Angela works for the state government and manages a public health program responsible for educating landlords and tenants about the benefits of smoke-free rental housing. Since she lacks public support for her cause Angela decides she will give a speech at the next town hall meeting. She has a lot of information to present to […]

Julia is a social worker who leads a counseling program at a local health center and is comfortable speaking to small groups on an informal basis. Her supervisor asks her to speak in front of prospective donors at an upcoming fundraising event. Julia agrees but becomes nervous after realizing she will be delivering a prepared […]

Samuel, a well-known rock climber, has recently joined Live and Learn Outside, an organization that provides outdoor education for low-income children. Although he has little experience in public speaking, Samuel gives a fundraising speech at an elite training camp in Palm Beach, Florida. The conclusion to Samuel’s speech is below:    “I love pushing myself […]

The Dean of Students has invited Sophie to speak during her upcoming graduation ceremony. He asks to review a detailed outline of Sophie’s speech before she writes her rough draft.   While preparing her outline, Sophie finds a graduation speech given by the class president 25 years ago.  She decides to use this as the […]

It is Laura’s turn to make her presentation. She has concluded that claims about a politician making disparaging remarks against poor people were false. She found evidence suggesting the politician has made outreach to the poor his goal.   Laura describes an encounter the politician had with a homeless family that was relayed in a […]

Caroline works for an online retail company that sells software to businesses. One day, the sales director asks her to collate information on key accounts and customer profiles before presenting her findings at a board meeting.  Caroline begins this task by conducting interviews with the sales team.   Caroline prepared (A) talking points before each […]

Conditional Probabilities   Finding a conditional Probability:   Example   Let’s look at a standard deck of 52 cards.   What is the probability of getting 2 kings assuming that the first one is not replaced?   4/52 * 3/51 = 1/13*1/17= 1/221   What is the probability of getting 2 kings assuming that the […]

Now that we have passed the half-way mark of the class, tell us in at least 250 words what you think about learning math online?   Name at least one thing that you really enjoy about the class (come on, there must be something!) and at least one improvement that could make this class even […]

INTEGRATING RESEARCH IN APA STYLE   Last week, you were introduced to the DeVry Library (Links to an external site.)and its databases through the library tutorial in your lesson. In your initial post, share one paragraph with us from your essay that shows how you’ve integrated a source into your writing. The source should be […]

Strengths and Weaknesses and Elevator Pitch   Complete the Skills Matcher Assessment to identify your strengths and areas for development.   In a Word document, write 2-3 paragraphs about 3 strengths and 1 area for development (weakness).  Be sure to answer how your strengths add value as a candidate in your chosen field, and describe […]