identifying information (such as email addresses).

SLP General Expectations

· Follow the instructions in the BSBA Writing Style Guide (July 2014 edition), available online at
https://mytlc.trident.edu/files/Writing-Guide_Trident_2014.pdf.

· There are no guidelines concerning length. Write what you need to write – neither more, nor less.

· In the SLP ONLY, references and citations are NOT required. However: If you state a fact, express an opinion, or use a turn of phrase that isn’t your own, then you should credit the source, just like you would in everyday conversation. (Example: “As Rodney Dangerfield always used to say, ‘I get no respect!’ “)

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Answer for TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING (Home page)