Day: October 6, 2020

DB3 Leading in Organizations

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Business and Management

Explain how individual differences influence organizational activities.
Explain how to build teams and manage their different stages of development.
Identify processes and methods that can improve the behavior and attitudes of organizational members.
Interpret methods of motivating and rewarding individuals and groups.

Within the Discussion Board area, write 75 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Team Collaboration

Working together in groups requires cooperating and collaborating with others. It also requires motivation. Watch this video “What makes us feel good about our work?”.??

https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_what_makes_us_feel_good_about_our_work/up-next

Primary Discussion Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 75 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:

Have you been a part of or watched an amazing team or a horrific team?
Could be a group or team at work, in your community, or participating in a hobby.
Describe the team.
What contributed to the team being positive or negative?
In your opinion, why were the contributions positive or negative?

mgt 434

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Business and Management

1. Propose a new process for recruiting and selecting employees to work in your current work position or a previous work position you have held. Explain why you think this process may be more effective than what is currently carried out. Be creative in your response, but keep in mind EEO laws and other HR concerns discussed thus far. For follow-up discussion, critique the processes proposed of two of your classmates. What are some pros of their process? Is there anything they did not consider?

2. Successful interviews are carefully planned and executed events. Discuss the purpose and successful application of different types of interview environments (traditional, panel or committee, group, telephone, etc.) and questions (behavioral, situational, open-ended, case studies, etc.). Include a discussion of how to avoid the use of illegal interview questions.

Please include at least one reference for each question

IP 2 Groups in Organizations

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Business and Management

Analyze the organizational behavior concepts and theories present in real business situations.

Examine the implications of organizational structure and culture.

As organizations grow, they begin to develop organizational behaviors that are comprised of employee personalities and values. Organizational behaviors can change for a number of reasons, including: new management, external factors forcing change within the company, or a shift in the company’s goals. The companys organizational culture is continuously evolving and is determined by the actions of the leadership team.

(Read the case study titled Elevating Todays Workforce to Meet Tomorrows Challenges: A Case Study. Access the case study by clicking here.)
Added in additional materials ??

* Fan, D. (2019). Elevating Todays Workforce to Meet Tomorrows Challenges: A Case Study. Profiles in Diversity Journal, 48-51.

Then, answer the following questions:

Explain how an organization’s future plans impact the organizational culture.Applying organizational behavior concepts, how do the events in the case study affect the employees’ daily work tasks?

Include 24 references to support your work.

Fan, D. (2019). Elevating Todays Workforce to Meet Tomorrows Challenges: A Case Study. Profiles in Diversity Journal, 48-51.

QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGY

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Other

Research Proposal Instructions
Understanding applied research will enable you to be more effective advocates of programs you
are supporting in working or volunteer capacities. Outside of the behavioral health fields,
understanding good research methodology can be applied to any industry to help better identify
and tell the story of community need and impact of services, while supporting quality
improvement efforts. For this multi-part Research Project, you will identify a research question
relevant to the field of psychology, analyze qualitative and quantitative methodology, and write
an executive summary that proposes the research plan

Part 3: Qualitative Methodology
Write an analysis proposing and justifying which type of qualitative methodology could be
applied to answer the research question. Address the following elements in the proposal
Briefly restate the research question for a qualitative research.
Resource: IM Qual vs Quant (available on overview page)
Propose the qualitative methodology by
Explaining your methodological approach
Describing the method to collect the data
Describing the method to analyze the data
Evaluate and justify the proposed methodology based on at least two scholarly resources.
You may use your textbook as one resource.
Requirements
Word count: 250-500
Citation Requirements: 2 (MUST BE SCHOLARLY)
Plagiarism ChecK

Any topic (writer’s choice)

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment English and Literature, MLA

Writing in 1787, Thomas Jefferson framed the ‘newness’ of America as a break not only from Europe, but from urban life as the dominant social life of the “Old” World. Anticipating Frederick Jackson Turner’s argument for the centrality of the frontier, Jefferson wrote:

“Those who labour in the earth are the chosen people of God, if ever he had a chosen people, whose breasts he has made his peculiar deposit for substantial and genuine virtue. It is the focus in which he keeps alive that sacred fire, which otherwise might escape from the face of the earth.  Corruption of morals in the mass of cultivators is a phaenomenon of which no age nor nation has furnished an example.  It is the mark set on those, who not looking up to heaven, to their own soil and industry, as does the husbandman, for their subsistance, depend for it on the casualties and caprice of customers.  Dependance begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition.  This, the natural progress and consequence of the arts, has sometimes perhaps been retarded by accidental circumstances: but, generally speaking, the proportion which the aggregate of the other classes of citizens bears in any state to that of its husbandmen, is the proportion of its unsound to its healthy parts, and is a good-enough barometer whereby to measure its degree of corruption.  While we have land to labour then, let us never wish to see our citizens occupied at a work-bench, or twirling a distaff.  Carpenters, masons, smiths, are wanting in husbandry: but, for the general operations of manufacture, let our work-shops remain in Europe.  It is better to carry provisions and materials to workmen there, than bring them to the provisions and materials, and with them their manners and principles.  The loss by the transportation of commodities across the Atlantic will be made up in happiness and permanence of government.  The mobs of great cities add just so much to the support of pure government, as sores do to the strength of the human body.  It is the manners and spirit of a people which preserve a republic in vigour.  A degeneracy in these is a canker which soon eats to the heart of its laws and constitution.” (from Query XIX).

This section of Jefferson’s only published book, Notes on the State of Virginia, is clearly anti-urban, and it is not difficult to read it as the beginning of anti-urban bias in the United States, a nation that stigmatizes the “inner city” and the “ghetto” as sites of difference, crime, and disorder. In about 300 words, reflect on the relationship between Paul Laurence Dunbar’s The Sport of the Gods and its settings. Dunbar’s novel has often been described as the first urban-centered treatment of African-American life. Is Dunbar’s novel a product of American anti-urbanism, or does it resist bias against cities? 

DB2 Groups in Organizations

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Health Care and Life Sciences

Explain how individual differences influence organizational activities.

Identify processes and methods that can improve the behavior and attitudes of organizational members.

Within the Discussion Board area, write 75 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

As many personalities come together within an organization, the processes and daily work within an organization can be impacted by the attitudes of the organizations members.  Sally is a clerk at your local gas station. When you enter the gas station, she is smiling and offering to help her co-workers with the long line of customers. Sallys body language matches her happy tone. You see Sallys co-workers thanking her for helping out.

For your discussion board assignment, share how you think being
Sally’s co-worker would impact your performance. 

How would Sally’s personality and attitude impact her performance and decision-making skills?

See Instructions

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Political science

Instructions

Write a paper on a current event article that discusses restrictions on freedoms by a totalitarian state or an article on ethnic conflict within a nation. Summarize the article and explain why this issue is important to the global community. What outside influences might help change this issue? How? Is the article neutral? Why or why not?

Be sure to include a scanned copy of the article in your submission in addition to citations. Articles may not be more than one month old.

Writing Requirements (APA format). Refer to the APA manual.

Length: 3 full pages (not including the title or references page)
1-inch margins
Double-Spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title and Reference page required
APA cite article with link
Scan copy of article required
Grading

Challenges In Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), English and Literature

ASSIGNMENT: Using your research question, working thesis, and outline from Touchstone 1.2, create an annotated bibliography that provides a synopsis of your sources and an explanation of how you will use them.

In order to foster learning and growth, all essays you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. Any recycled work will be sent back with a 0, and you will be given one attempt to redo the Touchstone.

As this assignment builds on Touchstone 1.2: Write a Research Question, Thesis, and Outline, that Touchstone, as well as Touchstone 2.1, must be graded before you can submit your annotated bibliography.

Sample Touchstone 2.2
A. Assignment Guidelines
DIRECTIONS: Refer to the list below throughout the writing process. Do not submit your Touchstone until it meets these guidelines.

1. Annotated Bibliography
Make sure to:

Alphabetize the entries, according to APA style.
Include the required bibliographic information in APA format for each entry.
Include 3-4 sentences for each entry that provide a short summary of the source and how you plan to use it to support your argument.
Include at least seven entries in your annotated bibliography, all of which must be credible, academic sources.
Choose your own sources, but use no more than three websites (there is no limit on the number of online journals used).
Thoroughly check the formatting requirements for the different source types.
Indicate the required sources (book, peer-reviewed journal, newspaper/magazine, and credible website) by including the source type in parentheses after the relevant entry.
2. Reflection
Have you displayed a clear understanding of the research activities?
Have you answered all reflection questions thoughtfully and included insights, observations, and/or examples in all responses?
Are your answers included on a separate page below the main assignment?
B. Reflection Questions
DIRECTIONS: Below your assignment, include answers to all of the following reflection questions.

Accurately recording bibliographic information is essential and saves you time, as you can transfer this information to the References page of your drafted essay. Each source entry should include a brief summary of the source as well as 3-4 sentences describing how you intend to use that source to build or support your argument. Discuss how your annotated bibliography meets these criteria. (2-3 sentences)
Which strategies were most helpful for you when searching for credible sources? (2-3 sentences)
What difficulties did you face while searching for credible sources? How did you overcome these difficulties? (2-3 sentences)
C. Rubric
    Advanced (90-100%)    Proficient (80-89%)    Acceptable (70-79%)    Needs Improvement (50-69%)    Non-Performance (0-49%)
Annotated Bibliography
Fulfill all annotated bibliography requirements and include usable notes on sources.
Meets all source criteria, thoroughly and effectively summarizes the core ideas for all sources, and effectively explains how each source will be used to support the argument.    Meets all source criteria, effectively summarizes the core ideas for all sources, and effectively explains how each source will be used to support the argument.    Meets the majority of source criteria, summarizes the core ideas effectively for the majority of the sources (one or two source summaries may lack detail), and explains how the majority of the sources will be used to support the argument (for one or two sources, the explanation of support is unclear).    Meets some source criteria, summarizes the core ideas for some sources (many summaries are absent or lacking in detail), and explains how some of the sources will be used to support the argument (for many of the sources, the explanation of support is unclear or absent).    Meets few or none of the source criteria, summarizes few or none of the sources (or the summaries are all lacking in detail), and does not explain the connection to the argument.
Quality of Sources
Choose reputable, academically appropriate research sources.
All sources are credible, relevant, and properly formatted as exemplified in the course instructions.    Majority of sources are credible, relevant, and properly formatted as exemplified in the course instructions.    Some sources are credible, relevant, and properly formatted as exemplified in the course instructions.    Majority of sources are not credible, relevant, or properly formatted as exemplified in the course instructions.    Sources do not adhere to the quality standards taught in this course, or there are minimal sources present.
Style
Establish a consistent, informative tone and make thoughtful stylistic choices.
Demonstrates thoughtful and effective word choices, avoids redundancy and imprecise language, and uses a wide variety of sentence structures.    Demonstrates effective word choices, primarily avoids redundancy and imprecise language, and uses a variety of sentence structures.    Demonstrates generally effective style choices, but may include occasional redundancies, imprecise language, poor word choice, and/or repetitive sentence structures.    Frequently includes poor word choices, redundancies, imprecise language, and/or repetitive sentence structures.    Consistently demonstrates poor word choices, redundancies, imprecise language, and/or repetitive sentence structures.
Conventions
Follow conventions for standard written English.
There are only a few, if any, negligible errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage.    There are occasional minor errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage.    There are some significant errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage.    There are frequent significant errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage.    There are consistent significant errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage.
Reflection
Answer reflection questions thoroughly and thoughtfully.
Demonstrates thoughtful reflection; consistently includes insights, observations, and/or examples in all responses, following or exceeding response length guidelines.    Demonstrates thoughtful reflection; includes multiple insights, observations, and/or examples, following response length guidelines.    Primarily demonstrates thoughtful reflection, but some responses are lacking in detail or insight; primarily follows response length guidelines.    Shows limited reflection; the majority of responses are lacking in detail or insight, with some questions left unanswered or falling short of response length guidelines.    No reflection responses are present.
D. Requirements
The following requirements must be met for your submission to be graded:

Double-space the bibliography entries and use one-inch margins.
Use a readable 12-point font.
All writing must be appropriate for an academic context.
Composition must be original and written for this assignment.
Plagiarism of any kind is strictly prohibited.
Submission must include your name, the name of the course, the date, and the title of your composition.
Submission must include your reflection questions.
Include all of the assignment components in a single file.
Acceptable file formats include .doc and .docx.
Your research question, thesis, and outline must be graded before your annotated bibliography will be accepted.
E. Additional Resources
The following resources will be helpful to you as you work on this assignment:

Purdue Online Writing Lab’s APA Formatting and Style Guide
This site includes a comprehensive overview of APA style, as well as individual pages with guidelines for specific citation types.
Frequently Asked Questions About APA Style
This page on the official APA website addresses common questions related to APA formatting. The “References,” “Punctuation,” and “Grammar and Writing Style” sections will be the most useful to your work in this course.
APA Style: Quick AnswersReferences
This page on the official APA Style website provides numerous examples of reference list formatting for various source ty

Any topic (writer’s choice)

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Marketing

Using the textbook appendix about the Sonic Marketing Plan, answer the chapter assignments for the chapters assigned in this batch.  Each week there are three to four chapters per batch and there are 3 questions per chapter. As a requirement, please copy each question into your submission space and provide your answer directly below the question.

Chapter 9

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Chapter 10

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Chapter 11

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