Utilitarianism | Psychology homework help

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapters 7, 8
Lesson
Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Initial Post Instructions
The principle of utility involves maximizing happiness as a desirable outcome of decisions. Although it does not get directly said, there is an inverse intention to minimize the undesirable outcome of disaster. Utilitarian decisions are directed toward outcomes—that is, the consequences of decisions.
We need to look at results. We first look at the actual results of an action. We judge if it was the best possible result. We can judge the actual results in comparison to other results that reasonably could be said to have been possible.
If we do not yet have the actual results of an action, we do not know if it is moral or not. We can talk hypothetically about what might happen, and then what that would show about the morality of an action. However, if we do not know what the action had as its consequences, we cannot yet say if it is moral or not.
For the initial post of this week’s discussion respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1, Option 2, or Option 3:
Option 1: You are a nurse on a floor with only elderly patients. Every day, each patient tells you about how much pain they are in and asks you to help them. They want you to inject them with something to end their lives. If the patients die, the beds on that floor would be freed up for other patients. The hospital is at 100 percent capacity. There is no other hospital for 30 miles. Other patients may be not receiving care due to a lack of free beds. What is the moral thing to do here? Why is that the moral thing to do? What would an utilitarian say is the moral thing to do? Why would they say that? Compare and contrast the utilitarian approach with that of an ethical egoist or social contact theorist
Option 2: A new social media app is offering itself to you for free. If you upload a picture to it, the app will show how you will look at 10 years. John Doe, a friend of yours, says not to use the app as it will then possess your biometric facial data. Jane Doe, another friend of yours, says that she heard the app shares the facial data with a security firm that helps the government detect terrorists at airports. Should you use this app? Why or why not? If John Doe is right, would an utilitarian say it is right to use the app? Why or why not?  If Jane Doe is right, would a social contract theorists say it is right to use the app? Consider the role the Fourth Amendment at play here.
Option 3: You are a nursing student at the XYZ College. It has a 50 percent acceptance rate (half the applicants do not get in). XYZ is a public college. XYZ has decided to implement an affirmative action policy. The college has few students over the age of 50. To encourage more students of that age, every student 50 or older will receive a bonus point. A student admission is dependent on having 11 points. One earns points for a GPA above a certain score, ACT/SAT score above a certain number, having a letter of recommendation, etc. XYZ also lacks LGBT students, Muslim, and African-American students and is considering offering a bonus point for any student fitting those categories. What is the key moral conflict for XYZ? What social values should XYZ promote here? What diverse populations are involved here, and what are their interests? Do you think XYZ social action is the correct solution to lack of diversity? Why or why not? Factor the ethics of egoism and utilitarianism into your answer.

Writing Requirements

Minimum of 2 posts (1 initial & 1 follow-up)
Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside scholarly source)
APA format for in-text citations and list of references

Enlightenment europe | History homework help

See pages 220 to 221 of the McGrath textbook on the rise of Enlightenment in Western Europe, especially in Protestant areas, especially in Calvinist areas. At the same time, Enlightenment did not seem to flourish in areas of Roman Catholic Europe, and it goes without saying that the Enlightenment did not arise in Eastern Orthodox realms. 
Write 300 words on why you think Calvinist Protestantism had a greater affinity with the so-called ‘Age of Reason’ of the Enlightenment. Why do you think Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism proved to be more resistant to radical rationalism than Reformed Protestantism?   

Give a brief review or summary of the growth of the Enlightenment perspective in predominantly Protestant areas of Europe, from chapter 4, pp. 220 and 221.
Give your own reaction to the idea that the Enlightenment took root and grew in primarily Calvinist areas.
Do you think that this might indicate that certain types of Protestantism over-emphasized rationalism to the exclusion of mystery and revelation?

Briefly explain the concept of the agenda funnel

Policy: Poverty
Addressing: Poverty in the African American community
Answer following questions
 
2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following: 

Briefly explain the concept of the agenda funnel. 
Why is context important when advocating for change to decision makers? 
Using the social problem you identified earlier in the course, explain how the 10 issues Jansson outlined are important when trying to activate change regarding the selected social problem. Provide 2–3 sentences for each of the 10 issues: 

Timing  
Coupling  
Framing and finding a title  
Negotiating and bargaining  
Assembling early sponsors and supporters  
Routing  
Media coverage  
Setting key endorsements  
Coalition building  
Building momentum 

Be sure to incorporate any sources you found related to your selected social problem using standard APA format

Sociology 1 | Sociology homework help

 
Response 1: Sociology as a Science
Please respond to the following prompt in no less than 300-400 words. In your response, you must fully answer all aspects of the question and support your answer with reference to course materials (textbook, supplementary readings, videos, etc).

After reading about the history and development of sociology, how do you believe sociology fits in with other scientific disciplines? What makes sociology unique in the world of science and scientific research? How does it compare to other courses you’ve taken in disciplines, such as psychology, philosophy, and economics, that also study human life?

Term 5 week 4 discussions

  
Term 5 Week 4 Discussion
Week 4 Discussion Board (BUS6750 International Business Management)
Part 1 – Chapter 10: Differentiate between a lead strategy and a lag strategy. 
Part 2 – Chapter 11: How has the volatility of the current global exchange rate regime affected international businesses? How can the problem be tackled? 
Part 3 – Chapter 12: What are the different types of competitive pressures that firms competing in a global marketplace face? How can firms respond to such pressures? 
Unit 4 DB: Leonard and Wilma (ACC440 Auditing)
Leonard Bailey is one of several partners in a medium sized (50 employees) CPA firm.  Wilma Lawrence is the controller of ABC Manufacturing, one of Leonard’s clients.  She has been with the company for 28 years and is very protective of what she considers her domain.  An audit of ABC is scheduled to start in two weeks.  Leonard is meeting with Wilma to introduce her to Claire Nunn, a new audit senior who will be running the job.  Wilma is courteous, but somewhat uneasy during the meeting.  Afterward, as Leonard and Claire are leaving, Wilma called Leonard back inside.  She closed the door and said quietly, but firmly, “Leonard, I respect your business sense and have known you a long time.  I know your firm does good work.  But where did you get that girl?  She should be home knitting.  And you intend her to lead an audit?”  Leonard knows that Wilma has a history of conflict with female employees within her company.
What should Leonard do (if anything) to resolve this situation?

Elev pitch | Human Resource Management homework help

 In this assignment, you will draft an elevator pitch to convey your unique value to a potential employer. This assignment is your first draft and can be submitted in a written format or outline. You will submit your final audio or video elevator pitch along with your Unit 8 project. See the attached document for complete instructions and grading rubric.  

M4 a2 project schedule changes

Assignment 2: Project Schedule Changes
You have kicked off the District 4 Production Warehouse Move project, your contractors are in place and working on receiving the proper building permits.
You originally were told the permits would only take 2 weeks to obtain but the contractors are telling you it will now take 3 weeks. You need to build the additional week into your schedule for each permit that will be obtained.
In addition, your framing and drywall contractors have just told you they are running late on their other jobs and can only release half their crew for your project. This will double their schedule.
Build the extra time into your schedule by doubling the installation work timelines for both the framing and drywall. Your project plan should also be updated with the new 3-week timeline for obtaining permits. Use the project plan you created for this task.
You are now looking at an extended project delivery date. Your project sponsor was very clear that you must be done in a 4 month timeframe so you will need to look at options for reducing your schedule to fit into the 4 month window.
You have an option of hiring another contractor to help with the framing and drywall work but it will increase your budget by $200,000.
Determine your best course of action for bringing this project in on schedule and update your project plan to reflect your recommendation. Develop a 5-6 slide presentation for senior management outlining your proposed solution. You are seeking approval to proceed with your new plan.
Submit both your updated project plan and PowerPoint presentation.
Submit your plan to M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox by Wednesday, December 18, 2013.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria 

Maximum Points

Correctly updated the project plan to reflect revisions based upon risks and details presented.

50

Created a senior level presentation detailing the recommendations and seeking approval.

45

Used correct grammar, spelling, and word choice and cited all sources using correct APA style.

5

Total:

100

during this week, you will identify a population at risk in your

Identification of a Population in Your Community
 During this week, you will identify a population at risk in your community. This population will be the basis for your Practicum Discussions and your individual presentations over the next 6 weeks, as well as the focus of your final PowerPoint presentation in Week 6. To review, a population is a group of individuals who share a common environmental or personal characteristic, such as obese individuals who are at risk for diabetes or cardiovascular disease (populations at risk) or those individuals who are otherwise healthy and could stay healthy if they do not develop risky behaviors (populations of interest). An example of this is teenagers who don’t yet smoke but might consider it due to peer pressure (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2016). Some of the topics you might consider are vaccination compliance, obesity rates among children and adults, teenage pregnancy, or infectious diseases such as Norwalk virus, genital warts, or sexually transmitted diseases/infections. You might look also at emerging public health problems such as Chagas or the Zika virus. Some of the places you might consider looking for information to substantiate and support your ideas about populations at risk in your communities are your local health department, the CDC, and the many evidence-based websites that the CDC supports, such as the CDC Wonder (http://wonder.cdc.gov/). You may also review the work of other community groups that focus on improving health care outcomes for your community. You should begin to support your selection of population and ideas about their health care problems through the use of health data and scholarly literature.
Please address the following points in your Practicum Discussion:

Briefly describe your community and then describe your practice setting.
What are the determinants of health in your community? (https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/Determinants-of-Health)
What are the most prevalent health problems in your community or in your practice?
Choose a population at risk and describe the health problem specific to that population. Remember that you will have to define the population’s age, culture, religious beliefs, foods, and traditions eventually as your project progresses.

As a community of practice your task for this week is to collaborate with professionals across the health care system and with your community of practice in the discussion in order to find a gap in care or social determinant that often results in poor health care outcomes. You will begin to take the lead in advocating for and collaborating with others to improve the health care outcomes for populations at risk.
What health issue, problem, or disparity in health outcomes is of concern to you as a scholar practitioner in your community? What gaps in knowledge and care do you see as possible causes for the health issue? What does the health data tell you about the health issue? What does the literature tell you about the health issue? How can you learn about the health issue and about possible solutions from the viewpoint of families, community as a whole, and health professionals in your community? What evidence is there to support your proposal? What is one avenue you could advocate for improved health outcomes and know when a change has taken place?

Develop an intervention plan in collaboration with other professionals that takes into account determinants of health, available resources, and activities that contribute to health and the prevention of illness or injury
Provide culturally competent care, i.e., health promotion, disease and injury prevention interventions in collaboration with other health care professionals in a community health care setting
Analyze data pertaining to a specific community health issue
Evaluate how cultural competence improves nursing practice and health outcomes
Evaluate current evidence-based practices for your selected population
Analyze evidence-based practices
Evaluate programs aimed at solving health problems
Evaluate local disaster plans and contemplate collaborative efforts in problem solving
Analyze effectiveness of practicum proposal through practice presentations
Present practicum presentation to colleagues

Tools and molds in addictive manufacturing | mechanical engineering |

you need to create term paper for that you need to use 20 different references(articles) which includes section like abstract, introduction based on tools and molds in addictive manufacturing, different types of tools and molds used now days by considering specific materials and techniques, future scopes, challenges and conclusion.
in the end of this report, you need to write different references which contains data from where you find data by using Mendeley. The report size should be around 18 to 20 pages.
word limits are as follows:
  Abstract (150-200 words) ? Introduction (600-700 words) ? An overview on the selected topic (process, Structure, property, performance, and based on the topic, you will review all these on a specific material) ? Conclusion (150-200 words) ? References (Use Mendeley otherwise I do not accept your document) 

UCLA Communication Foucault Disciplinary Society Discussion

At the end of week 7, you will submit a ten-source annotated bibliography on your chosen research topic. I.e., this annotated bibliography is the first step toward your final research paper, so you should use this opportunity to gather relevant sources. Each annotation will be 150 to 250 words and will focus on a single peer-reviewed source. Peer-reviewed sources include only academic books and research articles from peer-reviewed academic journals; websites are not acceptable. See attached assignment sheet for appropriate formatting and rubric for grading criteria.