Application: Design-Build

Floods, storms, landslides, earthquakes, and many other types of natural disasters can leave an affected area without the ability to evacuate or to receive needed provisions. For example, transportation was severely limited on the Mississippi Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina due to the destruction of major highways and bridges. Several communities became “islands” due to the destruction of these bridges. Because people could not leave or receive needed materials and goods, a different approach was applied to re-building the highways and bridges there.

Design/Build was the process used, and this provided for the quick rebuilding of three major bridges. This process contrasts with Design/Bid/Build and combines the design, permit, and construction into one overlapping process. Design/Build involves hiring the same designer/contractor to oversee a project’s design, bid, and construction. This process was so successful in Mississippi that the first bridge built, the St. Louis Bay Bridge, won an America Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Transportation Award in 2007. Might this same process be applied to disaster recovery when re-establishing communication, business and industry, housing, and human services?

To prepare for this assignment:

Review Chapter 9 in your course text, Crisis Management in the New Strategy Landscape, and think about challenges to organizational learning in crisis management and how you might address them.

Review the article, “What is Design-Build?,” and focus on the strategies involved in the design-build model and the challenges that might be presented by it.

Think about the importance of keeping cultural and social justice considerations in mind when developing a design-build model.

Use the natural disaster you chose for Week 8 or choose a different one, other than Hurricane Katrina, and research the demographics for the area where the disaster occurred. Think about the various cultures involved and challenges there might be regarding languages or traditions.

Review the article, “Design-Build Effectiveness Study,” and think about how the concept of design-build can be applied to the natural disaster you chose.

Review Table 9-2 in your course text, Crisis Management in the New Strategy Landscape, and think about the new learning areas related to the natural disaster you chose.

Keep the natural disaster you chose in mind as you review the article, “The Dirty Dozen: Twelve Failures of the Hurricane Katrina Response and How Psychology Can Help.” Think about ways to avoid the failures presented in the article.

Review the discussions related to grief and loss in Chapter 12 of your course text, Crisis Intervention Strategies, and think about how they might impact the survivors of the natural disaster you chose.

Review the article, “Social Justice Advocacy: Community Collaboration and Systems,” and think about related issues as they apply to the natural disaster you chose.

Review the PBS video, “The Journal: Katrina Recovery Gone Wrong,” and think about how programs like the STEPS program might effect design/build strategies.

Consider ways to incorporate cultural and social justice consideration solution strategies into your design/build plan.

The assignment: (4 page paper APA Format)

Briefly describe the natural disaster you chose. Be sure to include a brief description of the demographics of the area and references for information used.

Describe ways you would address multicultural and social justice issues related to rebuilding and recovery.

Describe and justify “design/build” strategies for the natural disaster you chose.

Application: Design-Build

Chapter 9Crisis Management in the New Strategy Landscape

https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/books/9781483315461/epubcfi/6/32[;vnd.vst.idref=ch09]!/4/2@0:0

Chapter 12Course Text: James, R. K. & Gilliland, B.E. (2017). Crisis intervention strategies (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/books/9781305888081/pageid/394

PBS. (Producer). (2009). The journal: Katrina recovery gone wrong? [Television series episode]. Retrieved from http://video.pbs.org/video/1225102084/

Chapter 2

Article: Design-Build Institute of America. (2010). What is design-build? Retrieved from http://www.dbia.org/about/Pages/default.aspx

Article: U.S. Department of Transportation. (2006). Design-build effectiveness study. Retrieved from http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/designbuild/designbuild2.htm

Ashford 3: – Week 2 – Discussion 1

 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

 

Manager’s   Decision Support Tools

Read the journal article, “Executive Information Systems: Their Impact on Executive Decision Making”. Based on the information presented in the article, discuss the following:

1. The tools executive managers use when making major      decisions
2. The relationship between the tools the executive      managers’ use and the managers’ tasks
3. The reasons for using the support tools

Guided Response:
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. Analyze their discussions by agreeing, disagreeing, or adding other ideas to strengthen or enhance the perspective presented in their initial posts.

Ashford 4: – Week 3 – Assignment

 

Parent Literacy Presentation
As early childhood educators, it is our responsibility to assist parents in encouraging the development of literacy in their children.  As mentioned in Section 5.1 of the text, one way to do this is by providing resources to our parents on how they can foster literacy at home (Coats, 2013).  For this assignment, create a PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:

1. A title slide
2. At least three slides that discuss the importance of      reading to young children
3. At least two slides that identify and discuss resources      for story/music time
4. At least two slides that discuss how to decide what      types of books are appropriate for young learners
5. At least three slides with suggested titles of books      that will benefit each type of literacy and an explanation of why these      books will benefit each type of literacy
6. A reference slide
7. At least five graphics/images

Each slide should be designed to clearly and concisely address the material.  The PowerPoint presentation must be at least 10 slides in length, not including title and reference slides, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.  The notes section of the PowerPoint must be utilized to expand on your presented points.  The notes section should also include any additional information necessary to explain or show the student’s point of view.  You must use at least one scholarly source in addition to your textbook to support the ideas you are sharing in your presentation.
Take a moment to view the Parent Literacy Presentation Guidance below, or click here for the written transcript.

Week 5 – Discussion 2

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Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

 

Colgate’s Annual   Report

 

Obtain a copy of Colgate’s annual   report from the Ashford Online Library or from a valid academic source found   elsewhere on the Internet.  Use this information to answer the following   questions. If researching online, go to the Colgate company website (Links to an external site.)Links to   an external site. (http://www.colgate.com). Use the   ratios discussed in Chapter 11 (dividend payout ratio and return on common   stockholders’ equity) to evaluate Colgate’s dividend and earnings performance   from a stockholder’s perspective. Your answer should illustrate understanding   of dividend ratios and return on equity ratios, an analysis of financial   statements.  Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

Ashford 4: – Week 3 – Discussion

 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
 

The   Impact of Cinematography and Editing Options

Review the Modeled Discussion before beginning your post. Explore movie clips from the Movieclips website or the Internet Movie Database –IMDB. Choose a clip that you wish to analyze. The clip you choose must be from a film (preferably from a film with which you are familiar) – not a film trailer or a mash-up. Re-watch your chosen movie clip while closely observing the mise en scène, making sure to analyze the placement and movement of characters and props in the scene as they relate to camera shots, color, lighting, and other elements of cinematography.
In your discussion, analyze at least three elements of cinematography and editing (e.g., lighting, color, shots, focus, transitions, and types of cuts) by evaluating the dramatic impact of the scene. Interpret the scene based on your analysis. In your view, what mood, symbolism, or meaning results from the scene’s creative editing and cinematography?
Include the name or partial name of the film clip you analyzed in the “Subject” line of your discussion. Include the link to your film clip in the body of your post. Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. By Day 7, respond to at least two classmates who reviewed a different clip than your own. After watching the movie clips reviewed by your classmates, compare how the scenes would be different had the editors or cinematographers chosen other options. Each response should be a minimum of 125 words.