hsa 4192 reply dr royal

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There are no response requirements for this week. However, students are encouraged to carry on the conversation beyond just one initial post. Historically, students who participate in the discussion board more than others, maximize their learning experience. A good example would be empathizing with a student who shared a similar personal experience as you.

 

Brett

 

  There are a variety of reasons as to why I would not have chosen the human resources to be the least important department in a company and the one that I would remove from the company in this situation. However, the top two out of the five provided reasons in the case study resolution include, (2) “If HR did not keep accurate employee records and file reports that are required by law, the resulting fines and penalties would have the potential to bankrupt the organization” and (4) “Compensation and benefits are very important to employees. If an organization misses payroll or does not pay benefit claims in a timely manner, employees usually waste no time complaining to their managers. Senior managers dislike such problems”. I felt that these two factors were the most crucial due to the fact that success within a company originates from its employees and management being content” (Fallon et. al., 2013).

 

     If HR would not keep accurate files and records of the employees and an incident were to occur, then the company would go under to being held liable to have all records on file at all times. I have seen issues with this within a company who simply mis kept files and this led to tax evasion and the company owners going to prison for federal income tax fraud. Another example I have experienced in terms of the other factors chosen in the above paragraph, is when I work for a company and do not get paid on time or receive benefits in a timely manner, I get upset and it inclines me to work less for this company due to the fact that they are not treating me well by paying less then i am owed or possibly not on time. Overall, an HR department is crucial to the background functioning of the entire company in terms of employee and management satisfaction, as well as all the legality and tax issues a company may face.

Greendale Project ReDux

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This assignment consists of two (2) parts: a project schedule, and a written response. You must submit both parts as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the part of the assignment it is written for.

 

Part A: Project Schedule

(Submit as one [1] Microsoft Project file)

 

    Create a multi-level work breakdown structure (WBS) and detailed project schedule, using the information from the “Greendale Stadium Case” located at the end of Chapter 6, and incorporating the following constraints.

    Note: When you create your MS Project schedule, you will need to update your project per the following constraints:

        The project must consist of at least twenty (20) tasks.

        Each task must have a start and finish date that matches the duration noted in the assignment.

        Each task must be assigned to a resource (e.g., Demolishing Crew; Construction Crew; Landscaping Crew).

        Assume that the crew works during normal weekdays (no weekend work) under normal conditions (8 hours per day). 

        In terms of holidays, you can assume no work will be done the following days: New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Good Friday, Good Monday, Friday before Memorial Day, Memorial Day, the business day before Independence Day, Independence Day, the Friday before Labor Day, Labor Day, the day before Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving), the business day before Christmas, Christmas Day, the business day after Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve.

 

Part B: Written Response

(Submit as a Microsoft Word file)

    Respond to the following questions in a one to two (1-2) page paper based on your project schedule.

        When will the project be completed?

        What is the critical path for the project?

        How much slack / float is in your project? What activities have the greatest slack / float?

        Identify the top three (3) activities that you believe could impact the project completion date.

        What additional activities you would add to this project to make it more complete, from a project management viewpoint? 

    Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

        Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.

        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 page length.

GEN499 Week 2 Discussion 2

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Ashford 3: – Week 2 – Discussion 2

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses.

 
Ethics and Moral Development
  Prepare: In preparing for this discussion, you should first review the Week Two required resources that focus on ethics and morals. This will help assist you in examining your own development of ethical and moral responsibilities.  
  Reflect: Take a deeper look at your own life and determine which experiences have inspired ethical and moral reasoning. Were there any huge influences in this process?  
  Write: For this discussion you will address the following prompts:

  • Explain what it means to be ethical as it relates to personal, academic, and professional growth.
  • Provide at least one ethical dilemma you have encountered and describe how the issue was resolved.
  • Describe how your general education courses have influenced your ethical values.
  • Explain why a college-educated person might have different duties to society than someone not as educated.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length, which should include a thorough response to each prompt. You are required to provide in-text citations of applicable required reading materials and/or any other outside sources you use to support your claims. Provide full reference information of all sources cited at the end of your response. Please use correct APA format when writing in-text citations  and references. 

  
  Respond to Peers: Review your classmates’ posts, and respond to at least two of your peers by Day 7. In each response, provide comments that prompt further critical thinking and insight on your classmate’s perspective on ethical values as they relate to their personal, academic, and professional lives. Each participation post should be a minimum of 75 words.  
 

Carefully review the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate this Discussion Thread.
 

3 DAY FOOD INTAKE

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Enter your food intake for 3 full days in iProfile by following the WileyPLUS® iProfile instructions. Save this information.

Write a 850- to 1,050-word paper that addresses the following points about your 3-day food intake:

  • Recorded intake of protein, carbohydrates, and lipids
    • Which foods in your recorded daily intake provide protein? Which provide carbohydrates? Which provide lipids?
    • Review how your recorded protein, carbohydrate, and lipid intake compares with the recommendations of the dietary reference intake. If your recorded protein-carbohydrate-fat intake was too high or too low, which foods might you add or remove to achieve your goal and keep other nutrients in balance?
    • Is the protein in each food you ate complete or incomplete, combining to become complementary? Why is this important?
    • How much of your daily recommended protein, carbohydrates, and lipid intake did you achieve? If your macronutrient intake is insufficient or excessive, what might you do to bring it into the recommended range? Provide specific recommendations.
  • Macronutrient intake ranges
    • Is macronutrient intake within the recommended range important? What are the effects of too much or too little of a macronutrient? What happens if you consistently eat too little protein? What happens if you eat too few carbohydrates? What happens if you eat too few lipids?
  • Fiber intake ranges
    • Does your fiber total meet 100% of the recommendation for you, as calculated at iProfile?
    • Does your diet meet the minimum number of servings of foods from each fiber-containing group? If not, which of the fiber-containing groups–fruits and vegetables–fell short of the recommended intake?
    • Which specific foods provide the most fiber in your meals? Which provide the least? Identify trends in your food choices that might affect your fiber intakes.
  • Dietary modifications
    • What changes might you make to increase the fiber in your diet?
    • How might insufficient or excessive amounts of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, or fiber contribute to health or illness? Provide examples.
    • What have you learned about your diet?

Cite three references other than the course text.

Considering the article, write an APA-formatted paper of 4–5 pages that addresses the following:

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Considering the article, write an APA-formatted paper of 4–5 pages that addresses the following:

Part 1: Developing the Philosophical Thesis Statement 

Alfred North Whitehead’s statement: “What is morality in any given time and place? It is what the majority then and there happen to like and immorality is what they dislike” is a very controversial statement. Think about this statement as you consider the following questions as a guide to help your formulate a thesis statement. 

Select 1 of the following questions to answer and develop your thesis statement:

  • Businesses can have ethical standards, but businesses are not moral agents. Do you agree or disagree? 
  • Is it true that the “bottom line” of business is profit and profit alone? 
  • In business, are there other less tangible goals that are intrinsic to and just as important as making money? 
  • In a business environment, why should people be moral as individuals? 
  • Why should a corporation or organization be moral? 
  • Could you apply the first formulation of Kant’s categorical imperative to a business environment? 

Part 2: Developing the Essay

  • Identify your thesis statement (argument claim) within the introduction of your paper. 
  • Conduct research using library resources. 
  • Outline your essay, considering deontological ethics, teleological ethics, moral objectivism, and ethical relativism in your argument. 
  • Provide at least 3 valid reasons to support your argument. 
  • Also, be sure to include the following in your APA formatted essay: 
    • Use of explanations of philosophical concepts such as utilitarianism, categorical imperatives, process philosophy, moral relativism, moral absolutism, ethical relativism, moral objectivism, deontological ethics, or teleological ethics to structure your essay and provide evidence to support your claims. 

Your argument and reasons (claims) should be defended by philosophical concepts supported by evidence, which is based on your research. Please use the APA library to begin your research.

Part 3: Conclusion

Consider morality and ethics from the perspective of Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy and Immanuel Kant’s universal categorical imperative. After conducting your research and writing your essay, could you conclude that businesses can have ethical standards, despite the fact that businesses are not moral agents? Why or why not? Please explain summing up your argument.

Part 4: Review Checklist before submitting essay

  1. Your essay should be checked for proper use of grammar, spelling, and punctuation. 
  2. You may find that you change your mind on the issue as you are writing your paper. That is fine, but be sure to present your ultimate decision at the beginning of the paper, and stick to it consistently throughout. This may require that you go back and change paragraphs to support your changed thesis statement. 
  3. Your argument should be clear, concise, and supported with logically valid claims and evidence followed by APA in-text citations. 
  4. A reference page documenting your sources should be included.

As you prepare to write your persuasive essay, read the three attached student essays and answer the following questions about one of the essays in the discussion forum: Does the author clearly identify a two-sided issue/problem? Is it debatable? Is the

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As you prepare to write your persuasive essay, read the three attached student essays and answer the following questions about one of the essays in the discussion forum:

  • Does the author clearly identify a two-sided issue/problem? Is it debatable?
  • Is the author well informed about the topic? 
  • Does the author provide solid evidence to support his/her position? Remember that the evidence must appeal to reason.
  • Does the author address the opposing viewpoint?
  • What could the author do to strengthen the argument?

Student Essays for Review

  1. Student Sample Essay: “The Designated Hitter, 40 Years of Controversy”
  2. Student Sample Essay: “Plastic Bags and the Environment”
  3. Student Sample Essay: “Sagging Morals”

write two paragraph (300 words total)

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we had an avtivity and the teacher need two paragraph about that avtivity and this is example from my classmate 

please on time and follow the first 2 steps on the attachments

 

 

Hello classmate, I am writing to you to inform you about this new learning experience I have currently came across. It is needless to say it was a very good orientation. Our English class has went over writing a research paper and these are some of the key points. 
When writing a research paper you must give the actual publisher of the information you’re using, credit for their work. In a sense, this is creating a citation as well as a reference paper at the end of your essay. You also have to cite your source within your paragraphs. For example after a quote that you pulled out of an article of some sort. I found this information very useful because before this lecture I was always confused about writing research papers, but this really helped to clarify a lot of my questions. The orientation itself was incredibly beneficial because in this one class I learned a lot of information about library resources and other things. 
For example, I learned that a student can check out 20 books from the library at once. For myself what I took most out of this presentation was learning about research papers. I was always confused about writing research papers and they were all answered in this orientation. 
I had very little problems with the practice sheet because most of the answers were given to us before hand. My suggestion to students who are going to receive this same assignment is to simply pay attention to the lecture and jot down the answers when it is verbally given to you. If you apply this in the lecture then completing the assignment will be a breeze. It was a pleasure writing about my experience and I hope this was helpful to you as well. Have a great weekend! 
 

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DRO Contingency Worksheet

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DRO Contingency Worksheet

 

Decide which of the following concepts are most applicable to each scenario: differential reinforcement of other behavior, avoidance contingency, punishment by prevention of reinforcer, punishment by loss of reinforcer, or avoidance of loss.

 

Defend your answer in 2–3 sentences each, using citations as needed.

 

  1. Sally, a 13-year-old teenager, is tired of having her mom nag her about her bedroom. Her mom nags about the clothes on the floor, the bed being unmade, and the trashcan spilling over in her bathroom.  Sally comes home from school in a bad mood and the last thing she wants to hear is her mom’s nagging voice. To get around the expected response from her mom, she cleans her room, makes her bed, and empties her trashcan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Sally makes the 7th-grade track team by finishing before another girl by less than 0.05 seconds in her event—the 400 meter relay.  Sally is proud of making the team but needs to work harder in the practices that follow. The first track meet does not go well. Out of the four girls on the relay team, she has the slowest time, so her track coach removes her from the team, and makes her sit as an alternate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. In the weeks that follow being pulled from the track team, Sally listens to her coach’s direction and works hard to qualify for the next meet. Running her fastest time ever, Sally is excited when she qualifies to run the relay for the third track meet. Now that she has earned her spot on the team, she continues to work hard every week to keep her place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Chad is a 45-year-old man going back to school while working full time. A self-proclaimed procrastinator, his job as a computer programmer can handle his laid back style and ever-changing deadlines.  In school, however, he is having difficulty turning his homework in on time. The teacher has told him that success is impossible if he does not turn his papers in on time, yet he fails to do so week after week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Chad continues to stay in school and is a B-minus student due to the procrastination aspect of his work ethic. He has been complaining lately about school and thinking about withdrawing. His comments about the teacher, the class, the work and his grades are starting to get annoying so his mom decides to only reinforce his verbal behavior every 5 minutes he talks to her without making a negative comment about school. 

Methodological Issues Article Review

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Methodological Issues Article Review

Read the following articles, which can be accessed through the ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library:

  • Evidence-based practice in psychology: Implications for research and research training.
  • Practice-based evidence: Back to the future.
  • Psychological treatments: Putting evidence into practice and practice into evidence.

Write a three- to four-page article review in which you discuss methodological issues unique to psychological research and analyze basic applied psychological research relevant to the treatment of mental disorders. In your paper, you will discuss the topics of evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence and their roles in providing practitioners useful information for making decisions about appropriate mental health treatments.

In the body of your paper:

  1. Discuss the methodological issues and challenges that are unique to psychological research investigating effective treatments for psychological disorders.
  2. Explain the concepts of evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence and identify controversies associated with these concepts.
  3. Select one treatment modality associated with a disorder in the DSM-5 and present at least one example of pertinent, applied psychological research investigating the efficacy of the treatment modality. Discuss the findings of the research. Locate at least one peer-reviewed article that contains a research study on a treatment modality to fulfill this requirement. You may not use any of the course materials.
  4. Take the point of view of Bauer (2007) to analyze the article(s) you selected in #3. Using this author’s arguments from his Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology: Implications for Research and Research Training article, what would be his evaluation of the article(s) you selected?
  5. Take the point of view of Brendtro, Mitchell, & Doncaster (2011) and analyze the article(s) you selected in #3. Using these authors’ arguments from their Practice-Based Evidence: Back to the Future article, what would be their evaluation of the article(s) you selected?
  6. Discuss ways in which an evidence-based practice model might provide practitioners useful information for making decisions about the degree to which the treatment modality you selected in #3 is an appropriate treatment for the disorder you specified.
  7. Conclude your paper with a discussion of your opinion of the utility of evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence for practitioners needing to identity effective treatments for psychological disorders.
  8. Utilize a minimum of two additional peer-reviewed journal articles published within the last five years (not including the course text or any of the course materials). At least one article must be used to satisfy the requirement in #3, and at least one article must also be included to support your arguments. All sources must be documented in APA style, as outlined by the Ashford Writing Center.

Writing the Methodological Issues Article Review

The Assignment:

  1. Must be three to five double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  2. Must include a title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. (Refer to the Ashford Writing Center Thesis Generator ).
  4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
  5. Must end with a conclusion that summarizes your opinion of the utility of evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence for practitioners needing to identity effective treatments for psychological disorders.
  6. Must utilize each of the three required articles: Bauer (2007); Brendtro, Mitchell, & Doncaster (2011) and Dozois (2013).
  7. Must utilize a minimum of two additional peer-reviewed sources published within the last five years (not including the course text).
  8. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  9. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Assignment 4: Persuasive Paper Part 2: Solution and Advantages

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Using feedback from your professor and classmates, revise Part 1 and develop the solution and identify the advantages of the solution. Note: The disadvantages or challenges with your answers will be in Part 3.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

Provide Part I: Revision of A Problem Exists (3-4 pages)

1. Revise, using feedback from the professor and classmates, your Persuasive Paper Part I: A Problem Exists. 

Develop Part 2: Solution to Problem and Advantages (3-4 pages for 6-8 pages total)

2. Include a defensible, relevant thesis statement clearly in the first paragraph. (The thesis statement may need to be modified to reflect added information and purpose of this part.)

3. Explain a detailed, viable solution that supports your thesis. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.

4. State, explain, and support the first advantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.

5. State, explain, and support the second advantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.

6. State, explain, and support the third (and fourth if desired) advantage (economic, social, political, environmental, social, equitable, ethical/moral, etc.) to your solution. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.

7. Use effective transitional words, phrases, and sentences.

8. Provide a concluding paragraph / transitional paragraph that summarizes the proposed solution and its advantages.

9. Develop a coherently structured paper with an introduction, body, and conclusion.

10. Use one (1) or more rhetorical strategies (ethos, logos, pathos) to explain advantages. 

11. Support advantage claims with at least three (3) additional quality relevant references. Use at least six (6) total for Parts 1 and 2. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting guidelines:

  • 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.