Author: chris

The most effective compensation strategy is one that develops a clear link between the following components:

• Job Description (i.e., work that an employee is expected to perform).
• Performance Evaluation (i.e., work that the employee has performed).
• External Salary Survey and Internal Salary Comparison (i.e., pay provided to each employee).

Examine the interrelationship between these three components by describing the purpose of each component and how it affects the others. Then explain how all three components would be used to determine the compensation for an employee. Your examination should include a salary evaluation for a position you are familiar with (Administrative Assistant, Human Resource Manager, Maintenance Worker, etc). The salary evaluation should give results for each of the three components and detail how pay is finally determined for this position based on the three components.

Example of the salary evaluation portion of your analysis:

Purchasing Manager.

Primary functions from the Job Description: To plan, direct, and coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products and services.

Organizational performance evaluation system:

• Outstanding – 6% Increase
• Exceeds expectations – 4% Increase
• Meets expectations – 2% Increase
• Does not meet expectations – No Increase

External Salary Survey: (salary survey, which you can typically obtain online) Monthly salary range at $4,300 – $5,200.

Internal Salary Comparison: (the relationship of this position to similar positions in your organization) Position is similar to Accounting Manager, and should be paid within the same monthly salary range of $4,400 – $4,900.

Submit your analysis in a  three to four page paper formatted to proper APA 6th Editio

rite a 400-word paper on the scientific method. Include the following:

• Describe how you applied the steps of the scientific method in the online activity.
• Describe a real-life problem where you have or could have used the steps of the scientific method to solve the problem. Include the steps involved in solving the problem.
• Think of a good example from your life where you could have performed a simple experiment to test a hypothesis about some observation. Write the experience out in a narrative paragraph and then rewrite using the steps of the scientific method to describe the solution. Include the narrative and rewrite in your paper
• Post any interesting observations you have about the use of the scientific method in everyday life  to the dicussion area for this assignment and your classmates to comment.

Despite commonly held beliefs about the popularity of presidents, presidents are elected by the Electoral College. This uniquely American institution consists of representatives of each state who cast the final ballots that actually elect the president. The total number of electors for each state is equal to the number of senators and representatives from that state in the U.S. Congress. The District of Columbia is accorded three electoral votes bringing the total number of votes to 538. Thus, the magic number for winning the presidency is 270 votes.

Research the most recent presidential election using the Argosy University online library resources and the Internet and write a paper on the topic. Include the following in your paper:

• Identify the major issues of concern to voters and compare how each presidential candidate addressed those issues.
• Summarize information relevant to the issues and the election.
• Evaluate the validity of each candidate’s arguments.
• Cite your sources and prepare a title and reference page according to APA standards.

Write a 2–3-page paper in Word format (excluding title and reference pages). Apply APA standards for writing style to your work.

Deliverable Length:  2–3 pages

Library Research Paper

You have decided to open a home for dual-diagnosed clients who have graduated from a residential treatment facility and are in need of housing. You want to be able to support their recovery and prevent relapse in a safe environment for approximately 1 year per resident.

• Use the library, course materials, and Web resources to research the treatment needs of the population you want to serve in your home.
• Write a proposal of 2–3 pages that provides a viable plan to serve the clients’ needs using scientifically supported models of treatment.
  • Explain how the home will meet the needs of your clients.
  • Describe the type of clients who are dually diagnosed (drugs of choice and type of mental illness).
  • Are your clients adults or adolescents (age)?
  • Are your clients males or females (gender)?

Assignment Guidelines:

• Title (first page)
• Abstract (second page)
• Content (2–3 pages)
• Conclusion (last page)

need you to write a 3 page phenomenal paper using five concepts from that religion class, explaining what I noticed in transitioning from sandiego to Kuwait and back.

We talked about paranormal activities. Not ghosts and what not but things that are life changing. Things that dont happen often. will all this be ok?

1. What is the relationship between William James’ Divided Self (conscious vs. sub- or, unconscious), Kripal’s Double Self, and Left-side vs. Right-side brain, as described by neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor’s TED talk (shown tomorrow in class)? Having described these relationships, as you see them, use this explanation to analyze the ways in which you—rationally, experientially, transcendentally etc.—have arrived at your own worldview/beliefs/faith/religious views, etc.

2. Throughout the text, Kripal has emphasized that “trauma” is an important part of the paranormal experience. He has also defined the paranormal in a fairly narrow manner. I have described the paranormal in a far looser manner and under-emphasized the importance of trauma. Explain the differences in our descriptions, and, more importantly, explain your own definition of the paranormal, a definition that applies to your life, your understanding of the limits of what you know, or can know, and the benefits/problems (for you) of using the paranormal to redefine, or stretch, your “normal.”

3. Kripal has offered several interpretations of how religion becomes easier to understand. Explain at least 2 of these interpretations and explain the interpretation of religion that works best for you. You are free to critique Kripal (and myself), but provide a solid, nuanced argument of how you interpret, positively and negatively, religion, or, if you prefer, spirituality.

4. Focus on “Ch. 12: Reflexive Re-readings,” and then present your interpretation of a reflexive re-reading. Having done so, consider how this type of reading produced understandings/experience that were personally meaningful to you during the course. Choose one (or a couple) examples of these understandings/experiences and unpack them in as much as detail as possible, perhaps providing the “and-both” approach, rational reductionism and/or “the school of more,” approach, etc.

• Go to the Securities and Exchange Commission Website, located athttp://searchwww.sec.gov/EDGARFSClient/jsp/EDGAR_MainAccess.jsp?search_text=*&sort=Date&formType=Form10K&isAdv=true&stemming=true&numResults=100&numResults=100. Analyze the section showing typical stock information and financial positions of companies. Next, analyze one company’s financial position and determine whether or not the stock potential will rise, remain stable, or decrease in value. Determine whether you would invest in it or not at this time. Provide a rationale for your response.
• Assess how profitable the company has been over the past five (5) years and determine ho

cenario:

Your family has always been very politically active.  From a young age, you have been politically aware.  When you were young, you worked with your parents as they supported their political party and you even helped during campaigns for the candidates your parents supported.  In college, you were a leader of the organization on campus that was part of the political party you supported.  This could have been the Young Democrats or the Young Republicans or any college group that supported the political party of your choice.  Until your exposure at college, you always supported the same political party as your parents, but then your views began to change and you developed your own  ideas, ideals and expectations.  While you continued to remain politically active, you have become more and more disillusioned with the current major and third parties and movements on the political scene, having studied all thoroughly.  You have come to be completely discouraged by the state of the political process as it pertains to political parties.  In your opinion,  none of the major or third parties truly represents the best interests of the citizens, and you have decided to create your own political party.

Directions. In a 4-5 page Microsoft Word document, include the following:

1. Name your political party and evaluate why you have chosen that name.
2. Create a symbol for your political party and explain why you have chosen that symbol.
3. Create a slogan for your political party and justify why you have chosen that slogan.
4. Develop  a platform for your political party. A platform is a written outline and explanation of what your party believes in and why.  Your party can be a single-issue party, an ideological party, a splinter party, or a regular broad based political party.  Your platform must have at least four positions under the following topics.  Summarize each platform position.
   1. Social Issues
   2. Domestic Issues
   3. Foreign Policy
5. Design a brochure or one-page flyer for your political party that you would hand out to voters to introduce and explain your party.  In this flyer you want to include the essentials of what your party stands for, points of your platform, and  the benefits of joining your party.
6. Project what demographic groups would vote for your political party and why. What demographic groups will your political party reach out to and seek support from?
7. Predict what regions of the country will support your political party and why? Or, what regions of country will your party win? Justify your claims.
8. Compare the areas of support with those of other political parties.
9. What main idea or belief is your political party based upon? Why? For example, in the 2008 election, the Democrats focused a lot on the economy and the war in Iraq.

Some links that may help you understand and assess current political parties, which in turn may help you to create your political party.

• The Democratic Party Web site http://www.democrats.org/
• Republican National Committee http://www.rnc.org
• Politics 1 http://www.politics1.com/ (directory of U.S. political parties)

The ethics of conscientious objection have long been a topic of debate in military ethics.

Explore the moral implications of conscientious objection to military service and conflict, and research and address the following:

1. Define conscientious objection according to the U.S. military.
   • Discuss the circumstances the U.S. military permits conscientious objection to war,  the requirements to declare conscientious objector status, and whether or not servicemen and military draftees can object to serving in some wars and not object to serving in other wars
2. Evaluate whether or not Just War theory applies to the issue of conscientious objection.
   • If a nation, such as the United States, pursues a Just War, what right do its citizens have to object to serving in that war?
3. Evaluate the current U.S. military policy towards conscientious objection. Consider the following questions in your evaluation:
   • Do you believe that conscientious objection is morally permissible?
   • Do you believe the U.S. military should allow for conscientious objection by its service members?
   • How has the Global War on Terror and particularly the War in Iraq (a preemptive war) impacted rates of conscientious objection in the U.S. military?
   • Are there any changes to U.S. policy with regards to conscientious objection that you believe shou

Due Week 4 and worth 140 points

According to the text, crime has been part of the human condition since people began to live in groups. Ancient documents indicate that conduct we now call murder, theft, or robbery was identified as criminal by civilizations that existed thousands of years ago. Criminal laws regulate human conduct and tell people what they can and cannot do and, in some instances, what they must do under certain circumstances. In this assignment, you will explore different types of criminal conduct and the goals of criminal law.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Determine whether or not a conviction is feasible when an alleged perpetrator does not have the required mens rea but has engaged in the actus rea. Provide a rationale to support your position.
2. Explain the distinction between diplomatic immunity and legislative immunity. Next, support or criticize the premise that diplomatic immunity is vital for Americans abroad.
3. Argue for or against the theory that the courts should not hold a defendant of questionable competency to the standard sentencing guidelines. Provide a rationale to support your response.
4. Identify the four (4) goals of criminal law, and discuss the manner in which these four (4) goals effectuate the purpose of protecting the public and preventing the conviction of innocent persons.
5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar type Websites do not qualify as academic 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:

• Describe the nature and history of American criminal law.
• Explain the role of individuals and federal, state, and local government agencies in crime fighting and prosecution of criminal offenses.
• Analyze the essential legal elements of criminal conduct.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in criminal law.
• Write clearly and concisely about criminal law using proper writing mechanics.

Select a population health issue of interest to you and identify the population affected by the issue.

• Locate two scholarly articles, each of which provides a description of an effective health advocacy program that addresses your issue.
• Analyze the attributes of the programs to determine what made them effective.
• Reflect on a policy you could propose or a change to a current policy to further improve the health of the population you selected with regard to the issue.
• Consider how you could develop an advocacy program, applying the attributes identified in similar, effective programs
• Explain how the attributes of the effective advocacy programs you researched could be applied to your proposed advocacy campaign.Develop a plan for a health advocacy campaign that seeks to create a new policy or change an existing policy with regard to the issue and population you selected. Be sure to include in your plan:
• • A description of the public health issue and proposed policy solution
  • Specific objectives for the policy you want to be implemented
  • The means by which you will convey information to various stakeholders on the need for this policy change
  • Be sure your proposed need is substantiated by data and evidence.
  • Methods of establishing support for the policy, including how to influence policymakers
• Explain the attributes that made those programs effective.
• Summarize the advocacy programs you researched in this area.
• Describe your selected population health issue and the population affected by this issue.