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First assignment : . ACTIVITY: Poverty and Making ends meet ( 60 minutes) Due Sunday by 11:59pm Points 6 Submitting a file upload Purpose: The purpose of this activity is to help you understand the real-world implications of poverty and how families cope with limited financial resources. By participating in a budgeting simulation, you will experience the difficult decisions individuals must make when managing a household with limited income. Additionally, you will reflect on the coping strategies employed by children and families living in poverty, as discussed in the readings and videos. Prerequisite: 1. READ: Income and Wealth Tasks: 1. Budgeting for One Month: Go to PlaySpentLinks her is the link https://playspent.org/to an external site. on your phone or computer. Once you are on the page, click on “Continue to Spent”. Click on “Prove it, Accept the Challenge”. Select a job based on your last name: A-H: Choose the Warehouse Second Shift option. I-P: Choose the Admin Office Temp option. Q-Z: Choose the Restaurant Worker option. Complete the simulation by making choices for one month, trying to stay within the budget provided. Make difficult decisions about how to spend your money and manage your resources. Once you finish the simulation (either by running out of money or making it through the entire month), take a screenshot of the final page. This is your proof of completion. Upload the screenshot to Canvas as part of your reflection below to receive credit for this portion of the activity. 2. Response: After completing the budgeting activity, develop a paragraph for each of the following prompts. Make sure to refer to the readings and videos for this week by providing examples and citing. Paragraph 1 (6-8 sentences): Budgeting Decisions How did you make decisions in the budget activity? What was the most difficult decision you faced, and why did you make the choices you did? How do your decisions in the budgeting activity reflect the broader structural inequalities (e.g., class, race, gender) that affect low-income families? Did you encounter any situations in the activity where these inequalities were apparent? Paragraph 2 (6 to 8 sentences): Coping Strategies What strategies do children and families use to cope with their situation? How do these coping strategies help families navigate difficult financial circumstances? From an intersectional perspective, how might these coping strategies differ for families from various racial, ethnic, or gender backgrounds? What additional challenges might marginalized groups face when employing these strategies? Each paragraph must: Include a thesis/introductory sentence that sets up the key ideas you will discuss. Provide examples from the budgeting activity, the readings, and videos to support your points. End with a concluding sentence that wraps up your thoughts on the topic. Include 1 in-text citation in APA format. This can be from the assigned reading/videos, or an outside source. At least one citation is required for each paragraph). Note: Your writing should be clear, concise, and academic in tone. Submission Format: Please type your assignment in a word processing software. Please make sure to save it as Word document (e.g., .doc or .docx) or as a PDF (e.g., .pdf). Make sure to include a screenshot of the game ending as an image in your document. Time Frame: The budget activity can take 5 to 10 minutes to complete. The videos and readings will take about 1.5 to 2 hours: 1. READ: Income and Wealth Writing your response may take between 30 minutes to 2 hours, depending on how long it takes you to organize your thoughts and write your paragraphs. Criteria for Success: This assignment is worth 6 points, awarded as follows: 3 points for clearly describing the decision-making process you used during the budgeting activity, including examples of your choices and reflecting on the difficulties faced. 3 points for identifying and discussing coping strategies employed by families in the readings and videos, demonstrating an understanding of how these strategies help families survive in challenging financial circumstances.

First assignment : . ACTIVITY: Poverty and Making ends meet ( 60 minutes) Due Sunday by 11:59pm Points 6 Submitting a file upload Purpose: The purpose of this activity is to help you understand the real-world implications of poverty and how families cope with limited financial resources. By participating in a budgeting simulation, you will experience the difficult decisions individuals must make when managing a household with limited income. Additionally, you will reflect on the coping strategies employed by children and families living in poverty, as discussed in the readings and videos. Prerequisite: 1. READ: Income and Wealth Tasks: 1. Budgeting for One Month: Go to PlaySpentLinks her is the link https://playspent.org/to an external site. on your phone or computer. Once you are on the page, click on “Continue to Spent”. Click on “Prove it, Accept the Challenge”. Select a job based on your last name: A-H: Choose the Warehouse Second Shift option. I-P: Choose the Admin Office Temp option. Q-Z: Choose the Restaurant Worker option. Complete the simulation by making choices for one month, trying to stay within the budget provided. Make difficult decisions about how to spend your money and manage your resources. Once you finish the simulation (either by running out of money or making it through the entire month), take a screenshot of the final page. This is your proof of completion. Upload the screenshot to Canvas as part of your reflection below to receive credit for this portion of the activity. 2. Response: After completing the budgeting activity, develop a paragraph for each of the following prompts. Make sure to refer to the readings and videos for this week by providing examples and citing. Paragraph 1 (6-8 sentences): Budgeting Decisions How did you make decisions in the budget activity? What was the most difficult decision you faced, and why did you make the choices you did? How do your decisions in the budgeting activity reflect the broader structural inequalities (e.g., class, race, gender) that affect low-income families? Did you encounter any situations in the activity where these inequalities were apparent? Paragraph 2 (6 to 8 sentences): Coping Strategies What strategies do children and families use to cope with their situation? How do these coping strategies help families navigate difficult financial circumstances? From an intersectional perspective, how might these coping strategies differ for families from various racial, ethnic, or gender backgrounds? What additional challenges might marginalized groups face when employing these strategies? Each paragraph must: Include a thesis/introductory sentence that sets up the key ideas you will discuss. Provide examples from the budgeting activity, the readings, and videos to support your points. End with a concluding sentence that wraps up your thoughts on the topic. Include 1 in-text citation in APA format. This can be from the assigned reading/videos, or an outside source. At least one citation is required for each paragraph). Note: Your writing should be clear, concise, and academic in tone. Submission Format: Please type your assignment in a word processing software. Please make sure to save it as Word document (e.g., .doc or .docx) or as a PDF (e.g., .pdf). Make sure to include a screenshot of the game ending as an image in your document. Time Frame: The budget activity can take 5 to 10 minutes to complete. The videos and readings will take about 1.5 to 2 hours: 1. READ: Income and Wealth Writing your response may take between 30 minutes to 2 hours, depending on how long it takes you to organize your thoughts and write your paragraphs. Criteria for Success: This assignment is worth 6 points, awarded as follows: 3 points for clearly describing the decision-making process you used during the budgeting activity, including examples of your choices and reflecting on the difficulties faced. 3 points for identifying and discussing coping strategies employed by families in the readings and videos, demonstrating an understanding of how these strategies help families survive in challenging financial circumstances.

Module 3 Discussion: Giselle Viera

For this assignment, you will prepare a 3 to 4-page review of the literature pertinent to a selected problem for healthcare research and use that review to propose a methodology to address the problem.

A. Conduct a search of the literature relevant to the problem/topic. Identify a minimum of 4 references, most of which are randomized clinical trials. Only one opinion article may be included. B. Read the peer-reviewed articles with the focus of preparing a document that will compare and contrast the information in the articles you found. Copies of the articles used must be submitted with the final paper. C. The reader of your literature review should be able to clearly identify the gaps in the knowledge in the problem area, as well as the purpose of the study you are proposing. The number of pages in this assignment should be no longer than 4 pages. You should be able to write enough to create an effective argument, but not so much that the result looks padded. D. Prepare an Evidence Matrix using the template. View the evidence matrix template.

Submission Instructions:

• The introduction is original work and logically organized.
• The paper is 3-4 pages in length and follows current APA format including citation of references.
• Incorporate a minimum of 4 current (published within the last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.
• Journal articles and books should be referenced according to the current APA style (the library has a copy of the APA Manual).
• Your submission will be reviewed for plagiarism with Turnitin.
• Complete and submit the assignment by 11:59 PM ET on Sunday.
• Late work policies, expectations regarding proper citations, acceptable means of responding to peer feedback, and other expectations are at the discretion of the instructor.
• You can expect feedback from the instructor within 48 to 72 hours from the Sunday due date.

o prepare:

• Review the Learning Resources for Weeks 1–2 related to patient care quality, safety, and health equity.

The Assignment (2–3 pages)Analyze, synthesize, and apply evidence from the literature and course materials to develop a scholarly response to the following criteria:

• Select and deconstruct a selected nursing sensitive indicator on the quality of nursing care delivered to patients.
  • Define the selected nurse sensitive indicator and relevance to nursing practice.
  • Explain if this indicator is a structural, process, or outcomes indicator.
• Describe the relationship between the selected nursing sensitive indicator, evidence-based practice, and health equity.
• Analyze the literature to describe the potential impact of this nursing sensitive indicator on the cost of care to patients and the healthcare system.
• Describe the role of the DNP nurse in promoting quality driven nursing care.

Discuss how the marketing philosophy of a company would need to be adapted to reflect the circumstances for, say, China, or an overseas country that you are familiar with. Assignment Brief Professional Diploma in Commercial Management Candidate: Requirements: The following assignment is set to test your knowledge of matters relating to Civil Engineering Construction. It is set within the parameters of the Module 3 (C553) of the ICES Distance Learning Course.

You are required answer the questions set in a total (for the four questions) of approximately 2,000 words.

You are required to complete your submission and upload it to the Exam Portal prior to your Submission Deadline which was automatically set at 6 weeks from when you downloaded the assignment.

Your submission is to be typed.

You are required to give the reasons for conclusions.

Your answers should draw on your experience.

Acknowledge the basis of your research e.g. Internet, Textbook, Article etc. Your answers must be your own work.

Your submission will be assessed as PASS, MERIT or DISTINCTION.

The Scenario: Today a construction company has to be able to market itself in the international marketplace.

Discuss how the marketing philosophy of a company would need to be adapted to reflect the circumstances for, say, China, or an overseas country that you are familiar with.

In 1992 a report by the National Audit Office entitled Department of Transport: Contracting for Roads found the average cost overrun on a highway contract was 28%. This report led to the introduction of design and build (D&B) highway contracts which reallocated risk in an attempt to avoid contractor’s claims.

Discuss the current level of cost overruns and if the D&B approach has been successful in assisting this and reduction of claims.

The 1990’s saw the production of two landmark reports into the problems of the construction industry, Constructing the Team (Latham) and Rethinking Construction (Egan), which led the government recommend that new procurement forms of contracting for the public sector

Discuss if the criticisms of traditional contracting was justified and how the new forms have in your opinion preformed.

Today’s workforce is subject to constantly changing employment law.

Discuss the importance of keeping up to date and how you would achieve this

ssignment Task/s:

Demonstrate a critical understanding of foundational concepts and theoretical perspectives in social psychology. Assessment Brief Module title: Social Psychology

Module code: PSY7002D

Assignment title: Qualitative Report

Assignment format: Qualitative Report

Word/time limit: 4000-word report

File type: Written report in Word (.doc or .docx) or PDF (.pdf) format

Percentage of final grade: This assignment is worth 100% of your final grade for this module.

Submission deadline: See module iLearn page for date of submission

Grade release: You will normally receive your provisional grade and feedback within 20 working days of the submission deadline

Useful terms: Learning outcomes (LOs)

The skills and knowledge that you should be able to show in your work.

Marking Matrix A set of rules or guidelines used to grade or assess work.

Task summary: You are required to write a 4000-word Qualitative report that applies at least one social psychological theory. For this, you should apply discourse analysis (DA) to the provided speech. You should format this in the style of a research report and analyse the speech in line with the supplied real-world topic.

Assignment instructions: For this assignment, you must choose at least one relevant theory from social psychology to analyse and critically evaluate the speech below in the form of a qualitative report:

The speech: Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are, Amy Cuddy, TED, accessible at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks-_Mh1QhMc

The topic: Social Cognition

The title: Discursive constructions of social cognition

Your report should include:

An abstract that summarises your report.

An introduction that outlines the topic area, critically reviews key literature and provides a brief rationale for your report, closing with the aims of your report.

A method section that justifies the method of analysis, and describes the analytical process followed.

A results section that provides a write-up of the discourse analysis. You should interpret the speech and apply theory here.

A discussion section that summarises your key findings and discusses and critically evaluates them in line with previous literature.

You should provide a full reference list in APA format, as well as evidence of your analysis in an appendix (e.g. coding of your discourse analysis). These do not form part of the word count.

Throughout your assignment, you should use scientific evidence to support your points.

Learning outcomes (LO)  By completing this assessment, you will have shown and be assessed on four of the learning outcomes:

Demonstrate a critical understanding of foundational concepts and theoretical perspectives in social psychology.

Apply core theories and concepts of social psychology to critically analyse and address contemporary social issues.

Demonstrate a critical understanding of qualitative methodological approaches in social psychology, using an evidence-based rationale and appropriate application of a chosen qualitative approach.

Critically evaluate scientific evidence to support arguments and address questions regarding human psychology.

You will be graded based on how well you meet these learning outcomes. Your marker will use a Rubric/Marking Matrix to grade your work, and you can find this by clicking on the submission portal

Assessment Details

First Adoption of IFRS by an entity in particular country – a case study

Scenario:

You serve as an accounting adviser within a specific country`s entity. The organisation is currently grappling with the challenge of first translation its financial statements into International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Your role is to elucidate the process involved in the initial adoption of IFRS.

Note 1: It is imperative to emphasise that the case study you create should not rely on the accounting records or financial statements of any existing company.

Reason: In the real world, translating financial statements from one accounting system to another requires additional information, which must be obtained from the top management of an existing company (which the student, for the purposes of their assignment, cannot obtain).

Note 2: Please ensure that your paper is submitted in either Word or PDF format. All parts of the assignment must be submitted in one file.

Required:

1. Select the country where an entity is domiciled and list the main differences between the local accounting requirements (local GAAP) and IFRS.
2. Prepare the statement of financial position and income statement (or the equivalent of the statement of comprehensive income, if applicable) according to the local GAAP for two accounting periods. While preparing these two statements, include at least three typical differences between local GAAP and IFRS. These differences may pertain to the country whose accounting system you are describing in Part 1, but it is not a requirement.
3. Translate the Statement of Financial Position and the Income Statement (or the equivalent of the statement of comprehensive income, if applicable) into IFRS for the second year (i.e., the date of the IFRS Opening statement of financial position is the beginning of the second year). Prepare the “Translation Tables” as at the beginning and end of the second year.
4. Prepare all financial statements required by IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements (notes to financial statements are not required).
5. Explain the impact of the first adoption of IFRS on the entity’s financial position and performance in accordance with the requirements of IFRS 1.
6. Write a commentary describing the problems related to the first-time adoption of IFRS in the country you have included in Part 1 and on business entities in this country.

This assignment is in the form of a scenario, which covers the main learning outcomes for this module.

Expectations and Assessment Criteria

The assignment is up to the equivalent of 4,000 words.

Details about marking Part 3:

Students have access to two case studies – one is easy and second is more advanced, including the required solutions.

What counts towards the word limit?

Tables presenting the differences between accounting rules in the country of your choice and IFRS.

All accounting records Translation tables

All financial statements prepared by the student All text written by the student

Footnotes and appendices except where these merely reproduce material from your sources

What does not count towards the word limit?

Quotations Diagrams

Tables presenting purely factual material (e.g. lists of IFRS) References

Write a 2-page literary analysis of one of the poems assigned. You should use some literary elements to support your points. Read the elements of poetry attached where the poems are posted to help with your analysis. You may also start with a brief biography of the author of the poem you are analyzing. You should make your thesis clear in paragraph 1. If you use sources, it must not be more than 2 secondary sources. If you do not want to use sources, you should do an intertextual analysis. The grading of this paper will focus on content, structure, MLA documentation format, grammar and mechanics. Turnitin will be used for it to be graded.

Week 10 Assignment: Reflection

Reflection Instructions

This week, you will reflect on your process, progress, and papers completed over the past nine weeks. Follow these instructions:

1)     Read chapter 10.

2)     Re-read your two essays—along with your instructor’s feedback.

3)     Review feedback received throughout the course.

4)     Cover the topics below in a short (2 to 3-minute) video or a creative piece. The video can be a song, a dance, or even a speech. We will accept a PowerPoint presentation, a diagram, a storybook, or a work of art. The goal is to present your ideas creatively. Believe it or not, this will help you retain what you have learned. So, stretch yourself. We will award points for inventiveness and creativity!

Here are the topics to cover:

1.     Reliable sources, unreliable information, documentation, and fallacies.

2.     The writing process.

3.     The essay structure.

4.     APA format.

5.     Logos, pathos, and ethos for different purposes and readers.

You will be graded on four aspects:

1.     Coverage (How many of the topics did you cover?)

2.     Effort (How thoughtful does the work seem?)

3.     Communication (How effectively does it communicate its points?)

4.     Creativity (How inventive is the approach to the assignment?)

Optional: Resubmit Either or Both Papers, following these instructions:

After completing the “Reflection” part of the assignment.

1.     Revise and proofread either or both papers again.

2.     Re-submit either or both papers in the correct week (Week 5 or Week 9) along with an explanation of the improvements you made and why.