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Discussion 1: Conformity

Conformity and obedience are forms of social influence, one of the subfields within social psychology. Conformity research addresses the influence the group majority has on individual and group behavior. Sherif and Asch conducted seminal studies on conformity. These researchers and others provide a clear picture of the influence of a group majority on the individual and factors that influence conformity. Research also provides insights into how a minority can influence a group (Fiske, 2014).

For this Discussion, review this week?s media program, Week 6: The Virtual Office. Consider how conformity occurred in the virtual office and describe the conditions that led to conformity.
With these thoughts in mind:

Assignment a brief description of two conditions in the media that led to conformity and explain why. Using the current literature, explain one way to alter the conditions in the scenario to prevent conformity. Finally, provide an example where conformity might be good and explain why.

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References:

Asch, S. E. (1951). Effects of group pressure upon the modification and distortion of judgment. In H. Guetzkow (Ed.), Groups, leadership and men. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Press.
Fiske, S. T. (2014). Social beings: Core motives in social psychology (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Sherif, M., & Sherif, C. W. (1953). Groups in harmony and tension. New York, NY: Harper & Row.

Obedience

Another topic within the social psychology subfield of social influence is obedience.Obedience is the impact authority can have on individual behavior. Stanley Milgram pioneered the work in obedience by conducting several studies involving an authority figure and a participant who had to administer (fake) electric shocks to a ?learner.? His videotaped studies produced a sobering picture of the strength of the authority figure/subordinate relationship.
For this Discussion, review this week?s media, Milgram Electric Shock Experiment Video.Consider the conditions that occurred in the video that led to obedience, and think about instances in which obedience may be harmful.

Assignment an explanation of conditions necessary for obedience to occur. Then describe one situation in which obedience is necessary and one situation in which obedience may be harmful and explain why. Use the current literature to support your response.

You are the project manager of an environmental company that was hired to cleanup a historical arsenic contamination site

You are the project manager of an environmental company that was hired to cleanup a historical arsenic contamination site. Soil sampling results indicated the area impacted with arsenic above action levels is 30 feet by 55 feet. The depth of the arsenic plume is three feet below ground surface. The land owner wanted to clean this site for future development. Answer the questions below to help you prepare a cost estimate for this portion of the project. Your solutions and any assumptions to justify your estimate must be shown.
What is the chemical symbol of arsenic, and what group/family does it belong to?
Solve for the minimum volume of soil that will be excavated in cubic yards?
If each dump truck can transport 18 cubic yards, determine how many dump trucks loads will be transported? For calculation purposes, add a 15% “fluff factor” (add to the volume that will be transported).
If the bulk density of soil is 1350 kg/m3 (84.3 lb/ft3), solve for the weight of the soil that will be transported to a disposal site in kilograms? total response to parts a-d must be at least 200 words in length

HA520 Healthcare Financial Management/Assignment Unit 3

Problem 3.5 from pg 114 ? Chapter 3
? Brandywine Homecare, a not-for-profit business, had revenues of $12 million in 2015. Expenses other than depreciation totaled 75% of revenues, and depreciation expense was $1.5 million. All revenues were collected in cash during the year, and all expenses other than depreciation were paid in cash.
o Construct Brandywine?s 2015 income statement.
o What were Brandywine?s net income, total profit margin and cash flow?
o Now, suppose the company changed its depreciation calculation procedures (still within GAAP) such that its depreciation expense doubled. How would this change affect Brandywine?s net income, total profit margin and cash flow?
o Suppose the change had halved, rather than doubled, the firm?s depreciation expense. Now, what would be the impact on net income, total profit margin and cash flow?

Problem 4.5 from pg 152, Chapter 4
? Consider the following balance sheet:

o How does this balance sheet differ from the one presented in Exhibit 4.1 for Sunnyvale?
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o What is BestCare?s net working capital for 2015?
o What is BestCare?s debt ratio? How does it compare with Sunnyvale?s debt ration?

Problem 4.6 from pg 153, Chapter 4

? Consider the following balance sheet:

o How does this balance sheet differ from the ones presented in Exhibit 4.1 and Problem 4.5?
o What is Green Valley?s net working capital for 2015?
o What is Green Valley?s debt ratio? How does it compare with the debt rations for Sunnyvale and BestCare?

The Global Harmonization System (GHS) is a unified international system for the classification and labeling of chemicals, designed by the United Nations. It was adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 2008 for use on the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet). The following link to the OSHA (n.d.) website details information on GHS and is provided for further reference https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/ghs.html#1.1.

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) System of Identifying Potential Hazards: NFPA uses a hazard diamond shaped figure divided into four color-coded quadrants for rapid identification of hazards:

? Hazards: health, flammability, chemical reactivity
? Severity: 0 to 4

References
Fire, F. (1996). The common sense approach to hazardous materials (2nd ed.). Tulsa, OK: PenWell. Hazmat. (n.d.). In Merriam?Webster?s online dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/hazmat

Meyer, E. (2014). Chemistry of hazardous materials (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (n.d.). A guide to the globally harmonized system of classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS). Retrieved from https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/ghs.html#1.1

Schnepp, R., & Gantt, P. W. (1998). Hazardous materials: Regulations, response and site operations.
Independence, KY: Delmar Cengage Learning.

Zumdahl, S. S., & Zumdahl, S. A. (2000). Chemistry (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Suggested Reading

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (n.d.). A guide to the globally harmonized system of classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS). Retrieved from https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/ghs.html#1.1

If m< L= 217 degrees what quadrant is it in?

If m< L= 217 degrees what quadrant is it in?

Assignment 2: Legislator Communication

Tasks:
This written assignment requires the student to investigate his/her local, state and federal legislators and explore their assigned committees and legislative commitments. The student is expected to investigate current and actual legislative initiatives that have either passed or pending approval by the house, senate or Governor?s office. The student will draft a letter to a specific legislator and offer support or constructive argument against pending policy or legislation. The letter must be supported with a minimum of 3 evidence based primary citations.

Persuasion in Everyday Life

Discussion: Persuasion in Everyday Life (GRADED)
For this GRADED discussion, you will work with your peers. In your initial post, think about a time in your life where you tried to persuade someone to do something. Keep in mind that this doesn’t have to be a situation that was a full-blown argument?it can be something as simple as convincing a friend to go to a specific restaurant for lunch?and it doesn’t have to be a situation where you “won” the other person over either.

Before you begin writing, please review the discussion rubric (click here) to make sure you fulfill all of the required tasks.

For your initial post (1) you must:Compose a post that fully addresses the assignment prompt. Critical ElementsExemplary ? 100%Proficient ? 85%Needs Improvement ? 55%Not Evident ? 0%ValuePromptFully addresses assignment prompt connecting personal experience and reflection in a rich, detailed, engaging manner.Fully addresses assignment prompt connecting personal experience and reflection in an engaging manner.Addresses assignment prompt, but there are holes or gaps in describing and reflecting on one’s personal experienceDoes not address assignment prompt20ComprehensionDevelops an initial post with an organized, clear point of view or idea using rich and significant detailDevelops an initial post with a point of view or idea using adequate organization and detailDevelops an initial post with a point of view or idea but with some gaps in organization and detailDoes not develop an initial post with an organized point of view or idea25TimelinessSubmits initial post on time (100%)Submits initial post one day late (55%)Submits initial post two or more days late (0%)10EngagementProvides relevant and meaningful response posts with clarifying explanation and detailProvides relevant response posts with some explanation and detailProvides response posts with some explanation and detail that may lack connection to original postProvides response posts that are generic with little explanation or detail25Writing (Mechanics)Writes posts that are easily understood, clear, and concise, using proper citation methods where applicable with no errors in citationsWrites posts that are easily understood using proper citation methods where applicable with few errors in citationsWrites posts that are understandable using proper citation methods where applicable with a number of errors in citationsWrites posts that others are not able to understand and does not use proper citation methods where applicable20CommentsEarned Total100%

This is the assignment: When you’ve come up with the moment, write two fully developed paragraphs explaining it to your classmates. In the first paragraph, describe the moment of persuasion so that your instructor and peers can “see” it. In the second paragraph, explain why you felt like that moment of persuasion was either successful or unsuccessful. What strategies or techniques did you use to try to get the person to side with you?

note: please make sure that the 240 developed paragraphs should be about ( 2) two pages Thanks.

theories of Lamers and Kubler-Ross

Imagine that you are a hospice volunteer and are helping late adult, terminally ill patients and their families. Use the theories of Lamers and Kubler-Ross to help you and the families better understand and deal with their circumstances.

8.2
Max Points: 6.0

Erikson maintained that the key process to resolving his eighth crisis of integrity vs. despair was introspection. Determine how you are going to reach the positive pole of this crisis then contrast this with what other developmental theorists say about development in this period of life.

CAT
Tell us about how you plan to use the information from this class in your future work. What was most invigorating and exciting and what will you do with that knowledge.

professional organization

Assume the role of the new director of a professional organization, a mental health clinic, or a private nonprofit research institution or a university program. Most of the staff/faculty have been part of the organization for years, and the atmosphere is very collegial. You, however, have heard, that shortcuts are being taken and potential ethical violations are not being addressed by colleagues. Now, you are preparing

for your first meeting with the entire staff. Your goal is to emphasize the need for ethical decision making and the importance of placing the clients? or students? needs and rights above those of the staff. Additionally, your PowerPoint presentation should emphasize the APA Ethics Code and the standards for resolving ethical violations. In your speaker notes, include examples of hypothetical violations. You must utilize and cite the Ethical Standards that you believe may be the subject of violation.

Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as speaker notes for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists.

Support your presentation with at least fivescholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included.

Length: 12-15slides (with a separate reference slide)
Notes Length: 200-350 words for each slide
Week-1 Assignment Due January 01, 2017

Assume the role of the new director of a professional organization, a mental health clinic, or a private nonprofit research institution or a university program. Most of the staff/faculty have been part of the organization for years, and the atmosphere is very collegial. You, however, have heard, that shortcuts are being taken and potential ethical violations are not being addressed by colleagues. Now, you are preparing

for your first meeting with the entire staff. Your goal is to emphasize the need for ethical decision making and the importance of placing the clients? or students? needs and rights above those of the staff. Additionally, your PowerPoint presentation should emphasize the APA Ethics Code and the standards for resolving ethical violations. In your speaker notes, include examples of hypothetical violations. You must utilize and cite the Ethical Standards that you believe may be the subject of violation.

Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as speaker notes for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists.

Support your presentation with at least fivescholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included.

Length: 12-15slides (with a separate reference slide)
Notes Length: 200-350 words for each slide
Week-1 Assignment Due January 01, 2017

Assume the role of the new director of a professional organization, a mental health clinic, or a private nonprofit research institution or a university program. Most of the staff/faculty have been part of the organization for years, and the atmosphere is very collegial. You, however, have heard, that shortcuts are being taken and potential ethical violations are not being addressed by colleagues. Now, you are preparing

for your first meeting with the entire staff. Your goal is to emphasize the need for ethical decision making and the importance of placing the clients? or students? needs and rights above those of the staff. Additionally, your PowerPoint presentation should emphasize the APA Ethics Code and the standards for resolving ethical violations. In your speaker notes, include examples of hypothetical violations. You must utilize and cite the Ethical Standards that you believe may be the subject of violation.

Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as speaker notes for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists.

Support your presentation with at least fivescholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included.

Length: 12-15slides (with a separate reference slide)
Notes Length: 200-350 words for each slide

creative thinking

Please read the three statements, which all relate to the mission and the values of Loyola Marymount University. Choose the one you find most interesting and thought provoking; then, answer the question which accompanies the statement you select. This essay, usually around 500 words, is your chance to display your critical and creative thinking.
Prompt 1

In his 2015 Papal Encyclical, Laudato Si?, in which he addresses climate change and our collective responsibility to care for our ?common home,? Pope Francis , S.J., observes that, ?Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political, and for the distribution of goods.?

Prompt 1 question:

Much has been written about the environmental implications of climate change, but less about the distribution of goods or the social, economic, and political implications. Which one of these less studied aspects of climate change seems to you most worrisome for our ?common home,? and why?

Prompt 2

Speaking about education, Dr. Martin Luther King once said, ?The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character?that is the goal of true education.??

Prompt 2 question:

Critical thinking is a central goal of Jesuit education, and at LMU you?ll be asked to think critically and intensively in every class. Dr. King suggests that critical thinking results in our ability to inform intelligence with character, and strengthen character with intelligence. Please talk about a situation that demanded critical thinking from you, and how your choices or decisions integrated intelligence and character.

Prompt 3

A motto often associated with Jesuit and Marymount schools is ??Educating men and women for others.?? Fr. Pedro Arrupe, the former head of the Jesuits, once said that ??our prime educational objective must be to form men and women for others, who believe that a love of self or of God which does not issue forth in justice for the least of their neighbors is a farce.??

Prompt 3 question:

What do you think Fr. Arrupe meant when he said this? Please give an example of someone you know, other than your teachers and parents, who works for justice for the least of their neighbors.

Compare three input devices and three output devices

A 7-slide presentation with detailed speaker notes

As a computer technician, you must be familiar with a wide range of Input/Output (I/O) devices including; keyboards, mice, monitors, biometric devices, projectors, cameras, and video or graphics cards. Before you can attach any of these to a computer system, you must first research which I/O devices and expansion cards are best suited for your computer’s configuration.

Compare three input devices and three output devices. Criteria to address includes, but is not limited to:
? Expansion card type
? Specific system requirements
? Challenges with configuration
? Firmware updates
Connection type