...Awareness of Culture and Diversity: EFP1 Task 2 Brittany Kennedy Western Governor’s University A. Introduction Meridian High School is currently the only public high school in the city of Meridian, Mississippi. MHS has approximately 1,400 students enrolled from 9th grade to 12th grade. Some of the most noticeable demographics of this school is, homosexuality, teen pregnancy, and the dropout rate. A1. Local Demographics Staff and faculty members treat homosexual students differently than they do heterosexual students. Some educators don’t agree with their sexuality, and tend to favor the heterosexual student more. Student homosexuality is an uncomfortable subject to handle in a classroom setting. Some teachers feel LGBT students disrupt the learning experience with their outburst and flamboyant behavior. There are also educators who take pride in maintaining respect for all students in the classroom no matter what their sexual orientation is. (Duncan) curtails that “Just because you’re intervening on a homophobic comment doesn’t mean that you’re necessarily trying to be an activist. You are just trying to make sure each child has a safe and supportive learning environment.” Teen pregnancy seems to be an epidemic this day in age. Mississippi is currently ranked # 2 in the U.S. for teen pregnancy. (Lewis, 2013). Lisa Silliman is the Teen Pregnancy Director for the Meridian Public School District. This program serves as the Teen Parent Academic Liaison. Mrs. Silliman...
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...A1. Explain how three demographic changes in the United States are reflected within the organization. Chapter 1 1. Age younger candidates are declining, older candidates are increasing 2. Ethnicity- higher ethnicity rates 3. Unemployment Rates Dropping 4. Higher Work Wages 5. Lower HS Drop Outs 6. Gender- http://www.dol.gov/dol/aboutdol/history/herman/reports/futurework/conference/trends/NewTrends_.htm A1a. Describe two ways in which increasing diversity could strengthen the organization. Chapter 2, page 63 1. 2. B1. Describe two specific communication practices within the organization that could be improved. Chapter 5 1. 2. B2. Explain two stereotypical assumptions that could limit effective communication between members of the organization. 1. 2. B3. Explain two potential barriers within the organization that must be overcome in order to improve communication. Chapter 5, page 173 and chapter3 1. 2. C1. Describe three diversity skills that can help the organization overcome communication barriers. 1. 2. 3. C2. Explain how members of the organization will develop the three diversity skills from part C1. Chapter 4, page 120 C3. Explain the benefits of implementing the recommendations from part C1. Chapter 6 and 7 D. When you use sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format. Benefits, strengths, and challenges of diversity in collaborative environments...
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...River and the Tigris River (Hollar, 2011). Mesopotamia is recognized as the first civilization. Mesopotamia hand many geological factors that contributed to its success as a society. I believe that Mesopotamia’s location on the globe was its greatest attribution for forming a successful community. This great attribute in addition to the proximity to water sources, the fertileness of the ground and the tempered climate. The location offered for a thriving agricultural community. Farming days had longer hours and seasons lasted longer. Although this land was not perfect it had the makings for what it would take to be a self-sufficient area. Many settlers came to the area do to the large amounts of natural resources (Soomo, 2013). Prompt 2: Potatoes were a great source of diffusion between early human societies. Potatoes were first found in the in the Andes South American mountain area. When potatoes were first discovered there were only two hundred and –thirty five species. News of this new super food began to spread around the world. They were deemed just as important as the major kitchen staples rice, maize or wheat. They were easy to grow and very good for you and were considered to have many healing properties as well. This new super food made its first major debut in Europe and was then transported throughout the world by trading companies, sailors and Conquistadors. It took nearly forty years for word of the potatoes to make it around the world. This spud was...
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...Sample Report for EFP1 Task 2. This report is intentionally incomplete. It should be used as a model for organization and development. Please read the marginal comments for important tips. Do NOT copy these paragraphs into your own work. Diversity: Challenges and Opportunities at Kennedy International School Suzy Student Western Governors University A. Introduction Kennedy International School is a unique middle school, located in suburban Commented [CT1]: An introduction is not on the rubric. However, a brief introduction or abstract introduces your school or organization and provides context for the report. Virginia. The innovative curriculum is academically challenging and integrates citizenship and global perspectives into all classes. The school has 600 students and 63 faculty members. Most students are from middle-income homes with college-educated parents. Recently, however, the student demographics have become more ethnically and economically diverse, leading to a host of challenges and opportunities for the students, faculty, and the surrounding community. A1. Local Demographics Members of the Kennedy School community speak a number of languages in addition to English, including Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, and Russian. This increase in the number of home languages is a result of growth in the immigrant population and an increase in the number of international students. Other than English, the most widely used language is Spanish. Currently...
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...CHAPTER 1 1.0 Introduction and background: The complete idea of "green supply chain management" or GSCM was initially stated by the (MRC) Manufacturing Research consortium at Michigan University of the United States in 1997. Green production network in pharmaceutical is wherever pharmaceutical solutions are made and expended. Pharmaceutical is a sector which isamong one of the most organized sectors of Pakistan. For Pharmaceutical industry, Counterfeiting is a major concern. Counterfeit medicines are which are fraudly mislabeled with respect to the identity of a company’s name and image. Counterfeit drugs may contain improper ingredients i.e. which is not active, ingredients which have not right consistency or zero active ingredients in all. This problem is global in nature and it is very difficult to know the exact figures of this problem. Medicines are mostly very expensive; if a customer receives a falsified medicine and if his or hers expectations are not met then they lose trust in Pharmaceutical Company which in return decreases the profits of the company. It includes medicines which contain wrong amount of ingredient, active ingredient and sometimes fake packing.In Pakistan this problem is at very high length. Preceding the specific vocation strategy, crude material is at times referred to as "utilized". Notwithstanding, as a consequence of "utilized" material or stock assumed for repair or remanufacture, we have a tendency to utilize the expression "reused" for clarity...
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