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Assignment 1: Ethical DilemmaThis module taught you that ethical practice during the evaluation process is vital to the reliability of the evaluation that is produced. As in most areas of the helping professions, the ethical principles are not absolute, leading to an evaluator\’s careful consideration of the actions he or she takes and the strategies he or she employs.Tasks:Using the Argosy University online library resources and the Internet, research and read about the assignment topic. In a minimum of 250 words, respond to the following:Submission Details:

Research a federal agency within the U.S. federal government. Consider the complexity of the issues that decision-makers at this agency must consider. Write a research paper of 1,200-1500 words addressing the following:A minimum of three scholarly sources must be cited.

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, review the  provided by the Ashford University Office of Career Services and the  and  online resources. It is recommended that you also review the e-book by Noble (2004) and the  video which include more information and a number of sample cover letters to assist you.For this discussion post, you will use the knowledge you have gained about personality, the career specific reports you have created in the previous weeks’ discussions, and assessments associated with various fields of psychology you have studied to help you to choose and develop a cover letter for a job in the human services sector. To begin, determine what type of job within the human services sector related to personality psychology is of interest to you. Using career websites, including those listed on the  website, and/or other third-party search engines such as the American Psychological Association’s  website, , , and. Once you have found a suitable job posting, carefully review the requirements and note these for inclusion in your cover letter. Before you begin designing your cover letter, review the required readings, videos, and websites to help you determine how best to formulate it. Within the letter, you will address the person or title of the person that is listed as the contact for the job in the job posting. As you draft your cover letter, consider the elements within the job post and use your knowledge of personality theory to make yourself appear to be the best candidate for the job. Assess the various types of personality measurements that might be most effective in the position listed and mention how you might use these on the job. Once you have developed your letter, save it as a document and attach it to your discussion post. In the discussion post itself, copy and paste the link to the job posting for which you wrote your cover letter. Describe your experience(s) writing the cover letter including the ways in which you may have attempted to manipulate the reader to get the best response. Analyze and describe any ethical issues that could be associated with this process.:  Review several of your colleagues’ posts and respond to at least two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this discussion. Review the job posting and cover letter created by your colleague.Continue to monitor the discussion forum until 5:00 p.m. MST on Day 7 of the week and respond to anyone who replies to your initial post.Carefully review the  for the criteria that will be used to evaluate this Discussion Thread.

When looking for information about a particular issue, how often do you try to resist biases toward your own point of view? This assignment asks you to engage in this aspect of critical thinking by playing the \”Believing Game.\” The Believing Game is about making the effort to \”believe\” – or at least consider – the reasons for an opposing view on an issueThe assignment is divided into two (2) parts. In Part I of the assignment (due Week 2), you will first read a book excerpt about critical thinking processes: \”The Believing Game and How to Make Conflicting Opinions More Fruitful\” at . Next, you will review the Procon.org Website in order to gather information. Then, you will engage in prewriting to examine your thoughts.: In Part II of the assignment (due Week 4), you will write an essay geared towards synthesizing your ideas. Follow the instructions below for this prewriting activity.  Use complete sentences and adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling. 1. Select one (1) of the approved topics from the Website and state your position on the issue. 2. From the Procon.org Website, identify three (3) premises (reasons) listed under either the Pro or Con section – whichever section your position. 3.For of the three (3) premises (reasons) that your position on the issue, answer these \”believing\” questions suggested by Elbow:The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

China has been growing at a phenomenal rate and recently became the second largest economy in the world. Discuss economic reasons why trade with China (both in terms of importing and exporting) is beneficial to the United States.  Develop a response that includes examples and evidence to support your ideas, and which clearly communicates the required message to your audience. Organize your response in a clear and logical manner as appropriate for the genre of writing. Use well-structured sentences, audience-appropriate language, and correct conventions of standard American English.  800 words.

: The final presentation must include a minimum of 14 slides but no more than 24 slides, including opening and closing slides (one slide should be included as an introduction and one slide should be included as a closing slide). Any resources used to support the presentation must be properly cited in APA format.This presentation is to be created from the paper on the Case Study FORTUGA ARTISANS, INC. Use notes along with the slides to ensure slides stay professional looking. No recording or narration required. – Using the case study, describe the overall leadership strategies employed. Specifically address the following:a. – To what extent does the leadership strategy of the company within the case study reflect flexibility? What evidence is given for the basis of your reasoning?b. – Does the leadership strategy promote sustainability? Why?c. – Does the leadership strategy foster effective change management? Why or why not?d. – Does the leadership strategy further organizational goals? Give examples. – Within the case, what are the leadership problems? Select appropriate leadership styles, approaches, and strategies for solving the problem(s) based on the following: – Which leadership strategies are appropriate for use in solving the problems identified within the case study? Discuss their appropriateness in terms of style, approach, and strategy. – Are the leadership strategies innovative? Why or why not? 3. – Develop an assessment plan based on leadership strategies that have previously been employed and any recommended changes to be employed. This assessment plan should include the following: – Assess the effectiveness of the current leadership strategies based on the following: i. Employee researchii. Performance metric data  – Propose an assessment plan that incorporates employee feedback and performance metrics data, addresses the data to be collected, discusses how to ensure validity and reliability, and incorporates interpretation and future actions.  Paper attachedCase Study attached

Instruction  You have been asked to prepare a report for a Marketing Manager of a television production company. The company has undertaken research to examine consumer\’s attitudes towards reality television and have access to raw data (focus group transcript and SPSS data file). The marketing manager has asked you to interpret the data, and provide recommendations regarding the company\’s MDP and MROs. Marketing Management Problem (MMP)- Should NBN introduce a new Reality TV show? Marketing Research Problem (MRP)- What are consumers\’ attitudes towards Reality TV? Marketing Research Objectives (MRO\’s)- To determine if there is a relationship between connecting with participants and enjoyment of reality TV shows.- To compare attitudes towards reality TV shows between males and females.- To identify if there is a relationship between age and preference towards reality TV shows.- To determine the relationship between enjoyment of reality TV shows and the depiction of real life within a reality TV show.-To compare the importance of having attractive participants and depicting real life behaviours.-To compare enjoyment of Reality TV shows between shows with unfamiliar setting (Tropical Island, isolated house) and staged setups. Please follow the instruction in the zipped file. If unable to open it, please inform me.  Please use www.savreader.com to open e Reality TV Quantitative Data 2014.sav in the zipped file as all the data inside this file for doing the analysis.  Word count: 2000 words Cite the references and in apa referencing.  PS: i\’ll be uploading the sample assignment for you to follow the format not the content as the topic is different. 

Due Week 9 and worth points 300At this point, you should have identified the leader you would like to interview. You should also have already contacted him / her and have scheduled an interview time / date. If not, do it as soon as possible. The intention of this assignment is to describe leadership skills, ethics, and communication which impact motivation and improve ethical performance.Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you: The following are some examples of questions. Feel free to select them from here. However, we urge you to revise your Assignment 2 for some ideas of what you would like to know from an experienced leader.: You should summarize the answers that you gathered in your interview. Thereafter, you should compare and contrast his / her point of view about leadership with your own perception of it.The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: