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    Solution: Ethical Problem Solving Paradigm Each person may weigh the ethical arguments differently. But a systematic approach can clarify complex situations and help us to come to an answer that represents people striving to be their best. This method, of course, does not provide an automatic solution to moral problems. It is not meant to. The method is merely meant to help identify most of the important ethical considerations. In the end, we must deliberate on moral issues for ourselves, keeping a careful eye on both the facts and on the ethical considerations. Below you are given a more detailed outlined for analyzing ethical dilemmas: Define the Problem. What is the ethical dilemma? Gather the Necessary Facts. List Possible Alternative Solutions. Analyze the Consequences of Each Alternative. Recommend a Plan of Action. In summary, consciously thinking through these ethical approaches can improve our understanding and our decisions. But it does not guarantee unambiguous answers. It’s possible that the choice suggested by one approach may conflict with that suggested by another. You are required to do analysis of mentioned morning show on the basis of following points: Define the Problem. What is the ethical dilemma? Mention the useless issues here and explain the ethics related to the content. (Focus on skin color, exaggeration of fights among family members) Gather the Necessary Facts. Describe the examples from the shows to monitor the facts’ presentation. List Possible Alternative Solutions. Give the alternative topics that can be discussed in the morning shows to make it fruitful. Analyze the Consequences of Each Alternative. Mention the draw backs and complexes associated with the program content. Recommend a Plan of Action. Provide feasible recommendations that can improve the morning shows.
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    Solution: Guidelines Following points would be considered while making solution regarding the focus of the media hegemony theory of foreign news agencies and news channels on our news channels regarding dissemination of national information: Gramsci’s conception of hegemony is rooted in the notion that the dominant social group in a society has the capacity to exercise intellectual and moral direction over society at large and to build a new system of social alliances to support its aims. Gramsci argued that military force was not necessarily the best instrument to retain power for the ruling classes, but that a more effective way of wielding power was to build consent by ideological control of cultural production and distribution. According to Gramsci, such a system exists when a dominant social class exerts moral and intellectual leadership - through its control of such institutions as schools, religious bodies and the mass media - over both allied and subordinate classes. Social and intellectual authority is exercised by the government ‘with the consent of the governed - but with this consent organized, and not generic and vague’ in such a fashion that its right to govern is rarely challenged seriously. The ‘state does have and request consent but it also “educates” this consent’. One of the most important functions of the state, Gramsci wrote in his Prison Notebooks, ‘is to raise the great mass of the population to a particular cultural and moral level, a level (or type) which corresponds to the needs of the productive forces for development, and hence to the interests of the ruling classes’. Schools, courts and a multitude of ‘initiatives and activities … form the apparatus of the political and cultural hegemony of the ruling classes’. This, he argued, was in contrast with a situation in which the dominant class merely rules, that is, coercively imposes its will on subordinate classes. This consent thus manufactured, however, cannot simply be assumed or guaranteed and has to be renewed, indicating that hegemony is more of a process - which is to be continually reproduced, secured and lost - rather than an achieved state of affairs. The notion of hegemony is widely used to conceptualize political functions of the mass media, as a key player in propagating and maintaining the dominant ideology and also to explain the process of media and communication production, with dominant ideology shaping production of news and entertainment. Thus, though the media are notionally free from direct government control, yet they act as agents of legitimization of the dominant ideology. The communication channels and news agencies of developing countries are dependent on foreign content/ developed nations’ information. So foreign content influenced the channels of developing countries. Media hegemony established through the control on information.
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    Sol Idea: Assignment No.1 MCM-517 Q.1 Answer It is a fact that floating ads captures audience attention, advertisers can use eye catching imagery or visually engaging graphics and content for higher click through rates. This kind of advertisement have proven to increase the brand exposure. They can be seen by large number of people. Advertiser can also reach or target the specific audience for whom the ad has been positioned. They have proven to be more memorable and also have tracking capabilities. But there are also drawbacks of this kind of online advertisement: as you may have also experienced that while watching a drama/movie/political talk show, we get irritated by the floating ads which requires minimum 5 seconds for skipping. The other drawback is that user can add ad blocking tools in their web browser to stop seeing the ads. But this kind of online advertisement have proven to increase the brand awareness and also the sales. Q.2 Answer Online journalist has to be very careful in gathering the information from sources. There are many problems that online journalist has to face in gathering and reporting the information like unreliable sources, inaccurate information, manipulation of data, fairness and balance etc. It has been seen that online reporters take less time to check their stories. They struggle with credibility and also objective reporting. Online journalist has to be more careful than journalist working in print and electronic media because of above mentioned problems. Online journalist should not report the news story in a hurry just to get higher clicks and more traffic to their respective organization’s websites. The other big challenge is the role of gatekeepers; in online medium the role of responsible media professionals has become more important as it is disappearing day by day in online medium. The information is not filtered before it comes to public which has very bad effects on society.
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    Solution was required in following manner: Mid-Week magazine of Jang media group and published 26, Sep, 2018. Selected interview was Informative + Personality based. Interview was conducted in “Group Session” form. (well-known film celebrities “Hina dilpazeer and Jan rambo) Nature of questions were “open ended, probe questions, loaded and leading questions” asked by the interviewee. The conclusion of this interview was suggestive. Both celebrities discuss the current situation of film industry in Pakistan and share some guidelines for the betterment and improvement of the Pakistani film industry.
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    Solution Manual-DM: Question# 01 Solution: (30pts) [image: orhJAZG.png] [image: KioPsjj.png] [image: CoNOlMx.png] [image: N4iXyeV.png] [image: VvzXtZe.png] [image: ttPygh6.png] [image: WoDIRR6.png]
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    Solution: Q. 1 Answer S.No. Activities Performed Static V. OR Dynamic V. 1 Business requirements analysis (Candidates CNIC No, family tree) Static verification 2 Analyzing design requirements (For example, number of times a person visits abroad) Static verification 3 System analysis and integration requirements with NADRA’s record Static verification 4 Examining any legacy system in the given domain Static verification 5 Different modules Implementation Static verification 6 Code debugging Dynamic validation 7 Integration testing Dynamic validation 8 Peer reviews Static verification Q. 2 Write the names of any 10 factors that determine the quality of software? Answer Correctness Usability Integrity Reliability Accuracy Efficiency Maintainability Testability Flexibility Interface facility (interoperability) Re-usability Transferability (portability) Extensibility Readability Performance Efficiency Scalability Accessibility Platform Compatibility Security
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    Solution: Name Activity or Definition Lesser amount of the funds required At the time of initiation of project Maximum funds required Middle of the project, Bulk of the activity developed, Defined in phased Placed in life cycle Lesser amount of the funds required At the time of near to complete the project, Unique in Nature, Required limited time scale, Have special purpose Project Lahore to Islamabad motorway Project Overhead bridge Project Underpass to link Road A to Road B Project Control Traffic flow in Lahore Program Design to achieve a strategic business objective Program Provision of faster, save, secure and international traffic facility in Pakistan
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    Solution of Graded Activity for Pre Mid Lecture # 9 Q1: What will be cost of equity if a company has paid a dividend of Rs. 4 at constant growth rate of 4% while stock’s current price is Rs. 60? ke = ( D1 / P0 ) + g Where D1 (Expected div.)= D0 (1+g) ke = (4*1.04/60)+0.04 ke = 0.0693 + 0.04 ke = 0.1093 or 10.93% Lecture # 12 Q2: Output level is 8,000 units with variable cost of Rs. 6 per unit and total fixed cost Rs. 60,000. If sale price is Rs. 9 per unit then what will be the profit / loss? Total cost = Total FC + Total VC Total cost = 60,000 + (6*8,000) Total cost = 60,000 + 48,000 = Rs. 108,000 Total revenue = Sale price * Output level Total revenue = 9 * 8,000 = Rs. 72,000 Profit / loss = Total revenue – total cost = 72,000 – 108,000 = Rs. -36,000 There is a loss of Rs. 36,000 Lecture # 14 Q3. Suppose a portfolio consists of three projects A, B & C where each project requires an initial investment of Rs. 65,000. If present value of cash flows of projects A, B & C is Rs. 80,000, Rs. 73,000 and Rs. 82,000 then what will be ranking of each project based upon profitability index criterion? Projects Initial Investment (Rs.) PV of cash flows (Rs.) PI = (PV/Initial Investment) Ranking A 65,000 80,000 1.23 2 B 65,000 73,000 1.12 3 C 65,000 82,000 1.26 1 Lecture # 15 Q4: There are two states of economy, Boom & Recession. Probability of occurrence of Boom is 45% while Recession is 55%. Suppose stock A expected return in Boom (state of economy) is 12% while in Recession is 7%. Stock B expected return in Boom (state of economy) is 20% while in Recession is 3%. If an investor invests 70% in stock A and 30% in stock B then what is the total expected return of the portfolio? Total Expected return (Stock A) = 0.120.45 + 0.070.55 Total Expected return (Stock A) = 5.4% + 3.85% = 9.25% Total Expected return (Stock B) = 0.200.45 + 0.030.55 Total Expected return (Stock B) = 9% + 1.65% = 10.65% Total Expected Return (portfolio) = 0.70 * 0.0925 + 0.30*0.1065 Total Expected Return (portfolio) = 0.06475 + 0.03195 = 0.0967 or 9.67% Lecture # 18: Q5: A capital structure consists of 10% preferred stock, 55% common equity and 40% debt. Company’s preferred stock is currently selling for Rs. 55 per share and paying dividend of Rs. 4. If cost of common equity is 15% and after tax cost of debt is 6% then what will be WACC? Cost of preferred stock (Kps) = D / P Kps = 4/55 = 7.27% WACC=Wce * Kce + Wps * Kps + Wd Kd (1-T) WACC= 0.550.15 + 0.100.0727+ 0.400.06 WACC= 0.0825 + 0.00727+ 0.024 = 0.1138 or 11.38% Note: A solution with weightage of 5% of preferred stock will also be considered correct WACC=Wce * Kce + Wps * Kps + Wd Kd (1-T) WACC= 0.550.15 + 0.0.050.0727+ 0.40*0.06 WACC= 0.0825 + 0.003635+ 0.024 = 0.1101 or 11.01%
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    Solution: There is no specific solution to complete this assignment. However, a specimen is provided. Q1. Marks: 20 a) What sort of difficulties do they face? Students are required to report some problems faced by the workers working in a steel factory. For example, load shedding, lengthy working hours, high temperature, heavy noise and etc. b) ConsideringthemonthofJuly,doyouthinktheirworkperformancewillbeaffected due to high temperature? Justify. Students are required to either agree or disagree if the work performance of the workers will be affected by the high temperature. For example, the work performance of the workers will obviously be affected. Humans can bear a certain temperature. Temperature during the month of July is already very high and workers working in a steel factory will have to bear extra heat as well. The total heat combined will affect their health both physically and mentally and in turn, their work performance as well. c) Considering the noise produced by heavy machinery inside, do you think their work performance will be affected? Justify. Students are required to either agree or disagree if the work performance of the workers will be affected by heavy noise. For example, the work performance of the workers will obviously be affected. Humans can bear a certain level of noise. Noise in a factory is very high, even capable of damaging the hearing capacity of an individual. Their work performance would obviously be affected since they will be facing such a high intensity level of sound. High level of sound is bad for the humans not just physically but mentally as well. d) Suggest a way to enhance their work performance keeping in the view the arousals of noise and temperature. Students are required to suggest some solution for enhancing the work performance of the workers considering the arousals of noise and temperature. For example, increasing awareness of the effects of noise and temperature and asking the manager of the factory to provide them with appropriate clothes and noise-cancelling equipment.
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    Solution: a) Explain Vertical, Flat, Virtual and Learning organization. (4*3=12) i. Vertical Organization Vertical organization is based on strict hierarchical structure where all activities are monitored, controlled and command by higher management or owner. The power in such organizations is transmitted from top to the bottom. All well-defined decisions and commands are made by higher authority and moved step by step from top to bottom and people at the bottom have least or no power and autonomy. Each individual in such organization is supervised and monitor by the person above his/her position. Employees are well aware of their duties and roles while working in organization. ii. Flat Organization Flat organizational is also known as horizontal organization. This organizational structure has few or no layers of intervening authorities and is based on employee-centred approach. Employees have autonomy to take decision and to share their ideas openly with owners or managers in order to remove barriers between executive and staff. They are well-trained and empowered to bring novelty. Many organizations preferred to choose this structure due to simplified structure. Team work and collaboration between employees is encouraged. iii. Virtual Organization Virtual organization is based on flexible network where employees interact with each other via telecommunication and do not actually meet in person. Such organizations have no geographical location and independent entities are linked by technology. Members are often join together temporarily to achieve some common goals. The focus is on novelty and high quality. The relationship between members is interdependent and demand exceptional levels of trust. iv. Learning Organization Learning organization facilitates learning and change in its employees rather than providing them strict directions. Continuous feedback of employees’ performance and abilities is taken to enhance their capacities. This organization is based on ideal learning environment and employees work together to continuously enhance their capacities to meet organizational goals. Managers provide a creative vision to employees to work, learn and adapt to change and to meet organizational challenges. b) Also, explain two strengths and two weaknesses of all these four organizational structures. (2*4=8 marks) Strengths Weakness Vertical Organization 1. Responsibilities and roles of employees are clearly defined which help in reducing ambiguity. 2. Decision making process is quick and employees are motivated to work hard. 1. Lack of autonomy in the organization hinders the sharing of new ideas and novelty from employees from the bottom. 2. It requires a lot of effort by top authorities to maintain the power; therefore, such organizations cannot work without strong leaders. Flat Organization 1. Employees are free to make decisions and share their novel ideas. 2. It is cost efficient structure as there are few or no layer of managers between executive and employees. 1. Decision making process can be slow and inaccurate without strict managerial supervision. 2. Role confusion and lack of job satisfaction is high in employees. Virtual Organization 1. It is cost-efficient and requires no strict hierarchical structure compared to traditional organization. 2. Employees have high job satisfaction and more job retention when they are able to work from their home. 1. Employees rarely communicate with each other face-to-face and require some policies to increase communication. 2. Any miscommunication and lack of trust between employees can threat the reputation of organization. Virtual Organization 1. It helps in transforming people to survive and excel rapidly. 2. Employees are fully awakened and engaged to strive their potentials. 1. Transforming to learning organization is time consuming as it requires investment of valuable time to detect errors and to take feedback. 2. Other organizational issues often hinder in learning process and organization requires appropriate training to know the steps of change and to solve problems.
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    Solution: Note: This is only solution making idea, not a complete solution. In the context of the removal of the Article 370 in Kashmir by India, to what extent the role played by the present Government of Pakistan in highlighting the issue at the national and international level is satisfactory? Discuss by giving your point of view. Pakistan has played clear and visible role in highlighting the issue of Article 370 in Kashmir. The Current Pakistani Government knocked all the doors of peace building stakeholders of human rights for the eight million Kashmiris who was put in open jail which is unprecedented. The Government of Pakistan dragged attention of the world leaders and international bodies towards “irresponsible, unilateral and irrational behavior” of the Indian leadership by escalating the matter on every forum. Pakistan has briefly defined that if the world remains silent, does not react and does not uphold its own laws then Pakistan will not be responsible. Pakistan will fight at every forum for Kashmir, with full force and will, not then be blamed anyway. The Government of Pakistan encourages to make the International world recognize the need to show their existence, due role and come forward for humanitarian ground to ensure stability for global peace. The current Government of Pakistan has tried outmost efforts for peace and bilateral talks with India to resolve the matters peacefully for strategic and diplomatic relations… Pakistan has shown the friendliest and peace loving gestures by returning the Indian captured pilot even on that move India took it for granted and retained their arrogance. India’s decision to revoke Article 370 and 35-A of the occupied region does not only affect the Kashmiris and Pakistanis but the repercussions will jolt the world. Pakistan approached US, British Premier, Turkey, China, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, and France and so on to highlight the matters. Pakistan is united on the Kashmir agenda. Indian government wants to change the region’s demographics by allowing non-Kashmiris, mostly Hindus, to buy land and settle there permanently. Suggest ways that how both countries can effectively solve Kashmir issue using diplomatic techniques without war? Using bilateral ties and trade. Using Mediation and with the help of the UN. Using a dialogue process instead of war option. Make An alliance of countries for this specific issue and put pressure. Resolution of this conflict between the two countries must be based on previous international commitments/resolutions. Leaders from both countries need to put their egos aside and help initiate the dialogue process. Talks between the stakeholders must be accessible to the public and the press.
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    @zareen said in MCM310 Assignment 1 Solution and Discussion: Q 1: Your task is to write paragraph of 450-500 words on “India’s decision to revoke Article 370 in Kashmir” in your own words. (15 Marks) Note: Marking depends on quality of answer by a student. Solution 1: The solution was required in the following manner: India’s decision to revoke Having the broad range of knowledge by applying research skills about the constitutional provision of Article 370 that granted special status for the part of Kashmir. Analyzing and writing it down. Explaining it with good grasp of grammar. Point out the reaction and violence after revocation of Article 370 Conclusion with investigative approach. Proofreading all written material.
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