Early Childhood Profession Reflection

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Module 01 Content

  1. Overview

    As a new student in early childhood education, it helps establish your current position in the field of early childhood education and think about where you want to go in the profession. What does the Early Childhood profession mean to you? What are some of the different roles and responsibilities in this field? Now, you will have an opportunity to reflect on what you already know and what you want to learn about our profession. 

    Instructions

    Write a one-page reflection and use the Title Page Template to address the questions below.
    EEC1970 Weekly Title Page

    1. What role do you currently have and/or strive to have in the field of early childhood?
    2. Describe the type of program or setting, as well.
    3. What do you understand to be your responsibilities to the children and families you serve for your current and/or future role?
    4. Share an example that highlights your responsibilities to children and families.
    5. What are your responsibilities to the early childhood profession as a whole? If you do not know at this time, what questions might you have about your responsibilities?
    6. Share an example that highlights your responsibilities to the profession or ask two questions about your future professional responsibilities.
    7. Uses professional language and tone with correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation in the one-page reflection.
    8. Resources

Homosexuality in Ghana Christianity

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This paper is a demonstration of your ability to research a topic and apply concepts from the course to your own topic. You should demonstrate your ability to use empathetic understanding to explore a topic within a specific African religion. You cannot, for example, determine whether an idea in a religion is true or false; rather, you should approach the religion as an outsider, demonstrating interpretive openness to the religion and understanding of a specific topic within the religion.
You should narrow your topic to a particular issue, practice, or group within your chosen religion. This paper is your chance to apply critical thinking and analysis in an exploration of a religion in Africa.
Required Components:

-This is a 4-5 page formal research paper, requiring proper MLA style formatting and documentation. 
-This is a thesis-driven paper, requiring an appropriately complex focusing statement. 
-Proper documentation and good source use are expected. 
-You should compile a 5 source bibliography, with at least 3scholarly (versus popular culture) publications. 

Research Requirements
This paper is a synthesis—so you are combining sources, not just writing a summary of one source. It’s not a book report. You should use all 5 sources evenly–don’t overuse one or two sources. Also, your analysis of source material and your thesis statement should guide the paper–not the sources.

developing and mentoring SLP

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The outcome of this exercise is a 3- to 4-page plan that specifies 3 to 4 goals you would like to accomplish in the next year and sets clear objectives for what you will need to do to achieve them.  

Keys to the Assignment

Perhaps the hardest part of setting goals is getting started.  Begin by considering the following:

  1. Ask yourself: “What do I need to be doing in order to achieve my vision?”  Think in terms of what you can accomplish by next year. These are the milestones that describe your goals.  They define what you intend to do.
  2. Next, look at each goal separately and ask yourself:
    • “What do I need to do to reach this goal?” 
    • “What skills do I need to acquire?” 
    • “What new knowledge do I need?” 

The answers to these three questions constitute your objectives.  

Objectives are shorter term than goals and specify what you need, when you need it, and how you are going to get it.  While goal statements are helpful in that they set a direction, objectives provide the “roadmap” that will get you to your vision.  Objectives tell you exactly what you need to do, how you need to do it, and provide a timeline. 

Strong objectives meet the following criteria:

  • They are specific.  When you write your objectives, use action words that have a tangible outcome such as identify, demonstrate, perform, or calculate.  You will be able to assess when you have met these types of objectives.  Avoid words like understand, appreciate, know, or learn.  These terms are too vague.  How will you be able to assess whether or not you “understand”?
  • They are challenging.  Difficult, but attainable objectives will help you cultivate a greater leadership capacity.  If an objective is too easy, you will not grow.  If it is too difficult, you may end up frustrated and the goal will be unfulfilled.

Your goals and objectives form the outline of your development plan. To flesh it out, determine what actions are required to meet your objectives.  These actions usually make up the greater part of the leadership development plan itself. 

Putting it all together and writing up the plan

  • Fortunately, there are a lot of templates on the internet to help you create an action plan.  Begin by doing some research and select a template that will allow you to present your goals, objectives, and timeline.  You will also need to identify the resources you will need.  Most of these templates are some type of table, and it is easy to follow what will need to be done, by when.
  • The critical component of this assignment is to be specific about what actions you will take to gather the resources you will need to meet your goals.  The following list gives a number of specific actions you can include in your plan, but you should not stop with these. Use your own initiative and creativity to come up with additional formal, informal, directed, and self-directed actions you can take to meet your Leadership Growth Plan.
    • Reading – This is the basic and most fundamental way to stay current in your area of expertise, gain new knowledge, and be inspired. Your plan should include regular reading of professional journals, trade publications, books, and reputable online resources.
    • Training programs and courses – Formal courses and training seminars can be effective and efficient ways of learning new skills and expanding your leadership capacities. Many companies offer such training opportunities, but also check independent or consulting firms in specific areas such as motivation, performance appraisal, cross-cultural communication, or mentoring. Check out the internet, but also local colleges and Universities. Certificates can offer cost and time-effective ways to home in on developing specific skills such as human resources or project management.
    • On the job – even if your current position does not involve leadership responsibilities, you can look for ways to learn leadership through practical experience by mentoring a younger or newer employee, chair a task force, prepare a presentation, or simply work to develop your active listening skills on a daily basis.
    • Volunteering – Join a civic group, charity, board of a non-profit, political campaign, fundraising effort, or other community service.  Be the first to offer to take on a new project or supervise other volunteers.  Represent the group on radio, TV, or press as the spokesperson.
    • Find a mentor – identify someone who has what you want and ask if they will show you the ropes.  Let her know that you want to develop specific skills, such as public speaking or organizing events and would be interested in being a helping hand to learn these skills.  Ask for feedback from supervisors and let them know you would welcome leadership opportunities.
    • Journaling – often overlooked, a habit of writing about problems, learnings, obstacles encountered and overcome, and even hopes and dreams of the future can help set direction and increase motivation.  A journal can document what you are learning and how it can apply to your leadership development.

Python Assign Code H/W

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Start with the following Python code.  

alphabet = “abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz”   

test_dups = [“zzz”,”dog”,”bookkeeper”,”subdermatoglyphic”,”subdermatoglyphics”] 

test_miss = [“zzz”,”subdermatoglyphic”,”the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”] 

# From Section 11.2 of: 

# Downey, A. (2015). Think Python: How to think like a computer scientist. Needham, Massachusetts: Green Tree Press. 

def histogram(s):
     d = dict()
     for c in s:
          if c not in d:
               d[c] = 1
          else:
               d[c] += 1
     return d 

Copy the code above into your program but write all the other code for this assignment yourself. Do not copy any code from another source. 

Part 1 

Write a function called has_duplicates that takes a string parameter and returns True if the string has any repeated characters. Otherwise, it should return False.  

Implement has_duplicates by creating a histogram using the histogram function above. Do not use any of the implementations of has_duplicates that are given in your textbook. Instead, your implementation should use the counts in the histogram to decide if there are any duplicates. 

Write a loop over the strings in the provided test_dups list. Print each string in the list and whether or not it has any duplicates based on the return value of has_duplicates for that string. For example, the output for “aaa” and “abc” would be the following. 

aaa has duplicates
abc has no duplicates 

Print a line like one of the above for each of the strings in test_dups. 

Part 2 

Write a function called missing_letters that takes a string parameter and returns a new string with all the letters of the alphabet that are not in the argument string. The letters in the returned string should be in alphabetical order. 

Your implementation should use a histogram from the histogram function. It should also use the global variable alphabet. It should use this global variable directly, not through an argument or a local copy. It should loop over the letters in alphabet to determine which are missing from the input parameter. 

The function missing_letters should combine the list of missing letters into a string and return that string. 

Write a loop over the strings in list test_miss and call missing_letters with each string. Print a line for each string listing the missing letters. For example, for the string “aaa”, the output should be the following. 

aaa is missing letters bcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 

If the string has all the letters in alphabet, the output should say it uses all the letters. For example, the output for the string alphabet itself would be the following. 

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz uses all the letters 

Print a line like one of the above for each of the strings in test_miss. 

Submit your Python program. It should include the following. 

  • The provided code for alphabet, test_dups, test_miss, and histogram. 
  • Your implementation of the has_duplicates function. 
  • A loop that outputs duplicate information for each string in test_dups. 
  • Your implementation of the missing_letters function. 
  • A loop that outputs missing letters for each string in test_miss. 

Also submit the output from running your program. 

Your submission will be assessed using the following Aspects.

  1. Does the program include a function called has_duplicates that takes a string parameter and returns a boolean?
  2. Does the has_duplicates function call the histogram function? 
  3. Does the program include a loop over the strings in test_dups that calls has_duplicate on each string? 
  4. Does the program correctly identify whether each string in test_dups has duplicates? 
  5. Does the program include a function called missing_letters that takes a string parameter and returns a string? 
  6. Does the missing_letters function call the histogram function?
  7. Does the missing_letters function use the alphabet global variable directly?
  8. Does the program include a loop over the strings in test_miss that calls missing_letters on each string?
  9. Does the program correctly identify the missing letters for each string in test_miss, including each string that “uses all the letters”?

influence of technology advancement

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  • The purpose of the term paper is to reflect on the influence of technology advancement on leadership and management. 
  • Follow the APA format guidelines to complete the term paper
    • Link: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
    • You may find a student paper sample from the website: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/documents/APA%207%20Student%20Sample%20Paper.pdf
  • The term paper’s structure should follow the guidelines provided below:
    • Cover page: List the title of the paper, submission date, and class & section number. Do not write your name on the cover page.
    • Abstract: 150-250 words providing a concise summary of the key points of the paper. Note that you will not see this section in the student paper sample, but you must provide the abstract of the paper. You may find information about the abstract son the page 2 of the professional paper sample: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/documents/APA%207%20-%20Professional%20Sample%20Paper%20-%202020.pdf
    • Topic #1: Artificial Intelligence (AI): Write a short essay referring to your present career plans, how AI fits into your future career plans, and what you need to do now to prepare for it. (Do not rewrite this essay topic statement in your paper.)
      • Part 1: Identification of management issue related to AI
        • Find an AI issue from newspapers or magazines and summarize the findings. (It is best if this AI is related to the career of your choice which you will discuss in Part 2.) 
        • Discuss the potential influence the AI issue on management by addressing benefits and concerns related to the AI issue presented above.
      • Part 2: Reflection on self-assessment 
        • Discuss how the AI issue is related to your future career (Everyone has different career paths, so please talk about your passion for a particular career path and discuss how AI could influence the career) 
        • Identify two areas you need to develop further to become a better leader and manager responding to the AI issue. (Please utilize theories or conceptual framework that you learned in the class to maximize your score)
    • Topic #2: Cybersecurity: Identity Protection and/or Ransomware. Write a report discussing the impact of these technologies on modern management and individual behavior and decision making. (Do not rewrite the essay topic statement in your paper.) 
      • Part 1: Identification of management issue related to cybersecurity
        • Find a Cybersecurity issue from newspapers or magazines and summarize the findings.
        • Discuss the potential influence of the Cybersecurity issue on management by addressing benefits and concerns related to the Cybersecurity issue presented above.
      • Part 2: Reflection on self-assessment 
        • Discuss how the Cybersecurity issue is related to your future career 
        • Discuss two areas you need to develop further to become a better leader and manager responding to the Cybersecurity issue
    • Conclusion
      • Discuss lessons and implications, and summarize the whole paper.
    • Reference List
      • You must utilize a minimum of 20 academic or scholarly sources. See below to find more about the penalties associated with this requirement. 
  • Writing guidelines (30%)
    • Writing style 
      • Follow the APA format to write the paper (refer to the website link provided above)
        • Penalty: 20% reduction in the score
    • Word count
      • Total of 2000 – 2500 words in the main content area excluding cover page, abstract, and reference list 
        • Penalty: no credit for less than 1500 words; 20% reduction in the score for 1501 ~ 1999 words or more than 2501 words 
      • Maintain a balance between two essays in terms of the word count (no more than 60% of word count from either one of the essays)
        • Penalty: 20% reduction in the score for imbalance in word count between two topics
    • Anonymous grading for fairness
      • Please do not write your name on the cover page or in the file name 
        • Penalty: 30% reduction in the score for revealing your identity 
    • Citations and references
      • You must use a minimum of 20 academic or scholarly articles. Mostly, scholars write these articles to present findings from scientific research (either qualitative or quantitative) or theoretical frameworks. You may easily find these academic articles from Google Scholar or Cook Library database.  
        • Penalty: 50% reduction in the score for 14 or fewer sources; 30% for 15 ~ 19 sources
      • Provide an in-text citation for all sources that you listed in the reference. Any source not cited in the text will not be counted for the academic source requirement. 
        • Penalty: 10% reduction in the score for each case
    • Headings
      • Proper use of various levels of headings for easier comprehension 
        • Penalty: 10% reduction in the score for not providing headings adequately 

Information Systems

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  1. List tangible and intangible benefits and costs ( See table 5-10 for example)
  2. Create the project charter and a tentative project schedule and Gantt chart using Microsoft project . Use the activities list for each milestone and the schedules in the course schedule for the 12 milestones to create the Gantt chart for your project.  Create a project plan based on the milestones as are specified in your course schedule. You need to identify the tasks for each milestone and show your progress so far on the plan using the Gantt chart. To submit your project overview and Gantt chart, use the printing capabilities of Microsoft project and print your chart in a word file and then include that with the rest of your submission in the final word file. You need to format the report before you save it as a PDF file.. After you insert each report in the word file you need to right click on report and select acrobat document object from the pop up menu and chose ‘convert’ and then unchecked ‘show as icon’ on each one. You can convert the file online if you like http://www.freepdfconvert.com/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. it is for free. Include screen shots of Microsoft project charter screens in your word file.

 To include your Gantt chart in the word file, you need to create a PDF file first from your Gantt chart.See how to Print your view (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

After you created the file, you can insert the PDF file in your word file. Depending on the version of the word file that you have the steps may vary. Nevertheless you can always right click on the PDF file name and then select copy. Go to the word file and paste the file in the word file. It will insert it as an object that you can re-size it in order to fit in your word file.

Another way: When you are in Task tab in Microsoft Project, find “Copy” options at the top. Do not click on it. Just click on the small flash that shows you more options. You can see an option link “Copy image” select that and you can go to the word and  under “Paste” select “paste special” and you can paste your picture here (As a same way for visible Analyst).

Just one tip: Since you can not copy all Gantt chart in same file you probably need to adjust screen and then use “Copy image” and you probably ending up with 3 files.

Final Project: Draft 2 of Your Prospectus

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please see the attached file for his comments. Please proof read before submitting

 

You have come to the end of the quarter’s process in writing your Prospectus. You will have achieved this milestone when your Instructor approves your Prospectus. Congratulations. The Learning Resources, Discussions, and Assignments throughout the quarter will be useful guidelines and resources, as you continue into the Proposal-writing process. Although you have one last Assignment in Week 11, this is the most important—that of submitting your final draft of your Prospectus.

To prepare for this Assignment, refer to the Dissertation Prospectus Guide, Prospectus Template, Prospectus Rubric, and Prospectus FAQ’s, located on the Walden University Center Research website and listed in the Learning Resources for this week. Also, review Chapters 9 and 10 in your Rudestam text.

Then revise and edit the Prospectus draft you submitted in the Week 9 Application Assignment, based on the feedback you received from your Instructor and colleagues. 

This is the final draft of your Prospectus for this course, and constitutes your Final Project.

THIS MUST BE APA WRITTENA ND MUST BE DOCTORAL LEVEL. 

 

Dissertation

Rudestam, K. E., & Newton, R. R. (2015). Surviving your dissertation: A comprehensive guide to content and process (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN: 978-1-4522-6097-6
Chapter 9, “Overcoming Barriers: Becoming an Expert While Controlling Your Own Destiny” (pp. 241–258)
Chapter 10, “Writing” (pp. 259–279)

Walden University, Center for Research Quality. (n.d.-c). Ph.D. dissertation process and documents. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/osra/phd
Dissertation Premise Guide
Dissertation Prospectus Guide
Dissertation Prospectus Rubric
Dissertation Student Process Worksheet

Walden University Center for Research Quality.  (n.d.-b). Research Center home page. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter

Research financial information and key performance indicators for your Fortune 500 Company.

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Select and write about the same Fortune 500 company for weeks two, four, and six assignment. For instance, if you write about Microsoft in week two, you will write about Microsoft in weeks four and six.  

If you write the paper, use the APA Template located in the Writing Center. If you make a presentation, use the Sample Presentation in the Writing Center. A common error with presentations is not including speaker notes. Remember to include speaker notes with the slides with the exception of the title page and reference page.

Research financial information and key performance indicators for your Fortune 500 Company.

Create a 10- to 16-slide presentation for investors to assess the company’s financial growth and sustainability.

Identify key performance indicators for the company you selected, including the following:

o The company and its ticker symbol

o Cash flow from operations

o Price-to-earnings ratio

o Stock dividends and the yield, if any

o Earnings per share ratio

o Revenue estimates for the next 12 months

o Revenue from the previous 3 years

o Statement of cash flows and identify net cash from operating, investing, and financing activities over the past 3 years

o Average trade volume.

o Current stock price, 52-week high, and 1-year estimated stock price

o Analysts’ recommendations for the stock (buy, sell, hold)

o Market cap for the company

Relate the stock price to price-to-earnings ratio.

Explain the market capitalization and what it means to the investor.

Evaluate trends in stock price, dividend payout, and total stockholders’ equity. Relate recent events or market conditions to the trends you identified.

Determine, based on your analysis, whether you think the organization is going to meet its financial goals, the outlook for growth and sustainability, and explain why you recommend this stock for purchase.

Cite references to support your assignment.

Format your citations according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment. Review your SafeAssign (plagiarism report). If you have direct quotes or paraphrases without citations, make the necessary changes. If you need help with quotes and paraphrases, review the Plagiarism Tutorial located in the Center for Writing Excellence.   

You are a research analyst for a publicly traded company, and you’ve been assigned to give a presentation on how a company uses performance metrics in corporate valuation.

Food Culture

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For this project, you will research a food that is common to many cultures OR a cultural tradition featuring symbolic foods. Topics will be chosen from the approved list below. You will present a history of the food or cultural tradition from an anthropological/historical point of view. For a food topic, you will describe traditional uses in the cultures where it is used, including symbolic uses of the food, historical importance, and any restrictions on the use of the food. For a cultural tradition, you will include discussion of associated symbolic food(s) and their meaning in the context of the celebration, and typical preparations. You will also discuss changing uses of the food or cultural tradition in the modern world due to immigration and globalization.

The paper will be minimum 4-5 pages, double-spaced, in length and must include a list of at least 4 references in APA format (Times New Roman 12 point font, 1” margins all around). In-paper citations should follow the same approved format (APA). The references should be publications from the library with working permalinks. Websites are not acceptable. All of your references should be publications from the MLK Library (do not use other library databases), with working SJSU library link included (test the link; points will be deducted for non-working links). You may use books, journals, magazines, and newspapers. NO WEBSITES – use of websites as sources will be penalized at minus 10 points per source (this includes information from blogs, FaceBook, personal websites, or wikis). Important note: If you falsely cite sources, you will receive a 0 for the paper and be reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development for violation of academic integrity. Turnitin.com originality score of 10% or less is expected, as you will be allowed to resubmit your paper.

Note: This paper is a research paper and should be written as an objective presentation of the information you have found in researching the topic. Do not include personal opinions or preferences (write in 3rd person only).

compensation related

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HRMGT194 – Fundamentals of Compensation 

Compensation-Related – Case Study

Two compensation-related scenarios are presented below. What questions need to be answered and what additional pieces of information do you need to respond wisely to these scenarios? 

Scenario 1: Balancing Internal Alignment and External Competitiveness

An employee says she received an offer from another employer and is considering accepting the offer. Money is a huge factor. She currently makes $60,000 per year and the offer is for $68,000 per year. The employees states she will decline the offer if you agree is a $5000 pay increase. 

What should you consider in this situation to make a responsible decision about how to proceed? 

Scenario 2: Adjusting Compensation

As the hiring manager for an open position in your department, you decided to offer the job to an employee who works in another department in the organization. The position is classified two pay grades higher than the employee’s current position.

What additional questions must be answered, and what additional information do you need to make a responsible decision regarding how much, if any, of a pay increase is appropriate in this case?

How will you determine an appropriate starting pay for this employee’s pending promotion?