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 you can discuss concepts that were unfamiliar until now or make connections between various concepts, ideas, debates and evidence being discussed in the course over time. Include the following elements: 

 Describe the course content you will be reflecting on (readings for this week, videos, lectures, discussions) by providing a brief overview. For example, for assigned readings, discuss the key arguments and conclusions. Analyze by considering the strengths and the weaknesses of the content being reflected upon?

 Reflect on the content: What are your reactions to the content?

 What are your feelings about your experience in the course and with the content? 

Reflect on your Learning: What you have learned? 

Can you demonstrate an improved awareness and self-development because of the learning situation? 

What can be concluded in a general and specific sense from this situation/experience and the analyses you have undertaken?  

 These assignments require that you write a journal reflection of what you have learned in the course for this week. The purpose of this assignment is to ensure you are processing your thoughts on the course content. This will enhance your learning and knowledge. This reflection journal is private. None of your peers will be able to see it. Although an informal writing assignment, you should use APA referencing and reference page when you are describing and paraphrasing from the course content. • Typically, journals are no more than 2 pages in length.  

University of Phoenix Statistics MTH/217 Wk 4

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ATTACHED BELOW IS WORKSHEET AND EMAIL DOCUMENT

Wk 4: Plan Review 

Write a 700- to 1,050-word response to the former employee’s plan.

For each of the items in the first column of the table:

·  Identify the employee’s plan.

·  Discuss whether you think this is the correct plan.

·  Describe any modifications you might make, if applicable.

EMAIL: From: Previous Employee <[email protected]>
Sent: September 30, 2020 9:41 AM
To: New Employee <email address unknown>
Subject: Plan for Analysis of Desirability Survey 

Hi New Employee,

I didn’t get a chance to meet you before I left my position, but I wanted to leave you some of my ideas for analyzing the results of the desirability survey. I’m not really sure if they will be helpful. Actually, it might be a good idea to check for errors since statistics were never one of my strengths. Nevertheless, I think this plan can save you some time and use the information to support the organization!

For what it is worth, here is my proposal for data analysis:

The purpose of the analysis will be to understand the desirability of professional development amongst staff members and if there are differences in desirability between managers and employees.

To investigate this, first I will use a chart to visually represent the data. I think using a pie chart will help me see the data the best because I can see, visually, if anything looks different between the two groups. After visually inspecting the data on my pie chart, I will compute the mean, median, mode, and standard deviation of the manager and employee groups’ responses. I will compare these values and determine if I need to run a t-test to see if there are differences between the groups. 

Frankly, I can’t really remember what differences the t-test will test for. But I think it is differences in the standard deviations. I get a little confused about if I should be choosing a one-tailed (directional) or two-tailed (non-directional) t-test. Since I’m not really sure which group might be higher or lower than the other, I think I will choose a non-directional test. I will conduct the t-test using Microsoft Excel. 

After running the t-test, I need to decide if the results are statistically significant. To so this, I will look for the p value associated with the t-test to determine if the differences between the two groups are able to be inferred to the population (I am considering the rest of the employees and managers at the organization who didn’t take the test to be that population). If the p value is less than 0.08, I will be able to infer the results to the population (I will be testing at an alpha of 0.05). From this information, I will be able to tell our supervisors a few things: (1) If people even find professional development desirable and (2) if employees and managers see professional development as the same desirability. 

I hope this is useful. I apologize that I couldn’t get further along in the analysis before leaving the company!

Regards,

Previous Employee

BRAINSTORM ASSIGNMENT DUE IN 24 HOURS

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 THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE ATTACHED “BRAINSTORM” – DUE IN 24 HOURS – 

Required Resources

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Piper, T. (2015). Language, learning, and culture: English language learning in today’s schools. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu

  • Chapter 1: The Faces of Diversity
  • Chapter 2: Language, Learning, and Culture

Articles

Deng, F., & Zou, Q. (2016). A study on whether adults’ second language acquisition is easy or not: From the perspective of children’s native language acquisition. (Links to an external site.) Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 6(4), 776-780. doi:10.17507/tpls.0604.15

  • This article provides information about the unique perspectives of adult learning in an English as a second language classroom and will assist you with your Who Are English Language Learners? discussion and your Understanding the Importance of Language Objectives assignment.
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Himmel, J. (n.d.). Language objectives: The key to effective content area instruction for English learners.  (Links to an external site.)Retrieved from http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/language-objectives-key-effective-content-area-instruction-english-learners

  • This article provides information about using language objectives in an English as a second language classroom and will assist you with the Understanding the Importance of Language Objectives Assignment.
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Lieshoff, S. C., Aguilar, N., McShane, S., Burt, M., Peyton, J. K., Terrill, L., & Van Duzer, C. (2008, March). Practitioner toolkit: Working with adult English language learners. (Links to an external site.) Retrieved from http://www.cal.org/caela/tools/program_development/CombinedFiles1.pdf

  • This document from the Center for Applied Linguistics will help you understand several components of helping adult ELLs learn English. This document will help you on the assignment.

create a sample budget

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 To create a sample program personnel budget and to evaluate your budget. (A sample has been attached to guide you in the process).

Scenario:
You are the director of a small center, Child Time, and forecasting for your upcoming year. Your program will have three classrooms open, each projecting to be full: two toddler rooms of 8 children (in each classroom) and a preschool room of 18. All three rooms will need two teachers the entire hours of operation, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Teachers can work no more than eight hours per day, meaning you will need additional coverage during the day in each room. You need to create an annual budget that considers the expenses of six teachers plus you (adding in 25% for fringe benefits to base salaries) to the income generated by tuition. Your goal is to keep the percentage of your budget spent on personnel at 70% or below. 

Create a spreadsheet to calculate the average hourly rate you can pay all of your teachers, assistants and yourself, which includes the percentage of total income you are spending on payroll. This spreadsheet also needs to include what you are charging for tuition for each age group.

Self-Reflection: 50 points

  1. For your budget, explain how this budget addresses the issues in the scenario (40 points).

Create a Value Chain for a Company

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Value chain analysis, developed by Michael Porter, focuses on analyzing the internal activities of a business in an effort to understand costs, locate the activities that add the most value, and differentiate a company from the competition. The overall goal of value chain analysis it to identify the core competence of a company as well as areas and activities that will benefit from change, in order to improve profitability and efficiency. You might have heard of SWOT (strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats), and value chain analysis is a tool used to properly identify the strengths and weaknesses of a company. For more information, read The Art of Value Chain Analysis – From Defining Activities to Identifying Areas for Improvement. LINK: https://www.smartsheet.com/art-value-chain-analysis-defining-activities-identifying-areas-improvement
To complete this assignment, follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Choose one of the companies from the following options to research its value chain:
    1. Dell (a manufacturing company)
    2. McDonald’s (a servicing company) 
  • Step 2: Download the Operational Strategy and Value Chain Analysis Template, save a copy so you can edit the templates, and follow the directions on the first page to fill out the templates and worksheet requirements and complete the assignment.
  • Step 3: Submit your completed assignment.
  • To successfully complete this assignment, view the Module 1 Assignment Rubric document.
    Note: To complete the Operational Strategic Performance Dimensions you first need to decide on a specific product offering by your company. Use this perspective when completing the template. The industry metric is the way your product, as well as it competitors, is judged based on each specific operational strategic performance dimension. The Firm metric is how your company’s specific product that you are examining specifically competes on this metric and as compared to its rivals. Remember that if the dimensions is an order winner for this product then it is also the answer to the question, “Why would I, as a consumer, buy this product, over it competitors?” See the example below for the Ford Fusion (a specific product offering of Ford

 

FINAL PAPER MGT 500

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RESPOND TO THESES 2 STUDENTS 150 WORDS EACH

  

MGT 500

Blake Robicheaux 

Leadership | Week 8 

1. It would make sense to think that if a leader could not manager their own behavior, then it is going to be tough for that leader to engage with others and motivate them to work and mind their own behavior as well. I believe that the saying is that you must walk the walk, and talk the talk. In my experience leadership certainly involves an inward and outward journey of self-reflection. This means that the leader puts serious thought into their own character, actions, and motives. 

A leader might be able to read, comprehend, and dictate how to influence a team without self-reflection, but the question is how far the team will go to manage their own behavior if their leadership does not live by his or her own rules for success. Can the leader be respected by the team? Can the leader motivate others to perform at their peak and not perform themselves?

There are many ways to train new leaders so that they can learn to reflect inward and promote that positive management of themselves outwardly: books, classes, and team-building exercises are examples that can be used. I would recommend personal development groups (PD groups) to develop self-awareness (Lennie, 2007) and train individuals to grow others within the organization to effectively manage their own behavior and teach others to do the same.

2. Mandy Charette 

Could a new leader “know” how to influence others if a person cannot manage one’s behavior?    I would have to say yes even though one can not necessarily manage one’s own behavior, you may learn different techniques in training that helps you learn how to teach others, than in turn you will begin to manage your own behavior as well. Moving others into action and inspiring others into action is a role that a leader needs to accomplish, to improve his employees skills and behavior.  The training that I would recommend would be a training on communiciation  for the leader themselves.  It is important that a leader learns how to have good communication skills so they can explain to the employees the companies visions, goals, expectations, and skills.  Learning communication skills for a leader also helps because it teaches you to understand what employees are trying to say which in turn helps you communicate better with them to get things done better.  

Hlss 645

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please follow directions or I will w

will be checked for plagiarism 

Select a peer reviewed article that is focused on one of the following subject areas:

  1. Port Security
  2. Vulnerability of the Maritime Transportation Security (MTS)
  3. Vulnerability to world shipping
  4. Threats presented within the Maritime focused cyber space
  5. Maritime cyber security
  6. Treatment of longshoreman in developing countries
  7. Resilience and Maritime Security

Include the following information:

  • Article name and author
  • Is there a research question that it clearly stated or implied? If so, what is it? Do you believe it is academically rigorous?
  • Is there a hypothesis or thesis or central argument that is clearly stated or implied? If so, what is it?
  • Does the Author answer the “So What?” Were you convinced that the study was worth doing?
  • Is the study unique in any way?
  • What are the main points of the article?
  • What kind of literature review is provided and/or what sources are cited? How well does it fulfill that purpose?
  • How well does the Author explain their method of collecting and analyzing data? Could you replicate the study based upon the article before you?
  • Is there any discussion of variables? Is so, how? Does the Author look at alternative points of view?
  • Do the study’s findings support the authors Goals or Thesis? How valid are they?
  • Does the conclusion follow from the evidence provided? Are you persuaded by it? Why or Why Not?
  • Does the Author address the implications of these results? If so, how comprehensively is this done?
  • Do you notice other strengths and limitations of this study?

Technical Requirements

  • Your paper must be at a minimum of 3-5 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
  • Scholarly and credible references should be used.
  • Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
  • Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework. 
  • Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.
  • All submissions will be graded using the assignment rubric.

English class

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Write a letter of complaint. Follow the rules for a formal letter, and use the full-block style. The complaint may be about anything you wish (such as malfunctioning equipment, poor building maintenance, or disruptive noises from a nearby business). You can base your letter on a true experience, or you can make up all the details you need.

Establishes a specific topic and approach, as well as setting an appropriate tone/mood for the composition. Engages the reader and creates interest.543210(Question 1) Conclusion: Provides adequate closure and reinforces the meaning/significance established in the introduction. Effectively wraps up the composition.543210(Question 1) Coherence and Unity:Ideas flow clearly and logically as composition develops. Each paragraph contains one main idea (with adequate detail to develop that idea clearly and logically) and a connection to the ideas that precede and follow it. Clear transitions are present between sentences as well as between paragraphs. Student remains focused on one topic throughout the composition.10–98–76–54–32–10(Question 1) Spelling, Word Choice, Punctuation, and Capitalization:The composition is free of spelling errors. Appropriate language has been chosen for the topic. The composition is free of errors such as comma splices, misplaced commas, and inappropriate end punctuation. All punctuation is used correctly and does not interfere with comprehension.10–98–76–54–32–10(Question 1) Grammar: The composition utilizes correct and consistent verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, clear pronoun/antecedent agreement, and so on. Grammar errors do not interfere with comprehension10–98–76–54–32–10(Question 1) Sentence Structure:Sentences are varied in both structure and length. Sentences are complete, expressive, clear, and to the point. No run-on sentences or sentence fragments are included.10–98–76–54–32–10(Question 2) Quality of Letter: The topic is one that is best addressed in writing and/or by mail. The student has stated a clear complaint and addressed that complaint to the person/department able to remedy the problem. The tone of the letter has been kept relatively unemotional.543210(Question 2) Parts of a Business Letter:The student has included and correctly utilized all necessary parts of a business letter (a return address/letterhead, date line, inside address, salutation, complimentary close, and full signature block). If additional aspects are included, they are used correctly.20–1817–1514–1211–98–65–0(Question 2) Spelling, Word Choice, Punctuation, and Capitalization:The letter is free of spelling errors. Appropriate language has been chosen for the situation, fitting the requirements of a complaint letter. The letter is free of errors such as comma splices, misplaced commas, and inappropriate end punctuation. All punctuation is used correctly and does not interfere with comprehension. Punctuation and capitalization are both used appropriately in conjunction with the requirements of a business letter.10–98–76–54–32–10(Question 2) Grammar: The letter uses correct and consistent verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, clear pronoun/antecedent agreement, and so on. Grammar errors do not interfere with comprehension.10–98–76–54–32–10(Question 2) Sentence Structure:Sentences are varied in both structure and length. Sentences are complete, expressive, clear, and to the point. No run-on sentences or sentence fragments are included. Construction contributes to and complements the message of the letter.543

MS2 Goals

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Workplace: worksite wellness coordinator for ABCD Enterprise, made up of a range of individuals (ages 20 to mid-60s):  

You have been tasked with creating a newsletter on a topic of: Increasing mobility

  

The objective of my newsletter would be to increase the mobility of the employees at the workplace to encourage them to live healthier lives thus improving their level of energy as well as their concentration. 

The first SMART goal of the newsletter would be, “Empowering the employees to work from anywhere, by providing them with virtual sign-in details to increase their productivity in the workplace in the next one year.”

The second SMART goal would be, “Introducing frequent staff assessment in the workplace among the employees of all the departments to promote a results-oriented workplace and improve employee’s performance and productivity within the next six months.”

Assignment: Justify Goals: Explain why the SMART goals used in the newsletter are appropriate for the specific audience and intent of the newsletter and would help in measuring changes and knowledge of the target audience, supporting your claims with evidence. 

Submission: Word document. Include a short paragraph under the goal and SMART objectives, justifying each one. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.

Classroom Management Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom

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Student behavioral and academic outcomes are improved by teachers having a clear understanding of what they are teaching and how they are going to teach it. Creating clear goals and objectives for a lesson with aligned, engaging activities and opportunities for well-defined social interaction can reduce the occurrence of challenging behaviors and improve student performance.

Create a 12-15 slide digital presentation  to be shown to general classroom teachers, of a grade level of your choosing, in a professional development setting, focusing on inclusion and strategies for classroom management.

The presentation should address the following:

  • Identifying realistic expectations for the personal and social behavior of students with disabilities in various settings.
  • Designing learning environments that encourage active participation in individual and group activities for individuals with and without disabilities. 
  • Promoting social skills that students with disabilities need for educational and other settings.
  • Preparing students with disabilities to live harmoniously and productively in a culturally diverse world.
  • Using collaborative learning groups and project-based activities to help students practice self-determination and self-advocacy skills.
  • One recommended classroom management strategy for each of the identified behaviors  to motivate students: incomplete work, lack of participation, talking out of turn or disrespectful language, and refusal to work with others.

Include a title slide, reference slide, and presenter’s notes.

Support your presentation with 2-3 scholarly resources.