How do the concepts of macroeconomics help you understand the factors that affect shifts in supply and demand on the price of the product.

You’ve been debating on making a purchase for yourself.  This is a product you’ve wanted for a while, but one that requires budgeting because you will be making monthly payments.

Select a product in which the demand for the product is clearly affected by the strength or weakness of the overall economy such as new homes, cars, appliances, smart phones, etc.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you address the following:

  • Identify and define two economic indicators that reflect the strength of the economy (e.g. real GDP, unemployment rate, inflation rate, interest rate, housing starts, etc.).
  • With these economic indicators in mind, how has the economy affected the demand for and supply of your selected product over the last 2 years?
  • What was the impact on the supply of the product and the impact on the demand for the product?
  • Explain the impact on the price of the product and your decision on whether or not to buy the product. 
  • Include responses to the following:
    • How might you apply what you learned about supply and demand to your work place or your understanding of the product you are considering purchasing?
    • How do the concepts of macroeconomics help you understand the factors that affect shifts in supply and demand on the price of the product? 

Cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources not including your textbook.

Explain the impact on the price of the product and your decision on whether or not to buy the product.

You’ve been debating on making a purchase for yourself.  This is a product you’ve wanted for a while, but one that requires budgeting because you will be making monthly payments.

Select a product in which the demand for the product is clearly affected by the strength or weakness of the overall economy such as new homes, cars, appliances, smart phones, etc.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you address the following:

  • Identify and define two economic indicators that reflect the strength of the economy (e.g. real GDP, unemployment rate, inflation rate, interest rate, housing starts, etc.).
  • With these economic indicators in mind, how has the economy affected the demand for and supply of your selected product over the last 2 years?
  • What was the impact on the supply of the product and the impact on the demand for the product?
  • Explain the impact on the price of the product and your decision on whether or not to buy the product. 
  • Include responses to the following:
    • How might you apply what you learned about supply and demand to your work place or your understanding of the product you are considering purchasing?
    • How do the concepts of macroeconomics help you understand the factors that affect shifts in supply and demand on the price of the product? 

Cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources not including your textbook.

Illustrate and discuss the new structure with an organizational chart with names, job titles, and direct reports.

rpose: 

In the second assignment, students will complete a mini-management plan that demonstrates how an organization operates on a day-to-day basis as well as over the long run.  This assignment helps students develop the skills necessary to assess a management situation and to write a report based on the findings

A management plan is a report that includes numerous sections that cover various aspects of the business.

Outcome Met by Completing This Assignment:

  • integrate management theories and principles into management practices
  • employ effective planning processes to develop strategies, goals, and objectives in order to enhance performance and sustainability
  • organize human, physical, and financial resources for the effective and efficient attainment of organizational goals
  • identify the essential characteristics of decision making and indicate the range and types of decisions a manager makes

Instructions:

In this assignment students will take the role of the Vice President of Operation 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 must use the terminology learned in the course.  Since Joe Jackson is quite knowledgeable, you are not defining terms using a dictionary but you will explain and describe concepts and ideas so Joseph Jackson understands what you mean, why the ideas 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 or he needs to or will do this or do that but one that is presented in an action-oriented manner.  Students are expected to make connections between the facts of the case study and 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 single space, double-spaced between paragraphs.  The final product will be between 5-7 pages in length excluding the title page, diagrams and reference page.

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 may use external resources but the majority of resources will come from the course.

Step 9:  Review the grading rubric for the assignment.

Step 10:  Read critically and analyze the case study provided under Week 5 content.   Notate 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;
  1. Use at least four references from the course material and at least three outside resources.

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;
  • Consider submitting the paper to the Effective Writing Center (EWC).  The EWC will provide 4-6 areas that may need improvement.

Discuss the implications of the law for employee privacy.

You are going to develop a compliance policy covering the FMLA, ERISA and employee’s right to privacy for the Beta Technology compliance policy manual. Use the Argosy University online library resources and US government Web sites to research the FMLA, ERISA and employee privacy and locate the text of the applicable provisions.

Write the compliance manual sections, including the following:

  1. FMLA
  • Summarize the main legal requirements related to the FMLA in no more than one page.
  • Provide guidelines for employees to follow for requesting leave, including notice requirements, certification, benefits, and returning to work.

ERISA

  • Summarize the main points of ERISA in no more than a page.
  • Explain the important amendments, including the following, in a paragraph each:
    • Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
    • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
    • Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act
    • The Mental Health Parity Act
    • The Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act
  • Explain consequences of violations.
  • Discuss the implications of the law for employee privacy.

Note:  The discussion of privacy under ERISA is separate from other privacy issues covered in Part 3.

  1. Employee Privacy
  • Explain Beta’s policy for privacy related to employee records,  work areas and equipment, electronic monitoring and off-work activities.
  • Use statutes, regulations, case law, and examples to explain the legal provisions.
  • Be sure to use scholarly references and primary legal resources (the actual text of the law) to construct this policy.

Write a 6–8-page section of the compliance manual in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.doc.

By Monday, February 8, 2016, deliver your assignment to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox.

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Summarized the main legal requirements related to the FMLA, using statutes, regulations, case law, and examples.
24
Provided appropriate guidelines for the compliance manual for employees to follow when requesting leave, including notice requirements, certification, benefits, and returning to work.
44
Summarized the main points of ERISA, using statutes, regulations, case law, and examples to explain the legal provisions.
20
Explained the five amendments: COBRA, HIPAA, Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act, Mental Health Privacy Act, Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act.
60
Explained consequences of ERISA violations and discussed implications of the law for employee privacy under ERISA.
20
Provided a privacy policy that included employee records, work areas and equipment, electronic monitoring, and off-work activities. Used scholarly references and primary legal resources to construct the policy.
68
Organization (16 points)

Usage and mechanics (16 points)

APA elements (24 points)

Style (8)

64
Total:
300

 

Politics and current events that have contributed to changes in the legislation.

You have worked for Beta Technology for six months.  In that time, you conducted informal meetings with management and other hourly and salaried employees.   You also reviewed the company records related to Human Resources.  This process has been educational; however, some of the information revealed potential violations related to race and gender discrimination, as well as sexual harassment.    As part of your responsibilities as the senior compliance officer, you feel that it is necessary to conduct some basic training for Beta employees to help the company avoid potential lawsuits.

Develop a 12-15 slide PowerPoint presentation summarizing the laws pertaining to EEOC so that your employees will understand the requirements and consequences violating the laws. Use the Argosy University online library resources and U.S. government Web sites to research the EEOC and the laws it enforces. Include the following in your presentation:

  • History of the EEOC
  • Methods to determine who is required to comply with the EEOC
  • Laws enforced by the EEOC
  • Potential consequences of violations
  • Politics and current events that have contributed to changes in the legislation
  • Provide cases representing discrimination based on each of the following topics and provide strategies employers can use to avoid such incidents.  You should have a total of seven cases and seven strategies. Present the case name, date and strategy on the slide and use the speaker notes to provide a brief (2-4 sentences) synopsis of the case.
  1. Race
  2. Gender
  3. National Origin
  4. Affinity Orientation
  5. Religion
  6. Age
  7. Sexual Harassment

Develop a 12-15 slide presentation in PowerPoint format. Write complete explanations in the speaker’s notes area for the text placed on each slide. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.ppt.

By Wednesday, January 27, 2016, deliver your assignment to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

 

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Provided accurate history of the EEOC.
20
Correctly determined methods for who is required to comply with the EEOC.
20
Identified the laws enforced by the EEOC.
20
Identified potential consequences for violating EEOC laws.
24
Identified how politics and current events influence changes in EEOC-related legislation.
24
Provided case examples for each topic and strategies for avoiding discrimination lawsuits
48
Presentation components:

Organization (12 points)

Style (4 points)

Usage and Mechanics (12 points)

APA elements (16 points)

44

Identify key trends, assumptions, and risks in the context of your final business model.

dentify key trends, assumptions, and risks in the context of your final business model.

Develop the strategic objectives for your new division of the existing business in a balanced scorecard format in the context of key trends, assumptions, and risks.The strategic objectives are measures of attaining your vision and mission. As you develop them, consider the vision, mission, and values for your business and the outcomes of your SWOTT analysis and supply chain analysis.

Consider the following four quadrants of the balanced scorecard when developing your strategic objectives:

  • Shareholder Value or Financial Perspective, includes strategic objectives in areas such as:
  • Market share
  • Revenues and costs
  • Profitability
  • Competitive position
  • Customer Value Perspective, includes strategic objectives in areas such as:
  • Customer retention or turnover
  • Customer satisfaction
  • Customer value
  • Process or Internal Operations Perspective, includes strategic objectives in areas such as:
  • Measure of process performance
  • Productivity or productivity improvement
  • Operations metrics
  • Impact of change on the organization
  • Learning and Growth (Employee) Perspective, includes strategic objectives in areas such as:
  • Employee satisfaction
  • Employee turnover or retention
  • Level of organizational capability
  • Nature of organizational culture or climate
  • Technological innovation

Develop at least three strategic objectives for each of the four balanced scorecard areas identified (Financial, Customer, Process, Learning and Growth). Your objectives should be selected, in part, based on an evaluation of a number of potential alternatives to the issues and/or opportunities identified in the SWOTT Analysis paper and table you completed in Week 3.

Base your solutions on a ranking of alternative solutions that includes an identification of potential risks and mitigation plans, and a stakeholder analysis that includes mitigation and contingency strategies. You should also incorporate the ethical implications of your solutions into your selection.

  • For each strategic objective, develop a metric and target using a balanced scorecard format. (For example, a strategic objective in the shareholder or Financial Perspective is to increase market share. A metric to actually measure this strategic objective of market share increase is, “The percentage of increase in market share.” The target is the specific number to be achieved in a particular time period. The target for the metric of “Increase market share” could be “Increase market share by 2% for each of the next 3 years” of an increase of 2% per year for 3 years.)

Outline a brief communication plan discussing how you will communicate the company’s strategic objectives that includes the following:

  • Define the purpose.
  • Define the audience.
  • Identify the channel(s) of communication and why you selected that channel.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word strategic objectives summary.  Include your balanced scorecard and its impact on all stakeholders, and the communication plan.

Describe how these sections are implemented in your selected health care facility.

PowerPoint presentation of 11–21 slides (200–250 words of speaker notes per slide)

 

Review The Joint Commission standards for the type of health care organization that you chose in Week 1 and that you have used throughout this course. (I have chosen a nursing home as my organization)

 

  • Identify at least two sections of the standards (e.g., environment of care, leadership).
  • Describe how these sections are implemented in your selected health care facility.

Examine various theories of human development, describing relevant terminology, and addressing how the theory assists in the understanding of issues involved in the selected topic.

  • Topic:
  • How much credit or blame do parents deserve for the way we are? Select at least one of the main domains of human development (physical, cognitive, or social-emotional) for your answer.
  • Examine various theories of human development, describing relevant terminology, and addressing how the theory assists in the understanding of issues involved in the selected topic.
  • Identify and describe at least two domains of human development (physical, biological, emotional, cognitive, and/or social) and how they are impacted by the chosen topic.
  • Identify and describe the stages of development that are affected by the chosen topic.
  • Describe the cultural and historical perspectives of the chosen topic, demonstrating an understanding of how the topic has been perceived over time and by other cultures. Provide relevant examples.

Writing the Outline for the Final Paper

The Outline:

  1. Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  2. Must include a title page with the following:
    1. Title of paper
    2. Student’s name
    3. Course name and number
    4. Instructor’s name
    5. Date submitted
  3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
    1. Begin with an introduction to the selected topic in which you define all concepts that will be discussed in the paper.
    2. For example, if you select “How do memory and intelligence change as we age?”, as your topic, then you will need to define the terms memory, intelligence and aging.
  4. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
    1. Conclude with an answer to the selected question. Did the evidence you surveyed answer the question satisfactorily? Include your analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the available evidence.
    2. If possible, suggest the course that future research should take if answers to the selected question are less than conclusive.
  5. Must use at least five scholarly sources, all of which must come from the Ashford University Library or Google Scholar.
    1. It is important that you ask yourself if the articles specifically address the selected topic. It is not always easy to find the right articles. Thus, give yourself some time to search before you finalize your selection.
    2. You may reference your textbook and other required materials from the course; however, these will not fulfill the resource requirement.
  6. Must briefly summarize each article including the purpose of the investigation, its methodology, and results.
    1. If possible, select peer-reviewed articles that summarize the evidence available in a given field of study (e.g., meta-analysis combines the findings of different studies to uncover trends, commonalities and differences).
    2. Order the articles in the way you think you will discuss them in your paper. Then develop a summary of the scientific evidence that answers the question you selected.
  7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Analyze three (3) specific potential malicious attacks and / or threats that could be carried out against the network and organization.

Assignment 1: Identifying Potential Malicious Attacks, Threats and Vulnerabilities

Due Week 4 and worth 75 points

You have just been hired as an Information Security Engineer for a videogame development company. The organization network structure is identified in the below network diagram and specifically contains:

1) 2 – Firewalls 5) 2 – Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Domain Controllers (DC)
2) 1 – Web / FTP server 6) 3 – File servers
3) 1 – Microsoft Exchange Email server 7) 1 – Wireless access point (WAP)
4) 1 – Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) 8) 100 – Desktop / Laptop computers
  9) VoIP telephone system

The CIO has seen reports of malicious activity being on the rise and has become extremely concerned with the protection of the intellectual property and highly sensitive data maintained by your organization. As one of your first tasks with the organization, the CIO requested you identify and draft a report identifying potential malicious attacks, threats, and vulnerabilities specific to your organization. Further, the CIO would like you to briefly explain each item and the potential impact it could have on the organization.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

  1. Analyze three (3) specific potential malicious attacks and / or threats that could be carried out against the network and organization.
  2. Explain in detail the potential impact of the three (3) selected malicious attacks.
  3. Propose the security controls that you would consider implementing in order to protect against the selected potential malicious attacks.
  4. Analyze three (3) potential concerns for data loss and data theft that may exist in the documented network.
  5. Explicate the potential impact of the three (3) selected concerns for data loss and data theft.
  6. Propose the security controls that you would consider implementing in order to protect against the selected concerns for data loss and data theft.
  7. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment (no more than 2-3 years old) from material outside the textbook. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Explain the concepts of information systems security as applied to an IT infrastructure.
  • Describe the principles of risk management, common response techniques, and issues related to recovery of IT systems.
  • Describe how malicious attacks, threats, and vulnerabilities impact an IT infrastructure.
  • Explain the means attackers use to compromise systems and networks, and defenses used by organizations.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in information systems security.
  • Write clearly and concisely about network security topics using proper writing mechanics and

Examine at least two (2) types of biases that you likely experienced as you evaluated the premises for and against your position.

Assignment 1.2: Conflicting Viewpoints Essay – Part II

Synthesizing and Writing

Due Week 4 and worth 100 points

 

When looking for information about a particular issue, how often do you try to resist biases toward your own point of view? This assignment asks you to engage in this aspect of critical thinking.

 

The assignment is divided into two (2) parts.

For Part I of the assignment (due Week 2), you read a book excerpt about critical thinking processes, reviewed the Procon.org Website in order to gather information, and engaged in prewriting to examine your thoughts.

* Remember that in the Week 2 Discussion, you examined the biases discussed in Chapter 2 of the webtext.

 

In Part II of the assignment (due Week 4), you will write a paper to synthesize your ideas.

Part II – Writing

Write at three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. State your position on the topic you selected for Assignment 1.1.

2. Identify (3) three premises (reasons) from the Procon.org website that support your position    and explain why you selected these specific reasons.

3. Explain your answers to the “believing” questions about the three (3) premises opposing your position from the Procon.org website.

4. Examine at least two (2) types of biases that you likely experienced as you evaluated the premises for and against your position.

5. Discuss the effects of your own enculturation or group identification that may have influenced your biases.

6. Discuss whether or not your thinking about the topic has changed after playing the “Believing Game,” even if your position on the issue has stayed the same.

 

The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:

 

  • Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.
  • Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
  • Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA Style format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 

You must follow these submission guidelines:

 

  • Submit the essay to Turnitin.com and then submit the originality report and final essay with any needed revisions to Blackboard.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

  • Identify the informal fallacies, assumptions, and biases involved in manipulative appeals and abuses of language.
  • Create written work utilizing the concepts of critical thinking.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in critical thinking skills and informal logic.

 

 

 

 

Grading for this assignment will be based on quality, logic / organization, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

 

 

 

 

 

Points: 100

Assignment 1.2: Conflicting Viewpoints Essay – Part II

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Meets Minimum Expectations

60-69% D

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1.State your position on the topic.

Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely stated your position on the topic. Insufficiently stated your position on the topic. Partially stated your position on the topic. Satisfactorily stated your position on the topic. Thoroughly stated your position on the topic.
2. Identify (3) three premises (reasons) from the Procon.org website that support your position and explain why you selected these specific reasons.

Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely identified (3) three premises (reasons) from the Procon.org website that support your position and explained why you selected these specific reasons. Insufficiently identified (3) three premises (reasons) from the Procon.org website that support your position and explained why you selected these specific reasons. . Partially identified (3) three premises (reasons) from the Procon.org website that support your position and explained why you selected these specific reasons. Satisfactorily identified (3) three premises (reasons) from the Procon.org website that support your position and explained why you selected these specific reasons. Thoroughly identified (3) three premises (reasons) from the Procon.org website that support your position and explained why you selected these specific reasons.
3. Explain your answers to the “believing” questions about the three (3) premises opposing your position from the Procon.org website.

Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely explained your answers to the “believing” questions about the three (3) premises opposing your position from the Procon.org website. Insufficiently explained your answers to the “believing” questions about the three (3) premises opposing your position from the Procon.org website. Partially explained your answers to the “believing” questions about the three (3) premises opposing your position from the Procon.org website. Satisfactorily explained your answers to the “believing” questions about the three (3) premises opposing your position from the Procon.org website. Thoroughly explained your answers to the “believing” questions about the three (3) premises opposing your position from the Procon.org website.
4. Examine at least two (2) types of biases that you likely experienced as you evaluated the premises for and against your position.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely examined at least two (2) types of biases that you likely experienced as you evaluated the premises for and against your position. Insufficiently examined at least two (2) types of biases that you likely experienced as you evaluated the premises for and against your position. Partially examined at least two (2) types of biases that you likely experienced as you evaluated the premises for and against your position. Satisfactorily examined at least two (2) types of biases that you likely experienced as you evaluated the premises for and against your position. Thoroughly examined at least two (2) types of biases that you likely experienced as you evaluated the premises for and against your position.
5. Discuss the effects of your own enculturation or group identification that may have influenced your biases.

Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely discussed the effects of your own enculturation or group identification that may have influenced your biases. Insufficiently discussed the effects of your own enculturation or group identification that may have influenced your biases. Partially discussed the effects of your own enculturation or group identification that may have influenced your biases. Satisfactorily discussed the effects of your own enculturation or group identification that may have influenced your biases. Thoroughly discussed the effects of your own enculturation or group identification that may have influenced your biases.
6. Discuss whether or not your thinking about the topic has changed after playing the “Believing Game,” even if your position on the issue has stayed the same.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely discussed whether or not your thinking about the topic has changed after playing the “Believing Game,” even if your position on the issue stayed the same. Insufficiently discussed whether or not your thinking about the topic has changed after playing the “Believing Game,” even if your position on the issue stayed the same. Partially discussed whether or not your thinking about the topic has changed after playing the “Believing Game,” even if your position on the issue stayed the same. Satisfactorily discussed whether or not your thinking about the topic has changed after playing the “Believing Game,” even if your position on the issue stayed the same. Thoroughly discussed whether or not your thinking about the topic has changed after playing the “Believing Game,” even if your position on the issue stayed the same.
7. Follow APA Style requirements for format, in-text citation of quotes and paraphrases, and references page.

Weight: 10%

Did not complete the assignment or had more than 9 errors in following APA Style requirements. Had 8-9 errors in following APA Style requirements. Had 6-7 different errors in following APA Style requirements. Had 4-5 different errors in following APA Style requirements. Had 0-3 different errors in following APA Style requirements.
8. Follow guidelines for clear and organized writing: include an introductory and concluding paragraph; address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.

Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely followed guidelines for clear and organized writing. Insufficiently followed guidelines for clear and organized writing: did not include an introductory and / or concluding paragraph; did not address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences. Partially followed guidelines for clear and organized writing: included a partially developed introductory and / or concluding paragraph; partially addressed main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences. Sufficiently followed guidelines for clear and organized writing: included an introductory and concluding paragraph; sufficiently addressed main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences. Thoroughly   followed guidelines for clear and organized writing: included an engaging introductory and thoughtful concluding paragraph; thoroughly addressed main

 

Believing Game

 

Reasons to Allow Death Penalty

 

Introduction

 

In any discussion that happens in any environment, we are plunged into a situation where we might be forced to believe a thing. The cause for this is that most people are put into a situation of doubts. Doubting is but of belief as it is out of it that we have to introduce believing as a game. It is true that any idea can be considered depending on how much has been done by the parties to inculcate the belief as (Tannen, 1998) explains.

 

When a person does a crime, the magnitude of the punishment must match the extent of the penalty. For instance, when one kills, death penalty becomes enough as a punishment meted on that person. However, capital punishment has both negative and positive explanations. When we then focus on the pros and cons of the death penalty, the cons take a larger extent of the discussion. For that matter, we need to make people believe in capital punishment as a way to correct the ills that are a cruel to the growth of society (Maimonides, 1993). The death penalty is voted for its reasons on morality, constitutionality and deterrence (Maimonides, 1993). Following this discussion, it is important to have a death penalty as a way to prevent more ills in the society.

 

But before believing on the essence of the death penalty, there are cons that exist on it. Thus opposes the pros brought up by the death penalty. As (Schabas, 2002) explains, the moral reason that exists for the need to apply the death penalty. Is on the fact, those who perform immoral acts do not respect their human dignity. Therefore, are ready for death. It is true that death penalty gives honor to human dignity by treating the defendant as a free moral actor for being able to control his destiny for good or for ill. But in the same case, the opposing facts on it is that, as much as it has been perceived to act on the moral ground, it is not better off as it allows the criminal justice system to treat one better if he or she is rich and guilty than if one is weak and innocent.

 

The other opposition on constitutionality according to William J. Brennan is that death penalty will always treat human beings as the vilest beings or else non-humans (Schabas, 2002). It is opposed to the defense that death would always subject human beings to be fate forbidden by the principle of humane treatment. In that case, the assumption has been made that, death is cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Clause on both Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.

 

Lastly, the opposition on the need to have capital punishment as a way to prevent crime is that there is no actual proof of the fact that death penalty would help reduce crime. Many states that have the death penalty have no indicated cases that when the death penalty was introduced crime rates reduced in any way. It is therefore believed that death penalty has no deterrent effect. Further proofs have been made by the social science research to discredit the beliefs on the death penalty (Schabas, 2002).

 

It is interesting to believe in this view because not all the states can buy into the ideas but then can be bought. Imagine a situation where people are involved in cases of crime, but the only means of punishment is death. Of course, no one would wish to die. In that case, the death penalty can way help to reduce the number of crimes and murder.

 

It is interesting to have put across this believe in that (French, 1995), if the state had no laws and that can help in the deterrence of crime, it could not be comfortable to live. It is helpful to accept this belief because, constitutionally, it is the mandate of the justice system to prevent murder and crime in the society. Further, Common sense, bolstered by statistics and analyzes, tells us that the death penalty will deter crime since people fear nothing more than death.

 

It is helpful to put the focus on this belief in that; it is also a source of retribution. It is expected that the society is exposed to get what it exactly deserves. It is true that crime disturbs and reduces order but then again if we don’t have enough policies such as a death penalty, it cannot be any easy to put all in order. While we show our belief in this fact, in a deserved punishment, it protects society morally by restoring this just order, where the wrongdoer is made to pay a price that is equivalent to the harm he has done to the people. Focusing keenly, it is important to have this rule passed across in the society (French, 1995).

 

In conclusion, if we have the death penalty, it is easy to correct and reduce the number of crime that happens in the society. The weaknesses in the decisions made by the states will encourage an increased cases of murder. The death penalty, therefore, provides a finality of the issues of