Assignment

Note: If you are using a tablet or smartphone you will need to email the video file to yourself, then save it to a computer in order to upload to Blackboard. You may want to upload your video to a file sharing service, such as Dropbox, if your email will not let you send a large video file. Dropbox is accessible from all smartphones and tablets from the Dropbox app.

Once you are ready to upload your video to Blackboard, view the Kaltura video tutorial found in your online course shell (Week 9).

Use the following naming convention in the popup window for your video once it is finished uploading:

Part 1: Video Presentation OR Paper

Prepare and present a five to seven minute video OR write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. List specific changes that Apple (or on another company approved by the instructor) has made to its Code of Conduct in recent years. Provide at least one example of each change.

2. Explain the identified changes to the suppliers in such a way that they will understand the standards that Apple requires in order to maintain their relationship with the company.

3. Discuss Apple's stance on each of the following areas:

i. Empowering workers

ii. Labor and Human Rights

iii. Health and Safety

iv. The Environment

v. Accountability

4. Identify the key ways that Apple's Progress Report has changed since last year.

5. Examine the manner in which Apple's Supplier Code of Conduct helps the organization operate as a socially responsible organization.

Submit a reference page with at least four quality references that you have used for this presentation / paper. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Part 2: PowerPoint Presentation

Create an eight to ten slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

1. Discuss Apple's stance on each of the following areas:

i. Code of Conduct Changes
ii. Supplier Standards
iii. Empowering workers
iv. Labor and Human Rights
v. Health and Safety
vi. The Environment
vii. Accountability
viii Progress Report Changes

2. Provide detailed speaker notes below each slide of what you would say if you were delivering the presentation.

Your PowerPoint presentation must follow these formatting requirements:

• Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and three to four (3-4) relevant graphics (photographs, graphs, clip art, etc.), ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

• Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The title and reference slides are not included in the required slide length.

• If you choose the written paper, your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

• The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Evaluate the influences of changing economic, political, social, cultural, and technological forces on business and society.

• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business and society.

• Write clearly and concisely about business and society using proper writing mechanics.

• By submitting this paper, you agree: (1) that you are submitting your paper to be used and stored as part of the SafeAssign services in accordance with the Blackboard Privacy Policy; (2) that your institution may use your paper in accordance with your institution's policies; and (3) that your use of SafeAssign will be without recourse against Blackboard Inc. and its affiliates.