Students who employ a metacognitive perspective generally perform better in their studies. Write a paper in which you argue for the effectiveness of metacognition, making specific reference to some of the active learning techniques discussed in the course.
Focus paper: describing coaching as a leadership skill and how it may contribute to organizational effectiveness
Assignment 1: Focus Paper
Write a three to five (3 – 5) page paper (1000 – 1200 words), not including the title and reference pages, describing coaching as a leadership skill and how it may contribute to organizational effectiveness that includes the following:
- Introduction to a specific organizational effectiveness goal you desire to achieve through coaching.
- Research on coaching and its contribution to motivation, productivity, and engagement as the foundational content.
- Analysis of the effective use of coaching to achieve your specific organizational effectiveness goal. Be sure to connect research to your analysis.
- Recommendations for increasing your personal coaching skills and techniques to improve your overall leadership effectiveness. Connecting research to your recommendations will make them stronger.
- Conclusion should summarize the primary points of the paper and bring forward a call to action.
The Assignment will be evaluated using the Focus Paper Rubric located in the course Grading Rubrics. Therefore, please ensure it is written with proper grammar, in APA format (including clear section headings), and includes at least three cited and referenced resources – at least one of which must be a peer reviewed (scholarly) journal article.
The overall point distribution for the Assignment will be as follows:
- 50% (50 points): Content, focus, use of research, and organization
- 30% (30 points): Analysis and critical thinking
- 20% (20 points): Writing style, grammar, APA format
review the "Strategic Planning at Apple, Inc." case study and provide insight and reflections on the case concerning the following questions:
For this paper, review the “Strategic Planning at Apple, Inc.” case study and provide insight and reflections on the case concerning the following questions:
• How can a SWOT analysis be used within the context of this case study?
• Why does strategic planning impact the competitive advantage and sustainability of Apple, Inc.?
Guidelines: The paper must follow these formatting guidelines: double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least two resources using APA citations. Page length requirements: 2–3 pages.
Assignment 2: Digital Crime Theories-elect two (2) of the theories, suggested in Chapter 3 of the text, that a researcher could use to explain the cause of digital crime. Provide a rationale to support your response
Assignment 2: Digital Crime Theories
Due Week 6 and worth 170 points
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
- Select two (2) of the theories, suggested in Chapter 3 of the text, that a researcher could use to explain the cause of digital crime. Provide a rationale to support your response.
- Explain the manner in which the theory that you selected in Question 1 relates to crime in general.
- Determine one (1) additional theory that a researcher could use to explain the cause of digital-crime and non-digital crime. Include one (1) example for each crime in question to support your response.
- Use at least three (3) quality references for this assignment, Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality 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:
- Analyze the types of digital criminals and hackers.
- Summarize white-collar crimes and criminal tools.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in information technology in criminal justice.
- Write clearly and concisely about information technology in criminal justice topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style convention.
Dissertation Annotated Bibliography-Sustainability and Community participation
Annotated Bibliography
As part of your Doctoral Seminar for this set of weeks, you are participating in a seminar-style discussion about the weekly topics. You must address 5 of the attached Dissertations in the prescribed format (Also attached in MSWORD). As a related exercise, submit an annotated bibliography of the 5 resources you referred to this week. For each dissertation entry, be sure to include the full APA citation and address the following :
1. Scope
2. Purpose
3. Philosophical Approach
4. Underlying Assumptions
5. Research
6. Limitations
7. Opportunities for further inquiry
8. Validity of use
Weekly Topic: Sustainability and Community participation
Dissertation Resources:
Anderson, T. D. (2017). The role of rural community colleges in promoting sustainable economic rural community development: A multiple case study (Order No. 10284673). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1914908221). Retrieved from
Mah, V. A. (2016). Sustainability of community-managed projects in the north west region of Cameroon (Order No. 10589722). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1885887991). Retrieved from
Demirciler, B. (2014). Evaluation of sustainability in development projects utilizing renewable energy products in Zimbabwe (Order No. 1568035). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1608980895). Retrieved from
Kam, R. J. (2016). Cultivating self-sustaining rural communities: A design exploration for development in Puna, Hawai’i (Order No. 10295892). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1846119303). Retrieved from
Artyushevskaya, N. A. (2014). The role of women in sustainability of donor-funded rural drinking water supply projects in developing countries: A case study of Tajikistan (Order No. 1560727). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1562750005). Retrieved from
Compare the respective roles of altruism, personal and professional social responsibility, and codependency
Perform an anonymous act of kindness. Examples include helping someone carry groceries, paying for a stranger’s coffee, donating time or money to a cause you believe in, and so forth.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word summary of your experience.
Address the following:
- Compare the respective roles of altruism, personal and professional social responsibility, and codependency.
- How does altruism apply to psychology or psychological principles?
- How does altruism improve the human condition? Are there limits to altruism?
- What are some personal and professional responsibilities related to altruism?
- What is the future of psychology, specifically in relation to altruism, in contemporary society?
Assignment 2: Discussion—Globalization as an Important Phenomenon-How important would you characterize globalization for developing business professionals?
Assignment 2: Discussion—Globalization as an Important Phenomenon
Globalization has been impacting business in a material way for the past 40 to 50 years. In recent years, this impact has been strengthening. Appreciating the impact of this trend and the driving forces is useful for today’s business professionals.
Research the topic using your textbook, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet. Respond to the following:
- How important would you characterize globalization for developing business professionals? Take a position and provide evidence.
- What do you believe is the single most important force driving globalization in business? Present an argument for your position as to the most important aspect and include a discussion of forces which you believe to be less important.
By the due date assigned, submit your assignment to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through the end of the module, review and comment on at least two of your peers’ responses.
Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation
Do the following when responding to your peers:
- Read your peers’ answers.
- Provide substantive comments by
- contributing new, relevant information from course readings, Web sites, or other sources;
- building on the remarks or questions of others; or
- sharing practical examples of key concepts from your professional or personal experiences
- Respond to feedback on your posting and provide feedback to other students on their ideas.
- Make sure your writing
- is clear, concise, and organized;
- demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and
- displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
HUMAN OBSERVATION PAPER-apply scientific methods to a study of human behavior
- ObjectiveThe Human Observation Project is designed:
- To provide students with an opportunity to apply scientific methods to a study of human behavior.
- To provide working models for key terms.
- To provide experience in the application of behavior change theories.
- FormatThe Human Observation Project should consist of a minimum of five typed pages. Information should be provided for each section of the Observation Project Form. The project is divided into two section:
- the gathering of baseline information
- behavior change
- Be sure that the project submission adheres to the following formatting requirements:
- Use double-spacing.
- Use size 12 font.
- Set margins to one-inch on all sides.
- Be sure to include your name/course title on the first page.
- Write in complete sentences, use good English grammar, and correct spelling.
- Avoid personal pronouns and statements such as “I believe, I placed the coin on the floor…”, “My research proved that….” – in objective, naturalistic research your opinion is not very important, but your findings are. Your research may suggest that…, support the hypothesis…, or indicate….; but it does not necessarily proveanything.
- Charts and graphs are part of an “A” paper, but are not part of the basic page count of the project. References to outside sources may also part of an A or B level paper. Information should be provided for each section as outlined below.
- APA documentation style must be used when citing references in context and bibliography (if any).
- Key TermsIn order to complete the Human Observation Project, you will need to be familiar with the following terms:
- Statement of the Problem: Explain the problem behavior. Convince the reader it needs to be observed very closely before one could decide how to change the behavior.
- Theory: This is a prediction. What do you expect to observe. The theory is a general statement. For example, most males or females do not wash their hands after using the restroom. Most people will not pick up after themselves after eating in a public place.
- Hypothesis: The hypothesis must be written in such a way as to test the theory. A theory is like an umbrella covering behaviors with the presumption that they are related. A good hypothesis rains on the umbrella to see if there are any holes. For example, between the hours of 11:00 and 1:00 on Monday and Wednesday at McDonald’s most patrons (or males, females, adolescents) will not place their napkins, cups, plates, and eating utensils in the trash and return their tray to the rack.
- Procedure: This is a description of the step-by-step process used during the observation. Where did the observer sit? Was the observer visible to the subject being observed? How was data collected? The description needs to be written in sufficient detail that someone else could attempt to replicate (repeat) the procedure to determine if the same results could be obtained.
- Results: The results are given in the form of numbers. This is the count. It is often presented in complex statistical terms. A numerical count and percentages will be sufficient for our purposes.
- Discussion: This is a summary of the results in simpler, more practice language. The numbers are converted to statements of meaning and application.
- Section 1: Naturalistic ObservationThe first half of your research will be a naturalistic observation. You will be determining the baseline of behavior, or what the behavior looks like, or the amount of the behavior present under normal circumstances. The observer is unobtrusive, rather like the wallpaper. There is no interference with the behavior.
You are to select a human behavior. Discuss the problem surrounding this behavior. The following is a list of topics which have been used in the past. You may select from the list or develop one of your own. Select a behavior which you encounter each day. The greatest challenge is isolating or narrowing the behavior to a single event which you can define, count, and attempt to change or observe as changed in a different environment.- Eye contact
- Hand washing
- Door opening for others
- Money on the ground
- Cleaning off the table after you eat in a fast food restaurant
- Response time of clerks when the researcher dresses poorly or nicely
- Tips – restaurant, beauty salon, etc.
- Helpful behavior when toilet paper is attached to the researchers shoe in a public place
- Hand waving when driving down a country road
- Changing television stations in a public waiting room
- Products purchased from shelves of different height
- Color of products purchased
- Seating behaviors in school cafeteria or restaurant
- Stop light running
- Use of cell phones in school areas
- Use of cell phones while driving
- Purchasing one item or the “full meal deal” at a fast food restaurant
- Human responses to walking dogs of different sizes or breeds
- Human response to “Don’t walk on the grass!” signs
- Driver behavior while waiting on a stop light (make-up, hair combing using rear view mirror)
- Assistance reaching items from the top shelf
- Dropping a dollar while walking through Walmart…will someone return the dollar? (Can be an expensive project.)
- Returning shopping carts to the proper areas
- Smiling or waving “thank you” when a car stops to allow shoppers to cross in the parking lot
- Behavior in the check-out line: smiling, conversation…
- The behavior of children in the check-out line (pulling things from shelves, yelling, smiling, climbing out of cart….)
- Behavior of children in a classroom (talking, out of seat, interrupting, turning in homework….)
- DO NOT :
- Place a baby carrier on top of a car and drive around the mall parking lot to see if someone will attempt to stop you
- Stop your car by the side of the road to see if someone might stop and assist
- Attempt a tail gating experiment of any kind
- Select any behavior which might be harmful, socially offensive, or immoral
- Complete the Observation Project Form. Write a theory and hypothesis, explain the procedure you will use to determine if the theory and hypothesis are supported, give the result or the count, and finally, discuss your results or findings.
- Section 2: ExperimentThe second half of the project will be a type of experiment. By introducing a variable, you will attempt to increase or decrease a behavior. For example, one student in Iraq counted the number of men who failed to wash their hands after using the latrine next to the dining facility. This student’s count suggested a problem. During the behavior change section of the project, the student placed honey (the independent variable) on the handles of the doors. As a result, hand washing (the dependent variable) increased.
Your project will require you to walk through the same steps again, but from the point of view of changing or improving the behavior. Begin with your own results. That is the statement of the problem. You have counted and found that, yes, this is an area of human behavior which should be improved. Complete the Observation Project Form. Again, APA documentation style must be used when citing references in context and references (if any). Your textbook may be your only reference.
Assignment 3: Course Project Task 1-identify one country you would like to select for the course projec
Assignment 3: Course Project Task 1
Research
Review the Web sites provided for research for your course project. Select three of these Web sites and summarize the information you found on each that is relevant for the project. Note, it may take some exploration of the Web site to identify the relevant information. Write the summary in 2–3 paragraphs. Apply current APA standards for writing style to your work.
Country Choice
Based on your review of the Web sources and research, identify one country you would like to select for the course project. Also, specify two backup choices of countries to study. The countries that you choose should be interesting to you for either personal or professional reasons. Provide your primary and secondary choices in a short paragraph. Your facilitator will confirm either your first choice or one of your backup choices.
By the due date assigned, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area.
Write your choice of countries in a Microsoft Word document.
Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc.
All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.
Assignment 3 Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsSummarized information relevant to the course project available on three Web sites.28Identified your first choice of a country for your own course project and the specific reasons for their selection.32Identified two backup countries for the course project.20Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.20Total:100
In what other ways do you think histories helps us to understand who we are?
We often overlook the relationship between histories and our identity. Histories, national, family, sexual orientation can influence who we become. For example our family history determines your culture — what language you speak, what food you eat, and what holidays you celebrate. In what other ways do you think histories helps us to understand who we are?
What to do: After reading the textbook chapter, reading module articles, videos, and websites, offer your answer to the above question with examples and supporting evidence. Feel free to include website links, videos, and links to news sources.
Discussion Directions:
After you type your initial post by Wednesday evening at 11:59 pm, then read through the other entries and reply directly to at least two classmates byFriday evening at 11:59 pm. When you reply, ALWAYS type the name of the classmate you are responding to, and your name at the bottom of the message. Make sure to use professional grammar and punctuation in this college level course in all correspondence. Please avoid “text” or “twitter speak” when corresponding.