Readings:

“Christ in the Garden”, by Rosner

“Nostalgia on Repeat,” by Chuck Klostermann

Prompt:

In his essay, “Nostalgia on Repeat,” Chuck Klostermann makes a distinction between

“real nostalgia,” and “accidental repetition. “Real nostalgia,” he argues, “actively

reminds you of your past… and… exists only for this purpose.” Alternatively, he asserts

that, “accidental repetition,” is “nostalgia without memory,” and is more connected with

the object itself. In, “Christ in the Garden of Endless Breadsticks,” Rosner calls the Olive

Garden a “machine for memory,” which is a “non-place,” but also has a residual

attachment to their food and their decor.

Is Rosner’s nostalgia “Real nostalgia” or is it a case of accidental repetition? Is it some

combination of the two? Defend your answer, using the texts.

Assignment Content

1. In this assignment, you will create your Problem and Purpose Statements. Problem statements ground the phenomenon of concern within the larger context of the problem, identify the need for the study and once the larger problem is articulated, they identify the specific problem proposed for the research. Problem statements must be of sufficient depth to be sustainable through the entire research process.
   Read or review the relevant sources on developing the problem statement and purpose statement.
   Review the Problem and Purpose Statements video.
   Develop a draft problem statement that aligns with your program of study. Also develop a draft purpose paragraph that aligns with the problem.
   Post your problem statement and purpose to Problem Statement and Purpose Peer Review Discussion learning activity. See the Problem Statement and Purpose Peer Review Discussion learning activity for additional instructions.
   Write 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes your problem statement and purpose.
   Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

Education, sports and technology

Scenario:

Today is your orientation for your behavior consulting internship with Acme Behavior Consulting Inc. You have a strong foundation in the principles of behavior analysis and are excited you landed an internship where you can expand your knowledge and apply these concepts to the world of organizations using Organization Behavior Management (OBM). Your supervisor wants you to get comfortable explaining OBM to individuals in organizations. Your first assignment is to familiarize yourself with the basics of OBM and prepare yourself for interactions with clients by fluently describing how OBM compares to more typical management practices.

• Define OBM in your own words including the role of behavior analytic principles.
• Discuss PM and how it can be used to improve performance in organizations.
• Include a discussion of common business practices and why the behavior analytic approach should be used instead.
• Include a discussion of each of the points above. Your discussion should be informative and convincing, as if you were “selling” the OBM approach to stakeholders in organizations.

Guided Response Posts Instructions

Students will review two of their classmates’ posts and address the following:

• If you were a stakeholder in an organization, would the applications of performance management (PM) be clear? If you were stakeholder in an organization would you want to employ behavior analytic methods based on this description? Why or why not?
• Check the peer’s post for accuracy – were OBM and PM, as well as their relationship to behavior analytic principles, described appropriately? If not provide examples or areas of clarification.

• Watch the Unit 1 Lecture. (transcripts)

Reading and Resources

This week’s readings will provide an overview of Organizational Behavior Management. In addition, common management practices will be compared to performance management. Recurring themes in research, as well as applications of behavior analytic principles, are discussed. In your textbook, Bringing Out the Best in People: How to Apply the Astonishing Power of Positive Reinforcement, read:

Chapter 1: “Fads, Fantasy, and Fixes”

Chapter 2: “Management by Common Sense Is Not Management at All”

Chapter 3: “Louder, Longer, Meaner”

Read the following article located in the Purdue Global Library:

Wilder, D. A., Austin, J., & Casella, S. (2009). Applying behavior analysis in organizations:

Organizational behavior management. Psychological Services, 6(3), 202–211.

TEXTBOOKS

Daniels A.(2016). Bringing out the best in people: how to apply the astonishing power of positive reinforcement

1)you are to use the Strategic Document for the City of Edmonton link found in the link. From this document, select two categories for this discussion. You will note the tabs at the top of the online site as these are the categories (e.g., Attractions & Events, City Government, etc.).

https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/city-vision-and-strategic-plan.aspx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvvnoNAUPS0 refer the video

2) For the categories you have selected, discern at least two strategic risks for each category. Develop a value map for one category and apply a different tool for the other category.

Your are only required to post one response post. In the response post respond by developing one additional strategic risk for each of the categories posted by another student and explain why this risk is applicable.

Give response to below discussion:

Shravani Akula

The city of Edmonton is a well-developed and elegant city that has advanced in its way the risk management are moderated and it is well-strategized to manage its development that is very important to be considered in the situation of risk. The enterprise risk management program administrator was appointed with the view to direct and to regulate a process of gesturing forward on the events. The city administrator will be accountable for enlightening city association, inspection board, and other commissions, straight forward and in well-instructed way of firms notify that will have huge impact in the commercial city enterprise and planned requirements, which will include the problems that will be raising on the topics lies within the city administrator’s vision and constitutional expert. The categories that can be selected from online websites in the city of Edmonton are activities and attractions, urban government, and professionalism and economy. Many attractions and events that can be selected are Churchill-square, Clare-stadium and other information are provided.

The administrator will be providing a loyal exposure calculation to assembly units and board reports if it needs a selection and all the significant alternations will be done to regulations, rules, and procedures for the assembly in receiving organization records on advanced problems. The city of Edmonton management of risk methods will give us knowledge only on the failed manageable factors than on the irrepressible factors. The calculation of risk will be providing an unchanging method to treat various assets and compares one to one. So this approach forecasts the influence of various investment situations for the infrastructure necessities so that it will allow the city to control the funds are available and it is beneficial. This has helped the city to have an impartial measure on the assets and capability to invest in the prioritized critical circumstances. And to make sure the city of Edmonton and its public will have the most safety measures and the employees who are more in number has to be maintaining the infrastructure and other services of the city.

Give another response to below discussion

Harish kurra

ERM risk strategy and value mapping tool

Looking at the City of Edmond as a government entity, there are strategies needed to run the government in a required way. And the normal function processes of the government are grouped into various categories including; Attractions & Events, revenue collection and City Government infrastructure projects. All these processes fall under different government business entities hence it is important to consider the implementation of Enterprise Risk Management policies. The implementation of these policies is affected by the ERM strategy when considering factors like the assessment of benefits of attraction & event or the process of monitoring the influx of government revenue from tax collection. By implementing these ERM strategies the government may face operational risks that help to handle their services, change is a risk to the governance of the city and economic risk when considering their infrastructural projects.

For the local government of Edmond City to perform well they need to incorporate the value map tool into their ERM strategy when handling their risks. The government of Edmond City needs to know the financial risk they are incorporating in their categories like attraction & event and revenue collection by involving the necessary members in this strategy considering their value hence sporting opportunities to solve their issues. And these issues may be solved by revisiting the purpose of the existence of the category in the government’s agenda. Also, by studying all the major risks involved in their operation of various categories of the government’s agenda, there is a possibility of protecting themselves from the shocks of the risks involved.

Other risks like change and economical risk are greatly involved in the government’s business considering they must fulfil these categories that are worked on based on the ERM strategies formulated earlier.

Grading:

25% on identification and explanation of the strategic risks you selected (main post)

30% on the application of tools: value map, and selected tool. (main post)

15% on the development of strategic risks with explanation (response post)

10% on the use of research

20% on good collegiate level writing and application of APA format. (Note: for the discussion, the only required APA format will be with citations.)