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  • The Innocence Project and CIUs

    • Research California and San Diego county prosecutors office to determine whether or not it has a state Innocence Project and a local Conviction Integrity Unit.
    • If your state does not have one or the other, research a state that does.
    • Explain where both organizations are located and what you learned about them.
    • Discuss the 1975 case from the investigation room and the role the Innocence Project and Conviction Integrity Unit played in securing the release of the three defendants.
    • What information was missing from the 1975 case about the role of the Innocence Project and the exoneration process?

    References

    https://www.pbs.org/video/conviction-integrity-unit-aepgcj/

    https://exonerationregistry.org/

    Homepage

    https://innocencenetwork.org/

    https://history.innocenceproject.org/

  • all assignment for class sociology of family

    This paper should be entirely written by you and reflect your own thinking. Do not use GenAI for this assignment.

    Soc. 111AC Changing Families Project Assignment 1: Family History and Profile

    For this assignment you will write up a history and profile of a family that will focus on experiences of marriage, childbearing, gender relations and the division of family labor across a few generations. You are free to choose your own family (most students do!) or interview another young person about theirs. This could be another student in our class, or someone else that you know, but the person should be roughly around your same age. You will later draw upon this profile to think sociologically about connections between individual families, social structure and social change for the second assignment of the Changing Families Project, so keep that in mind.

    For this assignment, focus on three generationsyour own, parents and grandparents. Decide the chronological order that you prefer for describing each generationwill you begin with the grandparents, follow with parents and end with your own generation or the reverse? Its up to you. For grandparents and parents, describe some aspects of what happened in their family life around marriage or cohabitation, divorce (if this happened, or break-up), childbearing, gender relationships and the household division of labor along with their social and economic circumstances. Did the grandparents get married? When and what were the circumstances? Where were they living? What was their story of childbearing? Can you say anything about whether they had their desired number of children? What do you know about their gender relations? How did they divide economic and domestic work? Were they happy together ? Did they stay together? What can you say about their race/ethnic backgrounds and social class? Did their economic circumstances change over time? While you do not need to answer every question above, you should try to summarize these different aspects of their lives. Please feel free to include anything that you think is significant that is not mentioned here.

    For your generation (yourself, a sibling or a friend/fellow student) the discussion may be different. Most undergraduate students have not embarked on their own independent family life yet, so much of this discussion may be theoreticalit will focus on what you think might happen or are planning/hoping for in the future. Others may have concrete experiences to relate about childbearing, marriage, cohabitation and more. This should be clear in the way you write-up the discussion for the current generation. Again, address experiences of, or hopes and plans for marriage (or not) and romantic relationships, childbearing and gender relations along with some information about social and economic circumstances and other points you think are significant based on your career plans and family of origin.

    Once you finish profiling each generation, make some observations about continuity and change for the family you have profiled. Given our class discussions about changes in family patterns over time, do you think they are generally following mainstream trends around marriage, childbearing, gendered divisions of labor, etc.? Why or why not? What factors outside of the family, such as race/ethnicity, education, immigration, religion or others do you think are important for understanding this family’s story over time? Support your discussion with information from relevant readings when appropriate. Please close the paper with a discussion that addresses your experience finding out this information, and what stood out to you the most from writing up this family profile and history.

    The paper should be 5-7 pages long in 12-point font and double-spaced. You can list the names of any people you spoke with as references, if that applies to your paper.

    Include a reference page if you cite class materials or other sources. The reference page is not part of the page limit.

    , also posted in the “course documents” folder in “Files”.

    Should I choose my own family?

    The majority of students choose to profile their own family. However, if you are not sure, here are some points to think about.

    • Your own family experiencesgenerally positive or negative? If you have painful family experiences in your past, it may be difficult to write about them. For the Changing Families Project, the specific family, or what happened in it, is not particularly important– what is important is that you have a profile and history that considers change and continuity in family patterns over time, and information that you can use for the second assignment. That can be your family, or it can just as easily be someone elses. On the other hand, this project can be a way for students to learn more about their own family and think about their family experiences in a new way. Many students report having positive experiences talking with parents and grandparents about their family experiences in preparation for this assignment.
    • Ability to find out informationIt is not uncommon for students to lack knowledge of some of the information we are asking you to report in the family histories. If you dont know enough, can you talk with a family member or someone else who can fill in some details? If you are profiling someone elses family, do they have enough information about their family for you to be able to write-up a strong profile and history? If they dont, are they willing to find out more information for you?
    • Are you an international student? Because this is an American Cultures class, our focus on family patterns and changes over time and how they are related to other institutions is based on trends for the United States. In the second assignment, you will need to connect some of the specific experiences of the family you profile in this paper with broader trends for U.S. families across different time periods. Some students think that this may be easier to do with families with some history in the U.S., but in my experience this really does not matter.
    • Objectivity and InterestThe second assignment asks you to take an objective and analytical stance when thinking about specific family experiences. You may find this more difficult to do with your own family. It can also be an interesting experience to swap family stories with a fellow student. All family stories are interesting in their own ways.

    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): w3 READING DEmilio Friedman_selections (1).pdf, W3 READING Cooper_Ch1.pdf, w2 READING Nakano-Glenn_1983.pdf, W2 READING Coontz_Ch14.pdf, w1 READING Coontz_Evol of American Fam.pdf, W1 READING Carlson England.pdf

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  • Advocacy approach

    For this assignment you are tasked with developing a three-dimensional advocacy approach to provide nursing leadership for the healthcare or institute of higher education setting, professional, and community arenas aimed at overcoming implicit bias. Structure the assignment as a presentation. You may use any presentation platform you prefer – PPT, Prezi, Powtoon, Beautiful.ai, Canva, etc. Slide 1 Assignment Title, Your Name, Course Code, and Faculty Name Slide 2 Provide a definition of implicit bias and discuss its impact on healthcare disparities and organizational culture. Include your in-text citation. Slide 3 – Provide a brief overview that highlights the importance of a nursing leadership approach for addressing implicit bias in the healthcare/institute of higher education, professional, and community settings. Include your in-text citation. Slide 4 Identify a specific area within the healthcare system or institute of higher education where implicit bias may manifest, such as in patient-healthcare professional interactions, clinical decision-making, healthcare policy development, and so on. Include your in-text citation. Slide 5 Advocacy at the Healthcare Dimension: Outline a strategic advocacy approach of initiatives to mitigate implicit bias within healthcare institutions or institutes of higher education. Such initiatives could include training programs, cultural competence education, diversity recruitment efforts, or other initiatives you identify in the literature, etc. Define the outcome(s) you anticipate these initiatives will result in. Include an in-text citation for the resource that supports each identified initiative. Slide 6 Identify key areas where implicit bias may affect professional practice, professional development, and leadership opportunities. Include your in-text citation. Slide 7 Advocacy at the Professional Dimension: Propose advocacy strategies aimed at improving awareness, education, and accountability to combat implicit bias within the nursing profession. Such strategies could include diversity training, mentorship programs, policy advocacy, or other strategies you identify in the literature, etc. Define the outcome(s) you anticipate these strategies will result in. Include an in-text citation for the resource that supports each identified strategy. Slide 8 Identify instances where implicit bias may impact healthcare access, social determinants of health, and community relationships. Include your in-text citation. Slide 9 Advocacy at the Community Dimension: From your nursing leadership lens develop a community focused advocacy plan that addresses implicit bias. Community level strategies could include development of community partnerships, community-based education programs, community policy or legislative initiatives, or other strategies you identify in the literature, etc. Define the outcome(s) you anticipate these strategies will result in. Include an in-text citation for the resource that supports each identified strategy. Slide 10 Provide a brief reflection on the potential synergies and challenges of implementing an integrated nursing leadership approach across the different dimensions (settings) described. Include an in-text citation if appropriate. Slide 11 Identify strategies for sustaining and evaluating the impact of your three-dimensional advocacy approach. Include an in-text citation if appropriate. Slide 12 (and beyond) Include your reference citations consistent with 7th edition APA guidelines. Note: Ensure that you maintain the principles of an effective presentation including, readability, text, and design. The notes section should be used to further explore your subject matter.

  • PS543 Unit 9 Disussion post (Include questions in the discu…

    Individual Needs in Training and Development

    After learning about developing criteria in the Unit 8 assignment and reading the assigned readings for this week, you have the opportunity to discuss how assessments in the workplace can influence the training process. To better understand these concepts, you will now discuss the relationship between training needs, individuals, assessments, validity, and reliability.

    • Explain the differences between training outcomes and training criterion.
    • How do individual needs influence training program development? What are the risks associated with not considering individual needs in training programs?
    • How do training needs differ between individuals and groups?
    • How does the training needs analysis influence or inform validity and reliability?
    • Analyze how validity and reliability guide training program development.

    Unit 9 Assigned Reading

    Training and development are an integral part of industrial and organizational psychology. Developing effective training programs, which are sensitive to an individual’s needs, maintain validity, and produce reliable results is a necessary skill for industrial and organizational psychologists. The following chapter will familiarize you with designing and evaluating training systems. From your textbook, Spector (2021):

    Read:

    • Chapter 7: Training: Designing and Evaluating Training Systems

  • Your Personal Power

    Read the following scenario.

    A former City of Arizona colleague sets up a consulting business and approaches you for a letter of

    reference. He submits a draft document, which makes mention of several projects for which he is

    taking credit. You know that he was a minor player in one of these and feel uncomfortable with his

    suggestion that the letter be on city letterhead, “just to make it more official.”

    In 500-750 words, put yourself in the scenario and use the results of your personal values

    assessment from the textbook, then do the following:

    1. Explain how you would approach the situation, if you were put in the scenario, based on your

    personal values assessment.

    2. Describe how your personal values inform and instruct your personal power.

    Use two to four scholarly resources to support your explanations.

    Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

    This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

    Rubric Criteria

    Personal Values Assessment.

    35 pointsCriteria Description

    Explain how student would approach the situation based on personal values assessment.

    Personal Power

    35 pointsCriteria Description

    Describe how student’s personal values inform and instruct personal power

    Thesis, Position, or Purpose

    7 pointsCriteria Description

    Communicates reason for writing and demonstrates awareness of audience.

    Development, Structure, and Conclusion

    8 pointsCriteria Description

    Advances position or purpose throughout writing; conclusion aligns to and evolves from development.

    Evidence

    5 pointsCriteria Description

    Selects and integrates evidence to support and advance position/purpose; considers other perspectives.

  • Music, industry, data sources

    Purpose

    To explore and engage with four major types of music business research and data by visiting professional sources listed in Chapter 14 (289-291). You will identify insights, services, or reports offered by each source and reflect on how they are used in the industry.

    Process

    1. Review Chapter 14:
    2. Look over the four tables in Chapter 14 of your textbook.(Music Business Handbook and Career Guide -13th edition written by David Baskerville and Tim Baskerville Each table lists companies or organizations that provide music industry data or research within particular areas.
    3. Select One Source From Each Table:
    4. Choose one company or service from each of the four categories (4 total). Visit their website and explore what they offer.
    5. Complete the Following for Each Source (4 Total):
    6. Write a short response (approx. 1 paragraph per source, with heading for each section below) that includes:
    • A brief description of the company/service
    • One specific tool, report, or feature they provide
    • Who in the industry might use this source (e.g., labels, managers, marketers, artists)
    1. (Use your own wordsdo not copy/paste directly from the website.)
    2. Format:
    • Submit a clean, typed document (PDF or Word)
    • Use headings to separate your four responses & each question within each response
    • Include a Works Cited page listing the websites you visited

  • Phil

    Real World Reflection Instructions

    Basic Information

    Google Doc: you are required to draft and revise your reflection in a Google Doc and include a link to the doc at

    the top of the document you submit. See rubric for details.

    Word Count: 500 800 words, excluding bibliography, in-text citations, and footnotes

    *Do NOT exceed 800 words (TAs are instructed to stop reading after 800 words they will only grade the

    first 800 words)

    Format: 12-point font, Times New Roman, Double-spaced, 1-inch margins, include page numbers

    Include: a link to the Google Doc where you drafted your paper at the top, a title, your name, your student ID,

    page numbers in the bottom right-hand corner

    Citations: cite sources using any standard citation method (e.g., APA, MLA, Chicago)

    Grade percentage: this reflection is worth 20% of your course grade

    Due date: the reflection is due by 11:59 PM on Wednesday October 3

    Late penalty: for each day your reflection is late, your reflection grade will be deducted 10%; your reflection is

    considered late if it is turned in at any point passed the deadline (even just a minute). So, for example, if you

    submit your reflection 1 minute after the deadline, it will be considered one day late; if you submit it 1 day and

    1 minute after the deadline, it will be considered two days late.

    AI Policy: the use of generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT) to help write your reflection is strictly prohibited; any

    suspicion that AI has been used will be promptly reported and investigated.

    The Assignment

    You will submit a short reflection towards the middle of the term. Reflections should be around 500

    words, but no more than 800 words. The goal of this reflection is to bridge theory and practice by

    critically reflecting on some aspect of the course material from the first part of the course (lessons 1-

    5) and linking it to a personal lived experience, current event, or pop culture. First, you will choose some aspect from the relevant course material a topic, idea, view or argument that resonated with

    you. Second, you will explain how this aspect applies to a real-world issue. For example, you might

    discuss how your chosen aspect from the course material (a) gives you insight into or makes you

    rethink a personal experience; (b) is relevant to a real life controversial social or political issue; (c)

    relates to a current event or topic in the news; (d) shows up in movie, TV show, or book; (e) influences

    pop culture; (f) plays out in daily life; (g) has practical implications for real people; (h) changes how

    you act in real life circumstances. Real world reflections are worth 20% of your course grade.

    See real world reflection rubric under the Rubrics tab for details about instructions and grading

    criteria.

  • Discussion 1 & 2

    please complete both discussions. These are two different assignments, but two discussion needs to be completed. Please upload two separate documents for the discussions. please look at the required readings, rubric the instructions . please do not use any ai websites and do not use grammarly! my school detects all ai even grammarly. please apa format

    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): Discussion Grading Rubric (1).pdf, 2014 ACACode of Ethics.pdf, Chapter 4 of Neff and McMinns.pdf, Discussion 2 Sexuality and Gender.pdf, Discussion Forgiveness and Reconciliation.pdf

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  • Capital Investment Decisions

    Bethesda Mining is a midsized coal mining company with 20 mines located in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky. The company operates deep mines as well as strip mines. Most of the coal mined is sold under contract, with excess production sold on the spot market.

    The coal mining industry, especially high-sulfur coal operations such as Bethesda, has been hard-hit by environmental regulations. Recently, however, a combination of increased demand for coal and new pollution reduction technologies has led to an improved market demand for high-sulfur coal. Bethesda has just been approached by Mid-Ohio Electric Company with a request to supply coal for its electric generators for the next four years. Bethesda Mining does not have enough excess capacity at its existing mines to guarantee the contract. The company is considering opening a strip mine in Ohio on 5,000 acres of land purchased 10 years ago for $5.4 million. Based on a recent appraisal, the company feels it could receive $7.5 million on an aftertax basis if it sold the land today.

    Strip mining is a process where the layers of topsoil above a coal vein are removed and the exposed coal is removed. Some time ago, the company would remove the coal and leave the land in an unusable condition. Changes in mining regulations now force a company to reclaim the land; that is, when the mining is completed, the land must be restored to near its original condition. The land can then be used for other purposes. As they are currently operating at full capacity, Bethesda will need to purchase additional equipment, which will cost $65 million. The equipment will be depreciated on a seven-year MACRS schedule. The contract only runs for four years. At that time, the coal from the site will be entirely mined. The company feels that the equipment can be sold for 60 percent of its initial purchase price. However, Bethesda plans to open another strip mine at that time and will use the equipment at the new mine.

    The contract calls for the delivery of 500,000 tons of coal per year at a price of $84 per ton. Bethesda Mining feels that coal production will be 750,000 tons, 810,000 tons, 830,000 tons, and 720,000 tons, respectively, over the next four years. The excess production will be sold in the spot market at an average of $95 per ton. Variable costs amount to $43 per ton and fixed costs are $5.2 million per year. The mine will require a net working capital investment of 5 percent of sales. The NWC will be built up in the year prior to the sales.

    Bethesda will be responsible for reclaiming the land at termination of the mining. This will occur in Year 5. The company uses an outside company for reclamation of all the companys strip mines. It is estimated the cost of reclamation will be $5.4 million. After the land is reclaimed, the company plans to donate the land to the state for use as a public park and recreation area as a condition to receive the necessary mining permits. This will occur in Year 5 and result in a charitable expense deduction of $7.5 million. Bethesda has a 21 percent tax rate and a required return of 12 percent on new strip mine projects. Assume a loss in any year will result in a tax credit.

    Assignment Directions

    Write a case analysis of 1,000 1,250 words (4 to 5 pages), content (title page and reference page not included) in proper APA format, covering the following requirements:

    You have been approached by the president of the company with a request to analyze the project. Define, calculate, discuss, and use decision criteria to assess the investment using the following methods:

    1. Payback period.
    2. Profitability index
    3. Net present value
    4. Internal rate of return

    Based on your analysis, should Bethesda Mining take the contract and open the mine? In your analysis, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using each method for capital investment decisions. Discuss any other capital investment techniques that you would use to help you make a more informed decision. Are there any other variables that they should consider in their decision?

    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): Discussion Grading Rubric (1).pdf, 2014 ACACode of Ethics.pdf, Chapter 4 of Neff and McMinns.pdf, Discussion 2 Sexuality and Gender.pdf, Discussion Forgiveness and Reconciliation.pdf

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  • QUALITY improvement reflection

    1) What is a QI process?

    2) How is this relevant for nursing?

    3) What are essential elements of a QI process regardless of the model?

    4) What makes for a successful QI process and what can impede successful QI processes?

    Follow APA rules of writing and cite the article in your reference.

    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): Quality Improvement Reflection on Learning (essay) – NRSG-2240-201 – Professional Practice – Southwest Tennessee Community C.PDF, QI article _2018.pdf

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