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November 13, 2024

Analyzing a Larger Conversation

Analyzing a Larger Conversation

In Essay 2, you will use rhetorical analysis techniques to make informed comparisons between the reading you selected for Essay 1 and an additional reading chosen from the list below. Start with the idea that both authors are addressing a shared issue, but that their rhetorical situations – their occasion for writing, their sense of audience, and their purpose with regard to the issue – may be very different.

You should discuss and compare the two readings in terms of these and other rhetorical elements. Build your analysis on specific evidence from both readings. Are the authors trying to do the same thing, or different things? Are their audiences or occasions for writing different? If they’re both part of the same conversation, what accounts for any differences in purpose and rhetoric? Analyzing a Larger Conversation

For Essay 2, you will use the reading from your first essay, but you will connect it to another reading from the list below. Once you have worked through the two readings’ connections to one another and to a larger conversation about a significant issue, you will offer your response. As in the first paper, this response should be rooted in an analysis of your own position as a reader and comparisons to their assumptions about their audiences. Is there something neither author covers that is important to you today? Be careful what sorts of claims you make here; since you will not have the opportunity to cite credible evidence of your own or bring in new factual material, you will have to respond based on your own experiences and your analysis of the readings. Analyzing a Larger Conversation

You may choose one of the following essays to connect to the reading you analyzed for Essay 1 and respond to. Not all pairs will work, so be careful in making your choice when picking which reading to connect to the Essay 1 reading you have worked on already. You may not use anything beyond your two readings as sources.

All four are linked here:

Peggy McIntosh, “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”

https://admin.artsci.washington.edu/sites/adming/files/unpacking-invisible-knapsack.pdf,

Ta-Nehisi Coates, “The Enduring Solidarity of Whiteness”

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1214964.Ta_Nehisi_Coates/blog?page=6,

Audre Lorde“Age Race Class and Sex: Women Redefining Difference”

https://www.roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu/devdev/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AudreLorde-Writings3.pdf,

Victor Tan Chen “All Hollowed Out”

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/01/white-working-class-poverty/424341/

November 13, 2024

Business & Strategic Decisions

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Business & Strategic Decisions

An important aspect of starting a successful business is making strategic decisions. Using the information provided in the scenario, you will identify external opportunities and threats. You will write value statements that align with the vision and mission of the company and consider how different transaction approaches fit with the vision and mission. Establishing a culture of continuous improvement will also need to be explained. Using the attached “Ansoff Growth Matrix” template, you will classify future areas of growth that will complement your knowledge of critical thinking for business growth.

SCENARIO

Two colleagues (Diego and Maya) start a new, U.S.-based, custom-design shoe manufacturing and storefront retail business called “CustoMayD Designs” using a combination of a 3D manufacturing process (also known as additive manufacturing) and premade kits. Diego has extensive marketing experience and Maya is the technologist.

Diego knows that consumers want customized products, and even with the growth in online product availability, consumers still desire an engaging in-person retail experience. Diego is convinced that providing customers the opportunity to walk out of the store with custom shoes that feature built-in orthotic insoles in addition to allowing customers to view the 3D printing of some shoe components will increase awareness for the new company and increase sales. The company will use recycled and organic materials and adopt zero-waste processes. Business & Strategic Decisions

Using an automated 3D manufacturing process allows for making a significant proportion of shoe components closer to the customer, which results in a shorter supply chain that distributes manufacturing, reduces lead time, limits shipping, and is more sustainable. In addition, the company has the option of using a high-tech transaction approach that uses automated sales and payment kiosks, or the company can choose a high-touch approach that does not use automated kiosks and has more employees present in the store. Business & Strategic Decisions

CustoMayD Designs Vision Statement

Creating a better everyday life for disadvantaged communities by providing employment and shopping opportunities through locally manufactured, customized, affordable products.

CustoMayD Designs Mission Statement

We invest in local production sites that use sustainable practices to provide an affordable, customized shoe experience that transforms how consumers feel about their footwear.

STEEPLED Analysis: A Scan of External Forces That May Impact the Footwear Industry

Social

brand footwear as part of a personal brand
work leisure wardrobes
nonbinary and gender-neutral products

Technical

robot retail
cost of 3D printing is diminishing
athletes considering technical advancements for a performance edge

Economic

consumers needing custom insoles at an affordable price
consumers wanting affordable indulgences
ease of online comparison shopping

Environmental

zero waste to landfill manufacturing
retail design allowing for social distancing
use of recycled elements
use of organic elements

Political

consumer demand for products made in the United States
revitalization of lower-income neighborhoods
place-based payroll tax incentives

Ethical

consumers wanting to buy from companies that do not violate international labor standards on child labor
consumers rewarding businesses that are socially responsible and use their profits for good
consumer support for businesses owned by disadvantaged populations Business & Strategic Decisions

Demographic

individuals with lower back pain
rise in the number of people with diabetes
increasing obesity rates

REQUIREMENTS

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf, .ppt).

Use the provided scenario, including the STEEPLED analysis, to do the following:
Identify twoexternal opportunities for the company that eachrepresent conscious capitalism.,
Explain how eachopportunity in part A1 represents conscious capitalism.,
Identify twoexternal threats for the company.,
Explain how eachthreat in part A2 could be mitigated.,
Using the scenario including the vision and mission statements describe threecore values for the company and discuss how eachcore value aligns with the vision and mission statements of the company.,
Based on the scenario choose a high-tech transaction approach or high-touch approach, and explain how your choice aligns with the company’s mission and vision statements.,

High-tech transaction approach: Uses automated sales and payment kiosks.,
High-touch approach: No automatic kiosks and more employees present in the store,

Choose oneof the following continuous improvement tools and explain how you would use it to establish a culture of continuous improvement at CustoMayD Designs, including sponsorship, team membership, goals, and communication:

Kaizen
Six Sigma
Lean
Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA)

Note: For the purposes of continuous improvement, sponsorship is defined as an individual in the organization who can initiate and drive the case for change/improvement, typically oversees and has primary influence over the work environment where the change is happening, will ensure resources are available for implementation, and remove roadblocks that may arise throughout the course of the project. 

Explain how twocharacteristics of the CustoMayD Designs product could decrease customer price sensitivity, making demand inelastic.

Note: Consider using the information provided in the scenario, including the STEEPLED analysis.

Propose a market development strategy, product or service development strategy, or diversification strategy for CustoMayD Designs, and explain how the strategy aligns to the selected quadrant of the attached “Ansoff Growth Matrix.”

Note: Consider using the information provided in the scenario, including the STEEPLED analysis, along with your own observations of consumer trends to think of possible strategy examples for each empty quadrant of the attached “Ansoff Growth Matrix” for CustoMayD.

Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

November 13, 2024

Performance Evaluations

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Performance Evaluations

based on what you know about performance evaluations, use the Internet to research and select a performance evaluation tool that you believe is best suited for your company. Create a PowerPoint presentation with speaker’s notes to present this new tool to new supervisors.

Create a PowerPoint presentation to present this new tool to new supervisors. Include the following points:
- Explain the benefits of using performance evaluations.
- Assess the existing performance evaluation used in the organization.
- Create a sample of the performance evaluation tool selected for the company.
- Justify the selection of the performance evaluation tool.
- Develop a detailed, step-by-step description of the evaluation process.

The PowerPoint presentation should be a minimum of 10 slides with corresponding speaker’s notes, in addition to a title slide and references slide. Include graphics as needed to improve, enhance, or clarify the content.

Create a PowerPoint presentation to present this new tool to new supervisors. Include the following points:
- Explain the benefits of using performance evaluations.
- Assess the existing performance evaluation used in the organization.
- Create a sample of the performance evaluation tool selected for the company.
- Justify the selection of the performance evaluation tool.
- Develop a detailed, step-by-step description of the evaluation process.

Create a PowerPoint presentation to present this new tool to new supervisors. Include the following points:,
- Explain the benefits of using performance evaluations.,
- Assess the existing performance evaluation used in the organization.,
- Create a sample of the performance evaluation tool selected for the company.,
- Justify the selection of the performance evaluation tool.,
- Develop a detailed step-by-step description of the evaluation process.,

November 13, 2024

Ways to Establish Rapport

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Ways to Establish Rapport

N522-4: Determine ways to establish rapport, professional networks, and collaborative partnerships within a community.

Visual Presentation with Audio

This assignment will help you become familiar with advocating for a social issue that impacts children and families. Advocacy involves interventions and can sometimes involve challenges that need solutions. This assignment will also help you explore the different components of advocacy when working with children and families. For this assignment, you will create a presentation that addresses a case study that highlights a social issue of your choice that impacts children and families. You will look at ways to advocate for children and families as well as identifying potential challenges you might encounter.

Slide 1: Title Slide

Slide 2: Develop Case Study

Make sure to be descriptive in terms of the ages of any children involved which family members are part of the case study and their ages and role with the child/children., Include any other information that is pertinent and include the socioeconomic status of the individuals in your case study and other cultural details. Ways to Establish Rapport,

Slide 3-4: Social Issue

Identify an issue that is impacting the child(ren) and the family members.
- Provide some general background on the issue you chose. ,The background should be specific to the family along with general information about how many people are impacted by the issue in society the history of this issue in the country etc.

Slide 5-6: Advocacy Benefits

Analyze two ways in which advocacy would be beneficial to the case that you discussed.
- Be sure to discuss why advocacy is beneficial in terms of the self-determination of the individuals in your case study.,

Slides 7-9: Advocacy Interventions

Explore three advocacy interventions that would be particularly useful to the individuals in your case study. Ways to Establish Rapport

Slides 10-11: Challenges and Solutions

Examine any challenges that human service professionals may encounter when advocating for the individuals in your case study and analyze how human service professionals could overcome these challenges.

Slide 12: References

Include a minimum of two scholarly, academic sources listed in APA format.

Please review and follow the assignment requirements in the next tab titled Assignment Details.

November 13, 2024

Critical Thinking

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Critical Thinking

For this discussion, make an initial post (a couple of paragraphs or so) that explains the skill of synthesis, and then elaborate on how you use this skill in your everyday life. Include an image or attachment in your post to demonstrate how synthesis works or how you have used it. See my initial post for a good example. After you make your discussion post, be prepared to discuss your example and perhaps provide others.

Part B Critical thinking

Introduction
The purpose of this exercise is to demonstrate the skill of grouping. Sometimes even seemingly simple grouping tasks require more thought than one might at first believe.

The Assignment
For this homework assignment, do the two grouping exercises on the attached document: GroupingEx.pptx GroupingEx.pptx – Alternative Formats (file opens in new window). You may type your answers to these grouping exercises in the submission box to submit it as your completed work, or put your answers in the presentation on the blank slides.

Grading Criteria
Determine four different ways to group the objects in exercise 1: 50%

Identify four different decision rules by which all images in exercise 2 may be placed into two groups: 50%

Resources
Textbook: Becoming a Strategic Thinker: Developing Skills for Success by W. James Potter.

Grouping Exercise Document: GroupingEx.pptx GroupingEx.pptx – Alternative Formats (file opens in new window). Critical Thinking

Work that is determined to be a clear example of plagiarism (yes, believe it or not someone tried to cheat on this assignment) will receive a score of zero, (an ‘F’) and cannot be made up. Repeat offenses will result in possible administrative or disciplinary action.

Part C

Type your post directly into the field. You will NOT need to submit a document.

*There are TWO STEPS to this assignment:

STEP ONE Due 11/17:

First, watch the provided video about the Five Love Languages and take the Five Love Languages quiz.

Take the Five Love Languages quiz at this link: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/ (opens in new window).

Watch Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn8EJ0ui4iw

The 5 Love Languages

Duration: 4:48

User: n/a – Added: 2/11/15

(Opens in a new window)

PROMPT:

Based on the videos you watched, the textbook reading, your personal experience, and your own love language, use terms and concepts from the textbook and videos to write three paragraphs (one answering each of the questions below):

Paragraph 1: Based on the Love Language Quiz, what is your love language?, Were you surprised by the results? Why or Why not?,
Paragraph 2: Have you noticed any changes in your love language preferences over time?, What factors do you think contributed to these changes and how have they affected your relationships?,
Paragraph 3: How can partners or friends adapt to evolving love languages in their relationships?,

*Please note- to score the highest possible points, your initial assignment response must contain:

At least 200 words (This is an approximation. 200 is the minimum, but there is no maximum.)
You must clearly use terms and concepts from the reading and at least 1 of the assigned videos to show that you understand and remember them. You should make these terms bold when you use them.
Step (I will do it) Critical Thinking

November 13, 2024

Discussion Board Painting & Drawing

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Discussion Board Painting & Drawing [Initial post due Wednesday, two responses to your peers are due on Sunday]

For this discussion board, you have a choice! Pick one of the two options below.

Option 1: Creative Process Option

When artists are drawing, they use a variety of methods to suggest shaded and light areas. For this discussion board, I’d like you to experiment with some of the drawing techniques explained in the chapter. Don’t worry about whether your work is “good” or “bad”. This is an opportunity for you to experiment with materials and techniques. Students in the past have found this exercise therapeutic.

Review the chapter to see how artists suggest shaded and light areas in drawing., Some of these methods include cross-hatching varying the weight of the pencil charcoal or pen., When using wet media (like ink) artists add an increasing amount of water to suggest lighter areas.Discussion Board Painting & Drawing,
Study the images in the textbook. Figure out what each artist did to suggest dark and light areas.,
Pick a method you’d like to try.,
Assemble your materials. Regular pencils and pens are fine! If you have charcoal pastels India ink or other artist drawing tools you are welcome to use them.,
Spend 20 minutes making a small drawing using that technique (cross-hatching rendering etc). It can be something from your imagination or a drawing of something you see in front of you (like a cup or a piece of food). ,Be sure to use one of the methods in the text to suggest dark and light areas!Discussion Board Painting & Drawing,
Attach your image to your post. (You will probably not be able to embed this one),
In a few sentences describe your process., What was challenging? What was easy?, Did you enjoy the process of drawing?, Why or why not? Do not state which method you chose.,

Option 2: Video research option

Find an interesting and relevant 3-15 minute video (or two) that shows a painting or drawing technique that is interesting to you.

Some good sources for videos include

YouTube: www.youtube.com

November 13, 2024

Individual Success Plan

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Individual Success Plan

Planning is the key to successful completion of this course and program-related objectives. The Individual Success Plan (ISP) assignment requires early collaboration with the course faculty and your clinical preceptor. Students must establish a plan for successful completion of:

The required 50 community direct clinical practice experience hours 50 leadership direct clinical practice experience hours and 25 indirect care experience hours.,
Completion of work associated with program competencies. ,
Work associated with completion of the student’s capstone project change proposal.,

Students will use the Individual Success Plan to develop an individual plan for completing practice hours and course objectives. As a part of this process, students will identify the number of hours set aside to meet course goals.

Student expectations and instructions for completing the ISP document are provided in the “NRS-465 template.

The Individual Success Plan is a clinical document that is necessary to meet clinical requirements for this course. Therefore, the form should be submitted with the preceptor’s hand-written signature. A typed electronic signature will not be accepted.

Students should apply concepts from prior courses to critically examine and improve their current practice. Students are expected to integrate scholarly readings to develop case reports that demonstrate increasingly complex and proficient practice.

After the ISP has been developed by the student and approved by the course faculty, students will initiate a preconference with the faculty and preceptor to review the ISP.

Planning is the key to successful completion of this course and program-related objectives. ,The Individual Success Plan (ISP) assignment requires early collaboration with the course faculty and your clinical preceptor. ,Students must establish a plan for successful completion of:,

The required 50 community direct clinical practice experience hours, 50 leadership direct clinical practice experience hours, and 25 indirect care experience hours.
Completion of work associated with program competencies.
Work associated with completion of the student’s capstone project change proposal.

Student expectations and instructions for completing the ISP document are provided in the “NRS-465 Individual Success Plan” template.

After the ISP has been developed by the student and approved by the course faculty, students will initiate a preconference with the faculty and preceptor to review the ISP.

November 13, 2024

Human Services Occupational Competency

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Human Services Occupational Competency

Course Description: This course will assess the students’ understanding of, and preparedness for, employment in the Human Services field. Examination of current occupational literature, interviews with current practitioners in the field, and the completion of a professional portfolio, will be a primary focus of this course. A Written Occupational Thesis and Student Presentation. Proper APA formatted text, citations, references; proper grammar and formal writing style; conforming to APA Publication Manual, 7th Edition

Please answer each part separate three different attachment.

Part 1

Submit your Literature Review/Annotated Bibliography here.

Part 2

Submit your PowerPoint from your Thesis Presentation here. If you are going to be unable to present your presentation in the live class session, you will need to make sure your PowerPoint has a voice-over narrative inserted in your slides.

Part 3

Final Thesis

Human Services Occupational Competency

Course Description: This course will assess the students’ understanding of and preparedness for employment in the Human Services field. ,Examination of current occupational literature, interviews with current practitioners in the field and the completion of a professional portfolio will be a primary focus of this course., A Written Occupational Thesis and Student Presentation., Proper APA formatted text citations references; proper grammar and formal writing style conforming to APA Publication Manual 7th Edition.

Please answer each part separate three different attachment.

Part 1

Submit your Literature Review/Annotated Bibliography here.

Part 2

Part 3

Final Thesis

Human Services Occupational Competency

Please answer each part separate three different attachment.

Part 1

Submit your Literature Review/Annotated Bibliography here.

Part 2

Part 3

Final Thesis

November 12, 2024

Active Planning & Development of Project

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Active Planning & Development of Project

While the implementation plan prepares students to apply their research to the problem or issue they have identified for their capstone project change proposal, the literature review enables students to map out and move into the active planning and development stages of the project.

A literature review analyzes how current research supports the PICOT, as well as identifies what is known and what is not known in the evidence. Students will use the PICOT question from the earlier “PICOT Question” template and information from the “Literature Evaluation Table” assignment to develop a review.

Using eight peer-reviewed articles, write 750-1,000-word review that includes the following sections:

Introduction section (including PICOT Question),
A summary of the purpose of the studies,
A comparison of sample populations,
A synthesis of the studies’ conclusions (when looking at all of the studies together group the conclusions by themes ),
A summary of the limitations of the studies,
A conclusion section, incorporating recommendations for further research

You are required to cite a minimum of eight peer-reviewed articles to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the past 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Using eight peer-reviewed articles, write 750-1,000-word review that includes the following sections:

Introduction section (including PICOT Question)
A summary of the purpose of the studies
A comparison of sample populations
A synthesis of the studies’ conclusions (when looking at all of the studies together, group the conclusions by themes )
A summary of the limitations of the studies
A conclusion section, incorporating recommendations for further research

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

November 12, 2024

Mandatory WORD Template

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Mandatory WORD Template

For assignment one, please review the “mandatory” WORD template consisting of the introduction of the internal factor evaluation and the external factor evaluation, the SWOT analysis, and the conclusion. Please notice that all level headings will help you with the detailed structure of content needed for this assignment along with the 7th edition APA format. You will remove my directions and add your content and sources.

Points will be deducted for not using this mandatory WORD document. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure that the mandatory WORD document was used and uploaded correctly by the due date.

Although you briefly listed the internal factors and external factors for a previous discussion regarding 5 strengths, 5 weaknesses, 5 opportunities, and 5 threats in your SWOT analysis, you will now delve into these internal and external factors in more detail with narratives, illustrations (tables inserted in the template), and current supporting scholarly articles (past 5 to 7 years of peer reviewed articles). Researching internal factors will help us understand our organizational internal environment in regard to resources and proficiencies while researching external factors will help us understand our organizational external environment., We must maintain and continue to plan a strong organization to reach the future landscape (i.e. vision). In addition you will obtain more detailed information during the ZOOM sessions as I suggest planning your semester by attending these ZOOM sessions.,

You will write in first person and then validate your thoughts with current scholarly articles (past 5 to 7 years of peer reviewed articles)., As a reminder all paragraphs must have at least 5 to 6 academic sentences with at least two current scholarly articles., No books or trade journals can be used only current scholarly articles (past 5 to 7 years) that are labelled academic, peer-reviewed, or refereed journals. All references must align with in-text citations and be complete with all information (i.e., authors, date, title, source) to include the DOI or the URL. This will help faculty retrieve the source to determine if the source meets the requirements of the submission. No generative artificial intelligence will be allowed to include no use of Grammarly or similar platforms that modifies content.

The first section of this assignment requires an opening paragraph for you to explain the need to conduct an internal factor evaluation (IFE) and an external factor evaluation (EFE). You should start by describing these factor evaluations (i.e., IFE, EFE) to your audience and then why the IFE and EFE are important. This paragraph must have at least 5 to 6 academic sentences and at least 2 or more current scholarly articles (past 5 to 7 years of peer reviewed articles).

The next portion of this assignment is for you to explain all 20 factors within the SWOT analysis. For each factor, you will provide a minimum of five sentences explaining why this factor is a strength, weakness, opportunity, or a threat. In addition, you must support each of these factors with at least 2 current scholarly articles. As a result, you will have researched plenty of articles to validate your claims.

This entire assignment one must be at least 6 to 8 full pages of scholarly content, plus mandatory tables that are embedded in the template. All content must be supported to validate your claims with at least 10 current scholarly articles from the past 5 to 7 years. You can use these sources throughout the assignment; however, you might need to find more sources to support all of your content. Never minimize your content and sources as you could miss important information for the assignment requirements.

All paragraphs must have at least five to six academic level sentences with at least two current scholarly articles to synthesize the content. Keep in mind that the Introduction paragraph has a minimum of eight academic sentences and four current scholarly articles needed to validate your claims. Review the meaning for synthesis of research so when researching for one scholarly article to support your claims, locate a second scholarly article, which synthesizes your content.

No books can be used, only current scholarly articles (past 5 to 7 years) that are labelled academic, peer-reviewed, or refereed journals. All references must align with in-text citations and be complete with all information (i.e., authors, date, title, source) to include the DOI or the URL. The exact URL/DOI must be included to retrieve the actual source. By not including the direct URL/DOI, the source will not count towards total sources used. This will help faculty retrieve the source to determine if the source meets the requirements of the submission.

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