For full participation credit during the online weeks, you are required to contribute a total of eight (8) substantive messages posted each week in the classroom in order to show active engagement with materials

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  •  Participation

Objectives:

  • 5.1
  • 5.2
  • 5.3

Participation Requirement

  • Instructions
  • Participation
  • Grading

For full participation credit during the online weeks, you are required to contribute a total of eight (8) substantive messages posted each week in the classroom in order to show active engagement with materials, fellow classmates, the members of your Learning Team, and the facilitator. The eight (8) messages posted must occur on at least three (3) different days during the online week to earn full credit.  If substantive messages are posted on only two (2) days, you are eligible for only 2/3 credit. If substantive messages are posted on only one (1) day, you are eligible for only 1/3 credit.

Only posts in the weekly discussion question thread, for each chapter with questions as posted by your instructor, and the weekly summaries will count toward your class participation requirement.  You must post an Individual First Message to each Weekly Discussion Question posted by your instructor.  One (1) Weekly Discussion Question will be posted in this course in addition to questions posted to each of the chapters assigned for reading per week for contribution to your participation requirement.  Each student must post a reply to the Weekly Summary to which no other replies from classmates should be made as these posts are reflective in nature based upon individual learning experiences.  Postings to Learning Team assignments will not count toward your required class participation.

describe at least four claims that might commonly be made that display some of the errors in reasoning covered in this module’s readings.

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Original works, must be in APA format with verifiable sources

Assignment 2: Errors in Reasoning

In this assignment, you will select one of the claims listed below. Using what you know about the topic, describe at least four claims that might commonly be made that display some of the errors in reasoning covered in this module’s readings. You may have to do a bit of research to find popular positions on these topics.

For example, if the claim is: Children should not be allowed to play violent video games.

Then four common claims about the subject might be:

1. Children have always played violent games and they turned out okay.

2. Dr. Dre says that violent video games are okay.

3. Everybody knows that violent video games don’t cause problems.

4. Many countries banned violent video games and they have higher crime rates than we do.

And the errors they represent might be:

1. Children have always played violent games and they turned out okay (appeal to tradition and false analogy).

2. Dr. Dre says that violent video games are okay (argument by mistaken authority).

3. Everybody knows that violent video games don’t cause problems (appeal to common belief).

4. Many countries banned violent video games and they have higher crime rates than we do (post hoc ergo propter hoc).

Because

1. Any sentence that talks about how we have always done something as a way to justify doing it is an appeal to tradition.

2. The claim looks like it comes from an authority, but Dr. Dre is a musician, not a doctor.

3. Any claim that says that everyone knows something as a way to justify doing it is an appeal to common belief.

4. Showing that two things happened (that video games are accepted and crime is up) does not prove that the two things are related or that the first caused the second; this is called post hoc ergo propter hoc, which means after this, so because of this.

Select one of these topics. Using what you know about the topic and additional research you conduct, describe at least four claims that might commonly be made that display some of the errors in reasoning covered in this module’s readings.

1. Should people under 18 be subjected to legal curfews or restricted driving privileges?

2. Should libraries be required to install filtering software or otherwise censor the materials that they provide?

3. Should insurance companies be required to pay for breast reconstruction, birth control pills, or Viagra?

4. Should the use of camera phones be banned in gymnasiums or other locations?

Write your 600-word response in the Microsoft Word document format.

Please submit your full presentation thus far, which should include the previous updated segments and the segment for this unit.

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Textbook: Frank, P. (2014). Prebles’ artforms: An introduction to the visual arts (11th ed.) [VitalSource Bookshelf version]. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. Retrieved from https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781269952170

Unit III Assignment

Instructions

Art Gallery: Visual Elements

For Unit III of your art gallery presentation, you will be adding descriptions of the visual elements you observe in the artworks you placed in your art gallery. The purpose of this unit assignment is to demonstrate that you can apply what you learned about visual elements to your gallery artworks.

  • Begin by reviewing your Unit II feedback and making any necessary revisions.
  • Place one Visual Elements slide directly after the artwork it describes.
  • Next, research the elements using Chapter 3 of your textbook.
  • Make sure you describe all of the visual elements from Chapter 3 using complete sentences. Questions to consider are included below:
  • You must use at least your textbook as an outside source. Be sure to follow APA format for all sources used, including the textbook. When adding your own opinion or observation, you will not need a citation as it is an original thought.
  • Please submit your full presentation thus far, which should include the previous updated segments and the segment for this unit.
  • This segment must include a minimum of five PowerPoint slides.

To access the art gallery template, an example presentation, and other PowerPoint resources, click on the “Course Resources” link in the course menu bar of Blackboard.

Click here to access an example of this presentation segment. Click here to view this example in PDF format.

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Write a 750-1000 word essay about a pair of items in which the similarities and differences of those items are compared and contrasted in the style described within Unit III.

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Comparative Essay Draft

Write a 750-1000 word essay about a pair of items in which the similarities and differences of those items are compared and contrasted in the style described within Unit III. Please note that the Comparative Essay Final will be due in Unit IV of this course. However, you should complete the entire paper in this draft and do your best work as you will have more applicable feedback from which to make changes to your essay for the final draft.

Purpose: Throughout Unit III, we have discussed the conventions of the comparative essay. The purpose of this assignment is to measure your mastery of those conventions by putting your knowledge into practice. In a larger context, the purpose of writing a comparative essay is to gain the skills of detecting similarities and differences between at least two items and then using those similarities and differences to create knowledge about either one or both of the items. In this way, the comparative essay is a tool used for both observation and analysis.

Process: For the comparative essay, you will complete the following steps:

  1. Choose a pair of topics that complement one another: See the suggested list of topics in the “Comparative Essay Topics Handout” below in the supplemental documents portion of these instructions.
  2. Create a list of similarities and differences: See Unit III, Lesson 2, for more instruction about how to create a list.
  3. Create a thesis statement based on similarities, differences, or both similarities and differences: See Unit III, Lesson 3, for more information about how to create a thesis statement.
  4. Choose whether to organize your essay by point or by subject: For an essay organized by point, see Unit III, Lesson 4, and the “Comparative Essay Example: Essay Organized by Point” below. For an essay organized by subject, see Unit III, Lesson 5, and the “Comparative Essay Example: Essay Organized by Subject” below.
  5. Consult the “Comparative Essay: Final Self-Check List” below before submission.

Stylistic details: All essays must meet the following requirements:

  • 750-1000 words.
  • Write in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font.
  • Include one-inch margins on all sides.
  • Use double spacing (top-to-bottom every page, to include above and below titles and centered words).
  • Include an APA title page (for all essays) and reference list that includes all of the sources used in the essay.
  • Include a header.
  • Include page numbers (upper-right corner only).
  • Adhere to APA convention and documentation style.
  • At least one source is required. All sources used must be cited.

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

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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. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment it is written for.

Note: For additional information on how to submit more than one file for an assignment, follow the instructions in the document “How to Submit Multiple Files for an Assignment”, located here.

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.

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

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Design training and development systems to improve employee performance.
  • Develop competitive compensation and benefits packages that align with HRM strategy.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in strategic human resource development.
  • Write clearly and concisely about strategic human resource development using proper writing mechanics.

How does your native culture differ from that of where you went to school? How did that impact your initial school/educational experiences?

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First, familiarize yourself with the Florida Consent Decree http://www.fldoe.org/academics/eng-language-learners/consent-decree.stml and the related State Rules and Legislation http://www.fldoe.org/

First, familiarize yourself with the Florida Consent Decree http://www.fldoe.org/academics/eng-language-learners/consent-decree.stml

and the related State Rules and Legislation http://www.fldoe.org/academics/eng-language-learners/rules-legislation.stml

You will ask the interviewwe the first eight questoons and then you will answer the next five questions.

First, familiarize yourself with the Florida Consent Decree and the related State Rules and Legislation http://www.fldoe.org/academics/eng-language-learners/rules-legislation.stml

Second, identify an individual (other than yourself if you are also an ELL) who may be categorized as an English Language Learner per the Florida Consent Decree. Interview this individual about his/her experiences learning English.  Provide the questions you asked and the responses.

For example, questions might include the following:

  1. What country are you from and what is your native language?
  2. How old were you when you started attending school in the United States? In what city and state did you reside?
  3. How would you describe your English skills in terms of speaking, reading, writing, and listening?
  4. How does your native culture differ from that of where you went to school? How did that impact your initial school/educational experiences?
  5. What was most difficulty about being an ELL student? What obstacles did you face?
  6. How did being an ELL affect you personally? Academically?
  7. How did your teacher/school support/develop your English skills?
  8. On a scale of 1-10, how well did your school do in helping you develop your English language skills? Which approaches or services worked best for you?  What additional approaches or services would have been helpful?

After you have reread and analyzed your interview notes, respond to the following question:  Don’t forget to include your original questions and the interviewee’s responses.

  1. What are the major differences/similarities between your culture and that of your interviewee? What stereotypes about your respondent’s culture were upheld/destroyed/transformed through the interview?
  2. In terms of education and language acquisition, what approaches worked best/worst for your interviewee? What is your reaction to his/her experiences? Provide examples in your discussion.
  3. Provide a specific example of how one of the state rules or legislation that form the basis of the Florida Consent Decree supported or failed to support this person’s experience as an ELL.
  4. Having learned about this particular culture and the needs of ELL students, what skills do you think you need to develop in order to work effectively in diverse classrooms with ELL students? How could you develop these skills independently? How could teacher education programs be changed to help to enhance your effectiveness with diverse students?
  5. What other realizations, insights, lessons learned did you have from this experience?

Briefly explain the role of rank in the high status and low status behavior you observed.  In what ways were the people in this film either reinforcing or challenging ranking systems?

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This activity aligns with your lecture on context and power in intercultural communication.  Please do not complete until prompted to do so in your lecture.

For the following questions, you will need to watch the two videos posted below.  The videos are clips from a documentary titled Color of Fear.  The documentary is about eight men of various racial and ethnic backgrounds who sit together in a room to discuss race and racism in the United States.

Although there are 8 men in the room and you will hear many of them speak, these two clips will focus primarily on two people: David Christensen and Victor Lewis.  Take a moment to watch both videos (about 10 minutes combined) and think about how the onion model might apply to their interaction.  I also want you to observe the other people in the room: their words, their facial expressions, and their body language.  Again, think about how the onion model might apply.

video1

video2

Question 1

List three specific examples of high status behavior you observed in clips from this film.  Identify who exhibited it them, what they did, and explain how it was high status behavior.

Question 2

List three specific examples of low status behavior you observed in the clips from this film.  Identify who exhibited it them, what they did, and explain how it was high status behavior.

Question 3

Briefly explain the role of rank in the high status and low status behavior you observed.  In what ways were the people in this film either reinforcing or challenging ranking systems?

Question 4

In what ways did the status play you observed indicate power (in the way that Nieto and Boyer use the concept in their model)?  In what ways did you observe a spiritual or psychological power from the people in the film?It’s due 1hour 30 minutes later

What major ideas did you gain from exercise and class -3 How did the class enhance your leadership style -2

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The purpose of this analysis is to give you practical experience in understanding the leadership qualities of someone you admire.  Select someone you consider to be a leader, prepare interview questions, perform the interview, and evaluate.  The Holt Types Test should be used in your interview and discussed in the paper.  A suggestion would be to take the test for that person and reconcile against actual results.  Cell phone conversations and E-mails are satisfactory.

Final paper will be 10 pages minimum, no maximum; please include Holt Excel Spreadsheet and interview questions

Please contact the instructor if you have another project idea that you would like to pursue.  This should be significant enough to be used in future classes.

RUBRICS FOR FINAL PAPER.

Final Analysis 25% (25/100 points)

Due 07Jun2017

There is no specific format.  The intent is to analyze leadership from these perspectives:

  1. Your perception of interviewee through Holt test
  2. Similarity to Holt test from interviewee
  3. Interviewee’s response to questions
  4. Relationship of your Holt test, interviewees Holt test, your overall observations

Interview questions -5

Analysis of answers to questions -10

Analysis of individual’s leadership

Personality

Major traits and attributes

Significant results and accomplishments

Use of Types Test – 5

Integration between student (taking for leader) and leader’s – How do they compare

Lessons learned from person -3

What major ideas did you gain from exercise and class -3

How did the class enhance your leadership style -2

What are your plans to integrate class material into your life -2

Determine which HR job positions you would prefer and explain why. Analyze how the selected company can establish HRM strategies to improve competitive advantages.

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Select a publicly traded company to research and evaluate its Human Resource (HR) and business strategy, HR department job positions, and ways it markets its company regarding human capital. Some company Websites that provide this information are listed below:

  • Marriott: http://www.arubamarriottcareers.com/JobDescriptions.html
  • Allstate: http://www.jigsaw.com/id209321_d40/allstate_insurance_human_resources_business_contacts.xhtml
  • State Farm: http://www.statefarm.com/about/retirees/news_articles/hr_serv_assist.asp
  • Ford Motor Company: http://corporate.ford.com/careers/career-paths/human-resources?&ccode=US

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

  1. Propose how you would ensure the HR strategy is in alignment with the business strategy.
  2. Describe the HR job positions and the responsibilities listed for that HR department.
  3. Determine which HR job positions you would prefer and explain why.
  4. Analyze how the selected company can establish HRM strategies to improve competitive advantages.
  5. Propose three (3) ways that the company can increase diversity.
  6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

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:

  • Examine the role of human resource management (HRM) in organizations and how it supports the organization’s business strategy.
  • Evaluate human resource strategies and how these strategies align with business strategies.
  • Create a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
  • Formulate HRM strategies and policies to recruit, select, place, and retain the most efficient and effective workforce.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in strategic human resource development.
  • Write clearly and concisely about strategic human resource development using proper writing mechanics.

Compare the approaches organizations take in developing managers to the approaches they take when developing nonmanagement employees.

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You will create a PowerPoint presentation of 12-15 slides that covers performance evaluation of nonmanagement employees, performance improvement/development of nonmanagement employees, and management/leadership development.

Start the PPT project by presenting a brief outline of the performance evaluation process.

Locate a personal past performance appraisal (if you do not have a personal appraisal, you can locate and review a sample online at: https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/tools-and-samples/hr-forms/pages/performanceappraisal_completedappraisalform.aspx)

Analyze each performance factor or criterion on the performance appraisal and address the following steps.

1.     Are the expectations for each performance criterion clear (i.e., will the employee know what they need to do to meet the criterion)?

2.     Is the criterion measurable (i.e., will the employee know how close to or how far from he or she is to meeting the criterion)?

3.     Describe the review process you went through and your findings in the PPT presentation.

Continue the project by describing the purposes of each intervention presented on the evaluation, specifically addressing cognitive and behavioral theories of human learning. Also, provide common examples of other interventions used in the field. Expound on the examples by describing the potential impacts.

1.     How will these interventions benefit the organization?

2.     Make sure to distinguish between training and professional development interventions.

Continue the project by explaining the role of Management and Leadership development within organizations.

1.     Compare the approaches organizations take in developing managers to the approaches they take when developing nonmanagement employees.

2.     Looking at the appraisal from the first part of this assignment, discuss how interventions would differ for employees in management.

3.     Explain why distinctions are made between the two types of employees

Use three to five scholarly resources to support your explanations.

Include speaker notes below each content-related slide that represent what would be said if giving the presentation in person. Expand upon the information included in the slide and do not simply restate it. Please ensure the speaker notes include 50-75 words per slide.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, including an APA formatted reference slide, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.