Author: chris

APA format

Need two to three paragraphs each question

1. “Expertise as a Factor” Please respond to the following:

• Discuss how the expertise of the practitioners and researchers (computer scientists, engineers, mathematicians) may affect IS integration.
• Select three issues from the “Issues That Make Forecasting the Future Difficult for Industries and Governments” from Chapter 7 of the Cortada textbook. Then, describe how each could impact integration.

2. “Project Quality and Compliance” Please respond to the following:

• List three aspects of managing project quality that should always be considered to achieve project success. Provide a rationale for your selection.

• Evaluate regulatory, procedural / policy, and security compliance outlined in Chapter 20 of the Lane textbook. Choose one category and then describe the relationship that exists between adherence

What we have learned so far in this course is that students come to us from diverse backgrounds and have their own unique learning needs. We have also learned that the systems of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are grounded in differentiated instructional practices to form the basis of quality curriculum.

As noted in Week Two, you participate in your school’s Professional Learning Community (PLC) as developing experts in implementing differentiated instruction. For this assignment, you will create the content for a blog (not actually creating the blog at this time) that identifies differentiated assessment and teaching strategies. These strategies can be used to assess student mastery of the new Common Core State Standards while providing engaging and rigorous classroom instruction.

For the purpose of this assignment, you will be using a Word document (two to three pages) to create a prospective blog that can be designed online at another time.

Within your blog, you must:

• Describe (in general) the standards for mathematics.
• Describe (in general) the standards for English language arts.
• Summarize the Common Core State Standards initiative including their purpose (i.e., the expectations of the CCSS) and academic impact.
• Discuss how differentiated instruction is an essential strategy for the CCSS.
• Explain five or more differentiated strategies, tools, or activities that will support teachers’ implementation of the CCSS for mathematics.
• Explain five or more differentiated strategies, tools, or activities that will support teachers’ implementation of the CCSS for English language arts.

Use your course text and at least two scholarly articles from the Ashford University Library or Google Scholar to support your research. Your paper will be formatted according to APA guidelines including title and reference pages.

PA format

Need two to three paragraphs each question

1. “Expertise as a Factor” Please respond to the following:

• Discuss how the expertise of the practitioners and researchers (computer scientists, engineers, mathematicians) may affect IS integration.
• Select three issues from the “Issues That Make Forecasting the Future Difficult for Industries and Governments” from Chapter 7 of the Cortada textbook. Then, describe how each could impact integration.

2. “Project Quality and Compliance” Please respond to the following:

• List three aspects of managing project quality that should always be considered to achieve project success. Provide a rationale for your selection.

• Evaluate regulatory, procedural / policy, and security compliance outlined in Chapter 20 of the Lane textbook. Choose one category and then describe the relationship that exists between adherence and successful project integration.

Explain the reasons why Military History is in your opinion a valuable discipline to study.

You will be completing Reading Analysis of articles dealing with military history that are of interest to you. When a week begins and a forum is open, you will first want to “stake a claim” to the article from the forum’s readings that you would like to analyze. 

***Must have citations and have a bibliography for every initial post and follow up…must use Chicago format due to the Military History degree requirement.  

Your analysis of the article should include a 150-200 word summary of the article. It should also include your own personal reaction to the article, consisting of 150-250 words and specifically stating what you learned from reading the article. Make sure you cite and reference your article. You may choose from

Create a diagram in which you illustrate the energy flow among labeled specifc organisms of a food chain in a particular ecosystem.

Include the following using specific organisms:

• sunlight
• 2 producer species
• 2 consumer species

Write a 400- to 525-word APA formatted summary paper of your diagram that includes the flowing components:

• Describes the major categories of specific organisms, producers and consumers
• Describes the interactions between these organisms in your ecosystem
• It has been stated that all energy comes directly or indirectly from the sun. Is this represented in your diagram?
• Identify the method of energy production for the consumers and producers (photosynthesis, ferm

prepare for this week’s learning Activity, review the following video by Dr. Mate in addition to this week’s assigned Reading:

1. Democracynow.org. (2010, February 15th). Dr. Gabor Mate: When the body says no: Understanding the stress-disease on the stress-disease connection. Retrieved from http://www.democracynow.org/2010/2/15/dr_gabor_mat_when_the_body

Proceed with the week’s learning Activity by doing the following:

Part 1: Interview a person whom you know to learn about stress and coping. For the interview, ask the following two questions:

Part 2: Complete the following in 1–2 pages:

1. Summarize your interviewee’s responses to the two questions.
2. Refer directly to the textbook or another credible source and discuss the effects a person’s response to a stressor and method of coping can have on his or her mental health.
3. Explain how the interviewee or an individual can learn to cope with stressors in a healthy manner that may lead to more positive effects.

Submitting Your Learning Activity

Complete the Unit 5 Learning Activity Template. Complete the document in 1–2 pages, using APA writing style, and save it in a location with your first and last name in the title. When you are ready to submit it, go to the Dropbox and complete the steps below:

In this assignment students will take the role of the Vice President of Operations creating a mini-management plan that focuses on those aspects of the business related to planning and organizing.  As Vice President of Operations, Joseph Jackson, the leader of Cyber Software, Inc., has asked you to help him solve his organizational problems.  This mini-management plan is a professionally written document that will be given to Joseph Jackson.

In writing the plan, you should use the terminology learned in the course.  Since Joe Jackson is quite knowledgeable, you are not defining terms using a dictionary, but instead you will explain and describe Management concepts and theories so that Joseph Jackson understands what you mean. For example, why the concepts, ideas, and theories are important to the business and how to implement the proposed plan.  The plan is not one in which the Vice President of Operations tells Joseph Jackson that he should do this or do that, but rather one that is presented in an action-oriented manner.  Students are expected to make connections between the facts of the case study and Management concepts, theories, and ideas presented in the course readings.

The mini-management plan will structure the entire company and will cover Joseph Jackson’s organization’s mission, vision, structure and culture.

Step 1:  Review “How to Analyze a Case Study” under Week 3 Content.

Step 2:  Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document. This mini-management plan should be presented in a professional manner using double-spacing for the text in the paragraphs. The final product should be between 9 to 10 pages in length-excluding the title page, any diagrams or exhibits, and references pages.

Step 3:  Title page with your name, the course name, the date, and the instructor’s name.

Step 4:  Since students are probably not familiar with writing a management plan, the following resources have been provided to assist in writing the plan.

1. How to Write a Management Plan

http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/effective-manager/management-plan/main

1. Management Plan Example

https://wakenature.wordpress.com/resources/management-plan-examples/

Step 5:  In writing a case study, the writing is in the third person. What this means is that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second person writing).  If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link:  http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person

Step 6:  In writing this assignment, students are expected to support the reasoning using in-text citations and a reference list.  If any material is used from a source, it must be cited and referenced.  A reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa.  View the sample APA paper under Week 1 content.

Step 7:  In writing this assignment, students are expected to paraphrase and not use direct quotes.  Learn to paraphrase by reviewing this link:  https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QPA_paraphrase2.html

Step 8:  In writing this assignment, students should use course materials and relevant external resources. *In this process, please use at least 4 course readings/materials and at least 3 outside materials/resources.

Step 9:  Review the grading rubric for the assignment.

Step 10:  Read critically and analyze the case study provided under Week 5 content. Note the key points in the case study.

Step 11:  Create the introductory paragraph.

The introductory paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper, but is typically written after writing the body of the paper (Questions students responded to above).  View this website to learn how to write an introductory paragraph:  http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/donelan/intro.html

Step 12:  Respond to the required elements of the assignment.  Be clear and concise in the writing and make sure the questions are comprehensively answered.

1. Provide a brief management history of Cyber Software, Inc.;
2. Help Joe Jackson by proposing a new mission statement and vision statement that align with what Joseph Jackson now envisions for his company;
   1. Explain why the new mission statement and vision statement are appropriate for Cyber Software, Inc.;
   2. Discuss other aspects of the planning phase that impacts Cyber Software, Inc.;
3. Create an organizational structure that aligns with the vision of Joseph Jackson
   1. Structure the entire company;
   2.  Explain why the structure is the most appropriate structure for Cyber Software, Inc.;
   3. Discuss why other structures are not appropriate;
   4. Illustrate and discuss the new structure with an organizational chart with names, job titles, and direct reports.  Be creative but make sure the jobs fit into the allotted budget;
4. Create an organizational culture that aligns with the vision of Joseph Jackson and his new organization structure;
5. Explain how the new organizational structure and culture affect the planning and organizing facet of Joe’s business and prevent future mishaps.

Step 13:  Using the grading rubric as a comparison, read through the paper to ensure all required elements are presented.

Step 14: Proofread the paper for spelling and grammatical issues, and third person writing.

• Use the spell and grammar check in Word as a first measure;
• Have someone who has excellent English skills to proof the paper;

In this assignment students will take the role of the Vice President of Operations creating a mini-management plan that focuses on those aspects of the business related to planning and organizing.  As Vice President of Operations, Joseph Jackson, the leader of Cyber Software, Inc., has asked you to help him solve his organizational problems.  This mini-management plan is a professionally written document that will be given to Joseph Jackson.

In writing the plan, you should use the terminology learned in the course.  Since Joe Jackson is quite knowledgeable, you are not defining terms using a dictionary, but instead you will explain and describe Management concepts and theories so that Joseph Jackson understands what you mean. For example, why the concepts, ideas, and theories are important to the business and how to implement the proposed plan.  The plan is not one in which the Vice President of Operations tells Joseph Jackson that he should do this or do that, but rather one that is presented in an action-oriented manner.  Students are expected to make connections between the facts of the case study and Management concepts, theories, and ideas presented in the course readings.

The mini-management plan will structure the entire company and will cover Joseph Jackson’s organization’s mission, vision, structure and culture.

Step 1:  Review “How to Analyze a Case Study” under Week 3 Content.

Step 2:  Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document. This mini-management plan should be presented in a professional manner using double-spacing for the text in the paragraphs. The final product should be between 9 to 10 pages in length-excluding the title page, any diagrams or exhibits, and references pages.

Step 3:  Title page with your name, the course name, the date, and the instructor’s name.

Step 4:  Since students are probably not familiar with writing a management plan, the following resources have been provided to assist in writing the plan.

1. How to Write a Management Plan

http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/effective-manager/management-plan/main

1. Management Plan Example

https://wakenature.wordpress.com/resources/management-plan-examples/

Step 5:  In writing a case study, the writing is in the third person. What this means is that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second person writing).  If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link:  http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person

Step 6:  In writing this assignment, students are expected to support the reasoning using in-text citations and a reference list.  If any material is used from a source, it must be cited and referenced.  A reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa.  View the sample APA paper under Week 1 content.

Step 7:  In writing this assignment, students are expected to paraphrase and not use direct quotes.  Learn to paraphrase by reviewing this link:  https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QPA_paraphrase2.html

Step 8:  In writing this assignment, students should use course materials and relevant external resources. *In this process, please use at least 4 course readings/materials and at least 3 outside materials/resources.

Step 9:  Review the grading rubric for the assignment.

Step 10:  Read critically and analyze the case study provided under Week 5 content. Note the key points in the case study.

Step 11:  Create the introductory paragraph.

The introductory paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper, but is typically written after writing the body of the paper (Questions students responded to above).  View this website to learn how to write an introductory paragraph:  http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/donelan/intro.html

Step 12:  Respond to the required elements of the assignment.  Be clear and concise in the writing and make sure the questions are comprehensively answered.

1. Provide a brief management history of Cyber Software, Inc.;
2. Help Joe Jackson by proposing a new mission statement and vision statement that align with what Joseph Jackson now envisions for his company;
   1. Explain why the new mission statement and vision statement are appropriate for Cyber Software, Inc.;
   2. Discuss other aspects of the planning phase that impacts Cyber Software, Inc.;
3. Create an organizational structure that aligns with the vision of Joseph Jackson
   1. Structure the entire company;
   2.  Explain why the structure is the most appropriate structure for Cyber Software, Inc.;
   3. Discuss why other structures are not appropriate;
   4. Illustrate and discuss the new structure with an organizational chart with names, job titles, and direct reports.  Be creative but make sure the jobs fit into the allotted budget;
4. Create an organizational culture that aligns with the vision of Joseph Jackson and his new organization structure;
5. Explain how the new organizational structure and culture affect the planning and organizing facet of Joe’s business and prevent future mishaps.

Step 13:  Using the grading rubric as a comparison, read through the paper to ensure all required elements are presented.

Step 14: Proofread the paper for spelling and grammatical issues, and third person writing.

• Use the spell and grammar check in Word as a first measure;
• Have someone who has excellent English skills to proof the paper;

n a three to four page paper (not including the title and reference pages):

a.  Identify and discuss at least two exit strategies available to venture capitalists.  Include example scenarios (one for each strategy) discussing why that strategy would be preferable than the other.

b.  Identify and discuss at least two exit strategies available to the entrepreneur (other than closure).  Be sure to include examples of entrepreneurs who used at least one of the exit strategies.

Your paper should be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center, and it must include citatios and references for the text and at least three scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library.

Answer all questions in the assignment.  Originality and no plagiarism.  Thank you.

Prepare and submit through Turnitin by clicking View/Complete below, a 3 – 5 page double-spaced paper that analyzes the culture of Russia, and assesses the implications of the country’s beliefs, values and norms if your organization opens a facility in that country. In preparing your analysis:

PLEASE READ RUBRIC AND THIS WILL ASLO BE TURNED IN TO TURNITIN SO IT NEEDS TO BE 100%. Due FEB 19th 2016! APA FORMAT!

1. Use three or more scholarly sources to research the culture of the selected country and identify significant cultural beliefs, values and norms
2. Compare and contrast the selected country and the United States based on Hofstede’s four cultural dimensions. You can research this information at the Hofstede Center by pasting into your browser:  http://geert-hofstede.com/countries.html
3. Assess the advantages and challenges of opening a facility in the selected country.

In addition to The Hofstede Center website, your paper must include 3 or more references preferably peer-reviewed journals from Brandman’s virtual library, include citations and adhere to APA standards

Grading Criteria:  As outlined in the attached rubric, a well-written case analysis will:

• Prepare a comprehensive case analysis that identifies significant cultural beliefs, values and norms for a selected country; compares and contrasts the selected country and the United States based on Hofstede’s four cultural dimensions; and assesses the advantages and challenges of opening a facility in the selected country
• Demonstrate that understanding cultural differences is an important global issue
• Accurately compare and contrast cultural differences demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the implications of these differences
• Integrate and synthesize data from multiple sources
• Demonstrate empathy and a worldview
• Have an attitude that is open to differing perspectives, values, beliefs and norms
• Use 3 or more scholarly references plus the Hofstede Center website in a paper that uses correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation, and adheres to APA standards