3 DISCUSSIONS – DUE IN 12 HOURS – PLEASE ATTACH AS 3 DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS WITH THE APPROPRIATE TITLE WHICH IS LISTED 

  

Discussion – Reader Response 

A successful post meets rubric criteria (Content, Organization, Style/Language, and Sentence Structure/Grammar) and follows the discussion prompt. A successful reply to classmates answers their questions, provides additional insight into the topics they have discussed, generates additional questions, or engages in meaningful and substantive dialogue. Completing this forum should enable you to communicate effectively with the instructor and classmates, review prior knowledge to identify areas of improvement, and plan ahead. (MO 3,5,6)

Instructions:

• In your post summarize what you      have read and learned in the textbooks and online lecture materials this      week.
• In other modules, you will be      continuing the chapters and sections listed under ‘Read’ below in the Module      1 overview. Note your progress as part of your reader response this week.
• Include a discussion point or      question in your post about something you did not understand.
• Include a discussion point or      question in your post about something you thought about as you read.
• Include a discussion point or      question in your post about something you want your peers to think about

Discussion – Life & Literacy 

  

A successful post meets rubric criteria (Content, Organization, Style/Language, and Sentence Structure/Grammar) and follows the discussion prompt. A successful reply to classmates answers their questions, provides additional insight into the topics they have discussed, generates additional questions, or engages in meaningful and substantive dialogue. Completing this forum should enable you to communicate effectively with the instructor and classmates and review prior knowledge to identify areas of improvement. (MO 3,5)

Instructions:

• Post below with one coherent      paragraph discussing literacy and its importance.
• Discuss the significance of      reading and writing in your own life.
• Discuss your experiences with      reading and writing for fun.
• Discuss your experiences with      reading and writing for learning.
• Discuss your experiences with      reading and writing for work.

Discussion – Writing Well 

  

A successful post meets rubric criteria (Content, Organization, Style/Language, and Sentence Structure/Grammar) and follows the discussion prompt. A successful reply to classmates answers their questions, provides additional insight into the topics they have discussed, generates additional questions, or engages in meaningful and substantive dialogue. Completing this forum should enable you to communicate effectively with the instructor and classmates, prepare for course assignments, and review prior knowledge to identify areas of improvement. (MO 3,4,5)

Instructions:

• Post below with one coherent      paragraph discussing what, in your opinion, contributes to the ability to      write well.
• Discuss how one would use a      dictionary and a thesaurus correctly.
• Discuss whether or not you      think it is possible to rely too heavily on a thesaurus.

Rubrics

I try my best to provide quick feedback. Turnaround time for major assignments is at least a week. I grade all assignments according to the following criteria and weight:

Content (C) 25%

• content is strong; offers sharp insights, comments, interpretations, analysis; engages with interesting and complex questions; explores meaningful issues or circumstances

• sense of purpose and ownership is clear; writer is in the essay

• shows genuine thinking and working through of subject matter/topic

• MLA Style issues not potential academic dishonesty will count under content (i.e. poorly integrated sources).

• Any document that does not use proper MLA format will receive a one letter grade reduction.

• Potential academic dishonesty will get addressed following plagiarism protocol.

• Failing to complete all discussions for a forum including the required responses to peers will count under Content.

Organization (O) 25%

• overall structure of thoughts and ideas is logical and sound

• essay follows clear, coherent line of development

• paragraph structure is clear, logical, and sound

• shows ability to guide readers; uses smooth transitions

Style/Language (S/L) 25%

• essay shows consideration of multiple perspectives and an awareness of audience

• voice and tone are appropriate for topic

• uses focused, concise, and specific writing

• wording is appropriate, detailed, and precise

• informal language, slang, colloquialisms, idioms, clichés, contractions, etc. are not used

• Unless you have permission to use 1st or 2nd person, use of such will be counted here.

• Excessive use of 1st or 2nd person will result in a one letter grade reduction.

Sentence Structure/Grammar (SS/G) 25%

• sentence structure is clear, logical, and sound

• grammar and mechanics are correct; mechanical errors do not interfere with meaning

• Any paper with over 20 grammar errors will not earn better than a C.

Read the following early in the week to help you respond to the discussion questions and to complete your assignment(s).

Required Textbook Readings

1. Understanding Plagiarism,      p. IV-28  – (MO 4,5,6)
2. The Norton Reader, p.      xxxiii-xlv, “Reading The Norton Reader” – (MO 4,5,6)
3. The Norton Reader, p.      xlvi-lxvii, “Writing with The Norton Reader” – (MO      4,5,6)
4. The Little Seagull Handbook,      Research, p. 90-118 – (MO 4,5,6)
5. The Little Seagull Handbook,      Research, p. 119-169 – (MO 4,5,6)
6. The Little Seagull Handbook,      Write, p. 2-42 – (MO 4,5,6)
7. The Little Seagull Handbook,      Write, p. 83-89 – (MO 4,5,6)
8. The Little Seagull Handbook,      Edit, p. 268-350 – (MO 4,5,6)
9. The Little Seagull Handbook,      Edit, p. 386-417 – (MO 4,5,6)

  

 READ AND WATCH ONLINE

DUE: Early in the week

Online Lecture Material:  Read and listen to the online lecture material on the following topics.

1. The Writing Process      PowerPoint – (MO 4,5,6)
2. Student Success Center: Proper      Citation Workshop – (MO 1,2,4,5)
3. Critical Reading      Strategies – (MO 2,4,6)

    

4. What is Critical      Thinking? – (MO 2,4,6)

    

5. How Reading Affects Creativity      and Critical Thinking – (MO 2,4,6)

    

6. What is Critical Reading, &      Why Do I Need It? – (MO 4)

    

7. Critical Thinking – (MO      4)

    

8. Sources & Style      Guide – (MO 1,4,5,6)

    

9. Engaging with      Texts – (MO 4)

    

10. Academic Writing      Basics – (MO 4,5,6)

     

11. 13 Rules of      Writing – (MO 1,3,4,5,6)

     

12. A Short Guide to Language      Errors – (MO 3,4)

     

13. Paragraphs & Parts of      Speech – (MO 1,3,4,5)

     

14. Editing Paragraphs – (MO      5)

     

15. Lecture materials also include      sixteen additional links provided as resources/references – (MO      4)

The Widget Company is a small company with only a few employees. Its line of business is to purchase several items from a line of widgets and resale them to other companies. The Company owns one small shop with two rooms, one for sales and office work, and one for product receiving and shipping. The company is owned by a group of investors and it is organized as a corporation.

Widget Company uses a straight-forward financial accounting information system. Of course, accrual accounting is used. Other generally accepted accounting principles used are the $-Value LIFO of valuing product inventory, FIFO for valuing supplies, the straight-line depreciation method for matching the cost of long-term assets to periods of use (half year of depreciation in year of acquisition and disposition), and earnings per share. Widget’s fiscal year extends from January 1 through December 31.

Additional information:

Accounts receivable is recorded at gross. The Allowance for doubtful accounts is computed at 2% of ending accounts receivable. The Office supplies inventory is valued according to FIFO.

The Product inventory balance of 62,754 on December 31, 2010 is based on the following information:

$-Value LIFO index at January 1, 2006      1.0000

$-Value LIFO index at December 31, 2006     1.0425

$-Value LIFO index at December 31, 2007     1.0750

$-Value LIFO index at December 31, 2008     1.0675

$-Value LIFO index at December 31, 2009     1.1400

$-Value LIFO index at December 31, 2010     1.1825

Ending inventory valued at FIFO    $72,000

Ending inventory valued at base     $60,888

Base layer     $35,200

2006 layer at base    $19,250

2009 layer at base      $3,000

2010 layer at base      $3,438

Ending inventory at $-Value LIFO    $62,754

Prepaid insurance is for a six-month policy that expires on April 30, 2011.

The sole Building was purchased in early 2003 for $550,000. At that time, the useful life was expected to be 25 years, and the eventual salvage value was expected to be $0. After a half year of depreciation in 2003, seven years of straight-line depreciation have been recorded at $22,000 per year.

Equipment is recorded using straight-line depreciation.

Accounts payable is comprised of $28,000 owed to various artisans for credit purchases, and $1,000 of accrued utilities.

Wages: A healthcare deduction from employee paychecks is computed at 5% of gross wages. The Widget Company contributes an additional 5% of gross wages (record under Fringe Benefit Expense). 

Federal income taxes average 9% and state income taxes average 4% of income taxable wages (deductions for healthcare are not taxable for federal or state income tax purposes). 

State unemployment taxes are 7% on the first $12,000 of yearly accumulated wages. Federal unemployment taxes are 6.2% (credit of 5.4% granted for state unemployment taxes) on the first $7,000 of yearly accumulated wages. For social security, the tax rate on employees is 4.2%, and on employers is 6.2%. The Medicare tax rate is 1.45% on both employee and employer.

Prepayments and deposits are from customer deliveries that are to be made in 2011.

Note Payable: There are two loans outstanding. One is an interest-bearing note of $100,000, due on October 1, 2014. The annual interest rate is 10%, and semi-annual interest payments are made on April 1 and October 1 of each year. Accrued interest of $2,500 is for three months.

The second is for a 9% installment loan, with annual installments of $44,584 is due on December 31 of each year. The last scheduled payment was made. Its amortization table is:

Cash   Interest    Loan

Date    Payment  Expense  Amort.  Balance

Reply 1

1 postsRe: Topic 4 DQ 2

Organizational culture describes the suitable way of conduct on a company. In other words, organization culture creates principles that govern the behavior of workers in an organization. It is important to note that, organizational culture comprise of the common beliefs and principles that are created by the organization leaders and then conveyed and supported via different approaches, eventually molding worker perception, conducts and understanding. It is correct to state that, cultural barriers impact communication in the organization and can negatively influence the efficiency of the organization. Moreover, barriers may exist in terms race, gender, education level of the workers, and seniority or ranking in the company. In an organization such as healthcare organizations, there are people who come from various settings and also have different cultural beliefs. Therefore, one organizational culture can create difficulty for such individuals to adjust in the atmosphere which can in turn lead to discouragement as well as lack of motivation. Other barriers like disagreements between the nurses, despondent workers as well as absence of effective communication and trust can lead negative impacts on nursing leaders by causing discouragements.

Reply 2

Re: Topic 4 DQ 2

An organizational culture, as defined by Nightingale in her article, are “ideas, customs, behaviors, mission, beliefs, etc. that define the environment of an organization.” (Nightingale, 2018). We like to believe that these concepts are all positive but there are things within an organization’s culture that do make nurses and other staff powerless. Some barriers that would have a negative effect would be shortages of resources and supplies, not enough staff to support the patient census, bullying in the work place, and lack of available time to meet with administration to propose new ideas. Unfortunately, barriers can cause struggles between nurses and nursing leaders. A good nurse leader will rise above the barriers and continue with a good attitude while promoting the employer to the rest of the nurses and staff to ensure a calm throughout the nursing departments.

Reference

Nightingale, A., (2018). Nursing Standard. Developing the Organisational culture in a healthcare setting. Retrieved from: https://search-proquest-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/docview/1992715222?accountid=7374

  

Module 2 – Case

BARGAINING II: AT THE TABLE

Assignment Overview

Gender in Job Negotiations

Women have had to fight for their rights for a long time. For example, the right of women to vote was granted in the United States only in 1920!

But there are still many fields where acceptance and equality in compensation are still to be desired.

One such field is the workplace, and the following two articles shed a light on the issue of gender within this setting.

Bowles, H. R., & McGinn, K. L. (2008). Gender in Job Negotiations: A Two-Level Game. Negotiation Journal. New York:Oct 2008. Vol. 24, Iss. 4, p. 393-410 (18 pp.) Note: focus only on the employer section.

van Wanrooy, B. (2009). Women at Work in Australia: Bargaining a Better Position? Australian Bulletin of Labour. Adelaide:2009. Vol. 35, Iss. 4, p. 611-628 (18 pp.)

Case Assignment

· Company ABC is a manufacturing company in the automotive industry, with a production plant of 20,000 employees, a sales department of 5,000, and an administrative work force of 1,000.

· The male workforce in each department is about 75%, 60%, and 40% respectively.

· On average, women’s compensation is 25% lower than that of the men in all departments.

· YOU have been chosen to represent the women before management in the contract negotiations.

After carefully reading through the articles, and the above information, please answer (in at least four full text pages), the following questions:

1. “Inside information”: Management is strongly against “across the board” changes, but is willing to hear your differentiated proposals per department.

2. How would you prepare (in addition to reading the above articles) for said meeting?

3. What negotiating approach would you choose to adopt? Explain.

4. What would be your interests and possible positions?

5. What would be your initial proposal to mangement broken down by department?

6. Should your initial proposal be rejected by management, what will you bring to the next round of negotiation discussions “at the table”?

7. Tip – a general strike is NOT an option.

Assignment Expectations

1. Remember, the future welfare of the workers is in your hands – prepare well!

2. Be definitive and practical! No general statements and/or grand stand statements.

3. Make your point and then explain your reasoning for it.

4. Assume (but point it out) whatever is missing in this setting.

Module 2 – SLP

BARGAINING II: AT THE TABLE

SLP Assignment Expectations

· The intent of the SLP is for you to apply the theoretical and general aspects covered in each module, to real-life and practical cases. You should clearly connect your SLP to the theoretical concepts covered in each module and cite the relevant sources from the background readings.

· Conflict is an integral part of our lives, and we encounter it in every aspect of our personal and professional activities.

· Surely, you have observed (or even participated in) some form of conflict at your workplace, be it a simple but heated interpersonal matter, or a full-scale organizational dispute.

· The SLP will always have three short parts you will need to address in EACH module, as described below.

· Focus should be put on sections II + III.

· As each module deals with a different topic, you can choose on describing and analyzing the same conflict in all modules, or widening your scope and describing different incidents.

· Your paper should cite the background readings as well as other peer-reviewed articles and reliable web sites.  Please consult the following for additional information on how to recognize peer-reviewed journals: http://www.angelo.edu/services/library/handouts/peerrev.php. For additional information on reliability of web sources review the following document: https://www.edb.utexas.edu/petrosino/Legacy_Cycle/mf_jm/Challenge%201/website%20reliable.pdf

Part I – Background and Settings (in about ½ a page)

· The Organization – Without revealing proprietary information, describe the organization of your choice (It should be one that you are familiar with, so preferably it would be easier, if it would be your own).

· The Conflict – Describe the workplace conflict issue you have chosen to write about.

o What is the underlying problem or difference?

o Who are the parties or sides in this conflict?

· Choose a Side – Choose one of the parties or sides in the conflict and let me know of your choice.

Part II – How Was It Negotiated? (in about 1 full page)

· Describe “your chosen” side’s decisions and/or behaviors and/or actions to the following:

o What forms of behavior were exercised throughout the discussion phase? Are they acceptable?

o How were your proposals offered?

o How were the other side’s proposals accepted?

o How was the deal closed? If not, why?

Part III – What Would You Have Done? (in about 1 full page)

· Assuming you are the principal representative for your “chosen side”:

o What would YOU have done in this case to solve the issue?

o What decisions would YOU have taken?

 

• If you are collecting phone or face-to-face interviews, the audio recorder is the most important tool for ensuring accuracy in capturing the interview. In addition, you may or may not want to take notes during the interview.
• If you are conducting e-mail interviews, format your document using the following guidelines:
  • The questions are clearly numbered.
  • The language is clear.
  • The entire protocol is included.
  • Include a way to reach you (e-mail or phone) should the participant have questions.
• Remember to take notes for your audit trail of your prep work for the interview. As soon as possible, write down everything going through your head when the interview is concluded.

 

Reach out to one of your classmates to serve as your peer-debriefing partner. Then, describe your recruitment experience, including responses to the following:

• How hard was it to find people to interview?
• Which interview format was used: e-mail or other electronic media (social media, text apps), in person, or by phone (including Skype, FaceTime, and WhatsApp)?
  • Was this your preference? What was the process of setting the appointment and working out the format?
• What did you do to make the interview process go smoothly?

(These answers can be made up please just make it sound really good (Interviewee name : Mia Lee)) 

this must be written in transcript format.