Author: chris

Background:

As ECEC providers, we often teach children lessons, values, and morals through storytelling and relating our personal experience to create meaning. Storytelling is valuable in learning. Children learn about their own culture through stories as well as gain an appreciation of other cultures.

Prepare for this assignment by completing the following items:

• Read the brief essay entitled Storytelling and Story-listening, and Children’s Intellectual, Emotional, and Social Development.
• View the TED Talk video Storytelling As a Modality to Organize Memories
• View the helpful tutorials on how to get started building your own story book online.

Directions: Using one of the topics from the list below, create an age-appropriate Storyjumper book about a culture that is unfamiliar to you. You must:

• Research your chosen topic and explain relevant content surrounding specific cultural variances or differences. For example, how are the discipline patterns impacted by the selected groups cultural norm?
• Select a topic (see the topic list below or create your own topic) and discuss the beliefs, biases, and practices of a particular culture through your Storyjumper.

Suggested topics:

Sleeping arrangements, toileting habits (potty-training), parenting styles (attachment parenting), discipline, feeding schedule, spanking, spoiling, the types and levels of language (even among social classes), independent vs. independent expectations, etc.

Suggested Cultural Influences/ Groups:

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender families (LGBT) families, children with special needs, cultural holidays, religious practices, aesthetic differences (ex. skin color, facial features), clothing rituals, overcoming biases, respecting other cultures, eating diverse food at school, etc.

To complete this assignment:

• Create a children’s book and explain how your topic could be addressed or resolved in a culturally responsive manner. If story book ask for Author please put SA.
• Please provide the link for the storybook.
  • Your story must be between ten to twelve pages (not including title page) long and have an introduction, body, and conclusion. Be creative!

 Required Reference

Hearron, P. & Hildebrand, V. (2009). Guiding young children. (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River: Pearson.

http://www.storytellinginstitute.org/3.html

https://storytellingasperformance.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/60/

http://www.storyjumper.com/main/help

This assignment is an INDIVIDUAL assignment. Review your previous deliverable assignments and the assignments that other teams have posted in the Shared Learning Environment Discussions.

This assignment has two parts.

Risk Register in Excel – Part 1

Using your team’s ITP WBS, develop and submit a project risk register in MS Excel:

A project risk register, from the textbook, from the classroom material, from www.pmi.org, or from other valid research, that meets the following requirements.

In MS Excel, the risk register should be populated with the risks for at least 3 tasks of different types and categories at EACH level of the decomposition in the WBS (no fewer than 12 tasks must have risks identified — 3 major tasks, 3 sub-tasks, 3 lowest level leaf node tasks or sub-sub tasks, and also at least 3 risks at the overall project level (Level 0)). (Note that this is minimum required, along with the other things below, to earn a satisfactory score. To earn a better score, you would want to include more risks at each level, and some of the additional things mentioned below.)

Risks may include, for example, technical IT risks, external risks that impact the project but which are outside the PM’s control, project management risks, risks of project changes, and so forth.

Please note that a task could have more than one risk! The risk register must include MITIGATION strategies to avoid/eliminate or minimize the risk and contingency plans (what you will do if the risk happens). If the format you are using does not include these columns, please add them, then be clear on the difference between mitigation and contingency. Address what aspect of the project will be affected by each mitigation action – cost, schedule, or scope. Provide a recommendation for whether or not the mitigation action should be implemented, remembering that EACH mitigation will impact the project’s scope, cost or schedule.

The risk register should also include:

Title or description of item or TASK at risk. (This is the WBS task in which the risk occurs, not the risk itself.)

Also include the WBS ID and a designation of which WBS level the task is at. Each risk in the Risk Register should show the WBS level of the task that it refers to. I urge you to let the computer do this for you, since doing it by hand seems error prone for some reason. Either import the field from MS Project or use an Excel formula to calculate the level for you.

Description of the RISK (What is the risk? What is at risk of happening?) (This identifies the nature of the risk itself, not the task.)

Risk category or type (e.g., technical risks, quality risks, financial risks, external risks, organization risks, project risks, quality risks, other risks, etc)

Consequences, impact, or cost at risk (adjectival or numeric)

Likelihood or probability (adjectival or numeric)

Initial risk score (or “risk product”, consequence times likelihood)

Risk handling category (avoidance, mitigation, transfer, acceptance, etc.)

Risk handling / control / action plan, including

The mitigation action that, if taken, would minimize the impact of the risk.

Cost and time to mitigate.

Contingency plan – what the team will do if the risk actually happens

Designation of risk “owner” or risk manager (best designated by title or role rather than by individual’s name)

For additional points, you may include such things as:

Additional risks

Risks for additional tasks

Results of handling each risk after controls are implemented:

Consequences or cost at risk

Likelihood or probability

Final risk score or product (consequence times likelihood)

Quantitative numerical consequences, probabilities, and risk scores (rather than subjective, qualitative, or adjectival assessments)

Additional narrative discussion of each risk, handling method, etc.

Total of all the risk scores (risk products) for the entire project after risk controls are implemented, in dollars.

Also include some risks associated with the general ability to complete the project successfully. (You might consider these risks at Level 0, the root level, of the WBS, affecting the entire project.)

Finally, if you quantitatively calculated the risk product in those terms, then what is the total of all the initial risk scores (risk products) for the entire project, in dollars.

Text Document – Part 2

Please include the Executive Summary with appropriate changes

Questions: In an accompanying Word doc or text submission, answer the following questions:

Which risks (and associated tasks) would be the most threatening to the success of the project and why? This discussion should be very specific to tasks and their associated risks.

Which top THREE mitigations (and associated tasks) and risk handling plans should be implemented, and why?  Remember that mitigation actions will affect cost, schedule and/or scope – so discuss what can you AFFORD to do based on the likelihood and impact of the risk?

What are the TOTAL impacts on cost, schedule and scope for the project if the recommended risk controls and mitigation actions are taken?  If you use costs, how did you calculate the cost? Will the risk handling improve things or make them worse?  That is, will the project cost more and/or be less successful because of risk handling, or will it cost less and/or be more successful because of risk handling?  How so?  Explain.

How did you determine those costs and impacts?  Please describe. What is the benefit of mitigating risks that are identified for mitigation?

If your project could only afford $20,000 for mitigation actions, which risks (identify associated tasks) would be implemented?

If your project could only tolerate a 5 day delay related to mitigation actions, which risks (identify associated tasks) would be implemented?

What would be the most expensive (time and or schedule) contingency action/plan? Identify the associated task and explain why this contingency would be the most expensive in terms of time or schedule.

How did you determine those costs and impacts? Please describe.

Submit the Excel and the Word document(s) to the Assignment Area.

Approximate breakdown by areas include:

General: Structure, Format, Mechanics, Style (~5%)

Risk register (~84%)

Questions (~10%)

Rubrics and Grading for the ITP-5 Project Deliverable

To earn 90-100% of the points available for this assignment –

The risk register meets the basic requirements. Identify at least 10 risks at each level of the WBS, including risks that affect the general ability to complete the project successfully, major tasks of different types and categories, sub-tasks of different types and categories, risks of several different risk types and categories, including external risks, financial risks, organization risks, PM risks, quality risks, technical risks, and other risk categories. In addition, include such things as:

Multiple risks for single tasks

Quantitative numerical consequences, probabilities, and risk scores (rather than subjective, qualitative, or adjectival assessments)

Show risk assessment (probability, impact, and score) numerically (e.g., percentages, dollars, etc) rather than qualitatively.

Additional narrative discussion of each risk, handling method, etc.

Designation of risk “owner” or risk manager and why that person or functional position is the “owner”

Total of all the risk scores (risk products) for the entire project after risk controls are implemented, in dollars.

Also include some risks associated with the general ability to complete the project successfully. (You might consider these risks at Level 0, the root level, of the WBS, affecting the entire project.)

Answer all the initial risk scores (risk products) for the entire project, in dollars.

Include the following risk info for ea. risk: Title or description of item or TASK at risk; Description of the RISK; Risk category or type; Initial assessment ofConsequences, impact, or cost at risk; initial likelihood or probability; Initial risk score (consequence x likelihood); Risk handling CATEGORY; Risk handling / control / mitigation / action PLAN; Designation of risk “owner”; Risk results with/after controls / handling plans implemented (Consequences or cost with controls; Likelihood or probability with controls; Final risk score (consequence x likelihood)). Answer all questions, and include reference sources are used in the text and included in a Reference page. Show risk assessment (probability, impact, and score) numerically (e.g., percentages, dollars, etc) rather than qualitatively.

QU 5

Explain the counterterrorism strategies you think are most effective for combating Hezbollah, Hamas, and al-Qaeda. Explain why different strategies are necessary for combating each group, and explain why some strategies may work well for combating more than one group.

The initial response should be 250-300 words in length. Use APA (6th Edition) and no plagiarism. There must be one reference (source) with in-text citation.

QU 6

Explain which steps of intelligence collection and counterterrorism are more human dependent and which are more technology dependent. Explain whether or not you think it is a good idea to remove humans from intelligence and counterterrorism operations, making it solely computer/technology based, and why.

The initial response should be 250-300 words in length. Use APA (6th Edition) and no plagiarism. There must be one reference (source) with in-text citation.

All of us have a childhood  memory, either good or bad, that still affects us and the way we act today. Relate this memory the event that caused it and explain its effect on your life.

Unit V Assignment

In a well-organized and detailed essay, identify a handful of leading metrics that you think your organization is using or could implement to help with the continuous improvement efforts of the company’s management systems. Reflect on the key risks faced by the workforce. Include the following information:

Describe each metric with regard to its method of determination, established target, and time duration upon which it is based (are these quarterly goals, yearly, bi-annual, or other?)

Describe why you think these indicators are, or could be, helpful to your organization.

Keep in mind that you may use this information in your final recommendation report in Unit VIII.

Your response should be a minimum of 700 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below

For this assignment, you will need to upload an audio file of your spoken response. Complete this assignment based on all of the following prompts:

• Describe how you prepared for our midterm exam. Do you feel your approach was effective and why?  What would you do differently next time and why?
• What observations can you share about your performance on our midterm?
• What part/s of the exam (multiple choice, short answer, essay) did you find challenging?
• What part/s (same as above) of the exam did you feel very comfortable completing?
• What content do you understand well?  What content are you still confused about?
• What questions do you have for me?
• You will have many more exams to take during your college career.  What have you learned about taking exams in college from our course content and taking the midterm in Learning Connections?

Choose an industry you have not yet written about in this course, and one publicly traded corporation within that industry. Research the company on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University’s online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you:

1. Choose the two (2) segments of the general environment that would rank highest in their influence on the corporation you chose. Assess how these segments affect the corporation you chose and the industry in which it operates.
2. Considering the five (5) forces of competition, choose the two (2) that you estimate are the most significant for the corporation you chose. Evaluate how well the company has addressed these two (2) forces in the recent past.
3. With the same two (2) forces in mind, predict what the company might do to improve its ability to address these forces in the near future.
4. Assess the external threats affecting this corporation and the opportunities available to the corporation. Give your opinions on how the corporation should deal with the most serious threat and the greatest opportunity. Justify your answer.
5. Give your opinion on the corporation’s greatest strengths and most significant weaknesses.  Choose the strategy or tactic the corporation should select to take maximum advantage of its strengths, and the strategy or tactic the corporation should select to fix its most significant weakness. Justify your choices.
6. Determine the company’s resources, capabilities, and core competencies.
7. Analyze the company’s value chain to determine where they can create value using the resources, capabilities, and core competencies discussed above.
8. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic 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; 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 page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Identify how the six segments of the general environment affect an industry and its firms.
• Identify the five forces of competition.
• Analyze the external environment for opportunities and threats that impact the firm.
• Analyze the internal environment of a company for strengths and weaknesses that impact the firm’s competitiveness.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business administration.
• Write clearly and concisely about business administration using proper writing mechanics.

Choose a scene from a movie.

Watch the scene with the sound on, then with the sound off, and again with the sound on.

Your paper should include:

The name of the movie

Director

Composer

Brief description of the scene.

Is the music source music or underscore?

Original music or an adaptation of pre-existing music?

What do you think the director was trying to convey? (perhaps elicit a certain feeling, propel the story forward, evoke a certain place and time in history?)

Does the music help serve that purpose?

How does the scene differ when you watch it without the music?

Do you think it would be possible that the scene might have taken on a different feel or meaning with no music or different music?

What about the music helps it accomplish its goal of heightening whatever it is the director wanted to convey?

Is there anything about the music that detracts from or fails to enhance the scene?

Be specific— listen carefully and use what you know about the building blocks of music and how music is used in film to describe what is happening and communicate your opinion about its effectiveness.

Paper Formatting Requirements:

3-5 pages

double spaced

12-point font

one-inch margins

Your first draft must be a hard copy, turned in in class Tuesday October 20. Your final draft must be turned in through Turnitin on Moodle.

You will be graded on:

grammar, relevancy to the prompt, understanding of the subject matter, clear and effective communication and formatting.

It is common knowledge that Web server application attacks have become common in today’s digital information sharing age. Understanding the implications and vulnerabilities of such attacks, as well as the manner in which we may safeguard against them is paramount, because our demands on e-Commerce and the Internet have increased exponentially. In this assignment, you will examine the response of both the U.S. government and non-government entities to such attacks.

To complete this assignment, use the document titled “Guidelines on Securing Public Web Servers”, located at http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-44-ver2/SP800-44v2.pdf, to complete the assignment. Read the Network World article, “40% of U.S. government Web sites fail security test” also, located at http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/031512-dnssec-survey-2012-257326.html.

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

1. Examine three (3) common Web application vulnerabilities and attacks, and recommend corresponding mitigation strategies for each. Provide a rationale for your response.
2. Using Microsoft Visio or an open source alternative such as Dia, outline an architectural design geared toward protecting Web servers from a commonly known Denial of Service (DOS) attack. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
3. Based on your research from the Network World article, examine the potential reasons why the security risks facing U.S. government Websites were not always dealt with once they were identified and recognized as such.
4. Suggest what you believe to be the best mitigation or defense mechanisms that would help to combat the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) concerns to which the article refers. Propose a plan that the U.S. government could use in order to ensure that such mitigation takes place. The plan should include, at a minimum, two (2) mitigation or defense mechanisms.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources outside of the suggested 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.
• Include charts or diagrams created in Visio or an open source alternative such as Dia. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Define common and emerging security issues and management responsibilities.
• Evaluate an organization’s security policies and risk management procedures, and its ability to provide security countermeasures.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in security management.
• Write clearly and concisely about the theories of security management using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.