Author: chris

Description:

In this 500-600-word, essay-style Research Proposal, you will develop the project that you intend to write about for your final Research Paper. Research Proposal should also include a list of references in APA style and should adhere to APA convention throughout for in-text citation and style.

Elements:

Research Proposal must contain the following elements:

1. Cover page and APA formatting:

2. Purpose: The following questions should be addressed in the first paragraph of your Research Proposal, which should be dedicated to establishing your purpose for doing this particular project.

• What is your rationale for this project?

• What do you hope to learn from the project, or what to do you want to see happen as a result of it?

• Who is your audience for this project?

• What role will you play in this project: investigator or advocate?

3. Statement of qualification: Address the following questions as they are applicable to your project.

• What is your investment in the topic?

• What personal experience do you bring to the topic?

• What special qualities do you bring to the project?

• How might your investment, experience, and special qualities make you particularly apt at developing this

project?

4. Tentative argument: Address the following questions.

• What is the context surrounding your topic? In other words, is there some event that was a catalyst for bringing your topic into the public eye? (Optional)

• What is your explanation or definition of the topic?

• What is your analysis of the specific issue surrounding your topic?

• What is your tentative thesis statement or hypothesis?

Lifetime Employability

Using one or more examples from your professional life now and/or in the past, answer the following questions in a well-written paper. Be sure to provide detailed responses to these questions using specific examples and integrate your answers into a paper that flows smoothly.

How does your understanding of healthcare ethics inform your critical thinking in decision making and problem solving in your professional life?
How are moral integrity and ethical behavior the same? How do they differ?
What are the three most important elements of personal and professional etiquette that you employ in your professional life?
What are your strengths in communication in your professional life? What are your weaknesses?
What strategies do you employ to stay on-task and on-time in your professional life? How do you manage your professional goals?

When writing your own, pay attention for a few things in the reading (ten pages from Plato’s Phaedo).

What is said about the fear of death?
Life and death are opposites. So are hot and cold, night and day. Socrates finds this comforting.
Is Socrates afraid to die?

Virtualization

This assignment contains two (2) sections: Written Report and PowerPoint Presentation. You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment it is written for. Additionally, you may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

According to a TechRepublic survey performed in 2013, (located at http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/data-center/research-desktop-virtualization-growing-in-popularity/#) desktop virtualization is growing in popularity. Use the Internet and Strayer Library to research this technique. Research the top three (3) selling brands of virtualization software.

Imagine that the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of your organization, or of an organization in which you are familiar, has tasked you with researching the potential for using virtualization in the organization. You must write a report that the CTO and many others within the organization will read. You must also summarize the paper and share your key ideas, via a PowerPoint presentation, with the CTO and steering committee of the organization.

This paper and presentation should enlighten the organization as to whether or not virtualization is a worthwhile investment that could yield eventual savings to the organization.

Section 1: Written Report

Write an six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

a. Compare and contrast the top three (3) brands of virtualization software available. Focus your efforts on components such as standard configuration, hardware requirements price, and associated costs.

b. Examine the major pros and major cons of each of the top three (3) software packages available. Recommend the virtualization software that you feel is most appropriate for the organization. Provide a rationale for your recommendation.

c. Explore the major advantages and major disadvantages that your chosen organization may experience when using virtualization software. Give your opinion on whether or not you believe virtualization software is the right fit for your chosen company. Provide a rationale for your response.

d. Create a Microsoft Word table that identifies the advantages, disadvantages, computer requirements, initial costs, and future savings for an organization considering an engagement in virtualization.

e. Use at least six (6) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Sleep Deprivation, Disorders, and Drugs

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in APA format on the following questions: Describe a situation in which you did not get enough sleep. How did it effect your mood, behavior, and cognitive and motor skills? Does your experience coincide with the effects of sleep deprivation described in the text? What are the effects of long-term sleep reduction? Briefly describe common sleeping disorders and possible drug remedies.

Assignment 2: Case Study: Michael Dell—The Man Behind Dell Presentation (Change Management)

Michael Dell began building and selling computers from his dorm room at age 19. He dropped out of the University of Texas when his sales hit $60 million and has never looked back. Dell is said to be the fifteenth richest man in America, and the youngest CEO to make the Fortune 500. Intensely private and notoriously shy, Dell is hailed as a corporate wonder-kid. He climbed to the top by exploiting tax loopholes, outsourcing the competition, and inventing a term called “leveraged recapitalization.”

First, review the following case study:

Michael Dell—The man behind Dell: Leading Dell into the future

Then, address the following tasks:

Analyze Dell’s philosophy as it relates to the role of change in organizational success.
Determine how Dell’s philosophy would be perceived in a low performing culture.
Identify which performing culture best suits your philosophy regarding change management and provide your rationale.
Consider the way Dell started his company; determine what market conditions made the business possible.
Discuss Dell’s approach to building his brand.

Review the article “Cultural Variation in Unrealistic Optimism”. Pay particular attention to the following sections: “Independent Versus Interdependent Construals of Self,” “Unrealistic Optimism,” and “Concluding Remarks.” (See attached)

Review the article “Cultural Variations in Optimistic and Pessimistic Bias”. Focus on individualism and collectivism and the general discussion. (See attached)
Think about the influence of culture on optimistic bias.
Keeping in mind the information on individualism and collectivism, reflect on how your culture influences your optimistic bias.
Consider a situation in which optimistic bias improved the accuracy of your judgment and thus was helpful.
Think of a situation in which optimistic bias was detrimental to your judgment, making it inaccurate.

Discuss the following in 150+ words with intext citations and references.

Discussion 1 – Explore contemporary issues in clinical psychology.

Discussion 2 – Discuss the future of clinical psychology as a profession.

Discussion 3 – How do health care reform and managed care affect clinical psychology?

Discussion 4 – Below you will find the link to the APA response to the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act: http://www.apa.org/news/press/statements/affordable-care-act.aspx

Discussion 5 – APA Health Care Priorities: Records Privacy and Security

Below you will find a link to one of the APA health care priorities, Records Privacy and Security: Priority: Include strong privacy and security records protection in the development of health information technology, with special attention to mental health records

http://www.apa.org/health-reform/privacy-security.html

Discussion 6 – APA Health Care Priorities: Psychological Research

Below you will find a link to one of the APA health care priorities, Psychological Research: Priority: Increase federal funding for basic and translational psychological and behavioral research and training to develop and evaluate empirically based treatments to improve health care

http://www.apa.org/health-reform/psychology-research.html

Discuss the following in 150+ words with references and intext citations

Discussion 1 – Examine different group and team concepts as they relate to performance and diversity.

Discussion 2 – Identify basic concepts of influence and power.

Discussion 3 – Discuss Fiedlers Contingency Theory

Discussion 4 – Discuss Path-Goal Theory

Discussion 5 – Discuss Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory

Discussion 6 – Discuss Transformational Leadership Theory

Discussion 7 – Discuss Vroom-Yetton Model

Discussion 8 Explain how the differences between leadership and management affect networking within an organization.

Summarize the basic components and media of network systems and distinguish between Local Area Networks (LANs), Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs), and Wide Area Networks (WANs).
Compare, contrast, create, and assign IP addresses to Class A, B, C, D, and E networks.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in Internetworking.
Write clearly and concisely about basic internetworking using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.