Memos are one-page (750 word minimum) single-spaced essays (no more than 10 font) and are due in the morning on Blackboard before we discuss assigned readings (a physical copy should also be brought to class). Memos are not mere summaries of course reading material but intellectual interrogations. They must reflect your ability to discuss central ideas, synthesize, reflect, and critically evaluate the central thematic points intersecting weekly readings. To assist in this process, below are discussion questions to facilitate your probing of the course readings and to help stimulate your written responses. Ensure that you write in a grammatically correct manner and alignment and spacing utilized are in accordance with standard academic custom. Note that you must not utilize outside information (from the internet or otherwise). The only information to be utilized is assigned readings. Evidence to the contrary may result in an ungraded memo. If you are paraphrasing or quoting the articles or textbook, please ensure that you cite in accordance with standard academic custom (eg. Mills, 22 or Berger, 15). You may use MLA or APA style if you like. The memo is due Friday, December 2nd 2016 by 7:00 am in the Turnitin Dropbox on Blackboard. There will be no make up memos and late memos will not be accepted. Plagiarism or any other form of academic dishonesty will result disciplinary measures. Memos are worth 10 points and are pass or fail. *Note that a physical copy of the memo submitted online must be submitted in class* Guided Questions: Answer 2 or more of the following questions ensuring that you demonstrate knowledge of the major themes in the textbook and articles under discussion. Your answers should succinctly synthesize the interlocking themes across the assigned readings. 1) According to your text, what does the history of opium demonstrate regarding definitions of normal and deviant? What does this say about the relationship between power and deviance? 2) What does white-collar crime (found in the examples of Enron and the 2008 financial crisis) reveal about power and deviance? How does this relate to other forms of criminal behaviors and the punishment established? 3) How has the crime rate and incarceration rates changed in the United States. What does this reveal about our criminal justice system? 4) Your text highlights Abu Ghraib and its tie to deviance? Explain what happened in Abu Ghraib and why it might be significant from a perspective of social control and deviance.
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Debate if Use of the office for severe discipline problems should be part of a school-wide discipline plan and the types of behaviors that are to be referred should be explicitly identified.
at least 150 words For the student displaying severe problem behavior, the principal should be part of the intervention team. The team (teacher, parent, counselor, special teachers) should decide together what is in the best interest of the student. And, together, the team should implement the plan. This should be a clear and consistent plan, collaboratively designed, to change, not just punish, a student\’s inappropriate e behavior. Students whose behavior is harmful or dangerous must be referred to the principal immediately: anyone assaulting another student, anyone who has been seen stealing from another student by the teacher, possesses a weapon, or possesses drugs or alcohol. These offenses are not only serious, they are illegal. The principal needs to be involved, especially if it may become necessary to call police or social service agencies. Use of the office for severe discipline problems should be part of a school-wide discipline plan and the types of behaviors that are to be referred should be explicitly identified. Beyond the above examples, principals and counselors can be advisors to the teacher in the area of discipline. They can assist teachers to devise a plan; they can meet with the teacher and the parents, or with the teacher and the student. But, it should be apparent to all that teacher is the authority. Reiterating that is not serving anyone well, especially the student.
Discuss underassessment of risk and/or overconfidence in our ability to deal with risk, government bailouts, etc.).
As mentioned in class, the story of options and the development of the Black-Scholes formula is intertwined with the story of financial markets and institutions and financial crisis.In addition to the development of the B-S formula, the video brings together many concepts that we have seen in class this semester, including (in no particular order):- Replicating portfolio and no-arbitrage pricing- Market efficiency vs. beating the market- Statistical methods for characterizing returns and measuring risk- Risk transfer role of derivatives and hedging- Financial markets: derivatives trading and exchanges- Financial institutions: investment banks, hedge funds, and the Fed- Financial crisiso Excessive leverageo Government bailouts and moral hazardThe video also gives a great glimpse into the world of academic finance, as well as international financial markets and global crises, notably the Asian financial crisis of 1997 and Russian debt default of 1998. While we have not dealt explicitly with international aspects, you will quickly note the similarity between what got us into trouble back then and what got us into trouble today (e.g., excessive debt/leverage to fuel a property boom, underassessment of risk and/or overconfidence in our ability to deal with risk, government bailouts, etc.). Choose any five (5) of the bullet points above and discuss the topic further by describing what we learned in class about the topic and linking it to specific parts of the video in which it is mentioned or occurs. A two to three paragraph discussion for each point should suffice, totaling 2-3 pages for the entire assignment.
Complete the Preliminary Capstone Prospectus as described in the MBA Capstone Project Guidelines document given in the resources.
This is adding on to preliminary ideas of the company, . For this assignment, complete the Preliminary Capstone Prospectus as described in the MBA Capstone Project Guidelines document given in the resources. Examples of this proposal are located in Appendices A and B of this document. Please use the Appendix A as a template for this assignment. Be sure to review the Preliminary Capstone Proposal – Individual Scoring Guide to self-assess your paper prior to submission. Submit your proposal as a Word document to this assignment.
Your local town is addressing the following issues in its law-making:As an active citizen, you ask to research and present to the town\’s citizens ONE of the above issues.
Your local town is addressing the following issues in its law-making:As an active citizen, you ask to research and present to the town\’s citizens ONE of the above issues. The governing body has agreed and asks that your presentation be specifically designed to show citizens of the community how and why one of the issues above is controversial and how to be educated consumers of information regarding this issue. They ask this because the citizens will be voting on these issues in future elections and the governing body wants its citizens to be properly educated on these topics.In your presentation, make sure you include the following: Remember, you are giving a presentation to an audience that does not know much, if anything, about your topic. The presentation should be 8 slides long, and each slide should have complete, formally written slide notes (proper grammar, APA formatting, and academic tone) for record-keeping purposes and in the event there are citizens who are deaf or hard-of-hearing at your presentation. The slide notes must include proper APA citation of sources, proper paragraphing, and proper grammar and tone. Visually, the slides should be easy to read. A properly APA-formatted reference page must be the last slide of your presentation. See the rubric for more specific requirements of the presentation.
Now is the time to make a decision about relocating the manufacturing operation to the United States is fast-approaching. AutoEdge, like most companies, uses a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threat (SWOT) analysis to facilitate its decision making.
Now is the time to make a decision about relocating the manufacturing operation to the United States is fast-approaching. AutoEdge, like most companies, uses a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threat (SWOT) analysis to facilitate its decision making.You have just completed your first monthly activity report for the board when Lester calls.\”Hi,\” you say. \”I just finished my monthly report for the board. I\’ll e-mail it to you when we get done talking.\”\”Sounds good,\” he says. \”I\’m calling because we need your expertise again for another facet of our investigation into the manufacturing operation. This time, I want you to conduct a detailed SWOT analysis for AutoEdge, and provide a brief summary of your analysis.\”\”I was expecting this,\” you say. \”Some of the research I\’ve done over the past 4 weeks will be useful as I put this analysis together for you.\”\”Yes, I thought you were in a good position to do this work,\” he says. \”Your analysis may be different from other people who have been at the company longer, but your fresh perspective on the components will be helpful in moving the debate forward.\”\”That\’s a good point,\” you say. \”I\’ll keep that in mind as I go through the information.\”The materials found in the M.U.S.E. may help you with this assignment. Additional information is also provided in the series found at the following link:
Discuss lack of understanding of many basic criminal justice concepts.
Assignment 2: Library Research—Training Police RecruitsChief Draper has noticed that the behavior of many of his officers reflects a lack of understanding of many basic criminal justice concepts. Last week, he received a complaint about a patrol officer with ten years of experience on the force. The complaint alleged that the officer pulled over a car for a traffic violation and allowed the driver to leave with a verbal warning after the driver gave him free football game tickets. Another complaint involved the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) supervisor. In this complaint, it is alleged that the SWAT team broke down the door of a suspected drug dealer only to find that it had the wrong house. The team later found the suspected dealer at another location and arrested and interrogated him before reading the Miranda warnings. These are only a few of the complaints being reviewed, and Chief Draper believes that police recruits need more training on the following topics:Tasks:Prepare a 12- to 14-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation with your recommendations of the important points that should be addressed in the training of police recruits.
Write a paper about the memo you have.
* You have in attachment an outline or memo about Timelness:* You have also, instructions attachment that you have to follow.* SO, by following the instructions and using the information you have in the memo or outline, I have you write a paper in (( 1 and half pages maximum)).* Just expand these points you have, add more information and thoughts, and make it a paper. ( do not write long sentences ). * NO SOURCES NEEDED,, JUST THOUGHTS * DUE: DEC 5.
Use the project you have been working on in Units III and VI to conduct a preliminary risk analysis of your project. Please use a qualitative and a quantitative technique to evaluate project risk.
Use the project you have been working on in Units III and VI to conduct a preliminary risk analysis of your project. Please use a qualitative and a quantitative technique to evaluate project risk. The total assignment is worth 100 points. Please submit as one document.Please see the sample risk analysis on page 224 in the textbook. A minimum of three typed pages is required.1. Generate a set of likely risk factors, and discuss them in terms of probability and consequences. (20 points)2. Use a qualitative technique to evaluate project risk. (20 points)3. Use a quantitative technique to evaluate project risk. (20 points)4. Develop preliminary strategies for risk mitigation. (20 points)5. Create a Resource-leveling table for your assigned project. Please see complete description on page 378 in the textbook. (20 points) You should have these two projects that you did for me but if not i can send it to you. Make sure this paper is outstanding as your other work and use the APA format. In-text citation and reference if needed. I will email you the pages to read
Discuss on intergroup conflict.
The conflict experienced by the owner and CEO of the small machine and tool company is called intergroup conflict. As discussed in our reading this week, intergroup conflict occurs when there is conflict among work teams or departments (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013, p. 374). Past relations have been harmonious with labor relations however; the economic downturn and subsequent layoff discussions have now caused volatile relations. The recommended action to take when intergroup conflict increases is to eliminate specific adverse interactions between groups (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013, p. 376). Secondly, team building must take place to reduce tensions. Management must remember to foster positive relations during these discussions and display empathy and compassion as further suggested in our reading. Management and labor relations must find ways to work together. Working together will reestablish trust and will set the stage for future negotiations. In the scenario experienced by the small machine and tool company, it is imperative for management and labor relations to find ways to eliminate the barriers of effective communication. Based on layoff discussions, there are strong personal barriers that both sides must overcome. Semantic barriers are also plaguing communication efforts since arguing, name-calling and profanity have manifested as a result of layoff discussions. To mitigate these challenges, both sides must focus on interpersonal communication. As discussed in our reading, \”researchers have found that good communication skills will lead to more innovative decisions.\” (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013, p. 403). Lastly, the styles of communication must be monitored when both sides sit down to discuss future endeavors. Both parties must stay away from communication deemed aggressive. Aggressive communication is observable in both verbal and non-verbal communication. Evidence-based decision making would help to resolve this case through transparency. Evidence-based decision making reduces the ambiguity of an argument by conscientiously using the best data when making decisions (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013, p. 360). Notable principles used in evidence-based decision making include: sticking to the facts, viewing the organization from an outside perspective and getting everyone involved in the decision-making process; not just the senior executives. References: Kreitner, R., & Kinicki, A. (Eds.). (2013). Intergroup conflict. (10 ed., pp. 374-376). Retrieved from GCU Library