Author: chris

Short paper – must be 3 complete pages

 

Limited the words of “ly” such as significantly

 

1. Identify 2 or 3 key concepts, theories or models and describe how they can be applied to your organization.

 

2. Flat organizations push the “power and decision-making” further down into the workforce. 

   Take a position on whether or not empowering employees has a positive or negative impact on the organization-support your statements.

 

Use the attached pages from page 67 to 120 and 121 to 152 as a reference

art 1

Research methods vary and different approaches are needed. A magazine editor in a small town would like to include articles on several topics in the next issue. Decide which of the following proposed article topics are suitable for a quantitative or qualitative research, and explain why.

• Coin collections
• Favorite recipes
• Rising home costs
• Best high schools
• Carpools
• Political polls
• Parent teacher participation
• Book fairs

Part 2

An important part of beginning a research project is being able to review literature and analyze the implications of already completed research methods, data, and findings. Therefore, researchers must have a solid foundational mastery of differences between research methods, data collection, and reporting. For this discussion board, discuss the differences between quantitative and qualitative research. Specifically, you should complete the following:

• Give a definition of a hypothesis and a null hypothesis and identify the method of research that uses a hypothesis.
• Discuss what you believe are the key elements of a well-written set of hypotheses. Support your opinion with appropriate peer-reviewed sources other than the textbook.
• Give a definition of a research question or problem and identify the method of research that traditionally uses a research question or problem.
  • Discuss what you believe are the key elements of a well-written research question or problem.
  • Support your opinion with appropriate peer-reviewed sources (other than the textbook).
• Discuss how selecting a sample to study differs between quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Describe 2 data-collection instruments, and determine whether the instrument will be used to collect quantitative or qualitative data.
• Explain how analysis of quantitative data differs from analysis of qualitative data.

Prior to completing this journal assignment, please read Modules 1and 2 in your textbook, view the “Endless Questions” video, and review any relevant Instructor Guidance. You may want to look specifically at the interactive media tools demonstrating information on theory which are provided in the Section 1.5 (within Module 1) of the textbook.

In a Journal entry of about 500 words, you will be addressing the role of theory and evidence – both scholarly and personal – and how they can be utilized in the classroom or other professional settings.

Begin by reflecting on the benefits and drawbacks of accepting advice from stories told by previous generations (i.e. “I did that with my kids and they turned out just fine.”).  For example, you may have heard a grandparent suggest that you put a bit of whiskey on an infant’s gums to help with teething. Describe your own thoughts about anecdotal advice such as this and explain why it may be true in some cases, but not in others.

 

http://searchcenter.intelecomonline.net/playClipDirect.aspx?id=4870EEC7664070BBE995401AB5C129A14A93F5B254DF367F8A699976D921AB76C066E35BFF9BF306

 

Then, watch the Endless Questions video analyzing child development research and find one additional scholarly source of your choice (see tips and a link to tutorials below) and use it to reflect on and answer the following questions:

• Why is it important to utilize developmental theory to explain children’s development?
• Identify and briefly describe the key points of one of the major developmental theories and why you feel that theory is applicable to child and/or adolescent development.
• What makes scholarly research different from anecdotal evidence (personal experience) in explaining child and adolescent development?  [Hint: Consider the methodology of the article you are reading.]
• Finally, demonstrate the value of continued learning with a concluding reflection on why we should incorporate both personal experience and scholarly research or theory to help support any statements made in this class or any other professional setting.

You are required to utilize at least one (1) additional scholarly source not from this week’s required readings (including, but not limited to, the multimedia in the recommended resources for Week 1).  You must cite all of your sources (including the video embedded above) in proper APA style.  If you are unsure how to create an APA style reference page, please visit the Ashford Writing Center website. Aside from the video embedded in the prompt, you are to find one other scholarly through the Ashford Library website to help support your reflections in PART II.  View this great tutorial provided by the Ashford University Library which will show you how to find scholarly articles and how to assess the scholarly quality of the resource.

• NOTE: As you are completing your searches in the library search engines, check the boxes in the search engines of the library for scholarly, peer-reviewed sources. This allows you to find resources that have been evaluated by a number of experts in the field and do not represent just one person’s opinion.

Assignment 1: Quantitative vs. Qualitative Research

Under what conditions would an industrial/organizational (I/O) professional choose a qualitative research method over a quantitative research method when investigating a workplace problem or phenomenon? Support your position with at least two scholarly sources.

To help you organize your notes for this assignment, consider the following chart that provides an overview of differences between quantitative and qualitative research methodologies:

	Quantitative	Qualitative
Approach	Is deductive (primarily) and then inductive	Is inductive (primarily) and then deductive
Purpose	Tests theories, makes predictions, establishes facts, and tests hypotheses	Describes multiple realities, develops a deep understanding, and captures everyday life and human perspectives
Research focus	Isolates variables, uses large samples, and collects data using tests and formal instruments	Examines the full context, interacts with a limited number of participants, and collects data face-to-face from participants
Research goals	Confirms or disconfirms theory Finds central tendency, what is common Tests hypotheses Classifies participants Uses statistics Researches on participants	Examines lived experiences Is particular and idiosyncratic Transforms society Empowers participants Has a rich description Researches with and for participants
Research plan	Is developed before the study is initiated Is a structured, formal proposal	Begins with an initial idea that evolves as the researcher learns more about the participants and setting Is a flexible and tentative proposal
Data analysis	Is mainly statistical and quantitative	Is mainly interpretive and descriptive
Results presentation	Involves a formal writing style and impersonal voice	Involves a less-formal writing style and personal voice

Submission Details:

• By Saturday, January 16, 2016, post your responses in a minimum of 300 words to this Discussion Area.
• Through Wednesday, January 20, 2016, use the Discussion Area to respond to the submissions by your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between one or more lines of reasoning in the discussion.

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

Your response should rely upon at least two sources from additional professional literature—articles from peer-reviewed journals and relevant textbooks. Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., in APA style); and display

Due Week 3 and worth 100 points

e-Commerce has evolved from strictly online enterprises such as Amazon.com  to enterprises such as Autozone.com, Bestbuy.com, and so on that are online, on social media, and brick and mortar combined. Select one (1) company and research the technical evolution that has brought its presence to its current technology infrastructure and model. What are the current security considerations? What are future trends in Web-based commerce that your selected company should consider? What are the security considerations that must considered in this future growth?

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

1. Analyze the Information Technology evolution of e-Commerce up to now, including the techniques used to secure e-Commerce. Describe some of the drawbacks as they relate to security.
2. Determine the future hardware and software trends of e-Commerce and describe where you believe it is going. Analyze how social media such as Facebook and Twitter may fit into the future of secure e-Commerce.
3. Explain how you see the anticipated evolution of the Internet, including updated secure protocols such as IPv6.
4. Recommend what you believe is the most likely migratory path in the evolution of e-Commerce.
5. Include a graphic representation of the proposed future Web-based e-Commerce model that incorporates security using Visio or an equivalent such as Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
6. Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. 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.
• Include charts or diagrams created in Visio or Dia. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.

Due Week 3 and worth 100 points

e-Commerce has evolved from strictly online enterprises such as Amazon.com  to enterprises such as Autozone.com, Bestbuy.com, and so on that are online, on social media, and brick and mortar combined. Select one (1) company and research the technical evolution that has brought its presence to its current technology infrastructure and model. What are the current security considerations? What are future trends in Web-based commerce that your selected company should consider? What are the security considerations that must considered in this future growth?

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

1. Analyze the Information Technology evolution of e-Commerce up to now, including the techniques used to secure e-Commerce. Describe some of the drawbacks as they relate to security.
2. Determine the future hardware and software trends of e-Commerce and describe where you believe it is going. Analyze how social media such as Facebook and Twitter may fit into the future of secure e-Commerce.
3. Explain how you see the anticipated evolution of the Internet, including updated secure protocols such as IPv6.
4. Recommend what you believe is the most likely migratory path in the evolution of e-Commerce.
5. Include a graphic representation of the proposed future Web-based e-Commerce model that incorporates security using Visio or an equivalent such as Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
6. Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. 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.
• Include charts or diagrams created in Visio or Dia. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.

Due Week 4 and worth 200 points

Imagine you are an HR manager, and you have been challenged with the task of reducing expatriate turnover. Think of one or two (1-2) strategies to accomplish this task, and write a one (1) page memo to your boss summarizing your ideas. Persuade him that this is the direction to go.

1. Write a one (1) page memo in which you:
2. Develop two (2) strategies that will help your company reduce expatriate turnover.
3. Summarize both ideas in memo format to present to your boss.
4. Create compelling arguments in favor of your solution to persuade your boss.
5. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

a. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.

b. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze international business strategy to identify human resource requirements and formulate supporting HRM plans that can improve productivity and contribute to the firm’s competitiveness.
• Propose staffing alternatives for foreign operations and address the considerations for the use of expatriates versus localization or third-country nationals.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in global HRM.
• Write clearly and concisely about global HRM using proper writing mechanics.

ssignment 1: Marketing and the Health Care System

Due Week 4 and worth 300 points

Select a health care provided with which you are familiar and write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Determine the direct impact of marketing for the health care provider you selected.
2. Outline a strategy for the health care provider you selected to determine the utilization of its products or services.
3. Outline a marketing strategy for the health care provider you selected.
4. Recommend at least three (3) separate ways the health care provider you selected could shape the buying decisions of its customers.
5. Provide at least three (3) qualified sources, e.g., peer-reviewed journals, professional organization Website, or health care provider Websites.

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 health care system and the role of marketing.
• Analyze the competitive environment of a health services organization and identify a course of action that will allow for strategic marketing success.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health services marketing.
• Write clearly and concisely about health services marketing using proper writing mechanics.

ssignment 1: Marketing and the Health Care System

Due Week 4 and worth 300 points

Select a health care provided with which you are familiar and write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Determine the direct impact of marketing for the health care provider you selected.
2. Outline a strategy for the health care provider you selected to determine the utilization of its products or services.
3. Outline a marketing strategy for the health care provider you selected.
4. Recommend at least three (3) separate ways the health care provider you selected could shape the buying decisions of its customers.
5. Provide at least three (3) qualified sources, e.g., peer-reviewed journals, professional organization Website, or health care provider Websites.

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 health care system and the role of marketing.
• Analyze the competitive environment of a health services organization and identify a course of action that will allow for strategic marketing success.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health services marketing.
• Write clearly and concisely about health services marketing using proper writing mechanics.

By Wednesday, January 20, 2016, using the textbook and Argosy Online Library references that you may select, write a paper using APA standards, of at least 750 words that focuses upon the following:

 

1. Describe the meaning of multiculturalism in your own words.
2. Is the United States of America a multicultural country?  Why or why not?
3. Why is multiculturalism a controversial issue for some people?
4. How can the three sociological perspectives  (structural functionalism, social conflict, and symbolic interaction) be used to conceptually understand multiculturalism?

 

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Introduction of issue and a conclusion that reviews all main points you present.	12
Defined multiculturalism and applied the concept to the United States of America.	20
Discussed the reasons why multiculturalism is a controversial subject.	20
Gave a complete explanation as to how structural functionalism, social conflict, and symbolic interaction can be used to understand multiculturalism.	20
Related essay writings to the concepts and theories discussed in the textbook and outside resources.	20
Submitted on or before due date, using correct spelling and grammar and appropriate APA format.	8