Month: October 2015

Read the paper by Stone and colleagues (1994), paying particular attention to the use of hypocrisy and cognitive dissonance to motivate people to practice safe sex (Will include as attachment)

 

•Think of the hypocrisy paradigm, pay particular attention to how you would define and explain it, and consider ways that dissonance in hypocrisy differs from dissonance in an induced compliance paradigm.

 

•Think about how researchers test the effect of hypocrisy on behavior and how it can be measured.

 

•Consider the limitations in the Stone, et al., study and think about how you might avoid them.

 

•Then think about designing an induction of hypocrisy that would motivate people to use sunscreen.

 

The assignment (2–3 pages): Not including title or reference page- APA Standards

 

•Briefly define and explain the hypocrisy paradigm. How does the dissonance in hypocrisy differ from the dissonance in the induced compliance paradigm? Why do the researchers predict that hypocrisy motivates people to change their behavior rather than their attitudes?

 

•Explain how the researchers tested the effect of hypocrisy on behavior change in this study. Specifically, describe who the subjects were, what they did in each condition of the study, and how behavior change was measured. Summarize the results of the study.

 

•Assess and explain the problems you see with the study and the conclusions drawn by the researchers. Describe two limitations to the study and explain how they impact the results.

 

•Design an induction of hypocrisy to motivate people to use sunscreen more often when they spend time in the sun. Describe who the target individuals would be and then explain how you would get them to make a public commitment to the use of sunscreen and how you would make them mindful of past failures to use sunscreen. Finally, explain how you would measure their motivation to reduce dissonance by changing their behavior.

Please read this case study carefully. You are required to answer the following questions based on the Case Study. It is expected that answers to the assignment questions be succinct and MUST be written in your own words.

Question 1. Prepare a sequence diagram for the booking confirmation use case. Must include a detailed description. (6 marks)

Question 2. Create a communication diagram for the booking confirmation use case. Provide a detailed description of the communication diagram. (6 marks)

Question 3. Create a design class diagram for Vehicle booking confirmation System. Provide a detailed description of your diagram. (6 marks)

Question 4. Discuss the following Grasp pattern

• Expert

• Creator

• Controller

• Low Coupling

• High Cohesion

• Singleton (6x2marks = 12 marks)

Prepare a 1,150- to 1,400-word paper in which you explore how human behavior can negatively and positively affect the environment. As a part of your paper be sure to address the following:

• Explain how environmental cues shape behavior and provide at least one example.
• Evaluate how behavior can be modified to support sustainability and how this can limit a negative impact on the environment.
• Describe how social norms influence behavior and beliefs about the environment.
• Identify at least two possible solutions that could successfully change behavior and habits in order to lessen negative environmental impact.

An Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is a very important policy within organizations to define acceptable employee behavior when accessing company resources. Additionally, there are also legal implications within AUPs. Use an existing AUP that you are familiar with, such as from a current or previous workplace, or search on the Internet for an example AUP to complete this case study.

 

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

1. Describe the purpose of an Acceptable Use Policy you have selected and explain how the AUP helps provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability within the organization.
2. Critique the AUP you selected and provide recommendations for improving the AUP.
3. Explain methods that organizations can implement to help ensure compliance with the AUP, mitigate their risk exposure, and minimize liability. Describe how your selected AUP accomplishes these goals.
4. Describe methods for increasing the awareness of the AUP, and other policies, within the organization.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze how security policies help mitigate risks and support business processes in various domains in the information technology (IT) infrastructure.
• Describe the different ISS policies associated with the user domain.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in security strategy and policy formation.

• Describe different issues related to implementing and enforcing ISS policies.

• Write clearly and concisely about Information Systems Security Policy topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Develop a Community Agency Observation project that would be of approximately ten hours duration in total at a community organization in your town or city. The community agency observation projects can be individualized and must be approved by the instructor. For example, you could observe international agencies or churches in your community that have English as a Second Language (ESL) programs.

Make sure that you choose an organization where you will be able to:

• Assess the multicultural organizational development of the institution.
• Summarize a few critical incidents during which multicultural aspects were addressed (directly and indirectly).
• Examine the influence of diversity on human services delivery issues, such as problem identification, symptom expression, and help-seeking behavior.
• Analyze how those critical incidents affected your cultural self-awareness and professional relationship, specific to the provision of culturally competent services.
• Apply a multicultural and interdisciplinary approach to generate a proposal on what the organization can do to improve its service delivery in a population from diverse cultural or ethnic backgrounds.
• For each observation visit in Modules 3, 4, and 5, you must complete a copy of the weekly self-reflection and process worksheet. Remember to write clearly and check spelling and grammar because these sheets will be included in your final product. Click here to access the template.

The Final Paper will be titled “An Integrated Marketing Strategy for ____.” You will fill in the blank with an existing or a new brand name of your choice. The goal of the paper is to integrate theories and concepts from the textbook and readings into your own ideas to create specific marketing ideas to promote the brand (good or service) with a particular target market. Refer to the previous assignments completed in this course for insight on how to develop your Final Paper. You must

1. Provide an Overview/Executive Summary of the marketing strategy.
2. Describe the good or service and desired brand image.
3. Describe the target market, including buyer motivations, demographics, and psycho graphics.
4. Describe the overall marketing strategy, including positioning strategy versus competitors.
5. Describe a promotions and advertising campaign that includes a description of one advertisement.
6. Recommend and describe a Public Relations campaign.
7. Describe the use of an Internet marketing campaign, including web site and use of email.
8. Describe a direct marketing campaign, including Customer Relationship Management.

A health care organization is comprised of different professionals who serve different functions. Their roles may determine how they view quality initiatives, including the different methods measurement and types of improvement tools.

Design a graphic organizer (such as a chart or table) that identifies a minimum of three quality measurement/improvement tools. Describe how they are used for measuring quality by at least four professionals in a health care organization. You must include at least one administrative health professional, one mid-level provider, one physician, and one auxiliary staff member.

Possible motivations for an “earnings bath”

1. How an “earnings bath” may be achieved

iii.        Whether an “earnings bath” has implications for a firm’s share price

 

1. Whether an “earnings bath” has implications for the value of a firm’s stock options.

Obtain a current events article related to a topic in this class. You can use any legitimate resource but make sure it is within the past 18 months – see external links for assistance.  The article can be about an issues or a recent case.  Remember this class also covers child abuse and elderly abuse so you can use those articles as well.

 

2. Write a 2-3 paragraph opinion the article and (really important) state how it applies to this class – and state where in your book it applies to this class.   Why is the article important,   Why did you feel that you should bring this to the attention of the class.  What “caught your attention?”

Research -using the library resources you have been introduced to and any other suitable sources- and write a ~ 1000 words essay about the engineering challenges your field of study is facing in the 21^st century. For example, assume that your concentration is Mechanical Engineering. Do a literature search and write about at least 3 engineering challenges facing the field of mechanical engineering in the 21^st century. Do the same if your concentration is chemical, civil or electrical engineering