Read the two essays attached to this assignment: Cofer’s “A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood” and Angelou’s “Sister Flowers.”  In a post of approximately 300 words, identify what each piece’s thesis is using the skills that we discussed in Week 1. Please note that we are not identifying the TOPIC; that was identified for you in the introduction to this week and we aren’t discussing what happens in the essay or what it’s about.  Rather, you should identify the point that each essay is making about its topic.  In addition to boiling down the thesis of each piece, you should cite specific phrases or examples from each to demonstrate how each author uses powerful descriptive language or imagery to flesh out the thesis.  Remember to also avoid using personal anecdote or opinion to support your claims; stick to the text to analyze what makes it “work.”  Also keep in mind what you read in Chapter 4 of the Argument Today text concerning effective reading strategies.  Post your observations by Wednesday at 11:59 PM.

Then, respond to two peers by Sunday night at 11:59 PM.  In your responses, you should not only say, “Hey, I agree!” or “I’m not sure that I agree.”  Use specific examples from the text to either support your classmate’s observations or offer counter-examples that might disprove/refine your classmate’s thoughts.

Assignment 5: Preparing for the Agency’s Future, Part 5

Due Week 10 and worth 100 points

Refer to the Scenario for Assignments 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Prepare a PowerPoint presentation of eight to ten (8-10) slides. Address the agency’s future using the following criteria (taken from Chapter 12):

1. Analyze at least three (3) challenges of succession planning for your selected agency.
2. Propose at least three (3) components of effective implementation of succession planning.
3. Discuss at least three (3) skills for managing personnel through turbulence, providing a rationale for each skill.
4. Recommend at least three (3) innovations for succession planning, providing a rationale for each recommendation.
5. Include at least four (4) peer-reviewed references (no more than five [5] years old) from material outside the textbook. Note: Appropriate peer-reviewed references include scholarly articles and governmental Websites. (Include no more than one (1) non-government Website)

Note: Please make sure in-text citations are utilized within the PowerPoint presentation, note section, and referenced on the Reference slide.

The format of the assignment is to be as follows:

• Develop eight to 10 (8-10) PowerPoint slides, with one or two (1 or 2) devoted to each of the topics in items 1-4 above. Slides should abbreviate the information in no more than five or six (5 or 6) bullet points each.
• Incorporate 200-250 words of content in the Notes View of each PowerPoint slide. (These would be used while presenting the slides to an audience.
• Slide titles should be based on the criteria described above (e.g., “Challenges of Succession Planning,” etc.)
• In addition to the content slides required, a title slide and a reference slide are to be included. The title slide is to contain the title of the assignment, your name, the instructor’s name, the course title, and the date. The reference slide should list, in APA format, the sources you consulted in writing the paper.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

·         Examine the major components of the personnel management system, procedures, and processes in the public sector.

·         Evaluate current and emerging issues and trends in public personnel management, such as evaluation, public sector recruitment, staffing employment development compensation, benefits, pensions, strategic planning, and / or succession planning.

·         Develop a proposal for strategic public personnel management for a specific setting.

·         Use technology and information resources to research issues in public personnel management.

·         Write clearly and concisely about public personnel management using proper writing mechanics.

 PAD 530 – Assignments and Rubrics

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Please let me know if you can do this.  READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS AND FOLLOW THEM EXACTLY HOW THEY ARE.

Here are some general guidelines for when you start.

·         You are required a minimum of two posts (Your initial post and a response to a peer)

o    Your post should be a minimum of ~300 words.

o    You response should be minimum ~ 150 words.

·         Make sure that you’re using proper grammar and spelling. it hurts to reed when peopol tipe like dis u no????

·         I am looking for quality posts. Make sure to flesh out your ideas and provide supporting evidence if necessary.I will be around to help spark some discussion if I feel you could say more.

o    Use APA style when citing and referencing.

o    Peer Reviewed evidence is best!

·         Keep it civil. We’re all trying to learn here 

Stress May Counteract the Effects of a Healthful Diet

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/22/well/mind/stress-may-counteract-effects-of-a-healthful-diet.html?_r=2

Research Abstract

http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/v22/n3/full/mp2016149a.html

1) What were the main findings of the study? What could be a confounding variable that affects the relationship between the variables studied? How would your confounder affect the relationship (would it increase, decrease…)?

Research Abstract

2) Read through the abstract of the the study and tell me what type of study design you think was used. Based on the study designed used, do you think the data produced from this experiment are reliable? In other words, do you think that there was any source of bias that could have altered the results?

3) Personally speaking, what do you eat when you’re stressed? Do you consider it “healthful”?

4) How would you modify the study in order to make it better?

Case Study 1: Revitalizing a Brand

Due Week 4 and worth 200 points

Read the case study titled “Revitalizing a Brand”, located in the online course shell. Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research the branding and communication strategies of one (1) health services organization that is similar to the health services organizations mentioned in the case study.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

Describe the current marketing communication, identity, and brand position of Plaza Home Health Services.

Conduct a Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats (SWOT) analysis associated with the current marketing communication, identity, and brand position of Plaza Home Health Services.

Assess the importance of benchmarking in Plaza Home Health Services’ development and implementation of an effective brand strategy (marketing communication, identity, and brand position).

Compare branding and communication strategies of a similar health services organization with that of Plaza Home Health Services. Determine whether or not Plaza Home Health Services should apply additional best practices into its current branding and communication strategies. Provide a rationale and support for your response.

Use at least five (5) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Examine the marketing research process and market segmentation strategies in the health care industry.

Analyze business planning based on an analysis of domestic and global operating environments, market dynamics (supply and demand), commercialization, and product-market expansion.

Explain how branding strategies apply to the health care market for existing and new products.

Determine the marketing communications strategy used in health care services.

Use technology and information resources to research issues in health services strategic marketing.

Write clearly and concisely about health services strategic marketing using proper writing mechanics.