Can a company earn money while making a difference?

The Assignment (up to 300 words for this Assignment) or one page

 

In this assignment, you are going to write a cause/effect essay. As you prepare your essay, think about the Unit Question, “Can a company earn money while making a difference?”

Think of some ways that local businesses in your town could work together to help people in your area. What is the greatest need—food, housing, clothing, or something else? Write a cause/effect essay that explains what effects people would see if these businesses helped the community.

 

Write a cause/effect essay about someone who is successful at making money and also helps society in some way, such as through donations of money or items to those in need.

The Assignment (up to 300 words for this Assignment) or one page

 

In this assignment, you are going to write a cause/effect essay. As you prepare your essay, think about the Unit Question, “Can a company earn money while making a difference?” Choose one of the topics below:

 

  1. Write a cause/effect essay about someone who is successful at making money and also helps society in some way, such as through donations of money or items to those in need. Include at least three effects or results of this situation in your body paragraphs.
Provide examples that illustrate how well-known leaders apply or exemplify one or more concepts or principles in their leadership practices.

Topic/Question 3 Topic: Pick a concept (or two) from lessons 2 to 6. Describe the general idea and any important pieces. Use an example from your life to make that concept come to life for your classmates. Analyze the example using the concept. Use course materials to provide evidence and support your response. Examples of different approaches to the topic include (but are not limited to) the following options: Summarize how you will apply a leadership approach or concept to a challenge that you face either now or in the future. Translate one or more concepts or principles into practical guidelines for leadership practices. Provide examples that illustrate how well-known leaders apply or exemplify one or more concepts or principles in their leadership practices. Show the relevance of a particular concept by illustrating it with one or more concrete examples, observations, or experiences that have personal meaning for you. Compare or contrast related concepts. Critique a concept or a position expressed in the course textbook by identifying strengths and weaknesses. Discuss and illustrate how different leadership concepts or approaches to leadership are related to one another. Challenge a position expressed in the course textbook or other required reading and ask others to weigh-in with their thoughts.

In examining your leader, how would you describe his/her ethics?

Topic/Question 1

Identify a “case” that shows a leader in action. This case can be selected from leaders profiled in this course or you may locate cases of leaders in the popular media or in journals. If you have a question about a case, contact your instructor. You will use your case to complete the exercise below. Indicate the Name and brief description of the leader: Ethics in practice: In examining your leader, how would you describe his/her ethics? Provide a brief discussion for each factor. 1. Character 2. Actions 3. Goals 4. Honesty 5. Power 6. Values

Create a strategic plan that is relevant to the student’s area of Public Safety

STRATEGIC PLAN PROPOSAL SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICER

 

Name

Institution

Course

Professor

Date

Strategic Plan Proposal School Safety Officer

My primary concern as a school safety officer is to ensure the general well-being and safety of the students and other members of staff. It is a fundamental consideration to ensure their security regardless of the challenges. One significant challenge is the rising prevalence of mental health issues among school safety officers (Hadden et al., 2022). I hope that I will never experience the stress and depression that affects my mental health and renders me ineffective in carrying out my duties as a safety officer. However, the barriers to achieving general mental well-being include the fact that work can be mentally draining, and the growing number of students and staff who require security makes my job demanding and, at times, stressful. There are instances of the financial crisis that cause salary delays, which prevents me from meeting my day-to-day needs, creating instances of stress and bringing issues to my mental wellness. As a result, I must devise a strategy to achieve mental well-being.

The strategies include:

  1. Connecting with others is one of the strategies. Connecting with others helps form good relationships, and good relationships form the foundation of good mental health. Good relationships also foster openness, so people feel free to talk to others about their problems and may find solutions to the problems they face, reducing overthinking and, as a result, stress.
  2. Exercises that are part of being physically active help with fitness and improve an individual’s health; hence, physical exercises help keep the body in shape and thus reduce stress, boosting mental health.
  • Learning a new skill is a good strategy because it keeps me focused on an activity rather than worrying about something else. As a result, the mind focuses on the new skill rather than things that may stress me out, promoting overall good mental health.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

Hadden, K., Gardner, S., & Patterson, C. (2022). From Strategic Planning to Strategy Impact. NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery, 3(1).

Select a NOSQL database (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, BigTable, etc…) and write a paper describing its security features.

Research Paper

This paper is to be a MINIMUM of TEN pages of actual content (not including front matter and references), double spaced. Citations are to conform with APA format 7th edition or later. This is a research paper on the topic given below. The objective of this exercise is for you to get more knowledge in the topic given below and you gain more knowledge on it.

Reference sources:

Unless the source is a seminal work in the area it should not be any older than 5 years.

You should have, as a minimum, fifteen separate sources for this paper.

The topic:

Select a NOSQL database (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, BigTable, etc…) and write a paper describing its security features. In particular, you should discuss:

  • access control (which model is implemented, granularity of the access control…)
  • encryption (What is encrypted (data-at-rest, in memory, in transit), key management, …)
  • user authentication
  • protection against injections
  • support for auditing and testing

Wherever you are using a reference put the reference number or author right in the parenthesis after the prose and add the reference to the reference section. Look for IEEE research papers for reference.

Assess ways in which construction professionals collaborate in the production of construction information.
The submission is in the form of an individual written report accompanied with CAD drawings or digital model.

 

Your answers should be written in a concise, formal business style. The selection of font face, font size and line- spacing are left to your discretion but you should keep in mind the importance of clarity and readability in professional documents. You are encouraged to use drawings, images, graphics, and charts to support your report and presentation. Any material that is derived from other sources must be suitably referenced using a standard citation format.

Review the Unit Content from the Unit Specification along with the Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria shown below thoroughly. This shows the depth of knowledge that you must demonstrate in the submission. It is important that your submission meets ALL of the PASS criteria as a minimum requirement. Remember the tasks set up in this brief provide the opportunity for you to respond appropriately to the assessment criteria.

 
Unit Learning Outcomes:
LO1 Evaluate different types of construction information in the context of diverse project types.

LO2 Develop construction drawings, details, schedules and specifications in support of a given construction Project.

LO3 Interpret different types of construction information in order to explain a construction project.

LO4 Assess ways in which construction professionals collaborate in the production of construction information.
Assignment Brief and Guidance:
The Dental Surgery building design concept was developed in the Unit 5 assignment, as follows:

As part of your role as Project Manager in a small Architectural Office, you are working with a client, to build a new dental surgery which will include the following accommodation contained within a single storey 3m high unit (includes internal room dimensions in metres):

●      Reception area (2.8m x 2.2m)

●      Dental surgery Room 1 (4.4m x 3.2m)

●      Dental surgery Room 2 (6.4m x 3.2m)

●      Staff facility tea room/break out area. (3.2m x 2.8m)

●      Staff WC (2m x 1.2m)

●      Plant room (3.2m x 1.8m)

The procurement and design will be “traditional tender” , with detailed design using a full design team, Architects, Structural Engineer, Mechanical and Electrical building services Engineers. The building will be a modular build, constructed using off site fabrication and delivered to site by lorry and crane. It is to be located within the car park area adjacent to an ASDA supermarket.

 

Following the stakeholder meeting (Assignment for Unit 5), the Client has asked to have a meeting and has asked you to provide some draft elevations and plans so that he can explore various options and also to give him an explanation as to the construction information that each member of the team will be producing.

 

Task 1

  1. Make a list of the construction information (plans, drawings, specifications and templates) indicating which member of a design team would produce them with a brief explanation of how the information will be used in the project.
  2. Produce either a 2D plan with elevations, or a 3D model of the new grooming parlour using one of the free downloadable CAD or sketching tools, (see links to free on-line CAD tools in the reference section at the end of this assignment brief). Using the drawings, produce door and window schedules and an outline bill of quantities with approximate costs.
  3. Compose a “Schedule of Works” document for the building, think about the different designers

involved and the works and activities involved to meet the project requirements. Explain the application and importance of the different designer’s specifications.

 

 

Task 1 covers the following Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria LO1; P1, P2, M1, D1 & LO2; P3, P4, M2

 

Task 2

  2. Using 2 separate copies of the plans or model that you produced in Task 1,

a) mark one of the base building layouts with all the furniture items you think are required , to scale

b) on the second set of base building layout,   indicate the following building services, lighting, positions, small power outlets and radiators on the walls. Where applicable draw these to scale on the drawings.

c) Once you have completed these two sets of mark ups, review the COMBINED furniture and building services layouts by cross referencing and identify any clashes between the furniture, and the building services.

d) Prepare a “Red pen mark up” of the drawings to highlight any errors or clashes and briefly write up a report of the findings of this red pen exercise.

  1. If the project was to be changed to a “Design and Build” (D&B) type of construction, how would personnel change – who would be appointed? Provide an explanation of how the construction information would be different for D&B, and how might this benefit the client and the project, or not ?
  2. As a conclusion, provide a critical evaluation of the different types of information produced by different participants on construction projects highlighting the relationship between different bodies of information and how they work in conjunction. How could the different parties producing this information collaborate better to improve this process and outcomes. How could the use of BIM as opposed to only CAD improve this process?

 

 

Task 2 covers the following Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria LO3; P5, P6, M3, D2 & LO4; P7, P8, M4

 

 

 

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
 

Learning Outcome

  

Pass

  

Merit

  

Distinction
LO1 Evaluate different types of construction information in the context of diverse project types. P1 Explain the use of construction information in the context of a project.

 

P2 Describe the different types of construction information and their uses.

 M1 Compare different types of construction information to identify their suitability in specific contexts. LO1 & LO2

 

D1 Justify the use of specific types of construction information in support of a given project.
LO2 Develop construction drawings, details, schedules and specifications in support of a given construction project P3 Develop a set of general arrangement drawings, selected details and door/window schedules.

 

P4 Produce an outline bill of quantities.

 M2 Compose a schedule of works.
LO3 Interpret different types of construction information in order to explain a construction project P5 Relate a set of construction drawings to a specification.

 

P6 Evaluate construction drawings and details

 M3 Critique a body of construction information, identifying errors and discrepancies. LO3 & LO4

 

D2 Propose corrections to construction drawings and specifications using industry standard forms of notation.
LO4 Assess ways in which construction professionals collaborate in the production of construction information P7 Assess the types of information produced by different participants in a construction project.

 

P8 Examine the relationship between different bodies of information and how they work in conjunction.

 M4 Compare the roles of CAD and BIM in the collaborative production of construction information.

 

 

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Textbooks

CHING, F.D.K. (2014) Building Construction Illustrated. John Wiley & Sons.

CHUDLEY, R. (2016) Building Construction Handbook. Routledge.

Construction Specifications Institute (2011) The CSI Construction Specifications Practice Guide. John Wiley & Sons.

HUTH, M.W. (2009) Understanding Construction Drawings. Delmar Cengage.

KALIN, M. and WEYGANT, R.S. (2010) Construction Specification Writing: Principles and Procedures. John Wiley & Sons.

KUBBA, S. (2008) Blueprint Reading: Construction Drawing for the Building Trade. McGraw-Hill.

Using this analysis, write a 200-word letter to the appropriate public official at the local, state, or national level to express your views.

Description

1. Research and Select an article or news story on a current policy issue on a local (Broward County), state (Florida), or federal level from a daily newspaper(i.e. state paper, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal) or a weekly magazine (i.e. Time, Newsweek, US News & World Report. 2. Critically assess the article and indicate policy implication for families. 3. Using this analysis, write a 200-word letter to the appropriate public official at the local, state, or national level to express your views. (3-5pages) 4. Cite correctly. 5. When finish, please send the article. In addition, please refer the article pertaining to Florida

What kind of leaders will be best suited in managing this transition in implementing innovative and effective learning and training solutions?

Not since the end of the Cold War has the IC and its workforce faced as many changes in the threat environment and adapting to illusive national security situations such as a global pandemic and constantly shifting transnational threats. While the pandemic an immediate challenge, the infusion of new technologies will be evolutionary.

The IC needs to be creative as it deals with future challenges with a changing workforce demographic and the infusion of emerging technologies. Senior IC leaders see new tools such as artificial Intelligence (AI), data analytics and machine learning as part of the solution by enabling the workforce to spend less time in processing raw data.

Training on these new tools will be critical as they are highly technical and intensive.  What kind of leaders will be best suited in managing this transition in implementing innovative and effective learning and training solutions? What are some best practices and lessons learned from the public and private sectors?