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Briefly describe a recent news item about a global event – something that impacts more than one country – and provide a complete citation and not just the website.

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Briefly describe a recent news item about a global event – something that impacts more than one country – and provide a complete citation and not just the website. Author, the title of the article, the name of the news source, and the date. Then provide an interpretation and analysis of why the event happened and/or its effect on international politics using two of our perspectives: Realist, Liberal, Marxist, or Constructivist. Remember, divide your essay into three paragraphs. For example, your first paragraph introduces the topic, your second analyzes it from a Realist perspective, and the third assesses it from a Constructivist view.

Identify and explain where the information presented on your blog falls within the SHRM competencies for HR practitioners.

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Blog Learning Journal Assignment:

Follow your blog regularly during the period of time between journal entries. Your learning journal discussion should convey the following:

1. What topics were discussed on your blog during the time period? Identify both the topics, important information presented, and what you learned.

2. How do these topics relate to human capital management? Identify and explain where the information presented on your blog falls within the SHRM competencies for HR practitioners. Where is it covered in your textbook (chapter and section).

3. How will this information help you to become a better human capital practitioner?

ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION:

Your submission should be 450-500 words. Place the number of words in parenthesis at the end of your journal entry. If you use references within your journal entry, these do not count towards the total word count.

Use Times New Roman 12-point font. Single space in your journal. Use 1-inch margins. Put your name in the header of the file, along with the journal entry number, for example, Sam Smith, Learning Journal #4.

Give a summary of what you learned and observed from the film, highlighting points that you found particularly interesting and surprising things that caught your attention.

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In this 4 page, double spaced essay on the movie “Fat City”, first give a summary of what you learned and observed from the film, highlighting points that you found particularly interesting and surprising things that caught your attention. Then, draw upon lectures and readings thus far in the course, as well as personal experiences and field work to help you make meaning of what you have learned.

TEXT:
Salvia, J., Ysseldyke, J., & Witmer, S (2017), Assessment in Special and Inclusive Education, 13th edition. Cengage Learning.

Outline your plan to evaluate the success of the proposed risk management program and how well it meets the organization’s short-term, long-term, and end goals.

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The purpose of this assignment is to create an educational program that supports the implementation of risk management strategies in a health care organization.
In this assignment, you will develop an outline for an “in‐service”‐style educational risk management program for employees of a particular health care organization that will then form the basis for a PowerPoint presentation in Topic 5. Select your topic for this educational session from one of the proposed recommendations or changes you suggested in the Risk Management Program Analysis – Part One assignment to enhance, improve, or secure compliance standards in your chosen risk management plan example.
Create a 500‐750-word comprehensive outline that communicates the following about your chosen topic:
Introduction: Identify the risk management topic you have chosen to address and why it is important within your health care sector.
Rationale: Illustrate how this risk management strategy is lacking within your selected organization’s current risk management plan and explain how its implementation will better meet local, state, and federal compliance standards.
Support: Provide data that indicate the need for this proposed risk management initiative and demonstrate how it falls under the organization’s legal responsibility to provide a safe health care facility and work environment.
Implementation: Describe the steps to implement the proposed strategy in your selected health care organization.
Challenges: Predict obstacles the health care organization may face in executing this risk management strategy and propose solutions to navigate or preempt these potentially difficult outcomes.
Evaluation: Outline your plan to evaluate the success of the proposed risk management program and how well it meets the organization’s short-term, long-term, and end goals.
Opportunities: Recommend additional risk management improvements in adjacent areas of influence that the organization could or should address moving forward.
You are required to incorporate all instructor feedback from this assignment into Educational Program on Risk Management Part Two ‐ Slide Presentation assignment in Topic 5. To save time later in the course, consider addressing any feedback soon after this assignment has been graded and returned to you. It may be helpful to preview the requirements for the Topic 5 assignment to ensure that your outline addresses all required elements for submission of the final presentation.
You are required to support your statements with a minimum of six citations from appropriate credible sources.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Describe how an organization’s mission is supported by specific goals and objectives and how they are interrelated in a hierarchical structure.

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Critical Analysis Paper #1 – Planning [5%]: The purpose of this paper is to stimulate your close examination of planning as described in Modules 3, 4, and 5. Specifically, describe how an organization’s mission is supported by specific goals and objectives and how they are interrelated in a hierarchical structure. Please use the information in the three attachments.

Identify the specific questions that must be addressed in order to solve the central problem identified.

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CASE STUDY:

The Velma Company designs and manufactures high-tech communications equipment. The firm is a world-class supplier, and its three largest customers are Fortune 50 firms. Velma also has major clients in China and the European Union. Over the last five years the company’s sales have tripled, and the biggest challenge it faces is hiring and retaining state-of-the-art people. In particular, there are two groups that are critical to the company’s success. One is the design people who are responsible for developing new products that are more efficient and price competitive than those currently on the market. The other is the manufacturing people who build the equipment.

In an effort to attract and keep outstanding design people, Velma has a very attractive benefit package. All of their health insurance premiums and medical expenses are covered (no copay or deductibles). The company contributes 10 percent of their annual income toward a retirement program, and these funds are vested within 24 months. So a new design person who is earning $75,000 annually will have $7,500 put into a retirement fund by the company, and the individual can make additional personal contributions. Each year all designers are given 100 shares of stock (the current sales price is $22) and an option to buy another 100 shares (the current stock price is $25 and this option is good for 10 years or as long as the person works for the firm, whichever comes first).

The manufacturing people are on a pay-for performance plan. Each individual is paid $7 for each unit he or she produces, and the average worker can turn out three units an hour. There is weekend work for anyone who wants it, but the rate per unit does not change. Each year, the company gives manufacturing workers 50 shares of stock with an option to buy 25 more shares. The company also gives all of the manufacturing people free health insurance and covers all medical expenses.

Another benefit is that everyone in the company is eligible for five personal days a year, and the company will pay for any unused days. Velma also has a large day care facility that is free for all employees, and there is a state-of-the-art wellness center located on the premises.

Last year the company’s turnover was 9 percent, and the firm would like to reduce it by 50 percent this year. One proposed strategy is to strengthen the benefits package even more and make it so attractive that no one will want to, or could afford to, leave. Some top managers privately are concerned that the firm is already doing way too much for these employees and are troubled by the fact that exit interviews with designers who left in the last year indicated that many of them were unaware of the benefits they were receiving. For example, most of the designers who have gone elsewhere reported that they were attracted to the stock offered them, yet they did not exercise the options to buy additional shares of Velma stock because they were not sure what the financial benefits were to them. The manufacturing people who left reported that $7 per unit was acceptable, although a higher rate would have resulted in their remaining with the firm. The manufacturing people also liked the stock that the company gave them, but were somewhat confused about the options they held.

Both groups—designers and manufacturing personnel—seemed pleased with the contribution that the company made to their retirement program, but most of them did not put any additional personal contributions into their retirement fund. When asked why, the majority of them were unaware that this could be done on a before-tax basis, thus temporarily shielding the contributions from taxes and making it easier to build a nest egg for the future. Finally, all of those who left said that they liked the child care benefit, although most of them did not have young children so they did not use it, and they thought the wellness center was also a good idea but they were so busy working that they admitted to never using the facilities.

1. Situation
In this section of the case analysis, you will focus on identifying situational aspects that have led to the situation being reported in the case. You are to explain the situation in Organizational Behavior (OB) terms. These aspects should include relevant context, people-related, and organizational factors that have contributed to the current situation. Please note that the focus of this is to highlight the OB related issues; however, it is understood that other management-related issues may also contribute to the situation. This section MUST explain the situation using terminology and related material from the book Organizational Behavior: an evidence-based approach, 13th Edition by authors Fred Luthans, Brett Luthans, and Kyle Luthans. Remember to cite the book appropriately.
2. Problem
The situational profile leads to the identification of the major problem in the case. In a case, there may be several problems; however, there is likely only one MAIN problem. All the other factors that appear to be problems are symptoms of the main problem. In this section, you will identify the ONE main problem and explain why it represents that main OB problem in this case. The problem MUST be stated in OB terms. Include specific examples from the case, and external sources to support your position. Be clear in your statement of the problem.
3. Case Questions
Identify the specific questions that must be addressed in order to solve the central problem identified. Think of what you would need to know in order to make a decision on how to solve the problem you have identified. Please note that these questions MUST be related to the problem that you have identified and you must explain why an answer to each question is necessary to solve the problem. What information do you have to know to solve the problem? Questions unrelated to solving the problem or those that are general and not specific to your problem will not meet these criteria. Consider internal and external factors that may have influenced the current situation, whether mentioned in the case or not. Think about the functional information required in order to accurately address the central problem. List each question and explain individually why each question is pivotal to solving the identified problem. Be clear and specific in your answers.
4. Alternative “Solutions” (3)
Present three separate and independent courses of action that could be enacted to solve the problem. For EACH alternative, be sure to explain the course of action, the organizational actors and resources required to complete, the benefits and risks of said action, and how/why the action could potentially solve the problem. Each action MUST solve the specific problem identified, and be independent of the others. Make your case with the support of peer-reviewed sources. Number each alternative solution as 4a, 4b, 4c, etc.

5. Recommend
Identify and recommend the ONE solution out of those identified in item 4 above that is most tenable. You may not offer a combination of the alternatives; only ONE of the alternatives can be selected. Provide evidence to argue in favor of the chosen solution, explaining why this solution is the most tenable compared to the others, and is most appropriate to solve the problem identified. Assume you are presenting your idea to the organizational decision-makers; you want and need their agreement and support. Present a persuasive argument as to why this solution is the best solution for the problem. OB language must be used. Thoroughly support your position using peer-reviewed sources.
6. Prediction
Briefly predict and paint a picture of what the situation looks like AFTER implementation of your recommended solution. How would the situation as outlined in your response to number one (above) change? How does the organizational experience change for the actors involved? Please note this is not a conclusion; it is a prediction of what the outcome will be and how the situation will be different after your recommendation is implemented
Please ensure that it includes the appropriate number and types of citations and references, presented in the appropriate format (APA 7th edition). A minimum of FOUR external SCHOLARLY sources is required. ALL of these sources must be from peer-reviewed scholarly journals.

Describe your understanding and thoughts about the assigned videos.

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Watch the video about motivation, then complete the reflection assignment based on your observations of the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feDJ3zL23qw Through this assignment, describe your understanding and thoughts about the assigned videos. The purpose of the assignment is to provide some insightful content for your final culminating project. See the Rubric for specific details to guide you in developing your reflection. (2-3 paragraphs – No more than one page.)

Identify cell, gene, and/or process elements that may be factors in the diagnosis, and you explain the implications to patient health.

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In this Assignment, you examine a case study and analyze the symptoms presented. You identify cell, gene, and/or process elements that may be factors in the diagnosis, and you explain the implications to patient health.

Explain the findings/outcomes of the study in the article. Include whether this will translate into practice with your own clients.

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Literature in psychotherapy differs from other areas of clinical practice. Generally, there are no clinical trials in psychotherapy because it is often neither appropriate nor ethical to have controls in psychotherapy research. This sometimes makes it more difficult to translate research findings into practice. In your role, however, you must be able to synthesize current literature and apply it to your own clients. For this Assignment, you begin practicing this skill by examining current literature on psychodynamic therapy and considering how it might translate into your own clinical practice.

Learning Objectives
Students will:
Evaluate the application of current literature to clinical practice
To prepare:

Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide.
Select one of the psychodynamic therapy articles from the Learning Resources to evaluate for this Assignment.

The Assignment
In a 5- to 9 slide PowerPoint presentation, address the following:

Provide an overview of the article you selected.
What population is under consideration?
What was the specific intervention that was used? Is this a new intervention or one that was already used?
What were the author’s claims?
Explain the findings/outcomes of the study in the article. Include whether this will translate into practice with your own clients. If so, how? If not, why?
Explain whether the limitations of the study might impact your ability to use the findings/outcomes presented in the article. Support your position with evidence-based literature.
Note: The presentation should be 5–10 slides, not including the title and reference slides. Include presenter notes (no more than ½ page per slide) and use tables and/or diagrams where appropriate. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from the article you selected. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.

Write an informative presentation that informs the audience what organizational model the company follows at its core.

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So the paper is about an informative presentation from my speech class that we need to fully develop. Then after that I’ll have to make a video talking about it. Anyway, the details are all gonna be shown in pictures as attachments. The professor provided us with a link that has 100 companies and we need to choose one and write an informative presentation that informs the audience what organizational model the company follows at its core. The links provided by the professors will also be provided here in the bottom of this box. There’s also a grading rubric which will be provided for you to follow in order to make the speech good. Best of luck.
NOTE* There are a couple of off-limit organizations that we are not allowed to choose (will be provided in a picture as an attachment) so please take a look at that so you don’t end choosing an off-limit organization.
Link to the 100 Organizations: https://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2019/12/11/glassdoors-best-places-to-work-in-2020-shows-tech-is-the-future/#705df8294965