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You are a new Volunteer Manager, managing a group of volunteers. You are having a very difficult time with Sally, a longtime volunteer with the organization. Unexpectedly, Sally explodes, becomes furious, and throws an embarrassing tantrum. You have received numerous complaints about Sally from other volunteers, staff, and clients. Your director asked you to handle the situation.
Describe the techniques that you think would be most useful to come to a resolution that will be best for everyone involved.
Explain how you might use coaching to improve the performance of your volunteers.
Describe the value of a rewards and recognition program.
How could you apply a rewards and recognition program to help you avoid problems like Sally’s in the future?

Instructions:
Following the guidelines for discussion boards in the syllabus and materials provided in the “all about discussion boards.” Check this link for complete instructions: (Discussion Board Grading and rubric)
Fully address two (2) of the “textbook” questions and; four (4) of the five “other materials” questions. That’s six (6) questions in all.
Number each response.
Use bold text when referencing a key concept from course materials. (e.g. “My workplace demonstrates mechanical solidarity, which means that…”; or “The main difference between social capital and cultural capital is that…”
NOTE: Remember, you should do 1 original post before midterm and 1 original post after midterm. You will ONLY be graded on your first original post submitted in each of these periods. You should also do two replies to classmates before midterms and two replies to classmates after midterms. You will only be graded on your first two replies in each of these periods.
TEXTBOOK QUESTION SETS (Choose 2)
Describe one research method listed in your textbook. What is a research question you could use this method to study? Who would your population be, and how could you find research participants or data to analyze?
In the 1940s, 241 prisoners at the Terre Haute federal prison were injected with gonorrhea so doctors could study potential treatments. The prisoners who participated were informed of the purpose and consented to take part. They received $100, a certificate of merit, and a letter of commendation to the parole board if they completed the study. The doctors ultimately said they didn’t get any useful data. Why is this project now considered unethical? Does it matter that the subjects all consented?
In your own words, what is an “independent variable,” a “dependent variable,” and a “spurious relationship”? A common example of a spurious relationship is the relationship between ice cream sales and crime. As sales of ice cream go up, crime also increases. What other factors might explain this apparent relationship? What could the real cause be?
Describe the difference between correlation and causation. Why is it more difficult to establish causation than to establish correlation? What can you do to try to identify whether causation exists? What is one example of something from your own life where something seemed like it was because of one thing, but really it wasn’t? (example: “I failed a test and it seemed like it was because I didn’t study, but really it was because I had a bad headache during the test and couldn’t focus.”)
“OTHER MATERIALS” QUESTION SETS (Choose 4)
Sociology basics with Instructor Ide video: Choose either the micro, meso, or macro level of analysis. What makes this level of analysis different from the other levels of analysis? What is one topic you could study at this level of analysis? Write one research question at this level, and identify one research method that you could use to address this research question. Why would this be a useful method?
Tuskegee experiment podcast: Clearly referencing the podcast on the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and reading about the study in your textbook, describe the ethical considerations of this study. Were you aware of this study before? How did you feel learning or hearing about this study?
Were these experiments ethical? reading: Describe one of the experiments discussed in this reading. Since these were done by private companies, and not university researchers, they did not have to get I.R.B. approval (see p. 6 in your textbook). If they had to try and get approval, how do you think the board might have suggested they change their research? How would you feel if you found out you were an unwitting “participant” in these experiments?
Examples of participant observations reading: Choose one of the studies described, and review the extended material on the study (found in a link in each description). Why do you think the sociologist chose participant observation instead of another research method? If they had to choose another method to study their topic, which would you suggest, and why? Were there any ethical issues you can identify with this study?

MAIN POST
This week, you will submit a formal outline for your argumentative research paper, which is due next week. To help you think about outlines, you will read one of two readings, answer a critical question about it, analyze how the author effectively organizes the work, and consider how you can imitate that writer’s strengths.
First, for this discussion, choose one of the following two readings and answer the associated question (150+ words). Be sure to quote and cite from the reading in your response:
Option 1 – Tannen, D. (2014). Sex, lies and conversation: Why is it so hard for men and women to talk to each other? In G.H. Muller (Ed.), The McGraw-Hill reader: Issues across the disciplines pp. 117-122. McGraw-Hill.
p. 122, “Rhetoric,” Question 1 and 2 (modified from book): Tannen begins her essay with anecdote. Is it effective or not, and why? Besides anecdotes, the author uses statistics, social science research, appeals to authority, and definition in advancing her argument. Find at least one example of each and explain its effectiveness or lack thereof.

Option 2 – Gekernter, D. (2014). Unplugged: The myth of computers in the classroom. In G.H. Muller (Ed.), The McGraw-Hill reader: Issues across the disciplines pp. 212-215. McGraw-Hill.
p. 214, “Rhetoric,” Question 3; The essay has a three-part structure, each section divided by space. How would you characterize the purpose of each section? How does the author use transitions to move from one section to the next?
Second, consider how the author organized the essay. For instance, look at aspects such as clear topic sentences, counterarguments, paragraph transitioning, and the integration of research. What can you apply, especially when it comes to planning or outlining your paper? Avoid focusing on what the author wrote. Focus instead on how the author wrote. What are some traits this writer demonstrates that you would like to imitate in your own essay? (150+ words)
TIP: Be sure to respond to both questions in individual paragraphs.
PEER REPLIES
In 100-150 words, respond to two peers’ main posts. Examine whether each post clearly supports the peer’s ideas about the merits of each outline and the choice of outline format for the intended major writing assignment. Offer your ideas as to other ways of seeing the value in one or more of the proposed outline formats.
Take a moment to check for replies you receive to your own main post.

What are some ways that qualitative research characteristics are fundamentally different from quantitative research? Give examples.The attached file is from the book: Research Design, Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches by John W. Creswell and J. David Creswell, 5th Edition. (THIS MUST BE ONE OF THE RESOURCES USED).

The assignment topic is: What are some ways that qualitative research characteristics are fundamentally different from quantitative research? Give examples.

STEM is more than just the four subject areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. It is a holistic approach to the educational experiences that you provide in your classroom. Discovery is seldom in just one subject area, rather it involves integrated approaches that include music, the arts, social skills, and reading.
Select one of the STEM subject areas and, using your topic, describe a topic-related activity that combines the STEM area that you selected with an art element.
What role does the art segment of the activity play in enabling the children to grasp the lesson concept(s)?
Imagine that you are extending this activity to include all of the families in your class and the larger community. What strategies could you use to engage families and the community in your class STEAM activity? Be creative and think big!

Write a paper explaining why COVID-19 Vaccine Should be Made Mandatory.

Project 5: Overview
Modern health care systems incorporate databases for
effective and efficient management of patient health care. Databases are
vulnerable to cyberattacks and must be designed and built with security
controls from the beginning of the life cycle.
Although hardening the database early in the life cycle is
better, security is often incorporated after deployment, forcing hospital and
health care IT professionals to play catch-up. Database security requirements
should be defined at the requirements stage of acquisition and procurement.
System security engineers and other acquisition personnel
can effectively assist vendors in building better health care database systems
by specifying security requirements up front within the request for proposal
(RFP). In this project, you will be developing an RFP for a new medical health
care database management system.
Parts of your deliverables will be developed through your
learning lab. You will submit the following deliverables for this project:
Deliverables
An RFP, about
10 to 12 pages, in the form of a double-spaced Word document with
citations in APA format. The page count does not include figures,
diagrams, tables, or citations. There is no penalty for using additional
pages. Include a minimum of six references. Include a reference list with
the report.
Steps:
Step 1: Provide an Overview for Vendors
As the contracting officer’s technical representative
(COTR), you are the liaison between your hospital and potential vendors. It is
your duty to provide vendors with an overview of your organization. To do so,
identify information about your hospital. Conduct independent research on
hospital database management. Think about the hospital’s different
organizational needs. What departments or individuals will use the Security Concerns Common to All RDBMSs, and for what
purposes?
Provide an overview with the types of data that may be
stored in the system and the importance of keeping these data secure. Include
this information in the RFP.
After the overview is complete, move to the next step to
provide context for the vendors with an overview of needs.
Step 2: Provide Context for the Work
Now that you have provided vendors with an overview of your
hospital’s needs, you will provide the vendors with a context for the work
needed.
Since you are familiar with the application and
implementation, give guidance to the vendors by explaining the attributes of
the database and by describing the environment in which it will operate.
Details are important in order for the vendors to provide optimal services.
It is important to understand the vulnerability of a relational
database management system (RDBMS). Read the following resources about RDBMSs.
error handling and information leakage
insecure handling
cross-site scripting (XSS/CSRF) flaws
SQL injections
insecure configuration management
authentication (with a focus on broken
authentication)
access control (with a focus on broken access
control)
Describe the security concepts and concerns for databases.
Identify at least three security assurance and security
functional requirements for the database that contain information for medical
personnel and emergency responders.
Include this information in the RFP.
In the next step, you will provide security standards for
the vendors.
Step 3: Provide Vendor Security Standards
In the previous step, you added context for the needed work.
Now, provide a set of internationally recognized standards that competing
vendors will incorporate into the database. These standards will also serve as
a checklist to measure security performance and security processes.
Read the following resources to prepare:
database models
Common Criteria (CC) for information technology security
evaluation
evaluated assurance levels (EALs)
continuity of service
Address the concepts and issues with respect to disasters
and disaster recovery, mission continuity, threats, and cyberattacks.
Include these security standards in the RFP.
Step 4: Describe Defense Models
Now that you have established security standards for the
RFP, you will define the use of defense models. This information is important
since the networking environment will have numerous users with different levels
of access.
Provide requirements in the RFP for the vendor to state its
overall strategy for defensive principles. Explain the importance of
understanding these principles. To further your understanding, click the link
and read about defensive principles.
Read these resources on enclave computing environment:
enclave/computing environment
cyber operations in DoD policy and plans
Explain how enclave computing relates to defensive
principles. The network domains should be at different security levels, have
different levels of access, and different read and write permissions.
Define enclave computing boundary defense.
Include enclave firewalls to separate databases and
networks.
Define the different environments you expect the databases
to be working in and the security policies applicable.
Provide this information in the RFP.
In the next step, you will consider database defenses.
Step 6: Provide a Requirement Statement for System
Structure
In the previous step, you identified defense requirements
for the vendor. In this step of the RFP, you will focus on the structure of the
system.
Provide requirement statements for a web interface to:
Allow
patients and other health care providers to view, modify, and update the
database.
Allow
integrated access across multiple systems.
Prevent
data exfiltration through external media.
State these requirements in the context of the medical
database. Include this information in the RFP.
In the next step, you will outline operating system security
components.
Step 7: Provide Operating System Security Components
In the previous step, you composed requirement statements
regarding the system setup. In this step, you will provide the operating system
security components that will support the database and the security protection
mechanisms.
Read these resources on operating system security. Then:
Provide
requirements for segmentation by operating system rings to ensure
processes do not affect each other.
Provide
one example of a process that could violate the segmentation mechanism.
Ensure your requirement statements prevent such a violation from
occurring.
Specify requirement statements that include a trusted
platform module (TPM), in which a cryptographic key is supplied at the chip
level. In those specifications:
Describe
the expected security gain from incorporating TPM.
Provide
requirement statements that adhere to the trusted computing base (TCB)
standard.
Provide
examples of components to consider in the TCB.
Provide
requirements of how to ensure protection of these components, such as
authentication procedures and malware protection.
Read the following resources to familiarize yourself with
these concepts:
trusted computing
trusted computing base
Include this information in the RFP.
In the following step, you will write requirements for
levels of security.
Step 8: Write Requirements for Multiple Independent
Levels of Security
The previous step required you to identify operating system
security components to support the database. For this step, you will focus on
identification, authentication, and access. Access to the data is accomplished
using security concepts and security models that ensure confidentiality and
integrity of the data. Refer to access control and authentication to refresh your knowledge.
The healthcare database should be able to incorporate
multiple independent levels of security (MILS) because the organization plans
to expand the number of users.
Write requirement statements for MILS for your database in
the RFP.
Include
the definitions and stipulations for cybersecurity models, including the
Biba Integrity Model, Bell-LaPadula Model, and the Chinese Wall Model.
Indicate
any limitations for the application of these models.
Read the following resources and note which cybersecurity
models are most beneficial to your database:
multiple independent levels of security (MILS)
cybersecurity models
insecure handling
Include requirement statements for addressing insecure
handling of data.
Include this information in your RFP.
In the next step, you will consider access control.
Step 9: Include Access Control Concepts, Capabilities
In the previous step, you wrote requirements for multiple
levels of security, including the topics of identification, authentication, and
access. In this step, you will focus on access control. The vendor will need to
demonstrate capabilities to enforce identification, authentication, access, and
authorization to the database management systems.
Include requirement statements in the RFP that the vendor
must identify, the types of access control capabilities, and how they execute
access control.
Provide requirement statements for the vendor
regarding access control concepts, authentication, and direct object access.
Include the requirement statements in the RFP.
In the next step, you will incorporate additional security
requirements and request vendors to provide a test plan.
Step 10: Include Test Plan Requirements
In the previous step, you defined access control
requirements. Here, you will define test plan requirements for vendors.
Incorporate a short paragraph requiring the vendor to
propose a test plan after reviewing these guidelines for a test and remediation results (TPRR) report.
Provide requirements for the vendor to supply an approximate
timeline for the delivery of technology.

Electrocardiogram (ECG) and Blood typing
An electrocardiogram is a reading of the electrical out puts of the heart’s pacemaker. The pacemaker or sinoatrial node regulates the contraction of heart muscle. It does this in with electrical waves, that coordinate the contraction of the atria and then ventricles. Interpretation of the readout of an ECG can give information to diagnose several heart conditions. More information is found at The electrocardiogram – history.
Investigate normal and abnormal heart rhythms.
Play this simulator https://www.skillstat.com/tools/ecg-simulator
Select and play 4 different rhythms and describe them. Draw each rhythm and record the correct diagnosis. For each provide:
Draw each abnormal rhythm you chose. What was the heart rate for that rhythm.
How is this rhythm diagnosed? How is it different than normal rhythms?
What is the prognosis for someone with this rhythm?
What should a person with that rhythm do about their condition?
This is a video on blood typing. Watch the procedure and answer the questions that follow.

What happens when you mix anti-bodies with each blood type?
How do you identify each blood type?
Why is there a reaction when you mix the wrong blood types together?
Post- Lab questions:
What is the value of ECG?
Who won a Nobel Prize for this technology? Why was it so important?
Do you know your blood type? Do you feel you should (why)?
Which blood type is the universal donor? Why?
Which blood type is the universal recipient? Why?
Why would someone donate their own blood before surgery?

Writing a letter to Congress talking about why we should legalize medical marijuana. Talk about the research, benefits and goals of legalizing medical marijuana.

Write a research paper explaining why should cell phones be used in school.