DISCUSSIOIN 1

• The Role of Play in Early Childhood

Play has many physical, cognitive, social, and emotional developmental benefits for people of all ages, from infancy through late life. For this discussion, first watch the short video clips linked in the Resources. Use the “Stages and Types of Play” table, in Resources, to help you develop your post.

Choose two of the video clips from the list and:

o Describe the stage and type of play demonstrated in the videos.

o Identify the cognitive development stage of the children in the videos.

o Describe the psychosocial development stage of the children in the videos.

o Respond to the following:

â–ª How do theories (cognitive, psychosocial, ecological, or other) explain how the type of play demonstrated in the video clips promotes successful development in the stages you identified?

DISCUSSION 2

• Parenting Styles and Culture

How parents respond to, interact with, and discipline their children has a tremendous impact on their child’s cognitive and social development. Most information on parenting styles relies on research conducted by Diana Baumrind in the early 1960s. Later researchers (Chao, 1994; Darling & Steinberg, 1993) have argued that Baumrind’s research is based on Western, middle-class families of European descent and does not consider cultural differences when associating parenting style with child outcomes.

Culture shapes values and beliefs. In turn, values and beliefs tend to shape parenting styles and how parents interact with their children. For example, collectivist cultures (individuals contribute to the well-being of the family and community) value behaviors such as helpfulness, conformity, and interdependence within the family structure (Darling & Steinberg, 1993).

For this discussion:

o Locate at least one research article that deals with parenting styles of a culture different from your own.

o Provide a summary of the article.

o Describe the type of parenting common to that culture and explore how culture has shaped the parent-child relationship.

DISUCSSION 3

From Homophily to Polarization in Social Media

This is your third and final discussion blog post in this course.

In the second discussion of Unit 3 we addressed some potential benefits of connecting and developing homophily through social media interaction. In this discussion, we will expand on the influences that contribute tohomophily and may lead to potential risks of social media.

In addition to sending us information that supports our likes, social media platform algorithms also track what we do not like, and they use this information to avoid sending unwanted information. If your tastes are more intense or extreme, algorithms will fuel your passions with similar posts and ads. If your politics are on the far left or right, expect to receive more information from your preferred perspective and none from alternative perspectives. This process contributes to siloing, or isolating people based on beliefs.

This process can be further fed by many cognitive biases, or flawed thinking. Among these are the confirmation bias (tendency to believe things that match our existing beliefs), illusory truth effect (tendency to believe statements are true if they are easier to understand, or if they have been repeated many times, regardless of their veracity), and sociocentric thinking (tendency to place one’s group or beliefs above all others: “It’s true because we believe it’s true.”).

When you combine the influences of homophily, algorithms that feed your likes and avoid dislikes, and the natural tendency we have all have towards cognitive and social biases, the result can be living in a social media “bubble.” Eventually this isolation can lead to polarization: the tendency to concentrate in polar opposites, with little room in the middle to relate to others. There is abundant evidence of polarization in the politics of many nations today, and the use of social media has the potential to significantly contribute to that polarization.

For this initial discussion blog post:

o Divide your initial discussion blog post into three sections using bold-type section headers:

â–ª In the first section of your blog post, briefly discuss factors that contribute to feeling connected in social media and the development of homophily. Include a hyperlink to your u03d2 discussion blog post so the reader can easily review what you stated on this topic in that blog post.

â–ª In the second section, discuss how algorithms and cognitive biases can intensify homophily and contribute to isolation. Discuss some of the potential risks of this phenomenon in social media, with examples (such as bullying, hate speech, political extremism, or radicalization of terrorists).

â–ª In the third section of your blog post, discuss some constructive steps people can take to prevent these potential risks in their use of social media. Include specific examples such as maintaining a sense of curiosity, considering alternative perspectives, fact-checking, and cultivating diversity consciousness and open-mindedness.

â–ª Finally, conclude your post with a references section. Your references should be in APA format and you should have references matching each of the in-text citations used in your post.

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Respond to the following questions using the lessons and vocabulary found in the readings.

BOOK:Hitt M.A., Ireland R.D. & Hoskisson R.E. (2016). Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases(12th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage. ISBN:9781305502147

Assignment Part A

This discussion assignment has three parts. You should use brief headings to separate your post into the three sections.

For the first section of your post, review the textbook discussion of alternative rationales for cooperative strategy on the business level.

• The text suggests that the most effective approaches for creating a sustainable, competitive advantage are complementary strategic alliances.
• Your first section should justify whether you agree that complementary strategic alliances are the best approach.
• Be sure to refer to the basic requirements for sustainable competitive advantage that are found in a business-level strategy. Utilize research, rationale, and appropriate examples in your response.

For the second section of your post, review the textbook discussion of the rationale for cooperative strategy on the corporate level.

• Select one of the three types of corporate-level cooperative strategy alternatives discussed in the text.
• Using the rationale of business strategy, explain how it can enable a firm to achieve a corporate strategy goal. In selecting and defending your choice, be sure to explain the particular advantages that a cooperative strategy brings. The best class discussion will occur if students do not all select the same corporate-level cooperative strategy alternative to defend.
• The final section or paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in your initial response.

Your posting should be the equivalent to (750–1000 words) in length.

ASSIGNMENT PART B:

Course Project Task 4

The Week 4 installment of the final project will continue to evaluate the Alibaba organization introduced in Week 3.

Considering the course material presented in the course readings and discussion for the week,

1.Select two of the more prominent cooperative linkages that Alibaba has made.

2.Make sure that there are meaningful differences between the two different alliances or joint ventures you have selected.

3.Begin your paper by summarizing key details about Alibaba’s two alliances or joint ventures that you are using for your paper.

4.Next, for each alliance or joint venture:

• Assess the type of business-level or corporate-level cooperative strategy the organization is following.

1. Evaluate how the cooperative strategy enhances the competitiveness and performance of the organization relative to what could be done without the cooperative agreement.
2. Evaluate the risks that arise from this alliance or joint venture.

8.Finally, summarize two or three important take-aways from your research into Alibaba’s alliances. In essence, what did you learn and what strategic development and implementation lessons might you apply?

Submission Details:

Present your analysis as a 3–4-page report in a Microsoft Word document formatted in APA style.

Support your responses with examples. Cite any sources in APA format.

Topics that are EXCLUDED for this semester: Gun control, and LAUSD strike.

Each paper MUST be a minimum of 1500 words and should not exceed 2500 words.All papers must be written in a paragraph format, typed double spaced, with one inch margins, a 12 cpi times new roman font, using in-text citations, including page numbers, a title page, and a references page.Direct quotes should be kept to a minimum, on average a sentence or two or about four lines per page.

Instructions

• Choose a health problem in the human population. Some examples include cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer of a specific organ, an infectious disease, etc.
• Describe the biological and physiological aspects of the health problem and potential chemical treatments or pathways that are affected.
• Discuss the natural progression of chronic diseases, or the natural history of infectious or exposure-related illnesses.
• What are the potential outcomes of the disease (recovery or death), and what leads to those potential outcome(s)?

Requirements

• The paper should be at least 975 words in length.
• Include a list of references in APA format, including the information used from the modules.