Draft Term Paper: Project Managers and Ethics, Leadership, and Technology

Project managers do a lot more than calculations and reporting; they  must keep the team on track, ensure ethical decisions are made, deal  with conflict, and, depending on the type of organization, they may  perform employee evaluations, issue bonuses, hire and lay off personnel,  and other tasks. In this paper, you will discuss some of the key  elements of the project management process.

Write a ten to twelve (10-12) page paper in which you:

  1. Describe the different organizational structures as it relates to project management (i.e., functional, project-based, matrix).
  2. Discuss at least two (two) different roles that project managers can play in organizational leadership.
  3. Describe at least three (3) human resource factors that affect project management.
  4. Recommend five (5) conflict resolution techniques that project managers can utilize to keep team members productive.
  5. Explain at least three (3) leadership approaches and when they are best utilized.
  6. Describe five (5) ethical situations or dilemmas that project managers might face in their role within an organization.
  7. Summarize tools and techniques commonly used in project procurement.
  8. Assess the role of technology in project management.
  9. Provide your expectations for the development of the project management field aided by modern technologies.
  10. Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be  typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with  one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA  or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional  instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the  assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,  and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in  the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Describe and demonstrate ethical practices in project management.
  • Examine the human resource factors that can impact project management.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in IT project management.
  • Write  clearly and concisely about issues in IT project management using  proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

soc pol week 3 assignment

 

You might think that social problems only affect those who suffer from the problem directly, but they actually have much broader impact. For example, the public education system shapes the educational experiences of those who are not a part of the private school system. The government provides policies and procedures necessary to develop the public education system and make recommendations on ways to engage youth. If the system does not adhere to these policies or engage the youth effectively, we may be faced with a population of adults that have not received an adequate education. Social problems, if unchecked, may affect a large number of people in the society. As a social worker, you should be keen in discerning social problems and addressing them.

For this Assignment, you will identify a problem that affects populations that social workers serve. Some examples of social problems include poverty, child welfare/abuse, and homelessness.

By Day 7

Assignment (2-4 double-spaced pages in APA format): In addition to a minimum of six scholarly references, which may include electronic government documents and reputable websites, your paper should include:

  • A description of the social problem you selected and any known causes or explanations for the problem
  • A description of the problem’s prevalence in society
  • A description of the specific population impacted by this social problem, if any. If the social problem you selected does affect a specific population, include an explanation of why that might be the case.
  • An explanation of the theories that support the problem and approaches scholars and policy analysts use to address the problem