Forced Distribution Methods—Pros and Cons   Forced distribution methods require that a predetermined percentage of employees be placed into particular performance categories. These methods of performance appraisal are increasingly being used by large corporations, such as Ford and Microsoft. Post a substantive response of at least 200 words to the Discussion question. Using the course concepts, answer the following questions: What […]

  Students, please view the “Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment” video in the Student Center. Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center. Assignment 1: Microsoft Office Due Week 3 and worth 60 points Note: Students may submit Assignment 1: Microsoft Office up to the end of Week 3. This extension is designed to allow for any issues students may have downloading, […]

You will be writing a paper about one of these scenarios. 1.You are expecting your first baby and are thinking about sleeping arrangements. You have heard of the concept of “the family bed” and are considering having the baby sleep with you and your spouse. 2.You are expecting your first child and are interested in breastfeeding your baby. You would also like to return to […]

Leisure Interviews – 100 points The purpose of this assignment is for students to demonstrate an understanding of the correlation of leisure involvement to overall personal health and lifelong learning and satisfaction across multiple age groups/levels. Students will conduct 4 separate personal interviews that will span four generations: Interview 1 ~ 70 or older Interview 2 ~ 50 to 69 y.o. Interview 3 ~ 30 […]

Please start your reflection paper with a broad introduction of the topics that were studied in the textbook as well as articles, and how these relate to each other and to your goals as a future leader.  From the textbook readings and exercises, please identify three major insights that you gained from completing the “Do it” exercises, including one from each chapter.  Please identify the […]

Week 4 Discussion 1 Formative and Summative Assessments: Discussion Question?   1.      Help Ingrid to understand how the district’s CFA can assist her instruction effort? Give her currant second-quarter goal. Offer one suggestion for and appropriate formative assessment strategies on language and in math?  1a. I think that Ingrid should make sure she is teaching exactly what the CFA’s  are on a daily […]

B. TERM PAPER (15%)  1. Select a topic of interest regarding the study of learning and find at least 6 academic journal articles on the topic. To do so, go to the SMU library or SMU library website to find out about online academic search engines, which allow you to research a topic for academic, peer-reviewed journal articles.  2. Combine the information from the articles […]

Submit an Executive Memo addressed to the CIO and the board of directors. Last week, the CIO reviewed your presentation and has decided to move forward with your recommendations for improvements.  However, the CIO has asked for more information on how the database improvements will take place. In the memo, discuss the possibility of creating a conceptual database design. Identify the benefits a conceptual database […]

Using the data set supplied in StatCrunch, provide the following for the variable(s) of your choice: Frequency distribution of a variable and bar graph of the same variable Descriptives of a continuous variable: mean, median, skewness, kurtosis, standard deviation and graph of that variable Cross tabulation of two variables Comparison of the effect of three or more groups (single variable) on a single continuous variable Scatterplot […]

If general pea plants with the genotype TTYy are crossed with pea plants with the genotype Ttyy, what percentage off…