Category: Essays

ASSESSMENT TASK 2: Reflective Journal (1500-2000 words)
Due One to two weeks after completion of block
Weighting
25%
Description
The reflective journal provides you with the opportunity to reflect on your learning in this subject and its applicability to you as a manager and/or leader. In addition, it allows you to think about and comment on your learning in relation to the concepts, theories and practices presented and discussed in the course. You are encouraged to think about how what you have learnt in this subject applies to your own experiences or to an organisation that you are familiar with; and so, to extend application of the course content to various organisational contexts. This way of thinking encourages deep reflective learning.
There are many topics covered in the course. You are to identify a topic which particularly applies to you and discuss ways in which the topic you have chosen has provided you with knowledge and understanding that has enabled you to better understand yourself and your capabilities, and so, enable you to be a better manager and/or leader. You may want to think about an issue or situation in your life (includes working life) which relates to that topic and use this scenario to illustrate the topic. This should be a critical assessment of the issue or situation, so that you can identify what it is that you would like to or could change about the workplace to improve the situation or resolve the issue.
A good way to think about this is to think of the manager and/or leader you are now; the kind of manager and/or leader you would like to be in a year’s time; and, ultimately, the manager/leader you want to be in five years’ time. More particularly, think of one aspect you would like to work on, e.g. communication style, and discuss this time line in relation to that issue. For example, reflect on what you learnt about communication styles in this subject, think about how this applies to you, and how this understanding can assist you in improving or enhancing your communication style(s) within the next year, and ultimately, within the next five years.
From this, you should now be able to think about, consider, and see (i.e. reflect upon) what type of manager and/or leader you are and understand your attitude to work. Also, you should now know what type of manger you would like to be, or how you can flex your approach to become a better manager and/or leader. Furthermore, you should now be able to state the things you need to do to create a workplace environment that values various aspects of human relations.
Practical application to your own work experience or your planned work situation will enhance your capacity to reflect on your learning and discuss applications. Reflective learning is where you reflect on your learning and apply it to your own situation to embed and apply the learning. Take careful note of the criteria for assessment.

Learning Outcomes
• SLO1: Develop strategies to analyse and reflect upon human relations issues in contemporary work environments
• SLO2: Integrate interpersonal skills and develop a clearer understanding of relevant issues
• SLO3: Employ critical analysis of key ‘work’ issues in the new economy such as global integration, workplace diversity, and the impact of technology
• SLO4: Enable participants to explore and appreciate the impact of these issues on their own individual career management strategies
**prescribed Texts (compulsory)
» Reece, B. L. (2014). Effective Human Relations: Interpersonal and Organisational Applications (12th
Edition). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.
Further Reading
» Lundin, S., Paul, H., & Christensen, J. (1998). Fish: A remarkable way to boost morale and improve results.
New York: Hyperion Books.
» Lussier, R. (2005). Human relations in organizations: Applications and Skill Building (Sixth Edition). Boston:
McGraw-Hill.
» McShane, S. & Travaglione, T. (2007). Organisational behaviour on the Pacific Rim (2nd Edition). Sydney:
McGraw-Hill.
» Hodgett, R. & Hegar, K. (2008). Modern human relations at work (Tenth Edition). Mason, Ohio:
Thomson/South-Western.
» Evans, P & Hargreaves, D. (2010) Values Driven Leadership (First Edition). Melbourne: Tilde Business
Press.
Recommended Journals
The most pertinent journal is the Human Relations journal. Others include:
 Journal of Organizational Behaviour
 Organizational Behaviour and Human Decision Process
 Psychological Review
 Psychology Today
 Journal of Social Psychology
 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
 Social Research Behaviour
 Training and Management Development Methods
 Training Strategies for Today

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(6 pages, typed, double-spaced, 1 in. margins, 12 pt. Times font, MLA format)
4 source.

Assignment : you are to write a well-prepared essay that answers (or attempts to answer) the following question: : What is the American dream and does it still exist? In your efforts to answer this question you should revisit our past readings on the various issues of literacy and higher education, and pay particular attention to our current readings on the American dream itself. Here are the reading to visit :
1- Hiding From Reality by BOB HERBERT
2- Is the American Dream Over? by Cal Thomas
3- The American Dream: Dead, Alive, or on Hold? by Brandon King

Remember: If your idea of the American dream has evolved as the result of recent reading / discussion consider writing about how its changed and why · You are welcome to incorporate your personal dream and how it correlates (or not) with your definition of the American dream

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Review and demonstrate comprehension of the following journal article:

Natalier, K. 2003. “I’m not his wife”: doing gender and doing housework in the absence of women. Journal of Sociology, 39, 253-269.

Your task is to briefly introduce the topic, then go on to identify and discuss:

– The authors aim and argument, including the principal concepts employed and elaborated in the article.
– The social significance of the ideas and arguments presented in the article (including the article’s relevance for everyday life).
– Insights you drew from the article.

** The review should be written in your own words to show your comprehension. Do not use lengthy quotations as this practice reduces evidence of your own thinking and will lose marks.

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Week 8 Written Assignment – Exercise Questions
Chapter 15, Questions 2-5 & 7, p. 340
Compose your answers in a Word Document. Each question is different and therefore your answers will be of different lengths for each, however, be thorough and explicit in each of your answers in order to earn full credit.
2. Briefly describe the functions the Fed performs for the banking community. In what sense is the Fed the bankers’ bank?
3. Draw a graph showing equilibrium in the money market. Carefully label all curves and axes and explain why the curves have the slopes they do.
4. Using the graph you prepared for exercise 3, illustrate and explain what happens when the Fed decreases the money supply.
5. When the Fed decreases the money supply, the equilibrium level of income changes. Illustrate and explain how.
7. There are several tools the Fed uses to implement monetary policy.
a. Briefly describe these tools
b. Explain how the Fed would use each tool in order to increase the money supply.

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Read the short opinion column by Kevin Lohan
‘Outside the Box: I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore’, from 11 February 2011 edition of the magazine

Training & Development in Australia, then answer the following questions:

Identify the key issues that Lohan raises in this opinion column.

What educational philosophy do you think Lohan is coming from? Give your reasons.

Do you agree with Lohan when he says that very few organizations are going to invest in ‘properly qualifying a trainer’?
Briefly explain your answer.

Briefly discuss the relationship between the level of competence and level of expertise an individual trainer has (consider the difference in time frames required to achieve competence and expertise).

What are the issues relating to updating training packages like the TAA (Training and Assessment)? Some questions you might consider in responding to this might be:

Do you think that it is necessary to keep asking experienced trainers who have proved their level of competence to have to effectively re-test each time a new training package (with revised competencies and standards) comes out?

What are some of the drivers that lead to training package updates?

Can they all be justified in terms of a cost-benefit analysis?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of regular re-testing?

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Describe a Christian approach to ethical decision-making and apply that method to an ethical issue of your choice (either a topic covered in this course or any other ethical issue – with the approval of the lecturer). Your essay will include two parts:
Method, developed in dialogue with alternative approaches (approximately 1500 words)
application(approximately 1500 words)

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BP are a summary (prevalence of advertising, advertised on buses social media t.v. billboards – anything children use), effects on children physically and mentally. The implications on children and families today, and from a teachers perspective what the students are consuming and how it can be dealt with

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Your explanations must be typed. If you are uncomfortable drawing diagrams electronically, you can draw them by hand and scan them.

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Literature review on a forensic psychology topic: Psychopathy
The literature review should include a synthesis of the ideas and details from at least 12 key studies in the respective field. The maximum word limit is 2000 words (excluding reference list). Please include more relevant references from journal articles etc. References must be provided using the APA conventions (6th ed.)

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Section A Land Registry Website (http://www.landregistry.gov.uk)
This website gives access to large downloadable datasets about the most recent house purchases. There are always concerns about data protection, privacy, cost of data, and licencing arrangements.
A1 You have to advise a Senior Manager about future use of this website. From the Public Data Area, identify five points about the meaning of OGL in this context and explain (in about 75-100 words) what the licence means in terms of the above concerns.
NOTE : DO NOT COPY AND PASTE DIRECTLY FROM THE WEBSITE FOR YOUR ANSWER. YOU WILL GET NO MARKS.
A2 Price Paid Data is residential property price data for all the residential property sales in England and Wales that are lodged with us for registration in that month. The following information is available for each property :
• the full address, the price paid, the date of transfer, the property type etc.
Under the Data tab, go to the Data download area and find the ‘Price Paid Data’ for the Current month. This can be downloaded in csv format and in a machine readable format as linked data.
The files below include the transactions received at Land Registry in the period from the first to the last day of the previous month. The data is updated monthly and follows the House Price Index release calendar.
Three simple download options allow you to select the data that best meet your requirements.
Download the current month’s records in .csv format.
Type in titles for the columns A to O inclusive, as follows, and then delete the blank columns to make the data set ready for analysis:

B

Price (£)
D

Postcode
H

Number
J
Street
K
District
L

Town
N

County/City
Highlight the column (County/City) and then press the Filter button. ‘Untick’ the ‘Select All’ box. Then tick to see only the Lincolnshire records.
It will be best if you then copy the Lincolnshire records to a new worksheet in Excel and then use ‘Data/Data Analysis’ to analyse the prices in the current month by finding the :
2
• Histogram
• averages and
• measures of spread.
Consequently, report on all your findings in about 100-125 words.
A3 Generate tables of the five lowest and five highest prices in Lincolnshire. Ensure you also identify their postcodes and towns.
We publish the following attribution statement as we use or publish the price paid data:
Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2013.
If you publish the data you should include information about the nature of the data and any relevant dates for the period of time covered. For example:
This data covers the transactions received at Land Registry in the period [first working day of the month] to [last working day of the month]. © Crown copyright 2013.
If you have found an error with the data please contact Her Majesty’s Land Registry (HMLR).

(lincoln UK ) not USA

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