Discuss an environmental occupational toxicant that has been in the news within the last 6 months. Discuss the concerns that have brought media attention to this toxicant.

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. Do a quick search on Bisphenol A (BPA). Based on the findings in your search and the text discussion on BPA, what are your thoughts on the safety of BPA use in consumer products? Do you believe the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) position on BPA is valid? Why might the concern of BPA in baby products, such as bottles and pacifiers, be of greater concern than other products for the general population? Would you let your baby drink from a bottle with BPA?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

2. Discuss an environmental occupational toxicant that has been in the news within the last 6 months. Discuss the concerns that have brought media attention to this toxicant. Discuss the common route of entry, health concerns, and symptoms that indicate toxicity of this chemical. Reflect on ways that this chemical may be avoided or the health concerns eradicated.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

3. Reflect on your own thoughts and feelings about animal testing. Do a quick article search on animal testing. Review one article that is pro-animal testing and one article that is anti-animal testing. Discuss two of the pros and two of the cons of animal testing that were discussed in the articles. In researching both sides of the debate, has your perspective shifted any on the animal testing debate? Explain.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

4. Reflect on the last time you looked at a product label. Did you find the information you wanted on the label? Discuss your thoughts on the requirements for product labeling. What changes do you believe would improve the presentation of necessary information for the consumer to make reasonable judgements about the product? Do you think warning statements on products are effective information for the consumer or not?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

Review   the Reading   Assignment titled   as   “The Greening   of a            Pulp   and Paper   Mill”   by Hill, Saviello, and Groves. In your    review,         describe: 

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Address both of the following writing prompts. Your  responses to both of    your  chosen prompts should be at least 500 words each. No title page is     needed, but be sure to indicate which writing prompts you are addressing at the    top of each response. Each response needs its own reference  page.

Writing Prompts (respond to both):

  1.    Review   the Reading   Assignment titled   as   “The Greening   of a            Pulp   and Paper   Mill”   by Hill, Saviello, and Groves. In your    review,         describe:
    •    the history   of the Androscoggin Mill, including when it was built,                the strike, number of   employees, and amount of paper produced,
    •  the kraft   pulping process,
    •  pollution   problems prior to 1990,
    •  P2 methods   implemented after 1990, best available technologies, and                economics, and
    •      key actions   by the 1990s management team that changed the mill                from an environmental   problem to an environmental success.
  2.    Review   the Reading   Assignment titled as   “Greenhouse Gas              Emissions   Reduction   Opportunities   for Concrete   Pavements”   by            Santero, Loojos, and Ochsendorf. In your review, describe:
    •    greenhouse   gas production from construction and operation of                pavements,
    •  how each of   the following reduces greenhouse emissions: embodied                emissions, albedo,   carbonation, and vehicle fuel consumption,
    •  the five   greenhouse gas emissions strategies starting on page 861,
    •  best   available technologies related to concrete paving, and
    •  the Life   Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) presented in the article.

Review the Reading Assignment titled as “Effectiveness of State Pollution Prevention Programs and Policies” by Donna Harrington. In your review, describe:

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Address both of the following writing prompts. Your responses to both of your chosen prompts should be at least 500 words each. No title page is needed, but be sure to indicate which writing prompts you are addressing at the top of each response. Each response needs its own reference page.

Writing Prompts (respond to both):

1. Review the Reading Assignment titled as “Designing a Low-Cost Pollution Prevention Plan to Pay Off at the University of Houston” by Bialowas, Sullivan, and Schneller. In your review, describe:

 why the university developed a P2 plan,

 the process of bulking hazardous wastes, fume hood modifications, and cost savings,

 silver recovery and cost savings,

 oil reclamation plan and cost savings, and

 your overall thoughts about the university’s P2 program.

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2. Review the Reading Assignment titled as “Effectiveness of State Pollution Prevention Programs and Policies” by Donna Harrington. In your review, describe:

 the three objectives of the study,

 the Toxic Releases Inventory (TRI) and its impact on P2,

 the empirical model (framework) used in the study,

 costs of P2 programs, and

 the article’s conclusions and your thoughts about the conclusions.

You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for both of your responses. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

To successfully complete this project, you will be expected to apply what you have learned in this course and should include the following course objectives:

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The Change Leader PowerPoint Presentation will outline how you intend to incorporate the course learning into your career, and role as a change leader. The final product represents an authentic demonstration competency, because it will address the application of Kotter and Cohen’s eight-step change model to lead change within a specific organization.

To successfully complete this project, you will be expected to apply what you have learned in this course and should include the following course objectives:

 

  1. To understand the factors that must exist in order to facilitate “lasting or long term” change
  2. To identify and apply the principles of organizational change
  3. To utilize Kotter and Cohen’s eight-step model to effectively lead change
  4. To apply several change theories to a variety of cases in order for students to “test” the application of theory to practice
  5. To develop an understanding of the role that vision and strategy both play in developing and successfully implementing large-scale change
  6. To identify and appreciate the scope involved in facilitating transformational change
  7. To gain an understanding of how organizational change is achieved
  8. To enhance personal capabilities and abilities for navigating change in our li
  9. The main element of this project will include a 10- to 12-slide PowerPoint presentation that shares how you will apply our course learning in your career as a change leader. The PowerPoint presentation will incorporate how you will apply the strategies learned in this course into your role as a change leader, including the following:
    • How you will address Change Concepts, specifically the “drivers of change” within your organization and industry, and the reasons that individuals resist change (anger, fear, and complacency)
    • How you will monitor your organization’s capacity for change (also referred to as “change readiness”)
    • How you will train your organization on Kotter and Cohen’s eight-step change model, including use of the change fable and field guide
    • How you will utilize Kotter and Cohen’s eight-step change model to lead change within your organization
    • Any additional issues and/or concepts that further enlightened you as a change leader
    • PresentationsRequirements of submission: In a professional career, one may be called upon to conduct research and deliver findings in professional settings. No matter how extensive the research or accurate the conclusions, a weak presentation can undermine an argument. A presentation is a tool to assist in making an argument. When creating presentations, students develop skills in researching an issue, synthesizing the information, organizing data logically, and presenting findings in an effective manner.

       

      Principles of an Effective Presentation:

      • You may utilize a product such as Microsoft’s PowerPoint or Google Presentation to create your presentations.
      • There are various template designs that you can find on the web for your presentation. However, first consider your presentation from the perspective of your audience prior to selecting a specific style. Distracting backgrounds, large blocks of text, all uppercase fonts, elaborate font styles, grammatical errors, and misspellings are distracting. Be consistent with the style of text, bullets, and sub-points in order to support a powerful presentation that allows your content to be the focus.
      • Each slide should include your key point(s). Do not place large blocks of text on the visual. Your presentation is not a means of presenting a short paper. In an actual presentation you would not “read” from your slides but rather use them as prompts.
      • Any notes or narration you would use in delivering this presentation to a group should be listed in the “notes” section of the slide.
      • References should be listed at the bottom of the slide in slightly smaller text.
      • Use clip art, AutoShapes, pictures, charts, tables, and diagrams to enhance but not overwhelm your content.
      • Be mindful of the intended audience and seek to assess the presentation’s effectiveness by gauging audience comprehension (when possible).

       

      Below are some links that offer helpful tips and examples for developing your presentations:

       

      Making PowerPoint Slides

      Beyond Bullet Points: The Better Way to Use PowerPoint

      Really Bad PowerPoint and How to Avoid it

      Requirements of submission: When applicable, APA citations must be used.