Week 5 Assignment – Executive Program Practical Connection Assignment

Provide a reflection of at least 500 words (or 2 pages double spaced) of how the knowledge, skills, or theories of this course have been applied, or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current work environment. If you are not currently working, share times when you have or could observe these theories and knowledge could be applied to an employment opportunity in your field of study.

Requirements:

Provide a 500 word (or 2 pages double spaced) minimum reflection.

Use of proper APA formatting and citations. If supporting evidence from outside resources is used those must be properly cited.

Share a personal connection that identifies specific knowledge and theories from this course.

Demonstrate a connection to your current work environment. If you are not employed, demonstrate a connection to your desired work environment.

You should NOT, provide an overview of the assignments assigned in the course. The assignment asks that you reflect how the knowledge and skills obtained through meeting course objectives were applied or could be applied in the workplace.

Instructions

1. Refer back to what you’ve learned in your VHL Central Portales lessons.

2. Go to the Pen-Pal 2 Discussion Topic, and post a new thread in which you:

Write a short e-mail in Spanish using at least 5 sentences to a pen-pal (student in class). In this e-mail, write about your schedule this semester. Include information about your courses, including:

• days and times of each course
• names of professors
• mention if you like or dislike each class

3. Return to the Pen-Pal 2 Discussion Topic after your initial post, and reply to a classmate’s initial post by responding to the classmate’s question, using a full sentence in Spanish.

Please assist with translation using only vocabulary covered in the course so far:

Hi Class,

I hope everyone is doing okay. This semester I am doing all classes online. I am doing Spanish 1 (SPN1120) and Marriage and Family (SYG2430). My Spanish professor is Veronica Rodriguez and my Marriage and Family professor is Lisa McDonnell. I like my Spanish course but I do not like my Marriage and Family Course. I hope to hear from you soon.

Bye.

Larisa.

This is the discussion post that needs to be made. It needs to have at least one paragraph per question. Read and ONLY use the articles included and I have included the introduction for the week from the professor so you understand what she wants.

This week, I’ve asked you to read two different research studies – one, by Figlio and Karbownik, and the other by Rutledge, et al. These studies employ very different methods to investigate the work of schools and educators – but let’s not worry too much about the methods for now.

Instead, I want to just focus in on a few “simple” questions:

1.) First, what big, core question do you think that each of these studies is wrestling with, in their own ways?

2.) While each study is trying to answer the same BIG question, how do you think they differ in the particular way they’re asking it?

3.) Finally, do you think that the particular questions asked by each of these studies complement the other – and if so, how?

Article: My Son, the Prince of Fashion by Michael Chabon

It must be one page, typed and formatted as indicated on the syllabus.

Explain the following quotations and give examples from the essay.

1. “It was always Abe’s rare gift not just to stand out, and bear up, but to do those things with panache (65). (4 pts.)

2. “…though I couldn’t fathom the impulse driving my kid to expose himself, everyday, to mockery and verbal abuse at school, I admired him for not surrendering, and in time I came to understand the nature of my job as the father of this sartorial wild child: I didn’t need to fathom Abe or his stylistic impulses; I needed only to let him go where they took him and, for as long as he needed me, to follow along behind (Chabon 66).

3. Explain the vocabulary and they are related to the essay in about 3 sentences each.

Don’t just write a definition.

1. profound (64)

2. knack (64)

3. idiosyncrasy (66)

Urgency and Security

Hello Class! Please respond to BOTH of the following questions:

Question A

• What role does “urgency” play in regard to the security interface?

Question B

Each week, research a unique news story or article related to Information Security/Information Technology. Post a summary of what you learned to the discussion thread, please also provide a link to the original article. Source is your choice; however please fully cite your source.

Please respond to the initial question by day 4 and be sure to post two additional times to peers and/or instructor by day 7. The initial post by day 4 should be 75 to 150 words, but may go longer depending on the topic. If you use any source outside of your own thoughts, you should reference that source. Include solid grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling.

Please write responses for two students, once you post the discussion, i will give students posts you need to respond them with 150 – 200 words.