chapter 8: Human Development

Assignment: Developmental Psychology

Instructions:

1. Select an adult to study (someone who is a prominent person, singer/actor, politician, athlete, or someone in the news), I prefer president Donald Trump

2. Prepare a 700-1000 word paper in which assess the following issues:

   1. What family issues or support systems may have influenced this person's learning style and behaviors?
      
   2. Select two theories of learning and apply them to the person you selected to study
      
      1. How does each theory explain their behavior, ideas, and achievements?
         
      2. Why?
         
      3. Include in paragraph citations and references

Binary files are convenient to computers because they’re easily machine readable. Text files are human readable, but require parsing and conversion to process in the computer. Consider a class Person that has the following structure:

public class Student {
    private String name;
    private int age;
    private double gpa;

    public Student() {
    }

    public Student(String name, int age, double gpa) {
        this.name = name;
        this.age = age;
        this.gpa = gpa;
    }

    public String getName() {
        return this.name;
    }

    public void setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    public int getAge() {
        return this.age;
    }

    public void setAge(int age) {
        this.age = age;
    }

    public double getGpa() {
        return this.gpa;
    }

    public void setGpa(double gpa) {
        this.gpa = gpa;
    }

    public String toString() {
        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
        builder.append("Student{");
        builder.append(String.format("%s=%s", "name", name));
        builder.append(String.format(",%s=%d", "age", age));
        builder.append(String.format(",%s=%.2f", "gpa", gpa));
        builder.append("}");
        return builder.toString();
    }
    
    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (obj != null && obj instanceof Student) {
            return equals((Student)obj);
        }
        return false;
    }
    
    public boolean equals(Student other) {
        if (other == null) {
            return false;
        }
        return name.equals(other.name) &&
            age == other.age &&
            Math.abs(gpa - other.gpa) < 0.0001;
    }
}

A number of student records were written out to a file using the toString() method given above. Roughly, they look like the following:

Student{name=Joe O'Sullivan,age=22,gpa=3.14}
Student(name=Jane Robinson,age=19,gpa=3.81}
....
Student{name=Jill Gall,age=21,gpa=2.98}

Your task is to implement a method that will return an array of Students based on a parameter file name that is passed into the method. You will open the text file, read lines, split lines into fields, and then call the setters based on the key/value pairs in the string. Fields will always be in the same order: name, age, gpa. The array should be exactly the same size as the number of lines in the file you are reading. At most, there will be 20 lines in the file. You should not throw any exceptions from the function. if the file doesn't exist, return a zero-length array.

Some hints:

• You can use the File class to connect the name to the file on disk.
• You can create a Scanner object by passing in the File to read lines.
• You can use the split() method of String to take a line from the file and break it up based on delimiters You may need to do this multiple times (e.g. once on a comma, and then on an equals sign).
• To convert from string data to integer data, use Integer.parseInt(). You can do the same with doubles and Double.parseDouble()

1. Ellen Lee, human resource manager of High Fashion Clothing Company, a manufacturer of women’s clothing and accessories, had just returned from a management development seminar on work motivation. She felt that the company could immediately make use some of the theories she learnt to enhance the workers’ productivity. She was able to convince the executive committee of the company to launch a “high pay reward scheme” – giving extra bonus to those hard working staff members. After the program had been in operation for a number of months, she was puzzled to find that the results were not as she had expected. Clothing designers who belong to a group of yuppies (優皮士) did not seem to react enthusiastically to the programs. They responded by saying that they are not worrying about money, they are working for their interests. The motivation program was basically a waste of their time. Cutters, seamsters, pressers and packagers, who belong to a group of grassroot(草根階層) frontline staff reacted positively to the motivation program. Production was increased by 20 percent. (a) Use Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory to analyze the different needs of the two groups of staff in High Fashion Clothing Company.

(b) Hence explain why Ellen’s motivation program succeeded in one group but failed in the other group.

(c) What strategies would you recommend to Ellen to ensure high levels of motivation among the group of clothing designers?

Fundementals of human resource management

THE SOUTHERN WIDGET MANUFACTURING

Introduction

Founded in 2006, Southern Widget Manufacturing sets out to be the leading manufacturer of widgets in the world. Southern Widget has sales and distribution centers around the world including six centers in the US. The company is a member of the World Widget Manufacturing Association (WWMA).

Widgets are used as a display tool for several products including: PC, TV, auto parts, furniture, etc.

The Widget is a Bamboo based product making both environmentally and economically sound. Bamboo, like wood, is a natural composite material with a high strength-to-weight ratio useful for many applications Widgets it is considered one of the fastest-growing plants in the world.

Mission Statement

·       Provide a high-quality, affordable product

·       Create long term relationships with customers

·       Respond immediately to changing needs of customers

·       Achieve complete customer satisfaction

·       Improve our customer services continuously

·       Maintain excellent employee relations

·       Sustain community involvement

Vision

The vision at Southern Widget Manufacturing is to utilize our well trained and satisfied employee teams to deliver outstanding customer services.

Mission

At Southern Widget Manufacturing every person in our company is a member of the team and a team player, with expectations that they perform their duties to their fullest capacity and potential. Our objective is a commitment to the highest quality of widgets and customer service. The customer’s satisfaction is our major focus, reached through innovative and cost effective production. We will lead the Widget industry with well trained and satisfied employees and pleased customers.

1)    Francisco works at Southern Widget as a welder. Although he is provided with protective goggles and a face mask, overalls and other types of protective clothing are not provided. After three months of work at Southern Widget, Francisco notices his skin becoming drier and gradually changing color. Alarmed with this development, he approaches his supervisor asking for details of the materials he works with. The supervisor declines to reveal any kind of information. What authority and laws can help Francisco file a claim?

2)    Virginia's boss, Luke, constantly uses sexually explicit language while communicating with his female subordinates. Though many female employees are bothered with this behavior, no one has ever complained for fear of negative repercussions. However, Virginia files a complaint against Luke with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Will this be considered as discriminatory behavior? Why or why not? Explain the prohibitions under Title VII for related behavior.

3)    Policy 137: The paint booths contain many toxic chemicals and are possibly harmful to unborn fetuses. In an abundance of caution Southern Widget will not allow its female employees of child bearing age to accept a position in the painting area. Employees working in the paint area make $5.00 more than other production employees. Is this considered discrimination, what is this called? Explain

4)    Southern Widget employees are being asked for their opinion on which type of insurance they would like to have. The choices are HMO or PPO. Explain the difference as they differ from traditional health care providers? Pretend you are an employee and give you choice, explain.

5)    You have been asked to write a FLSA policy. Be sure to include the three major parts as it might relate to Southern Widget.

6)    Thomas a Production Foreman was terminated. He has filed a Company grievance. On April 2, Thomas was told to open discharge valves into the Mississippi River which he refused to do. Additionally, he has been told by the company President, with witnesses, that he was such a good employee he had a job for life. Southern Widget’s rebuttal is that he refused a direct order and the company’s policy clearly state, that there are no contract employees. Does he have a case on either point? Discuss and serve as the arbitrator with the decision.

7)    John, the company Custodian, was in a horrific car accident as a child but has fully recovered from his injuries and is considered a very healthy individual. During the accident, John was burned and still has several facial scars that have disfigured his face. Many employees at John's company stare as he walks by and get distracted by his appearance. Is John protected by the ADA? Explain.

8)    The Widget Operators Local Unions 621 filed a petition to have Southern Widget create an alternative dispute resolution, including the most common techniques. Is that a good idea for the company, if so, what how should it include?

9)    Southern Widget is preparing to announce a new compensation system. Before the system goes live, as the HR Training Supervisor, you are required to do a company training on what goes into a compensation system. You will need to explain and discuss issues like: job structure, pay levels, motivation, cost control, etc.

10) As a future Supervisor what did you learn about Human Resources that you did not know before taking this course? What will you do to include this knowledge in your supervisory role?

You have recently accepted a position as Human Resource Director for Jupiter Industries, a multi-national organization operating across 5 business segments, specifically, industrial valves and controls, plastics, fire suppression equipment, electronic components, and specialized medical products. Jupiter Industries has established worldwide headquarters in Bremen, Germany, and has groups located in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Pacific Rim countries. The MENA group is the most recently formed division within the Jupiter organization, and is composed of various concentric businesses that fit into one of the five organizational business segments, all of which have been acquired over the past two years in both the Middle East region (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Bahrain, and Jordan) as well as North Africa (Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria). You will be working at the MENA headquarters located in Manama, Bahrain and will be responsible for all divisions located in the MENA (Middle East, North Africa) region. You will report directly to the VP of Operations in Manama, with dotted-line reporting responsibility to Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) in Bremen.

Specifically, you are being tasked with establishing Human Resource policy and practice in regard to strategic collaboration with divisional heads, utilizing HRIS systems in addressing areas such as recruitment and retention, training and development, performance management programs, compensation management, employee benefit programs and employee relations, including motivational programs, incentive programs, and disciplinary procedures. You will be working on policies and procedures that can be utilized throughout the region, to bring some semblance of order and uniformity in dealing with strategic HR employee programs.

After a thoughtful review of current HR programs for the region, you will prepare a report for the VP of Operations and CHRO and distribute to all division heads, formulating your HR strategic goals across all HR areas of responsibility, highlighting recommendations for improving the overall impact of these programs on talent management initiatives including attraction and retention of top talent and the methodologies used to do so.

What role do line managers play in this rolprocess? Why are coaching skills a necessary asset for line managers? How does coaching influence employee motivation and job performance?

One of your first assignments will be to address high turnover among new hires employed for less than 120 days. This is a constant source of frustration for both HR and hiring managers. How could an onboarding program help reverse this trend? Describe your plan and explain your anticipated results and outcomes

Fundementals of human resource management

THE SOUTHERN WIDGET MANUFACTURING

Introduction

Founded in 2006, Southern Widget Manufacturing sets out to be the leading manufacturer of widgets in the world. Southern Widget has sales and distribution centers around the world including six centers in the US. The company is a member of the World Widget Manufacturing Association (WWMA).

Widgets are used as a display tool for several products including: PC, TV, auto parts, furniture, etc.

The Widget is a Bamboo based product making both environmentally and economically sound. Bamboo, like wood, is a natural composite material with a high strength-to-weight ratio useful for many applications Widgets it is considered one of the fastest-growing plants in the world.

Mission Statement

·       Provide a high-quality, affordable product

·       Create long term relationships with customers

·       Respond immediately to changing needs of customers

·       Achieve complete customer satisfaction

·       Improve our customer services continuously

·       Maintain excellent employee relations

·       Sustain community involvement

Vision

The vision at Southern Widget Manufacturing is to utilize our well trained and satisfied employee teams to deliver outstanding customer services.

Mission

At Southern Widget Manufacturing every person in our company is a member of the team and a team player, with expectations that they perform their duties to their fullest capacity and potential. Our objective is a commitment to the highest quality of widgets and customer service. The customer’s satisfaction is our major focus, reached through innovative and cost effective production. We will lead the Widget industry with well trained and satisfied employees and pleased customers.

Address any five of the Southern Widget Manufacturing Company following company issues: Please send to [email protected].

1)    Francisco works at Southern Widget as a welder. Although he is provided with protective goggles and a face mask, overalls and other types of protective clothing are not provided. After three months of work at Southern Widget, Francisco notices his skin becoming drier and gradually changing color. Alarmed with this development, he approaches his supervisor asking for details of the materials he works with. The supervisor declines to reveal any kind of information. What authority and laws can help Francisco file a claim?

2)    Virginia's boss, Luke, constantly uses sexually explicit language while communicating with his female subordinates. Though many female employees are bothered with this behavior, no one has ever complained for fear of negative repercussions. However, Virginia files a complaint against Luke with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Will this be considered as discriminatory behavior? Why or why not? Explain the prohibitions under Title VII for related behavior.

3)    Policy 137: The paint booths contain many toxic chemicals and are possibly harmful to unborn fetuses. In an abundance of caution Southern Widget will not allow its female employees of child bearing age to accept a position in the painting area. Employees working in the paint area make $5.00 more than other production employees. Is this considered discrimination, what is this called? Explain

4)    Southern Widget employees are being asked for their opinion on which type of insurance they would like to have. The choices are HMO or PPO. Explain the difference as they differ from traditional health care providers? Pretend you are an employee and give you choice, explain.

5)    You have been asked to write a FLSA policy. Be sure to include the three major parts as it might relate to Southern Widget.

6)    Thomas a Production Foreman was terminated. He has filed a Company grievance. On April 2, Thomas was told to open discharge valves into the Mississippi River which he refused to do. Additionally, he has been told by the company President, with witnesses, that he was such a good employee he had a job for life. Southern Widget’s rebuttal is that he refused a direct order and the company’s policy clearly state, that there are no contract employees. Does he have a case on either point? Discuss and serve as the arbitrator with the decision.

7)    John, the company Custodian, was in a horrific car accident as a child but has fully recovered from his injuries and is considered a very healthy individual. During the accident, John was burned and still has several facial scars that have disfigured his face. Many employees at John's company stare as he walks by and get distracted by his appearance. Is John protected by the ADA? Explain.

8)    The Widget Operators Local Unions 621 filed a petition to have Southern Widget create an alternative dispute resolution, including the most common techniques. Is that a good idea for the company, if so, what how should it include?

9)    Southern Widget is preparing to announce a new compensation system. Before the system goes live, as the HR Training Supervisor, you are required to do a company training on what goes into a compensation system. You will need to explain and discuss issues like: job structure, pay levels, motivation, cost control, etc.

10) As a future Supervisor what did you learn about Human Resources that you did not know before taking this course? What will you do to include this knowledge in your supervisory role?

1. Service quality is not always consistent, largely because services are often performed by human beings.  Provide an example of what employers could do to reduce service variability.

2. Generally, when advertising to one’s supply chain, the objective is a ____________________ strategy, in which the goal is to motivate sellers– wholesalers, distributors, or salespeople – to highlight the product, rather than the competitors, and thereby induce consumers to buy the product

3. When determining how to best convey the message in a marketing campaign, often one will determine the unique selling proposition (USP). What is a USP intended to do?

4. In the early stages of an ad campaign, the objectives are established. After the campaign has run, to determine if those objectives are met, the marketer will _____________________.

5. Describe the difference between financial and non-financial incentives.

6.In the B2B buying process the ___________________________ is an activity through which buying organizations invite alternative suppliers to bid on supplying their required goods.

7. Name and explain three “rule-of-thumb” methods of setting Integrated Marketing Communications budgets.

LazyDaz, Inc. reported the following for its 2020 financial statements.
Balance Sheet

Income Statement
For the Year Ending Dec 31, 2020

The financial notes of LazyDaz disclose the following 2020 information:
(1) Property, plant and equipment was sold for cash. The PP&E had an original cost of $400
and accumulated depreciation of $100.
(2) Stock was issued for $120 cash.
(3) Bonds of $30 were retired.
(4) Land with a cost of $140 was sold.
(5) There were two major noncash transactions. PP&E was acquired by issuing a $75 long-term
note. Later in the year, PP&E was acquired by issuing $100 in common stock.
(6) All other transactions were cash transactions.

Can you prepare a Statement of Cash Flows for this information

In Born together—Reared apart: the Landmark Minnesota twin study (2012), Nancy Segal discusses the efforts of research psychologists at the University of Minnesota to understand similarities and differences between twins by studying sets of twins who were raised separately. The Excel Online file below contains critical reading SAT scores for several pairs of identical twins (twins who share all of their genes), one of whom was raised in a family with no other children (no siblings) and one of whom was raised in a family with other children (with siblings). Construct a spreadsheet to answer the following questions.

Open spreadsheet

a. What is the mean difference between the critical reading SAT scores for the twins raised with no siblings and the twins raised with siblings?

(to 2 decimals)

b. Provide a 90% confidence interval estimate of the mean difference between the critical reading SAT scores for the twins raised with no siblings and the twins raised with siblings.

(, ) (to 2 decimals)

c. Conduct a hypothesis test of equality of the critical reading SAT scores for the twins raised with no siblings and the twins raised with siblings.

-value is  (to 4 decimals)

At , what is your conclusion?

_________Can concludeCannot conclude that there is a difference between the mean scores for the no sibling and with sibling groups.

YOU HAVE DECIDED TO ADD A MASS SPECTROMETER TO YOUR HPLC EQUIPMENT BECAUSE YOU NEED TO SEPARATE AND QUANTIFY SYNTHETIC PEPTIDES IN REACTION VESSELS. THE PEPTIDES WILL BE OF FIVE OR FEWER AMINO ACID RESIDUES. YOU NEED TO DETERMINE THE MOLECULAR WEIGHTS OF THE PEPTIDES ± 3 AMU AND TO ESTIMATE THE RELATIVE AMOUNTS OF EACH PEPTIDE USING ALANINE-TRYPTOPHAN-LEUCINE AS A STANDARD. WHAT TYPE OF MASS SPECTROMETER WILL YOU SELECT TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE METHOD? EXPLAIN WHY YOU MADE YOUR SELECTION.

Magnetic sector and Q-IT-TOF are theoretically possible but let’s not take time trying to make something fit that doesn’t. Any TOF mass analyzer could measure masses as low as 150 but lower masses are often difficult to distinguish from background. Magnetic sector mass analyzers can, in principle, be interfaced with an HPLC but this is technically impractical. Ion Trap mass analyzers are generally used in combination with quadrupoles. So the remaining contenders are:

Quadrupole (single, tandem MS)

Quadrupole-Ion Trap (QIT)

Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance (FT-ICR)

So select one from the above menu and make a case for your selection. In other words, what features of your selected instrument are important for performing the required measurements?