V 160 Spring 2018 Memo #1
There will be time during Thursday’s class (February 8) for you to discuss and plan your work. If anyone is missing class on Thursday, they need to promptly catch up with their team outside of class, or write and submit one of the memos by themselves.
TEAMS: Each Team does two memos.
All Team members contribute to writing and reviewing both memos and will review them for clarity and accuracy before submitting them. Each memo will be submitted electronically (there will be two different Canvas Assignments For Topic 1 and Topic 2. Only one Team member needs to submit a memo for the team)
Grading Criteria:
Clarity of Writing, Completeness, Accuracy, Use of Course Materials, Following Instructions, Using Your Own Words. Your Explanations Should Be in Full Sentences.
Format:
· 11 point font, Times New Roman
· 1 inch margins
· Maximum 1 page per topic
· Single spaced
Topic #1: National Debt
Imagine you have a Consulting Firm that advises governments on issues of budget deficits and debt.
You get a call from the new government of Pinkland, which is wondering whether it would be okay for them to increase their deficit. They don’t give you any more information than that, but they say they want you to tell them what the risksare, right there, on the phone, without really giving you time to look up information and data about that country. You ask to be given a little time to gather your thoughts and put together your talking points.
Given the situation, all you can do is telling them what factors/ questions are important to considerwhen assessing potential (low or high) risks of having greater deficits/debt.
So you make a numbered listthese factors/questions. Then, for each factor/ question you explain in detail why it is important to consider this factor or to ask this question (i.e. under which circumstances they may indicate a low or high risk of increasing the deficit/debt).
National Infrastructure Coordinating Center (NICC)
government
Answer each question with at least 250 words each. Two APA scholar references
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· The White House. (2003). National strategy for the physical protection of critical infrastructure and key assets (pp. vii-xii; 1-33; 50-64; 74-77)
· Painter, W.L. (2017). Selected homeland security issues in the 115th Congress. Congressional Research Service (pp. 16-48)
· DHS. National Infrastructure Coordinating Center (NICC) Web site
· Infragard (FBI-led public-private partnership) Web site
· American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). (2017). 2017 Infrastructure report card: America scores a D+
Link
1.) Which of the TSA measures or programs for aviation security do you consider to be the most effective and beneficial? Which (if any) do you find ineffective or even objectionable? Explain.
2.) Regarding the overall Transportation sector, which mode (e.g., commercial aviation, general aviation, ports and maritime shipping, mass transit such as subways and buses, etc.) do you feel involves the highest threats, risks, and vulnerabilities, and why?
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· The White House. (2003). National strategy for the physical protection of critical infrastructure and key assets (pp. vii-xii; 1-33; 50-64; 74-77)
· Painter, W.L. (2017). Selected homeland security issues in the 115th Congress. Congressional Research Service (pp. 16-48)
· DHS. National Infrastructure Coordinating Center (NICC) Web site
· Infragard (FBI-led public-private partnership) Web site
· American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). (2017). 2017 Infrastructure report card: America scores a D+
Link
1.) Which of the TSA measures or programs for aviation security do you consider to be the most effective and beneficial? Which (if any) do you find ineffective or even objectionable? Explain.
2.) Regarding the overall Transportation sector, which mode (e.g., commercial aviation, general aviation, ports and maritime shipping, mass transit such as subways and buses, etc.) do you feel involves the highest threats, risks, and vulnerabilities, and why?
article reflection
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/11/church-access-fema-disaster-aid-affirmed-budget-de/
This is the link of the article that you need to read and summarize. Please follow the instructions. Include the link on the assignment.
Submit two well written paragraphs, as follows:
Paragraph 1 – Summarize the article. Do not use quotes. Only use your own words.
Paragraph 2 – Provide your reflection regarding the article.
Word count minimum 200 – maximum of 250 words – include the word count.
· Assignment posts will be graded for content and grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
· Your assignment post must meet the minimum word count when one is given and include the word count.
· Use only APA format, and include citations and references. Refer to APA Formatting and Style Guide.”
This is the link of the article that you need to read and summarize. Please follow the instructions. Include the link on the assignment.
Submit two well written paragraphs, as follows:
Paragraph 1 – Summarize the article. Do not use quotes. Only use your own words.
Paragraph 2 – Provide your reflection regarding the article.
Word count minimum 200 – maximum of 250 words – include the word count.
· Assignment posts will be graded for content and grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
· Your assignment post must meet the minimum word count when one is given and include the word count.
· Use only APA format, and include citations and references. Refer to APA Formatting and Style Guide.”
general policy
Public Personel Management6
Please follow the instruction
For each chapter, it has to be a page writing answering each question that is listed below
· Chapter 11 Drop Box
Assignment
For each chapter, it has to be a page writing answering each question that is listed below
· Chapter 11 Drop Box
Assignment
Read HRM Incident 1: Break Down the Barrier in the text and complete the following:
QUESTIONS
1. Why does Angelica have the option of joining or not joining the union? Hint: Nevada is a right-to-work state.
2. What are the pros and cons regarding Angelica joining the union?
3. How are the other workers likely to react toward Angelica if she chooses not to join? Discuss.
Chapter 12 Drop Box
Assignment
Read HRM Incident 1: Should He Be Fired? in the text and complete the following:
Question
1. Do you agree with Toni’s decision? Discuss.
2. What signal might the decision not to fire Bill give to other store managers?
3. Quik-Stop had a general policy that anyone violating the money-counting procedure could be fired immediately. What would Toni be forced to do if the company had a rule regarding money-counting procedures?
Is Social Media a good forum for elected leaders
- Read the Pew Charitable Trust article (http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2014/10/17/officials-urged-take-care-with-social-media) and develop a list of best practices for elected leaders’ use of social media.
- Spend two weeks (select a 14-day period, and be sure to state the dates in your paper) with the President and Vice President as they utilize social media:
Donald Trump:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump
https://www.facebook.com/POTUS/
Mike Pence:
https://twitter.com/mike_pence
https://www.facebook.com/VicePresidentPence/
- What message or agenda are each conveying to “followers?” Discuss three (3) themes for each official. (for example: economy, environment, guns)
- Are they consistent with what’s on their “official” government pages?
https://www.whitehouse.gov
(*to follow up on more specific information associated with each individual, place your browser arrow over ‘The Administration’ tab and you should have the separate offices drop down*)
5. Do these elected leaders have any more personal or social responsibility to the citizens and residents of the USA than the average Facebook or Twitter user? Why?
6. If you were the social media advisor to each man, what would suggest for each? Based upon your “best practices,” are they doing it right? What can each do to try to reach out beyond their base of supporters/followers?
7. How would you distinguish between what is truth v what are lies?
cost vs. benefit analysis report for your risk reduction program
Complete a cost vs. benefit analysis report for your risk reduction program.
Cost-benefit analysis refers to a technique that is used in the comparison of the total costs that are incurred in a certain project or a program with the benefits, and it uses monetary units as the common metric. The costs that would be incurred in the implementation of a risk-reduction program includes the total cost of the activity including both the direct and the indirect costs as well as the costs of the potential risks that are likely to arise (Pearce, Atkinson, & Mourato, 2006). The cost depends on the approach of the program, and it looks into all the activities which are conducted as part of the systematic analysis and in the planning process including research. Additional expenses regarding money, time and other resources are considered to be more reasonable from the perspective of the willingness of the members of the public to incur expenses because these costs to a great extent aids in the reduction of the level or costs associated with the risks
In the implementation of a risk reduction program, benefits refer to the advantages that the organization is likely to accrue as a result of the implementation. The benefits include all the direct as well as the indirect revenues and the intangible benefits such as increased level of productivity due to factors such as the improvement in morale and safety of the employee’s and also an increase in the level of sales as a result of the customer’s goodwill. Lots of benefits are derived from the use of additional resources to inhibit risks from taking place.
Cost-benefit analysis aids in the calculation of the benefit or the net cost that is associated with a certain program. A lot of care should be taken in the process of cost-benefit analysis to ensure that neither cost nor benefits are underestimated or overestimated. Before the implementation of the risk reduction program, one should compare the aggregate cost and benefits to ensure that the benefits of implementation outweigh the cost. A program is said to be rational if the costs are less than the benefits and in case of this, it can thus be easily put forward. In the case that the costs are greater than the benefits, a review of the project should be done to increase the benefits or decrease the cost so that the program can be made viable (Quah, & Toh, 2012).
References
Pearce, D., Atkinson, G. & Mourato, S. (2006). Cost-benefit analysis and the environment : recent developments. Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Quah, E. & Toh, R. (2012). Cost-benefit analysis : cases and materials. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon New York: Routledge.
powers of Congress
Complete the following assignment in APA format using the below listed instructions.
Assignment #1: Researching Congress Article I of the U.S. Constitution outlines the powers of Congress. The Founding Fathers saw Congress as the most important branch of government, and this is evident in the fact that the Constitution grants Congress the most powerful function of government – to make laws. Members of the House of Representatives are up for reelection every two years. The Founding Fathers developed this as a mechanism to ensure that this branch of government was accountable to the people and to prevent abuses to power (at the time it was the only part of the federal government that was directly elected, and the Founding Fathers had a bit of a trust issue with the public). Today, Congress has a whole has fallen out of public favor. The latest polling numbers put the Congressional job approval rating at around 12%. One would think that with approval ratings that low we would have constant turnover in the House of Representatives, when actually the opposite happens. In the 2014 election the incumbents were reelected in the House of Representatives at a rate of 95% (in 2010 it was 85%, in 2012 it was 90%, 95% in 2014, and 97% (!!) in 2016). Name recognition with voters is one of the big reasons why House members are reelected over and over again. For this assignment I want you to do your research so you know who your member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Note: Students each term accidently discuss their Florida Representative – be sure you are looking at your representative in Washington DC. Instructions: For this assignment please answer ALL the questions below. The format for this assignment will be a little different. You do not want to write this one as an essay. You will want to go and answer each part. (For example: 1. ANSWER 2. ANSWER). You are required to write in full sentences/paragraphs. You will not earn credit for bullet points or lists. The answers to these questions should be in your textbook or in the links I provide below. Have fun with your detective work. Each section is with a possible 26 points – so be sure you fully complete each section. 1. Background on the Congress a. How many members of in the U.S. House of Representatives? Senate? b. Currently, what party is in control of the House of Representatives? Senate? c. How often are members of the House elected? How often are members of the Senate elected? d. How do we determine how many Representatives we have? How do we determine how many Senators we have? e. Who determines House districts? f. How many House districts are in Florida? How many are members of the Florida U.S. House delegation are Democrats? Republicans? g. Who are the U.S. Senators representing Florida? What party affiliation are Florida’s U.S. Senators? How long have they been in office? 2. Background on your Representative a. Who is your Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives? b. What is his/her political party? c. How long have they been a member of Congress? d. Does this person hold a leadership position in Congress? What committee memberships does he/she hold? e. What is a midterm election? Why is it important? What are the early discussions in the media about the 2018 midterm election? Is your member running for re-election in 2018? When were they first elected? Who is their opponent(s) in 2018? How much money has your member raised? How much has opponent? (https://www.opensecrets.org/races/election.php?state=FL) Helpful Links for #2: http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/ and http://votesmart.org/ hint: search by your zip code then look up Congressional and select the House of Representatives member. 3. About your District **This is the section where most students struggle – if you have questions please let me know.** a. What is your district (example: My district is the Florida 7th) b. Is your district considered a safe party district? (Example my district is a toss up district). Find your district on the map and it will tell you: http://media.cq.com/pub/2013/race-ratings-rc/?pos=opol c. Review the data that the US Census has on your district. Discuss at least four demographics that may impact elections in your district. These should be at least 2 paragraphs and this should be a discussion of demographics on what makes your district a safe Republican/Democratic district or a competitive district. You need to EXPLAIN how the demographics impact elections. (http://www.census.gov/mycd/) d. What is gerrymandering? Does gerrymandering impact your district? Why or why not? (Hint: google “gerrymandering in Florida”) 4. Your Representatives behavior in Congress a. Review the information about your Representative at the following websites: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members and http://votesmart.org/ b. Write a paragraph discussing at least three things from your research on your member of the U.S. House of Representatives you learned that would impact your vote in the next election. I am looking for specific policy positions or voting behavior not generics. This should be a fairly sophisticated discussion. Again, be as specific as possible. 5. Reflection: Write me two paragraphs in reflection of this assignment. What are you taking away from this? What does this tell you about the role of Congress in modern politics?
Discussion of Current Event
Political Issue
Directions for Political Issue Essays
Prior Approval– Students should receive prior approval for their essay topic if one of the pre-approved topics is not selected. Prior approval should be done through email with the instructor.
PRE- APPROVED TOPICS: Essay Approval is not required if one of the following topics is used: death penalty, legalization of marijuana, gay marriage, stem cell research, gun rights, tax reform, lowering legal age of alcohol consumption, and immigration reform. NOTE: abortion is not an approved topic.
Essay Requirements.
-The Political issue essays are expected to highlight both sides of a political issue. Students are allowed to take a political standpoint as long as both sides of the political issue are explored. For example, a student may want to explore the political issue of gun control. A student should provide a very brief historical perspective of gun control and explore both the pro gun control and the anti gun control political perspectives. Finally, students can argue whether they feel that gun control is appropriate or under which conditions and circumstances that gun control is acceptable or unacceptable.
Papers may be refused if they do not adhere to the following basic requirements:
-The essay should be at least 1000 words in standard academic format, not including the references/works cited list.
-All resources are cited in the body of the essay with in-text citations and corresponding full citations in a works cited page.
-12pt. Times New Roman Font, and double spaced formatting.
-Students are required to utilize at least three academic resources (There is a link to Galileo from the course home page- wikipedia and ask.com are not academic resources and may not be used).
-The paper must be in MLA or APA format.
-All essays must be in a word document format (.doc or .docx) NO OTHER formats will be accepted.
-You are encouraged to use the services of the Writing Center.
-This project MUST be submitted through this assignment link and MAY NOT be emailed to me.
Penalties– If a paper is not submitted by the deadline then the paper is considered late. Papers will be accepted at any time prior to the deadline, although papers will not be graded until the deadline has closed.
Papers will be graded as follows:
Automatic Deduction of 50 points taken off the final grade for lateness.
-Content (100 points) The appropriate discussion of a political issue including arguments from the perspective of both sides of a political issue is central to the assignment. An appropriate discussion would include adherence to the 1000 word minimum.
-Resources and Formatting (100 points) Students are required to use three academic resources and the proper utilization of these resources within the paper as supportive of the content is imperative. These resources must be listed within the paper and also in a works cited list. Papers must adhere to MLA or APA formatting and must be properly organized in a logical manner and with proper grammar.
Helpful Resources:
Students should use the writing center:
–https://www.asurams.edu/archives/west/programs/Humanities/writing/online.php
describe three potential pitfalls
Briefly describe three potential pitfalls. Explain why it is important to identify these potential pitfalls as they relate to your program. Briefly describe a plan for handling each potential pitfall
The first potential pitfall in risk reduction is inadequate funds to assist in the implementation of the risk reduction program. For the program to be implemented, an adequate amount of funds must be put aside to aid for financing the operations so that all the costs can be easily covered. It is important to identify this potential pitfall to make sure that the funds that have been set aside for running the program of risk reduction are adequate. The issue of inadequate funds can be handled by ensuring that adequate planning is done to ensure that all the costs that are likely to be incurred are incorporated in the budget (Djalante et al., 2017).
The second potential pitfall is the inconsistency in the implementation of the program and the lack of a standardized approach (Izumi, & Shaw, 2015). It is very crucial to check on this to ensure that the all the departments in the organization has adopted the similar program in the risk education to ensure uniformity. This potential pitfall can be handled by ensuring that all the departments are trained on the best approach to implementing the risk reduction program to avoid variances. The third potential pitfall is the lack of coordination among the different departments in the organization. In this, during the implementation of the risk reduction program, all the departments in the business should work towards the same direction. This should be handled by ensuring that the resources are evenly distributed, and the departments that require more funds are given more attention so that all the departments can be in a position together as one and towards a similar direction.
References
Djalante, R., Garschagen, M., Thomalla, F. & Shaw, R. (2017). Disaster risk reduction in Indonesia progress, challenges, and issues. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
Izumi, T. & Shaw, R. (2015). Disaster management and private sectors : challenges and potentials. Tokyo: Springer.