WEEK 3: The Social Contract in Fiction Fiction is a Petri dish for the human condition. Authors of fiction are like scientist gods, sprinkling bits of humanity across fertile ground to see what takes root and how it grows. We all have a favorite piece of fiction—book, game, TV show, graphic novel, or film—that speaks […]

Week 4: The Ethics of Duty Deontological ethics concerns itself primarily with duty. We hear a lot about duty today, from duty to family to duty to country. Most of us feel a sense of duty when we see human destruction in the natural world, from condos on wetlands to plastic in the oceans. What […]

WEEK 2: Ethics and Religion There is no religion without ethics, and for many people, there is no ethics without religion.   Please do some general research on religious principles. Religious principles are the basics upon which a religion is founded. The Christian Ten Commandments’ “Thou shalt not kill” is a religious principle, as is […]

Order Instructions What are your thoughts about ultra-processed foods? Explain. • Did something in the article surprise you? Discuss. • Pick a word/line/passage from the article and respond to it. • Discuss a “move” made by the writer in this piece that you think is good/interesting. Explain.

Smarter Decision Making through Psychology Using your problem solving and self and social awareness skill and the information that you learned in Chapter 7 of the webtext about brain plasticity and mindset, answer the questions below. For each question, you should write a paragraph-length response (5–7 sentences) to receive credit for this assignment. Use your […]

  Overview Changing, or even stating, a company’s values can be a long and arduous process, but it often pales in comparison to the effort it takes to make sure they are honored, implemented and projected. In this assignment, you evaluate how well your chosen company from the first assignment has done in “walking the […]

Advocacy Through Legislation Identify a problem or concern in your state, community, or organization that has the capacity to be advocated through legislation.  Research the issue and complete the sections below. For each topic that requires the listing of criteria, a minimum of two criteria should be identified and discussed. Add more rows as is appropriate […]

Prepare a project report using the attached Unit VI Consulting Report template for your project, and complete the template based on the following information: Part I: List the five most significant financial benefits for an organization to invest in a safety system or program. Part II: Acme Construction is due for a workers’ compensation premium […]

When was the last time you read Meditation XVII of John Donne’s Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions? Unless you are a student of seventeenth-century poetry, you may not be all that familiar with this piece. However, you may be much more familiar with one of its well-known phrases: “No man is an island…”. As you begin […]

  Question 1:  Assess the status of your current professional network.   What are some of the strengths and potential areas of improvement?   What type(s) of stakeholders are missing?   Create three measureable and time-bound action steps to address expanding your network.   Consider the three main advantages to networks: private information, access to […]