Author: chris

What are the ethical issues raised in the following article–i.e., are the parents refered in in the article acting/promoting the best interests of their children?  Why?  Why not?  This response is to be posted!

http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/20/googlegallup-study-computer-science-is-not-a-priority-for-most-schools/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000591

 

 

 

 

Describe a situation in a work environment where the use of macros would improve efficiency in processing data in Excel.  Identify the likely challenge(s) you would face in developing the macros, and suggest a plan for addressing the challenge.

More than many other professionals, public administrators face the daily challenge of balancing personal rights with the needs of society. To perform their functions and duties, public administrators may have to carry out administrative actions that invade privacy interests and violate civil liberties. What would your personal ethical code of conduct dictate in the face of political or organizational policies that threaten personal liberties? What might help you frame your responsibilities in terms of protecting civil liberties while protecting all members of society?

In this Assignment, you analyze the complex administrative responsibilities in ensuring public freedom while protecting civil liberties.

For this Discussion, read one of the articles highlighting the threat to civil liberties in the United States (Greenblatt, Inazu, McKelvey, or Wilke).

Post your reaction to the article you selected. Then, explain how that article frames the responsibilities of public administrators who face ethical dilemmas in the attempt to ensure civil liberties while protecting all members of society. Multicultural and/or international examples are welcome but not required.

Support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources.

• Greenblatt, A. (2013). Free speech at risk. CQ Researcher, 23(16), 377–400.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Inazu, J. D. (2010). The forgotten freedom of assembly. Tulane Law Review, 84(3), 565–612.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• McKelvey, B. (2011). Due process rights and the targeted killing of suspected terrorists: The unconstitutional scope of executive killing power. Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 44(5), 1353–1384.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Wilke, C. (2005). War v. justice: Terrorism cases, enemy combatants, and political justice in U.S. courts. Politics & Society, 33(4), 637–669.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

1. Identify what three time management processes need to be accomplished even if you use scheduling software and explain why.

   Use at least 75 words to answer this essay.

 

2. Describe the five factors that may limit how fast a project can be completed. Give an example of each.

   Use at least 75 words to answer this essay.

 

3. List at least four potential problems in creating accurate duration estimates for activities. Describe at least two methods for dealing with each potential problem.

   Use at least 75 words to answer this essay.

 

4. Identify advantages and disadvantages of Monte Carlo simulation. Also, define Monte Carlo simulation.

   Use at least 75 words to answer this essay.

 

5. Identify and describe three risk identification techniques. What are some of the benefits of each technique?

   Your essay must be a minimum of 200 words.

 

6. How might you approach the prioritization of the risk events identified by your project team and subject matter experts? How would you use the results of this prioritization effort to guide the development of risk responses?

   Your essay must be a minimum of 200 words.

 

7. Describe the beneficial aspects of conflict on a project and identify at least three of the six step conflict resolution process that a project manager can use.

   Your essay must be a minimum of 200 words.

 

8. Identify and describe five characteristics of a high-performing project team.

   Your essay must be a minimum of 200 words.

 

9. Project closing can have a significant impact on the members of the project team. Describe the approach you would take to address the needs of your team members during this difficult period in the life of the project.

Your essay must be a minimum of 200 words.

 

10. What is “validate scope” and why is it important to the project?

Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

• *Note: An outline of the IP5 paper is due for the Week 4 Discussion Board.
• The purpose of the outline is to receive substantive feedback from peers during the week 4 DB and to help improve on the final deliverables due in week 5.

This final assignment should be entirely focused on expansion into a new national market.

 

Deliverable Length

• Paper: 2,000–3,000 words

Part A: Paper of 2,000–3,000 words with citations and references

You represent a large U.S. corporation that manufactures rubber tires, and you want to begin manufacturing and distribution in another country. Choose a country that you think you would want to start a manufacturing plant in. Answer the following questions about your company and its chosen new market. Organize your paper into four sets of concerns: Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer.

Chairman: Research and write on the following issues:

• Discuss the macro environment of the country.
• What is the company strategy there?
• How will you be socially and economically responsible?
• What would be the role of management?
• What is the mode of entry you are going to use, and why?
• You are also thinking of how you are going to implement the rewards program.
• What do you think would motivate the workers?
• How would you design the right culturally appropriate program?
• What kind of leadership would work in this country?

Vice-chairman: Research and write on the following issues:

• What are the political, cultural, environmental, and economic risks of doing business there?
• If you do decide to do business there, how would you staff the operation?
• What type of concerns would you have?
• What do you need to consider when you recruit, evaluate, train, and deal with labor relations issues?
• How would you select the manager?
• What are some of the issues to consider regarding the expatriate?
• What if it does not work out?

Secretary: Research and write on the following issues:

• What are some of the legal issues you would have to deal with as a company if you decide to expand there?
• What sort of international orientation would you consider?
• What are some of the opportunities and strengths of doing business there?
• What are some of the cross-cultural issues you are going to have to deal with?
• What are some of the protocols and etiquette issues you must incorporate into your business behavior?
• How are you going to deal with management issues such as assertiveness, conflict resolution, and team building?

Treasurer: Research and write on the following issues:

 

• What are some of the foreign trade issues you will have to deal with?
• What are the determinants to foreign entry there, and how would you enter there?
• You will be embarking on the international negotiation.
• What are the 5 stages of negotiation, and how are you going to prepare for them?
• What cultural differences do you need to be sensitive to in the process?
• What would be some of the political, legal, economic, and ideological issues that may come up?
• How would you manage conflict if it should come up in the negotiations?
• What decision-making process would work better with the different cultures?

Every group, whether social or professional, has roles that need to be filled in order for the group to function effectively. Sometimes, people choose the role they want to play. At other times, people may naturally fall into a role without even realizing it. Research group roles or group dynamics using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet. Write an essay on the topic. Address the following:

1. What types of group roles are there? Name and describe at least six different roles.  Also, note that similar roles are known by different names, for example, leader and facilitator. What you call a role is not as important as doing a good job of explaining the purpose and duties of each role.
2. Can some roles have more than one person in that role in one group? If so, which roles are they? Which roles, if any, cannot have more than one person in the role in one group? Why?
3. Can you rank the roles in order of importance? If yes, do so and explain your ranking. If you could not rank the roles, explain why. Is it because all roles are equally important?
4. What role do you tend to play in groups? Is it a role you choose because you enjoy it or because you are just naturally good at it?
5. We have all had to struggle with some roles we were required to play. Describe such an experience from your personal or professional life. Explain the difficulty and how you solved it.
6. In a summary paragraph, discuss the value or constraint that you find with group roles. Discuss how knowledge of group roles will help a group communicate and work together.

Write a 4-5 page essay in Word format. Apply APA standards for writing style to your work. Include a References page for any articles and websites used in your research.

For the Final Project for this course, select any government or nonprofit organization for which there is sufficient information to allow a thorough analysis of ethical or social justice issues. You may select your own organization if it is a government or nonprofit organization, but be aware of the need for scholarly objectivity and the need to protect confidentiality. Ethical researchers never begin any project with a hidden agenda or predetermined conclusion. If you do choose your own organization, do not identify it by name or precise location.  Your Final Project should include the following:      An introduction that describes the government or nonprofit organization, the setting, and any other information about the organization or related background that readers need in order to understand the organization and its ethical and social justice issues; a description of the ethical issues facing the organization and public administrators within the organization      An explanation of the ethical issues related to two or more of the philosophical theories that this course introduces     A summary of the major ethical challenges and conflicts of responsibility presented to individuals in the organization and to the organization as a whole     A summary of the strategies that the organization uses to maintain responsible conduct     An explanation of your recommendations for addressing the issues, including a rationale for your recommendations and an explanation of why they might be effective in addressing the issues, with consideration given to the possible involvement of guerrilla government employees     An analysis of the factors that would affect the implementation of the recommendations by using the ethical decision-making model     A description of the outcomes you would expect if the organization implemented your recommendations     An explanation of how the issues you raised are related to at least two of the four social justice themes (human rights, equality, liberty, and justice)  Your Final Project must demonstrate both breadth and depth of knowledge and critical thinking appropriate to graduate-level scholarship. It must follow APA Publication Manual guidelines and be free of typographical, spelling, and grammatical errors. The project should be 13–15 pages in length (double-spaced), not including the title page, abstract, and at least 8–10 scholarly resources, excluding any organizational brochures or other nonacademic sources.  Support your Final Project with specific references to all resources used in its preparation.

 

• For the Final Project for this course, select any government or nonprofit organization for which there is sufficient information to allow a thorough analysis of ethical or social justice issues. You may select your own organization if it is a government or nonprofit organization, but be aware of the need for scholarly objectivity and the need to protect confidentiality. Ethical researchers never begin any project with a hidden agenda or predetermined conclusion. If you do choose your own organization, do not identify it by name or precise location.

  Your Final Project should include the following:

  1. An introduction that describes the government or nonprofit organization, the setting, and any other information about the organization or related background that readers need in order to understand the organization and its ethical and social justice issues; a description of the ethical issues facing the organization and public administrators within the organization
  2. An explanation of the ethical issues related to two or more of the philosophical theories that this course introduces
  3. A summary of the major ethical challenges and conflicts of responsibility presented to individuals in the organization and to the organization as a whole
  4. A summary of the strategies that the organization uses to maintain responsible conduct
  5. An explanation of your recommendations for addressing the issues, including a rationale for your recommendations and an explanation of why they might be effective in addressing the issues, with consideration given to the possible involvement of guerrilla government employees
  6. An analysis of the factors that would affect the implementation of the recommendations by using the ethical decision-making model
  7. A description of the outcomes you would expect if the organization implemented your recommendations
  8. An explanation of how the issues you raised are related to at least two of the four social justice themes (human rights, equality, liberty, and justice)

  Your Final Project must demonstrate both breadth and depth of knowledge and critical thinking appropriate to graduate-level scholarship. It must follow APA Publication Manual guidelines and be free of typographical, spelling, and grammatical errors. The project should be 13–15 pages in length (double-spaced), not including the title page, abstract, and at least 8–10 scholarly resources, excluding any organizational brochures or other nonacademic sources.

  Support your Final Project with specific references to all resources used in its preparation.

 

• Develop a comprehensive, strategic 5-year plan for your community relating to current homeland security hazards, risks, and vulnerabilities.
  • Include all of the elements that were discussed in Week 2, including the details on how to facilitate or manage the planning process.
• Your plan must include a training outline that incorporates new members and existing members.
  • The outline should address the various levels of operation: policy, strategic, tactical, and task.
• Select an appropriate organizational construct for your region.
  • Determine which agencies will be involved in your larger group, and explain why they belong.
    • Frame the strategic plan from the big-picture point of view, expanding upon the details of the collective group strategic plan.
• Include the financial plan to support your agency’s strategic plan, training plan, and involvement in a regional collaboration (or other organizational construct).
  • Give detail on your funding sources.
    • This aspect may have a great impact on your selection of an organizational design.
• Defend each of your decisions and positions, and provide support from your research and from the course materials.
• If properly constructed, your comprehensive plan document should not exceed 10 pages in length, including charts, graphs, or tables.
• Use proper APA format.

Assignment Guidelines

• Clearly identify the discipline for which the strategic plan is being developed: emergency management or homeland security.
• Specifically identify the agencies or the membership of the strategic planning group.
• Identify the goals and objectives.
• Identify the method of assessing the environment by using a SWOT analysis or other method.
  • This analysis should be specific.
• A timeline should be identified listing the key steps in the process.
• The plan should be written at the strategic level so that the tactical-level members of the organization can use the strategic plan as guidance in developing their operations.
• A detailed financial plan should be included that specifically identifies normal, emergency, and recovery funding sources from local, state, county, and federal sources.
  • Include the requirements and restrictions of these funding programs.
• Provide a list of resources that are available compared to a shortfall of anticipated resources.
  • List the mutual-aid capacity where these shortfall items may be obtained.
• Supply a sample MOA that identifies emergency funding, procedures, and policy that support the selection and use of vendors that would be used in lieu of mutual-aid resources.
• Supply a policy or procedure for emergency purchasing, including a chain-of-command identification by position of function, not by individual name.
  • This procedure should include actions that address the compromise of the normal flow to ensure that the system will function and not rely upon individuals only.
• Add a scenario that is based on a strategic planning model (in general terms) that addresses the following:
  • The idea of scenario planning as an alternate method
  • A biological event at the local level.
    • This may be as simple as community-acquired influenza of no specific origin (a difficult flu season).
• Be sure to reference all of your sources using APA style.

Use the issue addressed in your previous Learning Team Presentation.

Topic

       ( Is about obesity and lacking sports activity from the other group of kids )

Select the most appropriate format to persuade your intended audience of the resolution to your issue. Possible formats include a political campaign, a city council proposal, an editorial article, a commercial, a radio-style podcast, a comprehensive political pamphlet, an interactive game, a website, and so forth. Focus on creativity and on solid persuasive technique.

Explain why you chose your format for your intended audience. ( For Parents and Students)

Create a presentation of your message as you would present it to your intended audience. Include the following in your presentation:

• Consider possible reasons your audience might reject your ideas. Address anticipated audience objections to your proposal.
• Devise strategies for persuading your audience to accept your proposal and incorporate that persuasion in your presentation of the message.
• Strategically organize your material to deliver your message with the ultimate effect.

Present your Persuasive Communication Presentation in class. Your presentation must be 15 to 20 minutes in length.

Also included some footnote from the presentation