Category: Essays

What is the importance of “health educator” being approved as a distinct classification by the Standard Occupational Classification Policy Review Committee?

Visit a local or state affiliate of the Epilepsy Foundation of America, American Lung Association, American Cancer Society, Planned Parenthood Federation, or other community health organization. Obtain information about any health education programs that are offered. These should be complete programs offered by the national office to affiliates rather than special one-time programs offered by the affiliates. Determine the following:

a. Target group for the program

b. Goals and objectives of the program

c. Sample activities or lessons in the program

d. Formal evaluation of the program

Write an essay describing the various uses of class A and B high expansion foam.

Your response must be at least one page in length, double spaced, and 12-point Times New Roman font. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying APA citations.

Accrual-Basis and Cash-Basis Accounting (250 words) $10
Resources
• Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.
• APA Style and Format.
Discuss accrual-basis accounting and cash-basis accounting. What are the differences between the two?
If you were to start a new health care organization, which method would you use? Describe your organization (hospital, private practice, et cetera) and explain why you chose that method. Consider the long-term financial implications of your chosen method.
Remember to use citations and references as appropriate. Your post must follow APA sixth edition style and formatting guidelines. An iGuide page APA Style and Format is included in the resources, which may be helpful to you.

Effective Meetings

In this assignment, you will study how a leader can conduct a variety of meetings effectively.

Complete the following tasks:

• Read the following articles:

◦ Bates Communications: Insights. (2007, November 11). Are you
◦ Running meetings, or are meetings running you? Retrieved
◦ from http://www.bates-communications.com/Portals/25382
◦ /docs/art-runningmeetings.pdf
◦ Facilitative Leadership & Facilitator Training. (2012, December 13).
◦ Taking charge of poorly led meetings when you are not
◦ the leader. Retrieved from http://facilitativeleadership.
◦ wordpress.com/
◦ McNamara, C. (n.d.). Guidelines to conducting effective meetings
◦ (Adapted from the Field Guide to Leadership and
◦ Supervision). Retrieved from http://managementhelp.org/
◦ misc/meeting-management.htm
◦ Facilitative Leadership & Facilitator Training. (2012, June 21).
◦ Meeting participation tips (Part 1 of 3—The beginning).
◦ Retrieved from http://facilitativeleadership.wordpress.com
◦ /2012/06/21/meeting-participation-tips-part-1-of-3-the-
◦ beginning/
• Attend a meeting. The meeting can be any one of the following:
◦ A work-based meeting
◦ Municipality, township, or school district meeting
◦ A meeting for an organization you might be involved with
◦ Any other meeting you can identify within the course required time frame.

Part I

Based on your reading, understanding of the articles, and your experience in the meeting you attended, answer the following questions:

• Where is the meeting being conducted, and what is its purpose? Is the meeting focused on communications or problem solving, or is it a meeting with no specific agenda?
• Is the meeting a regularly scheduled event, such as a monthly scheduled meeting or a meeting to address a specific matter?
• Does the meeting have a set communication designed with relevant information to advance the meeting? Please explain.
• Was the meeting opened with an announcement or explanation of its purpose and importance?
• What was the communication style of the meeting’s leader or facilitator?
• What were the leader’s bases of power? Select from a number of conceptual paradigms and elaborate on your selection.
◦ Authoritative
◦ Knowledge and Expertise
◦ Correction or Castigation
◦ Reward or Incentive
◦ Persuasion
◦ Mentoring or Coaching
◦ Relationships or Individual or group interactions
◦ Direction or Vision
◦ Charismatic or Personable
• Did the members or attendees have an opportunity to express opinions? Were they asked for suggestions, ideas, and information?
• Did you recognize any conflict, disrespect, or tension among the members or attendees? If so, was the source of the conflict evident?
• Did you observe the participants’ body language (such as posturing, positioning, or gesturing) when different topics were introduced? Describe it.
• What was the intended outcome of the meeting? Was it achieved? Why or why not? What were the pivotal moments of the meeting, which contributed, to its success or failure?

• Part II


• Complete the following tasks to provide an overall critique of the meeting you attended:

◦ Identify the positive, effective qualities of the meeting in one list, and identify the qualities which were ineffective in a separate list.
◦ Arrange each list from top to bottom, from most important to least important.
◦ Take the top three ranked factors from each list and explain the affect they had on the meeting.

• Part III


• You need to organize a meeting to introduce a new project in a health service organization. The project is sufficiently complex in size and nature to require an expanded cross-section of expertise from within and outside the organization. You are responsible for inviting the necessary individuals and representatives of involved departments and professional functions to the meeting.
Based on the principles contained in the articles, textbook, and elected independent research provided in the course, complete the following tasks:

◦ Develop an agenda for the meeting.
◦ Provide information, expertise, and background on the invited attendees. Explain the rationale and intended functional expertise each attendee brings to the group.
◦ Recognize and develop measurable objectives to assess the success of the planned meeting.

• Compile your responses to Parts I, II, and III in a 7- to 8-page Microsoft Word document. 
Support your responses with examples.
Cite any sources in APA format.

Identify common predictors of adolescent drug and alcohol use indicated by the research presented in the textbook. (related to the chosen Adolescent Risk Topic).

Identify common predictors of adolescent drug and alcohol use indicated by the research presented in the textbook. List and describe 2 family-related, 2 peer-related, and 2 individual characteristics/variables that have been shown to be correlated with drug and alcohol abuse in adolescence. Discuss the connections between each system risk factor and information regarding at-risk youth (i.e. family correlations of substance abuse connected to parenting issues).

You will use your textbook and the Clinton et al. text as your references in addition to 2 other scholarly sources.

The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with the opportunity to select a topic in the particular area in which you have an occupational or research interest, and to complete a literature review of the topic, using a minimum of ten scholarly references. This will allow you to demonstrate mastery of the program outcomes for the B.A. psychology program at Argosy University. A helpful Web site for organizing and writing a literature review is www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/ReviewofLiterature.html.

You may also want to review the following documents that are available in the Doc Sharing area of the course:

A sample literature review,
a PowerPoint document illustrating how to set up your word processor for APA style
a “Guide for Writing a Literature Review”

Based on your review of the most recent, relevant research findings on your chosen topic, submit a final version of your literature review paper, integrating feedback received from your instructor. Be sure to include a research/focal question, synthesis of the literature you reviewed, well-established conclusions, and points of discussion and/or future research.

Begin the review by defining the objective of the paper. Introduce the reader to your focal question. What is this question intended to address? You may state your “question” in the form of a problem if you like. Describe the topic for your literature review and why you chose this topic. Explain why you think it is important. It is also useful to tell the reader how the review is organized in your introduction section, before you the transition into the body of the review.

Organize your literature review paper by themes/theories/concepts, rather than article by article. If there is one major theme you want to highlight, state the theme. If there are three major themes or streams of thought on the topic, briefly name them—and then organize the balance of your literature review around those three streams. Think of themes, theories, concepts, lines of thought, and ideas as organizing strategies for your literature review. Your creativity in this assignment is not the content or findings but the clarity with which you organize the review and create a context for understanding the focal question.

When you are done introducing the first line of thought, create a new paragraph to discuss studies which present another line of thought or opposing view.

Your literature review should hit the high points of each article. You should not discuss a single article, one by one, like a grocery list. Zero in on the main theme or finding and then move on to the next theme. Remember, this is a synthesis, an integration of all the things you have learned. You are creating a discussion on paper, which in turn gives the reader a context for understanding where the scholarship has been, where it is currently, and where it likely will be heading next. Provide enough details to help the reader understand the significance of the studies you cite without “rebuilding Rome.” Be sure to evaluate the studies and offer critical comments on any shortcomings you’ve observed or that have been reported by the authors.

Discuss the main findings and their implications. Given the results of your literature review, what is/are the prevailing argument(s)? What research question could you ask in order to further develop this area of study and contribute to the existing body of knowledge? Complete your review by drawing conclusions about your body of research and identifying gaps in the research which still remain to be explored, maybe even by you! Make an argument as to why your research question is important and relevant to the current work being done on your topic.

Requirements

Apply current APA standards for editorial style, expression of ideas, and formatting of the text, headings, citations, and references. Remember to use your own words to describe and evaluate the articles. Avoid quoting the material and also cite works when you are discussing someone else’s ideas. Your paper should be double-spaced and in 12 point, Times New Roman font with normal one-inch margins, written in APA style, and free of typographical and grammatical errors. It should include a title page with a running head, an abstract and a reference page. The body of the paper should be no less than 5–6 pages in length.

Assignment 2.3: Justification Report – Part 3 (Final)
Due Week 7 and worth 200 points

In Assignments 2.1 (Part 1) and 2.2 (Part 2) of the Justification Report, you built up the major parts of your formal, researched justification report (Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, Methods, Evaluation of Alternatives, Findings and Analysis, and References). You will begin Part 3 by inserting your revisions of Parts 1 and 2 based on your instructor’s suggestions. Then, you will include a few new additions:

Use the basic outline below to draft your paper. Organize your responses to each question under the following section headings:
• Introduction (for Question 1)
o Problem Statement (for Question 1a)
o Terminology (for Question 1b)
o Major Sections of the Report (for Question 1c)
o Scope and Limitations of the Research (for Question 1d)
• Preliminary Parts (for Question 2)
• Recommendation (for Question 3)
• References (for Question 4)
Using the provided template, write Part 3 to complete a single-spaced report in which you:
1. Create an introduction that tells what your report is about.
a. Include the Problem Statement that you already created and revised in Part 1.
b. Include terms that readers will need to know in order to understand the report.
c. Briefly summarize the major sections and findings of the report that you’ve developed in Parts 1 and 2.
d. Discuss what your report will cover and what it will not.
2. Create the preliminary parts of the report that precede the Introduction (after reading Chapter 12 in your Professional Communications textbook), which includes:
a. Title Page
b. Transmittal
c. Table of Contents
d. Executive Summary
Note: Use small Roman numerals to number the pages of the preliminary parts of the report.
3. Create the Recommendation section of the Report.
a. Provide a one to two (1-2) sentence recommendation based on what your Evaluation of Alternatives and Findings and Analysis sections have determined is the most feasible alternative (i.e. solution) to the problem in the Problem Statement.
4. Create the References sections, which goes at the end of the Report, by pasting in your revised References page.
Note: Remember to organize the report by the section headings. The report should reflect a style and format appropriate for business; single spacing and bullet points are acceptable for formal business reports.
Your assignment must:
• Be typed, single spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Support ideas or claims in body paragraphs with clear details, examples, and explanations.
• Organize ideas logically by using transitional words, phrases, and sentences.
• Use sentence variety and effective word choice in written communication.
• Apply writing process strategies to develop formal business reports and / or proposals.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues related to selected topics.
• Write clearly and concisely using proper writing mechanics.

Imagine that you are a member of the HR department of a small retail company and upper management has asked you to create a new employee customer service training class for all new employees.

Write a six to seven (6-7) pages paper in which you:
1. Justify the use of a needs assessment of your company’s proposed employee customer service training, stressing five (5) ways in which such an assessment would expose any existing performance deficiencies.
2. Develop a customer service training implementation plan and determine the method of training (i.e., presentation, discussion, case study, discovery, role play, simulation, modeling, or on-the-job training).
3. Justify why you selected the training method that you did.
4. Propose two (2) ways to motivate an employee who has no interest in attending a training class.
5. Develop a survey to collect feedback from the employees who attend the training.
6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Design job and task analyses that align with the overall HRM strategy.
• Design training and development systems to improve employee performance.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in strategic human resource development.
• Write clearly and concisely about strategic human resource development using proper writing mechanics.

The purpose of this paper is for you to demonstrate your ability to apply a working knowledge of the theories, terminology, and concepts of human growth and development. You will discuss your own development over your lifetime and how it relates to the developmental concepts discussed throughout the semester. You are to analyze your life as it relates to the keys aspects of human growth and development. What are key developmental times in your life and the influencing factors that led to who you are today?

You are to incorporate your empirical studies related to your chosen developmental aspect of your life. Also, use the readings, videos, or presentations you viewed to support what you propose about your own development in your paper. Depending on your life and the influences, there may be more attention placed during one period of time. You are encouraged to glean information from your mother about her pregnancy with you to see if there were any notable issues during that time. Remember to include your spiritual development with applicable research.

In addition, obtain as much information as you can about any significant events in your early childhood years. How did you do in those key developmental years? Did you approach all developmental milestones with ease, or were there challenges? Since this is a comprehensive paper, you will address your development across your lifespan.

Finally, you will conclude your paper with addressing any current lifestyle behaviors that may influence your aging process. You are to address these issues, how they will affect your aging process, and what you plan to do about it.

The body of the paper is to be 8–10 pages (excluding title page, abstract, and references). Five points will be deducted for every page the assignment is short. If the assignment is 7 pages, 5 points will be deducted; if the assignment is 6 pages, 10 points will be deducted; if the assignment is 5 pages, 15 points will be deducted, etc.

This assignment is to be completed adhering strictly to current APA format. Points will be lost for poor citation use and poor use of empirical knowledge to support the author’s thoughts (you will not have an “A” paper without proper APA format, and without proper citations you will not have a “B” paper.).

You must include at least 8–10 peer-reviewed, relevant sources in your paper (at least 7 of the sources must be at least 7 empirical articles). The sources must have been written in 2005 or later, unless that citation is linked to an author whose work is seminal to your topic.

Identify the heritage of health and healing in faith based communities. Use multiple resources to collaborate community nursing with faith based nursing. Be sure to discuss at least three benefits of community nurses forming partnerships with parish nurses and faith based communities; to discuss a nurse’s role as parish nurse in faith communities for health promotion and disease prevention; to analyze how communities of faith may include Healthy People 2020 guidelines in program planning; and to consider legal, ethical, or financial issues related to parish nursing. Submit your answers in a 4- to 5-page Microsoft Word document.