Week-2-Discussion-Chapter-1-in-Technical-Communication-Today

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This discussion is in conjunction with the Writing Process Image assignment. Before you participate in the discussion, please read Chapter 1 in Technical Communication Today.

Use this discussion to start reflecting on your personal writing process. Some people prefer to write straight through–from the introduction to the conclusion. Others prefer to write in chunks and piece those chunks together toward the end, writing the intro and conclusion once the ideas of the document are fortified.

Discuss what works well for you? In what ways do you think this process will transfer to the workplace? What might you be able to start now to help with that transition?

What tips, hints, or sage advice might you offer others who have a similar writing process?

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/rhetoricdefinition…

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Signature-Assignment-Presentation-MTH-216

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Create a 5- to 7-minute presentation that must include:

  • Introduction (approximately 1 minute) (CLO 2.1.2*)
    • Introduce your topic and question.
    • Why did it interest you? How does it relate to life?
    • What should the audience learn from your presentation?
  • Visuals/Evidence (approximately 4 to 5 minutes) (CLO 2.2.1* & 2.2.3*)
    • Show your data table, scatterplot, other 2 visuals, calculations, and any other evidence to support your conclusion(s).
    • Explain what information in the data tables is not needed for your analysis.
    • Discuss why you selected each visual and what you can conclude from the visuals.
    • How do these visuals support your conclusion?
  • Conclusion (approximately 1 minute) (CLO 2.2.2* & 2.1.2*)
    • Restate your topic and question and give your answer to the scenario.
    • How confident are you that your conclusion is sound?
    • What work would need to be done to increase your confidence?
    • Discuss what you learned from this project.

Include detailed speaker notes for each slide.

Hindu-Gods-Presentation

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This assignment will help you to gain greater insight into Hindu spirituality and devotional practices. You will also have the opportunity to explore the various Hindu gods and select one to study.

Review the Sanatan Society website and select one deity to research.

http://www.sanatansociety.org/hindu_gods_and_godde…

Prepare an 8- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that addresses the following:

  • Provide a brief history of Hinduism.
  • Summarize the mythology and functions of one Hindu god or goddess.
  • What is the role of the sacred texts in Hinduism?
  • Define these concepts in Hinduism: maya, karma, moksha, samsara, and atman.
  • What are the primal questions that inform these teachings?
  • What does the Hindu moral life consist of?

Format your presentation consistent with course-level APA guidelines.

  • For Local Campus students, these are 10- to 15-minute oral presentations accompanied by Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations.
  • For Online and Directed Study students, these are Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with notes.

Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.

domestication-agriculture-and-sedentism

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Citation Assistance

You are asked to use citation and provide a bibliography for your essay exam. To assist you in this process, here is a list of course materials from this week and how to cite themView in a new window. We’ve created a standardized shorthand for citing individual lectures and several of the websites are cited using n.d. (no date). We recommend using author-date parenthetical citations, the most common method used by archaeologists.

Remember, if you use an exact quote or close paraphrase, you need to cite the page of the quote or paraphrase.

You can cut and paste all the references you used in your essays from this list (and ONLY the references you use in your essays) to help make creating your bibliography faster. Note that when you create your bibliography, you will need to fill in your access date for websites and delete the guidelines on how to cite. If you draw on any sources from outside the class material, you can use these references as a template for citing them.

Please note that this guide is provided for your assistance and you are not required to use it. If you are more comfortable with a different citation format (e.g., APA, MLA) you are welcome to use that format instead.

This paper consists of two questions, the first is worth 25 points and the second is worth 20 points for a total of 45 points. You must answer BOTH questions. Your answers should be approximately 700-1000 words each (1-2 single-spaced pages). Essays should be well-structured, edited for spelling and grammar, and properly cited (bibliography is NOT included in your word/page count). Excellent essays will draw on a range of class lectures and readings and illustrate their points with specific examples. It is strongly recommended that you read through the grading rubric before writing your answer. While you may choose to integrate outside material in your answer, there is no expectation that you do so and your answers should focus on course content.

Question 1 (25 points)
What is the difference between domestication, agriculture, and sedentism? Discuss the relationships between using domesticated resources, agricultural strategies, and sedentary settlement strategies. How do the differences between EITHER Natufian and Neolithic societies in the Levant OR between Göbekli Tepe and Çatalhöyük in southern Turkey illustrate the changes in society that accompany the transition to agriculture.

Question 2 (20 points)
Compare and contrast the cities of Ancient Mesopotamia with those of the Indus Civilization. Consider the general city layout, monumental architecture, residential architecture, and use of writing as well as other features of urban life in these cities.

Rubric

Exam 2 Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ1: Definitions of domestication, agriculture, sedentism and discussion of the relationships between them

Full Marks

3.0 pts

No Marks

0.0 pts

3.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ1: Description of subsistence (food) strategies and settlement characteristics for each selected case study and discussion of changes accompanying shift to agriculture in each case

Full Marks

6.0 pts

No Marks

0.0 pts

6.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ1: Engagement with and depth of understanding of course material (presentation of major themes and arguments, knowledge of lecture and reading content)

Full Marks

7.0 pts

No Marks

0.0 pts

7.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ1: Use of supporting data and specific examples to illustrate points

Full Marks

6.0 pts

No Marks

0.0 pts

6.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ1: Writing quality (clean submission with no spelling or grammar errors, well-structured essay, proper use of citation)

Full Marks

3.0 pts

No Marks

0.0 pts

3.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ2: Discussion of Mesopotamia (orientation to the case study, city layouts, monumental architecture, residential architecture, use of writing, and at least 1-2 other characteristics)

Full Marks

3.0 pts

No Marks

0.0 pts

3.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ2: Discussion of Indus (orientation to the case study, city layouts, monumental architecture, residential architecture, use of writing, and at least 1-2 other characteristics)

Full Marks

3.0 pts

No Marks

0.0 pts

3.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ2: Engagement with and depth of understanding of course material (presentation of major themes and arguments, knowledge of lecture and reading content)

Full Marks

6.0 pts

No Marks

0.0 pts

6.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ2: Use of supporting data and specific examples to illustrate points

Full Marks

6.0 pts

No Marks

0.0 pts

6.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ2: Writing quality (clean submission with no spelling or grammar errors, well-structured essay, proper use of citations)

Full Marks

2.0 pts

No Marks

0.0 pts

2.0 pts

Total Points: 45.0

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Step 1: You will become familiar with an assessment tool (AChecker) to examine Web accessibility for a couple Web sites. This is a freely available tool that you can learn about by reviewing the tutorial found here.

Step 2: Select two Web sites that are somewhat similar in functionality. Find one that you think is good and one that you think is bad. Whether or not the Web site is good or bad is based upon your own personal perspective.

Step 3: Examine the Web sites regarding your suggestions as to how they might be improved.

Step 4: Create a PowerPoint presentation that includes 10-12 slides with voice recording that presents your recommended improvements. Discuss the good and bad factors of each Web site. Discuss how a sample task is supported on each of the Web sites. Describe how the Web site can be redesigned or revised to achieve better results.

The requirements for the presentation are as follows:

  • Title slide
  • Introduction to the 2 Web sites
  • Comparison of the 2 Web sites
  • Explanation of how to improve the sample task
  • Listing of recommended improvements
  • Information regarding anticipated localization and globalization factors
  • Summary and conclusions
  • At least 3–5 references

Be sure to consider the following:

  • Patterns
  • Wizards
  • Interactivity
  • Animation
  • Transitions

Screenshots may be used in your slides to support your explanations.

Remember, your presentation must include both the slides and the audio to present the content.

Include a title slide and APA format on citations used in the presentation with a closing references slide. Use proper design regarding elements (fonts, color, images, etc.) on your slides.

Use the Record Slide Show option to present the information on each slide and record your verbal explanations for each item (please write in the notes section below each slide for what to say).

Workplace-Shifts-Human-Resources-assignment

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Workplace Shifts

Society has evolved over the last century causing organizations to change with the times.

This evolution has, in turn, required workers to “re-tool” to be a productive and indispensable member of the workforce.

  • Using this lead-in as the context, describe the workforce shifts in types of jobs during the past hundred years. Also, answer the over-arching question, “What implications have these workforce shifts created for today’s HR manager?”

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

  • Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
  • Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
  • Include cover page and reference page.
  • At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
  • No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
  • Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
  • Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.

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Tools for Data Analysis

Before you can present information for decision making, you must first gather and analyze the necessary data. There are a number of different tools that can be used to evaluate process performance and to help gather data for making decisions on how to improve those processes. In this Application, you will compare selected tools, find examples of those tools being applied, and describe how they are being used.

For the 7 tools mentioned in the article “The Seven Quality Tools” in this week’s Resources:

Answer the following

  • Create a table containing practical applications for each tool, strengths (why that tool works well for those applications), and tips for use/cautions relevant to the tool.
  • For each tool listed, find an online example where the tool was used properly and provide the link to your example and a brief description of how it was used and your analysis of its effectiveness or whether there was a better tool and why.

All work in APA format with proper citing!

References:

https://www3.ha.org.hk/qeh/wiser/doc/7bqt.pdf

Few, S. (2009). Now you see it: Simple visualization techniques for quantitative analysis. Oakland, CA: Analytics Press.

Few, S. (2012). Show me the number: Designing tables and graphs to enlighten. Oakland, CA: Analytics Press.

Gonick, L., & Smith, W. (2015). The cartoon guide to statistics. New York, NY: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins .

Baun, J. T., & Scott, M. T. (2010). Business education under the microscope: Applying Six Sigma to workplace training. T+D, 64(8), 62–67.
Retrieved from the Education Research Complete database.

What-is-the-United-States-Cyber-Security

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What is the United States Cyber Security? How was it started, how did it develop, and what is it and what does it do now?

Four pages At least five references.

write-an-essay-on-Araby

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MLA format

write a article about the theme of Araby

800 words

Social-Judgment-A9

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Need Edits

CRITERION:Examine the implications and consequences for society of not addressing prejudice and stereotyping.


Non-Performance

Does not describe the implications and consequences for society of not addressing prejudice and stereotyping.

Faculty Comments:“Please examine using peer reviewed articles in social psychology ”

CRITERION:Describe ethical challenges researchers face when conducting research on controversial topics.


Non-Performance

Does not describe ethical challenges researchers face when conducting research on controversial topics.

Faculty Comments:“please review ethical challenges using APA standards and citation ”

CRITERION:Analyze how subtle stereotyping and cognitive dissonance can affect the ability to bring about social change.


Non-Performance

Does not describe how subtle stereotyping and cognitive dissonance can affect the ability to bring about social change.

Faculty Comments:“please describe and analyze using peer reviewed articles from social psychology ”

CRITERION:Analyze how portrayal of ethnic, cultural, and social groups by the media influences social perception of the group and perpetuates stereotyping.


Non-Performance

Does not explain how portrayal of ethnic, cultural, and social groups by the media influences social perception of the group and perpetuates stereotyping.

Faculty Comments:“please analyze using peer reviewed scholarly support and proper media examples in APA format ”

CRITERION:Explain how membership in a group influences social judgment.


Non-Performance

Does not explain how membership in a group influences social judgment.

Faculty Comments:“please examine and analyze using peer reviewed scholarly articles in social psychology ”