I would like to take the time to first of all define deontological  decision as I was not familiar with this term when I first saw it. A  deontological decision is a decision made in a situation should always  follow the rules. For example, if my family was hungry and did not have  food to eat I could not steal food because doing so […]

Broadening Your Perspective   The Learning Resources for this week describe multiple perspectives on feeding and sleeping practices to exemplify how cultural messages are conveyed to infants and toddlers through everyday interactions, illustrate the many different ways culture can influence a young child’s everyday life, and shed light on the conflicts that may occur as home and caregiving practices differ. Think about the ideas, practices, scenarios, […]

 The chosen subject must be Euclid or Archimedes Research the mathematician from the Middles Ages to the 19th century you chose in Week One.  Use your selected topic as the basis of one of the three assignment options. Be sure to choose a different assignment type than you selected for the Week 1 Mathematical Happenings assignment. Include the following information about the mathematician you chose for whichever assignment […]

  Memorial Hospital Read the “Memorial Hospital” case study in Chapter 4 of your text. In a three- to four-page paper, respond to the guided response below. Discuss ways that a hospital might measure quality. Be sure to explain your reasoning. Explain the potential costs and failures of quality for Memorial Hospital and discuss how each can be measured. Discuss ideas or techniques from TQM […]

     The U.S. Department of State publishes a list of foreign terrorist organizations. Because of this label, many Americans lack the understanding of what these groups are trying to accomplish. You will hear broad, media-fed statements like, “They want us to live in the Stone Age,” or “They are opposed to our (Western) way of life.” Although these statements may contain some truth, they very […]

The organizational characteristics I believe the handful of companies that have been on the Fortune 500 list for more than 100 years are flexibility and innovation.  They have been able to adapt to the changing times and come out successful each time in order to stay on the list for so long.   5.  Formalization is all of the written documents that an organization has.  Specialization […]

  Special education teachers will work with students who have a variety of disabilities. Providing interventions for all of these disabilities may prove challenging. Because of the wide variety of disabilities they may work with, educators may need to conduct their own professional development to research current trends and professional practices. Research a peer reviewed article that studies a specific language impairment. Address the following […]

When a client is dealing with several problems at one time, it can be difficult to determine which type of treatment group would be most beneficial. Some types of treatment groups may overlap in addressing certain problems or issues. The literature is helpful in assisting the clinical social worker in determining the type, purpose, and goals of the treatment group. For this Assignment, review the […]

W2: Paper  Graded Assignment:  Knowledge and Skills Paper  Paper Section 1: Reflection and Literature Review  Using Microsoft Word and Professional APA format, prepare a professional written paper supported with three sources of research that details what you have learned from chapters 3 and 4.  This section of the paper should be a minimum of two pages.   Paper Section 2:  Applied Learning Exercises  In this section […]

All models are wrong. Some models are useful. —George E. P. Box (1919–2013) Statistician Describing and explaining social phenomena is a complex task. Box’s quote speaks to the point that it is a near impossible undertaking to fully explain such systems—physical or social—using a set of models. Yet even though these models contain some error, the models nevertheless assist with illuminating how the world works […]