Day: April 26, 2018

Week 1 Due 11th In a three to four page APA paper, address the following: •Assess the importance of policy analysis during the development and implementation stages of public policy. •Discuss the social impact of policies. •Discuss the limitations policies have on government power.

Week 2 Due 18th Review the Final Assignment in Week 6 of the course and then, develop a two-page, APA-style paper in which you propose the topic and major elements defining your final Public Policy paper. Proposal paper will be written in four parts: •Identification and explanation of the topic including a problem statement •The explanation of the research process; that is, how will the research be conducted •A discussion of relevant literature appropriate to the issues at hand •An abbreviated reference list (a minimum of three sources, at least one from the ProQuest electronic database).

Week 3 Due 25th In a three to four page APA paper, create a public policy to address an issue you consider important. Construct the details of the policy utilizing one of the models listed below. Discuss the rationale of the policy and how your model will assist policy makers in their decision making and implementation processes. Evaluate your model utilizing the general criteria provided in the text. You are required to use at least two outside sources to support your position.

Models of Public Policies: •Institutional Model •Process Model •Group Model •Elite Model •Rational Model •Public Choice Model •Incremental Model •Game Theory Model

Week 4 Due 1st

Develop a three to five page APA style paper in which you research and discuss one of the major civil rights initiatives of the last century. The focus of your paper should be on the initiative’s impact on current and future public policies. How have these initiatives and policies affected the average American citizen?

You are required to use at least two outside sources to support your analysis.

Week 6 Due 15th

The Capstone Paper should demonstrate understanding of the reading as well as the implications of new knowledge. The ten to fifteen page paper should integrate readings, class discussions, field research, and literature review into proposed solution. It may include explanation and examples from previous experiences as well as implications for future applications.

Your capstone paper should focus on a topic selected which was done in Week Two. In this project, you will examine a specific political or social issue. Topics may include general issues such as poverty, crime, homelessness, economic development, homeland security, corporate social responsibility, ecological/environmental projects, etc. or a specific issue in your city, community, local, state, or federal governmental, etc. You will: •Develop a public policy to address the issue. Or you may propose a change or update to an existing public policy. •In all cases, the focus should be on in the development of a public policy, to include utilizing all aspects of the public policy lifecycle. •Consider use of field assessments, literature searches, personal knowledge/experience, and community records to source content. •Must be ten to fifteen double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. •Must include a title page with the following: ◦Title of paper ◦Student’s name ◦Course name and number ◦Instructor’s name ◦Date submitted

•Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. •Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. •Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis. •Must use at least three scholarly sources

 

In a paper (5 pages minimum) respond to the following:

Identify and describe ways that terrorism has impacted the police mission in the U.S. Be sure to provide examples. Describe at least two disagreements that exist regarding the appropriate law enforcement behavior to fight terrorism and maintain personal liberties. What role does social stigma play in police ethics? Describe this role. Give specific examples from your reading or your experiences, where social stigma played a role in furthering police corruption and where it played a role in reducing it. Are the ethical forces behind police corruption the same as those involved in police abuses of force? Identify four components of public corruption within the criminal justice field, and describe the strategies used to control this corruption. Support your answer. Define and discuss individual conscience and police assignments using specific examples. Explain how training can prepare would-be police officers for the ethical dilemmas they will face. Provide examples. The paper will be a minimum of five (5) double-spaced pages using a 12-point font. It must be in American Psychological Association (APA) format. Assignment will require outside research. Use at least three credible sources beyond the text material.

Plant Structure Lab Report Form For this lab you will need: magnifying glass, two stalks celery, red food coloring, cup of water, and knife. Examine the various leaf samples shown in the course. Identify simple and compound leaves.  Make a quick sketch of an example of each leaf type, and label the petiole, axillary bud, leaf blade, and leaf veins.

Simple leaf sketch Compound leaf sketch 1) What is the characteristic venation pattern of monocots?

2) What is the characteristic venation pattern of dicots?

Sort the leaves shown in the course into monocots and dicots on the basis of the leaf venation. Dicot or moncot? 3) Coffee leaf 4) Sugar maple 5) Horse Chestnut 6) Oak 7) Carya 8) What cell organelle would you expect to be abundant in the parenchyma of the leaf?

9) What gas is necessary for photosynthesis to occur?

10) What gas is a product of photosynthesis?

Examine the image of the epidermis of lilac leaf. This slide was prepared by peeling the epidermal layer from a leaf. 
Paradermal section of lilac leaf, lower leaf epidermis. 11) You should be able to find guard cells and stomata. Are the stomata open or closed?

Make a sketch of the guard cells as you see them in the above photograph.

Sketch of guard cells

Obtain one or two stalks of celery.  Use a sharp knife and slice cleanly across the bottom of the celery stalk. Repeat the process at least once on another stalk. Place the cut stalks into a glass. Add water and red food coloring solution to the glass, at least one inch deep of solution. Place the glass and stalks in a sunny spot, and check back periodically.

Once the red color has risen at least half-way up the stalk, place one of these stalks on a plate or cutting board and slice as thin a slice as you can across the stalk base.  Place this small slice on a clean plate and observe the slide with a magnifying glass. Do you see any cells? Make a sketch below of what you see.

Sketch of celery slice: STEMS:

12) What is transported in the xylem?

13) What is transported in the phloem?

14) Examine the image of a prepared slide of a cross section of Medicago stem (pictured in the drop and drag activity) Notice that the vascular bundles are arranged in a circular arrangement. Is this the stem of a monocot or dicot?

Label the oldest and the youngest xylem in the picture of a woody stem cross section of the woody dicot Tilia shown in the drop and drag activity. The inner rings are the oldest of the sample with the outer rings are the youngest. The oldest rings of xylem are generally filled with resins and metabolic wastes and are consequently no longer important in transport within the plant. This heartwood is often the most aromatic and beautiful wood of a tree.

15) What is the age of the stem you are examining above?

16) The original pith is still located in the center of the stem (inside the vascular bundles). What type of cells makes up the pith?

ROOTS: Examine the photograph of a prepared slide of the root cross section. Notice that the section is circular in outline since it was cut across the root.  The vascular tissue of the root is concentrated in a single vascular bundle or stele in the center of the root.

17) How does this compare to the number of vascular bundles in the stem?

A layer of cells called the endodermis surrounds the stele. Xylem is found towards the center of the stele and phloem towards the outside of the stele. 18) How does this compare to their arrangement in the stem?

19) The meristematic region is protected in the root by the presence of a root cap. How is the meristematic region protected in the stem tip?

20) In which of these regions would you expect to find the specialized cells of vascular tissue?

21) In which of these regions are the cells genetically identical?

22) Why?

Please read this article and give me your thoughts. It is a is real recent media article reinforcing the abuse of relating correlation to causation.

Alcohol use helps boost income: study

WASHINGTON (AFP) – People who consume alcohol earn significantly more at their jobs than non-drinkers, according to a US study that highlighted “social capital” gained from drinking.
The study published in the Journal of Labor Research Thursday concluded that drinkers earn 10 to 14 percent more than teetotalers, and that men who drink socially bring home an additional seven percent in pay.
“Social drinking builds social capital,” said Edward Stringham, an economics professor at San Jose State University and co-author of the study with fellow researcher Bethany Peters.
“Social drinkers are out networking, building relationships, and adding contacts to their BlackBerries that result in bigger paychecks.”
The authors acknowledged their study, funded by the Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank, contradicted research released in 2000 by the Harvard School of Public Health.
“We created our hypothesis through casual observation and examination of scholarly accounts,” the authors said.
“Drinkers typically tend to be more social than abstainers.”
The researchers said their empirical survey backed up the theory, and said the most likely explanation is that drinkers have a wider range of social contacts that help provide better job and business opportunities.
“Drinkers may be able to socialize more with clients and co-workers, giving drinkers an advantage in important relationships,” the researchers said.
“Drinking may also provide individuals with opportunities to learn people, business, and social skills.”
They also said these conclusions provide arguments against policies aimed at curbing alcohol use on university campuses and public venues.
“Not only do anti-alcohol policies reduce drinkers’ fun, but they may also decrease earnings,” the study said.
“One of the unintended consequences of alcohol restrictions is that they push drinking into private settings. This occurred during the Alcohol Prohibition of 1920-1933 and is happening on college campuses today. By preventing people from drinking in public, anti-alcohol policies eliminate one of the most important aspects of drinking: increased social capital.”
The researchers found some differences in the economic effects of drinking among men and women. They concluded that men who drink earn 10 percent more than abstainers and women drinkers earn 14 percent more than non-drinkers.
However, unlike men, who get a seven percent income boost from drinking in bars, women who frequent bars at least once per month do not show higher earnings than women drinkers who do not visit bars.
“Perhaps women increase social capital apart from drinking in bars,” the researchers said in an effort to explain the gender gap.

Create a spreadsheet to calculate your projected total cost, total revenues, and total profits for giving a seminar on cost estimating. Below are some of your assumptions:
? You will charge $600 per person for a two-day class
? You estimate that 30 people will register for and attend the class, but you want to change this input.
? Your fixed cost include $500 total to rent a room for both days, setup fees of $400 for registration, and $300 for designing a postcard for advertising.
? You will not include any of your labor costs for this estimate, but you estimate that you will spend at least 150 hours developing materials, managing the project, and giving the actual class. You would like to know what your time is worth given different scenarios.
? You will order 5000 postcards, mail 4000 and distribute the rest to friends and colleagues.
? Your variables costs include the following:
1. $5 per person for registration plus 4 percent of the class fee per person to handle credit card processing: assuming everyone pays credit card
2. $0.40 per postcard if you order 5000 or more
3. $0.25 per postcard for mailing and postage
4. $25 per person for peverages and lunch
5. $30 per person for class handout
Be sure to have input cells for any variables that might change, such as the cost of postage, handout, and so on. Calculate your profits based on the following number of people who attend: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60. In addition, calculate what your time would be worth per hour based on the number of students. If you are unfamiliar with data tables, just repeat the calculations for each possibility of 10,20,30,40,50, and 60 students. Print your results on one page, highlighting the profits for each scenario and what your time is worth.

Situation: 70% of the American public are in favor of off-shore drilling in the US. Some of the people polled had previously rejected the possibility because of potential environmental effects, but now that gas is over $4.00 a gallon, they have to consider whether they want white, sandy beaches or a Hummer in the driveway. We might not be able to have both. People do not want to be told what to drive, nor do they want to be told what to eat or what doctor they must go to, generally. This last statement is directly linked to more/less government involvement.

1) Evaluate how a policy should be designed to produce desired results regarding this situation.
2) Explain how the results and recommendations of such policy analyses are used and viewed by various stakeholders.
3) Evaluate factors and conditions that influence policy utilization

* Please note that the statements above are not editorializing; I am merely offering a very controversial, real-life concern for your real-life analysis as a public administrator

OBJECTIVES

? Evaluate how policies are designed to produce desired results.
? Explain how the results and recommendations of policy analyses are used by various stake-holders.
? Evaluate factors and conditions that influence policy utilization.

INSTRUCTION: As healthcare undergraduate students many of you may decide to further your education and even obtain Doctoral degrees. This assignment is to give an idea and to envision you applying for a doctoral program. Please write a letter of intent, put together a document detailing how and why you will be a successful doctoral learner. Be sure to address the following aspects

1. Why would you pursue a Practitioner Scholar Terminal Degree as opposed to a Research Terminal Degree?
2. What ideas can you have to put together for your healthcare dissertation?
3. What is your plan of action and/or strategies for success in both the classes and the on-site residency classes? (Previous class, experiences, time management skills, emotional, personal and professional support systems, financial support including a plan for out of pocket expenses, etc.)
4. What are your strategies for working well independently and within the team environment that is part of the doctoral learning model?
5. What are your abilities/strategies for adapting to change, new perspectives and new concepts?
6. How receptive are you to constructive criticism?

Last year, a newly built casino had its huge, very grand opening gala, which involved numerous A-list guests, lots of gourmet food, and enough alcohol to float a boat. About 1:00 a.m. one of the top casino executives and his wife left the party in their brand new Porsche; apparently they had both had had more than their share of alcohol. The executive in the Porsche sideswiped a car and did not stop. Anyway, a policeman who was directing traffic tried to stop the Porsche, and the executive, refusing to stop, dragged the police officer about 50 feet before he was Tasered by the dragged police officer. The police officer was unharmed, but exacerbating the situation, the drunken executive’s wife started to throw her weight around by insisting she worked for City Hall, and stating she would have the policemen fired if they didn’t release her husband. Ultimately, both husband and wife ended up being booked on numerous charges being released on bail later that morning.

Question: Should the executive be fired? After all, he did embarrass the casino owner on his very special opening night. Or, are executives only responsible for what goes on inside the building? Does “what happens in Vegas stay in Vegas”? (Sorry, I couldn’t resist our very trite city motto.)

In March 2004, with the U.S presidential compaign heating up, President Bush’s White House team made what would seem to be a questionalbe hiring decision. It’s not clear how much screening they did, or who did it, but almost as soon as the White House recommended Nebraska business executive Tony Raimondo to be the administration’s assistant commerce secretary for manufacturing (“manufacturing czar”), Mr. Raimondo had to withdraw his name from consideration.

The candidate withdrew his name after blistering critisim from Democratic nominee John Kerry, Among other things, the president’s manufacturing czar was supposed to develop strategies for beefing up U.S manufacturing capacity and creating more manufactring jobs in the U.S, but it turned out that Mr. Raimondo ran Nebraska’s manufacturing business that had set up plants in China, and outsourced a portion of his company’s jobs there. Senator Kerry said Mr. Raimondo therfore hardly seemed like the ideal person to champion keeping jobs in the United States.

1. What should this position’s job description look like?
2. What are the ideal job specifications for the person in tis position?
3. How should we have gone about recruiting and screening for this position? What selection tools, specifically, would you use?
4. Where do you think we went wrong?

In 1983 the Reagan Administration introduced a new agricultural program called the Payment-in-Kind (PIK) program. Keeping this program in mind assume that the free market price of wheat is $4 per bushel and the free market supply is 20 million bushels. In the past, payment for extra wheat had been made in dollars and the wheat stored.

Suppose the government wishes to lower the wheat grown by 25% by paying farmers to withdraw land from production. However, in the new program payment is made in wheat TO THE FARMERS rather than in dollars. The wheat comes from the government reserves. The amount of wheat paid is equal to the amount that could have been harvested on the land withdrawn from production. Farmers are free to sell the wheat on the market.

1. How much wheat is now produced by the farmers?
2. How much wheat is indirectly supplied to the market by the government?
3. Will the market price change from free market price of $4? Why or why not?
4. Do farmers gain or lose from the program? How?
5. Does the government save money in PIK versus the old cash program? How?
6. Why was the program very short lived?