Evaluate and assess the implications of your action/strategy. Explain
Instructions:1) Select one problem from the list provided below that you would like to research and investigate.2) You are required to use no less than seven (7) sources. The sources/references used must come from scholarly articles, newspapers, periodicals, etc.No internet websites can be used as sources for your research paper. However, you can use the internet for researching articles in databases, govt. resources, journals, newspapers, etc.3) You are required to answer all of the questions found in the template below using APA format. Citing sources/references throughout the literature is required as well.4) You must type the questions and answers using a word document, single space, 12 as your font size, and times new roman as your font face.5) Submit your analysis through the link found at the bottom of this page.6) Failure tofollow these instructions will result inan assessed penalty to your grade.List of Problems to Solve1)Political Corruption in Texas (be specific)2) Electing Judges in Texas3) Redistricting in Texas4) Governor of Texas No term limits5) Council-Manager Government6) Robin Hood Plan for Financing Schools in Texas7) Felony Conviction and Voting8) Strong-Mayor Government9) Single-Member Districts Election System10) At-Large Election SystemTemplate for Problem Solving1) State your problem as clearly and precisely as you can. Explain your analysis/answer in seven (7) or more sentences.2) What is your purpose, goal, and need for solving this problem? (Recognize problems as obstacles to reaching your goals, achieving your purpose, or satisfying your need.) Explain your analysis/answer in seven (7) or more sentences.3) Study the problem to determine the kind of problem you are dealing with. What kind of problem are you trying to solve? What do you have to do to solve it? Explain your analysis/answer in seven (7) or more sentences.4) What from your problem do you have control over and what do you have no control over? Explain your analysis/answer in seven (7) or more sentences.5) What information do you need to solve the problem? Explain. How can you actively seek the information you need to solve the problem? Explain your analysis/answer in seven (7) or more sentences.6) What theory or theories can you formulate concerning this problem? Carefully analyze and interpret your theories and draw reasonable inferences. Explain your analysis/answer in seven (7) or more sentences.7) Determine your options for action. What can you do in the short term? In the long term? Recognize your limitations in terms of money, time, and power. Explain your analysis/answer in seven (7) or more sentences.8) Evaluate your options, determining their advantages and disadvantages. Explain your analysis/answer in seven (7) or more sentences.9) Adopt a strategy. Follow through on it. This may involve direct action or a carefully thought-through wait-and-see approach. Explain your analysis/answer in seven (7) or more sentences.10) Evaluate and assess the implications of your action/strategy. Explain your analysis/answer in seven (7) or more sentences.
How has the idea of fake news impacted our ability to be really informed on the important topics of the day?
: News Media: How (and why) to spot fake news. 70% of students will successfully research and evaluate the news media in an effort to identify reputable journalism containing more accurate political content. [SLO #3 fulfills the following Program Level Outcomes: Communication, Critical Thinking, Social and Personal Responsibility, as well as the following Course Level Outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.]Activity for Assessment:Read the following: http://www.factcheck.org/2016/11/how-to-spot-fake-news/and Watch the following: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYc-hd1QSwATake this quiz:https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/cognitive-biases/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.9b2747fd076b(right click and choose open link on incognito window )If you had to help someone spot fake news, what would you tell them? Choose a news article from a reputable media outlet and compare it to anonlinestory that you know is fake.Using the checklist provided on thefact checkwebsite, compare the two. Although the fake news is not new, it seems harder to distinguish and more accepted now. Why? How will this acceptance of fake news impact our democracy?How has the idea of fake news impacted our ability to be really informed on the important topics of the day? What steps can we take to become informed withlegitimate information?Is fake news really all that recent, or do we hear more about it as a result of the recent election cycle and events that have followed?What are your thoughts on the quiz you took? This assignment must follow MLA guidelines, be typed in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, and be a minimum of 1000 words with works cited page. The works cited are not included in the minimum word count. Any articles/links/videos given in the assignment prompt MUST be cited in your paper and works cited. You may also use other sources, but these are the minimum required. Without all of them, your paper is a 0.
Is the project adhering to the cost baseline?
Project Status Report Template.Each group will prepare a project status report template. The templates will be evaluated against several criteria, including:General information does the status report provide general information about the project, who prepared the report, the start and end dates of the project, and the reporting period for the status report.Overall Project Status is it easy for the reader to discern the overall status of the project health as it relates to project objectives and constraints?Work is it easy for the reader to know how much work (e.g., WBS elements) has been accomplished as it relates to the scope baseline? Does it show what work is planned to be accomplished in the next reporting period?Schedule is it easy for the reader to understand, using metrics such as SPI or SV or other measures, the status of the project as it relates to the schedule baseline. Are milestones listed and do they show the planned versus actual start dates?Budget Is the project adhering to the cost baseline?Issues and active risks Is it easy for the reader to understand and appreciate project risks and/or any new issues (unknown unknowns) that are under the watchful eye of the project team?Key Performance Indicators does the status report show key project performance indicators that are used by the organization to compare with other projects in a balanced scorecard format?
describe how motivational techniques can be used to enhance employee performances within your field.
Using the CSU Online Library and other disciplinary resources, research how motivational leadership is used in your field. Using this information, describe how motivational techniques can be used to enhance employee performances within your field.
How would you have solved the problem for the newspaper archives in 2007?
Listen to thispodcaston Duolingo (about 1 hour and 10 minutes long)and answer these questions in about 250 words.Answer the following questions:Identify the problems Luis von Ahn was trying to solve?List the things that motived Luis von Ahn over his entrepreneurial career? Why?What keeps users motivated to continue with the Duolingo app? Why?How would you have solved the problem for the newspaper archives in 2007?Here is the Link to podcasthttps://www.npr.org/2020/05/22/860884062/recaptcha-and-duolingo-luis-von-
Explain your definition of internal customer service. How do you personally provide excellent internal customer service to your colleagues?
InstructionsFor this assignment, you will explore both internal and external customer service and consider ways to provide excellent service to customers within an organization and outside the organization. Your assignment should address the following questions:Explain your definition of internal customer service. How do you personally provide excellent internal customer service to your colleagues?Explain your definition of external customer service. What is an example of an organization that you feel provides excellent external customer service? Describe this organization and how it provides excellent customer service.How has social media and the Internet changed customer service? What suggestions can you give to an organization that is struggling with online customer service?Your complete assignment must be at least two pages in length. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources, if used.
What are some current challenges your chosen racial/ethnic groups face?
What are some current challenges your chosen racial/ethnic groups face? Please provide statistics to support your discussion. Next, research and identify at least two organizations (one for each racial/ethnic group) that fight for equality, confront the challenges your groups face, and/or provide support to individuals within your chosen groups. Identify the group, their mission statement, campaigns, or programs they are involved in and their current work.You must support your response with scholarly sources in APA format. Simply stating your opinion is not enough, back up your opinion with citations. Refer to the DB Grading Rubric for more details.My race is African American!!
Why was there not a great deal of cartel violence in Mexico before 2006 even though 90 percent of the Cocaine coming into the U.S. was transiting from Mexico at that time?
CJM 331 WEEK 2: Chapter 1: Mexican Cartels: A Century of Defying U.S. Drug PolicyChapter 1: Mexican Cartels: A Century of Defying U.S. Drug PolicyWhy was there not a great deal of cartel violence in Mexico before 2006 even though 90 percent of the Cocaine coming into the U.S. was transiting from Mexico at that time? What does this say about Mexican policy since 2006?NOTE: MORE THAN ONE ANSWER POSTED CHOOSE ANYONE
Identify, and elaborate upon, four reasons for maintaining accurate and objective employee records.
OverviewOne of the major responsibilities of HR is to, of course, manage human capital. This continues after employee hiring and continues through termination and succession. Having effective policies in place that define these, and other functions in between, is critical to an organizations commitment to ethical, legal, fair, and efficient operating practices. In this assignment, you are asked to share best practices or policies on these topics during a series of brown bag sessions (these are informal lunch time presentations).ScenarioImagine that HR leadership is busy integrating the HR teams from both hospitals and they want to make sure department members are operating in concert with one another on a range of topics. Over the next several weeks, leadership plans to have you conduct threebrown bag sessions (informal lunch-time presentations) that examine the topics of record keeping, ethics and law, and succession planning. They have asked you to write an executive summary of the content planned for each session in advance.Session Descriptions:Session 1: Maintaining Accurate Employee RecordsIn this session, youidentify, and elaborate upon, fourreasons for maintaining accurate and objective employee records.Session 2: Ethical and Legal TerminationIn this session, youexamine the legal and ethical aspects of selecting and terminating an employee out of a group of people with similar performance, behaviors, and jobs as a part of a broad-ranging cost saving initiative. Employee differences:One has a disability.One is paid significantly more than others.One is 60 years of age and older than the others.One is planning on soon taking an extended family leaveSession 3: Succession PlanningIn this session, yourecommend a process to identify and groom an internal candidate to move into a senior-level leadership position in a health care organization such as CEO, COO, and CFO.InstructionsConsider the scenario above and imagine that your audience is a group of departmentmanagers. Writeanexecutive summary that introduces the topics in an introductory paragraph and then describes the content to be delivered in each of the three sessions in detail.Each session description should be twopages in length (sixtotal pages plus cover page).Your work will be measured against the following criteria:Identify, and elaborate upon, fourreasons for maintaining accurate and objective employee records.Analyze the legal implications or requirements of a termination decision. (Make sure to reference specific statutes or laws that govern this area of employment law.)Analyze the ethical facets of a termination decision. (Make sure to reference an ethical framework to support your assertions or positions.)Recommend and justify a process to identify and groom a candidate for a senior-levelposition. Additional RequirementsResources: Use foursources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides.
Define the term public policy and the three basic types of public policy.
Writea 525- to 700-word essay that provides an overview of the public policy process in the United States and addresses the following: USE THE COURSE TEXT. DO NOT USE A WEBSITE. THESE ANSWERS MUST MATCH THE TEXT.Define the term public policy and the three basic types of public policy. 1.5 pointThe steps involved in the public policy process 1.5 pointThe various ways interest groups and citizens can influence the public policy process 1.5 pointFormatyour essay consistent with APA guidelines, grammar, flow .5 pointall the information for this essay is uploaded for use
