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Using the program you identified in the last assignment, Research Literature Review, design a program evaluation plan. Use the following outline: Introduction: State the topics that will be covered in this section. Organization description: Describe the program or service (program focus, resources, population, clients served, and the theory of change). Include a description of the stakeholders and evaluation purposes. Research questions and hypotheses: Revisit research questions and hypotheses established in the last assignment, Research Literature Review. Definition of variables and terms in the study: Define your major variables in a clear and concise manner, and distinguish between independent and dependent variables. Every variable that is identified in the research questions should be defined clearly in this section in terms of what it is and how it will be measured. Description of the methodology (study design). Explain whether your study is qualitative, quantitative, or both and whether it is cross-sectional (single point in time) or longitudinal (more than one measure from the same people). Explain how you are going to determine the efficacy of your program (for example, pre-tests and post-tests, comparison to a similar group of people not receiving program services). Explain if you are comparing the group getting the intervention to any other group on the outcomes of interest (a control or comparison group). Explain if you are using more than one source of data to triangulate measures of your outcome of interest (for example, rates of participation, qualitative interviews, and a satisfaction survey). Explain why this method of program evaluation and methodology is best practice (as compared to other possible models). Sampling procedures. Distinguish between the population and your sample. Provide some basic demographic information that you would anticipate. State how many people are taking part in the study and how you will go about sampling them. Explain how the control/comparison group will be selected or how people are assigned to that group if you are using a control/comparison group. Instrumentation: Do you plan to use a standardized instrument or will you design your own? Why? Every variable that is addressed in your research questions and operational definitions should also be addressed in this section. Describe the validity and reliability of your instruments. Note that you must include at least one quantitative measure. Include your instruments, including any qualitative interview protocols, in an appendix. Data collection and procedures: Describe exactly what you plan to do and when. Explain how and when you will collect each measure, and how and when you will begin the intervention and for how long Human protection: Discuss ethical issues pertaining to the method of program evaluation you selected. Discuss how you will address and minimize these issues. Include a sample informed consent (and minor assent, if necessary) as an appendix.

Create a PowerPoint presentation of 16–18 slides with 300–500 words of speaker notes per slide (with the exception of the Title and References slides). You should use all of the elements of social change within a community with the intention of presenting this to your organization of choice. This should be a professional presentation (slides must be clear and engage the audience). Then, revise the following sections based on instructor and peer feedback, and prepare them as the final draft of your Key Assignment. Section 1: (Week 1 Individual Project; 3–4 slides; each slide must include 300–500 words of speaker notes; you can use the information you wrote in Week 1) Pick a community organization that is a perceived asset to your chosen community. You will be using this community organization for the duration of the course and suggesting a course of action to improve that agency’s use by the community. You could choose from community athletic facilities, university public programs, or community centers, as a few examples. For this assignment, complete the following: Start by defining community psychology in your own words. Take a closer look at your chosen community organization, and identify the following: What are the overall goals of the organization? What services does the organization provide? What types of people does it target? Create a list of 2–3 goals that you feel would help the organization increase the well-being of the members of the community. Section 2: (Week 2 Individual Project; 3–4 slides; each slide must include 300–500 words of speaker notes; you can use the information you wrote in Week 2) The 5 models commonly used within community psychology are as follows: Mental health model Social action model Organizational model Ecological model Phenomenological model Discuss all 5 models and then select 2 of the models to define and describe the reciprocal relationship between individuals and the social system that they live in within your own community. Section 3: (Week 3 Individual Project; 3–4 slides; each slide must include 300–500 words of speaker notes; you can use the information you wrote in Week 3) The 3 major types of social change within a community are as follows: Spontaneous change Planned social change Unplanned social change Describe your own community culture by identifying the size, industry, and diversity of the population. Considering all of the most important factors of the culture of your community, describe the 3 types of social change and which type you believe best fits your chosen community. Defend your selection with a minimum of 2 academic, peer-reviewed journal articles or research. Section 4: (Week 4 Individual Project; 3–4 slides; each slide must include 300–500 words of speaker notes; you can use the information you wrote in Week 4) In Section 3, you identified a specific type of social change for your community. What are the possible issues that may arise to hinder your change process? Prepare an outline detailing your 2 proposed changes, including how you feel these changes will foster a positive change within your community.

You are a former certified education administrator who departed your former position to become the owner of small, in-home daycare consisting of you and a part-time assistant where you care for children from age three (3) to age ten (10). Over the course of time, your demographic population has increased due to significant business growth that has resulted in many families relocating to your area. With more businesses projected to move to the area and the building of new housing developments, it is projected that this growth could be long term. You have decided that this is a good opportunity to expand your daycare business as you have received many inquiries for childcare. In order to comply with your home state regulations, you will require a larger facility and will need to hire additional staff in order to sustain the larger demand for daycare. This staff will consist of five (5) Certified Day Care Professionals, one (1) Registered Nurse Professional, five (5) After-School Assistants, and one (1) Office Support Paraprofessional. You have secured approval for a bank loan and qualify for future loans for future expansion if your current endeavor is successful. Meanwhile, the state in which you operate has requested that you provide a staffing plan before it will issue licensure for your expanded capacity. Note: You may create and/or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of these assignments. Select one (1) of the scenarios and write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you: ********Identify two (2) types of staffing models that could apply to your chosen scenario and determine which model would be best suited for efficiency, productivity, and possible future growth. Examine the significant effect of each identified staffing model on processes that may be occurring within the organization (e.g., outsourcing, contingent workers, consulting firms, etc.). ***********Predict the major potential legal issues that you may encounter when establishing equal employment opportunities and diversity within the workplace while still aiming to acquire employees with the needed certifications and credentials. Next, explain the method of achieving transparency within your staffing model. Justify your response. ***********Specify three (3) tasks that you need to perform to identify, analyze, and develop job requirements and task statements that you will include in formalized job descriptions. Next, predict the frequency with which you would need to review and adjust these job descriptions as your company progresses. Provide a rationale for your response. Describe three (3) methods to deal with high employee turnover and the availability of employees with the required knowledge, skills, or abilities. Next, describe the primary manner in which the described succession-planning methods would be beneficial to your company. Justify your response. ****************Go to https://research.strayer.edu to locate at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements: *Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. *Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length. *Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow the Strayer Writing Standards. The reference page is not *included in the required page length. This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Explain the role of staffing to support an organization’s strategy and improve productivity. Develop a model for staffing an organization that supports the firm’s human resources management strategy and sustains productive operations. Summarize the key legal compliance issues associated with staffing organizations. Explain the planning considerations for staffing organizations, the use of job analysis, and the components of a staffing plan. Use technology and information resources to research issues in staffing organizations. Write clearly and concisely about staffing organizations using proper writing mechanics.

Discussion: Leadership Strengths for Change Initiatives Consider your results from the Clifton Strengths Finder, a self-assessment of leadership traits that you took in a previous course. Recall that the Clifton Strengths Finder enabled you to identify your leadership strengths in terms of how you work with information, how you make things happen, how you influence others, and how you build and nurture strong relationships?  As a future nurse educator, your ability to leverage leadership strengths is essential to effecting change in academic and practice settings.  Photo Credit: Getty Images You must also understand the phases of project management as they relate to change initiatives in nursing education and nursing professional development, so you know how to best insert yourself into each step of the process. For example, if the Clifton Strengths Finder identifies you as a futuristic thinker, you will likely have a great deal to contribute during the initiation and planning phases of a change initiative. For this week’s Discussion, you will examine project management processes as they relate to a change initiative that took place in your current or past workplace. You will also examine your own leadership strengths and discuss how you can apply them to support the change initiative.     To prepare: Review your results from the Clifton Strengths Finder you completed in a previous course. If you do not have your results from your previous course, retake the Strengths Finder Assessment found in the Resources and save your results. (Note: If you already have a Strengths Finder account, you might log in and still find your previous results in your account.) Identify a recent change initiative in your current or past workplace (academic or practice setting) to use for this Discussion. Review the Resources for this week as well as Standard 12 from the NPD Scope and Standards and the phases of project management in the Leadership in Nursing Professional Development and consider how each of the competency statements impacts your change initiative for this Discussion. By Day 3 of Week 11 Post a description of the change initiative you identified from your current or past workplace (academic or practice setting). Explain your analysis of the change initiative. Be specific. Then, based on your awareness of this initiative, explain the process of how this project was managed and completed. Refer to the phases of project management to guide your explanation. Explain what went right and what went wrong with the initiative. Be specific. Next, based on the success of the initiative, explain how your strengths identified in the Clifton Strengths Finder could provide support for this change initiative. Finally, identify 5 competency statements from NPD Scope and Standards: Standard 12: Leadership and explain how each of these competency statements applied to the change initiative. Provide examples. If fewer than 5 competency statements applied, identify additional opportunities in which competencies should have been applied. (Note: You should have a total of 5 competency statements analyzed for this Discussion.) Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses. Note:? For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on the “Post to Discussion Question” link and then select “Create Thread” to complete your initial post. Remember, once you click on Submit, you cannot delete or edit your own posts, and you cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking on?Submit! By Day 6 of Week 11  Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days and explain how your leadership strengths identified in the Clifton Strengths Finder could improve upon the change initiative processes they describe. Be specific. Use your Resources to support your response. Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses and respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days and Submission and Grading Information Grading Criteria To access your rubric: Week 11 Discussion Rubric Post by Day 3 of Week 11 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 11 To Participate in this Discussion: Week 11 Discussion Rubric Detail   Select Grid View or List View to change the rubric’s layout. Name: NURS_6370_Week11_Discussion_Rubric Grid View List View   Excellent Good Fair Poor Main Posting 45 (45%) – 50 (50%) Answers all parts of the Discussion question(s) with reflective critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and current credible sources. Supported by at least three current, credible sources. Written clearly and concisely with no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style. 40 (40%) – 44 (44%) Responds to the Discussion question(s) and is reflective with critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module. At least 75% of post has exceptional depth and breadth. Supported by at least three credible sources. Written clearly and concisely with one or no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style. 35 (35%) – 39 (39%) Responds to some of the Discussion question(s). One or two criteria are not addressed or are superficially addressed. Is somewhat lacking reflection and critical analysis and synthesis. Somewhat represents knowledge gained from the course readings for the module. Post is cited with two credible sources. Written somewhat concisely; may contain more than two spelling or grammatical errors. Contains some APA formatting errors. 0 (0%) – 34 (34%) Does not respond to the Discussion question(s) adequately. Lacks depth or superficially addresses criteria. Lacks reflection and critical analysis and synthesis. Does not represent knowledge gained from the course readings for the module. Contains only one or no credible sources. Not written clearly or concisely. Contains more than two spelling or grammatical errors. Does not adhere to current APA manual writing rules and style. Main Post: Timeliness 10 (10%) – 10 (10%) Posts main post by Day 3. 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Does not post main post by Day 3. First Response 17 (17%) – 18 (18%) Response exhibits synthesis, critical thinking, and application to practice settings. Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by at least two scholarly sources. Demonstrates synthesis and understanding of Learning Objectives. Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues. Responses to faculty questions are fully answered if posed. The response is effectively written in standard, edited English. 15 (15%) – 16 (16%) Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings. Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues. Responses to faculty questions are answered if posed. Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by two or more credible sources. The response is effectively written in standard, edited English. 13 (13%) – 14 (14%) Response is on topic and may have some depth. Responses posted in the Discussion may lack effective professional communication. Responses to faculty questions are somewhat answered if posed. The response may lack clear, concise opinions and ideas, and a few or no credible sources are cited. 0 (0%) – 12 (12%) Response may not be on-topic and lacks depth. Responses posted in the Discussion lack effective professional communication. Responses to faculty questions are missing. No credible sources are cited. Second Response 16 (16%) – 17 (17%) Response exhibits synthesis, critical thinking, and application to practice settings. Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by at least two scholarly sources. Demonstrates synthesis and understanding of Learning Objectives. Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues. Responses to faculty questions are fully answered if posed. The response is effectively written in standard, edited English. 14 (14%) – 15 (15%) Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings. Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues. Responses to faculty questions are answered if posed. Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by two or more credible sources. The response is effectively written in standard, edited English. 12 (12%) – 13 (13%) Response is on topic and may have some depth. Responses posted in the Discussion may lack effective professional communication. Responses to faculty questions are somewhat answered if posed. The response may lack clear, concise opinions and ideas, and a few or no credible sources are cited. 0 (0%) – 11 (11%) Response may not be on-topic and lacks depth. Responses posted in the Discussion lack effective professional communication. Responses to faculty questions are missing. No credible sources are cited. Participation 5 (5%) – 5 (5%) Meets requirements for participation by posting on three different days. 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Does not meet requirements for participation by posting on three different days. Total Points: 100 Name: NURS_6370_Week11_Discussion_Rubric Learning Resources Required Readings (click to expand/reduce) Dickerson, P. (2017). The core curriculum for nursing professional development (5th ed.). Chicago, IL: Association for Nursing Professional Development. Chapter 20, “Change Agent” (pp. 230-241)  Chapter 22, “Leader Role in Nursing Professional Development” (pp. 252–262) (Previously read in Week 8) Harper, M. G., & Maloney, P. (2016). Nursing professional development scope & standards of practice (3rd ed.). Chicago, IL: Association for Nursing Professional Development. Standard 11: Change Management (pp. 48-49) Standard 12: Leadership (pp. 50–51) Casao, L. R., & Smith, C. M. (2016). Program and project management. In C. M. Smith & M. G. Harper (Eds.), Leadership in nursing professional development: An organizational and system focus (pp. 218–255). Chicago, IL: Association for Nursing Professional Development. Credit Line: Smith, C., & Harper, M. (2016). Leadership in Nursing Professional Development: An Organizational and System Focus. Used with permission of the Association for Nursing Professional Development. Clifton Strengths Finder Assessment Tool: To take the Clifton Strengths Finder Assessment, use the QSOS Student Short and Long Guide documents below and follow the instructions for setting up an account if you do not have one already. If the link does not work, please copy and paste the link into your web browser. Note: This Assessment will take roughly 30 minutes to complete. Gallup, Inc. (2019). Strengths Finder Login. Retrieved from https://walden.gallup.com/signin/default.aspx#home Document: QSOS Student Short Guide (PDF) Document: QSOS Student Long Guide (PDF) Discussion: Leadership Strengths for Change Initiatives

Research this ethics scandal https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/86947-reevaluating-enterprise-ethics-after-the-fifa-corruption-scandal and Using our Thompson text and other course material around ethical considerations, discuss the following: Company background. (FIFA), Conditions that gave rise to the unethical business strategies and behavior. Overview of the costs to the company resulting from the company’s business ethics failure. Two ethical principle recommendations to put into practice and why. Again, incorporate our coursework (Thompson text and material) from this week into your post. Your initial response to the discussion question should be 250-300 words. You must have at least one course (Thompson text) and one non-course scholarly/peer-reviewed source in your initial posting.  Sources require in-text citations and must be incorporated into the body of the post in addition to a full APA citation at the end of the post. Resources: Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiIv5u59qPs&feature=emb_title

The goal of your Signature Assignment is to show that you can compute the properties of solutions and analyze and interpret data. You will create a PowerPoint presentation that shows the process of going through an acid/base titration like you would if you were in a physical lab. For the presentation: You will prepare a sample of an unknown acid to titrate using a known concentration of base. You will set-up a burette filled with a known concentration of base and use proper titration techniques to reach an end-point to the titration. You will then calculate the concentration of the unknown acid on your own. For Part I: Create a PowerPoint presentation (4-6 slides) that covers the lab scenario above. Include your thoughts on why understanding acid/base titration is important to your future career, and how you will use this concept as you complete your degree. Your presentation must consist of more than merely a series of bullet points to earn full credit. Use the Notes section for each slide to fully explain your answers. For Part II: Your instructor will provide guidance and examples for completing calculations for titration. This assignment should be in current APA Style with both a title slide and a reference list that includes all of the sources used. At least two scholarly sources should be used (your textbook can be one of the sources). The goal of your Signature Assignment is to show that you can compute the properties of solutions and analyze and interpret data. WHAT SHOULD I DO? You will create a PowerPoint presentation that shows the process of going through an acid/base titration like you would if you were in a physical lab. HOW MANY SLIDES? 6 HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT? 4 HOURS-5 HOURS WHAT SHOULD I INCLUDE ON SLIDE 1? (10 pts) USE CONTENTS OF PAGES 149-150 OF YOUR LAB MANUAL. DO NOT COPY There are more titration examples in the textbook, and in the chapter 14 ppts and the videos that I have posted in Blog.    WHAT SHOULD I INCLUDE ON SLIDE 2?  (20 pts) USE CONTENTS OF PAGES 151-152 OF YOUR LAB MANUAL. DO NOT COPY There are more titration examples in the textbook, and in the chapter 14 ppts and the videos that I have posted in Blog.  WHAT SHOULD I INCLUDE ON SLIDE 3?  (20 pts) USE CONTENTS OF PAGE 153 OF YOUR LAB MANUAL. DO NOT COPY There are more titration examples in the textbook, and in the chapter 14 ppts and the videos that I have posted in Blog.  WHAT SHOULD I INCLUDE ON SLIDE 4?  (20 pts) CREATE A COMPLETE DATA TABLE AS SHOWN ON PAGE 156 INITIAL VOLUME 0.00 mL Final volume 16.0 mL WHAT SHOULD I INCLUDE ON SLIDE 5?  (20 pts) A detailed calculations (shown on  pages153 and 156) of Moles, molarity, mass/grams, percent(m/v) There are more titration examples in the textbook and in the chapter 14 ppts and the videos that I have posted in Blog.  WHAT SHOULD I INCLUDE ON SLIDE 6?  (10 pts) CONCLUSION

Design the Principality’s electrical power system.

Consider the community risk factors your peers listed. Are they similar to your community? Did any of their risks surprise you? Why or why not? Reply to at least two of your classmates on two separate days (minimum) utilizing at least two scholarly references per-peer post.

·        How has your understanding of the national health-promotion and disease-prevention issue and your selected problem and target population developed over the past several weeks? How has your perception changed, if at all? ·        Critically evaluate the pros and cons of the program you have designed. Based on what you have learned in this course, as well as your professional experiences, do you think your program would address the problem for the target population? Would the benefits outweigh the costs? ·        Examine the ethical implications of the program you have designed. What questions, concerns, and/or insights do you have? ·        As a nurse engaged in advance practice, which venues would be viable for disseminating the results of your program design and evaluation? What audience would be most interested in these findings? Identify at least one professional journal to which you could publish the results of your program design and evaluation, as well as at least one other venue for disseminating results.

For this assignment, you will be asked to summarize the Belfi, Karlan, and Tranel (2018) study. This article is available through Electronic Reserves. Your assignment involves creating a 2-page double-spaced summary of this article that explains the introduction to the study, the methods the researchers used, the results they found, and a summary of the meaning of these findings. Your summary should be written in APA format and include an APA style citation of the journal article on a separate reference page. Spelling and grammatical construction will also be part of your grade. To attain full credit for this assignment, please check out the rubric that is attached. Additionally, check out my attached summary of a recent neuroscience article to help you get a sense of what I am looking for.  Please upload a word document to this folder on Blackboard. **Please note that your assignment will be submitted through SafeAssign. If you use too many words from the original article, you will be penalized. The point of this assignment is to summarize the original articles in your own words. When in doubt, be sure to use a citation!**  1. Read the rubric – I gave very detailed feedback in the rubrics. Please look at them, as I spent a lot of time grading and giving individualized feedback on things that could be improved upon. Additionally, by looking at the rubric, you will see if there are things you did not do in your 1st summary that you should do for the second summary. 2. Read my example summary – Many of you put your own spin on the article summary, which is usually good; however, my example should have shown you exactly how I wanted things to be formatted. It also includes all the relevant points (e.g. hypotheses, methods section, limitations, and future directions). 3. APA format – It appears as though many of you do not understand proper APA citation formation. I took off very few points for this. On the next assignment, I will not be as lenient. Please refer to this website (https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_author_authors.html) for how to properly create an in-text citation or a references list. 4. Page Numbers – Please be sure your paper has a header with your name, the date, and page numbers. 5. Future Directions – Many of you did not include future directions of study in your discussion section. Please be sure to do this for the next assignment. 6. Grammar/Proofreading – I saw a lot of grammatical errors throughout these assignments (e.g. improper use of semi colons, subject/verb disagreement, using words incorrectly). Some of these things can be caught by proofreading. However, if you have specific questions about grammar, please consult the internet or ask me. 7. Using less quotations – Many of you cited quotations directly from the article. While that is usually acceptable, the point of this assignment is to summarize the article in your own words. If you use direct quotes from the original article, it’s hard for me to know whether you understand what the author is saying. Please limit your use of direct quotes. 8. No opinions/I statements – This is considered to be a “formal” writing assignment. As such, you should not insert any of your own opinions or include any “I” statements. Please consult my example if you are confused about this. If there is something you believe should be addressed in future studies, that is not written about in the article, you could say, “Future work might examine the role of the mPFC in music with lyrics versus instrumental music to better understand the role of this brain area and its association with music.”