Day: April 24, 2018

Discussion: Persuasion in Everyday Life (GRADED)
For this GRADED discussion, you will work with your peers. In your initial post, think about a time in your life where you tried to persuade someone to do something. Keep in mind that this doesn’t have to be a situation that was a full-blown argument?it can be something as simple as convincing a friend to go to a specific restaurant for lunch?and it doesn’t have to be a situation where you “won” the other person over either.

Before you begin writing, please review the discussion rubric (click here) to make sure you fulfill all of the required tasks.

For your initial post (1) you must:Compose a post that fully addresses the assignment prompt. Critical ElementsExemplary ? 100%Proficient ? 85%Needs Improvement ? 55%Not Evident ? 0%ValuePromptFully addresses assignment prompt connecting personal experience and reflection in a rich, detailed, engaging manner.Fully addresses assignment prompt connecting personal experience and reflection in an engaging manner.Addresses assignment prompt, but there are holes or gaps in describing and reflecting on one’s personal experienceDoes not address assignment prompt20ComprehensionDevelops an initial post with an organized, clear point of view or idea using rich and significant detailDevelops an initial post with a point of view or idea using adequate organization and detailDevelops an initial post with a point of view or idea but with some gaps in organization and detailDoes not develop an initial post with an organized point of view or idea25TimelinessSubmits initial post on time (100%)Submits initial post one day late (55%)Submits initial post two or more days late (0%)10EngagementProvides relevant and meaningful response posts with clarifying explanation and detailProvides relevant response posts with some explanation and detailProvides response posts with some explanation and detail that may lack connection to original postProvides response posts that are generic with little explanation or detail25Writing (Mechanics)Writes posts that are easily understood, clear, and concise, using proper citation methods where applicable with no errors in citationsWrites posts that are easily understood using proper citation methods where applicable with few errors in citationsWrites posts that are understandable using proper citation methods where applicable with a number of errors in citationsWrites posts that others are not able to understand and does not use proper citation methods where applicable20CommentsEarned Total100%

This is the assignment: When you’ve come up with the moment, write two fully developed paragraphs explaining it to your classmates. In the first paragraph, describe the moment of persuasion so that your instructor and peers can “see” it. In the second paragraph, explain why you felt like that moment of persuasion was either successful or unsuccessful. What strategies or techniques did you use to try to get the person to side with you?

note: please make sure that the 240 developed paragraphs should be about ( 2) two pages Thanks.

prepare a PowerPoint presentation (12-15 slides) Bus Mgm Class

Prepare a PowerPoint presentation (12-15 slides)

Each year Fortune magazine publishes a “Most Admired” list of the top companies in the United States. Firms are rated on these eight dimensions: innovativeness, quality of management, long-term investment value, social responsibility to the community and the environment, people management, quality of products and services, financial soundness, wise use of corporate assets, and, if international, a ninth dimension: effectiveness in doing business globally.

For this assignment, select a familiar organization (you are encouraged to select an organization in which you have been employed for at least 6 months). Then, choose one of the eight dimensions used to rate top U.S. companies in which the organization appears to be underperforming. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation (12-15 slides) that addresses the following:

Identify a major issue the organization is facing and in which dimension (of the eight identified above) it is underperforming. Explain the ramifications the underperformance is currently having on the organization. Identify the likely consequence of failure to improve in the selected dimension.
Analyze the relevance of the current organizational structure, design, and culture and their influence on organizational effectiveness, especially in relationship to the dimension in which the organization is struggling.
Determine whether the organization embodies the principles and values of conscious culture and management and its relevance to improving organizational function.
Present a plan to bring about necessary improvement using Kotter’s 8-step change model.
Address possible challenges to the suggested change and your plans for managing those challenges.
Explain how different subsystems need to be realigned in order to bring about the change.
Detail any lessons learned and evaluate strategies that you as a manager will either avoid or engage in when designing the structure, building culture, and managing change in your organization.
Present evidence from at least three scholarly articles to support your position and proposed change initiative.
While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

final Paper
Your final assignment for this course is a Final Paper that will focus on evaluating research studies and reports to analyze a specific topic within a Health and Human Services research area. You will select a topic area in Week Three of this course that will be used for the Final Paper. Examples of possible topic areas include:

Program effectiveness of community-based mental health treatment facilities.
Perceptions of ethical competence among human service professionals working in long- term care.
Treatment intervention outcomes for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Characteristics of successful job placement programs for special needs adults.
Trends in health care legislation and impacts on health and human service delivery.
For your Final Paper, you will elaborate on each section of your Final Paper Outline from Week Three. You must utilize at least eight peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last 10 years; these will be the same sources that you identified in your Week Three assignment. Your sources must present actual research studies that correspond to the problem or background of your selected topic area. Your Final Paper must address the following:

Describe your selected topic area. Your description of the problem or background of your topic area should include more detail than the overview you provided in Week Three.

Summarize the components, attributes, and/or various segments of the topic area you have selected. For example:

What is the research problem or issue?
Who or what is affected by this problem or issue?
What are some specific examples of research studies, evaluations, reports, literature reviews, etc. that address it?
What are the findings of these sources, and what are their implications on the health and human services field?
Evaluate the research reports and/or theories from the studies presented in your minimum of eight peer-reviewed resources. This analysis should add to the exploration of the problem or background of your selected topic area.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:
Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a title page with the following:

Title of paper
Student?s name
Course name and number
Instructor?s name
Date submitted
Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
Must use at least eight peer-reviewed sources from the Ashford University Library.
Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Reflect, from both practical and theoretical perspectives, on workrelated
issues encountered during their internship. ? Complete all
academic and professional requirements and assignments related to
the internship. Requirements for MAGC 8-CR internship portfolios
After 5 weeks Mid-point note Five weeks into your internship, on the
date set by your faculty advisor, you must submit a mid-point note
outlining the nature of your responsibilities and your initial thoughts
on the organization in which you are working. In the note you should
address any projects you are working on and how they relate to issues
covered in your MA course material. You may also discuss any goals
you would like to achieve during the remainder of your internship. In
compiling this note, you are expected to draw upon your weekly
journal. The note should be between 3-5 pages long. The mid-point
note will be included as appendix of the final report. After the end of
the internship Cover sheet See template below. ) 50 to 60 pages
(including appendices). To be written in English on A4 paper, using
Times New Roman font size 12, with a line-spacing of 1.5. Save in
PDF format. Informational Interviews (See guidelines in this
brochure) Critical account detailing an interview of two or more key
employees in the company; if possible a person from senior
management and a coworker. You may also interview your immediate
supervisor. To be written in English on A4 paper, using Times New
Roman font size 12, with a line-spacing of 1.5 . The aim of this
exercise is for you to reflect on your internship experience: to
compare your expectations with actual results, whether you feel better
equipped to enter this field/industry as a result of this internship, the
internship?s contribution towards your future choices (next internship,
graduate school, career, etc.). It is more than an account of your time
in an organization. It is a descriptive and analytical document in which
you specifically connect the knowledge and skills you have acquired
during your MA degree to your experience in the workplace. The
report is a reflection of your internship and its relationship to your
studies: namely, how has the theoretical knowledge you acquired in
your courses prepared you for this professional experience? Based on
what you learned, did any aspects of your internship surprise you, and
if so which ones? Finally, how has this professional experience
impacted your understanding of the subjects you studied? The report
is to be written on A4 paper, using Times New Roman font size 12,
with a line spacing of 1.5. Footnotes and bibliography should follow
the format required for research in your field. The various sections of
the internship portfolio are outlined below. 1. Cover Sheet: See
template below. 2. Table of Contents: Indicate the major sections of
the report (sub headers are optional). 3. Project Summary: Provide a
short summary which outlines the subject of the attached report and
the contents of the analyses. It should be written in a style that is
accessible to an informed non-academic audience. This section should
be two pages in length. MAGC 8-CR INTERNSHIPS
ASSIGNMENTS Version 2015 Internship Office [email protected]
4. Organizational Overview: This should include the name of the
company or organization, a detailed description of its activities, and
the function of the particular department in which you are working. In
addition, you should comment on your role as an intern. State the
number of hours worked per week, the number of credits to be earned,
where and when you were working, and the sorts of practical skills
and tools used. How does an intern fit in? This section should be two
pages in length. 5. Organizational Analysis/Brand Audit: What are the
company?s main outputs? What seem to be its strengths and
weaknesses? Where might it expand ? and where might it be falling
behind the competition? When analysing the organization in which
you worked, you should provide a critical reading of the corporate
literature, paying particular attention to their communication plans
(internal and external.) This section should be ten pages in length. 6.
Relationship of Internship to Course Material: In this section, relate
your experience in the workplace to the material covered during your
Global Communications studies. You are asked to contextualize your
internship experience not only in relation to the practical skills you
have learned, but also in relation to theories regarding the role that
communication plays in society. How did the course material you
covered relate to your work? How might one theorize or conceptualize
the kind of work you were asked to carry out? Consider how your MA
course material might help you analyze your position in the
workplace. Discuss the material?s relevance to your work experience.
You are expected to make specific connections with and references to
material covered in your core courses. This section should be ten
pages in length. 7. Conclusion: Here, please detail what you learned
from the internship, and provide an overview of the company from
your perspective as an MA student soon to be seeking employment.
How has your experience in this company had an impact on how you
see yourself, any aspiration you may have to work in this industry, and
the direction for your future career? This section should be two to four
pages in length. Appendices ? Informational interviews: This section
involves a critical account detailing an interview of two or more key
employees in the company; if possible a person from senior
management and a co-worker. You may also interview your
immediate supervisor. (If possible, schedule these interviews as you
are being hired.) Please see suggested questions in this package. The
aim is to get a feel for the career paths of individuals working in the
company. How did your interviewees develop their chosen careers?
What advice do they have for you? As a conclusion to these
interviews, what did you learn? Do you see these individuals as
mentors? This section should be six pages in length. ? Weekly journal:
In a sense you are doing some ethnography here, a piece of qualitative
research for yourself that you are unlikely to have the time or
opportunity to do at other . What are your expectations as you begin?
What are you learning? How does your company fit into the field at
large, in terms of its communicative strategy and goals, operations and
products? Focus on process and, eventually, outcomes. Question your
colleagues to gain more insight.

You will design your very own creative arts project. This will include your community building ice breakers and closing reflection/discussion.
You will first select a specific age group & conduct some background research on that age group’s developmental abilities (& quote from your textbook or other reputable sources). Then, you will choose 2 main developmental goals (pick from chart in week 5 PowerPoint adapted from SEA) that are the most relevant and that you would like to focus on in the creative arts project you design. [At least one goal must be a cognitive goal. You will complete the template below which asks you to include key process words, reflections questions etc. In addition, you will state how you will accommodate children with special needs and handle disruptions and help children problem solve. YOU CAN USE CUE CARDS & PHRASES FORM CLASS /SLDIES!!!

Part 2- Conduct a 30 minute Demonstration with OUR class (worth 10% of course grade or up to negative 10% if you do not participate equally)

(1) It must have all of the following a creative arts project
? (a) Fun & ENJOYABLE!
? (b) The focus is on providing choices that allow for discovery, & exploration, as the find their unique ?voice? as they create and are creative.
? (c) The focus is on the process (e.g., sensory experience)
o ? with some basic guidelines/container
o ?. not just giving kids a bunch of materials & telling them to draw a picture
? (d) Each child?s final project will be unique (e.g., not replicas of a craft project)
? (e) Set aside time for Reflection about the process
? (f) Have a shared experience & build a sense of community

(2) You must role play key reflection questions at the beginning, middle, & end of your project.

(3) You must role play THREE (3) scenarios once the class is working on their project. Each member of your group must be the ?teacher? in 1 of the scenarios below:

(a) Show how you will accommodate a child with special needs (place a sign or give a fellow classmate a script to read)

(b) Show how you will help a frustrated child problem solve (e.g., one of you may pretend to be a participant)

(c) Show how you will engage a child is disruptive or disengaged in your lesson (e.g., place a sign or give a fellow classmate a script to read)

(4) After your project demonstration, you will each reflect/debrief about what it was like doing the project (e.g., what you enjoyed, what surprised you, what you would do differently, etc. (5- 7 minutes)

The Album Content Analysis Project asks you to perform a critical sociological analysis of your pre-approved album choice. The required elements of the paper are outlined below and in the grading rubric at the end of these instructions.
Your completed project/paper must:
?Describe the album and artist(s) you are analyzing.
? Describe the method by which you will analyze the content. List and describe the 5 categories you will count and explain why you have chosen them. (Why did you choose the category? Is it theoretically driven?) Broad categories such as women, drugs, violence, crime, money, love, sex, etc., should be divided into subcategories to provide a deeper understanding of the material you are counting. For instance, the category drugs might be divided into references/messages that are ?discouraging? drug use or ?glorifying? drugs. If you have trouble understanding the lyrics you may find the websites ?Rap Genius? and ?The Original Hip-Hop Lyrics Archive? helpful. These links are also located in the ?Album Content Analysis? folder along with the pdf file ?Performing Content Analysis.?
? Provide a detailed description of the type of content that will be counted and used for each category and subcategory and provide examples from the album.
? Include graphs reflecting your quantitative findings for each category and subcategory. Discuss your findings, ranking categories and reporting frequencies (how often an item appears) for the entire album as a whole, as well as for each individual song. Discuss trends and patterns in your findings.
?Provide a qualitative description of the items coded in your content analysis, discussing the qualities (meanings/intentions/characteristics/attributes) of the references. (Please refer to Page 312 of the Performing Content Analysis? pdf for information on Qualitative Data Analysis.) You should describe the quality of the references. For example, if drug use is referenced, what is the meaning of the reference?
?Using a sociological perspective, provide a critical analysis of the material from the album. Use sociological theories and concepts to analyze and discuss the findings from your research.
Formatting for your papers: Arial 12 point font, 1 inch margins and double-spaced. Your paper should be a minimum of 1500 words, not counting the title and reference page, and must contain graphs representing your data. Graphs MUST be inserted into your paper ? only one document may be uploaded. Do NOT include your tally sheet.

Question
Unit IV Scholarly Activity

Using the CSU Online Library and other disciplinary resources, research how quantitative research is used in your discipline. Using this information, write an essay that describes how quantitative research tools can be used to aid in decision making within your field. Be sure your essay addresses the following questions/topics:

Describe specific quantitative methods and tools that could be used within your discipline to gather data. Include your rationale.

Evaluate their effectiveness with respect to certain areas within your discipline.

Include company or organizational examples within your essay, as relevant.

In your opinion, what is the future of quantitative research both within your discipline and in general?

Your APA-formatted response must be a minimum of three pages (not including the title page and the reference page) and must include an introduction, a thesis statement (concise summary of the main point of the paper), and a clear discussion of the questions/topics above. Your response must include a minimum of two credible references. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Question
Part of successfully implementing a strategic plan is involving everyone in the organization in the plan. You work as an admission coordinator for an assisted living facility that just enacted its 5-year strategic plan. However, no one has communicated any of the components of the plan to any departments, including yours. Instead, management has chosen to include only senior-level management.

? What do you think of this implementation approach?

? Do you think it will be an effective strategy? Why or why not?

? What would you do differently to ensure the successful implementation of the assisted living facility?s strategic plan?

? Direct your comments specifically to an assisted living facility?s characteristics and how a strategic plan might be implemented in such an organization.

Question
A random sample of 22 students weights is drawn from student population.

Investigate whether the average weight of student population is different from 140 lb.

135 119 106 135 180 108 128 160 143 175 170

205 195 185 182 150 175 190 180 195 220 235

a) State the null and alternative hypothesis (Hoand Ha).

b) What are the n, , s?

c) Compute the t-statistic. What is the degree of freedom (df)?

d) Find P-value from the table-D.

e) Find P-value from the following website. Compare with what you get from d).

http://surfstat.anu.edu.au/surfstat-home/tables/t.php

f) Test the hypothesis at the significance level ?=0.05. Reject Ho or Ha? Why?

g) What conclusion can you make about the mean weight of students?

Construct 95% Confidence Interval for the students mean weight.

h) What value for t* should you use? Find the t* value from table-D and the website above.

i) Do the calculation for the 95% Confidence Interval.

j) Based on the 95% Confidence Interval from i), what conclusion can you make about the hypothesis in a)? Why?

Question
Summarise the contribution of key players and landmark sound designers. Describe how through their input sound is an important factor in today?s industry. In each of your examples clearly identify the different genres and formats the key players were from. Include key dates in history. Clearly describe the move from analogue to digital technology and what advances are now being made in terms of film sound.

Use the Harvard referencing system for this task and include a Bibliography for this task. Your sources should not be web only and should include at least one book and Audio journal.

Your report must include all of the following sound designers, William Kennedy, Laurie Dickson, George Groves, Jack Foley, Jimmy MacDonald, Carl Stalling, Ben Burtt and Walter Murch. Clearly mention the genre and formats each of these sound designers worked on and what developments they contributed to Sound design that make each of them landmark sound designers.

1500 word min, illustrated essay