Category: Annotated Bibliography

How plate tectonics shapes important geological features of Earth

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Describe how plate tectonics shapes important geological features of Earth, including mid-ocean ridges, continents, mountain ranges, and rift valleys. Explain how plate tectonics is also responsible for earthquakes? How did the Hawaii chain of islands form?

Q4: Describe the physical mechanism by which the greenhouse effect warms a planet, i.e., how this works. List some of the most common greenhouse gases, an indicate which ones have a weak effect and which ones have a strong effect.

Q5: What has happened to most of the carbon dioxide that was been outgassed through most of the Earth’s history? Briefly describe how the carbon cycle work and how it helps regulate Earth’s global temperature and climate.

Individual and/or community needs as it relates to the reason for your capstone research inquiry

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Discuss the individual and/or community needs as it relates to the reason for your capstone research inquiry. Why do you believe your research inquiry/findings will address the identified needs that prompted your inquiry?

Work Environment Assessment

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Review the Work Environment Assessment Template you completed for this Module’s Discussion.
Describe the results of the Work Environment Assessment you completed on your workplace.
Identify two things that surprised you about the results and one idea you believed prior to conducting the Assessment that was confirmed.
Explain what the results of the Assessment suggest about the health and civility of your workplace.
Part 2: Reviewing the Literature (1-2 pages)

Briefly describe the theory or concept presented in the article(s) you selected.
Explain how the theory or concept presented in the article(s) relates to the results of your Work Environment Assessment.
Explain how your organization could apply the theory highlighted in your selected article(s) to improve organizational health and/or create stronger work teams. Be specific and provide examples.
Part 3: Evidence-Based Strategies to Create High-Performance Interprofessional Teams (1–2 pages)

Recommend at least two strategies, supported in the literature, that can be implemented to address any shortcomings revealed in your Work Environment Assessment.
Recommend at least two strategies that can be implemented to bolster successful practices revealed in your Work Environment Assessment.

Articles about Florida reaching various milestones for visitors

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In response to the all the articles about Florida reaching various milestones for visitors and the ongoing fight about whether we SHOULD or SHOULDN’T fund tourism promotion to our state (articles found primarily in Module 1)

What are your overall comments on tourism promotion for Florida after learning about the hospitality industry in this course?

What makes us a great destination?

What could hurt us in the near future in regards to our ability to continue to attract visitors?

Do you personally suggest visits from your out-of-state friends and family members – why or why not?

What are your thoughts on the articles discussing “over” tourism?

 

Content
(20 Marks) Introduction is attention-getting, introduces the group, lays out the problem well, and establishes a framework for the rest of the presentation. 5
Presentation contains accurate information. 5
Material included is relevant to the overall message/purpose. 5
There is an obvious conclusion summarizing the presentation. 5

 

Presentation
(20 Marks) Presenters maintain good eye contact with the audience and is appropriately animated (e.g., gestures, moving around, etc.). 5
Speaker uses a clear, audible voice. Good language skills and pronunciation are used 5
Visual aids are well prepared, informative, effective, and not distracting. 5
Length of presentation is within the assigned time limits. 20 minutes per group. 5

 

Embracing change at the Lang Registry

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Case adapted from a ‘Plan’ proposed by the Turks and Caicos Islands Land Unit
Source – Plan, Turks and Caicos Government website – Land Unit, retrieved from https://gov.tc/landregistry/about/plans, accessed on April 17th 2020.

Apparent from the recent customer satisfaction survey at the Government’s Land Registry Unit, was the fact that customers were anxious to see the implementation of new services. The Land Registry has plans to provide its customers with electronic forms and corresponding guidance notes for the sale of property. An express service is also being explored where documents will be registered within a 48 hour turnaround time at a cost. This would mean that some staff would be held more accountable with regards to timelines, a challenge they have had in the past as managers then have been more relaxed on the matter.

Aside from the main office in the town, the establishment of a sub-office in one of the more remote areas of the island is also being explored to facilitate those customers who may find it hard to journey to the town to conduct business.
As part of the process to digitize the information at the Registry and automate the services provided, existing staff would be reassigned to work on this aspect of the unit. New scanners and computers have been procured to start the process, for which these staff will be trained to use.
All staff members will benefit from more training initiatives. In June 2015, advanced training in land registration and conveyancing training will be undertaken. Staff members will also benefit from training at the island’s community college in team building and business writing.
In the long run, the plan is for the Land Registry to have an electronic platform on which its resources and information can be stored and sold. Eventually, this will be made accessible to the public who can purchase documents and request services online leading to e-registration.
In time, customers will be able to make payments at the Land Registry and submit documents for registration simultaneously. A new and improved website is also being developed to give information about the Land Registry and provide its customers with documents including a series of public guides and brochures.
These changes are in line with best practices worldwide.

Questions

A. Identify and explain two (2) strategies leaders in the Land Registry Unit can use to successfully implement change. (12 marks)
B. What is a ‘change agent’ and who can act a ‘change agent’ as this organization implements change? (3 marks)
Total 30 marks
SCORING RUBRIC FOR ORAL PRESENTATION

Category Scoring Criteria Total Marks Actual Marks

Organization
(10 Marks) The type of presentation is appropriate for the topic and audience. 5
Information is presented in a logical sequence. 5

Alcohol abuse

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As you have learned, many people abuse different substances. There are quite a number of programs that seek to help those who struggle with substance abuse. For this case study, you must select one of the following topics:
● alcohol abuse,
● tobacco abuse, or
● drug abuse (prescription or illicit drugs).
After selecting your topic, begin researching how public health programs in your community (i.e., city, county, state) can help decrease the number of people using alcohol, tobacco, or other addictive substances. Select one program, and write a case study that accomplishes the following objectives:
● Begin by explaining how epidemiology is used in community and public health substance abuse treatment and prevention programs.
● Describe the program you have selected. Include specific details and mitigating factors of the abuse issue (alcohol, tobacco, or other substance abuse) that the program is striving to combat.
● Use descriptive epidemiology to discuss why your chosen topic is a health concern in your community (i.e., city, county, state).
● Analyze the effectiveness of the program. Highlight any successes and identify areas of needed improvement.
Your case study must be at least two pages in length not counting the title and

 

 

Advantages and disadvantages of policies that encourage work-life balance

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What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of policies that encourage work-life balance? Is it realistic for a highly competitive workplace to uphold such policies? Why or why not?
What is the relationship between happiness and success? Is it counterintuitive to you? Explain your rationale.
How can the principles behind the science of happiness be leveraged to improve work performance?
How might an organization create an environment that is rich in optimism, social support, and the ability to see stress as a challenge instead of as a threat?

Important to understand the difference in sadness and depression.

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The trouble is that all too many people have used the word depression to describe sadness and the connotation of depression is very serious generally requiring therapeutic intervention and if a biochemical basis for the depression, medication. Consequently, it is important to understand the difference in sadness and depression.
Do you see a difference between sadness and depression? Explain.

Applying Kotter’s Model of Change: Case Study “ABC” Seniors Care Home

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“ABC Senior Care Home” has 50 employees and according to WorkSafeBC, 25% of the
organization’s workplace injuries in 2014 and 2015 were due to acts of violence or aggression from residents. In the long-term care sector, acts of violence or aggression account for 11% of all injuries reported to WorkSafeBC. ABC Senior Care Home is above the provincial average for injuries related to these types of incidents.

A coloured dot system to identify residents who are potentially aggressive or violent exists at ABC, however an audit revealed that staff were updating the dots only after a staff member had been injured as a result of aggression or violence, not when they had observed change in behaviour. 65% of the nursing staff had undergone point-of-care risk assessments training in 2012, however this left some shifts without any staff trained to assess residents at point-of- care. This created a larger volume of point-of-care assessments to be done on shifts with trained staff.

The last violence prevention training for all staff was in 2012 and since then a large number of trained staff retired and replaced with staff who have not had recent violence prevention training. Hires since 2012 were provided ABC’s policies and procedures on workplace violence in written form at point of hire.

Policies and procedures for point-of-care risk assessments and updating the coloured dot system exist but are often not used and mostly followed only when an incident is reported