Author: chris

Interview Description
Issys Thompson
COM360: Advanced Communications in Society (BHF1550A)
Sarah Bowman
11/09/2015
The person I chose to interview is my grandmother, Pastor Thompson. My grandma was born in Coffeeville, AL she grew up in a house of eleven children with both her parents. My grandmother raised me and people always tell me I have an old soul because I remember all the things she taught me, that she learned from her mother. One thing I learned about my grandma is that she really valued everything that her mother taught her, and she used those values to instill in me. She’s really old school and she doesn’t care that she was born in 1938 and it is now a new way of doing things. My grandmother remembers The Jim Crow laws from being at school and not being able to use the same bubbler as the white kids. How they had separate entrances than the white kids at school as well. The importance of keeping your head up and never look defeated according to her mother. “Always look like you’re worth something, lift your head up be proud of who you are”, she would say. She was raised Pentecostal Christian, which is a very strict denomination. It surprises me how far back her memory goes and have vivid it is, of course as she get’s older she no longer remembers a lot of things. But I do think that she chose to makes sure she remembered certain things. In being around my grandmother all my life I realized that she and her mother are very superstitious, which to me contradicts being a Christian. No sweeping you foot, don’t step over someone lying on the floor, don’t sit you purse on the floor etc. I chose to interview her because she knows first hand what it was like for African Americans in the time where we regarded as nothing.

1. What is one thing that you valued most growing up?
2. Did you ever feel forgotten because you had so many siblings?
3. If you could change one thing about your childhood what would it be?
4. How do you feel about the world now compared to when you lived in Alabama?
5. What concerns you the most about society today?
6. What advice do you want to give to the generations to come?
How far back in time can the person remember? What is his or her first childhood memory? (Consider how it reflects the interview subject’s culture or subculture?)
About 1954, visiting her grandmother’s house walking through the woods and being hungry.
What does the person remember of the experience of being an immigrant or a subgroup member in that time?
The bathrooms one said white and one said back, the water fountain, in the restutant she had to order out the back window. Riding in the back of the bus.

Which impressions or experiences from that time are most vivid to him or her today?
Bad customer service people don’t want to treat you like you’re a person.
If he or she immigrated to this country, what was the country of origin like in terms of geography, government, transportation, economic system, and education system? If he or she were raised in this country, what were these aspects of life like during their childhood?
Crowded little house ten children two parents not enough space, it was hard to get food sometimes they didn’t have any. But most of the time her parents harvested their own food. Had to walk everywhere they went or rode hoarse and buggies because their were no buses or cars. In school everyone was in one classroom 1st grade through 6th grade.

What does the person recall of the communication with members of the dominant culture?
If you wanted to talk to a white person they had to go to the back to talk to them. While they were walking home from school whites would throw spit balls out the bus windows.
What barriers to effective communication did he or she encounter?
Some white people were nice and you could talk to them and go to their house.
In the United States today, what is different in his or her life in terms of language, religion, family customs, diet, recreation, and work, as compared to childhood?
Back then they would call her nigger or colored today they don’t do that. White people back then were mostly catholic and African Americans were Baptist and later on they became Church of God In Christ. The churches weren’t as big as they are now, it’s nothing like the churches now.
Back then they would always have Sunday dinner and prayer before dinner.
There was no diet you had to eat what you had, peas and cornbread. Her dad would kill wild food sometimes. Today we can eat whatever we want much more freedom.
No parks like we do now, they would go swimming in the creeks. They’d play ball girls would get together and play hop scotch and jump rope. No pools
Get paid more money there weren’t many job for blacks they had to go to the field and pick cotton. Or grow corn for yourself and some else.

What role did the news media play in the interview subject’s life and in either supporting or contesting the intereview subject’s views of his or her culture?
Sometimes you’d know what was happening it would be on radio no TV.

How did the media influence his or her individual beliefs and opinions about males and females, masculinity and femininity, and other aspects of gender belief systems and views about race and ethnicity? (Cite specific examples he or she gives you regarding these two specific issues.)
Men and ladies liked each other the same sex was totally forbidden, it was not expectable at all. Like the Bible days they would kill the boys who thought they liked each other if they found out.
Didn’t know anything about the African people they were just colored people as far as she knew. And she knew nothing about the whites, the white and the blacks were totally seperate
If your interview subject spoke a different native language, ask him or her to discuss differences between that language and English. (Consider the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.)
What are some of the most significant differences in day-to-day life in the past versus today?
Feel more comfortable and more relaxed just living, if you want to go to the store you don’t expect anybody to attack you, you can go and do what you got to do.

From this interview, what can you conclude about important values in you interview subject’s early life?

Reference Page
Jandt, F.E. (2013). An introduction to intercultural communication: Identities in a global community (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for FreedomThe Segregation Era (1900–1939). (n.d.). Retrieved December 29, 2015, from https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/segregation-era.html

Complete the simulation “You are a Mayor and Need to Make a Civil Rights Decision.”

Write a 350-word memo to your staff detailing the civil rights decisions you made and explaining why you made them.  Your memo should focus on ONE of the scenarios presented (youth curfews, minority hiring, HIV positive employees, etc.), and you should explain to your staff how your actions ensure that your company is in compliance with all civil rights laws.

For this assignment, assume you have been hired by Kris Corporation as an Information Technology consultant. Kris Corporation manufacturers parts for the automotive industry. Your job is to submit a proposal that meets their criteria (listed below) based on information provided. You may fill in any gaps in the specifications provided by making assumptions. All assumptions should be clearly identified.
Current Implementation and Concerns:
• Parent domain (kris.local) and child domain (corp.kris.local) for the organization’s AD infrastructure are running on Server 2008. The following are concerns related to AD: (1) Kris Corporation is concerned about running multiple domain, and (2) automobile manufacturers are asking Kris Corporation to use single identity to procure orders in real time.
• The company has five locations in Atlanta (GA), Baltimore (MD), Chicago (IL), Seattle (WA) and San Diego (CA). The manufacturing plants are in Atlanta and Seattle.
• Disaster recovery is a big concern.
• Physical space for servers is an issue at the Atlanta location.
• Most of the IT staff is in Atlanta, which is the company’s headquarters, but other locations have significant IT personnel as well. Business personnel are similarly distributed across the company’s locations.
• Since all locations are independently connected to the Internet, file sharing is difficult among sites.
Your document should integrate the content presented in the course. The outline below provides required points to cover. You are free to add other related information.
Describe the technical and business reasons for each choice, citing other resources as appropriate. The Windows Server 2012 operating system should be used for all aspects of the solution. Each choice should be explained with technical and business reasoning. Solutions should be reasonably detailed.
Your solution should cover the following five numbered areas and associated bulleted items listed under each.
1. Active Directory
• Why and how should the company migrate to 2012 AD?
• Should the company remain at multi-domain model or migrate to single domain?
• What technology can provide single sign on? How will it be configured?
2. DNS
• Where should DNS servers reside?
• What kind of DNS security can the DNS servers leverage?
3. DHCP
• Will a form of DHCP fault tolerance be implemented?
• How can DHCP addresses be tracked?
4. Hyper-V
• Evaluate the pros and cons of implanting Hyper-V. Would it need clustering?
• What features of Hyper-V can Kris Corporation leverage?
5. Routing/Security
• How can Kris Corporation improve its networking capabilities in terms of file sharing and security?
Submission Requirements:
• The final submission should provide 8-10 pages worth of text written by the student (not counting title page, images, diagrams, tables, or quotations). With the required diagram and other images, title page, etc., the final submission may end up being more than 10 pages in length. Document formatting and citations should conform to the APA requirements.
• Support your proposed solution by citing and integrating at least one credible source that is not LabSim and not Wikipedia. Recommended is a best practice guide or reference from Microsoft or an experienced provider of Microsoft solutions.
• At least one diagram must be included (not counted toward the minimum length described above). You may include more.

LASA 2 Strategic Plan and Self-Reflection Summary

Review the initial scenario and the Strategic Business Plan presented in Module 1to make sure that the requirements of the Board and the Part II Strategic Plan are met. In order to meet the requirements of the Board, you will prepare the finalStrategic Business Plan—Part II—Strategic Plan to the Executive Board. Ensure your strategic plan is thorough, succinct, and complete. Challenge yourself to link the targets to specific initiatives you have identified in the Strategic Plan you are developing for H-D.

Your written report should include a title page, table of contents, executive summary, and each of the following sections in an 8- to 12-page report:

Part I: Global Economy & Factors Affecting H-D  

1. 1. Identify H-D’s Motivations & Risks

• • • Motivations for Expansion
    • Risks in Expansion

1. 1. Explain H-D’s competitive advantage in Global Markets
   2. Determine and explain entry strategies for global expansion
   3. Recommend an Internet approach/strategy for H-D

• • • How the Internet adds value
    • Internet Business Models
    • Competitive Strategies
    • Leverage E-Business Capabilities

Part II: Corporate Leadership

Develop the following: Current Direction Setting

1. Organizational Culture: In addition, evaluate the culture at Harley-Davidson (H-D) and define what attributes you think team members should possess in reaching the business goals set forth by the organization. If you were part of the management team at H-D, what motivational techniques would you implement to make these teams successful?
2. Organizational Design: As you have been completing the Strategic Business

   Plan, the management at Harley-Davidson has decided to take a team-oriented approach in various departments rather than the traditional, functional structure. Based on your knowledge of different types of teams and their focus, suggest what kinds of team strategies should be applied to each department. Be sure to explain your recommendations in detail.

3. Leadership Traits
4. Ethical Organization Characteristics

• Identify elements
• Identify missing elements

Learning Organization Characteristics

• Identify elements
• Identify missing elements

Part III: Strategic Plan Summary

• Conclusions
• Recommendations
• Implementation
  • Discuss how you will implement your strategic plans, including how teams should be implemented in each department
  • Develop a brief roadmap for implementation
  • Identify the primary benchmarks to assess success or failure
• Risks

Part IV:  Self-Reflection Summary

Self-reflection is the key to good leadership and good management. Reflect on what you have learned in this class and on what you gained from your Bachelor of Science program. Based on your reflections, discuss the following:

• Five or six key “lessons” learned from the textbook and the content that will help you in your career.
• Consider what you have learned throughout this program. Discuss career opportunities that interest you in business.
• Include what you have learned about yourself.

Evaluate how your personal biases and assumptions have affected your work in the past and how you plan to manage them in the future. Your final product will be in an MS Word document approximately 8–12 pages in length and utilizing approximately 4–6 scholarly/professional sources. Your document should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

You will be presented with a series of essay questions to be answered in your own words.You may use any legitimate resource from the web, textbook, lecture, etc., but use your own analytical thought process to ensure evidence of understanding of the material. Your response to each question must be at least two pages and no more than four pages in length.
You must respond using APA format. There is no requirement for an abstract, table of contents, etc., but remember to properly cite all sources. Use appropriate formatting with standard fonts and font size.
Questions
1. From our review of Water Systems in week three, outline the activities taken by the EPA to monitor our water supply through its implementation of an anomaly detection system, the cybersecurity vulnerabilities within this CI, the policies, politics, and other elements that either support or hinder successfully securing our national water systems, and your overall perspective of the technical and operational challenges going forward.

2. Outline the specifics of Clarke’s “Defensive Triad” concept to protect CI. Include an assessment of each of his three legs of the triad, and your perspective of the effectiveness, flaws, challenges, and potential success of implementing a cybersecurity policy that adheres to his Defensive Triad concept.
3. Discuss the “elements” impacting Cybersecurity infrastructure, then identify explain the three elements you believe they should be in the top-tier from a priority perspective (impact on the nation, cost, etc.), and outline how (use specific real world and theoretical examples) those factors could impact the American people (government, individuals, companies, organizations).

4. Outline the Department of Defense’s (DOD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsibilities for Cybersecurity, their respective roles and relationships to fight (defense and offense) in the Cyber realm, the challenges each faces in successfully achieving their responsibilities; and, provide your perspective of what actions you believe should be taken to improve the capabilities of these two departments to enable them to meet their mission objectives.

5. Provide a description of what SCADA systems are, how they are integrated into IT systems, the importance of SCADA to cybersecurity, the three main generations of SCADA, and the cybersecurity vulnerabilities and challenges facing CI sectors; finish with your perspective of actions and recommendations to be taken to ensure this aspect of our CII is secure.

Assignment 1
Explain the risks associated with leveling resources, compressing or crashing projects, and imposed durations or “catch-up” as the project is being implemented.
Why is it critical to develop a time-phased baseline?
This original post must contain a minimum of 300 words. Students must demonstrate critical thinking by paraphrasing the material into their own words (direct quotes should be used in a limited manner as this does not display critical thinking). All statements in the post that are not general knowledge should be cited to their source. Be sure to clearly relate the readings to the lesson concepts. Students may further synthesize this research relating to personal experiences. All citations should be in APA format with a reference listing at the bottom of the post in APA format (be sure to include a link to the website of your current event in the reference listing).
Assignment 2
Using your project topic and project charter from Week 1 and your WBS from Week 2, create a project schedule using MS Project. Remember the WBS is a list of deliverables and sub deliverables only. The project schedule will expand on this by further identifying the sub deliverables and identifying supporting activities and tasks.
1.Your schedule must have at least 100 deliverables, activities, tasks total.
2.You will need to include a start and end date for all tasks and activities.
3.Assign resources to every activity and task. (Remember equipment, labor, materials, etc. are considered resources.)
4.Identify costs for every resource and reflect all resource costs for every activity and task.
5.Identify predecessor tasks/activities to every relevant activity and task.

Submit three items:
1.Enter the project description, scope, overview in the comments section of the drop box.
2.Submit first MS Project file reflecting all of the five items above (one view only).
3.Submit second MS Project file reflecting the graphical representation of the critical path. (one view only)

For this assignment, read the case study, “Going for Corporate Gold at the Olympics,” on pages 258-260 of your textbook. Once you have read and reviewed the case scenario, respond to the following questions with thorough explanations and well-supported rationale.

 

1. The Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Summer Olympics were discussed within the case with respect to their use of marketing-specifically, corporate sponsorship. Research any of the other Olympic years (winter or summer), discussing their use of corporate sponsorships.

 

2. What additional branding and marketing tools/themes were used in the Olympic Games you researched in Question #1.

 

3. The Olympics reach worldwide. Do you believe that corporate sponsorships are transcending geographic boundaries, effectively reaching the international target audience?

 

4. Discuss the importance of the Olympic committee maintaining a wholesome image versus the commercialized event it could become. How does positioning and branding relate to this concept?

 

Your APA-formatted response should be a minimum of two doubled spaced pages (not including the title and reference pages). You are required to use your course textbook and one additional credible reference. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

 

 

Course Textbook

 

Keller, K.L. (2014). Strategic brand management: Building, measuring, and managing brand equity, (4^th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

*****For Kim Woods Only****** Assignment 2: Ethical (Moral) Relativism

In America, many are comfortable describing ethics as follows: “Well, what’s right for me is right for me and what’s right for you is right for you. Let’s just agree to disagree.” This is an affirmation of what philosophers call individual or subjective moral relativism. In this understanding of relativism, morality is a matter of individual feelings and personal preference. In individual moral relativism, the determination of what is right and wrong in a situation varies according to the individual. Moral relativists do not believe in natural law or universal truths.

Cultural moral relativism puts culture at the forefront of relative ethical decision-making. It says the individual must include the precepts of his or her culture as a prominent part of the relativistic moral action.

Lawrence Kohlberg, a prominent psychologist known for recognizing moral stages of development, takes it a step farther saying cultural relativists are persons stuck in the “Conventional Stage” of ethical development.

In your paper, please define individual moral relativism and cultural moral relativism in detail, noting how they differ from each other, their strengths and weaknesses, and give your position on Kohlberg’s stance on ethical relativism. What aspects of ethical relativism do you identify and agree with? What aspects do you disagree with? Give a personal example that illustrates your stance on ethical relativism, describing how you made a moral decision in an ethical dilemma. Include at least two references to support your thoughts.

Post a 500-word paper to the M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox by due Week 4

Based on what you have learned about using social media in today’s enterprises, create a 5-slide presentation to a department head or the CEO of a company together, to convince the audience that social media would benefit the business.

 

Identify at least three social media platforms.

 

Submit a comparison of the different kinds of commonly used social media, their features and functionality, based on the five criteria that you discussed in your learning team. The first slide of your presentation should clearly list the five criteria you will be using in your evaluation. Use a table when making a summary of your comparisons.

 

Remember to state any business goals, articulate the current setup, explain how social media is different, and how it benefit the business.

 

Include detailed speaker’s notes for each slide. Use a professional slide background and graphics on each slide.

TEXTBOOK MANAGEMENT NOW –GHILYER
SKILLS FOR 21ST CENTU ANGEMENT

Case Assignment # 2 is based on your Chapter Six / Leadership and Culture
Answer questions 1 through 4.
1) Explain what people mean when they use this statement: “leaders lead by example.” Do you believe it? Explain your answer.
2) How would you use the Managerial Grid to classify the leadership style of an individual?
3) Explain the path-goal theory of leadership.
4) List and describe the five reasons that justify a large-scale cultural change?
Your answers should be about a half to a full page of writing per question in an essay format APA Style of Writing.