Unit 7: Synthesis Paper

Synthesis Paper

The synthesis paper covers the array of topics discussed and presented in the course, and is due Saturday (Day 6) of Unit 7. The paper will be evaluated using the Unit Writing Assignments and Portfolio Paper rubric (Appendix A).

Guidelines for organization:

You are the HR Manager for a cable company that has recently decided to build a new call center to handle customer service issues. Your company is considering four (4) locations for the call center: Memphis, TN; Montgomery, AL; Jackson, MS; and Baton Rouge, LA. The plans are to initially hire 100 customer service representatives with the potential to hire another 50 representatives within three (3) years of the facility’s opening. You have been tasked to determine which location would be best, developing the customer service representative job description, developing the recruitment program for the position, and determining the selection process, training program and pay structure for the position.

Prepare the synthesis paper using the following guidelines:

• A minimum of 2,000 words, double-spaced, Times New Roman font, using APA standards for formatting• Include a title page which features the title of paper, your name, course name and course number, and date of• Synthesis papers should demonstrate understanding of the following course topics:o External Workforce Assessmento Job Description and Job Specificationso Recruitment Program and Adso Selection Process (including the type of interview and interview questions)o Training Program (including orientation)o Pay Structure (including pay survey information)o biblical references• A reference page• A minimum of 10 references are required, including the text, The Holy Bible, books and articles from academic sources (Online Library), and other

Essays must be 8-10 pages (2,000-2,500 words) in length and follow MLA citation and formatting guidelines.

Research Essay:

For this  assignment you are asked to consider a the topic related to gothic literature in the nineteenth century, in connection with a particular text chosen from the assigned work.  Though you might comment on other literary texts from the period in discussing your primary text, you should choose a single, main text as your focus

• Think of your research and this paper as a conversation between you and other scholars: engage with other writers’ insights and points of view on your primary text, and consider ways in which an understanding of specific social or historical contexts surrounding your chosen text would inform your analysis.

Jim Collins – 6 Core Competencies for Hiring a Great Team

Assignment 3 – Jim Collins’ 6 Core Competencies for Hiring a Great Team and Jim Collins’ How You Can Succeed by Helping Others Succeed

This assignment has two parts. Due December 8 – 100 points.

Research and reference resources that would support the competency selected and ensure that all references are in APA 7th edition format.

Include a cover page and reference page with all assignments.

(Part 1) Watch a brief video of Jim Collins discussing hiring a great team.  In a brief narrative (no more than 750 words), summarize the key points of the video. Which of the Six Competencies do you feel is the most vital to your success in your current context as a leader and why? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax4zsUhPia4Links to an external site.

(Part 2) Watch a brief video of Jim Collins discussing building success by helping others succeed.  In a brief narrative (no more than 750 words), summarize the key points of the video.  Which of the points he makes do you consider the most vital to overall success of a leader and why?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXq8yrl2X4MLinks to an external site.

The combined information from both sections should be no more than three double spaced pages not including the cover page or the reference page.

A SNAPSHOT OF REALITY

The day-to-day events/routine of the work environment bring you in contact with a wide variety of individuals, especially in a school setting. One of the more ubiquitous things you experience is school picture day. That day entails lots of paper work for teachers and office staff, constant calls over the intercom for the next class to have their pictures made, and long waits in line as the photographer and/or his/her assistant makes the pictures. Even with the advent of the digital camera; the waits are long. Getting Jasmine or Derick to sit still can take a while.

Those same long lines present a great opportunity. You seize the opportunity to network with faculty and with the photographer. Networking is a vital practice as you never know when or what service you will need.

On this day you have spent much of your day as assistant principal coordinating the school day pictures. It has been so busy and hectic that you have not had a chance to talk to the photographer who is new this year. You met him when he came seeking the business and were hoping to get to chat with him today.

At the end of the day (after the school picture taking has been completed), you see him leaving the building and walk over to speak. “Good to see you, again, Mr. Williams. How did it go for you today?”

Mr. Williams replies, “For our first time here I thought it went well. The teachers were very helpful and the children were most cooperative.” In response to the complimentary remarks you respond, “I am glad to hear that. We are glad to have you working with us.”

Mr. Williams remarks, “I’m very glad to have the business and it did not cost me as much as I expected; just one case of bourbon and two season tickets for the college football season. I had heard that your principal would drive a lot harder bargain.”

You are so taken aback by Mr.Williams comments that he is out the door before you can reply.

What should you do?

Provide a Rationale for your action(s)

What impact does your decision have on your organization?

Selecting Technologies and Applications

Directions: Now that you have your action plan and strategies in mind for implementing and managing the plan, conduct research and compare two technologies/applications that can assist you in each of the areas listed on the chart. Select one of the technologies from each category for use in helping you manage the project and associated resources and provide a research-based rationale for each selection.

Area of Assistance	Technology/Application Option 1 Provide the product name and link to the product website, a 1-2 sentence description of the product, and a list of at least three pros and cons of the product.	Technology/Application Option 2 Provide the product name and link to the product website, a 1-2 sentence description of the product, and a list of at least three pros and cons of the product.	Selected Technology/Application and Research-Based Rationale In 3-4 sentences list the technology/application that was selected and provide a research-based rationale for the product selection and why you think it will help you successfully manage the project and associated resources.
Communication	Name: Link: Description: Pros: Cons:	Name: Link: Description: Pros: Cons:
Collaboration	Name: Link: Description: Pros: Cons:	Name: Link: Description: Pros: Cons:
Data Collection and Analysis	Name: Link: Description: Pros: Cons:	Name: Link: Description: Pros: Cons:
Resource Management (i.e., managing people, budgets, schedules)	Name: Link: Description: Pros: Cons:	Name: Link: Description: Pros: Cons:

References: Support the chart content by citing a minimum of three scholarly resources.

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Case Brief 2

Instructions

Case law often takes time. The actions of those in the field occur in seconds and those on the bench may take days, weeks, months, even years, analyzing and forming an opinion of that action. You should expect to spend a great deal of time reviewing, often multiple times, a court decision. As judges often have a great deal of time when writing decisions, as opposed to those in the field who must often must rely instinctively and on past training to take immediate action, judicial opinions are often long and drawn out. While the length and volume may pose a hurdle, generally the writing style poses a greater hurdle. This style is often very subtle and complicated as key words, phrases, or points are frequently glanced over on a first reading. It is up to you identify the core of the controversy and accurately identify the court’s ruling. This involves summarizing and condensing in brief and concise form the nature of the issue at hand, the judicial opinion, and the ruling (Krislov, 1972).

 

Weeks 3, 5 and 8, you will be required to submit a case brief of the assigned case. Each brief represents your analysis of the assigned case. Each brief is worth 16% of your overall grade in the course. Grades for these papers will reflect a combination of form, logic, flow, grammar, spelling, APA format, and demonstrated understanding of principles. These case briefs of 4-6 [double spaced] pages each, when completed, should help your develop your critical thinking/analysis skills. These must be submitted during the week assigned. Late papers will result in the automatic loss of a letter grade.

 

A very good reference, entitled How to Brief a Case, addressing the pertinent content of a brief but not the form or sequence to be used in this class can be found on the John Jay College website.

 

Utilize the Brief Template format provided. All attachments must be submitted in Word format. No other formats are accepted as all faculty may not be able open the attachment and thus not be able to grade it. If you see a numerical score of “1” for the brief, this indicates the faculty member was unable to open your attachment and you must resubmit your work in Word format for a grade. Your work is considered late and late penalties apply until your work is submitted in the proper format to faculty.

Krislov, S. (1972) Judicial process and constitutional law. Little Brown & Co.

 

For this assignment you must submit your brief as a Word document. 

Papers will be graded based on the Criminal Justice Paper Rubric found in your course site.

Your assigned case is this week’s reading:

Missouri v. McNeely, 569 U.S. ___ (2013) Retrieved from https://www.oyez.org/cases/2012/11-1425

For this journals, you will discuss differences between an agonist, partial agonist, antagonist, and inverse agonist.

Include the following items in your journal response:

·       What are the differences between an agonist, partial agonist, antagonist, and inverse agonist?

o   Use an example of a psychiatric drug from each category (agonist, partial agonist, antagonist, and inverse agonist), explaining the mechanism of action.

·       What is the importance of understanding this foundational level of mechanism of action for medications?

Case Scenario 1- Complete the chart and answer the case scenario

Diagnosis	Definition	Presentation/ Sign and Symptom	Management
Bartholin Cyst
Squamous Carcinoma of the Vagina
Adenocarcinoma of the Vagina
Lichen Sclerosus
Lichen Planus
Lichen Simplex Chronicus
Vulvodynia

Kelly is a 19-year-old female who comes to your clinic complaining of severe menstrual pain that is usually worse just prior to and during the first two days of her menses. The pain is sometimes so severe that she has fainted. She states that defecation can cause severe pain and she therefore frequently becomes constipated. She often must miss work when experiencing the severe pain. Her periods are heavy and last seven days with a tapering of the bleeding from days 3 to 7. Her BMI is 23.9 and her VS are all WNL. She is G0 P0.

Write a brief SOAP note regarding this patient. Make sure to include your answers to these questions in your SOAP note.

1.    Subjective:

a.     What other relevant questions should you ask regarding the HPI?

b.    What other medical history questions should you ask?

c.     What other social history questions should you ask?

d.    What other family history questions should you ask?

2.    Objective:

a.     Write a detailed focused physical assessment on this patient.

b.    Explain what test(s) you will order and perform, and discuss your rationale for ordering and performing each test.

3.    Assessment/ Diagnosis:

a.     What is your presumptive diagnosis? Why?

b.    Any other diagnosis or differential diagnosis you would like to add?

4.    Plan:

a.     How will you manage this patient? What treatment or medication would you prescribe and why?

b.    Explain treatment guidelines and side effects including any possible side effects of the medication and treatment(s),

c.     What patient education is important to include for this patient? (Consider including pharmacological, supplements, and non pharmacological recommendations and education)

d.    What is the follow-up plan of care?

e.    Explain complications that can occur if patient does not comply with treatment regimen.

Please refer to evidence-based guidelines to support your decision-making.

 

 

Journalism and Publishing in the Digital Age Assignment: Final Project and Presentation Due: Wednesday, Dec. 11

Over the course of this semester, we have examined and debated the future of journalism and publishing in the digital age — both through the lens of the changing media industry and through your personal news consumption habits. This final project will allow you to bring these themes together to reflect on the material we have learned and to share your personal views on the future of news.

The final project will consider of three parts as follows:

Reflection on Personal Media Consumption (2 pages)

At the start of the semester, you were asked to consume at least 20 minutes of news per day. And for your media diary entries, you have been engaging with the news through different platforms and analyzing how information is presented. Now, complete a two-page reflection that summarizes your personal media use and lessons you have learned as a news consumer.

In this paper, you should:

–        Discuss how your media consumption has changed, if at all, compared to the start of the semester.

–        Reflect on the positive and negative experiences you have had as a news consumer, and whether your perspective on journalism has changed.

–        Explain whether your own news consumption habits reflect some of the trends we have studied in class about how the population at large now consumes news.

–        Finally, discuss whether you believe your media consumption habits will change going forward in both your personal life and professional career.

Reflections on the Digital Landscape (3 pages)

Using your knowledge of the digital media landscape from your research and work in this course, outline your vision for the best way forward to inform news consumers in the digital age. Write a three-page exploration that can include commentary from media critics, examples from the digital media sites the class has shared, your readings, and the skills you’ve gained as a skeptical news consumer.

Key questions to consider: What approach to covering the news represents the best chance for informing the public? How can journalism restore public trust in its coverage? What are your thoughts on the most promising business models for journalism’s future?

If you are passionate about quality journalism in the digital age, here is your chance to show it. If you are skeptical and pessimistic, make the argument for your viewpoint.

Presentation (5-7 minutes)

The purpose of this presentation is to make your argument to the class about the best way forward to inform news consumers in the digital age. You should create 5 slides based on your reflection paper that outline your arguments. You should also incorporate visuals that support your argument, including charts, graphs, news clips, or digital media examples. You should use Microsoft PowerPoint or any other presentation software for your presentation. You will have about 5-7 minutes for your presentation.

Your presentation will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

1.  Preparedness (20%): You must be prepared for your presentation. Be on time and post your presentation on Canvas before the class (the day of your presentation). You will be given 5-7 minutes to finish your presentation. If you go over time, you will be penalized. You must not read the slides or flashcards. Flashcards and slides must only be used as a guide.

2.  Presentation (20%): You should demonstrate your knowledge of the theories and the topics that we have learned this semester. Your presentation should not be more than 5 slides long. It should have title and introduction, findings and conclusion slides. There should be no grammar and spelling mistakes.

3.  Content (60%): Your presentation should demonstrate a clear point of view that is supported by research and information learned in this class and derived from outside readings, videos and podcasts. It’s important to remember you are being asked to offer an informed opinion (i.e. what you think). You are not simply restating information.

1. Give two examples of why a project might be terminated early for cause and two examples of why a project might be terminated early for convenience. 4. A project manager is in the finishing stage of her project. One of the project’s deliverables will not be completed before the project is wrapped up. What options does the project manager have for this uncompleted deliverable? 5. Provide an example of how poor escalation of a project problem can create additional problems. 6. How does celebrating the completion of a project benefit the project manager? 7. Why is it important to go through the process of closing, even for projects that are terminated early