Introduction

Criminal liability is dependent on the concurrence of a criminal mental state with the commission of a criminal act; thus, the attempt to commit a criminal act may be sufficient. A substantial step made in furtherance of the commission of an offense must be taken, rather than the mere planning or preparation to commit a criminal offense. Therefore, it can be a fine line as to whether one incident may be the subject of criminal liability while the other is not. Concurrence requires that a criminal act occur at the same time the actor possessed the required criminal mental state. To convict a defendant of a given crime, prosecutors must prove to a judge or jury that all the statutory elements of a crime are present. The burden of proof is beyond a reasonable doubt. If even one statutory element of an offense cannot be established beyond a reasonable doubt, it is concluded that criminal liability will not have been demonstrated, and the defendant will be found not guilty.

For this discussion, you will consider the concept of burden of proof in the context of concurrence by responding to the following in your main post:

• Explain the advantages and disadvantages of our adversarial system regarding the burden of proof falling on the government to prove the concurrence of the criminal act with a criminal mind.
• Evaluate whether a fact-finder can look into the mind of an accused to determine the way that person acted at the time of committing the crime.
• Analyze whether the elements of concurrence are met and whether a man can be prosecuted for his wife’s death in the following situation: the man has been thinking about killing his wife and thoughtfully plans the details of how he is going to carry out the crime, and then his wife is killed in a car accident that he had nothing to do with.

Reflective Journal 1: My Views on Mass Media or Effects of Advertising
Due Week 3 and worth 50 points

Write a 3/4 to 1 page journal entry (300 to 500 words) in which you:

1. Describe one or two (1-2) experiences with mass media (movies or television) that affected you positively or negatively, explaining when, how, and why.
2. Complete the page requirement.
3. Write with clarify, following mechanics and formatting requirements.

The specific course learning outcome(s) associated with this assignment are:

• Apply critical thinking skills to the analysis of issues involving mass media and society.
• Analyze ways in which different types of media content reflect and / or influence society’s attitudes and behaviors.
• Write clearly and concisely about media and society using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, and language and writing skills. Click here to view the grading rubric.

Organizations often have a vested interest in their employees and provide a means to boost each employee’s performance and career development. Given the methods discussed in this module’s readings, examine the role of the manager in an employee’s career development and in a 3- to 4-pages report indicate ways in which the manager could improve opportunities for employee development and growth and the reasons for the suggested improvements.

Directions:

Utilizing scholarly resources, research various methods an organization uses in the career development of its employees. In 3- to 4-pages:

• Determine and describe at least three opportunities that an organization may present to encourage employee career development and performance.
• Explain the pros and cons of each of these opportunities.
• Discuss the role the manager plays in an employee’s career development.
• Determine and explain which roles are the easiest and which the most difficult for a typical manager.
• Select at least two methods that may be used to measure the effectiveness of each development opportunity provided by the organization or management (from Step 2). Justify your answer.

Your final product will be a Microsoft Word document of approximately 3- to 4-pages in length and utilize two to three scholarly sources in your research (beyond your textbook). Your paper should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Apply APA standards to cite your sources.

Assignment 1 Research the latest trends of electronic media in
the workplace.

Write a 700- to
1,050-word journal entry in narrative style.

Select and summarize three
specific software products or computer-mediated communication trends. Compare
their advantages and disadvantages.

Analyze areas for
opportunity in your workplace concerning the implementation of specific web
conferencing software by answering the following questions:

• How would implementing new
  forms of computer-mediated technology affect your organization’s
  communication?
• As a manager, how might you
  make computer-mediated communication most effective? Consider any necessary
  training and costs, the challenge of keeping your staff on task during
  virtual meetings or webinars, the use of proper etiquette, the effect of
  computer-mediated communication on team dynamics, and so on.
• What is the importance of
  managers selecting the appropriate channel for message distribution in the
  Information Age?

Assignment 2 Research current articles about how to
effectively use communication technology to complete this assignment.

Complete Parts
I and II of the University Material: Communication Channel and Context
Matrices. Please use the uploaded context matrix word doc.

Assignment
3 Review the HR Ethics Scenarios in the HR Ethics Scenarios
Worksheet.

Complete the HR Ethics Scenarios Worksheet.