What approach will you take next time to increase group cohesion?

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word summary of your responses to the following after completing the collaborative Week 3 discussion associated with the “Planning a Playground and “Politics of Sociology” videos:

Group Interaction

How clear was the intent of the discussion?

How prepared were your group members for the discussion?

Did everyone participate equally in the discussion?

Were group members open to different points of view?

How would you describe the overall climate of the discussion?

Did you feel your group was productive in the discussion? Did you use the time efficiently?

What strategies can you use in future discussions to increase productivity and outcomes?

What approach will you take next time to increase group cohesion?

Video Analysis – “Planning A Playground”

What are the issues in this meeting?

What did they do well as a group?

Can you identify constructive or deconstructive conflict occurring in this group? What are some key indicators? What conflict styles do you see?

Based on what you learned this week, how might you handle this situation differently?

Video Analysis – “The Politics of Sociology”

What are the issues in this meeting?

What did they do well as a group?

What types of conflict do you see in this video? Provide examples.

There is a clear leader in this video. What can he do to be a better leader for this group?

Based on what you learned this week, how might you handle this team situation differently?

Identify and evaluate the key concepts and analyses that comprised the philosopher’s theories.

First Paper

Philosopher is Immanuel Kant

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper examining the life, times, and key theories of the philosopher. Include the following in the paper:

Identify and evaluate the key concepts and analyses that comprised the philosopher’s theories.
Identify and describe the philosopher’s contributions to the field of philosophy.
Focus on how the culture and the time period influenced the philosopher’s ideas.
Reference a minimum of three sources besides the text.

Format and document your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Submit your paper to the Plagiarism Checker in the Center for Writing Excellence

Second Paper (determinism and free will) title to paper is Responsibility Essay

Write a 500- to 700-word paper that connects the notions of free will, consciousness, and philosophical ethics. Use the following questions as guides to help you formulate your response:

Do we have free will, and if we think we do, would it matter if we do not?
Is consciousness something other than matter, or are our conscious thoughts simply predictable as part of a physical system?
How do answers to the first two questions affect judgments regarding right and wrong? In other words, are humans responsible agents or not?

Submit your paper to the Plagiarism Checker in the Center for Writing

Discuss why this is an appropriate platform for the message and audience.

Digital Communication Plan

Communication in the Information Age must demonstrate an ability to connect to the customers, clients or audience through a wide variety of technology mediums including email, text messages, social media and other virtual forms of communication and emerging technologies for a professional purpose. Select an event or specific communication goal that is appropriate from your own background. Create a communication plan that includes audience, deployment schedule, mode of communication, content, layout and design for messages.

Requirements:

In a two to three paragraph introduction, provide the context for the digital communication plan:

Sponsoring organization
Intended audience
Description of the event or communication goal.

Choose the platform that will be used to deliver the message.

Discuss why this is an appropriate platform for the message and audience.
Use resources to support your decisions.

Create a matrix or graphic organizer to demonstrate the communication plan including the following:

Platform
Timing
Brief description of message

Create at least 4 different messages to be delivered in a variety of delivery platforms. Reflect on how your messages are aligned to the course readings. The assignment should include the following:

APA Formatting including heading and subheadings.
Graduate level writing free from grammar and mechanical errors.
Citations from readings or other relevant resources to support information presented.
The document should make best use of the technology.

Compare and contrast that structure with two different organizational structures.

Organizational Structure Paper

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you select an organization with which you are familiar and present the following items as they relate to that organization:

Describe the organizational structure of your selected organization. Compare and contrast that structure with two different organizational structures.
Evaluate how organizational functions, such as marketing, finance, human resources, and operations, influence and determine the organizational structure of your selected organization.
Explain how organizational design, such as geographic, functional, customer-based, product, service, hybrid, matrix, marketing channels, and departmentalization organizational design, helps determine which structure best suits your selected organization’s needs.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Have you had an occasion to use any of these and if so how

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WACC

1. Which portion of the WACC calculation is impacted by taxes? How can a company reduce its cost of capital? How is WACC used in financial planning to optimize capital structure?

Definition of various cost

2. Define sunk costs, opportunity costs, side effects, and allocated costs. Have you had an occasion to use any of these and if so how?

Project Evaluation Process

3.Describe the following project evaluation processes: Payback, NPV, PI, and IRR! Is anyone evaluation process better the others? Why?

Captial Rationing

4. What is capital rationing and have you experienced it?

What types of functions might you use for looking items up within your data?

Learning Excel

Formulas help simplify the work you need to accomplish in Excel. After researching the different types of formulas in Excel Help, what types of functions might you use for looking items up within your data? Can you list any examples of where the formulas you chose might be useful?

Your main post must be two to three substantive paragraphs (150+ words) and include at least one reference/citation

Need short notice help

What were they and why did you choose not to include them?

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION:

Assignment 1: Discussion Assignment

The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered.

For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by Saturday, February 6, 2016.

To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use outside sources. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Complete your participation for this assignment by Wednesday, February 10, 2016.

Interoffice Memos and the Related Ethics

You have just been appointed to head up the committee to plan the upcoming holiday party for your company, which employs around three hundred people. Susan, Mark, John, and Kathy have also been appointed to this committee. You have worked with Susan before and know that she will be a great worker. You have met Mark and Kathy, but do not know much about them. Unfortunately, you have heard that John can be difficult to work with. At any rate, you are really excited about planning this party and know that leading this committee will be a great opportunity to show your leadership skills.

Based on this scenario and your understanding of how to write internal e-mails, respond to the following:

Create an e-mail draft you want to send to your committee members about an initial meeting to discuss the party. In the e-mail, include any information you think is appropriate to get everyone excited and on board to make this the best holiday party ever.
As you developed this e-mail, what did you consider including in the message? Why did you feel that was important to include?
Were there any topics that you decided would be best not to include in this message? What were they and why did you choose not to include them?
Were you concerned about how formal or informal this e-mail needed to be? Why?
Is it ethical to include blind carbon copies (Bcc) in business e-mails? Give reasons for your agreement or disagreement.
The information you have heard about John being difficult to work with has you concerned. Do you plan to communicate with him before the initial meeting? If yes, what method will you use to communicate with him? If no, why not?

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Assignment 1: Discussion Assignment

Assignment Instructions and Details:

By Saturday, February 6, 2016, go to the Discussion Area and post responses to two of the discussion questions assigned by the facilitator. All discussion questions should be posted to the appropriate Discussion Area.

Before the end of the week, begin commenting on at least 2 of your peers’ responses. You can ask technical questions or respond generally to the overall experience. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress. Submit your responses to the appropriate topic in this Discussion Area.

Select a discussion question from the topics menu below and click the question to begin. Use the Respond link to post responses and materials that pertain to that question. To respond to an existing posting use the Respond link beneath it.

Explain the principles of and barriers to effective interpersonal communications.

Letter of Advice

For this assignment, you will write a letter of advice to either a newly engaged couple or a group of coworkers. Imagine that either the engaged couple or coworkers hear that you are taking a course in interpersonal communication and want advice regarding how to communicate in their personal or professional relationships. Based on what you have learned in this course, what advice would you give them regarding how to communicate effectively? How can you use what you have learned in this class to offer a couple or group of co-workers advice to have more positive relationships? Write your paper in the form of a letter. Please review the Sample Final Paper.

Instructions

Use the list of learning outcomes to write your letter. The course learning outcomes you will need to cover are:

Explain the principles of and barriers to effective interpersonal communications.
Analyze the role of communication in developing and maintaining one’s self-concept, self-image, and self-esteem.
Differentiate appropriate levels of self-disclosure and emotional intelligence in various relationships.
Describe strategies for using communication techniques to resolve interpersonal conflicts.
Analyze the impact of gender and culture on interpersonal communications.

For each of the five learning outcomes, create a separate heading that states the learning outcome that you are addressing. Then, address the following for each segment:

Explain the principles of and barriers to effective interpersonal communications. Why do the principles matter? How can your couple or group of co-workers overcome the barriers you have listed?
Analyze the role of communication in developing and maintaining one’s self-concept, self-image, and self-esteem. Begin by defining each term and then explain how these three notions of the self potentially impact your couple or group of co-workers relationship. What advice can you offer to help them develop a positive self-concept or build each other’s self-esteem?
Illustrate the importance of self-disclosure and emotional intelligence in various relationships. What role does self-disclosure play in your couple or partner’s relationship? How can their relationships be improved by them becoming more emotionally intelligent?
Evaluate strategies for using communication techniques to resolve interpersonal conflicts. Explain one or two potential conflicts and then present at least two strategies for addressing the dispute(s).
Analyze the impact of gender and culture on interpersonal communications. First, define these two key terms. Then, explain the importance of gender and culture in relationships generally and for your couple or group specifically. What advice can you give to become a better communicator based on the information you have presented?

Content Requirements

You must address all five of the learning outcomes and the questions listed with those objectives. For each objective, be sure to define key terms and relate those ideas directly to advice for your couple or co-workers. The point here is for you to demonstrate how these ideas can be utilized to help people in their relationships. Try to offer specific advice they can integrate into their lives.

Begin your paper with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement and that previews what you plan to cover in your paper. having p

End with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis and restates your key points.

You must use at least five scholarly sources to help you make your points. Three should be course readings and two should be academic articles you have found yourself through doing research in the Ashford University Library. If you need help doing research, visit the Ashford University Library, which can be accessed through the Library tab in the left-navigation menu, in your online course.

You must also draw on personal experience to offer advice or to illustrate points. It is acceptable to use hypothetical examples and/or your personal experiences for either your couple or group of co-workers. We simply want to see that you can apply what you have learned to some potential “real world” experience.

The Final Paper

Must be eight to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
- Title of paper
- Student’s name
- Course name and number
- Instructor’s name
- Date submitted
Must use each learning objective as a header that separates each section of the paper.
Must use at least five scholarly sources, two of which can be found in the Ashford University Library.
Must document all sources in APA style.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style.

This is a formal paper and should utilize proper grammar, complete sentences, and paragraph transitions. However, you will write this paper in the format of a letter to the newly-engaged couple or group of co-workers. Feel free to address the people you select directly throughout the paper.

Attachments:

How does the prison environment influence the way you ensure security and custody in your prison?

Create a hypothetical maximum-security prison environment to use as a basis for your answers. The prison may be a state, federal, private, or nonprivate prison.

Assume the role of correctional officers at a maximum-security prison. A university professor has asked you to speak to her class about your experiences as correctional officers. To prepare for the visit, she has sent you the questions that the students will ask you.

Write a 800 paper in which you answer to following questions.

How does the prison environment influence the way you ensure security and custody in your prison?
What methods of secure custody do you use in your prison?
How do you ensure professionalism among the corrections staff?
Do you work for a private or nonprivate prison? How do your daily work experiences differ from those of others according to the type of prison you work for?

Remember correctional officers will likely have different experiences and answers to these questions.

Format your answers to reflect those differences.

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Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the societies in relation to the topic you chose—for example, standard of living, education, or employment opportunities.

Need A++ work with low turnitin score APA Format with in-text citations.

Assignment 1: LASA 2: Ethnographic Comparison

Anthropologists are interested in framing broad hypotheses about human behavior. In order to do this, it is imperative to use examples from multiple cultures to ensure that their conclusions are not grounded in a single case.

In this assignment, you will be taking on the role of an ethnologist, using multiple ethnographic accounts to study human behavior and culture.

Do the following:

Identify two to three societies to compare, such as an African society (for example, Ethiopian, Liberian, etc.), Indian, Chinese, Korean, or one of the many Native American groups (for example, the Cherokee, the Inuit, etc.).
Choose one aspect of human culture discussed in the course:
- Domestic life and kinship
- Subsistence and economy
- Religion
- Culture change

Using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, write a research paper to include the following:

Describe the background information of each of the societies you have chosen. You need not analyze this background information, only provide details regarding these societies.
Analyze the aspect of human culture you selected for each of the societies.
Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the societies in relation to the topic you chose—for example, standard of living, education, or employment opportunities.
Summarize and address human behavior in relation to your topic and based on your examples.
- Address the realities of life for the cultures you have examined.
- Examine some of the social problems and public policy issues that become apparent.

Your paper should have a title page as well as an introduction section. This introduction section should include the societies you selected as well as the human culture aspect you will be discussing and why it is relevant to anthropology. As an anthropologist, use relevant anthropological terms in your analysis.

Support your statements with examples and scholarly references.

Write a 4–6-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.doc.

By Monday, February 8, 2016, deliver your assignment to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox.

Grading Rubric

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Write an introduction of the topic you chose and describe why it is relevant to anthropology.	12
Write background information on the 2–3 societies.	32
Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the societies in relation to the topic you chose.	100
Summarize and discuss human behavior in relation to your topic and based on your examples.	92
Writing Criteria Organization (16) Usage and Mechanics (16) APA Elements (24) Style (8)	64
Total:	300