XIII Calvin, Counter Reformation, and Religious War, 1540-
1648
A Compare and contrast the theologies of Luther and
Calvin. What is the debt of both to St Augustine?
B How was Ignatius of Loyola a traditionalist? How was
he a revolutionary?
C What did the Council of Trent “reform”? How?
D What were the causes of the Thirty Years War? How was
it resolved?
Hunt 375-405; Tierney 340-50, 356-65, 386-
88, 377-85
Week 7: HR Policies and Ethics
John Smith, VP of HR at Lamp Electronics is sitting scratching his head over the conversation he had with Joe Group describing what had transpired in the finance department. Joe had been preparing the sales revenues reports for the past five years as the company is required to report to the SEC to issue public and profit forecasts. Lamp has always been high producing and has experienced a decline; hence, the share price has declined.
Joe told John that he had been instructed to use a different and more aggressive accounting method for forecasting and calculating projected sales revenue for the coming year. Joe believed that this approach could mislead the shareholders regarding actual performance. The past CFO was rather conservative in the approach; however, a new CFO, Bob, was hired earlier this year after not obtaining a promotion for a competitor. Bob was perceived as a go getter, smart, and someone to make a positive mark on the company. When Joe pointed out that the accounting practices were different than Lamp’s traditional practices, Bob, the CFO said that he was the new CFO and had a different approach. Bob proceeded to tell Joe that sales would turn around and the company is justified reporting higher expected sales revenue in the upcoming months. Bob also mentioned that Joe should want the stock to go up and do well. As Joe continued to question, Bob told him to do his job as instructed. Since then, Joe felt that Bob had become hostile towards him and that there was a change in the relationship. Despite his fears, he felt he had to go to HR for advice. HR intuitively suspected that Joe was worried about Bob finding out about meeting. This information disturbed HR. What should HR do? What rights and protections do whistle blowers have in the workplace today? What about the hostility? Do employees have rights regarding being treated hostile in the workplace?
Case adapted from: Nkomo, S., Fottler, M., McAfee, R.B. (2005) Applications in Human Resource Management (5th ed.). Mason, OH: Southwestern.
1. Imagine you are an HR consultant to the organization involved in this situation. The organization wants to be responsive and fair. How would you handle the staff that are upset and what would you recommend to senior leaders?
2.Identify the legal issues that are pertinent to the case.
3.What are the risks and challenges the organization faces by implementing the policy you recommend?
Have a clear thesis about an exigent topic that is supported by evidence found within credible sources. -Form its position based solely on information found in credible sources.
-Avoid speculation by citing all information, being clear about “According to who?”, and being sure all cited information accurately supports the claims being made. -Discuss the “larger conversation” of the topic, and enter into that conversation, offering something new. -Address the “So What?”, “Why Now?”, “Who Cares?” questions to engage the audience and show what is at stake, in a way that is well-integrated. -Engage with its sources fully by quoting (with sandwiches), paraphrasing, and summarizing appropriately. -Use language, style, and information appropriately, in regards to its audience and our academic discourse community. -Follow a clear, logical structure and order that explains each point it makes and provides evidence/examples. -Be clear about “They Say”/“I Say,” and “According to who?” using specific quotes, passages. and voice-markers. -Have clear Introduction, Body, Conclusion, and properly formatted Works Cited sections.
Essay Criteria: In this essay, you will determine what the problem is that needs to be solved, and you will analyze the causes and effects of this problem. The thought process and how you organize your ideas and support them are very important in this essay.
Using the CTU Online Library as well as the course materials, research diversity and multiculturalism in organizations and businesses.
Write a 2-page paper in which you examine the role of multiculturalism in your own organization. In doing so, please discuss the following:
Type of minority groups employed
Effective communication practices implemented
Symbolism present throughout the organization
Chapter 14 – From the week’s chapter reading, we learn from the authors that, the use of mobile devices in our society today has indeed become ubiquitous. In addition, CTIA asserted that over 326 million mobile devices were in use within The United States as of December 2012 – an estimated growth of more than 100 percent penetration rate with users carrying more than one device with notable continues growth. From this research, it’s evident that mobile computing has vastly accelerated in popularity over the last decade due to several factors noted by the authors in our chapter reading.
Question#1: In consideration with this revelation, identify and name these factors, and provide a brief discussion about them?
Chapter 15 – According to Crocker and Smallwood, cloud computing represents one of the most significant paradigms shifts in information technology (IT) history, due to an extension of sharing an application-hosting provider that has been around for many years, and was common in highly regulated vertical industries like banks and health care institutions. The author’s knowledge from their research continue to assert that, the impetus behind cloud computing lies on the idea that it provides economies of scale by spreading costs across many client organizations and pooling computing resources while matching client computing needs to consumption in a flexible, real-time version.
Question#2: Even with this great news about the benefits of the cloud computing applications, the authors have warned the business user community regarding the dangers associated with cloud computing applications. Please identify and name these grave dangers/risks that pose as concerns, and briefly support your discussion.
Chapter 16 – Microsoft’s SharePoint server product dramatically altered the content and records management (RM) markets. Crocker (2015), edited by Smallwood research indicated that previous to SharePoint solutions were somewhat cumbersome, managed large quantities of documents, and required extensive implementation efforts for each business applications. Given all its stated capabilities, SharePoint may be used effectively to help business organizations to govern their information. However, in order to achieve those benefits, the implementing organizations must take a structured approach to the deployment of its SharePoint environment.
Question#3: Our case study authors have indicated that, for SharePoint deployments, “an ounce of prevention truly is worth a pound of cure.” Why is that? From our chapter reading, identify and briefly state why the authors were inclined to believe so?
Chapters 17/18 – From our weekly chapter reading, digital preservation can be defined as the long-term, error-free storage of digital information, with means for retrieval and interpretation, for the entire time span the information is required to be retained. Though this assessment holds true to the authors, business organizations continue to face significant challenges in meeting their LTDP needs, especially those organizations whose primary mission is to preserve and provide access to permanent records.
Question#4: Looking forward, the authors concluded that, there is going to be a great need for collaboration between both internal and external stakeholders to develop governance policies and strategies to govern and control information assets over long periods of time, among other requirements. For this to be achievable, the chapter has identified one most important consideration that must be met. What is that consideration? Identify, and provide a brief narrative to support your answer.
For this week’s discussion blog assignment, please answer the following questions in at least 300 words minimum:
1) According to the documentary, what historical events led up to the Occupation of Wounded Knee?
2) Alternatively, what led to the ending of the Occupation of Wounded Knee, according to the documentary?
3) According to the documentary and the article, what is the historical significance/symbolism of the location in which the Occupation of Wounded Knee took place?
4) According to the documentary, what were the protesters at Wounded Knee hoping to achieve through the Occupation? What were the lasting effects?
5) According to the article, why is Wounded Knee considered a “forgotten Civil Rights movement”?
6) Lastly, please share your thoughts and reactions to both this week’s and last week’s discussions on the Occupations of Alcatraz and Wounded Knee, and the American Indian Civil Rights movement overall.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/10/occupy-wounded-knee-a-71-day-siege-and-a-forgotten-civil-rights-movement/263998/
A. Reflect on a recent story in the news where technology has affected the public reaction. How have technological advances affected public speech, in that almost every comment may be recorded and used in other contexts? Why do you think this happens?
B. Organizational Communication Strategies: What ethical questions emerge when considering organizational truth and what can be revealed to the public? What is the future of organizational communication?
Describe the role of an entrepreneur and an intrapreneur.
How will you leverage social media and mass media to create market opportunities for your new venture? Identify a business opportunity to pursue. Formulate your mission and vision for a new venture.
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the current health insurance plan for the company and employees?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of HAS along with a high-deductible health insurance plan?
3. After considering the advantages and disadvantages of both plans, what is your recommendation? Explain your rationale.
