Compare and contrast the pathophysiology between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumococcal pneumonia.

Compare and contrast the pathophysiology between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumococcal pneumonia. Include any types of cellular injury or cellular adaptation that may occur. Evaluate if an inflammatory response is present and discuss the impact of that response. In the case of COPD, discuss the type of patient education you would implement to help with the patient’s understanding of the disease and to improve compliance with a treatment plan.

Define critical thinking and describe how these skills can be acquired and applied in human services leadership positions.

Objective 1: Define critical thinking and describe how these skills can be acquired and applied in human services leadership positions. Back in 1956, Benjamin Bloom developed a system, or taxonomy, of educational objectives. An educational psychologist with the University of Chicago, he thought that learning occurred in the cognitive, affective, or psychomotor domain. Although his original paradigm is still used widely, it has been updated and is now being applied to digital practices. Learning Activity #2: Critical Thinking Discussion Read the article 26 Critical Thinking Tools Aligned with Blooms Taxonomy by Lee Watanabe Crockett at the following link: https://globaldigitalcitizen.org/26-critical-thinking-tools-blooms-taxonomy Prepare to share in discussion the following points: o How would you define critical thinking? o Summarize the six key terms in Blooms Digital Taxonomy. o How can a person learn critical thinking skills and utilize them in this global, digital age?

Leadership Skills Response:Analyze five basic skills of effective leadership.

Objective 3: Analyze five basic skills of effective leadership. Every effective leader has many skills that will help provide solid leadership to others. Without certain basic skills, your ability to inspire others to do their jobs well will be compromised. Learning Activity #4: Leadership Skills Response Read the article 5 Critical Skills Every Leader in Public Service Should Have, by Thomas Edison State University at the following link: http://blog.tesu.edu/5-skills-every-leader-in-public-service-should-have Additionally, click on the link, good leaders, which is located in the paragraph above the first critical skill. Read Splashed Water from your textbook, p. 41, #8. Write a 2-3 page response to the following points: o Summarize the five critical skills described in the article. o After clicking on the link in the article, briefly describe traits of bad and good leaders. o What are the advantages of being a good leader?

Conduct scholarly research and outline the parameters of the final human services leadership project.

Objective 2: Conduct scholarly research and outline the parameters of the final human services leadership project. Now that you have chosen a final project idea, it is important that you continue to develop it by reviewing the parameters of the assignment and researching through scholarly sources. It is important to stay on top of this process, as the final project is substantive. Imagine that you might have an opportunity to actually execute the excellent project you are now developing so be thorough, thoughtful, and use your critical thinking skills! Learning Activity #3:

Compare and contrast the collective bargaining processes of California with another state using case study data.

Compare and contrast the collective bargaining processes of California with another state using case study data. This is the Critical Assignment for this course and must be passed at an acceptable rate in order to pass the course. Each student will prepare a 6-8 page APA-style paper that compares Californias bargaining process to another state. The student should choose a state to compare from the basic case study data found in the Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector textbook.

Multiple Viewpionts of Same-Sex marriage: Outline the basic primary arguments of the opinions written in support of and dissenting from the same-sex marriage decision, Obergefell v Hodges.

Class: American Constitutional Law (see attachment) Topic: Multiple Viewpionts of Same-Sex marriage Outline the basic primary arguments of the opinions written in support of and dissenting from the same-sex marriage decision, Obergefell v Hodges. The concern in this assignment is not your personal view of the topic or even how you see it through a Christian worldview. Rather, it is an important exercise in reading Supreme Court case opinions and discussing the important Constitutional Arguments from the various interpretive viewpoints. Locate the arguments and present them in a 6-page paper. The paper must use a compare/contrast format and include at least 6 citations in addition to the course textbook. Link to the Obergefell v Hodges Supreme Court decision: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2014/14-556 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-556_3204.pdf Textbook: Stephens & Scheb, American Constitutional Law: Custom (6th ed. Cengage 2015). ISBN-13: 978-1285736914 Bluebook Citation Required – Harvard Law Review, Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation
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