Confucius, Laozi, Classic of Poetry

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It is assumed that Eastern works have influenced the West only a very little.  I would beg to differ.  Benjamin Franklin, for example, could easily be seen as an American Confucius as he wrote his own “analects” in Poor Richard’s Almanac.  We might call his brand of knowledge as well as the brand of knowledge we get from Eastern works, secular intellectualism as the goal is not to attain salvation but enlightenment instead.

Of interest to us is the word economy in Eastern poetry.  In other words, the Eastern poets are able to say so much by writing so little as evidenced in the classic anecdote that the perfect poem is a blank sheet of paper: nothingness, blankness, infinite possibilities for interpretation.

Choose a couple of poems and some of Confucius’s analects or sayings and discuss between you what they might mean.  Keep in mind that more is said by saying little.  Each poem or analect is only the tip of the iceberg.  The vast meaning of the poem, then, is below the surface of the sea waiting to be discovered.

Discussion: Applying Ethical Frameworks WK 6

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Discussion: Applying Ethical Frameworks
Although the Ethics Resource Center conveyed, as of 2013, that 41% of employees reported having witnessed misconduct in the workplacedown from 45% in 2011this percentage remains alarmingly significant (McGregor, 2014). In fact, these statistics seem to indicate an ongoing need to continue to strengthen commitment to ethical business practice. Business professionals and scholars need to know how to face ethical dilemmas and make sound ethical decisions. As a DBA independent scholar and global change agent, you should have a basic understanding of various ethical frameworks and understand how these frameworks influence real-world business decisions. Northouse (2016) stated, Ethical theories that deal with the conduct of leaders are in turn divided into two kinds: theories that stress the consequences of leaders actions and those that emphasize the duty or rules governing leaders actions (p. 333). Business leaders apply their ethical values daily for decision making in business. Understanding and analyzing various ethical frameworks can help you as you work to solve ethical dilemmas.

To prepare for this Discussion, consider Case 13.2, How Safe Is Safe? on pages 357-358 of Northouse (2019) and review the Albert, Reynolds, and Turan (2015), Lawton and Pez (2015), Hoover and Pepper (2015), and Gustafson (2013) articles provided in this weeks Learning Resources.

By Day 3
Post your application of ethical frameworks to the ethical dilemma posed in the case study. In your application, do the following:

Justify your proposed solution, and explain the reasoning you used to arrive at your solution.
Incorporate the justifications you provided in response to the Case 13.2.
Apply the ethical framework(s) outlined in the Learning Resources or in other scholarly literature that aligns with your reasoning. Explain how your reasoning aligns with those frameworks.
Be sure to support your work with a minimum of two specific citations from this weeks Learning Resources and one or more additional scholarly sources.

Refer to the Week 6 Discussion Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use this rubric to assess your work.

Read a selection of your colleagues postings.

By Day 5
Respond to two or more of your colleagues postings in one or more of the following ways:

Critique your colleagues solution by identifying two strengths and weaknesses of your colleagues analysis.
Offer a suggestion to improve upon the weaknesses.
Please note that, for each response, you must include a minimum of one appropriately cited scholarly reference.

Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what insights you gained as a result of reading the comments your colleagues made.

Medical scanner device /biology

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A medical scanner device is common on TV science fiction shows (such as Star Trek) where a future physician can wave the device over a patient and acquire a complete medical readout. Although such a device is probably not practical (or is it?) with present day technology, a medical diagnostic bed might be possible by extrapolating conventional medical imaging and remote sensing into the near future. • Discuss the present state of the art of medical imaging.
• What areas of anatomy and physiology of the human body are not imaged or imaged poorly at present?
• What sort of advances in medical imaging would be necessary to develop the sickbay diagnostic bed? What impact would such a device have on biological and medical fields?

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The Office for National Statistics

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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s is the largest independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistics institute of the UK. Travelpac is quarterly data on travel to and from the UK, taken from the International Passenger Survey (IPS). It includes details on the age and sex of travellers, purpose and length of trip, and spending. You are provided with a random sample of 1810 records (UKResidents.sav) of the top ten destinations of UK travellers from the 2018 Travelpac data. You are required to perform a series of investigative research tasks on the provided data for a travel business. A description of the variables used in the dataset are available via the ONS website.

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