Author: chris

“Great Composers and Color Analysis” Please respond to one (1) of the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

Determine whether you prefer Debussy or Mahler after listening to works by each at the Websites below or in this week’s Music Folder and after reading about them. Explain the reasons for your preference. Here we find musical composers inspired by poetry and by philosophy. Identify one (1) element within a work that you find interesting or intriguing by either composer, with regard to the manner in which the work is performed or conducted. Describe the types of things that inspire you to creativity.

Describe two (2) color paintings by different artists (selected from the list or sources in the Explore section below) that you believe represent the following quote by Kandinsky on the subject of color in art. Justify your response. From Concerning the Spiritual in Art: “If you let your eye stray over a palette of colors, you experience two things. In the first place you receive a purely physical effect, namely the eye itself is enchanted by the beauty and other qualities of color. […] These are physical sensations, limited in duration. They are superficial, too, and leave no lasting impression behind if the soul remains closed. And so we come to the second result of looking at colors: their psychological effect. They produce a correspondent spiritual vibration, and it is only as a step towards this spiritual vibration that the physical impression is of importance. … Generally speaking, color directly influences the soul.” – Wassily Kandinsky. Discuss these ideas for the use of color and its impact in our own times, such as its effect for advertising and sales, or its impact in the workplace and home.

“Windows Tools and BSOD Errors” Please respond to the following:

From the first e-Activity, explain the key ways that your researched tools can be utilized in a Windows environment. Additionally, indicate which of these tools you would consider to be the most useful for systems administrators. Provide a rationale for your response.
From the second e-activity, compare and contrast at least two (2) methods that can assist in troubleshooting BSOD errors in Windows 8. Indicate the method that you believe to be more useful to systems administrators, and provide a rationale for your response.

Application: The Use of Health Information Technology to Improve Quality and Increase Safety

Health information technology can be a powerful tool for improving the quality of health care delivery. Yet, the transition to implementation can be expensive and challenging, and it can sometimes be difficult to demonstrate the return on investment.

To prepare for this Application:

Identify a specific challenge related to quality and safety. (This may be the same challenge you selected for this week’s Discussion or a different one.)
Investigate how health information technology could be used to address this challenge. Review the information presented in this week’s Learning Resources, and conduct additional research of your own using the Walden library and credible Web sites. Then, narrow your focus to one type of technology that would be highly beneficial for addressing this challenge.
Consider the potential outcomes associated with implementing this technology.
What stakeholder concerns might arise?
How would it potentially decrease (or would it possibly increase) systems errors and/or errors related to human factors?
How could the return on investment be determined?

The Assignment

Write a 1- to 2-page paper that addresses the following:

Identify a specific challenge related to quality and safety.
Explain how health information technology could be used to address this challenge. (Make your response as specific as possible.)
Evaluate possible outcomes of the implementation of this technology.

According to Schiller, there are two methods of reducing global poverty. 1) Redistribution of Incomes across nations or 2) Economic growth (Schiller, 2010). Review Rostow’s Stages of Development (Schiller, 2010, pg. 458) and study the stages nations pass through during economic development.

Identify a specific nation that is currently suffering from extreme or severe poverty and answer the following questions on the discussion forum.

What steps should the government of that nation take to move along these stages of development? Specifically address fiscal, monetary and trade policy, and legal issues.
What is the role of the US (citizens and government) in reducing global poverty?
Share something you learned in your Week 7 written assignment (GDP Growth and Supply Side Policy) that could be applied to this nation.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that analyzes examples of effective leadership in the movie. Complete the following in your paper:

Summarize the aspects of the plot and characters relevant to leadership.
Describe what characteristics the effective leader possessed, and explain how those characteristics contributed to his or her success.
Identify 2 or 3 strategies or concepts that were discussed in this course and illustrated in the movie. Summarize each, and explain how it was used by the leader.
Describe the role of motivation, inspiration, and trust in the leadership illustrated in the movie.
List your references according to APA guidelines, including links to any websites or online articles your paper refers to.

The number of words set for this assignment should be between 500-600 per blog, your answers to the assignment questions should be succinct (i.e. precise and concise) with all sources of information fully referenced. Use the Interact 2 Blog tool from the subject site. No other Blog tool is permitted.

Detailed information about the Blog tool can be found in

http://www.csu.edu.au/division/landt/interact/help/blog.htm
Rationale

This assessment is designed to:

assess your progress towards meeting subject learning outcomes 1, 2, 5, and 6;
assist you to develop your learning through discussion of the principles covered in Topics 1-2 of the subject;
develop your ability to communicate well in writing.

Prepare an argumentative paper that demonstrates why globalization is good or not good for a business. The paper should define the term good, and should identify the premises and conclusions.

Identify the premise and conclusion by placing a number in bold at the beginning of the sentence with the word premise or conclusion. For example: (1, Premise), (2, Premise), (1, Conclusion), (2, Conclusion), and so on.

Sentences labeled as “1, premise” are premises for the sentence labeled as “1, conclusion.”All premises should be labeled for each conclusion in the article. If a sentence is a conclusion and a premise for another conclusion, place two labels.At the end of the paper, identify one example of how you used deductive reasoning and one example of how you used inductive reasoning.

Using the definition essays you read as examples, write a 500-word definition essay about a topic of your choice. You may consider one of the following:

– What is a hero?

– What is a good parent?

– What is an ethical choice?

Your essay will be graded on its ability to adhere to the definition essay form. Does your essay attempt to define a problematic concept? Does it add to the discussion of how people might understand the topic? What is at stake in your discussion? In other words, is there a group of people who might be vindicated by your definition? Remember that while you are writing a definition essay, you want to avoid using the dictionary itself. This is meant to be a definition that you create, not one that you copy from a source. In addition, the dictionary is never considered a strong academic source because information that comes from the dictionary and encyclopedias is considered “common knowledge.” Therefore, inserting a dictionary definition into your paper makes it seem as though you are not a strong researcher.

You will be graded using the following categories: content, organization, grammar and style conventions, resources, references, and APA formatting. Your essay will also be graded on its development.

Question 1

Read Wal-Mart v. Dukes 2011 U.S. Lexis 4567. From the information in Justice Scalia’s opinion, answer the following questions: Do you agree with the decision/holding of the Court? Why, or why not? What could the plaintiffs have done differently to have a better chance at getting their class action certified? How would this have impacted employers (not just Wal-Mart) if the class action had been allowed to proceed?

Your response should be at least 150 words in length. You must use at least your textbook to complete this assignment. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations used must be in APA style.

Question 2

Should an employer be allowed to automatically deduct a meal break period from an employee as a standard payroll deduction, or should the employee first actually take the break before such a deduction occurs?

Did the 6th circuit court in Frye v. Baptist Memorial Hospital get it wrong? Explain your response. To find the case, you can Google it, or visit the following link: http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/12a0926n-06.pdf

Your response should be at least 150 words in length. You must use at least your textbook to complete this assignment. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations used must be in APA style.

Question 3

“Employers should not ignore employees starting work early, staying beyond scheduled hours, or coming in to work on days off.” In regard to the FLSA and compensable time, explain the legal rationale for having such a policy in place. Why is ignoring those behaviors a dangerous policy?

Your response should be at least 150 words in length. You must use at least your textbook to complete this assignment. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations used must be in APA style.

Question 4

Would you suggest that a company offer domestic partner benefits? What implication to employers would occur, if any, with the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the text of which can be found here: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/104/hr3396/text/rh? Justify your answer using legal and business arguments, minimizing emotional arguments.

Prompt/Topic: Anton grew up in France and has come to America for college. He lived with an French family during his freshman year, but then he moved into an apartment with two other students, all from different countries. They all study very hard and do not want to take time to cook, so he eats mostly fast or convenience food. He has found some French convenience foods; they are not as great as home cooking, but he does enjoy the familiar taste of his native country. Anton is acquiring a taste for American food and pizza, and he often eats fast food for lunch because it is inexpensive and quick to eat.

What concerns would you have about Anton’s eating habits?
What practical changes could Anton make to make his eating habits more consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans?