Discuss the major theories or schools of thought surrounding the topic. what are the most convincing aspects of those theories? Which theory is the most convincing? support answer with evidence from your research. Note what pitfalls you faced while researching the question.
Part A: The Control Process
Read the Business Case “Facebook” on page 284 of your textbook and answer the following questions.
1. Explain why Bootcamp at Facebook is an example of feedforward control.
2. How effective would concurrent control be at Facebook if it was top-down only?
3. Is there a better way for Zuckerberg to collect feedback on new business ventures? Explain why or why not.
As you learned in this unit, change is inevitable. In the following real-life case, you will see how the outside environment forces a change in the values and ethics of an organization and an industry.
Read the Business Case “Prairie General Hospital in your textbook on pages 315–316. Then answer following three questions.
1. Describe the types of changes that have occurred at Prairie General in terms of structure, technology, and people. Cite examples.
2. Why do you believe there is resistance by the medical profession to systems such as CareWeb? Explain.
3. Assume you are going to make a presentation to a group of hospital staff (doctors and administrators) on why they should invest in technology such as CareWeb. How would you attempt to overcome their resistance to change and their attitude about continuing to do what they have always done? Discuss.
Technology has been credited with contributing to a safer patient environment. Create a change proposal for a new technology that will contribute to a safer patient environment. Examine human factors including resistance to change into the expanded use of informatics. Be sure to include how your proposed change will impact patient safety, how you will measure the impact of your change, and how you will communicate and implement this change.
In terms of censorship and education, do you think that parents should protect or guide the students through everything they (students) want to know?
1. Develop a thesis sentence pertaining to the assigned film text and whether or not it, the film, in your view has the power to transform one’s political sensibilities. Your argument should express your point of view regarding the politics of difference, political sensibilities, and political transformation(s) as related to the film. Remember, you’re writing (developing) an analytical essay. Submit your thesis statement in the box located to the right. Be sure to proofread your work.
2. Develop three (3) topic sentences that articulate the major ideas that will comprise the body of your essay. Remember that your topic sentences should clearly state the argument or point to be made in the respective paragraphs and must map back to your thesis statement. Submit your topic sentences in the box located to the right. Be sure to proofread your work.
3. Identify three (3) scenes from the film that support your thesis statement. Briefly explain your choices of scenes and how the scenes specifically support your thesis statement. Also, provide the exact time the scenes begin and end within the film text. Submit your reply in the box located to the right. Be sure to proofread your work.
4. Lastly, fully develop your introductory paragraph. Remember that the best possible thesis will answer some specific question about the text. In this case a question related to the film’s power to transform political sensibilities regarding difference. Your thesis sentence should appear parenthetically within the paragraph you present. Submit your answer in the box located to the right. Be sure to proofread your work.
Identify the recommendations made in the IOM Future of Nursing report. Discuss strategies needed to implement the recommendations.
The paper should include the following:
– Identify major highlights of the 2010 Institute of Medicine Report: Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Discuss the primary recommendations posed by the report.
– Discuss strategies to implement the recommendations to advance the profession of nursing.
– Share your own perspective on the recommendations
1)Construct a research question that can be answered with a Pearson correlation and bivariate regression using the attached data.
2) Use SPSS to analyze the data.
3.) Write a 2- to 3-paragraph analysis of your correlation and bivariate regression results for each research question. Do not forget to evaluate if the correlation and bivariate regression assumptions are met and report the effect size. In your analysis, display the data for the output. Based on your results, provide an explanation of what the implications of social change might be.
Make sure to complete the entire project above!!
Bryson, John M. , Strategic Planning for Public and NonProfit Organizations, latest edition,
Jossey- Bass.
Levy, John M. (2010). Contemporary Urban Planning, 9th ed. ISBN: 0205781594; ISBN-13:
9780205781591. Pearson Prentice-Hall.
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
Understand the role that planning has made in historic human settlement.
Explain the effects of the Roman Grid and Spanish Law of the Indies on the form of urban settlement in the U.S..
Evaluate the role of Marxism and social crises in the development of urban planning.
Compare and contrast the planning theories – comprehensive rational, incrementalism and mixed-scanning.
Identify each of the acts issued by parliament and describe how each led to a desire for colonial independence from the British.
Skinner and Freud: What is the Nature of Human Nature? (SF paper)
With respect to the question of whether humans are fundamentally “good,” “bad,” or neutral, B.F. Skinner and Sigmund Freud had very different perspectives. Freud, especially in his later years, had an extremely pessimistic view of humans as innately aggressive. Skinner’s neutral view, with its emphasis on the role of the social environment in determining human behavior, contrasts with the perspective of Freud. Each wrote books in the aftermath of a devastating world war. Freud presented his dark view of the human condition in Civilization and its Discontents, while Skinner presented his relatively optimistic view in Walden Two. Each work included the psychologist’s view of the relationship of the individual to society; with differing perspectives, for example, on the feasibility of a communist-type society.
The goal of this assignment is to compare and contrast these two views of the human condition, and to explore aspects of both psychologists’ own personality and life experiences which might have led to his views.
Your answer to this question should include the following:
Skinner:
(1) How was Skinner’s position on human nature, as presented in his novel Walden Two, essentially neutral. Include in your answer a description of the “behavioral engineering” that lies at the foundation of Walden Two, and show how behavioral engineering is based on Skinner’s principle of reinforcement, which in turn is based on Thorndike’s Law of Effect. Focus especially on techniques for the control of emotions (see especially pages 86-137, and 197-301). Be sure to describe specific examples, and to make explicit how they reflect the principle of reinforcement.
(2) What are the implications of Skinner’s perspective for the relationship of the individual to society—for example, given this perspective on human nature, do you think Skinner would believe that communist societies are feasible?
(3) What are some influences—both intellectual and personal—on Skinner’s adoption of a behaviorist view?
Freud
(1) Show how Freud’s view of human nature was far from neutral, and be sure to include how his views changed over the course of his life. Your answer should focus on Freud’s theory of the id: Describe his pre-war view of the id, as exemplified in Five Lectures on Psycho-Analysis, and compare it to his post-war view, as we read about it in Chapter VI of Civilization and Its Discontents.
(2) What are the different implications of this perspective (versus Skinner’s) for the relationship of the individual to society?
(3) What intellectual and personal influences affected Freud’s original and changed views of human nature?
Your own view:
Of the two positions on human nature that you have written about above, which one do you agree with most? Here are some issues that you may want to include in your answer:
(1) What are some aspects of your own life that have been governed by the principles of reinforcement? Give examples with respect to: your family life, your education, your exposure to technology…Have they been helpful or unhelpful in your personal development? How so? Would you choose to raise your own children along these lines? Why/why not?
(2) Would you like to live in Walden Two? Why? Why not?
(3) Do you think William (and his brother Henry) James would have produced the same type of work if they’d been brought up in Walden Two? What are the implications of your answer for your evaluation of the two positions on human nature?
(4) Are there specific aspects of Freud’s early versus later views of human nature that you agree/disagree with? Do you think Freud was right to consider Eros and Thanatos to be universal instincts (the same across genders, families, societies)? How does your answer relate to Freud’s attitude toward communism?
In constructing your answer, the more evidence you give the better. For example, a strong answer to question (2) would include a comparison of Skinner’s fictional community to the outcome of actual communities modeled after Walden Two; a strong answer to question (4) might present evidence, for example, on similarities/differences across genders, families, societies…
Last, how do you think your own personality and life experiences have shaped your answer to this question?
The structure of the paper must include the following:
I. An introductory paragraph in which you present your thesis statement. The paragraph should begin with a sentence or two that grabs the interest of the reader, and ends with one or two sentences that are “pointers” for the reader (such as “In what follows I will…”).
II. The body of the paper, in which you address the specific questions posed above.
You must justify your answer with quotes from the readings. Extra credit will be given for using external sources. These must be either books, or papers in peer-reviewed journals.
III. A concluding paragraph, in which you summarize the gist of your essay.
The entire paper must be 8-9 pages, double-spaced, printed in Times New Roman, font size 12. Be sure to include short quotes from the readings to support your points. Most important, be sure to cite all sources, using the APA format (to be discussed in class). When you turn in your final version you must also re-submit the draft with my corrections on it.
