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Chapter 6 noted that Friendster has obtained a number of social networking patents that it could potentially assert against other social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. Suppose you are corporate counsel at one of these two companies and you expect that you may eventually be sued by Friendster. In addition to contesting the validity or enforceability of the Friendster patents, what are some of your other options?

The CEO of a small but promising start-up company is in need of an experienced engineer to head up a key aspect of the business, and has selected Sam as a leading candidate. If hired, Sam would not only be exposed to the proprietary technology that already provides a significant advantage in the market, but would be tasked with developing additional proprietary information and software. Sam is currently an employee of XYZ Corp., a competitor of the start-up. What potential problems might the CEO want to consider? What steps could the CEO take to address these problems?

Follow these steps: You will find two sets of tests; each set belongs to a different client and contains the clients results on the AUDIT, the CAGE, and the DAST. Utilize the instructions you find to score each test. Considering the results of the test, compile a report for each client. Each report should include the following: A description of each of the three assessment tools including a discussion of the advantages and limitations of each A discussion of the role of each test in addiction assessment; a discussion of how the tests can be combined to present a fuller picture. Report on the scores on each test for each individual. Interpret these scores, both individually, and combined with the other two tests. Recommend further steps in assessment to eliminate any ambiguities or questions about the client Tell whether you would consider administering the alcohol or narcotics withdrawal scales found in Perkinson (2012) in Appendices 4 and 5. Explain your reasons for this decision Locate two other addiction related assessment tests. Report briefly on the quality of each test, general usefulness, and appropriateness for this particular report. Conclude with a summary of each clients results and recommendations for further tests and assessments to complete the picture Support your discussion of the additional tests to be used by at least two references to peer reviewed journals.
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Describe how partnerships with community agencies would benefit your school.

Understanding family structure and style is essential to patient and family care. Conducting a family interview and needs assessment gathers information to identify strengths, as well as potential barriers to health. This information ultimately helps develop family-centered strategies for support and guidance.This family health assessment is a two-part assignment. The information you gather in this initial assignment will be utilized for the second assignment in Topic 3.Develop an interview questionnaire to be used in a family-focused functional assessment. The questionnaire must include three open-ended, family-focused questions to assess functional health patterns for each of the following: Values/Health Perception
Nutrition
Sleep/Rest
Elimination
Activity/Exercise
Cognitive
Sensory-Perception
Self-Perception
Role Relationship
Sexuality
CopingSelect a family, other than your own, and seek permission from the family to conduct an interview. Utilize the interview questions complied in your interview questionnaire to conduct a family-focused functional assessment. Document the responses as you conduct the interview.Upon completion of the interview, write a 750-1,000-word paper. Analyze your assessment findings. Submit your questionnaire as an appendix with your assignment.Include the following in your paper: Describe the family structure. Include individuals and any relevant attributes defining the family composition, race/ethnicity, social class, spirituality, and environment.
Summarize the overall health behaviors of the family. Describe the current health of the family.
Based on your findings, describe at least two of the functional health pattern strengths noted in the findings. Discuss three areas in which health problems or barriers to health were identified.
Describe how family systems theory can be applied to solicit changes in family members that, in turn, initiate positive changes to the overall family functions over time.Cite at least three peer-reviewed or scholarly sources to complete this assignment. Sources should be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria.

Scratch the whole essay American University admission essay topic: All first-year students will participate in the American University Experience (AUx), a course specially designed for students transitioning into their first year of college at AU. AUx classes meet once per week as small, interactive and inclusive communities. The course provides a place for students to build academic skills for college success; learn about issues of privilege and bias; and explore their own personal identities. The course also models ways of communicating and living in a diverse society, particularly in reference to addressing divergent opinions on challenging topics. How do you personally define an inclusive environment? What do you believe contributes to a diverse and accepting community?

What are five new insights you have regarding collaborations with personnel from community agencies that meet the needs of students with exceptionalities and their families?

Research Paper (80%) The second assessment of this module is a 3,000 words independent research paper that constitutes 80 per cent of the overall mark. The research paper will offer students an opportunity to undertake independent research by applying appropriate feminist perspectives to an empirical topic of their choice. Please note that the topic and research question needs to be negotiated and approved by the tutor before the oral presentations. Instructions ? Choose a research question in consultation with the tutor? Make an essay plan where you think about how you will go about answering the question? Read the relevant academic literature within the broader field of research that the question and topic speaks to. ? Write an essay that demonstrates that you have read the relevant literature; that develops a powerful argument in answer to the chosen essay question. Importantly, you must explain how you understand gender and how and why gender matters for your particular topic. ? On the Writing section of the Effective Communication module you will find detailed guidance on what is expected of an academic essay submission. What we are looking for (Assessment criteria): Content: You need to demonstrate that you have understood key academic concepts and ideas relevant to the essay question. In an academic essay the way you do this is by referencing academic texts. You should not express your opinion on a particular matter but build up your argument by referencing academic texts. Basically, you need to demonstrate that you have read suggested literature and learnt something on this module. Also, this might be an obvious point but please dont forget to answer the question! Style: All essays need to be typed (font size 12, double spaced), include a bibliography and use the Harvard-referencing system. The essay should also be well-written and well-structured (see below). It is important that you write in full sentences and avoid bullet-points. There is also no need to include tables, images, maps etc. Instead, a discussion of and reference to such items is sufficient. See below for more information on academic referencing. Structure: A common essay-structure has three main sections in addition to introduction and conclusion. Please include headings and sub-headings in order to guide the reader through the argument/answer to the question. Remember that the way you structure the essay is part of how you answer the question; it needs to make sense. Anything that doesnt help you answer the question should be left out, or moved to an explanatory footnote. How does Gender Intersect with Violence and Terrorism?

. Essay (60%) The third assessment of this module is a 3,000-word essay that constitutes 60 per cent of the overall mark. The essay will offer students an opportunity to undertake independent research by applying a specific theoretical approach/ analytical lens to the study of a particular issue or debate on Israel/Palestine Instructions ? Choose an essay question in consultation with the tutor. ? Make an essay plan where you think about how you will go about answering the question. ? Read the relevant academic literature within the broader field of research that the question and topic speak to. ? Write an essay that demonstrates that you have read the relevant literature; that develops a powerful argument in answer to the chosen essay question. ? Guidance is available on the KLE under Interactive Study Skills. What we are looking for (Assessment criteria): Content: You need to demonstrate that you have understood key concepts and ideas relevant to the essay question. In an academic essay the way you do this is by referencing academic texts. You should not express your opinion on a particular matter but build up your argument by referencing academic texts. Basically, you need to demonstrate that you have read suggested literature and learnt something on this module. Also, this might be an obvious point but please dont forget to answer the question! Style: All essays need to be typed (font size 12, double spaced), include a bibliography and use the Harvard-referencing system. The essay should also be well-written and well-structured (see below). It is important that you write in full sentences and avoid bullet-points. There is also no need to include tables, images, maps etc. Instead, a discussion of and reference to such items is sufficient. See below for more information on academic referencing. Structure: A common essay-structure has three main sections in addition to introduction and conclusion. Please include headings and sub-headings in order to guide the reader through the argument/answer to the question. Remember that the way you structure the essay is part of how you answer the question; it needs to make sense. Anything that doesnt help you answer the question should be left out, or moved to an explanatory footnote. check additional materials for the essay plan
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When evaluating a program, there are numerous ways to collect data about its participation, impact, and success. A particularly powerful method that may be appropriate for program evaluation is qualitative field research. Qualitative field research allows the researcher to collect descriptive data about experiences directly from individuals in face-to-face settings. When evaluating such complex issues as human attitudes, behaviors, and opinions, qualitative research can provide in-depth information and rich insights that numerical data simply cannot provide.This type of research is called qualitative field research because it is conducted in the environments in which experiences, such as program interventions, take place. Researchers collect detailed notes or transcriptions from observations, face-to-face interviewing, or focus group conversations.In this Application, you consider how you might apply qualitative field research methods to needs assessments in human and social services.To Prepare
Think back to the topic you selected for the Week 4 Discussion. Consider how you might evaluate a program for this topic using qualitative field research methods. Use the following questions to guide your thinking:What specific field techniques would you use to reach this population?
Would you identify yourself as a researcher?
What logistical issues would you need to consider?
Explain how you would evaluate a program for your selected topic using qualitative field research methods.

Develop a 35-page position about a specific health care issue as it relates to a target vulnerable population. Include an analysis of existing evidence and position papers to help support your position. Your analysis should also present and respond to one or more opposing viewpoints.
Note: Each assessment in this course builds on the work you completed in the previous assessment. Therefore, you must complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.
Position papers are a method to evaluate the most current evidence and policies related to health care issues. They offer a way for researchers to explore the views of any number of organizations around a topic. This can help you to develop your own position and approach to care around a topic or issue.
This assessment will focus on analyzing position papers about an issue related to addiction, chronicity, emotional and mental health, genetics and genomics, or immunity. Many of these topics are quickly evolving as technology advances, or as we attempt to push past stigmas. For example, technology advances and DNA sequencing provide comprehensive information to allow treatment to become more targeted and effective for the individual. However as a result, nurses must be able to understand and teach patients about the impact of this information. With this great power comes concerns that patient conditions are protected in an ethical and compassionate manner.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Design evidence-based advanced nursing care for achieving high-quality population outcomes.
o Evaluate the evidence and positions of others that could support a team’s approach to improving the quality and outcomes of care for a specific issue in a target population.
o Evaluate the evidence and positions of others that are contrary to a team’s approach to improving the quality and outcomes of care for a specific issue in a target population.
Competency 2: Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of interprofessional interventions in achieving desired population health outcomes.
o Explain the role of the interprofessional team in facilitating improvements for a specific issue in a target population.
Competency 3: Analyze population health outcomes in terms of their implications for health policy advocacy.
o Explain a position with regard to health outcomes for a specific issue in a target population.
Competency 4: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
o Communicate an initial viewpoint regarding a specific issue in a target population and a synthesis of existing positions in a logically structured and concise manner, writing content clearly with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
o Integrate relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.CONTEXT
Position papers are a way for individuals, groups, and organizations to express their views and intentions toward a specific issue. In health care, many position papers address specific policies, regulations, or other approaches to care. As a master’s-prepared nurse, you should feel empowered to express and advocate for your own views on policy and care matters. This is especially important when it comes to populations you or your organization cares for that are not receiving the quality, type, or amount of care that they require.
An important skill in creating a position paper or policy proposal is the ability to analyze and synthesize others’ views about the population or issue of interest to you. By synthesizing the positive and negative views of an issue, you can become better equipped to strengthen your own arguments and to respond to opposing views in an informed and convincing way.QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER
As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community. Note that these questions are for your own development and exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as part of your assessment.
Assessment 1 will be based on an analysis of position papers that are relevant to a health care issue related to a vulnerable population. Think about your experience working with vulnerable populations, and the issues related to health care you have observed for those populations, or reflect on the two Vila Health simulations in the Resources.
What is the vulnerable population that most interests you?
o What is the health issue that is most prevalent or severe in the population?
o How does the health issue impact the daily lives of members of the population?
o How does the care environment in your chosen context impact both the population and the level of care related to the health issue?
o What are the biggest challenges that you would need to overcome to improve the outcomes for the population related to the health issue?
What is your position on how to best work to improve the care and outcomes that the population is receiving?
o What previously published position papers support your position, or the need to work to improve care and outcomes in general for the population?
o How do these position papers support your assertions?
o How could one or more of the position papers help you to form a treatment plan?
o What previously published position papers contradict your position?
o What, if any, of these differences would make your position stronger if you incorporated them?
o How could you respond to any irreconcilable differences in such a way as to encourage buy-in for your position from those opposed?ASSESSMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Scenario
Pretend you are a member of an interprofessional team that is attempting to improve the quality of health care and the outcomes in a vulnerable population. For the first step in your team’s work, you have decided to conduct an analysis of current position papers that address the issue and population you are considering.
In your analysis you will note the team’s initial views on the issue in the population as well as the views across a variety of relevant position papers. You have been tasked with finding the most current standard of care or evidenced-based practice and evaluating both the pros and cons of the issue. For the opposing viewpoints, it is important to discuss how the team could respond to encourage support. This paper will be presented to a committee of relevant stakeholders from your care setting and the community. If it receives enough support, you will be asked to create a new policy that could be enacted to improve the outcomes related to your chosen issue and target population.
The care setting, population, and health care issue that you use for this assessment will be used in the other assessments in this course. Consider your choice carefully. There are two main approaches for you to take in selecting the scenario for this assessment:
1. You may use one of the issues and populations presented in the Vila Health: Health Challenges in Different Populations and Vila Health: Resources for Topical Research media pieces. For this approach, you may consider the population in the context of the Vila Health care setting, or translate it into the context in which you currently practice or have had recent experience.
2. You may select a population and issue that is of interest to you and set them in the context of your current or desired future care setting. While you are free to choose any population of interest, the issue you choose should fall within one of the following broad categories:
o Genetics and genomics.
o Sickle cell, asthma, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis.
o Immunity.
o Type 1 diabetes, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), congenital neutropenia syndrome.
o Chronicity.
o Arthritis, any type of cancer or lung or heart disease, obesity.
o Addiction.
o Abuse of alcohol, prescription drugs, tobacco, illegal substances.
o Emotion and mental health.
o Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, eating disorders, psychosis.
Note: If you choose the second option, contact the FlexPath faculty for your section to make sure that your chosen issue and population will fit within the topic areas for this course.
Instructions
For this assessment you will develop a position summary and an analysis of relevant position papers on a health care issue in a chosen population. The bullet points below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Be sure that your submission addresses all of them. You may also want to read the Analysis of Position Papers for Vulnerable Populations Scoring Guide and Guiding Questions: Analysis of Position Papers for Vulnerable Populations to better understand how each grading criterion will be assessed.
Explain a position with regard to health outcomes for a specific issue in a target population.
Explain the role of the interprofessional team in facilitating improvements for a specific issue in a target population.
Evaluate the evidence and positions of others that could support a team’s approach to improving the quality and outcomes of care for a specific issue in a target population.
Evaluate the evidence and positions of others that are contrary to a team’s approach to improving the quality and outcomes of care for a specific issue in a target population.
Communicate an initial viewpoint regarding a specific issue in a target population and a synthesis of existing positions in a logically structured and concise manner, writing content clearly with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Integrate relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.
Additional Requirements
Length of submission: 35 double-spaced, typed pages, not including the title and reference pages. Your plan should be succinct yet substantive. No abstract is required.
Number of references: Cite a minimum of 35 sources of scholarly or professional evidence that support your initial position on the issue, as well as a minimum of 23 sources of scholarly or professional evidence that express contrary views or opinions. Resources should be no more than five years old.
APA formatting: Use the APA Style Paper Template linked in the Resources. An APA Style Paper Tutorial is also provided to help you in writing and formatting your analysis.
RESOURCESAssessment
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013). Community health assessment for population health improvement [PDF]. Retrieved from https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/20707 (PLEASE SEE WEB ADDRESS)
Vila Health: Resources for Topical Research | Transcript. (THIS WILL BE IN ADDITIONAL FILES)
o This interactive simulation will make the most sense if you view it after Vila Health: Health Challenges in Different Populations (listed under Pathophysiology, below).
Genetics and Genomics
Haeusermann, T., Greshake, B., Blasimme, A., Irdam, D., Richards, M., & Vayena, E. (2017). Open sharing of genomic data: Who does it and why?