Category: Essays

During Module 4, we examine why most people tend to conform in most of their social interactions, while others deviate from the existing social norms. After you have read the reading assignment and lecture for this module, please respond to all parts of the discussion by Saturday, December 19, 2015.

Why do people sometimes feel that they need to socially conform to what is going on around them, even if they do not want to do so?
How do the social institutions of our country (e.g., schools, the healthcare system, the economy, religious organizations) play a role in encouraging social conformity, as well as social deviance?
In reviewing the following video “Solomon Asch’s Conformity Experiment Today” at http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/solomon-aschs-conformity-experiment-today/, describe why the individuals in the Asch experiment usually gave the same answer when they probably knew that it was wrong.

Remember to respond to the posts of at least two other students in the class. Complete your participation for this assignment by Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Write a minimum of 300 -word analysis of the strengths and limitations of humanistic and existential theories in explaining individuals’ behavior.

Unit 6 Assignment: Responsibilities of the Office Manager Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment: • Differentiate among the types of management styles as listed in the textbook. • Discuss the goals and management principles of an office manager. • Illustrate the importance of a medical office policy manual. • Develop the basic groundwork of an office policy manual. Course outcome(s) addressed in this Assignment: MO270-3: Describe methods of personnel management in the medical office. Instructions: The Final Project for this course is for you to design and develop an effective Policy and Procedure Manual based on the information you have learned throughout this course. You will begin working on this manual now, with the completed manual due at the end of Unit 9. For your Unit 6 Assignment, you will need to turn in an outline of the first four sections of your Policy and Procedure Manual. The first four sections need to include the following 1. A mission statement (at least three sentences) 2. About the practice: Name of office and doctor(s), any specialty they practice, location, office hours, list of holidays office is closed 3. Employee benefits (add descriptions for each one): Vacation, sick leave, medical, dental, retirement, bereavement, FMLA 4. Employee conduct and discipline (add descriptions for each one)

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Locate a hate group on the Internet. The Southern Poverty Law Center’s “hate map” (http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/hate-map) provides a useful starting point.
Analyze the site using the following questions:
What appear to be the goals of this hate group?
How does this group try to rationalize and “market” hate?
What prejudices, stereotypes, and “isms” are revealed in this Web site?

Post the URL of the hate group you investigated and a written summary of your responses to the questions above. Suggest at least one response to confront the hate group’s position through proactive methods. Cite ideas from your readings as appropriate, particularly the section “Overcoming Diversity Barriers” on pages 83–89 of your text.

Resources:Bucher, R. D. (2015). Diversity consciousness: Opening our minds to people, cultures, and opportunities (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
Chapter 3, “Personal and Social Barriers to Success

Conduct a partial usability analysis of the Rasmussen website. http://www.rasmussen.edu/ In 1 page

Describe two tasks that you believe students or potential students would want to perform on the site.
Go to the site, and attempt to perform both tasks. Record your experience for each, noting the time it took to perform each task.
What recommendations would you make to the webmaster of the site based on your test?

Submit your completed assignment to the drop box below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates

For this last essay the theme is ethics. In 2 to 4 pages discuss your view on what constitutes ethical behavior. You are free to use any of the readings we’ve done in the last part of the semester to serve as a context for your discussion (Kant’s Grounding, Camus’ The Stranger, and Sartre’s Respectable Prostitute and The Flies). You may present a criticism of the philosophical view you are addressing or explain how you’ve appropriated elements of that view. On the other hand you may focus mainly on developing and presenting your own views. In either case, be sure to explain the underlying principles and rationale for your view and consider any possible counter-examples that might undermine your account of what counts as ethical behavior. Some possible issues to consider are the notions of freedom and human agency, authenticity, the human capacity for ethical reasoning, and the role of religious or social views in grounding what counts as ethical behavior. One question you might contemplate to get the cognitive juices flowing is the following: “Is it possible for a person to be 100% certain that what he or she is doing is morally correct? Why or why not?” Your answer to this question should help you in determining what you ultimately will take to be ethical behavior. Once again, the prompt is: “What constitutes ethical behavior”?

Select a company you are familiar with. Imagine that you work for the HR department of the company. You are tasked to develop a message to orient new hires to the company culture, process, procedures, and general information.

Compose a message for new hires using the three-step process outlined in Ch. 5 of Business Communication.

Step 1: Prewriting

Review the AIM planning process in Ch. 5 of Business Communication including the “Chapter Takeaway for Creating Effective Messages.”

Analyze the situation described above by answering each of the following questions with 1 to 2 paragraphs:

1. Review the assignment directions above. What is the purpose of the message the HR employee is tasked to write? The purpose of this message to ensure that all employees are aware of the policy and procedure. To enlighten the new employees on the company history and to ensure that they are aware of the background. This also allow the employee to be aware of the thing that we tolerate, what is unacceptable. The human resource department task is to make sure that the employees understand the benefits and payroll, this will prompt any

2. Who is the audience? What are characteristics shared by the audience that the HR employee should consider when writing the message? What do they already know?

3. Which communication channel(s) would you choose to deliver the message and why?

4. What writing strategies can you use in your writing of the message?

Step 2: Drafting

Research your company’s background to know about the culture, processes, and procedures within the organization you selected.

Write a rough draft of the message below using the analysis you did in Step 1. Make sure your message is appropriate for the purpose and audience (e.g., new hires). Use an outline to help organize your thoughts.

Refer to Ch. 5 of Business Communication for strategies of researching background information and effective writing.

Step 3a: Revising

Copy and paste the message you drafted in Step 2 below. Proofread and edit the message using the “Track Changes” feature under the “Review” tab to show you are actively engaged in proofreading and revision.

Review Ch. 5 of Business Communication to learn more about revising messages before you start. Use the following questions as guidance when you proofread the message.

Does the message establish the credibility? Is there some supporting research you may use to deepen the credibility?
Is the message clear? Can your audience read the message without many questions?
Is the message concise? Have you eliminated unnecessary verbiage in the message?
Is the message easy to read? Have you used headings or bulleted lists to increase the clarity of your message

Saving Species from Extinction: Should our limited resources for species protection be focused on species that are at the highest risk of extinction? Some argue that high-risk species are less successful products of evolution and should not receive extraordinary protection; consequently, all species at risk of extinction should be equally protected. When selecting which side of the issue to be on, cite reliable scientific resources/reference to support your stance on this issue.

must be in APA FORMAT. no less than 250 words and no more than 300. please cite all credible sources

Discussion

Discussion topic #1: Kennedy’s time in office was referred to as the “Camelot Years” since it was a short period of great optimism and cultural hope. 1960s America also saw a rise in consumerism with an emphasis on material wealth and consumption. But, in recent years, America’s consumer culture and the idea of the “American Dream” has come under examination.

How would you define the “American Dream” in the new millennium? Is the “American Dream” in the new millennium different than the “American Dream” in the 1960s? How so? What factors have changed? Please support your ideas with examples from your own life as well as current events.

Do not forget to reference the ideas in your response to the course materials or other resources that you consulted to address this topic.

Topic #1: Reciprocity?

When dealing with a continued consolidation, there are several issues to consider. The first issue is dealing with the concept of reciprocity. Please consider the following questions:

Does the same team of accountants create the traditional financial statements that do the consolidation?
When the consolidation adjustments are made where are the adjustments recorded?
Who keeps track of these adjustments?