9A A personnel researcher has designed a questionnaire and she would like to estimate the average time to complete the questionnaire. Suppose she samples 100 employees and finds that the mean time to take the test is 27 minutes with a standard deviation of 4 minutes. Construct a 90% confidence interval for the mean time to complete the questionnaire. Also, write a short explanation about the findings to the human resources director of your company summarizing the results. – Use Excel for this analysis.

9B. For the problem in part A, the human resources director wants to know whether these is sufficient sample evidence to conclude that the average time to complete the questionnaire is not 27 minutes. Set up the hypotheses (in statistical terms) and, based only on the confidence interval you have constructed in part A, what would you conclude regarding the hypotheses?

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"Cultural Relativism and Human Rights" Please respond to the following: In King’s speech, he claimed: “America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned.” Then proclaimed: “So we have come to cash this check…” Most people recognize that he was not talking about money, but he was talking about certain human rights that should be granted to all U.S. citizens. Discuss at least two of those rights and comment on the extent to which you believe those rights have been provided for citizens of color in today’s America. Provide reasons and examples to support your view. Most people who have heard or read this speech agree that it is eloquent, passionate, and persuasive. Could a moral relativist have been as eloquent and persuasive? Provide a rationale for your views.

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Write a response to the following passage in your opinion

Plato laid the foundations of Western philosophy and science. Alfred North Whitehead once noted: "the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato." Plato's argument that non-physical (but substantial) forms (or ideas) represent the most accurate reality.

Locke is among the most influential political philosophers of the modern period. In the Two Treatises of Government, he defended the claim that men are by nature free and equal against claims that God had made all people naturally subject to a monarch.  Locke's political theory was founded on social contract theory. Locke believed that human nature is characterized by reason and tolerance. Like Hobbes, Locke believed that human nature allowed people to be selfish.

1. Lab Review:

A) Explain why– control E. coli cells cannot grow on LBA+amp and LBA+amp+X-Gal.

B) Name a procedure which can replace the heat shock process and achieve the same goal:

C) If you used the pBLU plasmid as a vector to carry a desirable human gene into E. coli recipient cells. The insertion site is inside the β-galactosidase gene on the p-BLU plasmid. After the transformation, you plate the cells on LBA+amp+X-Gal to screen for E. coli cells with the desirable gene. You saw both blue and white colonies on the plate. Which type of colonies carry the desirable human gene?
A. White        B. Blue             C. both             D. neither one

Explain WHY?

After reading one of the classic studies in social psychology conducted by Stanley Milgram (1963) and the current Ethical Guidelines for the Treatment of Human Subjects in Research (American Psychological Association), please answer the following questions:

1. Given the events chronicled in Milgram’s experiment and the ethical guidelines for the use of human subjects in psychological research, could this study be conducted today or would it be in violation of the APA’s ethical guidelines?

2. Weigh the benefits of the study versus the benefits of the ethical guidelines. If you were the researcher trying to get this study approved by the APA ethics board, what would your arguments be for approval by the APA.

3. In your opinion, are there times in which the APA ethical guidelines should be bypassed in favor of the possible value of the knowledge gained by the study’s results?

Metaphysics concerns inquiries into the nature of reality. Both Plato and Descartes develop metaphysical systems that are classified as dualisms. Likewise both are considered to be metaphysical realists, which means that there is a reality external to the influence of the human mind. Plato believes that reality is composed of a realm of becoming that is constantly changing and a realm of being that contains eternal, unchanging Forms that infuse the world of becoming. Human beings, according to Plato, are an amalgam of a material body that constantly changes and an immortal psyche. A little more than two thousand years later, Descartes will propose that all reality is composed of two substances---body and mind. The Matrix films consider both Platonic and Cartesian dualisms. What is the appeal of a dualistic metaphysics? Do you find it plausible? Why or why not? Are there particular implications that add credence to your position?

Assignment #1 40 Marks Length 2-3 pages Objectives:

• To demonstrate an understanding of the external issues relative to your company
• To make recommendations to mitigate negative circumstances related to the external environment.
• To make recommendations to capitalize on opportunities as related to the external environment.

  Instructions  1. Identify the external issues your organization is facing and how each of the variables identified are impacting your particular business environment.

• Political changes.
• Social changes.
• Economic changes.
• Legislative changes.
• Technological changes within your country.

2. Design and discuss three strategies that you as the Human Resources manager can take to either capitalize on an opportunity presented through the external variables and/or minimize the negative impact of external variables on the organization.  Provide rationale for each strategy.  

Q1:

Which of these is an accurate statement about the Phoenix Program in Vietnam?

Group of answer choices

It improved the security of strategic hamlets, though the cost in human lives was high

It was compromised because the South Vietnamese commander in charge of it was a double agent

It was fairly effective at targeting large numbers of enemy sympathizers, but had little strategic impact on the war

It was carried out successfully by Dr. Manhattan

Q2:

What is historically unusual about the "Responsibility to Protect" doctrine (R2P)?

Group of answer choices

It makes human rights an important concern

It calls for military action to be carried out by all members of the international community

It potentially disregards long-standing international norms on sovereignty

It was a point of cooperation between the US and USSR during an otherwise contentious Cold War period

This assignment will require you to do some outside research. Research the events surrounding the work stoppage (strike) which happened during the summer of 2014 at Market Basket - a grocery store chain in NE. Your research should involve an exploration of the events from a Human Resource perspective.

For the assignment you will write a 2-3 page double spaced paper (12 font) plus title and reference page. (for example: minimum 5 pages - title page 3 pages of content and reference page).  

For the content of the paper choose at least three Human Resource elements that were found in your research. Explain how they impacted the 2014 events and what significance they had. In the end, summarize your thoughts (again from an HR perspective) about the events.

1. Some people have suggested that understanding human behavior at work is the single most important requirement for managerial success. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why?

2. In what ways is organizational behavior comparable to functional areas such as finance, marketing, and production? In what ways is it different from these areas? Is it similar to statistics in any way?

3. Identify some managerial jobs that are highly affected by human behavior and others that are less so. Which would you prefer? Why?

4. The text identifies four basic managerial functions. Based on your own experiences or observations, provide examples of each function.

5. Which managerial skills do you think are among your strengths? Which are among your weaknesses? How might you improve the latter?