Holzweiss, P. C., Joyner, S. A., Fuller, M. B., Henderson, S., & Young, R. (2014). Online graduate students’ perceptions of best learning experiences. Distance Education, 35(3), 311-323.
In the Holzweiss, Joyner, Fuller, Henderson & Young study, the researchers sampled graduate students. Please read the entire study with a focus on the sample and the sampling practices. Consider the study from two perspectives.
First, analyze the study itself as it was conducted. Consider the information in Chapter 5 regarding sampling and apply that information to an analysis of the sample in the Holzweiss study. This is a qualitative study, so be sure to consider the issues related to sampling in qualitative research as you analyze this sampling procedure.
Second, after you have discussed the sampling procedures, consider what sampling procedure you might use if you were to design this study as a quantitative study. What choices would you make regarding your population; what would be your target population? How would you select your sample? What size sample would you want to identify? How would you avoid sampling error and bias?
As a student of research, it is very important that you understand independent and dependent variables.
Consider the following research question: Are there differences between rural and urban children’s attitudes regarding diversity?
If you were to be analyzing this question for a research study, you would need to consider the following:
The dependent variable is attitudes regarding diversity.
The independent variable is type of children and it has two levels, rural and urban.
In this example several variables need to be operationalized. Let’s start with the dependent variable. Attitudes regarding diversity could be racial or ethnic diversity, it could be diversity related to being from elsewhere, or living differently. To develop this topic diversity would have to be operationally defined.
In this example we also need to operationalize rural and urban. This might be done with population statistics.
Children would also need to be operationalized. A small child’s attitude regarding diversity versus a middle-school child’s, or a teenager’s might be very different constructs.
Please carefully read Chapter 6 so that you understand independent and dependent variables.
Then please
· write a research question such as the one above;
· identify your independent and dependent variables related to that research question;
· provide operational definitions of your variables
EACH QUESTION SHOULD BE AT LEAST 300 WORDS
Counseling Theory- Person Centered Therapy
I need this back on Feb 1st by 6pm
As you may have gathered through your required readings and the video for this module, the psychodynamic tradition has a rich history and has evolved over time to adapt to trends toward briefer forms of treatment. Concepts from the theory, such as defense mechanisms, transference, and counter-transference, are also used by most non-psychoanalytic counselors to supplement their work with clients.
Tasks:
- Person Centered therapists do not use therapeutic techniques. Instead, they try to create a therapeutic relationship characterized by empathy, acceptance, and genuineness. Explain if you, as a therapist, would feel comfortable working with clients without techniques or would prefer to use techniques. Include information from the chapter readings to support your response.
Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsQuality of initial posting, including fulfillment of assignment instructions16Quality of responses to classmates12Frequency of responses to classmates4Reference to supporting readings and other materials4Language and grammar4Total:40
How might a company's preferred recruiting sources differ when it is looking for local retail managers versus doing a national search for managerial talent?
Child abuse and maltreatment
Child abuse and maltreatment is not limited to a particular age and can occur in the infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age years. Choose one of the four age groups (infant, toddler, preschool, or school age) and discuss the types of abuse that are most often seen in this age. Discuss warning signs and physical and emotional assessment findings the nurse may see that could indicate child abuse. Discuss cultural variations of health practices that can be misidentified as child abuse. Describe the reporting mechanism in your state and nurse responsibilities related to the reporting of suspected child abuse.
theory analysis and evaluation
Consider Chapter 5, McEwen and Wills.
1) What does McEwen identify as a fundamental purpose of theory analysis and evaluation?
2) What are the three steps of Theory Evaluation?
3) Briefly discuss the history of Theory Evaluation. What are your thoughts on the significant contributions of Theory Evaluation to nursing theory and practice.
Network Analysis using Wireshark
Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Trimester T3 2017
Unit Code MN504
Unit Title Networked Application Management
Assessment
Type
Individual
Assessment
Title
Network Analysis using Wireshark
Purpose of the
assessment
(with ULO
Mapping)
This assignment is designed to develop deeper analytical understanding of
different distributed network conditions. At the completion of this assessment
students should be able to:
d. Analyse performance and deployment issues for networked applications;
e. Compare appropriate industry tools and techniques to manage
networked applications;
Weight 20%
Total Marks 80
Word limit 2000
Due Date 02/02/2018 11:55PM (Week 11 Friday)
Submission
Guidelines
All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a title
Page.
The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body)
font and 2.54 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate
section headings.
Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed
appropriately at the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style.
Extension If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration
Application must be submitted directly on AMS. You must submit this
application three working days prior to the due date of the assignment.
Further information is available at:
http://www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policiesprocedures-and-guidelines/specialconsiderationdeferment
Academic
Misconduct
Academic Misconduct is a serious offence. Depending on the seriousness of
the case, penalties can vary from a written warning or zero marks to exclusion
from the course or rescinding the degree. Students should make themselves
familiar with the full policy and procedure available at:
http://www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policiesprocedures-and-guidelines/Plagiarism-Academic-Misconduct-PolicyProcedure
For further information, please refer to the Academic Integrity
Section in your Unit Description.
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Assignment Description
The aim of the assignment is to develop an analytical understanding of performance and management of
different types of networked applications. The assignment will provide an opportunity to understand network
performance and management issues of networked applications using state of the art tools. This exercises
provide an opportunity to demonstrate analytical ability of evaluating distributed systems performance,
Quality of Service and service management.
Overview and General Instructions of Assignment
Each student will need to work on an assigned set of websites and capture packets on their home network.
The students are assigned the set of websites based on their MIT ID from Table 1. The set of websites include
a website of a news channel and a website for live streaming. The students are required to capture packets of
multiple images from the news channel website and capture packets from the live stream website while
streaming for 10 minutes on their home network.
Table 1: Website Allocation
Sno. Website Assigned Last digit of MIT ID
1 http://www.news.com.au 0 and 9
http:// iview.abc.net.au
2 http://www.nzherald.co.nz 1 and 8
https://www.9now.com.au/live/channel-9
3 https://www.newsroom.co.nz 2 and 7
https://tenplay.com.au/
4 http://tv.australiaplus.com/ 3 and 6
https://7live.com.au/
5 http://www.radionz.co.nz/news 4 and 5
https://www.skynews.com.au
The complete report must be submitted on Moodle within due date. The report has following four main
parts:
Part 1:
The first part of the report should be about general statistics of both captures using Wireshark that must
include:
1. Time of capture
2. Total number of captured packets
3. IP addresses of the client and server
4. Description of the capturing device
Part 2:
The second part of the report must include screen shots of packet capture, screenshots of different statistics
from Wireshark and complete analysis of those screenshots for both websites from part 1. Only screenshots
of the graphs or other statistics will not get any marks as those must be analysed in detail to discuss the
quality of service for a particular application. The students are required to analyse the network performance
for the assigned websites considering following aspects:
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1. Throughput
2. Round Trip Time
3. Load Distribution
4. Warnings and errors
5. TCP retransmissions
Part 3:
The third part of the report is about comparing the collected Wireshark statistics of two different types of
networked applications and providing reasons for those differences. The graphs and statistics showing
different performance aspects of web page transfer and live streaming (provided in part 2) need to be
compared with each other. The differences of the performance to be identified and reasons must be provided
for such differences.
Part 4:
Students need to download, install, use and compare another free network performance measurement tool
from the Internet on their home computer. One possible option is Microsoft Message Analyzer from
https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=44226. The tool should be used to analyse the
network traffic captured while accessing one of the news websites mentioned in Table 1. The chosen tool
should be compared with Wireshark on thehttps://www.precisionessays.com/in/project basis of following criteria:
1. Ease of access and use: how easy it is to download, install and start using (any changes to be made
to the system etc.) as compared to Wireshark
2. GUI: Compare at least four GUI features of the chosen tool with Wireshark
3. Visualisation of traffic: After capturing packets by the chosen tool the effectiveness of the
visualisation of the network traffic should be compared with Wireshark.
4. Statistics generation: At least two type of statistics like throughput, RTT etc. needs to be generated
by the chosen tool and are to be compared with statistics generation ability of Wireshark.
5. Details of HTTP: The details of HTTP traffic provided by the chosen tool should be compared with
Wireshark.
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Marking criteria:
Section to be included in
the report
Description of the section Marks
Introduction Outline of the assignment
Overall structure of the report
5
General Statistics For each capture following should be discussed:
1. Time of capture
2. Total number of captured packets
3. Device at which the files were captured
4. Average bytes/sec
8
Network Performance Screenshots and analysis of the following:
1. Throughput
2. Round Trip Time
3. Load Distribution
4. Warnings and errors
5. TCP retransmissions
5 * 4 = 20
Comparison 1 Comparison of the graphs and statistic of both websites
using Wireshark and discussion of the reasons for the
difference.
10 + 10 =20
Comparison 2 Comparison of the chosen tool with Wireshark in terms
of:
1. Ease of access and use
2. GUI
3. Visualisation of traffic
4. Statistics generation
5. Details of HTTP
5 * 4 = 20
Conclusion Complete summary of the report specially the
comparison.
5
Reference style Follow IEEE reference style. 2
Total 80
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Marking Rubric for Assignment #1: Total Marks 80
Grade
Mark
HD
> 80%
DI
70-79%
CR
60-69%
P
50-59%
Fail
< 50%
Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
Introduction
/5
Clear and concise
outline is provided,
report structure is
described properly
Clear outline is
provided, report
structure is
described.
Some outline is
provided, report
structure is
somewhat
discussed
Some outline is
provided,.
This is no
relevance to the
assignment
topic.
General
Statistics
/8
All required aspects
are discussed
exceptionally well
All required
aspects are
discussed
Some aspects are
discussed
Very few aspects
are discussed
Not related
Network
Performance
/20
All five required
matters are analysed
in detail and
exceptionally well, All
screen shots are
clear and complete
Most of the
required matters
are analysed in
detail , All screen
shots are clear
and complete
Some required
matters are
analysed in detail
and , Some
screen shots are
clear and
complete
Few of the
required matters
are analysed
Not related
or/and
incomplete
Comparison 1
/20
In detail comparison
is provided and
justification is given
exceptionally well
Some comparison
is provided and
justification given
Some comparison
is provided and
incomplete
justification is
there
Comparison and
justification is
incomplete
Not related
and/or
incomplete
Comparison 2
/20
In detail comparison
is provided and
justification is given
exceptionally well
Some comparison
is provided and
justification given
Some comparison
is provided and
incomplete
justification is
there
Comparison and
justification is
incomplete
Not related
and/or
incomplete
Conclusion
/5
Logic is clear and
easy to follow with
strong arguments
Consistency
logical and
convincing
Mostly consistent
logical and
convincing
Adequate
cohesion and
conviction
Argument is
confused and
disjointed
Reference
style
/2
Clear styles with
excellent source of
references.
Clear referencing
style
Generally good
referencing style
Sometimes clear
referencing style
Lacks
consistency with
many errors
Situational Leadership STYLES, ARISTOTLE AND LEADERSHIP, AND LEADERSHIP VS. MANAGEMENT
Module 1 – Case
Situational Leadership STYLES, ARISTOTLE AND LEADERSHIP, AND LEADERSHIP VS. MANAGEMENT
Background
One of the more contemporary styles of leadership is “situational leadership.” In this assignment, you will choose a CEO from a top company and analyze his/her leadership style through the lens of situational leadership.
Required Reading
Fortune Magazines “100 Best Companies to Work For 2016”: http://fortune.com/best-companies/
Case Assignment
Drawing on the material in the background readings and doing additional research, prepare a 5- to 6-page paper (not including the cover and reference pages).
Using the framework of Situational Leadership, analyze the leadership style of a contemporary CEO from one of the top 10 companies listed in Fortune Magazine’s Best Companies to Work for in 2016.
Keys to the Assignment
· Go to Fortune Magazines Top 100 Companies to Work For 2016 and choose a company from the Top 10.
· Research the company, then answer the following questions.
· Which of the situational leadership styles exemplifies this company?
· What is the added value of this leadership style?
· What impact does this leadership style have on the organization’s overall image?
· Contrast this leadership style with Express Scripts, named the worst company in America to work for by glassdoor.com.
· Based on your experiences and research, what kind of leadership style is needed to promote efficiency in an organization? What contingencies affect this outcome? Justify your response.
· These are not the only things that must be covered, but just the minimum. You are encouraged to go deeper with the assignment and use your critical thinking skills to ascertain what other areas are important in making a company one of the top ones in which to work.
Module 1 – SLP
Situational Leadership STYLES, ARISTOTLE AND LEADERSHIP, AND LEADERSHIP VS. MANAGEMENT
The purpose of the Session Long Project in Trident University International classes is to give you the opportunity to explore the applicability of the Module to your own life and work, and to see how the otherwise academically rigorous presentation of a topic may, with more or less work and/or trauma, become “up close and personal”. This is done in a number of different ways — sometimes cumulative papers, sometimes practical hands-on experimentation with a tool of some sort, sometimes reflections on a place of work or life. The common thread is personal application, aimed at demonstrating a cumulative knowledge and understanding of the course’s material.
In each module, you will complete an assessment and/or situation diagnostics focusing on some aspect of leadership. You will then be asked to create a plan by which you can “grow” your strengths and develop your weaknesses. By the end of the course and the project, you will have a better understanding of strategic leadership and how to use leadership to influence followers.
Background
Martin Luther King was one of the great orators of the 20th century, and his style has been used as a model for many, including President Barack Obama. In this SLP assignment, you will analyze MLK’s style and compare it to your own.
Required Reading
Please read Martin Luther King’s letter from Birmingham Jail at:http://www.bu.edu/irsd/Ec326_2004/material_2004/Letter%20from%20Birmingham%20Jail.htm
Session Long Project
Then, drawing on the material in the background readings and doing additional research, write a 2- to 3-page paper in which you:
Analyze the leadership and oratory styles of Martin Luther King, Jr. through the lens of ethos, logos, and pathos, and compare his styles to your own. What could you do to strengthen your own skills at influence and persuasion?
Keys to the Assignment
The key aspects of this assignment that, at a minimum, should be covered in your paper include:
· Examples of how Martin Luther King used ethos, logos, and pathos in his powerful and highly influential letter.
· How do you/can you incorporate what you have learned about ethos, logos, and pathos into your own leadership activities to increase your influence as a leader?
Module 1 – Background
Situational Leadership STYLES, ARISTOTLE AND LEADERSHIP, AND LEADERSHIP VS. MANAGEMENT
Required Reading
Journal Articles and Websites: Journal articles can be found in the Trident Online Library. Book chapters are located in the same library, but you must click on “Additional Library Resources” and then search the eBook Academic Collection (EBSCO).
Badshah, S. (2012). Historical study of leadership theories. Journal of Strategic Human Resource Management, 1(1), 49–59.
Blanchard, K. (2008). Situational leadership. Leadership Excellence, 25(5), 19. Retrieved from ProQuest in the Trident Online Library.
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Definition and Examples. (2015) Retrieved from http://pathosethoslogos.com/
Kotter, J. P. (2013, January 9). Management is (still) not leadership. Harvard Business Review- Blog Network. Retrieved from http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/01/management-is-still-not-leadership/
Leigh, A. (2017). Define situational leadership. Chron. Retrieved from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/define-situational-leadership-2976.html
Martin Luther King’s Letter From Birmingham Jail. (1963). Retrieved from http://www.bu.edu/irsd/Ec326_2004/material_2004/Letter%20from%20Birmingham%20Jail.htm
NetMBA. (2010). Theory x and theory y. Retrieved from http://www.netmba.com/mgmt/ob/motivation/mcgregor/
Theory X and Theory Y: Understanding Team Member Motivation (2013), Retrieved from http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_74.htm
Optional Readings and References
Changing Minds. (2011). Leadership vs. management. Retrieved from http://changingminds.org/disciplines/leadership/articles/manager_leader.htm
Sourcing Talent
This is an interesting look at the trend of the “gig economy” in sourcing talent. Have you heard of this/experienced this? In what ways might you apply this in your organization?
https://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2017/01/04/the-gig-economy-your-ticket-to-sourcing-top-talent/2/&refURL=&referrer=#4af2a4d45307
Health Care Leadership–Contemporary Leadership Model
200 Words need by the end of the day 01/30.
How would you apply at least one contemporary leadership model to a real (or hypothesized) health leadership situation or case? Explain the rationale for your decisions, actions, and behaviors.
Contemporary Leadership Models to choose from:
The Omnibus Leadership Model
The Dynamic Culture Leadership Model
Yuki’s Multiple Linkage Model
Hargrove & Glidewell’s Impossible Leadership Model
Lynn’s Leadership Art & Science in Public Leadership & Management Model
Bolman and Deal’s Reframing Leadership & Management in Organizations Model
Dissemination of research findings in the clinical nursing literature
A POSITIVE COMMENT BASED IN THIS ARGUMENT
Dissemination of research findings in the clinical nursing literature occurred at two levels: through articles that reported studies of potential value to the nurse’s practice and citations to research publications within articles. Relevance to clinical practice. Disseminating research in journals that are geared to clinicians is essential to increase nurses’ awareness of research findings that might be relevant to their practice (Oermann, Nordstrom, Wilmes, Denison, Webb, Featherston, & Kowalewski, 2008). The American Association of Critical Care Nurses Journal would be a great place to present my project because the success of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) bundles in preventing ventilator associated pneumonia largely depends on the knowledge and cooperation of critical care nurses. Educating them will bring awareness to the difference that they as nurses can make. Over 100,000 nurses and nursing students currently subscribe to The American Association of Critical Care Nurses Journal. The National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition would be a good conference to discuss my project because the conference focuses on evidence based practices and has critical care nurses from around the country and beyond. It is a good way to educate but also a great place to learn from others in the same field. The exposition also allows nurses to collect CE hours for attendance so this will add an extra incentive for nurses to participate. The conference offer more than education; it also offers an environment for support and inspiration. Nurses come with an open mind ready to learn and getting nurses to understand the need for change is half the battle.
Oermann, M. H., Nordstrom, C. K., Wilmes, N. A., Denison, D., Webb, S. A., Featherston, D. E., & Kowalewski, K. (2008, January). Dissemination of research in clinical nursing journals. Retrieved January 29, 2018, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18171391