What specific branch of the U.S. government is involved in this current event?
Blog Post on a Recent Article
Introduction: Imagine you are a political writer with your own blog. You write about current events and what they mean for the U.S. government and its citizens. You have been asked to write a blog post of 2-3 typed pages about an event from the last 3 months involving U.S. political issues or policies.Step 1: Choose one of the following political issues or policies:
the U.S. President
congress
administrative departments
political activists
judicial rulings
a campaign
an election
Step 2: Choose 1 reputable news source that has reported on your chosen event. Here are some sources to choose from:
liberal leaning news: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Vox, HuffPost, Politico, CNN, Time Magazine
conservative leaning news: National Review, The Washington Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Federalist, Fox Online News, Washington Examiner
centrist news: NPR Online News (National Public Radio), Reuters, BBC, CNBC News, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, Pew Research Center
To see ratings of news sources, visit AllSides’s Media Bias Ratings.
Step 3: Summarize your chosen current event in 1-2 paragraphs. Include what the event is, when it took place, and the political issues or policies to which it connects.Step 4: In addition to your brief summary, answer each of the following questions:
What specific branch of the U.S. government is involved in this current event? (1-2 paragraphs)
Who or which groups are affected by this event? (1-2 paragraphs)
What biases or leanings exist in the media source you chose? Give examples. Were these counterbalanced in any way? (1-2 paragraphs)
What are your opinions on the issue? Use relevant facts and supporting evidence from your source(s) to support your opinion. (1-2 paragraphs)
Step 5: Cite your selected news article and any other sources using the Strayer Writing Standards format.
Define Schein’s three behavioral profile roles during team entry and identify how the profiles are demonstrated in the case.
Write a paper (1,500-1,750 words) in which you address the following based on the information provided in the “West Coast Transit Case Study” resource.
Define the three criteria for evaluating effective team/group work (as stated in the reading this week) and analyze whether the “team” assembled by Bernie Hollis and Pete Denson is effective or not.
Provide a review of each of Tuckman’s five stages of group formation and identify what stage(s) are evident in the case.
Explain your answer. Define Schein’s three behavioral profile roles during team entry and identify how the profiles are demonstrated in the case. Explain your answer.
Was the communication among the participants in the case effective or not? Justify your answer (this is not just an opinion). The Organizational Behavior textbook describes two main types of conflict.
Define them and then describe the type (s) of conflict that are evident in the case. Propose how Denson should manage the conflict in this case using one direct conflict management and one indirect conflict management approach?
Explain your response. Identify one specific task leadership activity and one specific maintenance activity that should be encouraged. Identify the most significant disruptive behavior that should be discouraged. Identify the most obvious individual motivational problems experienced by Jing, Mahonney, and Tanney.
How should Denson motivate each person?
Be sure to provide a specific motivational suggestion for each person based on that person’s motivational needs.
Ensure that at you have at least one suggestions from each of the motivational theories/techniques (content theories, process theories, and reinforcement strategies).
Use at least two academic resources as references for this assignment. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
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Write a 10-page paper exploring a television director or producer of your choice.
Write a 10-page paper exploring a television director or producer of your choice. 1. Explore how they reached the level of success they have achieved. 2. The other half of the pages should focus on some or (many) aspects of their show’s production process. For example, one part could focus on the script revision and approval process for a talk or variety show like SNL or The Tonight Show while another part of the paper might explore the different crew positions that are needed to produce a show of that caliber.
At least 10 academic sources.
Discuss what your new educational experience was, what made it a new experience for you, and why you chose the particular experience you did.
eucational experience
Discuss what your new educational experience was, what made it a new experience for you, and why you chose the particular experience you did.
- Relation to class material
Identify at least 3 concepts discussed in class that relate to your new educational experience.
Define each concept and how it relates to your experience.
- Perspective
What was your perspective, with regards to your new educational experience, prior to your new experience?
What was most challenging for you about this experience?
Did your perspective change after your new educational experience? Why or why not.
- What you learned
What did you learn from your new educational experience and how will this information be beneficial to you in the future? How will it benefit you as a family professional?
Some examples of new experiences related to sexuality:
Read a book of erotic poetry or erotica
Write a romantic short story
Learn about Tantric sensuality (Kama Sutra)
Read and reflect on Psalms in the Bible
Take a workshop in sensual massage
Interview a leader in a religious faith on an aspect related to sexuality
Interview someone who has different religious or cultural views on sexuality (Buddhism, Islam, African American etc.)
Visit an adult store
Interview someone with HIV or AIDS
Attend a lingerie party
Review a movie such as “Boys Don’t Cry” The Brandon Teena Story
Be a Lamaze coach for a friend or family member who’s having a baby
Find out more about a local organization (QSA)
Interview a worker at an abortion or pro-life clinic
Interview someone involved in an alternative sub-culture (i.e. Nudist camps, transvestitism, swingers, fetish clubs)
How does HR contribute to the organization’s diversity and inclusion strategy?
How does HR contribute to the organization’s diversity and inclusion strategy? You will analyze an organization’s strategy that leverages diversity and inclusion to compete in the global economy. To do this, you will apply the knowledge you gained from this topic to identify diversity and inclusion efforts within the organization. Use what you learn from your research to make recommendations for improvement. You should have at least three recommendations for improvement.
Explain the Second Chance Act of 2007. How does it assist with the influx of those returned to the community from prison?
Instructions
Explain the Second Chance Act of 2007. How does it assist with the influx of those returned to the community from prison? Identify and explain one advantage and one disadvantage of the act.
Your journal entry must be at least 300 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each of the seven major factors that affect location decisions and how they will affect your chosen firm.
Location, location, location! Where a firm intends to build its facilities is of strategic importance. Before the location decision can be made, many factors must be taken into consideration. In this assignment, you will explore the seven major factors that affect location decisions.
Review the module resources associated with location strategies. Identify a company that currently has no international locations. Assume that the company wishes to expand into a foreign market and you are the chairperson on the location selection committee. It is your job to recommend the best region or country in which to locate.
Provide a brief overview of your selected company (~1 paragraph).
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each of the seven major factors that affect location decisions and how they will affect your chosen firm.
Provide a recommendation on the best region (country) for your selected company to locate and justify.
Include a title and reference page, and at least two peer-reviewed references.
Identify key strategic challenges in the area of managing people brought to the organisation by the pandemics.
The pandemic of Covid-19 has affected all businesses and institutions and presenting them with strategic and operational challenges. These challenges had an impact on how organisations manage people.
You are a team of strategic HR consultants to the local organisation of your choice (it can be manufacturing, service or non-profit organisation). The CEO has asked you to prepare a HR strategy which helps the management to cope with the crisis and to get ready to operate in post-pandemic business environment.
- Identify key strategic challenges in the area of managing people brought to the organisation by the pandemics. In your analysis take into account external and internal context of HRM. (30%)
- Taking into account these challenges, propose a comprehensive HRM strategy for the organisation. (30%)
- Drawing on the course literature explain, why and how the proposed HRM strategy should work. (40%)
How to approach the task - Using hospitality (Hotel & Tourism) industry as an organization
- Identify strategic challenges (business and competitive strategy)
- Identify challenges in managing people
- Propose a HRM strategy of coping with the challenges
• Internal context – organisation
• External context – market, government rules - Explain, why and how the proposed strategy should work
• Making an argument
• Use theory
• Use research data
Sources • Literature
Textbook
Listed articles
For critical analysis
• Organisation documents,
• Websites, press releases, published statistics and documents
Be critical about sources used
Requirements:
· The total maximum word limit for this assignment is 3500-3800 words excluding references, any appendices, and bibliography.
· 12 Font Size, Times New Roman or Arial, 1.5 line spacing.
All sources must be referenced and included in bibliography
is it fair or ethical to label people as potentially criminal and violent even though they have not yet displayed any antisocial behavior?
In the context of Chapter 1, vignette “Thinking Like a Criminologist” (by the end of the section on “Ethical Issues in Criminology), is it fair or ethical to label people as potentially criminal and violent even though they have not yet displayed any antisocial behavior? Do the risks of such a procedure outweigh its benefits? Explain
An A response should have at least two well-explained arguments supported by in-text citations from Chapter 1, a response of a minimum of 300 words. (From the book “Criminology, The Core by Siegel”)
Describe the organization’s environment, and evaluate its preparedness to go global, if not already, and it’s strategy for staying global if it is.
This week, you have read about entrepreneurship in a global economy. For your written assignment this week, complete a case study of the organization you work for (use a hypothetical or “other” organization if more applicable) that will address the following prompts:
Describe the organization’s environment, and evaluate its preparedness to go global, if not already, and it’s strategy for staying global if it is.
Research other company’s strategy for going global and explain if this will or will not work for your company.
Make a recommendation for a global strategy in the organization, including a justification for your recommendations.
Submit your midterm research paper as a single document. Your paper should meet the following requirements:
Be approximately four to six pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.
Follow APA 7 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. The UC Library is a great place to find resources.
Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.
