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How accurate do you think this article is? What is the expertise of the author on this topic? What are you basing this on? What bias or objectivity does the author(s) express? How timely and/or current is your article? How does it align with current practices or history?

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For this project each student must review a peer-reviewed academic article about a topic related to HIV or an STI that interest you. The article you choose must have been published in the last 10 years and one that you accessed through the MHCC library (online).

This paper must be single spaced, 12-point font, with1 inch margins. Use proper grammar and spelling and use the spell and grammar check on whatever program you are using (i.e. word, google docs).

This paper must include the following:

Title and author(s) of article and the full citation of the article
An introduction, three key points from this article, and a conclusion. For each of the key points you should have 1-2 paragraphs for each.
The paper should be approximately 1 ½ -2 pages long (single space)

When selecting your resource consider:

The Accuracy of the article- how accurate do you think this article is?
The Authority-what is the expertise of the author on this topic? What are you basing this on?
The Bias/Objectivity- what bias or objectivity does the author(s) express?
Currency/Timeliness- how timely and/or current is your article? How does it align with current practices or history?

Describe what you have learned about this question, citing at least two course texts. Evaluate the credibility of these sources using criteria such as author credentials, credibility of the publication, evidence provided, and audience, purpose and message.

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How did the conflict between Israel and palestine begin?

In three pages (double spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins):

1. Describe what you have learned about this question, citing at least two course texts (fiction, nonfiction, speaker, or film).

2. Pursue further perspectives on the question with at least two additional sources.

3. Evaluate the credibility of these sources using criteria (Links to an external site.) such as author credentials, credibility of the publication, evidence provided, and audience, purpose and message.

Article 1

How Anti-Semitism Helped Create Israel

Article 2
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/6/26/palestine-and-israel-mapping-an-annexation

Article 3
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/middle-east/palestine

Write a 1 page reflection paper on your experience of the online exhibition. Discuss the exhibition and the artist in a critical voice. What do you like or dislike about the exhibition and why? Describe a single work or selection of works from the exhibition that you react to and explain your thoughts.

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Reflection Paper

visit https://cmoa.org/art/teenie-harris-archive/

Visit the online Teenie Harris Archive at the Carnegie Museum of Art. Watch the Artist At Work video/slideshow and explore the digital archive of photographs.

Write a 1 page reflection paper on your experience of the online exhibition. Discuss the exhibition and the artist in a critical voice. What do you like or dislike about the exhibition and why? Describe a single work or selection of works from the exhibition that you react to and explain your thoughts. What is compelling or effective about the print, and why? Discuss ideas and concepts the artist is discussing in the work as well as aesthetic choices such as light, shadow, tone, composition, etc.

Write a research paper on the benefits of legalizing marijuana in the United States.

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Legalizing Marijuana in the United States

Write a research paper on the benefits of legalizing marijuana in the United States.

What is the problem that your case represents? What is the source of the problem? How serious is the problem? Where are 2-3 examples of places with a similar problem?

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Trash

SPEAKING ASSESSMENT:

Group Persuasive Presentation 1. Choose ONE Case. Summarize your problem and restate it to check your group’s understanding. a. CASE 1: A city is running out of room for trash, especially bulk trash from construction sites. It currently has a large landfill that takes in most of the construction waste for the entire region. Recycling exists but is not equipped for the amount of trash. The city wants to add more acres of land to the landfill, but that means expanding the garbage site closer to a historic neighborhood. On one hand, people already complain about the smell and potential negative effects on people’s health and the value of their homes. On the other hand, the area is growing rapidly, and more construction will take place for the next decade.

What is the problem that your case represents? What is the source of the problem? How serious is the problem? Where are 2-3 examples of places with a similar problem?

Solution 1
What is the solution? How does the solution work? Pro — any similar cases or facts/data to support Con — any similar cases or facts/data to contradict

Solution 2
What is the solution? How does the solution work? Pro — any similar cases or facts/data to support Con any similar cases or facts/data to contradict

Solution 3
What is the solution? How does the solution work? Pro — any similar cases or facts/data to support Con — any similar cases or facts/data to contradict

What facilitates effective online collaboration and innovation? Illustrate your answer with discussion of at least two of the nine examples from Module 2.

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Online collaboration and innovation

What facilitates effective online collaboration and innovation? You should illustrate your answer with discussion of at least two of the nine examples from Module 2. You should also use one or more of the theories of online collaboration and innovat

Case studies to be used:
1.Arazy, Ofer, Morgan, Wayne and Patterson, Raymond, (2007). Wisdom of the Crowds: Decentralized Knowledge Construction in Wikipedia. 16th Annual Workshop on Information Technologies & Systems (WITS) Paper, December 8.

2.Abedin, B., & Babar, A. (2017). Institutional vs. Non-institutional use of Social Media during Emergency Response: A Case of Twitter in 2014 Australian Bush Fire. Information Systems Frontiers, 20(4), 729-740. doi: 10.1007/s10796-017-9789-4

Theories to be used:
1.Blau, Ina (2011). E-Collaboration Within, Between, and Without Institutions: Towards Better Functioning of Online Groups Through Networks. International Journal of e-Collaboration, 7(4) October-December.

2. Castells, M. (2007). Communications, Power and Counter-power in the Network Society. International Journal of Communications. 1, 238-366. http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/46

What kinds of activities do you want to be a regular part of your life, and what draws you to those activities? What kinds of character traits would you like to strengthen, and what might you do to strengthen such character traits?

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Human flourishing

The field of ethics invites us to reflect carefully on we most deeply value and what we most want out of life. In doing ethics, in addition to thinking broadly about human flourishing, each of us asks, What does human flourishing look like for me personally? What should I do with the finite amount of time that I have on this Earth? What should I value? What kind of person should I be? Our final essay assignment involves reflecting on such questions.

Your essay should be at least 800 words in length. There is no maximum; the essay can be as long as you like.

Choose ONE topic to write about. No need to have references. Your topic options are:

A. What kinds of activities do you want to be a regular part of your life, and what draws you to those activities? (Examples of activities discussed by former students include learning, drawing, writing, cooking, reading, raising children, working to foster equity and human rights, meditation or prayer, hiking and camping, playing basketball, fly fishing, woodworking, sharing meals with loved ones, and traveling.)

B. What kinds of character traits would you like to strengthen, and what might you do to strengthen such character traits? (Examples of character traits discussed by former students include wisdom, love, courage, compassion, resilience, generosity, mindfulness, creativity, self-love, self-awareness, spiritual depth, and a growth-oriented approach to life.)

C. What does genuine friendship mean to you personally, and what qualities do you most value in close friends? (Examples of qualities discussed by former students include attentiveness, joy, open-mindedness, creativity, empathy, spontaneity, trustworthiness, a sense of humor, a love of learning, aesthetic sensitivity, and the ability to share experiences in silence.

D. What sorts of physical surroundings do you most desire, and why? (Examples of physical surroundings discussed by former students include surroundings characterized by artwork, indoor plants, outdoor trees and/or woods, creative architecture, an absence of noise pollution, nearby centers of cultural activity, walking or biking trails, and bodies of water such as lakes or rivers.)

What would you do to gain/maintain competitive advantage if it were you in the driver’s seat of this organization?

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Strategic Management Part 5

Your submission should answer the question: “What would you do to gain/maintain competitive advantage if it were you in the driver’s seat of this organization?” This submission is your final submission integrating instructor recommendations for revision.

The paper should not exceed 1500 words plus exhibits, tables and figures and there is a penalty for exceeding the maximum word count.

Discuss one of the Barriers within the profession as explained by Schafer. What is your assessment of that barrier? Select one of those behaviors that you feel is the most important, or near the top of the list. Discuss that behavior and explain your rationale for selecting it.

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Week Six Discussions

For week six you have several readings, all of which have a focus on leadership. Based on these readings and other research that may supplement these readings (not replace them), create a New Thread and answer the below items/questions Your response(s) should be in your own words. This means that you need to paraphrase, interpret, analyze, etc.

1. Discuss one of the Barriers within the profession as explained by Schafer. What is your assessment of that barrier?

2. Several leadership behaviors are discussed by Yukl. Select one of those behaviors that you feel is the most important, or near the top of the list. Discuss that behavior and explain your rationale for selecting it.

3. In the reading by Malos eight leadership theories are presented. Select one theory that you believe has little validity or legitimacy. Briefly discuss that theory and then explain why you made your selection.

Explain the reasons for including the specific functional areas in the organizational team. Create a communication plan that includes recommendations for how the team will connect daily, weekly, and over the course of the project. List 3–5 steps of a plan to solve the problem. Explain strategies for delegating the various responsibilities in each step.

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Team Planning

Introduction

In the first assessment, you learned about the different functional areas of a chosen business and where you would intern. Then you were assigned to the IT department to work on the mission, vision, and code of ethics pages for the corporate website. Up to this point, you have looked at a broad view of the company functions and then a more narrow view of one IT project.

Now you are ready to learn about one of the key points of the mission of the company: teamwork. For this assessment, you will practice building a team to solve a problem in the company.

The ability to build, lead, and contribute to high-performing, collaborative teams are critical skills in any size organization.

In today’s rapidly shifting business world, organizations rely heavily on employees to navigate multiple teams that vary in duration and evolve and to successfully manage change. Understanding the challenges involved in teamwork can help organizations avoid chaos and achieve their desired results.

In this assessment, you will select members from different functional areas to form a team and plan the team guidelines for success and communication. Then you will analyze how the different members of the team might contribute to solving a business problem.

Scenario

In Assessment 1, you developed a well-rounded view of the company functional areas from the three internships you completed as a new employee. In Assessment 2, you worked with the IT department on a corporate webpage. Your task for Assessment 3 is to build and plan for a cross-functional team to solve a business problem.

In this assessment, you will bring in the knowledge you gathered earlier of your select company’s functional areas to assemble a team to solve a problem.

The business problem to be solved:

  • The logistics function (warehousing, trucking, and inventory) is having a problem with channels of distribution. Some customers have recently complained that their orders are delayed 2–3 weeks, while others have praised the company for delivering the orders in advance. It will require a cross-functional team to study and brainstorm solutions for the situation.

For this assessment, you will: 

  • Access the Team Planning Activity to review the profiles of eight current employees and select three members to be in a team with you. Your manager will also assign one person to your team, so be on the lookout for the additional member. You will meet the assigned individual within the Team Planning Activity.
  • Highlight the strengths that each member brings to the team and indicate why those characteristics are important to an effective team by using the Team Planning Worksheet [DOCX].
  • Develop a plan on the worksheet for building your team that you could present to the CEO as part of a budget plan and funding request for staff. You will also create some effective team communication practices and conflict resolution strategies that will support a successful team, and you’ll wrap it up with a final pitch to the CEO about how your plan will result in an effective team that will contribute to organizational success.

Instructions

Develop a plan for building an effective team with representatives from different functional areas that will work together to solve a business problem. Use the Team Planning Worksheet [DOCX] for the team building plan.

  1. In preparation for this assessment, study your chosen company website to see what characteristics make its teams successful. Notice if it has any particular team guidelines or communication strategies that contribute to the group functions. You may have to observe the images on the website to make some assumptions about their teamwork.
  2. Gather the background information you need about key characteristics of effective team members, group processes such as conflict resolution, and communication strategies that make teams successful. If you choose, you can read the articles in the “First Steps” resource.
  3. Access the Team Planning Activity to review the profiles of eight current employees. Select three people to be members of your team based on their representation of the various functional areas and their individual characteristics. Fill in the grid with the information about each team member. Don’t forget that your manager will also assign one person to your team, so be on the lookout for the additional member. You will meet the individual within the Team Planning Activity.
  4. Consider the business problem presented above and in the worksheet. In the Team Planning Worksheet:
  • Explain the reasons for including the specific functional areas in the organizational team.
  • Create a communication plan that includes recommendations for how the team will connect daily, weekly, and over the course of the project.
  • List 3–5 steps of a plan to solve the problem.
  • Explain strategies for delegating the various responsibilities in each step.
  • Describe how business skills from the functional areas will contribute to problem-solving and how individual soft skills of the team members will help to maintain a positive working relationship and functional problem-solving on the team.
  • Explain strategies that the team can use to resolve conflict.

Planning

Consider the following as rough guideposts for setting aside the time you need to do your work. You’ll want to adjust these as you learn more about your own pace and working style.

  • Research and Reading: 4 hrs.
  • Interactive activities: 30 mins.
  • Writing: 6 hrs.
  • Revising: 2 hrs.

Requirements

  • Font: Times New Roman, no smaller than 10-point font.
  • Organization:Based on the intended CEO audience, your answers should be well-organized and written in clear, succinct language.
  • Worksheet:Complete all sections of the Team Planning Worksheet, plus a reference page.
  • Resources:Include at least three reputable resources to support your ideas. Include a reference page.
  • APA:Follow APA rules for citing sources that support your analysis and conclusions. See Evidence and APA.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

  • Competency 3: Solve business problems using critical thinking and effective decision making.
    • Explain the reasons for including specific functional areas in an organizational team.
  • Competency 4: Explain the skills and characteristics of an effective team.
    • Create a communication plan that includes recommendations for how the team will connect daily, weekly, and over the course of the project.
    • Explain strategies for delegating responsibility within a team.
    • Describe the characteristics and soft skills of effective team members.
    • Describe strategies for handling conflict between members of a team.
  • Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for the field of business.
    • Articulate meaning relevant to the main topic, scope, and purpose of the prompt.