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In Barbulescu v Romania, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that an  employer was not permitted to terminate an employee’s contract for cause for  sending (prohibited) private messages on a work system.   Based on your knowledge of international employment law, to what extent do you  agree or disagree with the above decision? Consider critically the ruling of the ECHR  in the above (Barbulescu’s) case and compare the position of the law in the UK with  the law in your own country.                    

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EMPLOYMENT LAW

Learning Outcomes:

1)  1a. Explain the core principles that underpin employment law as it applies in the UK.  1b.  Critically consider the likely future progress of employment law in the light of its past  development; 1c. Evaluate the formation, operation and termination of employment  contracts in a variety of situations.

2) 2a. Apply your knowledge of employment law to solve practical problems and scenarios  and advise colleagues as to the implications of legal developments, appropriate action and  organizational response. 2b. Carry out in depth legal research on issues relevant to  employment law.

3) 3a Present your work to an acceptable academic standard in writing; 3b. Write  appropriately for a variety of different target groups.

Question 1 compulsory (70 Marks):  
“Concern over the potential unravelling of our existing framework of employment  rights largely revolves around the importance of establishing ‘a floor of rights’ and  setting minimum standards in ensuring a robust contract of employment, degree of  workplace equity, protecting the most vulnerable, and challenging the reliance of  the UK economy on low paid and low skilled work”     Dr. Prior – Plymouth University

Discuss critically within the context of the roles and regulation of Employment Law in  the UK. Support your answer where necessary with relevant academic authorities,  case law, legislation, and opinions of jurists.

Choose one question (question 2 OR 3)

Question 2 (30 Marks):
Jemima started a job at EasyKlean, a chain of dry cleaners, four weeks ago. She  works in a small shop and does not do the dry cleaning herself (although this is done
on the premises). She works behind the till, taking the clothes from the customers  and handing out tickets. She has just found out that she is pregnant, something that
she did not know about when she started work. Her doctor says that it would not be  good for her health or her pregnancy if she continued in her current role as the
fumes from the dry-cleaning fluid could have a bad effect. When she tells her  manager of the pregnancy, he gets angry and says that if he had known that she  was pregnant he would not have given her a job.
a. What obligations does EasyKlean have in these circumstances?
b. What rights and remedies are available to Jemima?

Question 3 (30 Marks):
In Barbulescu v Romania, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that an  employer was not permitted to terminate an employee’s contract for cause for  sending (prohibited) private messages on a work system.

Based on your knowledge of international employment law, to what extent do you  agree or disagree with the above decision? Consider critically the ruling of the ECHR  in the above (Barbulescu’s) case and compare the position of the law in the UK with  the law in your own country.

Make six different case studies or Nurse care plans for six different made up individuals with shock or sepsis.

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Medical Surgical Nursing

Make six different case studies or Nurse care plans for six different made up individuals with shock or sepsis.

How does the churn of USA elections every two years for 435 Representatives and 33 Senators impact American foreign policy?

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American foreign policy

How does the churn of USA elections every two years for 435 Representatives and 33 Senators impact American foreign policy?

Identify who you are applying theories of personality to and explain why. Describe how components of a personality theory of your choice relate to your subject. Describe how components of a second personality theory of your choice relate to your subject.

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PSY 328 Project One Template

For this project, you will write a theory application paper; you will apply theories of personality to yourself, someone you know, or someone you have read about in a biography or autobiography. Complete this template by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information.

1. Identify who you are applying theories of personality to and explain why. Your response should be about 3 to 5 sentences in length.

2. Describe how components of a personality theory of your choice relate to your subject. Your response should be about 6 to 10 sentences in length and include the following:
A. Components of personality theory, including but not limited to traits, behaviors, motives, or defense mechanisms
B. Multiple components from the theory applied to your subject with examples (i.e., behaviors that exemplify the concepts)
C. Citations when you are describing the theory

3. Describe how components of a second personality theory of your choice relate to your subject. Your response should be about 6 to 10 sentences in length and include the following:
A. Components of personality theory, including but not limited to traits, behaviors, motives, or defense mechanisms
B. Multiple components from the theory applied to your subject with examples (i.e., behaviors that exemplify the concepts)
C. Citations when you are describing the theory

4. Describe the limitations of each of the two theories you related to your subject. Your response should be about 6 to 10 sentences in length and include at least one limitation for each theory.

5. Explain why taking a holistic approach and applying multiple theories to a subject is better than applying only one. Your response should be about 6 to 10 sentences in length.

Now read Chapter 13 of your text. Next, complete this template by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information.

• Explain to what extent you value flexibility in yourself. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length.

• Describe your most common responses to stressors. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length.

• Based on the results of your Big Five Personality Test and your own personal reflection, on a scale of low, mixed, or high, describe how you would rate your stress tolerance using the traits of hardiness, optimism, and dispositional optimism. Your response should be about 4 to 6 sentences in length.

• Describe how you struggle with traits that negatively affect the coping process. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length.

• Describe the strategies you use when you find yourself experiencing cognitive distortions. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length.

• Describe the applications of adjustment and coping you see in your experiences in the workplace, at school, or in your relationships with others. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length.

Critically discuss how recent developments in digital technologies have impacted your chosen industry?

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Managing Digital Technologies

Choose one of the following industries:

Critically discuss how recent developments in digital technologies have impacted your chosen industry?

Write a report on the selected article. Describe in your own words what the article is about, what its objectives are, what the methods used are, what the results show and what the conclusions drawn are. Again, avoid overly technical jargon; however, some jargon is unavoidable. Spend some effort on outlining the method and it’s application in the article.

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Brief

Pick a journal article related to your industry which uses t-test and/or ANOVA to analyse survey data.

The articles should use some form of statistical analysis of the data, more than simply presenting bar charts / pie charts of numbers / percentages. Some articles are more complex, and some are simpler, so look for a few different ones and choose one that you are comfortable enough in understanding but be sure that the article employs these statistical methods to a meaningful extent. Examples of statistical analysis would be chi-square test, t-test, anova, Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney U) regression, etc, see (Fink, 2003). Some tests, or aspects of them, may be too advanced or difficult to understand. Try to research what the test does and how it is usually applied and then relate this to what the article is using the test for.

Write a report on the selected article. Describe in your own words what the article is about, what its objectives are, what the methods used are, what the results show and what the conclusions drawn are. Again, avoid overly technical jargon; however, some jargon is unavoidable. Spend some effort on outlining the method and it’s application in the article.

Describe any new learnings you have gained about the application of statistical methods from having studied this article, highlighting anything that you found particularly interesting. Outline any points which were difficult to follow and methods you didn’t really have a full grasp of (or any grasp of).

Note that you should try to select an article which you have some overall understanding of.

Reflect upon one NI competency relevant to APNs which you learned. Provide a brief summary.

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Reflection on Learning

Nursing Informatics (NI) knowledge, skills, and competencies are so pervasive in the modern technology-rich healthcare environment it is difficult to imagine one without the other. This course provided foundational and introductory knowledge regarding informatics with an emphasis on developing an understanding of concepts of nursing informatics (NI) and becoming knowledgeable about the application of informatics in advanced practice. Reflect upon one NI competency relevant to APNs which you learned. Provide a brief summary (100 words or less)

Describe what needs to be done (not how to do it) and WHY this is important for the success of this strategic change. Name each functional department involved in this implementation component and how they are affected/involved.

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Strategic Management

PART 2

Chapter 10 describes EIGHT major components of planning and effectively executing strategy or a strategic change. Your team is to consider these eight components with respect to Jakks and their strategic change initiative and to chose which FOUR you believe are most critical to this change being successful. You then will relate each functional area to these four priority change elements.

Your team report will address the tasks/questions below. Organize the Team report using these headings:

  1. The four priority implementation components (see item #1 below)

                III. Functional implications (see item #2 below)

  1. Team process and participation (item 3 below)
  2. Prioritize the top four components you believe are most critical for Jakks success. Simply provide a list of these four components with a brief description relating it to the Jakks strategic change.

 A hypothetical Example (NOT relevant to the case):

  1. Building the organization: Jakks will need to develop a competent Franchise management department to implement their new business model

This effort requires some discussion of the implications of this change within and across functional areas. (* Don’t just leave PART 1 of this project once you’ve submitted it. You are still in the role of functional VPs). One or more specific components may only be relevant to a needed major change in one functional area. That’s okay! Implementation efforts do not have to be equal across all areas or be company-wide.

  1. For EACH of your four priority components:
  2. Describe what needs to be done (not how to do it) and WHY this is important for the success of this strategic change.
  1. Name each functional department involved in this implementation component and how they are affected/involved.

Who was involved? How was the fraud committed? What was the outcome? What recommendations do you have to stop such a fraud relating to this conflict of interest?

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Fraud Case

Research fraud cases that involved agency conflicts. Provide the following:

· Overview of the organization

· Who was involved?

· How was the fraud committed?

· What was the outcome?

· What recommendations do you have to stop such a fraud relating to this conflict of interest?

Describe early childhood. Describe middle childhood. Discuss the transition from early childhood to middle childhood in healthy developing children.

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Summative Assessment: Early and Middle Childhood Paper

Assignment Content

Imagine you’ve been asked to help a group of new elementary school teachers better understand the developmental changes from early childhood to middle childhood.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on the expected developmental changes children experience when transitioning between early and middle childhood. Your paper will be part of the training materials new elementary school teachers receive in the summer before they start teaching. Address the following:

Describe early childhood.
Describe middle childhood.
Discuss the transition from early childhood to middle childhood in healthy developing children. Include a discussion and examples of the following:

  • Physical changes
  • Neurological changes
  • Cognitive changes
  • Moral changes
  • Social changes