Section One
Explain the differences among law office billing procedures, specifically, the differences involved in billing on a contingency basis, a flat fee basis, and an hourly basis.
Section Two
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working as a freelance paralegal.
Section Three
Discuss the types of cases that would be handled in each of the following five law offices. (e.g., in a probate practice, paralegals would work on wills and trusts.)
Assignment 2: Research Paper Draft On Hybrid Vehicles
Okay, you have your thoughts down on paper and have gone over your organizational structure to be sure that your argument is presented in the clearest possible way. Then you have reviewed your claims to be sure that your reasoning is sound. You may have written a first draft that contained only your own words.
Now it is time to add in the support that external sources provide. Think of your sources as a scholarly friend standing beside you when you make a claim, saying that you are right. This friend cannot be the main speaker but can offer affirmation of whatever you are saying. As you add in support, be sure to cite every idea that is not your own. Be sure to indicate with quotation marks and APA style citations precisely what material is from a direct quote, paraphrase, or summary, so as to avoid plagiarism.
The second draft should be the best you can offer without feedback from your instructor.
Here are the traits of a good second draft:
Your paper should, at this point, be 6–8 pages of text in length, not counting the title, reference, or abstract pages. (The final will be between 8–10 pages of text).
Your paper makes a single, main point, a single, argumentative claim that is not too broad, not too narrow, not a fact, and not a feeling.
All sentences in your paper directly relate to and support your single thesis statement.
You support your initial claim with the university-level evidence gathered during your research, and occasionally with personal experience, objectively, presented from the third-person point of view. .
You correctly cite, in APA style, every claim that is not your own or common knowledge and include all necessary information. Each references page entry must have at least one corresponding in-text citation.
In-text citations are correctly formed, with author’s last names and year-dates.
You give full credit for any ideas that are not your own.
Quotes are correctly formatted in either quote marks when short or extensive blockquotes when long.
Your main point is an original claim that is consistent with current research on the subject selected.
You avoid fallacious arguments.
Your word choice and language level show that you have a college-level audience in mind.
You present the strongest arguments against your claim.
You reply appropriately to all objections, agreeing with those that are correct, showing the errors in those that are not correct, and acknowledging any areas where you are uncertain.
You include a properly formatted, APA style title/cover page. The text should be centered and include all the required information.
Resource: The “Chef’s Tools: Nose and Tongue” section of the “Smell and Taste: Science of the Senses” video, located in this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.
Write a 1,250- to 1,500-word paper that addresses the following:
How do smell and taste affect each other?
Which would you change to make a meal taste better?
If you created the most memorable meal of your life, what sensory elements must be present to emphasize the connection between the chemical senses, emotional memories, and the brain?
Describe the connection created between the chemical senses, emotional memories, and the brain
Continue to utilize this scenario to assist you with your plan completion
“The benefits of EHR implementation are numerous; however, there can be significant barriers to their acquisition and use. Discuss benefits of and barriers to implementation of EHR this week, and please use the following scenario to assist you with this week’s assignment:
Yorkshire Clinic is an acute care clinic located in Tacoma, Washington. The clinic is comprised of a group of 10 physicians, 2 physician assistants, 1 nurse practitioner, and several ancillary staff. Yorkshire Clinic serves a patient population of approximately 14,000. ”
Now that you have selected a vendor to supply electronic health record (EHR) capabilities to the clinic, you must submit a request for proposal (RFP). The RFP is a valuable tool that is used to provide detailed requirements to potential vendors and gives guidelines to those vendors to follow during the bidding contract. The RFP might request that the vendor provide the following (Wager, Lee, & Glaser, 2005):
Vendor qualifications: General background of vendor, experience, number of installations, financial stability, and so forth
Proposed solutions: How the vendor believes its product meets organizational goals
General contractual requirements: Warranties, payment schedule, penalties for failure to meet schedule specified in the contract, and so forth
Pricing and support: Quote on cost of system, utilization of standardized forms, and so forth
The RFP that you construct should list numerous items that Yorkshire Clinic requires, such as the following:
Information about the clinic
What functionality is desired
Product description
Questions
Based on what you have read, do you believe that consumers should have to pay for plastic or paper bags at grocery and other stores? What arguments most influenced your decision? How would you explain your position to someone who disagrees with you?
After you have read the chapter “Government, Politics and War” you see that some local governments are providing free or low-cost broadband Internet access to their citizens. Should governments be in the business of providing Internet access? Why or Why not?
Directions: Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced pages; refer to the “Assignment Format” page located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.
Part A
Think about your own experiences with both effective and ineffective communication, and select one (1) example of each to analyze.
Briefly describe each of the two (2) scenarios– one related to a personal experience with effective communication and one related to a personal experience with ineffective communication.
Describe whether each scenario is an example of effective or ineffective communication, providing at least two (2) supporting facts for each scenario.
Assignment #1
Write a 200- to 300-word short-answer response to the following:
Discuss two major issues involved with acquiring systems and two major issues commonly faced when maintaining them. Address how each can be minimized or overcome.
Assignment #2
Write a 200- to 300-word short-answer response to the following:
Describe the effect of an organization’s strategic planning on the IT systems it uses. Address how strategic planning simplifies and complicates IT system development and use.
Types of Funding Resources
There are several types of funding resources throughout the nation, state, and in your community including government grants, foundation funds, corporate sponsorships, and service organization grants. Some organizations provide grants on a national or state level while others provide to particular projects within specific communities.
For this Discussion, review the Learning Resources paying particular attention to the Grant-Funding Process and Funding Sources Document listed in this Week’s Resources. Consider specific funding sources for your Scholar-Practitioner Project (SPP) public health initiative. Next, explore potential challenges connected with applying for this funding source and strategies for overcoming these challenges.
With these thoughts in mind:
4 pages of description of your SPP initiative and the name of a specific funding source to which you might apply for funding. Explain why you selected that funding source. Then, explain two possible challenges you might face when applying for this funding. Finally, provide one strategy for how you might overcome each challeng
Parrot Palace works with TV and movie producers who need birds that can perform special tricks, such as playing dead, reciting poetry, ladder climbs, and various other tricks. Parrot Palace has about 50 birds and a list of 20 tricks from which to choose. Each bird can perform one or more tricks, and many tricks can be performed by more than one bird. When a bird learns a new trick, the trainer assigns a skill level.
Some customers insist on using birds that score a 10, which is the highest skill level. As an IT consultant, you have been asked to suggest 3NF table designs. You are fairly certain that a M:N relationship exists between birds and tricks.
Tasks
1. Draw an ERD for the Parrot Palace information system.
2. Indicate cardinality.
3. Identify all fields you plan to include in the birds and tricks tables. For example, in the bird table, you might want species, size, age, name, and so on. In the tricks table, you might want the trick name and description. You will need to assign a primary key in each table. Hint: Before you begin, review some database design samples in this chapter. You might spot a similar situation that requires an associative entity that you can use as a pattern. In addition, remember that numeric values work well in primary key fields.
4. Create 3NF table designs.