Category: APA (edition “APA 6”)

Any topic (writer’s choice)

You will complete the Professional Development evaluation, which includes a broad range of interpersonal domains often neglected in graduate programs. You will turn in the self-rated form, along with a three-page reflection paper. In other words, you will rate yourself along ten interpersonal dimensions, with “1” being “Concern,” “2” being “Good Performance,” and “3” being “Exceptional Performance.” This form will be uploaded, along with the essay portion of the assignment, which consists of a reflection paper.
In the reflection paper, you will discuss: (a) your reactions to your ratings of yourself, including what did and did not surprise you, (b) areas of strength, including how you can continue to build on these areas and apply them to the mental health field, (c) areas for growth, including specific ways you can improve in these developing areas, and (d) how the interpersonal domains, including strengths and areas for growth, are related to your future as a psychotherapist, especially at a practicum site in the near future.
The paper will be in APA format, with a Title page. No Abstract or References page is necessary. Please remember to include your completed evaluation form as an Appendix at the end of the paper.

What type of organizational forethought and effort did the Boston Police Department exercise in the response to the explosion?

Your paper must be a minimum of 1500 words, conforming to APA standards (6th Ed), and not counting the title, abstract or reference page.  You must have a minimum of 5 scholarly sources to support your commentary.  Refer to your syllabus and rubric for guidance.
The Boston Marathon attack was unexpected (or was it?).  The emergency response teams from every conceivable organization mobilized very quickly.  The city was on lock down in an unprecedented amount of time.  Cell phone towers were out of service within minutes (bombs can be remote detonated with cell phones).

Early Childhood Education

our task is to observe in two separate early childhood environments.    You will select two of the environment video clips below to view in order to complete your “observations”.  Please pay particular attention to the math, science, and social studies elements you see.  You may want to make notes as you watch each video clip in order to help you organize your thoughts to complete this assignment. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlLFZbRx1F8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYLrDiPH9sk

Strategic management ( analysis )

You will submit an individual paper based on Current Topics in the News case. You will review three articles for this assignment. The articles should be drawn from the press from sometime in the past 18 months.  Article sshould be drawn from widely read sources. This includes but is not limited to local, national, or global newspapers (e.g.,New York Times, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times), widely read magazines (e.g., Fortune, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Wired, New Yorker), or  comprehensive blogs or electronic media (e.g., Vox, Business Insider, Axios). If you have a question about whether an article is acceptable please let me know.  The paper should be approximately 9 pages (Times 12, typed and double-spaced). It should focus on and be structured by case-specific questions, but also reflect knowledge of the topic and models discussed in class. This paper will be due on April 13th.

Please do the following for the Current Topics Case:

    Please select three (3) articles that prominently features an organizational decision related to strategy.
    For each article, write approximately three pages, so nine total pages  (Times New Roman, 12 Font Double spaced) in which you answer the questions provided below. You should draw upon course concepts to provide a rigorous analysis based on well supported arguments
o    What does this organization do and what is their business strategy (e.g., low cost, differentiator)? Provide a brief summary.
o    What was the strategic decision? Provide a short description or summary and a citation for the article.
o    Why do you think the organization made this decision?
o    Was this a good or bad strategic decision and why? Take a clear stance and argue for it.
o    You will want to use material and theory from the class to support your claims regarding the companies, strategic decision. My suggestion would be to use a minimum of two frameworks from the class for this.

Case will be evaluated out of 100 points as follows:

1)    Case Required questions (25 points)
a)    Did the writer clearly address the questions required? (15 points)
b)    Were the answers to those questions, more or less, correct? (15 points)
2)    Use of Course Content (25 points)
a)    Did the writer use course content and/or theoretical frameworks and connect it directly to matters in the case or in the article(s)? (10 points)
b)    Did the writer use the course content and or theoretical frameworks correctly? (15 points)
3)    Clarity and Technical Aspects (30 points)
a)    Was it easy for the reader to see that case questions were answered? (5 points)
b)    Was the document well written and clear? (10 points)
c)    Was the document free of spelling errors, grammatical errors? (10 points).
d)    When using materials outside of the case or the class did the author provide a citation or link showing where they drew the evidence? (5 points)
i)    Any format for citation, – APA, MLA, Chicago, is acceptable.
ii)    OWL/Purdue is a great resource for citations, https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html
4)    Backing (20 points)
a)    Did the writer point to evidence in either the case, the article(s), the course material to draw a conclusion and support the claims being made in the writeup? (10 points)
b)    Did they writer take a clear and defensible stance where appropriate? (10 points)

NB: I want to see your strategic analysis of this case, not someone elses Please do not look up strategic analyses of companies on the internet. Use your heads and do great strategic work.
NB: Your articles may not be about the companies featured in the cases over the course of the semester.

companies NOT to use: Ducati, Trader joes, Wii, Apple, Walt Disney

THEORIES to be used:  i attached 5 pdfs, those are the theories that discusses throughout the class. 
ANALYSIS:  use Porter 5 forces ( discussed in the attachment under industry analysis.  PESTLE ( political, environmental, social, technological … etc).

How to foster a social entrepreneurship ecosystem in kenya

Research objectives:
– Understand how ecosystems are built and Identifying benchmarks
– Identifying the drivers/key-factors of an ecosystems (desk-research & literature review)
– Comparison of ecosystems history: Developed benchmark vs Developing benchmark
– Creating an African model
– Kenya analysis and roadmap / action plan

how slavery and colonialism engendered underdeveloped societies in the Caribbean

The institutionalization of the plantation system along with the regime of colonial mercantilism in the Caribbean gave way to dependent social formations plagued with exploitative and oppressive social relations of production.  Discuss how slavery and colonialism engendered underdeveloped societies in the Caribbean as it ensured the necessary primitive accumulation of capital to fuel European capitalism.

the paper sustains an argument that supports a central idea, hypothesis, or thesis;

the paper demonstrates the students ability to synthesize ideas from multiple readings, to incorporate and attribute sources, and to closely analyze at least three readings, a set of observations, or experimentation;

the paper includes accurate summary and clear definitions of key terms;

the paper evaluates and assesses evidence, contrary arguments and points of view;

the paper develops an idea or argument;

the paper demonstrates effective organization of paragraphs, locally, with paragraphs that are unified and focused, and globally, with a clear structure between the introduction, supporting paragraphs and the conclusion.  Quotes and bibliographies should abide to MLA principles.

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

*Required Reading
-Ensuring the cybersecurity of the Nation. (2019). GAO.gov. Retrieved from https://www.gao.gov/highrisk/ensuring_the_security_federal_government_information_systems/why_did_study

-Resolution 2341 of United Nations Security Council on the protection of critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks. (2017). Derechos.org. Retrieved from http://www.derechos.org/terrorism/doc/unterror54.html

-What is container security initiative (CSI) and how does it work? (2016). Retrieved from http://www.marineinsight.com/marine-safety/what-is-container-security-initiative-csi-and-how-does-it-work/

*Required Websites
-International Engagement Results, DHS. https://www.dhs.gov/international-engagement-results
Click International Partnerships and review the list of agreements.

-International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, UN. http://www.unisdr.org/

Assignment
After reading the required literature, comment on two of the following:
Read Resolution 2341 of United Nations Security Council on the protection of critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks. Answer the following: Who are the member countries of the UNSC? Comment on the UNSCs handling of Irans nuclear program.
Go to required website: International Engagement Results, Department of Homeland Security. Click International Partnerships. From the list of agreements, pick one and comment, using examples such as an agreement with a specific country.
Read What Is Container Security Initiative (CSI) and How Does It Work? Answer the following: What are the possible ways shipping containers pose a security risk? A critical infrastructure risk?
Comment on the most recent natural or man-made disaster and the effects on critical infrastructure, answering: When? Where? What? Why? How?
Assignment Expectations
Length: This Case Assignment should be at least 3 pages, not counting the title page and references.  Paper format: (a) Cover page, (b) Header, (c) Body. Including an Abstract page/opening. The abstract begins on a new page and includes the page header. The word Abstract (no bold, italics, underlining) is centered on the first line of the page.
On the next line begins a brief yet succinct summary (abstract) of the main points of the paper. The summary is a single double-spaced paragraph and is not indented. It is typically between 150 and 250 words and includes the research topic, research questions, participants, methods, results, data analysis, and conclusions. Please ensure to incorporate an introductory (different from abstract) and concluding paragraph.

References: At least two references should be included from academic sources (e.g., peer-reviewed journal articles). Required readings are included. Quoted material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it MUST be enclosed in quotes. The references should be cited within the text and also listed at the end of the assignment in the References section (preferably in APA format).

Organization: Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to question.

Grammar and Spelling: While no points are deducted for minor errors, assignments are expected to adhere to standards guidelines of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence syntax. Points may be deducted if grammar and spelling impact clarity.

Theoretical Framework

Identify the guiding framework. Present the key concepts, briefly explain how they are related, and present the propositions relevant to this study.
Explain how the framework guided the research decisions, including the development of the problem statement, purpose statement, and research questions.
If more than one framework is guiding the study, integrate them, rather than describing them independently. Do not select a separate framework for each variable/construct under examination.
Do not exceed two pages. A more thorough discussion of the theoretical/conceptual framework will be included in Chapter 2.

Plato, Apology, ca. 399 B.C.E. (philosophy)

A.  Analyze the accepted work by doing the following:

1.  Describe the historical events or innovations that characterize the period in which the work was created (suggested length of 12 paragraphs).

2.  Analyze how this work reflects a theme or stylistic characteristic from its period (suggested length of 12 paragraphs).

3.  Analyze the works or authors/artists/composers contributions to the humanities (suggested length of 12 paragraphs).

No more than a combined total of 30% of a submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly

KNOWING THE LEARNER IN TECHNOLOGY BASED ENVIRONMENT

Develop a Technology-Based Learning Compendium*
This compendium will consist of a series of web-based resources and scholarly readings addressing various aspects of technology-based learning. Think of a compendium as a list or a brief summary of a larger work that you are creating. Each entry in your compendium will contain detailed information including an annotated bibliography, and analysis and synthesis of research data.

* Compendium = a brief summary of content related to a specific issue; a list or inventory of items related to a particular subject area.

The following topic will be included in your Compendium

TOPIC: LEARNER READINESS

The following information will be presented for the topic:

Complete reference information – APA style.
Synthesis of key points/ideas presented via each resource.
How this resource can assist you with your e-learning needs.
Utility of key points/ideas with respect to the e-learning.

ASSIGNMENT EXPECTATIONS
In accordance with the information above:

Peruse the Internet and SCHOLARLY WRITINGS for readings and scholarly resources addressing the topic of Learner Readiness – either implicitly or explicitly. When selecting resources, you should focus on learner readiness as it applies to technology-based learning. Additionally, you may want to include references on learning styles and technology as well as learning preferences and technology. Finding resources on self-directed learners and technology is a good option as well.
Identify and select five Learner Readiness resources to be included in your Technology-Based Learning Compendium. Annotate each literature entry, providing a summary of the article and highlighting the specific main ideas.

PAPER – – – – –
Write a 3-page paper in which you describe how the information in the selected articles can be used to effectively engage learners when learning in a technology-based environment. Also, pay particular attention to how the resources may inform educators on how to design, develop, and deliver instruction given the various learner needs and preferences.

Please be sure to include the following information as related to the above items:
Complete reference information – APA style.
Synthesis of key points/ideas presented via each resource.
Utility of key points/ideas with respect to Learner Readiness.
Assessment of each resource regarding the accuracy and practicality of information presented.
Additional suggestions or recommendations to note when viewing resource.