Imagine that you are running for a state office (e.g., governor, senator, or representative) and you have to prepare a position paper for a debate on controversial issues in the news. (  Copyright laws protect rights of creative independent artists against a large corrupt music industry )

You will want your position paper to demonstrate critical thinking, sound logic, valid claims, personal passion, and credible support that is cited correctly.

Write a two to three (2-3) page (700 to 1,200 words) paper in which you:

Topic to be written about:  Copyright laws protect rights of creative independent artists against a large corrupt music industry

1. Introduce your position using a thesis statement in the first paragraph, including a quote, question, or statistic from your reliable sources and an overview of the main points you will cover. (It’s important to grab the audience’s interest and inform them of what the main and support points are.) 
2. Provide three or four (3-4) major points to support your thesis statement. (Put each major point in a separate paragraph.)
3. Provide one (1) paragraph in which you identify and answer an expected argument against your view.
4. Organized arguments and support for claims effectively.
5. Demonstrate personal passion for your position and critical thinking with persuasive language, sound logic, valid claims, and credible support for the claims.
6. Provide two to three (2-3) credible and reliable references (in addition to the text) about current events, which have been published in the last five (5) years and are cited correctly in the position paper. (Wikipedia is not an acceptable source.) No page headers.

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. 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:

• Apply critical thinking skills to the analysis of issues involving mass media and society.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in media and society.
• Write clearly and concisely about media and society using proper writing mechanics.
• Note: Depending on the student’s topic selection, the outcome measured might include one of the following:
• Evaluate the appropriateness of various media forms for different audiences.
• Analyze selected legal issues and policy regulations pertaining to the media.
• Determine how new forms of technology impact first amendment rights
• Analyze various issues affecting the media business.
• Evaluate the effects of new forms of media (e.g., online services) on social interactions.
• Evaluate the effects of the digital information expansion / explosion on society.

Choose a source of media information written about a health policy issue; you can use any form of media discussed this week in the classroom theory. Critique the information using criteria presented in determining an unbiased source. 

Please use APA format and at least 200 words, no source less than 5 years old

Media Tools

The use of media to influence policy and politics in any environment is familiar in today’s society. The shift from radio, film, and television to social media has had significant impact on political campaigns and advancing policy and agendas with the public and policy makers.  Health promotion is portrayed by the media to consumers in 3 ways:

1. Public education;
2. Social marketing; and
3. Media advocacy.

What is the best use of media for promoting health and advocating for the development of policy and effective politics in healthcare? Nurses are experts at vetting for appropriate use of media to deliver their messages in healthcare. Nurses solicit unbiased information which can be used for taking political stands on policy issues. A comprehensive assessment is required of media sources using the same principles for determining quality of patient education materials. Prior to taking a stand based upon particular information on a policy issue, one must ask the following:

1. What is the medium for the delivery of the message? Is it a credible site?
2. Who is sending the message? Why? 
3. What is the message, and what rhetoric is used? Is there a  “spin doctor” behind the scene?
4. Is the message effective in the presentation? and
5. Is the message accurate? (Mason et al., 2016, p.132-134)

Opinion editorials (op eds.), talk radio, and blogs are methods which can be used to communicate responses to media generated information. Resources are available on effective steps to approach in communicating one’s response to a media outlet for influencing a public agenda. Box 12-3 outlines Guidelines for Getting Your Message Across and Using Social Media.

Communication and Health Policy and Politics

Communication, both verbal and nonverbal, is vital to successful influence for advancing policy initiatives. Persuasion is a powerful activity, which is most effective with savvy communication skills.

Some skills nursing professionals can apply to improve communication effectiveness in person include:

1. First impressions;
2. Attire;
3. Making conversation;
4. Etiquette;
5. Networking in person;
6. Business cards; and
7. Brief biography (Mason et al., 2016).

Nonverbal communication occurs through our physical demeanor and includes body language and nonverbal cues such as eye contact and body position. The phases of conversation are outlined in Mason et al.(2016), p. 95. These phases are critical to understand for successful communication and impacting health policy and politics. 

Alternative Dispute Resolution

During conflict, appropriate communication skills are very important in trying to achieve peaceful resolution of the inherent issues at hand. Strategies for preparation of effective communication are outlined on page 78 of Mason et al. Daily preparation in your workplace can enhance your ability to strategically communicate as a leader in nursing. Key principles are outlined in Chapter 9 which can be applied starting now as you are on this journey to advancing your knowledge on skills at a graduate nursing level. 

 

As the first notable work of cyberpunk fiction, Neuromancer creates a “feeling of transformed reality, where a new vocabulary is required to describe how perception itself has been changed by computers” (Mullan, 2014). 

Many readers struggle with Gibson’s descriptions, and many are lost because of his vocabulary.  Your challenge is to create a mini-guide, using Gibson’s descriptions and vocabulary, to introduce new readers to the novel.

In a 10-slide PowerPoint presentation plus title and reference slides, share a few of Gibson’s descriptions, and try to complement them with images that bring them to life for your audience. Review pp. 10-12 in The College Writer to help you think more critically about how imagery can be used to communicate.  In the notes section for each slide, explain why you chose the descriptions and the images.  For those slides detailing the vocabulary, provide definitions in the notes sections. 

This is your chance to be creative.  Also, if you have been struggling with the novel, this exercise may help you gain a deeper appreciation for the world Gibson creates through his use of description. 

References:

Mullan, J. (2014).  John Mullan on William Gibson’s Neuromancer – Guardian book club.  The Guardian.  Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/07/neuromancer-william-gibson-review-cyberpunk-classic-30-years-on

Requirements:

• 10 slides + title slide and references slide (include an APA citation for the novel and any resources you use)
• Keep in mind Kawasaki’s 10-20-30 rule (Links to an external site.); do not crowd a slide with too much text.  Avoid sharing entire paragraphs from the novel.
• For each slide other than the title and reference slides, provide author notes.  Each slide note should have a minimum of one well-developed paragraph, demonstrating what we have covered this week regarding paragraph structure.  Grammar and spelling count!
• Have fun with this project!  It is your chance to lend your interpretation of the novel and to be creative.

Assignment Submission

• Upload your PowerPoint file to Canvas.

Assignment Requirements Based on the Course Level

Assignment Type                     Course Level100Research Paper (text) Minimum
500 wordsNumber of APA Citations1Essay or Written Answers (text) Minimum
500Number of APA CitationsvaryPresentation (notes, text & slides with graphics) Minimum
10 slidesPPT number of APA citations and/or Author notes per assignment

APA Help

1. Please, review APA style formatting requirements for APA Academic Papers: Purdue Owl: APA 7th Edition, General Format (Links to an external site.) 

Question:

ABC Company had addition to retained earnings for the current fiscal year just ended of $395,000. The firm paid out $195,000 in cash dividend, and it has ending total equity of $5.3 million. The company currently has 170,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Please answer the following questions: 

1. What are earnings per share (E/PS)? 

2. Dividends per share?

3. Book value of share?

4. If the stock currently sells for $64 per share, what is the market-to-book ratio?

5. The price to earnings ratio (P/E)?

6. The company had sales of $5.15 million, what is the price to sales ratio (P/S)?

7. Finally, explain the implication of P/E ratio for different types of investors.

Note: 

1. Need to write the assignment in APA 7th edition format. 

2. Provide your explanations and definitions in detail and be precise. 

3. Comment on your findings. 

4. Provide references for content when necessary. 

5. Provide your work in detail and explain in your own words. 

6. Support your statements with peer-reviewed in-text citation(s) and reference(s).

7. Need to include the information from the textbook as the reference.

8. Need to include at least 2 peer-reviewed articles as the reference.

9. Need to provide examples whenever applicable.

10. Please find the related power point and textbook in the attachment. 

11. Please find the Course Learning Outcome list of this course in the attachment
 

Textbook Information:

Ross, S. A., Westerfield, R. W., & Jordan, R. D. (2018). Fundamentals of corporate finance (12th ed.). McGraw-Hill

ISBN: 9781259918957

 

HR Training Class

Instructions

Imagine that you are a member of the HR department of a small retail company and upper management has asked you to create an employee customer service training class for all new employees.

Requirements

Write a 6 to 7 page paper in which you:

• Justify the use of a needs assessment for your company’s proposed employee customer service training, explaining five ways in which such an assessment would expose any existing performance deficiencies.
• Develop a customer service training implementation plan, including the method of training (for example: presentation, discussion, case study, discovery, role play, simulation, modeling, or on-the-job training).
• Justify your selected training method.
• Propose two ways of motivating an employee who has no interest in attending a training session.
• Develop a survey to collect feedback from the employees who attend the training.
  • Make sure that your survey is designed as though you are providing it to participants for completion. Please include the created survey within the body of your paper.

Use at least three high-quality academic resources in this assignment. Consider beginning with your course textbook and quality sources that can be found in the Strayer Library.

Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resources.