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What role did musical technology play in the development of dancehall? Pick one dancehall song and explain how it exemplifies dancehall style and what’s unique about it. What is dancehall’s relationship to crime and violence? What role did dancehall in shaping the culture of Kingston’s slums?

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Davis, Planet of Slums, Chapter 1

What forms has urbanization taken in the last few decades, i.e., what kinds of cities have emerged?

What drives people to cities? What are the causes of dramatic urban growth since 1950?

What’s the relationship between urban population growth and jobs and industrialization?

Is the growth of slums a big deal? Why or why not? What are its potential ramifications?

Davis, Planet of Slums, Chapter 2

What is a slum (in your own words)?

What statistics and research have been done on slum populations and urban poverty? Do we have accurate statistics?

What three stories or statistics about life in the slums shocked you the most and why?

What the different types of slums and what are the characteristics of each type?

How did each type of slum develop, i.e., how did the housing develop and how did the people move there?

Dancehall

How does dancehall differ from reggae? Why do you think dancehall supplanted reggae in popularity in Jamaica by the late 1980s / early 1990s?

What role did musical technology play in the development of dancehall?

Pick one dancehall song and explain how it exemplifies dancehall style and what’s unique about it.

What is dancehall’s relationship to crime and violence?

What role did dancehall in shaping the culture of Kingston’s slums?

How did the police and the government respond to dancehall?

Pick a dancehall song and explain how it portrays the reality of slum life, the hopes of a better future, and/or defiance towards the authorities and the “shitstem”?

What is your assessment of Lady Saw’s expressions of sexuality and the moral panic it provoked?

Kwaito

What were the contradictions of freedom for the post-apartheid generation of Black South Africans? How were they expressed in kwaito music?

What is your opinion or evaluation of the utopian escapism of much kwaito culture and lyrics?

How did kwaito music “rep” the townships?

How was kwaito music produced and disseminated, both commercially and informally?

How is kwaito similar to and different from dancehall, musically and culturally?

Required: answer at least 2 of the 3 questions below about specific songs.

How does Trompies’ Zodwa or Bongo Maffin’s Makeba project a celebratory mood in its music? Give specific examples from the music in your answer.

How does Mafokate’s Kaffir or M’du’s Mazola use layering? Give specific examples from the music in your answer

Describe the key components of conducting a comprehensive cultural assessment (rationales, interventions and evaluations. Choose two of the components that reflect a christian based cultured how it impacts attitude toward those aspects of providing culturally diverse care

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Describe the key components of conducting a comprehensive cultural assessment (rationales, interventions and evaluations.
Choose two of the components that reflect a christian based cultured how it impacts attitude toward those aspects of providing culturally diverse care.
3. A Caucasian christian nurse is working in a doctors office. A Latino patient comes in to be seen for a newly diagnosed medical issue. Name and describe two nursing diagnoses that reflect cultural diversity such as (example barrier to communication) and give rationale.

Describe a policy-relevant problem and clearly state it as a policy-relevant question. Describes the symptoms, magnitude, and consequences of the problem you are analyzing. Discuss the the plausible goals for a policy-level intervention of this problem

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Describe a policy-relevant problem and clearly state it as a policy-relevant question
Describes the symptoms, magnitude, and consequences of the problem you are analyzing
Discuss the the plausible goals for a policy-level intervention of this problem
Describe the primary stakeholders for the policy issue and each of their interests
Explain the expected agreements and conflicts among stakeholders on the goals for a policy-level intervention
Summarize the major policy-level interventions that have already been attempted related to this issue, including the strengths and weaknesses of each intervention
Discuss three or four principle policy alternatives (existing or possible), including the major strengths and weaknesses of each alternative
Explain the criteria upon which the policy alternatives should be evaluated
Discuss the predicted outcomes for each alternative based on the specified evaluation criteria
Identify the important tradeoffs to consider between the alternatives

Describe the institutional capacity for implementing the various alternatives
Recommend one policy alternative that is clearly superior to the others

Discuss strategies for implementing the recommended policy alternative

Explain how the success of the recommended policy alternative could be evaluated if implemented

List, explain, and give an example of the six steps of ethical decision making that businesses can follow. Choose a business that you believe acts ethically and is socially responsible. Once you select a business, provide examples of how your company is acting with social responsibility.

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Businesses created in the United States are required to comply with U.S. laws and must act ethically. Recall that the law creates a minimum amount of behavior obligatory by businesses in humanity, whereas ethics requires more. Ethics is a major consideration in examining the actions of managers and the function of business organizations. An ethically minded business focuses on the following:
•Integrity: Focusing on the character of the individuals involved in the decision or action
•Consequences: Focusing on good and bad decisions
•Duties, obligations, and principles: Focusing on fairness, justice, and respect for individuals and property
As the manager of your restaurant, you want to have a clear understanding of how to handle ethical issues that arise. You conduct some research and discover there are six steps to ethical decision making.

Tasks:
•List, explain, and give an example of the six steps of ethical decision making that businesses can follow.
•Choose a business that you believe acts ethically and is socially responsible. Once you select a business, provide examples of how your company is acting with social responsibility.
•Finally, decide whether your restaurant is going to be socially responsible by implementing a corporate social responsibility plan; provide an argument that supports or challenges the decision to implement the corporate social responsibility plan for the restaurant. Provide research, legal terminology, and cite a legal case to support your argument.

The highly contagious coronavirus pandemic has struck a heavy blow against the world economy. By using VOS-Viewer, find the keyword of factors and issues on the definition and suggest how the Emerging Technologies for construction equipment can operate normally during and after this pandemic.

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The highly contagious coronavirus pandemic has struck a heavy blow against the world economy as it forces countries into lockdown and close businesses and caused the global construction equipment industry lost their production. VOS-viewer is a software tool for constructing and visualizing bibliometric networks. These networks may for instance include journals, researchers, or individual publications.

By using VOS-Viewer, find the keyword of factors and issues on the definition and suggest how the Emerging Technologies for construction equipment can operate normally during and after this pandemic. Your suggestions should include : i. Keyword of factors and issues on the definition. ii. Download six (6) research paper from any of Online Platform and explain how the above technology can improve the Construction Sector due to this Pandemic. iii. Choose one appropriate technology and by using your own perception, value how important the technology in producing a better construction productivity.
Q2. Material handling is an important part of the delivery process of construction projects, and crawler cranes are the most important resources used in achieving this, especially on a building construction site. Working with crawler cranes poses many hazards, and unsafe working practices can result in injuries, fatalities and costly damage to buildings and materials. Name the common failures of crawler crane and classify the types of failure based on Level of Risk (High, Medium , Low). Suggest the methods on how to reduce the risk.

Understand how the three key components of the interval—variability in the data, sample size, and confidence level—impact the width of the interval.. Explore the relationship between these components and understand the trade-off between reducing risk in our confidence of estimates and increasing precision.

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As its name implies, confidence intervals provide a range of values, along with a level of confidence, to serve as an estimate of some unknown population value. Since it is rare to have access to the entire population, you must frequently rely on the confidence interval of the sample to make some inference about the population of interest. Before making accurate inferences to the population, we need to fully understand how the three key components of the interval—variability in the data, sample size, and confidence level—impact the width of the interval.

For this Discussion, you will explore the relationship between these components and understand the trade-off between reducing risk in our confidence of estimates and increasing precision.

To prepare for this Discussion:

  • Review and consider: Hispanic migration and earnings and focus on how different levels of confidence and sample size work together.
  • Review Magnusson’s web blog found in the Learning Resources to further your visualization and understanding of confidence intervals.
  • Use the Course Guide and Assignment Help found in this week’s Learning Resources to search for a quantitative article related to confidence intervals.
  • Using the SPSS software, General Social Survey dataset and choose a quantitative variable that interests you.

By Day 3

Using SPSS:

Take a random sample of 100.

Calculate the 95% confidence interval for the variable.

Calculate a 90% confidence interval.

Take another random sample of 400.

Calculate the 95% confidence interval for the variable.

Calculate a 90% confidence interval.

Post your results the mean of Age to verify the dataset you used, and an explanation of how different levels of confidence and sample size affect the width of the confidence interval. Next, consider the statement, “Confidence intervals are underutilized” and explain what the implications might be of using or not using confidence intervals. Provide examples based on the results of your data. Also, use your research to support your findings.

 

Research the types of insurance coverage that apply to data breaches. Pay attention to the security measures required by the insurance companies before they will grant coverage and provisions for technical support from the insurer in the event of a breach.

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Padgett-Beale Inc.’s (PBI) insurance company, CyberOne Business and Casualty Insurance Ltd, sent an audit team to review the company’s security policies, processes, and plans. The auditors found that the majority of PBI’s operating units did not have specific plans in place to address data breaches and, in general, the company was deemed “not ready” to effectively prevent and/or respond to a major data breach. The insurance company has indicated that it will not renew PBI’s cyber insurance policy if PBI does not address this deficiency by putting an effective data breach response policy and plan in place.  PBI’s executive leadership team has established an internal task force to address these problems and close the gaps because they know that the company cannot afford to have its cyber insurance policy cancelled.

Unfortunately, due to the sensitivity of the issues, no management interns will be allowed to shadow the task force members as they work on this high priority initiative. The Chief of Staff (CoS), however, is not one to let a good learning opportunity go to waste … especially for the management interns. Your assignment from the CoS is to review a set of news articles, legal opinions, and court documents for multiple data breaches that affected a competitor, Marriott International (Starwood Hotels division). After you have done so, the CoS has asked that you write a research report that can be shared with middle managers and senior staff to help them understand the problems and issues arising from legal actions taken against Marriott International in response to this data breach in one of its subsidiaries (Starwood Hotels).

  1. Read / Review the readings for Weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Research the types of insurance coverage that apply to data breaches. Pay attention to the security measures required by the insurance companies before they will grant coverage (“underwriting requirements”) and provisions for technical support from the insurer in the event of a breach.

As a staff member supporting the CISO, you have been asked to research this issue (auditing IT security policy compliance) and then prepare an “approval draft” for a compliance policy. You must also research and draft two separate audit plans; employee compliance and policy system audit.

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Red Clay Renovations is an internationally recognized, awarding winning firm that specializes in the renovation and rehabilitation of residential buildings and dwellings. The company specializes in updating homes using “smart home” and “Internet of Things” technologies while maintaining period correct architectural characteristics. Please refer to the company profile (for additional background information and information about the company’s operating environment.

The corporate board was recently briefed by the Chief Information Officer concerning the company’s IT Security Program and how this program contributes to the company’s risk management strategy. During the briefing, the CIO presented assessment reports and audit findings from IT security audits. These audits focused upon the technical infrastructure and the effectiveness and efficiency of the company’s implementation of security controls. During the discussion period, members of the corporate board asked about audits of policy compliance and assessments as to the degree that employees were (a) aware of IT security policies and (b) complying with these policies. The Chief Information Officer was tasked with providing the following items to the board before its next quarterly meeting:

  • Issue Specific Policy requiring an annual compliance audit for IT security policies as documented in the company’s Policy System
  • Audit Plan for assessing employee awareness of and compliance with IT security policies
    1. Are employees aware of the IT security policies in the Employee Handbook?
    2. Do employees know their responsibilities under those policies?
  • Audit Plan for assessing the IT security policy system
    1. Do required policies exist?
    2. Have they been updated within the past year?
    3. Are the policies being reviewed and approved by the appropriate oversight authorities (managers, IT governance board, etc.)?

As a staff member supporting the CISO, you have been asked to research this issue (auditing IT security policy compliance) and then prepare an “approval draft” for a compliance policy. You must also research and draft two separate audit plans (a) employee compliance and (b) policy system audit. The audit policy should not exceed two typed pages in length so you will need to be concise in your writing and only include the most important elements for the policy. Make sure that you include a requirement for an assessment report to be provided to company management and the corporate board of directors.

  • For the employee compliance assessment, you must use an interview strategy which includes 10 or more multiple choice questions that can be used to construct a web-based survey of all employees. The questions should be split between (a) awareness of key policies and (b) awareness of personal responsibilities in regards to compliance.
  • For the policy system audit, you should use a documentation assessment strategy which reviews the contents of the individual policies to determine when the policy was last updated, who “owns” the policy, who reviewed the policy, and who approved the policy for implementation.

What is the effect of music on memory tasks? In addition, the focus of the question is the advantages of music on human performance. Music has many health benefits, especially on memory, which can develop and improve by listening to music.

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The main area of the research is music, and the main topic is music and health. Music is one of the ways that can improve human health, especially memory and task performance. Moreover, music can impact memory positively and differently, which can improve mood. The specific topic of this research is about music and memory. Music is connected to everyday activities, mostly to people of all ages, which can help each age according to their activities and tasks through the day. Sometimes music lets people relate their memories to their routine, which can help them to remember a task to be done through the day. This technique can help many people improve their memory and to remember that music can affect their health positively.

The research idea is based on a question: What is the effect of music on memory tasks? In addition, the focus of the question is the advantages of music on human performance Music has many health benefits, especially on memory, which can develop and improve by listening to music. This focus could lead to enhance the overall performance of the person, which will reflect on their life positively. I chose this focus because it is an interesting focus that will discover more about this topic and how I could use music during my day to boost my memory. Also, I would like to share it with my friends and family.

How does verbal and nonverbal communication affect Transcultural nursing assessment? How does communication vary from culture to culture? What are spatial need and how do they impact health assessment and the delivery of healthcare?

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How does verbal and nonverbal communication affect Transcultural nursing assessment?
How does communication vary from culture to culture?
What are spatial need and how do they impact health assessment and the delivery of healthcare?
What kind of cultural implications do body movement and position convey?
How do different cultures express societal roles and gender roles within their culture?
How can understanding the family unit a patient prove to be helpful?
In a a nursing assessment?
What role does religion play in the treatment of individuals? How can knowledge of religion beliefs help you become more competent?
How do cultural perceptions time influence the delivery of healthcare? How can nurses avoid misreading time perception issues?
How does environment control influence the outcome of healthcare?
How can knowledge of biological characteristics affect health assessment and the delivery of healthcare?