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discusion:

You have just been assigned a mentoree who has a different ethnic background from you. You find yourself somewhat uncomfortable and sense that your mentoree is feeling the same. Since this is a sensitive subject, you believe that the best approach is to share your own experiences and advice on how s/he should proceed in developing the skills you have both identified. It’s what worked for you and it’s how you feel you can be most helpful. Over the course of time, you find that your mentoree appears to be polite but not fully engaged in the process.

• What do you think is really happening here?

• Will you address the issue or let it go?

• What are the consequences?

• Is there anything you could have done early on to avoid this situation?

• What is the biggest concern you have in mentoring someone from a different ethnic background?

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post 1:

Coaching and mentoring are very similar, but have their differences too. Both coaching and mentoring are used to enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the person learning to perform a task (Chakravarthy, 2011). Mentoring has to do with the individual more than the actual task, while coaching has to do with teaching the individual to perform the task more effectively. Mentoring would be more useful in a situation where the individual needs to be assessed rather than the way they need to work. This means that if an employee is being mentored, the mentor is trying to rub off on the employee or rather bring out another part of his or her personality. Mentoring is usually relationship based as to where coaching is not (Kopp, 2014). Coaching is better used in a situation when the employee has to learn a new task. An example would be coaching a new employee on how to do pay roll for unions, and teaching them how to use the formulas to bump or add union workers to timesheets.

post2:

The main difference between coach and mentoring is that coaching is developing “a specific task” while mentoring is about developing the “entire person” (Chakravarthy, 2011). Coaching is used to develop somebody to perform a certain function while mentoring is used to develop the person in general.

Coaching is a better method for first line supervisors that are teaching employees the skills they need to be good at their job. Supervisors need to teach their employees how to do tasks that are new to them in order to get max performance out of them. This training may not be wanted by the employee but the supervisor knows that they need it order to get the job done right.

Mentoring is a better method when somebody seeks out how to better themselves as a whole. I think of interns that follow CEOs or company presidents is a scenario that best fits what I’m trying to explain. While they are being taught skills that will be needed in the future they also receive knowledge that they don’t know they need through experience and being able to ask their mentor questions. The employees also want to learn everything they can from their new mentor.

post3:

Corporate social responsibility includes organizations who choose to assess and take the initiative and responsibility for how the organization affects the environment, as well as social justice and welfare. (Kopp, 2014)” These two organizations demonstrate social responsibility through a lot. Just watching the video you can see that they are really dedicated to social responsibility and changing the way this world works. Having a whole team that does housekeeping and watches how much energy they use and the natural resources that they use. Using spinning oil that is natural and doing environmental projects for the community. They are trying to persuade other companies to be socially responsible as well. HR can take a role by stepping up and get the company to start looking at things like these. Just HR mentioning they should use less or recycle more would help.

post 4:

Both Espirit and Patagonia exhibit social along with corporate responsibilities. By caring about their environment along with the people that around them, it lets the consumer know that even though they are just one company they are doing what they can to make this world a better place with going out of their way by saving natural resources and going green. By not doing business with those that are not ecofriendly it is showing the consumer that they really do care which in many cases causes repeat customers. Human Resource Management affect the social responsibilities by taking charge and becoming involved in the community; nature preservation, food donations to the local food pantries, blood drives, sponsoring the boys and girls club, these are all way to show others that their company is involved and care. By not doing business with other companies that do not have the same morals as they do it is changing other corporate businesses change their way of thinking.

Calculate the financial ratios for the assigned company’s financial statements, and then interpret those results against company historical data as well as industry benchmarks:

Compare the financial ratios with each of the preceding three (3) years (e.g. 2014 with 2013; 2013 with 2012; and 2012 with 2011).
Compare the calculated financial ratios against the industry benchmarks for the industry of your assigned company.

Write a 500 to 750 word summary of your analysis.

Show financial calculations where appropriate

The In Class Assignment is worth 30 points and is part of your overall grade. Please watch for spelling errors and be certain to expand on any comments you may make – clearly demonstrate the point you are trying to make – I prefer the assignment typed with Times New Roman 12 font.

Please go to the following website and watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UEwbRWFZVc

You will then write 3-4 paragraphs to include:

a. What the video is about.

b. What you thought about the content of the material – remember, you don’t have to agree with anything you see, hear or do in this class but you DO need to explain why you don’t agree!

c. What does this imply about economist’s assumption that we are all rational?

3. Hand in the assignment no later than Tuesday, January 26

The questions for this case study I will add it at the end
The total number of pages for this assignment right up to 5 pages only the assignment has to be typed in times roman 12 inches font size and DoubleSpaced you can provide charlottes tables and references after page 5 if the analysis exceed five pages I will be penalized

Q1-Discussion questions
how was Jollibee able to build its dominant position in fast food in the Philippines? what sources of competitive advantage was it able to develop against McDonald’s in its home market?

Q2-How would you evaluate Tony kitchner’s effectiveness as the first head of Jollibee’s International division? does his broad strategic thrust make sense? how fictively did he develop the organization to implement his priorities?

Q3-As Noli Tingzon how would you deal with the three options described at the end of the case? how would you implement your decision?

Visual communication is just about everywhere we look. Reflect on the visuals you’ve seen in your daily life over the past couple weeks, and the messages they’ve communicated (e.g., TV commercials, billboards, magazine ads, web ads, websites, product packaging, photographs, etc.). Do any stand out in your mind? If so, why do you think they were so effective in getting your attention? Are there any trends you are noticing specifically in today’s media?

This journal entry should allow you to thoroughly reflect upon what you have learned thus far in class, and provides you an opportunity to relate this learning to your professional and/or personal experiences. Your journal entry may be written in a more informal style, with a focus on clearly conveying your ideas. APA formatting elements are not required for your journal entry, but you are expected to adhere to conventional rules of grammar, sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to illustrate recognition of your own cultural background and how your worldview has been shaped by your family, role models and life experiences. This autobiography will help you express an appreciation for your own cultural identity and discover potential areas of development.

Begin by defining individuals that you consider family members. This includes, for example, parents or guardians, siblings and/or grandparents. Important information about these individuals includes places of birth, travel (if any), age, spiritual/religious beliefs, occupation, educational history, ethnicity, birth order, etc. In this description include the cultural heritage each individual and summarize the belief system of your family in general, including specific family values, religious and cultural practices, ceremonies, beliefs, and holiday celebrations. If possible, interview these individuals in an effort to gain new insight into your cultural heritage.

Next critically evaluate experiences in which you feel have had significant relevance in your multicultural development. Include both positive and negative experiences if applicable.

After taking a look at these influencing factors, critically examine and discuss who you are as a cultural being, including your racial identity. Think about your own development, functioning, values, behaviors and worldview and how you feel your family history, chosen role models, and experiences have shaped you. Describe how your life would be different had these cultural influences not been there. Be sure to include a description of interpersonal expectations for yourself and lifestyle choices. Finally, having taken a close look at your cultural autobiography, include potential biases which may influence how you interact with others. This could include, for example, favoring individuals of your own heritage or unconscious biases towards a certain cultural group.

Be sure to address each topic listed above and, as appropriate, cite the online course, the textbook, and other credible sources to substantiate the points you are making. For example, when discussing your racial identity please cite sources which you have referenced to better understand what this term means or use the text or lecture to substantiate points you are making about how gender has influenced your cultural development.

This paper should be approximately 4-6 pages and is due on Wednesday, January 27, 2016.

MY FAMILY HISTORY BELOW

On my moms side I am Irish Scottish and Slovak

My moms side is very strict catholic we fully embrace the Irish culture where we celebrate both life and death

My grandmother is a retired caretaker and homemaker she has

Grandfather deceased

Teresa 52 , (my mom) some college

My four aunts are as follows

MaryJo 51 homemaker

Angie 50, graduated with a teaching degree

Jacki42, graduated with a nursing degree

Crystal 39 some college

On my dads side I am irish,Scottish,german, Lithuanian,English

Grandmother Marie 76, owns excavating business and several rental properties

Grandfather James Sr. retired penndot driver owns excavating business and several rental properties

James jr. (my dad)52 disability

My aunts

Wanda 50, owns real estate business

Liz 49, retired bus driver and half owner of DT Computers

Linda 45, owns her own pet spa business

Both sides of my family is very big on family and work ethics

I have lots of cousins on both sides and we celebrate all holidays

I myself am 32, I have a nursing assistant license and a full time student going almost completed my bachelors in psychology and working towards my doctoral in psychology

I have 6 daughters

Alexia 15 ½

Morgan 15

Kaylee 12 ½

Brooklyn 10

Skyler 9

Payton 7

All students

My husband Dave is 33 and is a operator/supervisor at a steel mill in Butler PA

We have been together almost 14yrs and married a almost 11 years

Although my husband and I are not strict Catholics we are more relaxed religious wise

And though my family believe in both marriage and divorce I do not fully believe in divorc

The approximate center of the F-Lot parking lot has coordinates 39°57’12.88″ N latitude, 75°11’05.30″ W longitude. The coordinates are specified in degrees, minutes and seconds. Go to these coordinates in Google Earth (or equivalent). Investigate the site, identifying potential shading issues. Look south from the center of the lot, and at least 120° east and west of south to see where the potential problems are. The Google Earth’s view of the area may not include all of the new multi-story buildings to the south-east, such as the Evo tower. This is important, as these buildings will have a critical impact on morning sunlight.

Part 1. Perform a static shading analysis

1. Identify the critical features with the potential to generate shade on your solar array in F-lot. These are primarily local buildings. The best way to do this is visit the site and take your own data (see suggestions below) or use Solar Pathfinder data if it is available. Add the azimuth-altitude coordinates of the shading features to a spreadsheet table and graphically to December-June and June-December sun path diagrams generated using the F-lot latitude and longitude. 1. From my experience, take a lot of data points to get good results 2.See http://solardat.uoregon.edu/SunChartProgram.html, http:// www.builditsolar.com/SiteSurvey/site_survey.htm and http:// www.solarpathfinder.com/PF. It appears that the Theodolite iOS app ($5.99 App Store as of 1/18/16) will generate the azimuth/altitude data needed, but it has not been field-tested yet.

2. Add your static shading information to SAM 1. Investigate how shading information can be added to SAM 2. Follow the instructions in SAM Help (Photovoltaic Systems:Shading) to add your shading information 3. Verify the impact your shading input has using the monthly time-series profiles (with and without shading) in SAM.

Deliverables for Part 1 – These should be up on your group site by Tuesday, January 26 • Summary of goals and procedures in group Wiki • Azimuth-Altitude table of the edges of the shade-generating objects. Upload a properly documented spreadsheet file to your File Exchange. • Two sun path diagrams, each showing a line representing the shade-generating objects. Upload both diagrams to your File Exchange • SAM file with shading info in File Exchange. Include either “Week 2” or the date (DDMMYYYY) in the file title. • Side-by-side comparison of time-series monthly irradiance from SAM, with and without shading either in Wiki or File Exchange

The F-lot photo will be provided later

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Is there anyway that someone can assist me in the completion of my PIE in ALEKS weekly? I am currently working on 22 topics due by the 31st of january and there is a certain number of topics due evey week there after with a 5 hour minimum site log in time for the week.

Choose a product or service and explain why it has a unique place in the marketplace. What elements of the company’s product or service were disruptive at the time it came to market?

Describe the unique features and benefits of the product of service and discuss how it measures up to the competition point by point.

The CIO has seen reports of malicious activity being on the rise and has become extremely concerned with the protection of the intellectual property and highly sensitive data maintained by your organization. As one of your first tasks with the organization, the CIO requested you identify and draft a report identifying potential malicious attacks, threats, and vulnerabilities specific to your organization. Further, the CIO would like you to briefly explain each item and the potential impact it could have on the organization.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

Analyze three (3) specific potential malicious attacks and / or threats that could be carried out against the network and organization.
Explain in detail the potential impact of the three (3) selected malicious attacks.
Propose the security controls that you would consider implementing in order to protect against the selected potential malicious attacks.
Analyze three (3) potential concerns for data loss and data theft that may exist in the documented network.
Explicate the potential impact of the three (3) selected concerns for data loss and data theft.
Propose the security controls that you would consider implementing in order to protect against the selected concerns for data loss and data theft.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment (no more than 2-3 years old) from material outside the textbook. 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:

Explain the concepts of information systems security as applied to an IT infrastructure.
Describe the principles of risk management, common response techniques, and issues related to recovery of IT systems.
Describe how malicious attacks, threats, and vulnerabilities impact an IT infrastructure.
Explain the means attackers use to compromise systems and networks, and defenses used by organizations.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in information systems security.
Write clearly and concisely about network security topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.