Module 7 Introduction Over the past weeks, we have established that casinos operate in a data rich environment and increasingly benefit from the digital transformation of the business world. The utilization of various marketing technologies (e.g. CRM, market-tech stack, social media, etc.) enable casino operators to effectively target casino guests, customize their experiences, and help gain competitive advantage. Advances in slot technologies ensure stability in revenues (at least for now) while transformative technologies, such as VR/AR, and emerging trends, such as eSports, provide new opportunities. Technology driven opportunities also present new challenges and friction points, e.g. cyber security, data privacy concerns, and regulations.For the most part, we have perceived and examined technology as a tool. Our two case studies and related discussions clearly demonstrated how technology serves as a strategic tool but also encourages enhanced decision making.In Week 7, we will put the emphasis on decision making and explore the role of data analytics in the gaming industry. After all, as more and more gaming markets have emerged, the need for meaningful analytics have grown exponentially as most markets have significant direct competition. However, these needs are often limited by technical and staffing concerns. The reading assignment for this week will task you with reviewing best practices for data analytics. The hot topic discussion associated with this module includes less tasks than the previous hot topic discussions in order to give you time to schedule your interviews for the interview assignment.Learning objectives After completing this module, you should be able to: Describe how predictive analytics can be applied in a casino setting Outline the data analytics process Explain how the benchmark process enables analytics Summarize the predictive analytics process via examples Read Read the white paper titled 'Gaming Industry: Best Practices for Data Analytics to Enhance Decision Making Download Gaming Industry: Best Practices for Data Analytics to Enhance Decision Making'. Optional reading: Using AI/Machine Learning in Gambling Applications Download Using AI/Machine Learning in Gambling Applications(this report is not about analytics but offers examples on the use of emerging technologies for decision making) Reply to this Discussion thread by posting a response to the following question: Do you believe predictive analytics (and similar business intelligence tools) are helpful for managing a casino during an unforeseen crises such as the pandemic? Why? Why not? When making decisions, do you rely more on tech-supported decision tools/reports or more on your gut feeling? Please elaborate.
Please read the Overview for Module 6 and read/watch the instructional content provided. Module 6 content: https://www.onlinegamblingsites.com/law/wire-act/ https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/gaming/2... https://ggbnews.com/article/esports-and-casinos/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/esports... https://unlv.instructure.com/courses/162390/pages/... Introduction Since becoming legalized in 2012, online gambling (daily fantasy sports, poker, sports betting, class III-type gaming, etc.) has become an increasingly important revenue stream for many companies. The last ten years also witnessed significant changes in state and federal law concerning online gambling. However, this legalization has not come without its issues; as is usual with policy related to emerging technology, it has not kept pace. For example, in late 2018, the Department of Justice announced a rather surprising change of position concerning its interpretation of the federal Wire Act. Hence, it is important for us to visit the Wire Act and review the history of online gambling. Another growing trend, with high expectations as a potential revenue stream, is eSports. It is spreading in popularity worldwide. In the last few years, we have witnessed major companies such as MGM and Caesars embracing eSports. The arrival of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) also have had a significant impact on the worlds of entertainment and gaming. Now, searching for alternative events and ways to deliver products and services amid the coronavirus pandemic and evolving consumer behavior, some operators might be more willing to embrace eSports as well as VR and AR. Learning objectives After completing this module, you should be able to: Define the Wire Act and its implications on online gambling; Describe the history of online gambling; Demonstrate the impact of eSports on the gambling industry; and Explain how VR and AR can be applied to online gambling Read/view The Wire Act of 1961Links to an external site. Gaming in 2020Links to an external site. Esports and Casinos: 10 initiativesLinks to an external site. Vegas embraces eSportsLinks to an external site. Is VR and AR the next trend in online gambling? Download Is VR and AR the next trend in online gambling? Augmented Reality in Gambling Download Augmented Reality in Gambling Watch the videos: "Gambling meets VR" and "Casinos, it’s time to turn to video games" Note: A relatively recent thesis study is also included as optional reading only. You are welcomed to browse over it Download itif you are interested to learn more about consumers' motivations for eSports. Search the Web and the Library Resources for news articles and/or trade journals and identify a recent article (published in the last 12 months) that focus on eSports gambling trends, or applications of VR/AR in gambling. Be sure to first browse over the Discussion thread and make sure that another member of our class has not already posted about the same article. Reply to this Discussion thread before 11:59 PM (PST) on Thursday. Offer a brief synopsis of the article you have selected. Based on the assigned readings and the article you have selected, what are some of the current and future barriers/challenges for eSports in gambling (or for VR/AR applications in gambling)? Are these trends an indication of money being left on the table or a mere hype that takes away from resources that could be more wisely used? Please elaborate and make your response as unique from others' in class as possible. Revisit this discussion thread by Sunday and reply to at least one other member's post. Your reply should be a brief critique of the post and indicate your agreement with the assertions provided. Our overall objective in this class is to learn together and that is best accomplished by listening, reflecting, asking questions, proposing solutions, and getting feedback on those solutions. Please post your responses before 11:59 PM (PST). Thank you.
Discovery Exercise 1-1 Purpose: The following discussion prompt is meant to encourage self-reflection and sharing insights with your classmates. Instructions: Read the scenario. Create a one-page report detailing the benefits that virtualization and containers could bring to your organization over the next year. If possible, relay your ideas within a small group of peers to create the contents of the report. Post your one-page report in the forum. Your post must be unique from your classmates’ responses. Then respond to two of your classmates’ threads with minimum 50-word posts discussing their comments and ideas. Use complete sentences and check your grammar and spelling. Scenario: You work for a large manufacturing company, which currently hosts several dozen Windows Server systems installed on rackmount servers, some of which host custom Web apps that are used by computers across the entire organization. There are plans to expand in the next year, and the number of servers and clients is expected to double. As part of this expansion, the organization is considering shifting to an environment that involves virtualization for many of its current and future Windows Server operating systems. Additionally, the organization is considering hosting its custom Web apps within containers, possibly within the cloud. The IT manager has asked for your input regarding the benefits of adopting virtualization and containers within the organization.
Part 1: Journal Article Pick one of the following terms for your research: codes of conduct code of ethics value statement balanced scorecard triple bottom line DEFINITION: a brief definition of the key term followed by the APA reference for the term; this does not count in the word requirement. SUMMARY: Summarize the article in your own words- this should be in the 150-200 word range. Please provide the key takeaways from the article. DISCUSSION: Using 300-350 words, write a brief discussion, in your own words of how the article relates to the selected chapter Key Term. A discussion is not rehashing what was already stated in the article, but the opportunity for you to add value by sharing your experiences, thoughts and opinions. This is the most important part of the assignment. REFERENCES: All references must be listed at the bottom of the submission--in APA format. Part 2: Case study Research Starbucks, answer the following questions, and be sure to cite your sources: 1. What impact do you think recyclable materials will have on the sustainability goals of Starbucks? 2. Is Starbucks unique in being able to provide a high level of benefits to its employees? 3. Do you think that Starbucks has grown because of its mission to put people ahead of profits or because of innovative ideas like online ordering and global roasteries? Answer the corresponding questions (2 pages minimum). This is a critical thinking assignment, no references are required. Part 3: 100-word response No references are required. Respond to the following,100-word minimum: Stakeholder According to Freeman, stakeholder means ‘any individual or group who can affect or is affected by the achievement of the organization's objectives.’ and stakeholder approach identifies the respected stakeholders of the business entity and provide due regard to the interests of those groups. Audit Committee Audit Committee is a group of financial experts who examines the organization's financial situation and ethical compliance. They play a vital role in overseeing the company's business practices and protecting stakeholder interests. Any fraud detections by the audit committee should be made aware to the whole organization and remediated for profitability and sustainability in long term. Stakeholders input in Ethics Audit For audit to be successful, goal of the audit should be transparent to all parties then each stakeholders should feel they are part of the organization by actively securing their inputs through questionnaire, surveys & discussions and finally the outcome of audit should be updated to whole organization. Audit committee can bring significant benefits to the organization by not only providing accurate and reliable financial reporting but also overseeing nonfinancial (sustainability) reporting for stakeholders at large. Sustainability report should focus on ethical aspects, social, environmental and safety & health information which the stakeholders would use to base their decisions. In modern business environment, it's the rights of stakeholders to be part of ethical audit and boards must be responsive and responsible to them. Conclusion Stakeholders provides business the license to operate which in turn gave rise to notions like corporate citizenship and triple bottom line reporting. If organizations adhere to business ethics and engage stakeholders during audit, fraudulent financial reporting and other irregularities can be prevented. For the above stated reasons, it would be important to engage stakeholders during ethical audit for significant benefits of the company and also contribute to the improvement of stakeholder interests.
RTI is a systematic pre-referral assessment process employed by school staff to ensure universal, targeted, and intensive individualized interventions are implemented prior to initiating the formal special education referral process. RTI requires collaboration with colleagues to select and develop RTI interventions and assessments to be administered to students. Teachers should have knowledge and skills in recording and interpreting RTI assessment data. They should also be adept at developing informal assessments to support the RTI process to guide day-to-day planning and teaching in the classroom. Allocate at least 2 hours in the field to support this field experience. Part 1: Pre-Referral Assessments Observe and collaborate with a certified special education teacher in a K-5 grade setting about pre-referral assessments and his or her role in the RTI process. Your conversation should address the following prompts: The criteria and distinguishing factors of RTI Tier 1, RTI Tier 2, and RTI Tier 3 Examples of and how RTI Tier 1, RTI Tier 2, and RTI Tier 3 interventions and assessments are developed and administered to students How the classroom teacher records and interprets information from the RTIs How the RTI information is used in making eligibility, program and placement decisions for individuals with disabilities Strategies in communicating RTI results to various stakeholders Part 2: Collaboration Collaborate with the K-5 certified special education teacher to develop an informal assessment that could be used to gauge student academic progress at RTI Tier 1 for reading, math, or another core content area. Your informal assessment can include, but not limited to, quizzes, exit tickets, or work samples. This informal assessment will be administered to a student in the field experience classroom for the Clinical Field Experience B. Use any remaining field experience hours to assist the teacher in providing instruction and support to the class.
I only need submission #1 done. I sent you the full plan for future refrence. BE SURE to submit ONLY a Word document to TurnitIn. NO PLAGIARISM PLEASE. My country is India. Below are the elements needed to complete submission #1. For the first document you USE the Titles and Subtitles making the adjustments indicated in red. The facts, figures, and basic info needed to be covered is entered in Gray. These might be appropriate in certain places as simple numbers or lists but they generally will need a description and explanation. The portion written in BLUE tells you what you need to do with the facts and how to describe the GRAY information. Other than the Darker Titles and Headers, everything written herein should be stripped and replaced with what that information is. However, DO NOT remove the titles and headers. You may add more to sections of the document identifying what will be in the following section. This document indicates where in the final marketing plan this portion fits and offers guidelines about citation and writing style rules. Guidelines about writing overall and citations. The demographic section will count 3 points. economics will count 5 points, formatting and citations are worth 2 points. Example of Submission written for the USA. To be used as a reference- not to be copied exactly. I only need submission #1 done. I sent you the full plan for future refrence.
For this activity, you will come up with a process by which an organization can solve its problems. Follow the directions below to complete this assignment: Review the directions for the assignment on pp. 198, "Consultant's Report: Definition, Classification, and Process," of your text. Write a process essay that explains how an organization can solve its problems. Self-edit and annotate your rough draft. Save this version for submission later. Complete your edits, and save your work as a polished final draft. This essay is based on your own opinions; therefore, a works cited page is not necessary. Rough Draft with annotations must be saved separately from final draft, as both versions are needed. Consultant’s Report: Definition, Classification, and Process. You are a consultant. A large organization—it could be a school, a shopping center, a grocery store, a church, or some other organization that serves many people—has hired you to look at its problems and determine how the organization can fix those problems. It is up to you to choose the organization and define and classify its problems. Just to give some examples, a shopping center might find that many people with handicaps have trouble moving freely about within the center. They can’t navigate the sidewalks easily, the aisles in some of the stores are too narrow, and restaurant tables are too close together. You might classify these as “mobility problems.” That same shopping center might find that teenagers, who traditionally have high disposable incomes, are not spending their money. Instead of making the shopping center profitable by buying clothing, DVDs, or video games, they are hanging out in outdoor areas with friends or flirting with other teenagers. How can the shopping center lure these teenagers into the stores to spend money? These problems might be classified as “profitability problems.” Or perhaps existing parking is not adequate, and there is no land available adjacent to the shopping center to create more parking—a parking problem. Your first task, then, is to decide on the organization you want to write about and to define and classify its problems.
BE SURE to submit ONLY a Word document to TurnitIn. NO PLAGARISM PLEASE. My country is switzerland. I only need submission #1 done. I sent you the full plan for future reference. Below are the elements needed to complete submission #1. For the first document you USE the Titles and Subtitles making the adjustments indicated in red. The facts, figures, and basic info needed to be covered is entered in Gray. These might be appropriate in certain places as simple numbers or lists but they generally will need a description and explanation. The portion written in BLUE tells you what you need to do with the facts and how to describe the GRAY information. Other than the Darker Titles and Headers, everything written herein should be stripped and replaced with what that information is. However, DO NOT remove the titles and headers. You may add more to sections of the document identifying what will be in the following section. This document indicates where in the final marketing plan this portion fits and offers guidelines about citation and writing style rules. Guidelines about writing overall and citations. The demographic section will count 3 points. economics will count 5 points, formatting and citations are worth 2 points. Example of Submission written for the USA. To be used as a reference- not to be copied exactly.
Question 1: Identify and expand on two (2) short term (historical) and (2) long term effects (contemporary) of redlining. Question2: Choose one of these short- or long-term effects. Considering your declared major (GCH, HAP, Nursing, SW, as examples), propose an intervention/program focused on your field of study. Question 3: Describe an additional Public Health outcome of Redlining not discussed in this article.
