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Note: Items are listed as per their due date. Read at your own pace, however all
assignments must be completed as per the dates listed below.
*Assignment #1
Read: From the Text: Westlake, E.J. World Theatre: The Basics. 1st Edition. New York: Routledge, 2017.
 Chapter 2: South and Southeast Asia AND
 Chapter 3: East Asia
QUESTION for PAPER #2: Read carefully and answer each question. (Worth 15 Points)
Based on the reading Chapter 2: South and Southeast Asia, please write a reflective commentary on the discussion of the story The Little Clay Cart (original Sanskrit name Mrichchhakatika) in the section titled THE LITTLE CLAY CART: BRAHMINICAL VALUES IN AN ORIGINAL TEXT in. Focus your response on your reactions to the story. What did you like? Why? Identify significant themes and characters. How is this story different/unique? Was this story revealing of culture and theatrical traditions? How so? Elaborate.
Please pay close attention to the paper submission requirements/guidelines:
 Incorporate an academic style of writing.
 Weekly papers must be between 2-3 pages (double spaced).
 Please respect the assigned page limit for each paper. Between 2-3 pages is ideal. Not less than 2 full pages, and do not exceed 3 pages. Submissions that fail to meet the required number of words will be marked INCOMPLETE. Incompletes are worth zero points.
 Each submission has an assigned due date. Papers will be submitted to the instructor via email at radhica.ganapathy@mail.wvu.edu
 Include top right corner: Your Name, Course Name and Section, Instructor Name, Date, Title your paper, 1 Inch Margins, Font size 12, Times New Roman, Page Numbers, and Double Spaced.
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 Clear use of citations, if necessary, is extremely important to avoid issues of
academic dishonesty.
 Do not use direct quotes.
 Careful proof reading is essential prior to submission.
 Works cited, if applicable, should be in an accepted MLA style format (Modern Language Association) and on a separate/additional page. *Please google MLA Citation for assistance.

Welcome to our next discussion about Greek architecture. Although the days of Classical Greece are long past, we still experience elements of Greek architecture in the Neoclassical styles of our banks, libraries, government buildings, universities, entertainment & performance venues.
In this practice discussion, you will apply ideas from the "How to Analyze Architecture" worksheet to at least two different temples discussed in this module, but you can pick the temples you want to discuss!
The goal of this discussion is to demonstrate that you can:
1. Identify and use architectural terminology to describe the architectural features of at least two different temples of your choice from this module
2. Apply ideas from the required worksheet to analyze the temples of your choice from this module
3. Document your research process and cite according to MLA guidelines, as needed
Any amount of plagiarized material in writing or video is not accepted and will result in an F "0" points for this assignment. You do not need to submit your responses to turnitin.com but note I will if I have any concerns about the academic integrity of your response.
Directions: Pick at least two different Temples from the list below: (Please include picture of the temple in your post so we all can be reminded of what it looks like)
Temple of Hera I “Basilica”, Paestum, Italy, 550 BC
Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Greece, 500-490 BC
Temple of Hera II, Paestum, Italy, 460 BC
Parthenon, by Iktinos and Kallikrates, on the Acropolis, Athens, 447-438 BC
Temple of Athena Nike, by Kallikrates, on the Acropolis, Athens, 427-424 BC
Erechtheion, on the Acropolis, Athens, 421-05 BC
Now practice applying ideas from the topics below, to your temple. It’s OK to respond point by point, posting more frequent responses throughout the week, and demonstrate how the ideas from the worksheet connects to your temple. Do your best to answer as many of the points on the worksheet as you can, but if in your research you find some of the questions cannot be answered, it is OK to skip the question and move on to the next one.
How to analyze architecture questions:
(It is OK to copy and paste the questions and respond point by point, as you’ve done in the previous modules. Questions in red are questions I think you should be able to respond to.
Who is the architect, patron, or client?
How does the building reflect the architect’s style? The patron’s wishes? (It’s OK to skip if not known)
What is the function of the building? Civic? Religious? Public? Private? Commercial? Residential? How does the building reveal its function?
What is the scale of the building in comparison to humans? Surrounding buildings?
In what context was this structure built? How is the context reflected in the structure? Consider social, political, economic, or religious factors.
How long did it take to build the structure?
Which parts of the building seem to be emphasized?
How do the parts of the building relate to other parts of the building?
How does the building interact with the environment in which it is located?
Does it incorporate similar materials as nearby programs?
Does it draw upon nearby historical styles or influences?
Does it react against historical precedence?
What shapes are repeated throughout the program? Geometric shapes? Organic shapes?
How ornamental is the facade of the building?
How is interior space defined?
What features demarcate interior space?
Is interior open and airy?
Is interior space compartmentalized?
How does light contribute to the overall effect of the building?
How do the materials contribute to the overall effect of the building?
What architectural or stylistic terminology can be used to describe features of the building?
What technology was used to build the structure? How does this technology reflect the societal development?
How do overall features of the building create a unique user experience?
It might be a good idea to post additional visuals that help to show what the various architectural components of a Greek Temple are. You should demonstrate that you KNOW architectural features of the temple you pick! Just don’t post a picture only.
Submission directions:
1. Post your response directly in this discussion, and include images, too. Do not include your response as a word doc and as an attachment, like docx, or doc files. No attachments.
2. If you prefer, you may respond in the form of a video using the AAU video tool as an alternative to writing your response. If you respond through video, please note the responses are limited to 5 minute segments, so it is OK to submit two, 5 video segments, if needed. Your response should not be more than 10 minutes, however! A 5 to 10 minute video would suffice.
The goal of this discussion is to demonstrate that you can:
1. Identify and use architectural terminology to describe the temple of your choice from this module
2. Apply ideas from the required worksheet to analyze the temple of your choice from this module
3. Document your research process and cite according to MLA guidelines, as needed
please use MLA research paper from web!!!
also include at least 2 images.
Any amount of plagiarized material in writing or video is not accepted and will result in an F "0" points for this assignment. You do not need to submit your responses to turnitin.com but note I will if I have any concerns about the academic integrity of your response.
In this discussion, demonstrate that you are practicing USING the required worksheet to analyze the temple you picked from this module. Post visuals, but use your words to describe what you see, and always paraphrase researched information and cite it following MLA standards.

Overview
The enduring relevance of the humanities is that they encourage us to consider a number of “big ideas.” What is culture? How do we go about studying it? What is the relationship between cultural artifacts and the culture in which they are created? What is the relationship between artists and the creators of “cultural artifacts” and the things they create? How is human meaning generated through cultural creations? We humans seem driven to express and create in our search to understand and be understood.
You will complete two related projects in this course that will be turned in separately. In Project 1, you will choose an artifact of human creative expression and respond to a series of questions about it to complete an artifact chart. In Project 2, you will use the insights gained from completing Project 1 to answer a series of short-answer responses about human expression.
For Project 1, you will choose an artifact of human creative expression from the world around you. This artifact can take any form and can be from any physical modality (visual, aural, tactile, etc.). The key is that you choose a form of expression you might experience any day that intrigues you and makes you want to know more about it. Once you have chosen your artifact, you will respond to the elements below on the provided artifact chart, culminating in questions about the artifact and what it might represent. You will use the insights you gain here when completing Project 2.
Project 1 will assess the following course outcomes, which you focus on throughout Themes 1 and 2:
 Develop questions about fundamental aspects of human culture that inform personal assumptions, beliefs, and values using evidence from cultural artifacts and systems
 Determine fundamental approaches to studying the humanities in addressing questions about how cultural artifacts and the culture they are created in have influenced each other
Prompt
Choose an artifact from the world around you that you could encounter any day. Use the provided artifact chart to think deeply about the artifact and its representation of human creative expression. Your responses should be recorded on the artifact chart.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Describe the artifact in detail. For instance, how would you describe it to someone who could not see it?
II. Choose elements of the artifact that you believe are most important to how you experience it and explain why. For instance, what particularly catches
your senses or makes you want to keep experiencing it? Does the choice of medium impact your experience?
III. State your opinion on what you believe is the purpose of this artifact and the success of the creator in achieving the purpose. For instance, what
message do you believe the creator is trying to express, and is that message successfully expressed?
IV. Discuss how the artifact reflects the culture (or context) in which it exists. Be sure to address what aspects of culture have relevance for this artifact: politics, history, religion, social perceptions, technology, media, education, and so on. In other words, how do the artifact and its culture interrelate? For instance, how would a particular form of body modification reflect the urban culture in which you encountered it?
V. Use the artifact to discuss how acts of creative expression impact and are impacted by the people and situations that surround it. How might the artifact and the person who created it have impacted each other? For instance, how might the geographic location where the artifact was made, the materials used to create the artifact, the medium of the creative process, or the environment where the artifact is displayed influence the creator’s life or future creative work? How might the artifact and the culture or context in which it was created have impacted each other? For instance, does the artifact add to the understanding of the culture from which it was created? What contributions does it make to continuing on a dialogue about that culture and the importance of its artifacts?
VI. Pose questions you have after thinking deeply about this artifact. What more do you want to know regarding:
a. The relationship between human culture and expression?
b. Your personal assumptions about artifacts of this sort and why they exist?
c. How your values have shaped and are shaped by your expression and that of others?
d. The relationship between the possible intent of the creator and your own interpretation of its meaning?
VII. Speculate on how you would go about answering these questions. For instance, what sorts of things would you study about these kinds of artifacts and
their contexts that might begin addressing these questions?
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Type your responses to the prompt on the Artifact Chart. Bullet points and other notations are acceptable provided the
requirements of the prompt are met.

After watching the TedTalk, do you agree or disagree with Dr.Kraft? Your impression of the technology that he discusses.

What is moral distress? Provide an example from your nursing practice (excluding names and identifying details). Was there a solution from your readings for this distress?
Some suggestions: lateral violence, generation gap issues with coworkers, impaired coworker, short staffing, difficult patients or administration or any of your choosing.
http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/EthicsStandards/Resources/Courage-and-Distress/Moral-Distress-and-Courage-in-Everyday-Practice.html

headings explicitly included in the case report:
Assessment case report:
A. Background
Reason for referral
Presenting problem
Relevant history
B. Assessment
Preliminary assessment of symptoms and risk
Observations at interview
Assessment findings
C. Analysis and Diagnosis
Formulation
Discussion of evidence-based theories
Diagnosis
D. Recommendation
E. Evaluation and Reflection
Evaluation of assessment process
Personal reflection on case report / or what this may look like
F. Reference List
What I am trying to convey in the case report is:
• sufficient diversity in client groups (i.e. different cultures )
• presenting problems and intervention methods to reflect depth and breadth of required skills and knowledge
• ethical and professional standards adhered to
• referring clients to another health practitioner as necessary and managing potential role conflicts if this arises in the case report
• contain clear and succinct written expression, without significant grammatical or spelling mistakes, using psychological terminology correctly
• typed in prose format, using a professional standard of English language
• no more than 2,750 words

Attached you will find “The Destructive Male,” a speech by Stanton. While labor is going through its
upheaval during the Gilded Age, progressive minded individuals are working towards other aspects of
civil rights.
The Seneca Falls convention in 1848 was the first of its kind, with over 200 women gathering to discuss
their current plight and to foment for their rights, Stanton was one of the organizers of the event. Chief
among their concerns was the right to vote. Suffrage became the rallying cry from which all other civil
rights issues became centered.
While thousands of women flocked to the cause, the women’s rights movement was hampered for a
number of reasons. These included resistance from conservative women, difficulty in getting men on
board, and the idea that people of color and the poor were often left out of the proceedings and public
marches.
As you red Stanton’s work, ask yourself how women approached things differently than labor, what
were the hoped for outcomes? What does Stanton see as the biggest stumbling block to overcome?
What stigma is attached to the idea of suffrage?
Please write a brief summary of differences you observe between the suffrage movement and the labor
movement which are happening at the same time in the United States. This will be graded and count as
an in class assignment.
http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/stanton.htm

Faculty of Education
MASTERS DISSERTATION DEFENSE EVALUATION
Oral Defense Suggestions:  Oral Defense is of 20 minutes and will be with a panelist team (including the specific tutoring
supervisor) and an audience.  Use graphics pertinent to the topic  Use same font and background on each slide  Check for professional appearance, flow and unity throughout the presentation
 Proof read and edit the slides
Graphic Suggestion:  Power Points should have minimal verbiage  5 short word bullets  Or Two short sentences
Development of the slides:  Short, concise, summary statements  Include the key words/ phrases (this will help the audience to concentrate on the presenter and not
on the slides  Diagrams/ pictures/graphs/ charts are helpful
Title Page: Start with the title page that uses the title of the dissertation/researchers name/ department/
supervisor
Thanking:  Thanking the college/ faculty
 Supervisor/s  Other relevant people
Content:  Outline the content to be covered
 Topic  Problem statement
 Purpose of study
 Should clearly and explicitly state the reasons why the study is being done
 The impact of the study
 Significance  Theoretical/ conceptual framework
 Research questions- List all research questions exactly as they appear in the text of the
dissertation
 Research Method and Design
 Population sample- how it was selected/ reliability/ validity
 Data Collection and data analysis- Methods of data collection/ data analysis/ limitations (you may
need multiple slides)  Findings
 Use the organization structure from your chapter 4
 List each research question and conclusion as findings are based on evidence collected
 How do findings relate to literature/ conceptual frame work/ theoretical framework
 Use tables/ figures (call attention to significant findings)  Recommendations and Conclusion
 Who will benefit
 How can the results be disseminated to a larger population
 References/ Bibliography
 Questions

Module 1 – SLP
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE
In an effort to create your own definition of financial intelligence, review background information and perform research as needed to complete the tasks listed below.
Prepare a table showing
• Definitions for finance, financial accounting, managerial accounting, and managerial economics.
• Describe how the disciplines are connected.
All information, including explanations, should be presented in the table.
SLP Assignment Expectations
Use Excel to create an easy-to-read table with headings and colors or shading where appropriate. The content is most important, but a professional-looking format matters too. Assume that this table will be part of a formal presentation.
If you do not have a lot of experience with Excel, the site below offers brief and free tutorials.

Video Tutorials

Module 3 – SLP
LEADERS AND LEADERSHIP
Most of what is written about leadership has been written by western scholars and practitioners—mostly from the United States. Thus, what we have studied in this module so far reflects western assumptions and values about how to improve leadership performance.
But leadership quality, we know, is mostly about perception. If the followers perceive that a person is a leader, that person will be treated with respect and the followers will grant him the power and authority to guide their actions. These perceptions can vary across cultures, and successful global leaders know that leadership is viewed differently in different cultures and modify their behaviors to align with culturally diverse expectations. This is what is called Cultural Intelligence.
(If this is a topic that particularly interests you and you would like to increase your capacity for cultural intelligence, you are encouraged to enroll in LED520: Cross-Cultural Communication and Leadership. This course can serve as an elective in several degree programs.)
Required Reading
The following reading discusses the importance of cultural awareness in increasing organizational effectiveness:
O’Reilly, C. (2013). Why is cultural intelligence important? Retrieved from http://www.trainingzone.co.uk/topic/soft-skills/why-cultuiral-intelligence-important/181942
Assignment
In this exercise, there are two sets of quizzes (A & B) that you will participate in.
A. Select either the Cross Cultural Work Scenarios or Working Globally Across Cultures quiz from http://www.commisceo-global.com/quizzes/cultural-awareness-quizzes?view=qcategory&cat_id=39
B. Choose any one of the country quizzes at http://www.commisceo-global.com/quizzes/cultural-awareness-quizzes?view=qcategory&cat_id=41 that looks interesting to you.
After completing the quizzes, address the following questions in a minimum 2-page essay:
• Which quizzes did you take?
• Include your actual results in an Appendix at the end of your paper.
• Were you surprised at your score?
• What strengths do you think you have in the area of inter-cultural awareness?
• What weaknesses are you able to identify?
• If there were gaps between your assessment results and your own thoughts about your level of cultural awareness, why do these gaps exist?
• Create a plan of specific, concrete actions you can take to build on your strengths and improve areas of weakness so that you improve your cultural awareness.
• Why is it important for managers to increase their levels of cultural awareness?
SLP Assignment Expectations
Your paper will be evaluated using the criteria as stated in the SLP rubric. The following is a review of the rubric criteria:
Assignment-Driven: Does the paper fully address all aspects of the assignment? Is the assignment addressed accurately and precisely using sound logic? Does the paper meet minimum length requirements?
Critical Thinking: Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources, expert opinions, and assumptions has been critically evaluated and synthesized in the formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does the paper address the topic with sufficient depth of discussion and analysis?
Business Writing: Is the essay logical, well organized and well written? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for graduate-level work? Are section headings included? Are paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding, or is justification/support instead conveyed through excessive use of direct quotations?
Effective Use of Information: Does the submission demonstrate that the student has read, understood and can apply the background materials for the module? If required, has the student demonstrated effective research, as evidenced by student’s use of relevant and quality (library?) sources? Do additional sources used provide strong support for conclusions drawn, and do they help in shaping the overall paper?
Citing Sources: Does the student demonstrate understanding of APA Style of referencing, by inclusion of proper citations (for paraphrased text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all sources (e.g., references used from the Background page, the assignment readings, and outside research) been included, and are these properly cited? Have all sources cited in the paper been included on the References page?