Day: January 14, 2020

Discussion to questions about a volcano eruption

January 14, 2020 1 Comment MLA, Other

For your discussion you will get to examine past geologic events.

Chose a historically significant volcanic eruption and describe it.  Your textbook includes some events of note, but there have been many more throughout the course of history. What happened before during and after the eruption? Was the eruption a surprise? Why or why not?  What was the VEI? How did the geologic setting affect the VEI? What type of volcano was responsible?  What causes the most damage or deaths (lahars, ash, landslides, pyroclastic flows) during and after the eruption? Why? What was the eruption history of that area? What would you have done as a policy maker to save lives and or property before the eruption? 

Critical Response #5: Leadership

January 14, 2020 1 Comment Business and Management, MLA

Based on your reading of the Kotter article, should modern organizations have more leaders, or more managers? Support your response.
Surface level responses will not be acceptable. The responses should serve as evidence that you have thought seriously about the question and topic. Many of the questions will ask you to apply a concept from your reading. Your responses should reflect that you have done your studying and reading before attempting to answer the question. While there are not necessarily right or wrong answers to these questions, your response should clearly reflect that you have completed your reading and have given critical consideration to the question being posed.

It is your responsibility to complete and submit these assignments by the due date and time. CRQ responses will be evaluated for quality and depth of response. Please read these guidelines carefullythey detail the expectations for the CRQs:

Your responses to these questions should be approximately two typed pages (12 pt font, single spaced). Your responses should be submitted on Canvas by 11:59 pm on the due date. The short length should not be confused with lack of depth. It is more challenging to write in a focused, direct manner.

Evaluation: The CRQ responses will be based on the following method:

Each response will be given a score out of 10 points, dependent on quality. Entries that are merely an opinion or experience not supported or connected to the readings, or entries that suggest the reading has not be done will not be eligible for a score higher than a 6. Management and leadership is a scientific field, and while there is a place for opinion, the purpose of these responses is to compose responses based on a combination of reading, research, and your own assessment. To receive a score of 7/10, at minimum the response must show a knowledge of the assigned reading. To earn an above average score (8-10), you must demonstrate critical thinking about the question that is reflective of understanding the readings, but also being able to assess and integrate them in a meaningful and insightful way

Entering Foreign Markets

January 14, 2020 1 Comment APA, Business and Management

Submit a summary of the chapter and at least 2 current events.

Also answer the following questions:
10-1. Identify ways in which institutions and resources affect the liability of foreignness.
10-2. Match the quest for location-specific advantages with strategic goals.   
10-3. Compare and contrast first-mover and late-mover advantage.
10-4. List the steps in the comprehensive model of foreign market entries.
10-5. Explain what you should do to make your firms entry into a foreign market successful.

The Fall of Lehman Brothers during the Financial Crisis of the Great Recession in 2008

January 14, 2020 No Comments Business and Management, MLA

You will research the topic of The Fall of Lehman Brothers during the Financial Crisis of the Great
Recession in 2008. Research and examine the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy including:
o History leading up to the event
o Other bank failures
o Primary causes of this momentous event
o Effects on the economy, real estate market, global markets
In your research you will have to:
o Distinguish facts from opinions
o Assess the credibility and reliability of the sources and information provided
o Form and substantiate your own conclusion about the governments decision not to bailout
Lehman Brothers.

Introduction & Explanation

January 14, 2020 3 Comments Data analysis and reports, Undergraduate

Produce an illustrated report that uses analysis and techniques examined during lectures and practicals to examine the distribution, variation and relationships between at least two variables from the following London data:
UK Census
Air Quality
Roads and Parks
Airbnb
Another dataset for London as agreed with your lecturers
The following specific requirements apply (over and above the official Coursework Submission Requirements):
Students are expected to present and interpret a mix of descriptive statistics, maps, tables (and other visualisations) to provide an evidential base to describe spatial patterns and relationships. Literature should be used to support analysis of the patterns and relationships observed, including a discussion of the possible underlying drivers or causes. Analysis could be at neighbourhood, borough, or city scales.
You are free to develop a topic that speaks to your research and study interests, but some possible topics include: the impact of Airbnb on housing; the relationship between air pollution and deprivation; and the impact of green space and roads on air pollution. The code used to create the supplied data set is available for those who wish to extend it with new data. Feel free to discuss your ideas with the module co-ordinator, especially if you wish to use data not supplied to you.
Your submission should include a balanced assessment of the strengths and limitations of the data (e.g. what is recorded, what is not recorded, what is potentially misleading, etc.), as well as a justification of the methods used in your analysis. The focus of this assessment is a demonstration of judgement and understanding, not mindlessly applying every technique acquired during the term.
The report should be structured using the following sub-headers:
Introduction: to set the context for your analysis, including brief overview of relevant literature;
Data and Methods: briefly describe the origin of the data and the rationale for any
transformation/manipulation of the data;
Results: present an analysis (not simply a summary) of your data using charts, maps and tables (ensure
these are embedded in text);
Discussion: reflect on the possible drivers or causes of the Results, including commenting on the weight of
evidence provided (e.g. the strengths and weaknesses of analyses and data used);
Summary: briefly wrap-up your report with the key conclusions you want the reader to take-away.
Figures and summary tables should be used and be well-presented. Use of wider literature to support discussion and analysis is important. Any code used for analysis should be presented in an Appendix (not in the main body of the report).

https://github.com/kingsgeocomp/geocomputation/blob/master/data/LSOA%20Data.csv.gz – data to be used

Critical Response #5: Leadership

January 14, 2020 No Comments Business and Management, MLA

Based on your reading of the Kotter article, should modern organizations have more leaders, or more managers? Support your response.
Surface level responses will not be acceptable. The responses should serve as evidence that you have thought seriously about the question and topic. Many of the questions will ask you to apply a concept from your reading. Your responses should reflect that you have done your studying and reading before attempting to answer the question. While there are not necessarily right or wrong answers to these questions, your response should clearly reflect that you have completed your reading and have given critical consideration to the question being posed.

It is your responsibility to complete and submit these assignments by the due date and time. CRQ responses will be evaluated for quality and depth of response. Please read these guidelines carefullythey detail the expectations for the CRQs:

Your responses to these questions should be approximately two typed pages (12 pt font, single spaced). Your responses should be submitted on Canvas by 11:59 pm on the due date. The short length should not be confused with lack of depth. It is more challenging to write in a focused, direct manner.

Evaluation: The CRQ responses will be based on the following method:

Each response will be given a score out of 10 points, dependent on quality. Entries that are merely an opinion or experience not supported or connected to the readings, or entries that suggest the reading has not be done will not be eligible for a score higher than a 6. Management and leadership is a scientific field, and while there is a place for opinion, the purpose of these responses is to compose responses based on a combination of reading, research, and your own assessment. To receive a score of 7/10, at minimum the response must show a knowledge of the assigned reading. To earn an above average score (8-10), you must demonstrate critical thinking about the question that is reflective of understanding the readings, but also being able to assess and integrate them in a meaningful and insightful way.

Curriculum Theory Lesson Plan

January 14, 2020 1 Comment APA, Psychology and Education

Educators are required to thoughtfully plan for instruction that considers the individual learning preferences in the classroom. Educators work to meet individual learning needs as they serve the students. Aligning a curriculum theory to instructional planning demonstrates purpose and commitment to the learning process.

Using the COE Lesson Plan Template, create a lesson plan in the subject matter and grade level of your choice. Align the lesson to the curriculum theory you related to most in Topic 2.-LEARNER CENTERED IDEOLOGY

Write a 250-500 word reflective summary that covers:

A rationale for the theory you chose and how it influenced your lesson.
Interdisciplinary opportunities that may exist in this lesson.
How the lesson could be modified/adjusted to differentiate instruction for diverse students.

Critical Response #4: Groups and Teams

January 14, 2020 6 Comments Business and Management, MLA

Using the Katzenbach & Smith article The Discipline of Teams, discuss whether your last group project for a class qualified as a group project or a team project. How do these differ? What specifically could be done to increase the likelihood of a team project?

Surface level responses will not be acceptable. The responses should serve as evidence that you have thought seriously about the question and topic. Many of the questions will ask you to apply a concept from your reading. Your responses should reflect that you have done your studying and reading before attempting to answer the question. While there are not necessarily right or wrong answers to these questions, your response should clearly reflect that you have completed your reading and have given critical consideration to the question being posed.

It is your responsibility to complete and submit these assignments by the due date and time. CRQ responses will be evaluated for quality and depth of response. Please read these guidelines carefullythey detail the expectations for the CRQs:

Your responses to these questions should be approximately two typed pages (12 pt font, single spaced). Your responses should be submitted on Canvas by 11:59 pm on the due date. The short length should not be confused with lack of depth. It is more challenging to write in a focused, direct manner.

Evaluation: The CRQ responses will be based on the following method:

Each response will be given a score out of 10 points, dependent on quality. Entries that are merely an opinion or experience not supported or connected to the readings, or entries that suggest the reading has not be done will not be eligible for a score higher than a 6. Management and leadership is a scientific field, and while there is a place for opinion, the purpose of these responses is to compose responses based on a combination of reading, research, and your own assessment. To receive a score of 7/10, at minimum the response must show a knowledge of the assigned reading. To earn an above average score (8-10), you must demonstrate critical thinking about the question that is reflective of understanding the readings, but also being able to assess and integrate them in a meaningful and insightful way.
Rubric
Critical Response Rubric

digital age, developments in artificial intelligence (AI)

January 14, 2020 No Comments APA, Business and Management

Living in the Digital Age
In this digital age, developments in artificial intelligence (AI) are leading to fundamental changes in the way we live and do business. After watching the below video, required to submit a summary of the below video.

The summary must be a one page long.

Artificial intelligence & algorithms: pros & cons (42:25 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0dMTAQM4cw&feature=youtu.be 

Any topic (writer’s choice)

January 14, 2020 2 Comments APA, English and Literature

1    The Cape of Good Hope, on the southern tip of South Africa, is on a major shipping route.  Bartolomeu Dias, the first European to reach the Cape in 1488, named it the Cape of Storms. Since then, over 1,000 ships have sunk in these treacherous waters. There have been reports of many rogue waves. These are unusually large, dangerous, unexpected waves. In the past, these reports had been written off as sailors tales.  Now, scientists know that these legends are true.

2        Rogue waves arise as the wind blows across the sea. They begin as very small waves, just a few tenths of an inch across. When the wind increases, the waves get larger. As they travel across the ocean, some waves move faster than others. When they catch up with each other, they combine and grow until they produce giant waves.

3        Captain Dye Davies is a leading expert on wave damage. Hes seen firsthand the damage these waves can do. Following is an interview with the captain.

Captain Davies:

4        Ive been involved with five major incidents on the Cape. Ive seen 365,000 ton ships lose up to 5,000 tons of steel because of rogue waves.

Narrator:

5        Since 1990, over 20 big ships navigating this busy shipping route have been crippled by giant waves. The Mimosa was one of them.  A huge hole was punched in her side.

6        In 1991, the Atlas Pride lost most of her bow, and the waves took out 5,500 tons of steel. One year later, the tanker Katina P had two holes smashed in her side by a giant rogue wave.

Captain Davies:

7        The captain of the Katina P later told me, This wave came from nowhere and just overwhelmed the ship, and she went down.

Narrator:

8        For a while, no one could explain why there are so many rogue waves here. Finally, scientists discovered a pattern. The damaged ships all lay in the path of one of the worlds strongest ocean currents, the Agulhas current.

9        This current runs around the Cape and can flow up to 10 miles per hour. Like the jet stream does for airliners, this ocean current can cut travel time for ships. It can save up to a day as ships round the coast of Southern Africa, but it also comes with a high risk.

10      Scientists have discovered that when the wind blows in the opposite direction to the current, it pushes against the waves and slows them down. This allows waves behind to catch up.  As the waves combine, they can grow to record heights. Sailors have reported waves up to 100 feet that appear out of nowhere! These are the rogue waves that have turned this coastline into a ships graveyard. Now that scientists have discovered exactly why this part of the world is so hazardous, most ships take a safer, slower route, 100 miles further south.

Passage Two

1        Tsunami is a Japanese word that means harbor wave. Tsunamis are large, powerful waves caused by undersea or coastal earthquakes, volcanoes, or landslides. These events can release energy so great, that high-frequency waves travel outward in all directions for thousands of kilometers. Tsunamis can cross an ocean in less than 24 hours and unleash amazing, destructive force.

2        In 1960, the 20th centurys largest earthquake occurred off the coast of South America.  It created one of the largest tsunamis ever. The waves reached Hawaii 15 hours after the earthquake. Sixty-one people died. After traveling halfway around the world, the waves hit Japan. The Japanese town, Ofunato, was destroyed, and there was horrible loss of life and property.

3        In 1983, a thin, barely visible line appeared on the horizon. Soon another tsunami was assaulting the Japanese coast. This one was triggered by a powerful earthquake that occurred in the sea off the Japanese shore. The tsunami swept down the coast, surging into inlets and harbors as it passed. It broke thick mooring ropes like threads and set boats adrift. One hundred people drowned, and many houses and boats were destroyed by this incredible tsunami. Surprisingly, for all its fury, a tsunami has the same basic wave characteristics as any wave you may see in the ocean.

What Causes Tsunamis?

4        Ocean waves look like they are taking water with them as they move. But waves arent really moving water; theyre moving energy. The energy within the wave moves through the water. Tsunamis, like all waves, are made of a series of crests and troughs. Unlike typical ocean waves, tsunamis usually have longer wavelengths. Normal ocean waves are caused when wind transfers some of its energy as it pushes along the waters surface.  But tsunamis are caused by three different types of high-energy events.

5        Usually, tsunamis are caused by underwater earthquakes that violently shake and move the seafloor. The water above the point of the earthquake is driven up and down by the energy that moves the ocean floor. Another cause of tsunamis is underwater landslides.  As underwater rocks fall, they create a tsunami that travels outward from the origin of the slide.  These landslide-generated tsunamis are usually limited to a certain area. The third cause of tsunamis is underwater or coastal volcanic activity. These eruptions result in great amounts of earth moving underwater. The moving earth moves great volumes of water and generates the high-powered tsunami waves.  Although volcano-generated tsunamis are less common, they can be just as deadly.

6        In the open ocean, tsunamis can travel at speeds up to more than half the speed of sound! Tsunamis in the open ocean are sometimes not very high. Someone on a ship might not even feel one of the waves as it passes beneath them, but when tsunamis approach the shore, the rising seafloor forces the wave to rise. It builds, then breaks into a huge surge of water.  Tsunamis can sometimes reach as high as 30 meters above sea level! The height of the wave depends almost entirely on the offshore landscape. Waves usually rise to greater heights along gently sloping shores.

Read the prompt below and then write your response.

You have read two passages about rogue waves and tsunamis. You learned that rogue waves and tsunamis are enormous, sometimes measuring over 100 feet tall. Their power and speed can cause massive amounts of destruction.

Based on what you read, write a multi-paragraph, informative essay comparing rogue waves and tsunamis. Support your comparison with facts and details from the passages you read.

Your writing will be scored based on the development of ideas, organization of writing, and language conventions of grammar, usage, and mechanics.

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