SPSS Discussion: Research Design And T Tests: How Are They Connected?

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DUE 10/4 7P.M EST

Whether in a scholarly or practitioner setting, good research and data analysis should have the benefit of peer feedback. For this Discussion, you will post your response to the hypothesis test, along with the results. Be sure and remember that the goal is to obtain constructive feedback to improve the research and its interpretation, so please view this as an opportunity to learn from one another.

To prepare for this Discussion:

  • Review      the Learning Resources and the media programs related to t tests.
  • Using      the SPSS software, open the High School Longitudinal Study dataset      (ATTACHED) and construct a research question that involves a comparison of      a means test.

Use SPSS to answer the research question you constructed and post your response to the following:

  1. What is your research question?
  2. What is the null hypothesis for your question?
  3. What research design would align with this question?
  4. What  comparison of means test was used to answer the question (be sure to defend the use of the test using the article you found in your search)?
  5. What dependent variable was used and how is it measured?
  6. What independent variable is used and how is it measured?
  7. If  you found significance, what is the strength of the effect?
  8. Identify your research question and explain your results for a lay audience, what is the answer to your research question?

literature and topic selection

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Review recently published (within the past five years) peer-reviewed scholarly articles located in the AMU/APUS University’s online library databases.  Discuss a criminal justice, intelligence studies, international relations or security management topic requesting instructor approval of the topic you would like for your research proposal (term project) paper. In doing so, please remember for this class you are selecting a topic NOT for writing a research paper about, but rather for writing a proposal to do actual hands-on research using scientific research methodology. In your discussion post discuss what you have identified in the current peer-reviewed literature and bases that on a topic you wish to research. Briefly discuss the literature and express what still needs to be researched or requires further research on the topic you would like to address in your research proposal. In other words, did the authors of the studies already done on this topic you reviewed call for further research on the topic or something to do with the topic? Then again, perhaps you identified a problem that still needs to be researched on the topic where the current literature is lacking.  If so, discuss what it is and how it pertains to the topic and why it needs to be researched and who would benefit from the research. After doing so, you are to provide a ‘Working Title’ for your Research Proposal, 

Touchstone 3.1: Construct a Rogerian Argument

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 Please review the assignment in its entirety. Also view the attachments regarding this assignment. The final product should mirror the sample touchstone.

ASSIGNMENT: As you learned in this unit, a Rogerian argument is one that presents two sides of a debate and argues for a solution that will satisfy both sides. Given two articles presenting opposing sides of an issue (mandatory uniforms in schools), construct your own 2-3 page Rogerian argument essay in which you attempt to arrive at a workable solution or “middle ground.”

In order to foster learning and growth, all essays you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. Any recycled work will be sent back with a 0, and you will be given one attempt to redo the Touchstone.  

 

DIRECTIONS: Refer to the list below throughout the writing process. Do not submit your Touchstone until it meets these guidelines.

1. Summary of Positions

❒ Have you briefly introduced the author and publication context (year, journal, etc.) of Article 1?
❒ Have you included a summary of the stance presented in Article 1?
❒ Have you briefly introduced the author and publication context (year, journal, etc.) of Article 2?
❒ Have you included a summary of the stance presented Article 2?

2. Thesis/Claim

❒ Does you claim address both sides of the issue, including specific points raised in the articles?
❒ Does your claim present a clear, workable solution that could be viewed as a “middle ground” between the two sides?

3. Analysis

❒ Have you backed up your claim using facts from both sides of the argument?
❒ When using direct quotations, have you supplemented them with your own explanation of their relevance?

4. Reflection

❒ Have you answered all reflection questions thoughtfully and included insights, observations, and/or examples in all responses?
❒ Are your answers included on a separate page below the main assignment?

B. Reflection

DIRECTIONS: Below your assignment, include answers to all of the following reflection questions.

  1. How does the Rogerian model of argument help you better understand the topic that’s being discussed? Why is it a good practice to acknowledge both sides of the argument? (3-4 sentences)
  2. Will you use the Rogerian Approach in your own argumentative essay? Why or why not? (2-3 sentences)

 

D. Requirements

The following requirements must be met for your submission to be graded:

  • Composition must be 2-3 pages (approximately 500-750 words).
  • Double-space the composition and use one-inch margins.
  • Use a readable 12-point font.
  • All writing must be appropriate for an academic context.
  • Composition must be original and written for this assignment.
  • Plagiarism of any kind is strictly prohibited.
  • Submission must include your name, the name of the course, the date, and the title of your composition.
  • Include all of the assignment components in a single file.
    • Acceptable file formats include .doc and .docx.

Discussion, choose 1 focal point from each subcategory, 4 total, 3 references APA, similarities less 5%

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Discussion  : End of Life initial post.

End-of-Life Care (including advanced directives, palliation) Topics to review: 

Article: Nurses roles and responsibilities Providing care and support at end of life. https://www.nursingworld.org/~4af078/globalassets/docs/ana/ethics /endoflife-positionstatement.pdf

choose 1 focal point from each subcategory of practice, education, research and administration and describe how the APRN can provide effective care in end of life management

Using the American nurses association position statement, recommendations for improvement in end of life management focuses on practice, education, research and administration. Listed below are steps that nurses can take to overcome barriers in healthcare practice.

Practice

1. Strive to attain a standard of primary palliative care so that all health care providers have basic knowledge of palliative nursing to improve the care of patients and families.

2. All nurses will have basic skills in recognizing and managing symptoms, including pain, dyspnea, nausea, constipation, and others.

3. Nurses will be comfortable having discussions about death, and will collaborate with the care teams to ensure that patients and families have current and accurate information about the possibility or probability of a patient’s impending death.

4. Encourage patient and family participation in health care decision-making, including the use of advance directives in which both patient preferences and surrogates are identified.

Education

1. Those who practice in secondary or tertiary palliative care will have specialist education and certification.

2. Institutions and schools of nursing will integrate precepts of primary palliative care into curricula.

3. Basic and specialist End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) resources will be available.

4. Advocate for additional education in academic programs and work settings related to palliative care, including symptom management, supported decision-making, and end-of-life care, focusing on patients and families.

Research

1. Increase the integration of evidence-based care across the dimensions of end-of-life care.

2. Develop best practices for quality care across the dimensions of end-of-life care, including the physical, psychological, spiritual, and interpersonal.

3. Support the use of evidence-based and ethical care, and support decision-making for care at the end of life.

4. Develop best practices to measure the quality and effectiveness of the counseling and interdisciplinary care patients and families receive regarding end-of-life decision-making and treatments.

5. Support research that examines the relationship of patient and family satisfaction and their utilization of health care resources in end-of-life care choices.

Administration

1. Promote work environments in which the standards for excellent care extend through the patient’s death and into post-death care for families.

2. Encourage facilities and institutions to support the clinical competence and professional development that will help nurses provide excellent, dignified, and compassionate end-of-life care.

3. Work toward a standard of palliative care available to patients and families from the time of diagnosis of a serious illness or an injury.

4. Support the development and integration of palliative care services for all in- and outpatients and their families.

Powerpoint presentation – this is for someone specifically

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Instructions

For this assignment, you will be updating and amending the PowerPoint presentation you submitted for your Unit V Project.

First, in order to conclude the research process, you will need to explore what the research data collection and analysis may have yielded. Be careful to simulate realistic data and not to create data to fit a pre-drawn conclusion. Update the data collection/analysis slides to show the new information.

Then, you will add at least four more slides for the following areas:

  • limitations and/or biases in the study,
  • findings and implications of the study,
  • recommendations, and
  • suggestions for further research.

Next, update and finalize any other previous slides as needed to complete your research presentation. Be sure the title and reference slides are also updated.

You must use at least two academically reliable sources to support the information on your new slides. You must utilize the Slide Notes function in PowerPoint to add speaker notes to each slide that you would use to explain and expand on slide content as if you were actually presenting this research report to leadership.

Alternatively, you may add audio to the slides, but if you do so, you will need to provide a transcript of your audio in a separate Word document and upload it in Blackboard with the PowerPoint presentation file.

Adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment.

Final Marketing Plan Section II: Situational Analysis

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Identify an organization for which you would like to write a marketing plan. This can be an existing organization or a business that you would like to start. You will be using the same organization for analysis throughout the course, including the Final Project, so make sure you select an organization with plenty of information available.

Submit the first section of the Final Marketing Plan, Situational Analysis (Section II A-C of the Marketing Plan Outline). The Situational Analysis should explain the Background, Market Needs, and the Market sections from the Marketing Plan Outline.

Situation Analysis

  • Background on Organization
  • Market Needs
  • The Market
    • Market Demographics
    • Market Trends
    • Market Growth
    • Macroenvironment

The Final Marketing Plan Section II: Situational Analysis paper:

  • Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Organization Suggestions

NETFLIX

AMAZON

thanks

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Assignment 1: Discussion—Competencies and Appraisal Systems

Use your module readings to respond to the following:

  • Do you think all the competencies listed in your module readings are realistic benchmarks to expect from every employee? Why or why not?
  • Choose an appraisal system that did not work well in your experience. According to the descriptions in your textbook, how would the system be categorized? Why? Explain why you think the system did not work well in that particular company.

Write your initial response in a minimum of 300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

By the due date assigned, post your response to the Discussion Area. Through the end of the module, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.

Consider the following in your responses to make the discussion a rich learning experience:

  • Draw comparisons between their findings and yours.
  • Describe one change in the appraisal system that may have improved the situation.
  • Contribute new and relevant information to the course discussion using the readings from your textbook.
  • Comment in a positive manner.
  • Build on the remarks of your peers or pose questions to them.
  • Share quotes, Web site links, and other supplementary information.
  • Demonstrate practical application of the module’s key concepts from your professional or personal experience by offering examples.

Organizational Risk Management Interview

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The purpose of this assignment is to gain real-world insight into how risk management programs operate within health care organizations.

Select a local health care organization where you can conduct an interview with an employee who is involved in risk management processes. This organization can be your current employer or a different health care facility in your community. Acute care, urgent care, large multi‐provider private medical clinics, assisted living facilities, and community/public health clinical facilities are all ideal options to complete the requirements of this assignment. Select an individual who can provide sufficient information regarding how their organization manages risk within its facility to answer the questions below.

In your interview, address the following:

  1. Risk management strategies used in the organization’s risk control program, along with specific examples.
  2. How the facility’s educational risk management program addresses key professional, legal, and ethical issues, such as prevention of negligence, malpractice litigation, and vicarious liability.
  3. Policies the facility has implemented that address how to manage emergency triage in high‐risk areas of health care service delivery (e.g., narcotics inventories, declared pregnancy policies, blood-borne disease sector, etc.).
  4. Challenges the organization faces in managing and controlling high-risk health care (e.g., infectious diseases, nuclear medicine, abortion, class 4 narcotics/opioids, etc.).
  5. Strategies the facility utilizes to monitor, evaluate, and maintain compliance within its risk management program.

After conducting the interview, compose a 750‐1,000 word summary analysis of the interview that includes the questions above, in conjunction with the interviewee’s responses. In addition, include the following elements in your response:

  1. An assessment of the organization’s risk management program, including how it attends to high-risk health care and legal concerns.
  2. Action steps you would take to improve one area of the organization’s risk management program, along with your rationale for doing so.

Cite appropriate references as needed to support your statements and rationale.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Unit 7 Essay

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  Thinking back on the course, pick three concepts, topics, or theories that are important for counseling and human services professionals to be knowledgeable about when working with clients. Please discuss in detail why those concepts, topics, or theories are important to a counseling and human services professional and be sure to use scholarly sources to support your statements. For example, why would Erikson’s stage of Identity Development versus Role Confusion be important to a counseling and human services professional who works with a teenager who is exploring their sexuality? Please think about the diverse clients a counseling and human services professional serves to help develop appropriate concepts, topics, or theories. Please do not include personal experiences or personal examples, this is a research paper. 

  This essay paper should consist of at least 5 full pages. Your paper must be double spaced with size 12 Times New Roman font and 1 inch margins on all sides. You will need a title page, body (at least 5 full pages), and reference section all in APA style. Please use complete sentences, appropriate grammar, spelling, and references. You will also be required to use in-text references in your work in accordance with APA style to avoid plagiarism. Information to help with your writing is provided under the APA resources section of the course information tab.

  For this paper, you are required to provide 3 scholarly sources to support your claims that are not provided as part of this course. Please be sure to avoid using internet sources such as Wikipedia or other web-based resources that do not have a strong academic backing. You will also be required to use in-text references in your work in accordance with APA style to avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism detection software will be used to scan each paper. Refer to the writing rubric for a guideline as to how your paper will be graded. Students are strongly encouraged to use the University Learning Center ([email protected]) for assistance with all assignments as APA style is historically a challenge for most writers. A Microsoft WORD format file of your paper (no PDF papers accepted), should be submitted via the assignment link in Blackboard.

  

HSV 505 Reading Assignments: embedded in each unit (units 1-8). The readings will be digital throughout the module.

Signature Assignment: Modified SWOT Analysis

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Wk 3 – Apply: Signature Assignment: Modified SWOT Analysis

Assignment Content

Successful businesses regularly analyze their processes to ensure they’re operating as efficiently as possible and maintaining their competitive advantages. Although you can assess a company in many ways, a common technique is the SWOT analysis. In this assignment, you’ll practice using SWOT analysis to better understand the factors involved in making business decisions that promote sustainable competitive advantage. 

Select and research a company from the 2019 Fortune 500 list that demonstrates a sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Evaluate the selected company’s sustainable competitive advantage using the SWOT analysis technique.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word modified SWOT analysis that includes the following:

An introduction with a detailed description of the company

A SWOT Analysis Diagram that includes strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats

An evaluation of how specific internal factors (strengths and/or weaknesses) support and/or promote a competitive advantage; examples may include:

Financial, physical, or human resources

Access to natural resources, trademarks, patents, or copyrights

Current processes (employee programs or software systems)

An evaluation of how specific external factors (opportunities and/or threats) support and/or promote a competitive advantage;examples may include:

Market trends (new products or technology advancements)

Economic trends (local and/or global)

Demographics

Regulations (political, environmental, or economic)

Conclusion with an evaluation of how the company has retained its competitive advantage

Include APA-formatted in-text citations and a reference page with at least 2 sources. Note: You may include your textbook as 1 of the sources.