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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2 pages ethics | Government homework help

Political Science 325: Public Administration

Fall 202

Ethics Writing Assignment

Distribution: October 20, 2023

Due Date: October 30, 2023, at 11:59PM EDT

Format: Single spaced, one-inch margins with no more than 12 point font.

Length: No less than 2 pages and no more than 3 pages.

Submission: Blackboard as an attachment using the Assignment option.

Maximum Points: 12 points

Ethical Challenges in the City Manager/City Councilmember Relationship

These scenarios were developed by Frank Benest, senior advisor to the International City/County Management Association,and delivered to a meeting of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Public Sector Roundtable April 20, 2012.

Select one (1) of the three scenarios.

Scenario 1

A developer is proposing a major commercial development with of lots of name recognition. The mayor suggests that the council appoint her and another councilmember to a committee in order to negotiate a package of community benefits as part of the entitlement process. The city manager and city attorney are upset that staff have not been designated as the negotiators so the mayor suggests to the council that the manager, attorney and community development director attend the meetings with the developer, but the mayor and the other councilmember will take the lead.
In the negotiations, both councilmembers push similar community benefits, but the mayor and councilmember clearly have a few different priorities. The negotiations seem to drag on, but finally the developer puts together a package of benefits generally supported by the two councilmembers. At the direction of the council negotiating committee, the city manager then schedules the project and the community benefits package for an upcoming council agenda.
Just prior to the public hearing in front of the council, the mayor goes privately to the developer and tells him that the mayor won’t the support the project unless the developer adds to the package a pedestrian and bike trail segment that completes the community’s neighborhood trails program. The developer agrees to fund the trails segment, and the mayor indicates that she will publicly support the project at the hearing.

Scenario 2

A councilmember is actively supported by open space advocates in the region. The councilmember approaches a baylands protection, non-profit advocacy group and proposes a baylands public education program for children that could be funded by the city government and operated by the agency. After meeting with the president and executive director of the non-profit, the councilmember approaches the city’s sustainability coordinator and encourages the staff person to develop a proposal to fund the project.
The sustainability coordinator refers the councilmember to the city manager. The councilmember then meets with the city manager and strongly recommends that she schedule the proposal for council consideration. Given the ongoing fiscal challenges of the city, the manager does not feel that the proposal is a priority and suggests that the councilmember approach the mayor to see if the mayor will support the agenda item. The councilmember is upset and feels that the manager is a roadblock.

Scenario 3

The city manager has an excellent relationship with one of the councilmembers and gets a lot of political support from him regarding her recommendations. The councilmember makes time to meet every week with the manager and gets updated on all important city matters, including upcoming council agenda items. The manager provides more information to this particular councilmember than the other councilmembers. Based on their strong relationship, the councilmember discusses with the city manager strategy to move initiatives forward and to create majority support on the council for specific actions.

Assignment Specifics:

Answer both A and B.
A. Identify the ethical dilemma (from your selected scenario) and explain the dilemma.
Provide no less than two (2) actions that each identified public administrator may
take. Explain.
B. Using
Practices to Promote the ASPA Code of Ethics (in this assignment folder) from

the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), select one (1) of the eight (8)
standards. Explain how your selected standard relates to your selected scenario.

What is the difference between interpersonal attraction and cohesion? 2. Why do groups and the members of groups change their opinions over time?

Each response should be atleast 3/4 (three quarter) of a page to a 1 full page at least double-spaced, size 12 font, times new roman.
Essay Question:
1. What is the difference between interpersonal attraction and cohesion? (chapter 5)
2. Why do groups and the members of groups change their opinions over time? (chapter 7)
3. If you were a teacher, how would you structure your classroom’s goals to maximize cooperation and minimize competition? (chapter 13)
4. Use the concept of ambience to describe your affective reaction to a classroom and describe how the features of the physical environment influence classroom dynamics. (chapter 15)

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)?

Make sure to convey an appropriate amount of detail to explain the relevant characteristics of the participants. You can include the number of participants and broad information about the sample, but be careful not to spend too much time describing the participants. Refer to the sample presentation to get an idea of the type of information to include. Make sure to convey an appropriate amount of detail to explain the operational definitions of the variables and how the study was carried out. Highlight what was measured or manipulated. Explain the procedures and tools used to measure or manipulate the variables of interest.

Based on the research provided in the files explain the methods of the study or how the study was carried out.
Make sure to convey an appropriate amount of detail to explain the relevant characteristics of the participants. You can include the number of participants and broad information about the sample, but be careful not to spend too much time describing the participants. Refer to the sample presentation to get an idea of the type of information to include.
Make sure to convey an appropriate amount of detail to explain the operational definitions of the variables and how the study was carried out. Highlight what was measured or manipulated. Explain the procedures and tools used to measure or manipulate the variables of interest.
Provide a clear and uncomplicated overview of the procedures.

Reflect upon the major media market that you chose for your short paper in Module Three. As in the scenario described in the lecture, you have been hired to buy media for a travel and tourism client specializing in trips to a popular U.S. destination. You have $100,000 to spend. Based on what you know about the audience and the cost of the media in that market, write a short paper describing how you would spend $100,000. Be sure to justify your spending choices.

Reflect upon the major media market that you chose for your short paper in Module Three. As in the scenario described in the lecture, you have been hired to buy media for a travel and tourism client specializing in trips to a popular U.S. destination. You have $100,000 to spend. Based on what you know about the audience and the cost of the media in that market, write a short paper describing how you would spend $100,000. Be sure to justify your spending choices.
What to Submit
Short papers should use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to a discipline-appropriate citation method. Page-length requirements: 1–2 pages.

To prepare for your Final Child Observation, tell us in which environments (home, school, recess, park, etc.) you have observed the child and when (include dates). Describe at least 2 environments in which you’ve observed (or will observe) and tell us how those environments may impact your child, based on this week’s readings.

To prepare for your Final Child Observation, tell us in which environments (home, school, recess, park, etc.) you have observed the child and when (include dates).
Describe at least 2 environments in which you’ve observed (or will observe) and tell us how those environments may impact your child, based on this week’s readings.
(This can be included as part of your Final Field Work Paper!)
To develop and learn, young children need a supportive and stimulating learning environment. There are many factors that need to be considered in creating such a learning environment. Feel free to discuss any of these possible topics that apply to your child:
Warm and caring relationships
A stimulating environment (the environment as the third teacher)
An inclusive learning environment
A stimulating outdoor environment (for example, the advantages and disadvantages of plastic vs wooden)
Risk-taking vs safety
Requirements:
A paragraph (300 words)
Please include all of this
– – we are identifying the child as “A” and he is 4 years old
– I have observed him at the public library and in my home doing a craft
– Use the readings to talk about how they might impact my child
https://mercy.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/pid-15350626-dt-content-rid-33313233_1/xid-33313233_1
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/blog/building-positive-learning-environments-young-children-starts-you
I also attached the notes I took of my child to see if they help in writing this
Please use APA format