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In order to minimize the procurement documents, I want to work with only one vendor throughout the project. Do you think this is a right decision? Why/Why not? Justify your response.

Your organization is embarking on a long –term project that will require additional human resources on a contract basis to complete the work of the project. Since the project will span several years, you know one vendor probably cannot supply all the resources you’ll need over the course of the contract.

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List and describe the different forms of family violence, including the prevalence, causes, dynamics, and etiology. Explain how battered woman's syndrome became part of the clinical literature and the role of these related behaviors in court trials

Discussion Question 2: The Causes and Dynamics of Family Violence
Context: This activity provides you with an overview of the incidence, prevalence, and demographics of family violence, examined through child and intimate partner abuse. You will see that a significant number of individuals, mostly women and children, but some men too, are victims of violent acting-out behavior by their intimate partners. These behaviors have given rise to formal clinical labeling, including battered child syndrome and battered woman syndrome. Both of these syndromes are being considered for formal inclusion in the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-V), scheduled to be released in May 2013.
Description: List and describe the different forms of family violence, including the prevalence, causes, dynamics, and etiology. Explain how battered woman’s syndrome became part of the clinical literature and the role of these related behaviors in court trials.
Delivery: Please post your response in the Discussion Forum. Make sure that you justify and support your response.

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Criminal Deviance: Individual Aggression Crimes

Criminal Deviance
Learning Topic 5: Individual Aggression Crimes
Topic Overview
This learning topic will cover two distinct areas, each focusing on a different set of individual aggression crimes. The first section examines homicide, assault, and family violence. You will see that this set of individual aggression crimes includes individuals with extensive and well-documented histories of various forms of assault and boundary violations of the rights of others, but also individuals with no known criminal histories. It is not uncommon for an individual with no prior arrest history to be arrested for assaulting, injuring, or even murdering his or her spouse. Though you will see that the majority of such offenses involve males as the perpetrators, the gender gap is narrowing, and females are increasingly being arrested for serious injury or murder of a spouse.
It is important for you to become familiar with the various social and legal definitions involved in homicide, assault, and family violence crimes, as you will see that these definitions can vary, sometimes greatly, depending on the particular state jurisdiction. These crimes of individual aggression carry with them varying elements that must be met for arrest and subsequent conviction in court. As you examine the criteria that must be met for each of these respective crimes, you will discover that these related crimes can overlap, and individuals may be charged with more than one offense. You will explore the demographics that are respective to these individual aggression crimes, noting which offenses are stranger-based, in contrast to those that are idiosyncratic to previously established relationships between the victim and perpetrator.
The second section, though related to the offenses in the first section, focuses on multiple murder and school or workplace violence. We will also explore issues that are tangential to these crimes, including investigative psychology, crime scene investigative methods, different types of criminal profiling, and psychological autopsies. You will likely find this learning topic particularly interesting, as there is a significant amount of applied psychology to supplement the criminological-nature of this material. As you move through this section, you will see that the majority of offenses are stranger-driven—particularly the multiple murder crimes. However, you will also see individual aggression crimes that are not only driven, but in some cases precipitated by some previously established relationship. In school violence crimes, society has witnessed school shootings (some having resulted in multiple homicides), which were reportedly precipitated by bullying behaviors. In the case of workplace violence, a previous relationship existed with either a coworker or a supervisor who may have engaged in administrative bullying of the perpetrator (making that person’s life miserable at work), or the perpetrator may have perceived (accurately, or not) that his termination or loss of a promotion was unfair.
What causes individuals to strike out at others? What are the psychological processes that occur when individuals physically assault or murder others, some of whom are completely innocent with no previous relationship or contact with the perpetrator? As you examine these questions, along with others of your own, you will understand that everyone has a breaking point. Some people express their anger and rage in inappropriate and self-defeating ways.
You have seen news stories on the local and national levels depicting all of these individual aggression crimes in varying degrees of frequency and severity. Certainly, homicide and assault can be researched with many different crime factors, including sexual or terroristic elements. These crimes can also be examined with demographic variables, including age and gender. One of the certainties in exploring these crimes of individual aggression is the need for additional scientific consideration and research. It is only as a result of formal and ongoing multidisciplinary scientific inquiry that the understanding of these offenses will lead to a reduction in the number of victims and perpetrators.
Before you begin your review of this week’s topic, consider the following quote from the late Dwight D. Eisenhower, World War II Commander, and former President: “You do not lead by hitting people over the head. That’s assault.” Some individuals in society regularly try to impose their will on others by way of physical force. Regrettably, there are scores of examples for each of the respective categories of individual aggression crimes—most precipitated by the idiosyncratic motivations of the perpetrator, but some that have been victim-precipitated.
In your personal experience, you may know someone who either perpetrated or was a victim of one of these individual aggression crimes. Anyone who has lived through a violent physical or sexual attack will likely be changed forever in the way they perceive and relate to other people and life in general. These individuals typically describe a sense of “not being in control” of their physical well-being and subsequently experience significant psychological issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), not unlike many combat troops returning from active war zones. In your examination of this topic, consider the issues from both perspectives, the victim, and the perpetrator, as this will further your understanding of these related offenses.

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The Rights of War and Peace

Assigned reading
Hayden, ed., The Philosophy of Human Rights (Paragon House, 2001)
page 48-53. The Rights of War and Peace.
Guidelines
1. Papers should by typed, double-spaced, in 12-point Times Roman type, and in
3-4 pages in length.
2. Your name, course number, the assignment and date should be printed in the
upper left-hand corner. Do not use running headers or cover/title pages.
3. Papers should include citations to authorities to support your position
(bibliographies only if you use outside sources). If you are using an assigned
reading (the above reading is the assigned reading), a simple short-form
citation to the author of the essay (rather than the editor of the volume) and page
number is adequate (e.g. “Author 340” or “Author, in Editor 239,” not “Editor
239”). For outside sources, a full reference (including author, full title, year,
publication details and/or full website address) is required to allow another person
to easily locate the source. University of Wisconsin’s Writing Center has an
online style guide at
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/Documentation.html. It does not matter
which style you use – just be consistent, provide citations, and, if using nonassigned
sources, a complete reference list.
4. Papers that merely summarize the readings will receive no higher than an
“average” grade. I am looking for your analysis and assessment, using the cases
and readings as support for your own position.
5. Each essay should be introduced with a thesis or topic sentence, which is a clear
summary of the position taken in the main body (e.g. “X’s position on the issue of
abortion is problematic for the reasons I will specify in the main part of this
paper,” or, “In this paper, I will show that A’s position is stronger than B’s for a
number of reasons”).
6. Papers should follow standard formats, with a thesis, complete sentences,
organized paragraphs, introductory and summary paragraphs, and a clear overall
organization.
7. Papers will be evaluated on the basis of organization, clarity of presentation,
coherence of argument or position taken, and thoughtful reflection and
consideration of the arguments presented in the readings.

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Write an original research report consisting of one of the following topic areas: 1) Virtual Organizations, 2) Network Organizations, 3) Spin-out Organizations, 4) Ambidextrous Organizations, 5) Front-Back Organizations, 6) Sense and Response Organizations.

TOPIC: Write an original research report consisting of one of the following topic areas: 1) Virtual Organizations, 2) Network Organizations, 3) Spin-out Organizations, 4) Ambidextrous Organizations, 5) Front-Back Organizations, 6) Sense and Response Organizations.
1.    The final Research Report has a due date of 2/11/2018.
2.    This assignment is worth 100 points (20% of the course grade).
3.    The assignment must be submitted via the associated assignment queue located in Moodle.
4.    Each student submission will be checked for plagiarism. Warning… Turnitin has a very good and historical memory and is capable of accessing reports from both internal and external resources (i.e. Universities, Governments, etc.) including those originally written in non-English languages.
5.    Only one submission attempt is permitted – BE SURE BEFORE YOU HIT ENTER. Plagiarism will result in a grade of zero (non-negotiable) for the assignment and may results in other university actions. The department chairperson will be notified of the violation. Additional CU penalties may be applicable. Please see class syllabus for additional details.
6.    Acceptable file formats for submissions include Microsoft Word (doc, docx) or Adobe Acrobat (PDF). Other formats are not acceptable.
7.    The research paper must be at least 2,500 words supported by evidence (citations from peer-reviewed sources).
8.    A minimum of four (4) peer-reviewed journal citations are required.
9.    Formatting should be double-spaced, one-inch boarders, no extra space for headings, no extra white space, no more than two levels of heading, page numbers, front and back matter).
10.Extra white space use to enhance page count will negatively affect student grade.
11.Focus for the research paper:
a.     Describe, compare / contrast, and evaluate two (2) database implementations in your field of interest. You may also want to consider referencing journal case studies.
b.    The first implementation should be a database that was essentially successful
c.     The second implementation should be a database that had significant “challenges”
d.    The databases may either be ones with which you are personally familiar or ones that are reported in the literature
e.     Be sure to go well beyond just personal opinion in your analysis, synthesis and  evaluation. Student submissions must be anchor  in peer reviewed literature.
12.As a graduate student, you are expected to be proficient in the use of the English language. Errors in grammar, spelling, or syntax will affect student grade. As your professor, I will not provide remedial help for writing problems. If you are unable to write clearly and correctly, I urge you to contact the program office for sources of remedial help.
13.Please refer to the BA634 class syllabus for additional details.
Some students have asked for a sample or recommended outline. While I cannot provide samples of previous work, I have provided a general outline that you may refer to. The outline below may only be used as a very general guide and is “NOT” a subject that can be selected. Also, keep in mind the research paper needs to be scholarly and derived from peer-reviewed literature. Citations are required.
The following outline (unrelated to the subject matter of the research report) may help in your understanding of the research report via analysis & synthesis.
1)    Introduction:
a)    Introduce the 2 DB implementations plans. Add history and relative significance of each consumer and DB products.
b)    One implementation should be a database that was essentially successful.
c)    The second implementation should be a database that had significant “challenges”.
d)    What type of research papers was used (case study, empirical, etc.)?
2)    Describe, compare/contrast, and evaluate two (2) database – ANALYSIS
a)    What is the problem driving the implementation? What is ‘going wrong’ or what ‘problem’ was expected to be addressed?
b)    What were the implementation  requirements
i)      Expectations
ii)    Project requirements
iii)  DB requirements
iv)  Planed resources & time expectations
c)    What were the risks and impact if the implementation failed?
3)    Provide a SYNTHESIS of the 2-implementation plans.
a)    What specific issues addressed by article X were also addressed in article Y, and how do they compare?
b)    What issues addressed by article X (or Y) may have been addressed by an alternate solution?
4)    Findings
a)    What does your evidence show?
5)    Conclusions
a)    What make one DB implementation a success and the other have significant challenges?
b)    What mitigating factors were, or should have been, considered?
6)    Recommendations
a)    Future investigation
7)    Reference List

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"Circumcision of infants is wrong. The best part of a man's penis is cut off and thrown into the waste basket in a violent act when he is too young to consent. There is no medical need for this surgery."

  • 1. Argue in favor of the statement below by starting your statement “circumcision is wrong” (against circumcision). 
  • 2. Your post cannot include 100% opinion without using the text book to support or oppose your opinion.
  • 3. Must use the book page as a reference ( I will provide for you)

Statement: “Circumcision of infants is wrong. The best part of a man’s penis is cut off and thrown into the waste basket in a violent act when he is too young to consent. There is no medical need for this surgery.”

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List the key attributes of an effective software teams

  1. List the key attributes of an effective software teams.
  2. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the random paradigm team structure?
  3. Describe the five values held by XP teams?
  4. List the representations needed for requirements and design models?
  5. Describe the key elements of construction practice.
  6. What are the six steps for requirements engineering?
  7. Describe the job of the requirements engineer with respect to stakeholder collaboration?
  8. What are the benefits of using analysis patterns during the analysis modeling process?
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Is Bruce Barton's 1925 book The Man Nobody Knows a "modern" interpretation of Jesus? Or is it another example of getting back to that "old time religion"? Historians, citing Prohibition and the Ku Klux Klan, see the 1920s as a revolt against modern urban life. Others, citing the Harlem Renaissance and emergence of radio and other technologies, see it as the dawn of modernism. How does Man Nobody Knows fit into the picture?

Is Bruce Barton’s 1925 book The Man Nobody Knows a “modern” interpretation of Jesus? Or is it another example of getting back to that “old time religion”? Historians, citing Prohibition and the Ku Klux Klan, see the 1920s as a revolt against modern urban life. Others, citing the Harlem Renaissance and emergence of radio and other technologies, see it as the dawn of modernism. How does Man Nobody Knows fit into the picture?

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he differences in culture, management styles, and communication strategies between the U.S. and Cambodia

Conduct research using the Argosy online library, your text book and the Internet regarding the differences in culture, management styles, and communication strategies between the U.S. and Cambodia.  Analyze at least three potential management conflicts that may arise due to the identified differences and propose solutions for each to help combat these conflicts. Use at least one chart or graph in your PowerPoint presentation.
Submit a PowerPoint presentation (approximately 10 slides) containing both your assessment of the differences, as well as the potential conflicts.
All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources. Please be sure to cite, in proper APA format, the information sources you used both within the body of your presentation and on a reference slide at the end of your presentation.