Explain the procedures and contractual arrangements for tendering.Analyse the factors that affect the selection of construction procurement methods.

Tenderers, Procurement and the Uninformed Client

Define what constitutes a tender and the information required for this process.

Explain the procedures and contractual arrangements for tendering.

Analyse the factors that affect the selection of construction procurement methods.

Calculate an estimate for a work activity.

How are algorithmic gatekeepers affecting the news you receive?What does the Democracy Index reveal about the United States?

Digital Disconnect

Watch Digital Disconnect (https://www.kanopy.com/en/gsu/video/2730809/5601026) on Kanopy and provide at least FIVE takeaways. To get to the video: Library Resources> Databases A-Z> K> Kanopy>Digital Disconnect. The abridged version (~37 minutes) is fine, the longer version is better.

Provide substantive responses that demonstrate you have viewed the documentary, such as:

What is the impact of targeted advertising on newspapers and traditional media?

What is your take on the PRISM program?

How are algorithmic gatekeepers affecting the news you receive?

What does the Democracy Index reveal about the United States?

Discuss the fundamental concepts of network security as they relate to your chosen topic.

Identity Theft and Fraud

In your essay, briefly describe the issue of identity theft and fraud. In addition, you should also include the following.

Discuss the fundamental concepts of network security as they relate to your chosen topic.

Explain how TCP/IP behavior and applications relate to your chosen topic.

Describe the legal sanctions that aim to reduce crime surrounding your chosen topic.

Discuss how cybersecurity professionals can manage the risk associated with your chosen topic.

Discuss how restorative justice may be affected because of biological factors, psychological factors, and sociological factors.

Restorative justice within the system

Consider how restorative justice may be different based on race, class, gender, and media influence.

Discuss how restorative justice may be affected because of biological factors, psychological factors, and sociological factors.

Discuss how the racial/ethnic makeup of the overall prison population and the death row population in Texas compares to the racial/ethnic breakdown of the general population in Texas.

Discuss how the racial/ethnic makeup of the overall prison population and the death row population in Texas compares to the racial/ethnic breakdown of the general population in Texas.

(Review “Who are Texans?” – Chapter 13) What might explain the racial/ethnic makeup of the prison population in Texas? Which regions of the country have higher incarceration rates and death penalty usage? (Review “Texas and the Nation” – Chapter 13)

What do you think explains the differences in the regional patterns of incarceration and death penalty usage? After reading Chapter 13, how do you feel about the fairness of the Texas criminal justice system?

To respond to crime in Texas, should the state decriminalize certain behavior, reduce sentence lengths, invest in crime prevention (such as drug and alcohol rehabilitation), or build more prisons?

How do these experiences and strengths relate to aspects of your Emotional Intelligence and your DiSC profile?

Assignment 1
Write a 4-6 page paper in which you address the following:

1. Reflect on your leadership experiences:

a. Describe the leadership aspects of your most recent professional role.

b. Identify and describe 2 key experiences that have impacted you as a leader.
2. Assess your leadership strengths:

a. Describe 2 key strengths from Jack Welch’s Foundational Principles (see Winning, chapters 1-4) and 8 Essential Rules of Leadership as they pertain to your leadership development.

3. How do these experiences and strengths relate to aspects of your Emotional Intelligence and your DiSC profile?

4. Develop a plan for mastering your leadership style:

a. Identify 2-3 leadership skills you would like to master in the future.

b. Describe steps you can take to master those skills. How will you measure your success?