The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a U.S. government agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. Its primary role is to protect public health, by ensuring safety and effectiveness of drugs, vaccines, medical devices and food products. There are rigorous steps that may take years, and all these steps must be completed before a drug can be approved. The FDA has made some lifesaving investigational drug therapies available sooner than usual by offering an expedited drug approval process, known as “Fast Track”. I.                  Discuss the process and regulations of Fast Track. II.               Identify which medical conditions warrant the use of “Fast Track” drugs.

  
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a U.S. government agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. Its primary role is to protect public health, by ensuring safety and effectiveness of drugs, vaccines, medical devices and food products. There are rigorous steps that may take years, and all these steps must be completed before a drug can be approved. The FDA has made some lifesaving investigational drug therapies available sooner than usual by offering an expedited drug approval process, known as “Fast Track”.
I.                  Discuss the process and regulations of Fast Track.
II.               Identify which medical conditions warrant the use of “Fast Track” drugs.

How do chaos and complexity differ from one another? Have you ever experienced Flow? Where/when did you experience it and what did it feel like?

 Week 5 discussion  ( due friday please) 
Write a 175- to 265-word response to the following:

How do chaos and complexity differ from one another?
Have you ever experienced Flow? Where/when did you experience it and what did it feel like?

(individual assignment) ( Due on friday please) 
Assignment: Root Cause Analysis <-(file is attached)
 

  According to Carl Rogers, unconditional positive regard involves basic acceptance and support of a person, regardless of what the person says or does.  The therapist gives space for the client to express whatever immediate feeling is going on—confusion, resentment, fear, anger, courage, love, or pride. Discuss the role of the therapist’s personality in person-centered psychotherapy. Are there particular people who have been or would be especially dif?cult for you to unconditionally positively regard?

 
According to Carl Rogers, unconditional positive regard involves basic acceptance and support of a person, regardless of what the person says or does.  The therapist gives space for the client to express whatever immediate feeling is going on—confusion, resentment, fear, anger, courage, love, or pride.

Discuss the role of the therapist’s personality in person-centered psychotherapy.
Are there particular people who have been or would be especially dif?cult for you to unconditionally positively regard?
s ( 2 complete pages of content) formatted and cited in current APA style 7 ed  with support from at least 3 academic sources which need to be journal articles or books from 2019 up to now. NO WEBSITES allowed for reference entry. Include doi, page numbers, etc. Plagiarism must be less than 10%.

Examine Apple’s current position on the company’s ethical and social responsibilities, and determine whether or not the company has met these responsibilities. Provide two (2) examples that support your position. Determine the impact that the publication of ethics and social responsibilities violations made by Apple’s suppliers has had on Apple’s reputation. Support your response with examples of the impact in question. Suggest two (2) methods that Apple can utilize to ensure that its suppliers adhere to wage and benefits standards going forward. Justify your response.

Assignment 1: Corporate Responsibility and Marketing Strategies
 
 
 
Due Week 3 and worth 240 points
 
 
 
Use the Internet to research the Apple Corporation, its current position and reputation regarding ethical and social responsibility, and the strategies that it currently employs to market its products. 
 
 
 
 
 
Write paper in which you:
 
 
 

Examine Apple’s current position on the company’s ethical and social responsibilities, and determine whether or not the company has met these responsibilities. Provide two (2) examples that support your position.
Determine the impact that the publication of ethics and social responsibilities violations made by Apple’s suppliers has had on Apple’s reputation. Support your response with examples of the impact in question.
Suggest two (2) methods that Apple can utilize to ensure that its suppliers adhere to wage and benefits standards going forward. Justify your response.
Determine whether or not you believe that Apple’s customers would be willing to pay more for its products if Apple had to increase selling prices in order to provide better wages and benefits for suppliers’ workers. Provide a rationale for your position.
Analyze Apple’s current overall marketing strategy. Recommend two (2) actions that Apple can take in order to improve its competitive advantage in the global marketplace. Support your response with examples of instances where your recommendations yielded the desired results.
Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

Imagine you were conducting research on the relationship between academic performance (e.g., better grades) and different levels of loudness of music (interval scale) while studying. How would you design the study using a correlational design? How would you design the study using a quasi-experimental design? How would you design the study using an experimental design?

Imagine you were conducting research on the relationship between academic performance (e.g., better grades) and different levels of loudness of music (interval scale) while studying.

How would you design the study using a correlational design?
How would you design the study using a quasi-experimental design?
How would you design the study using an experimental design?

Atleast 250 words no more than 3 paragraphs. Its a discussion question not an essay dont need an entire paper on it and i dont need a cover page just cite all references if you use them. Willing to pay 5$ more dollars if you can get it done in the next couple hours.

April owns a rental house. She rents the house to college students and includes electricity in the cost of rent. She would like you to help her do some analysis on the costs over the last year to decide if she wants to increase the rental cost based on this expense. The data on the “Electric” worksheet includes the number of residents in the house and the Kilowatt hours (KWh) used for the previous year. Complete the tasks to help April make her decision. 1.1 Create a table from the existing data in range B2:G14 of the “Electric” worksheet. Notice that row 2 (the first row of the data) has column headings. 1.2 Add a calculated column to the end of the table.

  
1. Tables Assessment
April owns a rental house. She rents the house to college students and includes electricity in the cost of rent. She would like you to help her do some analysis on the costs over the last year to decide if she wants to increase the rental cost based on this expense. The data on the “Electric” worksheet includes the number of residents in the house and the Kilowatt hours (KWh) used for the previous year. Complete the tasks to help April make her decision.
1.1
Create a table from the existing data in range B2:G14 of the “Electric” worksheet. Notice that row 2 (the first row of the data) has column headings.
1.2
Add a calculated column to the end of the table.
a. Enter the column heading “KWh Cost”.
b. The column should calculate the cost of the total KWh used based on the cost per KWh for each month.
c. The total cost is calculated by muliplying the KWh by Cost per KWh for each row of the table.
1.3
Add a calculated column to the end of the table (column I).
a. Enter the column heading “KWh per Resident”.
b. The KWh per resident is calculated by dividing the KWh by the Residents for each row of the table.
1.4
Sort the table by “KWh” in descending order.
1.5
Add a totals row to the table to calculate the average of the “KWh per Resident”
1.6
Add a second total to the table to calculate the sum of KWh used during the year.
1.7
Filter the items on the table to display only the months with an average temperature greater than 80 degrees.

Seasons, Inc. manufactures holiday wreaths and sells them directly to retailers for $5.00. The manufacturer’s cost information is as follows:Variable cost $3.35/wreathAdvertising and promotion $300,000Overhead $700,000Calculate the following:a. contribution per unit and contribution margin for the manufacturer  b. break-even volume in units and dollars  c. volume in units and dollar sales necessary if Seasons’ profit goal is $500,000  Here, d. net profit if 6 million wreaths are sold

Seasons, Inc. manufactures holiday wreaths and sells them directly to retailers for $5.00. The manufacturer’s cost information is as follows:Variable cost $3.35/wreathAdvertising and promotion $300,000Overhead $700,000Calculate the following:a. contribution per unit and contribution margin for the manufacturer 
b. break-even volume in units and dollars 
c. volume in units and dollar sales necessary if Seasons’ profit goal is $500,000 
Here,
d. net profit if 6 million wreaths are sold

You are charged by your agency to develop your own substance abuse treatment model for criminal offenders. Based on the readings from the course, present a proposal for what the treatment model would look like. Be sure to focus on a specific population (e.g., adolescents, adults) and a specific drug population (alcoholic, heroin addict, etc.) and provide a detailed description of it (demographic information including local, state and national statistics). Also, include the type of therapy you would conduct (individual, group, family) and why this approach is best suited to changing the drug user. Also discuss an ancillary service you would provide (e.g., job training, mental health counseling for co-morbid psychological disorders).

You are charged by your agency to develop your own substance abuse treatment model for criminal offenders. Based on the readings from the course, present a proposal for what the treatment model would look like. Be sure to focus on a specific population (e.g., adolescents, adults) and a specific drug population (alcoholic, heroin addict, etc.) and provide a detailed description of it (demographic information including local, state and national statistics). Also, include the type of therapy you would conduct (individual, group, family) and why this approach is best suited to changing the drug user. Also discuss an ancillary service you would provide (e.g., job training, mental health counseling for co-morbid psychological disorders).
This paper should be 8 to12 pages long and should follow APA Style guidelines in every applicable respect (e.g., cover page, headings, margins, etc.).

 Compare your list of examples between primary and secondary resources. Good research is a combination of many types of sources. Prior to taking this course, did you understand the differences between these resources and the importance of finding one type of resource over another? Write: Provide your initial post that addresses these prompts: Explain the differences between primary and secondary sources used in research. Identify a type of resource for your Final Research Project topic that would be considered a primary source and one that might be a secondary source, and explain why they fit in those categories.

Scholarly Sources & Bibliography Analysis
Prepare: In order to prepare for this assignment, you should review the following tutorials in the Ashford Writing Center:

Annotated Bibliography
APA Checklist
Sample Annotated Bibliography

Also, review the following information from the Ashford University Library:

Popular & Scholarly Sources tutorial
Primary and Secondary Sources tutorial
Primary Vs. Secondary Sources infographic

Takes notes by listing examples and differences between these types of resources.
Reflect: Compare your list of examples between primary and secondary resources. Good research is a combination of many types of sources. Prior to taking this course, did you understand the differences between these resources and the importance of finding one type of resource over another?
Write: Provide your initial post that addresses these prompts:

Explain the differences between primary and secondary sources used in research.
Identify a type of resource for your Final Research Project topic that would be considered a primary source and one that might be a secondary source, and explain why they fit in those categories.
Explain the advantages of using primary source documents in your research on your Final Research Project topic.
Review two peer-reviewed, scholarly resources from the Ashford University Library that you will use for your Final Research Project, and explain why they were chosen.
Provide full reference information of the two scholarly articles chosen in APA format at the end of your response.
Download and attach the two articles that you found from the Ashford University Library to your answer using the “Attachments: Add/Remove” function located below your response.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any reference

Describe the importance of understanding the dynamics of power and politics within the organization. Explain how politics and power may influence the organization’s culture.

Influence of Politics and Power:
Describe the importance of understanding the dynamics of power and politics within the organization.
Explain how politics and power may influence the organization’s culture.
Sources of Power:
Discuss at least one source of power that could be applied to influence the department and improve organizational performance.
You will select and research one source of power to formulate your individualized approach to this question.
Do not submit the definition of all the sources of power.
Explain how management could use this influence to benefit the department and improve organizational performance.
Leadership Behavior and Culture:
Propose recommendations that support how the study of power and politics could influence leadership behavior and improve the organization’s culture.
Leadership Influence:
Discuss the importance and complexity of leadership behavior and how it influences organizational structure and performance.
References and Citations:
Go to the?Strayer University Online Library?to locate at least three resources.
In-text citations are required when paraphrasing or quoting another source.
Use at least three quality resources in this assignment.?Note:?Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.?