Scenario: Barbara’s Bouquets has six locations in Global Springfield and has done well since opening in 2015. There are four employees in each store, and at this time, they sell cut flowers and potted plants, but not much else.

Q1 (Dee)

Meetings and Decision-Making Methods (graded)

Scenario: Barbara’s Bouquets has six locations in Global Springfield and has done well since opening in 2015. There are four employees in each store, and at this time, they sell cut flowers and potted plants, but not much else. In bad economic times, fewer people buy flowers, and the perishable nature of the product has owner Barbara Mae Roman concerned. While she wants to continue in the floral business, it seems the right time to expand. She has asked for a meeting to discuss ideas, and each store will send one employee to this meeting.

 making methods. Choose one of these methods you feel would work well with this scenario.

For the initial post:

• In a first paragraph, describe the method and provide its pros and cons. 
• In a second paragraph, explain why you feel this would be appropriate for the scenario and share suggestions for managing the meeting itself. Write this from experience and critical thinking, not from source material.
• At the bottom of the post, provide a full URL (not a text link) for your source(s) used for the first paragraph

Q2 (dee)

What benefits of project management have you experienced? Support your response with at least one credible reference

Q3(dee)

Complete the Microsoft Project Professional Tutorial for Unit 1. Share your experience acquiring and installing Project Professional. If you are encountering difficulties, share them and ask for help from others.

Q4 (quita)

This is an Individual Discussion. The discussion prompt is a mini-assignment where students post statistical analyses conducted via SPSS. The instructor then gives feedback within the discussion as a response post. Once feedback is given, students are able to make corrections (if needed) within response posts to the instructor’s feedback. If no corrections are needed, students should respond and acknowledge they have read the instructor’s feedback.

Initial Discussion posts are due Wednesday. All interaction and corrections should be completed by Sunday. There is no interaction with peers. The responses are only visible to each individual student and the instructor. Initial posts should be thorough, completing all tasks given in the discussion prompt. All posts should demonstrate college level writing skills.

In Week 3, we used crosstabs to determine if a potential relationship between two variables is worth examining further. During Week 4, we studied tests of significance. In this week’s discussion, students will apply these tests of significance to their project variables. As we discussed previously, the level of measurement of our variables determine which test of significance works for the research project.

Complete the following steps:

1. Post a brief explanation of your topic. Include your research question. Next, begin your five steps of hypothesis testing by stating your research and null hypotheses. State your alpha level is .05.
2. Run a test of significance on your variables (based on the level of measurement). Copy and paste the appropriate table into the window.
3. Identify the two-tailed p value and explain your findings. Is p<alpha? Do you reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis? Does your IV affect your DV?

As a reminder, here is the guideline for tests of significance:

1. IV and DV are BOTH categorical variables (nominal/ordinal): Chi-square
2. IV and DV are both interval/ratio variables: Regression
3. IV is categorical (nominal/ordinal) and DV is interval/ratio:
   1. IV has two values/groups: Independent Sample T-test
   2. IV has three or more values/groups: ANOVA

Why do we need to run tests of significance?

1. They allow us to see if our relationship is “statistically significant.” To be more specific, these tests tell us if a relationship observed in a sample, like our research project based on GSS 2018 data set, is generalizable to the population from which this sample was drawn (US adults).
2. Test results reported under “p” in the SPSS output tell us the probability or likelihood that a relationship observed in the sample is not real, but rather due to factors like a sampling error or chance. We compare this “chance” with alpha (level of significance), commonly set as .05 or .01. If this chance is smaller than level of significance (p<alpha), we can reject the null hypothesis and keep the research hypothesis. The smaller the p, the lower the possibility for error.

Q5 (sam)

How do various laws and policies related to employment opportunities, discrimination allegations, employment practices, diversity, and affirmative action programs impact organizational culture and employee behavior? Provide specific examples and discuss the potential challenges and benefits these laws and policies bring to an organization.

Q6 (des)

Mindfulness is a method of helping the brain focus. Neuroscience is making strides in the business environment. Find an article or two on neuroscience or more specifically neuroleadership. How can mindfulness, along with neuroscience/neuroleadership help a leader focus on his or her followers? Please note that you do not have to cite the articles or include the references. You should provide attribution. Attribution is where you give credit. For example, if the article you select is written by Smith, you may write as follows: Smith stated (talked, reviewed, etc) that… 

Q7 (evans)

How does emotional intelligence contribute to leadership effectiveness in diverse organizational settings? 

Q8 (stairs)

You have probably heard the expression… “I identify with/as…” “My identity is…” It is how we feel we belong to a certain group or how our belief system connects to members of a certain group. Our identity forms a bridge between ourselves and culture and communication. It is important to understand how we form our personal identities. We need to understand who we are and where we come from. Without that personal depth and insight, we may have difficulty understanding where we belong.
This discussion will ask you to think about your cultural, individual, spiritual, social, or familial identity. Those are important foundational aspects, and the rest of the identities we possess originate from them.

Please answer the following:

• Choose characteristic you are comfortable discussing
• Discuss your identity and how you got to your current understanding.
• What does your
•  individual identity mean to you? For example, how does it influence decision making?
• Do you find yourself comparing your own identity belief systems to those with other identities? What is the result of this comparison?
• Do you talk about identity with others?
• How does your identity impact relationship building with others?

Q9 (stairs)

Freud believed that dreams provide important insight into the unconscious mind. He maintained that a dream’s manifest content could reveal an individual’s unconscious. What potential criticisms exist for this particular perspective?

Q10 (jay)

This week, you will be required to post your reply prior to reviewing and responding to your classmates’ posts. Please do your best to post early in the week and share your results so that we can have an interesting discussion.

Before making your post this week, please go to this Food Safety Quiz and keep track of your answers and score.

This question has two parts. The first part involves taking an informal survey of your friends and family. Choose a topic you learned about during week 1 or 2, such as proper handwashing or a commonly held myth. Ask your family and friends about what you’ve learned to see if they know the correct answer or believed that myth. Share what you’ve learned here.

The second part of this discussion is to please share your results. You don’t have to share your score or the answers you gave, but please give a general idea of how well you did, and whether or not the results (or any of the information) surprised you.

This discussion should evolve throughout the week to discuss food safety myths or improper food safety practices that you were not aware of prior to beginning this course. 

QUIZ

https://food.unl.edu/free-resource/can-you-pass-food-safety-quiz

Q11(jay)

Chapter 3 introduces the mathematics of probability. This week’s discussion encourages you to apply those rules to everyday decisions. 

• Initial Post (It is likely you will need approximately 200-250 words to fully address this prompt.)
  • Choose a decision you or someone you know has faced involving uncertainty — e.g. whether to bring an umbrella, choosing a travel route, betting, or medical diagnosis. 
  • Define two or more relevant events (A, B) and calculate: 
  • P(A) or P(B) (using addition rule) 
  • P(A and B) (using multiplication rule, when applicable) 
  • P(A | B) (conditional probability) 
  • State any assumptions (independence, mutual exclusivity, etc.) and reflect on how realistic those assumptions are in your scenario. 
  • Based on your probabilities, what would you choose? Explain why. 

Q12 (quay)

Mindfulness is a method of helping the brain focus. Neuroscience is making strides in the business environment. Find an article or two on neuroscience or more specifically neuroleadership. How can mindfulness, along with neuroscience/neuroleadership help a leader focus on his or her followers? Please note that you do not have to cite the articles or include the references. You should provide attribution. Attribution is where you give credit. For example, if the article you select is written by Smith, you may write as follows: Smith stated (talked, reviewed, etc) that… 

Q13(quiita)

• Is there a difference between global warming and climate change? Explain.
• What are some arguments for and against global warming/climate change?
• What are the projected impacts of global warming/climate change?
• How will global/climate change warming impact the field of emergency management including prevention, preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery?
• Please ensure you cite at least three scholarly sources for your discussion.

Week Six:  Discuss your postings. Provide responses that enhance the author’s original posting and thought process. Be sure everyone has at least one response. Wrap up this discussion by the end of Week 5.  Remember to cite your sources.