Clearly, the chain of infection can occur anywherewell beyond the walls of a medical facility. It can help us describeand preventthe movement of a disease from place to place, person to person, and population to population.

For this discussion, find a current outbreak in your area. Describe the outbreak in terms of the chain of infection. In your opinion, what is the best precaution health care professionals can take to hinder the spread of the outbreak?

The research paper for this course invites students, in consultation with me, to critically examine the historical events that resulted in the formation (or attempted formation) of an educational movement, policy or curricular shift.
The paper will be between 5-7 double space pages (including citations), font 12 – Times New Roman and demonstrate the correct application of the citation style of your choice.

Check “Research Essay Instructions.pdf” and “Rubric.pdf” for detailed requirement! BE SPECIFIC on INTRO and THESIS!!!

*IMPORTANT:
The sources you are drawing from to write your paper will be of two types: books and peer-reviewed articles. I require at least six peer reviewed, academic articles and a maximum of two books.

Examples of Peer Reviewed, Academic Article: (NOT FOR USE)
2005 MCDONELL – No Child Left Behind and the Federal Role in Education Evolution or Revolution
WARREN – A Reconstruction Promise

Lecture Videos: (ONLY FOR WATCHING)
1. Colonial Period
https://uci.zoom.us/rec/share/cM06lmAtxxlReLcDsYPDVQIobN6ZdIpZQZ_y3Pe3fR-dQlshbQ41Rrtm47W_7tPE.Clsq1ohTe0Sog3x5
2. The Common School
https://uci.zoom.us/rec/share/H-YPXOcKNsJoKuC-_Dy6nnJ6UqoS5xxwqLGOAfVfVMB_tNqaXVsGtGMW4teLoeWL.jPybOt34l3mby6gn
3. The Era of Reconstruction (Part I)
https://uci.zoom.us/rec/share/bzAFj_-15KC759DL5uPgJekUKY2eo2EvDX1yfeUU5dlBvuS8j2H5dzUd3lpUOUlz.BvxVE_qZJkDsWTrV
4. The Era of Reconstruction (Part II)
https://uci.zoom.us/rec/share/NWKQZRcaw08TCx0Hjj3vZvbTWrZpZCQDhHk88i-tGHIUoa5XdyFVxmaVqzWoPPDG.xtt5xrYmmPSh7d7q
5. The Progressive Era
https://uci.zoom.us/rec/share/jYgc0rbsb0A6a5sOdxKEa8OvVg4j59UXMRPJa0vXRTHX1hDAEXbNkUNHwUQCDsc-.zchUmWyiCRJwYNIx
6. The Brown Ruling
https://uci.zoom.us/rec/share/TVPxBOfNJKu6AICSX7oIBc6U2qtFO0peifGG0ZIpVVOk6-_vd1Zx3hsIR_99SWyF.ZVZgGZDz779HQKkK
7. The Era of Community Control
https://uci.zoom.us/rec/share/9SbxwzNZVWeXhY6a9WrN_s3QN1jSd_D75ShvwlHSR_7pNJLuoh1NBa-0qXXabhf8.UG3Hu-fEOjG5KU-J
8. A Nation at Risk & The origins of School Choice
https://uci.zoom.us/rec/share/mcE4ivaoNXvc0_yb0dkIbdzAIiQ2rXHUVeX4-iOI3ShJfVyRBCe8j0CavdqkSsYL.yp100bgQpO6rsxlj
9. The American Charter School Movement
https://uci.zoom.us/rec/share/Hhdp9sbMaTY86ysisfxN8uxGAK757WJZH_YAWb8aiiYdgJ8KoEChfz5-yPkW6rEE.rB7IfWb12HknmYVI

You are to write an essay of no more than one single spaced page. You must use standard margins and cite all sources using either MLA or APA, your bibliography may be on the second page. Failure to cite your sources can result in an F for the assignment. The link for submitting your essay is inside this folder.

You are to find an article published in the last two months that relates to the First Amendment. The article can discuss any issue (budgets, security, etc.) but it must include coverage of how a First Amendment right is either being discussed, or at risk.

You are to write a 350-word essay on the article. Your essay must include a summary of what the article says (in your own words), and include an explanation of three major ideas from class. One of these ideas must relate to the First Amendment; another idea has to address the bias of the author– does the author write a neutral article, or are they favoring one side over the other; a third concept is up to you.

Submit a Word document or PDF through Dropbox by the due date.

This week, you learned about the dynamics of organizational change. You learned that it can be planned or unplanned; it can begin inside or outside the organization; it can be symbolic or transformative.

The purchase of a new learning management system (LMS) is a common occurrence in higher education today. The LMS provides the infrastructure and technology for all distance learning offeringsand many traditional classroom-based coursesso it is an event that can turn an entire institution upside down! The following scenario will give you the opportunity to apply your knowledge of change management in a real-world situation.

Scenario:

You are the director of distance learning at Hybrid University. The technology of distance learning is changing rapidly, and the university is considering the purchase of a new LMS. Faculty and staff will use the new system to design and deliver online courses. It has taken Hybrid University employees almost 5 years to become comfortable with the current system, the first and only one that many of them have ever used, so they are feeling a great deal of anxiety about the pending purchase.
Your supervisor, the vice president for instruction, has scheduled a training session for midlevel administrators. He has asked you to lead it. The purpose of the session is to assuage some of their fears and minimize resistance to the change.