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Do these regulations and reports have an impact on how investors see the long-term viability of an organization or company in which they plan to invest?

Critical Thinking

Impact of ISO Regulations on Stakeholders

Q1) Analyze how ISO 14001 and AA1000 regulations protect stakeholders. Do these regulations and reports have an impact on how investors see the long-term viability of an organization or company in which they plan to invest?

What are examples of this in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where this reporting occurs? In the paper, explain how these regulations impact future investors, local stakeholders, and the organization’s or company’s sustainability.

Use University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines, citing references as appropriate.

It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments to the Turnitin Originality Check prior to submitting them.

Q2) Describe the business value created by using the disciplines of project management and program management. How can project and program management increase profits and/or decrease costs?

Does it investigate a solution to a known problem?

Neuroscience Seminar

Grant Proposal

Effects of methylphenidate on dyslexia

• Similar areas in brain involved in both ADHD and dyslexia – signs and symptoms are similar

• Look at effects of the drug during interventions

• Children ages 6

• Lowest possible dosage

• Same level of dyslexia

• Informed consent

• Methods: ANOVA

• 3 reading tests

• Baseline

• During

• after

• Two groups

• One receives the drug

• One receives a placebo

For your second “paper”, you will actually be writing a grant proposal. In a grant proposal there are three main ingredients:

1. WHY is this research important?

You need to convince the funding agency that your research is worth the money they will give you to conduct it. What will your research contribute to the world? Does it investigate a solution to a known problem? Does it try to identify a tricky problem that is not yet totally quantified? Does it use a new methodology to investigate an old problem? This part of your proposal should feel like you are justifying to the general public why their tax dollars should be spent on your work.

2. WHAT research is already done and will be done?

You need to briefly, but adequately, describe the current state of affairs and then point out the specific hole that you are going to fill. This will be a very condensed version of your review paper, so you will need to work on picking out the most important aspects of what has been done before. What is important will entirely depend on what you are proposing to do. For some proposals you might focus on theories, for others you might focus on methods, and for others still you might focus on results. Consider the future end result of your research and then use that end result to inform what you should discuss beforehand. DO NOT get bogged down in tiny details!!

3. HOW are you going to conduct your research?

The bulk of your proposal will be describing the set of experiments you are going to conduct in order to fulfill your research mission. You should describe TWO experiments that will address your specific research question. For EACH experiment, you should make sure to (1) specify the research question for that experiment, (2) describe the methods you will use to study the question, (3) briefly describe how you will analyze the data, and (4) describe (or visually depict) the expected results.

Your proposal should be between 6-10 pages in length, but may include some figures if it is helpful for your description of your experiments. You should have the following:

1. 1 page that includes the general overview / significance and the specific aims of your study

2. No more than 3 pages of background information

3. 3-4 pages describing your research plan

4. References

Explain how the legislative competence of the Welsh Assembly will change under the proposals outlined in these sections.

TMA 01 Printable TMA 01 consists of three questions. You are expected to answer all questions in this TMA. The word limit for TMA 01 is a maximum of 1500 words. Remember, all the words you use to answer the questions, including quotations and citations, count. You should use the mark allocation for each question as a guide to the number of words required. Any words used that exceed the overall word count for the TMA will not be marked or commented on. You must provide a reference list and a word count at the end of your work. The reference list is not included in the word count. Questions Question 1a.Explain the term legislative competence. Illustrate your answer with an example. (10 marks) b.Find the following UK Supreme Court judgment: Agricultural Sector (Wales) Bill – Reference by the Attorney General for England and Wales [2014] UKSC 43. Using your own words, explain the question that the Supreme Court was asked to consider in this case. (20 marks) c.Using an internet search engine, find the following command paper:HM Government (2015) Powers for a Purpose: Towards a Lasting Devolution Settlement for Wales, February, Cm 9020. Read the following sections: Executive SummarySection 2.1 ‘The model of devolution for Wales’. Explain how the legislative competence of the Welsh Assembly will change under the proposals outlined in these sections. (20 marks) Question 2 Explain the main sources of public international law and consider their effect on the English legal system. Write your answer in the form of an essay. (45 marks) Question 3 Explain how you found the UK Supreme Court judgment in Question 1(b). How useful was Skills 2 in informing your approach? (5 marks) Learning outcomes TMA 01 tests the following learning outcomes: Knowledge: understand national and international legal systems. Skills: interpret and describe legal principles and authority in a logical and coherent waypresent and structure information clearly and accurately using language appropriate for the intended audiencecorrectly reference and/or cite relevant materials, including case and statute lawreflect, assess and learn from your own studies. Advice Important information The OU Law School Undergraduate Assessment Guide contains definitions of words used in TMA questions. It also gives advice on referencing and the reference list that you must produce and include at the end of your work. You should read this guide before attempting TMA 01. Section 8 of the above Assessment Guide tells you how your TMAs need to be presented. The marking scale, against which your work will be assessed, can be found in the OU Law School Undergraduate Assessment Guide. You should answer all three questions.You should answer each question (and each part of a question) separately.Read the questions carefully, ensuring your answers concisely and clearly address each question in your own words. Advice on writing in your own words is given in Section 5 of the OU Law School Undergraduate Assessment Guide.You should use numbers in brackets to identify each question.You do not need to start a new page for each question. All of your answers should be written in standard English. They should not include any sort of list. In your answer to Questions 1 and 2, you should not write in the first or second person (e.g. ‘I’, ‘we’, ‘my’, ‘our’, ‘you’ or ‘your’); instead you should use phrases such as ‘A person is …’ or ‘This answer will …’. In your answer to Question 3, you can write in the first person. This TMA consists of three questions. Questions 1 and 2 test knowledge gained from your studies of Units 1, 2 and 3. Question 1 also tests your legal research skills and requires you to have read Legal Skills 2. Question 3 encourages reflection on your studies, which forms an important part of your personal development planning. Question 1a.This question requires you to define ‘legislative competence’ in your own words. You should explain the general meaning of the term and give at least one example of its use.b.This question requires you to find a UK Supreme Court judgment. You can research the judgment using the OU Library, as identified in Legal Skills 2, which you should complete before attempting this part of Question 1. You should explain the question the court was asked to consider in your own words and avoid direct quotations from the judgment. You will find paras 1–5 of the judgment particularly helpful in outlining the issue before the court. c.This question requires you to find and read sections of the command paper: Powers for a Purpose: Towards a Lasting Devolution Settlement for Wales (HM Government, 2015). It is 4921 important that you read the paper itself, rather than news reports referring to it. Please note: Wikipedia is not a valid source for legal research. Question 2 This is an essay question, and you should refer to the advice on answering essay questions provided in Section 3.2.2 of the OU Law School Undergraduate Assessment Guide. Make sure that your answer is structured correctly with an introduction, main body and conclusion, as described in the above section of the Assessment Guide. In answering this question, you should: think about the structure of your answerthink about including appropriate examplesidentify and describe the primary and secondary sources of public international lawconsider the legal effect of these sources on the English legal system. Question 3 This question asks you to explain how you carried out the legal research required for Question 1(b) and assess how useful Legal Skills 2 was in informing your approach. When explaining how you carried out your legal research, you should be specific and indicate which legal database you used, the search terms and the results obtained. You should assess how useful Legal Skills 2 was in informing your approach and give reasons for whether or not you found it useful. References HM Government (2015) Powers for a Purpose: Towards a Lasting Devolution Settlement for Wales, February, Cm 9020. Cases Agricultural Sector (Wales) Bill – Reference by the Attorney General for England and Wales [2014] UKSC 43 TMA 01 Copyright © 2015, The Open University.

Develop an employee compensation and benefits package for this new position.

This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a narrative and a PowerPoint presentation. You must submit two (2) sections for the completion of this assignment.

Imagine that you have just been hired by a new company as the director of the HR department. You have been tasked to hire a new secretary for the department and to develop an employee compensation and benefits package that will be used for that position upon hire. Develop a PowerPoint presentation to present this information to your Vice President. Go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Website, located at www.bls.gov, for information regarding organizations and pay in your geographical area.

Section 1: Narrative

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Choose the type of organization for which you are designing the package.

2. Develop an employee compensation and benefits package for this new position. Support your ideas for the compensation/benefits package.

3. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Section 1 of 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.

Section 2: Presentation

Create a twenty (20) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

4. Provide an overview of the employee compensation and benefits package that you developed in the narrative portion of this assignment.

5. Determine if the employee will be exempt or nonexempt and discuss how overtime will be handled.

6. Suggest other benefits that might be considered within the next few months to enhance employee performance and provide job motivation.

7. Provide information on how government regulations will influence the compensation.

8. Examine data from two (2) organizations listed in the BLS Website with packages similar to yours, focusing on salary, compensation, and benefits in order to convince upper management that your package should be accepted and implemented.

Describe how the competitive compensation and benefits package will align with the HRM strategy.

What are your community’s current capabilities? Explain.

Create a strategy memo for communicating and educating the citizens of San Diego, CA about their risk portfolio.

Assignment Guidelines

Address the following in 1,000–1,500 words:
Are there existing public communication programs, processes, systems, efforts, and plans in place for the purposes of public education? What are they? Explain in detail.
Has the effectiveness of any of these existing efforts been measured? Explain.
Are they effective? Why or why not?
What gaps currently exist? Explain in detail.
What programs, processes, systems, or efforts should be implemented to fill those gaps? Explain.
How do you measure the effectiveness of new or existing programs? Explain.
Many communities and states provide recommendations that outline preparedness activities that families and businesses should take. Generally, they are provided via the Internet (see Supporting Materials) and flyers.
What other steps can and should emergency management officials take to encourage community preparedness? Explain in detail.
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:

How important do you feel the mitigation phase is in emergency management? Explain.
What do you think are the most important operations to conduct within the mitigation phase? Explain.
What is the role of the emergency management community in the predisaster phase? Explain.
Should emergency managers be working with planning boards and community planners? Why or why not?

If emergency managers were going to work on the planning boards, how should they do so? What are the best practices?

Assignment Guidelines

Research your local community and state emergency preparedness plans, and prepare an assessment paper that addresses the following questions in 1,000–1,250 words:
What are your community’s current goals? Explain.
What are your community’s current capabilities? Explain.
Consider the following:
Equipment
Manpower
Training
Funding
Land area
Geographic challenges
What strategies should be implemented at the local level to enhance civil preparedness? Explain.
Who will grant authority to the various agencies and departments responsible for providing emergency facilities and mitigation of an all-hazards event such as a major fire, earthquake, or terrorist attack? Explain.
What public information policies exist (or should exist)?
Consider communication to news media outlets to assure accurate public information and to minimize rumors.
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:

Why do you think effective communication in emergency response is important? Explain.
What are the most significant causes and effects of communication failure, especially under life-threatening circumstances? Explain in detail.
Consider failure as the following:
Equipment malfunction
Human error
Breakdowns in language, (jargon, slang, accents)
Communication codes
Personal and organizational agendas
Distrust of outsider agency personnel
What should be the role of a spokesperson? Explain.
Why must he or she be credible to the public and the emergency responders while acting as liaison between the public and the crisis management team? Be specific.
What significant challenges could be faced by a spokesperson? Explain

Describe how the competitive compensation and benefits package will align with the HRM strategy.

This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a narrative and a PowerPoint presentation. You must submit two (2) sections for the completion of this assignment.

Imagine that you have just been hired by a new company as the director of the HR department. You have been tasked to hire a new secretary for the department and to develop an employee compensation and benefits package that will be used for that position upon hire. Develop a PowerPoint presentation to present this information to your Vice President. Go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Website, located at www.bls.gov, for information regarding organizations and pay in your geographical area.

Section 1: Narrative

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Choose the type of organization for which you are designing the package.

2. Develop an employee compensation and benefits package for this new position. Support your ideas for the compensation/benefits package.

3. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Section 1 of 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.

Section 2: Presentation

Create a twenty (20) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

4. Provide an overview of the employee compensation and benefits package that you developed in the narrative portion of this assignment.

5. Determine if the employee will be exempt or nonexempt and discuss how overtime will be handled.

6. Suggest other benefits that might be considered within the next few months to enhance employee performance and provide job motivation.

7. Provide information on how government regulations will influence the compensation.

8. Examine data from two (2) organizations listed in the BLS Website with packages similar to yours, focusing on salary, compensation, and benefits in order to convince upper management that your package should be accepted and implemented.

Describe how the competitive compensation and benefits package will align with the HRM strategy.