To complete this assignment, first select a point and counterpoint issue of interest to examine. You may choose your own or select from the list below:
http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-women-be-all…
Then, complete and submit the graphic organizer based on the issue that you chose.
Please write a long Paragraph answering to this discussion below with your opinion. Please include citations and references in alphabetical order and References updated up to date.
Adolescent pregnancy is viewed as a high-risk situation due to the serious health risks that this creates for the mother, the baby, and society at large. Describe various risk factors or precursors to adolescent pregnancy. Research community and state resources devoted in adolescent pregnancy and describe at least two of these resources. Research the teen pregnancy rates for the last 10 years for your state and community. Has this rate increased or decreased? Discuss possible reasons for an increase or decrease.
Overview
For this assessment, you will identify a company with a reputation for an employee-centered work environment and write a 3–4-page analysis of what has earned that organization the reputation for being employee centered.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
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Employee engagement is a key factor in building organizational effectiveness. The success of organizations has been linked to fostering a culture in which employees are connected to the mission and goals of the organization and its present and future success. Show More Employees must be viewed as human assets for the organization, bringing expertise and value to the products or services through an ongoing relationship with the structures and human resource management (HRM) programs that lead to an organization’s success. Employee engagement brings increased communication among employees and management staff. As a result, the culture and leadership climate of the organization revolve around employee satisfaction and involvement throughout the functions and processes in which employees are major stakeholders. As engaged stakeholders, they will provide valuable contributions and experience long-term commitment that serves as a powerful force for innovation and performance. Effective employee engagement only occurs when organizational leaders take proactive actions and execute specific programs designed to reach each employee and work to obtain their affiliation and dedication to the organization.Employee engagement is a complex process that requires specific plans, actions, and behaviors by the organization’s supervisors, managers, and executives. When employees think about an organization’s management, these three groups of leaders are prominent in their minds. Their leadership style, managerial skills, attitudes, interests, and relationships with individual employees and the organization at large define the atmosphere of engagement.
To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.
The following optional resources are provided to support you in completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your courseroom.
The following articles from the Capella University Library are linked directly in this course:
A Capella University library guide has been created specifically for your use in this course. You are encouraged to refer to the resources in the MBA-FP6242 – Building Organizational Effectiveness Library Guide to help direct your research.
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Use the Capella University Library to find profiles of companies with reputations for employee-centered work environments. Choose one specific company to focus on in this assessment.Consider what defines and creates an employee-centered environment. Then, analyze what has earned your selected organization its reputation for being employee centered. Include the following in your analysis:
Be sure to cite all sources including scholarly references, trade publications, and news sources from different media. And remember when sharing personal and company-related information, share only what is appropriate. Respect confidential information, and when writing about personal experiences, do not identify actual companies or individuals.
| Criteria | Non-performance | Basic | Proficient | Distinguished |
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| Define employee-centered culture. |
Does not define employee-centered culture. | Defines, incompletely, employee-centered culture. | Defines employee-centered culture. | Defines employee-centered culture; includes concrete examples from personal experience and scholarly literature. |
| Analyze the specific programs, systems, practices, and structures of an employee-centered organization. |
Does not analyze the specific programs, systems, practices, and structures of an employee-centered organization. | Identifies programs, systems, practices, and structures within an employee-centered organization, but does not analyze these elements. | Analyzes the specific programs, systems, practices, and structures of an employee-centered organization. | Analyzes the specific programs, systems, practices, and structures of an employee-centered organization; explains, clearly, how these elements contribute to culture of the organization. |
| Explain the established HRM best practices that are utilized in an organization. |
Does not explain the established HRM best practices that are utilized in an organization. | Lists some established HRM best practices that are utilized in an organization, but does not explain them. | Explains the established HRM best practices that are utilized in an organization. | Explains the established HRM best practices that are utilized in an organization; supports explanation with citations from scholarly literature. |
| Evaluate at least one way that further development of specific HRM programs and structures could enhance employee engagement. |
Does not evaluate at least one way that further development of specific HRM programs and structures could enhance employee engagement. | Identifies an area for further development of a specific HRM program or structure, but incompletely evaluates its connection to enhanced employee engagement. | Evaluates at least one way that further development of specific HRM programs and structures could enhance employee engagement. | Evaluates multiple ways that further development of specific HRM programs and structures could enhance employee engagement. |
| Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for HR professionals and master’s level programs. |
Does not communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for HR professionals and master’s level programs. | Communicates in a manner that is inconsistent with expectations for HR professionals and master’s level programs. | Communicates in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for HR professionals and master’s level programs. | Communicates in a manner that is professional, scholarly, and consistent with expectations for HR professionals and master’s level programs; adheres to APA guidelines and communicates appropriately for publication. |
3 paragraph work, see attachment
3 paragraph work, see attachment
3 paragraph work, see attachment
Section 1 – 500-700 words (50%)
Decide on the organization you want examine; it can be the organization you’re studying for your Communication Assessment Project or simply an organization you’re interested in. Select two of these three channels: Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
Insert screen captures of these channels (using the printscreen function or the snipping tool).
Then review the metrics displayed in socialbakers. What patterns or trends do you think are strong indicators of the performance of the two social channels you have selected? Include 3-4 screen captures to illustrate these patterns or trends and be sure to provide some interpretation of what you observe. Also compare and contrast the performance of the two channels.
Section – 500 words (30%)
Assume that you are the digital media manager for an organization, overseeing the performance of several social channels. How would you make a case to the VP of Marketing and Customer Engagement for subscribing to a digital dashboard service like socialbakers? Highlight three benefits.
Writing quality, research, organization, documentation (20%)
You should reference course readings and other sources for this assignment. Be sure to properly document in-text references and provide a reference list at the end of the paper.
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE ON SEPERATE SHEETS IN THE ATTACHED EXCEL DOCUMENT
sheet 1:
You are going on a dream vacation with five of your closest friends for a week. Since you are taking a math course, your friends asked you to come up with a budget to see how much it will cost each of you. Please identify your location in the US and then determine the total costs – remember to be thorough so the group does not run out of money. Your expense list must include the following (this means that you cannot book an all-expenses paid trip)
sheet 2:
Suppose you all decide you want to finance the trip with a loan.Find two different available offers (the internet is a good source). Make sure the interest rate and loan length are both different in each option.Calculate the monthly payment amount, the total amount you will pay over the life of the loan and the total interest you will pay.NOTE: Do not provide personal information on the internet. You can find loan rates on major bank and credit union websites without providing personal information.
Loan payment formula:PMT = P*(r/n)/(1 – (1 + r/n)^(-n*t))
PMT is the payment required to pay off a loan of $P at interest rate, r%, compounded n times per year for t years.
You must use Excel formulas including cell references to calculate the loan payment, total paid and interest paid.
Discuss which loan would be a better option and why: (14 points!)
Sheet 3:
Using the data set of 102 random heights provided use Excel formulas to find the following:
In the beginning of Jane Tompkins’ “Indians, Textualism, Morality, and the Problem of History,” after providing some context for her relationship to the subject at hand, she identifies and describes a specific problem that must be resolved. She asserts that it “concerns the difference point of view makes when people are giving accounts of events, whether first or second hand. The problem is that if all accounts of events are determined through and through by the observer’s fame of reference, then one will never know, in any given case, what really happened” (Tompkins 102). She then takes her reluctant readers (colleagues on the other side of the “theory wars”) on an adventure through extensive research of secondary and primary sources–even firsthand accounts–which help her to identify the problem and discover much about herself. Ultimately, she formulates a solution based on analyzing and evaluating a variety of sources. In essence, she synthesizes the knowlege and experience to come to a conclusion, that “Reasons must be given, evidence adduced, authorities cited, and analogies drawn. Being aware that facts are motivated, believing that people are always operating in side some particular framework or other [including theory and worldview] is a pertinent argument when what is under discussion is the way beliefs are grounded. But it doesn’t give one leverage on the facts of a particular case (Tompkins 118). Tompkins uses inductive reasoning and clever argumentation to persuade her reluctant reader that one can come to a sufficient truth on which to make moral judgements on issues that require them. Finally, she resolves “What this means for the problem I’ve been addressing is that I must piece together the story of European-Indian relationships as best I can, believing this version up to a point, that version not at all, another almost entirely, according to what seems reasonable and plausible, given everything else that I know” (Tompkins 118). This is her conclusion/major claim, one that she may have had trouble arriving at without research, and one she would have been less likely to convince her reluctant reader of if she had not taken them through her epistemological adventure.
Now it is your turn to “piece together” your objective research on a current question or issue facing this issue. Once you have determined your conclusion, you will work to persuade a reluctant/resistant reader to consider (maybe even accept) your position. Through your close work with Tompkins’ text, you were introduced to a nuanced, inductive argument–something you are now challenged to do. Tompkins, in particular, provides an excellent model for the project you are about to undertake.
List of Contemporary Questions/Problems Facing the United States (you must choose one):
While the Grossmont College Databases are excellent and should be used, you should also have no problem finding a plethora of perspectives on any of these current questions and problems.
by Childish Gambino.Final essay should be:
This essay will be run through VeriCite. The program ensures originality by comparing submissions to billions of sources of academic content, publisher’s content, and against your own submissions—far beyond just Grossmont and Cuyamaca. Papers receiving a VeriCite score over 15% may result in a zero on the assignment and academic probation from the college. A VeriCite report on an essay below 15% is usually acceptable A high plagiarism percentage on VeriCite is typically over 25% (yellow, orange or red), and it almost always represents academic fraud. Please do your own work, handle your sources responsibly, and contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
For this assignment, I assume you know how to do college-level research. If you feel as though your last English course did not prepare you for the type of research and critical work with sources required by this assignment, below are some resources you may find helpful:
On the next page, I have created a Discussion Forum for you to ask questions, both of me and your peers, share ideas, research, challenges, and anything else related to this project. Please use it! Moreover, I prefer you ask me questions there, rather than by email, as your question/s may be shared by your peers and my answer may benefit them as well. You have no idea how much I am looking forward to reading this papers. Relax. Go for it. This is thrilling stuff…
Rubric for Essay #2
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThe essay is a clear response to the directions. |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThe essay is 8-12 pages in length. Long block quotes are not used to meet page count. |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThe essay is in correct MLA format and style, including in-text citations and the Works Cited page (a cover page is not included). |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThe essay is well organized with effective transitions between ideas and paragraphs. |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThe essay is efficient with regards to close work with sources, including, but not limited to, precise and concise summary and the smooth integration of direct quotes, block quotes, and paraphrases. |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThe essay is the product of original, deep critical thinking, both with regards to content and form. |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThe essay is meticulously proofread and primarily free of sentence-level errors. |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThe essay contains a minimum of eight sources, including the one/two required. |
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For the Final Research Essay, you are to choose between the “Critical Analysis” and the “Comparison/Contrast” Essay formats, and clearly indicate your selection. The final essay should focus on one of three (3) options, and that option should be noted on the submission:
Human Services work is very rewarding for both the client and professional. In order to ensure effectiveness, it is crucial that the professional set the tone of a helping relationship from the beginning. This includes setting the relationship intentions and maintaining healthy boundaries.
For this written assignment, consider how you will build a helping relationship with a client. In a 2 page paper, discuss how to create a positive, healthy helping relationship with a client, giving examples to reinforce your ideas. Points of discussion should include:
When considering these points, discuss your strengths and weaknesses and ways you might improve your helping skills. Explain what area of the helping relationship you feel is most helpful for the client and specific ways you plan to emphasize the area.
APA style
Instructions and assigned reading is attached below. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. Thank you!
