Create a recital program (formatted as a list like this sample program ). Choose classical and popular music based on the topic, theme, and instrument you discussed in Section 1. You must select some classical music to be included in your program. Also, include Spotify or YouTube links and times for each piece you choose. At the bottom of the list of pieces, include the total time of the music. Section 2 should include at least 60 minutes of music.

 
Detailed Project Instructions
Section 1
Choose a topic from the course (Music and Literature, Music and the Stage, Music and Art, etc.), then choose a theme within that topic. Discuss your reason for choosing this theme, how it fits into the topic of your choice, and the musical elements you will look for as you choose your repertoire.
Next, choose an instrument(s) you would like to focus on. In other words, will you build a recital for voice, for orchestra, string quartet, tuba, etc.? Discuss your reasoning. Section 1 should be about 600 words total.
Section 2
Create a recital program (formatted as a list like this sample program ). Choose classical and popular music based on the topic, theme, and instrument you discussed in Section 1. You must select some classical music to be included in your program. Also, include Spotify or YouTube links and times for each piece you choose. At the bottom of the list of pieces, include the total time of the music. Section 2 should include at least 60 minutes of music.
Example

Piece 1—Erlking, by Schubert, 4:14 https://youtu.be/5XP5RP6OEJI
If you are only using one movement from a larger work, and the YouTube video is the entire work, be sure to list the exact times of the music you wish to use (i.e. “0:00 – 12:43”).

Section 3
In paragraph form, defend and discuss your decision for choosing each piece in Section 2. Use musical terminology to discuss the pieces and be sure to apply information about the course topic you chose in Section 1. Section 3 should be about 1000 words total.
The Topic from the course is :  
Detailed Project Instructions
Section 1
Choose a topic from the course (Music and Literature, Music and the Stage, Music and Art, etc.), then choose a theme within that topic. Discuss your reason for choosing this theme, how it fits into the topic of your choice, and the musical elements you will look for as you choose your repertoire.
Next, choose an instrument(s) you would like to focus on. In other words, will you build a recital for voice, for orchestra, string quartet, tuba, etc.? Discuss your reasoning. Section 1 should be about 600 to 700 words total.
Section 2
Create a recital program (formatted as a list like this sample program ). Choose classical and popular music based on the topic, theme, and instrument you discussed in Section 1. You must select some classical music to be included in your program. Also, include Spotify or YouTube links and times for each piece you choose. At the bottom of the list of pieces, include the total time of the music. Section 2 should include at least 60 minutes of music.
Example

Piece 1—Erlking, by Schubert, 4:14 https://youtu.be/5XP5RP6OEJI
If you are only using one movement from a larger work, and the YouTube video is the entire work, be sure to list the exact times of the music you wish to use (i.e. “0:00 – 12:43”).

Section 3
In paragraph form, defend and discuss your decision for choosing each piece in Section 2. Use musical terminology to discuss the pieces and be sure to apply information about the course topic you chose in Section 1. Section 3 should be about 1000 words total.
The Topic is :  
Detailed Project Instructions
Section 1
Choose a topic from the course (Music and Literature, Music and the Stage, Music and Art, etc.), then choose a theme within that topic. Discuss your reason for choosing this theme, how it fits into the topic of your choice, and the musical elements you will look for as you choose your repertoire.
Next, choose an instrument(s) you would like to focus on. In other words, will you build a recital for voice, for orchestra, string quartet, tuba, etc.? Discuss your reasoning. Section 1 should be about 600 to 700 words total.
Section 2
Create a recital program (formatted as a list like this sample program ). Choose classical and popular music based on the topic, theme, and instrument you discussed in Section 1. You must select some classical music to be included in your program. Also, include Spotify or YouTube links and times for each piece you choose. At the bottom of the list of pieces, include the total time of the music. Section 2 should include at least 60 minutes of music.
Example

Piece 1—Erlking, by Schubert, 4:14 https://youtu.be/5XP5RP6OEJI
If you are only using one movement from a larger work, and the YouTube video is the entire work, be sure to list the exact times of the music you wish to use (i.e. “0:00 – 12:43”).

Section 3
In paragraph form, defend and discuss your decision for choosing each piece in Section 2. Use musical terminology to discuss the pieces and be sure to apply information about the course topic you chose in Section 1. Section 3 should be about 1000 words total.
Topic from course is “The Medieval Period (476–1450)” it’s from
 Charlton, Katherine. Experience Music 6th edition 

Analyze the ending of the novel. What are the “circles of sorrow” that Nel experiences? Is the ending pessimistic, optimistic, or something else altogether?

Essay Assignment 1: Documented Literary Analysis
Your literary analysis essay will be on the novel
Sula by Toni Morrison. You can choose from any of the topics listed below (recommended) or explore further topics in the chapter on
Sula, in the book
How to Write about Toni Morrison (
linked here for your convenience).

Your literary analysis should be between 2 ½ and 3 pages (600 to 750 words), not including the Works Cited page, should be double spaced in Times New Roman 12-point font and must meet the following criteria:
· A clearly articulated thesis that states, somewhere in your introduction, the assertion (position, interpretation) that your paper will prove
· An introduction, a minimum of 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion
· At least two quotes from the novel itself that are integrated into your discussion
· At least two citations of outside sources (such as literary criticism on the novel). At least one source should come from the MDC databases.
All sources must be academic.

· Topic sentences that focus the discussion of the body paragraphs
· Examples, details, explanations in the body paragraphs that clearly support your thesis
· Clear connections between ideas from paragraph to paragraph and within paragraphs
· Proper MLA style format in the heading, in the in-text citations, and in the Works Cited page (see the template for the heading and margins in this lesson)
· Works Cited page includes articles from two sources and from the novel for a minimum of three total listed sources
· Standard usage, grammar, and mechanics
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
· You will submit your final draft through the Turn-it-in drop box designated for this purpose in the course. Please be aware, that although Turn-it-in does allow for similarities for quotations up to 24% of your paper, any similarity above 24% is considered too high for an original paper and will be flagged as plagiarism.
· You can get help with your paper at any of the campus writing centers (see the link in the course with this information), and you can also receive online help via SmartThinking, the online tutoring service provided by the College. This service is available by clicking on SmartThinking in the left-hand menu bar of the course under Tools & Resources.
Choose any ONE of the following 10 topics:
1. Analyze the ending of the novel. What are the “circles of sorrow” that Nel experiences? Is the ending pessimistic, optimistic, or something else altogether?

2. Nel and Sula’s friendship is central in the novel. As children, the girls develop their self-concept through the friendship. When they are adults, Nel feels betrayed when Sula sleeps with Jude, but Sula has also felt betrayed by Nel during the Chicken Little incident. How did Nel betray Sula as regards Chicken Little’s death and what is the significance of this mutual betrayal in their lives?

3. How do people who are intensely individualistic fare in the novel? Is it possible to break away from the values of the community and to be one’s own person Answer the question with reference to at least two of the novel’s characters.

4. How and by whom is love expressed in the novel? In what ways does the love in the novel ease the suffering of the characters? How is love not enough to diminish the suffering of the characters? Answer the question by discussing at least two characters in the novel.

5. In what ways are the various characters in the novel alienated from the community? How do they cope with their loneliness, their preoccupations, and other effects of feeling alienated?

6. Compare and contrast the journey of self-discovery for two characters in the book. Remember to take a position in your thesis that establishes the significance of the comparison and contrast.

7. Contrast Nel’s relationship to her mother and Sula’s interaction with her mother. Remember to take a position in your thesis that establishes the significance of the contrast.

8. Trace the use of three symbols in the novel and explain their connection to a theme in the novel.
9. What does Shadrack’s character teach us about the effects of war and the ways mentally ill people can be ostracized from a community?

10. Although no one has ever joined Shadrack on National Suicide Day, in the chapter titled “1941,” much of the town marches toward the tunnel where they have not been able to work, and, in their rage, they try to “kill, as best they could, the tunnel they were forbidden to build” (160). What is the significance of the event at the tunnel and the resulting deaths there?

There are four photos of environments in early childhood settings provided on the Blackboard site for this assessment. Choose two of the photos and respond to the following for each (750): A. Explain how these environments can be used to promote children’s learning and development. Use theoretical and unit reference sources to support your explanation. B. Analyse the knowledge children can learn within the learning environment across one or more key learning area: science and technology; mathematics; language and literacy; history;

TCHR2003: Curriculum Studies in Early Childhood Education

Assessment Task 2: Portfolio

Due: Friday 11/08/2023 (Week 6) @ 11:59pm AEST

Length: 1500 words

Weighting: 50%

Referencing: APA 7th

Submission: Via the Turnitin link on the Assessment and Submission section on the unit site.

There are four photos of environments in early childhood settings provided on the Blackboard site

for this assessment.

Choose two of the photos and respond to the following for each (750):

A. Explain how these environments can be used to promote children’s learning and

development. Use theoretical and unit reference sources to support your explanation.

B. Analyse the knowledge children can learn within the learning environment across one or
more key learning area: science and technology; mathematics; language and literacy; history;

creative arts and/or physical health and wellbeing.

C. Explain and justify the pedagogical approach/es and roles the early childhood educator

could take in this learning environment to promote children’s learning and development.

Use a minimum of 8 references to scholarly sources that substantially support your discussion,

including reference to unit literature, the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) (AGDE, 2022) the

National Quality Standards (ACECQA, 2018) and the Australian Curriculum (ACARA, 2022).

Rationale

The purpose of this assignment is to develop deeper understanding of how everyday
objects, routines and resources in the early childhood setting can be used to promote
children’s learning and development in the key learning areas. It is also important that early
childhood educators have a deep understanding of the role of play in these learning
environments to best promote children’s conceptual knowledge in key learning areas
appropriate to the birth to five years

Assessment Rubric

MARKING CRITERIA Fail Pass Credit Distinction High Distinction

Part A
Explanation of how the two
learning environments can
be used to promote
children’s learning and
development
10 marks

No explanation of these
learning environments can
be used to promote
children’s learning and
development

Basic explanation of how
these learning
environments can be
used to promote
children’s learning and
development

Good explanation of how
these learning
environments can be
used to promote
children’s learning and
development

Very good explanation of
how children (aged from
birth to five years) could
use these learning
environments in two, or
four, photos to promote
their learning and
development

Outstanding explanation
of how children (aged
from birth to five years)
could use these learning
environments in two, or
four photos to promote
their learning and
development

Part B
Analysis of knowledge
children can learn within
each learning environment
across one or more key
learning areas: science and
technology; mathematics;
language and literacy;
creative arts and/or
physical wellbeing.
15 marks

No analysis of knowledge
children could learn
within each learning
environment across one
or more key learning
areas: science and
technology;
mathematics; language
and literacy; creative arts
and/or physical
wellbeing.

Basic analysis of
knowledge children
could learn within each
learning environment
across one or more key
learning areas: science
and technology;
mathematics; language
and literacy; creative arts
and/or physical
wellbeing.

Good analysis of
knowledge children
could learn within each
learning environment
across one or more key
learning areas: science
and technology;
mathematics; language
and literacy; creative arts
and/or physical
wellbeing.

Very good analysis of
knowledge children
could learn within each
learning environment
across one or more key
learning areas: science
and technology;
mathematics; language
and literacy; creative arts
and/or physical
wellbeing.

Outstanding analysis of
knowledge children
could learn within each
learning environment
across one or more key
learning areas: science
and technology;
mathematics; language
and literacy; creative arts
and/or physical
wellbeing.

Part C
Explanation and
justification of approaches
and roles the early
childhood educator could
take in each learning
environment to promote
children’s learning and
development.
10 marks

Poor explanation and
justification of
approaches and roles the
early childhood educator
could take in this learning
environment to promote
children’s learning and
development.

Basic explanation and
justification of
approaches and roles the
early childhood educator
could take in this
learning environment to
promote children’s
learning and
development.

Good explanation and
justification of
approaches and roles the
early childhood educator
could take in this
learning environment to
promote children’s
learning and
development.

Very good explanation
and justification of
approaches and roles the
early childhood educator
could take in this
learning environment to
promote children’s
learning and
development.

Outstanding explanation
and justification of
approaches and roles the
early childhood educator
could take in this
learning environment to
promote children’s
learning and
development.

Links to the literature on
early childhood curriculum,
EYLF (AGDE, 2022) NQS
(ACECQA, 2018) and
Australian Curriculum
10 marks

There are few or no links
to relevant literature

There are satisfactory
links to relevant
literature

There are good links to
relevant literature

There are very good links
to relevant literature

There are extremely
good links to relevant
literature

Standard of writing and
presentation – spelling,
punctuation, grammar,
paragraph structure, APA
7th referencing style
5 marks

Poor standard of writing,
presentation, and APA
referencing

Basic standard of writing,
presentation, and APA
referencing

Good standard of
writing, presentation,
and APA referencing

Very good standard of
writing, presentation,
and APA referencing

Outstanding standard of
writing, presentation,
and APA referencing

Grade descriptions

Grade Description

High
Distinction
(HD)
? 85%

The student’s performance, in addition to satisfying all of the basic learning requirements, demonstrates distinctive insight and ability in researching, analysing and applying
relevant skills and concepts, and shows exceptional ability to synthesise, integrate and evaluate knowledge. The student’s performance could be described as outstanding in
relation to the learning requirements specified.

Distinction (D)
75%–84%

The student’s performance, in addition to satisfying all of the basic learning requirements, demonstrates distinctive insight and ability in researching, analysing and applying
relevant skills and concepts, and shows a well-developed ability to synthesise, integrate and evaluate knowledge. The student’s performance could be described as
distinguished in relation to the learning requirements specified.

Credit (C)
65%–74%

The student’s performance, in addition to satisfying all of the basic learning requirements specified, demonstrates insight and ability in researching, analysing and applying
relevant skills and concepts. The student’s performance could be described as better than satisfactory or adequate or competent or capable in relation to the learning
requirements specified.

Pass (P)
50%–64%

The student’s performance satisfies all of the basic learning requirements specified and provides a sound basis for proceeding to higher-level studies in the subject area. The
student’s performance could be described as satisfactory or adequate or competent or capable in relation to the learning requirements specified.

Fail (F)
< 50%

The student’s performance fails to satisfy the learning requirements specified.

This course includes five short writing activities that will require you to create different types of technical communications. These are designed to actively test your understanding and to apply your knowledge to potential real-world situations. These writing activities also provide practice in communicating your reasoning in a professional manner. The Importance of Clarity and Conciseness

This course includes five short writing activities that will require you to create different types of technical communications. These are designed to actively test your understanding and to apply your knowledge to potential real-world situations. These writing activities also provide practice in communicating your reasoning in a professional manner.
The Importance of Clarity and Conciseness (Module Six)

As the new corporate communications manager, you have come across many examples of ineffective communications, including some older directives that were never carried out, mostly because of their unclear nature.

One example included an email stating that the recipient (within the research and development team) was to “create a presentation discussing the new product and send it to interested departments.” Others included a request from sales to technical support for “a list of the biggest problems with our hot products” and a memo from finance to all departments to “reduce the number of suppliers being used to better control costs.”
Develop step-by-step instructions that the international gadgets (IG) departments can use to help craft clear and concise directives. Your instructions must include the following critical elements:
· Introduction: Explain the issues with unclear directives and how these instructions will help alleviate those issues.
· Audience Analysis: What steps should an IG department employee take to analyze their audience for communication?
· Message Determination: What steps should an IG department employee take to determine the message for a communication?
· Clear and Concise Writing: What steps should an IG department employee take to ensure that a communication is written clearly and concisely?
Company Background
International Gadgets (IG) is a multinational company of 1,300+ employees and over $4 billion in revenue. Headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire, the company designs, manufactures, sells, and supports a variety of low- and high-tech business productivity tools.
IG has manufacturing facilities in Detroit, Michigan, and Shanghai, China, and sources component parts from suppliers in Vietnam, China, Brazil, and the United States. While IG maintains sales offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Munich, Paris, Moscow, and Brussels, its products are sold throughout the United States and all of Europe and in China through a partner firm. IG employs a direct sales force targeting its top 1,000 customers, and it also sells via its website. Sales offices also include service and support operations, managed separately from the sales teams. The company is considering expanding more directly into China and exploring the possibility of opening a sales office in Beijing.
IG’s current top-selling product is the Office Drone, which was designed for workplace monitoring. The Office Drone is a small, unstaffed aerial vehicle for indoor use that includes real-time video monitoring and a targetable built-in water pistol and reservoir. The Office Drone is marketed to management and security teams to break up water cooler conversations and other nonproductive behaviors among groups of workers.
IG has introduced several new products and experienced rapid growth during the past year, with many new employees in all departments. The management team has greatly expanded as well. It includes several first-time managers, and the team is experiencing difficulties functioning as effectively as it has in the past. Communications within and between all parts of the organization, external partners, and suppliers and customers are at serious risk of completely breaking down.
In a recent example, Detroit Manufacturing was unable to meet a product delivery deadline because of parts shortages from supplies. (The component parts originated in Brazil and had been seriously delayed due to a dockworkers’ strike at U.S. West Coast ports.) The manufacturing team believed they had informed the sales team of the delay, but the sales team indicated they had never received that information and ended up losing the customer to a competitor. In another example, European sales were impacted when Switzerland unexpectedly devalued its currency, impacting IG’s profitability. Revised profitability forecasts were provided by several of the European sales offices, but others did not understand the request from the corporate office because of how it was worded, and the delay in response led to unnecessary costs.
What to Submit
This instruction must be 2 to 3 pages in length (plus a cover page and references) and must be written in APA style. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Integrate at least one resource cited in APA format. Review the 
Reading: Writing Instructions 

7.7 Writing Instructions

website for suggestions and formatting guidelines for instructions.

References:

2.2 Communicating with Precision

https://web.archive.org/web/20170321205212/http://web.mit.edu/me-ugoffice/communication/technical-writing.pdf

http://pcs.ieee.org/communication-resources-for-engineers/style/write-clearly-and-concisely/

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Develop a comprehensive earned value analysis report.

Develop a comprehensive earned value analysis report.
Introduction
This portfolio work project, an earned value management analysis, is based on your selected business or IT project. You may choose to base your assessment on the Revive LLC case study for the development of a new online employee orientation module, or you may continue to use a company of your choice. Both human resource (HR) and information technology (IT) employees, as well as contractors, will be utilized in this project.
Earned value (EV) is defined “the measure of work performed expressed in terms of the budget authorized for that work” (Project Management Institute, 2021, p. 275).
Project managers examine cost control, tools, and techniques that define the procedures by which the cost baseline may be changed. They engage in performance measurement to assess the magnitude of variations that occur during project execution. EVM is used to measure project performance by comparing certain predefined variables. Microsoft Project is a tool used to track planned cost versus actual cost, calculate the earned value, and forecast the effects of some cost changes.
Reference
Project Management Institute. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Seventh Edition and The Standard for Project Management. Newtown Square. PA. 2021.
Scenario
For this assessment, choose either Option A or Option B. You do not need to do both. Both options will be graded using the same scoring guide.
Option A: Project Revive LLC is a consulting firm of highly charged and accomplished project managers whose main stream of revenue comes from managing the turnaround of failing projects. As a consultant with Project Revive LLC you will study, analyze, and manage a failed project from NearlyFree.com. NearlyFree.com is a fictitious company and the project documents for NearlyFree.com project scenario are linked below. The NearlyFree.com project was originally scoped to develop and deploy an automated web-based training system for new employees to reduce the workload and cut down personnel resources required to complete the new employee orientation (NEO) training.
As a veteran member of the Project Revive team, you already know the value of continually examining performance throughout a project to further define and update project data. Special attention to documenting and identifying problems is required in time to make appropriate adjustments. The earned value management (EVM) technique is often used in this type of analysis. Continue your analysis of the failed project by applying the EVM technique to examine performance based on what was accomplished.
Option A Resources:
Option B: You may choose a business of your own. It must include (but is not limited to) the following criteria:

Clearly indicate the title of the project in every assessment.
You must have access to the following documentation:

Scope statement.
Final deliverable and product definition.
Project work-breakdown structure.
Project schedule.
Quality plan.
Project costs (estimates and actuals).

Your Role
For both Option A or B, you are the project manager.
Requirements
Microsoft Project is the recommended software tool for this course due to its wide industry acceptance and its use in many project management professional roles. To make this easier, you have the ability to download and install your own version of MS Project for use in this course. See the Software Preparation and Technology Access activity in Assessment 1 for more information.
Practice using MS Project in this course will prepare you for future professional PM roles and responsibilities; please use MS Project for those tasks supported by MS Project. If you have access to other tools such as MS Visio, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, or other project management software that you believe may still meet the requirements of this course, please discuss your selected alternative with faculty.
Use the PMBOK® Guide as the model for developing the deliverables.
Earned Value Analysis
Deliverable: Develop an Earned Value Analysis report of the current failed project.
Complete the following:

Use Microsoft Project or different, faculty-approved software to show earned value in a list of tasks that measure the cost of the work performed up to a certain date (the current date) based on the Project Schedule [MPP].
Consider how you can apply this analysis of the failed project to a successful project turnaround.

Address the following topics. Where necessary, define assumptions you made.

Apply an earned value technique.
Explain the value of the information provided through the EVM technique.
Analyze project success based on earned value calculations.
Base project decisions on earned value calculations.
Explain how you will apply earned value calculations to a successful project turnaround.

Use the MS Project functionality (or another software program) to:

Display project summary information and report.
Create project reports.
Export project plan cost data into Excel.

Deliverable Format

References: There is no set number of references required for this assessment. Use scholarly or academic sources where applicable.
Format:

Use Microsoft Project to obtain project costs information.
Use your choice of MS Word, MS Visio, or MS PowerPoint to develop the comprehensive analyses.
These analyses are professional documents and should therefore follow the corresponding Academic and Professional Document Guidelines [PDF], including single-spaced paragraphs.
Use APA style and format for references and in-text citations.

Evaluation
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies through corresponding scoring guide criteria:

Competency 1: Apply project cost tools and techniques to ensure project success.

Apply an earned value technique.
Analyze project success based on earned value calculations.
Explain project decisions based on earned value calculations.

Competency 4: Communicate effectively in a professional manner consistent with the standards of project management.

Explain how earned value calculations apply to a successful project turnaround.

Describe how employing evidence-based practice guidelines improve patient outcomes?

NSG 3150 – Healthcare Informatics

Week 5 – Peer Response Instructions

· Substantially respond to at least 
two other student posts in a way that prompts further input or provides another viewpoint.  Describe a situation from your nursing professional experience that backs up your viewpoint and discuss the social, moral, political, and economic factors impacting your position.

· Please respond to peers thoughtfully, add value to the discussion, and apply ideas, insights, or concepts from scholarly sources, such as: journal articles, assigned readings, textbook material, lectures, course materials, or authoritative websites.
· Provide a rationale for your response with at least one scholarly source using an APA in-text citation and full reference.

Mandy Cross

Aug 10 at 2:51pm
Describe how technology and informatics are used to support the interventions used in practice?
During bedside shift report, both day and night nurse gives a report on the patient’s medical diagnosis and history at the bedside. Technology can help track the staff to ensure they’re doing report at the bedside. Some facilities have the ability to track when a nurse goes in and out of a room or every time, they use hand sanitizer.
Describe how employing evidence-based practice guidelines improve patient outcomes?
Evidenced-based practice proves that processes work by already being implemented into practice. Utilizing bedside shift reports involves the patient in their care and decreases mistakes. Facts show that the patient has caught mistakes during bedside shift report and nursing has also caught mistakes by during report or checking all lines and drains.
What benefits and challenges have you experienced with (the integration of) information technology in your practice?
The benefit we’ve experienced is a decrease in mistakes made, which is a huge patient safety issue so that helps keep patients safe. This also helps nursing staff set eyes on their patient in case anything is off. Patients enjoy being a part of their care and can request not to have bedside shift report if not. Some challenges we’ve had are getting the buy-in from nurses. Nursing is so task-oriented, and shortcuts are more prominent with staffing being extremely thin.
What strategies did you, or could you, use to overcome these challenges?
Explaining the why is a huge thing for me. I also know that nurses often don’t understand why something changes, so explaining the why will give them the reason and meaning behind it. Getting your charge nurses behind and helping navigate the change helps get more buy-in from the nursing staff as well.

Elines Torres-Cedeno

Aug 9 at 9:39pm
One evidence-based practice that my facility uses to improve patient outcomes is the sepsis protocol. We use a web-based algorithm called SPOT-Sepsis Prevention and Optimization of Therapy to detect patients at risk for sepsis. The SPOT system is triggered by a combination of factors including the patient’s vital signs and lab values. If a patient flags as meeting the algorithms SPOT criteria a notification is sent to the patient’s care team and the patient is to be assessed for potential intervention. Upon notification, the patient’s nurse or provider has up to 27 minutes to input data regarding organ function status, mental status, and whether the patient is on antibiotics (which indicates that at some point someone thought this patient may have an infection). That combination of data-some technology-based, some human assessment based-is used to determine if a patient is sepsis positive. If so they should receive intervention in the form of fluid resuscitation and antibiotics within one hour of identification.
The benefits of having an actionable sepsis monitoring system and protocol for intervention are evident in patient outcomes, as mortality increases with each hour without intervention. The adaptation of machine-based algorithms such as SPOT monitoring aid in timely treatment, which is important in preventing mortality and improving recovery among affected patients (Shadid et al, 2023).
The challenges we have faced with this system are few, except for the occasional annoyance of nursing staff, which occurs when a patient is either admitted for sepsis and receiving treatment and yet continues to flag for screening, or when those flags are explained by a reason other than sepsis, yet they continue to flag for reassessment as often as every six hours. This can cause some “alarm fatigue”, where nurses miss signs that the system is picking up accurately related to sepsis or worsening sepsis which would require intervention. We overcome this by having a sepsis coordinator, who is assigned to independently reassess these patients and determine their status. This coordinator also assures that those flagging positive for sepsis are indeed receiving all necessary parts of the protocols implementation bundle in a timely manner.
Reference:
Shahid, M.U., Furqan. M., Fatima, S., (2023). Machine-based algorithm: a revolution we need for early sepsis diagnosis in hospitals. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 73(8). https://10.47391/JPMA.8318

Generate a report that analyzes the current systems in place at Lost Pines Outfitters and recommends changes to these systems/processes in line with client requests. This report should include initial recommendations for process and technology improvements focused on enhancing the client’s systems. Additionally, the report should contain a visualization modeling the recommended system for the client.

IT 200 Project Three Systems Thinking Guidelines and Rubric

Competency

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:
· Apply the process of systems thinking

Scenario

You are an employee at a consulting firm that assists other businesses in solving systems problems within their organizations. Ann Jemisin, president of Lost Pines Outfitters, a local and online clothing retailer, has asked for your assistance. During the intake process, she sends information on her company, their processes, and the issues they would like you to remedy. Your supervisor has asked you to create an analysis of the existing systems in Anne’s business. Your analysis is an initial appraisal of the situation at Lost Pines Outfitters, making preliminary recommendations to address the issues identified by your client. As you write your analysis, focus on the application of systems thinking processes and best practices to the scenario and the identified issues.

Directions

System Analysis
Lost Pines Outfitters has provided you with a specifications document describing the current processes in place in their business, and the issues they would like to address through the application of systems thinking processes. Using this information, create an analysis that addresses the following requirements:

· Description: Before you make recommendations to fix the system, you must first describe the system in its current state. In your analysis,
identify the parts of the current system, and consider the main nodes of the system and the high-level processes and components in place at Lost Pines Outfitters. Once you have identified the parts of the system,
describe the interactions and relationships between parts of the system and
identify and describe the feedback loops in the system.

· Recommendations: Once you have described the current system, examine the problems offered by the client. Using systems thinking principles,
pose recommendations to existing systems based on client needs and systems thinking best practices. In your recommendation, consider both the interactions and relationships between parts of the system, as well as the feedback loops present. Then,
describe the potential impact of changes to the system. In your recommendations and description, focus on the application of systems thinking concepts and best practices to the identified problems.

· Modeling: Following your analysis and recommendation,
construct a model of a system including recommended changes. This model should represent your recommended changes and include parts, interactions, relationships, and feedback loops for your recommended changes.

· Conclusion: In the conclusion of your analysis,
describe the benefits of systems thinking within a business environment. In this description, demonstrate how the application of systems thinking allowed you to analyze the problems and equipped you to solve the identified issues.

What to Submit

To complete this project, you must submit the following:

Systems Analysis

Your report should be 900–1,250 words and contain at least one system visualization created using Microsoft Visio.

Supporting Materials

The following resource(s) may help support your work on the project:

Scenario Information:

Client Specifications – Lost Pines Outfitters Word Document

You have been provided with information on Lost Pines Outfitters, including their current
[email protected] 8324860399

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Using the information provided, find research that connects agoraphobia to PTSD and why should Jared’s agoraphobia be recognized as a service-connected disability after being denied by the Department of Veteran Affairs.

BUSI 645
Agoraphobia and ptsd

Overview

Jared is a retired veteran that served in the United States Army from July of 2004 to April of 2015. On August 21st, 2006, while deployed to Iraq he was injured by a 120mm Mortar round getting hit on the left side of his face with shrapnel. Because of this, he suffers from Traumatic Brain Injury, vertigo, memory loss, hearing loss, panic attacks, anxiety, and severe PTSD. As years progressed, the PTSD has made a turn for the worse. Jared however was not treated for Agoraphobia while in the United States Army but was later diagnosed by a psychiatrist outside of his Veteran Affairs Doctors that he has Agoraphobia. Jared has panic attacks 3 to 4 times a week and cannot tolerate crowds. The thought of stressful events triggers him as he has excessive sweating and sudden chills, hyperventilating, chest pain, intense fear of crowds, and closed spaces. This disability affects his daily living adversely as he is extremely depressed. He cannot maintain relationships outside of his wife and kids. Using the information provided, find research that connects agoraphobia to PTSD and why should Jared’s agoraphobia be recognized as a service-connected disability after being denied by the Department of Veteran Affairs.
Instructions
Respond to the prompt provided in an essay format. The assignment requires 3 – 4 full pages and at least 5 scholarly resources to substantiate your position in your answer. You must carefully read the requirements below noting the expectations beforehand. These exercises are meant to foster your comprehensive research and writing skills.
The specific requirements are as follows:
· As a graduate student, the expectation is quite high for your required quality and effort. Your work must be written near the standard and quality of journals and other published materials.
· Cover page, abstract, reference page, and appendices do not count toward the minimum page length requirement.
· At least 5 scholarly sources are required.
· Use the current APA manual to ensure that you correctly cite your sources and quotations.
· The use of sources such as Wikipedia, Investopedia, blogs, personal, consulting or corporate websites are discouraged and will not count toward the required 5 references.
· Use of term paper or solutions-type websites is not allowed and will be treated according to the terms of academic honesty requirements.
·
Do not write in question/answer format (e.g., Using each question as a heading or sub-heading in your paper); you will receive an automatic 30% deduction if you do. Instead, use the questions to guide and form your paper.

Note: Meeting the minimum specifications will result in the minimum passing grade. You are expected to provide an in-depth, analytical review of the topic.
Assignments that do not meet
the minimum criteria will not receive a passing grade.

Describe a scenario with an increased risk for a medication error or where a medication error occurred. For the scenario, you can take inspiration from personal experiences or real-world events reported in the media or medical journals. 

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Safe Practices for Medication Administration
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) receives more than 100,000 reports of suspected medication errors annually. In the United States alone, it is estimated that medication errors have led to injury or death in over 1.3 million clients each year (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2019). As licensed healthcare professionals, we are responsible for providing safe and effective care to our clients and preventing and reporting medication errors whenever possible. 

Initial write 2 page

Describe a scenario with an increased risk for a medication error or where a medication error occurred. For the scenario, you can take inspiration from personal experiences or real-world events reported in the media or medical journals. 
Do not include identifiers in the scenario, such as client names or names of the healthcare facility.

Click the links below to use these resources to locate scenarios that include medication errors by a nurse.
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Nursing Reference Center Plus
 – do a keyword search using the term medication errors and review the results

Describe a situation that could result in medication error, including:
· An explanation of factors that could have contributed to a medication error, including examples and rationales.
· (Consider the rights of medication administration.)
· A description of strategies the nurse should take to avoid medication error, including examples of the nurse’s roles in this situation.
References
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2019). Working to reduce medication errors.
https://www.fda.gov/

Format:

· Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)
· Professional organization, style, and mechanics in APA format
· APA format and in-text citation
· 3 References –
must contain at least three professional references, published within the past 5 years

Read the assigned article that was provided for you in class. Provide the bibliographic information for the article. Summarize the article and discuss three ways that you can apply the information to your own classroom practices.

CEL514ArticleReviewDirectionsandScoringGuide.docx

CEL 514

Article Review

(2 Article Reviews – One on Phonemic Awareness and One on Phonics @ 15 Points Each)

(Course Objectives 2, 5 and 7)

Phonemic Awareness Article – McGee, L. M., & Ukrainetz, T. A. (2009). Using scaffolding to teach phonemic awareness to kindergarten.
The
Reading
Teacher, 62 (7).
599-603.

Phonics Article – Moats, L. C. (2005/06). How spelling supports reading: And why it is more regular and predictable than you may think.
American Educator, 12-43.

Read the assigned article that was provided for you in class. Provide the bibliographic information for the article. Summarize the article and discuss three ways that you can apply the information to your own classroom practices. This assignment must be typed in Times New Roman, size 12 font, and double spaced. Label each section of your article review – Bibliographic Information, Summary, and Application to Classroom Instruction.
Please use the following format and note the grading scale:
·
Bibliographic Information _____/3 points

Use the APA format demonstrated in class.
·
Summary (1 paragraph)
_____/5 points

Summarize the content of the article without injecting your
personal opinion. Highlight the key points.
·
Application to Classroom Instruction (1 paragraph) _____/5 points

Discuss how you can apply the article information to your
own future instructional practices as they relate to literacy.
·
Professional and correct writing _____/2 points

Use the correct APA format for the bibliographic entry.
Proofread carefully to eliminate composition errors.

Total possible points _____/15 points

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