Prepare: Knowing how to thoroughly research a topic is extremely important while achieving your education. You may be asked to support your information with peer-reviewed scholarly resources, but how can you find this type of resource? The University of Arizona Global Campus Library allows you to search through different avenues to find the requested types of resources. You can narrow your search by the author, year published, title, subject, and by indicating what type of resource you are looking for. You even have access to a librarian if you need some guidance in finding more resources on your topic.
Reflect: Given that you have been in college for awhile, it’s time to reflect on what you have learned through the use of the University of Arizona Global Campus Library in relation to how you learned to acquire new information from a variety of sources.
Write: This week, you will take the Threshold Achievement Test for Information Literacy (TATIL)
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. This test is not graded, and your results are anonymous. The TATIL assesses students’ ability to recall and apply their knowledge and their metacognition about core information literacy dispositions that underly their behaviors. Through this combination of knowledge and dispositional assessment, TATIL offers a unique and valuable measure of the complexities of information literacy. The results of this assessment will guide University of Arizona Global Campus in developing the best possible library resources and research methodologies training.
Accessibility Statement: If you have a disability that impacts your ability to successfully participate in this or any other course activity, please provide your instructor with your authorized Accommodation Request form from the Office of Student Access and Wellness so that he/she can discuss and arrange an alternative plan with you.
After completing the TATIL
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, in a two- to three-paragraph response with each paragraph consisting of five or more sentences,
Describe your experiences using resources, including concerns encountered when conducting academic research through the University of Arizona Global Campus Library. Areas of concern may include developing a research strategy, using the search function within a database, or evaluating sources.
Explain how using the University of Arizona Global Campus Library has improved your experience in conducting research. For example, you could identify and explain how specific tutorials that you have used have helped improve your ability to conduct research.
The Information Literacy paper
Must include at least two paragraphs (of at least five sentences each) that respond to the two prompts, and that are formatted according to APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center’s APA Style
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Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
No More then 15% of paper should be quoted text
Best Writer
Write your paper on the topic/case study: “Homeless Youths in Frederick, Maryland, US.”
Write your paper on the topic/case study: “Homeless Youths
in Frederick, Maryland, US.”
The purpose of this assignment is to
provide timely and relevant information about compelling sustainability issues
facing a community. The assignment should focus on the issue, explores its
history and/or competing narratives, and offers policy/guidance implications.
In addition, ensure you end the paper with your recommendation.
You need to have a minimum of four
total references for this assignment. If you wish, you are
encouraged to conduct interviews or collect data through short surveys to
present the background and perspectives.
GIVEN BELOW IS THE OUTLINE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
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What
is the issue? (Include data and statistics.)
·
What
is the background?
·
What
are the policy implications? (Please, emphasize more on the POLICIES)
·
What
is next? (Recommendations)
Note: Your response to this assignment must be
very detailed.
Define a real-world data analysis problem and find a data analysis approach to solve the problem.
When submitting work for assessment, students should be aware of the InterActive/Canvas guidance and regulations in concerning plagiarism.
Find a data analysis problem like predicting the weather, finding potential customers, finding the relation between social media data, etc.
Describe your data regarding attributes (dimensions) and what are the best solutions to pre- process your data. Also, define your expected output.
Define your data analysis approach (define your model). For instance, it would be a regression, decision tree, neural network, clustering, etc. Also, Discuss the cost function that you want to use.
Describe how you are going to evaluate your model.
Explain how to prevent and control air pollution has become an urgent problem.
Explain how to prevent and control air pollution has become an urgent problem. The prevention and control of air pollution is a huge systematic project, which requires the joint efforts of individuals, collectiveness, countries and even countries around the world.
List and describe the specific diagnostic tests you might order to determine cause of his concern?
Read the following case study and answer the posed questions
Case #1: A 64-year-old man presents to the emergency department with abdominal pain and distention, as well as constipation of 8 days’ duration. He denies vomiting, fever, diarrhea, or dysuria. Except for hypertension, he is otherwise healthy with no prior surgeries.
His vital signs are normal except for a borderline pulse of 99 bpm. His physical examination is unremarkable except for his abdomen, which is large, rotund, and tympanitic. There is diffuse tenderness everywhere in the abdomen.
What history would you want to obtain?
What differential diagnoses would you consider?
List and describe the specific diagnostic tests you might order to determine cause of his concern?
Case #2:
Kyle is a 58-year-old man who is experiencing lower abdominal discomfort nausea and diarrhea lasting 2 days. He thought he had eaten something that “disturbed his stomach” but since this has lasted so long, he is afraid it’s something serious.
As you obtain a history from this patient what differential diagnoses are you considering. Give rational for your choices.
Discuss the pathophysiologic relationship between nausea and vomiting?
Three days after Kyle’s initial visit his labs confirmed a diagnosis of cirrhosis.
Discuss the pathophysiologic relationship between cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
Cite current research findings, national guidelines, and expert opinions and controversies found in the medical and nursing literature to support your position and suggestions.
Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA for
example of assignment attached this example cannot be plagiarized and you must use different references
Explain why do you want to change the behaviour and what benefits will change bring?
The work for this discussion activity should be started at the beginning of the week (Week 12) or sooner, as you will report progress and observations on a behavior-modification plan. Toward the end of the week, when you have the data you need, compose your response in one coherent post.
First, take a close look at one aspect of your own behaviour – such as study habits, exercise, health habits, or interaction skills – and identify a target behaviour that you would like to modify. Choose either an undesirable behaviour that you would like to eliminate or a desirable behaviour that you would like to strengthen. Find ways you can use reinforcement and punishment, or unconditioned and conditioned stimuli to improve your chances of success. Monitor your behaviour for a few days and respond to the following questions:
What is the behavior you want to change?
Why do you think the problem exists in the first place?
Explain why do you want to change the behaviour and what benefits will change bring?
– Create a program proposal incorporating relevant conditioning principles. These might include: the use of positive and negative reinforcement, schedules of reinforcement, punishment, shaping, modeling, primary and secondary reinforcers, extinction, stimulus generalization/discrimination, and so on. Toward the end of the week, reflect on the following questions:
Was the program successful or unsuccessful?
What are the plausible explanations for this outcome?
If it was successful, propose a brief plan to maintain the change. If not, propose an alternate plan that can be carried out in the future.
Be sure to include APA-style references and citations for the textbook and other sources.
Your original post is due before Friday at midnight, and you may comment on your classmate’s work until Sunday before midnight.
Assignment Criteria for Module Questions:
You will be eligible to receive full marks if your response…
demonstrates a knowledge and understanding of the readings;
is written clearly and coherently, and is edited for grammar;
is original, i.e., your own work, rather than a copy or reiteration of previous posts;
responds meaningfully in a separate thread to someone else’s post;
contains at least two references from your readings that are written in APA format — as citations within the post, and as references at the end of the post.
What new product, service, etc. are you thinking about (general description).
Please note: The topic/company for this project must be different than the client you picked in Module 1.
Your final project is a Design Thinking project. If you are working in a group, everyone needs to submit a file, even if it is the same one.
For this assignment, you are starting the planning process for the final project. Start by watching this video:
Next, read this introduction to Design Thinking (Links to an external site.) as well as the Design Thinking Project Outline. (Links to an external site.)I highly suggest that you make a copy of the document and use it as an outline for your final project report. I have also added a Design Thinking informational module after Module 15 in this course.
Next, think about a problem you would like to solve or an opportunity you think could be big. For the assignment due this week, you are going to complete the first part of the project outline. It’s okay if these ideas change for your final project (that’s just a part of the design thinking process anyway). And we will be learning about more tools and approaches throughout the term that will help inform your final project. So this is just a starting point. Here’s what needs to be addressed for this week:
Problem/Opportunity Identification Stage
What problem do you want to solve?
What opportunities do you see?
What new product, service, etc. are you thinking about (general description)
Who may benefit from solving the problem?
How will you define success? What indicators will tell you if you are successful?
Project Planning Stage
Create a timeline for completing each of the stages
Final project report due at the end of Module 15
Write one question you have about the final project
Not sure about project ideas? Here are some ideas. Remember that you will be following the Design Thining process including the empathy, ideation, and prototyping phases. So while you will want to pick something challenging, you should also pick something that you can handle during the term. Ask any questions about the assignment or your project idea here.
Ideas:
Problem/opportunity area: Entertainment
Product/service: New sport, boardgame, mobile app
Problem/opportunity area: Automotive
Product/service: Phone holder, accessory tray, charging station
Problem/opportunity area: Phone
Product/service: Stand, case
Problem/opportunity area: Environmental concerns
Product/service: Recycling processes, community education programs
Problem/opportunity area: Cafe
Product/service: rewards program, ordering and preparation processes
Problem/opportunity area: Education/Tutoring
Product/service: Mobile app, tutoring processes
The company I choose is blue bottle coffee.
Describe how you will test and validate the prototype/innovation.
Part 1
Use the Stage-Gate model (Links to an external site. https://www.designorate.com/stage-gate-new-product-development-process/.) to develop a theoretical new product or service for the client you picked in Module 1. Some of your businesses might be service-based, so you may have to be creative in thinking about a new project. If you have any problems thinking of a product or service idea, please let me know and I’ll help you think of one. Here is another resource on the model ( see the files) .
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While you will not actually be creating a new product, you can still detail the requirements for each stage as well as the metrics you will use to make a decision to continue to the next stage or stop the project. Since this is a theoretical exercise, you can make assumptions while completing each phase.
In short, the Stage-Gate model has the following six phases:
Stage 0: Discover. In this phase, you think of a new product or service idea. For the assignment, describe the idea and what problem it solves.
Stage 1: Scoping. This is where you evaluate the idea on its viability and marketability. A SWOT analysis is often used for this phase.
Stage 2: Building a Business Case. Further define the product, the manufacturing requirements, a project plan, and estimated revenues.
Stage 3: Development. A prototype or prototypes are developed. How would you suggest creating a prototype for your client?
Stage 4: Testing and Validation. The prototype is tested. If there is a problem, the team goes back to the development stage. If it works, the product can be prepared for Stage 5. Describe how you will test and validate the prototype/innovation.
Stage 5: Launch. A marketing strategy is developed and the product is made available to customers. How will you market the new product or service? How will the product or service be launched?
How about a real-world example? Here’s a Stage-Gate approach from the Centers for Disease Control (Links to an external site.). Note how much more complex it is compared to the version we use in this course. It is included here just so you can get an idea of how much this model can expand and be used not only for product development but also project management. IT may also give you ideas of items to include in your Stage-Gate assignment.
Part 2
Create a 5 slide presentation that defines the different kinds of innovations as described in the supplemental reading (ie. product, process, and business model). You can supplement your description using chapter 9 from the Entrepreneurship e-book. On the fourth slide, provide a real-world example of each innovation type. On the fifth slide, describe how market research can be integrated into the Stage-Gate model.
This is the company I choose https://yourwellnesscenter.com/
Write an argumentative essay about “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin.
Write an argumentative essay about “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin.
Write a paper that responds to how you shape school culture for the common good?
Write a paper that responds to how you shape school culture for the common good?