Nursing program curricular change (Concept-based) within the current contemporary accreditation and regulatory requirements

Write a position paper proposing a detailed nursing program curricular change within the current contemporary accreditation and regulatory requirements. Write this paper incorporating your preferred vision for nursing education and your analysis of one contemporary issue in nursing education within your practice setting. You may write the curricular change proposal for the academic setting, practice setting, or for an academic-practice partnership. This is a five page paper, exclusive of bibliography and appendices.Write a position paper proposing a detailed nursing program curricular change within the current contemporary accreditation and regulatory requirements. Write this paper incorporating your preferred vision for nursing education and your analysis of one contemporary issue in nursing education within your practice setting. You may write the curricular change proposal for the academic setting, practice setting, or for an academic-practice partnership. This is a five page paper, exclusive of bibliography and appendices.

Part II

Short answers (at least one paragraph) Choose 3 out of the 5:

1. Discussthe significance of Robert Clive for the British in India.
2. Discuss the role of the printing press in the Protestant Reformation.
3. Explain the structure of the feudal system in Japan.
4. Discuss the role of agriculture innovation in the Ming social/government reform.
5. Discuss the significance of Philip II to the Counter-Reformation.

 

Part III (Essay)     

In a traditional five (5) paragraph essay, address the following:

Discuss the influence of religion on society between 1492-1600 by examining the following areas: the Iberian Empires(aka Spain and Portugal), Europe, and Japan.

 

Course Requirements:
Professional Paper: Each student is required to conduct original research in a selected area of
information assurance and submit a research paper that discusses the problem or research area
tutorially. The article should clearly explain current issues, elaborate on the relevance of the topic about current affairs,
and provide some indications of what will happen in the future. The paper’s
evaluation will consider the content, presentation, and quality of expression, inter alia. Papers are
expected to meet or exceed accepted graduate-level English and scholarship standards. Papers must
conform to the APA documentation style with minor modifications. To aid the student in succeeding, the
course provides the student with multiple checkpoints and opportunities to receive feedback from the
instructor and other students. The minimum length of the research paper is 15 pages of text material,
prepared using Microsoft Word 2007 or higher, and Times New Roman 12 font.
Research Proposal: Each student should submit, by September 12, 2018, a draft research proposal for
review. The revised research proposal is due on September 19, 2018.
Literature Review and Research Assumptions: A short paper (at least 8 pages) summarizing the
academic and professional literature most relevant to the student’s topic and making explicit the
student’s theoretical and conceptual assumptions.
Draft of Research Paper: Students are expected to discuss their interim results with the class and
accept/provide constructive criticism from/for other classmates in the course of paper preparation.
The literature review and first draft should culminate in the student being able to discuss a variety of
possible venues for publication or dissemination of the research findings.
Research Presentation: Each student will present his/her research findings and conclusions to the class using appropriate audio-visual and handout materials.

‘The Capital asset pricing model (CAPM) is a very useful model and it is used widely in the
industry even though it is based on very strong assumptions. Discuss in the light of recent
developments in the area.’
Basic Rules for
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main literature/ideas out there! However, make sure that you also write your own thoughts!
I know what other people say…what I am interested to read is what you think (and why)
about this! So…blend information from other sources with your own work.
8. For the case study part answer all the points listed in the case study.
9. The essay part should have the following elements:
a. Introduction: here you briefly explain what the essay is about and how you intend to
approach the issue – what follows in the essay.
b. Main concepts behind the problem and discussion: Here you have the opportunity
to present the main theory behind the question, the main ideas, or the whole
debate. Then (or along the presentation) you should express your own views, linking
them with the other researchers’ and debate views/elements. In this part you can
get very creative, but make sure the above are definitely included!
c. Conclusions: here you say what the essay’s purpose was and sum up all your
arguments (made in section B above) in order to highlight the fact that you have
addressed the main issues concerned with the essay question.
d. References: Here you should list in Ascending alphabetical order ALL the references
you have used or referred to in the document. Please see published papers on the
style of presenting references (they are always included at the end of journal
papers) and stick with a style. I would suggest the style used in the papers published
in the Journal of Finance.
Marking – Please see the Assessment Rubric in the last page
Useful papers:
Ang, A., R.J Hodrick, Y. Xing and X. Zhang (2006) “The cross section volatility and Expected Returns”,
The Journal of Finance, 61, 1, 259 – 299
Banz, R (1981) ‘The Relation between Return and Market Values of Common Stock’, Journal of
Financial Economics, 9, 3-18
Berk, J.B (1995) ‘A Critique of Size Related Anomalies’, Review of Financial Studies, 8, 275-286
Fama, E. F. and K.R.French (2012) “Size, Value, and Momentum in International Stock Returns”,
Journal of Financial Economics, 105, 3, 457 – 472
Fama, E. F. and K.R.French (2006) “The value premium of CAPM”, The Journal of Finance, 61, 5, 2163
– 2185
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Fama, E & French, K (1993) ‘Common Risk Factors in the Returns on Stocks and Bonds’, Journal of
Financial Economics, 33, 3-56
Fama, E & Macbeth, J (1973) ‘Risk Return and Equilibrium: Some Empirical Tests’, Journal of Political
Economy, 8, 607-636
Graham, J &Harvey, C (2001) ‘The Theory and Practice of Corporate Finance: Evidence From The
Field’, Journal Of Financial Economics 60, 187-243
Kothari Et Al. (1995) ‘Another Look at the Cross Section of Expected Stock Returns’, Journal of
Finance, 50, 185-224
Lewellen, J and S. Nagel (2006) “The conditional CAPM Does not Explain Asset Pricing Anomalies”,
The Journal of Financial Economics, 82, 2, 289 – 314.
Roll, R (1977) ‘A Critique of the Asset Pricing Theory’s Test’, Journal of Financial Economics, 4, 129-
176
Sharpe, W.F (1964) ‘Capital Asset Prices: A Theory of Market Equilibrium under Conditions of Risk’,
Journal of Finance 19, 425-442
Handbook of Investors’ Behavior during Financial Crises Edited by Fotini Economou, Konstantinos
Gavriilidis, Greg N. Gregoriou and Vasileios Kallinterakis, Academic Press, 2017 (available in the
library)
Also read chapters 10, 11, 12 and 13 from Corporate Finance by Berk &DeMarzo (2009)

Throughout the RN-to-BSN program, students are required to participate in scholarly activities outside of clinical practice or professional practice. Examples of scholarly activities include attending conferences, seminars, journal club, grand rounds, morbidity and mortality meetings, interdisciplinary committees, quality improvement committees, and any other opportunities available at your site, within your community, or nationally.

You are required to post one scholarly activity while you are in the BSN program, which should be documented by the end of this course. In addition to this submission, you are required to be involved and contribute to interdisciplinary initiatives on a regular basis.

Submit, as the assignment, a summary report of the scholarly activity, including who, what, where, when and any relevant take-home points. Include the appropriate program competencies associated with the scholarly activity as well as future professional goals related to this activity. You may use the “Scholarly Activity Summary” resource to help guide this assignment.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Case studies are an important learning strategy in business classes as they provide an opportunity for you to critically analyze events that have taken place in real-life businesses. This develops your critical thinking and research skills as you research the competition and industry in which your business resides with an end goal of formulating a recommendation for the challenges faced by the company. Select one of the three case studies listed below, which can be found in your textbook. Evaluate the case, and respond to each of the questions below using both theory and practical managerial thinking as well as supporting research.
Nike (pp. 30–31)
1. How has the industry in which Nike resides been doing over the last 5 years?
2. What are the pros, cons, and risks associated with Nike’s core marketing strategy? How have they managed to develop a strong customer relationship with their target market?
3. Who are the top three competitors of Nike, and what are their advantages/disadvantages with respect to their product/service development?
4. Looking at the competitors you discussed in question #3, what would you recommend as being the next steps for these competitors and, subsequently, the next steps for Nike to combat these competitors?
In formatting your case analysis, do not use the question-and-answer format; instead, use an essay format with subheadings. Your APA-formatted case study should be a minimum of 500 words in length (not counting the title and reference pages). You are required to use a minimum of three peer-reviewed, academic sources that are no more than 5 years old (one may be your textbook). All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased material must have accompanying in-text citations.
Textbook: Kotler, P., & Keller, K. L. (2016). Marketing management (15th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

The Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting describes the objective of, and the concepts for, general purpose financial report. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)’s existing Conceptual Framework was developed by its predecessor body, the International Accounting Standards Committee, in 1989 (AASB, 2015). Although the existing Conceptual Framework has helped the IASB when developing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS):
• Some important areas are not covered;
• The guidance in some areas in unclear; and
• Some aspects of the existing Conceptual Framework are out of date.
Consequently, in 2004 the IASB and the FASB initiated a joint project to revise their Conceptual Framework. The project was suspended in 2010 and restarted in 2012 (AASB, 2015). The objective of the project is to improve financial reporting by providing a more complete, clear and updated set of concepts. One of the areas to be addressed is the financial performance (including the use of other comprehensive income) (AASB, 2015). IASB’s view is that income and expenses included in the statement of profit or loss are the primary source of information about an entity’s financial performance for the period, there is a rebuttable presumption that all income and all expenses will be included in that statement. However, they could be reported outside the statement of profit or loss and included in other comprehensive income (OCI) only if:
1. The income or expenses relate to assets or liabilities measured at current values; and
2. Excluding those items from the statement of profit or loss would enhance the relevant of the information in the statement of profit or loss for the period.
PART I (500 words)
Using the 2017 consolidated financial statements of the following companies:
1. Macmahon Holdings Ltd (http://www.macmahon.com.au/);
2. Mercantile Investment Company Ltd (http://www.mercantileinvestment.com.au); and
3. Maca Ltd (http://www.maca.net.au)
Comment on:
1. The companies’ reporting of comprehensive income;
2. The similarity and difference between the companies in relation to the disclosure of comprehensive income; and
3. Whether the disclosure of comprehensive income provides for better clarity of financial information.
PART II (1500 words)
After reading the attached documents, newspaper articles and research papers, answer the following questions:
1. Do you believe that “valuable information is often hidden by ‘boilerplate’ disclosures and that financial information is often poorly presented” as noted by IASB?
2. Do you believe that the current IFRS framework provides sufficient definition and clarity in relation to operating profit and earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)?
3. What is IASB’s current definition of profit or loss and other comprehensive income (OCI) and whether the definition, if one existed, meet the needs of stakeholders?
Note: there exists different views on these accounting issues. You will need to conduct your research using the above articles as starting point, and then supplement them with your own research.
Referencing and style:
• The required referencing style is Harvard. Essays not using the required referencing style or not showing in-text and end of text references will be returned unmarked.

Develop a personal theory paper, illustrating your theoretical orientation to the counseling process and identify how this approach compares to at least one of the theoretical models of counseling. The student will explore their own belief about the nature of people, problems, change, and select the counseling theory that best fits with your beliefs.

Using APA format, the paper must be between 7 and 10 pages of content (not including title page and reference page). You must use a minimum of seven professional journal references published within last 10 years. All references must be from peer-reviewed journals. (100 points). Submit in LiveText & Canvas Assignments. The paper should address the following elements and use these elements as HEADINGS: Maiden/CP6649 Page 2

• The Nature of People – Describe your view of the nature of people, and describe which theory seems closest to this view. A description of mental health or effective functioning should be included in this discussion. Which theory is closest to your view?

• The Individual in Families and Other Systems – Describe your understanding of how family systems affect individuals, how the family system interacts, and how systems affect the individual in other areas. Describe what family or systemic theory is closest to your view.

• Multicultural Considerations – Summarize how cultural differences factor into your view of people, problems, and the process of change.

• Wellness and Prevention – Describe your theory of how people maintain wellness, including the core constructs. Describe counseling strategies to prevent mental health issues, i.e. substance abuse, physical abuse, relationship problems.

• The Nature of Problems – Describe your view of how people develop problems, challenges, or ineffective functioning. Describe which theory is closest to your view.

• The Process of Change – Describe your view of how people change in the counseling process. Include your view of the role the counselor should take and what the therapeutic relationship should be like to facilitate change. Indicate which theory is most congruent with your views.
• Theory in Practice – Describe techniques, strategies, and tools that you believe would assist in the process of change and with which theory they seem most consistent

Setting behavioral expectations and having a plan to respond when those expectations are not met is integral in establishing a school culture. Acting as the new principal of your school, and incorporating your Designated Field Experience information, develop a student code of conduct that aligns to the school’s vision and mission, promotes every student’s academic and social success, and establishes a positive learning environment conducive to protecting students and school personnel. Include the following student code of conduct sections:

Background: a brief description of the school to include grade level range, student and staff numbers, and geographic location such as rural, urban, or suburban.
Student Code of Conduct Values Statement: A one-page outline describing specific values that promote positive behaviors and school culture. Include a short list of specific behavioral expectations for all sttudents (e.g., “All students will respect the rights of others.”).
Student Code of Conduct Topics: A one-page outline listing 7-10 student code of conduct topics/policies you would include in the handbook.
Cite 3-5 peer-reviewed articles as well as other schools’ plans to inform your decisions.

Write a 500-750-word narrative explaining why you developed the plan the way you did, including a description of how the plan ensures social justice, equity, confidentiality, acceptance, and respect between and among students and faculty within the school.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Research informs a great deal of how society functions. It provides theories that shape how we view social norms, cultural practices, and develop policies that regulate society. Yet, it can also be used to justify oppressive systems, and contribute to the harm of marginalized members of society. For the purpose of this activity, you will discover what the research states about your family’s culture, norms, and belief systems. Using the Family Identity Chart you created in a previous assignment, you will write an essay with the following components.
1. Pick three circles from your Family Identity Chart (these can be the three you used previously in that assignment), and you collect information on how research describes those family identity markers.
a. For example, if you chose single-parent family identity marker, how does research describe single-parent families. Are they the majority of family structures or are they a minority family structure? Are they economically prosperous or are they economically inhibited?
2. You will use 5-7 sources to develop an argument for why this research is applicable to your lived experience, or whether it fails to capture your lived experience and why.
3. In 4-6 pages you will present your argument, using the sources to support your ideas. Although this paper is using your personal experience to critique existing research, it is important that you use your sources appropriately to strengthen your argument. This is not an opinion paper, but instead a way to explore how the “personal is political”, and bridge the gap between what research says about society, and how these finding are or are not applicable to one’s lived experience.
4. The paper is to be written in APA format. Please see the document In-text citation guidelines for techniques on citing sources in a paper on BeachBoard.