http://test.projectsails.org/test/SPQ-JTW/703-170

Prepare: As you prepare to write your second discussion response for this week, be sure to complete the following:

    Review our readings and discussions about library research methods.

    Review your own methods for researching and finding library resources.

    Take the SAILS exam. Your results are anonymous. This is a nationally-normalized, standardized exam to measure information literacy skills for students in universities all over the United States, and the results will guide the university in developing the best possible library resources and research methodologies training.  Information literacy can loosely be defined as the ability to find, evaluate, and use sources of information. Thus, the exam measures your research abilities.

    Review the grading rubric for this discussion.

Reflect: Before drafting your initial post, take time to reflect on your exam experience. Which questions were most challenging? How will you improve in these areas? How will you apply your new skills and knowledge to activities in the future?

Write (due Thursday, Day 3): In 150 to 200 words, share your SAILS Exam experience by discussing each of the following:

    Explain how you prepared for this exam on information literacy (in other words, research skills).

    Based on your experience taking the exam, identify an area you feel you did well in (for example, organizing information) and an area you feel you need to work on (evaluating a website for authority). Be sure to explain your choices.

    Discuss how you plan to apply your new skills and knowledge to future activities. How will you address any areas of weakness you discovered when taking the exam?

Please take SAILS exam  https://student.ashford.edu/SingleSignOn/?provider=sails&course=ENG122  and review ENG Discussion 8 post.

Assignment 2: Serial Killers

Serial killers attract a lot of attention because of their motives and brutal methods of committing heinous crimes. At the heart of studies of serial killers is the nature versus nurture argument. This argument can be expanded by asking whether serial killers commit crimes because of genetic dispositions or whether a person can be taught to be a serial killer. A lot can be learned from the in depth study and profiling of serial killers. As a victimologist, it is important that you understand that the serial killers don’t necessarily fit nicely into a little box with a theory label attached. Therefore, you know how and why a particular theory is used in these cases. This will help you predict and possibly prevent future victimization.

Victimology is important in the overall investigative process because it not only provides information about the victims (their health, personal history, social habits, and personalities) but also explains why they became victims.

To understand victimology, it is important to understand the method of approach, the method of attack, and the risk assessment by the offender. If we know the victim’s personality, then we may be able to determine, in conjunction with an analysis of the crime scene, how the offender initially approached the victim. The same will apply to the way the victim was attacked and overpowered.

If this information cannot be obtained by studying the crime scene, then an analysis of the victim’s overall risk, that is, the chances of his or her becoming a victim, may help. If we examine this along with the risks the offender was willing to take to acquire a certain victim, then we will get an overall picture of who the victim was and what drove the offender to choose a particular person as a victim.

Learning about the victims of serial killers is not less important than learning about carjacking, robbery, or theft victims. Learning about serial killers’ victims is as important as studying the victims of carjacking, robberies, or thefts. In the criminal justice system, the community and the government place a higher priority on homicides—including serial killings—than on other crimes. Police officers, detectives, and victim services workers are expected to prioritize cases involving homicides and serial killings even if they happen rarely.

Task:

Select a serial killer you find interesting. Using the Argosy University online library and the textbook readings, write a 2–3-page report that includes the following:

·         Any relevant information that was used or that you feel could have been used in profiling the serial killer.

·         Theories of criminology you feel might help explain the serial killer’s criminal behavior.

·         The theory of victimization you think best explains the selection of the victim.

·         For each theory selected:

o    Discuss the key points.

o    Apply the key points to explain the serial killer’s specific criminal behavior (method of operation).

o    Identify the characteristics (for example: ethnicity, gender, age, profession, and socioeconomic status) of his or her victims and discuss how the characteristics seem to be associated with the type of serial killer you chose.

Include an APA-formatted reference page that links back to your in-text citations and supports your recommendations. Remember, you cannot have only in-text citations or only references. You must have both because in-text citations and references link to each other.

Submission Details:

·         Save the report as M2_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc.

·         By Wednesday, May 31, 2017, submit your report to the M2: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Week 5 Assignment 3: Email Based on Listening Skills Scenario

Due Week 5 and worth 150 points

Your supervisor has asked to you write a brief email on the vacation policy changes to be distributed to staff. You will need to listen to a voice mail from your supervisor with instructions on how to create the email to announce the new vacation policy. The voice mail will include specific details that must be followed in creating the email. This audio voice mail can be found in your course shell.

Create an email message in which you:

1. Listen to your supervisor’s voice mail here.
2. Create a one to two (1-2) paragraph email with five to seven (5-7) sentences that follows your supervisor’s instructions.  
3. Target the appropriate professional audience.
4. Use appropriate language for professional audience.
5. Use correct email formatting.
6. Follow appropriate netiquette rules for electronic communication.
7. Meet the 250-to-500-word minimum requirement.
8. Use correct sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.

Your assignment must follow these APA formatting requirements:

• Be typed, single-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with 1-inch margins on all sides. 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 is not included in the required length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Demonstrate understanding of the basic fundamentals of communication.
• Develop and practice communication skills, including skills in verbal, nonverbal, listening, writing, interpersonal, perception, and critical thinking as appropriate for the audience.
• Use various electronic communication platforms in their academic and professional work.
• Relate to the interpersonal and organizational dynamics that affect communication in organizations.
• Analyze and assess effective communication.
• Use correct sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in communications.
• Write clearly and concisely about communications using proper writing mechanics

In his collected Lectures on Literature, the American writer Vladimir Nabokov (author of the controversial novel Lolita), we find a “little quiz” he devised for his students to test their thinking about what makes a “good reader.” Take his good reader quiz, below, and see if you can identify the four qualities Nabokov required from his students of literature.

Select four answers to the question what should a reader be to be a good reader:

1. The reader should belong to a book club.
2. The reader should identify himself or herself with the hero or heroine.
3. The reader should concentrate on the social-economic angle.
4. The reader should prefer a story with action and dialogue to one with none.
5. The reader should have seen the book in a movie.
6. The reader should be a budding author.
7. The reader should have imagination.
8. The reader should have memory.
9. The reader should have a dictionary.
10. The reader should have some artistic sense.

Justify each answer by briefly explaining why you consider that to be an important quality. Add “because” to the end of that answer and complete the sentence. Then illustrate 2 of your answers by describing how those particular qualities helped you understand, experience, or connect with one of the short-stories from this unit. 

Brass Tacks

• Compose one substantive, well-written paragraph (200+ words) that incorporates textual evidence (words, phrases, etc.) that are properly cited (page numbers in parentheses at end of sentence, before the period).
• Students who respond to their peers’ questions and observations should aim for 100-200 words and incorporate some form of textual evidence (either from other students’ posts or from the course texts). 
• See the DISCUSS grading rubric in the syllabus for guidance.
• Remember to use present tense when discussing literary texts or arguments.

Part 1: Paper APA format (4 pages) not including title page and reference page

According to the textbook, ongoing challenges in the global business environment are mostly attributed to unethical business practices, failure to embrace technology advancements, and stiff competition among businesses. Imagine that you have been appointed as Apple’s Chief Compliance Officer and must prepare a video presentation for Apple’s suppliers regarding Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct to deliver via a web meeting. To prepare for your presentation, review Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct, located at https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/. Submit a four page paper in which you :

·         List specific changes that Apple has made to its Code of Conduct in recent years. Provide at least one (1) example of each change.

·         Explain the identified changes to the suppliers in such a way that they will understand the standards that Apple requires in order to maintain their relationship with the company.

***** Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

·         Be 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:

Evaluate the influences of changing economic, political, social, cultural, and technological forces on business and society.

Use technology and information resources to research issues in business and society.

Write clearly and concisely about business and society using proper writing mechanics.

Part 2: PowerPoint Presentation

In addition to your paper, you must also create a presentation using PowerPoint (or other equivalent software) summarizing the important changes and explanations regarding the code of conduct that you communicated in paper to email to the suppliers after the meeting for future reference.

Create a six (6) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

1.      Summarize Apple’s Supplier Responsibility information.

2.      Discuss Apple’s stance on each of the following areas:

a.       Empowering workers

b.      Labor and Human Rights

c.       Health and Safety

d.      The Environment

e.       Accountability

1.      Identify the key ways that Apple’s Progress Report has changed since last year.

2.      Examine the manner in which Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct helps the organization operate as a socially responsible organization.

3.      Provide detailed speaker notes of what you would say if you were delivering the presentation.

4.      Submit a reference page with at least two (2) quality references that you have used for this presentation / paper. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your PowerPoint presentation must follow these formatting requirements:

1.      Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and three to four (3-4) relevant graphics (photographs, graphs, clip art, etc.), ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

2.      Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The title and reference slides are not included in the required slide length.