Week 4 Assignment: Journal
Due Sunday by 11:59pm Points 35 Submitting a file upload
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 8, 9, 17 (Introduction); review Chapter 7
Lesson
Introduction
Remember your actual journal entry should be somewhat brief; most of your time should be spent thinking about the questions asked and the issues raised. Your thoughts should then be distilled into a mini-argument that will respond affirmatively to the four tests for evaluating arguments: truthfulness of premises, logical strength, relevance, and non-circularity.

Instructions
For this journal assignment, briefly answer each of the following prompts:

Inference: The differing meanings of "valid inference" and "warranted inference" are closely related to the differing purposes of deductive and inductive arguments the purpose of deductive being to prove; the purpose of inductive to make the conclusion most probabl

I want the paper to be clear and simple.

The Primary sources:

http://classics.mit.edu/Plutarch/alexandr.html

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/46976/46976-h/46976-h.htm

The Secondary Sources:
https://digitalcommons.wou.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1079&context=his

Choose a publicly traded company. Describe the industry conditions, the financial position of the company (relative to the industry and the company as a whole), the economic outlook of the company, and why you as a potential investor would or would not invest in this company.

Students must submit at least one DB post and must make at least one oral presentation (including an Adobe Spark document) for the topical presentations. Each student may choose either option for the third topical presentation.

Option 1: Discussion Board Post

Discussion board posts must be a page, with at least 2 scholarly resources (peer-reviewed, journal articles), in addition to the textbook and the Bible. textbook ( fundamentals of corporate finance 10th )

I need a title page, the body of the paper should not exceed 3 pages, and a reference page. Should be in APA format. One short quote may be used, the fall rest should be the paraphrased. Explain the type of work setting you are discussing and whether interprofessional teams are present. Indicate a team function that could be improved.  If interprofessional teams are not present,  indicate what type of team you think might be possible in the setting. Describe a nursing action item for each component below that could contribute to interprofessional team support; how this might impact the culture of your unit or organization; and possible impact on patient outcomes. Components or headings are compassion,  advocacy, resilience, evidence-based practice and summary. Include a summary statement of how iCare components can support interprofessional teams and patient outcomes.Address how you may be able to influence this process of support for interprofessional teams overall in y

The research paper specifications are as follows:

 8-10 pages (double-spaced) Times New Roman 12 pt font.  APA format.

Page count does not include Title, Abstract, Table of Contents,  or Reference pages. Must have Abstract, Table of Contents, Introduction, Conclusion and section headings

Use at least five, but more references preferred.

In addition to the required number of pages for the assignment, you must also Include a reference page (bibliography), written in APA style and a title page.

Be sure to give all of your papers a descriptive title!

Points will be deducted for short or incomplete papers.

Typewritten in double-spaced format

Must be in your own words, representing original work. Paraphrases of others work must include attributions to the authors. Limit quotations to an average of no more than 3-5 lines, and use quotations sparingly! It is always better to paraphrase than to directly quote.

I. P

Identify a quality improvement opportunity in your organization or practice. In a 1,250-1,500 word paper, describe the problem or issue and propose a quality improvement initiative based on evidence-based practice. Apply "The Road to Evidence-Based Practice" process, illustrated in Chapter 4 of your textbook, to create your proposal.

Include the following:

1. Provide an overview of the problem and the setting in which the problem or issue occurs.
2. Explain why a quality improvement initiative is needed in this area and the expected outcome.
3. Discuss how the results of previous research demonstrate support for the quality improvement initiative and its projected outcomes. Include a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources published within the last 5 years, not included in the course materials or textbook, that establish evidence in support of the quality improvement proposed.
4. Discuss steps necessary to implement the quality improvement initiative. Provide evid

The 4-MAT REVIEW system is a way of responding to readings that requires the learner to interact with new ideas on several levels.  The 4-MAT review is to be 4 pages in length (not including the title page and reference page) and formatted in APA. The review should be written over Seven Solutions for Burned-out Parents by James Dobson

Please use the following four headers and sections in preparing the 4-MAT REVIEW:

Summary:  Summarize what you have read as if you were the author boiling down the book into one page (just like reading the jacket of a book to decide if you want to read the book itself).  Prove that you comprehend the readings by writing a clear, concise summary of central themes. This section should be one page.

Concrete responses:  Get vulnerable!  In one page, relate a personal life episode that this book connected with in your own life experience.  Relate your story in first person, describing action, quoting sentence

Describe the difference between research and quality improvement. Provide a workplace example where qualitative and quantitative research is applied and how it was used within your organization. When replying to peers, discuss how these research findings might be incorporated into another health care setting.

Provide an example of experimental, quasi-experimental, and nonexperimental research from the GCU Library and explain how each research type differs from the others. When replying to peers, evaluate the effectiveness of the research design of the study for two of the examples provided.

Criteria for Written Report
SUMMARY
Provide a clear discussion of 3 to 4 major themes or ideas from the book, and explain why the ideas are important.  Summary should be thoughtful and accurate.
 
HOW BOOK WILL AFFECT YOU
The students will provide a minimum of two specific examples of how the material will affect them either now or in their future (or both).  The examples should be clear, relevant and thoughtful.
 
QUOTATIONS
All quotations from the book are noted by citing page number in parentheses without the authors last name for example (48).  Direct quotations are used appropriately throughout to support the students position.
 
ORGANIZATION, MECHANICS & FORMAT
There is a clear introduction, body and conclusion.  The paper flows well and there are few, if any, spelling or grammatical errors.