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sing the Arizona Department of Education (Office of English Language Acquisition Services (OELAS) website or the Department of Education website in your state, choose one ELL proficiency standard from each of the following sections:

1. Listening and speaking
2. Reading
3. Writing

For each standard, create an outline that lists an activity for each level of ELL proficiency. Include in the chart:

1. The ELP standard
2. The correlating language arts standard(s)
3. The performance objective

Write a 250-500-word summary explaining why it is important for a lesson plan to have all three standards.  In addition, explain how teachers can write lesson plans in which all of the standards support one another and actually provide scaffolding opportunities for students.

Write a 3+ page, double-spaced paper, describing the five stages of team development.

• Provide a personal example of each stage as a team member and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of your team experience.
• For example, what things went well and what would you improve as a manager responsible for the project.
• Be sure to apply all of the APA requirements listed in the course description.

After carefully reading the article Creating Wealth in Organizations: the Role of Strategic Leadership, answer the following questions in a 5-7 page paper with support from a minimum of two external sources.

1. Have you experienced either visionary leadership or strategic leadership, as presented by Rowe?
2. Present your analysis of working for a visionary, strategic, or managerial leader. Include the positive points as well as opportunities for improvement.
3. What type of leader do you feel would be the most effective for your Capsim Company?

Read the article titled, “As drug industry’s influence over research grows, so does the potential for bias,” located at http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/as-drug-industrys-influence-over-research-grows-so-does-the-potential-for-bias/2012/11/24/bb64d596-1264-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_story.html.

Review the six (6) rules of critical thinking (Chapter 1) and the steps of “Doing Sociology: A Student’s Guide to Research” (Chapter 2).

Student Success Tip: As you review the steps, jot a few notes or thoughts down. Relax and prepare to write a concise and accurate essay.

Write a one to two (1-2) page essay in which you:

1. Identify the first step in the student’s guide to research.
2. Define the first step of research in your own words.
3. Identify the major assumptions and bias of the drug industry that underlie drug research.
4. Identify the personal bias that you, as a consumer, have on the drug industry’s influence over research.

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. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• To keep this essay short and manageable, your only sources for the essay should be the article from The Washington Post and the sections noted in your text. For this reason, APA citations or references are not required for this assignment.
• 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 assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

• Define the basic concepts used in the discipline of sociology.
• Define the various methodologies for sociological research.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in sociology.

 

You are a manager at a call center. The company frowns upon phone calls and texting during work hours. You have looked the other way a few times, but it has started to get out of hand. You need to write a memo reminding everyone that private phone and text message use on company time is viewed as a violation of the company’s code of ethics.

 

Write a 1-page memo in which you address the situation, emphasizing the violation of the company’s code of conduct. In your document, you should:

1. Ensure the memo is clear and brief.
2. Choose language to match the purpose and tone for the situation and audience.
3. Format the memo accurately and according to the details in the textbook.
4. Create an effective opening that establishes goodwill without obscuring the message.

 

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.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Illustrate the relationship between how audience characteristics match the context of technical writing.
• Explain ideas in proper format using accurate details and relevant examples.
• Employ correct Edited Standard Written English (ESWE).
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in technical writing.

• Write clearly and concisely about technical writing using proper writing mechanics.

 

 

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Answer the Discussion question and respond to the two responses below.

Discussion Question

This week’s discussion concerns the video that can be viewed by pasting the following link in your browser: Labor’s Comeback: In-sourcing Work at Northwest Airlines. You will be prompted to enter your last name and 7-digit student ID# followed by “EWL.” You will be directed to the first segment of the video. Watch each segment. Although this took place several years ago, it is an interesting aspect of labor relations. Please post a response with your reaction to the video. Also respond to other posts.

First response

• The video discusses the labor-management relationship between managers, employees, and unions at Northwest Airlines. Northwest is one of the first airlines that have developed Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) and Farm-Out Committees. This gives employees, either unionized or nonunionized, the opportunity to make decision and impact the success of the company. It also gives employees returns on the success of the company. This gives employees a sense of ownership and essential helps increase the productivity and innovation of the employees.

It seems based on the discussion of Sandrin, that union leaders are well informed and involved in the companies tasks that offer positions. He discusses that Northwest will meet with union leadership when they plan farm-out, or jobs that they will send for outsourcing. The union leaders will evaluate if the work can be done in house just as cost effective. He discusses that the farm-out committees are able to keep the jobs in house and add employment for union members. Increased in job security by keeping the positions in house help with the motivation and satisfaction of employees. From the video, Northwest is the only airline currently using farm-out committees, comprised of management and union representation. The process can show the importance of involvement of union leadership and representative to not only union members, but non-union employees and managers. Having a great working relationship that is involved and well thought out, ensure avoidance of distribution in work or costly court fees.

Another discussion in the video was the relationship between unions and companies. In the past, unions were seen as an entity that was fueled by hostility and wanted nothing to do with comprising or working together with a company to reach a solution. Even at Northwest, Sandrin discusses that there were 17 months of strikes. Today, Northwest has a great relationship with the union, build on respect. Each organization takes respectful consideration of each other’s plan and views and they work together to reach a solution. In my opinion, employees will respect the company in return because working successfully with the union shows that the management cares for the employees. Employees tend to work harder if they believe everyone has their best interest in mind and treats them with dignity and respect.

Second response

• The importance of the ESOP thought process has not yet become the norm in organizations.  However the actions that Northwest airlines has taken in implement the actions is very important.  Allowing employees to have a greater literal and figurative stock in the organization will improve actions at all levels.  Employees who feel motivated to take pride in their position will improve at all levels.  I think the most interesting that the philosophy of the implementation is more advanced than the line individuals who would be taking part in the organization.  The interviewed employee highlights that with the new actions of ensuring that hostility versus the new believe in dignity and respect, however the middle management and lower level workers in the organization have yet to embrace this due to years of the old regime being inclined to not give employees the dignity they deserve, or allowing middle management input into large decisions.  The changes that are taking place will take time for all levels to embrace, but when they do Northwest will be well ahead of the times in ensuring all personnel associated with the organization are active members.

 

Q1) Describe Gerhard Lenski’s model of sociocultural evolution, summarizing several key traits of each stage. What major technological revolutions have reshaped human societies in the past? (250-300 words)

 

Q2) Explain the difference between an ascribed status and an achieved status. Give examples of statuses that are mostly ascribed and those that are mostly achieved. (250-300 words)

 

Q3) Describe the labeling theory of deviance. What basic insight about deviance is offered by this approach? How does labeling figure into the difference between primary deviance and secondary deviance? What is the importance of stigma in labeling analysis? (250-300 words)

 

Q4) . Identify at least four factors that are related to the high divorce rate in the United States. Why has the divorce rate increased over the course of the last century? (250-300 words)

 

Answer each question in separate files.

Proper citations are required

Post at least three references.

 

Q1) Compare the probable rights and powers of women in the typical pre-urban village with those of women living in the typical urban Sumerian city. Did the establishment of cities help women overall, or did it hurt them? Explain (250-300 words)

 

Q2)  Exactly what is an empire? How does it grow? What are the typical functions performed by an empire, and what are the main causes that typically lead to an empire’s decline and demise? (250-300 words)

 

Q3) What were the major impacts of the Huna invasions on India? How was power distributed throughout the subcontinent for the thousand or so years after the invasions? (250-300 words)

 

Q4) Compare and contrast the Umayyad caliphate and the Abbasid caliphate in regards to the following: imperial expansion and/or contraction, nature of rule, treatment of non-Muslims, and method of demise. (250-300 words)

 

Q5) Describe the controversy in psychology about the conflict between continuity and change of personality? What are some of the traits that are likely to change?  Unlikely to change? How can people best deal with the dilemma of continuity and change? (250-300 words)

 

Maximum time: 24 hours

References: 3 per question

Separate files for each question

Format: APA format

Designing instructional activities online is not what it once was – new tools have enabled multisensory and dynamic learning experiences to occur if effective strategies and resources are aligned well.  It is also important to note learning is not always done in isolation, or at least it should not be.

Learning is a social construct that requires collaboration and connections to both the real world and people interacting in that world. For example, Ubell, in his article Dewey Goes Online suggests that progressives, such as Dewey and others, believed in the power of experiential learning – learning by doing – coupled with problem solving and critical thinking supported by tools for communication and collaborative teamwork.

New course delivery models will be smart to develop collaborative opportunities for students to learn that require problem solving and critical thinking. Read the article Dewey Goes Online and answer the critical thinking questions below. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

Select three of the questions below to answer (you must answer question #5).

1. What is the danger of formal learning compared with informal learning? Is there a time for both? Explain.
2. What new tools have emerged, as Anu Sivunen points out, that make communication online so successful?
3. What is the most common form of online communication today? Why does Ubell state it may not be the most effective for collaboration? Do you agree?
4. Creating opportunities for students to collaborate, even with the most sophisticated tools, does not mean they will yield desirable results. What does Ubell say needs to happen for powerful learning to take place when students engage in teams, group work, and collaborative exchanges?
5. Based on your experiences at Ashford, how would you improve the ways students collaborate?

 

Essay Question:

Describe the competing cultural trends in the 1920s, including nativism, modernism, fundamentalism, black nationalism, and racism. Identify the reasons for the reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan, the origins of the black cultural renaissance, and the religious and social debates that led to the Scopes trial in Tennessee.

Analyze the influence of popular culture on social norms and morals. State the innovations that allowed for the spread of mass culture and explain their impact.

 

Documents to include:

• 21.2
• 21.3
• 21.9

 

Considerations:

• Challenges in social change
• Harlem Renaissance
• KKK, Nativism, Marcus Garvey and Fundamentalists
• Racial Violence
• Cultural wars

 

 

 

Considerations:

• broad areas of progressive reform: social justice, government efficiency and activism, inclusive democracy, regulation of big business
• the influence of middle-class values and assumptions in progressive thought
• tensions and contradictions within progressivism
• the goal of exporting American conceptions of democracy and freedom to the world
• Jim Crow and the nature of racist segregation

 

 

Essay 2:  Essay Question:

What assumptions and goals characterized progressivism as a philosophy, and how did it influence American society and politics domestically and internationally? How did progressive reformers confront the social, political, economic, and moral problems of their age, and to what extent were they successful?

Define the concepts of social justice and social control, and explain how both trends functioned in the Progressive Era. Identify the core issues within these trends, including the settlement house movement, women’s suffrage, support for immigrants and labor, prohibition, segregation and desegregation, education reform, and antivice activism.

 

Documents to include:

• 19.1
• 19.2
• 19.3
• 19.4
• 19.9