Select a publicly traded company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or on the NASDAQ to analyze. Please note that it is usually easier to find more recent information on larger or well-known companies. The analysis in your essay should answer the questions noted on the Writing Assignment Guidelines and Rubric.
The Writing Assignment Guidelines and the scoring rubric are located in the Start Here folder.
The Writing Assignment is to be 750 – 1,250 words in length.
EARTH SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE
UNIT IV
Question 9
UNIT VIII 200 WORDS EACH, BE SURE TO PUT REFRENCES AFTER EACH QUESTION U ANSWER, NOT ALL ON SAME PAGE.
QUESTION 7
In your own words, briefly describe how a black hole forms.
QUESTION 8
In your own words, explain why Pluto was “demoted” to a dwarf planet.
QUESTION 9
In your own words, contrast terrestrial and Jovian planets.
QUESTION 10
What is the most accurate method to calculate the distance to the stars? What are the limitations of this method? What are some other ways to estimate stellar distances? What unit of measurement is most commonly used to describe the distances between stars and/or galaxies? How does knowing the distance help classify a star?
DQ UNIT VII 200 WORDS
When comparing tornadoes and hurricanes, which do you consider more destructive and why? You might compare how they differ in size, speed, predictability, or damage. Have you ever experienced either? Describe your experience.
DQ UNIT VIII 200 WORDS
COLLAPSE
Top of Form
Part I: It has been stated that we know more about the surface of the moon than we do the oceans. Compare what you have learned in Unit V with this Unit. Do you think, as a nation, we should invest more resources in space exploration or in ocean exploration? Why? Support your answer.
Part II: Briefly describe one thing (from discussion boards, assessments, or readings) you learned in this class that will probably stick with you for a long time. Was there a topic that you struggled with?
Human Resource class
UNIT VII DQ-200 WORDS
1. Ensuring employee safety should be an organizational priority, not only from a legal standpoint but also an ethical standpoint. When an employee is injured at work, it can invoke several different employment laws depending on the employer, such as: OSHA, ADA, FMLA, and workers’ compensation. HR professionals are put to the test when such injuries occur as balancing these areas can be difficult, and regrettably work injuries, despite safety measures put in place, occur. Sometimes, however, injuries happen due to disregard to the safety rules or for not reporting a potentially unsafe condition. How can organizations encourage employees to follow the safety rules and minimize work injuries? Be specific in your response.
UNIT VIII DQ-200 WORDS
2,. Throughout this course we explored many aspects of HRM, and none draws more heartburn for HR professionals than compensation and benefits. Let’s be honest, for most of us the reason we work is that we need the money and/or benefits. Compensation practices have a simple history: the organization pays as little as it can while the employee tries to earn as much as he or she can. This very struggle helped give rise to unions.
But today’s workforce is more complex than ever. We now refer to compensation and benefits as Total Rewards. Research has proven that for many employees, money isn’t everything because although money is needed to survive, at some point it begins to lose its motivational value for myriad of reasons. In this way, HR professionals can interpret total rewards to mean more than just compensation and benefits and divide the system between extrinsic and intrinsic values. For this final discussion, if money is not the chief motivator, what other extrinsic and intrinsic values can HR professionals recommend to leadership to help attract and retain a quality workforce?
management team for PPQ Parts manufacturing company,
Consider the following scenario:
As part of the management team for PPQ Parts manufacturing company, you are tasked with selecting the best software packages for the firm’s materials requirements planning (MRP), capacity requirement planning (CRP), and enterprise resource planning (ERP) needs.
Use the Internet, course materials and web resources to research the pros and cons of six software systems designed to perform these functions. Then, write a 5 – 7 page Software Recommendations Report that you will submit to the chief executive.
In the report, be sure to justify your recommendations by analyzing the pros and cons of each of the six software systems you evaluated.
You will need to include information such as cost, compatibility with current systems and work flow processes, functionality, ease of use, and end user support.
business environment groups and teams
This assignment has 4 parts:
In the current business environment groups and teams are common. Understanding the differences not only between a group and a team but also the different types of teams will allow you to have a holistic view of how organizational change will affect the people.
- How do you perceive the similarities and differences between a group and a team?
- What different types of team structures have you been involved with or witnessed?
- What effect will the group/team dynamic have on the organizational change initiative? Give an example.
- What type of change strategy would you incorporate for an organization that uses work groups? Describe how that strategy would be affected if the organization used work teams.
techniques for both accountability and workplace relationships
QUESTION 1
1. This question involves techniques for both accountability and also workplace relationships. Accountability and workplace relationships tend to go hand in hand—one usually involves the other. For this question, briefly describe two techniques you can use to hold yourself accountable toward meeting professional goals. Also, briefly describe two techniques for maintaining positive relationships in a workplace. Within your descriptions, include examples of how you would use the techniques in a workplace. Your response must be at least 200 words in length.
QUESTION 2
1. This question involves an explanation of ethical behavior in the workplace. Explain what it means to demonstrate positive ethical behavior in the workplace. Include examples to support your explanation. Your response must be at least 200 words in length.
consequences of ethical leadership
Find one news article (From either link below) that relates to your personal interests and discuss how that article relates to our weekly material. Tell your instructor what the article was about and how the article relates to our learning content this week. You should post the evaluation of the article at the end of your response to the discussion questions each week (Include this section as part of your 250-word response). The news feeds are updated throughout the day/week to provide you with a real-time learning environment.
BUSINESS NEWS FEED #1
BUSINESS NEWS FEED #2
Additional required questions this week:
After reviewing our course reading content this week, tell me about some of the managerial implications and/or consequences of ethical leadership in an organization.
What is ethical leadership and how would you personally explain its impact on an organization? How might authoritative and participative leaders impact your responses to the questions in this forum.
Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 250 words
software application-oral presentation
For this unit, you will be making an oral presentation of your final project. Your final paper must have a minimum of 8 scholarly resources (peer-reviewed journal articles) in addition to the text book.
The final oral presentation will be made using PowerPoint or a similar software application. You may use the presenting capabilities of PowerPoint to record your presentation or you may use another application such as Screencast-o-matic, or Adobe Captivate, or iMovie. Note that presentations that do not have the oral component will automatically receive a D. In order to fully develop your topic, your presentation will comprise 12-15 slides.
Please ensure that you follow standard APA formatting. Your presentation must have a cover page and a reference page. Be sure your presentation is organized, clear, and grammatically correct.
You will submit your Unit #6 Final Project Activity to the grade book.
In your final project, you will research a topic of your choice or analyze an organization (perform a case study) and apply the principles of change to that topic.
Potential topics
Choice #1:
Perform a case study – select a real world organization that is facing organizational challenges. Research those challenges, describe those challenges, and diagnose them by presenting one or more relevant, integrated OD interventions that could help the organization successfully adapt to those challenges using either internal consultants, external consultants, or both internal and external consultants.
Choice # 2
Alternatively, you may research an organizational development trend and explain how that change will impact organizations. Ensure that you incorporate the concepts that you have learned from the textbook and your other readings in a thorough manner.
If you have any questions about the topic, please consult with your instructor.
Some ideas might be:
Trends in Organizational Development
Applying Organizational Development to Non-Profit organizations
Training and Development in Organizational Development
Crisis management and organizational development
Whole systems transformation in organizational development
The continuing impact of the economy, and market uncertainty and volatility.
Competition for in-demand skilled workers.
The ongoing influence of information and communications technologies developments.
Demographic changes in the workforce.
The importance of flexible and effective work/life strategies.
The growing emphasis on measurement of effective organizational development interventions.
NOTE: This assignment is subject to the Oral Communications Institutional Learning Outcome. Select the link to view details on the grading parameters for this standard.
Please submit your completed work
transformational change and a built-to-change organization
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Activity #3: Submission
In this unit you learned about transformational change and a built-to-change organization. You also learned about trans-organizational change.
For each homework assignment that you submit in this course, you must have a minimum of 3 scholarly sources (peer-reviewed journal articles). Please ensure that you follow standard APA formatting. Your paper must have a title page and a reference page. You must have a minimum of five (5) in-text citations.
Read the case: Leading Strategic Change at DaVita: The Integration of the Gambro Acquisition beginning on page 645.
Respond to the following questions in an essay (3 page minimum).
1. How would you characterize DaVita’s strategy?
2. What advice would you give Kent Thiry in terms of leading and managing the integration of the Gambro organization?
3. What would be included in your “first 100 days” action plan?
4. How could you preserve DaVita’s culture in the face of an acquisition that includes Thiry’s former organization, Vivra
Article Summary
Article Summary
| GSCM588 Article Summary Requirements |
General
To write a summary, use your own words to express the main ideas and relevant details of the article you have read. Your purpose in writing the summary is to give the basic ideas of the original article. What was it about and what were the key points? In this assignment, it will also include a reflection and critique.
Article Selection
1. Select a specific article of interest to you on the topic of a quality management–related subject. Examples may be how a given quality related problem was approached or solved at a company, or how a method of quality improvement was used in a certain situation. You might want to review the text, lectures, and/or documents in doc sharing for ideas that interest you.
2. The article needs to be a scholarly, peer-reviewed article, which you can find by using EBSCOhost.
3. You also need to identify which of the course TCOs and specific topics in the Syllabus are related to the article you select.
Paper Format
1. All papers should be single sided, double spaced, and written in12-point Times New Roman font.
2. The paper should be between 3 and 5 pages, excluding the cover page, reference pages, and appendices.
3. The first page should include the title of the work; the student’s name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address; the course number; the date; and the instructor’s name.
4. Follow APA style for general format and citations.
5. Paper sections must adhere to the guidelines below and each section must be labeled in the text.
6. The language should be clear, concise, and precise.
7. The tone should be professional, consistent, and not filled with jargon.
8. Grammar and syntax (sentence structure) must be correct.
9. The report must be free of misspellings and typos.
Tables and Figures (if used)
1. All figures and tables must be referred to in your text before they appear on the page.
a. Figures and tables should appear on the same page that refers to them, or on the next page.
2. All figures and tables need captions. Captions go below figures and above tables.
Quotations and Citations
1. Quotations and citations are crucial components of a research paper.
2. Failure to properly cite research sources and borrowed ideas is plagiarism.
3. Papers submitted without citations and references will be returned to the student with no grade.
4. Refer to APA style guide for assistance with properly citing quoted and/or borrowed materials and ideas.
Your paper must include the following sections.
| SECTION | POINTS | DESCRIPTION |
| Title Page | 5 | This should include the title of your quality management research paper; your name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number; the course number and title; the instructor’s name; and the date. |
| Introduction | 15 | Provide an overview of the article and why you selected it to review and summarize. |
| Key Points | 35 | Identify and clearly state the key points of the article and the quality management issue(s) to which they pertain. |
| Reflection | 35 | In this section, you are to reflect on your learning from this assignment. Identify the areas that you found most interesting and also identify areas that you feel will assist you most in your career. In addition, provide a critique if applicable. |
| References and APA Format | 10 | Although it is recognized that there may be a limited number of references if any other than the article being reviewed, all references must be cited in two places: within the body of your paper and on a separate reference list. Choose references judiciously and cite them accurately. Cite all sources using APA format. To use the ideas or words of another person without crediting the source is plagiarism. Plagiarism in its purest form involves copying passages either verbatim or nearly verbatim, with no direct acknowledgment of the source. The most common form of plagiarism is to paraphrase information from your source material. Paraphrasing does not relieve you of the obligation to provide proper identification of source data. The best way to avoid plagiarism is to make sure all quotes, ideas, or conclusions not your own are given proper acknowledgment in your text. A key thought to remember is “If you did not write it, cite it!” Also, all other aspects of the paper should conform to APA rules. |
| Total | 100 |
Course Objectives
Course Objectives (COs) define the learning objectives that the student will be required to demonstrate by course completion.
A
Given a requirement to implement quality practices, demonstrate an understanding of the historical and current practices, apply various means for defining quality, and demonstrate how quality principles are being utilized in both supplier and receiving organization product and service industries.1,2,6,5
B
Given the need to understand how quality principles drive organizational actions and improvement, demonstrate an understanding of continuous improvement as a competitive advantage, apply areas for improvement, measurement techniques, results monitoring, and action plans in both supplier and receiving organization product and service industries. Furthermore, apply performance measurements of the firm’s progress, be able to practice the measures, analyze results, and use the data in both supplier and receiving organization product and service industries.1,2,6,5,7
C
Given an organizational need for ongoing improvement, demonstrate working knowledge of an established quality/process improvement program as demonstrated by 20th and 21st century quality thought leaders. Furthermore, demonstrate an understanding of the development process for new products, define and apply the principles of product and process design in both supplier and receiving organization product and service industries.1,2,3,6,7
D
Given a customer requirement of a documented quality system as a contractual condition, be able to illustrate the primary elements of a Baldrige Quality system and/or ISO 9000:2000 quality system, and demonstrate an understanding of how the assessment of strengths and weaknesses in both supplier and receiving organization product and service industries can be used in the application of the quality tools.2
E
Given the importance of customer satisfaction and loyalty, apply methods of improving both by analyzing customer needs, gathering customer information, using surveys, complaint resolution, and customer relationship management.3
F
Given the need to recognize the strategic role of the organizational leader with respect to the quality culture of an organization, demonstrate an understanding of the elements necessary to implement and sustain a quality culture in both supplier and receiving organization product and service industries.4
G
Given a requirement to implement high performance systems, translate the role of human resources from both a managerial and human resources function related to employee involvement, empowerment, and training to determine their effectiveness.4
oral presentation
In this course, you will be making an oral presentation of the final project that you will complete during the six weeks of the course. You will need to conduct library research and your final presentation must have a minimum of 8 scholarly resources (peer-reviewed journal articles) in addition to the text book.
The final oral presentation will be made using PowerPoint or a similar software application. You may use the presenting capabilities of PowerPoint to record your presentation or you may use another application such as Screencast-o-matic, or Adobe Captivate, or iMovie. Note that presentations that do not have the oral component will automatically receive a D. In order to fully develop your topic, your presentation will comprise 12-15 slides.
Please ensure that you follow standard APA formatting. Your presentation must have a cover page and a reference page. Be sure your presentation is organized, clear, and grammatically correct