Consider a large clothing shop in Sydney. Suppose it is known that the number of business suits sold per day is normally distributed with a mean, ? = 23 and standard deviation, ? = 10.  Mr Wood is employed to sell business suits. The number of business suits he sells each day for 40 days is recorded and the mean number per day calculated.   What is the probability that Mr Wood’s average daily sales will be less than 19 business suits

Consider a large clothing shop in Sydney. Suppose it is known that the number of business suits sold per day is normally distributed with a mean, ? = 23 and standard deviation, ? = 10.  Mr Wood is employed to sell business suits. The number of business suits he sells each day for 40 days is recorded and the mean number per day calculated.  
What is the probability that Mr Wood’s average daily sales will be less than 19 business suits

What is structuralism and who was associated with it. Who were the functionalists? Describe three differences between structuralism and functionalism. What were Darwin’s five theses according to Ernst Mayr?

Part 1: You will be asked to answer one of these questions on Test 4. Not all students will be asked the same question. These are the actual test questions, but you do not know which one I will ask you. You should prepare an answer to each question ahead of time. Please write in complete sentences. ANSWER EACH 6-10 SENTENCES
What is structuralism and who was associated with it. Who were the functionalists? Describe three differences between structuralism and functionalism.
What were Darwin’s five theses according to Ernst Mayr? Do not just list them. Describe what they mean
Part 2: Answer study guide questions
Darwin and Evolution:
1. What did Thomas Malthus say and how did it influence Darwin? How did these ideas combine with the idea of “variation between individuals” to produce a new theory.?
2. Compare natural selection and artificial selection. What role does purpose and progress play in each kind of selection?
3. Give a factual example of natural selection at work. (explain how it works in this example).
4. What were Darwin’s five theses according to Ernst Mayr?
5. What is Social Darwinism. In what ways does it contradict Darwin’s theory?
6. What factors led to Darwin getting the lion’s share of credit for evolution rather than sharing it with Wallace?
James and Functionalism-American Psychology:
1. How did William James incorporate evolutionary theory into psychology?
2. What did Dewey mean in the reflex arc article when he said mental content (ideas) have to be understood in the larger context of adaptation.?
3. Compare James’ theory of emotion to the common sense theory.
4. What five adjectives did James use to describe consciousness?
5. What did G.S. Hall do first in psychology? (he did more than one thing first)
6. Who was Mary Whiton Calkins? Who did she work with and how was she treated by the Harvard administration.
7. What is the law of effect? In what way does it foreshadow behaviorism without really being behavioristic.?
8. Contrast Francis Sumner with Kenneth Clark. What role do they play in 20th century U. S. History?

Public health messaging is an important consideration in communicating health and disease facts and information.  Targeted messaging and communication are important aspects of promoting health and prevention, while at the same time, protecting the health of the public. This assignment is a culmination of the research you have done throughout this course related to a particular disease or health condition and requires you to create an evidence-based public health message in the form of a social media post.  Organize the facts and/or graphics that you plan to use in your social media post. Be sure to cite your sources! 2. Create the social media post, including at least one image.  Pay close attention to the grading rubric (see below). 3. Save the image as a jpeg or png format. If you are creating a  video, save it as a mp4 or mov.  

Public health messaging is an important consideration in communicating health and disease facts and information.  Targeted messaging and communication are important aspects of promoting health and prevention, while at the same time, protecting the health of the public. This assignment is a culmination of the research you have done throughout this course related to a particular disease or health condition and requires you to create an evidence-based public health message in the form of a social media post. 
Organize the facts and/or graphics that you plan to use in your social media post. Be sure to cite your sources!
2. Create the social media post, including at least one image.  Pay close attention to the grading rubric (see below).
3. Save the image as a jpeg or png format. If you are creating a  video, save it as a mp4 or mov.  
4. Now it is time to actually post the message to your own social media.  After posting, take a screen shot, save the image to a MSWord document and upload to this portal.

you will be discussing various aspects of writing a  Technical Object description. For this assignment, you will create your  initial post and then respond to two of your peers. In your initial  post, you need to answer the following questions in narrative form. What characteristics make the above items technical objects? What is the difference between a technical and a non-technical object? When  writing a description of a technical object, would it be more important  to use subjective language (big, short, ugly, beautiful) or objective  language (18 inches tall, painted red, square base?)

 
For your next major assignment, you will be tasked with writing a  technical object description for an audience who is unfamiliar with the  object, so you will need to think of items that might be considered  technical objects. Some good examples for  that assignment include a clock radio, a digital thermostat, a Roomba, a  CPAP or BIPAP machine, a blender for a food processor.
For  this discussion, you will be discussing various aspects of writing a  Technical Object description. For this assignment, you will create your  initial post and then respond to two of your peers. In your initial  post, you need to answer the following questions in narrative form.

What characteristics make the above items technical objects?
What is the difference between a technical and a non-technical object?
When  writing a description of a technical object, would it be more important  to use subjective language (big, short, ugly, beautiful) or objective  language (18 inches tall, painted red, square base?)
What  technical objects do you use in your work/life that you are familiar  with and could describe to someone who is not familiar with it?

· Explain Social Media’s impact on your personal connection with community. · How is your own sense of identity expressed through utilizing Social Media in regard to your own culture, ethnicity, and status within society? · Have you changed your perspective and/or opinion about a topic after reviewing other’s viewpoints expressed through Social Media?  Provide an example and share how additional information given led you to change your viewpoint or stance on that topic.

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· Explain Social Media’s impact on your personal connection with community.
· How is your own sense of identity expressed through utilizing Social Media in regard to your own culture, ethnicity, and status within society?
· Have you changed your perspective and/or opinion about a topic after reviewing other’s viewpoints expressed through Social Media?  Provide an example and share how additional information given led you to change your viewpoint or stance on that topic.

Why is it important to receive feedback on your writing and research? On a wider scale, why is the peer-review process so important to the field of psychology? What do you think the potential benefits and drawbacks would be if scholarly journal and book editors simply published all manuscripts they received from researchers, without requiring peer-reviews or revise and resubmit requirements?

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Why is it important to receive feedback on your writing and research?
On a wider scale, why is the peer-review process so important to the field of psychology?
What do you think the potential benefits and drawbacks would be if scholarly journal and book editors simply published all manuscripts they received from researchers, without requiring peer-reviews or revise and resubmit requirements?

Apply knowledge of children’s development to create optimal learning environments. (NAEYC) Design, implement, and evaluate developmental and functional environments. (NAEYC) Students will develop plans for an ideal child care center that includes a floor plan with entry, offices/conference rooms, classrooms, teacher only areas, storage, restrooms and playground. You will submit a written plan and a video voice thread presentation

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Apply knowledge of children’s development to create optimal learning environments. (NAEYC)
Design, implement, and evaluate developmental and functional environments. (NAEYC)
Students will develop plans for an ideal child care center that includes a floor plan with entry, offices/conference rooms, classrooms, teacher only areas, storage, restrooms and playground.
You will submit a written plan and a video voice thread presentation
The written plan will be submitted to ICollege and should include program philosophy and goals, management/supervision style, organizational chart and annual budget, organizational chart, curriculum used, program philosophy, budget, number of staff (and titles), staff schedules, number of children and age groups, hours of operation, licensing, accreditation held, for profit or nonprofit, 15 major pieces of equipment that you would purchase for the center with pictures from catalog and description.

Discuss the various reasons system implementation fails. Compare and contrast various change models. Then select a change model to use during system implementation. Provide details of how you will use the change model, and justify why you selected one model over the other models. Explain the various steps that should be included to ensure the change model is effective.

 
Overview
With the justification of an HRIS solidified you need to show your client how you will implement the HRIS using one of the change models discussed in our text. You will also need to explain and justify the cost associated with implementation via a cost-benefit analysis. You want to ensure the system is properly maintained and evaluated for continuous improvement. Therefore, you will include a maintenance and evaluation plan in your proposal.

Change Management

Discuss the various reasons system implementation fails. Compare and contrast various change models. Then select a change model to use during system implementation. Provide details of how you will use the change model, and justify why you selected one model over the other models. Explain the various steps that should be included to ensure the change model is effective.

HRIS Implementation

Discuss the activities that are necessary prior to the system going live, and provide a timeline for these activities. Specify which change management team member will be responsible for each activity, and explain their role.

Cost Benefit Analysis

Create a cost-benefit analysis matrix for the HRIS vendor you chose during Phase III: Design. Analyze the cost justification strategies that you will use to justify the cost of the HRIS, including data that identify each benefit and cost component examined, estimates of the dollar amount for each estimate on when the organization will incur each cost and receive each benefit, and documentation justifying each decision you made in listing these benefits.

Maintenance

Discuss how you will ensure the system is properly maintained and evaluated for continuous improvement.

Resources

Use at least three quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

Create an HRIS implementation and maintenance plan that includes a timeline of activities, responsibilities, and a cost-benefit analysis. 3 pages

Describe what you think the goal of interfaith dialogue is? It is possible to have admiration for other religious people or ideas while also completely disagreeing with aspects of their tradition? Have you ever cooperated or worked together on a task with people from other traditions? Explain

 Describe what you think the goal of interfaith dialogue is? It is possible to have admiration for other religious people or ideas while also completely disagreeing with aspects of their tradition? Have you ever cooperated or worked together on a task with people from other traditions? Explain. 

How do personal life stories help us better understand the history of labor? Discuss how individual experiences within the workforce contribute to our understanding of labor movements, their challenges, and their influence on society. Explain the importance of these personal narratives in shaping the collective identity and driving change within labor movements.

History of Labor and Work in the U.S. Before the End of Reconstruction (96)

Final Examination Fall 2023

This examination is to be completed outside of class. Students are welcome to refer to as many sources as desired in answering these exam questions. There is no time limit or surveillance for this examination. The due date for returning the answers is December 20, 2023. You will post your responses on our Canvas site.

In this exam, you will write three (3) short essays, one from each color-coded section: Green Section, Blue Section, and Red Section. You may select only one question from each section.

The answer to each question should be approximately 250 words in length (about a single page, double-spaced). Students should ascribe to the rubric for the exam in completing each of the responses.

Our questions are based upon questions that you developed in our course discussions and weekly question posts. So, each page focuses historical issues with which you should be familiar.

Your short essay will express your opinion on the question that you have selected and provide supporting evidence for that opinion.

We have posted information on these historical issues in the Modules section of our Canvas site; however, you are always welcome to bring additional, relevant information from other sources that you feel are pertinent to your short essay. You are
not required to use sources outside our Canvas site. You will cite all sources upon which you rely for support. You should use the APA or MLA format for in-text citations within your essays. You will also provide a Works Cited page at the end of the exam (after the three essays) listing all the web sites, articles, books, and other sources that you have quoted.

Be sure to review the rubric that I have included here and in our syllabus on Final Exam Essay Responses. The rubric emphasizes that: 1. You are expressing an opinion on the question raised by the exam; 2. You are providing support (evidence) and reasoning to justify your opinion; 3. You are choosing your words thoughtfully; and 4. You are explaining why the historical question that you have selected is relevant in 2023. The purpose of this exam is for you to learn how to express a cogent opinion on an historical problem that is relevant today.

Please contact me if you have any questions about the Exam. Thanks for your attention and for your diligent work!

Dr. Lavin
610-724-1404 (Text or talk)

Labor Biography: How Workers’ Stories Shape History

1.
How do personal life stories help us better understand the history of labor? Discuss how individual experiences within the workforce contribute to our understanding of labor movements, their challenges, and their influence on society. Explain the importance of these personal narratives in shaping the collective identity and driving change within labor movements.

2.
How have individual life stories shaped the course of labor history, influencing the progress and challenges faced by workers and their movements? Could you provide examples of individuals that have made great impacts on labor history?

3.
How do autobiographical writings and biographies contribute to a deeper understanding of individuals’ lives, and what key elements are crucial in effectively conveying the struggles and historical environment these individuals went through? 

4.
In ‘The Dance and the Railroad,’ playwright David Henry Hwang explores the experiences of Chinese railroad workers in the 19th century. This play, coupled with Hwang’s insights in his YouTube interview, serves as a unique biographical narrative that sheds light on a specific aspect of labor history. How does biographical writing, like that represented in Hwang’s work, contribute to our understanding of labor history? Discuss the importance of individual stories in illuminating broader historical trends, using ‘The Dance and the Railroad’ as a primary example.

5.
Discuss how the historical experiences of Chinese American railway workers have impacted the development of the American railway system and broader social history. Explore how their personal stories reflect the issues of labor rights, racial relations, and immigration policies of the time, and how these narratives help us gain a more comprehensive understanding of America’s history and cultural diversity.

6.
Explore how the life stories of individual workers, told through biographical writing, deepen our understanding of labor history and its influence on our comprehension of societal and economic development. To what extent does such biography reveal the historical and cultural value of the workforce?

7.
How could reflecting on personal experiences and narratives inspire others to think critically and develop a more profound appreciation for the history of work?

Labor Conflicts, Strikes and Negotiating for Peace & Justice

1.

How might the Rutgers strike this spring impact our understanding of historical labor struggles, and what lessons could students of Labor History learn from analyzing the implications of such contemporary events? You may wish to consider how events have affected people whom we know. Consider how the Labor Movement affected people in the past and present. What did we learn about the process of negotiation?

2.

How have labor disputes evolved over time in terms of their underlying causes, methods of resolution, and the role of technology in communication and organization, and what lessons can be learned from the historical progression of labor conflicts compared to contemporary ones?

3.

How has the role of social media influenced the organization and public perception of labor strikes in the present day compared to the 19th century when such technology didn’t exist?

4.

Nowadays, worker unions have a great influence on modern labor disputes. In the context of the 1835 Paterson strike, how could a union’s involvement aided in advocating for workers’ rights during this time. What were the issues and how did the workers advocate for themselves? How did management respond? What can we learn in 2023 from people who struggled with the conflict in 1835?

5.

What are the different ways that governments have responded to labor conflicts in the past and present?

6.

To what extent do the hardships faced by Chinese railroad workers in the past draw parallels with the struggles of today’s labor force? Are there persistent challenges in achieving fair labor practices and worker rights and how could they be addressed?

7.

In what ways do the strategies, participant demographics, societal impacts, and technological influences of 19th century labor strikes contrast with those in 2023, amidst evolving labor laws, globalization, and digital communication?

Human Rights, Civil Rights, and Labor Rights

1.
How does Isabel Wilkerson’s film ‘An Outrage’ and the events of the 1968 Sanitation Workers’ Strike together illustrate the interconnectedness of civil rights and labor movements in the United States? Additionally, in what ways do these historical events pose unique challenges and perspectives in the field of biographical and historical writing?

2.
To what extent did the legal proceedings of John Brown’s trial reflect the broader societal attitudes towards his actions and the issue of slavery during that period, and how did this impact the perception of justice in the context of the time?

3.
What were the prime motivations and methods of activism of Ida B. Wells? Consequently, what were some obstacles which she had faced throughout her activism and how was she able to circumvent those barriers? 

4.
What were the key factors that contributed to the significance and impact of the 1968 Sanitation Workers’ Strike in civil rights and labor movements?

5.
How does varying media coverage of events such as the Sanitation Workers’ Strike of 1968 impact the public’s attitude towards labor movements and civil rights issues?

6.
How does the biography of Martin Luther King Jr. and key figures in the 1968 Sanitation Workers’ Strike enhance our understanding of civil rights, labor rights, and their relevance today?

7.
In the film An Outrage, it is mentioned multiple times that people do not like to talk about the lynchings of the past. Do you think that it is best to revisit this topic in modern conversation or do you think it is best to leave it alone? Why?

8.
How did the Dr. Martin Luther King speech affect labor market in 20th century, and what is his assessment of labor history in the speech?

9.
How do the documentary ‘An Outrage’ by Isabel Wilkerson, the historical context of lynching, the significance of the Sanitation Workers’ Strike of 1968, and the art of writing biography intersect to illuminate the African American experience and its impact on American society?

Rubric

Final Exam: Short Essays

Criteria

Ratings

Pts

Supporting Evidence/Proof

Student must provide historical evidence supporting the opinion stated in the essay. Evidence needs to align with or prove the opinion in a manner that reflects an understanding of the workers.

5.0 pts

Full Marks

0.0 pts

No Marks

5.0 pts

Statement of Opinion

Student must express an opinion regarding the essay question. This opinion should be contained in a carefully worded sentence (or possibly two sentences).

5.0 pts

Full Marks

0.0 pts

No Marks

5.0 pts

Writing

Writing on the short-essay exam answers should reflect careful reasoning. Good word choices demonstrate good thoughts.

5.0 pts

Full Marks

0.0 pts

No Marks

5.0 pts

Relevance

Short essay also must explain how problems of workers of the past are relevant to the struggles of workers in the present.

5.0 pts

Full Marks

0.0 pts

No Marks

5.0 pts

Total Points: 20.0

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