Trans-Pacific Partnership Project

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is one of the world’s largest trade agreements. The TPP has gone through a very winding road, and the current iteration is not quite what the original countries had planned. However, it is still very important, and you are going to find very interesting things about it and global economy and system while researching it!

Your group project will be to research, analyze and present your findings regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership. This will consist of detail Marketing, Operations, Finance mechanisms in partnership and the pro’s and con’s of the trade agreement. I have included few questions below to serve as a guideline for your research. As such, these are the minimum questions that need to be answered.

The deliverables include the final paper project (MS Word document) detailing the project’s findings and analysis (minimum 1000 words). Each question/answer has 10 points for a total possible points of 100 points. The submitted document must be typed, and at college-level writing quality. You can use either MLA or APA formatting. You must identify and list your references. Answers must be numbered accordingly and clearly spaced and paragraphed. Once ready, you submit the document onto Canvas before the deadline.

Questions to be answered (at minimum):

  1. What is the Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership? Provide general details.
  2. Which countries are included in the partnership? Which countries are considering joining the Partnership? Which countries have dropped out?
  3. How large is the TPP in comparison to the European Union? What are the main differences?
  4. How might the reduction of trade barriers on exports stimulate the economy of the US? How about the other countries in the TPP?
  5. What regulations affect the digital economy?
  6. How might trade with China be affected? What are the advantages to bringing these fast-developing economies into the American sphere of influence?
  7. What exposure, if any, is there for middle-class workers if there is low-cost competition from foreign labor?
  8. What are the environmental protections included in the agreement?
  9. What are the arguments in favor of the deal? What are the arguments opposing the deal?
  10. In conclusion and based on your research, are you Pro or Against the TPP? Why?

DPI Project

Use the “DPI Proposal Template” and the “Develop a Literature Review” assignment from DNP-820 to develop a draft of a literature review (Chapter 2) for your DPI Project Proposal. The literature review (Chapter 2) is required to be a minimum of 20-25 pages including a minimum of 50 scholarly citations. You have already completed some of this review in previous courses. No less than 85% of the articles must have been published in the past 5 years. Articles selected must provide strong, reliable support for the proposal.

Use the following DPI proposal template’s criteria to create your draft Literature Review (Chapter 2):

  1. Access and review the DPI Project Template for Chapter 2 criteria

o Sections of this Chapter include:

§ Introduction to the Chapter and Background to the Problem

§ Theoretical Foundations

§ Review of Literature including Themes and Sub-themes

§ Summary

  1. Using the Clinical Question/PICOT question components, identify at least two themes which will organize the literature review .
  2. Identify at least three subthemes that relate to each theme (six subthemes total).
  3. Identify at least three empirical or scholarly articles related to each subtheme (18 articles total). At least one article must demonstrate a quantitative methodology.

DPI Project Budget and Timeline

Creating a timeline and budget for your project is an often underestimated core skill. Projects often have hidden time commitments and costs that lead to unexpected expenses, which creates unintended barriers to project completion and sustainability. In collaboration with your mentor and senior leadership at your project site, create a timeline and budget for your DPI Project. This timeline and budget will be embedded in your final manuscript.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

Review the attached resource, “DPI Project Management Timeline and Budget Template,” which will be used to complete this assignment.
Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments.
Directions:

Part 1:

Create a detailed project timeline using the “DPI Project Management Timeline” section of the “DPI Project Management Timeline and Budget Template.”
Review each activity in the timeline.
Identify the course that each activity was completed.
Document the start date, the number of days required to complete the activity, and the end date.
For activities that have not yet been achieved, document an estimated start date, number of days required to complete the activity, and the end date.
Part 2:

Create a detailed project budget using the “DPI Project Budget” section of the “DPI Project Management Timeline and Budget Template.”
Include anticipated costs for direct and indirect costs, fixed and variable costs, labor and materials, travel, equipment and space, and license and miscellaneous expense.
Justify the total anticipated costs in 50-150 words per section.

DPI Project Budget and Timeline

Creating a timeline and budget for your project is an often underestimated core skill. Projects often have hidden time commitments and costs that lead to unexpected expenses, which creates unintended barriers to project completion and sustainability. In collaboration with your mentor and senior leadership at your project site, create a timeline and budget for your DPI Project. This timeline and budget will be embedded in your final manuscript.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

Review the attached resource, “DPI Project Management Timeline and Budget Template,” which will be used to complete this assignment.
Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments.
Directions:

Part 1:

Create a detailed project timeline using the “DPI Project Management Timeline” section of the “DPI Project Management Timeline and Budget Template.”
Review each activity in the timeline.
Identify the course that each activity was completed.
Document the start date, the number of days required to complete the activity, and the end date.
For activities that have not yet been achieved, document an estimated start date, number of days required to complete the activity, and the end date.
Part 2:

Create a detailed project budget using the “DPI Project Budget” section of the “DPI Project Management Timeline and Budget Template.”
Include anticipated costs for direct and indirect costs, fixed and variable costs, labor and materials, travel, equipment and space, and license and miscellaneous expense.
Justify the total anticipated costs in 50-150 words per section.

Aristotle and Plato essay

 

Some ideas might be very useful even if we are unable to prove them, like the belief in God. On the other hand, other ideas « may very well be true, but it is simply not beneficial for a person or society in general to believe them. I would put determinism in that category » says the songwriter Nick Cave in his newsletter to his fans. In your opinion, did Plato and Aristotle contribute to free us from determinism and make us more responsible for our actions ? How did they view human agency or « Free Will » in the classical Greek civilization, respectively in The Republic and The Nicomachean Ethics and in relation to the problems of virtues discussed ? Finally, when you think about your life in the 21st century, does « free will » lead you to have more independence and/or better judgements ? Devote at least two paragraphs to discussing « Free Will » in The Republic and two paragraphs to discussing « Free Will » in The Nicomachean Ethics.

 

Aristotle and Plato essay

 

Some ideas might be very useful even if we are unable to prove them, like the belief in God. On the other hand, other ideas « may very well be true, but it is simply not beneficial for a person or society in general to believe them. I would put determinism in that category » says the songwriter Nick Cave in his newsletter to his fans. In your opinion, did Plato and Aristotle contribute to free us from determinism and make us more responsible for our actions ? How did they view human agency or « Free Will » in the classical Greek civilization, respectively in The Republic and The Nicomachean Ethics and in relation to the problems of virtues discussed ? Finally, when you think about your life in the 21st century, does « free will » lead you to have more independence and/or better judgements ? Devote at least two paragraphs to discussing « Free Will » in The Republic and two paragraphs to discussing « Free Will » in The Nicomachean Ethics.

 

A product-type project with an international component.

 

 

 

Your assignment is as follows:

Imagine that you are writing a scholarly paper for consumption by a new undergraduate student in the project management program. In your paper, explain the following:

Rules for cost and performance management – including a discussion of earned value measurement (EVM) techniques.
Earned Value Management – including three key dimensions for each work package.
Schedule Forecasts – including purpose and measurement during monitoring and controlling.
Cost estimates – including basis of estimates, vendor bid analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and cost of quality.
Budget – including cost baseline, management reserve, control accounts, contingency reserve, activity contingency reserve, and project funding requirements.
Procurement – including bidder conferences, proposal evaluation, advertising, seller selection, and agreements.