Our reading this week explored various types of emails and memos: progress reports, meeting minutes, incident reports, directives, general information, and responses to inquiries.
Your task for this week is to compose an email or memo (you can choose which) that is based on the scenario below.
You’ve been hired as an Assistant Director of Nursing at a long-term care facility that recently opened. The Director has discovered that some nurses and other staff members have been posting videos and selfies on social media, sometimes with patients visible. In a TikTok video, a portion of a patient’s chart can be made out in the background, raising privacy concerns and the risk of HIPAA violations. In a Twitter post, a staff member complained about a patient in a potentially disrespectful way. On Facebook, an employee shared erroneous information about the facility’s holiday hours.
Your manager asks you to send a memo to the facility staff detailing a new social media and smartphone use policy to go into effect immediately. Employees should no longer use personal phones while working, except while on breaks. No photos or videos of the facility or patients should be posted on personal social media accounts, and all information or news about the facility should be approved by the Assistant Director before being posted.
Compose your email or memo in a document, adding the necessary headings and features of the format you’ve chosen. Use our text as a reference to decide what kind of email or memo to write, and to make sure your email or memo looks and sounds professional. Your email or memo should be no less than 200 words and no more than 300 words. Feel free to make up any necessary information or details as needed as you write.
Last, on a new page, write a 1-2 paragraph reflection on your email/memo addressing the following:
Which type of email/memo did you decide to compose for this scenario? Why?
What did you find challenging about writing your email/memo? Explain.
Author: admin
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Title: Memo to Staff Regarding Social Media and Smartphone Use Policy MEMORANDUM To: All Staff Members From: Assistant Director of Nursing Date: [Date] Subject: New Social Media and Smartphone Use Policy I would like
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“Renovations Worksheet Formulas and Functions”
On the Renovations worksheet in cell G6, enter a formula using an absolute reference to determine the new capacity that the Musica Room will hold based on the capacity in cell F6 and the percentage in cell B13. Copy this formula to the range G7:G10.
Assign the named range IncreaseInRevenue to cell B14. Ensure that a single cell is selected when naming the range. Be sure to enter the range name exactly as specified with no spaces or extra characters.
In cell I6, enter a formula to determine the projected revenue for the Musica Room based on the revenue figure in cell H6 and the percentage in cell B14. Use the named range in cell B14 when entering this formula. Copy this formula to the range I7:I10.
In cell D6, enter the DATEDIF date function to determine the length in days of the expected renovation for the Musica Room. Copy this function to the range D7:D10.
In cell B15, enter the function to calculate the median length of renovations in days. Assign the named range MedianDays to the cell.
In cell J6, enter a logical function to display the word Under in the cell if the renovations are going to take fewer than or equal to the median number of days calculated in cell B15; otherwise, have the word Over display. Use the named range for B15 when entering this function. Copy this function to the range J7:J10.
In cell B21, enter a function that will calculate the monthly payment for the loan amount in cell B18, based on the Annualized Rate in B19, and the number of years in the Term in cell B20. Use cell references B18, B19, and B20 in the function. Display the monthly payment as a positive value by entering a minus sign in the correct position in the function.
Assign the named range RoomClassification to A24:B27.
In cell K6, using a VLOOKUP, create a function to determine the projected room classification based on the projected quarterly revenue after renovations in cell I6. Use the named range RoomClassification when entering this function. Copy this function to the range K7:K10.
Enter the File Name field in the left footer of the Renovations sheet.
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Title: The Impact of Social Media on Student Mental Health: A Small-Scale Literature Review APA References: 1. Moreno, M. A., Jelenchick, L. A., Egan, K. G., Cox, E
The research project is over “the impacts of Social Media on Student Mental Health. ”
Instructions
Google Scholar or another search program
1. Locate and download at least six peer-reviewed, empirical study articles on the topic of your chosen study that have been published within the last 10 years using the Lamar library search program, Google Scholar, or another search program.
2. Create an APA formatted reference document for the six articles. You must provide in-text citations for each of your articles (Frels, 2024).
3. Synthesize the articles into themes, each theme becomes a heading.
4. Finally, write your small-scale literature review following the outline below.
I’m attaching the instruction and my inital research project. The initial research project
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Title: “The Role of Tools in the Acquisition of Knowledge: An Exploration of TOK Theories”
Re write IB TOK exhibition from my draft and change 3rd object. Let me know if the objects dont work or if there is a need for additional info
PROMPT: How Are Tools Important in the Acquisition of Knowledge?
Refer to the IB TOK EXHIBITION rubric/guide.
Needed changes/teacher comments:
the exhibition should focus on theories of knowledge, and not only fields of knowledge. The word “tool” has been interpreted very loosely here, and the exploration of an argument very one-sided.
OBJECT 1:
this moves on to a very technical explanation, but not yet an understanding of epistemology; “HOW do we know what we know?” – Beginning, 3rd sentence, ‘This amp shows epistemology
This is fine, but not really a strong argument due to the nature of the object, as this kind of musical knowledge may seem limited – Second to last sentence, reference to ‘musical knowledge’
There is quite a bit about different fields of knowledge, but not really various THEORIES of knowledge. – Last Sentence
OBJECT 2:
This may or may not be considered a tool due to the nature of its publication and authenticity. This could be a very controversial choice and quite risky.
I recommend selecting another academic paper as a “tool”
This needs evidence and can be highly debated – ‘that transforms our financial systems’
This needs to be more clear in terms of explanation and evidence -‘financial systems/cryptocurrencies and blockchains.’
this is a little wordy, it could be better to use evidence rather than rhetoric as this is not an argument paper, inasmuch as an exploration of the acquisition of knowledge– how does this lead to gaining, learning, a specific type of financial knowledge? –
ecosystem within imaginations, how a simplerandom document in the Internet
what kind of knowledge is this and how can evidence be used to substantiate this idea? –
of its ideas, highlightingthe critical role of tools in expanding human knowledge
are these long lasting and stable? –
practical innovations that reshape entire field
OBJECT 3:
This example is used on this website: please find another. https://www.themantic-education.com/ibtok/2021/03/10/tok-exhibition-sample-3/ –
The Large Hadron Collider by CER
be more specific, and include what kind of knowledge – The LHC demonstrates the importance of scientific tools in theacquisition of knowledge.
* change to this object: Rosetta Spacecraft and Philae Lander
https://theoryofknowledge.net/free-tok-notes/tok-exhibition/tok-exhibition-rubric/
Make sure to download my draft to see the feedbacks in more detail
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“Representation at Every Level: A Look at Elected Officials in Oklahoma” Title: The Importance of Proper Citation in Academic Writing
I’m a international student so use Oklahoma for this work.
The purpose of this assignment is to learn a little about some elected officials that represent you at the local, state, and federal levels. You will name an individual that represents you at each of these three levels, give me a little biographical information on each, explain for me in detail 2 positions each individual holds or 2 issues each individual cares about, then offer your own opinion on how well each of these 3 individuals’ views or priorities match up with your own. You have the option of researching representatives who represent you at your temporary local address or your permanent home address should you have one.
Below are the specific components of the paper that are required as well as some pointers in doing your research and writing.
Mandatory Elements
Local (2 points)—who represents you at the city level?
Requirement: 1 name and short biography
Choice: either your City Council member or your Mayor
State (2 points)—who represents you at the state capital (in Oklahoma or the state you’re writing from)?
Requirement: 1 name and short biography
Choice: either your State Representative or State Senator (do not choose a governor)
Federal (2 points)—who represents you in the US Capitol in Washington DC?
Requirement: 1 name and short biography
Choice: either your US Representative or one of your US Senators (do not choose the President)
Representative Issues/Positions (3 points)
Requirement: explain in detail two positions/issues for each of the 3 people on which you’re writing
Student Position Match (3 points)
Requirement: tell me how well all 3 representatives’ issues/positions match well or poorly with yours and why
Miscellaneous: Writing/Spelling/Grammar/Citation/Following The Rubric (3 points)
Total (15 points)
You must declare the specific zip code you’re using as a reference point. This way I can make sure that all 3 elected officials correspond with a specific geographic location. Please put it at the top of your essay with your name. Failing to do so will lead to losing the full 3 points in the “Miscellaneous” category of the rubric.
The paper should be 2-3 pages doublespaced. If you go over this amount, that is fine (but beware—exceeding the page limit often illustrates poor editing skills).
With the biographies, tell me a little more about this person’s life beyond just their name (possibilities include family, employment, previous elected positions, personal history, and so forth).
I’d prefer that you try and find 2 positions on issues for each of the 3 elected officials, but realize this might be difficult (especially for the local elected official). So: you can give me either positions on issues or mentions of issues they care about. Be sure to explain these positions or issues in detail; in other words, make sure you’re not just giving me vague bullet points. Great places to find this information include their official websites, their campaign websites, their social media, or even Google News.
With “position match,” you should discuss all 3 elected officials, declaring which (if any) hold similar positions to you or care about similar issues as you. You should feel free to state if you feel you’re being represented well or poorly. This is where you should feel free to include your opinions.
Please proofread carefully (spell check and grammar check in software programs won’t typically catch everything).
Late papers will lose 20 percent of the points possible for each 24 hour period following the due date.
Please cite your sources in the text clearly and regularly. I am open to whatever citation style you choose, so long as I have enough information to check on your sources if I so choose. Please include a Works Cited page as well. Papers that do not include a Works Cited page will lose the full 3 points in the “Miscellaneous” category of the rubric. Papers that do not cite sources will be returned ungraded with a request to be clearer about citation. Students will then have 96 hours (from the time I inform you of the problem) to fix citation issues without penalty. After that 96 hours, a lateness penalty would then start to accrue. The same system will be used for papers that excessively use material directly from sources without quoting or paraphrasing.
Partial credit is available.
Research MUST be original to this class (in other words, don’t repurpose a paper from another class).
Do NOT use AI software like ChatGPT to generate an essay. Essays I suspect of using this technology will be reported.
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“Exploring Sociological Perspectives on Mental Health, Prejudice, and Deviance: Reflections on Contemporary Issues”
Final Essay Exam- (20%)
The final exam is an essay. You will have to write a 700 words essay on one of the three topics of your choice:
1st topic: Mental Health and Illness
2nd topic: Prejudice and Discrimination
3rd topic: Deviance and Defiance
You can discuss about anything you want connected to one of those three topics. The goal is to show through the reflections that you understand the Sociological concepts and theories of the topic of your choice. However, it is not about just defining the concepts but rather reflect on them based on one idea, one experience, or thought connected to the topic. -
“The Controversy of Student Loan Forgiveness” Initial Post: The Controversy of Student Loan Forgiveness The recent announcement by President Biden to cancel $10k in student loan debt has sparked a heated debate among politicians and the public
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Module 11 Discussion
Instructions
For this discussion, you will read the documents and/or watch the videos, and then you will do an initial post of 200 words about your thoughts and opinions answering the questions below. Additionally, you will be required to respond to two of your classmates’ answers with responses of at least 50 words each. You will not be able to see other people’s responses until you post your own. It is encouraged to express your opinion, but remember, this is a public forum. It is fine to disagree with your classmates, but it is not ok to be disrespectful. Maintain a level of professionalism in this discussion. Finally, liking is enabled, so you can like each other’s posts if you agree with something that someone else said.
• All posts and responses are due by Sunday at 11:59pm.
• Canvas Help Guides:
◦ How do I reply to a Discussion? (https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-reply-to-a-discussion-as-a-student/ta-p/334)
Discuss:
One hot topic of political debate at the present moment is student loan repayment. In August 2022, President Biden announced a program to cancel $10k in student debt, a controversial move that some individuals see as a positive while others see as a negative. First, what makes this move controversial? According to the articles, how has Congress granted the president authority to allow for student loan debt relief? Second, do you think this is a good political action and why? Does this solve the problems associated with student loan debt? Feel free to explore this topic as you see fit.
Additional Resources:
• Is Joe Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Plan Legal? (https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/aug/30/joe-bidens-student-debt-forgiveness-plan-legal/)
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Economists take on Student Loan Forgiveness (https://www.npr.org/2022/08/29/1119988025/economists-take-on-student-loan-forgiveness#:~:text=Many%20economists%20agree%20that%20Biden’s,Indicator%20from%20Planet%20Money%20%3A%20NPR&text=Press-,Many%20economists%20agree%20that%20Biden’s%20student%20loan%20forgiveness%20plan%20is,loans%20for%20millions%20of%20Americans)
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Do Americans support President Biden’s Student Loan Plan? (https://www.brookings.edu/articles/do-americans-support-president-bidens-student-loan-plan/)
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How Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program will Work? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–ixiTypG8g&t=36s)
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Title: Exploring Female Relationships and the Theme of Awakening in “The Awakening”
Review the two prompts below. Utilize direct quotations to analyze and connect back to your main point/argument/perspective to help support your responses.
1. There are two dominant supportive women friends who love and help Edna in their own ways. Mademoiselle Reisz and Adele Ratignolle. How are those two women different from each other? How do they each impact Edna’s growth and evolution through the text?
2. What is the role of sleep and the state of being awake in the text? What does the texts title mean in reference to this? What does it mean to ” awaken”? How is this significant for what happens to Edna ? What is Edna “awakening” to or from? -
“Analyzing Sales Data Using Microsoft Excel”
Microsoft excel
Important Info
The order was placed through a short procedure (customer skipped some order details).
Please clarify some paper details before starting to work on the order.
Type of paper and subject
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“Factors Affecting Concentration: Understanding the Causes and Solutions for Difficulty Focusing”
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/unable-to-concentrate#:~:text=What%20can%20lower%20a%20person’s%20ability%20to%20concentrate%3F&text=Sleep%20deprivation%2C%20stress%2C%20anxiety%2C,able%20to%20do%20everyday%20tasks.
https://www.healthline.com/health/unable-to-concentrate
https://www.talkiatry.com/blog/trouble-focusing-cant-concentrate