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Describe the elements of effective risk communication. Discuss one example of a risk that the general public tends to over- or underestimate. How might the elements of risk communication be used to give a clearer picture of the true risk in your example?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

2. What is the hazard quotient, and at what stage of the risk assessment process is it used? Discuss the three possible levels of the hazard quotient and how the hazard is evaluated if a mixture of chemical exposures is being assessed.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

3. Differentiate between the roles of risk managers and risk assessors according to the EPA’s Guidance for Risk Characterization.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your required reading as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Due today Sunday in 8 Hours or so.. No excuses please.. I am in a bind..

 

Experimental research helps you understand what occurs in the real world. Research is valuable because it enables you to study in a controlled environment. However, some real-life experiences cannot be replicated in the laboratory. Sometimes an interesting situation occurs, and researchers study it after the fact because they cannot create the same situation again. Under such circumstances, researchers look back at actual real-life occurrences and create theories based on what they discover. In this Application, you look back at a situation that already has occurred and determine how factors related to everyday decision making can be applied.

 

The assigned articles and videos review a real-life situation about a pilot who made the decisions necessary to land a plan on the Hudson River safely.

 

To prepare for this assignment:

 

Review the articles, “Hero Pilot’s Records, IQ Scores Released by School District in ‘Accident'” and “Chesley Sullenberger, Hero: How a Veteran Pilot Pulled Off That Amazing Landing.” Focus on Chesley Sullenberger’s intelligence.

 

Review the article, “The Hero of Flight 1549,” and the associated video clips. Think about which decision-making models that you learned fit into this incident.

 

You may also use the internet to research Chesley Sullenberger’s experience with Flight 1549.

 

Consider how potential emotional responses impacted Chesley Sullenberger’s decisions that resulted in his successfully landing the plane on the Hudson River.

 

The assignment (2 pages): APA (Cited resources including cited within written assignment)

 

•Explain how emotional responses may have contributed to the successful outcome of Chesley Sullenberger’s decisions in landing the plane. Be specific.

 

•Based upon what you know about the impact of emotional responses on decision making, explain how the outcome might have been different if Chesley Sullenberger was a less experienced pilot and why. Be specific.

 

References for articles you need

 

Article: Fox News Network. (2009, January 16). Hero pilot’s records, IQ scores released by school district in ‘accident.’ Retrieved from http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480250,00.html

 

Article: Associated Press. (2009, January 16). Chesley Sullenberger, hero: How a veteran pilot pulled off that amazing landing. Retrieved from http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2009/01/chesley_sullenberger_hero_how.html

 

Article: Clancy, M., & Ries, B. (2009, January 16). The hero of flight 1549. Retrieved from http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/The-Hero-of-Flight-1549.htm

Describe an important problem faced by society today (e.g., income inequality, gun violence, online privacy). Provide your own analysis by asking—and answering—a relevant question from at least three domains of thinking. In your answers, apply at least three intellectual standards and explain why they are important in this context. Also, explain why each question is either a question of fact, preference, or judgment.

In one paragraph, at the end of your paper, reflect on your analysis of the problem that you selected. Describe how your consideration of this problem demonstrated deep learning.

 

Your response should be at least three pages in length, double spaced, and in Times New Roman 12pt. font. You are required to use at least your textbook and one scholarly article from any database within the CSU Online Library as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations in APA format. The title and reference page do not count towards the three page minimum.

 

Course Textbook

Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2012). Critical thinking: Tools for taking charge of your learning and your life (3rd ed.).

Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Research two companies in the Fortune 500 that offer partner benefits. Compare and contrast the companies as you answer the following questions:

 

 How do the requirements for coverage for domestic partners, such as length of the relationship compare with requirements for benefits of married couples?

 

 Do companies usually require a waiting period after dissolution of a marriage (divorce) before a new spouse can become eligible for benefits?

 

 What factors, such as legislation, may influence the inclusion of these stipulations?

 

 Can any of the terms you defined above be applied to either company based on other information you learned about them? Why, or why not?

 

Use the following terms in your discussion and include appropriate examples for each one:

 

 Glass walls

 

 Sticky floor

 

 Glass escalator

 

Write a minimum three-page paper using APA formatting, and include in-text citations and reference page.

Answer the following questions using examples and applications from the readings.  Justify your answers using economic concepts and ideas as they apply. Each response should be between 100-200 words.

 

Questions:

 

1. The demand for labor is said to be a “derived” demand.  What is the meaning of a derived demand? How does this concept help to determine the demand for labor?
2. What are some of the factors that determine the supply of labor in a market? What significant factors have changed the supply of labor over the last twenty years?
3.  How does a firm determine its prices and the quantity of labor required in the resource market during a specific period?
4.  Why do income inequalities exist?  How are income inequalities measured? How have income inequalities changed from 1980 to the present?
5. What is the role of the U.S. government, in terms of dealing with the problem of income inequalities?  What are the arguments, for and against, government involvement in this area?
6. Why do nations trade?  What is meant by the concept of “Comparative Advantage”?  Could a nation be better off economically, if it practiced an isolation policy?
7. The United States has had a significant trade imbalance for several years.  What are the problems associated with having a negative trade balance?  What can be done to correct the imbalance?
8. How are exchange rates determined?  What is the significance of currency devaluations to the home country?  To other countries?

Use the CSU Online Library to research a hazardous waste incident such as the Love Canal or Minimata Bay incident. Create a 7- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation on the incident you choose. You should thoroughly describe the details of the incident and analyze the causes and effects. Your presentation should address the following

 

 Provide a brief history of RCRA and what aspects of waste it regulates.

 What was the cause of the incident? What types of waste were involved?

 What were the environmental and human health consequences?

 What regulations were in place at the time of the incident? Were they followed?

 What do you think could have been done to prevent the incident?

 Could this incident happen today with the regulations we have in place? Why, or why not?

 

Instead of using speaker’s notes, you will write a script and create a voice-over for your presentation. All sources used, including the textbook, must be cited and referenced according to APA style. Be sure to include in-text citations on your slides, and provide a reference slide that lists all of your sources.

 

Please follow the Unit I Success Center Power Point Presentation Guide for developing your PowerPoint as it contains the best practices and strategies for creating your slides. Click here to access the Success Center Guide, Creating a Scholarly PowerPoint: Best Practices and Citation Information.

 

If you are unsure how to add an audio recording to a PowerPoint Presentation, please see the following tutorial. Click here to access the Success Center Guide, Adding Audio to a PowerPoint.

 

Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

Use the CSU Online Library to research a hazardous waste incident such as the Love Canal or Minimata Bay incident. Create a 7- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation on the incident you choose. You should thoroughly describe the details of the incident and analyze the causes and effects. Your presentation should address the following

 

 Provide a brief history of RCRA and what aspects of waste it regulates.

 What was the cause of the incident? What types of waste were involved?

 What were the environmental and human health consequences?

 What regulations were in place at the time of the incident? Were they followed?

 What do you think could have been done to prevent the incident?

 Could this incident happen today with the regulations we have in place? Why, or why not?

 

Instead of using speaker’s notes, you will write a script and create a voice-over for your presentation. All sources used, including the textbook, must be cited and referenced according to APA style. Be sure to include in-text citations on your slides, and provide a reference slide that lists all of your sources.

 

Please follow the Unit I Success Center Power Point Presentation Guide for developing your PowerPoint as it contains the best practices and strategies for creating your slides. Click here to access the Success Center Guide, Creating a Scholarly PowerPoint: Best Practices and Citation Information.

 

If you are unsure how to add an audio recording to a PowerPoint Presentation, please see the following tutorial. Click here to access the Success Center Guide, Adding Audio to a PowerPoint.

 

Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

Assignment 2: LASA 1: Development Throughout the Lifespan

Erikson and Freud are two of the few theorists who have developed a lifespan approach to development. Freud’s approach to development was psychosexual while Erikson’s was psychosocial. Even though Freud’s theory is better known, Erikson’s theory remains a leading and very much applied model in personality and developmental psychology today.

When considering these two stage-oriented theories, you can directly compare the majority of their stages. These are matched in the following table:

Approximate Age	Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Development	Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial development
Infancy (Birth to 1 year)	Oral stage	Trust versus mistrust
Early childhood (1–3 years)	Anal stage	Autonomy versus doubt
Preschool (3–6 years)	Phallic stage	Initiative versus guilt
School age (7–11 years)	Latent period	Industry versus inferiority
Adolescence (12–18 years)	Genital stage	Identity versus role confusion
Young adulthood (19–40 years)		Intimacy versus isolation
Middle adulthood (40–65 years)		Generativity versus stagnation
Older adulthood (65–death)		Integrity versus despair

When considering Erikson’s eight stages of development, the way a person moves through each stage directly affects their success in the next stage. Their personality is being built and shaped with each stage. At each stage, there is a turning point, called a crisis by Erikson, which a person must confront.

In this assignment, you will observe or interview two different people, each at a different stage of development. For a third observation, take a look at yourself and the stage that you are in (this stage must be different from your other two observations).

• Record your three observations in a template. Include the following information:
  • Name
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Current developmental stage
  • Status within the stage (i.e., identity achievement or role confusion)
  • Events that have lead to this status

Download a Development Template from the Doc Sharing area to record your observations.

• Summarize what you have learned about psychosocial development through these observations/interviews.
• Summarize the trends you see in your observations/interviews regarding psychosocial development.
• How does movement through Erikson’s stages influence personality development? Again, be specific.
• How do Erikson’s stages of development compare to Freud’s stages? How are they similar? How are they different?
• Between these two theories, which one do you feel best explains your own personality development? Justify your answers with specific examples.

Write a 3–4-page paper in Word format. Insert your chart at the end of your paper. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc.

By Wednesday, January 6, 2016, deliver your assignment to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Course Project Grading Criteria and Rubric

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Chart identifies general characteristics of people being observed Chart identifies each person’s Erikson’s stage of development (Course Objective [CO] 2)	20
Explains which events of this developmental stage influence this outcome (CO 2)	24
Summarizes learning about psychosocial development, applies observations (CO 2)	24
Explains the connection between Erikson’s stages of development and personality development (CO 2)	28
Compares and contrasts Erikson and Freud’s stages of development (CO 1)	32
Determines which theory best fits own personality development, applies self-observations (CO 1, 2)	28
Presentation Components: Organization (12) Usage and Mechanics (12) APA Elements (16) Style (4)	44

Course outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

 

Discuss the role of health policy and organizational structure on quality improvement within health care environments.

 

Policy Change regarding full scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners at a Federal level.

 

 

 

Directions:

 

For this Assignment, Abstract and Position Paper, you will search for a scholarly journal to publish to. You will follow your selected journal’s guidelines American Journal of Nursing for creating a position paper, except that your word count (for the body section of your paper, which excludes the abstract, title page, and references sections) will be 1200-1800 words. You will write an abstract for your paper as if it were going to be published. (The abstract is not the type of abstract you would submit in a paper but one you would write if submitting a paper for publication.) If your selected journal has guidelines for the abstract, follow those guidelines.

 

You must support your work with at least eight scholarly peer reviewed articles. You must also link to the journal’s publishing guidelines, at the bottom of your paper. If there is no link, include a copy of the publishing guidelines in an Appendix to your paper.

 

You will write your position paper on your chosen policy change as if you were writing for your chosen journal. Your paper must include the following topics:

 

• Abstract per instructions
• Current situation necessitating the change
• The proposed policy change
• Agenda setting
• A model or theory that can be used to bring about the change
• Design strategies
• Implementation strategies
• Evaluation strategies
• Conclusion

 

This Assignment presents a great opportunity for you to hone your writing skills and collaborate on working on an article for publication. You do not have to actually publish the article, but you may want to continue working with your group and your instructor to do so.

 

To view the Grading Rubric for this Assignment, please visit the Grading Rubrics section of the Course Home.

 

Assignment Requirements:

 

Before finalizing your work, you should:

 

• be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
• consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Home) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
• utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

 

Your writing Assignment should:

 

• follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
• be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
• display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and

Read the case study to identify the main point and key players. You will summarize the main points and identify themes as if you were telling someone this case for the first time. When writing this part of the paper, it is helpful to think about the following questions:

• What is really going on?
• What are the main problems or main issue?
• How do the problems relate to each other?
• What are the underlying issues?
• How or why did these issues develop? Provide a brief description.

(a) Background statement to introduce what you will write about
• Summarize the scenario, but do not restate the scenario.
• Identify key points, the stakeholders, setting, and situation.

(b) Identify the problems or issues. Discuss the specific issue and secondary issues and how they relate.

(c) Consider relevant information and underlying assumptions. Some of the information in the case might not be useful to your analysis. Separate the facts of the case from assumptions. The more assumptions you make, the weaker your analysis will be.

(d) List potential solutions to the problem, and the pros and cons of these.

(e) Conclusion: Select one of your listed solutions and provide your reasoning for the selection.

Papers should include a title page, reference list (at least 2 academicals), and 3 pages of writing (title and reference page not counted). Double-space, using Times New Roman 12-point font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.