Describe the information systems supporting the major business functions: sales and marketing, manufacturing and production, finance and accounting, and human resources.
Ashford 6: – Week 5 – Final Paper Final Paper The final paper will demonstrate the students’ ability to assimilate, synthesize, and apply the concepts of management information systems; specifically how information systems transform business; how information systems help to solve business problems; how information systems support major business functions, and how information systems affect […]
Explain, using specific examples, how educators could use information about culture and individual student identities to make effective instructional decisions.
My School and Its Culture As illustrated in the introduction discussion this week, each of you has experienced a unique journey through a variety of educational experiences throughout your lives. Naturally, some of these experiences will have contributed to your personal development and identity with greater impact than others. Furthermore, many in-school variables have […]
Explore movie clips from the Movieclips website or the Internet Movie Database –IMDB. Choose a clip that you wish to analyze.
Ashford 4: – Week 3 – Discussion Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance […]
Submit the Week Four Lab Reporting Form via Waypoint. The document does not need to include a title page or other APA formatting; however, any outside sources utilized in your answers must be referenced in proper APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Energy Sources and Alternative Energy Carefully review the Grading Rubric before beginning the assignment. Read “Lab 4: Energy Sources and Alternative Energy.” This lab will allow you to investigate the effects of acid mine drainage through experimentation. Additionally, it will allow for the exploration of solar energy through the use of a solar cell motor. […]
What internal and external validity threats did the researchers address in their design? How did they address them? Are there threats they did not address?
Part I – Answer the following questions: Jackson (2012), even-numbered chapter exercises, p 360. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of quasi-experiments? What is the fundamental weakness of a quasi-experimental design? Why is it a weakness? Does its weakness always matter? If you randomly assign participants to groups, can you assume the groups are equivalent at […]
What do you think she means by this statement? Do you have any amulets or talismans that you carry with you or that you keep in your home?
35 35 unread replies. 49 49 replies. Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the […]
The Influence of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The Influence of Uncle Tom’s Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin is arguably the most influential novel ever written. It changed the course of U.S. history (For more on the influence of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, see the video, David Reynolds: Harriet Beecher Stowe: Uncle Tom’s Cabin.). In “Articulating Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” Jim […]
Reply: After reading your classmates’ threads, choose one to which you will respond, then write a reply that interacts with your classmate’s thread and presents a well-reasoned alternative to his or her approach to the issue.
Reply: After reading your classmates’ threads, choose one to which you will respond, then write a reply that interacts with your classmate’s thread and presents a well-reasoned alternative to his or her approach to the issue. You do not have to defend a position that is diametrically opposed to your classmate’s position, but you do need […]
In what ways does the film change the play? Remain faithful to it? Bring it to life? Make it relevant for modern society?
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR DISCUSSIONS: Your contributions should be thoughtful and developed. Answer all parts of the question and use concepts from the course materials. Use a professional style of communication, with attention to grammar, spelling, and typos; cite your sources. For this week, you should answer TWO questions, and give a substantive response to at least two other […]
Identify and discuss the specific provisions within selected laws and policies (e.g. ACA, Violence Against Women Act, Social Security Act) that apply to your chosen topic.
Submit this assignment to two places. First, submit to the Assignments tab under “Week 6 > Week 6 Activities.” Next, submit to the Discussion Topic labelled “Week 6 > Post Your Initial Draft of Research Poster Here.” Description: The purpose of this assignment is to have you complete a draft of your research poster. How […]
Describe how the role(s) and social position(s) assumed by the social worker will influence the relationship between the social worker and the client.
Psychosocial Theory and Role Theory Social work takes a holistic view to social problems, arguing that they are complex and multilayered, often contributed to by a number of individual, psychological, and social processes. Consequently, psychosocial theory is a theoretical lens that has been employed in social work to apply to an array of problems and populations. It […]
How do the values of evaluation conflict adhere to social work values? What practices would you use to defend the feasibility of and effectiveness of your evidence-based policy?
Ideology, politics, and the influence of values often override evidence-based policy. When there is evaluation conflict, a policy advocate must be prepared to defend his/her reasons for wanting to implement a policy. Because almost all proposed policies are circumscribed by politics (for reasons brought up by Jansson throughout the course when discussing the subtleties of […]