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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:

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.
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HUMAN OBSERVATION PAPER-apply scientific methods to a study of human behavior

  • ObjectiveThe Human Observation Project is designed:
    1. To provide students with an opportunity to apply scientific methods to a study of human behavior.
    2. To provide working models for key terms.
    3. 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.
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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

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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.

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Travel Writer Assignment

Travel Writing

 
Pretend you are a travel writer. Your assignment is to write about a landscape or place that you have visited that you think others might enjoy. It can be local, national, or international. It can be a city, town, country, state, island, region, or other location. It can be anywhere that you have lived or visited. As part of your travel article, you must include a general background of the area, map, pictures, and information on some of the specific places of interest worth visiting. Below are the specific requirements for this assignment. Be descriptive, and have fun with this one!
 

Travel Writer Assignment Requirements Check List
 
Brief general description of the travel location.
 
Include information such as the following: where the place is located, why you picked the location, ethnicity of the people, beliefs, language spoken, climate, or any important cultural, geographical, and/or historical information you think would be interesting to the reader.
 		  
 
A map of the location (the type of map is up to you)
 		  
 
Provide a description of at least two specific places of interest at the travel location.
Places of interest can include: a landmark, place, monument, or landscape that is insightful into the area’s history and/or culture.
 
It is required that the description of the place of interest include the following:
 
1.     Description and background of the place of interest (include information such as follows: name, man-made? Age? When built? Size? Why was it built? Who built it? Is it natural/not man made? Has it been altered by man?)
 
2.     The symbolism, meaning, or cultural significance that is attached to the place of interest? What does it mean to people? What does it symbolize?
 
3.     How does the place of interest impact the local community or local culture in a positive and or negative way (tourism? recreation? jobs? beauty? worship?
community? environmentally?)
 
4.     Include an image of the place of interest in your travel essay. *Remember the images must include citations/reference.
 		  
 
Your paper should be written in APA style with a minimum of 2 pages (not including the title and reference pages).
 		  
 
At least one source, other than the textbook, is required to be used for this assignment. You can use travel websites, related magazines (e.g., National Geographic).
 		  
 
APA in-text citations for all images and written material taken from sources is required. If the image is your own picture, please indicate so in the citations/reference.
 		  

 
 

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discuss how your identities influence how others communicate with you

Based upon the assignment Identity Perception
In a short one-page response discuss how your identities influence how others communicate with you. How you feel when others do or do not affirm your identity. Finally, how errors in perception of identity can cause miscommunication.
Be sure to support your response with key vocabulary, incorporate key concepts and personal examples.  Feel free to include links, images, and other media to support your response.

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What legal defenses might Fred and Sally raise with regard to the checks written by Jane to Don? Why do you believe they will be successful or unsuccessful? 

This case is supported using the video information and the rubrics to answer that bankruptcy case.
Please be advised to view the video resource on bankruptcy basics. Then, read Case Study 2 of the final project and respond to the clients in “email” format, addressing the listed critical elements.  Also use the case study in the rubric to write the milestone covering the questions below or on the rubric.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. What legal defenses might Fred and Sally raise with regard to the checks written by Jane to Don? Why do you believe they will be successful or unsuccessful? 
II. What legal defenses might Fred and Sally raise with regard to the check written by Jane and delivered to the church? Why do you believe they will be successful or unsuccessful?
III. What, if any, civil claims do Fred and Sally have against Jane based on her actions? Why do you believe they will be successful or unsuccessful?
IV. Analyze the forms of bankruptcy available to the business in this instance (assume the business entity is the same form as you chose in Case Study 1). What form is most appropriate and why?
V. Analyze the implications of a potential bankruptcy action on the business assets (assume the business entity is the same form as you chose in Case Study 1). Explain which, if any, are subject to forced sales, liens, or forfeiture.
VI. Analyze the implications, if any, of a potential bankruptcy action by the business on the assets of the individual family members (assume the business entity is the same form as you chose in Case Study
1). Explain if the assets of business owners are subject to forced sale, liens, or forfeiture.
VII. What legal recourse does Fred have against Bob for infringement of intellectual property rights? Do you believe he will be successful? Why or why not?
Please make sure work is clear from errors and copy work.

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What is the historical relationship between the Hawaiian people and other cultural groups in the United States, especially the dominant cultural groups

Answer the following questions in 1-2 pages.  Be sure to support your answers with examples and support from your research. Feel free to attach links, videos, and other media to your answers.

  1. What is the historical relationship between the Hawaiian people and other cultural groups in the United States, especially the dominant cultural groups.
  2. What are the significant events in the groups history.
  3. Has this group been discriminated against.
  4. What are the common stereotypes about the group, and how did they originate?
  5. Who are the important people in the group?
  6. What are the notable achievements of the group?
  7. In what ways does the history of this group influence the identity of group members today.
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Public Health Services-Obesity in the state of Texas

Project 2
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Public Health Services
Select one of the public health issues that you described in the Week 1 assignment and explain how the ten essential services are addressing that issue in your community or state. You should directly identify at least three of the ten essential services and show the relationship between the essential service and the public health issue. Present the information in 5–7 pages. Provide an overview of the issue, including the target population, the status of the public health issue, descriptive statistics, policy information, the involvement and role of key organizations, key activities, and any challenges that are related directly to addressing the issue.
Submission Details
Obesity in the state of Texas is the public health issue for that assignment