Interview a special education teacher, behavior support specialist, school psychologist, or Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Specialist and ask their perspectives on conducting a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) in the school setting.

Scenario

Interview a special education teacher, behavior support specialist, school psychologist, or Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Specialist and ask their perspectives on conducting a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) in the school setting. (If you are unable to speak to someone directly, watch a You Tube video with a behavior specialist and react to the same questions below).

  1. What do they say about the process?
  2. How do staff at their school work to develop the FBA?
  3. What personnel are involved at their school?

Explain which theoretical perspective best aligns with your selected social problem (conflict, functionalist, and symbolic interactionism)

Assessment Description

You have analyzed various social problems in this course. In an essay assignment (1,500–2,000 words), use the social problem you identified in Topic 2 to address the following prompts. Use three to five scholarly sources from the GCU library:

 

Detail your social problem, proving why it is a social problem with supporting evidence.

Analyze the impact of social phenomenon (for instance, social inequality, social deviance) on a social problem from macro and micro perspectives.

Explain which theoretical perspective best aligns with your selected social problem (conflict, functionalist, and symbolic interactionism)

Identify a social movement that has occurred in response to your identified social problem. Detail the type of social movement and what change the social movement has created.

Identify your own possible solutions to your selected social problem that are more effective than current solutions, based on research you’ve collected.

Does your solution align with the Christian worldview perspective? Why or why not?

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

 

 

How does the author challenge the idea of a “center” (see Lemert’s introduction to the section) of “mainstream” society and culture, or of previously dominant social science theories?

  • What are one or two key ideas that the author is putting forward?

 

 

  • How does the author challenge the idea of a “center” (see Lemert’s introduction to the section) of “mainstream” society and culture, or of previously dominant social science theories?

 

Watch the two Bible Project (TBP) videos (“What is the Bible” and “The Story of the Bible”).

Watch the two Bible Project (TBP) videos (“What is the Bible” and “The Story of the Bible”).

TBP – What is the Bible

https://thebibleproject.com/videos/what-is-bible/

TBP – The Story of the Bible

https://thebibleproject.com/videos/the-story-of-the-bible/

Week 4 Assignment – Prepare to Negotiate With a Federal Government Entity

Skill Being Assessed: Business Development.

Overview

In Week 2 you reviewed the Federal Acquisition Council (FAC-C) competencies, the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 15, and the concepts covered in the book Secrets of Power Negotiations to develop an understanding of what is involved in negotiating with the federal government. This week you will practice your business development skill by applying what you learned from that activity and instructor feedback as you prepare negotiation approaches.

Scenario

Your firm has decided to venture into the market and compete with other firms to provide administrative support to small and medium-sized federal agencies. After several attempts to win a contract, you have been notified that your firm made the final list of companies eligible to be awarded a five-year contract with XYZ agency of the Department of QRS.

Preparation is the necessary first step when entering into business negotiations. You and your team will prepare the firm’s owner for the company’s first venture into negotiating with the federal government.

NOTE: You have learned that the contracting officer holds a FAC-C Level III certification, and the program official is a regionally known legal expert.

Instructions

Write a 4-6 page paper that includes the following:

  1. Describe the basic skills needed to negotiate effectively with expert representatives of a federal agency.
    • Explain why these skills are needed.
  2. Discuss the importance of ethical practices in negotiating with external parties.
    • Compare at least two different negotiation approaches that you would use when negotiating with the individuals mentioned in the scenario.
  3. Outline a plan using one of the negotiation approaches you compared in Step 3 for your contract negotiations.
    • Stress the fundamental reasons why your firm is the best fit to meet the agency’s needs.
  4. Use at least three credible, relevant, and appropriate resources to support your writing. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides.
    • You may use the three recommended sources as the credible sources requested for your assignment.

“WRITE A CASE STUDY, 3 PAGES, AND GUIDE IS BELOW) Using an organized seven-step approach in analyzing a case will make the entire process easier and can increase your learning benefits

“WRITE A CASE STUDY, 3 PAGES, AND GUIDE IS BELOW)

Using an organized seven-step approach in analyzing a case will make the entire process easier and can increase your learning benefits. (THIS IS THE GUIDE, NOT QUESTION)

  1. Read the case thoroughly. To understand fully what is happening in a case, it is necessary to read the case carefully and thoroughly. You may want to read the case rather quickly the first time to get an overview of the industry, the company, the people, and the situation. Read the case again more slowly, making notes as you go.
  2. Define the central issue. Many cases will involve several issues or problems. Identify the most important problems and separate them from the more trivial issues. After identifying what appears to be a major underlying issue, examine related problems in the functional areas (for example, marketing, finance, personnel, and so on). Functional area problems may help you identify deep-rooted problems that are the responsibility of top management.
  3. Define the firm’s goals. Inconsistencies between a firm’s goals and its performance may further highlight the problems discovered in step 2. At the very least, identifying the firm’s goals will provide a guide for the remaining analysis.
  4. Identify the constraints to the problem. The constraints may limit the solutions available to the firm. Typical constraints include limited finances, lack of additional production capacity, personnel limitations, strong competitors, relationships with suppliers and customers, and so on. Constraints have to be considered when suggesting a solution.
  5. Identify all the relevant alternatives. The list should all the relevant alternatives that could solve the problem(s) that were identified in step 2. Use your creativity in coming up with alternative solutions. Even when solutions are suggested in the case, you may be able to suggest better solutions.
  6. Select the best alternative. Evaluate each alternative in light of the available information. If you have carefully taken the proceeding five steps, a good solution to the case should be apparent. Resist the temptation to jump to this step early in the case analysis. You will probably miss important facts, misunderstand the problem, or skip what may be the best alternative solution. You will also need to explain the logic you used to choose one alternative and reject the others.
  7. Develop an implementation plan. The final step in the analysis is to develop a plan for effective implementation of your decision. Lack of an implementation plan even for a very good decision can lead to disaster for a firm and for you. Do not overlook this step. Your professor will surely ask you or someone in the class to explain how to implement the decision.

Analyze the listed ideas and discuss their relation to the United States Legal System. Reflect on how this subject matter may relate to your life and the life of others as well as popular culture in general.

  1. Analyze the listed ideas and discuss their relation to the United States Legal System.
  2. Reflect on how this subject matter may relate to your life and the life of others as well as popular culture in general.

Summarize what you did as an attacker, what kind of vulnerabilities did you exploit, what might have prevented these attacks. Mention the attackers and all of the targets in your summary. You can provide topologies, sketches, graphics if you want.

Write this reflection for the lab:

In two to three paragraphs (i.e., sentences, not bullet lists) using APA style citations if needed, summarize, and interact with the content covered in this lab. Summarize what you did as an attacker, what kind of vulnerabilities did you exploit, what might have prevented these attacks. Mention the attackers and all of the targets in your summary. You can provide topologies, sketches, graphics if you want. In particular, highlight what surprised, enlightened, or otherwise engaged you. You should think and write critically, not just about what was presented but also what you have learned through the session. You can ask questions for the things you’re confused about. Questions asked here will be summarized and answered anonymously in the next class.

Calculate the current value of each of these holdings, using the following assumptions. 1. FSTI was just offered a new 10-year, $50 million annuity from Best Financial, paying $506,225.75 per month. (Hint: Use the terms of this offer to calculate the current market rate.)

FSTI Holdings has 4 major investments in its portfolio, and you have been asked to determine their current market value. Its holdings are as follows

1. It purchased an annuity from Best Financial 5 years ago. At that time, it paid a lump-sum of $10 million, and in return, FSTI was promised a monthly payment of $100,000, for a total of 15 years from date of purchase.
Note: For this annuity, like most financial products, payments are paid/received at the end of the period (“payment in arrears”). In that case, the “Type” field in the Excel formula has a value of 0, or can be left blank.

2. It owns 250,000 shares of Cornwall Systems, for which it paid $15 per share in 2003. Cornwall’s dividend has been growing at a steady rate of 2.8% per year. Given the somewhat risky nature of the company’s business model, the market’s required return on its shares is 8.5%.

3. Last week, it bought $50 million (par value) of newly issued 10-year U.S. Government Treasury Notes. They were purchased at par (i.e., exactly the principal amount), and have a 1.7% coupon rate, paid annually. (Hint: Bonds only trade at par when the coupon rate is exactly equal to its required return.)

4. Two years ago, it entered into a 7-year interest-rate swap agreement, with a $25 million notional amount, under which it pays Morgan Trust a fixed rate of 4.2%, and receives 3-month LIBOR. Payments are made quarterly.

Assignment:

Calculate the current value of each of these holdings, using the following assumptions.

1. FSTI was just offered a new 10-year, $50 million annuity from Best Financial, paying $506,225.75 per month. (Hint: Use the terms of this offer to calculate the current market rate.)

2. Cornwall Systems has recently gone private, and thus does not have a quoted market price per share. However, it continues to pay dividends regularly, and its most recent dividend was $1.70, and is still expected to grow at 2.8% per year. However, as a privately-held company, an additional liquidity premium of 1.5% needs to be added to its required return.

3. The Consumer Price Index report issued this morning suggests that inflation will be 0.1% lower than the market had been previously expected. 10-year Treasury Notes are now trading with a yield of 1.65%.

4. 5-year interest rate swaps are now being quoted at 3.2% (pay fixed, receive 3-month LIBOR; payments made quarterly), and 7-year interest rate swaps at 3.8% (pay fixed, receive 3-month LIBOR; payments made quarterly). (Hint: Calculate the dollar-amount of contractual fixed payments to Morgan Trust under the swap agreement.)
Note: Assume the floating-rate portion is exactly at market, i.e., no gain or loss in value, and will continue to be regardless of market changes. Thus, only the fixed-rate portion is subject to price change.

Describe the neurological and biological impact of the selected behavior and the importance of the gene-environment interaction model. What social and cultural issues impact the legal and social consequences of this behavior?

Describe at least two theories that help to explain what causes addiction.

  • Describe the neurological and biological impact of the selected behavior and the importance of the gene-environment interaction model.
  • What social and cultural issues impact the legal and social consequences of this behavior? How might the consequences differ depending on the client’s age, race or ethnicity, gender, or socioeconomic class?
  • How do these behaviors likely impact intimate and family relationships?
  • What model of addiction best describes these factors?

Assignment Requirements

  • Number of resources: Minimum of six scholarly sources. Distinguished submissions will likely exceed this number.
  • Length of paper: 6–8 typed, double-spaced pages. Additionally, a title page and references page.
  • Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.