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This project will consist of a brief proposal, a presentation and a written project report. You will select a public sector organization (local or international) and analyze its human resource policies and practices as it relates to a particular human resource challenge or issue. The chosen organization (s) could be one in which you were previously employed or one where a colleague or friend is currently employed. The individuals (s) you interview can be a line manager, a human resource manager in government or head of a nonprofit organization, for instance.
In the project, you will assume the role of an outside consultant to describe what the organization is doing in terms of human resource management. Note any major changes that may have taken place in the past or currently within the organization and then try to explain whether the organization’s human resource policies and practices are consistent with each other and the strategy and/or mission of that organization. You should also highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the organization’s current human resource management policies or practices.
The final part of your report should focus on changes that the organization may need to consider prior to implementation for success. And, if little or no changes are required, discuss what kinds of challenges that the organization is likely to encounter in the future.
This project will give you the opportunity to apply course concepts and provide an understanding of potential barriers to the implementation of such concepts. This is an important part of the assignment as it demonstrates why some theories are not always applicable or easily implemented within the public sector, especially in government.
Your research should include interviewing a manager or managers at a public organization (government or nonprofit) of your choice. Ensure that the manager (s) you interview understand the objectives of your project and the information that you collect is for a subsequent class presentation.
Project report (20 points):
Your project report should be no more than 10 pages in length (including a bibliography), typewritten, double-spaced, 12-font in Times Roman and thoroughly edited before submission. Your assigned textbook and case studies and selected reading will only be some of your sources of reference for completing this assignment. You should use at least three (3) more outside sources of reference in your analysis along with the proper citations. Possible sources may include Academy of Management Executive, HR Magazine, Harvard Business Review and other journals, magazines, websites and books related to human resource management.
Ensure that your citations and references are in accordance with the format as per the American Psychological Association.
All team project reports are due during the final class of Week 7, Class B on April 27, 2023.
Project presentation (15 points):
You will have 15 minutes to present your project to the class. Your presentation can include the use of a combination of audiovisual aids such as overhead slides, video, and audience participation. However, this is your presentation, so you may elect to use whatever visual aids that you deem necessary to best convey your message. Presentation tips to which all teams should adhere include the following:
• Do not read your presentation. Reading is not presenting.
• You can use note cards as references but do not read verbatim from the notes during the presentation.
• Avoid placing too much information on any slide

As with all Discussion Forums, there are two parts: a 1000-1250 word posting (short research paper) and a response reviewing and commenting on one other participant’s posting. While I do allow you to slightly exceed the maximum word count on any given assignment, please be aware that this overage may NOT exceed 250 words. For this Discussion Forum, you will need to research and write a posting briefly summarizing the old involuntary administrative segregation arrangements and why so controversial, and discussing the new Structured Intervention Units (SIUs) and whether the SIUs are likely to meaningfully address earlier concerns associated with involuntary administrative segregation. For CRIM 311, this forum relates to intersecting forms of discrimination focusing on mental health disabilities but extending to race/ethnicity and gender, among other identity attributes. The forum is about rights to equality and non-discrimination and to be free from torture/ill-treatment, including potential contraventions of the Charter along with various federal and provincial/territorial human rights laws and international human rights standards. This is an applied critical thinking exercise where you will also need to integrate relevant course materials from the text and the lectures. Please use scholarly and grey literature sources when you do secondary research for this course. Wikipedia and generic encyclopedias may NOT be used.
Your posting must include some title information (minimally your full name, the title of the exercise, the course, the date of submission) and use headings demarcating the various conceptual elements. The posting should include an introduction, a developmental section, and a conclusion where you make recommendations for social change/social justice. For marking purposes, please attach a Word or RTF file copy of your submission that is labeled with your name and that includes proper title information.
For both the posting and response, supply proper APA 7th edition in-text citations and a References Cited list. You cannot use more than one direct quote and any direct quote must be properly cited; it must have a page number or another physical locator if there is no page number.

This paper is an opportunity for you to reflect on what it means to live a good life and to do so in conversation with the philosophers we have read in this unit—Bentham, Kant, Aristotle. (You may also write about Christian ethics, but are not required to.) All of you are trying our best to do good and to be good. As you think about your own life, the past you have led, the present you live, and the future you hope for, which of these philosophers seems like the best guide to being and doing good? It may help you to review the powerpoints, readings, and especially the Crash Course philosophy videos.
Satisfactory papers will do the following:
• Argue clearly and persuasively for a thesis derived from one of the approaches
• Ground that argument in a reading of the text of the philosopher that represents it
• Ground that argument in narrative details from your own life
• State objections to the approach from the position of at least one of the other approaches

Demonstrate your ability to write toward a specific audience and focus on you-attitude, positive emphasis and (most importantly) reader benefits.
Pick one of the activities listed below and write THREE separate (one-page) Business Letters aimed at three uniquely different audiences chosen from the possible ones available. Address your letters, to “Dear [Specific Audience]”.
Use good white-space technique!
___________________________________________________
Option 1: Having a Personal Trainer
Possible Audiences include: Professional Athletes, Busy Workers, Someone trying to Lose Weight
Option 2: Getting Advice on Retirement Strategies
Possible Audiences include: Young Adults entering the workforce, People earning less than $50,000 annually, Parents with small Children, People within 10 years of retirement.
Option 3: Buying a New TV
Possible Audiences include: Retired workers, college students, sports fans, restaurant owners.
Option 4: You Pick! Just be sure it is clear what you’re writing about and that your three specific audiences are different enough to clearly show that you’ve grasped how to write for different audiences.
Please save all three into ONE file (three pages of letters) and submit it for a grade. Please do not upload three separate letters.Demonstrate your ability to write toward a specific audience and focus on you-attitude, positive emphasis and (most importantly) reader benefits.
Pick one of the activities listed below and write THREE separate (one-page) Business Letters aimed at three uniquely different audiences chosen from the possible ones available. Address your letters, to “Dear [Specific Audience]”.
Use good white-space technique!
___________________________________________________
Option 1: Having a Personal Trainer
Possible Audiences include: Professional Athletes, Busy Workers, Someone trying to Lose Weight
Option 2: Getting Advice on Retirement Strategies
Possible Audiences include: Young Adults entering the workforce, People earning less than $50,000 annually, Parents with small Children, People within 10 years of retirement.
Option 3: Buying a New TV
Possible Audiences include: Retired workers, college students, sports fans, restaurant owners.
Option 4: You Pick! Just be sure it is clear what you’re writing about and that your three specific audiences are different enough to clearly show that you’ve grasped how to write for different audiences.
Please save all three into ONE file (three pages of letters) and submit it for a grade. Please do not upload three separate letters.

Film would like to use is E.T Extra Terrestrial steven spilberg 1982 film
In your introductory paragraph,

Explain auteur theory in your own words and why this is a useful approach to the study of film.
Describe, using Chapter 8 of the text as a reference, the criteria for what makes a director an auteur.
Identify a director who meets the criteria posed by auteur theory.
Summarize briefly the ways in which this director meets the criteria using examples from at least two of the director’s films.
Develop a thesis statement that focuses on how your chosen director and their films meet the criteria posed by auteur theory and advances the possibilities of storytelling through the medium of film.

In the body of your paper (at least three paragraphs),

Apply the lens of auteur theory in breaking down the director’s technical competence, distinguishable personality, and interior meaning using specific examples of their work (e.g., particular scenes or plot components).
Analyze the specific ways in which filmmaking techniques, consistent themes, and storytelling distinguish your chosen director as an auteur among their peers.
Evaluate your chosen director’s ethos, that is what they have to say about complex social and cultural issues.

In the conclusion of your paper,

Connect each element of your analysis to show how your chosen director meets the three criteria of auteur theory and what this director’s body of work has to say about social and cultural issues.

The Directors and Auteur Theory paper

Must be 900 to 1200 words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site.
Must include a separate title page with the followingIn your introductory paragraph,

Explain auteur theory in your own words and why this is a useful approach to the study of film.
Describe, using Chapter 8 of the text as a reference, the criteria for what makes a director an auteur.
Identify a director who meets the criteria posed by auteur theory.
Summarize briefly the ways in which this director meets the criteria using examples from at least two of the director’s films.
Develop a thesis statement that focuses on how your chosen director and their films meet the criteria posed by auteur theory and advances the possibilities of storytelling through the medium of film.

In the body of your paper (at least three paragraphs),

Apply the lens of auteur theory in breaking down the director’s technical competence, distinguishable personality, and interior meaning using specific examples of their work (e.g., particular scenes or plot components).
Analyze the specific ways in which filmmaking techniques, consistent themes, and storytelling distinguish your chosen director as an auteur among their peers.
Evaluate your chosen director’s ethos, that is what they have to say about complex social and cultural issues.

In the conclusion of your paper,

Connect each element of your analysis to show how your chosen director meets the three criteria of auteur theory and what this director’s body of work has to say about social and cultural issues.

The Directors and Auteur Theory paper

Must be 900 to 1200 words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site.

Write about a problem human viral pathogen: Norovirus.

The following is a list of topics that you should cover in your paper, so make sure that you answer each aspect, but note that topic #7 is the most important. You should spend about 60-65% of your paper on topic #7. Hope for new treatments and prevention strategies is the most exciting thing about working in science!

–Please prepare a simple table for the questions posed in #1 and #2 below. Left column has the question, right column briefly states the answer(s). Once included in the table, there is no need to answer these items in the body of the paper: The table should be single-spaced, and should include references.

–Please include sub-topic headings for the other questions/areas of the paper in order to simplify grading.

1. What are the characteristics of the virus: type of genome, size of genome, naked/enveloped, receptor molecule if known? (What is a receptor vs an anti-receptor for a virus?? Make sure you provide the receptor, which is a host cell protein) You do not need to explain the details of the viral replication cycle for this assignment.

2. What is/are the common route(s) of transmission? Is there an arthropod vector (you should state that there is no vector, if that is the case)? What human populations are most at risk for a) infection and b) disease by this virus (make sure that you answer both!)? How are patients diagnosed (make sure to cover diagnostic methods we discussed in topic 14, not just the symptoms)? What is the mortality rate, by disease (e.g., dengue fever has a very low mortality rate, but it’s much higher for dengue hemorrhagic fever)? What is the natural reservoir of the virus? What is the worldwide distribution?

3. Is this a NEW virus to humans, or just NEW to scientific research? In other words, is there any evidence that the virus was infecting humans before it was first discovered/isolated? One paragraph is enough for this topic.

4. What diseases are caused in humans and what is known about how disease is caused? Are there any specific viral proteins that are known to play a specific role in disease (for example, proteins that block the immune response and hence lead to enhanced replication and disease)? One paragraph is usually enough for each of these topics.

5. In your opinion, is this likely to become a prevalent virus in humans? Note that some viruses are already highly prevalent. In that case, discuss what you think the future holds for your virus. You should briefly defend both sides of the argument: that infections will increase or decrease and what could lead to those possibilities. One or two paragraphs is enough for each of these topics.

6. What are some genetically related viruses that may be better characterized and studied as models for this virus (this topic is especially important for very newly discovered viruses, or for those that do not replicate well in cell culture. If your virus is already well characterized, then state that)? One or two paragraphs is enough for each of these topics.

7. What are areas of current research on this virus, in terms of development of animal models (to understand pathogenesis and to test effectiveness of candidate vaccines and anti-virals) as well as development of anti-virals and vaccines? It makes most sense to discuss animal models first, then to use that as a template to discuss vaccine and drug development. An effective paper will discuss all 3 of these areas, and in about equal proportions (unless one of the areas simply hasn’t been researched yet). Also, make sure that you actually discuss the proposed mechanism of the drug or vaccine. What does it target? Why would that lead to a good vaccine or drug? You should address 2-3 vaccines and 2-3 drugs pretty effectively here. I am not looking for a summary of currently available anti-viral drugs; I would like to read about drugs that are currently in development (e.g., for HIV and Flu that already have good drugs available). In some cases, the virus is so new that drugs have only been tested in cultured cells. If so, that is fine to describe the efficacy of the drug but you should still describe the drug target(s). If nothing has been published in one of the areas, you should clearly state that. We have already learned about Flu vaccines, so you could write about efforts to make a pan-Flu vaccine or maybe a vaccine that would not have to be re-administered annually. Remember, your paper should spend about 60-65% of the words on just this section. Compare the various vaccines and anti-viral drugs currently in development and offer your opinion on the likelihood of these becoming useful tools to control the virus. Which is the best prospective vaccine/anti-viral drug, and why?

–Your paper should be double-spaced and 3000-3500 words (not including reference section). Write your paper in Times New Roman size 12 font, use Normal Margins, and state the word count on the title page (not including the references section). Figures/tables are fine for including in your paper.

–Additional reading outside of our assigned text will be essential to a well-written paper. PubMed searches are required. Review articles will be easier to understand, but primary articles will be more current. Web/Google searches may be faster for finding answers to specific questions.

–Please provide at least 20 references in your paper (e.g., Norton et al, 2015 in the body of the paper) with the full citations appearing at the end of the paper (e.g., Norton, T., Miller, E., Bhardwaj, N., & Landau, N. (2015). Vpx-containing dendritic cell vaccine induces CTLs and reactivates latent HIV-1 in vitro. Gene Therapy, 22, 11-20.).

–Have the references appear in the same order as they do in the paper body.

— Wikipedia references are not appropriate for scientific papers; however this may be a useful resource to get you started in your search for papers. The CDC website has good information on emerging viruses, but since that site is not peer-reviewed you shouldn’t cite it (or other websites) too heavily.

— When I grade you on references, I want to see current references (last 2-3 years) for the current research aspect of the paper. Background references can be older.

— References should be numbered so that I can easily see how many you have used.

— Each reference should have the date listed in bold.

— Also, please insert page numbers in your paper to facilitate my ability to count the number of pages.

–I don’t care which referencing style you use. If you just want an example to follow, feel free to use APA style (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APA_style)

–Note that many students lose points on this assignment for not answering all of the questions outlined in this description. You will earn a higher score if you go back and verify that you have answered them all, and that you have answered them directly (in other words, make it easy for me to find the answers to all of the questions, too!)

–Another common reason for loss of points is that spelling and grammar do matter here: 10 points are available for making sure that your paper is coherent, no spelling mistakes, etc. Part of the purpose for proofreading is to eliminate these mistakes!

–Plagiarism: You will turn in this assignment via TurnItIn. This tool allows me to quickly determine if any parts of your paper were copied from other sources.

–You should NOT directly copy any text from any other source, even if you cite that source. One of the main purposes of an assignment like this is for students to work to process the information that they are reading, and then to re-state that information in their own words. So, putting quotation marks around a direct quote (while not technically plagiarizing) is also not acceptable for this assignment.

Three industries:
1: Oil, gas and biofuels (e.g. Petrobras, Cosan SA, Petro Rio SA, Vibra Energia SA)
2: Mining industry (such as Vale, CSN Mineracao SA, Bradespar SA Preference Shares)
3: Electricity (e.g. Eletrobras, CPFL Energia SA, Engie Brasil Energia SA, Equatorial Energia SA)
please use these points from following pdf

Attempt all 3 Questions in about 750-1000 words. Each of the questions is for 5 marks.

Q1. Briefly explain the organizational pattern of a ‘Feature Article’? Why is ‘tension’ so important in a Soft/Feature article? (250-300 words)

Q2. As a Public Relations Professional, write a successful pitch via email to a journalist for any product and organization of your choice. (Example: Launch of a new variety of pizza at Boston Pizza) (250-300 words)
Remember the rules for writing a successful pitch. Your answer should include subject line and the body of an email (Unit 6 PPT slides has the format).

Q3. Give a brief description of a product launch for any business firm/organization that you want to open or would want to work with in future. Provide at least two appropriate ‘Call to Actions’ for the same? (250-300 words)

Using These Sources:
Lake, Victoria and Shelmith Makori. “The Digital Divide among Students during COVID-19.” Everything’s an Argument with Readings, edited by Andrea A. Lunsford et al., 8th ed., Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2020, pp. 604-608.

“COVID-19 Exposes Digital Divide for Rural, Low-Income Students.” NBC News, 17 Apr. 2020, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/covid-19-exposes-digital-divide-rural-low-income-students-n1186926Links to an external site..

Orenstein, Peggy. “I Tweet, Therefore I Am.” Everything’s an Argument with Readings, edited by Andrea A. Lunsford et al., 8th ed., Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2020, pp. 622-626.

“Online Education.” Issues & Controversies, Infobase, 7 Feb. 2022, icof.infobase.com/articles/QXJ0aWNsZVRleHQ6MTYzMzg=. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.

Essay Prompt and Instructions:
Lake and Makori’s essay, “The Digital Divide among Students during COVID-19,” looks specifically at equity and technological access issues during the COVID-19 pandemic (604-08). Taking these ideas into account, explain the digital divide discussed and then extend that conversation. How does the digital divide influence not only education, but also other aspects of life. In what ways have we seen this magnified during the COVID-19 pandemic? Be specific in your response.

Criteria
A successfully written paper will contain the following components:

-Length of your essay should be four-to-five pages, typed, doubled-spaced, with proper MLA formatting, heading, and Works Cited page.
-The essay should contain a strong thesis statement that responds completely to the essay prompt.
-Make use of your skills of critical thinking and analysis to respond fully to the prompt.
-Unless sharing personal experience or anecdotes, there should be no first person used in this essay.
-When using your sources, please make sure you synthesize them. This means having the sources in conversation with another and blended among paragraphs. You should not deal with only one source per paragraph; otherwise, it begins to read like a summary of each source.
-Use at least two direct quotes from each source to adequately support your argument. Make sure you include proper attribution, citation, and commentary with your quotes.
-Use strong grammar, punctuation, and spelling to the best of your ability.

My Working Thesis:
The digital divide discussed in Lake and Makori’s essay not only affects education but also has huge affects on access to healthcare, job opportunities, and social connections. The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified these inequalities, showing the urgent need for policymakers to address these issues and ensure equal access to technology for all individuals.

Must have sign language cultural experience. Pick a two hour long movie or television series attached. Make observations of the sign language produced, cultural aspects or any other significant parts. EXAMPLES: non-manual behaviors, fluency of their signing, greetings, as well as other signs and behaviors observed. one-page paper that includes the date, time, or link to the event, cultural aspects observed, as well as your thoughts and feelings about what you observed. This is not a summary of the movie/event.
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