Watch TWO movies “Before the Flood”, “Last Call at the Oasis” and Answer and Finish TWO assignments

“Last Call at the Oasis” offers
a stark report of the state of water use in the modern world. Please
reflect on the following questions and answer them in writing and submit
your thoughts online, through Ulearn.

• What locations in the U.S. does the film focus on?
• What other areas of the world are experiencing problems with water supply?
• What did you know or believe about the global water supply before seeing this film?
• Why might water shortage effect how hotels operate?
• What are some possible solutions to the global water crisis that the film presents?
• What
  technological innovations have (and have not) proven to work? What are
  the obstacles to implementing technological innovations on a large
  scale?

Climate Change; is there hope?

Before the
Flood: Please watch the documentary and answer the following questions
on the concerns over anthropogenic (human caused) climate change. What
changes can we make to minimize our own carbon footprint and leave a
better planet for future generations?

• What are greenhouse gases and what processes produce them?
• How much do cow-farts contribute to global emissions?
• What role has the past 35 years of industrialization of China had on air quality and pollution?
• What are the good news regarding renewable energy in China?
• What percentage of land in the USA is used for agricultural production?
• What is the relationship between global atmospheric CO2 concentrations and rising sea levels?
• What are the five nations accounting for the largest emission of greenhouse gases?
• What
  are the major CO2 generating factors in the operation of hotels, and
  what can we do to minimize the carbon footprint of hotel operations?
• Does the documentary give us any indication for hope for the planet?

As an MBA and leader, you must be able to present your management plans
and leadership strategies to inform stakeholders and gain buy-in. For this
assignment, you’ll practice this by developing a proposal for a professional
development training program. The program centers on motivational strategies
and how an emotional intelligence management approach would benefit
department managers.
PREPARATION
Continue with Macy’s Inc. from Assignment 1. Imagine
that the CEO has charged you, the task force leader, with researching emotional
intelligence (EI) in order to propose a professional development program.
Your proposal should detail how a new incentive program, based on an EI management
approach, will foster teamwork, strengthen interpersonal relationships,
enhance communication, and increase overall performance. You need to help
the CEO gain approval for this initiative. Your program’s proposal must include
supporting research concerning how motivational strategies enhance job satisfaction
and team output.
ASSIGNMENT 2
Prepare for this assignment by identifying the resources you’ll use to create
your proposal. You will need to provide at least two quality resources such as
the course textbook, company website, business websites (CNBC, Bloomberg,
etc.), resources from the Strayer Library, and/or outside sources.
Note: Wikipedia and web-based blogs do not qualify as credible resources.
INSTRUCTIONS
Create a proposal (five to seven pages recommended) that includes the
following components:
1. EI and Motivation
Which of the EI building blocks would impact management’s ability to
enhance employee performance and job satisfaction? Based on your
research on motivational theory, describe how your task force would
utilize positive or negative reinforcement to influence the members of
the organization and resolve the issue. Provide examples to
support your solution.
2. EI and Social Skills and Decision Making
Explain how the core concepts of emotional intelligence would
enhance the social skills and the decision-making efficacy
of the management team.
3. Effective Teams
Describe the core attributes of an effective team and the strategies
you would implement to develop team dynamics that will benefit
the organization.
4. Reward Systems
Create an effective reward system for this organization. Determine the
strategies you would incorporate to motivate your employees
and influence behavior.
5. Executive Summary
Prepare a one-page executive summary that you will present to the
CEO in an upcoming executive meeting. Note: An executive summary
is a condensed version of your full report. It should summarize briefly
all the main points in concise paragraphs. It should be written clearly
and should use language appropriate for the audience.
PROFESSIONAL AND APA FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS
Your assignment must follow these general APA formatting requirements:
Be typed (five to seven pages recommended, excluding cover and
reference pages), double-spaced, using Times New Roman font
(size 12) with one-inch margins on all sides
Include a References List
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date
Include in-text citations following APA style, using attributive tags
and signal verbs
Cite at least two credible sources

You and your partner are a two-person patrol in a rural district of Kansas for a county sheriff’s office. Your area of responsibility is right in the middle of “Tornado Alley.” Two weeks ago, a category 4 tornado touched down at the north end of a town in your jurisdiction and hit a day care. Twenty-two children were in the day care with five care providers. Most of the children were huddled with four of the providers at one end of the structure, where there was little damage. Five of the children, who took shelter with one of the care providers in the other end of the building, were pulled out of the building by the tornado. Four of the children and the caretaker that had been with them were found on a nearby street, all dead from blunt trauma. The fifth child has not been found. The ages of the children are 3–5 years old.

Your partner is a young man with a wife of five years. They have two children, ages 3 and 4. When the children’s bodies were found, he started to cry. He did his job the entire time with tears in his eyes. You and your partner searched for almost 36 hours without sleep for the missing child, to no avail. Since this incident, your partner has all but stopped speaking. He misses radio calls and is no longer the observant partner that you had prior to the incident with the tornado strike. You thought it would be just a day or two until he recovered, but he has not rebounded, and it is going on the third week. You have concern for his and your safety as well as the safety of the public.

You spoke to him about it, and he told you to mind your own business. The sergeant came to you and asked about your partner because he noticed the symptoms. The sergeant related that he had spoken to the watch commander and was instructed to have you prepare a report of observations, an assessment of the problem, and recommendations for getting the problem solved.

• Provide at least 2 recommendations for rehabilitating your partner. Explain in detail. Length of the paper 1 page double spaced.
• Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

Consider the following scenario:

The CEO of Machines Unlimited recently presented the annual safety report at each of the company’s locations. He noted
that too many work-related MSDs are occurring throughout the company and that 98 employees were required to take time
off last year due to MSD related issues (primarily back and shoulder injuries). This cost the company valuable time, put
more strain on employees to keep up with production deadlines (increasing injury risks even further), and increased the
company’s injury- and illness-related experience modifier rates, which will likely result in a significant increase in workers’
compensation insurance rates if the trend continues.

As safety manager for the plant you work at, you are responsible for preventing occupational injuries and illnesses in your
facility. The CEO has requested that the safety manager at each facility implement an action plan to incorporate exposure
assessment, utilize hierarchy of controls in addressing ergonomics related hazards, increase workplace monitoring, and
increase medical surveillance (to catch potential MSDs early before they become something more serious). The completed
action plans are to be emailed directly to her and the respective plant managers upon completion.

Please develop an action plan for your facility that reflects the CEO’s request. In considering shoulder and back injury
prevention, discuss the value of training employees on the importance of lifting mechanics to include some discussion on
“load moment” and how the distance that one’s arms extend beyond the body while holding a load can put excess strain on
the shoulders and back when lifting. Provide a mathematical example of a12-pound electrical motor held close to the body
vs. a situation where the load is held at 20 inches from the body to help emphasize your point (Hint: Make sure you read all
of the required readings in addition to the book chapters).

Also, as instructed by the CEO, make sure that you touch on the importance of hierarchy of controls and a need to consider
engineering solutions to limit unnecessary lifting and twisting tasks. Do not forget to also include ways to monitor the
workplace for ergonomics related hazards and how medical surveillance can help to keep MSD related symptoms from
getting worse.

As a whole, your case study/action plan must be three pages in length and double spaced. You must follow APA guidelines
throughout your assignment. All sources used, including the textbook must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material
must have accompanying citations.

Details:

Complete the “Scripting Dialogues Table” to complete this assignment.

Part 1: Scripting Dialogues Table

Using the “Birthday Soup” excerpt, (see below) create teacher-student dialogues specific to using single-letter and consonant digraphs, short vowel and long vowel sounds, and appropriate use of word building and world building-spelling. Review the examples in your text as a guide.

Part 2: Rationale

In a 250-500 rationale, summarize how each dialogue is effective and developmentally appropriate for teaching phonics, word recognition, and spelling. Be sure to explain how you will use your findings in your future professional practice.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

Stories

Minarik, Else Holmelund.

Little Bear

. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. New York: HarperCollins, 1957. (1957)

From “Birthday Soup”

“Mother Bear, Mother Bear, Where are you?” calls Little Bear.

“Oh, dear, Mother Bear is not here, and today is my birthday.

“I think my friends will come, but I do not see a birthday cake. My goodness – no birthday cake. What can I do?

The pot is by the fire. The water in the pot is hot. If I put something in the water, I can make Birthday Soup. All my

friends like soup.

Let me see what we have. We have carrots and potatoes, peas and tomatoes; I can make soup with carrots, potatoes,

peas and tomatoes.”

So Little Bear begins to make soup in the big black pot. First, Hen comes in. “Happy Birthday, Little Bear,” she says.

“Thank you, Hen,” says Little Bear.

Hen says, “My! Something smells good here. Is it in the big black pot?”

“Yes,” says Little Bear, “I am making Birthday Soup. Will you stay and have some?”

“Oh, yes, thank you,” says Hen. And she sits down to wait.

Next, Duck comes in. “Happy Birthday, Little bear,” says Duck. “My, something smells good. Is it in the big black

pot?”

“Thank you, Duck,” says Little Bear. “Yes, I am making Birthday Soup. Will you stay and have some with us?”

“Thank you, yes, thank you,” says Duck. And she sits down to wait.

Next, Cat comes in.

“Happy Birthday, Little Bear,” he says.

“Thank you, Cat,” says Little Bear. “I hope you like Birthday Soup. I am making Birthday Soup.

Cat says, “Can you really cook? If you can really make it, I will eat it.”

“Good,” says Little Bear. “The Birthday Soup is hot, so we must eat it now. We cannot wait for Mother Bear. I do not

know where she is.”

“Now, here is some soup for you, Hen,” says Little Bear. “And here is some soup for you, Duck, and here is some soup

for you, Cat, and here is some soup for me. Now we can all have some Birthday Soup.”

Cat sees Mother Bear at the door, and says, “Wait, Little Bear. Do not eat yet. Shut your eyes, and say one, two,

three.”

Little Bear shuts his eyes and says, “One, two, three.”

Mother Bear comes in with a big cake.

“Now, look,” says Cat.

“Oh, Mother Bear,” says Little Bear, “what a big beautiful Birthday Cake! Birthday Soup is good to eat, but not as

good as Birthday Cake. I am so happy you did not forget.”