Describe “The Humanities” in your own words and understanding. Identify at least three distinct subject areas in “The Humanities”.

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. Write a new thread of at least 150 words, in which you:

  • a. Describe “The Humanities” in your own words and understanding.
  • b. Identify at least three distinct subject areas in “The Humanities”.

Describe “The Humanities” as the study of human evolution, language, history, and philosophy that help shape and how it has shaped history. It tells a story of being human and the beauty in and around us. As we grow as a world, so will our views on humanities and what we think it means. There is so much more in this world to be discovered. Religion is a part of the humanities to understand when studying cross-cultural differences. Art is a part of the humanities because it is all around us; it is how we think, understand, and perceive. Lastly, history is a part of the humanities because it is where we came from and where we came to be today.

  • https://www.neh.gov/abouthttps://4humanities.org/2014/12/what-are-the-humanities/

Discuss five different examples of therapeutics and pharmacotherapy and how they maintain a healthy life style, or prevent disease or prevent complication of the disease.

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DISCUSSION ESSAY

Discuss five different examples of therapeutics and pharmacotherapy and how they maintain a healthy life style, or prevent disease or prevent complication of the disease.

This activity is tied to:

  • Course Objective 6: Explain the applications of pharmacodynamics to the nursing practice.
  • Course Objective 7: Compare and contrast therapeutics and pharmacology

 

What is another way to help mitigate the inaccuracy of information during group decision-making? How does it help with problem-solving?

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Responses to Questions/Emergency Management

Respond to the following questions.

A way to mitigate the inaccuracy of information during group decision-making is to have a representative in the group that can speak to the situation at hand.  Subject matter experts are essential personnel for decision-making groups.  Each individual offers a different level of experience, knowledge, and bias that can generate better discussions toward the appropriate decision.  When disseminated information differs among the experts, timeliness becomes a victim to the circumstances surrounding the ability to influence the group on a decision.  Rather than using their expertise to problem solve, bad information effectively will become the focal point as each expert attempts to gather better and/or more accurate details regarding the development of the emergency.

  • What is another way to help mitigate the inaccuracy of information during group decision-making? How does it help with problem-solving?  Minimum of a 150 words response

Man-made hazards include events such as cyber-attacks, terrorism, biological threats, civil disorder, and arson, to name a few.

  • Talk briefly about how the U.S. has seen a rise in cyber-attacks. How does it affect Emergency Managers when it comes to preparedness and mitigation?  Minimum of a 125 words response

Define each term below with complete thought and 2 – 3 sentences.

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Definitions

Define each term below with complete thought and 2 – 3 sentences (word document; no references are needed; and utilize the textbook, Open Educational Resources (or OERs), etc.) to define each term below:

1. Quantitative Data
2. Methodology
3. Research Participants
4. Data Collection
5. Focus Groups
6. Observation
7. Experimentation
8. Peer-reviewed Publications
9. Refereed Publications
10. Results
11. Meta-Analysis
12. Translational Research
13. Population-level Outcome Studies
14. Efficacy
15. Exploratory Research
16. Clinical Trials
17. Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
18. Investigation
19. Descriptive Research
20. Correlational Research,
21. Causal-Comparative Research
22. Quasi-Experimental Research
23. Data
24. Research Participant
25. Research Study

Before reading about your region, did you believe that it had better, the same, or worse health outcomes compared to other regions? Why?

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DISCUSSION ESSAY

Briefly review and familiarize yourself with the following documents. These will help inform your answers for Task 2.

Task 2

Answer the following questions:

  1. Which region do you live in (North Coastal, North Inland, North Central, Central, South, or East)? 1 point
  2. Before reading about your region, did you believe that it had better, the same, or worse health outcomes compared to other regions? Why? 3 points
  3. What are examples of health concerns that are experienced by people in the region where you live (e.g., obesity, asthma, diabetes, heart disease, etc.)? 3 points
  4. What behaviors are more or less common among people in your region (e.g., food and beverage consumption, physical activity, tobacco or substance use, violence)? 5 points
  5. Which groups (people, not regions) have better health outcomes, and which groups have worse outcomes? 3 points
  6. What are some steps that you think your region can take in closing these health disparity gaps? 5 points

 

A shallow trench for a 1,000-foot waterline installation will take 10 days. It will take 4 days to install the first 400 feet of pipe. A water meter will then be installed during the following 2 days at the end of the pipe. After the meter is installed, the remaining 600 feet of pipe will be installed in 6 days. Develop a linear schedule for this project.

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CASE STUDY

  1. A project consists of replacing the track on an existing railroad line, involving 3,000 feet of track. The old track can be removed at a rate of 70 feet per hour. The old rail- road ties can be removed at a rate of 200 feet (measured along the track) per hour. The new ties can be installed at a rate of 25 feet per hour, and the replacement track can be installed at a rate of 40 feet per hour. Show this operation on a linear schedule. Assume that the minimum float for an activity at any location is 1 day.
  2. A 1,500-foot subdivision street is to be constructed. The layout will be completed in 3 days, the fill will be brought in over the course of 8 days, the compaction/grading will be completed in 5 days, the asphalt topping will be done in 3 days, and the striping will take 1 day to complete. Using a minimum float guideline of 1 day, develop a linear schedule for this project. What is the project duration if no activities are to be interrupted? Suggest ways that the duration can be shortened.
  3. A shallow trench for a 1,000-foot waterline installation will take 10 days. It will take 4 days to install the first 400 feet of pipe. A water meter will then be installed during the following 2 days at the end of the pipe. After the meter is installed, the remaining 600 feet of pipe will be installed in 6 days. Develop a linear schedule for this project.
  4. Describe a project that might not be well suited for linear scheduling.

Discuss the role that the first or initial schedule for a project can play in litigation involving delays. What assumptions must be valid for this role to be justified? What is the role of as-built schedules in litigation involving delays?

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Blackhawk case

  1. In the Blackhawk case, what role did construction schedules play in deciding the merits of the delay claim? Describe briefly how the schedules were prepared.
  2. In the Minmar case, what role did construction schedules play in deciding the merits of the delay claim? Describe briefly how the schedules were prepared.
  3. Discuss the role that the first or initial schedule for a project can play in litigation involving delays. What assumptions must be valid for this role to be justified?
  4. What is the role of as-built schedules in litigation involving delays?
  5. To minimize the chance of losses, suggest a methodology to follow when a delay that has the potential of resulting in litigation occurs on a construction project.
  6. Give an example of how the “but for” schedule might be used in a contractor’s claim for added compensation.
  7. Explain one of the added costs that might be incurred by the contractor as a result of a change issued by the owner

 

What is the primary concern of contractors when contract provisions address the issue of the ownership of float? What defines the start date and what defines the finish date of a contract, with the bracketed time being the project duration?

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Primary concern of contractors

  1. What is the primary concern of contractors when contract provisions address the issue of the ownership of float?
  2. What defines the start date and what defines the finish date of a contract, with the bracketed time being the project duration?
  3. How can it be argued that the inclusion of a liquidated damages provision for late completion of a project simplifies matters for the contracting parties?
  4. To the contractor, what is the significance of the difference between an avoidable delay and an unavoidable delay?
  5. What types of projects tend to be scheduled in terms of working days? Why?
  6. In terms of counting days, which type of measure presents the greatest potential for conflict, working days or calendar days?
  7. What kinds of controls have owners included in their construction contracts to ensure the receipt of realistic schedules of values or schedules of payments from their contractors?
  8. What distinguishes the last periodic payment from the final payment made to the contractor on most construction projects?
  9. What are the primary grounds on which the contractor can typically terminate the contract?
  10. How are owners often assured of receiving realistic schedules from the contractors?

 

What is the difference between an activity and an event? Give examples of two different types of constraints that might have an adverse impact on a scheduling network.

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. What is the difference between an activity and an event?
  2. Give examples of two different types of constraints that might have an adverse impact on a scheduling network.
  3. What is the fundamental difference between an arrow diagram and a precedence diagram?
  4. Why should many of the constraints be imposed on a network after the basic logic network has been completed, rather than incorporating them as the network is being developed?
  5. Describe two different network schedules that might be generated for the same project. Explain why.
  6. Give an example of a procurement activity that might be a valuable inclusion in a network. Conversely, give an example of a procurement activity that has little merit for inclusion in a network.
  7. Why should the initial schedule be viewed as a best guess of how a project will be constructed rather than a definitive statement about how it will be done and when it will be completed?
  8. Describe potential users of a construction schedule.
  9. Give an example of a safety constraint that might be imposed in a schedule.
  10. Describe factors that might impact the level of detail used in a schedule.

 

 

Describe the disadvantages of scheduling a project with the use of bar charts. Explain why the use of bar charts is popular in the construction industry.

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Construction

Bar charts and precedence diagrams

  1. Describe the disadvantages of scheduling a project with the use of bar charts.
  2. Explain why the use of bar charts is popular in the construction industry.
  3. Why is it often common to use bar charts and precedence diagrams to depict schedules on the same construction project?
  4. What is the difference between planning and scheduling?
  5. Compare bar charts and precedence diagrams in terms of the ease with which activities can be added to the schedule.