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  • Prehistoric Unit Cave Paintings

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    The prehistoric cave paintings discussed in Unit 1 represent some of humankind’s first forays into making art.  In a world without visual images, what might prompt a person to make art?  In an essay of 300-500 words, discuss your ideas as to why these images were created.  Using additional examples from this chapter please discuss how art was used as a vehicle to link the physical world with the spiritual world in Paleolithic and Neolithic communities.

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  • Humanistic Approach to Understanding Personality

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    In this task, reflect upon and answer the following questions:
    1.) What assumptions about human nature do humanistic psychologists make?
    2.) What is the role that the self and personal authenticity are believed to play in personality?
    3.) What personality characteristics does positive psychology focus on and how does that emphasis expand our knowledge of personality?
    4.) How do humanistic theorists explain anxiety and/or depression?
    5.) How do positive psychology theorists explain anxiety and/or depression?

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  • Compose a Problem Statement

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    Begin by locating several peer-reviewed articles from the past 5 years that support the problem you wish to address in your dissertation. These articles may be ones previously gathered for your annotated bibliography assignment or additional resources you select after receiving feedback on your topic from your course mentor.

    For this assignment, create a problem statement. Your problem must come from a critical issue that must be addressed, otherwise negative consequences will occur or continue. In most cases, scholarly citations within the past 5 years are required to support the problem you will investigate.

    Articulate a concise problem statement. Include appropriate published or relevant primary sources to document the existence of a problem worthy of doctoral level research. Follow these steps:

    Present the general issue grounded in the research literature that leads to the need for the study.
    Clearly describe and document the problem prompting the study. Include appropriate published or relevant primary sources to document the existence of a problem worthy of PhD doctoral-level research. Be sure to consider the following: What perspective is represented? For example, is the problem an individual level problem, an organizational problem, an industry problem, or a social problem?
    Consider the theories relevant to predict, explain, and understand the problem.
    To identify and articulate a problem, consider the potential negative consequences to the field or stakeholders if the proposed research is never conducted.
    Support your assignment with at least five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

    Length: 1-2 pages, not including title and reference pages

    Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

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  • Create a Purpose Statement

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    Your assignment is to create a purpose of the study by indicating the intent, goal, and rationale for researching the problem addressed in last week’s assignment. The purpose statement should begin with “The purpose of this (quantitative, qualitative, mixed) study is to…” Use the following list to create the purpose statement:

    Study method
    Study design
    Constructs/variables
    Target population
    Research setting
    Sampling frame
    Sampling method
    Sample size (Justified by scholarly sources and a power analysis for quantitative studies)
    Data collection method (including instrumentation)
    Data analysis method
    Software to be used for analysis
    Closing statement as to how the study results may inform educational theory
    Length: Approximately 1 page, not including title and reference pages

    Your purpose be directly aligned with the problem statement. Your purpose statement should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

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  • Develop Research Questions

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    our assignment is to draft two or more research questions. These questions can be either qualitative or quantitative or a mixture of both.

    Qualitative: Research questions must be aligned with the purpose statement. Qualitative research questions should be open-ended and reflect the nature of the qualitative design (avoid yes/no and closed-ended questions).

    Quantitative: Research questions must be aligned with the purpose statement and should include proposed hypothesis(es). Ensure the research questions and hypothesis(es) are aligned with the purpose statement. The research questions and hypotheses must be directly answerable, specific, and testable based on the data collected.

    Hypotheses
    (Quantitative/Mixed Studies Only)

    Both null hypotheses and alternative hypotheses should be stated. Each must directly correspond with a research question. Hypotheses must be stated in testable, potentially negatable, form with each variable operationalized. Note: Each hypothesis represents one distinct testable prediction. Upon testing, each hypothesis must be entirely supported or entirely negated.

    Length: 1 page, not including title page (reference page not required)

    Your research questions should be directly aligned with the purpose statement. Your research questions should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards where appropriate.

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  • Week 5 Capstone DQs

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    DQ1

    Stakeholder support is necessary for a successful project implementation. Consider your internal stakeholders, such as the facility, unit, or health care setting where the change proposal is being considered, and your external stakeholders, like an individual or group outside the health care setting. Why is their support necessary to the success of your change proposal, and how you will go about securing that support?

    DQ2

    Technology is integral to successful implementation in many projects, through either support or integration or both. Name at least one technology that could improve the implementation process and the outcomes of your capstone project change proposal. Do you plan to use this technology? If not, what are the barriers that prevent its use?

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  • Research Ethics and Article Critique

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    Assignment 1: Research Ethics and Article Critique

    Instructions
    Visit the NCU Library. Locate a qualitative peer-reviewed article that relates to your research interest. Then, write a critique of the article that incorporates the concepts learned in this course.

    Using complete paragraphs and APA formatting, identify and explain the following in the critique of your selected article:

    Full citation of the article.
    Introduction – Write an introductory paragraph that includes a thesis statement and background information related to the problem.
    Problem statement – Use the scripted statement from Week 1 to identify and analyze the stated problem for completeness.
    Purpose of the study – Use the purpose statement to identify possible weaknesses in the stated purpose.
    Research question – Remember that qualitative research questions are how or why queries.
    Methodology and design – Explain why the qualitative method was best for this investigation, and rationalize why other designs would not be appropriate. Identify the chosen design and why other designs would not work.
    Research ethics – Based on your progress with the CITI modules and assigned readings, identify ethical considerations associated with qualitative research and proffer solutions or processes to minimize risk to participants that the article does not address.
    Analysis – Provide a comprehensive analysis of the research data collection and analysis procedures. Be sure to support with research that explains these data collection and analysis procedures were the most appropriate for each study.
    Other procedures – Discuss other data collection and analysis procedures that could have also worked for the study, based on research regarding data collection and analysis procedures.
    Conclusion – Conclude with an assessment of the overall quality of the article.
    Length: 3-5 pages

    Your critique should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

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  • Analyze Qualitative Data

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    Continue with the CITI training, which must be completed by Week 8.

    For the Week 6 assignment, perform qualitative thematic data analysis using the three video transcripts (located in the Books and Resources for this Week section). The topic of the transcripts is Business Startups.

    Describe your chosen approach to analyze the data from these three transcripts; support your chosen approach using references. Be sure to consider the type of data collected to create procedures for a comprehensive analysis. In your description, clearly define your approach to:

    (a) organizing data
    (b) coding and thematic development
    (c) triangulation
    (d) using software applications

    Then identify at least three (3) themes you extracted from the three video transcripts. The number of themes will be based on your selected framework. For each theme:

    (a) Label the theme
    (b) Define the theme’s concept based on the interpretation of the data.
    (c) Include a 2-3 direct quotes from the data that best represent how the theme is conceptualized.

    As with all other assignments, your approach must be systematic, logical, fully explained, and supported with scholarly sources. Use the resources provided, and at least three other peer-reviewed articles to defend your research plan.

    Length: 2-4 pages

    Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

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  • Role of managed care organizations within health care

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    The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the role of managed care organizations within health care and risk management programs.

    Reflect on and evaluate the role that the managed care organization (MCO) plays in today’s health care environment by developing a 250‐500-word response that addresses the following:

    1. What is a health care organization’s administrative role in executing risk management policies and ensuring compliance with managed care organization (MCO) standards?
    2. What value do the regulatory statutes of a typical MCO provide to a health care organization? Consider how strategies pertaining to policies such as conflict resolution and risk management affect patients as well as employees and employers.
    3. What MCO responsibilities relevant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) focus on fraud, waste, and abuse laws?

    In addition to your textbook, you are required to support your analysis with a minimum of two peer‐reviewed references.

    Prepare this assignment according to the 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 the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

    You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

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