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reflection, feedback, content posting, summative report

1. Reflection#2: Describe what the Organization’s assessment attitude is in your present position. (3 pages minimum) Be sure to include support from readings/research.

Read: Stiggins (2008) Chapters 6-12
Read: Wiggins (1998) Chapters 6-8

2. Feedback: Written Assignment 4: Prepare a brief article for your professional newsletter discussing the issues relevant to providing feedback to students. (3 pages)

3. Content Posting 6-9: Reflect on the emphasis of norm referenced high-stake testing and how you might impact public opinion on that issue. (3 pages minimum) Be sure to include support from readings/research.

Read: Stiggins (2008) Appendix A & B
Read: Wiggins (1998) Chapters 10

4. Content Posting 10: Reflect on this class – What is the most important “ah ha” that you are able to take from this experience? (3 pages minimum) Be sure to include support from readings/research.

5. Put together an outline your Summative Report and begin writing you summative report.
Summative Report: Summative Report: In regards to your work setting:
(1) briefly review the assessment and evaluation needs in your work setting (e.g., what are the various purposes for assessment)
(2) consider the various assessment strategies that could be put into place to service the purposes identified
(3) in response to these needs and strategies, develop a comprehensive assessment / evaluation system (classroom, school, district) including information about how results would be reported and used.
Write a research-based paper explaining and supporting your position. (8 pages)

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Dostoyevsky, Notes from Underground Parts one and two

 
For this assignment i chose Dostoyevsky, Notes from Underground parts one and two to write about

Option 1: Unreliable Narrators
Choose a text with an unreliable narrator and contrast the narrator’s version of what happens with your own reconstruction of events. Your reconstruction of the plot should be based on clues within the text such as contradictions within the narration or impossibilities that the narrator doesn’t account for.
What does the narrator leave out or misinterpret? How do we know?
What lines of text let us know that something is wrong or missing in the narrator’s version?

Option 2: Defamiliarization
Choose one text from the reading list for this course and describe how the author defamiliarizes the content. Define defamiliarization using quotations from the lecture slides or other scholarly source and then describe how the author of your choice does this in a given work of literature.
What would normal readers expect to find?
What in the text does might the reader find surprising or unfamiliar?
What conventional wisdom does the author defamiliarize?
How does the author’s depiction of a person, institution, society, object, etc. force the reader to reconsider it?
What descriptive terms seem unusual or inappropriate? Why?

Option 3: Theory of Mind, Part 2
Discuss the use of theory-of-mind by characters and the effects it has on the plot in one of the texts we have read since essay 1 (Sarmiento, Machado, Coleridge, Rossetti, Hugo, Dostoevsky, or Chekhov).
Describe how one character’s knowledge of another character’s thinking causes events in the plot.
Cite passages of dialogue that reveal the mental states of the characters.
Compare what one character thinks to what another character thinks he/she thinks.
Identify plot events that depend on one character misunderstanding another’s thinking.
You may include the author’s use of theory-of-mind, also. (optional)

Essay Criteria:
Every essay (in this class or any other) must contain an original thesis and support for that thesis.

Thesis: The thesis of a literary essay will be your interpretative claim about one or more texts. Avoid vague generalizations or speculation about what a text means. Your claim must be supportable.
Vague and unprovable thesis: “I believe that Frankenstein is all about how human beings shouldn’t play God.”
Qualified and Provable thesis: “Mary Shelley’s protagonist, Victor Frankenstein expresses noble ambition, but he often fails to consider the long-term effects his actions will have on other people.”

Support: The support for your thesis must come primarily from the text, itself. You may use outside sources, though these are not required.
If you do use outside sources, these should be scholarly sources and not unqualified, general sources such as Wikipedia or Sparknotes.
Simply repeating your claim in different terms does not qualify as support.
Use quotations, and then explain how the quotation supports the claim. Do not use drop-quotes, long quotations that are inserted as if their relevance was self-evident. Describe what that quotation reveals or why it is significant.

Format & Requirements
3 pages
Must be posted online by Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 11am. Class attendance on that day is still mandatory.
File type: Microsoft Word (DOCX) or Adobe PDF
Standard format:
Basic font (Calibri, Cambria, Times New Roman), 11 or 12 point
One inch margins
Use MLA or APA citation format within the text and in the Works Cited or Reference list at the end. Other APA/MLA requirements are not necessary (such as title page).
You will be graded on your ability to formulate an interpretive claim about the reading and support it with quotations from the text. Base your interpretation of the text in the text.Avoid speculation and overgeneralisation.

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Major report: Developing a project implementation plan for change

 
This task is linked to the following Course Learning Outcomes:
• Critically appraise and utilise project planning and implementation approaches and methods
• Develop a realistic project implementation plan using a variety of techniques
Your task for this major report is to develop a project implementation plan for change, for a project in response to an urban and/or environmental management or development problem provided in the course.
You will need to outline the project plan following a structure typical of project plan and fill in key sections. Further advice on the structure of the plan will be given during the course. As a minimum, your project plan should cover the following sections:
– Project background
– Justification
– Project goals / objectives, expected outcomes and limitations
– Project approach (responding to the question of how change will be achieved)
– A log frame matrix for the project
– A project risk management matrix
– A broad time frame (NB: detailed timelines, e.g. Gantt charts etc., are not required)
Your task is to write a well-researched, convincing, yet brief project plan that shows true potential for sustainably addressing the urban/environmental management problem. You are encouraged to use a specific real situation (e.g. an actual city in a developing country) for the project and describe the location and problem as part of your ‘project background’ section. You are free to change the sequence of the structure above and add additional sections you deem important.
Assessment criteria:
• Clear and concise description of the problem the project will address;
• Demonstration of key project planning approaches and methods;
• Use of evidence to establish that the proposed approach and activities have been tested in a real-world context and will work;
• Demonstrated appreciation and understanding of the project’s limitations, potential risks and challenges;
• Use of clearly structured outline and clear formatting for the report;
• Demonstration of clarity of expression (well formulated sentences and paragraphs, appropriate spelling and grammar);
• Use of the Harvard referencing system which clearly identifies the sources used in the analysis
• Use of at least ten references.

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Presentation of an applied business research problem or opportunity

The Task:
You are required to produce a video of no more than 5 minutes that demonstrates
an applied business research problem or opportunity.
Make sure that your video includes the following elements:
1) A very brief introduction about yourself (name, field of study, some background information) ≈
30 seconds
2) Area of interest and choice of research topic and what research methods (based on secondary
data and published business research) have been adopted ≈ 60 seconds
3) Explain how this topic is linked with aforementioned interests including a brief description of
the organisation you chose ≈ 60 seconds
4) Set formally why this is an interesting topic and argue why you have chosen this topic by
providing a strong rationale and justification ≈ 60 seconds
5) Discuss briefly the aims and SMART (Specific, Measurable, Assignable, Realistic, Time-related)
objectives ≈ 60 seconds
6) Conclusions ≈ 30 seconds
Assessment criteria:
 Introduction (10%)
 Area of interests and choice of research topic (20%)
 Presentation of applied business research problem/opportunity/application or challenge
including rationale (20%)
 Demonstration of aims and objectives (20%)
 Conclusions (10%)
 Presentation skills (professionalism, personal creativity, timing, effective use of
eyes/face/gestures/body language) (20%)
Learning Outcomes:
 Appreciate the nature of business research and the research process.
 Critically evaluate the quality of secondary data and published business research.
P a g e | 3 Applied Business Research & Analysis
MARKING CRITERIA for Applied Business Research

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Cooperative learning action plan proposal

You are required to complete the design of Research Proposal or Action Plan for an Action Learning Project that explores the focus area you have selected and explored in your literature review. This plan must include the following:
• Fully completed Cover Page (title, author’s name, student number).
• Introduction: what is it all about? i.e. the nature of the focus area – from material in Assessment 1A.
• Significance: why is it important for ECE/primary education and for a teacher’s professional practice.
• Background: This is not new work – it is essentially an elaboration of the Conclusion statement from Assessment 1 – Literature Review.
• Research question: the specific question to be examined (a clear and concise statement of the aspect of the focus area you will be exploring, stated as a question that you will be exploring, along with all appropriate definitions/explanations).
• Methodology and methods: a detailed description of the research approach and data collection method/s you would use to answer your research question (the type of research you are undertaking; how you will undertake the research, including descriptions of data collection and analysis techniques).
• Research ethics: a comprehensive outline about the ethical issues for your proposed investigation and how these will be attended to by yourself in your plan. Material from Assignment 1 and in particular from your work on those Tasks in the Ethics modules can form the basis for a summary here.
• Action: outline how you might implement any potential changes to practice as a result of some likely outcomes to your research.
• Timeline: an outline of the proposed timing for the implementation of your plan (including the work already completed in identifying your area of focus and completing the literature review). Each phase of the project needs some dates and a suggested timeline.
• List of References.
Your submission is expected to be approximately 3000 words (+ or – 5%) not including the List of References. As noted in the details above you may include some material that you have prepared for the earlier assignments. How this will be achieved without plagiarizing yourself will be clarified in class discussions. Format and referencing as discussed earlier.The
Assessment rubric is attached and we reinforce the advice that you plan carefully how much material you write in the different sections of your plan, based on the rubric weightings.

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Training Assessment Of APPLE Corporation

 
Essay: Write a 2-3 page essay providing an analysis of how a current or a past organization emulates a learning organization. In addition, provide recommendations on how you as a Human Resource Manager can improve the organization’s learning environment. Make sure your essay has a distinct ‘Introduction,” “Body” and “Conclusion.”
Reference: Employee Training and Development (4th Ed),
Evaluation Criteria:

Introduction and thesis: Is appropriate for the assignment.

Knowledge of subject well displayed: concepts defined.

Critical thinking: concepts, principles, processes that lead to organization effectiveness analyzed, explained and used.

Grammar and writing conventions: minimal spelling and grammatical errors.

Organization: Well organized paper flows well thoughts are logically placed in the paper.

APA formatting: Appropriate citations when warranted reference page meets standard.
This needs to be 100% free from any plagiarism for it will be submitted to turn-it-in.com for review. To access the book Employment Training and Development you must go to google to vitialsource.com and enter login which is derek.severance@metrocast.net and password Hayley15, then you will have access to the book which needs to be used and referenced in the paper thank you.

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Research Methodology

I would like to have a literature review on the following topics, the writers main focus should be on the points that are within the parentheses, please stick to the main points & don’t add sentences that are irrelevant in order to increase the word count. Each point should be discussed with a word count of 200 (+/-20). A) Research Approach: (Inductive vs. deductive) add a comparison table that summarises the two points. B) Research Methodology: (Quantitative vs. qualitative) at the end add a comparison table, Comparison of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed approaches. C) Research Purpose: (Exploratory, Explanatory & Descriptive) add a table that summarises the whole thing, structure, (research purposes, definitions, methods, pros & cons) D) Time Horizon: (Cross Sectional vs. Longitudinal) comparison between the two

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People Affected by Alcohol and Substance Abuse

 
For the second written assignment of the course, you will continue in the design of your proposed model program by demonstrating your understanding of your selected population’s challenges, which negatively impact this group’s health and well-being. Based on this week’s research, conduct an assessment of the barriers, limitations, and other distinguishing features, as they exist within your community.
Prepare a recap of the model program for your community that you originally shared in the week 2 written assignment. As stated in the Week Two directions, changes to the potential program can be made as you research and develop the focus of the program.
Analyze and discuss at least three critical barriers that impact the health and well-being of your chosen group; one must be a micro-level (individual) barrier that is financial, one must be a macro-level (community/state) barrier that relates to access and funding for care, and the third barrier may be one of your choosing.
Discuss at least one proposed solution for each barrier. Your solution for the micro barrier must include an analysis of various potential funding options (both independent and integrated). Your solution for the macro barrier must include an analysis of financing resources for health care.
Research and analyze the regulatory, legal, ethical, and accreditation requirements and issues for the service(s) offered in your proposed program. Discuss how each will impact the management of the program.
Your assignment should be a minimum of two or three pages in length (excluding title and reference pages) and should include a minimum of three scholarly sources cited according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Please note: All assignments in this course are progressive; therefore you should use the same population selected in your Week Two assignment. The Week Two assignment’s contents do not need to be re-submitted with this assignment.

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Case study (choice of writer)

9 pages case study, and 7 pages annotated bibliography, for the annotated bibliography, i would just need 5 out of the 10 sources used in the case study.

Introduction
Your framework for this assignment was good. But you needed to be more explicit about how the article you chose related to overall argument. The introduction should clearly summarise how the rest of the assignment will dress your topic.
Research skills
On of your resources appear to be from 1991(although you claimed that it was from 2013), and you did not include it to your appendix. In general you needed to focus more on articles describing how OB theory can be applied to the problem of ethics in organizations. It would have been good to include articles that weren’t specifically about Zimbabwe if they allowed to do this –all organizing share some common aspect. Although articles were generally drawn from high quality source, they were not correctly referenced. In addition, some summarise were too short and other were too long. while some summarise showed god understanding of key issue. Others were less substantial. Strength and weakness were not evaluated in methodical manner.
Quality of argument
You relied too heavily on one source (Agere.2014) and did not integrate all your sources into your argument. You actually referred to an article that wasn’t mentioned in your bibliography (Rampal,2009),more than several of the articles you did mentioned combined. Citation were incorrect. You did not apply OB theory from your chosen articles to explain why unethical behavior occurs and why it’s a problem.
Presentation
Your written expression throughout this assignment was flawed. While your writing was generally understandable, it detracted from professionalism of your assignment. Extra source referred to in your summary were not referenced correctly. Not all source that you discussed were included in your appendix. Formatting was inconsistent, with too many small paragraph.
Overall while you shoed a good understanding of the key issues. Your assignment di not sufficiently address the criteria. Make sure that you keep your argument focused and support it with OB literature

I JUST NEED THE 9 PAGES CASE STUDY I WILL BE UPLOADING THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR YOUR REFERENCES I NEED THE SAME TOPIC FROM THE PREVIOUS WRITER CHOICE PLEASE CHECK.

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Reflection, Feedback, Content Posting, Summative Report

1. Reflection#2: Describe what the Organization’s assessment attitude is in your present position. (3 pages minimum) Be sure to include support from readings/research.

Read: Stiggins (2008) Chapters 6-12
Read: Wiggins (1998) Chapters 6-8

2. Feedback: Written Assignment 4: Prepare a brief article for your professional newsletter discussing the issues relevant to providing feedback to students. (3 pages)

3. Content Posting 6-9: Reflect on the emphasis of norm referenced high-stake testing and how you might impact public opinion on that issue. (3 pages minimum) Be sure to include support from readings/research.

Read: Stiggins (2008) Appendix A & B
Read: Wiggins (1998) Chapters 10

4. Content Posting 10: Reflect on this class – What is the most important “ah ha” that you are able to take from this experience? (3 pages minimum) Be sure to include support from readings/research.

5. Put together an outline your Summative Report and begin writing you summative report.
Summative Report: Summative Report: In regards to your work setting:
(1) briefly review the assessment and evaluation needs in your work setting (e.g., what are the various purposes for assessment)
(2) consider the various assessment strategies that could be put into place to service the purposes identified
(3) in response to these needs and strategies, develop a comprehensive assessment / evaluation system (classroom, school, district) including information about how results would be reported and used.
Write a research-based paper explaining and supporting your position. (8 pages)