What is the institutional power and the personal right you believe to be the most important, and explain why;

After reading the U.S. Constitution and the Amendments respond to the following questions:

(i) What is the institutional power and the personal right you believe to be the most important, and explain why;

(ii) What is the institutional power and the personal right you would remove, and explain why;

(iii) What institutional power and personal right would you add to the U.S.

An institutional power is one that authorizes or limits action and/or organization of one of the three branches of government. Examples include the power of the legislative branch “to lay and collect taxes” (Art. I) or to not “make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” (First Amendment)

A personal right is one that protects or empowers the people, such as “the right of the people to keep and bear arms.” (Second Amendment)

Explain whether you agree with your colleague’s definition of success and method for evaluating success, and why

Social Work Research: Program Evaluation

Major federal legislation was enacted in 1996 related to welfare  reform. Financial assistance programs at the national level for  low-income families have been in place since the mid-1960s through the  Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. The Personal  Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, or  welfare reform, created TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families).  Major components of the new TANF program were to limit new recipients of  cash aid to no more than 2 years of TANF assistance at a time and to  receive no more than 5 years of combined TANF assistance with other  service programs during their lifetimes. The goal was to make public  assistance a temporary, rather than a long-term, program for families  with children. Beyond these general rules, each of the 50 states was  given substantial latitude to adopt requirements to fit their own  objectives. The new law also allowed states that reduced their public  assistance expenses to keep whatever support was already being provided  by the federal government for use at their own discretion. This was seen  as a way to encourage states to reduce welfare dependency.

In response, the state of California decided to call its new program  CalWORKs, the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids  program. CalWORKs is California’s application of the new TANF federal  law. Like most of the other states, CalWORKs provided its 58 counties  with a fair amount of discretion in how to implement the new provisions.  Some counties chose to develop strong upfront “employment-first” rules  that mandated recipients be employed as soon as possible. Others chose a  response that included testing and assessment and the provision of  education and training services.

One of the largest counties in the San Francisco Bay Area developed  several options for CalWORKs recipients, including immediate job  readiness (Job Club) help, remedial education for recipients lacking  basic skills, and vocational training at local community colleges and  adult education centers for those seeking higher level education and  skills. Recipients could take up to 5 years to complete these activities  and even longer in certain circumstances to maximize their chances of  success. Recipients were predominantly single mothers. If recipients  fully complied with the rules, they received a variety of financial  incentives, while those who did not comply received sanctions that often  resulted in reduced benefit levels. The county provided grants to a  wide array of education, training, and service programs to work as  partners in serving the needs of participants.

In 1996, the county’s CalWORKs program enrolled approximately 22,000  families in various forms of public assistance programs. Of these,  approximately 10,000 elected to participate in one of the education and  training programs, 9,000 elected to attend intensive job placement (Job  Club) classes, and the remaining 3,000 opted to not comply with the new  program and accepted reduced benefit sanctions.

To meet its state and federal mandates, the county carefully tracked  the progress of all program participants and compiled comprehensive  quarterly reports that summarized assignments and outcomes at each of  the contracted partner sites as well as countywide trends. During the  first 11 years of the program, from 1996 through 2007, the county’s  public assistance roles were reduced by approximately 40%, from more  than 22,000 to about 13,000 families. The best results were obtained  among participants in education and training programs, who accounted for  about two-thirds of long-term outcome success, although this group was  also found to be more costly to the local CalWORKs program during their  years of study. These costs, in addition to the longer period of monthly  benefits received, also included the cost of education and training  and, in some cases, childcare expenses. Among the participants who were  placed in the immediate job search (Job Club) program, total costs to  the county were somewhat less per year, but more than 50% were still not  successful in gaining employment, and those that did find a job  received a much lower salary and fewer benefits, and another 23% fell  back on CalWORKs after later losing their employment.

Although the results of the CalWORKs program in this county seemed to  be following a mostly positive trend from 1996 through 2007, the  situation changed dramatically in the opposite direction during the  national economic downturn from 2007 through 2011. Total public  assistance rolls more than doubled to about 30,000 during this time as  the local and state unemployment rate rapidly grew from about 7% to more  than 12%. The county was initially successful in getting the state to  grant it waivers to allow recipients to extend their period of benefits  during education and training, but these waivers were considerably  restricted after 2011 due to major state budget cuts. Between 2011 and  early 2013 the total number of recipients began to decline again by  about 10% from its peak 2 years earlier. However, the total number of  CalWORKs recipients is at 27,000, still about 5,000 recipients higher  than when the program started in 1996.

Compounding the difficulty of more people becoming eligible for  CalWORKs’ benefits due to poor economic conditions, the state’s budget  crisis prompted a reduction in state allocations to counties and  recipients. Nonetheless, county administrators were still pleased to  report that more than more than 16,000 recipients during the program  were able to obtain employment or other support that eliminated their  dependency on cash public assistance.

 

Post an evaluation of the success of the CALWORKS  program based on the information presented in the case study. Be sure to  define what success would be for the program and how you, as an  administrator of the program, might evaluate whether success has been  achieved. Finally, make one recommendation for improving the program’s effectiveness.

Explain whether you agree with your colleague’s definition of success and method for evaluating success, and why

Discuss best practices for guiding an employee’s career development.

Recall the readings and activities you have completed this week and research a TED Talk or other academic video that applies to one or more of your weekly objectives.

Effective career development should include follow-up or application within the workplace.

Syllabus Objectives for the week

5.1 Analyze best practices for guiding an employee’s career development.

5.2 Evaluate key components of an effective mentoring program.

Discuss best practices for guiding an employee’s career development. How can an organization ensure its provided training and development is benefiting the employee?

Write a paragraph in Spanish talking about what you like to do and what you don’t like to do

1. Why is the verb “hablar” considered an “-ar” verb?

2. Give two more examples of “-ar” verbs. (See page 56-57 in your textbook for help)

3. Why is it ok to omit the subject pronoun in Spanish?  For example, in English you have to say “I speak,” but in Spanish you don’t have to say “Yo hablo” you can just say “Hablo”  ?

Part B- First identify the Grammatical Subject of the sentence by UNDERLINING it. Then, fill in the blank with the correct Present tense conjugation of the verb in parenthesis. Example: Ana y Susan hablan español. (hablar)

4. Ellos —— español. (hablar)

5. Any y yo ——– ingles. (hablar)

6. Nosotros ——- todas las noches. (estudiar)

7. Mi mamá —- en la casa. (cenar)

8. Yo —— en el parque. (caminar)

9. Ellos —– en la fiesta. (bailar)

10. Ella — la computadora. (usar)

11. Él —– sies clases. (tomar)

12. Mi hermana ——- en la universidad. (trabajar)

13. Ustedes —— la clases de español. (tomar)

Part C: GUSTAR: Answer the following sentences in Spanish. Please use complete sentences. One word answers are incomplete for yes or no questions.

Example: ¿Qué te gusta hacer los fines de semana? Me gusta cocinar con mi familia.

14. ¿Te gusta estudiar en la biblioteca?

15. ¿A ti te gusta escuchar música?

16. ¿Te gusta cocinar?

17. ¿Te gusta sacar fotos?

18. ¿Te gusta cantar?

19. ¿Te gusta más bailar o cantar?

20. ¿Te gusta hablar español?

21. ¿ Te gusta hablar por teléfono?

22. ¿Te gusta caminar en el parque?

Part D: Write a paragraph in Spanish talking about what you like to do and what you don’t like to do. You can also talk about what your friends or family like to do if you need more words. (Word minimum: 40 words)

Example sentences: Me gusta hablar con mis amigos. Tengo una amiga que se llama Cate. A ella le gusta cantar.

Research some organizations that having a membership with would relate to your major and prospective career goals. List one professional organization and describe its purpose.

Research some organizations that having a membership with would relate to your major and prospective career goals. List one professional organization and describe its purpose.

“A professional association is also called a business organization or a standards society. It’s a group of and for people who work in the same https://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-profession.htm

All types of industries have professional associations, including retailers, fundraisers, publishers, biologists and legal assistants. Considered as a leadership authority in its particular industry, a professional association sets, maintains and enforces standards while acting as a regulatory body.”

Cyprus, S., & Bailey, H. (2019, September 12). What is a Professional Association? Retrieved September 27, 2019, from https://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-professional-association.htm.

my major is health service management. 

Why do you think this organization would be beneficial in your career planning?

Volunteer experience is also another important component of the resume. If you have done any volunteer work, please explain the benefits you gained, as a result, of this experience.

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Describe three common indications of central tendency and say what the limitations of each are. Provide an example of each.

This practice activity asks you to think about, and respond to, questions about quantitative analysis. Please answer the questions on this sheet and then upload this sheet with your responses as a Word document in Canvas.

1. Describe three common indications of central tendency and say what the limitations of each are. Provide an example of each.

2. What is the difference between parametric and non-parametric statistical tests?

3. What is a “power analysis”?

4. What is the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics? Give an example of each and explain what the strengths of each are.

5. Describe the concept of “significance”.

6. Differentiate between statistical and real (e.g. clinical) statistical significance.

What do you think are the most important operations to conduct within the mitigation phase? Explain.

Within the Discussion Board area, write 5 paragraphs that respond to the following questions:

  • 1. How important do you feel the mitigation phase is in emergency management? Explain.
  • 2. What do you think are the most important operations to conduct within the mitigation phase? Explain.
  • 3. What is the role of the emergency management community in the pre-disaster phase? Explain.
  • 4. Should emergency managers be working with planning boards and community planners? Why or why not?
  • 5. If emergency managers were going to work on the planning boards, how should they do so? What are the best practices?

Describe the target market for your NAB business including a description of your target market’s key demographic elements.

“Company Description and Mission Statement”

Throughout this course, you will develop a series of written papers and projects that you will later combine into a complete business plan for a Non-Alcoholic Beverage (NAB) company.

For this discussion, you must first review the NAB COMPANY PORTFOLIO. This document you downloaded from PlanningShop using the Access code you purchased from the Strayer Bookstore.

The portfolio contains the company parameters and details you must follow when developing your company (Note #1, page 4).

All the discussions and assignments in this class will be focused on the Non-Alcoholic Beverage company you create.

For this week’s discussion, please respond to the following:

  1. Create your Non-Alcoholic Beverage company name and explain the significance of the name.
  2. Describe the beverage you will produce (key ingredients and any flavors you will offer).
  3. Develop your company’s Mission Statement.

Notes: 

  • Use headings for each section.
  • Use quotation marks for the mission statement.

“Opportunities”

For this week’s discussion, we will expand on the non-alcoholic beverage business you began developing in the Week 1 discussion. As part of your business plan, you will be required to conduct a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) in Assignment 2.

For this week’s discussion, please respond to the following:

  1. Discuss three OPPORTUNITIES you can identify for your NAB business. Briefly describe each and clarify how your business can grow by pursuing each opportunity.

 

“Target Market”

For this week’s discussion, please respond to the following: 

  1. Describe the target market for your NAB business including a description of your target market’s key demographic elements. You should also mention the geographic, lifestyle, psychographic, purchasing pattern, and buying sensitivities of your proposed target market.

 

“Marketing Vehicles”

Marketing is more than advertising. It refers to delivering value and benefits by creating products and services that will meet the needs and wants of customers. Another important component of marketing involves delivering the products at a price the consumer is willing to pay and making the products available in places where they are willing and able to buy them. A marketing vehicle is a specific tool that is used to deliver an advertisement to an intended audience.

For this week’s discussion, please respond to the following:

  1. Identify the marketing vehicles you will use at your NAB Company. Describe each method of advertisement and explain why it is a good tool to reach your target market.