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December 3, 2025

US Social Psychology

Refer to the conformity and social norms section starting on p. 533 in your textbook. Then review the following two articles in Psychology Today: How Cultures Make People Conform & Social Conformity and Group Pressure

1. What are some prominent social norms in your assigned country? Is conformity more common and expected in that country? Please provide examples.

2. Further discussed in your textbook (p. 540) is how these social expectations and processes affect individual behavior but also impact the perceptions of others. Use this information to help identify one social bias (i.e., stereotypes, in-group/out-group bias, out-group homogeneity) common in your assigned country. (Please note that you should be researching social biases held by individuals who are native to your assigned country and not biases that are *about* your assigned country. For example, do not discuss a stereotype that Americans commonly believe about French people . Instead, discuss some of the biases that occur *within* French culture).

3. How does the specific bias listed above affect those living in that country? Does this social bias commonly lead to prejudice and discrimination?

4. Research discrimination issues in your assigned country. What group(s) are currently affected by discrimination (i.e., minorities, age groups, social, economic statuses, etc.) in that country?

5. Are any actions being taken to address these discriminatory issues (i.e., established laws, aide, movements, etc.)?

References

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/looking-in-the-cultural-mirror/201212/how-cultures-make-people-conform

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/non-weird-science/202305/social-conformity-and-group-pressure

Part B 600 words

Main post (United States)

Please read the following information related to concussions and then answer the questions below:

The brain sits in the cranium, surrounded by cerebral fluid. When a severe blow to the head occurs, the brain may collide with the cranium, then “bounce back” and collide with the opposite side of the cranium. At the neuronal level, a concussive blow to the head results in a twisting or stretching of the axons, creating swelling. Eventually, the swelling may subside, and neurons may return to normal functioning. However, if the swelling of axons is severe enough, these axons may disintegrate and even cause permanent damage. Many athletes will experience multiple concussions throughout their careers. Recently, in the U.S., the NFL has stated that it expects 1 in 3 former players to develop long-term cognitive issues.

1. What is a sport in your assigned country where concussions can and commonly occur? Football

2. What are at least two specific brain structures at risk of being affected by a concussion in this sport? What are the functions of these brain structures?

3. Based on the functions of the specific brain structures you chose, what are some temporary symptoms an individual may experience from trauma to those areas? What long-term issues can be seen from permanent damage to those areas in the brain? (Note – all these symptoms should be linked to the functions of the structures you discuss in question 2!)

4. Find one example of a player who experienced issues following a concussion from the sport in your assigned country you listed above in question 1. Explain what happened to this individual and how it affected their life.

5. Are there any regulations for this sport in that country? What are those regulations, and do you believe they are sufficient (why or why not)?

Part C (600 words)

Read the section in your textbook discussing the various ways culture impacts our memory on p. 282-285 and refer back to it for the following questions:

(Note: the textbook and e-book pages do not line up. While in the e-book, the actual page numbers will be indicated on the right hand on the screen within the text of the chapters)

1. Summarize two examples from the above section of the textbook of how culture impacts memory.

2. What memory processes do you think are universal and not impacted by cultural differences? Would you describe the overall process of forming memory as “universal” across cultures? Why or why not?

3. Research a current event in your assigned country ( an event that is not COVID-19). Please include the link to a news article about this event and summarize it here.

4. Using what you researched, discuss how being from that country/culture might impact the experience and memory of that particular event. Be sure to link your answer back to the readings from the textbook.

1. What are some prominent social norms in your assigned country? Is conformity more common and expected in that country? Please provide examples.

3. How does the specific bias listed above affect those living in that country? Does this social bias commonly lead to prejudice and discrimination?

4. Research discrimination issues in your assigned country. What group(s) are currently affected by discrimination (i.e., minorities, age groups, social, economic statuses, etc.) in that country?

5. Are any actions being taken to address these discriminatory issues (i.e., established laws, aide, movements, etc.)?

References

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/looking-in-the-cultural-mirror/201212/how-cultures-make-people-conform

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/non-weird-science/202305/social-conformity-and-group-pressure

Part B 600 words

Main post (United States)

Please read the following information related to concussions and then answer the questions below:

1. What is a sport in your assigned country where concussions can and commonly occur? Football

2. What are at least two specific brain structures at risk of being affected by a concussion in this sport? What are the functions of these brain structures?

5. Are there any regulations for this sport in that country? What are those regulations, and do you believe they are sufficient (why or why not)?

Part C (600 words)

Read the section in your textbook discussing the various ways culture impacts our memory on p. 282-285 and refer back to it for the following questions:

(Note: the textbook and e-book pages do not line up. While in the e-book, the actual page numbers will be indicated on the right hand on the screen within the text of the chapters)

1. Summarize two examples from the above section of the textbook of how culture impacts memory.

3. Research a current event in your assigned country ( an event that is not COVID-19). Please include the link to a news article about this event and summarize it here.

What are some prominent social norms in your assigned country?, Is conformity more common and expected in that country? ,Please provide examples. Use this information to help identify one social bias (i.e., stereotypes in-group/out-group bias out-group homogeneity) common in your assigned country., How does the specific bias listed above affect those living in that country? Does this social bias commonly lead to prejudice and discrimination?, Research discrimination issues in your assigned country. What group(s) are currently affected by discrimination (i.e. minoritiesage groups social economic statuses etc.) in that country?, Are any actions being taken to address these discriminatory issues (i.e. established laws aide movements etc.)?

December 3, 2025

Library Research Practice

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Library Research Practice

Week 1 This module’s Doctoral Degree Coach™ tasks and the Learning Resources introduced important skills, such as evaluating resources you find online, using database search skills to find the resources you need in the library, evaluating the reliability and credibility of authors and their work, using citation management software, analyzing existing research on a topic, and identifying gaps in the research, just to name a few. Now it’s time to put this knowledge to work. For this Assignment, you will practice your library skills while searching for existing research related to your own potential area of interest. You will begin familiarizing yourself with what has already been studied and what gaps might exist in the research. This work will help you continue to narrow down possible topic ideas for your own research. To prepare for this Assignment, complete the following: • Review the guidance in the Doctoral Degree Coach™ and the Learning Resources in relation to searching the literature in your discipline to narrow a potential research topic. • Browse the Dissertation and Theses @ Walden database for published capstone studies/dissertations in your discipline to familiarize yourself with the topics already covered, and the types of problems/issues researched. •

Download the Approved Elements for Each Section of the DSW and PhD Social Work Prospectus Form (PDF). • Using Walden’s library databases, identify a minimum of 4 databases with 2 being social work specific and 2 from other disciplines such as psychology, nursing, education, etc. Use databases found here: Databases A-Z The literature you use should be directly relevant to your study and should be within the last 5 years. • Identify the Databases you searched by name. • Identify a minimum of 5 search terms you used to locate articles related to your potential capstone/dissertation topic. Use search terms that are potential areas of interest for your own research. • Choose three journal articles. • Provide the full APA 7 reference entry for each of the three journal articles. For each article, describe what was studied (no more than 2 sentence), state the findings of the study (no more than 2 sentences), and discuss how the article is beneficial to your understanding about your topic (1 sentence). Write a brief response that addresses the following: • Identify the Databases you searched by name. • Identify a minimum of 5 search terms you used to locate articles related to your potential capstone/dissertation topic. Use search terms that are potential areas of interest for your own research. • Provide the full APA 7 reference entry for each of the three chosen journal articles. • For each article, describe what was studied (no more than 2 sentence), state the findings of the study (no more than 2 sentences), and discuss how the article is beneficial to your understanding about your topic (1 sentence).

Identify the Databases you searched by name.,
Identify a minimum of 5 search terms you used to locate articles related to your potential capstone/dissertation topic.,
Provide the full APA 7 reference entry for each of the three chosen journal articles.,
For each article describe what was studied (no more than 2 sentence).,
State the findings of the study (no more than 2 sentences) and discuss how the article is beneficial to your understanding about your topic (1 sentence).

December 3, 2025

Emotional Intelligence & Leadership

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Emotional Intelligence & Leadership

Each week, you will be presented with a series of critical thinking prompts and application prompts.

Please copy/paste the prompts into an offline document (Word, for example) and compose your responses offline (be sure to save your work). Then click on the “Submit Assignment” button above, copy/paste your work into the text box ( please be sure to include the prompts prior to your responses), and click “Submit Assignment” at the bottom of the page.

Each question is generally worthy of, at a minimum, at least 250 words (2-3 well-written paragraphs) in response for the open-ended types of prompts. Be sure to connect with (and informally cite in-text) the applicable readings/videos from the module’s learning materials.

A note on in-text citing and connecting with the learning materials: As a graduate student, it’s very important that you offer perspectives and arguments that are grounded in the literature – NOT simply personal opinion or anecdotal evidence. I don’t want a works-cited page, but I do want you to clearly cite your sources in-text for the various connections you’ll be making between the learning materials and your application thereof. For example, one might write, “While I marveled at the uncanny ability of the psychic to tap into my true personality, the Barnum Effect (Aronson, 2022, p. 117) could have well explained my feelings…” Be sure to use these informal in-text cites to make your arguments and to support your perspectives.

Excluding the prompts that are simply requiring you to input data, these are all open-ended prompts/questions, each deserving of a well thought out response. Again, that generally means two to three well-constructed paragraphs (about 250 words on average) per prompt.

The following exercise includes the following six prompts:

Critical Thinking/Application Prompt 1: As we bring the semester to a close, it is important to not overlook the potential “dark side” of EI. Thus, go online and locate a few articles addressing “the dark side of EI.” (For example, see links to four different articles below. If pressed for time, feel free to use them if you like) Summarize the basic message of the articles you examine – and respond to them critically. Note how EI is typically referred to as a “tool” that is “morally neutral.” Place these thoughts in the context of integral theory – where emotional intelligence is one of many different lines of development or “multiple intelligences” (another of which is “moral intelligence”). Is the claim that there is a dark side to EI a valid claim with merit? Would an emotionally intelligent leader be prone to hypnotize people (in a manner similar to a person practicing NLP Programming (NLP)? If you like, you can even address the question: “Does EI really make you a more successful leader?”

· “The Dark Side of Emotional Intelligence” ( The Atlantic)Links to an external site.

· “There’s a Dark Side to EI: Here’s How to Protect Yourself” ( Time)Links to an external site.

· “The Dark Side of Emotional Intelligence ( Psychology Today)Links to an external site.

· “Does EI Have a Dark Side?: A Review of the Literature ( Frontiers)Links to an external site.

A first step in addressing how to promote EI in your own organization is to contemplate two of your social systems: 1) your team; 2) your organization as a whole. Thus, address yourself to Prompts 2 and 3 below .

Critical Thinking/Application Prompt 2 (My Team & Me): Address yourself to the bullet points below – treating them as one single data-collection prompt.

· Who we are: our individual names (if possible) and what we call the team (if the team had a name)

· Values that guide how we behave with each other

· Our purpose as a group, what we are trying to accomplish

· What we are proud of, what makes us feel good about ourselves

· Our dreams and aspirations as a team

· The challenges we face together

Critical Thinking/Application Prompt 3 (My Organization or Institution & Me): Address yourself to the bullet points below – treating them as one single data-collection prompt.

· My organization’s name and purpose

· What we are funded to do

· Core values that inform our work and guide our culture

· Our strengths

· Our dream as an organization

· Our biggest challenge as an organization

· Our most important stakeholders

Critical Thinking/Application Prompt 4 (Am I a Resonant Leader?): Time to be truly honest with oneself. Fully address yourself to the questions below.

· Am I inspirational? How do I inspire people?

· Do I create an overall positive emotional tone that is characterized by hope? How?

· Am I in touch with others? Do I really know what is in others’ hearts and on their minds? How do I show this?

· Do I regularly experience and demonstrate compassion? How?

· Am I authentic and in tune with myself, others, and the environment? How can people see this in me?

Critical Thinking/Application Prompt 5: In his article “The Focused Leader,” Goleman points out that effective primal/resonant leadership lies in the need for leaders to be attentive while focusing on self, others, and the world (for Wilber, this is evidence of the evolution of emotional, cognitive, and moral development). And in Resonant Leadership, Boyatzis and McKee address the “Sacrifice Syndrome.” They all point out that even highly emotionally intelligent leaders can easily slip into dissonant leadership due to “power stress” (stress burn out); and they highlight the need for organizational leaders to continually renew themselves through attention — mindfulness, hope, and compassion. “We have found that leaders who sustain their resonance understand that renewing oneself is a holistic process that involves the mind, body, heart, and spirit” ( Resonant Leadership 8). Using the four quadrants/dimensions inherent in integral theory (Ken Wilber’s AQAL Map), create your own holistic/integral agenda in order to stay in a state of continual renewal – and cultivate effective resonant leadership. What can you do on an ongoing basis to cultivate a more healthy: mind (e.g., reading and study, taking multiple perspectives, meditation practice, dreamwork, psychoanalysis), body (e.g., weightlifting, aerobics, diet, hatha yoga), organizational culture (e.g., conflict resolution, negotiation skill-building, anger management, interpersonal workshops), and organizational systems (e.g., structures, practices, processes, TQM)?

Critical Thinking/Application Prompt 6 (Learning Agenda for the Promotion of EI in My Organization): Using the information you shared in the prompts above, using your Self-Directed Learning Agenda from Module Four, and, of course, using anything else that you have learned this semester (e.g., leadership styles, effective listening through dialogue, etc), create a “Learning Agenda for the Promotion of EI in My Organization.” List four goals, break each goal into 3-5 action steps, and share potential resources that can be utilized in order to meet the goals and/or action steps. The goal here is to create a brief report/agenda designed to bring more emotional intelligence into your workplace.

As we bring the semester to a close it is important to not overlook the potential “dark side” of EI… Summarize the basic message of the articles you examine – and respond to them critically… Is the claim that there is a dark side to EI a valid claim with merit? ,Would an emotionally intelligent leader be prone to hypnotize people?, Does EI really make you a more successful leader?,
, Critical Thinking/Application Prompt 2 (My Team & Me),
, Critical Thinking/Application Prompt 3 (My Organization or Institution & Me),
, Critical Thinking/Application Prompt 4 (Am I a Resonant Leader?),
, Critical Thinking/Application Prompt 5 and 6: Using integral theory, create a renewal agenda and a Learning Agenda for the Promotion of EI in My Organization.

December 2, 2025

Final Web Project

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Final Web Project

During Week 1 through Week 7 of this course, you will have a new assignment each week. You should create a new set of files for each assignment. During Weeks 1 through 7 you are NOT building on your previous assignment, like you did in WEBD121. Instead you are creating a new set of files for each assignment. However, make sure you save all of your files from each assignment because you will need them later for your Final Project. During Week 8, for your Final Project, you will create a Home Page with a navigation menu that uses JavaScript for drop-down sub-menus, which will link all of your previous assignments together, creating a comprehensive website that showcases all of your work this semester.

You must write the code files by hand for all assignments in this class. A simple text editor, such as Notepad or Notepad++ will suffice (or TextEdit on the Mac). DO NOT use GUI editors, such as FrontPage, Dreamweaver, etc. You must write the code for your web page files yourself. If you are using a PC, it is strongly recommended that you download the free Notepad++ text editor because it contains extra features which assist with debugging, such as line numbering and color coding of different elements of syntax. Mac users should use the TextEdit text editor that comes with the Mac OS. However, if you are a Mac user, make sure you set TextEdit to use Plain Text by default.

Make sure all of your web pages comply with the HTML 5 standards and CSS standards. DO NOT use obsolete HTML elements and attributes from previous versions of HTML. By including the HTML 5 DOCTYPE declaration in your webpages, and validating all of your HTML files, you can be sure that your code complies with HTML 5. Also, make sure that your external style sheet (.css file) passes validation at the W3C CSS Validation Service. Make sure you use the “Validate by File Upload” option (and NOT the “Validate by Direct Input” option), on both of these validators since this is the way your instructor will check your pages when grading your assignments.

Specific Instructions for Final Project:

Perform all of the following steps to complete this assignment:

1) Begin by creating a new file in your text editor and include all of the basic HTML code like you did in your previous assignments. Or you can simply make a copy of your HTML file from last week and name the new copy LastFirstFinalProject.html (where “Last” is your last name and “First” is your first name), but be careful not to overwrite your file from last week because you will need it again for your Final Project this week.

2) Make sure you change the contents of the <title> tag to “Final Project” (just the words – not the quotation marks) and make sure your full name is inside of the <h1> heading, just like in your previous assignments. Also, delete the contents of the <script> tag — everything between the <!– and //–> tags, if you created your new file by making a copy of your previous file, because you will be creating a brand new page with different JavaScript code for this assignment. Save your file.

3) Upload this file to the HTML validator to check for compliance with the HTML5 standards. Your file should pass validation. If you receive any errors or warnings, then go back through the previous steps of the assignment again until you have corrected all errors and your file passes validation. .

4) Create another new file in your text editor and save it as FinalProject.css or make a copy of last week’s CSS file, being careful not to overwrite last week’s file.

5) In your CSS file, write code to set the background color of your page to #E6CCB3 and write code to center the h1 element. Save your CSS file.

6) Access your webpage again in your browser and confirm that your page has a light brown background and that the heading is centered. Upload your CSS file to the CSS validator to check for compliance with the CSS standards. Your file should pass validation. If you receive any errors or warnings, debug your CSS code until you have corrected all errors and your file passes validation.

7) Open your Final Project HTML file for editing. Design a home page to showcase your semester’s accomplishments. Using Lab 12-1 as a model, create a drop-down menu at the top of the page. The entries on the drop-down menu should read “Assignment 1” through “Assignment 7” (1 navigation link for each assignment you did this semester). You should also have a “Home” link that will link to your Final Project HTML file (your Home page).

8) In your zip file this week, you will include ALL files created this semester for ALL assignments that you did. You will need to include all associated files (HTML, CSS, images, etc.) for every assignment. Make sure that you test every link and confirm that all of your previous assignments display correctly and that your navigation links work as expected, allowing users to navigate through your entire website, referring every assignment you did and returning back to the Home page of your site. Your navigation menu should be consistent on every page and should allow users the opportunity to navigate from any page of your website to any other page of your website.

9) You may add any additional HTML, CSS, or JavaScript content that you wish, to practice more of the features that you have learned about in your online textbook, as long as all of your code files still pass validation. However, do not add anything to your files that would make them invalid according to the standards. You can confirm this by making sure your files still pass validation.

10) Before submitting your assignment, validate your HTML and CSS files one last time at Validation Service AND W3C, using the “Validate by File Upload” option. Note: It is critical that you debug and fix ALL errors identified by the validator before submitting your assignments. Contact your instructor for assistance if you are having difficulty debugging and fixing your errors because it is imperative that all of your code files pass validation.

11) Create a zip archive containing all pages pertaining to your website (.html files, .css files, .js files, image files, etc). Make sure you maintain the necessary directory structure in your zip archive so that your webpages will refer correctly when unzipped. In other words, if your images are in a sub-folder, in relation to the folder containing your .html file, then you need to maintain that same directory structure in your zip archive, too, including the sub-folder. Submit only the zip file for grading.

During Week 1 through Week 7 of this course you will have a new assignment each week. You should create a new set of files for each assignment.,
During Weeks 1 through 7 you are NOT building on your previous assignment like you did in WEBD121. Instead you are creating a new set of files for each assignment.,
Make sure all of your web pages comply with the HTML 5 standards and CSS standards.,
Perform all of the following steps to complete this assignment:,
Create a zip archive containing all pages pertaining to your website (.html files .css files .js files image filesetc). Make sure you maintain the necessary directory structure in your zip archive so that your webpages will refer correctly when unzipped.

December 2, 2025

System Planning, Analysis, and Networking

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System Planning, Analysis, and Networking

Your final assignment is to respond to questions related to three (3) different case scenarios. Your responses will be graded on content, grammar, and spelling. The approximate length is 3-5 pages, although content is more important than length. The answers for questions 2 and 3 should be 500 to 700 words each in order to completely answer the questions. Please submit your responses as one document. You must use the attached template [Document].

1. Forest Point Construction (System Planning)

At Forest Point Construction, your boss says that he can estimate total the project time based on his personal experience. You are trying to convince him that he should use project management techniques to handle a complex project. To prove your point, you decide to use a simple example of a commercial steel building construction project. You create a hypothetical work breakdown structure as follows:

Prepare the site (three days) and then set the building footers (three days).
Finish the foundation (five days) and then assemble the building (three days).
When the building is assembled, start two tasks at once: finish the interior work (five days) and set up an appointment for the final building inspection (15 days).
When the interior work is done, start two more tasks at once: landscaping (seven days) and driveway paving (three days).
When the landscaping and driveway are done, do the painting (two days).
Finally, when the painting is done and the final inspection has occurred, arrange the sale (two days).

Your Tasks:

Calculate the correct total time for this project.
Create a Gantt chart that shows the WBS.
Identify the critical path.

2. Atrium Bio-Medical Supply, Inc. (System Analysis)

Atrium Bio-Medical Supply is a medium-sized regional supplier of medical and laboratory equipment. Since starting the company 12 years ago, Victoria Dawn has built Atrium into a competitive supply company across several metro areas, but her growth potential is limited because the firm does not have an integrated sales and logistics system. Victoria asked you to evaluate Atrium’s options for acquiring a new system.

Your Tasks:

What options does Atrium have for acquiring a new system?
What are the pros and cons of in-house development versus purchasing a system?
If the decision is made to purchase a new system, what are three options for customizing the software?
Based on Part C of the Systems Analyst’s Toolkit, what financial analysis tools should you use to evaluate the software acquisition options for Atrium? Explain how you would apply each of the tools.

3. Nothing But Net

Nothing But Net is an IT consulting firm that specializes in network architectural design. As a newly hired systems analyst, you have been asked to explain the advantages and disadvantages of a variety of networking concepts. Your answers will be incorporated into a FAQ section of the new marketing brochure.

Your Tasks:

Should an organization choose a new system based on client/server architecture? Why or why not?
Explain the pros and cons of thick or thin client characteristics.
What is the difference between physical and logical topology? Provide examples.
Will mobile devices replace desktop system units and traditional laptop computers? How would networks have to change if that were to happen?

Submission Instructions:

Open the template document provided in the instructions above, read each scenario carefully, and provide your responses.
Your submission must be one MS Word document uploaded as an attachment to this assignment no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST on the last day of class. Late assignments will not be accepted after the semester ends.
Assignments completed in a narrative or composition format must follow the citation style cited in the current Edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Calculate the correct total time for this project., Create a Gantt chart that shows the WBS., Identify the critical path., What options does Atrium have for acquiring a new system?, What are the pros and cons of in-house development versus purchasing a system?, If the decision is made to purchase a new system what are three options for customizing the software?, Based on Part C of the Systems Analyst’s Toolkit what financial analysis tools should you use to evaluate the software acquisition options for Atrium? Explain how you would apply each of the tools.,

December 2, 2025

UML and Agile Development

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UML and Agile Development

The purpose of this assignment is to explore further topics in object oriented concepts and UML modeling. You will create a short on one of the topics listed.

Course Objective(s)

CO8: Explain software engineering techniques including iterative development, model management, and legacy systems integration

CO9: Apply your knowledge of object oriented and UML concepts by designing and developing UML models

Prepare a 3 page (excluding title, abstract, and reference pages) say using APA formatting techniques on one of the following topics:

Using CASE tools for application development
History of UML (standardized by OMG)
Future directions for UML and object technology
Unified Process
Agile Development

Instructions

1. Create an say on one of the above topics in a 3 page (excluding title, abstract, and reference pages) say in a Word file following APA format.

2. Include your name and course as part of the word file.

Submission Instructions

1. When you submit your Word file, use your name as part of the file name, e.g., ENTD278Assignment8_FirstNameLastName

Your assignment will be graded with the following rubric:

Content and Development (50 points)
Organization (30 points)
Readability & Style (10 points)
4. Sources/formatting: Use APA 7th edition style formatting and correct grammar (10 points)
- 5 Questions (exact, in bullets, separated by commas):
  - Using CASE tools for application development.,
  - History of UML (standardized by OMG).,
  - Future directions for UML and object technology.,
  - Unified Process.,
  - Agile Development.
Below is a general, comprehensive answer designed to meet the assignment expectations for a 3-page APA-style essay. You should adapt it to your voice and add course-specific details if required.

Agile Development

Introduction

Agile development represents a modern and flexible approach to software engineering designed to improve responsiveness, stakeholder engagement, and product quality. Originating as a reaction to the rigidity of traditional waterfall processes, Agile emphasizes collaboration, iterative progress, and continuous improvement. In contrast to sequential development models, Agile frameworks allow requirements to evolve based on user stories, real-world constraints, and continuous delivery. As object-oriented programming (OOP), UML, and CASE technologies matured, Agile emerged as an essential counterpart to model-driven architectural practices. Today, Agile approaches have become dominant across industry sectors, particularly in software development, healthcare informatics, fintech, embedded systems, and enterprise platforms.

Core Principles of Agile Development

The Agile Manifesto (2001) defined the four foundational values: individuals and interactions over processes and tools, working software over comprehensive documentation, customer collaboration over contract negotiation, and responding to change over following a strict plan. These core values translate into twelve guiding principles, including iterative delivery, sustainable development, simplicity, and continuous attention to technical excellence (Beck et al., 2001).

Agile reframes development as a cyclical process where cross-functional teams deliver incremental value. Instead of locking requirements early, Agile allows user needs to evolve through short planning cycles—known as sprints—and measurable outputs. This approach reduces risks of misalignment between developers and stakeholders and minimizes capital spent on features that do not satisfy user needs.

Object-Oriented Design and Agile

Agile is deeply compatible with object-oriented design principles such as encapsulation, polymorphism, abstraction, and inheritance. The modular nature of OOP supports incremental evolution of features and code reuse. For example, refactoring can be introduced between sprints without breaking integrated system behavior. UML modeling complements Agile by offering visual communication tools such as class diagrams, state diagrams, activity diagrams, and sequence diagrams. These allow teams to maintain conceptual clarity without overly formal documentation.

A lightweight UML approach—“sketch-to-communicate”—is frequently employed in Agile, where diagrams are created only when necessary to clarify architecture or requirements. Instead of large repositories of UML artifacts, Agile promotes the “just-enough modeling” philosophy, saving time while maintaining design integrity (Ambler, 2020).

Agile Frameworks

Agile is not a single methodology but a family of frameworks:

Scrum

Scrum is the most widely adopted Agile methodology. It divides development into fixed-length sprints (typically 2–4 weeks). Key roles include Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Development Team. Scrum events—sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint review, and sprint retrospective—create transparency and continuous feedback.

Kanban

Kanban uses workflow visualization and Work-in-Progress (WIP) limits to enhance throughput. It emphasizes continuous delivery and prioritizes flexibility over time-boxed iterations. Kanban boards map tasks into columns such as “To Do,” “In Progress,” and “Completed,” improving transparency and bottleneck identification.

Extreme Programming (XP)

XP focuses on engineering excellence, emphasizing pair programming, test-driven development (TDD), refactoring, and continuous integration. XP is more technical than Scrum, and its influence on modern DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines, automated testing) is substantial.

Benefits of Agile Development

Agile offers several strategic and operational advantages:
1. User-Centered Outcomes: Because requirements are revisited regularly, product increments reflect real user needs.
2. Reduced Risks: Small, iterative units lower the probability of large-scale project failure.
3. Transparency: Stakeholders participate continuously, reducing misinterpretations and unrealistic expectations.
4. Higher Quality Products: Frequent testing and feedback loops support rapid correction of defects and architectural improvement.
5. Team Empowerment: Self-organizing Agile teams foster creativity, autonomy, and accountability.
Multiple studies show that Agile teams consistently outperform traditional project teams in delivery efficiency and user satisfaction (Serrador & Pinto, 2022).

December 2, 2025

Health Informatics Final Presentation

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Health Informatics Final Presentation

For this final presentation, you will build upon the work you finished in Weeks 2 through 5 and complete the preparation of an educational PowerPoint presentation on The Five Pillars of Health Informatics: consumer informatics, population informatics, clinical informatics, translational bioinformatics, and clinical research informatics. The presentation is meant to provide information on each of the pillars of health informatics to a healthcare organization’s administration so that they will have a better understanding of each pillar and how they are interrelated with the organization’s mission and goals. Review and incorporate your instructor’s feedback on each of the components (i.e., clinical informatics, population informatics, consumer informatics, and translational bioinformatics) you developed in the previous weeks and combine all the individual sections into your Health Informatics Educational Presentation. The sections from the previous weeks are listed here for your convenience.

• Week 2: Data and Consumer Informatics • Week 3: Population and Public Health Informatics • Week 4: Clinical Informatics • Week 5: Translational Bioinformatics

Once you have revised and moved all these relevant sections into your combined PowerPoint, complete the final section on the clinical research informatics pillar. Clinical research informatics and translational bioinformatics are the primary areas that support translational research. Create the final section of your PowerPoint presentation on clinical research informatics with speaker notes that critically address each of the following elements. Remember that your presentation slides should have short, bullet-pointed text with your speaker notes, including the bulk of the information provided in the list given here. In this final section of your presentation,

• Compare evidence-based medicine and personalized medicine. • Evaluate how clinical decision support systems impact healthcare. • Discuss two different applications for health informatics. • Describe a minimum of three ethical considerations in personalized medicine. • Summarize the Genetic Information and Nondiscrimination Act. • Evaluate a minimum of two barriers to personalized medicine. • Evaluate the role of evidence-based healthcare.

You may wish to include visual enhancements in your presentation. These may include appropriate images, a consistent font, appropriate animations, and transitions from content piece to content piece and slide to slide. Images should be cited in APA Style. The Clinical Research Informatics section of the PowerPoint presentation

• must be 7 slides with speaker notes (not including the title and references slides) and formatted according to APA Style.

• must use at least 3 scholarly sources in addition to the required sources. Submit your completed combined PowerPoint presentation through Waypoint. The Health Informatics Educational final presentation

• must be 20 slides in length (not including title and references slides and formatted according to APA Style.

https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/apa-style

• must include a separate title slide with the following: o title of presentation in bold font

▪ ▪ Space should appear between the title and the rest of the

information on the title page. o student’s name o name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus) o course name and number o instructor’s name o due date

• must utilize academic voice.
Compare evidence-based medicine and personalized medicine., Evaluate how clinical decision support systems impact healthcare., Discuss two different applications for health informatics., Describe a minimum of three ethical considerations in personalized medicine., Summarize the Genetic Information and Nondiscrimination Act., Evaluate a minimum of two barriers to personalized medicine., Evaluate the role of evidence-based healthcare.

December 2, 2025

Framingham Regression

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Framingham Regression

When the researcher, using common sense and evidence from the literature, selects a narrow set of independent variables that she or he believes are important or useful in predicting an outcome (dependent variable), it is said that a predictive model is being created to explain the phenomena being studied.

Preparation

You are encouraged to review the multiple and logistic regression materials from previous weeks. Then, review How to Choose a Statistical Test and the test-selection tutorials linked in the Resources to determine which test is most likely to be appropriate for your data type.

Instructions

Using the Framingham study data set, perform and interpret statistical tests that answer the following research questions. Then, provide a written analysis of your results.

Demonstrate how baseline BMI, age, and smoking status (variables: bmi1, age1,cursmoke1) can be used to predict baseline glucose (variable: glucose1).
How do baseline glucose, cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, and BMI (variables: glucose1, totchol1, sysbp1, and bmi1) affect the likelihood that a participant will have coronary heart disease by the time of the third examination (variable: prevchd3)?

Written Analysis Format and Length

Format your analysis using APA style.

An APA Style Paper Tutorial is provided to help you in writing and formatting your analysis.
Your analysis should be 2–3 pages in length, not including the title page and references page.

Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the rubric. Be sure that your statistical analysis addresses each point, at a minimum. You may also want to read the rubric to better understand how each criterion will be assessed.

Perform the appropriate statistical tests (based on the assumption test).
- Provide your rationale for test selection.
Interpret the results of your statistical tests for each research question.
- Consider associated caveats and limitations.
Explain how either multiple or logistic regression statistical techniques might be used to understand a complex system in public health.
- Provide a 1–2-paragraph explanation, with 1–2 supporting references.
Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting.
- Write for an academic audience, using appropriate statistical terminology, style, and form.
- Express your main points and conclusions coherently.
- Proofread your writing to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your statistical analysis.

Submission Instructions

Include the test results and associated graphic in your written analysis (copied from the output and pasted into a Word document).
Submit both the Word document and the .jasp file that shows your analyses and output for this assignment. Make sure you save your .jasp file after running your analyses to ensure you are uploading your output.

Demonstrate how baseline BMI age and smoking status (variables: bmi1, age1cursmoke1) can be used to predict baseline glucose (variable: glucose1)., How do baseline glucose cholesterol systolic blood pressure and BMI (variables: glucose1 totchol1 sysbp1 and bmi1) affect the likelihood that a participant will have coronary heart disease by the time of the third examination (variable: prevchd3)?, Perform the appropriate statistical tests (based on the assumption test)., Provide your rationale for test selection., Interpret the results of your statistical tests for each research question.

December 2, 2025

Cardiac Study Logistic Regression

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Cardiac Study Logistic Regression

For this exercise, you will be using the data set for the Cardiac study described in Chapter 13 (Activity 13.1) in your Statistics for the Health Sciences text.

Download Data Files

Download the Data Files for Chapter 13 [ZIP].
Select the appropriate data sets for each statistical test you need to perform. Please take some time to explore each data set to see how it was constructed.

Complete Exercises

Use this week’s readings and multimedia resources to complete the following:

Logistic regression using data from the Cardiac study.
- Predict cardiac attack using the included variables.

File Submissions

For each exercise, upload the .jasp file with correct analyses and output saved.
- Upload a separate Word document that includes appropriate graphics or tables copied from the output and pasted into the Word document. Interpret and report the test results in properly formatted APA style.aq`1““““““““““““““`aaaaa~aA`
  - Logistic regression using data from the Cardiac study., Predict cardiac attack using the included variables., For each exercise upload the .jasp file with correct analyses and output saved., Upload a separate Word document that includes appropriate graphics or tables copied from the output and pasted into the Word document., Interpret and report the test results in properly formatted APA style.
  Comprehensive General Answer
  
  1. Logistic Regression Using the Cardiac Study Data
  
  Logistic regression is used to model the probability of a binary outcome, in this case cardiac attack (yes/no). Unlike linear regression, logistic regression produces odds ratios, which show how the likelihood of an outcome changes with each independent variable. For the Cardiac study, common predictors may include:
  - Age
  - Sex
  - Smoking status
  - Cholesterol levels
  - Blood pressure
  - Weight/BMI
  - Physical activity level
  - Pre-existing cardiovascular conditions
  The dependent variable is coded 1 = cardiac attack and 0 = no cardiac attack.
  
  Import the relevant dataset into JASP and run a Binary Logistic Regression, choosing cardiac attack as the outcome and the other risk factors as predictors.
  
  2. Predicting Cardiac Attack
  
  The logistic regression model estimates how each predictor contributes to the odds of having a cardiac attack. Each coefficient shows whether the predictor increases or decreases risk when holding other variables constant.
  
  A typical output will present:
  - Beta coefficients (B)
  - Standard errors
  - Wald p-values
  - Exp(B) values (Odds Ratios)
  Interpretation Example (General):
  - Age (OR > 1): If older age has an odds ratio significantly greater than 1, then the risk of cardiac attack increases with age.
  - Smoking (OR > 1): A statistically significant positive OR indicates smokers are more likely to have a cardiac attack.
  - Exercise (OR < 1): An odds ratio less than 1 indicates exercise reduces the probability of a cardiac attack.
  A variable is typically significant when its p-value is less than .05.
  
  3. Output & .jasp File Submission
  
  While working in JASP:
  - Ensure all predictors are entered into the model.
  - Save the entire project as a .jasp file.
  - Make sure it includes the regression model, tables, and summary statistics.
  This file demonstrates your analytic steps and must be uploaded separately as required.
  
  4. Creating the Word Report
  
  Your Word document should include:
  
  A. Output Tables
  
  Copy and paste:
  - Model summary (Nagelkerke R²)
  - Parameter estimates (Odds Ratios)
  - Classification accuracy
  - Confusion matrices (if provided)
  B. Graphical Visualizations (Optional)
  
  You may paste:
  - Predicted probability plots
  - Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve
  - Scatter or density distribution of predictors
  Graphs should clearly support your interpretation.
  
  5. APA Interpretation Example (General Format)
  
  A binary logistic regression was conducted to examine whether age, smoking status, cholesterol levels, and physical activity predicted cardiac attack. The overall model was statistically significant, χ²(df) = XX.XX, p < .001, indicating that the predictors reliably distinguished between individuals with and without cardiac attack. The model explained XX% of the variance in cardiac risk (Nagelkerke R² = .XX) and correctly classified XX% of cases.
  
  Smoking significantly increased the odds of a cardiac attack (OR = X.XX, p = .XXX), suggesting smokers were approximately X times more likely to experience a cardiac event than non-smokers. Age was also a significant predictor (OR = X.XX, p < .001), with each additional year associated with a higher probability of cardiac attack. In contrast, physical activity reduced the odds of cardiac attack (OR = X.XX, p < .05). Cholesterol levels were not statistically significant (p > .05).
  
  These results indicate lifestyle and age-related risk factors contribute substantially to cardiac outcomes and may benefit from targeted preventive interventions.
  
  Final Notes
  - Use at least APA 7th edition formatting.
  - Do not present raw JASP screenshots without interpretation.
  - Clearly label tables copied from the output.
  - Discuss whether the model performs well and whether predictors are clinically meaningful, not only statistically significant.
  If you’d like, I can help:
  ✔️ Review your exported JASP results
  ✔️ Write your APA-style interpretation based on your actual numbers
  ✔️ Help format your Word document or tables
  
  Just upload your output or paste your results.

December 2, 2025

Neighborhood Risk Assessment

By Academic Wizard Blog

Neighborhood Risk Assessment

Use public health data to conduct an environmental safety risk assessment based on your neighborhood or other familiar community.
- Assess risks to the various populations within your community to develop a comprehensive risk assessment.
Based on the results of the risk assessment, determine whether enforcement or revision of a public health policy is the better course of action to protect and improve the health of the community at large.
- Include recommendations to mitigate the identified health risks.
Record a presentation of your findings for a targeted governmental decision-making body including the mayor, city council members, and other community leaders as well as public health professionals.

Refer to these helpful links as you prepare your assignment:

To complete this assignment successfully, you will:

Use public health data to assess community risk level based on environmental health concepts.
Compare and contrast the effects of environmental health policies on two socioeconomic populations in the community.
Propose an evidence-based strategy to address environmental health risks identified in the community.
Recommend action steps to improve outcomes related to political, social, or economic policies and programs affecting the health of the community.
Communicate effectively in a recorded presentation following the conventions and expectations of a professional public health audience.

Additional Requirements

Communication: Original work and critical thinking are required regarding your assessment and scholarly writing. Your writing must be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Media presentation: 5–10 minute presentation with sufficient slides to capture all talking points. Include detailed presenter’s notes.
Resources: At least three scholarly resources other than assigned readings. Include a references slide at the end of the presentation. See the Capella University LibraryLinks to an external site. and the Public Health Masters Research GuideLinks to an external site..
APA guidelines: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and format. Where appropriate, use APA-formatted headings. See the APA ModuleLinks to an external site..
Font and font size: Appropriate size and weight for PowerPoint presentation, generally 24–28 points for headings and no smaller than 18 points for bullet-point text.
Use public health data to conduct an environmental safety risk assessment based on your neighborhood or other familiar community., Assess risks to the various populations within your community to develop a comprehensive risk assessment., Based on the results of the risk assessment determine whether enforcement or revision of a public health policy is the better course of action to protect and improve the health of the community at large., Include recommendations to mitigate the identified health risks., Record a presentation of your findings for a targeted governmental decision-making body including the mayor city council members and other community leaders as well as public health profession

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UML and Agile Development

Course Objective(s)

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Agile Development

Introduction

Core Principles of Agile Development

Object-Oriented Design and Agile

Agile Frameworks

Scrum

Kanban

Extreme Programming (XP)

Benefits of Agile Development

Preparation

Instructions

Written Analysis Format and Length

Submission Instructions

Download Data Files

Complete Exercises

File Submissions

Comprehensive General Answer

1. Logistic Regression Using the Cardiac Study Data

2. Predicting Cardiac Attack

3. Output & .jasp File Submission

4. Creating the Word Report

A. Output Tables

B. Graphical Visualizations (Optional)

5. APA Interpretation Example (General Format)

Final Notes

Neighborhood Risk Assessment

Additional Requirements