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The University of Nebraska Medical Center-Omaha hired you as a diversity management consultant. The vice president for center operations wants to highlight the medical center’s reputation for excellence in accommodating individuals with physical disabilities. As per the contract, one of your deliverables is to write an article on this topic for the medical center newsletter.

From your years as a diversity consultant, you are familiar with the ADA. Discuss the key aspects of ADA that you will share with all employees so they understand the importance of the topic. Include a discussion on how ADA assists organizations in maintaining a diverse workforce.

Write a two-page article, in Word, for the medical center’s company newsletter, which clearly identifies the key elements and importance of the ADA and how ADA can be used to help organizations maintain a diverse workforce.  Your article should conform to APA standards and include at least three references from the AU library and/or the Internet which support your assertions.

You are a business consultant to the National Minority Supplier Development Council. An international petroleum products distribution company, based in the U.S., consults with you on cultural diversity matters. It faces some complex choices at its overseas locations.  While equal opportunity, affirmative action, and individual civil rights are the law of the land in the U.S., this frequently is not the case in other countries. Therefore when moral and legal issues run counter to host-country customs, problems are bound to arise.

Prepare an executive summary, briefly discussing the following specific topics:

• Should U.S. civil rights laws apply to U.S. companies’ foreign operations? Express your opinion on this issue.
• Describe a cultural diversity policy for the firm expanding overseas operations. Highlight any differences that might arise in some Middle Eastern countries where a distribution center is currently being built.
• Explain the value of understanding the importance of, and complying with, the other country’s legal system while operating in a foreign country.
• Americans tend to believe that the U.S. legal system is better than that of most other countries. Discuss the ramifications of this belief in an overseas, culturally diverse operation.

1. Professionals must develop plans for gathering and using assessment data. Select three of the strategies presented on pages 139–142 of Assessing and Guiding Young Children’s Development and Learning, and explain how each strategy that you selected can be used to provide ongoing support for children’s development and learning.

1. How and what professionals communicate regarding assessment data will vary according to the purpose of the assessment and how the data is likely to be utilized. Review pages 204–210 of Assessing and Guiding Young Children’s Development and Learning and explain how assessment data can be used within different contexts and for different purposes.

1. According to the DVD segment, “Partnering with Families,” communicating with families is an essential part of quality assessment practices. Review pages 194–205 of Assessing and Guiding Young Children’s Development and Learning and the DVD segment, “Partnering with Families.” Put yourself in the place of a parent of a young child. Describe how you would like to be involved in the assessment process and explain which reporting strategy or strategies that you would like your child’s teacher to use to communicate information about your child to you and why.

Assignment 2: Discussion—Impact of Internal and External Assessment

Most managers in organizations develop strategic plans without realizing the importance of internal and external assessments and their implications on the four functions of management. Assume you are hired as a new manager and you want to improve your company by helping upper management develop a better understanding of these issues.

Using the Argosy University online library resources and the Internet, research internal and external assessments.

Then respond to the following:

• Explain the four functions of management and the purpose of internal and external assessments.
• How would you convince upper management about the importance of internal and external assessments?
• How would you demonstrate the critical relationships that exist between assessments and the four functions of management implemented in most organizations?

After your initial post, respond to the following:

• List and examine the key factors you think affect the four functions of management.
• What do the four functions of management have in common?
• How do managers at different levels apply the four functions of management?
• How do the four functions of management affect organizational success?

Prior to engaging in this discussion, please read the “Constructivism in Theory and Practice,” “Rona’s Story and the Theory of Symbolic Interaction ism,” and “Symbolic Interaction ism and Critical Perspective” articles, and review any relevant Instructor Guidance.  Respond to at least two of your classmates by Day 5 (Saturday).  Comment on at least one of your classmates’ responses to your initial post by Day 7 of the week. Be sure to respond to your instructor’s comments to you in this forum by Day 7.

Demonstrate your understanding of the complexities of how we learn by evaluating the potential correlations between symbolic interaction ism and constructionist. Apply basic research methods in psychology to your post by synthesizing the principles from the articles in your own words with appropriate citations. Do not quote the articles directly. Based on your course resources, scholarly articles, and the knowledge you have developed throughout the past four weeks, critically consider how/if these correlations might affect a person’s ability and/or willingness to learn new material. Consider the following in your analysis:

• Symbolic interaction ism is actually a theory posed in sociological psychology. Do you believe this theory can be aligned with the framework of constructionist, which originates from learning psychology? Why, or why not? Support your statements with scholarly research and personal examples.
• In your opinion, what prevents (or substantiates) their correlation?
• Based on these theories, what possible needs should be considered when teaching skills to a group of diverse learners?

Please respond to the following questions based on the chapter reading:

As discussed in class a few times, one of the unfortunate aspects of accounting and business is that sometimes things go wrong or people commit fraud. For this project, your assignment is to write a report on one of three prominent accounting/business failures over the recent past.

Specifically, you should:

1. Select one of the three cases listed below

2. Do some research and find out as much as you can about the case.

3. Write a 3-page, double-spaced report and submit it through Canvas at the end of the day on July 31.

Make sure you find out as much information about your company, topic, or individual as you can. Tell what the circumstances were, how the scandal was discovered, why the legislation was needed, tell any interesting facts that will bring the story to life. Who are the players? Do you think the outcome fit the crime or circumstances? Do you think the right people were brought to punishment? Did the legislation work? Were you able to find red flags that might have preceded the unethical behavior? What are the lasting implications of this situation. Who was hurt by the unethical behavior? Have fun with this and make it interesting!

ssignment 2: Discussion—Impact of Internal and External Assessment Most managers in organizations develop strategic plans without realizing the importance of internal and external assessments and their implications on the four functions of management. Assume you are hired as a new manager and you want to improve your company by helping upper management develop a better understanding of these issues. Using the Argosy University online library resources and the Internet, research internal and external assessments. Then respond to the following: Explain the four functions of management and the purpose of internal and external assessments. How would you convince upper management about the importance of internal and external assessments? How would you demonstrate the critical relationships that exist between assessments and the four functions of management implemented in most organizations? After your initial post, respond to the following: List and examine the key factors you think affect the four functions of management. What do the four functions of management have in common? How do managers at different levels apply the four functions of management? How do the four functions of management affect organizational success? Write your initial response in 200 to 300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. By Saturday, October 3, 2015, post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area.

Prior to engaging in this discussion, please read the “Constructivism in Theory and Practice,” “Rona’s Story and the Theory of Symbolic Interaction ism,” and “Symbolic Interaction ism and Critical Perspective” articles, and review any relevant Instructor Guidance.  Respond to at least two of your classmates by Day 5 (Saturday).  Comment on at least one of your classmates’ responses to your initial post by Day 7 of the week. Be sure to respond to your instructor’s comments to you in this forum by Day 7.

Demonstrate your understanding of the complexities of how we learn by evaluating the potential correlations between symbolic interaction ism and constructiveness. Apply basic research methods in psychology to your post by synthesizing the principles from the articles in your own words with appropriate citations. Do not quote the articles directly. Based on your course resources, scholarly articles, and the knowledge you have developed throughout the past four weeks, critically consider how/if these correlations might affect a person’s ability and/or willingness to learn new material. Consider the following in your analysis:

• Symbolic interaction ism is actually a theory posed in sociological psychology. Do you believe this theory can be aligned with the framework of constructivism, which originates from learning psychology? Why, or why not? Support your statements with scholarly research and personal examples.
• In your opinion, what prevents (or substantiates) their correlation?
• Based on these theories, what possible needs should be considered when teaching skills to a group of diverse learners?

Guided Response: Read several of your classmates’ posts and respond to at least two of your classmates by Day 5 (Saturday).  As you read through your peers’ posts, comment on how their explanations about the two theories differ from your own. What specific insights did you gain from their posts that may help you to understand the complexities of learning?  Continue to monitor this discussion through 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) on Day 7 of the week. Comment on at least one of your classmates’ responses to your initial post. Be sure to respond to your instructor’s comments to you in this forum by Day 7. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses.

here are three learning activities below. Please respond to all three learning activities and respond to at least two classmates’ postings. Be sure to include the learning activity number you are responding to. Use APA format for citations and include a reference list.

Topic #1

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts Database Breached

Summary

From a single breach, a hacker gained access to customer information from several of the company’s restaurants and other properties, and then downloaded it to an off-site URL. The information included names and credit card numbers of guests, the cards’ expiration dates, and other data from the magnetic strip on each card. The chain notified the U.S. Secret Service, which investigates counterfeiting, as well as the attorneys general of several states. Wyndham hired an outside investigator to appraise the damage and advise on improving security and a firm that specializes in credit-card industry standards to look into each compromised property to improve compliance. In addition, Wyndham notified American Express, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover of card numbers that may have been involved. It offered affected guests free credit monitoring and set up a special toll-free line that all guests could call for more information.

Based on your own research, share an example of an organization that has faced a breach of customer security.

What measures has this organization taken to address the situation? 

What was the public relations response by the organization to address consumer confidence in the company? 

How did this experience affect the company’s financial bottom line in the short and long term?

Topic #2

Compare and contrast three common types of production processes: make-to-order, make-to-stock, and mass customization. What are the advantages and disadvantages to each? Why are more companies devoting at least a portion of their operations to mass customization? Identify three goods that could probably be adapted to mass customization and three that probably couldn’t.

Topic #3

View the video segment from the CBS Sunday Morning show about BMW and an aging workforce in Germany, and share your thoughts. The link to the video is under the Week 7 Schedule in Course Content.