In two paragraphs, explain the difference between the role of using a computer program and the role of programming a computer.
Analyze why understanding the difference between both roles is important when designing and programming an application?
Power of Love and Relationships
For this assignment, please address each of the items below:
2. Discuss the human need to build bonds and relationships. Do we have an innate need to belong? If so, why? How is this need attached to our emotions, our social bonds, and our fear of deprivation?
3. Explain the three types of love: companionate, passionate, and compassionate. What are the differences and similarities among them? What is an example of each type? How does Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love distinguish romantic love, from empty love or infatuation? Please thoroughly address each of the components in Figure 12.1.
Figure 12.1
Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love
Robert Sternberg (1986) divides love into even more distinct categories. In his triangular theory of love, he describes three aspects of love. Each can be thought of as a point on a triangle (see Figure 12.1). Intimacy is one component, described as feelings of closeness or bonds to another person. Intimacy may include sharing of oneself and one’s possessions with another, counting on that person in times of need, and receiving emotional support from and providing emotional support to the other person. We tend to grow in intimacy within a relationship. Intimacy is moderately stable over time. Typically, intimacy is quite important in long-term relationships. We have some control over how much intimacy we have in a relationship though we may not be consciously aware of how much we have.
Figure 12.1: Sternberg’s triangular theory of love
Sternberg’s three aspects of love combine to form many different types of love.
From Sternberg, Robert J. (1986). A triangular theory of love. Psychological Review 93(2): 119–135. Copyright © 1986 by the American Psychological Association.
The second and third components of love in the triangular theory are passion and commitment. Passion involves physical attraction to another person or expression of desires and needs. Passion is not necessarily stable in our relationships. Generally, we do not have a great deal of control over passion, though we are often aware of how much passion we are feeling for someone else. The final component is commitment. According to Sternberg, this can be a short-term commitment, the decision to love a particular other person, or a long-term commitment, the decision to stay with someone over the long term. We control the amount of commitment we have in a relationship, and it is important for long-term relationships. Individuals who are securely attached tend to have more intimacy and commitment in relationships, and greater relationship satisfaction (Madey & Rodgers, 2009).
Within the triangular theory of love these three components are combined to describe different kinds of love. For example, infatuated love is a type of love that includes passion but no intimacy or commitment. Companionate love, on the other hand, includes intimacy and commitment but no passion.
Prejudice, Stereotypes, and Discrimination
In many cases, prejudice stems from the unknown. As individuals, we tend to migrate toward those who may look like us, act like us, and think like us. As a result, it may be difficult for us to open our minds and embrace those whose values, beliefs, and overall sense of self differ from our own.
For this assignment, compose a paper that is three to four pages in length. In your paper, discuss the impacts of prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination in the context of social psychology. Be sure to address the following points:
2. Examine the social, cognitive, and societal origins of prejudice and stereotypes. Be sure to include specific information regarding categorization, such as ingroup favoritism and the outgroup homogeneity effect, norms, competition for resources, and social inequalities. Of the categories presented, which do you think are the most significant in our society and in your particular community?
3. Analyze the influences that promote stereotyping, and offer strategies to reduce prejudice. What are the consequences of stereotyping and discrimination? Who does this behavior hurt, and in what ways does it hurt them? Are we inadvertently creating self-fulfilling prophecies in our society? If so, how can we take steps to improve attitudes, judgments, and behaviors?
Paper must include an introduction, a thesis statement, and a conclusion. Your completed assignment should be three to four pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), include a minimum of three references
Assignment 2: Training on Diversity Trends
As a new member of a top management consulting firm’s diversity team, one of your responsibilities is to conduct training on diversity trends. Consultants use this training in their management practices with Fortune 500 companies.
You are asked to lead a training session next week. The topic is “The Global Demographic Trends Impacting Diversity.” The training will be presented to mid-level managers in your firm. The purpose of the training is to inform the management consultants of the latest changes in worldwide demographics relative to five key diversity areas of interest and provide recommendations for managers on sustaining a diverse workforce.
Prepare a seven to nine slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation on this topic. Include a discussion of the following:
Include detailed speaker notes with your presentation that fully explain each point and justification for your recommendations.
Use at least three resources to justify your responses. Apply current APA standards for writing style to your work. Include a title slide and reference slide(s) in addition to the main slides.
By Wednesday, February 3, 2016, deliver your assignment to the M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox.
Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.ppt.
In order for this assignment to be compatible with TurnItIn, you will need to save your PowerPoint presentation as an Adobe PDF file. To do this, open your presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint. Choose “Save As” from the File menu, then choose “Adobe PDF”. Before saving your file, click on the Options button and check the box next to “Convert Speaker Notes.” Now choose to save your file. Your speaker notes will be included in your PDF file that you will submit for this assignment.
Note: If your version of Microsoft PowerPoint does not have the option to include speaker notes, you will need to submit a Microsoft Word document that contains all information from your presentation, including the speaker notes.
| Assignment 2 Grading Criteria |
Maximum Points
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| Discussed the key points of population trends, working-age population movements, racial and ethnic trends, sexual-orientation trends, and gender trends. |
48
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| Explained the potential impact of the changes in diversity trends to the firm. |
60
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| Recommendation of actions that should be taken based on the statistical data. |
48
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| Style (4 points): Tone, audience, and word choice
Organization (12 points): Introduction, transitions, and conclusion Usage and Mechanics (12 points): Grammar, spelling, sentence structure, 7-9 pages APA Elements (16 points): In text citations and the inclusion of at least three references, paraphrasing, and appropriate use of quotations and other elements of style |
44
|
Argument Essay
In your argument paper, you are going to choose a side of a debatable (provided) topic. You will then need to persuade the reader (your teacher) to agree with your opinion. The best argumentative papers combine strong research and commentary from the author.
You will have several topics to choose from that are listed below. You will receive research from your teacher to use as your sources for the paper. These are the ONLY sources that you may use. You will receive articles that are in favor of the cause and articles that are against the cause. You will also receive an outline to help you with this paper. It is required that you use this outline. Each body paragraph must include two pieces of cited information with at least one of those being a direct quote. You MUST also include a Works Cited page. Any paper turned in without a Works Cited page will receive a maximum grade of a 50. Also, your paper is NOT considered turned in until both a hard copy and a digital copy are turned in. Daily late points (20 points per day) will accumulate until both steps are done.
Topics
Prompt 1
Does violence in video games promote violence/aggression in children?
Prompt 2
Is it worth sacrificing personal privacy in order to maintain social safety?
Prompt 3
Would raising the minimum wage help decrease poverty levels or inadvertently increase unemployment?
Prompt 4
Does popular media have a negative influence on body image?
Prompt 5
Should society support paternity leave, or would paternity leave be detrimental to the work force?
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Organization *Outstanding claim & concession
*Paragraphs are impressively coherent & cohesive; each paragraph clearly expresses a specific purpose
*Relevant topic sentences that clearly relate back to thesis *Solid claim & concession
* Paragraphs are coherent & cohesive; each paragraph expresses a specific purpose
*Relevant topic sentences that relate back to thesis
*Vague claim & concession
* Paragraphs are loose in structure; ideas are not always clear
*Topic sentences loosely relate back to thesis
*Missing concession
* Paragraphs lack development; specific purpose of paragraphs is often unclear
*Relationships between topic sentence and thesis often unclear
*No claim
*Paragraphs are not developed/focused; there is no obvious purpose
*No relationship between topic sentence and thesis
Quotes *Paper includes 6 required quotes
*Quotes impressively support ideas *Paper includes 5 quotes
*Quotes sufficiently support ideas *Paper includes 4 quotes
*Quotes adequately support ideas *Paper includes 3 quotes
*Quotes loosely support ideas *Paper includes 2 or fewer quotes
*Quotes do not support ideas presented
Ideas & Content *Outstanding development of ideas, analysis, & efficient use of quotes
*Outstanding choice of quotes to support claim
*Outstanding use of commentary to link quotes & claim
*Content is engaging and original * Solid development of ideas, analysis, & efficient use of quotes
*Solid choice of quotes to support claim
*Solid use of commentary to link quotes & claim
*Content is interesting and original *Adequate development of ideas, analysis, & efficient use of quotes
* Adequate choice of quotes to support claim
*Adequate use of commentary to link quotes & claim
*Content is appropriate and original *Thin development of ideas, analysis, & inefficient use of quotes
*Weak choice of quotes to support claim
*Weak use of commentary to link quotes & claim
*Content is vague and original *Lacks development of ideas, analysis, & inefficient use of quotes
*Quotes do not support claim
*Commentary does not link quote to claim
*Content is vague and unoriginal
Style *Sentences are mature, exact, and demonstrate appropriate word choice
*Outstanding use of transitions to move between ideas
*Paper adheres to all formal writing rules *Sentences are well written and demonstrate appropriate word choice
*Solid use of transitions to move between ideas
*Paper adheres to most formal writing rules *Sentences are adequate and demonstrate acceptable word choice
*Adequate use of transitions to move between ideas
*Paper shows general awareness of formal writing rules *Sentences are awkward, overly simple, and word choice is flat
*Weak use of transitions to move between ideas
*Paper shows inconsistent awareness of formal writing rules *Sentences are unclear/vague and word choice is poor
*No transitions between ideas
*Paper shows little or no regard for formal writing rules
Conventions
*No convention errors
*Paper adheres to all formal writing rules *Few convention errors
*Paper adheres to most formal writing rules *Moderate convention errors
*Paper shows general awareness of formal writing rules *Numerous convention errors
*Paper shows inconsistent awareness of formal writing rules *Excessive convention errors detract from paper’s readability
*Paper shows little or no regard for formal writing rules
MLA Format *0-1 MLA format & documentation errors *2-3 MLA format & documentation errors *4-5 MLA format & documentation errors *6-7 MLA format & documentation errors * 8 + MLA format & documentation errors
*A paper turned in without a Works Cited page will receive a maximum of 50.
*10 points will be taken off for any missing quotes (6 required) and 25 points will be taken off for any missing paragraphs (3 required).
Argument Outline
I. Introduction
A. Introduce the topic without stating your view (General terms)
B. Continue introducing the topic using specifics (specific ideas of support, NOT EVIDENCE) (should
be at least 2 sentences)
C. Thesis: concession, claim and supports (Although________________, claim_____________ because
support 1 and support 2)
I. Body Paragraph 1 – Counter Argument
A. State Concession (Although statement in a complete sentence)
B. Counterargument (However, ___________________)
C. Research for counter argument
D. Commentary explaining how the evidence for the counterargument disproves the concession
E. Transition into your 2nd evidence of counterargument
F. Research 2 for counter argument
G. Commentary on research
H. Closing (summarize how you have proven concession wrong)
III. Body Paragraph 2
A. Topic Sentence (Support 1)
B. Transition into evidence
C. Evidence (research)
D. Commentary
E. Transition into evidence 2
F. Evidence 2 (research)
G. Commentary:
H. Closing/transition into next paragraph (summarize support 1 and link to support 2)
IV. Body Paragraph 3
A. Topic Sentence (Support 2)
B. Transition into evidence
C. Evidence (research)
D. Commentary
E. Transition into evidence
F. Evidence (research)
G. Commentary
H. Closing/transition into next paragraph (Summarize support 2)
V. Conclusion
A. Restate thesis (reword the thesis, should not be identical to thesis statement)
B. Summarize your counterargument and supports (should be at least 3 sentences long)
C. Parting thought
Essay Checklist
Directions: For both your rough draft and your final draft, you will need to check to ensure you have each of the items in the table.
Rough Draft Final Draft
1. A clear thesis statement that must include a concession.
2. NO “I” statements. There should not be any statements made in the first person.
3. One counter-argument paragraph.
4. Two paragraphs that support your argument.
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5. Two pieces of evidence per body paragraph. This means you need a total of six.
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6. A minimum of one direct quote per paragraph.
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7. No “long” quotes. This means no quote longer than three lines.
8. Use the “2 to 1” ratio. You should have two pieces of commentary for each piece of evidence.
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9. Internal citation for each piece of evidence.
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10. A separate works cited page in proper MLA format.
This week’s readings have addressed how the nature and design of an organization’s jobs can potentially influence the job satisfaction and the degree of motivation of employees, as well as impact the entire culture and productivity of the organization.
Based on your reading for this week:
Post by Day 3 a 150- to 500-word statement in the Discussion thread that answers all of the following questions:
Support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your argument, but you must cite using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards.
You are encouraged to enrich your posting with your personal examples, experience, or insights.
Edit your postings carefully for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.
Respond by Day 6 with at least 75 words each to two or more of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:
Please note that that you are expected to post and respond to class Discussions a minimum of 2 different days each week (1 day to submit your post, another to respond to your colleagues). Points will be deducted if you do not participate in the course Discussion on at least on 2 days during the week.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your posting and responses. Note what you have learned and the insights that you gained as a result of participating in this Discussion.
This chapter addresses the different ways of structuring an organization. The authors emphasize the ways in which environmental, technology, and human factors can and should influence the choice of organizational structure. This discussion flows into an explanation of designing jobs, grouping jobs, and then forming divisions within an organization that may be based on functional, geographic, product, or market areas. The criteria and variations in global structures are also discussed. Finally the authors explain the establishment of lines of authority, communication, and collaboration.
Focus on the definitions and concepts provided throughout this chapter. Think about an organization that you have been a part of or are familiar with. Did that organization appear to have been rationally organized to achieve specific criteria? Were responsibilities clearly delineated? Were there unnecessary obstacles to communication or collaboration? Was technology adapted to the organization’s design, or was the organization’s structure adapted to take advantage of new technology? Was the structure of the organization truly efficient and effective? Did the organization’s structure influence the productivity and morale of employees? How might you go about changing the structure of that organization?
This chapter addresses the importance of organizational control and of designing a control process, as well as how technology and the establishment of control systems can facilitate organizational control. Two categories of control processes are examined. (1) “Output control” focuses on quantitative indicators of output, production, quality, satisfaction, and the achievement of goals, objectives, and targets. (2) “Behavior control” focuses on directing and influencing the behavior of employees and groups of employees through the use of goals, objectives, policies, procedures, rules, boundaries, and direct supervision. Lastly, control is discussed as an important element of change management and of entrepreneurship.
Focus on the definitions and concepts provided throughout this chapter. Think about an organization that you have been a part of or are familiar with. Did the managers and supervisors have effective control over their areas of responsibilities? When the managers and supervisors wanted something changed or done, did this get changed or done in an efficient manner? Did the managers and supervisors really know what was occurring within their areas of responsibilities? Were there clear standards of performance and personal conduct, and how were these standards monitored and enforced? Were there goals, objectives, or targets for all functional areas? Was progress toward those goals, objectives, or targets continually monitored?
This chapter addresses the nature of human motivation and introduces you to various theories that explain various aspects of motivation. Those theories include the family of “needs” theories, as well as expectancy theory, equity theory, goal-setting theory, and two learning theories. The chapter ends with a discussion of various ways in which money, in the form of compensation, has been used to influence employees’ behavior and performance.
Focus on the definitions and concepts provided throughout this chapter. Try to see how each of the theories complements the other theories. Ask yourself, what does each motivational theory contribute to your understanding of human motivation? What are the differences and the relationship between job satisfaction and motivation? What is the difference between attempting to motivate an employee versus attempting to manipulate an employee? Based on the motivational theories and your personal observations, under what conditions may a pay increase motivate an employee, and under what circumstances might a bonus work better? What really motivates you to be a good employee? Is it different than that which can motivate you to excel or strive for higher achievements?
PARAGRAPH #1: WAS SLAVERY INEVITABLE?
What do you think, given the pressures and events of the time, could the advent of Slavery in the Americas have been prevented? Yes or no? Give at least 3 reasons why you think so or not.
PARAGRAPH #2: WHAT WOULD I DO TO PREVENT IT?
Suppose you were around in 1600 as governor of America or King of England and had the power to change history if you just found the right solutions. What would be at least 3 things you would do to try to prevent slavery in the Americas and why you think these measures would be effective.
References
Simons, S. M., & Rowland, K. N. (2011). Diversity and its Impact on Organizational Performance: The Influence of Diversity Constructions on Expectations and Outcomes. Journal Of Technology Management & Innovation, 6(3), 171-182.
As this week’s material points out, we are living in times of immense change. One of the essential tasks of an organization’s leadership is to lead organizations in a way that ensures that the entire organization is committed to the change and that support mechanisms are in place to sustain change. Research several online industries that are currently stressed by changing marketplaces and demographics: the newspaper and publishing Industries, entertainment media outlets, brick and mortar retail, and even campus bookstores.
1. Choose an organization within one of the industries listed above, or one of your own choosing that is currently impacted by a changing marketplace.
2. How would you apply Kotter’s eights steps toward leading change within that organization?
3. Provide examples of the desired outcomes and support mechanisms you would utilize.
question 1. What is the role of the skeletal system?
question 2. What is peak bone mass?
question 3. What is the chemical basis for these methods? Analyze the most current ideas about healthy bones.
question 4. What are dietary supplements?
question 5. What is the definition of a mega dose? Does that amount vary from nutrient to nutrient?
question 6. Have you heard of the CAM (Complimentary and Alternative Medicine) branch of the National Institutes of Health? What do they do?