Write a two-page article, in Word, for the medical center’s company newsletter,

The University of Nebraska Medical Center-Omaha hired you as a diversity management consultant. The vice president for center operations wants to highlight the medical center’s reputation for excellence in accommodating individuals with physical disabilities. As per the contract, one of your deliverables is to write an article on this topic for the medical center newsletter.

 

From your years as a diversity consultant, you are familiar with the ADA. Discuss the key aspects of ADA that you will share with all employees so they understand the importance of the topic. Include a discussion on how ADA assists organizations in maintaining a diverse workforce.

 

Write a two-page article, in Word, for the medical center’s company newsletter, which clearly identifies the key elements and importance of the ADA and how ADA can be used to help organizations maintain a diverse workforce.  Your article should conform to APA standards and include at least three references from the AU library and/or the Internet which support your assertions.

 

By Monday, October 12, 2015, deliver your assignment.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Identified and explained the key elements and importance of the ADA.
30
Explained how ADA assists organizations in maintaining a diverse workforce.
30
Supported assertions with examination of evidence and reference to authoritative sources using the online library and text.
30
Applied current APA standards for editorial style, expression of ideas, and format of text, citations, and references.
10
Total:
100

 

Determine the overall mean violence rating for each category.

Follow the instructions in “PSY-452 Exercise #2 Non-Experimental Designs Instructions” for the successful completion of this assignment.

 

To better understand the concept of non-experimental designs, be sure to read all the assigned readings for this module before beginning the assignment:

 

1) For this assignment, you will watch three television shows from the genres listed below and analyze them for verbal and physical violence portrayed in the show.

 

2) You will watch shows from the following genres:

 

a) Situation comedy

b) Cartoon

c) Drama

 

3) First, use the following definition of violence for this exercise:

 

a) “The overt expression of physical force (with or without weapon) against self or other, compelling action against one’s will on pain of being hurt or killed, or actually hurting or killing. Must be plausible and credible; no idle threats, verbal abuse, or comic gestures with no credible violent consequences. May be intentional or accidental; violent accidents, catastrophes, acts of nature are included” (Williams, Zabrack, & Joy, 1982, p. 366.)

 

Tally Sheet

 

1) On the Tally Sheet template below, tally the number of times you see the mode of aggression on the selected program.

a) Rate the overall violence using a 5-point scale from 1 (not at all violent) to 5 (extremely violent).

 

2) Collapse your data within each program category.

3) Determine the mean rate of acts per program hour for each modes of aggression.

4) Determine the overall mean violence rating for each category.

5) Your instructor will assist you as to how to analyze the final data.

 

6) Write up a brief study (250-500 words) about what you discovered in this content analysis. Copy and paste the Tally Sheet below and include it in your study.

 

7) While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

 

8) Submit the assignment as one deliverable to the instructor by the end of Module 3. 

Determine the mean rate of acts per program hour for each modes of aggression.

Follow the instructions in “PSY-452 Exercise #2 Non-Experimental Designs Instructions” for the successful completion of this assignment.

 

To better understand the concept of non-experimental designs, be sure to read all the assigned readings for this module before beginning the assignment:

 

1) For this assignment, you will watch three television shows from the genres listed below and analyze them for verbal and physical violence portrayed in the show.

 

2) You will watch shows from the following genres:

 

a) Situation comedy

b) Cartoon

c) Drama

 

3) First, use the following definition of violence for this exercise:

 

a) “The overt expression of physical force (with or without weapon) against self or other, compelling action against one’s will on pain of being hurt or killed, or actually hurting or killing. Must be plausible and credible; no idle threats, verbal abuse, or comic gestures with no credible violent consequences. May be intentional or accidental; violent accidents, catastrophes, acts of nature are included” (Williams, Zabrack, & Joy, 1982, p. 366.)

 

Tally Sheet

 

1) On the Tally Sheet template below, tally the number of times you see the mode of aggression on the selected program.

a) Rate the overall violence using a 5-point scale from 1 (not at all violent) to 5 (extremely violent).

 

2) Collapse your data within each program category.

3) Determine the mean rate of acts per program hour for each modes of aggression.

4) Determine the overall mean violence rating for each category.

5) Your instructor will assist you as to how to analyze the final data.

 

6) Write up a brief study (250-500 words) about what you discovered in this content analysis. Copy and paste the Tally Sheet below and include it in your study.

 

7) While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

 

8) Submit the assignment as one deliverable to the instructor by the end of Module 3. 

Discuss the SDI and how the United States and the Soviet Union applied the competitive escalation paradigm.

Discuss how perceptual bias affected President George W. Bush’s decisions that lead the United States into war in Iraq in 2003. Did judgmental bias play a part in these decisions?
During the Cold War and post-Cold War eras, the United States and the Soviet Union have been competing with one another in attempts to gain a strategic advantage over one another. The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was born out of that competition. Discuss the SDI and how the United States and the Soviet Union applied the competitive escalation paradigm.

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