Magazine article on elder abuse- needs polished.

This project for this course is the creation of a magazine article on Elder Abuse….  There’s no word count or page number requirements. Just everything needs to be addressed,
From policy to culture to economics, the family structure in America and across the globe is consistently in the middle of debate and discourse. Questions are routinely asked around what family means, why the definition keeps changing, and who defines “family.” Sociologists use sociological theories and perspectives to study these questions and inform their future studies, policies, and social strategies. Studying the construct and the data picture of families can also be beneficial to both personal and professional lives, aiding individuals in group and interpersonal relationships.
In this final project, you will write an article for a parenting magazine about a familial trend affecting a population. You will base your article on the analysis of the specific trend and its influences, impacts, and presence in diverse cultures using key sociological perspectives. You will then discuss the value of sociological theories and perspectives in approaching social problems. In concluding the article, you will propose an evidence-based response for minimizing the potential negative impacts of the trend.
 
I AM ATTACHING ALL THE CRITICAL ELEMENTS AND THE MILESTONE PAPERS THAT YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THIS MAGAIZNE ATRICTLE A SUCCESS. ALL THE RESEARCH IS ALREADY DONE FOR THIS ARTICLE ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS POLISH IT UP WITH FACTS AND CRITICAL ELEMENTS  NOW INTO A MAGAZINE ARTICLE.
 
 
A. Explain the familial trend you selected and provide an overview of its specific influences on the family dynamics.
B. Provide historical context for your familial trend. How has this trend progressed historically in the United States? What used to be the norm?
II. Comparative Perspectives: In this section you will begin by looking at the familial trend on a global scale. You will then narrow your focus to the United
States, examining the influences on the trend, the impact of the trend on society, and how the trend manifests itself within diverse cultures in the
United States.
A. Select a country outside the United States and describe the norm in this country around your previously selected familial trend. ATTACHED IT WAS CHINA.
B. Compare the presence of your selected familial trend in the United States to the presence in the other country. Is this specific trend present in the other country? Substantiate your determinations with research.
1. If the trend is present, how is the presence similar to or different from how it manifests itself in the United States, and why do you think these similarities and differences exist?
2. If the trend is not present in the other country, why do you think it is not?
C. Looking at the issue inside the United States, identify the relevant social variables and disparities influencing this familial trend and explain how they influence this trend.
D. Explain how the familial trend negatively impacts modern families, providing specific examples and substantiating your response with resources.
E. Explain the influence of the familial trend on other social institutions, providing specific examples and substantiating your response with resources. For example, specifically how does the trend influence education, employment, or healthcare?
F. Compare the presence of this familial trend between cultures in the United States. Substantiate your determinations with research. How does the trend manifest itself similarly or differently in different cultures? Is the trend as present in some cultures as it is in others?
III. Sociological Analysis: You will now analyze your chosen familial trend, using the three relevant sociological perspectives: conflict perspective, functionalism perspective, and symbolic interactionism perspective.
A. Apply the conflict perspective to explain why the familial trend affects families differently. Apply this perspective specifically to your previous comparisons to explain any differences in how the trend affects cultures. If there were not any differences, use the perspective to explain generally why different families have different experiences.
B. Apply the functionalist perspective to explain the benefit of the familial trend on society. How does the familial trend influence the family dynamic and therefore positively influence other social institutions and society as a whole?
C. Apply the symbolic interactionist perspective to analyze how families define their meaning and how this definition changes. How does symbolic interactionist theory explain the ways that families define themselves and how this definition evolves?
IV. Value of Sociology
A. Identify personal and societal biases and assumptions around the familial trend. What are your personal biases and preconceived notions based on your life experiences? What are some societal biases and assumptions that the audience might have around the trend?
B. Explain to the audience how using sociological theories and perspectives to analyze the familial trend can help limit biases and challenge assumptions. Provide a specific example related to your analysis of the trend.
C. Explain to the audience the value of sociological theories and perspectives when addressing real-world familial problems. How can the use of these theories and perspectives help address familial problems faced in personal and professional lives?
V. Evidence-Based Response
A. Describe attempted responses that have been successful in addressing negative impact(s) of the specific familial trend and identify some best practices based on the successes.
B. Based on your research, propose a response to address negative impact(s) of the familial trend.
C. Explain why your proposed response is likely to be successful, substantiating your explanation with research. In other words, explain how the response takes into account your previous research of attempted responses, identified best practices, and influences and impacts of the trend.
 
 
DUE EASTERN TIME JULY 31 AT 1145 PM. 

Suppose that a histogram of a data set is approximately symmetric and

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Accepted characters: numbers, decimal point markers (period or comma), sign indicators (-), spaces (e.g., as thousands separator, 5 000), “E” or “e” (used in scientific notation). NOTE: For scientific notation, a period MUST be used as the decimal point marker. Complex numbers should be in the form (a + bi) where “a” and “b” need to have explicitly stated values. For example: {1+1i} is valid whereas {1+i} is not. {0+9i} is valid whereas {9i} is not. 
A popular retail store knows that the purchase amounts by its customers is a random variable that follows a normal distribution with a mean of $30 and a standard deviation of $9. 
What are the two dollar amounts, equidistant from the mean of $30, such that 98% of all customer purchases are between these values? Place your answers in the blanks provided. Do not include a dollar sign. For example, 14.25 would be a legitimate entry. 
Lower value   Upper value   

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Suppose that the average weekly earnings for employees in general automotive repair shops is $450, and that the standard deviation for the weekly earnings for such employees is $50. A sample of 100 such employees is selected at random. 
Find the probability that the mean of the sample is between $445 and $455. Place your answer, rounded to 4 decimal places, in the blank. For example, 0.2345 would be a legitimate entry.   

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Accepted characters: numbers, decimal point markers (period or comma), sign indicators (-), spaces (e.g., as thousands separator, 5 000), “E” or “e” (used in scientific notation). NOTE: For scientific notation, a period MUST be used as the decimal point marker. Complex numbers should be in the form (a + bi) where “a” and “b” need to have explicitly stated values. For example: {1+1i} is valid whereas {1+i} is not. {0+9i} is valid whereas {9i} is not. 
Suppose that the average weekly earnings for employees in general automotive repair shops is $450, and that the standard deviation for the weekly earnings for such employees is $50. A sample of 100 such employees is selected at random. 
Find the mean of the sampling distribution of the means of average weekly earnings for samples of size 100. Place your answer in the blank. Do not include a dollar sign. For example, 123 would be a legitimate entry.  

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Accepted characters: numbers, decimal point markers (period or comma), sign indicators (-), spaces (e.g., as thousands separator, 5 000), “E” or “e” (used in scientific notation). NOTE: For scientific notation, a period MUST be used as the decimal point marker. Complex numbers should be in the form (a + bi) where “a” and “b” need to have explicitly stated values. For example: {1+1i} is valid whereas {1+i} is not. {0+9i} is valid whereas {9i} is not. 
A popular retail store knows that the purchase amounts by its customers is a random variable that follows a normal distribution with a mean of $30 and a standard deviation of $9. 
What is the probability that a randomly selected customer will spend less than $15 at this store? Place your answer, rounded to 4 decimal places, in the blank. For example, 0.3456 would be a legitimate entry.  

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Accepted characters: numbers, decimal point markers (period or comma), sign indicators (-), spaces (e.g., as thousands separator, 5 000), “E” or “e” (used in scientific notation). NOTE: For scientific notation, a period MUST be used as the decimal point marker. Complex numbers should be in the form (a + bi) where “a” and “b” need to have explicitly stated values. For example: {1+1i} is valid whereas {1+i} is not. {0+9i} is valid whereas {9i} is not. 
A set of final exam scores in an organic chemistry course was found to be normally distributed, with a mean of 73 and a standard deviation of 8. 
What is the probability of getting a score of 68 or less on this exam? Place your answer, rounded to 4 decimal places in the blank. For example, 0.3456 would be a legitimate entry.   

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Accepted characters: numbers, decimal point markers (period or comma), sign indicators (-), spaces (e.g., as thousands separator, 5 000), “E” or “e” (used in scientific notation). NOTE: For scientific notation, a period MUST be used as the decimal point marker. Complex numbers should be in the form (a + bi) where “a” and “b” need to have explicitly stated values. For example: {1+1i} is valid whereas {1+i} is not. {0+9i} is valid whereas {9i} is not. 
Suppose that the average weekly earnings for employees in general automotive repair shops is $450, and that the standard deviation for the weekly earnings for such employees is $50. A sample of 100 such employees is selected at random. 
Find probability that the mean of the sample is less than $445. Place your answer, rounded to 4 decimal places, in the blank. For example, 0.2345 would be a legitimate entry.   

Lesson delivery | Education homework help

  
For this module, you are assigned Ch 8: lesson delivery. For Chapter 8, I have incorporated a video in which a professor discuss you about the big concepts of lesson delivery.
In addition, there are three video clips that I would like you to watch and consider the following questions:
What is the central task in the lesson and how do they relate to the content and language objectives? 
What opportunities to practice the concepts and language occur during the lesson?
What possibilities do you think would be available in this lesson to differentiate for learning styles or language proficiency levels?
How does the teacher use manipulatives, hand-on experiences, or resources to engage students?
After watching the videos and answering the questions I would like you to continue to work on the lessons you will develop for the final project. ‘
Discussion Board # 5 prompt:
Reflect on the ideas presented in this chapter (Ch 9), as well as all the other activities you have used to assess student learning of specific lesson objectives (Please describe which assessment activity you are currently using or planning to use to assess your students learning ) . How much time do you think you should allocate for review and assessment during each lesson? What if you discover (as it often the case) that some students are ready to move on, while others need more review and/or reteaching?



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Research 7 | Education homework help

For this assignment, you will create an annotated bibliography. Creating an annotated bibliography calls for the application of a variety of intellectual skills: concise exposition, succinct analysis, and informed library research. Below, you will find a sample annotation from annotated bibliographies:
Sample SWS Annotation
1. Brett Snyder. 2009. December Premium Air Traffic Down More Than 13 Percent. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/december-premium-air-traffic-down-more-than-13-percent/
In this news segment, Snyder informs why air traffic numbers are down and reasons they will continue. There were countries that took big hits partly because of the lack of demand for premium travel. It was also reported that there was a significant impact to the economy. Snyder’s report was timely, significant, and informative. An experienced airline analyst and air travel blogger, Snyder provides valuable information and assistance on air travel.
The annotation above both summarizes the report in the citation. This paragraph provides a brief summary of Snyder’s segment in the news report, covering the main points of premium air travel.
Requirements
Create an annotated bibliography for the five sources you identified and evaluated in Week 7, in which you:

Cite the book, article, or document using the appropriate style.
Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the book or article. Include one or more sentences that (a) evaluate the authority or background of the author, (b) comment on the intended audience, (c) compare or contrast this work with another you have cited, or (d) explain how this work illuminates your bibliography topic.
Identify whether the article is credible and useful.
Ensure each source includes four parts: author or organization, publication date, title, and how to find it. If you have trouble finding these details, then re-evaluate the credibility of your source. If needed, include page number as a fifth part.

The Annotated bibliography must be double-spaced, 12-point font. All references must be cited using SWS (Strayer Writing Standards) style.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

Evaluate resources for credibility and relevancy to contribute to a research project

Mechanisms of accountability | Law homework help

Mechanisms of Accountability
Note: In Week 5, the Application Assignment is to be completed before the Discussion question.
Congress, the president, and the courts have developed mechanisms of accountability used in the oversight of rulemaking. Congress and the president have a vested interest in the oversight of rulemaking because they want to ensure that statutes are carried out the way they intended. Courts, on the other hand, engage in the oversight in rulemaking to ensure that the rules the agency creates and enforces are constitutional. Given that each branch performs oversight differently by using different mechanisms of accountability, the question of which branch, and more specifically, which mechanism, is most effective arises. In this assignment, you become familiar with the mechanisms of accountability and reflect on which are most effective in the oversight of rulemaking.
To prepare for this assignment:

Review Chapter 6 in Rulemaking: How Government Agencies Write Law and Make Policy. Pay attention to the mechanisms of accountability used by the three branches of government in the oversight of rulemaking.
Select one mechanism used by each branch of the government in the oversight of rulemaking.
Consider the similarities and differences between and among the mechanisms you selected.
Select two mechanisms from the readings that you think are most effective in the oversight of rulemaking and consider why.

The assignment (1–2 pages):

Compare (similarities and differences) the mechanisms of accountability you selected.
Briefly describe the two mechanisms you think are most effective in the oversight of rulemaking and explain why. Be specific.
Explain at least one insight you had or conclusion you drew about the mechanisms of accountability as a result of completing this assignment.

Support your Application Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list only for those resources not included in the Learning Resources for this course.

Week 6: signature assignment: case study pathophysiology

 
In order to write a case study paper, you must carefully address a number of sections in a specific order with specific information contained in each. The guideline below outlines each of those sections.
Section
Information to Include
Introduction (one Subheading) (patient and problem)

Explain who the patient is (Age, gender, etc.)
Explain what the problem is (What were they diagnosed with, or what happened?)
Introduce your main argument (What should you as a nurse focus on or do?)

Pathophysiology (Next Subheading)

Explain the disease (What are the symptoms? What causes it?)

History(Third Subheading)

Explain what health problems the patient has (Have they been diagnosed with other diseases?)
Detail any and all previous treatments (Have they had any prior surgeries or are they on medication?)

Nursing Physical Assessment ( Fourth Subheading)

List all the patient’s health stats in sentences with specific numbers/levels (Blood pressure, bowel sounds, ambulation, etc.)

Related Treatments(Fifth Subheading)

Explain what treatments the patient is receiving because of their disease

Nursing Diagnosis & Patient Goal(sixth subheading)

Explain what your nursing diagnosis is (What is the main problem for this patient? What need to be addressed?)
Explain what your goal is for helping the patient recover (What do you want to change for the patient?)

 Nursing Interventions(seventh subheading)

Explain how you will accomplish your nursing goals, and support this with citations (Reference the literature)

 Evaluation( 8th subheading)

Explain how effective the nursing intervention was (What happened after your nursing intervention? Did the patient get better?)

 Recommendations/ Conclusion(last Subheading)

Explain what the patient or nurse should do in the future to continue recovery/improvement

Your paper should be 3-4 pages in length and will be graded on how well you complete each of the above sections. You will also be graded on your use of APA Style 7th Edition paper and on your application of nursing journals into the treatments and interventions. For integrating nursing journals, remember the following: 

Make sure to integrate citations into all of your paper
Support all claims of what the disease is, why it occurs and how to treat it with references to the literature on this disease
Always use citations for information that you learned from a book or article; if you do not cite it, you are telling your reader that YOU discovered that information (how to treat the disease, etc.)
At least three scholarly sources on the disease of the case study. At least 3 pages long that is not including the title page and reference page. All subheadings must be in bold. Uploaded a preview of a 7th edition title page. Thanks

Child life theory and practice assignment

Evidence Based Practice in the News
The purpose of this assignment is for you to assess meaningful data for effective evaluation of child life services, and to demonstrate the process for engaging in evidence-based practice. (CLC3a; CLC2a)

Chose an area of interest related to Child Life

Pain Management
Ethics
Professional Development
Cultural Awareness
Children with Special Needs
Child Abuse and Neglect
Mental Illness
Chronic Illness
Emergency Management
Hospital/Homebound

Determine a potential Child Life clinical practice problem.
Using the PICOT format, create a research question that is population specific, identifies a specific practice or intervention, compares this specific practice or intervention with another, states what the practice or intervention will affect, and designates a time period in which the affect will take place. “In hospitals (patient population), how does having a pet therapy program (intervention) compared with not having a pet therapy program(comparison) affect the documented pain levels (outcome) during a three-month period (time).”
Search for the best evidence available and determine the strength of the evidence using the CRAP test.
Complete a critical analysis of the evidence and develop recommendations for practice changes.
Disseminate (share) your research question, literature findings, and recommendations for practice changes in a News Report through a medium of your choice. See below for just a few multimedia options.

PowerPoint Presentation
PhotoStory3 – A free download for Windows computers, this program provides an easy way to create and edit videos.
ComicLife – With this program, you can share your recommendations through your own comics. This program works on all platforms and is relatively inexpensive. For a quick project, a 30 day free trial is available.
StoryBird – Another free, web-based application, StoryBird allows you to read, write, and collaborate on digital picture books. Thousands of illustrations have been contributed to this online community, and all authors can integrate them into their written pieces.
Digital Vaults – This new tool from the National Archives allows you to create your own accounts and then build a story using digital resources directly from the National Archives. The movie making tool includes soundtrack options as well as basic editing functions. With a free login account, you can save your work, and completed projects can be emailed or shared via hyper link.
VoiceThread is a great Web-based digital storytelling program that enables users to upload pictures or documents, record accompanying audio (or video) commentary, and invite others to record commentary as well. Its simple combination of visual and recorded media is perfect for creating multimedia presentations in a relatively short time frame using simple tools.

You may submit two separate files if you choose, one essay that includes all of the assignment components (with references) and a second file with just the news report/presentation. Be sure all steps of the assignment are followed.
How do I upload an assignment to Kaltura? (multimedia files only)
 

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The CEO of Savannah Engineering, Inspection and Insurance Company (SEIIC) often says, “Our most important asset walks out the door every night.” The company relies on the knowledge and skills of its employees for its success. Without its human capital, the company has little to offer its customers. As noted in the introduction to the case, SEIIC has been experiencing difficulty in meeting customer service expectations and is experiencing problems with retaining some of its most valuable employees. Building on your previous work in the case, you will need to analyze the critical HRM areas of training, performance management, and career management.

Summarize key details about the case to date. What are the most important issues affecting SEIIC’s HRM? Your summary should be no more than one to two paragraphs. (Imagine that you are riding down the elevator with SEIIC’s CEO and she asks you to provide a high-level summary of what you’ve discovered so far. You have thirty seconds from the time she gets on the elevator until the time she gets off. What would you say?)
Evaluate at least three current approaches or trends related to training (in organizations), including pros and cons of each.
Justify a training best practice for SEIIC to help it meet customer service expectations and enhance retention of employees.
Evaluate at least three current approaches or trends related to performance management, including pros and cons of each.
Justify a performance management best practice for SEIIC to help it meet customer service expectations and enhance retention of employees.
Evaluate at least three current approaches or trends related to career management, including pros and cons of each.
Justify a career management best practice for SEIIC to help it meet customer service expectations and enhance retention of employees.

Submit your six- to eight-page paper in APA style

Solve using exel- assignments- formulas

46 -During each four-hour period, the Smalltown police force requires the following number of on-duty police officers: four from midnight to 4 a.m.; four from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.; seven from 8 a.m. to noon; seven from noon to 4 p.m.; eight from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.; and ten from8 p.m. to midnight. Each police officer works two consecutive four-hour shifts.a)Determine how to minimize the number of police of-ficers needed to meet Smalltown’s daily requirements  
b)Use SolverTable to see how the number of police officers changes as the number of officers neededfrom 8 a.m. to noon varies from 4 to 10.
48-NewAge Pharmaceuticals produces the drug NasaMist from four chemicals. Today, the company must pro- duce 5000 pounds of the drug. The three active ingre- dients in NasaMist are A, B, and C. By weight, at least 7% of NasaMist must consist of A, at least 5% must consist of B, and at least 3% must consist of C. The cost per pound of each chemical and the amount of each active ingredient in one pound of each chemical are given in the file P04_48.xlsx. At least 600 pounds of chemical 3 must be used.
a) Determine the cheapest way of producing today’s batch of NasaMist.
b) Use SolverTable to see how much the percentage of requirement of B is really costing NewAge. Let the percentage required vary from 3% to 8%
50-Sunblessed Juice Company sells bags of oranges and cartons of orange juice. Sunblessed grades orangeson a scale of 1 (poor) to 10 (excellent). At present, Sunblessed has 220,000 pounds of grade 6 oranges and 150,000 pounds of grade 9 oranges on hand. The aver- age quality of oranges sold in bags must be at least 7, and the average quality of the oranges used to produce orange juice must be at least 8. Each pound of oranges that is used for juice yields a revenue of $2.25 and in- curs a variable cost (consisting of labor costs, variable overhead costs, inventory costs, and so on) of $1.35. Each pound of oranges sold in bags yields a revenue of $2.00 and incurs a variable cost of $1.20.
a)Determine how Sunblessed can maximize its profit.
b)Use SolverTable to determine how a change in the cost per bag of oranges changes the optimal solution.
c)Use SolverTable to determine how a change in the amount of grade 6 oranges available affects the optimal solution.
d) Use SolverTable to determine how simultaneous changes in the required average quality required for juice and the average quality required for bags change the optimal solution.
Important details and instructions about assignments:
P4-46  Worker Scheduling:  Set-up your model with the known values (INPUTs).  Use the correct color coding to illustrate whether the variable is an INPUT, OBJECTIVE/Result, or DECISION variable. When providing the “Total Employed” results, be sure to sum the “Number Starting” variables.  Include your SolverTable results (Part B).  If you are having a problem with SolverTable, view YouTube videos or contact me.  
P4-48  New Age Pharmaceuticals:  For this problem it is very important to set-up your model using the correct color coding.  This will help you with your next steps – setting up the appropriate formulas to make the model operational.  With the exception of the “SUM” formula for “Lbs Used”, all other formulas are located in the “Percentage Constraints” area.  Be sure to include the constraint condition (<, <=, etc.) in your spreadsheet.  This will ensure that you set-up Solver conditions correctly.   
Assuming your model is set-up correctly, SolverTable should work properly.  For percentage values, enter min .03, max .08, and increment .01. 
Note: I have included the P04_48.xlsx resource spreadsheet mentioned in this problem.  You should have access to the Cengage Student Resource (where this is located); however, since it was on my PC, I thought I would send it to you.
P4-50  Sunblessed Juice Company:  Again, set-up the basic requirements in your spreadsheet model.  It is not necessary to make any changes to the structure of the template.  The key to correctly setting-up this model is make sure the “Quality Constraints” (Actual and Required) formulas are correct….and the constraint conditions are correct.  “Total Cost” and “Total Revenue” are Sumproduct functions……with “Profit” being the difference of the two values. 
These are not difficult problems if you approach the set-up in logic steps and color code appropriately and include the required constraints.   Don’t forget color coding and range names.

Case study journal | Human Resource Management homework help

In this assignment, which will be developed over the period of time covering Modules 5 through 8, you will develop a case study about YOU and your development regarding decision making. You will read specific chapters from the Kyle book in each module as well as other professional articles and case studies. You will add to your case study journal each week by responding to the readings according to the chart below. 
Module Five Introduction – Recall a   time when you have had to make an important decision – personal or   professional.  At this point, do you view that decision as a good one or   a not-so-good one?  Why?  How could you have improved the decision-making   process at that point?  How important is effective decision making in   your personal and/or professional life now?    Chapter 1 – Know   Thyself: The Power of a Decision Journal Share your first reaction about the   idea of using a decision journal to assist in making better decisions.    Remember there are no right or wrong responses; this case study is about   YOU.  Are you feeling like a decision journal may help you to become a   better decision maker?  Why or why not?   Chapter 2 – Own Your   Power: Embrace Your Decision-Making Responsibility Write about one decision   where you didn’t take responsibility.  What happened?  What was   your role? Why didn’t you take responsibility?  What would you do   differently now?  
 
Module Six   Chapter 3 – Overcome   Obstacles: Break Down Barriers to Making Good Decisions List three decisions   that you made in the past that did not have good outcomes.  For each of   these decisions, what barriers discussed in chapter 3 affected your decision   making?   Chapter 4 – Mind Your Thoughts: Intelligently Prepare Your   Mind to Make Better Choices Take a look at the list of mental models in   Appendix C of the Kyle book.  Pick out three models you would like to   understand better.  In a brief paragraph about each, describe your   current understanding of the model and why (or how) you believe the use of   this mental model would help to improve your decision making.   
 
Module Seven Chapter 5 – Know What You   Know: Leverage Your Circle of Competence   Describe the circle of   competence that you need to be an effective decision maker in your current   leadership role – or in the leadership role that you envision for yourself   when you complete this degree.  Describe three steps you will take to   broaden your circle of competence in your organization or department?     Chapter 6 – Just Do It: Find a Process and Use it Consistently After   reviewing the four decision processes described by Kyle in Chapter 6, choose   the one process that you think would work the best for you in making sound   decisions.  Or feel free to choose two processes to combine in a way   that makes sense for you. Explain why you think the steps in this process   will work best for you. Explain how you expect to utilize the process the   next time you have to make a decision at work.
     
Module Eight   Chapter 7 – Look   Back: Evaluate and Improve Your Decisions Chapter 8 – Make Time: Be Patient   and Find Focus Answer ONE of the following two questions: What decision have   you made recently that had a bad process but a good outcome? What decision   have you made recently that had a good process but a bad outcome?     Chapter 9 – Conclusion: Know Yourself, Improve Your Decisions How to you   think your decision making has improved in the process of reading the Kyle   book?