Discussion Question Minimum 450+ and max 600 words

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 Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

  1. Go online and compare three franchises (e.g., franchise.org, americasbestfranchises.com, or whichfranchise.com). Choose two franchises in the same industry (e.g., fast food) and the third franchise from another industry (e.g., hair cutting). Make a table to report the fee structures (upfront, continued licensing), as well as benefits touted for franchisees of each franchise system. What would tempt you to pitch in with some friends and buy a franchise when you finish your degree? 
  2. If you were to take your company global, which 3 countries would be your first targets and why? What kinds of strategies and products fit with those countries’ segments of customers?

[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student’s own words – do not provide quotes!] [Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review] 

Healthcare coverage gap

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The ACA was meant to provide quality health care coverage for all yet a coverage gap for some populations especially in states that oppose Medicaid expansion. Based on what you have learned so far in this course, create a PowerPoint presentation that addresses the coverage gap problem, who is impacted by the coverage gap, the role the ACA plays in the coverage gap, why the coverage gap should be closed, and solutions/ recommendations for closing the gap. Address the following in your PowerPoint:

  • Select one state opposed to Medicaid expansion and describe why. Then, consider your own state. What are the benefits and drawbacks to Medicaid expansion in your state?
  • Define what the coverage gap is (problem/issue)
  • Discuss how the coverage gap impact low income healthcare consumers population.
  • What role does the ACA have in widening or closing the coverage gap?
  • Why is it important to close the gap (implications for positive social change)?
  • What are some solutions to closing the coverage gap and how can healthcare equity help close the gap? Include recommendations and/or solutions.

Your PowerPoint presentation should include/address:

  • Title Slide (1 slide)
  • Objectives Slide (1 slide)
  • Medicaid expansion (1-2 slides)
  • Coverage gap – define/problem/issue (1-2 slides)
  • Coverage gap impact on low income healthcare consumers (2-3 slides)
  • Role ACA has in widening or closing the coverage gap (1-2 slides)
  • Close the gap (1-2 slides)
  • Solutions to closing the coverage gap and how can healthcare equity help close the gap? (2-3 slides)
  • Reference slide (1-2 slides).

Assignment Expectations

Length: 9-14 slides (in addition to the title slide and reference slides)

Structure: Include a title slide and reference slide in APA format.   Be sure to fully explain all slides in the Speaker Notes.

References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. A minimum of three (3) scholarly sources are required for this assignment.

“How has the COVID 19 Global pandemic impacted health care workers on the front line?” Response

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Research Question- “How has the COVID 19 Global pandemic impacted health care workers on the front line?”

The fear of the unknown was a huge struggle for health care workers in the COVID 19 pandemic (Sampaio et al., 2020). Not only were healthcare workers vulnerable to the high risk of infection but also to significant mental health struggles (Sampaio et al., 2020). The lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) significantly increased the anxiety and depression experienced by healthcare workers (Sampaio et al., 2020). 

This research question is taking a qualitative approach. The question aims at the focus to study the mental health affects health care workers have experienced since working and living through COVID 19. A qualitative approach is the best approach for this research due to the fact that the study aims at developing a new understanding for health care workers’ lived experiences (Gray & Grove, 2021). It is important to understand their thoughts, emotions, and opinions to properly explore this topic. 

When determining the sample of this research, it is important to determine the population. The population is health care workers who were on the front lines helping fight the COVID 19 pandemic. The researcher must keep the target population in mind when determining the sample. 

The sampling method used in this research will be a Non-Probability method. Purposive sampling will be used to determine the sample. Purposive sampling does not use any randomization, rather it purposely selects the participants to ensure that the desired participants are incorporated in the finalized results (Campbell et al., 2020). Purposive sampling ensures the sample chosen aims at the purpose and objectives of the study (Campbell et al., 2020). In order to make these decisions about the sample, the researcher must be knowledgeable and unbiased when choosing the participants and be able to back up the reasoning as to why that participant was chosen (Gray & Grove, 2021). 

            A significant strength of this sampling method is the fact that the researcher has control over the participants who are interviewed and who will contribute to the final results of the study (Campbell et al., 2020). A weakness of the study is the fact that this can contribute to researcher bias (Gray & Grove, 2021). The researcher being so involved in the sample allows for bias to occur (Gray & grove, 2021). This also will question the quality and reliability of the participant (Gray & Grove, 2021)

            When determining the sample, it is important to determine exclusion criteria and eligibility criteria. The exclusion criteria will include health care professionals with less than 1 year of experience. This is because starting in the healthcare field during a pandemic brings in a lot of different variables. The research wants to target experienced nurses only to keep it consistent. Another exclusion would be the type of healthcare field. We want to target health care professionals who felt the impact of COVID firsthand working with COVID patients every day. Eligibility criteria could include the number of years of experience in the health care setting to participate in this experience, and the type of healthcare environment which will specifically be health care workers in a COVID ICU. 

References

Campbell, S., Greenwood, M., Prior, S., Shearer, T., Walkem, K., Young, S., Bywaters, D., &

Walker, K. (2020). Purposive sampling: complex or simple? Research case examples. Journal of Research in Nursing, 25(8), 652–661. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987120927206 

Gray, J. R., & Grove, S. K. (2021). Burns and Grove’s the practice of nursing research: 

appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence. Elsevier.

Sampaio, F., Sequeira, C., & Teixeira, L. (2020). Nurses’ Mental Health During the Covid-19

Outbreak. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 62(10), 783–787. https://doi.org/10.1097/jom.0000000000001987 

Security architecture and design final paper

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Respond to each question below. Remember to cover all aspects of the question.

Successful security architecture needs upper management to support for effective security standards and protocols. However, there are possible disadvantages to upper management involvement. List and describe the tradeoffs in business between rigorous security and delivering products to customers. Go beyond merely the automated solutions, or the technical checks that can be done without much human support.

Examine how capturing, standardizing, applying patterns, and standard solutions help to increase efficiency and maintain delivery teams’ velocity. Provide at least 3 real-world examples which describe and examine how they provide the velocity. Do not simply provide a list of things teams can do but for each idea, define the idea and explain its relevance. 

Schoenfield lists several components of a successful security architecture practice, such as broad support across the organization, recruitment and training of security architects with the right kind of aptitude and interest, effective security requirements that enhance but do not slow down the innovation process, and finally, indicators that the security architecture team is being well utilized and adding value to project development. Describe what each of these components are and explain how each is relevant to security development. Include detail and examples.

Case Study 3-5 pages

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 The LEGO Group, The Global Pharmaceutical industry, Vodafone, Global forces and the western European brewing industry, H&M fashior, Formula One constructors, Manchester United FC, Apple Inc. 

 

Your paper analysis should be between 3 – 5 pages, not counting the title and reference page. No submission should be fewer than 1050 words.

Include a clear and concise introduction.

Format your case study assignment paper so that the three questions asked below are clearly defined. Double space your work, cite your work, limit quotes, and edit your work well for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. If you use any quotes, you must increase the length of your paper to compensate. Make sure you have two additional references other than the text and use citations.

This case study analysis will be based on  The LEGO Group, The Global Pharmaceutical industry, Vodafone, Global forces and the western European brewing industry, H&M fashion, Formula One constructors, Manchester United FC, Apple Inc. . You are to pick ONE (1) of the companies from your text. Choose a company different from the company you used for the week five paper. You may not have two papers about the same company. You may not use a paper or any part of a paper from a previous class. Name your selection on your title page.

No abstract is required.

Read the case study and answer the following questions in your paper.

1. Assess the effectiveness of your company’s leadership.

2. Discuss the basis of your company’s competitive advantage and the potential challenges to its strategy.

3. What growth strategies might your company pursue?

Submit your paper into the assignment section of the classroom.

Font and Spacing – Use Times New Roman 12 pitch font with double-spaced lines.

Length – Write a 3 to 5 page analysis not including the title page and citation page. No fewer than 1050 words!

Reference Page – Include all sources including your textbook on a Reference page

Utilize the APA Style for documenting sources. You will need to include at least 2 sources in addition to your text. Finally, remember Wikipedia is NOT a scholarly source.

Argumentative Research Paper TOPIC:NSA, are privacy issues related to data collection

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Writing a research paper gives you an opportunity to explore a topic of special interest, research that topic, and organize your research findings in writing for an academic audience.

Through your preparation work, you have established an argumentative thesis statement and have planned a clear organization of your main points. Your research is complete, and the details are integrated into your writing plan. You have pulled it all together in a draft and have revised the paper’s organization, ideas, and words.

In this task, you will write the final draft of your argumentative research paper. You may use the sources and thesis from Task 1, but it is not required. Aim for a polished, error-free submission. The writing tone for your research paper should be formal and appropriate for academic writing. The information in the paper should be based on credible source material. If needed, the “Topic Ideas” web link below can be used for selecting your paper topic.

The paper must follow APA documentation guidelines and must include an APA-formatted reference list, not your annotated bibliography from Task 1. Any sources that you cite in the paper must be included in the reference list, and any source in the reference list must also be cited within your paper. Please see “Appendix B: APA Format” from the learning resource, found in the web links section below, for additional directions on creating an APA-formatted reference list.

Note: An abstract is not required for this task, but including a title page is recommended.

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.

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.

Note: When using sources to support ideas and elements in an assessment, the submission MUST include APA formatted in-text citations with a corresponding reference list for any direct quotes or paraphrasing. It is not necessary to list sources that were consulted if they have not been quoted or paraphrased in the text of the assessment. 

A.  Compose an appropriate, arguable thesis statement that previews two to four main points and that you plan to use in your research paper.
 

B.  Create an annotated bibliography of eight to ten appropriate, credible sources that you plan to use in your research paper.
 

Note: You may use the attached “Annotated Bibliography Template” to complete your annotated bibliography, but use of the attached template is not required.
 

1.  Provide a full, APA-formatted reference citation for the 8–10 sources.

2.  Provide an annotation (suggested length of 150 words) for each of the 8–10 sources by doing the following:

a.  Summarize the information presented in the source.

b.  Analyze the credibility of the author of the source or of the publication (e.g. journal, publisher, or website), if no author is present.

c.  Analyze the relevance of the source to your chosen research topic.

3.  Write each  annotation in your own words, without the excessive use of direct quotation or extensive paraphrasing, for the 8–10 sources from part B.
 

C.  Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

Investigate Theories and Myths in Early Childhood Development

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Instructions

From the 1800s to today, the education of young children in the U.S. has changed dramatically and has been influenced by social, economic, and political events and trends. Many psychologists and educators have formulated theories based on scientific evidence and research to help you better understand how children development. Unfortunately, there have been many popular myths that have also influenced current educational practices.

  1. Choose at least four events from the history of the field that you believe have had the greatest impact on early childhood education. Examples may include the Montessori movement, the founding of the National Association for the Education of Young (NAEYC), Froebel, No Child Left Behind.
    1. Find one source showing positive impacts of this ‘event’ and one that shows a negative impact of the event.
  2. Then, choose at least four myths in early childhood or early childhood education that you feel affect current teaching practices. Use the resource book for this course: Great myths of child development. Skim the title page and choose myths that sound interesting to you or that you feel have interfered with your work in early childhood education.
    1. Compare an article in a scholarly journal that debunks each myth with an article on the same myth in a popular magazine (either perpetuating or debunking the myth).
  3. Make a table or chart identifying all of your comparison points (summarize your writing in the table/chart).
    1. For example, possible column headings may be: MYTH, EVENT, CURRENT TEACHING PRACTICE, EVIDENCE, SUPPORTING/DEBUNKING.

Length: 4-6 pages, not including title and reference pages

Bus 174 Electronic Commerce

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Read “Case Study: eBay Evolves” in Chapter 11 (Page 752 of the 2017 edition and Page 766 of the 2019 edition).

*Note: there may be slight wording differences between these editions, but the assignment is unaffected.

Conduct independent research on eBay as a company, current challenges, and any other information that you believe would be pertinent to your ability to answer the case study questions.

Write a minimum of 2500 word single-spaced essay about eBay’s evolution over time.  In your essay, be sure to answer the four questions listed in the case study.  Your essay must be a PDF file.  No other file types will be accepted.

You may use either APA or MLA format, but you must properly cite any materials borrowed from others (paraphrased or quoted).  For APA, use in-text parenthetical citations and for MLA use footnotes.

You must use college-level grammar, ensure that the essays are well-organized, and you may NOT seek assistance/review by other students, friends, or family.  You may however utilize the UCR ARC Writing Support resourcesLinks to an external site..  All submissions will be checked for plagiarism and assigned a similarity score.  All past student submissions and many Internet sources are in the plagiarism database, so don’t attempt to utilize work from other students.  Even if you use only a portion of another student’s work, you will have violated University policies and will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct.

Violations of the Academic Integrity policies stated in the syllabus will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct.  Beware that in addition to a failing grade on this assignment, you may be subjected to severe penalties by the Office of Student Conduct that may go on your permanent record.  

(RUBRIC is in the screenshoots)

Week 12 discussions

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Answer the following question:

How do you believe smart technologies and the Internet will continue to play and integral role in the use of databases as we collect more contextual, personalized data from all around us?

Instructions

This is a required assignment, worth 15 points. The assignment must be submitted by the due date. Late assignment are not allowed. 

You are required to submit a minimum of two postings. Points will be deducted for not fulfilling this minimum requirement.

Apply and use the basic citation styles of APA is required. Points are deducted per the rubric for this behavior.

Do not claim credit for the words, ideas, and concepts of others. Use in-text citation and list the reference of your supporting source following APA’s style and formatting. Points are deducted per the rubric for this behavior.

Do not copy and paste information or concepts from the Internet and claim that is your work. It will be considered Plagiarism and you will receive zero for your work. A second offense results in a zero for the course. A third is termination from the university.

discussion2:

Discuss the following in the discussion forum for the week:

1) Describe and assess the forensics issues associated with passwords and other unlocking mechanisms

2) Select one nondestructive method and describe and evaluate its functionality

3) Explain the use of JTAG

Your response to the DQ must be a minimum of 400 words. You must provide references for your response (APA format). You will need to reply to two (2) other fellow student’s posts (See the syllabus). The responses must be made in the week due.

week 4 assignment part1 and 2

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The Assignment—Part 1:

Individual Case Study Analysis (1–2 pages):

  • Create an individual Case Study Analysis that includes:
    • A summary of the facts associated with the case, including the primary leaders
    • A description of the skills and traits of the primary leaders in this case

The Assignment—Part 2:

Group Case Study Analysis (2–3 pages):

  • Then, using your Individual Case Analysis for the Case Study, collaborate with your colleagues to create a Group Case Study Analysis that includes:
    • A summary of possible shortcomings of the skills and traits of the primary leaders in the Case Study
    • A description of systemic issues and strategies for system improvement applying systems thinking

Case Study 3: An Inconvenient HR Challenge

As the hospital administrator for Forest Glenn Medical Center, you oversee human

resources functions for the medical center. Recently, within the outpatient medical team,

three of the five doctors have submitted resignation letters effective immediately. You

recognize that this presents a big problem because the outpatient medical team is a

high-performance area in the medical center and cannot function with two full-time

physicians alone. You immediately organize a meeting with the director of the outpatient

medical team, Dr. Caron, to determine why these physicians are so determined to

resign immediately.

You meet with Dr. Caron and he states that he is just as surprised as you are that three

of his team members have decided to leave suddenly. He is at a complete loss as to

why they have decided to leave. After meeting with Dr. Caron, you decide to set up

individual meetings with the three physicians, Dr. Lowe, Dr. Howell, and Dr. Cardenas,

to process and discuss their resignations.

Upon meeting with Dr. Lowe and his purpose for resigning, he states, “I just could not

continue working for a tyrannical leader like Dr. Caron. While I love providing care to our

patients and working for Forest Glenn, I cannot live up to the standards that Dr. Caron

wants. Nor does he even let me try.” You decide to delve a little deeper into this

complaint and mention to Dr. Lowe that there is a process in place to submit complaints

for a hostile work environment. He states that he did not want to get anyone in trouble,

and that he would rather find employment elsewhere.

You then meet with Dr. Howell and Dr. Cardenas, who appear to corroborate with Dr.

Lowe’s reasoning on resigning from Forest Glenn. You approach them with the

possibility of talking to Dr. Caron about these complaints and whether they would be

willing to stay while you search for suitable replacements if the hostile work environment

is alleviated. Both Dr. Howell and Cardenas agree that they would be willing to stay for

two months while you address the issues with Dr. Caron in the outpatient medical team.

You immediately schedule a meeting with Dr. Caron to discuss the complaints and to

initiate necessary steps for the establishment of a productive and effective work

environment.