This is an opportunity for you to decide on your topic and thesis (See Progression 3 Essay Prompt for full selection of topic choices). What point or argument do you want to make about your topic? You can always change or refine your argument later. What have other authors said about this issue or topic? How is your argument different? Why does this argument matter? Explain in 200 words
Progression 3 Essay Prompt: Write an argumentative essay in which you make a claim about a social justice issue. I have chosen this topic because in the book Every Day, A is exposed to many social justice issues through his experiences in different bodies. The following topics are all touched upon in the novel. You will select a topic from the following issues: drug addiction; LGBTQ issues; poverty/unequal distribution of wealth; labor issues (underage workers/exploitation of undocumented workers); animal rights; identity theft; mental illness/depression; obesity; women’s rights. Your essay should have a clear thesis/argument about this particular issue. Include at least three secondary sources (either summarized/paraphrased or quoted) in your essay.
You can use a calculator to do numerical calculations. No graphing calculator is allowed. Please DO NOT USE ANY COMPUTER SOFTWARE to solve the problems.
1. (a) What is an assignment problem? Briefly discuss the decision variables, the objective function and constraint requirements in an assignment problem. Give a real world example of the assignment problem.
(b) What is a diet problem? Briefly discuss the objective function and constraint requirements in a diet problem. Give a real world example of a diet problem.
(c) What are the differences between QM for Windows and Excel when solving a linear programming problem? Which one you like better? Why?
(d) What are the dual prices? In what range are they valid? Why are they useful in making recommendations to the decision maker? Give a real world example.
Portfolios are a series of tasks or communications compiled into one file. Please complete the following assignments in the exact order listed. Each assignment should be at least one page in length, but all should be submitted in ONE document. Submit this as ONE Microsoft Word document. Name the file JonesM -PORTFOLIO Week One [Replace “Jones” with your name and place the initial from your first name immediately following.] Click on Week Two Portfolio to attach you assignment.
1. Write a Formal Letter: Use Format on Page 131.
PERSUASIVE LETTER: Asking an organization to accept Student Interns (page 211, Exercise 12.14, letter (a.)
As Director of Internship Programs at City College, you have more would-be interns than intern positions. Write a Formal Letter asking companies to accept student interns. Be sure to order you response with
main points
details
negatives (address any resistance)
reader benefits
goodwill
In any organization, things sometimes go wrong. Write a memo reporting a problem and recommending a solution. Be sure to objective in your description. The best way to deliver bad news to superiors (page 191)
Describe the problem
Tell how it happened
Offer options for fixing it
Recommend solution and ask for action
3. Write a Email: Use Format on Page 221
REQUESTING YOUR FIRM USE SOCIAL NETWORKING: Your small but prestigious firm has a web page that increasingly gets traffic and now you, the communications director, want to convince upper management to branch out to use Facebook and Twitter. Several of the senior partners think that social networking sites are trendy and informal and don’t accurately reflect the firm’s conservative image. You know that convincing some of the partners to adopt more modern strategies may be difficult, but you also know the firm stands to lose its competitive edge in a rapidly changing world. Send an email message requesting the firm use social media. This Assignment 13.16, Item “B” can be found on page 235. Consider the hints offered along with the assignment.
4. Write a Short Report Use Format on page 379 – 380
EVALUATING WEBSITES
Complete assignment 22.8 (item “b”) on page 374.
Evaluate five websites related to the topic of your report. For each, consider:
Author
Objectivity
Information
Revision date
Based on these criteria, which sites are best for your report? Which are unacceptable? Why? Present your results in a memo to your instructor
Psychologists know a great deal about how people think and behave in certain situations. Many companies have found that this information can be used to increase the effectiveness of marketing and advertising campaigns. Some people, however, feel that marketers use psychological principles to manipulate consumers into buying products they would not otherwise want.
*Is it unethical for psychologists to help companies take advantage of consumers’ biases? What is your opinion on this issue. Do you believe some marketing techniques take advantage of consumers? Please provide at least one example?
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another question
Even when personality tests indicate that a person has a certain trait, the person’s behavior may depend greatly on the situation. Describe how your own “personality” (or, if you prefer, that of someone you know well) seems to change according to the situation, and speculate about why these changes occur.
3)The following is a clip of the famous ‘Eve’. Give me your opinion as to whether this is a ‘real’ disorder or not. Provide evidence to support your opinion from the textbook and at least one website.
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Instructions: Read each of the statements below and ask yourself if they apply to you. For each question, mark whether these statements apply to you using this scale:
1—none or a little of the time
2—some of the time
3—a good part of the time
4—most or all of the time
1 2 3 4 I prefer things to be done my way.
1 2 3 4 I am critical of people who don’t live up to my standards or expectations.
1 2 3 4 I stick to my principles, no matter what.
1 2 3 4 I am upset by changes in the environment or in the behavior of people.
1 2 3 4 I am meticulous and fussy about my possessions.
1 2 3 4 I get upset if I don’t finish a task.
1 2 3 4 I insist on full value for everything I purchase.
1 2 3 4 I like everything I do to be perfect.
1 2 3 4 I follow an exact routine for everyday tasks.
1 2 3 4 I do things precisely to the last detail.
1 2 3 4 I get tense when my day’s schedule is upset.
1 2 3 4 I plan my time so that I won’t be late.
1 2 3 4 It bothers me when my surroundings are not clean and tidy.
1 2 3 4 I make lists for my activities.
1 2 3 4 I think that I worry about minor aches and pains.
1 2 3 4 I like to be prepared for any emergency.
1 2 3 4 I am strict about fulfilling every one of my obligations.
1 2 3 4 I think that I expect worthy moral standards in others.
1 2 3 4 I am badly shaken when someone takes advantage of me.
1 2 3 4 I get upset when people do not replace things exactly as I left them.
1 2 3 4 I keep used or old things because they might be useful.
1 2 3 4 I think that I am sexually inhibited.
1 2 3 4 I find myself working rather than relaxing.
1 2 3 4 I prefer being a private person.
1 2 3 4 I like to budget myself carefully and live on a cash-and-serve basis.
*Now, total your score, and compare your total to the numbers in my next post (see below). Do you feel the interpretation fits you, why/why not? Might you make changes due to your score? What changes could you make (no matter your score).
All of us experience occasional obsessive thoughts. However, in obsessive-compulsive disorder these thoughts and their related behaviors are often uncontrollable and generate high anxiety. Gardner provided a test designed to measure obsessive-compulsive thoughts and behaviors, reproduced in our main post. After you have completed the test, add the total value of the circled numbers. Gardner’s proposed scoring and interpretation of results are as follows:
25 – 45 Not obsessive-compulsive
46 – 55 Mildly obsessive-compulsive—it is adaptive and generally beneficial
56 – 70 Moderately obsessive-compulsive—although still adaptive, you experience short periods of high tension
71 – 100 Severely obsessive-compulsive—although adaptive, you may be insecure and hard-driving, experiencing extended periods of high tension
(Because Gardner didn’t provide any information concerning the development of this test, you should know that this exercise is simply meant to help you understand obsessive-compulsive behavior, and it is not meant to be used as a diagnostic tool. For example, there are test construction issues related to ambiguity in the wording and interpretation of some of the test items.
PUMPKIN ANALYSIS AND TECHNICAL BRIEF – Prepare a “technical brief” to communicate your results from the punkin chunkin exericise, following the guide (Section C2) for writing a “technical brief.” Be sure to include discussion of how you calculated the height of Mendel, and how you completed any other calculations. Be clear and concise. If you include tables, be sure to briefly present the tables in the text
( the hight is 49 ft and i used string to calculate it.)
Section C2. Guide for Writing a Technical Brief Identifying information ‐Provide your name, class section (i.e. A, B, or C), due date, name of assignment at a minimum. Introduction ‐ Describe the setting/situation of the problem. List the “Givens.” More often than not, a figure should be used here to augment your description. In a simple math problem, this would be the “Given:” section. Problem Description ‐ State the problem to be solved. In some cases it is appropriate to discuss why problem solution is important (for example, solving a trigonometry problem assigned from class would probably not require this, but solving a design problem would). Make sure to state explicitly what is to be “found.” In a simple math problem, this would be the “Find:” section. 7 Problem Solution ‐ Describe exactly how you will or did go about solving the problem. Be succinct and clear. Typically you should begin with general approach followed by specific steps that you took. Result/Conclusion/”Answer” (if appropriate) ‐ This should be highlighted very clearly – perhaps boxed, underlined, etc. Tables and Figures ‐ Any tables and figures included should be labeled (i.e. Table 1), and should be presented in the text so that the reader knows what to look for in that Table or Figure. This means that somewhere in the text it should say something like “As shown in Table 1, the configuration marked A resulted in the higher temperature.” A table or figure that is not mentioned in the text should not be included at all. NOTES: You may want to have a fellow student read your solution and try to follow it. If someone not familiar with the problem could not follow your solution, you have not been clear enough. Avoid being wordy in order to “fill up” the space but make sure that you provide enough information for the reader to: understand the problem being addressed, understand its context and importance, be able to figure out how you went about solving the problem assess the accuracy of your approach/equations used, etc. Note that this is a very general description of a technical brief. The needs of your particular case may require you to add a section or do something slightly differently. Clarity and communication are generally more important than adherence to a format.
Section C2. Guide for Writing a Technical Brief Identifying information ‐Provide your name, class section (i.e. A, B, or C), due date, name of assignment at a minimum. Introduction ‐ Describe the setting/situation of the problem. List the “Givens.” More often than not, a figure should be used here to augment your description. In a simple math problem, this would be the “Given:” section. Problem Description ‐ State the problem to be solved. In some cases it is appropriate to discuss why problem solution is important (for example, solving a trigonometry problem assigned from class would probably not require this, but solving a design problem would). Make sure to state explicitly what is to be “found.” In a simple math problem, this would be the “Find:” section. 7 Problem Solution ‐ Describe exactly how you will or did go about solving the problem. Be succinct and clear. Typically you should begin with general approach followed by specific steps that you took. Result/Conclusion/”Answer” (if appropriate) ‐ This should be highlighted very clearly – perhaps boxed, underlined, etc. Tables and Figures ‐ Any tables and figures included should be labeled (i.e. Table 1), and should be presented in the text so that the reader knows what to look for in that Table or Figure. This means that somewhere in the text it should say something like “As shown in Table 1, the configuration marked A resulted in the higher temperature.” A table or figure that is not mentioned in the text should not be included at all. NOTES: You may want to have a fellow student read your solution and try to follow it. If someone not familiar with the problem could not follow your solution, you have not been clear enough. Avoid being wordy in order to “fill up” the space but make sure that you provide enough information for the reader to: understand the problem being addressed, understand its context and importance, be able to figure out how you went about solving the problem assess the accuracy of your approach/equations used, etc. Note that this is a very general description of a technical brief. The needs of your particular case may require you to add a section or do something slightly differently. Clarity and communication are generally more important than adherence to a format.
Write a paper on a biomolecule and its interactions that are important for human health or research. Choose a biomolecule or biomolecular interaction that we have not discussed extensively in class. If you have questions about the appropriateness of your biomolecule or the organization of your paper, there will be time to ask questions in Lab on October 12/14 or talk to your instructor during office hours. This assignment is worth 15 points and due in class on November 6. No late assignments will be accepted. Content guidelines What is your biomolecule? Describe the structure and function of your chosen biomolecule. Why is your biomolecule important? Discuss the significance of your biomolecule to human health and disease, an area of research, or a research/clinical application. Include one figure that is properly labeled and referred to in the text to illustrate one of the above concepts. You can make this figure or use one from a reference. If using a figure from one of your references, make sure it is properly cited. Use at least 3 outside references in writing your paper. These references cannot include the textbook, class powerpoint slides, or Wikipedia. Cite references in text by numbering (1). Provide a list of references at the end of the paper. Use proper scientific terminology, formal writing style, and correct grammar throughout your paper. Format guidelines 1-inch margins, 12 point font, 1.5 line spacing, 2-3 pages (not including the title page and figure) Title page with the title of paper, name, class name, and instructor’s name. Reference section at the end of paper with a numbered list of references cited
n preparation for this assignment, use the Internet to research your state’s employment-at-will policy.
Imagine you are a recently-hired Chief Operating Officer (COO) in a midsize company preparing for an Initial Public Offering (IPO). You quickly discover multiple personnel problems that require your immediate attention.
John posted a rant on his Facebook page in which he criticized the company’s most important customer.
Ellen started a blog to protest the CEO’s bonus, noting that no one below director has gotten a raise in two (2) years and portraying her bosses as “know-nothings” and “out-of-touch”
Bill has been using his company-issued BlackBerry to run his own business on the side.
After being disciplined for criticizing a customer in an email (sent from his personal email account on a company computer), Joe threatens to sue the company for invasion of privacy.
One of the department supervisors requests your approval to fire his secretary for insubordination. Since the secretary has always received glowing reviews, you call her into your office and determine that she has refused to prepare false expense reports for her boss.
Anna’s boss refused to sign her leave request for jury duty and now wants to fire her for being absent without permission.
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
Summarize the employment-at-will doctrine discussed in the text and then evaluate three (3) of the six (6) scenarios described by determining:
Whether you can legally fire the employee; include an assessment of any pertinent exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine.
The primary action(s) that you should take to limit liability and impact on operations; specify the ethical theory that best supports your decision.
Examine your state’s policy on employment-at-will. Analyze at least one (1) real-world example of an employee or employer utilizing your state’s employment-at-will doctrine in the last five (5) years. Include a summary of the main issue and the outcome in the identified real-world example.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia is not an acceptable reference and proprietary Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length
Submit your answers to the following questions using the ANOVA source table below. The table depicts a two-way ANOVA in which gender has two groups (male and female), marital status has three groups (married, single never married, divorced), and the means refer to happiness scores (n = 100):
What are the independent variables and their levels? What is the dependent variable?
State all null hypotheses associated with independent variables and their interaction? Also suggest alternate hypotheses?
What are the degrees of freedom for 1) gender, 2) marital status, 3) interaction between gender and marital status, and 4) error or within variance?
Calculate the mean square for 1) gender, 2) marital status, 3) interaction between gender and marital status, and 4) error or within variance.
Calculate the F ratio for 1) gender, 2) marital status, and 3) interaction between gender and marital status.
Identify the critical Fs at alpha = .05 for 1) gender, 2) marital status, and 3) interaction between gender and marital status.
If alpha is set at .05, what conclusions can you make
