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INTRODUCTIONNursing informatic nurses must commonly read ERDs to determine the data contained in a table and to determine which data fields are in which table. Reading ERDs can also help determine dependencies between data fields. This information is crucial in understanding which table to add a data field into and which tables contain the data needed for a dashboard or report.For this assessment, you will construct an ERD for a database management system (DBMS) using Microsoft Visio or an equivalent drawing tool. Your ERD will contain one parent table, one child table, and three lookup tables. After you have constructed your ERD, you will reflect on your experience in a written paper.SCENARIOYou are a nurse informatics specialist at a regional health center in the Midwest where the emergency department (ED) has recently experienced an increased number of asthma-related symptom complaints from school-age children. An ED pediatric nurse practitioner noted a pattern in these complaints that indicated asthma symptoms were not being well managed. To address this community-wide issue, an interprofessional team of ED providers, community pediatricians, nurses, and health educators were called to brainstorm ideas.The team is currently developing an asthma intervention program for children with asthma. To measure the effectiveness of their work, the team decided to collect and analyze data to establish a baseline before implementing the new asthma intervention program. This baseline data was collected using a paper-based data-collection form, which was distributed to the parents of all children attending schools in the county. This initial form was designed to gather information on personal identifying factors, demographics, relevant medical history, and asthma symptoms. A follow-up survey will be triggered by a clinical decision support (CDS) alert the team plans to put into the health information system. By establishing a baseline, the team can compare the initial data to additional data collected in the post-implementation survey.The team received more than 500 responses to the initial survey and realized the team did not have the knowledge, skills, or abilities to manage the data for this project. Team members have come to you for help with designing a system to collect, manage, and analyze survey data. You have been given the data-collection survey form and have been instructed to create a DBMS to store this initial data set and the follow-up survey data. The team then wants you to create a CDS alert to support this project in the ED’s health information system.You reviewed the form and created the attached “Code Sheet for ERD” with all the data elements on the form. On the code sheet, you clustered the data elements into tables. You determined there will be one parent table that contains the patient’s personal identifying information and demographics. You have also determined there will be one child table that will contain the repeated survey data—pre- and post-intervention. You also noted that the system will need three lookup tables for drop-down boxes. By creating the correct relationship between the parent and child tables, it will be possible to conduct statistical analyses that will determine the effectiveness of the educational program by comparing pre-intervention survey responses to post-intervention responses.After clustering data elements and determining relationships, you will create a logical data model of the database. To create the data model, you will translate the data field names on the attached “Code Sheet for ERD” into an ERD through your drawing tool. Using the table names and field names, you will attach the tables together with appropriate crow’s foot notation, indicating cardinality or ordinality,) between the tables.REQUIREMENTSYour submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. The similarity report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide.You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf, .ppt).For this assessment you will create a logical ERD through Microsoft Visio or another drawing tool, using the “Code Sheet for ERD” supporting document. You will then write a paper reflecting on your experience.A. Create a logical ERD with a parent table, a child table, and three lookup tables by doing the following:1. Create one parent table that incorporates the following components: table name primary key field names2. Create one child table that incorporates the following components: table name primary and foreign keys field names3. Create three lookup tables that each incorporate the following components: table names correct response options in the lookup table4. Indicate the relationships between the tables with ordinality and cardinality using crow’s foot notation.B. Reflect (suggested length of 4–5 pages) on your experiences modeling a database by doing the following:1. Embed a screenshot of the ERD diagram you created.2. Explain how your thinking regarding data modeling and database management systems evolved while working on this task, including specific examples.3. Explain how the survey information could be shared if a patient is seen outside of the health system network by addressing the following points:a. Explain how interoperability supports the sharing of information between electronic health record systemsb. Explain a regulatory mechanism that ensures the privacy of protected health information (PHI) when sharing information.4. Describe a CDS alert that could be created to support this project, and include the following:● which clinicians would see the alert● when the CDS alert would appear (i.e., trigger) for a clinician● what the CDS alert would say● the reasoning for or against the CDS alert being a hard stop for clinicians5. Explain how the knowledge and skills you have acquired during this course inform your understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a nurse informaticist in a work setting.C. Incorporate the following components of APA style and formatting into your paper:● bias-free language● objectivity, credibility of sources, and an evidence-based approach● APA-specific rules regarding verb tense, voice, and perspective● APA-specific formatting rules for in-text citations and references, margins, spacing, numbering, and indentation for the title page, main body, and appendices of your paper, including headers, bulleted and numbered lists, and tables and figuresD. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.File RestrictionsFile name may contain only letters, numbers, spaces, and these symbols: ! – _ . * ‘ ( )File size limit: 200 MBFile types allowed: doc, docx, rtf, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, odt, pdf, txt, qt, mov, mpg, avi, mp3, wav, mp4, wma, flv, asf, mpeg, wmv, m4v, svg, tif, tiff, jpeg, jpg, gif, png, zip, rar, tar, 7z

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Write a 4-6 page annotated bibliography where you identify peer-reviewed publications that promote the use of a selected technology to enhance quality and safety standards in nursing.Before you begin to develop the assessment you are encouraged to complete the Annotated Bibliography Formative Assessment. Completing this activity will help you succeed with the assessment and counts towards course engagement.Rapid changes in information technology go hand-in-hand with progress in quality health care delivery, nursing practice, and interdisciplinary team collaboration. The following are only a few examples of how the health care field uses technology to provide care to patients across multiple settings:
Patient monitoring devices.

Robotics.

Electronic medical records.

Data management resources.
Ready access to current science.
Technology is essential to the advancement of the nursing profession, maintaining quality care outcomes, patient safety, and research.This assessment will give you the opportunity to deepen your knowledge of how technology can enhance quality and safety standards in nursing. You will prepare an annotated bibliography on technology in nursing. A well-prepared annotated bibliography is a comprehensive commentary on the content of scholarly publications and other sources of evidence about a selected nursing-related technology. A bibliography of this type provides a vehicle for workplace discussion to address gaps in nursing practice and to improve patient care outcomes. As nurses become more accountable in their practice, they are being called upon to expand their role of caregiver and advocate to include fostering research and scholarship to advance nursing practice. An annotated bibliography stimulates innovative thinking to find solutions and approaches to effectively and efficiently address these issues.Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
Competency 3: Evaluate the impact of patient care technologies on desired outcomes. 
Analyze current evidence on the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team.
Integrate current evidence about the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team into a recommendation.

Competency 4: Recommend the use of a technology to enhance quality and safety standards for patients. 
Describe organizational factors influencing the selection of a technology in the health care setting.
Justify the implementation and use of a selected technology in a health care setting.

Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication to facilitate use of health information and patient care technologies. 

Create a clear, well-organized, and professional annotated bibliography that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for all bibliographic entries.
Preparation
To successfully complete this assessment, perform the following preparatory activities:
Select a single direct or indirect patient care technology that is relevant to your current practice or of interest to you. Direct patient care technologies require an interaction, or direct contact, between the nurse and patient. Nurses use direct patient care technologies every day when delivering care to patients. Electronic thermometers or pulse oximeters are examples of direct patient care technologies. Indirect patient care technologies, on the other hand, are those employed on behalf of the patient. They do not require interaction, or direct contact, between the nurse and patient. A handheld device for patient documentation is an example of an indirect patient care technology. Examples of topics to consider for your annotated bibliography include: 

Delivery robots.

Electronic medication administration with barcoding.
Electronic clinical documentation with clinical decision support.
Patient sensor devices/wireless communication solutions.

Real-time location systems.

Telehealth.
Workflow management systems.
Conduct a library search using the various electronic databases available through the Capella University Library. 

Consult the BSN Program Library Research Guide for help in identifying scholarly and/or authoritative sources.
Access the NHS Learner Success Lab, linked in the courseroom navigation menu, for additional resources.
Scan the search results related to your chosen technology.

Select four peer-reviewed publications focused on your selected topic that are the most interesting to you.

Evaluate the impact of patient care technologies on desired outcomes. 

Analyze current evidence on the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team.
Integrate current evidence about the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team into a recommendation.
Notes

Publications may be research studies or review articles from a professional source. Newspapers, magazines, and blogs are not considered professional sources.
Your selections need to be current—within the last five years.
Annotated Bibliography
Prepare a 4–6 page annotated bibliography in which you identify and describe peer-reviewed publications that promote the use of your selected technology to enhance quality and safety standards in nursing. Be sure that your annotated bibliography includes all of the following elements:
Introduction to the Selected Technology Topic
What is your rationale for selecting this particular technology topic? Why are you interested in this?

What research process did you employ? 

Which databases did you use?

Which search terms did you use?

Note: In this section of your bibliography, you may use first person since you are asked to describe your rationale for selecting the topic and the research strategies you employed. Use third person in the rest of the bibliography, however.
Annotation Elements
For each resource, include the full reference followed by the annotation.
Explain the focus of the research or review article you chose.

Provide a summary overview of the publication. 

According to this source, what is the impact of this technology on patient safety and quality of care?
According to this source, what is the relevance of this technology to nursing practice and the work of the interdisciplinary health care team?
Why did you select this publication to write about out of the many possible options? In other words, make the case as to why this resource is important for health care practitioners to read.

Conclusion/Recommendation
How would you tie together the key learnings from each of the four publications you examined?
What organizational factors influence the selection of a technology in a health care setting? Consider such factors as organizational policies, resources, culture/social norms, commitment, training programs, and/or employee empowerment.

How would you justify the implementation and use of the technology in a health care setting? Consider the impact of the technology on the health care organization, patient care/satisfaction, and interdisciplinary team productivity, satisfaction, and retention.
Example Assessment: You may use the following to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like:

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Assessment 2 Instructions: Ethical and Policy Factors in Care Coordination

Select a community organization or group that you feel would be interested in learning about ethical and policy issues that affect the coordination of care. Then, develop and record a 10-12-slide, 20-minute presentation, with audio, intended for that audience. Create a detailed narrative script or speakers notes for your presentation, 4-5 pages in length.Introduction
As coordinators of care, nurses must be aware of the code of ethics for nurses and health policy issues that affect the coordination of care within the context of the community. To help patients navigate the continuum of care, nurses must be proficient at interpreting and applying the code of ethics for nurses and health policy, specifically, the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Being knowledgeable about ethical and policy issues helps ensure that care coordinators are upholding ethical standards and navigating policy issues that affect patient care.This assessment provides an opportunity for you to develop a presentation for a local community organization of your choice, which provides an overview of ethical standards and relevant policy issues that affect the coordination of care. Completing this assessment will strengthen your understanding of ethical issues and policies related to the coordination and continuum of care, and will empower you to be a stronger advocate and nursing professional.It would be an excellent choice to complete the Vila Health: Ethical Decision Making activity prior to developing the presentation. The activity provides a helpful update on the ethical principles that will help with success in this assessment.Preparation
Your nurse manager at the community care center is well connected and frequently speaks to a variety of community organizations and groups. She has noticed the good work you are doing in your new care coordination role and respects your speaking and presentation skills. Consequently, she thought that an opportunity to speak publicly about contemporary issues in care coordination would be beneficial for your career and has suggested reaching out to a community organization or support group to gauge their interest in hearing from you, as a care center representative, on a topic of interest to both you and your prospective audience.You have agreed that this is a good idea and have decided to research a community organization or support group that might be interested in learning about ethical and policy issues related to the coordination of care. Your manager has suggested the following community organizations and support groups, but acknowledges that the choice is yours.

Homeless shelters.
Local religious groups.
Nursing homes.
Local community organizations (Rotary Club or Kiwanis Club).
To prepare for this assessment, you may wish to:
Research your selected community organization or support group.
Review the Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements and associated health policy issues, specifically, the ACA.
Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to ensure you understand the work you will be asked to complete.
Allocate sufficient time to rehearse your presentation before recording the final version for submission.
Note: Remember that you can submit all, or a portion of, your draft presentation to Smarthinking Tutoring for feedback, before you submit the final version for this assessment. If you plan on using this free service, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24-48 hours for receiving feedback.Recording Equipment Setup and Testing
Check that your audio speaker and PowerPoint software are working properly. You can record audio directly to your slides, using PowerPoint or other presentation software.Note: Technical support about the use of PowerPoint, including voice recording and speaker notes, can be found on Campus’s Microsoft Office Software page.
If using Kaltura, refer to the Using Kaltura tutorial for directions on recording and uploading your presentation in the courseroom.
Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in this activity, please contact DisabilityServices@capella.edu to request accommodations.Instructions
For this assessment:
Choose the community organization or support group that you plan to address.
Develop a PowerPoint with typed speaker notes (the script for your voice recording) and audio voice-over recording, intended for that audience. Video is not required.
Note: PowerPoint has a feature to type the speaker notes directly into the presentation. You are encouraged to use that feature or you may choose to submit a separate document. See Microsoft Office Software for technical support about the use of PowerPoint, including voice recording and speaker notes.For this assessment, develop your presentation slides and speaker notes, then record your presentation. You are not required to deliver your presentation to an actual audience.Presentation Format and Length
You may use PowerPoint (recommended) or other suitable presentation software to create your slides and add your voice over. If you elect to use an application other than PowerPoint, check with your faculty to avoid potential file compatibility issues.Be sure that your slide deck includes the following slides:
Title slide.

Presentation title.
Your name.
Date.
Course number and title.

References (at the end of your presentation).
Your slide deck should consist of 10-12 slides, not including a title and references slide with typed speaker notes and audio voice over. Your presentation should not exceed 20 minutes.Create a detailed narrative script for your presentation, approximately 4-5 pages in length.Supporting Evidence
Cite 3-5 credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications to support your presentation. Include your source citations on a references page appended to your narrative script.Grading Requirements
The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the Ethical and Policy Factors in Care Coordination Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
Explain how governmental policies related to the health and/or safety of the community affect the coordination of care.

Provide examples of a specific policy affecting the organization or group.
Refer to the assessment resources for help in locating relevant policies.
Be sure influential policies include the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).

Identify national, state, and local policy provisions that raise ethical questions or dilemmas for care coordination.

What are the implications and consequences of specific policy provisions?
What evidence do you have to support your conclusions?

Assess the impact of the code of ethics for nurses on the coordination and continuum of care.

Consider the factors that contribute to health, health disparities, and access to services.
Consider the social determinants of health identified in Healthy People 2020 as a framework for your assessment.
Provide evidence to support your conclusions.

Communicate key ethical and policy issues in a presentation affecting the coordination and continuum of care for a selected community organization or support group. Either speaker notes or audio voice-over are included for a proficient score; both speaker notes and the audio voice over are included for a distinguished score.

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Learning ResourcesBook Excerpt: Organizational Ethics and LawWeb Page Article: Relational Leadership For Sustainability: Building An Ethical Framework From The Moral Theory Of ‘Ethics of Care’Web Page Website: ACHE Commitment To EthicsWeb PageArticles: Health Care: A Human Right?Web PageLE001 Assessment InstructionsReview the details of your assessment including the rubric. You will have the ability to submit the assessment once you completed all of the related pre-assessments and engage with your Faculty Subject Matter Expert (SME) in a substantive way about the competency.OverviewTo complete this Assessment:Download the Academic Writing Expectations Checklist to use as a guide when completing your Assessment. Responses that do not meet the expectations of scholarly writing will be returned without scoring. Properly formatted APA citations and references must be provided, where appropriate.Be sure to use scholarly academic resources as specified in the rubric. This means using Walden Library databases to obtain peer reviewed articles. Additionally, .gov (government expert sources) are a quality resource option. Note: Internet and .com sources do not meet this requirement. Contact your coach or SME for guidance on using Library Databases.Carefully review the rubric for the Assessment as part of your preparation to complete your Assessment work.InstructionsAccess the following to complete this Assessment:Academic Writing Expectations ChecklistBefore submitting your Assessment, carefully review the rubric. This is the same rubric the SME will use to evaluate your submission and it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the Competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the rubric criteria help them direct their focus and use their time most productively.To pass this Competency, you must achieve a minimum rubric score of “Meets Expectations” (“Achieved”) or “Above Expectations” (“Mastered”). You will have three attempts to successfully complete this Assessment. Each attempt will count towards your total three attempts to achieve this Competency.RubricThis Assessment requires submission of one (1) document for all five parts. Save your file as LE001_firstinitial_lastname (for example, LE001_J_Smith).When you are ready to upload your completed Assessment, use the Assessment tab on the top navigation menu.For this Assessment, you will demonstrate your ability to summarize legal mandates and ethical principles to address complex challenges, manage risk, and advance organizational integrity.Healthcare consists of individuals with health problems and the professionals who care for them. These combinations require at least two levels of expertise. One area concerns the medical treatments that may lead to positive outcomes. The other level of expertise concerns the decision-making process and communication with patients and families. This competency consists of five separate sections that work together to illustrate the judgements involved in patient care, which often includes ethical issues concerning patients, families, and quality care.This assessment has five parts. Click each of the items below for more information on this Assessment.Part One: Principles of Autonomy and NonmaleficenceAn 83-year-old diabetic male, Mr. Jones, is brought into the emergency department because of respiratory distress by his care-giving daughter, with whom he lives. In examining him, the emergency department physician discovers that Mr. Jones has gangrene on his right foot up to his ankle. Mr. Jones’ daughter reports that her father has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. A preliminary capacity assessment is consistent with mild dementia but one of the nurses suggests that Mr. Jones’ confusion might be the result of his respiratory distress, coupled with the disorienting atmosphere of the emergency department. The clinical recommendation is to perform a below-the-knee amputation. The patient refuses this surgery, saying he has lived long enough and wants to die with his body intact.Does the father have autonomy to make this decision? Why or why not?Discuss the principle of nonmaleficence as it relates to actions of the providers. (1–2 pages)Part Two: Clinical EthicsClinical ethics requires grasping ethical issues, such as informed consent, truth-telling, confidentiality, end-of-life care, treatment futility, pain relief, and patients’ rights to self-determination. For each hypothetical situation described below, identify the conflicting ethical principles involved, and select at least one appropriate action to resolve conflicting ethical principles in each case. (2–3 paragraphs for each topic)An elderly patient suffers cardiac arrest and enters the intensive care unit. Her son insists that “everything possible” be done for her, and yet, she slips into a coma and is nonresponsive for months. As a healthcare administrator who oversees the organization, what steps would you recommend to address the son’s concerns?You are a healthcare administrator reviewing statistics on lab tests ordered and realize that a few physicians account for the majority of orders of a certain very expensive lab test. You do a bit of research and realize that these physicians have relationships with the manufacturers of this testing equipment. What are your next steps? Please write a brief policy statement about conflicts of interest in the organization. Part Three: Risk Assessment FrameworkA hospital finds that hypodermic needle-stick injuries have increased over the last year and, when they conduct an audit, they find evidence that there is wide variation in practice from unit to unit. Some rooms have sharps boxes and others do not, the sharps boxes are of different sizes, and there is variation in how often they are emptied.Using the seven-step risk assessment framework described by the Joint Commission (available at 7 Steps to Comply with Joint Commission) outline each of the steps to illustrate how a hospital might use a risk assessment framework to manage the risk of needle-stick injuries. (2 pages)Note: Registration is required to access the link referenced above.Once the seven steps have been outlined, write an email to the Director of Nursing about your concerns and recommendations.Part Four: Impact of Regulatory Guidelines on the Delivery of CareYou are a nursing supervisor in a small rural healthcare facility. Explain how each of the following scenarios will challenge your ability to deliver quality care and manage risks; discuss specific regulatory guidelines that may apply and explain your approach to mitigating each. Write out the following information as a report you will present to the administrative leadership about the negative implications of these issues.A shortage of three certified nursing assistants (CNAs) due to influenza and one registered nurse (RN) scheduled leave for a family wedding (2–3 paragraphs)Changing reimbursement rules have a negative impact on revenue that will potentially eliminate the budget for planned renovation to the patient rooms equipped with a winch to lift patients over 200 lbs. (2–3 paragraphs)Part Five: Is healthcare a right or a privilege?Provide your opinion about whether healthcare in the U.S. should be is a right or a privilege. Apply ethical standards and state and federal laws to support your position. Write your position as though you are sharing it through a blog post or letter to the editor of a local paper. (1–2 pages)

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Please submit a complete draft of Project 2:Information Design. Be sure to review the project instructions thoroughly before submitting your work. I’m expecting to see a 1-2 page (1 page front and back) visually attractive report featuring three data visualizations that you have made. The data sets needed to make these visualizations has been given to you in the project instructions. Your visual report should also have a clear written argument of your own, one that uses your three data visualizations as pieces of evidence to make a larger point. The balance of textual and visual information is a tough one for a short report like this, but please make sure all information is clear and easy to read/understand. PROJECTProject GoalsCreate appropriate visuals from numeric dataAnalyze visuals to support a specific point or argumentApply principles of design to create a visually appealing, readable documentWrite using a professional style that emphasizes clarity, concision, and accuracy.Rubrik is downloaded escriptionThis project asks you to engage with data, present data for a specific audience (your classmates), and practice making effective data visualizations. The project focuses on the fair, accurate, and ethical use of datathe conventions of writing with numbers and datahow to integrate figures into a documenthow to design effective visualizations. As you will learn in completing this project, numbers don’t speak for themselves, and writing with data requires critical and rhetorical thought, as well as visual design skills.In working on this project, you will engage with different types of visuals, as well as the conventions of writing with data and numbers. To achieve these goals, you will select one of the data sets listed below. After reviewing the data set you select, you will decide on a point you want to make using the data in your data set. Then, since you can’t visualize all the data in your data set, you will make decisions about which data to visualize. Using the data you have selected, you will create three data visualizations help you make your point. Then you will write about and analyze that data in a brief visual report. The final visual report you create will include the three visuals you have made, and the supporting text necessary to explain the data you have visualized and make your point. In addition to the visual report, you also will create a second deliverable. You will compose a reflective memo that explains your choices and goals, and how the visual report deliverable achieves them.Use your the textbook chapter on Visual Design to help you design and write about your visuals. Additionally, you may wish to use this Periodic Table of Visualization Methods (Links to an external site.) to explore various types and uses of visuals or consult this article from Tableu: What is a Data Visualization? (Links to an external site.)Data visualizations bring a number of benefits to any professional document, even short ones:Though they have become extremely easy to make, people in the workplace still tend to be impressed by the extra effort and thoughtful presentation implicit in making a visualization.Data visualizations also help to make the work of digesting and interpreting data more efficient by displaying trends or illustrating the significance of specific information without poring over page after page of numbers.Because of this efficiency, visual elements are also better at communicating certain ideas more quickly than words or tabular data. Something that may take many sentences to communicate, a sudden drop in the efficiency of a process, or a surge in sales among a certain demographic, are instantly recognizable as spikes or dips along the X axis of a line graph.As previously mentioned, numbers don’t speak for themselves. Integrating visuals comes with all the benefits listed above, but using visuals also comes with responsibility to use visuals fairly and justly. Visuals reduce people to numbers, to data, and then, by making a visual using some data but not other data, you make some people more significant than others. Your visuals represent a choice to emphasize some facts, and, in so doing, deemphasize others. Your visuals must be complete and accurate, but also fair and just. When you create your visuals, you should start with questions such as, “Am I representing the data accurately?” and also, “Am I representing the data fully and in a way that does no harm to certain groups?”In your visual report, you will create three visualizations and integrate them into your report, providing an introduction to the topic and analysis of the data you include to make a point about the topic using your data.AssignmentFor this project, you will select a data set from the ones listed below and create a short informational report that includes at least three data visualizations that you create. In your visuals, you will communicate the data you select from your data set in a form that maximizes the impact of the data. Your report should be designed for an audience of your classmates and an informative purpose.To create your visualizations and informational report, select one of the following data sets:ENC 3246 Data SetsPew Trust Core Trends in Technology and the Internet Download Pew Trust Core Trends in Technology and the InternetPew Trust Cybersecurity Download Pew Trust CybersecurityPew Science Trends Download Pew Science TrendsWant to find a data set of your own? Check out the RCMD (Links to an external site.)Once you have selected a data set, spend some time with the data. Identify the trends that jump out at you as most significant. Your audience is your classmates, so think about what you want them to know and how best to visualize the data for them. You will not be able to visualize or discuss all the data in your data set. Your job is to select and visualize the data that is most relevant to your audience and the point you are making.Remember: your data visualizations are a major component of the project, but they must support and be supported by professional, concise, body text. Think about the data visualizations as the three major points that you want someone to remember from your short report–they are such important points that you added color and symbols and all sorts of eye-catching goodness to them to make sure everyone sees. To help you with some of that designy stuff, I’m going to dump a bunch of short videos and resources here for you to refer back to as you continue to work on Project 2. Fundamentals of Graphic Design Video (Links to an external site.)Typography Basics Video (Links to an external site.)Understanding Color Video (Links to an external site.)Layout and Composition Video (Links to an external site.)Graphic Design: Images Video (Links to an external site.) Please submit a complete draft of Project 2:Information Design. Be sure to review the project instructions thoroughly before submitting your work. I’m expecting to see a 1-2 page (1 page front and back) visually attractive report featuring three data visualizations that you have made. The data sets needed to make these visualizations has been given to you in the project instructions. Your visual report should also have a clear written argument of your own, one that uses your three data visualizations as pieces of evidence to make a larger point. The balance of textual and visual information is a tough one for a short report like this, but please make sure all information is clear and easy to read/understand.

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Develop and record a 10-15 slide audiovisual presentation to introduce staff personnel to the new or upgraded telehealth technology that was the focus of your previous assessments.IntroductionSuccessful deployment of a new health care technology requires that your team be well trained in its use. Nurse leaders have many options to choose from when considering an effective training strategy, among which is the use of Web conferencing technologies, such as webinars, used to deliver training remotely to a geographically dispersed audience.This assessment provides an opportunity for you to develop a presentation to introduce staff personnel to the new or upgraded telehealth technology that was the focus of your previous assessments.PreparationSuccessful deployment of new or upgraded telehealth technology requires that your team be well trained in its use. One key element of your overall training strategy is to orient your staff to the new technology. Consequently, you have decided to develop an orientation webinar, which can be used to deliver the training remotely using Web conferencing technologies.To prepare for the assessment, you are encouraged to think about how you might use Web conferencing technologies, such as webinars, to deliver training to nursing staff. You may also want to begin thinking about how you will approach the design of your webinar presentation slides.In addition, you may wish to:Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to ensure that you understand the work you will be asked to complete.Review the Guiding Questions: Staff Training Session [DOCX], which includes questions to consider and additional guidance on how to successfully complete the assessment.Note: Remember that you can submit all or a portion of your draft presentation to Smarthinking Tutoring for feedback before you submit the final version for this assessment. If you plan on using this free service, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24-48 hours for receiving feedback.Audiovisual Equipment Setup and TestingBecause you will make a video recording of your presentation, it is a good idea to check that your recording hardware and software is working properly and that you are familiar with its use. You may use Kaltura Media or other technology of your choice for your video recording.If using Kaltura Media, refer to the Using Kaltura tutorial for directions on recording and uploading your video in the courseroom.You may use Microsoft PowerPoint or other suitable presentation software to create your slides. If you elect to use an application other than PowerPoint, check with your instructor to avoid potential file compatibility issues.Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in this activity, please contact DisabilityServices@capella.edu to request accommodations.RequirementsDevelop and record an audiovisual presentation for staff personnel to support the implementation and use of the new or upgraded telehealth technology. Create 10-15 slides to support your presentation, including a title slide and a references slide. Ensure that your presentation includes any guidelines and standards developed by your organization for the specific setting or population.Complete the Vila Health: Preparing for a Staff Training Session simulation..The presentation requirements, outlined below, correspond to the grading criteria in the Staff Training Session Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. The Guiding Questions: Staff Training Session document, linked above, provides additional considerations that may be helpful in completing your assessment. In addition, be sure to note the requirements below for presentation format and length and for citing supporting evidence.Describe the purpose and use of the technology.Explain the potential risks and benefits of the technology.Identify the requirements for successful deployment of the technology, including appropriate training for providers, patients, and the patients’ families.Discuss patient confidentiality and privacy safeguards associated with the technology.Explain how the organization will assess the effectiveness of the technology.Describe the type of ongoing training and technical support that will be available to the nursing staff.Support assertions and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.Develop slides that augment your presentation.Communicate effectively with staff to support the implementation and use of the technology.Presentation Format and LengthRemember, you may use Microsoft PowerPoint or other suitable presentation software to create your slides. If you decide to use an application other than PowerPoint, check with your instructor to avoid potential file compatibility issues.Your slide deck should consist of 10-15 slides, including a title slide and a references slide.Use the speaker’s notes section of each slide to develop your talking points and cite your sources, as appropriate.Supporting EvidenceCite 3-5 credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications to support your presentation.List your sources on the references slide at the end of your presentation.Additional RequirementsUpload your audiovisual presentation and attach the presentation slides, with speaker notes, to the assessment area. See Using Kaltura for more information about uploading media. You may submit the assessment only once, so be sure that both assessment deliverables are included before submitting your assessment.Proofread your presentation before you submit it to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your presentation.Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save your presentation to your ePortfolio.Competencies MeasuredBy successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:Competency 1: Evaluate technologies used to gather patient data; inform diagnoses; and enhance care quality, safety, and outcomes.Describe the purpose and use of a new or upgraded telehealth technology.Explain the potential risks and benefits of a new or upgraded telehealth technology.Competency 2: Develop a collaborative technology integration strategy.Identify the requirements for successful deployment of a new or upgraded telehealth technology, including appropriate training for providers, patients, and the patients’ families.Competency 3: Develop a strategy for managing technology use that enhances patient care and organizational effectiveness.Explain how an organization will assess the effectiveness of a new or upgraded telehealth technology.Describe the type of ongoing training and technical support that will be available to a nursing staff.Competency 4: Promote effective technology use policies that protect patient confidentiality and privacy.Address patient confidentiality and privacy safeguards associated with a new or upgraded telehealth technology.Competency 5: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.Support assertions and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.Develop slides that augment a multimedia presentation.Communicate effectively with staff to support the implementation and use of a new or upgraded telehealth technology.

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Respond to the blog post of three colleagues in one or more of the following ways:

Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.
Validate an idea in your colleague’s post with your own experience.

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Any legal considerations during your field education experience that you may have had to address or that you might address

ASCI is governed by the following laws and regulations: Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Child Protective Services Law (CPSL); Adoption Safe Families Act(ASFA) Act 160; Title 8 Offenses; and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Codes 3680 and 3700 (A Second Chance, Inc., 2021). Many federal statutes enacted by Congress and state statutes enacted by legislatures affect social workers. Examples include statutes governing social workers’ obligation to report suspected abuse and neglect of children, elders, and other vulnerable people; minors’ right to consent to mental health counseling and to drug and alcohol abuse treatment; protection of school social workers’ confidential records; and federal HIPAA laws.
The social worker must decide whether to respect her client’s wishes or disclose this confidential information to his parents without his consent because of health and safety issues. In addition to dealing with the daunting clinical issues, the social worker must be familiar with state law concerning minors’ right to consent to treatment for chemical dependency without parental notification or consent. In fact, state laws on this issue vary considerably concerning minors’ and parents’ rights, practitioners’ legal duties, and age and conditions of consent. Social workers who make ethical decisions in such situations without knowledge or consultation of relevant law do so at their own peril.

An explanation of potential challenges in adhering to legal considerations during your field education experience

A social worker’s commitment is first and foremost to her clients. Despite her best intentions, a social worker may come up against certain legal and ethical challenges during her work with clients. Some of the common issues that may arise include confidentiality, professional boundaries, respecting the client’s right to self-determination, and being aware of conflicts of interest (Birkenmaier & Berg-Weger, 2018). Social workers may not disclose information about a client to anyone else without her written consent unless she is a danger to herself or others. In most states, social workers are obligated to inform law enforcement officials in such cases. This is known as the duty to warn, which presents a difficult situation for even the most experienced social workers.
Clients or students need to be made aware of the limits of their right to confidentiality and this relates to their ability to also maintain confidentiality as the site supervisor (Birkenmaier & Berg-Weger,2018). The professional responsibility of an MSW intern is to fully respect the right to privacy. MSW interns or students must keep abreast of and adhere to all laws, policies, and ethical standards about confidentiality. This confidentiality must not be abridged by the social worker interns or social workers except when there is a clear and present danger to the client and/or other persons.
A Second Chance, Inc. (2021, June 23). https://www.asecondchance-kinship.com/. 
Birkenmaier, J., & Berg-Weger, M. (2018). The practicum companion for social work: Integrating class and fieldwork (4th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson.
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Legal Considerations 
Malpractice is not a legal issue that I have personally encountered. However, I am aware that as social work interns, we are professionally liable for our client’s well-being. Birkenmaier and Berg-Wege (2018) define malpractice as “any act of professional misconduct or unreasonable lack of skill resulting in harm to a client” (p.210). Social work interns must enhance their knowledge and skillsets to decrease the likelihood of harm. Examples of malpractice include inappropriate professional conduct, misdiagnosis, neglecting to have a client sign an informed consent form, or breach of confidentiality. Before we started our practicum, Walden required all social work interns to purchase malpractice coverage. Potential liability exists in any student–client relationship, and interns are well-advised to follow the same guidelines as nonstudent social workers to minimize their liability (Birkenmaier & Berg-Wege, 2018). As we embark on our academic journey, mistakes are bound to happen as part of the learning process. However, making unethical mistakes will necessitate legal repercussions. 
Potential Challenges in Adhering to Ethical Practice 
Ethical practice is exercised when social work students are well-informed. A lack of knowledge can result in unintentional malpractice yet bear the same consequences. Birkenmaier and Berg-Wege (2018) assert that practitioner impairment, misconduct, and incompetence place social workers and agencies at the greatest risk for legal liability (p. 218). Social work interns should always seek their field supervisor’s professional opinion on addressing an issue in the field. To avoid accusations of malpractice, both student and nonstudent social workers must prioritize documentation and complete documentation in a timely manner to prevent a lapse in memory and maintain a log of any outgoing and incoming telephone calls (Birkenmaier & Berg-Wege, 2018). 
Birkenmaier, J., & Berg-Weger, M. (2018). Social work practice and the legal system. In The practicum companion for social work: Integrating class and fieldwork (4th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson.  (pp. 207-224)
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Any legal considerations during your field education experience that you may have had to address or that you might address
The legal considerations which I have addressed and would like to advocate for would be the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA)  to respond to the epidemic of opioid abuse and are intended to greatly increase both prevention programs and the availability of treatment programs. I have written about this matter in my prior blog about how treatment here in Michigan has been changed to 29 days, and for women with children’s treatment time is up to 45 days.   The problem with this is that (CARA) is making sure that all controlled substances are under CARA, which launched an evidence-based opioid and heroin treatment and interventions program; strengthened prescription drug monitoring programs to help states monitor and track prescription drug diversion, and help at-risk individuals access services (SAMHSA).
An explanation of potential challenges in adhering to legal considerations during your field education experience
The challenges are when a client comes into the facility and our agency adheres to the MAT, and when they hear that some client is on MAT they want to get on the program as well.   The problem is that clients have been incarcerated for over a month then they come to us and EBP shows that these drugs are out of your system in 3 to 7 days.   This is sending off red flags for clients who are in pre-contemplation and that they are in a state of ambivalence.  Now what happens is that I give the client a solution educate them on Vivitrol and counseling along with CBT and show them the evidence that this process does work.

Reference
Laws and Regulations | SAMHSA
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/laws-re…

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The major theories associated with perception
Critical features of biology and physiology regarding sensation and perception
Articulate the connection between biology, physiology, and the environment
Processes associated with the perception of color, brightness, and contrast
Processes involved with perceiving objects, forms, depth, size, movement, and events
Critical elements involved with sound, localization, speech, and pitch perception
Cutaneous and chemical sensations in the process of perception
The influence of environmental context (e.g., geography) on perception

Perception Annotated Bibliography
Odegaard, B., Knight, R. T., & Lau, H. (2017). Should a few null findings falsify prefrontal theories of conscious perception? Journal of Neuroscience, 37(40), 9593-9602. This paper holds that despite the overwhelming research on perception, individuals still do not clearly understand its basics. This paper provides two theories that not only discuss the basics of sensory and perception but also delve more and analyze their specifics.The paper argues that there are two main theories of perception the first is dissonance, and the second is cognitive theory. The two theories provide in-depth insights into the intricate problems that define how humans interact with the environment. The paper shows that human sensory activities are linked to cultural, emotional, cognitive economics, among other factors.
Pace-Schott, E. F., Amole, M. C., Aue, T., Balconi, M., Bylsma, L. M., Critchley, H., & VanElzakker, M. B. (2019). Physiological feelings. Neuroscience & Bio behavioral Reviews, 103, 267-304. According to Pace-Schott et.al 2019, the critical feature that determines what human perceive and what they do not perceive include signal detection, selective attention, and sensory adaptation.These factors are incredibly significant to the extent that scholars have formulated theories regarding them. In this regard, the theories highlight how our life experiences, cultural prejudices, values, and beliefs affect our perceptions. Despite the differences between theories on this matter, they all agree on paramount aspects. This paper aims to show how the theories concur that sensation is the physical worlds’ input that our sensor receptors receive.
Michael, J., Cliff, W., McFarland, J., Modell, H., & Wright, A. (2017). What Are the Core Concepts of Physiology? In The core concepts of physiology (pp. 27-36). Springer, New York, NY. This paper maintains that there is a direct connection between physiology biology and the environment. An effect on either of the three aspects directly leads to the modification of the others. Physiology, also referred to as the science of life, is, in fact, a branch of biology. In this case, they both show the human’s mechanisms of living from the cells function to the whole body. It is these mechanisms that affect the environment. This paper aims to show how Environmental factors, both natural and anthropogenic, greatly impact the individual’s biology and physiology. For example, temperature availability of food and other disturbance affects the daily living patterns which also modifies individual’s physiology.
Greenwood, J. A., & Parsons, M. J. (2020). Dissociable effects of visual crowding on the perception of color and motion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(14), 8196-8202. This paper scrutinizes the sensory process that affects human’s perception of color, contrast, and brightness. Besides this, it researches the monocular cues of depth size, distance, and shape. The paper holds that the hue of light color or contrast depends on the distance separating the peaks and the wavelength.Contrast and brightness, on the other hand, rely on the height of the light waves. The paper shows that all surfaces have a specific aspect known a lightness which affects how individuals perceive them as either light or dark. On another matter, the paper shows that the monocular cues of shape and size determine the depth of objects; both eyes play a crucial role in creating the stereopsis and depth perception. This paper concludes that the individual’s visual system enables them to conduct several operations, including; tracking a moving object, resolving fine detail, seeing color, and perceiving depth.
Walker, K. M., Gonzalez, R., Kang, J. Z., McDermott, J. H., & King, A. J. (2019). Across-species differences in pitch perception are consistent with differences in cochlear filtering. Elfie, 8, e41626. According to Walker et.al 2019 pitch perception, speech, localization, and sound all depend on the repetition and waveform periodicity rate. If the waveform is repeated several times, then its perceived speech or sound will consequently be high Walker et.al 2019. This article maintains that high frequencies are referred to as overtones or harmonics, and they have a crucial role in determining the pitch of the sound. In contrast to this, sounds having low frequency have a lower pitch. The article analyses different theories to show how individuals’ auditory sensory systems differentiate various pitches.
Lee, J. H., Heo, J. S., Kim, Y. J., Eom, J., Jung, H. J., Kim, J. W., … & Park, S. K. (2020). A Behavior?Learned Cross?Reactive Sensor Matrix for Intelligent Skin Perception. Advanced Materials, 32(22), 2000969. This article discusses the chemical and cutaneous sensations as well as how environmental factors influence perception. It maintains that the cutaneous receptors are located on the dermis and the epidermis, one of the somatosensory system’s parts. Examples of cutaneous receptors include thermoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, and nociceptors. On the other hand, chemical sensations include both gustation and olfaction. These variables are chemical sensations since they respond to food molecules and the air in the environment. On this matter, perception of the environment is the awareness and its apprehensions using our senses.This perception is influenced by several factors, including the current value orientations and past experiences. For example, we know the smell of a certain food due to our interaction with it. Environmental factors such as geography also affect our sensory perception. For example, individuals in areas with lower temperatures may not perceive it as that low than an individual from temperate regions brought to such areas.
Reference
Odegaard, B., Knight, R. T., & Lau, H. (2017). Should a few null findings falsify prefrontal theories of conscious perception? Journal of Neuroscience, 37(40), 9593-9602.
Pace-Schott, E. F., Amole, M. C., Aue, T., Balconi, M., Bylsma, L. M., Critchley, H., & VanElzakker, M. B. (2019). Physiological feelings. Neuroscience & Bio behavioral Reviews, 103, 267-304.
Michael, J., Cliff, W., McFarland, J., Modell, H., & Wright, A. (2017). What Are the Core Concepts of Physiology? In The core concepts of physiology (pp. 27-36). Springer, New York, NY.
Greenwood, J. A., & Parsons, M. J. (2020). Dissociable effects of visual crowding on the perception of color and motion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(14), 8196-8202.
Walker, K. M., Gonzalez, R., Kang, J. Z., McDermott, J. H., & King, A. J. (2019). Across-species differences in pitch perception are consistent with differences in cochlear filtering. Elife, 8, e41626.
Lee, J. H., Heo, J. S., Kim, Y. J., Eom, J., Jung, H. J., Kim, J. W., … & Park, S. K. (2020). A Behavior?Learned Cross?Reactive Sensor Matrix for Intelligent Skin Perception. Advanced Materials, 32(22), 2000969. 

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Research proposalInstructions Assignment Instructions Write a researched, documented paper about a recent political cartoon, related to your major or field of study. For this assignment, there will be three separate tasks, each graded separately and each with its own due date (see syllabus for dates): Proposal (posted on forums) Annotated Bibliography Research Paper In each task, create and maintain a trustworthy, credible academic persona. Establish an ethos that is fair, analytical, evidence-based, and respectful towards differing views. Be able to present both sides of an argument and to take a stand. It’s very important to keep these things in mind before choosing a topic. Annotated Bibliography Using academic databases and our academic library, gather at least four sources on the topic(s) of your cartoon from any of the following: newspaper, magazine, professional journal, academic journal, or book. Use MLA format for organizing the bibliographic information, using alphabetical order. After each source include the following information in complete sentences: What is the main point of the source? What are the supporting points? What kind of source is this (newspaper article, interview, book review, essay, etc.)? Who is the audience? How well-developed is the source? Does it have any pictures, graphs, or charts and how do they support the writing? Conduct research on the author. What did you find out? Why is the author credible/trustworthy? What is the author’s area of specialty? What qualifications doe the author have? Can you detect any bias or agenda? What can you discover about the source’s context? Who published it? Why? Does the publication, itself, have an agenda? How might this impact your understanding of the article? How will this source help you with the paper? What do you plan to use? What does this source not cover? Include an abstract paragraph where you describe the topic, the terms used to search for sources, and the two sides of the issue. See samples for examples. Tip: Look for sources with which you agree and disagree. Research Paper Follow MLA conventions and provide an introductory paragraph, unlabeled. In this introduction include the following essentials: name of cartoonist, source and date of publication, topic, and a brief and literal “summary” of the cartoon. In other words, describe the image and quote the actual words so the reader can imagine the cartoon. Also, at the end of the first sentence, refer the reader to the appendix of the paper where he or she will find the cartoon. See template and model paper for an example. Use the following headings to structure your paper and oral presentation: Background. What’s motivating this cartoonist? What event is the focus of the cartoon (not the argument, just the topic)? In other words, what happened to cause the artist to draw the cartoon? What is the history of this event? What other events does the artist allude to? What other issues are involved? How far back do they go (What’s the larger historical context)? Cite and document your research. Argument. What is the artist’s thesis and argument? Explain how the details in the drawing support the artist’s point. How does the artist use logical, ethical, and emotional appeals to sway the reader? Does the artist use deductive or inductive reasoning? Cite and document supporting evidence from your research to confirm the artist’s thesis. In other words, what evidence might the artist cite to defend/support his position? Response. What is your opinion and why? State whether you agree or disagree with the thesis of the cartoon and then explain why. If you agree with the cartoonist, provide a naysayer’s argument by citing and documenting evidence; then provide a rebuttal to the naysayer by emphasizing why you agree with the cartoonist by citing and documenting further evidence to support the artist’s opinion. If you disagree with the cartoonist, offer your own opinion as a naysayer, citing and documenting evidence to support your position; then provide what you believe might be the artist’s rebuttal to your opinion. The rebuttal must include evidence and/or sound reasoning. What is your major/field of interest and how does this political cartoon relate to your interests? Another way of thinking about this is to answer the questions: “Who cares?” and “So what?” Help your reader understand why this issue matters. Use MLA- style documentation. –Include your editorial cartoon in the appendix (after the reference page). Make sure that with your cartoon: it’s an argument (and not just an observation), it’s complex (or multi-layered) but not too complex, it’s related to your field, you can understand and articulate at least two different viewpoints on the topic, fairly and without bias, you have a personal viewpoint on the topic that you can back with evidence and reason, and that it would make a good research topic. Where can you find an editorial cartoon? How can you easily find one on a topic related to your major and one that you care about and would like to research? Think of something controversial, something where there are at least two opposing positions. Choose something important, worthy of careful analysis and research. Think about what you’ve learned from writing assignment #2: something controversial in your field The best cartoons (and the best ones for this assignment) have multiple layers to them. The best cartoons make an argument; they don’t simply observe. You may agree or disagree with the cartoon’s thesis or you may have mixed feelings. Select a recent cartoon, nothing older than fall 2019 (unless you have my approval)this is the political cartoon i choose It’s Necessary: Is it safe to go out again? It depends. Kevin NecessarySpecial to The Enquirer I was once arrested for something I didn’t do. Long story, short: I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, two cops got overzealous and refused to believe me or the evidence right in front of them, and at the end I came out with a $50 traffic ticket because I’m an idiot driver. While I knew I was innocent, from the moment I was put in the back of the patrol car, until days later when the prosecutor asked the charge be dropped, I was scared. Scared about having the arrest on my record. Scared about somehow being found guilty. Scared I’d lose my job at The Enquirer. Never once, though, was I scared for my life. Because I’m a white man. I’m privileged. George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. So many other African Americans and other people of color who are dead due to excessive police force and the systemic racism that has always existed as a festering cancer in our country. Christian Cooper, threatened by a woman who used calling the cops on a black man as an intimidation tactic. We all know these aren’t isolated incidents. They happen, all the time, everywhere in the United States. They will keep happening I read about these deaths, the myriad incidents of racism, the ugliness and hatred people have towards people just due to the color of their skin, and my heart hangs heavy. I’m afraid, sad, enraged, in despair. All I can do is to help speak out against injustice and racism. To speak the names of the dead. To be aware of my privilege and to understand what that privilege means and why so many in our world are denied the same. All I can do to help is to speak out, and hopefully, encourage you to speak out, too.4 pages / 1100 words (Double spacing)Language:English (US)Sources:4 sources requiredCitation Style:

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Using your HBR Coursepack, review the following core marketing reading(s):
Brands and Brand Equity AND
Brand Positioning
The reading on Brands and Brand Equity aims to combine theory and practice by summarizing and integrating the latest theories and models in branding research and illustrating them with examples from diverse industries, including stories of both success and failure for well-known brands to which we can relate.
The reading on Brand Positioning examines the importance of brand positioning in marketing.  Effectively positioning an offering in a distinctive way determines a firm’s success or failure.  The best marketing managers understand the importance of brand positioning in creating a sustainable competitive advantage for each of their good or service offerings.   
Following your review, prepare a response to the following discussion question:
Why is branding so crucial to an organization’s success?
This initial post should be completed by Thursday at 11:00 p.m. EST.  After you submit the initial posting, return to the forum and review the findings of your classmates.  Post a meaningful comment or question (150 words minimum) to the postings of two (2) classmates.  Peer postings should be completed by Sunday at 11:00 p.m. EST.
NOTE: THE DISCUSSION SHOULD BE BASED ON THE CASE STUDIES ATTACHED. EXTERNAL REFERENCES ARE NOT MANDATORY

POST 1 
Branding is very important to any business. Its purpose is to help people and organizations recognize and understand your products and organizations. As individuals are becoming more verse with e-commerce, it is important to set yourself apart from your competition. It is much more than a name and logo design. It is everything a company believes in . like the mission statment, their morals and values.Branding shows people a snippet of what the company stands for and if their can trust them. The customer builds this trust on how well the company expresses these ideals. For example, the visual identity of a brand plays a huge role in the conversion rate. People are visual being, they love to see beautiful, vibrant colors. Other aspects would be advertising and communications, using these platforms amplify the company’s voice and branding. When a company can advertise frequently and exposing the brand’s core values this is when you would see a brand explode to new levels of success.

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Thank you. now I need responses for peer postspost from Arush:Branding is one of the important aspects when it comes to defining an organization. It helps create a strong identity and an image in the customer’s eyes. For example, the Nike swoosh, the prancing horse of Ferrari, the colliding bulls for Red Bull, and the ever-famous bitten apple of Apple. Over time, the above examples have created such a powerful brand value for its consumers, making them the top organizations in their respective fields. Why is branding so important? The reading mentions that good branding allows consumers to gain confidence in their purchases and provides a higher satisfaction from a consumer perspective (Rohit & Anat, 2019). From an organization’s point of view, good branding will allow them to increase the effectiveness of the marketing programs, enhance brand loyalty and create a significant competitive advantage. To understand why branding is crucial to an organization’s success, we need to understand the key factors that influence branding.The first factor is brand culture; organizations need to create brand culture through brand stories. To explain brand culture, let’s take the example of Nike; the first area is the firm that shapes the brand through its product. In the case of Nike, they came up with the swoosh and with the phrase “Just do it,” and through their stories, the swoosh symbolized positivity. The second area is popular culture, with top sporting icons like Cristiano Ronaldo, Serena Williams, Lebron James, and Rafael Nadal being brand ambassadors of Nike; these icons share their stories through their product association. The third area is influencers, where through social media, influencers share their stories or product reviews to grow the culture. The fourth area is the customers, who, through their personal experience, share their stories about the brand.The second factor is brand equity. David Aaker categorizes brand equity into five parts: brand awareness. Due to the proper marketing techniques and brand exposure, consumers are most likely to use a recognized brand rather than an unknown brand, for example, Heinz Ketchup. The second part is the perceived quality; in this case, specific organizations can charge a premium price for their product due to their branding success. Due to the popularity through branding, consumers identify the price increase and perceive quality. The third part is brand association; consumers relate a particular brand to their fond memory of the past. Consumers buying their favorite players’ products is another example of brand association. The fourth part is brand loyalty, where consumers being delighted with a product helps build a strong relationship with the organization. This foundation will help organizations grow substantially. The fifth part is the other brand assets, where organizations have the edge over their competitors due to critical factors like patents and trademarks.Analyzing brand equity can be done by two standard branding models, BrandDymanics Pyramid and the Brand Resonance Pyramid. BrandDymanics Pyramid talks about multiple steps that help build a successful brand, starting with presence (the brand’s identity). The second step is to help build a successful brand is relevance(catering to consumer’s needs). The third step is performance (the product’s promise). The fourth step is the advantage ( edge over competitors). The fifth step is bonding ( building a relationship with the brand). The Brand Resonance Pyramid is talks parameter that successful organizations need to consider; the first step is the identity (can consumers relate the product to the brand). The second step is performance (can the product satisfy the consumer’s needs that they require). The third step is feelings (Is the consumer content about the product). The last step is resonance( brands relationship with the consumer).The third impact is brand value; it is a quantitative measurement of the financial value of a brand. Several firms develop models for calculating brand values for top companies through a comprehensive report. The reading talks about three firms; the first firm is Interbrands methodology, there three aspects are analyzed, the financial performance of the product or service, the brand’s role in the consumer’s purchase decision measured by Role of Brand Index (RBI), and the strength of the brand. The second firm is Brand Z; Brand Z considers two key elements, financial value, and brand contribution. The third firm is Brand Finance; this firm calculates the brand value based on the royalty relief approach. Establishing the royalty rate for a brand is done by calculating brand strength on a scale of zero to hundred, according to attributes such as financial value, brand equity, consumer connection to the brand, market share, and profitability, amongst others. (Rohit & Anat, 2019)The above factors are common measuring traits used by consumers and firms today. If an organization needs to be successful, these three factors cannot be overlooked, hence making branding a crucial aspect of an organization’s success.