EACH POST MUST HAVE 2 PEER REVIEWED REFERENCES

DISCUSSION 1:

Diversification Planning – Individual

Activity Context

This discussion helps you develop the skills to master the following course competency:

• Integrate findings of strategic, environmental, and core business function analyses to provide input to decision making and planning.

Revisit the MBA6028 Course Alignment Map to review how all activities assist you in achieving the course competencies and overall program outcomes.

Activity Instructions

For this discussion, read the incident in the Diversification Planning document given in the resources. In your post, indicate which action from the list of 13 possibilities you would recommend spending money to investigate and your rationale for recommending it. Also, identify the ethical implications of your recommended action.

Discussion 2:

Course Reflection – Individual

Activity Context

Throughout the course, you have been building toward the achievement of the following competencies:

1. Analyze strategic issues to guide overall business decision making.
2. Integrate findings of strategic, environmental, and core business function analyses to provide input to decision making and planning.
3. Formulate business decisions for immediate actions based on integrated analyses.
4. Integrate and apply core knowledge, skills, and attitudes to plan for resolution of key business challenges.
5. Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.

Revisit the MBA6028 Course Alignment Map to review how all activities assist you in achieving the course competencies and overall program outcomes.

Activity Instructions

For this discussion, reflect on the knowledge and skills you developed over the past six weeks. In your post, answer the following questions:

• How has your ability to perform these skills and apply this knowledge evolved for each competency?
• What concepts, skills, or insights were most relevant to you?
• How have you grown in your academic and professional goals? Have you made progress on any items in the action plan you developed during first course?

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is for students to evaluate the lean techniques applied to business in today’s workforce.

Assignment Steps

Select a business you are familiar with which incorporates lean manufacturing or lean supply chains.

Evaluate how this firm uses lean strategies and how much lean techniques has improved the firm’s efficiency.

Evaluate ways the firm can go even further to make improvements using lean techniques.

Use the results you obtained from evaluating this firm to apply to your own business or a business you are interested in which currently does not use lean.

Develop a 1,050-word report in which you describe your lean evaluation project.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

References must have links.

Your second project in this course is to complete a historical context and introduction project. The work you did on the Topic Exploration Worksheet in Modules

One and Two will directly support your work on this project as well as your third longer term project—the multimedia presentation—due in Module Eight.

One of the prime benefits of studying history is that it allows us to learn about who we are and where we came from. The people and events of the past can

often shed light on the conditions and social norms of the present. Having historical awareness can inform various aspects of your life as well as future

aspirations. Learning from past failures and successes can shape ideals and values for years to come.

This is your second longer-term project designed to help you understand the fundamental processes and value of studying history. In the first project, you

completed the Topic Exploration Worksheet on one of the topics or themes from the library guide. You investigated the types of research you might need to do

to learn more about the topic and developed research questions. In Project 2, you will use your completed Topic Exploration Worksheet to explore the

historical context and develop an introduction. You will choose one of your research questions and do some secondary source research, speculate on primary

source needs, and use the information to write the introduction and thesis statement for a possible research paper. (You will not write the entire paper—

only the introduction.) In the third project, you will create a multimedia presentation that explores both major developments in historical inquiry and the value

of examining history.

This research plan and introduction assignment will assess the following course outcome, which you focused on throughout Modules Three and Four:

 Determine fundamental approaches to studying history in addressing questions about how events are shaped by their larger historical context

Prompt

In this project, you will write the introductory paragraph of a history paper based on one of the questions you identified in your topic exploration worksheet. To

do this, however, you must first find out a bit more information about your topic and draft a research plan. This will allow you to transform your question about

your topic into a thesis statement, as well as give you the background information you will need to craft an interesting introductory paragraph. You will not write

the entire paper, just the introduction to the paper that concludes with a thesis statement. The following critical elements will be assessed in a Word document

that combines both your research plan (Critical Elements I and II) and your introduction (Critical Element III).

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Write your introduction.

A. Write your introduction. Be sure to incorporate your background information and to conclude with your thesis statement.

B. Based on your primary and secondary source research, turn your research question into a thesis statement that addresses your topic and how it

has been influenced by its historical context.

II. Use primary and secondary sources that address the historical context of your topics to respond to the following critical elements. Be sure to cite your

information using the most recent version of APA guidelines. Based on the sources you have selected, address the following questions:

A. Summarize the topic using primary and secondary sources. In other words, what was going on in the world/area/society around the event?

B. Discuss how the historical context impacted the topic. For instance, what was happening in the world/area/society around the event that

impacted how it occurred?

Project 2 Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Your historical context and introduction should be 2 to 3 pages in length. Use double spacing, one-inch margins, and 12-point Times

New Roman font. Use the most current version of APA style. You will use the Historical Context and Introduction Template to complete this assignment. HIS 100 Historical Context and Introduction Template.docx (ATTACHED)

This week you will imagine that you are the director of student affairs for a very large university. The structure of the university places you in direct leadership of a large team of students, staff, and faculty. It also places you in a subordinate position to the vice president and president of student affairs. Choose one of the serious risks that face universities (drug abuse, violence, alcohol abuse) from our readings this week, and then develop a professional safety plan that will be implemented throughout the entire university and announced by the university president at the next state of the university address. This safety plan will draw the entire university’s attention, so prepare it with careful thought and professionalism. Perhaps you would be able to use this same plan in the real world one day!

Length: 6 pages, not including the title and reference pages

References: Include a minimum of five scholarly resources.

Your plan should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

Role of Critical Thinking in Psychology

Let’s examine the role of critical thinking in psychology. It would appear that critical thinking is an active process. Some critical thinking activities are careful observation, remembering, imagining, inquiring, evaluating and judging. Psychologists use critical thinking to sharpen the focus and results of their experiments and to make better decisions. Critical thinking is all about the importance of evidence and making sure a claim is backed with adequate reasoning and research.

Every day, you are faced with multiple claims…it seems worse now than ever! Some claims are easily dismissed by heading to Snopes.com or some other site. Others are a little trickier. Thus, we need to know when to look for evidence and what kind of evidence is reliable.

Take some time to think about these questions:

• What are some claims that you have heard that need more evidence?
• Have you ever been guilty of using less than reliable evidence?
• What kinds of unreliable evidence work best on you? Why do you think this is?
• Do you think that you are looking at claims differently now that you are taking this course?
• How does learning about claims and evidence make you a better critical thinker?