Work #1:

Define several forms of metadata that can be useful to an investigation. How is it valuable to an investigator?

Post between 200 and 300 words.

Use your own words

Work #2:

Group Writing Assignment:

After reviewing the  blogs and videos answer the following:

You are provided with a scenario below.  As a group make a recommendation for the best approach for sales compensation plan based on what little information has been provided:

Scenario #1:  In the midst of the pandemic you work for a restaurant in New York City who is trying to keep their doors open.  Currently there is only curbside pickup available.  You need to increase the number of pickup orders and you challenge the staff to come up with ideas and incentives to do so.  What is their plan?

Scenario #2: The restrictions are being lifted and you now can have a dining room at 50% capacity.  The community is still reluctant to return to in restaurant dining.  You need to have both pickup orders and book the in restaurant service to capacity to meet your minimum margins.  You challenge your staff to come up with ideas and incentives to do so.  What is their plan?

Work length should be 3 to 4 number in length using APA formatting and should include a cover and reference with a minimum of 3 resources used.  The cover and resource are not included in the work count.

All works in this course must be submitted using Microsoft Word. PDFs will not be accepted

Blog Link: https://www.lucidchart.com/blog/sales-compensation-plan

Video Links:

Select a non-chain/non-brand hospitality, travel or tourism business (individual hotel, single restaurant, bakery, night club, brewery, winery, distillery), travel company (regional/charter airline – not a mainline carrier, yacht service – not a cruise line, tour operator, individual travel agency – not an OTA) or tourism organization’s (CVB, DMO, local attraction – not Disney or Universal) web site for review.

Using the textbook and any other supplemental material provided throughout the course, prepare a concise/brief 2 – 3 page written document (using APA style formatting), identify what you find in the company’s website related to the following marketing considerations:

Section One (20 points)

Company Name

Web site address (URL)

Section Two (30 points)

Identify and explain how the core marketing concept of the 4 P’s is represented/reflected in the information presented by the company in their web site:

• Product (What evidence in the web site shows the company’s core, facilitating, supporting and augmented products?)
• Price (What information is conveyed through the web site that demonstrates the value proposition offered by the company?)
• Place (What are the channels of distribution indicted on the web site through which the product can be obtained?)
• Promotion (What are the advertising, public relations, sales promotions and personal selling aspects reflected in the web site?)

Section Three (30 points)

Describe the target marketing strategy (positioning) that’s apparent in the company’s web site, and evaluate and specify to which market segment(s) the web site’s information (appeal) is directed.

Section Four (30 Points)

Identify the evident resources (tools) that are integrated into the web site that enable data gathering and market research about visitors to the site.

Section Five (30 points)

Analyze which micro and macro environmental influences are specifically addressed by the information included in the web site.  Share an example of one factor from micro and one from macro that are highlighted or mentioned in the information presented.  State whether the website utilized this information effectively or ineffectively.

Section Six (30 points)

Differentiate between how the company markets its services on the web site, versus how a manufactured good would be marketed, by identifying their approach to:

• Intangibility (How does the web site appear to overcome the intangibility factor?)
• Inseparability (What is presented in the web site that connects the target market with the experience?)
• Variability (How does the web site convey that there is consistency in experience delivery?)
• Perishability (What elements within the web site convey urgency for the target market to take action?)

Section Seven (30 points)

Assess and summarize how well this web site incorporates and represents the marketing concepts and principles covered throughout the course.  Provide AT LEAST ONE suggested improvement that could be made to enhance its effectiveness.  IMPORTANT:  Identify the marketing concept or theory that led to your suggested improvement.

You must use each of the sections provided above as headers in your written assignment. This will insure that you address all of the course learning outcomes.  Include a cover page indicating your name, student number, course number and title, academic term and date.

Note: spelling, grammar, and syntax are an important component of grading. If you need help with checking these, please consult the writing center (Links to an external site.).  Points will be deducted for these types of errors.  The total potential score for this assignment is 200 points.

Applying an Ethical Theory

Is to morally justified for legal marriage to be available to couples of the same sex?  

[WLO: 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4]

Please read these assignment instructions before writing your paper as they contain very precise and specific instructions on both the content and format requirements. You should download the provided outline and use that to structure your paper, and also consult the assignment guidance and modeled example for additional help. Finally, before submitting your assignment please use the checklist to ensure that you have completed all of the requirements.

Overview

This course has three written assignments that build upon one another and are designed to take you step-by-step through a process of writing a paper that identifies an ethical question, examines the context, issues, and arguments surrounding the question, and attempts to defend an answer to that question using strong moral reasoning.

This second written assignment is a four-part exercise comprised of the following sections:

1. Ethical Question
2. Introduction
3. Explanation of the Ethical Theory
4. Application of the Ethical Theory

For sections (1) and (2) revise and expand on what you did in the first assignment.

Sections (3) and (4) are new.

The main purpose of this paper is to define the nature and scope of the ethical theory in a way that shows how the core principle(s) of that theory lead to a specific moral conclusion on your ethical question. Another way to think of this is to explain how someone who is fully committed to the moral reasoning of the ethical theory would answer your ethical question (even if it is not necessarily how you would answer the question).

The assignment should be 900 to 1,000 words, written in essay form with clearly labeled sections as indicated below, and include a title page and reference page.

Part 1: Ethical Question

State the ethical question beneath this heading.

• This question should be on the same topic as the question presented in the week one assignment, and if necessary, revised based on your instructor’s comments and the additional insight and information you have gained from research on the topic. If you would like to switch topics, you should first consult with your instructor.

Place your ethical question beneath the Part 1: Ethical Question heading.

Part 2: Introduction

Provide an introduction to the topic and question.

• This should be revised and expanded from the Week 1 Introduction in light of your instructor’s comments and the additional insight and information you have gained from research on the topic.
• For instance, you may find that your original ideas about the issue have changed and clarified, that the focus of the ethical question has shifted or become more specific, and/or that there are important background and contextual details that need to be explained.
• The revised introduction should reflect your additional thinking on the scope and significance of the ethical issue, and address any feedback provided by your instructor.
• The introduction should be at least 300 words in one or two paragraphs.

Place the introduction material under the Part 2: Introduction heading.

Part 3: Explanation of the Ethical Theory

Ethical theories provide accounts of how to reason well about moral questions and of what justifies answers to those questions. In this section of the paper, you will discuss either the ethical theory of utilitarianism, deontology, or virtue ethics.

You should not discuss your topic in this section, but focus only on the ethical theory.

The discussion should include the following elements:

• A brief account of the historical background of the theory and the philosopher(s) associated with it.
• An explanation of the core moral principle of the theory, or if there is more than one, the principle that you will focus on in applying that theory to your question.
• A brief, general explanation of how the theory and its core moral principle applies to moral questions, using an example different from the issue that is the main focus of your paper. (For example, if your focus is on how deontology applies to using animals in medical research, you could explain Kant’s moral theory by discussing how it would apply to an issue like lying for the sake of the greater good.)
• This section should focus only on the ethical theory. For instance, if you are discussing physician-assisted suicide from a utilitarian perspective, this section should only discuss utilitarianism in general terms; you should not discuss physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia, or other related topics until the next section.
• The discussion should be around 300 words and must incorporate at least one quote from the required resources on the ethical theory you have chosen to discuss.  Required resources include the textbook chapter focused on that theory (3, 4, or 5) or the “Primary Sources” listed at the end of Chapters 3-5.

Place this section under the Part 3: Ethical Theory heading.

Part 4: Application of the Ethical Theory

Now that you have explained in general terms the core principle of the ethical theory you are focusing on in this paper, you will apply that theory and its core principle to your ethical question.

• Explain as clearly and precisely as you can how that principle leads to a particular conclusion.
• You can think of that conclusion as the answer someone would most likely give to your question if they were reasoning along the utilitarian, deontological, or virtue ethics lines you explained in Part 3.
• Note: This conclusion does not need to be the same as the position you stated in the Week 1 assignment. In fact, it could be the opposing position you discussed there. See the remarks about main purpose of the paper above.
• This section should be around 300 words.

Place this section under the Part 4: Application of the Ethical Theory section.

In your paper,

• Identify the ethical question.
• Introduce the topic and question.
• Explain the ethical theory of utilitarianism, deontology, or virtue ethics.
• Apply the selected ethical theory to the ethical question.

The Applying an Ethical Theory paper

• Must be 900 words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. resource.
• Must include a separate title page with the following: 
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted

For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
• Must quote from at least one of the required resources on the selected ethical theory. 
  • The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. guide.

Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center

This week, you will write a paper that clearly states your thesis, introduces two or more arguments that support your thesis, and uses evidence to support your arguments. Remember that your thesis should be taking a stance on one side of the issue; your reader should be able to clearly be able to tell how you feel about video games and aggressive or violent behavior

Assignment Instructions

Use the Argument Template [DOCX] to guide your work. Be sure to delete any explanatory instructional text before inserting your writing. 

In your paper, address the following:

• Write an introduction with a clear thesis statement to introduce the arguments.
• Apply psychological principles to the creation of arguments and counterarguments.
• Write a conclusion with a statement of point of view and implications.
• Address assignment purpose in well-organized paragraphs, incorporating credible sources, accurate paraphrasing, tone, and citations.

Refer to the scoring guide to ensure that your work meets the grading criteria for this assignment.

Reading these articles will help you to start formulating knowledge for constructing your argument that supports your stance on the topic of violence in video games.

If you’re taking the stance that video games are not harmful to children, refer to the following resources. Read the discussion of each.

• Harrington, B., & O’Connell, M. (2016). Video games as virtual teachers: Prosocial video game use by children and adolescents from different socioeconomic groups associated with increased empathy and prosocial behavior. Computers in Human Behavior, 63, 650–658.
• Lobel, A., Engels, R. C. M. E., Stone, L. L., & Granic, I. (2019). Gaining a competitive edge: Longitudinal associations between children’s competitive video game playing, conduct problems, peer relations, and prosocial behavior. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(1), 76–87.
• Verheijen, G. P., Stoltz, S. E. M. J., van den Berg, Y. H. M., & Cilleson, A. H. N. (2019). The influence of competitive and cooperative video games on behavior during play and friendship quality in adolescence. Computers in Human Behavior, 91, 297–304.
• Wang, B., Taylor, L., & Sun, Q. (2018). Families that play together stay together: Investigating family bonding through video games. New Media & Society, 20(11), 4074–4094.

If you’re taking the stance that video games are harmful to children, refer to the following resources. Read the discussion section of each.

• Chang, J. H., & Bushman, B. J. (2019). Effect of exposure to gun violence in video games on children’s dangerous behavior with real guns: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Network Open, 2(5), 1–11.
• Coyne, S. M., Warburton, W. A., Essig, L. W., & Stockdale, L. A. (2018). Violent video games, externalizing behavior, and prosocial behavior: A five-year longitudinal study during adolescence. Developmental Psychology, 54(10), 1868–1880.
• Dowsett, A., & Jackson, M. (2019). The effect of violence and competition within video games on aggression. Computers in Human Behavior, 99, 22–27.
• Greitemeyer, T. (2018). The spreading impact of playing violent video games on aggression. Computers in Human Behavior, 80, 216–219.
• Shao, R., & Wang, Y. (2019). The relation of violent video games to adolescent aggression: An examination of moderated mediation effect. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1–9.

  

We seek to curb  use of the new genetic interventions for therapeutic goals (e,g, eradicate Down syndrome) or for personal taste (e,g. blue eyed babies)? Should we control these matters with moral or legal efforts? Rely on ethical principles and concepts in your essay and refer to the assigned reading as much as possible. As explained below, you should have a total of 10 references.  Every different chapter in the Vaughn text counts as a new reference.

Grading Rubric for Independent Paper– 35 Points Possible 

• Question topic is clear and succinct. Introduction is well written and outlines students’ arguments. 

• Student identifies the key ethical dilemmas presented by the question. What are the potential paths/responses to the ethical dilemmas? 

• Throughout the paper, relevant ethical principles and concepts are discussed and fully explained. 

• Student provides a thoughtful and comprehensive analysis of alternative arguments and identifies key arguments made in the assigned reading. 

• Student provides a concluding opinion that references relevant literature and includes student’s assessment of the literature. 

Style, Writing, and Formatting – 20% (7/35 points)

• Students makes clear word choices and uses proper grammar. Words are not misspelled.

• Student uses topic sentences and clear and concise language in each paragraph.

• Student provides at least 10 references to peer reviewed literature or law review articles published by law journals.  You may add additional news sources, but only the Atlantic, NY Times, Wall Street Journal, or Washington Post

• All citations are in proper APA format.

• The paper is 7 pages, double-spaced, in 12 point, Arial Font.