Corporate Social Responsibility
Doing Good while Doing Well
What is Ethics?
Ethics (also called moral philosophy) is a system of beliefs about how to behave.
Ethics vs. morals
Ethics denotes the theory of right action and the greater good
Morals indicate their practice
Moral—one complies with society’s system of beliefs
Amoral—one does not, acting in a fashion that is neither good or bad
Immoral—one does not, acting in contravention of proper behavior
General Social Expectations of Ethics
Societies dictate general systems of ethics through their culture, and their stated convictions about bad, good, and exceptional action.
The ethics of societies is quite stable, but does evolve over time
General social expectations affect all members of society.
Honesty
Fairness
Legality
Higher level: acting with consistency, coherence, and reciprocity
Highest level: acting with courage and sacrifice
Specific Social Expectations of Ethics
Specific expectations do vary by social role (industry, profession, social function, etc.)
Example: judges versus CIA spies
Example: soldiers versus nurses
So what are the social expectations of business ethics…?
Business Ethics
At individual level
One is progressively more ethical to the degree that one
Works hard in a competitive environment to provide products and services, and make an income
Complies with the laws of the land and obeys appropriate organizational rules
Seeks to meet professional norms (i.e. providing quality goods and services)
Seeks to meet social norms (i.e. exercising honesty and fairness) and strives to achieve the highest standards of integrity (i.e. preventing harm and donating back to society part of the proceeds of one’s success)
Corporate Social Responsibility
At the organizational level
A corporation is progressively more socially responsible to the degree that it
Meets basic economic needs through diligence and innovation
Exceeds legal requirements by fulfilling the spirit of the law
Finds ways to enhance the community and planet with mutually beneficial actions
Provides outright acts of charity
Carroll’s Progressive Levels of CSREconomic ResponsibilityLegal ResponsibilityEthical ResponsibilityDiscretionary Responsibility(must do)(have to do)(should do)(good to do)Corporate ResponsibilitySocial ResponsibilityProfit making and provide quality goods and services that are valued by consumersLaw-abiding behaviorThose that may not be required by law, but are socially accepted norms of honesty, decency, and fair-playInclude voluntary efforts to be environmentally friendly, enhance human rights, be an employer of choice, provide philanthropy and so on
Arguments for an Ethical Business Culture
Even minimalists assert the importance of economic and legal responsibilities
Economic viability is a pragmatic reality and a responsibility of owners, employees, creditors, etc.
Breaking laws puts a com.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Doing Good while Doing Well
*
What is Ethics?Ethics (also called moral philosophy) is a system of beliefs about how to behave. Ethics vs. moralsEthics denotes the theory of right action and the greater goodMorals indicate their practiceMoral—one complies with society’s system of beliefsAmoral—one does not, acting in a fashion that is neither good or badImmoral—one does not, acting in contravention of proper behavior
*
General Social Expectations of EthicsSocieties dictate general systems of ethics through their culture, and their stated convictions about bad, good, and exceptional action. The ethics of societies is quite stable, but does evolve over time General social expectations affect all members of society.HonestyFairnessLegalityHigher level: acting with consistency, coherence, and reciprocityHighest level: acting with courage and sacrifice
*
Specific Social Expectations of EthicsSpecific expectations do vary by social role (industry, profession, social function, etc.)Example: judges versus CIA spiesExample: soldiers versus nurses
So what are the social expectations of business ethics…?
*
Business EthicsAt individual levelOne is progressively more ethical to the degree that oneWorks hard in a competitive environment to provide products and services, and make an incomeComplies with the laws of the land and obeys appropriate organizational rulesSeeks to meet professional norms (i.e. providing quality goods and services)Seeks to meet social norms (i.e. exercising honesty and fairness) and strives to achieve the highest standards of integrity (i.e. preventing harm and donating back to society part of the proceeds of one’s success)
*
Corporate Social ResponsibilityAt the organizational levelA corporation is progressively more socially responsible to the degree that itMeets basic economic needs through diligence and innovationExceeds legal requirements by fulfilling the spirit of the lawFinds ways to enhance the community and planet with mutually beneficial actionsProvides outright acts of charity
*
Carroll’s Progressive Levels of CSR
Economic ResponsibilityLegal ResponsibilityEthical ResponsibilityDiscretionary Responsibility(must do)(have to do)(should do)(good to do)Corporate ResponsibilitySocial ResponsibilityProfit making and provide quality goods and services that are valued by consumersLaw-abiding behaviorThose that may not be required by law, but are socially accepted norms of honesty, decency, and fair-playInclude voluntary efforts to be environmentally friendly, enhance human rights, be an employer of choice, provide philanthropy and so on
*
Arguments for an Ethical Business CultureEven minimalists assert the importance of economic and legal responsibilitiesEconomic viability is a pragmatic reality and a responsibility of owners, employees, creditors, etc.Breaking laws puts a company at risk; exposes a com.
Business sustainability 2 - U of Huddersfield and Kajire Girls Sote ICT
This handout on business sustainability is a product of team of students from the University of Huddersfield, UK who mentored students from Kajire Girls secondary school from Kenya in marketing, customer relations and business sustainability. Students communicated through skype and email in the first term of 2016. The cooperation was managed by student Chris Wainwright from the University of Huddersfield and Abuga Ezra, teacher and Sote ICT Club mentor at Kajire Secondary.
The Importance of Ethics in Business
When business are engaged in multinational activities, a variety of important issues arise that do not have the same easy answers as are offered by doing business in only one area of legal jurisdiction or nation. Because of this dilemma that is increasingly plaguing the large multinational corporations, international business ethics has arisen to help address these sticky subject matters. International business ethics attempts to deal with questions of what to do in situations where ethical morals come into conflict as a result of the differing cultural practices.
1. Which of the following is a concern employees of an expanding bus.docxgasciognecaren
1. Which of the following is a concern employees of an expanding business would have?
A.)Ensure that customer requests are responded to promptly and professionally.
B.)Ensure sensitive information about specialty offerings remains undisclosed until the new location opens.
C.)Ensure that fair hiring and firing practices are incorporated at the new location.
D.)Ensure the team develops strongly in new locations.
Passage to Answer the Question
What Is Ethics?
Ethics
is simply the principles of right and wrong and the morality of the choices involved.
Now, it's also important to define what ethics is
not
. Ethics is not emotions or religion. It's not science or norms of a society, necessarily. It's also not simply following the law, because it's perfectly acceptable to follow the law yet be an unethical person.
term to know Ethics The principles of right and wrong and of the morality of the choices
1a. Business Ethics
Business ethics
is closely tied to what ethics is. It's the principles of right and wrong of the morality of the choices made in the
business
world. Essentially, what we're doing is taking the principles or the definition of ethics and applying it to business.
hint Whether you're looking at business ethics or other types of ethics, ethical people will always follow the same ethical principles
all the time
, not just when it suits them.
term to know Business Ethics The principles of right and wrong and of the morality of the choices made in the business world
1b. Managerial Ethics
Managerial ethics
is simply ethics again. It is the principles of right and wrong and of the morality of the choices made in the context of
management
.
Managerial decisions impact employee behavior. How you hire or fire, the wages that you pay, or the working conditions at your business are all ethical decisions, and they can greatly impact employee attitudes and productivity.
Managerial ethics decisions can also impact behavior toward an organization. Do you have conflicts of interest or allow them? A
conflict of interest
is simply a circumstance in which the judgment of an individual or group may be impaired because of a difference in primary or secondary interest.
Is customer information kept confidential?
Confidentiality
is simply keeping private trusted data out of the hands of the public and other people who don't need to see it.
think about it We hand our personal information, like credit card numbers, to a lot of different people online when we are shopping. What do you think it would do for a business if we suddenly found out that our information wasn't as confidential as we thought it was? That would have a big impact on that particular business.
Collusion
is an attempt by business to conspire to the detriment of customers, businesses, or the general public.
Lastly, managerial ethics decisions can also impact behavior toward economic agent.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Doing Good while Doing Well
*
What is Ethics?Ethics (also called moral philosophy) is a system of beliefs about how to behave. Ethics vs. moralsEthics denotes the theory of right action and the greater goodMorals indicate their practiceMoral—one complies with society’s system of beliefsAmoral—one does not, acting in a fashion that is neither good or badImmoral—one does not, acting in contravention of proper behavior
*
General Social Expectations of EthicsSocieties dictate general systems of ethics through their culture, and their stated convictions about bad, good, and exceptional action. The ethics of societies is quite stable, but does evolve over time General social expectations affect all members of society.HonestyFairnessLegalityHigher level: acting with consistency, coherence, and reciprocityHighest level: acting with courage and sacrifice
*
Specific Social Expectations of EthicsSpecific expectations do vary by social role (industry, profession, social function, etc.)Example: judges versus CIA spiesExample: soldiers versus nurses
So what are the social expectations of business ethics…?
*
Business EthicsAt individual levelOne is progressively more ethical to the degree that oneWorks hard in a competitive environment to provide products and services, and make an incomeComplies with the laws of the land and obeys appropriate organizational rulesSeeks to meet professional norms (i.e. providing quality goods and services)Seeks to meet social norms (i.e. exercising honesty and fairness) and strives to achieve the highest standards of integrity (i.e. preventing harm and donating back to society part of the proceeds of one’s success)
*
Corporate Social ResponsibilityAt the organizational levelA corporation is progressively more socially responsible to the degree that itMeets basic economic needs through diligence and innovationExceeds legal requirements by fulfilling the spirit of the lawFinds ways to enhance the community and planet with mutually beneficial actionsProvides outright acts of charity
*
Carroll’s Progressive Levels of CSR
Economic ResponsibilityLegal ResponsibilityEthical ResponsibilityDiscretionary Responsibility(must do)(have to do)(should do)(good to do)Corporate ResponsibilitySocial ResponsibilityProfit making and provide quality goods and services that are valued by consumersLaw-abiding behaviorThose that may not be required by law, but are socially accepted norms of honesty, decency, and fair-playInclude voluntary efforts to be environmentally friendly, enhance human rights, be an employer of choice, provide philanthropy and so on
*
Arguments for an Ethical Business CultureEven minimalists assert the importance of economic and legal responsibilitiesEconomic viability is a pragmatic reality and a responsibility of owners, employees, creditors, etc.Breaking laws puts a company at risk; exposes a com.
Business sustainability 2 - U of Huddersfield and Kajire Girls Sote ICT
This handout on business sustainability is a product of team of students from the University of Huddersfield, UK who mentored students from Kajire Girls secondary school from Kenya in marketing, customer relations and business sustainability. Students communicated through skype and email in the first term of 2016. The cooperation was managed by student Chris Wainwright from the University of Huddersfield and Abuga Ezra, teacher and Sote ICT Club mentor at Kajire Secondary.
The Importance of Ethics in Business
When business are engaged in multinational activities, a variety of important issues arise that do not have the same easy answers as are offered by doing business in only one area of legal jurisdiction or nation. Because of this dilemma that is increasingly plaguing the large multinational corporations, international business ethics has arisen to help address these sticky subject matters. International business ethics attempts to deal with questions of what to do in situations where ethical morals come into conflict as a result of the differing cultural practices.
1. Which of the following is a concern employees of an expanding bus.docxgasciognecaren
1. Which of the following is a concern employees of an expanding business would have?
A.)Ensure that customer requests are responded to promptly and professionally.
B.)Ensure sensitive information about specialty offerings remains undisclosed until the new location opens.
C.)Ensure that fair hiring and firing practices are incorporated at the new location.
D.)Ensure the team develops strongly in new locations.
Passage to Answer the Question
What Is Ethics?
Ethics
is simply the principles of right and wrong and the morality of the choices involved.
Now, it's also important to define what ethics is
not
. Ethics is not emotions or religion. It's not science or norms of a society, necessarily. It's also not simply following the law, because it's perfectly acceptable to follow the law yet be an unethical person.
term to know Ethics The principles of right and wrong and of the morality of the choices
1a. Business Ethics
Business ethics
is closely tied to what ethics is. It's the principles of right and wrong of the morality of the choices made in the
business
world. Essentially, what we're doing is taking the principles or the definition of ethics and applying it to business.
hint Whether you're looking at business ethics or other types of ethics, ethical people will always follow the same ethical principles
all the time
, not just when it suits them.
term to know Business Ethics The principles of right and wrong and of the morality of the choices made in the business world
1b. Managerial Ethics
Managerial ethics
is simply ethics again. It is the principles of right and wrong and of the morality of the choices made in the context of
management
.
Managerial decisions impact employee behavior. How you hire or fire, the wages that you pay, or the working conditions at your business are all ethical decisions, and they can greatly impact employee attitudes and productivity.
Managerial ethics decisions can also impact behavior toward an organization. Do you have conflicts of interest or allow them? A
conflict of interest
is simply a circumstance in which the judgment of an individual or group may be impaired because of a difference in primary or secondary interest.
Is customer information kept confidential?
Confidentiality
is simply keeping private trusted data out of the hands of the public and other people who don't need to see it.
think about it We hand our personal information, like credit card numbers, to a lot of different people online when we are shopping. What do you think it would do for a business if we suddenly found out that our information wasn't as confidential as we thought it was? That would have a big impact on that particular business.
Collusion
is an attempt by business to conspire to the detriment of customers, businesses, or the general public.
Lastly, managerial ethics decisions can also impact behavior toward economic agent.
The Good, the Generous and the Galvanic: Marketing's Role in Social Responsib...Sustainable Brands
This paper explores an area that is returning to the consciousness of organisations and marketers as they simultaneously grapple with shareholders’ growing demands for bottom line performance with the community expectation for them to be more socially, environmentally and ethically responsible.
The paper is designed to stimulate thinking and debate within organisations and the broader marketing community by highlighting key issues around social responsibility and their connection with marketing at multiple levels. In particular, it explores how marketers could play a more proactive role in enabling organisations to become increasingly responsible socially, environmentally and ethically while ensuring the sustainability of bottom line performance.
Social Responsibility Triple Bottom LineIncreasingly, co.docxjensgosney
Social Responsibility
Triple Bottom Line
Increasingly, companies judge their performance not merely on profits, but on the concept of the “Triple Bottom
Line” — or People, Planet, Profit.
TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE
As you build your business and your business plan, consider your triple bottom line and not just a financial
bottom line.
Social Ventures
Many entrepreneurs want to achieve more than merely profits with their companies. They want to do something
positive for humanity — improve the world, or make the planet a cleaner, greener place. These companies make
social goals an integral part of their company mission.
There are different approaches to being socially responsible in business:
1. Social ventures (or social entrepreneurship): creating a business with a primary purpose of achieving a social
or environmental goal but that embraces a profit motive and utilizes the best business practices. For example, you
may have a company that wants to build affordable housing for low-income families but still make a profit for
yourself.
2. Socially responsible companies: running a business whose products or services are specifically oriented not
toward a social mission but toward using business practices that achieve positive social goals. For example, you
may have a construction company building market-rate homes but primarily utilizing recycled and
environmentally sensitive materials.
“If the plan is well thought out and the social responsibility component is an added benefit, then it has the
impact of making everybody feel good. But if the social good detracts from the competitiveness of the
company, then it’s not considered a positive. For instance, a company building software and arbitrarily
deciding it wouldn’t sell to the military, confining its market, would be considered a negative.”
Mark Gorenberg
Venture Capitalist
Page 1 of 4
5/9/2015https://strayer.vitalsource.com/books/9781933895475/print?from=257&to=260&skip_deskt...
If you do want to create a social venture or social enterprise, you have a number of strategies for achieving
social goals. Consider the following five major strategies for social entrepreneurs:
■ Invent something. Create something new, which has not yet been developed, to meet a social goal.
■ Bring something to market. Take a new product that has been developed by someone else and create a
distribution, retail, or sales company to market that product.
■ Create new services. To meet a social goal, develop new services that haven’t been offered before.
■ Provide services. Offer established services that meet a social goal.
■ Adapt an existing product. Take an existing product but slightly change its properties or use so it can achieve
social goals.
“It’s a pretty tricky thing to put social responsibility in a business plan. As a venture capitalist looking at
the plan, you still say, ‘What does this mean for this team? Are they going to get carried away with this and
.
Assignment 2 FederalismThe system of federalism was instituted wi.docxbobbywlane695641
Assignment 2: Federalism
The system of federalism was instituted with the writing and authorization of the Constitution in 1787. In dividing power between states and the national government, federalism has undergone challenges to the placement of power. Should power reside primarily in national or in state government? The Civil War was the most dramatic challenge to the placement of power. Southern states argued, under the leadership of John C. Calhoun, that states’ power superseded national power, while northern states, under the leadership of President Abraham Lincoln, stressed the need for union under the leadership and direction of the national government.
In the more than two hundred years since the Constitution’s adoption, there have been many changes to the meaning of federalism, with power shifting between state and national governments. In the twentieth century, the shifts of power became largely associated with the national government’s ability to provide increased funding sources. With more funding available, the national government has expanded its impact on all areas of state governments. This increased power has had many advocates and many detractors, each with strong justifications.
Research federalism using your textbook, the online library resources, and the Internet. Write a paper on federalism. Structure your paper as follows:
Define federalism.
Explain three advantages of federalism.
Explain three disadvantages of federalism.
Identify and describe at least two ways in which American federalism has changed since the ratification of the Constitution.
Discuss one advantage or disadvantage of federalism most relevant to you.
Describe the relationship between contemporary politics and trends in the size and power of the federal government.
Write a 2–3-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards for writing style to your work.
.
Assignment 2 FederalismThe system of federalism was instituted .docxbobbywlane695641
Assignment 2: Federalism
The system of federalism was instituted with the writing and authorization of the Constitution in 1787. In dividing power between states and the national government, federalism has undergone challenges to the placement of power. Should power reside primarily in national or in state government? The Civil War was the most dramatic challenge to the placement of power. Southern states argued, under the leadership of John C. Calhoun, that states’ power superseded national power, while northern states, under the leadership of President Abraham Lincoln, stressed the need for union under the leadership and direction of the national government.
In the more than two hundred years since the Constitution’s adoption, there have been many changes to the meaning of federalism, with power shifting between state and national governments. In the twentieth century, the shifts of power became largely associated with the national government’s ability to provide increased funding sources. With more funding available, the national government has expanded its impact on all areas of state governments. This increased power has had many advocates and many detractors, each with strong justifications.
Research federalism using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet. Write a paper on federalism. Structure your paper as follows:
Define federalism.
Explain three advantages of federalism.
Explain three disadvantages of federalism.
Identify and describe at least two ways in which American federalism has changed since the ratification of the Constitution.
Discuss one advantage or disadvantage of federalism most relevant to you.
Describe the relationship between contemporary politics and trends in the size and power of the federal government.
Write a 2–3-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards for writing style to your work. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.doc.
By
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
, deliver your assignment to the
M2: Assignment 2 Dropbox
.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Significant advantages and disadvantages of federalism are identified and explained.
20
Significant changes in American federalism are identified and explained.
16
Impact of federalism to your life is identified and discussed objectively.
12
Impact of size and power of the federal government of contemporary politics is accurately identified and explained.
20
Statements are supported by reasons and research information.
12
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
20
Total:
100
.
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or environmental goal but that embraces a profit motive and utilizes the best business practices. For example, you
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may have a construction company building market-rate homes but primarily utilizing recycled and
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deciding it wouldn’t sell to the military, confining its market, would be considered a negative.”
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■ Create new services. To meet a social goal, develop new services that haven’t been offered before.
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Assignment 2: Federalism
The system of federalism was instituted with the writing and authorization of the Constitution in 1787. In dividing power between states and the national government, federalism has undergone challenges to the placement of power. Should power reside primarily in national or in state government? The Civil War was the most dramatic challenge to the placement of power. Southern states argued, under the leadership of John C. Calhoun, that states’ power superseded national power, while northern states, under the leadership of President Abraham Lincoln, stressed the need for union under the leadership and direction of the national government.
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Define federalism.
Explain three advantages of federalism.
Explain three disadvantages of federalism.
Identify and describe at least two ways in which American federalism has changed since the ratification of the Constitution.
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Define federalism.
Explain three advantages of federalism.
Explain three disadvantages of federalism.
Identify and describe at least two ways in which American federalism has changed since the ratification of the Constitution.
Discuss one advantage or disadvantage of federalism most relevant to you.
Describe the relationship between contemporary politics and trends in the size and power of the federal government.
Write a 2–3-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards for writing style to your work. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.doc.
By
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Significant advantages and disadvantages of federalism are identified and explained.
20
Significant changes in American federalism are identified and explained.
16
Impact of federalism to your life is identified and discussed objectively.
12
Impact of size and power of the federal government of contemporary politics is accurately identified and explained.
20
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According to the Council on Social Work Education, Competency 4: Engage In Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice:
Social workers understand quantitative and qualitative research methods and their respective roles in advancing a science of social work and in evaluating their practice. Social workers know the principles of logic, scientific inquiry, and culturally informed and ethical approaches to building knowledge. Social workers understand that evidence that informs practice derives from multi-disciplinary sources and multiple ways of knowing.
They also understand the processes for translating research findings into effective practice. Social workers:
Use practice experience and theory to inform scientific inquiry and research;
Apply critical thinking to engage in analysis of quantitative and qualitative research methods and research findings; and
Use and translate research evidence to inform and improve practice, policy, and service delivery.
This assignment is intended to help students demonstrate the behavioral components of this competency in their field education.
To Prepare: Meet with your Field Instructor. During the meeting, you are expected to assess the population(s) served by the agency. After meeting with the Field Instructor, conduct extensive research regarding the agency’s client population. You will be expected to use at least 5 peer-reviewed resources. The purpose of the research is to discover “evidenced based practices” that are most effective while working with clients served within the population. If the agency serves more than one population, select one sub-population within the agency to conduct the review.
(Homeless youth from 18-25 years-old, Population Served Transition Aged Youth or "TAY")
The Assignment: Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint Presentation, where you will explain the following:
1. Population researched
2. Best evidenced based practices modalities used to engage the population
3. Current modalities used in the agency
4. Briefly discuss and suggest to methods of implementing evidence-based practices in the agency
5. Analyze the findings from the articles you researched
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Social workers understand quantitative and qualitative research methods and their respective roles in advancing a science of social work and in evaluating their practice. Social workers know the principles of logic, scientific inquiry, and culturally informed and ethical approaches to building knowledge. Social workers understand that evidence that informs practice derives from multi-disciplinary sources and multiple ways of knowing. They also understand the processes for translating research findings into effective practice. Social workers:
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· Apply critical thinking to engage in analysis of quantitative and qualitative research methods and research findings; and
· Use and translate research evidence to inform and improve practice, policy, and service delivery.
This assignment is intended to help students demonstrate the behavioral components of this competency in their field education.
To Prepare:
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· Conduct extensive research regarding the agency’s client population.
· Use at least 5 peer-reviewed resources.
· Discover “evidenced based practices” that are most effective while working with clients served within the population.
The Assignment: Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint Presentation, where you will explain the following:
1. Population researched
2. Best evidenced based practices modalities used to engage the population
3. Current modalities used in the agency
4. Briefly discuss and suggest to methods of implementing evidence-based practices in the agency
5. Analyze the findings from the articles you researched
Note: You are expected to use a minimum of five references. References should be from 2013-2019.
Research class Discussion Board due date January 11
The Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing reelects the profession's continuing call for imagination, transformative thinking, and evolutionary change. Explain the importance of following the essentials of Master's Education in Nursing in a clinical nurse practitioner program such as the “Florida National University “? Please select one of the essentials and expand as to why the selected essential is crucial in succeeding in this program. (Essentials I-IX)
Discussion Rubric
The initial post will be regarding the topic of the week and will be a minimum of 250 words. Make sure you pr.
Assignment 2 Evidence Based PracticeAccording to the Council on.docxbobbywlane695641
Assignment 2: Evidence Based Practice
According to the Council on Social Work Education, Competency 4: Engage In Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice:
Social workers understand quantitative and qualitative research methods and their respective roles in advancing a science of social work and in evaluating their practice. Social workers know the principles of logic, scientific inquiry, and culturally informed and ethical approaches to building knowledge. Social workers understand that evidence that informs practice derives from multi-disciplinary sources and multiple ways of knowing. They also understand the processes for translating research findings into effective practice. Social workers:
Use practice experience and theory to inform scientific inquiry and research;
Apply critical thinking to engage in analysis of quantitative and qualitative research methods and research findings; and
Use and translate research evidence to inform and improve practice, policy, and service delivery.
This assignment is intended to help students demonstrate the behavioral components of this competency in their field education.
To Prepare
: Meet with your Field Instructor. During the meeting, you are expected to assess the population(s) served by the agency. After meeting with the Field Instructor, conduct extensive research regarding the agency’s client population. You will be expected to use
at least
5 peer-reviewed resources. The purpose of the research is to discover “evidenced based practices” that are most effective while working with clients served within the population. If the agency serves more than one population, select one sub-population within the agency to conduct the review.
The Assignment: Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint Presentation, where you will explain the following:
Population researched
Best evidenced based practices modalities used to engage the population
Current modalities used in the agency
Briefly discuss and suggest to methods of implementing evidence-based practices in the agency
Analyze the findings from the articles you researched
.
Assignment 2 Examining DifferencesIn this module, we examined cri.docxbobbywlane695641
Assignment 2: Examining Differences
In this module, we examined crimes against persons, crimes against property, and white-collar crimes. These crimes are all treated differently by the legislature as well as the media. These differences are a reflection of how society views them. As you consider these differences, you should also consider how these differences have evolved over time.
Tasks:
Prepare a 3- to 5-page report that describes all of the following points:
The differences in the treatment of each type of crime by the legislature. Explore the different crime levels (misdemeanor
vs.
felony) and different punishments.
The differences in the descriptions utilized by the media. How does the media depict the different types of criminals? Have there been any changes?
The differences in the theoretical applications for these types of crimes. How do the theories differentiate between these types of criminal behavior?
Submission Details:
Save your report as M4_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc.
By
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
, submit your document to the
M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox
.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Identified differences between crime levels in terms of classification and punishment.
20
Analyzed the role of the media in crime depiction and descriptions.
28
Explained differences among theoretical applications.
32
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in the accurate representation and attribution of sources; and used accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
.
Assignment 2 Ethics and Emerging TechnologiesRead the following.docxbobbywlane695641
Assignment 2: Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Read the following paper from the online library:
Neelakantan, M., & Armstrong, A. (2006). Source code, object code, and The Da Vinci code: The debate on intellectual property protection for software programs.
Computer & Internet Lawyer, 23
(10), 1 – 5
Read the paper to identify the reasons for which Intellectual Property Right (IPR) laws in software are not always effective.
Conduct online research on the Internet to identify at least two examples of international regulatory protocols to prevent IPR infringement in software programs.
Create a three-page double-spaced business research article on the legal and ethical implications of IPR violation in software programming. Use the following format:
Page 1:
Reasons for IPR violations in software development
Page 2:
Ethical implications of IPR violations in software development
Page 3:
International regulations for IPR violations in software development
All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.
Must be original work as it will be submitted to TURNITIN
Due By
Thursday, April 11, 2013, by 5 PM PST
.
.
Assignment 2 Ethical Issues and Foreign InvestmentsBy Friday, A.docxbobbywlane695641
Assignment 2: Ethical Issues and Foreign Investments
By
Friday, April 18, 2014
, analyze the following scenario:
There are multifaceted ethical issues relating to international investments. One aspect relates to human rights. Most Latin American governments have constitutions that mandate health care as a human right, yet some of these countries provide poor health care for the majority of their population.
During the 1980s, the general populace of these countries deteriorated, even though several Latin American countries developed strategies to reposition medical personnel and services to rural areas. Throughout this time, many international donors provided assistance; however they did so with imposed conditions. An example of this constrained assistance was the World Bank, which imposed restrictions that included privatization of health care, as well as required limitations on universal access.
Did the World Bank and other international donors act responsibly and ethically in constraining their humanitarian assistance? Who has the responsibility for the health care of the Latin American people? Is it a reasonable and socially responsible practice to offer international assistance in exchange for an opportunity to shape a country's political and/or social system? Why or why not?
By
Saturday, April 19, 2014
respond to the discussion question assigned by the faculty. Submit your response to the appropriate
Discussion Area
. Use the same
Discussion Area
to comment on your classmates' submissions and continue the discussion until
Wednesday, April 23, 2014.
Comment on how your classmates would address differing views.
.
Assignment 2 Ethical BehaviorIdentify a case in the news that y.docxbobbywlane695641
Assignment 2: Ethical Behavior
Identify a case in the news that you feel displays unethical police behaviors. In a 3-page written research informative paper, answer the following questions in detail with support from research and examples. Your paper should be written in APA format and style, include a title and reference page, and include at least 2 resources, one of which can be your textbook.
Identify the case and describe when and where it occurred. Be sure to summarize the case thoroughly.
Identify at least 2 unethical behaviors from the case and explain why they are unethical.
Explain whether any of the behaviors violate any criminal laws.
Explain whether any behaviors violate the Constitutional rights of the defendant.
.
Assignment 2 Ethical (Moral) RelativismIn America, many are comfo.docxbobbywlane695641
Assignment 2: Ethical (Moral) Relativism
In America, many are comfortable describing ethics as follows: “Well, what’s right for me is right for me and what’s right for you is right for you. Let’s just agree to disagree.” This is an affirmation of what philosophers call
individual
or
subjective moral relativism
. In this understanding of relativism, morality is a matter of individual feelings and personal preference. In individual moral relativism, the determination of what is right and wrong in a situation varies according to the individual. Moral relativists do not believe in natural law or universal truths.
Cultural moral relativism
puts culture at the forefront of relative ethical decision-making. It says the individual must include the precepts of his or her culture as a prominent part of the relativistic moral action.
Lawrence
Kohlberg,
a prominent psychologist known for recognizing moral stages of development, takes it a step farther saying cultural relativists are persons stuck in the “
Conventional
Stage” of ethical development
.
In your paper, please define individual moral relativism and cultural moral relativism in detail, noting how they differ from each other, their strengths and weaknesses, and give your position on Kohlberg’s stance on ethical relativism.
What aspects of ethical relativism do you identify and agree with? What aspects do you disagree with? Give a personal example that illustrates your stance on ethical relativism, describing how you made a moral decision in an ethical dilemma. Include at least two references to support your thoughts.
Post a 500-word paper to the
M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox
by due
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
. All written assignments and responses should follow proper citation rules for attributing sources. Please use Microsoft Word spelling/grammar checker. Be mindful of plagiarism policies.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Significant critical analysis of individual ethical relativism, cultural ethical relativism, and Kohlberg’s position; including definitions, strengths, and weaknesses.
36
Described personal ethical stances on each form of relativism in relation to own personal ethical system, including whether and how personal ethical system is compatible or incompatible with relativism.
24
Used a personal example to illustrate and support stance on ethical relativism in relation to own ethical system.
16
Justified ideas and responses by using appropriate scholarly examples and at least two references from texts, Web sites, and other references.
4
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
20
Total:
100
.
Assignment 2 Essay Power in Swift and Moliere Both Moliere and S.docxbobbywlane695641
Assignment 2: Essay: Power in Swift and Moliere
Both Moliere and Swift use humor to provide an analysis of serious social problems. In doing so, they both describe various types and uses of power, from the governmental power that restores Orgon’s property and the English laws that do not take into account the conditions of the Irish, to the power that a landlord holds over a renter or a father over a family, to the exercise of religion and wealth within a community, to the wishes and desires of the young, and more.
Your task is to identify at least two types of power in our readings for this module. You may use either
Tartuffe
or
A Modest Proposal
, or a mix of both. Once you have found two types of power, determine who you think has the power and how that power is exercised. Where is each power abused? What checks or limits are placed on each type of power? Be sure to cite examples from your readings to support your claims.
Submit your assignment to the
M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox
by
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Identified two uses of power in this module’s readings.
24
Described who has each type of power and how their power is exercised (citing examples in the text).
28
Identified at least one example of how each power is misused and any limitations on the power that is being misused.
28
Justified ideas and responses by using appropriate examples and references from texts, Web sites, and other references or personal experience. Followed APA rules for attributing sources.
20
Total:
100
.
Assignment 2 E taxonomy· Information TechnologyInformatio.docxbobbywlane695641
Assignment 2 E taxonomy
· Information Technology:
Information Technology is an important and intelligent field of study, which is a broad field that is all about computing technology, information, and "people" especially in issues that are related to the users and meeting their needs of technology. In general, information technology is applying, managing, and supporting the technology used in solving problems. In addition, information technology is a study that mainly focuses on solving problems by using technology and computing. Information technology focuses on how to satisfy users by presenting new uses of technologies.
· A “taxonomy” of information technology:
I. People: people provide intelligence of the systems and use technology to solve their problems, by getting the benefits of technology, which are efficiency and productivity.
1. Users:
· Definition: People who use technology in their work or anything else in their life.
· Examples: engineers, students, and some medical specialties…etc.
2. Programmer:
· Definition: People who program computer software, by giving the computer systems instructions to perform a given action.
· Examples: PHP, Java, HTML, or SQL programmers.
3. IT professionals:
· Definition: IT professionals define as applying, managing, and supporting the technology used in solving problems.
· Concerned about: Implementation, configuration, and maintenance.
· Goal: Solving problems by processing data into information.
· IT professionals should provide:
· Productivity.
· Efficiency.
· Origin of IT professionals:
a) Meaning of anything is linked to its origin.
b) The main reason is people created a tool to solve a problem.
1. Calculation:
· William Schickard:
· 17th century.
· In Germany.
· Conceived a design of a mechanical calculator.
· Blaise Pascal:
· 1640s.
· In France.
· Built his machine to help his father in calculation.
2. Automatic Execution:
· Jacquard:
· 1810s.
· In France.
· A mechanical loom.
3. Automatic Logic:
· George Boole:
· In 1850s.
· In Ireland.
· Envisioned the Laws of Thought
· Boolean algebra (AND, OR, XOR, NOT)
a) AND (0 0=0, 0 1=0, 1 0=0, 1 1=1)
b) OR (0 0=0, 0 1=1, 1 0=1, 1 1=1)
c) XOR (0 0=0, 0 1 =1, 1 0=1, 1 1= 1)
d) NOT (0=1, 1=1)
4. General purpose:
· Charles Babages (grandfather of computer age):
· 18th century.
· In England.
· Designed the Difference Engine.
· Augusta Ada (one of the first programmers):
· 18th century.
· In England.
· Interpreter of Babbage's works.
· What should IT professionals know?
1. People and ethics.
· It’s related to understanding other people.
· Behave in ethical ways.
2. Users needs.
· What do you need to solve users problems?
· Users centric design.
3. Problems solving.
· Improve that by doing it (practice).
· Problem solving steps:
a) Understand the problem.
b) Planning the solutions.
c) Create algorithms.
d) Test the algorithms.
· Develop knowledge to get some expertise.
· Practice to gain experience.
4. How to use tools.
· Use technologi.
Assignment 2 Dropbox AssignmentCurrent Trends and Issues in Manag.docxbobbywlane695641
Assignment 2: Dropbox Assignment
Current Trends and Issues in Managed Care
Compensation and reimbursement models are another method of controlling access, cost, and quality in a managed care environment. An MCO doesn't have direct control over physicians or hospitals but through contractual agreements that set incentives for meeting agreed-upon standards, it can exert influence.
This week, you are required to write an essay on the following topics:
Managed care hospital reimbursement
Managed care provider reimbursement
Using South University Online library (e.g. CINAHL) or the Internet, review at least two articles for each topic and write a review for each source of information. Use the following guidelines for developing your essay:
Write a summary for each topic tying together the information learned about that topic.
Analyze the market forces that would favor using one reimbursement method over another.
Evaluate the key differences between different types of payment methodologies from the provider and hospital point of view.
Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the payment methodologies reviewed from the provider and hospital point of view.
Evaluate new payment methodologies resulting from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and discuss future changes in reimbursement methodologies.
Compare and contrast each article to the information discussed in the course textbook.
Based on your understanding, create a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document that includes the answers to the questions for the above topics.
Support your responses with examples.
Cite any sources in APA format.
Submission Details
Name your document SU_HSC3020_W4_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
Submit your document to the
W4 Assignment 2 Dropbox
by
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
.
.
Assignment 2 Discussion—The Impact of CommunicationRemember a tim.docxbobbywlane695641
Assignment 2: Discussion—The Impact of Communication
Remember a time when you did not have a cell phone? Do you remember the days before texting? This handy pocket technology has revolutionized how we stay connected and how we access and use information today. The growth of our technological society is directly related to the rate at which information can be exchanged. In general, this exchange of information is called communication.
Respond to the following:
Explain the scientific and technical concepts related to communication.
Which types of electromagnetic radiation are typically involved in the process of communication?
How is information transmitted?
What are the main differences between wired and wireless communications?
Describe your perspective on communication technology such as wireless communication, the Internet, and smart phone technology.
Provide at least three examples of communication technology you use in your daily life. Examine the underlying scientific concepts used in this technology.
Consider the developments that have led to the United States’ current infrastructure and make a prediction of the future of communication in society.
Support your statements with examples. Provide a minimum of two scholarly references.
Write your initial response in 3–4 paragraphs. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
By
Sunday, August 31, 2014
, post your response to the appropriate
Discussion Area
. Through
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.
.
Assignment 2 Discussion—Technology and GlobalizationYour Module.docxbobbywlane695641
Assignment 2: Discussion—Technology and Globalization
Your
Module 1
readings provide insight into the impact of technology on global business. Technological innovations such as the Internet, wireless technology, broadband, tablets, personal digital assistants (PDAs), global positional systems (GPSs), social media, videoconferencing, and others have changed the way we do global business.
Use your module readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet to research the impact of technology on global business.
Then, respond to the following:
Describe how changes in technology contributed to the globalization of markets.
Explain how the Internet affects international business activity and the globalization of the world economy.
Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation
Do the following when responding to your peers:
Read your peers’ answers.
Provide substantive comments by
contributing new, relevant information from course readings, Web sites, or other sources;
building on the remarks or questions of others; or
sharing practical examples of key concepts from your professional or personal experiences
Respond to feedback on your posting and provide feedback to other students on their ideas.
Make sure your writing
is clear, concise, and organized;
demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and
displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Grading Criteria
Assignment Components
Max Points
Initial response was:
Insightful, original, accurate, and timely.
Substantive and demonstrated advanced understanding of concepts.
Compiled/synthesized theories and concepts drawn from a variety of sources to support statements and conclusions.
16
Discussion Response and Participation:
Responded to a minimum of two peers in a timely manner.
Offered points of view supported by research.
Asked challenging questions that promoted discussion.
Drew relationships between one or more points in the discussion.
16
Writing:
Wrote in a clear, concise, formal, and organized manner.
Responses were error free.
Information from sources, where applicable, was paraphrased appropriately and accurately cited.
8
Total:
40
.
Assignment 2 Discussion—Providing GuidanceThe Genesis team has re.docxbobbywlane695641
Assignment 2: Discussion—Providing Guidance
The Genesis team has reviewed the guidelines and models that can be used to assist in determining the appropriate mix of debt and equity financing. However, they are yet undecided and request additional literature that would help them make an informed decision.
Research module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet to identify tools, resources, and readings to help educate the Genesis operations management team.
Address the following:
How will these resources help them and further support the recommendations or guidelines you are creating on their behalf?
Write your initial response in 3–4 paragraphs. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
.
Assignment 2 Discussion—Munger’s Mental ModelsIn his article A L.docxbobbywlane695641
Assignment 2: Discussion—Munger’s Mental Models
In his article “A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly Wisdom as it Relates to Investment Management & Business,” Charles Munger (1995) wrote about tools, techniques, and critical skills that great managers need to develop.
Consider Munger’s thoughts on the importance of mental models. Respond to the following:
In your own words, describe what Munger means by mental models.
Examine how Munger’s concept of mental models has changed your ideas of decision making in investment management and business.
Describe at least one example from your own experience where your perspective or experience provided a mode of thought that brought new light to a discussion or a tough decision.
Explain how this experience has affected your decision-making process.
Write your initial response in approximately 300–500 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
By
Saturday, January 4, 2014
, post your response to the appropriate
Discussion Area
. Through
Monday, January 6, 2014
, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses. Consider the following in your comments:
Examine the discussed mental models and how they changed a decision or direction.
Provide suggestions for ways to influence situations with new mental models.
Munger, C. T. (1995). A lesson on elementary, worldly wisdom as it relates to investment management & business.
Outstanding Investor Digest, 1,
49–63.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Initial response:
Was insightful, original, accurate, and timely.
Was substantive and demonstrated advanced understanding of concepts.
Compiled/synthesized theories and concepts drawn from a variety of sources to support statements and conclusions.
16
Discussion response and participation:
Responded to a minimum of two peers in a timely manner.
Offered points of view supported by research.
Asked challenging questions that promoted the discussion.
Drew relationships between one or more points in the discussion.
16
Writing:
Wrote in a clear, concise, formal, and organized manner.
Responses were error free.
Information from sources, where applicable, was paraphrased appropriately and accurately cited.
8
Total:
40
.
Assignment 2 DiscussionDuring the first year or two of its exis.docxbobbywlane695641
Assignment 2: Discussion
During the first year or two of its existence, what reasons are there for a small-town nursing home to engage in any sort of strategic planning? This is a time when the venture’s resources are stretched to the limit and all its attention is focused on reaching bed capacity with admitting new residents. Are there any disadvantages for the organization if it fails to think about long-term strategy? Explain why.
By
Saturday, January 4, 2014
, respond to the assigned discussion question, and submit your response to the
Discussion Area
. Use the same
Discussion Area
to comment on your classmates' submissions and continue the discussion until
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
.
Comment on how your classmates would address differing views.
.
Assignment 2 Discussion QuestionWorking in teams leads to complex.docxbobbywlane695641
Assignment 2: Discussion Question
Working in teams leads to complex interpersonal problems. Do you think working in teams is worth the effort to manage through work place problems and find viable solutions? Are there effective alternatives to team work? Explain your opinion.
By
Sunday, July 27, 2014,
respond to the discussion question above. Submit your responses to the appropriate
Discussion Area
. Use the same
Discussion Area
to comment on your classmates' submissions and continue the discussion until
Wednesday, July 30, 2014.
Comment on how your classmates would address differing views.
.
Assignment 2: Discussion Question
Strong corporate cultures have a powerful effect on employee behavior.
Discuss how this creates inadvertent control mechanisms.
For example, are strong cultures an ethical way to control behavior?
Provide examples to support your views.
.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
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.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
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.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
Corporate Social ResponsibilityDoing Good while Doin.docx
1. Corporate Social Responsibility
Doing Good while Doing Well
What is Ethics?
Ethics (also called moral philosophy) is a system of beliefs
about how to behave.
Ethics vs. morals
Ethics denotes the theory of right action and the greater good
Morals indicate their practice
Moral—one complies with society’s system of beliefs
Amoral—one does not, acting in a fashion that is neither good
or bad
Immoral—one does not, acting in contravention of proper
behavior
2. General Social Expectations of Ethics
Societies dictate general systems of ethics through their culture,
and their stated convictions about bad, good, and exceptional
action.
The ethics of societies is quite stable, but does evolve over time
General social expectations affect all members of society.
Honesty
Fairness
Legality
Higher level: acting with consistency, coherence, and
reciprocity
Highest level: acting with courage and sacrifice
Specific Social Expectations of Ethics
Specific expectations do vary by social role (industry,
profession, social function, etc.)
Example: judges versus CIA spies
Example: soldiers versus nurses
So what are the social expectations of business ethics…?
3. Business Ethics
At individual level
One is progressively more ethical to the degree that one
Works hard in a competitive environment to provide products
and services, and make an income
Complies with the laws of the land and obeys appropriate
organizational rules
Seeks to meet professional norms (i.e. providing quality goods
and services)
Seeks to meet social norms (i.e. exercising honesty and
fairness) and strives to achieve the highest standards of
integrity (i.e. preventing harm and donating back to society part
of the proceeds of one’s success)
Corporate Social Responsibility
At the organizational level
A corporation is progressively more socially responsible to the
degree that it
4. Meets basic economic needs through diligence and innovation
Exceeds legal requirements by fulfilling the spirit of the law
Finds ways to enhance the community and planet with mutually
beneficial actions
Provides outright acts of charity
Carroll’s Progressive Levels of CSREconomic
ResponsibilityLegal ResponsibilityEthical
ResponsibilityDiscretionary Responsibility(must do)(have to
do)(should do)(good to do)Corporate ResponsibilitySocial
ResponsibilityProfit making and provide quality goods and
services that are valued by consumersLaw-abiding
behaviorThose that may not be required by law, but are socially
accepted norms of honesty, decency, and fair-playInclude
voluntary efforts to be environmentally friendly, enhance human
rights, be an employer of choice, provide philanthropy and so
on
Arguments for an Ethical Business Culture
Even minimalists assert the importance of economic and legal
responsibilities
5. Economic viability is a pragmatic reality and a responsibility of
owners, employees, creditors, etc.
Breaking laws puts a company at risk; exposes a company to
loss of value and revenue
Widespread industry law breaking and flagrant market
manipulation leads to government intervention and increased
regulation (e.g., Sarbanes-Oxley) and Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
Social Responsibility Arguments Increasingly Important
Social responsibility is increasingly an interest and concern of
public, investors and employees
Frequently social responsibility can provide win-win scenarios,
e.g., the environment can be protected and costs can be cut
Poor social responsibility gets more attention from “cause”
organizations providing bad press
The moral argument is that all companies must abide by
society’s minimum standards, and that wealth and success bring
social obligations to be more responsible
Encouraging Ethical Behavior
Ethical Reasoning Framework
6. Step one: Am I comfortable publicizing this decision broadly?
Step two: What if everyone make this type of decision?
Step three: identify stakeholders and their interests
Direct/indirect/remote stakeholders (or internal/external
stakeholders)
Interest of each stakeholder involved
Step four: identify critical issues and the competing values
involved
Major issues
Right-and-wrong vs. right-and-right
Step five: identify solutions and their potential impacts
Possible solutions
Moral level of each solution involved
Encouraging Ethical Behavior
Tools and Approaches
Stakeholder analysis
Mission and values statements
Guidelines and codes of conduct, codes of ethics
Ethical training
Ethics officers and ethics hotlines
Provide and highlight role models
Ethics awards
For individuals in the company
Seek award for the company
Social responsibility audit
Social initiatives
Strive to be a CSR leader
7. Example: Encouraging Ethical Behavior
at DellCause PromotionsCause-Related MarketingCorporate
Social MarketingCorporate PhilanthropyCommunity
VolunteeringSocially Reasonable Business PracticesDell
sponsors efforts to collect used computers for donations to local
nonprofits and public agenciesDell offers 10 percent off
selected new products when up to three used products are
recycled onlineDell offers free and convenient return of used
printers for recycling or reuseThrough Dell’s “Direct Giving”
program with employees, employee donations are made to Earth
Share, which supports multiple environmental projectsDell
employees around the globe participate in “Global Community
Involvement Week” each September, including activities such
as park cleanupDell creates product design programs with
specific environmental guidelines, policies, and goals
Kotler & Lee 2005
The Case of Big Box
8. Analytic case: Big Box Store
Big Box Corporation is a modern low-cost department store. To
keep its costs down, it has a number of standard practices that
ensure profitability.
First, it aggressively keeps costs low and does not rely
extensively on sales to build long-term rather than temporary
customer loyalty. Therefore it is a global buyer with no “buy-
American” policy. In fact, while it does ensure that its products
are legally made, it does not concern itself with non-
governmental protocols on recommendations about working
conditions or child labor.
Second, it keeps its market prices extremely low by ensuring
that the jobs of line workers are as simple and repetitive as
possible, so that workers can easily be trained and replaced. Big
Box Corporation has been largely successful at keeping unions
out of its stores in all but a few instances. This means that many
of the workers are the second or third wage earners in homes
and that many of its employees are parttime retired workers or
young workers seeking their first jobs. As importantly, these
wage earners, who are just above minimum wage, do not
normally have significant benefits such as health care and
retirement. Many of the workers do not need them because they
are covered by a first wage earner or do not care about them
because retirement has occurred or is a distant concern.
9. A small, but not tiny, percentage of the line workers qualify for
government benefits such as child health care. Middle managers
are recruited from “the floor” and get improved wages and
modest benefits, but are still paid very modestly by management
standards. Store managers are generally professionally trained
and analysis driven to examine profitability trends, cost–benefit
ratios, contingency analysis, etc., and thus rarely come from the
floor. They are largely recruited from corporate manager-
training programs populated by college business majors and
MBA graduates. After serving as an assistant store manager
with modest pay (each store has three to five assistant store
managers) for a period of three to seven years, opportunities to
become a store manager often open up. Store managers are well
paid for retail.
Third, Big Box Corporation prefers to locate its stores just
outside of cities, when they are not land-locked by other cities,
in order to avoid city taxes. This has the side advantage of
cheaper land for large parking areas. Alternatively, when
locating in an urbanized area with adjacent cities, as is common
today, Big Box always considers two or three options in
adjacent jurisdictions that will be desirous of having the store.
By doing so, the store can make the jurisdictions compete
aggressively, and can get excellent multi-year tax concessions
(sometimes up to a decade) as well as infrastructure
improvements such as road widening on the arterial to the
store, traffic lights, and sewer and utility extensions.
Fourth, Big Box Corporation is large enough that it can force
suppliers to maintain ownership of products until point of
10. customer sale. In other words, unlike smaller retailers that must
buy goods to stock shelves and then discount unsold goods,
thereby competing with their own goods not on sale, Big Box
does not pay suppliers until goods are registered as sold. In
experimenting with new products, it risks the loss of shelf space
but has no inventory cost liability. Unsold goods are simply
returned, although the supplier must pick them up or abandon
them. Fifth, because of its size, Big Box is able to stay abreast
of current trends and appeal to all but the smallest niche
markets. This means that it is able to push old fashioned stores
with less efficient practices out of business, absorb their market
share, and maintain a lock on the market environment for the
cost-conscious buyer who is impervious to all stores except
other corporations with a similar style, or stores that carry only
discontinued products that they have purchased for pennies on
the dollar but whose product lines vary enormously month by
month.
Sixth, while not immune to “green” initiatives, Big Box knows
that most of its customers place a much larger premium on
value than on environmental concerns and thus it caters to that
preference. When enough customers are perceived to be
interested and the cost differential is modest, Big Box
occasionally offers a product that can be marketed as
“environmentally friendly.” Seventh, Big Box is careful not to
dilute its efficiency and profits thrust with local charity issues.
Charity is done, but almost exclusively at the corporate level, so
that it can easily be “counted” for accounting purposes, and
easily be identified for corporate public relations.
Discussion
1. What are the possible ethical questions that are involved? (At
least seven are implicitly identified in the case.) This question
11. is often asked at the same time as the following question.
2. Who are the stakeholders who are/will be affected in this
scenario and what are their interests?
3. What are the concrete ethical issues that you feel need to be
considered? (This requires narrowing down the list of possible
ethical issues, which should be done after identifying
stakeholders and their interests.) What alternatives exist? How
do these alternatives maximize various values, given the weight
of those values?
4. What recommendations do you have in how the situations you
chose to address could be/should have been resolved or
improved? Or, state if no changes are necessary, and the reasons
why the status quo is acceptable.
Question: your opinion
Which aspect of the Big Box store system would you address
first and foremost, if you had the power to do so? (Don’t worry
about pragmatism for this question.)
Not having a buy-American policy
Low wages and no benefits for floor-level employees
(associates)
Use of aggressive tax avoidance strategies (including tax
havens)
Indirectly forcing suppliers to use illegal labor practices in
many product lines in order to compete
Ignoring “green” and environmental issues
12. Main Discussion Posting
The Work Environment Assessment is an “evidence-based tool
to raise awareness, assess the perceived health of an
organization, and determine strengths and areas for
improvement” (Clark, 2015, p. 19). After completing the
assessment tool, my current workplace scored a 68 which places
our work environment in the “barely healthy” category. For
example, one statement on the assessment asks if there is a clear
level of trust between formal leadership and staff in the
workplace. I rated this completely untrue. There are many
nurses in our clinic that don’t feel like they can trust our
nursing supervisor. He will tell you what you want to hear to
your face and do the complete opposite just to get you out of his
office. He will also talk to one nurse about another nurse
negatively. This is not a good example of a leader. This is why
I believe that my workplace is not civil because of our poor
leadership. The common theme is that leadership is addressed
with issues and then nothing happens. According to Marshall
and Broome, “doing nothing and not making decisions when one
is in a position of responsibility is simply unconscionable”
(2017, p. 139).
Incivility can be defined as “a low-intensity behavior, or uncivil
behavior, with the intent to harm the target” (Kisner, 2018, p.
36). Here is an example of incivility between a nurse, fellow
collegeaus, and leadership. This is a Department of Defense
facility so there are always formal leaders, providers, and
nurses coming and going. Almost everyone in the facility is
directly linked to the military system. When I first started
working here, the clinic was developing a new team or clinic for
the 65 and older community. My preceptor and several others
were being moved to the new team due to colleagues not being
civil to each other. My preceptor took me with her to the new
team, stating that based on my personality it would be better for
me. Our team worked so incredibly well together. Everyone
13. knew what their duties and responsibilities were every day. Our
team was growing in patients, providers, and nurses. A new RN
was added to our team and conflict immediately started. She
came in on the first day acting like she was above everyone
else. In orientation, she would always say well where I came
from we did it like this and her preceptor would always reply
with that is okay, but this is how we do it here. There were
several conflicts and arguments between providers, nurses, and
formal leaders with this nurse which lead to conflict between
our team. She would pull up provider’s notes and critique them,
tell them what they were doing wrong, and take it to our chief
nursing officer. She would also take pictures with her phone
about other nurse’s work and state that she was going to save
them for when she needed them. At one point, she called our
chief nursing officer incompetent and our Chief Department
Officer a curse word to their face. Nothing happened to this
nurse and leadership overlooked this situation. There were
several comments made among staff that it must be okay to call
your supervisor profound words because nothing will happen to
you. Our work environment went from civil to not civil over
the short three months that this nurse was there. “Lack of
action frustrates others who are looking to you to decide so that
they can move on and implement plans aligned with that
decision” (Marshall & Broom, 2017, p. 139).
When issues develop, mediation has been a key component
to resolve the issue at a lower level. “Mediation is described by
legal scholars as a facilitated process designed to resolve
conflict between two parties in a voluntary and mutually
acceptable way through neutral third-party assistance as an
alternative to proceedings that are more coercive” (Knickle,
McNaughton, and Downar, 2012, p. 1). In this situation there
were several levels of mediations that started at the lower level
first (person to person), then lead RN to individual, then as a
team, and then to our chief nursing officer. This issue went all
the way to our chief of department officer, because our chief
nursing officer didn’t do anything to help solve the issue. For
14. example, this new nurse requested many times to change teams
because personalities were clashing and she stated that she was
being bullied. Our supervisor would continue to say that
conflicts needed to be addressed within the team. This clinic is
huge and there was a need for this individual on several teams.
Eventually, this nurse found another job and left.
References
Clark, C.M. (2015). Conversations to inspire and promote a
more civil workplace. American
Nurse Today, 10(11), 18-23. Retrieved from
https://www.americannursetoday.com/wp-
content/uploads/2015/11/ant11-CE-Civility-1023.pdf
Knickle, K., McNaughton, N., & Downar, J. (2012). Beyond
winning: mediation, conflict
resolution, and non-rational sources of conflict in the
ICU. Critical care (London, England), 16(3), 308.
doi:10.1186/CC11141
Marshall, E., & Broome, M. (2017). Transformational
leadership in nursing: From expert clinician to influential
leader (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.
Response posting to Professor
Nurse to nurse incivility is “associated with high rates of
employee turnover and decreased quality of care” (Clark, 2015).
In the clinical setting that I am currently in, I have not seen this
type of behavior. On one hand, senior nurses may be leaving
due to incivility from less experienced nurses. On the other
hand, the older generation nurses are not technology savvy and
nursing has changed to be more computer based. This could be
another reason why senior nurses are leaving. Senior nurses
could also be leaving the workforce because the patient load has
become too intense and they are burnout.
15. Senior nurses “may feel threatened by novice faculty and
their attempts to retain their power and territory may contribute
to the lack of professionalism leading to incivility” (Peters,
2014, p. 223). For example, in my clinic we have a nurse
practitioner that has been there for over 10 years. We have
recently added three new, but more experienced, nurse
practitioners to the clinic. Leadership will go to them for
advice first. This has caused a lot of incivility between
providers because the senior providers that have been there
longer, feel like their opinion is more valuable. Some providers
have left the clinic or are looking for new jobs because of the
lack of worth they feel from leadership.
References
Clark, C.M. (2015). Conversations to inspire and promote a
more civil workplace. American
Nurse Today, 10(11), 18-23. Retrieved from
https://www.americannursetoday.com/wp-
content/uploads/2015/11/ant11-CE-Civility-1023.pdf
Peters, A. B., (2014). Faculty to faculty incivility: Experiences
of novice nurse faculty in
academia. Journal of Professional Nursing, 30(3), 213-227.
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