Topic:

“Hotel reservations and what laws apply” and research what laws apply to the hotel reservation operations. The student must not just list the laws, but must outline what laws apply and provide an analysis of the specific laws to the operations.

Length:

No more than 10 pages double spaced, but no less than 7 pages. If the paper is not at least 7 full pages, a passing grade will not be received. The font size must be 12 pt. Times New Roman or Courier New. I need to be able to read it to grade it.

Please do not use endnotes, footnotes or a reference page for your citations to your authority for your facts and legal arguments. Such pages will not count towards the 7-10 page length requirement.

Law:

You may use cases and statutes referred to in the text as a starting point of your research. A research paper that relies mostly on cases and statutes referred to in the text will not receive a passing grade. You may use statutes and regulations from the web. As an example, if you want to research the Americans with Disabilities Act, you may want to look at www.ada.gov

If you want to research food safety you may want to take a look at www.fda.gov or similar sites that have regulations and statutes available. A full legal library can be found on line at the Law Library of Congress at www.loc.gov/law

You can access several cases, statutes and rules as well as articles on various legal topics by using the online University Library. If you go to the online University Library–right land lower corner of Beachboard for our class you will note the University Library. From there, go to “Find Articles”. From there go to”lexis Web by Lexis / Nexis”. Under the tab you will see several tabs for federal and California statutes and cases as well as be able to research specific topics. May I suggest that you start researching or accumulating the law applicable to your topic early on as finding the law for some of you may not be easy.

Citation to the Law:

For cases, please provide the name of the parties and then the cite where the case can be found; i.e.; Thomas v Harrison, 21 US 451 (2012): Thomas and Harrison are the parties, the case can be found in book 21 of the United States Reporter at page 451 and was decided in 2012. For statutes, just use the citation that is provided in the code. The same for any regulations that you cite to, such as the ADA. I expect that for each “fact” or “argument” that you provide in your paper that you should cite to the legal authority that supports the fact or argument. The papers that provide facts and arguments without providing the citation to the legal authority will not receive a very high grade. I need to know where you obtained your facts and arguments.

Grade:

A total of 40 points are available. What I am looking for is not an exhausted research of a specific area of the law. What I want to see is your recognizing the legal issues involved in a specific area of hospitality management and your ability to analyze the law to the operations. Further, your discussion of the law and the application of the law to your subject. I also want your recommendations on the law as applied to hospitality operations for the suggested topic of your choice. As an example, if your topic is room reservations and the law applied, you may discuss how to make reservations more enforceable if necessary in a court of law.

Project info –

I have included my learning contract that explains each measure. I have completed two of the 6 measures as well as the bibliography however, the bibliography may need to be updated a bit.

Please submit all of your measures for Learning Contract to this drop box with at least one file (attachment) for each measure listed in the Measures column of your approved Learning Contract.

• All measures should be put into this dropbox together in ONE submission.
• Please do not submit each portion of your measure as a separate dropbox submission – the dropbox can handle multiple attachments.
• Continue to use the attachment button until all measures for both objectives have been uploaded. Then use the submit button.
• Do not combine multiple measures into one file.
• All measures must be submitted to receive a Capstone project grade.
• Do not include the Rubric in any submission to this dropbox.

File naming for measure objectives will follow this format: last name and objective number (letter).

For example:

• Jones_obj1a_HSC4910
• Jones_obj1b_HSC4910
• Jones_obj1c_HSC4910
• Jones_obj2a_HSC4910
• Jones_obj2b_HSC4910
• Jones_obj2c_HSC4910

All measures will be evaluated as a whole on a single rubric. You will receive a graded rubric when the learning objective is evaluated and the measures are returned to the dropbox. This dropbox will only accept one submission (you can add all files to one submission). Be sure to clearly label and add all attachments needed for the evaluation of your work (i.e., include all measures). Failure to include all submissions will result in significant point deductions.

Reminders about your measures due this week:

• Expectations for the scholarliness and quality of your work are set very high, including proper formatting, title pages on all documents and proper file naming.
• Revise the annotated bibliography based on feedback provided in the initial submission and resubmit it with the rest of the measures.
• To receive points for your measures, you must fully complete both objectives and all measures as stated on your Learning Contract; partial credit will not be awarded. Measures Examples
• No late work is accepted in Capstone and all due dates are listed in the course snapshot.**

Managing public opinion and understanding the balance between its influence and your advocacy goals is a delicate matter. It is a task fraught with uncertainty because, as a policy advocate, you must navigate through the territory of politicians, bureaucrats, and lobbyists whose primary goals are to appease and please their constituents.

In this Discussion, you select a social problem that is of interest to you and identify how public opinion influences the process and political approaches involved in addressing that social problem.

To prepare: Refer to your Week 2 Small Group Discussion Forum for ideas.

• Post a description of the importance of public opinion in addressing the social problem you have selected.
• How does public opinion influence political approaches to the problem? Explain.
• What policy advocacy approaches and skills can you use to address the problem with political leaders?
• What are the social justice implications of your approach?

Be sure to support your post with specific references to this week’s resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to provide (3) full APA-formatted citations for your references. I have included the assignment from week 2 for your review.

The film I have chosen is 12 years a Slave

Be sure that your submission includes the following critical elements:

I. Represented Cultures: Describe two cultures or subcultures that are represented in the film. Include details to support your description of the cultures
or subcultures. Remember that a subculture is a smaller group with unique, shared norms and values within a larger culture.

II. Cultural Norms and Values: Identify the cultural norms and values that you observed for each culture or subculture, being sure to provide examples
from the film to support your identification.

III. Cultural Comparisons: Explain the similarities and differences that you observed between these cultures or subcultures.

IV. Cultural Difference: Describe a scene in which a cultural difference exists between characters and explain how that cultural difference affected their
interaction.

V. Cultural Relativism: Practice the principles of cultural relativism throughout the discussions of cultures and subcultures, cultural values and norms, the
cultural comparisons, and the cultural differences present in the film.

Present Evaluation research to your classmates.

1. Select a topic that involves some sort of program to resolve or alleviate some problem associated with crime. Locate two academic journal articles that evaluate a program designed around this topic. (The articles need not be on exactly the same topic, but they must be somewhat close.) For each article, describe the program, paying special attention to how they measure outcomes. Given the data presented in each article, does the frequency of desired outcomes justify the continuation of the program? Explain your answer fully. Comment on the work of at least two classmates as well.

Directions: Post your initial response to each forum by 11:55 pm ET on Thursday.

Your initial post should be at least 800 words.

Spohn, Cassia; Piper, R K; Martin, T.;Erika Davis (2001). Drug courts and recidivism: The results of an evaluation using two …, Journal of Drug Issues; Winter 2001; 31, 1; pg. 149