Week 6 Implementing Change Various Assignments

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Week 6 Implementing Change Various Assignments

ASSIGNMENT 1

Review the Week 6 Implementing Change Business Case assignment.

Select a company you would like to interview about change management strategies, and request an informational interview with a representative.

Create 3 to 5 questions you can discuss with a representative regarding the company’s approach to change management in the past.

  • Your interview questions should illicit the change management strategies they have used to implement a variety of changes intended to improve effectiveness and efficiency of the organization that will ultimately improve the bottom line.

Call the representative from your chosen company, and:

  • Share that you are an MBA student working on a business case for change management.
  • Ask your 3 to 5 questions.
  • Take notes about the conversation with the company representative.

Summarize the interview in a paper of no more than 300 words. Please do not refer to specific company information in your documentation; use Company XYX and Mr./Ms. X in place of real names.

Submit your assignment. Format assignment to APA requirements.

ASSIGNMENT 2

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:

  • Should mandatory sentencing options exist for most crimes, or should judges be allowed to use their discretion? Why? Explain. In discussing your position, please make sure to discuss the impact on the victims, on the defendant, and on society

ASSIGNMENT 3

While on routine patrol, you notice a car with two people inside parked behind a business that has closed for the evening. You have recognized this to be a high-crime area that has had several burglaries recently. As you pull behind the car, you shine your spotlight on the vehicle and notice the passenger in the front seat leaning down between the seats. You order the individuals out of the car and place them both in handcuffs for protection. After frisking them for weapons, you approach the passenger side of the vehicle and notice a six-pack of beer on the front floorboard. As you move the carton, you find a small container of what appears to be a controlled substance. You conduct a preliminary field test, and the substance tests positive for cocaine. Based on your readings in the text and your research on the Internet, answer the following questions:

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:

  • Did you have probable cause to seize the cocaine? Why or why not?
  • Does the plain view doctrine apply in this case? Why or why not?
  • What responsibility, if any, does the driver have as it relates to the seized evidence? Explain.
  • In your own words, explain the concept of exigent circumstances.
  • In your own words, explain an officer’s need to obtain a search warrant to perform a search.
  • What is the controlling constitutional issue involved in this scenario, and how does it apply? Explain.

ASSIGNMENT 4

You are a police officer assigned to a task force that is investigating major drug trafficking operations in your jurisdiction. As part of the investigative process, a judge has issued a wiretap order for a suspect’s phone. You are assigned the responsibility of monitoring phone conversations, and you overhear the suspect as well as other individuals who may or may not be involved in the drug ring. Before obtaining enough evidence to arrest and prosecute the suspect, you hear evidence related to other types of criminal activity.

Assignment Guidelines

  • Address the following in 900–1,200 words:
    • What constitutional issues are involved in the scenario that dictates what you can and cannot do related to the evidence of other criminal activity outside the scope of the original wiretap order? Explain.
    • If you arrest the other individuals for the crimes not associated with the reasons for the wiretap, what happens to any future evidence that might be obtained from the wiretap? Why?
    • If you fail to arrest the other individuals, are there any potential risks involved? Explain you answer.
  • Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.