What branch of microbiology did he/she specialize in (bacteriology, virology, protozoology, epidemiology, etc)?
INTRODUCTION TO BACTERIA AND VIRUSES
Assignment Overview
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Case Assignment
In this activity you will be researching a microbiologist who has made an important contribution to the study of microbiology. Next you can choose an area of microbiology to research and find out about the scientists who are carrying on that type of research today.
Choose one of the following microbiologists: David Baltimore, Robert Koch, Louis Pasteur, Elizabeth Bugie Gregory, Antonie Van Leeuwenhook, Walter Reed or Margaret Pittman.
When researching your chosen area of microbiology, a good resource can be found here: http://www.microbeworld.org.
In a 2- to 3-page essay, address the following questions:
Which microbiologist did you choose from the list above?
What are his/her most notable accomplishments?
What branch of microbiology did he/she specialize in (bacteriology, virology, protozoology, epidemiology, etc)?
How is this branch of microbiology important in today’s world?
Find a current researcher (2000-today) conducting studies in this field of microbiology. What are his/her most notable findings?
How have these findings changed the field of microbiology and medicine?
Assignment Expectations
Page Length: 2 to 3 pages
Scholarly Content and Format
TUI encourages all students to comply with APA style and format guidelines for proper citation of references. Your case assignments are considered scholarly works. Your final work should include peer reviewed (scholarly) sources. Please use the formatting demonstrated in your Background section to cite the tutorials and readings from the Module Overview.
Please keep in mind that you should not use sources such as “Answers.com” or “Wikipedia” or “Wikianswers.” None of these are scholarly sources and they can be “modified” by any registered user which makes them unreliable.
Appropriate Headings and Paper Flow
What are the major characteristics of parenting behaviors and behavioral patterns for the ethnic or cultural group chosen?
According to the video and course readings variations in parenting attitudes and styles are evident among the diverse cultural groups in the United States. The four ethnic groups discussed in Chapter Six of your text have distinctive characteristics. There are many variables relating to parenting practices in any ethnic or cultural group. Select one of the groups discussed in your text or the video and respond to the following:
What are the major characteristics of parenting behaviors and behavioral patterns for the ethnic or cultural group chosen? What stereotypes exist regarding the ethnic or cultural group you have chosen?
Have you encountered parents from this or other cultures? What were your opinions and attitudes as you
compared your philosophy of parenting with theirs?
Has your reading/knowledge of this chapter influenced your thoughts and opinions?
How will this learning influence your interactions with parents and children in the future?
Submit a summary of current research of the selected issue based on your literature review
Contemporary Issues With Minors in the Legal System
The assignment this week gives you an opportunity to focus more in depth on a topic related to minors in the legal system that is either related to a court that you might like to work in or that is one that interests you. Use the Learning Resource in the topic that you selected as your starting point and gather more scholarly information about the topic. Recall that scholarly sources are defined as those that have evidence of peer review and that have APA-like reference citations both in text and in the reference list.
Do not use websites such as Wikipedia or WebMD, but many government websites do fit criteria for being scholarly, such as those associated with the National Institute of Justice. Summarize the scholarly information that you have gathered in a brief literature review.
To prepare for this Assignment:
Review the Learning Resources for this week, especially in the topic you selected. Choose an issue such as one of the following that is related to the topic you selected. You may focus on an issue not listed here that is related to minors in the legal system.
Interviewing minors who have been abused
Providing supportive services to child victims
Ethical problems that can arise during child custody evaluations
Transfer of juveniles to adult court to be charged as an adult
Evidence-based interventions for juvenile justice youth, e.g., functional family therapy, multisystemic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy
Research strategies with minors to avoid ethical dilemmas
Conduct a scholarly literature search of your issue to find a minimum of three references in addition to the Learning Resource you have selected in order to prepare a 2- to 3-page summary and analysis. You may include the reading that you selected under this week’s Learning Resources.
Submit by Day 7:
A summary of current research of the selected issue based on your literature review
An analysis of how the involvement of minors makes the issue potentially more problematic
An explanation of the supporting role of the forensic psychology professional in relation to the issue you selected
Explain why communication is necessary in order to build a healthy parent-child relationship.
The text states that communication is the foundation of successful parenting. Explain why communication is necessary in order to build a healthy parent-child relationship. Identify and define one contemporary parenting model described in Chapter 5. Discuss the strengths of this model and explain how this model matches with your view of children. Explain how the chosen parenting model will enhance communication within the family unit. The paper must include a minimum of two scholarly sources in addition to the text and must be three-to four-pages (not including the title and reference pages). Your paper must be submitted in APA format.
Identify one or more capacity planning methods that you will recommend for the company, and explain the method and how it is used in various industries. Are there other options?
In your role as the memory chip company’s production planning staff member, one of your tasks is to help the supply chain team focus on capacity planning. The company has determined it will use one or more of the following options to optimize capacity planning:
The use of dedicated and flexible facilities: The company has several permanent storage facilities and has used temporary storage in the past.
Flexible workforce: The company’s workforce generally works 8–5 Monday through Friday, though some Asian locations have different days of working. Management is considering adjusting existing workforce time structures to meet planned demand.
Subcontracting: With the planned demand increasing, perhaps temporarily, subcontracting the additional resources might be an option.
Product design flexibility: The company is considering modifying its factory production lines to be better able to handle future demand.
Using course materials and other research, complete the following:
Identify one or more capacity planning methods that you will recommend for the company, and explain the method and how it is used in various industries. Are there other options?
Identify the advantages and disadvantages of your proposal.
Please I need 8 paragraphs; no plagiarism, and references inside the paragraphs and at the end of document. Please answer each question in depth.
Discuss the difference between external and internal evidence as it relates to your PICOT search strategy.
Defining Internal and External Evidence
Discuss the difference between external and internal evidence as it relates to your PICOT search strategy.
Address the strengths and weaknesses of searching in a databank versus a web-based search engine. You must use two databanks mentioned in the text. (Medline and PubMed)
identify the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act that affect English language learners (ELLs).
Using information from Chapter 2 and the “A guide to No Child Left Behind” article, identify the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act that affect English language learners (ELLs). Compare the drop-out rate of students in the United States and students in the state in which you live. How do you think the waiver will affect the current drop-out rate in the United States and your state of residence? How will any changes to the No Child Left Behind Act affect ELLs?
Which contract type is the most appropriate for the product or service purchase?
What kind of contract will you pursue for each of the following purchases related to this project? Please see Ideas with each bullet below.
Hiring technicians to install and configure the software for your environment (Firm Fixed Price Contracts)
Hiring a training entity to teach the student PMs the mechanics of using the new tool (Cost Plus Award fee Contract)
Buying a new server and software to run the tool and house the project database (Cost Plus Award fee Contract)
Hiring tool usage experts to transfer knowledge to the student PMs about the use of the tool on the job for the first 60 days after going live (Time and Materials contract)
Planning for the removal and disposal of the scheduling tool software and hardware that are no longer to be used (Firm fixed Price Contract)
In 750 words, address the following for each of the 5 bulleted items listed in the assignment description:
Which contract type is the most appropriate for the product or service purchase?
How would you effectively justify your selection to other project managers?
What arguments might they use to debate your selection?
How would you effectively address those arguments?
What risks are associated with the type of contract selected?
Explain exactly how you factored these risks into your selection.
What general purposes and functions does the contract type address?
How does the selected contract meet the project objectives?
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
Explain how parents can help their adolescents deal with the common issue of bullying.
After reviewing Culture and Parenting: A Guide for Delivering Parenting Curriculums to Diverse Families, you will begin to build the final PowerPoint assignment. The foundation of the Final Project is the title slide, purpose statement slide, the first three informational slides, and the references slide. These slides will set the direction of the project. You must include the following:
a. Title slide
b. Purpose statement slide(s) detailing the importance of positive parenting
c. (Chapter One) List and explain three positive characteristics of mothering and three positive characteristics of fathering.
d. (Chapter Two) Choose two common toddler actions (suggestions: temper tantrums, “me do it,” potty training) and explain effective strategies to minimize the behavior.
e. (Chapter Three) Explain how parents can help their adolescents deal with the common issue of bullying. At this point, you must include at least two scholarly sources. A total of three scholarly sources in addition to your text are required for the Final Project.
Reference slide with at least two (of the three required for the final presentation) scholarly sources and the course text. Format your presentation according to APA as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Your assignment must be four-to five-slides in length, not including title and reference slides and formatted in APA.
Based on your personal and professional experience, provide examples and discuss how technological innovation resulted in change within your organization
Based on your personal and professional experience, provide examples and discuss how technological innovation resulted in change within your organization, whether it concerned processes, new products or services, or the technology itself (i.e. seminars to webinars). How does your organization compare with others within your industry? Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ postings.
