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Discuss your experiences of the course, your beginnings, and where you are now. Consider your interaction in discussions. Should health care workers be required to take a course in Ethics? Why or why not?

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CASE STUDY

Introduction

In this session, you have been considering moral-ethical dilemmas you yourself faced or that you know of that you either resolved or failed to resolve, but hopefully learned from. You may never have given much thought to ethical theory nor what ethical premises/paradigms you have unconsciously held.

You will be focusing on this case for this assignment:

Jane Doe is a nursing student at University X. Jane is in week eight of a course entitled: “Introduction to Ethics”.

For the week one discussion, Jane copied work done by her friend John Doe in the same class two months ago (with a different professor). John told Jane it was okay to use his work as John’s professor never checked any work in the class using Turnitin.com. John claimed to have earned an A on the work also.

In week two, Jane went to StudentPapering.com and paid ten dollars for a week two essay done by a student (not John Doe) who took the same course four months ago. StudentPapering promises that all its archived work is of excellent quality and cannot be detected as copied. Jane then uploaded an exact copy of the work for the week two assignment.

In week three, Jane paid a worker at PaperingStudent.com ten dollars to write for Jane a brand new essay after Jane shared with the worker the essay assignment instructions.

In week four, Jane relied on her knowledge of Esperanto. She felt pressed for time and found an article by a professor from Esperanto on the week four topic. She translated Esperanto into English using Moogle Translate, and the translated text served as her week four paper.

In week five, Jane was running late again. Jane purposely uploaded a blank paper hoping that she would later claim it was an innocent mistake and not be assessed a late penalty. In a previous course on History, she had done the same (with an earlier paper from the History class rather than simply a blank) and had not seen any late penalty assessed.

In week six, Jane took work she did in a nursing course from a year ago and submitted that for her discussion posting in her current class. She simply copied and pasted the work she had labored intensively on a year ago (even though University X forbids this practice as ‘self-plagiarism’). Jane was confident her Nursing instructor never checked that work using Turnitin.com or another method.

In week seven, Jane copied and pasted work found on website.com for the paper. Jane did not use any quotation marks or other documentation to show the text was not by Jane.

Since Jane’s Ethics professor did not check papers and posting for any issues by using Turnitin.com or another method, the professor graded all of Jane’s work unaware of Jane’s actions throughout the weeks of the class. Jane feels her actions are morally justified both because her economic situation requires her to work too much to devote time to school (although other students are well-off enough to have such time) and her religion forbids cheating, but Jane ignores her religion’s teachings.

Instructions

Now that you have had an opportunity to explore ethics formally, create a reflective assessment of your learning experience and the collaborations you engaged in throughout this session. You will submit both of the following:

  • A written reflection
  • An oral presentation using a PowerPoint narrated slide show.

For the written reflection, address Jane Doe’s and respond to the following:

  • Articulate again your moral theory from week eight discussion (You can revise it if you wish). What two ethical theories best apply to it? Why those two?
  • Apply to Jane Doe’s case your personal moral philosophy as developed in week eight discussion and now. Use it to determine if what Jane Doe did was ethical or unethical per your own moral philosophy.
  • Consider if some of these examples are more grave instances of ethical transgressions than others. Explain.
  • Propose a course of social action and a solution by using the ethics of egoism, utilitarianism, the “veil of ignorance” method, deontological principles, and/or a theory of justice to deal with students like Jane. Consider social values such as those concerning ways of life while appraising the interests of diverse populations (for instance, those of differing religions and economic status).

For the oral presentation, briefly summarize your feelings about taking a course in Ethics and explore your process of transformation in this course.

  • Discuss your experiences of the course, your beginnings, and where you are now. Consider your interaction in discussions.
  • Should health care workers be required to take a course in Ethics? Why or why not?

Identify the problem in the joint venture that triggered the conflict between the two companies and discuss the differences of each company’s understanding of their own respective roles and responsibilities in this venture.

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Danone’s Wrangle with Wahaha

For this week’s discussion read the case study about Danone in China introduced in the last module (p. 255 in the textbook).

After reading the case, discuss the following:

  1. Identify the problem in the joint venture that triggered the conflict between the two companies and discuss the differences of each company’s understanding of their own respective roles and responsibilities in this venture.
  2. As a leader, discuss ways you would handle conflict when it arises from organizational culture or national culture?

A case study is a puzzle to be solved and here is a strategy for formulating your initial post:

  1. Read the case study to identify the key issues and underlying issues. These issues are the principles and concepts of the course module, which apply to the situation described in the case study.
  2. Study the facts and focus on relevant information; the case may have extraneous information not relevant to the current module.
  3. Describe actions that would address or correct the situation and who should act upon what.
  4. Draw from experience, course readings or real-life experience.

Discuss the concepts, principles, and theories from your textbook. Cite your textbooks and cite any other sources if appropriate.

  • Your initial post should address all components of the question with a 500 word limit.

What is the main issue being discussed? Who are the main personalities mentioned in the article? How does the issue affect the people of the country mentioned in the article? Does the issue have any connection with United States interests? What do you think could be the best solution to resolve this problem?

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NACLA report on American Review

Jennifer A. Cárcamo, “Poets and Prophets of Resistance: Intellectuals and the Origins of El Salvador’s Civil War,” NACLA Report on the Americas website (August 6, 2020).

In terms of the content of each report. First, you should devote the first half of the report to a summary of the main points in the article that you selected. To help you to address this issue, consider some of these questions: What is the main issue being discussed? (i.e. immigration, elections, education, environment, women’s issues, crime, etc.) Who are the main personalities mentioned in the article? (i.e. El Salvador president Nayib Bukele, President Biden, Secretary of State Blinken, former President Trump, etc.) How does the issue affect the people of the country mentioned in the article? Does the issue have any connection with United States interests? What do you think could be the best solution to resolve this problem?

And for the second point of discussion, analyze the article that you selected and present your point of view on the story. For example, how do you feel about the story? How did this article contribute to your understanding about modern Latin America? And what do you think about the author’s perspective on the article? How does this topic relate to contemporary political, economic or cultural themes in the United States today?

Plot segmentation of scenes and key actions. Be sure you know what a scene is, how scenes are named, and how subsidiary actions described before you begin.

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Psycho 1960 Version: Sound and Image Relationship

4. Plot segmentation of scenes and key actions. Be sure you know what a scene is, how scenes are named, and how subsidiary actions described before you begin. Use an outline from as in

Do not simply use DVD chapter titles. They do not generally adhere to a film studies’ approach to plot segmentation (three to five full pages pages of text Times New Roman Size 12 Font Double-Spaced APA Format Excluding the Title and Reference Pages).

Does the history of Japanese Americans and Chinese American contain any lessons for other minority groups? Have these groups found a pathway to “success” that could be followed Native American Indians, or African Americans or the Latinx community? Why or why not?

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Write a small report

Read and answer the following questions

Chapter 9 Asian Americans

Another example of group diversity is the Asian American community that is made up of numerous groups, cultures, languages, and history in the U.S. These groups have a variety of faiths from Buddhism to Confucianism, Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity. Cultural traits “tend to stress group membership, kinship relations, sensitivity to the opinions and judgement of others,” This is different from our American cultural traits and values. Like many world cultures, “traditional Asian cultures are male dominated, and women were consigned to subordinate roles.” (our textbook). All these traits would change to some degree through assimilation like the third and fourth generation for a group like the Japanese Americans. Asian cultures stress the importance of maintaining respect, good opinions, avoid shame, and public humiliation, and uphold honor. Asians believe in Anglo conformity and hard work, while retaining their culture (pluralism). Chinese women are faithful and serve their husband and eldest son. Women under Confucianism had four virtues: chastity, obedience, shyness, and pleasing demeanor, and skills in domestic duties. There are other experiences that the Chinese and Japanese experience in labor and labor unions, they are part of the U.S. labor history from 1849 to the present. They would experience policies like the “Alien Act.” Quota Act 1917, Gentlemen Agreement Act, the 1924 immigration act, and many others. Like many chapters, Asian American SES will be discussed in the last part of the chapter. Don’t forget to study the “model minority” arguments.

Chapter 10 New Immigrants

Chapter 10 profiles the new immigrants using a variety of factors based on: country of origin-developed (rich) or underdevelopment (poor), are they from a rural area or urban areas? Language conflict? Class background? skilled or unskilled? education? profession? Religion? Reasons for leaving their country?Do they experience prejudice and discrimination? This week’s report questions cover all the issues that the lecture covered. We want to find out what the new immigrant experience are like. When you have time, or for another class, find out all the categories that people get their immigration designation categories-DACA, refugees status, Visa category-daily workers, student visa’s, visitor visa, and many others.

Select one of the following questions. Be sure to include your name, question number, and date. Your report should be 1 1/2 pages in length.

1. Asian Americans are widely thought of as being successful in the U.S. How accurate is this portrait of the “Model minority?” What would be your finding in comparing what is good or bad about the model minority?

2. Does the history of Japanese Americans and Chinese American contain any lessons for other minority groups? Have these groups found a pathway to “success” that could be followed Native American Indians, or African Americans or the Latinx community? Why or why not?

3. Describe the cultural characteristics of Asian American groups and explain how these characteristics shaped relations with the larger U.S. society?

4. What gender differences characterizes Asian American groups? What are some of the important ways in which the experiences of women and men vary? How do you think young Asian American women are changing, or not, their status in American society?

5. In the beginning of chapter 10, “how will the new wave of immigrants transform the United States? What do these new immigrants contribute to the United States? What does you chapter say about undocumented immigrants, do they cost the U.S. money to have them here, what does the chapter say? What can you say about their approach to assimilation?

6. Describe the differences and similarities of the Dominicans, Salvadorans, and Colombians in terms of education, income, language, and poverty? In your opinion, how are Central Americans looked upon in the U.S. today? (Separation of children)

7. Discuss what is meant by push/pull? How does this work in our economic cycle’s? I’m looking for your overall opinions on this question. Do you think a border wall will stop this push/pull cycle?

Compare and contrast your initial posting with those of your peers. How are they similar or how are they different? What information can you add that would help support the responses of your peers? Ask your peers a question for clarification about their post. What most interests you about their responses?

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MSW521 WEEK 15 Discussion

Instructions

It is anticipated that the initial discussion post should be in the range of 250-300 words. Response posts to peers have no minimum word requirement but must demonstrate topic knowledge and scholarly engagement with peers. Substantive content is imperative for all posts. All discussion prompt elements for the topic must be addressed. Please proofread your response carefully for grammar and spelling. Do not upload any attachments unless specified in the instructions. All posts should be supported by a minimum of one scholarly resource, ideally within the last 5 years. Journals and websites must be cited appropriately. Citations and references must adhere to APA format.

Classroom Participation

Students are expected to address the initial discussion question by Wednesday of each week. Participation in the discussion forum requires a minimum of three (3) substantive postings (this includes your initial post and posting to two peers) on three (3) different days. Substantive means that you add something new to the discussion supported with citation(s) and reference(s), you are not just agreeing. This is also a time to ask questions or offer information surrounding the topic addressed by your peers. Personal experience is appropriate for a substantive discussion, however should be correlated to the literature.

All discussion boards will be evaluated utilizing rubric criterion inclusive of content, analysis, collaboration, writing and APA. If you fail to post an initial discussion or initial discussion is late, you will not receive points for content and analysis, you may however post to your peers for partial credit following the guidelines above.

Initial Response

Instructions:

Talk with your field instructor and explore agency crisis plan.

  • What is the role of the social worker as crisis responder?

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Your initial response is due by Wednesday at 11:59 pm CT.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Peer Response

Instructions:

Please read and respond to at least two of your peers’ initial postings. You may want to consider the following questions in your responses to your peers:

  • Compare and contrast your initial posting with those of your peers.
  • How are they similar or how are they different?
  • What information can you add that would help support the responses of your peers?
  • Ask your peers a question for clarification about their post. What most interests you about their responses?

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

What is the significance of the film’s title for the story? How does the title refer to the point of the film in terms of both explicit and implicit meanings?

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Psycho 1960 Version

Answer the following based on the 1960 version of the film Psycho which is free to watch on Netflix.

  • What is the significance of the film’s title for the story?
  • How does the title refer to the point of the film in terms of both explicit and implicit meanings?
  • Illustrate your analysis with one image from the film (drawing or still) and analyze how particular element(s) in the shot support your analysis above.

(about half page of text about 160 Words Times New Roman Size 12 Font Double-Spaced APA Format Excluding the Title and Reference Pages).

Write the topic sentences where you must explain what the main idea of these paragraphs is. Summarize the articles; explore pieces of evidence: facts, statistics, and opinions of experts; analyze the main claims and the sub-claims of the articles you used; write your comments, explaining your audience what they can learn from these pieces of evidence, claims and sub-claims.

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Brain research project

1. Title

2. Abstract 5.4 How To Write an Abstract for the Worldview Essay. Read.

Borrow all sentences from your introduction and Conclusion.

  • Abstract includes:
  • A. Explanation of the problem What problem you are trying to solve in your essay (one sentence). Borrow this sentence from your Introduction.
  • B. The thesis statement/claim (your position/solution – one sentence). Borrow your thesis statement from your Introduction.
  • C. Conclusion (a recommendation/implication – one or two sentences). Borrow one/two sentences from your conclusion.

Abstract should be coherent and readable. Use transitions. Use an active and vigorous syntax.

3. Introduction (150-180 words)

Avoid using “I, my, we, us, our, YOU, your”.

To construct the sentences, please use the following words: problem, significance, purpose, needs and values, audience.

4. Main part. Provide support for your claim. Use the credible articles with facts, statistics, and opinions of experts. 250 words per paragraph. Write 3 paragraphs. Use parenthetical citations in MLA. Acknowledge the authors (names and the page numbers). Avoid using websites that do not contain the authors’ names.

Structure your body paragraphs correctly:

  • Write the topic sentences where you must explain what the main idea of these paragraphs is.
  • Summarize the articles; explore pieces of evidence: facts, statistics, and opinions of experts; analyze the main claims and the sub-claims of the articles you used;
  • Write your comments, explaining your audience what they can learn from these pieces of evidence, claims and sub-claims;
  • Write concluding sentences.

Use transitions.

Use the Inductive approach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAjkQ1YqLEE

Links to an external site.

Use factual evidence: facts, statistics, opinions of experts 10.4. Understanding Argument. Approaches to Argument: Support. Evidence. Read.

Avoid using generalization. Use the specific scholarly articles (with the authors’ names and the page numbers).

5. General Conclusion. Use 10 strategies for an effective conclusion (1, 2, 3, 8 are mandatory). 5.3 How To Write a Conclusion.

In your conclusion, briefly summarize your position (paraphrase your thesis statement). One sentence. Use a transition such as therefore or so, thus, as a result, consequently, hence.

While searching for an exit with proper emphasis and grace, here some suggestions that might spark some good ideas for your conclusion. Write 5-6 sentences (it is mandatory to use # 1,3,4, and 8). You can add more sentences, using other ideas from the following list:

  1. An evaluation of the importance of the essay’s subject
  2. A statement of the essay’s broader implications
  3. A recommendation or call to action
  4. A warning based on the essay’s thesis
  5. A quotation from an authority or someone whose insight emphasizes the main point
  6. An anecdote or brief example that emphasizes or sum up the point of the essay
  7. A rhetorical question that makes the reader think about the essay’s main point
  8. A forecast based on the essay’s thesis
  9. An ironic twist, witticism, pun, or playful use of words
  10. A proverb, maxim, or motto

6. Works Cited (3-4 or more sources). 1.4 MLA Format. Review.

You can find Works Cited on pages 9-10.

7. Self-Reflection.

This essay must be accompanied by a Self-Reflection, which should be 350-400 words. A Self-Reflection includes the following:

  1. Evaluate yourself as a writer and a critical thinker, providing informal comments on the various stages of the writing process: ideas, thinking, reading, prewriting, writing, revising, editing, and proofreading.
  2. Comments on specific strengths and weaknesses of your paper.
  3. Comments on how the essay reflects your growth as a writer, researcher, and critical thinker.

Use MLA Format. 1.4 MLA Format. Review.

With the help of examples, explain how local governments can raise their funds, meet future challenges and be able to convert their challenges into opportunities.

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Public Management (MGT 324)

Assignment 1        

Place of Submission: Students Grade Centre via blackboard.

Weight: 15 Marks

We expect you to answer each question as per instructions in the assignment. You will find it useful to keep the following points in mind. The assignment with be evaluated in terms of your planning, organization and the way you present your assignment. All the three section will carry equal weight age

Kindly read the instruction carefully and prepare your assignment accordingly.

1) Planning: Read the assignments carefully, go through the Units on which they are based. Make some points regarding each question and then rearrange them in a logical order.

2) Organization: Be a little selective and analytical before drawing up a rough outline of your answer. Give adequate attention to the question’s introduction and conclusion.

Make sure that:

  1. a) The answer is logical and coherent
  2. b) It has clear connections between sentences and paragraphs
  3. c) The presentation is correct in your own expression and style.

3) Presentation: Once you are satisfied with your answer, you can write down the final version for submission. If you so desire, you may underline the points you wish to emphasize.

  “Globalization has changed the functioning of local governments”.

  1. In light of this statement, discuss the challenges faced by local governments in the age of globalization. (5 Marks)
  2. What benefits do you think globalization has created for local governments? (5 Marks)
  3. With the help of examples, explain how local governments can raise their funds, meet future challenges and be able to convert their challenges into opportunities. (5 Marks)

What are the two important things you learned about working on projects from the case ? Why are they important ? Explain for each part (A,B,C). Describe the characters of “The Hokies Lunch Group”?

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Project Management (MGT 323)

Assignment-1-Case Study

Assignment Question:  (Marks 15)

Read the Case-1.2 “The Hokies Lunch Group.”  from Chapter 1 “Modern Project Management” given in your textbook – Project Management: The Managerial Process 8th edition by Larson and Gray page no: 24-27 also refer to specific concepts you have learned from the chapter to support your answers.  Answer the following questions for Part-A, Part-B, Part-C of the case study.

  1. For each part (A,B,C) What phase of the project life cycle is each project in ? Expain (2 Marks each for A,B,C) Total (6Marks).
  2. What are the two important things you learned about working on projects from the case ? Why are they important ? Explain for each part (A,B,C) (2.5 Marks each for A,B,C) Total (7.5 Marks)
  3. Describe the characters of “The Hokies Lunch Group”? (1.5 Marks)