Author: chris

Conceptual

 

1 According to Aronson’s analysis of the Challenger disaster, which of the following most likely did not contribute to the disaster?

 

• NASA had already conducted two dozen successful launches.

 

• A school teacher was on board, which had created more publicity than normal.

 

• At NASA a lift-off decision was a more desirable decision than a delay.

 

• NASA engineers assured management that all safety measures had been taken.

 

 

 

Explain why you selected this answer.

 

Applied

 

2. Suppose you saw a small child eating lima beans with obvious reluctance. When asked why she was eating them if she wasn’t fond of them, she replied, “Because Big Bird eats his vegetables, and I want to be like him!” What type of conformity is she displaying?

 

• identification

 

• internalization

 

• reactance

 

• compliance

 

 

 

Why is this the best answer and what might explain this type of conformity in a small child?

 

 

 

Research/textbook

 

3. Aronson and O’Leary conducted a study designed to encourage water conservation among male students showering at the university field house. Under what conditions were students less likely to conserve water. Explain the conditions under which students were more likely to conserve water (by turning off the shower while soaping up).

 

 

 

Research/reader

 

Article #4

 

4. Why did Milgram conduct his experiments on obedience? What features, according to this article, helped to account for the high levels of obedience displayed by Milgram’s subjects?

 

Personal Relevance

 

5. Define and give examples of compliance, identification, and internalization. Which of these has the most permanent influence on an individual’s behavior? Select one of these responses and describe an instance of your own behavior which might be or have been the result of this particular type of social influence.

 

Summary

 

6. Why don’t bystanders come to the aid of victims of injury or crime? Summarize the reasons for non-intervention by bystanders. Summarize the conditions under which some bystanders do respond to someone in distress.

 

 

 

Conceptual

 

1. The catharsis theory of aggression holds that:

 

a. aggressive impulses, if kept bottled up, will eventually fade away.

 

b. one act of aggression usually leads to further aggression.

 

c. one act of aggression reduces the likelihood of further acts of aggression.

 

d. frustration leads to aggression.

 

Why did you select this answer?

 

 

 

Applied

 

2. The Iroquois Indians lived in peace for hundreds of years as a hunting nation, but in the seventeenth century, trade introduced by Europeans brought the Iroquois into competition with a neighboring tribe. A series of tribal wars developed, and the Iroquois ultimately became ferocious and successful warriors. This series of events suggest that:

 

a. warlike behavior is the result of uncontrollable aggressive instincts.

 

b. competition inevitably leads to violence.

 

c. changing social conditions can lead to changes in aggressive behavior.

 

d. aggressive behavior ensures evolutionary survival.

 

Why is this the best answer?

 

 

 

Research/textbook

 

3. Bushman and Bonacci had an experiment in which people watched violent or sexually explicit or neutral TV shows with advertisements. Under which conditions did men and women recall the advertised products? How did the experimenters explain the reasons for this outcome?

 

 

 

Research/reader

 

Article #26

 

4. Explain Malamuth’s findings on the predictors of naturalistic sexual aggression.

 

 

 

Personal Relevance

 

5. Some people believe that exposure to, or participation in, aggressive behavior is beneficial because it allows people to release their pent-up aggression. Where do you stand on this issue? Do you agree or disagree with this premise? Be sure to back up your answer with examples of relevant research.

 

 

 

Summary

 

6. Most everyone would agree that reducing human aggression is a worthwhile goal—one that may be crucial to our survival as a species. Summarize two of the several methods for achieving this goal. Support your choices with the relevant research.

Every group, whether social or professional, has roles that need to be filled in order for the group to function effectively. Sometimes, people choose the role they want to play. At other times, people may naturally fall into a role without even realizing it. Research group roles or group dynamics using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet. Write an essay on the topic. Address the following:

1. What types of group roles are there? Name and describe at least six different roles.  Also, note that similar roles are known by different names, for example, leader and facilitator. What you call a role is not as important as doing a good job of explaining the purpose and duties of each role.
2. Can some roles have more than one person in that role in one group? If so, which roles are they? Which roles, if any, cannot have more than one person in the role in one group? Why?
3. Can you rank the roles in order of importance? If yes, do so and explain your ranking. If you could not rank the roles, explain why. Is it because all roles are equally important?
4. What role do you tend to play in groups? Is it a role you choose because you enjoy it or because you are just naturally good at it?
5. We have all had to struggle with some roles we were required to play. Describe such an experience from your personal or professional life. Explain the difficulty and how you solved it.
6. In a summary paragraph, discuss the value or constraint that you find with group roles. Discuss how knowledge of group roles will help a group communicate and work together.

Write a 4-5 page essay in Word format. Apply APA standards for writing style to your work. Include a References page for any articles and websites used in your research.

Topic: Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)

Create a power point

Topic: Sumatran Elephant -Endangered Animals

 

Create 5 Slides

Explain how human activities may have affected the species.

Consider the following scenario:

Your company has been using Traditional Project Management (TPM) methods for years, but is now looking into the possibility of adopting agile practices. Your boss has asked you to prepare a paper comparing TPM to agile practices and summarizing the benefits and limitations of each.

Write a 5- to 7-page paper including, at a minimum, the following information:

• Briefly describe the TPM waterfall method.
• Briefly describe one or more Agile project management approaches.
• Compare and contrast TPM and Agile methods, emphasizing the strengths and weaknesses of each.
• Discuss what kind of projects would be more appropriate for TPM approaches and what types would be more appropriate for Agile approaches.
• Discuss how a project approach is selected for different types of project. Provide an example by selecting an approach for one of the following projects, and explaining your rationale for the selection. Remember to focus on the project approach and not get involved in the technical details of the project.
• Converting a large enterprise from using IPv4 to IPv6
• Managing a Business Process Reengineering (BPR) project to modernize and integrate a major company’s business systems (accounting, sales, logistics, manufacturing, etc.) into an enterprise-wide unified architecture
• Building a new data center for an international business

Please do not reply unless you can do all of the work and have expertise in Contract Admin and Management.

 

Assignment 3: GSA Wants You

Due Week 6 and worth 280 points

Imagine you are a service-disabled veteran and made your hobby of building model airplanes into a small business that produces very small remote control aircrafts capable of long sustained flights. You are ready to reply to a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Schedules solicitation.

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

1. Describe the electronic submission process and the security measures present in this approach. Analyze the advantages over classic paper solicitations.
2. Analyze whether or not your company has as much of a chance of having its bid accepted as a much larger corporation (e.g., Boeing) does. Support your analysis.
3. Speculate on how you would negotiate during the contract award process once your solicitation is accepted.
4. Determine the value of your most favored customer or class of customers to GSA. Analyze its impact on your small business.
5. Compare and contrast the advantages of being a small company over being a lager firm (e.g., Boeing) in terms of contract administration and management.
6. Assess the different marketing methods used to market to the federal government. Select three (3) most effective methods you would use to market your product or service to the U.S. government. Provide a rationale for your selection.
7. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

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:

• Examine the Federal Supply Schedule program.
• Assess the different marketing methods used to market to the federal government.
• Compare the support programs available to small-business contractors.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in contract administration and management.
• Write clearly

Select a topic with in the field of sociology and develop a typewritten research paper totaling 5 to 7 pages double spaced APA format required. Research paper should focus on a specific topic of choice. The aim of this project is to one teach you to 1. think critically 2.  to apply theory to your research 3. discuss the social and ethical implications of your topic as it applies to equity and social justice and F

4. develop your social logical imagination. Once you have a question pick up series or theories that apply to your question present historical evidence is needed and apply the terminology and concept that you are learning in class. Papers will be graded base on organization application of learned concept theories originality of topic and effective and concise communication of topic. Please be sure it can be uploaded to turnitin.com with no isssues of plagiarism.

Impression management is something that we all employ from time to time to achieve certain goals in our life. Sometimes we want to appear likable, other times we want to appear competent, and yet other times we desire to gain control or power over a situation, all of which can yield positive outcomes. Yet at other times we self-handicap in order to appear like we have not been incompetent or failed, which we often perceive as a positive outcome because we have protected the way others see us (or at least we feel we have).

• • In what situation are you most likely to use impression management? What situation are you most likely not going to work to use impression management? What is the typical difference between these two situations?

 

• • Provide an example of when you used impression management successfully. What was the outcome and why?

 

• • Provide an example in which you attempted to use impression management and it failed. Why did it fail, and what was that outcome?

 

• In this last situation would the outcome have felt better if you had used a self-handicapping strategy? What type of self-handicapping strategy could you have used? Finally, what are the dangers of turning to this kind of strategy on a regular basis?

DUE 12PM EASTERN TIME 2/9/16 (500 words) long

Imagine that you decided to form a limited partnership. Write a two to three (2-3) page paper that compares and contrasts the benefits and risks of being a limited partner. APA style

When conducting research, it is important to use a scale that is both valid and reliable. In this Discussion, you will assess the reliability and validity of a scale relating to your research proposal.

 

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Review Chapter 18 of the Frankfort-Nachmias and Nachmias text as well as the website on scaling.
• Search your discipline’s literature for a research article that contains an example of a test and a scale.
• Choose a published research article that includes discussion of scale reliability and validity. You should choose one that reflects a scale you are using in your design; however, if you are not using a scale, choose an article that reflects a scale used for research in your discipline.
• What considerations need to be made to ensure the scale and test are reliable and valid for another population?

 

With these thoughts in mind:

Post 3 to 4 pages of critique of the scale used in the article and report to the class on its reliability and validity. State the methods the researchers used to test scale reliability and validity. Were these the best choices? Explain any different choices that you would have made. Along with the assignment, post the scale or a link to the scale so that fellow students can view it and discuss it.