part 3

3 page paper – due @ noon 12/5/15

Instructions: Research the strategic planning practices of recent Baldrige Award winners. Discuss a minimum of three (3) different strategic planning approaches that these firms use and why they seem appropriate for their organizations. How do they reflect the leading practices described in Chapter 11 of your textbook?

Educational Websites

Baldrige Award Winners / Recipients Application Summaries: Access to all the winners in one place (2015). Retrieved from http://www.baldrige21.com/Baldrige Winners Application Summaries.htm

NIST (2015). Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. Retrieved from http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/

Young, R. (n.d.). Perspectives on strategic planning in the public sector. Retrieved from http://www.ipspr.sc.edu/publication/perspectives on Strategic Planning.pdf

Please support your ideas, arguments, and opinions with independent research, and include at least three (3) to five (5) supporting references or sources (NOT Wikipedia, unknown, or anonymous sources),and format your work in proper APA format. Include a cover page, and a minimum of 3 FULL pages of written content; double space all work, include a reference page, and cite all in text references properly in accordance with the 6th edition of the APA manual, chapters 6 & 7.

 

Access to material will be given once a handshake is made

 

http://online.vitalsource.com/books/9781285963907/outline/3

Two questions with detail answer

Neuroscience Seminar   Grant Proposal   Effects of methylphenidate on dyslexia •       Similar areas in brain involved in both ADHD and dyslexia – signs and…

Neuroscience Seminar

 

Grant Proposal

 

Effects of methylphenidate on dyslexia

• Similar areas in brain involved in both ADHD and dyslexia – signs and symptoms are similar
• Look at effects of the drug during interventions
• Children ages 6
• Lowest possible dosage
• Same level of dyslexia
• Informed consent
• Methods: ANOVA
• 3 reading tests
  • Baseline
  • During
  • after
• Two groups
  • One receives the drug
  • One receives a placebo

 

For your second “paper”, you will actually be writing a grant proposal. In a grant proposal there are three main ingredients:

 

1. WHY is this research important?

You need to convince the funding agency that your research is worth the money they will give you to conduct it. What will your research contribute to the world? Does it investigate a solution to a known problem? Does it try to identify a tricky problem that is not yet totally quantified? Does it use a new methodology to investigate an old problem? This part of your proposal should feel like you are justifying to the general public why their tax dollars should be spent on your work.

 

2. WHAT research is already done and will be done?

You need to briefly, but adequately, describe the current state of affairs and then point out the specific hole that you are going to fill. This will be a very condensed version of your review paper, so you will need to work on picking out the most important aspects of what has been done before. What is important will entirely depend on what you are proposing to do. For some proposals you might focus on theories, for others you might focus on methods, and for others still you might focus on results. Consider the future end result of your research and then use that end result to inform what you should discuss beforehand. DO NOT get bogged down in tiny details!!

 

3. HOW are you going to conduct your research?

The bulk of your proposal will be describing the set of experiments you are going to conduct in order to fulfill your research mission. You should describe TWO experiments that will address your specific research question. For EACH experiment, you should make sure to (1) specify the research question for that experiment, (2) describe the methods you will use to study the question, (3) briefly describe how you will analyze the data, and (4) describe (or visually depict) the expected results.

 

Your proposal should be between 6-10 pages in length, but may include some figures if it is helpful for your description of your experiments. You should have the following:

 

1. 1 page that includes the general overview / significance and the specific aims of your study
2. No more than 3 pages of background information
3. 3-4 pages describing your research plan
4. References

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scoring Category	Description	Points Possible	Points Earned
General writing	Grammar, syntax (e.g., presence of run-on sentences, consistent verb tense)	5
	Punctuation, flow within paragraphs	5
	Paragraph-to-paragraph transitions	5
	Proof-reading (e.g., are there typos?)	5
	General writing total	20
General argument	Clear overall purpose and justification	5
	The specific aims of the grant are interesting, connected, and address specific questions	15
	Each experiment is well-designed, justified, and could answer the related question	15
	Clear connections made between the two experiments and the overall purpose	10
	General argument total	45
Use of literature	Supporting literature is well-chosen (e.g., peer-reviewed, on topic, clearly related to argument)	10
	Literature is integrated together (i.e., NOT in book report, paragraph summary style)	15
	Literature is used to justify experimental design and questions, without becoming overwhelming	10
	Use of literature total	35
	TOTAL SCORE	100

For GOOGLESCHOLAR ONLY

Create a strategy memo for communicating and educating the citizens of San Diego, CA about their risk portfolio.

Assignment Guidelines

• Address the following in 1,000–1,500 words:
  • Are there existing public communication programs, processes, systems, efforts, and plans in place for the purposes of public education? What are they? Explain in detail.
  • Has the effectiveness of any of these existing efforts been measured? Explain.
    • Are they effective? Why or why not?
  • What gaps currently exist? Explain in detail.
    • What programs, processes, systems, or efforts should be implemented to fill those gaps? Explain.
  • How do you measure the effectiveness of new or existing programs? Explain.
  • Many communities and states provide recommendations that outline preparedness activities that families and businesses should take. Generally, they are provided via the Internet (see Supporting Materials) and flyers.
    • What other steps can and should emergency management officials take to encourage community preparedness? Explain in detail.
• Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:

• • How important do you feel the mitigation phase is in emergency management? Explain.
    • What do you think are the most important operations to conduct within the mitigation phase? Explain.
  • What is the role of the emergency management community in the predisaster phase? Explain.
  • Should emergency managers be working with planning boards and community planners? Why or why not?

• If emergency managers were going to work on the planning boards, how should they do so? What are the best practices?

Assignment Guidelines

• Research your local community and state emergency preparedness plans, and prepare an assessment paper that addresses the following questions in 1,000–1,250 words:
  • What are your community’s current goals? Explain.
  • What are your community’s current capabilities? Explain.
    • Consider the following:
      • Equipment
      • Manpower
      • Training
      • Funding
      • Land area
      • Geographic challenges
  • What strategies should be implemented at the local level to enhance civil preparedness? Explain.
  • Who will grant authority to the various agencies and departments responsible for providing emergency facilities and mitigation of an all-hazards event such as a major fire, earthquake, or terrorist attack? Explain.
  • What public information policies exist (or should exist)?
    • Consider communication to news media outlets to assure accurate public information and to minimize rumors.
• Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:

• Why do you think effective communication in emergency response is important? Explain.
• What are the most significant causes and effects of communication failure, especially under life-threatening circumstances? Explain in detail.
• Consider failure as the following:
  • Equipment malfunction
  • Human error
  • Breakdowns in language, (jargon, slang, accents)
  • Communication codes
  • Personal and organizational agendas
  • Distrust of outsider agency personnel
• What should be the role of a spokesperson? Explain.
  • Why must he or she be credible to the public and the emergency responders while acting as liaison between the public and the crisis management team? Be specific.
  • What significant challenges could be faced by a spokesperson? Explain.

 

 

 

HRM350 Week 10 Assignment

I need a 10 page Ecology research paper done by next Wed.

RESPONSE PAPER INSTRUCTIONS Having completed the unit of philosophy of religion, you are now ready to respond to an article written by an actual atheist. This article titled “On Being an Atheist,” was written by H. J. McCloskey in 1968 for the journal Question. McCloskey is an Australian philosopher who wrote a number of atheistic works in the 1960s and 70s including the book God and Evil (Nijhoff, 1974). In this article, McCloskey is both critical of the classical arguments for God’s existence and offers the problem of evil as a reason why one should not believe in God. Please note the following parameters for this paper: https://learn.liberty.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-10231092-dt-content-rid-78142761_1/courses/PHIL201_D37_201540/Master/McCloskeyArticle.pdf 1. Your assignment is to read McCloskey’s short article found in the Reading & Study folder in Module/Week 7 and respond to each of the questions below. Your instructor is looking for a detailed response to each question. 2. The response paper is to be a minimum of 1,500 words (not including quotes) and must be written as a single essay and not just a list of answers to questions. 3. The basis for your answers must primarily come from the resources provided in the lessons covering the philosophy of religion unit of the course (Evans and Manis, Craig, and the presentation) and these sources must be mentioned in your paper. You are not merely to quote these sources as an answer to the question—answer them in your own words. 4. You may use other outside sources as well, as long as you properly document them. However, outside sources are not necessary. Each of the questions can be answered from the sources provided in the lessons. 5. While the use of the Bible is not restricted, its use is not necessary and is discouraged unless you intend to explain the context of the passage and how that context applies to the issue at hand in accordance with the guidelines provided earlier in the course. You are not to merely quote scripture passages as answers to the questions. Remember this is a philosophical essay not a biblical or theological essay. 6. While you may quote from sources, all quotations must be properly cited and quotes from sources will not count towards the 1,500 word count of the paper. 7. You may be critical of McCloskey, but must remain respectful. Any disparaging comment(s) about McCloskey will result in a significant reduction in grade. 8. Please note that this paper will be submitted through SafeAssign, which is a plagiarism detection program. The program is a database of previously submitted papers including copies of papers that have been located on the Internet. Once submitted, your paper will become part of the database as well. The program detects not only exact wording but similar wording. This means that if you plagiarize, it is very likely that it will be discovered. Plagiarism will result in a 0 for the paper and the likelihood of you being dropped from the course.   Specifically, you must address the following questions in your paper: 1. McCloskey refers to the arguments as “proofs” and often implies that they can’t definitively establish the case for God, so therefore they should be abandoned. What would you say about this in light of Foreman’s comments in his “Approaching the Question of God’s Existence” presentation? 2. On the Cosmological Argument: a. McCloskey claims that the “mere existence of the world constitutes no reason for believing in such a being [i.e., a necessarily existing being].” Using Evans and Manis’ discussion of the non-temporal form of the argument (on pp. 69–77), explain why the cause of the universe must be necessary (and therefore uncaused). b. McCloskey also claims that the cosmological argument “does not entitle us to postulate an all-powerful, all-perfect, uncaused cause.” In light of Evans and Manis’ final paragraph on the cosmological argument (p. 77), how might you respond to McCloskey? 3. On the Teleological Argument: a. McCloskey claims that “to get the proof going, genuine indisputable examples of design and purpose are needed.” Discuss this standard of “indisputability” which he calls a “very conclusive objection.” Is it reasonable? b. From your reading in Evans and Manis, can you offer an example of design that, while not necessarily “indisputable,” you believe provides strong evidence of a designer of the universe? c. McCloskey implies that evolution has displaced the need for a designer. Assuming evolution is true, for argument’s sake, how would you respond to McCloskey (see Evans and Manis pp. 82–83)? d. McCloskey claims that the presence of imperfection and evil in the world argues against “the perfection of the divine design or divine purpose in the world.” Remembering Evans and Manis’ comments about the limitations of the cosmological argument, how might you respond to this charge by McCloskey? 4. On the Problem of Evil: a. McCloskey’s main objection to theism is the presence of evil in the world and he raises it several times: “No being who was perfect could have created a world in which there was avoidable suffering or in which his creatures would (and in fact could have been created so as not to) engage in morally evil acts, acts which very often result in injury to innocent persons.” The language of this claim seems to imply that it is an example of the logical form of the problem. Given this implication and using Evans and Manis’ discussion of the logical problem (pp. 159–168, noting especially his concluding paragraphs to this section), how might you respond to McCloskey?   b. McCloskey specifically discusses the free will argument, asking “might not God have very easily so have arranged the world and biased man to virtue that men always freely chose what is right?” From what you have already learned about free will in the course, and what Evans and Manis says about the free will theodicy, especially the section on Mackie and Plantinga’s response (pp. 163–166) and what he says about the evidential problem (pp. 168–172), how would you respond to McCloskey’s question? 5. On Atheism as Comforting: a. In the final pages of McCloskey’s article, he claims that atheism is more comforting than theism. Using the argument presented by William Lane Craig in the article “The Absurdity of Life without God,