Reflective Paper

The primary function of human resource management is to increase the effectiveness and contribution of employees in the attainment of organizational goals and objectives. Consider all the areas of HRM that have been discussed in class:

• EEO and Affirmative Action,
• Human resources planning, recruitment, and selection,
• Human resources development,
• Compensation and benefits,
• Safety and Health, and
• Employee and labor relations.

Submit a Reflective Paper in which you explain how these aspects work together to perform that primary function. Are any aspects more important than the others? Why or why not? How do you believe the HRM role can be optimized for shaping organizational and employee behavior?

The Reflective Paper must: (a) identify the main issues in the chosen area, (b) demonstrate new learning that has occurred, (c) include class activities or incidents that facilitated learning and understanding, (d) identify specific current and/or future applications and relevance to your workplace, and (e) reflect the potential impact to your future career plans or even in your personal life at home. The emphasis of the Reflective Paper should be on parts ‘d’ and ‘e,’ and on the application of new learning. Explore, in depth, the benefits of the new learning and understanding that has taken place.

Writing the Reflective Paper
The Reflective Paper:

• Must be seven to eight double-spaced pages in length, excluding the cover page and reference page, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
• Must include a title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course number and name
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
• Must use at least five scholarly sources, in addition to the text.
• Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include, on the final page, a Reference List that is completed according to APA style as outlined in your approved style guide and has at least five references in addition to the text.

All answersshould be 3 to 4 paragraphs. In APA format with InTEXT citations. Some references are listed below or you can use your own references as long as scholarly .

Question 1.

As an investigator you have been tasked with solving a hit and run homicide case involving a pedestrian and unknown vehicle. Explain what wounds you may expect to see and how these injuries may help reconstruct the crime.

Question2.

One of the biggest challenges to medical examiners today is determining whether an infant died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or whether foul play was involved. Discuss the research behind SIDS and what evidence assists the medical examiner in concluding a death was the result of SIDS. Summarize the protocol an investigator should use at a crime scene when investigating a possible SIDS death.

Question 3.

Define carboxyhemoglobin and explain its relationship to the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas.

Question 4.

Two children were playing hide and seek with friends. With the assistance of another friend, the two children were lowered down into an abandoned well. The well was approximately 15 feet deep. After two days of searching, a police officer located the two missing children deceased inside the well. Neither child had any signs of injury and did not die as a result of exposure, starvation, or dehydration.

What was the cause of death? Explain your rationale using the assigned readings as well as and external research.

Question 5.

woman sunbathing at the beach in a bikini is found dead of a gunshot wound to the upper right thigh. Black markings can be seen surrounding the entrance wound.

Did the victim die from a contact shot that pierced her femoral artery or is it possible the victim was shot from a distance and the black markings are the ring of dirt? Explain your answer.

References

D.L. Karch, K.M. Lubell, J. Friday, N. Patel, D.D. Williams, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Surveillance for violent deaths—National Violent Death Reporting System, 16 states, 2005

MMWR Surveill. Summ., 57 (2008), pp. 1-45

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V. Scolan, N. Telmon, A. Blanc, J.P. Allery, D. Charlet, D. Rouge

Homicide–suicide by stabbing study over 10 years in the Toulouse region

Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol., 25 (2004), pp. 33-36

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B. Karger, E. Billeb, E. Koops, B. Brinkmann

Autopsy features relevant for discrimination between suicidal and homicidal gunshot injuries

Int. J. Legal Med., 116 (2002), pp. 273-278

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Basso, C., Burke, M., Fornes, P., Gallagher, P. J., de Gouveia, R. H., Sheppard, M., … & van der Wal, A. (2010). Guidelines for autopsy investigation of sudden cardiac death. Pathologica, 102(5), 391-397. doi: 10.1007/s00428-007-0505-5

Ceelen, M., van der Werf, C., Hendrix, A., Naujocks, T., Woonink, F., de Vries, P., … & Das, K. (2015). Sudden death victims< 45 years: agreement between cause of death established by the forensic physician and autopsy results. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 34, 62-66. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2015.05.005

Dudley, M. H. (2016). Forensic investigative systems. In Forensic medicolegal injury and death investigation. CRC Press. ISBN: 978-1-4987-3489-9

Dudley, M. H. (2016). Forensic pathology. In Forensic medicolegal injury and death investigation. CRC Press. ISBN: 978-1-4987-3489-9

Dudley, M. H. (2016). Cause, mechanism, and manner of death. In Forensic medicolegal injury and death investigation. CRC Press. ISBN: 978-1-4987-3489-9

Ginsberg, M. D. (2013). The Confrontation Clause and forensic autopsy reports – A testimonial. Louisiana. Law Review, 74, 1-22. ISSN: 0024-6859

Gulczyński, J., Iżycka-Świeszewska, E., & Grzybiak, M. (2009). Short history of the autopsy Part I. From prehistory to the middle of the 16th century. Polish Journal of Pathology, 60(3), 109-114. ISSN: 1233-9687

Option #1: AICPA Professional Code of Conduct-Integrity and Objectivity Standard

Jon Williams, CPA, is in the middle of a quandary related to his audit and tax client Oneway Corporation.
The three directors of Oneway are the officers and the only three stockholders, each owning exactly one-third of the shares.

• President Raul Jack founded the company and is now nearing retirement. As an individual, he is also Williams’ tax client.
• Vice President Sandra Smith manages the day-to-day operations. She has been instrumental in increasing the business and its profits. Her individual tax work is done by a third party CPA.
• Treasurer Chris Barnes has been a long-term, loyal employee responsible for many innovative financial transactions and reports of great benefit to the business. He is Williams’s close personal friend and an individual tax client.

At his annual tax planning meeting with Williams, Raul Jack discussed the tax consequences of selling his one-third interest in Oneway Corporation to Sandra Smith. Raul believes that Sandra’s business development efforts have contributed significantly to the growth of the business, so he would like to reward her with a majority ownership upon his retirement. He realizes this may be a challenge with Chris Barnes, so he wants to think more about possible incentives for Chris if this plan occurs.

Around the same timeframe, over an afternoon golf game with Chris Barnes, Barnes confides in Williams that he fears that Raul Jack and Sandra Smith will make a deal, put him in a minority position, and try to force him out of the company. Barnes says, “Jon, we’ve been friends a long time. Please keep me informed about Raul’s plans. My interest in Oneway Corporation represents my life savings and I have a lot invested personally and professionally in the company.”

Jon was clearly unsure of what to do given his roles in both relationships. He acknowledged to himself that he does not have a strong relationship with Sandra at this time, and she uses another CPA for her tax return. As such, he may lose the Oneway engagement if Sandra acquires Raul’s shares and controls the corporation. On the other hand, Chris will probably suffer a great deal financially from the ownership change transaction if he does not know about Raul’s plans, and Jon’s unwillingness/inability to keep him informed will probably ruin their close friendship.

Jon ponders the problem.

Required:

Give Williams advice about alternative actions, considering the constraints of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct.

Your written response paper should be 3-4 pages in length. Please type your assignment in a Word document and follow APA format, according to CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA. Include a title page and reference page. Use two (2) outside academic sources other than the textbook, course materials, or other information provided as part of the course materials.

At the 2009 World AIDS Day, Ban Ki-moon, who was the Secretary General of the United Nations, spoke about the next steps to combat AIDS. Ban said (Global Commission, 2011):

I urge all countries to remove punitive laws, policies and practices that hamper the AIDS response…Successful AIDS responses do not punish people; they protect them…We must ensure that AIDS responses are based on evidence, not ideology, and reach those most in need and most a­ffected. (p. 1)

In 2010, The Global Commission on HIV and Law was launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) to make recommendations to countries for better HIV response and treatment. This commission was formed to help eradicate HIV/AIDS globally by changing cultural beliefs about the illness through legal changes, health prevention, and education. Consider how culture-specific concepts of HIV/AIDS, among other psychological processes, may impact the likelihood of successful prevention programming.

For this Discussion, review the learning resources. Use the Hispanic culture in comparison to the American culture in terms of attitudes, beliefs, and practices related to HIV/AIDS.

With these thoughts in mind:

Post a brief description of the two cultures. Then describe two cultural attitudes, two cultural beliefs, and two cultural practices regarding HIV/AIDS in those cultures. Finally, explain two factors that may impede the success of an HIV/AIDS prevention program among those cultures and why.

APA Format. 3-4 Paragraphs. In-text citations to support writing.