Growth Mindset Presentation

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Growth Mindset Presentation

Use the following scenario for context:

As part of your school, district, or organization’s plan for improvement, the leadership team is considering a book study focusing on the concept of growth mindset. In the past, professional development opportunities have focused on servant leadership. Maintaining a culture of servant leadership remains a significant goal. The goal of the book study is to focus on a topic that supports servant leadership and transformational leadership while igniting the staff in a new and different way.

In order to introduce staff to the concept and book study plan, you have been asked to research the concept of growth mindset and to develop a brief presentation that you will share with the team as a way to ignite interest, enthusiasm, and a collective ownership for the book study.

To prepare, first view Carol Dweck: The Power of Believing That You Can Improve (Links to an external site.) on growth mindset. Select two of the three articles on growth mindset from the following choices:

Watch the video, What Is Transformational Leadership? (Links to an external site.) on the importance of how this type of leadership impacts others. Evaluate how growth mindset and transformational leadership connect.

Create a professional presentation meeting the content and written communication expectations below:

Content Expectations

  • Definition Slide: Use a visual that captures the “spirit” or idea behind growth mindset. Provide a definition of growth mindset.
  • Values & Benefits Slide(s): Describe the value and benefits of having a growth mindset and how maintaining a growth mindset can impact everyone in the school, office, or organization.
  • Servant Leadership Slide(s): Provide an explanation of how the concept of growth mindset relates with and supports the school’s or organization’s focus on servant leadership.
  • Example Slide(s): Provide an example of how growth mindset is or has been exhibited in the workplace scenario you are focusing on and how it aligns with the characteristics of leaders as well as one or more principles of servant leadership.
  • Connection Slide(s): Explain how practicing a growth mindset could lead to improvement in teaching and learning. Include considerations on how a growth mindset connects with transformational leadership.

Written Communication Expectations

  • Page Requirements: Six to ten slides, including the title and references slides.
  • Syntax and Mechanics: Display meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar.
  • APA Formatting: Use APA formatting for title and references slides.
  • Source Requirement: Reference Lopez (2015), Dweck (2014), and the authors of the two articles you selected and read on transformational leadership and growth mindset from this week, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the references page need to be used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

2.5 pages BEST ONLY

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Due Sunday 7/29/18 at 5 pm.  For Modules 3- 7, the papers can conceptualize a client of your choosing using the theoretical perspective outlined for that module. Use the same client for each paper. Each paper should include a brief description of the client/patient, case conceptualization from the perspectives in the theory as supported by your text and other sources and some possible strategies to address each perspective. For example: Using your texts and other sources, write a brief (2-3 pages) Humanist (existential, gestalt, or person centered theories) conceptualization of a client from your present or past work. Include considerations for development of a treatment plan.

Grading Criteria:

I. Conceptualization

o Appropriate conceptualization based on model

o Mindful application of strategies

II. Writing & APA

o Use correct grammar and spelling, etc.

o Proper formatting of title page, etc.

Scenario:

Consumer is a forty-three-year-old African American female who reports being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, manic depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and PTSD. Documentation from the Virginia Department of Corrections medical discharge summary reports on 12/27/11 reports the consumer was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and PTSD. Consumer reports her first hospitalization was at Central State hospital at the age of 14 for suicidal ideations. Consumer reports no current suicidal or homicidal ideations. Previously the consumer received therapy and was seeing the psychiatrist at the Panic Anxiety and Depression Center. Consumer reports she stopped going due to the center closing. Consumer expressed interest in finding a new therapist and psychiatrist. She also reports receiving MHSS in the past. Consumer is currently prescribed Amitriptyline, Seroquel, Mirtazapine, and Lorazepam. Consumer’s medication is prescribed by her PCP Dr. Lerla Joseph, until she finds a new psychiatrist. Consumer reports suffering from depressive symptoms 3 to 4 times a week. Consumer states when she does not have medication she will become more sensitive and have crying spells. Consumer reports during bouts of depression she has a decreased appetite. She also reported isolating herself 3 to 4 times a week due to sadness. Consumer states she doesn’t like being around others. Consumer reports the primary trigger for her depression is when she reflects on the death of her oldest son. She reported her son died in 2011. Consumer reports she has a tough time releasing her stress and sadness. She identified herself as an introvert. Consumer reported being diagnosed with schizophrenia, but she does not believe has the disorder. Consumer admitted that she hears voices, especially of her deceased son and family members. Consumer reports having anxiety daily. She reports when having anxiety, she will hyperventilate and become irritable. Consumer identified being around a lot of people and confusion as her triggers for anxiety. She reported having to increase her anxiety medication. She reports being a single parent to 1 year old twins as a major stressor. She feels as if she has no support from the father, and that she often feels overwhelmed. Consumer reports having difficulty with managing appointments and balancing mother hood. Consumer reports having asthma, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, and hypothyroidism.  Consumer reports her depressive symptoms affect her ability to perform ADL’s. Consumer stated when she becomes depressed she needs motivation to clean and cook. Consumer stated she has history of poor money management. She reports using her money for nonessential items instead of saving it. Consumer expressed that she needs more income to cover her bills and to support her family. Consumer reported being molested by family between the ages of 9 to 11 years old. She identified this period as the start of her depressive symptoms.  Consumer reported no criminal charges were filed. She stated, “I just dealt with it”. Consumer reported becoming emancipated at the age of 17 years old. She reported being on probation at the age of 13-year-old due to fighting and being around negative influences. At the age of 17 years old she was sent to prison for robbery. She stayed in jail for 19 years. Consumer reports abusing heroin from the ages of 15 to 17 years old. MHSS is needed to help the consumer build skills to live successfully and independently in the community.  

week4assignments

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Week 4 assignments.

1. Management Information Systems and Technology. Discussion Board. 

APA format. ALWAYS CITE YOUR SOURCES. REFERENCES LIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. AT LEAST 300 WORDS, INCLUDE CONCLUSION AT THE END. NO PLAGIARISM.

· Define and describe the concept of Data Explosion

· Discuss Thomas Davenport’s assertion that analytics are source of sustainable competitive advantage.  Provide examples from your research or experience of organization’s that have realized competitive advantage through analytics

2. Management Information Systems and Technology. Written Assignment. 

Submit a paper which is 3-4 pages in length (no more than 4-pages), exclusive of the reference page. Paper should be double-spaced in Times New Roman (or its equivalent) font which is no greater than 12 points in size. The paper should cite at least three sources in APA format.  One source can be your textbook, if applicable.

· Develop a case report for the Netflix case using case report rubric and guidelines

· Case report must integrate your concepts along with the input of your peers from the discussion assignment conducted in the previous unit

3. STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING AND MANAGEMENT. Discussion Board.

APA format. ALWAYS CITE YOUR SOURCES. REFERENCES LIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. AT LEAST 300 WORDS, INCLUDE CONCLUSION AT THE END. NO PLAGIARISM.

· In this question, you will consider two theoretical views of an organization’s internal environment. First, explain the resource-based theory and its relevance to strategic management. Then, select one of the other theories (enactment, environmental determinism, institutional theory, or transaction cost economics) and compare and contrast it to the resource-based view. Which do you think best explains the internal environment? Why?

4. STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING AND MANAGEMENT. Written assignment.

After reading the case “Restoration Affiliates,” reflect on the challenges of the organization. Build a value chain of the organization’s activities and identify the strongest and weakest link. Then, based on the information in the case, perform a SWOT analysis. Make sure that there are at least three strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats each. Finally, based on your analysis of the value chain and SWOT, explain what is the most important strategic challenge or opportunity facing the firm and how it could be implemented.

Read the General Guidelines for Case Studies and the Case Study Rubric before beginning thispaper.

Submit at least a 3-4-page case analysis, (independent of the title page and reference page) double-spaced in Times New Roman (or its equivalent) font which is no greater than 12 points in size. Paper and all citations should be in APA format.

5. STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING AND MANAGEMENT. Portfolio Activity.

AT least 2 pages. APA format. Cite your sources. No plagiarism.

This week we learned about the SWOT analysis. Reflect on how you might do a SWOT on your own abilities. For example, what internal personal strengths and weaknesses do you have? What external opportunities and threats are there for you?  For each strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat, can you find one which you discovered through your coursework thus far? After viewing the completed SWOT, what conclusions can you draw about your professional goals? Are they in alignment with the SWOT?

6. Human Resources Management. Discussion Board. 

APA format. ALWAYS CITE YOUR SOURCES. REFERENCES LIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. AT LEAST 300 WORDS, INCLUDE CONCLUSION AT THE END. NO PLAGIARISM.

· Using your own job (current or past) and briefly discuss how your performance was managed and evaluated.

· Using your experience, consider the three most important job duties and design three (3) objectives or measurements using the SMART method. 

· Once you’ve done this, discuss your experience using this method.  Did you find it difficult? Why or why not?

7. Human Resources Management. Written Assignment. 

Submit a 2-3 page paper, exclusive of the reference page and double-spaced. The paper should cite sources independent of the textbook.   

Theorists from multiple disciplines have significantly contributed to the development of modern-day management attitudes and practices.  Among those theorists include Mayo, Maslow, Hertzberg, and McGregor. 

· Spend some time researching the above theorists and then choose the theory you find most relevant for developing your personal management style

· Identify the characteristics of an effective Performance Management System and explain how the theory that you find most relevant deals with those characteristics.  Discuss how your management style jives with an effective Performance Management System.

· Finally, discuss what you believe to be the most important characteristics of an effective coach or mentor and why you believe these characteristics to be the most critical.  Discuss how these characteristics are supported in the literature. 

Assessment Criteria

· Papers will be assessed on how well the each of the above bullet points are addressed

· Paper Organization and Clarity

· Use of Research

8. Managing projects and programs. Discussion Board. 

APA format. ALWAYS CITE YOUR SOURCES. REFERENCES LIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. AT LEAST 300 WORDS, INCLUDE CONCLUSION AT THE END. NO PLAGIARISM.

Read the article Emotional Intelligence Predicts Job Performance: The 7 Traits That Help Managers Relate (http://www.forbes.com/sites/sebastianbailey/2015/03/05/emotional-intelligence-predicts-job-performance-the-7-traits-that-help-managers-relate/) and discuss the following topics:

· The article summarizes the main results of a study on the relationship between Emotional Intelligence and job performance and describes key traits that influence performance.  As a project manager, you are responsible for the most effective use of your resources, including human resources.  How do you factor in the Emotional Intelligences (their presence and absence) among your team members? Is it possible? In you do not think so, explain why. If you believe you can explain what you would do to take advantage of it.

· The author suggests that there has been some debate as to whether EI is something that can be developed or whether a person just ‘has’ it. What do you think? Explain your position.

Modified SWOT Analysis

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Successful businesses regularly analyze their processes to ensure they’re operating as efficiently as possible and maintaining their competitive advantages. Although you can assess a company in many ways, a common technique is the SWOT analysis. In this assignment, you will practice using a SWOT analysis to better understand the factors involved in making business decisions that promote sustainable competitive advantage. 

Research APPLE INC.

Evaluate the selected company’s sustainable competitive advantage using the SWOT analysis technique.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word modified SWOT analysis that includes the following:

  • An introduction with a detailed description of the company
  • A SWOT analysis diagram that includes strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
  • An evaluation of how specific internal factors (strengths and/or weaknesses) support and/or promote a competitive advantage; examples may include:
  • Financial, physical, or human resources
  • Access to natural resources, trademarks, patents, or copyrights
  • Current processes (employee programs or software systems)
  • An evaluation of how specific external factors (opportunities and/or threats) support and/or promote a competitive advantage; examples may include:
  • Market trends (new products or technology advancements)
  • Economic trends (local and/or global)
  • Demographics
  • Regulations (political, environmental, or economic)
  • Conclusion with an evaluation of how the company has retained its competitive advantage

Include APA-formatted in-text citations and a reference page with at least 2 sources. Note: You may include your textbook as 1 of the sources.

Note: You can view sample SWOT Analyses by visiting the University Library > Databases > B > Business Source Complete: SWOT Analyses.

Assignment 4: Earned Value Management (EVM)

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  1. Assignment 4: Earned Value Management (EVM)
    Due Week 8 and worth 130 points
    Use the Internet or the Strayer Library to research articles on EVM. 
    Project managers often use Earned Value Management (EVM) if they want to compare the status of their projects to their project plans. Using the same project from Assignment 3, develop a project scenario to explain the amount of work that you have completed with the funds allotted.
    This assignment consists of two (2) sections: 

    • MS Project Exercise 
    • EVM paper
    • You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment for which it is written. Additionally, you may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.
      Section 1: MS Project Exercise
      Assume that your project is using more resources (e.g., time, money, and / or other non-labor resources, etc.) than anticipated through 50% of the project duration. 
      1. Update the project schedule to reflect related resource changes. 
      2. Produce a series of EVM reports from MS project that illustrates your project’s performance. Note: Your reports should focus on the cost and schedule performance of the project.
      Section 2: EVM Paper
      Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
      3. Summarize the resource changes of your project, and discuss the performance results of your project.
      4. Determine one (1) performance measurement baseline for your MS Project. Justify your response.
      5. Apply earned value analysis (EVA) in order to forecast future cost issues. Justify your response. 
      Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
    • 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:
    • Appraise the process of determining the cost and relevant budget required for a project component.
    • Analyze quality assurance processes in project management.
    • Use technology and information resources to research issues in project estimating and budgeting.
    • Write clearly and concisely about project estimating and budgeting using proper writing mechanics.
    • Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric found here.

Advanced computer architecture

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 1. Conduct research on the IEEE or ACM journal articles or conference proceedings,  published within the last one-year period, about the pipelining concepts. Submit a total of  two-page summary for three important publications (along with the original paper  complete reference information only). 

2. This problem aims to investigate the major perspectives of RISC and CISC architectures  in both a written report and a fun mock debate format.  a. There are different hypothetical real-life roles: a.1) Local City Mayor, a.2) Tier-1  Research University Biology Professor, a.3) Industrial Businessman, a.4)  Hardware developer, a.5) Software developer, and, a.6) NASA Director. b. Conduct research on major journal articles, conference proceedings, or real-life  implementations about the RISC and CISC concepts and develop at least three fact-based debate arguments for both to defend and to destroy each architecture  for each of the hypothetical roles. (You need to find strong as well as convincing  arguments that go well beyond the fundamental class coverage) c. Submit the report including your arguments for and against each architectural  approach (as part of the project-2). d. During the project due date, the hypothetical roles for RISC and CISC teams (to  perform each role one at a time) and groups to promote each architecture will be  randomly assigned in the class. (Satisfactory performance at each role is required  for successful project completion)  

3. Conduct research and explain the following concepts (with proper references): GelsingerHennessy debates, SPEC benchmarks, Spectre and meltdown vulnerabilities (concise  concepts and most recent developments), Blue gene supercomputers and corresponding  architectures, Top-6 most powerful supercomputers, and Macro-op fusion. 

4. Conduct research on recent processors from Intel, IBM, and ARM. Describe their specifications, obtain their figures, and compare their pipeline operations in terms of  strengths/weaknesses, etc. Also, propose one new idea to improve the existing pipeline  operations (make sure to include original source complete references) 

Final Project Proposal

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The Final Project Proposal is a written submission in which students identify and discuss the issue(s) surrounding their chosen themes/topics and propose a program, initiative, or activity that will address those issues. For example, a student from a previous semester chose the theme of Climate Change and Natural Disasters for his project package. For the Final Project Product Proposal, he discussed how climate change affects agriculture in South and Central America. Within the proposal, he identified the issue and causes, prior attempts and deficiencies in addressing the issue, and proposed the solution of enhancing global awareness through art (making information pertaining to climate change more appealing and interesting for a targeted audience). 

I have added the book and samples of the assignment.

Potential theme/topics/global health problems include, but will not necessarily be limited to:

COVID-19 (highly recommended)

Zika

HIV/AIDS

Obesity & Heart Disease

Food/Water Insecurity, Hunger, & Poverty

Medical Tourism

Climate Change & Natural Disasters

Abortion & Family Planning

Universal Healthcare vs. Private Sector Insurance-based Payers

Health & Wellbeing for Nations at War/Unrest

Vaccinations, Genetic Testing, Autism & Developmental Disabilities

Global Health Security & Preparedness for Aggressive Communicable Diseases

LGBT Community Health

Cancer

Euthanasia / Death & Dying

White, Skinny/Thin, Heterosexual, United Statesian Privilege

***Students are also welcome and encouraged to propose topics of study they would like to pursue beyond this list.

Alert!! Critical Writing (Logistics Management), free plagiarism, Use APA style for referencing

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Critical Writing

The purpose of this assignment is to identify and apply Logistics and Supply Chain Management concepts/tools to suggest logistics performance priorities. To this purpose, you should search and review about these companies through secondary available information. Think about how you can apply the concepts/tools that you learned in this course.

Suggest logistics performance priorities for a fast food chain Five Guys restaurant (product), and explain why you have come to your conclusions:

The Answer must follow the outline points below:

1. Executive summary (word count rage 100)

– Summarize what is logistics performance priorities, what Logistics and Supply Chain Management concepts/tools applied to achieve the company’s objective in Saudi Arabia.

2. Background information (word count rage 250)

– Briefly introduce the company background (e.g., name, products, business size, location, internal/external interesting facts, etc.).

3. Problem Description (word count rage 300)

– Describe the objectives clearly and specifically.

– The objective may involve either logistics decision-making or process improvement.

4. Application of logistics and supply chain management concepts/tools that applied (300)

– Describe what specific logistics and Supply Chain Management concepts/tools be applied to achieve the objective. This section should make it clear that you understand the concepts/tools you are about to use.

5. References (7 references)

Use APA style of referencing

Submit Project Memo #2 – Price Elasticity of Demand

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  1. Go to Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) portal and construct the line graph and the scatter plot of the Expenditure on Fuels vs Gasoline Prices for time-period 2001-2013 using the step-by-step procedure outlined in the handout “How to Observe Price Elasticity of Demand”.
  2. Now, imagine yourself as an economic research associate at the United States Department of Commerce. You are tasked to analyze the price elasticity of demand for gasoline since 2001 in order to help the forecasting office to project tax revenues from the new tax structure. You need to answer the questions that forecasting office sent you and prepare an analytical memo for them. Here are the questions:
    1. What is the relationship between the fuel expenditures and the price of gasoline?
    2. How does the quantity of fuel expenditures and the price of gasoline move over time? In the same or in opposite directions?
    3. Compare the slopes of the fuel consumption expenditure and the gasoline price curves during two different economic expansions: 2002-2008 and 2009-2013. Have those slopes changed over time? What does that mean in terms of the price elasticity of demand?

3. Write a 2-page business memo to the Forecasting Office at the United States Department of Commerce detailing your analysis of questions A-C. Remember to include two charts you have constructed (cut and paste them into the memo). Economists like visuals! The memo should be typed in Word and be no less than 500 words and no more than 2 pages. Save you memo in pdf for submission. Use the handout “How to Write a Memorable Memo” to help you structure your memo. Make sure to cite any data or research/popular sources at the end of the memo in the Bibliography section, which should be in the Chicago Author-Date style. The bibliography is in addition to word count and to page-count.
 

Discussion post 2 – 500 words

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Focus on the image below, “Key Roles of Teams”. Select four roles and take a deep dive into the meaning and function of each of the roles you selected. In addition to the textbook, utilize at least three outside sources to support your submission.

The textbook lists the information below referencing the chart:

allocation of roles 

Teams have different needs, and members should be selected to ensure all the various roles are filled. A study of 778 major league baseball teams over a 21-year period highlights the importance of assigning roles appropriately.37 As you might expect, teams with more experienced and skilled members performed better. However, the experience and skill of those in core roles who handled more of the workflow of the team, and were central to all work processes (in this case, pitchers and catchers), were especially vital. In other words, put your most able, experienced, and conscientious workers in the most central roles in a team. We can identify nine potential team roles (see Exhibit 10-4). Successful work teams have selected people to play all these roles based on their skills and preferences. (On many teams, individuals will play multiple roles.) To increase the likelihood team members will work well together, managers need to understand the individual strengths each person can bring to a team, select members with their strengths in mind, and allocate work assignments that fit with members’ preferred styles.

Robbins, Stephen P.; Judge, Timothy A.. Organizational Behavior (Page 323-324). Pearson Education. Kindle Edition.