Author: chris

As you journey through this unit, and are honing in on your critical thinking skills, you might have recognized the information regarding the Game Plan.

 

To help in your critical thinking process, the Game Plan, located on pages 38-42 in your textbook, consisting of 10 strategies, was created to help assist you in making critical decisions. One of the 10, Keep an Intellectual Journal, will be the main focus of this assignment, however, other strategies will be included.

 

Throughout the week you are to keep a journal. Within this journal, list at least three situations that have occurred during the week that are emotionally significant to you (meaning things you deeply care about).

 

From your list, accomplish the following, while keeping each situation separate from the rest:

 

1. Describe each situation and explain why each was important to you.

 

2. Describe how you behaved, with precise details, in each situation.

 

3. Formulate at least two questions that ask what was going on during the situation, and explain your answer to each question as a means of self-assessment.

 

4. Of the nine strategies remaining, remember you are keeping an intellectual journal, choose two and explain how using them will help you in decision making to solve each situation you listed.

 

Your journal needs to be a minimum of two pages in length, double spaced, in 12 point, Times New Roman font. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying APA citations.

 

 

Course Textbook

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

Create a brochure that can be given to families that includes at least three outside community resources and at least one school district that provides one or more of the following related services (find enough services so that all four areas are included in the brochure):

1. Counseling
2. Occupational therapy
3. Physical therapy
4. Speech therapy

Describe contact information, the services each provides, how the service provider, student, teacher, and family would collaborate for the benefit of the student. Specify examples of activities students would be involved in and/or perform.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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

Depending on whether you are seeking a DBA or a PhD, it is of paramount importance that you identify an overall organizing structure in the literature using either a conceptual framework (DBA students) or theoretical framework (PhD students). As previously mentioned, it is important to be able to relate the issues discussed within the review to theory or other frameworks that already exist in the field. This will allow you to show how your study will contribute to practice and/or theory. For this assignment, you will identify how your literature review fits within a conceptual framework(s) or theoretical framework(s) within your specialization.

As you have been collecting and reading your scholarly sources thus far, you should have been noting the conceptual or theoretical frameworks used by the authors. This was part of digesting the information within a scholarly source that you worked on in Weeks 2 and 3. In addition, you have been working to form themes in developing your outline in Week 4 and noting what frameworks were used within each theme/(sub)topic. In Weeks 5 and 6, you summarized, critically analyzed, and synthesized the literature you collected thus far. All the while, you also continued to collect additional scholarly sources, write, receive feedback on your writing, incorporate that feedback, and continue on. In other words, you have been partaking in the iterative process of writing a literature review. This assignment is geared toward further honing your literature review by helping you determine the conceptual or theoretical framework that you will use to couch your paper.

• Look back at the scholarly resources you have read thus far. Describe the conceptual and/or theoretical frameworks used by the authors.
• Compare and contrast how your topic relates to each of those frameworks used.
• Based on your analysis, which framework best applies to your topic? Note that you may find that none of the frameworks seem to really fit your topic. This is a normal part of the writing process. If you find this is the case, please explain how the frameworks in your sources do not fit your topic. This should help illuminate where you should search in the literature to find a framework that applies to your study, which you can then discuss here.
• Justify why this conceptual/theoretical framework applies to your topic area and literature search. Also ensure your chosen framework reflects your degree type.
• Discuss how the framework interweaves into your literature review.

Subject is pay inequality

An undergraduate psychology degree provides you with some flexibility when selecting a career. The knowledge of how people think, develop, and behave, as well as the interpersonal skills gained from a BA in psychology may lead to work in the field, but also prepares you well for careers in the fields of public service, marketing, or management, among others. Because most professional careers in psychology require further education, those who do not wish to pursue graduate degrees may need to broaden the scope of careers they are willing to consider.

 

In M1 Assignment 2, you explored your career interests and identified three careers that seemed best suited for you. In this assignment, you will conduct a mock job search and report your findings using the “Job Search Data Bank” form. (I chose anesthesiologist, dermatologist, and neurologist)

 

Mock Job Search

 

Select one of the three careers you identified and discussed in M1 Assignment 2 and conduct a job search for actual openings in your area. If you are willing to eventually relocate, you may choose openings elsewhere as well. You may choose to use at least one source or all of the following sources to find available positions in your chosen career of interest:

 

• Local newspaper ads (online or printed editions) (Oregon)
• Networking websites such as LinkedIn
• Networking with colleagues, peers, or other contacts
• Your state employment office
• Listings on professional organizations’ websites

 

Refer to the “Job Resources” document to find additional online sources relating to online job searches.

 

Job Search Data Bank

 

Click here to download and review a copy of the “Job Search Data Bank” template. Provide the results of the mock job search you completed for this assignment by filling out the table in the template.

 

• Begin by summarizing your career interests. Briefly describe what you concluded from Module 1 about the types of positions best suited to your career interests. For example, if you are most interested in a career as a psychologist, would you prefer to pursue a position in a clinic, a private practice, or a nonprofit organization? Would you prefer to specialize in working with children? Do you hope to have a research or teaching position instead?
• List at least four positions you found during your job search. These four positions should match the interests you identified in Module 1.
  • Describe each position fully, providing as much of the available information as possible from the ads. Copy the ads and paste them into the table.
• For each identified job opening, indicate the likelihood of your being eligible for the position upon graduating from college with a bachelor’s degree.
  • If you would be ineligible, specify what additional training or education you would require to qualify for the position.
  • Indicate whether you are willing to pursue that additional training or education.
  • Describe the amount of time, the cost, and other resources you think you would need to invest to become qualified.
• Put the information in your own words. Place quotation marks around the portions you have quoted from the ads. Cite your sources using APA style in-text citations and a reference list in APA style below your table in the “Job Search Data Bank” template provided.

 

Submission Details:

Use APA standards to cite sources.

Checked for plagiarism

 

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Clearly summarized career interests.	16
Identified at least four relevant jobs and documented their aspects in detail, displaying analysis of career interests. Provided at least one source.	12
Explained the likelihood of getting a job on the basis of the bachelor’s degree. Provided at least one source.	16
Listed and described additional training or other educational resources required for qualification, quoting information from ads that identified the requirements correctly. Provided at least one source.	24
Listed and described other resources, including the time and the cost, required for additional training. Provided at least one source.	12
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

An undergraduate psychology degree provides you with some flexibility when selecting a career. The knowledge of how people think, develop, and behave, as well as the interpersonal skills gained from a BA in psychology may lead to work in the field, but also prepares you well for careers in the fields of public service, marketing, or management, among others. Because most professional careers in psychology require further education, those who do not wish to pursue graduate degrees may need to broaden the scope of careers they are willing to consider.

 

In M1 Assignment 2, you explored your career interests and identified three careers that seemed best suited for you. In this assignment, you will conduct a mock job search and report your findings using the “Job Search Data Bank” form. (I chose anesthesiologist, dermatologist, and neurologist)

 

Mock Job Search

 

Select one of the three careers you identified and discussed in M1 Assignment 2 and conduct a job search for actual openings in your area. If you are willing to eventually relocate, you may choose openings elsewhere as well. You may choose to use at least one source or all of the following sources to find available positions in your chosen career of interest:

 

• Local newspaper ads (online or printed editions) (Oregon)
• Networking websites such as LinkedIn
• Networking with colleagues, peers, or other contacts
• Your state employment office
• Listings on professional organizations’ websites

 

Refer to the “Job Resources” document to find additional online sources relating to online job searches.

 

Job Search Data Bank

 

Click here to download and review a copy of the “Job Search Data Bank” template. Provide the results of the mock job search you completed for this assignment by filling out the table in the template.

 

• Begin by summarizing your career interests. Briefly describe what you concluded from Module 1 about the types of positions best suited to your career interests. For example, if you are most interested in a career as a psychologist, would you prefer to pursue a position in a clinic, a private practice, or a nonprofit organization? Would you prefer to specialize in working with children? Do you hope to have a research or teaching position instead?
• List at least four positions you found during your job search. These four positions should match the interests you identified in Module 1.
  • Describe each position fully, providing as much of the available information as possible from the ads. Copy the ads and paste them into the table.
• For each identified job opening, indicate the likelihood of your being eligible for the position upon graduating from college with a bachelor’s degree.
  • If you would be ineligible, specify what additional training or education you would require to qualify for the position.
  • Indicate whether you are willing to pursue that additional training or education.
  • Describe the amount of time, the cost, and other resources you think you would need to invest to become qualified.
• Put the information in your own words. Place quotation marks around the portions you have quoted from the ads. Cite your sources using APA style in-text citations and a reference list in APA style below your table in the “Job Search Data Bank” template provided.

 

Submission Details:

Use APA standards to cite sources.

Checked for plagiarism

 

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Clearly summarized career interests.	16
Identified at least four relevant jobs and documented their aspects in detail, displaying analysis of career interests. Provided at least one source.	12
Explained the likelihood of getting a job on the basis of the bachelor’s degree. Provided at least one source.	16
Listed and described additional training or other educational resources required for qualification, quoting information from ads that identified the requirements correctly. Provided at least one source.	24
Listed and described other resources, including the time and the cost, required for additional training. Provided at least one source.	12
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

In this case, management needs assistance in evaluating and classifying costs identified within Glaser Health Products in order to implement an activity-based costing system.  Please address Questions 1 through 6 at the end of the case.  Based on the case questions, you are required to provide a two to four double-spaced written report providing management with the necessary guidance in implementing an activity-based costing system.  The written report should be properly formatted according to APA guidelines and demonstrate research and critical thinking skills.  Explanations and recommendations should be supported by at least 3 scholarly sources from the Ashford Library or other external sources, excluding the textbook.

 

For Questions 1 through 3, create a chart to classify and identify a cost driver for each of the costs provided in the text.  The chart should be included as an appendix to the written report.  Explanations of the classifications and identifications within the chart should be included within the written report, supported by references to the appendix.

 

Questions 4 through 6 should be addressed in fully developed explanations/instructions as part of your written report.  The written analysis should be supported by at least three scholarly sources, excluding the textbook.

 

Week 3 Written Assignment should:

 

• Demonstrate graduate level work including appropriate research and critical thinking skills.
• Be presented as a written analysis (not a question/answer format).
• Incorporate case questions into the overall analysis.
• Follow APA formatting guidelines including title page, reference page and in-text citations.
• Consists of two to four double-spaced pages of content.

Provide at least three scholarly sources, excluding the textbook.

Three of the leaders profiled in Chapter 2 (Mother Teresa, Bill Gates, and Oprah Winfrey) have started foundations, schools, or other projects to support causes they believe in. Conduct online research of a favorite celebrity or professional athlete who has also set up a foundation or project for social good. In your paper:

• Describe the foundation or project for social good.
• Discuss how the foundation reflects the personal values of the celebrity or athlete.
• Explain how the foundation or project is an example of leadership integrity.
• Describe how the foundation or project enhances the celebrity’s image.
• Describe whether integrity and image management are compatible.

Writing the Paper

The Paper:

1. Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined.
2. Must include a title page with the following:
   1. Title of paper
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.

Here is a list of the essay questions for the final exam. You are to submit the answers to all four of these questions to the DROPBOX.

Final Exam Essay Questions:

41. Describe three push and three pull factors that have influenced the demographic shift from rural areas to urban areas. (10 points)

42. Describe ten specific things you can do to reduce consumption of water, energy, and or any other resource (1 point for each accurate action. Ten points possible.)

43. Define acid deposition. Which two criteria air pollutants contribute the most to acid deposition (acid rain)? Discuss the impact of acid rain on each of the following: lakes/streams, forests and building materials. (10 points)

44. Distinguish between the benefits of the ozone layer in the stratosphere and the harmful effects of ozone at ground level. (10 points)

Students, please view the “Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment” video in the Student Center.
Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center.

Assignment 1: Network Consultation for DesignIT
Due Week 10 and worth 200 points

This assignment contains two (2) Sections: Network Consultation Proposal and Network Consultation Presentation. You must submit both sections as separate files in order to complete this assignment.

The owners of DesignIT, who recently purchased 56’x36′ space for their expanding business, have asked you to place a bid on a consulting job. DesignIT is a graphic arts company that, up until now, had contracted work out to temporary design services. The new space will allow them to hire two (2) full time designers and a receptionist.

Description of space purchased:
⦁ 4 Cubicles
⦁ 1 Office
⦁ 1 Server room
⦁ 1 Reception desk
⦁ 1 Conference room

Below is the design of the space purchased:

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Using the building layout, your role is to provide DesignIT with a network design that interconnects the following considerations:
⦁ DesignIT plans to relocate three (3) servers already configured as follows:
⦁ 1 Web Server – Microsoft IIS Server
⦁ 1 File Server – Microsoft Server 2008
⦁ 1 Server – Server 2008 Small Business Server
⦁ DesignIT has requested that the design include the following:
⦁ High speed Internet access
⦁ Firewall
⦁ Antivirus / malware protection
⦁ Six (6) computers
⦁ Three (3) color laser printers
⦁ Wireless access for portable devices
⦁ DesignIT has requested the consideration of all interconnected devices and wiring, along with speeds, for best performance.

Section 1: Network Consultation Proposal
(Microsoft Word)
Create a cost analysis, and develop a proposal for the company.
0. Write an five to seven (5-7) page proposal in which you:
a. Recommend one (1) suitable network design.
b. Suggest one (1) network architecture.
c. Suggest LAN and Wireless LAN (WLAN) wiring considerations.
d. Recommend hardware options and costs.
e. Suggest security considerations for:
⦁ Firewall
⦁ Antivirus software
a. Recommend software options and costs.
b. Outline the labor costs, equipment costs, and service costs for your suggested design in table format.
c. Identify the single point of failure, and recommend potential mitigation strategies.
d. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Section 1 of your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
⦁ Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
⦁ Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Section 2: Network Consultation Presentation
(Microsoft PowerPoint or equivalent)
Use Microsoft PowerPoint or an open source alternative to present your findings to the client.
⦁ Create a five to ten (5-10) slide presentation in which you:
⦁ Outline the recommendations from your written proposal in Section 1.
⦁ Provide general speaking notes that you would use to highlight non-visual content.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
⦁ Explain the basic components and media of network systems and distinguish between LANs, MANs, and WANs.
⦁ Summarize current networking standards and how standards bodies and the standardization process impact networking technology.
⦁ Describe the TCP / IP protocols and various functions among the application layer.
⦁ Contrast why different technologies are deployed in different contexts of networking, such as topology, bandwidth, distance, and number of users.
⦁ Explain and differentiate among network hardware devices and components.
⦁ Compare and contrast among network operating systems.
⦁ Describe security policy, practices, encryption techniques, and design considerations in support of business operations in a networked environment.
⦁ Explain the role of integrity and availability in a networked environment.
⦁ Use technology and information resources to research issues in computing networks.
⦁ Write clearly and concisely about introductory networking topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric:

Points: 200 Assignment 1: Network Consultation for DesignIT
Criteria Unacceptable
Below 60% F Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D Fair
70-79% C Proficient
80-89% B Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Write an five to seven (5-7) page proposal in which you:
1a. Recommend one (1) suitable network design.
Weight: 10% Did not submit or incompletelyrecommended one (1) suitable network design. Insufficiently recommended one (1) suitable network design. Partially recommended one (1) suitable network design. Satisfactorily recommended one (1) suitable network design. Thoroughly recommended one (1) suitable network design.
1b. Suggest one (1) network architecture.
Weight: 10% Did not submit or incompletelysuggested one (1) network architecture. Insufficiently suggested one (1) network architecture. Partially suggested one (1) network architecture. Satisfactorily suggested one (1) network architecture. Thoroughly suggested one (1) network architecture.
1c. Suggest LAN and Wireless LAN (WLAN) wiring considerations.
Weight: 10% Did not submit or incompletelysuggested LAN and Wireless LAN (WLAN) wiring considerations. Insufficiently suggested LAN and Wireless LAN (WLAN) wiring considerations. Partially suggested LAN and Wireless LAN (WLAN) wiring considerations. Satisfactorily suggested LAN and Wireless LAN (WLAN) wiring considerations. Thoroughly suggested LAN and Wireless LAN (WLAN) wiring considerations.
1d. Recommend hardware options and costs.
Weight: 8% Did not submit or incompletely recommended hardware options and costs. Insufficiently recommended hardware options and costs. Partially recommended hardware options and costs. Satisfactorily recommended hardware options and costs. Thoroughly recommended hardware options and costs.
1ei. Suggest security considerations for firewall implementation.
Weight: 4% Did not submit or incompletely suggested security considerations for firewall implementation. Insufficiently suggested security considerations for firewall implementation. Partially suggested security considerations for firewall implementation. Satisfactorily suggested security considerations for firewall implementation. Thoroughly suggested security considerations for firewall implementation.
1eii. Suggest security considerations for antivirus software implementation.
Weight: 4% Did not submit or incompletely suggested security considerations for antivirus software implementation. Insufficiently suggested security considerations for antivirus software implementation. Partially suggested security considerations for antivirus software implementation. Satisfactorily suggested security considerations for antivirus software implementation. Thoroughly suggested security considerations for antivirus software implementation.
1f. Recommend software options and costs.
Weight: 8% Did not submit or incompletely recommended software options and costs. Insufficiently recommended software options and costs. Partially recommended software options and costs. Satisfactorily recommended software options and costs. Thoroughly recommended software options and costs.
1g. Outline the labor costs, equipment costs, and service costs for your suggested design in table format.
Weight: 8% Did not submit or incompletely outlined the labor costs, equipment costs, and service costs for your suggested design in table format. Insufficiently outlined the labor costs, equipment costs, and service costs for your suggested design in table format. Partially outlined the labor costs, equipment costs, and service costs for your suggested design in table format. Satisfactorily outlined the labor costs, equipment costs, and service costs for your suggested design in table format. Thoroughly outlined the labor costs, equipment costs, and service costs for your suggested design in table format.
1h. Identify the single point of failure, and recommend potential mitigation strategies.
Weight: 8% Did not submit or incompletely identified the single point of failure, and did not submit or incompletely recommended potential mitigation strategies. Insufficiently identified the single point of failure, and insufficiently recommended potential mitigation strategies. Partially identified the single point of failure, and partially recommended potential mitigation strategies. Satisfactorily identified the single point of failure, and satisfactorily recommended potential mitigation strategies. Thoroughly identified the single point of failure, and thoroughly recommended potential mitigation strategies.
1i. 3 references
Weight: 5% No references provided Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices. Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices. Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
2. Create a five to ten (5-10) slide presentation in which you:
2a. Outline the recommend-ations from your written proposal in Section 1.
Weight: 10% Did not submit or incompletely outlined the recommend-ations from your written proposal in Section 1. Insufficiently outlined the recommendations from your written proposal in Section 1. Partially outlined the recommend-ations from your written proposal in Section 1. Satisfactorily outlined the recommend-ations from your written proposal in Section 1. Thoroughly outlined the recommend-ations from your written proposal in Section 1.
2b. Provide general speaking notes that you would use to highlight non-visual content.
Weight: 5% Did not submit or incompletely provided general speaking notes that you would use to highlight non-visual content. Insufficiently provided general speaking notes that you would use to highlight non-visual content. Partially provided general speaking notes that you would use to highlight non-visual content. Satisfactorily provided general speaking notes that you would use to highlight non-visual content. Thoroughly provided general speaking notes that you would use to highlight non-visual content.
3. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
3. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
Weight: 10% More than 8 errors present 7-8 errors present 5-6 errors present 3-4 errors present 0-2 errors present
⦁ • Assignment 1: Network Consultation for DesignIT

• Explore and define telemedicine and telehealth and the associated concerns and benefits.
• Identify and discuss the underpinnings of defensive medicine and their influence on healthcare delivery.
• Describe and interpret the legislation and the requirement of guaranteed care under the EMTALA as part of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985.
• Examine and explain the levels of ED care required to receive accreditation of Trauma Levels I, II, and III. Explain how an individual might be directed to the appropriate level of health services: emergency care, urgent care centers, and primary care physicians. You might include incentives or disincentives to modify individual behavior. Include in your response the importance of the ED as a vital component of a healthcare organization (the hospital) in terms of hospital admissions, boarding, and reimbursement.

Submit your answer in a 5- to 7-page Microsoft Word document.

Use APA format  to accurately paraphrase, quote and cite in most areas throughout the document when called for.