Assignment 1: Trends in the Workplace
Due Week 3 and worth 200 points
According to the text, there are a number of key trends in the workplace that have significant influences on organizations. HR professionals play a key role in helping organizations respond to evolving trends, comply with federal and state regulations, and manage workplace flexibility. As an HR professional it is important for you to demonstrate your understanding of the ever changing global environment.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
Specify the key functional areas of Human Resources Management. Explore the manner in which each function contributes to the overall performance of an organization. Support your response with specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically responsible.
Examine four (4) federal equal employment opportunity laws. Suggest the primary manner in which each law influences fair employment practices within the organization where you currently work or an organization for which you have worked in the past. Support your response with specific examples of the chosen organization’s employment practices.
According to the text, there are three (3) significant trends affecting organizations today: the aging workforce, diversity, and skills deficiencies in the workplace. Analyze the primary manner in which each of these three (3) trends has impacted the organization where you currently work or one (1) where you have worked in the past. Support your response with specific examples of said impact.
According to the text, workplace flexibility is essential for organizational success in the rapidly changing world. Explore two (2) ways that the organization where you currently work, or one (1) where you have worked in the past, might respond to the need to be flexible. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least four (4) quality academic (peer-reviewed) resources in this assignment.
Note:
Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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:
Examine the theoretical constructs of human resource management.
Analyze the external environmental factors that impact human resource policies and procedures.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management foundations.
Write clearly and concisely about human resource management foundations using proper writing mechanics.
Gradi.
The following assignment must be in apa format at least 5 pages. Pl.docxmallisonshavon
The following assignment must be in apa format at least 5 pages. Please follow the rubic.
According to the text, there are a number of key trends in the workplace that have significant influences on organizations. HR professionals play a key role in helping organizations respond to evolving trends, comply with federal and state regulations, and manage workplace flexibility. As an HR professional it is important for you to demonstrate your understanding of the ever changing global environment.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
Specify the key functional areas of Human Resources Management. Explore the manner in which each function contributes to the overall performance of an organization. Support your response with specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically responsible.
Examine four (4) federal equal employment opportunity laws. Suggest the primary manner in which each law influences fair employment practices within the organization where you currently work or an organization for which you have worked in the past. Support your response with specific examples of the chosen organization’s employment practices.
According to the text, there are three (3) significant trends affecting organizations today: the aging workforce, diversity, and skills deficiencies in the workplace. Analyze the primary manner in which each of these three (3) trends has impacted the organization where you currently work or one (1) where you have worked in the past. Support your response with specific examples of said impact.
According to the text, workplace flexibility is essential for organizational success in the rapidly changing world. Explore two (2) ways that the organization where you currently work, or one (1) where you have worked in the past, might respond to the need to be flexible. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least four (4) quality academic (peer-reviewed) resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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:
Examine the theoretical constructs of human resource management.
Analyze the external environmental factors that impact human resource policies and procedures.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management foundations.
Write clearly and concisely about human resource management foundations using proper writing mechanics.
Point.
Assignment 1 Trends in the workplaceAccording to the text, thdesteinbrook
Assignment 1: Trends in the workplace
According to the text, there are a number of key trends in the workplace that have significant influences on organizations. HR professionals play a key role in helping organizations respond to evolving trends, comply with federal and state regulations, and manage workplace flexibility. As an HR professional it is important for you to demonstrate your understanding of the ever changing global environment.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
Specify the key functional areas of Human Resources Management. Explore the manner in which each function contributes to the overall performance of an organization. Support your response with specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically responsible.
Examine four (4) federal equal employment opportunity laws. Suggest the primary manner in which each law influences fair employment practices within the organization where you currently work or an organization for which you have worked in the past. Support your response with specific examples of the chosen organization’s employment practices.
According to the text, there are three (3) significant trends affecting organizations today: the aging workforce, diversity, and skills deficiencies in the workplace. Analyze the primary manner in which each of these three (3) trends has impacted the organization where you currently work or one (1) where you have worked in the past. Support your response with specific examples of said impact.
According to the text, workplace flexibility is essential for organizational success in the rapidly changing world. Explore two (2) ways that the organization where you currently work, or one (1) where you have worked in the past, might respond to the need to be flexible. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least four (4) quality academic (peer-reviewed) resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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.
Points: 200
Assignment 1: Trends in the Workplace
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Specify the key functional areas of Human Resources Management. Explore the manner in which each function contributes to the overall performance of an organization. Support your response with specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically responsible.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely specified the key functional areas of Human Resources Management. Did not subm ...
Assignment 1 Trends in the WorkplaceDue Week 3 and worth 200 poin.docxmaribethy2y
Assignment 1: Trends in the Workplace
Due Week 3 and worth 200 points
According to the text, there are a number of key trends in the workplace that have significant influences on organizations. HR professionals play a key role in helping organizations respond to evolving trends, comply with federal and state regulations, and manage workplace flexibility. As an HR professional it is important for you to demonstrate your understanding of the ever changing global environment.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
Specify the key functional areas of Human Resources Management. Explore the manner in which each function contributes to the overall performance of an organization. Support your response with specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically responsible.
Examine four (4) federal equal employment opportunity laws. Suggest the primary manner in which each law influences fair employment practices within the organization where you currently work or an organization for which you have worked in the past. Support your response with specific examples of the chosen organization’s employment practices.
According to the text, there are three (3) significant trends affecting organizations today: the aging workforce, diversity, and skills deficiencies in the workplace. Analyze the primary manner in which each of these three (3) trends has impacted the organization where you currently work or one (1) where you have worked in the past. Support your response with specific examples of said impact.
According to the text, workplace flexibility is essential for organizational success in the rapidly changing world. Explore two (2) ways that the organization where you currently work, or one (1) where you have worked in the past, might respond to the need to be flexible. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least four (4) quality academic (peer-reviewed) resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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:
Examine the theoretical constructs of human resource management.
Analyze the external environmental factors that impact human resource policies and procedures.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management foundations.
Write clearly and concisely about human resource management foundations using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment.
Assignment 1 Social Performance of OrganizationsDue Week 4 and .docxsherni1
Assignment 1: Social Performance of Organizations
Due Week 4 and worth 240 points
According to the textbook, the current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; as a result, the relationship between business and society is becoming more complex. Use the Internet to research one (1) of the following organizations:
· De Beers Diamond Company
· National Football League (NFL)
· British Petroleum (BP)
· National Rifle Association (NRA)
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
1. Specify the nature, structure, types of products or service of your chosen organization, and two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide explanation to support the rationale.
2. Examine three (3) salient stakeholders of the chosen organization based on their key roles and relationships with the company.
3. Suggest five (5) ways in which the primary stakeholders can influence the organization’s financial performance. Provide support for the response.
4. Specify one (1) controversial corporate social responsibility concern associated with your selected organization.
5. Assuming you are the leader of the most influential stakeholder group, outline a plan to form a stakeholder coalition to force the organization to address your chosen controversial issue. The plan should include the key steps that you would take to identify members for your coalition group, the major reasons why you believe that the particular target group can help you to accomplish your goal, and the method you would utilize to foster collaboration among the various groups you target.
6. Assume the role as the leader of the most influential stakeholder group, and indicate three (3) potential challenges that you may face in encouraging stakeholders to form a coalition to help you achieve your goals. Suggest the significant steps that you would take in order to overcome these challenges that you have identified. Justify the response.
7. Use at least four (4) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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:
· Analyze the relationship between business and society, and the ways in which they are part of an interactive system.
· Recommend ways stakeholders can influence the destiny of both business and society.
· Analyze the various primary and secondary stakeholder groups, their roles, ...
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Assignment 1: Social Performance of Organizations
Due Week 4 and worth 240 points
According to the textbook, the current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; as a result, the relationship between business and society is becoming more complex. Use the Internet to research one (1) of the following organizations:
De Beers Diamond Company
National Football League (NFL)
British Petroleum (BP)
National Rifle Association (NRA)
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
Specify the nature, structure, types of products or service of your chosen organization, and two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide explanation to support the rationale.
Examine three (3) salient stakeholders of the chosen organization based on their key roles and relationships with the company.
Suggest five (5) ways in which the primary stakeholders can influence the organization’s financial performance. Provide support for the response.
Specify one (1) controversial corporate social responsibility concern associated with your selected organization.
Assuming you are the leader of the most influential stakeholder group, outline a plan to form a stakeholder coalition to force the organization to address your chosen controversial issue. The plan should include the key steps that you would take to identify members for your coalition group, the major reasons why you believe that the particular target group can help you to accomplish your goal, and the method you would utilize to foster collaboration among the various groups you target.
Assume the role as the leader of the most influential stakeholder group, and indicate three (3) potential challenges that you may face in encouraging stakeholders to form a coalition to help you achieve your goals. Suggest the significant steps that you would take in order to overcome these challenges that you have identified. Justify the response.
Use at least four (4) quality references.
Note
: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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-specifi.
Assignment 1: Front-End Needs Analysis
Due Week 3 and worth 160 points
Imagine that you work for an educational organization or a training department for an organization (e.g., K12, higher education, corporate training, military, or non-profit). Your organization is procuring a new Learning Management System (LMS) for online education or training needs.
Note: You may use aspects of existing processes from either your current or a former place of employment. However, you must remove any and all identifying information that would enable someone to discern the organization[s] that you have used. You may also create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of these assignments.
The following resources may help you with this assignment:
· Article titled “LMS Needs Analysis – Questions To Ask When Reviewing Systems”, located at http://www.funderstanding.com/educators/lms-needs-analysis-questions-to-ask-when-reviewing-systems/
· Article titled “Resources for Procuring the ‘Right’ Learning Management System”, located at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/training-and-development/reference-materials/procuring_lms.pdf
Write a four to six (5-7) page paper in which you:
1. Describe your organization and explain what kind of education / training it provides.
2. Explain the current systems and processes used for education / training in your organization.
3. Identify the key internal administrative and educational stakeholders from your organization that will access and / or maintain the LMS. Specify each stakeholder’s role for the LMS.
4. Determine at least five (5) key specific needs of the organization that you foresee will benefit from an LMS based upon the stakeholders’ roles. Justify your response.
5. Prioritize and classify the needs that you determined in Question 3 in order to select the right LMS for your organization. Justify your response.
6. Suggest a strategy for assessing proprietary and open-access LMSs to correspond with the needs of your organization. Provide a rationale for your suggestion.
7. Provide at least two (4) reliable, relevant, peer-reviewed references (no more than one [1] used previously), published within the last five (5) years that support the paper’s claims.
8. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
a. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. 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 is not included in the required page length.
c. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
· Analyze an organization’s learning needs and rationale for selecting a Learning Management System (LMS).
· Differentiate between propr.
Discussion 1Question BRead Creating Innovation Leading and Ma.docxmickietanger
Discussion 1
Question B
Read "Creating Innovation: Leading and Managing the Human Capital at Apple" on page 14 in Chapter 1 and respond to the following:Human creativity is needed in any sort of enterprise; yet, at Apple, it is the chief source of their competitive advantage. Their competitors may try to copy their products, but what must they emulate to match or surpass this “creative king”? Support your opinions by referencing sources such as the textbook or internet research.
Assignment 's
Organizational Behavior
Final Project - Topic Selection
The final project revolves around you diagnosing a process/structure/environment in an organization that you're familiar with and that needs improvement and designing an organizational development (OD) intervention to achieve positive change. Organizations such as your place of employment, community groups, volunteer groups, school committees, and even city/state/Federal governments are areas to consider.
Using APA formatting requirements (12 point Times New Roman font, double-spacing, 1" margins, title and reference pages), write a
250-350 word paper
introducing your chosen organization and the associated process/structure/environment that needs improvement.
Additionally, your paper should discuss the following:
why you have chosen your organization;
a diagnosis of why the change is needed;
proposed organizational behavior concepts from the text that might apply as you work towards an intervention
Assignment 2
All in a Day’s Work Case Study
Review the All in a Day’s Work Case Study (pp. 33-34) and answer the three discussion questions.
Responses to each question should range from 100-200 words.
Your paper should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards (12 point Times New Roman font, double-spacing, 1" margins, title and reference pages). Be sure to use the text and/or other sources to support your responses and properly cite the use of such.
Describe the people-related problems or issues Ann Wood faced during the day. Did she handle these effectively? If not, what do you believe she should have done?
Is Ann Wood a high-involvement manager? If so, provide evidence. If not, how well do you think she’ll perform in her new job as head of marketing?
Assume that Ann Wood wants her managers and associates to be the foundation for her department’s competitive advantages. Use the framework summarized in Exhibit 1.2 to assess the degree to which Ann’s people are a source of competitive advantage at this point in time.
Week 2 Dicussion
Organizational Behavior
Diversity Roadblock – Stereotyping
Please respond to the following question along with at least 2 substantive peer replies (for a minimum of 3 posts):
Sheryl Sandburg is one of the best known women in business today. Her accomplishments have illustrated the capacity of women to manage complex organizations in a manner that is equal to that of a man. What has her success revealed in regard to stereotyping and diversity?
Ass.
Points 200Assignment 1 Procedural Law and the Bill of Rights.docxharrisonhoward80223
Points: 200
Assignment 1: Procedural Law and the Bill of Rights
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Compare and contrast two (2) of the sources of rights and fundamental principles found in the United States’ legal system as outlined by the text.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted two (2) of the sources of rights and fundamental principles found in the United States’ legal system as outlined by the text.
Insufficiently compared and contrasted two (2) of the sources of rights and fundamental principles found in the United States’ legal system as outlined by the text.
Partially compared and contrasted two (2) of the sources of rights and fundamental principles found in the United States’ legal system as outlined by the text.
Satisfactorily compared and contrasted two (2) of the sources of rights and fundamental principles found in the United States’ legal system as outlined by the text.
Thoroughly compared and contrasted two (2) of the sources of rights and fundamental principles found in the United States’ legal system as outlined by the text.
2. Critically analyze and discuss two (2) steps of the criminal justice process from arrest to imprisonment.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely critically analyzed and discussed two (2) steps of the criminal justice process from arrest to imprisonment.
Insufficiently critically analyzed and discussed two (2) steps of the criminal justice process from arrest to imprisonment.
Partially critically analyzed and discussed two (2) steps of the criminal justice process from arrest to imprisonment.
Satisfactorily critically analyzed and discussed two (2) steps of the criminal justice process from arrest to imprisonment.
Thoroughly critically analyzed and discussed two (2) steps of the criminal justice process from arrest to imprisonment.
3. Identify and discuss the particular amendment related to arrest, search and seizures.
Weight: 15%
Did not submit or incompletely identified and discussed the particular amendment related to arrest, search and seizures.
Insufficiently identified and discussed the particular amendment related to arrest, search and seizures.
Partially identified and discussed the particular amendment related to arrest, search and seizures.
Satisfactorily identified and discussed the particular amendment related to arrest, search and seizures.
Thoroughly identified and discussed the particular amendment related to arrest, search and seizures.
4. Compare and contrast the concepts of probable cause and reasonable suspicion. In your own words, explain how they are similar or different.
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted the concepts of probable cause and reasonable suspicion. Did not submit or incompletely explained how they are similar or different.
Insufficiently compared and contrasted the concepts of probable cause and reasonable s.
The following assignment must be in apa format at least 5 pages. Pl.docxmallisonshavon
The following assignment must be in apa format at least 5 pages. Please follow the rubic.
According to the text, there are a number of key trends in the workplace that have significant influences on organizations. HR professionals play a key role in helping organizations respond to evolving trends, comply with federal and state regulations, and manage workplace flexibility. As an HR professional it is important for you to demonstrate your understanding of the ever changing global environment.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
Specify the key functional areas of Human Resources Management. Explore the manner in which each function contributes to the overall performance of an organization. Support your response with specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically responsible.
Examine four (4) federal equal employment opportunity laws. Suggest the primary manner in which each law influences fair employment practices within the organization where you currently work or an organization for which you have worked in the past. Support your response with specific examples of the chosen organization’s employment practices.
According to the text, there are three (3) significant trends affecting organizations today: the aging workforce, diversity, and skills deficiencies in the workplace. Analyze the primary manner in which each of these three (3) trends has impacted the organization where you currently work or one (1) where you have worked in the past. Support your response with specific examples of said impact.
According to the text, workplace flexibility is essential for organizational success in the rapidly changing world. Explore two (2) ways that the organization where you currently work, or one (1) where you have worked in the past, might respond to the need to be flexible. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least four (4) quality academic (peer-reviewed) resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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:
Examine the theoretical constructs of human resource management.
Analyze the external environmental factors that impact human resource policies and procedures.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management foundations.
Write clearly and concisely about human resource management foundations using proper writing mechanics.
Point.
Assignment 1 Trends in the workplaceAccording to the text, thdesteinbrook
Assignment 1: Trends in the workplace
According to the text, there are a number of key trends in the workplace that have significant influences on organizations. HR professionals play a key role in helping organizations respond to evolving trends, comply with federal and state regulations, and manage workplace flexibility. As an HR professional it is important for you to demonstrate your understanding of the ever changing global environment.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
Specify the key functional areas of Human Resources Management. Explore the manner in which each function contributes to the overall performance of an organization. Support your response with specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically responsible.
Examine four (4) federal equal employment opportunity laws. Suggest the primary manner in which each law influences fair employment practices within the organization where you currently work or an organization for which you have worked in the past. Support your response with specific examples of the chosen organization’s employment practices.
According to the text, there are three (3) significant trends affecting organizations today: the aging workforce, diversity, and skills deficiencies in the workplace. Analyze the primary manner in which each of these three (3) trends has impacted the organization where you currently work or one (1) where you have worked in the past. Support your response with specific examples of said impact.
According to the text, workplace flexibility is essential for organizational success in the rapidly changing world. Explore two (2) ways that the organization where you currently work, or one (1) where you have worked in the past, might respond to the need to be flexible. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least four (4) quality academic (peer-reviewed) resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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.
Points: 200
Assignment 1: Trends in the Workplace
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Specify the key functional areas of Human Resources Management. Explore the manner in which each function contributes to the overall performance of an organization. Support your response with specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically responsible.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely specified the key functional areas of Human Resources Management. Did not subm ...
Assignment 1 Trends in the WorkplaceDue Week 3 and worth 200 poin.docxmaribethy2y
Assignment 1: Trends in the Workplace
Due Week 3 and worth 200 points
According to the text, there are a number of key trends in the workplace that have significant influences on organizations. HR professionals play a key role in helping organizations respond to evolving trends, comply with federal and state regulations, and manage workplace flexibility. As an HR professional it is important for you to demonstrate your understanding of the ever changing global environment.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
Specify the key functional areas of Human Resources Management. Explore the manner in which each function contributes to the overall performance of an organization. Support your response with specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically responsible.
Examine four (4) federal equal employment opportunity laws. Suggest the primary manner in which each law influences fair employment practices within the organization where you currently work or an organization for which you have worked in the past. Support your response with specific examples of the chosen organization’s employment practices.
According to the text, there are three (3) significant trends affecting organizations today: the aging workforce, diversity, and skills deficiencies in the workplace. Analyze the primary manner in which each of these three (3) trends has impacted the organization where you currently work or one (1) where you have worked in the past. Support your response with specific examples of said impact.
According to the text, workplace flexibility is essential for organizational success in the rapidly changing world. Explore two (2) ways that the organization where you currently work, or one (1) where you have worked in the past, might respond to the need to be flexible. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least four (4) quality academic (peer-reviewed) resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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:
Examine the theoretical constructs of human resource management.
Analyze the external environmental factors that impact human resource policies and procedures.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management foundations.
Write clearly and concisely about human resource management foundations using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment.
Assignment 1 Social Performance of OrganizationsDue Week 4 and .docxsherni1
Assignment 1: Social Performance of Organizations
Due Week 4 and worth 240 points
According to the textbook, the current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; as a result, the relationship between business and society is becoming more complex. Use the Internet to research one (1) of the following organizations:
· De Beers Diamond Company
· National Football League (NFL)
· British Petroleum (BP)
· National Rifle Association (NRA)
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
1. Specify the nature, structure, types of products or service of your chosen organization, and two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide explanation to support the rationale.
2. Examine three (3) salient stakeholders of the chosen organization based on their key roles and relationships with the company.
3. Suggest five (5) ways in which the primary stakeholders can influence the organization’s financial performance. Provide support for the response.
4. Specify one (1) controversial corporate social responsibility concern associated with your selected organization.
5. Assuming you are the leader of the most influential stakeholder group, outline a plan to form a stakeholder coalition to force the organization to address your chosen controversial issue. The plan should include the key steps that you would take to identify members for your coalition group, the major reasons why you believe that the particular target group can help you to accomplish your goal, and the method you would utilize to foster collaboration among the various groups you target.
6. Assume the role as the leader of the most influential stakeholder group, and indicate three (3) potential challenges that you may face in encouraging stakeholders to form a coalition to help you achieve your goals. Suggest the significant steps that you would take in order to overcome these challenges that you have identified. Justify the response.
7. Use at least four (4) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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:
· Analyze the relationship between business and society, and the ways in which they are part of an interactive system.
· Recommend ways stakeholders can influence the destiny of both business and society.
· Analyze the various primary and secondary stakeholder groups, their roles, ...
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Assignment 1: Social Performance of Organizations
Due Week 4 and worth 240 points
According to the textbook, the current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; as a result, the relationship between business and society is becoming more complex. Use the Internet to research one (1) of the following organizations:
De Beers Diamond Company
National Football League (NFL)
British Petroleum (BP)
National Rifle Association (NRA)
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
Specify the nature, structure, types of products or service of your chosen organization, and two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide explanation to support the rationale.
Examine three (3) salient stakeholders of the chosen organization based on their key roles and relationships with the company.
Suggest five (5) ways in which the primary stakeholders can influence the organization’s financial performance. Provide support for the response.
Specify one (1) controversial corporate social responsibility concern associated with your selected organization.
Assuming you are the leader of the most influential stakeholder group, outline a plan to form a stakeholder coalition to force the organization to address your chosen controversial issue. The plan should include the key steps that you would take to identify members for your coalition group, the major reasons why you believe that the particular target group can help you to accomplish your goal, and the method you would utilize to foster collaboration among the various groups you target.
Assume the role as the leader of the most influential stakeholder group, and indicate three (3) potential challenges that you may face in encouraging stakeholders to form a coalition to help you achieve your goals. Suggest the significant steps that you would take in order to overcome these challenges that you have identified. Justify the response.
Use at least four (4) quality references.
Note
: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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-specifi.
Assignment 1: Front-End Needs Analysis
Due Week 3 and worth 160 points
Imagine that you work for an educational organization or a training department for an organization (e.g., K12, higher education, corporate training, military, or non-profit). Your organization is procuring a new Learning Management System (LMS) for online education or training needs.
Note: You may use aspects of existing processes from either your current or a former place of employment. However, you must remove any and all identifying information that would enable someone to discern the organization[s] that you have used. You may also create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of these assignments.
The following resources may help you with this assignment:
· Article titled “LMS Needs Analysis – Questions To Ask When Reviewing Systems”, located at http://www.funderstanding.com/educators/lms-needs-analysis-questions-to-ask-when-reviewing-systems/
· Article titled “Resources for Procuring the ‘Right’ Learning Management System”, located at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/training-and-development/reference-materials/procuring_lms.pdf
Write a four to six (5-7) page paper in which you:
1. Describe your organization and explain what kind of education / training it provides.
2. Explain the current systems and processes used for education / training in your organization.
3. Identify the key internal administrative and educational stakeholders from your organization that will access and / or maintain the LMS. Specify each stakeholder’s role for the LMS.
4. Determine at least five (5) key specific needs of the organization that you foresee will benefit from an LMS based upon the stakeholders’ roles. Justify your response.
5. Prioritize and classify the needs that you determined in Question 3 in order to select the right LMS for your organization. Justify your response.
6. Suggest a strategy for assessing proprietary and open-access LMSs to correspond with the needs of your organization. Provide a rationale for your suggestion.
7. Provide at least two (4) reliable, relevant, peer-reviewed references (no more than one [1] used previously), published within the last five (5) years that support the paper’s claims.
8. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
a. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. 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 is not included in the required page length.
c. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
· Analyze an organization’s learning needs and rationale for selecting a Learning Management System (LMS).
· Differentiate between propr.
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Discussion 1
Question B
Read "Creating Innovation: Leading and Managing the Human Capital at Apple" on page 14 in Chapter 1 and respond to the following:Human creativity is needed in any sort of enterprise; yet, at Apple, it is the chief source of their competitive advantage. Their competitors may try to copy their products, but what must they emulate to match or surpass this “creative king”? Support your opinions by referencing sources such as the textbook or internet research.
Assignment 's
Organizational Behavior
Final Project - Topic Selection
The final project revolves around you diagnosing a process/structure/environment in an organization that you're familiar with and that needs improvement and designing an organizational development (OD) intervention to achieve positive change. Organizations such as your place of employment, community groups, volunteer groups, school committees, and even city/state/Federal governments are areas to consider.
Using APA formatting requirements (12 point Times New Roman font, double-spacing, 1" margins, title and reference pages), write a
250-350 word paper
introducing your chosen organization and the associated process/structure/environment that needs improvement.
Additionally, your paper should discuss the following:
why you have chosen your organization;
a diagnosis of why the change is needed;
proposed organizational behavior concepts from the text that might apply as you work towards an intervention
Assignment 2
All in a Day’s Work Case Study
Review the All in a Day’s Work Case Study (pp. 33-34) and answer the three discussion questions.
Responses to each question should range from 100-200 words.
Your paper should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards (12 point Times New Roman font, double-spacing, 1" margins, title and reference pages). Be sure to use the text and/or other sources to support your responses and properly cite the use of such.
Describe the people-related problems or issues Ann Wood faced during the day. Did she handle these effectively? If not, what do you believe she should have done?
Is Ann Wood a high-involvement manager? If so, provide evidence. If not, how well do you think she’ll perform in her new job as head of marketing?
Assume that Ann Wood wants her managers and associates to be the foundation for her department’s competitive advantages. Use the framework summarized in Exhibit 1.2 to assess the degree to which Ann’s people are a source of competitive advantage at this point in time.
Week 2 Dicussion
Organizational Behavior
Diversity Roadblock – Stereotyping
Please respond to the following question along with at least 2 substantive peer replies (for a minimum of 3 posts):
Sheryl Sandburg is one of the best known women in business today. Her accomplishments have illustrated the capacity of women to manage complex organizations in a manner that is equal to that of a man. What has her success revealed in regard to stereotyping and diversity?
Ass.
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Points: 200
Assignment 1: Procedural Law and the Bill of Rights
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Compare and contrast two (2) of the sources of rights and fundamental principles found in the United States’ legal system as outlined by the text.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted two (2) of the sources of rights and fundamental principles found in the United States’ legal system as outlined by the text.
Insufficiently compared and contrasted two (2) of the sources of rights and fundamental principles found in the United States’ legal system as outlined by the text.
Partially compared and contrasted two (2) of the sources of rights and fundamental principles found in the United States’ legal system as outlined by the text.
Satisfactorily compared and contrasted two (2) of the sources of rights and fundamental principles found in the United States’ legal system as outlined by the text.
Thoroughly compared and contrasted two (2) of the sources of rights and fundamental principles found in the United States’ legal system as outlined by the text.
2. Critically analyze and discuss two (2) steps of the criminal justice process from arrest to imprisonment.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely critically analyzed and discussed two (2) steps of the criminal justice process from arrest to imprisonment.
Insufficiently critically analyzed and discussed two (2) steps of the criminal justice process from arrest to imprisonment.
Partially critically analyzed and discussed two (2) steps of the criminal justice process from arrest to imprisonment.
Satisfactorily critically analyzed and discussed two (2) steps of the criminal justice process from arrest to imprisonment.
Thoroughly critically analyzed and discussed two (2) steps of the criminal justice process from arrest to imprisonment.
3. Identify and discuss the particular amendment related to arrest, search and seizures.
Weight: 15%
Did not submit or incompletely identified and discussed the particular amendment related to arrest, search and seizures.
Insufficiently identified and discussed the particular amendment related to arrest, search and seizures.
Partially identified and discussed the particular amendment related to arrest, search and seizures.
Satisfactorily identified and discussed the particular amendment related to arrest, search and seizures.
Thoroughly identified and discussed the particular amendment related to arrest, search and seizures.
4. Compare and contrast the concepts of probable cause and reasonable suspicion. In your own words, explain how they are similar or different.
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted the concepts of probable cause and reasonable suspicion. Did not submit or incompletely explained how they are similar or different.
Insufficiently compared and contrasted the concepts of probable cause and reasonable s.
Assignment 1 Victims’ Rights and the Dos and Don’ts of Interviewing.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Victims’ Rights and the Dos and Don’ts of Interviewing Crime Victims
You are a police investigator in Centervale. Recently, there have been complaints from prosecutors, as well as several victims, about the interview techniques used by law enforcement (both first responders and investigators). The prosecution is losing cases because of inadmissible statements made to law enforcement by victims and witnesses in response to improper questioning. Because of their bad experiences early in the investigations, some victims refuse to come to court and testify. There are continuous complaints by victim services specialists that first responders do not provide victims with all their rights as governed by law.
The chief of police in Centervale is concerned about lawsuits and unsatisfied victims and asks you, one of the most experienced detectives of the Centervale Police Department, to attend patrol briefings and train officers in some dos and don'ts of interviewing victims of crime, especially women and children. You are also asked to go over some of the most important victims' rights that could cause the most legal trouble if not followed properly by the Centervale Police Department.
You realize that a proper interviewing lesson could take eight to sixteen hours, and you know law enforcement must strictly follow numerous victims' rights, but you have been given only fifteen to twenty minutes in which to teach, what you feel is the most important information.
Submission Details:
By 9.00pm
Saturday, January 9, 2016
, in a minimum of 250 words, post to the
Discussion Area
your responses to the following:
Identify and describe the training information you feel would be most important, if you had only ten minutes to teach law enforcement officers about:
Interviewing women and children
Crime victims' rights
Give your reasoning for the training information that you identified as most important for both training programs.
Note
: Use the textbook readings, the Argosy University online library, and any other outside sources to complete this assignment.
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Assignment 1 The Cold War and U.S. DiplomacyDue 11-02-15 and wort.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy
Due 11-02-15 and worth 135 points
Research must be used from Google Scholar or paper will lose points, magic32
Select a president from the table, (Ihave chosen John F. Kennedy) Then write a 3-5 page paper on the doctrine that president used according to Roskin. Your research must include at least four (4) credible sources, apart from your textbook. Your paper must address the following:
Summarize a situation that required U.S. diplomatic efforts during the president’s time in office.
Explicate the diplomatic doctrine the president followed, with reference to specific actions or events that occurred.
Describe the effects of these diplomatic efforts for the U.S. and other countries.
Assess, in conclusion, the advantages and disadvantages of the particular doctrine that was followed.
Cite at least four (4) reputable sources in addition to the textbook, not including Wikipedia, encyclopedias, or dictionaries.
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Assignment 1 Socioeconomic StatusInterestingly, researchers have .docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Socioeconomic Status
Interestingly, researchers have found that many of the cultural issues that apparently impact the human services delivery recipient are actually related to the socioeconomic status (SES) rather than other cultural factors.
In this assignment, you will focus on SES.
Tasks:
Elaborate on how (or whether) the SES impacts the work equation between a service delivery provider and a service delivery recipient. Be specific in your responses and illustrate using examples.
Submission Details:
By
Saturday, October 24, 2015
, post your responses to this
Discussion Area
. Support your assumptions by citing reputable source material used for this discussion in APA format.
Through
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
, respond to at least two of your classmates' posts, commenting on whether you agree with their positions. Comment on how the SES influences human services delivery issues, such as problem identification, symptom expression, and help-seeking behavior.
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Assignment 1 Trust and BoundariesIn this module, you learned ab.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Trust and Boundaries
In this module, you learned about the most important ethical standards in human services. Boundaries, competence, and accountability through documentation and program evaluation are the foundation of the effective practice of direct service providers and the stable functioning of human service agencies. The agency administrator has the responsibility for ensuring the ethical delivery of services, accountability of agency employees, and sustainability through funding and best practices in service delivery. Familiarity with these ethical and operational standards will prepare human service administrators to manage complex and diverse agencies.
Tasks:
In a minimum of 200 words, respond to the following:
You may choose any human services agency (such as, mental health agency, child welfare agency, substance abuse treatment facility) for your response.
Discuss two potential ethical dilemmas related to issues surrounding trust and boundaries in the professional relationship.
Identify and discuss the steps an agency should take to monitor your agency's compliance with the following standards: maintaining client records, evaluating treatment outcomes, and ensuring personnel competence.
Identify the manner in which you would search for eligible funds or assist with proposal or grant writing to secure funds to run your programs.
Submission Details:
By
Saturday, December 5, 2015
, post your responses to this
Discussion Area
.
Through
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
, respond to at least two other classmates' posts. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between one or more lin
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Assignment 1 The Problems of Evil and SufferingAll human bein.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: The Problems of Evil and Suffering
All human beings encounter pain and suffering in life. This can present some difficult questions to organized religions.
On some level, all religions answer fundamental questions of human existence, including, "why are we here?" Pain and suffering complicate these basic questions of human existence, whether the religion is monotheistic, polytheistic, or atheistic.
Some people endure much more pain and suffering than others. Why is this so? What is the origin of suffering? Is evil external or internal? Does it have any meaning? How should we respond to it?
Even more difficult is the problem of moral evil: some people deliberately cause other people to suffer. Why? If there is meaning in the universe, and especially if the universe is ruled by a beneficent deity, how can this be?
Write an essay of 1,000 words that examines the basic positions of each of the five religious traditions considering these human questions
In your essay, address the following questions:
How does
each
religion respond to the problems of evil and suffering?
How are those responses similar?
In what ways do the responses differ?
What factors account for these differences?
Which way of addressing evil is the most similar to your own? What role does reason play in your personal understanding of evil? How does that overlap or contradict with the major religions' uses of reason in explaining evil?
Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Introduce how each of the five religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism) responds to or address the problems of evil and suffering.
68
Compare the five religions and identify commonalities or similarities between them in addressing both the problem of evil and the problem of suffering.
40
Compare the five religions and identify differences between the five religions and how they address the problem of evil and the problem of suffering.
40
Discuss the factors that account for these differences in how the five religions address the problem of evil and the problem of suffering.
40
Describe which way of addressing evil is the most similar to the student's personal belief system. What role does reason play in your personal understanding of evil? How does that overlap or contradict with the major religions' uses of reason in explaining evil?
48
Style (8 points):
Tone, audience, and word choice
Organization (16 points):
Introduction, transitions, and conclusion
Usage and Mechanics (16 points):
Grammar, spelling, and sentence structure
APA Elements (24 points):
In-text citations and references, paraphrasing, and appropriate use of quotations and other elements of style
64
Total:
300
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Assignment 1 The Primary Care ClinicDue Week 4 and worth 160 poin.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: The Primary Care Clinic
Due Week 4 and worth 160 points
You are the manager of a new primary care clinic located about twenty five (25) miles outside of a small city (population of 50,000). With five (5) family physicians, two (2) nurse practitioners, two (2) physicians’ assistants (PAs), and twenty (20) clinical support staff consisting of RNs, LPNs, and CMAs, the clinic provides primary care services to a diverse community of people living and working outside the city limits. Originally a rural area, the community has been growing and now includes promising opportunities in employment, education, and comfortable living spaces for young families. However, there are still many residents who struggle to make ends meet with older farms that have belonged to families for generations.
The central city includes two (2) large acute care facilities, and one (1) tertiary care facility that is known for its excellent pulmonary care. Both acute care hospitals provide the usual services such as labor and delivery, outpatient surgery, chronic diseases care, etc. and have fully equipped ancillary departments, such as lab and radiology. Up until this point, the residents have used the facilities’ emergency departments for routine illnesses and conditions when their private physicians were not readily available.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
Analyze some of the key social, political, and economic factors that have led to the proliferation of urgent care facilities and primary care practices over the last 20-30 years.
Create a comprehensive mission statement for the clinic, and discuss how it will facilitate the provision of quality services.
Analyze and discuss one (1) or more directions the clinic might take to grow its business. Determine what factors you would consider when deciding what services to provide in-house and which ones to affiliate with other institutions.
Decide how you will determine if the clinic is meeting its goals. Identify three (3) performance measurements you could use to evaluate the success of the clinic’s services. Begin by naming a goal, and then identify a quantifiable measurement you could use for each to determine if you are coming close or falling short of the goal.
Determine how you would then address whatever opportunities for improvement seem to exist and what processes you would put in place.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment.
Note:
Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
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 is not included in the required page length.
Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is n.
Assignment 1 the sociological viewpoint toward social problems (Due.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: the sociological viewpoint toward social problems (Due Week 2)
Overview
One of the most crucial components to this course concerns addressing social problems in society from a sociological viewpoint as opposed to a strictly policy-oriented, psychological, or criminal justice viewpoint. Although many different viewpoints in social science are valid and have a lot of importance, it is equally important for us to understand how sociology looks at the nature of social problems in society today. This paper will enable us to explore why certain social problems seem to be regarded as more significant than others. Our job will be in defining the sociological viewpoint, and choosing one social problem that we think is of high importance. We will build upon the topic we choose in this paper for our second and third writing assignments.
Instructions
Construct a 2-4 page paper that fully explores each of the following areas:
1)
Citing our textbook material, explain how the sociological approach toward social problems differs from other approaches. Why are certain problems considered significant and others are not?
2)
Next, choose one social problem that exists in society that you think is particularly serious, and explain it in sociological terms. This social problem should be measurable in some statistical way. (Is it increasing, and if so, how? Among which groups of people, and for how long, etc.?)
3)
What might be one important way in which the social problem is currently being addressed in society?
4)
Please define and identify at least four concepts from our text relevant to your chosen social problem.
5)
Analyze the way in which these concepts help us better understand the nature of the social problem you are discussing.
Don’t forget to include proper APA-style citation and reference. (Assignment One is worth 10% of the total grade.)
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Assignment 1 The Role of Weak Institutions in Underdevelopment .docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: The Role of Weak Institutions in Underdevelopment
Due Week 4 and worth 200 points
1.
Use the Internet to research one developing nation from the list at the bottom of this paragraph. Your research should include an examination of the effects that the distribution of foreign aid can have on a developing country, as well as the material covered by the Webtext and lectures in Weeks 1 through 3.
Countries you may write about are as follows and no other country will be acceptable. Note: Haiti, Rwanda, Sudan, Egypt, Iraq, Sierra Leone and Columbia are
not
on this list.
Middle East
Libya
Gaza
Lebanon
Africa
The Central African Republic
Mozambique
Liberia
Zimbabwe (after transition from Rhodesia)
Latin America
Venezuela
East Asia, Southeast and Southwest Asia
Japan (after WWII)
India or Pakistan after the 1971 war over Bangladesh
Vietnam
Europe
Germany (after WWII)
Kosovo
Ukraine
2.
Write
at least a three page
research paper in which you:
Identify the weak institutions that make it so difficult to advance development in the Third World country that you have selected.
Support your response with concrete examples of each of the results that you have cited.
Analyze the specific actions that the leadership of the selected country has taken, through the use of its foreign aid from donor nations and international lending institutions, to relieve the severe problems caused by institutional failure and conflict.
Discuss whether or not the state’s internal institutions are working to improve development in the selected country. Support your response with examples.
Use at least five good academic resources in this assignment, excluding
Wikipedia, blogs, dictionaries, encyclopedias and other nonacademic material. Approval of resources is at the instructor's discretion.
3.
When referencing the selected resources, please use the following format:
Webtext Format:
Name of the author. Name of title. Retrieved from website URL.
Example:
Soomo.
Understanding Development
[Webtext]. Retrieved from
http://www.webtexts.com/courses/9218-cathey
.
Lecture Format:
Name of the Author. Name of the lecture [lecture type]. Retrieved from lecture URL.
Example:
Strayer University. (2013).
Understanding Development
[PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from
https://blackboard.strayer.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/SOC/300/1136/Week1/lecture/story.html
.
Internet Resources:
Author's Name. (Date of publication).
Title of the resource
. Retrieved from website URL.
Example:
Westwald, Eric. (2014).
Portraits of People Living on a Dollar a Day
. Retrieved from
http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2014/04/living-on-a-dollar-a-day-photos-renee-byer-thomas-nazario
.
4.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Contain no abstract and be at least
three pages of written text
in length, excluding tables and graphs.
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with on.
Assignment 1 White-Collar CrimeVictor and John work as software i.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: White-Collar Crime
Victor and John work as software installers and program developers in the computer division of the Social Security Administration (SSA). SSA purchased software which was customarily installed by both Victor and John. SSA was licensed to make copies of the software for use by their employees during their employment, but not for resale to the public or for profit.
Victor and John are also partners in a small computer business. Victor started using some SSA software in his business, without the knowledge or consent of SSA. He told John that he would use it only for testing and not for profit. However, the "testing" of the software generated profit for their business. John did not want to continue using the software without SSA consent. Victor believed the SSA would not grant permission and convinced John not to disclose their secret use of the software.
Research business law in regard to software use using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet. Based on the facts of the case and research, respond to the following questions:
What white-collar crimes, if any, did Victor and John commit? Explain each individual's crime separately.
What ethical leadership and management violation has Victor committed? Explain.
What legal protection is available to John if he decides to inform the SSA about the software use? Explain.
By
Saturday, December 12, 2015
, post your response to the appropriate
Discussion Area
. Through
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
, review and comment on at least two peers' responses.
Use the
Respond
link to post responses and
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Assignment 1 Special Interest GroupsGroups advancing specific.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Special Interest Groups
Groups advancing specific viewpoints or interests use lobbying and other methods of persuasion to influence political policies and decisions. They often have the financial resources to make contributions.
Research special interest groups in U.S. politics using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet. Based on your research, respond to any one item below:
Many successful interest groups are associated with highly educated, upper-income groups. Which voices of less educated and lower-income groups do you think have the strongest impact on American opinions and on decision makers?
Compare the political parties’ impact on the government with the impact of interest groups.
Write your response in 150–200 words.
By
Saturday, February 27, 2016
, post your response to the appropriate
Discussion Area
. Through
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.
.
Assignment 1 Should the U.S. Convert to a Zero Personal Income Ta.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Should the U.S. Convert to a Zero Personal Income Tax?
In a recent news article located at
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/heres-where-your-federal-income-tax-dollars-go-f654971
NBC News reported that the U.S. Government spends $3.6 trillion per year to fund Social Security, Medicare, homeland defense and safety, education, transportation, and the interest on debt obligations. In spite of the services and benefits that the government provides, many taxpayers dread paying income taxes but consider them a necessary evil. Consequently, there is much debate about the inequities contained within the tax code, due to tax shelters and tax credits provided to some taxpayers which thereby increase the tax burden on others.
Using the internet, research at least two (2) countries that have a zero income tax rate.
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
Analyze the way in which the two (2) countries that you have researched provide services and benefits to its citizens without collecting personal income taxes.
For the countries that you have chosen, determine whether or not he U.S. could adopt their taxation model without reducing its total amount of revenue generated by collecting personal income taxes from individuals and business. Justify your response.
Suggest at least three (3) advantages and three (3) disadvantages of the U.S. adopting a zero income tax model. Provide a rationale for your response.
Create a proposal for where the revenue would be derived if the U.S. were to adopt a zero income tax model. In your response, provide specific recommendations concerning the following:
The prosed tax base.
Whether or not tax payers at certain income levels should be exempt from taxations.
The Primary way in which the IRS would calculate the tax rate in order to ensure that the same level of tax revenue would still be collected.
The primary way in which your plan will achieve equity.
Speculate on the primary way in which the federal government could make up any shortfalls if it does not collect its targeted revenue from person income taxes, and ascertain the most significant way in which the U.S. Department of the Treasury, through the IRS, can still adhere to its fiscal and monetary policies. Justify your response.
Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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 ass.
Assignment 1 Resource and Competitive Position AnalysisUsing your.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Resource and Competitive Position Analysis
Using your text book, the AUO library and the Internet, research Panera Bread Company.
You have been hired by Panera Bread Company as a consultant to assess their internal and external environments in relation to their current competitive strategy. You are scheduled to meet executives at Panera Bread this week to discuss your assessment and recommendations. In preparation for your meeting, discuss the following in 2-3 pages:
Prepare a SWOT analysis of Panera Bread and discuss what your analysis revealed about the overall attractiveness of the company’s situation.
Does the company possess core competencies or distinctive competencies? Support your response with examples.
What recommendations will you provide to the executives regarding the actions Panera Bread needs to take to strengthen its competitive position?
By
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Provided a comprehensive SWOT analysis and explained the company’s overall attractiveness of their situation.
40
Examined and explained the company’s core competencies and/or distinctive competencies.
30
Demonstrated specific recommendations based upon findings that strengthen their competitive position.
20
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
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Assignment 1 Research PaperDue Week 3 and worth 200 points.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Research Paper
Due Week 3 and worth 200 points
Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research one (1) transnational crime as it applies to two (2) different countries of your own choosing.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
Review one (1) transnational crime.
Compare and contrast the two (2) countries for their definition of the crime, crime rate, and tools used to measure the crime.
Determine each country’s legal traditions and their major influences on crime definition, rate, and measurement.
Examine the extent to which crime statistics compiled in different countries can adequately be compared. Provide support for the response.
Use at least three (3) quality references.
Note:
Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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:
Describe the nature of globalization, and assess the aims and methods of comparative criminal justice and criminology.
Explain the nature and extent of various types of transnational crime.
Describe the principles of the four (4) major legal traditions and types of legal systems around the world.
Use technology and information resources to research comparative perspectives in criminal justice.
Write clearly and concisely about criminal justice topics using proper writing mechanics and APA style conventions.
Click
here
to view the grading rubric for this assignment.
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Assignment 1 RaceAs you work in the human services delivery secto.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Race
As you work in the human services delivery sector, you will encounter people (both clients and colleagues) from different racial backgrounds.
In this assignment, you will critically think about how racial differences can impact the work equation between a service delivery provider and a service delivery recipient and also between the agency staff members.
Tasks:
Given what you have learned in
Module 2
regarding race as socially constructed versus biologically constructed, post your responses to the following:
Discuss whether there is a difference between the two.
Elaborate on how race impacts the work equation between a service delivery provider and a service delivery recipient.
Discuss how racial diversity impacts the work equation between agency staff members. Be specific in your responses and illustrate using examples. Support your points using scholarly sources.
Submission Details:
By
Saturday, October 10, 2015
, post your responses to this
Discussion Area
. Support your assumptions by citing reputable source material used for this discussion in APA format.
Through
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
, respond to at least two of your classmates' posts, commenting on whether you agree with their position. Incorporate course content into your response posts to demonstrate your critical thinking skills with regard to the material covered in this module.
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Assignment 1 Political Belief Profile The relationship betwee.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Political Belief Profile
The relationship between public opinion and political participation raises many questions associated with how the public thinks, why they behave in the manner they do, and what outcomes in the form of ideological expressions will probably tak
e place because of citizens’ behavior in the political scenario. Essentially, “who, what, and where” issues again surface in response to evaluation of political socialization.
Political socialization may be expressed in a singular way, depending on the issue of concern, but it is not derived from any single impact throughout the life of American voters and nonvoters. Qualities and conditions such as gender, race, economic status, education, and religion impact voter behaviors. Indeed, whether or not an individual votes, or takes part in any of the varied available options for participation, is closely allied with the political socialization of individuals and even entire socioeconomic groups.
The Political Compass Web site (
http://www.politicalcompass.org
) offers a self-test that helps you analyze your personal political views on what the test authors call a “left–right” scale. Take the test and review your results to see where you stand on the economic scale and the social scale. Discuss the results using the following questions:
Did your “test result” match what you thought were your political beliefs?
What is “politically correct” thinking? Give examples of what might be considered “politically correct” and “politically incorrect.”
To what degree do you think your values and beliefs represent the norms, values, and traditions of society? Define your answer using the following Likert scale—extremely common, common, moderately common, uncommon, and extremely uncommon.
Write your response in 150–200 words.
By
Saturday, March 5, 2016
, post your response to the appropriate
Discussion Area
. Through
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
, review and comment on at least three peers’ responses.
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Assignment 1 Procedural Law and the Bill of RightsDue Week 4 and .docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Procedural Law and the Bill of Rights
Due Week 4 and worth 200 points
The Bill of Rights finds its roots in documents such as the British Magna Carta of 1215 AD. It was one of the first documents that provided the common man independence from a monarch. It did imply that the federal government’s law dominated all others; however, it gave each state control of any laws outside of those reserved to the federal government. The Bill of Rights acts as a blueprint that every individual state uses to protect the rights of individual citizens. In this assignment, you will utilize the various concepts found in the Bill of Rights to provide the foundation of the various sections of the question.
Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
Compare and contrast two (2) of the sources of rights and fundamental principles found in the United States’ legal system as outlined by the text.
Critically analyze and discuss two (2) steps of the criminal justice process from arrest to imprisonment.
Identify and discuss the particular amendment related to arrest, search and seizures.
Compare and contrast the concepts of probable cause and reasonable suspicion. In your own words, explain how they are similar or different.
Examine and discuss the two (2) examples in which the exclusionary rule may not apply.
Identify and discuss one (1) contemporary issue or case law related to the use of force.
Use at least four (4) quality references.
Note:
Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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:
Research and analyze procedures governing the process of arrest through trial.
Critically debate the Constitutional safeguards of key Amendments with specific attention to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments.
Describe the difference between searchers, warrantless searches, and stops.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in the criminal procedure.
Write clearly and concisely about the criminal procedure using proper writing mechanics.
Click here
to view the grading rubric for this assignment.
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Assignment 1 Objectives Log in to and out of a Linux system. U.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1 Objectives
Log in to and out of a Linux system.
Use Bash shell commands to navigate the directory tree structure and view files.
Use Bash shell commands to create, copy, move, delete, and rename files and directories.
Use globbing wildcards * and ? to manipulate groups of files or directories.
Use
chmod
command to change permission attributes on files and directories.
Create and extract tarballs using
tar
,
gzip
, and
bzip2
.
Use
man
and online help to learn about Bash shell commands.
Practice I/O redirection using <, >, and |.
Use the GCC C compiler to compile a C program.
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Assignment 1 Linux GUIDue Week 2 and worth 90 pointsAs explaine.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Linux GUI
Due Week 2 and worth 90 points
As explained in the textbook, UNIX / Linux initially only provided a command line interface for interaction with the operating system (OS). The introduction of a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to UNIX / Linux OS makes it easier to administer a Linux system.
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Assignment 1 LASA 2—Exceptionality PresentationIn this course, yo.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: LASA 2—Exceptionality Presentation
In this course, you have learned about a range of exceptionalities in children. For this assignment, you will have the opportunity to gain a more in-depth understanding of a particular exceptionality.
The local public school has asked you to give a presentation to parents or teachers about a specific exceptionality of your choice.
The presentation should cover at least two peer-reviewed articles. Select an exceptionality for this assignment and provide the following information in your presentation:
Describe the exceptionality, including its identification and assessment.
Explain the incidence of exceptionality in children, including known causes or those hypothesized in peer-reviewed research.
Describe the cultural considerations in identification, assessment, and intervention.
Hypothesize the prognosis.
Recommend interventions for the following areas:
At school
In the community
At home
From early childhood through transition into adulthood
While developing the presentation, keep in mind individual differences and strengths, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, and ethical or legal issues in identification, assessment, and intervention. Be sure to include detailed speaker notes to accompany each slide to elaborate on the talking points being raised in the slide.
Use the accompanying PowerPoint presentation tip list to assist in formatting the presentation and speaker’s notes. Be sure to include a title slide and a slide with your references. All citations and the reference list should follow APA format.
Click here
to review some useful tips for an effective slideshow.
Develop a 15–20-slide presentation in PowerPoint (not counting the title and reference list slides). Provide detailed speaker notes for each slide of your presentation, which include the main talking points for the topic addressed in the slide. Apply APA standards to citation of sources
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Assignment 1 LASA 2 Write Your Own BillScenarioYou are a.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: LASA 2 Write Your Own Bill
Scenario:
You are a newly elected Member of Congress. It is up to you as to whether you are a Senator or a Representative from your State. You made several important promises during your campaign and now that you have taken your seat, you need to show the constituents you represent that you are going to fulfill at least one of these promises with a bill you write and introduce into your chamber.
Directions:
Choose a topic for your bill:
Envision the constituents that elected you
Imagine that you have interacted with your constituents
What’s making news?
Look to other states
Look to your own experience
Look at current logs and regulations
Use the internet
Research your bill topic:
Look at existing law
Explore various solutions to the issue
Support your position with facts and figures
Determine your support and opposition
When writing your bill:
Ensure clarity, organization and accuracy
Ensure you are creating law
Anticipate questions and concerns
Proofread and check grammar
Bill structure (see attached)
Bill writing checklist (see attached)
Some links that may help you understand how to write a bill:
Congressional Bills Web site
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/bills/index.html
USA.gov is the front door to every government website. http://
www.usa.gov
.
Congressional Bills Search Tips Web Site
http://www.gpo.gov/help/index.html#simple_search.htm
Thomas (Library of Congress)
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html
Review the
Bill Writing Checklist
. Using the
Bill Structure
document fill in all sections to write your bill.
To complete this assignment, you must submit the completed Bill Structure Document that clearly illustrates all components of a professionally written bill and address all required elements of the assignment listed in the grading criteria below.
The assignment must be submitted as a Word document. Include APA formatted title and reference page. Be sure to cite any references used in APA format..
By
Monday, March 14, 2016
, deliver your assignment to the
M5 Assignment 1 Dropbox.
Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Bill Topic: Provide a clear discussion and evaluation of the topic of the bill and include relevance and constituency affected.
40
Bill Topic Research: Examine existing law; Explore various solutions to the issue; Support your position with facts and figures; Evaluate support and opposition to the bill.
40
Bill Content: Ensure clarity, organization and accuracy; Verify that law is being created; Anticipate questions and concerns.
52
Bill Structure (see attached for details)
Each Bill must include the following:
Title
Name of sponsor
Purpose
Section on short title
Section on definitions
Section on how your bill will work
Section on function
Section on regulations
Section on penalties
Section on effective date
52
Bill Writing (see attached)
Review the Bill Writing Checklist to ensure that you have included every.
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
Assignment 1 Victims’ Rights and the Dos and Don’ts of Interviewing.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Victims’ Rights and the Dos and Don’ts of Interviewing Crime Victims
You are a police investigator in Centervale. Recently, there have been complaints from prosecutors, as well as several victims, about the interview techniques used by law enforcement (both first responders and investigators). The prosecution is losing cases because of inadmissible statements made to law enforcement by victims and witnesses in response to improper questioning. Because of their bad experiences early in the investigations, some victims refuse to come to court and testify. There are continuous complaints by victim services specialists that first responders do not provide victims with all their rights as governed by law.
The chief of police in Centervale is concerned about lawsuits and unsatisfied victims and asks you, one of the most experienced detectives of the Centervale Police Department, to attend patrol briefings and train officers in some dos and don'ts of interviewing victims of crime, especially women and children. You are also asked to go over some of the most important victims' rights that could cause the most legal trouble if not followed properly by the Centervale Police Department.
You realize that a proper interviewing lesson could take eight to sixteen hours, and you know law enforcement must strictly follow numerous victims' rights, but you have been given only fifteen to twenty minutes in which to teach, what you feel is the most important information.
Submission Details:
By 9.00pm
Saturday, January 9, 2016
, in a minimum of 250 words, post to the
Discussion Area
your responses to the following:
Identify and describe the training information you feel would be most important, if you had only ten minutes to teach law enforcement officers about:
Interviewing women and children
Crime victims' rights
Give your reasoning for the training information that you identified as most important for both training programs.
Note
: Use the textbook readings, the Argosy University online library, and any other outside sources to complete this assignment.
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Assignment 1 The Cold War and U.S. DiplomacyDue 11-02-15 and wort.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy
Due 11-02-15 and worth 135 points
Research must be used from Google Scholar or paper will lose points, magic32
Select a president from the table, (Ihave chosen John F. Kennedy) Then write a 3-5 page paper on the doctrine that president used according to Roskin. Your research must include at least four (4) credible sources, apart from your textbook. Your paper must address the following:
Summarize a situation that required U.S. diplomatic efforts during the president’s time in office.
Explicate the diplomatic doctrine the president followed, with reference to specific actions or events that occurred.
Describe the effects of these diplomatic efforts for the U.S. and other countries.
Assess, in conclusion, the advantages and disadvantages of the particular doctrine that was followed.
Cite at least four (4) reputable sources in addition to the textbook, not including Wikipedia, encyclopedias, or dictionaries.
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Assignment 1 Socioeconomic StatusInterestingly, researchers have .docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Socioeconomic Status
Interestingly, researchers have found that many of the cultural issues that apparently impact the human services delivery recipient are actually related to the socioeconomic status (SES) rather than other cultural factors.
In this assignment, you will focus on SES.
Tasks:
Elaborate on how (or whether) the SES impacts the work equation between a service delivery provider and a service delivery recipient. Be specific in your responses and illustrate using examples.
Submission Details:
By
Saturday, October 24, 2015
, post your responses to this
Discussion Area
. Support your assumptions by citing reputable source material used for this discussion in APA format.
Through
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
, respond to at least two of your classmates' posts, commenting on whether you agree with their positions. Comment on how the SES influences human services delivery issues, such as problem identification, symptom expression, and help-seeking behavior.
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Assignment 1 Trust and BoundariesIn this module, you learned ab.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Trust and Boundaries
In this module, you learned about the most important ethical standards in human services. Boundaries, competence, and accountability through documentation and program evaluation are the foundation of the effective practice of direct service providers and the stable functioning of human service agencies. The agency administrator has the responsibility for ensuring the ethical delivery of services, accountability of agency employees, and sustainability through funding and best practices in service delivery. Familiarity with these ethical and operational standards will prepare human service administrators to manage complex and diverse agencies.
Tasks:
In a minimum of 200 words, respond to the following:
You may choose any human services agency (such as, mental health agency, child welfare agency, substance abuse treatment facility) for your response.
Discuss two potential ethical dilemmas related to issues surrounding trust and boundaries in the professional relationship.
Identify and discuss the steps an agency should take to monitor your agency's compliance with the following standards: maintaining client records, evaluating treatment outcomes, and ensuring personnel competence.
Identify the manner in which you would search for eligible funds or assist with proposal or grant writing to secure funds to run your programs.
Submission Details:
By
Saturday, December 5, 2015
, post your responses to this
Discussion Area
.
Through
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
, respond to at least two other classmates' posts. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between one or more lin
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Assignment 1 The Problems of Evil and SufferingAll human bein.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: The Problems of Evil and Suffering
All human beings encounter pain and suffering in life. This can present some difficult questions to organized religions.
On some level, all religions answer fundamental questions of human existence, including, "why are we here?" Pain and suffering complicate these basic questions of human existence, whether the religion is monotheistic, polytheistic, or atheistic.
Some people endure much more pain and suffering than others. Why is this so? What is the origin of suffering? Is evil external or internal? Does it have any meaning? How should we respond to it?
Even more difficult is the problem of moral evil: some people deliberately cause other people to suffer. Why? If there is meaning in the universe, and especially if the universe is ruled by a beneficent deity, how can this be?
Write an essay of 1,000 words that examines the basic positions of each of the five religious traditions considering these human questions
In your essay, address the following questions:
How does
each
religion respond to the problems of evil and suffering?
How are those responses similar?
In what ways do the responses differ?
What factors account for these differences?
Which way of addressing evil is the most similar to your own? What role does reason play in your personal understanding of evil? How does that overlap or contradict with the major religions' uses of reason in explaining evil?
Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Introduce how each of the five religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism) responds to or address the problems of evil and suffering.
68
Compare the five religions and identify commonalities or similarities between them in addressing both the problem of evil and the problem of suffering.
40
Compare the five religions and identify differences between the five religions and how they address the problem of evil and the problem of suffering.
40
Discuss the factors that account for these differences in how the five religions address the problem of evil and the problem of suffering.
40
Describe which way of addressing evil is the most similar to the student's personal belief system. What role does reason play in your personal understanding of evil? How does that overlap or contradict with the major religions' uses of reason in explaining evil?
48
Style (8 points):
Tone, audience, and word choice
Organization (16 points):
Introduction, transitions, and conclusion
Usage and Mechanics (16 points):
Grammar, spelling, and sentence structure
APA Elements (24 points):
In-text citations and references, paraphrasing, and appropriate use of quotations and other elements of style
64
Total:
300
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Assignment 1 The Primary Care ClinicDue Week 4 and worth 160 poin.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: The Primary Care Clinic
Due Week 4 and worth 160 points
You are the manager of a new primary care clinic located about twenty five (25) miles outside of a small city (population of 50,000). With five (5) family physicians, two (2) nurse practitioners, two (2) physicians’ assistants (PAs), and twenty (20) clinical support staff consisting of RNs, LPNs, and CMAs, the clinic provides primary care services to a diverse community of people living and working outside the city limits. Originally a rural area, the community has been growing and now includes promising opportunities in employment, education, and comfortable living spaces for young families. However, there are still many residents who struggle to make ends meet with older farms that have belonged to families for generations.
The central city includes two (2) large acute care facilities, and one (1) tertiary care facility that is known for its excellent pulmonary care. Both acute care hospitals provide the usual services such as labor and delivery, outpatient surgery, chronic diseases care, etc. and have fully equipped ancillary departments, such as lab and radiology. Up until this point, the residents have used the facilities’ emergency departments for routine illnesses and conditions when their private physicians were not readily available.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
Analyze some of the key social, political, and economic factors that have led to the proliferation of urgent care facilities and primary care practices over the last 20-30 years.
Create a comprehensive mission statement for the clinic, and discuss how it will facilitate the provision of quality services.
Analyze and discuss one (1) or more directions the clinic might take to grow its business. Determine what factors you would consider when deciding what services to provide in-house and which ones to affiliate with other institutions.
Decide how you will determine if the clinic is meeting its goals. Identify three (3) performance measurements you could use to evaluate the success of the clinic’s services. Begin by naming a goal, and then identify a quantifiable measurement you could use for each to determine if you are coming close or falling short of the goal.
Determine how you would then address whatever opportunities for improvement seem to exist and what processes you would put in place.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment.
Note:
Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
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 is not included in the required page length.
Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is n.
Assignment 1 the sociological viewpoint toward social problems (Due.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: the sociological viewpoint toward social problems (Due Week 2)
Overview
One of the most crucial components to this course concerns addressing social problems in society from a sociological viewpoint as opposed to a strictly policy-oriented, psychological, or criminal justice viewpoint. Although many different viewpoints in social science are valid and have a lot of importance, it is equally important for us to understand how sociology looks at the nature of social problems in society today. This paper will enable us to explore why certain social problems seem to be regarded as more significant than others. Our job will be in defining the sociological viewpoint, and choosing one social problem that we think is of high importance. We will build upon the topic we choose in this paper for our second and third writing assignments.
Instructions
Construct a 2-4 page paper that fully explores each of the following areas:
1)
Citing our textbook material, explain how the sociological approach toward social problems differs from other approaches. Why are certain problems considered significant and others are not?
2)
Next, choose one social problem that exists in society that you think is particularly serious, and explain it in sociological terms. This social problem should be measurable in some statistical way. (Is it increasing, and if so, how? Among which groups of people, and for how long, etc.?)
3)
What might be one important way in which the social problem is currently being addressed in society?
4)
Please define and identify at least four concepts from our text relevant to your chosen social problem.
5)
Analyze the way in which these concepts help us better understand the nature of the social problem you are discussing.
Don’t forget to include proper APA-style citation and reference. (Assignment One is worth 10% of the total grade.)
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Assignment 1 The Role of Weak Institutions in Underdevelopment .docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: The Role of Weak Institutions in Underdevelopment
Due Week 4 and worth 200 points
1.
Use the Internet to research one developing nation from the list at the bottom of this paragraph. Your research should include an examination of the effects that the distribution of foreign aid can have on a developing country, as well as the material covered by the Webtext and lectures in Weeks 1 through 3.
Countries you may write about are as follows and no other country will be acceptable. Note: Haiti, Rwanda, Sudan, Egypt, Iraq, Sierra Leone and Columbia are
not
on this list.
Middle East
Libya
Gaza
Lebanon
Africa
The Central African Republic
Mozambique
Liberia
Zimbabwe (after transition from Rhodesia)
Latin America
Venezuela
East Asia, Southeast and Southwest Asia
Japan (after WWII)
India or Pakistan after the 1971 war over Bangladesh
Vietnam
Europe
Germany (after WWII)
Kosovo
Ukraine
2.
Write
at least a three page
research paper in which you:
Identify the weak institutions that make it so difficult to advance development in the Third World country that you have selected.
Support your response with concrete examples of each of the results that you have cited.
Analyze the specific actions that the leadership of the selected country has taken, through the use of its foreign aid from donor nations and international lending institutions, to relieve the severe problems caused by institutional failure and conflict.
Discuss whether or not the state’s internal institutions are working to improve development in the selected country. Support your response with examples.
Use at least five good academic resources in this assignment, excluding
Wikipedia, blogs, dictionaries, encyclopedias and other nonacademic material. Approval of resources is at the instructor's discretion.
3.
When referencing the selected resources, please use the following format:
Webtext Format:
Name of the author. Name of title. Retrieved from website URL.
Example:
Soomo.
Understanding Development
[Webtext]. Retrieved from
http://www.webtexts.com/courses/9218-cathey
.
Lecture Format:
Name of the Author. Name of the lecture [lecture type]. Retrieved from lecture URL.
Example:
Strayer University. (2013).
Understanding Development
[PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from
https://blackboard.strayer.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/SOC/300/1136/Week1/lecture/story.html
.
Internet Resources:
Author's Name. (Date of publication).
Title of the resource
. Retrieved from website URL.
Example:
Westwald, Eric. (2014).
Portraits of People Living on a Dollar a Day
. Retrieved from
http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2014/04/living-on-a-dollar-a-day-photos-renee-byer-thomas-nazario
.
4.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Contain no abstract and be at least
three pages of written text
in length, excluding tables and graphs.
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with on.
Assignment 1 White-Collar CrimeVictor and John work as software i.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: White-Collar Crime
Victor and John work as software installers and program developers in the computer division of the Social Security Administration (SSA). SSA purchased software which was customarily installed by both Victor and John. SSA was licensed to make copies of the software for use by their employees during their employment, but not for resale to the public or for profit.
Victor and John are also partners in a small computer business. Victor started using some SSA software in his business, without the knowledge or consent of SSA. He told John that he would use it only for testing and not for profit. However, the "testing" of the software generated profit for their business. John did not want to continue using the software without SSA consent. Victor believed the SSA would not grant permission and convinced John not to disclose their secret use of the software.
Research business law in regard to software use using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet. Based on the facts of the case and research, respond to the following questions:
What white-collar crimes, if any, did Victor and John commit? Explain each individual's crime separately.
What ethical leadership and management violation has Victor committed? Explain.
What legal protection is available to John if he decides to inform the SSA about the software use? Explain.
By
Saturday, December 12, 2015
, post your response to the appropriate
Discussion Area
. Through
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
, review and comment on at least two peers' responses.
Use the
Respond
link to post responses and
.
Assignment 1 Special Interest GroupsGroups advancing specific.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Special Interest Groups
Groups advancing specific viewpoints or interests use lobbying and other methods of persuasion to influence political policies and decisions. They often have the financial resources to make contributions.
Research special interest groups in U.S. politics using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet. Based on your research, respond to any one item below:
Many successful interest groups are associated with highly educated, upper-income groups. Which voices of less educated and lower-income groups do you think have the strongest impact on American opinions and on decision makers?
Compare the political parties’ impact on the government with the impact of interest groups.
Write your response in 150–200 words.
By
Saturday, February 27, 2016
, post your response to the appropriate
Discussion Area
. Through
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.
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Assignment 1 Should the U.S. Convert to a Zero Personal Income Ta.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Should the U.S. Convert to a Zero Personal Income Tax?
In a recent news article located at
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/heres-where-your-federal-income-tax-dollars-go-f654971
NBC News reported that the U.S. Government spends $3.6 trillion per year to fund Social Security, Medicare, homeland defense and safety, education, transportation, and the interest on debt obligations. In spite of the services and benefits that the government provides, many taxpayers dread paying income taxes but consider them a necessary evil. Consequently, there is much debate about the inequities contained within the tax code, due to tax shelters and tax credits provided to some taxpayers which thereby increase the tax burden on others.
Using the internet, research at least two (2) countries that have a zero income tax rate.
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
Analyze the way in which the two (2) countries that you have researched provide services and benefits to its citizens without collecting personal income taxes.
For the countries that you have chosen, determine whether or not he U.S. could adopt their taxation model without reducing its total amount of revenue generated by collecting personal income taxes from individuals and business. Justify your response.
Suggest at least three (3) advantages and three (3) disadvantages of the U.S. adopting a zero income tax model. Provide a rationale for your response.
Create a proposal for where the revenue would be derived if the U.S. were to adopt a zero income tax model. In your response, provide specific recommendations concerning the following:
The prosed tax base.
Whether or not tax payers at certain income levels should be exempt from taxations.
The Primary way in which the IRS would calculate the tax rate in order to ensure that the same level of tax revenue would still be collected.
The primary way in which your plan will achieve equity.
Speculate on the primary way in which the federal government could make up any shortfalls if it does not collect its targeted revenue from person income taxes, and ascertain the most significant way in which the U.S. Department of the Treasury, through the IRS, can still adhere to its fiscal and monetary policies. Justify your response.
Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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 ass.
Assignment 1 Resource and Competitive Position AnalysisUsing your.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Resource and Competitive Position Analysis
Using your text book, the AUO library and the Internet, research Panera Bread Company.
You have been hired by Panera Bread Company as a consultant to assess their internal and external environments in relation to their current competitive strategy. You are scheduled to meet executives at Panera Bread this week to discuss your assessment and recommendations. In preparation for your meeting, discuss the following in 2-3 pages:
Prepare a SWOT analysis of Panera Bread and discuss what your analysis revealed about the overall attractiveness of the company’s situation.
Does the company possess core competencies or distinctive competencies? Support your response with examples.
What recommendations will you provide to the executives regarding the actions Panera Bread needs to take to strengthen its competitive position?
By
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Provided a comprehensive SWOT analysis and explained the company’s overall attractiveness of their situation.
40
Examined and explained the company’s core competencies and/or distinctive competencies.
30
Demonstrated specific recommendations based upon findings that strengthen their competitive position.
20
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
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Assignment 1 Research PaperDue Week 3 and worth 200 points.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Research Paper
Due Week 3 and worth 200 points
Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research one (1) transnational crime as it applies to two (2) different countries of your own choosing.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
Review one (1) transnational crime.
Compare and contrast the two (2) countries for their definition of the crime, crime rate, and tools used to measure the crime.
Determine each country’s legal traditions and their major influences on crime definition, rate, and measurement.
Examine the extent to which crime statistics compiled in different countries can adequately be compared. Provide support for the response.
Use at least three (3) quality references.
Note:
Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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:
Describe the nature of globalization, and assess the aims and methods of comparative criminal justice and criminology.
Explain the nature and extent of various types of transnational crime.
Describe the principles of the four (4) major legal traditions and types of legal systems around the world.
Use technology and information resources to research comparative perspectives in criminal justice.
Write clearly and concisely about criminal justice topics using proper writing mechanics and APA style conventions.
Click
here
to view the grading rubric for this assignment.
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Assignment 1 RaceAs you work in the human services delivery secto.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Race
As you work in the human services delivery sector, you will encounter people (both clients and colleagues) from different racial backgrounds.
In this assignment, you will critically think about how racial differences can impact the work equation between a service delivery provider and a service delivery recipient and also between the agency staff members.
Tasks:
Given what you have learned in
Module 2
regarding race as socially constructed versus biologically constructed, post your responses to the following:
Discuss whether there is a difference between the two.
Elaborate on how race impacts the work equation between a service delivery provider and a service delivery recipient.
Discuss how racial diversity impacts the work equation between agency staff members. Be specific in your responses and illustrate using examples. Support your points using scholarly sources.
Submission Details:
By
Saturday, October 10, 2015
, post your responses to this
Discussion Area
. Support your assumptions by citing reputable source material used for this discussion in APA format.
Through
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
, respond to at least two of your classmates' posts, commenting on whether you agree with their position. Incorporate course content into your response posts to demonstrate your critical thinking skills with regard to the material covered in this module.
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Assignment 1 Political Belief Profile The relationship betwee.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Political Belief Profile
The relationship between public opinion and political participation raises many questions associated with how the public thinks, why they behave in the manner they do, and what outcomes in the form of ideological expressions will probably tak
e place because of citizens’ behavior in the political scenario. Essentially, “who, what, and where” issues again surface in response to evaluation of political socialization.
Political socialization may be expressed in a singular way, depending on the issue of concern, but it is not derived from any single impact throughout the life of American voters and nonvoters. Qualities and conditions such as gender, race, economic status, education, and religion impact voter behaviors. Indeed, whether or not an individual votes, or takes part in any of the varied available options for participation, is closely allied with the political socialization of individuals and even entire socioeconomic groups.
The Political Compass Web site (
http://www.politicalcompass.org
) offers a self-test that helps you analyze your personal political views on what the test authors call a “left–right” scale. Take the test and review your results to see where you stand on the economic scale and the social scale. Discuss the results using the following questions:
Did your “test result” match what you thought were your political beliefs?
What is “politically correct” thinking? Give examples of what might be considered “politically correct” and “politically incorrect.”
To what degree do you think your values and beliefs represent the norms, values, and traditions of society? Define your answer using the following Likert scale—extremely common, common, moderately common, uncommon, and extremely uncommon.
Write your response in 150–200 words.
By
Saturday, March 5, 2016
, post your response to the appropriate
Discussion Area
. Through
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
, review and comment on at least three peers’ responses.
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Assignment 1 Procedural Law and the Bill of RightsDue Week 4 and .docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Procedural Law and the Bill of Rights
Due Week 4 and worth 200 points
The Bill of Rights finds its roots in documents such as the British Magna Carta of 1215 AD. It was one of the first documents that provided the common man independence from a monarch. It did imply that the federal government’s law dominated all others; however, it gave each state control of any laws outside of those reserved to the federal government. The Bill of Rights acts as a blueprint that every individual state uses to protect the rights of individual citizens. In this assignment, you will utilize the various concepts found in the Bill of Rights to provide the foundation of the various sections of the question.
Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
Compare and contrast two (2) of the sources of rights and fundamental principles found in the United States’ legal system as outlined by the text.
Critically analyze and discuss two (2) steps of the criminal justice process from arrest to imprisonment.
Identify and discuss the particular amendment related to arrest, search and seizures.
Compare and contrast the concepts of probable cause and reasonable suspicion. In your own words, explain how they are similar or different.
Examine and discuss the two (2) examples in which the exclusionary rule may not apply.
Identify and discuss one (1) contemporary issue or case law related to the use of force.
Use at least four (4) quality references.
Note:
Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
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:
Research and analyze procedures governing the process of arrest through trial.
Critically debate the Constitutional safeguards of key Amendments with specific attention to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments.
Describe the difference between searchers, warrantless searches, and stops.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in the criminal procedure.
Write clearly and concisely about the criminal procedure using proper writing mechanics.
Click here
to view the grading rubric for this assignment.
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Assignment 1 Objectives Log in to and out of a Linux system. U.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1 Objectives
Log in to and out of a Linux system.
Use Bash shell commands to navigate the directory tree structure and view files.
Use Bash shell commands to create, copy, move, delete, and rename files and directories.
Use globbing wildcards * and ? to manipulate groups of files or directories.
Use
chmod
command to change permission attributes on files and directories.
Create and extract tarballs using
tar
,
gzip
, and
bzip2
.
Use
man
and online help to learn about Bash shell commands.
Practice I/O redirection using <, >, and |.
Use the GCC C compiler to compile a C program.
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Assignment 1 Linux GUIDue Week 2 and worth 90 pointsAs explaine.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: Linux GUI
Due Week 2 and worth 90 points
As explained in the textbook, UNIX / Linux initially only provided a command line interface for interaction with the operating system (OS). The introduction of a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to UNIX / Linux OS makes it easier to administer a Linux system.
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Assignment 1 LASA 2—Exceptionality PresentationIn this course, yo.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: LASA 2—Exceptionality Presentation
In this course, you have learned about a range of exceptionalities in children. For this assignment, you will have the opportunity to gain a more in-depth understanding of a particular exceptionality.
The local public school has asked you to give a presentation to parents or teachers about a specific exceptionality of your choice.
The presentation should cover at least two peer-reviewed articles. Select an exceptionality for this assignment and provide the following information in your presentation:
Describe the exceptionality, including its identification and assessment.
Explain the incidence of exceptionality in children, including known causes or those hypothesized in peer-reviewed research.
Describe the cultural considerations in identification, assessment, and intervention.
Hypothesize the prognosis.
Recommend interventions for the following areas:
At school
In the community
At home
From early childhood through transition into adulthood
While developing the presentation, keep in mind individual differences and strengths, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, and ethical or legal issues in identification, assessment, and intervention. Be sure to include detailed speaker notes to accompany each slide to elaborate on the talking points being raised in the slide.
Use the accompanying PowerPoint presentation tip list to assist in formatting the presentation and speaker’s notes. Be sure to include a title slide and a slide with your references. All citations and the reference list should follow APA format.
Click here
to review some useful tips for an effective slideshow.
Develop a 15–20-slide presentation in PowerPoint (not counting the title and reference list slides). Provide detailed speaker notes for each slide of your presentation, which include the main talking points for the topic addressed in the slide. Apply APA standards to citation of sources
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Assignment 1 LASA 2 Write Your Own BillScenarioYou are a.docxdaniatrappit
Assignment 1: LASA 2 Write Your Own Bill
Scenario:
You are a newly elected Member of Congress. It is up to you as to whether you are a Senator or a Representative from your State. You made several important promises during your campaign and now that you have taken your seat, you need to show the constituents you represent that you are going to fulfill at least one of these promises with a bill you write and introduce into your chamber.
Directions:
Choose a topic for your bill:
Envision the constituents that elected you
Imagine that you have interacted with your constituents
What’s making news?
Look to other states
Look to your own experience
Look at current logs and regulations
Use the internet
Research your bill topic:
Look at existing law
Explore various solutions to the issue
Support your position with facts and figures
Determine your support and opposition
When writing your bill:
Ensure clarity, organization and accuracy
Ensure you are creating law
Anticipate questions and concerns
Proofread and check grammar
Bill structure (see attached)
Bill writing checklist (see attached)
Some links that may help you understand how to write a bill:
Congressional Bills Web site
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/bills/index.html
USA.gov is the front door to every government website. http://
www.usa.gov
.
Congressional Bills Search Tips Web Site
http://www.gpo.gov/help/index.html#simple_search.htm
Thomas (Library of Congress)
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html
Review the
Bill Writing Checklist
. Using the
Bill Structure
document fill in all sections to write your bill.
To complete this assignment, you must submit the completed Bill Structure Document that clearly illustrates all components of a professionally written bill and address all required elements of the assignment listed in the grading criteria below.
The assignment must be submitted as a Word document. Include APA formatted title and reference page. Be sure to cite any references used in APA format..
By
Monday, March 14, 2016
, deliver your assignment to the
M5 Assignment 1 Dropbox.
Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Bill Topic: Provide a clear discussion and evaluation of the topic of the bill and include relevance and constituency affected.
40
Bill Topic Research: Examine existing law; Explore various solutions to the issue; Support your position with facts and figures; Evaluate support and opposition to the bill.
40
Bill Content: Ensure clarity, organization and accuracy; Verify that law is being created; Anticipate questions and concerns.
52
Bill Structure (see attached for details)
Each Bill must include the following:
Title
Name of sponsor
Purpose
Section on short title
Section on definitions
Section on how your bill will work
Section on function
Section on regulations
Section on penalties
Section on effective date
52
Bill Writing (see attached)
Review the Bill Writing Checklist to ensure that you have included every.
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
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Assignment 1 Trends in the WorkplaceDue Week 3 and worth 200 .docx
1. Assignment 1: Trends in the Workplace
Due Week 3 and worth 200 points
According to the text, there are a number of key trends in the
workplace that have significant influences on organizations. HR
professionals play a key role in helping organizations respond
to evolving trends, comply with federal and state regulations,
and manage workplace flexibility. As an HR professional it is
important for you to demonstrate your understanding of the ever
changing global environment.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
Specify the key functional areas of Human Resources
Management. Explore the manner in which each function
contributes to the overall performance of an organization.
Support your response with specific examples of the activities
for which HRM is typically responsible.
Examine four (4) federal equal employment opportunity laws.
Suggest the primary manner in which each law influences fair
employment practices within the organization where you
currently work or an organization for which you have worked in
the past. Support your response with specific examples of the
chosen organization’s employment practices.
According to the text, there are three (3) significant trends
affecting organizations today: the aging workforce, diversity,
and skills deficiencies in the workplace. Analyze the primary
manner in which each of these three (3) trends has impacted the
organization where you currently work or one (1) where you
2. have worked in the past. Support your response with specific
examples of said impact.
According to the text, workplace flexibility is essential for
organizational success in the rapidly changing world. Explore
two (2) ways that the organization where you currently work, or
one (1) where you have worked in the past, might respond to the
need to be flexible. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least four (4) quality academic (peer-reviewed) resources
in this assignment.
Note:
Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic
resources.
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:
Examine the theoretical constructs of human resource
management.
Analyze the external environmental factors that impact human
resource policies and procedures.
3. Use technology and information resources to research issues in
human resource management foundations.
Write clearly and concisely about human resource management
foundations using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing
skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 200
Assignment 1: Trends in the Workplace
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Specify the key functional areas of Human Resources
Management. Explore the manner in which each function
contributes to the overall performance of an organization.
Support your response with specific examples of the activities
for which HRM is typically responsible.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely specified the key functional
areas of Human Resources Management. Did not submit or
incompletely explored the manner in which each function
contributes to the overall performance of an organization. Did
not submit or incompletely supported your response with
specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically
responsible.
4. Partially specified the key functional areas of Human Resources
Management. Partially explored the manner in which each
function contributes to the overall performance of an
organization. Partially supported your response with specific
examples of the activities for which HRM is typically
responsible.
Satisfactorily specified the key functional areas of Human
Resources Management. Satisfactorily explored the manner in
which each function contributes to the overall performance of
an organization. Satisfactorily supported your response with
specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically
responsible.
Thoroughly specified the key functional areas of Human
Resources Management. Thoroughly explored the manner in
which each function contributes to the overall performance of
an organization. Thoroughly supported your response with
specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically
responsible.
2. Examine four (4) key federal equal employment opportunity
laws. Suggest the primary manner in which each law influences
fair employment practices within the organization where you
currently work or an organization for which you have worked in
the past. Support your response with specific examples of the
chosen organization’s employment practices.
Weight: 25%
Did not submit or incompletely examined four (4) key federal
equal employment opportunity laws. Did not submit or
incompletely suggested the primary manner in which each law
influences fair employment practices within the organization
where you currently work or an organization for which you have
worked in the past. Did not submit or incompletely supported
your response with specific examples of the chosen
organization’s employment practices.
Partially examined four (4) key federal equal employment
opportunity laws. Partially suggested the primary manner in
which each law influences fair employment practices within the
5. organization where you currently work or an organization for
which you have worked in the past. Partially supported your
response with specific examples of the chosen organization’s
employment practices.
Satisfactorily examined four (4) key federal equal employment
opportunity laws. Satisfactorily suggested the primary manner
in which each law influences fair employment practices within
the organization where you currently work or an organization
for which you have worked in the past. Satisfactorily supported
your response with specific examples of the chosen
organization’s employment practices.
Thoroughly examined four (4) key federal equal employment
opportunity laws. Thoroughly suggested the primary manner in
which each law influences fair employment practices within the
organization where you currently work or an organization for
which you have worked in the past. Thoroughly supported your
response with specific examples of the chosen organization’s
employment practices.
3. Analyze the significant manner in which each of these three
(3) trends has impacted the organization where you currently
work or one (1) where you have worked in the past. Support
your response with specific examples of said impact.
Weight: 25%
Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the significant manner
in which each of these three (3) trends has impacted the
organization where you currently work or one (1) where you
have worked in the past. Did not submit or incompletely
supported your response with specific examples of said impact.
Partially analyzed the significant manner in which each of these
three (3) trends has impacted the organization where you
currently work or one (1) where you have worked in the past.
Partially supported your response with specific examples of said
impact.
Satisfactorily analyzed the significant manner in which each of
these three (3) trends has impacted the organization where you
currently work or one (1) where you have worked in the past.
6. Satisfactorily supported your response with specific examples
of said impact.
Thoroughly analyzed the significant manner in which each of
these three (3) trends has impacted the organization where you
currently work or one (1) where you have worked in the past.
Thoroughly supported your response with specific examples of
said impact.
4. Explore two (2) ways that the organization where you
currently work, or one (1) where you have worked in the past,
might respond to the need to be flexible. Provide a rationale for
your response.
Weight: 15%
Did not submit or incompletely explored two (2) ways that the
organization where you currently work, or one (1) where you
have worked in the past, might respond to the need to be
flexible. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale
for your response.
Partially explored two (2) ways that the organization where you
currently work, or one (1) where you have worked in the past,
might respond to the need to be flexible. Partially provided a
rationale for your response.
Satisfactorily explored two (2) ways that the organization where
you currently work, or one (1) where you have worked in the
past, might respond to the need to be flexible. Satisfactorily
provided a rationale for your response
Thoroughly explored two (2) ways that the organization where
you currently work, or one (1) where you have worked in the
past, might respond to the need to be flexible. Thoroughly
provided a rationale for your response
5. 4 references
Weight: 5%
No references provided
Does not meet the required number of references; some or all
references poor quality choices.
Meets number of required references; all references high quality
choices.
7. Exceeds number of required references; all references high
quality choices.
6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
Weight: 10%
More than 6 errors present
5-6 errors present
3-4 errors present
0-2 errors present