Tag: course Work

Substance abuse as a community health problem.
Violence and nursing response.

Read chapter 26 and 27 of the class textbook and review the PowerPoint presentations under Lectures. Once done answer the following questions.

1. Discuss the historical trends and current conceptions of the cause and treatment of substance abuse.
2. Describe the ethical and legal implications of substance abuse.
3. Identify factors that influence violence.
4. Identify at-risk populations for violence and the role of public health in dealing with the epidemic of violence.
Homeless Population.

Disaster in the Community.

Read chapter 22 and 28 of the class textbook and review the Power Points under Lectures. Once done, answer the following questions.

1. Identify and discuss the types of disasters.

2. Mention and discuss two natural or man-made disasters that recently occurred and discuss how they affect the community health.

3. Discuss the stages of disaster management.

5. Describe and discuss the role and responsibilities of nurses in relation to disasters.

1. Define and discuss in your own words the definitions and models for disability.

2. Discuss the difference between illness and disability.

3. Compare and contrast the characteristics of rural and urban communities.

4. Discuss the impact of structural and personal barriers on the health of rural aggregates.
Family Health

Read chapter 20 of the class textbook and review the PowerPoint presentation under Lectures. Once done answer the following questions;

1. In your own word and using the appropriate evidence-based references define family and describe the different types of family.

2. Identify characteristics of the family that have implications for community health nursing practice.

3. Discuss a model of care for families.

4. Describe strategies for moving from intervention at the family level to intervention at the aggregate level.

Many countries have gone through various ways of governing-by one, by a group, or by the people. Pick one developing country. Examine this country’s political history and current barriers in developing their democracy. Create a concise argument on the type of democracy they should institute and why.

Use the following list to select your developing country: https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1876/310mab.pdf (Links to an external site.)

Search and read the case of Tennessee v. Garner (1985). Discuss whether or not there would be a time to use deadly force against an “unarmed” suspect, based on the provision of the case. In addition, how the use of deadly force is a major public issue?

Create a business plan for event center in a non-profit off campus facility

Write about the movie Joker which was released last year.How did that movie intrigued you or upset you. What is cinematic about this film from your perspective

The Abolitionist Movement
Read the following primary source:

Link (website): Declaration of Sentiments of American Anti-Slavery Society (1833) (Click on arrows to view all images of the document. Click on plus and minus signs to enlarge or reduce size of images.)
Then, address the following:

Assess if abolitionists were responsible reformers or irresponsible agitators?
Explain how abolitionists upheld the Declaration of Independence as the foundation of antislavery and abolitionist thought.
Assess the effect of the Gag Rule on the Abolitionist Movement.
Analyze how the women’s rights movement would gain momentum from the antislavery movement.

Feel free to use this or adapt it. I’ve highlighted elements that should be “highlighted” in your paper. Remember to foreground theme/message/effect and concrete film strategies that the filmmaker uses to achieve them. See the end of the document for an example of a quick 2-sentence precis.

Paragraph 1: the Precis
Identify a central message or theme in the text or film in one or two sentences. Include bibliographic information for the text/film
Briefly identify concrete strategies the director/ producer/ author uses to create that message or theme.
Hypothesize on the general purpose of the work
Hypothesize on the intended audience for the text.

Paragraph 2: the personal response
Your personal response and opinions should be confined to this paragraph. What did you like or dislike about the film or text? How did you react to it? Etc.

Paragraph 3:
The third paragraph needs to analyze how technique, form, or stylistic elements in the film or text contribute to the essay’s message. It will probably follow up on what you wrote for sentence 2 of paragraph 1.

Write about the company Toys R US. And how can you reposition the brand?
Is there a need for a product or service? Who is your target audience? What are the benefits for the consumer? Who are your competitors? Why should consumers choose your product or service? Is your offering unique? Is it part of a product line? Will you have a social responsibility component? How will you brand it?

Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service
• What factors accounted for the extraordinary success of Starbucks in early 1990s? What was so compelling about the Starbucks value proposition? What brand image did Starbucks develop during this period?
• Why have Starbucks’ customer satisfaction cores decline? Has the company’s service declined, or is it simply measuring satisfaction the wrong way?
• How does the Starbuck of 2002 differ from the Starbucks of 1992?

Special Instructions
• Identify the problem(s) in the situation presented in the scenario
• Analyze the key issues within the context of theories presented in your course
• Develop and compare alternative solutions to the problems
• Consider the advantages and disadvantages of various possible solutions
• Select the best solution and make recommendations for action
• Write up your case analysis in an appropriate case analysis report format.

Process
– Develop a topic of interest (this can be related to your field of study but not required)
articles that have been assigned in courses.

– Locate a social sciences journal – the article you choose needs to be peer reviewed. Please make sure
that the article presents research results and is not a review of literature (in this course we are going
to examine several different types of methods and you should be able to work with them – see course
outline). Also, I would prefer that the authors conduct their own research rather than rely on secondary
data (this is most common when looking at quantitative work – relying on survey data collected through
organizations such as Statistics Canada or other national/organizational equivalents.

As we’ve been talking about with concepts and variables sometimes there are concepts we need “official” definitions for because of the types of comparisons and correlations we wish to make, the source of data, etc. Statistics Canada is one such source. Consider other sources that you would trust the conceptual definitions for and add it to the discussion board. StatCan is also a data source we’ll talk about later in the term.
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/start

Questions to address:
Identify the general problem being studied – what is their research question?

What is the theoretical orientation that informs the research – how do you know?

What are the major concepts discussed in the literature review? What are they and how are they defined?

What type of research methods were used in the article? What was the process (eg. who, where, when, how…)

What are the results/findings?

How are the results used to answer the original research question(s)?

Were there any ethical issues? How were they addressed?

What are the general strengths/weaknesses of the article? Describe.

What is/are the methodological strengths and weaknesses of the article? Describe.

Do you have any other questions about the research, the process, the concepts, that you feel need further explanation?

TIPS
don’t block quote your answers – summarizing and conducting a critical analysis will demonstrate your own understanding of the material.
As we talked about in class and you can see on the handout from the course information section is an overview of the general topic area and then moving into the specific variables and concepts that the authors are investigating. I want you to think about whether or not they told you enough to be able to understand (and eventually assess) where their research fits into the broader research field and whether or not they were clear about what they were and weren’t measuring. For example poverty, income, housing, health, illness, etc. It may not be quite so obvious as “this is what we mean when we say…” but you should be able to identify and describe the variable. A starting point could be the keywords that are listed after the abstract in some articles. If you draw up the x causes y statement that will also help identify the variables
If you are using data from other countries, do not assume that it reflects Canadian (or other trends occurring in other countries) trends. Use data and materials related to the region of which you are writing.
Be clear about the direction of your paper – include a thesis statement to help guide your reader (and yourself).
Define your terms – this aids in clarity of your thinking and logic. This also makes clear what you are and are not analysing and then using to make your argument.
Avoid generalizations (using “all” to indicate the widespread occurrence of a phenomenon that may not be so widespread).
Don’t forget to proofread your work – just because your computer says it is correct doesn’t make it so. Proofreading ensures that both you and your reader understand your argument and that you can communicate it effectively.
Please remember that all items included in your bibliography needed to have been used within the text of your paper and all items cited in your paper need to be included in your bibliography. Failure to do so could be construed as plagiarism and appropriate actions will be taken. References to course notes in your paper are not acceptable.
Lastly, internet sources are to be carefully selected and scrutinized before you consider using them. There are numerous problems such as accuracy, considering where the information has come from, sources, etc. therefore use of internet sites should be limited to organizations that are reputable and have a peer – review system in place such as federal and international agencies (Statistics Canada, etc). Blogs, rants, online dictionaries, media references or other sites that are not academically sound are not acceptable sources and will result in a penalty of 2 (two) marks per inappropriate source. If you are unsure of your sources please ask.
Please make sure that you use citations throughout the assignment even though you are using a single article. Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism.
You are not required to use subheadings. However, if you’d like to then go forth.
They are useful editing tools as well as offering a clear direction for your work. If you turn the heading into a question and then read to the following one, assess whether or not you have answered the question. If not, then go back and fix it.