Describe how the variable/construct is scored,

For this Signature Assignment,

develop and present a quasi-proposal for your intended research or quantitative example that you have been working with for this course.

While the most important elements in any proposal are the fundamentals of the problem, purpose, and research questions, the bulk of the assignment will be the methodology.  Organize your quasi-proposal for this assignment by subheadings. The actual headings and information that need to be included depend on the method used to collect the data. In studies involving the collection of primary data, you want to be sure to include the details of your sampling plan, measurement of variables, the actual data collection procedure, plan of analysis, and justification for your decisions.

Include the following information, using these headings, in your quasi-proposal:

  • Introduction
  • Statement of the Problem
  • Purpose Statement
  • Research Questions
  • Hypotheses
    •  Null and Alternative for each research question
  • Methodology
    • Research Design: Specific quantitative method to be used and rationale. Cite works related to your decision.
    • Operationalization of Variable: Specification of the concepts to be measured for each variable/construct.
      • State variable/construct name,
      • Define the variable/construct,
      • Identify the source of the variable/construct,
      • Describe how the variable/construct is scored,
      • Identify the level of measurement of the variable/construct,
      • Identify range and interpretation, or group classification of the variable/construct.
    • Specification of the population, recruitment method, and target sample size with justification.
    • Data collection procedure: Explanation of how the data will be collected.
    • Intended data analysis: Explain how the data will be analyzed to test the hypotheses and provide answers to the research questions. Provide your rationale.
  • Validity: Any plausible threats to internal and external validity.
  • References

In this assignment, you are expected to incorporate all previous instructor feedback. Your prospectus must be in APA format and be of the quality expected of doctoral-level work. All research elements must be in alignment and reflect a cohesive and comprehensive research study.

Length: Your paper should be between 12 -15 pages, not including title and reference page.

References:  Include a minimum of ten (10) scholarly sources.

Your presentation should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.

What other tips are helpful to you in clinical practice to retain information?

Review the Mnemonics’ in Psychiatric Mental health Care article:

Write a brief summary of how you will utilize these in practice. Are there any others you have used in your nursing career in the past that you still recall? What other tips are helpful to you in clinical practice to retain information?

How will you embed intrapreneurship competency into the organization?

Part A: 300-words total: 150-words each question

1. Use your subscription to the Wall Street Journal to conduct research on innovation. Select an example of an innovative process that has resulted in significant change in your industry. What factors contributed to the success? Be specific.

2. Develop three strategies to promote productive, innovative practices. How would such strategies cater to innovative engagement and the development of new ideas?

Part B: 700-words Bank of America (organization)

The most important assets of an organization are its employees. Given the right opportunities and structure, employees will be empowered to transform an organization. Entrepreneurship allows organizations to grow, compete, and retain employees.

Using the organization, create a strategic employee innovation plan to support you in strategizing the implementation and fostering of innovative thinking across the organization. address the following questions in your plan:

  1. 1.What strategies would need to be incorporated within the organization to promote innovative practices?
  2. 2.How will you embed intrapreneurship competency into the organization?
  3. 3.How will you identify the intrapreneurs within the organization?
  4. 4.How will intrapreneurs be supported and encouraged? How will you foster a climate of innovative learning and development?
  5. 5.How will you know when your employees become more innovative and that your strategies have been successfully implemented?

Prepare to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide; Include references

Why do you think Blow included the chart and what jumps out at you?

.1. What are three conclusions you take away from the article? Enumerate them (e.g. First, Second and Third). Do not summarize the article – these are your “take aways.” 2. Cite evidence from the article where Blow expresses that Robertson’s position as expressed by his comments below contribute to human suffering and/or social disorganization.“I never, with my eyes, saw the mistreatment of any black person. Not once. Where we lived was all farmers. The blacks worked for the farmers. I hoed cotton with them. I’m with the blacks, because we’re white trash. We’re going across the field. …They’re singing and happy. I never heard one of them, one black person, say, ‘I tell you what: These doggone white people’ — not a word! …Pre-entitlement, pre-welfare, you say: Were they happy? They were godly; they were happy; no one was singing the blues.” 3. Consider how this phenomenon, the denial of racism and the role of systematic racial discrimination in our social institutions (e.g., the justice system, public education, and the economy), contributes to human suffering. What is Robertson view?  What social instiution and what racism do you see in it?  How do both contribute to the suffering of others.  You must identify a social institution in your answer.  4. Consider Blow’s discussion of Robertson’s comments and race relations historically. Which one social perspective best fits Blow’s approach and why?. Hint: There is only one correct answer.  Think about the entire article when choosing the best perspective.  Tell me which perspective first.  Then explain why.

  • Functional Structural which addresses how the phenomenon contributes to social integration or stability,
  • Social Conflict which addresses how the phenomenon generates social conflict as one group endeavors to maintain power over the other,
  • or Symbolic Interaction which addresses how the phenomenon creates individuals’ reality through social interaction.

5. Does Blow believe Robertson’s insensitive comments can be described as a “personal trouble” (i.e., a perspective unique to Robertson and his personal life story) or a “social issue” (i.e., a widely shared perspective, the result of historical and/or social forces? Cite the two places in the article where he clearly states his position on this question.6. Give at least two examples that Blow includes in the article, which contradict Robertson’s comments and/or make his position difficult to believe?7. Consider the data presented in The Southern Divide chart at the end of the article.

  • Why do you think Blow included the chart and what jumps out at you?
  • Now pick a specific question; then, consider and discuss the difference between black and white respondents.

8. What is another question you could add to this survey?  Your question should be directly related to the topic in the article; the denial of racism and discrimination by Phil Robertson.9. Based on your consideration of this article, make two recommendations for future research, new laws, public policies or programs to educate people on this social phenomenon. To get credit, your recommendations must be concrete and specific. For example, “we need to have laws against racism” is far too vague.

  1. Three conclusions
  2. Evidence that Blow believes Robertson’s statements lead to human suffering or social disorganization
  3. How the denial of racism and discrimination lead to human suffering and social disorganization today
  4. Theoretical perspective
  5. Personal Trouble vs. Social Issue
  6. Blow’s evidence to challenge Robertson’s position
  7. Analysis of survey data presented in the chart
  8. Another survey question
  9. Recommendations for research, new laws, policies or programs
List what DSM diagnosis the tool/instrument is used for.  

Diagnosis: Major Depressive Disorder

Instrument/ Tool criteria:

For each assessment, you are tasked with selecting, you will identify an instrument and:

  1. List what DSM diagnosis the tool/instrument is used for.
  2. Identify an assessment/diagnosis instrument.
  3. Appraise a scholarly, peer-reviewed article that addresses the use of the instrument to support your choice as an evidence-based instrument for practice.
  4. Evaluate the instrument’s appropriateness for diagnosing the condition it is designed to assess or if the developers of the instrument reported that the instrument is only part of a comprehensive assessment for the disorder.
  5. Describe whether or not the instrument can be used to measure patient response to therapy/treatment or if it is strictly for assessment and diagnosis.
  6. Discuss the psychometrics/scoring of the instrument, including reliability and validity.
  7. Discuss any limitations associated with the use of the instrument.
  8. Include a link to view the assessment if possible.
A friend dismisses either a carbon tax or cap-and-trade scheme as just another example of government taking the people’s hard-earned money. How do you respond?

Please make sure that your Essay responses are typed. The essay should be no longer than 2
pages double-spaced with a cover page included. A work cited page must be included citing the
sources you used. If you are unsure how to cite in APA or MLA, I would recommend consulting
with a librarian that can assist you. There are also useful videos on citing available via YouTube.
Instructions: Please use Times New Roman or Arial Black 12-point font size. Make sure it is
double-spaced and that you have answered all the questions.
Argue Your Case
1. Your state’s sole nuclear power plant is shutting down, and you’re attending a hearing on
sources of replacement power. Options include building a coal-fired plant or a combined-cycle
gas plant. Make your choice and formulate an argument to defend it.
2. A friend dismisses either a carbon tax or cap-and-trade scheme as just another example of
government taking the people’s hard-earned money. How do you respond?

Explain how fiscal planning ties into the strategic planning.

Overview

For this assignment, you will create a narrated PowerPoint presentation designed to train others on the role of healthcare administrations in fiscal planning and fiscal management. This is your opportunity to demonstrate what you have learned about what fiscal planning and management can and should look like for healthcare administrators.

Instructions

As a regional healthcare administrator for a long-term care organization, you have been asked to train a new group of healthcare administrators who just completed their degrees. They have no work experience in healthcare administration or financial management. For this assignment, you will develop a 10–12 slide narrated PowerPoint presentation explaining the role of healthcare administrators in fiscal planning and financial management.Your presentation should address each of the following:

  • Explain how fiscal planning ties into the strategic planning. Be sure to provide at least two concrete examples. In this context, fiscal planning may be considered strategic financing.
  • Describe the role (direct or indirect) that healthcare administrators play in budgeting. Specifically address the role administrators play in the construction and implementation of operating and capital budgets.
  • Assess how fiscal planning and financial management help ensure that provider organizations remain compliant with federal, state, and local regulations. Conversely, you should assess how those regulations impact fiscal planning and healthcare financial management.
  • Review the 4 Cs of healthcare finance: cost, capital, control, and cash by writing a brief definition of each and explain, with rationale, the impact of the 4 Cs on the success of health service organizations.
  • Propose the application of Lean Six Sigma concepts as a tool for in strengthening the revenue cycle of provider organizations.

Your presentation should meet the following formatting requirements:

  • Be 10–12 slides in length.
  • Include narrated content to match the presentation.
  • Include a cover slide and references slide (or slides). (These slides are not part of the 10–12 slide requirement.)
  • Include 3–5 quality references, one of which should be your course textbook.
suggest the investment products that should be offered to investors based on data.

In Unit 6, appropriately partition the data set into income data, family structure, and retirement benefits. Experiment with various clustering methods and propose a final model for identifying counties/cities with a high level of accredited investors (investor). Also, suggest the investment products that should be offered to investors based on data. Please use the attached data set for this project.

Describe any district, school, or cooperating teacher requirements or expectations that might affect your communication, such established routines.

· (Optional) Locate a teacher preferably in the same field and at the same grade level that you are interested in to interview.

· If you interview another teacher, use the attached Teacher Interview Form for your interview.

· Then utilized the additional form (Using the Teacher Interview Form) to write your final Part 1 for submission to the link provided below.

· Gather as much information as you can.

Overview of Information to be Gather

PART 1: COMMUNICATION PLAN

Provide context information about YOUR placement by addressing the following prompts (refer to forms given). If you do not have a placement, assume that you are working in the position that you are seeking (school, grade level, academic subject, etc):

1. In what type of school are you teaching? (i.e. preschool, elementary school, rural, urban, etc.)

2. What grade-level/age group are you teaching?

3. List any special features of your school or classroom setting (i.e. charter, co-teaching, classroom aide, bilingual, team-taught with a special education teacher) that will affect your communication.

4. Describe any district, school, or cooperating teacher requirements or expectations that might affect your communication, such established routines.

5. Describe any unique parental characteristics that should be considered when developing a communication plan.

In an essay, describe a comprehensive communication plan appropriate for the context described in the above prompts.  Give examples that include the following components:

· Routine Communications (frequency, format, typical content)

· Alternative Communication Options (used when it appears communications have not been received)

· Communication Protocols (discipline infractions, school emergencies, last-minute notices)