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The foundations of the Psychology of Work and Organizations present a huge range of evidence about people’s behaviour and performance at work. Theories and models of individual differences, attitudes and emotions at work, social influences, and motivation all help us to better understand why people “do the things they do” at work.

In this essay, you are asked to think about the extent to which individual differences influence behaviour at work.

Now, you might argue that individual differences are the main driver of behaviour at work.

Conversely, you might argue that there are much more important factors, such as social context, job design and so forth.

There is no right answer. What I want to see in your essay is how you argue your case with evidence. That evidence should come from research, theory, and practical reflection.

The assignment is designed to tap into the essence of Work and Organizational Psychology: strong academic evidence, applied practically.

Your essay should therefore include two distinct sections:

Section 1. Your academic arguments (approx. 2000-2200 words).

This section should review relevant theory and research concisely and critically and arrive at a conclusion about the extent to which individual differences influence behaviour at work.

You can use whichever models and theories you like from the foundations section of the module (Chapters 2-5 in Woods and West), provided they are relevant to your answer. And you’ll gain extra marks for wider reading and critical analysis of evidence.

Section 2. Your practical reflections of work (800-1000 words).

As part of the assignment, you will fill out some questionnaires about your personality traits and learning styles, and receive some feedback reports.

In this section of the assignment, you should review the feedback reports, and reflect on if, how, and in what ways they help you to understand your own experiences of work. Are you able to see your personality traits or learning styles expressed in your behaviour? Is this the whole picture, or are there other factors: social context, your job tasks, the team you work in?

Importantly, does your reflection support your conclusion from Section 1 (your academic arguments)?

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This is an essay for a Social/Cultural Anthropology topic. ( This is not a sociology topic. It is an anthropology topic and so the focus of this paper should be social/cultural anthropology).

The topic is: Well-known academics such as Jared Diamond, Stephen Pinker and Napoleon Chagnon have argued that warfare has played a key role in human evolution and has literally become a part of our nature as a species, while others, such as Margaret Mead, suggest that warfare emerges in particular social and cultural contexts, and is characteristic of some societies and not others. Utilizing data primarily from the field of social-cultural anthropology* (rather than biological, linguistic, or archaeological data), make an argument that war is either inherently natural and universal, or created in particular social-cultural contexts. You must use the required readings shown below. It is mandatory to use these readings. If you are having trouble opening these readings, let me know so that i can attach a pdf of these readings. Along with these readings, you must use another scholarly reference. You need to use the required refereed reading(s) (not the "popular," non-refereed reading) given with each topic, and at least ONE other scholarly source that you select yourself ("additional source"). The additional source must be a refereed (peer-reviewed) journal article, i.e. not a book. It may not be a website, unless the website is an exact online copy of a refereed publication. After reading these required readings and the additional reference, you must start the essay. The side that i have taken is that warfare is not innate and instead created in particular social cultural contexts.

I have an essay proposal for this topic however i’ve received a poor mark on it. Fix the errors mentioned on my proposal form by my professor to make this an A grade paper. my school is considered the "Harvard of Canada" so please write a high quality paper.

Required Readings ( these are not the refereed readings so you must find a peer reviewed Social/Cultural Anthropology journal article to use as reference for the essay. The links below are only material you must read to get an understanding of this topic. Please do not avoid reading these articles. it is crucial for this paper.)

Required Readings � Refereed Journal Articles:
Chagnon, Napoleon. A. (1988). Life histories, blood revenge, and warfare in a tribal population. Science, 239(4843), 985-992.
Mead, Margaret. (1940). Warfare is only an invention�not a biological necessity.Asia, 40(8), 402-405. Available online at:https://astro.temple.edu/~dmg33/Mosaic_II_fall_files/Mead.pdf
Required Readings � Popular Articles:
Corry, Stephen, Jan. 30, 2013. Savaging Primitives: Why Jared Diamond�s �The World Until Yesterday� Is Completely Wrong
Culotta, E. (2013). Latest Skirmish Over Ancestral Violence Strikes Blow for Peace. Science, 341(6143), 224-224.
Horgan, John. July 18, 2013. New Study of Foragers Undermines Claim That War Has Deep Evolutionary Roots

Details on the Essay Format:
1)Length
� 1,500 words maximum (or about 6 double-spaced pages) excluding the Reference List.� Go by word count, not page count and do word counts as you write (most word processors do this.)
� Over 1,500 words may result in a grade penalty for me.

2)Required Page Elements
� Don’t make a separate title page.
� Top of first page: List your name (given name, then family name), student number, title of the essay and the date you actually submit the paper.
� Use 12-point Times, Times New Roman or Arial typeface with at least 2.5cm margins all around.
� Double-space throughout.
� Number the pages.
3) Filename Format
Save your essay in the following format:
� Phase Two (draft): lastname.firstname.phase2.doc or lastname.firstname.phase2.docx
� Phase Three (final): lastname.firstname.phase3.doc or lastname.firstname.phase3.docx

4) No Illustrations
Do not use any illustrations: no photos, maps, diagrams, maps, or tables.
No Footnotes or Endnotes
Do not use any footnotes or endnotes.
No Quotations
Do not use any quotations. The exception is when you are commenting in your paper on an author’s wording of a text passage. In that case you may use a quote. Any unauthorized use of a quotation will result in an automatic, non-negotiable deduction of 10% of my total essay mark .
Paraphrasing
In many cases, paraphrasing is plagiarism, and should be carefully avoided. Never copy any part of a text into your paper, even if you then put your own words around or in the copied patch. On our web page onplagiarism [read it!] we call this "disguised copying," and it is the most common type of plagiarism. It is no excuse if you follow your "disguised-copied" text with a reference to where you copied it from.

The reference style for this paper is the AAA style.
Instructions on how to format using the AAA style is on this website:

Here is some advice my school has given regarding writing this paper. Please read this and try to follow this.
Read carefully and critically
The skill of reading critically must be learned — no one is born with it! Your ability to read academic papers efficiently will improve greatly during your university studies. It is worth your while to read this advice on reading and researching.
Show a creative, original attitude to the topic
The word "essay" is related to the verb essayer in French, meaning "to try." In an essay you try out a number of ideas and decide which ones best cover your topic. The aim of the essays in ANT100Y is to come up with your own perspective on the given topic, not just repeat the standard notions about it. The most worthwhile papers are often ones where students examine critically their own ideas.
Being critical in this sense does not mean being negative. It means not taking things to be self-evident, but instead to examine the assumptions and reasoning behind them. In particular, be critical of extremely common and popular opinions (you may hold on to them, but do examine them). Examples: Pre-industrial people led harder lives than ours; Racial distinctions are based on physical realities; Highly literate cultures are more advanced than cultures without writing; Western representations of the Muslim world are excuses for imperialism.
(See the advice file Critical Reading for Critical Writing.)
Take a position
An essay doesn�t just repeat information or other people’s opinions; it takes a stand on issues and controversies. A good university essay needs to map out a fairly complex position and then explain and defend it. You will probably summarize your position in the introductory paragraph of your essay. You may want to restate it in different words in your concluding paragraph.
(See also the advice file Using Thesis Statements.)
Revise, revise, then revise again
As you read and think more, be ready to revise and clarify your work. Your work will require you to refine your position�often changing it radically from your starting point. Never, ever submit your first draft. The Essay (advanced draft) as opposed to the Essay Revised assignment) is a draft, but NOT your first draft!
Consider using more than the required number of sources
Besides avoiding any hint of plagiarism, essays that weave in a rich texture of references to other scholarly authors show that they are based on careful and critical reading. Notice how the scholarly sources you read integrate multiple references to others’ work as a way of signalling that they know what else has been said about their topic, and are now adding to the store of knowledge.
Never add sources just for the sake of increasing their number. This will not gain you marks, but rather may lose you some because it could make your essay less focused. If, however, you are using a greater number of sources that are clearly relevant to the topic and your take on it then do so: it will improve your work and might make the difference between a B and an A.
Minimize jargon
The more you read good academic writing, the more you will be able to reproduce its style in your own work. But do not force it: until you are comfortable with academic jargon and clear on what all your terms mean, it’s better to stay away from it. Even once you master it, use jargon only when you cannot express things just as clearly and precisely without it.
Avoid metaphors like "society says," or "the media make us" if possible, and ask instead who in society or the media says or does what to whom. This will help you ask more interesting questions and give more thorough answers.
Cut out the junk
One of the commonest, but worst, mistakes is to increase the length of your essay, thinking that this will give you a better mark. It’s probably better to come in under the limit than to pad your work with careless, possibly meaningless, writing. Take the time to think and research more if you have to. Then shorten rather than lengthen your essay. If anything can be said more briefly without losing substance then do so. Asked about the secret of good writing, Ernest Hemingway said, "Cut out the junk."

Basically the argument of this paper should be that warfare is an invention. Warfare is just circumstantial which is usually caused by environmental stress and conflict, etc. But remember violence doesn’t mean warfare. Violence is like human squabbling ( kids hitting each other) Violence is not our focus, it is WARFARE.

I may have missed a few details. I may have been unclear about certain parts of this essay. If any questions or doubts, feel free to contact me. Make sure the peer reviewed source is reliable and strong. make sure it is a social/cultural anthropology paper. I will attach document of my essay proposal and my Ta’s comments on that. Do no rely completely on my essay proposal as i received a poor grade. Rely on the tips provided by my TA.
This must be an A grade worthy paper.

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This is an essay for a Social/Cultural Anthropology topic. ( This is not a sociology topic. It is an anthropology topic and so the focus of this paper should be social/cultural anthropology).

The topic is: Well-known academics such as Jared Diamond, Stephen Pinker and Napoleon Chagnon have argued that warfare has played a key role in human evolution and has literally become a part of our nature as a species, while others, such as Margaret Mead, suggest that warfare emerges in particular social and cultural contexts, and is characteristic of some societies and not others. Utilizing data primarily from the field of social-cultural anthropology* (rather than biological, linguistic, or archaeological data), make an argument that war is either inherently natural and universal, or created in particular social-cultural contexts. You must use the required readings shown below. It is mandatory to use these readings. If you are having trouble opening these readings, let me know so that i can attach a pdf of these readings. Along with these readings, you must use another scholarly reference. You need to use the required refereed reading(s) (not the "popular," non-refereed reading) given with each topic, and at least ONE other scholarly source that you select yourself ("additional source"). The additional source must be a refereed (peer-reviewed) journal article, i.e. not a book. It may not be a website, unless the website is an exact online copy of a refereed publication. After reading these required readings and the additional reference, you must start the essay. The side that i have taken is that warfare is not innate and instead created in particular social cultural contexts.

I have an essay proposal for this topic however i’ve received a poor mark on it. Fix the errors mentioned on my proposal form by my professor to make this an A grade paper. my school is considered the "Harvard of Canada" so please write a high quality paper.

Required Readings ( these are not the refereed readings so you must find a peer reviewed Social/Cultural Anthropology journal article to use as reference for the essay. The links below are only material you must read to get an understanding of this topic. Please do not avoid reading these articles. it is crucial for this paper.)

Required Readings � Refereed Journal Articles:
Chagnon, Napoleon. A. (1988). Life histories, blood revenge, and warfare in a tribal population. Science, 239(4843), 985-992.
Mead, Margaret. (1940). Warfare is only an invention�not a biological necessity.Asia, 40(8), 402-405. Available online at:https://astro.temple.edu/~dmg33/Mosaic_II_fall_files/Mead.pdf
Required Readings � Popular Articles:
Corry, Stephen, Jan. 30, 2013. Savaging Primitives: Why Jared Diamond�s �The World Until Yesterday� Is Completely Wrong
Culotta, E. (2013). Latest Skirmish Over Ancestral Violence Strikes Blow for Peace. Science, 341(6143), 224-224.
Horgan, John. July 18, 2013. New Study of Foragers Undermines Claim That War Has Deep Evolutionary Roots

Details on the Essay Format:
1)Length
� 1,500 words maximum (or about 6 double-spaced pages) excluding the Reference List.� Go by word count, not page count and do word counts as you write (most word processors do this.)
� Over 1,500 words may result in a grade penalty for me.

2)Required Page Elements
� Don’t make a separate title page.
� Top of first page: List your name (given name, then family name), student number, title of the essay and the date you actually submit the paper.
� Use 12-point Times, Times New Roman or Arial typeface with at least 2.5cm margins all around.
� Double-space throughout.
� Number the pages.
3) Filename Format
Save your essay in the following format:
� Phase Two (draft): lastname.firstname.phase2.doc or lastname.firstname.phase2.docx
� Phase Three (final): lastname.firstname.phase3.doc or lastname.firstname.phase3.docx

4) No Illustrations
Do not use any illustrations: no photos, maps, diagrams, maps, or tables.
No Footnotes or Endnotes
Do not use any footnotes or endnotes.
No Quotations
Do not use any quotations. The exception is when you are commenting in your paper on an author’s wording of a text passage. In that case you may use a quote. Any unauthorized use of a quotation will result in an automatic, non-negotiable deduction of 10% of my total essay mark .
Paraphrasing
In many cases, paraphrasing is plagiarism, and should be carefully avoided. Never copy any part of a text into your paper, even if you then put your own words around or in the copied patch. On our web page onplagiarism [read it!] we call this "disguised copying," and it is the most common type of plagiarism. It is no excuse if you follow your "disguised-copied" text with a reference to where you copied it from.

The reference style for this paper is the AAA style.
Instructions on how to format using the AAA style is on this website:

Here is some advice my school has given regarding writing this paper. Please read this and try to follow this.
Read carefully and critically
The skill of reading critically must be learned — no one is born with it! Your ability to read academic papers efficiently will improve greatly during your university studies. It is worth your while to read this advice on reading and researching.
Show a creative, original attitude to the topic
The word "essay" is related to the verb essayer in French, meaning "to try." In an essay you try out a number of ideas and decide which ones best cover your topic. The aim of the essays in ANT100Y is to come up with your own perspective on the given topic, not just repeat the standard notions about it. The most worthwhile papers are often ones where students examine critically their own ideas.
Being critical in this sense does not mean being negative. It means not taking things to be self-evident, but instead to examine the assumptions and reasoning behind them. In particular, be critical of extremely common and popular opinions (you may hold on to them, but do examine them). Examples: Pre-industrial people led harder lives than ours; Racial distinctions are based on physical realities; Highly literate cultures are more advanced than cultures without writing; Western representations of the Muslim world are excuses for imperialism.
(See the advice file Critical Reading for Critical Writing.)
Take a position
An essay doesn�t just repeat information or other people’s opinions; it takes a stand on issues and controversies. A good university essay needs to map out a fairly complex position and then explain and defend it. You will probably summarize your position in the introductory paragraph of your essay. You may want to restate it in different words in your concluding paragraph.
(See also the advice file Using Thesis Statements.)
Revise, revise, then revise again
As you read and think more, be ready to revise and clarify your work. Your work will require you to refine your position�often changing it radically from your starting point. Never, ever submit your first draft. The Essay (advanced draft) as opposed to the Essay Revised assignment) is a draft, but NOT your first draft!
Consider using more than the required number of sources
Besides avoiding any hint of plagiarism, essays that weave in a rich texture of references to other scholarly authors show that they are based on careful and critical reading. Notice how the scholarly sources you read integrate multiple references to others’ work as a way of signalling that they know what else has been said about their topic, and are now adding to the store of knowledge.
Never add sources just for the sake of increasing their number. This will not gain you marks, but rather may lose you some because it could make your essay less focused. If, however, you are using a greater number of sources that are clearly relevant to the topic and your take on it then do so: it will improve your work and might make the difference between a B and an A.
Minimize jargon
The more you read good academic writing, the more you will be able to reproduce its style in your own work. But do not force it: until you are comfortable with academic jargon and clear on what all your terms mean, it’s better to stay away from it. Even once you master it, use jargon only when you cannot express things just as clearly and precisely without it.
Avoid metaphors like "society says," or "the media make us" if possible, and ask instead who in society or the media says or does what to whom. This will help you ask more interesting questions and give more thorough answers.
Cut out the junk
One of the commonest, but worst, mistakes is to increase the length of your essay, thinking that this will give you a better mark. It’s probably better to come in under the limit than to pad your work with careless, possibly meaningless, writing. Take the time to think and research more if you have to. Then shorten rather than lengthen your essay. If anything can be said more briefly without losing substance then do so. Asked about the secret of good writing, Ernest Hemingway said, "Cut out the junk."

Basically the argument of this paper should be that warfare is an invention. Warfare is just circumstantial which is usually caused by environmental stress and conflict, etc. But remember violence doesn’t mean warfare. Violence is like human squabbling ( kids hitting each other) Violence is not our focus, it is WARFARE.

I may have missed a few details. I may have been unclear about certain parts of this essay. If any questions or doubts, feel free to contact me. Make sure the peer reviewed source is reliable and strong. make sure it is a social/cultural anthropology paper. I will attach document of my essay proposal and my Ta’s comments on that. Do no rely completely on my essay proposal as i received a poor grade. Rely on the tips provided by my TA.
This must be an A grade worthy paper.

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The Heroes in Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight are obvious examples of what their respective societies valued in a hero. However, these heroes interact with many other characters during their journeys, and the characters they interact with also give many messages to the readers. For your paper, you must describe how two villains (one in each piece) represent the values or fears in their societies. Be sure to support your claims with examples from the text.

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Suggested bibliography:
– Peter Geyl, "Napoleon: for and Against"
– Jean Tulard, "Napoleon: The Myth of the Saviour"
– Felix Markham, "Napoleon"

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Justice in Society
• Review the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entries "Justice as a Virtue" and "Distributive Justice." Pay particular attention to the history of justice and its connection to rationalism and distribution in society.
• Reflect on recent events in the news chronicling issues dealing with or related to justice in that they pose a potential threat to justice.
• Select a specific example of a societal issue that you are aware of from your own experience or from the media that represents a threat to justice.
• Think about what factors you would consider when determining how to address the threat to justice presented in the issue you selected.
A brief description of the societal issue you selected. Then explain how and why the issue represents a threat to justice, using information you have learned about the concept of justice and how threats to justice are manifested in society. Finally, describe the factors you would consider when determining how to address the threat to justice.

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Write reflective essays (500 words each) that maps students learning progress. You need to identify factors, notions and concepts that you have learnt, then critically analyse what you have learnt and explain how it has changed your thoughts of International Entrepreneurship, in particular small businesses. You need to select from the following topics developed in class and listed below:

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Kindly allocate this assignment to a writer whom is comfortable in this field and this is a Post Graduate paper.

I study Safety Health and Environmental Management in the UK and I was given the task to discuss two points outlined in the attached assignment brief.

This composes from 3 given paragraphs from the "Reducing Risk, Protecting People" document which will be both attached as a full document, and as excerpts included in the brief of said paragraphs.

Please follow the attached assignment brief exactly to avoid returning the assignment for adjustment.

Follow the two questions discussion points deeply, while taking attention to covering all the points both the questions are asking.

Essentially this is a written debate where you are using your skill at reasoning, backed up by carefully selected evidence to make a case for and against an argument, or point out the advantages and disadvantages of a given context. Remember to arrive at a conclusion.

It is preferable to use UK sources primarily, and EU sources if needed, but please keep it modern, and refer to the HSE document I will upload.

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Please read the description of the Little’s law simulation on http://archive.ite.journal.informs.org/Vol7No1/DobsonShumsky/little.php
and try to answer the posed questions, after running the simulation. I’d need a brief (one – two para) legible submission from you in class next Thursday:

A series of stick-figures enter a room and stay in the room for a random length of time. While in the room, the stick figures wander and complete whimsical ‘tasks’ (some break apart and re-assemble, some spin, some Psy-dance, and some drink coffee).

You control the mean and CVs (coeff. of variation = normalized measure of dispersion of a prob distb. = std. deviation/mean) of the inter-arrival times and the time-of-stay.

As the stick figures leave, they turn green and a counter that indicates their total time in the room is frozen. The simulation plots running averages of three quantities: (i) the actual ‘inventory’ of people in the room (I), (ii) the product of the actual rate of arrivals (flow rate = R), and the actual time spent in the room (T), and (iii) the expected value of these quantities according to Little’s Law, calculated from the mean values chosen by you.
Little’s Law (Little, 1961) states that for a stable system,
Average inventory (I) = Average throughput(R or flow rate) * Average time in system (T or flow time).

1) Why do you see a difference between the inventory computed in ‘i’, ‘ii’ and ‘iii’, respectively ?

2) Can Little’s law be wrong? Why or why not?

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Learning Gap Fractions in Orange County Public School District. Orlando, FL. Elementary School. State test is FCAT Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test

Assignment: Write a brief description of the learning or performance gap you identified, and explain your hypothesis. Then, state your position on the role of standardized test data in researching the gap you identified and the role of standardized test data with regard to curriculum. Finally, propose other kinds of data you might collect instead of (or in addition to) standardized test data to help you close the student learning or performance gap. Be sure to cite information from the course resources or other relevant scholarly resources as well to support your thinking.

Think about before writing the assignment:
In your role as a leader of curriculum development, you will gather and analyze data to inform the decisions you make regarding curriculum, standards, instruction, and assessment. It is critical, then, that you are aware of the range of data available to you and that you understand what factors may be influencing student learning and performance. In this week’s Discussion, you will identify an area of need and explore potential sources of data to help you develop a hypothesis about gaps in student learning or performance.

Begin by reflecting on this week’s Learning Resources and what you have learned about the evaluation process. Next, think about your current setting and identify an area in which students are not learning or performing as expected. Analyze the gap you identified by answering the following questions:

Why is the gap happening? Think broadly about potential reasons, and articulate your hypothesis about what may be causing student learning or performance to fall below expectations.

Given your hypothesis, will standardized test data provide the information you need to close the learning and performance gap? What other kinds of data might you need to analyze and resolve the gap?

What is the role of standardized test data with regard to curriculum?

Resources:

Book Excerpt: Wiles, J. (2009). Leading curriculum development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Wiles, J. (2009). Leading curriculum development. (pp. 53-69, and 101-109). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications, Inc., via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Chapter 8, "Closing the Circle Through Evaluation"
Focus On: As you read, consider the general structure for evaluation described in the excerpt and how you will structure evaluation in your role as curriculum development leader. Think about the eight areas for study. How might you collect, organize, and analyze data for each of those areas in your current setting?

Book Excerpt: Mooney, N. J., & Mausbach, A. T. (2008). Align the design: A blueprint for school improvement. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Mooney, N., & Mausbach, A. (2008). Align the design. (pp. 42-78). Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development: Alexandria, VA. Reprinted by permission of Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Chapter 3, "Making Sense of the Data"
Chapter 4, "Providing Accountability for the Data"
Focus On: As you read, think about the kinds of data available to you in your current setting. What data will you need to collect in order to make decisions about curriculum? How will you make sense of these data? Think about the tools you will use to organize and analyze the data you collect. What resources (all types) are available to help you participate fully in the data analysis process?

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