Category: Writing

Please reply to this discussion post, only need 150 words or less
Ajdin Mehmedovic
Monday
May 13 at 9:03pm
Hello everyone,
Maintaining a work-life balance is essential for a company’s
success. Employees who feel valued and well-rested tend to work harder
and produce better output. However, there is still a debate on what
work-life balance means. Should it only include paid labor or factor in
family, community, and friendships? This question has been a research
topic for years, and many companies still struggle to find a good
balance, affecting employees’ overall well-being.
Heterosexual women are the most vulnerable group when it comes
to work-life balance. They often have to juggle work responsibilities,
caring for their children, and other household chores. Companies must
broaden their HR policies to address this issue and promote fairness and
diversity. For instance, companies should allow employees to take time
off for personal reasons, even if they don’t have paid time off (PTO) or
are not going on maternity leave. Although some may abuse this policy,
it will improve most employees’ mental health and performance.
Other countries, such as Australia, have implemented laws and
acts to improve work-life balance. For example, they allow part-time
work, time off for family and children, and the ability to negotiate
deadlines without consequences. The United States should also consider
implementing similar policies to make employees happier, healthier, and
more satisfied.
Electronics, such as smartphones and laptops, can also hinder
work-life balance. Employees often feel pressured to check their emails
and websites outside of work hours, affecting their mental well-being.
To address this issue, HR and management should enforce the rule that
work should only be done during work hours and that employees should
only be expected to answer the company’s needs and demands during work
hours.
To improve work-life balance, I recommend educating HR and
management on its importance and enforcing policies that promote it. I
would conduct research and present it to the team with a PowerPoint
presentation. On-going monitoring should include surveys,
questionnaires, and quarterly performance check-ins.
References
Conte, J. M., & Landy, F. J. (2018). Work in the 21st
Century: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology
(6th ed.). Wiley Global Education US. https://capella.vitalsource.com/books/9781119493440
Links to an external site.
Links to an external site.Warren,
T. (2021). Work-life balance and gig work: ‘Where are we now’ and ‘Where to next’ with the work-life balance agenda? Journal of Industrial
Relations, 63(4), 522-545. https://doi-org.library.capella.edu/10.1177/00221856211007161

Once you complete the module on renovation lending, here is your opportunity to see if you can “find a deal.” Search for a home on the market (use zillow, redfin, realtor.com, etc.) and search for a fixer upper. It is worth noting that redfin has a fixer upper filter.
Once you find a home, estimate how much it will cost to repair the home and/or determine how much it would be worth fixed up. Set a budget and list the renovations you would make to the home with the set budget. You can search for similarly sized renovated homes in the same zip code to determine the after repair value.
Make sure that you include: Cost to purchase the home, renovation budget and after repair value.

I need you to revive and check one of the essays that’s been done and do another essay. First essay that needs to be done
BOOK REVIEW ASSIGNMENT
Both books for this assignment, Mendez v. Westminster: School Desegregation and Mexican-American Rights and The Sleepy Lagoon Murder Case: Race Discrimination and Mexican-American Rights, deal with the place of Mexican immigrants and Mexican-Americans in American society, particularly in Southern California, in the 1940s. While much of Anglo society racialized those of Mexican descent, in the eyes of the law Mexicans and Mexican-Americans were classified as “white.”
This assignment asks you to reflect on the ways that those of Mexican descent were affected by this racialization and the ways in which they and their allies fought to attain equal status in society and particularly in the law, within the context of Southern California.
1) What marked Mexicans and Mexican-Americans as a separately defined group in the eyes of Anglos? In what ways did Mexicans/Mexican-Americans resist this separate definition? Did Mexicans/Mexican-Americans themselves seek to be seen as a separately defined group, and if so how, why, and to what ends? In responding to these questions, detail the circumstances (around the 1930s-40s and prior to this time) found in California (or Southern California) that affected how Anglos viewed Mexicans/Mexican-Americans, and how Mexicans/Mexican-Americans viewed themselves.
2) How was the law/legal system/criminal justice system used by some Anglos in California to treat Mexicans and Mexican-Americans as less than full members of society or as second-class citizens, particularly with regard to the case/time period detailed in your book? Who treated Mexicans and Mexican-Americans as less than? What appeared to motivate these people?
3) How were Mexicans and Mexican-Americans, and their allies from other groups, ultimately able to use the law/legal system/criminal justice system to gain equal rights, with regard to the case/time period detailed in your book? Who did they hire to represent them? What legal arguments/strategies did they use?
4) Were Anglos ultimately successful in using the law/legal system/criminal justice system to racialize Mexicans and Mexican-Americans and to treat them as less than full members of American and Californian society at the time? How did longer-term changes in law, society, and circumstances in Southern California impact the efforts of those of Mexican descent (U.S. citizens and non-citizens) to be treated as full members of American society?
Assignment Guidelines
1. Double spaced, one inch margins all around, 12 pt font. Put your name, date and e-mail address in the upper right corner (single-spaced). Number the pages.
2. Essay page limit is 8 pages of text. You may include a general introduction/conclusion but are not required to do so. Minimum page limit: 5 pages.
3. You must primarily use the Mendez or Sleepy Lagoon book, and secondarily other course material, for this assignment. Outside material can be used to supplement your essay, but it is unlikely that you will need it. Cite to all materials relied upon, including page number(s). Essays without citation to course material will not be accepted. Use parenthetical citations along with a Works Cites page, or footnotes. Cite to your chosen book by using the name of the author and the page number (for example, Weitz, 23). You should have at least one citation per paragraph unless the paragraph is a general introduction, conclusion, or purely your opinion. For outside sources, provide a full citation.
4. Number the response to each of the four questions. I’ll send the one that needs to be checked

The “Communication Process” video lectures this week cover a number of different models of the process by which advertising “works”–or in other words, how advertising affects consumers. These models include the Hierarchy of Effects model, the Social Consumer Decision Journey, the Cognitive Response Model, the Elaboration Likelihood Model, and the Fishbein Attitude Model.
This week I’m going to teach you how to develop an audience analysis and market segmentation with ChatGPT / Gemini. This should give you a great start to analyzing your audience. However, it may not include everything. Feel free to create your own prompts to dig deeper if necessary!WARNING: AI is a first step, not the end all solution. It is your responsibility to verify information and sources. You will need the PAID VERSION of ChatGPT for internet searches.
Prep the Chat:
First Step, pick a company that no longer exists
Initial Prompt: “I am working on a project for my advertising management class and were are conduction research for a brand that has lost significant market share or disappeared. The brand I am doing my project on is [BRAND]. I am going to ask you a series of questions to help me understand who the audience would be for a potential new [PRODUCT] by [BRAND] in 2024 (see new production description below) and create segmentation strategies to help develop the advertising campaign. Are you ready?
[REPLACE THIS TEXT WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT YOU WANT TO CREATE]
[BRAND] = Type Brand Name
[PRODUCT] = Product Name
[INDUSTRY] = Type Industry Name
Part 1: Product Selection and Initial Exploration
Prompt 1: “Provide a brief overview of [Industry] and current trends in the market in 2024. Search the internet to verify your information and provide a source.”
Prompt 2: “What are the main competitors of [BRAND / PRODUCT] in 2024 and what are their unique selling propositions? Search the internet to verify your information and provide a source. Structure your answer in bullet points. ”
Part 2: Understanding Market Segmentation
Prep the Chat:
Prompt 3: “Next we are going to discuss various market segmentation strategies. For our purposes we are only going to target the American market. Are you ready for my instructions?”
Prompt 4: “Identify potential demographic segments for [BRAND / PRODUCT]. Structure your answer in bullet points for each of these segments; age, gender, marital status, family size, income, education, race, occupation, nationality, and/or religion. Search the internet to verify your information and provide a source.”
Prompt 5: “What are some psychographic characteristics relevant to [BRAND / PRODUCT]? Structure your answer in bullet points for each of these segments; beliefs, values, lifestyle, social status, activities, interests and opinions. Search the internet to verify your information and provide a source.”
Prompt 6: “Suggest geographic market segments where [BRAND / PRODUCT] might be popular. Structure your answer in bullet points for the top 10 geographic areas. Search the internet to verify your information and provide a source.”
Prompt 7: “Describe behavioral segments that might be interested in [BRAND / PRODUCT]. Use this webpage to understand the primary types of behavioral segmentation Hierarchy of Effects model, the Social Consumer Decision Journey, the Cognitive Response Model, the Elaboration Likelihood Model, and the Fishbein Attitude Model. Search the internet to verify your information and provide a source.”
Prompt 8: “Based on your analysis, what market segment will be the best target to revive the [BRAND / PRODUCT]?”
Part 3: In-depth Audience Analysis
Prompt 9: “Analyze the needs and preferences of [identified segment] for [BRAND / PRODUCT]. Search the internet to verify your information and provide a source.”
Prompt 9: “What are the specific characteristics and purchasing behaviors of [identified segment]? Search the internet to verify your information and provide a source.”
Prompt 10: “How does [BRAND / PRODUCT] align with the values and lifestyle of [identified segment]? Search the internet to verify your information and provide a source.”
Part 4: Exploring the Marketing Mix
Prompt 11: “How can the product element of the 7 Ps be tailored to meet the needs of [identified segment]?”
Prompt 12: “Suggest pricing strategies for [BRAND / PRODUCT] that would appeal to [identified segment].”
Prompt 13: “Identify effective promotional channels and messages for [identified segment] regarding [BRAND / PRODUCT].”
Prompt 14: “Recommend distribution channels (place) suitable for reaching [identified segment] with [BRAND / PRODUCT].”
Prompt 15: “Discuss how people, processes, and physical evidence can be optimized for [BRAND/PRODUCT] to appeal to [CHOSEN SEGMENT].”
Assignment: 500-750 Words
Recap the major takeaways from the interaction with ChatGPT.
Evaluate and grade ChatGPT for how useful its responses were.
Share a link to your chat by clicking the arrow in the upper right corner.

Bogardus Social Distance Scale)
1. What is the definition of a Bogardus Social Distance Scale?
2. Create a Bogardus Social Distance Scale using
Let’s recap:
Create a key Statement, followed by 7 questions. Place a value on each             question of 1 to 7
Example: (This is just an Example of a scale) Chapter 3 is based on Discrimination)
Have a key statement, followed by seven questions with different scale
a series of questions that
captures a person’s feelings toward the member of a particular group.
values from 1 to 7 or more. Here, 1 means maximum intimacy or
acceptance, and 7 is minimum intimacy or acceptance.
 Statement 1: Select the option that best describes your feeling towards the climate change initiatives based on the following statements
  Statement 2: Select the option that best describes your feeling toward your team
  Statement 3: Select the option that best describes your feeling toward immigrants
 Statement 4: Select the option that best describes your feeling towards a member of the ruling governm

Read, review, and consider the elements of leadership vision that are presented in the paper attached to this discussion. Select at least two conditions of empowerment in Covey (p. 197, 2019) along with at least one element of leadership vision identified in Ndalamba et al. (2017) (See Attachment) to discuss the following: 1. Describe (in one paragraph) connections you identified between an element of leadership vision from Ndalamba et al. (2017) and conditions of empowerment in Covey (1991).
2. Identify and briefly discuss a current educational problem; share your vision for solving it; and describe the communication strategies you would use to garner support from your colleagues towards developing and fostering a shared vision.

Use only the resources provided for you the student resources for phonemic/phonological awareness. This includes the textbook, videos, articles, etc.   Do not use outside resources.  Points will be deducted if you do not follow the guidelines for use of resources.
***** The CORE textbook is the required textbook for this course.  Therefore it should be cited in the body/content of your essay and also listed in the Reference List.
2.  Format is always size 12 font, Times New Roman and Single-Space.  If the paper submitted does not follow the format, points will be deducted.
Citations Throughout the Document and List of Resources
Included below are the APA guidelines;  these guidelines must be followed; if not, points will be deducted accordingly,
For example:  Citations must be included within the paper;  when you are using an author’s information, it must be cited within the paper.  There are 5 sections to the paper; in each of the 5 parts citations must be noted.  (using APA format)
At the end of the paper you must include a thorough list of references, i. e., a minimum of 5 references in APA format.  This must include the CORE textbook, articles, videos, etc.  
For this assignment, it is helpful to complete all the required readings and viewing of all the videos in this module as these will provide the information and knowledge base, language, and vocabulary you need to use, to help you fully answer the questions. To maximize your ability to earn full points on this assignment, it is important you explain each response thoroughly by including details, explanations, and examples that support your reply. It is also necessary to include (in parenthesis embedded in your text) your references which are all provided to you inside this module.  Use any of the materials and resources provided in your module as you see needed.
Please answer questions A-E listed below.  Develop a 1.5 – 2  page, single-spaced essay that addresses the questions. Use the questions as guides to help your thinking and as a checkpoint to ensure you cover the items mentioned in the questions in your write up.
It is important you focus on developing your communication skills in writing. An essay approach to this assignment is best for this goal. When developing your essay, please adhere to the following:
Only use the resources available in this module and your course text to help you write your answers. 
Reference items in your write-up (APA style)
For information about APA writing please review this linkLinks to an external site. for guidelines in expository essay writing.
Questions
(1 ) What is phonemic awareness?  Define and explain  (2). What is phonological awareness? Define and explain.  Use your CORE book and resources in this module to write up a complete explanation.  Include all the components of phonemic and phonological awareness. Make sure to list the components separately and include a definition for each, a brief explanation for each, and any additional information for each of the components. 
How are oral language development and phonological awareness interrelated? (You may want to refer to what you learned in the previous module, Oral Language Development, and what you are learning in this module, Phonological Awareness, to help you compose your response to this question)
Discuss some activities in a classroom that would support/teach students phonemic/phonological awareness.  Name and explain two classroom strategies that would benefit students learning phonemic/phonological awareness.  
(1) What is Dyslexia?  (2) What are the best strategies to use with students with Dyslexia?  (3). Why? Explain.  (4) Explain the relationship between phonemic awareness and dyslexia
(1). What is UDL?   (2) How do these strategies help learners?   (3). Give one example.
http://www.readingrockets.org/helping/target/phonologicalphonemic
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/why-phonological-awareness-important-reading-and-spelling
https://fiu.instructure.com/courses/199707/files/31374940?wrap=1
https://www.edutopia.org/article/accommodating-students-dyslexia?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9bOT-6XY3wIVA1uGCh2DXgWYEAAYAiAAEgIVIfD_BwE
https://www.readingrockets.org/topics/assistive-technology/articles/universal-design-learning-udl-what-you-need-know
http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/7690/urlt/0070131-phonoman.pdf

Phonemic Awareness vs. Phonological Awareness

About Dyslexia

Frequently Asked Questions

https://dyslexiaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/DITC-Handbook.pdf
https://improvingliteracy.org/state-of-dyslexia/florida
https://fiu.instructure.com/courses/199707/files/31257966/preview
https://www.readingrockets.org/helping-all-readers/inclusive-classrooms/universal-design-learning
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/5-examples-universal-design-learning-classroom

Learning Goal: I’m working on a writing question and need the explanation and answer to help me learn.
“What are some effective strategies for maintaining a healthy work-life balance in today’s fast-paced and demanding world?”

Last week, you analyzed your audience and purpose and found research to prepare your presentation for next week’s Communications Conference. You must post that presentation by Thursday midnight of Week 8. Again, look ahead to the instructions for the Week 8 presentation!
This week, participate in ONE of the following threads in preparation for the conference next week. Follow these instructions for adding images, audio, and video.
Thread 1: Social Media
As a presenter next week, you have been asked to help promote the conference on social media. Before Thursday midnight, post an initial message that does both of the following:
Provide a social media message appropriate for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or other social media platform. The message should encourage participation in next week’s communications conference, specifically your presentation at that conference. Be creative!
Discuss the strategies you used in your social media message by answering the following questions:
Which social media platform would your posting be most appropriate for (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) and why did you choose that platform for advertising the conference?
What 2-3 specific strategies discussed in the Week 7 lesson did you use in your posting and why? How has a real business used these strategies in one of its social media messages? Share the social media message and discuss how it used those same 2-3 strategies! Thread 2: Podcasts
As a presenter next week, you have been asked to help promote the conference through the podcast series on your company’s website. Before Thursday midnight, post a 2–6-minute podcast about the topic of your Week 8 presentation.
To be courteous to all, including those who may be unable to hear the podcast, the recording must use captions OR a text transcript must be included. (The average speaking time is 100-150 words per minute, so the transcript of a 2–6-minute podcast would be 200-900 words.) For a concise and clear recording, preparing a transcript in advance helps!
Use this podcast as a “rough draft” or overview of the presentation you will create for next week, since that presentation also requires audio.
Thread 3: Blogs
Review the APU Edge blogs specific to Careers and Business. Before Thursday midnight, write a blog posting about the topic of your Week 8 presentation. This posting should be appropriate for publication on APU Edge! (Here is an example: How to Emphasize the Positive in Business Writing.) Use this blog as a “rough draft” or overview of the presentation you will create for next week. You can even submit your blog for publication to APU Edge, which would be something to add to your résumé!
Thread 4: Visual Aids
The Week 8 presentation requires an original visual aid created by you. This visual might be a pie chart, bar chart, line chart, infographic, flowchart, etc. Before Thursday midnight, post an initial message that does both of the following:
Provide the visual that you created.
Discuss the development of your visual by answering the following questions:
What source(s), if any, did you use to collect information to be presented in the visual? Why is this information necessary to support the ideas of your presentation? (Cite the visual as explained in Documenting Visuals in the Week 7 lesson.)
Why does the information need to be presented in a visual form? (For instance, why not just present the idea in text?)
Why is the type of visual you used appropriate for the content? (For instance, why did you choose a bar chart and not a line chart?)
What Visual Media and Design strategies did you use in your visual? (For instance, how did you employ Gestalt Theory?) Before Sunday midnight, respond to at least two others in any of the threads by addressing two or more of the following questions relevant to each thread:
Thread 1: Social Media
Do you agree or disagree that the platform used is best for the purpose and audience of the message? What additional social media strategies might accomplish the same purpose for the audience? What additional examples from the real world demonstrate the social media strategies used? What are the pros/cons of social media advertising for professional purposes, such as this communications conference?
Thread 2: Podcasts
What section(s) of the podcast stood out to you the most and why? What ideas from the podcast should be removed or expanded upon for the Week 8 presentation? What additional ideas relevant to the podcast topic should be addressed in the Week 8 presentation?
Thread 3: Blogs
Do you think the blog should be submitted for publication? What additions or revisions, if any, would you suggest before submitting for publication? What ideas from the blog should be removed or expanded upon for the Week 8 presentation? What additional ideas relevant to the blog topic should be addressed in the Week 8 presentation?
Thread 4: Visual Aids
Is the visual really necessary or would the content be better presented textually and why? Is the type of visual used appropriate for the content or would a different type of visual be better and why? If research is used, is the visual properly cited in APA style? What design changes, if any, would you suggest?
Finally, rate those posts that really stood out to you! Give five stars to the social media messages, blogs, podcasts, or visual aids that you thought were the best.

IT Support of Strategic Planning
Write a 2-3 page paper where you build your company’s ePolicies.
In your paper address the following:
Create an email policy, internet use policy, employee monitoring policy and intellectual property policy.
Be sure to state privacy and confidentiality clauses in your policies.
Explain how you will protect intellectual property and monitor employee activity.
Elaborate on how issues can be handled when they arise (create a step by step response plan of at least two potential threats).
Include a title page and 3-5 references.  Only one reference may be from the internet (not Wikipedia).  The other references must be from the Grantham University online library.  Please adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), (6th ed., 2nd printing) when writing and submitting assignments and papers.