Pick an ecological crisis anywhere in the world that has attracted significant attention. Explain the history of the event including how the situation reached a crisis point.

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ASSIGNMENT 08

SC260 Introduction to Ecology

Directions: Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling, and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double‐spaced pages; refer to the “Format Requirementsʺ page for specific format requirements.

Instructions: Write an essay using the guidelines below. You will need to find at least three (3) outside sources for this essay, but you may need more to demonstrate a thorough examination of the topic. Do NOT copy and paste from the sources; summarize, paraphrase, quote, and document your sources correctly. Use APA style to document your sources. You may use your textbook as a source; however, this does not count in the three (3) sources and the majority of the information cannot be taken from the text.

Background: Throughout the world, there are numerous environmental problems resulting from human population pressure on local natural resources. A large proportion of ecological research is dedicated to finding solutions to these issues.

Objectives: Upon completing this assignment, you should be able to describe in-depth an ecological issue, including at least two different perspectives, and how this issue is representative of other similar issues.

Procedure: Pick an ecological crisis anywhere in the world that has attracted significant attention. Explain the history of the event including how the situation reached a crisis point. Document as many sides of the situation as possible and include the resolution, if any was reached, of the crisis. If there was no resolution, speculate on how the crisis may be resolved in the future.

Write a detailed reflection with examples on the topics below.

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Detailed reflection

Write a detailed reflection with examples on the topics below:

  1. Business Rights in Agency Enforcement Action
  2. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
  3. Elements of Business Crime
  4. CERCLA and the Superfund

The laws, concepts, policies, and thecurrent/historical overview of the legal oversight using your learned knowledge. The need for more references and citations.

 

Which variable do you think has the most impact on a person’s development? What are 3 ways the variable you chose impact the issues a client presents with for services? How has this variable has impacted your own development?

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Developmental Variables

We must consider a number of variables that affect human development in our work as Human Service Providers. Nature, nurture environment, genetics, poverty, violence, socio-economic status, and culture are examples of variables we consider as we discuss development through the lifespan. Consider the following questions:

  • Which variable do you think has the most impact on a person’s development?
  • What are 3 ways the variable you chose impact the issues a client presents with for services?
  • How has this variable has impacted your own development?

Instructions:

Write a 2-3 page paper that discusses developmental variables and the impact of these variables on human development.

  • Choose 1 variable from this list: Nature, nurture environment, genetics, poverty, violence, socio-economic status, and culture.
  • In 2-3 paragraphs, describe and define the variable in detail.
  • In 1-2 paragraphs, identify and explain 3 impacts that variable has on an individual’s development.
  • In 1-2 paragraphs, reflect on your experience of this variable on your own development or the development of a family member or friend. Keep in mind that impacts on development can be positive or negative depending on the variable.

Requirements:

  • A 2-3 page paper discussing the following questions
  • Which variable do you think has the most impact on a person’s development? (1 paragraph)
  • Explain the variable in detail (2-3 paragraphs)
  • What are 3 ways the variable you chose impact the issues a client presents with for services? (1-2 paragraphs)
  • Reflect on how this variable has impacted your own development or a family member/friend’s development (1-2 paragraphs)
  • You should have a title page and reference page. The paper, citations, title page, and reference page should all be formatted per APA style

 

Select any issue and complete a mindmap. This can be personal or business related.

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Mindmapping

Assignment: Select any issue and complete a mindmap. This can be personal or business related. Some example topics:

  • career aspirations
  • vacation plans
  • entrepreneurial endeavors
  • new product ideas for a specific problem/solution

Mindmapping in Eight Easy Steps (Article by Joyce Wycoff)

Mindmapping is one of the simplest, yet most powerful, tools a person can have in his/her creativity toolbox. It is a nonlinear way of organizing information and a technique that allows you to capture the natural flow of your ideas. Here’s a quick explanation on how to use this flexible tool. Try it the next time you need to write a memo, prepare a meeting agenda, or try to get a bird’s-eye view of a complex project.

 

Step 1: Center First.

Our linear, left-brain education system has taught us to start in the upper left-hand corner of a page. However, our mind focuses on the center . . . so mindmapping begins with a word or image that symbolizes what you want to think about placed in the middle of the page.

 

Step 2: Lighten Up!

Let go of the idea of finding a cure for cancer, ending hunger, solving the problem, or writing a report that your boss will love. Mindmapping is simply a brain-dumping process that helps stimulate new ideas and connections. Start with an open, playful attitude . . . you can always get serious later.

 

Step 3: Free Associate.

As ideas emerge, print one or two word descriptions of the ideas on lines branching from the central focus. Allow the ideas to expand outward into branches and subbranches. Put down all ideas without judgment or evaluation.

 

Step 4: Think Fast.

Your brain works best in 5- to 7-minute bursts, so capture that explosion of ideas as rapidly as possible. Key words, symbols, and images provide a mental shorthand to help you record ideas as quickly as possible.

 

Step 5: Break Boundaries.

Break through the “8½ × 11 mentality” that says you have to write on white, letter-size paper with black ink or pencil. Use ledger paper or easel paper or cover an entire wall with butcher paper . . . the bigger the paper, the more ideas you’ll have. Use wild colors; fat, colored markers; crayons; or skinny, felt-tipped pens. You haven’t lived until you’ve mindmapped a business report with hot pink and dayglo orange crayons.

 

Step 6: Judge Not.

Put down everything that comes to mind, even if it is completely unrelated. If you’re brainstorming ideas for a report on the status of carrots in Texas and you suddenly remember you need to pick up your cleaning, put down “cleaning.” Otherwise your mind will get stuck like a record in that “cleaning” groove and you’ll never generate those great ideas.

 

Step 7: Keep Moving.

Keep your hand moving. If ideas slow down, draw empty lines, and watch your brain automatically find ideas to put on them. Or change colors to reenergize your mind. Stand up and mindmap on an easel pad to generate even more energy.

 

Step 8: Allow Organization.

Sometimes you see relationships and connections immediately and you can add subbranches to a main idea. Sometimes you don’t, so you just connect the ideas to the central focus. Organization can always come later; the first requirement is to get the ideas out of your head and onto the paper.

 

Article by Joyce Wycoff, Co-Founder, InnovationNetwork and author of Mindmapping: Your Personal Guide to Exploring Creativity and Problem-Solving

 

Identify three essential training needs you would implement for a group of entry-level workers as a HR Manager of a fast food restaurant. Explain why you chose the identified skills and how the training will be implemented.

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Training Needs Assessment

  1. Identify three essential training needs you would implement for a group of entry-level workers as a HR Manager of a fast food restaurant.
  2. Explain why you chose the identified skills and how the training will be implemented (e.g. 2-week period at the restaurant; off-site at a training facility, etc.)
  3. Support your post with examples from your experience with customer service in a fast food restaurant.

The original discussion should be a minimum of 300 words in length.

LO 3

Identify three types of analyses used to determine training needs.

Assessing organizational training needs is the diagnostic phase of a training plan. This assessment includes issues related to employee and organizational performance to determine if training can help. Needs assessment measures the competencies of a company, a group, or an individual as they relate to what is required. It is necessary to find out what is happening and what should be happening before deciding if training will help, and if so, what kind of training is needed. Identifying gaps in performance is key to the assessment process. For instance, suppose the frequency of accidents in a manufacturing plant has increased from previous levels. Managers might review a wide range of possible causes such as changes in procedures, equipment malfunctions, increased production requirements, and worker capabilities. A thorough needs assessment will help managers zero in on the specific reasons for the increase in accidents. Training may be identified as one of the possible solutions to the problem. Since the organization has historical records of accident frequency, it will be fairly straightforward to determine the impact of the training.

Effective training planning efforts consider the following questions:

  • Is there really a need for the training?
  • Who needs to be trained?
  • Who will do the training?
  • What form will the training take?
  • How will knowledge be transferred to the job?
  • How will the training be evaluated?

Analysis of Training Needs

  • The first step in assessing training needs is analyzing what training might be necessary. Figure 8-7shows the three sources used to analyze training needs.

Figure 8-7Sources of Information for Needs Assessment

Organizational Analysis

  • Training needs can be diagnosed by analyzing organizational outcomes and looking at future needs. A part of planning for training is identifying the KSAs that will be needed now and in the future as both jobs and the organization change. Both internal and external forces will influence training and should be considered when doing organizational analysis. For instance, the problems posed by the technical obsolescence of current employees and an insufficiently educated labor pool from which to draw new workers should be considered and incorporated into the training design.
  • Organizational analysis comes from various measures of organizational performance. Departments or areas with high turnover, customer complaints, high grievance rates, high absenteeism, low performance, and other deficiencies can be pinpointed. Following the identification of problems, objectives can be developed if training is a solution. During organizational analysis, managerial focus groups can be conducted to evaluate changes and performance that might require training.

Job/Task Analysis

  • A second level of analyzing training needs involves reviewing the jobs and tasks performed. Comparing worker skills in a job category to the skills needed for successful job performance can identify gaps that can be filled by training. For example, at a manufacturing firm, analysis identified the tasks performed by engineers who served as technical instructors for other employees. By listing the tasks required of a technical instructor, HR established a program to teach specific instructional skills, and the engineers were able to become more successful instructors.
  • Another way to pinpoint training gaps in the job or task being performed is to survey employees and have them anonymously evaluate the current skill levels of themselves and their peers. This not only identifies job needs but also heightens employees’ awareness of their own learning needs. A training needs survey can take the form of questionnaires or interviews with supervisors and employees individually or in groups. Web-based surveys, requests, and other inputs from managers and employees can be used to identify training needs for jobs.
  • A good example of needs assessment for a particular job occurred in the construction industry where there was a rash of accidents among Spanish-speaking construction workers. Construction companies recognized the need for training in English as a second language for many people. Restaurants, hospitals, and hotels have faced the same issue for jobs that are staffed by individuals with diverse backgrounds.

Individual Analysis

  • The third means of diagnosing training needs focuses on individuals and how they perform their jobs. The most common approach for conducting individual analysis involves using performance appraisal data. In some instances, a good HR information system can be used to identify individuals who require training in specific areas to be eligible for promotion. To assess training needs through the performance appraisal process, a supervisor first determines an employee’s performance strengths and inadequacies in a formal review. Then the supervisor can design training to help the employee overcome the weaknesses and enhance the strengths. Tests can be a good means of individual-level analysis. For example, a police officer might take a qualification test with his or her service pistol every six months to indicate his or her current skill level. If an officer cannot qualify, training would certainly be necessary.
  • Another way of assessing individual training needs is to use both managerial and nonmanagerial (or peer) input about the kind of training that is needed; individuals can also identify their own training needs.Obtaining this kind of input can be useful in building support for the training from those who will attend, particularly because they are well-positioned to help identify training needs.

8-4bEstablishing Training Objectives and Priorities

Once training requirements have been identified using needs analyses, training objectives and priorities can be established by a “gap analysis,” which indicates the distance between where an organization is with its employee capabilities and where it needs to be. To close the gap, training objectives and priorities are then determined. Three possible focuses for training objectives can be as follows:

  • Knowledge: Imparting cognitive information and details to trainees (e.g., understanding how a new product works)
  • Skill: Developing behavioral changes in how jobs and various task requirements are performed (e.g., improving speed on an installation)
  • Attitude: Creating interest in and awareness of the importance of something (e.g., sexual harassment training)

The success of training should be measured in terms of the objectives that were set before it took place. When creating learning objectives, it is helpful to start at the end by specifying what a learner should be able to do after completing the training. This type of thinking guides the design and development of the training. Another key consideration is that useful objectives are measurable. For example, an objective for a new sales clerk might be to demonstrate the ability to explain the function of each product in the department within two weeks. This objective is specific and can be evaluated by the trainer or the employee’s supervisor.

Most organizations do not have unlimited valuable resources such as time and money. Training competes with other HR and non-HR programs to secure financial and time support from the organization’s leaders. Since training is seldom an unlimited budget item, and because organizations have multiple training needs, prioritization is necessary. Ideally, management looks at training needs in relation to strategic plans and as part of the organizational change process. Then training needs can be prioritized on the basis of objectives. Conducting the training most needed to improve organizational performance will produce visible results more quickly.

Training Design

LO 4

Specify how to design a training program for adult learners.

Once training objectives have been established, the design of training can begin. Whether job-specific or broader in nature, training must be established to address the specific objectives. Effective training design considers the learners and instructional strategies, as well as how to maximize the transfer of training from class to the job site.

Working in organizations should be a continual learning process. Different approaches are possible because learning is a complex psychological process. For the training design to be effective and produce learning, each of the elements shown in Figure 8-8 must be considered.

Figure 8-8Training Design Elements

 

 

Analyze how diverse ways of knowing heightens leaders’ abilities to enhance the future of organizations. Assess the value of statistical thinking when leading complex organizations through change.

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Gathering and Analyzing Input

This assessment will measure your progress in mastering the following course competencies:

Analyze how diverse ways of knowing heightens leaders’ abilities to enhance the future of organizations.
Assess the value of statistical thinking when leading complex organizations through change.
Evaluate how systems thinking impacts knowledge sharing across organizations and sector boundaries.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.

Activity Instructions
This assignment gives you an opportunity to do an in-depth examination of methods for collecting information, data, and insights from diverse sources within an organization to learn about a problem or issue, as well as methods for analyzing that information. It will also help you begin building the problem-solving plan you will describe to senior leadership, as part of your course project in Unit 9.

This assignment has two parts; both parts should be submitted in a single document, with one title page, and all references at the end of the paper. Be sure to use headings to identify each part.

Part 1: Gathering Input Across Organizational Systems
For this part of the assignment, you will write a 4–5 page paper in which you synthesize information from the resources you found in your research in Part 1 of the Unit 5 Research Study, as well as the course readings, to address the following:

Evaluate the importance of collecting information, data, and insights from diverse sources within an organization.
Evaluate at least two methods for collecting information, data, and insights on an issue or problem.
In relation to the problem or issue, you selected for your course project, determine which methods for collecting information, data, and insights you would recommend to senior leadership.

As you analyze and evaluate the information in the articles, address the following:

Determine what seemed to be valid information in the articles.
Identify differences and similarities between the articles.
Identify gaps or controversies within the articles.

NOTE: The idea behind synthesizing and evaluating information in the articles is to do more than simply read and report on what you have read. Consider the sources of information within each article as you think reflectively and critically about them. You are evaluating the usefulness of the information in the articles for creating your plan for collecting information, data, and insights from diverse perspectives in the organization where you identified a problem or issue.

Reference (and cite) at least five resources, other than those included in the required course materials. Use APA style to cite and reference all resources used. (See Additional Requirements below Part 2 of the assignment.)

Part 2: Statistical Thinking and Analyzing Information, Data and Insights
For this second part of the assignment, you will write a 4–5 page paper in which you synthesize information from the resources you found in your research in Part 2 of the Unit 5 Research Study, as well as the course readings, to address the following:

Evaluate the importance of statistical thinking for problem solving or analyzing data.
Evaluate at least two methods for analyzing information, data, and insights.
In relation to the problem or issue you selected for your course project, determine which methods for analyzing information, data, and insights you would recommend to senior leadership. Among the methods you recommend, include:
Methods for analyzing patterns and trends in the organization.
At least one statistical tool or method.
As you analyze and evaluate the information in the articles, address the following:

Determine what seemed to be valid information in the articles.
Identify differences and similarities between the articles.
Identify gaps or controversies within the articles.
Reference (and cite) at least five resources, other than those included in the required course materials. Use APA style to cite and reference all resources used.

Additional Requirements
Written communication: Paper should be clear and well organized, with no technical writing errors, as expected of a business professional.
References: Use at least 10 total references, other than those included in the course materials.
APA Style: References and citations should be formatted using current APA style.
Total Length of two-part paper: 8–10 typed, double-spaced pages, with one inch margins. The title and reference pages do not count toward meeting the number of required pages.
Font: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Discuss the reasons and methods of governments’ intervention in trade. Analyze the effects of culture, politics and economic systems in the context of international business.

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Report Writing

  • Discuss the reasons and methods of governments’ intervention in trade (CLO: 1.2)
  • Analyze the effects of culture, politics and economic systems in the context of international business (CLO: 2.1)
  • Carry out effective self-evaluation through discussing economic systems in the international business context (CLO: 3.6)

 Select any publicly listed Saudi Company that operates in Europe and/or Africa, and write a (minimum of 2000 word) report covering the following points: 

  1. Present the study report with clear Introduction and Conclusion including your own views. (minimum words: 500, marks: 3)
  2. Using SWOT analysis, analyze the external and internal environment of your selected company. (minimum words: 900, marks: 7)

Strengths: Explain the strengths of the selected company;

Weaknesses: Describe the areas of weakness in the company’s operations;

Opportunities: Examine factors that may improve the company’s chances of success;

Threats: Discuss the external threats to the business company’s success.

 

  1. Analyze the political, economic, cultural and legal challenges the company currently faces in any of the country it operates (select one country in which the company operates for this analysis). (minimum words: 600, marks: 5)

 

 

Write a paper in which you identify a conflict that you or someone you know has had and has already been resolved. Identify and describe the five stages of a constructive conflict process.

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Applying the Stages of Constructive Conflict Management

In Chapter 1 of the text, Managing Conflict Through Communication, the five stages in a constructive conflict process are explained. Write a paper in which you identify a conflict that you or someone you know has had and has already been resolved. Identify and describe the five stages of a constructive conflict process. Then, apply each of the five stages of a constructive conflict process to your example. Your paper should clearly identify each stage and provide details or examples for each stage. You can review Examples 1 and 2, located in Section 1.3 of the text, for ideas on how to organize this assignment.

The paper must be one to two pages in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least two scholarly resources (at least one of which can be found in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library) other than the textbook to support your claims and sub claims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Writing Center Links to an external site..

Carefully review the Grading Rubric Links to an external site.for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Write a paper with your responses to the five cases presented at the end of the article. Clearly identify each case and provide an explanation of how you would respond or react in each case using communication techniques used to manage conflict.

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What Would You Do? Ethics and Today’s Administrative Professional

Read the Ethics and the Administrative Professional. What Would You Do? Links to an external site.Write a paper with your responses to the five cases presented at the end of the article. Clearly identify each case and provide an explanation of how you would respond or react in each case using communication techniques used to manage conflict. Your responses should be thorough and complete with details explaining your response and using knowledge from this class and two outside resources. You may also indicate if additional information is needed and if so, what would you like to know.

The paper must be two to three pages in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least two scholarly resources (at least one of which can be found in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library) other than the textbook to support your claims and sub claims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the APA checklist Links to an external site.in the Writing Center Links to an external site..

Write a paper that compares mediation and arbitration by explaining the function, role, and effectiveness of each in resolving conflicts. Compare the two conflict resolution methods by discussing the types of disputes that can be utilized by mediation and arbitration, and include examples. Explain the drawbacks to using each conflict resolution method.

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Mediation and Arbitration

Write a paper that compares mediation and arbitration by explaining the function, role, and effectiveness of each in resolving conflicts. Further compare the two conflict resolution methods by discussing the types of disputes that can be utilized by mediation and arbitration, and include examples. Finally, explain the drawbacks to using each conflict resolution method.

As part of this assignment, you must also visit the American Arbitration Association Links to an external site.website and explain what this organization does. Examine how the AAA could be used either in your current career, or in a career that you seek to pursue.

The paper must be three to five pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least two scholarly resources (at least one of which can be found in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library) other than the textbook to support your claims and sub claims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Writing Center Links to an external site..

Carefully review the Grading Rubric Links to an external site.for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.