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The purpose of the compare and contrast essay is to examine certain characteristics of two related events, places, things, people, or things.   The thesis should be clear ( not vague ! ) definite and ARGUABLE. The contrasts should make a point b/c this is NOT a basic compare and contrast essay it needs to show that there is critical thinking behind it and it has an argument and a point. IMPORTANT : the paper should be rich in specific references. From its definition, the purpose of writing a classic compare and contrast essay is not only to state similarities and differences, but also to arrive at what those similarities and differences mean, represent, reveal or demonstrate.  The final assignment is an academic essay, which is designed to be comprehensive and apply all you have learned in this course. To complete this assignment, you must use all the steps in the writing process: planning, drafting, developing, revising, editing, and proofreading. This assignment takes the form of an essay in which you will be asked to compare...

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 3: Keys to Success in Multinational Companies Due Week 9 and worth 220 points It is widely known that Knowledge Management Systems are the key to success in multinational companies. Imagine that you are a Vice President of a company that is ramping up to go global. Please choose one (1) of the following industries for the purposes of this assignment: Jewelry Fashion / Apparel Chemicals Consumer electronics, electronic components Medical supplies or equipment Bins, totes, crates, material handling Food products Drug products Children’s products, clothing, toys, etc. Note: You may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment. You have been tasked with designing a comprehensive best practices policy list geared towards managing existing knowledge and any new knowledge as it becomes viable. The best practices...

Task Description: Internal Memo This week we'll be investigating how a project reacts to risk, how risk monitoring and control interacts with the other themes we have looked at during the course, and how how a change control process can be followed in a project.  The steps you should take are: Go back to your week 7 weekly assignment where you created a risk register for your case study project. Select ONE of those risks that you identified. We strongly suggest that you pick a risk which includes a 'change' as the root cause. Then imagine that the risk has come true. When you wrote the risk register, it was all 'what if this happens...' and now you are pretending that that 'what if' has happened. Your potential bad situation, or nightmare, is now a reality. Write an internal memo to your project sponsor, which should detail the following:Who the memo is to and from (fake names are fine)A short introductory paragraph explaining the background...

A personal statement showcases your writing ability on a personal level as you apply to enter into a graduate program. Submitting an admission essay is one of the items required to complete your application for the Online BSN to DNP program. This tool is to provide clarity regarding what the content of that essay paper should be, as well as some helpful tips in order to submit a scholarly essay that addresses all elements the review committee looks for in a BSN to DNP application essay or memorable college essays. Your essay needs to describe 3 experiences that have prepared you for doctoral study and the nurse practitioner role: one from previous nursing course work, one from an experience as a practicing nurse, and one that reflects your strengths. Additionally, describe a problem that interests you and would lend itself to a scholarly project; include academic literature to support the project. Below is a basic outline on how to arrange your admission essay with...

Write a critical-evaluative essay (850 to 1000 words) on any ONE of the following prompts. Include textual references, citations, and a Works Cited list at the end. Follow the MLA guidelines in formatting your custom essay. 1. Define the concept of "epiphany" as it applies to short fiction. Use the concept to interpret "The Flowers," "The Story of an Hour," or "After the Dance."   In particular, explain the developing awareness of the character. 2. Explore the theme of appearance versus reality in Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" by discussing the following: (a) The setting of the story (b) The symbols or motifs of duplicity or ambiguity (examples of things are not what they seem to be) (c) The significance of names 3. Discuss the rhetorical strategy used by the author in "The Yellow Wallpaper." Discuss the effectiveness of using a narrator who writes a secret diary about her descent into a psychotic state. Did the story serve a larger social purpose at the time?   4. Is "The...

Scenario:The government has created a committee to investigate the potential of implanting a radio-frequency implantable device (RFID or commonly known as a “chip”) in every U.S. citizen OR on the use of the ‘smart card’ (i.e. card that incorporates an individual’s medical care record). In order to reduce the issues surrounding patient safety including patient identification, and maintenance of a complete and accurate history of disease processes and medications, this RFID or ‘smart card’ will contain all of the individual’s medical information. When the patient arrives at a point-of-care, the RFID or the ‘smart card’ is scanned, and all of the information is uploaded into the provider Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. Upon discharge, information is then downloaded back to the RFID or the ‘smart card’. You have been invited as a nursing representative for your state to provide a report to the committee regarding the use of the RFID or the ‘smart card’. Choose one of these technologies and complete the...

Details of task: This assessment requires students to complete two parts: 1) an individual essay on how motivation impacts individual and organizational behavior; and 2) a reflective piece on how the student’s own motivations affect his/her behaviour and his/her understanding of other people’s behaviour.        1. Research and write an essay paper on employee motivation. In your essay, critically discuss how well academic theory and research are able to explain specific behaviours and/or attitudes in an existing organisation. You should base this discussion on first hand data or experience that you have collected in an organisation of your choice. You should research employee motivation and provide a short review drawing from the academic literature relevant to the topic with full references (the list of references does not count towards the 1000 word maximum). Collect information from a minimum of five academic sources such as academic peer reviewed journals and edited book collections. Once this information has been collected, you should: define motivation describe the behaviours/attitudes...

Purpose The purpose of this assignment is explore the assigned topic related to information systems in healthcare, research and analyze the topic, and describe how you will apply your new found knowledge to your nursing practice. Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student to meet one or more of the following Course Outcomes depending on the topic selected. CO1: Describe patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population. (PO1) CO2: Analyze data from all relevant sources, including technology, to inform the delivery of care. (PO2) CO3: Define standardized terminology that reflects nursing's unique contribution to patient outcomes. (PO3) CO4: Investigate safeguards and decision-making support tools embedded in patient care technologies and information systems to support a safe practice environment for both patients and healthcare workers. (PO4) CO5: Identify patient care technologies, information systems, and communication devices that support safe nursing practice. (PO5) CO 6: Discuss the principles of data integrity, professional ethics, and legal requirements related to data security, regulatory requirements, confidentiality, and client's right to privacy. (PO6) CO7: Examine the use of information systems to document interventions...

Write a 3–4 page evidence-based resourcing plan for one component of the Heart Failure Clinic. It is important for the nurse leader to have not only a basic understanding of the budget process, but to understand how to work with variances in staffing, patient loads, and supply costs in order to meet the needs of the patients, without compromising the funding process of the clinic. SHOW LESSBy successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria: Competency 3: Apply management strategies and best practices for health care finance, human resources, and materials allocation decisions to improve health care delivery and patient outcomes.Apply evidence-based management strategies and best practices for resourcing health care services.Describe management and accountability tools and procedures used to manage health delivery services and patient outcomes.Competency 4: Apply professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct in professional practice.Apply legal and professional standards for resourcing outpatient services.Competency 5: Communicate in manner that is...

Purpose Within the profession of nursing, multiple theories, models, and conceptual frameworks have been created to serve as a foundation for practice. The purpose of this assignment is to appraise the value of the model in serving as a theoretical framework and apply the model to your selected area of future professional nursing practice (your MSN track). For this assignment, you will select one of the following nursing models to address within the paper: the Patient-Centred Nursing (PCN) Framework or the Chamberlain Care Model.  Course Outcomes Through this assessment, the student will meet the following Course Outcomes: Apply nursing theory as a framework to guide the translation of knowledge and implementation of evidence-based practice in future professional settings. (CO #2)Analyze theories from nursing and relevant fields with respect to the components, relationships among the components, and application to advanced nursing practice. (CO#4) Requirements Criteria for Content Select one of the two models presented in the week five lesson (either the Person-Centred Nursing Framework, or the Chamberlain Care Model). In a three- to...

Each paper should be on a topic of the student's choice but directly related to a concept covered in our textbook reading or in-class discussions this semester. It is critical that the papers show that the student understands course material. It is critical that the topic and the student’s coverage clearly indicates how the course material relates to the topic. The topic and coverage must be business related. The three-page paper should include approximately two pages of factual background and approximately one page of the student’s response and original opinion on the topic. See important due dates and other details on Blackboard. Students that do not know how to submit a Blackboard submission should ask their instructor for directions at least one week before the due date. The submission link is available under the Semester Research Papers menu item in Blackboard. Grading Criteria (77 points for each of the three papers – all points approximate): Generally follow...

Briefly discuss the biography of Alexis de' Tocqueville, John Stuart Mills and James Madison from the hyperlinks within the course. Some people argue that the passage of Proposition 8 in California banning gay marriage was a form of majority tyranny. Others might argue that permitting gay marriages would be a form of majority tyranny because they are members of groups that believe that such marriages would be damaging to the society. What about the prospective employee who says that if someone refuses to hire him because he is an atheist then they are engaging in majority tyranny? The employer, on the other hand says if the law requires him to hire people who are atheists then he is a victim of majority tyranny. After reading, at least Chapter 4 of On Liberty, explain how these apparently conflicting views might be resolved. (Along with information from"On Liberty" ; please include other relevant information from the online readings and hyperlinks within the unit that...

Week 4 Assignment 2 Submission .If you are using the Blackboard Mobile Learn IOS App, please click "View in Browser." Click the link above to submit your assignment. 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 2: External and Internal Environments Due Week 4 and worth 350 points Choose an industry you have not yet written about in this course, and one publicly traded corporation within that industry. Research the company on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University's online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions. Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you: 1.Choose the two (2) segments of the general environment that would rank highest in their influence on...

Recent clinical guidelines suggest that watchful waiting is better than immediately beginning treatment with antibiotics when a child presents with otitis media. A group of nurses in the outpatient clinic decide to use evidence-based research for this practice to help them understand whether this is the appropriate care for the children they see. If they find it is grounded in the research, they will suggest a change in the clinical policy guidelines. They are aware that this policy may be a concern for parents who are used to getting antibiotics immediately when they bring their children to the clinics. The nurses brought the following sources of evidence to their first meeting: • American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy of Family Physicians. (2004.) Clinical practice guideline: Diagnosis and management of acute otitis media. Retrieved May 17, 2008, from http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;113/5/1451 Task: A. Review the sources of evidence listed above and do the following:...