Briefly describe your search strategies when identifying an articles that pertain to an evidence-based practice topic of interest.
PURPOSE
· The purpose of this initial paper is to briefly describe your search strategies when identifying an articles that pertain to an evidence-based practice topic of interest.
REQUIREMENTS/PREPARING THE PAPER
· Each student will sign-up for a group to formulate an evidence-based practice topic of interest
(My topic is Interventions to promote social interactions in children with autistic disorder spectrum)
· Each group will formulate research question using PICO format.
P: Children with autistic disorder
I: Play therapy
C: no therapy, no intervention
O: increase social behaviors
· Each group member will search, retrieve, and receive approval for 1 PRIMARY DATA ARTICLE to answer the group Research Question.
(I will attach the article for you to use my professor already approved it)
· Paper should include a Title and Reference pages.
· Page Length: 3-4 pages Excluding Title and Reference pages
· PAPER FORMAT
Clinical Question
Research Question- Describe problem
· Accurately and clearly states your research question using PICO format
· P: Children with autistic disorder
· I: Play therapy
· C: no therapy, no intervention
· O: increase social behaviors
Overview of the Problem- Overview/Significance of problem in terms of outcomes or statistics
· What statistics document this is a problem? (facts and figures)
Significance of the Problem-
· What statistic document this is a problem?
· What health outcomes result from this problem. Why should people be concerned about this problem?
Purpose of Paper
· Describe the purpose of topic search strategy (ITSS) paper
(The purpose of this paper is to describe search startegies to find evidence supporting our group’s PICO question.)
Search Strategy
Search Terms
· List all terms used to search for your article (i.e. breast cancer, screening, mammography, intervention, assessment, influencing factors….etc.)
(I used autism, social behavior, and therapy)
· List Chamberlain library database used (i.e. EBSCO, Medline, OVID, PubMed….etc.)
( I used EBSCO)
· Google search engine is NOT the library database
Availability of Articles
· How many research articles were available to answer your research question?
· Provide numbers of articles, NOT just saying “plenty, sufficient, many…etc.
Refinement Decisions
· What decision(s) have changed from your original search strategies? (i.e. peer-review, within last 5 years, primary data article, full-text….etc.)
· As you did your search, what decisions did you make in refinement to get your required articles down to a reasonable number for review?
· What was your rationale for your decision to change from original search strategies?
Final Article
· Describe decisions you made to specifically select 1 PRIMARY DATA ARTICLE as relevant for answering your Research Question
Level of Evidence
Addresses Topic/Relevance to PICO
· Describe how article addresses the topic, purpose and key points (i.e. therapy, intervention, prognosis, risk factors, assessments, or meanings….etc)
Evidence Level Pyramid
· Identify and describe the level of evidence based on Evidence Level/Hierarchy Pyramid
· Refers to Handout (Quick Guide to Designs in an Evidence Hierarchy)
Study Type
· Identify study type of article: Quantitative, Qualitative, or Mixed-Method Study
Format
Use of headings for each section
Use of APA format (7th edition)
Compare the pros and cons of using the tracking devices in the shipping business as a function of competitive advantage
Competency
Evaluate the role smart technologies plays in increasing competitive advantages
Student Success Criteria
View the grading rubric for this deliverable by selecting the “This item is graded with a rubric” link, which is located in the Details & Information pane.
Scenario
You are the customer service manager for a regional shipping business similar to Fedex and UPS. Unlike your larger competitors, you lack the ability to follow deliveries, trucks, and drivers while on their routes each day, because the current trucks do not have GPS tracking sensors.
In the last few months, customers have voiced several complaints. Customers complain that:
They cannot get up-to-date information about where their packages are in the delivery process
Deliveries are not arriving on the day promised
Delivery drivers are arriving after the 3:00 p.m. cut off time for all deliveries
Your shipping business cannot afford to lose customers to the larger shipping companies that have more advanced technology and the ability to assure customers have timely tracking information. In response, you have been asked by upper management to evaluate installing tracking/GPS devices on all trucks. These smart devices which are connected to the Internet via cell phone connections could provide valuable details about truck locations throughout the day.
Prepare a proposal for management sharing with them how these smart devices will provide needed information to improve customer service. Be sure to support your recommendations with credible resources. Using the assigned readings in this module is a good starting point. Research databases are listed in the Resources area below.
Instructions
Prepare a proposal for management which will discuss the general capabilities of GPS tracking sensors. Also, examine the ability to provide more information, describe the reaction of employees, and define any privacy and security concerns regarding using GPS tracking sensors. Your company’s leadership may not be familiar with this technology, so be thorough in your description of the technology.
In Microsoft Word, create the proposal. Use the link below to access the Rasmussen Business Writing Guides. The proposal should be 3-4 pages and should accomplish these objectives:
Compare the pros and cons of using the tracking devices in the shipping business as a function of competitive advantage
Examine how knowledge of each truck’s location and delivery times will change the shipping business
Explain how this tracking/GPS system will affect this business’s ability to compete with similar companies
Describe how truck drivers might react to having tracking/GPS devices on the organization’s trucks
Define any privacy/security concerns in using tracking/GPS devices on the trucks
Be sure the proposal:
Begins with an introduction that prepares the readers for the rest of the report
Addresses all points above in a correctly formatted body section
Ends with a conclusion that reminds busy readers of the document’s purpose and main supports
Has a References page that cites all sources in APA format
What programming languages are vulnerable to this type of attack.
Do a bit if research into File Inclusion Vulnerability.
What is it?
Why is is dangerous?
What is the difference of low and remote inclusion?
What methods can me employed to prevent a security breach?
What programming languages are vulnerable to this type of attack.
Post between 100-300.
Why is expected return considered forward-looking? What are the challenges for practitioners to utilize expected return”?
Capital Budgeting Unit 4 Assignment
Note: In addition to your solution to each computational problem, you must show the supporting work leading to your solution.
1.“Why is expected return considered forward-looking? What are the challenges for practitioners to utilize expected return”?
2.“Describe how different allocations between the risk-free security and the market portfolio can achieve any level of market risk desired”.
3.Refer to the table below to complete this question. “Compute the expected return given these three economic states, their likelihoods, and the potential returns”.
4.“If the risk-free rate is 6 percent and the risk premium is 5 percent, what is the required return”?
5.“The average annual return on the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index from 1986 to 1995 was 15.8 percent. The average annual T-bill yield during the same period was 5.6 percent. What was the market risk premium during these 10 years”?
6.“Hastings Entertainment has a beta of 0.24. If the market return is expected to be 11 percent and the risk-free rate is 4 percent, what is Hastings’ required return”?
o Use the capital asset pricing model to calculate Hastings’ required return.
7.Calculate the beta of your portfolio, which comprises the following items: (a) Olympic Steel stock, which has a beta of 2.9 and comprises 25 percent of your portfolio, (b) Rent-a-Center stock, which has a beta of 1.5 and comprises 35 percent of your portfolio, and (c) Lincoln Electric stock, which has a beta of 0.2 and comprises 40 percent of your portfolio (Cornett, Adair, & Nofsinger, 2014).
Economic State
Probability
Return
Fast Growth
0.30
40%
Slow Growth
0.50
10%
Recession
0.20
−25%
8 FedEx Corp stock ended the previous year at $103.39 per share. It paid a $0.35 per share dividend last year. It ended last year at $106.69. If you owned 300 shares of FedEx, what was your dollar return and percent return”?
9 “Rank the following three stocks by their level of total risk, highest to lowest. Rail Haul has an average return of 12 percent and standard deviation of 25 percent. The average return and standard deviation of Idol Staff are 15 percent and 35 percent; and of Poker-R-Us are 9 percent and 20 percent”.
10 “Rank the following three stocks by their risk-return relationship, best to worst. Rail Haul has an average return of 12 percent and standard deviation of 25 percent. The average return and standard deviation of Idol Staff are 15 percent and 35 percent; and of Poker-R-Us are 9 percent and 20 percent”.
a. Before solving this problem, calculate the coefficient of variation.
11 “Year-to-date, Oracle had earned a −1.34 percent return. During the same time period, Valero Energy earned 7.96 percent and McDonald’s earned 0.88 percent. If you have a portfolio made up of 30 percent Oracle, 20 percent Valero Energy, and 50 percent McDonald’s, what is your portfolio return”?
What audience was the speaker targeting? How do you know?
Watch the video to
respond to the following questions:
LINK:https://youtu.be/mCp80JkS56g
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What is the topic of the speech?
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What type of speech is this?
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What audience was the speaker targeting? How do you know?
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Based on your audience analysis, for the audience:
1. Was the
speech introduction effective? Why or why not?
2. Did the
body of the speech provide all key points as well as supportive evidence? Why
or why not?
References
(2017, May 21). Shuping
Yang spoke at U of Maryland[Video]. YouTube.
Outline in logical order what you consider to be the most important elements of the scientific method – and why.
The purpose of this discussion and the material that informs it is to insure that you understand the process of science, how scientific integrity is maintained, and to muse upon why the degree of science denial in the U.S. is greater than it was in the recent past. In this first graded discussion you address each of the 3 separate but overlapping, science related issues in the title, and address each in your original post.
Instructions
Read the 8 Roman numeral headed sections of the Understanding Science 101 website: Understanding Science, how science really works!
https://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/0_0_0/whatisscience_01
Next, View the video, Science in America (4:41), a Ted Talks video by Neil deGrasse Tyson.Tyson, a cosmologist, is without argument – the scientist best known to the general public today. I highly recommend that you familiarize yourself with his biography via Wikipedia if he is new to you.LINK:https://youtu.be/8MqTOEospfo
After you have finished studying the website material and viewing the video, compose and make a post of 3 paragraphs by responding to each of the following 3 questions. In addition, make critical comments on the posts of at least 3 other students.
See the Discussion rubric for quality and quantity expectations for both the original post and your commentary.
Paragraph 1: Outline in logical order what you consider to be the most important elements of the scientific method – and why. End your paragraph with a sentence or two about why you think the process of science has been so successful throughout recent history.
Paragraph 2: Define plagiarism and tell what part of the process of science keeps plagiarism at a minimum.
Paragraph 3: Currently, in the U.S. science denial along with the new notion of alternative facts are frequently in the news. With all of the advancements in medicine, technology and other areas of research, why do you think that some citizens don’t seem to trust “science”?
*Use 4-5 academic references in APA format with in-text citations in your initial post!
Citing Sources: For each discussion topic in the course, you will conduct Internet research to learn more about each environmental issue. You must properly reference each article or other source whose ideas, opinions, or data you use in your post. You must follow proper APA guidelines for each references. See the APA Tool Kit in the Research Section of your Syllabus.
Give your opinion on the current Organizational Learning Mechanism(s) (OLMs) that hinder organizational learning.
Students, please view the “Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment” in the Student Center.
Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center.
Assignment 1: Identifying the Organizational Learning Issues
Due Week 3 and worth 250 points
Suppose that your organization, or an organization with which you are familiar, is dealing with a major issue in transitioning individual learning (e.g., sharing knowledge, training programs, working as a team, experiences, procedures, processes, etc.) into organizational learning. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has asked you, as the Vice President of Human Resources, to assist with the issue and to help the organization transition its culture to this new way of learning. Before you provide any recommendations to address the issue, you must first research the root of the problem and the resistance to this transition.
Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment. In your original work, you may use aspects of existing processes from either your current or a former place of employment. However, you must remove any and all identifying information that would enable someone to discern the organization[s] that you have used.
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
Assess the organization’s culture as it relates to shared knowledge, then specify the significant issue(s) that you discovered with the culture. Determine the disconnect you observed between the culture and organizational learning using three (3) of the five (5) mystifications. Support your response with at least one (1) example of each selected mystification within the organization.
Give your opinion on the current Organizational Learning Mechanism(s) (OLMs) that hinder organizational learning. Support your response with one (1) example of a training or learning initiative (e.g., sharing knowledge, training programs, working as a team, experiences, procedures, processes, etc.) and the outcome when it was applied to the organization.
Determine which one (1) of the following OLMs is suitable for replacing the identified OLM(s) that hinder organizational learning as a corrective action to facilitate the transition from individual to organizational learning: Off-line/Internal, On-line/Internal, Off-line/External or On-line/External. Justify your selection.
Evaluate the norms of the organization’s learning culture to determine the source(s) that currently prevent productive learning by applying two (2) of the following norms: inquiry, issue orientation, transparency, integrity or accountability. Provide at least one (1) example of each of the selected norms’ manifestation within the organization in your evaluation.
Use at least five (5) quality academic references in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Examine the processes of how organizations learn and organizational barriers that impact the process.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in developing a learning organization.
Write clearly and concisely about developing a learning organization using proper writing mechanic.
What are two similarities between the religions of ancient Egypt and ancient Mesopotamia? Â What is one way in which they were different?
Discussion 1 relates to religious, ethical, and legal considerations in the earliest Western civilizations in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and among the ancient Hebrews.
Primary Source Readings and Discussion for Unit One (60 points):
Read Spielvogel (our course textbook) Chapters 1 and 2 and:
The “Negative Confession†from the Egyptian Book of the Dead:
http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/literature/religious/bd125b.html
Read from the Code of Hammurabi laws 134-148 and 172-232 at:
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/ancient/hamframe.asp
Read Genesis, chapters 1, 2, and 3 at:
http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/KjvGene.html
For the initial response phase of the discussion board, due 1/12/2018, please post initial answers to three of the questions below.
Questions addressing factual issues only are highlighted in bold print (#1, 2, 3). Questions dealing with primary source material are not highlighted in bold print. Answer two primary source questions, (Questions 4-5 relate to The Book of the Dead, questions 6-9 relate to The Code of Hammurabi, and questions 10-14 relate to Genesis).
Expectations
Three Initial Posts (10 points each). Only one answer to a bold print question (based on the textbook) and one each to two different primary source documents (not bold). These submissions should be approximately two to three paragraphs in length.
Replies Phase:
For the replies phase of the discussion board, due 1/19/2018, please post at least two responses to other student’s comments and reply to the follow-up question that your instructor posted to one of your initial responses. Locate the question or answer that you wish to respond to, click “Reply”, write an answer, and then click “Submit” to post a response. Responses to other student’s answers should move the discussion forward with an alternate interpretation or tactfully indicate disagreement with some aspect of it.
Expectations
Two Reply Posts (10 points each). Responses to another student’s initial answer, click on “reply” within the bottom portion of the student’s post. Â Â To completely reply to another student, at least a full paragraph is needed.
One Reply Post to Instructor’s Follow-up (10 points); the instructor will post an original follow-up question to one of each student’s initial answers. Â Same as an initial, two to three paragraphs.
1. Please assess the geographical conditions that allowed the Mesopotamians and Egyptians to be so successful. What impact did these features have on their culture/civilization?
2. What are two similarities between the religions of ancient Egypt and ancient Mesopotamia? Â What is one way in which they were different?
3. Please assess the similarities and differences between the religions of Mesopotamia and Egypt and the religion of the Hebrews. What were the major features the religion of the Hebrews that differentiated it from those of ancient Egypt and Mespotomia?
4. As demonstrated in the negative confession in the Egyptian Book of the Dead, ancient Egyptians had a clear ethical system. What are some of the actions that a righteous person must not commit? By implication, what are some of the actions that a righteous person should do? What flaws do you see in their system?
5. In what ways do Egyptian ideas of right and wrong seem similar to our traditional ideas of right and wrong? In what ways are Egyptian ideas of right and wrong different from our traditional ideas?
6. The Code of Hammurabi has several clearly delineated social classes who have defined rights and duties. What does the Code of Hammurabi tell you about the importance of social class in ancient Babylon? Is there a balance between rights and duties, i.e. those with more rights have more duties, or does the system seem arbitrary or preferential in assigning rights and duties?
7. Punishments in the Code of Hammurabi are very harsh. What effect do you think similar laws would have on the practice of medicine and the trades today? Should doctors and tradesmen be held more accountable for their failures in the same way as their predecessors? Why or why not?
8. How did Hammurabi try to control the actions of government officials within the Code of Hammurabi? Do you believe his regulations for government officials be a good idea today?
9. What do these laws show about the relative status of women in Babylonian society? What are their rights and responsibilities according to the Code of Hammurabi?
10. In which chapters (1, 2, and/or 3) of Genesis is God shown as transcendent (without human form)? In which chapters is he portrayed in a way that is anthropomorphic (with human form)? Why do you believe the authors chose to portray God in these different manners?
11. What relationship does Genesis suggest between humans and plants and animals? Does the Egyptian Book of the Dead make any suggestions about human relationships with plants and animals? If so, how do the concepts of the Egyptians and the Hebrews compare to each other?
12. What are the different implications respecting the status of women during the creation as written in Genesis 1:26-28 and that told in Genesis 2:7-21? Why do you believe Genesis 2:7-21 is the more prevalent version of the creation of woman?
13. How might someone account for the seeming differences in the status of women in Genesis, Chapter 1 and Genesis, Chapter 2? After reading these sections of Genesis, how do you believe the Hebrews envisioned the proper roles of the sexes in their society?
14. What does the story of Adam and Eve tell you about the Hebrew concepts of good and evil? Do those compare favorably or unfavorably with the Egyptian ideas of morality contained in The Book of the Dead or the Mesopotamian ideas of morality contained in the Code of
Describe which motivational principles/practices you would use to improve employee engagement.
Competency
Create a leadership landscape to increase personal and professional success.
Implement motivational principles to influence higher performance.
Implement leadership essentials to drive organizational effectiveness.
Analyze the leadership skills needed to create a global business strategy.
Apply management essentials to effectively manage change in an organization.
Evaluate the importance of leadership to build an innovative culture in the workplace.
Scenario
You are interviewing for the V.P. of Human Resources for XYZ Global Corporation. The company is seeking a new culture champion. They have realized a need for a cultural change in the organization due to a recent all employee satisfaction survey where the employees of the organization cited low morale, low satisfaction, and decreased engagement.
You have made it to the final stage of the interview process. The company would like to see how you will use your skills and knowledge to spearhead a successful culture change. As a requirement of the final stage, you must present to the CEO and describe your individual leadership style, executive leadership skills, and motivational philosophies that will impact the organization change and culture shift.
Instructions
Create a 12-15 PowerPoint slide presentation with speaker notes as the last step in the interview process to present to the CEO.
Your presentation must include:
Title slide: Introduction to Presentation (1 slide)
Explain your personal leadership philosophy. (2-3 slides)
Include: Leadership style and leadership behavior and traits
Describe which motivational principles/practices you would use to improve employee engagement. (2-3 slides)
Include: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivators
Hypothesize how your prescribed leadership and motivational principles and practices would drive organizational effectiveness. (2-3 slides)
Define the unique leadership skills needed to successfully drive these culture changes globally. (2-3 slides)
Defend the change management techniques you would use to successfully implement the change in the organization. (2-3 slides)
Predict how your leadership and motivation technique choices will create an innovative culture. (2-3 slides)
Identify the main active ingredient of the pesticide and how the pesticide is used.
Pesticides are a common environmental concern due to the potential long-term effects of the chemicals and their metabolites on the immediate environment and ecosystem.
For this assignment, research a common pesticide and write a three-page research paper that includes the following components:
1. Identify the main active ingredient of the pesticide and how the pesticide is used.
2. Identify and describe which of the four cornerstones of xenobiotic pharmacokinetics are affected in the way the pesticide works to kill the targeted organism.
3. Identify the metabolites of the active ingredient of the pesticide, and discuss the toxicity and lifespan of the metabolites. Be sure to address the cornerstone processes associated with xenobiotic metabolism of the pesticide through the body.
4. Provide your thoughts on whether or not this pesticide is safe for the overall ecosystem in the manner it is used and the resulting effects of its application as it breaks down into its metabolites. Can this biotransformation result in toxicity?
The assignment should be completed as a text document and should meet the following requirements:
1. The discussion should include the four aspects of the assignment as outlined above. MOS 5425, Advanced Toxicology 2
2. The paper should be at least three pages in length, not including the title or reference page. Use proper APA formatting for all citations and references.
3. A minimum of three credible references should be used for this assignment, and the references should be properly cited in the text as well as in a reference list.
Roberts, S. M., James, R. C., & Williams, P. L. (Eds.). (2015). Principles of toxicology: Environmental and industrial applications (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley
