Q-1A. The readings for week 1 cover the various “driving forces” of international environmental politics and policy. Please provide an overview of these driving forces including different interpretations and perspectives of the trends.

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Please provide an answer for the questions below using the assigned readings for Weeks 1 and 2 listed in the course syllabus. Be sure to cite course reading materials.

The minimum word count for the response is 1500 words and must not exceed 2000 words (approximately 6-8 pages – excluding cover page and references section).

Provide a cover page with your name, course information, and a title, and include a references section on a separate page. The document must be double spaced with 12 point font, one inch margins, and use proper grammar/spelling. Also, please label each question being answered (e.g., Q-1A). Please do not copy questions. Copied questions will not count towards the word count, but will count towards exceeding the maximum length.

Please include at least three sources from the assigned readings among your references and make sure you incorporate these into your answers through the use of citations and concrete examples. Also, please include at least two additional sources of information from outside the course, and make sure that a least one of these is a peer reviewed journal article.

Please see this link which contains information on sourcing and identifying peer reviewed journal articles: https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/c.php?g=285842&p=1906145

You are encouraged to use additional sources of information among your references and incorporate these into your answers. These can be from the assigned course materials or from outside sources.

All work must use APA style format for citations and references. See: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_overview_and_workshop.html.

Q-1A. The readings for week 1 cover the various “driving forces” of international environmental politics and policy. Please provide an overview of these driving forces including different interpretations and perspectives of the trends.

Q-1B. While many scientists view the trends of these driving forces as detrimental to the environment (e.g., ozone depletion, climate change, polluted oceans, loss of biodiversity, etc.), other observers have emerged to challenge this pessimistic scenario and have claimed “things are getting better” (e.g. Lomborg). What, in your opinion, is the cause for such different conclusions?What aboutyourself, do you believe things are getting better or worse? What evidence would you identify that supports your position? If you believe things are getting worse, is there any hope for planet Earth according to the readings for this week?

Q-2A. The readings for week 2 provide a general perspective on international cooperation in environmental policy. Briefly discuss the dynamics of who participates (e.g., countries) and why they cooperate (i.e., the context or incentives for cooperation).

Q-2B. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)(Links to an external site.) sets an overall framework and agreements for intergovernmental efforts to tackle the challenge posed by climate change (e.g. KyotoProtocol/Treaty). It recognizes that the climate system is a shared resource whose stability can be affected by industrial activities and other sources of emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases:

Read: https://unfccc.int/files/essential_background/background_publications_htmlpdf/application/pdf/conveng.pdf(Links to an external site.)

While treaties take effect in signatory countries such as the members of the European Union and Russia, one of the largest contributors of greenhouse gases in the world, the United States, refuses to sign. Using the readings from week 2, discuss the reason(s) for the lack of participation of some countries (e.g. The United States). What conditions do you think should be present that would promote greater participation?

EU Perspective (search for related issues):

https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/international/negotiations_en(Links to an external site.)

Please read all questions carefully and answer all of them completely. Be sure to provide an adequate explanation and supporting arguments for all of your answers. Don’t forget to back up your arguments with concrete examples from the assigned readings or other sources you may have consulted, and please remember to provide adequate citations for any references used. Your answers must demonstrate that you have read and understood the assigned readings.

You must use APA style citation format for all citations and references, and don’t forget to include a list of references in the appropriate format. If you are unfamiliar with APA formatting.

Understanding due process in the trial process

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Understanding due process in the trial process is very complex and extends not only through the process of investigation and prosecution of the accused, but also to the sentencing and punishment phase of the system.

For this assignment, you will be required to select one of the three subsections of sentencing safeguards (bifurcation, proportionality, or cruel and unusual punishment) and create a PowerPoint presentation that outlines the evolution of this protection starting with the Constitution and tracking the case law that shapes the modern application of the safeguards in criminal procedure.

Imagine that you will be presenting this to an audience in a room with the presentation projected on the wall. Make sure that all your fonts are at least 28 points, and that you have reduced the amount of reading to a minimum. The notes section of the PowerPoint should contain your narrative that is essentially a script for the presentation.

Graphics should be used as needed and be professional. Use the availability on the slide wisely, and remember that you have someone in the third row trying to see what you have created, so choose a background that will provide a high contrast with the text.

It should be a minimum of 15 slides, not counting the title and references slides. The case law should be restricted only to US Supreme Court cases with rulings that deal with the sentencing safeguards from the lecture material.

Each slide must contain at least four bulleted items of information.

You must follow APA guidelines for the citation of your sources, both in-text and on your reference slide.

productivity management

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BAHBSMStage 3 Managing Productivity

Assignment

Selecting a business of your choice, you are asked to:
1)    write a brief outline of the business itself (5 Marks)
2)    select a particular process / activity within the business and
i.    prepare a Process Map / Chart using the five (5) symbols discussed in class (15 Marks)
ii.    using a recognised technique such as Method Study critically analyse the process / activity(20 Marks)
iii.    On the basis of your critique, make appropriate recommendations to improve the performance / eliminate waste (in whatever forms materials, people, time, etc.) (20 Marks)
iv.    identify the potential people issues that will have to be addressed in successfully introducing the changes and indicate how you propose to overcome them (20 Marks)
v.    Using the fundamental (Productivity) Ratio of OUTPUT / INPUT, show how Productivity would be improved (20 Marks)

This Assignment is designed to meet Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8

Assignment Presentation:
    Professional Report Format
    Word count: 2,500 3,000 words
    Referenced as appropriate, using the Harvard Referencing System
    Typed on A4 paper,
    Times New Roman Font, size 12, with 1.5 line spacing,

Find a recent news article on an ongoing project, evaluate the management’s performance, and explain how the project could be better organized and managed. Discuss the pros and cons of the spiral project life-cycle model and the waterfall project life-cycle model. How are the processes in the PMBOK related to each other? Give a specific example.

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Reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Respond to the following prompts:“What do I feel are the most important aspects of my learning in the chapters this week?”and“What about this learning was really worthy of my time and understanding?”Thenexplain how important it is in society or business.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

  1. Find a recent news article on an ongoing project, evaluate the management’s performance, and explain how the project could be better organized and managed.
  2. Discuss the pros and cons of the spiral project life-cycle model and the waterfall project life-cycle model. How are the processes in the PMBOK related to each other? Give a specific example.

[Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion].

[Your initial post should be at least450 wordsand in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]

Find an article describing a national project in detail. On the basis of the article and on your understanding of the project, answer the questions below. State any assumptions that you feel are necessary to provide answers.

  1. Who were the stakeholders?
  2. Was it an internal or external project?
  3. What were the most important resources used in the project? Explain.
  4. What were the needs and expectations of each stakeholder?
  5. What are the alternative approaches for this project?
  6. Was the approach selected for the project the best, in your opinion? Explain.
  7. What were the risks in the project?
  8. Rank the risks according to severity.
  9. What was done or could have been done to mitigate those risks?
  10. Was the project a success? Why?
  11. Was there enough outsourcing in the project? Explain.
  12. What lessons can be learned from this project?

The assignment is to answer the question provided above in essay form. This is to be in narrative form and should be as thorough as possible. Bullet points should not to be used.The paper should be at least 1.5 – 2 pages in length, Times New Roman 12-pt font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins and utilizing at least one outside scholarly or professional source related to project management. The textbook should also be utilized. Do not insert excess line spacing. APA formatting and citation should be used.