Topic :
Should food be genetically modified?
Text 1: GMOs 101.
Text 2: GMO RealIty Check.
Text 3: GMO Foods: Key Points in the genetically modified debate.
Text 4: The truth about genetically modified food.
Texts are provided in pictures. Please only use texts and information provided.
Day: January 24, 2020
ANCOVA Analysis
A recent study of driving behavior suggests that self-reported measures of high driving skills and low ratings of safety skills create a dangerous combination (Note: those who rate themselves as highly skilled drivers are probably overly confident). Drivers were classified as high or low in self-rate skill based on responses to a driver-skill inventory, then classified as high or low in safety skill based on responses to a driver-aggression scale. An overall measure of driving risk was obtained by combining several variables such as number of accidents, tickets, tendency to speed, and tendency to pass other cars. Enter the following data into SPSS and use anANCOVA to analyze the results.
Self-Rated Driving Skill
Low
High
Driving Safety
Low
6
5
6
3
6
4
5
6
3
2
3
4
3
5
4
1
High
3
4
4
3
3
2
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8
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1. State the independent variables (factors) and dependent variable in this study. 2. What are the mean driving risk scores for each group? 3. State the null and alternative hypotheses for the ANCOVA. 4. State the numerical results for the ANCOVA (include F, df, p, and 2) and state the statistical decision. 5. Write a paragraph as in a journal article that summarizes and interprets the results of the ANCOVA for this study on driving risk.
MANOVA Analysis
Researchers are interested in the effects of cognitive behavior therapy and behavior therapy on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. We could compare a group of OCD sufferers after CBT and after behavior therapy with a group of OCD sufferers who are still awaiting treatment (a no treatment condition).
As OCD has both cognitive and behavioral elements, it is not enough to look only at therapy’s influence on behavioral outcomes. Therefore, our study used two dependent measures: the occurrence of obsession-related behaviors (Actions) and the occurrence of obsession-related cognitions (Thoughts).
The dependent variables were measured on a single day and so represent the number of obsession-related behaviors/thoughts in a normal day. Use data set OCD.sav.
1. What is/are our research question(s)?
2. Prescreen the data. a. Does our data meet all the assumptions for a MANOVA?
b. Does the data need to be corrected for outliers and normality? (Copy and paste in to this section the information that helped you reach your conclusion).
c. Does the data demonstrate homogeneity of variance-covariance? (Copy and paste in to this section the information that helped you reach your conclusion).
3. “Run” the MANOVA analysis (i.e., use the printout of SPSS output). a. Which MANOVA test statistic should you use? Why?
4. Using the appropriate group multivariate statistics and ANOVA/post hoc tests, report your results.
Technology Review #1: Emerging Application of Technology (Consumer or Business).
Objective
The purpose of this technology review is to identify an emerging application of technology, suitable for use by businesses or consumers, and then research the cybersecurity implications of the technology using journal articles, papers published in conference proceedings, and research studies published in dissertations. This type of research is also referred to as a survey of the literature.
Overview
Your audience is a group of senior executives who will be meeting to decide which emerging technologies or emerging applications of technologies should be selected for one or more security-focused, Internal Research & Development projects during the next budget cycle. Each of these executives is responsible for a business area that will (a) develop products that incorporate emerging applications of technology or (b) depend upon such products to support their organizations operations.
The high-level visibility for your deliverable means that you need to start from a strong foundation of suitable research-based journal articles, papers published in conference proceedings, and doctoral dissertations. The basic question that must be answered is: what are the cybersecurity implications (good or bad) of a specific emerging application of technology.
In addition, the executives have expressed the following information needs, which must be met by the deliverable for this assignment.
(a) characteristics of the technology,
(b) use of the technology to support or improve cybersecurity,
(c) use of the technology to reduce or manage risk,
(d) use of the technology to increase resistance to threats/attacks,
(e) use of the technology to decrease vulnerabilities in an existing technology application,
(f) use or exploitation of the technology by attackers, criminals, terrorists, etc. to accomplish their goals.
Instructions
Format your deliverable as a descriptive or informative annotated bibliography. The UMGC library provides information about how to complete this type of assignment. See http://sites.umgc.edu/library/libhow/bibliography_apa.cfm (sub-heading To get started). APA style is recommended but, you may use another professional format for your annotated bibliography.
In addition to the list of sources and annotations, you must provide an introductory paragraph.
See the rubric for additional requirements for this assignment.
Choose an Emerging Application of Technology
To begin, choose an emerging application of technology, which is suitable for future use in a consumer-oriented product or service (i.e. a new product for personal or home use) or a business-oriented product or service. Applications of technology that are currently in the emerging stages include:
Machine Learning and/or Artificial Intelligence
Data Science (especially when used to identify patterns and indicators of threats and attacks)
Blockchain Technology
5G Telecommunications Networks
Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) (devices & electrical circuits)
Graphene
Nano machines
Neuromorphic computer chips
You are encouraged to look for and investigate additional appropriate technologies before deciding upon your technology choice for this assignment.
If you decide to research a technology that is not on the suggested technologies list (see above), you must first request and receive your instructors permission. Your instructor may require that you do preliminary library searches for research papers and technical papers to prove that you can find a sufficient number of resources to complete the assignment.
Find Appropriate Sources (Survey the Literature)
Brainstorm keywords that you can use to help find articles, papers, and other scholarly publications (sources) which discuss your chosen emerging application of technology.
Your selected sources must come from publications indexed in one or more of the following library databases:
ACM Digital Library http://ezproxy.umuc.edu/login?url=http://www.acm.org/dl
Dissertations & Theses (Pro Quest) http://ezproxy.umuc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/pqdtft/advanced?accountid=14580
IEEE Computer Society Digital Library https://www-computer-org.ezproxy.umuc.edu/csdl/home
Science Direct http://ezproxy.umuc.edu/login?url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/search
Since the point of this search is to find information about emerging applications of technology, your sources must have a publication date of 2015 or later (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020). For papers indexed in Science Direct, you may also use papers that are marked In Press.
Allowable source types are: (a) professional journals, (b) conference proceedings, (c) dissertations or theses, and (d) technical magazines (published by either the ACM or IEEE). Each of your selected sources must have a reference list containing at least 3 references for authoritative papers. (See http://sites.umgc.edu/library/libhow/scholarlyjournals.cfm)
To complete this part of the assignment, you may need to review 15 20 sources (search results) in order to find 10 papers or articles that are usable for this assignment. The sources you choose must provide technical information about your selected technology (see selection requirements for each paper).
Note: If you have problems accessing any of the library databases, contact the UMGC librarians via the contact methods listed on the librarys home page https://sites.umgc.edu/library/index.cfm . They will be able to assist you with login issues and/or search engine questions (but will not do your research for you).
Create Your Bibliography (List of Sources)
Choose the 10 best sources from your searches for articles, papers, and dissertations. Focus on the ones that give details about your technology and how it can be used in an emerging application of technology. Next, write the reference list entry (APA, MLA, or another appropriate professional citation style) for each source. Alphabetize your list of reference list entries. After you have the correctly ordered list, number your entries from 1 to 10. Note: different reference entry formats are used for different types of sources. Review the UMGC Librarys Get Help > Citing and Writing for samples and explanations of the formatting rules. If you are using APA format, your list should look something like the following.
1. Authors. (date). Article title. Publication name, vol(issue), #-#.
2. Authors. (date). Paper title. Published in the Proceedings of conference-name, pp. #-#.
3. Author
Write Your Annotations
In an annotated bibliography, the annotation is a paragraph or two placed under the reference list entry for each source. For this assignment, the annotation should be a combination of factual information from the source and your evaluation (opinion) of that information. To accomplish this, you should read the abstract, introduction section, and closing sections for each article or paper. For dissertations, look over the Introduction and the Literature Review (usually Chapters 1 & 2). From this information, develop a one to three paragraph informative or descriptive summary of the source that includes: (a) a description of technology and its characteristics, (b) planned uses of the technology (products, services, etc.), and (c) your thoughts and opinions as to how you could use this paper to justify selecting the technology for an Internal Research & Development study.
In each annotation, you should provide at least one specific example of a characteristic and/or application of the technology, e.g. an emerging technology, which impacts cybersecurity.
For example, for an annotation for an article about graphenes applications to product design, you could discuss how it could be used to manufacture cell phone cases or laptop cases which are less breakable than cases made with current materials. This could positively impact availability because the new case design using graphene would be expected to decrease the risk of breakage. Decreased risk of breakage will decrease the probability of loss of availability caused by a broken case. Decreasing the probability of a negative event will decrease the risk associated with that event
Note: Remember that the security posture of a system or product is framed in terms of risk, threats, vulnerabilities, etc. Improvements to the security posture (positive security implications) will result in reduced risk, increased resistance to threats or attacks, and decreased vulnerability. Negative impacts on the security posture will result in increased risk, decreased resistance to threats / attacks, and increased vulnerability (weakness).
As you write the annotations for each article / paper / dissertation, make sure that you include YOUR thoughts and ideas about the security implications of this technology. Use standard terminology from the readings and glossaries provided in the LEO classroom.
As you brainstorm the security implications of this technology (if these are not specifically discussed by your source), you should consider use of the technology to improve cybersecurity. Then consider applications or uses which will negatively impact the security posture of an organization or the security of individual consumers or users of the product. It is very important that you consider BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE.
Putting It All Together
1. Consult the grading rubric for specific content and formatting requirements for this assignment.
2. Your 5-8 page annotated bibliography should be professional in appearance with consistent use of fonts, font sizes, margins, etc. You should use headings and page breaks to organize your paper.
3. Your paper should use standard terms and definitions for cybersecurity.
4. The CSIA program recommends that you follow standard APA formatting since this will give you a document that meets the professional appearance requirements. APA formatting guidelines and examples are found under Course Resources > APA Resources. An APA template file (MS Word format) has also been provided for your use CSIA_Basic_Paper_Template(APA_6ed,DEC2018).docx.
5. You must include a cover page with the assignment title, your name, and the due date. Your reference list must be on a separate page at the end of your file. These pages do not count towards the assignments page count.
6. You are expected to write grammatically correct English in every assignment that you submit for grading. Do not turn in any work without (a) using spell check, (b) using grammar check, (c) verifying that your punctuation is correct and (d) reviewing your work for correct word usage and correctly structured sentences and paragraphs.
7. You are expected to credit your sources using in-text citations and reference list entries. Both your citations and your reference list entries must follow a consistent citation style (APA, MLA, etc.).
Answer these questions by reading the article attached.
What is the title of the article (in APA format)?
What is the purpose of the article? (Addresses critical elements I-A through I-C.)
What is the hypothesis of the study? In other words, what claims do the authors make in the article? What are the outcomes of the study, that is, the
conclusions that the authors made as a result of the study? (Addresses critical elements I-A through I-D.)
What variables (factors) are being looked at as an influence on abnormal behavior?” (Addresses critical elements I-A through I-D.)
If these variables or the relationship between these variables have been studied before, what have other studies found? This shows historical
significance. (Addresses critical elements I-C and I-H.)
Describe the research design that was used in the study. (Addresses critical elements I-E and I-F.)
Do you think the research in this article was conducted in an ethical manner? Why or why not?
The culture analysis table outlines the top three (3) cultural issues for a company.
Organizational Culture Issue
Poor Communication:
- Too much “red tape” for reporting concerns, which can slow down and reduce communication effectiveness
- Inconsistent messaging among staff
- Problems take too long to resolve
Ethics and Leadership Integrity:
- Inconsistent financial reports in circulation
- Leadership expenses unexplained
- Leadership strategic plans constantly changing
- Staff not involved in any level of the decision-making process
Conflict Management:
- Issues in conflict for resources management, such as department spending and finance department priorities
- Issues go unresolved
Based on the information above, submit a minimum 3-4-page report that proposes what actions to take to improve the organizational culture issues. In your paper, elaborate on the following:
- Discuss how leadership can set a cultural tone. Use examples from the culture analysis table to support your discussion.
- Explain the importance of culture and change management within organizations.
- Why does a cultural tone need to be in place?
- How does culture impact workers in an organization? Use examples from the culture analysis table to support your discussion.
- Discuss key elements that can influence cultural change (positive and negative). Use examples from the culture analysis table to support your discussion.
- Summarize recommendations for maintaining and improving the culture climate.
- Include an APA formatted title page and reference page to document your sources.
Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.
*MUST BE A BROCHURE*
Imagine the agency you created in Topic 4 to provide mental health services for individuals suffering from mood disorders is expanding to reach out to the community by educating citizens about wellness strategies. In order to get the word out about your new services, create a brochure that does the following:
Identify life events that might motivate an individual to seek wellness services.
Develop a mission statement for the clinic.
Provide an overview of services offered.
Describe an itinerary for two days of treatment.
Explain how assessments will be utilized at the clinic.
Use a brochure format of your choice that is appealing to your target audience. (graphics and color are encouraged). You do not need to submit the brochure to TurnItIn.
In a separate document, write a 250-500 word reflection that does the following:
Who will be your key audience/target population? Examples include clients with mood disorders and their families, age groups, or cultural backgrounds.
Why did you select these methods for your agency?
Describe your rationale for why this information is useful in the brochure.
Describe your rationale as to why you designed the brochure the way you did (e.g., photos, key focus areas).
Use at least two scholarly sources to substantiate your rationale. The sources and reflection should be in APA format.
Write a paper of 1,250-1,500 words that presents your complete personal model of leadership. The parts involved in creating your personal model of leadership are as follows:
- Select values from the “Rokeach Values Survey” that will provide the foundation of your model and discuss the leadership behaviors that will result from those values. Be sure to select values for all four of the levels: individual, interpersonal, organizational, and societal. Be sure to incorporate the feedback from your instructor from your previous draft.
- How could your personal values and personal model of servant leadership influence individual and group behavior?
- How could your personal values and personal model of servant leadership positively influence organizations and society?
- How do servant leadership principles in accordance with the Christian World View, interact with essential management practices and how does servant leadership influence individual, group, and organizational behavior?
TOPIC – Physician Assisted-Suicide
Prompt: In this activity, you’ll create an annotated bibliography by following the steps below and answering the questions as thoroughly as possible. The questions will prompt you to engage in a conversation with your sources. You will need to follow the steps below three times (for your three different sources).
Before you begin, make sure you have:
- Selected sources from the or the database.
- Applied the C.R.A.A.P test to the sources to determine if they are credible and reliable. (You can download a copy of . Remember, credible sources should score 35 points or more on the test.)
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
- Identify your sources, including author, title, and the database information or website.
- Summarize your source. (Use the template below.)
- It seems this source is arguing ____________________. This source is using this evidence to support the argument: ____________________.
- A counterargument for one of the provided sources could be: __________________________________.
- Credibility and Relevance
- Explain the rationale for the credibility of the source by providing supporting evidence. (Use the template below.)
- Personally, I believe the source is doing a (good job/bad job) of supporting its arguments because ____________________.
- Explain the relevance of the source to your argument. (Use the template below.)
- I think this source will be very helpful in supporting my argument because ________________________.
- Explain the rationale for the credibility of the source by providing supporting evidence. (Use the template below.)
Guidelines for Submission: Your annotations must include at least three sources. Save your work in a Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Then, check your writing for errors.
In three short paragraphs (about 100 words each) answer the following questions about each the three sources that you have chosen for your paper:
What is the proper MLA or APA citation for your source?
Who is/are the author/s and why are they credible?
What was the author’s purpose for creating the text you are using?
Why is this a good source for your paper and how will it help you discuss your discourse community?
1. In your textbook Leading and Managing in Nursing, read Chapter 30, The Strategic Planning Process.
2. In your textbook Fundamentals of Project Management, read:
a. Chapter 1, An Overview of Project Management
b. Chapter 2, The Role of the Project Manager
c. Chapter 3, Incorporating Stakeholder Management in the Project Planning Process
d. Chapter 4, Planning the Project
e. Chapter 5, Developing a Mission, Vision, Goals, and Objectives for the Project
3. View the presentation Strategic Planning for Change.pptx.
4. Download and review the Strategic Plan Resource 2017.docx file.
5. Identify a specific problem or need to serve as the basis for a strategic plan. The actual need that you identify could be related to process improvement, patient safety, quality service, effective workflow, or ongoing education to address a knowledge deficit. The project must be patient-centered and must have a measurable outcome. The scope of the strategic plan should be such that it can be accomplished within an 8-week period of time and serve as a future capstone project in your final course. It is recommended that you interview formal and informal leaders in your chosen healthcare environment to assess for needs or problems that would benefit from a change initiative that might fall within your scope of practice and the assigned capstone time frame.
6. Use the APA template to write a 3-4 page strategic plan paper that meets the following criteria:
a. Use APA level I headings to organize the components (Background Discussion, Stakeholders, Outcome Statement and Evaluation Plan, and Conclusion) of your written paper.
b. Introduce your proposed plan for change to a current situation in a healthcare setting in your introductory paragraph. A clear problem statement should be included in this initial paragraph.
c. Background Discussion: Give background information that describes circumstances and factors that influence the existing problem or need. Discuss how your proposed plan will bring effective change or improvement to the chosen healthcare setting. In this background discussion, a minimum of three sources from current and scholarly literature that support evidence-based practice should be integrated to validate and provide rationale for your strategic plan.
d. Stakeholders: In this section, you will identify all of the stakeholders who will be potentially involved or will be impacted by your plan. A brief identification of those stakeholders, along with a succinct description of their role and interest in the plan should be discussed. You should include your chosen project facilitator (preceptor) and the facility where your change initiative will be implemented in this stakeholder discussion.
e. Outcome Statement and Evaluation Plan: In this section, you will begin with a well-written outcome statement (SMART goal). Then, briefly describe an action plan that might be implemented to achieve this outcome. You will also describe an evaluation plan that specifically corresponds to the outcome statement. You will discuss any data that will be collected and analyzed in order to measure the achievement of the stated SMART goal (outcome). This section will describe the process that will be used to evaluate the success of your proposed change.
f. Conclusion: Summarize the benefits that this change initiative will have on the chosen healthcare setting. Briefly describe the long-term and future impact of this proposed change initiative.
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6.3 Dropbox Assignment Rubric (4 criteria)(5 levels)(Content; Critical Analysis; College-Level Writing; APA Citing and Referencing)(200pts)
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This table lists criteria and criteria group name in the first column. The first row lists level names and includes scores if the rubric uses a numeric scoring method. Criteria
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Content
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60 points
(60 points)
Introduction includes a clear statement of need (problem statement) that addresses ALL of the following: who, what, when, where, and why.
Includes specific and exemplary information supporting the importance of the change initiative, and thoroughly describes how the strategic plan will bring effective change or improvement.
Three or more expertly-chosen scholarly sources, current within five years, are used to support content.
Main points of discussion are appropriately and sufficiently supported by credible and current sources.
Provides comprehensive discussion of stakeholders impacted by chosen initiative.
Discussion includes an expertly written outcome statement that includes SMART criteria.
Overview of action steps are fully described for implementing the plan.
Includes accurate, thorough, and succinct plan for evaluation which will specifically measure achievement of the stated outcome.
Conclusion expertly summarizes benefits related to the proposed change and expertly addresses impact on future.
Written information demonstrates expert flow, and proceeds in a logical and highly-organized manner.
Content is highly engaging and fully developed.
Length of paper is no less than three typed pages of content and does not exceed four typed pages in length.
59 points
(5759 points possible)
Introduction includes a clear statement of need (problem statement) that addresses four of the following: who, what, when, where, and why.
Satisfactory discussion supporting importance of the change initiative, and adequately describes how the strategic plan will bring effective change or improvement.
Three scholarly sources, current within five years, are used to support content.
Main points of discussion are modestly supported by credible and current sources.
Provides satisfactory discussion of stakeholders impacted by chosen initiative.
Discussion includes a satisfactory outcome statement that includes all but one SMART criteria.
Satisfactory description of action steps for implementing the plan.
Includes a satisfactory plan for evaluation which will measure achievement of the stated outcome.
Conclusion satisfactorily summarizes benefits related to the proposed change and adequately addresses impact on future.
Written information demonstrates good flow and is well-organized.
Content is satisfactorily engaging and well-developed.
Length of paper exceeds four typed pages in length.
56 points
(5056 points possible)
Introduction includes a statement of need (problem statement) that addresses two or three of the following: who, what, when, where, and why.
Poorly developed discussion supporting importance of the change initiative, and partially describes how the strategic plan will bring effective change or improvement.
Only two sources are used, or sources not considered scholarly and/or current within five years, are used to support content.
Main points of discussion have limited support by credible and current sources.
Provides limited discussion of stakeholders impacted by chosen initiative.
Discussion includes a limited and incomplete outcome statement that does not include two or more SMART criteria.
Limited description of action steps for implementing the plan.
Includes general plan for evaluation which correlates to the stated outcome.
Conclusion includes limited summary of benefits related to the proposed change and limited impact on future.
Written information flows in an adequate manner, and is somewhat organized.
Content is adequately engaging and developed.
Length of paper is 2-3 pages in length.
49 points
(4549 points possible)
Introduction includes a poorly developed statement of need that does not specifically address who, what, when, where, and why.
Limited discussion supporting importance of change initiative, and poorly describes how the strategic plan will bring effective change or improvement.
Only one source is used or sources are not considered scholarly and weakly support content.
Main points of discussion are not adequately supported by credible or current sources.
Provides incomplete discussion of stakeholders.
Discussion does not include a clear outcome statement for the proposed plan.
Action steps do not relate to the stated outcome.
Includes limited plan for evaluation which does not correlate to the stated outcome.
Conclusion does not discuss one of the following: benefits related to proposed change or future impact.
Written information demonstrates an incongruent flow and is poorly organized.
Content is initiated but poorly developed.
44 points
(044 points possible)
Introduction does not include a problem statement.
No discussion supporting importance of initiative describing how strategic plan will bring effective change or improvement.
Poorly chosen sources are used to support background discussion or no sources are used at all.
Main points of discussion are difficult to discern and are lacking support from credible sources.
Discussion of stakeholders is scant or missing.
No outcome statement for the proposed initiative is included in the paper.
No action steps are described in the discussion.
Plan for evaluation is poorly developed, does not relate to the outcome statement or is omitted.
Conclusion is omitted or does not address both benefits and future impact.
Written information is lacking organization and does not have a logical flow.
Content is not developed will enough to engage the reader.
Length of paper falls below 2 pages in length.
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Critical Analysis
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80 points
(80 points)
Provides an exemplary and thorough analysis and evaluation of the existing need.
Articulates accurate and meaningful conclusions from research and/or review of literature.
Demonstrates clear, in-depth synthesis of well-chosen, pertinent literature review.
Clearly communicates specific insights, applications, and usefulness of information.
79 points
(7579 points possible)
Provides a satisfactory analysis and evaluation of the existing need.
Articulates well-developed conclusions from research and/or review of literature.
Demonstrates an accurate synthesis of well-chosen, pertinent literature review.
Clearly communicates general insights, applications, and usefulness of information.
74 points
(6774 points possible)
Provides a limited analysis and/or evaluation of the existing need.
Articulates basic conclusions from research and/or review of literature.
Demonstrates a brief but accurate synthesis of literature review.
Communicates general insights, with minimal application and usefulness of information.
66 points
(6066 points possible)
Provides a limited analysis and evaluation of the existing need.
Draws basic assumptions from research and/or review of literature.
Content obtained through literature review is limited, with minimal synthesis of information.
Minimal inclusion of relevant insights, applications, and usefulness of information.
59 points
(059 points possible)
Provides little or no analysis and evaluation of the existing need.
Draws no conclusions from research and/or review of literature.
Content obtained through literature review is limited, without synthesis of information.
Insights, applications, and usefulness of information are absent.
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College-Level Writing
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20 points
(020 points possible)
A deduction of one point per each error will occur.
Correct spelling
Correct grammar
Correct punctuation
Written paper is well organized and demonstrates congruence with a central purpose/theme throughout.
Written paper includes a well-defined introduction, body, and conclusion.
Written paper length is within the required assignment guidelines.
Correct use of capitalization and abbreviations.
Sentence structure is correct and complete.
Paragraph structure is correct with a minimum of three sentences.
Correct APA format including (but not limited to) the following:
o Pagination
o Running head
o Margins
o Spacing
o Indentation (paragraph, hanging, and block indent for long quotes)
o Headings
o Font style
o Font size
o Correct use of parenthesis around citation or reference information
o Correct use of the word “and” or the ampersand mark (&)
o Correct use of italics
o Alphabetization of the reference page
o Correct location of quotation marks
0 points
0 points
0 points
0 points
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APA Citing and Referencing (according to APA, 6th ed.)
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40 points
(40 points)
Current and scholarly sources are cited and referenced without errors.
39 points
(039 points possible)
One-point deduction for each of the following errors, including but not limited to:
Missing quotation marks around direct wording taken from a source. Author name(s), year, and page/paragraph number are included.
Missing publication date within the citation.
Incorrect citation when the source has no author indicated.
Missing page or paragraph number for direct quotation when author and year are included.
Use of URL as a citation instead of author and year (and page or paragraph number if quote is used.)
Citation given at the end of a paragraph instead of individual sentences within the paragraph.
Page or paragraph number for statistical information is not included with citation.
35 points
(035 points possible)
Five-point deduction for each of the following errors:
Source is cited in the paper but not included on the reference page.
Source is listed on the reference page but is not cited i the body of the paper.
20 points
(020 points possible)
No more than 20 points awarded when the following occurs:
Less than 25% of total paper is verified by faculty as paraphrased material from sources without any citations indicated for information.
0 points
(0 points)
Plagiarism Report sent to Post-Licensure Nursing Office to determine appropriate sanction when the following occurs:
Direct wording is taken from a source. No quotation marks or block quotes are included. No author, no date, and no location of the quoted content are indicated.
Greater than or equal to 25% of total paper content is verified by facilitator as paraphrased material from sources without any citations indicated for information.
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Overall Score
Overall Score
Level 5 *90 points minimum
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Level 4 *65 points minimum
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Level 2 *63 points minimum
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Level 3 *59 points minimum
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