The micro-sociological approach examined in this course aims to provide an analytic framework applicable to a wide range of “real life” situations, ranging from our mundane routines to the more exceptional and unusual situations and forms of social interaction. We’ve examined the SI model from the elementary features of human consciousness, to ‘self” and situated identity, all the way up to features of the social order typically examined from a macro-sociological perspective.

For this assignment you will be required to apply what you have learned during the course to an actual ‘real life’ case. Specifically, you will be asked to find a recent news story that you will use as the basis for micro-sociological analysis, perform an analysis on the ‘case’ you have selected and submit your analysis in the form of a brief essay.

Your choice of topic should be limited to one (or more) of the themes that list below, namely gender, race/ethnicity, age and youth, or deviance. For example, you may want to focus on former juvenile offenders who have completed a  rehabilitation program, and focus on what this experience has meant in terms of their self-concepts, social interactions, and personal accounts. You might, alternately, want to focus on how female dramatic performers manage ‘age’ in an industry that places a great deal of emphasis on youth.

The ideal place to start is by looking through recent news stories, and select one of the these as the “case’ you are going to analyze. You may want to do a bit of digging to see if the same story has been covered by different news sources. You may also want to select a story that includes self-descriptions, personal accounts, or large sections where the person or persons involved get to tell their own stories. Some of the concepts you may (emphasis on MAY) want to focus on would include personal accounts related to identity, features of unique or novel social situations that influence social interactions and situated self, the management of problematic identities, or how different social elements converge to produce social order.

FORMAT: The assignment should be presented in essay form. Please keep font sizes reasonable, preferably 12 point Times New Roman. Be sure to properly reference and cite all sources.

Improvement Evaluation

A health care organization may have highly qualified doctors and nurses who meet quality indicators for technical quality; however, due to a lack of communication, empathy, and scheduled office hours, patient satisfaction is low. In the corporate world, the phrase “the customer is always right” is frequently used to emphasize the importance of meeting the needs and expectations of the consumer. How does this approach apply to health care?

Health care industries are now using quality improvement models that are very business-centric to improve the quality of care delivery, patient satisfaction, and safety. In this Discussion, you evaluate various quality improvement models and determine which model would best be applied in your practice setting to address a specific need. You also develop a mission statement for addressing the practice problem.

To prepare:

• Reflect on the various quality improvement models and their application in health care presented in the Learning Resources.
• Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each model.
• Consider how these metrics facilitate change and improve the management of chronic disease.
• Consider how these models have been, or could be, applied in your practice setting.
• Based on your selected area of need, define a practice problem and create a corresponding mission statement.
• Investigate baseline data, and evaluate why this practice problem is a priority for improvement. Ask yourself: How does this practice problem in my organization compare to other organizations?

By Day 3

Post a cohesive response that addresses the following:

• Summarize any practice problem relevant to your setting of interest and share a potential measurable goal for a QI team.( Please use CLABSI as a QI) Be sure to include the data that justifies why you feel a change is needed in this specific area.
• Explain how the PDSA model might be applied , giving specific reasoning as to why this model best fits the needs of your practice problem. Describe how the practice problem you describe might be of interest to any accreditation initiative.

For this assignment, students will analyze a case study to determine the disorder. Students will synthesize current evidence to support the case analysis and create an in-depth case discussion of the disorder. (Case study chosen is consistent with STROKE)

Case Study

Brandi is a 70-year-old woman who lives alone. One evening she felt lightheaded and dizzy. When her head began to ache, she decided to take an analgesic and go to bed early. The following morning, upon awakening, she was unable to move the bed sheets with her right arm. At this point, she was experiencing tingling sensations in her limbs, and she had difficulty keeping her balance. She dialled 911 for help, and by the time the ambulance arrived, she was confused and unable to articulate her words, although she knew what information he was asking of her. She has a history of high blood pressure. She was taken to the emergency room for evaluation.

Assignment Criteria:

Create a scholarly paper that addresses the following criteria:

1. Identify and describe the condition depicted in the case (STROKE)
2. Identify the epidemiological trends for condition [prevalence rate]
3. Identify risk factors for developing the condition and the population mostly affected
4. Clinical manifestations [signs and symptoms] of the condition
5. Discuss the most common causes of the condition
6. Describe the pathophysiology of the condition and corresponding signs/symptoms
7. Identify patient education strategies for the condition [include health promotion and disease prevention]
8. Describe and discuss a general diagnosis and treatment approach for the condition
9. Select one patient factor: genetics, gender, ethnicity, age, or behavior and discuss the impact of the patient factor selected on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and education of the condition in the case scenario.
10. Identify at least one other condition that could also explain the patient presentation in the case scenario with a supporting rationale.
11. The scholarly paper should be in narrative format, 5 pages excluding the title and reference page.
12. Include an introductory paragraph, purpose statement, and a conclusion.
13. Include level 1 and 2 headings to organize the paper.
14. Write the paper in third person, not first person (meaning do not use ‘we’ or ‘I’) and in a scholarly manner. To clarify: I, we, you, me, our may not be used. In addition, describing yourself as the researcher or the author should not be used.
15. Include a minimum of two (2) professional peer-reviewed scholarly journal references to support the paper (review in Ulrich Periodical Directory) and be less than five (5) years old.
16. APA format is required (attention to spelling/grammar, a title page, a reference page, and in-text citations).
17. Review the originality report, and make any needed changes.

Practices

Kotter (2001) identified creating a vision as one of the defining characteristics of leadership. Academics and business leaders alike seem to echo the sentiment; however, each offers his or her own guidelines and advice on how this critical task of setting a vision can be accomplished. As a scholar-practitioner in the field of business, you must draw on the work of others and add your voice to those developing a strategy for accomplishing this crucial leadership responsibility. More than that, you must develop a concrete mechanism for verifying the successful adoption of that vision. Even if you do not occupy a central leadership role, you can use the strategy you develop to help guide others in the field.

To prepare for this Assignment, reflect on Dr. Craig Marsh’s case study. Consider his challenges as well as his strengths and how you have adopted a model for corporate change. This model should include your organizational change or cultural change model, steps you would take to change the culture, and the dissection and explanation of how these steps will influence each of the challenges you face. Also included will be the mitigation plan to address the challenges, the creation of your vision statement, and a description of how you will translate your vision into measurable objectives. This week you compile these elements into one PowerPoint presentation that is your strategic plan to sell your vision to your organizational team.

Write an essay of 1000 to 1200 words (4 to 5 double-spaced pages, not including title and reference pages) on the topic given below. Your essay should conform to a standard university essay, including a strong thesis statement and structural organization.

Topic

What are the arguments for and against globalization and free trade?

Should anything be done by the Canadian state to ensure that globalization and free trade benefit all? If yes, why and how? If no, why not?

Investigate the effect of state anxiety level in healthy population using emotional Stroop test to find out the effect of threat-related words on decreasing the reaction time as distractors compared with neutral words. State anxiety will be evaluated using State-trait Anxiety Inventory—Short form (Marteau & Bekker, 1992). Hypophysis will be there will be an interaction effect between the level of state-trait anxiety and valence of emotional stimuli, threat related stimuli will increase Stroop interference the most when anxiety level is high

describe something—object, person, place, experience, emotion, situation, etc. create a written account of a particular experience. If you are describing something, you need to be appealing to the senses of the reader. Explain how the thing smelled, felt, sounded, tasted, or looked. Embellish the moment with senses.
If you can describe emotions or feelings related to your topic, you will connect with the reader on a deeper level. Many have felt crushing loss in their lives, or ecstatic joy, or mild complacency. Tap into this emotional reservoir in order to achieve your full descriptive potential.

In an effort to give you some hands-on experience with both interviewing and analyzing interview data, you are required to conduct two (2) interviews lasting a minimum of 5 minutes each. If your interviews last longer than 10 minutes, you must only transcribe the first 10 minutes of each interview.

You must interview individuals who are knowledgeable on the research topic of doctoral persistence (either as experts or those who have had success in this area) and use the revised interview questions.After the interviews, you will need to transcribe the interview content verbatim in a Word or Excel document. Next, use the interview transcripts to code and derive themes according to the instructions : Qualitative Data Analysis. Use the template format provided in the attachment.

a. Five Interview Questions
1. How would you describe your experience while studying your doctoral program?
2. What challenges and barriers did you experience while studying the doctoral program?
3. What did you learn from the challenges and barriers that you experienced during the doctoral course?
4. How does understanding these factors improve a student`s chance of completing the doctoral program?
5. If you are given the chance, what would be your advice to a prospective doctoral student in DBA? Why?

1- Propose a research question related to your potential research project that would require a qualitative research approach. Select the best qualitative method that could answer the research question proposed? What are the strengths and weaknesses of that method?

2-Identify a practice issue that would benefit from utilizing a mixed methods approach. Discuss how the quantitative and qualitative data would complement one another and add strength to the study. Discuss the challenges that you might encounter in using a mixed methods approach. Support your discussion using current mixed methods research articles.