Category: Essays

The Internet is a powerful tool that provides the ability to monitor natural phenomena and disasters that happen all over planet Earth.

In this assignment, you will research resources available on the Internet for monitoring natural phenomena including earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, global climate, and weather.

Based on your research, do the following:

Identify a minimum of three different natural phenomena that are typically responsible for natural disasters. Analyze the potential impact of these disasters.
Analyze how these phenomenon are monitored, or not, via the Internet. Critique available Web sites, which publicly display up-to-date monitored information related to each of the natural phenomena you have identified. Focus on the following aspects:
Geography
What parts of the world are potentially affected by these phenomena? Specifically identify the countries.
Resources
What kinds of resources are allocated toward monitoring these phenomena and why?
What types of Web resources monitor the phenomena and provide up-to-date information about them?
What kinds of technology are involved in monitoring the phenomena?
Politics
What political ramifications would this disaster-preparedness technology cause between more-developed countries and less-developed countries?
What kinds of issues could this technology cause between less-developed countries?
Economics
How would this technology directly impact the economies of those countries that have the technology versus those countries that do not?
Do you predict any indirect impacts? What current evidence supports your position?
Disaster Preparedness
What types of systems are in place in terms of disaster preparedness related to these monitored phenomena?
Summarize your findings. Evaluate how this technology will impact the future of humanity, both positively and negatively. Be sure to consider the political and economic issues discussed in your future predictions.

Support your statements with examples. Use a minimum of six reliable references, two of which should be peer-reviewed articles.

Write a 7–8-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.doc

Using the “PsyCAP” self assessment scores below write a 1050- to 1400-word paper in which you include the following:

Explain why you agree or disagree with your results.
Develop strategies to advance your career using your strengths.
How can you use goal-setting to increase motivation and improve job performance?
How might your engagement as an employee and job satisfaction influence job performance?
Discuss at least 5 of the following motivational theories and explain how these can aid in job performance.
Extrinsic motivation
Intrinsic motivation
McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y
Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy
Acquired needs theory
Self-determination theory
Herzberg’s theory of motivation
Equity theory
Expectancy theory

Imagine that you have been assigned to the strategic planning committee tasked with addressing the issues in the health care organization in the case study.

Create a presentation of 10 to 15 slides, including detailed speaker notes, for the strategic planning committee.

Include the following in your presentation:

Analyze the challenges faced by the health care organization in the case study.
Analyze the role each stakeholder has in the strategies to address the challenges of the health care organization in the case study.
Analyze what programs and services are available to address the challenges.
Analyze strategies that could be used to address the challenges at the health care organization.
Analyze what role collaboration has in implementing strategies within the health care organization in the case study.
Analyze methods for implementing the strategies to address the challenges of the health care organization in the case study.

Word document of 500-800 words with attached Excel spreadsheet showing calculations.

APA Format on the word document

Locate a publicly traded U.S. company of your choice. Then, calculate the following ratios for the company for 2012 and 2013:

Liquidity Ratios
Current ratio [current assets / current liabilities]
Quick ratio [(current assets – inventory) / current liabilities]
Asset Turnover Ratios
Collection period [accounts receivable / average daily sales]
Inventory turnover [cost of goods sold / ending inventory]
Fixed asset turnover [sales / net fixed assets]
Financial Leverage Ratios
Debt-to-asset ratio [total liabilities / total assets]
Debt-to-equity ratio [total liabilities / total stockholders’ equity]
Times-interest-earned (TIE) ratio [EBIT / interest]
Profitability Ratios
Net profit margin [net income / sales]
Return on assets (ROA) [net income / total assets]
Return on equity (ROE) [net income / total stockholders’ equity]
Market-Based Ratios
Price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio [stock price / earnings per share]
Price-to-book (P/B) ratio [market value of common stock / total stockholders’ equity]

You are now ready to interpret the ratios that you have calculated. If a ratio increased from 2012 to 2013, why do you think that it increased? Is it a good or bad sign that the ratio increased? Please explain.

If a ratio decreased from 2012 to 2013, why do you think that it decreased? Is it a good or bad sign that the ratio decreased? Please explain.

If a ratio was unchanged from 2012 to 2013, why do you think that it was unchanged? Is it a good or bad sign that the ratio was unchanged? Please explain

Assignment 2: Inventory Management
Due Week 8 and worth 300 points

Research two (2) manufacturing or two (2) service companies that manage inventory and complete this assignment.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

Determine the types of inventories these companies currently manage and describe their essential inventory characteristics.
Analyze how each of their goods and service design concepts are integrated.
Evaluate the role their inventory plays in the company’s performance, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
Compare and contrast the four (4) different types of layouts found with each company; explain the importance of the layouts to the company’s manufacturing or service operations.
Determine at least two (2) metrics to evaluate supply chain performance of the companies; suggest improvements to the design and operations of their supply chains based on those metrics.
Suggest ways to improve the inventory management for each of the companies without affecting operations and the customer benefit package. Provide a rationale to support the suggestion.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your 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. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
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.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Evaluate the processes used in designing and producing goods and services.
Determine four layout patterns and when they should be used.
Utilize the concept of supply chain management.
Employ the concept of capacity management.
Evaluate the management of inventories and resources.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in operations management.
Write clearly and concisely about operations management using proper writing mechanics

Read articles by Clark, et al. (2013) and Cummins (2013). It is highly recommended that you also watch one or two of the videos on mental illness from the TED playlist, All kinds of minds (9 talks), as these provide valuable insights into a variety of disorders and the issues associated with them.

For this discussion, refer to the information in the “Introduction to the Miller Family document.” Lucy Miller is a 20-year-old college student who has recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Sarah Miller, her mother, recalls that as a teen, Lucy would get very talkative at night and couldn’t go to sleep. Sarah also recalled that Lucy was kicked off the cheerleading squad when her GPA fell below 3.0, and that during this time, Lucy’s friends were being mean to her. When this occurred, Lucy was “really down” for a couple of months. She didn’t want to talk to a counselor and she told her mother Sarah that she would be fine. Lucy blamed the entire situation on the issues with the girls in her class. However, coping with the mood swings became increasingly difficult for her. Lucy began experimenting casually with illegal drugs and found that they helped. Unfortunately, she kept getting them from friends at school and has now become addicted to them.

Examine the potential biological basis for Lucy’s psychological disorder. What, if anything, in her family history might point to this issue being hereditary? Be sure to apply basic medical terminology where appropriate. Consider the biases that are often held regarding mental illness. How much volition is involved in mental illness? How much is related to environment and genetics? Do we think about mental illness differently when we know the person well versus if the person is a stranger (e.g., a homeless individual or a panhandler on the street)? Analyze the impact that our stage of lifespan development has on how we think of our own mental health and the mental health of others. What impact does it have on our associated behaviors and the long-term outcomes associated with the disorder?

Discussion 2

Substance Abuse

Read “Recovering Health Through Cultural Traditions” by Krohn (2013).

Refer to the information in the “Introduction to the Miller Family” document. For this discussion, choose one of the following family members currently experiencing issues with substance abuse and complete the discussion according to the instructions below.

Option 1: Lucy Miller – As we learned in Discussion 1 this week, this 20-year-old college student has recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. As a coping mechanism for her wild mood changes, Lucy began experimenting with illegal drugs while still in high school and has now become addicted to them.

Option 2: Lucy’s younger brother, Josh, was recently discovered using marijuana. His response to his parents when confronted was, “It’s just an herb! Grandma Ella says as long as it is natural, it is good.” In truth, Grandma Ella hasn’t said anything about marijuana and does not know that Josh has been using it.

Option 3: Sam Miller, Lucy and Josh’s uncle, is an alcoholic. He is 50 years old, divorced, and estranged from both his ex-wife and their only son. He’s had no contact with either of them for many years. Sam has a long history of work and legal problems related to drinking. The family sees him as a “loser.”

After choosing one of the people above, analyze the biology of substance abuse and describe its potential for dependence in certain families and the outcomes of various behaviors. Is it likely that Lucy, Josh, or Sam had a genetic predisposition to alcohol or substance addition? How does lifespan development make a difference in propensity to abuse substances? How does the stage of life at which the abuse begins impact the user’s behaviors?

Write two obituaries (minimum 250 words each) in remembrance of President Abraham Lincoln. To complete this assignment, you are going to assume the role of an editor for a fictional newspaper on two distinctly different dates. It is your choice of who your audience is and what emotion the content contains, but each article should provide a perspective on the political, economic, and social impact that he had on the nation before, during, and after the Civil War.

1. The first will be dated April 16, 1865, and will need to assume the role of an obituary from that date. Keep in mind what would be known, thought, and felt at that time.

2. The second will be dated April 16, 2015, and will need to assume the role of a remembrance of his legacy. Consider his legacy 150 years after his death.

Both obituaries will be submitted together as one document. The details about Lincoln’s time, location, and cause of death will of course be common to all obituaries and do not need to be cited; any other materials (e.g., quotes, accounts) must be cited and referenced using APA style. Do not reprint an actual obituary from the time as it will lead to steep deduction

Review the videos assigned and read chapters 2-4 of “Python 2: For Beginners Only.”

Write a description a flowchart of a process of grocery shopping so that your computerized robot Robert can follow to do the job for you. Be sure to include all the steps related to primary shopping task with sequence, repetition, and conditional branching as needed.

Develop a flowchart that diagrams the instructions that you wrote up for Robert. Write a paragraph explaining the logic of your instructions/flowchart.

Create a file named as “ITM205-Case1-Summary-YourFirstNameLastName” and include all of your step-by-step instructions, flowchart and paragraph.

You could use the Snipping tool to create a snapshot of the flowchart or convert a Visio file to pdf to send the assignment.

Complete the following exercises from chapters 3 and 4 from “Python 2: For Beginners Only.”

Exercise 3.1, Exercise 3.2, and Exercise 4.1.

Create a Word file named as “ITM205-Case1-Exercises-YourFirstNameLastName”containing a copy of each of the IDLE source codes and running results with clear exercise numbers marked on the page.

You can use the Snipping tools or screen print (ctrl + Print Screen) to show the Pythons editor’s (IDLE) code and results and demonstrate that your program executed correctly.

Finally zip all of the above three files into file named as “ITM205-CASE1-YourFirstNameLastName and then submit/upload it

an you work on Analyze strategic difference part from the outline? The professor posted a comment on the side where we should talk about Cost Leadership vs. Differentiation and diversification.

c. Analyze Strategical differences

i. Marketing strategies

ii. Price

iii. Core values/Core competencies

The two companies are Taylormade v. Titleist

Once you have analyzed the industry, focus on each company’s strategy and performance over the last 5 years. Specifically, compare their key strategies. Strategies that you may consider are their business-level strategy (cost leadership, differentiation and focus), corporate strategy (diversified vs. nondiversified, related diversification vs. non-related diversification), and global strategy (mode of foreign entry-exporting, licensing, joint venture and wholly-owned subsidiary through acquisition or green field projects). Try to analyze the factors that drive the differences in strategies given that the firms are operating in similar environments.

Life on the Outside.While answering questions 1,2 and 3, you HAVE to reflect on the types of careers that are thoroughly discussed in the list of articles listed in description of the assignment. Failure to do that will result in a bad grade. In other words, while answering questions 1,2 and 3 regarding the types of careers available in Saudi  arabia, in the world in general, and the type of career that you would like, you have  to make that analysis based on the various forms of careers discussed in the articles. If you don’t know how to access the articles, please consult with the librarians for help.

As for question 4, you HAVE to reflect on the training methods discussed in class. remember, this is a training and development course. Therefore, I am interested in finding an in depth reflection on your choice of training method (s) that will indeed help you achieve the career path that you need.

Please make sure that you answer all the 4 questions and reflect in Saudi Arabia and cultures as you try to explain the forms of careers available.

instructions will be uploaded + course materials