China’s one child policy

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Assignment Title

Article Analysis

Aligned Outcomes

Empirical and Quantitative Skills, Social Responsibility, Critical Thinking, Communication Skills

Description

I. Reading Selection:

Select an article pertaining to world regional geography covered in this course from a scholarly periodical from the San Jacinto College Library System (either in print or through a database.)

II. Preparation of Article Analysis:

A. Content

1. Thesis Explain the topic of the article as well as the authors main argument or focus.

            EXPLAINED:  The student is expected to write a thesis that presents the main point(s) of the article or the authors thesis/argument, as well as, provide supporting sentences how this thesis or argument is proved in the article.  Basically, why is this article so very important?

2. Evidence – Analyze the evidence that the author uses to support his/her thesis. Does the evidence support the thesis? (Please identify any primary sources used.) What qualifications does the author have that make him/her qualified to write on the subject?

EXPLAINED:  What specific evidence (i.e., sources/references/documentation) does the author use to support (justify) his argument?  Explain why and how the sources support or do not support the argument from the readers viewpoint. 

         

3. Conclusion Provide comments and/or criticisms of the work.  Read and comment on one or two contrary perspectives on the topic (one must be primary.) How does this issue affect your world today and does is change your outlook in any way or push you toward any action?

EXPLAINED:  The student is expected to write a final, logical conclusion to this article possibly explaining how the issues might impact the contemporary world or if the article changes your outlook on the issue.  Remember, to focus on the existing article and make a logical, final concluding paragraph.

B. Style

1.    Typewritten, Double-Spaced on Letter-size (8 1/2″ x 11″) Plain White Paper. Font Size must be Times New Roman 12 point

2.    Length -500 to 750 words

3.    Format – Put your name in the upper right hand corner.

                              Students must cite their work using Chicago Manual of Style or its companion, Turabian: A Manual for Writers 

Strategy to improve International Productivity Power Point Presentation

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Your boss asked that you prepare a presentation that will position the company (your choice) as a high performer in the global marketplace.  Assume that the audience is top management in a company that is just beginning to enter the global market.

Pick a domestic company that is ready to go international (your choice).
You can select a specific country of entry or approach the assignment from a ‘global market’ perspective.
Your presentation needs to include strategies aimed at improving international productivity. Questions to consider include:
What strategies will need to be implemented in terms of product/service, employees, marketing, management, communication, etc. that will position the company as a ‘high performer’?
Will the product/service need to be altered in order to fit into the cultural norms of the country selected/global market? If so, how and why?
How will results be measured?
Please consider/review the aspects of the Strategic Planning Process as part of your evaluation.
What additional strategies will need to be implemented in order to ensure international success?
Create a PowerPoint or Prezi presentation (10 to 18 slides) that includes strategies to improve international productivity.

Include an introduction, conclusion, lessons learned slide, references and any relevant data to support your presentation.  Please use your critical thinking skills; creativity is encouraged!

Corporate Cultural Diversity

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Elective company will be Starbucks.
Company Information: History, mission statement, and product/service.  Who are the companys customers and employees?  Where are they located?
Status of Diversity within the Organization: What role does diversity play within the company?  Does the company promote employees that are diverse? Do they outsource their work outside the United States, where? 
Philosophy: What are the leaders philosophy on diversity issues and management?
Strategies: What strategies does the organization implement to manage diversity?
Goals: What diversity-related goals have been implemented by the company? What are the companys future goals as they relate to diversity?
Current Status: What is the current status of the organization in terms of diversity in particular and overall success in general?

Poem Interpretation

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choose three or more poems and write a 1000-word, 3-page argumentative essay in which you present your interpretation of some aspect of the work(s) you have chosen and try to convince the reader that your interpretation is correct, using mainly the text of the work(s) as evidence. DO not research. There should be a no Cited page. There shouldn’t be any research on the topic.

Any of the following poems: Crane, A Man Said To the Universe; Houseman, To An Athlete Dying Young; Olds, Sex Without Love, Hughes, A Dream Deferred; Roethke, My Papas Waltz; Larkin, This Be the Verse; Updike, Ex-Basketball Player; Stafford, Driving Through the DarkBrooks, We Real Cool; Auden, Musee des Beaux Arts; Devenish, Icarus Again; Brutschy, Born Again; Crane, The Wayfarer; Dickenson, Faith is a fine invention; I like a look of Agony; Much Madness is divinest Sense; Some keep the Sabbath by going to Church; Tell all the Truth but tell it Slant; Neruda, The Dead Woman; Owen, Dulce Et Decorum Est; Hardy, The Man He Killed; Espada, Coca-Cola and Coco Fro; Auden, The Unknown Citizen; Hughes, A Dream Deferred; Lim, “Learning to Love America”Sexton, Cinderella, Pain for a Daughter; Plath, Mirror; Atwood, Siren Song; Marvell, To His Coy Mistress; Houseman, When I was One-and-Twenty; Marlow, The Passionate Shepherd to his Love; Raleigh, The Nymphs Reply to the Shepherd; Shakespeare, My Mistress Eyes Are Nothing Like the SunBlake, London and The Chimney Sweeper; Whitman, “Song of Myself”; Millay, “What My Lips Have Kissed . . .” and “Love is Not All”; Shakespeare, “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day”; Johnson, “I Want to Die While You Love Me”