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Policy Analysis Paper

 
Purpose: To investigate & integrate knowledge of advanced nursing practice, scholarly inquiry, & leadership by examining a policy at the level of clinical practice, health care systems, or public/social health policy. Students are to submit a paper between 7-10 pages long excluding title page and reference pages. Paper must be organized according to the guidelines below and should include all the identified sections as required. Paper must be completed in APA format and contain current scholarly sources dated from 2010 until current.
 
Introduction 10 points 
 
▪ Generally define & describe the policy issue to be addressed.
▪ Identify the purpose of analysis, the targeted level of policy (i.e., clinical
practice, health care systems, or public/social health) & significance of topic. ▪ Identify questions the policy analysis is intended to address.
 
Background 
10 points 
 

  • ▪  Provide details of the issue or problem, including its nature/scope, relevant literature & history, & the context within which the issue exists.
  • ▪  Describe existing policy addressing the issue, if any.
  • ▪  Discuss strengths & shortcomings in existing policy.
  • ▪  Identify & describe key stakeholders (individuals & groups) that are or will
    be affected by the policy & why.

 
Analysis 
30 points 
 

  • ▪  Identify alternative policies to achieve objectives.
  • ▪  Establish/identify criteria that will be used for selection of “best” policy.
  • ▪  Evaluate each alternative & its potential impact relative to the healthcare &
    patient outcomes.
  • ▪  Assess the trade-offs between alternatives.

 
Recommendations 
20 points 
 

  • ▪  Based on the analysis, identify the “best” alternative to address the current issue & policy situation.
  • ▪  Provide rationale for selection.
  • ▪  Describe possible strategies to implement selected alternative.
  • ▪  Identify barriers to implementation of selected alternative.
  • ▪  Describe methods to evaluate policy implementation.

 
Discussion 20 points 
 

  • ▪  Discuss analysis & recommendations relative to the original questions identified, & the level of policy it is intended to address (i.e., clinical practice, health care systems, or public).
  • ▪  Identify limitations of analysis.
  • ▪  Discuss implications for practice, education, research, & policy-making.

 
Conclusion 5 points 
 
▪ Summarize findings & recommendations of analysis
▪ Identify questions to be addressed in future studies or policy analyses.
 
References 5 points 
 
▪ List all references cited in paper. Must be completed in APA format.
 
Appendices 
 
▪ Table displaying results of analysis, including, for example, a list of alternatives & the degree to which each alternative may be most effective. Other tables & appendices as needed to support analysis.

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Landlord Tenant Law

Larry Landlord has recently renovated an apartment and has put it on the market to be rented for $800.00 a month. Larry Landlord has been in business for approximately five (5) years and has had both positive and negative experiences with tenants. Larry Landlord is hoping to find a good, long-term tenant for his apartment. Roger Renter saw Larry’s sign for the apartment for rent and thought the location and the apartment would be perfect. Roger met Larry to look at the apartment and Roger fell in love with it. All of the interior fixtures had been replaced and the unit had a nice large closet. Roger noticed that although newly painted, the exterior of the apartment did show a little bit of wear. Because of the condition of the exterior of the building, Roger asked Larry about any roof leaks. Larry stated that he had never had a leak and was not aware of any leaks.
Roger and Larry entered into a valid contract for the rental of the apartment. (Note: The issue of whether or not a contract exists is NOT part of this question. For purposes of this question assume the contract is valid and there are no issues with the contract.)
 
The part of the country where Roger rented was rainy in the summertime. Roger rented and moved into the apartment in October. In June, a tremendous rainstorm occurred and Roger’s roof began to leak. The leak was minor at first and Roger merely put a trash can under the leak and had no other issues that month. When handing over his monthly rent check, Roger told Larry about the small leak. Larry thanked Roger for letting him know about the leak and told Roger he would have it fixed.
therefore the leak damaged some of Roger’s furniture. Roger called Larry to let him know that there was a leak and asked when it might be fixedThe next month the rains came again and the leak grew larger in Roger’s apartment. Roger was not home at the time of the rain and . Roger also stated that he thought Larry had fixed the roof. Larry curtly stated, “When it rains, sometimes it pours. When it pours, sometimes it leaks.” Roger did not like Larry’s tone or response and called back to ask when the roof might be fixed. Larry stated, “When I get to it.” The following day, Roger sent Larry a note about the roof leak and asked Larry to please address the issue.Since it was the rainy season, Roger knew it would rain again and therefore simply moved his items away from the leak and did nothing to help mitigate the damage from the leaking roof.
Larry came into the apartment to investigate the leak and found damage from not only the leak but also from the thrown baseball bat. Roger states that the baseball bat damage was a direct result of Larry’s inability to fix the leak based on his anger from Larry’s curt response.
Suppose you are a mediator. In five to seven (5-7) pages discuss the rights and responsibilities of the landlord and the tenant in which you:

  1. Explore the legal rights and responsibilities of the tenant and the landlord.
  2. Decide whether or not the landlord and / or the tenant had a legal duty to mitigate damages.
  3. Determine whether or not Larry has legal grounds to evict Roger. Explain why or why not.
  4. Describe whether or not Roger has a legal obligation to pay for the damage he caused and determine whether or not Larry would be liable for any direct damage.
  5. Support each response with facts presented in the scenario.
  6. Use proper legal terminology throughout your responses.
  7. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as quality academic resources.
  8. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    • Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
    • Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
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Disruption Innovation at Airbnb

1. Airbnb’s Tales of Disruption-Disruption Innovation at Airbnb• Sharable link to article: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bTUxx-BtzcC8NRZ2RG- qCyWRsXvWXINm/view?usp=sharing
2. The Rise of the Sharing Economy: Estimating the Impact of Airbnb on the Hotel
Industry.
• Sharable link to article: https://drive.google.com/file/d/ 1PlQMiDw_JI3tn1ij76TrIwrRCAak_GsX/view?usp=sharing
Business Insight Global: Sharable link to folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1voNv5-wzEuqGtMEp_vEMIgws- wY15tD2?usp=sharing
1. Airbnb Inc. • Sharable link to article: https://drive.google.com/file/d/
1mqqWyr__loby6lOYGMFjlYgiTJrOlxnl/view?usp=sharing
2. Deflating Airbnb; The sharing economy • Sharable link to article: https://drive.google.com/file/d/

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The Struggle for Freedom and Equality in the 20th Century Essay

Assignment 2: The Struggle for Freedom and Equality in the 20th Century
As illustrated within the text, the twentieth century saw highs and lows in the arena of civil rights for African-Americans. At every opportunity—whether through war or legislation—black and white activists worked to overcome unjust treatment of African-Americans. Such activity reached a crescendo in the 1950s and 1960s but waned in the 1970s.
Within this assignment, you will explore the timeline of the struggle for equality and highlight the successes and the eventual pitfalls of the Civil Rights Movement of the twentieth century. To prepare, use the Internet or Strayer databases to research major events of the Civil Rights Movement in the twentieth century. For additional information, explore the encyclopedia found on The King Center’s Website, located at http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/encyclopedia_contents.
Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Examine at least two (2) of the primary methods that African-Americans in the early twentieth century used in order to overcome the policies of segregation that were codified at the federal, state, or local level, and determine the effectiveness of the methods in question. Provide a rationale for your response.
  2. Specify two (2) catalysts that contributed to the beginnings of the modern Civil Rights Movement. Justify your response.
  3. Determine two (2) goals of the Civil Rights Movement, and explore the fundamental reasons these goals had limited effect during and after the 1960s. Focus on the areas of class, gender, and sexuality. Justify your response.
  4. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
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Comprehensive Analysis Project (CAP) Essay

As shown in the syllabus, you have a project to do for this course. My colleague Mike Booth in his financial accounting courses expertly uses this project as a tool for teaching the entire semester. He has students work in groups, has milestones where specific work has to be done, etc.
Overview of the Project a.k.a. CAP
The final project asks you to:
1) Answer general “theory” questions regarding these two companies.
2) Utilize the Internet as resources to understand how to generate useful indicators in the areas of Profitability, Asset Management, Financial Risk, Liquidity, and Market Strength.
3) Perform calculations and analyses on the financial statement data given.

4) http://laskeycostello.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/analysis.jpgEvaluate the results from your calculations and analyses and form conclusions regarding your understanding of the companies compared.

5) Discuss this project with others in the class or work in self-created groups (for both online and traditional classes) to discuss the project where you can learn from each other but ultimately prepare you own individual analysis. (The level of interaction between students is up to the individual student and while highly recommended, is not required.)

 
3) to practice your communication skills (i.e., effective reading, listening, writing, speaking).

4) to improve/reinforce your interpersonal skills by providing experience in working with other students as a cooperative learning team (see #5 above).

5) to provide a foundation in understanding and using corporate financial statements that will be useful in your future college courses and professional career, as well as from a potential investor standpoint. (Adapted from Michael Booth’s Acct 1 Project).

Parts to the Project

The project is divided into two major sections. The first section is ratio analysis also called performance measurement. In this section, I give you a couple pages I scanned from a textbook of some of the underlying concepts of performance measurement. To provide you with details on what the ratios are and what they mean, I then included four hyperlinks to resources on the web. My suggestion is to give each link a quick overview to see which one fits your learning style. Some are “down and dirty” without much frills and others are more sophisticated and detailed. Remember that you have your own textbook chapters that you will have completed by the time you put the finishing touches on this project so you should have no shortage of resources.

Following these resources, I give you the actual textbook problem (problem 14.4) with the Income Statement and Balance Sheet. I decided to provide all of this information so that you have it all at your disposal and do not have to go “find” the information yourself. My thinking is that if I provide the information, you can spend your time on the learning aspect of this assignment. At the end of this first section is the requirements section itemizing what you need to do.

The second section which follows all of the above is a very short section where I want you to write up an analysis of a horizontal and vertical analysis problem where I give you the problem and the solution. I am looking for a write up of what the data means. My thinking on this one is that the computer will spit out the numbers and the calculation but you need to be able to interpret the results.

SECTION ONE

Here are 2 pages that I scanned from the Needles textbook that will give you a little background information. I hope the quality is good enough for you to read. See if they helps you understand the overall concepts of Financial Performance Measurement.

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Based on Wilson's definition where does the final climax of "Dinner With Friends" occur?

Wilson states “The final and most significant crisis is referred to as the climax.”  The climax can resolve the issues of the play either happily, unhappily or without clear resolution.
Based on Wilson’s definition where does the final climax of “Dinner With Friends” occur?
Why do you believe this to be so and does the play resolve happily, unhappily or with no resolution at all?
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