Diversity Training Manual: Part II (3 pages)

As the new human resources manager, you are now ready to complete the next section of a diversity training manual that is targeted at making your workforce supervisors more aware of current racial diversity issues (e.g., the dramatic increase in the Hispanic percentage of the workforce) and how the supervisors should address them. The goal is to reduce potential tensions in the workplace among employees of different races.

Part II is to be titled, Historical Issues of Different Races in the Workplace and How to Handle Them.

This section should discuss the following:

• Different races now or likely to be in the workforce of the future, based on the U.S. populations racial demographic changes
• Particular issues that create tensions among the different groups
• How supervisors need to address these issues that could potentially cause tension

Please describe what made the British Empire so successful? What were the main pillars of the British hegemony during the 1800s?

The course is about fundamentals of political economy, not about the pure history of political development of the nation states. And also, for this question, I believe the instructor would like me to focus on economical pillars of the hegemony and success of the British Empire. I would like you to discuss and think critically accordingly.

Create a presentation in a common format (PowerPoint or a similar program) with a minimum of twenty (20) slides and corresponding speaker notes in which you:

1. Determine which statistical technique you will employ to measure the quality characteristics of your organization. Provide examples to support the rationale.
2. Analyze the current facility location, and then use the three-step procedure to determine a new location.
3. Analyze the key concepts related to capacity planning and facility location for the new location.
4. Examine the current work system design, and determine your organization’s selected feasibility in the job design (i.e., technical, economic, behavioral). Assess key elements of the rationale in the work design competitive advantage.
5. Using the method analysis described in the textbook, defend the new change implementation process and the rationale for the change of method.
6. Develop a diagram showing network planning techniques, in which you use the program evaluation and review technique (PERT) and the critical path method (CPM).
7. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. 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; 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 corresponding speaker notes for each slide included in the presentation.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Apply descriptive statistics to measure quality characteristics.
• Analyze the key concepts related to capacity planning and facility location.
• Examine the key elements of work system design, the project life cycle, and project management.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in operations management.
• Write clearly and concisely about operations management using proper writing mechanics.

In this assignment, you will build upon the two (2) challenges that you had identified in Assignment 2, Question 4.

Use the Internet or the Strayer Library to research articles on public agencies or non-profit organizations for which your proposed challenges may not be considered actual challenges.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Propose two (2) ethical concerns that management may need to address. Create the context in which such concerns may or may not be ethical in nature. Provide a rationale for your response.
2. Analyze the overall manner in which organizational structure impacts organizational ethics. Select one (1) public agency or one (1) non-profit organization in which your challenges may not be considered actual challenges. Provide a rationale for your response.
3. Use the Inventory of Public Management Skills Management, located on pages 11 to 12 of the textbook, to construct a self-evaluation. Assess your level of development in each of the skills. Propose two (2) to three (3) activities that would help you to improve the skills in question.
4. Use the results of your self-evaluation and recommendations from Question 3 to formulate a response to the challenges that you have presented that creates a win-win situation for the organization, the employees, and the public. Predict two (2) potential obstacles to success and two (2) plans to overcome such obstacles.
5. Include at least four (4) academic references (no more than five [5] years old) from material outside the textbook and no more than one (1) governmental Website. Note: Appropriate academic resources include academic and governmental Websites, scholarly texts, and peer-reviewed articles. Wikipedia, other wikis, and any other Websites ending in anything other than “.gov” do not qualify 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; 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:

• Rearrange public administration, both the traditional and the new approaches, from structural, functional, and process perspectives, as well as the key goals of the public and private sector.
• Predict the changing nature and responsibilities for managing public and nonprofit organizations.
• Critique ethics in public service and its influence on the study of public administration as it relates to political choice.
• Compose the concepts of public leadership and management essential to the study of public administration.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in public administration.
• Write clearly and concisely about public administration using proper writing mechanics.

Essay (Opening a New Bookstore for your Business)

6 pages long- APA Format

1. Outline a financial plan for your small business.
2. Develop a guerrilla marketing strategy for your small business.
3. Discuss the most appropriate location for a second store (an actual street address). Explain your reasoning.
4. Outline a plan for securing sources of debt financing for your second store.
5. Include at least two (2) references outside the textbook.

Write a 750- to 1,050-word paper describing a portfolio of at least 15 avian species from the South Eastern United States. Go into the field, visit a zoo or bird sanctuary, be sure to use reputable information sources. In your analysis, address the following:

• List the taxonomic order and family of each of your chosen species, and describe key characteristics that distinguish each taxon.
• Discuss relationships among the orders, using at least two classification approaches.
• Analyze the evolutionary history of at least three species.
• Analyze the importance of your species within ecological systems.
• Reflect on human–bird connections you observed or learned about.

Include photographs or other graphics to support your paper.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Essay Length: 850 words (2 pages, NOT including the cover page and the reference page)

Style: APA

Goals: Your task is to write a critical analysis or reflective short paper about the scientific article (main article) that you select from the list below (articles are free available online through the MDC library): I. When Did Photosynthesis Emerge on Earth? Des Marais, J.D. Science 2000:289(5485) pp.1703-1705. DOI: 10.1126/science.289.5485.1703 II. On the Origin of Photosynthesis. Leslie M. Science (2009) 323():1286-1287. [DOI:10.1126/science.323.5919.1286] III. Marine Bugs and Carbon Flow. Fenchel T. Science 29 June 2001: 2444-2445. [DOI:10.1126/science.1062799] IV. Contemplating the First Plantae. Frederick W. Spiegel. Science 17 February 2012: 809- 810. [DOI:10.1126/science.1218515 Format: You should do a critical reading of the selected article, integrating the basic concepts described in Chapter 8 Photosynthesis, Biology: A Guide to the Natural World (5th Edition) Krogh, D. This essay is a systematic evaluation that should include a fair and accurate summary of the selected paper’s text and a statement of your OWN assumptions (that is, your opinion and comprehension about the findings). Use the following format: 1. Title: Select a title for your essay; be original! Include also your complete name, class, date, term, instructor name, and the assignment type (Photosynthesis Essay). All this information should be in the cover page. 2. Summary: Summarize the author’s main points (optional) 3. Introduction: Name the paper you selected for this analytical essay and the corresponding author. State the author’s main argument and the points you intend to make about it. End the introduction with a brief description of your statement with respect to the text, giving a sense of the purpose of your analysis. 4. Analysis: Evaluate the author’s article based on your comprehension and knowledge of the topic as acquired by carefully reading the corresponding Chapter in the Textbook. Discuss your points. You can use additional sources of information for your analysis, including any of the satellite articles provide at the end of this document. 5. Conclusion: State your conclusions about the importance and implication of the selected article. 6. References: Citation sources in an independent page. Photosynthesis MDC West 2015-1 TR 825 BSC1005 2 Satellite articles: The following links contain additional information that you could use to discuss the article (please, notice that these other articles (links) are NOT the ones that you must discuss in this essay!). You could also use other resources available in the library. (a) Solar-Powered Sea

Imagine your team represents the executive committee at an imaginary organization tasked with drafting a CSR policy. Each person must represent a different stakeholder in the company.

Document your committee’s views on the essential components of a CSR policy. Include the following:

What role does your organization play in the community?

What factors in your organization influence the social responsibility strategies?

What is one social initiative your organization will champion?

What is your organization’s responsibility to the community? Explain.

What are the main components of an effective CSR policy?

What are the potential consequences of your chosen social initiative and policy?

Prepare a 15- to 20-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, including speaker notes, presenting your CSR policy to key stakeholders in your organization.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.