You are the new HR manager for Java Corp, a domestic cold coffee and tea company. Java Corp has had trouble retaining valuable employees, and the termination of a number of employees for performance and conduct has resulted in lawsuits. Draft a memo to organizational management, analyzing best practices in approaches and procedures addressing each of these issues.

Explain the significance of voluntary and involuntary turnover for the selected organization. – describe how turnover can have a financial impact on an organization. Describe how turnover can impact existing employees. Examples of each with citations.
Analyze how progressive discipline can be beneficial to the organization as well as the employees. – Include 2 benefits of this process. For example, analyze how the progressive discipline process could reduce turnover or how it is important for documentation purposes. How policies and principles in place support progressive discipline to support employee and organizational goals. citations.
Analyze practical considerations in terminations. – analyze legal and ethical factors that should be considered when a termination decision is made. Include recommendations of how an organization can protect themselves from specific types of litigation. discuss immediate termination. Key ethical and legal points with citations

Introduction: In this lab, we will examine types of water pollution and cleanup measures.

Materials:

• Two small, clear containers (approx. 16 oz)
• Water
• Food coloring
• Oil
• Coffee filter and rubber band (or powdered detergent or corn meal)

Procedure:

Fill both containers about one third full of water.

Contaminate each glass of water with a pollutant. Add two drops of food coloring to one class and about two tablespoons of oil to the other. The food coloring will represent a pollutant like excess nitrogen from fertilizers that mixes with water. The oil will represent pollutants like oil that do not mix with water. (If you do not have food coloring, start with a water-based liquid that has a strong color like a sports drink, do NOT use orange juice.) Let the mixtures stand for 10 minutes and record your observations below:

Now, add water to each container, at least doubling the current water level. Note your observations on the table.

Finally, try removing the contamination by filtering through a coffee filter. Use rubber band to affix coffee filter to another container and carefully pour through (do not run through a coffee machine/maker as you don’t want to contaminate your coffee machine/maker). If you do not have a coffee filter, carefully add detergent or corn meal. Let it sit without stirring and then remove before noting your observations above.

Follow-up questions:

1. What was the difference you noticed between the coloration pollution and the oil pollution before adding more water?
2. Some people say, “The solution to pollution is dilution.” What do you think of that after trying it (adding water was dilution)?
3. After noting the differences between adding water and attempting to filter out the contaminant, what do you think about pollution remediation for water contamination? Are the same methods going to be successful for all pollution types?

At the end of the find state it is time to determine if an opportunity is real and decided if you are going to invest time chasing in, this is often identified as “qualifying a lead.” Give real-world examples from your own industry of when you would qualify a lead to begin to the focused step in the engagement process. During the focus step of the propose-to-win state of an engagement is when consultants really have to use their skills, like listening as Julian Treasure shares in his TedTalk. Identify the top three (3) skills you feel are most important for a consultant to use during this stage and explain why each is important.

Some feel frame is the most critical step in the propose-to-win state of the engagement. Explain what you feel is the most challenging in the frame/proposal process.

Introduction: In this lab, we will examine the water cycle. Review the water cycle in this week’s reading before beginning. Remember, the scientific method involves observations and predictions (hypotheses). Beginning this lab with predictions will help you understand the water cycle better as well as reinforce the scientific method.

Materials:

• Two clear zip top bags
• Water
• Food coloring
• Sunny window

Procedure:

Pour a small amount of water in both zip top bags. In one bag, add food coloring. (If you do not have food coloring, use a small amount of a water-based liquid that is already colored like dark or bright juice, sports drink, etc.)

Place both bags in a sunny window (this requires timing as some windows get morning sun, while others may get evening sun). You may need to prop up the bags, but try not to block the sun.

Check the bags periodically (at least 6 times) and describe what you see. Include details about any color changes, water vapor, water droplets, water movement, color of water that accumulates on the bag, etc.

Note: If you do not note any changes. Microwave the bag for 10 second intervals, making observations after each. Do not remove bag from microwave to make observations and let bag cool before removing.

Fill out the following table with your observations, include time of observation to get a sense of time passage between observation:

Follow-up Questions:

1. Summarize the progression of what you observed?
2. What did the drops on the bag eventually do?
3. Did you see any color in the water droplets that collected on the inside of the bags?
4. Does that have any implications for whether pollution would move from a source of water like a lake to another location via precipitation?

How do bacteria and viruses make humans sick?

• Why is the sky blue?
• Why do people grow old?
• Why does the moon revolve around Earth?

The steps of the scientific method are the following:

1. Observation
2. Question
3. Hypothesis
4. Experimentation
5. Data analysis
6. Conclusion

These steps are not written in stone and may vary depending on the branch of science or the type of experiment.

Watch this video that explains the scientific method.

Now that you know how powerful the scientific method can be, think about a scientific discovery that has made an impact on your life. Then, answer the following questions:

• How has this discovery affected your life?
• How can science and the scientific method improve people’s lives?

The one scientific discovery that has affected my life is the discovery of antibiotics by Alexander Fleming in 1928. He discovered Penicillin and developed the first antibiotic, which greatly reduces infection in the human body. My mother was not the best parent, and I’m still paying for her poor decisions today. She never took me to the dentist as a kid, and over the years my dental health deteriorated. Thanks to the discovery of the antibiotic penicillin, I’m  able to get the infection under control and get some much-needed dental work done.

I think that science plays a considerable role in everyone’s daily living, whether they know it or not. Scientific research helps our society recognize and solve problems, improve existing consumer goods, and cure illnesses. We as a whole have turned a blind eye towards anything that doesn’t benefit us if we can’t see instant results. If a group of scientists would use the scientific method to find a way to get rid of social media and the other distractions that steal our children away from us. I would consider that one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time. Unfortunately, I don’t see that happening in the near future. Science is everywhere, and you can choose to understand it or ignore it. That is your right as a living human being. I like knowing how things work, so I stay informed.