Choose a literary element in any of the essays we’ve discussed thus far in class, except Annie Dillard’s “Living Like Weasels,” and Brian Doyle’s “Joyous Voladoros” and analyze how it works in that essay in light of the story (per Gornick’s definition).

For instance, you might make an argument as to why/how specific details of the coroner’s report in Staples’s essay contribute to the overall effect and story, or you could closely examine his tone (diction and persona) or even the various ways he uses juxtaposition.  You might look at Beard’s narratives, other than the shooting narrative, and analyze how they contribute, deepen, add complexity to the shooting narrative.  Or you could examine just ONE of those narratives that is more an outlier.  You could analyze how that opening section foreshadows the entire essay.  There are lots of possibilities with Gerard’s essay as well.

Your first sentence should follow the format we’ve discussed in class, and your thesis should come at the end of the first paragraph.

Make sure your paragraphs are well developed (with clear topic sentences) and you are providing evidence to support your analysis.  Do NOT let textual evidence make your analysis; textual evidence should support or illustrate your points.

You must include a Works Cited page. Remember that you must also use an internal or parenthetical citation for all quoted material.  In general, you shouldn’t be using block quotes (quotes that are 4 typed lines or longer) for this type of paper.

Don’t simply restate your thesis and main points in your conclusion: provide some background information about the author and give us something new to think about or provide a final insight.

Context: In this essay, you will demonstrate your understanding of the complexities of civil rights and civil liberties, the limitations placed on those rights and liberties, and what happens when those rights and liberties collide. Your essay must use the example of the US Supreme Court’s 2015 same-sex marriage decision (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., Obergefell v. Hodges (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., and the claim that forcing public servants to recognize those marriages impinged on citizens’ “deeply held religious beliefs.” This started with the case of elected Kentucky clerk Kim Davis who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, but has taken on broader significance in the last year.
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Prompt: Once you have read the two textbook chapters and understand the concepts of Civil Rights and Liberties in their historical context, you should apply what you have learned to address a contentious, contemporary civil rights versus civil liberties issue in the US. The ongoing clash between LGBTI rights, as exemplified by the US Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. case and ongoing attempts to limit the right including the claim that the constitutional right to a freedom of religion trumps the 14th Amendment’s equal treatment when the rights collide.
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Some guiding questions:
Your essay should include:
• a clear summary of the central issues involved in the ongoing controversy between marriage equality and the exercise of religious freedom.
o What are constitutional arguments being made on both sides?
• What is the controversy about?
• What developments have taken place since 2015 to reverse or restrict the constitutionally protected right to same-sex marriage?
o These developments might be on the Federal level, state level, or local level. They might be legal, political, or policy actions.
*You must cite evidence from the textbook and all other supporting evidence you reference in your essay. You should draw on the material from the textbook Links to an external site. and on additional reliable sources to formulate your arguments.
• Do not use quotations, please paraphrase and use in-text citations. We want to hear you explain your position in your own voice.
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Consideration: In your research for your essay, you should be very careful to distinguish between constitutional arguments (generally used by lawyers, law professors, and justices) and rhetoric and hyperbole (generally used by politicians, activists, bloggers, and media talking heads). Constitutional arguments are much more likely to win in court and will likely help you write a more compelling essay.
You should start your research by reading the relevant chapters of the textbook and then read the article “Kim Davis is Winning (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.” from The Atlantic magazine. After that, you should use Google (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (or some other search engine) to find respectable sources that inform you of what has happened since 2015 and use those sources to support the claims in your essay.
Remember, in this essay, you cannot just state your “beliefs” about the topic; that would not hold up in a court of law. Rather, you can state that you “believe that…” only if you present compelling evidence to support those beliefs and assertions.

In Introductory Geography, our central aim is to develop your ability to think geographically.
In the first week’s lecture, we set out a few core arguments about what this means.
Following geographers Paul Knox and Sallie Marston, we argued that:
“what is distinctive about the study of geography is not so much the phenomena
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• be informed by a range of relevant and reliable sources of information about the
object/event that are clearly cited in the text and referenced in a bibliography using a
recognized and consistent referencing style;
• have a clear and logical structure, with sections and sub-headings where appropriate;
• make use of maps/pictures/diagrams/tables to illustrate information where appropriate.
Resources
Thinking Geographically
The first lecture and tutorial reading covered some of the key elements and concepts of
thinking geographically. Readings to get you started on geographical thinking include:
• Jackson, P. (2006) Thinking Geographically, Geography, 91(3): 199-204.
• Herbert, D. and Matthews, J. (2004) Geography: roots and continuities. In Matthews, J.
and Herbert, D. (eds) Unifying Geography: Common heritage, shared future. Routledge,
London, New York: 3-20 (available on the eLearning site).
• Matthews, J. and Herbert, D. (2008) Geography: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford:
Oxford University Press (Chapter 1 of this accessible introduction to geography is
available electronically via the library catalogue).
There are also plenty of University-level geography textbooks on the shelves of the SciTech
Library for further reading on this topic.
The geography of an object: ‘following the things’
In the opening lecture, Kurt illustrated the idea that you can think geographically about
pretty much anything by using the example of a pair of Lee Jeans. Paul Knox and Sallie
Marston, in their 2010 book Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context, show
that an ordinary pair of jeans has a very complex global geography. Later in semester, we
will be thinking about the geography of an iPhone from a similar perspective.
In these cases, we are starting with a specific object (a piece of clothing, a piece of
technology), documenting the geography of its production (by answering questions like
‘who made them, where, using what resources, and under what conditions?’), and then
analysing that geography in order to help us understand the processes that shape our
world. For further examples of this approach to ‘thinking geographically’ in action, you could
check out geographer Ian Cook’s website called Follow the Things:
http://www.followthethings.com/.
Use your imagination! Just about any object that you encounter in your everyday life – from
the device you are using to read this, to your cup of morning coffee or the cap on your head,
could make for an interesting essay.
The geography of an event
Similarly, if you decide to write about an event, choose a specific event. You might choose a
‘natural’ event like a hurricane or an earthquake, or you might choose a ‘social’ event like
the 2018 Football World Cup in Russia. Either way, the key task for a geographical analysis
of that event will be to situate that event within space and time, and/or to think about the
ways in which natural and social processes interact in the making of that specific event.
We have already given you an example of how to approach this in our case study of the
Haiti Earthquake. In ‘thinking geographically’ about that event, we both discussed the
environmental processes that led to the earthquake, and the historical and geographical
processes that make some people especially vulnerable to this natural event.
Again, use your imagination! You could certainly pick a specific natural disaster like that
earthquake, but you could also choose a more modest event (like a night out at the movies
with your friends, or even a lecture!) to write about.
Further Information
Information about grade classifications, academic honesty, and special consideration is all
provided in the Unit of Study Outline.

CASE STUDY—SIR RICHARD BRANSON
Sir Richard Branson: Development of an Entrepreneur

Virgin is one of the most respected brands in Great Britain and is rapidly becoming an important global brand as well. The Virgin brand was started in the 1970s with a small mail order record company that grew out of a student magazine. Since then Richard Branson has developed the Virgin brand into a veritable entrepreneurial empire, with businesses in travel and tourism (e.g., Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Trains, Virgin Balloon Flights, Virgin Galactic, and Virgin Holidays, among others); leisure and pleasure (e.g., Virgin Games, V2 Music, and Virgin Comics); social and environmental (e.g., Virgin Fuels and Virgin Earth); shopping (e.g., Virgin Books, Virgin Megastore, and Virgin Wines); media and telecommunications (e.g., Virgin Media, Virgin Mobile, and Virgin Radio); finance and money (Virgin Money); and health (Virgin Active and Virgin Health Bank).

Branson: The Background of a Developing Entrepreneur

In the first chapter of his autobiography, Richard Branson reminisces about some of his childhood experiences  ones that would have a profound effect on his development as an adult and an entrepreneur. Branson writes that his parents, especially his mother, continually set challenges for him and his sisters, Vanessa and Lindi, in order to make them independent. These challenges were physical in nature rather than academic. According to Branson, he and his sisters were soon setting physical challenges for themselves.
A loving family played an important role in Branson’s development. “We were a family that would have killed for each other  and we still are,” says Branson. Teamwork was also a hallmark of the family. Branson’s parents treated him and his two sisters as equals. They valued their children’s opinions and only provided advice when the children asked for it. Branson’s mother was very entrepreneurial, as was his Aunt Clare. Each developed several different ways of making money.
Despite his enormous entrepreneurial success, Branson still lacks a high school diploma. In school, Branson was a pitiful student but a superb athlete. Although he was dyslexic and had vision problems, his inability to read, write, and spell, and his poor performance on tests were blamed, nonetheless, on stupidity or laziness. In commenting on Branson’s academic miseries as a child in relation to his athletic and future entrepreneurial successes, one observer noted: “In the end, it was the tests that failed. They totally missed his ability and passion for sports. They had no means to identify ambition, the fire inside that drives people to find a path to success that zigzags around the maze of standard doors that won’t open. They never identified the most important talent of all. It’s the ability to connect with people, mind to mind, soul to soul. It’s that rare power to energize the ambitions of others so that they, too, rise to the level of their dreams.”
A passion for sports, adventure, family, and entrepreneurship define Sir Richard’s life. Branson has broken several air and land speed and distance records while racing boats and hot air balloons in his pursuit of adventure. He structures his work schedule so that he has ample time to spend with his family and friends. Indeed, Branson’s efforts to synthesize work, play, and life seem to be the hallmark of his business model and business success.

Branson: The Entrepreneur
Branson began building his entrepreneurial empire in his teenage years. At the age of 17, Branson became frustrated with the rules and regulations of schools. Brimming with activism, Branson and a friend, Jonny Gems, started a magazine called Student. The magazine tied many schools together and focused on the students themselves rather than the schools. After publishing the first issue of Student, Branson received a note from the headmaster of the school that he and Gems attended. The headmaster wrote: “Congratulations, Branson. I predict that you will either go to prison or become a millionaire.”
Branson dropped out of school and continued to pursue his entrepreneurial interests. His next venture was a discount music business called Virgin Records. Then entrepreneurial venture after entrepreneurial venture developed, and as the saying goes: “The rest is history!” Sir Richard  knighted by the Queen of England in 2000  has mostly majority stakes in over 200 companies that constitute his multi-billion dollar entrepreneurial empire. Global revenues were approximately US$20 billion in 2006.
Branson is not a conventional businessperson  and he never intended to be one. In fact, Sir Richard is about as far-removed from the stereotypic CEO as one can possibly imagine. “He continues to be a corporate iconoclast, defying conventional wisdom, pushing the envelope, poking fun at the big guys, saying exactly what he thinks and doing exactly what he wants.” Branson has irreverence for authority that he claims to have inherited from both parents.
Branson relishes becoming involved in “industries that charge too much (music) or hold consumers hostage (cellular) or treat them badly and bore them to tears (airlines).” His aim is to upset the status quo in these types of industries.
Branson also relishes teamwork and brings it into play in his entrepreneurial ventures. He has an “advisory team, whose job it is to capture his entrepreneurial ideas and wrestle them into some kind of corporate structure that is both attractive to investors and palatable to him.” Branson also gives others opportunities to develop their ideas into business ventures that he backs.
Sir Richard’s entrepreneurial ventures and work pique his intellectual curiosity and provide the education he was never able to get in school. “What really sets him apart from other CEOs is that he doesn’t mind surprises. He thrives on them. Startup problems don’t bother him at all. Neither do unforeseen battles.”

Discussion Questions
1. Using the various personality characteristics discussed in this chapter, how would you describe Sir Richard Branson’s personality?
2. What perceptions have you formed of Richard Branson? How do you think your perceptions are affected by characteristics of you as the perceiver and Branson as the perceptual target? To what extent have the barriers to social perception influenced your view of Branson?
3. How do attributions factor into understanding the background of Branson’s entrepreneurial development?

Scenario: You are the CEO of MegaGlobe Business Solutions, a financial consulting corporation based in Chicago that has just recently opened new offices in São Paulo, Brazil and Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. As part of this transition, your employees will now be working collaboratively with employees at these locations to provide financial consulting services in these new markets. To assist with the transition, you will develop an internal leadership blog for your employees that addresses the implications of leading within a culturally-diverse and changing global business environment. This blog should focus on the need to positively adapt to a variety of leadership styles and individual differences within these cultures.

View the videos listed in this week’s classroom materials for ideas about how to effectively lead, motivate, and communicate with your employees about the need to adapt within this changing business environment.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word internal leadership blog using the Leadership Blog template, and include the following:

Explain the implications of leading within a changing global business environment.
Describe the Team Leadership Model and how this relates to your current business practices.
Outline positive aspects of gender, diversity, culture, and teamwork that can improve overall business performance.
Apply principles of motivational leadership within a variety of diverse cultures.
Use at least one image, photo, chart, or graph to deliver a key concept within your blog.
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

Leadership Theory and Practice Case Study Analysis

Peter G. Northouse

 

The Reluctant First Lady: Authentic Leadership

Betty Ford admits that August 9, 1974, the day her husband was sworn in as the 38^th President of the United States, was “the saddest day of my life” (Ford, 1978, p.1).

In 1978, Elizabeth Bloomer Ford was many things: a former professional dancer and dance teacher, the mother of four nearly grown children, and the wife of 13-term U.S. Congressman Gerald “Jerry” R. Ford who was looking forward to their retirement. But she never envisioned herself as the country’s First Lady.

As she held the Bible her husband’s hand rested on while he took the oath of office, Betty began a journey in which she would become many more things: a breast cancer survivor, an outspoken advocate of women’s rights, a recovering alcoholic and addict, and cofounder and president of the Betty Ford Center, a nonprofit treatment center for substance abuse.

The Fords’ path to the White House began in October 1973, when Jerry was tapped to replace then-U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew, who had resigned.  After only 9 months in that role, Jerry became U.S. President after Richard Nixon left office amidst the Watergate scandal.

In her first days as the First Lady, Betty became known for her openness and candor.  At the time, women were actively fighting for equal rights in the workplace and in society.  Less than half of American women were employed outside the home and women’s earnings were only 38% of their male counterparts’ (Spraggins, 2005).  Betty raised a number of eyebrows in her first press conference when she spoke out in support of abortion rights, women in politics, and the Equal Rights Amendment.

Betty hadn’t even been in the White House a month when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.  She again broke with social conventions and spoke openly about the diagnosis and treatment for a disease that was not widely discussed in public.  With her cooperation, Newsweek magazine printed a complete account of her surgery and treatment, which included a radical mastectomy.  This openness helped raised awareness of breast cancer screening and treatment options and created an atmosphere of support and comfort for other women fighting the disease.

“Lying in the hospital, thinking of all those women going for cancer checkups because of me, I’d come to recognize more clearly the power of the woman in the White House,” she said in her first autobiography, The Times of My Life.   “Not my power, but the power of the position, a power which could be used to help” (Ford, 1978, p. 194).

After her recuperation, Betty made good use of that newfound power.  She openly supported and lobbied for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, a bill that would ensure that “equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex” (Francis, 2009).

 

In an interview with the television news show 60 Minutes, Betty drew the ire of many conservatives when she candidly shared her views on the provocative issues of abortion rights, premarital sex, and marijuana use.  After the interview aired, public opinion of Betty’s plummeted, but her popularity quickly rebounded-within months, her approval rating had climbed to 75%.

At the same time, Betty was busy with the duties of First Lady, entertaining dignitaries and heads of state from countries across the globe. In 1975, she began actively campaigning for her husband for the 1976 presidential election, inspiring buttons that read “Vote for Betty’s Husband.” Ford lost the election to Jimmy Carter and, because he was suffering from laryngitis, Betty stepped into the spotlight to read Jerry’s concession speech to the country, congratulating Carter on his victory. Betty’s time as First Lady ended in January 1977 and the Fords retired to Rancho Mirage, California, and Vail, Colorado.

A little more than a year later, at the age of 60, Betty began another personal battle: overcoming alcoholism and an addiction to prescription medicine. Betty had a 14-year dependence on painkillers for chronic neck spasms, arthritis, and a pinched nerve, but refused to admit she was addicted to alcohol. After checking into the Long Beach Naval Hospital’s Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Service, she found the strength to face her demons and, again, went public with her struggles.

“I have found that I am not only addicted to the medications I’ve been taking for my arthritis, but also to alcohol,” she wrote in a statement released to the public. “I expect this treatment ad fellowship to be a solution for my problems and I embrace it not only for me but for all the others who are here to participate” (Ford, 1987, p. 285).

Betty found recovering from addiction was particularly daunting at a time when most treatment centers were geared toward treating men. “The female alcoholic has more emotional problems, more health problems, more parenting problems, makes more suicide attempts, than the alcoholic man,” Betty explained in her second autobiography, Betty, A Glad Awakening (Ford, 1987, p. 129).

For this reason, Betty helped to establish the nonprofit Betty Ford Center in 1982 in Rancho Mirage. The Center splits its space equally between male and female patients, but the treatment is gender specific with programs for the entire family system affected by addiction. The Center’s success has attracted celebrities as well as everyday people including middle-class moms, executives, college students, and laborers. Betty’s activism in the field of recovery earned her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991 and the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1999.

Speaking at an alumni reunion of Betty Ford Center patients, Betty said “I’m really proud of this center. And I’m really grateful for my own recovery, because with my recovery, I was able to help some other people come forward and address their own addictions. And I don’t think there’s anything as wonderful in life as being able to help someone else” (Ford, 1987, p. 217).

 

 

Case Study-1 Questions

Due:  9/3/17 by 11:59

 

 

After reading the case study The Reluctant First Lady please complete the 4 questions below using the following instructions.  Also, review additional academic resources to increase your understanding of Authentic Leadership.   Any outside sources (books, journals, etc.) should be cited in the document and included on a reference page.

GENERAL INFORMATION: The questions and responses should be typed in a Word document, saved and uploaded to the blackboard system as an attachment.  Each question must have a response that consists of three to six sentences.  Document must be double-spaced, 12-point type, Use Times Roman ONLY.

FORMAT:  At the top, right of the first page, type your name, date, and title of the case study.  Two lines below this information begin to answer the following questions.

CASE STUDY QUESTIONS:

1. How would you describe Betty’s leadership?  In what ways could her leadership be described as authentic?

 

1. How did critical life events play a role in the development of her leadership?

 

1. Is there a clear moral dimension to Betty’s leadership?  In what ways is her leadership about serving the common good? Discuss

 

1. Self-awareness and transparency are associated with authentic leadership.  How does Betty exhibit these qualities?

 

Describe a current or active group or a group from your past and outline how that group either is or could be transformed into a high-performance team. Research roles individuals play in groups and identify which roles are applicable [at least 4], which are beneficial, which are detrimental, and which are necessary but missing (if any). Using the roles, explain how the group roles influence a team.

[Examples: Inquirer, Contributor, Energizer, Gatekeeper, Coordinator, Specialist, Cynic, Lobbyist, Dominator, Blocker, etc.]

Remember…do not use actual names of group members.

Note, you could also “reverse engineer” a team and explain how that team evolved from a group.

Identify a problem in your current job or a previous job, such as inadequate use of technology, inefficient procedures, spotty customer service, poor product quality, low morale, or a personnel problem. Assume your boss agrees with your criticism and asks you to prepare a report. Write (a) a two or three sentence statement describing the problem, (b) a problem question, and (c) a simple statement of purpose for your report. (You are not required to write an actual report). Support your answer with direct evidence from the text or other peer-reviewed resources.

The Job Search and The Interview
1-How has job searching for candidates and job placement for hiring managers changed in the digital age? In your opinion, have the changes had a positive or a negative effect? Why?
2-Is interviewing a two-way street? As a job interview nears conclusion, what kinds of questions should you ask about the position or company? Provide some examples that you have used.

1. K. is a 45-year-old female measuring 5’5″ and weighing 225 lbs. M. K. has a history of smoking about 22 years along with a poor diet. She has a history of type II diabetes mellitus along with primary hypertension. M. K. has recently been diagnosed with chronic bronchitis. Her current symptoms include chronic cough, more severe in the mornings with sputum, light-headedness, distended neck veins, excessive peripheral edema, and increased urination at night. Her current medications include Lotensin and Lasix for the hypertension along with Glucophage for the type II diabetes mellitus. The following are lab findings that are pertinent to this case:

 

 

Vitals
BP	158/98 mm Hg
CBC
Hematocrit	57%
Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)	7.3 %
Arterial Blood Gas Assessment
PaCO₂	52 mm Hg
PaO₂	48 mm Hg
Lipid Panel
Cholesterol	242 mg/dL
HDL	32 mg/dL
LDL	173 mg/dL
Triglycerides	184 mg/dL

 

For your signature assignment, compose a 3- to 4-page case analysis, written in APA format with a title page and at least 3 references, with one non-Internet reference. Organize your analysis with headings that thoroughly answer the following prompts. Support your opinions with evidence from your readings and research. Review the rubric for complete grading criteria.

 

 

Signature Paper Writing Guideline (only used for Dr. Song’s Patho 370 class)

Answer the following questions

1. In your introduction, summarize the case.
2. Please use your own words to summarize the patient’s conditions.  Simply copy and paste the case or sentences from the case would lead your paper nowhere.
3. Please include a brief information about how you will develop the paper.
4. What clinical findings correlate with M. K.’s chronic bronchitis? What type of treatment and recommendations would be appropriate for M. K.’s chronic bronchitis?
5. Clinical findings should be closely associated with MK’s condition.
6. Clinical findings include her symptoms, the signs, and also her risk factors for CB. The pathogenesis of the S/S and the contributions of risk factors to MK’s chronic bronchitis are also expected, briefly though.
7. Clinical findings should be related to the patient’s management and treatment.

 

3. Which type of heart failure would you suspect with M. K.? Explain the pathogenesis of how this type of heart failure develops. Include an overview of the disease and it’s effects in the U.S. population.
4. The diagnosis of HF should be based on patient’s clinical signs and symptoms.
5. Please provide primary cause of her HF, and contributing factors to her heart failure, and most important explain the mechanism of how this type of heart failure would occur in MK.  All of the information should relate to the patient in the case, but not general patient in the population. Also, a brief explanation on how this type of HF affects MK on other systems are welcomed.
6. Please include the epidemiology of heart failure (the type in MK) in the US population.

 

4. According to the BP value, what stage of hypertension is M. K. experiencing? Explain the rationale for the current medications for her hypertension.
5. Please support your conclusion about MK’s hypertension stage with evidence, i.e. briefly review hypertension stages based on international classification.  Feel free to discuss the differences between international standard and the one used by American Heart Association.
6. Please explain why Lotensin and Lasix are beneficial for MK by exploring drug mechanism of action (MOA) in related to anatomy and physiology.  Please be aware, the benefit from those two drugs is not only limited to improve her BP, but also extended to her heart failure condition.
7. You are also encouraged to discuss the side effects of those drugs on MK, especially the effects on her other medical conditions such as diabetes.

 

5. According to the lipid panel, what other condition is M. K. at risk for? According to this case study, what other medications should be given and why? What additional findings correlate for both hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus?
6. First, you need to explain what the abnormalities of her lipid panel are.  Please support your conclusion with normal range value.
7. Please explain the pathological conditions that would be resulted in by such abnormality. Briefly explain the pathogenesis of the condition(s) is necessary. Simply provide the name(s) of condition(s) is below expectation.
8. Recommended medications need to be reasonable, and a brief explanation how the medication would be beneficial to this particular patient, MK, is expected.
9. The additional findings correlated for both HTN and DM are expected to include the risk factors in MK associated with both conditions, and the common S/S presented by both conditions.  It is up to you if you want to extend the information to other complications greatly caused by these two conditions.

 

6. Interpret the lab value for HbA1c and explain the rationale for this value in relation to normal/abnormal body function.
7. The normal range, diagnostic value, and ideal value in controlled DM patient of HbA1c are expected.
8. The definition of HbA1c (also indicating the advantage of HbA1C over serum glucose value) should be included.
9. Based on the diagnostic value and ideal value of HbA1c, please explain the meaning MK’s HbA1c value and possible cause(s) of her HbA1c number.

 

7. Provide a conclusion that summarizes your findings and discusses the effects of this disease in the U.S. population.
8. Conclusion should summarize the patient’s case and the success and challenges to manage her conditions. Brief epidemiology of DM, HTN, HF, and CB are expected.

 

choose one of the articles and evaluate the article by selecting and applying an appropriate accounting theory, citing at least three scholarly sources. Use of academic literature is a key aspect of the assignment.

ASSIGNMENT STRUCTURE

The assignment must follow this structure:
1. Cover sheet

2. Article [Type number and headline of article here]
Summarise the article you have chosen, being sure to introduce points you will discuss in more depth in your analysis. Hint: Do not mention your theory in this section (Guide: 100 words).
3. Theory [Type name of your chosen theory here]
Identify and describe your chosen theory using high quality and appropriate academic sources to support your discussion. Be sure to identify aspects of your theory that you will discuss in more depth in your analysis. Hint: Do not mention your article in this section (Guide: 250 words).
4. Analysis
Apply your chosen theory to your article. Demonstrate specific application of the theory with examples from the article. Hint: You should not need to introduce new material/sources in this section as you are applying/synthesising what you have already introduced in the previous two sections. This is critical thinking (Guide: 250 words).
5. Conclusion
Briefly conclude.

6. Reference list

FORMATTING AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

1. Typed cover sheet should include your name, student number and total word count.

2. Do not exceed the maximum word limit (600 words +10%)

3. The assignment should have a professional and easy to follow presentation. Style throughout the document should be consistent.
4. Use Times New Roman font size 12 and 1.5 line spacing.

5. Put word count under each section/heading.

6. Students must use their own words as this demonstrates your understanding. Small quotes placed within quotation marks are acceptable.
7. Your assignment should include at least three scholarly sources. Do not use any text-book or the lecture slides as a source (scholarly or otherwise). Only use published research articles, academic books, and conference papers (note that published research articles rank highest for quality and credibility as they are peer reviewed).
8. The assignment must be properly referenced using APA in-text referencing (also see point 9 below), with a list of references provided at the end of the assignment. A university guide to using the words and ideas of others is included with the assignment documentation.
9. Include document page number in ALL in-text citations (e.g. Smith & Jones, 1997 p.16)

PLAGIARISM

You can submit a draft version of your assignment prior to submitting your final version to allow you to view your matching report and make any corrections in relation to referencing and cited work. When you submit the final version of your assignment, a final text matching report is generated for the Course Convenor.

OTHER RESOURCES
1. Use word processing software to check your spelling and grammar before submitting. Use English spelling (not American).

ARTICLES
Six news articles are attached as a separate file. Select one article only.

THEORIES
Select one of the following theories/hypotheses. Please do not combine theories.

Theories of regulation
• Public interest theory
• Capture theory
• Private interest theory (economic theory)

Political economy or systems based theories
• Legitimacy theory
• Stakeholder theory (select one branch)
o Ethical (moral) branch
o Managerial branch
• Institutional theory

Economics or market based theories
• Efficient market hypothesis
• Agency theory
• Positive accounting theory (plus select one hypothesis)
o Political cost hypothesis
o Bonus hypothesis
o Debt hypothesis