DISCUSS SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

SOCIAL INSTITUTIONSThis Module SLP is 2-3 pages in length. The Module 4 SLP requires that you do the following:Step OneWhat role does politics and the economy play in your social problem?Step TwoReview the key pieces from the course that would be need to be changed in order to solve the problem you chose for this class.Submit your 2- to 3-page paper.SLP Assignment ExpectationsCite your sources inside your work and in a reference section.Use APA style, and proofread your paper.You are expected to use case-related readings the social institutions.In preparing your Module 4 SLP, you need to demonstrate your learning of the concepts outlined in the modular learning objectives above.Be sure to use section headings for each of the topics you address in your paper followed by a discussion of that topic.

Discuss Brain Plasticity and Cell Phone Use.

Brain Plasticity and Cell Phone Use by Children and AdolescentsCheck out the following links and briefly discuss your reactions in your assignment paper.Source 1: https://www.ewg.org/childrenshealth/22127/yet-another-reason-your-kids-unplug-health-risks-cellphone-radiationSource 2: http://calcoastnews.com/2010/06/san-francisco-requires-posting-of-cell-phone-emission-levels/Source 3 [credible source]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4350886/Source 4 [credible source]: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.01999591) What are the articles saying and implying about the dangers of cell phone use to the brain or body in adults, children or adolescents. Discuss your findings in your assignment paper. 2)Some of what you will see will be news articles. Are the types of your information you just read considered primary, secondary, or tertiary sources?3) Research and review at least three primary credible sources, such as published peer-reviewed journal articles (scientific studies published in the last 10 years) and/or edited textbook chapters regarding the impact of cell phone use on the developing brains of children and adolescents. Discuss your findings in this homework assignment – approximately three (3) double-spaced pages. As a friendly reminder, websites are not credible sources. You can use Sources 3 and 4 or any sources you would like from Leatherby Libraries.

Why is the concept of “change” so important for a manager/leader in general and specifically for the President of the university in this case?

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF KUWAITMGMT304: FINAL COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT (30%)SPRING ONLINE LEARNING 2020INSTRUCTIONS: The aim of this assessment is see if you can apply the knowledge learned over the semester to an organizational setting. The work should be done in groups of three. Answers to the questions and your deliverables are due on 29th of May, 2020 (before midnight). Cameras should be on during the presentations.The President of your university is a visionary leader and plans to encourage environmentally friendly initiatives/ procedures within the institution. She hopes that the university will be a pioneer for change in the country and that success in implementing such a project, will also encourage others to do so within Kuwait’s education sector. She wishes to begin this initiative by creating a ‘paper-free’ campus. The ‘Green Campus’ aims to have a completely “paper free” campus by the end of the 2021-2022 academic year. This initiative has an ambitious goal of decreasing paper usage by 50% in the first six months, and then completely eliminating it by the end of the specified academic year. If successful, all textbooks, library resources, exams and all administrative procedures at the university will be in electronic format only. Furthermore, the university will be the first to introduce such an initiative in the Gulf Region.Do your research and answer the following questions: a. Why is the concept of “change” so important for a manager/leader in general and specifically for the President of the university in this case?b. Which stakeholders will be affected the most by this change/transition? Why? Explain with specific examples.c. Please refer to a Management /Leadership or Organisational Behaviour textbook. Read about organizational change and Kotter’s eight-stage change model.i. Use Kotter’s 8 steps to help top administration, accomplish the transition to a “paperless Green Campus” ie. Apply the steps to the information given at the beginning of the paper. In other words show step by step how this change/transition will be pulled off.ii. Who is most likely to resist this change/transition? Why?iii. What can the President do to help overcome resistance to change/transition?d. How can the university make the most of its “media relations” for this initiative?Deliverables:1.Design an email that will be sent to all staff and students, explaining the initiative and it’s importance. (Remember your aim is really to persuade people and get their support).2.Write a formal letter to the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Higher Education, explaining this pioneering initiative and its importance for the State of Kuwait.3.Design 2 alternative posters that will be hung around campus, highlighting the initiative OR put together a 1 minute video that will play on social media highlighting the initiative.(Remember that these communication tools should be aligned with the image, identity and reputation of the university).4.After the Eid Holiday you and your group will present the initiative and how you plan to carry it out from A-Z. (I will be representing the investors of the university and you need our blessings to begin). Your pitch/presentation should be informative, creative and should convince me that this is the best thing that could happen to the university. You will also showcase your deliverables. In other words: you need to put on a performance that will get you top marks for the presentation!!Good luck!!

How was communism imposed in the East and how did the Soviet Union plan to help those countries to achieve socialism?

Topic: The second half of the twentieth century in Europe was dominated by the Cold War, when Europe was divided politically and ideologically into an East and a West. How was communism imposed in the East and how did the Soviet Union plan to help those countries to achieve socialism? Were there attempts to reform communism, and do you think that failures to do so might have led to the rapid collapse of communism all over the Eastern bloc in the period from 1989-91? Requirements: The essay must be at least 850 words. Each essay must be properly documented with parenthetical citations, which include the name of the author and the page number from the sources below Please use citations from the sources below: Sources: Lynn Hunt et al. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures. Vol. 2, Since 1500. (Bedford/St. Martin’s), 5th edition OR 6th edition Katherine J. Lualdi, Sources of the Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, vol. 2, since 1500 (Bedford/St. Martin’s), 4th edition OR 6th edition These sources can be accessed for free until May 25th 2020 by using the link: https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781457605512/cfi/0!/4/4@0.00:0.00

Write a Policy Proposal.

Students are required to write a 5-6 page policy proposal to address the impact of COVID-19 on a particular branch of the criminal justice system within the state of New Jersey. In essence, you have the opportunity to solve a dilemma on a large scale. Students should identity a specific area within corrections that they are interested in studying and create a policy and/ or recommendation to your state governing body about how this issue should be handled moving forward. It is important to note, if your state has implemented a policy on the same issue, you must create a different policy. Your policy and/or recommendation should be fueled by empirical research and scholarly sources on the subject.