How does the author’s purpose in EACH text affect their treatment of their subject matter?

When reading the explorer narratives in this module (and really any of the historical documents we read in this class), it is important to understand how each author’s purpose affected their treatment of their texts’ subject matter.

Prompt:

Consider the two explorer narratives referenced in this module – that of Columbus and Bartolomeo de Las Cass, and answer the following prompt in AT LEAST 300 words:

How does the author’s purpose in EACH text affect their treatment of their subject matter? In other words, how does the author’s purpose in each text affect what information they include, what information they emphasize, and (in the case of Columbus) what information they leave out and/or characterize?

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Explain and evaluate digital resources by relying on search engine results and distinguishing relevant digital materials from irrelevant materials.

As your system grows, storage management becomes increasingly important because “there is only so much to go around.” Part of storage management focuses on ensuring you have a proper backup of your system configurations and data. In this module’s course project assignment, it is pertinent to capture an image of your workstation–both for recovery purposes and image deployment. Create an image preparation plan for Windows 10, a popular Linux Distribution, and Mac OS X 10.x. The plan should utilize either built-in tools or third-party solutions and include an image maintenance plan.

This assignment addresses the transferable skills of digital fluency and information literacy. You will demonstrate your ability to:

Independently navigate to and open an Internet browser to use its interface to access simple Internet Technology.
Explain and evaluate digital resources by relying on search engine results and distinguishing relevant digital materials from irrelevant materials.
Create digital files by employing a template to create a document in the proper file format that incorporates built-in software tools for integrating graphics and other enhancements.
Collaborate digitally using digital tools to enter contact information and directions to access specific websites to retrieve digital resources.
Select credible sources and cite them according to APA standards.

To complete this assignment, do the following:

1. Download the template below:

Module03 Course Project.docx

2. In the document you downloaded in step 1, complete the following:

Create an image preparation plan for Windows 10, a popular Linux Distribution, and Mac OS X 10.x that utilizes either built-in tools or third-party solutions.
The image preparation plan should include an image maintenance plan.
Cite credible sources in APA format.
Use professional language with correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Explain How Employee Investment Improves Retention and Morale.

Training, Learning, and Development
Aristotle said it best when he declared, “Excellence is an art won by training and habit.” Today’s successful organizations expand upon excellence by ensuring not only training and on-the-job learning is ongoing, but that they also adopt industry best practices to help grow and retain a strong workforce. Some might respond to this sentiment by asking what happens if you invest in training and your employees leave? You may think it would be worse if you do not train your employees and they stay.

For purposes of this course, training is defined as a practice where the knowledge, skills, and abilities of employees are increased to better manage the demands of their jobs. Learning focuses on what employees are doing in their organizations and how they might be able to do it better. While not directly linked to the type of learning you would imagine in a training set, a learning organization is one where assessment processes are recognizable.

Finally, development is how skills are presented to employees in a manner that helps improve future performance.

Something to consider as you read this week’s readings is how as the demand for training, learning, and development grow, the responsibility for ensuring fulfillment of the three diffuses to all parts of an organization.

Be sure to review this week’s resources carefully. You are expected to apply the information from these resources when you prepare your assignments.

Week 3 – Assignment: Explain How Employee Investment Improves Retention and Morale
Assignment

This week, you will prepare a video presentation with a PowerPoint file.

You have read about employee development in the organizational setting. As part of your training, you are required to give a PowerPoint presentation to departmental managers throughout the organization, keeping the following thought in mind:

Many companies don’t want to invest money in training because they believe it is lost when those employees leave.

Explore the paradoxes in the above statement. Include in your presentation a brief discussion on how training and development might impact employee motivation or even morale as a whole. Use examples from the readings.

Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as speaker notes for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs and should cite material appropriately.

Support your presentation with at least five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included.

Length: 12-15 slides (with a separate reference slide)
Notes Length: 200-350 words for each slide

Be sure to include citations for quotations and paraphrases with references in APA format and style where appropriate.