n the coming weeks, you will research and write a persuasive essay on a topic that has importance to a specific place and issue, and you will take a position on this issue with the purpose of persuading your audience. For this discussion assignment, you will choose your persuasive essay topic.

1. You will want to find a problem to address associated with that place and explore either the problems, causes, or solutions.
2. You may select an issue that is important to your community, city, or state. The issue you select should be important to the place and people. For example, you may want to address the causes of a specific type of problem that affects an area or a group of people where you live, or you may want to offer a solution to the problem.

Example topics:

• beach erosion in a specific town
• littering or pollution at a specific location
• urban gardening in a specific city
• walk ways or bike ways in a specific town
• health care inequities in a specific state
• organic or farm-fresh produce availability in a specific community

Assignment Requirements:

Once you have chosen a topic,  cite any references using APA style guidelines.

 include the following information:

1. Give the topic or issue you will research.
2. Give the place (community, city, state) and the people affected.
3. Explain how the issue is problematic. Can reasonable people agree or disagree about the concern?
4. Explain how the issue is significant. Is the problem important enough to need further understanding?
5. Explain why the issue interests you personally. Do you have personal concerns

 

1. Download and read the article “What is the Definition of OD?” by Smendzuik-O’Brien and Gilpin-Jackson (2021).
2. Download and review the Excel file Defining Terms in the Virtuous Business Model(Excel spreadsheet).
   1. Note there are three worksheets in the Excel file: (1) VBM, (2) VBM Definitions, and (3) References.
3. Review the Virtuous Business Model (VBM), especially taking note of all the words embedded in the model, including the additional words heading each angle.
4. Select 10 words in the Virtuous Business Model to conduct a Boolean search for definitions and to critically analyze their form (and use).
5. Use the Excel worksheet that is like the one used by Smendzuik-O’Brien and Gilpin-Jackson (2021) to compile your VBM word definition searches. Refer to the example listing for ‘Social Capital’ in the VBM Definitions worksheet.
   1. Definitions. Locate and place into the Excel file three types of definitions for at least 10 words currently shown in the VBM model:
      1. Dictionary definition
      2. Popular Journal, Magazine, or Trade/Industry definition
      3. Scholarly definition
   2. Word Form. For each of the 10 words you selected, identify the present form of the word in the VBM model (i.e., noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection) in the designated column of the Excel worksheet.
      1. Be, Know, Do. For each of the 10 words you selected, determine if the present form of the word matches its correlate: Be, Know, Do. For example, the word associated with ‘respectful’ is ‘be’ and the determination would be that there is good correlation: “be respectful” is proper English.
   3. Remain, Revise or Replace. After you have defined each of the 10 words and identified their current form, complete the Remain, Revise, and Replace columns in the Excel file. For each word, identify if it should
      1. remain in its present form as shown in the VBM,
      2.  be revised in a different form (e.g., rather than be formatted as a noun, be revised to a verb), or
      3. be replaced with a synonym or a different word altogether.
6. Write your initial post in response to the following prompts in a minimum of 250–300 words:
   1. Remain, Revise, Replace. Explain your decision to keep all words the same or to revise or replace specific words.
   2. Virtuous Business Model. How has this exercise impacted your understanding of the VBM?
   3. Lessons Learned. In the text How to Critique Journal Articles in the Social Sciences, Harris (2014) discusses arbitrariness, definitional discord, and definitional diversity in Chapter 3—Defining Key Terms.
      1. Based on your experiential learning in this assignment, what lessons have you learned?
      2. Were there any surprise findings?
      3. How will you apply new learning to your ADP research?
7. Use Grammarly to edit your discussion post and classmate response before submitting.
8. Submit your initial post by day 5 of the workshop.
9. Upload the completed Excel file: Defining Terms in the Virtuous Business Model.
10. Use APA for all citations and references in the uploaded documents and the discussion forum postings.
11. Read and respond to at least one of your classmates’ postings by the end of the workshop.
12. Facilitate engaging dialogue and evidence critical thinking when addressing your classmate’s posting. Utilize one or more of the following ways to engage in scholarly dialogue and expand learning around the topics in this workshop:
    1. Extension: Expand the discussion.
    2. Relevancy: Relate the topic to a current event.
    3. Exploratory: Probe facts and basic knowledge.
    4. Challenge: Interrogate assumptions, conclusions or interpretations.
    5. Relational: Make comparisons or contrasts of themes, ideas, or issues.
    6. Diagnostic: Probe motives or causes.
    7. Action: Identify application or an action in personal or work life.
    8. Cause & Effect: Cite causal relationships between ideas, actions or events.
    9. Hypothetical: Pose a change in the facts or issues.
    10. Priority: Seek to identify the most important issues.
    11. Summary: Elicit synthesis

 

1. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources if needed, use APA style as required, and check your spelling.

Assignment:

Professional Development Assignment:

Based on what you have learned so far this week, create an educational presentation with detailed notes and recorded audio comments for all content slides that addresses each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least four (4) citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations (an example is located in the Resources tab) related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, and multimedia enhancements. Use the audio recording feature with the PowerPoint. Alternatively, you may use a smartphone or tablet to record yourself speaking, should you be unable to use the audio feature within PowerPoint. Check for grammatical error.

• Title Slide (1 slide)
• The various kinds of health professionals are educated in separate schools but with considerable overlap in curricula and training requirements. They are, however, expected to integrate their training and work together after graduation. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of this approach to professional education in terms of costs, educational efficiency, and patient care quality. (4 slides).
• An oversupply of physicians in many urban regions contrasts with continuing problems of access in rural and inner-city areas. Why does the mal-distribution of physicians persist in spite of the number of physicians graduated? (2-3 slides)
• The health care delivery system now places increased emphasis on maintaining wellness and on promoting disease avoidance through healthy behaviors and lifestyles. What challenges does this new orientation pose for our existing system of medical education and training? (2-3 slides)
• References (1 slide)

Always review your rubric for assignment expectations. If you have questions or need assistance with slide development and presentations, contact your class instructor.

Assignment Expectations

Length: 10-12 slides; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner 

Structure: 

Title slide with title, student’s name, university name, and due date
Introduction/Objectives slide to identify topics for the presentation
Body of presentation: a minimum of one slide to address each topic for the assignment
Conclusion slide to summarize the key points of the presentation
References: a minimum of one slide to acknowledge resources used

Slide design: select a professional slide design with a background color and lettering that is easy for an audience to see. Include illustrations throughout the presentation to provide visual interest for the audience and to provide emphasis for the slide topic. Avoid full sentences on the slides. Use no more than 6 bullet points on a slide and no more than 6 words for each bullet point. Include citation/s information on the slide, as appropriate, to acknowledge the resource for the material. Include at least four (4) scholarly sources to support your information.

Speaker Notes: include speaker notes for each slide to explain/address the content on each slide. Speaker notes should be detailed and thorough to discuss the material on the slide.

Audio: include audio for the presentation. Practice your presentation before you record. The audio should match as closely as possible to your speaker notes and should represent the material on the slide.

References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least four (4) scholarly sources to support your claims. Reference must be current and within 5 years.

  This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a design document and a  revised project plan. You must submit both sections as separate files  for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to  the section of the assignment it is written for. Additionally, you may  create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the  completion of this assignment.
 

 One of the main functions of  any business is to be able to use data to leverage a strategic  competitive advantage. This feat hinges upon a company’s ability to  transform data into quality information. The use of relational databases  is a necessity for contemporary organizations; however, data  warehousing has become a strategic priority due to the enormous amounts  of data that must be analyzed along with the varying sources from which  data comes. Since you are now the CIO of a data-collection company which  gathers data by using Web analytics and operational systems, you must  design a solution overview that incorporates data warehousing. The  executive team needs to be clear about what data warehousing can provide  the company.
 

 Section 1: Design Document  

1. Write a four to six (4-6) page design document in which you:        
   • Support the need for data warehousing within your company and elaborate on the best practices that the company will adhere to.
   • Create  a schema that supports the company’s business and processes. Explain  and support the database schema with relevant arguments that support the  rationale for the structure. Note: The minimum requirement for the  schema should entail the tables, fields, relationships, views, and  indexes.
   • Create an Entity-Relationship (E-R) Diagram relating  the tables of your database schema 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 but must be included in the design document appendix. Explain  your rationale behind the design of your E-R Diagram.
   • Create a  Data Flow Diagram (DFD) relating the tables of your database schema  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 but must be included in the design  document appendix.
   • Illustrate the flow of data including both  inputs and outputs for the use of a data warehouse. The diagram must map  data between source systems, data warehouses and specified data marts.  The diagram should map data between source systems, data warehouses, and  specified data marts. 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 MS Visio or Dia as an appendix of the design document. All  references to these diagrams must be included in the body of the design  document.

Section 2: Revised Project Plan
 

  Use Microsoft Project to:  

1. Update  the project plan from Project Deliverable 2: Business Requirements,  with three to five (3-5) new project tasks each consisting of five to  ten (5-10) sub-tasks.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:  

• Summarize how information systems represent a key source of competitive advantage for organizations.
• Develop information systems-related activities to maximize the business value within and outside the organization.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in information systems.
• Write  clearly and concisely about strategic issues and practices in the  information systems domain using proper writing mechanics and technical  style conventions.

  

Assignment: Assessing and Diagnosing Patients With Mood Disorders

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Accurately diagnosing depressive disorders can be challenging given their periodic and, at times, cyclic nature. Some of these disorders occur in response to stressors and, depending on the cultural history of the client, may affect their decision to seek treatment. Bipolar disorders can also be difficult to properly diagnose. While clients with a bipolar or related disorder will likely have to contend with the disorder indefinitely, many find that the use of medication and evidence-based treatments have favorable outcomes.

To Prepare:

• Review this week’s Learning Resources. Consider the insights they provide about assessing and diagnosing mood disorders.
• Download the Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation Template, which you will use to complete this Assignment. Also review the Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation Exemplar to see an example of a completed evaluation document. 
• By Day 1 of this week, select a specific video case study to use for this Assignment from the Video Case Selections choices in the Learning Resources. View your assigned video case and review the additional data for the case in the “Case History Reports” document, keeping the requirements of the evaluation template in mind.
• Consider what history would be necessary to collect from this patient.
• Consider what interview questions you would need to ask this patient.
• Identify at least three possible differential diagnoses for the patient. 

By Day 7 of Week 3

Complete and submit your Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation, including your differential diagnosis and critical-thinking process to formulate a primary diagnosis. Incorporate the following into your responses in the template:

• Subjective: What details did the patient provide regarding their chief complaint and symptomology to derive your differential diagnosis? What is the duration and severity of their symptoms? How are their symptoms impacting their functioning in life? 
• Objective: What observations did you make during the psychiatric assessment?  
• Assessment: Discuss the patient’s mental status examination results. What were your differential diagnoses? Provide a minimum of three possible diagnoses with supporting evidence, listed in order from highest priority to lowest priority. Compare the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for each differential diagnosis and explain what DSM-5 criteria rules out the differential diagnosis to find an accurate diagnosis. Explain the critical-thinking process that led you to the primary diagnosis you selected. Include pertinent positives and pertinent negatives for the specific patient case.
• Reflection notes: What would you do differently with this client if you could conduct the session over? Also include in your reflection a discussion related to legal/ethical considerations (demonstrate critical thinking beyond confidentiality and consent for treatment!), health promotion and disease prevention taking into consideration patient factors (such as age, ethnic group, etc.), PMH, and other risk factors (e.g., socioeconomic, cultural background, etc.).

Learning Resources

Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Bipolar and related disorders. In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: Author. doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.dsm03

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Depressive disorders. In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.).

Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2015). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry (11th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
Chapter 8, Mood Disorders
Chapter 31, Child Psychiatry (Section 31.12 only)

Document: Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation Template

Document: Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation Exemplar

Required Media (click to expand/reduce)

Classroom Productions. (Producer). (2015). Bipolar disorders [Video]. Walden University.

Classroom Productions. (Producer). (2015). Depressive disorders [Video]. Walden University. 

Classroom Productions. (Producer). (1992). Mood disorders [Video]. Walden University.

Classroom Productions. (Producer). (2005). Bipolar disorder in children [Video]. Walden University.

MedEasy. (2017). Mood disorders (depression, mania/bipolar, everything in between) | USMLE & COMLEX [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59umGpQyaHs

Video Case Selections for Assignment (click to expand/reduce)

Select one of the following videos to use for your Assignment this week. Then, access the document “Case History Reports” and review the additional data about the patient in the specific video number you selected.

Symptom Media. (Producer). (2016). Training title 2 [Video]. https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/watch/training-title-2

Symptom Media. (Producer). (2016). Training title 8 [Video]. https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/watch/training-title-8

Symptom Media. (Producer). (2017). Training title 18 [Video]. https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/watch/training-title-18

Symptom Media. (Producer). (2016). Training title 28 [Video]. https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/watch/training-title-28

Symptom Media. (Producer). (2016). Training title 38 [Video]. https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/watch/training-title-38

Symptom Media. (Producer). (2016). Training title 43 [Video]. https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/watch/training-title-43

Symptom Media. (Producer). (2018). Training title 118 [Video]. https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/watch/training-title-118

Symptom Media. (Producer). (2018). Training title 144 [Video]. https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/watch/training-title-144

Symptom Media. (Producer). (2018). Training title 150 [Video]. https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/watch/training-title-150

Document: Case History Reports

USE ONE VIDEO AND WRITE ON.

USE 6 RESOURCES AND REFERENCES