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What evidence is there of disparity and discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities in the United States in the past?

1. What evidence is there of disparity and discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities in the United States in the past?
2. What evidence is there of disparity and discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities in the United States currently?
3. Should convicted felons be allowed to vote in presidential elections in hopes that their voices could be heard in trying to reform the prison system?
4. Define organizational conflict and discuss two of the many types of conflict listed (intra-organizational conflict, Group conflict, personal conflict, inter-organizational conflict). In doing so, state what you believe to be the most difficult type of conflict most organizations deal with and how you believe you as a manager or leader can effectively combat such instances.

Each question should be at least 150 words, please note work from sites such as about.com, scribble, blogs, Wikipedia etc are not welcome. Use good scholarly journals or articles, or books to support your work. In text citation and work cited page in APD format

Role of IT in Government

Role of IT in Government

Scenario:

You were heavily involved in the successful campaign of Frank Steadimyer for mayor of Bloomtown, IN and he has asked you to head his transition team. Through the transition, he has requested several one-page briefing documents on a variety of topics and the current topic is the role of IT in city government.  Frank is a long-time owner of a local construction company where he understood the role of IT in his business was primarily to streamline processes and reduce costs. He also understands that marketing has shifted to the web and most recently Facebook although he stubbornly hangs on to his Yellow Pages and media advertising.  He does not quite grasp why the city has a larger IT Department than the one person employed at the construction firm and why the IT budget keeps increasing without reducing costs elsewhere.

Assignment

Put yourself in the role of Chair of the Transition Team and write a briefing document, no more than two pages, on the role and management of IT in government for Mayor Elect Steadimyer.  This should be in 12-point font, single spaced and maintain reasonable margins. Use your class notes and readings to support your thoughts. You may also use other reference material.  Please be sure to appropriately attribute your use of material. You may use any reference style (e.g. APA) and the bibliography may be on a second page.

The Future of Digital Crimes and Digital Terrorism

The Future of Digital Crimes and Digital Terrorism

Due Week 10 and worth 250 points

In the United States, a number of law enforcement agencies, including the Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Homeland Security among others have taken on roles to fight computer crimes and terrorism.

Use the Internet or Strayer library to research articles on the efforts of law enforcement agencies to combat digital crimes and digital terrorism, as well as the roles of such agencies in the future of the combat in question.

Write a four (4) page paper in which you:

1. Describe the overall impact (e.g., economic, social, etc.) of utilizing information technologies in combatting digital crime and digital terrorism.
2. Explain the existing challenges that result from the independent nature of the law enforcement agencies within the U.S. with regards to computer crimes and terrorism. Next, propose one (1) strategy that the U.S. could use in order to mitigate the challenges in question.
3. Explain the fundamental manner in which the U.S. could align the efforts of federal agencies in order to better protect the nation against digital crimes and terrorism.
4. Give your opinion of the key future trends in digital crime and digital terrorism. Next, provide one (1) overall strategy that the U.S. could use in order to combat digital crime and digital terrorism.
5. Use at least five (5) quality references for this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; 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 page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Describe future trends in digital crime and terrorism.
• Describe law enforcement roles and responses.
• Explain the procedures in the investigation of computer-related crime.
• Describe the technologies and processes involved in digital forensics.
• Explain the ethical concerns that information technologies raise in society and the impact of information technologies on crime, terrorism, or war.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in information technology in criminal justice.
• Write clearly and concisely about information technology in criminal justice topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style convention.

Cultural Events in Healthcare

Select a current event in the field of health care administration leadership whereby the leader used a systems thinking approach. Reflect on the leadership featured within the event and consider how the leader’s specific characteristics impacted the outcomes of the event. Additionally, think about whether the leader’s use of systems thinking might have affected event outcomes.

2-4 paragraphs giving a brief description of the current event you selected. Then, describe the positive and negative characteristics of leadership represented in that event. Finally, explain how the leaders in the event used a systems thinking approach and how systems thinking affected event outcomes. Be specific and provide examples.

APA Format

Research, identify, and discuss what financial planning for a business is, why it is important

Research, identify, and discuss what financial planning for a business is, why it is important, and what can happen if not done accurately.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

• Write between 500 – 750 words (approximately 2 – 3 pages) using Microsoft Word.
• Attempt APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 60% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 40% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least two references from outside the course material, preferably from EBSCOhost.  Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the two reference requirement.

Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must be identified in the paper and listed on a reference page.Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, online newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc.  Sources such as Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, etc. are not acceptable.

Week 5 Thesis and Creative Project

Assignment Instructions

Webquest

Read the following article located in the APUS Library:
Chisholm, I. M., & Wetzel, K. (2001). Technology and multiculturalism in the classroom: Case studies in attitudes and motivations. Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 33(5), 1-33.

In this article the authors reference an earlier publication by one of the co-authors, Chisholm (1998), where she identified six culturally supportive teaching elements for technology integration:

• Cultural awareness is an acknowledgement of cultural and individual differences through implementation of instructional and learning activities that support varied learning preferences, multiple intelligences, and native languages.
• Cultural relevance is achieved through culturally congruent and culturally relevant learning activities.
• Culturally supportive environments are safe and inclusive and integrate the learner’s culture, family, and community.
• Equitable access provides learners with access to technology in ways that best meets their needs.
• Instructional flexibility is the use of varied modes of delivery and assessment that harmonize with the learners’ strengths and preferences.
• Instructional integration is an acknowledgement of technology as an essential tool for learning and teaching. (p. 3)

Create a webquest using the free webquest maker available from www.zunal.com. Create a brief lesson that you feel does a good job using “culturally supportive” elements as identified by Chrisholm (1998). I recommend you view a few examples before you create your own. On your “Teacher Page” tab for your webquest, please include a brief explanation for why you believe your lesson is culturally relevant and increases awareness. Be sure to publish your webquest (otherwise I cannot view) and submit your “public” URL for grading.

CPT

What would be a good technique for learning the basic layout of the CPT in order to reduce the time required to accurately code claim forms?

Purchasing Management Assignment

Essay brief:

Assume that you are the purchasing manager of the organization. Analyse the effectiveness of these three aspects of the purchasing management, namely supplier selection criteria and related issues (eg. single or multiples sources, local or overseas etc.), purchasing costs, and the use of information & communication technologies (ICT) for purcahsing operations and management.

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Please provide more detailed discussion and in-depth analysis with adequate referencing to the purchasing concepts and models.

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Report should be presented as follows:

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Introduction – Outline the purpose of this essay (about 100 words is enough) and provide the key information about the selected local retailer (about 200 words os enough), information includes products, supplier markets, competitors, organizational goals and strategies etc.

Supplier Selectuon Criteria and Issues – Analyze the purchasing goals and needs of the selected organization and the relevant information. Recommend the appropriate criteria to be considered when selecting suppliers(s) and the decision required to be made for issues relating to suppliers selection (about 500 words).

ICT For Purchasing Operations – Analyze the purchasing goals and needs of the selected organization and the relevant information. Recommend the ICT to be applied for improving purchasing operations (about 500 words).

Purchasing Cost Analysis – Analyze the purchasing goals and needs of the selected organization and the relevant information. Recommend the appropriate tools to be considered for analysing the purchasing cost (about 500 words).

Conclusion – Reinstates all of the significant parts of this report and refers the reader back to the focus that have outlined in the introduction and to the central topic (about 200 words).

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You are required to consult and fully referance a minimum of 10 references (e.g. books; www; journal article from the full-text database; current affairs magazine; newspaper etc.) The use of WIKIPEDIA is not allowed.

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The word range of this essay is about 2,000(+/- 10%) words. Spacing 1.5 with font size 12 using Arial font style.

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You must use APA referencing system to acknowledge your sources of information. (both in-text, and as a reference list at the end). Every paragraph must have at least one in-text/citation (including introduction, recommendation and conclusion.

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Please kindly rephrase with your own words as when i submit the essay there will be a percent rate of plagiarism.

Explain in detail the value and importance of the Incident Management Systems Integration (IMSI) relative to the continued viability of the NIMS concepts and principles.

Explain in detail the value and importance of the Incident Management Systems Integration (IMSI) relative to the continued viability of the NIMS concepts and principles.