Assignment Questions:

1) Peter is fed up with the tedious and busy life as a university student. Today, he decided to have some “me-time” and stay alone in his locked bedroom at home. All his family members are out. He switched off his computer and mobile phone and stayed comfortably in his bed enjoying a precious moment of silence. Peter told himself, “Now that I am away from my family members, friends, classmates and teachers, I am finally out of the society.”

Question: To Peter, does the society exist at this very moment? If so, why? If not, why not? (Note: You are requested to choose a stance and explain your stance using concepts and ideas covered in class.)

2) Fred never felt the need of belonging to any group. Nonetheless, as a PolyU freshman, he feels obliged to join the orientation activities organized by his departmental society. Back at the activities, he did a lot of things that he would otherwise choose not to do. He hates speaking up; but he yelled loudly on the podium slogans he considered stupid. He enjoys eating alone; but he had lunch boxes and chatted with other students. He dresses to outstand himself; but he put on impersonal “departmental tee-shirt”, which made him looked exactly like other students. More importantly, Fred observed that lots of freshmen were willing to act the same way.

Question: From a sociological point of view, how would you explain Fred’s choice? Meantime, how would you explain the choice of those freshmen who did not join any orientation activity?

INTRODUCTION

Now that you’ve worked with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, you’re going to use your skills in a graded project using all three of these applications. This will give you another chance to practice your skills. You’ll use many of the concepts and techniques you’ve learned to complete this graded project.
Your project is divided into three parts:
• Creating a memo with Microsoft Word
• Creating a chart with Microsoft Excel
• Creating a presentation with Microsoft PowerPoint, which includes data from your Excel chart

SCENARIO

Your boss has asked you to create a presentation summarizing the company’s sales for the previous year. She also wants you to send out a memo to employees inviting them to a company meeting presenting these figures.

YOUR TASK

For this project, you’ll create a memo, using Microsoft Word, inviting employees to an annual meeting. Then, you’ll create a graph, in Excel, showing sales figures. Lastly, you’ll create a PowerPoint presentation, into which you’ll import your Excel graph, that will be shown at the meeting.

Part 1: Creating Your Memo

1. Open Microsoft Word and create a new document.
2. Save your document as Rockway Memo.
3. Insert the current date at the top of the page in Times New Roman, 12 pt. Make sure you select the Update Automatically option when inserting the date.
4. Type and format the rest of your letter as shown in Figure 1. Be sure to use the following formats and fonts:
• The title Rockway Gifts in Arial, 16 pt, blue color, and boldface font
• TO:, FROM:, and RE: lines in boldface black Times New Roman, 12 pt font, and double-spaced
• The body of the letter in Times New Roman, 12 pt, black color font, and single-spaced
• 12-point spacing after paragraphs

Part 2: Creating Your Chart

1. Open Microsoft Excel and create a new worksheet.
2. Save your document as Rockway Chart.
3. Enter the data into your worksheet as shown in
Figure 2. Be sure to use the following formats and fonts:
• Type the title Rockway Gifts Sales 20XX in Arial, 16 pt, and boldface font. Use Calibri 11 pt for the rest of the information.
• Format the title to merge into cells A1–D1.
• Enter the figures in column B as accounting.
• Decrease the decimals by two spaces in column B so that only full dollar amounts appear (no cents).
• Adjust column width to fit content.
4. Below the data you just entered, create a chart using the data from the worksheet.
• Be sure to choose a columnar chart.
• Enter the title as “Rockway Gifts Sales 20XX.”
• Enter the X axis as “Months.”
• Enter the Y axis as “Sales Figures.”
• Don’t include a legend with the chart.
5. Move the chart below the worksheet as shown in Figure 3.
6. Return to the data in cells B2–B13. Use whichever formula or tool you wish to sum up the total sales in cell B14.
7. Type “Total” in bold font in cell A14.
8. Underline the text in cell B13.
Your worksheet should now appear as in Figure 4.

Part 3: Creating Your PowerPoint Presentation

1. Open Microsoft PowerPoint and create a new presentation.
2. Save your document as Rockway Presentation.
3. Apply the Slice design template to all your slides as seen in Figure 5. If you don’t have the Slice design
template, choose another suitable design template.
4. On your first slide, type “Rockway Gifts, Annual Sales Meeting,” as in Figure 6.
5. On your second slide, enter the data as seen in Figure 7.
6. On your third slide, type “Sales by Month” as the title, and then copy and paste your Rockway Chart from your Excel worksheet as seen in Figure 8. Be sure to select the “Use Destination” theme and “Embed Workbook” as the paste option.
7. Create your fourth slide with the text as seen in Figure 9. Be sure to add clip art or a photo of a party or celebration to the slide.
8. Create your fifth slide with the text as seen in Figure 10.
9. Create your sixth slide with the text as seen in Figure 11.
10. Create your last slide (Slide 7) with the text as seen in Figure 12. Be sure to add an appropriate media clip to the slide.
11. Add a slide transition to all slides in your presentation.
12. In Slide 6, add an animation scheme so that the bulleted text swivels in as you move through the presentation.
13. Add a multimedia sound indicating applause that automatically plays when you reach the last slide in your presentation, Slide 7. Drag the sound icon off your screen so it’s not visible in your presentation.

GRADING
Your project grade will be based upon the following elements:

Part 1

Rockway Memo is typed and formatted correctly as in Figure 1:
Title of Rockway Gifts in Arial, 16 pt,
blue color, and bold font 5%
TO:, FROM:, and RE: lines in bold black
font and double-spaced 5%
Body of letter in Times New Roman,
12 pt, single-spaced, black font 5%
No spelling or formatting errors 5%

Part 2

Excel worksheet data entered and formatted correctly as in Figure 2:
Cells A1–A4 merged into one cell
to hold the title Rockway Gifts Sales 20XX 5%
Numbers in Column B appear as
currency with no decimal spaces 5%
Cell B14 includes a formula that adds
numbers in column B 5%
Excel chart appears as a bar chart as seen in Figure 3
5%

Part 3

Slides created and formatted correctly 10%
A design template applied to all slides 10%
The Excel chart from Part 2 inserted into
Slide 3 10%
Clip art added appropriately to Slides 4 and 7 10%
Slide 6 has bulleted text that swivels in when presentation plays 10%
The sound of applause played upon reaching
Slide 7 10%

Use the research you have gathered to write a seven-paragraph essay about your chosen career.

1. Begin with an introductory paragraph stating who you are and your career plans. Explain why you are interested in your career.

2. Your second paragraph and third paragraphs should summarize the information you found in the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) ( https://www.careeronestop.org/ExploreCareers/explore-careers.aspx )Links to an external site. and the second source (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. you chose. Write about the salary, job outlook, a brief description of the job’s responsibilities and the required education.

3. If you are utilizing an interview as a source, be sure to include interesting quotes from the person you talked to about the nature of the work. You may want to include advice you got during the interview. If you are not using an interview as a source, you may want to talk in detail about your educational plans in this paragraph (What steps will you take? What tests will you take?).

4. Now it’s time to talk about your financial future according to the Texas Reality Check (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. report. Describe the lifestyle you intend to live, list the total monthly expenses and annual salary you will need to cover your expenses. Discuss whether the national average salary listed in the OOH will cover your expenses. Does the job pay more in Houston according to TRC? If it doesn’t, describe what steps you will take to deal with this situation. If you will have excess income, talk about that.

5. Compare the annual salary you will need to live in Houston to the salary you would need to live the same lifestyle in three other cities. Use the information from the CNN Money Calculator (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Discuss that comparison. Tell the reader why you would like to live in the different locations. If family, groceries, housing or transportation are significant factors, write about that. If your career is dependent on location, tell the reader about that.

6. Write about how you can help your community as you learn the transferable “soft skills” employers are looking for while volunteering, participating in Service Learning or working at an internship. Use the information you found at http://Volunteermatch.org (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. to write this paragraph.

7. As a conclusion, write your long-term career goal into a paragraph. State what your goal is and by what date you plan to achieve it. Tell the reader three specific steps you will take to make the goal a reality. Acknowledge obstacles that will get in your way and say what you plan to do about those. End your essay with a narrative statement describing what your life will look like and how you will feel when you reach your goal.

Your essay must be typed, double-spaced, and formatted according to APA or MLA style. You must create a title page (only if you are using the APA format) and a reference page according to APA or MLA style. When you use data from your research, you must follow that data with in-text citations. See the examples provided and use the citation generators suggested. Your teacher will provide a grading rubric to follow.

Submission: You will submit a printed copy of your essay with the final page being a separate page of references.

*HCC Writing Center tutors are available on campus to help you with this assignment. Upswing (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.is HCC’s online tutoring service that may be of help as well. Students are encouraged to write a rough draft early, proofread your work and correct mistakes, then go see the tutors for help, and rewrite this assignment before turning it in. Every writer needs an editor.

Before you write do these things:

_____ Occupational Outlook Handbook (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. information printed out and annotated.

_____ Career information from one additional source (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. printed out and annotated or (Extra credit for in-person interview; see Step 2.)

_____Texas Reality Check (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Completed with monthly expenses and “annual salary needed” budget information printed.

_____ CNN cost of living (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. comparison for Houston and three other cities printed out.

_____ http://Volunteermatch.org (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. notes or printouts about three organizations in the Houston area where you might volunteer

_____ A SMART goal written for your long-term career goal using worksheet in assignment.

Your Essay Checklist

_____ Introduction states educational goals and why writer is interested in this career.

_____ Essay contains information on salary, job outlook and education required.

_____ Essay describes working conditions and nature of work in this career.

_____ Essay describes the lifestyle the writer intends to live after graduation including the monthly expenses and annual salary needed.

_____ Essay compares the annual salary needed to maintain lifestyle in Houston to three other cities using the CNN money data.

_____ Writer provides rationale for choosing where to live based on job opportunity, personal preferences, budget or other reasons.

_____ Essay discusses the value of volunteering and/or Service Learning at three interest or career-related organizations in Houston.

_____ Essay describes the transferrable employment “soft skills” needed for career and how these may be learned.

_____ Conclusion includes long-term goal date, three action steps, obstacles and tells what the writer plans to do about obstacles.

_____ Essay end with a narrative statement about what the writer’s life will be like once he/she reaches his/her career goal.

_____ Citations for research data compiled as Reference page for the sources listed above using APA or MLA style. (Your professor will specify which style you should use.)

In this
assignment, you will choose a contemporary online news article from a leading newspaper or news
magazine that focuses upon an event in international relations. You will write a short paper that
analyzes the news article. Below, you will find the details about the type of article you should find
for each paper, and the questions that should be answered in your analyses.
News Analysis Paper 1: The first News Analysis Paper will be about a current conflict in the world.
The questions below should be answered in the paper:
1) What actors were involved in the conflict?
2) What was the cause of the conflict according to the author of the article?
3) What are the consequences of the conflict?
4) In what ways does the conflict impact other actors beyond the key actors involved in the
conflict?
5) Is there any other similar case to this conflict? If yes, why is it similar? If no, what makes this
conflict unique?
6) What would be your suggestions to improve the situation?

Writing assignment format: The writing is to be in 12 pt Times New Roman font, double-spaced with 1-inch margins. No cover page is required but if included does not count toward the page length requirement. Neither works cited, or bibliography is required but if included does not count toward the page length requirement. Writing Assignment # 1 is to be 2-4 pages in length.
Citation Format: You are to use the footnote reference style. Parenthetical citation format is NOT acceptable. You are to use Chicago style citations. A tutorial on how to do footnotes in Chicago style is available for free at http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html You do not have to submit a Works Cited or Bibliography page as all citation information should be included in the footnote.
If you are using Word here is a tutorial on how to insert footnotes: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/add-footnotes-and-endnotes-in-word-61f3fb1a-4717-414c-9a8f-015a5f3ff4cb The Writing Center webpage also has tutorials on citation formatting.
I strongly encourage you to review your assignments with the Writing Center before turning in the final copy. http://www.angelo.edu/dept/writing_center/
TurnItIn: This course will use TurnItIn for written assignments. You will submit your writing to the assignment listed on Blackboard. TurnItIn will automatically review your writing for plagiarism. TurnItIn only accepts Word or pdf format. If you do not know how to use TurnItIn, see the tutorials on Blackboard. DO NOT submit your writing assignments through TurnItIn.com.
WARNING: If your paper: 1. Fails plagiarism check OR does not use endnote or footnote style of citation = 50 % deduction; 2. Egregious failure of plagiarism check = automatic 0 and referral to Dean of Students.
Late submissions of writing assignments: Less than 5 minutes: No Deduction; 5 minutes to 1 hour late: 25% Deduction; 1-24 Hours late: 50% Deduction; More than 24 hours late will receive a 0 for the assignment.
ASSIGNMENT: Choose anything about the constitution from chapters 1-8 in the textbook. Explain one part of the constitution that we have studied. Write a critical reflection on why that one part of the constitution is written the way it is and if you think it still works for the twenty-first century. If you think it no longer works propose an amendment to the constitution and explains how this will resolve the problem. You must specify why and what constitutional change should be made. Warning: You cannot use the Bill of Rights, Amendments 1-10, except the fifth amendment just compensation clause, the ninth, or tenth amendments.
Example: Electoral college—briefly why it is in the constitution, briefly how it works, and whether you think it should be continued in the way it is currently being used or if it should be changed. If it should be changed, how and what is your alternative.
Example: The necessary and proper clause of Article I. Why is it in the Constitution, how its meaning has changed, how it is used today and if you think this use should continue. If not, why not and what is your alternative.

A SWOT analysis involves the evaluation of an organization’s Strengths (S), Weaknesses (W), Opportunities (O), and Threats (T). Review the Harmon reading to familiarize yourself with the SWOT analysis process. Then, conduct a SWOT analysis of your own professional environment. Based on the analysis, create a report to share with the learning community. If you are not currently working in a learning organization, consider the type of learning organization in which you would like to work in the future.

4 matrix representation of the SWOT analysis. Components include Strengths (S), Weaknesses (W), Opportunities (O), and Threats (T).

Your analysis should include the following:

Identify several strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

Identify a plan with at least five strategies to minimize threats and maximize opportunities.

Identify how you will involve stakeholders to collaborate to actualize your plan.
Length: 3-5 pages, not including title and reference pages
References: A minimum of three scholarly resources

Your report for the learning community should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

RESOURSE 1 is https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ncent-ebooks/reader.action?docID=4454412&ppg=163

RESOURSE 2 is https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ncent-ebooks/reader.action?docID=625094&ppg=8

RESOURSE 3 is https://eds-b-ebscohost-com.proxy1.ncu.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=1&sid=cf9f63e2-f77f-4017-bfd7-26d7b62b7912%40sessionmgr102&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=100259317&db=ers

Persuasive Topics
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Deciding on the topics to discuss in a speech is sometimes a daunting task. Therefore, strategic planning is necessary to come up with viable topics. In this case, the focus is on two major subjects. These include why people should adopt the consumption of organic foods .

Over the years, health issues such as obesity, cancer, and diabetes have been on the rise due to poor eating habits and preferences (Mie & Wivstad, 2015). Therefore, in discussing the topic on why people should adopt the consumption of organic foods, one would focus on several aspects. First, they will develop a basic understanding of the production of natural products from a historical perspective (“Are Organic foods better for my health?” 2014). Also, they would address significant concerns that include the factors affecting consumer preferences and choice in selecting the type of products to consume. Lastly, they will emphasize the core benefits of consuming organic foods.

Instructions
Overview
For this assignment, you will create an outline for your persuasive speech. Ideally, speeches should be delivered extemporaneously. Therefore, we never write out our speeches word for word because then we tend to read our speeches, which is extremely boring for the audience. The audience wants you to speak directly to them, which you can’t do when reading. Submit your outline to the folder by the due date listed in the Course Schedule. Your instructor will return the graded outline with suggestions to improve your speech.

Instructions
Choose a persuasive topic with the advice from your instructor in Module 3 Discussion 1.
State your specific purpose: “What belief, attitude or behavior do you want the audience to change by the end of your speech?”
Choose two to four main ideas and conduct research to find supporting evidence for each topic.
Gather supporting evidence (such as an expert quote, a peer quote, a story, an example, an analogy, or a statistic) that supports your main points.
Create another main point if you cannot find two or three pieces of supporting evidence for your original main point.
When you have three main points with supporting evidence, decide on an organizational method.
Topical order is where the main points are equally divided.
Problem/solution order is appropriate for policy persuasive speeches or a current event.
Spatial order can describe a problem located in various parts of a region, continent, or world.
Causal order can analyze the cause and effects of an issue.
Fill in the lines of the Persuasive Outline Template as completely as you can.
Complete the body of the speech.
The main points are the Roman Numerals.
Identify supporting evidence with capital letters or numbers.
Make sure that information is equally divided between main points.
Between the main points, place a transition that summarizes what you have just said and previews (states) the next main point. There are usually two transitions in an outline that has three main points.
Complete the introduction and conclusion.
Complete the bibliography or references in MLA or APA or Chicago format.
Reference these sources to help you complete the project:
Student Model Persuasive Speech Outline
APA Format
Persuasive Outline Template

Assessment event 1: Portfolio – Assist in developing a
project schedule
This event requires you to submit a portfolio of evidence that demonstrates your ability to assist in
developing a project schedule.
This assessment is based on the “Game On!” project scenario*. Your portfolio of evidence must include the
following items:
1. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
2. Estimation of task duration and effort
3. Gantt chart
4. Initial project schedule agreement
5. Communication to stakeholders
These items must address the criteria listed in the table below.
Note:
 *This assessment builds on the work you have submitted as part of the previous unit BSBPMG409.
Refer back to your items submitted for this unit and use this information in conjunction with the
direction of the next part of the Plan2go scenario for this event
 Download the templates to prepare scheduling information and documents
You must meet the marking criteria below in order to successfully complete this assessment
event.
1. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Use this Work Breakdown Structure tool to develop
a WBS from the information provided in the
scenario. The WBS must cover enough detail to
enable effective planning and control and must:
1. Include an overview of your project.
2. List each major phase of the project.
3. Identify subtasks within each phase.
4. Identify predecessor relationships
5. Provide task numbers in logical sequence
6. Identify milestones/deliverables for tasks
2. Estimation of task duration and effort Use the resource matrix to identify your project
resource requirements for your WBS. Include:
1. Task number
2. Task name
3. Task duration
4. Identify the resource required
3. Gantt chart Use this Plan2go Gantt project planner template to
develop a project schedule. The schedule must
contain the minimum information below:
1. Project name
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2. Task numbers
3. Task names
4. Task duration
5. Sequence of tasks which they must be
done
6. A graphic representation of the project’s
activities (Gantt Chart).(Note – You may
substitute this spreadsheet template for
project management specific Gantt chart
software such as Microsoft Project or other
online Gantt chart software.)
4. Initial project schedule agreement Combine the WBS and Gantt chart to create and
obtain agreement to the Initial Project Schedule. To
gain agreement you need to:
1. Provide enough information for the
agreement to be obtained.
2. Identify the project authority.
3. Make any changes if required.
5. Communication to stakeholders Use this email template to create a draft email for
stakeholders that includes:
1. A copy of the approved initial project
schedule
2. Key milestones
3. Key deliverables
4. Any possible issues/constraints
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Assessment event 2: Portfolio – Maintain a project
schedule
This event requires you to submit a portfolio of evidence that demonstrates your ability to maintain a project
schedule.
This assessment builds on the previous event and additional information in Part 2 of the Plan2go scenario.
Your portfolio of evidence must include the following documentation items:
1. Progress report
2. Performance measurement
3. Analysing impacts
4. Updating schedules
These items must address the criteria listed in the table below.
Note:
 Download and read the scenario for this event
 Use the Plan2go templates or equivalent templates from your own organisation
 Read and interpret the project change emails and new issues relevant to your sub-project contained
within the scenario.
 You may assume that this progress report is occurring at the end of your “Planning phase” of the
sub-project.
You must meet the marking criteria below in order to successfully complete this assessment
event.
1. Progress report Use this Project Report template to provide an
overview of the status of the current schedule plan
to the original in the scope documents. The
Progress Reports must include:
1. Progress on project outcomes
2. Progress against planned activities
3. Budget status
4. Schedule status
5. Risk status
6. Issue status
7. Account for all issues, risk, unforeseen
circumstances and contingencies
2. Performance measurement Use this email template to compile a 1 page
summary of the performance measurement
procedures in relation to the most recent issue
causing a change. The summary must include:
1. An explanation of the performance process
2. A description of the processes used to
record baseline variance between actual
and planned progress.
3. An explanation of the tools and techniques
used to measure project progress against
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the baseline
3. Analysing impacts Use the change control process to assess the
impact of the current project issues on the project
schedule. You will need to:
1. Identify any recommended changes to the
project scope.
2. Record the details of the scope change in
this change request form
3. (Note: You may assume that any change
requests identified are then approved by
management)
4. Updating schedules From your understanding of the emails and issues,
update the task status with agreed changes. You
must modify and submit your project schedule
documents with approved changes. Included
updated:
1. Work Breakdown Structure
2. Gantt Chart
3. Project schedule
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Assessment event 3: Report – Participate in assessing
time-management outcomes
This event requires you to submit a report that demonstrates your ability to participate in assessing time
management outcomes
This assessment builds on the previous events and additional information in Part 3 of the Plan2go scenario.
Your report must include the following:
1. Review performance
2. Document scheduling issues
These items must address the criteria listed in the table below.
Note:
 Download and complete the templates below for this event.
 This event focuses on assessing the outcomes of planning/time-scheduling activities only. You may
assume that all deliverables were met, except for the delays outlined in the scenario.
You must meet the marking criteria below in order to successfully complete this assessment
event.
1. Review performance Use the blank report template to prepare a review
of project performance to determine the
effectiveness of time management. As a minimum,
you should provide detail on the following:
1. Key deliverables
2. Actual and planned performance
measurement
3. Variations to original plan
4. Actual and planned performance including
change
5. Factors impacted on project timeline
6. Ability to measure progress
7. Documentation reviewed
8. Who has given input to your report
2. Document scheduling issues Use the Lessons Learned Log to analyse and
identify schedule impacts on project time
management, resource requirements, costs and
risks, and document project scheduling and time
management issues and responses. You must
include:
1. Minimum of five (5) scheduling and time
management issues
2. Provide recommendations for future
projects for each issue

The overarching question this course asks is: how can we collaborate, innovate, and motivate leadership to create homeland security and emergency management policies that will make our country, and world, safer and more secure? In each subsequent unit, you reviewed topics such as policy, safety, security, ethics, rights, innovation, and leadership. Through your Readings, Assignments, Activities, and Discussions, you have answered aspects of this question and considered the impact on your hypothesis.

Your Final Project must be a minimum of 25 pages, excluding the title, abstract, and reference pages, contain a minimum of 15 scholarly, peer-reviewed references, be of publishable quality, and include the following sections:

Abstract
Introduction (includes problem statement, statement of purpose, research question(s), and hypotheses as applicable)
Literature Review
Proposed Research Methods and Design (includes participants, materials/instruments, and procedure)
Expected Results
Conclusion
Note that this Final Project is a research proposal. As such, while you will detail proposed research methods, including plans for data collection and analysis, you will not actually go out and collect data. The paper must should also be properly compliant with APA guidelines for research papers research paper; among other things, this includes proper formatting, both a title and reference pages, and any relevant appendices (such as sample survey or interview questions).

Discuss the regulation of electronic nicotine delivery systems (e-cigarettes) in Australia. (Note: you will need to consider regulation at both national and state/territory levels). To what extent is Australia’s regulation of e-cigarettes consistent with the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control and the World Health Organization’s report on Electronic nicotine delivery systems (submitted to the sixth session of Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2014)?

The assignment should follow a report-style format with an introduction, number of sections and conclusion. Headings and sub-headings should be used; they also provide clear ‘signposts’ to your content.

In preparing a report, you should include:

1. A brief introduction (stating rationale, purpose and structure)

2. Number of sections (most of the report)
• describe background and context (historical development, nature and scale of the health problem, political and social context of the legislation)
• explain and analyse the legislative and regulatory framework of the topic
• analyse the legislation in the context of changes and improvements (or otherwise) to public health outcomes
• critique the roles and responsibilities of major stakeholders (government, industry, non-government organisations, etc.) and what role have they played in influencing this legislation? (if applicable)
• analyse and explain whether the national legislation is consistent with international frameworks (if applicable)
• explain the strategies adopted in implementing the legislation.

[Note: The information in the body of the report will vary according to the topic selected for analysis]

3. Conclusion (1 paragraph)
• summarise key points and arguments, and discuss future implications (if applicable). If appropriate, you may also include a number of recommendations in the conclusion.

4. References
A list of references documenting the evidence used to support your arguments, should be presented at the end of the report. Refer to References below for additional details.

Formatting requirements
• Word document
• Arial, Calibri or Times New Roman font
• Size 12 font (headings can be larger/bond font if required)
• 1.5 line spacing
• Margins of at least 2cm left and right