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For this assignment, you will focus on how the National Response Framework (NRF) and the U.S. National Planning Frameworks direct the nation’s response to incidents and disasters, specifically focusing on Hurricane Matthew. 

Review the unit’s reading on the preparedness and response efforts to Hurricane Matthew in 2016, and write an analysis of the federal response. Your case study should address, at a minimum, the following questions. 

• Discuss how the National Planning Frameworks core capabilities and guiding principles applied to the Hurricane Matthew response. 
• How did the federal government prepare in advance for the landfall of Hurricane Matthew under the National Response Framework (NRF)? 
• How did communities apply the community approach to prepare and respond to Hurricane Matthew? 
• In your opinion, was the National Preparedness Goal achieved? 

Visit the following website by clicking on the link provided to read about each of the five frameworks and their available resources.

1. Federal Emergency Management Agency. (n.d.). National Planning Frameworks. Retrieved fromhttps://www.fema.gov/national-planning-frameworks

Links to read about the federal response to Hurricane Matthew.

2. Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2016, October 8).

 Hurricane Matthew unified response efforts underway [Press release] Retrieved from http://femacontract.com/news/hurricane-matthew-unified- response-efforts-underway/

3. COCESoE. (2015, June 22). Module 2 National Planning Frameworks [Video file]. Retrieved from

4.Katz, E. (2016, October 12). Federal agencies deploy thousands of feds for hurricane Matthew response.Government Executive. 

Your submission should be a minimum of three pages, not including the title and reference pages. You should support your analysis with strong arguments and evidence. You may use the two sources listed above as a basis for your analysis, but you must conduct additional research and use at least two additional sources. Your case study and all sources used should be formatted in APA style. 

Employee Layoffs

• Determine three ways that employee layoffs can affect other employees in the organization. Examine two additional ways that employee layoffs can affect the organization as a whole.
• Imagine that you are a manager of the HR department of a company and you are required to lay off one of your employees. Propose two ways that you can ensure you are abiding by the laws that govern employment and ethical practices. 

Instructions

Analyze: Discourse Communities

Evaluation Title: Discourse Communities 

Before starting a research project it is imperative to recognize your discourse community. This will lead you to suitable places to conduct your research and will assist you in communicating with your audience in a language that they recognize and relate to.

To complete this assessment, consider the discourse communities or groups of people with whom you share common interests. Consider the individuals that discuss topics important to the group.

• List all learning and social discourse communities that you are member of.

Respond to the questions below in an essay that provides an analysis of your discourse communities.

• What topics of discussion, issues, problems, or concerns keep these communities together? What constitutes new knowledge for your group? Is it created experimentally, through discussion, or through a combination of these two and other methods?
• How would you characterize the kinds of language which each of these communities use? Is it formal, informal, complex, simple, and so on? How are the community’s reasons for existence you listed in the first question reflected in their language?
• When you entered into the community, did you have to change your discourse, both oral and written, in any way, to be accepted and to participate in the discussions of the community?
• Does your community or group produce any written documents? These may include books, professional journals, newsletters, and other documents. What is the purpose of those documents, their intended audience, and the language that they use? How different are these documents from one community to the next?
• How often does a community you belong to come into contact with other intellectual and discourse groups? What kinds of conversations take place? How are conflicts and disagreements negotiated and resolved? How does each group adjust its discourse to hear the other side and be heard by it?

Validate your statements and opinions with supporting evidence (citations and references) in APA form.

I have a written assignment due. I will attach the requirements needed to complete this assignment. Please be advised that there is a 300 word minimum for this assignment. Must use required reading for in text-citations. Must use APA formatting.

Note: Only up to 20% of content in the written assignment can be quotes from third parties. 

How many times have you either asked or been asked, “Are you listening?” While we might think we know what it means to be an effective listener, different skills are needed to suit different situations. In the human services field, listening is a multi-faceted task that must take into account the needs of the client and the situation being addressed. In this first discussion, you will consider a range of listening skills and how they may be used in a human services setting. Specifically, you will identify active listening skills used within interpersonal and group settings.

Read Chapter 6 of The Interpersonal Communication Book; review the five human service career paths from Human Service Careers (Links to an external site.) provided by Films on Demand:

• Early Child Development & Services (03:01)
• Counseling and Mental Health Services (04:17)
• Family & Community Services (07:00)
• Personal Care Services (03:54)
• Consumer Services (04:11)

Consider the stages and skills associated with effective listening and reflect on the essential responsibilities associated with one human service career path.

Initial Post: Prepare a 300-word minimum reply that sufficiently addresses each of the items below. Don’t forget that it is critical to cite your sources of information, including the textbook, using APA formatting.

• What listening styles might this particular professional use in their work with clients, and how might they use them?
• Identify active listening skills (specifically, the three techniques of active listening identified on page 165) that the professional would apply in both interpersonal and group settings (e.g., one-on-one client interaction, facilitating a group session, etc.). Describe how and why they would be used.
• Using the Basic Counseling Skills (Links to an external site.) website, identify two to three interviewing skills, other than active listening, that the professional would apply in both interpersonal and group settings (e.g., one-on-one client interaction, facilitating a group session, etc.). Describe how and why they would be used.

Using your learning from this week, choose two companies that you feel could use Kirkpatrick’s Taxonomy. In your paper, justify why you feel Kirkpatrick’s Taxonomy would be essential for each organization. In addition, support the need for aligning evaluations with the values and the strategies of these organizations. Your work should also design a plan for implementing Kirkpatrick’s Taxonomy into each organization.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

·  Write at least 4 pages using Microsoft Word in APA style.

·  Use font size 12 and 1” margins.

·  Include cover page and reference page.

·  Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.

·  Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

·        References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.  

The purpose of this assignment is to construct an ideal profile, based on the trait approach of leadership, for an emergency manager working in the aftermath of a disaster. This assignment also provides you with an opportunity to consider several of the details associated with hiring someone to serve on your emergency management team.

• Address the following in a two page essay:
• How “self-confidence” could help an emergency manager with decision-making skills. 
• How “integrity” could help an emergency manager build trust among colleagues. 
• How “sociability” could help an emergency manager interact with other professionals, including subordinates, supervisors, and interagency roles. 
• Based on the results from your personality test, what traits do you possess that would make you an effective emergency manager.  (traits are extrovert , judging, thinking and sensing )

Discussion Topic:

The HR process of selecting employees is continuing to evolve as employers consider a variety of strategic, economic, legal, and professional conditions that are constantly changing.  Interviewing is a skill that must be developed through training and experience.   One of the strategies HR teams are utilizing as part of their hiring and interviewing strategy is through assessments.

Complete the following tests:

‘Big Five’ personality test – https://www.truity.com/test/big-five-personality-test 

Emotional Intelligence test – https://www.arealme.com/eq/en/ 

Evaluate your test results and then discuss:

• what are the ethical and/or legal considerations for these type of tests?
  • do you believe your test results would depict you correctly?
• what is the best interview question you either ask during an interview or have been asked during an interview? Explain.
• what is the worst interview question you have asked during an interview or have been asked during an interview? Explain.
• what questions should be avoided during an interview and what listening responses should be avoided as well? Explain.

Discussion Board Directions:

• You will not be able to view your classmate’s posts until you post.
• Your initial post should be 4-5 paragraphs in length.
• Include one peer reviewed journal article to support your post. 
• Your initial post is due by Thursday. This allows you and your classmates time to read and reply.
• Your initial post should be 2-3 paragraphs in length.
• Make sure to demonstrate critical thinking and analysis by using research and personal work experiences.
• For full credit, you are required to respond to a minimum of two classmates. Please begin your reply by addressing the student by name. Your responses must be completed by Sunday at midnight.   
• Please refer to the rubric for the grading requirements. You can view the rubric by clicking on the wheel in the upper right corner and selecting “show rubric.”  

 Based on your assessment of this case study, in which of the four cultural concepts would you categorize Nimble Storage’s mission and vision: ethnocentric, polycentric, regiocentric, or geocentric? Offer a rationale to support your selection. Finally, based on Nimble Storage’s mission, does the organization appropriately present itself as a global company? Explain why or why not. 

 Visit the Nimble Storage website to further explore the company.