One of the most controversial methods of ending job discrimination is through the concept of affirmative action. In this reflection paper assignment, discuss your feelings about the use of affirmative action in a law enforcement organization. Do you believe that affirmative action is justified or unjustified? Explain why you feel this way, and use specific examples to illustrate your point.
Read the case study at the beginning of Chapter 5, Database Saves the State of Washington Medicaid Dollars. After reading the case study and completing additional independent research using the textbook and online resources, address the following:Consider your degree program or your selected industry and then give an example of how knowledge management systems could be used in
your selected business.
The research project for this course requires you to identify a criminal justice professional field in which you would be interested in pursuing a career. If you already work in the criminal justice field, you can use your current position as the basis for this project, however, you must select a different individual to interview. You may not interview yourself. The course research project will be due in Unit VI.You will be required to not only research various aspects of the selected field, but you must also interview an individual who currently works in the selected field. When interviewing the professional working in the selected criminal justice field, you should consider asking the following types of questions:
Why did you decide to work in this field of criminal justice?
What steps should a person take to prepare him or herself for working in this field of criminal justice?
What types of substantive changes do you currently see occurring or foresee occurring within this field of criminal justice?
What types of technology do you use on a regular basis within this field of criminal justice?
The research project paper should consist of the following sections:Introduction: This section identifies the criminal justice field that the student has selected and includes a brief description of why this field is of interest (recommended length: no more than one page).
Competencies: In this section, you will identify at least three competencies required for the selected criminal justice field and explain why each is important to the field. This section should be based upon research that you have conducted about the selected field and supported with at least two cited resources (recommended length: one page).
Professional interview: In this section, you will summarize the interview conducted with a professional working in their selected field of criminal justice. It is important for you to begin this section by identifying the person interviewed and his or her current position within the selected criminal justice field (recommended length: one to two pages).
Evaluation: In this section, you will evaluate the selected field of criminal justice by discussing the following questions and supporting the evaluation with cited resources (recommended length: one to two pages):
How did the competencies you identified for this field of criminal justice align or differ from the information obtained during the interview with a criminal justice professional?
What learning goal would you like to set for yourself during this course, month, or year based on the skill sets and requirements discovered during your research and based upon the interview with a criminal justice professional?.NOTE:
Part of the purpose of a reference is to lead your reader back to the sources you used. Imagine a person reads your paper and wants to find out more information about your topic. The reader can refer to your reference list to locate the sources you used to find information. However, certain types of sources, like a private conversation, cannot be located. No one can read a transcript of your interview (unless you recorded it). The information the interviewee passed on to you is not recoverable by other researchers, so it does not go in the reference list. This kind of source (interviews, private letters and e-mail, personal conversations, phone calls, etc.) is called a personal communication. Cite it in text only, give initials as well as the surname of the person involved, and give as precise a date as possible. Again, this type of source is ONLY cited in text. There will be no reference citation on the reference list.The two examples of how personal communication citations can be done are below: T. Smith (personal communication, March 19, 2013) indicates that
from a police custody inspectors prospective (T. Smith, personal communication, March 19, 2013)
SUBJECT: Project Management Managing internal and external stakeholders is a key component not only to clearly communicating the purpose and benefits of projects but also to completing projects in a timely manner. Whether it is a customer, resident, employee, consultant, or organization, each stakeholder has an interest in monitoring the project’s status and requesting information as needed in preferred formats.After reading and selecting your case study for the final project, address the
following:
In addition to the stakeholders specifically mentioned in the case
study, feel free to discuss stakeholders that are not mentioned but could
also be impacted by the project.
Discuss each stakeholder’s role and level of interest in the project. How
influential is each stakeholder? What type of information is each
stakeholder interested in receiving?
Describe how you would manage each stakeholder if you were the
project manager. For instance, would you meet more frequently with
stakeholders of high influence?
Rosie hide her feelings from everyone because she was afraid to hurt other and because the culture she identifies with.Seventeen Syllables by Hisaye Yamamoto I need a paragraph about the culture she identified with and a conclusion
Beside the exchange rate I use variables such as education, private
investment, openness to determine Ethiopian GDP per capita growth. The study showed that
devaluation has a negative effect on GDP per capita the same year whereas the coefficient for the
one year lagged exchange-rate was significantly positive thus devaluation has a time varying
effect. Education had an expansionary effect and drought a contractionray effect on GDP per
capita growth.
Discussion: Transformational Leadership: An Ideal Solution? For many, the concept of transformational leadership is difficult to understand. Numerous researchers have defined it as a leadership theory and leadership style. One definition of transformational leadership is the process whereby a person engages with others and creates a connection that raises the level of motivation and morality in both the leader and the follower. This type of leader is attentive to the needs and motives of followers and tries to help followers reach their fullest potential (Northouse, 2016, p. 162). Sir Richard Branson is a commonly cited example of a transformational business leader. Bransons entrepreneurial efforts began in the music industry and then expanded to numerous industries, including the Voyager Group travel company, Virgin Atlantic Airline, and Virgin Galactic, a space-tourism company. He changed perceptions of entrepreneurial possibilities and empowered other business leaders. To prepare for this Discussion, do the following: Consider the difference between transactional and transformational leadership. Identify two well-known business leaders from the scholarly literature or personal experience, including one who exhibits transactional business leadership behavior, and one who exhibits transformational business leadership behavior. Note: Your transformational business leadership example need only satisfy one of the functions of transformational leadership as outlined in the course text. By Day 3 Post an evaluation of the effectiveness of transactional and transformational leadership in business. In your evaluation, do the following: Explain whether you believe that transformational leadership is the most effective type of business leadership and why. Be sure to include specific examples, if any, in which transactional leadership might be more appropriate. Describe any potential negative consequences of transformational leadership. Be sure to support your work with a minimum of two specific citations from this weeks Learning Resources and one or more additional scholarly sources.
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Avoid being too general. Introduction should introduce general topic of paper and provide an overview of the 3 papers Preview the link between each of the papers (overview of your story) You can reference other papers to enhance your introduction (e.g., cite stats, etc) Body of paper (15 pts per paper = 45 pts) Description of individual papers. Do not use subheadings such as Methods for this section. Intro- Why did the authors conduct the study? Why was it important? Provide a few facts or points from previous research that set up the context for the study. Hypothesis- Broadly speaking, what was manipulated or tested? You can rephrase into purpose statement(s). May take a few sentences. Methods- How was the hypothesis tested? What tests were used? Give names of surveys or tests used. For these tests, what were the independent and dependent variables and how were they operationalized? If a survey, then describe what the survey is supposed to measure. Present details that may be important to the experimental outcomes or that could be manipulated in a future study? Look ahead to the results of the article. If the results are negative or not interesting, then minimize details of description in Methods. Present methods details for all tests relevant to your main points. Do not present information on statistical tests. Results- Describe the findings in terms related to your description of the methods above. Presentation of results should parallel the methods in terms of order and appropriate detail. You may extract actual numbers or data from the article or figures to compare and contrast treatment groups or illustrate magnitude of effect being studied. Do not present statistics unless the p-value shows great significance (e.g., p<0.001) and you want to emphasize a large effect. Discussion- How were the results interpreted? Relate to hypothesis or purpose. Do authors relate data to previous studies or the human condition? Any confounding variables or experimental parameters that influenced results? Brainstorm ideas for a future study. May use several bullet points for this section. Transitions- How is one article linked to the next? How does each article build on the next in terms of knowledge? Organization and flow Is the information clearly organized within each paragraph? Is it easy to read? Synopsis/Conclusion (15 pts) Briefly summarize the findings and conclusions of the individual papers Describe how all the articles are related to each other? How does putting these articles together further your knowledge in this particular area? If applicable, how do the articles have implications for the treatment/prevention of certain disorders? If you were asked to write another paper that extends your knowledge even further on this topic, what issues or variables would you choose to explore? What questions would you like to answer? If you found other papers of interest, you can reference them to enhance your discussion Some helpful tips: Rephrase everything in your own words! No quotes! Explain in terms that your other classmates can understand. Format, Spelling, and Grammar [5 pts]: Page requirement is 10 pages (12 pages maximum, not including references/bibliography page APA throughout) Typed using font Times New Roman size 12, double-spaced, w/ 1-inch margins Staple pages together. Double-sided to save paper is fine. Page numbers in the upper right hand corner. Indent only first line of each paragraph. No headers or subtitles for different sections of your paper. No title page (Include name, class, date, paper title) at top of first page (left justified). Do not copy and paste figures or tables into your paper. If using numbers or data from article, then write in the text.
Write an argumentive essay that convinces your audience as to who or what is ultimately responsible for the demise of civilization on the island. In order to fully answer the essay prompt, you will need to read and cite both the novel and the article why boys become vicious by William Golding.
For your final essay, you should choose one of the following options. Compare and contrast some of the poems from this week’s readings or the poet you selected for part 1 of the forum. You may compare poems from a single poet or compare poems across poets. Have a debatable, persuasive claim and focus on specific points of comparison, using the Lesson in week 7 to guide your structure. View the list of American Essayists. Select an essayist who wrote after the Civil War (note, the list includes some pre-Civil War essayists. Do not select a pre-Civil War essayist). Search the internet for an essay by your selected author and read it. Compose a thesis that has a persuasive, debatable claim about the significance of the message or theme in the essay or the success/effectiveness of the essay as a whole. Summarize the essay in your intro paragraph, end the paragraph with your thesis, and be sure to include your three points of evidence in your thesis statement. Cite the essay as you would any article on the internet as you examine your points of evidence. Submission Instructions: Your essays should be in MLA Style and approximately 1500-2000 words, not including the Work(s) Cited page. As with most academic writing, this essay should be written in third person. Please avoid both first person (I, we, our, etc.) and second person (you, your). In the upper left-hand corner of the paper, place your name, the professors name, the course name, and the due date for the assignment on consecutive lines. Double space your information from your name onward, and don’t forget a title. All papers should be in Times New Roman font with 12-point type with one-inch margins all the way around your paper. All paragraph indentations should be indented five spaces (use the tab key) from the left margin. All work is to be left justified. When quoting lines in literature, please research the proper way to cite short stories, plays, or poems. Readings for this week: Jhumpa Lahiri: “The Long Way Home: Cooking Lessons” Sherman Alexie: “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” Sandra Cisneros: “Woman Hollering Creek” Alice Walker: “In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens” “Turning Madness Into Flowers #1” “The answer is: Live happily!” “Before I leave the Stage” Cathy Song: “Cloud Moving Hands” “Someone Else’s Shoes”