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You will write 4-5 page paper identifying, analyzing, and summarizing the opportunities and threats faced by a businesses seeking to expand into global markets.You may select a particular company or an industry as a base of the analysis. Use course readings and independent research to support your response.The depth of discussion of the identified opportunities and threats associated with the global business environment will determine your grade in this project.

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The challenge of motivation for adolescent learners

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Required Movie #1:  "An Inconvenient Truth" 2006 (1 hour, 36 minutes)
MOVIE DISCUSSION BOARD:  "AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH"                      

One of the pivotal turning points that led to a change in public consensus on Climate Change was the airing of the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" in 2006.  It provides straightforward explanations for global warming and the science behind Climate Change.  It also addresses several commonly held Climate Denier Myths. If you have seen this movie before, it is still important to watch because you can focus more in depth on the science concepts that are discussed.  Even though the movie is now 14 years old, the science has been well documented for decades and the arguments are still the same.  This movie laid the groundwork for teachers and educators around the globe to present the basic facts and spread the science to their communities.  Gore's more recent release "An Inconvenient Sequel" (2017) covers the current impacts and solutions but the first movie is best at explaining the Science.

For those interested in learning more, please also consider watching the two hour NOVA documentary "Decoding the Weather Machine (Links to an external site.)" (2018), a more recent movie that goes deeper into the science of Climate Change.  



PART I:  Assignment (26 pts)

Watch the movie at the above link. Do not attempt the assignment unless you watch the movie. Make sure to read the questions below before watching the movie, it will help a lot! Use separate paragraphs for each question and keep your responses organized. 



1.  Introduction (2 pts)

How much did you know about Climate Change before the movie? Have you seen or heard about the movie before?



2.  The Basic Science of Global Warming: "The Greenhouse Effect" (4 pts)

Early in the movie, Al Gore discusses the Basic Science of Global Warming.  This concept he discusses is known as "The Greenhouse Effect" and is the most important concept to understand in the subject of Climate Change.  Provide a summary of this concept (review from your textbook as needed).  The better you can understand this concept now, the easier your first lab and the rest of the class will be.  Be sure to explain the difference between solar radiation (sunlight) and infra-red radiation (heat) in your summary.



3.  Climate Change Science Concepts (10 pts)

The movie has many other important Climate Change science concepts throughout.  List 10 scientific concepts from the movie and provide a description of a sentence or two for each one.  Don't worry too much about understanding each one, the goal is to get familiar with the different concepts and start understanding the overall picture of Climate Change.  You will soon be learning more details about each of these science concepts in class. (Science concept examples: tipping point, arctic amplification...etc.)



4.  Three of the Most Common Climate Denier Myths (2 pts each)

Explain how Al Gore refutes each of the common climate denier myths below. 

a)  Myth #1: "Scientists don’t agree".  In your response, provide a comparison between science articles and news articles. Watch this short and humorous video to help you discuss this myth.



b) Myth #2: "Doing something would ruin our economy". Provide a discussion of the automobile industry example as discussed in the movie.  Include a discussion of what can happen if we don't make the changes.

c) Myth #3: "Despair is our only possible reaction".  Discuss what we can do instead of feeling only despair.  List at least three social or scientific advancements discussed in the movie where humans have been able to overcome societal norms to "create extraordinary advancements previously thought to be impossible". Keep these things in mind throughout the class, to let you know that yes, Climate Change can be resolved!



5.  Review of "An Inconvenient Truth" (4 pts)  

Provide a personal summary of the movie.  Include in your summary three different topics that you found the most interesting from the movie.  What is your biggest question about Climate Change or what would you like to learn more about after watching the movie? (minimum 100 - 200 words total review)

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For the Assignment, you will synthesize your understanding of the theories, best practices, and current trends in human services to create a case presentation that would be used during a case conference/staffing meeting in an agency. While most of these meetings are informal, many agencies/organizations use a more formal approach. To prepare for this future job responsibility and leadership role, you will create a paper that could be used during one of these meetings. Use the paper structure below to organize the facts and recommendations for your hypothetical client.

Begin by deciding the type of agency and job that interests you, and imagine you are a professional working at this. 

Next, create a hypothetical client or use one from a prior exercise in our class. Follow the suggested structure below for writing your paper. Add relevant details and leave out minor ones that are not relevant to the client’s progress. While you will not be required to write papers for these meetings, you will be required to report this type of information and to be organized and prepared. This exercise will assist you in developing a case presentation for when you really will be making them.

Suggested Organization of Paper: use sub-headings to organize your information:

1.    Type of agency and your role/job description (no sub-heading)

2.    Client name and demographics (no sub-heading)

3.    Presenting problem (sub-heading): What was the reason for the client enrolling in service at your agency? Be specific about the problem, but do not add many extra details by “telling the client’s story;” just write a few sentences about the problem as the client perceived it.

4.    Goal (sub-heading): What are the client’s main intervention/treatment goals? Be specific and add as many as you can think of that would relate to the full scope of services that your agency might provide. However, remember that clients may want to limit their goals to three goals at a time or fewer so it is important to prioritize goals. Goals should adhere to the SMART criteria.

5.    Needs (sub-heading): What other needs does your client have that others in your agency or outside agencies might be able to provide or assist in making referrals?

6.    Crisis (sub-heading): Probably, your client is not currently in crisis, so you would simply report that the client is stabilized and there are no ongoing crises for the moment. If your client is in the middle of a crisis, you would briefly describe it, only giving facts that are relevant.

7.    Recommendations (sub-heading): This is the part of the paper (meeting) where you provide your professional opinion about the continued direction of the client’s progress, ideas for future goals, planning or strategies for helping the client, resource referrals, and any other suggestions that you have to advance your client’s care. You will spend time using information from your past classes to support your prioritized recommendations, so make this one of the longest sections of your paper.

THIS PAPER SHOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 6–8 PAGES OR 1500–2000 WORDS, NOT INCLUDING THE TITLE AND REFERENCE PAGE, WITH A MINIMUM OF 3 SCHOLARLY, ACADEMIC REFERENCES IN APA FORMATTING. 

POSSIBLE RESSOURCES AND REFERENCES:

•    HN330: Case Management in Human Services
•    HN347: Public Personnel Administration
•    HN370: Child Welfare and Family
•    HN377: Studies in Child Adolescent Development

Please also take some time to review the following supplemental journal articles:

Gleason, Erin T. (2007). A Strength-Based Approach to the Social Developmental Study. Children & Schools. 29(1), 51–59.

Bernotavicz, F. (2016). The key to unlocking a stronger workforce. Policy & Practice (19426828), 74(1), 18.

                      ******THIS IS A CAPSTONE CLASS******

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For your Final Project, you will review the strategic plans for Walmart with which you are familiar that reflects a global perspective. This can be the organization you work for now, one you have worked for in the past, or one you particularly admire. Your review should focus on the following points: 

•    What organization will you look at (if you do not feel comfortable revealing the actual name, just mention the type of organization it is)?
•    Why did you choose this organization?
•    What do you think of their strategic plan and which HR strategies do they seem to be using at present (and the costs and benefits)?
•    What preliminary HR strategies do you think might work better and why?  

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Topic: Security in the workplace continues to remain a high priority for organizations, especially in light of increases in workplace violence. Conduct appropriate research to identify what are the main or most common types of workplace violence. Select 1 specific type of workplace violence or threat to employees, and provide effective solutions to this threat or violence. Support your work with solid research sources.
The thread must include a Scripture reference and at least 2 scholarly sources, plus the text—all in current APA format.

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Homework Assignment #1 Code of Ethics Due March 23rd
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File Homework Assignment_Rubric.docx (24.97 KB)
Due March 23rd. Must be submitted as a word document, not a PDF. Write a two to three paragraph paper. Maximum of one double spaced typed page. Title page and correct APA formatting for alignment, spacing, font style and size are required.  References and in-text citations are required.

1) Read the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses online at: https://www.nursingworld.org/coe-view-only

And

2) Read the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of Ethics for Nurses online at https://www.icn.ch/sites/default/files/inline-files/2012_ICN_Codeofethicsfornurses_%20eng.pdf



3) Compare the two codes. Provide examples and state what elements they have in common. Provide examples and state how they differ?

References and in-text citations required.

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Employees rights, talent management and human resource development employees discipline and labor unions

requirements, it's now time to demonstrate that you can apply these concepts in your own chosen industry or career path! Late work will lose 10% each day.  You may consider researching how other organizations have managed these core HRM policies, practices and procedures.  Specifically, consider what you have learned over this first few chapters and write an essay that explores in detail:

how employees rights and employer responsibilities typically apply in your industry or career path
performance or behavior issues that commonly require employee discipline in your industry or career path
how prevalent labor unions are in your industry or career path, and why they are that common (or uncommon)
concerns or needs that employees are likely to have in this industry or career path, and how management should (or should not) address them
typical approaches to recruiting applicants for common jobs in your industry or career path
common selection processes in your industry or career path, including interview methods, selection tests, etc.
descriptions of new-hire training, onboarding, and ongoing development processes in your industry or career path
effective methods for performance appraisal, coaching, and feedback to employees for jobs in your industry or career path
how employees rights and employer responsibilities typically apply in your industry or career path
performance or behavior issues that commonly require employee discipline in your industry or career path
how prevalent labor unions are in your industry or career path, and why they are that common (or uncommon)
concerns or needs that employees are likely to have in this industry or career path, and how management should (or should not) address them
This assignment should include at least 6 pages of double-spaced content in 12-point Times New Roman font, summarizing your key learnings in class and how they are relevant in your industry or career path. Written assignments require application of content from the textbook and any other learning materials provided in the course, as well as your own independent research (especially around industry-specific aspects of the assignment).

Your paper should be formatted and written in the style dictated by the American Psychological Association (APA) 6.0 Style guidelines. Please see the Lynn Library APA Style guide for assistance here, including the pre-formatted template in Microsoft Word. You do not need to use an Abstract or a Table of Contents, but you will need a Title Page and a References Page in the correct formats. You are strongly encouraged to work with the Writing Lab to get assistance with your academic writing; take advantage of this free service, as part of your university education!

You must use APA-formatted in-text citations and References to indicate the source of any ideas you apply from other authors. You are encouraged to summarize and paraphrase whenever possible rather than directly quoting, as your instructor is much more interested in what you now know and understand than in what you can quote from your research. (However, citations and References are still required, even if you're not directly quoting.)

All written assignments in this course follow the 300 Level Grading Rubric for Written Communications, which is listed below. Your grade will be determined by the ratings you earn on each line of the rubric, so please pay close attention to the descriptions of each item.

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Read TAKING RESPONSIBILITY – IKEA TRIES TO PROVIDE A LIVING WAGE on page 398 in your textbook.
What are some risks and challenges that IKEA is likely to face as a result of basing its minimum pay on the living-wage formula, rather than just legal requirements and the market rate?
Given that IKEA’s management considers the living wage to be consistent with the company’s mission, what advice would you give the company for implementing it successfully?
Write an essay of at least 300 words in APA style, with a reference page and cover page. APA requires double space. Your essay will be automatically submitted to Safe Assign so it can be checked for originality. There is not a target for matching but your instructor will be assessing that you have used your own words with proper in-text citations and quotation marks for direct quotes.

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My part of the project only focuses on the diagnosis of lobotomy. Down below are the instructions from the professor. Thank you! ALSO the page # amount is not specific and does not need to be 5 pages at all. I do not know how many it will need. It may only need 2-3. I just wanted to be safe.

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The Annotated Bibliography will consist of each student submitting a paper that includes:

Title Page:

-Your Name
-Group Presentation Topic
-APA Style Annotated Bibliography of Five References from Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles, Academic or Government Websites, or Published Books that you will Utilize in your Paper and Inform your part of the Group Presentation (Librarians and the Learning Center can help with APA formatting)
For each resource the Annotated Bibliography will:

Summarize: Some annotations merely summarize the source. What are the main arguments? What is the point of this article? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say?

Assess: After summarizing a source, it is helpful to evaluate it. Is it a useful source? How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? Is the information reliable? Is this source biased or objective? What is the goal of this source?

Reflect: Once you've summarized and assessed a source, you need to ask how it fits into your paper. Was this source helpful to you? How does it help you shape your argument? How can you use this source in your paper? Has it changed how you think about your topic?

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1. Security Assessment Report (12 pages)
   Conduct a Security Analysis Baseline (3 of 12 ages)
   Security requirements and goals for the preliminary security baseline activity.
   Typical attacks to enterprise networks and their descriptions. Include Trojans, viruses, worms, denial of service, session hijacking, and social engineering.
   Include the impacts these attacks have on an organization.
   Network infrastructure and diagram, including configuration and connections 
   Describe the security posture with respect to LAN, MAN, WAN, enterprise.
   Network infrastructure and diagram, including configuration and connections and endpoints. 
   What are the security risks and concerns?
   What are ways to get real-time understanding of the security posture at any time?
   How regularly should the security of the enterprise network be tested, and what type of tests should be used?
   What are the processes in play, or to be established to respond to an incident?
   Does the security workforce have the requisite technical skills and command of the necessary toolsets to do the job required?
   Is there an adequate professional development roadmap in place to maintain and/or improve the skill set as needed?
   Describe the ways to detect these malicious code and what tactics bad actors use for evading detection.
   In the network diagram: include  the delineation of open and closed networks, where they co-exist.
   In the open network and closed network portion, show the connections to the Internet
   Physical hardware components. Include routers and switches. What security weaknesses or vulnerabilities are within these devices?
   Discuss operating systems, servers, network management systems.data in transit vulnerabilities
   endpoint access vulnerabilities
   external storage vulnerabilities
   virtual private network vulnerabilities
   media access control vulnerabilities
   ethernet vulnerabilities
   Possible applications. Current and future mobile applications and possible future Bring Your Own Device policy. 
   Include:
   
   remediation
   mitigation
   countermeasure
   recovery
   Provide the methods used to provide the protections and defenses.
   From the identification of risk factors in the risk model, identify the appropriate security controls from NIST SP 800-53A and determine their applicability to the risks identified.
   Determine a Network Defense Strategy 2/12 pages
   Outline how you would test violations. 
   Identify how you will assess the effectiveness of these controls and write test procedures that could be used to test for effectiveness. 
   Write them in a manner to allow a future information systems security officer to use them in preparing for an IT security audit or IT certification and accreditation.
   Explain the different testing types (black box testing, white box testing).
   Plan the Penetration Testing Engagement 2/12 pages
   Include all involved processes, people, and timeframe. 
   Develop a letter of intent to the organization, and within the letter, include some formal rules of engagement (ROE)
   Conduct a Network Penetration Test 4/12 pages
   After finding the security issues within the network, define which control families from the NIST 800-53 are violated by these issues. 
   Explain in the SAR why each is a violation, support your arguments with a copy of your evidence
   Provide suggestions on improving the security posture of these violations.
   Complete a Risk Management Cost Benefit Analysis 1/12 pages
   Complete your SAR with a risk management cost benefit analysis. Think about the cost of violations and other areas if you do not add the controls. Then add in the cost for implementing your controls.

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Student Project Operations Improvement Plan

Prepare a typewritten project paper describing your plan to improve the process (TASK) you currently work in (Childcare Director), presented with Problem Statement and Flowcharts. This plan should identify and explain in details of the process, including graphical representations and flowcharts.

This paper must be a coherent unification of operation management, and quality processes quantifying the magnitude of the anticipated improvement, e.g., quantifiable cycle time reductions, inventory cost reductions.reduction of labor cost or a significant differentiation of product/services.

Data depicting the results of the process improvement is required. You should be able to produce data, and present a data analysis that will be the basis for your recommendations. If data is not available, (you can build data on an assumption basis) outline how such data could be obtained, what the data might be expected to reveal, and how you would evaluate the success of the improvement project. In either case, be sure to provide a detailed explanation of how you arrived at your conclusions and recommendations. Minimum 20-30 pages.

Follow this Outline:
Mission
SWOT-Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

Strategy

Company Profile
Process Narrative
Process(Current) Flow Charted
Problem Identification
Benchmark- compare with similar processes- the industry does not have to be simular
New Proposed Process Narrative
Process (new) Flow Charted

Incorporate at least 2 quality tools (reference chapter 13 of text)
Cost Benefit = cost - benefit- DETAILED
Recommendation

Implementation
Conclusion/Summary-( Strong Close)

Textbook is Managing for Quality and Performance Excellence
ISBN-13: 9781285069463