Using the example report of Friendship Shopping Center in DC (attached file name: Friendship Shopping Center), please write a report analyzing the Georgetown Day Planned Use Development Application (attached file name: Georgetown Day) in Washington DC. Please pursue to make a recommendation either for approval or denial while assuming the position of a staff person of the Office of Planning Development Review.
Part I – Answer the following questions:
Jackson (2012), even-numbered chapter exercises, p 360.
Describe the advantages and disadvantages of quasi-experiments? What is the fundamental weakness of a quasi-experimental design? Why is it a weakness? Does its weakness always matter?
If you randomly assign participants to groups, can you assume the groups are equivalent at the beginning of the study? At the end? Why or why not? If you cannot assume equivalence at either end, what can you do? Please explain.
Explain and give examples of how the particular outcomes of a study can suggest if a particular threat is likely to have been present.
Describe each of the following types of designs, explain its logic, and why the design does or does not address the selection threats discussed in Chapter 7 of Trochim and Donnelly (2006):
Non-equivalent control group pretest only
Non-equivalent control group pretest/posttest
Cross-sectional
Regression-Discontinuity
Why are quasi-experimental designs used more often than experimental designs?
One conclusion you might reach (hint) after completing the readings for this assignment is that there are no bad designs, only bad design choices (and implementations). State a research question for which a single-group post-test only design can yield relatively unambiguous findings.
Part II – Answer the following questions:
What research question(s) does the study address?
What is Goldberg’s rationale for the study? Was the study designed to contribute to theory? Do the results of the study contribute to theory? For both questions: If so, how? If not, why not?
What constructs does the study address? How are they operationalized?
What are the independent and dependent variables in the study?
Name the type of design the researchers used.
What internal and external validity threats did the researchers address in their design? How did they address them? Are there threats they did not address? If so how does the failure to address the threats affect the researchers’ interpretations of their findings? Are Goldberg’s conclusions convincing? Why or why not?
Support your paper with a minimum of 5 resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.
Length: 5-7 pages not including title and reference pages
References: Minimum of 5 scholarly resources.
PRACTICAL REPORT
Give the diagnosis of the disease based on the information provided.
Explain the reasons for the diagnosison three printed pages (interval 1.5), PLUS a reference list.
Please address the following points in your report:1. Explain and interpret clinical data –40%;2. Pathogenesis models-30% ;3. Methods of identification and treatment –30%;
Research Questions.
1. What differences in levels of stress are reported by male and female carers across the first six months of caregiving?
2. How do first year student nurses cope with their first clinical placement?
3. What impact does staff training in person centred caring have on patient satisfaction?
4. What are the experiences of post graduate students on a research methods course?
CRITERIA:
For each question you consider and justify an appropriate research method design; a sampling objective and sampling strategy; and discuss data collection strategies for collecting appropriate and good data.
Each question requires about 600 words.
I proposed following research designs, sample and data collections. If you could incorporate this in my work it would be great, however, if you find something that is not appropriate to answer the questions correctly I would appreciate your input and corections, please. Thank you very much.
1. What differences in levels of stress are reported by male and female carers across the first six months of caregiving?
Design: Quantitative – descriptive (cross-sectional compering groups of people)
Sample: Male and female carers across the first six months of caregiving in general nursing homes.
Data collection: Questionnaires for male and female carers working across the first six months in 10 nursing homes.
2. How do first year student nurses cope with their first clinical placement?
Design: Qualitative – ?grounded theory or ?ethnography
Sample: University students randomly invited for interview – up to 10
Data collection: Semi-structured interview method, audiotaped
3. What impact does staff training in person centred caring have on patient satisfaction?
Design: Quantitative – correlational
Sample: Simple random sampling – patients from hospital wards
Data collection: Paper survey (questionnaire) before staff training and after staff training, close-ended questions
4. What are the experiences of post graduate students on a research methods course?
Design: Qualitative – phenomenology
Sample: Purposive (convenience) sampling – post graduate students doing research method course at University (up to 10 people).
Data collection: Face-to-face interviews, direct observation, open-ended questions, audiotaped and taking notes if possible
Dear all
Could you pleases analyse my questionnaire as a part of my dissertation titled: evaluation the impact of social media on E-commerce success in SAUDI ARABIA
The audience target is consumers in Saudi Arabia .
Could you pleases use SPSS for analysing data using stoical methods. Using some techneques such as hypothesis, cluster data and t-test etc.
I attached
1- Questions of the survey
2- Examples
3- Outcomes of the survey.
Insert some tables and FIGURES please
Harvard style and in-text citation
The plan chosen is Alpro
The BRANDING Plan (±800 words)
What are the processes and planning involved in the proposed brand change? A shortlist of consultancies that you have chosen to work with, clearly showing your selection criteria and final choices.
The branding brief
Timeline with design phases and brand rollout with chosen agency (what activities – whichmedia channels and where and when)
Your approach to budget, scope, management and measurement of your proposed brander invention
The Plan should include citations to any literature throughout (Harvard style) with a complete list of References and Bibliography at the end. Visual and competitor material that supports the changes to the brand should be included within the body of the report and/or the Appendix.
As the Operations Manager of an organisation (select from the list below), you are tasked with analysing
the company’s operations methods by providing a report to the Board of Directors which includes the
following:
Key elements of the company’s operations that requires improvement.
Detailed analysis of reasons why improving the organisation’s operations is important.
The broad approaches to managing improvement, and recommend one technique to the board,
including explanation of the appropriateness of the recommended technique as well as the risks
involved in implementing this.
Materials and process selection for a bicycle frame
Background
The principle components of the bike are familiar and their function needs no explanation. The largest of these is the frame. Frames can be made from a remarkable diversity of materials: CFRP, carbon steel, GFRP, nylon, wood, aluminium, titanium etc… How is it that such a diversity of materials can co-exist in a free market in which competition favours the fittest – sure there must be a single “best” material for the job?
The mistake here is to assume that all bikes have the same purpose. The specification of a “shopping” or “uni” bike is very different from that of one for speed or for the mountain, as are the objectives of the purchaser.
The Project
Explore materials and process selection for bike frames (illustrated below) or for any other component of the bike: forks, handle bars, cranks, wheels, brake or gear cables….
1) Analyse your chosen component, listing its function, the constraints it must meet and the objectives for the bike – This will require a decision about the type of bike you are designing (shopping (booze cruiser), speed / road / track bike, mountain bike, folding, children’s etc). Remember to include a lower cut-off constraint on fracture toughness (K1C > 15MPa √m is a good approximation to start at) – a brittle bike would be a bad idea!
2) List the requirements as Functions, Constraints, Objectives and Free V ariables.
3) Identify the materials indices you will use to rank / select your materials.
4) Identify a promising material for the component.
5) Make a choice of material and then use CES EduPack Joining database to
select ways of joining the frame.
6) Present the case study for your choice of material and process as a report. Use
the charts from CES EduPack and other sources to explain your reasoning.
For the purposes of simplicity it is suggested that you avoid accounting for shape in your selection criteria / indices identification. However, you should still consider the form of your component when considering an appropriate manufacturing process.
To make the right choices you will need to source some information on typical service conditions for you selected bike type, these might be mechanical, physical or environmental focussed properties. You will also need to consider the type of conditions experienced by the component e.g. bending, tension, torsion, abrasion etc.
Assignments will be assessed on the basis of the quality and clarity of the problem construction, the selection of indices, appropriate use of charts / figures and crucially the analysis and interpretation of the results presented.
This is an essay exam and should not be organized like an academic paper. I suggest answering each question with your word processor then carefully proofreading before copy/pasting into the boxes provided. Quote correctly from the texts when necessary to back up your assertions and show your understanding.
Part of what I�m doing here is checking to see if you know how to introduce and comment on quotations, and if you know how to select appropriate quotations that support the point you�re trying to make. Here is a copy/paste from the Virtual Salt website.
1. Introduce your quotations. A quotation should never suddenly appear out of nowhere. Some kind of information about the quotation is needed. Name the author, give his or her credentials, name the source, give a summary. You won’t do all of these each time, but you should usually name the author. For example:
a. But John Jones disagrees with this point, saying, “Such a product would not sell.”
b. In an article in Time Fred Jackson writes that frogs vary in the degree of shyness they exhibit: “The arboreal tree frogs seem to be especially. . . .”
2. Discuss your quotations. Do not quote someone and then leave the words hanging as if they were self-explanatory. What does the quotation mean and how does it help establish the point you are making? What is your interpretation or opinion of it? Quotations are like examples: discuss them to show how they fit in with your thesis and with the ideas you are presenting. Remember: quotations support or illustrate your own points. They are not substitutes for your ideas and they do not stand by themselves.
It is often useful to apply some interpretive phrasing after a quotation, to show the reader that the you are explaining the quotation and that it supports your argument:
�Here we see that
�This statement shows
�Clearly, then,
�We can conclude from this that
�This tells us that
�From this we can understand that
Below is the rubric I will use in evaluating your paper.
Quality: A good response will have a focus that will interest the reader and will not be totally obvious. It will go beyond class discussion and show evidence of your own thought.
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Accuracy: You should not distort the works or conveniently leave out evidence that doesn�t fit your purpose. While varying interpretations are possible, you must be correct about the factual details of the works.
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Clarity: I must be able to understand what you’re saying, and your rationale for your rankings must be developed in enough detail that I can understand you.
20
Quotation: You must refer to the texts by direct quotation and paraphrase in order to back up your assertions. You must incorporate quotations gracefully into your discussion, introducing them and commenting on their significance. Remember that the quotation doesn�t speak for itself � you are the interpreter. If you are unsure about how to do this, see “Using Quotations Effectively” below.
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Format and Editing: Your work must be spell-checked and carefully proofread. You must have a reasonable command of the conventions of formal academic writing Name your file Lastname,Assn 3. Include a Works Cited page in MLA format, in which you list all sources referred to in your paper
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TOTAL POINTS
100
Hello,
Please use the outline I have put together as a guide to the idea and the flow of the paper. However, there is no need to adhere to the exact titles or structure.
The Paper should be about how Pretrial diversion programs work and should be adopted more widely in the federal system (especially as it pertains to youth). It should be 30 pages, and have approximately 30-40 sources. Citations should follow Bluebook guidelines. The paper should have an abstract, Table of Contents, and table of sources at the end (not included in the 30 pages).
The introduction can take up a lot of room explaining what diversion programs are, their history and their legislative history, the difference and similarities between the federal and state Systems. The focus should be on the federal System and the DC system. The next section should talk about some of the pros (Social, economic, etc.) and cons of the system. Then give examples of successful programs, and examples of issues with the program. The last section should be a discussion about the how on balance, the benefits of this system outweigh the issues and the cons the system presents. A high emphasis on giving people a true second chance to succeed with the right tools versus throwing them in jail or blemishing their record with a criminal charge. (The social injustice of how many of the people who suffer most from this are black young males who come from impoverished backgrounds).
The paper should include charts, graphs and of statistics (which will also help take up some space) that represent the overall success of the programs (at the federal, DC, or national level). This research is being used for a juris doctoral level paper, and as such, should be at a high level, and of course completely authentic.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you very much.