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1. Introduce the case and provide a high-level summary
2. What role did network technologies play in the case? Identify specific network and/or telecommunications technologies that were involved
3. What has gone right and/or wrong in the case? What were the most critical success and/or failure factors? What were the actual or potential patient case advantages? What were the actual or potential cost advantages? Use the case, your experience, and external sources if necessary to answer these questions. Justify your answers
4. Draw a diagram of the network and/or application strategy utilized in the case
5. In the description for your diagram, identify the most and least critical elements of the architecture and describe why each element is important and included in the diagram
6. In the conclusion for your paper, identify how, based on the knowledge learned in this course so far, you would have modified the diagram to improve the solution presented in the case. Modify and present a new diagram

Readings: Chapter 3 of the textbook
Differential Association Theory argues that people learn how to engage in criminal behavior in the same way (using the same mechanisms) as they learn how to do anything else in life. I want you to think about how you came to have the morals and values that you have today. Think about the person you are today, and then think about how you came to these morals and values. What people/groups influenced you to act in deviance ways and what people/groups influenced you to act in non-deviant ways. How did they achieve this? Discuss what each group considered normal and deviant and how you learned from them.
This discussion should be a minimum of 1 page (250 words).

Objective:
Write an essay that shows your understanding of rhetoric. Essentially, you are developing an essay that combines the rhetorical devices you wrote about in the previous three short essays.

Method:
We have learned to ask the question: “What point does this make?” This could apply to a visual image, essay, articles, blogs, and websites. We also analyze the point by addressing its rhetorical context; in other words, when making the point, how does an author/institution appeal to its audience, credibility and argument? Answer the question: How does the commercial appeal to its audience? What tools are used to engage its audience and display its message?

For this paper, choose one of the videos below. After viewing your choice, analyze how the video’s rhetorical appeals are utilized.
Method:
Introduction
Begin with introduction that “hooks” your audience. Why should they read your essay?
What will you begin with? An introduction of the product? The appeal of sports figures? The importance of pets?
Lead to your thesis or main idea of your essay.
Body Paragraphs
Include a brief summary of the commercial in your body paragraph. This should be no more than three to five sentences.
In your remaining body paragraphs, analyze the rhetorical appeals.
How is pathos used? How would an audience react to the video? What feelings, beliefs, and/or values does the video evoke?
What aspects make up credibility? Is it the company of institution promoting the video? The product itself?
What is the “argument” of the video? What is the ‘evidence’ or selling points utilized to convince an audience?
You may find that all three appeals work in unison or one or two of the appeals is more prominent.
Discuss whether or not you believe the commercial is effective rhetorically.
Conclusion
Finalize your thoughts by wrapping up your ideas and including any concluding thoughts.
However, resist inserting any new ideas that have not be discussed throughout your essay.

Create a discussion post following the below instructions.
Video Title: Benefits of Clinical Informatics and Artificial
Intelligence (AI) | Philips Healthcare
Description of Video: Learn how clinical
informatics can structure healthcare data across multiple sources and make the
invisible visible through medical data visualization. Learn more at Phillips

https://youtu.be/MXUdYeZemj4

Title: Future of Healthcare IT by Jeroen Tas, CEO Healthcare
Informatics Solutions and Services
Description of Video: Jeroen Tas, CEO Healthcare Informatics
Solutions and Services on Opportunities and innovations within Healthcare

Directions:
A. After reading Chapters 13 and 14 and watching
the videos on the Benefits of Health Informatics and the future of healthcare,
using the below presentation method:
o 2-3 pages essay summary (Response to all of
the initial discussion board questions below)
Address ALL below:
1. Choose two patient engagement or connectivity
tools and discuss specifically how you would use these to deliver care in your
specialty. (Refer to Chapter 13)
2. Imagine that you are a public health
informatics specialist and that you and your colleagues are concerned about a
new strain of influenza. Which public health data are used to determine the
need for a mass inoculation? Which data will be collected to determine the
success of such a program? (Refer to Chapter 14)
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of
using crowd-sourced social media data during a disaster response? (Refer to
Chapter 14).
4. A minimum of one reference is required to
support your response to the discussion question and reply to a classmate. You
may cite the course-required textbook and or other sources in which you have
used content from. Make sure your references are in APA format.
Remember:
-Post is a response to the discussion question(s).Include References in APA
format.

Discuss three challenges leaders face when they have followers with varying cultural values. Consider practical challenges associated with what the text describes as “clusters”.

Book references
Northouse, P. (2021). Leadership: Theory & Practice. (9th ed.). Sage Publications.
any outside source please attached it to this order. Thank you

Assignment:
For this week assignment, create a PowerPoint presentation based on the following case studies.
Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 12 (Guido, p. 218) and answer the following questions:
Did the facility have sufficient evidence to suspend the nurse?
How should the testimony of the other nurses in the unit affect the outcome of this case?
What additional questions should the institution address before the court rules in this case?
How would you have ruled in this case?
Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 13 (Guido, p. 234) which begins, “The patient was seen by the NP in an outpatient clinic for persistent diarrhea,…” and answer the following questions:
How should the expert witness for the defense offer testimony that the NP and the consulting physician had met the standards of care for this individual patient?
Did not having a full autopsy impact the outcome of the case either for or against the NP and the clinic?
Would the care of this patient have been positively impacted by a more thorough examination of the patient’s gastrointestinal problems?
How should the court decide on the issue of negligence?
Read Chapters 16 and 17 in Guido (7th ed). Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 17 (Guido, p. 328-329) beginning with, “A licensed practical nurse…” and answer the following questions found on p. 329:
Did the nurse manager have a responsibility to supervise the care of the patient?
Was the care of this patient appropriately assigned to the LPN by the charge nurse, or could the charge nurse have delegated this patient’s care more appropriately?
If the charge nurse assigned the care of the patient to the LPN, did she retain any supervisory responsibility that would result in her liability in this case?
How do the principles associated with delegation and supervision figure into this case?
How would you decide this case?
Assignment Expectations
Length: 16 slides minimum; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner. Be sure to include audio for each slide.
Structure:
Title: 1 slide
Objectives: 1 slide
Chapter 12 case study: at least 4 slides (50 words per slides)
Chapter 13 case study: at least 4 slides (50 words per slides)
Chapter 17 case study: at least 4 slides (50 words per slides)
Conclusion: 1 slide
References: 1 slide
Additionally, because a good presentation has few words on the slides include a script with the verbiage you would say when presenting; script should be a minimum of 50 words per slide. PLEASE, PLEASE ADD SPEAKER NOTES TO EACH SLIDES.
References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims, at least one per case study.

Prepare a financial plan for the organization that you select for your business plan.

Describe the organization, including the type of business.

Create the business case.

Determine why funding is needed for the company.
Determine the sources of funding. Consider self-funding, borrowing, loans, equity, venture capital, etc.
Evaluate the requirements of each of the funding sources that you plan to use.
Analyze the risks that are associated with each funding source.
Decide which sources are the best fit for your company based on the requirements of each. Justify your decision.
Estimate the cost of capital for both short-term and long-term funding sources. Research current estimated APRs for your selected sources of funding. Create a table or chart to display this information.

Estimate direct costs, including capital, marketing, labor, equipment, and inventory/supply costs.

Prepare a budget that includes starting balances, monthly costs, loan/investment payments, cash flow projections, and required revenue.

Create a profit-and-loss statement for a 3-year period. Provide a revenue forecast, stating realistic assumptions, such as growth per year, in your projections.

Cite references to support your assignment.

Format your citations according to APA guidelines.

What were the causes of the Korean War? How did it affect United States foreign policy? What precedents did it set? What was the significance of the conflict between President Truman and General Douglas MacArthur?

*Essay must contain a thesis (opening paragraph), at least two well developed paragraphs and a conclusion which supports your thesis. Remember to answer all parts of the question.

Write a review paper of literature on the mobile application requirements for a diverse population.
1. Introduction
2. Background and Problem statement with objectives
3 methodology with flow diagram.
4. Timeline
5. Good citations such as PubMed, Jama, Lancet, science direct, Nature,Elsevier.

The topic of Research is
1. is providing housing first model actually making a difference in the homeless population
2. people who are homeless usually have a dual diagnosis makings services hard to be received and given.

First, what is the
difference between a research question and a hypothesis. Well, a research
question “explains” the purpose of your research proposal. In other
words, what issue or problem are you trying to answer by completing your
program or practice evaluation? A hypothesis is more specific than a research
question and “predicts” something in your research proposal based on
specific hypothesis statements. These hypothesis statements identifies
what problem or issue you are trying to answer in your program or practice
evaluation.
Now let’s talk about the
more specific components of each…….

Research Questions
A majority of students
tend to make the same mistake when developing a research question for their
study. More specifically, they tend to develop research questions that are
topics (and not a research question), too broad, not based on observable
evidence, not relevant to social work, not feasible, that have already been
answered, and that do not express a relationship between two or more concepts.
Let’s take a look at some
of the characteristics of good research questions below, in addition to some
bad examples of research questions. More specifically, the left column
includes characteristics of good research questions and the right column includes
examples of bad research questions.

Characteristics of Good
Research Questions

Examples of Bad
Research Questions

Research questions should be a question not a
topic.

The treatment of older adults with schizophrenia
(topic, not a research question).

Research questions need to be narrow, specific,
and clearly stated.

Is schizophrenia an important issue in treating older
adults in the community (broad, non-specific, not clear)?

Research questions need to be posed in a way that can
be answered by observable evidence.

Should older adults with schizophrenia receive free
healthcare (not based on observable evidence; value judgment)?

Research questions should have potential relevance for
guiding social work practice and policy.

Can older adults who receive in-patient treatment for
schizophrenia fly a kite (not relevant to social work practice or policy)?

Research questions should be feasible to
answer.

Do older adults who are homeless and receive treatment
for 10 years adjust better to the community (not feasible; large scope; too
much time to complete)?

Research questions should pose a problem which
has not already been successfully answered by you or someone
else.

Do older adults who have Medicare insurance live
healthier lifestyles (already been answered)?

Research questions should express a relationship between
two or more concepts (e.g., is A related to B? How are A and B related to B
under conditions C and D?).

The treatment of older adults who are homeless (does
not express relationship between two or more concepts).

From the above Table,
hopefully you can get a better understanding of how to develop a proper
research question. Keep in mind that as you write this research question you
need to think about whether you plan to complete a program or practice
evaluation next term for the SWK-662 course. Take a look below at how your
research question would be developed depending on whether you plan to choose a
program or practice evaluation.

Research Question
(Program Evaluation) vs. Research Question (Practice Evaluation)

Does the No
Drug Program at the Horizons Center help to reduce drug use of
residents?
Does the Feel
Safe Program at St. Peters Residential Program help to reduce “cutting”
behavior of the residents?
Do the
employees at Franklin Hospital believe that the Employee Empowerment
program is being implemented properly?

Does client X
reduce drug use after receiving a cognitive-behavioral intervention at
the Horizon Center?
Does client Z
reduce “cutting” behavior after receiving a solution-focused
intervention at the St. Peters Residential Program?
Does employee
Y feel more empowered after being involved with the Employee Empowerment
Program at Franklin Hospital?

From the examples given
above in the two columns you should be able to see the difference between
writing a research question for a program evaluation and practice evaluation. A
program evaluation has a broader focus that includes evaluating an actual program
within an agency and a practice evaluation is specific to one (or sometimes two
or more clients within an agency). Keep in mind that a properly constructed
research question will make it much easier for the person reading your research
proposal to understand what you are trying to achieve.
Regardless of whether you
choose to write a research question for a program or practice evaluation during
this course, you can always change it later on during the SWK-662 course.
Now let’s get to know a
little more about how to develop a proper hypothesis….
Hypotheses
Below are eight of the
most important characteristics that should be included in the development of a
proper hypothesis.
1.
Hypothesis should be testable statements
about probable relationships among independent and dependent
variables.
2.
Hypotheses should be translatable into
operational definitions. Remember that each term in your hypothesis will need
to be made operational for testing.
3.
Hypotheses are statements you have reason to
believe are true but for which there is inadequate evidence (That is
the uncertainty factor).
4.
Hypotheses must be specific. Do not
settle for a general hypothesis if it can be broken into more precise
sub-hypotheses.
5.
Hypotheses can only be confirmed by
the presence of evidence; they cannot be refuted on the basis of
lack of evidence.
6.
The criterion for confirming your hypotheses needs to
be clear.
7.
Try to relate your hypothesis to the
exiting body of knowledge on the subject so you can build on
and contribute to it.
8.
Hypotheses are stronger when based on
theories stated in general terms and previous empirical studies.
From the aforementioned
information about hypotheses, you should be able to get a better understanding
of how to develop a proper hypothesis. Keep in mind that as you write this
hypothesis you need to think about whether you plan to complete a program or
practice evaluation next term for the SWK-662 course. Consider the information
below about how your hypothesis will be developed depending on whether you plan
to choose a program or practice evaluation.

Hypothesis (Program
Evaluation)

Hypothesis (Practice
Evaluation)

The residents
at the Horizon Center who receive 8 weeks of the No Drug Program will
have significantly fewer positive drug screens compared to residents at
the Horizon Center who do not receive the 8-week No Drug Program
The residents
at the St. Peters Residential Program who receive 12 weeks of the Feel
Safe Program will have significantly fewer “cutting’ incidents compared
to residents at the St. Peters Residential Program who do not receive
the 12-week Feel Safe Program.

Client X will
have significantly fewer positive drug screens after receiving an 8-week
cognitive-behavioral intervention compared to before receiving the
8-week cognitive-behavioral intervention (hypothesis for a practice
evaluation).
Client Z will
have significantly fewer “cutting” incidents after receiving a 6-week
solution-focused intervention compared to before receiving the 6-week
solution-focused intervention (hypothesis for a practice evaluation).

From the examples given
above in the two columns you should be able to see the difference between
writing a hypothesis for a program evaluation and practice evaluation. A
program evaluation has a broader focus that includes evaluating multiple
participants within an agency and a practice evaluation is specific to one (or
sometimes two or more clients within an agency). Keep in mind that a properly
constructed hypothesis will make it much easier for the person reading your
research proposal to understand what you are trying to “predict” in your
research study.
Regardless of whether you
choose to write a hypothesis for a program or practice evaluation during this
course, you can always change it later on during the SWK-662 course.
After developing your
hypothesis, you have a couple of more steps that you need to complete which
include:
1.
Identifying your independent variable (IV);
2.
Identifying your dependent variable (DV);
3.
Defining your IV; and
4.
Defining your DV
Identifying your
Independent and Dependent Variables
Generally, in research, a
variable is something that you can manipulate and measure. The IV is a
variable that is being manipulated by the researcher in order to observe its
effects on the DV (almost always the research problem that you identified). The
IV is almost always the program (for a program evaluation) or intervention (for
a practice evaluation). The DV is a variable that is “dependent” on the IV. The
DV is almost always the research problem that you identified during the problem
formulation process (e.g., drug use, suicidal behavior, or lack of employment).
Below are the same
hypotheses from above, except this time the IV and DV are in bold for each:
·
The residents at the Horizon Center who receive 8
weeks of the No Drug Program (IV) will have significantly
fewer positive drug screens (DV) compared to residents at the
Horizon Center who do not receive the 8-week No Drug Program;
·
The residents at the St. Peters Residential Program who
receive 12 weeks of the Feel Safe Program (IV) will have
significantly fewer “cutting” incidents (DV) compared to
residents at the St. Peters Residential Program who do not receive the 12-week
Feel Safe Program;
·
Client X will have significantly fewer positive
drug screens (DV) after receiving an 8-week
cognitive-behavioral intervention (IV) compared to before receiving
the 8-week cognitive-behavioral intervention (hypothesis for a practice
evaluation); and
·
Client Z will have significantly fewer “cutting”
incidents (DV) after receiving a 6-week solution-focused
intervention (IV) compared to before receiving the 6-week
solution-focused intervention (hypothesis for a practice evaluation).
From the examples above,
you should be able to see that the IV . You should also be able to see
that the DV in all the examples above (i.e., program & practice evaluation)
is the research problem.
Defining your Independent
and Dependent Variables
Now that you have a
better understanding about how to identify both your IV and DV, it is time to
“operationally define” each one. The operational definitions are
going to help you and the reader to better understand how you plan to “measure”
the concepts you are trying to study. More specifically, the concepts
you identified in your hypothesis are usually broad and abstract. These concepts
will need to be better understood and measured at some point in the data
process, and so you will need to make these concepts more specific and
concrete, especially for the dependent variable. The concepts in your
hypothesis can be explained and measured using a number of operational
definitions, and so you need to decide how you plan to “actually” explain and
measure your variables.
Now, take a look at the
hypothesis below and I can walk you through the process of identifying your IV,
DV, and then operationally defining both the IV and DV:
“The residents at the
SPARC Center who receive 6 weeks of the No Drug Program will
have significantly lower levels of drug use compared to
residents at the SPARC Center who do not receive the 6-week No Drug Program.”
First, you need to identify
your IV and DV of the above hypothesis. Remember, earlier we said that your IV
is either the program (for program evaluation) or intervention (for practice
evaluation) that is being manipulated by the researcher. So, from the
hypothesis it should be easy to see that the IV is the No Drug Program.
Earlier we also said that the DV would be the research problem that you
identified, and so this would be the levels of drug use.
Second, now that you
identified both the IV and DV you need to operationally define them. For the IV
you could operationally define it as 6 weeks of the No Drug
Program that includes 6 weeks of a CBT intervention that will help residents to
work on their thinking and behavior toward drug use. In the case of the DV you
could operationally define the level of drug use as the amount urine screens
that come back positive for each resident. You could also measure levels of
drug use by asking family members.
Below are more examples
of research concepts and how you could potentially operationally define each
one:

Research Concept (& Type of Variable)

Operational Definition

Empowerment Program (IV)

Residents receive 6-weeks counseling to help them
become more empowered, followed by 2-weeks of groups to work on their
interaction skills

Safeway Program (IV)

Clients receive 6-weeks of individual counseling while
at the same time receiving 6-weeks of group counseling.

Women’s Growth Program (IV)

Clients connect with and spend time with another female
resident for 4-weeks followed by 4-weeks of group counseling.

Levels of Anxiety (DV)

Measured with the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)

Levels of Depression (DV)

Measured with the Beck Depression Inventory

Domestic Violence

Have clients complete a Domestic Violence Questionnaire
(DVQ asking about their experiences with domestic violence.

Upon successful
completion of this discussion, you will be able to:
·
Analyze quantitative and qualitative research methods and
research findings (PLO 4; ILO 6)
·
Synthesize information from a variety of sources to
purposefully plan and develop a research practice focus (PLO 4; ILO 6)

Resources
·
Textbook: Social Work Research Proposals: A
Workbook – Section 7
·
File: Research Proposal I Guide,
Page 10

1.
Review the rubric to make sure you understand the
criteria for earning your grade.
2.
Develop at least two research questions and two hypotheses
directly related to the content you have completed so far in this course. When
constructing your questions and hypotheses, consider the guidelines stated in
the “Introduction” section of this Discussion;
3.
Respond to at least two other students and give them
feedback on each of their research questions and hypotheses. As part of
this feedback, pick what you believe to be the strongest research question and
hypothesis and let the student know why you believe it is the strongest
research question and hypothesis;
4.
For your hypothesis, you will need to identify both the
independent variable (IV) and dependent variables (DV), in addition to
identifying and defining your operational definitions of both your IV and DV;
and
5.
Post your actual research question and hypothesis that
you chose to the discussion board.