TASK 1: Assignment

Questions.

1a.(i) Explain what is meant by the terms soluble, solute, solvent, and solution, illustrating your answer by reference to potassium chloride and water

 

(ii)        Give an example of a substance which is insoluble in water

 

(iii)     Explain what is meant by the terms miscible and immiscible and give an example

of two miscible liquids and two immiscible liquids.

1. List and explain three general factors that affect the solubility of a gas in water

                         [AC 2.1]

2. Explainwith diagram, the structure and formation of the hydrated potassium ion and the hydrated chloride ion.

 

   [AC 2.2]

 

3. (α) An acidic, aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid, HCl(aq), has a pH of 2.5

 

(a)   State which ions are present in the aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid.

(b)  Write balanced chemical equations to show the reactions which would occur if the

solution of hydrochloric acid was mixed with:

(i)       magnesium metal

(ii)      solid magnesium oxide

(iii)     solid sodium carbonate, Na₂CO₃.

(c) Using answer to (a), explain why these reactions occur.

(β) An alkaline, aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, NaOH, has a pH of 12.5

 

(a)        State which ions are present in an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide.

(b)        Write balanced chemical equations to show the reaction which would occur if the sodium hydroxide solution was mixed with:

1. solid ammonium chloride, NH₄Cl
2. a solution of hydrochloric acid, HCl

(c) Using answer to (a), explain why these reactions occur

[AC 3.1]

4. Boiling water has a pH of 6.1. Does this means that boiling water is acidic?

Explain your answer.

 [AC 3.3]

5a.      (i) Complete and balance each of the equations below

 

(a)  HNO₃ + H₂O            ———>

(b) HNO₃ + H₂SO₄———>

 

(ii) For each equation in (i), identify the conjugate pairs.

 

(iii)Give an example of a substance which forms an alkali in water

1. b. The following equations represent various acid/base reactions. Complete and balance each equation, and in each case state which reactant is the acid and which the base is.

 

(i)         HCl (g)  + H₂O (l) ———>  H₃O⁺ (aq)  +  (*) (aq)

 

(ii)        NH₃ (g)  + H₂O (l) ———>  (*)(aq)  +  OH^–(aq)

 

(iii)      NH₃ (g)  +HCl (g) ———> (*)(s)

 

[AC 3.2]

Description

Write a 4–7-page analysis of your care setting that supports development of a strategic plan and includes both the discovery and dream phases of an appreciative inquiry (AI) project and a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis of the care setting.

Note: Each assessment in this course builds on the work you completed in the previous assessment. Therefore, you must complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.

Identifying analysis techniques for assessing competitive advantage is important for building health care strategy. Sustaining health care competitive advantage requires that leaders understand environmental demands to assist with minimizing weakness and threats from the external environment. This assessment provides you with an opportunity to examine your health care environment to determine whether what is being accomplished in your organization, department, team, community project, or other care setting is making a positive difference.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 1: Evaluate qualities and skills that promote effective leadership within health care organizations.
Analyze the leadership characteristics and skills most desired in the person leading potential performance improvement projects, taking both an appreciative inquiry (AI) and a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) approach.
Competency 2: Apply strategies to lead high-performing health care teams to meet organizational quality and safety goals.
Synthesize stories and evidence about times when a care setting performed at its best with regard to quality and safety goals.
Conduct a SWOT analysis of a care setting, with respect to quality and safety goals.
Describe an area of concern identified in a SWOT analysis—relevant to a care setting’s mission, vision, and values—that should be improved.
Compare the AI and SWOT approaches to analysis with regard to data gathering and interactions with others.
Competency 3: Apply cultural, ethical, and regulatory considerations to leadership decision making.
Propose positive, attainable quality and safety improvement goals for a care setting.
Competency 5: Communicate with stakeholders and constituencies to build collaborative partnerships and create inclusive work environments.
Communicate analyses clearly and in a way that demonstrates professionalism and respect for stakeholders and colleagues.
Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.

Case study: Ramada Demonstrates Its Personal Best

Apply the research process model to the Ramada research initiative.
Explain the role and process of exploration in Ramada’s research.
What role did secondary data play in the exploration phase of the research?
What steps and phases in the process model can you match to the Ramada research?
What research process decisions were made? (Remember to include research by outside suppliers.)
What sampling methodology was used? Why was this appropriate for this study?
Describe the research design and discuss its strengths and weaknesses.
What role did property owners/managers play in the research design?
Why did Ramada choose to conduct the research in a nontraditional, party-like atmosphere? What are some advantages and disadvantages of such an approach?
How are the research findings reflected in the ultimate management decisions?
A one sentence answer will not be sufficient for case studies.
Your responses should include support information from the text and critical thinking on your part.
Outside sources may also be used.

Rubric:

 

• 3 pages
• Double spaced
• News story
• Start with an anecdotal lead!!!! Followed by a quote and then a nut graph.
• make sure to mention in your nut graph where and when the play was staged.
• Do not do a summary lead.
• A lead: generally the first paragraph and is written to provide a preview of the entire story. It summarizes the story and includes many of the basic facts. The lead will help readers decide if they want to read the rest of the story, or if they are satisfied knowing these details.
• The article should not contain your opinions.
• Use active voice—not passive voice—when possible
• write in clear, short, direct sentences and paragraphs.
• put the most interesting and newsworthy stuff at the top of your story, and the less interesting stuff lower down—no matter what order it occurs in.
• Include plenty of direct quotes and when introducing a new quote start a new paragraph

LEA substitutes

Watch 2 documentary videos on natural disasters and do a 1-2 page single spaced write up on each film.Select specific topics for review for the final or something you want to learn more about. Recall that it should be a documentary NOT a Hollywood style disaster MOVIE. Some questions:

• What was it about? (Where and when did it occur if it was a specific event)
• What was the damage
• Who was affected
• Could it have been prevented/minimized?
• What did you learn–i.e. what surprised you the most?

Ideas for documentary films (many are found on Netflix, You tube, or similar sites):

National Geographic documentaries

The World’s worst disasters (series)

Chasing coral

Chasing Ice

The readings by David Garland and Karen Brodkin both analyze how race has been socially constructed in the United States. A) Compare and contrast how race is socially constructed according to the analyses contained in these two readings, and with what effects? You should be careful both to compare and contrast the process by which race is socially constructed (the how) and the outcome of the construction (the effects). B) Based on Brodkin’s analysis, what would be the best way to eliminate racism in U.S. society? Do you agree or disagree? Why? (the readings by David Garland and Karen Brodkin)

ASSIGNMENT: MIDTERM ESSAY

Prompt: Choose your favorite character from Beowulf .  What modern values and/or universal themes are evident in the character? What does this tell us about how literature reflects society, culture, place, and/or history?

You may  address this prompt in a 500 word essay . Be sure to justify your thoughts with text evidence (cited in-text) and research from academic sources. The presentation should contain effective visual components that complement and support your analysis. You may  address this prompt in a 500 word essay . Be sure to justify your thoughts with text evidence (cited in-text) and research from academic sources. The presentation should contain effective visual components that complement and support your analysis.

 

Week 2 Assignment Template

 

Sustainable Living Guide Contributions, Part Two of Four: 

Sustaining Our Agricultural Resources

 

1. Instructions: Using the term that you have selected from the list provided in the classroom, please complete the following template. Create a minimum of 5 to 7 well-crafted sentences per paragraph.  In your response, you are expected to cite and reference, in APA format, at least two outside sources in addition to the class text.  The sources must be credible (from experts in the field of study); scholarly sources (published in peer-reviewed academic journals) are strongly encouraged.

 

Your Term:

 

Instructions: In the first paragraph;

• Thoroughly define your term.
• Describe how the term relates to this week’s theme. Provide specific examples.

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Instructions: In the second paragraph;

• Discuss how the term affects living things and the physical world.
• Explain how the term relates to the challenge of achieving environmental sustainability.
• Justify if the term represents an obstacle to that goal, or perhaps a technique or technology that might promote it?

Again, be as specific as possible and include examples to support your explanations.

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Instructions: In the third paragraph;

• Determine at least two specific actions that we can take in order to promote environmental sustainability in relation to this term.
• Be creative and concrete with your suggestions. For example, you might recommend supporting a particular organization that is active in the field of your term.
• Consider actions that might be taken

1) on the individual level, in our daily lives;

2) at the community level;

3) via national and global organizations working on behalf of the environmental issues associated with your term; and/or 4) at the ballot box (though voting).

 

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After proofreading, please submit a copy of your work to Waypoint.

Choose one of the prompts below and develop a two-page (500 word) response that links thematically and updates one of the classics we’ve read. You do not have to discuss the classic text since each prompt is already thematically linked to the classic. For example, when you write about loss  (Prompt #1), you’re connecting to the feeling of loss explored in The Wife’s Lament. If you write about the coffee house (Prompt #2), you’re addressing the themes of friendship and camaraderie found in Beowulf, and Prompt #3 deals with a time you felt alone or misunderstood as seen in Grendel. A good rule of thumb is to fully address the prompt as it’s worded.

This is an informal writing assignment, so feel free to get creative and have fun with this assignment, or to get personal and expressive. You are welcome to use first person (I and we) and to write this in any form you choose — poem, short short, letter to the editor, journal entry, blog post, newspaper article, or even a series of Facebook status or Twitter updates — as long as your writing meets the minimum word count. Feel free to add pictures if you’d like, and you can use whatever font you want (as long as I can read it!

You are trying to open up a restaurant / coffee shop that will become a social gathering place for your friends and peers. You want this place to be really cool — but also a place where people can relax and get comfortable. What kind of establishment will you open? How will you get people in the doors? What will they do once they get there? How will you keep them there for long periods of time and keep them coming back? Write a description or story of your ideal social meeting place.

For this assignment, you will need to write a paper analyzing what sociology is and how it applies/relates to your life.

Requirements:

• Describe what sociology is to you after taking this class. Then you need to choose THREE main concepts (course topics) that you feel best describes the discipline. Examples include social forces, socialization, culture, sociological imagination, social structure and social interaction, and etc. You will need to describe the concepts and explain why they are necessary for the discipline.
  • A minimum of twelve sociological terms/theories
    • FOUR for each concept (course topics)
  • With the chosen concepts you will need to explain how each of them is applicable and relates to your life as well as they help you understand the society that you live in.

Organization:

• Papers must be in essay format
  • Introduction
    • Explain what the paper is about
    • Introduce three main concept
  • Three main topic sections
    • Paragraph(s) for each main concepts
  • Conclusion
    • Sum up what your paper is about
    • Final thoughts
  • Reference List
    • Textbook
    • Lecture
    • Articles from class
    • Videos

Other Important Requirements:

• Typed, double-spaced and 12 point font
• Name, Course Information, and date should be in the left-hand corner of the first page
• Paper needs to have original title that is centered on the first page
• Boldterms/concepts/theories (please do not bol1d full sentences)
• Paper should be minimum of 4 pages (works cited does not count as a page)
• Do not assume that the reader is your instructor, explain concepts/terms/theories
• You may write in first-person (I, me, my)
• PROOFREAD