Category: Essays

You work for a curriculum development company that has created a program designed to teach reading to students in grades 1-3.

1) Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

a) This assignment uses a grading rubric .

b) Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

c) You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the

directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.

2) Include the following in your experiment design

a) Develop a hypothesis, labeling the independent and dependent variables,

b) Discuss how the psychoanalytic, cognitive, and behavior/social development of the students will affect the way you design and conduct the experiment.

c) Discuss what the experimental and control groups are doing in the study

d) Decide how many participants are needed and from what population groups they should come

e) Discuss random sampling and random assignment

n the Module 3 SLP, you will choose an organization with which you are familiar, and you will write a 2- to 3-page paper, in which you discuss the extent to which your organization embraces Corporate Social Responsibility (or CSR).

Required Reading

Read the following article, which provides examples of socially responsible companies (this website includes a number of quite excellent articles pertaining to the merits of CSR). You may also want to explore the optional readings provided below, as they may be useful to your understanding of CSR:

Fallon, N. (2014, December 4). 20 great examples of socially responsible businesses. Business News Daily. Retrieved from http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/5499-examples-socially-responsible-businesses.html
Assignment

In a well-written, 2- to 3-page paper, discuss the extent to which an organization with which you are familiar pursues CSR.
Keys to the Assignment

In 1-2 paragraphs, describe your organization – what it does, how many employees, how much revenue, etc.
Select some aspect of CSR, and discuss how your organization employs CSR in its operations.
What are the specific advantages to your company in its use of CSR?
If your company does not presently pursue a form of CSR, please identify a specific CSR practice (e.g., environmental consciousness, community welfare, etc.) from which your company would benefit.
Be sure to use at least two sources from the library to support your discussion and analysis (choose sources that are not included in the Background section of this module).
Follow the guidelines in The Student Guide to Writing a High Quality Academic Paper
You are expected to demonstrate evidence of critical thinking – as defined in the Module 2 background materials and the grading rubric.
Save your completed paper, and upload your assignment before the due date.

Patient AO has a history of obesity and has recently gained 9 pounds. The patient has been diagnosed with hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Drugs currently prescribed include the following:

Atenolol 12.5 mg daily

Doxazosin 8 mg daily

Hydralazine 10 mg qid

Sertraline 25 mg daily

Simvastatin 80 mg daily

To prepare:

•Review this week’s media presentation on hypertension and hyperlipidemia, as well as Chapters 19 and 20 of the Arcangelo and Peterson text.

•Select the case studies above , as well as one the following factors: genetics, gender, ethnicity, age, or behavior factors.

•Reflect on how the factor you selected might influence the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.

•Consider how changes in the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes might impact the patient’s recommended drug therapy.

•Think about how you might improve the patient’s drug therapy plan based on the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes. Reflect on whether you would modify the current drug treatment or provide an alternative treatment option for the patient.

Post 1 TO 2 PAGE Paper on : An explanation of how the factor you selected might influence the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes in the patient from the case study you selected. Then, describe how changes in the processes might impact the patient’s recommended drug therapy. Finally, explain how you might improve the patient’s drug therapy plan.

Identify and discuss the principal sources of lawmaking pertaining to White Collar Crime and the specific influences involved in this lawmaking process.

Identify and discuss the essential differences and similarities between civil and criminal law in relation to White Collar Crime, then identify and discuss the principal trends in terms of civil and criminal response to such crimes.

Compare and contrast the role of state and federal enforcement agencies with that of federal regulatory agencies in matters relating to White Collar Crime, then identify and discuss factors that inhibit, and factors that contribute, to their effectiveness.

Identify and discuss the various forms of self-regulation and internal control as they pertain to White Collar Crime.

Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

You are starting your own Internet business. You decide to form a company that will sell cookbooks online. Justcookbooks.com is scheduled to launch 6 months from today. You estimate that the annual cost of this business will be as follows:

Technology (Web design and maintenance)

$5,000

Postage and handling

$1,000

Miscellaneous

$3,000

Inventory of cookbooks

$2,000

Equipment

$4,000

Overhead

$1,000

Part I

Deliverable Length: 1 graph plus calculations

You must give up your full-time job, which paid $50,000 per year, and you worked part-time for half of the year.

The average retail price of the cookbooks will be $30, and their average cost will be $20.

Assume that the equation for demand is Q = 40,000 – 500P, where

Q = the number of cookbooks sold per month

P = the retail price of books.

Show what the demand curve would look like for price between $25 and $35.

Address the following questions:

Suppose that you expect to sell about 22,000 cookbooks per month online, and assume your overhead, technology, and equipment costs are fixed. What are your total costs?

Is the business worth pursuing so far?

What market structure have you entered, and why?

What can you do to guarantee success in this market?
What pricing strategy might you use?

With my argument paper, I wanted to focus on bullying and how it is wrong. I also wanted to bring awareness to how bad it is getting in schools. There are so many children and teenagers that are struggling with bullying and there are friends that know about it and they do not know what to do because of the fear they have of the bully. After reading “Indian Education” was all the more reason to why I wanted to write my argument paper on bullying on how we can show that bullying is wrong and how it needs to be stopped. Most people do not know how severe this issue can get. I want to show how I simply disagree with children needing to “toughen up and deal with it” to deal with bullies. I want to provide that argument with evidence to show how that is invalid and is not the correct way to go. I also want to show that the true definition what bullying is. The term of “bullying” is used in many different forms and it shouldn’t be overused. Bullying comes in different forms and I will show evidence that bullying should come to a stop.

Please follow this format,

Part One:

Cover letter

· Minimum 200 words (successful cover letters are often longer)

· Address letter to your instructor

· Describe, explain, and (where applicable) provide brief, specific examples of the following in your cover letter:

o The feedback you received from your peers and how you revised your first draft based on that feedback

o The content you have changed to address Step 8 above, improve the composition, and appeal to your audience

o How you think the changes above have improved your draft

o Any problems you encountered in your revision and how you solved them

Place the cover letter at the beginning of your final draft, before the first page of your actual composition; delete the situation analysis

Part Two:

final draft:

· · An essay taking a stand and making arguments in support of a view or course of action on the issue, problem, or controversy developed in Writing Project 3.

· Clearly focused, debatable, and supportable thesis statement advocating your view on the problem or controversy

· Use of evidence from sources, objectively and accurately interpreted

· Effective reasoning that demonstrates how the evidence supports the thesis and the specific arguments being made

· Opposing views that are accurately presented and effectively refuted with reasons and evidence

· A logical organizational structure that clearly and effectively guides readers through the arguments being made

· Use of evidence from sources (at least 10 quotations and/or paraphrases), clearly discernible from each other and from the writer’s voice and cited using correct in-text citations

· Use of at least 5 relevant and highly credible sources, at least 4 from the Ivy Tech Library databases. (No Print Sources.)

· APA or MLA manuscript style, as specified by your instructor, with in-text citations and a References or Works Cited list including ALL sources used. (References or Works Cited list does not count in the minimum word-count requirement)

· Awareness of diverse audiences and use of respectful, inclusive language

· Observation of the conventions of Standard English
1500 words minimum for final draft (the minimum 200 words for the cover letter is not included in this count)

According to World Fire Statistics compiled in 2003, which of the following countries had more fire deaths per 100,00 persons than the United States?

Spain

New Zealand

Japan

Australia

4 points

Question 2

What state requires each of its eighty-two counties to have at least one deputy sheriff trained in arson detection and investigation?

California

Texas

Mississippi

North Carolina

4 points

Question 3

Which of the following countries are recognized in the International Concepts of Fire Protection: New Ideas From Europe as having excellent fire safety education programs?

United Kingdom and Germany

Hungary and Austria

Austria and The Netherlands

Hungary and United Kingdom

4 points

Question 4

A fire set accidentally:

is not chargeable under the model arson law.

is considered fourth-degree arson.

can carry a penalty of between 1 to 10 years.

can carry a sentence of up to 20 years.

4 points

Question 5

One of the major differences in philosophy of fire code applications between the United States and other countries is:

other countries’ codes are much more strict and enforced more often.

the United States’ codes vary from one jurisdiction to another.

most countries do not stress code enforcement and rely on local code enforcement.

the United States emphasizes strong national code standards and leaves the implementation to local communities.

4 points

Question 6

An interview study of Prince George’s County, Maryland of both juveniles and adults arrested or incarcerated revealed that _________ was not a motive that was most often given for arson and fire-related crimes.

revenge

crime concealment

profit

spontaneous action

4 points

Question 7

According to Uniform Crime Reports, which geographical region of the United States cleared the most arson-related incidents in 2002?

South

West

Midwest

Northeast

4 points

Question 8

One of the major problems in investigations involving a joint fire-police team concept is:

it is difficult to share the responsibility in the investigation.

work schedules are often not the same, making it difficult for the team to operate together.

police tend to consider themselves more skilled in investigation.

fire department personnel believe their training supercedes that of law enforcement.

4 points

Question 9

The model arson law, developed by the International Fire Marshals Association, defines how many degrees of arson with corresponding penalties?

Six

Four

Three

Five

4 points

Question 10

What Supreme Court case established guidelines for the right of entry to investigate cause and origin and to gather evidence should the fire be determined as incendiary?

Michigan vs Tyler

Michigan vs Clifford

State of South Dakota vs Jorgensen

Camera vs County of San Francisco

Question 11

The text highlights four “Variables That Affect Statistics” (fire statistics) from country to country. Discuss and explain these statistics?

Question 12

In Philip Schaenman’s report, International Concepts in Fire Protection: Ideas from Europe that Could Improve U.S. Fire Safety, suggests that some European fire safety procedures are worthy of emulation in the U.S. and Canada. Please provide and discuss four of those suggestions

Question 13

The Crime of Arson can affect us all! As the new Safety and Fire Prevention Officer in your organization what plan of action are you going to take to limit the effects of arson?

Please include any ” Arson Control Needs” listed in your text or through your additional research that may benefit your organization/community

Which of the following code development groups has had a major impact on construction practices? Their codes are widely used and are replacing locally developed building codes to a great extent.

The National Volunteer Fire Council

International Code Council

Insurance Services Office, Inc.

FM Global Group

4 points

Question 2

1.

Which of the following trade associations operates testing laboratories in Cleveland and in Los Angeles for the purpose of testing all types of gas appliances?

American Forest and Paper Association

National Association of Home Builders

Manufacturing Chemists Association

American Gas Association

4 points

Question 3

1.

Under the provisions of the Federal Boating Act of 1958, Coast Guard boating safety teams are required to:

ensure that recreational boaters have had substantial marine-fire safety training.

maintain control over merchandise, including fireworks, imported from other countries.

inspect small boats to ensure compliance with required safety measures, including fire safety.

be the lead agency for all hazardous materials incidents in factories near large bodies of water.

4 points

Question 4

1.

Which nonprofit group, established in 1993, is a national organization exclusively committed to preventing unintentional home injuries?

The Consumer Products Safety Commission

The Home Safety Council

The Fire Services Institute’s Home Accident Prevention Board

The President’s Commission on Home Injury and Accident Prevention

4 points

Question 5

1.

Which of the following is the best reason that fire deaths should be investigated and autopsies performed?

It shows the public that their tax dollars are at work and the efficiency of the state employees.

It provides a level of comfort to the victim’s family members by giving them closure.

It provides good training for interns assigned to the medical examiner.

It might provide information on a cause of death other than fire, such as a homicide before the fire was set.

4 points

Question 6

1.

In several states, which state agency has a statutory responsibility for conducting electrical inspections within the state or for seeing that such inspections are conducted properly? These electrical inspections are essential in any comprehensive fire prevention program.

Department of Labor and Industry

Public Utilities Commission

State Building Code Agency

State Fire Marshall

4 points

Question 7

1.

What group coordinates the Department of Transportation responsibilities pertaining to pipeline safety and the transportation of hazardous materials?

The Research and Special Programs Administration

DOT HazMat branch

Federal Highway Administration

Department of Homeland Security

4 points

Question 8

1.

What state Supreme Court faced a case involving a claim of noncompatibility alleged by a local fire chief because the fire hydrant threads used by a county water system were different to those in his jurisdiction? Did the chief win his case?

Rhode Island; No

Georgia; Yes

Ohio; No

Michigan; Yes

4 points

Question 9

1.

_________ is a state agency that normally has fire prevention as a major responsibility.

The state fire marshal’s office

The fire prevention committee at the local level

The NFPA national office

The state health department

4 points

Question 10

1.

What group was formed by the NFPA for identifying fire problem areas and developing solutions for those problems?

National Fire Protection Research Foundation

Engineering Services Division

Fire Incident Data Organization

Fire Investigations Department

Question 11

1.

What are the major responsibilities of state fire marshals? Why is this role significant in statewide fire prevention, investigation, enforcement, and fire safety?

Question 12

1.

Many professional associations have fire prevention and protection as one of their main operations. Why is the National Fire Protection Association often recognized as a leading professional organization?

Motivation and Behavior ***** DUE 12/14/15/ by 10pm******

We learned effective communication is essential in overcoming conflict, embracing our similarities and differences, and streamlining our work. On the basis of your learning, review the scenario given below and develop the ways to address any misunderstandings based on ineffective communication.

You have been invited to be in charge of developing a team-building activity to improve collaboration, morale, and increased communication for your team members. Your department is closing for the day so you all can spend about four hours together in a team environment. The staff members will be placed into groups of three to run a maze, and the winning team will receive an extra four hours paid time off (PTO) time to use for a half vacation day. All members are excited about getting extra time off and, even though they have not participated in a maze-running event, they are happy to be out of the office. After the race is over, the group will be treated for lunch at a very nice restaurant. Review the following details of team members:

Rosamma and Mary are the two administrative staff members who do not get along. Rosamma keeps to herself, is quiet, wears traditional long dresses and cooks ethnic foods for lunch every day. Mary is outspoken, loud, hurries through assignments, and seems to be on her cell phone often talking about her personal life to friends. Mary is twenty and Rosamma is forty-six.
Cindy, thirty-five, and Lolita, forty, are the part-time staff members. They often bring their problems to work and are stressed due to the economy. They interact at work with the full time staff, but the full time staff think they complain too much and “what for, they only work part-time.”
Chip is a twenty-three-year-old maintenance worker who has two children and works a part-time job at night in addition to his full-time role. He is tired as he has been continuously working for many days.
Samir is fifty-five and works full-time, and cannot wait until he retires.
Sarah is the fifty-two-year-old negative department manager who complains about everyone else. However, she is a strong informal leader and has influence over the group.
Jerry is twenty-four and in graduate school. In fact, he is the president of his class and majors in business. He will likely leave in about one year when he graduates. He has a positive attitude and is currently a bit demotivated because no one likes to work together and there seems to be no direction at this point. He has made fun of Sarah just because she makes negative comments to him.
You are the manager (use your current age) and you are just promoted into this position as the leader of the group.

Your presentation should consist of 12–15 professional color Microsoft PowerPoint slides (not including the title and reference slide) along with detailed speaker notes to include examples to support each slide.

You need to divide the teams into three groups. Remember this is a team-building activity.

Can you put Rosamma and Mary together on a team when they clearly have communication issues and Mary feels Rosamma is “slow and too quiet . . . besides, she prays all the time.” Should the two younger males in the department be put on the same team or divided up to run with the women, even though they make comments about how old Sarah is and how she wears old-fashioned clothes? Give reasons.
How will you make the determination which members to put together?
Should members, who have a negative attitude, be placed with team members who are excited about this event? Why or why not?
How will a negative manager affect the overall group dynamic as opposed to a positive leader who wants to see his or her team develop?
How influential can an informal leader be among the team members? Can an informal leader carry more power than the formal manager?
What barriers to effective teamwork can you anticipate and how will it be addressed?
What specific traits will make this team-building activity a success?
How can effective leaders demonstrate care and value the workgroup to improve collaboration, motivation, and low turnover in the workplace?
How do you think results can improve when effective communication is practiced in the healthcare field with peers, colleagues, and leadership teams?

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Submission Details

Present the additional information in the Notes section.

This assignment entails development of a comprehensive strategic marketing plan for a new product or service that is ready to “go to market”. A Project Template is provided that allows you to organize your work in increments and see how the sections come together to produce a comprehensive plan.

PRODUCT/SERVICE

This assignment requires application of concepts learned to build a strategic marketing plan for a new product or service that is ready to “go to market”. You will not be allowed to mimic plans or ideas from larger or already “in-place” campaigns. You must develop the business concept in its entirety.

Describe the new product or service.
Discuss the qualities that make this product/service new to the marketplace and the rationale for your decision to pursue the concept. Be sure to pick a product or service that is ready to market. If you are developing a new product, assume that the development phase is over and you are ready to launch the product into the marketplace.

OBJECTIVES/MISSION STATEMENT

Create a Mission Statement. State your short-term MARKETING objectives (one year). Assume that the product/service is ready to launch at the beginning of the year (planning and testing have been completed).

Marketing objectives include goals for sales, profits, market share (as examples)
Objectives need to be quantifiable. Use the SMART acronym—simple, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-specific—in formulating your objectives. An objective with a 100% goal is not acceptable

TARGET MARKET

Identify your target market. Provide a specific demographic profile and rationale for this decision. Another source that may help you: The US Census Bureau’s American Fact Finder. Consider the size of the market and its purchasing power. Research is required to back-up your selection and to provide statistics to show that it is a viable market.

COMPETITION

Analyze your competition. Who are they? Who are the biggest players? How large is the market? What are the trends/forecasts in the industry? How does your product/service fit in? Hoover’s Pro in the Library is a good tool for this section; it may be accessed under Find Web Resources.

PRODUCT/SERVICE FEATURES

Provide a brief overview of the product or service.

State the features of your product/service. Show how it’s innovative and different. It may be unique because of the area in which you plan to market it.
Discuss legal and ethical implications that could affect the marketing process. This will require research.

CORE STRATEGY

Discuss your Core Strategy and make sure to connect it to your Mission & Objectives. Include a discussion on Product/Service Positioning.

MARKETING MIX: COMMUNICATIONS & PROMOTION

The Marketing Mix is the set of decisions about communications and promotion, price, channels of distribution, and customer relationship management. An integrated marketing communications (IMC) approach delivers a clear and consistent message to your consumers and is connected to your Core Strategy.

Discuss the aspects of the IMC. (The elements of the communication mix include: advertising, direct marketing, sales promotion, publicity/public relations and personal selling.) Define each and discuss the pros and cons of the individual elements.
Provide a detailed description of your IMC approach. Explain your rationale for choosing or rejecting the specific elements (include applications to the earlier research section). What changes do you expect to make as the product/service matures?
Describe the message you wish to communicate based on your core strategy. Explain your rationale for the message. Formulate how you will communicate with your target market? Be specific. How will the internet be used in your IMC approach?
Select and explain the most suitable method for measuring advertising effectiveness. Your decision must include research to back up the selected method. Be sure to explain why this is the most effective method to measure the effectiveness of your marketing campaign.

MARKETING MIX: PRICE

Discuss what pricing objectives you would consider for your product/service. The Objectives should be based on the various theories presented in marketing literature and take in to account competitor pricing. Including background on value proposition, positioning, and target market is necessary. All of these components provide rationale for the chosen pricing scheme.

MARKETING MIX: CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION

Channels of Distribution: Specify the type of distribution channel you will use and include rationale.

MARKETING MIX; CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

Customer Relationship Management -Detail how you will incorporate CRM into your plan. Be sure to include a discussion on the role of technology that will be used to support your CRM.

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

The assignment requires the use of ARTICLES from the library’s full-text databases. Articles are found in periodicals. These are not to be confused with eBooks or Reference Books. The most popular databases in marketing are: ABI Inform Global, Academic Search Premier, and Business Source Premier.

Your report MUST include a reference list. All research should be cited in the body of the paper. In-text citations and corresponding references should be included in your paper. For more information on APA, please visit the APA Lab. The paper should be written in third person; this means words like “I”, “we” and “you” are not appropriate. The use of direct quotes is discouraged, but may be used sparingly in appropriate situations.

Grading will be based on content, application, research, mechanics (APA format, spelling grammar, and punctuation), and style (organization, readability, and using your own words)