Format: Times New Roman12 fontOutline:1. Introduce Florentine/Early Renaissance sculpture overview (3-5 sentences including general content, masters, purpose, etc)2. donatello\’s sculptures 2 pieces3. lorenzo (creator of Bronze doors): eg. gates of paradise jacob and esau/ Gates of Paradise, Florence Baptistery4. Compare and contrast works of the two artists.5. images properly cited of the works mentioned
TOPIC: • Healthcare information systemsDIRECTIONS1. You are to research, analyze, and write an APA-formatted scholarly paper about the topic that you have selected.2. Write an introduction that defines and describes the topic. Address what purpose the topic serves and how it impacts the delivery of healthcare in general, and nursing care in particular. Keep in mind that APA guidelines state you are not to use the heading of “Introduction,” but you should include it at the beginning of your paper.3. Search for scholarly sources and relevant websites. Include a minimum of three sources. Cite these in the body of the paper and include them in the References list following proper APA formatting.4. Provide two examples of your topic (one example for standardized terminology is NANDA). Describe the main features or aspects of each example with support from your sources.5. Describe an experience where the topic impacted you personally, either when you were receiving health care, or when you were providing nursing care. Relate one positive aspect of this experience. Relate one negative aspect of this experience and how it could have been improved.6. Write a conclusion that summarizes the topic. Predict the future for this topic. Explain how your newfound insight will influence your nursing care.7. Use Microsoft Word to develop your paper. Use APA formatting. Refer to the Publication manual of the APA, 6th edition.8. The length of the paper should be 4–5 pages (and no more than 8) in length, excluding the title page and the reference page.NOTE: All work must be original (in your own words) unless properly cited.
In the email and letter from Part 1 and Part 2, you are expected to apply the concepts on negative communication to demonstrate your ability to communicate effectively in written forms. Please use proper English. Sentences must be properly constructed and free of grammatical and typographical errors. No citations are needed the written communication.
In your summary, you are expected to explain why and how you incorporated the principles you used in writing your email and letter. Your explanation should make use of at least two sources from the required readings. It should be analytical and sufficiently rigorous to demonstrate synthesis of the concepts. The summary is to be prepared as an academic essay. Content should be clearly presented with a logical flow. Formal citations are required, along with a formal bibliography.
Case General Expectations
In the Case Assignments, students will assume the role of a Manager in Employee Communications at a large service firm, such as a bank, or an advertising or consulting firm. Students will assume this role throughout the Case Assignments and be challenged with different scenarios, requiring written and verbal communication.
Formal citations and a bibliography are required unless otherwise stated.
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In Case 3, you are required to write two negative letters.
On the TV show \\\”The Apprentice,\\\” Donald Trump seemed to relish announcing, \\\”You\\\”re fired\\\” to losing contestants. But most employers recoil from having to tell employees that they will be \\\”downsized.\\\” To make a difficult job easier, managers sometimes use euphemisms and jargon to avoid bluntly announcing that someone has been laid off. In fact, cutbacks have generated new words like \\\”rightsizing\\\” and \\\”re-engineering.\\\”
Regardless of the language, an economic tailspin forces organizations to explain to laid-off employees that whats bad for them is best for the company. At eBay, 1,500 employees lost their jobs in a program of \\\”employee simplification.\\\” At Yahoo the CEO explained layoffs as a way for the company to \\\”become more fit.\\\”
No matter how you look at it, people are worried about losing their jobs, and those who remain are worried about whether the company will stay in business.
Experts differ on how to reveal possible workforce reductions. Should managers disclose the news indirectly and quietly? Or should they use the direct approach and announce loudly that they are taking forceful action to strengthen the organization in a dour economy? Some say that executives should use bland language to minimize the public relations fallout from mass firings. Vague explanations and even corporate jargon may be appropriate to reduce the negative effect on remaining employees and on recruiting new employees when the economy rebounds. Opaque language and euphemisms may lessen the impact of layoffs.
Part 1:
Your company has decided to lay off 10 percent of its workforce to maintain profitability. Although every department has participated in cost-cutting measures, expenses continue to mount, and sales are not where they should be. Your direct supervisor, Shirley Schmidt, has asked you to draft an email that goes to the staff whose jobs are untouched by the layoffs. The goal is to assure key employees that management is in control of the situation. You need to emphasize that your company maintains a strong strategic vision, and that management is convinced of the firm\\\”s rosy future in the tech industry. Still, layoffs are necessary to make the company more financially stable. Ever mindful of its people, your company is taking all possible measures to assist those who have lost their jobs. These reductions will help make the firm stronger, says Schmidt.
In addressing remaining employees, your message should explain the bad news and strive to preserve employee morale. Decide whether to use the direct or indirect approach. Apply as many concepts as possible from the readings. After you\\\”ve written the letter, write an essay describing how you used the ideas from the readings.
Part 2:
One part of your companys business (again, the same company in the Case Assignments 1 and 2) is website design and hosting services. Your company values its clients and understands that the recession has affected everyone. But lately you\\\”ve realized that some clients are sapping your business\\\”s already stretched resources. One of your first patronsMinnie MacElroy of Minnie\\\”s Miniscule Miniatureshas been a demanding client from the get-go. She asked for changes to the site design she had already approved, forcing you to put in more hours than your quote covered. Once the site went live, Minnie consistently badgered you to make other changes so often that you did them without charge just to get her off your back. When payment of her monthly hosting fee started becoming erratic, you agreed to let her slide until her business picked up. But now she\\\”s six months delinquent.
Despite repeated phone calls and several letters asking her to make a payment, you have received nothing. As a business owner, you understand how difficult it is to keep your doors open. You have had to lay off your best Web designer and are now doing your own bookkeeping instead of paying for that service. The contract MacElroy signed has a provision that if an account remains unpaid, your company may opt to render the site nonfunctional. The contract also states that your company retains the copyright on the design of any site it has created. While you are hesitant to lose any business in this economic climate, you have decided that some clients are more trouble than they are worth, and that if MacElroy doesnt begin paying the money she owes you, you will exercise your option of closing her site.
Write a letter informing Minnie that you are closing down her site if she does not pay the money she owes you. Should you fully explain that she has been a difficult customer, or should you rely on her lack of payment as your reason for threatening to break the contract?
Address your letter to
Ms. Minnie MacElroy,
27694 Bay Point Lane,
Bonita Springs, FL 34134.
(Assignment derived from Dr. Guffey\\\”s Business Communication Newsletter)
In both letters, include a discussion to explain your approach in each case.
Bowman, J. (2002). Writing Negative Messages. Retrieved on Feb 10, 2015, from http://homepages.wmich.edu/bowman/badnews.html
Christensen, G. J. (2005) Letters … We Get Stacks of Letters and Business Notes. Retrieved on Jan 30, 2015, from http://www.csun.edu/vcecn006/lettr.html
Groopman, J., (2002). Dying words. The New Yorker. Retrieved on Feb 10, 2015, from http://jeromegroopman.com/ny-articles/DyingWords-102802.pdf
Pearson (2015d). Conveying bad news messages. Retrieved on August 8, 2015 from http://www.pearsoncustom.com/mct-comprehensive/asset.php?isbn=1269879944&id=12029
Sittenfeld, C. (1999). Good Ways to Deliver Bad News. Retrieved on Feb 10, 2015, from http://www.fastcompany.com/36993/good-ways-deliver-bad-news
Xerox (2015). Writing an Effective Business Letter. Retrieved on Jan 30, 2015, from http://www.office.xerox.com/small-business/tips/business-letter/enus.html
Yen, Y. (2008, Nov 11). Laid off? No, you\\\”ve been \\\”simplified.\\\” Retrieved on Jan 30, 2015, from http://archive.fortune.com/2008/11/10/technology/layoff_terms.fortune/index.htm
1. Select a population that represents a type of diversity, which may include ethnic, learning styles, age, or cognitive ability. The selected population may be nursing students, staff members, or patients.(SELECT FIRST YEAR NURSING STUDENTS)2. Explain how your selected population’s characteristic impacts their learning styles.(FIRST YEAR NURSING STUDENTS SELECTED BECAUSE THEY ARE ADJUSTING TO CRITICAL THINKING TYPE OF EXAMINATIONS)Clearly & comprehensively explores how selected diverse characteristic impacts learning style; includes examples as well as scholarly references to validate conclusions.3. Provide three teaching strategies an educator could use with that particular group of learners.Clearly & comprehensively discuss 3 teaching strategies an educator could use with that particular group of learners. Includes rationale for each strategy Clearly & comprehensively presents a plan to incorporate students with different areas of diversity into one class group.4. Include a rationale for each strategy as to why it would be effective.(Excellent selection of sufficient & relevant literature (less than 5 years old) at least 3 scholarly, peer-reviewed references used – other than course materials) Uses evidence-based sources when available)
1.) use the internet to research the availability of fresh, clean water and the impacts on communities.
2.) In a word document, write 4-5 paragraphs addressing the following questions: How can green building design/construction strategies be used to mitigate water quality/availability issues? Be sure to address water use within the building (human consumption, sanitary waste, processes, heating/cooling) and outside of building (landscaping). Which strategies are most relevant to projects in Indiana?
•A summary of each disaster with a focus on the psychological symptoms victims experienced from each disaster•An explanation of at least three resources available to treat and assist victims from each disaster (e.g., local, state, federal, and/or non-profit organizational resources. Did the Red Cross or FEMA provide resources to victims to aid in their recovery?)•An analysis of the long term effects these disasters had on victims and rescue workers’ mental health and overall well-beingAn assessment of how these disasters affected children versus adultsAn assessment of the role the media played in either agitating the psychological symptoms victims experienced from these disasters or helping to reduce the symptoms
Expository Essay DraftWrite a 1000-1500-word essay about a topic of your choice in the style described within Unit VI and VII.Purpose: Throughout Units VI and VII, we have discussed the conventions of the expository essay. The purpose of this assignment is to measure your mastery of those conventions by putting your knowledge to practice. As we discussed in Unit VI, Lesson 1, the expository essay is a general term for an essay that expounds upon or explains a topic. The objective of the essay is to convey information to the reader; most importantly, an expository essay is an exploration of a topic, and the tone is explanatory. After choosing your topic, you will need to choose the form that is most appropriate to fit the topic: cause and effect, problem and solution, or sequential. A thesis statement, which contains the paper’s argument, will be appropriate to the form you choose.Process: For the expository essay, you will complete the following steps:1. Choose a topic: See Unit VI, Lesson 2, for more information about choosing a topic.2. Create a plan of action: See Unit VI, Lesson 3, for strategies for assessing what you already know and assessing what you need to know.3. Research the topic: See Unit VI, Lesson 4, for instruction on research methods.4. Choose the organization of your essay: Choose between cause and effect, problem and solution, or sequential organization types. See Unit VI, Lesson 1, for a list of the three organizational forms, and see Unit VII, Lesson 1, for a description of thesis statements written according to the organizational form of the essay.5. Create a thesis statement: See Unit VII, Lesson 1, for a description of thesis statements written according to the organizational form of the essay.6. Draft the essay: See Unit VII, Lesson 1, for keeping brainstorming in mind and Unit VII, Lesson 2, for more on the drafting process and description of each essay section.Stylistic details: All essays must meet the following requirements: Include 1000-1500 words. Write in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font. Include one-inch margins on all sides. Use double spacing (top-to-bottom every page, to include above and below titles and centered words). Include an APA title page (for all essays) and reference list that includes all of the sources used in the essay. Include a header. Include page numbers (upper-right corner only). Adhere to APA convention and documentation style (See the CSU citation guide for assistance.). At least one source is required. All sources used must be cited.Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below.
Assignment is to think about the community in which you live in and how green buildings would impact your community (Portage, Indiana). Use the internet to research the community impact of green buildings, and find out if there are any green buildings in your community (Portage, Indiana). Write 3-4 paragraphs describing the impacts (good and bad) that green buildings might have on your community (Portage, Indiana).
Assume you are an engine company officer with a district that includes a large new wood-frame housing subdivision. What concerns would you have about protecting the complex during construction? What role does local/model building code play during the construction phase to ensure firefighter safety?
Find a large company or organization that builds all of their buildings green as a standard practice. Think about the organizations industry and the service/product that the company provides.
Here are some examples. You may choose from these or find another company/organization that interests you more: Three Rivers Federal Credit Union, Kohls, Target, U.S. Military, City of Seattle, State of California, Google, Nike.
In a word document, write 1-2 paragraphs describing the costs and benefits that the organization weighed in order to make the decision to make all of its buildings green.
In 1-2 paragraphs, describe how the organizations decision impacts the customer/consumer/client.
In 1-2 paragraphs, describe how the organizations decision impacts the communities in which the organization operates.
Cite your sources. below is a list of a few suggested websites to get started, however, you may use any credible resource you wish to use.
Sample Resources:
www.usgbc.org/articles/grid
www.greenbiz.com
www.triplepundit.com
www.environmentalleader.com
www.earth911.com