Engaging All Students Through Academic Games

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Paper details

Each group of students within a classroom setting is unique and can be filled with diverse students with varying strengths and needs. Engagement plays a huge role in actively getting students to buy-in to the content and the lessons planned. Creating and playing games that emphasize academic content is a great way to encourage learning and engage students in areas of possible struggle.

Part 1: Academic Game

Select a grade level K-12 and a corresponding Arizona or other state or national math standard from the Numbers and Operations or The Number System domain.

Design a math game to teach or practice the performance described in the chosen math standard for students in an inclusive classroom setting. You may submit a written description of the game, or design your game online using a free program, such as Kahoot. If you create an online game, you must provide the link to your instructor.

Your game should include the following:

  • An engaging name and concept to peak student interest
  • The chosen math concept throughout the game and incorporate a second curricular content area
  • Clear, step-by-step directions on how to play the game and share how the lesson would be differentiated along with accommodations and accessibility for students with disabilities
  • Roles and responsibilities of the teacher and students in setting up, playing, and finishing the game

Part 2: Rationale

Once your game or description is completed, compose a 250-500 word rationale reflecting on the following:

  • How the game aligns to your chosen math standard.
  • How the game engages students with and without disabilities.
  • How the game teaches across curricular content areas.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance

SWOT Analysis

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Successful businesses regularly analyze their processes to ensure they’re operating as efficiently as possible and maintaining their competitive advantages. Although you can assess a company in many ways, a common technique is the SWOT analysis. In this assignment, you’ll practice using SWOT analysis to better understand the factors involved in making business decisions that promote sustainable competitive advantage.

Select and research a company from the 2019 Fortune 500 list that demonstrates a sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Evaluate the selected company’s sustainable competitive advantage using the SWOT analysis technique.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word modified SWOT analysis that includes the following:

  • An introduction with a detailed description of the company
  • A SWOT Analysis Diagram that includes strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
  • An evaluation of how specific internal factors (strengths and/or weaknesses) support and/or promote a competitive advantage; examples may include:
  • Financial, physical, or human resources
  • Access to natural resources, trademarks, patents, or copyrights
  • Current processes (employee programs or software systems)
  • An evaluation of how specific external factors (opportunities and/or threats) support and/or promote a competitive advantage;examples may include:
  • Market trends (new products or technology advancements)
  • Economic trends (local and/or global)
  • Demographics
  • Regulations (political, environmental, or economic)
  • Conclusion with an evaluation of how the company has retained its competitive advantage

Practice Problem Analysis And Presentation

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Practice Problem Analysis and Presentation Guidelines

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to critically evaluate a practice problem. This assignment builds on the Week 4 assignment: Translation Science Project. Information used in the Week 4 assignment may be used as the basis for this assignment. The goal of the assignment is to develop a deeper understanding of the practice issue, using continuous quality improvement tools; specifically, a failure mode & effect analysis (FMEA) of the selected practice problem and an Ishikawa (fishbone) cause and effect diagram to analyze, improve, or mitigate related risks. This assignment will allow for the application of the DNP Essential IV sub-competencies through sequential development of workflow steps in relation to a practice problem and promotion of presentation skills. Assignment content supports the professional formation, communication, and dissemination skills relevant to the DNP practice scholar.

This assignment has four components:

·  first, identify a practice problem stated in PICOT format;

·  second, conduct a failure mode & effect analysis of the practice problem;

·  third, develop an Ishikawa (fishbone) cause and effect diagram to analyze, improve, or mitigate related risks

·  and fourth, create a professional power point presentation with speaker notes for each slide to disseminate this information.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

·  CO 4: Evaluate the types of healthcare information systems, knowledge-based systems, and patient care technology and the impact on patient safety, quality of care and outcomes measurement. (PO 7)

·  CO 5: Appraise consumer health information sources for accuracy, timeliness, and appropriateness. (PO7)

Total points possible: 250 

Preparing the Assignment

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.

Consider using the same practice problem identified in Week 4: Translation Science Project, including the practice problem, PICOT construction, and background/significance of the problem. Be sure to incorporate faculty feedback from the Week 4 assignment to maximize performance.

2) Review the examples of the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Ishikawa (fishbone) Diagram in Week 4, Explore page 2, Evidence-Based Practice: Improving Outcomes.

Use the Week 6 Practice Problem Analysis PowerPoint Template to complete the PowerPoint Presentation. (Links to an external site.)

Use the Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) (Links to an external site.) and Ishikawa (fishbone) Diagram template A (Word 2016 or higher) (Links to an external site.) or Ishikawa (fishbone) Diagram template B (Older version of Word) (Links to an external site.)or create your own fishbone diagram addressing the required five areas:  (a) people, (b) environment, (c) materials, (d) methods, and (e) equipment to complete these components of the assignment. If you need to update to the current version of Word, click here.

Please submit to the assignment link the completed Week 6 Practice Problem Analysis PowerPoint Presentation with speaker notes for each slide integrating failure mode & effect analysis and fishbone diagrams into the powerpoint answering associated questions.  Upload the finished powerpoint with speaker notes to assignment link.

3)  Include the following components.

a)       Introduction (1 slide)

i)  Title of Practice Problem Analysis and Presentation

ii)  Student Name

iii)  Assignment Title

iv)  Professor Name

b)  Practice Problem Identification (1-3 slides)

i)  State the Practice Problem in PICOT format (1 slide)

ii)  Identify all PICOT components

iii) Describe the Background/Significance of the Practice Problem (1-2 slides) (cited)

iv) Identify inclusion criteria for the population

v) Identify exclusion criteria for the population

c)  Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (1-2 slides) Identify three steps in the practice problem process with potential breakdown or process gaps

i)  Identify at least one potential error that could occur at each of the three process steps (failure mode)

ii)  Identify at least one possible cause of failure at each of the three process steps (failure cause)

iii)  Identify at least one adverse consequence for each failure identified (failure effect) (see example in course Week 4)

iv)  Using a scale of 1-10, rate the likelihood of occurrence of failure at each process step

v)  Using a scale of 1-10, rate the likelihood of detection of failure at each process step

vi)  Using a scale of 1-10, rate the likelihood of severity or harm if failure were to occur

vii)  Calculate the risk profile number (multiply the score related to the likelihood of occurrence of failure x the score related to the likelihood of detection of failure x the likelihood of severity or harm if failure were to occur.

viii)  Place completed FMEA form on powerpoint presentation and summarize analysis

d)  Ishikawa (Fishbone) Cause and Effect Diagram (1 Slide)

i)  Identify people involved in the practice problem

ii)  Identify the environment in which the practice problem occurs

iii)  Identify the materials used

iv)  Identify the methods used

v)  Identify equipment used

vi)  Summarize cause and effect analysis

e)  Conclusion (1 slide)

i)  Summarize the purpose and findings of the analysis

ii)  Provide and justify the main conclusions

iii)  Draw inferences from the quality improvement analysis

f)  References (1 slide)

i)  Include in-text citations within the PowerPoint

ii)  Provide complete matching references in APA format

iii) Includes a minimum of 4 scholarly sources

g)  PowerPoint Presentation

i)  Uses PowerPoint Template provided

ii)  Uses Failure Modes & Effects Analysis Template Provided

iii)  Uses Ishikawa Fishbone Cause & Effects Diagram Provided (Version A or B acceptable or create your own diagram addressing required areas)

iv)  Presentation includes no more than 14 slides

v)  Grammar and Mechanics are free of errors

h) Speaker Notes on PowerPoint Presentation: Create a professional power point presentation of the above components with speaker notes for each slide in which the Practice Problem Analysis is explained

i) Provide clear and easily readable slide presentation

ii) Capture all slide components and answers questions

iii) Present content with legible, comprehensive notes

Unit VIII Toxic

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Instructions

This unit presented applications of the course material. The Unit VIII assignment is to write a report that addresses the following elements.

Write an introduction to your report. Be specific.

Assess the impact of industrial waste on human populations.

Examine the key attributes of solid and hazardous waste.

Evaluate technologies related to the minimization of industrial and hazardous wastes.

Assess engineering principles applicable to solid and hazardous waste management.

Formulate strategies for solving industrial waste-related problems.

Write a summary of your results and the findings from your report.

Ensure your paper is written coherently and that it addresses the requirements mentioned above.

Your course project must be at least four pages in length, and it must include a title page and reference page (title and reference pages do not count toward the minimum page requirement).

In addition to using the required unit resources article by Mor et al. and the unit lesson in your course project, locate three peer-reviewed articles from the resources that focus on applications of the course material. At least two of the three sources must not have been used in any of your other assignments for this course. The articles must be no more than five years old.

Because this assignment requires you to reference peer-reviewed articles.

Adhere to APA Style 7 guidelines when constructing this assignment, including title page and in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.

WK9

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Using one of the many online resources such as Health Grades, Leapfrog’s Hospital Quality and Safety Survey Results, Quality Check or NCQA’s Health Plan Report Card, explore and identify public report cards being utilized in today’s healthcare environment. Select one report card and develop a short 3-4 PowerPoint presentation that addresses at least the following listed below. Submit Powerpoint presentation.

Items Needed

Title Page

Sponsor of the report card

Intended audience of the report card

Explanation of how data is collected or obtained

Analysis of the strengths and weaknesses

Objectivity

Data collection methods

Data accuracy, completeness, timeliness, data sources, and methods of collection

Ease of use

Reference Page [APA format]