Category: Writing

In a well-structured essay of approximately 1000 words, address the following:
Identify and describe at least three major leadership styles commonly observed in contemporary organizations. Your essay should include, but is not limited to, the following elements:
Introduction:
Briefly define leadership and its importance in organizational contexts.
Provide a thesis statement outlining the leadership styles you will discuss.
Body:
For each of the three (or more) leadership styles you choose to discuss:
Provide a clear and concise definition of the leadership style.
Describe its key characteristics and principles.
Explain how this style impacts followers, team dynamics, and organizational culture.
Discuss the potential advantages and disadvantages of this leadership style.
Provide at least one real-world example of a leader or organization that exemplifies this style.
Suggested leadership styles to consider (you may choose others as well):
Transformational Leadership
Transactional Leadership
Servant Leadership
Autocratic Leadership
Democratic Leadership
Laissez-faire Leadership
Analysis:
Compare and contrast the leadership styles you have described.
Discuss how these styles might be more or less effective in different organizational contexts or industries.
Conclusion:
Summarize the key points of your essay.
Reflect on the importance of understanding different leadership styles in contemporary management.
Offer insights on how leaders might adapt their style to meet the challenges of modern organizations.
Your essay should demonstrate critical thinking, incorporate relevant leadership theories, and cite credible academic sources to support your arguments. Use specific examples to illustrate your points and enhance your discussion.
Evaluation Criteria:
Clarity and depth of descriptions for each leadership style
Quality of analysis and comparison between styles
Use of relevant examples and case studies
Integration of leadership theories and current research
Overall essay structure and coherence
Proper citation of sources (APA format preferred)

PART 1
Your resources for this discussion include the following: 1) reading from the book, The Invention of Clouds, 2) my “Theory of Clouds,” which is attached here a theory of clouds 213.doc, and 3) the website to the Cloud Appreciation Society: https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/ (This website is interesting/useful because it gives some wonderful visual illustration of the kinds of clouds and effects that are mentioned in both the Theory of Clouds and the Invention of Clouds.)
In this course we have been aiming to unite the social sciences and the humanities. Clouds, it seems to me, afford one of the best occasions to make this happen. You’ll see what I mean when you read my Theory of Clouds.
Do this: choose some aspect of clouds, perhaps one or another of the various kinds of clouds that exist (cirrus, nimbostratus, cumulus radiatus, lenticularis, asperatus, etc) or some cloud light effect (iridescence, glory, sun pillars, etc) or some form of precipitation (rain, hail, diamond dust, etc) — or anything at all having to do with clouds, their motion, or their weather effects — and explain some element of some issue that concerns society. Your explanation is, in effect, an application and elaboration of “The Theory of Clouds.” Your good two paragraphs here should refer specifically to something in the theory and refer specifically to something that you encountered in the book that we read this week, The Invention of Clouds (cite the book as necessary using page number[s]). And besides making connections, your response here should have something to say. The power of a theory rests not merely in its ability to explain but more importantly in its ability to facilitate insight into the human condition. In our work here we want to do more than offer a model, a metaphor that seems to match what we think is important. That would be nice, but we want to offer something new, something that has gone unthought until now. We want to shed new light on the world.
PART 2
In your own words, summarize the internal and external factors that are important for recovery and write a brief reflection on how the internal and external factors interplay to support the recovery process. How can you apply this understanding in supporting others, the concept of community as described in this module, or in your personal growth?

Age group is Kindergarten -3rd grade
Technology-based assessment tools are available in abundance. As a technology coach and classroom teacher, it is important for you to identify tools that are aligned to a specified purpose.
Imagine you are the technology coach for your school and the principal has asked you to provide a 5-7 minute narrated digital presentation about technology-based assessment tools at the next virtual faculty meeting. The goal is to select tools that teachers in the grade range of your choice (K-3, 4-8, 9-12) can begin implementing for formative and summative assessments in their classrooms. The selected tools should align with the student technology standards and provide student achievement data that can be used to improve instruction and maximize student learning. The recorded digital presentation should include both visual and audio content.
Consider the various types of formative and summative assessments teachers use and the types of achievement data that are helpful for improving instructional practice and maximizing student learning. Conduct research to help you select five technology-based assessment tools for delivering formative and summative assessments in a variety of ways. When selecting tools, be sure you have selected at least one that would be appropriate for each type of assessment below.
Recall questions (facts, definitions, steps in a procedure using assessments such as multiple choice and true/false questions)
Skills and concepts (comparisons, summarizing, cause/effect, making predictions using assessments such as open-ended questions or interactive assessments like demonstrations)
Strategic thinking (using evidence to justify/make arguments, plan/analyze/use multiple methods to get a solution using interactive assessments or non-interactive assessments such as oral presentations and extended essays)
Extended thinking (research and make connections among ideas and across disciplines to devise a plan and solve a problem using interactive or non-interactive assessments)
Peer review of work and/or self-assessment of work by student
After selecting your five virtual tools, create a 5-7 minute narrated digital presentation for the school faculty. Remember that video and audio quality are important and should be taken into consideration. Ensure your video is filmed with sufficient lighting and that the volume is adequate for viewers to hear. Intonation, expression, proper speech, and professional attire are expected.
Refer to “Recording, Editing, and Uploading a Video or Podcast” and use an online video platform such as Zoom, Loom, YouTube, or Vimeo to upload your completed video. If you upload your video to YouTube, select the “unlisted” option. Ensure that others can access and view your linked video prior to submitting.
For each of the five tools you have selected to feature in your presentation, provide the following:
Name of the tool, link to the tool, and a summary of how the tool works.
Explanation of why the selected tool is appropriate for the grade range you have selected.
Description of how the tool could be applied to a lesson in the form of a formative or summative assessment along with how use of the tool supports student technology standards.
Explanation of the type of data that is produced by the tool and how the data can be used by the teacher to improve instruction and maximize student learning.
Submit both the digital presentation and the link to the narrated presentation. Ensure that others can access and view the link to your narrated digital presentation prior to submitting.
In TEC-516, you created the “Technology Coaching Website” you will develop throughout the program. You also began completing the “Standards and Rationale” worksheet. In ongoing preparation for the capstone project, add the link to the video on the appropriate page of the “Technology Coaching Website.” Add this artifact to the “Standards and Rationale” worksheet using the table associated with TEC-536. Submit both the completed “Technology Coaching Website” and “Standards and Rationale” worksheet as part of the capstone project in TEC-595.
While APA style 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 enter.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:
MS Instructional Technology
2.5: Model effective use of technology tools and resources to continually assess student learning and technology literacy by applying a rich variety of formative and summative assessments aligned with content and student technology standards. [ISTE-C 4b; InTASC 6(i), 6(g); Mission Critical 1, 2]
2.6: Model effective use of technology tools and resource to systematically collect and analyze student achievement data, interpret results, and communicate findings to improve instructional practice and maximize student learning. [ISTE-C 4b, 6b; InTASC 6(c), 6(i), 6(k), 6(l), 6(v); Mission Critical 1, 2]
SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT

Choose two research articles published by a scholarly (peer-reviewed) journal on a current health care issue in the United States, controversial or otherwise.
Topics:
Suggested topics may include:
A study of vaccinations and autism rates
Maternal health, fetal health, or elder health
Disease-based studies, such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease
The increasing rates of caesarean sections in birthrates
Managed health care in the United States
Any of the leading Health Indicator topics (2020 LHI Topics) profiled in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Healthy People 2020 initiative website
Part One
Complete the attached “Article Comparison Table” to compare the two articles in terms of content, research methods, focus of the study, target audiences and subjects, and their possible impacts on the future of health care delivery.
Part Two
Write a 500-750 words analysis that includes the following:
Summary of the topic you chose with rationale. (This may have personal significance to you or it may be a topic of particular interest that you have seen in the news.)
Explanation of the significance of the two research studies to health care delivery in the United States.
Description of the major functions provided by research and data monitoring of health care delivery in the United States.
Identification of potential environments within health care delivery appropriate to research and data monitoring.
Assessment of the impact of the studies in your chosen articles related to health care delivery, incorporating and expanding on the information you provided in Part One. Were the studies intended to change or influence health care delivery? If so, how? If not, what are the implications of each study for health care delivery?
Assessment of the role the allied health professional plays, or could play, in research and data monitoring of health care delivery in the United States.
Attach the “Article Comparison Table” to your written analysis and submit as one document.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,

Design
For this section of your research proposal assignment, you will focus on the sampling, reliability, and validity of your research proposal. This section will include information on sampling, reliability, and validity.
The following components should be addressed in your paper this week:
Information on your sample
Sampling basic information (age, gender, criteria, etc.)
Sample size
Explain why your sample is appropriate for your study
Reliability
Explain how your data collection process is consistent and reliable
Explain why your measurement tool is reliable
Validity
Explain how you will ensure you have a valid sample
Explain how you tested the validity of your measurement tool
APA formatting, references, and citations are required.
Your research project design should be included as part of your final submission for your research proposal project in week 7 and your research proposal presentation in week 8. Use the feedback you receive from your instructor on your design to modify and improve before submission of your final project in weeks 7 and 8.
Due Sunday, 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time)
Points Possible: 75
Rubric
NURS_540_DE – NURS540 Research Design Rubric
NURS_540_DE – NURS540 Research Design Rubric
CriteriaRatingsPts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSample
22.5 to >18.45 ptsAccomplished
Sampling basic information (age gender, criteria, etc.), sample size and a clear explanation of why the sample is appropriate for the study is included.
18.45 to >16.88 ptsEmerging
Sampling basic information (age gender, criteria, etc.), sample size and an explanation of why the sample is appropriate for the study is partially included.
16.88 to >0 ptsUnsatisfactory
Sampling basic information (age gender, criteria, etc.), sample size and an explanation of why the sample is appropriate for the study is absent or largely inappropriate.
22.5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReliability
22.5 to >18.45 ptsAccomplished
A clear and reasonable explanation of the data collection process is included. A reliable measurement tool is included.
18.45 to >16.88 ptsEmerging
A somewhat clear and reasonable explanation of the data collection process is included. A somewhat reliable measurement tool is included.
16.88 to >0 ptsUnsatisfactory
An explanation of the data collection process and a measurement tool is absent or largely inappropriate.
22.5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeValidity
22.5 to >18.45 ptsAccomplished
An explanation of how the measurement tool is tested for validity is included and appropriate. A clear explanation of sample validity is included.
18.45 to >16.88 ptsEmerging
An explanation of how the measurement tool is tested for validity is included and somewhat appropriate. An explanation of sample validity is included.
16.88 to >0 ptsUnsatisfactory
An explanation of how the measurement tool is tested for validity is absent or largely inappropriate. An explanation of sample validity is absent or severely inappropriate for the study.
22.5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA & Mechanics
7.5 to >6.15 ptsAccomplished
The assignment consistently follows current APA format and is free from errors in formatting, citation, and references. There are no grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. All sources are cited and referenced correctly.
6.15 to >5.63 ptsEmerging
The assignment consistently follows current APA format with only isolated and inconsistent mistakes and/or has a few grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. Most sources are cited and referenced correctly.
5.63 to >0 ptsUnsatisfactory
No attempt to follow APA format is indicated. Sources are not used and/or there is no reference page. Mechanical errors significantly interfere with the readability of the paper.
7.5 pts
Total Points: 75
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PART 1
Your resources for this discussion include the following: 1) reading from the book, The Invention of Clouds, 2) my “Theory of Clouds,” which is attached here a theory of clouds 213.doc, and 3) the website to the Cloud Appreciation Society: https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/ (This website is interesting/useful because it gives some wonderful visual illustration of the kinds of clouds and effects that are mentioned in both the Theory of Clouds and the Invention of Clouds.)
In this course we have been aiming to unite the social sciences and the humanities. Clouds, it seems to me, afford one of the best occasions to make this happen. You’ll see what I mean when you read my Theory of Clouds.
Do this: choose some aspect of clouds, perhaps one or another of the various kinds of clouds that exist (cirrus, nimbostratus, cumulus radiatus, lenticularis, asperatus, etc) or some cloud light effect (iridescence, glory, sun pillars, etc) or some form of precipitation (rain, hail, diamond dust, etc) — or anything at all having to do with clouds, their motion, or their weather effects — and explain some element of some issue that concerns society. Your explanation is, in effect, an application and elaboration of “The Theory of Clouds.” Your good two paragraphs here should refer specifically to something in the theory and refer specifically to something that you encountered in the book that we read this week, The Invention of Clouds (cite the book as necessary using page number[s]). And besides making connections, your response here should have something to say. The power of a theory rests not merely in its ability to explain but more importantly in its ability to facilitate insight into the human condition. In our work here we want to do more than offer a model, a metaphor that seems to match what we think is important. That would be nice, but we want to offer something new, something that has gone unthought until now. We want to shed new light on the world.
PART 2
In your own words, summarize the internal and external factors that are important for recovery and write a brief reflection on how the internal and external factors interplay to support the recovery process. How can you apply this understanding in supporting others, the concept of community as described in this module, or in your personal growth?

Age group is Kindergarten -3rd grade
Technology-based assessment tools are available in abundance. As a technology coach and classroom teacher, it is important for you to identify tools that are aligned to a specified purpose.
Imagine you are the technology coach for your school and the principal has asked you to provide a 5-7 minute narrated digital presentation about technology-based assessment tools at the next virtual faculty meeting. The goal is to select tools that teachers in the grade range of your choice (K-3, 4-8, 9-12) can begin implementing for formative and summative assessments in their classrooms. The selected tools should align with the student technology standards and provide student achievement data that can be used to improve instruction and maximize student learning. The recorded digital presentation should include both visual and audio content.
Consider the various types of formative and summative assessments teachers use and the types of achievement data that are helpful for improving instructional practice and maximizing student learning. Conduct research to help you select five technology-based assessment tools for delivering formative and summative assessments in a variety of ways. When selecting tools, be sure you have selected at least one that would be appropriate for each type of assessment below.
Recall questions (facts, definitions, steps in a procedure using assessments such as multiple choice and true/false questions)
Skills and concepts (comparisons, summarizing, cause/effect, making predictions using assessments such as open-ended questions or interactive assessments like demonstrations)
Strategic thinking (using evidence to justify/make arguments, plan/analyze/use multiple methods to get a solution using interactive assessments or non-interactive assessments such as oral presentations and extended essays)
Extended thinking (research and make connections among ideas and across disciplines to devise a plan and solve a problem using interactive or non-interactive assessments)
Peer review of work and/or self-assessment of work by student
After selecting your five virtual tools, create a 5-7 minute narrated digital presentation for the school faculty. Remember that video and audio quality are important and should be taken into consideration. Ensure your video is filmed with sufficient lighting and that the volume is adequate for viewers to hear. Intonation, expression, proper speech, and professional attire are expected.
Refer to “Recording, Editing, and Uploading a Video or Podcast” and use an online video platform such as Zoom, Loom, YouTube, or Vimeo to upload your completed video. If you upload your video to YouTube, select the “unlisted” option. Ensure that others can access and view your linked video prior to submitting.
For each of the five tools you have selected to feature in your presentation, provide the following:
Name of the tool, link to the tool, and a summary of how the tool works.
Explanation of why the selected tool is appropriate for the grade range you have selected.
Description of how the tool could be applied to a lesson in the form of a formative or summative assessment along with how use of the tool supports student technology standards.
Explanation of the type of data that is produced by the tool and how the data can be used by the teacher to improve instruction and maximize student learning.
Submit both the digital presentation and the link to the narrated presentation. Ensure that others can access and view the link to your narrated digital presentation prior to submitting.
In TEC-516, you created the “Technology Coaching Website” you will develop throughout the program. You also began completing the “Standards and Rationale” worksheet. In ongoing preparation for the capstone project, add the link to the video on the appropriate page of the “Technology Coaching Website.” Add this artifact to the “Standards and Rationale” worksheet using the table associated with TEC-536. Submit both the completed “Technology Coaching Website” and “Standards and Rationale” worksheet as part of the capstone project in TEC-595.
While APA style 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 enter.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:
MS Instructional Technology
2.5: Model effective use of technology tools and resources to continually assess student learning and technology literacy by applying a rich variety of formative and summative assessments aligned with content and student technology standards. [ISTE-C 4b; InTASC 6(i), 6(g); Mission Critical 1, 2]
2.6: Model effective use of technology tools and resource to systematically collect and analyze student achievement data, interpret results, and communicate findings to improve instructional practice and maximize student learning. [ISTE-C 4b, 6b; InTASC 6(c), 6(i), 6(k), 6(l), 6(v); Mission Critical 1, 2]
SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT

Choose two research articles published by a scholarly (peer-reviewed) journal on a current health care issue in the United States, controversial or otherwise.
Topics:
Suggested topics may include:
A study of vaccinations and autism rates
Maternal health, fetal health, or elder health
Disease-based studies, such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease
The increasing rates of caesarean sections in birthrates
Managed health care in the United States
Any of the leading Health Indicator topics (2020 LHI Topics) profiled in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Healthy People 2020 initiative website
Part One
Complete the attached “Article Comparison Table” to compare the two articles in terms of content, research methods, focus of the study, target audiences and subjects, and their possible impacts on the future of health care delivery.
Part Two
Write a 500-750 words analysis that includes the following:
Summary of the topic you chose with rationale. (This may have personal significance to you or it may be a topic of particular interest that you have seen in the news.)
Explanation of the significance of the two research studies to health care delivery in the United States.
Description of the major functions provided by research and data monitoring of health care delivery in the United States.
Identification of potential environments within health care delivery appropriate to research and data monitoring.
Assessment of the impact of the studies in your chosen articles related to health care delivery, incorporating and expanding on the information you provided in Part One. Were the studies intended to change or influence health care delivery? If so, how? If not, what are the implications of each study for health care delivery?
Assessment of the role the allied health professional plays, or could play, in research and data monitoring of health care delivery in the United States.
Attach the “Article Comparison Table” to your written analysis and submit as one document.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,

Design
For this section of your research proposal assignment, you will focus on the sampling, reliability, and validity of your research proposal. This section will include information on sampling, reliability, and validity.
The following components should be addressed in your paper this week:
Information on your sample
Sampling basic information (age, gender, criteria, etc.)
Sample size
Explain why your sample is appropriate for your study
Reliability
Explain how your data collection process is consistent and reliable
Explain why your measurement tool is reliable
Validity
Explain how you will ensure you have a valid sample
Explain how you tested the validity of your measurement tool
APA formatting, references, and citations are required.
Your research project design should be included as part of your final submission for your research proposal project in week 7 and your research proposal presentation in week 8. Use the feedback you receive from your instructor on your design to modify and improve before submission of your final project in weeks 7 and 8.
Due Sunday, 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time)
Points Possible: 75
Rubric
NURS_540_DE – NURS540 Research Design Rubric
NURS_540_DE – NURS540 Research Design Rubric
CriteriaRatingsPts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSample
22.5 to >18.45 ptsAccomplished
Sampling basic information (age gender, criteria, etc.), sample size and a clear explanation of why the sample is appropriate for the study is included.
18.45 to >16.88 ptsEmerging
Sampling basic information (age gender, criteria, etc.), sample size and an explanation of why the sample is appropriate for the study is partially included.
16.88 to >0 ptsUnsatisfactory
Sampling basic information (age gender, criteria, etc.), sample size and an explanation of why the sample is appropriate for the study is absent or largely inappropriate.
22.5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReliability
22.5 to >18.45 ptsAccomplished
A clear and reasonable explanation of the data collection process is included. A reliable measurement tool is included.
18.45 to >16.88 ptsEmerging
A somewhat clear and reasonable explanation of the data collection process is included. A somewhat reliable measurement tool is included.
16.88 to >0 ptsUnsatisfactory
An explanation of the data collection process and a measurement tool is absent or largely inappropriate.
22.5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeValidity
22.5 to >18.45 ptsAccomplished
An explanation of how the measurement tool is tested for validity is included and appropriate. A clear explanation of sample validity is included.
18.45 to >16.88 ptsEmerging
An explanation of how the measurement tool is tested for validity is included and somewhat appropriate. An explanation of sample validity is included.
16.88 to >0 ptsUnsatisfactory
An explanation of how the measurement tool is tested for validity is absent or largely inappropriate. An explanation of sample validity is absent or severely inappropriate for the study.
22.5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA & Mechanics
7.5 to >6.15 ptsAccomplished
The assignment consistently follows current APA format and is free from errors in formatting, citation, and references. There are no grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. All sources are cited and referenced correctly.
6.15 to >5.63 ptsEmerging
The assignment consistently follows current APA format with only isolated and inconsistent mistakes and/or has a few grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. Most sources are cited and referenced correctly.
5.63 to >0 ptsUnsatisfactory
No attempt to follow APA format is indicated. Sources are not used and/or there is no reference page. Mechanical errors significantly interfere with the readability of the paper.
7.5 pts
Total Points: 75
PreviousNext

PART 1
Your resources for this discussion include the following: 1) reading from the book, The Invention of Clouds, 2) my “Theory of Clouds,” which is attached here a theory of clouds 213.doc, and 3) the website to the Cloud Appreciation Society: https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/ (This website is interesting/useful because it gives some wonderful visual illustration of the kinds of clouds and effects that are mentioned in both the Theory of Clouds and the Invention of Clouds.)
In this course we have been aiming to unite the social sciences and the humanities. Clouds, it seems to me, afford one of the best occasions to make this happen. You’ll see what I mean when you read my Theory of Clouds.
Do this: choose some aspect of clouds, perhaps one or another of the various kinds of clouds that exist (cirrus, nimbostratus, cumulus radiatus, lenticularis, asperatus, etc) or some cloud light effect (iridescence, glory, sun pillars, etc) or some form of precipitation (rain, hail, diamond dust, etc) — or anything at all having to do with clouds, their motion, or their weather effects — and explain some element of some issue that concerns society. Your explanation is, in effect, an application and elaboration of “The Theory of Clouds.” Your good two paragraphs here should refer specifically to something in the theory and refer specifically to something that you encountered in the book that we read this week, The Invention of Clouds (cite the book as necessary using page number[s]). And besides making connections, your response here should have something to say. The power of a theory rests not merely in its ability to explain but more importantly in its ability to facilitate insight into the human condition. In our work here we want to do more than offer a model, a metaphor that seems to match what we think is important. That would be nice, but we want to offer something new, something that has gone unthought until now. We want to shed new light on the world.
PART 2
In your own words, summarize the internal and external factors that are important for recovery and write a brief reflection on how the internal and external factors interplay to support the recovery process. How can you apply this understanding in supporting others, the concept of community as described in this module, or in your personal growth?