Think Culture

Answer in 150 words

• What effect do you think culture has on the development of a strategic plan?

• Answer in 150 words

   

• What are some of the limitations of a SWOTT analysis?

External Matrix

Answer in 150 words

• What is an EFE matrix?

Question 1: The Painting of Modern Life

The late nineteenth century is often cited as a critical point in the development of a “modern” art. Impressionists and Post-Impressionists turned to the contemporary world as primary subject matter, and depicted elements of that world using an innovative style.

Carefully examine the following paintings:

• Monet, Rouen Cathedral: The Portal (In Sun), 1894
• Manet, Bar at the Folies-Bergère, 1881-82
• Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, c. 1884-86

In 3 well-developed paragraphs, address the following questions:

1. How is the subject of each painting representative of Impressionism or Post-Impressionism?
2. How are the style and visual characteristics of each painting representative of Impressionism or Post-Impressionism? Be sure to discuss specific elements such as brushwork/application of paint, use of color and light, and composition, in your response.
3. Describe the specific ways that each painting shows tension between its inherent two-dimensionality and any illusion of three-dimensionality created by the artist.

Question 2:

Modern and Contemporary Art may seem alien to many people— seemingly without content, message, or purpose. But it can be argued that Modern and Contemporary Art visually reflect the complex and abstract ideas that we experience every day. Although not for everyone, art of the 20th and 21st centuries is often a key part of the collection in many art museums. As you consider the wide range of modern and contemporary art types that we studied this week, think of yourself actually visiting a modern art museum. In 2 well-developed paragraphs discuss:

1. While you are visiting, what type of Modern or Contemporary art will you most want to see and why? Be sure to name the specific style (e.g., Analytic Cubism, Pop Art, Abstract Expressionism)
2. What type will you put last on your list of “things to look for?”
3. Why do you feel that way?

Be sure to explain your ideas clearly and support them by discussing specific works of art that you have read about this week, talking about how they illustrate and support your ideas. Include the images of these specific works of art in your response.

Products Assignment

 Event Market for:

Price for hamburgers has risen; demand for hot dogs is rising. (Hot Dog Buns)

The President of the United States has released a statement that unemployment is falling, there is a rise in output in the Country, and manufacturing activity is rising

(Popular Vacation Spots)

The Chinese government has decided to subsidize its domestic automobile industry with stimulus money. (Automobiles in China) 

Manufacturers who use petroleum as an input see prices of crude rising. 

(Manufactured goods that use plastic as an input)

Using the table, for each line item, write a paragraph describing how the market for each specific product will be affected by the associated event. Describe which curve will shift (demand or supply or both), what effect it will have on price (rise or fall in price), and what will happen to quantity (rise or fall in quantity). Each line item requires a paragraph.

Discussion

1.How do microbes affect your life daily in a positive or negative way?

2.How would you explain what a protozoan is to a 5 year old child?  Would this stragegy work with an adult?  Why or why not?

Science Observation/Analysis

Conduct your observations over one species in a natural habitat for two hours. Note: this does not include a nature video, your home, people at the beach, classmates or relatives, or domesticated animals.

Your observation is only over 1 species and not multiple species and it should be on wild species found in a natural habitat. For example, if you are observing egrets, that’s all you’re observing. You don’t also observe alligators, herons, ibises, etc.

The following are approved locations for observation:

• Beach
• Nature park: state or county
• Pond, lake or river
• Local zoo
• Local aquarium

While observing, record your observations using the following guidelines:

• Record your observations electronically in a Microsoft Word document, or transfer your written notes to a Microsoft Word document following your observations. You will be submitting your observations in a Dropbox folder here in the online course (see below). All observations will be checked for originality / duplication among the group.
• Start each observation with a time, date and weather conditions
• Record the time at 10 minute intervals throughout the observation for a total of 2 hours.
• Record simply what is going on in the area during your time there. Was there one individual or many of the same species? Was the species you are observing interacting with other organisms? If so, was it another organism of the same or different species? Was the species you are observing sleeping, eating, etc. Do not make any judgments in the observation.
• Include at least 5 pictures taken on site of the observation and the species you are observing.

2. Plan your observation schedule. Your schedule may consist of two single-hour observations, or one 2 hour observation. Make sure to note time, date and weather conditions regardless of schedule.

3. Read the following resources to learn about systematic observations:

• "What is Naturalistic Observation?" article by Kendry Cherry
• "Systematic Observation" article by B. Sommer
• "Outdoor Action Guide to Nature Observation & Stalking" article by Rick Curtis
• Sample observations blog by the Montana Natural History Center
• Observation Examples

4. When finished observing, ensure that your recorded observations are in a Microsoft Word (.docx or .doc) or Rich Text File (.rtf) formatted file, and submit the file to the My Science Experiment dropbox folder.

PART II

You will need to look at the observations you have made, and try and draw conclusions for what you have observed. Answer the following questions using a minimum word count of at least 500 wordstotal. Email your Professor if you have any questions.

1. Did the species stay or leave the area in your time frame?
2. If the species left, did it return? Why do you think it did this?
3. Was the species alone or in a group?
4. Did you see any patterns in how they grouped together?
5. Can you tell if they were a mixed group (males and females, adults and juveniles) or homogeneous?
6. What was the behavior of the species: sleeping, eating, playing, etc.
7. Where there any juveniles or babies around? If so, what was the behavior of the organism?
8. Once you find a pattern, discuss what you believe is the explanation, and support it with at least two sources of support. Note: this is not your opinion on their behavior, but the scientifically supported research discussing the species' behavior as documented by others.

Use APA style for your citations.

2. When finished observing, ensure that your recorded observations are in a Microsoft Word (.docx or .doc) or Rich Text File (.rtf) formatted file, and submit the file to the Analysis of My Science Experiment dropbox folder.

External

Answer in 150 words

What are the primary internal and external organizational considerations for the development of a strategic plan? Which consideration is the most important? Why? 

Cost And Quality

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Cost and Quality

As you can see in the chart above, though the United States has had the highest health care expenditure in the world, the health status of the entire population has lagged behind numerous developed countries. The Affordable Care Act is aimed at promoting quality of care along with cost reduction, but health care organizations wrestle with meeting all of the challenges.

Present to your classmates a quality improvement & cost saving project that you read about in a scholarly source, addressing the following eight key questions:

• What was the health care setting (hospital, clinic, nursing home, etc.)?
• What were the problems/issues leading to the change project?
• Who were the stakeholders involved in the project?
• What was the timeframe involved in the project?
• What were the financial resources allocated to the project?
• What were the results on quality improvement?
• What was the evidence on cost saving?
• Leatt and colleagues (1997) recommended nine approaches for successful cost cutting. Which approaches are demonstrated in your case?

 Your initial post should be at least 300 words. Support your response with a minimum of two scholarly sources.    
 

Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ posts. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts substantively in a minimum of 100 words by Day 7.  In your responses, compare and contrast the quality improvement project and cost saving project your classmates’ analyzed with your own.  Which do you think would be most successful and why?

Mutations

• Through research, find a single example of a beneficial or detrimental mutation
• 2. Go to the Mutations in Evolution discussion topic, and create a new thread of at least 250 words (excluding citations) containing the following information, using APA for citations and support:
  • Identify and describe to your classmates the example of mutation that has been detrimental or beneficial. The species can be any species- humans or otherwise.

 Mutations in Evolution discussion topic

Return to the discussion topic and reply to one of your classmates' posts who has not had a reply.

• The reply should be evident you read the post and have a thoughtful response.
• The reply should be at least five sentences total. Replies should not say "cool post", "good idea", etc., but answer the post based on the following criteria.
  1. Is the post detailed enough to describe the discussion topic?
  2. Does the post grab your interest? Why/not?
  3. If applicable, is the post supported with proper scientific sources and citations?
• Comments will be taken into consideration for grading purposes.