The Scientific Method Presentation. Then, read “Lab 2: Water Quality and Contamination.

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Laboratory
To complete the following assignment, go to this week’s Laboratory link in the left navigation.

Water Quality and Contamination

Carefully review Grading Rubric before beginning the assignment.

Before you begin this assignment, watch the
video titled
The Scientific Method Presentation. Then, read “Lab 2: Water Quality and Contamination.” This lab will allow you to investigate the effects of common pollutants on groundwater as well as mimic the filtration process utilized by wastewater treatment facilities. Additionally, you will perform tests on your own tap water to compare differences in contaminants found in bottled versus tap water. Then, you will utilize this information and your eScience lab kit to complete Experiments 1 through 3 on the Week Two Lab Reporting Form. Make sure to complete all of the following items before submission:

  1. Read through the introductory material and watch The Scientific Method Presentation video.
  2. Perform Experiment 1: Effects of Groundwater Contamination using your eScience lab manual and kit.
  3. Complete Table 1 and answer Post Lab Questions 1 through 5 in complete sentences on the Week Two Lab Reporting Form.
  4. Complete Experiment 2: Water Treatment using your eScience lab manual and kit.
  5. Answer Post Lab Questions 1 through 4 in complete sentences on the Week Two Lab Reporting Form.
  6. Complete Experiment 3: Drinking Water Quality using your eScience lab manual and kit.
  7. Complete Tables 2 through 6 and answer Post Lab Questions 1 through 4 in complete sentences on the Week Two Lab Reporting Form.
  8. Go to “Lab 3: Biodiversity,” and complete Experiment 1: Diversity of Plants steps 1 through 6. Steps 1 through 6 need to be completed in order to be prepared for Week Three; however, results for this experiment will not be calculated until next week. Thus, nothing is to be handed in for this experiment until the end of Week Three.

roup Potency and Collective Efficacy

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I need 20 Slides

Part 1: Group Potency and Collective Efficacy

Review at least four (4) academically reviewed articles on Group Potency and Collective Efficacy. Develop power presentation of the 4 articles. Support your presentation with appropriate references. Use APA format throughout.

Part 2: Group Cohesiveness:

Review at least four (4) academically reviewed articles on Group Cohesiveness. Develop power presentation of the 4 articles. Support your presentation with appropriate references. Use APA format throughout.

  • Discuss requirements for Parts 1 and 2 above.
  • Develop power points. You power points should contain a minimum of 20 slides (excluding the cover page and reference page.
  • Use APA format throughout.

Identify all the costs in the decision process, including explicit costs, implicit costs and sunk costs.

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Relevant Costs

 

Two partners own together a small landscaping business in North Carolina, called Summer Lawn Care. They have been specializing in summer grass seeding, installation, and maintenance. Recently, the partners acquired special technology and know-how for winter grass installations and maintenance. They also added a tree cutting service as recent storms in the area had caused demand for this service to soar. One of the partners insists that the name of the business should change to Lawn and Tree Care, so that it better reflects the range of services and, thus, generates more customer interest, and thus contracts. The second partner wants to keep the old name and argues, “We have already paid for business cards, vehicle paint, signage, and ads in Yellow Pages”.  Evaluate the arguments of the two partners. Explain and illustrate their points by identifying the relevant and irrelevant costs for this decision.

 

Guided Response:

 

In 300 words or more, please, provide your response to the above discussion question. Identify all the costs in the decision process, including explicit costs, implicit costs and sunk costs. Respond substantively to at least two of your classmates’ postings. Substantive responses use theory, research, and experience or examples to support ideas and further the class knowledge on the discussion topic.

 

 

 

discuss ways to proactively avoid or prevent negligence in the profession that you selected

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select an allied health (nonphysician) profession; this can be your own profession or another profession that interests you. Some examples of allied health professions include physical therapy, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, nursing, physician assisting, radiography, ultrasonography, nuclear medicine, medical laboratory, medical assisting, phlebotomy, and many others. Discuss a situation in which an individual in this profession might be held liable for negligence. Also discuss ways to proactively avoid or prevent negligence in the profession that you selected.—-APA FORMAT

 

These papers should be 3 to 5 typed pages each, the format for both papers should be in APA.

 

charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”.

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Research Proposal-700-800 words
Follow the directions below for the completion of the Research Proposal assignment on Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Research Proposal is to mold the preliminary ideas you have about your topic and to develop them in an academic manner. This development occurs as a direct result of your research on the subject. Therefore, this is your first formal step towards your final Research Paper.
Description:
In this 700-800-word, Research Proposal, you will develop the plan you will use to craft your final Research Paper for this course. If your Research Proposal is less than this word count, then it is likely you have not fully developed your proposal or adhered to the assignment appropriately, which can severely impact your grade for this assignment. Your Research Proposal will include the elements listed below.
Your Research Proposal should adhere to MLA conventions throughout. For a sample Research Proposal, see the OWL at Purdue. Pay close attention to the example provided to get an idea of how to write your Research Proposal.

Elements:
The research topic (one paragraph) -Briefly outline the area and topic of your research. Which text did you pick and what is your tentative thesis?
The contribution you will make (one paragraph)- This is your chance to show how you have arrived at your position and recognized the need for your research, and what it is that makes it important.
The sources and resources you will use- (one paragraph) What type of resources will you use? You might use the Troy Library, online databases, etc.
How the project will proceed (one paragraph)-Develop a timeline for your research paper.

The number of contingent workers is increasing. Take a look at this article and share your thoughts on what HR can do:

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My class discussion question needs to be answer with at least 170 words with example. I would like for it to be in your own words. If not please cite in text with reference, No plagiarism please. Doesn’t need a title page.

Class: The number of contingent workers is increasing. Take a look at this article and share your thoughts on what HR can do:

https://www.bna.com/growth-contingent-workforce-n57982065108/

, immigration, health care reform, and fiscal policy have emerged as key issues in U.S. federal policy.

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In recent years, immigration, health care reform, and fiscal policy have emerged as key issues in U.S. federal policy. There are many sides to each debate, and research is proliferating.

Using the Ashford Online Library, identify a scholarly article that answers research questions associated with the debate over immigration, health care reform, or fiscal policy (select one). Apply the principles of critical thinking to the selected issue. Cite the article or website that contains the research. Then, describe the findings of this research and provide your perspective on the validity of the findings.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references.

inetwork implementation plan. T

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The first step will be to select a scenario organization as the target for your network implementation plan. This scenario organization will be used as the basis for each of the assignments throughout the course, and should conform to the following guidelines:

  • Nontrivial: The selected organization should be large enough to allow reasonable exercise of the networking principles in the course assignments.
  • Domain knowledge: You should be familiar enough with the organization to allow focus on the assignment tasks without significant time required for domain education.
  • Accessibility: You should have good access to the people and other information related to the organization because this will be an important part of the process.

Select a scenario organization that fits these requirements, and submit your proposal to your instructor before proceeding further with the assignments in the course. Approval should be sought within the first several days of the course. Your instructor will tell you how to submit this proposal and what notification will be given for approval.

Assignment Guidelines:

For the assignments in this course, you will be developing a comprehensive Network Implementation Plan document. Your first task in this process will be to select an organization to use as the basis of your plan. You will also create the shell document for the final project deliverable that you will be working on during each unit. As you proceed through each project week, you will add content to each section of the final document to gradually complete the final project delivery. Appropriate research should be conducted to support your work, and assumptions may be made when necessary.

As part of your weekly tasks, you will be reviewing and answering some questions based on what you learned going through LabSim for Network Pro (also covers Network+) Certification Training modules. This will help you to compile a toolkit to reference should you decide to take this exam. The topics you will be going through in LabSim will be spread out over a series of Networking courses, however should you choose to go through all of the materials on your own, and this will prepare you to take the certification exam at sponsored locations. The modules under LabSim for CompTIA – Network+ include:

  • Videos: 141 (18:44:06)
  • Demonstrations: 81 (10:47:01)
  • Simulations: 92
  • Fact Sheets: 142
  • Exams: 101

The following are the project deliverables:

  • Submit your target organization selection to the instructor for approval.
  • Network Implementation Plan document shell
    • Use MS Word
    • Title page
      • Course number and name
      • Project name
      • Student name
      • Date
    • Table of contents
      • Use autogenerated TOC
      • Separate page
      • Maximum of 3 levels deep
      • Update fields of TOC so it is up-to-date before submitting project
    • Section headings (create each heading on a new page with TBD as content, except for sections listed under “New content” below)
      • Target Organization
      • Proposed Network Solution
      • Network Design
      • Installation and Configuration
      • Maintenance and Troubleshooting
      • Remote Access
      • Network Pro Prep Toolkit
  • Add the following new content:
    • Target Organization
      • Give a brief description of the organization.
      • Include the organization’s size, number of locations, and other information that is necessary to describe its networking needs as they relate to this project.
      • Material can be taken from the approved proposal that you submitted to the instructor.
      • Be sure that this organization is approved by the instructor.
    • Proposed Network Solution
      • Describe the network configuration that will address the needs of the organization.
      • Topic coverage should include DNS, DHCP, network protocols, WINS, IP Routing, and Certificate Services.
      • Include justification of the selected configuration and why it suits this organization well.
    • Network Pro Prep Toolkit
      • Take or review the following Network Pro lab lessons:
        • 0.0 Course Introduction
        • 0.1 Using the Simulator
        • 1.1 Networking Overview
        • 1.2 Network Topologies
    • For each completed lesson include a screenshot of the completed lab and exam as applicable.
  • Name the document yourname_IT326_IP1.doc.

Review the Caselet from Chapter 4 – Target Corp Data Mining in Retail – consider the following questions:

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Review the Caselet from Chapter 4 – Target Corp Data Mining in Retail – consider the following questions:

  • Q1. Do Target and other retailers have full rights to use their acquired data as it sees fit, and to contact desired consumers with all legally admissible means and messages? What are the issues involved here?
  • Q2. FaceBook and Google provide many services for free. In return they mine our email and blogs and send us targeted ads. Is that a fair deal?

Write a 7-9 page APA paper on the ethical considerations associated with companies like Target, Facebook, and Google when mining data for targeted marketing. You should research additional materials to understand more about the ways in which these organizations market to their customers.

Suggested outline:

  • Cover Page
  • Introduction
  • Ethical Considerations in Targeted Marketing
    • Ethical Consideration 1
      • Pros
      • Cons
      • What Organizations Should Do
    • Ethical Consideration 2
      • Pros
      • Cons
      • What Organizations Should Do
    • Ethical Consideration 3
      • Pros
      • Cons
      • What Organizations Should Do
  • Conclusion
  • References

At least 3-5 scholarly references should be included with in-text citations.

Paul and Elder Critical Thinking

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Ashford 2: – Week 1 – Assignment

 

Assignment

Paul and Elder Critical Thinking

Please read the instructions below for information on how to complete this assignment.

For a list of resources that are specific to this assignment, please utilize the “Resources Tab” located below.

If you feel that you need help with any of the main topics for this week, please revisit the Practice Activities located in the Weekly Overview.

Using the web pages associated with the
Foundation for Critical Thinking website,
choose one of the four topics below and respond to the aspects of the prompt in at least 400 words.

The essay must be 400 words in length, excluding title and reference pages, and formatted according to APA style. If you would like to refer to APA samples and tutorials, review the
APA Checklist within the Ashford Writing Center (
https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-apa-checklist.html) located in the Learning Resources tab in the left navigation bar. The only resources you will need to complete this assignment are the web pages of the critical thinking website that relate to your chosen topic. However, if you would like to include other sources, that is encouraged. Just be sure that you utilize the critical thinking web pages as your primary sources of information.

Choose one:

Inference and Assumption

Explain the difference between inference and assumption. Then, present four inferences you have made and connect those inferences to their underlying assumptions. Looking back, which of these were proper inferences, and which were improper inferences? Why?


Purpose, Point of View, and Decisions

Outline a problem that you currently face or have faced recently. Define the assumptions that you have about this issue. Explain your point of view, and outline the information that you have analyzed in relation to this problem. Finally, explain the implications that have arisen or will arise when you respond to this problem.

Valuable Intellectual Traits  

Of the valuable intellectual traits listed in the online readings from this week, identify three of them that you believe you need to strengthen. Explain the traits, and then describe how you will attempt to implement actions in your life that will maximize those intellectual virtues.

Open-Minded Inquiry

Using the online reading “Open-minded Inquiry,” identify what you consider to be the three most important attributes that one must have as he or she approaches problems. Explain why you think these attributes are the three most important, and describe examples from your own life, or from the lives of those you know, in which people failed to display those attributes.

PHI103.W1A2.10.2013

Description:

 

Total Possible Score: 4.00

Addresses the Prompt

Total: 3.00

Distinguished – Accurately addresses all aspects of the prompt. The response is clear and comprehensive.

Proficient – Accurately addresses most aspects of the prompt. The response is clear and mostly comprehensive.

Basic – Somewhat accurately addresses most aspects of the prompt. The response lacks clarity and/or is not comprehensive.

Below Expectations – Addresses the prompt, but the response is unclear, inaccurate, and/or includes a minority of the prompt’s aspects.

Non-Performance – The response to the prompt is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

 

Written Communication: Control of Syntax and Mechanics

Total: 0.30

Distinguished – Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors, and is very easy to understand.

Proficient – Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors, and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic – Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors, which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations – Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors, which distract the reader.

Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

 

Word Requirement

Total: 0.30

Distinguished – The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of words.

Proficient – The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of words.

Basic – The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of words.

Below Expectations – The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of words.

Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

 

APA Formatting

Total: 0.20

Distinguished – Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

Proficient – Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors.

Basic – Exhibits basic knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements.

Below Expectations – Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

 

Resource Requirement

Total: 0.20

Distinguished – Uses more than one scholarly source, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient – Uses one scholarly source to support ideas. The source is used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment and on the reference page.

Basic – Uses one scholarly source to somewhat support ideas. Citations may not be formatted correctly within the body of the assignment and/or on the reference page.

Below Expectations – Uses one source that provides little or no support for ideas. The source may not be scholarly, and citations are not formatted correctly within the body of the assignment and/or on the reference page.

Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

 

 

 

2: – Week 1 – Assignment

 

Assignment

Paul and Elder Critical Thinking

Please read the instructions below for information on how to complete this assignment.

For a list of resources that are specific to this assignment, please utilize the “Resources Tab” located below.

If you feel that you need help with any of the main topics for this week, please revisit the Practice Activities located in the Weekly Overview.

Resources

Required Resources

Websites

  1. Foundation for Critical Thinking. (2011). The critical thinking community. Retrieved from http://www.criticalthinking.org/
    • The resources from this website relate directly to numerous critical thinking skills that will aid students in argumentation, analysis of biases and prejudice, and thinking through multiple perspectives.

For this week, you will need to access the following pages from the above website:

  1. The Analysis & Assessment of Thinking
  2. Defining Critical Thinking
  3. How to Study and Learn (Part One)
  4. Distinguishing Between Inferences and Assumptions
  5. Open-minded Inquiry
  6. Universal Intellectual Standards

 

Recommended Resources

Multimedia

  1. Acrobat741. (2007, November 17). The matrix and the cave [Video file].  Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRNMZEDOBrM
    • This video relates The Matrix to Plato’s cave allegory. Students can utilize this resource to further examine the relationship between assumptions about reality and the actual truth of reality. Transcript
  2. Kemick, A. (2010, August 12). Stereotyping has lasting negative impact: Prejudice has lingering effects, study shows. U.S. News and World Report. Retrieved from http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2010/08/12/stereotyping-has-lasting-negative-impact
    • This article will introduce students to the relationship between stereotyping and the level of thought that goes on when such stereotyping occurs. Students will be able to question their own stereotypical thinking and analyze methods for eliminating these forms of thinking.
  3. Slinkycode. (2007, March 5). 12 angry men – This is how you deal with prejudice[Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTDhgR3p12w
    • This video aligns with responses to prejudicial thinking and the elimination of such thinking. Transcript