Ass #2 – BUS

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Imagine you are working with a partner to plan and host a workshop on leadership. There will be 100 people attending. Review the following optional articles and videos that detail creating a PowerPoint presentation for this assignment:

Write a five to seven (5-7) slide narrated PowerPoint presentation in which you:

  1. Describe what strengths you would like your partner to have for this particular task, and why.
  2. Explain how the strengths you have chosen for your partner would complement your strengths.
  3. Identify the top two leadership points you would want to share at the workshop, and discuss why you selected those points.
  4. Address two additional leadership traits that can assist in managing conflict and improve communication within the organization.
  5. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    1. Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and at least one (1) relevant graphic (photograph, graph, clip art, etc.). Ensure that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from up to 18 feet away. 
    2. Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date.

Human genetics BIO

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Please answer the following questions about Human Genetics.

Fatty acid metabolism disorder is an autosomal recessive disorder. Two unaffected parents have 6 children – all of whom are unaffected. 

1) List all of the father’s possible genotypes.
2) List all of the mother’s possible genotypes.

Fatty acid metabolism disorder is an autosomal recessive disorder. Two unaffected parents have 6 children – all of whom are affected. 

3) List all of the mother’s possible genotypes.
4) List all of the father’s possible genotypes.

Fatty acid metabolism disorder is an autosomal recessive disorder. Two unaffected parents have 6 children – 3 of whom are affected, and 3 of whom are unaffected. 

5) What are the chances that this couple will have an unaffected child?
6) What are the chances that this couple will have an affected child?

Hemophilia is a sex-linked recessive disorder.

7) List all the possible genotypes of someone not affected with hemophilia
8) List all the possible genotypes of someone affected with hemophilia

If an unaffected woman mates with an unaffected man, and they have 3 children with hemophilia, and one child who is unaffected,

9) What are the chances that the couple will have a child with hemophilia?
10) What are the chances that the couple will have a boy who has hemophilia?
11) What are the chances that the couple will have a girl who does not have hemophilia?

Dimples and long eyelashes are both autosomal dominant traits. If a woman with no dimples, who is heterozygous for long eyelashes, mates with a man who is heterozygous for dimples, and has short eyelashes, 

12) What is the woman’s genotype?
13) What is the man’s phenotype?
14) What are the chances that this couple produces a child with long eyelashes?
15) What are the chances that this couple produces a child with dimples AND with long eyelashes?

Multiple choice

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1. What is the ampacity of a No. 3/0, THHN copper wire, in a conduit with one other conductor?

175 A 

200 A 

225 A 

350 A

 

2. In the “old days” in Orlando, Florida, a real estate agent began to make some very nice offers to buy local orange growers’ and farmers’ land. The agent did not disclose the fact that her principal was the Walt Disney Company. Yet she secretly was working as an agent for the Walt Disney Company which was afraid of skyrocketing prices if the “word got out” that Disney was the buyer. When the farmers discovered that the agent was working for Disney, and that they had sold their land to Disney, they claimed the contracts they made were invalid due to the fact that Disney, the principal, was undisclosed. The likely result of any legal dispute among the parties will be:

The agent is liable on the contracts.

Disney can enforce the contracts even those it was not disclosed as the principal.

The farmers are liable on the contracts assuming that the agent did not fraudulently misrepresent that she was acting alone and that Disney was not her principal.

All of the above are likely results.

 

3. Marcus, an entrepreneur, has developed an excellent business plan for a proposed business. He wants to show it to some venture capitalists with the hope that they will invest in the venture, but he is concerned about protecting his business plan from appropriation and wants to protect it as a legal trade secret. Can the business plan be protected as a trade secret?

No, because it cannot be kept secret since Marcus obviously has to show it to people.

No, because it does not have actual worth, rather only potential worth since it is a proposed business.

No, because it contains only “soft” information, such as ideas, concepts, strategies, and plans, and not “hard” scientific information, such as formulas.

Yes if Marcus takes reasonable efforts to keep the plan secret such as putting a confidentiality notice and warning on the plan.

 

4. The state of Mississippi passes a law that prohibits waste hauling companies from bringing out-of-state garbage to dumps located in Mississippi. Mississippi garbage would still be permitted. This law is challenged as unconstitutional by an out-of-state waste hauling company that plans to bring garbage from another state into Mississippi for dumping. The likely result of such a lawsuit would be?

The Mississippi law would be upheld as part of the power of the state to protect its citizens and residents from unpleasant sights and smells.

The Mississippi law would be struck down as unconstitutional because it discriminates against interstate commerce.

The Mississippi law would be struck down because only the federal government and the Environmental Protection Agency can regulate garbage transportation and dumping.

The Mississippi law would be upheld since transportation of garbage is not really “commerce.”

 

Multiple choice

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1. In its broad sense, discrimination means

ethnocentrism.

viewing people with different characteristics negatively.

recognizing differences among items or people.

illegal employment practices.

 

2. The major provision of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 is that

pregnant employees are to be given 12 weeks family leave without pay.

pregnant employees are entitled to 12 weeks of paid maternity leave.

maternity leave is to be treated the same as other personal or medical leaves.

employers can not discriminate against employees based on marital status.

 

3. Fernando is an entrepreneur and his start-up company that provides small electricity-generating wind power for individual homes is growing. Fernando has asked you, an HR consultant, to help him set up HR systems for his company. Fernando is concerned that he will have to develop an affirmative action plan, and fears that this will severely restrict his ability to hire the kinds of employees he feels necessary. You tell Fernando that he will NOT have to develop an AAP plan as long as he does all the following EXCEPT

he does not take any government contracts over $50,000.

he keeps the number of employees under 50.

his company does not engage in discriminatory practices and does not have a history of such practices.

he keeps the company privately owned, e.g. the company stock does not trade on a stock exchange.

 

4. established the importance of proving discriminatory intent when an individual sues an employer for discrimination.

placed the burden of proof on the employer to show that the practice in question is actually a business necessity.

clarified that the employer’s past practices were not relevant in proving a discrimination complaint.

demonstrated that tests of intelligence are not discriminatory, even if they have a disparate impact on a protected class. 

 

Need online discussion help Gender Stereotypes, Sexism, and Sexual Violence

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Discussion: Gender Stereotypes, Sexism, and Sexual Violence

Gender stereotypes influence and perpetuate what is known as patriarchy. Patriarchy is a concept that considers men the holders of power and authority resulting in domination of all sectors throughout society. Men have held the most powerful positions in the world and have guided our laws, policies, and culture. Patriarchy not only impacts society on a global scale through structural oppression but also our daily lives. It influences individual relationships and the daily interactions amongst husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends, and colleagues. Feminist theory posits that men use violence in attempt to maintain this power and privilege. Domestic abuse and sexual assault are forms of violence that clearly exert power and control over a person. While abuse can be demonstrated by both men and women and survivors of abuse could be of either gender, statistics show that women are the overwhelming victims of abuse and violence. Patriarchy and the sexist and misogynistic viewpoints propagate views of women as subordinates who are meant to be kept in “their place.” Violence is a form of managing and maintaining a male’s role in society. To prepare for this Discussion, review the Johnson case. Reflect on the gender and sexism stereotypes expressed and the essential skills for social work practice you have learned throughout the program.

To prepare: View Johnson (Episode 2) and consider the gender and sexist stereotypes made around sexual assault by the professional in the episode. These stereotypes may revolve around gender, life circumstances, socioeconomic status, and education level. Below is the transcript:

 Johnson Family Episode 2 Program Transcript [PHONE BUZZING]  SANDY HARRIS: Hello?  VICKI FRANCIS: Is this Sandy Harris?  SANDY HARRIS: Yes. Yes, it is.  VICKI FRANCIS: I’m Vicki Francis. I’m a nurse at City General. You’re with the  sexual assault response team, right?  SANDY HARRIS: Yes, I am.  VICKI FRANCIS: Sorry to wake you.  SANDY HARRIS: No, it’s fine. What is it?  VICKI FRANCIS: We have a young woman here who says she was raped earlier tonight. Anyway, she’s looking for someone to talk to before she goes through a rape kit. SANDY HARRIS: Yes, yes. Of course.  VICKI FRANCIS: She also says she was pretty intoxicated the time it supposedly  happened. SANDY HARRIS: Supposedly?  VICKI FRANCIS: Well, she had a pretty high BAC when she came in.  SANDY HARRIS: So it’s possible she was given a lot of alcohol to drink or GBH,  maybe? VICKI FRANCIS: Given, drank herself, who knows? You know how those frat  parties can get, the good ones anyway.  SANDY HARRIS: The good ones, huh? Where can I meet her?  VICKI FRANCIS: She’s in a room at the ER. Just check in at the desk. I’ll tell  them you’re coming SANDY HARRIS: Great. Thank you. Goodbye. Wow. Someone needs a talking to. ©2013 Laureate Education, Inc. 1        Johnson Family Episode 2 Johnson Family Episode 2 Additional Content Attribution MUSIC: Music by Clean Cuts Original Art and Photography Provided B 

Please use citing from  Adams, M., Blumenfeld, W. J., Castaneda, C., Catalano, D. C. J., DeJong, K., Hackman, H. W,… Zuniga, X. (Eds.). (2018). Readings for diversity and social justice (4th ed.). New York, NY: Routledge Press. APA format

Post an explanation of gender and sexist stereotypes and assumptions around sexual assault made by a professional you observe in the case study episode. Explain how these stereotypes perpetuate violence against women. Apply social work skills for social change advocacy to address sexism. Explain how social workers can respond to the stereotypes and assumptions you have identified in the Johnson case and how you might advocate for social change related to sexism while working with families, clients, and groups and collaborating with other professionals. Be specific about the skills you would apply and the actions you would take.

Need 2 responses to the below question”

Respond to at least two colleagues by providing additional or alternative ways to respond to the stereotypes and assumptions identified by your colleagues in the Johnson case. Provide additional or alternative ways social workers can address these assumptions and advocate for social change related to sexism while collaborating with other professionals to address the needs of clients.

Multiple choice

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1. As you are conducting research on the free Web for your paper on the benefits of good communication between management and employees, you find a fascinating article written by Dr. Ralph Shrader. He is stated to have over a 45-year career of managerial consulting and is now the chief executive of one the most well-known management-consulting firms in the world. Make the best decision about the use of this material.   

a) Use the material, because it is written by one of the world’s foremost experts, who has worked with a wide-variety of organizations for many years. 

b) Do NOT use the material, because it may promote the biased perspective of one person. 

c) Use the material, but only after validating the key points of Dr. Shrader’s article. 

d) Do NOT use the material, because Dr. Schrader’s perspective may be too commercial.

 

2. You find an image on the Web without a copyright notice or owner listed and want to use it in your PowerPoint presentation for class. What is the policy that applies?   

a) You can use the image freely because there is no copyright notice. 

b) You can use the image, but you need to cite the source. 

c) You can use the image freely since no name is XXXXX XXXXX the owner of the image. 

d) You cannot use the image because it belongs to the owner of the Web site.

 

3. You have written a research paper and are now preparing your annotated reference list. Which of the following materials can you use freely in your annotations?   

a) an article summary from the database abstract, because it is in the public domain 

b) a biography about the author from her university, because it is intended to promote the author?s research 

c) ideas about the article?s validity from other experts, because they have already cited the author 

d) a and b 

e) none of the above

 

4. You use the following article from ABI/Inform Complete in your research paper: Teaching Managers to Appraise Performances by Donna L. Mitchell and Esther Green in Nursing Management, Mar. 1996, Vol. 27, Issue 3, pages 48-49. The URL for the jounal is http://www.nursingmanagement.com. How would you cite it in APA 6th edition format?   

a) Mitchell, D. L. & Green, E. (1996). ?Teaching Managers to Appraise Performances.? 27(3): 48-49. Retrieved from ABI/Inform Complete database 

b) Mitchell, D. L., & Green, E. (1996). Teaching managers to appraise performances. Nursing Management, 27(3), 48-49. Retrieved fromhttp://proquest.umi.com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/pqdweb?did=12920352&sid=1&Fmt=4&clientId=8724&RQT=309&VName=PQD 

c) Mitchell, D. L., & Green, E. (1996). Teaching managers to appraise performances. Nursing Management, 27(3), 48-49. Retrieved fromhttp://www.nursingmanagement.com 

d) XXXXX, XXXXX L. and Esther Green. Teaching Managers to Appraise Performances. Nursing Management, Mar96, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p48C-48D. Retrieved from  http://www.nursingmanagement.com  

 

 

100 words – Due Sept.29 by 2 pm US Central Time

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RESPOND TO THE BELOW (minimum 100 WORDS) – 

Use this reference also: Appelrouth, S., & Edles, L. D. (2010). Sociological Theory in the Contemporary Era: Text and Readings (2 ed.). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.

in response to the below do at least ONE of these:  offering advice or strategy; posing a question and providing an alternative point-of-view, 

Forum to reply to: 

Sam – 

I found this week’s reading very interesting, things we all too often take for granted play a far larger role in our day to day than I realized.  According to our text: “Phenomenologists and ethnomethodologists analyze the taken-for-granted everyday world that is the basis for all human conduct.” (p. 262) One of the concepts that is key to phenomenology’s main goal of explaining how people actively produce and sustain meaning is Schutz’s stocks of knowledge. “Stocks of knowledge (Erfahrung) provide actors with rules for interpreting interactions, social relationships, organizations, institutions, and the physical world. This is the “lower stratum” of consciousness that does not receive a “reflective glance”; it consists of what has already been experienced and is thus taken for granted (ibid.:80).” (p. 265) Our interpretations of things that go on around us is what produce and sustain meaning for us.  The text pointed out that no two people can be in the exact same place, with the exact same view, at the exact same time…and even if they could, what they get from that experience would be completely different because they have gone through their own separate life experiences.  

   In terms of my stock of knowledge on marriage, it comes from what I have learned over my lifetime.  It takes largely from my parents’ marriage as that is the one I draw most of my experience from.  I am not married myself so my stocks of knowledge come from other’s marriages.  This translates to my everyday life because in influences my relationships and the expectations I have for my partner and myself, this my be subconscious at times as well.  Even though I am not married I can absolutely see where my stock of knowledge about marriage has indeed affected my relationship; from things I am will to tolerate to communication skills, what a “health” marriage is and what a dysfunctional one is.  For example, both my grandparents’ and my parents’ marriage have lasted over 30years (my grandparents much longer than that..); and this has made me want the same, to find someone who I can see myself with for 30, 50, or more years and it makes my work harder in my relationship to keep a happy healthy one with longevity.  

Resources:

Appelrouth, S., & Edles, Laura D.. (2011). Sociological Theory in the Contemporary Era. (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press.

Multiple choice

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1. Which of the following is a FALSE statement?

a. A Utilitarian analysis could morally support the closing of a plant in the U.S. and the outsourcing of the jobs to India if the good consequences resulting from the closure and outsourcing outweighed the harms to the U.S. employees and local community.

b. Kant would not be concerned with a company doing anything for downsized, displaced, and dislocated U.S. workers as a result of a plant closure and downsizing and outsourcing of their jobs overseas since everyone knows that “things are tough” in a global economy.

c. Pollution not only has a legal dimension but also a moral one due to the effects of pollution on the environment, human beings, and other sentient creatures.

d. A Utilitarian would be likely to approve the pollution credit plan because a greater good of less pollution for society is achieved; whereas a Kantian would be likely to disapprove it because some local communities are suffering “legal” pollution.

 

2. Payments by representatives of Western Technology, Inc. to foreign government officials in exchange for favorable business decisions in foreign countries are best described as:

a. Always illegal under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act since bribery is a serious legal wrong

b. Legal if they are “facilitating and expediting” payments

c. Always immoral based on ethics since bribery is a serious ethical wrong.

d. Legal if the foreign government official tells the company representatives that the payment is legal under the official’s country’s laws.

 

3. Home Depot Corporation makes material civic and charitable contributions in the communities where it has its stores. In particular, the company contributes to local Habitat for Humanity organizations. The company executives who established this policy of corporate giving can be best described as acting:

a. Legally since the federal Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) requires that all “big-box” home supply retailers as a condition of getting their federal charter make civic and charitable contributions.

b. Morally since Home Depot is ethically the “last resort,” that is, the only alternative to house the homeless in the United States.

c. Socially responsible in a smart, shrewd, strategic, and long-term sense.

d. Immorally pursuant to Utilitarian ethics since the greater good of the executive stakeholder group is not being achieved since the money being given to charities could be going for executive bonuses.

 

4. Under Rule l0b-5, which is true about insiders?

a. Officers and directors are insiders, but employees who are not officers are not insiders.

b. Officers and directors are insiders, but lawyers and accountants which are hired only on a temporary basis are not insiders.

c. Employees at all levels in a company are insiders, as well as lawyers, accountants, and consultants even  when hired only on a temporary basis.

d. Agents hired on a temporary non employee basis to provide services to the company are not insiders. 

 

SOC 110 Week 3 Group Leadership and Conflict Summary (Individual Assignment)

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SOC110 Week 3 Individual Assignment Group Leadership and Conflict Summary (***** 5 Pages + APA Format + Original + Conclusion + References *****)

 

Resources: Ch. 5 & 8 of Working In Groups and the Week 3 videos, “Planning a Playground” and “Politics of Sociology”

 

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word summary of your responses to the following after completing the collaborative Week 3 discussion associated with the “Planning a Playground and “Politics of Sociology” videos.  You collaborate and discuss with your learning team in the Week 3 Collaborative Conversation Required Learning Activities for the Planning a Playground and Politics of Sociology.

 

Group Interaction

  • How clear was the intent of the discussion?
  • How prepared were your group members for the discussion?
  • Did everyone participate equally in the discussion?
  • Were group members open to different points of view?
  • How would you describe the overall climate of the discussion?
  • Did you feel your group was productive in the discussion? Did you use the time efficiently?
  • What strategies can you use in future discussions to increase productivity and outcomes?
  • What approach will you take next time to increase group cohesion?

Video Analysis – “Planning A Playground”

  • What are the issues in this meeting?
  • What did they do well as a group?
  • Can you identify constructive or deconstructive conflict occurring in this group? What are some key indicators? What conflict styles do you see?
  • Based on what you learned this week, how might you handle this situation differently?

Video Analysis – “The Politics of Sociology”

  • What are the issues in this meeting?
  • What did they do well as a group?
  • What types of conflict do you see in this video? Provide examples.
  • There is a clear leader in this video. What can he do to be a better leader for this group?
  • Based on what you learned this week, how might you handle this team situation differently?

 

SOC/110 SOC110 Week 3 Group Leadership and Conflict Summary (Individual Assignment)

Multiple choice

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1. Driving a car negligently, Adam crashes into a phone pole. The pole falls, smashing through the roof of a house, killing Beth. But for Adam’s negligence, Beth would not have died. Regarding the death, the crash is the

a.  cause in fact. 

b. intervening cause. 

c. unforeseeable cause. 

d. superseding cause. 

 

2. Tomas is a business student with a very good business idea for academia. Tomas, with the help of his school’s entrepreneurship center, then develops a detailed business plan for an academic online course registration system. The faculty at the entrepreneurship center thinks that Tomas’ concept and plan have economic potential and thus are quite marketable. Tomas places on his business plan a Confidentiality statement, and also when he “shops” his plan to potential investors and school administrators he asks them to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement. Based on the aforementioned facts, which statement is likely TRUE?

 a. Tomas has protected his business plan by means of federal patent law. 

b. Tomas has protected his business plan by means of federal copyright law. 

c. Tomas has failed to protect his business plan by trade secret law since a plan, concept, or idea is too “soft” information, as opposed to a “hard” formula or device, for legal trade secret protection. 

d. Tomas has protected his business plan by means of state trade secret law. 

 

3. Big Oil Company wants to adopt an English-only policy for its employees working on its oil rigs. The policy applies only when the employees are actually working on the rig, and not while they are on break or otherwise on their own personal time. This policy is:

a. Legal if the company can demonstrate a legitimate business reason for the policy, such as safety concerns. 

b. Legal if the employer gives it employees a reasonable amount of time to adopt and to conform to the new policy. 

c. Legal if the employer teaches any of its non-English speaking employees to speak English. 

d. All of the above. 

 

4. The directors of Global Investment Company made a “bad” business decision in 2006, by relying on the advice of financial experts and lawyers and accountants, who all thought the real estate market would continue to rise for years and years; and thus the directors invested heavily in mortgage backed securities instead of conservative gold and gold stocks and Treasury bonds. Of course, when the recession came, Global Investment Company lost a great deal of money for its shareholder investors. The shareholders then sued the directors for negligence. The directors are best protected legally by:

a. The comparative negligence doctrine because the shareholders likely were sophisticated investors who should have known that “what goes up, must come down.” 

b. The assumption of the risk doctrine since everyone knows that the stock market is a risky venture. 

c. The Business Judgment Rule even though the decision turned out to be a “bad” business one. 

d. The doctrine of strict liability for ultra-hazardous activities since it was common knowledge at the time that people were being granted mortgages with no down-payment and no verifiable evidence of income, assets, or employment.