Too Many Contractors

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Instructions
If you are involved in any way with Federal IT projects, you may find the story at this link interesting.

http://fcw.com/Articles/2007/12/13/Kelman-Too-many-contractors.aspx

(Kelman: Too Many Contractors?) The article was written almost a decade ago, but the issue has gained new life recently. At least partly for the reasons given in the article, the federal government is trying to reduce the number of IT services contractors and to hire qualified staff to replace them. At the same time, the federal government is cutting costs, which means that there are fewer contracts for the contractors, so they are laying off staff. What do you think? Are there too many IT services contractors? Will the federal government be able to hire enough qualified staff to replace them despite the tight budgets? Will the federal agencies be able to “grow” their own in-house IT professionals?

This is an individual assignment to evaluate students’ writing skills.

How To Complete This Activity

Topic: Your thoughts on Kelman’s article, Too Many Contractors

Expectation: Write a 1,000 word essay with your perspective on the article and please make sure to use external references to support your analysis. The essay should be in APA format.

School Counseling Services Presentation

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Assignment Description

Imagine you have recently graduated with your masters degree in school counseling from Capella University, and you have been hired as the school counselor at Madison Middle School. Review the multimedia activity, Blooming Park: The Benefits of School Counseling, to gain an understanding of how the stakeholders currently view the services provided by the counseling department.

The principal is very excited to bring you aboard because of your knowledge of comprehensive school counseling, and she wants to ensure the faculty members have a thorough understanding of the school counselors roles and services.

To prepare for the upcoming school year and your new role, the principal has asked you to put together a presentation for an upcoming faculty meeting before the start of the year.

Assignment Instructions

Use PowerPoint to create a presentation you would give to the faculty about the different roles and services of a school counselor. Be certain to include the following:

General Overview: Provide your audience with a brief overview of school counseling.
What is school counseling?
Who is a school counselor? Describe your education, training, and credentials.
(My education background is an associates degree in liberal arts and bachelors degree in psychology from cal state Dominguez hills and as mentioned a fictitious Masters degree in school counseling from Capella)
What are your ethical and legal mandates as a school counselor?
Roles and Services: What roles and services does the school counselor provide? To whom? In what ways will you engage with stakeholders? Use the following as a starting point:
Direct Services to students (e.g., individual counseling, group counseling, school counseling core curriculum, individual student planning; identify and describe the domains in which a school counselor practices)
Indirect Services (e.g., consultation and collaboration with teachers/staff, parents, post-secondary school personnel, and community agencies)
Describe to the faculty what they can expect from you in the context of your role in school leadership and advocacy at multiple levels (i.e., advocacy for the individual student; advocacy within the entire school context; and advocacy at the state and federal levels related to legislation and government policy).
Program Organization:
What is the ASCA National Model (describe in terms that non-school counselors will understand)?
How will you determine needs for program services?
How will you measure effectiveness of the program and specific services?
How will you communicate effectiveness and gather feedback from stakeholders for continuous program improvement?
Assignment Requirements

Your assignment should meet the following requirements:

Communication: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, respectful, and consistent with expectations for professional practice in education. Original work and critical thinking are required regarding your assessment and scholarly writing. Your writing must be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Media presentation: 812 slides, with notes or a transcript to ensure accessibility to everyone. Upload the presentation.
Resources: At least five current, peer-reviewed, scholarly resources other than the course text or assigned journal articles. Include citations at the end of the presentation.
APA guidelines: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and format. When appropriate, use APA-formatted headings.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 2428 points for headings and no smaller than 18 points for bullet-point text. For PowerPoint tips, refer to the PowerPoint library guide and Guidelines for Effective PowerPoint Presentations, linked in the Resources area.

Write a 250- to 300-word response to the following: Complete the Interactive Leadership Assessment at the end of Ch. 8 in the Northouse text. What is your leadership style? After answering the questions, click on Go to Full Report at the bottom of the p

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Write a 250- to 300-word response to the following:
    Complete the Interactive Leadership Assessment at the end of Ch. 8 in the Northouse text. What is your leadership style? After answering the questions, click on Go to Full Report at the bottom of the page. Based on the Suggestions for Improving Your Leadership at the end of the assessment, discuss three strategies you will implement to improve your leadership.

Authentic leadership is a complex, ongoing process. Your self-awareness, internalized moral perspective, relational transparency, and balanced processing are attributes you will continue to develop during your lifetime. Many factors influence your authentic leadership. Your upbringing, work experience, and critical life events can all influence your authentic leadership. Being an authentic leader means you know your values and have a clear sense of who you are and what you stand for. It means having a strong set of moral standards that guide your behavior. Authentic leaders are open to the viewpoints of others and fully consider their positions before taking action. They take a stand on controversial issues and their actions reflect their core values. Authentic leaders are open and honest in presenting their true self to others.

New Life Journey in the U.S

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Please write a short narrative writing rough draft in either first or third person about my new life in the U.S. You can write about the daily struggles like language barrier, friendship, schools, and environments when I was first arrived. Also, how things were unfamiliar and new to me in America and how I was able to overcome the obstacles listed above. The thesis for this writing is to encourage motivation to others.

Here’s some facts you can use to write about me:
1. I am from Vietnam
2. Moved to the U.S since 15 years old.
3. Had no knowledges of English when first arrived.
4. Took ESL courses to improve my English.
5. Had little friends at that time and met some friends that helped me through the journey.
6. Live in Texas and getting used to stay with cold weather.
7. Currently a Pharmacy Technician and studying to become a nurse.

Please let me know if you need more details. I will also need you to help me with my final Narrative Writing paper later!