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of tech in 2020 compare
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Some of these tech predictions became
reality, while others never came close or
were only adopted in a limited fashion. And
some — especially in the area of policing —
exceeded expectations. And on the eve of
the year 2000, the world held its collective
breath, anticipating a massively disrup-
tive Y2K computer crash. But that never
happened at all, in large part because
governments prepared for it. Neverthe-
less, Y2K hype changed the way govern-
ments view and secure digital systems.
Rob Atkinson, president of the Information
Technology and Innovation Foundation,
said technological advancement
sometimes can be too fi ckle to predict.
“People tend to overestimate the
rate of technological change,” said
Atkinson, though there are exceptions.
Stephen Goldsmith, director of the
Innovations in Government Program
and Data-Smart City
Solution
s at the
John F. Kennedy School of Govern-
ment at Harvard University, said that
in some areas, technological advance-
ments have exceeded expectations
made in 2000. But governments have
not kept up with the pace of change
to the degree that could assist their
missions even more, he added.
“We still are operating in command
control silos and hierarchical systems
which tamp down the ability to dramati-
cally use the technological changes,”
said Goldsmith.
Here we look at where we w.
World Economic Forum Tipping Points ReportSergey Nazarov
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Features SmartContract.com as The Shift in Action" for blockchain technology.
Digital Footprints_ Investigating Digital Evidence in Online Crime Cases.pptxwebb00704
Have you ever stopped to consider the trail of breadcrumbs you leave behind every time you browse the internet? From social media posts to online purchases, your digital footprint is expanding with each click. But what if I told you that this seemingly harmless virtual path holds immense significance in solving online crime cases? In an era where cybercriminals are growing more sophisticated by the day, understanding the importance of digital footprints has become crucial for law enforcement agencies and individuals alike. Get ready to dive into a world where every keystroke could be a potential clue in unraveling complex web-based crimes.
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Chapter : 6
6.1 Changes, Fears, and Questions
Computers free us from the repetitious, boring aspects of jobs so that we can spend more time being creative and doing the tasks that require human intelligence. Computer systems and the Internet provide quick, reliable access to information so that we work smarter and more efficiently. But people still do the work. Nurses care for the elderly, and construction workers build buildings. Architects use computer-aided design systems, but they still design buildings. Accountants use spreadsheets and thus have more time for thinking, planning, and analysis. But will computers design buildings? Will audits be automated?
The introduction of computers into the workplace generated many fears. Many social critics, social scientists, politicians, unions, and activists saw virtually all potential effects of computers on work as highly threatening. They foresaw mass unemployment due to increased efficiency. (Some argued, at first, that money spent on computers was a waste because computers decreasedefficiency.) They argued that requiring workers to acquire computer skills was too heavy a burden, and that the need for increased technical training and skills would widen the earning gap between those who obtain the new skills and those who do not. They saw telecommuting as bad for workers and society. They expected offshoring (hiring people or companies in other countries to perform services that workers in one’s home country used to do) to eliminate a huge number of jobs.
Although the dire predictions were wrong, the many and widespread rapid changes raise significant social questions. How do we deal with the dislocations and retraining needs that result when computing technology and the Internet eliminate jobs? “Telecommuting” has become part of our vocabulary, describing the phenomenon of working at a distance from the traditional company office or factory, connected in cyberspace. What are its advantages and disadvantages? How does it affect the physical distribution of population and businesses? Employees have powerful smartphones, tablets, and other devices that can make their work easier. Should they use their own devices for work? What risks need to be considered?
At the same time that information technology gives some workers more autonomy, it gives employers increased power to monitor the work, communications, movements, and online activity of employees and to observe what their employees do away from work (e.g., in social media). These changes affect productivity, privacy, and morale. Why do employers monitor employees? Should monitoring be limited?
In this chapter, we explore these questions.
6.2 Impacts on Employment
· But nowhere is there any mention of the truth about the information highway, which is mass unemployment.
· —David Noble, “The Truth About the Information Highway”1
6.2.1 Job Destruction and Creation
The fear that computing technology and the Internet would cause mass unemployment migh ...
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Describes how 10% of global GDP will be on the blockchain and the value of the monumental shift started by Bitcoin.
Features SmartContract.com as The Shift in Action" for blockchain technology.
Digital Footprints_ Investigating Digital Evidence in Online Crime Cases.pptxwebb00704
Have you ever stopped to consider the trail of breadcrumbs you leave behind every time you browse the internet? From social media posts to online purchases, your digital footprint is expanding with each click. But what if I told you that this seemingly harmless virtual path holds immense significance in solving online crime cases? In an era where cybercriminals are growing more sophisticated by the day, understanding the importance of digital footprints has become crucial for law enforcement agencies and individuals alike. Get ready to dive into a world where every keystroke could be a potential clue in unraveling complex web-based crimes.
Chapter 66.1 Changes, Fears, and QuestionsComputers free u.docxtidwellveronique
Chapter : 6
6.1 Changes, Fears, and Questions
Computers free us from the repetitious, boring aspects of jobs so that we can spend more time being creative and doing the tasks that require human intelligence. Computer systems and the Internet provide quick, reliable access to information so that we work smarter and more efficiently. But people still do the work. Nurses care for the elderly, and construction workers build buildings. Architects use computer-aided design systems, but they still design buildings. Accountants use spreadsheets and thus have more time for thinking, planning, and analysis. But will computers design buildings? Will audits be automated?
The introduction of computers into the workplace generated many fears. Many social critics, social scientists, politicians, unions, and activists saw virtually all potential effects of computers on work as highly threatening. They foresaw mass unemployment due to increased efficiency. (Some argued, at first, that money spent on computers was a waste because computers decreasedefficiency.) They argued that requiring workers to acquire computer skills was too heavy a burden, and that the need for increased technical training and skills would widen the earning gap between those who obtain the new skills and those who do not. They saw telecommuting as bad for workers and society. They expected offshoring (hiring people or companies in other countries to perform services that workers in one’s home country used to do) to eliminate a huge number of jobs.
Although the dire predictions were wrong, the many and widespread rapid changes raise significant social questions. How do we deal with the dislocations and retraining needs that result when computing technology and the Internet eliminate jobs? “Telecommuting” has become part of our vocabulary, describing the phenomenon of working at a distance from the traditional company office or factory, connected in cyberspace. What are its advantages and disadvantages? How does it affect the physical distribution of population and businesses? Employees have powerful smartphones, tablets, and other devices that can make their work easier. Should they use their own devices for work? What risks need to be considered?
At the same time that information technology gives some workers more autonomy, it gives employers increased power to monitor the work, communications, movements, and online activity of employees and to observe what their employees do away from work (e.g., in social media). These changes affect productivity, privacy, and morale. Why do employers monitor employees? Should monitoring be limited?
In this chapter, we explore these questions.
6.2 Impacts on Employment
· But nowhere is there any mention of the truth about the information highway, which is mass unemployment.
· —David Noble, “The Truth About the Information Highway”1
6.2.1 Job Destruction and Creation
The fear that computing technology and the Internet would cause mass unemployment migh ...
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The Winter 2014 issue of Open Innovation is out. This special year-in-review edition contains stories about some of the biggest open data achievements in 2013, as well as expert insights into how open data can grow and where it may go in 2014.
The way we access the internet has changed rapidly over the past few years, transitioning from desktops to mobile devices.
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Review DNI WTA's for 2015 and 2016 (see attached). Compare and contrast all the threat[s] as the DNI saw them last year and what he sees this year? This is more than just a list.
* You may group ‘threats’ for simplicity.
* If you don’t understand how to compare and contrast – ask me.
Why the change? [Assume what’s addressed first is first priority and what’s addressed last is last].
Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 350 words.
Statement for the Record
Worldwide Threat Assessment
of the
US Intelligence Community
Senate Armed Services Committee
James R. Clapper
Director of National Intelligence
February 9, 2016
i
STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD
WORLDWIDE THREAT ASSESSMENT
of the
US INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
February 9, 2016
INTRODUCTION
Chairman McCain, Vice Chairman Reed, Members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to offer
the United States Intelligence Community’s 2016 assessment of threats to US national security. My
statement reflects the collective insights of the Intelligence Community’s extraordinary men and women,
whom I am privileged and honored to lead. We in the Intelligence Community are committed every day to
provide the nuanced, multidisciplinary intelligence that policymakers, warfighters, and domestic law
enforcement personnel need to protect American lives and America’s interests anywhere in the world.
The order of the topics presented in this statement does not necessarily indicate the relative importance
or magnitude of the threat in the view of the Intelligence Community.
Information available as of February 3, 2016 was used in the preparation of this assessment.
ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
GLOBAL THREATS
Cyber and Technology
Terrorism
Weapons of Mass Destruction and Proliferation
Space and Counterspace
Counterintelligence
Transnational Organized Crime
Economics and Natural Resources
Human Security
1
4
6
9
10
11
12
13
REGIONAL THREATS
East Asia
China
Southeast Asia
North Korea
Russia and Eurasia
Russia
Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova
The Caucasus and Central Asia
Europe
Key Partners
The Balkans
Turkey
Middle East and North Africa
Iraq
Syria
Libya
Yemen
Iran
16
16
17
17
17
17
19
19
20
20
20
21
21
21
22
23
23
24
iii
Lebanon
Egypt
Tunisia
25
25
25
South Asia
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Pakistan and India
Sub-Saharan Africa
Central Africa
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Nigeria
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
Latin America and Caribbean
Central America
Cuba
Venezuela
Brazil
28
28
29
29
29
1
GLOBAL THREATS
CYBER AND TECHNOLOGY
Strategic Outlook
The consequences of innovation and increased reliance on information technology in the next few years
on both our society’s way of life in general and h ...
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Statement for the Record
Worldwide Threat Assessment
of the
US Intelligence Community
Senate Armed Services Committee
James R. Clapper
Director of National Intelligence
February 9, 2016
i
STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD
WORLDWIDE THREAT ASSESSMENT
of the
US INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
February 9, 2016
INTRODUCTION
Chairman McCain, Vice Chairman Reed, Members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to offer
the United States Intelligence Community’s 2016 assessment of threats to US national security. My
statement reflects the collective insights of the Intelligence Community’s extraordinary men and women,
whom I am privileged and honored to lead. We in the Intelligence Community are committed every day to
provide the nuanced, multidisciplinary intelligence that policymakers, warfighters, and domestic law
enforcement personnel need to protect American lives and America’s interests anywhere in the world.
The order of the topics presented in this statement does not necessarily indicate the relative importance
or magnitude of the threat in the view of the Intelligence Community.
Information available as of February 3, 2016 was used in the preparation of this assessment.
ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
GLOBAL THREATS
Cyber and Technology
Terrorism
Weapons of Mass Destruction and Proliferation
Space and Counterspace
Counterintelligence
Transnational Organized Crime
Economics and Natural Resources
Human Security
1
4
6
9
10
11
12
13
REGIONAL THREATS
East Asia
China
Southeast Asia
North Korea
Russia and Eurasia
Russia
Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova
The Caucasus and Central Asia
Europe
Key Partners
The Balkans
Turkey
Middle East and North Africa
Iraq
Syria
Libya
Yemen
Iran
16
16
17
17
17
17
19
19
20
20
20
21
21
21
22
23
23
24
iii
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Egypt
Tunisia
25
25
25
South Asia
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Pakistan and India
Sub-Saharan Africa
Central Africa
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Nigeria
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
Latin America and Caribbean
Central America
Cuba
Venezuela
Brazil
28
28
29
29
29
1
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Strategic Outlook
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on both our society’s way of life in general and h ...
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1004.1.8
:
Multicultural Empires and the New World (through 1500 CE)
The graduate analyzes the spread of peoples, ideas, and technologies into new territories as civilizations advanced beyond their borders of origin.
INTRODUCTION
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REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide. NO PLAGIARISM
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suggested length of 2–3 paragraphs
):
1. Discuss the origins of the Crusades.
2. Describe the methods used by the Roman Catholic Church to promote the Crusades.
B. Differentiate the methods used by the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties to expand Islamic civilization by doing the following (
suggested length of 2–3 paragraphs
):
1. Describe the different methods of expansion used by the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties.
2. Contrast the religious policies and political administration of the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties.
C. Discuss the significance of the Silk Roads in facilitating one of the following (
suggested length of 2–3 paragraphs
):
• the sharing of new technology
• the growth of intercontinental trade
• the spread of epidemic diseases
D. Provide acknowledgement of source information, using in-text citations and references, for quoted, paraphrased, or summarized content.
1. Include the following information when providing source references:
• author
• date
• title
• location of information (e.g., publisher, journal, or website URL)
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1) Find the
complement
of 2°.
2) Find the
complement
of 7°.
10.2 Find
the measure of angle A for the
following
triangle
3) Angle A=? Angle B=107° Angle C=40°
10.4
Use formulas to find the area of the figure.
L x W
4)
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7cm
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6)
4ft3ft
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11.1 Counting Principles
Solve the problem by applying the Fundamental Counting Principle with two groups of items.
7) A restaurant offers 7 entrees and 11 desserts. In how many ways can a person order a two-course meal?
8) A restaurant offers a choice of 4 salads,10 main courses, and 4 desserts. How many possible 3-course meals
are there?
11.2
Solve the Permutations
n P r =
n!
(n-r)!
9)There are 5 performers who are to present their acts at a variety show. How many different ways are there to schedule their appearances?
10) There are 8 performers who are to present their acts at a variety show. One of them insists on being the first act of the evening. If this request is granted, how many different ways are there to schedule the appearances?
11.3
Combinations
n C r =
n!
(n-r)! r!
11) 5C4
12) 6C4
11.4
Probability
13) A die is rolled. The set of equally likely outcomes is {1,2,3,4,5,6}. Find the probability of
getting a 9
.
14) You are dealt one card from a standard 52-card deck. Find the probability
of being dealt
a picture card.
11.6
ODDS
15) You are dealt one card from a 52-card deck. Find the probability that you are
not
dealt: a10.
11.7
Conditional Probability
Independent Events
16) A spinner is used for which it is equally probable that the pointer will land on any one of six regions.Three of the regions are colored red, two are colored green, and one is colored yellow. If the pointer is spun once, find theprobability it will land on green and then yellow.
12.1 Appropriate Sampling Techniques
17) The government of a town needs to determine if the city’s residents will support the construction of a new townhall. The government decides to conduct a survey of a sample of the city’s residents. Which one of the followingprocedures would be
most
appropriate
for obtaining a sample of the town’s residents?
Explain WHY
?
A) Survey a random sample of persons with in each geographic region of the city.
B) Survey a random sample of employees at the old city hall.
C) Survey every 7th person who walks in to city hall on a given day.
D) Survey the first 500 people listed in the town’s telephone directory.
18) The city council of a small town needs to determine if the town’s residents will support the building of a newlibrary. The council decides .
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This is an article to be written in conjunction with the content of the intermediate econ class and the information. Here are notes about what we have learned so far in class, which are basically classic models and keysian models, solow models, IS / LM models. For example, there are Monetary and Fiscal policy in which model is effective and so on. Combining this knowledge with the information checked.
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10 points response is submitted, but it is incomplete or does n.docxtrippettjettie
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11-15 points: response addresses all aspects of the prompt, but it is difficult to understand, contains errors, or addresses each aspect of the prompt only superficially (i.e. does not demonstrate any significant thoughtfulness or engagement with the course reading).
15-20 points: response addresses all aspects of the prompt, is accurate and easy to understand, and includes thoughtful observations and evidence of genuine intellectual engagement with the course reading (i.e. makes original observations about, draws attention to an important aspect of, and/or raises a meaningful question about some aspect of the course reading).
In your short response (approximately 200-250 words) to each course reading, you should include the following:
1. A 3-sentence summary of the course reading. The summary should be accurate, clear, and written so that someone unfamiliar with the reading could understand (in general) what the reading describes.
2. A description and discussion (you can include direct quotations from the reading if needed) of 1 particular moment, example, quotation, or idea presented in the reading that interests (or surprises) you, and an explanation of why it interests (or surprises) you.
3. A question raised by the reading
or
a connection of the reading with another course reading, multimodal object (such as a work of art, television show, youtube video, photograph, etc.), or news story/piece of journalism.
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10 page APA format research methodology paper about the National Longitudinal Surveys for the Young Women cohort. Must include abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, results and reference.
Null hypothesis: Women employment status has not changed in the past 50 years. Alternative hypothesis: women employment status has changed in the past 50 years.
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10 Sentence minumum
Watch the video,
Condition of Education (COE) 2019 Highlights
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Looking back at the last week’s discussion, in which you identified the most pressing issue facing U.S. education, has this issue been highlighted in the annual report? Do you see evidence of its importance? Consider whether this issue has an impact on your current or desired role in education. If it does not have an impact on your role, explain your current or desired role and why it is not affected by this issue. If it does impact your role, explain how it affects you specifically.
Do you think this issue exists in other countries, particularly developing countries? Why or why not? Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts. Comment on the relevance of the selected educational issue here in the United States. and its relevance in developing countries.
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1000 WordsUtopias are envisioned societies where human beings li.docxtrippettjettie
1000 WordsUtopias
are envisioned societies where human beings live a best possible life. Utopias are here distinguished from dystopias.
INSTRUCTIONS
In this assignment you are to construct an Engels-Inspired Utopia.Such a utopia will have 3 main characteristics:
A highly developed technologically driven global society.
Completely devoid of capitalism.
With minimal if any government.
PREPARING FOR THE ASSIGNMENT
Consider trends in our present-day society that suggest ways that technology is making the need for capitalism obsolete. This should give you a general sense of how to construct an Engels Utopia.Next, you should consider some currently important areas of society (such as those listed below) that you might find most feasible to extrapolate as elements of this futuristic Utopia.
WRITING THE ASSIGNMENT
After choosing
two
of the possible areas below, write a
1000 word essay
describing what that area might be like in an Engels non-capitalist technologically driven future.
ART AND/OR ENTERTAINMENT
GOODS: DURABLE & PERISHABLE
TRANSPORTATION
FOOD SERVICES
MEDIUMS OF EXCHANGE
SAFETY/LAWS
COMMUNICATION
****USING UTILITARIAN THEORY
This assignment requires you to make direct reference to the relevant readings in the course and at least one outside source that is relevant to your Engels utopian vision. On formatting your paper: I will accept both APA or MLA styles, however do
not
include a cover sheet. Please be sure to include a bibliography or works cited for all relevant information.
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Chapter 17
1. Identify and discuss the 8 major modes of communication that are part of the marketing communications mix.
2. Identify and discuss the 6 elements of the hierarchy of effects model.
3. Identify and discuss 4 possible communication objectives.
Chapter 18
4 Identify and discuss the 4 advertising objectives.
5 Discuss television ads as it relates to developing the advertising campaign.
6 Discuss media selection, reach, frequency, and impact.
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7 Based on the article in the Journal of Marketing,
discuss
data access vulnerability
: the ethical and legal issues associated with the firm having access to the customer’s personal data.
What do you see as the ethical dilemma? As a consultant to executives, what recommendations would you make regarding data privacy?
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Case Study Chapter 17
Being Prepared: Impact of Disaster, Terrorism, and War Many opportunities are available for both student nurses and experienced community health nurses to become involved in emergency preparedness and response efforts. A disaster is any event that causes a level of destruction that exceeds the abilities of the affected community to respond without assistance. Disasters may be caused by natural or man-made/technologic events and may be classified as multiple-casualty incidents or mass-casualty incidents. Student nurses are developing a plan on how to approach the upcoming community-wide disaster drill.
1. What characteristics of disasters, including causation, number of casualties, scope, and intensity, should the student nurses consider?
2. What factors contribute to a community’s potential for experiencing a disaster?
3. What are the four phases of disaster management that must be included in the student nurses planning for the drill?
4. Using the levels of prevention, what is the role of the community health nurse in relations to acts of chemical, biologic, or nuclear terrorism?
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100% Original Work.
Graduate Level Writing Required.
DUE: Saturday, October 31, 2020 by 5pm Eastern Standard Time.
Topic:
Austin, TX Police Budget cuts affecting public safety.
Discuss:
What possible changes in public policy and the political process could have led to this decision? What may be the result?
Write
a 1,300- to 1,400-word paper about how the political process and changing public policy at the federal, state, and municipal levels influence budgeting. Include details on how the change came about and its effect on the resulting program. Ensure you:
Identify political, economic, social, and cultural influences that caused the change in the budget.
Identify the interaction among the federal, state, and municipal levels with regard to your selected program.
Specify the limits of the agency budget office and how they may try to compensate for those limits.
Identify some strategies and agencies politicians might use to justify increasing or decreasing the budget for the program you selected.
Note:
This assignment must not become a discussion on the advisability of one political position over another. Focus on how politics influence budgeting.
Include a minimum of 4 references
from texts, articles, journals, local police or criminal policy, and websites;
only 2 may be websites.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines
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Must Be Graduate Level Writing
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100% Original Work.
Graduate Level Writing Required.
DUE: Friday, October 16, 2020 by 5pm Eastern Standard Time.
When dealing with public policy and funding, it is very important to understand budgeting and its various approaches. In this assignment, you research and share information about budgeting approaches.
Write
a 800- to 1,050-word paper in which you:
- Evaluate how different budget approaches impact the development, implementation, and justification of existing and new programs.
- Identify at least two major budgetary reform approaches, such as zero-based budgeting and performance-based budgeting, and their effects on justification of new or existing programs.
Provide a brief description of these approaches and their effects on budgeting.
Explain how these major reform approaches might assist a community as it deals with decreased funding from the state or federal government and lower collections of revenue at the local level.
Identify the impact of these major reform approaches on the budget office.
Format
your manual according to APA standards.
Include at least four additional scholarly references.
Must Be Graduate Level Writing
100% Original Work
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10-K 1 f12312012-10k.htm 10-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
R Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012
or
o Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission file number 1-3950
Ford Motor Company
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 38-0549190
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One American Road, Dearborn, Michigan 48126
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
313-322-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered*
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share New York Stock Exchange
__________
* In addition, shares of Common Stock of Ford are listed on certain stock exchanges in Europe.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes R No o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes o No R
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes R No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any,
every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such
files). Yes R No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is
not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. R
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a
smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer R Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Sm.
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Graduate Level Writing Required.
DUE: Sunday, June 12, 2020 by 5pm Eastern Standard Time.
Background:
Views on justice impact many areas of criminal justice, including the concepts of fairness, equality, and impartiality, and influence the ethical standards you apply in various situations in the field. Your views on justice and how you act in situations will affect the opinions others have of you in the communities you serve. Views on justice also impact actions taken and decisions made that affect the wider population.
Write
a 1,150- to 1,400-word paper describing the origins of the concept of justice and how you believe they are defined today.
Include the following:
-Explain Aristotle’s ethical ideas of distributive and procedural justice.
-Compare substantive justice and procedural justice, including how procedural justice impacts wrongful convictions and moral perceptions of racial discrimination, such as the Central Park Five and the story of Brian Banks, a former football star.
-Explain how you understand justice as defined by today’s modern criminal justice agencies. Include reasoning and examples in your explanation to support your opinion.
Include at least four additional scholarly reference.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines
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Must Be Graduate Level Writing
100% Original Work
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10.1 What are three broad mechanisms that malware can use to propagate?
10.2 What are four broad categories of payloads that malware may carry?
10.3 What are typical phases of operation of a virus or worm?
10.4 What mechanisms can a virus use to conceal itself?
10.5 What is the difference between machine-executable and macro viruses?
10.6 What means can a worm use to access remote systems to propagate?
10.7 What is a “drive-by-download” and how does it differ from a worm?
10.8 What is a “logic bomb”?
10.9 Differentiate among the following: a backdoor, a bot, a keylogger, spyware, and a rootkit? Can they all be present in the same malware?
10.10 List some of the different levels in a system that a rootkit may use.
10.11 Describe some malware countermeasure elements.
10.12 List three places malware mitigation mechanisms may be located.
10.13 Briefly describe the four generations of antivirus software.
10.14 How does behavior-blocking software work?
10.15 What is a distributed denial-of-service system?
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Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology:
Ethnobotany in herbal drug evaluation,
Impact of Ethnobotany in traditional medicine,
New development in herbals,
Bio-prospecting tools for drug discovery,
Role of Ethnopharmacology in drug evaluation,
Reverse Pharmacology.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
The Indian economy is classified into different sectors to simplify the analysis and understanding of economic activities. For Class 10, it's essential to grasp the sectors of the Indian economy, understand their characteristics, and recognize their importance. This guide will provide detailed notes on the Sectors of the Indian Economy Class 10, using specific long-tail keywords to enhance comprehension.
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Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxEduSkills OECD
Andreas Schleicher presents at the OECD webinar ‘Digital devices in schools: detrimental distraction or secret to success?’ on 27 May 2024. The presentation was based on findings from PISA 2022 results and the webinar helped launch the PISA in Focus ‘Managing screen time: How to protect and equip students against distraction’ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/managing-screen-time_7c225af4-en and the OECD Education Policy Perspective ‘Students, digital devices and success’ can be found here - https://oe.cd/il/5yV
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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How to Create Map Views in the Odoo 17 ERPCeline George
The map views are useful for providing a geographical representation of data. They allow users to visualize and analyze the data in a more intuitive manner.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptx
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Back to
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How does the state
of tech in 2020 compare
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on the cusp of Y2K?
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Some of these tech predictions became
reality, while others never came close or
were only adopted in a limited fashion. And
some — especially in the area of policing —
exceeded expectations. And on the eve of
the year 2000, the world held its collective
breath, anticipating a massively disrup-
tive Y2K computer crash. But that never
happened at all, in large part because
governments prepared for it. Neverthe-
less, Y2K hype changed the way govern-
ments view and secure digital systems.
Rob Atkinson, president of the Information
Technology and Innovation Foundation,
said technological advancement
sometimes can be too fi ckle to predict.
“People tend to overestimate the
rate of technological change,” said
Atkinson, though there are exceptions.
5. Stephen Goldsmith, director of the
Innovations in Government Program
and Data-Smart City
Solution
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John F. Kennedy School of Govern-
ment at Harvard University, said that
in some areas, technological advance-
ments have exceeded expectations
made in 2000. But governments have
not kept up with the pace of change
to the degree that could assist their
missions even more, he added.
“We still are operating in command
control silos and hierarchical systems
which tamp down the ability to dramati-
cally use the technological changes,”
said Goldsmith.
Here we look at where we were
technologically 20 years ago, where we
6. thought we’d be today and where we are
in the year 2020.
AU TO N O M O U S V E H I C L E S
In 2000, technology watchers
predicted that by 2020, hundreds
of thousands of autonomous vehi-
cles (AVs) would be cruising streets
throughout the U.S. The technology
has advanced, experts say, but today,
only a few thousand AVs are in use in
10 test sites throughout the nation.
Tech engineers, transportation
offi cials and auto industry executives
have long eyed AVs as a way to reduce
auto accidents and fatalities by elimi-
nating human error. AVs, also known
as self-driving vehicles, are also viewed
as possible mini-urban transit systems
that can pick up a person, drop them off
across town, then pick up another rider.
Google and several car manufac-
7. turers have invested heavily in AV
technology. But Chris
Urmson, who worked on
AV technology at Google
before founding Aurora,
a company that makes
self-driving car software,
said he expects it will take
30 to 50 years before the
cars are ubiquitous on U.S.
streets. In fi ve to 10 years,
he expects modest adop-
tion. The reason for the
slow rollout? People need
assurances AVs are safe and the industry
needs to learn how customers want
to use the technology, Urmson said.
A recent survey by AAA revealed that
77 percent of U.S. drivers are afraid
of the technology, an increase from
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8. Technology predictions made in 2000
describe city streets awash in autonomous
vehicles, citizens voting online from the
comfort of their homes, and police solving
crimes and thwarting terrorist attacks with
facial recognition software, DNA databases
and drones.
“People tend
to overestimate
the rate of
technological
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63 percent at the end of 2017, probably
due to some highly publicized crashes.
Still, governments are setting policy
for the vehicles. Some 29 states and the
District of Columbia have enacted AV
legislation. Governments have set levels of
autonomy for the vehicles — ranging from
zero automation to level 5, where an auto-
11. mated system performs all driving tasks.
Atkinson said he doesn’t believe the U.S.
will get to level 5 for a “long, long time.”
“There are certain problems that may
be unsolvable,” Atkinson said, such as
developing sensitive enough artifi cial
intelligence to pick up a child dressed in
white winter wear during a blizzard.
E L E C T R O N I C VOT I N G
After the 2000 hanging chads election
debacle in Florida, computerized voting
was viewed by many as a panacea to slow,
sloppy elections. Adoption of electronic
voting technology spread quickly, and by
the 2016 election, according to the Pew
Research Center, 47 percent of voters
across the U.S. voted with optical scan-
ners, 28 percent with touchscreens and 19
percent with a combination of both. A small
handful of jurisdictions used paper only.
12. But confi dence in electronic voting has
waned, in large part because of concerns
over Russian interference in the 2016 elec-
tion. Many jurisdictions are now adopting
back-up paper trails — which some view
as moving backward technologically.
“We’ve moved back to paper ballots
due to security issues,” said William
Eggers, executive director of the Deloitte
Center for Government Insights. “The
progress has been much, much slower
[than expected], even reversed.”
By 2020, many experts predicted not
just widespread electronic voting, but also
online voting from home. In fact, a 1997
Wired article predicted that the majority of
Americans would be voting online by 2008.
Online voting is off ered by only a small
number of jurisdictions to some military
personnel and expatriates living abroad. The
voting uses advanced blockchain technology
via an app made by the company Voatz.
13. Voters are assigned a unique ID number
and a digital receipt of their votes is sent to
a ballot tabulation center. The technology
is not without critics, however. The Demo-
cratic National Convention, for example,
would not approve the use of the tech-
nology in next year’s primary in Alaska.
Atkinson said he doesn’t see online
voting happening en masse anytime
soon, in part because the U.S. govern-
ment lacked the “courage to put in place
digital signatures” for residents that would
make them recognizable to online secu-
rity systems. The small northern Euro-
pean country of Estonia, often viewed as
the poster child for digital government,
uses such signatures and employs online
voting almost exclusively in its elections.
P O L I C I N G / S U RV E I L L A N C E
The digital shift in policing and
surveillance in the last 20 years has been
tectonic, experts say, although like all
14. tech changes, those agencies with the
greatest fi nancial resources have trans-
formed the most. And the changes have
amplifi ed thorny issues of privacy.
In 2000, community policing was
viewed as an antidote for crime-ridden
neighborhoods. Police offi cers hit the
streets — on foot and in cars — to drill
down into communities to learn the
players — good and bad — so they could
disrupt patterns of crime. Now, commu-
nity policing is aided by things like drones,
facial recognition technology, and CCTV
cameras and microphones that are moni-
tored in real time. Advances in mapping
software and analytics allow police depart-
ments to pinpoint hot spots — something
known as predictive policing. Arrays
of microphones combined with spatial
mapping allow police to respond more
rapidly to violent incidents. Gunshot
detection technology allows more accu-
rate responses to gunshot calls by more
closely pinpointing their origins. Chatbots
15. allow police offi cers to run profi le checks
and license plate numbers, bypassing
dispatchers altogether. And body cams
aid in investigations of suspected police
abuse or suspect assault on offi cers. New
records management systems also allow
offi cers to make comparisons across cases,
and in some cases across jurisdictions.
But these new technologies require
humans to make sense of the streams of
data. The Chicago Police Department
created six high-tech police hubs — Stra-
tegic Decision Support Centers — to cull
through data using a blend of human
and computer analytics to develop police
response. Other cities have similar centers.
The surveillance technologies also open
up diffi cult issues of privacy. Throughout
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ballots due to security issues.
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the nation, cities are enacting laws to place
parameters around police surveillance.
Seattle has enacted a law to review and
place restrictions on use of the technology
in all its city departments. San Francisco
is among a small group of cities that have
banned the use of facial recognition tech-
nology in all its municipal buildings, and
other cities are considering similar bans.
C O N S U M E R H A R DWA R E / I N T E R N E T
Few people in 2000 imagined that by
2020, millions of people across the planet
would carry a mini computer in their
pockets that could be used as a phone,
camera, TV, stereo, security system acti-
19. vator and portal for millions of computer
applications that can do everything from
locate your airplane boarding pass to fetch
you a ride on a freelancer-driven taxi. High-
tech consumer hardware and applications
have exploded over the past two decades,
and not just because of the smartphone.
From Bluetooth devices to virtual reality
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W hen the Virginia Information Tech-nologies Agency (VITA)
announced
in 2018 the termination of its 12-year
outsourcing contract with Northrop
Grumman and plans to migrate to other
suppliers, it marked an end of an era. For
nearly 20 years, a handful of states and
20. at least one large local government have
pursued outsourcing strategies that put
much of IT in the hands of big IT fi rms,
contractors and system integrators.
The idea that government should priva-
tize its tech operations took root in the late
1990s when computing in the public sector
increased substantially, becoming more
complex and costly. For mayors, county
executives and especially governors, the
growing burden of expensive hardware,
software and specialized tech workers
hit their budgets hard just as costs for
21. education, health care and crime fi ghting
continued to rise. At the same time, the
growth of large-scale system integrators,
along with fast-growing tech fi rms — IBM,
Unisys and HP, for example — created an
opportunity to change how government
procured and ran its computer systems.
In 1999, Connecticut Gov. John
Rowland explained why he wanted to
change the role of IT in his state. “I hope
that government entities, whether [they’re]
cities, counties or states, take a very
22. serious look at getting out of the busi-
ness of information technology,” he told
a governors’ Task Force on Information
Technology during the National Gover-
nors Association meeting in February that
year. Rowland, who was in the process
of outsourcing his state’s entire IT opera-
tion to systems integrator EDS for an
estimated $1.35 billion over seven years,
said the cost savings and improvement
in services would be worth the eff ort.
The 20-Year Reign
of Big Outsourcing
Draws to a Close
23. BY TOD NEWCOMBE
headsets, smart refrigerators and drones —
not to mention the wide range of devices
connected through the Internet of Things,
or IoT — consumers have massive connec-
tivity and convenience through an array
of gadgets unimagined 20 years ago.
“Part of the reason we’ve made such
progress [in this area],” said Atkinson, “is
there is no role for government and no
opposition.”
The Internet also has exploded beyond
expectations. From 2000 to 2010, the
number of Internet users increased 500
percent, from 361 million worldwide to
almost 2 billion. Now, close to 4 billion
people throughout the world use the
Internet. People go online for every-
thing from buying groceries and clothes
to fi nding a date. They can register their
cars online, earn a college degree, shop
for houses and apply for a mortgage.
24. But the increase in online traffi c
spawned an increase in cyberbullying,
scamming and people just generally
behaving badly in the comments sections
of articles and other forums. Darker
forces lurk online as well, from bad actors
looking to victimize youth for human
traffi cking to racist zealots looking to
spew hate and spread their ideology. As
awareness has grown of potential dangers
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online, organizations have sprung up to
teach online safety, with schools playing
an important role in educating kids about
digital dangers. But the attack surface is
vast, and the nature and scope of threats
seem to evolve ever more quickly.
Y 2 K / S E C U R I T Y
At 12:00 a.m. on Jan. 1 in the year 2000,
computer systems throughout the world
were predicted to crash due to outdated
programming that could not read years
ending in 00. That debacle was avoided,
in large part because of massive repro-
gramming eff orts by governments large
and small. Y2k was a wake-up call on
computer upgrades and cybersecurity. It
helped spawn a massive industry in fi re-
wall and anti-virus software — but some
experts say governments still have a long
way to go to keep up with cyberthreats.
27. “This needs to be much, much higher
on the priority list for governments, mayors
and legislative bodies,” said Eggers.
Cyberattacks are growing for governments
large and small. Data shows that in the
past year they’ve spiked dramatically,
particularly ransomware. There is no central
authority that offi cially tracks cyberattacks,
but cybersecurity fi rms do. An analysis
of data shows 47 reported ransomware
attacks on government in 2016, compared
with 77 in 2019, just through Sept. 30.
To shore up cybersecurity, govern-
ments are working with big data analytics
to understand trends and patterns to reveal
larger threats, including those coming
from the inside. They’ve employed “ethical
hackers” to search for vulnerabilities.
Employees unknowingly clicking on a link
or downloading an attachment have brought
down entire networks, leading to massive
increases in staff cybersecurity training
28. programs. Cybersecurity has grown from a
basic systems administrations function to
one of the largest sectors in IT, estimated to
be worth more than $155.74 billion in 2019.
Still, said Eggers, “the level of sophisti-
cation in government is not high enough.”
C I T I Z E N E N GAG E M E N T / S O C I A L M E D I A
On and around the year 2000, govern-
ments started to come online with
websites that off ered citizens informa-
tion about services, public meetings and
government leaders. But the sites were
static, off ering little interaction with users.
Over time, governments retooled their
websites to allow for citizen signup for
city services and other programs, but the
progress was slow. In his book Delivering
on the Digital, William Eggers argued that
the glitch-ridden launch of the federal
Aff ordable Care Act website in 2013 woke
governments up to the failings in their
29. digital presences from a user perspective.
Large-scale reimaginings got underway.
Now, governments’ digital presence is
greatly expanded as they strive to create
Amazon-like experiences for citizens
online. In addition to off ering more service
enrollments online, governments have
opened up huge troves of data for citi-
zens to mine, map and otherwise visualize
what’s happening in their communities.
“Open data and open govern-
ment was on the way in 2000, but not
anything like what we see today with
the tools that are available and the
third-party use,” said Goldsmith.
Social media outreach also has evolved
into a staple form of government commu-
nication. Jurisdictions use various chan-
nels to advise community members in
real time about events, natural disasters,
public service disruptions and other issues.
Elected offi cials also communicate directly
30. with their constituents via social media.
But Goldsmith argues that govern-
ments could be doing more “sentiment
mining,” or consuming of residents’ social
media feeds to identify problems earlier
or pinpoint concerns about governance
that could inform offi cial decisions.
“What is immature is the mining of
social media so they can better under-
stand the trends of their residents
… digest the information and make
it into policy,” said Goldsmith.
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Paper 2: Responding to an Article of Your Choice
For this assignment, your task is to locate a current article, read
it carefully, and then write a paper in
which you summarize and respond to the article’s ideas. As
part of your response, you must also assess
the credibility of the article as a source.
The Target Article
You need to find your own article this time. The article you
33. pick can be about any subject, but ideally it
should focus on an issue that you can continue exploring in
Papers 3 and 4. The article must have a
named author(s) whose perspective and expertise is evident in
the article. The article must be current
(published within the past year), written in English, at least
1,000 words long, and published by a
reputable periodical or web site.
The article must be approved by the instructor. You are required
to provide a copy of the article (or
working link) to the instructor. Deadline for submission is five
days prior to the revision workshop, but
extra credit will be rewarded for early submission. See
Blackboard for details.
Structure, Length and Format
Your paper should have two parts, an introduction/summary part
34. and a response part, and be at least
900 words long (counting just the text after the title and before
the works cited). The introduction/
summary should be one-third to one-half of the paper. Format
the paper according to MLA guidelines,
and provide an MLA works cited list and appropriate in-text
citations.
Introduction/Summary
Introduce the article and provide an overview of its important
ideas. The introduction should be
accomplished in a single sentence that identifies the author, title
and main action the purpose or main
idea. The introduction should be made at or near the beginning
of your summary.
Develop your summary as described in Chapter Two of They
Say, I Say. Present a fair, comprehensive
35. account of the original while at the same time preparing readers
for your own response to come. Your
summary must identify the issue being discussed in the original
article and the position the author takes.
The bulk of the summary (90% or more, up to 100%) should be
in your own words.
Response
First, as part of the response section of your paper, evaluate the
article’s credibility as a source. In
evaluating credibility, consider the kinds of issues raised in
class and on pages 92 - 95 of The Little
Seagull Handbook. (Also see Blackboard.) What is it about the
writer, the writing, and the publication
that should give readers confidence in this article? How much
confidence is deserved? Are there
reasons to be cautious about the article? Make a case for this
article's credibility. (This evaluation of
36. credibility should be about 20-30% of your overall response, a
solid paragraph.)
Anderson ENG 112 Paper 2 Directions P a g e | 2
Next, present and develop your stance on the ideas raised in the
article. Do you agree, disagree or
both? Follow the advice and templates in Chapter Four to
structure your response. Specifically, use
templates from pages 60, 62, and/or 64-66. If you quote the
original article in your response, follow the
guidelines in Chapter Three for integrating and explaining
quotations.
Revision Workshop
Submit a complete draft of your paper to the Revision
Workshop forum in Discussion Board in
37. Blackboard before class on the date of the workshop (see the
syllabus for the date). Your full, timely
participation in the workshop can earn you up to 40 points.
Final Draft
Submit the final draft of your paper on Blackboard by the
deadline given in the syllabus. The final draft
is worth up to 100 points. Late final drafts will lose two points
per day, or part of a day, late up to seven
days late; after that, it will not be accepted. The final draft will
be graded with the rubric below.
20 18 16 12 8/0
Total Length of
Paper
900 or more
38. words
899 – 850 words 849 - 750 words 749 - 650 words 649 – 500
words/ Under
500 words.
Summary Covers the
article well while
setting up the
response to
follow. Has a
focus. Is clear
and accurate.
Minor problem
39. in coverage,
clarity, accuracy
or focus. Still
sets up the
response well.
Has a focus.
Covers the
article
adequately.
Needs stronger
focus or
improved clarity,
accuracy.
40. Overly long and
unfocused, a
“list summary.”
Or has a serious
clarity, accuracy
or coverage
problem.
Does not
adequately
cover the article.
Or is confusing.
Or has multiple
43. its credibility
with little
success.
Does not apply
relevant criteria
to the article to
judge its
credibility.
Response to
ideas
Successfully
identifies and
explains areas of
45. success in
identifying and
explaining areas
of agreement /
disagreement.
Has little
success in
identifying and
explaining areas
of agreement /
disagreement.
Has no
success in
46. identifying and
explaining areas
of agreement /
disagreement.
Mechanics,
Syntax,
Documentation,
Format
No errors. A few errors but
they are not
distracting or
confusing.
47. Errors become
more obvious
and distracting,
or raise
questions about
documentation.
Errors are
distracting and
may cause
confusion or
improper
documentation.
Distracting and
49. We examine the adoption of information technology within
local governments in the United
States. The social and technical factors that impact the process
of technological innovation
are discussed in reference to the adoption of advanced
electronic government (e-govern-
ment) technologies in local government. In particular, we
discuss how the adoption of IT,
and e-government, is influenced by the local government’s
motivations to innovate, technol-
ogy characteristics, available resources, and stakeholder
support. We then discuss several
strategies that may address these factors. We argue that local
governments should seek to
formally assess the need to adopt e-government technologies,
develop new funding strategies,
and develop a mix of in-house and contracted IT services. While
local governments have
aggregately adopted advanced transaction-based forms of e-
government at a lower rate
than state and federal governments, it is our contention that
local governments are merely
reacting to innovation factors within their social and technical
environments.
51. day existence of both individual
citizens and private and nonprofit organizations than do state
and federal governments. After
all, a simple assessment of the numbers reveals that local
governments outnumber state and
federal governments 87,586 to 51 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2002).
In addition, many citizens
and organizations are simultaneously subject to a diverse array
of local government jurisdic-
tions and authorities, such as city, county, or special-district
authorities. Furthermore, local
governments play a crucial role in the provision of key public
services, such as education,
community development, public health activities, public
utilities, solid-waste removal, law
enforcement, and public safety.
Given the critical services that local governments have
traditionally provided, it is not sur-
prising that, like other public institutions, they have long
employed information technology
as a means to improve internal operations in the production of
those services. If we take a
systems perspective, we can define IT broadly as we might any
“computer-based informa-
tion system [which is an] information system that requires
52. hardware, software, databases,
telecommunications, procedures, and people to accomplish
goals” (Stair, 1992, p. 27).
Employing this broad definition, it is obvious that the use of IT
is necessary for even the
most ordinary of activities undertaken by local governments.
For example, examinations of
local governments in the United States indicate that there has
been a growing trend toward
adoption of IT within local government over the past 25 years
and that today virtually all
make use of IT to one extent or another (Kraemer & Norris,
1994; Norris, 2003). In fact, a
1997 survey of city and county governments carried out by the
International City/County
Management Association (ICMA, 1997) indicated that only 3%
of respondents did not use
computers of some kind to support operations.
As new forms of IT became available and adopted within
society, local governments learned
new ways of employing the technology to achieve their own
institutional goals. For in-
stance, during the 1970s and 1980s, much attention was given to
the adoption and impact
of mainframe and then personal computers on the operations
53. and internal environment of
local governments (Kraemer, Dutton, & Northrop, 1981;
Kraemer & Norris, 1994; Norris &
Kraemer, 1996). By the mid-1990s, the increasingly widespread
use of distributed networks,
such as the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW), began to
shift the focus toward how
public-sector organizations could harness this new form of IT to
deliver information and
services directly to the public. This new focus on electronic
government, or e-government,
reoriented the focus on how IT could be used by broader
government reform initiatives to
have agencies provide programmatic information and services to
citizens and other stake-
holders (Kraemer & King, 2003; Watson & Mundy, 2001).1
Local governments have quickly adopted at least rudimentary
aspects of e-government.
As indicated in Table 1, the U.S. Census reported in 2002 that
45.1% of counties, 31.1%
of cities, 13.4% of townships, 17.8% of special districts, and
64.3% of school districts
responding indicated that they provided information regarding
their central activities via a
55. or other computer-based information system. Conversely, 93.4%
of local governments
with populations over 500,000 indicated that they provided
information on a government-
controlled Web site, while 90.6% indicated that they provided
the ability for the public to
communicate and conduct business via the Internet or other
computer-based information
system. Similarly, a more recent ICMA survey conducted in
2004 reported that almost all
(99.4%) of respondents indicated that their local governments
had Internet connectivity and
91.1% indicated that their local governments had a Web site.3
Furthermore, 92.3% indicated
that they employed DSL (digital subscriber line), cable, or high-
bandwidth connections to
facilitate Internet connectivity (ICMA, 2004).
Central activity information is
provided on an Internet Web site
that is maintained or controlled
by the government.
Public can communicate or trans-
act business with the government
56. using Internet, e-mail, or other
computer-based system.
Government
Type
Total
Respondents
(n)
Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Response
Rate
Yes
(%)
No
(%)
57. Response
Rate
County 2,453 45.1 54.9 80.9 54.1 45.9 71.2
Municipal 15,116 31.1 68.9 77.8 40.6 59.4 73.8
Town or Township 10,397 13.4 86.6 63.0 21.2 78.8 61.4
Special Districts 20,337 17.8 82.2 58.0 34.6 65.4 57.9
School Districts 10,880 64.3 35.7 80.6 73.7 26.3 79.8
Total governments 59,183
Governments by
Population Size*
under 25,000 25,125 19.8 80.2 70.1 30.7 69.3 68.1
25,000 to 49,999 1,329 69.4 30.6 85.5 67.1 32.9 70.8
50,000 to 99,999 784 81.0 19.0 92.9 74.5 25.5 71.0
59. such as a simple Web site or providing the ability for the public
to communicate with the
government through the use of e-mail, there is some question as
to the extent to which
local governments have pursued the adoption of more advanced
forms and use of IT that
might improve both the production and delivery of public
services. Research indicates that
many local governments have initiated at least rudimentary
attempts to post information
and provide basic online services, but few local governments
have adopted more advanced
forms of ICT that foster high levels of interactivity,
communication, and actual political
participation (Moon, 2002; Norris & Moon, 2005). Results from
a 2004 ICMA survey of
cities and counties also indicate that local governments may be
relatively late adopters of
more recent advanced forms of Web-based technologies. While
a majority of respondents
indicated that their Web sites provided the ability to download
information or forms (council
minutes, codes and ordnances, job applications) and participate
in online communication
with officials, relatively few offered more sophisticated
60. abilities to interact or conduct
transactions online.4 Similarly, the survey indicates that local
governments also seem to be
slow in adopting Web-based information systems, such as
intranets, which are purported
to improve internal information exchange and operations. Only
about 50% of the local
governments who responded indicated that they currently used
an intranet. Of those local
governments employing an intranet, most used them to facilitate
internal communication
and few used them for more sophisticated purposes, such as
online training (29.4%), online
procurement (26.6%), online project team collaboration
(33.4%), and the management of
time sheets (27.3%; ICMA, 2004). Most local governments seem
to be late adopters—adopt-
ing e-government technologies only after they have become
established technologies and
practices. There is little evidence to suggest that there exists
high levels of adoption by local
governments for relatively advanced IT, when compared to
advanced IT’s rate of adoption
by the private sector or state and federal governments.
A recent study, based on survey responses conducted as part of
61. the Pew Internet and Ameri-
can Life Project (2006), estimated that 73% of adults in the
United States were Internet
users and that 42% of adults had broadband connections at
home. Despite the seemingly
high rate of general Internet use by the U.S. public, a recent
study of dial-up and broadband
users indicates that Internet users still have a slightly less
positive view of how much the
Internet has improved their interaction with local government
when compared with the
perceived improvements in interaction with state and federal
government (Pew Internet and
American Life Project, 2004).5 This seems to indicate that
many local governments are not
adopting and implementing advanced forms of IT in a manner
that could potentially bring
the purported benefits of openness, transparency, and more
efficient service delivery often
associated with e-government.
This chapter attempts to provide a theoretical lens through
which to examine the adoption of
more advanced forms IT by local governments. By examining
the literature on technological
innovation, as well as more recent work regarding public-sector
63. proved understanding of how local governments adopt and
implement the more advanced
forms of IT. If e-government can be viewed as the latest step in
a progression of innovations
in government that is predicated on the use of new forms of IT,
then the literature associated
with the adoption of technology within complex organizations
may provide some insight into
the social and technical factors that influence how e-
government may be adopted by local
government. Since technological innovation is typically defined
as “the situationally new
development and introduction of knowledge-derived tools,
artifacts, and devices by which
people extend and interact with their environment,” it would
seem that a more complete
understanding of e-government adoption within local
governments would be informed by
a better understanding of the innovation process (Tornatzky &
Fleischer, 1990, p. 11).
The process of technological innovation is often described as a
set of stages that includes an
awareness of new technology, understanding the match between
the technology and organiza-
tion, adoption of the technology, implementation of the
64. technology, and routinization of its
use (Tornatzky & Fleischer, 1990). While the process of
technological innovation is often
viewed in terms of a linear progression of stages, there is no
certainty of a linear progression
or ultimately success; the process often has many delays or
reverses (Tornatzky & Fleischer,
1990). Similarly, the innovation process for most complex
organizations is heavily influenced
by the interrelationship of social and technical factors within
the organization’s internal
and external environments. With regard to technological
innovation, issues surrounding
the technology itself, the availability of required resources, the
fit with the organization’s
primary task, and an organization’s structural arrangements all
play significant roles in the
nature and success of technological innovation.
Research indicates that the characteristics of the technology
play an important role in deter-
mining whether or not it will be adopted by an organization.
Researchers have identified a
rather long list of innovation characteristics that can increase or
decrease the likelihood of
adoption by organizations (Zaltman, Duncan, & Holbek, 1973).
65. With regard to the adop-
tion of technological innovation, a study by Tornatzky and
Klein (1982) indicates that three
primary characteristics are repeatedly associated with the
adoption of new technologies:
relative advantage, ease of use, and compatibility. Similarly, the
extent to which a particular
technology alters existing organizational processes also plays a
role in the innovation process.
So-called radical innovations usually involve a significant
alteration of an organization’s
processes or outputs, or significantly impact the organization’s
key stakeholders (Dewar
& Dutton, 1986; Ettlie, Bridges, & O’Keefe, 1984). Radical
innovations generally experi-
ence more risks for failure or setbacks than do technological
innovations that involve only
incremental changes in an organization’s existing technological
environment.
The decision to adopt a technological innovation, such as a new
form of IT, is predicated
on the assumption that organizational decision makers have
sufficient awareness of new
technologies to understand their potential benefits. This
awareness is often discussed as a
67. knowledge required to implement them creates a barrier to
diffusion (Attewell, 1992).
In addition to the availability of resources, technologies that
have greater levels of congru-
ency with key organizational tasks may be perceived as more
useful and, therefore, as a
more successful adoption of technology (Cooper & Zmud,
1990). Similarly, studies have
shown that internal decision makers, such as managers, search
for technological solutions
to problems that they face in carrying out their jobs. For
example, they may show interest in
new forms of IT if the organizational task for which they are
responsible requires high levels
of communication with external agencies (Bugler &
Bretschneider, 1993). Such interest and
support by key stakeholders may be important for the successful
implementation of new
technologies, as studies highlight the importance of managerial
support (Beath, 1991). In
addition, champions who informally and enthusiastically
promote the new technology are also
viewed as important during adoption and implementation
(Tushman & Nadler, 1986).
While some researchers have focused on user attitudes and
68. perceptions toward IT innova-
tions, there is some debate over the relative importance of the
attitudes held by organizational
members in comparison to the importance of organizational
structure and processes (Hall,
1996). Some organizational-level research indicates that the
structural arrangement of the
organization plays an extremely important role in the ability to
fully accept technological
innovations. Organizations that have high levels of structural
complexity, low levels of
formalization, and low levels of centralization tend to initiate
relatively more innovations
than do organizations with opposing characteristics (Damapour,
1991; Duncan, 1976).
Most of this research assumes that an organization’s successful
adoption of technological
innovations is linked to a perceived need for technology to
improve performance or address
requirements from external stakeholders. Overall, these findings
indicate that the decision
to adopt and fully accept IT innovations is a joint result of
technology characteristics and
the social system in which they are embedded.
70. adopt the more advanced
forms of IT that are often associated with e-government (Moon,
2002; Norris, 2003; Norris
& Moon, 2005). The slow adoption rates of many of the
advanced e-government interactive
technologies, such as transaction-enabled Web sites,
personalization of Web sites, and online
political forums, seem to highlight the relatively slow diffusion
of more advanced forms of
IT within many local governments (Hinnant & O’Looney, 2003;
O’Looney, 2001a, 2001b;
Norris & Moon). However, it is important to understand that the
adoption of advanced IT
almost always necessitates significant investments in resources,
as well as back-end integra-
tion of the new technology within the government’s
technological and social processes. Our
discussion of technological innovation within complex
organizations provides additional
insights into the sociotechnical factors that most likely impact
the adoption of IT within
local governments. A review of the literature on technological
innovation reveals several
dimensions that should be considered when evaluating the
adoption of innovation by local
71. governments. These include goals and motivations to adopt,
technology characteristics,
availability of resources, and the support of various
stakeholders.
Goals and Motivations to Innovate
By most accounts, the reasons for adopting new forms of IT at
the local government level
are varied, but not necessarily surprising. The adoption of
internal IT systems by local
governments during the 1970s and 1980s was notably marked by
the desire to increase
internal efficiencies (Northrup, Kraemer, Dunkle, & King,
1990). Another motivation for
the adoption of e-government is purported to be gains in
efficiency within the provision of
public services. Still another is the improved interaction and
transparency with the public
that many of the Internet-based technologies promise to
facilitate (Moon, 2002). While
most local governments have not yet adopted the most advanced
forms of Internet-based
technologies, many have implemented some type of Web site to
improve communication
72. with the public. Given that one goal of local government
adoption of e-government should
be to more effectively provide services to external stakeholders,
it is somewhat surprising
that most local governments do not seem to actively gauge what
online services or features
are desired by their citizens. A 2004 survey conducted by ICMA
demonstrated that, while
67.8% of respondents indicated that they believed e-government
has improved communica-
tion with the public, only 10% of local governments actively
survey citizens or businesses
to establish what they actually want online (ICMA, 2004).
Most local governments that have adopted more advanced forms
of e-government practices
seem to do so in order to facilitate or improve a specific
functional area or to achieve spe-
cific operational cost reductions. For example, in a few cases,
local governments, such as
Montgomery County, Maryland, have begun to reduce its costs
for energy by consolidating
the buying power of 18 county agencies and organizations, as
well as conducting online
auctions for energy (Robinson, 2006). In other circumstances,
local government agencies
74. will result in the attainment of goals that are desirable to a
specific program, department,
or to the broader jurisdiction.
Technology Characteristics
The characteristics associated with a specific form of IT also
play a role in whether it is ad-
opted within a local government. For example, studies
examining the adoption of computer
applications by local governments indicate that applications
perceived to have greater visibility
and less uncertainty with regard to cost were more likely to be
adopted (Perry & Danziger,
1979; Perry & Kraemer, 1979). This also seems to be true of the
more current forms of IT
that are often associated with e-government. For example, this
may provide some insight into
why most local governments offer a basic Web site, but few
have adopted more interactive
online technologies. In addition, it is important to understand
that some advanced forms of
IT may also possess higher levels of risk for local governments.
For example, the use of
some advanced Web sites employed by private-sector firms,
75. such as Amazon.com, track
user behavior in order to personalize the future content that the
user views on the Web site.
Similar technologies and practices are available for use by local
governments and could be
used to provide the citizen user with tailored government
information or services. However,
the collection of such data by local governments may present
significant challenges since
they may be legally required and/or understandably expected by
the public to protect all
personal information collected (Hinnant & O’Looney, 2003).
While it is useful to understand a technology’s specific
characteristics, it is also important to
understand that such characteristics cannot be considered
outside the societal and organiza-
tional contexts within which the technology may be adopted and
implemented. At one level,
the adoption of IT may be assessed across a set of local
governments in order to evaluate
overall levels of diffusion. However, it should be clear that the
successful adoption of a
particular IT, within a specific local government context, has
more to do with how well the
IT is judged to accomplish a specific task and the degree to
77. Availability of Resources
Tied closely to both the motivation to innovate as well as the
characteristics of a specific
IT, is the local government’s available resources. Resources
may take several forms, such
as financial resources, the number of available staff, or the
knowledge assets that are re-
quired to adopt and implement a respective technology. The
adoption of any IT is known
to have potentially significant impacts on the internal processes
of any organization and
this is also true of IT adoptions by local government
organizations. The adoption of many
forms of IT associated with e-government potentially requires
significant departures from
the organization’s existing technical and administrative
systems. In order to successfully
identify, adopt, and implement a new form of IT, the
organization must possess, develop, or
obtain significant knowledge and expertise regarding not only
the technology in question,
but also how that technology may be successfully integrated
with the existing social and
78. technical structures of the organization. Surveys of local
governments consistently indicate
that the lack of sufficient financial resources, Web staff, and
Web expertise are the top three
barriers to e-government initiatives (ICMA, 2004; Norris &
Moon, 2005). Furthermore,
examinations of advanced online technologies, such as
personalization of services, also
indicate that the adoption of new online services is often slowed
by limitations of technical
expertise and budgetary considerations (Hinnant & O’Looney,
2003).
Financial resources may be crucial not only for the initial
development or acquisition of IT,
but also for its successful integration within an organization’s
administrative systems. Integra-
tion of new IT often requires significant adjustments to existing
systems. These adjustments
may come in the form of reengineering administrative systems
or subsequent changes in
the necessary skills possessed by staff who operate the new IT
system. More importantly,
financial resources may also provide a means for acquiring
additional knowledge that the
IT may require. This may be in the form of training current staff
79. or in acquiring knowledge
from …
Module Five Essay Assignment & Research Assignment -This is
2 assignments due June 4
#1 essay 200 words
PLACE ALL ANSWERS IN THIS ASSIGNMENT ON ONE
WORD DOCUMENT ONLY, IDENTIFYING EACH
ACCORDINGLY.
After reading Chapter 10 prepare a 200 word response to the
discussion of “The diffusion of IT within society during the past
decade has refocused attention on how new forms of IT may be
used to transform institutions within the public sector.”
#2 research paper 100 words
Using the article provided Page One Article Title: List the
article publication information using APA style for reference
list citations,
References:
MARTINEAU, P. (2020). 2020: BACK TO THE FUTURE: How
does the state of tech in 2020 compare to predictions made on
the cusp of Y2K? Government Technology, 33(1), 14–20.
Page Two Summary (must be at least 100 words): List the
article’s thesis (or hypotheses), methodology and evidence, its
logic or argument, and summarizes its conclusions.
Both assignments wiill be turned into TURNITIN
80. Must meet this grading criteria:
Responds to assigned or selected topic; Goes beyond what is
required in some meaningful way (e.g., ideas contribute a new
dimension to what we know about the topic, unearths something
unanticipated); Is substantive and evidence-based; Demonstrates
that the student has read, viewed, and considered the Learning
Resources in the course and that the assignment answer/paper
topic connects in a meaningful way to the course content; and Is
submitted by the due date.
In-depth understanding and application of concepts and issues
presented in the course (e.g., insightful interpretations or
analyses; accurate and perceptive parallels, ideas, opinions, and
conclusions), showing that the student has absorbed the general
principles and ideas presented and makes inferences about the
concepts/issues or connects to them to other ideas; Rich and
relevant examples; Thought-provoking ideas and interpretations,
original thinking, new perspectives; Original and critical
thinking; and Mastery and thoughtful/accurate application of
knowledge and skills or strategies presented in the course.
Uses language that is clear, concise, and appropriate; Has few if
any errors in spelling, grammar, and syntax; Is extremely well
organized, logical, and clear and never confuses the reader;
Uses a preponderance of original language and uses direct
quotes only when necessary and/or appropriate; and Provides
information about a source when citing or paraphrasing it.
81. Significantly contributes to the knowledge in the field; Is well
supported by current and pertinent research/evidence (within the
previous 5 years, except for seminal, original research where
appropriate) from a variety of primarily primary, peer-reviewed
sources (rather than textbooks and Web sites); and Consistently
uses correct APA form and style (including citations,
references, nonbiased language, clear organization, good
editorial style, etc.) with very few or no errors.
Module Five Essay Assignment
&
Research Assignment
-
This is 2 assignments due June 4
#1 essay
200 words
PLACE ALL ANSWERS IN THIS ASSIGNMENT ON ONE
WORD DOCUMENT ONLY, IDENTIFYING EACH
ACCORDINGLY.
82. After reading Chapter 10 prepare a
200 word
response to the
discussion of “The diffusion of IT within society during the
past decade has refocused attention on how new forms of IT
may be used to transform institutions within the public
sector.”
#2 research paper
1
00 words
Using the article provided Page One Article Title: L
ist the article publication information using APA style for
reference list
citations,
References:
MARTINEAU, P. (2020). 2020: BACK TO THE FUTURE: How
does the state of tech in 2020 compare to predictions made
on the cusp of Y2K? Government Technology, 33(
1), 14
83. –
20.
Page Two Summary (
must be at least 100 words
): List the article’s thesis (or hypotheses), methodology and
evidence, its
logic or argument, and summarizes its conclusions.
Both assignments wiill be turned into
TURNITIN
Must meet this grading crit
eria:
Responds to assigned or selected topic; Goes beyond what is
required in some meaningful way (e.g., ideas contribute a
new dimension to what we know about the topic, unearths
something unanticipated); Is substantive and evidence
-
based; Demonstrates t
hat the student has read, viewed, and considered the Learning
Resources in the course and that
the assignment answer/paper topic connects in a meaningful
way to the course content; and Is submitted by the due
84. date.
In
-
depth understanding and application of
concepts and issues presented in the course (e.g., insightful
interpretations or
analyses; accurate and perceptive parallels, ideas, opinions, and
conclusions), showing that the student has absorbed
the general principles and ideas presented and makes inf
erences about the concepts/issues or connects to them to
other ideas; Rich and relevant examples; Thought
-
provoking ideas and interpretations, original thinking, new
perspectives; Original and critical thinking; and Mastery and
thoughtful/accurate applicat
ion of knowledge and skills or
strategies presented in the course.
Uses language that is clear, concise, and appropriate; Has few if
any errors in spelling, grammar, and syntax; Is extremely
well organized, logical, and clear and never confuses the reader;
Uses a preponderance of original language and uses
85. direct quotes only when necessary and/or appropriate; and
Provides information about a source when citing or
paraphrasing it.
Significantly contributes to the knowledge in the field; Is well
supported by
current and pertinent research/evidence
(within the previous 5 years, except for seminal, original
research where appropriate) from a variety of primarily
primary, peer
-
reviewed sources (rather than textbooks and Web sites); and
Consistently uses correct A
PA form and style
(including citations, references, nonbiased language, clear
organization, good editorial style, etc.) with very few or no
errors.
Module Five Essay Assignment & Research Assignment -This is
2 assignments due June 4
#1 essay 200 words
PLACE ALL ANSWERS IN THIS ASSIGNMENT ON ONE
WORD DOCUMENT ONLY, IDENTIFYING EACH
ACCORDINGLY.
After reading Chapter 10 prepare a 200 word response to the
86. discussion of “The diffusion of IT within society during the
past decade has refocused attention on how new forms of IT
may be used to transform institutions within the public
sector.”
#2 research paper 100 words
Using the article provided Page One Article Title: List the
article publication information using APA style for reference
list
citations,
References:
MARTINEAU, P. (2020). 2020: BACK TO THE FUTURE: How
does the state of tech in 2020 compare to predictions made
on the cusp of Y2K? Government Technology, 33(1), 14–20.
Page Two Summary (must be at least 100 words): List the
article’s thesis (or hypotheses), methodology and evidence, its
logic or argument, and summarizes its conclusions.
Both assignments wiill be turned into TURNITIN
Must meet this grading criteria:
Responds to assigned or selected topic; Goes beyond what is
required in some meaningful way (e.g., ideas contribute a
new dimension to what we know about the topic, unearths
something unanticipated); Is substantive and evidence-
based; Demonstrates that the student has read, viewed, and
considered the Learning Resources in the course and that
the assignment answer/paper topic connects in a meaningful
87. way to the course content; and Is submitted by the due
date.
In-depth understanding and application of concepts and issues
presented in the course (e.g., insightful interpretations or
analyses; accurate and perceptive parallels, ideas, opinions, and
conclusions), showing that the student has absorbed
the general principles and ideas presented and makes inferences
about the concepts/issues or connects to them to
other ideas; Rich and relevant examples; Thought-provoking
ideas and interpretations, original thinking, new
perspectives; Original and critical thinking; and Mastery and
thoughtful/accurate application of knowledge and skills or
strategies presented in the course.
Uses language that is clear, concise, and appropriate; Has few if
any errors in spelling, grammar, and syntax; Is extremely
well organized, logical, and clear and never confuses the reader;
Uses a preponderance of original language and uses
direct quotes only when necessary and/or appropriate; and
Provides information about a source when citing or
paraphrasing it.
Significantly contributes to the knowledge in the field; Is well
supported by current and pertinent research/evidence
(within the previous 5 years, except for seminal, original
research where appropriate) from a variety of primarily
primary, peer-reviewed sources (rather than textbooks and Web
88. sites); and Consistently uses correct APA form and style
(including citations, references, nonbiased language, clear
organization, good editorial style, etc.) with very few or no
errors.