A simulated disaster and comprehensive recovery test may involve many of an organization’s key personnel for several days: is this a reasonable burden to place on a busy, competitive company? How would you argue against the inevitable tendency to shortcut the procedure? 

Using the research article selected for DQ 1, identify three key questions you will ask and answer when reading the research study and why these questions are important. When responding to peers, provide other questions and answers that could be considered in relation to the peers’ studies.

Evaluate the internal processes or strategies within an organization in which you are involved, such as your workplace, school, church, or community group, in order to identify a problem that provides an opportunity for innovation. Then, determine an innovative solution for addressing that problem. Examples of potential solutions are entering a new market, implementing a new practice or process, or even changing management structures. The ultimate goal of your solution should be to increase the diffusion of innovation within the organization and contribute to a culture that appreciates innovation as a key to competitive advantage and organizational success.

Though your final paper will not be due until the end of the course, you should identify your problem and generate potential solutions early on. Begin drafting your implementation plan in stages as you work through the course topics. As with your CLC project, you should research and select a model for evaluating both the feasibility of your idea and the implementation plan.

Describe the problem your innovation targets. What is the scope of the problem and which stakeholders, both within the organization and without, does it impact?

Describe your innovation and explain how it addresses the problem. How will it meet the needs of the organization and all stakeholders involved?

How does the innovation contribute to the organization’s competitive advantage?

Develop an implementation plan for effectively diffusing the innovation within the organization. Make sure the plan addresses potential resistance and obstacles, including people and processes.

Identify an appropriate method that could be used for measuring the impact of the innovation on the organization. Explain why you think this is a relevant measure.

Finally, assume your innovation is adopted by the organization. Make recommendations for additional improvements within in this organization (in processes, practices, structures, etc.) that could create and sustain momentum for innovation.

Include at least eight in-text citations from at least five secondary resources from your research

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Only Word documents can be submitted to LopesWrite.

Use our lessons in week five as a guide for answering these questions. Please make sure that you answer each question with at least one paragraph. I am curious to see what you discover for question one. Remember, you cannot use any of the tricksters from our lessons for question 1 only (Itkomi, Coyote, Anansi, Loki, Monkey, Tom Sawyer, The Joker, Ferris Beuhler)

1. Find and describe a trickster. You must find and describe a trickster from either modern, tribal or ancient cultures. This trickster cannot be any of the ones we have covered in class and in our readings
2. Focus on one story – Choose one story from our readings (or viewings) on tricksters in section #3. Describe the trickster and the culture in which he/she is from. What trickster tactics does this character use to survive, outwit and steal from another character?

PAPER 1

As you learned in this week’s lecture, academic writing can be thought of as a conversation. (Remember Burke’s metaphor of the parlor?) After reading the assigned articles from Ch. 14, how would you describe the conversation of ideas these articles are a part of? What is the subject of this “parlor”? If you were to make a contribution to this conversation, what you say?  In other words, why are all of these articles grouped together in one section of our text?  What do they have in common?  

Should be at least 250 words, and should include in-text citations for any quoted or paraphrased material.
For all references, use an appropriate form of documentation (MLA, APA, or another standard academic style discussed in Easy Writer.)  

Initial post will be due Thursday, 20 June by Noon 12PM. 

PAPER 2

Your essay should include those elements of summary that Greene and Lidinsky recommend:

the context (why the article was written) of the article

a clear statement of what you feel to be the main purpose of the article

a description of the key points made in the article

1-2 relevant examples (direct quotations or paraphrases) from the article

As no summary is neutral, you must weave an analytical thread throughout your summary that suggests to the reader your judgment of the value of the article. You might consider including:

examine how well the article appeals to its intended audience

evaluate the author’s use of evidence

identify the author’s purpose or motivation for writing

point out the gaps and flaws in the article’s argument (if any) 

Do not attempt to summarize every last detail of the article. Instead, focus on the main ideas of the article and your analysis of the how well the article supports its points.

Because an analysis is your perspective, it is appropriate to use “I” in this essay. However, do use “I” sparingly — your focus should be on analyzing the article, not on simply stating your own beliefs.

Guidelines:

Length/Due Date: approximately 750 words, due Sun. 23 June Noon 12PM.

Style/Format: This, as all essays in EN106, should be formatted in a standard scholarly format. (Most students follow APA guidelines, which are outlined in Easy Writer.) No matter what format you follow, be sure to do the following:

Use 12 point, Times New Roman font, double-spaced.

Use 1-inch margins top, bottom, and sides.

Although no cover page is needed, you should include your name, my name, the course number/title, and date at the upper left-hand corner of the manuscript.

References: Must quote or paraphrase the article you are analyzing. Each time you quote or para. the article, include in-text citations that follow APA style.

File format: Please submit your essay as a .doc or .docx file.

Works Cited/References: Create an appropriate bibliography, with one entry for the article you are analyzing. Use Easy Writer to learn how to format a end-of-text citation for a work in an anthology or selection in a book with an editor.

Titles: Include a descriptive title at the beginning of your essay that tips your readers off to your central message. Do not format your title with quotation marks, boldface, underlining or italics. Quotation marks or underlining are only appropriate if the title borrows words from another source.

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Assignment Content

1. Create a timeline using an online resource (e.g., Office Timeline, MyHistro, OurStory, Timeline JS) to display how education has evolved throughout your lifetime. 
   • Include a minimum of eight entries. At least six of those entries must describe important government mandates that have made major contributions to the field of education. Include examples of federal and state mandates.
   • All entries on your timeline must be supported by an explanation and proper citation. 
   • Write a 350- to 525-word summary on the following topics: 
   • The current organizational structure of the American educational system
   • How the events described on your timeline influenced your decision to become a teacher
   • What you hope to contribute to the field of education 
   • Include APA-formatted in-text citations and a reference page.