Scenario You work for Patagonia as VP of Operations and your company has been nominated for the Citizens Award from the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Each nominee is to present its company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability initiatives at the Citizens Award Gala in Washington D.C. You will develop a Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability plan on behalf of your organization that will showcase your company as the obvious choice to win the award. Instructions Create a 17-23 slide PowerPoint slide presentation you will present at the Gala. Please be sure to include your script within the notes section of the PowerPoint. Be sure to include the following slides: Title slide (1 slide) Explain how your CSR plan will positively impact the triple bottom line while satisfying your shareholders, as well as internal and external stakeholders. (2-3 slides) Include how you will mitigate the risk of negative internal and external perceptions of stakeholders or the public. Describe how your community involvement and commitment to diversity, inclusion, equality, and equity have a positive impact on the company’s brand. (2-3 slides) Discuss how your plan makes a global contribution to international and multicultural populations. (3-4 slides) Predict how your plan will make a positive contribution to local, state, or governmental laws and regulations. (3-4 slides) Include how you will measure financial and non-financial performance. Illustrate how this plan will be implemented, why and how it will be sustainable, along with why you feel this CSR initiative is a core competency of your organization. (3-4 slides). Show how your organization contributes to all four types of corporate social responsibility to demonstrate positive corporate citizenship. (3-4 slides) Provide attribution for credible sources used in the professional presentation.

Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Digital Resource Understanding the functions of the brain is of great value to all professionals involved in teaching, learning, and curriculum and instructional design. Professionals will be more effective in their efforts if they understand the development and processes of the brain, and how to apply this information to their work. By understanding and effectively applying brain research, professionals will see growth in the learning of those they work to instruct or support.Choose one of the following deliverables to outline the importance of critical thinking and problem-solving in brain-based learning in your field:Newsletter (using a digital tool like a newsletter template in Microsoft Word, Google Documents, or Microsoft Publisher)10-12 slide digital presentation, including presenter’s notes with documentation of resources and a title slide.Webpage (using a tool like Wix, Google Sites, or Weebly)Select a specific audience related to your field of study (early childhood or elementary parents, junior high or high school students and parents, college students, or other adult learners in a professional setting). Your digital resource should be based on critical thinking and problem-solving, including the thinking levels presented in Bloom’s Taxonomy as applied to your audience.In the digital resource include the following:What critical thinking and problem-solving are and how they relate to brain-based learning and your respective professional field.The role of metacognition in critical thinking and problem-solving.The role of experiential and problem/project-based learning in critical thinking and problem-solving.Levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy and how your audience can apply these levels to their learning, teaching, or training.Five audience-appropriate resources and strategies to improve critical thinking, problem-solving, and brain function.Support your deliverable with 4-5 scholarly resources.Your deliverable should include graphics that are relevant to the content and audience you chose, visually appealing, and use space appropriately.Make sure your document or website can be accessed by others before submitting to the LMS.While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion

Unit 4 Assessment ResearchSubmit AssignmentDue Sunday by 11:59pm Points 65 Submitting a text entry box or a file uploadInstructionsEmploy: Research ProcessEvaluation Title: ResearchYou will have to complete a major research paper (8 to 10 pages) for the final assignment in this course. In order to do this, you will need to write in a style appropriate for an academic discourse community and read numerous scholarly articles. At least five of the articles must be located in the Herzing University Library.For this week’s assignment:Identify 3 a minimum of primary resources and 2 secondary resources, for one of the following topics:3D PrintingHigh speed railStem Cell ResearchCrowdfundingComplete a literature review for each of the resources identifiedFollowing your literature review include the introduction to your paper which should include the claim statement and thesis statement.Include a reference pageYour literary resources, and introduction should be in APA format. All citations and references should be in APA format.Estimated time to complete: 6 hoursRubricUnit 4 Assessment ResearchUnit 4 Assessment ResearchCriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContentEN304-CO320.0 ptsLevel 5Expresses content knowledge with the assignment purpose in a complete, organized, clear, professional, and culturally respectful manner.18.0 ptsLevel 4Expresses content knowledge with the assignment purpose in a complete, organized, clear, professional, and culturally respectful manner with minor weaknesses in one or more of the areas.16.0 ptsLevel 3Partially expresses content knowledge with the assignment purpose. Expresses ideas in a complete, organized, clear, professional, and culturally respectful manner with weaknesses in these area.14.0 ptsLevel 2Partially expresses content knowledge with the assignment purpose. Ideas are partially expressed in an organized, professional, and culturally respectful manner with major weaknesses in these areas.12.0 ptsLevel 1Expresses limited content knowledge with the assignment purpose. Ideas are not expressed in a complete, organized, clear, professional, and/or culturally respectful manner.0.0 ptsLevel 0The assignment was not completed or there are no constructed concepts that demonstrate analytically skills and no evidences to support the content does not align to the assignment instructions20.0 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalysisPRICE-P20.0 ptsLevel 5Constructs concepts related to course content, demonstrating strong analytical skills with strong evidence to support professional and personal subject knowledge through details, supporting evidence, and idea differentiation.18.0 ptsLevel 4Constructs concepts related to course content, demonstrating strong analytical skills with evidence to support professional and personal subject knowledge through details, supporting evidence, and idea differentiation.16.0 ptsLevel 3Constructs concepts related to course content, demonstrating analytical skills with some evidence to support professional and personal subject knowledge through details, supporting evidence, and idea differentiation.14.0 ptsLevel 2Constructs concepts related to course content, demonstrating weak analytical skills with minimal evidence to support professional and personal subject knowledge through details, supporting evidence, and idea differentiation.12.0 ptsLevel 1Constructs concepts related to course content, demonstrating inadequate evidence of analytical skills. There is minimal or no evidence to support professional and personal subject knowledge through details, supporting evidence, and idea differentiation.0.0 ptsLevel 0The assignment was not completed or there was no evidence of constructed concepts that are supported by professional and personal subject knowledge through details, supporting evidence, and idea differentiation.20.0 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTechnology10.0 ptsLevel 5Manipulates multiple technological resources to effectively implement all assignment requirements.9.0 ptsLevel 4Manipulates multiple technological resources to effectively implement most assignment requirements.8.0 ptsLevel 3Manipulates multiple technological resources to effectively implement some assignment requirements.7.0 ptsLevel 2Manipulates multiple technological resources for some assignment requirements.6.0 ptsLevel 1Manipulates technological resources to minimally meet some assignment requirements.0.0 ptsLevel 0The assignment was not completed or difficulties with technological manipulation were evident. The assignment submitted does not meet requriements.10.0 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting10.0 ptsLevel 5The assignment exhibits a excellent command of written English language conventions. The assignment has no errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling.6.0 ptsLevel 4The assignment exhibits a good command of written English language conventions. The assignment has no errors in mechanics, or spelling with minor grammatical errors that impair the flow of communication.4.0 ptsLevel 3The assignment exhibits a basic command of written English language conventions. The assignment has minor errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that impact the flow of communication2.0 ptsLevel 2The assignment exhibits a limited command of written English language conventions. The assignment has frequent errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that impede the flow of communication.1.0 ptsLevel 1The assignment exhibits little command of written English language conventions. The assignment has errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that cause the reader to stop and reread parts of the writing to discern meaning.0.0 ptsLevel 0The assignment does not demonstrate command of written English language conventions. The assignment has multiple errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that cause the reader difficulty discerning the meaning.10.0 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPAPRICE-I5.0 ptsLevel 5In-text citations of sources and references in proper APA style are included with no errors.4.0 ptsLevel 4In-text citations of sources and references in proper APA style are included but have 1-2 minor APA errors.3.5 ptsLevel 3In-text citations of sources and references in proper APA style are included but have 3 - 4 minor APA errors.3.0 ptsLevel 2In-text citations of sources and references in proper APA style are included but have more than 4 errors.2.0 ptsLevel 1The errors demonstrate limited understanding of in-text citation and reference requirements0.0 ptsLevel 0There are no in-text citations AND/OR references.5.0 ptsTotal Points: 65.0