Category: Essays

Discuss the status of women and girls in the developing world. In what areas have women been disadvantaged and what are examples of gender-based violence? What explains these problems and what actions have been taken — by states, IGOs and NGOs — to address them? In your opinion, what is the most pressing problem, and what the most effective approach to address it? Why?

You are required to write a Topic Summary Paper worth 300 points (30% of your grade). You will need to submit your paper electronically, to the website www.turnitin.com. You will also need to submit hard-copy in class. The electronic submission date is the due date. •    please see the Course Information Module and/or the syllabus for the final due date. There is one deadline for all papers; however, I highly recommend an early submission if you are writing your paper on Topic 3.
o Late Policy: late assignments will be lowered by one letter grade per day. After two days, assignments will not be accepted and you will receive a failing grade for the assignment.1 Exceptions to this rule and/or extensions of the due date are allowed in extraordinary circumstances only, such as documented medical or family emergencies, and only if you contacted me prior to the deadline and have a significant portion of your paper completed. If you run into a scheduling conflict with a deadline, please remember that you may always submit the assignment early.
• Importance of correct citations: you will need to integrate the assigned readings and lectures into your paper. Is very important that you cite your sources for anything that is not common knowledge. Papers that do not include citations will not be graded and will receive a failing grade. Y
. Papers with substantial citation problems, including those that use a different citation style, will receive a “D” grade at best. Cases of plagiarism will be reported to the Dean of Students, and will result in a failing grade for the assignment and for the class. Please find the directions for the APSA citation style in the document    which is posted to Moodle (to the Course Introduction module). There are also three short videos that summarize the key elements of the APSA style.

Checklist: For Your Own Records– Check before Submitting your Papers!
_    I carefully read all sections of the “DIRECTIONS FOR THE TOPIC PAPER” as well as the document “The APSA Citation Style & Academic Integrity”
_    My paper has a thesis statement that is stated clearly in the introductory paragraph. _    My paper uses the course material (assigned readings, lecture, videos) and meets the specified
minimum number of sources.
_    My paper has page numbers and meets the required number of pages
_    Throughout my paper, I provide citations for ALL information that is not common knowledge, including information from lecture.
_    I am aware of the definition and the consequences of plagiarism.
_    I used the APSA citation style.
_    A reference page lists my sources.
_    My name and the name of the assignment appear in the top left corner of the first page, single-spaced.
_    The receipt from www.turnitin.com is stapled to the hard copy of my paper.

1 If you turn your paper in within two days of the due date, late penalties will not lower the grade below a minimal passing grade. 1
Due dates:
ou are required to use the APSA
citation style
“The APSA Citation style & Academic Integrity”

II. The Assignment
•    Required length: 6-7 pages (typed, double- spaced, standard font and margins, not counting reference page), and no more than 8. Please stay within this page limit.
•    Answer one of the questions posed below, integrating the course material (readings, lecture, videos), and a few additional articles.
o Make sure that you use the course material effectively, and use only reputable sources as outside sources.
o See additional information on finding outside sources below •    Integrate at least 7 sources (with lecture material from various dates counting as one source), and
make sure you include the applicable chapter(s) from the course reader. Note: when using the chapters in your reader, please cite the authors of the individual chapters.

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-The issue/policy paper (brief) should be a simplified recapitulation of your research paper but I would add that it should conclude with possible resolutions to your issue along with any policy recommendations. Many of you already had a policy discussion in your main paper, so for you it would just be a simple summary with policy conclusions.

-The key to this paper is the organization. You should start with the hypothesis and then present your arguments in summary form (simplified, if needed). Your conclusion should bring it all together and end with the resolution/policy prescriptions that you believe would help ameliorate your issue.

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Assume that you are a quality officer who is responsible for one (1) of the state’s largest healthcare organizations. You have been told that the quality of patient care has decreased, and you have been assigned a project that is geared toward increasing quality of care for the patients.

Write a 3 page paper in which you:
1. Analyze three (3) quality initiatives for your organization.

2. Determine the supporting factors that would aid in the reduction of healthcare cost in your organization without reducing quality of care for the patients.

3. Differentiate between quality in a free market healthcare system and in single-payer government system with three (3) examples for each.

4. Specify three (3) common law quality initiatives that are still found in 21st century healthcare organizations.

5. Defend your position on the importance of healthcare quality for your organization. Provide support with at least three (3) examples that illustrate your position.

6. Assemble a plan to protect patient information that complies with all legal requirements.

7. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

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Object of the game:
To control the most supply centres at the end of the session (April 24th start of class) or to be the first to control 18 supply centres (whichever comes first).

Sequence of play:
1. Diplomacy period (largely out of class)
2. Writing & submission of orders. (due at the beginning of every class)
3. Simultaneous movement of units as per orders. (Will receive updates via WCR on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons)
a. Resolution of conflicts
b. Retreats.
4. Adjustments of forces during fall turns.

Diplomacy:
Open negotiations and military planning (joint or otherwise). During diplomacy periods a player may say or do anything he wishes. He may keep the content of his conversations secret or otherwise. He may try to overhear the discussions of others. Public announcements may be made. Documents may be written. The rules do not bind a player to anything he may say or do, deciding who to trust as situations arise is part of the game.

Writing of orders:
To avoid confusion the following format is considered the most legible template for writing orders:
1. Movement orders:
[unit] [present location] to [space intended to be occupied]
e.g: army Berlin to Prussia
2. Hold orders:
[unit] holds [present location]
e.g: fleet stands English Channel
3. Support orders:
[unit] [present location] supports [unit] [present location] to [intended move]
e.g: army Berlin supports army Silesia to Prussia
4. Convoy orders:
[unit] [present location] convoys [unit] [present location] to [intended move]
e.g: fleet English Channel convoys army London to Belgium

Movement orders:
Only one unit may occupy one province or body of water at a time. Each turn a player may move some, none or all of his units. A unit may only move to an adjacent space (empty or otherwise). Army units may not move to a body of water (unless convoyed over it by a naval unit present). Naval units may only be moved to a land province if:
a. It is adjacent to a body of water the naval unit presently occupies.
b. It is a costal province.

Hold orders:
The unit stays in the space it presently occupies. A unit ordered to hold may receive support from other units as per the support order.

Support orders:
A unit may give up its move in order to support another unit trying to enter or hold a space. This space must be one to which the supporting unit could technically move to that turn.

Convoy orders:
A fleet occupying a body of water may convoy an army unit provided:
a. The army unit occupies a coastal province adjacent to the body of water occupied by the fleet.
b. The destination space of the army unit is a coastal province adjacent to a body of water occupied by the fleet. An army unit may be convoyed across several spaces by fleets each occupying adjacent bodies of water.

Conflicts:
If two or more units are ordered to the same space, neither may move to that space (or any other space not specified in orders).
If a unit is ordered to hold or is prevented from moving as per the above, and other unit(s) are ordered to its present space, those units may not move either.
If more than two units are each ordered to the space the other occupies, then neither may move.
These situations are called Stand-offs.

Effects of support:
A unit moves to the new space with the strength of itself and all its’ valid supporting pieces, unless the movement of that piece is opposed by a unit equally well or better supported, then that piece may move to its’ ordered space. A unit which otherwise would have remained in the space attacked by a unit better supported is therefore dislodged and must retreat or disband. A unit belonging to a player cannot dislodge any other owned by himself. While a player may not dislodge his own units, he can stand himself off by ordering two equally well supported attacks on the same vacant space, however, if one of the attacks has more support than the other then that move will succeed.

Cutting Support:
A unit receiving support looses the same if the supporting unit is itself the victim of an attack from any space other than the one it is giving support to.

Retreats:
A unit can only retreat in the following circumstances;
1. It moves to a space to which it could ordinarily move if unopposed by other units and is presently unoccupied.
2. A unit may not move to a space left vacant by a stand off.
3. A unit may not move to a space its attacker came from.
4. If no space is available for a retreat then the unit must be disbanded and removed from the board.
Retreats may not be supported or convoyed.

Adjustments:
A player may gain pieces at the end of every fall move as follows:
1. A player may gain a unit for each new supply centre he occupies at the end of every fall move. (Note: this means that any units occupying supply centres during Spring turns are not eligible for the above).
2. If a player occupies more supply centres than he has units on the board, then his forces may be built up to equal that of his supply centres owned.
3. If a player has more units on the board than supply centres he occupies and owns then his forces are reduced to equal that of supply centres currently owned and/or occupied.
4. Any home supply centres (or centres anywhere on the board not presently occupied by him), that are now occupied by enemy units deplete the home players’ forces by one unit per home supply centre occupied.
5. Players eligible for gaining new units must place them on their own home supply centres and must specify whether they are to be army or fleet units. (the latter are only available at home coastal supply centres).

Additional Class Rules:
• You will be assigned to teams of 3-4. Each team must elect a Prime Minister, who is responsible for submitting all orders to me. If the Prime Minister misses class and does not personally deliver orders to me by the start of class, then your team cannot move their armies that season.
• We will play until someone wins or April 24th
• You win or lose with your team. However, your participation will be graded individually.
• There will be discussion forums available on World Classroom. Each time will have a private discussion forum and there will also be general discussion forums for public announcements. There will be some time set aside during class to play in the first week of class, but most negotiating will take place outside of class.
• Keep in mind that I can only grade what I see, so try to keep your negotiations either on WCR or in class.
• Your reaction paper is due on April 29th . With your paper you will turn in an assessment of the other players in the game, including your own team. You will also be able to note who on your team really shined and who, if anyone, failed to participate. Remember that part of your final grade for the course is based on your participation in this game.
• The members of the winning team will receive 3% added to their final grade. The 2nd place team will receive 1%. If there is no winner by April 24th, the win will be awarded to the team holding the most supply centers at the start of class that day (following the last set of orders). If there is a tie between two teams, the tying teams each receive 1% and no one is awarded the 3% prize. If more than 2 teams tie for the win, NO ONE gets the extra credit prize. Be in it to win!
Throughout the course we will be playing the board game Diplomacy. At the start of every class session beginning in Week 2, your team will turn in your country’s orders. We will play until either one country secures 18 supply centers, or the end of Week 14 of class. The winning team will receive 300 extra credit points added to their final grade; the team with the second most supply centers at game’s end will receive 100 points. There will also be an individual award of 100 points to the person voted as everyone’s ‘favorite’ player.

In addition, at the end of the game you will each write an analysis of the game play applying the theories and concepts of international relations to the game. This short paper (3-5 pages) is worth 10% of your final grade.

The professor wants me to write this short paper (3-5 pages) including the theories and concepts of international relations to the game also
What did i learn from the game
What diplomacy did i use
How did i participate with my teammate
What benefit did i take from the game
How this game made me socializing with my classmates
What theory did i use in the game which is realism theory

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The researched formal essay will consist of 4/5 pages  (1000 words approx) plus a bibliography. Choose a topic from the list below. Please include quotations with the correct citation from two or more texts. You should use the essay topic as your essay title. You may if you choose hand in a preliminary draft for comments and suggestions in order to improve your essay. When analysing a specific text you should use refer to one or more of the following: Character, setting, point of view, symbolism, theme, style/tone/irony.

Explore how American writers might use “war” in American Literature?

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Your responses may be to assist your fellow student with their problem (although you should refrain from solving the entire problem for them) or to show an alternative method that could be used to solve the problem.  An acceptable response may also be to ask for further clarification on any part of their solution.  Other acceptable responses would be to pose situations where you could use this methodology for real-world problems so that a discussion may develop about the value/applicability of this methodology to the situation. The question is below:

During the 1998-1999 Little League season,  the Tigers played 57 games. They lost 21 more games than they won. How many games did they win that season?  the answer is 18 games.

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Assignment 2: Job Analysis / Job Description

Go to YouTube, located at http://www.youtube.com/, and search for an episode of “UnderCover Boss”. Imagine you are the CEO of the company in the selected episode.
Write a two to three (3) page paper in which you:

Compare two (2) job positions from the episode and perform a job analysis of each position.
Describe your method of collecting the information for the job analysis (i.e., one-on-one, interview, survey, etc.).
Create a job description from the job analysis.
Justify your belief that the job analysis and job description are in compliance with state and federal regulations.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic 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:

Formulate HRM strategies and policies to recruit, select, place, and retain the most efficient and effective workforce.
Develop effective talent management strategies to recruit and select employees.
Design processes to manage employee performance, retention, and separation.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in strategic human resource development.
Write clearly and concisely about strategic human resource development using proper writing mechanics.

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Chapter 5 of e–Business strategies for Virtual Organizations offers an explanation of what an i–business is and what components form an i–business. Is there a real difference between an i-business and an e-business. Provide examples to demonstrate your position.
Your initial post should be 3 to 4 paragraphs that reflect research and not opinion.  Provide citations for the source of your learning.

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Texas Birth Defects Lab Project: Use the Texas Department of Public Health (TDPH) website (http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/) again to investigate the HEALTH DATA on Birth Defects.  Select two birth defects from the data list provided from which you are to track the number of cases and prevalence of the selected birth defects across Texas.

Produce a Powerpoint of TDPH tracked data and information about the two birth defects you selected. Use your textbook and other verifiable references sources to complete this project. Include background information, causes, diagnostics involved, prevention, and conclusional statements that can be reasonably drawn from analysis of the data. Be sure to correctly cite your references on the final slide of the Powerpoint using the title “References” on the slide. Create a Title slide as well that imparts what the slideshow will involve.

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Portfolio Assignment (350 points)
Complete your Portfolio Project assignment, focusing on making sure that you have all of the necessary components as set forth in the rubric. Spend time making sure that the formatting meets the University APA standards, and thoroughly proofread and grammar-check your final product. When you have completed the portfolio, submit it to your instructor through this Assignment Drop Box.

This Portfolio Project is at least 7-pages paper with exhibits of organization financial data.

Your Project should identify a publicly-held corporation and conduct a strategic assessment that includes organizational analysis of: (a) financial condition, (b) industry and competitors, and (c) organization situation. From the assessment, (d) formulate appropriate recommendations or strategy for organizational development from a management perspective.

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Work Instructions:
(1)    Selected firm is to be well-known and be approved by me before you proceed.
(2)    The work must be 100% free of PLAGIARISM.
(3)    The work should be at least 7 pages.
(4)    Beside the company’s website and the course book, the work must be supported by at least six (8) additional credible sources, e.g. journals and advanced scholarly articles from an academic databases like EBSCOHOST and PROQUEST.
(5)    Select current research articles published within the last three (5) years.
(6)    Use APA style for the whole work, including the in-text citation and references. (For every reference, there must be a corresponding citation in the text, and vice versa. Cited page numbers must be correct) https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/06/
(7)    No direct internet websites are allowed to be used as a reference (e.g. Wikipedia, ehow, … etc.)
(8)    Used references are to be provided to me either as PDF files or direct web links.
(9)    A paragraph must at least contain three sentences.
(10)    The course is Strategy Planning and the work is for MBA level; hence it must demonstrate high quality of writing.
(11)    The first (1) draft of the work is to be submitted by NO LATER THAN Wednesday 30-Apr-2014 (3:00PM GMT )

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