social science

What does reading the Qur’an tells us about Islam? What do we learn about Muslim people from reading this sacred text? How does this text show us a glimpse into the daily life of Islamic Civilization?

Based on the required topic study materials, write a reflection about worldview and respond to following: In 250-300 words, explain the Christian perspective of the nature of spirituality and ethics in contrast to the perspective of postmodern relativism within health care. In 250-300 words, explain what scientism is and describe two of the main arguments against it. In 750-1,000 words, answer each of the worldview questions according to your own personal perspective and worldview: What is ultimate reality? What is the nature of the universe? What is a human being? What is knowledge? What is your basis for ethics? What is the purpose of your existence?

Imagine that Peerless Products, Inc., a well-known manufacturer of consumer electronics, decides to expand its manufacturing in China. ? e CEO assigns the task to the vice president of manufacturing, and within two years, the company has a plant up and running in Guangdong. Unfortunately, however, Peerless has no overall end-to-end supply chain capability to account for the fact that its lead times have increased by four weeks. ? is, in turn, has an impact on how the company sells its products, takes orders, plans distribution, sizes warehousing, and manages inbound and outbound logistics throughout the global markets being served by the Chinese plant. In short, although the company has lowered its product costs, it has increased its supply chain risk and possibly raised its total cost of ownership—taking into account the impact on lost sales. According to Accenture, Inc., risk in the context of global operations may be placed into three buckets: uncontrollable (such as geopolitical instability or natural disasters), somewhat controllable (e.g., the volatility of fuel prices), and controllable (for instance, forecasting accuracy or the performance of supply chain partners). Based on a study of 300 companies, however, Accenture found that the more controllable factors constitute the greatest sources of disruption. Up to 35 per cent of respondents reported being impacted by natural disasters and 20 per cent by geopolitical turmoil. But 38 per cent indicated they felt the effects of their supply chain partners’ poor performance, and 33 per cent had been hurt by logistics complexity, for instance. ? e consequences of failing to manage those risks are costly indeed, as negative impacts may be experienced in metrics such as sales, return on sales, operating income, return on assets, and inventories. Although few companies have mastered the management of risk in global operations, many are trying. For example, more than 60 per cent of the executives who participated in the study of the global operation conducted by Accenture indicated that their organizations were manufacturing locally and globally and that they are using contingent suppliers and/or logistics providers. Half said they are intentionally establishing a geographically distributed supply base, and more than half cited increases in inventories and safety stock. Furthermore, 49 per cent claimed to have a formal supply chain risk management program in place already. CASE QUESTIONS: Assume you are the CEO of Peerless Products and that you are aware of your company’s lack of overall end-to-end supply chain capability. What are some of the high-level, adverse impacts on your business that may occur?  What steps would you recommend be taken to help avoid the types of adverse impacts identified above? As CEO, what would be your expectations of the company’s vice president of the supply chain with respect to the potential problems at hand? How would you compare and contrast expectations of the vice president of the supply chain with those of the vice president of manufacturing? Source: Adapted from Jaume Ferrer, Johan Karlbert, and Jamie Hintlian, “Integration: The Key to Global Success,” Supply Chain Management Review (March 2007): 26–27. Copyright © 2007 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier. Reproduced by permission.

You will complete a paper describing the details of a specific area of counselling. You should include references to the textbook and outside readings; references to lecture and class activities may be included. Information from interviews with practitioners and other media may also be included. However, the main objective of the paper is for you to express your conceptualization of what a targeted area of counselling is and the counsellor’s role in it. The student may choose to focus on any of the following: Mental Health and Community Counseling, Marriage and Family Counseling, Career Counseling, Substance Abuse Counseling, Geriatric Counseling, School Counseling, or Counseling in Colleges and Universities. Other speciality areas in counselling may be considered, but the student must obtain permission from the instructor to cover any subject not listed. This paper should include: Description of the setting (specific elementary school, community agency such as the Exchange Club Family Center, etc.) including the client population served (adolescents with drug problems, homeless, elderly, etc.) and include at least two community resources. Discussion of the necessary education and additional training, including unique knowledge of the clients (i.e. stages of development, issues of the aged, etc.) and personal qualities which a typical counsellor working in the setting with these clients should have. The typical problems of your clients and the appropriate change processes gave the above information (theories, techniques, treatment strategies employed). The paper should have 4-5 pages of content. 

Objectives: Practice citation and bibliography. Explain informal fallacies. Submit in the “Reply” box. Save your work on a word processor first. Reading: “Informal Fallacies by John Arthur.” (Readings can be found in Modules: Schedule and Readings). You may also use FallacyFiles.org for  examples of fallacies. On the left-hand side of the web page, there is  an “alphabetical list of fallacies” that you can search through. Do not  use outside resources. Professional Writing Skills: Structure, For citation and bibliography instructions, see  APA citation HELPSHEET .pdf  ( in Module 1: schedule and readings) for instructions on how to  cite from an article (Arthur article) or a website (FallacyFiles.org).  Understand the difference between citation and bibliography. Instructions: Write 3 paragraphs explaining the following: Define ONE SPECIFIC informal fallacy (i.e., “ad hominem,”  “slippery slope” etc.) Make sure to use a formal definition and cite the  source. Cite as (author, year, page number), Explain the informal fallacy and provide an example of an argument  that commits that fallacy. The example of the argument should be in  quotation marks. Explain how the informal fallacy is using faulty reasoning (i.e.,  explain WHY it is a bad form of reasoning). Give sufficient explanation  to show your reader why that fallacy is irrational. Provide bibliography. Reply to two classmates: Reply to two classmates’ posts. One reply MUST include the following:  Provide an example of an argument that commits the fallacy that the  classmate is explaining. This is to help your classmate further support  their explanation of the fallacy. For example, if someone is writing  about a Straw Man fallacy, explain an argument that commits the fallacy  of a Straw Man. Professional writing tips: Use formal definitions of the particular fallacy from the required  readings only. Cite the definition as (Author’s last name, year, page  number). See “APA helpsheet” for how to do citations and bibliography.  Use of outside resources will require you to edit and resubmit. Use your own example of a fallacy. Using examples help illustrate  to the reader how a fallacy works. It also helps you apply the concepts  to your own life. If you use examples from the internet, you must  include proper citation and bibliography. Use signposting. The first sentence of each paragraph should indicate what the paragraph is about. Follow structure: Write one topic per paragraph. Keep in mind that  when you EXPLAIN an idea to your reader, you must first define it,  explain it with examples, and then assess or critique it, in that order.  Paragraphs should have one topic per paragraph. Never critique an  argument before you explain it. In this case, your third paragraph is an  example of a critique (an argument that the fallacy is faulty). See Professional Writing Skills: Structure In your second paragraph, place an example of the argument that  commits a fallacy in quotation marks. Fallacies always involve  arguments, with faulty reasoning from the premise to the conclusion.  Thus, give an argument that commits the fallacy, not just a description  of events. Use this example argument to help explain how the fallacy  works. Aim at clarity and sufficient explanation. Pretend that you are  explaining to your friend who has committed a fallacy. Your friend does  not know what is wrong with his way of thinking, so use details and  examples to show your friend how the fallacy works, and give sufficient  explanation of what is wrong with his reasoning.

 2.2 DB: Policy BriefRead a policy brief/report from either the Brookings Institute or the Hoover Institution and address the following questions: How does the brief/report compare with the description of policy analysis in your required readings? Do you think the analysis comes more from a rational perspective or a political perspective?  Why? Do you support changes being made to your selected policy?  Why or why not? Be sure to include a link and reference to the brief/report.  In response to your peers, explain the reason you agree or disagree with changes being made to their selected policy.  Always properly cite any sources you may use in your writings.https://www.brookings.edu/https://www.hoover.org/

God and Evil Discussion – If evil presents a philosophical problem for the idea of God, why do people believe in both God and evil?

In your reading for this week, you meet Jose and Iris, two individuals who are in situations that require assistance and guidance from a professional social worker and policy advocate. In this Discussion, create a policy proposal that will impact the situations faced by either Iris. Describe the trade-offs you used to develop your proposal. To prepare: In your text, review “Trade-Offs: Systematically Comparing Policy Options in Step 3” in Chapter 8. Post a brief summary of the policy proposal and its purpose that you created based on Iris’s situation and the trade-offs you used to develop your proposal. Be sure to support your post with specific references to this week’s resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to provide full APA-formatted citations for your references.

Write a 175- to 265-word response to the following: What are the best and worst traits of leaders you have worked with? How did these traits affect your productivity and engagement? Regarding leadership traits, what is more, important for leading people: hard knowledge of the area you are running or soft people skills?

Discussion questionAPA format 300 word min.Compare and contrast the primary components of qualitative and quantitative data analysis.What are the similarities and differences?What differences do these make in terms of our understanding of and confidence in the results?Does qualitative data analysis result in trustworthy results – in findings that achieve the goal of “authenticity?”Why would anyone question its use?What would you reply to the doubters?