To: New Consulting Team Member From: CEO Welcome to our consulting firm. To start, I would like you to address some team issues.  You are a manager in our consulting firm – you know the challenges associated with teams, and have a number of teams that report to you. You plan to show the video set out in this assignment to your teams and then discuss […]

 Ethical dilemmas represent an important consideration for public policy and administration professionals. Organizational stakeholders and their values and principles present unique challenges for program evaluators. For this Discussion, review “Fiona’s Choice: An Ethical Dilemma for a Program Evaluator” on page 511 in the McDavid course text.  ASSIGNMENT:   List values and principles that would be important to the main stakeholders in this situation, both for […]

  In Discussion Forum 1, post your response to the following discussion questions. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated in the Course Calendar. How do the authors of your textbook define research? What are the characteristics of research? In what way is each of the articles listed below an example of research? Be specific. According to Leedy and Ormrod, one […]

  Scientists have engaged in study to determine whether or not the parts of the brain specialize in one task exclusively, performing an action repetitively like factory workers on a traditional assembly line. Some theorize that individual neural regions specialize in various tasks, at times even “contracting” one another for collaborative interactions (Kanwisher, 2010). However the brain conducts its processing, the manner in which this […]

AAC Presentation Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems can be used to meet the needs of students with language impairment. There are many forms of AAC and the selection of which AAC to use with a student must be based on their assessment results and discussed with a team of professionals as well as the family. Design a 10-15 slide digital presentation appropriate for a […]

  Advertisers successfully use classical conditioning strategies to persuade consumers. Imagine that you are an advertising manager. For this Discussion, imagine the following scenario: You are the advertising manager at an agency that has been hired by a corporation preparing to launch a new product. Your assignment is to design an advertisement that promises to popularize the new product and ultimately boost the corporation’s profit […]

  Poetry Analysis – Rough Draft By the due date assigned, attach the rough draft of your essay as a Microsoft Word document to the Discussion Area.  The essay assignment for this week is to compose an essay of at least 750 words in which you offer your interpretation of a literary element (such as theme, imagery, symbolism, or characterization) in one of the assigned […]

   In two separate paragraphs, first describe who you think is/are the intended/target audience. Use specific details from the ad to support your claim and explain why those details would persuade the audience. In the second paragraph, use specific details to support what you believe is the objective of the ad. Note–not all ads sell products or services–think about political ads etc… The NRA is […]

   This posting should be a minimum of one short paragraph and a maximum of two paragraphs. Word totals for this post should be in the 200–350-word range. Explain ‘why’ with supporting evidence and concepts from the course materials. Include in-text citations and associated references in a reference list.  The use of the course materials is required. Discussion #1 Surge Pricing Many companies adjust their […]

  Module 04 Content In a 1 to 2-page paper, address the following: Briefly explain Piaget’s and Erikson’s theories of development. Who had a better theory of human development: Erikson or Piaget? Please offer detail to explain your choice. What tips would you give to someone who has just suffered a major loss, now that you know the stages of grief?           Use references from this […]