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The reflection paper is worth 10 points. The reflection should be one page typed written, single space, size 12 font. The reflection response must include your name, date, reflection paper number and the reflection topic. Reflections are deemed late the moment I do not receive them on the due date in class. Late reflection papers will be accepted for one week following the due date but will incur a 50% penalty (whether the paper is one hour late or a week late). Except under exceptional circumstances, I will not accept papers after one week has passed. Evaluation is based on definitions (3), linking the right figures with the concepts presented (1), grammar (1), spelling (1) and the discussion of sociology links to sociological issues (4).

 

Please answer all the reflection queries below:

 

1. How do you define the term family?
2. What causes inequality among families?
3. Do you think there are benefits to living together with someone before getting married? Give two reasons for your response.

At this point, you should have identified the leader you would like to interview. You should also have already contacted him / her and have scheduled an interview time / date. If not, do it as soon as possible. The intention of this assignment is to describe leadership skills, ethics, and communication which impact motivation and improve ethical performance.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Create five to seven (5-7) questions to ask your chosen leader to determine his / her views of motivation, ethical leadership and performance. Then, conduct the interview based on your selected questions.

HINT: The following are some examples of questions. Feel free to select them from here. However, we urge you to revise your Assignment 2 for some ideas of what you would like to know from an experienced leader.

1. 1. How would you define leadership?
   2. As a leader, what do you do when people on your team aren’t pulling their weight?
   3. What is one of the greatest leadership challenges you have ever faced? What did you do? What was the result?
   4. How would you describe your communication style?
   5. Describe a situation in which effective interpersonal communication skills contributed to your success.
   6. Describe your personal actions by which you convey to your staff that ethics/ethical behavior is a high priority with you and that you also expect it to be a high priority with your staff.
   7. Related to the previous question, describe how your personal actions (demonstrating ethics is a priority) have impacted your staff and/or colleagues.
   8. Describe a situation where you recognized a need to communicate clear expectations for ethical practice. How did you recognize that expectations had to be clarified? What did you do or say to clarify the expectations?

2. Analyze the leadership, motivation, and ethical values of the leader interviewed and assess its impact in the ethical performance of the organization.

HINT: You should summarize the answers that you gathered in your interview. Thereafter, you should compare and contrast his / her point of view about leadership with your own perception of it.

3. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources you have located using the Strayer Library resources / data bases in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource, and neither do web-based blogs.
4. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
   1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
   2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
   3. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Explain the variety of motivational theories and job design considerations.
• Explain the variety of leadership theories and roles.
• Evaluate ways organizational culture can be managed and promote ethics in an organization.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in leadership and organizational behavior.
• Write clearly and concisely about leadership and organizational behavior using proper writing mechanics.

The term “alternative medicine” implies that CAM treatments fall outside the realm of medicine.

Using South University Online Library or the Internet, research on the following practices included under CAM:

• Chinese medicine
• Herbalism

From your experiences and knowledge in the health care field, answer the following questions:

• Does the promotion or lack of promotion of CAM techniques confirm this gap in healing modalities? Explain how?
• Why might traditional health care providers be reluctant in suggesting or implementing CAM techniques?
• The side effects of traditional medicines are becoming increasingly referenced, especially in the media. Conversely, one rarely hears about the cautions of selecting alternative treatments, leading individuals to seek more natural treatments found in CAM practice. What is the problem of polarizing healing techniques in this way?

You will apply the knowledge and techniques of CAM models, specifically traditional Chinese medicine, including herbal medicine for a selected illness. Using the perspective of traditional allopathic medicine, answer the following questions:

• What is the overall philosophy behind the treatment methods?
• According to the treatment paradigm, what are the possible causes of the patient’s symptoms?
• What additional information may the practitioners require?
• What interventions may be utilized through these methods (how will the condition be treated)?
• What are the benefits and risks of using these methods of treatment?

Based on your understanding, create a 5- to 6-page Microsoft Word document that includes the answers to all the above questions.

Your response should adhere to the following guidelines:

• It should have 5- to 6-pages not including a cover page, an abstract and a reference list.
• There should be a title or a cover page.
• The title or the cover page must be followed by an abstract of 100–200 words.
• The paper must use the APA style for citing sources and references.
• The paper must have a minimum of eight current references. Note that primary, peer-reviewed references are preferred.

On a separate page, cite any sources you used in the APA format. Click here to learn how to cite sources using APA guidelines.

Note: Peer-reviewed refers to the articles reviewed and approved by author’s professional peers who are experts on that topic.

Support your responses with reasoning and examples.

Protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure is a major security challenge within the U.S.  Likewise, the responsibility for protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure encompasses all sectors of government, including private sector cooperation. Search on the Internet for information on the SCADA Worm, such as the article located at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/22/stuxnet_worm_weapon/.

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

1. Describe the impact and the vulnerability of the SCADA / Stuxnet Worm on the critical infrastructure of the United States.
2. Describe the methods to mitigate the vulnerabilities, as they relate to the seven (7) domains.
3. Assess the levels of responsibility between government agencies and the private sector for mitigating threats and vulnerabilities to our critical infrastructure.
4. Assess the elements of an effective IT Security Policy Framework, and how these elements, if properly implemented, could prevent or mitigate and attack similar to the SCADA / Stuxnet Worm.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Using the regression results and the other computations from Assignment 1, determine the market structure in which the low-calorie frozen, microwavable food company operates.

 

Use the Internet to research two (2) of the leading competitors in the low-calorie frozen, microwavable food industry, and take note of their pricing strategies, profitability, and their relationships within the industry (worldwide).

 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

 

1. Outline a plan that will assess the effectiveness of the market structure for the company’s operations. Note: In Assignment 1, the assumption was that the market structure [or selling environment] was perfectly competitive and that the equilibrium price was to be determined by setting QD equal to QS. You are now aware of recent changes in the selling environment that suggest an imperfectly competitive market where your firm now has substantial market power in setting its own “optimal” price.
2. Given that business operations have changed from the market structure specified in the original scenario in Assignment 1, determine two (2) likely factors that might have caused the change. Predict the primary manner in which this change would likely impact business operations in the new market environment.
3. Analyze the major short run and long cost functions for the low-calorie, frozen microwaveable food company given the cost functions below. Suggest substantive ways in which the low-calorie food company may use this information in order to make decisions in both the short-run and the long-run.

 

TC = 160,000,000 + 100Q + 0.0063212Q2

VC = 100Q + 0.0063212Q2

MC= 100 + 0.0126424Q

 

4. Determine the possible circumstances under which the company should discontinue operations. Suggest key actions that management should take in order to confront these circumstances. Provide a rationale for your response. (Hint: Your firm’s price must cover average variable costs in the short run and average total costs in the long run to continue operations.)
5. Suggest one (1) pricing policy that will enable your low-calorie, frozen microwavable food company to maximize profits. Provide a rationale for your suggestion.

 

(Hints:

 

• In Assignment 1, you determined your firm’s market demand equation. Now you need to find the inverse demand equation. Having found that, find the Total Revenue function for your firm (TR is P x Q). From your firm’s Total Revenue function, then find your Marginal Revenue (MR) function.
• Use the profit maximization rule MR = MC to determine your optimal price and optimal output level now that you have market power. Compare these values with the values you generated in Assignment 1. Determine whether your price higher is or lower.)

 

6. Outline a plan, based on the information provided in the scenario, which the company could use in order to evaluate its financial performance. Consider all the key drivers of performance, such as company profit or loss for both the short term and long term, and the fundamental manner in which each factor influences managerial decisions.

 

(Hints:

 

• Calculate profit in the short run by using the price and output levels you generated in part 5. Optional: You may want to compare this to what profit would have been in Assignment 1 using the cost function provided here.
• Calculate profit in the long run by using the output level you generated in part 5 and cost data in part 3 and assuming that the selling environment will likely be very competitive. Determine why this would be a valid assumption.)

 

7. Recommend two (2) actions that the company could take in order to improve its profitability and deliver more value to its stakeholders. Outline, in brief, a plan to implement your recommendations.
8. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

• Paper need to be 6 pages.

 

• Times New Roman Font (11) Double-spaced

 

• Ensure paper addresses all 8 of the below questions

 

• Number Questions on page as they are answered.

 

• Use at LEAST 1 reference for each question.

 

1. 1. (Paper should have at least 8 different references)

 

• (Wikipedia does not count)

 

• Show work for all calculations.

 

 

 

 

• Explain how governments restrict international trade and who benefits as well as who loses from the restrictions.

 

• Because wage rates are so low in Africa, why don’t Microsoft, Cisco and other major corporations close down their American operations and move to Africa?

 

• Consider the foreign exchange market for Japanese Yen and Dollars. Assume a market where the U.S. dollars are on the x axis as shown in the background material. Indicate whether the dollar would APPRECIATE or DEPRECIATE if the following events occur (be sure to explain your answer such as including reference to the demand or supply curve):

 

• The interest rate in Japan is lowered.

 

• Prices are lower in U.S.

 

• Higher US interest rates.

 

• What is the effect of a higher exchange rate on exports and imports?

 

-ONLY ANSWER THE ABOVE QUESTIONS 1-4 ON PAGES 1-3 OF THE REPORT-

• 　(a.)　 Suppose real GDP was $13.1 trillion in 2013 and $13.3 in 2014, what is the growth rate? (b.) How many years would it take for GDP (gross domestic product) to double (using your answer from part (a)?

 

• What are the sources of human capital? Discuss some specific examples.

 

• What is the law of diminishing returns? Give an example of what the law of diminishing returns implies.

 

• What happens when the government raises taxes and uses revenue to engage in spending?

Choose a job you would be interested in pursuing to prepare for this assignment.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you address the following:

• Conduct a job analysis for your selected job using one of the job analysis methods and discuss how it could be used within an organization.
• Evaluate the reliability and validity of your job analysis.
• Evaluate different performance appraisal methods that might be applied to your chosen job.
• Explain the various benefits and vulnerabilities of each performance appraisal method.

Each student will be required to submit a case study on a violent criminal or criminals.  Emphasis should be on the background of the individuals studied and the criminal act(s) or the motivation(s) for the violent acts.

During the course, you will have learned that many theories on criminal behavior overlap, and that it is not uncommon for more than one theory toexplain why the criminal act(s) occurred.   Your paper should apply these theories of criminal behavior to the subject’s life history.

In this case, 40 individuals visited the hospital looking for information and education regarding their diabetes. Since diabetes relates to the body’s ability to use glucose, their glucose level was measured. These patience took a knowledge test about diabetes before and after being given some educational materials. Satisfaction with their overall visit was also measured through a survey. The data appear below for your reference. The Excel spreadsheet with these data can be found in Doc Sharing and should be opened in Minitab to complete the analyses required in each part of this project

The variables are

1. Hospital stay – number of days in hospital Hospital satisfaction – level of satisfaction with hospital services during stay (very highly satisfied, highly satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, and very dissatisfied) 2. 3. Diabetes Pretest – score on diabetes knowledge test (must score 95 or higher to leave) Diabetes Posttest – score on diabetes knowledge test after receiving educational material created for this study 4. 5. Glucose – blood glucose in mg/dL. The data are available in Doc Sharing Course Project Data Set as an Excel file. You are to copy and paste the data set into a Minitab Worksheet.

 

PROJECT PART A: Exploratory Data Analysis

Open the file MATH533_Course_Project_Data_HOSPITAL.xlsx from Doc Sharing. Summarize the data for each of the five variables. For each variable, find the mean, median, variance, and standard deviation.

Use Minitab as appropriate, and explain what the results mean. These calculations may not be possible for each variable. If you cannot calculate any or all of these for a specific variable, please note that and state why.

 

Analyze the connections or relationships between two variables. There are ten pairings possible here (Hospital stay and hospital satisfaction, hospital stay and diabetes pretest, hospital stay and diabetes posttest, hospital stay and glucose, hospital satisfaction and diabetes pretest, hospital satisfaction and diabetes posttest, hospital satisfaction and glucose, diabetes pretest and diabetes posttest, diabetes pretest and glucose, and diabetes posttest and glucose ). Choose two of these pairings and find the correlation coefficient and show the scatter plot. Explain what you see. Some variables show clear relationships, while others do not. Prepare your report in Microsoft Word (or some other word processing package), integrating your graphs and tables with text explanations and interpretations. Be sure that you have graphical and numerical back up for your explanations and interpretations. Be selective in what you include in the report. You should not generate a 20 page report on every variable and every possible relationship. Rather what you should do is to highlight what you see for the individual and two or three sentences of interpretation. For the two pairings you selected, identify and report your results using graphical and numerical summary (as appropriate), with interpretations. All DeVry University policies are in effect, including the plagiarism policy. Project Part A report is due by the end of Week 2. Project Part A is worth 100 total points. See grading rubric below

 

Format for report: A. Brief Introduction B. Discuss your 1st individual variable C. Discuss your 2nd individual variable D. Discuss your 3rd individual variable E. Discuss your 4th individual variable F. Discuss your 5th individual variable G. Discuss your 1st pairing of variables H. Discuss your 2nd pairing of variables I. Conclusion

Imagine you are presenting a new global recruiting strategy to your boss. Choose either Japan or Saudi Arabia, and research business strategies for recruiting in your chosen region. Identify the top three to five (3-5) factors that would need to be considered when recruiting in the country you chose. Close with a persuasive summary on why you believe these factors are important. Close with a persuasive summary that explains why these factors are important. Demonstrate your findings to your boss in the form of a PowerPoint presentation.

Create a four to eight (4-8) slide PowerPoint in which you:

 

1. Summarize your findings about recruiting in either Japan or Saudi Arabia.
2. Identify the top three to five (3-5) factors that would need to be considered when recruiting in your chosen region.
3. Develop a persuasive closing summary that describes why the factors you identified are important.
4. Include links or references to one to three (1-3) quality resources based on your research. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.
5. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

a. Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and one (1) relevant graphic (photograph, graph, clip art, etc.). Ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from up to 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

b. Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze international business strategy to identify human resource requirements and formulate supporting HRM plans that can improve productivity and contribute to the firm’s competitiveness.
• Propose staffing alternatives for foreign operations and address the considerations for the use of expatriates versus localization or third-country nationals.
• Assess recruiting and selection strategies that can be used to effectively meet organizational requirements for operating in multiple countries.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in global HRM.
• Write clearly and concisely about global HRM using proper writing mechanics.