Course Conclusions And Reflections

For our final discussion of the term, we will have a class-wide discussion of the following 3 discussion prompts.  Please feel free to answer honestly; you will not be penalized in any way for your frankness, for the 3rd prompt or any part of this discussion (keeping it respectful of everyone, of course!)

1. A few years after graduation, you find yourself at a work-related social event, chatting with a very important person who happens to love Japan.  Why, you think Japan is interesting too!   And you happened to have taken a class in college on Classical Japanese Literature!   As you begin to talk about your mutual interest, 1) what is the name and author of the work you (hopefully) remember and like the most, and 2) what would you say, in 2 or 3 sentences that the work is about, and 3) why we still value it even 1000 years after it was composed?

2.       A few days after the event described above in which you deeply impressed the important person with your insights about Classical Japanese literature and culture, you are now known to your co-workers (sarcastically) and bosses (admiringly) as the “expert on Japan.”  Someone asks you if it is true that in Japan slurping noodles is considered polite.  Pretending to be called away on an important call, you covertly check the internet to confirm or deny the noodle slurping rumor.  How can you tell if the internet sites you are reading are reliable and trustworthy (in other words, rigorous!) in their info about Japan or not?  The CEO is traveling to Japan next week and urgently wants reliable advice (or else!)

3.    A friend asks if he/she should take this course. Would you recommend it? What would you say students need to do if they want to do well in the course?

 

 

Journal

Overview
Each and every one of us struggles with writing at some time or another. Some of us have trouble writing a sympathy note. Others have trouble writing evaluation letters when we are in supervisory positions. Whatever our individual struggles are it is helpful to identify the specific struggles. We may not be able to turn the struggles into advantages but identifying them will let us know where we need to spend our energy.

This is the first of four discussion boards (DB) in the course. Each of the four DBs will have a specific focus and instructions. The format will remain the same. Each person will write about a specific topic and post it. Each person will then read the posts of two (2) peers and respond to them.  More specific instructions for DB #1 follow.

Instructions

For the initial post:

• Identify your three (3) biggest struggles/challenges with writing.
• Explain how these struggles have impacted your past experiences with writing.

Note

• The length of this discussion is to be 250-300 words.
• Two (2) references are required for the initial DB post. You may use your textbook as a reference, but it does not count towards the minimum required references. References for Discussion Boards must also adhere to the APA Manual 7th edition formatting.

 

Key Performance Indicators

Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:

Be 4-6 pages in length, which does not include the title page, abstract, or required reference page, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.

Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.

Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.

Include thesis sentence in introduction

put heading for each paragraph

All performance improvement programs should have a measurement component or Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to ensure quality. These indicators are known by many names: metrics, measures, checks, or evaluations, but they all serve the same purpose: to evaluate the success or the failure of the performance management initiative. Select your current or previous employer, when addressing the requirements below

1.Explain the three levels of performance (i.e., system, process, job/performer) and then select a metric that would be suitable to use for each level.

2.Include an example of what the metric is measuring and how it is used to interpret performance at each respective level.

3.Explain what type of performance evaluation system you would use to evaluate a specific job position of your choice. Justify why you believe this is the right system to use.

4.Based upon the selected system, what assessment method would you utilize? Justify why you believe that this is an effective assessment method.

5.Choose a specific industry in Saudi Arabia and explain how your selected system and method are aligned or different from performance management practices in the industry you have chosen.

Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:

Be 4-6 pages in length, which does not include the title page, abstract, or required reference page, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.

Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.

Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.

Include thesis sentence in introduction

put heading for each paragraph

Accounting information systems

Question #1. Essay: How can AIS (Accounting information systems) add value to the organization?

Instructions

(3-5 paragraph; 450-600 words)

 

Question #2. Watch the video provided below, and respond to the following question:

How far is too far in terms of Ethics and Technology? What are your thoughts on the video?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAhjPd4uNFY

 

Somatic disorders

How are conversion and other somatic disorders diagnosed and what treatments are recommended for these disorders?