Mastered It

Q1

• How has the operational relationship between the U.S. intelligence community evolved in the past eight years? 2) How has the relationship between the U.S. intelligence community and the homeland security enterprise evolved in the past eight years? 3) What do you believe are the biggest gaps in developing seamless interoperability and why do these gaps exist? 4) Lastly, describe at least two major intelligence reforms in the past ten years.

 

Q2

You have been asked for a recommendation by the CEO.

• Reflecting on your own organization, or one you are interested in working for, would you recommend outsourcing the administration of benefits – why or why not? What factors do you need to consider before making the determination?  If you did outsource, what elements would you keep in house?
• Would you recommend, for health benefits, self-insurance or premium-based? Explain.

Q3

Title: Alcohol and the Athlete

Drinking alcohol is an accepted norm in American society, and often an athlete will drink alcohol-containing drinks following a workout or game. What effect does this have on athletic performance?  This discussion will investigate that question.

For your initial discussion, find a peer-reviewed research study that discusses the effect of alcohol on athletic performance. Do NOT pick the same article someone else picked.  There are many articles available, so you will not have a difficult time finding a unique article.

For your initial forum post, be sure to:

• list your selected article
• provide the reference for your chosen article
• describe the study and the results
• state what the study concluded
• evaluate the article. Do you think the study made appropriate conclusions from its data? Was the study designed correctly to address the hypothesis?

Title: Alcohol and the Athlete

Drinking alcohol is an accepted norm in American society, and often an athlete will drink alcohol-containing drinks following a workout or game. What effect does this have on athletic performance?  This discussion will investigate that question.

For your initial discussion, find a peer-reviewed research study that discusses the effect of alcohol on athletic performance. Do NOT pick the same article someone else picked.  There are many articles available, so you will not have a difficult time finding a unique article.

For your initial forum post, be sure to:

• list your selected article
• provide the reference for your chosen article
• describe the study and the results
• state what the study concluded
• evaluate the article. Do you think the study made appropriate conclusions from its data? Was the study designed correctly to address the hypothesis?

Q4

Your best friend owns a small children’s clothing store located in the downtown area of a community of 50,000 citizens. The business has been slow the past year due to the construction of several new strip malls and a new Walmart store (Increased competition). She discovered you were taking an online marketing class and asked for your advice for ideas to increase her sales (She owns her present building and will not relocate her business, even though the downtown area is losing stores to the new strip malls). What would you tell her based on what you have learned in this course?

Research 

Research small business marketing and low-cost promotional strategies

Discuss

• What advice would you offer your friend?
• What low-cost strategies could she employ to help stay competitive?
• Share your ideas on how small businesses can compete when larger businesses come to town.

 

Q5

This week we are looking at the Black codes or laws that were enacted after the Civil War to oppress African Americans and prevent equality for people of color.

For the follow up–

Look at the website that explains the History of Racist Laws in America.

Pick one law listed on the website “History of Racist Laws in America” and summarize the law for your peers. Do not limit yourself to only laws against African Americans…any law that goes against an American’s right for equality has a dramatic effect on the society as a whole.

Q6

Your final  forum is to prepare an essay (letter to the editor or written speech)  that would explain to all of America why African American History from the Atlantic Slave Trade To Reconstruction should be taught.

 

Explain why every American should know African American history. You will be expected to use specific facts, events and people that you have learned from this course therefore refrain from adding content that pertains to historical content after Reconstruction.

 

These facts, events, and people must come from your required work this term and from research in the library or from the course bibliography.

 

In your speech, demonstrate the breadth of knowledge you have gained from this work. Do not forget to use in text citations because you will be using multiple sources.

Your final  forum is to prepare an essay (letter to the editor or written speech)  that would explain to all of America why African American History from the Atlantic Slave Trade To Reconstruction should be taught.

 

Explain why every American should know African American history. You will be expected to use specific facts, events and people that you have learned from this course therefore refrain from adding content that pertains to historical content after Reconstruction.

 

These facts, events, and people must come from your required work this term and from research in the library or from the course bibliography.

 

In your speech, demonstrate the breadth of knowledge you have gained from this work. Do not forget to use in text citations because you will be using multiple sources.