Week 2 project

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It has been suggested that the art of Mesopotamia often contains elements that can be seen as fearsome, militant, or political in nature, while the art of the ancient Aegean is more harmonious, exuberant, and non-threatening. Using your textbook, carefully examine the art from both places.

Ancient Near East (Mesopotamia)

Choose three examples from the art of the ancient Near East that either prove or disprove the statement that the art of this region can be seen as fearsome, militant, or political in nature. Capture each image and place it in the Word document provided for this assignment. For each example, you will need to provide the following information: The title of the work, its date, its place of origin, a detailed description as to what you see being depicted in the work of art, 3–5 sentences as to the work’s historical value, and 4–7 sentences as to how this work of art proves or disproves the idea that art of this region is fearsome, militant, or political in nature.

The Ancient Aegean

Choose three examples from the art of the ancient Aegean that either prove or disprove the statement about the nature of the art from this region—that it is often viewed as harmonious, exuberant, and non-threatening. Capture each image and place it in the Word document provided for this assignment. Like with your selections for Mesopotamia, you need to provide the following information for each work of art: The title of the work, its date, its place of origin, a detailed description as to what you see being depicted in the work of art, 3–5 sentences as to the work’s historical value, and 4–7 sentences as to how this work of art proves or disproves the idea that art of this region is harmonious, exuberant, and non-threatening.

Nutrition Feeding and Eating”

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TOPIC 5: Interventions to improve nutritional status: What type of interventions improve adherence to recommendations on nutritional intake?

Example Study:

 Interventions to enhance adherence to dietary advice for preventing and managing chronic diseases in adults.

Define the Topic and Question

 How do you interpret and/or understand the topic and question you selected?

Overview/Significance of Problem

 Describe Overview and Significance of Problem of the topic and question you selected

 Include in-text citations

Article Search

Current and credible resources: List Chamberlain library Database(s) used

Database search-terms and methods

Number of articles located

List additional sources outside of ATI module: List all sources you used for article search outside of

ATI (CDC, American Diabetic Association, etc.)

Article Findings

Why this article chosen?

How it addresses the topic? State the “Purpose/Aim of Study” as the author stated in article

Type of Research conducted:

 Quantitative, Qualitative, Descriptive, or Mixed-Method study?

 Briefly describe what was done (sample, methods, measurement tools used)

Findings of Research: Comprehensively describe ALL Findings in the article.

Evidence for Practice

Summary of Evidence

 Briefly summarize the overall purpose and findings of the research.

How will this evidence improve current practice?

 Briefly describe what the current practice is.

 Describe how this evidence improve current practice?

How will this evidence decrease a gap in current practice?

 Briefly describe difference between the current knowledge, skills, competence, practice, performance

or patient outcomes and the ideal or desirable state

 Describe how this evidence decrease a gap in the practice?

Any concerns or weaknesses in the evidence/finding? 

Sharing of Evidence

Who would you share the information with? (colleagues, other disciplines, patients, families)

How would you share this information? (in-services, health fair for patients, educate healthcare

professionals)

What resources would you need to accomplish this sharing of evidence?

 List resources you may need for sharing the evidence as you stated in above 2 questions (who and how) (i.e. administrator, manager, support for materials….etc.)

Why would it be important to share this evidence with the nursing profession?

Conclusion

 Summarizes the Theme of Paper, Findings, and Key points.

 Do NOT include Conclusion/Implication on the article

case conceptualization

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Case Conceptualization Assignment Instructions

This will be a two-part assignment. Both parts are due on the same date and on the same 

document. 

Part I:

Read the following case study example of an individual admitted to a hospital to receive 

treatment for substance use. While you are reading, consider the various biological, 

psychological, and sociological (or environmental) factors that may have contributed to 

this individual’s development of a substance use disorder. Using your knowledge of the 

various models of substance use and theories of drug use presented in Chapter 2 of your 

textbook, conceptualize this individual’s case from the perspective of

at least one model 

or theory of substance use.

That is, explain why this individual may have developed a 

substance use disorder according to the models or theories of your choosing (e.g. Is there 

a genetic explanation for this disorder? Did the individual’s personality put them more at 

risk for development of a substance use disorder?). There are many possible risk factors 

present in this case for you to choose from.

For each model or theory from which you conceptualize this individual’s case, please do 

the following:

1.

Identify which model or theory you are basing your conceptualization from.

2.

Identify which factors specifically are relevant to the chosen models or theories. 

(For example, if you were using a personality theory, is the individual 

perfectionistic? Compulsive?)

3.

Provide evidence that these factors are indeed present in this client’s case study.

4.

Describe how the factors relevant to your chosen model or theory have 

contributed to the client’s development of a substance use disorder.

You must complete

all four

steps for

each

model or theory of conceptualization in order 

to receive full credit.

Part II:

Now that we have reviewed motivators to change substance abuse behaviors and 

effective treatment options for substance abuse, I would like each of you to design a 

treatment plan for Joan

based on the information covered in previous modules.

Please 

address the following in your response:

What would you recommend Joan’s parents do to communicate with Joan about 

her marijuana use? Explain why. At which stage of change would you say Joan is 

currently in? What are the therapist’s motivational tasks based on this stage? How

would a therapist accomplish these (i.e. motivational strategies to use)? Please be 

sure to include the stage of change and NOT stage of substance use.

What do you think could be some obstacles to Joan during treatment? What are 

some of Joan’s strengths that could benefit her during treatment?

What can Joan’s therapist do to help prevent Joan from relapsi

mathematics

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  Question 1   

12 Points

What is the average?

3 4 5 8

 

2

 

4

 

5

 

10

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  Question 2   

12 Points

What is the median of these figure skating ratings?

6.0   6.0   7.0   7.0   7.0   8.0   9.0

 

6.0

 

7.0

 

7.1

 

8.0

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  Question 3   

11 Points

Two owners of a cattle ranch, Jo and Val, want to find the average weight for the ranch’s 200 cows. Instead of weighing all of the cows:

Jo weighs 25 cows and gets an average weight of 1,350 pounds (stdev 50)

Val weighs 100 cows and gets an average weight of 1,420 pounds (stdev 50)

What is Jo’s margin of error, rounded to the nearest whole number? (The formula is  )

 

10

 

20

 

50

 

529

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  Question 4   

11 Points

A media personality argues that global temperatures are not rising, because every year an increase is reported such as 0.08 degrees C. The difference from the previous year is less than the margin of error of about 0.15 degrees C, so that difference should be ignored. What is a strong counterargument?

 

Even 0.08 degrees is a lot and thus should be  considered.

 

The margin of error is just extra information and  thus can be ignored.

 

The difference with any previous decade is much  greater than the margin of error.

 

0.15 – 0.08 is 0.07, which is still an increase and  thus should be considered.

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  Question 5   

11 Points

An article reports that blue eyed people earn less than brown eyed people, with these numbers: average blue-eyed salary $35,000, average brown-eyed salary $37,000, p-value 0.45. Based on that reported p-value, and using the common definition of “statistical significance,” which is the case?

 

The results are nowhere near to being statistically  significant.

 

The results are almost but not quite statistically  significant.

 

The results are just barely statistically  significant.

 

The results are strongly statistically significant.

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  Question 6   

11 Points

A group of 10 people is choosing a chairperson and vice-chairperson. They put all 10 people’s names into a hat. The first name drawn becomes chair. The second name drawn becomes vice-chair. How many possible combinations of chair and vice-chair are there?

 

19

 

90

 

100

 

10! (10 factorial)

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  Question 7   

11 Points

A lock consists of 3 dials, where each dial has 4 letters. What is the probability of guessing the right combination in one try?

 

1/7

 

1/12

 

1/24

 

1/64

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  Question 8   

11 Points

About 8% of the U.S. population catches the flu each season. Assuming everyone has equal probability of catching the flu, about what are the odds of catching the flu in a given season?

 

1 in 8

 

1 in 12

 

1 in 18

 

1 in 80

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  Question 9   

11 Points

Kay has an 80% probability of making a free-throw in basketball, and each free-throw is independent. Kay gets to take 2 free-throws, and must make both to win the game. What is the probability that Kay’s team will win the game?

 

64%

 

80%

 

88%

 

160% (so 100%)

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  Question 10   

11 Points

A company gives each worker a cash bonus every Friday, randomly giving a worker an amount with these probabilities: $10 0.9, $50 0.1. Over many weeks, what is a worker’s expected weekly bonus?

 

(10 + 50) / 2 = $30

 

10×0.9 + 50×0.1 = $14

 

(10×0.9 + 50×0.1) / 2 = $7

 

(10 + 50) / 10 = $6

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  Question 11   

11 Points

Estimate the average by first rounding to the nearest 1,000:

1,000 2,300 2,600

 

2000 

 

3000

 

4200

 

6000

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  Question 12   

11 Points

Both sets of values have an average of 13. Is Set A’s standard deviation smaller, larger, or about the same as Set B’s? (Note: This question can be answered by knowing the concept of standard deviation, without actually computing the standard deviation).

Set A: 1 2 3 23 24 25

Set B: 8 10 12 14 16 18

 

Smaller

 

Larger 

 

About the same

 

Unable to tell

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  Question 13   

11 Points

If a study determines the difference in average salary for subpopulations of people with blue eyes and people with brown eyes is NOT significant, then the populations of blue-eyed people and brown-eyed people are ________ different salaries. 

 

unlikely to have 

 

very likely to have

 

guaranteed to have

 

guaranteed to not have

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  Question 14   

11 Points

How many values are in the range 35 to 95? 

 

62

 

61 

 

60

 

59

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  Question 15   

11 Points

A restaurant will select 1 card from a bowl to win a free lunch. Jo puts 5 cards in the bowl. The bowl has 100 cards. What are the odds of Jo winning a free lunch? 

 

1/5

 

1/10

 

1/20 

 

1/500

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11 Points

A medication states that the odds of having an allergic reaction are 1 in 50. What is that probability states as a percent? 

 

1%

 

2% 

 

4%

 

5%

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  Question 17   

11 Points

A slot machine has 3 dials. Each dial has 30 positions, one of which is “Jackpot”. To win the jackpot, all three dials must be in the “Jackpot” position. Assuming each play spins the dials and stops each independently and randomly, what are the odds of one play winning the jackpot? 

 

1/30 = 0.03 or 3%

 

3/(30+30+30) = 3/90 = 0.33 or 33%

 

3/(30×30×30) = 3/27000 = 0.0001 or 0.01%

 

1/(30×30×30) = 1/27000 = 0.00003 or  0.003%  

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11 Points

In any given year, a factory has a 20% probability of having an accident. About every how many years might the factory expect to have an accident? 

 

Every 1 year

 

Every 2 years

 

Every 5 years 

 

Every 20 years

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environmental science term paper

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  • Read Chapter 2 in your book on “Environmental Laws, Economics, and Ethics”
  • Choose 3 of the 6 sources linked to in the “Term Paper Sources” folder on this page
  • For each of the 3 sources you chose: 
    • Summarize the scientific results reported in the source
    • Decide whether or not the results support the arguments in favor of protecting endangered bat species
  • Finally, combining what you’ve learned in this course about the ecosystem as a complex interplay of dynamic systems, about conservation and the dangers of habitat destruction and fragmentation, and the concepts of environmental justice, make an argument for or against the “Miami Wilds” project based on concerns surrounding the conservation of the Florida Bonneted Bat

Whether you conclude that the research supports those in favor or against the “Miami Wilds” project not affect your grade on the term paper. Rather, it is important that you demonstrate that you can consider evidence impartially, evaluate it on its scientific merits, and communicate it in a way that anyone can understand.

You must work individually. You must cite the sources you considered, using APA style, in a “References” section at the end of your paper (do not include the citations in the body of your text). No outside sources. Your paper should be a minimum of 5 pages, not including references or any cover pages, double-spaced, 12pt font. You must turn in your paper using the “Turnitin” link included at the end of this assignment by December 2.

https://knowablemagazine.org/article/health-disease/2020/why-do-bats-have-so-many-viruses

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/destroyed-habitat-creates-the-perfect-conditions-for-coronavirus-to-emerge/

Reflect on Cultural Competence and Sensitivity

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Your  reflective journal is intended to be a place where you “think out  loud.”  This assignment is the first reflection in your ongoing journal  for this course.

This first journal entry should focus on your background and  upbringing as it relates to cultural and familial norms. Norms are  actions and beliefs that are accepted as “NORMal” behaviors by a group  or society (Lundin, 2019). Consider the following questions as you  complete this assignment:

  1. What cultural norms and familial norms did you grow up with?
  2. What has changed for you or stayed the same?
  3. What has changed or stayed the same for others in your community and/or the students you teach?
  4. Considering the issues of implicit bias, personal identity, and  changing times, has anything in this first week surprised you or made  you uncomfortable? Why might have this surprised you?
  5. What would you like to learn more about and explore further regarding cultural and familial norms?

If you would prefer to submit your journal as a video journal, please  let your instructor know. You can use the video tool available in  NCUOne to create video journal entries instead of written entries.  Instructions for using this tool are available in this week’s resources.

Additionally, you may want to post some of your thoughts from your  journal in the NCU Commons. While you are welcome to share your thoughts  wherever you would like, a special conversation has been started within  the Educational Leadership community of practice; the link is available  in this week’s resources.  Introduce yourself, if you have not already,  then include whichever parts of your journal you would like to share.  Maybe even ask a couple of questions to engage others in a conversation.  Feedback and additional perspectives from the diverse voices in the NCU  Commons can help you to dive deeper into your ongoing reflections and  growth regarding cultural competence. 

References

Lundin, L. L. (2019). Social norms. Salem Press Encyclopedia. Toledo, OH: Great Neck Publishing.

Length: 1 to 3-minute video or 1-2 pages; title and reference pages not required for journal entries.

References: References are not required for the journal. If you do  choose to cite references, use APA style for in-text citations and the  reference list.

Your journal should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas  and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts  and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should  reflect graduate-level writing and APA standards. Be sure to adhere to  Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.                                                                    

Upload your document and click the Submit to Dropbox button.

ASIAN100 Research Paper

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You will be expected to write a research paper investigating some aspect of economic, political, or social relations in a state of the Asia Pacific. We will discuss this process throughout the semester, but it is important for you to get an early start to produce a high-quality product.

Points will be deducted for poor writing, bad organization, weak substance, illogical argumentation, or other errors that reduce the quality of your work.  Similarly, points can be added for skillful writing, clear organization, strong substance, solid logical argumentation, and other quality-enhancing elements.

Please use Arial 12 point font for your paper.  You may use APA, MLA, or Chicago Manual style.

The more quality resources you use, the better your paper will be.  Including books by scholars that are at the cutting edge of research in your field of investigation is important to your success.  For example, if you were doing research in orientalism, it might be important to include Edward Said in your bibliography.

I will evaluate you using the following criteria:

  1. Is your writing clear, concise, comprehensive, engaging, and grammatically correct?
  2. Does your research rely on a sufficient depth and breadth of quality resources?
  3. Is your thesis falsifiable and do you muster sufficient evidence and logic to justify your conclusions?

Some topic areas you might consider include:

  1. What role does ethnicity play in the politics of a given Asian Pacific country?
  2. How does the film, fiction, or art represent economic, political, or social trends in a given Asian Pacific country?
  3. How do debates about the teaching of history reflect current economic, political, and or social trends?
  4. What has been the path of democratization or economic development in a given Asian Pacific country?
  5. How does ideology impact the economy, politics, and society of a given Asian Pacific country?
  6. How does corruption influence the economy, politics, and society of a given Asian Pacific country?
  7. What role do global justice concerns play in the economy, politics, and society of a given Asian Pacific country?
  8. What role do environmental concerns play in the economy, politics, and society of a given Asian Pacific country?
  9. How do geopolitical concerns impact the politics of the various states in the region?

Introductions and Your Story

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Week 1: Introductions and Your Story

Contains unread posts

In this course, we will express our ideas, share what we’ve learned, and provide feedback to our fellow classmates by participating in discussions. The discussions provide a forum for us to interact with each other, as well as to make connections and build relationships that may endure throughout your academic journey and beyond. 

University of Maryland Global Campus operates under a code of civility that requires respect, kindness, and nondiscrimination in all interactions. Keep the code of civility in mind as you participate in the course discussions. 

Let’s begin by introducing ourselves and providing a story about what brought you to University of Maryland Global Campus. Your story is important, and sharing it with your classmates provides opportunities to learn, relate, and gain inspiration from each other. 

Tell us a little about yourself and share what brought you here. Be as creative as you wish with the format for your story! Write a narrative, upload a photo with your written story, or create and post a video.  

Your story should be 200 to 300 written words, or a 2- to 3-minute video/audio recording using your choice of recording device. Make sure everyone can see and/or hear you. Respond to your classmates’ stories by posting comments describing what you learned or found interesting. 

Here are some questions to think about and answer as you create your story. 

  1. What brings you to University of Maryland Global Campus at this point in your life? 
  2. What have you overcome to get to this point? 
  3. Describe your support system. Who are they? How and why are they supporting you? 
  4. What type of support are you looking to get from University of Maryland Global Campus? 
  5. Beyond a degree, what do you hope to achieve as a student? 

It’s important to start on the right foot and post your story to the Week 1 discussion by Sunday night. If you’re not able to post your discussion during Week 1, please reach out to me so we can create a plan to keep you on track. I am here to help you succeed! Additionally, to make this post interactive, I’d like you to respond to at least two classmates’ initial posts.

Advanced Excel Functionality

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Objective: After the completion of this assignment, you will be able to:

  •  Employ the v-lookup function to merge data from multiple spreadsheets into a single, useable worksheet·         Calculate various metrics using formulas·         Convert text in a single cell into multiple cells
  • Use the concatenate function to merge data from multiple cells into a single cell 
  • Merge and Unmerge cells
  • Utilize pivot tables to synthesize data from a spreadsheet

Background: Technology is key to data management and reporting, and Excel is an indispensible tool which allows for the manipulation of data and complex data analysis. This assignment assumes you have a basic working knowledge of Excel and will explore more advanced features that will greatly expand your ability to utilize spreadsheets in the context of HR administration.

Instructions: View the tutorial labeled “Advanced Excel” (linked here (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and housed in the “Tutorials Folder” on the course content page).  Then complete the following tasks within the spreadsheet.

  1. On the “Personal Information” worksheet: Concatenate the two name fields into a single field so that name is displayed as Last Name, First Name. Copy and “paste as values” and delete the original name fields.3.  On “Salary” Worksheet: Compute the tenure of each employee from the Hire Date field.5.  On “Address” Worksheet: use the “convert text to columns” to divide location field into city and state and transfer to City and State fields in address block. Create fictitious street address and “drag down” to populate for all; do the same for zip code.7.  Using “V-Lookup” function, bring the following fields from the other worksheets into the “Master” worksheet: Pay Rate; Tenure; 2013 Bonus; Job Name; Email; Street Address; City; State; and Zip.a.  Demographics: Include employee counts by gender and ethnicity. Rename the worksheet with the pivot table “Demographics Summary.”
  2. Salary by Job: Include employee counts and average tenure, average salary and average bonus by job title. Rename the worksheet with the pivot table “Job Summary.”
  3. On “Master” worksheet: select all and create a separate pivot table for each of the following:
  4. Create a copy of the “Personal Information” worksheet and rename it “Master.”
  5. On “Address” Worksheet: generate an email for each employee consisting of [email protected]. Retain only one email field.
  6. On “Salary” Worksheet: Compute hourly rates for all employees listed with an annual salary (hrly rate = salary/2080). Replace salary values with hourly (retain only one pay rate field).

Deliverable: Submit your spreadsheet (a single excel file) as an attachment in the assignment dropbox by the due date.  In total, you should have 7 active worksheets (4 original and 3 new) in your file. Retain a copy of your file for use in assignment 3. 

 

Distribution

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Distribution

Context/overview: This week you will describe the channels of distribution structure you will use to get your product or into the market.

Write a 3-5 page paper that addresses:

•  The rationale for the structure you have selected.

•  How you will work with your channel members to help them promote your product to the ultimate consumer. This may include push and pull promotional strategies. How will you manufacture your product, warehouse it, and move the product to the next channel level?

•  What should your channel members expect from you, the manufacturer (marketer) of your product? How will your organization be structured to accomplish this?

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

•  Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.

•  Use font size 12 and 1” margins.

•  Include cover page and reference page.

•  At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.

•  No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.

•  Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.

•  Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.