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Write a brief report for senior managers at the case of your choosing. Explore a number of factors including – Why should this be explored as an ethical question? How might the company want to think about the role of business in society?

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Southern water Ethical issues

a) You are required to write a brief report for senior managers at the case of your choosing. This report is written from the perspective of a manager tasked to outline the ethical nature of the case. You will need to explore a number of factors including – Why should this be explored as an ethical question? How might the company want to think about the role of business in society? You will also need to outline who the key stakeholders are and in what way they are affected. You should include research into examples of how ethical choices impact on other companies (e.g where is there research that shows good choices benefit companies and bad choices have a negative impact?). Finally you should conclude with some recommendations for what the company should do

This part of your assessment should be written as a report, but should be referenced in the normal academic way using Harvard citations and referencing.

b) For this part you should again use your chosen case study – but this time choose TWO ethical theories and demonstrate that you can apply these to the case to show how your chosen theories lead you to a view on the ethics of the case. You should choose theories we have explored in class, but if you have chosen to research a different ethical tradition, for example Islamic ethics, you may use that; it would be useful if you confirm with your tutor if you wish to use an idea not fully covered in class.

Part 2
Part 2 is NOT related to the case study. This section requires you to discuss what makes an ethical leader and how you would, as an ethical manager, manage your business and/or others to a high ethical standard.

You will need to think about personal ethics, about the conditions that bring about unethical organisations and practices, about organisational values and methods of compliance. This part can be written in a more reflective style

The case stydy, assessment brief, report structure and the list with theories are attached. The use of the references provided in the assessment brief is a must. You can also use additional references from academic journals, news papers such as financial times, city am etc. In part 1B please choose TWO of the theories from the list provided.

Describe how broad or narrow your definition and understanding of the term “diversity” was, prior to reviewing the resource materials. Compare the concepts of cultural competency and cultural humility.

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Discussion

Describe how broad or narrow your definition and understanding of the term “diversity” was, prior to reviewing the resource materials. Then, compare the concepts of cultural competency and cultural humility. Finally, referencing these materials, explain why cultural humility is important for professionals in your chosen discipline. Provide an example to illustrate the importance.

Analyze student’s strengths in view of classroom demands noted in Step 1. Check for activities or tasks student can do successfully without support.

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Strategy Assignment

Step 1 : Identify classroom d e m a n d s
• Classroom organization
• Classroom grouping
• Instructional materials
• Instructional methods
• Student evaluation

Step 2: Note student’s strengths & needs
• Strengths:

  • Academics
  • Social-emotional development
  • Physical development

• Needs:

  • Academics
  • Social-emotional development
  • Physical development

Step3: Checkfor potential successes
• Analyze student’s strengths in view of classroom demands noted in Step 1.
• Check for activities or tasks student can do successfully without support.

Step 4: Look for potential problems
• Analyze student’s needs in view of classroom demands noted in Step 1.
• Check for activities or tasks student may not be able to do successfully unless support is provided.

Step 5: Use information g a t h e r e d to brainstorm instructional accommodations
• Classroom teaching and organization
• Teacher/Peer strategies
• Performance

Step 6: Decide which accommodations to implement
• Select age-appropriate accommodations
• Select accommodations that are easy to implement
• Select accommodations with demonstrated effectiveness

Step 7: Evaluate student progress
• Explain how you will track or assess accommodation effectiveness

Calculate 𝑝̅ − 𝑟̅. Find the Unit Vector of 𝑞ത. Find the angle between the vectors 𝑞ത and 𝑟̅. Find a vector perpendicular to vectors 𝑝̅ and 𝑞ത.

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ENG1202 – Phase 1: Computational and Mathematical Analysis

These questions are designed to help you applying your learning from the nodes to the project, and
formed part of the module assessments. You are required to submit both your handwritten and MATLAB computed solutions in your individual report.

Question 1A: Hand-written
If vector 𝑝̅ = 𝚤̂ + 3𝚥̂ − 2𝑘෠ , 𝑞ത = 3𝚤̂ + 2𝚥̂ + 𝑘෠ and 𝑟̅ = 2𝚥̂ + 3𝑘෠
Determine the following:
i) Calculate 𝑝̅ − 𝑟̅.
ii) Find the Unit Vector of 𝑞ത.
iii) Find the angle between the vectors 𝑞ത and 𝑟̅.
iv) Find a vector perpendicular to vectors 𝑝̅ and 𝑞ത.
If 𝐴 = ቂ3 2
4 1ቃ , 𝐵 = ቂ5 −1 2
1 10 2ቃ , 𝐶 = ൥
2 4
1 −1
3 −2
൩ and 𝐷 = ൥
1 2 1
−1 0 4
3 −1 2
൩
v) Calculate BT – 2C + DC
vi) Calculate the determinant of AAT
vii) Find product of AA-1
viii) Find the inverse of BC

(Hint! Re-visit the Vectors and Basic Matrices node to re-cap on the Engineering Science &
Mathematics principles in solving the problem above.)

Question 1B : MATLAB Computation
Compute your calculation in Question 1A (i)-(viii) by writing a MATLAB script called Question1B.m.
(Hint! Look up the descriptions for MATLAB functions dot, cross and inv in the MATLAB Help system.)

Question 2A: Hand-written
Let the projectile trajectories of a cannon ball using equations for ideal projectile motion:
𝑦(𝑡) = 𝑦଴ − ଵ
ଶ 𝑔𝑡ଶ + ൫𝑣଴𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝜃଴)൯𝑡 Eqn. 1
𝑥(𝑡) = 𝑥଴ + ൫𝑣଴𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝜃଴)൯𝑡 Eqn. 2
where 𝑦 is the vertical distance and 𝑥 is the horizontal distance travelled by the projectile in metres,
gravitational acceleration 𝑔 = 9.8 ms-2 and 𝑡 is time in seconds. Let us also assume the initial ball
velocity 𝑣଴ = 35 ms-1, the projectile’s launching angle 𝜃଴= 5π/12 radian, initial vertical (height) and
horizontal positions are 𝑦଴ = 100m and 𝑥଴ = 0 respectively.

i) Solve for 𝑥 and 𝑦 , with 𝑡 representing the first 10 seconds. Sketch 𝑦 vs. 𝑡 and 𝑥 vs. 𝑡 in two separate graphs, and give appropriate titles to the graphs and label the axes.

ii) Find the exact time when the ball hits the ground and at what horizontal distance.

iii) To better visualise the projectile trajectory, sketch a new graph consisting both altitude on the 𝑦-axis and horizontal distance on the 𝑥-axis.

iv) Use the following adjusted angles to create two more trajectory plots on top of existing 𝑦 vs. 𝑥 sketched in (iii) and determine which launching angle results in a greater range.
𝜃଴
ଵ = ቀହగ
ଵଶ − 0.255ቁ radian Eqn. 3
𝜃଴
ଶ = ቀହగ
ଵଶ − 0.425ቁ radian Eqn. 4

v) Modify and re-write the equations (e.g. Eqn. 1 and Eqn. 2) so that the launching angles will be
insert directly as degree rather than radian.

(Hint! Re-visit the Kinematics node for the Engineering Science & Mathematics principles.)

Question 2B : MATLAB Computation
Compute your calculation in Question 2A (i)-(v) by writing a MATLAB script called Question2B.m. In
addition, compute the following as well:

vi) Adjust the launching angle to produce the greatest range (i.e. maximum horizontal distance)
but within 0° ≤ 𝜃଴ ≤ 90° in incremental of 0.1. Evaluate your results.

vii) Adding the optimal trajectory on top of existing 𝑦 vs. 𝑥 sketched in (iii).

(Hint! Look up the descriptions for MATLAB functions min, max, find and hold on/off in the MATLAB
Help system.)

Question 3A: Hand-written
In the circuit shown in Figure 1, the DC voltage sources are given as 120V, 60V and 10V, whereas the
DC current source is 36A. The value of the resistors are given as R1= 20Ω, R2= 5Ω, R3= 4Ω, R4= 6Ω, R5=
8Ω and R6= 4Ω.

Figure 1
i) Determine the total power dissipation of all the resistors e.g. RTotal?
ii) Identify the resistor with the highest power dissipation value?

(Hint! Re-visit the Basic Electrical Circuits, Resistive Circuits and Equivalent Circuits & Power Transfer node to re-cap on the Engineering Science & Mathematics principles in solving the problem above.)

(Hint! Potentially more than one approach (e.g. Nodal Analysis, Mesh Analysis, 1st and 2nd
Kirchhoff’s Law and a mixture of suggested principles) can be used to address the circuit analysis).

iii) Figure 2 is the exact circuit illustrated in Figure 2. However, we are now required to determine the current through R1= 20Ω by using Source Transformation method ONLY and finishing off with 2nd Kirchhoff’s Law.

(Hint! Recap on the Source Transformation method, simplify and analyse the circuit starting from
section that is non-restricted.)

Figure 2
IR1 = ?

Directions of currents which you choose should indicate by arrows. Both magnitude and the sign of
the currents should be provided by the answers. You should also indicate the any loops you created
for the 2nd Kirchhoff’s Law or Mesh Analysis. You need to show your working, circuits simplification,
assumptions you made and explain your reasoning.

Question 3B : MATLAB Computation
Compute your calculation in Question 3A (i)-(ii) ONLY by writing a MATLAB script called

Question3B.m.
Formulate your solution in matrix format of Ax=b and you are also required to display the
following text ‘Resistor with the highest power dissipation value is ….. ’ once you identify the hight
value.

(Hint! Look up the descriptions for MATLAB functions find and fprintf in the MATLAB Help system.)

Question 4A: Hand-written
Figure 3
i) Draw the free body diagram (FBD) of the beam ABC as illustrate in Figure 3.

ii) Calculate the reactions at the wall as a result of the loadings. (Assuming counter-clockwise as
positive value).

iii) Sketch the shear force (SF) and bending moment (BM) diagram for the beam, and showing the
values.

iv) If the beam (in Figure 1) has a cross section as show in Figure 4, what are the maximum tensile
and compressive stress due to the bending. [in SI unit]v) Are there differences between the maximum tensile and compressive stress? Why?

Figure 4
(Hint! Re-visit the Statics A and Solid Mechanics 1 node to re-cap on the Engineering Science &
Mathematics principles in solving the problem above. Also, remember to re-cap on Dimensional
Analysis for unit (e.g. SI) conversion.

100 mm
75 mm
75 mm
25 mm
x
4 kN 6 kN
6 m 2 m
AB
C

Question 4B : MATLAB Computation
Compute your calculation in Question 4A (ii)-(iv) by writing a MATLAB script called Question4B.m.
Label the axes meaningfully and give the figure a title.

(Hint! Look up the descriptions for MATLAB functions plot, xlabel, ylabel, legend and title in the
MATLAB Help system.)

Question 5A: MATLAB Computation
Estimating the costs of drilling oil wells is an important consideration for the oil industry. Table 1
illustrates the total costs and the depths of 16 offshore oil wells located in country Z. In general, the
drilling cost of drilling an oil well depends on the depth at which you are drilling e.g. drilling becomes
more expensive, per meter, as you dig deeper.
Well Platform No. Depth (m) Cost ($ million)
1 1524 2.59
2 1585 3.33
3 1829 3.18
4 1993 3.19
5 2167 4.78
6 2303 5.91
7 2440 5.77
8 2501 8.09
9 2502 4.81
10 2621 5.62
11 2751 7.74
12 2803 6.79
13 3025 7.84
14 3296 8.88
15 4206 10.49
16 4362 12.51

Table 1
Compute the following calculation by writing a MATLAB script called Question5A.m.

i) Create a scatter diagram for the data set, and label the axes and name the figure meaningfully. Also, comment on whether there is any association between the drilling cost and the well depth e.g. strong or weak correlation and positive or negative relationship.

ii) Find the regression model (via Ordinary Least Squares estimates of 𝛽መ଴ and 𝛽መଵ) with cost as the dependent variable and depth as the explanatory or independent variable. State any assumptions you made and comment on whether you believe your equation is a good fit e.g. sum of errors and proportion of variance explained.

iii) An alternate implementation would be to use the MATLAB polynomial curve-fitting function e.g. polyfit and polyval, to compute the Ordinary Least Squares estimates of 𝛽መ଴ and 𝛽መଵ. Repeat the task in (ii) again, but this time with using the built-in functions. Plot the resulting linear regression model with the data set, and label the axes and name the figure meaningfully.

iv) What cost would you predict for an oil well of 4000m?

v) What is the estimate of the error variance?

vi) What could you say about the cost (predicted) of an oil well of depth 6500m?

Write no more than 750 words, detailing: • Very Brief case description: What happened? relevant facts about the case, i.e. chronology of events as relevant to the forensic technology under scrutiny.

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Forensic technologies

For this assessment, i select three (N=3) forensic technologies

  • 1.DNA,
  • 2.Fingerprints (and other impressions)
  • 3.Bodily Fluids

And research a relevant case study of a criminal investigation that makes explicit use of them (a total of 3 case studies, one for each of the chosen technology).

Once you have chosen the relevant technologies and cases, you should write no more than 750 words per case (+ or – 10%), 2,250 max overall, detailing:

• Very Brief case description: What happened? relevant facts about the case, i.e. chronology of events as relevant to the forensic technology under scrutiny

• Historical and jurisdictional context: Where and when? i.e. where the case took place and any relevant legislation, cultural practices as related to historical, geographical and social context.

• Limitations and critique: any controversies about the case, particularly focusing on the forensic technology in question as well as the sources of information used. You will need to draw on academic literature in order to understand and expose limitations.

• Sources of information used: Who says? (bare minimum of four sources per case, including minimum of one academic journal article). The sources need to be referenced in a bibliographic fashion. You need to use in-text citations throughout your case analysis. You must reference in Harvard style.

The most important thing about your portfolio is that you follow the guidelines and outline structure. Each of your three case studies needs to include:

  • • a brief description of the case
  • • a discussion of context
  • • a discussion of limitations and critiques
  • • a bibliography/list of references (5 reference each)

Explain how endocrine disruptors like bisphenol A and pthalates may cross the placenta and cause fetal genital abnormalities.

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Medical Toxicology

Explain how endocrine disruptors like bisphenol A and pthalates may cross the placenta and cause fetal genital abnormalities.

Identify some significant perspectives on the global impact of World War II that Halloran’s short video brings to light. Highlight nations other than the U.S. that you never encountered in your WWII studies.

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Background to Historical Context of the Second World War (1939-1945).

Fascination with World War II is widespread in the United States. It is a common topic on the History Channel and at the movies. Many families have stories from their elders about wartime service. Ask your elders soon about World War II because those who remember the war firsthand are fewer and fewer. Those who fought the war have been called “The Greatest Generation” of the twentieth century. They made sacrifices which unfortunately cost them their lives, their longterm health, and took their vital years of their youth. Some people say that the Covid pandemic is the biggest national disaster since World War II. So perhaps this week’s topic is one that is somewhat familiar to you.

Prepare to be a little surprised by what you learn about World War II this week. Next week after spring break, Samantha Power will guide us to how the world began to understand the preparations for genocide unfolding in Europe in the 1930s.
This week, we will take a global view of World War II to see how the American experience compares to other wartime combattants. Briefly stated, the war was hell for everyone even though we have some hero-worship and nostalgia for the people of those times. The U.S. death toll was substantial but it was far surpassed in other parts of the world. Very little combat occurred on American soil and most civilians lived safely, except for those at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and in the West Coast internment camps (primarily Japanese Americans). Nothing could be further from the experience of people in Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa.

Neil Halloran’s video “The Fallen of World War II” from 2016 takes a data-driven approach to the global conflict so that we can see it truly as a worldwide war. His digital animation shows a real talent from bringing out the human element embedded in the data. You’ll be surprised at the story that emerges. Last week’s video by Jennings called “London Can Take It” made his short film for the British Ministry of Information, the official news source of the government. It is a micro-history compared to “The Fallen” as it deals with 18 hours in London during the Blitz. Narrated by American journalist Quentin Reynolds, it chronicled when German bombers deliberately targeted vulnerable civilians.

The staggering death toll of World War II owes to the length of the war, and to the new technologies of destruction. Aerial bombing of cities was a military objective used by both the Axis (Germany, Italy, Japan) and the Allies (Britain, Soviet Union, USA). High explosives could now be carried in heavier planes and bombers could fly longer distances. They carried conventional bombs, fire bombs that incinerated and melted away their civilian victims, and this war used the first atomic bombs by the U.S. in Japan. While millions served courageously in uniform, it was a war when the lines between soldier and civilian, warfront and homefront, were blurred and erased.

 

Neil Halloran, The Fallen of World War II, 2016

Identify some significant perspectives on the global impact of World War II that Halloran’s short video brings to light. You might want to highlight nations other than the U.S. that you never encountered in your WWII studies. Or you might want to highlight some U.S. experience that you had never heard about before. Emphasize three topics to show your understanding of Halloran’s point of vew about critical thinking on World War II.

What questions on employment questionnaires or during employment interviews is the nurse allowed not to answer and should never have been asked? What is the polite way to avoid answering questions that should not have been asked during an interview? How can you avoid asking questions that should not be asked when you are interviewing someone?

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Discussion 7 & 8 N520

Discussion 7 & 8

Discussion Question 7: N520

Respond to ONE of the following prompts.

  • Debate why nurses should and should not donate their services.

OR

  • What advice should be given to nurses seeking employment as occupational health nurses or school nurses about their potential legal liability?

Discussion 8

Discussion Question: 8

Respond to ONE of the following prompts.

  • What questions on employment questionnaires or during employment interviews is the nurse allowed not to answer and should never have been asked? What is the polite way to avoid answering questions that should not have been asked during an interview? How can you avoid asking questions that should not be asked when you are interviewing someone?

OR

  • How does the doctrine of indemnification further the concept that individuals are ultimately responsible for their own actions?

If the compliance rate for vaccinations among school children is so high in most U.S. communities, why should parents and local school systems be so concerned over the fact that more children aren’t vaccinated? Or should they be concerned at all?  Could anything really bad happen if 5-10% of children 0-6 years of age aren’t vaccinated?

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Flash Point #2 

The Problem:  Since our founding as a nation in 1776, the medical community in the United States has repeatedly documented the value of immunization for various kinds of preventable diseases.

Yet even with the high rate of compliance of vaccination for children, there are a significant number of young children in the U.S. who have not been fully vaccinated with the most critical of vaccines. Our text attributes lack of proper immunization to: cost, lack of access to vaccines, uneducated parents and confusion over the CDC- recommended vaccine schedule.

Added to these four items, there are a persistent number of parents who continue to refuse to immunize their children due to religious objections and/or fears that vaccines will cause mental disorders (such as autism) in their children.

Directions:  Your Analysis and Discussion

  1. Go to https://vaccines.procon.org/  (copy and paste into your computer’s browser).
  2. Read all information associated with this website, including all “Pro” versus “Con” arguments and information (background and quotes) on the vaccines controversy for K-12 children/adolescents.
  1. Answer the following questions listed below. Answer each of the following questions with at least a 50-word response for each set of questions.  It doesn’t matter which stand you take, except that you choose either “pro” or “con”, and provide a reason for your answer, backed up by your reading (cite at least two items from this ProCon). (In addition, you may include other researched articles to your two citations from “ProCon” for this issue, if you wish).  But you must include Pro Con as a primary (first) source of information.  Cite your ProCon/other sources using APA.  -1 points each question if you forget. Less than 50 words for each of 3 answers = points off, Instructor discretion!
  1. You can’t choose both “Pro” and “Con”. Automatic 5 points off FlashPoint #2!  Take a stand!
  2. Post your original answers to the questions in the FlashPoint Forum by Friday March 4 at 11:59 pm.
  3. Remember to number your answers to match the questions.
  4. Do not repeat the question when you write out your answers.
  5. As before, select two of your fellow students’ posts and respond to what they have written.

Questions to be Answered: 

  1. If the compliance rate for vaccinations among school children is so high in most U.S. communities, why should parents and local school systems be so concerned over the fact that more children aren’t vaccinated? Or should they be concerned at all?  Could anything really bad happen if 5-10% of children 0-6 years of age aren’t vaccinated?
  2. If a parent maintains that their child(ren) should acquire immunization “naturally” by getting any disease once as “immunization”, should any kind of Authority—the public or private schools, community school requirements, or even other concerned parents– be able to force parents to comply with what the community school system requires?  Why should/shouldn’t local authorities have this right?
  3. If parents are objecting to children being vaccinated on the basis of religion, should parents be forced to comply with the law anyway? Would forcing parents/their children to comply violate any of the First 10 Amendments to our Constitution (our Bill of Rights) such as Freedom of Religion or Due Process? Explain.