Disasters in the United States

Option #1: Disasters in the United States
Review and select a natural or man-made disaster that struck the United States that required the response of local, state, and federal governments, private sector, and volunteer organizations.
Discuss and evaluate the application of the four disciplines of emergency management and communications. Finally, discuss and assess the future effects and influence of this disaster on the implementation of emergency management.
Portfolio Project Sections:
Type of disaster: Choose a natural disaster that required local, state, and federal response efforts.
Mitigation tools and impediments to mitigation;
Preparedness efforts (local, state, and federal governments; and volunteer groups, or non-governmental organizations);
Response efforts (local, state, and federal governments; and volunteer groups, or non-governmental organizations);
Recovery efforts (local, state, and federal governments; and volunteer groups, or non-governmental organizations);
Communications for response efforts, and the various methods of communication to the affected populations; and
Future effects and influence on the implementation of emergency management.
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
Your paper should be 8-10 pages in length, not including the required title and reference pages.
You should properly reference and include at least five research articles from peer-reviewed, scholarly journals, found inside the CSU Global Library
(Links to an external site.)
in addition to the textbook. Do not use unverifiable sources, such as articles without a credible author or institution (e.g., blogs).
Format your paper according to the CSU Global Writing Center
(Links to an external site.)
.

Comprehensive Cloud Plan

Project 1, your Comprehensive Cloud Plan, is due this week.
The plan is for your client, a federal government agency, which is preparing for a Microsoft Azure cloud pilot. The Comprehensive Cloud Plan is the first of a two-part assignment for your client’s CIO. The plan should be submitted in a Word document. The Comprehensive Cloud Plan should be eight to 10 pages, including cover page, images or tables, and references.
Your plan should include the following information for the CIO:
an executive summary to describe the requirements
at least three benefits of using Azure
a detailed explanation of the Azure cloud types and deployment models
definition of common Azure terms: tenants, management groups, subscriptions, resource groups, and resources
the significance of FedRAMP
the Azure governance model
If you haven’t done so, download the Project 1 Template and follow the instructions in the document.
How Will My Work Be Evaluated?
The following evaluation criteria aligned to the competencies will be used to grade your Project 1 assignment:
In this paper, you will need to focus on the executive summary, the body, and the references. While you will be evaluated on all the criteria outlined below, you should focus on the sections in the template and ensure that everything required is covered.
Executive Summary (16%)
1.1.3: Present ideas in a clear, logical order appropriate to the task. (8%)
1.2.2: Employ a format, style, and tone appropriate to the audience, context, and goal. (8%)
Body of the Paper (76%)
at least three benefits of using Azure
a detailed explanation of the Azure cloud types and deployment models
definition of common Azure terms: tenants, management groups, subscriptions, resource groups, and resources
the significance of FedRAMP
the Azure governance model
1.4.1: Produce grammatically correct material in standard academic English that supports the communication. (8%)
2.3.2: Incorporate relevant evidence to support the position. (8%)
10.1.1: Identify the problem to be solved. (15%)
12.1.2: Formulate policies, processes, and procedures based upon identified business needs. (15%)
12.9.1: Describe organizational compliance with government legislation that impacts technology. (15%)
13.1.1: Create documentation appropriate to the stakeholder. (15%)
References (8%)
1.3.1: Identify potential sources of information that can be used to develop and support ideas. (8%)
When you are finished, delete the instructional text from the template before you submit. Click “add a file” to upload your work, and then click the Submit button.

Strategic Capacity Planning for Products and Services

PowerPoint
Presentation Assignment
Overview:
For this assignment, you will
create a professional looking PowerPoint presentation on an operations
management topic covered in this course. The scenario is that your
supervisor has assigned you the task of presenting a 30-minute training session
on this topic. You need to research your topic and prepare an engaging
PowerPoint that would be used as a visual aid in for your presentation.

Topic Ideas

The course textbook will be a
great resource when looking for a topic that relates to some aspect of operations
management. Some examples of topics include (but are not limited to):
How to deploy
a successful quality improvement program
Tips to
effective demand forecasting
How to
create a meaningful and impactful mission statement
What
are the keys to successful project management

It is recommended that you pick a
topic of interest and then do some research to make sure you can find five credible
sources – more about credible sources below. Once you are certain you can
locate five credible sources, begin creating your PowerPoint
presentation.

Instructions:
PowerPoint Requirements:

I. Title Slide
This
will be the first slide of your PowerPoint (and is NOT considered a content slide).
This
slide will include the following: title of your presentation, your full
name, class name & section number, and your institution (Liberty
University).

II. Content Slides
A minimum of 10
content slides must be included.
All content slides must contain speaker notes.
o
Speaker notes are a presenter’s “cheat sheet”,
if you will. In other words, speaker notes are hidden from your audience, but
you are able to view them while presenting.
o
Speaker notes are NOT a copy of the information
on your slide. Instead, speaker notes expand upon and/or offer further
clarification regarding points on each slide.
o To
add speaker notes, go to the Notes pane under the slide where you will see,
“Click to add notes”.

III. Reference Slide
This slide
will be the last slide(s) of your PowerPoint (and is NOT considered
a content slide).
This
slide (or slides) will contain all sources used in your PowerPoint
presentation.
Sources
must be formatted according to current APA formatting guidelines.
In
addition to current APA formatting guidelines, the inclusion of the complete
URL (sometimes called a
permalink) is required for all full-text,
peer-reviewed/scholarly articles retrieved from Liberty’s online library journal
database. Note that this is not the same as the doi #. The URL must take your reader directly to the full text article within Liberty’s online library journal database. If you’re unsure about the specific URL/link,
you can copy the entire web address from the top of the
browser’s address bar once you are viewing the full text article within
Liberty’s online library journal database.

IV.
Sources
A
minimum of four credible sources
must be used within your presentation. Required, credible sources include:
o
Four full-text,
peer-reviewed/scholarly articles retrieved from Liberty’s online library journal
database.
o
Two of the above four full-text,
peer-reviewed/scholarly articles must be within the last 7 years.
o
the course textbook (as listed on the course
syllabus).
You
are able to include additional sources, other than the four credible
sources listed above; however, they must be full-text articles
retrieved from Liberty’s online library journal database.
Sources
NOT acceptable for this assignment:
o
No textbooks (including e-books), other
than the course textbook/ebook (as listed on the course syllabus)
o
No general Internet
searching is acceptable. Therefore,
no blogs, education sites, commercial sites, Wikipedia, About.com,
editorials, abstracts, online books, book reviews, etc.

V. Avoiding Plagiarism
Create
an original PowerPoint presentation; previously submitted work from this
or another course is considered self-plagiarism and is prohibited.
Provide
citations for the following:

All statements,
ideas, & thoughts (whether paraphrased or directly quoted) used from
an outside source;
tables,
data, images, etc. used from an outside source.

All citations
should be formatted according to the most current APA formatting guidelines
and should directly follow the information used from an outside source.
All sources
used must be formatted on your reference slide(s), according to current
APA formatting guidelines.

VI. Other Requirements and
Reminders:
Must be created in Microsoft PowerPoint and uploaded through
the assignment link as a .ppt or .pptx file.
Individual
slides and the overall design of your presentation must be professional
and engaging.
A
running header or page #s are not
required.
An
abstract is not required.

Many examples of prehistoric art and architecture express relationships between the living and the dead. Discuss how this theme is evoked in one work of architecture and one example of sculpture discussed in this chapter. Why do you think this theme was so important?

Many examples of prehistoric art and architecture express relationships between the living and the dead. Discuss how this theme is evoked in one work of architecture and one example of sculpture discussed in this chapter. Why do you think this theme was so important?
Be sure that your own answer is between 7-8 sentences and fully addresses this prompt.

Personal Application Journal

 Write a 2-3-page journal entry.
o Prep:
 Select one or two verses of Scripture that you would like to comment on. There are no rules about which verses you choose to record. Let the Holy Spirit lead you.
o Complete:
 Write the verse(s) as the first part of your journal entry.
• Reflect on what you observe in these verses:
o Do these verses evoke a deep thought or emotion?
o What do these verses seem to call you to do?
o How do you respond to God’s Word in this particular passage?
• Be specific, be clear, and be honest in discussing the personal application of the scripture to your life.

Personal learning experience

Directions: Write a two page personal reflection on your reading and writing history. Answer these three questions.
(20 points)
1. Tell about one or two outstanding teacher or teachers. What made the teachers so good? What did they do to be so good? How did they make learning come alive for you? How did they help you personally? Did they help you feel confident and build your self-esteem? Did they teach you how to learn? Did they inspire you to become passionate about a topic? Did they use varied and interactive strategies? Did they improve your reading and writing and how?
2. When did you feel like an expert at something? What was the assignment or project? What made you feel so good about this project? Would you do an assignment like this for your students? How could you make sure your students felt like experts at something? How could you differentiate it for your students with special needs?
3. What kind of learner are you? Auditory? Visual? Kinesthetic? Do you have to write things down to learn them? Do you have to tell someone else about them? When did you figure out how you learn best? Did you figure it out on your own or did a teacher or someone else help you figure it out? Do you think it is important for students to figure out how they learn best and why?

Health Manpower

If your were the CEO of a hospital how would you provide incentives to nurses to attract them to work at your hospital?
Once there, how would you keep the nurses working and not leaving to facilities?
250 words

Effectiveness of International Legal Rules on International Relations

Answer ALL of these three questions in ONE essay of more than 1500 words.

How and to what extent may international legal rules effectively regulate international relations in the current international community?
What are the roles to be played by international law to protect and realize the common interests of the international community as a whole?
Do you have any proposals to the function of the international legal rules in order to respond to the needs of the current international community?
Make references to international dispute settlements and international arbiturations, as well as international legal organizations such as the ICJ.

Potentially useful sources:

The Effectiveness of the International Court of Justice
Author(s): Joan E. Donoghue
Source: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law) , Vol.
108, The Effectiveness of International Law (2014), pp. 114-118
Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the American Society of
International Law
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5305/procannmeetasil.108.0114

ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNATIONAL COURTS: A GOAL-BASED APPROACH
Author(s): Yuval Shany
Source: The American Journal of International Law , Vol. 106, No. 2 (April 2012), pp. 225-
270
Published by: Cambridge University Press
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5305/amerjintelaw.106.2.0225

INTERNATIONAL LAW AND INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Source: The Advocate of Peace (1894-1920) , AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 1896, Vol. 58, No.
8 (AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 1896), pp. 200-205
Published by: Sage Publications, Inc.
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25750919

Organizational Analysis Overview of the Nurse Leader

Overview: Organizational Analysis – The Nurse Leader
The
major assignment for this course is analysis of your organization. In this
assignment, you will analyze your nurse leader’s characteristics and behaviors
regarding others in managing, leading, and communicating. By respectfully, but
critically, critiquing these attributes of the nurse leader you have been
“shadowing,” you can identify the attributes that you consider most and least
effective, and most and least similar to the way you see yourself managing,
leading, and communicating.
Complete
this document to record your analysis of your nurse leader.
Objectives
·
Explain
how organizations function.
·
Compare
and contrast characteristics of leadership and management.
·
Apply
trends, issues, theories, and evidence as guidelines for management decisions.
·
Evaluate
effectiveness of communication patterns using specific management situations
Expected
elements of scholarly writing:
Ensure
correct grammar and spelling
Assignment
should be submitted as an APA Paper, including title page and references.
Title
page is required for this Assignment and the UTACON version is expected
format.
1-inch
margins.
Please
provide all references used to support your opinions and clarify positions
in the paper. The reference list
begins on a separate page from the content.
Headings
are expected and must be connected to the assignment criteria following
APA style. An introduction is expected providing a brief look at what is
planned within the body of the paper. However, no heading is used over the
introduction in APA format. A Summary is used and should have a heading
over it.
For all
other style questions refer to the American Psychological Association. (2020).
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.)
Washington, DC: Author.
Nurse
Manager
Include your nurse facilitator’s
credentials, position, scope of responsibilities, length of time as a manager,
etc. Describe his or her participation in professional organizations, which professional
journals he or she typically reads, and other pertinent information related to
ongoing professional development.
Nurse
Leader
Describe the leadership style of the
nurse manager with supportive references cited. Provide specific examples of
how he or she handles responsibilities and indicate whether you believe the
responsibilities were handled effectively or ineffectively. Provide at least
two specific examples of leadership skills in practice, and critique the
effectiveness/ineffectiveness for the identified situation. (Examples may
include situations related to use of power, conflict management, managing personnel,
crisis management, effective delegation, team building, etc.)
Communication
Provide specific examples of
communications interactions upward, downward, as well as peer communication. How
effective or ineffective is the manager in various roles, and what
recommendations do you have that would help him or her to be a more effective
communicator?