Thanks for your work. Your submission contains an overview of the simulation scenario that you worked on, and you have identified the intent of the scenario. You have also properly identified three elements from the PMBOK Guide that relate to the simulation. Also, you have properly documented your lessons learned and described your experience using the simulation tool. Please note, however, you were supposed to ‘capture a screen image of the confirmation page showing your total score for the scenario”. You have not provided this screenshot so I have not graded your work yet. “1” is not your grade and is only a placeholder for my own references. Please provide the screenshot for me to be able to finalize your grade. - You could have done a better job of identifying three elements from the PMBOK Guide that relate to the simulation by dedicating a section of your work and by describing these processes in more depth. For example, you could have chosen schedule management as a practice and highlight some of the main considerations in performing the simulation from the schedule management perspective. In the corresponding section of your work, you have not cited or directed incorporated any content from the PMBOK Guide. - I recommend not to cite a reference in the conclusion section. You could have done so by using and referencing it in previous sections. Please refrain from introducing a new concept or offering a statement that has not already been presented in the material leading up to the conclusion section. The general rule is that the main body of your narrative should include all the main arguments and key statements. The conclusion, on the other hand, should summarize main points made in the main body of your writing and creatively restate the ideas already presented. The conclusion is not intended to include new ideas and key points. Soria 1 Victoria Soria Dean Winther English 101 31 March 2020 The Impact of Poverty on Education in America Opening Poverty is an element of sociological and economic total measure of an individual’s experience and social-economic position compared to others. Social-economic status is commonly broken down into three levels, these include low, middle and high class. When placing families in one of these classes, any of the three variables are likely to be assessed: occupation, education and income. Poverty is classified under low income and involves limited resources to meet basic needs. The level of poverty is approximately 15%, implying that about 1 in every 6 Americans are living in poverty. This slater translates that 1 in every 5 children in the United States is living in poverty. Further, it has been noted that 30% of children raised below poverty lines barely complete their high school education. In that light, children are one of the most hit by the implication of poverty and this is evidenced in their poor cognition and overall educational development. Social-economic difference and education Among o.

1. Thanks for your work. Your submission contains an overview of
the simulation scenario that you worked on, and you have
identified the intent of the scenario. You have also properly
identified three elements from the PMBOK Guide that relate to
the simulation. Also, you have properly documented your
lessons learned and described your experience using the
simulation tool. Please note, however, you were supposed to
‘capture a screen image of the confirmation page showing your
total score for the scenario”. You have not provided this
screenshot so I have not graded your work yet. “1” is not your
grade and is only a placeholder for my own references. Please
provide the screenshot for me to be able to finalize your grade. -
You could have done a better job of identifying three elements
from the PMBOK Guide that relate to the simulation by
dedicating a section of your work and by describing these
processes in more depth. For example, you could have chosen
schedule management as a practice and highlight some of the
main considerations in performing the simulation from the
schedule management perspective. In the corresponding section
of your work, you have not cited or directed incorporated any
content from the PMBOK Guide. - I recommend not to cite a
reference in the conclusion section. You could have done so by
using and referencing it in previous sections. Please refrain
from introducing a new concept or offering a statement that has
not already been presented in the material leading up to the
conclusion section. The general rule is that the main body of
your narrative should include all the main arguments and key
statements. The conclusion, on the other hand, should
summarize main points made in the main body of your writing
and creatively restate the ideas already presented. The
conclusion is not intended to include new ideas and key points.
Soria 1
Victoria Soria

2. Dean Winther
English 101
31 March 2020
The Impact of Poverty on Education in America
Opening
Poverty is an element of sociological and economic total
measure of an individual’s experience and social-economic
position compared to others. Social-economic status is
commonly broken down into three levels, these include low,
middle and high class. When placing families in one of these
classes, any of the three variables are likely to be assessed:
occupation, education and income. Poverty is classified under
low income and involves limited resources to meet basic needs.
The level of poverty is approximately 15%, implying that about
1 in every 6 Americans are living in poverty. This slater
translates that 1 in every 5 children in the United States is
living in poverty. Further, it has been noted that 30% of
children raised below poverty lines barely complete their high
school education. In that light, children are one of the most hit
by the implication of poverty and this is evidenced in their poor
cognition and overall educational development.
Social-economic difference and education
Among other things, low income has been noted to be a strung
predictor of a series of issues such as physical and mental
health that later affects the learning and education development
of children. Poverty as a problem later affects the living and
learning environments of the children, or, in the case of
inadequate learning resources, maybe the entire cause of the
child’s social predicament to start with. Education in affluent
families is often stressed as much more crucial, both within the
household and in the local communities. However, in poorer
families, where necessities are a priority, education has taken a
“backseat” (Capra, 76). These children face a series of health
and social challenges such as negative social influence, drug
and substance abuse.
The implication of poverty on education

3. The implication of poverty on children is one of the complex
issues and has been noted to result in complex challenges for
children and their families. While it can be argued that the
United States economy is stable (compared to its peers), poverty
is still an issue in various parts, particularly the south. The
study by (Capra, 77) noted that poverty is an urgent problem
that affects education among children living in the south.
Poverty reduces the reediness of a child for school as it
results in poor motor skills and physical health, diminishing the
capacity of these children to concentrate and memorize details.
Further, it affects their attentiveness, motivation and curiosity.
According to Taylor (par. 4), intelligence is linked to health and
children from poor families are less likely to receive prompt
medical care and interventions. Students experiencing poor
health and diminishing health practices find it harder to listen,
concentrate and learn. Further, one of the reasons that
demotivate children is lack of hope and optimism. Poverty and
accomplishing social-economic challenges are linked to
depression and stress (Silva-Laya, et al. 15) stress and
frustrations form poor nutrition, housing conditions and other
factors have been noted to affect the physical and cognitive
development of children. Consequently, one of the clear
implications of poverty to the educational development of
children is that they enter schools with readiness gaps, which
widens as they develop further. These children later feel
alienated from society, suffer from insecurities as a result of
their social-economic status; and dread the implications of their
poverty.
Works Cited
Capra, Theresa. "Poverty and its impact on education: Today
and tomorrow." Thought & Action
(2009): 75.
Kelley Taylor (2017). Poverty Long-Lasting Effects on
Students’ Education and Success.

4. https://www.insightintodiversity.com/povertys-long-lasting-
effects-on-students-education-and-success/
Silva-Laya, Marisol, et al. "Urban Poverty and Education. A
Systematic Literature Review."
Educational Research Review (2019).
Soria 2
Victoria Soria
Dean Winther
English 101
10 March 2020
RAVENArticle 1 by Theresa Capra (2009).
Reputation. The author is a renowned researcher at Mercer
County Community College who holds a Ph.D. and specializes
in issues of education and children.
Ability to Observe. Being a researcher, the author is in a
position to access reliable evidence from other scholarly
researchers like her. Working as a director in the College also
allows her to observe the effects of poverty on the education of
children.
Vested Interest. Being a researcher, the author has no personal
interest in the topic. Instead, she seeks to inform the general
public about the effects of poverty.
Expertise. The author is an expert in the field of education such
that she is even pursuing her Ph.D. She also refers to scholarly
sources written by experts as evidence in the article.
Neutrality. The author is neutral about poverty and education.
She provides a discussion of the causes, effects, and possible
solutions that can be applied to curb the problem. Article 2 by
Sean Slade (2015)
Reputation. The author is the director of Global Outreach at
ASCD which aims at providing quality education that will grow
children emotionally, physically, psychologically, and socially
(ASCD, 2020). Thus, the author is in a position of authority.

5. Ability to Observe. The author is in a position that allows him
to access reliable evidence. Being the director of Global
Outreach at ASCD, the author works and interacts with children
and this allows him to observe how poverty can affect their
education.
Vested Interest. The author has some personal interest in the
topic. He is a contributor to news being posted on the website.
Thus, to get more views and reads, the author has to write
something captivating and which will get more reads. This will
increase his image in the online world.
Expertise. The author is not an expert in the field of poverty and
education. Judging from the website, the author is just a
contributor. It is only one evidence that quotes scholarly
research. All the other evidence is from news and politics.
Neutrality. The author is biased about the issue of poverty and
its impact on education. The author decided to focus on the
negative side of poverty only. This painted a bad picture on the
government and rich countries who, it is claimed, are the ones
who cause poverty. Although this is partially true, the author
fails to recognize intervention efforts from these rich countries
that have worked to curb poverty. In this biased state, the
author presents a one-sided argument only. Article 3 by Kelley
Taylor (2017)
Reputation. The author is a contributor to contents on the
Insight website which reports news about various issues facing
the world today. being a magazine website, the source is not in
a position of authority.
Ability to Observe. Being a news reporter, the author is in a
position to access reliable evidence through researching on the
internet and conducting interviews.
Vested Interest. The author has a personal stake in the topic.
Being a reporter, telling the truth or lying will provide the
author with exposure and more clicks to the website.
Expertise. The author is not a specialist in the issue of poverty
and education. The evidence quoted, however, comes from
reliable sources such as directors in institutions that research

6. child poverty and education.
Neutrality. The author is neutral about the issue of poverty.
Although highlighting its negative impacts, the author also
discusses the possible interventions that can be implemented to
address the impact of poverty on education.
Works Cited
Theresa Capra (2009). Poverty and its Impact on Education:
Today and Tomorrow.
http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/HE/TA09PovertyCapra.pdf
ASCD (2020). Sean Slade-Senior Director of Global Outreach.
http://www.ascd.org/news-media/Sean-Slade-Director-
Outreach.aspx
Kelley Taylor (2017). Poverty Long-Lasting Effects on
Students’ Education and Success.
https://www.insightintodiversity.com/povertys-long-lasting-
effects-on-students-education-and-success/
Soria 2
Victoria Soria
Dean Winther
English 101
04 February 2020
Poverty’s Impact on Education in America
Most evidently in America children born or brought up in
poverty are faced with insignificant education, versus a child
with a higher income background. I have chosen this topic for
my research assignment being that an impact of poverty can
affect a child’s academic accomplishments significantly. This
results in them facing challenges such as lacking intellectual
and literary skills. The child readiness for school is reduced by
poverty because it brings forth poor physical health and motor

7. skills, dwindles the children's ability to concentrate and
remember information, reduces curiosity, attentiveness and
motivation. Children from lower-income families who manage
to complete high school are less likely to proceed to college.
Such children end up not achieving their life goals for lack of
education. The effects of poverty on education for some
children present unique challenges in breaking the cycle of
generational poverty. It further reduces their chances of living
productive and rewarding lives.
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT SIMULATION
PJM 500 – Project Management
Colorado State University – Global Campus
The project management simulation primarily refers to a project
facilitated by Sr. Project Managers at Delphi Printers &
Peripherals. There is requirement for the Project Manager to
build up a more current and imaginative printer that would be
productive to be utilized by the clients. This task is
exceptionally serious as its probable that there is additionally a
serious organization which likewise has plans of planning a
similar venture which implies that there ought to be proficiency
to pull in more clients in the market as this implies the
organization needs to increase an upper hand over yonder
contenders. This venture then again should be savvy, acceptable
determination that would be solid, and furthermore should be
finished in the littlest time conceivable. (Fundin, et al 2008).
Management needs to put more accentuation and furthermore
screen the venture director as this would improve the advance
and furthermore keep the task group on toes. This can be best

8. performed through scoring. The administration principle point
is deciding whether at all the item being referred to is extremely
serious and would be effective for the organization and
furthermore decide the exactness of the undertaking and in the
event that they can have the option to get the anticipated score.
For the Project Manager to get the anticipated score, he ought to
have the option to conveyance this item on an opportune
premise as the calendar should be come together with the way
that week after week plan should be met. Another scoring that
would is fundamental is deciding whether the venture can
accomplish the predetermined spending that had been before
dispensed (Heagney 2012).
This may represent an issue in its valuation as its occasionally
hard to get similar costs because of incessant variety in the
costs of the various supplies. Another perspective that was
estimated was the capacity of the project manager to keep up
the representatives' spirit which among others includes giving
the worker's modest time in the undertaking length and
furthermore wiping out any extra time as this would just prompt
extra costs which would temper with the predefined spending
plan (Fundin, et al. 2018).
Intent of Simulation
The main idea behind simulation is determining if the project
manager can be able to complete the project within the specified
duration, use the provided resources and coming up with the
best product that would definitely achieve maximum customer
satisfaction. This is also aimed at determining the chance of the
project being completed with limited complication arising as
much as this cannot be fully avoided as they can arise at any
time of the project duration. This project can be a determinant if
the project manager can still be given other projects to handle
which means that it would be very important for the project
manager to take into consideration the actions that he may take

9. as this may be a determinant in the future projects (Heagney,
2012)
As a project manager, it's imperative to satisfy the desires of the
administration with regard to the organization as this would
have a huge effect on the open organization picture as this
would influence the quantity of clients that the organization
would have and furthermore the future potential clients that
would almost certainly be keen on joining the organization.
This is so as the clients are significantly intrigued by the degree
of fulfillment they get as the degree of unwavering quality
issues a ton with regards to serving clients (Fundin, et al. 2018).
Lesson and Practices Applied in Simulation
As a project manager, there are numerous odds of having
diverse desire and encounters with regards to a specific task.
There are a few exercises that can be gained from this task
which can be useful in future ventures and this incorporates
adaptability, deciding the sort of items that ought to be
browsed, attitudes and energy of members, and good facilitation
of the profited assets. Adaptability being a significant
perspective in any undertaking as this demonstrates the capacity
to any forthcoming changes in a venture. This can be seen from
the utilization of the through and through strategy in assessing
whether the allotted time was right. In the occasion when the
project manager understood that he had 20 weeks he changed to
bottom up method. This breakdown as indicated by valuation
was simpler which caused the breakdown of the structure to be
extremely basic and which to can be handled with ease
(Kerzner, 2017).
Another extremely advantageous lesson was deciding the item
which should be picked. Having been given a few alternatives
from which to browse, the project manager needed to figure out
which of the items to utilize while mulling over the cost of

10. every one of the choices and which would simultaneously meet
the set objectives. Utilization of the scoring model made it even
less expensive and spared a great deal of time. This was useful
as the project manager thought that it was anything but difficult
to achieve the set objective given as this was simultaneously
scored by the significance lastly concocted the best structure
which acclimatized all the prerequisites required (Heagney,
2012).
Valuation for colleagues is additionally something worth being
thankful for that can be absorbed in different ventures as well.
Associates raised their voices as they requested a decent
workplace and there was a gathering which assisted with
deciding the info that could be consolidated in order to improve
the work environment for them. They worked normal span in
seven days with certain breaks which helped them to revive
themselves. This improved worker's confidence which made it
conceivable to oversee them (Kerzner, 2017)
Using all resources effectively was also a very important lesson.
The project manager began with less laborers in order to set up
everything before initiating the task. This included broad re-
appropriating as the project manager expanded the quantity of
workers with time. To remain inside the spending plan, the
project manager put into thought the triple-imperative; cost,
degree, and calendar while keeping the quality flawless. The
project manager consolidated triple requirement technique
which helped in keeping the laborers inside the limits to
accomplish focused on objectives (Kerzner, 2017).
Simulation Experience: Project Manager Career
The reproduction gives a superior experience with project
management as this is actually what happens in reality.
Accomplishment of this re-enactment demonstrates that one

11. needs to have tolerance, adaptability, and ought to be dedicated.
There is utilization of PMBOK control principles venture
estimation techniques, choice, work breakdown structure,
venture sanction and others as this are what involves effective
activities. This implies one has to realize where to apply them is
a significant angle. This recreation identifies with a typical real
circumstance just like a project manager necessitates that one
needs to settle on various choices which are probably going to
influence the accomplishment of the task both emphatically and
additionally adversely (Heafney, 2012).
Conclusion
The project manager needs to plan and assemble an item which
would contend well in the market and during the same time
meet the administration required objectives. This venture is
planned for deciding if the project manager has the ability of
dealing with colleagues and accomplishing the predefined
objectives of the association. There are diverse PMBOK direct
norms which have been fused right now as the base up
technique, work breakdown structure, quality, and triple
limitations with exercises, for example, adaptability, knowing
the sort of item to be utilized and furthermore dealing with the
accessible assets. At long last this reproduction experience can
be extremely useful in the event that one might need to propel
their transporter in venture the board which can likewise be
viable when done severally as this would commit it simpler in
adjusting the errors and furthermore setting up the project
manager for a job that needs to be done (Fundin, et al. 2018).
References
Project Management Institute (PMI). (2017). A Guide to the
Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)
(6th Edition). Newtown Square, PA: PMI
PublicationScope, Resources, and Schedule. Retrieved from

12. https://forio.com/simulate/harvard/projectmanagement/simulatio
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H. KERZNER; V. GHYOOT. A critical comparison of systems
management and project management. South African Journal of
Business Management, [s. l.], n. 2, p. 80, 1984. DOI
10.4102/sajbm.v15i2.1107. Disponível em:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsdoj
&AN=edsdoj.54dc76f026794cbc8ae79ade59c652c4siteeds-live.
Acesso em: 30 mar. 2020.
Heagney, J. (2012). Fundamentals of project management. (4th
ed./ Joseph Heagney..ed., WorkSmart series). New York:
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Eriksson,
&
Gremyr.
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