Category: Essays

Describe the elements of effective risk communication. Discuss one example of a risk that the general public tends to over- or underestimate. How might the elements of risk communication be used to give a clearer picture of the true risk in your example?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

2. What is the hazard quotient, and at what stage of the risk assessment process is it used? Discuss the three possible levels of the hazard quotient and how the hazard is evaluated if a mixture of chemical exposures is being assessed.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

3. Differentiate between the roles of risk managers and risk assessors according to the EPA’s Guidance for Risk Characterization.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your required reading as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations

Write a 2 page paper with 2-3 references discussing supply chain and distribution channels. You may include one or two small graphics to further explain your position.

In your paper explain how you would set up your supply chain and the distribution channel of your product.

Additionally answer the following:

How would you improve logistics that are commonly used today in order to get your product in the hands of the consumer?

Include a cover sheet and 2-3 references. References should be obtained through the Grantham University online library. Only one website reference will be allowed (not Wikipedia). Please adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 6th ed., 2nd printing when writing and submitting assignments and papers.

For this assignment, you will have a chance to put into practice all you have been learning throughout this course. You will analyze the personality development of one of the theorists studied in this course from three different theoretical perspectives.

Choose one of the theorists you have studied this term. Use your textbook, the Internet, and the Argosy University online library resources to research the life history of the theorist.

Do the following:

1. Describe the major life events of the theorist that you feel influenced his or her personality development.
2. Describe the cultural influences that had an influence on the chosen theorist’s personality development.
3. Analyze this person from Freud’s psychoanalytic perspective.
4. Analyze this person from two other theoretical perspectives studied in this course, except for the trait perspective.
5. Summarize and present your critical opinion about how well (or not) these theories explain the person.

Write a 5–7-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.doc.

By Monday, January 4, 2016, deliver your assignment to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox

; and describe why such tests are critical. Use credible resources to support why the tests are critical

When thinking of classic Freudian techniques, what images come to mind? Perhaps the omniscient Freud smoking a pipe, sitting behind a client, passively taking notes– or a troubled client lying sprawled on a couch speaking about their sexuality or early experiences in dealing with aggression or angst.

Though many associate all psychodynamic theories with well-known images of Freudian psychoanalysis, the works of Jung, Adler, and other prominent psychodynamic theorists took strides to significantly depart from Freud’s theory of personality and counseling. Like humanistic theories, modern psychodynamic approaches place the counselor across from the client, actively engaging them in the counseling process. During this process however, counselors place much focus on the unconscious mind and past relationships of the client– a focus unique to psychodynamic theories.

In this Discussion, you continue to explore unique interventions and strategies derived from the psychodynamic theoretical approach. You then apply one theory, Psychoanalytic, Jungian Analytical, or Adlerian, to facilitate your interventions with Deidre.

Posting Directions: In the subject line of your post, use the following title format: “Title of Discussion: the theory you selected for this Discussion”. Your initial post must be at least 200 words in length.

Post by Day 3 a brief description of the psychoanalytic theory you selected. Then, based on this theoretical approach to describe two interventions you could employ with Deidre and explain why. Finally, explain how each of these interventions would help Deidre move toward her goals.

Respond by Day 5 to at least two of your colleagues using one or more of the following approaches:

Share additional insights to help your colleagues apply their theories in a different way.
Provide feedback on how your colleagues’ interventions would help the client move toward her goals.
Provide additional interventions for your colleagues to consider

Write a paper in which you:

Identify and discuss the tasks associated with the close-out of procurement contracts.
Discuss the termination of contractual relationships and settlement of seller claims.
Explain how to determine if all requirements of a procurement contract have been fulfilled by the buyer and the seller.
Present a flowchart showing how to properly close-out a contract.
Discuss how invoices that have not been submitted by vendors or that have been submitted by vendors but not yet paid should be handled.
Identify any three of the questions listed in the “procurement management conformance” (Westland, 2007) checklist found on page 213 of the book “Project Management Life Cycle: A Complete Step-by-Step Methodology for Initiating, Planning, Executing and Closing a Project Successfully” (2007) and reflect on the importance of asking these questions when closing procurement contracts and completing the project.

Support your paper with a minimum of five (5) external resources In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

Length: 11-13 pages not including title and reference pages. The flowchart will count toward the 11-13 page requirement.

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

Will be checked for plaigarism.

Employers of both accounting and IS personnel often rank “analytical reasoning” and “writing” skills on the same priority as technical skills, and some rank them even higher. Said one recruiter at the school of one author: “I can train new employees to use our computer systems and perform the majority of the technical tasks we will require of them. What I cannot train them to do is to think analytically or logically. And what I refuse to do is to teach them to speak and write clearly and effectively—skills they should have learned in high school.” Another recruiter said it slightly differently: “Give me a technically-competent accounting or IS student who can perform AIS tasks well, and I will pay them X dollars. Give me a student who can explain to my clients how our services can solve their business problems and I will pay them 2X dollars.”

Conduct a preliminary search and:

Discuss some of the other attributes beyond analytical thinking and writing skills that many employers value.
Why must we have knowledge of computerized or traditional system’s objectives to study that system?
Do roles that accountants play differ in traditional systems from their roles in computerized systems? Please discuss.

In your own words, post a substantive response to the Discussion Board question(s) and comment on other postings. Your response should address the DB question(s) and move the conversation forward. You will be graded on the quality of your postings, including mastery of the concept as well as critical thinking. If asked for your opinion, do not simply state that it is a good or bad idea; elaborate on your reasons and argument. Include enough detail to substantiate your thinking as well as your position on the questions or comments.
Grading Criteria
Basic response to the DB question. 50%
Additional research supporting the initial answer to the DB question. 30%
Comments which serve to further the discussion, apply real-world examples, or lend to enhancing the clarity of the concepts.

One of the most beneficial exercises in a course exploring ethics is to develop a paper that allows you the opportunity to create connections between your personal view of ethics and the theory under discussion. The nature of ethical decision making encompasses recognition, analysis and resolution.  We often don’t make a decision because it’s ethical, but rather, because it makes sense from our personal view of the situation.  That is, ethical decisions happen “after the fact” as we begin to see the actual implications of the decision.

With this in mind, your paper should explore current ethical issues in the workplace that are relevant to your current career or the career that you are preparing to pursue. Your task is to begin to explore the possible issues within your workplace and choose one to focus on throughout the course as you begin to build your final paper. Please consider the following as possible approaches for this final paper:

• Illustrate the impact of organizational goals and objectives, structure, culture, environment, ethics policies, and incentive systems on ethical behavior within an organization
• Evaluate and revise an ethics program to increase ethical behavior within an organizational environment.
• Create and systematically apply a defensible ethical moral framework to a contemporary ethics issue. To systematically apply the ethical moral framework, you must use the framework consistently as you describe the ethics issue. Explore the issue using the framework you create. HINT: This is done through the application of one of the theories we have read about in this module.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

• Employment issues (sexual harassment, diversity, discrimination, etc.)
• Performance appraisal and compensation
• Terminations
• Privacy
• Financial and accounting measures
• Using reward systems to enhance ethical behavior and/or reinforce unethical behavior
• Communicating ethics
• Corporate social responsibility

Your final paper will be developed in four parts (topic, outline, draft, and final paper) throughout the course.

This activity is the first step in developing a final paper for this course.  From the list of possible topics, explore the possible issues within your workplace and choose one to focus on throughout the course as you begin to build your final paper. Make sure you spend time researching your topic before submission of this part; you need to know if there is sufficient information available for you to write a paper on the topic. Using MS Word, create a one-page document that describes your “topic and thesis sentence” for your Individual Research Project.  Use the following information to help you identify your topic:

After you’ve spent some time reviewing the data in the ONDCP, it’s Data Supplement, ADAM and DAWN reports, discuss one or more of the findings that you found most interesting and explain. Overall, did the findings in these reports effect your current opinion regarding the cost and impact of illicit drug use on our society? Explain.

Must be a minimum of 250 words and provide references. APA Format

You are going to create a sample project describing the organizational structure of the agency or company for which you are planning the project. Describe as many of the organizational culture attributes as you can. List by name as many of the project executive, management, and team roles as you can identify. Be sure to assign roles to yourself as well. Discuss in this paper how you anticipate that the organizational structure, culture, and role assignments will help or hurt your ability to successfully plan this project.Write a four-page summary of the project including all the elements listed in the instructions. At least two references must be used and one of them must be obtained from the CSU Online Library. Be sure to use APA format and cite your work. Your summary should be at least four pages in length and will include a title and reference page which are not included in the page count.