Day: April 27, 2018

My sport is Rugby

The second assignment will involve an evaluation of the potential nutrition requirements for a chosen sport. This will involve completion of a 1500 word essay report covering aspects of energy demands for the chosen sport, review of the literature on potential macronutrient distributions during training, and selected micronutrient demands. The report should summarise an example meal plan (2 days) providing guidelines for nutritional intake specific to the sport.

At the beginning of semester 1 you will be asked to consider two sports that you are interested in. One of these will be randomly selected by the module leader. Over the course of semester 1, whilst you learn more about macro and micronutrients, you should undertake a basic literature review of the nutritional demands for rugby, which will form the basis of your sports nutrition report. The following marking criteria will be used for this assignment:
Title page/ Introduction (5%) – adhering to the checklist for this assignment (which should be submitted as a front page when you submit to Turnitin, and respective boxes ticked), you should provide a clear title page for your report clearly identifying which sport you are reviewing. You should also provide a brief introduction to the general importance of nutrition for this sport both in terms of training and performance. Suggested word count: 100 words.
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Overview of chosen sport (15%) – in this section, making reference to scientific and textbook literature, you should provide a clear insight into the energy demands of the selected sport in relation to caloric needs. The focus here should be more on training demands than specific performance ie: day to day training demands instead of single match play or competition. Suggested word count: 300 words.
Section 1: Macronutrient distribution (30%) – in this section you should provide a concise account of the macronutrient demands of your sport with reference to pertinent literature (journals, textbooks). You could provide recommendations for general nutritional intake (daily calories, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, hydration) at selected points of the annual training season for your selected sport as example. You should pay particular attention to macronutrient amounts (including units) when presenting recommendations. Suggested word count: 500 words.
Section 2: Micronutrient needs (30%) – this section should comprise a concise evaluation of the importance of 2 selected micronutrients in relation to your sport. You should provide a brief evidence-based rationale for both micronutrients in relation to the training demands of that sport. You should pay particular attention to micronutrient amounts in relation to reference nutrient intakes. Suggested word count: 500 words.
Section 3: Example meal plan (10%) – in this section you should provide an example menu plan for a 2 day period based on your findings from the previous sections. This should include key foods (with amounts) to demonstrate your understanding of nutritional needs pertinent to your selected sport. For both days, provide a simple table underneath each meal plan to demonstrate the total intake of calories, carbohydrates, fats and proteins in relation to your previous recommendations from section 1. Suggest producing this as a table – not included in word count.
Summary (5%) – in this section provide a short summary of the nutritional needs for your selected sport based on your evidence-based findings. This should focus on training demands mainly, but could make reference to performance needs as well. Suggested word count: 100 words.
References/ word count (5%) – you will be graded on both range of literature references (ie: wide variety and current references) and concise writing skills. You should provide a word count for the essay (reference list not included in word count) which should be presented before the reference list.
Your report should be word processed in font arial (size 11), 1.5 spaced, justified margins. It is imperative that personal tense is avoided throughout. All references used must be correctly sourced in the reference list at the end of your work. The maximum word limit for the report is 1500 words (with suggested word counts for each section provided above).

1- on the gulf cities in the 21 century (this question has 3 parts)

a- why are there trophy buildings ,huge architectural experiments and mega-projects in GCC cities, according to Andrew Gardener? what purposes or functions do they serve ?

b- Can you describe and explain why Gardener considers these projects a way of recycling national wealth to the benefit of the individual GCC economies ?

c- Gardiner mentions that there are “zones of foreign in in matter” and “zones of local matter” calling the former zones of “patchwork ( or limited or reduced) sovereignty .” that is there are zones where the laws of the GCC countries are not enforced. please explain why these exist given the labour regime in GCC cities . Try to tie these zones to parts #1 and #2 above.

2- on problem with migration and migrant populations (this question has 1 part )
a- what are the problems face by migrant labor in the gulf and how can these problems be solved

Use only the files i will attach

Preliminary Report
Our research question is the influence of organizational culture conflict on the performance of enterprise in the early stage after M&A.

You need set two or three objectives about this research question. And have a deep analysis about them, and in this research report you just use the secondary data to write, and you need to select one case to analysis. this case is about the merger and acquisition.

Details to be included in the report:
¥ A short executive summary highlighting what the report is about and the main issues that are raised by the report. The research question/objective that is selected to investigate in this preliminary report need to be spelled out.
¥ Background to the selected company/database. Why this specific company(s)/database(s) has been selected
¥ Presentation of key findings and interpretation of the results in relation to the study question/objective. Include theoretical and empirical evidence to support the arguments that are made.
¥ Explain how the research informs the theory/practice/policy that is considered in the proposal. The explanation given should be derived from the analysis conducted in the sections of the report but should be in relation to the academic literature on theory and evidence on factors relevant to this case and in the context of the background information provided in the proposal.

The Structure of an Preliminary Report:
1. Outline of the research problem (125 words)
? What is/are the research objective(s)/question(s) – what are you trying to find out?
? Research methods (What data is being used and how this data helps to answer research questions)
2. Critical reflection on research based on secondary data (250 words)
? What are the strengths/weaknesses of secondary data in research (as opposed to primary data)?
? A description of the data source, nature of data, sample etc.
3. Data Analysis (1000-1250 words)
? Explain the data analysis strategy – What would you do to your data?
? Provide an analytical framework to guide the data analysis (perhaps from the proposal)
? Analyse data and present findings
4. Critical discussion of findings (750-1000 words)
? Discuss your findings in light of the literature review
? Discuss the implications for the following groups:
Practising managers
Policy-makers
Academic – implications for research and teaching
5. Concluding statement (125 words)

(The text, “NISA: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman,” is available on SparkNotes)

Paper Topic

Marjorie Shostak’s ethnography, Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman, is guided by the narrative of the stories of Nisa’s life. About her stories, Nisa tells Shostak, “I’ll tell you another one now. I’ll break open the story and tell you what is there. Then, like the others that have fallen out onto the sand, I will finish with it, and the wind will take it away.” (36)

In this course, we learn about the stories of many people of many different cultures. At first glance, some of their stories may seem completely different from the events of our own lives. Upon closer examination, we can find many themes that run through the lives of the !Kung also run through our own.

Another major theme of our course is cultural adaptation. From your new anthropologist’s perspective, you should be able to examine a cultural practice in an objective way. For example, does the !Kung practice of sharing meat hurt or enhance their survival as a group? Does it support their health or well-being? A practice can be evaluated in this way even if it is not part of our own cultural norms.

PAPER TOPIC

Compare and contrast the aspects of !Kung life with your own. Choose at least three aspects to discuss. These may be rites of passage (such as birth, marriage, divorce, death) or other aspects of !Kung life (choosing a partner, healing the sick, securing food for consumption), etc.

For each aspect, first describe the practice in !Kung life. (You may rely solely on the Shostak text for this section, or use one of the required outside scholarly sources.)

Second, compare and/or contrast it with the practice in your own culture. Note the similarities or differences. (You may bring in outside scholarly sources in this section.)

Third, evaluate the practice based on its adaptability for the !Kung. Do you think the way the !Kung behave in this situation is adaptive for their health and well-being (even if it is unlike the way we behave in this situation)? Does it aid their success as a group? Give your opinion (analysis) based on evidence from the text or from scholarly sources.

PAPER REQUIREMENTS

Your paper must be 4-5 pages long, double-spaced with 0.8” to 1.0” margins with 10 or 12 point traditional font. The minimum length is 4 full pages. Please provide a References page at the end of the document using APA formatting.

Two scholarly sources are required for this assignment beyond the Shostak text. Scholarly sources come from academic journals or books from a university press. You will need to use the library’s databases (such as ProQuest) or physically check out books from the library to meet this requirement. Please see the TIPS FOR FINDING SCHOLARLY SOURCES handout in the Assignments section of the course.

Please use citations (or quotes) to support your arguments. To cite passages from a text, put quotation marks around a passage followed immediately by the author’s last name and page number in parentheses. Quotes should be brief, under four lines.

For example:

“My heart was so happy I moved around like a little dog, wagging my tail and running around. Really! I was so happy, I shouted out what I saw: ‘The rainy season has come today! Yea! Yea!'”(Shostak: 89)

If you must use a longer quote than four lines, eliminate the quotation marks, single space, and indent the entire quote several tabs from the left margin.

Be sure to explain why you are using a particular quote. A quote by itself does not prove a point. It only provides evidence for your argument. You must make an argument preceding or following the quote.

Using other people’s words constitutes plagiarism. Provide quotes and a reference including the author’s name, title and page number for more than three words in a row that are not your own. Please use APA formatting to provide a reference for the Nisa text and any other texts that you may have used at the end of the document.

Please spell-check your paper (check for typos, mistakes, etc.), organize it into indented paragraphs, and write in a clear and simple style

1- on the gulf cities in the 21 century (this question has 3 parts)

a- why are there trophy buildings ,huge architectural experiments and mega-projects in GCC cities, according to Andrew Gardener? what purposes or functions do they serve ?

b- Can you describe and explain why Gardener considers these projects a way of recycling national wealth to the benefit of the individual GCC economies ?

c- Gardiner mentions that there are “zones of foreign in in matter” and “zones of local matter” calling the former zones of “patchwork ( or limited or reduced) sovereignty .” that is there are zones where the laws of the GCC countries are not enforced. please explain why these exist given the labour regime in GCC cities . Try to tie these zones to parts #1 and #2 above.

2- on problem with migration and migrant populations (this question has 1 part )
a- what are the problems face by migrant labor in the gulf and how can these problems be solved

Use only the files i will attach

Your assignment is to compare 2 nation-states, both of these must be our case countries (U.K, Germany, China, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Iran). Your paper should be 10-12 pages long and NO LONGER THAN 12 PAGES. A good answer must include materials from class readings and lectures; you are required to include 2 outside sources as well. The outside sources must be peer reviewed sources. You must properly cite this material using Chicago style (this means including parenthetical references and a bibliography). Failure to properly cite your sources is plagiarism, please use a writing guide for citing sources and your bibliography.

Your paper will be graded on the following criteria:
-You must answer all of the questions and provide reasons for your choices;
-You must demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and ideas we have covered throughout the course;
-You must support your arguments with evidence/examples

Good grammar and spelling will impact your grade. Likewise, the organization and clarity of your writing will impact your grade significantly. For each nation-state you should include the following information:

1) Political Culture: What kinds of political cultures do your nation-states have? Briefly explain the reasons behind these facts. Are the citizens participants, subjects or parochials? Do they adhere to any particular ideology more than another?

2) Managing Political Conflict: What kind of party and electoral systems do your countries have? How many, and what kind of parties? How are people able to organize and express their opinions?

3) Political Structures: Is there a presidential or parliamentary system? Is the political structure federal or unitary, how does this impact the citizenry?

4) Legitimacy: What kinds of cleavages and conflict exist in the nation-states? Are there problems with legitimacy as a result of any of these cleavages?

Once you have outlined the basic information about your states you should begin to make some comparisons.

5) Comparison: What kinds of similarities or differences have you noticed by examining these two nation-states? Do these similarities or differences speak to any of the major issues we have outlined in the course, including the relationship between legitimacy and force as well as level of democracy? How is the comparison between these two countries useful or illuminating?

A good answer will include the following:

1. An introduction in which you outline the way in which your paper will proceed.

2. A clear, concise statement of your basic arguments. State this in general terms, using concepts outlined in the question.

3. Examples from your issues and discussion should support your argument. These should be used to support and demonstrate your argument to the reader,

4. A conclusion in which you summarize the main points that you discussed in the body of your paper.

Focus on writing which is clear and concise; assume that you are writing for a reader that is unfamiliar with these concepts, therefore, clearly define the concepts which you use. Use subheadings when possible to break up the material and to assist in organizing your paper.

Your paper must be written in Times New Roman font style and include page numbers and top and bottom of page margins of 1 inch and right/left margins of 1.25 inches.

Here is one example from my classmate
Write 2 pages personal fittness plan like this
1. Fitness goals -Become healthier -Lose body fat or weight -Gain lean muscle
-Get faster or quicker -Become more flexible
2. Schedule
-Complete 6 alternating workouts per week with a day of full rest/regeneration where I will take a long walk/relax.
-Following every workout I should take 50 touches/passes with a partner or wall using both feet.
Week 1
-Day 1:
• 2 mile jog
• 10 x 100 yd
• 5 x 50 yd
-Day 2:
• 2 mile jog
• 4 x 400 yd run under 1.40minutes
• 6 x 200 yd run under 40 seconds
Optional:
• 5 mile run (record your time)
-Week 2
Day 1:
• Fartlek training on field; sprint long sides, jog short sides for 2 miles
• Hill running; sprint to top of hill (10 – 15 yd sprint; walk down) Repeat 10 times, or 10×50 yd sprint jog back.
• Agility drills: sprint/shuffle/sprint over 15 yd (using 10 yd sequences)
Day 2:
• 3 mile run under 20 minutes
• 5 x 100 yd sprints
• 10 x 40 yd sprints
Optional:
• 30 minute jog
• 10 gassers (sprint across and back width of soccer field) – work to rest ratio 1:3
-Week 3
Day 1:
• 10 x 100 yd acceleration sprints (30 yd at 1/2 speed, 30 yd at 3/4 speed 40 yd at full speed) work to rest ratio 1:1
• Agility Drills:
1. sprint/shuffle/sprint: use 10 yd sequences over 50 yd (sprint 10 yd, shuffle laterally right 10 yd, sprint 10 yd, shuffle left 10 yd, sprint10 yd.) Repeat 5 times.
2. zig zag drill over 25 yd (5 reps)
3. shuffle-turn-sprint over 20 yd (shuffle laterally 10 yd, turn and sprint 10 yd) 5 reps
4. 5 cone drill using a 20 yd square box (5 reps)
Day 2:
• 2-mile run under 15 minutes
• Stadium step runs (15 repetitions; run up walk down)
Optional:
• 3 mile jog
• Agility Drills
1. zig zag drill over 25 yd
2. shuffle-turn-sprint over 20 yd (shuffle laterally 10 yd, turn and sprint 10 yd)
3. five cone drill using a 20 yd square box
-Week 4
Day 1:
• 1mile jog
• 2 x 400yd sprints under 1.30minutes
• 4 x 100 yd sprints under 20 seconds
• 8 x 80 yd sprints (maximum speed) – work: rest ratio 1:2
Day 2:
• Five minute run/rest cycle: run 5 minutes, rest 5 minutes, run 5 minutes, rest 5 minutes, run 5 minutes – each 5 minute run should be longer than the previous run.
• Agility drills:
1. carioca 5 x 30 yd
2. carioca 15 yd-turn-sprint 15 yd (5 repetitions)
3. shuttle run with 30 yd boundaries (10 repetitions)
• Plyometrics
1. lateral jumps over line (3 x 45 seconds)
2. front / back jumps over line (3 x 20 seconds)
3. tuck jumps ( 3 sets of 10)
Optional:
• 3 mile jog
• 10 x 100 yd sprints (all out effort on each sprint) – work: rest ratio 1:2
-Week 5
Day 1:
• Beep Test
• 10 x 120 yd acceleration sprints (first 30 yd 1/2 speed, middle 30 yd 3/4 speed, final 60 yd full speed)
• Plyometrics
1. lateral cone hops (3 x 40 seconds)
2. cone hops covering distance (10 cones) – perform 10 repetitions with rest between each rep. Day 2:
• 10 x 50 yd sprints
• 5 x 40 yd sprint – work¡± rest ratio 1:2
• Agility Drills:
1. sprint / shuffle / sprint over 50 yd (10reps)
2. t-cone drill (5 reps)
3. five cone box drill x 5
Optional:
• 20 minutes of aerobic work with the ball
• Agility drills:
1. sprint/shuffle/sprint over 50 yd (10 reps)
2. t-cone drill (5reps)
3. Five cone box drill x 5

Assignment is four parts. Please label each part of the assignment Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 in the document, and insert a page break after each part. Please submit as one document.

Assignment requires the use of MS Project or similar software.

Part 1: Develop an in-depth schedule for your initial project based on the Work Breakdown Structure. Please refer to the Integrated Project. Include:

1. An activity precedence diagram 2. An activity duration table 3. A network diagram and Gantt charts

Part 2: Please complete Case Study 10.2, “Project Scheduling at Blanque Check Construction” respond to the questions for discussion. Please make sure that each question is answered thoroughly; minimum of 200 words for each case study question.

Part 3: Develop the network activity chart and identify the critical path for a project based on the information provided in the Gantt Chart Activity document.

1. Draw the activity network as a Gantt chart. 2. What is the expected duration of the project?

Part 4: Consider the project with the information provided in the Project Activity Network document.

1. Construct the project activity network using AON methodology and label each node. 2. Identify the critical path and other paths through the network.

This paper has already been started, the writer just need to continue the result and discussion section, whereas in the result section the writer needs to analyse the statistic data from Spss and will be provided in here.

Results

This section will probably be the most variable. Use subheadings to make this part more structured, e.g.:

General Results

First of all you need a section for your general results. In this should be some basic descriptive results, eg mean scores, SD’s, range, etc, plus some analysis on what you found (e.g,, age differences). A table or graph would be good, if it is appropriate. Some short interpretation would be useful, eg “as Table 1 highlights, there were a greater number of high achievers than low achievers, this difference was found to be significant…”.

Each of your different forms of reliability and validity testing should be discussed in separate sub-sections within the Results Section. For areas such as predictive validity, it is not always possible to test your predictions. For example, measuring offenders motivation to change requires a 2 year follow-up. However, you can write a detailed paragraph or two on exactly what you would predict, how you would test it, and why it has not been possible to test it for this report.

(I would certainly like to see a summary section with some descriptive results and analyses if appropriate. What did you find from your psychological test?)

Reliability Testing

Internal Reliability Testing
Report your alpha coefficient analysis. Include some interpretation of these results. What do your results imply? Report what you did, and how. If this is accurate and concise there is no reason you will not receive good marks for this section.

Validity Testing (remember, you only need to do two)

Construct Validity

Do the results of your test, fit the construct? You could also refer back to your Introduction. Your hypothesis generation should be derived from existing research in the area. This will be easy for a well established construct, e.g. self-esteem, but will be more difficult for other less well established constructs. However, as with the Introduction, it is how you use the material you have rather than the quantity. If you do have less well established constructs this will be taken into account in the marking.
AND
Content Validity

Discussion
As with the Introduction, an ability to relate your results to the material in your Introduction, including critical evaluation of the evidence and the impact of your results to the existing research will enable you to gain high marks. You should also discuss the difficulties you encountered (in the third person!), and potential for future directions.
This should include a short discussion of your results in relation to the research you report in the Introduction. It should also cover the good points and bad points of the questionnaire, for example, you may find that your test is not reliable – you should discuss why this might be. You should also include suggestions for future directions, if appropriate, e.g what modifications might be necessary, where could this test be used in the future.

Read Chapters 14 & 15 (attached) from textbook and Ch 11 & 12 from Lawler & Worley.

Use technical terms, principles, and frameworks in your responses.

1. Identify and specifically describe 3 to 5 major ethical issues you would encounter in the process of formulating your recommendation. In your response, please justify or support why you feel that each of the issues have ethical implications.
2. Identify and specifically describe 3 to 5 issues related to corporate social responsibility that would encounter in the process of formulating your recommendation. In your response, please justify or support why you feel that each of the issues have implications related to social responsibility.
3. Identify and specifically describe 3 to 5 major global trends that are specifically influencing Mega Food to consider relocating operations of the Orchard facility to the country of Frostburg. In your response, please be specific in stating why or how each of the global trends is directly impacting Mega Food.
4. Summarize 3 to 5 major challenges that Mega Food would encounter if they chose to relocate the operations of the Orchard facility to the country of Frostburg.
5. What would be your official recommendation to Mega Food? Please support your answer by providing a rationale that incorporates appropriate concepts covered in your business courses.
6. Quite often, leaders and managers are required to make decisions under conditions of uncertainty. This hypothetical case contained very limited information. If you could have access to 3 more types of additional information for this case, what is the nature of the information you would find helpful. Please justify your answer.

References

Northouse, P. G. (2016). Leadership: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

Lawler, III, E. E. & Worley, C. G. (2011). Management Reset: Organizing for sustainable effectiveness. San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons.