Ethical Issues in Death and Dying    

Appraise the ethical issues surrounding “end-of-life”  considerations.  Specifically, analyze advanced directives, euthanasia  and assisted suicide from a patient perspective. Why are these issues so controversial?  What are the legal and ethical ramifications associated with these issues? Reflect on the passage from your course text (p.501) What is Your  Opinion? Will You Choose to Live or Die? Compare the implications of  prolonging life for older adults versus younger people.  

Explain the meaning of dualism and dual societies. Do you think that the concept of dualism adequately portrays the development picture in most developing countries? Explain your answer.

  

Week 2 – Discussion 1

 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
 

     

Create   a Career Goal

 Using the table below as a guideline for evaluating your goal, create your own career goal. Post your final career goal into the discussion forum. Review two peers’ career goals and determine the following: Is the goal specific? Are relevant skills included? Is a specific job title or industry listed? Are non-negotiable items detailed?

 Developing a career goal is a great way to take charge of planning your career and a useful tool to manage your career effectively. Many individuals may not know how to develop a career goal; follow the steps below to help you determine where to start. There are a few steps that can be helpful in determining your career goal, which include: conducting a self-assessment, exploring industries and careers, and determining factors that are non-negotiable (e.g., geographic location, salary requirements, and health care benefits). The final step of goal setting is writing the first draft of your goal.                
 

Step 1: Self-Assessment What do you do well? What energizes you? If you knew you could not fail, what would you do? What high school subjects did you do well in? What issues do family and friends come to you for help? What do you receive praise for at work or home? What are some of your greatest accomplishments? What is something you do where you lose track of time      when you are doing it?

 If you would like to take an online self-assessment to learn more about yourself, you may take TypeFocus. Visit the Self- Discovery Resources page of My Career to learn how you can register to take the assessment.
 

Step 2: Career Exploration
Explore job industries by conducting research on the type of careers that use your interests and skillset. O*Net OnLine, the Occupational Outlook Handbook, and Bureau of Labor Statistics are great web resources for career exploration, job analysis, and education requirements.  
 

Ask a professional in your career field of interest for an informational interview. Informational interviews allow you to gather information from a direct contact about his or her role. There are various ways to pursue an informational interview. For example, company websites, social networking sites, newspaper ads, and professional associations are avenues a job seeker can take.
 

Also, while deciding on a goal, consider your current lifestyle and where you would like to be in the future. Some helpful questions to consider are listed below.  Does the career you want pay a salary that meets your      needs? Will it offer you opportunities to advance?   Are you comfortable sitting at a desk all day, or do      you prefer to travel?  Is the career you are considering likely to exist when      you are ready for a job?

 Step 3: Determining your non-negotiable items
Although we may not speak them aloud, we each have things we are not willing to compromise on. During this step, write out your “must haves” for your future career.
 

To help get you started, think about the minimum salary you need to have, where you want to live, and desired work hours.

  

Must Have 

Do Not Want 

 

1.

1.

 

2.

2.

 

3.

3.

 

4.

4.

 

5.

5.

 

Step 4: Pulling it all together – Write the first draft of your goal
Now that you have conducted a self-assessment, explored industries and occupations, and written down your non-negotiable items, what are your future career goals? In the space below, write your career goal. Be as specific as possible.
 

Example Career Goal
I would like to become a project manager within a large organization (5000+ employees) utilizing my organizational skills, education in organization development, my ability to strategically plan, and my detail-oriented nature. Since I have a family, I must have a salary of $50,000 or more, work within 25 miles of Houston, Texas, and work a 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. traditional work schedule.
 

What is your goal?  
 

Guided Response: After reading your fellow classmates’ posts, provide a substantive response to at least two of your peers by Day 7. Your three required posts must be on three different days of the week. Include a thorough and constructive analysis of the goal :  Is the goal specific? Are relevant skills included? Is a specific job title or industry listed? Are non-negotiable items detailed?

 
 

  

Respond   

Week 2 – Discussion 1

 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
 

     

Create   a Career Goal

 Using the table below as a guideline for evaluating your goal, create your own career goal. Post your final career goal into the discussion forum. Review two peers’ career goals and determine the following: Is the goal specific? Are relevant skills included? Is a specific job title or industry listed? Are non-negotiable items detailed?

 Developing a career goal is a great way to take charge of planning your career and a useful tool to manage your career effectively. Many individuals may not know how to develop a career goal; follow the steps below to help you determine where to start. There are a few steps that can be helpful in determining your career goal, which include: conducting a self-assessment, exploring industries and careers, and determining factors that are non-negotiable (e.g., geographic location, salary requirements, and health care benefits). The final step of goal setting is writing the first draft of your goal.                
 

Step 1: Self-Assessment What do you do well? What energizes you? If you knew you could not fail, what would you do? What high school subjects did you do well in? What issues do family and friends come to you for help? What do you receive praise for at work or home? What are some of your greatest accomplishments? What is something you do where you lose track of time      when you are doing it?

 If you would like to take an online self-assessment to learn more about yourself, you may take TypeFocus. Visit the Self- Discovery Resources page of My Career to learn how you can register to take the assessment.
 

Step 2: Career Exploration
Explore job industries by conducting research on the type of careers that use your interests and skillset. O*Net OnLine, the Occupational Outlook Handbook, and Bureau of Labor Statistics are great web resources for career exploration, job analysis, and education requirements.  
 

Ask a professional in your career field of interest for an informational interview. Informational interviews allow you to gather information from a direct contact about his or her role. There are various ways to pursue an informational interview. For example, company websites, social networking sites, newspaper ads, and professional associations are avenues a job seeker can take.
 

Also, while deciding on a goal, consider your current lifestyle and where you would like to be in the future. Some helpful questions to consider are listed below.  Does the career you want pay a salary that meets your      needs? Will it offer you opportunities to advance?   Are you comfortable sitting at a desk all day, or do      you prefer to travel?  Is the career you are considering likely to exist when      you are ready for a job?

 Step 3: Determining your non-negotiable items
Although we may not speak them aloud, we each have things we are not willing to compromise on. During this step, write out your “must haves” for your future career.
 

To help get you started, think about the minimum salary you need to have, where you want to live, and desired work hours.

  

Must Have 

Do Not Want 

 

1.

1.

 

2.

2.

 

3.

3.

 

4.

4.

 

5.

5.

 

Step 4: Pulling it all together – Write the first draft of your goal
Now that you have conducted a self-assessment, explored industries and occupations, and written down your non-negotiable items, what are your future career goals? In the space below, write your career goal. Be as specific as possible.
 

Example Career Goal
I would like to become a project manager within a large organization (5000+ employees) utilizing my organizational skills, education in organization development, my ability to strategically plan, and my detail-oriented nature. Since I have a family, I must have a salary of $50,000 or more, work within 25 miles of Houston, Texas, and work a 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. traditional work schedule.
 

What is your goal?  
 

Guided Response: After reading your fellow classmates’ posts, provide a substantive response to at least two of your peers by Day 7. Your three required posts must be on three different days of the week. Include a thorough and constructive analysis of the goal :  Is the goal specific? Are relevant skills included? Is a specific job title or industry listed? Are non-negotiable items detailed?

 
 

  

Respond 

A transversal equalizer with K taps has an impulse response

where T is the delay between adjacent taps, and a transfer function

The discrete Fourier transform (DFT) of the equalizer coefficients {ck} is defined as

a. Show that bk = ck, by substituting for En in the above expression.

b. From the relations given above, derive an equivalent filter structure having the z transform

c. If E(z) is considered as two separate filters E1(z) and E2(z) in cascade, sketch a block diagram for each of the filters, using z−1 to denote a unit of delay.

d. In the transversal equalizer, the adjustable parameters are the equalizer coefficients{ck}. What are the adjustable parameters of the equivalent equalizer in (b), and how are they related to {ck}?