Critical thinking is an important part of problem solving, decision making, and everyday life. So, what is critical thinking and why is it so important?
Assignment Steps
Prepare a 700-word memo to yourself on critical thinking including the following:
Explain critical thinking.
Provide an example from your personal experience of critical thinking applied to a business decision.
Discuss the importance and benefits of using critical thinking.
Relate the importance and benefits of critical thinking to the example provided.
Discuss ways you might use critical thinking in your current job or chosen career path.
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.
Project Management
Consider the following scenario:
Your company has been using Traditional Project Management (TPM) methods for years, but is now looking into the possibility of adopting agile practices. Your boss has asked you to prepare a paper comparing TPM to agile practices and summarizing the benefits and limitations of each.
Write a 4-5 page paper including, at a minimum, the following information:
- Briefly describe the TPM waterfall method.
- Briefly describe one or more Agile project management approaches.
- Compare and contrast TPM and Agile methods, emphasizing the strengths and weaknesses of each.
- Discuss what kind of projects would be more appropriate for TPM approaches and what types would be more appropriate for Agile approaches.
- Discuss how a project approach is selected for different types of project. Provide an example by selecting an approach for one of the following three projects shown below, and explaining your rationale for the selection. Remember to focus on the project approach and not get involved in the technical details of the project.
- Converting a large enterprise from using IPv4 to IPv6
- Managing a Business Process Reengineering (BPR) project to modernize and integrate a major company’s business systems (accounting, sales, logistics, manufacturing, etc.) into an enterprise-wide unified architecture
- Building a new data center for an international business
The Existence and works of Satan
Dr. Wilmington makes the claim that most of the world today pictures the devil as a medieval and mythical “Disney” character and thus he has been ignored and/or downplayed by most of the population. In this essay build a case for the existence of Satan through the Scriptures. Be sure to discuss who he is and his personality using relevant Scripture and supporting sources to substantiate your response.
For the next prompt, continue the discussion surrounding Satan. Explain what he is doing in the world today along with his limitations. As always, be sure to use relevant research throughout to support your claims.
This should be at least 3 pages double spaced.
serial killers
In a 2 page paper, compare and contrast David Canter’s Radex Model and The MacDonald Triad.
Based on your knowledge, which model would be beneficial to law enforcement?
Must be in APA format
theories and concepts related to prejudice, stereotypes, and groups
Search for research articles on theories and concepts related to prejudice, stereotypes, and groups. For your assessment, apply at least one theory or concept to each of the following:
- Examine how attitudes and behaviors of a group can contribute to prejudice and stereotyping.
- Analyze how the portrayal of ethnic, cultural, or social groups by the media can influence social perception of those groups and perpetuate stereotypes. Provide specific examples of how a group has been portrayed in the media.
- Explain how membership in a group can influence social judgment.
- Analyze how subtle stereotyping in everyday language and cognitive dissonance can affect the ability to bring about social change. Provide specific examples.
- Describe the types of ethical considerations researchers should consider before conducting research on the hotly debated topics of prejudice and stereotyping.
- What are the implications and likely consequences for society if prejudice and stereotyping are not reduced?
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
You work for an investment banking firm and have been asked by management of Vestor Corporation (not real), a software development company, to calculate its weighted average cost of capital, to use in evaluating a new company investment. The firm is considering a new investment in a warehousing facility, which it believes will generate an internal rate of return of 11.5%. The market value of Vestor’s capital structure is as follows:
|
Source of Capital |
Market Value |
|
Bonds |
$10,000,000 |
|
Preferred Stock |
$2,000,000 |
|
Common Stock |
$8,000,000 |
To finance the investment, Vestor has issued 20 year bonds with a $1,000 par value, 6% coupon rate and at a market price of $950. Preferred stock paying a $2.50 annual dividend was sold for $25 per share. Common stock of Vestor is currently selling for $50 per share and has a Beta of 1.2. The firm’s tax rate is 34%. The expected market return of the S&P 500 is 13% and the 10-Year Treasury note is currently yielding 3.5%.
Determine what discount rate (WACC) Vestor should use to evaluate the warehousing facility project.
Assess whether Vestor should make the warehouse investment.
Prepare your analysis in a minimum of 700 words in Microsoft® Word.
Use Microsoft® Word tables in the presentation if you choose.
Show all calculations and analysis in the presentation.
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.
TECHNOLOGY, EMPLOYEE MONITORING
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Using the library, the Internet and other sources, research legal provisions relating to employee privacy and monitoring and respond to the following in a 3 page paper:
- Scenario 1: Can you use information from monitoring reports to discipline or terminate the employees? Why or why not?
- Scenario 2: Should employees have an expectation of privacy in their vehicles on company property? What can you do, based on the items found during the search?
- On which laws or regulations did you base your answer?
Write a 3-page paper in MSWord format applying laws, regulations or case support to the scenarios and make a determination for resolving each one.
COMPLIANCE POLICIES
you are going to develop a compliance policy covering the FMLA, ERISA and employee’s right to privacy for the Beta Technology compliance policy manual. Use the Argosy University online library resources and US government Web sites to research the FMLA, ERISA and employee privacy and locate the text of the applicable provisions.
Write the compliance manual sections, including the following:
- FMLA
- Summarize the main legal requirements related to the FMLA in no more than one page.
- Provide guidelines for employees to follow for requesting leave, including notice requirements, certification, benefits, and returning to work.
ERISA
- Summarize the main points of ERISA in no more than a page.
- Explain the important amendments, including the following, in a paragraph each:
- Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act
- The Mental Health Parity Act
- The Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act
- Explain consequences of violations.
- Discuss the implications of the law for employee privacy.
Note: The discussion of privacy under ERISA is separate from other privacy issues covered in Part 3.
- Employee Privacy
- Explain Beta’s policy for privacy related to employee records, work areas and equipment, electronic monitoring and off-work activities.
- Use statutes, regulations, case law, and examples to explain the legal provisions.
- Be sure to use scholarly references and primary legal resources (the actual text of the law) to construct this policy.
Write a 6–8-page section of the compliance manual in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
Psychology Question
- Describe ways that technology has impacted people’s ability to self-regulate their behavior.
- Select one area of self-regulatory behavior and describe how that area is affected by technology.
- Use examples from media (news reports, commercials, television shows, movies) to illustrate the conflict between impulse and socially beneficial behavior.
- Explain how research findings support (or do not) the connection between technology and delay of gratification or self-regulation.
Your submitted assessment should be 3–4 pages in length, excluding title page and reference page. Use the research findings from at least three scholarly research articles and follow APA guidelines for format and style
Psychology Essay
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that discusses the following:
- What is informed consent?
- What is confidentiality?
- Compare the relationship of informed consent and confidentiality.
- What are the implications if informed consent and confidentiality are not followed?
- Discuss processes to ensure that clients understand these policies.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Include at least 3 peer-reviewed references