Write three short paragraphs based on the hypothetical scenario. Elisabeth Noelle Neuman(spiral of silence) and Theodore Adorno(culture Industries) meet paul Lazarsfeld in a sunny cafe after a conference on political polarization in American politics. Lazarsfeld invites them to sit, saying “the social role of mass media has been commonly overestimated.” In 3-4 paragraphs, describe how Adorno and Neuman respond to lazarsfeld according to course readings.
Day: October 8, 2020
Six Sigma
The importance of quality has now been recognized by businesses for decades. However, there are many philosophies and programs that have been proposed and used in the elusive quest for increased quality. One of the more recent (and more successful) attempts at formalizing the approach to quality improvement is the Six Sigma initiative that was developed at Motorola (and later adopted in many other companies).
Identify a company that uses the Six Sigma quality improvement program other than the ones discussed in the textbook or the lecture pages (also, do not use the same company that you analyzed in W1 project, and that you will be discussing again in W3 project). For this company, answer the following questions:
– What element of the organizations activities did they use Six Sigma to improve?
– What caused the company to undertake the Six Sigma initiative?
– What were the positive results caused by the implementation of Six Sigma improvement processes?
– Were there any problems associated with attempting to implement Six Sigma within the organization (this does not occur in every organization)?
– Based on your research about this company and the readings for this week, would you say that Six Sigma is an important area of quality management? If so, why? If not, why not?
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.
Justify your answers using examples and reasoning.
From your reading of Restall, Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest and Walker, The Tupac Amaru Rebellion, write a four-page, thesis-driven paper acknowledging (arguing for/detailing) the survival, persistence and strength of indigenous communities in colonial Mexico and Peru.
+ Be sure to select specific examples from both Restall and Walker while providing in-text citation/page ##s.
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From your reading of Restall, Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest and Walker, The Tupac Amaru Rebellion, write a four-page, thesis-driven paper acknowledging (arguing for/detailing) the survival, persistence and strength of indigenous communities in colonial Mexico and Peru.
+ Be sure to select specific examples from both Restall and Walker while providing in-text citation/page ##s.
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When we use police as an adjective, our understanding of the term police rests upon three factors. Describe each of these factors and how they relate to individual understanding of police. What do we mean when we define delinquent enforcement as a way of policing? Give an historical example
This course is designed to help students develop a framework for professional decisionmaking from an ethical perspective. Students will learn how to ask the right questions in order to resolve the unpredictable ethical dilemmas each of you may face in your professional career. Since we cannot always use personal ethics in place of professional ethics, we must be vigilant to separate personal from professional ethics. In this paper, students develop a paper examining both their personal and professional ethics, and discuss the impact of one on the other. Papers will be graded on content and writing. Both the initial draft and the final paper will be graded. A minimum of 2 references are required, one of which may be the textbook.
Video Lecture Summary (3-5 bullet statements summarizing main points of the designated video using proper spelling/grammar [use * for each bullet item–do not write a paragraph!]) *
Block Reflection (1 paragraph reflection on the most important/relevant/impacting article or link from the block using proper spelling/grammar) *
Personal Reflection (1 paragraph reflection on what you learned most within the block using proper spelling/grammar) *
Questions (1-2 questions on the content within the block using proper spelling/grammar)–I will answer your questions in the Comments section of Canvas where your grade is posted for this assignment *
Choose an USA topic from PBS on USA issues www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline, or other websites and tell what article you have selected and what you agree with and disagree with. Examples of other sites would be CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNBC, MSNBC, etc. It is important to watch current news items that have been presented in a documentary form.
In your paper be sure to briefly summarize your selection, then explain the things you learned from the documentary. Use five or more items that you learned something new about and explain those items in your paper. Give detailed explanation of what you learned.
Last paragraph give your opinion supported by data if you believe this will work or not work. Follow the format for each quiz and paper. First paragraph summarize the documentary briefly and what is the political issue involved.
Paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 minimum explain what you learned new and support with your notes from the video and any research from other places to enhance your topics.Final paragraph is a conclusion to whether you think what you just watched is something that will work or not work and support your opinion
Choose an USA topic from PBS on USA issues www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline, or other websites and tell what article you have selected and what you agree with and disagree with. Examples of other sites would be CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNBC, MSNBC, etc. It is important to watch current news items that have been presented in a documentary form.
In your paper be sure to briefly summarize your selection, then explain the things you learned from the documentary. Use five or more items that you learned something new about and explain those items in your paper. Give detailed explanation of what you learned.
Last paragraph give your opinion supported by data if you believe this will work or not work. Follow the format for each quiz and paper. First paragraph summarize the documentary briefly and what is the political issue involved.
Paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 minimum explain what you learned new and support with your notes from the video and any research from other places to enhance your topics.Final paragraph is a conclusion to whether you think what you just watched is something that will work or not work and support your opinion
Project Management Tools
This weeks readings discussed tools that are available for the planning and control of projects. These tools include WBSs, Gantt charts, and PERT/CPM networks.
In this assignment, you will design CPM and PERT networks to meet the requirements of an engineering firm. The firm needs solutions for the following problem:
One of the firm’s existing projects needs to be completed earlier than planned. Use the following data and the critical path and PERT methods to answer the questions that follow. Use the most likely time estimate (m) as the time estimate for the CPM analysis.
Activity
Immediate Predecessors
Times in Days
*** Table here will be uploaded ***
– Draw the network.
– Describe the critical path using the CPM approach.
– Analyze what the estimated completion time using the CPM approach is.
– Analyze what the estimated completion time using the PERT approach is.
– Assess why the estimated completion times are not identical in the two approaches.
– Under what circumstances would the CPM approach to developing a project plan be more appropriate? Under what circumstances would the PERT approach be more appropriate?
