Chemistry

January 22, 2020 4 Comments History

The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered.

For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by Week 2, Day 3.

To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use outside sources. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Complete your participation for this assignment by Week 2, Day 7.

Discussion Question 1

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research elements and compounds. On the basis of your research, respond to the following:

What are the differences between physical and chemical properties in chemistry?
What are the differences between physical and chemical reactions in chemistry?
What are the characteristics that make elements different from compounds? Give two examples of each that exist in the human body and explain their function.

Discussion Question 2

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research any one element. On the basis of your research, provide:

What are isotopes and how are isotopes distinguished from one another?
How can isotopes be used in medicine (be specific)? Describe in detail one example of how an isotope is used therapeutically, and describe another example of how an isotope is used diagnostically in medicine.

Plan of Work

January 22, 2020 3 Comments Human Resource Management

Plan of Work

Gloria is employed at Jones University, through Higher Learning Systems in Connecticut as a data entry specialist. She originally worked for Higher Learning Systems in Canada; but, she transferred with her husband to the United States through his military career. Gloria has been employed with Higher Learning Systems for 6 years. She worked 5 years in Canada and has been in Connecticut for one year. She was on medical leave for 6 months due to her pregnancy with her first child. She had complications and was absent from work for 3 months before the birth of her child.

There are 12 data entry specialists at Jones University in Connecticut. When Gloria took leave unexpectedly, the other 11 specialists had to split up her work duties. After the birth of Glorias child, her co-workers were upset that she decided to take off 12 weeks after the birth, despite the fact she was out 12 weeks before the delivery. When Gloria returned to work, she took frequent breaks, more than the policy allowed, to pump and securely store breast milk for her infant. Since these breaks interfered with her workload, the 11 employees were required to carry a percent of Glorias workload until she decided to stop pumping and storing breast milk at work. Employees were extremely frustrated at Gloria and felt as though the university was giving her special treatment.

Gloria felt the frustration immediately when returning to work, despite the fact that the university had indicated that it supported mothers on parental leave and mothers who needed extra time to pump breast milk after maternity leave. She felt disrespected by her co-workers due to her cultural beliefs about the importance of breast feeding. The discomfort she felt affected her work, and she began to fall further behind in her daily responsibilities. Soon, she dreaded going to work, cried often, and felt unappreciated by her supervisor. She also felt her supervisor did not approve of her decision to take 12 weeks off after her infant was born and she didnt approve of her frequent breaks. Gloria often overheard other employees making jokes about her. Gloria has worked for the company for 6 years and does not want to quit. She decides to visit Human Resources for assistance. Human Resources works with Gloria and her supervisor to create a plan of work to assist with the areas of concern.

For this assignment, there are three main parts: first summarize the scenario, second outline Human Resources response to Gloria, and third prepare a plan of work for Gloria and her supervisor. The plan of work is prepared by Human Resources, so it should include goals for Gloria, the supervisor, and/or the department. Include a timeline with the goals. Ensure the goals are measurable and attainable.

Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages

References: Include a minimum of five scholarly resources.

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic.

Your response should reflect graduate-level writing and APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.

Classroom Images and Play

January 22, 2020 6 Comments Education

To begin, view the photo story below that shares some beautiful images of children around the world playing.

Next, choose one of the articles below to read:

Option 1:
Option 2: (the full-text version of this article can be accessed through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library).
Option 3: Child and Mother Play in Three U.S. Cultural Groups: Comparisons and Associations (the full-text version of this article can be accessed through the PsycARTICLES database in the Ashford University Library).

Initial Post: Based on your textbook, photo story, and article (from the table above), address the following:

1. Synthesize your view of play around the world using at least two scholarly sources.
2. Examine how different cultures view the role that play should have when it comes to the early childhood classroom by providing at least one example.
3. Discuss how cultural values regarding play fit within Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model (Figure 1.3 in the text) and how it influences child development and play. Include at least one evidenced-based and developmentally appropriate strategy that can be used in the classroom to explain your thinking.
4. Analyze how family involvement in play differs by culture and explain how can you support these differences as a leader in the field of early childhood education.
5. Explain at least two conclusions can you draw about the influences of culture and family support on children’s play

History

January 22, 2020 2 Comments History

By the due date assigned, respond to the assigned discussion questions and submit your responses to the appropriate Discussion Area. Start reviewing and responding to your classmates as early in the week as possible.

Question 1: Renaissance and Baroque Sculpture in Italy

The biblical hero David was a popular subject for sculpture and painting throughout the Renaissance and into the Baroque period. By studying, comparing, and contrasting sculptures of David created in the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries, you can begin to see the stylistic changes that occurred across these centuries. In a minimum of 3 well-developed paragraphs, compare and contrast the following 3 sculptures of David:

Early Renaissance: Donatello. David. 1446-1460.
High Renaissance: Michelangelo. David. 1501-1504.
Baroque. Gianlorenzo Bernini. David. 1623.

In your comparison, discuss:

What specific visual similarities do you observe in these three sculptures?
What specific differences do you see? Consider the representation of the figure, additional objects portrayed, and the role of the viewer for each sculpture
How has the attitude of David changed between these three representations?
How is each sculpture representative of the time period and style in which it was created?

Be sure to explain your ideas clearly and support them by discussing specific works of art that you have read about this week, talking about how they illustrate and support your ideas.

Question 2: Dutch Baroque Painting

As we learned this week, Dutch Baroque art showed the influence of Protestantism and the middle-class merchants and traders who served as patrons. Dutch Baroque artists created portraits, still lifes, landscapes, and genre scenes of domestic life.

In a minimum of 2 well developed paragraphs, discuss how the following paintings reflect the social and historical context of sixteenth-century Holland. Consider the influence of religion, commerce, social structure, and/or patrons of the art in your response. Offer specific examples of how the subject of each painting reflects the society and culture in which it was created.

Frans Hals, The Women Regents of the Old Men’s Home at Haarlem, c. 1664
Rembrandt van Rijn, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp, 1632
Johannes Vermeer, Woman Holding a Balance, c. 1664

Be sure to explain your ideas clearly and support them by discussing specific works of art that you have read about this week, talking about how they illustrate and support your ideas.

Respond to both questions as thoroughly as possible, making sure to use information from the readings and the lectures. All responses should be in complete sentence form, using proper spelling and grammar.

As soon as possible, review and comment on the work of two of your peers (click the rubric below to learn how to achieve the most credit). In your comments, consider areas you would suggest for expansion or clarification.

assignment week 3

January 22, 2020 No Comments Human Resource Management

Assignment 1: Practice Makes Perfect? At Least, Practice Makes Better!

By Day 7

Work independently on your Personalized Learning Plan through CONNECT. You will not be asked to spend much time on those skills that the diagnostic test indicated are already well developed. This plan will allow you to focus your time on those areas in which you need improvement, while validating what you already know.

Submission Information

To submit your Assignment through CONNECT:
Personalized Learning Plan

Assignment 2: Start Constructing Your Argument

By now, you have a good idea of where you want to go with your Final Project. You know your topic. You have practiced writing thesis sentences and outlines on other topics. It is now time to write the most important thesis and outlinethe ones that will serve as the basis for your Final Project.

This week, you will develop a thesis statement and outline for your own persuasive paper (the Final Project). You will first craft a thesis sentence based on your case study selection. What exactly are you going to argue about your case study topic? This will be your thesis statement.

Then, create an outline to support your thesis statement. Note: In a sentence outline, all ideas within the outline are written in complete sentences.

By Day 7

Craft a thesis sentence that will be the argument you focus on in your Final Project. Your thesis should be based on your case study selection. What exactly are you going to argue about your case study? This will be your thesis sentence.
Craft a sentence outline to support your thesis sentence. Ensure your outline is written in complete sentences.
Create one document that includes:
- Your thesis sentence
- The outline which supports your thesis sentence

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

Please save your Assignment using the naming convention WK3Assgn2+last name+first initial.(extension) as the name.
Click the Basic Integrated Reading/Writing Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
Click the Week 3 Assignment 2 link. You will also be able to View Rubric for grading criteria from this area.
Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as WK3Assgn2+last name+first initial.(extension) and click Open.
If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:
Basic Integrated Reading/Writing Rubric

Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity

To check your Assignment draft for authenticity:
Submit your Week 3 Assignment 2 draft and review the originality report.

Submit Your Assignment by Day 7

To submit your Assignment:
Week 3 Assignment 2

Week in Review

This week you continued to develop persuasive arguments and applied grammar and mechanics through your Personalized Learning Plans. You developed thesis sentences and sentence outlines and evaluated and cited source materials, building a strong foundation for your Final Project. Next week you will expand your thesis sentences and topic outline into the full draft of a persuasive essay.

Week 2 Project

January 22, 2020 1 Comment Business Finance - Operations Management

Instructions

Incorporating Innovation and Entrepreneurship into Corporate Strategy

The president of your company has recently announced the need for a greater effort to incorporate innovation and entrepreneurship into organizational strategy. The president has asked you to research the requirements necessary for this to happen. Your initial list identifies the following requirements:

Ongoing environmental monitoring
An entrepreneurial climate
Encouragement of entrepreneurial behavior
A strong customer/stakeholder focus

Analyze why each of these is important along with your plan for achieving them.

Submission Details:

Submit your answers in a 4- to 5-page Microsoft Word document, using APA style.
Name your document: SU_MBA6710_W2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Week 2 Discussion

January 22, 2020 3 Comments Business Finance - Operations Management

Using proper APA format, support your answers with scholarly research, examples, and evaluation. Appraise your peers’ postings and provide substantive feedback.

Evaluate and comment on the postings and views of at least two peers concerning their rationales and examples used to justify their responses.

Discussion Question

As a partner in a small communications firm, you have noticed that your fellow partners and several employees have mentioned new product ideas they felt were worth pursuing, but that none of these ideas have been pursued. Propose a formal process to determine if ideas that are presented are worthy of market testing. Include the following in your proposal:

Likely sources of new product or business ideas
Data gathering and factual analysis
Ability to make creative leaps
Need for fit with organization strengths and goals
Confirmation of commercial viability

The final paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in your initial response.

Your posting should be about 1 page (400 to 500 words) in length.

given the ever-growing number of data breaches in the US, Is this sufficient, or should there be new laws enacted to secure privacy? Should we strive for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing along with the existing rights the right to privacy?

January 22, 2020 5 Comments Information Systems

Posts are assessed on a rubric with equal weight given to 3 assessable items: Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and APA/Mechanics

The concept of consumer privacy has evolved from the idea of personal privacy, it is important to note there is no explicit protection for this in the U.S. Constitution. However, it has been considered to be an essential right in a number of legal decisions, beginning in the 1920s.

Legislation in Europe has enforced high standards of data privacy protection, but data privacy protection in the United States has been primarily the domain of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), whose regulations only require companies to disclose their corporate privacy policies to their customers. The FTC can take legal action against companies that violate customer privacy policies or companies that compromise their customers’ sensitive personal information.

Most of this information was extracted from https://searchdatamanagement.techtarget.com/definition/consumer-privacy

The question is this: given the ever-growing number of data breaches in the US, Is this sufficient, or should there be new laws enacted to secure privacy? Should we strive for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing along with the existing rights the right to privacy?

Support your responses with valid research

assignment

January 22, 2020 5 Comments Education

Observing an adolescent: If you already have frequent opportunities to interact with an adolescent, what do you notice about their interests, concerns, opportunities, and/or goals? (Your frequent opportunities may be because youre a parent, teacher, older sibling, mentor, family friend, or work in some capacity where you frequently observe or interact with an adolescent.) You might want to discuss in detail some of the following: What do you notice about how they communicate w/ friends and/or with peers (in face-to-face interaction and/or through texting and online)? What do you notice about their communication with family members and/or other adults? Your initiated thread should be a three-paragraph portrait of the individual (make sure to use a pseudonym). Give us a thick description of the adolescent from your perspective. Make sure to give an indication of how you know this individual and their age.

Transitions and Disruptions

January 22, 2020 3 Comments Education

Initial Post: For this discussion, be sure to include the following:

1. Watch the video, . Imagine that after this interactive book reading, you need to transition your students into center-time.
2. Describe the strategies you will utilize to transition from the interactive book reading (done in the video) to centers.
- What are at least three things you will need to take into consideration (i.e. behavioral concerns, classroom environment, children with special needs, etc,)?
- What strategies will you use to ensure you have the childrens attention?
- How will you incorporate movement into your transition plan?
3. Discuss some behavioral challenges or disruptions that might occur during transitions and your plan for dealing with those challenges.
4. What strategies will you utilize to effectively manage these challenges?
- In what ways do your strategies support the notion of developmentally appropriate practice and the developmental needs of all children?
- Support this portion of your plan with your text or one scholarly resource.