Category: Analysis

Aspects of brain development

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• Choose two aspects of brain development that were of most interest to you.
• Describe these aspects of brain development and explain why you found them
interesting/important.
For many years, scientists believed that brain development was strictly controlled by
“nature” (genetics, biological development). According to the neuroconstructivist view,
we now know that development of the brain is significantly influenced by nurture
(experience). The ability of experience to change the structure and/or activity of the
developing brain is known as “neuroplasticity.”
• Give two examples of how experience can impact brain development in an
adverse way.
• Give two examples of how experience can impact brain development in a
positive way.
• How can the concept of neuroplasticity be practically applied to furthering
positive brain and behavioral outcomes? Support your view with a scholarly
research article that demonstrates how experience can change the
brain/behavior for the better. Post the link to the article for your classmates to
review. Briefly summarize the key findings of the article.

 

 

 

Women in the White House

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During Barack Obama’s presidency, women on his staff were frustrated about their lack of influence. They were often outnumbered by men in meetings. They struggled to contribute to the conversation. When they did get a chance to speak, their contributions were often ignored, or a man would repeat the idea and get the credit.

To counteract this behavior and make their voices heard, the women used a strategy called amplification. “When a woman made a key point, other women would repeat it, giving credit to its author. This forced the men in the room to recognize the contribution—and denied them the chance to claim the idea as their own.”

President Obama soon noticed the technique. He began calling on women more, and the number of women staffers increased as well.

Questions

Why might women be reluctant to speak up in meetings?
What are the potential consequences of letting one demographic dominate workplace discussions and decisions?
What other strategies can people who have been traditionally underrepresented in the workplace use to make their voices heard?

Women in the White House

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During Barack Obama’s presidency, women on his staff were frustrated about their lack of influence. They were often outnumbered by men in meetings. They struggled to contribute to the conversation. When they did get a chance to speak, their contributions were often ignored, or a man would repeat the idea and get the credit.

To counteract this behavior and make their voices heard, the women used a strategy called amplification. “When a woman made a key point, other women would repeat it, giving credit to its author. This forced the men in the room to recognize the contribution—and denied them the chance to claim the idea as their own.”

President Obama soon noticed the technique. He began calling on women more, and the number of women staffers increased as well.

Questions

Why might women be reluctant to speak up in meetings?
What are the potential consequences of letting one demographic dominate workplace discussions and decisions?
What other strategies can people who have been traditionally underrepresented in the workplace use to make their voices heard?

Like Grandfather, Like Granddaughter?

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Clarence opened a farm supply store in Montana during the early 1940s. His neighbors in the county were also his customers. Every person who walked into his store felt comfortable. In fact, they would often sit, sip a cup of coffee, or shell some peanuts, and solve the world’s problems before loading up their purchases. Clarence prided himself on knowing what his customers needed to be successful farmers, and he freely gave them advice about which brand of flea dip would work best on their cattle and which tonic would help a colicky horse. By the time he retired, and his son Seth took over, the company had expanded to three stores in three towns and had 14 full-time employees.

As a youth, Seth had attended the state college and earned a degree in agricultural business. When he took over the company in 1975, he eagerly applied what he had learned to the family business. He was convinced that technology was the key to success, not personal relationships. Over the years, he struggled to convert all his father’s old, handwritten records to electronic files. Eventually, he installed a completely computerized information system that tracked inventory, personnel, and accounts. He sometimes boasted about being an entrepreneur, but Clarence snorted at that term. “Just do what’s right for your customers, and you’ll be doing what’s right for yourself,” he would retort. When Seth retired in 2015, his daughter Kathy took over the company, which now had 23 stores with 228 employees in three states and one wholly owned subsidiary of 18 gas stations. Kathy’s vision involved offering a broader range of products than farm supplies. She wanted to sell the image of the family farm. Her stores stocked Western clothing; boots, hats, and jewelry; home furnishings; and even CDs featuring country music.

Kathy found herself traveling extensively from the corporate office to the various stores. Finding time to manage everything was a problem, but she had a staff of 12 professionals in the corporate office to assist her. E-mail, laptops, and smartphones helped tremendously.

Questions

How did communication practices and expectations differ for Clarence, Seth, and Kathy?
How do you think the management behaviors differed for the three owners?
What contingency factors might each owner have faced while they managed the company?

Like Grandfather, Like Granddaughter?

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Clarence opened a farm supply store in Montana during the early 1940s. His neighbors in the county were also his customers. Every person who walked into his store felt comfortable. In fact, they would often sit, sip a cup of coffee, or shell some peanuts, and solve the world’s problems before loading up their purchases. Clarence prided himself on knowing what his customers needed to be successful farmers, and he freely gave them advice about which brand of flea dip would work best on their cattle and which tonic would help a colicky horse. By the time he retired, and his son Seth took over, the company had expanded to three stores in three towns and had 14 full-time employees.

As a youth, Seth had attended the state college and earned a degree in agricultural business. When he took over the company in 1975, he eagerly applied what he had learned to the family business. He was convinced that technology was the key to success, not personal relationships. Over the years, he struggled to convert all his father’s old, handwritten records to electronic files. Eventually, he installed a completely computerized information system that tracked inventory, personnel, and accounts. He sometimes boasted about being an entrepreneur, but Clarence snorted at that term. “Just do what’s right for your customers, and you’ll be doing what’s right for yourself,” he would retort. When Seth retired in 2015, his daughter Kathy took over the company, which now had 23 stores with 228 employees in three states and one wholly owned subsidiary of 18 gas stations. Kathy’s vision involved offering a broader range of products than farm supplies. She wanted to sell the image of the family farm. Her stores stocked Western clothing; boots, hats, and jewelry; home furnishings; and even CDs featuring country music.

Kathy found herself traveling extensively from the corporate office to the various stores. Finding time to manage everything was a problem, but she had a staff of 12 professionals in the corporate office to assist her. E-mail, laptops, and smartphones helped tremendously.

Questions

How did communication practices and expectations differ for Clarence, Seth, and Kathy?
How do you think the management behaviors differed for the three owners?
What contingency factors might each owner have faced while they managed the company?

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

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Based on your topic readings, identify three ways in which culture influences child development, as well as classroom behavior.

2. What are some strategies you could use to increase parent involvement and to make parents feel more comfortable being involved in their child’s growth and development in and out of the classroom?

topic readings links

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) (cdc.gov)

Understanding Child Trauma – What is Childhood Trauma? | SAMHSA

Recognizing and Treating Child Traumatic Stress | SAMHSA

Understanding, Trauma’s Impact on Learning by Susan Cole

The theory of “good advertisements”

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Search the Bible (either the Old or New Testament) for at least one Bible verse(s) that would guide a marketer as they develop advertisements/promotions that would be considered within the bounds of “good advertising.”

In a minimum of three well-crafted sections, explicate the Bible verse and its meaning, discuss the theory of “good advertisements” and then connect the Bible verse(s) towards guiding Marketers to create “good” Advertisements/Promotions.

 

First section; State your Bible verse and cite the book and verse(s) and then discuss the Bible verse from a Biblical perspective.

 

Second section; discuss the theory of “good advertisements” and their import to the marketing of products. Include two scholarly resources (WSJ, Fortune Magazine, Advertising Age, etc. are all considered scholarly in the discipline of Marketing) and cite within the text.

A Situational Analysis from a Marketing/Promotions perspective (which is different than a

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strategic analysis) is designed to gather the information that identifies internal information about
products, relevant company information, and sales history. From an external perspective this
Promotions Project: Situational Analysis Assignment will research the relevant factors
of demand associated with the company/products/industry that is beyond the firm’s control. Many
academicians and businessmen are convinced that all new product ideas, new market segments, and product expansions are derived from the factors that shift demand (aka the external factors of
the firm). In marketing and promotions, understanding the external demand factors is very
Important. Here is a partial list of the external factors that shift demand:

 Demand Curve Shifters
 Consumer tastes and preferences
 Demographic
 Economic
 Natural
 Technological
 Political/Legal
 Social/Cultural
 Competitors (what they are doing and planning to do)
 Substitute Products

 

History – Minorities in America

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• California Baptist University HIS 311 History of Minorities in America Custom Electronic Edition Slim Pack – Sage Reader

Read:
• Ch. 17 Immigration Policy: The Road to Settlement and Citizenship – Sage Reader
• Ch. 18 Immigrants and the Economy – Sage Reader
• Link for Sage Reader Chapters Screen Shots: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yUxgEa4-FUtFkQO9tpJDoFdOMKcvWKuK/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115476296316985384914&rtpof=true&sd=true

PowerPoint Lectures: See uploaded files

Assignment 1 – Discussion:
• Read the uploaded PDF for Week 7.
o The Immigration table give us 8 steps to having fruitful conversations about immigration. Please read the 8 steps. Then answer one of the four questions proposed as conversation starters.

1. “Have you ever been in a circumstance where you were a newcomer or felt out of place?”
2. “What factors do you think most influence your perspective? Your personal experience with immigrants whom you know? The media? The Bible?”For me, I think it is the media mostly.
3. “How do you think you might respond if you faced the circumstances that many immigrants were in prior to their decision to come to the U.S.?”
4. “Can you tell me about an immigrant you know in our community that you’ve worked with, served or learned from?”I have never worked with or served an immigrant in my community.
**Please keep in mind I am a 20-year-old female. Thank you for your help!!

Assignment 2 – Application Exercise:
Complete answer to each prompt, plus expansion of ideas and thoughts with examples
• Describe early immigration policies of the U.S.
• How have restrictions grown out of domestic and international pressures?
• How has the call for more open boarders grow out of domestic and international pressures?