Explain the main principles of each religion’s belief systems, the religious texts—if utilized—and the significant practices.

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M4 Assignment 2 Submission

Instructions

Assignment 2: Analyzing Religions

The US culture has a broad spectrum of religious affiliations and religiosity. As a result of interacting with people who share similarities, people seldom evaluate the main premises of other religions. This assignment will give you the opportunity to explore two religions that are new to you.

Using Argosy University online library resources, identify and research

  • Two religions which are unfamiliar to you.
  • Select two peer-reviewed academic resources on these selected religions.

Based on your research, complete the following:

  • Compare and contrast these religions from an anthropological perspective.
  • Describe the history of the religion. Be sure to include the following:
    • When and how it was first founded
    • Details of initial leaders of the movement and spread of the religion
  • Explain the main principles of each religion’s belief systems, the religious texts—if utilized—and the significant practices.
  • Examine the role religious leaders have in these religions as well as the roles devotees or followers play.
  • Describe how the religions view at least three varying social norms or cultural issues.
  • Examine how these two religions coexist in a globalized world.

Support your statements with examples. Be sure to include a list of scholarly references.

Write a 3–4-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.doc.

Discuss the importance of ethics training and employee involvement.  What are some of the things Lockheed does to make the training process interesting and worthwhile?

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As you can see by your reading, a lot of energy goes into the implementation of an organizational ethics program. And Lockheed Martin has clearly allotted considerable resources to assuring their program is successful. In this assignment we’ll be focusing on what the company did to ensure the implementation of a successful program that was flexible enough to accommodate the changing needs of the organization.

Assignment

Address the following questions:

  1. On p. 83 Terris discusses the company’s ethics code.  Why the code is considered important to the company’s ethics program?
  2. Discuss the importance of ethics training and employee involvement.  What are some of the things Lockheed does to make the training process interesting and worthwhile?
  3. How does Lockheed measure success with respect to ethics in the workplace?
  4. What are some of the things Lockheed does at the operational level to make their ethics program work?

Expectations

Write a 3- to 4-page paper, not including title page or references page, addressing the issues/questions.

Your paper should be double-spaced and in 12-point type size.

Your paper should have a separate cover page and a separate reference page.  Make sure you cite your sources.

Use APA style, and proofread your paper.

Required reading/references:

Terris, D. (2013). Chapter 3: Peeling back the onion. In Ethics at work: Creating virtue at an American corporation. Waltham, MA: Brandeis University Press. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library (ProQuest Ebook Central). Read pages 76-116.

Gnazzo, P. J. (2011). The chief ethics and compliance officer: A test of endurance. Business & Society Review (00453609), 116(4). Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

Mihelic, K. K., Lipicnik, B., & Tekavcic, M., (2010). Ethical leadership. International Journal of Management and Information Systems, 14(5), 31-41. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

Oates, V., & Dalmau, T. (2013). Instilling ethical leadership. Accountancy SA, 38-41. Retrieved from the Trident Online Library.

Cavico, F. J., & Mujtaba, B. G. (2017). Wells Fargo’s fake accounts scandal and its legal and ethical implications for management. S.A.M. Advanced Management Journal, 82(2), 4-19.

Venezia, C. C., Venezia, G., Cavico, F. J., & Mujtaba, B. G. (2011). Is ethics education necessary? A comparative study of moral cognizance in Taiwan and the United States. The International Business & Economics Research Journal, 10(3), 17-28.

The following tutorial provides detailed information that can be applied to the topics of this course. There are a number of videos and lessons on ethics.

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/epcc-introethics-1/chapter/do-you-have-to-be-an-expert-to-practice-ethics/

   Describe whether the program is effective and offer evidence to support your rationale.

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APA format/No plagiaris/Part I: 4 pages/ Part II: 1 page information sheet using a Microsoft Template

Medicaid and the Middle Class

Description

Part I: Medicaid is not just for low-income people. The American middle class benefits significantly from the Medicaid program. In a 4 page synopsis, analyze a specific Medicaid program that seeks to benefit the middle class in the state in which you reside. Please keep in mind the position and facility you selected. Make sure to include the following:

a.     Discuss the purpose of the program.

b.    Describe whether the program is effective and offer evidence to support your rationale.

c.     Discuss other viewpoints or opposing viewpoints to the program.

d.    This portion of your assignment will require you to research and examine information from various sources. Use a minimum of five credible sources for your paper, with three being an academic source from the Rasmussen College Online Library (don’t forget to include in-text citations throughout your paper with paraphrasing or quoting)

e.     Make sure to include your APA formatted reference page.

Part II: It’s tough for healthcare professionals to keep up with all the programs offered through the government. Based on the position and facility you selected, create a one-page information sheet for our staff that they can use to answer questions. SkillSurfer in the online tutoring platform offers beginner, intermediate, and advanced tutorials on Microsoft Office products.

a.     The information sheet should give your staff enough information to have an educated conversation with a patient about their healthcare coverage options through Medicaid.

b.    Make sure to use audience specific language and tone in your information sheet. Remember, you are writing this information sheet for your staff.

c.     Be creative and make your information sheet fun and organized.

Create a timeline in which you note between twenty and twenty-five events andindividuals relating to this theme.

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Project 3

Evaluation 33

American History 2

SSTH 034 060

Be sure to include ALLpages of this project (including the directions and the assignment) when yousend the project to your teacher for grading. Don’t forget to put yourname and I.D. number at the top of this page!

This project will count for 13% of your overall grade forthis course. Be sure to read all the instructions and assemble all thenecessary materials before you begin.

Historic Theme

In this project, you will trace the development of a themein American history from the Gilded Age through the twentieth-first century.Create a timeline in which you note between twenty and twenty-five events andindividuals relating to this theme. How did the theme affect American society?How had the United States changed?

Choose one of the following themes:

· Native Americans’ situation in the United States

· women’s roles in society

· immigration

· environmental protection

· the development of technology

· economic expansion

· the changing role of the United States in foreignrelations

There are one hundred points possible on this project. Youwill be responsible for:

· Key events that affected development of thetheme. (20 points possible)

· Actions of key leaders and figures. (20 points possible)

· The importance and significance of each eventand person in your timeline. (25 pointspossible)

· The impact of the theme you are discussing onAmerican history. (25 points possible)

· Proper convention and presentation. Yourtimeline should be free of spelling errors. Use proper grammar, punctuation,and capitalization, as well as complete sentences if they are appropriate. Theoutline/layout you use is up to you, but the project must be clearly andlogically organized. Items in your timeline should appear connected todemonstrate change over time, but they should not appear cluttered. Theelements you use (which may include headings, different fonts, bullets, images,text, etc.) should be effectively integrated with white space to make yourtimeline easy to understand. (10 points possible)

You may use any of these threeoptions to create and submit Project 3:

· To submityour project as a text file, type it in the space provided at the end ofthis project assignment document (scroll down). Save the document asSSTH034060_yournamehere_Project3.doc and submit it with your course managementsystem.

· To submityour project as a PowerPoint presentation, you will need to create aPowerPoint presentation that meets all of the project’s requirements. Yourtimeline should be between fifteenand twenty-five slides in length.Headings should be easy to identify, and all text, including bulleted lists,should be easy to read.

If you design aPOWERPOINT PRESENTATION that is LESS THAN 5 MG, save your presentation as SSTH034060_yournamehere_Project3.ppt.Submit it with your course management system.

If you design a POWERPOINTPRESENTATION that is LARGER THAN 5 MG, you will need to use the UNHSDropbox. For directions on how to use the Dropbox, go to the homepage of yourcourse management system and click the DROPBOX link in the navigation panel. Ifyou use the Dropbox, it will give you a URL. Paste the URL into the spaceprovided at the end of this document (scroll down). Save this document as SSTH034060_yournamehere_Project3.docand submit it with your course management system.

· To submityour project as a website, paste the URL for your site into the spaceprovided at the end of this project assignment (scroll down).Save this document asSSTH034060_yournamehere_Project3.doc and submit it with your course managementsystem.