Category: Essays

Based on the video, explain the importance of educating others on global citizenship.
Address each of the following outcomes of global citizenship as they pertain to the development of your own identity: intergroup empathy, valuing diversity, social justice, environmental sustainability, intergroup helping, and the level of responsibility to act for the betterment of this world (found in the article). Explain how your environment influences these outcomes.
Provide at least two personal examples or events in your life that illustrate the development of global citizenship based on the outcomes.
Analyze how your general education courses influenced you to become a global citizen.
Demonstrate critical thinking by accurately interpreting the evidence (scholarly sources) provided

Section 10.4 of Chapter 10 examines a case study concerning air pollution in a real-world environment. Describe the sampling site locations and particulate matter sizes sampled; list three PAH’s that were sampled. Explain how the AirmetricsMiniVol portable air sampler works. Which location in the case study had the highest average mass concentration of PM2.5? Why? What type of cooking (deep-frying, stir-frying, or boiling) results in the highest PM2.5 concentrations and thereby poses the highest health risks?

Summarize three of the subsections within Section 6.6, entitled “Systemic Effects of Air Pollution in Urban India,” and explain what is most significant about their content. What population percentage in Delhi had depression, according to a 2006 publication by Twisha Lahiri, one of the chapter authors? How did that urban percentage compare with depression levels in rural areas? List three items that the authors said in section 6.6 that surprised you, and explain why you were surprise

Summarize three of the subsections within section 6.5.1. Why did you choose the three subsections you summarized? What was most significant about their content? The authors indicate a mean volume of 4.2×106 μm3 for a single alveolus. Please verify (or disprove) this number, using another source (and provide the reference). If the mean volume of 4.2×106 μm3 is correct, and the volume can be approximated in the shape of a cube, what is the length of the side of the cube?

Your response must be at least 300 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 citation

Using the organization that your instructor preapproved, diagnose the organization’s level of resistance and construct a solid communication plan..

write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

Diagnose the reasons for resistance to change.

Interpret the potential causes of resistance in the organization. Identify and describe three (3) potential causes of resistance to your change plan. Identify and describe three (3) potential sources of resistance to your change plan.

Create a plan for minimizing possible resistance to your change management plan.

Elaborate on the relationship between resistance to change and communication.

Evaluate three (3) communication strategies.

Recommend one (1) communication strategy that would be applicable to your organization. Diagnose why this communication strategy is best for your organization.

Create a solid communication plan for your change initiative.

Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

If you choose the written paper, 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:

Evaluate strategies for communicating change.

Evaluate the reactions to change including identifying signs of resistance and approaches to managing it.

Evaluate strategies for communicating change.

Use technology and information resources to research issues in managing organizational change.

Write clearly and concisely about managing organizational change using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the written paper grading rubric for this assignment

Using the organization that your instructor preapproved, diagnose the organization’s level of resistance and construct a solid communication plan..

write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

Diagnose the reasons for resistance to change.

Interpret the potential causes of resistance in the organization. Identify and describe three (3) potential causes of resistance to your change plan. Identify and describe three (3) potential sources of resistance to your change plan.

Create a plan for minimizing possible resistance to your change management plan.

Elaborate on the relationship between resistance to change and communication.

Evaluate three (3) communication strategies.

Recommend one (1) communication strategy that would be applicable to your organization. Diagnose why this communication strategy is best for your organization.

Create a solid communication plan for your change initiative.

Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

If you choose the written paper, 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:

Evaluate strategies for communicating change.

Evaluate the reactions to change including identifying signs of resistance and approaches to managing it.

Evaluate strategies for communicating change.

Use technology and information resources to research issues in managing organizational change.

Write clearly and concisely about managing organizational change using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the written paper grading rubric for this assignment

Emergency Preparedness/Disaster Activity (total: 100 points)

Go to one of the websites on the CDC web page listed below. Select one of the CDC training videos or articles.

After reviewing write a one paragraph summary of the content (50 points).
Then respond to the following questions:
What was information that you knew previously before viewing the video or reading the website?(10 points)
What was new information that you gained? (10 points)
If you could ask the CDC a question about this topic, what would it be? (10 points)
How can this information be used by public health nurses? (10 points)
Is there a community partner that would benefit from this information? (10 points

List four distinct tasks that a software engineer must perform in a typical software development project. Then, determine whether or not you believe the best programmers make the best software engineers. Provide a rationale for your answer.

Present an argument as to whether you believe the intangibility of software systems poses a special problem for software project management. Support your response with two examples.

“Risks in Software Projects”

Identify some of the risks in the context of people, organizations, tools, requirements, and estimations that could arise in software projects. Describe ways to mitigate each risk.

From the e-Activity, use a real-world scenario to describe a contingency plan for addressing at least one type of risk that has come to fruition from an ethical lapse.

“Choosing the Best Active Directory User Creation Tool and Organizational Unit Design Best Practices”

Determine at least two (2) Windows Server 2012 Active Directory user creation scenarios and specify one (1) Active Directory user object creation tool that you believe is the most efficient for each scenario. Include the main reasons why you believe each tool is the most efficient one to use for your specified scenarios based on the time it takes to create users and the complexity of using the tool.

From the e-Activity, choose the two (2) best practices you consider to be the most important when designing Organizational Units (OUs). Provide one (1) specific network configuration example for each best practice that demonstrates the application of the best practice. Provide justification as to why each best practice should be followed

Using the most current annual financial statements from the company you analyzed in Phase 1, determine the percentage of the firm’s assets that are currently be finance.

The website evaluation paper requires you to summarize and evaluate the contents of a website that is relevant to one of the topics covered in your course. Your evaluation should concisely summarize the contents of the site, indicate the author’s purpose in creating the site, assess the credibility of the author and evaluate the usefulness and accuracy of the information on the site.

Please email your website selection to your instructor for an ok to go ahead with the evaluation of that site.
The site that you choose to evaluate should have at least five separate pages of text and graphics.
The site CANNOT be one of the sites listed anywhere in your course as a suggested website nor can it refer to US history or be from an online encyclopedia. You also cannot evaluate any of the Internet History Sourcebooks, done by Paul Halsall at Fordham University.
Your name and date should appear at the top left of your paper along with
the URL and title of the website that you are evaluating
the date the website was last revised
the name(s) of the author(s) of the site.
If you have any doubts about a selection, please contact your instructor.

The evaluation is a single, unindented, double-spaced paragraph not to exceed one page. You should be critical of your chosen website in your evaluation, and the following questions should be addressed. Please note that your paragraph should not just be a series of answers to these questions; it should be an overall evaluation and read as such.

Detailed description of the site
Credibility of the site’s author
How knowledgeable is the author on this subject?
What evidence is offered to support that authority?
Accuracy of the site’s information
Are sources for information clearly listed so they can be verified?
Are there grammatical and spelling errors?
Are source materials complete or edited?
Are all images identified with proper citations?
Site bias
Is there reason to suspect bias?
Is there any commercial advertising on the site?
Is there a political/ideological/religious bias or other agenda?
Site purpose
To provide general, or scholarly, information?
To persuade? To entertain? To explain?
How current is the information on the site?
Do any links on the site lead you to any related material? Are the links easy to navigate?
Site Design. Consider these issues:
Is the text easy to read?
Does the site’s structure and navigation make sense?
Do the graphics contribute to your understanding or appreciation of the material?
What might you suggest to make this site more effective?