Author: chris

 

Directions: Describe the following terms.  Responses to each topic should be a minimum of one paragraph in length, which must consist of five to seven sentences.  Please provide examples if applicable.  Students should utilize APA guidelines for formatting and citations. This is not an essay.

 

1. Gaia philosophy

 

2. Nano-technology

 

3. Genetic Engineering

 

4. Geo-politics

 

5. Green Engineering

 

6. Converging Technologies

 

7. Human Genome Project

 

8. Artificial Intelligence

 

9. Adverse impact of tractor use on the environment in Sri Lanka.

 

10. Threat of air pollution on the Taj Mahal in India.

 

 

 

Part 2     In at least one paragraph.

 

 

 

What is meant by globalization? Discuss its positive and negative implication on the developing world and in less developed countries.

Research two companies in the Fortune 500 that offer partner benefits. Compare and contrast the companies as you answer the following questions:

 

• How do the requirements for coverage for domestic partners, such as length of the  relationship compare with requirements for benefits of married couples?
• Do companies usually require a waiting period after dissolution of a marriage (divorce) before a new spouse can become eligible for benefits?
• What factors, such as legislation, may influence the inclusion of these stipulations?
• Can any of the terms you defined above be applied to either company based on other information you learned about them? Why, or why not?

 

Use the following terms in your discussion and include appropriate examples for each one:

 

• Glass walls
• Sticky floor
• Glass escalator

 

Write a minimum (3) three-page paper using APA formatting, and include in-text citations and

Time Value of Money Homework
Problem 1: Calculate the future value of an investment, given the following characteristics: (a) PV: $30,000, (b) NPER: 25, (c) Rate: 5%.
Problem 2: Using the information from Problem 1, calculate the future value of the same investment using daily compounding (Hint: Divide the Rate by 365 and multiple the Number of Years by 365).
Problem 3: Calculate the present value of an investment, given the following characteristics: (a) FV: $120,000, (b) Rate: 14%, and (c) NPER: 20.
Problem 4: Calculate the rate of return on an investment, given the following information: (a) FV: $50,000, (b) PV: $1,000, and (c) NPER: 15.
Problem 5: Calculate the NPER for an investment, given the following information: (a) FV: $25,000, (b) PV: $10,000, and (c) Rate: 10%.
Problem 6: Calculate the FV on an ordinary annuity, given the following information: (a) PMT: $1,000, (b) NPER: 15, and (c) Rate: 10%.
Problem 7: Calculate the PV of an annuity due, given the following information: (a) PMT: $4,000, (b) Rate: 5%, and (c) NPER: 10.
Problem 8 (Extension Population Growth): If the current population of city X is 1,000,000 citizens, how long would it take for the city to reach 2,000,000 citizens if the growth rate was 5%?

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Find a potential client (friend, family member, current training client, or even yourself) and initiate an initial assessment. Have the client complete the appropriate questionnaires. You can download forms from the SFN course homepage or utilize the forms in the Client Forms and Handouts packet included with your course materials.
Fully describe your nutrition and coaching plan for the client including:
1. client level and the reason for choosing this level
2. limiting factors
3. outcome goals
4. behavior goals
5. which assessments you will record and why/how you will incorporate the results
6. your recommended nutrition and supplement plan
7. what (if anything) your client will need to discuss with his or her physician
8. referrals to your professional network (if needed)
9. proposed appointment scheduling including:
frequency (when)
what you will discuss at each appointment
which assessments you will perform and when
10. a plan of action if you observe a plateau
11. and a plan of action if your client changes his or her goals. (Include the hypothetical goal change along with your plan of action.)

Trainer Tip: Get in the right mind-set with this case study. Look at your case study as an opportunity to develop a real-life plan and to have that plan critiqued by leaders in the field. Imagine that this sample client is paying you to get results. Be as detailed as you would need to be when relaying the plan to the client. Also, be sure to tell us why you are making the decisions you are making.

5. Review the templates for various project documents provided in this chapter. Pick one of them and apply it to a project of your choice. Make suggestions for improving the template.
10-3 Sample template for a monthly progress report I. Accomplishments for January (or appropriate month):
•Describe most important accomplishments. Relate them to project’s Gantt chart.
•Describe other important accomplishments, one bullet for each. If any issues were resolved from the previous month, list them as accomplishments. II. Plans for February (or following month):
•Describe most important items to accomplish in the next month. Again, relate them to project’s Gantt chart.
•Describe other important items to accomplish, one bullet for each. III. Issues: Briefly list important issues that surfaced or are still important. Managers hate surprises and want to help the project succeed, so be sure to list issues. IV. Project Changes (Dates and Description): List any approved or requested changes to the project. Include the date of the change and a brief description.

Aggressive and Helping Behaviors
Review the article titled “Media Violence Associations with the Form and Function of Aggression among Elementary School Children” by Douglas A. Gentile. Summarize the article and describe how antisocial and pro-social behaviors are demonstrated in the article. Share the pro-social and antisocial theories that are indicated in the article.

Submission Requirements:
Submit your responses in a Microsoft Word document of the following specifications:
Font: Arial; 12-Point
Line Spacing: Double
Length: 500–700 words, excluding correctly formatted APA title and Reference pages
Evaluation Criteria:
Did you summarize the article?
Did you describe how antisocial and pro-social behaviors are demonstrated in the article?
Did you provide your answers in complete sentences with few grammatical errors?
Did you provide correctly formatted APA title and Reference pages?

. Write a lessons-learned report for a project of your choice, using the template provided on the companion Web site and the sample in Chapter 3 as guides. Do you think it is important for all project managers and team members to write lessons-learned reports? Would you take the time to read them if they were available in your organization? Why or why not?

template
Project Name: JWD Consulting Project Management Intranet Site Project Project Sponsor: Joe Fleming Project Manager: Erica Bell Project Dates: May 2–November 4 Final Budget: $150,000 1. Did the project meet scope, time, and cost goals? We did meet scope and time goals, but we had to request an additional $10,000, which the sponsor did approve. 2. What were the success criteria listed in the project scope statement? Below is what we put in our project scope statement under project success criteria: “Our goal is to complete this project within six months for no more than $140,000. The project sponsor, Joe Fleming, has emphasized the importance of the project paying for itself within one year after the intranet site is complete. To meet this financial goal, the intranet site must have strong user input. We must also develop a method for capturing the benefits while the intranet site is being developed and tested, and after it is rolled out. If the project takes a little longer to complete or costs a little more than planned, the firm will still view it as a success if it has a good payback and helps promote the firm’s image as an excellent consulting organization.” 3. Reflect on whether you met the project success criteria. As stated above, the sponsor was not too concerned about going over budget as long as the system would have a good payback period and help promote our firm’s image. We have already documented some financial and image benefits of the new intranet site. For example, we have decided that we can staff the PMO with one less person, resulting in substantial cost savings. We have also received excellent feedback from several of our clients about the new intranet site. 4. In terms of managing the project, what were the main lessons your team learned from this project? The main lessons we learned include the following: •Having a good project sponsor was instrumental to project success. We ran into a couple of difficult situations, and Joe was very creative in helping us solve problems. •Teamwork was essential. It really helped to take time for everyone to get to know each other at the kick-off meeting. It was also helpful to develop and follow a team contract. •Good planning paid off in execution. We spent a fair amount of time developing a good project charter, scope statement, WBS, schedules, and so on. Everyone worked together to develop these planning documents, and there was strong buy-in. •Project management software was very helpful throughout the project. 5. Describe one example of what went right on this project. 6. Describe one example of what went wrong on this project. 7. What will you do differently on the next project based on your experience working

Hi here are the assignments that I need to get done. They are not worth much, but I have not turned them in. I am willing to pay 50 dollars for all of them.

 

ELL Proficiency Standards assignment

Using the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELP) from Texas, select a stage (10th grade level) for a group of students you define. Create a content objective and a language objective using the TX College & Career Ready Standards and the ELA Standards for your group of ELLs at the Basic Proficiency Level for each of the following domains:

1. Listening and Speaking
2. Reading
3. Writing

Include a 500-750-word summary below the chart (within the same document) that contains rationales for each of the three domains that describes how the objectives you wrote address the characteristics of a basic ELL level and accounts for the theoretical language acquisition principles mentioned in your required reading.

In this summary, explain how content area teachers can write lesson plans in which all of the standards (ELP and content) support one another and actually provide scaffolding opportunities for students.

ELL Proficiency Standards Assignment Template

 

Language Domain	ELP Standard (Basic Level)	Content Standard	Performance Objectives
Listening and Speaking			Content:     Language:
Reading			Content:     Language:
Writing			Content:     Language:

 

 

2^nd Assignment

 

Ms. Jensen’s 7^th Grade Class AZELLA Scores

Student Name	Reading Label	Writing Label	Listening Label	Speaking Label
Aryanna	Proficient	Intermediate	Intermediate	Proficient
Carlos	Intermediate	Basic	Basic	Intermediate
Corynn	Basic	Basic	Emergent	Basic
Desiree	Basic	Intermediate	Basic	Intermediate
Gabriel	Proficient	Intermediate	Intermediate	Proficient
Hailey	Basic	Emergent	Emergent	Basic
Jade	Basic	Basic	Intermediate	Intermediate
Jakob	Intermediate	Basic	Intermediate	Intermediate
Jerry	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate
Michael	Intermediate	Proficient	Intermediate	Proficient
Noah	Basic	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate
Petie	Proficient	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate
Ramon	Emergent	Emergent	Pre-Emergent	Emergent
Rebecca	Basic	Emergent	Basic	Basic
Suzanne	Proficient	intermediate	Intermediate	Proficient

 

 

 

 

Analyze the proficiency levels of the students in Ms. Jensen’s class to place them into appropriate groups.

In a 250-word essay describe how you would group these students for in-class English language arts activities. The essay should include a rationale of placement, citing at least one source from your research to support the placement.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. A title page is not required.

 

 

3^rd Assignment

From your required reading and other sources, write a 500-750-word persuasive essay to your fellow teachers describing the benefits of strategies that encourage vocabulary development within the pre-production and early production stages of language acquisition. These strategies should transcend all content areas. Describe the Silent Period and how it affects vocabulary development. How could this be accounted for within your teaching?

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide

 

4^th Assignment

Create a graphic organizer, or complete the table attached, to identify and describe oral, reading, and writing strategies appropriate for each ELL proficiency level. You may use strategies from your required readings or your research. Include a justification as to why each strategy is applicable to the specific ELL proficiency label, citing references.

 

Instructional Strategies for ELLs

Pre-Emergent Instructional Strategies

Content Area	Strategy and Description	Justification
Speaking and Listening
Reading
Writing

 

Emergent Instructional Strategies

Content Area	Strategy and Description	Justification
Speaking and Listening
Reading
Writing

 

Basic Instructional Strategies

Content Area	Strategy and Description	Justification
Speaking and Listening
Reading
Writing

 

Intermediate Instructional Strategies

Content Area	Strategy and Description	Justification
Speaking and Listening
Reading
Writing

 

 

 

 

5^th assignment

 

After reading the “Structuring Language Instruction to Advance Stalled English Learners” article, create a brochure to inform others about this new approach. Provide at least three examples of how you could incorporate these linguistic components into your English language instruction.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide

Here is the website for the article to read and make the brochure….

http://web.archive.org/web/20101127214116/http://scoe.org/files/ah-clark-0909.pdf

 

For your Research Project, you will be combining all parts that you have worked on from Weeks One through Five. Your paper should be formatted as follows:

• Part 1: Introduction
  • Background information about your research project (Week One)
  • Describe the management dilemma (Week One)
  • Ethical Concerns (Week Two)
  • Develop and explain your hypothesis (Week One)
• Part 2: Literature review
  • Background research on at least three scholarly sources (Week One)
• Part 3: Data
  • Secondary data (Week Three)
  • Measurement benchmark and scales (Week Three)
  • Plans for using observations, focus groups, interviews, or surveys (Week Four)
  • Plans for analyzing data (Week Five)
  • Plans for how to analyze results (Week Five)
• Part 4: Results
  • Summarize and display the results of your research. Provide charts, graphs, tables, and so forth, as they might apply to your research.
  • State whether you reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis based on your study; explain.
• Part 5: Conclusion
  • Summarize the entire study and reflect on it
    • Consider the “take-home” message that management and other decision makers can use from this research to make informed business decisions.
    • Include the strengths and weaknesses of the study and suggestions for future research.
• Part 6: References
  • Include a separate references page and cite all references within the text of the paper.
• Part 5: Appendix
  • If applicable

Writing the Research Project

The Research Project:

1. Must be 10 to 12 double-spaced pages in length (not including the title page, references page, tables, appendices, etc.) and must be 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.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
6. Must use at least three scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library in addition to the text.
7. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
8. Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Assignment
Volume, Risk, and Price Variances
Analyze the variances in the following scenario:
You are the nursing administrator for a medical group that expects a severe outbreak of the flu this winter. You hire additional staff to treat the patients and administer shots. Your special project budget was for 1,000 hours of part-time nurses’ services at $40 per hour, for a total cost of $40,000. It was expected that these nurses would administer 400 flu shots and treat 1,600 flu patients. The medical group typically charges $50 for a flu shot and $80 for treating a flu patient. Actually, the group had 1,200 patients who received the flu shot and 1,400 who had the flu and received treatment. On average, it was able to collect $55 per flu shot and $70 per flu patient.

Compute the volume, mix, and price revenue variances. How did things turn out for the group considering just revenues? How did they turn out from a profit perspective? Use the approach from chapter 8 to solve. Clearly label the calculations of the required variances using Excel. Use formulas to calculate the three variances and format the cells to insert a comma if there is more than three numbers and round to the nearest whole number. Explain the meaning of the variances in a two page Word document.

Submit to your instructor your two-to-three page Word document (not including the title and reference pages) and your Excel worksheet. Your paper should be formatted according to APA style, and you must cite at least three scholarly sources.