share your experience(s) of working with a leader. Consider the following: Was this person an inspiring leader or more of a command-and-control style leader? What lessons did you learn from that experience? What are the positive skills the leader demonstrated that you may incorporate into a leadership training program? How would you describe, in a few short sentences, the ideal leader to work for […]

As a social work leader, you have been a practitioner and probably an administrator at some level already. In your career, you have needed to show client progress, program progress, and maybe agency effectiveness and performance. Although social workers do not always think in terms of measurement, data gathering, and statistics, that is what you do on a regular basis. Use the readings from this […]

  Both a firewall and a honeypot can function as an IDS. While the firewall’s main purpose is typically to establish a barrier between two networks to control traffic, the honeypot is a unique type of IDS providing other functionality. One of your clients has asked you if they need to install both, or will one of them alone provide adequate protection for their network? […]

This week, you learned how Lean is used to reduce inventory, eliminate waste, and improve processes. In preparation for Course Project Part B, answer the questions below. Be sure to include specific references to this week’s course materials to support your response. Now that you have completed your first assignment, what are some opportunities in your value stream where a Work-Out or Kaizen event can […]

Week 13 Discussion Create a discussion thread (with your name) and answer the following question: Discussion (Chapter 12): Examine Alexa’s skill in ordering drinks from Starbucks. Note: The first post should be made by Wednesday 11:59 p.m., EST. I am looking for active engagement in the discussion.  Please engage early and often. Your response should be 250-300 words.  Respond to two postings provided by your […]

  In your first paragraph, talk about the use of process flow diagrams in the specialization of cyber-security. What did you learn from your research about your area? Be specific and cite your sources. In your second paragraph, describe the process one would create for a process flow diagram in Week 6. Diagrams are useful, but not all people understand them as easily as they […]

As you prepare to create your legitimate budget for your Week 8 assignment, where are the areas that align well with your existing agency budget and where are their conflicts? Consider whether new staff will be hired. Who will be responsible for the benefits part of the salary. If salary is not covered in the grant requirements, how will you ethically reassign existing staff to […]

Apply at least one aspect of the VBM to the following discussion prompt:  However, think about the grade school telephone game and how the story changes from beginning to end. It’s easy for a story using data, and interpretation of the data, to change.  Just watch the news every night across a few different stations and see how the same news item- which is data- […]

  Your assignment is to listen to the linked podcast episode — “The Rhino Hunter” by Radiolab — and then write a paragraph ( AT LEAST 150 words) explaining which side of the conservation debate you take:  in your opinion, is sport hunting of endangered species a sustainable and effective way to conserve ecosystems and wildlife populations in developing nations? Why or why not? Make sure […]