RareFitness Club Case Study
RareFitness is an Australian owned chain that supports the fitness needs of the community across Western Sydney region. The club offers a range of fitness equipments, programs and personal training sessions for individuals to achieve their health and fitness goals. RareFitness prides itself on their world-class facilities, and expert professionals. Customers of RareFitness say that they trust the personal trainers because they provide an excellent fitness service that meets their needs. However, the fitness club offers personal training sessions for limited hours only. It has been also reported by the customers that once an equipment is damaged, the club takes too long to repair it.
In a recent market research, the manager of the RareFitness, Michael Clark found that there is a great interest for group fitness classes among the community. People believe that working out with others will help them keep motivated and it is also great fun. The fitness club does not offer group classes and yet to explore the possibilities.
Furthermore, the NSW Government has recently launched a new program, Active Kids program to help kids get active. The program provides two $100 vouchers for parents, guardians, and carers of school-enrolled children to use towards sport and active recreation costs each year.
Fitness Australia is the national authority that provides policies and guidelines to give direction and support to personal trainers, fitness instructors and fitness business owners. Recently, Fitness Australia has added a new set of requirements to the Industry Code of practice for professional credentials for individuals who are delivering fitness services to the public. The Registered Training Organisations (RTO’s) that deliver the training package and associated fitness qualifications/certifications need to comply to these practices starting from next financial year.
In the latest budget, the Australian Government has risen the corporate tax rate from 30% to 35% to increase the revenue for the next financial year which has a sheer effect on the fitness industry.
Please answer the following questions:
Question 1. From what you have been given in the case study material, perform a SWOT analysis by identifying at least two of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for RareFitness.
Question 2. Identify and write down the prime function for RareFitness. Justify your answer.
Question 3. Construct a mission statement for RareFitness in line with its prime function. Justify your answer.
Question 4. Identify at least two internal and two external stakeholders for RareFitness. Justify your answer
Question 5. Imagine that most of the business activities such as membership, managing fitness classes, rostering staffs e.g., are manually handled by the staff members at RareFitness. Identify at least 5 business activities that RareFitness can plan to automate to better serve their customers.
Conceptual 1. Using the aggregate supply–aggregate demand model, explain how output and prices are determined. Will output vary or stay fixed in the long run? Suppose the aggregate demand curve were to remain fixed: what can we infer about the behavior of prices over time?
Technical 1. Suppose that actual output is $120 billion and potential (full-employment) output is $156 billion. What is an output gap in this hypothetical economy? Based on your estimate of the output gap, would you expect the unemployment level to be higher or lower than usual?
Empirical 1. In this exercise, we will calculate by how much U.S. per capita real income has increased between the year you were born and today. Go to http://fred.stlouisfed.org. To find real GDP data, click on “Categories” under “National Accounts,” select “National Income & Product Accounts,” then “GDP/GNP”. Then search “GDPCA.” For population data, go back to the FRED II home page and click on “Categories” under “Population, Employment, & Labor Markets,” select “Population,” then search “Employment & Population.” Under “Categories,” select “Population,” “POP.” Use the information provided at these two places to fill in columns 1 and 2 in the table below. Note that you may need to transform the series into annual averages; to do this, take the average of the monthly data in the desired years. You can calculate real GDP per capita by dividing real GDP by population. After filling in columns 1 and 2, you can find out how much per capita income is higher today compared to the year you were born (Hint: Simply divide the value in column 1 by the value in column 2). Variable Today’s Year 1 Your Birth Year 2 Real GDP Population Real GDP per capita = real GDP/population
KEY TERMS government purchases gross domestic product (GDP) gross investment gross national income (GNI) gross national product (GNP) gross private domestic investment human capital inflation intermediate goods investment national income accounting identity net domestic product (NDP) net exports net investment nominal GDP nominal interest rate personal consumption expenditure deflator (PCE) producer price index (PPI) production function real GDP real interest rate saving trade deficit trade surplus transfer payments unemployment rate value added PROBLEMS
Conceptual 1. What would happen to the measure of GDP if the government hired unemployed workers, who had been receiving amount $TR in unemployment benefits, as government employees and now paid them the same amount to do nothing? Explain.
- In the national income accounts, what is the difference between
- A firm’s buying an auto for an executive and the firm’s paying the executive additional income to buy the automobile herself?
- Your hiring your spouse (who takes care of the house) rather than having him or her do the work without pay?
- Your deciding to buy an American car rather than a German car? dor90638_ch02_022-053.indd 50 22/07/17 12:27 PM chapter 2•National Income Accounting 51
- What is the difference between GDP and GNP? Is one a better measure of income/output than the other? Why?
- What is NDP? Is it a better or worse measure of output than GDP? Explain.
- Increases in real GDP are often interpreted as increases in welfare. What are some problems with this interpretation? Which do you think is the biggest problem with it, and why?
- The CPI and PPI are both measures of the price level. How are they different, and when might you prefer one of these measures over the other?
- What is the GDP deflator, and how does it differ from the consumer and producer price indexes? Under what circumstances might it be a more useful measure of price than the CPI and PPI?
- If you woke up in the morning and found that nominal GDP had doubled overnight, what statistic would you need to check before you began to celebrate? Why?
- Suppose you make a loan of $100 that will be repaid to you in 1 year. If the loan is denominated in terms of a nominal interest rate, are you happy or sad if inflation is higher than expected during the year? What if the loan had instead been denominated in terms of a real return?
Technical
- In the text, we calculated the change in real GDP in the hypothetical economy of Table 2-3, using the prices of 2005. Calculate the change in real GDP between 2005 and 2012 using the same data but the prices of 2012. Your answer should demonstrate that the prices that are used to calculate real GDP do affect the calculated growth rate, but typically not by very much.
- Show from national income accounting that a. An increase in taxes (while transfers remain constant) must imply a change in net exports, government purchases, or the saving-investment balance. b. An increase in disposable personal income must imply an increase in consumption or an increase in saving. c. An increase in both consumption and saving must imply an increase in disposable income. [For both parts b and c assume there are no interest payments by households or transfer payments to foreigners.]
- The following is information from the national income accounts for a hypothetical country: GDP $6,000 Gross investment 800 Net investment 200 Consumption 4,000 Government purchases of goods and services 1,100 Government budget surplus 30 What is a. NDP? d. Disposable personal income? b. Net exports? e. Personal saving? c. Government taxes minus transfers? dor90638_ch02_022-053.indd 51 22/07/17 12:27 PM 52 Macroeconomics
- Assume that GDP is $6,000, personal disposable income is $5,100, and the government budget deficit is $200. Consumption is $3,800, and the trade deficit is $100. a. How large is saving (S)? b. How large is investment (I)? c. How large is government spending (G)?
- If a country’s labor is paid a total of $6 billion, its capital is paid a total of $2 billion, and profits are zero, what is the level of output? (Hint: See equation (2).)
- Consider an economy that consists only of those who bake bread and those who produce its ingredients. Suppose that this economy’s production is as follows: 1 million loaves of bread (sold at $2 each); 1.2 million pounds of flour (sold at $1 per pound); and 100,000 pounds each of yeast, sugar, and salt (all sold at $1 per pound). The flour, yeast, sugar, and salt are sold only to bakers, who use them exclusively for the purpose of making bread. a. What is the value of output in this economy (i.e., nominal GDP)? b. How much value is added to the flour, yeast, sugar, and salt when the bakers turn them into bread?
- Suppose a country’s CPI increased from 2.1 to 2.3 in the course of 1 year. Use this fact to compute the rate of inflation for that year. Why might the CPI overstate the rate of inflation?
- Suppose you buy a $100 government bond that is due next year. How much nominal interest will you receive if inflation is 4 percent over the year and the bond promises a real return of 3 percent?
Empirical
- Section 2.1 in this chapter deals with the relationship between the different components included in the National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA for short). Go to www.bea.gov. Click on the heading “National,” then click on “Interactive Tables: GDP and the National Income and Product Account (NIPA) Historical Tables” and then “Begin using the data . . .” Select “Section 1-Domestic Product and Income.” Open Table 1.7.5, which should be titled “Relation of Gross Domestic Product, Gross National Product, Net National Product, National Income, and Personal Income (A) (Q).” Use the information provided there to fill in columns 1, 2, 3, and 5 in the following table, and calculate GNP and NNP based on the formulas given in the second row of the table. You may have to first adjust the “First Year” to 2010 and the “Series” to Annual under “Data Table Options.” Do the values you find correspond to the numbers reported at www.bea.gov? INCOME INCOME DEPRECIATION RECEIPTS payment GNP (Consumption) NNP GDP From Row To Row 4 = 1 + 2 − 3 of Fixed Capital NNP 6 = 4 − 5 1 2 3 5 2010 2011 2012
- How much was U.S. real GDP growth in the year 2012? What about the growth rate of U.S. population? First, check out “Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Components” at http://fred.stlouisfed.org. Click on “Categories,” under “National Accounts” select “National dor90638_ch02_022-053.indd 52 22/07/17 12:27 PM chapter 2•National Income Accounting 53 Income & Product Accounts,” then “GDP/GNP.” Search “GDPCA,” title “Real Gross Domestic Product.” Click on “Download Data” and change the units to “Percent Change,” then download the series. For population data, go to www.census.gov; then select “Estimates” under the “People” category. Click on “Current Estimates Data,” and then under “Nation” and “Total Population,” click on “V2012.” Select “Population Change” and click on the data set that is NOT the cumulative estimate. The data set shows the annual population change in the United States between 2011-2012. Using these two pieces of information, what can you infer about the evolution of U.S. per capita real GDP in 2012?
PROBLEMS
Conceptual
- What information does a production function provide?
- Can the Solow growth model help to explain the phenomenon of convergence?
- Consider a production function that omits the stock of natural resources. When, if ever, will this omission have serious consequences?
- If, in the context of a standard production function, Y = F(K, N ), where K represents physical capital and N represents raw labor, we were to interpret the Solow residual
(ΔA/A) as “technological progress,” we would be in error. What, besides technological progress, would this residual catch? How could you expand the model to eliminate this problem?
- Figure 3-4 is a basic illustration of the Solow growth model. Interpret it, being careful to explain the meaning of the saving and investment requirement lines. Why does the steady state occur where they cross?
- What factors determine the growth rate of steady-state per capita output? Are there other factors that could affect the growth rate of output in the short run?
- Since the mid-1990s, the U.S. economy has undergone a surge in labor productivity, given by Y/N. What are some possible explanations given by equation (2) for this surge?
Technical
- In a simple scenario with only two factors of production, suppose that capital’s share of income is .4 and labor’s share is .6 and that annual growth rates of capital and labor are 6 and 2 percent, respectively. Assume there is no technical change.
- At what rate does output grow?
- How long will it take for output to double?
- Now suppose technology grows at a rate of 2 percent. Recalculate your answers to parts a and b.
- Suppose output is growing at 3 percent per year and capital’s and labor’s shares of income are .3 and .7, respectively.
- If both labor and capital grow at 1 percent per year, what would the growth rate of total factor productivity have to be?
- What if both the labor and the capital stocks are fixed?
- Suppose again that capital’s and labor’s shares of income are .3 and .7, respectively.
- What would be the effect (on output) of increasing the capital stock by 10 percent?
- What would be the effect of increasing the pool of labor by 10 percent?
- If the increase in labor is due entirely to population growth, will the resulting increase in output have an effect on people’s welfare?
- What if the increase in labor is due, instead, to an influx of women into the workplace?
- Suppose an earthquake destroys one-quarter of the capital stock. Discuss the adjustment process of the economy, and using Figure 3-5, show what happens to growth in the short run and in the long run.
- Suppose there is an increase in the population growth rate.
- Show graphically how this affects the growth rate of both output per capita and total output in the short and the long run. (Hint: Use a diagram like Figure 3-5.)dor90638_ch03_054-078.indd 75 18/07/17 11:59 AM 76 Macroeconomics
- Chart the time paths of per capita income and the per capita capital stock following this change. (Hint: Use a diagram like Figure 3-6.)
- Consider a production function of the form Y = AF(K, N, Z), where Z is a measure of natural resources used in production. Assume this production function has constant returns to scale and diminishing returns in each factor.
- What will happen to output per head if capital and labor both grow but Z is fixed?
- Reconsider part a, but add technical progress (growth in A).
- In the 1970s there were fears that we were running out of natural resources and that this would limit growth. Discuss this view using your answers to parts a and b.
- Consider the following production function: Y = K.5(AN).5, where both the population and the pool of labor are growing at a rate n = .07, the capital stock is depreciating at a rate d = .03, and A is normalized to 1.
- What are capital’s and labor’s shares of income?
- What is the form of this production function?
- Find the steady-state values of k and y when s = .20.
- At what rate is per capita output growing at the steady state? At what rate is total output growing? What if total factor productivity is increasing at a rate of 2 percent per year (g = .02)?
- Suppose the level of technology is constant. Then it jumps to a new, higher constant level.
- How does this technological jump affect output per head, holding the capital-labor ratio constant?
- Show the new steady-state equilibrium. What has happened to per capita saving and the capital-labor ratio? What happens to output per capita?
- Chart the time path of the adjustment to the new steady state. Does the investment ratio rise during transition? If so, is this effect temporary?
9.* For a Cobb-Douglas production function Y = AKθN(1 − θ), verify that 1 − θ is labor’s share of income. [Hint: Labor’s share of income is the piece of income that results from that labor (MPL × N) divided by total income.]
- Consider an economy in which production is characterized by the neoclassical function Y = K.5N.5. Suppose, again, that it has a saving rate of .1, a population growth rate of .02, and an average depreciation rate of .03.
- Write this production function in per capita form, and find the steady-state values of k and y.
- At the steady-state value of k, is there more or less capital than at the golden-rule level?
- Determine what saving rate would yield the golden-rule level of capital in this model.
- In the context of this neoclassical growth model, can a country have too much saving?
Empirical
- Go to http://fred.stlouisfed.org and download the data for the U.S. population and total employment in educational and health services over the period 2002–2012. To do so, click on “Categories,” under “Population, Employment, & Labor Markets,” select “Population” for population data (“POP”) and “Current Employment Statistics (Establishment Survey)” for educational and health services data (“USEHS”). Once you have downloaded the data into a *An asterisk denotes a more difficult problem. spreadsheet, calculate the average growth rate of U.S. population and total employment in educational services in the period 2002–2012. Everything else being constant, what could you infer about the average quality of U.S. workers? Would this have any implications on the perspectives for future growth in the United States?
- Go to http://fred.stlouisfed.org and click on “Categories,” under “Population, Employment, & Labor Markets,” select “Current Employment Statistics (Establishment Survey),” then “Information” (“USINFO”). Using the provided graphing possibilities, take a look at the evolution of the number of employees for the information services industries during the last two decades. What event can be used to explain the increase in the employment of information technology workers during the 1990s? What about the decrease in employment during the 2000s?
Q1
Discrimination and Affirmative Action
- Why is sexual harassment considered a form of discrimination?
- Define Affirmative Action. What are the benefits of and affirmative action plan? Give and example of a situation describing a) the wrong to be corrected and b) how an affirmative action plan helps rectify the situation.
Case: Sex Discrimination at Walmart
Read the case Sex Discrimination -At Walmart and answer the following questions:
- How much should companies be held accountable for societal factors which promote discrimination such as stereotyping by race or sex?
- Can statistics prove behavior, or are they just evidence of it? If they are evidence, are they weak or strong evidence?
- Evaluate the statistics presented in the case. Do they support the charge of sex discrimination? How?
- Assuming all six women bringing this suit were discriminated against, given that Wal-Mart has over one million employees, does that mean Wal-Mart is guilty of a bias against women?
- Look up the Supreme Court decision on this case. Who won, Dukes or Walmart? What did the decision do about discrimination – will it be harder or easier for employees to bring a suit against their employer?
- Employment rights
- What is employment at will? Describe the three kinds of exceptions to employment at will.
- How does the property rights argument support employment at will?
- How might the property rights argument be used against employment at will?
- What is the philosophical basis for freedom of contract? How might it support employment at will? What difficulties arise?
- What is the utilitarian justification for employment at will? What is the primary drawback of this approach?
Q2
1) Conflict of Interest 10 points
You are a purchasing agent for a manufacturer of luxury yachts. A sales rep from a company which makes high end furnishings for yachts invites you to attend the Super Bowl as their guest.
Should you accept? Why or why not? Be sure to use material from the readings to answer this question.
2) Competitor Intelligence 40 points
Read the Case: Proctor and Gamble Goes Dumpster Diving then answer these questions:
- a) Is dumpster diving an ethical way of acquiring information from a competitor? If companies do not take precautions, such as shredding vital documents, why should they be protected from prying eyes? Would it make a difference if the dumpster were on private property or on a public street?
- b) Although John Pepper acted courageously in notifying Unilever, was his action morally required? In view of the reaction from Unilever, did he act wisely?
- c) Is Unilever owed any compensation? What harm has the company suffered for which they should be compensated? [Note: Compensation is due only for harm done. Compare this case to compensating the owner of an automobile in a crash.]
- d) Was Unilever overreaching, punishing P&G when its chairman had acted properly? Or is the idea of a monitor a creative solution to a difficult problem? [Note: The sole purpose of a monitor is to ensure that P&G does what Pepper promised, and the cost of the monitor would be inconsequential.]
3) Financial ethics 50 points
Read the Case: Goldman Sachs and the Abacus Deal and watch the Crisis of Credit Video, then answer the following question using the format: Decision/Facts/ Ethical Reasoning/ Opposing point of view/ CST
Did Goldman Sachs create Abacus 2007-AC1 unethically?
Q3
1) Utilitarian reasoning.
Read the Case Exporting Pollution at the end of Chapter 3 in Boatright. Analyze this as a utilitarian using the following questions. Use the chart below. Mark effects as shown below
Great positive effect ++
Some positive effect +
Negligible effect 0
Some negatigve effect –
Great negative effects – –
- What are the possible actions? (Fill in the options)
- Who is affected? (Put those in first column)
- What are the positive and negative effects?
- What action would you recommend?
Who is affected
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Minimum wage workers
2) Fairness
You, the CEO, discover that the supplier you have been using for your APPLEBABY juice has been supplying sugar water, not apple juice. You told your superiors that your division would make $7m in profit this year. If you dump the fake juice and buy real juice it will cost you $750K hitting your bottom line.
You decide to dump the fake juice at half price in overseas markets where the FDA can’t reach you. By the time the FDA did intervene, you had offloaded all but 20,000 cases of the fake juice.
- Evaluate this CEO’s action using Kant’s Categorical Imperative.
3) Virtue Ethics
What virtues do you need in business?
- Identify the virtues you think you need in business, and why.
- Rank your answers from most important to least important
4) Home Depot
In the wake of Hurricane Andrew in 1992, individual price-gougers were selling building materials at wildly inflated prices, but not Home Depot. Following the hurricane, the store continued to sell plywood at pre-hurricane prices. Even when plywood wholesale prices increased by 28 percent, Home Depot announced that it would sell plywood, roofing materials, and plastic sheeting at cost and take no profit. Home Depot negotiated with its suppliers to reduce prices to pre-hurricane levels in order to enable the store to maintain its retail prices.
- a) Justify Home Depot’s decision on utilitarian principles ie greatest good for greatest number.
- b) Justify Home Depot’s decision on rights morality – inherent rights that must be respected.
- c) Justify Home Depot’s decision on virtue ethics
- d) Justify Home Depot’s decision on Kantian ethics.
5) Whistleblowing
Read the case a whistleblower accepts a deal in Boatright. Prepare a case study using the following format:
Decision: Was the whistleblower right to accept the deal?
Facts: What facts presented in this case are relevant to the decision. Choose only the important ones (no more than 8, usually 4-6)
Ethical Reasoning: Apply an ethical theory: (Utiitarian, Fairness or Virtue) support your decision. So if you think that the consequences f the decision to accept the deal are such that the good outweighs the bad, you would use Utilitarian reasoning and show that. If you are using fairness, you need to show what your maxim is and how it can be universalized. If you are using Virtue, you have to describe the options in terms of effect on the actor’s character.
Opposing Point of View: Write a justification for a decision that would he the opposite of yours.
Catholic Social Teaching (CST): Apply one or more of the Six Principles from the Vocation of the Business Leader (VBL) to this case
Q4
Are there any research help for Aging Aircraft?
Aging Aircrafts: Concerns and Possible Solutions Abstract: – Studies show that, for viable product realization and maintenance, a spectrum of novel processing technologies and materials to enhance performance…
Q5
Article Review Instructions
Rationale:
The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize you with the ethical implications of the use of data as it related to this course. You must also demonstrate your ability to communicate effectively in writing with your audience.
Requirements:
- Submit a 3-page analysis of an article that cites an example of unethical behavior as related to corporate or an individual’s behavior in the use of technology/data or unethical manipulation of such. Your analysis should include a summary of the article, your analysis of the ethical problem presented in the article, and how the topic relates to a biblical world view. The ethical problem should be clearly stated. Do not assume that your summary makes the ethical problem self-evident.
- Article Selection: It is recommended that you choose a topic that is related to your major; however, the topic must incorporate technology. This should be a specific event, not an article such as “Five Ways Companies are Unethical with Data”. Such an article may be a good starting place but will not be sufficient for this assignment. The article will be current – from within the past 3 years. You can likely find an example from as recent as this week/month. As this may be a news article, be sure that you are using a valid source of news. You should find multiple sources reporting the same information to ensure that your assessment of the reporting is accurate. Feel free to cite from these additional sources as well as your main article.
- Biblical Worldview: You will include at least two biblical references in your analysis.
- Use APA format, including in-text citations and a reference page.
Q6
General Instructions: Students will choose a diagnostic category and research its symptoms, causes and treatment. They will write a brief report on this research as well as an original case study and treatment plan.
Step One: Select a psychological disorder from one of the chapters covered in class.
- Mood Disorders (Chapter 5)
- Anxiety Disorders (Chapter 6)
- OCD and Trauma Related Disorders (Chapter 7)
- Dissociative and Somatic Related Disorders (Chapter 8)
- Schizophrenia and Spectrum Disorders (Chapter 9)
- Substance Use Disorders (Chapter 10)
- Eating Disorders (Chapter 11)
- Disorders of Childhood (Chapter 13)
- Personality Disorders (Chapter 15)
Step Two: Research the causes, symptoms, and evidence-based treatment of this disorder. Your textbook is the first resource you should use. You should also use reputable websites (at least 2) and at least one scholarly resource (textbook or article) for a total of 4 sources.
Step Three: Write your paper.
- Title Page
- Summary of the symptoms, causes, and treatment of the psychological disorder (approximately 2-3 double spaced pages).
- An original case study (about 1 double spaced page). Your case should read like a story and include:
- Demographics (examples include age, gender, ethnicity, etc…)
- Background information (examples include family, relationships, work and/or school any previous mental health history or family history, substance use, etc..)
- Description of why they are presenting for treatment
- Symptoms (including when they started and how long they’ve lasted) and how they are impairing the individual
- Treatment plan for your case study (about ½ page double spaced).
- Reference page (which should include your 4 references)
Q7
Statistics Research Project Instructions
MATH 201/BUS 230
On April 4, 2017, Jordan Friedman wrote an article for US News and World Report. He provided the following data about the “average” online learner (retrieved from https://www.usnews.com/higher-education/online-education/articles/2017-04-04/us-news-data-the-average-online-bachelors-student):
You will investigate two of these claims over the course of this term, using your class as a sample. Each week different elements of the project will be submitted and graded by your instructor. Based on your calculations and the feedback from your instructor, you will submit a final write up in week 7 of all your findings.
Points and Due Dates (submissions are due at 11:59pm ET Monday at the end of the indicated week):
Project Part | Due Date | Points |
Part 1 – Data Collection (Week 1) | Week 1 | 10 |
Part 2 – Descriptive Statistics (Week 3) | Week 3 | 25 |
Part 3 – Confidence Intervals (Week 5) | Week 5 | 25 |
Part 4 – Hypothesis Testing (Week 6) | Week 6 | 25 |
Part 5 – Final Report (Week 7) | Week 7 | 75 |
(25 points) Part 4 – Hypothesis Testing (Week 6): Based on your sample, you will conduct a hypothesis test with to test two of the claims of the above article.
Using the same excel sheet as last week, answer the following in the “week 6” tab:
- Claim: the average age of online students is 32 years old. Can you prove it is not?
- What is the null hypothesis?
- What is the alternative hypothesis?
- What distribution should be used?
- What is the test statistic?
- What is the p-value?
- What is the conclusion?
- How do we interpret the results, in context of our study?
- Claim: the proportion of males in online classes is 35%. Can you prove it is not?
- What is the null hypothesis?
- What is the alternative hypothesis?
- What distribution should be used?
- What is the test statistic?
- What is the p-value?
- What is the conclusion?
How do we interpret the results, in context of our study?
Q8
“Case Project 7-2: Securing Email Use the Internet to research different options for encrypting and securing email. Create a table that lists at least five options. Include the advantages and disadvantages of each. Which would you recommend? Why? Write a one-paragraph explanation along with your table”
“Case Project 7-5: Cloud Computing BenefitsWould your school or place of work benefit from cloud computing? Identify at least two cloud computing vendors and research their features and costs. Then look at one element of your school or work network infrastructure and apply it to cloud computing. Would it be feasible? Why or why not? Write a one-page paper on your research and opinions.”
Works Cited – cite your source
500 word for both Microsoft word document
no plagiarism
Q9
“Case Project 6-2: UTM Comparison Create a table of four UTM devices available today. Include the vendor name, pricing, a list of features, the type of protections it provides, etc. Based on your research, assign a value of 1–5 (lowest to highest) that you would give that UTM. Include a short explanation of why you gave it that ranking”
“Case Project 6-4: Network Firewall ComparisonUse the Internet to identify three network firewalls, and create a chart that compares their features. Note if they are rule-based or application-aware, perform stateless or stateful packet filtering, what additional features they include (IDS, content filtering, etc.), their costs, etc. Which would you recommend? Why?”
“Case Project 7-2: Securing Email Use the Internet to research different options for encrypting and securing email. Create a table that lists at least five options. Include the advantages and disadvantages of each. Which would you recommend? Why? Write a one-paragraph explanation along with your table”
“Case Project 7-5: Cloud Computing BenefitsWould your school or place of work benefit from cloud computing? Identify at least two cloud computing vendors and research their features and costs. Then look at one element of your school or work network infrastructure and apply it to cloud computing. Would it be feasible? Why or why not? Write a one-page paper on your research and opinions.”
500 word Microsoft word
no plagiarism
Cite source
Q10
Case Project 6-2: UTM Comparison Create a table of four UTM devices available today. Include the vendor name, pricing, a list of features, the type of protections it provides, etc. Based on your research, assign a value of 1–5 (lowest to highest) that you would give that UTM. Include a short explanation of why you gave it that ranking”
“Case Project 6-4: Network Firewall ComparisonUse the Internet to identify three network firewalls, and create a chart that compares their features. Note if they are rule-based or application-aware, perform stateless or stateful packet filtering, what additional features they include (IDS, content filtering, etc.), their costs, etc. Which would you recommend? Why?” ( microsoft word 500 miniumum words). no plagarism
Q11
“Case Project 6-2: UTM Comparison Create a table of four UTM devices available today. Include the vendor name, pricing, a list of features, the type of protections it provides, etc. Based on your research, assign a value of 1–5 (lowest to highest) that you would give that UTM. Include a short explanation of why you gave it that ranking”
“Case Project 6-4: Network Firewall ComparisonUse the Internet to identify three network firewalls, and create a chart that compares their features. Note if they are rule-based or application-aware, perform stateless or stateful packet filtering, what additional features they include (IDS, content filtering, etc.), their costs, etc. Which would you recommend? Why?”
20$ for these two assignments
“Case Project 7-2: Securing Email Use the Internet to research different options for encrypting and securing email. Create a table that lists at least five options. Include the advantages and disadvantages of each. Which would you recommend? Why? Write a one-paragraph explanation along with your table”
“Case Project 7-5: Cloud Computing BenefitsWould your school or place of work benefit from cloud computing? Identify at least two cloud computing vendors and research their features and costs. Then look at one element of your school or work network infrastructure and apply it to cloud computing. Would it be feasible? Why or why not? Write a one-page paper on your research and opinions.”
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Q12
I need help with these two homework questions. They are too long to be copied so I’m providing the links.
- Describe the basic concepts of G. Stanley Hall’s view of adolescence and Margaret Mead’s ethnographic research, which challenged Hall’s view
- Evidence-Based Practice and the Quadruple Aim
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Q13
You will calculate several descriptive statistics and make some graphs for the “age” column. Be sure your graphs have a descriptive title and labels on the x and y- axis as “ogive” or “polygon” is not descriptive of what the graph is representing. In addition, when calculating the standard deviation, notice that we have a sample from our class, not a population of all online students. Be sure to use the correct standard deviation!
You will submit the Excel sheet with the following information:
- Make a Frequency Distribution with 5 classes, also list the midpoints, relative frequency, and cumulative relative frequency
- Make a relative frequency ogive
- Don’t forget descriptive title and labels on x and y axis (ogive is not descriptive, what does the graph represent?)
- Make a frequency polygon
- Don’t forget a descriptive title and labels on x and y axis (polygon is not descriptive, what does the graph represent?)
- Calculate the mean
- Calculate the median
- Calculate the samplestandard deviation (our data is sample from our class, not a population!)
- Calculate the Q1 and Q3 values
Week 3 tab only —
Q14
Java Programming for a beginner
Java Looping Structures
Please, help me how to create application that generates a quiz, which can be taken by multiple users:
- Prompt for the user’s firstand last name, college major, and confidence in test taking (high, medium, or low).
- The quiz should contain six questions.
- Each question should be multiple-choice and offer four possible answers, one of them being the correct one.
- When the user selects the correct answer, a message of positive reinforcement should be displayed.
- If the user selects the incorrect answer, the correct answer should be displayed with a message of constructive feedback.
*** The application should allow multiple users to take the same quiz when the application runs. At the end of the quiz, display the number of correct and incorrect answers, as well as the percentage of correct responses for each user.
Help me how to Make sure to address users by name, and confirm or deny the correlation between their score and their perceived confidence in test taking. must save the application as Quiz.java
*** Please, help me make sure you use all the skills studied in the course, including proper comments, Scanner or JOptionPane classes, nested looping structures, and all three different loop types (e.g., a sentinel while loop when integrating over multiple users, nested for loop when iterating over the quiz questions, and answers provided for each question).
*** Must include : use of Java Lopping structures, Java Looping selection, code Compilation and Execution and Detail Explanations.
6 Questions :
- The values of an object’s attributes also are known as its _____. A: state(a. state b. bytecode c. Complier d. variable
- When data cannot be changed after a class is complied, the data is _____. C: constant (a. sector, b. value, c. constant, d. byte
- All method declarations contain _____. b: parentheses (a. char b.parentheses c. Method d. int
- Which of the following is not a type of if statement? A: nested (a. nested b. reverse if c. loop d. sequence)
- A method variable will _____ a class variable with the same name. D: override (a. class b. While c. Public d. override)
- A structure that allows repeated execution of a block of statement is a _____. C: loop (a. int b. boolean c. loop d. char)
Q15
Students will choose an instructor-approved movie that depicts mental illness. They will write a paper in which they discuss the character’s disorder, symptoms, and impairment, the impact it has on the individual, family and society, treatment (if provided), and an overall reflection on how realistic the depiction of mental illness is in the movie. Students will also consider if this movie perpetuates myths about mental illness or helps reduce stigma.
Step 1: Select a movie that depicts mental illness. This must be pre-approved by the instructor. Or, you can select one of the already approved movies from the list below
- A Beautiful Mind (PG-13)
- Matchstick Men (PG-13)
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (PG-13)
Step 2: Watch the movie and take notes on the following:
- the character’s disorder
- the character’s symptoms of this disorder
- the level of impairment the disorder causes the individual
- how the disorder impacts the individual
- how the disorder impacts their family
- how the disorder impacts society at large
- the pros and cons of their treatment (if provided)
- how realistic the portrayal of mental illness is
- does the movie help or hurt with regards to the stigma of mental illness
Step 3: Write your paper. It should
- include an APA formatted title page
- be in times new roman, size 12 font, and double spaced
- include an introduction with a THESIS statement
- include headers (sub-titles) for each of the areas covered in the paper (see step 2)
- include a conclusion
- be about 4-5 pages in length.
Q16
In this assignment you will apply mean variance analysis for an asset allocation decision using real data.
Mean Variance Analysis in Practice
Assume you are a portfolio manager for a large pension fund and in charge of allocating funds across major asset classes. Specifically, today is 12/31/2014 and you are assembling a portfolio for January of 2015. Your investment universe consists of T-bonds (Barclays U.S. Treasury index), investment grade corporate bonds (Barclays U.S. Corp index), domestic stocks (S&P 500), international stocks (MSCI World index), commodities (Goldman Sachs Commodity In- dex), and gold. Asset allocation decisions are made based on mean variance analysis.
On Blackboard, you will find an Excel file containing historical monthly net returns for these assets. Assume that the risk-free rate for 1/2015 equals 0%.
QUESTIONS:
A Report the mean and variance-covariance matrix for all assets.
B Report the mean, standard deviation, and portfolio weights for both the tangency portfolio and the minimum variance portfolio
C Compute the optimal share invested in risky assets for an investor with the utility function U = μ − ασ2 and values for risk aversion, α, between 10 and 40.1 Plot the optimal risky asset share as a function of α. Is the function increasing or decreasing? Explain economically why you find the slope that you do.
D Plot the frontier of risky assets. To do so, use the minimum variance portfolio and the tangency portfolio found above, along with the two fund separation property. Use weights between -25 and 15 on the minimum variance portfolio. Add the individual assets as ’dots’ to the plot.
E Food for thought, i.e. no need to hand this part in! Suppose you form a portfolio that invests in both the minimum variance portfolio and the tangency portfolio. When the weight on the minimum variance portfolio equals 5, what are the weights on the individual assets (T-bonds, corporate bonds, etc.)?
Q17
In this assignment you will apply mean variance analysis for an asset allocation decision.
Mean Variance Analysis in Practice
Assume you are a portfolio manager for a large pension fund and in charge of allocating funds across major asset classes. Specifically, today is 12/31/2014 and you are assembling a portfolio for January of 2015. Your investment universe consists of T-bonds (Barclays U.S. Treasury index), investment grade corporate bonds (Barclays U.S. Corp index), domestic stocks (S&P 500), international stocks (MSCI World index), commodities (Goldman Sachs Commodity In- dex), and gold. Asset allocation decisions are made based on mean variance analysis.
On Canvas, you will find an Excel file containing historical monthly net returns for these assets. Assume that the risk-free rate for 1/2015 equals 25 basis points per month.
QUESTIONS:
A Report the mean and variance-covariance matrix for all assets.
B Based on the moments you estimated in A, find the tangency portfolio and the minimum variance portfolio. Report the mean, standard deviation, and portfolio weights for both portfolios.
C Compute the optimal share invested in risky assets for an investor with the utility function U = μ − ασ2 and values for risk aversion, α, between 10 and 40.1 Plot the optimal risky asset share as a function of α. Is the function increasing or decreasing? Explain economically why you find the slope that you do.
D Plot the frontier of risky assets. To do so, use the minimum variance portfolio and the tangency portfolio found above, along with the two fund separation property. Use weights between -25 and 15 on the minimum variance portfolio (i.e. -2500% to 1500%). Add the individual assets as ’dots’ to the plot.
E Suppose you form a portfolio that invests in both the minimum variance portfolio and the tangency portfolio. If the weight on the minimum variance portfolio equals 40%, what are the weights on the individual assets (T-bonds, corporate bonds, etc.)?
1Start by computing the optimal share in risky assets for a value of α = 10. Repeat for α = 11, α = 12 etc.
Q18
Personal EcoPlan (250pts)
Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is most important that you do it.
~Gandhi
One of the goals of the course is to help you understand your roles as “stewards of the living world”. For this assignment, you will be expected to synthesize the components of this class and place them in the context of YOUR life. You will be drawing on information from class, graphing skills, and writing skills developed in previous assignments, so be sure to refer back to those assignments.
Final Personal EcoPlan Paper (200 pts):
This paper should be between 5-10 pages, 12-point font, double-spaced, and must use scientific writing format (APA).
Introduction: You will be exploring 2 environmental issues (see list below) that you find interesting. Thoroughly examine and explain each environmental issue. This should include: Why this is an environmental issue? What are the causes of the issue? What are the connections between these issues? What are your connections to these issues? Finally, you will conclude your introduction with a statement of intent. The statement of intent will be explaining what you intend to accomplish in a broad sense for this research. Citations will be needed in this section (at least 4).
- Increase of greenhouse gases into atmosphere (climate change)
- Freshwater Pollution
- Soil Degradation/Pollution
- Air Pollution
- Water scarcity
- Waste Management (Disposal and Recycling)
- Habitat Destruction/Degradation
- Wildlife Endangerment
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Marine Degradation/Pollution
Methods: Now for each of the environmental issues that you selected, determine a habit (you should have 2 different habits) in your life that exacerbates the issue. How could you help decrease your impact on the Earth? Use your 2 habits and how they are connected to illustrate how you could become more environmentally friendly. This should include at least 2 changes you could implement (be explicit). Use the pillars of sustainability to evaluate the pros and cons.
Results: How do your changes lessen your environmental footprint? Determine how, quantifiably (meaning this must include numbers and math), your change will help solve Personal EcoPlan 2 the environmental issue it is associated with. This will also include 3 graphs, 1 for each habit and then one that combines your habits to evaluate your overall effect on your environmental footprint. Notice this section focuses on the environmental pillar; therefore, your math and graphs should not display money.
Discussion: Explain how your changes together can reduce your overall impact and why that is important. This should include a citation and your opinion. What does this mean to you? Does this lead you to think about other issues/solutions/questions? Does the standard of Living have to decrease in order to be a steward for the living world? Cite with examples and discuss your own.
Q19
BUS 301: Discussion Board Forum Instructions
There are 3 Discussion Board (DB) Forum assignments in this course. Each DB Forum will be completed in 2 parts: 1) a minimum 300-word thread in response to the presented case study, and 2) minimum 100-word replies to the threads of 2 classmates. All posts must be supported by research and Biblical worldview sources.
Thread
To begin a discussion assignment, review the case study presented in the forum and consider the questions at the end. Research sources in support of your answers. At least 2 sources, cited in-text and in a reference list, in current APA format, must be used, and can include the Bible. Then, compose a post that addresses those questions and incorporates your research as well as Biblical integration. (Note that the reference list does not count toward the word count requirements.) The purpose of this research criterion is to encourage you to contribute academic content to the course; failure to do so will result in a substantial deduction from your grade. First-person voice is allowed, but your writing must otherwise be as professional as possible. It must be free of spelling, punctuation, usage, citation, and grammar errors.
When you have finished composing your post in a word processor, create a thread in the forum and copy and paste your content into the thread.
Replies
Read the threads posted by your classmates. Choose 2 threads, selecting at least 1 that presents the opposite conclusion of your thread. Compose a reply for each using a word processor. Each response must incorporate at least 1 scholarly source to support your conclusions and ideas, as well as Biblical application. Note that “I like what you said,” “that’s a good comment,” and “I disagree with your comment” do not count as a complete reply. State reasons that support your conclusions, adding additional ideas/thoughts, or providing alternative ideas/thoughts. Communication must follow Student Expectations.
With a thread opened on your computer screen, click on “Reply” and then copy and paste your reply into the message box. To enhance the dynamic nature of discussion, replies must be posted on different days (as stated above).
NOTE: Attachments must not be used for posts or replies because they inhibit the flow of discussion. Accordingly, posts and replies posted as attachments will be given a grade of 0.
Post-First
This course utilizes the Post-First feature in all Discussion Board Forums. This means you will only be able to read and interact with your classmates’ threads after you have submitted your thread in response to the provided prompt. For additional information on Post-First, click here for a tutorial.
Each forum discussion takes place over a period of 2 module/weeks:
Submit each thread by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of the assigned module/week.
Two replies must be submitted on different days. Submit the first reply for DB 1 and DB 2 by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on the Thursday following the thread, and submit the second reply by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of the following module/week. Submit the first reply for DB 3 by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday and the second reply by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module/Week 8.
Q20
Please complete the Sexual Violence Post-Test
Please complete the Post-Test
- Which of the following is a way that a person’s behavior might change after an experience of sexual violence?
He or she will spend more time with friends
He or she will focus more on school work
He or she will withdraw from activities they once enjoyed
His or her behavior will change very little
- What can you do to help a friend who has experienced relationship abuse?
Downplay what he or she is going through
Question his or her account of what took place
Tell your friend to confide in his or her parents
Tell your friend you support his or her decision to end the relationship
- According to the Title IX Final Rule, colleges must publish which of the following procedures?
The right to decline formal reporting to law enforcement
How to have a healthy relationship with a partner
How to set boundaries when having sex with a partner
How to set privacy settings for your social media sites
- According to the Title IX Final Rule, students who report an incident of sexual harassment can expect a written list of their rights from their college which includes the following:
Instructions on how to confront the person accused of sexual harassment
Assistance in finding a lawyer
Instructions for obtaining a restraining order
Assistance to get school funding to move from a hostile living situation
- Which of the following statements about consent is TRUE?
A person who kisses another person and says “I don’t know, maybe” to having sex is giving meaningful consent
A person who talks another person into having sex is getting meaningful consent
A person who gives a verbal “yes” to another person is giving meaningful consent
A person who gives another person consent once is giving meaningful consent for all future sexual contact
- Learning to deal with anger includes which of the following steps?
Expressing angry, aggressive feelings so everyone will know how you feel
Concentrating on the event that triggered your anger so that you won’t forget it
Experimenting with alcohol and other drugs to numb the anger
Going for a run, listening to music, or doing something that redirects your anger into constructive behavior
- What is one thing people should NOT do as bystanders to a sexual assault or rape situation?
Remain at the scene as a witness
Ask if the potential victim needs help
Step in and help the victim, even if it puts him or her in a dangerous situation
Offer a distraction by asking the perpetrator for the time or directions
- According to the American College Health Association, meaningful consent in a sexual situation is:
Something that can be coerced by one of the participants
Only required if one of the participants has been drinking or using drugs
Something that can be assumed “yes” by one of the participants
Something that is voluntary, sober, and a verbal “yes”
- What is the term used to describe when a person treats his or her partner as if he or she is a servant?
Psychological Abuse
Social Abuse
Emotional Abuse
Physical Abuse
- Which of the following behaviors are considered part of the sexual violence continuum?
Telling someone you’re not interested in dating them anymore
Telling someone you “friended” them on social media
Talking about sexual boundaries with a partner
Telling sexist jokes
Q21
You should submit a complete draft of your research paper. You should submit your 5-7 page draft as well as the reference page(s). Your draft should be in APA format. Here is a basic outline that can be greatly embellished or changed.
Proposal:
Gender and Negotiations
I have chosen to focus on the relation of gender/sex and negotiations. Negotiations occur throughout our daily lives and there are many factors that can sway the outcome of those negotiations. The differences of gender/sex is a huge theme throughout most things we deal with in society. It is very important to study the differences in which people of different gender identities and sex exisit in the world of negotiations. With this understanding we can better understand the outcomes of many negotiations. Understanding how different identities are treated by others in negotiation, we can gain ways to overcome disadvantages that result from gender differences and stereotypes. With this knowledge we can perfect the way in which certain genders should proceed in negotiations in order to gain the best result possible.
Outline:
- Introduction
- Background
- This paper will be presenting the advantages and disadvantages of ones sex in the realm of neogotiation. It is very important to study the differences in which people of different gender identities and sex exisit in the world of negotiations. With this understanding we can better understand the outcomes of many negotiations.
- Thesis
- Understanding how different identities are treated by others in negotiation, we can gain ways to overcome disadvantages that result from gender differences and stereotypes. With this knowledge we can perfect the way in which certain genders should proceed in negotiations in order to gain the best result possible.
- Body
- Topic 1
- Main differences between negotiations between males and females in the Western World.
- Topic 2
- Main differences between negotiations between males and females on an international level.
- Men tend to focus on a status or data
- Women tend to try to achieve or relate to someone they know or aspire to be
- Women tend to be more specific
- Topic 3
- Ways to close the sex gap and strategies that can be used in order to have everyone on the same playing field.
- Different cultural views
- Women and men are seen with different stereotypes.
- Different code of morals/traditions.
- Conclusion
- Summarize essay and rewrite thesis.
- Strong final statement.
- What sex would be deemd the better neogotiatiors?
- References
- Ways to close the sex gap and strategies that can be used in order to have everyone on the same playing field.
- Main differences between negotiations between males and females on an international level.
- Main differences between negotiations between males and females in the Western World.
- Topic 1
- Background
Lewicki, Roy J., et al. Negotiation. McGraw-Hill Education, 2015.
Claudia-Neptina Manea, Vincent Yzerbyt, & Stéphanie Demoulin. (2020). He, She, “They” at
the Bargaining Table… Woman, Man or Just Negotiators? A Critical Review on Gender Ideologies in Mixed-Gender Negotiations. Psychologica Belgica, 60(1). https://0-doi-org.lib.rivier.edu/10.5334/pb.523
Andersen, S., Ertac, S., Gneezy, U., List, J. A., & Maximiano, S. (2018). On the Cultural Basis
of Gender Differences in Negotiation. Experimental Economics, 21(4), 757–778.
Naurin, D., Naurin, E., & Alexander, A. (2019). Gender Stereotyping and Chivalry in
International Negotiations: A Survey Experiment in the Council of the European Union. International Organization, 73(2), 469–488.
Shan, W., Keller, J., & Joseph, D. (2019). Are men better negotiators everywhere? A
meta‐analysis of how gender differences in negotiation performance vary across cultures. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 40(6), 651–675. https://0-doi-org.lib.rivier.edu/10.1002/job.2357
Uta Herbst, Hilla Dotan, & Sina Stöhr. (2017). Negotiating with work friends: examining gender
differences in team negotiations. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 32(4), 558–566. https://0-doi-org.lib.rivier.edu/10.1108/JBIM-12-2015-0250
Mazei, J., Mertes, M., & Hüffmeier, J. (2020). Strategies Aimed at Reducing Gender Differences
in Negotiation Are Perceived by Women as Ineffective. Sex Roles, 83(9/10), 580–594. https://0-doi-org.lib.rivier.edu/10.1007/s11199-020-01130-4
Kugler, K. G., Reif, J. A. M., Kaschner, T., & Brodbeck, F. C. (2018). Gender differences in the
initiation of negotiations: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 144(2), 198–222. https://0-doi-org.lib.rivier.edu/10.1037/bul0000135
Silva, E., & Galbraith, Q. (2018). Salary Negotiation Patterns between Women and Men in
Academic Libraries. College & Research Libraries, 79(3), 324–335. https://0-doi-org.lib.rivier.edu/10.5860/crl.79.3.324
Bowles, H. R., Thomason, B., & Bear, J. B. (2019). Reconceptualizing What and How Women
Negotiate for Career Advancement. Academy of Management Journal, 62(6), 1645–1671. https://0-doi-org.lib.rivier.edu/10.5465/amj.2017.1497
Q22
ATI RN PHARMACOLOGY (69 questions)
- A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving chloramphenicol (Chloromycetin). Which of the following findings is an adverse effect of this medication? (adverse affect is thrombocytopenia) 2. A nurse is caring for a client who is to receive 1,500 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride IV over 8 hours. The nurse plans to use IV tubing with a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min of IV fluid should the client receive? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number). 3. A nurse is admitting a client to a long-term care facility. While reconciling the medication prescribed at home with those prescribed in the facility, the nurse discovers a discrepancy in the dosages. Which action should the nurse take? 4. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a fentanyl transdermal system (Duragesic). What is important to document in the client’s record? 5. A nurse is caring for a client who has acute angina and has a prescription for nitroglycerin. Which of the following is an appropriate intervention for the nurse to take when administering this medication? 6. A nurse is preparing to administer infliximab (Remicade) to a client who has rheumatoid arthritis. The nurse should watch the patient for which of the following adverse effects? (Select all that apply.) 7. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who was recently diagnosed as HIV positive. The client is beginning medication therapy with zidovudine (Retrovir). Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching. (Select all that apply.) 8. A nurse is assessing a school age client who is experiencing seizure activity and is prescribed diazepam (Valium) IV. The nurse should should clarify the order if the client is receiving a continuous infusion of which of the following IV: o Lactated Ringers solution 9. A nurse is assessing a client who is taking enalapril (Vasotec) for congestive heart failure. Which of the following indicates an expected finding? 10. A child with cerebral palsy is prescribed Baclofen (Lioresol). Which of the following therapeutic effects should the nurse monitor? 11. Clinical findings of a client who has a prescription for lithium carbonate (Lithobid). For which reasons should the nurse withhold the medication and notify the provider? 12. The nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is being treated with combination medication therapy. To test the effectiveness of the treatment, the nurse should periodically monitor which of the following laboratory results. 13. A nurse is caring for a client who is taking amoxicillin (Amoxil) and is experiencing adverse effects. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give to this client? o “Stand up slowly after taking this medication.” 14. A nurse is reviewing the medication administration record for a client who has metastatic cancer and a fentanyl (Duragesic) transdermal patch for pain. The client reports a pain level of 10 on a scale of 0 to 10. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate administering? 15. A nurse is caring for a client with PCA Morphine Sulfate. Which of the following statements is not true? A nurse is caring for a client who is to receive a series of allergy tests. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid which medications for up to 4 weeks before the procedure? 17. A nurse administered meperidine (Demerol) intramuscularly to a client with an ankle fracture. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next? 18. A nurse is caring for a client who has an order for clozapine (Clozaril) 350 mg PO daily. The nurse should recognize that which of the following findings is a side effect of this medication? 19. A client with diabetes mellitus is admitted to the medical unit. The client has routine before- breakfast prescription for 8 units of regular insulin and 18 units ofNPH. The primary care provider adds an additional dose of Regular insulin based on the following: Blood Glucose Regular Insulin Dose 20. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription of zolpidem (Ambien) 10 mg by mouth. Which comments by the client indicates understanding regarding this medication?
Q23
A sample of 6 child booster seats for cars showed that the booster seat has a mean of 804 hic (standard head injury condition units) with a standard deviation of 273 hic. Use a 1% significant level to test the claim that the child booster seats are at least 1000 hic to meet the safety standard.
A random sample of 860 births in New York State included 400 boys. Use a 5% level of significance to test the claim that 51.2% of newborn babies are boys
- A sample of 100 adults showed that their sleep time is 6.73 hours. A common recommendation is that population adults should sleep 7 hours or more each night with a population standard deviation of 1.99 hours. Use a 5% level of significance to test the claim the adult mean amount of sleep is less than 7 hours.
- A sample of 100 adults showed that their sleep time is 6.73 hours. A common recommendation is that population adults should sleep 7 hours or more each night with a population standard deviation of 1.99 hours. Use a 5% level of significance to test the claim the adult mean amount of sleep is less than 7 hours.
- A sample of 100 adults showed that their sleep time is 6.73 hours. A common recommendation is that population adults should sleep 7 hours or more each night with a population standard deviation of 1.99 hours. Use a 5% level of significance to test the claim the adult mean amount of sleep is less than 7 hours.
- Assume that the foot lengths of women are normally distributed with a mean of 9.6 inches and a standard deviation of 0.9 inches. Find the probability that 36 women have foot lengths with a mean greater than 9.9 inches.
3 A sample of 205 baby girls weighed 30.4 hg with a standard deviation of 7.1 hg. Develop a 95% confidence interval to estimate the weights of baby girls.
- A sample of 15 girls at birth had a mean weight of 30.9 hg with a sample standard deviation of 1.8 hg. Construct a 95% confidence interval to estimate the mean weight of girls.
- Find the sample size required to estimate the mean IQ of professional musicians. Assume that we want 95% confidence level that the mean from the sample is within 3 IQ points of the true population mean with a population standard deviation 15.
- A sample of 36 regular Coke shows a sample mean of 12.20 ounces with a sample standard deviation of 0.6 ounces. Use a 5% significant level to test the claim that cans of Coke have a mean volume exactly 12 ounces.
- A sample of 6 child booster seats for cars showed that the booster seat has a mean of 804 hic (standard head injury condition units) with a standard deviation of 273 hic. Use a 1% significant level to test the claim that the child booster seats are at least 1000 hic to meet the safety standard.
- A survey of 420095 cell phone users found that 0.0321% of them developed cancer of the brain or nervous system. Prior to this study of cell phone use, the rate of such cancer was found to be 0.0340% for those not using cell phones. Use the sample data to construct a 95% confidence interval estimate of the percentage of cell phone users who develop cancer of the brain or nervous system.
- Find the sample size required to estimate the percentage or proportion of college students who take a statistics course, if on a prior study, 50% of students surveyed took statistics. Assume that we want 95% confidence level that the percentage or proportion from the sample is within 3% points of the true population proportion.
- A random sample of 860 births in New York State included 400 boys. Use a 5% level of significance to test the claim that 51.2% of newborn babies are boys.
- A sample of 205 baby girls weighed 30.4 hg with a standard deviation of 7.1 hg. Develop a 95% confidence interval to estimate the weights of baby girls.
Q24
Students are to create a Word document and answer the following set of issues in a well-researched, referenced, and thoughtful paper.
Option 1: Religion has been a major way that people around the world and across time have tried to understand themselves and the world around them. Some people feel that religion is more, or less, important than ever before. Religion has always had political ramifications. In this paper, reflect upon religion as a social institution and talk about where you think it is headed and why.
-OR-
Option 2: Religion could be something that binds people together. Often it is something that instead tears people, or cultures, apart. Why is this the case? What themes are constants in all faiths? What are the major differences in various religions? Can religion be a transformative factor in the world today, and if you think so, in what ways?
The papers should be approximately 4-5 double spaced pages. Make sure to include references you used
Q25
Forensic Psychology Essay
Description:
Many people decide to take a forensic psychology course because it is a popular topic that is portrayed on television and in movies, books, and other media. What is portrayed in the media, however, may not always be accurate. Your Final Project will require you to consider the material we have covered in this course and contrast it with how accurately forensic psychology is portrayed in the media.
Instructions:
- Your Final Project is a research paper.
- You will be writing about two separate forensic psychology topics we have covered in this course.
- First, select the two topics, e.g., police investigations and discipline, competency, serial killers, insanity defense, juvenile delinquents, battered woman syndrome, domestic/family violence, child abuse, recovered memories, child custody, risk assessment, witness and jury selection, expert witness testimony, death penalty, ethical considerations, etc. You get to select the two topics.
- Next, find a medium that covers aspects of each forensic psychology topic you plan to write about in your research paper. This might include, but is not limited to some of the following: TV programs such as “Law and Order;” fictional and non-fictional books; court cases; news stories; actual life stories; movies or plays; music; etc.
- You may select more than one type of medium. For example, you might use a TV program for one topic and a book for the second topic.
- Your research paper will be divided into two sections, as you will be discussing the two forensic psychology topics you selected in separate sections.
- Introduce each topic with an introductory paragraph.
- Fully discuss each topic. This is the main research component of your paper where you demonstrate your understanding of the topic and how law and forensic psychology work together. Your research should expand upon what we covered during the course and should cover at a minimum the following: — How does psychology relate to the legal issues raised by your topic? What are the tensions between psychology and law with respect to your topic? What roles do forensic psychologists play concerning your topic? What other aspects are important in fully explaining your topic?
- Demonstrate your understanding of each topic and how psychology relates to law by integrating each topic discussion with the fictional or real life story from the medium you selected.
(1) You must use one fictional or real life example for each topic. For example, I could use a “Law and Order” program to discuss police officer discipline and a news story to discuss the death penalty.
(2) Discuss how forensic psychology concepts covered in the course are portrayed in the medium.
(3) Discuss whether the portrayal in the medium is realistic and accurate and where it concurs or conflicts with concepts and material we have covered in the course. For example, in discussing the topic of domestic abuse, I might review a newspaper account of a domestic abuse case and relate the battered woman syndrome to the account. I could also discuss whether the journalist is sensationalizing the domestic abuse story or whether it realistically portrays domestic abuse issues.
- Your paper must be double-spaced, use normal typeface and margins, and be a minimum of 7-8 pages (about 4 pages for each topic) and should comply with APA format. At the end of the paper you must include references — at least two references for each of your topics (minimum of four references). You must have at least one book (this can be your Textbook) or journal article and the remaining references must be quality references, which does not include references such as Wikipedia. Your references should be properly formatted using APA style.
- Your research paper should be professional and include logical organization, proper grammar, word usage, spelling, and punctuation. You must also follow the instructions and meet the minimum requirements for this research paper, including page length.
Q26 NSG 6020 APEA Cardiovascular Disorder
In order to bring the ventricular apex closer to the chest wall when assessing the point of maximal impulse (PMI), ask the patient to:
The tonsillar, submandibular, and submental nodes drain the lymphatic fluid from portions of the
When screening a patient for peripheral arterial disease (PAD), one risk factor would include a history of
Heart sounds produced by turbulence due to a temporary increase in blood flow in predisposing conditions, such as hyperthyroidism, is considered
A patient complains of a tight, bursting pain in the calf that increases with walking. Elevation of the leg sometimes relieves the pain. These symptoms may be consistent with:
On assessment, which one of the following symptoms would be noted as a compensatory response to chronic hypoxia?
A patient describes chest pain as persistent, sharp, and knife-like. These symptoms are more characteristic of
The horizontal superficial inguinal lymph nodes are located in the anterior thigh below the inguinal ligament and drain lymphatic fluid from all of these areas except
When assessing the heart rate of a healthy 13-month-old child, which one of the following sites is the most appropriate for this child?
To assess the murmur of aortic insufficiency, position the patient
A child presents with fever of 102.5 F for the past five days.Kawasaki disease is suspected if which of the following groups of symptoms is present?
The great saphenous vein enters the deep venous system by way of the
A patient describes chest pain as pressing, squeezing, and tight lasting between 1 and 3 minutes. These symptoms are morecharacteristic of
A bruit heard in the epigastric area with both systolic and diastolic components is suggestive of
Tissue ischemia is usually observed when assessing a patient with peripheral artery disease (PAD). What other symptom could be assessed?
A patient complains of some pain in the distal portions of her fingers on both hands.She states that it tends to occur more frequently with exposure to cold. These symptoms may be consistent with
A patient presents with chest pain that radiates to the left side of the neck and down the left arm when he chops wood.This type of pain could be suggestive of
The amplitude of the pulse in a patient in cardiogenic shock would most likely appear:
Characteristic symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency may include which one of the following?
Children presenting with congenital heart defects that result in right to left shunting would most likely exhibit which of the following symptoms?
The ankle-brachial index is a screening test used to assess a person’s risk for:
A disease that may present as indigestion, but is precipitated by exertion and relieved by rest is most likely
In order to assess for varicosities in the lower extremities, position the patien
The four classic structural defects of Tetralogy of Fallot include
A 68-year-old man with uncontrolled hypertension presents with sudden, intense left lower abdominal pain that radiates to the back. The pain is associated with a tearing sensation. These findings are MOST likely associated with
Symptoms of orthostatic hypotension include all of the following except
When auscultating the heart, a scratchy, continuous murmur is audible during atrial systole and ventricular systole and diastole.This finding may be indicative of a
In older adults, the presence of heart sound S4 suggest
A patient with cirrhosis develops portal hypertension as indicated by the presence of
The anterior cervical lymph node chain is located anterior and
The axillary lymph nodes drain lymphatic fluid from all of the following areas except the
The lymphatic ducts drain into the
The patient has had an internal pacemaker in place for five years.Pacemaker failure is being considered because over the past few days, the patient has been experiencing episodes of
Why would a newborn with patent ductus arteriosus receive a prostaglandin inhibitor (indomethacin)?
In older adults, the presence of heart sound S3 suggests
Enlarged or tender lymph nodes are most often associate with
Pain with walking or prolonged standing, radiating from the spinal area into the buttocks, thighs, lower legs, or feet, may be seen with
A heart rate of 100-180 beats per minute in an adult is …..
When auscultating the point of maximal impulse (PMI), apex of the heart, in an adult, the stethoscope is place at the
When auscultating the heart, the displacement of the point of maximal impulse (PMI) is greater than 10 cm lateral to themidsternal line. This finding is consistent with:left
A finding suggestive of an inflamed lymph node would be one that is
The posterior auricular lymph nodes drain lymphatic fluid from the
Which of the following group of symptoms would be suggestive of an infant experiencing a congenital heart defect associated with decreased pulmonary blood flow pattern?
What heart sounds are heard during auscultation of a man with Marfan syndrome who has a ….mitral valve prolapse?
Deep cervical lymph nodes drain lymphatic fluid from the
A patient complains of increased pain in the calf muscles and buttocks especially after walking or riding his bicycle.He states that the pain stops after he sits still for about 2-3 minutes. This condition may be associate with
A male patient states that he has difficulty breathing when he is lying down but when he sits up, it improves. This is a classic description of
The external iliac lymph nodes drain lymphatic fluid from the following areas except the
A disparity between the brachial and femoral pulses in a 4-month-old could indicate
The sacral lymph nodes receive lymphatic fluid from all the following except the
When auscultating the apex of the heart in an 8-year-old, the bell of the stethoscope should be placed at the
To auscultate the heart sounds arising from the pulmonic valve in an adult patient, place the stethoscope
Enlargement of which lymph nodes would be suggestive of metastasis from a thoracic or abdominal malignancy?
In an adult patient, auscultate the sounds arising from the mitral valve by placing the stethoscope
Symptoms of acrocyanosis in the newborn include
The anterior mediastinal lymph nodes drain lymphatic fluid from the
When auscultating the heart for aortic insufficiency, ask the patient to
Presence of a heart murmur in a child would be consider organic if the child
A condition that usually presents with numbness or tingling in the distal portions of one or more fingers aggravate by cold oremotional stress may be associate with
Right atrial pressure can be determine by
While examining the heart, a pansystolic, blowing murmur is audible over the left sternal border with radiation to the right of the sternum. The intensity increase with inspiration. This finding is characteristic of
While auscultating the patient’s heart, a medium, soft murmur is audible. It is pansystolic and heard loudest at the apex with radiation to the left axilla. These findings are consistent with
To assess aortic pulsations in patients with carotid obstruction, assess the pulse using the
A condition that presents with symptomatic limb ischemia upon exertion is termed
Men between the ages of 40 and 64 years should be screened yearly for
The thoracic lymph duct drains lymphatic fluid from all the following areas except the
A patient complains of pain in the arch of the foot sometimes relieved by rest. Occasionally, he experiences intermittent painin the toes, especially at rest. Exercise aggravates the pain in the arch.History reveals he smokes approximately a half pack of cigarettes per day.These symptoms may be consistent with
When auscultating the heart of a 50-year-old patient, a soft murmur is audible in the left second and third intercostal spaces and radiates to the left shoulder and neck. Also noted is a crescendo-decrescendo pitch to the murmur. This finding could be consistent with
A sudden, tearing, sharp pain that begins in the chest and radiates to the back or into the neck is usually associated with
When auscultating heart sounds arising from the aortic valve in an adult patient, place the stethoscope
A twelve-month-old has a history of heart failure related to his congenital heart defect.He is receiving Aldactone (Spironolactone), enalapril (Vasotec), furosemide (Lasix), and acetaminophen (Tylenol).The infant’spotassium level is 3.1 meq/l. Which medication is most likely decreasing his potassium level?
To auscultate the tricuspid valve heart sounds in an adult patient, place the stethoscope
The posterior auricular lymph node is located
A 5-year-old child presents with complaints of fever and headache. Examination reveals a heart rate of 157 beats/minute,respiratory rate of 40 breaths/minute, B/P 108/54, and a temperature of 102.6F. The increased heart rate is most likely related to
When auscultating the heart of a 55-year-old patient, a loud murmur with a thrill is audible in the right second intercostalspace that radiates to the carotid arteries. Also note is a crescendo-decrescendo pitch audible at the apex.The murmur is …..best with the patient sitting and leaning forward. This finding is consistent with
When auscultating the heart; S1 sound, is locate at the apex of the heart and signifies
Which lymph nodes receive lymphatic fluid from the stomach, duodenum, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas?
Pain or cramping of the legs that occurs during exertion and is relieve by rest is term
A third heart sound (S3) is audible in a forty-five-year old. This S3 sound may be
When performing a cardiovascular assessment on a healthy 2-year-old child
Warning signs of peripheral artery disease may include all of the following except nsg 6020 apea
A pediatric patient presents with erythema marginatum, chorea, and a heart murmur. These symptoms are consistent with
Causes of orthostatic hypotension in older adults may include all of the following except nsg 6020 apea
A three-week-old infant presents with a generalized lacy, reticulated blue discoloration of the skin. This is suggestive of
When assessing a 3-year-old African American child, the most likely cause of black, dusky mucous membranes is related to
The preauricular lymph node is located
By placing the ball of the examiner’s hand firmly on the chest, the examiner would be checking for
The hemodynamic changes resulting from structural defects in children can lead to heart failure. The most common reason for these changes is related to nsg 6020 apea
Assessment findings in a newborn at birth include: irregular respirations without crying, heart rate of 105 beats/minute, grimaces with reflex stimulation, kicking of both feet, and moving of both arms.The body and face are pink and hands and feet are cyanotic. What is the APGAR score?
A patient complaints of a sharp, knifelike pain that begins in the chest and radiates to the tip of the shoulder and to the neck. This type of chest pain is suggestive of
An otherwise healthy two-year-old presents with a heart rate that varies with inspiration and expiration. Which statement is true?
The tonsillar lymph node is located:
Widened pulse pressure (PP) is define as systolic blood pressure (SBP)
A widened pulse pressure greater than or equal to 60 in an older patient is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, stroke, and
Which of the following symptoms would necessitate the need for further evaluation in the newborn?
The occipital lymph node is located:
The preauricular nodes drain lymphatic fluid from the
Absent or diminished pulses in the wrist could be indicative of nsg 6020 apea
The posterior chest wall and portions of the arms are draine by which group of lymph nodes?
A patient suspected of having chronic venous insufficiency, may present with
The right lymph duct drains lymphatic fluid from all the following areas except the
The infraorbital or maxillary, buccinator, and supramandibular lymph nodes drain lymphatic fluid from the
Characteristic symptoms of chronic arterial insufficiency may include which one of the following?
A patient states that the only way he can sleep at night is to use several pillows or to sleep upright in a recliner.This sleep pattern is most consistent with
The internal iliac lymph nodes drain lymphatic fluid from the nsg 6020 apea
The supraclavicular lymph nodes are located
The superior and inferior mesenteric lymph nodes drain lymphatic fluid from the