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Demographics

 
This assignment is for the preparation of a literature review paper. The topic of the paper is “How does music affect students during standardized testing?”
Collect your demographic data.
Describe your context and demographics of your population
Add this material to your AR project proposal

YOU MAY USE WHATEVER NUMBER OF RESOURCES THAT YOU NEED TO COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT.
Prior to the development of strategies to implement in the educational setting, it is important to understand the makeup of the participants for your AR proposal through a description of the demographics of your study.
On the Action Research Proposal template, the demographics section is comprised of three subsections: Demographic Data, Target Group, and Baseline Data.
Answer the questions for each subsection below in a paragraph.
Demographic Data
• Where/what is the research site?
• Who is directly involved?
• What statistics will give a clear understanding of the context and culture of the research site?
Target Group
• Who are the students you are trying to impact?
• How do you think this strategy or content focus will benefit the target group?
Baseline Data
• What are the baseline data that support your choice for this area of focus?
• What patterns or trends do you see in the data?
• What is your proof that an issue exists in this focus area?
Reminders:
• Do not use names as identifiers for the research site or participants. Please also take care to be vague with details of your geographic site (e.g. a large urban city in the northeast rather than saying Boston). Finally, be conscious of the use of the place name or district name in any research references that you include for the data you are sharing. For example, if you consult the U.S. census data, please do not provide a link that includes the location name but rather include the link to the larger census database. For further information on how to cite confidential sources, please see this FAQ
• You may not depend solely on standardized test scores as your baseline data.
• You will be using this discussion to get feedback from your peers before you submit this as part of your final project for the Action Research Project. Please make sure to give thoughtful, meaningful feedback as well.

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Case Study: Authority and Leadership and 2.Motivational Conflict Resolution

 
This order is for two different discussions, the first discussion will go on page one and the second on the second page, please site within the duscussion where references were used at the end of reference with brackets (authors name, date) each discussion should have its own reference page.

Discussions
To participate in the following discussions, go to this week’s Discussion link in the left navigation.

1. Case Study: Authority and Leadership

Review the details of the case Authority and Leadership: Rising From the Ranks from your course text, and respond to the following questions:

1. Identify the potential advantages Julie might enjoy in becoming manager of a group of which she has long been a member, and contrast these with the possible disadvantages that might present themselves because she has long been a member of this group.
2. Describe how Julie will have to proceed in establishing herself as the legitimate possessor or supervisory authority on the unit, and describe the sources and forms of Julie’s authority.

2. Motivational Conflict Resolution

Select either Option A or Option B and indicate in your post which option you have selected.

In any organization, regardless of the industry, some level of conflict and/or office bickering is inevitable and may have a damaging impact on productivity and motivation or morale. However, it is the responsibility of the manager to ensure that conflict is avoided whenever possible, and when it does occur, it is handled in an appropriate and respectful manner. With this in mind, listen to the podcast, Stop the Medical Office Bickering and respond to your selected option.

Option A: Case Study: A Matter of Motivation: The Delayed Promotion

Review the details of the case above from your course text, and respond to the following questions:

1. Thoroughly analyze the likely state of your ability to motivate yourself in your new position. In the process, comment to whatever extent you feel necessary on your level of confidence in the relative stability of your position and how this might affect your performance.
2. Describe the most likely motivational state of your HIM staff at the time you assumed the director’s position, and explain in detail why this state probably exists.
3. Based on the podcast, what are some proactive strategies that management could have used to reduce the potential for conflict in this situation?

Option B: Case Study: Charting a Course for Conflict Resolution: “It’s a Policy”

Review the details of the case above from your course text, and respond to the following questions:

4. Develop the argument you would be advocating if you were in George Mann’s position. In a similar fashion, thoroughly develop the argument you would advance if you were in Sally Carter’s position.
5. Assuming the position of CEO, Jane Arnold, render a decision. Document your decision in whatever detail may be necessary, and include a complete explanation for your decision.
6. Based on the foregoing, outline whatever steps (e.g., policy changes, guidelines, payroll requirements, or something else) you believe should be considered to minimize the chances of similar conflict in the future.
please use one reference for each discussion

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Addmision of digital evidence in new york state courts

 

Prepare a research paper identifying the requirements for having digital evidence accepted in a criminal or civil court within New York State. You should identify relevant state and federal legislation, and court rules or instructions. Your report should include the requirements for presenting expert evidence, this includes any federal or state rules of evidence that apply to expert testimony.

You may choose to focus on civil or criminal cases.

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Business & sustainability

 
Title of the Assignment is, Business & sustainability
The learning outcomes that are assessed by this coursework are:
This Assessment will address the following outcomes:
1. Research the issue of sustainability in business
2. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the issues associated with sustainability and show how this can be assessed by a company.
3. Consider the impact of sustainability on a company.

Assignment Brief
As a Consultant, you have been asked to help a company with understanding how they can assess their ongoing impact on the environment. The company are keen to improve their sustainable image and hope this will be reflected in increased sales along with attracting more customers.
In order to help them you have been asked to look at the following topics and give them some guidance on what is involved:
1. What is the definition of sustainability when viewed from an industry stance?
• What is sustainability
• What are the ‘Pillars’ and what do they each mean
• Use a diagram to illustrate your answer
• Explain why sustainability is important to industry
2. Identify the KEY Steps you would need to undertake when conducting your baseline sustainability audit and the areas for consideration.
• Briefly explain why a baseline audit is required.
• Clearly identify the various resources that should be covered in your audit
• Consider both internal and external resources.
• Outline what actions are required by each of your chosen steps
• Produce a flow diagram which can be used as a route map of the process for others to follow.

3. For each resource identified, highlight what information is required to assess the quantity used, potential emissions and costs.
• Location of information if available
• How you would obtain some data if none was readily available
i. Specific sections of the company
ii. Specific machines or processes

4. Explain how you would analyse the data obtained during the audit to highlight areas of opportunity for improvement.
• Outline potential types of data
• Briefly explain the methods you would use to show which areas could be targeted for improvement.
• Use some simple examples of data analysis to show your chosen techniques

5. Develop a plan for the company which would help them understand the sequence of performing a sustainability audit and implementing recommendations.
• Think about the sequence of doing an audit from the company viewpoint
• Produce a Gantt chart or project plan to help visualise how the process may be undertaken.
• Identify the tasks and associated times. An estimate is sufficient to illustrate your thinking.

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Explain to the company how you would embed a sustainability culture within the company to establish the long term benefits.

• Identify areas that would help the company
• Consider how to involve external suppliers
• Think about people, product and future

Please include in your report sections 1 – 6 as shown above. You may add a brief introduction and concluding remarks.

The assignment should be in the order 15 pages in length (18 pages maximum) including the necessary illustrations, references and any appendices. You should structure your report in a fashion that allows for easy reading and brings out the main points suitable for the Company Board of Directors to assess. The use of short paragraphs and bullet points is encouraged.

You should reference any material used within your report.
Explain any figures you include. You should use a font of size no less than 10 points.
Reference Material.

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Investigate and analyse the UK marketing activities of Tesco

 
You are to investigate and analyse the UK marketing activities of Tesco http://www.tesco.com/ focusing on the Tesco own label brand ‘Finest’.
TASK

Produce a report (3000 words) that identifies, describes and critically evaluates Tesco, in the following marketing areas:

The main strengths and weaknesses of the company, the key opportunities and threats for your chosen brand. (20%)

The segmentation, targeting and positioning strategy for your chosen brand. (15%)

The marketing mix for your chosen brand. (40%)

The competitive situation the company faces for your chosen brand. (15%)

Recommendations based on the analysis above to improve the companies’ competitiveness (10%)

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Occupational Therapy Video Reflection

 

Assignment 1 -YOU TUBE VIDEO REFLECTIONS:

For this assignment choose one practice area, and review at least 3 videos that provide you an opportunity to see how an occupational therapist practices with clients in that area of practice. A list of Youtube videos is provided at the end of this course outline. You will see that some videos provide an overview of practice in a particular area and then provide videos of client interventions within the video.

For each video, your typed summary should include the following:
WHAT:
1. The title and link to each video that you observed
2. A brief description of the practice area and the type of settings which is depicted /described in the video.
3. A brief description of the client (s) and their diagnosis,
4. What did you observed the occupational therapist do in the video or what did the OT describe doing. In some videos, a client may describe what the OT did.

HOW:
1. How do you understand the OT intervention goals for the client (s)? (Refer to WEEK 1 handouts – OT Interventions / Intervention Approaches. State the Interventions and Intervention Approaches and why you chose them).
2. How do you understand the OT’s interaction or relationship with the client? How does the OT motivate a client(s)?
3. How do you understand a client or clients’ response to OT intervention?
4. How does what you observe relate to or contrast with your readings?
SUMMARY and INTEGRATION of LEARNING:

Describe what you learned about this practice area from the videos and your readings about this area of practice. In particular, describe:
a. Key concepts of occupational therapy practice that were discussed in class or described in your readings that you saw in action.
b. Facets of OT practice that you weren’t aware of before this assignment and reflection
c. Particular ideas or OT interventions that you found interesting and about which you want to learn more.
d. Anything that you observed or read that remains unclear to you and would like to discuss further in class.
GRADING CRITERIA: Assignments 1 will count for 35% of your total grade for the course
1. Objective description of the setting, population, event.
2. Subjective reflection/processing of what you observed.
3. Discussion of the similarities/differences between observations and literature descriptions in the particular practice settings. Include a minimum of 2-3 references. APA guidelines.
4. Written presentation:
a) clarity
b) organization
c) analytical skills
d) concise summary
e) grammar/spelling
f) etc.
5. 3-5 pages in length.
6. Lack of inclusion of references/reference page will impact your grade.
*** – Include your name on each page of your paper.

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Conflict and Disruption

 
For this project, you have a choice of several options to gain a better understanding of how dating and family violence is viewed within our community, and how the officials of our community deal with issues of violence.
Part 1: Please select one option from Category A and two options from Category B. Write one-two pages to answer each question.
Category A (Violence in the media):
1. Read a daily newspaper for at least four weeks and cut out or copy all articles that report family violence, suspected or potential family violence including police or court reports. Analyze the articles and reports. Identify the common features about these cases. Include the articles or copies with your report.

2. Read at least five fairy tales and identify themes or messages that condone or challenge violence, abuse, racism, sexism or other oppression. Analyze the messages. Make lists of the fairy tales you recommend for children and those you recommend be avoided.

3. Read two books for children or teenagers and identify themes or messages that condone or challenge violence, abuse, racism, sexism or other oppression. Analyze the messages. Explain why you recommend for or against each book.

4. Watch at least two popular movies. Count the violent acts and the use of sexism, racism, intolerance, or ethnocentrism. Analyze the messages. What is the rating on this movie? At what age would you allow children or teenagers see these movies? Why?

5. Analyze the music lyrics about relationships or violence from at least four songs within a music genre (pop, country, rap, folk, jazz, etc.). Or compare and contrast at least two songs from each of two genres. Include copies of the lyrics.

Category B:
1. Find out what services (if any) are available for victims of dating violence at this university. Is the subject addressed in freshman orientation or student organizations? Why or why not? Are signs warning students about violence or harassment posted in the school or published in the school paper? Why or why not? How may the situation be improved? What needs to be done?

2. Find out what services (if any) are now available for victims of dating violence or sexual (or other categorical) harassment at your high school (or your children’s high school). Are the subjects addressed in any of the classes? Are signs warning students about dating violence or harassment posted in the school or published in the school paper? What is the official policy if they discover a situation of dating violence or harassment? What really happens?
3. Discuss family violence with a counselor, social worker, human service worker, doctor, nurse, judge, lawyer, or school official. What kind of training did he/she get for handling family violence? What are his or her experiences with the various forms of family violence in his or her job? What does he or she think needs to be done to reduce family violence? How may society and human service agencies better respond to these problems?

4. Find out what kinds of treatments are available for offenders in our community. This project may focus on a particular type of offender or treatment (sex offenders, batterers, Parents Anonymous, Anger Management classes, etc.). Interview someone involved with the treatment program(s). How do they approach the problem? What do they recommend for dealing with these problems?

Part 2: How do the observations you made regarding the media that you selected in Category A relate to the community response you discussed in Category B? In what ways could we as a society do a better job of linking our responses to the exposure that individuals experience during their early socialization? What do we do right?
Grading Rubric:
20 Selects and fully answers one question from Category A
20 Selects and fully answers one question from Category B

20 Selects and fully answers second question from Category B

20 Links ideas from Category A and Category B
10 Makes suggestions to improve the ways which society deals with family violence.
10 Uses correct grammar, formatting, and professional writing style and correctly formats citations and Works Cited page
TOTAL
( By the way, think about a title for this paper)

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Contemporary Hospitality Industry

 
Hello this assignment I need in handbook style. Must be answered:
Learning outcome 1: 1.1, 1.2(describe selected organizations in parallel), 1.3( choose 3 organizations and give examples).
Learning outcome 2: 2.1( choose 2 different hospitality industries, ex. restaurant and hotel and explain what differences and what requirements for this position?),2.2.
Learning outcome 3: 3.1(think a little bit in national level), 3.2.
In this document you could use pictures and diagrams.
plagiarism should be no more than 12%.

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research paper

 
With this step in the process remember that you are not an editor, but a peer giving feedback. Consider asking questions instead of telling your peer what they should or shouldn’t do. This alleviates the responsibility from you and your notes.
You are expected to respond to at least TWO group member’s papers. These letters will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of their papers.
The letters need to be 1-2 pages long.
They need to cite the author’s paper by using quotes and referring to specific parts of the paper.
You may want to offer suggestions for places to elaborate and allow the offer to gain more insight into their work – see suggestions below.
Drop off the letters you’ve written in the drop box for week 2A.
Your letters will be graded by the quality of the feedback and how it meets the above standards.

Possible Questions to address in Peer Letters:

What is the author’s thesis? Is it effective?
How well does the paper develop?
Does it make note of issues and justify how they develop the essay? Does it reinforce the thesis?
Does the author truly analyze the essay or is she simply summarizing? What suggestions would you make?
Is there a discussion of sub-issues and does it take on the essay’s main argument? Is it effective?
Are there quotes and do they seem effective?
How does the paper conclude without simply restating the opening?