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What is your attitude towards cooking? Describe experiences of cooking for yourself versus cooking for/with friends or family. You can include photos of any food you cooked if you do have cooking facilities

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“Cooking and Eating Blog” Instructions and Grading Rubric
A blog is simply an online/virtual diary accompanied by photographs.
Students will create an online food journal/blog for this course, You can use Microsoft Word to write your blog.
Students write a minimum of 8 entries of 300 words each, analyzing their personal food and culture patterns considering some or all the following questions. 300 words is the minimum for each entry, you can go for much longer if you feel the need and inspiration.
• Does anything strike you about how, when, or what you eat or drink usually? What are the most important factors in determining what and where you eat (i.e. taste, cost, family heritage, national background, convenience, health, moral or religious choices, etc.)?
• What is your attitude towards cooking? Describe experiences of cooking for yourself versus cooking for/with friends or family. You can include photos of any food you cooked if you do have cooking facilities! The more “global” the food you make, the better!
• Was your food mostly home prepared? By whom? Who did the grocery shopping? How much did you eat out? What are some of the recipes of the dishes you prepared?
• Did you eat alone or in company? How was the experience of eating in company versus eating or cooking alone?
• What proportion of the food/drink you purchased during the week came from “fast food” establishments? What meals were “slow food” instead?
• How much, if any, of the food you ate during the week resonates with your sense of racial, ethnic, regional, religious, and/or national identity?
• How much of your food has global rather than local influences? Would you like this to change or remain the same?
• Did the experience of journaling your food/drink intake impact your choices?

Describe and discuss the importance of item difficulty and item discrimination index. Identify questions or comments this raises for assessments used in your classroom

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Solve the following problem on your own: calculate the item difficulty and item discrimination.

Your class takes a writing test where the scores are distributed on a scale of 1 to 5. 1 = lowest, 5 = highest. Here are the students and their Item Analysis for Constructed-Response Items to calculate: (Top Group is top 3 scores, Bottom Group is bottom 3 scores)

Once you have completed the analysis, construct a brief 2-3 page paper OR  a 5-7 minute podcast/audio recording in APA format (2-3 page requirement does not include your title page or reference page) and address the following:

  1. Describe and discuss the importance of item difficulty and item discrimination index. As a classroom teacher, what do these indexes mean to you?
  2. Analyze whether you think this was a good test in terms of these results.
  3. Identify questions or comments this raises for assessments used in your classroom (this also includes assessments required by the state that are administered in your classroom)

Explain the importance of a maintenance schedule in airline operations. Describe the attributes of an effective flying and maintenance schedule.

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APA papers are a critical part of your learning in this course. Spend the time to research your chosen topic thoroughly and provide a comprehensive and pointed paper. The paper must be a minimum of 2-3 pages, APA formatted with a correct works cited page. The works cited page is in addition to the 2-3 page requirement. You must use at least 3 sources not including Wikipedia or about.com.

MLA Paper #2 Topics

1) Explain the importance of a maintenance schedule in airline operations.

2) Describe the attributes of an effective flying and maintenance schedule.

3) Describe the validity of a study of OCC operations. What are its strengths and limitations?

Analyzing the structure of deal between Nokia and Microsoft ( valuation and other considerations) Assess and identify the purpose of acquisition by Microsoft.

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Main contents of the report.

  1. Analysis of the acquiring company (Microsoft)
  2. Analysis of the Target Company (Nokia Handset business segment)
  3. Purpose of Acquisition
    1. Microsoft’s View
    2. Nokia’s View
  4. Analysis of the acquisition
    1. Structure of the deal
    2. Deal Valuation & Market Sentiment
    3. Identifying the challenges and issues during the integration of Nokia in the Microsoft business model.
  5. Post-Acquisition Analysis
    1. Potential impact of the Nokia Acquisition in the share prices of Microsoft
    2. Financial considerations
    3. Business considerations
    4. HR Considerations

Research aim: To assess the post-launch impact of the acquisition of Nokia by Microsoft whether the M&A is successful or not.

Following research objectives would facilitate the achievement of this aim:

  1. Analyzing the structure of deal between Nokia and Microsoft ( valuation and other considerations)
  2. Assess and identify the purpose of acquisition by Microsoft.
  3. Identifying the challenges and issues during the integration of Nokia in the Microsoft business model.
  4. Potential impact of the Nokia Acquisition in the share prices of Microsoft

Describe how a tariff affects the market for a good the United States produces but is a net importer (for example, of steel).

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Tariffs have become a hot topic. In a paper:

Describe how a tariff affects the market for a good the United States produces but is a net importer (for example, of steel).
Draw a supply and demand graph (do not just copy and paste a graph; create your own) illustrating world trade and a tariff.
Identify winners and losers from world trade and winners and losers from the tariff (be sure to include domestic consumers, domestic producers, foreign consumers, foreign producers, and government in your discussion).
Evaluate two of the arguments for tariffs from the textbook.
Include at least three scholarly references in addition to the course textbook. Sources such as The Balance, EconomicsHelp.org, Investopedia, and other help websites are not acceptable.

A Policy Proposal as a Guest Editorial; Write a 1,500-1,750-word policy proposal related to the sale, trade, or donation of human organs using five to seven academic resources.

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A Policy Proposal as a Guest Editorial.

Write a 1,500-1,750-word policy proposal related to the sale, trade, or donation of human organs using five to seven academic resources.The policy proposal should be suitable for publication as an editorial in a college or city newspaper or in a publication associated with a particular group, such as a church newsletter or employee bulletin. The voice and style of your argument should be aimed at readers of your chosen publication. Remember to not use first person pronouns (I, me, us, we, our, my, mine) or second person pronouns (you, your, yours) in this guest editorial writing, unless given permission by your instructor.

Your editorial should have the following features:

  • Identify the problem related to the sale, trade, or donation of human organs.
  1. Persuade the audience that you have selected that this is a problem that needs solving; give it presence.
  2. Propose action offering specific details to show how the actions will help alleviate the problem.
  3. Justify your solution; the reasons why your audience should accept your proposal and act on it.

This essay is NOT simply a persuasive essay on organ sale, trade, or donation. It is an argumentative proposal that offers a practical and justifiable solution to a problem related to organ donation.

First Draft Grading.

  • You will receive completion points for the first draft based upon the successful submission of a complete draft.
  • Because your first draft is a completion grade, do not assume that this grade reflects or predicts the final grade. If you do not consider your instructor’s comments, you may be deducted points on your final draft.

Research historical perspectives related to educational constructs-as there a difference in how rich kids and poor students were educated?

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Oral History Assignment.
Current rhetoric in the media suggests that schools are in dire need of repair — kids are lazy and unintelligent, teachers are unprofessional and poorly educated, and that a return to “the good old days” would be beneficial.

Research historical perspectives related to educational constructs listed below. Centralize your research towards the following themes. Be sure to discuss each point within your verbal submission.

□ Was there a difference in how rich kids and poor students were educated?
□ Was there a difference in how Caucasian and minority students were educated?
□ What kinds of supports were available for students that suffered academically — had trouble reading, concentrating… and so forth.

Definitely reflect on its educative value. Simply recount your research in listed form. Sum up your research and make a strong professional argument based upon your researched rationale. It will be this point that separates outstanding reports from mediocre ones.

Sociological reflection on a social problem; Identify and describe a social problem that you learned about it in the news or that is occurring in the community in which you live.

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Write a sociological reflection on a social problem using a concept or idea that you learned in this class.

Feel free to organize your writing in the following order:

  • Identify and describe a social problem that you learned about it in the news or that is occurring in the community in which you live.
  • Briefly discuss why you consider that the ‘social problem’ you have chosen is in fact a social problem and why is important that institutions and communities become aware of it. You are strongly encouraged to use the sociological criteria discussed in the session on social problems and the sociological imagination ideas discussed in the first class.
  • Chose a concept (or an idea) discussed in the readings (or in the video lectures) that you consider relevant or useful to analyze the social problem you have chosen.
  • Briefly provide a description of your chosen sociological concept or idea and reflect on why you think that concept is useful to write your reflection.
  • Write a research question and develop, on max. 3 pages, a sociological answer to it. Identify and develop your argument within the text.
  • In your conclusions include a brief statement about how the social problem that you analyzed can be changed in the benefit of the affected communities.

Who are the people or the person facilitating of this meeting?Would you feel comfortable as a teacher being governed by this group? Why or why not?

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School Governance Evaluation.
When exploring schools it is important to understand the governance structure within schools and school districts. This assignment allows you the opportunity to research the governance structure within schools and school districts. Attend or research a school board meeting or a site council meeting at your selected district. This may include the district in which you are employed. Write a brief summary (minimum of 3 pages) of your experience addressing the following points:
□ What was the purpose of this meeting?
□ What was accomplished?
□ What will be the ramifications of this work on teachers and students?
□ Who are the people or the person facilitating of this meeting?
□ Whose voice or interests do they represent?
□ Would you feel comfortable as a teacher being governed by this group? Why or why not?
□ Would you feel comfortable as a student being governed by this group? Why or why not?
□ What initial thoughts came to mind during the meeting that relate to issues of social, historical, and philosophical conversations in education? In essence, connect to ideas we’ve been discussing in class.
□ What was your overall reaction to the meeting?

Examine diversity in U.S. families and study trends in marriages, remarriages, and divorce. Examine educational issues including the factors that affect the educational system in the United States.

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Analyze the history of politics, globalization, and the effects of transformation of economic systems.
Examine the role of family in socialization.
Examine diversity in U.S. families and study trends in marriages, remarriages, and divorce.
Examine educational issues including the factors that affect the educational system in the United States.
Analyze religion in the United States and other world religions.

Create blog posts, designed to inform your audience about public issues associated with the chosen topics.

Prepare blog entries that will inform your audience about public issues associated with the chosen topics. As you work to complete the blogs, you should conduct general internet searches, using terms associated with the blog topics as search criteria. Write a 500 word blog post on each of the following five topics:

An analysis of the history of politics, globalization, and the effects of transformation on society.
An examination of the role of the family in socialization.
An examination of diversity in U.S. Families and study trends in marriage, remarriage, and divorce.
An examination of the issues in education and factors that affect the educational system in the United States.
An analysis of religion in the United States and around the world.