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Supplements

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Create?a?supplement?that?you?would?put?on?the?market?to?aid?in?weight?loss.
Include?all?of?the?following?in?this?report:?
??Herbs,?Vitamins,?Minerals,?Accessory?Nutrients.?There?needs?to?be?at?least?five?ingredients?in?your?product.
Two?vitamins?and/or?minerals?and?three?accessory?nutrients?and/or?herbs.?
??Explain?the?rationale?for?choosing?each?ingredient.?
??Any?potential?contraindications?or?concerns?that?someone?may?have?in?taking?this?product.
??Dosages?(how?many?times?per?day,?quantities)?
??Forms?of?nutrient?
??What?would?you?include?on?the?label?and?why?

Your stories and the meaning of life

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?share?an?experience?that?has?shaped?your?view?about?the?meaning?of?life.?You?do?not?have?to?reveal
anything?deeply?personal?or?uncomfortable.?Your?story?can?be?about?something?that?you?have?done,?but?it?can
also?be?about?your?experience?of?a?book?or?work?of?art?that?influenced?your?thought,?a?story?about?someone?else
that?had?an?effect?on?you,?or?any?other?instructive?aspect?of?your?experience.

Mass Communication Theory Annotated Bibliography

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Investigate?a?mass?communication?theory?related?to?the?media?freedom?question?(below),?and?create?an
annotated?bibliography.
???Media?Freedom?Question???
Research?paper?and?presentation?will?be?on:
DEFEND?or?REFUTE:?the?United?Nations?should?develop,?implement?and?enforce?world?standards?for?media
freedom?(formerly?referred?to?as?freedom?of?speech?and?press).?
In?addressing?your?argument,?explain?the?presumed?legal?basis?of?these?controls.?Does?the?United?Nations?have
legal?authority?to?regulate?global?media??You?also?should?ascertain?whether?there?are?global?”free?speech”
standards.?
???
Here?are?the?rough?steps:
3.?Narrow?your?investigation?to?the?mass?communication?theor(ies)?that?you?think?are?the?most?relevant?to?the
topic?you?must?debate?in?your?final?researched?paper:?world?standards?for?media?freedom?(formerly?referred?to?as
freedom?of?speech?and?press).?Expect?this?step?to?take?time.?You?will?need?to?experiment?with?board?and?narrow
search?terms?to?find?what?you?need.?For?example:?”social?democratic?theory”?and?”media?freedom.”
4.?Select?three?articles?about?those?mass?communication?theor(ies)?that?you?think?are?related?to?the?paper?s?topic
from?among?the?peer?reviewed,?scholarly?journals?in?the?UMUC?databases?using?the?library’s?OneSearch?feature.
5.?Think?through?and?list?at?least?three?reasons?why?you?think?that?mass?communication?theor(ies)?is?relevant?to
discussion?of?media?freedoms.?You?will?need?to?talk?about?these?reasons?in?your?written?assignment.
You?are?now?ready?to?write?your?assignment.?It?must?conform?to?APA?manuscript?style,?so?make?sure?it?follows
this?general?format.?You?can?find?a?sample?APA?style?annotated?bibliography?here.
6.?Begin?your?assignment?by?listing?the?theor(ies)?that?you?used?to?find?the?three?articles?that?you?re?annotating.
7.?List?the?database(s)?you?used?for?your?search.
8.?List?the?topics?or?keywords?you?used?in?that?search.
Then,
9.?Before?you?write?the?individual?annotations?for?your?assignment,?write?an?introduction?of?at?least?250?300
words?in?which?you?explain?the?three?reasons?that?you?believe?the?mass?communication?theor(ies)?you?selected
is/are?relevant?to?our?final?project?s?topic.?What?did?you?learn?
10.?List?three?research?questions?you?will?pursue?to?continue?investigating?the?topic?for?your?final?paper.
After?you?have?presented?your?introduction?in?your?written?assignment,?you?will?present?your?annotated
bibliography:?
11.?Write?at?least?150?250?words?(excluding?direct?quotes?from?the?source)?about?each?article?that?you?selected
for?this?assignment.?This??annotation??(review)?should?explain?what?the?article?is?about?and?how?its?content
relates?to?our?final?project?topic.
12.?Add?at?least?one?direct?quote?to?your?annotations?from?each?article?you?reviewed.?That?quote?should?be
relevant?to?the?reasons?you?think?the?theory?is?appropriate?for?a?discussion?about?world?media?freedoms.?It?must
be?accompanied?by?an?in?text?citation?that?includes?the?page?or?paragraph?number?where?the?quote?can?be?found
in?its?source?document.
13.?Include?a?complete?American?Psychological?Association?style?reference?for?each?article?that?you?annotate
(review).?Use?APA?style?in?text?citations?for?summarized,?quoted?and?paraphrased?material.?
14.?Edit?your?work?to?ensure?not?only?vocabulary,?grammar,?and?mechanics?appropriate?to?the?business?setting,
but?also?to?ensure?that?your?annotations?are?in?your?own?words;?revise?as?may?be?necessary.?All?students?in?this
class?will?be?assumed?to?have?completed?UMUC?s?academic?integrity?tutorial.?To?refresh?your?memory?on?how
to?avoid?plagiarism,?you?might?also?review?this?handout?in?the?Instructor?Policies?area?of?the?course?s?Syllabus
module?or?this?PowerPoint.
15.?Your?instructor?also?may?require?you?to?submit?your?assignment?to?Turnitin.com?through?the?link?under?the
Resources?tab?in?our?LEO?classroom.?

Pay gap between men and women of different races

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Read?step?5???Write?your?Final?Evidence?Analysis?in?the?uploaded?document?Critical?Inquiry?Research
Assignment?Overview?to?see?detailed?instructions?about?the?evedence?analysis?you?are?being?asked?to?write.
Use?the?Critical?Inquiry?Research?Assignment?Overview?that?I?will?upload?to?create?an?evidence?analysis?using
the?sources?I?will?provide?in?both?the?annotated?bib.?and?the?outline.?Use?the?outline?I?upload?to?guide?your?work.
Be?sure?to?properly?cite?all?sources?used.?Correctly?use?three?of?the?following?information?use?strategies?(1.?use
of?citations?and?references;?2.?choice?of?paraphrasing,?summary,?or?quoting;?3.?using?information?in?ways?that?are
true?to?original?context;?4.?distinguishing?between?common?knowledge?and?ideas?requiring?attribution)?and?5.
demonstrate?a?full?understanding?of?the?ethical?and?legal?restrictions?on?the?use?of?published,?confidential,?and/or
proprietary?information.
Use?straightforward?language?that?clearly?conveys?meaning?to?readers?with?few?errors.?Demonstrate?consistent
use?of?important?conventions?applicable?to?the?final?paper,?including?organization,?content,?presentation,?stylistic
choices,?and?citation?of?sources?with?few?errors.?Synthesize?other?perspectives?when?investigating?subjects?in?the
field?of?study.Organize?evidence?to?reveal?important?patterns,?differences,?or?similarities?related?to?focus?of?the
final?paper.?Conclusions?arise?specifically?from?and?in?response?to?the?inquiry?findings.?Identify?own?and?others??
assumptions?and?several?relevant?contexts?when?presenting?a?position?or?perspective.?Choose?a?variety?of
information?sources?appropriate?to?the?scope?and?topic?of?the?critical?inquiry.?Selects?sources?using?multiple
criteria,?such?as?relevance?to?the?critical?inquiry?question(s),?currency,?and?authority.?Effectively?select?&
develop?examples?of?life?experiences?drawn?from?a?variety?of?contexts?to?synthesize?with?research?findings.?The
final?paper?must?align?well?with?its?intended?audience,?purpose,?and?context.

explain?the?potential?harms?and?the?potential?benefits?of?conflict,?and?identify?the?ways?in?which?how conflict?is?managed?influences?whether?the?outcomes?are?positive?or?negative.

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As?the?chapter?pointed?out,?conflict?can?be?harmful?to?people,?but?it?can?also?be?beneficial.?Using?real?life
examples,?explain?the?potential?harms?and?the?potential?benefits?of?conflict,?and?identify?the?ways?in?which?how
conflict?is?managed?influences?whether?the?outcomes?are?positive?or?negative.

current areas of interest in information technology

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Create?a?document?which?states?your?current?areas?of?interest?in?information?technology?and?why?you?find?them
interesting.?In?your?document?relate?at?least?one?Grand?Idea?of?IT?to?at?least?one?area?of?interest.?Create?this
document?with?an??eye??towards?pursuing?one?of?these?topics?as?the?Masters?Project.
Note?:?The?grand?ideas?of?Information?Technology?are:
1?Algorithms
2?Abstraction
3?Automation
4.?Information
5.?Interface
6.?Intelligence
7.?Cognition
8.?Complexity

Epicurean view of death

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Summarize?in?your?own?words?one?of?the?Epicurean?challenges?on?death?and?Nagel?s?proposed?solution?to?it.
Indicate?whether?or?not?you?think?Nagel?s?response?is?successful.?Clearly?explain?and?defend?your?opinion.

Supply Chain Management Strategy Proposal

Develop a Supply Chain Management Strategy Proposal, specifically dealing with the following scenario. The scenario centers around the choice of a location for a new distribution center for your firm’s insulated cooler products. As you know, these are large and bulky and take up a lot of room in either a truck (from a warehouse to retail stores or in a warehouse itself). Your factory is in the Chicago area, and you do not want to move it, nor outsource the manufacturing. Your product is used year round in the southern states and southwest, and in the summer months on the east coast.
How would you determine the ideal warehouse location? What factors would go into your choice of locations? Describe at least 3 factors.
Describe the pros and cons of setting up your own trucking fleet to take product from your factory to the new warehouse vs. using common carriers.
Given the high dollar value of your inventory, how can you ensure accuracy of both purchased raw material inventory (in your factory) as well as of the finished product itself in your factory and at the new warehouse?
How will planning for equipment capacity needs been done if you use a forecast-based system versus a demand management (JIT) -based system?
Create a finished goods production plan MRP (and component B procurement plan) given the following:
Production cycle time = 1 month
Each finished good item requires 2 Part B?s; part B has a 1 month procurement lead time
Beginning finished product inventory is 1,000
Forecasted sales are as follows:
Month 1:1,000
Month 2:1,100
Month 3:1,150
Month 4:1,200
Month 5:1,200
Month 6: 1,300
Safety Stock:On the first day of each month, you want to have that month’s sales already in inventory
Capacity of the plant is 1,300 units

Committee and Shared Governance

Attend a committee meeting in your health care organization. If you are not currently employed in a health care setting, you may elect to attend a committee meeting at another company, a community center, a local school, local chamber of commerce or other professional organization.
Observe the interactions between committee members and the process used by the committee to arrive at decisions.
In 500-750 words, describe the function of the committee and the roles of those in attendance. Describe your observations of the interactions between members of the committee and determine whether the process used to arrive at decisions is a form of shared governance.
A minimum of two academic references from credible sources are required for this assignment.
Submit the completed “Collaborative Committee Meeting Verification Form” with the assignment.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Delivering Customer Satisfaction

Read the ?Zappos: Delivering Customer Satisfaction? case, located on page 475 of the textbook.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

Analyze the manner in which Zappos? leadership has fostered a culture of ethicalness in the company. Suggest two (2) actions that other companies can take in order to mimic this culture.
Determine the major impacts that Zappos? leadership and ethical practices philosophy have had on its stakeholders.
Examine three (3) of the ethical challenges that Zappos faces. Recommend three (3) actions that Zappos? leadership should take in order to address these ethical challenges.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the core values in relation to developing a culture of ethicalness. Determine the manner in which the core values support the stakeholder?s perspective.
Analyze the major ethical challenges that Zappos has faced. Determine whether or not you would have resolved these challenges differently than Zappos? management. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not qualify as academic 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:

Examine ethical issues and dilemmas in business.
Analyze scenarios to determine the ethical character of decisions made and the related impact on the organization.
Examine the significant issues of an ethical controversy in business to moral philosophy and values.
Write clearly and concisely about issues in ethics and advocacy for HR professionals using correct grammar and mechanics.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in business ethics and advocacy for HR professionals.