Resources: Ch. 7, 8, and 9 of Communicating in Small Groups, and the Week 3 videos, “Planning a Playground” and “Politics of Sociology”

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word summary of your responses to the following, after completing the collaborative Week 3 discussion associated with the “Planning a Playground and “Politics of Sociology” videos.

Group Interaction

• How clear was the intent of the discussion?
• How prepared were your group members for the discussion?
• Did everyone participate equally in the discussion?
• Were group members open to different points of view?
• How would you describe the overall climate of the discussion?
• Did you feel your group was productive in the discussion? Did you use the time efficiently?
• What strategies can you use in future discussions to increase productivity and outcomes?
• What approach will you take next time to increase group cohesion?

Video Analysis – “Planning A Playground”

• What are the issues in this meeting?
• What did they do well as a group?
• Can you identify constructive or deconstructive conflict occurring in this group? What are some key indicators? What conflict styles do you see?
• Based on what you learned this week, how might you handle this situation differently?

Video Analysis – “The Politics of Sociology”

• What are the issues in this meeting?
• What did they do well as a group?
• What types of conflict do you see in this video? Provide examples.
• There is a clear leader in this video. What can he do to be a better leader for this group?
• Based on what you learned this week, how might you handle this team situation differently?

Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

Links:

• Communicating in Small Groups, Ch. 7
• Communicating in Small Groups, Ch. 8
• Communicating in Small Groups, Ch. 9

Carefully read the assigned article by Thomas Sankara. Select an intellectual idea that most viscerally speaks to you. Write a review of the article on him using that idea to frame and organize your ideas.

The review is 500 words minimum.

Questions you need to address are:

1. Identify and briefly describe the non-functional requirements according to FURPS.

2. Identify all the use cases for the case study by using Event decomposition technique

. 3. Draw a UML class diagram for the overall system.

4. Draw the application component diagram for the overall system.

5. Draw the ER diagram for the overall system.

and the case study has attached

i need answers of question 2 & 4

Type: Individual Project

Unit: Developing Incentives Plans

Due Date: Wed, 10/11/17

Grading Type: Numeric

Points Possible: 100

Points Earned: 0

Deliverable Length: 5–7 slides with speaker notes of 200–250 words per slide (excluding title and reference slides)

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The human resources specialties of compensation and benefits guide the organization’s leaders in attracting and retaining the best employees through a combination of strategic decisions. Employment laws regulate organizations in their application of compensation and benefits to provide the foundation for an equitable pay system.

Prepare a presentation for senior leaders that educates them on the laws and regulations that addresses the following:

• Explain the various laws and regulations that regulate compensation and benefits, such as the Fair Labor Standards Act and others.
• What challenges does an organization face in implementing these laws?
• Discuss the role of management, employees, and unions in compliance with these laws and regulations.
• What recommendations would you make to an organization to monitor and ensure compliance with these laws and regulations?

1. (TCO 1) A characteristic of the Neolithic revolution was the movement of people to villages because (Points : 5) cooperation was required to maintain the new technologies.
numbers were necessary for defense.
more workers were needed for the factories.
only the priests knew how to make fire.

2. (TCO 1) Landes argues that the invention of spectacles in Europe not only made it possible for craftsmen to work longer, it also (Points : 5) pushed Arabic cultures to develop fine instruments. encouraged the move to replication in Europe. led to the invention of the telescope in 1300. led to the development of the printing press in China.

3. (TCOs 2 & 8) Edgerton counters the theory of distinct successive technological revolutions by explaining that (Points : 5) the expansion of agricultural production has coincided with the growth of modern services. the revolutionary nature of each leap forward was rooted in political instability. the information highway has replaced shipping in importance in the Chinese economy. the decrease in agricultural production has coincided with a decrease in industry.

4. (TCOs 2 & 8) During the Protestant Reformation, the printing press (Points : 5) created a new desire for books. became popular in Muslim countries. was used by the Catholic church to fight heresy. helped to satisfy a growing demand for vernacular books.

5. (TCO 4) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Wiki art? (Points : 5) It is dynamic and ever-changing. It is collaborative. It can involve music, poetry, video, and stories. It relies on the talents of trained professional artists.

6. (TCO 4) According to Winner, the use of computer technologies to supervise workers is (Points : 5) an inevitable consequence of technical changes. a reflection of a political relationship. necessary in a modern world. preferred by workers over a human supervisor.

7. (TCO 8) The term Luddite refers to (Points : 5) investors in industrial society. church leaders who supported child labor. workers who rejected new technologies. politicians who resisted factory reforms.

8. (TCO 11) The intended reader of a scholarly resource would be (Points : 5) students. academics. professionals. All of the above

9. (TCO 12) Bill Joy compares the threat of self-replicating nanotechnology with (Points : 5) the use of living cells in genetic engineering. the use of uranium in nuclear weapons. the threat of neo-Luddites. the proliferation of chemical weapons.

10. (TCO 12) The unintended effects of e-mail are (Points : 5)

social isolation.

blurring of our public and private lives.

increased threats to privacy.

All of the above

These essays should be a minimum of five paragraphs in length each. They should contain a clear thesis statement in the first paragraph (an answer to the question!). Make sure your explanation is clear and that you provide specific examples. Any quotes from the readings or external materials must include quotation marks and an in-text citation.

(TCOs 1 & 2) Landes argues that there were cultural differences between the East and Middle East and the West that affected the development and application of some technologies such as the clock. Did these differences also affect the way these cultures approached information technologies such as the printing press? Can you make a comparison with the different approaches taken by Eastern and Middle Eastern and Western cultures today and current information technologies? (Points : 50)

2. (TCOs 4 & 8) Both Winner and Joy explore the issue of technology and control. How would you compare their two views of current technological development? Focus the comparison on a specific technology, such as genetically modified organisms. (Points : 50)

3. (TCOs 3 & 4) Has the development of digital technologies democratized the art of photography? How has this affected our appreciation of the photographer as artist and photography as an art form? Explain using specific examples. (Points : 50)