Category: APA (edition “APA 6”)

technology and children.

This essay must include no fewer than EIGHT citations from:
ONE of the assigned background materials for Module 3 and
ONE additional credible and reliable source selected by the student.
Citations are to be a combination of direct quotations and paraphrased quotations with or without the author’s name.
The conclusion typically summarizes the main points of the essay and/or closes with a lasting impression that connects the reader to their world. In this case, where do we go from here?
The essay must also include a Reference List.
Be sure to proofread your essay and edit for proper grammar, punctuation, diction (word choice), and spelling, as errors in sentence skills will lower a final grade. A grade will be determined based on the Module 3 Case expectations and the Trident University General Education rubric for English.
Papers must be double-spaced in Times or Times New Roman font (12 cpi) with standard one-inch margins.
The first person “I” is not used in a formal essay.
Write an essay (no fewer than five pages in length) that states an original thesis statement on technology and children.
Demonstrate the ability to make and support an Argumentative claim in a well-supported, organized, and cohesive essay.
Demonstrate the ability to select credible and reliable sources for use in a well-supported and cohesive essay.
Demonstrate the ability to write a direct quote, paraphrased, or summary citation in APA Style

Any topic (writer’s choice)

Write a comprehensive paper on a musical topic, min. 5 pages in length,
typed, double spaced, size 12 font with one-inch margins.  Students may choose to research:

(1)    a composer (of any era and style)
(2)    a style of music from a contemporary or historical culture
(3)    an instrument , the human voice or family of instruments, etc.
(4)  an original topic pertaining to their own musical research.

The paper needs to demonstrate college level research, which includes
correct writing format and grammar.

Advanced Information Management and the Application of Technology C791

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GMP2 GMP TASK 1: SCHOLARLY PAPER
ADVANCED INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND THE APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY C791

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TASK OVERVIEW SUBMISSIONS EVALUATION REPORT
COMPETENCIES
INTRODUCTION
SCENARIO
REQUIREMENTS
RUBRIC
COMPETENCIES
744.3.1 : Information Management

The graduate evaluates information management systems that support timely, high-quality, patient-centered care.

744.3.2 : Leadership in Nursing Informatics

The graduate integrates knowledge of nursing initiatives, professional organizations, and leadership into strategies for enhancing nursing informatics.

744.3.3 : Health Information Systems

The graduate distinguishes between the critical and useful electronic data needed for effective decision support (clinical, financial and administrative outcomes) to provide high quality and efficient care.

744.3.4 : Information Security

The graduate evaluates the essential elements of safety, security, privacy, in an information management system or informatics project.

744.3.5 : Current and Future Technologies

The graduate evaluates the implications of current and emerging technologies for practice, research, education, and administration.

INTRODUCTION
Current and emerging technologies in healthcare provide nurses with the opportunity to improve patient outcomes through ever-increasing access to data and evidence. Information support systems affect decisions made at both the point of care and the organizational levels. Nurses who are prepared at the masters level fill a key role in leading unit and organizational change that incorporates these emerging technologies to promote patient safety and enhance quality of care.

SCENARIO
You are an informatics nurse specialist working in a healthcare organization that is merging with another organization of comparable size. As a result of the merger, funds have been designated to offer services in a satellite facility. You are responsible to lead the project committee in implementing a health information system (HIS) that meets current HITECH and HIPAA Security and Privacy regulatory requirements.

REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.

Professional Communications is a required aspect to pass this task. Completion of a spell check and grammar check prior to submitting your final work is strongly recommended.

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

A.  Discuss and analyze health information systems by doing the following:

1.  Summarize advantages and disadvantages of a system, including the following:

  usability

  interoperability

  scalability

  compatibility

2.  Describe how a system will affect patient care and documentation.

3.  Explain how using a system to access information will affect the quality and delivery of nursing care and patient outcomes.

B.  Discuss how a system will benefit the organization by addressing the following:

1.  Provide two ways that quality improvement (QI) data collected from a system can lead to measurable improvement in health care services and the health status of targeted patient groups.

2.  Explain how a system will meet HITECH and HIPAA security standards and regulations, including the following:

  data storage integrity

  data backup and recovery

3.  Explain how a system will protect patient privacy.

4.  Describe how adopting a system will improve organizational efficiency and productivity by addressing the following factors to the organization, including the following:

  standardizing documentation

  reducing waste

  increasing productivity

  human and capital resource

C.  Describe four essential stakeholder roles needed to form an interdisciplinary team to work on a system implementation, including the following:

  each team members title in the organization

  each team members role in the implementation of the health information system

  each team members expertise and how it contributes to the success of the project

D.  Discuss your plan for evaluating the success of the implementation of a system by incorporating two professional organization standards.

E.  Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

File Restrictions
File name may contain only letters, numbers, spaces, and these symbols: ! – _ . * ‘ ( )
File size limit: 200 MB
File types allowed: doc, docx, rtf, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, odt, pdf, txt, qt, mov, mpg, avi, mp3, wav, mp4, wma, flv, asf, mpeg, wmv, m4v, svg, tif, tiff, jpeg, jpg, gif, png, zip, rar, tar, 7z
RUBRIC
A1:ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF A SYSTEM
NOT EVIDENT

A summary of the advantages and disadvantages of a health information system is not provided.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The summary lacks key details about the advantages or disadvantages of a health information system, or the summary contains inaccuracies about 1 or more of the given points.

COMPETENT

The summary provides key details about the advantages and disadvantages of a health information system, including an accurate description of each of the given points.

A2:PATIENT CARE AND DOCUMENTATION
NOT EVIDENT

A description of how a system will affect patient care and documentation is not provided.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The description is illogical or lacks key details about how a system will affect patient care or documentation or both.

COMPETENT

The description is logical and provides key details about how a system will affect patient care and documentation.

A3:QUALITY AND DELIVERY OF NURSING CARE AND PATIENT OUTCOMES
NOT EVIDENT

An explanation of how using a system to access information will affect the quality and delivery of nursing care and patient outcomes is not provided.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The explanation lacks key details about using a system to access information, or the explanation illogically addresses how accessing information will affect the quality or delivery, or both, of nursing care and patient outcomes.

COMPETENT

The explanation provides key details about using a system to access information, and the explanation logically addresses how accessing information will affect the quality and delivery of nursing care and patient outcomes.

B1:WAYS QI DATA CAN LEAD TO MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENT
NOT EVIDENT

The submission of 2 ways that QI data can be used is not provided.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The submission is missing information about how QI data collected from a system can lead to measureable improvement in health care services and the health status of targeted patient groups.

COMPETENT

The submission appropriately details 2 ways that QI data collected from a system can lead to measurable improvement in healthcare services and the health status of targeted patient groups.

B2:HITECH AND HIPAA SECURITY STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
NOT EVIDENT

A discussion of security standards and regulations is not provided.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The discussion is illogical or lacks key details about the security standards and regulations, or the discussion contains inaccuracies about the given points.

COMPETENT

The discussion is logical and provides key details about the security standards and regulations, and the discussion accurately addresses the given points.

B3:PROTECTION OF PATIENT PRIVACY
NOT EVIDENT

An explanation of how a system will protect patient privacy is not provided.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The explanation is illogical or contains inaccuracies about the features of a system, or the explanation lacks key details about the systems ability to protect patient privacy.

COMPETENT

The explanation is logical and accurately addresses features of a system, and the explanation provides key details about how the system will protect patient privacy.

B4:ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY
NOT EVIDENT

A description of how a system will improve organizational efficiency and productivity is not provided.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The description is illogical or lacks key details about how adopting a system will improve organizational efficiency and productivity, or the description contains inaccuracies about 1 or more of the given points.

COMPETENT

The description is logical and provides key details about how adopting a system will improve organizational efficiency and productivity, incorporating all of the given points.

C:INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM IDENTIFICATION
NOT EVIDENT

A description of 4 essential interdisciplinary team members on the project committee is not provided.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The description of the 4 essential interdisciplinary team members on the project committee lacks key details about 1 or more of the given points, or the description does not relate the team to the migration project.

COMPETENT

The description of the 4 essential interdisciplinary team members on the project committee provides key details about all of the given points, and the description logically relates the team to the migration project.

D:PLAN FOR EVALUATING SUCCESS OF IMPLEMENTING A SYSTEM
NOT EVIDENT

A discussion of the plan to evaluate the success of implementing a system is not provided.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The discussion lacks key details about the plan to evaluate the success of implementing a system, or the discussion illogically incorporates 1 or more of the required professional organization standards.

COMPETENT

The discussion provides key details about the plan to evaluate the success of implementing a system, and the discussion logically incorporates 2 professional organization standards.

E:SOURCES
NOT EVIDENT

The submission does not include both in-text citations and a reference list for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or summarized, and a reference list; however, the citations and/or reference list is incomplete or inaccurate.

COMPETENT

The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are properly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list that accurately identifies the author, date, title, and source location as available.

PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION:
NOT EVIDENT

Content is unstructured, is disjointed, or contains pervasive errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar. Vocabulary or tone is unprofessional or distracts from the topic.

APPROACHING COMPETENCE

Content is poorly organized, is difficult to follow, or contains errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar that cause confusion. Terminology is misused or ineffective.

COMPETENT

Content reflects attention to detail, is organized, and focuses on the main ideas as prescribed in the task or chosen by the candidate. Terminology is pertinent, is used correctly, and effectively conveys the intended meaning. Mechanics, usage, and grammar promote accurate interpretation and understanding.

International Negotiation

A paper reviewing and analyzing negotiation cases and simulations used in the class, with applications to your own professional negotiation situations.  The paper will be written as a series of short answers to posed questions. The purpose of the final paper is to consolidate learning and translate the major concepts presented in the course into practical insights. Please keep your answers to the maximum word count indicated for each question.

you are to cut and paste your Integrative Negotiation Worksheet#1 per the instructions in question 3.b., and cut and paste your Negotiation Analysis Worksheet (from pre-class assignment) per the instructions in question 4.b.

Case Examination #1 Fresh to Table

Case Examination #1 Fresh to Table

By Gautam Mukunda and Brooks C. Holtom

Carefully read and examine the Harvard Business Publishing case, Fresh to Table.  Write a case examination paper that addressing the following:

Case Assessment as an Organizational Leader:

Regarding the situation at hand, what should concern the CEO of FtT?

What are the reasonable expectations of employees regarding privacy of their communications in the workplace?

Who owns employee communications?

What speech is protected? What speech is not protected?

Legal Questions

What did FtTs media and technology usage policy allow and what did it prohibit?

Did FtT advise employees that it had the right to access electronic communications? (See Exhibit 4)

Ethical Principles

Reflect and discuss how do your personal values, beliefs, and worldview inform your examination of the case?     

Submission must be written in essay form adhering to APA requirements. Be sure to use headings that explicitly identify assignment requirements and adhere to academic writing requirements.

Personal statement DSW

Statements of Purpose
Your personal statement must be three double-spaced pages in length, with 1-inch margins and 12-point Times New Roman font, and answer the following questions:
Describe your professional goals, and explain how having a DSW from USC will help you achieve them.
Discuss how your past academic and professional experiences have helped shape your ability to:
Demonstrate innovation and creativity in your work.
Communicate with key stakeholders.
Lead and manage teams.
Collaborate with communities and professional networks.
Your second statement must be three double-spaced pages in length, with 1-inch margins and 12-point Times New Roman font, and answer the following question:
What single social problem keeps you up at night? Select a social problem you would like to solve over the course of your professional career, and describe this problem in behavioral terms. In other words, elaborate upon which behavior(s), and by whom, must change in order for this problem to be solved, and NOT the solution itself. Contextualize your discussion around one or two of the 12 Grand Challenges for Social Work. Please include citations in APA format.

12 Grand Challenges
https://grandchallengesforsocialwork.org/publications/

I was in Foster care from 12 years of age. I you need more info on me email me.
Also, I will attach my old personal statement

DB2

Week 2: The Constitution & Criminal Law

1.  Do a quick online search for recent litigation (within the last 5 years) against an organization/employer/executive regarding a criminal charge in the USA. Feel free to use secondary sources such as a story from the media.

a. Give the name of the case, short description of the facts and the result.

b. Discuss, the role of leadership in this incident -consider is there something that leadership could have done to prevent, mitigate, or address this issue before it escalated to litigation.

2. Is there a Christian biblical principle implicated in the area?

Apply strategies to write effective professional documents

Imagine that you are currently working in your field of study, in your dream job. You enjoy your work and you are recognized as being a dependable employee who is a self-starter and a problem solver.

Imagine that you have recently noticed a problem on the job. You may have noticed that a lot of your fellow officers are suffering from stress if you are in law enforcement, or you may have noticed that a lot of your fellow teachers do not return after their first year, or you may have noticed that a lot of your fellow employees are frequently absent.

Demonstrate your problem solving skills by offering your supervisors a solution to the problem you have identified. Write a 34 paragraph (1 to 1 and pages, single spaced) memorandum to the decision makers in your organization, making sure you do the following:

Demonstrate to the particular audience why this specific problem is something that they need to address
Present a reasonable solution (one solution, not a series of recommendations for what they might do) to this problem, explaining why you think the solution would work for this particular organization
Incorporate paraphrased information from one relevant and reliable secondary source that either helps you show the seriousness of the problem or that helps support your suggested solution.
Cite the source you use, both in text and in an appropriately APA formatted Reference page.
Organize your ideas logically and demonstrate appropriate paragraphing
Use language appropriate to your audience and to the writing situation
Edit your document to avoid distracting grammar and punctuation errors

Please choose the Topic From the List

This assignment is for Macroeconomics class and it consists of reading one of the preapproved articles on an economic topic. I have attached a pdf file with requirements and details. It also includes a list of approved articles. It is important to choose one of these approved articles. This assignment requires drawing of the graphs to depict visually.

Evaluation of Agencys Ethics, Cooperation, Leadership, and Legal Decisions

Evaluation of Agencys Ethics, Cooperation, Leadership, and Legal Decisions

SELECTED AGENCY: OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES (OCS)

Assignment Overview
As a consultant, you need to develop an in-depth analysis and evaluation of the selected agencys ethics, cooperation, leadership, and legal decisions, and then provide recommendations for improvement. Therefore, you will conduct interviews with agency representatives and research related academic sources and government websites. The analysis will be read by the VP of accounts and client support, as well as by the leaders of the agency for whom you are working.

Assignment Instructions
Write a 56 page paper in which you:
Analyze 23 current events from the past two years, focusing on the administrative responsibility and ethical implications to the stakeholders, organization, and public regarding the issues described in the current events. Title this section Administrative Ethics. To find news items about current events, go to The Center for Public Integrity, select a topic, and review the latest news items about it.

Assess the leadership of this agency, in light of leadership models and of the political context in which the agency operates, highlighting at least three ways internal agency leaders and political leaders have influenced the success and/or failure of the agency. Title this section Leadership Influences.

Analyze the power the agency has in enforcing the regulations it is asked to uphold. You can find information about these by going to the U.S. Government Publishing Office, typing your selected agencys name in the search engine, and reviewing the agencys latest rulings. Discuss 23 challenges to enforcing the agencys regulations. Title this section Legal Decisions.

Analyze 34 strategies for the agencys future plans for administrative ethics, leadership, and legal to improve the agencys operation and services to its primary recipients. Title this section Strategies for Consideration to Administrative Processes.

Recommend two strategies that will provide immediate improvement, based on models that influence public policy and the 34 strategies presented in the previous criterion, with a reason each recommendation would bring about improvement. Title this section Recommendations for Improvements to Administrative Processes.