Which institution is able to respond fastest to the demands of citizens: business or government? Why? Discuss, using examples and drawing upon the concepts taught in this unit. Students are to use at least 5 different sources (references) to provide at least 5 different in-text references in their essay. At least one reference is to be a journal article. Students are to write the essay in full prose, using appropriate paragraphs (approximately 100-150 words each paragraph), and a variety of high quality, academic sources (references), as follows: 1. Academic books, including edited books; 2. Academic journal articles; 3. News media articles; 4. Government websites; and 5. Websites from businesses, industry groups, consumer groups or professional bodies

This requires you to assess the choice against other options. The key to this is to demonstrate how this option makes sense in view of the firm’s operating environment and whether it suits the capabilities of the firm. You must prepare a portfolio of your working notes and hand in a digital copy of this via Turnitin. You may work in preparation for the portfolio in groups or as an individual This report must explain why this is the most suitable strategy for the firm compared with the other options and in the light of the analysis that you conducted. If you work in a group you do not have to choose the same strategic option as your group members. The task is to recommend and justify a strategy for the company that you previously studied in assignment one (or one of the companies listed below if you had valid reason not to attempt your first assignment. Your report will outline: • The Strategic Position or Direction to be recommended • A description of the specific strategic

In research, investigators must often collect data about very sensitive and private aspects of participants’ lives. In clinical work, psychology professionals are often privy to highly charged emotions and situations. In fact, due to the highly sensitive nature of their work, psychology professionals or those studying to be psychology professionals are often in morally ambiguous situations, or they may be working with individuals with conflicting demands, needs, or perceptions of what constitutes ethical behavior. Concepts integral to the protection of information and individual rights include confidentiality, privacy, and privilege. These concepts often are used interchangeably, but they have distinct similarities and differences. It is imperative that psychology professionals fully understand their responsibilities related to each one. Failure to do so puts them at risk of violating trust-based relationships and may have significant ramifications. For this Application, rev

Look at the list below of communication skills required in the workplace. - Interpersonal communication - Working in groups - Assertiveness - Leadership - Empathy - Public speaking - Written communication - Active listening - Communicating with people of different cultural backgrounds Put this list in order from what you believe is your strongest to your weakest communication skill. Select one communication strength and one communication weakness, and write 500 ? 600 words on each using the following instructions: i) Your communication strength: - outline your key communication strength (e.g. writing, listening, interpersonal, intercultural, public speaking); - outline what makes for best practice in this area according to the communication literature (e.g. what does the literature argue makes for good public speaking/listening/writing/ interpersonal); - using the literature to support your claims, outline the grounds on which you believe that it is your key strength (e.g. pro

Comprehensive discussion linking the health issues they identify through a comprehensive client assessment to the impact they have on the client and their level of function in the community setting.

Nineteenth-century French paintings are often populated by images of sex, leisure, and spectacle. These same themes structure much of the visual culture that we are exposed to on a daily basis through the internet, magazines, and newspapers, especially in advertisements. For this paper, choose a print or internet advertisement utilizing images of eroticism, leisure, entertainment or some combination of these to sell a product or service. Describe the visual properties of this image or images. Compare this image to Eduoard Manet’s Olympia, A Bar at the Folies-Bergere or both. What are the differences and similarities in the presentation of these themes between Manet’s paintings and the advertisements? How do Manet’s critiques of the commodification of sex and play shed light on the motives and goals of advertisers?

Do SmartBoards really improve student learning and what does that really mean? Is the supporting research funded by Smart Technologies? If so, is there unbiased research available instead? In other words, what does the literature REALLY say? SmartBoard is just one of the technologies that claims improved student learning. Take your pick: Personal Response Systems (PRS or “clickers”), tablets/iPads, probeware (Vernier, Pasco, etc.), and so on. The one thing that all these technologies have in common is that a corporation or company stands to make or lose money depending on sales. Sometimes the research concerning student gains holds a potential for bias. Pick a technology and write a literature review on student learning/performance using unbiased research. You might also identify suspect research as a point of caution. Your paper should be between 8 pages, double-spaced, not including citations. Use size 12 point, Times New Roman font. Pick a citation style and use it consis

Task description This individual assessment item provides students with an opportunity to use recent and appropriate evidence to achieve best practice. Students will demonstrate their ability to gather evidence from a number of appropriate sources (recent and appropriate literature) about a specified topic, and discuss the various points of view identified from the literature. Practical application Essay (refer to Essay Marking Criteria below) Using recent and appropriate evidence (for example, journal articles and systematic reviews), discuss the different approaches for the following topic. ? Cardiac care: The use of high concentration oxygen for the client with chest pain;

This assignment requires you to critically reflect on the concept of writing’ in the 21st century, through considering current views on what constitutes writing in today’s primary classroom and the potential pedagogic implications raised for practitioners when supporting students’ writing development. Writing in schools has changed dramatically of the last decade. It is no longer just about learning how to spell and create written texts on paper, it is about teaching and learning how to create texts using a range of available resources. It involves producing texts on paper, orally, and electronically, that employ one mode (eg written or spoken or visual) or multiple modes to convey a message to an audience. According to the NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum: English K-10 syllabus (2012, p. 23): … ��composing’ is the activity that occurs as students produce written, spoken or visual texts. Composing typically involves: • shaping, making and arranging

English has been adopted as the official language for many multi-national companies. This decision can generate communication difficulties when companies operate in many countries that have different national languages. A new leader of an MNC has approached you, as a consultant, to write a report that critically evaluates the benefits and difficulties of selecting English as the official company language when they have large operations in Japan and Germany. You have also been asked to make recommendations as to whether the company should have one language across the MNC or have different languages guidelines for different countries with appropriate justification on ways in which the organisations can implement this. Support your discussion and recommendations with reference to academic management literature, practical /real life examples, and other relevant and reliable sources.