Business Systems & Operations

Assignment Brief                                                                                                      

1. Why should YOU study marketing?

2. Using practical examples, discuss the key challenges facing companies in the twenty-first century in reaching consumers?

3. Are the marketing skills that drove huge growth of budget airlines the same as those needed to address the marketing challenge they currently face?

4. Go to 2 fast food restaurants and order a meal. Note the questions you are asked and observe how orders are handled; did you observe any significant differences in how orders handled? Consider the differences you saw. Do you think the restaurants have different marketing management philosophies? Which is closest to the marketing concept? Is one closer to the selling or production concept?

5. A very common question small business people have about the pricing strategy section of the marketing plan is: How do you know what price to charge? What would your advice be to them?

6. Visit a shopping centre. Choose a category of shop. List the competing shops in each category, walk past them and quickly observe their merchandise and style. Note how the shops are decorated and how well they are located. Note what other shops are close to them and how close they are to their competitors. Consider the attitudes of the shoppers you saw. Did some apparently find shopping a pleasure, while others found it a bother? A major goal for marketing is to maximise consumer satisfaction. Discuss the extent to which the shopping centre serves this goal.

7. In 1985 the Coca-Cola Company introduced reformulated Coca-Cola, often referred to as “new Coke,” marking the first formula change in 99 years. The company didn’t set out to create the firestorm of consumer protest that ensued; instead, The Coca-Cola Company intended to re-energize its Coca-Cola brand and the cola category in its largest market, the United States. However the backlash from consumers was enormous in scale and its scope. What went wrong and why?

8. Are some groups more susceptible than others to certain types of marketing promotion? If they are, at what point and how should they be protected?

 

Weighting

The assignment is weighted at 100% of the total unit grade.

Word Limits,

The portfolio you submit needs to include 5 tasks (you have a choice from the 8 in total we will discuss in weekly seminars) the word limit is 500 words per task, so: 2,500 words (+/- 10%) in total.

Appendices: Reference lists, bibliographies, photos etc. are NOT included in the word count.

Requirements

The answers need to be word-processed.

Submission

We do not need paper copies submitted, just an e-copy, which needs to be submitted via the portfolio link on Breo.

FORMAT:

As each submission is 500 words (+/- 10%) – you need to use a short essay format:

Brief introduction, points, supported by examples and references, followed by a brief conclusion.

Include the title of your question, include your appendices at the end of EACH answer (these are not included in the word count).

Start the next answer on a new page.

You submit all 5 of your answers in a single document using the format listed above.

Submission Date

By 10.00 am on Friday 20^th January 2017.

How to submit:

http://ltss.beds.ac.uk/breo_help/student_help/stu_007.html

If you are having problems logging in to BREO and/or Turnitin, then please contact:

Student Information Desk (S.I.D) either drop in or see them, for locations click here, or you can contact them on the following: 0300 300 0042 or email [email protected]

Reflection & Feedback

We will debrief each area across the seminar sessions. At each seminar we will discuss the task, possible answer options and respond to questions from you. By attending each session you will be able to improve you initial answer thereby achieving a higher grade.

By either not attending or not preparing the weekly activity you are effectively choosing do dilute your grade at worst, or gambling at the best.

Guide to maximising your grade:

Please refer to the grading criteria below:

Excellent work: A grade band (72 % – 100%)

*     An analysis which deals fully with the major elements from a marketing point of view

*     Selection and amplification of ideas which accord with the analysis presented

*     Work which shows very good grasp of the marketing topic

*     Effective use of language and a developed critical evaluation

*     An excellent and cohesive response

Above average work: B grade band (62-68%)

*     An analysis which deals competently with most of the assignment’s tasks.

*     A reasonable choice of ideas which in aggregate show your understanding of the major elements of the assignment

*     Answers which are appropriate and show a good awareness of marketing concepts and principles which relate to the questions

*     Good use of language and a developed critical evaluation

*     A good cohesive response

Average work: C grade band (52-58%)

*     An analysis, which deals with most areas in a manner which, is correct.

* A response which is in the main appropriate and shows a good awareness of marketing concepts and principles which relate to the questions

*     Reasonable use of language and a developed critical evaluation

*    A cohesive response

Below average work: D grade band (42-48%)

*    A response which would be considered very poor in an academic context which does not allow the marker to identify task completion.

*     An erroneous or substantially incomplete analysis from a marketing point of view

*     Answers which show poor understanding of the concepts in question

Finally

There are several people you can refer / speak to. Your unit tutors’ have office hours use this time to help yourself to prepare fully and ask questions regarding the task.

Academic librarians can also be a useful place to go; they can help you access materials to reference and support your preparations.

DUE? Date vs ?DO? Date
Ashford University Discussion
As educators, it is important to teach students the difference between ?DUE? dates and ?DO? dates. For instance, many students here at Ashford University have shared that they often wait until right before the ?DUE? date to begin to ?DO? their course assignments. Those same students have shared this practice always results in lower scores in the course.
It is important to learn to chunk tasks over several days to make them more manageable, as this creates opportunity for more feedback, input, and improvement.
Your mission for this discussion prompt is to identify which of the ?Six Pillars of Character? you will access and how you will use the pillars to support a classroom discussion about avoiding procrastination and task management.
Explain the ?DUE? date vs ?DO? date principle in in your response.
Make sure you share the plan that you generate to and discuss how you will teach your future students to abide by the ?DUE? date vs ?DO? date.
Guided Response: Consider and respond to the ideas shared in at least two of your classmates? posts. Provide additional ideas on how they may incorporate the DUE vs DO principle in their classroom instruction. In addition to your two classmate responses, be sure to respond to any questions or comments posted by your instructor.
You can use the Writing a Good Discussion Board Post document to help create your responses.
Carefully review the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate this Discussion

In this assignment, you will compare and evaluate risk management techniques from experts in the field. Go to the Ashford University Library and find one article by Dr. James Kallman. Dr. Kallman, an expert in the field of risk management, has written many articles on managing financial risk. Find a second article in the Ashford University Library from another credible author of your choice who also provides recommendations for risk management.
Develop a three- to four-page analysis (excluding the title and reference pages), of the techniques Dr. Kallman has identified for managing risks. In this analysis, compare Dr.Kallman?s techniques to the techniques recommended in the second article you researched. Explain why you agree or disagree with each authors? recommendations. Describe other factors you believe should be considered in risk management. The assignment should be comprehensive and include specific examples. The paper should be formatted according to APA.
You must cite at least two scholarly sources, in addition to the text, from the Ashford University Library, one being an article by Dr. Kallman. Cite your sources in-text and on the reference page.

Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of the learning team assignment is to offer students the opportunity to investigate their understanding of how globalization affects a company’s strategic plan. Additional objectives include allowing students to assess the effectiveness of strategic alliances in the growth process of a company and to understand the necessity for innovation to create a sustainable long-term organizational environment. The students will also identify how organizational structures facilitate company growth and controls in the global environment.
Assignment Steps
Create a 6- to 17-slide Microsoft? PowerPoint? presentation (excluding the title slide and references) with speaker notes and address the following topics:
Evaluate the effects of globalization on strategic management planning.
Assess how strategic alliances can facilitate global strategic growth.
Cite 3 scholarly references, including at least one peer-reviewed reference the University Library.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

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Learning Team Assignment: Long Term Strategies and Globalization

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of the learning team assignment is to offer students the opportunity to investigate their understanding of how globalization affects a company?s strategic plan. Additional objectives include allowing students to assess the effectiveness of strategic alliances in the growth process of a company and to understand the necessity for innovation to create a sustainable long-term organizational environment. The students will also identify how organizational structures facilitate company growth and controls in the global environment.

Resources Required

Textbook Chapters 8, 9 and 10

Grading Guide

Content Met Partially Met Not Met Comments:
Students include speaker notes with their presentation.
Students evaluate the effects of globalization on strategic management planning.
Students assess how strategic alliances can facilitate global strategic growth.
Students discuss the three types of innovation and how each type can contribute to long-term strategic growth.
Students identify three organizational structures best suited for optimal global operations.
The presentation is 10 to 12 slides and is appropriate for the audience (excluding the title slide and reference slide).
The presentation includes relevant media and visual aids that are consistent with the content.

Total Available Total Earned
11 #/11

Presentation Guidelines Met Partially Met Not Met Comments:
The presentation is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, font sizes, and white space.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference slide.
The presentation includes an introduction and conclusion that preview and review major points.
Major points are stated clearly; are supported by specific details, examples, or analysis; and are organized logically.
Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.
Total Available Total Earned
4 #/4

Assignment Total # 15 #/15
Additional comments:

READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY, FOLLOW RUBRIC CAREFULLY, AND LOOK AT THE RIGHT SCORING GUIDELINES ( 11.04 Writing Assignment)

EVERYTHING IS ATTACHED!!!

MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THE 11.04 Writing Assignment scoring guidelines!!!

Assignment Posiion Essayon NudearPower > 11.04 Writing Assignment Position Essay on Nuclear Power
Nuclear Energy
Writing Assignment: Position Essay on Nuclear Power
The issue of whether to use and promote nuclear power is a contentious one. What if your state was considering
building a nuclear power plant near your community? How would you feel? What reasons would you use to support or
oppose the plant construction? Use what you have learned in this section as a starting point to create a reasoned letter
to the editor of your local newspaper. In your letter, be sure to clearly state your position on nuclear power and the
pending construction of the nuclear power plant In your letter, address these issues:
Safety
Energy efficiency
Cost
Submit your letter to the Writing Assignment: Position Essay on Nuclear Power assignment link for grading. For
more information on how this assignment will be graded, please view the grading rubric.

Writing Assignment: Position Essay on Nuclear Power
High Grades (10-8 points each)
High scoring students will do
the following:
Middle Grades (7-5 points each)
Middle scoring students will do
the following:
Low Grades (4-2 points each)
Low scoring students will do
the following:
Unacceptable (1-0 points
each)
TASK Student takes a clear position
on the issue and completely
addresses identified safety,
energy efficiency, and cost
concerns. All required
information is provided.
Presentation is more than
adequate and appropriate to
the task.
Student takes a clear position, but
may incompletely address
identified safety, energy
efficiency, and/or cost concerns.
Presentation is adequate and
appropriate to the task.
Student fails to take a clear
position on the issue and only
minimally addresses identified
safety, energy efficiency, and
cost concerns.
Student fails to take a clear
position on the issue and fails
to address identified safety,
energy efficiency, and cost
concerns. Little or no required
information is provided.
Presentation is inadequate to
the task.
Score:
Comments:
ORGANIZATION The order, structure, and
presentation of information are
logical and compelling. Clearly
identifies topic to be addressed
and concludes with a concise
summary statement.
Transitions frequently connect
ideas.
The organizational structure is
logical enough to move the
audience through the
presentation without confusion.
Identifies topic to be addressed
and ends presentation with a
conclusion. Transitions are often
used to connect ideas.
The organizational structure is
often confusing. Presents
information in a scattered or
illogical order. Transitions are
rarely used to connect ideas.
Audience may have to work to
understand the writer?s
meaning.
Organization is haphazard or
nonexistent. Transitions are
not used to orient the
audience or connect ideas.
Unlikely that audience will be
able to follow presentation.
Score:
Comments:
DEPTH of
UNDERSTANDING
States concepts clearly and
shows relationships among
them. Supports all claims with
ample examples and evidence.
Support is logical, accurate, and
relevant. Uses precise, carefully
chosen vocabulary.
States key concepts, but may fail
to link them clearly to each other.
Generally supports claims with
logical, accurate, and specific
evidence and examples. Uses
appropriate vocabulary correctly.
States some key concepts, but
does not explain them.
Evidence and examples are
sparse, illogical, or contain
inaccuracies. Uses irrelevant or
inappropriate vocabulary.
Claims are not clearly stated.
No examples or evidence are
used to support claims.
Demonstrates little or no
understanding of vocabulary
terms used.
Score:
Comments:
STYLE & CREATIVITY Article engages audience with
carefully chosen examples.
Information is presented in a
thoughtful and creative
manner. Word choices are
sophisticated, powerful and
engaging.
Article is likely to hold audience
interest, but may not take full
advantage of letter to the editor
format. Style and tone are
appropriate. Word choices are
sometimes sophisticated,
powerful and engaging.
Article may possibly bore
audience. Fails to take
advantage of letter to the
editor format. The tone and
language may be inappropriate
at times. Word choices are
rarely powerful and engaging
Article is unlikely to hold
audience interest. Fails to
provide original examples or
commentary. Word choices
are vague and unclear.
Score:
Comments:
FORMAT
MECHANICS
Text is organized and formatted
correctly. Article follows
allowed format. Rules of
spelling, capitalization,
grammar and punctuation are
mostly adhered to (fewer than
5 errors).
Text is organized and formatted
correctly. Article follows allowed
format. Rules of spelling,
capitalization, grammar and
punctuation are often adhered to
(5-10 errors).
Some text may be missing or
unreadable. Article is
excessively long or too short to
present required information.
Rules of spelling, capitalization,
grammar and punctuation are
sometimes adhered to (11-15
errors).
Text is mostly absent or
unviewable. Article is
presented in unapproved
format. Rules of spelling,
capitalization, grammar and
punctuation are rarely
adhered to (more than 15
errors).
Score:
Comments:
Student
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One original discussion post and two replies.

TUTOR INSTRUCTIONS:
The student is required to answer the questions below to make a new discussion post, then make a reply comment to two other student’s posts. So, one new original post, and two reply comments (one comment about Student 1’s post, and one comment about Student 2’s post).

Requirements:
1 Original post 300-400 words. 2 references. APA format.
2 Reply comments 100-150 words each.

Personal note: My concentration is in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and I plan to work with children and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). My own son is 9 years old and has non-vocal ASD, which means that he does not currently use vocal speech to communicate.

Consider issues that you may encounter in your future career that challenge your ability to maintain balance or adhere to professional boundaries. Review academic sources related to these topics, such as textbooks from past courses or journal articles and e-books from the Kaplan library. Some issues to consider are: stressors common to psychology professionals, dual relationships, work/life balance, and professional competence. You should also locate resources that discuss strategies for dealing with these challenges.
Discussion Questions:
1. What issues related to balancing multiple responsibilities (such as work/life balance) or maintaining professionalism might you encounter in your future career? What skills have you learned throughout your degree program that will help you prevent or address these issues? For example, what are some evidence-based coping methods you can employ? Are there any professional resources that can help you with these issues?

2. In what ways can preventing and identifying issues related to stress, boundaries, and multiple responsibilities help you maintain professionalism in your field?

Student 1?s post (Faith) :
One think I think of when considering ethics in therapy is non-bias. Specifically, I think of the preference that a lot of people have been reported to have for a therapist with their same self-reported gender (BHATI, 2014). Some studies showed a loose correlation to client satisfaction and same-sex therapists. This study took a variety of combinations from female to female, male to female, female to male, and male to male client/therapists. They studied the therapeutic bond, collaborative role enactment, empathy, and affirmation (BHATI, 2014). In this study, all four areas of client satisfaction proved that there was no significant correlation between specific gender combinations and better outcomes. I chose this study without knowing the results to see what it would say about the truth to same-sex therapy being more productive. As I thought it might, the results proved this to be incorrect. When I?ve gone to therapy, I?ve always preferred female therapists because I feel more comfortable with a female. According to the article I chose, this is the case in most situations, people are typically placed with a therapist of their same self-reported gender (BHATI, 2014). I feel that it will be hard not to prefer or show a bias toward female clients above male clients. A lot of the classes I?ve taken have taught me about being nonbiased toward any type of people. One in particular though would be the other class I?m in right now: Working With Children in a Diverse World. The basis of the class is to teach us how to better understand and treat students of different cultures equally, but it does go briefly into things like gender, socioeconomic status, and family set up. I think this class has helped me to understand how to create a bond and better help children of all types including gender as well as culture, family income, and many other factors. The key to dealing with this is just to simply force yourself to treat every type of person equally. You need to address them in a way that will best help them according to their differences, but show no bias. Personally, addressing my issues with men would be helpful to keeping myself unbiased for females or against males. I have bad experiences with men, but I have a loving husband and I want to help all children not just girls, so that?s something I would need to remind myself of daily.
References
BHATI, K. S. (2014). EFFECT OF CLIENT-THERAPIST GENDER MATCH ON THE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP: AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS. Psychological Reports, 115(2), 565-583. doi:10.2466/21.02.PR0.115c23z1

Student 2?s post (Tiffany) :

This topic hits home for me, as it is something that I am already struggling with a little bit. I am going into ABA and one thing I did not realize was that a lot of therapy is done after school hours. THis is difficult to balance with home life as I have 3 active kids at home. Another huge issue for me is being sure that I do not cross boundaries, I tend to get emotionally vested in my clients therapy and then I tend to bring that home to my own family, meaning if something is working with a client, I try that same approach with my children who are also on the spectrum. While this may work sometimes, it is not something that I should be doing. And being emotionally vested in my clients is not healthy for the client or myself.

In order to balance my world, I have to create a routine or schedule so that I can give both portions of my life the same amount of time and effort. Building a schedule such as only working with afternoon clients on Mondays and Thursdays is helpful because it gives me time to go to my kids extracurricular. Also, taking the long way home between work and home gives me the extra time needed to decompress from work and not bring those things home to my kids. Lastly, I have to remember that it is okay to be emotionally vested in my clients success as long as I keep that professional balance. It is important to go back to the BACB website occasionally to refresh myself n the ethical guidelines and responsibilities to ensure that I am not crossing lines when working with the children that I serve.

You are presenting to a group of high school students on the dangers of substance abuse.
Create a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft? PowerPoint? presentation on substance-related disorders that includes the following:
Describes treatment options based on theoretical models and current research
Explains the behavioral criteria
Discusses potential causes and incidence rates
Include a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
Format your presentation and reference page consistent with APA guidelines. This should not be direct quotes but paraphrased and cited with references. It should be spell checked, grammar checked, and plagiarism checked.

Course eTextbook

Kotler, P., & Keller, K. L. (2012). Marketing management

Your APA formatted assignment should be a minimum of four (4) pages in length (not including the title and references pages), allowing for you to adequately discuss all four areas of the marketing mix. Be sure to use the subheadings as given above. Because this assignment is a comprehensive plan, additional research and support should be included. You are required to use a minimum of three peer-reviewed, academic sources that are no more than five years old.

PROJECT GOAL: Create a multimedia presentation in which you will present information about a career-interest area or field of study interest. In addition, write a reflective paragraph about the product and process.

For your presentation, include the following elements:

Select and use a presentation tool, such as PowerPoint or Prezi

For your content, YOUR CAREER FIELD IS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Include a presentation title, your name as author, the date, and your course name/section number/session/year.(Just include title slide, information will be filled later)
After the title page of your presentation, Introduce your topic on a new slide – summarize the project’s topic
On a separate slide, describe your field of study or career interest(BUSINESS MANAGEMENT) – explain how the project’s topic relates to your discipline or career interest
Provide cited facts about potential salary, work conditions, type of activities included, or other details you have selected, using four (4) or more varied sources.
Provide at least four (4) source citations and at least two (2) of the sources must be scholarly sources from the APUS library. Do not include generic web sources such as Wikipedia or About.com(sources are attached, just find 2 more sources)
Include a Reference (Works Cited, Bibliography) page/slide at the end of your presentation.
In addition to an audio-narrated presentation, include at least two (2) more different media forms that enhance your presentation: images, graphics, animation, videos, or audio.
Write a 5-8 sentence paragraph reflecting on the finished product and overall process. Your paragraph is to be included in the presentation.
Include enough slides to fully develop your presentation.

Source Organization Worksheet
Sherifat Egberongbe
Course: COLL100
Instructor: Heather Marnell
Project Name:

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Article Title: Becoming an entrepreneur: How to start a small business.
Article Author: Hormozi, A. M.
Database or Web URL: http://search.proquest.com/docview/233230743?accountid=8289
Date Retrieved:
Source?s Publication Date: 2004
Publishing Information: International Journal of Management

Source Summary: This article provides the guidelines on starting a small business. It covers various tools that helps entrepreneurs become successful, from financials to human resources and vendor relationships.
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Article Title: Professionals becoming entrepreneurs.
Article Author: Waters, C.
Database or Web URL:
http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy2.apus.edu/docview/1783740309?accountid=8289
Date Retrieved: Dec 22, 2016
Source?s Publication Date: Apr 25, 2016
Publishing Information: The Age
Source Summary: This article explains how running a small business to compliment the main source of income is no longer frowned upon in the corporate world. This drastically differs from the original definition of entrepreneurship which was seen as an all or nothing concept.

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Article Title: Becoming an entrepreneur.
Article Author: Cooper, M.
Database or Web URL: http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy2.apus.edu/docview/232073772?accountid=8289
Date Retrieved: Dec 19, 2016
Source?s Publication Date: 2005
Publishing Information: Canadian Nurses Association

Source Summary: This article defines the importance of the business name, how it should convey strength and positivity whenever and wherever it is seen or heard.

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Article Title: What makes a die-hard entrepreneur? Beyond the ’employee or entrepreneur’ dichotomy.
Article Author: Burke, A. E., FitzRoy, F. R., & Nolan, M. A
Database or Web URL: http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy2.apus.edu/10.1007/s11187-007-9086-6
Date Retrieved: Dec 22, 2016
Source?s Publication Date: 2008
Publishing Information: Small Business Economics Magazine Vol 31, No 2

Source Summary: This explains the growth of a business and how it is widely considered to be a measure of success for entrepreneurial businesses. Data indicate that there are systematic differences between minority and nonminority-owned firms with respect to growth of the business.

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Article Title: Applying for a Business License
Article Author: City of Atlanta
Database or Web URL: http://www.atlantaga.gov/index.aspx?page=987
Date Retrieved: Dec 22, 2016
Source?s Publication Date: N/A
Publishing Information:

Source Summary: Describes the steps and fees involved in obtaining a business license in the state of Georgia. It also contains links to several crucial permits for imports and exports.

Valuable Intellectual Traits
Though it has focused on arguments, this course is not merely designed to give skills and tools for creating arguments; it is designed to create critical thinkers. Critical thinking is not merely a set of tools, but a habit of mind based on carefully reasoning about what is true and how best to live. It is an approach to life based in careful thought (Vic Le vine, 2012). In other words, it is possible to use the lessons from this course to genuinely live better and smarter lives. This discussion is designed to explore some of the virtues of mind that one can develop as a result of developing the habit of critical thinking.
Prepare: In addition to using the readings and scenarios of this course, take a close look at the web pages associated with the Foundation for Critical Thinking website.
Reflect: Search within the website for the pages associated with the options below, and Reflect how each can help you to live a better life. Choose one of the four topics below and develop the ideas in the page into a plan for implementing it into your life more.

Write: Choose one of the topics below from the Critical Thinking Community website and address the prompts underneath.

Purpose, Point of View, and Decisions

Outline a problem that you currently face or have faced recently. Define the assumptions that you have about this issue. Explain your point of view, and outline the information that you have analyzed in relation to this problem. Finally, explain the implications that have arisen or will arise when you respond to this problem. How can critical thinking help you to address this problem in a healthier and more intelligent manner? (Here is a good example of such an approach: Steven Brookfiend on Critical Thinking [link to video: http://vimeo.com/65688214 ]).

Valuable Intellectual Traits

Of the valuable intellectual traits listed in the online readings from this week, identify three of them that you can further strengthen. Explain the traits, and then describe how you will attempt to implement actions in your life that will maximize those intellectual virtues. How can each of them make your life better? Will you be more likely to find truth by developing them?

Open-Minded Inquiry

Using the online reading ?Open-minded Inquiry,” identify what you consider to be the three most important attributes that one must have as he or she approaches problems. Explain why you think these attributes are the three most important, and describe examples from your own life, or from the lives of those you know, in which people failed to display those attributes. How will learning this virtue improve your life and relationships with others? Will it help you to find more truth?
Guided Response: Respond substantively to at least three of your classmates? posts in a way that furthers the conversation. For example, you might discuss what you learned from their musings and how you have learned from similar experiences. You might add to the understanding of the points they have raised. You might comment on the value of the intellectual traits they have discussed. You might discuss how these traits can help us to be more successful in our daily lives. You might comment on some aspect of the Chapter or any other resources you have used during this course as they may relate to the discussion. Enjoy.

Valuable Intellectual Traits
Though it has focused on arguments, this course is not merely designed to give skills and tools for creating arguments; it is designed to create critical thinkers. Critical thinking is not merely a set of tools, but a habit of mind based on carefully reasoning about what is true and how best to live. It is an approach to life based in careful thought (Vic Le vine, 2012). In other words, it is possible to use the lessons from this course to genuinely live better and smarter lives. This discussion is designed to explore some of the virtues of mind that one can develop as a result of developing the habit of critical thinking.
Prepare: In addition to using the readings and scenarios of this course, take a close look at the web pages associated with the Foundation for Critical Thinking website.
Reflect: Search within the website for the pages associated with the options below, and Reflect how each can help you to live a better life. Choose one of the four topics below and develop the ideas in the page into a plan for implementing it into your life more.

Write: Choose one of the topics below from the Critical Thinking Community website and address the prompts underneath.

Purpose, Point of View, and Decisions

Outline a problem that you currently face or have faced recently. Define the assumptions that you have about this issue. Explain your point of view, and outline the information that you have analyzed in relation to this problem. Finally, explain the implications that have arisen or will arise when you respond to this problem. How can critical thinking help you to address this problem in a healthier and more intelligent manner? (Here is a good example of such an approach: Steven Brookfiend on Critical Thinking [link to video: http://vimeo.com/65688214 ]).

Given the fact that the employment of different types of power might influence a team member?s satisfaction, and thus his or her motivation to continue, in regards to your current industry and/or the culture of your current organization, write a reflection paper that considers the following:

? Describe leader power, follower motivation, and the aspects of effective followership.
? Provide an overview of influence and the major process and content motivational theories.
? Describe which motivational theory would be the most appropriate at your industry/organization.
? Describe the power types from the French and Raven power taxonomy that would fit best with that motivational theory.
? Are there any power types that should be avoided when employing that motivational theory?

Be sure to follow the guidelines below:

? Writing should include proper grammar, sentence structure, and writing mechanics.
? Organization should be logical.
? Your paper should be at least two pages in length.