Provide a title slide (as indicated in the format requirements below) followed by a slide with an introduction to your presentation. 

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Presentation: “Biggest Challenges Facing Organizations In The Next 20 Years”

In this assignment, you will create a PowerPoint presentation that outlines what you believe will be the biggest challenges facing organizations in the next twenty (20) years.

Faculty Note: For students taking this course online, if there is a hardship for any student in being able to secure a microphone to complete this assignment, the student is allowed to use the notes section of PowerPoint to write a narrative of what they would say if actually presenting / narrating.

Write an eight (8) slide presentation in which you:

Provide a title slide (as indicated in the format requirements below) followed by a slide with an introduction to your presentation.

Presentation should include your choice of the five (5) challenges you believe organizations will face in the next twenty (20)years. Only include one (1) challenge and your explanation for choosing that challenge per slide for a total of five (5)slides.

Provide one (1) summary slide which addresses key points of your paper.

Narrate each slide, using a microphone, indicating what you would say if you were actually presenting in front of an audience.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and three to four (3-4) relevant graphics (photographs, graphs, clip art, etc.), ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Understand human behavior in organizations and the forces shaping that behavior while analyzing the individual differences within those organizations and their impact on organizational behavior.

Analyze the facets of organizational culture, including influences and functions, challenges related to changing the culture, and the impact of culture on organizational performance.

Use technology to research issues affecting organizational behavior in order to deliver assignments which are clear, concise and have proper writing mechanics.

Write clearly and concisely about operations management using proper writing mechanic

Identify the independent variable and dependent variable. Indicate the number of levels in the independent variable and describe each level.

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  • Read the following study scenario:Researchers are interested in the effectiveness of a particular treatment for insomnia. They contact 50 insomnia sufferers who responded to a newspaper advertisement to participate in the study. Each participant is given a pill with instructions to take it before going to sleep that night. The pill actually contains milk powder (a placebo). The participants are randomly assigned to receive one of two sets of instructions about the pill. One half of the participants are told that the pill will make them feel “sleepy,” and the other half are told that the pill will make them feel “awake and alert.” The next day the participants return to the lab and are asked to indicate how long it took them to fall asleep after taking the pill. The individuals who were told that the pill would make them feel sleepy reported that they fell asleep faster than the participants who were told the pill would make them feel alert.
    Think about the concepts you read about this week about one-way experimental designs and analysis of variance (ANOVA), and how they apply to the above study.

The Assignment (1–2 pages):

With the study scenario in mind, complete the following:

  1. Identify the independent variable and dependent variable. Indicate the number of levels in the independent variable and describe each level.
  2. Indicate whether the research used a between-participants or a within-participants research design and how you determined this to be the case.
  3. Presume a third condition was added to the study. In this condition, the participants are not given any information about the effects of the (placebo) pill. Next, suppose an analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted. Briefly interpret, in your own words, what it would mean if the F was significant as applied to this study.

Describe two different models (individual, triadic, or group), methods, and theories used in CMHC supervision. What do you feel is most important to accomplish in supervision?

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Reflect on what you have learned in this unit, and compose a reflection paper about your chosen career path (firefighter) and how psychology can benefit your career.

You will address the following aspects.

§ Describe your future career aspirations.

§ Describe the educational requirements of your future career.

§ Explain the history of social psychology, including when and how it developed differently than other fields of psychology or social sciences.

§ Explain how the history of social psychology and the field in its current state can help inform your career of choice. Support your answer by using information from the textbook or another resource.

Your response should be at least two and half pages in length. You must use at least one source as a reference in your paper. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. Please format your paper and all citations in accordance with APA guidelines.

For this discussion, review the multimedia presentation, Supervision Scenarios, and the readings from this unit’s studies before preparing your response. In your post, address the following:

  • Describe two different models (individual, triadic, or group), methods, and theories used in CMHC supervision.
  • What do you feel is most important to accomplish in supervision?
  • What are your top three preferences in a supervisor?

Support your ideas with citations of readings from this unit, using APA style.

Response Guidelines

Respond to the post of at least one of your peers, whose response differs from yours. Discuss the differences you identified, and explain what you have learned from their responses that deepens your understanding of the supervisory process.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

  • Review the American Counseling Association (ACA) ethics code regarding supervision and consultation.
  • Review your state licensing board Web site to determine the requirements for post-masters supervision in your state.
  • Plan for use of supervision and case consultation to support ethical and legal clinical decision making.
  • Describe the role of counseling supervision in facilitating consistent client care.
  • Describe a theory, model, and strategies for practicing consultation to improve coordinated services for clients.

Describe the AOC workforce overall and by department in terms of diversity, job satisfaction, and technical and interpersonal skills ratings.

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Assignment 2: Analyzing Organizational Archival Data

Scenario:

JetMidWest (JMW) is a successful and rapidly growing regional airline company with operations in Chicago, Dallas, Denver, and major destinations in between. The company has been in operation for ten years and expanded from initial operations in and out of Chicago, which remains its headquarters today.

The heart of JMW is its Airline Operations Center (AOC) that comprises four departments, including Maintenance, Crew Services, Dispatch, and Cargo. The AOC plays a critical role to ensure that the airline’s vision of being “the first-choice provider to travelers in all of our primary markets” is achieved.

The airline entered the industry as a low-cost provider and has survived competition from major airlines, other low-cost carriers entering the market, and increased fuel prices. As JMW has grown and expanded, a culture shift occurred. Processes that were sufficient in one market became inadequate as the airline expanded into other areas. The increased number of flights, new aircraft types, and operations at a range of airport sizes and types greatly increased the complexity of operations. The scope of current leaders’ responsibilities expanded quickly, and new leaders were hired from outside the airline. As one department head put it: “We’ve been running a marathon of changes for several years now at the speed of a sprint.”

In this tumultuous environment, the executive team of JMW identified a critical need to investigate the strengths, weaknesses, and needed changes in the AOC in order to better serve customers in new markets and prepare for continued future expansion. JMW’s internal Organizational Development (OD) team conducted an initial round of interviews and focus groups of employees and managers. Three key themes were identified:

  • Employee development may be needed for both technical and interpersonal skills.
  • Some departments may have more of a technical and interpersonal skill deficit than others.
  • Female employees may be more dissatisfied with their jobs in AOC than male employees.

The OD team and the leadership team of the AOC want to further validate these qualitative themes with quantitative data analysis. They have shared some recent corporate data with you from AOC that includes employee demographic information, recent performance rating data, and general job satisfaction ratings.

Directions:

For this assignment, you will do the following:

  • Describe the AOC workforce overall and by department in terms of diversity, job satisfaction, and technical and interpersonal skills ratings.
  • Determine whether employee development is needed for technical skills.
  • Determine whether employee development is needed for interpersonal skills.
  • Determine whether there is a difference among the departments in terms of technical skills.
  • Determine whether there is a difference among the departments in terms of interpersonal skills.
  • Determine whether there is a correlation between gender and job satisfaction.
  • Report your findings and your conclusion regarding whether the initial themes are supported by the data.
  • Make a recommendation as to which of the results presents the most pressing trouble for JMW and, therefore, should be addressed first. Make sure to support your recommendation with your data analysis as well as scholarly literature.

Your final product will be a 4- to 6-page Microsoft Word document written in APA format and should utilize at least four professional literature sources. Professional literature may include the Argosy University online library resources, relevant textbooks, peer-reviewed journal articles, and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, and .gov). In addition, you will submit a Microsoft Excel file you used to conduct all appropriate statistical analyses to help you make your determinations. Your paper should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

If you were a member of a human subjects’ Institutional Review Board, would you approve the research described in the article? 

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After completing the assigned readings and watching the provided video links, review the following classic psychological experiments:

  • Johnson’s Monster Study
  • Loftus, E.F. (1999). Lost in the Mail: Misrepresentations and Misunderstandings. Ethics & Behavior, 9(1), 51.
  • Milgram’s Obedience Experiment
  • Watson’s Little Albert Experiment
  • Zimbardo’s Stanford Prisoner Experiment

After you have become familiar with these five classic studies, select one. Using headers to organize your paper, answer the following questions:

  1. Scientific Merit / Knowledge Gained.
  • What are the benefits of this study (to society, research, or subjects)?
  • What are the practical implications (i.e., real-world applications of the findings)?
  • What are likely consequences to society if this study had not been conducted?
  • What were the potential psychological costs of this study?
  • Were the research participants in the study at risk for psychological injury?
  • Could this type of research have been conducted without the use of deception?
  • Do you feel the use of deception was justified given the potential cost to participants?
  • If you were a member of a human subjects’ Institutional Review Board, would you approve the research described in the article?
  • Do you feel that the contributions of this study outweigh the costs?
  • Would you have minded if you discovered you participated in that study?
  • Would you want to (or be willing to) participate as a research assistant for this study?
  1. Risk of Psychological Injury.
  2. Deception.
  3. Decision.
  4. Participation.
  5. Research experience.

Be sure to incorporate information from the Fisher text as well as include information from at least two academic journals discussing the ethics of the experiment.

Length: 3-5 pages

Evaluate the quality of each argument, addressing whether key premises are true and whether the conclusion logically follows from them.

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This final writing assignment allows you to present an analysis of the best reasoning on each side of your issue. In the process, you will get to demonstrate some of the key skills you have learned during this course. In particular, you will demonstrate the ability to create high-quality arguments on both sides of an issue, to support your reasoning with scholarly sources, and to provide a fair analysis of the strength of the reasoning on each side. Use the same topic as you did on your previous papers and make sure to incorporate any relevant feedback you got from the instructor on your previous writing assignments. For an example of how to complete this paper, take a look at the Week 5 Example paper (in the classroom).

Your paper must include the following sections, clearly labeled:

  • Introduction
    • Introduce readers to your topic; include a brief preview of what you will accomplish in this paper. (approximately 150 words)
  • First Argument
    • Present the best argument on one side of the issue. (approximately 150 words)
      • Express your argument in standard form, with the premises listed one by one above the conclusion.
  • Defense for First Argument
    • Support the first argument as well as you can, using academic sources to demonstrate the truth of key premises. You may also choose to clarify the meaning of key premises and to explain how your reasoning supports the conclusion (approximately 250 words).
  • Opposing Argument
    • Present the best argument on the other side of the issue (approximately 150 words).
      • Express your argument in standard form.
  • Defense of Opposing Argument
    • Support the opposing argument as well as you can, using academic sources to demonstrate the truth of key premises. You are welcome as well to clarify the meaning of premises and/or to explain the reasoning further (approximately 250 words).
  • Analysis of the Reasoning (approximately 350 words)
    • Evaluate the quality of each argument, addressing whether key premises are true and whether the conclusion logically follows from them.
    • Analyze arguments for any fallacies committed or for any biases that may influence either side. Do you feel that one argument makes a much stronger case than the other and why? (There is no need to “take sides,” only to assess the quality of the arguments.)
    • Support your analysis with scholarly sources.
  • Conclusion (approximately 150 words)
    • Provide a brief conclusion and summary of your issue and how it can best be addressed by critical thinkers.

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The Analyzing Reasoning on Both Sides Final Paper

  • Must be 1,200 to 1,600 words in length (not including title and references pages), double-spaced, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted

For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Does anyone care? If so, who does and who doesn’t? In your answer, have you or anyone you know talked about this song, and, if so, what was said?

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Same Love

If you listen to any American pop radio station, I’m sure you’ve probably heard the song, “Same Love,” by hiphop artist Macklemore (and Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert). It’s actually been out for over a year, but is gaining greater airplay, especially after US Supreme Court rulings on marriage

For this discussion forum, I want you to do this:

1) First search and watch the full 7-minute video SAME LOVE by MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS. Listen to the lyrics and the words Macklemore uses to convey his message. Also, check out this interview with Macklemore where he discusses his reason for writing the song and his feelings/stance as a hip-hop artist, Catholic, and nephew of a gay uncle.

2) Pick two parts or lines within the song that stand out to you AFTER you’ve looked at the lyrics AND listened to the song. For each part, I want you to write 2-3 sentences about why those lines stand out or are meaningful to you, whether you like the song or not. What do you interpret the lines you’ve chosen to mean and why did you pick them? (Remember, 2-3 sentences for each of your two parts you’ve chosen!)

3) In your own words using 2-3 sentences, reflect on how you think society today — in 2013 — receives this song and its message. Does anyone care? If so, who does and who doesn’t? In your answer, have you or anyone you know talked about this song, and, if so, what was said? Was it positive, negative, indifferent? Funny? If you haven’t discussed it with anyone yet, wait to do your post until you’ve played the song for someone else and have a casual convo about it. I am not looking for you to do an experiment here, just want you to explore/gauge others’ reactions to this song and write about that in your answer.

4) Anything else about this song that you wish to share?

Note: Video Transcript available HERE.

Identify the treatment approach for your case based upon the theory you have chosen to explain the disorder. Then in 2–3 pages, write your own theoretical analysis of case characteristics in relation to the disorder the case represents.

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Assignment 2: Case Study Development and Theoretical Explanation

In today’s world, stress is inescapable. Stress can be a major factor in physical and psychological illnesses. Stress is closely related to fear, panic, and anxiety. A number of relatively common psychological disturbances share symptoms that include anxiety as a central component. The somatic symptom disorders involve a preoccupation with the body or a medical illness. The dissociative disorders involve an alteration in consciousness or memory such as amnesia or, in an extreme case, the development of multiple personalities as in dissociative identity disorder.

Below is a Sample Case – Woody
Click to review the sample case (do not use Woody in your M2 Assignment 2 analysis).

Case - Review the sample case of Woody.

Review the sample case. Download and study the guidelines for developing cases. Develop one original fictional case study that portrays a specific diagnosis within the categories of: anxiety, somatic symptom disorders, or dissociative disorders.

The case description must include all of the DSM criteria necessary to diagnose that disorder, but may also include additional symptoms not found within that diagnostic category. Include some demographic background of the fictional case subject. This portion of the assignment should be 1 to 1 ½ pages.

Mental health professionals are often trained in one or more theoretical orientations. Each theoretical orientation provides a specific insight into why a person acts the way he or she does. The theoretical orientation also guides the professional’s choice of treatment options to address the symptoms presented by the individual to be treated. Several theoretical explanations of abnormal behavior have been described in your readings for this module. Some of these are biological, psychodynamic, behavioral, existential, cognitive, and sociocultural.

Identify the treatment approach for your case based upon the theory you have chosen to explain the disorder. Then in 2–3 pages, write your own theoretical analysis of case characteristics in relation to the disorder the case represents.

Write the case and theoretical analysis in a 3–4-page paper in Word format. Be sure to include an APA style title page and to cite the online course and the text applying APA standards. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.doc. Use appropriate extensions for any other formats you use.

 

Woody’s Case 

Woody, a 42-year-old married accountant, complains of dizziness, sweaty palms, stomachaches, and shortness of breath. He has been experiencing these symptoms for more than two years with few periods of extended relief. He also experiences dryness in mouth, periods of extreme muscle tension, and a constant nervousness that has often interfered with his ability to focus on his work. Although these symptoms lead to frustration, he denies feeling depressed and continues to enjoy hobbies and family activities.

Because of these symptoms, Woody has seen his primary care physician, a chiropractor, and several other specialists, but has received conflicting diagnoses and treatment, none of which have helped.

Woody constantly worries about the health of his wife, parents, and children. He thinks about accidents that could happen and tries to plan to avoid them. Woody’s wife was diagnosed with breast cancer several years ago. She received treatment and has been cancer free for over one year. Woody also worries about his performance at work, feeling he could be fired at any time, though his work reviews do not indicate any problems.

Respond by Day 5 to at least two of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways: Share an insight related to your colleague’s chosen ethics or justice violation scenario.

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Respond by Day 5 to at least two of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:

  • Share an insight related to your colleague’s chosen ethics or justice violation scenario.
  • Offer another factor that might have contributed to the colleague’s suggested ethics or justice violation scenario.
  • Validate an idea with your own experience.
  • Expand on your colleague’s posting.

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Case #30, Recording Data without Consent was selected for discussion this week.  This case described the actions of an I/O Psychologist who intentionally and secretly recorded several employees of a large organization.  The recordings were done by the I/O psychologists who was consulted to completed employee research surveys.  It was during one of the interview sessions for the surveys that the I/O psychologist recorded participants of the study as they expressed concerns about management. The I/O psychologist while reporting to management the findings, revealed to them that he severely recorded participants of the study.  Management asked the I/O psychologist to produce the tape; however, the request was denied, and he destroyed the tape to protect himself further.  Management highlighted concerns for the I/O psychologist actions which was a blatant disregard and trust for the participants.  Management also questioned the I/O psychologist lack of judgement which placed his needs above that of the participants (Schminke, 2010).

The situation being discussed was an individual lapse in judgment by the I/O psychologist who violated ethical principles and guidelines set forth by the American Psychological Association (2010) which states that no recording should be made without notifying the person(s) being recorded.  Additionally, the I/O psychologists, knowingly and willfully deceived the participants being studied thus did not obtain a consent from them to record them as they provided valuable data.  The I/O psychologist broke code of conduct by violating moral issues which caused harm to the participants (Schminke, 2010).   According to Bandura’s social learning theory, there are two reasons why a person behave ethically and that is either because of self-monitoring and successful ethical experiences.  Self-monitoring is described as the consistency/inconsistency of one’s behavior.  Bandura states that when someone acts in a manner where their behavior is questionable, they begin to experience self-condemnation which are inconsistencies with their behavior as it relates to personal beliefs and values.

A way in which this ethical situation could have been avoided was by the I/O psychologist adhering to the American Psychological Association (2010) guidelines and notifying the participants that in order to ensure their concerns are not being misrepresented, a recording was being made, and their consent was needed.  Additionally, the I/O psychologist could have demonstrated better respect for the rights and dignity of the participants by informing them of his plans to record their interviews.  Additionally, participants should have been informed of the ways in which the recording was going to be used.

#2 -HB

In Case 17, an internal consultant is tasked with distributing and analyzing feedback from 360° surveys.  In order to save costs, the psychologist decides to utilize the firm’s in-house Management Information System’s (MIS) existing email system.  This system works well to distribute the questionnaires and the respondents replied under what they believed to be anonymity.  When the consultant received the database for analysis, however, she learned that there had been personal name identifiers that automatically recorded each respondents name.  The consultant decided to use the information on the word of the MIS manager that the confidential information would not be released.

Several factors led to this ethical dilemma that could potentially unveil supposedly anonymous responders to colleagues that they work with as a supervisor, subordinate, peer or client.  Initially, the in-house consultant was unaware of the MIS’ system complete procedure.  When reviewing the cognitive process for ethical decision making, she might have been unaware that there was a moral issue at hand.  As Schminke explains, that is the first step followed by developing a moral judgment about the situation which informs our moral motivation to determine our moral conduct and whether it is in line with what is considered appropriate by society (2010).

Organizationally, there seemed to be no policy or standard operating procedure regarding the delivery or analysis of surveys.  Given social learning theory, did the consultant understand or have a model of the correct way to conduct an anonymous 360° survey to maintain the communicated anonymity? Situationally, the MIS manager seemed to also be uninvolved in understanding the needs of the project from the delivery of the emails through database analysis.  Rogerson, Gottlieb, Handelsman, et al., explain that “it is essential that psychologists use empirical knowledge about the processes of judgment and decision making to improve ethical practice” (2011).  A utility sanctioning system that would describe the unethical behavior could have made both the manager and the consultant more morally aware from the initiation of the project.

Analyze challenges related to assessing individuals in your assigned age group and describe any special ethical and sociocultural issues which must be considered.

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prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapters 5 and 6 in the textbook and the required articles for this week, and view the IQ: A history of deceit (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. video.

For your initial post, you will present at least two viewpoints debating professional approaches to assessment used in psychology for your assigned age group. Please see the list below for your assigned age group. In addition to the required reading, research a minimum of one peer-reviewed article from the Ashford University Library on ability testing research at is pertains to your assigned age group.

In your initial post, you must

  • Briefly compare and discuss at least two theories of intelligence and the contemporary assessment measures related to those theories.
  • Analyze challenges related to assessing individuals in your assigned age group and describe any special ethical and sociocultural issues which must be considered.
  • Analyze and provide evidence from validation studies supporting and opposing the use of specific instruments with your assigned population.
  • Present the pros and cons of individual versus group assessment of ability.
  • Summarize the implications of labelling and mislabeling individuals in your assigned age group as a result of testing and assessment.

Last name begins with

  • A through E: Preschool-aged children through age 7