Category: Essays

The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented primarily to provide access to health insurance for those who would not otherwise be insured. The ACA is not designed as a single-payer healthcare system although some of its architects as well as its detractors see the ACA as steering the United States toward one.

Research the single-payer approach to healthcare delivery using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet.

In a 3–4-page paper, address the following:

• Define a single-payer system and identify a country where it is used.
• Using demonstrated research findings, describe the strengths and weaknesses of a single-payer healthcare system.
• Based on your current situation in terms of healthcare coverage (insured by an employer, covered under a parent’s or spouse’s policy, receiving government benefits, uninsured, etc.), explain how a single-payer plan would affect how you receive healthcare. Do you favor a single-payer approach? Why, or why not?
• If you were to design a single-payer system, explain how you would address the challenges.

Write a 3–4-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.doc

What are TQM and ISO?
How might TQM and ISO be used to improve an organization?
What are the benefits and challenges each?
What is the role of a Quality Control department in relation to either TQM or ISO?

Prepare a 850-word paper detailing the findings of your discussion.

need to send a .sav file which is not allowed thru this site. This document is called the Faculty Comments Dataset.sav. which has to be opened in SPSS 21. The teacher’s email is needed to send this document

I have attached the Rubrics attachment and the Assignment attachment which is the same as in this body of this description box.

Background Information

Clark and Springer (2007) conducted a qualitative study to examine the perceptions of faculty and students in a nursing program on incivility. Their key questions were:

· How do nursing students and nurse faculty members contribute to incivility in nursing education?

· What are some of the causes of incivility in nursing education?

· What remedies might be effective in preventing or reducing incivility?

They gathered responses from online surveys with open-ended questions from 36 nurse faculty and 168 nursing students. Each of the researchers reviewed all comments and organized them by themes. They noted four major themes of responses:

· Faculty perceptions of in-class disruption and incivility by students

· Faculty perceptions of out-of-class disruption and incivility by students

· Student perceptions of uncivil behaviors by faculty

· Faculty and student perceptions of possible causes of incivility in nursing education

A total of eight sub-themes were identified among the faculty comments on types of in-class disruptions. Those subthemes were:

· Disrupting others by talking in class

· Making negative remarks/disrespectful comments toward faculty

· Leaving early or arriving late

· Using cell phones

· Sleeping/not paying attention

· Bringing children to class

· Wearing immodest attire

· Coming to class unprepared

Reference

Clark, C. M., & Springer, P. J. (2007). Thoughts on incivility: Student and faculty perceptions of uncivil behavior. Nursing Education Perspectives, 28(2), 93-97.

Assignment Directions

Imagine that you have replicated the Clark and Springer (2007) study with psychology students from an on-campus undergraduate program (all face-to-face classes). The faculty members are describing students they have in their psychology classes.

You have organized responses from the 15 faculty who responded regarding in-class disruptions.

Because this qualitative research study involves human subjects, the researcher must consider the potential ethical issues involved in conducting the study. The researcher should consider the following things:

· The potential researcher/participant and participant/participant interactions involved in the study.

· The potential ethical issues surrounding the researcher/participant and participant/participant interactions involved in the study.

· How to mitigate both the ethical issues and harm to individuals and institutions.

Preliminary Analysis

Complete the following steps to use the SPSS data file (Faculty Comments Dataset.sav) to do some initial analyses of the data:

1. Open the SPSS data file.

2. In DATA VIEW, notice that columns 1 and 2 contain the comments that were collected. Also note that column 2 contains a place to enter the numerical code for each theme into which that comment would fall. Columns 3-5 contain each faculty respondent’s ID code, gender code (1=male, 2= female), and number of years teaching, respectively.

3. In VARIABLE VIEW, notice how the codes for gender are entered under the VALUES column. You will use the same method to enter the codes for the comment themes for the second variable. You will want to review the videos located in both the topic materials and in the General Guidelines of the assignment for information on how to do this. Also, note that to the far right in VARIABLE VIEW, under MEASURES, the proper scale of measurement needs to be entered for each variable. Only years of teaching is a scale (continuous) variable. All the others are codes/qualitative.

Coding the Comments and Examining the Frequencies of Each Theme

Column 1 contains brief summaries of the different comments that were collected from the 15 faculty (some faculty gave more than one comment). Code the comments (Hint: generally, look for the same themes that Clark and Springer found, but add anything that may be new or do not include a theme that does not fit your set of comments) by completing the following steps:

1. Assign each type of comment a number code (e.g., talking during class = 1; disrespectful = 2; etc.).

2. Put the code of each comment in the column headed FACULTYCOMMENTCODE just to the right of the comment (that is, it should be in the same row as the comment).

Next, enter the code values and meaning of each code. You will want to review the videos located in both the topic materials and in the General Guidelines of the assignment for information on how to do this. Complete the following steps to enter the code values and meaning of each code:

1. Switch to VARIABLE VIEW.

2. Go to the row for the second variable.

3. Look under VALUES, and enter the code value and the meaning of each code. For example, Value box = 1; Label box = Talking during class. Then, click “Add” so the label shows in the box below. Then, put the next code value (2) in the Value box, its meaning in the Label box, and click “Add.” Continue this until all code values and labels are showing in the larger box.

4. When finished, click “OK.”

Now, analyze the frequencies of comments in each theme. You will want to review the videos located in both the topic materials and in the General Guidelines of the assignment for information on how to do this. Complete the following steps to analyze the frequencies of comments in each theme:

1. Go to AnalyzeàDescriptive StatisticsàFrequencies.

2. Select FACULTYCOMMENTCODE and move it to the box on the right (Variables). The “Display Frequency Tables” box should be checked.

3. Use data in the SPSS data file to create a bar graph by selecting Chart and then choosing bar graph. Be sure to have the graph show the frequency of each type of response. Note: you can also display the percentage of all comments that fell into that category.

Submit the output tables and graphs with your summary write-up as described below.

Here is an example of this kind of output using a different, but similar, set of data

simulate you went to a Music concert and write a 3 pages concert report. You need to describe the

music performed so you need to listen music online.

 

Suggested Outline:

1. INTRODUCTION: Introduce the event: Who played? What was played? When and Where did the concert take

place? Add any detail you think is relevant to your overall experience.

2. BODY: Write a description of all the pieces/movements performed at the concert. You need to describe all the

music performed, but you can choose to focus in more detail on the pieces that interested you most, always

supporting your argument with specific examples. You may also include particular images or feelings the

music conveyed, and explain how the composer achieved such effect.

3. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, address the impact the concert had on you (overall experience, favorite

pieces/movement). Again, be as specific as you can, avoiding vague statements not supported with an example

from the concert.

magine that you are the administrator for a small accounting company, which currently employees 200 people. The CEO announces a merger that would double the number employees to 400. Your current network design is as follows:

200 host machines running Windows 8 with 10/100 auto sensing NIC
9 Cisco Catalyst 2960 Switches (100 Mb)
1 Cisco Router
Category 5 Ethernet cabling
Class C network address (supporting 254 addresses)

Write a two to three (2-3) page proposal in which you:

Recommend one (1) strategy to upgrade the company’s current infrastructure to support the new / additional employees.
Recommend one (1) strategy to create a high-performance network.
Recommend one (1) new network address that will allow you to scale your network in the event of additional mergers.
Design the new addressing scheme for the network through the use of graphical tools in Microsoft Visio or an open source alternative such as Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.

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.
Include charts or diagrams created in Visio or an equivalent such as Dia. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Summarize the basic components and media of network systems and distinguish between Local Area Networks (LANs), Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs), and Wide Area Networks (WANs).
Compare, contrast, create, and assign IP addresses to Class A, B, C, D, and E networks.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in Internetworking.
Write clearly and concisely about basic internetworking using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions

Suppose the image below is your company’s network diagram after a merger and you have recently added access controls to your network. The CSO would like to:

• Change the internal network address to incorporate variable length subnet mask (VLSM) with EIGRP routing protocol.
• Set up all of the accountants on a separate VLAN.
• Create a VPN connection to allow accountants to access the accounting database from their home.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Re-create the diagram provided in the assignment summary using VLSM, through the use of graphical tools in Microsoft Visio or an open source alternative such as Dia. (The starting address is 172.16.0.0.) Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
2. Specify the commands that you would use to set up the routers to use EIGRP.
3. Outline the requirements to set up a VLAN and VPN access for the accountants.
4. Specify the VLAN assignment, and incorporate a Spanning Tree protocol into your design to eliminate loops.

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.
• Include charts or diagrams created in Visio or an equivalent such as Dia. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Describe and implement Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) on a computing network.
• Compare and contrast dynamic routing, distance vector routing, and link-state routing protocols.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in Internetworking.
• Write clearly and concisely about basic internetworking using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

What regulations govern military munitions waste? When can used or fired military munitions be classified as solid waste?

Your response should be at least 150 words in length. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

2. What were some of the main initiatives of the Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988 (MWTA)? How does the MWTA compare with regulations in the UK and China?

Your response should be at least 150 words in length. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations

Paper: White-Collar Crime

For this assignment, we will focus on the various tools and techniques available to the security professional in order to mitigate white-collar crime.

Select two of the white-collar crimes listed below.

(a) Computer crimes

(b) Credit card fraud

(c) Embezzlement

(d) Workman’s Comp fraud

(e) Environmental crime

(f) Securities fraud

(g) Healthcare fraud

Discuss (a) how these crimes are committed, (b) their impacts on organizations, and (c) the tools a security professional has available to reduce opportunities for such crimes to occur.

Locate an example of one of your two white-collar crimes. Please make sure it is current, that is, within the past 2 years. Analyze the crime and how it was discovered, then discuss possible measures that could have deterred those found guilty.

For this assignment, you are required to prepare a report of three to five pages (excluding title page and reference page), and post it in the respective Dropbox for this week.

Remember to include at least two authoritative references. They must be cited within the paper as well as listed on a reference page. See the APA citation tutorial in the Course Syllabus

Three instructional plan templates constructed by a variety of leaders in education provide solid examples of what quality instructional plans should include. The work of Madeline Hunter dates the furthest back and is still used today, primarily in the elementary setting. Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe provide a more modern approach to curriculum and lesson design with their model of Understanding by Design (UbD). Others, as modeled by the New York State Educational Department, work closely to align their instructional plans with the Common Core State Standards.

Review each of the provided instructional plan designs:

• Common Core Aligned Instructional plan Template
• Understanding by Design-Backwards Design Lesson Template
• Madeline Hunter’s Instructional Plan Format

Analyze each instructional plan and structure a Word document, essay-style as such:

1. 1. Introduction: Introduce the essential elements, purpose, and value of creating and following a high-quality instructional plan. Include a thesis stating your intent to highlight key elements of each respective plan as well as your intent to identify what you find to be the most effective plan while justifying your reasoning.
   2. Body: Discuss the following for EACH instructional plan design. (Do not list—this is paragraph format without headings/subheadings.)
      • The source’s name (i.e., Hunter).
      • Key components representing most essential instructional plan requirements (standard, objective, activities, assessments, etc.).
      • Unique components (What makes each plan different from the others? What is notably missing or added compared to the others?).
      • Description of how Gradual Release of Responsibility Model is or is not represented.
      • Description of how assessment is embedded and potentially supports informing a teacher of student mastery of the objective(s).
      • Evidence that the instruction plan stimulates critical thinking.

Your intent in this first part is to:

• Inform the reader through the introduction and body.
• Identify the instructional plan template that YOU believe is the most well-rounded and high-quality and justify your reasons with research and examples.

Conclusion: Make a selection between the three templates as to which one represents the best instructional plan to you. Include the key elements you’ve explored thus far. Explain its strengths, and recommend two ways to make it more effective and high quality. Be sure to justify why enacting your recommendations would make it better. Your essay will be between four to five pages, not including the required cover and reference pages, and should follow APA formatting requirements. You must include a minimum of five peer-reviewed articles or web references (in addition to the textbook), including the three from which the templates came, at least one from any reference used in Weeks One or Two, and one outside source of your own.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Using the information from the PowerPoint presentation you created in Module 3, write an Argument Paper that takes a position on the issue you selected. Be sure to include an explanation of the topic, possible viewpoints on the topic, your selected position on the topic, and appropriate evidence to support both your position and that of your possible opponents. Avoid the errors in reasoning that we have studied during the past five weeks by providing your argument in a logically defensible form.

Directions:

Provide a summary introduction that succinctly identifies and explains the chosen issue, including key terms.
Identify and explain one argument (pro or con) related to the chosen issue; either summarize an existing argument or construct an original one.
Identify and assess the type of evidence offered in support of the argument position. This will include identifying premises and conclusions.
Analyze the evidence by explaining how the evidence logically supports or fails to support the argument’s conclusion, and critically evaluate the argument for any reasoning errors, accurately align the argument with the selected topic, and describe the source of the argument.
Next, identify and explain one counter argument (pro or con) related to the chosen issue and related to the first argument; either summarize an existing argument or construct an original one.
Identify and assess the type of evidence offered in support of the argument position. This will include identifying premises and conclusions.
Analyze the evidence by explaining how the evidence logically supports or fails to support the argument’s conclusion, and critically evaluate the argument for any reasoning errors, accurately align the argument with the selected topic, and describe the source of the argument.
Critically assess which of the two arguments is superior; defend the judgment by explaining how and why. Explain the value of critical-thinking analysis in reaching this final conclusion.
Apply current APA standards for editorial style, expression of ideas, and format of text, citations, and references. Professionally present the position using good grammar, spelling, and punctuation