Developing Ethical Culture

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Site for Book https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/pages/0414-ethical-workplace-culture.aspx prior to beginning your assignment, read Chapters 7 and 8 of the textbook, and Creating an ethical workplace (Links to an external site.). For this assignment, you will take on the role of a mid-level organizational manager. In your current job role, you have noticed that the organizational culture is contributing to some unethical decision making by subordinates and peers. You feel strongly that leadership must be not only made aware of the situation but also given appropriate solutions. To communicate with the CEO and shareholders, you must create a memo. In the memo, you will explain the issues, as well as offer appropriate solutions. For help in the format and writing style of a memo use Good example of a persuasive memo. In your memo include: Header: with To, From, Date, and Subject Introductory paragraph One to two paragraphs outlining the issues. Three to six paragraphs describing solutions A closing paragraph that summarizes the information. In the memo: Describe the issues of the current ethical culture Describe which stakeholders are affected by the issues, such as employees, shareholders, local community, society, etc. Formulate a plan to change the ethical culture Convince the CEO and shareholders of the importance of the changes

“The Ring of Gyges.”

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A. After reflecting on the course material, define “human” in one word. What one word best describes what it means to be a human being? After carefully and thoughtfully selecting your word or concept provide an explanation of why you choose this word. Why does the word you choose best capture the meaning of being “human?” Defend your response by drawing upon course material. (lecture notes: human nature and textbook link Ch. 6) (300 words) B. Read the following parable from Plato’s Republic titled “The Ring of Gyges.”  After reading the parable explore the question: why be moral? That is, suppose you could act immorally without fear of being caught, why should you still, nevertheless, act morally? Imagine for a moment that you were in possession of a magic ring, like the one found by Gyges. How would you use it? If you had a perfect guarantee that you would never be caught or punished for your actions, what would you do? In the parable by Plato, Glaucon claims that “those who practice justice (moral actions) do so involuntarily and because they have not the power to be unjust.” He goes to say that any person who had a magic ring could not “be imagined to be of such an iron nature that he would stand fast in justice (morality). No man would keep his hands off what was not his own when he could safely take what he liked out of the market, or go into houses and lie with anyone at his pleasure, or kill or release from prison whom he would, and in all respects be like a God among men.” Is Glaucon correct? Is the fear of being found out, the only reason to act morally? Is there a more fundamental reason to be moral? ( lecture notes: Morality and CH 8 in textbook link.) (300 words) Here is the textbook link: http://elibrary.bsu.az/books_400/N_17.pdf.

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Write a formal essay with introduction, body, and closing paragraphs: -Respond to the questions in a cohesive way and use examples and details to support your ideas. Attention should be given to both the content and organization of your thoughts. Attachment theory suggests that infant attachment classifications may lead to similar adult attachment styles in romantic relationships. How would you describe each of these people’s adult romantic attachment style based on their parent-infant classification: Carly, who was securely attached to her mom; Derek, who had an anxious/ambivalent/preoccupied attachment to his parents; and Jake, who had an avoidant/fearful attachment to his parent?

Choosing a Performance Appraisal System

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You are a newly hired HR professional in a medium-size company, which is a video gaming company that is globally recognized as a leader and groundbreaking competitor. It is a young firm that has grown quickly, from one having no HR staff to having five HR professionals supporting over 700 employees and a performance appraisal system that has been in place for several years. The management team is not all that comfortable with any system of appraisal but has accepted that one is required. The organization currently has a healthy employee engagement program. Part of the program is a yearly organizational satisfaction survey that over time has provided employee input about what they perceive as a lack of performance appraisal effectiveness. Employees feel the current performance appraisal system is not capable of identifying struggling and failing employees. At the same time, it is also described as not having the capacity to recognize the best performers in the organization. That is, there is a stated desire from employees for a performance appraisal system that can better differentiate performance outcomes. The current performance appraisal system is similar to the traditional academic evaluation system with five levels of performance: superior, outstanding, contributing substantively, developing, and needing improvement. The leadership in the organization insists that a new three-level (superior, contributing substantively, and needing improvement) will favorably respond to the employees’ viewpoint. This new appraisal system that tracks the assignment of each level by employee would limit how many high threes would be given every year, thus most people in the organization would fall into the category of contributing substantively. Your Challenge As an HR professional in the organization, you desire the best outcome for your organization and its employees, and are not sure if this three-level system would be best. Your challenge is to select the best course of action among the following options and recommend that action to the leadership team. You can recommend 1) they retain the current five-level performance appraisal system, 2) they adopt the three-level system with forced-distribution preferred by the leadership team (superior, contributing substantively, and needing improvement), or 3) an alternative. Assignment Instructions Prepare a 2–3-page plan that states your recommended course of action. Along with your recommendation, include the following: An analysis of how your proposed solution contributes to organizational goals and strategies. A description of the legal factors you considered in making your decision. A brief explanation of the role you will take to influence the eventual outcome. Consider aspects of leadership, negotiation, and consultation. A discussion of the two SHRM behavioral competencies you think are most directly applicable to a successful resolution of this challenge, and why. Review the HR Challenge: Choosing a Performance Appraisal System Scoring Guide to see the criteria by which your assignment will be evaluated. Before submitting your assignment for evaluation, submit a draft to SafeAssign to check your use of source material.

The True Deceiver Character Analysis and Report

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The True Deceiver Character Analysis and Report

Writer must have read the True Deceiver. Character to be discussed is Anne. Works cited page must be added. 2 additional sources are required that you must provide in your research in addition to the The True Deceiver. The following are the directions: Pick a character you would define as an outsider from The True Deceiver, In a 5 page essay, reflect on the following question: What price must an outsider pay to join a community? How, and why, does this outsider make the choice that he or she does?

What role did women play in Espionage in 20th century

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approximately 10-12 pages not including your title page and bibliography and appendix if any.) Standard 12 pt font, cursive or non-cursive, double spaced text, standard 2.5 cm margins, 11” X 8 ½” paper. Pages must be stapled (no binders or paperclips), paginated, and submitted with a cover page containing no art or decorative elements. The cover page must have: your name, student number, course number, and essay title. Essays not conforming to these standards will not be accepted and late penalties will be imposed until the essay is resubmitted in the required format. Essays must be based on a minimum of six sources (not including course texts but seminar readings are acceptable), and should not include, encyclopedias, textbooks, or general or popular histories, or unapproved websites, (2 marks deducted for every Wikipedia or like citation) etc., as described above in Part 1. Paragraphs are to be indented without any additional spaces between paragraphs, unlike in this course outline, for example. Any relevant images, maps, graphs included in the essay are to be placed into an Appendix at the back. The essay should have a single descriptive title or a creative title with a descriptive subtitle. For example: Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders or The Architect of Genocide: Himmler and the Final Solution, etc. “History Essay” is not a title. Marks will be deducted for essays submitted without a title and/or title page. approximately 10-12 pages not including your title page and bibliography and appendix if any.) Standard 12 pt font, cursive or non-cursive, double spaced text, standard 2.5 cm margins, 11” X 8 ½” paper. Pages must be stapled (no binders or paperclips), paginated, and submitted with a cover page containing no art or decorative elements. The cover page must have: your name, student number, course number, and essay title. Essays not conforming to these standards will not be accepted and late penalties will be imposed until the essay is resubmitted in the required format. Essays must be based on a minimum of six sources (not including course texts but seminar readings are acceptable), and should not include, encyclopedias, textbooks, or general or popular histories, or unapproved websites, (2 marks deducted for every Wikipedia or like citation) etc., as described above in Part 1. Paragraphs are to be indented without any additional spaces between paragraphs, unlike in this course outline, for example. Any relevant images, maps, graphs included in the essay are to be placed into an Appendix at the back. The essay should have a single descriptive title or a creative title with a descriptive subtitle. For example: Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders or The Architect of Genocide: Himmler and the Final Solution, etc. “History Essay” is not a title. Marks will be deducted for essays submitted without a title and/or title page.

Comparative Theory Paper

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Comparative Theory Paper

Paper details For this assignment you will select two theorists and write a paper comparing/contrasting the following: How the theory discusses the development of one’s personality throughout childhood How the theory discusses the development and/or stability of one’s personality throughout adulthood and older age How the theory accounts for one’s overall behavior and demeanor – why do we do the things we do? How personality is objectively measured within the scope of the theory Any other critical tenets of the theories You must select the two theorists from different categories (i.e. choosing Erikson and Bandura) and cannot use two theorists from the same category (i.e. Freud and Adler). Each paper should include: An overview of both theories, answering the above questions (3-4 pages total) An analysis of the similarities and differences of each theories (2-3 pages) Your opinion on which of the two theories is the most accurate representation of the human personality, and why (1-2 pages) The length of your paper will vary depending on the theories you choose and the literature available to you for these theories but should be a minimum of 6 pages. You must use AT LEAST four peer-reviewed journal articles (two per theory) to receive full credit, and cannot complete this paper using solely the textbook; you may utilize the textbook to supplement your responses, but should not be using the book to complete the bulk of your paper.

Standard APA formatting is expected. Your paper should have a 12pt font, be double spaced, include a title page and reference page (that does not count towards the minimum 6 pages), and be grammatically correct. Psychodynamic Theories: Freud – Psychoanalysis Adler – Individual Psychology Jung – Analytical Psychology Klein – Object Relations Theory Horney – Psychoanalytic Social Theory Erikson – Post-Freudian Theory Humanistic/Existential Theories: Fromm – Humanistic Psychoanalysis Maslow – Holistic-Dynamic Theory Rogers – Person-Centered Theory May – Existential Psychology Dispositional Theories: Allport – Psychology of the Individual McCrae & Costa’s Five-Factor Trait Theory Biological/Evolutionary Theories Eysenck’s Biologically Based Factor Theory Buss – Evolutionary Theory of Personality Learning-Cognitive Theories: Skinner – Behavioral Analysis Bandura – Social-Cognitive Theory Rotter & Mischel – Cognitive Social Learning Theory Kelly – Psychology of Personal Constructs

Reflect of leadership style

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Reflect of leadership style

 

Paper details:

Required Reading Leadership and the Advanced Practice Nurse: Chapters 1 & 2 (Attached) Quality and Safety in Nursing: Chapters 4 & 6, Graduate Competency KSAs in Appendix B (Attached) StrengthsFinder 2.0(Attached), Directions In this paper, reflect on your leadership style using your five strengths as identified by StrengthsFinder 2.0 (Attached), your experiences, and the literature on transformational leadership and other leadership styles. Compare your strengths with the characteristics of transformational leadership. Please note that although general APA format is required, you can use first-person (“I”) in this paper, since this is a personal paper. Scholarly reference no more than 5 years old. Use appropriate in text citation for increased credibility Criteria 1) Thorough description of your strengths 2) Reflection on your strengths, giving specific examples from your personal and/or professional lives 3) Use of literature in describing transformational leadership (no less than three references) 4) Comparison of your own strengths with transformational leadership. Also discuss in the context of complexity 5) Describe how your leadership style has/may evolve as you develop your role as an advanced practice nurse. Compare and contrast your leadership style with other leadership styles

THE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIO-TECHNICAL BALANCE

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Assignment Overview The Case for this Module involves the lessons that we teach and learn about systems analysis and design and how to cope with the real world of real systems. Three articles are commended to your attention. The first is a good general summary of the lessons we have been discussing on how IT management integrates with successful systems design; it is an on-line presentation, but you can download it if you wish to study it in more detail: McSweeney, A. (2011) Integrating It Frameworks, Methodologies And Best Practices Into It Delivery And Operation. Slideshare. [PPT presentation]. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/alanmcsweeney/integrating-it-frameworks-methodologies-and-best-practices-into-it-delivery-and-operation-3528481 But what are IT managers actually learning? Does it fit in with what we have been talking about? Check out the following articles, as you will find out when you hit the job market! Dillon, A. (2000). Group dynamics meet cognition: combining socio-technical concepts and usability engineering in the design of information systems. in E. Coakes,. et al. (Eds.) The New Socio Tech: Graffitti on the long wall. London: Springer-Verlag, pp 119-126. Retrieved from http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~adillon/BookChapters/sociotechnical.html Baxter, G. & Sommerville, I (2011). Socio-technical systems: From design methods to systems engineering. Interacting with Computers. vol 23, p 4-17. Finally, here is a very thoughtful blog post regarding education and the real world; it is cast more in terms of computer science than IT management, but the same issues are involved. Be sure to read through the comments following the basic post, to get a sense of the range of reactions and ideas provoked by this discussion: Sommerville, I. (2011) Computer science education and the real world. Thoughts on software and systems engineering. Retrieved from http://se9book.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/computer-science-education-and-the-real-world/ Case Assignment Read the assigned readings, supplemented if you wish with material from the optional readings and perhaps the supplementary background as well, and even other outside reading you might find by yourself to be useful. Then write a short paper stating your position on the question: “What do information technology managers need to know about how to improve the systems development process through joint optimization? Why?” Your paper should be short (5-6 pages, not including cover sheet and references) and to the point. It is to be structured as a point/counterpoint argument, in the following manner. You are expected to: Begin this paper by stating your position on this question clearly and concisely Citing appropriate sources, present the reasons why you take this position. Be sure to make the most effective case you can. Then present the best evidence you can, again citing appropriate sources, against your position — that is, establish what counterarguments can be made to your original position. Finally, review your original position in light of the counterarguments, showing how they are inadequate to rebut your original statement. By the end of your paper, you should be able to unequivocally re-affirm your original position. Assignment Expectations Your assignment will be evaluated based on the Rubric. You will be particularly assessed on: Your ability to see what the module is all about and to structure your paper accordingly. Your informed commentary and analysis — simply repeating what your sources say does not constitute an adequate paper. Your ability to apply the professional language and terminology of systems design and analysis correctly and in context; you are expected to be familiar with this language and use it appropriately.

Titus Andronicus

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Description Topic Compose a standard MLA style paper analyzing one and only one of the following themes from Titus Andronicus Women, Sexuality, and Rape Race, Violence, and Villany Structure It must include an Introductory Paragraph with a clear thesis.

Your thesis will be which theme you chose and what the play says about your theme It must include at least 3 paragraphs of analysis Each paragraph must include quoted dialogue from the play. Each paragraph should be focused on one element of poetic analysis; you do NOT need to do them all: Roles The Plot The Setting Imagery, Symbolism, and Theatrical/Literary Devices Genre It must have a concluding paragraph reinforcing your evidence and thematic conclusion.

Your essay should be double-spaced and written on the front and back of the page. Length 5 Full Paragraphs: an Intro, 3 Body Paragraphs, and a Conclusion. An annotated copy of the text. An outline of your essay. It must follow in this order: The first 2 pages will be the analysis The third page will be the outline Finally, the last page will be the annotated text. The ONLY source required and need is the book itself.