1. Describe the challenges and successes in your efforts to accomplish each of your initial objectives. Be specific. 2. What feedback did you receive? 3. Identify the specific outcomes for each objective, including any changes that were necessary.

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Guidelines for 
Summative Reflection Paper

The final course paper should be summative and should reflect on your entire experience working at your host site.
 
Consider using following outline or the questions on the next page to write the reflection paper.
 

A. Organization/Program

1. Write a brief sketch of the organization/program. Identify its goals and mission. Comment on your perception of its strengths and weaknesses.
2. Summarize the history. Describe the culture of the organization: dress, level of formality, physical structure of offices and how they are assigned, staff meeting style, the hierarchy, worker input in decision-making, values, and reward system.
3. Describe the organization/program’s structure and your role in it.
 

B. Change 

1. Describe changes in your perception of the organization during this experience. What original assumptions have been changed?
2. In what ways has your understanding deepened?
 

C. Learning Objectives 

1. Describe the challenges and successes in your efforts to accomplish each of your initial objectives. Be specific.
2. What feedback did you receive?
3. Identify the specific outcomes for each objective, including any changes that were necessary.
 

D. Academic Connections

1. In what ways has this experience related to what you have learned in the classroom?
2. What are the connections between this experience and the knowledge you have gleaned from your academic work?
 

E. Personal Development

1. Describe the skills you acquired or polished during this experience. Describe the specific contributions you made (the way the role was different because you were in that role).
2. Comment on whether this role seemed to fit your talents, abilities, values, and interests.
3. Identify the extent of your personal growth. How did it affect your strengths and weaknesses? Comments on how this experience relates to your future.
 
F. Evaluation Summarize your experience in a final paragraph

Your submission should be a minimum of three – five pages of content in length. Properly cite any source and submit this paper in APA format.

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Explain the controversy about recovered memories, summarize evidence for and against the likely accuracy of recovered memories, and explain how you would rule and why.  Use only the three sources listed below as sources of evidence.

Explain the controversy about recovered memories, summarize evidence for and against the likely accuracy of recovered memories, and explain how you would rule and why. 
Use only the three sources listed below as sources of evidence.
In-text Citations:

(Loftus, 1993) – For evidence supporting the reality of repressed memories
(Geraerts et al., 2007) – For empirical evidence on the reality of recovered memories
(Loftus, 1997) – For exploration of false memories and memory malleability

References:

Loftus, E. (1993). The Reality of Repressed Memories. American Psychologist, 48, 518–537.
Geraerts, E., et al. (2007). The Reality of Recovered Memories. Psychological Science, 18(7), 564–568.
Loftus, E. (1997). Creating False Memories. Scientific American, 277(3), 70–75.

How does the online community culture accommodate and empower individuals with disabilities?

Over the week, you will conduct fieldwork on your chosen online community.  Follow the instructions below and take detailed notes as you complete the exercise.  You will submit your notes for grading.  The field notes will be used to help create your Signature Assignment presentation.In a single 2 – 4 page document, address the following:

Overall Exploration of Site: explore your site and note details such as:

Purpose: purpose/mission and history; “About” section, contact information
Topics: topics in the forum

List and describe at least five (5) topics from anywhere in the forum; list and describe the three (3) most recent topics and include:

What is the topic about?
Who started the topic?
How many members have participated in the topic (include the initial post as one)?
Summarize the topic conversation. What are the main points?

Organization: headings, subgroups, links to other sites, resources
Aesthetics: graphics used, site décor or design aesthetics, images, fonts
Members: number of members, membership qualifications or criteria, participation guidelines, etc., labels, icons, avatars associated with members

Cultural Consultants:  choose three (3) members to look at more closely.  Note the following about each:

username or avatar name
profile information (location, status, etc.)
activity in the forum, photos, and posts, join date
Reflect on why you chose these individuals specifically – what do they “tell” you about the site?

Research Question Reflection and Analysis: Once you’ve collected data from the site, revisit your research question.  Does the information you have so far reveal anything that helps you to answer your question? 

Explain how your data relates to your research question.
What other information do you need/would you like to explore to help answer your question?
Do not worry if you did not answer your question as this is an exercise in the process of gathering and analyzing information.

Organize your fieldnotes using the headings and subheadings above.  Once you have completed your notes and written your research question reflection, submit your completed assignment.
use this research question:  
How does the online community culture accommodate and empower individuals with disabilities?

The remote workplace has become common throughout all industries, and as such, presents new challenges for cybersecurity professionals and new opportunities for bad actors. Describe four security design failures specifically related to remote work and not working in general. Identify the specific design principles that have been violated for each security design failure. Relate the security failures to the principles of cybersecurity (CIA triad).

The remote workplace has become common throughout all industries, and as such, presents new challenges for cybersecurity professionals and new opportunities for bad actors.
Describe four security design failures specifically related to remote work and not working in general. Identify the specific design principles that have been violated for each security design failure.
Relate the security failures to the principles of cybersecurity (CIA triad).Moving a workforce to a remote work scenario requires that current security policies be adjusted to consider remote work-specific attack vectors and associated vulnerabilities.
Create a 10- to 12-slide digital presentation for upper-level management exploring cybersecurity issues related to remote work, including data loss prevention (DLP), secure network connectivity, confidentiality, insecure local environments, etc. Additional considerations are expected to be presented beyond the few suggested. Also research remote work security design failures that leave companies with remote workers vulnerable to attack. Address the following:

Describe four security design failures specifically related to remote work and not working in general. Identify the specific design principles that have been violated for each security design failure.
Relate the security failures to the principles of cybersecurity (CIA triad).
Identify the design principles involved or needed for remote workers.
Include a title slide, reference slide, and detailed slide notes, with citations and references explaining what is being presented on each slide.

Additionally, include graphics that are relevant to the content, visually appealing, and use space appropriately. 

What is the difference between postcolonial and decolonial theory? Does it matter?

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Part II (1000 words)

This part of the formative assessment involves preparing you for your final project, which includes a traditional essay. Please choose ONE of the following essay questions:
1. What is the difference between postcolonial and decolonial theory? Does it matter?
1. Review the Barnett and Duvall (2005) piece and discuss which definition of power is ‘best’?
Be sure to include an appendix precisely documenting how generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) have been used in the assignment.

Responsibilities: The only real currency in academia is honest exchange of ideas. As such, plagiarism will not be tolerated. I encourage you to familiarize yourself with the university’s policies on plagiarism (posted on Blackboard) and take care to cite appropriately, not only when using direct quotes but when discussing ideas. Use page numbers when taking specific ideas. When in doubt, pursue two strategies: (1) ask or (2) be safe and cite.

Individual Problems 17-4Your company has a customer who is shutting down a production line, and it is your responsibility to dispose of the extrusion machine. The company could keep it in inventory for a possible future product and estimates that the reservation value is $350,000. Your dealings on the secondhand market lead you to believe that if you commit to a price of $400,000, there is a 0.5 chance you will be able to sell the machine. If you commit to a price of $450,000, there is a 0.2 chance you will be able to sell the machine. If you commit to a price of $500,000, there is a 0.15 chance you will be able to sell the machine. These probabilities are summarized in the following table. For each posted price, enter the expected value of attempting to sell the machine at that price. (Hint: Be sure to take into account the value of the machine to your company in the event that you are not be able to sell the machine.)Posted PriceProbability of SaleExpected Value($)($)$500,0000.15 $450,0000.2 $400,0000.5 Assume you must commit to one posted price. In order to maximize the expected profit of the potential sale, which posted price would you commit to in order to maximize the expected value of the potential sale of the machine?$

 
1 . Individual Problems 17-2
You’re a contestant on a TV game show. In the final round of the game, if contestants answer a question correctly, they will increase their current winnings of $1 million to $3 million. If they are wrong, their prize is decreased to $750,000. You believe you have a 25% chance of answering the question correctly.
Ignoring your current winnings, your expected payoff from playing the final round of the game show is $ . Given that this is
The lowest probability of a correct guess that would make the guessing in the final round profitable (in expected value) is
2 . Individual Problems 17-3The residential division of Prism’s high-speed Internet service uses one advertising agency, while its commercial division uses another. Two analysts, Andy and Brad, are asked to test the effectiveness of the two agencies. Andy proposes an A/B test that compares the click-through rates per ad of the two agencies. Brad proposes a difference-in-difference test in which the budgets for both agencies are increased by 50%, and the percentage changes in the click-through rates are compared.
True or False: Both Andy’s estimator and Brad’s estimator are unbiased.True
False
3 . Individual Problems 17-4Your company has a customer who is shutting down a production line, and it is your responsibility to dispose of the extrusion machine. The company could keep it in inventory for a possible future product and estimates that the reservation value is $350,000. Your dealings on the secondhand market lead you to believe that if you commit to a price of $400,000, there is a 0.5 chance you will be able to sell the machine. If you commit to a price of $450,000, there is a 0.2 chance you will be able to sell the machine. If you commit to a price of $500,000, there is a 0.15 chance you will be able to sell the machine. These probabilities are summarized in the following table.
For each posted price, enter the expected value of attempting to sell the machine at that price. (Hint: Be sure to take into account the value of the machine to your company in the event that you are not be able to sell the machine.)Posted PriceProbability of SaleExpected Value($)($)$500,0000.15
$450,0000.2
$400,0000.5
Assume you must commit to one posted price.
In order to maximize the expected profit of the potential sale, which posted price would you commit to in order to maximize the expected value of the potential sale of the machine?$400,000
$500,000
$450,000 
5 . Individual Problems 19-1
In the late 1990s, car leasing was very popular in the United States. A customer would lease a car from the manufacturer for a set term, usually two years, and then have the option of keeping the car. If the customer decided to keep the car, the customer would pay a price to the manufacturer, the “residual value,” computed as 60% of the new car price. The manufacturer would then sell the returned cars at auction. In 1999, manufacturers lost an average of $480 on each returned car (the auction price was, on average, $480 less than the residual value).
Suppose two customers have leased cars from a manufacturer. Their lease agreements are up, and they are considering whether to keep (and purchase at 60% of the new car price) their cars or return their cars. Two years ago, Paolo leased a car valued new at $18,000. If he returns the car, the manufacturer could likely get $12,600 at auction for the car. Shen also leased a car, valued new at $12,000, two years ago. If he returns the car, the manufacturer could likely get $6,120 at auction for the car.
Use the following table to indicate whether each buyer is more likely to purchase or return the car.
Buyer
Keep and Purchase Car
Return CarPaolo
Shen
The manufacturer will lose money (at auction, relative to the residual value of the car) if
True or False: Setting a more accurate residual price of each car would help attenuate the problems of adverse selection.True
False 
6 . Individual Problems 19-5
Soft selling occurs when a buyer is skeptical of the usefulness of a product and the seller offers to set a price that depends on realized value. For example, suppose a sales representative is trying to sell a company a new accounting system that will, with certainty, reduce costs by 10%. However, the customer has heard this claim before and believes there is only a 40% chance of actually realizing that cost reduction and a 60% chance of realizing no cost reduction.
Assume the customer has an initial total cost of $700.
According to the customer’s beliefs, the expected value of the accounting system, or the expected reduction in cost, is.
Suppose the sales representative initially offers the accounting system to the customer for a price of $49.00.
The information asymmetry stems from the fact that the
Instead of naming a price, suppose the sales representative offers to give the customer the product in exchange for 50% of the cost savings. If there is no reduction in cost for the customer, then the customer does not have to pay.
True or False: This pricing scheme worsens the problem of information asymmetry in this scenario.True
False 

Annette Lareau discusses her book Unequal Childhoods. She explains that parenting strategies vary by social class and points out that it is unclear whether these differences affect the long-term outcomes of children. · Long Interview After watching the interview with Annette Lareau, answer the following discussion question, in detail. Parents of different socioeconomic statuses socialize their children differently. For example, middle-class parents are more likely to stress independence and self-direction, whereas working-class parents prioritize obedience to external authority. Describe these differences and explain what Lareau concludes about how family socialization reproduces social inequality.

  
Annette Lareau discusses her book Unequal Childhoods. She explains that parenting strategies vary by social class and points out that it is unclear whether these differences affect the long-term outcomes of children.
· Long Interview
After watching the interview with Annette Lareau, answer the following discussion question, in detail.
Parents of different socioeconomic statuses socialize their children differently. For example, middle-class parents are more likely to stress independence and self-direction, whereas working-class parents prioritize obedience to external authority. Describe these differences and explain what Lareau concludes about how family socialization reproduces social inequality.
Post an initial
1) Your responses MUST engage your colleague’s thoughts.
2) Stay focused on understanding the reading and discussing course concepts. USE YOUR SOCIOLOGY – SPECIFICALLY, CONSIDER THE MATERIAL IN CHAPTER 4.  You may integrate personal experience, as relevant, but only as part of other verifiable evidence that supports your discussion of the readings, first and foremost.
3) Remember, grammar, spelling, etc. count.  To begin click on “Create Discussion Post” above.
4) Responses may be checked for amount of human-generated content using AI writing detector apps.  Responses with any significant amount of writing that is not original content may be returned tot he student, scored “0”, or both. 
To answer this particular question, click the link above. 

How does this company compare to your selected company in regards to DEI and CSR?

In your responses to your peers, address the following questions:

? How does this company compare to your selected company in

regards to DEI and CSR?

? What suggestions do you have to improve your classmate’s

plan for their project team?

______________________________________________________________________

Peer 1:

Alex Anderson

Hello Everyone,

The company that I am researching is AT&T, one of the leading cellular service providers in the

nation. While researching the company’s position on DEI and CSR, I found a lot of good

information that shows a commitment to doing right by their workforce and their customers.

AT&T has a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion page that not only includes details about how they

plan to continue growing their DEI program, but they also include raw data to outline the

company’s workforce. On top of providing raw data about their workforce, they have several

initiatives in place that seem to support a variety of diverse causes. One that I would like to

highlight is the pledge they signed in 2019 called “The Hispanic Promise”, which is AT&T’s

promise to “hire, promote, retain and celebrate Hispanics in the workplace”.

For my own project, I would love for AT&T to continue showing its commitment to DEI while

supporting the growth of my project. I think these initiatives are great for identifying talent that

can provide great contributions now and in the future.

AT&T also does a great job of detailing their commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility.

AT&T has a mission to connect people and to keep them connected. The theme of connection is

spread all throughout the company’s infrastructure and policies. They commit to their mission by

promoting opportunities for access to resources for those who are underprivileged. One of the

initiatives they have is called the “Connected Learning Program”, which they leverage to support

education and help connect students to valuable resources.

The project I am working on details how AT&T can provide an upgrade to their service which

would be known as “Unrestricted Cellular Service”, something that current customers can opt

into or something that new customers can sign up for when they switch to AT&T as a cell service

carrier. The idea is to achieve a partnership with satellite providers (or potentially launch their

own), to be able to offer service in areas that are currently unreliable. I believe this service lines

up perfectly with AT&T’s mission to connect their customers by providing reliable service across

the continental United States. Competitively, this should bring new customers, especially

traveling customers that have dealt with subpar connections from other cellular service

providers.

Best regards,

Alex

________________________________________________________________________

Peer 2:

Epifania Hisatake

Hello, Everyone.

Dutch Bros Inc., the popular coffee chain, places importance on both diversity, equity, and

inclusion (DEI) initiatives and corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs as part of its

corporate values. Regarding DEI, the company is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive

workforce, ensuring equal opportunities for all employees regardless of their backgrounds. “We

are massively proud of our employees and stand with them in the fullness of their identities,

including their race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and age” (Dutch Bros Coffee,

2023). The company works with coalitions such as The Coalition to Back Black Business, The

Association of Women’s Business Centers, and The Special Olympics to name a few (Dutch Bros

Coffee, 2023). This commitment provides recruiting and retaining a diverse team, providing

inclusive training, and promoting a workplace culture that values different perspectives.

In terms of CSR, Dutch Bros Inc. is engaged in various initiatives that support the communities it

serves and promote environmental sustainability. “Dutch Bros is taking meaningful and

measurable action in philanthropy; sustainability; and diversity, equity and inclusion to drive us

toward our vision of making a massive difference, one cup at a time” (Dutch Bros Coffee,2023).

This involves community engagement efforts, charitable donations, or partnerships with local

organizations to give back to the communities where they operate (Dutch Bros Coffee, 2023).

Additionally, Dutch Bros have sustainability programs coming soon aimed at reducing their

environmental footprint, such as recycling initiatives or sourcing ethically-produced coffee

beans, aligning their operations with broader CSR objectives (Dutch Bros Coffee, 2023).

With my service of utilizing the Monthly Mix to allow a customer to create their own coffee

every month, get free coffee for that month, and engage with them through the app will help get

more feedback. One of the threats on the company’s SWOT Analysis was that there is stiff

competition such as Starbucks and Caribou Coffee (MarketLine Dutch Bros Inc., 2023). This

service can help draw other coalitions to help raise money for certain charities and fundraisers. In

turn, it can help build more revenue and more room for growth. The monthly mix can also help

get feedback from customers to help keep up with trends, build trust with the community, and

help give back.

References:

Dutch Bros Coffee. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 2023.

https://www.dutchbros.com/diversity-equity-inclusion

MarketLine Dutch Bros Inc., 2023.

https://advantage-marketline-com.ezproxy.snhu.edu/Company/Summary/dutch-bros-coffee_3675

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Select financial statements for two related (e.g., computer manufactures, pharmaceutical companies, cell phone companies, etc.) businesses; one that uses U.S. accounting reporting and the other that uses international accounting reporting. Identify the following items: Provide the name, location, and accounting standards used for each business. Compare and contrast three major differences you see in the way the financial data is presented on the financial statements.

Please try to use 2 airline companies if possible. Use the attached document to format the paper. Use three scholarly articles.
Part 1: Select financial statements for two related (e.g., computer manufactures, pharmaceutical companies, cell phone companies, etc.) businesses; one that uses U.S. accounting reporting and the other that uses international accounting reporting. Identify the following items:
Provide the name, location, and accounting standards used for each business.
Compare and contrast three major differences you see in the way the financial data is presented on the financial statements.
Identify which set of financial statements you think is the easiest to understand and provides you with most accurate cost data as a manager. (Do not forget to look at the notes to the financial statements also.)
Part 2: Analyze and discuss three international factors you think would affect the cost of the products made at the companies you selected and why.
Part 3: Discuss any compliance and/or regulatory issues you think would be involved in the companies you have selected as they relate to the cost of the products made. For example, are there strict regulations on product pricing, tariffs imposed on raw materials needed to make the products, or strict regulations on the wages paid to workers?

What else could be expected in the sidelines of the COP – which world leaders will attend the Climate Action Summit on Dec 1-2? What else will they potentially talk about in bilateral or mini-lateral talks? Would success mean the climate crisis not being “over-shadowed” by the very many other crisis in the world today? How will Russia behave (given that they could block the decision on [the next host] (https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2023/10/03/cop29-who-will-stage-the-un-climate-talks-in-2024/)) and what will that mean for “trust in multilateralism”?

The country I’m choosing to advise is Qatar a good choice would be a Ministry.
Here are the directions -> This week’s assignment:
As we prepare for our final work, which will be to assess “success” of the 28th meeting of the Parties to the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change, it’d be better to know what to expect. And because cop28 is approaching, there’s just a flurry of reports, analysis and recommendations swarming across the world wide web. Let us try to make sense of them.
As you review your work from this semester so far, try to think: on each of the major topics studied, what can decently be expected from this COP? Let’s try and be concrete.
Think “within” the traditional negotiations:
* Mitigation: end of fossil fuels? multiplication of clean energy (by three?)? Increase deployment of EVs? heightened efforts in Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Industry, etc? …?
* Adaptation: what exactly could “ambition” look like in terms of adaptation ? what should be in the “global goal” to be adopted at COP – see this excellent [6-pager from C2ES think tank] (https://canvas.brown.edu/courses/1092836/files/69732852?wrap=1) with concrete proposals? How could we address the [adaptation gap (UNEP report)] (https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/43865/AGR23_ESEN.pdf?sequence=8)?
* Means of Implementation (finance, capacity building, technology transfers): is it about the trillions to shift our economies? is it about [putting down the entire Bretton Woods system of “development aid”] (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/07/27/magazine/barbados-climate-debt-mia-mottley.html)? or about the broken promise of the 100 bn? And also: what about the next objective for 2025 onwards… should it be more money and if so how much? who should contribute to it – should the big emerging countries step in or should it remain limited to the old industrialized ones? Should we count the private philanthropists? what about the other private actors?
* Loss and Damage: what would be “success” there? How much money would be “good enough”? How do we evaluate the “cost” of climate change anyways?
* All of the above shall be addressed through the “Global Stocktake” (or GST), but what is that global stock take by the way? what shape will it take – is it just a [technical] (https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/sb2023_09_adv.pdf) process, initiated 2 years ago? is it a high-level event at COP28 and if so, what should be its outcome(s)? what will this result in? what must we expect from our leaders and when?
For each of these questions, think: what is there to agree upon? who must deliver? by which amount? for whom? by when?
And then think again: who will/could support? who will/could oppose? do they have a say in the decision? do they have a role in the implementation? will they be impacted by the consequences of this decision being either taken or not taken?
Look also “outside” the realm of negotiations:
What can be expected there? Should success be defined “negatively”, as the absence of a catastrophic situation with journalists (press “control”), or climate activists (“riot suppression”) or migrant workers who built the COP’s infrastructure or even terrorist attacks for other purposes (yes, some people do envisage seriously that latter possibility)?
What else could be expected in the sidelines of the COP – which world leaders will attend the Climate Action Summit on Dec 1-2? What else will they potentially talk about in bilateral or mini-lateral talks? Would success mean the climate crisis not being “over-shadowed” by the very many other crisis in the world today? How will Russia behave (given that they could block the decision on [the next host] (https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2023/10/03/cop29-who-will-stage-the-un-climate-talks-in-2024/)) and what will that mean for “trust in multilateralism”?
Moreover, how will we know what has been discussed? achieved? decided? committed by the thousands of delegates and observers there? Where should we look?
In order to answer those questions, if you were to be a staffer for the Special Envoy/Climate Minister for the country of your choice (please state which), how would you advise them to position themselves? should they attend COP28 and if so, what should they do there?
Your assignment for our next class on November 30th should be 3 pages long (no more, no less). You will address it to the World leader or Minister/Climate Envoy of your choice (it can be the one from your own country of origin, or any one else you specifically admire, or the contrary). Pretend that you are working for them, as a senior member of their team.
* 2 pages of analysis of all of the above questions, nicely formatted. Remember that a World Leader/Head of delegation has no time for bullshit: less is more. If you know your shit, it should not take 7 sentences to express it instead of just 1 or 2. Two pages is just enough to present each of the above topics with what is at stake, and your professional recommendations on how they should approach it, given the country which they represent.
* 1 page of recommended program: what should they attend in the [official program] (https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/Overview_Schedule_COP_28.pdf)? any specific side [event] (https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html?session_id=COP%2028) to which you will get them invited as an additional guest speaker? any specific bilateral talks you advice they should have (with whom, on what topic, expecting what information to be shared with or learned from their counterpart)?