GEN499 Week 3 Discussion 1

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Read the articles, Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital and Still Bowling Alone? The Post-9/11 Split from the Project Muse database in the Ashford University Library. For this discussion, complete the following:

  • In your own words, describe what is meant by the term “social capital.”
  • Examine the influences of social connections and technology and civic engagement in academic and professional pursuits.
  • Evaluate the significance of social capital in the context of global citizenship and multicultural understanding.  

Self-Regulation and Control

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Assignment 2: Self-Regulation and Control

According to positive psychology, the absence of good feelings or experiences can cause more negative emotions. Focusing on the positive and bringing in positive experiences may cultivate pleasure, engagement, and meaning. Individuals can learn to control and even increase the number of positive experiences as well as to regulate and diminish the number of negative experiences.

Using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, identify and analyze two articles concerning empirical evidence supporting the use of positive psychology, especially in the area of self-regulation and control.

Based on your research and analysis of the articles, address the following:

  • Evaluate the effectiveness of five positive psychology techniques.
  • Examine empirically supported positive psychology interventions to promote well-being.
  • Make a minimum of five recommendations for self-regulation and control.

Write a 3-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.doc.

By Wednesday, October 22, 2014, deliver your assignment to the M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points
Identified two articles concerning empirical evidence supporting the use of positive psychology demonstrating in-depth research.

12
Analyzed the articles and evaluated the effectiveness of five positive psychology techniques.

20
Examined empirically supported positive psychology interventions to promote well-being.

20
Made five recommendations for self-regulation and control.

28
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

20
Total:

100

2 page essay needed on Lord Byron’s “She walks in Beauty”,

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Reading Responses to a Poem

Select one poem from this week’s assigned readings, and identify at least three elements in the poem that you found interesting or engaging (e.g., form, language, content, and/or other literary elements). 

Then, assess how these elements affected your response to the poem, in its entirety. 

(e.g., Did these elements affect your opinions on (or reaction to) the content of the poem?  Did they cause you to focus on one aspect of the poem over others?)  

Assignment Requirements

  • Length: Your paper should be two to four double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference page)
  • Sources: Support your reflections with textual details and analysis from at least two scholarly sources.
  • APA: Your draft must be formatted to APA (6th edition) style.
    • Separate Title Page: Must include an original title
    • Separate Reference Page
    • Proper Citations: All sources must be properly cited, both within the text and in a separate reference page.
  • Elements of Academic Writing:  All academic papers should include these elements.
    • Introduction with a thesis statement
    • Supporting paragraphs
    • Conclusion

The paper must be two to four pages in length (excluding the title and reference page), and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least two scholarly resources (at least one of which can be found in the Ashford Online Library) other than the textbook to support your claims and subclaims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page. 

Ethics in Research- After reading Chapter 1 in your text, the APA ethical…

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After reading Chapter 1 in your text, the APA ethical principles articles Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct and Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and use of Nonhuman Animals in Research, as well as viewing the video Obedience and Ethics: Benefits and Costs of Psychological Conformity Studies, analyze and critique the principles introduced and applied in the various sources. Summarize what you feel are the ethical pros and cons of Milgram’s research. Include in your post definitions and a discussion of terms such as, informed consent, confidentiality, deception, debriefing, and institutional review board. Find an additional example of a completed research study that has raised ethical concerns. Evaluate the ethical pros and cons of that study and explain your reasoning for each aspect.

Your initial post should be 250-300 words. Utilize a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last 10 years and are documented in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ posts. Provide a substantive response to at least two of your peers. Do you agree or disagree with their analysis of the ethical issues in Milgram’s experiment and in the other study they chose? Explain why, and support your assertions with properly cited evidence from scholarly sources.

Discuss the potential pros and cons of the aggregation process that must be done prior to developing the S&OP. For example,

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Discuss the potential pros and cons of the aggregation process that must be done prior to developing the S&OP. For example, what are the trade-offs when deciding to aggregate the data into quarters instead of by month? What are the trade-offs when deciding how many product definitions to include in a “product family”?

How are Sales and Operations Plans and Master Schedules different for pure service operations as opposed to manufacturing? What is (are) the major causes of the differences

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Suppose that a master scheduler consistently finds that there is inadequate capacity to produce the product the facility needs in order to satisfy customer demand. What actions should they take and why?

How are Sales and Operations Plans and Master Schedules different for pure service operations as opposed to manufacturing? What is (are) the major causes of the differences

Product A is an ATO product. It has a lot size of 150, and currently has an onhand inventory of 110 units. There is a 2-week demand time fence and a 12-week planning time fence.

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Product A is an ATO product. It has a lot size of 150, and currently has an onhand inventory of 110 units. There is a 2-week demand time fence and a 12-week planning time fence. The following table gives the original forecast and the actual customer orders for the next 12 weeks:

 

a. Given this information, develop a realistic master schedule, complete with ATP logic. b. Tell how you would respond to each of the following customer order requests. Assume these are independent requests, and do not have cumulative effects Also show what the master schedule would look like if the order was accepted: ” 20 units in week 3 ” 40 units in week 5 ” 120 units in week 7

Develop a modified chase strategy where overtime and inventory can be used, but the approach is to minimize inventory levels.

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Develop a modified chase strategy where overtime and inventory can be used, but the approach is to minimize inventory levels. Assume there are currently 10 employees. What is the total extra (inventory, hire/layoff, and overtime) cost of the plan?

The Biloxi Baby Buggy Company is preparing to develop a production plan for the next four quarters. They have a history of poor planning and they want to improve by using a structured approach

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The Biloxi Baby Buggy Company is preparing to develop a production plan for the next four quarters. They have a history of poor planning and they want to improve by using a structured approach. They currently have eight employees in their premium baby buggy (leather sides, stereo sound, and air conditioning) area, each of which is skilled and can perform virtually any of the tasks required to make the premium buggies. In order to plan better, they have gathered some data. They have found that it costs $800 to hire a new employee, but costs $1,200 to place an employee on layoff. Each employee can produce an average of 50 premium baby buggies each quarter. If they use overtime to produce, the overtime charges add an additional $200 to the cost of a buggy. Any buggies left in inventory cost them about $10 per buggy per quarter, based on the number in inventory at the end of the quarter. There are currently none in stock. The forecasted demand is for 700 in quarter I, 300 in quarter II, 900 in quarter III, and 500 in quarter IV.

a. Suppose they were to use a pure “chase” strategy with a no-inventory policy. What would the additional cost (over normal labor and material costs) be for the full year? b. Suppose they were to use a level strategy where they had enough people at the start of the year to cover average quarterly demand, and then used overtime and inventory to accommodate the variations. What would the additional cost of such a plan be?

 

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The Imsocool Refrigerator Company has projected the following demand for their family of specialty refrigerator

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The Imsocool Refrigerator Company has projected the following demand for their family of specialty refrigerator

There are currently 10 workers on the production line, and there is no physical space to have any more. Each of the workers can produce 20 of the refrigerators per month, with the capability to produce an additional four per worker per month on overtime. A unit produced by overtime costs an additional $30. The company can also use a subcontractor, but to do so will increase the cost $34 over the normal cost. The current price of the refrigerator allows for a profit of $40 per unit over normal cost. The marketing department announces that they can project that if they raise the price by $15, the demand during the last 4 months with high demand can be reduced to only 300 per month demand. Financially, should they consider the price increase or not