I am attaching the onstructions for this assignment and the template. You will also see the topic I have chosen under “Historical Topic Analysis”-
Historical Topic Analysis
Name of Chosen Historical Topic
No Child Left Behind (NCLB, 2001): the emergence of federally based testing accountability and its impact on the working conditions of teachers.
Guiding Question for Chosen Historical Topic
What did the NCLB-era accountability through tests do to the working conditions and professional dispositions of teachers, such as satisfaction, perceived support, or autonomy, and what are the long-term lessons of this era that current accountability policy in the U.S. public school system should take into consideration
Grissom, J. A., Nicholson-Crotty, S., & Harrington, J. R. (2014). Estimating the effects of No Child Left Behind on teachers work environments and job attitudes.Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis,36(4), 417-436.
Gather at least 5 sources:
Must include Smith textbook
Use peer-reviewed journal articles
Include Bible
Can use course videos/articles
Review APA format guidelines
Paper Structure (in this exact order)
Title Page (APA format)
Title based on your thesis (not assignment name)
Page number starts here
Abstract (150250 words)
Summary of main ideas + conclusions
Introduction
Introduce topic
End with thesis statement
Summary and Context
Historical background of topic
Explain events/causes
Include citations
Critical Analysis
Analyze topic
Include different perspectives
Include Biblical worldview
Support with research
Conclusion
Wrap up main idea
Discuss implications for education today
Do NOT introduce new info
References Page (APA)
Minimum 5 sources
Alphabetical order
Hanging indent
Double spaced
Writing Requirements
Minimum 1,300 words (Introduction Conclusion only)
Word cloud generators have become popular tools for meetings and team-building events. Groups or teams are asked to use these applications to input words they feel best describe their team or their role. A word cloud is generated by the application that makes prominent the most-used terms, offering an image of the common thinking among participants of that role.
What types of words would you use to build a nursing word cloud? Empathetic, organized, hard-working, or advocate would all certainly apply. Would you add policy-maker to your list? Do you think it would be a very prominent component of the word cloud?
Nursing has become one of the largest professions in the world, and as such, nurses have the potential to influence policy and politics on a global scale. When nurses influence the politics that improve the delivery of healthcare, they are ultimately advocating for their patients. Hence, policy-making has become an increasingly popular term among nurses as they recognize a moral and professional obligation to be engaged in healthcare legislation.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
To Prepare:
Revisit the Congress.gov website provided in the Resources and consider the role of RNs and APRNs in policy-making.
Reflect on potential opportunities that may exist for RNs and APRNs to participate in the policy-making process.
Post an explanation of at least two opportunities that exist for RNs and APRNs to actively participate in policy-making. Explain some of the challenges that these opportunities may present and describe how you might overcome these challenges. Finally, recommend two strategies you might make to better advocate for or communicate the existence of these opportunities to participate in policy-making. Be specific and provide examples.
Short, N. M. (2022). Milstead’s health policy and politics: A nurse’s guide (7th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Chapter 4, Policy Analysis and Design (pp. 7793)
Chapter 9, The Influence of Patient Health Data on Health Policy (pp. 197217)
Chapter 10, Financing Health Care (pp. 247257 only)
American Nurses Association (ANA). (n.d.). . Retrieved September 20, 2018, from
. (n.d.). Retrieved September 20, 2018, from
Klein, K. J., & Sorra, J. S. (1996). . Academy of Management Review, 21 (4), 10551080.
Office of Policy, Performance, and Evaluation. (2019). . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sacristn, J., & Dilla, T. D. (2015). . Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 21 (6), 10141017.
Tummers, L., & Bekkers, V. (2014). . Public Management Review, 16 (4), 527547.
I need someone to carefully read the full assignment instructions and complete all parts step-by-step for RED 362 Assignment 3 (Real Estate Development Fundamentals).
Deadline: Must be completed by tomorrow morning (no later than 79 AM preferred so I can review before submission)
What you need to do:
Answer all 10 True/False questions with brief explanations
Choose a single-family home priced between $600,000$700,000 (not condo/townhome/multifamily)
Collect 50+ recently sold comparable homes from the same area (same ZIP or within ~12 miles, last 612 months)
Clean the dataset and keep at least 40 valid observations
Build a full Excel dataset including:
price
beds
baths
interior square feet
lot size (if available)
year built
days on market
at least 2 dummy variables (ex: garage, pool, renovated, etc.)
Excel Work Required:
Compute summary statistics (mean, min, max)
Create a scatterplot (price vs. square feet) with a linear trendline
Run a simple regression (price vs. square feet)
Run a multiple regression (include sqft, beds, baths, and at least one dummy variable)
Calculate predicted prices and residuals
Create a residual plot
Written Analysis Required (in PDF):
Interpret regression coefficients in plain English
Compare predicted vs actual prices
Discuss which variables are important/unimportant
Identify patterns or outliers
Write a 4-paragraph memo explaining:
dataset (location, size, variables)
key regression findings
estimated value of the subject property vs actual price
at least 3 limitations of the analysis
Final Deliverables:
1 clean, organized PDF with all answers, charts, and explanations
1 Excel file with the full dataset and all calculations
Clearly labeled sections and easy-to-follow formatting
Must follow assignment instructions exactly (professor is strict)
Only accept if you can complete everything accurately and on time.
answer this please and i need it asap Question 1: (7 marks)We have a list containing employees working hours. Rearrange the list sothatemployees who worked overtime ( 40 hours) appear first, and employees whoworkedless than 40 hours appear at the end. Example:Input: [35, 45, 50, 30, 42, 38]Output after rearranging: [45, 50, 42, 35, 30, 38]To answer question 1, you need to do the following:1. Write an algorithm to do the above task2. Implement the algorithm using OUBuild script following the above steps. 3. Provide 2 screenshots for different output?4. If we need to sort the values the odd and even which sorting algorithmwecanuse as an efficient one?Question 2: (3 marks)Consider a video with a resolution of 640 480, 8-bit pixels (grayscale). The videohasaframe rate of 15 frames per second (fps) and a total duration of 5 minutes. Question:How many bits and bytes are required to store the entire video?Good luckEnd of the questions
I need someone to carefully read the full assignment instructions and complete all parts step-by-step for RED 362 Assignment 3 (Real Estate Development Fundamentals).
Deadline: Must be completed by 7:00 AM (strict)
What you need to do:
Answer all True/False questions with brief explanations
Choose a single-family home priced between $600k$700k
Collect 50+ comparable recent home sales from the same area (last 612 months)
Clean the data and keep at least 40 valid observations
Build a full Excel dataset including:
price, beds, baths, square feet, lot size, year built, days on market
at least 2 dummy variables (ex: garage, pool, renovated, etc.)
In Excel:
Compute summary statistics (mean, min, max)
Create a scatterplot (price vs. square feet) with a linear trendline
Run a simple regression (price vs. square feet)
Run a multiple regression (add beds, baths, dummy variables, etc.)
Calculate predicted prices and residuals
Create a residual plot
Provide clear written explanations:
Interpret regression coefficients (in plain English)
Compare predicted vs actual prices
Discuss which variables matter
Identify patterns or outliers
Write a 4-paragraph memo explaining:
dataset and variables
key regression findings
estimated value of the subject property vs actual price
at least 3 limitations of the analysis
Final deliverables:
One clean, organized PDF with all answers, charts, and explanations
One Excel file with the full dataset and calculations
Clearly labeled sections and easy-to-follow formatting
No shortcuts full work required
PLEASE READ THE ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS VERY CAREFULLY
Use this activity to assess whether you and your peers can:
Under appropriate conditions, conduct a hypothesis test about a mean for a matched pairs design. State a conclusion in context.
Directions
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Commit a good-faith effort to address each item in the Prompt section below.
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Context
Gosset’s Seed Plot Data
William S. Gosset was employed by the Guinness brewing company of Dublin. Sample sizes available for experimentation in brewing were necessarily small. At that time, Gosset contacted a famous statistician Karl Pearson (1857-1936) and was told that there were no techniques for developing probability models for small data sets. Gosset studied under Pearson, and the outcome of his study was perhaps the most famous paper in statistical literature, “The Probable Error of a Mean” (1908), which introduced the T-distribution.
Since Gosset was employed by Guinness, any work he produced would be owned by Guinness, so he published under a pseudonym, “Student”; hence, the T-distribution is often referred to as Student’s T-distribution.
To illustrate his analysis, Gosset used the results of seeding 11 different plots of land with two different types of seed: regular and kiln-dried. He wanted to determine if drying seeds before planting increased plant yield. Since different plots of soil may be naturally more fertile, this confounding variable was eliminated by using the matched pairs design and planting both types of seed in all 11 plots.
The resulting data (corn yield in pounds per acre) are as follows.
Corn Yield in Pounds per Acre
Plot
Regular seed
Kiln-dried Seed
1
1903
2009
2
1935
1915
3
1910
2011
4
2496
2463
5
2108
2180
6
1961
1925
7
2060
2122
8
1444
1482
9
1612
1542
10
1316
1443
11
1511
1535
We use these data to test the hypothesis that kiln-dried seed yields more corn than regular seed.
Because of the nature of the experimental design (matched pairs), we are testing the difference in yield.
Differences in Corn Yield
Plot
Regular seed
Kiln-dried Seed
Difference
1
1903
2009
106
2
1935
1915
20
3
1910
2011
101
4
2496
2463
33
5
2108
2180
72
6
1961
1925
36
7
2060
2122
62
8
1444
1482
38
9
1612
1542
70
10
1316
1443
127
11
1511
1535
24
Note that the differences were calculated: regularkiln-dried.
Variables
Regular seed: regular seeds that were traditionally used for planting Kiln-dried seed: seeds that were kiln-dried before planting
Data
Open the seeds datafile in the Stats at Cuyamaca College group on StatCrunch ( – opens in a new tab).
Prompt
State the hypotheses and define the parameter.
Checking conditions: Since Gosset invented the T-distribution, we will assume that his sample meets the conditions and proceed with the T-test. Regardless, answer these questions to demonstrate your understanding of the conditions for use of the T-model.
But first you will need to review the (opens in a new tab).
Which graph is used to check conditions? Why?
What do we look for in the graph to verify that conditions are met?
What else do we need to know about the sample of seeds before using the T-test?
Use StatCrunch to find the T-score and the P-value. Hint: as you work through the StatCrunch directions, keep in mind that we want to calculate the differences as regularkiln-dried . So you will choose Regular seed for Sample 1 and Kiln-dried seed for Sample 2. () Copy the information in the StatCrunch output window and paste it into the textbook with your response.
State a conclusion based on the context of this scenario.
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3.5 ptsOne or more incorrectThe first submission demonstrates a good-faith effort to respond to a smaller portion of the Prompt. In the first draft or the optional final draft, one or more parts of the “Prompt” are not addressed or are incorrect. Or, answers do not demonstrate attainment of the learning objectives in the “Progress Check” section of the assignment. Or, answers are correct, but the writing/work is unclear, incorrect, or difficult to follow.0 ptsNo MarksThe first submission does not demonstrate a good-faith effort to address the Prompt.
8 pts
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2 ptsFull CreditStatCrunch graphs and/or tables are correct and embedded with your work.1 ptsPartial CreditStatCrunch graphs and/or tables are incorrect or missing important information.
0 ptsNo CreditNo StatCrunch information is embedded with your post. Or all StatCrunch work is incorrect.
Read about the National Relations Act(NLRA/Wagner Act) 1935 in your book and at the following link.
1935 passage of the Wagner Act | National Labor Relations Board (nlrb.gov)
Then:
Watch the movie Brothers On the Line (2012) at the below link.
Based off of what you learned in the movie give 3 examples of Violations of the National Labor Relations Act(NLRA/Wagner Act) by the Service Department at Ford Motor Company
Provide 3 examples of liberties provided to future labor organizers by the NLRA (Wagner Act) while organizing.
Give 1 example of a benefit that an organized labor contract has on industries that are NOT related to the industry that organized.
Give 1 example of a benefit that an organized labor contract has on industries that ARE related to the industry that organized. Such as competitors or suppliers.
What are your thoughts and opinions of the recent strike of the Big 3 automakers and Big 3 Casinos.
The paper should be AT LEAST 3 Pages(3 pages of work of page including your name class etc does not constitute work) Double Spaced 12 point font (typically the default settings in MS Word)1 inch margins and include a works cited page if you use any other sources.
ALL WORK MUST BE ORIGINAL USAGE OF AI WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!! THIS INCLUDES PROGRAMS SUCH AS GRAMMARLY, CHEGG, ETC.
Develop a 2-4 page review on the importance of the budgeting process to a health care organization, as well as demonstrate an understanding regarding the differences between an operational budget and a capital budget. Additionally, prepare an operational budget for the medical-surgical department at the St. Anthony Medical Center.
Note: This assessment uses Vila Health: Developing an Operating Budget media as the context for developing your budget. Please make sure you have reviewed this multimedia before you complete your assessment submission.
Financial management is something that touches us all. We are each responsible for our own personal and family budgets, and many of us are also responsible for budgets at work. Regardless of your experience with financial management, it is a critical skill to have, and it will be necessary to master this skill as you move forward in your health care administration career. Almost all health care administrators will be responsible for a budget at some point in their careers. Administrators must also know how to read basic financial statements and reports to assess the performance of their organization, other organizations, or their department.
Budgeting is an important consideration in strategic planning for any health care organization. The most basic definition of budget is a plan that identifies expected financial inputs and outputs. A budget should be closely aligned with a strategic plan, which is a strategy used by an organization to achieve its mission. Organizations may use different types of budgets, such as master budgets, statistics budgets, operating budgets, revenue budgets, expense budgets, and capital budgets (Reiter & Song, 2021). We will explore each at a high level.
For this assessment, you will be asked to consider the different types of budgets that are used in the health care field. By researching other organizations that use budgets, you will apply the course materials to a real-world situation. The assessment will further refine those skills as you navigate the St. Anthony Medical Center medical-surgical department budget (from the Vila Health multimedia). You will prepare a paper and a basic budget to demonstrate the knowledge that you acquired in this assessment.
Many learners enter the field with limited exposure to finances. Depending on your current knowledge and comfort level with the subject, it may be necessary to conduct additional research and spend extra time addressing some of the basics. In other words, the resources in this course will help to provide a foundation for you to complete the assessments, but it is possible that you will need to do your own research in the Capella University Library to fully address all scoring guide criteria.
The assessment has two distinct parts:
Part 1: Medical-Surgical Department Operating Budget
Relevant scoring guide criteria:
Provide this year’s correct revenue and expenses.
Estimate the correct revenue, expenses, and net revenue/expenses for the next fiscal year.
For Part 1 of this assessment, use the information presented in the multimedia as context to create your operating budget. Using the data provided in the first three columns, develop an operating budget for the medical-surgical department at the St. Anthony Medical Center for the next fiscal year, as well as estimate the revenue and expenses for the remainder of the current fiscal year. (Assume that next year’s revenue will be unchanged from the current year’s revenue; however, the department will need to cut operating expenses by 5 percent for next fiscal year.)
You may download and use the Excel spreadsheet from the multimedia as your template for this part, or use the Excel spreadsheet .
Part 2: Types of Budgets and Their Importance
In the second part of the assessment, demonstrate your understanding of the importance of budgets within the context of financial and strategic planning for health care organizations. A comprehensive analysis of the budget consists of your interpretation of the numbers: What are the numbers telling you? Use the readings from your textbooks, and , as well as the independent research you conducted to fully develop a 24 page (excluding cover and references pages) response to the relevant scoring guide criteria:
Explain why budgets are an important part of the planning process.
Explain means to make something (an idea, a situation, or a problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.
Explain the difference between operating, project, and capital budgets.
Analyze the impact of the budget on the operations of the organization.
Analyze means to examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of something (especially information), typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation.
Adhere to the rules of grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Grammar refers to the basic rules for how sentences are constructed and how words combine to make sentences (for example, word order, case, and tense).
Usage refers to correct word choice and phrasing, particularly with regard to the meanings of words and phrases.
Mechanics refers to correct use of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references.
Be sure to include a separate References page.
You may use the template to complete this part of the assessment.
Additional Requirements
Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
Structure:Include a title page and reference page. You will submit two documents for your assessment:
Excel spreadsheet (Part 1: ).
Word document (Part 2: ).
Length: Part 2 should be 24 double-spaced pages in length, excluding the title and reference pages.
References: Cite at least four current scholarly or professional resources.
Your textbook can be one of the four resources.
APA formatting: You may wish to refer to the following APA resources to help with your structure, formatting, and style:
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Font and font size:Times New Roman, 12 point, for narrative portions only.
PART 2
Develop a 4-6 page analysis of St. Anthony Medical Center’s finances over three fiscal years, which includes considerations such as assets, liabilities, revenues, and changes in financial position.
Note: This assessment uses Vila Health: Financial Statement Analysis media as the context for developing your analysis. Please make sure you have reviewed this multimedia before you complete your assessment submission.
Costs are evaluated very closely by all levels of health care administrators. Costs are broken down into different categories, such as direct costs versus indirect costs, and fixed costs versus variable costs (Nowicki, 2024). You will examine these types of costs and learn analytical methods such as break-even analyses and cost allocation methodologies. These methodologies explore the relationship between volume and cost and demonstrate why volume plays an important role in the planning process.
For this assessment, you will research how costs are allocated from overhead departments to revenue-generating departments. You will conduct independent research on cost allocation methodologies in addition to using the materials provided in the text. You will also consider the steps involved in preparing a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) when deciding to purchase a capital item such as an MRI machine.
The balance sheet, activity statement (also known as an income statement), and statement of cash flows are three of the most common types of financial statements that organizations prepare. You can think of balance sheets as a picture of the financial position of an organization at a given period in timefor example, as of December 31, 20xx. On the other hand, an activity statement or income statement will show the financial position of an organization over a longer period of timefor example, an entire month, quarter, or year (Reiter & Song, 2021).
You will explore these types of statements and apply your new knowledge to the health care administration field. You will analyze specific financial statements and think about the financial health of an organization based on the statements provided. You will have several opportunities to practice your analytical skills within this assessment by exploring the concept of ratio analysis. Ratio analysis is one more way that both internal and external stakeholders can increase understanding of the financial position of an organization. Ratio analysis compares financial statement data to provide another view that may then be benchmarked or compared to other organizations. Some common ratio types include liquidity ratios, profitability ratios, activity ratios and capital structure ratios (Nowicki, 2024).
Additionally, it is important to support your analysis with reference to relevant literature. While it is appropriate to use your textbook as part of that support, your paper should reference at least three outside articles in addition to the text.
This assessment has two main parts.
Analysis of the Balance Sheet
This part of the assessment focuses on analyzing the balance sheet for St. Anthony Medical Center. Relevant scoring guide criteria:
Explain the financial position of St. Anthony Medical Center by comparing assets and liabilities shown in the .
Explain means to make something (an idea, a situation, or a problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.
Explain the financial position of St. Anthony Medical Center compared to previous years.
Explain how accounts receivable changed from previous years.
Analyze the financial obligations of St. Anthony Medical Center and their implications for the upcoming year.
Analyze means to examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of something (especially information), typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation.
Adhere to the rules of grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Grammar refers to the basic rules for how sentences are constructed and how words combine to make sentences (for example, word order, case, and tense).
Usage refers to correct word choice and phrasing, particularly with regard to the meanings of words and phrases.
Mechanics refers to correct use of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references.
Be sure to include a separate references page.
Some prompts to help guide you in your analysis are:
Do assets exceed liabilities?
What does this tell you about the financial position of St. Anthony Medical Center?
How has the financial position of St. Anthony Medical Center changed since last year?
How has it changed since the year prior?
How have the accounts receivable changed from previous years, and what does this tell you?
Using the balance sheet, what financial obligations does St. Anthony Medical Center need to consider in the upcoming year?
The goal of this analysis is to create an accurate picture of the financial trends for St. Anthony Medical Center, its current financial obligations, and how the upcoming fiscal year projects in light of this information.
Analysis of the Income Statement
This part of the assessment focuses on analyzing the income statement for St. Anthony Medical Center. Relevant scoring guide criteria:
Analyze patient revenue compared to previous years and the implications for the financial health of St. Anthony Medical Center.
Adhere to the rules of grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references.
Some prompts to help guide you in your analysis are:
Has patient revenue increased or decreased from previous years?
What could this indicate about the financial position of St. Anthony Medical Center?
The goal of this analysis is to create an accurate picture of trends tied to the overall financial health of St. Anthony Medical Center.
Additional Requirements
Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
Structure: Include a cover page and reference page when submitting your assessment. You are encouraged to use the template for this assessment.
Length: 46 double-spaced pages, excluding title page and reference page.
References: Cite at least four current scholarly or professional resources.
Your textbook can be one of the four resources.
Format: Use current APA style for references and citations.
You may wish to refer to the following APA resources to help with your structure, formatting, and style:
Purpose: This assignment is meant to give you an opportunity to develop and articulate your view of critical issues in law and society. In other words, I want you to show me your perspective, and I encourage you to develop your ideas and opinions. However, your opinion must be grounded in scholarly research, and you must engage with evidence or arguments both in favor and against your perspective.
Essay Options
Option 1: Argue to uphold or overturn a major supreme court case
This semester we have learned about dozens of important court decisions that have shaped our understanding of law and society. In some instances, weve learned about the court issuing a ruling at one time, and then reversing itself years later as facts, circumstances, or politics change. Take an existing court ruling, one that is standing as law today, and either argue for or against overturning it.
Option 2: Argue for or against amending the constitution
This semester we have taken a brief look at American constitutional history, including moments of constitutional expansion (ie: the reconstruction amendments), and the ways that courts have changed their interpretation of the Constitutions amendments. Now, as we approach the 250thanniversary of the Declaration of Independence, it is worth considering whether the constitution should be changed, either by editing an existing Amendment, or adding a new one.
Option 3: Identify a violation of the rule of law and how the Rule of Law can be strengthened
Return to our week 1 discussion of Paul Gowders 3 pillars of the rule of law: regularity, publicity, and generality. Do you see areas of the law where one of these elements of the rule of law is being violated today? Identify the violation, what may be causing it, and what it might take to repair this violation and strengthen the rule of law.
Guidelines for all essay options:
Structure and Requirements: Your essay should have an introduction, conclusion, and 3 main body elements. In the body of your essay, you should develop 2 arguments for your position and engage with 1 strong argument against your position. When you engage with the counter-argument, explain that perspective fully and then explain why your perspective remains stronger. Reference the elephant in the room.
Length and formatting: Your essay should be a minimum of 4 pages long, though 5 pages is encouraged. Use Times New Roman, 12pt font, double spaced, with 1-inch margins. You may either place citations on the last page or in footnotes.
Scholarly engagement and citations: Do not use Chat-GPT, Grammarly, or other AI programs. You must cite at least 3 sources (one per major body section), but are encouraged to cite more. They must all be external sources, not the casebook, lecture, or assigned readings (these are acceptable to reference but dont count towards your citation total). Cite academic sources – peer reviewed scholarly journal articles or books published by academic presses. Do not use History.com, Encyclopedia Brittanica, etc., as a citation. I should be able to locate your citations through a search on google scholar.
Grading Rubric: Each of the 3 main body sections of your paper is worth 2 points capturing the quality or your explanation of the issue and argument about how it supports or opposes your overall argument. Your explanation of why your argument outweighs the counter-argument is worth an additional point. The introduction and conclusion count for 1 point, and writing quality and references count for 1 point each, for a total of 10.
Late Policy: This essay should take 1 week to complete. Please treat April 29 as the last day to turn in work that you can complete much earlier.
AI Policy: If we suspect AI usage in a paper, we will schedule a meeting to verify student knowledge of the paper’s contents and ideas before confirming a grade based on that conversation. If the meeting is not resolved satisfactorily, the issue will be referred to the Dean of Students.
