Determine the type of immigration laws or visa requirements needed to work in the selected country.
Scenario
The company you work for recently acquired several international locations. You were informed that
multiple positions will be moving overseas over the course of the next few years. Your manager has
asked you to provide a comprehensive cultural information report to help employees make the transition to
overseas employment.
Instructions
Select a country where a specific job will be stationed. You may select from the United Nations list of
developed economies (Table A, page 169) in World Economic Situation and Prospects [PDF].
If you wish to select a country other than those listed in the UN document, you must request permission
from your instructor.
Make sure the county of choice is logical for the company you are using.
Develop a cultural information report that will help an employee better understand how to make
the transition overseas. Include the following:
Write an Executive Summary that explains the organizational strategy for expanding company operations to
this particular country.
What is the company strategy for working in this country?
What are the expectations of leadership (ROI)?
Prepare an overview of the critical information an American would need to know to live and work in the
selected country.
Language(s) spoken.
Currency, economy, political climate.
Housing, cost of living, transportation.
Health care.
Recreation.
Develop a list of advice on successfully assimilating into the selected country and culture.
Local customs, values, and traditions.
Determine the type of immigration laws or visa requirements needed to work in the selected country.
Discuss three ways company leadership can provide human and material resources to support employees in foreign locations.
What will help these employees succeed before, during, and after the transition period?
Discuss the role of leadership/management strategies that will help others respond to workplace challenges.
Scenario
You are the Vice President of Human Resources at a local hospital. There has been a lot of
turmoil in recent years due to leadership changes and downsizing accompanied by layoffs.
The downsizing and layoffs were the result of an increase in uncompensated care due to a lack
of health insurance. The layoffs have caused a decrease in morale and many department leads
have also noticed a decrease in employee performance. The Board of Directors, the hospitals
CEO, and the entire executive team are in agreement that there is a need for major changes
within the institution. You have been tasked with presenting a plan of action at the next board
meeting.
Instructions
Deliverable 1
Write an executive summary that describes the impact of leadership on employee performance
and satisfaction, as well as communication challenges that leaders face, and challenges
associated with trying to increase employee motivation, teamwork, and collaboration.
Examine the literature relating to motivation, teamwork, collaboration, and conflict management.
a. Discuss the role of leadership/management strategies that will help others respond to
workplace challenges.
b. Discuss the critical leadership skills needed to implement change.
c. Recommend human resources strategies and practices that hospital department leaders could
use to achieve optimal performance from employees.
Deliverable 2
Create a voiceover PowerPoint presentation that summarizes the major challenges that leaders
have in keeping employees motivated.
a. Based on prior readings, identify one theoretical framework that you will use to guide
your presentation.
b. Include a minimum of three challenges that leaders have in keeping employees motivated.
c. Include a minimum of one recommendation for each challenge identified in section 3b.
Recommend human resources strategies and practices that hospital department leaders could use to achieve optimal performance from employees.
Scenario
You are the Vice President of Human Resources at a local hospital. There has been a lot of turmoil in
recent years due to leadership changes and downsizing accompanied by layoffs. The downsizing and
layoffs were the result of an increase in uncompensated care due to a lack of health insurance.
The layoffs have caused a decrease in morale and many department leads have also noticed a
decrease in employee performance. The Board of Directors, the hospitals CEO, and the entire
executive team are in agreement that there is a need for major changes within the institution.
You have been tasked with presenting a plan of action at the next board meeting.
Instructions
Deliverable 1
Write an executive summary that describes the impact of leadership on employee performance and
satisfaction, as well as communication challenges that leaders face, and challenges associated with
trying to increase employee motivation, teamwork, and collaboration.
Examine the literature relating to motivation, teamwork, collaboration, and conflict management.
a. Discuss the role of leadership/management strategies that will help others respond to workplace
challenges.
b. Discuss the critical leadership skills needed to implement change.
c. Recommend human resources strategies and practices that hospital department leaders could use
to achieve optimal performance from employees.
Deliverable 2
Create a voiceover PowerPoint presentation that summarizes the major challenges that leaders have
in keeping employees motivated.
a. Based on prior readings, identify one theoretical framework that you will use to guide your
presentation.
b. Include a minimum of three challenges that leaders have in keeping employees motivated.
c. Include a minimum of one recommendation for each challenge identified in section 3b.
Critically evaluate and discuss the integration of technology in the ELA classroom.
Using technology-based resources within the English language arts classroom supports real-world
applications and helps to inspire teachers in their lesson planning and instructional practices. Continually
exploring technology resources that can be utilized within the classroom demonstrates a teaching
best practice.
Observe an English language arts lesson taught by a certified K-8 teacher that integrates educational
technology to enhance instruction. During the observation, take note of how technology was used and
its effectiveness.
Following your observation, collaborate with your mentor teacher to discuss the integration of technology in
the ELA classroom. Specifically discuss with your mentor teacher his or her practices related to ensuring
the safe, legal, and ethical use of technology in the classroom.
Use any remaining field experience hours to assist the teacher in providing instruction and support to
the class.
Reflect on your observation and discussion by addressing the following:
During the lesson you observed, what technology resources did your mentor teacher use?
Describe the ways in which the observed technology positively or negatively contributed to instruction
and engagement.
What specific additional technology could have been used within the lesson and how would you have
used them?
How does your mentor teacher ensure the safe, legal, and ethical use of technology and information
accessed from the technological resources?
Explain how you will use your findings related to the use of technology in ELA instruction in your future
professional practice.
Write an essay describing how the rights of students with disabilities are different than their peers with regard to discipline. Include the responsibilities of the special education teacher and administration in regard to service time and support if a student with special education or related services is suspended from school.
Due process procedures are clearly outlined in IDEA. Teachers must be aware of the due process system
as it relates to special education. Knowledge regarding common protocols and the components of due
process are key to practicing teachers.
Part I: Visual Representation
Create a visual representation (flow chart, diagram) of the due process system and its components,
indicating the required number of days allowed for each step.
Part II: Narrative
Write a 1,000- 1,250 word narrative describing how the rights of students with disabilities are different than
their peers with regard to discipline. Include the responsibilities of the special education teacher and
administration in regard to service time and support if a student with special education or related services
is suspended from school. Discuss the importance of understanding the due process system for students
with and without exceptionalities. In addition, describe the process of student discipline by citing the case
study below as a specific example to support your explanation.
Isaiah and Jackson got into a fight on the playground. Jackson has an IEP for reading comprehension.
Isaiah does not have an IEP. Jackson has previously been suspended for 3 days, without services.
The normal school district policy is to suspend students, off campus, for 9 days if they are involved in a fight.
The policy does not allow for differences in discipline regardless of who started the fight.
Submit the diagram/flowchart and the narrative as one deliverable to your instructor.
Support your summaries with a minimum of 3-5 scholarly resources.
Critically Explain perimenopause, surgical menopause, stress menopause, and postmenopause
Explain perimenopause, surgical menopause, stress menopause, and postmenopause.
Describe the signs of menopause.
Which other life changes (e.g., physical, psychosocial, and cognitive) may influence a womens experience
during menopause?
Which women are at the highest risk for osteoporosis?
Describe the traditional and alternative therapies for the conditions associated with menopause.
Suggest appropriate health, nutrition, and exercise guidelines for middle-aged and older adults.
Be sure to include APA citations for any resources you used as references.
Critically evaluate the features of a specific form of muscular dystrophy, including causes, symptoms
Muscular dystrophies are a group of diseases that cause weakness and degeneration of the skeletal
muscles. While all types exhibit similar physical effects, their cause is not the same.
Below is a list of the muscular dystrophies. Choose one to focus on for your Module 7 Lab Assignment.
Provide detailed information, in your own words using quotes sparingly, describing the features of a specific
form of muscular dystrophy, including causes, symptoms, etc.
Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD)
Congenital muscular dystrophies (CMD)
Bethlem CMD
Fukuyama CMD
Muscle-eye-brain diseases (MEBs)
Rigid spine syndromes
Ullrich CMD
Walker-Warburg syndromes (WWS)
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD)
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD)
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD)
Myotonic dystrophy (DM)
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD)
Describe and analyze how relationships are maintained or ended using the social exchange theory, equity theory and penetration theory,
How do different perspectives impact relationship development and maintenance particularly, in
terms of exchange versus communal factors? Have you ever experienced these different
perspectives? Provide examples.
Using the social exchange theory, equity theory and penetration theory, describe how
relationships are maintained or ended. What role does attachment style play in the level of
intimacy shared in friendships or intimate relationships?
Critically analyze HRM Alignment and Business Strategies
Select a publicly-traded company to research. Evaluate its human resource (HR) and business strategy,
HR department job positions, and ways it markets its company regarding human capital. The following are
some of the company websites that provide this information:
In addition, refer to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website, which identifies detailed roles for HRM
personnel and offers you some insight into HRM positions.
Requirements
Write a paper in which you:
Propose how you would ensure the HR strategy is in alignment with the business strategy.
Describe the HR job positions and the responsibilities listed for that HR department.
Determine which HR job positions you would prefer and explain why.
Analyze how the selected company can establish HRM strategies to improve competitive advantages.
Propose three ways that the company can increase diversity.
Use at least three high-quality academic resources in this assignment. Consider beginning with your
course textbook and quality sources that can be found in the Strayer Library.
Critically analyze microclimate in and around the Grand Canyon
What is the connection between altitude, microclimate, and vegetation in and
around the Grand Canyon? Please give examples from the lab, and you can also include your
own observations.
What is the connection between the direction a slope faces (aspect), microclimate,
and vegetation in and around the Grand Canyon? Please give examples from the lab, and you
can also include your own observations.
Was there anything in particular that struck you as particularly interesting about the
connection between topography, microclimates, and vegetation? Please do not simply write down
a sentence.Explain your idea, and elaborate with at least a few sentences.
Please provide you thoughts on this geovisualization as a tool to investigate
connections between microclimate and the biomass (abundance) of vegetation.
