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Select a scholarly journal article (no older than 2015) relevant to the course regarding Homeland Security or Homeland Defense. You will conduct an article review of that scholarly journal article. It must be related to the course or course materials but should not be one of the provided course readings. The intent is for students to do some external research away from the provided references and find an article in the AMU/APUS Library. Students should search the library’s online databases, such as ProQuest, EbscoHost, and others, to find scholarly or peer-reviewed articles. Web address, blogs, news sites are not scholarly. Stick to what you find in one of the journal search engines in the library.
Additionally, the review of the journal article is an evaluation of the article’s strengths, weaknesses, and validity. It is used to inform of the article’s value through your explanation, interpretation, and analysis. As you do this, use these questions to frame a narrative. DO NOT ANSWER THIS AS A series of Q&A…this is a single narrative:
1. What is the purpose of this article?
2. Why is it important to investigate or examine the subject of the article?
3. How are the authors carrying out the task? Are their methods and comments appropriate and adequate to the task?
4. What do they claim to have found out? Are the findings clearly stated?
5. How does this advance knowledge in the field?
Hint: These would make really good section titles for your paper.
Your work should consist of:
· Introduction (this will have a well-defined purpose statement in your intro paragraph that provides guidance to the reader about what you are going to cover in your paper)
· Body (feel free to use sub-section headings as needed)
· Conclusion (this wraps up the key points of your work and brings your paper to a logical conclusion)
Technical Requirements
· Your paper must be a MAXIMUM of 5 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
· A peer reviewed journal article should be used.
· Other references may be used, but only to support the review of the primary journal article.
· Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
· Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
· Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.
· All submissions will be graded using the assignment rubric.

1.
Name the structural levels of
the body and describe each level.

2.
Distinguish between ions,
molecules, free radicals, and compounds.

3.
Describe the functions of the
rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum.

4.
Define mitosis and meiosis, and
describe the differences between these two cell division processes.

5. Name and briefly describe the two types of growth and repair seen in
cartilage.

6.
List and discuss the functions
of skin.

7.
Briefly describe the six
fontanels of the infant skull including their location, shape, and time of
closure.

8.
Briefly describe the four parts
of an osteon.

9.
Name and describe the types of
cells found in connective tissue.

10.
Compare and contrast the
functional and structural characteristics of muscular tissue.

Submission link: Destination analysis
Due date: 6/22 (Tue.)
Required length: At least 1,750 words, not counting references
Key elements:
Market analysis (An overview of tourism in the selected destination)
Where tourists come from.
What tourists do.
What the destination offers to tourists
Tourism impact analysis (An overview of tourism impacts in the selected destination)
Economic impacts of tourism
Socio-cultural impacts of tourism
Environment impacts of tourism
Destination assessment (An overview of tourism management in the selected destination)
Where the selected destination locates in the DLC model
What the selected destination does to market itself better
What the selected destination does to manage tourism impact

To earn a good grade, the assignment should:
Meet the desired overall and section lengths.
Demonstrate in-depth discussion of all key elements listed above.
Ideally, all three sections should be similar in their lengths and weights.
Demonstrate accurate and sufficient use of theories and concepts discussed in the course.
Demonstrate good use of facts and figures related to tourism in the selected destination.
Analysis and assessment should be based on verifiable facts and figures and not on students’ speculations or experiences. If students wish to claim Nashville is a cultural destination, they should provide facts or figures that support the claim.
When external sources are used, students should provide proper reference information following the APA formatting guidelines.
Demonstrate logical structure and good grammar.
Avoid long direct quotations that carry little meaning and just fill word counts.
Instead of direct quotations, students are expected to provide their own thoughts and feelings through their own voices.

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 four (4) of the video questions and two (2) of readings 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.
QUESTION SETS
Other Materials: Videos (Choose 4)
1. Crash Course Sociology #24: Social Class and Poverty in the United States. Most Americans identify as “middle class,” even those from vastly different class backgrounds. Answer the following questions with clear reference to the class system discussed in the video: Since watching this video, has your view of your own class changed in any way? What was your class when you were a child, what is your class now, and what do you believe your class will be in 10 years from now?
2. Crash Course Sociology #26: Social Mobility: What is “social mobility”? How is social mobility shaped by the class someone is born into, their race, and their gender? Do you hope to be “upwardly mobile,” or to be in the same social class as the one you grew up in? How do you think life could be different if you moved up significantly in the class system?
3. “The ‘New Normal’ of Underemployment”: What is the difference between unemployment and underemployment? Have you or someone close to you experienced a long (6 months +) period of unemployment? Have you or someone close to you experienced a long (6 months +) period of underemployment? Do you believe underemployment is a serious problem? Why or why not? What policy or economic changes could we use to reduce the amount of underemployment in the U.S.?
4. Dream Hoarders: How the upper class keeps everyone else out: Describe one way the video discusses “dream hoarders” using the system to benefit themselves. Do you believe this is fair? Why or why not? If not, is there a way we could create a more fair society in terms of upward mobility? D
5. How wealth inequality is dangerous for America: We often think of poverty as a social problem, but this video indicates that wealth concentration is a problem as well. Why does this video see wealth concentration as a social problem? Do you agree? Why or why not? Do you believe that we should have less wealth inequality, or do you think the current levels are ideal? Why or why not?
6. “Wealth Inequality in America” video: This video explains the difference between 1. What Americans think the economic distribution is; 2. What most Americans want the economic distribution to be; and 3. What the actual wealth distribution is. Before watching this video, which of these distributions (1, 2, or 3) would you say was most accurate? Which one would you prefer or see as ideal? Were you surprised by the actual distribution of wealth? What policies do you think could help us to achieve your ideal wealth distribution?

Other Materials: Readings: (Choose 2)

7. Poverty Readings and textbook: What is Matthew Desmond’s view about housing? What is his policy idea? Do you think his proposals would help solve the problems of housing? What about the problems of poverty? Have you or anyone close to you ever experienced insecure housing, an eviction, or homelessness? If so, what was that like? If not, how likely do you think it is that you or someone close to you might have that experience? Is there anything from the textbook or other materials this week that could inform your understanding of homelessness?
8. Readings on social mobility: In one paragraph, summarize one of the readings in this packet. Do you think Americans would act differently if they knew the reality of social mobility? In what ways? Are there any policy or cultural changes you can think of that could help increase social mobility? What might these be?
9. Readings on classism and class discrimination: Do you believe it is possible to tell what social class someone is from when you first meet them? What indicators would you use to try and identify someone’s social class? Are these reliable? Do you feel differently about someone if you believe they are from a similar class from you than you do if they are from a very different class from you (much richer or much poorer)? If you were hiring someone for a job, do you think your perception of their social class would impact your decision? Why or why not?

Write an essay in which you discuss the importance of chemistry in your life.
It should be written in MLA format. Note that this type of essay needs to be organized into well structured paragraphs, which include an introduction, two or three body paragraphs, and a conclusion. There is no need to cite sources in this essay.

What do you think about being on a locked psychiatric unit? How does this make you feel?
What is your view of psychiatric care? Is this influenced by personal and professional experiences, the media, literature?
What do you want to learn from this course?
What are worried or anxious about?
Think about your own mental health, how do you keep yourself healthy?
Also include anything else you feel is relevant to this course and your learning
The reflection assignment should be a minimum of three pages in length
What is reflective journaling?
The purpose of your journal is to provide you with an opportunity to think out loud on paper, reflecting your own perceptions and understanding of situations you encounter. The focus is on your experiences as related to the course content, and your personal goals. Describe what you have learner by analyzing and evaluating the clinical experience according to the theories and concepts learned in theory as well as in previous courses.
Journaling serves as an opportunity to develop critical thinking skills through self-evaluation.
Do not include a nursing care plan, interventions and a synopsis of your client/nursing care unless this is relevant to your journal discussion. This is about your thought, feelings and reactions to the clinical experience. Your instructor already knows about your assigned patient and nursing care. Identify the times you have used caring practices in your nursing interactions and interventions.
Journaling provides the opportunity to suspend judgment to be very subjective and to analyze and evaluate thoughts and personal reactions. The journal is a very important part of this course. You are encouraged to be open about your feelings about the course, your clinical experiences and your life situation as it affects your nursing care.

Create a 12-15 slide PowerPoint presentation in which you address the ethical and legal application in the following scenario:
Scenario
You are a hospital administrator who has been told by your ICU unit director of a patient in the unit who has suffered serious brain damage from a car accident 2 days ago and is currently intubated. The patient is 45 years old but does not currently meet the criteria for complete brain death as defined by Arizona state legislature “4-1107. Determination of Death and Status; Rules.” The spouse of the patient has consulted with the attending physician. The attending physician informed the spouse that the patient could survive but would likely require life support. Half of the family is insisting that the patient “wouldn’t want to live this way” and the other half is accusing the other family members of wanting to “kill” the patient. Some allegations have been raised about a substantial inheritance for some family members upon the patient’s death. The battle is becoming intense, and it is beginning to disrupt the medical and nursing staff.
PowerPoint Presentation
Describe the medical care issues involved in this situation.
Explain which laws and regulations apply to this situation.
Explain how you would interpret these laws and regulations when making a decision?
Describe the ethical issues that may arise based on your decision as the administrator.
Explain how you can ensure appropriate implementation of supporting policies and procedures in order to ensure ethical integrity.
What policies and procedures would you consider when making your decision? How would you ensure these procedures were followed correctly?
What resources could you use to support your decision?
Include a title slide, references slide, and speaker notes.
Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

The Topic of the paper is below in the response from the professor:

“How are K-12 schools adapting to ESL students and promoting
healthy relationships among their peers in the classroom setting?” is strong.
One suggestion might be to focus on social-emotional learning in conjunction
with the idea of ‘healthy relationships’ as I know that there is big push for
SEL right now in K-12 schools.

Attached is the paper template and rubric.

You will begin to examine quantitative literature, determine level of evidence, quality of study methods, biases, strengths & limitations, and all elements that affect the quality of a study. You will continue the articles series to learn the processes of evidence appraisal (articles are posted in Readings.
Quantitative Research Analysis
Critical analysis is dependent on the type of research conducted. Utilize a mechanism for evaluating the worth of a study. Although an RCT study has long been considered the “gold standard” of quantitative research, RCTs do not always provide depth and variety of response to a given research question. In fact, meta-analyses and systematic reviews of RCTs provide the highest level of research evidence and provide much information when evaluating research for evidence-based practice changes. Not all systematic reviews, meta-analyses or RCTs are of high quality. You will learn to look at this research with a critical eye in evaluating the evidence for use in practice.
You will also create an evaluation table for the article you use in your assignment. An evaluation template is provided for you. It is also recommended that you view the video provided about how to develop an evaluation table.
Objectives
Describe how different quantitative research designs best answer different types of clinical questions.
Explain the four phases of critical appraisal.
List the three key questions to ask of all studies.
Explain the markers of good research for different types of quantitative research.
Discuss the role of interpreted statistics in clinical decision making.
Discuss how recommendations for practice come from a body of evidence.
Critique a randomized clinical trail article using the information learned from chapters 4 & 5.
Readings
Chapters 4 & 5 in textbook.
Appendix B for the RCT rapid critical Appraisal (RCA) questions for randomized clinical trials.
EBP Critical Appraisal Step II.pdf
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EBP Critical Apprailsal of the Evidence Part III.pdf
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Assignments
Quantitative Article Evaluation Assignment
Evidence Table Template
Resources
Video of Evaluation Table Example
(Links to an external site.)
Evaluation Tables.pptx
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BF Article for Evaluation Table Example.pdf
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The purpose of this assignment is to assist the DNP student in taking a critical look at a quantitative study and evaluating the quality of the research done for recommendation as use of evidence for practice/policy change.
Assignment
Obtain an original research article that is a randomized control trial (RCT) in a reputable journal. The RCT should be relevant to your DNP project. Use the RCT Rapid Critical Checklist (RCA) in Appendix B to critique your article
Use short descriptors when answering questions. ****Do not copy/paste the long questions from Appendix B and give one sentence answers. Your critique must provide the why/how? Specifically describe why you think the article does/does not meet each area of evaluation. Faculty are looking for in-depth evaluation of the evidence at the doctoral level. For example, it is not acceptable to simply mention that the sampling was adequate. Detail how or why the sample was adequate, describe the inclusion and exclusion criteria, sample size calculation, power calculations, etc.
The critique is the main body of your paper. Use the grading rubric and RCT Rapid Critical Checklist (RCA) as a guide to structuring your paper.
Unit 2/Chapter 5 walks you through the evaluation of a quantitative article. Please read/review this information before beginning the assignment.
Identify applicability of the study to your patient population and practice area.
Summarize evaluation and provide recommendations for use as evidence. Remember that the point of this paper is a critique/appraisal of the study. Summarize the mains points of your critique and give your overall conclusion for the quality of the study you appraised.
Place article in an evaluation table. Read chapter 5 for information regarding evaluation tables. A template for the evaluation table can be found in the Canvas module
Use APA format with level one headings (Please do not copy/paste the long RCA questions for headings) – For example, for the question Are the Results Valid? Use the heading Validity. Professional writing is expected. Make sure that tables are APA formatted. Table titles need to be in APA format: Do not use “Evidence Table” as your title. The title should reflect what you are presenting in the table. See “General Guidance on Tables and Figures” in your APA textbook.
Upload both the article used for the assignment and the assignment into the Canvas dropbox
Quantitative Article Evaluation (1)
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Introduction
15 pts
Full Marks
Provides a rationale for article selection and correctly identifies the method of research used. Chooses RCT checklist from textbook to use to evaluate the chosen article.
7.5 pts
Needs Improvement.
Limited rationale given for article selection or not addressed. Study type is not correctly identified. Poor choice/rationale for checklist type chosen.
15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Critique of Article
This is the main body of your paper. Where the detailed critique should be.
25 pts
Full Marks
Uses the checklist questions as guide to APA level I and/or II headings (Does NOT cut and paste long questions for use as headings) Each question in RCA Checklist is answered with a short summary and detailed rationale for each question in the RCA.
13 pts
Needs Improvement
Choice of checklist is not appropriate for type of study and/or paragraph headings are not appropriate. Questions are answered with simple one-sentence descriptors – lacking any detailed information on sample, methods, strengths & limitations, potential or real bias, results.
6 pts
Needs Much Improvement
Checklist questions are copied and pasted for headings. Check list answers are too brief are lacking any detail. Work is incomplete (sample, bias, methods, analysis not evaluated in detail)
25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Evaluation table
20 pts
Full Marks
Article is placed in evaluation table with appropriate headings as outlined in template. Columns contain appropriate information.
10 pts
Needs Improvement
Evidence table lacking important headings, methods and findings are lacking details important in relation to the article and practice.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Summary/Conclusion statement
Summarizes key elements of paper.
20 pts
Full Marks
Summarizes research evaluation that provides reader with key elements of critique that is organized in logical order. Also applies evidence to clinical practice and gives rationale if evidence should or should not be applied clinically.
10 pts
Needs Improvement
Summary is brief and lacking important details. Evidence is not applied clinically or no explanation as to why evidence cannot be applied.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
APA style
15 pts
Full Marks
Title page, section headings, evidence table, citations, and references are all in correct APA format
7 pts
Needs Improvement
Areas of paper are lacking appropriate APA formatting
15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Article posted with the assignment and easily available to faculty.
5 pts
Full Marks
Posted for faculty per directions.
0 pts
No Marks
Not posted per directions
5 pts
Total Points: 100
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Guidelines: Based on the approved proposal (including revision), use the following points to guide your investigation, the formatting, and the submission of the final paper (APA).
1. Provide a title page. The title page should have the title at the top of the page, your name then course title in the middle of the page, and the due date at the bottom of the page. 1 page.
2. Introduction page. The introduction should include the following: what the topic is about and how it relates to the practice of democracy in the U.S. In addition, the introduction section should include the research question/s and your educated guess/thesis. Lastly, provide a paragraph describing how the rest of the report/paper is organized – 1 page.
3a. Findings: Provide and discuss the evidence from sources (at least three sources) that helped answer you the research question/s and provided support for your argument. 1 – 2 pages.
3b. Analysis of Findings: Discuss whether your thesis/educated guess was confirmed or not. What are the implications of your findings/conclusion for the future of American democracy? (1 – 2 pages).
4. Reference page.
PS: For sources, peer-reviewed journal articles/books, reputable media, and tertiary sources (textbooks) are acceptable.