2 diffrent copy of paper with same requirments 24 hours to complete

Students, please view the Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment in the Student Center. Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center. 
Assignment 1: Preparing for a Company-Wide Migration to Windows 8.1Due Week 10 and worth 240 points
Crescent Manufacturing Inc. (CMI) is a luxury leader in crafted and customized home furnishings. The corporate headquarters and a production facility are located in Texas, with additional manufacturing facilities located in Nebraska and Maryland. 
There are 250 employees in the Texas location, 175 in Maryland, and 25 in Nebraska. All locations use Windows 7 as the primary client operating system. The systems at the Maryland location are over five (5) years old. CMI’s Information Technology (IT) department upgraded the computer systems with new hardware within the past year at all other company locations. These upgraded computer systems are capable of running Windows 8.1. CMI recently upgraded all of its servers to run Windows Server 2012 in an Active-Directory-based environment.
The Operations, Marketing, Administration, IT Support, and Finance departments are located in the Texas location. Nebraska is primarily a manufacturing location that is staffed by production line employees, a line supervisor, and a plant manager. The Maryland office also includes an operations component (i.e., production line employees, line supervisor, and plant manager), a small IT department, and the company’s human resources department. 
The current IT support staff comprises a seasoned group of individuals that collectively have over ten (10) years of experience in network administration and working with Microsoft operating systems. Many of the IT staff have recently completed training on the Windows 8 operating system and are well-versed in supporting Windows Server 2008 and 2012. The remainder of the company’s employees has only a basic knowledge of Windows 7 and relies on the company’s help desk to solve a majority of its computer problems. CMI has a team of 50 salespeople who use laptops and tablets while working from their home offices. These employees, who travel extensively with their laptops, must have their systems secured in case of loss or theft. The laptops, purchased over five (5) years ago, run the Windows 7 operating system. The tablets, used only by a subset of the sales staff, are iPads running iOS 7.
The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is concerned about employees installing non-standard company applications downloaded from the Windows Store both while at work and when they have their devices at home. The CIO also wants to ensure that those persons on the IT staff are the only individuals authorized to update Windows Store apps. The CIO has an IT support staff of ten (10) employees and does not want to increase the number of applications that need to be supported via the company’s help desk. The help desk is currently staffed by three (3) employees from 8:00 a.m. ? 5:00 p.m. (CST).
Hardware and software compatibility issues experienced during the upgrade to Windows 7 several years earlier resulted in the company going over budget by several thousands of dollars. The CFO stated that the reason for going over budget was directly related to problems with their business critical applications not being fully compatible with Windows 7. The applications are used by the Operations department to track inventory, schedule production runs, handle purchase orders, and track product shipments. Senior management wants to address software compatibility testing prior to moving the entire company to Windows 8.1. They are also concerned about the time it might take to migrate user settings and applications over to the new Windows 8.1 operating system, the time to train employees on using the new interface, the overall impact on the company’s help desk, and day-to-day operations.
The CIO and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) want more information before making the decision to upgrade to Windows 8.1 and have asked you to write a report that addresses their concerns and also includes your recommendations on how best to proceed, should the project be approved.
Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you:
1. Develop a SWOT analysis on the viability of upgrading to Windows 8.1 for the organization as a whole. 
2. Provide a detailed upgrade plan for the organization, including the sales staff. At a minimum:
a. Identify the number of systems, by location and / or departments that IT must replace with new or compatible hardware.
b. Recommend whether the organization should use a phased-in approach (i.e., upgrades are sequenced by departments and / or locations) or a flash-cut approach (i.e., all at once) in order to upgrade to Windows 8.1. If a phased-in approach is recommended, identify the departments and / or locations you would upgrade, and describe the preferred upgrade sequence. Support your recommendations.
c. Address the length of time in which the upgrade should occur, and identify the main issues which could impact the specified time frame.
d. Describe one (1) approach that IT could use in order to ensure that they thoroughly test business critical applications.
3. Describe three (3) best practices for securing the laptops and tablets for the sales staff after the upgrade is complete.
4. Examine the pros and cons of configuring AppLocker to standardize the software used by employees across the organization.
5. Explain the process and options available for managing application installations and updates via the Windows Store, and thus addressing the concerns voiced by the CIO. 
6. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources. 
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Demonstrate the ability to install and configure a client operating system, applications, and associated updates as well as designing a client operating system installation strategy.
Validate and successfully install a computer client operating system.
Demonstrate the ability to discuss the migration phases and considerations in a client operating system installation to include virtual machines and the cloud infrastructure.
Demonstrate the ability to apply technology tools to monitor and configure applications and network performance.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in operating system environments.
Write clearly and concisely about desktop administration and operating system topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

EEGR 215 MSU LTSpice and circuit Design Lab Report

Goal:Write a detailed procedure to design the circuits in questions 2-4 in LTSpice and using a breadboard to build the circuit. Make sure you take a lot of screen shots of the LTSpice model and output and briefly explain in your own words the steps needed to get the correct simulation. Include pictures of the actual circuit you built and the inputs and outputs of the signal generator (input) and oscilloscope (output). Make sure there is a title page and all figures are easily visible. There should be two parts, one for the LTSpice model and the other for the circuit design, there should be a procedure for both. Be sure to answer question 5 in your own words.1. LTSpice IntroductionLTSpice is a graphical SPICE program, which allows you to simulate a large variety of circuits on your computer. You can download LTSpice for free on your personal computer: Here we will build a simple rectifier circuit in LTSpice and record how it behaves. First we need to add the resistors and diodes, and wire them together and to ground. From Left to right on the LTSpice toolbar:Add component and wires. Click to select a component or wire and click again to place. Your circuit should now look like the following:We now want to set the resistor values. Right click on the resistor and set the resistance to 1kNow right click on the diodes, click ‘Pick New Diode’ and select the 1N4148. Note various different diode models canbe selected. We are choosing a basic silicon diodeAdd a voltage source (sinusoidal input). Click on add component on your toolbar:Place the voltage source, wire it, and your circuit should now look like the following:Right click on the voltage source and set it to a 60 Hz sine wave with 2.5 V amplitude.Add net names. This labels voltage nodes for later reference.Now let’s simulate the circuit using a transient analysis. Click the simulate button on the toolbar and select theTransient menu. Set the stop time to 0.1s, start time at 0s, and timestep to 0.001s.Click with the voltage probe on the wires where we want to measure the voltage and you should see the following output. Plot the input voltage with the left and right output voltage. Identify which side behave like an inverting rectifier.3. DC Bias of npn BJTHere we will examine the BJT current with the following bias circuit. Select and place a two voltage sources, your grounds, and an npn transistor. Select the 2N3904 transistor just as you selected a specific diode in the previous example. Set the appropriate net names.We will now do a DC sweep of the circuit. Click the simulate button, and select the DC sweep menu. Enter the appropriate values for the 1st source and 2nd source and shown below.Now click on the wire of the BJT with the current probe. You should see the cursor change as you hover over the BJT component.You should see a nice set of curves with the ICE current plotted against VCE with each curve having a different VBE value. These curves will become very familiar when you begin to study the DC characteristics of the BJT. Plot the IV Curves for a various combinations of V1 and V2, be sure to include the reverse bias part of the IV curve.4. Basic BJT amplifierWe will now simulate a very simple common-emitter amplifier by slightly altering the previous circuit. Using your knowledge from the previous examples, put together this circuit, with the appropriate 2N3904 npn transistor, 5k resistor, 8V voltage source at the top, and a 0.65V DC input voltage with a 10 mV 10kHz sine wave on top. Perform a transient analysis lasting about 1ms with 1?s time steps.Plot Vout and Vin waveforms. The output waveform should be an amplified version of the input wave.Then, build the circuit using actual discrete components (i.e. resistors, BJT’s) on a breadboard, and seethe output waveform. Does it match with the simulation result? Take images of circuit and include in your report.5. Simulation vs Real Circuit ComparisonAnalyze the inputs and outputs of the real circuit and LTSpice model. How do they differ? Try a higher frequency input for the LTSpice Model and circuit, how do the results from both differ. Is the LTSpice model a good representation of the real-life circuit?

Answer each of the following questions as you prepare a written case

 
Answer each of the following questions as you prepare a written case analysis. The written case should be in essay format, MLA style, and should address each of the following questions. Suggested lengths are provided for some of the sections to give you an idea how to allocate your analysis.
THE CASE IS ON UBER
YOU CAN FIND A RECENT CASE OF UBER AMA ANY BUT NOT BEFORE 2016
1. What is/are the ethical issue(s) in the case?
• Identify the issue(s) in a couple of sentences. This is short and concise.
• Briefly, in your own words and in a couple of sentences, why is it an issue?
• What ethical models are relevant to the issue? For ethical models, consider those discussed in class, for example, utilitarianism, deontology, and Rawlsian fairness.
• (Question 1 is the first paragraph of your case analysis. It sets the stage for your analysis. (This section of the paper should be one half to one page.)
2. What are the pertinent facts of the case?
• Distinguish between more important and less important facts.
• Include as a fact if a code of ethics is available to guide the actors in the case. (Company code of ethics? Industry code? Professional code?) Also include as a fact if specific laws or regulatory standards ons are involved in the case.
• These facts must be the foundation for your alternatives and recommendations.
• (This section of the paper should be one half to one page.
3. Stakeholders, harms, benefits, and rights
• Who are the important stakeholders in the case?
• So far in the case, who has been harmed? In what ways? Who has received benefits? What specific benefits were received?
• So far in the case, whose rights or what rights have been exercised? How? Whose rights or what rights have been denied?
Ø Frame the harms, benefits, and rights in terms of where things stand in the case right now. Later, in alternatives (Question 6), you’ll discuss possible future effects on stakeholders.
Ø Primary and secondary stakeholders are discussed in the first chapters in the text.
Ø (This section of the paper should be one half to one page.)
4. What are the alternative courses of action to remedy the problem that you have identified? Who must act in each alternative?
• Provide three distinct alternatives for the most important ethical issue you identify in Question 1.
• The three alternatives should address a range of actions about that one issue only.
• (This section should not exceed one page. Do not analyze the alternatives here! )
5. Thoroughly evaluate the alternatives, their outcomes, and their possible effects on all of the parties involved.
• For each alternative: what is the effect on each important stakeholder if this course of action is followed?
• Are there any effects on stakeholders whom you do not consider “important”?
• Do these alternatives satisfy the ethical model you consider most relevant?
• (This can be a lengthy analysis as there are many stakeholders in society. It is a major part of your paper and requires you to consider all of the possibilities and their effects of the stakeholders. It should be approximately three to four pages.)
6. Make a specific recommendation based on your analysis of the case, on the important facts that you’ve identified in Question 2, and support it with an ethical model.
A) Be sure that you state how your recommendation is tied to your analysis and facts and how it is supported by ethical models.
B) Name any specific professional code(s) of ethics that might be applicable to the entities in this case and state how the code(s) would support your recommendation. Conduct research to find current day codes of ethics that are applicable. Be sure that this is a professional code, not an industry code or regulatory standard.
• Your recommendation should be one of three alternatives that you have proposed. Use supporting data (e.g., important facts of case, analysis of alternative, support offered by specific code(s) of professional ethics, key concepts studied in the course) to argue why you recommendation is the best alternative.
• Merely stating your opinion without supporting data (e.g., important facts of case, analysis of alternative, support offered by specific code(s) of professional ethics, key concepts studied in the course, and ethical models) is not a recommendation.
• Does your recommendation provide a reasoned solution to the issue(s) you identified in Question 1?
• (This part of your paper should be approximately one page.)
***************************************************************************
• The individual case analysis should be 6 to 8 pages in length with one more page added

U10 final | Nursing homework help

Professional Development Portfolio 
Your Professional Development Portfolio will be a compilation of specific artifacts that should be suitable to present at a job interview or performance review. 
This component demonstrates your proficiency in program outcomes 5, and 9.
Program Outcome 5: Communication: Communicate effectively with all members of the healthcare team, including interdepartmental and interdisciplinary collaboration for quality outcomes.
Program Outcome 9: Professional Role: Incorporate the qualities, skills, behaviors, and knowledge required to function as a patient advocate, practice high quality care, assess and evaluate patient outcomes, and provide leadership in improving care.Compile your artifacts from the four previous assignments into a professional portfolio that you might share with a prospective employer, or a supervisor or manager. 
Imagine that you are either applying for a new position, advocating for a new role, or preparing for a year-end review. When applying for a new position, or advocating for a new role, it is helpful to anticipate the sorts of things a decision maker might be looking for in evaluating you for that particular position or role and to rehearse your responses.
Prepare a written summary of your proficiency in the format of interview questions and answers as follows:
Briefly describe a position, role, or project you would like to apply for or participate in. (I WANT TO BE A LABOR AND DELIVERY NURSE)
Alternately, imagine that you are preparing for a performance evaluation. List the questions that you imagine you might be posed. 
Respond to each question, highlighting accomplishments from your portfolio that demonstrate your level of competence.
Continue with a succinct summary of the qualities, skills, behaviors, and knowledge your bring to the tasks of patient advocacy, the practice of high quality care, the ability to assess and evaluate patient outcomes, and the leadership skills needed to provide improved patient care. (This should be 1–2 paragraphs in length.)
Conclude with a statement that reflects your understanding of the role of lifelong learning in your career goals.
Requirements: Times New Roman font, 12 pt. Double-spaced.
 
Print Professional Development Portfolio Scoring Guide
Due Date: End of Unit 10. Percentage of Course Grade: 15%.                 Professional Development Portfolio Scoring Guide Grading Rubric Criteria Non-performance Basic Proficient Distinguished Identify interview questions that are congruent with desired nursing role or project. 25%   Does not identify interview questions that are congruent with desired nursing role or project. Identifies interview questions but they are not congruent with desired nursing role or project. Identifies interview questions that are congruent with desired nursing role or project. Identifies interview questions that are congruent with desired nursing role or project. Includes mix of behavioral and competency-based questions. Provide reflective answers to interview questions that illustrate professional nursing qualities, skills, behaviors, and knowledge. 25%   Does not provide reflective answers to interview questions that illustrate professional nursing qualities, skills, behaviors and knowledge, for interview questions. Provides answers but they are limited in illustrating professional nursing qualities, behaviors, and knowledge. Provides reflective answers to interview questions that illustrate professional nursing qualities, skills, behaviors and knowledge. Provides reflective answers to interview questions that illustrate professional nursing qualities, skills, behaviors and knowledge. Answers are supported by brief examples. Summarize personal professional qualities, leadership skills, behaviors, and knowledge that contribute to patient safety, patient advocacy, and patient assessment. 25%   Does not summarize personal professional qualities, leadership skills, behaviors and knowledge that contribute to patient safety, patient advocacy, and patient assessment. Summarizes personal professional qualities, leadership skills, behaviors and knowledge, but does not connect to patient safety, patient advocacy, and patient assessment. Summarizes personal professional qualities, leadership skills, behaviors and knowledge that contribute to patient safety, patient advocacy, and patient assessment. Summarizes personal professional qualities, leadership skills, behaviors and knowledge that contribute to patient safety, patient advocacy, and patient assessment. Discusses contribution to potential role or project. Write a statement that reflects personal understanding of lifelong learning throughout career. 20%   Does not write a statement that reflects personal understanding of lifelong learning throughout career. Writes a statement but is unclear about personal understanding of lifelong learning throughout career. Writes a statement that reflects personal understanding of lifelong learning throughout career. Writes a statement that reflects personal understanding of lifelong learning throughout career. Discusses personal plan to continue learning. Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. 5%   Does not write content clearly, logically, or with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Writes with errors in clarity, logic, grammar, punctuation, or mechanics. Writes content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Writes clearly and logically, with correct use spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics; uses relevant evidence to support a central idea.  

Us public healthcare- paper and powerpoint

Post Project   In this lesson, you have learned about the role and responsibility of public healthcare; the core functions that govern public health; the ten essential public health services and the concepts of cause, cure and prevention of disease. You have also explored the external influences that affect the overall health of a nation including economic, environmental and cultural factors and the impacts of these influences. In addition, you have studied various careers in public health. In learning about public healthcare, you also read about the concept of community empowerment, when communities identify community health problems and the necessary steps to resolve such problems.  For this project, choose a community public health facility. Study its website and any printed information about the organization. Visit the facility, interview an official from the organization and find out what ways the community is involved in identifying health problems and working with the agency/organization to resolve them. Summarize your findings in both a report and a presentation.  Deliverables •A 750-word report •A 10-slide presentation   Activity Details  Step 1: Select a local public health agency.  Identify a local public health agency. For example, select your county or city public health department. Or, do an Internet search for public health agencies for your area.  Step 2: Conduct research and schedule a meeting.  Review the website for the selected agency and make an appointment to meet with and interview an official at the agency.  Step 3: Prepare for the meeting.  Make a list of questions to ask the public official at your meeting. You will want to find out how the community provides input to the agency to identify health issues and resolve them. You may want to revisit the Lesson readings to review the topic of community empowerment.   As you create your interview questions, consider the following concepts and questions: •Community empowerment results from activities related to community development, community organizing, community mobilization, community building and community competence. What evidence is there of these activities in this community and how do they relate to public healthcare? What steps has this community taken to foster community empowerment related to public health issues? •Has empowerment in this community resulted in increased community capacity and competence in the area of healthcare? If so, how? If not, what might be the reasons? •Does your community employ any of the community empowerment models discussed in this Lesson? If so, which one(s)? •Who participates in the community involvement in healthcare and to what degree? Who decides about which issues are addressed? How does the agency and community elicit participation by community members?  While at the agency, you may also collect pamphlets or community outreach materials that will provide additional information. Alternatively, you can check for such materials at your local library.  Step 4: Write a report.  In a 750-word report, describe community empowerment in public health for your community. Include the following components: •A summary of what you learned in your interview and by reading the website and other literature •A description of strategies that have been implemented in your community and that encompass a health-related community-empowerment process  Use these writing guidelines: •Include a cover page and a reference page in addition to your required page count.  •Use correct APA format. •Double-space text. •Use size 12 Times New Roman font. •Optional: Use section headings to organize. •Indent paragraphs. •Include in-text citations as appropriate.  •Use correct spelling, grammar, sentence structure and verb tense.   Step 5: Prepare a presentation.  After completing your report, prepare a 10-slide presentation for community leaders interested in the status of public health services and community empowerment. As part of your presentation: •Present a summary of the findings in your report. •Compare those findings to what you learned from your reading and research in this lesson. •Identify strengths of the agency and community empowerment activities. •Identify any gaps and offer two or three recommendations.  You will submit your slides in the Slide Presentation Dropbox.  Use these presentation guidelines: •Include a title slide (not included in the required slide count). •Use clear, concise bullet points (not overly wordy and typically not complete sentences). •Aim for a preferred font size of 24 point with a minimum size of 18 point. •Use white space to avoid crowded slides. • Use upper- and lowercase letters (not all caps). •Use images, tables, charts, etc. to add variety and interest, as long as they also add value to your presentation. •In your presentation softwares notes section for each slide, document what you would actually say in a live delivery of this presentation. •At the end of the presentation, cite the sources you used to complete it.

7-3 project two submission | Statistics homework help

  
Competency
In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:

Apply statistical techniques to address research      problems
Perform hypothesis testing to address an authentic      problem

Overview
In this project, you will apply inference methods for means to test your hypotheses about the housing sales market for a region of the United States. You will use appropriate sampling and statistical methods.
Scenario
You have been hired by your regional real estate company to determine if your region’s housing prices and housing square footage are significantly different from those of the national market. The regional sales director has three questions that they want to see addressed in the report:
1. Are housing prices in your regional market higher than the national market average?
2. Is the square footage for homes in your region different than the average square footage for homes in the national market?
3. For your region, what is the range of values for the 95% confidence interval of square footage for homes in your market?
You are given a real estate data set that has houses listed for every county in the United States. In addition, you have been given national statistics and graphs that show the national averages for housing prices and square footage. Your job is to analyze the data, complete the statistical analyses, and provide a report to the regional sales director. You will do so by completing the Project Two Template located in the What to Submit area below.
Directions
Introduction
1. Purpose: What was the purpose of your analysis, and what is your approach?
a. Define a random sample and two hypotheses (means) to analyze.
2. Sample: Define your sample. Take a random sample of 100 observations for your region.
a. Describe what is included in your sample (i.e., states, region, years or months).
3. Questions and type of test: For your selected sample, define two hypothesis questions and the appropriate type of test hypothesis for each. Address the following for each hypothesis:
a. Describe the population parameter for the variable you are analyzing.
b. Describe your hypothesis in your own words.
c. Describe the inference test you will use.
i. Identify the test statistic.
4. Level of confidence: Discuss how you will use estimation and conference intervals to help you solve the problem.
1-Tail Test
1. Hypothesis: Define your hypothesis.
a. Define the population parameter.
b. Write null (Ho) and alternative (Ha) hypotheses.
c. Specify your significance level.
2. Data analysis: Analyze the data and confirm assumptions have not been violated to complete this hypothesis test.
a. Summarize your sample data using appropriate graphical displays and summary statistics.
i. Provide at least one histogram of your sample data.
ii. In a table, provide summary statistics including sample size, mean, median, and standard deviation.
iii. Summarize your sample data, describing the center, spread, and shape in comparison to the national information.
b. Check the conditions.
i. Determine if the normal condition has been met.
ii. Determine if there are any other conditions that you should check and whether they have been met.
3. Hypothesis test calculations: Complete hypothesis test calculations, providing the appropriate statistics and graphs.
a. Calculate the hypothesis statistics.
i. Determine the appropriate test statistic (t).
ii. Calculate the probability (p value).
4. Interpretation: Interpret your hypothesis test results using the p value method to reject or not reject the null hypothesis.
a. Relate the p value and significance level.
b. Make the correct decision (reject or fail to reject).
c. Provide a conclusion in the context of your hypothesis.
2-Tail Test
a. Hypotheses: Define your hypothesis.
1. Define the population parameter.
2. Write null and alternative hypotheses.
3. State your significance level.
b. Data analysis: Analyze the data and confirm assumptions have not been violated to complete this hypothesis test.
a. Summarize your sample data using appropriate graphical displays and summary statistics.
i. Provide at least one histogram of your sample data.
ii. In a table, provide summary statistics including sample size, mean, median, and standard deviation.
iii. Summarize your sample data, describing the center, spread, and shape in comparison to the national information.
b. Check the assumptions.
i. Determine if the normal condition has been met.
ii. Determine if there are any other conditions that should be checked on and whether they have been met.
Hypothesis test calculations: Complete hypothesis test calculations, providing the appropriate statistics and graphs.
. Calculate the hypothesis statistics.
i. Determine the appropriate test statistic (t).
ii. Determine the probability (p value).
Interpretation: Interpret your hypothesis test results using the p value method to reject or not reject the null hypothesis.
. Relate the p value and significance level.
a. Make the correct decision (reject or fail to reject).
b. Provide a conclusion in the context of your hypothesis.
Comparison of the test results: See Question 3 from the Scenario section.
. Calculate a 95% confidence interval. Show or describe your method of calculation.
a. Interpret a 95% confidence interval.
Final Conclusions
1. Summarize your findings: Refer back to the Introduction section above and summarize your findings of the sample you selected.
2. Discuss: Discuss whether you were surprised by the findings. Why or why not?
What to Submit
To complete this project, you must submit the following:
https://learn.snhu.edu/content/enforced/679729-MAT-240-H4712-OL-TRAD-UG.21EW4/course_documents/MAT%20240%20National%20Statistics%20and%20Graphs.pdf?_d2lSessionVal=sTbDFrUJ2uF7YvTG12GnHYkMbou=679729

The importance of these qualitative approaches of inquiry in building

Instructions for the second essay
 
Read the instructions carefully so that you can properly write the second assigned essay of the second unit. The due date for this essay is May /12/ 2016.
 
The text should be following a Microsoft Word format, a letter size twelve (12) and a spacing of one and a half (1.5) between sentences (or line spacing in the paragraph options). The extension of the work should not be less than three (3) pages or greater than five (5) pages of content (not title page or cover of any kind is required).
 
At the end of your essay you will list the References used (for more information see the text I sent regarding the instructions for writing an essay for this class). Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
 
The written essay should be a product that reflects your understanding and interpretation (substantiated with arguments, evidence and reasoning, expressed in a clear, consistent, and accurate matter) of the assigned readings and discussions in class. Do not use Internet sources and limit yourself to the assigned texts, the discussion in class and your own argumentative capabilities.
 
Instructions
In this second unit we have discussed some of the main qualitative methods of research in Psychology, focusing on how these methods open new and critical possibilities regarding a more in-depth inquiry that pays attention to constructivist, anthropological, phenomenological, discursive and other alternative elements (different from mainstream psychology and strict quantitative methods) in specific situations of daily life. Bearing this in mind:
Discuss the importance of these qualitative approaches of inquiry in building and sustaining a critical psychology that is interested in understanding how:
 
1) knowledge is produced, used and appropriated (depending on the different functions of knowledge and its contexts, including psychology) from a constructivist view that questions the fallacy of objectivity (or the world as given)
 
2) experience is framed and signified (depending on the social, cultural and particular context of the group or individual), which critically questions the fallacy of the centrality of the individual.
 
3) the underlying ideologies, discourses and relations of power oppress, stigmatize or alienate certain sections of society, which assumes the importance of studying the uses of language and knowledge (which are not neutral or objective).
Take into account the following when elaborating the essay:
 
1. You will notice that there are three (3) interests in these approaches of inquiry. I am interested in that you at least elaborate one of them. In essence, the three of them are
inter-related, so elaborating any of them in-depth will be enough for the purposes of this
essay.
 
2. There’s several theoretical frameworks (from constructivist and feminist theories to
colonial and ethnological theories) and methods (ranging from ground theory to analysis of
discourse and narrative analysis) that you can choose from in your elaboration of
qualitative approaches of inquiry. Although it would be recommendable that you mention
them, I am more interested in that you pick only one (a theoretical framework,
paradigm or method), even if briefly as an example on how such qualitative methods
are a form of critical knowledge. Pick the one that fits more with your interests or the way
you make your approach to answer this essay.
 
3. Remember that the logic here is to discuss how this approaches of inquiry and particular
interests are related to a more critical psychology (at least as Ian Parker and Erica
Burman define it) and the criticisms brought forward in Kenneth Gergens view of
Psychological Science. Bear in mind that you should at least use one of these authors texts
(which are the two first texts that appear in the references below). Use at least two (2) of
the assigned texts of the conference portion of the class. You are also welcomed to use
the texts assigned to the laboratory sections, as long as they apply to your discussion.
 
 
Assigned texts (in the order they were assigned):
 
Gergen, K. (2001). Psychological Science in Postmodern Context. American Psychologist 56
(10), 803-815.
Parker, I Burman, E. (2008). Critical Psychology: Four Theses and Seven
Misconceptions. Hellenic Journal of Psychology 5, 99-115.
Featherson, J. (2008). Qualitative Research. In Stephen F. David William Buskist (Eds.),
21st Century Psychology. A Reference Handbook I (93-102). Los Angeles: Sage
Publications.
Creswell, J. W. (2007). Five Qualitative Approaches to Inquiry. In John W. Creswell,
Qualitative, Inquiry Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches (53-
84). London: Sage Publications.
Wertz, F. (2014). Qualitative Inquiry in the History of Psychology. Qualitative Psychology
1(1): 4-16.
Van Dijk, T.A. (1995). Aims of Critical Discourse Analysis. Japanese Discourse I, 17-27.
Langridge, D. (2007). Hermeneutic turn. In Darren Langdridge, Phenomenological
Psychology Theory, Research and Method (41-53). New York: Pearson Prentice
Hall.
 
 
Suggested texts
Teo. T. (1999). Functions of knowledge in psychology. New Ideas in Psychology 17, 1-15.
Goodwin, C.J. Godwin, K.A. (2013). Observational and Survey Research Methods. In C.
James Goodwin Kerri A. Goodwin, Research in Psychology. Methods and
Research (403-439). New Baskerville: Wiley
Smith, J. (1995). Semi-structured Interviewing and Qualitative Analysis. In Jonathan A. Smith, Rom Harré Luk Van Langenlove (Eds.), Rethinking Methods in Psychology (9-26). London: Sage Publications.
Murray, H.A., Skinner, B.F., Maslow, A.H., Rogers, C.R., et al (1961). Cultural evolution as viewed by psychologists. Daedalus 90 (3), 570-586

Assignment 2: lasa 2: final version of your argumentative research

Assignment 2: LASA 2: Final Version of Your Argumentative Research Essay
This final paper represents five modules of planning, research, writing, and revising. The work you have done on your topic throughout this class has prepared you to proofread and revise your paper a final time before you submit it for grading.
Use the checklist, grading criteria, and other resources in this module to review and revise your work. In particular, be sure to check your work for content and cohesiveness.

Does your paper have a clear argument that is expressed through your thesis statement?
Do all of the paragraphs in your paper work to support that argument?
Have you used appropriate resources to lend support and credibility to your argument?
Does your paper address opposing points of view, and does it respond to those opposing points?

As you conduct your final revision, take into account any feedback you’ve received on earlier pieces of your paper. Also try to put yourself in your readers’ shoes as you review your work. After a number of modules dealing with this topic, you are probably quite familiar with the nuances of your own paper. As you review your work, think about how your essay might be received by someone who is not as familiar with the issues you discuss. Try to make your paper as clear and straightforward as possible so your points can be readily understood.  The final version of your paper should be between 8-10 pages in length and cite at least 8 reliable sources using APA format.
You may utilize the Grading Criteria posted below and the Argumentative Research Essay Checklist to make sure that your work is aligned with the assignment requirements.
By Sunday, August 17, 2014, submit the final version of your 8–10 page paper to the M5: Assignment 2 Dropbox. After doing so, review your TurnItIn results. If your score is not in the green range, be sure to make changes and resubmit your paper so that your submitted paper is in the green range, demonstrating appropriate use of citations.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Thesis Statement: You have a single, main point (a thesis statement), and all sentences in your paper directly relate to (and support) your thesis statement. Your main point is a clearly defined claim and is consistent with current research on the subject selected.

28

Quality of Support: You support your initial claim with credible evidence you have gathered during your research. You give full credit for any ideas that are not your own. You have explained within the text of the paper the reason for the use of any biased or non-academic source.

28

Presentation of Support: Your reader can easily determine which words are quotes, which words are summaries or paraphrases, and which words are your own ideas. You correctly cite every claim that is not your own or common knowledge and include all necessary information in an in-text citation. If the item cited contains quotes, you provide a page or paragraph number. You correctly quote and paraphrase using the criteria in your text.

28

Identifying Opposing Arguments: You present the strongest arguments against your claim; you avoid logical fallacies and argue as hard for the other side as you argue for your own.

28

Responding to Opposing Arguments: You evaluate each possible objection and reply appropriately using examples and research support when necessary; not all objections can be refuted but all must be addressed.

28

References Use: Personal communications are only cited within the paper, not on the references page. All other sources must match with a references citation for every source used in the paper and an in-text citation for every source listed on the references page. You primarily use university-level sources that are current and peer-reviewed.

28

Reference Page Format: Title (References) and text are in standard form (not bold, italics, or all caps), in hanging-indent format, and alphabetized. You have not used authors first names, only their initials. You have correctly capitalized the titles of your reference works. You have included all needed information for each type of citation according to your text.

28

Research Paper Format: Your title page is double-spaced, as is the rest of the paper. On the title page you have a header with the words Running Head: followed by your running head and a right-aligned page number. For the rest of the paper, you have a header that includes your running head and page numbers; headers are one-half inch from the top of each page, and all margins are one inch. The title is in standard text, is not bolded or in italics, and should be centered on the page. Dates are not part of the cover for APA papers.

28

Organization: You present your argument in a way that is easy to understand.

24

Style, Word Choice, and Audience: How do you say what you have to say? For this assignment, assume that your audience includes the members of the academic and professional community that you are writing about.

20

Grammar and Mechanics: Be sure to use correct spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, apostrophes, and homophones. You present your argument professionally.

24

TurnItIn: Your TurnItIn report indicates that you have appropriately cited any references used in your paper.

8

Total:

300

LAVC Calculus Consumer and Producer Surplus Project

Consumer’s and Producer’s Surplus Task #1The purpose of this task is to be able to create a business example where two important business concepts, the consumer’s and producer’s surplus apply.Watch the following math talk video if you haven’t done so already to get an idea.Think about a similar situation where consumer’s and producer’s surplus applies. In your video presentation first explain the meaning of consumer’s and producer’s surplus (using your own words, do not read from a script!) then, give an example of a similar situation (similar to what you saw in the math talk video above, but of course a different example). Please note that in Task 2 you will be asked to use your business example that you are giving in this task, so select your example wisely. You may want to read through Task 1 and Task 2 (look at the provided examples) before you think about your business example you describe here for Task 1.Remember not to read from script, you are teaching your audience about a real life application of consumer’s and producer’s surplus. Acquire the knowledge needed to explain these concepts by studying using the provided learning material then share your knowledge, share what you’ve learned.The purpose of this task is to set up and solve definite integrals to find consumer’s and producer’s surplus and interpret the definite integrals graphically.Before you start recording, take the following steps:Refer to Task 1 business example that you gave.Here you need to come up with some example numbers (figures) to use them as your sample data. Consider the following as you come up with your sample data: 1) As price of the goods decreases, more people can afford the product so the demand increases. This results in the demand function to be a decreasing curve (or line). On the other hand, as the price goes up the producer’s will produce more to make more profit. This results in the supply function to be an increasing curve (or line).See the following student example for sample data: ” Let’s suppose that there is an incremental drop in the price of a new dishwasher. As the price drops, a larger number of consumers are able to afford the new dishwasher. The dropped prices and the number of dishwashers sold are as follows: {$400 (10 dishwashers sold at this price), $470 (6 dishwashers sold at this price), $500 (4 dishwashers sold at this price), $550 (3 dishwashers sold at this price), $600 (only 2 dishwashers sold at this price)}; Now let’s look at a producer that’s producing this dishwasher. The price the producer would be willing to charge along with the number of dishwashers produced are as follows:{$450 (5 dishwashers produced), $460 (6 dishwashers produced), $475 (10 dishwashers produced), $485 (12 dishwashers produced), $500 (15 dishwashers produced)}”Next you need to find ?(?), the demand function, and ?(?), the supply function using your sample data. This requires data fitting to find the best equation that could model your situation. To do so, enter your example numbers into an excel spreadsheet. You will need to do this twice (or using two different set of columns), to find D(x) and next to find S(x). To find D(x) enter the consumer data into two columns (for the student example above, the student will enter {10, 6, 4, 3, 2} in the first column for quantity and {$400, $470, $500, $550, $600} in the second column for price, then based on your scatter plot choose the best fitting curve (add trendline). I suggest you assume a linear model for both the demand curve and the supply curve for simplicity of your calculations. See the tutorial video below in finding the best fitting curve. The tutorial shows a cubic curve fitting, based on your scatter plot you can choose linear or a degree two polynomial.Identify the point of equilibrium (?¯,?¯). This is the point of intersection of demand and supply equations. How do we find the point of intersection of two equations (or the point(s) they have in common)? You can discuss this in the discussion forum.Graph ?(?) and ?(?) on the same coordinate system where x-axis is the quantity and the y-axis is the price. Clearly show the point of equilibrium. Shade and clearly label the areas that represent consumer’s and producer’s surplus.Set up and solve the integrals to compute consumer’s and producer’s surplus.Now you are ready to record:In your video presentation walk us through the steps and the process of finding the equations for consumer’s surplus, ?(?) and producer’s surplus, ?(?).In your video presentation show us how to graph these equations on the same coordinate plane. Teach us about the graphical implication of definite integrals, this means teach the graphical meaning of a definite integral. On your graph shade the area that indicates consumer’s surplus. On your graph shade the area that indicates producer’s surplus. What does a definite integral represent?In your video presentation teach us how to set up each definite integral. (one for consumer’s surplus and one for producer’s surplus) Teach us how to set up the limits of integration.In your video presentation teach us how to evaluate each definite integral step by step.Finally in your video representation tell us what do the results of these definite integrals indicate or say about your product.

Assignment 2: lasa # 1: literature review paper

 
The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with the opportunity to select a topic in the particular area in which you have an occupational or research interest, and to complete a literature review of the topic, using a minimum of ten scholarly references. This will allow you to demonstrate mastery of the program outcomes for the B.A. psychology program at Argosy University. A helpful Web site for organizing and writing a literature review is www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/ReviewofLiterature.html.
You may also want to review the following documents that are available in the Doc Sharing area of the course:

A sample literature review,
a PowerPoint document illustrating how to set up your word processor for APA style
a “Guide for Writing a Literature Review”

Based on your review of the most recent, relevant research findings on your chosen topic, submit a final version of your literature review paper, integrating feedback received from your instructor. Be sure to include a research/focal question, synthesis of the literature you reviewed, well-established conclusions, and points of discussion and/or future research. 

Begin the review by defining the objective of the paper. Introduce the reader to your focal question. What is this question intended to address? You may state your “question” in the form of a problem if you like. Describe the topic for your literature review and why you chose this topic. Explain why you think it is important. It is also useful to tell the reader how the review is organized in your introduction section, before you the transition into the body of the review. 

Organize your literature review paper by themes/theories/concepts, rather than article by article. If there is one major theme you want to highlight, state the theme. If there are three major themes or streams of thought on the topic, briefly name them—and then organize the balance of your literature review around those three streams. Think of themes, theories, concepts, lines of thought, and ideas as organizing strategies for your literature review. Your creativity in this assignment is not the content or findings but the clarity with which you organize the review and create a context for understanding the focal question.

When you are done introducing the first line of thought, create a new paragraph to discuss studies which present another line of thought or opposing view.

Your literature review should hit the high points of each article. You should not discuss a single article, one by one, like a grocery list. Zero in on the main theme or finding and then move on to the next theme. Remember, this is a synthesis, an integration of all the things you have learned. You are creating a discussion on paper, which in turn gives the reader a context for understanding where the scholarship has been, where it is currently, and where it likely will be heading next. Provide enough details to help the reader understand the significance of the studies you cite without “rebuilding Rome.” Be sure to evaluate the studies and offer critical comments on any shortcomings you’ve observed or that have been reported by the authors.

Discuss the main findings and their implications. Given the results of your literature review, what is/are the prevailing argument(s)? What research question could you ask in order to further develop this area of study and contribute to the existing body of knowledge? Complete your review by drawing conclusions about your body of research and identifying gaps in the research which still remain to be explored, maybe even by you! Make an argument as to why your research question is important and relevant to the current work being done on your topic.

Requirements
Apply current APA standards for editorial style, expression of ideas, and formatting of the text, headings, citations, and references. Remember to use your own words to describe and evaluate the articles. Avoid quoting the material and also cite works when you are discussing someone else’s ideas. Your paper should be double-spaced and in 12 point, Times New Roman font with normal one-inch margins, written in APA style, and free of typographical and grammatical errors. It should include a title page with a running head, an abstract and a reference page. The body of the paper should be no less than 5–6 pages in length.
Submit your review paper to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox by Wednesday, November 11, 2015.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Description of the focal question or problem is clear and thorough.
Explanation of the relevance of the topic to the field of psychology is clear.

36

Analysis of themes, theories, or concepts is clear and complete.
Discussion of articles clearly relates to those themes, theories, or concepts (instead of discussing each article individually).

40

Choice of articles is appropriate, both in quality and quantity: they directly address the thesis.
Their evaluation is based on their relation to themes, theories, or concepts.
Evaluation includes discussion of the methodology, and a discussion of any obvious shortcomings.

40

Provides well-supported conclusions.
Suggestions for future research are appropriate and discuss how future research will contribute to the field.

40

Introduction has a clear opening, provides background information, and states the topic.
The paper is organized around an arguable, clearly stated thesis statement.
Transitions are appropriate and help the flow of ideas.
Conclusion summarizes main argument and has a clear ending.

12

Writing follows conventions of spelling and grammar throughout.  Errors are infrequent and do not interfere with readability or comprehension.

12

Using APA format, accurately paraphrased, quoted, and cited in many spots throughout when appropriate or called for. Errors present are somewhat minor.

16

Writing remains in third person throughout writing.
Word choice is accurate, clear and appropriate for the audience.

4

Total:

200