Applying Sociology – Discussion Forum 1

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Read  the directions provided below then post and reply to the discussion  prompt (400 words or more for each entry and TWO Replies). Discussion  first entries are due on a Monday and the replies are due no later than  the subsequent Friday. 

Discussion Topic:

In  Chapter 3 of your textbook, various methodological techniques for  studying the social world are discussed. A key aspect of sociological  research is utilizing the power of observation. Applying what you have  learned about sociological research: First, discuss the role of  observational research as a key methodology for studying society.  Second, utilizing nonparticipant observation, participant observation,  ethnography or netnography observe and record a detailed account of a  social context or virtual social context that you are no stranger to  (think local coffee shop, shopping mall, church or night club, a blog,  twitter feed, or Instagram) from a sociological perspective. Be careful  to be objective and ethically neutral. Do not include judgments or  opinions of behaviors but rather, as best as possible, systematic  observations. Third, discuss how a common-sense view of that social  setting may look different from a sociological one. Does looking through  the lens of sociological research methodology transform how that social  space may be viewed. Substantiate your views. Fourth and finally, post a  response to another classmate’s posting discussing your thoughts in a  respectful and thoughtful manner. What stood out to you about their  observations and the behaviors occurring? 

General Requirement(s):

Discussion postings are worth 15 percent of your total grade. 

  • You are required to  first post a response to the discussion board prompt and it must be a  minimum of 400 words. Citations, titles, copying questions, references,  and other identifying information does not count toward word count.
  • You are required to use proper grammar and spelling. When using other sources, citations using APA style are required.
  • Direct quotes are  not permitted in discussion posting, therefore you must paraphrase and  cite. In addition, you must post a discussion response to a student’s  discussion posting.
  • When responding to a  classmate to a classmate, your response needs to be pertinent and of  substance. Stating that you agree or disagree is not sufficient. You  must substantiate your responses.
  • Above all, they must  be respectful and worthy of intellectual honesty, sincerity, and  humility. Responses must be a minimum of 150 words as well.

Short-Term Budgeting

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Good cash management is impossible without an analysis of the cash collections and cash disbursements of a company. Cash budgets provide a gauge for determining credit, disbursement, and discount policies. Cash budgets are effective control devices for monitoring cash and determining financing requirements.

Cash budgets are essential to all small businesses. In this assignment, you are required to do the following:

  • Develop a spreadsheet with a cash budget with lagging collections
  • Determine the net cash flows for the year
  • Forecast the cumulative dollar amount of the external financing required for the year

You are also required to prepare a 3-page analysis of the results of your cash budget.

Middletown Construction, Inc. has estimated the following sales forecast over the next 12 months (they close in the winter):

January$0February$0March$275,000April$275,000May$312,000June$417,000July$714,000August$611,000September$827,000October$500,000November$116,000December$0

The company also gathered the following collection estimates regarding the forecast sales:

  • Payment collection within the month of sale = 20%
  • Payment collection the month following sales = 60%
  • Payment collection the second month following sales = 20%

Payments for raw materials and labor costs are paid the month after the purchase and are estimated as follows:

March$220,000April$240,000May$225,000June$287,000July$350,000August$415,000September$242,000October$214,000November$222,000

Additional financial information is as follows:

  • Administrative salaries will approximately amount to $30,000 a month.
  • Lease payments are around $10,000 a month.
  • A one-time new plant investment for $23,000 is expected to incur and be paid in June.
  • Income tax payments estimated to be around $50,000 will be due in both June and September.
  • Miscellaneous costs are estimated to be around $5,000 a month.
  • Cash on hand on March 1 will be around $50,000, and a minimum cash balance of $50,000 shall be on hand at all times.

To receive full credit on this assignment, please show all work, including formulas and calculations used to arrive at the financial values.

Thread: Lady Bird–Part One

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Before participating in this discussion board, please make sure you’ve re-watched the first third of Lady Bird while taking detailed notes. In addition, you will want to remind yourself of our discussion board standards by reviewing the discussion board rubric download. And, finally, it should go without saying that we are required to be respectful and courteous at all times.

Here’s what I want you to do in your initial post: In at least a full paragraph (minimum five sentences), explain briefly what you think is interesting, important, and meaningful. You don’t have to have all of the answers. Again: consult your notes. We do NOT want a review (an evaluation of whether or not you like the movie) or summary: we want you to contribute specific observations that we can use to begin to understand how this movie works to construct meaning. Do NOT discuss all of the assigned section of the film: Choose specific scenes sequences and shots. Provide details.

Make sure your post is up by the posted due date for the assignment.

Then, after you’ve posted, you’ll be able to see your classmates’ posts.  Respond to two of them–talk about, in at least a few sentences, whether you see what they see in the film.  Where are your interpretations similar?  Different?  Again: be specific and detailed.

Responses need to be submitted by the following due date (6/15).

Explanatory Synthesis

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750 word explanatory synthesis

Increased crime during the pandemic

I choose to write about the increased violence crimes during the pandemic. Since the pandemic started a lot of people’s everyday life has changed like we have never seen before. A lot of people were stuck in the house and couldn’t go to work, school, or just out doing normal day to day activities. They all had to do almost everything virtual. A lot of people also lost their jobs because many companies were forced to lay off workers in order to prevent financial bankruptcy, while other establishments, such as restaurants and movie theaters, were simply not open for business. New York state alone had over a million unemployment cases. With that being said I felt as well as statistics shows that the crime rate has risen because people didn’t have a way to make money or ends meet, plus people were bored in the house and couldn’t go anywhere, which can cause a lot of stress, depression and anxiety on a person. Studies shows that in New York city alone, there were 172 shootings by April 4th, 2020, which was an increased of 11.7% from 2019 and 18% from 2018. Also, I felt like the hate crime among Asian people were also on the rise because a lot of people believed that the Coronavirus Disease was created in Wuhan, China and began rapidly spreading around the world, so many people targeted innocent Asian people for no reason.

                                                            Work cited

https://www.ajemjournal.com/article/S0735-6757(20)30344-2/fulltext

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12103-020-09545-1

file:///Users/melissamartin/Downloads/Explanatory%20Synthesis%20Checklist.htm

file:///Users/melissamartin/Downloads/Resources%20for%20Writers_%20Synthesis%20Writing.htm

ITSD424U5IP

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Assignment Description

Update the GUI application you have developed so far by adding a Java application to store the order just made by the customer in a file and present a file confirmation message using files and streams. You may accomplish this by outputting the sub order information to a file. Finally, you will read this file to display the order confirmation information.

  • Output user-entered data to a destination file using the file class.
  • Input data from a source file using the file class.
  • Use FileWriter class and PrintWriter class to output an order confirmation.

Order Information

  • Beverage: xxxx
  • Sub bread: bbbbbbb
  • Sub type: ttttttttttttt
  • Sub size: ssssssss

Customer Information

  • Name: fffffff lllllll
  • Address: aaaaaaaaaa
  • City: ccccc
  • State: ss
  • Zip: zzzzz
  • Phone: nnn-nnn-nnnn

Input File: SubOrder.txt

Deliverable:

The following are the U5 Individual Project deliverables:

  • Save the final program code you just developed and ran successfully in a ZIP file that includes all of your Java project files and a sample output file.
  • Update the Design Document title page with the new date and project name (U5 IP).
  • Update previously completed sections based on instructor feedback.
  • Update use diagrams, class diagrams, activity diagrams, and sequence diagrams if the actual development of the application changes some of the original representations from Unit 1.
  • Save screenshots of your application, and paste them under the section called “Famous Favorite Sub Ordering Application Screenshots.”
  • Be sure to update your table of contents before submission.
  • Name the document yourname_ITSD424_IP5.doc.
  • Submit the final design document and Java application ZIP file for grading.

Please submit your assignment.

Topic 3 DQ 2

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Chapter 2 of the textbook discusses two scenarios in which evidence may not meet some audience’s expectations. In the first scenario, two scientific studies are in conflict with each other In the second scenario, a child psychiatrist uses stories from his patients rather than statistics as evidence. Each case poses a problem regarding the use of evidence: We sometimes have difficulty reconciling conflicting pieces of evidence, and we are reluctant to see stories, rather than statistics, as valid evidence. In the essay that you are writing right now, what kinds of evidence have you found?  In what way might it meet an audience’s expectations? Name the audience, discuss how it may meet–or not meet–the audience’s expectations, and explain why. Later in the week, compare your observations about evidence with those of your classmates.

 Scenario 1The results of two scientific studies are in conflict with each other. In the first study, McAuley, Hopke, Zhao, and Babaian (2012) found “no apparent risk to human health from e-cigarette emissions” after taking into account the particular compounds found in e-cigarette vapor that the study measured (p. 850). In the second study, researchers suggested that the pollutants contained in e-cigarette vapor “could be of health concern for users and secondhand smokers” (Schober et al., 2014, p. 628). Before using these studies in a research paper, a writer would do well to answer questions like the following: What were the methodologies for both studies? Did researchers measure the same pollutants in each study? Why else might discrepancies between the two studies exist?

Scenario 2In a published academic journal article, child psychiatrist Andres Martin (2000) used qualitative evidence to convince his fellow psychiatrists to see tattoos as an opportunity to get to know their teenaged patients, rather than as an opportunity to assess the problems they are facing. Martin’s evidence contained no numbers—no statistics, no dollar amounts, and no measurable data. Rather, he used descriptions of two teenage boys, who were his patients at the time, and their descriptions of the tattoos they either had or were planning to get.

Essay NC

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To answer these topics completely, it takes a minimum of 350 words. A complete thoughtful answer is more important than word count.

Topics for your Essay, Choose one

Topic A: You try to live strictly by the moral rules contained in your religion’s moral code. The two most important rules are “Be merciful” (don’t give people what they deserve) and “Be just” (give people exactly what they deserve). Now suppose a man is arrested for stealing food from your house, and the police leave it up to you whether he should be prosecuted for his crime or set free. Should you be merciful and set him free, or be just and make sure he is appropriately punished? How do you resolve this conflict of rules? Can your moral code resolve it? To what moral principles or theories do you appeal?

Topic B: Why do you think people are tempted to use the straw man fallacy in disagreements on moral issues? How do you feel when someone uses this fallacy against you? To demonstrate your understanding and to teach the idea to the rest of the class, provide a relevant real-life example of the logical mistake. (You MAY use an outside source to help you present your example; be sure to summarize or paraphrase, cite, and use announcing verbs.) Choose carefully—consider whether your example does a good job of illustrating a Straw Man. Compare it to similar fallacies, and show why your example is a Straw Man rather than another fallacy like an Appeal to the Person. Your discussion of your example should be detailed so that readers can evaluate the fallacy. Argue the case for why your example is an example of Straw Man.

The Health Problem – Health Policy

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Identify and select a health problem in the US Health Care sector from the list below.  Prepare a summary document using the required table format shown below. Note a maximum of five (5) students may select the same topic. In Week One, you need to sign up for a topic in the Assignment One Topic Selection folder. Unless the professor reaches out to you directly, your chosen topic is approved. The table should be single spaced and a maximum of two and a half (2.5) pages. Also include a cover page and a reference page in APA Format (these do not count toward the page limit). Except in the case of titles, use complete sentences, i.e. write using narrative format. No more than 15% of direct quotes or paraphrasing are permitted in the document. Review the bolded text in the Class Guidelines section of the syllabus above for formatting requirements. The topics are as follows:

  1. Tobacco dependency threatens the health of many Americans and it poses a preventable burden to the health care system.
  2. It is not unusual for patients in US hospitals to acquire preventable diseases, infections and conditions during their stay in the hospital.
  3. A growing pool of patients is unable to read and write in the English language. Language is a barrier to effective care delivery as well as patient compliance.
  4. Elderly and disabled patients with multiple medications are at risk of medication interactions and potential drug safety concerns.
  5. Veterans may suffer from service-related injuries. Both physical and mental health are concerns for the Veteran’s Administration (VA).
  6. Health care providers are scarce in certain low-income and rural under-served areas in the US, including Native American territories.
  7. Disadvantaged patients may seek care in emergency rooms because they have nowhere else to receive services.
  8. Disadvantaged children often do not have health insurance and do not receive the preventive care (such as vaccines and well-baby check-ups) that can help avoid long-term health problems.

 

Student Name:

Assignment #1 Title:

Provide a unique name for the health problem and the short name of the applicable federal policy or legislation meant to address the problem.

Health Problem:

Describe and provide details about the health problem.  Indicate in detail who is most impacted by this health problem. Include relevant statistics (incidence, mortality, morbidity, etc.).

This section must include how the problem impacts patients, health care providers and/or professionals, health organizations, healthcare insurers/payers and the government. Note the human and financial costs. Use in-text citations for all statistical references. 

Healthy People 2020:

Summarize the health problem as recognized by Healthy People 2020’s goals for the nation. Note how the health problem you identified fits within the Healthy People 2020 framework – is it a goal, Leading Health Indicator, etc. Use in-text citations as needed.

Include a discussion on the which social determinants of health impacts the health issue you selected.

Does another governmental agency or public health organization describe the problem? If so, provide details on how this agency/organization describes the problem.

If the issue is not identified in Healthy People 2020, hypothesize about why this specific societal health problem might have been excluded from Healthy People 2020

Official Title and Citation of the Legislation:

Indicate the government’s response to the health problem you selected via online research. Select one federal policy or piece of federal legislation. In this section, include the title, bill number or citation from the statute.

Status:

As of the date of submission, what is the status of the federal policy or legislation in the health policy cycle and why do you believe it fits here?  Reference a stage(s) of Figure 1, the US Policymaking Cycle, found in the Week 1 Course Introduction document.

Analysis of the Public Policy Response:

Describe the scope of the federal policy or legislation (describe specific provisions from the law and how they are meant to address the health issue) and the anticipated impact.

Policy and Social Determinants of Health

Does the policy address, facilitate or hinder access to the social determinants of health?

Conclusion:

In your opinion, does the health policy or legislation adequately addresses the health problem you identified? Why or why not? Be specific.

Resources for Updates:

What policy resources would a health organization use to check for updates on this policy or legislation?

reIP2

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SPSS 0utputs and 500–1,000-word analysis When computing descriptive statistics, there are times when the researcher needs to organize the data into two or more groups to compare the statistics concerning the groups. Although there are many ways to separate the data in SPSS, the Explore command is an easy method to separate the data and make common calculations. For more information about the Explore feature, review Section 21.4 in your Green & Salkind text.Use the Explore command to compare the income levels (rincdol) for both genders (sex). Go to the Resources area of the class to download the files that you will need to complete your assignments each week. Open gss.sav in SPSS, and complete the following calculations to determine the differences in the income level between males and females.Compute the following for each group:

  1. Mean
  2. Median
  3. Quartiles
  4. Range
  5. Variance
  6. Standard deviation
  7. Skewness
  8. Kurtosis

The Explore command will also produce several different types of plots. Click on the Plots button, and create the following plots for each group:

  1. Histograms (include the normal curve on the histogram)
  2. Box plots
  3. Stem-and-leaf plots

Use the calculations and plots to answer the following questions. When discussing a calculation, include the value in the text to bolster your analysis.

  1. What can you determine from the measures of skewness and kurtosis relative to a normal curve?
  2. What are the mean and median?
  3. Does the mean or median seem better to represent the scores? How have extreme scores impacted these values?

Submit your output from all SPSS analysis as an SPSS output file and your Word document. 

Discussion 3 – Fiat Money Discussion Topic

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*** Before completing this graded discussion, you should have a full understanding of the concepts below. If you don’t, please use the textbook and review them first.

  • Money, Fiat Money, Central Bank, Money Supply, Functions of Money, Fractional Banking System, The Federal Reserve, Blockchain

Instructions and Steps:

1. Review the Ongoing Discussion Topic General Instructions > Select this link to Open

2. Access this introductory video on blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

 Blockchain and the Middleman | TED Institute (UTUBE)

 

TEDInstitute. (2017, September 22). Blockchain and the Middleman | TED Institute. [Video]. YouTube.

3. View the following 2 TED Talks (video presentations). As you watch the videos, take notes of any relevant information.

 The future of money | Neha Narula (UTUBE)

 

TED. (2016, September 16). How the blockchain is changing money and business | Don Tapscott. [Video]. YouTube.

4. Decide which of the 2 TED Talks (The future of money or How the blockchain is changing money and business) best responds to this question:

  • Should we trust electronic currencies like bitcoin the way we trust government-issued money? 

5. Produce a response (post) of a least 5 sentences in which you explain your position. Your post must be detailed and contain at least the following elements:

  • It must state the title and the author of the chosen TED talk.
  • It must state the reason why you believe the TED talk best answers the question.
  • It must explicitly explain the relationship, connection, or link between the ideas provided in the TED Talk and the concept of Fiat Money. 

6. Produce two responses (replies) addressing at least two other classmates. These replies may respond to questions made of your post or can critique a classmate’s response to the main question. Your replies must contain the following elements:

  • It must explicitly state which of the 5 Intellectual Standards (Clarity, Accuracy, Precision, Relevance, and Logic) you are addressing.
  • It must contain a question of a classmate’s response or it must be a response addressing questions made about your post.

Note that a single reply may both address a question and post a question. 

For example, if in your opinion, the reason or rationale someone used to select one of the 3 videos was not clear, you can point that out by asking questions of Clarity, and by addressing what was unclear about the statement. An effective reply may look like this; Clarity and Precision can be improved. “when you wrote about _________, I was not sure if you meant _________ or ________. Can you say that in a different way? Can you be more specific?”.

To earn full credit, in this discussion, you are required to produce One (1) Post and Two (2) Replies to classmates AND reply to everyone who responds to your post. The goal is to have engaging conversations about this topic throughout the week. Your grade will be based on how Clear, Precise, Accurate, Relevant, and Logical your posts and replies are and how engaged you are throughout the week in the conversations. Each entry (a Post or a Reply) is weighted equally.