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Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper discussing the following topics:

• Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper discussing the following topics:

  • Describe the target behavior.  (This is the behavior you wish to change.)- Constantly on the phone. More info in the attachment
  • Outline the dimensions of measurement/baseline measurement.   (How will you/did you set the parameters to measure the behavior prior to beginning your intervention?)
  • Describe the function of the baseline behavior.   (What need is this behavior serving for you?  Could this need be altered or met in a different way?)
  • Define the goals of the behavioral change.  (What do you hope to accomplish after your intervention?)
  • Propose a Behavior Intervention Plan based on goals.
    • 2 antecedent changes (minimum).
    • 4 consequence modifications (1 of each type).
  • Describe any potential barriers to treatment, and how you would overcome these barriers.
  • Describe the expected outcome if the behavior intervention plan was implemented and followed.
  Attachments:
• Outline the dimensions of measurement/baseline measurement.   (How will you/did you set the parameters to measure the behavior prior to beginning your intervention?)
• Describe the function of the baseline behavior.   (What need is this behavior serving for you?  Could this need be altered or met in a different way?)
• Define the goals of the behavioral change.  (What do you hope to accomplish after your intervention?)
• Propose a Behavior Intervention Plan based on goals.
  • 2 antecedent changes (minimum).
  • 4 consequence modifications (1 of each type).
• Describe any potential barriers to treatment, and how you would overcome these barriers.
• Describe the expected outcome if the behavior intervention plan was implemented and followed.

This assignment is an analysis of William Shakespeare, his plays and their impact on Hollywood.  The object is to better understand and appreciate similarities and differences between Shakespearean theatre and film as an art, and to gain insights into various aspects of society, as reflected in the film versions.

Select one of the following plays by William Shakespeare, which have also been made into a film.

• • • Hamlet  (vs. updated 2000 film of same name)
    • The Taming of the Shrew  (vs. 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You)
    • Romeo and Juliet  (vs. 1996 film William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet)
    • Macbeth (vs. 2001 film Scotland, PA)
    • The Tempest  (vs. 1956 sci-fi film Forbidden Planet)

Examine and determine the various ways the film version departs from and/or adheres to the original play. Then offer reasons why these differences were more (or less) effective than the original.  Factors to consider when preparing this analysis could include (but should not be limited by) the following:

• • • the existence of critical issues in society at the time the film was made
    • while the plays are considered excellent examples of dramatic literature, the film versions (as art) are subjective
    • Shakespeare’s storytelling to a theatre audience vs Hollywood’s message to a larger mass audience

This assignment should be typed and proofread (3-4 pages in length).  Think originality and creativity, both in your writing and in the way you present it.  Some additional research may be needed.  Writings from scholarly journals or other sources may help illustrate your thoughts.  Remember to document your sources.  Early submissions are always accepted.  This assignment will be graded according to the Assignment #2 Rubric.

I Need this ASAP.

ACC 550 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: The final project for this course is the creation of a quantitative analysis that includes an Excel spreadsheet accompanied by a memo to management.

Accountants provide management with the logistics of the business that are crucial for daily operations and a company’s overall success. In any business, it is of

the utmost importance to be aware of all finances and internal processes. Cost accountants focus solely on the internal processes of a business and are tasked

with eliminating any unnecessary costs in order to maximize profits.

For the final project, you have been tasked with conducting a quantitative analysis that looks into the internal processes of a company. Based on your analysis,

you will formulate recommendations to management that aim to improve internal processes and increase profits for the company.

Prompt: For this milestone, submit a draft of the cost-volume-profit analysis (Section I of the final project), including all of the critical elements listed below. Refer

to the Hampshire Company Case Study document, as this provides details on how to complete this milestone. All calculations for your quantitative analysis

should be completed in the Hampshire Company Spreadsheet. You will provide a rough draft of your qualitative analysis in a Word document. Once you have

completed your analysis, submit your Word and Excel documents.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

Cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis is a useful tool for informing short-term economic planning within an organization. In this section, a CVP analysis will be

conducted and used to inform business decisions and recommendations.

A. Perform a CVP analysis based on cost classifications.

B. Explain how a CVP analysis can assist management with short-term economic planning. Support your response with examples from your CVP

analysis.

C. Accurately compute the break-even quantity and break-even revenue.

D. Determine whether the company is breaking even. What are the CVP analysis implications on planning?

If you would like a refresher course on using various features of Excel, sign in to Atomic Learning and type “Excel” in the search box. This will provide you with

options to select the specific level of training that you need (intro, intermediate, or advanced) and the specific version of Excel that you have (e.g., 2011 or 2013).

The trainings are broken down into small, meaningful chunks. Therefore, you should be able to find specific topics at each level that will meet your needs.

Guidelines for Submission: The written portion of this submission must be a one- to two-page Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double

spacing, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style. Use the Hampshire Company Spreadsheet to submit your calculations as an Excel file.

Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information,

review these instructions.

For our second course project, we will be engaging in primary research. Primary research is the gathering of data through your own data collection efforts as apposed to secondary research through which you get information from the written accounts of others. The object of our primary research is a writing ecology of your choice. I will ask you to gather as much information as possible about a particular social group and their activities with a focus on the genres (types of written texts) that they use to engage in their activities. Our goal is to come to understand how this community uses writing to accomplish its goals, mediate its activities, and negotiate relationships among people, places, and resources.
To collect your data, you will need to get access to this community, discipline, etc., and, through interviews, observations, and surveys come to know what texts people use, what they use them to do, and how those texts relate to and maintain the systems of ideas, purposes, interpersonal relationships, cultural norms, and textual forms (Cooper) of the group.

The Text
To present your findings, I will ask you to create an ontography. An ontography is a type of info-graphic, blending words and visuals, to create a map of the interactions of this ecology (with a focus on one particular role in that ecology) showing how different genres connect people, places, activities, and objects/resources and explaining connections to the systems of the ecology. An ontography, then, is a visual map of the ecology, with text explaining the connections between parts. In many ways, it is like a schematic of a machine, showing all the parts and how they connect together to make the whole. In our ontography, the glue that connects everything together is the system of genres (textual forms) and the rest of the systems (ideas, purposes, interpersonal relations, and cultural norms that are maintained through their production).

You are free to use whatever technology you are familiar with or have access to. You do, in the end, need to make your ontography available in your Google Drive folder, but you can do so by taking a picture or scanning it if you choose to work with non-digital technology (science project boards, etc.). One technology that I have found particularly effective is Prezi, the online 3d presentation program. Prezi.com does allow for a limited free subscription, and its features allow you to create visually interesting and effective info-graphics. If you are familiar with or have access to graphic design software, you could certainly use such products to create your ontography.

Purpose
The main purpose of this project is to give you the opportunity to analyze a writing ecology using the “mental schema” (Beaufort) you are developing and to begin to see the extent to which writing mediates social interaction—no matter what you do in your life, writing will be a major factor. It also gives you an opportunity to create a multimodal project that uses both alphabetic type and visuals to effectively connect with an audience. In this case, the audience is the community of undergraduate writing researchers (students like you who are currently researching writing). The writing situation I want you to plan for is an undergraduate writing research conference where you will present your ontography to undergraduate students from all over the US. They need to be able to understand the writing ecology you study from your ontography.

Process
To help you create your ontography you will need to find out
The different people/roles involved in the ecology
The activities/purposes of the ecology
The texts/genres that they commonly produce in order to facilitate and mediate their activities
The systems of ideas people need to engage with in different roles in the ecology
The hierarchy/power relations among the people in the ecology and how texts negotiate that hierarchy
The cultural norms, or expectations for “proper” behavior both in text and in person, expected in the ecology

I will ask you to first propose what ecology you will study (think professions, academic disciplines, and other long established “communities of practice” (Lave & Wenger)—loosely organized quickly changing groups won’t work).

You will then need to plan your research activities—you can also use secondary research, but must include some primary data collection. You will need to move quickly to create surveys and schedule interviews and observations, as well as search for any secondary resources that might get you the information you need (this should primarily be done September 28th through October 2nd).

For your interviews or surveys, you will need to plan questions that will lead your interviewees to give you the information you need and decide how you will collect and keep the data (Will you record the interviews?).

To help you move toward presenting your data, you should first list out all the elements involved:

People/roles & relationships among them
Genres
Activities/purposes
Places
Objects
Ideas/knowledge
From your list you can then begin to map out a flow chart that shows how all these elements are connected/accomplished by the genres of the ecology.Once you have a map, you can then begin to add explanations of each part of that map.

Expectations
For this assignment, you have a great deal of latitude for creativity. The ontography is not a very established genre and so has few constraints on it. The only real constraint is that it must interestingly explain the ecology you study. In that way, it is a kind of report of your findings, but one in the form of a visual map with explanatory text. Poster sessions at conferences often employ such infographics, so you may want to search for examples of poster session posters on line.

Because this work is visual, there are some minor expectations for the combination of aesthetic (artistic) component of its persuasiveness. The visual appearance should help to convey the message of the map and explanation. The best ontographies will convey a sense of the character of the ecology. As with written sources, you are expected to abide by copy-right laws and ethically use all visual sources.
Questions to help your listing and connecting:

Where does this group interact? (Focus on places both physical and digital.)

What physical objects are involved? (Don’t forget simple things like the clothes they wear,

the natural and manufactured goods they use, etc.)

What technology is involved? (Hardware? Software?)

What non-human life is involved? (Plants? Animals? Microscopic organisms?)

What human roles are involved? (Scientist, technician, CEO, administrative assistants?)

What activities occur?

What writing is involved? (Documents, communications, meetings, art, email, blogs, texts,

memos, resumes, interviews, drills, etc.)

Why are particular texts produced?

What activities do texts make possible?

What events do texts make happen?

Who is involved in textual production?

Who receives texts?

What is the relationship between producers and receivers of texts?

How do the texts show relationships? Maintain them? Change them?

EDU 675 week 1 assignment

Data Collection Strategies – Value and Appropriateness

During EDU671, you engaged in a discussion regarding the type of data collection tools that you would use for your action research and were asked to justify their use in your study. You learned from Mills (2014) that, “the interpretation of qualitative data is the researcher’s attempt to find meaning, to answer the ‘So what?’ in terms of the implications of the study’s finding” (p.133). In EDU671, you explored data collection techniques and the process of triangulation of this information to the overall study. In this assignment, you further consider the method of data collection to narrow to the most logical and relevant approach to arrive at an answer to your respective research question(s). Make sure the type of data you plan to collect continues to be appropriate for your study.

The finalization of the type of data collection adds value to your research. This assignment provides a useful framework for the development of the final project in this course in Week Six. You begin the implementation phase of your research in Week Two. During Weeks Two to Four you collect data. Here, in Week One, you consider the type of data you will obtain by referring to and updating as necessary the Data Collection Tool that you used in EDU671; below is an example:

 * For those that are participating in this research that are involved in a non-educational organization, this project-based learning could be implemented many ways. The emphasis in action research, no matter what the organization or setting that is accessed, is learning with others rather than about others for the purpose of developing a reflective practitioner. It is important to consider, however, that the subjects of your study will with adults. Any research taking part outside of a school setting cannot involve minor children. Here are some examples:

• Community: Implement a plan for Home Owners Associations meetings, implement new/different services at community center based on member feedback.
• Work setting: Implementation of an organizational or time management strategy with fellow employees.
• Church setting: Implement a strategy on an adult study team or bible study team.
• Own (minor) children: Implement a strategy for study skills and/or habits, organization or time management strategies, use of manners with others, implementing an earlier bed time.

Construct your assignment to meet the content and written communication expectations below.

Content Expectations

• Study Title (.5 Points): Create a brief yet descriptive and creative title for the study.
• Purpose (.5 Points): Explain the purpose of your study.
• Research Questions (1 Points): State your research questions in a list format.
• Forms of Data (1.5 Points): In two-to-three paragraphs, describe the multiple forms of data that you will collect (observations, interviews, artifacts, etc.) and how this information will inform your research.
• Value of Data (2.5 Points): In two-to-three paragraphs, explain the value of the selected forms of data and how this information will inform the focus and research questions.
• Data Collection Tool (1 Points): Complete the Data Collection Tool and include it as an appendix in the assignment document. You may also need to make updates, revisions, or other adjustments, depending on any changes you have made to your study.

Written Communication Expectations

• Page Requirement (.5 points): Three-to-four pages, not including title, references, and appendix pages.
• APA Formatting (.5 points): Use APA formatting consistently throughout the assignment.
• Syntax and Mechanics (.5 points): Display meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar.
• Source Requirement (.5 points): Use no less than two scholarly sources in addition to the Buczynski and Hansen (2014) and Mills (2009) textbooks, providing compelling evidence to support ideas, and if applicable, reference to original project if enhancement of existing project occurred. All sources on the reference page need to be used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Attached is Quiz #1. To design the charts you can use Excel or you can do by hands and then scan the page. Send me the file in Doc, Pdf or Excel.

QUIZ 1 BUSI 401

STUDENT NAME:_______________________

Question:

1. A motorist is using the AHP to choose a new car from three possible models: an Arrow, a Bestmobile and a Commuter. The choice will be based on just two attributes, Cost and Style.

When asked to compare the cost of the cars, the motorist makes the following statement: On cost, the Bestmobile is “weakly preferred” to the Arrow, but the Arrow is “weakly preferred” to the Commuter. Also the Bestmobile is “extremely preferred” to the Commuter.

On style, the Arrow is “very strongly preferred” to the Bestmobile, but the Commuter is “weakly preferred” to the Arrow. Also the Commuter is “extremely preferred” to the Bestmobile.

1. a) Construct a hierarchy to present the decision problem (using a computer or by hands and then scanning the page) (10% of your grade)

2. Imagine you have won a holiday for two people in a magazine competition and you have been given the choice of five holiday’s destinations. The names and details of these destinations are shown below. Use the method of Even Swaps to determine which destination you would choose on the basis of the information that has been supplied. (20% of your grade)

3. A chemical company is expanding its operations and disused woolen mill is to be converted into a processing plant. Four companies have submitted designs for the equipment which will be installed in the mill and a choice has to be made between them. The manager of the chemical company has identified three attributes which he considers to be important in the decision: cost, environmental impact, and reliability. He has assessed how well each design performs on each attribute by allocating values on a scale from 0 (the worst design) to 100 (the best). These values are shown below, together with the costs which will be incurred if a design is chosen.

1. The manager is having difficulty in allocating weights to the two benefit attributes. Assuming that the two weights sum to 100 and that mutual preference independence exists between the attributes, perform a high level sensitivity analysis to show how the design offering the highest value for aggregate benefit will vary depending upon the weight which has been allocated to environment impact. (10% of the grade)
2. Eventually, the manager decides to allocate environment impact a weight of 30 and reliability a weight of 70. By plotting the benefits and costs of the design on a graph, identify the design which lies on the efficient frontier. (20% of the grade)

4. One of the criticisms of the AHP is that the introduction of new alternatives can change the ranking of existing alternatives. Under what circumstances, if any, is this likely to be reasonable? (10% of your grade)
5. A manager is hoping to appoint a new assistant and decides to use AHP to rank the applicants for the job. Then, as a check, she decides to repeat the process using SMART. She is surprised to find that the ranking of the applicants derived from the AHP differs significantly from the ranking suggested by the SMART analysis. Discuss why the differences. (30% of your grade)

Introduction:
Corporate Social Responsibility
This week, as you review the required resources and research three external resources (not Wikipedia), think critically about social movements and social responsibilities. There are always positives and negatives to most movements. Think about who should be responsible for social issues: individuals, employees, communities, churches, businesses, government, or others.
Review the resources listed in the Books and Resources area below to prepare for this week’s assignment(s).
Complete the following Spotlight on Skills if you need assistance with the tools used to complete your assignments.
Spotlight on Skills: Developing a PowerPoint Presentation
For this assignment, you will prepare a PowerPoint presentation. For help in using this tool, review this PowerPoint Tutorial.

Reference Instruction
Cohen, W. A. (2009). What Drucker taught us about social responsibility.
http://proxy1.ncu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=35755461&site=ehost-live Read Article
Delmas, M. A., & Burbano, V. C. (2011). The Drivers of Greenwashing.
http://proxy1.ncu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=69537541&site=eds-live Read Article
Ketchen, D. J., & Short, J. C. (2011). Separating fads from facts: Lessons from the good, the fad, and the ugly.
http://www.sciencedirect.com.proxy1.ncu.edu/science/article/pii/S0007681310000996 Read Article
Ketchen, D. J., & Short, J. C. (2011). The good, the fad, and the ugly.
http://www.sciencedirect.com.proxy1.ncu.edu/science/article/pii/S0007681310000340 Read Article
Websites
Reference Instruction
Scott, R. (September 16, 2014). There are new sheriffs in town: Your employees.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/causeintegration/2014/09/16/theres-a-new-sheriff-in-town-your-employees/ Read Website Resource
Document/Other
Reference Instruction
Films on Demand. (2010). The new CSR: Collaborative social responsibility [Video file].
http://digital.films.com.proxy1.ncu.edu/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=6281&xtid=47308 View Video

Activity Description

As a business professional, assume you have been invited as a guest speaker for the next managerial meeting for your organization. Senior leadership has expressed concerns about corporate social responsibility and how this may influence appropriate business practices.
After reading and viewing this week’s required resources, select three external resources of your choice (not Wikipedia). Then, develop a PowerPoint presentation for senior leadership that addresses the following:
Describe the difference between corporate philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, and sustainability.
Summarize the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Is it a fad, or is it here to stay? List at least three arguments for CSR and three arguments against CSR.
Elaborate on Drucker’s view of social responsibility as presented in the Cohen article. Should government be involved in taking care of social issues? Why or why not?
Provide examples of two corporations or companies that are making a positive social impact. Identify the corporation or business, the product(s) or service(s), the recipients, and the benefits.
Explain the concept of greenwashing. List at least one business or organization that has been involved in greenwashing.
Length:  8-10 slides, not including the title slide and the references slide.
Listed below are some tips for your slide presentation.
Begin your presentation with a title slide that includes your name. (Do not include the NCU coversheet for your PowerPoint presentation.)
Use plenty of white space on the slides.
Provide a few appropriate graphics to break up the text.
Use six bullets per slide or less.
Use Times New Roman, 28 or 32-point font.
Use the speaker’s notes area to include the information you want to share with your audience. The speaker’s notes must be coordinated with the information on the slides. Be sure to provide citations for your sources. Speaker’s Notes Length: 150-200 words for each slide
Be creative. You can add audio to the presentation if you choose to do so; however, it is not required.
Include references on your final slide(s).
Your presentation should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect professional business writing and current APA standards.
Upload your assignment using the Upload Assignment button below.

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Part 1

IT Presentations Worksheet

When completing the worksheet, use a variety of multimedia from the following list: objects, models, video, WebEx, Prezi, PowerPoint^®, Speaker, Transparencies, Flip Charts, Handouts, etc.

Complete the table for each audience by:

• Selecting the type of presentation that might be delivered to each audience.
• Describing, in 75 to 100 words, the purpose and potential topic for each audience.
• Describing three types of media that would be appropriate for each audience and why you selected each type.

Part 2

Informative Presentation Outline

Use this outline to help you prepare your informative presentation in Weeks 2 and 3.

Part 1: Audience and Purpose

• What is the topic of your speech?
• Who is the audience for your speech?
• What is the purpose of your speech?

Part 2: Outline – Complete the outline for your presentation. You will write out the introduction and conclusion, which you will record Week 2 in YouSeeU. Your speech should have at least two body sections, with supporting points.

1. Introduction – Write out the introduction that you will record in Week 2.
2. Body Section 1
   1. Supporting point
   2. Supporting point
3. Body Section 2
   1. Supporting point
   2. Supporting point
4. Body Section 3
   1. Supporting point
   2. Supporting point
5. Conclusion – Write out your conclusion that you will record in Week 2.

Part 3: Reflection – Answer the following reflective questions:

• Describe what worked well for you in the outlining and preparation phases of the presentation.
• Identify at least three signs of speech anxiety and methods you will use to control them.
• Describe ways you can capture the attention of your audience and continue to engage them throughout the presentation.

Once requirements analysis is completed, the first step in database design can be completed. This step is the conceptual model (or entity relationship diagram). Using any modeling tool you choose (MS Access, SmartDraw, Visio, Erwin, or even PowerPoint or Word), create an entity-relationship diagram (ERD) from the entity and attributes list for the database project you selected similar to what you did in the Discussion Board this week. Your submission should ensure the following:

• All entities and attributes are identified
• All relationships between entities are defined (including proper relation semantics)
• Add your ERD as a screenshot from the template started in Week 1, and provide supporting discussion about how the relationships were established and determined.
• Add the ERD and discussion to the section in your template titled: The Entity Relationship Diagram.
• Update the TOC to reflect the new section.
• Name the document CS251__IP2.doc.