You spent the last week reflecting on both your appreciation of Deborah’s praise and the success of the organization, and then had a long weekend with your family. As you walk in to work on Monday, all you can think about is how excited you are about the future of the company.

You sit down at your desk and get started on your newest marketing proposal for Deborah when there is a knock at your door. When you call for the person to come in, Anna, the financial analyst, enters.

“Good morning,” she says. You are surprised to see that she looks nervous because Anna usually has a smile on her face.

“Hi, Anna. Is everything okay?” you ask.

“Well,” Anna begins, “I just finished our quarterly report. Our profit margins have dropped by 2% this quarter.”

After Anna leaves to send her report to Deborah, you start to wonder how you and your team can help fix this. Is a global strategy the answer, or should the company continue to focus on the domestic market?

You call a team meeting to learn about the progress of their research.

Tiffany, one of your team members, begins the discussion. “I think we need to look at some of the internal factors,” she says. “We know what our capabilities are on the domestic front, but what about in the global market? We have a fairly strong market presence here in higher-end markets, but how does that translate globally?”

“Well, I think we need to identify a benchmark to give us some more information to make a better decision,” you explain. Answer the following:

• What is your benchmark?
• Did it benefit from global expansion? If so, how? If not, why?
• Did this benefit or hinder the benchmark’s domestic market share? Explain.
• Were there risks associated with the globalization?

600-800 word discussion. Please include references. No plagiarism please. Thanks in advance.

Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity to overcome an educational barrier you have faced.

He is the rigorous teacher I never seen before. He is a old school thought teacher and with the Chinese-style education. He changed a lot to me.

First paragraph – why I am not good at the math? Lack of motivation? Beside the stressful and competitive studying environment, my teachers always gave me harsh criticisms for any poor performance in examinations, which was really frustrating for me…….For a long time, I felt disheartened and depressed because I could not receive any positive feedback from my teacher…

Second paragraph – realized the actual value of perverse incentives? –how did it help with my studies?

Last paragraph – How do you feel about the change by the teacher and how did it effect to your future and the study life…

Students, please view the “Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment” in the Student Center.
Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center.

Assignment 1: Description of Research Methodology
Due Week 2 and worth 150 points

In this assignment, you will write an essay about the research methods and ethical implications of a social psychology study. You will get information about the study from one of the entries in the SPARQ “Solutions Catalog”, which is a web site maintained by Stanford University at https://sparq.stanford.edu/solutions?&&. SPARQ is an acronym for “Social Psychological Answers to Real-world Questions.” Each entry in the Solutions Catalog names a problem, and then offers a solution to that problem, based on a research study in social psychology.

To keep this assignment short and manageable, your only sources for this assignment should be from the SPARQ site and your course materials, such as your textbook. There is no need for you to cite any of the course materials. Therefore, no additional citations or references are needed, beyond those from the SPARQ site.

In this exercise, you will choose one of the entries in the SPARC site, and then write a two to three (2-3) page paper that meets the following requirements.

1. Begin your paper with a short introductory statement that clearly identifies the article from the SPARQ site that you are using, as well as the corresponding research article. Model your statement after the following example:

• • Please note that there are two APA “in-text citations” in this example. The first citation “(Wilson, n.d.)” is an in-text citation for the SPARQ article. The SPARQ articles are undated, which means that there is no date of publication reported. The “n.d.” designation is an abbreviation for “no date”.

• • The second citation “(Wilson & Linville, 1982)”, is an in-text citation to the original research article. We are asking you to cite this paper for practice in using APA, but are not requiring you to read the original paper. Normally, you should cite only those articles that you actually read and used, but we’re making an exception here for the purposes of practice.

1. Briefly summarize the main details of your chosen social psychology research study. Identify the main research method(s) used in the study (e.g., case study, experiment, observation, etc.).
2. Explain whether or not you believe the research methodology that the researchers used in the study was the most appropriate for the study. Provide a rationale for your response.
3. Discuss whether or not you believe the research methodology used in the study is the one (1) method that provides researchers with the most information in general. Explain the main reasons why or why not.
4. Explain the major ethical implications of the selected study (e.g., informed consent, debriefing, etc.). Describe the main reasons why you believe the study was or was not ethical. Provide a rationale for your response.
5. The final section of your paper will be a reference section that contains a corresponding reference for both of the in-text citations in your introductory statement (see point #1, above). In APA-style citations, in-text citations must match up with a reference in the reference section. You can model your reference section after the following:

• • These examples follow the APA conventions for an Internet article, and a professional journal article, respectively.

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. 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:

• Describe research methods that are used for studying social psychology.
• Develop an increased understanding of the dynamic between society and individuals.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in social psychology.
• Write clearly and concisely about social psychology using proper grammar and mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric.

Week 2, Biochemistry & Structure of Living Cells.
Select one of the following discussion topics for your primary post,
which should address the discussion question in at least 125 words.

Discussion Topic 1: Research Carl Woese. Carl
Woese (1928 – 2012) was an American scientist who was renowned for “discovering
the third domain of life”. He did so by analyzing a particular molecule from
many different organisms. Research his activities on the internet, and then
address issues (a), (b) and (c), that are given below, and cite your source(s).

• (a)
  Which molecule did Woese analyze?
• (b)
  Explain how the results supported the existence of a “third domain” of
  life.
• (c)
  Describe one way that this relates to this week’s lesson.
• Don’t
  forget to cite your source or sources.

Discussion Topic 2: Chemicals of Life. Watch
Dr. Cox’s video on the “Chemicals of Life” in the “Instructor
Insights” area of Week 2. Then, answer questions (a) and (b).

• (a)
  Describe three things you learned from this video.
• (b)
  Describe at least one way that this video relates to this week’s lesson.
• To
  get credit for this topic, your post must be based on the video.

Discussion Topic 3: Lokiarchaeum. Read at
least one of the two articles about Lokiarcheum (Yong, 2015; Zimmer, 2015).
Both articles describe recently discovered evidence about a previously unknown
organism. Address issues (a), (b) and (c), that are given below, and cite your
source(s)

• (a)
  Describe the evidence which suggests that Lokiarchaeum may be a
  “transitional form” between archaea and eukarya.
• (b)
  What are the implications of the existence of a transitional form like
  this?
• (c)
  Describe one way that this relates to this week’s lesson.
• Cite
  whichever article you use. If you use both, cite them both. There’s no
  particular reason why you should need any other source, but if you do use
  any other source, you must cite it, too.

References:

Cox, J. F. (2016). The chemicals of life – revised. [Video].
Retrieved from this course shell.

Yong, E. (2015, May 06). New Loki microbe is closest
relative to all complex life. [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2015/05/06…

Zimmer, C. (2015, May 6). Under the sea, a missing link in
the evolution of complex cells. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/07/science/under-th…