Weekly Communications: Provide a Eight Weekly Commutations (200 points,8 @ 25 points each). Formats on communications will vary from week to week dependent on the related instruction. Go to the assignment tab for directions for each week. Do Not Assume the Assignment will be the Same Format for the Entire Course. Refer to BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS TODAY for background information on the selected format.

Each week you provide a form a communication to the CEO (Instructor) via CANVAS answering any questions or concern he may have.
The Assignment will be:
 Brief (1-page, 12 Font, single spaced).
 Cover the key areas and objectives of the Lessons and assigned reading.
 Provide research, opportunities and to solutions for the topic given that week.
 Be in the assigned format for that week.

Assignment Rubric Points
1. Compliance with all directions, correct format following standard grammar. 50%
2. Content was logical, well written, and demonstrated adequate topic research. 25%
3. No evidence of plagiarism. All sources properly sited. 25%
Total 100%

Week 8:
Assignment Topic: Thank you note for the position applied for in the Resume / Cover letter Assignment
Format: One paragraph thank your note
Submit: PDF draft via CANVAS to CEO Dana Fitch for approval
Background: Position in Resume / Cover letter assignment

Choose a Chapter from the Text

Next week you will write a reflection on one of the five chapters from the text (Nelson, Palonsky, & McCarthy, 2013). Read ahead to the Week 2 discussion post “Whose Interest Should Schools Serve?” for detailed instructions.

For this assignment, select one of the following chapters you would like to use for your reflection and post the chapter title. To make sure every chapter is discussed, each chapter should be selected once before a second candidate chooses it. (Note: Chapters 1 and 6 are not options for this post. You will address chapter 6’s topic, gender equity, in another assignment.)

• Chapter 2: Family Choice in Education: Public Interest or Private Good
• Chapter 3: Financing Schools: Equity or Privilege
• Chapter 4: Privatization, Commercialization, and the Business of School: Complementing or Competing Interests
• Chapter 5: Religion and Public Schools: Free Expression or Separation
• Chapter 7: New Immigrants and the Schools: Unfair Burden or Business as Usual

Note: This is a pass/no pass discussion board post that must be completed. Peer responses are not required for this post.

Reference

Nelson, J. L., Palonsky, S. B., & McCarthy, M. R. (2013). Critical issues in education: Dialogues and dialectics (8th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

1. Why must the eliminating entries be entered in the consolidation worksheet each time consolidated statements are prepared?
2. How is the beginning-of-period non-controlling interest balance determined?
3. How is the end-of-period non-controlling interest balance determined? Provide an example.
4. Which of the subsidiary’s account balances must always be eliminated? Why?
5. Which of the parent company’s account balances must always be eliminated? Why?

Submission Requirements:

• Your responses should be complete, with appropriately cited examples, well written, and in conformity CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements (Links to an external site.).
• The response should be a minimum of 2 full pages, but should not exceed 3 pages.
• Please ensure that you do not use a question-answer format. Please respond to the question, including the question. For example, for question 1, you would begin the writing:
  • Eliminating entries must be entered in the consolidation worksheet each time the consolidated statements are prepared in order to…
• As this assignment has the highest point value of any assignment – complete, detailed entries are necessary to ensure you receive maximum credit.
• Each response for above items 1-5 should be no less than one-half page in length.
• A FASB reference must be included for at least 3 of the responses.

• The project focus is on a Tableau Story. You should create as many worksheets and dashboards that are necessary to present a complete understanding of your data. This is approximately 15 different views of the data (e.g. 10 independent & different charts + 5 dashboards).
• Timetable
  • Clear statement of the problem to be solved or situation to be analyzed
  • Selection of the Data Set for the specific data domain
  • Use Excel to cleanse data as needed, connect to Tableau to visualize data and build the Story
  • Develop your demonstration for the specific data domain and present it, all members present a portion of it
• Files to be included in the group submission:
  • Word document with problem + overview of solution
  • Short explanation of every chart and/or dashboard
  • Excel file containing the clean data
  • Tableau file
  • Export packaged workbook
  • A pdf with the Data Story created
  • Peer evaluation
• The submission should include your class section, the Group # and the names of all group members in the Excel and pdf first page.
• The project is due equally for all teams on the day of first group presentation.
• Have fun with the project and be creative. Consider a problem you are solving for a company, department or country when exploring the data.

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Assignment 1

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SEE-I Ch. 5 – Chapter 5 Lecture Slides – CLASS BOOK HERE – (Understanding Human Communication / Edition 13)

File Types pdf; and doc

The poor listening habit I most often engage in is ____. To overcome this poor listening habit I can practice the better listening by…

For information regarding how to write a SEE-I please see the handout – located here.

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Assignment 2

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Chapter 5 Discussion – Video Response – (Video Links Below)

After reading the textbook chapter, reviewing the lecture material, and watching the chapter video, answer the following prompts in your discussion posts:

1. Which of the listening styles described in Chapter 5 do you use?
2. Does your listening style change in various situations, or do you use the same style most or all of the time?
3. What are the consequences (beneficial and harmful) of the listening styles you use?
4. How could you adapt your listening style to be more effective (use the tips from the Ted Talk video for help in answering)

Your response should be 1-2 paragraphs (4-8 sentences) in length.

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Chapter 5 Video Lecture (29 minutes) – 10 Ways To Have A Better Conversation (11:45 minutes)

Thank You So Much!