The articles “Some Thoughts on Ethics of Research” by Diana Baumrind and “Issues in the Study of Obedience: A reply to Baumrind” by Stanley Milgram constitute a well-known and important exchange of views in which Baumrind and Milgram argue the ethical and scientific issues underlying psychological research.
These are the questions that must be answer based on the power points that I will upload it ONLY Pls
1- Think of an ethical situation where an act utilitarian and a rule utilitarian would come up with two different approaches.
2- Government leaders often make decisions that have employed utilitarian thinking. Can you think of any recent examples?
3- What are some of the challenges for the tourism and hospitality industry from a utilitarian, a hedonistic, and an egoistic perspective?
4- This is an extra question that u will include in this paper about one ethical theory question and answer it pls? On the other word, prepare your own ethical theory question and answer it pls?
What is the effect of college education on GDP in different countries?
I will use Solow Model to analyze this problem. I use regression with population growth rate and savings rate as control variables. Then, I will add new variables according to the effect of college education to Solow Model. I will analyze how GDP changes with these new variables.
I would like to find data about a group of countries, such as Asian countries. These countries have similar culture but grow dramatically different. I may find most of the data on Penn World Table.
using data provided and PcGive software, estimate an appropriate demand function for quantity demand of travel using econometric methods. present the statistical analysis using relevant tests for your models with clear explanation of hypotheses and decision rules. provide justification for your choice of regression model and demonstrate interpretation of your result with a meaningful conclusion
Module 4 – SLP
Strategic Choices
Background
In the Module 4 SLP, you will be learning how to apply and integrate the results of your SWOT (discussed in Modules 2 and 3) with the four generic business strategies discussed in this module. As in the past three modules, we will take you through the process step by step:
Note: Throughout this course, you should complete the SLP before you undertake the Case analysis. Before you begin the SLP, read the Background materials thoroughly.
Required Reading
If you are having trouble determining how to integrate the SWOT factors with different strategies, the following two readings may help.
1.The first article includes some examples of how RBV variables can be used to leverage a cost or differentiation strategy:
Competitive Advantage (2007). Retrieved on November 6, 2012, from: http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/competitive-advantage/
2.The second reading demonstrates how a cost, differentiation, or focus strategy can help a company defend itself against Porter’s Five Forces:
Porter’s Generic Strategies. (2007). Retrieved on November 6, 2012, from: http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/generic.shtml
Session Long Project
In this module, using the Kraft Foods Group, we will be integrating the results of our SWOT with our chosen strategy.
Keys to the Assignment
•Step 1: Create a 5×5 table with the four strategies listed across the top and the four SWOT variables at left as follows:
Low cost
Differentiation
Focus
Preemptive
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
•Step 2: Using your work in Modules 2 and 3 as it relates to the Kraft Foods Group, select one element from any of the analytical models we studied that contributes to each of the four SWOT variables. For example, for Weaknesses, you may want to choose an element from Porter’s Value Chain (say, operations), while for Opportunities you may want to select something from the PEST analysis (say, sociocultural factors). Select one for Strengths and Threats as well.
•Step 3: Enter the elements you have chosen with the corresponding SWOT variable. Below, “strong competitive rivalry” has been chosen for Threats. Note that other choices could have been high barriers to entry, high bargaining power of suppliers or customers, high substitutability (from Five Forces analysis), or a specific political, economic, social, or technological factor (from PEST). Complete this process for all four SWOT variables.
Low cost
Differentiation
Focus
Preemptive
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats: Strong competitive rivalry
•Step 4: This is potentially the most challenging part. Indicate the impact each strategy might have on each SWOT factor you have chosen by offering a business action that will address the SWOT. For example, follow the threat “strong competitive rivalry” across all four generic strategies. How would a low-cost strategy address an industry environment characterized by intense rivalry? What about a differentiation strategy? Focus? Preemptive? In other words, you are considering the same industry threat, but addressing it differently depending on the chosen strategy. See the example below:
Low cost
Differentiation
Focus
Preemptive
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats: Strong competitive rivalry
Undercut rivals on price through operational economies
Brand loyalty attracts repeat customers
Find an underserved market segment that rivals are unwilling to serve
Beat rivals out of the gate, establish dominant position
Thus, the strategic action you choose to fill in a given blank should do two things: 1) offer a tactic for taking advantage of a strength or opportunity or for managing a threat or weakness, and 2) follow the basic thrust of the strategy in that column.
SLP Assignment Expectations
Your paper will be evaluated using the following five (5) criteria:
•Assignment-Driven Criteria (Precision and Breadth): Does the paper fully address all Keys to the Assignment? Are the concepts behind the Keys to the Assignment addressed accurately and precisely using sound logic? Does the paper meet minimum length requirements?
•Critical Thinking (Critical Thinking and Depth): Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources, expert opinions, and assumptions has been critically evaluated and synthesized in the formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does the paper address the topic with sufficient depth of discussion and analysis?
•Business Writing (Clarity and Organization): Is the paper well written (clear, developed logically, and well organized)? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for graduate-level work? Are section headings included in all papers? Are paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding to the Keys to the Assignment, or is justification/support instead conveyed through excessive use of direct quotations?
•Effective Use of Information (Information Literacy and References): Does the paper demonstrate that the student has read, understood and can apply the background materials for the module? If required, has the student demonstrated effective research, as evidenced by student’s use of relevant and quality (library?) sources? Do additional sources used in paper provide strong support for conclusions drawn, and do they help in shaping the overall paper?
•Citing Sources: Does the student demonstrate understanding of APA Style of referencing, by inclusion of proper end references and in-text citations (for paraphrased text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all sources (e.g., references used from the Background page, the assignment readings, and outside research) been included, and are these properly cited? Have all end references been included within the body of the paper as in-text citations?
Explain the Kantian perspective, and explain whether your personal perspective agrees with the utilitarian or Kantian perspective.
In the Week 3 Final Project Milestone assignment, you explained how to apply the principle of utility to the case you selected for your Final Project. For this final portion of the assignment, apply Kant’s categorical imperative to the case, and explain how you would approach the case, explaining whether your position is utilitarian or Kantian. Justify your position.
Combine all of your Final Project Milestone sections into one paper formatted in APA style. Be sure to include an introduction and conclusion in the paper. Your paper should be at least six pages long.
Be sure each point below is included. For the items listed under the Week 3 Final Project Milestone heading, be sure to consult the comments received from your Instructor and address them for the final submission. Also ensure that the Milestone elements flow together with the new elements for the Final Paper.
The Assignment:
From the Week 3 Final Project Milestone:
Part 1:
Identify the case you are addressing.
Explain the issues involved in the case.
State your thesis (the position for which you argue in the paper).
Part 2:
Explain how a virtue ethicist would approach the case.
If you do not think virtue ethics is applicable to your case, explain why.
Analyze the case using the principle of utility.
New for the Final Paper:
Part 3:
Analyze the case using Kant’s categorical imperative.
Justify your position.
Explain how you would approach the case, including an explanation of whether your approach is virtue ethicist, utilitarian, or Kantian and why.
As part of explaining your approach, reflect on your responses to the Virtual Philosopher exercise in Week 1, and explain how your approach to the case differs (or does not differ) from your thinking at the beginning of this course.
Support your use of evidence in the assignment with references to the week’s readings. In the essay, practice APA style for your in-text citations.
Be sure to include the following:
Conclusion
Reference list
Required Resources
Readings
MacKinnon, B. (2012). Ethics: Theory and contemporary issues (concise 2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Appendix, “How to Write an Ethics Paper” (pp. 246–257)
This appendix provides guidelines on how to write an ethics paper and is a good resource to use as you write papers for your Application Assignments and for the Final Project.
Document: Ethical Analysis Tool (PDF)
This ethical analysis tool lists questions that help you analyze a situation using several ethical theories. You use this tool for assignments throughout this course.
Document: Virtual Philosopher Notes (Word document)
1. Presenting an opinion
The purpose of this assignment is to understand why research and evaluating evidence is important. You are asked to select one topic and, in one paragraph, present your thesis (belief) about the topics. Then explain why you believe that your thesis has merit or is valid. This will help us understand how we come to believe what we believe. We will have the opportunity to really think about the ideas and values we hold and why we hold them.
Your writing assignment will be to find one academic source using the TCC library website. That source should be an academic journal. After selecting that source and reading that source, you will include that source as evidence in your paragraph. Incorporate one quote from your source into your paragraph. That quote should speak for the article as a whole. Use in text MLA citation and include a Works Cited (MLA format) page for the source.
1. Dieting makes people fat.
2. Romantic love is a poor basis for marriage.
3. The war on terror has contributed to the growing abuse of human rights.
4. High school graduates should take a year off before entering college.
5. All citizens should be required by law to vote.
6. All forms of government welfare should be abolished.
7. Both parents should assume equal responsibility in raising a child.
8. Americans should have more holidays and longer vacations.
9. Participating in team sports helps to develop good character.
10. The production and sale of cigarettes should be made illegal.
11. People have become overly dependent on technology.
12. Censorship is sometimes justified.
13. Privacy is not the most important right.
Summary :
To what extent should laws and public policy be influenced by cultural or religious beliefs and to what extent should they be influenced by the current state of scientific knowledge or technology? Choose a topic within the realm of sex and sexuality, perhaps federal and state policies regarding same-sex marriage or requiring insurance companies to pay for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PreP) drugs to prevent HIV transmission, and then discuss what you think our public policy should be on that topic given the current state of our scientific knowledge and our cultural or religious traditions. Take a position and then write your answer in the form of a persuasive essay.
Guidelines for writing the paper:
Your paper should be approximately 500 words long (approximately two double-spaced pages using Times Roman 12 point font) written in the form of a persuasive essay.
Support your position with reference to peer-reviewed papers. These papers must be properly cited and referenced following using APA format.
The maximum amount of similarity to other work, either written by yourself or someone else, is 25%.
Your answers will not be graded on the basis of whether the TAs and I agree with your opinion or not.
There are two parts to the assignment. Part 1 should be the body of your paper. Part 2 should be the reference section of your paper. Do not put the body of your paper and the reference section in one document and submit them together. Doing so will increase the similarity score of your paper and may result in a lower score as a consequence
If you were the manufacturing manager for a company that manufactures travel luggage, how would you describe the concept of “explosion” and what would you include in your description?
B. The best known approach to capacity management issue is input/output control. In your own words, describe this approach.
This paper must be a minimum of 2 pages (not including cover and references) and include 3-5 references. Do not just provide an answer straight from the text. Support your work with examples demonstrating an understanding of these concepts and their applicability to real-world situations.
Please upload a Word document using APA format for this assignment (see attached for the template). Where applicable, you must show your derivations, analysis and how you obtained the responses/answers. Use title page, in-text citations, references, appropriate font size, double spaces, etc where appropriate. The assignment will be graded for content, APA formatting, met deadlines for submission. See the following rubric below.
Explore at least three governance principles. Describe each in detail. Compare how these principles are aligned with the IRS’s principles of good governance. Your paper should be supported by materials from the textbook and at least two additional academic sources.