Details: Pretend that you are working on a innovation project with a team (team building)

Write a 500-word essay reflection on a team project that addresses the following:

1. Assess the overall effectiveness of working on a team. How do a team’s dynamics contribute to both the success and the challenges of creating an implementation plan for a  innovation that you were working on?
2. What would you do if you were not working on a team project but you had to work on the project independently? What other potential strategies might be more effective for bringing your particular innovation to fruition in your opinion?
3. Overall, do you think teams contribute to or hinder innovative thinking and processes? Why?

Address the following questions and also provide the name of a company example of each structure with supporting rationale. Reply substantively to two other learners. 

1. What kinds of companies should employ the simple structure organizational configuration?
2. What kind of companies should use the machine bureaucracy form of structure?
3. What kinds of organizations should feature a professional bureaucracy form of structure?
4. What kinds of firms should use the divisional form of structure?
5. What types of organizations are best suited to the adhocracy form of structure?

 write brief description of the regulation you used in your Application Assignment this week. Then explain the approach you would take to reform the regulation and why you chose it. Be specific

Approaches to Regulation Reform

Administrative agencies are considered miniature versions of the three branches of government because they have the authority to legislate, adjudicate disputes, and enforce regulations. There are times at which regulations are ineffective, whether they are too restrictive or flexible, outdated or obsolete, overly vague, or unenforceable. Professionals inside and outside of administrative agencies may institute reform through a number of measures. Effective reform may boost economic performance, stimulate investment, or increase levels of consumer protection. Citizens, too, can influence the regulations and policies of regulatory agencies by attending public meetings and communicating with agency officials.

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Reflect on the state regulation you used in your Application Assignment this week.
• Consider the implications of the regulation, as you interpret it, noting any potential issues that might arise in its enforcement.
• Think about what approach you might take to reforming the regulation if you were an administrator in the agency from which the regulation emanated.

Turn in your answers to the following problems:

1.  (Rev 9/11) Two alpha particles, each with a charge of 3.20*10^-19 C, are one Ångström (1 x 10^-8  cm) apart, in vacuum.  What is the electrostatic force acting between them, in N?  Is the force attractive or repulsive?

2. (Rev 2/11) If the force acting between two electrons (each with a negative charge of 1.602 x 10^-19 C) is 3.8×10^-9 N, then what is the electrical permittivity of the medium in which they are embedded?  As in the problem above, the two electrons are one Ångström (1 x 10^-8 cm) apart.

3.  An electron travels in a horizontal (x-y) plane and experiences a force in the vertical (z) direction due to a uniform magnetic field. (The force can be up or down.)  Which are the possible directions for the magnetic field?   Explain using the right hand rule.

4. (Rev 2/11) What is the magnetic field strength, in Teslas, one centimeter away from a long, straight electric wire carrying a current of 100A?

5.  (Rev 5/11) A long straight wire carrying a current of 10 mA  is immersed in a 5 T magnetic field. 

• The magnetic field lines are perpendicular to the wire.  What is the Lorenz force acting on the wire, in N per meter?
• The magnetic field lines are parallel to the wire.  What is the Lorenz force acting on the wire, in N per meter?

Case Assignment Expectations:

In general, Cases are expected to possess the attributes of precision, clarity, breadth, depth, and critical thinking.  Not all of these are relevant to the answer to every problem in the case.  When it is relevant, the evidence for each attribute is as follows.

• Precision:  Numerical answers are calculated correctly, to the correct number of significant figures.
• Clarity:  The problem is restated in its simplest form.  Relevant variables are identified.  Formulas are algebraically rearranged, as necessary.  All the mathematical steps are shown, in logical order.
• Breadth:  Where discussion is required, the question is placed in context.  Alternatives are considered.
• Depth:  Where discussion is required, the question is examined in detail.  No relevant aspect of the question is omitted.
• Critical thinking:  The correct analytical approach is selected.  Relevant data areidentified and irrelevant data are ignored.  When required, the practical importance of the principle or phenomenon is accurately described.

In this project, you will conduct one of the following: practitioner interview, criminal court visit, police ride-along, or correctional facility visit. NOTE: If you believe it is impossible for you to complete any of these experiential exercises due to circumstances beyond your control, contact your instructor who will arrange for an alternative project.

Practitioner Interview

Your task is to interview an individual of your choice involved in the criminal justice system: a police officer, attorney, judge, probation officer, researcher, current or former inmate, etc. (Note: Military personnel have the option of interviewing an equivalent person in the military.) Should your “expert” not be listed here, contact your instructor.

1) Provide the purpose of the paper and background information on the selected person.

2) Record the person’s views on the criminal justice system—whether the criminal justice system works, in what ways it doesn’t work, and the future of the criminal justice system.

3) Write the paper in a narrative format, detailing what you learned as the result of speaking with this person. Do not submit a “question-answer” paper.

4) Compare and contrast what your person says with relevant sections/chapters of the text. Outside sources are encouraged.

5) When using the text or other sources properly document and reference them.

Criminal Court Visit

Your task is to visit a criminal court session. (Note: Military personnel have the option of visiting the military equivalent.) Depending on when you attend, you could see a series of cases or only one case. Write your reflections on what you observed and how the proceedings seemed to affect the administration of justice.

1) Begin with a cover page with your name, project title, course, and date submitted.

2) Write an introductory section explaining the purpose of the paper.

3) Write your reflections on what you observed and how the proceedings seemed to affect the administration of justice.

4) Compare and contrast what you viewed with relevant sections/chapters of the text. Outside sources are encouraged.

5) When using the text or other sources properly document and reference them.

Police Ride-Along

This is an observational assignment that focuses on the use of discretion by the police officers who patrol our communities. (Note: Military personnel may participate in a ride-along with a military police officer.) Your task is to ride with a police officer for a few hours and observe who is stopped and why. Who is arrested and why? How does the use of discretion play into the patrol officer’s job?

1) Begin with a cover page with your name, project title, course, and date submitted.

2) Write an introductory section that includes the purpose of the paper and information on the assignment of the officer, his or her department, and the date, time, and duration of the ride-along.

3) Using a narrative format, provide the officer’s views on the use of discretion in his or her job, then follow this with your observations and conclusions based on his or her performance. Use the questions above to guide your observations and questions.

4) Use research information from the text in analyzing the information obtained.

5) When using the text or other sources properly document and reference them.

Correctional Facility Visit

Your task is to visit a correctional facility (adult, juvenile, military) and compare and contrast what you see with what the text indicates.

1) Begin with a cover page with your name, project title, course, and date submitted. 2) Write an introduction that provides the purpose of the paper and information concerning the facility visited.

2) If possible, interview residents, administrators, and correctional officers. How do they view the correctional process? What are the pros and cons of the types of facilities we have in the United States? How has corrections changed over the past ten years?

3) Write the information down in a narrative format.

4) Compare and contrast the information obtained with chapters/sections in the text.

5) When using the text or other sources properly document and reference them.

Format Requirements for all Experiential Project reports

· Paper should be a minimum of 1,500 words or about six pages

· Double space

· 12 pt. font

· 1” margins

· Use APA citations for all sources

· Include reference page (not included in word count)

Additionally –

· Create a cover page for your assignment (not included in word count)

· Include your name

· Course title and number

· Project title

· Topic selected

· Date of submission