Collaboration is a buzz word at many companies and academic institutions these days. Yet many employees remain leery of working in groups.

1) What are the biggest challenges to effective collaboration?

2) How can these challenges be overcome?

For each of the following experiments describe the sample space.

A) Three dice are rolled.

B) 5 cards are dealt from a deck.

C) Temperature in front of a building is measured.

D) A student's overall academic performance is assessed.

1.Define in English the academic core vocabulary:

Agreement

Controlling idea

Descriptive writing

Features

Paragraph

Reading-based writing approaches

Six traits of writing

Subject

Thesis

Traits

Verb

Writing process

Assignment:

In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic that has consumed this semester, what are two or three examples of ethical leadership you have witnessed? These examples can be drawn from personal, professional, or academic situations.

Question 10 1. A research study lead to the following finding, "Students in the treatment group indicated significantly better achievement on the recognition assessment than those in the control group." What type of research was likely conducted? a. Ethnography b. Experimental c. Survey d. Correlational 3 points Question 11 1. Katniss needs primary sources for her research proposal. Which of the following will she likely select? a. Encyclopedia of Educational Research b. A text reviewing pertinent research c. Journal of Experimental Education d. Educational Psychology Review 3 points Question 12 1. To operationalize a variable means to ___________ the variable. a. mediate b. manipulate c. control d. define 3 points Question 13 1. Correlational research is concerned with a. examining relationships among variables. b. differences between conditions. c. controlling treatment conditions for appropriate comparison. d. describing the preferences of some group of people. 3 points Question 14 1. Abby needs to start a library search to examine her research topic “A comparison of two types of problem-based learning strategies in postsecondary school biological science classes.” Which of the following keywords will Abby likely select in her initial search? a. Learners b. Students c. Problem-based learning d. Instruction 3 points Question 15 1. Which of the following is a non-directional hypothesis? a. Athletic participation and academic achievement are unrelated. b. Student athletes have higher levels of academic achievement than students who do not participate in athletics. c. There are differences in academic achievement between students who participate in athletics and those who do not. d. There are no differences in academic achievement between students who participate in athletics and those who do not.

Each week you’ve been learning important tools and strategies to keep you moving forward and juggling life, in general. This assignment will help you to identify career resources and explain how the skills and strategies you are learning can help you with your networking. Ch. 6 on careers can help provide you with ideas for needed resources. This week’s brief articles and video on the Electronic Reserve Reading page also provide helpful information. Answer all of the questions in the following table. Respond in 50 to 100 words:

• Who are the people in your life that can help you build your professional and academic networks? Consider your friends, family, current and past co-workers, current and former classmates, teachers, community members, and neighbors. Respond in 50 to 100 words:

• What is a professional organization you would like to join? How can joining this organization benefit you in terms of networking? Respond in 50 to 100 words:

• What are some academic associations or school clubs that can help you with your academic network? Respond in 50 to 100 words:

• How can you leverage social media to improve your professional and academic networks? Respond in 50 to 100 words:

• Identify at least one person who could potentially be a mentor for you in your career. Why and how do you think this person will be able to help you grow? Respond in 50 to 100 words:

• How can you continue to examine your career goals over time? How can you stay current in terms of assessing career opportunities? What would you do if you want to change your mind from one career path to another?

1. Future costs associated with a restructuring can only be recognized if they:

Select one:

a. will lead to a legal obligation in the future.

b. will lead to a constructive obligation in the future.

2. A construction company has contracted with a major university to build a new sports complex. The contract calls for two sports arenas to be built in the next three years. The company will receive $24,000,000 for the project and their engineers originally estimated a total cost to construct the two arenas of $20,400,000. The two arenas are scheduled for completion in May of 2007. If an actual cost of $9,200,000 is expended in 2004, and the engineers estimate another $12,800,000 is to be expended to complete construction, how much income is to be recognized under the percentage-of-completion method in 2004?

Select one:

a. $1,163,636

b. $836,364

c. $3,600,000

d. $2,000,000

c. will lead to a constructive and legal obligation in the future.

d. will lead to a provision for restructuring cost

Hallstead Jewelers; Income Statements for Years Ended January 31 (thousands of dollars) 2003 2004 2006 Sales $8,583 $8,102 $10,711 Cost of goods sold 4,326 4,132 5,570 Gross margin $4,257 $3,970 $ 5,141 Expenses Selling expense Salaries 2,021 2,081 3,215 Commissions 429 405 536 Advertising 254 250 257 Administrative expenses 418 425 435 Rent 420 420 840 Depreciation 84 84 142 Miscellaneous expenses 53 93 122 Total expenses $3,679 $3,758 $ 5,547 Net income $ 578 $ 212 $ (406)

1. Exhibit 1 shows the Income Statements for the years ending January 31^st, 2003, 2004 and 2006 using absorption costing. Generate Income Statements using Variable Costing. Assume that cost of goods sold and commissions are variable.

The polling organization Ipsos conducted telephone surveys in March of 2004, 2005 and 2006. In each year, 1001 people age 18 or older were asked about whether they planned to use a credit card to pay federal income taxes that year. The data are given in the accompanying table. Is there evidence that the proportion falling in the three credit card response categories is not the same for all three years? Test the relevant hypotheses using a .05 significance level. (Use 2 decimal places.)

χ² =  
P-value interval

p < 0.001

0.001 ≤ p < 0.01    

0.01 ≤ p < 0.05

0.05 ≤ p < 0.10

p ≥ 0.10