Day: January 11, 2020

SOC DIS

January 11, 2020 2 Comments Social Science

 

If there is a right and wrong answer, there is no ethical dilemma. An ethical dilemma occurs when one or more competing ethical principles must be considered and weighed against each other.

Social workers serve individuals, families, and communities who experience complex problems for which there are rarely simple solutions, or right or wrong answers. As such, social workers use the NASW Code of Ethics to identify the various ethical principles and standards that will guide ethical decision making.

In this Discussion, you apply social work ethics as you analyze an ethical dilemma.

To prepare: Consider the ethical decision-making framework outlined in this weeks resources by Reamer (2002). Select one of the following options and engage in the first few steps of the ethical decision-making process, including consultation with colleagues through your response posts.

Option 1

As technology advances, so do the ways that social workers can connect with clients. Is it acceptable to look at a clients activities on social media or seek information through an Internet search? Should a social worker allow clients to contact them by text or e-mail? How does a social workers personal social media presence influence the worker/client relationship?

Option 2

Consider the presence of dual relationships in social work practice. What are examples of nonharmful and harmful dual relationships between clients and workers? How do social workers determine if dual relationships are harmful to a client?

Option 3

Your Instructor will post a social work ethical dilemma related to a current event.

By Day 3

Post:

  • Describe a specific ethical dilemma based on one of the options above.
  • Describe the ethical issues in the option chosen.
    • Identify specific values or ethical standards that apply.
  • Identify who is likely to be affected by the ethical dilemma.
  • Describe potential courses of action.
  • Examine reasons in favor of or opposed to the course of action.

Support your post with APA citations to the course text and any other resources used to respond to this discussion. Demonstrate that you have completed the required readings, understand the material, and are able to apply the concepts. Include a full reference of resources at bottom of post.

Communication Studies

January 11, 2020 1 Comment Social Science

  

Discuss 3 characteristics of a great advocate and 3 characteristics/qualities that could be considered flaws for an advocate to utilize. 

Clearly define what each characteristic is and discuss why you believe the qualities are so necessary/unnecessary for a speaker to have.  What characteristics or qualities are helpful/not helpful to employ as an advocate?  Why?  Please explain your response.

Who do you believe is an exceptional advocate who embodies these qualities?  You may think of historical figures, politicians, celebrities, family, friends etc.  How might you incorporate some of these best qualities to enhance your own advocacy? Please explain your response.   

Decision Making With Technology

January 11, 2020 2 Comments Business & Finance

In all business areas making decisions is a natural and integral part of any companys management process. Technology is taking on an increasingly major role in decision-making today. The sheer amount of data that managers must operate with on a daily basis is absolutely staggering compared to what they had to work with just a few decades ago. In todays world, BI-centered tools are a critical component of any successful companys strategy. They allow managers to streamline the effort needed to search for, combine and query data to obtain the information required for good decisions. Describe two key system-oriented / technology trends that have brought IS-supported decision making to the forefront of the decision analysis field in recent years. List and describe two capabilities of computing that can facilitate good managerial decision-making. How can information systems and tools help overcome the cognitive limits of humans?

Any topic (writer’s choice)

January 11, 2020 2 Comments APA, Business and Management

By midnight on January 13, submit a 500 to 750 word essay addressing the following:

a brief biography of your subject
a description of his or her career
an ethical issue involving your subject (think of situations in which the person’s decisions or actions had an effect on others).
how that decision or action might be evaluated in terms of utilitarianism
The decision or action might be one event or an ongoing situation. 

Your paper should be double-spaced, 12 point font, 1 inch margins.  You should submit it as an uploaded Word or PDF document. Submit it under the assignment page for January 13.

IMPORTANT:

Do research, but don’t plagiarize!  ALL sources you use must be cited (using whatever format you know best).  Don’t copy and paste.  Don’t just copy or paraphrase Wikipedia.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Systems Engineering Principles Of Maintainability & Usability On The Design And Manufacturing Of Commercial GPS

January 11, 2020 No Comments Engineering

The paper will emphasize the systems engineering principles of Maintainability & Usability on the design and manufacturing of the chosen commercial product (Commercial GPS).

The project will consist of three elements

  1. The perceived need or demand for the product (Commercial GPS)
  2. A program plan for the product lifecycle with estimated cost and schedule.
  3. A discussion of the impact of Maintainability & Usability requirements on the program plan. 
  4.  Include references documenting the requirements (e.g. governmental, economic dependencies) in APA format.

Great Depression in New York

January 11, 2020 No Comments Chicago / Turabian, History

You will write a four to five page essay explaining how different historians have approached the Great Depression in New York. You must use six secondary sources. Two of these sources should be books, two should be journal articles and two should be book reviews.

The essay will be 4-5 pages. Use Chicago Manual of Style Bibliographic form. See https://clas.uiowa.edu/history/teaching-and-writing-center/style-and-citation/bibliographic-forms

1150 Word Paper On Building Partner Capacity In Operation INHERENT RESOLVE (OIR) In Iraq

January 11, 2020 1 Comment Government

  

Explain how building partner capacity is the greatest challenge in Operation INHERENT RESOLVE (OIR) in Iraq with these points: 

Explain how the Department of Defense (DoD) can overcome that challenge through Security Cooperation. 

Explain how the DoD can overcome that challenge through Enhancing U.S. Military Logistics

Summation of how the DoD ought to consider how it could transition to teaching our partners to fish, rather than simply fishing for them. 

APA format.

1150 words (body of paper).

Six work citations 

must include: 

o Cover Page, 

o Abstract, 

o Body of the paper, and 

o Endnotes 

Writing 122

January 11, 2020 3 Comments Humanities, MLA

Writing is essential to college success and beyond. Every major will ask you to analyze, synthesize, and interpret information in your own words. Often, you will do this while making your own arguments in structured essays. Most professional situations expect you to communicate clearly with others. Writing in most any situation is a chance to express your ideas, opinions, questions, or needs to others. This first writing assignment asks you to reflect on the role writing and communication have played in your life. This assignment will be my first opportunity to see your more formal writing, as well as help me get to know a bit about you, your writing background, and what matters to you. We will return to this document at various times in the term.

Task
Write a well-developed paragraph for each prompt. There is no word count for this assignment. Use your best judgment on what are fully-developed and thoughtful paragraphs. Please number your two responses.

Describe a time when your writing or communication let you down. Imagine you are telling this story to a younger sibling or friend who has had a writing or communication setback. Explain what the situation was, what you hoped the outcome would be, and what you think went wrong. What feelings did you experience? Why do you think this moment stands out to you? What did you learn? You can choose any writing or communication situation: one from school, home, friends, social media, a relationship, a job, a consumer situation, etc.
Describe a time when your writing or communication exceeded your expectations. Imagine you are telling this story in a job interview. Explain what the situation was, what you hoped the outcome would be, and how you achieved your goal. What feelings did you experience? Why do you think this moment stands out to you? What did you learn? Again, you can choose any writing or communication situation: one from school, home, friends, social media, a relationship, a job, a consumer situation, etc.

Wk1 Main Disc

January 11, 2020 1 Comment Information Systems

 

Why is it important for business strategy to drive organizational strategy and IS strategy? What might happen if the business strategy was not the driver?

Please make your initial post and two response posts substantive. A substantive post will do at least TWO of the following:

  • Ask an interesting, thoughtful question pertaining to the topic
  • Answer a question (in detail) posted by another student or the instructor
  • Provide extensive additional information on the topic
  • Explain, define, or analyze the topic in detail
  • Share an applicable personal experience
  • Provide an outside source (for example, an article from the UC Library) that applies to the topic, along with additional information about the topic or the source (please cite properly in APA)
  • Make an argument concerning the topic.

At least one scholarly source should be used in the initial discussion thread. Be sure to use information from your readings and other sources from the UC Library. Use proper citations and references in your post.

*****must be in APA style 

****requires one reference must be in APA format..

Assignment

January 11, 2020 1 Comment Human Resource Management

Cost of Living

The City of St. Albans has a unionized police force that is coming up for a contract renewal. The police have one issue: the cost of living increases. During the past 10 years, police officers have received minimal cost of living increases, and this time they want to match what other police forces are making. They claim that their salaries are below the national level. The incoming new police hire earns a salary of $48,200. Using the websites provided in the Course Materials Recommended Resources section, prepare data and an argument on behalf of the police officers to support their position (from textbook).

This assignment will be written as a PowerPoint slide show presentation (PowerPoint Tips (Links to an external site.)). Approach it as if you are giving the presentation to governing board of the City of Albans. You are trying to persuade the board that the police officers need a raise. Your proposal should be:

  • 8-10 power point slides
  • The note section of the slides should be used to explain the slides.
  • At least two recent and credible sources in addition to the textbook must be used.
  • All sources must be cited using APA formatting.
  • Charts, tables, graphs, etc., may be used.
  • The first slide should be a title slide.

The last slide should be a reference list.