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Determine if the type of agar affects bacterial growth, a scientist cultures E. coli on four different types of agar.

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Exercise 1: Data Interpretation
Dissolved oxygen is oxygen that is trapped in a fluid, such as water. Since many living organism requires oxygen to survive, it is a necessary component of water systems such as streams, lakes and rivers in order to support aquatic life. The dissolved oxygen is measured in units of ppm (parts per million).
The data in Table 4 came from an experiment to identify the amount of oxygen required to support the maximum number of fish.

Post-Lab Questions
1. What patterns do you observe based on the data in Table 4?
2. What would have been the hypothesis of the scientists performing this experiment.
3. What were the independent and dependent variables?
4. What were the control(s) in this experiment?
Exercise 2: Experimental Variables
Determine the variables tested in the each of the following experiments. If applicable, determine and identify any positive or negative controls.

Observations
1. A study is being done to test the effects of habitat space on the size of fish populations. Different sized aquariums are set up with six goldfish in each one. Over a period of six months, the fish are fed the same type and amount of food. The aquariums are equally maintained and cleaned throughout the experiment. The temperature of the water is kept constant. At the end of the experiment the number of surviving fish is surveyed.

A. Independent Variable:
B. Dependent Variable:
C. Controlled Variables/Constants:
2. To determine if the type of agar affects bacterial growth, a scientist cultures E. coli on four different types of agar. Five petri dishes are set up to collect results:

• One with nutrient agar and E. coli
• One with mannitol-salt agar and E. coli
• One with MacConkey agar and E. coli
• One with LB agar and E. coli
• One with nutrient agar but NO E. coli

All of the petri dishes received the same volume of agar, and were the same shape and size. During the experiment, the temperature at which the petri dishes were stored, and at the air quality remained the same. After one week the amount of bacterial growth was measured.
A. Independent Variable:

B. Dependent Variable:

C. Controlled Variables/Constants:

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Exercise 3: Testable Observations
Determine which of the following observations (1-6) are testable. For those that are testable answer the following questions:

Determine if the observation is testable (quantitative) or not testable (qualitative) and explain why.
If the observation is testable:
• Write a hypothesis
• What would be your experimental approach – how will you collect your data?
• What are the dependent and independent variables?
• What are your controls – both positive and negative?

Observations
1. A plant grows three inches faster per day when placed on a window sill than it does when placed on a on a coffee table in the middle of the living room.

2. The teller at the bank with brown hair and brown eyes is taller than the other tellers.

3. When Sally eats healthy foods, her blood pressure is 10 points lower than when she eats fatty foods.

4. The Italian restaurant across the street closes at 9 pm but the one two blocks away closes at 10 pm.

5. For the past two days, the clouds have come out at 3 pm and it has started raining at 3:15 pm.

6. George did not sleep at all the night following the start of daylight savings.

Give a brief summary on how reading skills such a review is typically structured in three sections:

A paper review is a short essay (3-4) single space 4pages reporting what you have learned from reading a research paper. Writing reviews for the papers you have read is a great way to sharpen your paper reading skills such a review is typically structured in three sections:

1. Summary

Give a brief summary of the work in your own words. This section demonstrates your understanding of the paper, and as such it should answer the following question:

· What is the research problem the paper attempts to address?

· What are the claimed contributions of the paper?

· How do the authors substantiate their claims?

· What are the conclusions?

· It is imperative that you use your own word to summarize the paper .another way to think of it is that you are writing an alternative, elaborate abstract for the paper.

2. Evaluation

Evaluate the work by answering the following question:

· Is the research problem significant?

· Are the contributions significant?

· Are the claims valid?

Learn to be fair: point out the strengths and weaknesses of the work. if you are reading that has been published for a while , make sure you are reading the paper in the right historical context : what seems to be obvious now might have been ground- breaking then.

3. Synthesis:

Generate any interesting thoughts you have on the work by consulting the following questions:

· What is the crux of the research problem?

· What are some alternative approaches to address the research problem?

· What is a better way to substantiate the claim of the authors?

· What is a good argument against the case made by the authors?

· How can the research results be improved?

· Can the research results be applied to another context?

· What are the open problems raised by this work?

· Bottom-line can we do better than the authors?
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Analyze the seven articles and describe the key themes that emerge across the seven selected articles.

Assignment 2: Required Assignment—Literature Review

For this assignment, you will conduct a literature review of the four-frame model discussed in this course. To complete this assignment, you will choose three peer-reviewed articles from the required reading section of this course and four from the University online library. You will analyze and synthesize the materials to compose a 5–7-page paper of your analysis.

This literature review will be the basis of your LASA assignment in this course during Module 7. Before you begin, review the directions of the LASA assignment to familiarize yourself with its requirements.

The purpose of this literature review is for you to practice:

  • Critically reading and understanding the articles and how to tie the concepts together
  • Synthesizing the various concepts and results of the review
  • Writing a collective analysis of the articles that will help you address the topic of the final assignment

Directions:

  1. Choose a minimum of three articles from the required reading list provided in the course and four from the       University online library databases. Your selected articles should discuss some aspects of the four-frame model discussed in the course. Ensure that your selected articles reflect a blend of research that has contributed to generation of applicable theories as well as a critique and affirmation of the specific theories.
  2. Develop an introduction on the background of the topic, the four-frame model, and the purpose of the literature review.
  3. Analyze the seven articles and describe the key themes that emerge across the seven selected articles.
  4. Synthesize the material and summarize the patterns of similarities and differences regarding how each of the authors has presented each theme.
  5. Based on your analysis from the seven selected articles, conclude by explaining the importance of applying the four-frame model and its impact on successful management and leadership.

Remember, a literature review is not simply a summary of the articles; it is a synthesis of the many ideas and concepts presented in the various articles.

You can use the following resources to complete your literature review:

  • Suggestions for Writing Effective and Organized Papers: Use this guide for help with structuring the content of your paper in a cohesive manner.
  • APA Quick Reference Sheet: Refer to this resource for help with APA Style regarding in-text citations, reference entries, and paper formatting.
  • Review of the Literature: Apply the concepts in this document when writing your review of the literature.

Write a 5–7-page paper in Word format. Utilize at least seven scholarly sources in your research. Your paper should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A2.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M5_A2.doc.

By Today at 14:30, deliver your assignment to the M5: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Grading Criteria

Grading Criteria
Proficient
Maximum Points

Choose a minimum of three articles from the required reading list provided in the course and four from the Argosy University online library databases. Your selected articles should discuss some aspects of the four-frame model discussed in the course. Ensure that your selected articles reflect a blend of research that has contributed to generation of applicable theories as well as a critique and affirmation of the specific theories.

 Choose at least seven articles that discuss some aspects of the four-frame model for analyzing organizations. Ensured that the selected articles reflect a blend of research that has contributed to generation of applicable theories as well as a critique and affirmation of the specific theories.
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Develop an introduction on the background of the topic, the four-frame model, and the purpose of the literature review.

 Provided an introduction that offered a good foundation for the rest of the assignment.
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Analyze the seven articles and describe the key themes that emerge across the seven selected articles.

 Identified specific, major themes that emerged from the articles and was able to relate them to the four-frame model.
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Synthesize the material and summarize the patterns of similarities and differences regarding how each of the authors has presented each theme.

 Response incorporated analysis and synthesis of similarities and differences in the approaches from the literature.
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Based on your analysis from the seven selected articles, conclude by explaining the importance of applying the four-frame model and its impact on successful management and leadership.

 Explained the importance of the four-frame model for successful management and backed up the affirmations with concepts from the articles.
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Academic Writing

Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

 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.
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How did federal legislation support the establishment of unions and union rights.

How did federal legislation support the establishment of unions and union rights? If such legislation had not been passed, do you think that labor organizations would have developed? Would they have succeeded in establishing themselves?

Present your views in approximately 250 words in your initial discussion post.  Respond to at least two of your peers’ posts.  Utilize the course text, weekly lecture, and at least one other scholarly source. Remember to properly cite your sources.

Discussion 2:

 

NLRA Rules

How have the NLRA rules about contact with employees failed to keep up with technology?

Present your views in approximately 250 words in your initial discussion post.  Respond to at least two of your peers’ posts.  Utilize the course text, weekly lecture, and at least one other scholarly source. Remember to properly cite your sources.

describe the New Product Development Process

he New Product Development Process

In preparation for a presentation to the CEO of the organization next week on a product development strategy, prepare the following paper:

Choose a product (not a service) which means it must be tangible. Prepare a paper addressing the following tasks on your selected product.

Checklist:

  1. Describe your new product. You have many choices. It could be a classically innovative product, new-category entry, an addition to the product line or line extension. It could even include more minor product changes like product improvements, repositioning, or cost reductions.
  2. Discuss the new product development process.
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    In preparation for a presentation to the CEO of the organization next week on a product development strategy,
    prepare
    the following paper:
    Choose a product
    (not a service) which means it must be tangible
    . Prepare a paper addressing the following tasks on
    your selected product.
    Checklist
    :
    1. Describe your new product. You have many choices. It could be a classically innovative product, new
    –
    category entry, an addition to the product line or line extension. It could even include more minor product
    changes like product improvements, reposition
    ing, or cost reductions.
    2. Discuss the new product development process.
    3. Discuss your new product launch strategy. Recall, launching requires that objectives be set, the strategy be
    developed, and that the implementation be planned and executed. Imple
    mentation is often a key factor in
    product failure.
    4. Discuss the
    pricing strategy
    for your new product
    4. You will provide a 3
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    5 page (APA formatted) paper with at least three supporting references. You should
    include at least one illustration which can
    be included in the body of your paper or appendix.
    Submit your Assignment to the Unit 6 Dropbox.
    Unit
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    Assignment Grading Rubric
    40
    Possible
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    Specific Paper Objectives: Assignment Checklist
    (80%):
    Describe your new product
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    Discuss the new
    product and service process
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    New product launch strategy
    8
    Discuss your pricing strategy
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How did federal legislation support the establishment of unions and union rights.

How did federal legislation support the establishment of unions and union rights? If such legislation had not been passed, do you think that labor organizations would have developed? Would they have succeeded in establishing themselves?

Present your views in approximately 250 words in your initial discussion post.  Respond to at least two of your peers’ posts.  Utilize the course text, weekly lecture, and at least one other scholarly source. Remember to properly cite your sources.

Discussion 2:

 

NLRA Rules

How have the NLRA rules about contact with employees failed to keep up with technology?

Present your views in approximately 250 words in your initial discussion post.  Respond to at least two of your peers’ posts.  Utilize the course text, weekly lecture, and at least one other scholarly source. Remember to properly cite your sources.

Explain the Past employer practices have led to bloody conflicts and abuse employees

Employers have a long history of using their power to abuse employees. Past employer practices have led to bloody conflicts. Over time, the development of Federal regulations has helped ease the tense employee/employer relationship.

Create a timeline of all the significant labor legislation passed in the 20th century using Word’s Table ( https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Insert-or-create-a-table-de20e78c-ede3-4043-a9fb-27f0b73fb447) feature. Next to the name of each law, place a column with the year it was passed, and then another column, in your own words, provide a description of what the law covered. If the law was amended by another law, make an additional column and explain why and how it amended the previous law.

Remember to comply with APA, 6th edition guidelines as delineated in the Ashford University Writing Center and in the Originality Matters section of the course.  You must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

Explain how they may impact the juvenile justice in the future.

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The juvenile justice system changes as much and as often as the adult criminal justice system does. In relation to the juvenile justice system, the correctional system is much like a pendulum, swinging between harsher punishments for offenders and intensified rehabilitation and treatment. These fluctuations in the juvenile justice system often reflect the issues, challenges, and trends that are prevalent at any given time. The juvenile crimes that increase across society influence the approaches taken to treat young offenders.

 

Submit 150 – 500 word response: Due by Thursday 10/08/15 a brief description of two issues, challenges, or trends related to the juvenile justice system.  Be specific. Finally, post your thoughts on at least one change you would make to the juvenile justice system as a professional within the system (police officer, judge, lawyer, probation officer, etc). Be specific and use examples to support your position.

 

Support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your explanation, but you must cite using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards.

Describe the three types of biodiversity in an ecosystem.

. Do you think that the costs of the REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) program ($20-30 billion per year) will yield sufficient results to make the program worth its expense? As the largest contributors to global CO2 emissions, do you think that developed countries have a responsibility to pay for such programs in developing countries? Why, or why not?

Your response must 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. Describe the three types of biodiversity in an ecosystem. Why is biodiversity valued in an ecosystem?

Your response must 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. How can preserve size and shape impact species survival? Discuss the importance of core habitats and edge effects. If you were a regional or urban planner for your area, how would you take these concepts into account when making residential and commercial development decisions for your community?

Your response must 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.

 

4. Matching

 

A.
Broad-leaf forests that occur between 30o and 55o latitude where rainfall is plentiful
B.
Occur where rainfall is abundant and temperatures are warm or hot year-round
C.
Temperatures are below freezing most of the year, and only small, hardy vegetation can survive
D.
Occur where precipitation is uncommon and slight
E.
Northern forests that lie between about 50o and 60o north latitude
F.
Drought-tolerant forests that look brown and dormant in the dry season, but become green during rainy months

Discuss the juvenile crimes that increase across society influence the approaches taken to treat young offenders

The juvenile justice system changes as much and as often as the adult criminal justice system does. In relation to the juvenile justice system, the correctional system is much like a pendulum, swinging between harsher punishments for offenders and intensified rehabilitation and treatment. These fluctuations in the juvenile justice system often reflect the issues, challenges, and trends that are prevalent at any given time. The juvenile crimes that increase across society influence the approaches taken to treat young offenders.

 

Submit 150 – 500 word response: Due by Thursday 10/08/15 a brief description of two issues, challenges, or trends related to the juvenile justice system. Explain how they may impact the juvenile justice in the future. Be specific. Finally, post your thoughts on at least one change you would make to the juvenile justice system as a professional within the system (police officer, judge, lawyer, probation officer, etc). Be specific and use examples to support your position.

 

Support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your explanation, but you must cite using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards.