Author: chris

1. Which role or roles do you typically assume in groups, teams, and meetings? Identify two task and two social roles you usually do not assume. Why don’t you assume these roles? (210 Words)

2. Develop a meeting agenda for an upcoming meeting. Develop a meeting goal or goals, and identify the sequence of agenda items. After you have written your agenda, write a brief explanation of why you structured your agenda as you did. (210 Words)

3. Identify a team that you are currently participating in, or a team with which you have worked in the past. Identify norms and any explicit ground rules that were developed for the team. Even if the team did not have an explicit mission statement, as you reflect on the team goals and objectives, develop a team mission statement for the team. (210 Words)

4. Attend a public meeting, such as your local school board, city council, or campus council. Evaluate the meeting using the five principles of leadership. Were group members self-aware and aware of comments and actions of others? How effectively did group members use verbal messages to make their points and organize their ideas? Did nonverbal messages provide supportive and positive reinforcement of other’s comments? How effectively did group members listen and respond to messages? What evidence did you find that group members appropriately adapted their message to others during the course of their conversations? (210 Words)

• . Identify one (1) evidentiary issue that could be presented regarding the admission of digital evidence at trial. Next, suggest one (1) way in which the court could take to resolve the issue that you have identified. Include one (1) example of such issue and your suggestion action to support your response.
• Per the text, there is probable cause to search a computer or electronic media when one believes that the computer or related media either contains or is contraband evidence of a crime, fruits of crime, or instrumentality of a crime. Identify at least two (2) types of warrantless searches that investigators can conduct while collecting digital evidence, and explain the main reasons why you believe the types of searches in question are warrantless. Justify your response.

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You will choose one and write a 500 word minimum essay in which you will take a first-person perspective of the situation, describe the debate in your own words, and provide a justified and academically defended argument for one side or the other. The essay will need to reflect your understanding of the time to avoid being anachronistic, and to demonstrate that your argument is appropriate for that time.
As a woman in the 1950s, how would you feel about the stereotype of the wife and mother on popular television shows?
Having been a multi-season Brooklyn Dodgers ticket holder in 1947, would you actively cheer for Jackie Robinson?
• ?As a parent to male teenagers, what is your perspective of the Korean conflict?
• As a World War II veteran, what are your thoughts about either the Truman Doctrine or Containment?
• As a high level politician in the know, do you feel the American public deserves to be told about NSC 68?
As this is a point of view essay, a modern perspective will not accurately address what the question is asking for. It is strongly suggested that at least one selection from the provided source book is used as research of the event and views of the time. (Reading The American Past; Selected Historical Documents, Michael P. Johnson). All sources and their use must be appropriately identified
per 6th edition APA format.

Complete the “What is My Level of PsyCap” self-assessment.

Write a 1050- to 1400-word paper in which you include the following:

Explain why you agree or disagree with your results.
Develop strategies to advance your career using your strengths.
How can you use goal-setting to increase motivation and improve job performance?
How might your engagement as an employee and job satisfaction influence job performance?
Discuss at least 5 of the following motivational theories and explain how these can aid in job performance.
Extrinsic motivation
Intrinsic motivation
McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y
Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy
Acquired needs theory
Self-determination theory
Herzberg’s theory of motivation
Equity theory
Expectancy theory

It can become difficult to create a harmonious diverse team considering the differences of all the team members involved. Realizing the potentials and possible downfalls of the multicultural team is just the start. The selection of team members and the assignment of tasks play a huge part in this harmony. The team leader should be prepared to accept the responsibility of leading a diverse team.

With this in mind and after conducting some research, create a 1-2 page human resource strategy for creating a diverse workforce. Be sure to address:

The nature of group dynamics
Recruitment and selection strategy(ies)
Training and development activities
How you will ensure fairness in hiring along with fairness in diversifying your workforce

The purpose of this assignment is to understand customer relationship management (CRM) and CRM systems within the context of business strategy. Choose any organization and prepare a one-page summary. Include the following in the summary: organization name, primary customer base, and how they differentiate themselves in the market. You are free to choose any organization that provides products to its customers. Avoid organizations that primarily provide services, such as financial service firms, insurance firms, and the like. Use the following questions to guide your paper:

In what ways would your organization use its CRM to gain insight into customers’ needs, wants, and behaviors in order to serve them better?
Consider the value of Sales Force Automation, Customer Service and Support, and Marketing Campaign Management and Analysis. In what ways could your organization use its CRM system to support Sales Force Automation? In what ways could your organization use its CRM system to support Customer Service and Support? In what ways could your organization use its CRM system to support Marketing Campaign Management and Analysis? Defend and support your statements with credible sources and research.
What opportunities can CRM provide in terms of business strategy and goals for your organization?
IT Support: Within your organization, what type of IT support would you need for “front office” versus “back office” systems? Please justify your answer.

Power, Politics, and Conflict: Can’t We All Just Get Along?” Please respond to the following:

Watch the video titled “Using positive power and politics” (3 min 8 s), located at http://www.lynda.com/Business-Skills-tutorials/Using-positive-power-politics/126132/182373-4.html?org=strayer.edu. Based on this week’s readings and the video, break down the ethical considerations that an organizational leader should contemplate prior to using political power that will impact organizational stakeholders.

Consider a conflict that you or someone that you know is currently experiencing at work. Using the conflict process discussed in the text, recommend an approach for resolving the conflict. Propose the conflict management techniques that you believe would be most effective to achieve the desired outcome(s) of your recommendation.

“Built on More Than Rock and Roll” Please respond to the following:

Analyze your current or past organization to determine whether it is a centralized or decentralized structure. Support your conclusion with examples that demonstrate the centralized or decentralized nature of the organization. Next, give your opinion on whether or not this is the most effective structure for the organization in question.

Categorize your current or past organization into one (1) of the five (5) most prevalent ethical climates discussed in the text. Examine the impact that the selected ethical climate has on the organization’s culture. Justify your response

To Buy or Not to Buy?

Thomas from Michigan decided to replace the two front tires on his truck because winter was approaching and they were beginning to look worn. He suspected that the tires probably could hold out longer, but wanted to be on the safe side. When he went to shop for tires at a store that had been recommended to him by a good friend, the mechanic of the shop advised him to replace all four tires. Putting faith in the mechanics recommendation, Thomas spent more than he had planned and bought all four tires instead of just replacing the front two. Afterward, because he had spent so much money for the tires that he wasn’t even sure he needed, he experienced cognitive dissonance about the decision. Hoping to dispel his doubts, he compared prices of tires at other places and discussed his decision with his co-workers the next day that had experienced buying tires. The evidence that Thomas collected convinced him that he used good judgment in replacing his old tires, and he also believed that he had gotten a good bargain.

Recall an occasion when you experienced cognitive dissonance about a purchase. Describe the event, and explain what you did about it.
Did anyone such as a family member, friend, or colleague play a role in your cognitive dissonance about your purchase?
What did you learn from this experience overall and the factors and influences that play a part in you the consumer’s decision making process.

Organizational strategies for Quality Assessment

Describe how an organization has implemented a quality-related strategy that involves leadership, teamwork, governance OR organizational culture. choose one.
Describe the organization’s objectives related to this change, and evaluate its progress thus far.

Propose additional strategies or recommendations that you would suggest for an organization.

Inclusion of students with disabilities into the regular education classroom, is an important component of IDEA. Read arguments regarding inclusion (both pros and cons) from both of the websites listed below and write a response regarding inclusion and whether you believe it is practical or not.

Including Students with Disabilities in General Education Classrooms (http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/eric/archived/e521.html)

Inclusion: The Pros and Cons (http://www.sedl.org/change/issues/issues43.html)

It is important to be using correct terminology for individuals with disabilities. Some are not aware, but the current recommended practice is to use person first language. For example, we would not say the autistic boy, but we would say the boy with autism. Please read the following item that has an explanation of people first language and a table with examples of this. –

1. http://www.disabilityisnatural.com/images/PDF/pfl09.pdf

Answer the following questions-

1. Was this information on PFL new for you?

2. What are your thoughts on the usefulness of using PFL?

3. Why do you believe so many are not aware of PFL?