Discuss an element of the FSLA and give an example of how it is enforced. Include who is and who is not exempt from this element’s regulation.
Category: Essays
The interaction Case Study
Elizabeth and Derek, a White U.S. American couple, decide to host German students as part of a one-month program with the local university. Veronica and Julie, the students from Germany, enjoy their stay, but they are not as fond of the food, and at one point directly ask the couple to prepare food with less fat. The request comes on top of Elizabeth and Derek already having had stressful days at work and feeling inadequate about not spending the time hosting that they should. The request might not be unusual in Germany, because directness is valued; however, Elizabeth and Derek perceive it as rude. In the end, they do not have a good time hosting the Germans, who are more direct and independent than they would like. But this does not surprise them—they already expected that Germans would be “rude”, based on what they saw in the media.
Case Study questions
· Analyze this case. Look for aspects that might be interpersonal, intergroup, or intercultural.
· Can you think of instances in your own life where one of these components has been especially important in a communication breakdown?
· What are some aspects you would put under each of the main elements of interaction (interpersonal: moods, personal backgrounds, individual differences; intergroup: stereotypes, prejudice, in-/out-group perceptions; intercultural: group-based differences in values, communication norms, etc.)?
· What are some things the model leaves out (historical, relational, social, and other contexts, etc.)?
Methodology used in scientific research.
Create a literature review research matrix, which includes research concepts that can be found and connected to preselected published scholarly research.
Introduction
This assessment provides a practical opportunity to apply research skills to a literature research matrix.
Overview
For this assessment, you are being introduced to literature mapping as part of the preparation for a literature review. As you collect articles, the following resource can be used to evaluate their scientific merit.
Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP). (2018). CASP checklist: 10 questions to help you make sense of a systematic review [PDF]. https://casp-uk.net/
Instructions
This assessment consists of completing a research matrix, which is a type of literature mapping/organizing that uses a table format. This matrix includes research concepts that can be found and connected to the published scholarly research provided by your faculty. Four research articles have been selected for you to read and dissect for completing the research matrix (table). The articles for this assessment are posted in the Announcements area of the courseroom. In the Literature Review Research Matrix [DOCX], a sample article is completed for you as an example; you will need to complete the matrix for the remaining four articles.
Analyze the methodology used in scientific research.
Identify the study sample in the chosen research.
Identify the methodology used in the chosen research.
Competency 2: Evaluate the characteristics, purposes, benefits, strengths, and weaknesses of research methods.
Identify the main themes in the chosen research.
Identify the research question or questions in the chosen research.
Describe the theoretical framework of the chosen research study.
Describe the findings in the chosen research.
Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for members in the identified field of study.
Genogram
A genogram is structurally like a family tree but serves a different purpose. Imagine a genogram as a family tree with much more detail about how the family members interact with one another. For example, a family tree might show us that “Emily and Kevin are married,” while a genogram could tell us that “Jon and Jenny are married, but they are emotionally distant from one another.” A genogram becomes most valuable when it includes information about several generations. Patterns that are usually hard to decipher seem to jump out once they’ve been mapped on paper.
construct a three-generation genogram of your family to assess your family system and family culture. Your genogram is expected to be correct & professionally completed. Identify the patterns and significant themes in your family of origin using your knowledge of the family models discussed in class. Discuss how these patterns could influence or influence you as an individual, parent, and partner. In what way do you think your cultural background influences your work with families? Examine how your culture and family patterns may be a barrier or strength in working with families. Your genogram and discussion should be 2-3 pages (double-spaced).
Directions
Develop a genogram illustration that addresses the following criteria:
- Choose a family (for this assignment, this can be your own family)
- Draw three generations of genealogy, legal family, pets, and others who have played an integral role in the family, if applicable.
- Use only standardized genogram symbols.
- Show structure of family members: siblings, aunts/uncles, grandparents, remarriages, blended families (step-members and half-siblings), divorces, pets, close family friends, and god families.
- List dates of birth/death, dates of marriage, and divorce. Include race, ethnicity, culture, place of birth, residency, cause of death, mental health, and substance abuse issues.
- Identify family characteristics, i.e., family structure, type of marriage/parental union, length of the relationship, type of family, and authority pattern (who has the power).
- Identify emotional patterns, i.e., close, conflicted, cutoff, distant, unknown, passive-aggressive (or fused & conflicted).
- Identify family or generational values and issues and patterns: Occupation, education, hobbies, military duty, work ethic, family business, religion, addiction/recovery, incarceration, homicide, suicide, reunions, parenting style, mental illness, emigration from the country of birth, marriage within or outside the culture, sexuality, cancer, longevity, foster care, adoption, and child abuse. Every generation manifests its values and issues differently.
- Identify social patterns, i.e., neighborhoods, communities, places of worship, work and education, and social clubs.
HYPOTHESIS TEST FOR A MEAN
You are interested in determining if smokers have a BMI that is greater than non-smokers.
- Explain which hypothesis test would be appropriate for this situation. Assume population variances are not known, sample variances are not equal, and alpha=0.05.
- Explain if the test is a left-, right-, or two-tailed test. Justify your choice.
- Complete a hypothesis test in Excel to test your claim. Be sure to include the results from the data analysis tool pack test.
- Write a conclusion statement that makes use of Excel data to justify which hypothesis is supported and why.
- State your decision in the context of the research question: Do smokers have a BMI that is greater than nonsmokers?
Performing Calculations with Formulas and Functions
Compare What-If Analysis using Trial and Error and Goal Seek to the given scenario:
Let’s say a student is enrolled in an online class at a learning institution for a semester. His overall average grade stands at 43% in the course (Term Grade is 45%, Midtermm Grade is 65%, Class Participation is 62% and Final Examm is 0%). Unfortunately, he missed his Final Examm and was given 0%. However, he has the opportunity to redo his Final Examm and needs at least an overall average of 60% to pass the course. How can you use Trial and Error and Goal Seek to find out what is the lowest grade he needs on the Final Examm to pass the class? Which method worked best for you and why?
Why it is important for a LAN administrator to understand VLANs
Why it is important for a LAN administrator to understand VLANs? What criteria would be used to determine how many VLANs a department in a medium size company would typically need? You may attach supporting materials to your posting to demonstrate your points.
List at least five advantages and at least three disadvantages of a VLAN. Explain why.
Discuss the reason why STP was developed and why you do or do not think this type of data loop security is handled appropriately. Define the states of STP and why they are set how they are.
Discuss any commands used in the Cisco IOS to administrate STP and how they are used.
Discuss EtherChannel, what it is, and how it is used. What are the benefits of it?
In Klimt’s Death and Life and Stokes’ “La Jeune Fille et la Mort”
The video, Klimt, Death, and LifeLinks to an external site. provides a good example of how to discuss and analyze a work of art.
Pay attention to what the narrators call out about the paintings and how they interpret what Klimt might have been trying to do symbolically or visually.
Notice how the narrators in the video discuss certain visual aspects of the painting while also discussing the trends that may have influenced Klimt’s work.
Think about how you might do the same as you discuss the paintings and the poem in your response
In Klimt’s Death and Life and Stokes’ “La Jeune Fille et la Mort” (The Young Girl and Death), death appears as a dark, threatening figure, someone who will steal or threaten what is living and sacred.
Yet in Gibran’s poem, “The Beauty of Death”Links to an external site., the poet asks those he leaves in death to “Go back to the joy of your dwellings and you will find there / That which Death cannot remove from you and me” as though he is assuring us that there is nothing to be feared, nothing sacred that death can take away—love, joy, the memory of those who have died.
• Which perspective do you agree with, and why?
• Or do you see a combination of both?
In this discussion, write about which piece of art or literature from this module resonates most strongly with you, and provide at least 3 specific examples from your choice that you feel are a proper representation of death or the experience of those who remain after someone dies.
Theory
Develop a comprehensive assessment plan for the theory portion of your course. In a written document, in APA format, compose the following:
• Identify and explain the curriculum focus area (1–2 paragraphs)
• Write 5–6 learning objectives for the theory content (or more if needed)
• Map the learning objectives to the QSEN competencies (using a chart where applicable)
• List and describe a formative and summative assessment plan that you will use in your course, and why you chose to plan your assessment this way.
• Testing: Develop a test blueprint that details the areas you will test throughout the curriculum. Use the following format (or similar) and explain at least 4 areas of content you will test on (you may add more if desired).
Significant policy changes you would recommend to reduce overcrowding and improve prison conditions
Explain the best practices you would implement, in the short-term, to address the issues and challenges described in the case study. (250–300 words)
Analyze ethical and legal issues/standards you would take into consideration before implementing your plan. (250 words)
Explain at least three significant policy changes you would recommend to reduce overcrowding and improve prison conditions in the long-term. (250 words