Topic: Topic: Early Literacy as a Social Determinant of Health: Its Impact on Post-Secondary Enrollment and Preventable Chronic Disease Among Black Men in the United States

your focus is on:

How early literacy disparities among Black males contribute to lower post-secondary enrollment rates and increase risk for preventable chronic health outcomes (such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes), positioning literacy as an upstream, modifiable public health factor.

The purpose of this assignment is to help you identify, review, and synthesize existing research related to your public health topic and problem statement. A literature review demonstrates your understanding of what is already known, highlights gaps in the research, and provides the evidence base for your research question and study design.

This is not an annotated bibliography or a summary of individual articles. Instead, you will synthesize findings across sources.

The Intro should be approximately 3-7 pages and follow APA format. Guidelines for APA format can be found , which includes a . The proper format for the Intro should include:

• Double-spaced, 12pt, Times New Roman font
• The title of the paper centered at the beginning of the section
• A running head and page number should be located at the top of the page (This should be inserted as a Header in Word)
• In-text citations for any research you reference ()

When you write the Introduction section, you should answer the following questions:

• What is the problem under investigation?
  • Describe the topic your experiment/paper will examine. Why is this topic important/ interesting
• What does past research say about your topic?
  • PARAPHRASE the findings from the research articles you submitted previously and any additional relevant articles. DO NOT USE DIRECT QUOTES. Remember to provide an in-text citation if you reference or describe anything that is not your own work. You should cite at least 10 sources
• What is the purpose of the experiment?
• What is the experimental task?
  • Briefly summarize the experiment in 1-2 sentences. (optional)
• What were the independent and dependent variables in the experiment?
• What is your hypothesis and the rationale for it?
  • Provide a rationale for your hypothesis based on the research you referenced. You can do it before or after the hypotheses

You will also be required to include a and a in APA format. The reference section needs to start on a new page and include all of the sources you cited in the Introduction. The title page and the reference section are not included in the page count.

THE HYPOTHESIS

WORD FREQUENCY AND NONWORD TYPES: THE LEXICALITY OF NONWORDS (e.g., pronounceable “bloat” vs. unpronounceable “btg”) AFFECTS HOW QUICKLY THE BRAIN REJECTS THEM

OVERVIEW

For this first written assignment, you will select and explain a topic. The topic should pertain to

an issue or problem in the field of education. You will investigate and develop this topic

throughout the entire course. After this assignment, you will complete a Planning Outline and

two Annotated Bibliographies that will assist you in gathering and organizing the most recent

scholarly information published about the topic. Each written assignment will contribute to the

Course Project: Final Paper Draft Assignment and your revised and finished version, the

Course Project: Final Paper Assignment.

All graduate and doctoral students must use the APA Professional Version of the title page. You

will find a template for the professional version in this module. This is to be used for every

assignment. Please be sure to use APA format, guidelines. Follow required rubric and example.

INSTRUCTIONS

For this Topic Proposal Assignment, you will select topics, construct guiding questions, and

begin choosing journal articles for the upcoming Philosopher Analysis Assignment (Module 5:

Week 5) and the Historical Topic Analysis Assignment (Module 7: Week 7). Additionally, the

topics you propose for this assignment will be the foundation for your journal article search in

the upcoming Pre-Writing Scaffold Assignment in Module 3: Week 3.

Attached are the reubric, assignment guidelines and required rubric. I am also attaching links to help guide this process.

Full detail in the attached PDF.

Assignment Overview IT Service Management (ITSM) AnalysisOrganisation: Microsoft

Write a report (about 3,000 words) analysing ITSM practices to improve service efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. You must use at least 15 academic references in APA v7 format. No AI-generated or AI-paraphrased content is allowed.

The report has 5 tasks:

1. ITSM Frameworks (500700 words, 20 marks) Compare and critically evaluate at least two ITSM frameworks (e.g. ITIL, ISO/IEC 20000), covering their strengths and weaknesses.
2. Implementation Challenges (400600 words, 15 marks) Identify 3 common challenges in implementing an ITSM framework and propose solutions.
3. Service Improvement Initiatives (500700 words, 20 marks) Discuss current IT service issues and propose emerging technologies (AI, automation, cloud, etc.) to address them.
4. Continuous Improvement (400600 words, 15 marks) Evaluate how IT service desks can continuously improve and propose strategies for better service delivery.
5. Change Management (400600 words, 20 marks) Explain why change management matters in ITSM, discuss risks, and provide a real-world example.
6. References (10 marks) At least 15 credible, APA v7-formatted references with hyperlinked DOIs or URLs.

Report format: Times New Roman, structured with a title page, table of contents, introduction, body, conclusion, and references. Written in third person, academic English.

Annotated Bibliography Part I

Greetings Students,

As you can recall from this module/chapter 5, we are looking at what a sample/population is and how to select a sample for a proposed experiment. To assist you with accomplishing many of the learning objectives for this module, we will analyze the sampling methods of a set of peer-reviewed research articles by completing an annotated bibliography.

Annotated Bibliographies are vital in the beginning phases of a research paper or research study because they help to bring about an awareness of the previous/current studies surrounding a specific topic while also helping to guide the reader to a possible research topic/question for themselves. Additionally, annotated bibliographies help us to analyze and synthesize specific key items, such as the sampling method, across multiple studies. Now we will complete an abbreviated version of an annotated bibliography to gather more information on different types of sampling methods and for a possible topic that interests you or one you would consider further investigating.

WHAT IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY?

Annotated bibliographies are not just lists of sources. Instead, they are critical appraisals of the articles/books you have selected to review for your research or paper. If needed, please see these links below for more explanation on what annotated bibliographies are and examples in APA format.

Remember, it is not enough to provide an abstract (a summary) of an article/book. Instead, you must read the article/book and provide a critical evaluation/assessment of what you have read. You will also wish to attempt to make linkages between materials that you read. Some material may agree/disagree/evaluate the same questions differently, etc. You will want to tease out relationships between your materials in the annotated bibliography. This will assist you immensely when you go to write the introduction and literature review for your paper.

Below is the format for your bibliography entries. You can also review the format inside the link in the module. You will be graded on your format and your ability to outline the key points of your materials in a clear, concise, and critical way. The sources you use for the annotated bibliography MUST be peer-reviewed publications or governmental reports from those presented in the article.

Example of what an annotated bibliography excerpt looks like:

Waite, L.J., Goldschneider, F.K., & Witsberger, C. (1986). Nonfamily living and the erosion of traditional family orientations among young adults. American Sociological Review, 51 (4), 541-554.

The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and Brown University, use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young Women and Young Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by young adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations, moving them away from their belief in traditional sex roles. They find their hypothesis strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies of young males. Increasing the time away from parents before marrying increased individualism, self sufficiency, and changes in attitudes about families. In contrast, an earlier study by Williams cited below shows no significant gender differences in sex role attitudes as a result of nonfamily living. This study is important because it adds to the growing body of literature that examines both the orientations of traditionally families but also how they are perceived by young adults, which could in turn impact how they view their own personal delinquent activity or deviant behavior in general. The researchers were also able to utilize both qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate their question. More specifically, they utilized……

AGAIN, PLEASE NOTICE THAT THIS INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN COPIED AND PASTED FROM THE ABSTRACT. MOST OF THE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE ABSTRACT, BUT THE INFO COMES FROM YOU, AFTER HAVING READ THE ARTICLE.

Each annotated bibliography should be at least 200 words but not over 500. Remember, the purpose of an annotated bibliography is to distill only the most important facts and information from the source you are citing. Maximum 12-point font and 1-inch margins. Include your name on the paper and utilize proper APA citation format (as shown in example above).

WHERE DO I GATHER ARTICLES AND OTHER SOURCES FOR MY PAPER?

For this particular assignment, you will create an (abbreviated) annotated bibliography using sources that you find related to your topic. GOOGLE SCHOLAR IS YOUR FRIEND.

If you see one you like but are unable to pull the full article, use the GSU library resource link below to see if you can locate it there.

To complete your annotated bibliography you will need to do the following:

a.) LOCATE any five (5) scholarly journal articles that describe criminological research using a sample drawn from some population. This means, if you selected “domestic violence and stalking” as your topic, then you should begin looking for articles (in GOOGLE SCHOLAR) with the key words “domestic violence” and/or “stalking”. Identify the type of sample used in each study, and note any strong and weak points in how the sample was actually drawn. Did the researchers have a problem due to nonresponse? Considering the sample, how confident are you in the validity of generalizations about the population based on the sample? Do you need any additional information to evaluate the sample? Do you think a different sampling strategy would have been preferable? To what larger population were the findings generalized? Do you think these generalizations were warranted? Why, or why not?

***ANOTHER TIP: If you find one good article that hits on some of the same things you want to investigate, then you can also look through the articles cited/referenced in that one article and pull some of those also. Just remember, you don’t want your question to be the exact same as other studies that have already been conducted. You want your research question to add to the body of research on that topic, but not be the exact same.

b.) Make certain, as in previous examples provided above, that you place your references in alphabetical order and that the info is not copied and pasted directly from the abstract. This means, after finding the five you will review, make certain each citation for the start of each summary is in alphabetical order by last name of authors.

c.) After completing the summaries for all of the references, make certain to include a brief brief discussion of the experimental designs used in your referenced studies. For example, do most of your studies use quasi-experimental design or a non-experimental design? Explain.

***You have almost two full weeks to complete this assignment. DO NOT wait until the last day to begin working on this. Try and do maybe one summary every couple of days. Remember, these summaries can be used inside a future intro and literature review for your paper, so take the assignment seriously and really utilize this time to find sources that will be helpful to your research question and paper. You will have to add more sources later, but this assignment is just to get you started.

1. Read The Odyssey and Unit 3 content.
2. Create an interview simulation by choosing a character and writing at least three questions you want answered by that character.
3. Use an AI chatbot to answer the questions as the character and copy the questions and chatbot’s answers into your post.
4. Analyze the chatbot’s responses, including and citing direct quotations from The Odyssey to support your analysis.
5. Respond to at least two classmates’ posts.

Task

In 2-3 well-developed paragraphs discuss the topic listed below. After you have posted your discussion, respond in detail to the Discussion Topic posts of at least two other classmates.

Begin by carefully reading The Odyssey and the Unit 3 content.

Part 1

For this discussion, you are a reporter for a reputable news outlet who has been following Odysseuss adventures throughout the Mediterranean. While you have an interview scheduled with Odysseus himself in the future, before this conversation you have decided to talk with the people he encountered during his journey.

1. Select a character from The Odyssey that you find particularly interesting. Write at least three open-ended or behavioral questions you want the character to answer to provide background for your interview with Odysseus. (Be sure to ask about the character’s interactions with Odysseus.)
2. Choose an AI-assisted text generator/chatbot like Microsoft Copilot to pose as your interviewee. Before entering the questions for your interview, be sure to explain to the chatbot that it is to answer as your chosen character from The Odyssey. Once you have established the persona the chatbot is imitating, ask your questions and record both your queries and the chatbot’s responses.
3. Copy your queries and the chatbot’s responses into your post. If you ask more than three questions, share the three responses you find most thought-provoking–either because they align perfectly with how you imagine the character would respond or introduce an unexpected, intriguing perspective.

Note: This discussion is meant to be a fun simulation and exploration of the characters in The Odyssey. Please reach out to your professor for options at least two days before the due date if you have concerns about using an AI chatbot.

Part 2

After recording your characters responses to your questions, analyze the results and respond to the following questions. Support your claims with evidence from the text of The Odyssey, including direct quotations.

• How factually accurate are the AI-generated responses, given what we have read in the text of The Odyssey itself?
• How closely does the voice of the responses align with your understanding of the characters personality? You might want to consider the vocabulary, grammar, humor, idiomatic expressions, or unexpected references.
• What two follow-up questions would you ask your character?
• Were any of the chatbot’s responses illogical or inconsistent with the original story or character?
• How trustworthy do you believe Odysseus is as a narrator in light of your hypothetical interview with this character?

provide in detail the following information:

1. Recommend which of your 3 alternatives has the most potential? Say why you chose it – show market growth and size of market; size (population) of target audience (use census data or AI to discover size.) etc. (SHOW NUMBERS); your choice should have limited direct competition or be a disruptor of the market (see file under powerpoints or 2/17 video for definition of disruptor).

2. Provide a paragraph (2-3 sentences) which describes one of your recommended products/service ventures (one with most potential) and what unique solution or benefit(s) it provides to your target audience ie what is its value proposition?

3. Provide a specific target definition for your initial primary audience (Men, women, age range, married, single w kids or not?; define any lifestyle related to product, income range?); in what geographically defined area- how many people does this represent you should have answered this in question 1? Utilize US Census to determine/define.

4. What is the revenue model for your product in other words what are the revenue stream(s) that your product will provide. what will you charge for your product(s)/services?

5 How will you manufacture, operationalize, distribute and/or sell your product /service to the end user consumer? yourself, outside entity and why?

6. What ongoing costs will you have to operate your business- not investment. Cost to make and provide your product or service. Materials, supplies, labor etc.- be specific. Preliminarily, what will be the cost and price per unit of your product/service?

Populate 60-day mortality (yes versus no) and 60-day mortality/hospice (yes versus no) In table 1.

If P-value is <=0.2, put an *

If P-value is <=0.05, put **

After you finish,

• Identify potential confounders (variables that differ between AKI/no-AKI AND Death/no-Death at a P-value at least <=0.2 for both variables)
• For each potential confounder, indicate if it potentially inflates the association between AKI and Death (makes RR>2) or deflates/suppresses the association between AKI and Death (makes RR<2). In the bivariate, AKI was associated with doubling of death (20% in AKI group versus 10% in no AKI group, RR of 2)

Understanding Provenance & Patronage

Ever since Georgio Vasaris Lives of the Artists(1550, revised and enlarged 1568), the study of Renaissance art has been inextricably tied to the concept of patronage. The slow economic rebirth of Italy in the fifty years following the devastation of the 1348 plague resulted in a population shift from countryside to commune. In the new civic economy that resulted from the influx of the populace from country to city, wealthy merchants, craftsmens guilds, and the burgeoning mendicant orders, as part of their administration of a growing urban clientele, commissioned and paid for civic buildings, churches, palaces, frescoes, statues, paintings, and hosts of luxury goods, all of them embodying the new humanistic ideals of individual greatness that had resulted in this new prosperity. The governance structures that supported and protected this economic growtharistocrats, guilds, and monasticsused artistic patronage to reinforce social structures fundamental to civic sustainability: loyalty to family, church, and city/state.

Kings, popes, princes, cardinals, poets, and humanists, as well as cathedrals, convents, and monasteriesall sorts of patrons shaped Renaissance artistic culture by engaging artists to fulfill their commissions. A continual supply of patrons ensured a continual supply of artists and artistic workshops, and craft flourished. When Jacob Burckhardt wrote his formative social history of the Renaissance in 1860, he emphasized the role of the enlightened patron as the originator of Renaissance art. Patrons, through their ingenuity and growing apprehension of the virtues of Antiquity, and driven by the nobility of civic purpose inspired by ancient Rome, provided artists with hope and opportunity. In Vasaris view, artists actually gained much more through patronage than patrons didpatronage was a social mechanism and economic engine that elevated the anonymous practices of mechanical crafts to the realm of the liberal arts. Through patronage, the Renaissance rise of the individual elevated the artist to a new level of social and cultural importance.

In the Baroque period, the traditional role of the patron is still critical, especially in the religious revivals which occur throughout Europe at the time. However, we also see the increasing power of individuals and wealthy merchants.

In contemporary art, patronage still plays a significant role but is much less likely to come from a king or church official. Consider who commissions art, pays for artist residencies, and supports arts programs. As artists, its important to understand how and why patronage today is different, and what implications it has for self-expression, the sustainability of arts programs, and the ability of artists to sell work on speculation. Patronage has expanded to include a much wider range of private individuals, nonprofits and government organizations, and corporations. Although it played a significant role in the creation of historic works of art, patronage is not limited to the old masters. Todays artists also need support while living and working. You too can be a patron of the arts by supporting arts organizations, purchasing works of art, paying your taxes, or attending arts events.

This fracturing (and a changing of what is considered ethical collection practices within museums) is also changing how we view the record of patronage and ownership. This record is called the provenance of an artwork. Every time a work of art is sold or put into a museum collection, art historians research its provenance. Oftentimes, the story of who owned an object throughout its history is a fascinating tale in its own right, and many art historians base their careers on uncovering the stories these objects have to tell us about the world around them through the centuries.

YOUR ASSIGNMENT:

1. READ:
   • Patronage and its role in the renaissance art:
   • Provenance Research at the North Carolina Museum of Art:

1. Download the template and complete a provenance record for an object that you know personally.
   • This could be a family heirloom, a treasured childhood object, a work of art that you made and sold, a piece of sports memorabilia, etc. The only rule for the selection of your object should be that you can document at least one other owner thats not you.
   • Museums, auction houses, and private collectors complete these types of records for many different objects, not just 2-D works, so whatever you choose will work.
   • You may have to take some creative license with some of your answers in order to fully complete the form depending on what you choose. What Im looking for here is that you understand these concepts and I want you to have fun with this assignment, so if you dont know the answer, its okay to make something up. That said, try to choose something that you have a decent amount of information about or at least a solid emotional connection to.
   • I could even see this becoming a creative art project for a contemporary artistdocumenting random or seemingly unimportant objects in the back of your car. When you become famous artists make sure to mention me in your TED Talk. 🙂
   • DON’T LEAVE IT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO DOWNLOAD THE TEMPLATE! While I’ve tried to make the layout as simple as possible, I anticipate that there will may be some technical difficulties for some of you with filling out the form depending on your computer system & tech level. Let me know if you need help early in the week.