create a focussed clinical question and demonstrate a search strategy relating to that question.

Question Formation, Identifying the Literature, and the Search Process

(300 words approx.)

Based on the clinical /nursing subject and the skills developed in the lectures and workshops. You should create a focussed clinical question and demonstrate a search strategy relating to that question.

The reader should be able to replicate your search using the information that you give.

Please use tables to illustrate and summarise your strategy; this will improve the presentation and facilitate the word count.

1. • ▪  Briefly explain how you arrived at your question,
   • ▪  Tables can be used for illustration of the following:
     • −  The use of SPICE, PICO or alternative.
     • −  Identify which databases and other sources you used to find evidence

and why, including the search terms and how you selected them.

1. • • −  Your search (e.g., keywords used) and the inclusion/exclusion

parameters you applied (e.g., dates, i.e., national, international articles,

other limitations), with justification for all your decisions.

1. • ▪  Please include a copy of your search as an appendix (this does not count in the

word limit, but you can refer to it).

What is evidence based practice (EBP)? How is EBP in nursing defined?

Assignment Brief Summary

This assignment aims to produce a structured report that focuses on the importance of evidence-based practice and research in improving patient safety and care. In addition, the report should acknowledge nurses/nursing associates’ role in promoting and applying evidence-based practice in health and care.

The word limit for this report is 3000 words.

It is very important that the topic you choose is of interest to you and elicits curiosity. However, it would help if you discussed the suitability of the subject with your module team.

Your interest and curiosity should manifest themselves by adding to your enthusiasm about your report and therefore have the potential to act as a powerful motivational device.

The Report Structure

The assignment should be presented in a similar style to a report, in that it should be well structured with headings as follows:

The word limit for this report is 3000 words.

Section 1: Introduction

(300 words approx. (L01 & L05)
Specify the focus you have selected, along with the specific question you will be addressing.

▪ Outline the aims and objectives of your report and give a brief overview of the structure.

You should highlight the following:

▪ What is evidence based practice (EBP)? How is EBP in nursing defined?
▪ The nature of the clinical /nursing subject and identify the key issues presented. ▪ Why is this subject of interest in the EBP context?

There are probably numerous clinical /nursing subjects; you should focus on one of those issues.

discuss what you believe about the two theories

Topic: Cognitive Constructivism Theory vs Social Constructivist Learning Theory

Description

minimum 450 words – but no more than 900 – 1-2 pages single-spaced, Times New Roman Size 12 font, 1 inch margins In this paragraph you will: *define the theory *give an example of why this theory is important for teachers to know *discuss what you believe about the two theories *discuss what features of the theory look like in a classroom

diagnose each scenario in terms of what went wrong and what could have been done differently.

360-DEGREE FEEDBACK

For this assignment you will be applying the concepts from the background readings to some specific scenarios that you might face if you were a leadership development coach. Make sure to thoroughly review Fleenor, et al. (2008) before starting on this assignment. For each of the scenarios below, use at least one reference from the required readings to answer the specific question. Use your knowledge of the background readings to diagnose each scenario in terms of what went wrong and what could have been done differently. Your paper should be 2-3 pages in length:

1. An organization decides that they don’t want to spend the large amount of money to use a 360-degree survey from an established vendor and instead decides to develop their own survey. An employee in the human resource department is asked to create a list of 50 questions about different areas of leadership performance. Two of the senior managers look at the questions briefly and then send out the survey as part of a 360-degree process. Once the results come in, there is no rhyme or reason to the results. For example, one top performing leader in the organization gets perfect performance scores from some employees and very negative scores from other employees. Management is not sure if the results from the survey can be trusted or not.

2. A unit in one organization is having a lot of performance issues and senior management is not sure of the reasons for this. They don’t want to fire any employees, but they do think some of the supervisors need to improve their leadership skills. The survey is sent to five employees, which includes two supervisors and three direct reports. They are told that although the survey will be anonymous, the results of each survey will be shared with all five employees; the names will be removed from each survey, and they will all be able to see the evaluation scores on each question. When senior management sees the survey results, they find that all five employees received almost perfect scores and no useful information from the surveys can be found.

3. A software company is concerned that they are losing market share to their competitors and that their software is not as high in quality as it used to be. In an effort to improve their competitiveness, they decide to use a 360-degree survey process to identify areas for improvement in leadership skills among their top supervisors in their software design department. After searching through a few different 360-degree instruments offered by different vendors, they find a survey that focuses on communication and teamwork skills. The process seems to go very well as supervisors who score low on communication or teamwork agree to   Listen  go through training to improve these skills. One year later, the 360-degree process is repeated, and most supervisors show greatly improved communication and teamwork skills. However, the quality of the company’s software does not seem to have improved at all in spite of the improvements in communication and teamwork. SLP Assignment Expectations Follow the assignment instructions closely and follow all steps listed in the instructions Stay focused on the precise assignment questions, don’t go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials List supporting references and cite sources in proper format Use appropriate writing style in essay form (organization, grammar, and spelling).

describe and explain how the three different formative assessments; Think-Pair-Share, Peer-feedback, and Exit tickets can contribute to students’ ongoing learning.

Formative assessments (write a brief overview of formative assessment)

What are formative assessments? Formative assessments are….

Assessments should engineer learning environments to create student engagement and to ensure that the learning is proceeding in the intended direction (Wiliam, 2011)

Formative assessments is the data which is used to monitor the ongoing learning of students (Marsh, 2014)

Wiliam, D. (2011). Embedded Formative Assessment – practical strategies and tools for K-12 teachers (US ed). Solution Tree.

Marsh, Colin J. & Clarke, Maggie. & Pittaway, Sharon. (2014). Marsh’s becoming a teacher. Frenchs Forest, NSW :  Pearson Australia

(Summary of assignment)

Using the Year 7 lesson listed above, I will describe and explain how the three different formative assessments; Think-Pair-Share, Peer-feedback, and Exit tickets can contribute to students’ ongoing learning. Moreover, demonstrate their effectiveness in pedagogical practice.

What makes a good social worker?

Description

The topic we would like you to write about is – “What makes a good social worker.” In answering this question, you need to ensure that you do three things. 1. Show that you understand what social workers do and the skills, knowledge, qualities, and values that make social workers good at their jobs. 2. Use a clear and effective overall structure. You need to provide an introduction that explains the question, a main body, that provides relevant information, and a conclusion that addresses the question you have been set. 3. Use good spelling, punctuation, grammar, and word choice so that your writing is easy to read. You are not required to add references, although you may if you wish to. You are allowed +/- 10% on this, so the essay will be between 450 and 550 words long. This must be entirely your own work. Essays will be checked for plagiarism and if an essay is found to contain significant plagiarism, the applicant will not be offered a place and any offer may be withdrawn.

explain how persuasive techniques have been used to persuade the target audience

Year 7 English Lesson – Identifying persuasive techniques and target audience in a print advertisement

Curriculum Standards

Interpreting, analysing, evaluating

Analyse and explain the ways text structures and language features shape meaning and vary according to audience and purpose (VCELY379)

Transition

In the previous lessons, students will have learned; what is an advertisement, a range of persuasive techniques, and how to identify a target audience. In this lesson students will need to identify persuasive techniques and a target audience in print advertisements.

Learning Intentions:

• To identify the target audience and persuasive techniques in a print advertisement
• To explain how persuasive techniques have been used to persuade the target audience

Success Criteria:

• Students should be able to identify the target audience and persuasive techniques in a print advertisement
• Students should be able to explain how persuasive techniques have been used to persuade the target audience.

produce a report that: Outlines the dominant/standard project management approach which is based on identifying risks.

Recent research in project studies showed an increasing attention towards the link between project management and flexibility. Project practitioners are exploring various governance arrangements that can make the project management more flexible. Capital engineering projects, especially large and complex, have often attracted criticism for their performance. A flexible project management approach could help mitigate issues such as environmental uncertainty, which in turn should aid towards better decision making.

The essence of a flexibility is to raise awareness of the changing and dynamic project environment. It is recognized that the complex and changing context of projects makes it impossible to make reliable predictions, and instead of predicting and correspondingly avoiding changes, changes need to be incorporated in the project. In other words: “the project manager should be empowered with flexibility to deal with unforeseen circumstances as they see best, and with the owner giving guidance as to how they think the project should be best achieved.”[1]

Your task

By considering the above, you are asked to produce a report that:

• Outlines the dominant/standard project management approach which is based on identifying risks.
• Makes a case that challenges the existing approach
• Provides a new ideology that drives the organisation owning the project
• Summarises the report’s findings and discusses implications of these findings
• Produces an actionable agenda.

Please note: the report’s narrative should address the two points highlighted in orange above, not just a section.

prepare a report advising on both an appropriate basement waterproofing design for a five -storey steel framed student accommodation building with a basement level and also identify the site conditions above and below the ground which may affect the construction of this proposed building.

Assessment task details and instructions

You are acting for a private developer who is considering the purchase of a Preston City centre brownfield site. The developer – your client – has asked that you prepare a report advising on both an appropriate basement waterproofing design for a five -storey steel framed student accommodation building with a basement level and also identify the site conditions above and below the ground which may affect the construction of this proposed building.

Your task:

Broadly the report is to be split into the following three main parts: –

1. Introduction – clarifying the address and location of the site and the purpose of your report.
2. Initial Site Appraisal – Outlining the results of your desktop studies together with the information supplied by the client in this brief & how these results might impact on the construction of the five -storey steel framed student accommodation building with a basement level.
3. Basement Waterproofing Design – recommending a suitable basement waterproofing design for the client’s proposed five storey, steel-framed student accommodation building. The basement will be a single level below ground level and there will be five further storeys above ground level.

Your report should make use of clear, relevant illustrations where required as well as photos from online sources.

All sources used as part of your report should be referenced using the 7^th APA-Harvard style in accordance with University guidelines. If you refer to non-published sources such as plans or project documentations this should be clearly stated in the report.

Clearly state any assumptions you have made

Figure 1. Site Location Plan. Source Mario Maps Lancashire County Council (No Date)

Figure 2. Site Plan with Perimeter Edged in Red (No Date) Source Mario Maps Lancashire County Council (Not to scale)

The Site

The site under consideration is situated in the City of Preston in the County of Lancashire, UK on Marsh Lane just off Corporation Street and to the rear of numbers 58 to 67 Friargate. The site perimeter is outlined in red on the undated plans given to you by the client in this brief.

The site is currently used for private car parking although the site has had other uses in the past the client does not know exactly what these uses were.

A site and location plan are given above. (NOTE: SITE ENTRY IS NOT PERMITTED AND NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT. YOUR APPRAISAL SHOULD BE BASED ON RESEARCH TAKEN FROM DESKTOP STUDIES ALONE)

Description of the task.

This assessment requires you to produce a 2500-word client facing report that is formatted in a professional manner that must include, typically, but not limited to the information described below.

• A front cover in the form of a title page.
• A contents page listing the title and page number of all sections, subsections, appendices, and reference listings.
• Appropriately numbered sections and subsections in the main body of the report.
• Body of report which should typically include, but not be limited to: –

Part 1 – Introduction – The introduction should clarify the address and location of the site, the date the report was carried out and by whom. A brief description of the report’s purpose should also be given.

Part 2 – Initial Site Appraisal – This part must communicate to the client the following information:

• A brief description of the site – e.g., Size, shape, location, surrounding buildings etc.
• A brief summary of site history – e.g., past usage (buildings, purpose etc)
• A summary of anticipated potential issues found below ground (such as sewers) and those found above ground (such as adjacent buildings) which might affect the construction of the building including its basement.
• You should clearly explain how the clients proposed construction might be affected by what you have found in your site appraisal investigations.

Part 3 – Basement Waterproofing Design – Given the investigations you have undertaken in part 2 and taking account of the further information given in this brief, you are to offer your client a recommended basement waterproofing design suitable for the client’s proposed five storey steel framed student accommodation building. This design must be communicated both descriptively and in the form of a sketch drawing which depicts a ‘typical section’ through the basement level including the floor, ceiling, and walls.

The design must respond specifically to the following factors: –

• The building will have a single storey basement to allow for both a student common room and a mechanical plant room only in this space. The basement will be formed under the entire footprint of the proposed building. The specific layout of the basement is up to you, but the common room will form the majority of the use of the space.
• The specific location of the clients building within the site, as outlined in red on the site plan, above is up to you.
• The shape of the building footprint is up to you.
• Borehole analysis which has been undertaken by the client previously, has shown the site is covered with man-made fill material consisting of brick, ash, and organic waste up to 1.4 m deep. This lies on top of an organic peat layer up to 7.0 m deep. Below the peat is solid granite bedrock. No strength tests have been done as part of the ground investigations to date.

The proposed method of basement construction is to use secant bored piles down to the bedrock to form a retaining basement wall structure around the entire perimeter of the building footprint. A cast concrete ring beam will connect all the piles together. The building’s steel frame’s columns will be bolted to this ring beam. Mini bored piles will

Who are your target participants, what is your target participant group size, and why? (also state if there are any exclusion criteria, e.g., “individuals who do not exercise” and explain why you have an exclusion criteria)?