Proper Case Citation

/in /by

Proper Case Citation: United State Supreme Court Cases Reference: The Bluebook: A tJniform System of Citotion,20th Edition

Susan Maruca, JD, MA, Director Paralegal Program, Eastern Gateway Community College

Rule 10: CASES

Citation of a United States Supreme Court case:

Example:

Gase Name:

Board of Education of Independent School District #92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls

Nexis Uni Bluebook Citation tixport:

@d. of Educ. v. Ear$_5.!Q_U.,9. 922-122_s_-cl-255s,1!3 _L.EL?q rqq,a0!L US. LEXIS 4!ga 10_– U,S.L.W. 4737,2002 Cal DailyOp. Service 5761,2002 DailyJournal DAR7275,15 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 483 (Supreme Court of the United States June 27 , 2002, Decided ), available at ht tp s : //adv a nce Jexr’s- com.egcc.ohionet.org/api/docutnent?collection=casesdrd=am:contentltem:4655-7780-0048-Y005- 00000-00&context= 1 51 6831

Commented ISM1l: Rule 10,2.1: “Use the case nan]e that appears at the beBinning of the opinion in the cited reporter.” Although Earls is not the only party in this matter (there are two students u,ho initiated the action): “Omit all oarties otherthan thefirst listed on each side Do notomit the first listed relator or any portion ofa partnership name ”

Prooer Bluebook Citation:

lao. ot roud. [,.] learElEs_Al]q.S$Z[bz6] kzooztl

\

\ \

commented [sMz]: First Party

Commented [SM3]: Verrsus = the abbrevi:rtion v (lower case v followed by a period)

Commented [SM4]: second Party

Commented [SM5]: The reporter is the nanre of the official book that contains the case. Here 536 is the volume number of this official collection of books hokling the Board of Education v, Earls case issued by the U.5, Supreme Court in 2002. Therefore, as of the time of the publiEtion of this case, there were 536 volumes of reporters in this collection

Commented [SM5]: This is the name of the reporler referenced Ebove containing 536 volumes of cases issued by

the U.S. Supreme Court -lhe full name ofthis reporter is

U.5. Reports but in the Bluebook citation we only use the abbreviation U.s

Commented [SM7]: First page ofthe case in the reporter.

Commented [SM8]: This is the specific page thatyou are referring to when you reference information in a case. Using

the first page ofthe case is notsufficient in the practice of law. You must be precise in terms of where you found the

information

Commented [SM9]: Date of decision Usually, therre would be a designation of which court heard i;he ca:ie in

Darenthesis but because it is clear from the name ol the

reoorterthat it is the U.5, Supreme Court, th€n that information is not included with the date of the decision

This document is checked for acr:essibility pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act

Understanding of  Peer-reviewed empirical articles  

/in /by

 

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is for you to show your understanding of  peer-reviewed empirical articles  through 1) reviewing original research; 2) evaluating claims, methods, and conclusions; and 3) communicating your analysis in a way that translates scientific information into common terms for a general audience.

In writing an article review, you gain skills in summarizing key points and findings, interpreting results, evaluating the validity of the methods used and results reported, and communicating information to an audience in ways they understand.

 

Step 1: Read the tips from the UMGC library on “ Finding Experimental (Empirical) Research Articles .” Pay special attention to the sections on “Scholarly Research Articles” the “Structure of An Experimental Article”

Step 2: Using the  UMGC Library  electronic databases, find an article published in the last seven (7) years in the Journal of Clinical Psychology*. The article should describe an experimental manipulation by the researchers specifically.

This means that the researchers conducted a study that is a true experiment with an easily identifiable independent and dependent variable. (Do not select meta-analyses, summaries, correlational studies, editorials, or theoretical articles.

It is your responsibility to make sure that the journal article you select is appropriate. If you are unsure about the relevance of your article, contact your instructor for approval.).

Step 3: Read the article starting with the Title and Abstract, which will give you a quick preview of the purpose and results of the article.

Step 4: Read the Introduction. Highlight the purpose of the article and the author’s hypothesis (e.g., what was studied, what the authors predicted, and why they found the topic worthy of study).

Pay attention to the context provided for the research (i.e., what research has been done previously in the field? what issue or problem is this study trying to address?)

Step 5: Read the Methods section. Note the description of the participants and any tests, surveys, questionnaires, apparatus, or other materials that were used. Pay particular attention to the details involved in the experimental procedure. How were the variables manipulated or measured?

Recall that the Independent Variable (IV) is the variable that is manipulated by the research (i.e., whether the room is hot or cold (if that is the variable of interest) or whether participants are given a placebo, shown any type of media or other stimuli, given talk therapy, or instructed to take medication (if that is the variable of interest). Remember that the Independent Variable is what was different about the experiences of the different groups.

Recall also that the Dependent Variable (DV) is that variable that is measured, or, the outcome of the study (i.e., test performance or lessening of depressive symptoms).

Step 6: Read the Results. Try not to get intimidated by complex statistical analysis. Instead of focusing on the numbers, focus on the short descriptions that accompany the findings explaining what the researchers found (i.e., Did the researchers find evidence that supports their hypothesis?)

Step 7: Read the Discussion. Pay special attention here to what the authors say about the importance of their findings or the lack of findings. Think about other things you could do to look at this issue.

Step 8: Prepare a 3 to 5 page summary of the article fully paraphrased in your own words and your own writing style and structure. Changing a few words from the original is not fully paraphrasing. Be sure to address the following questions in your summary:

· What is the purpose of the research? (Address specifics regarding the overall purpose of the research in question.)

· What hypothesis is tested? (Provide a clear statement of the researchers’ prediction.)

· How did the researchers investigate their research question? (Provide details regarding the study methodology.)

· What are the pertinent results of the manipulation? (What were the findings and conclusions drawn?)

· What is your personal opinion of the study conducted? Should it be repeated?  What could be improved?

· What is your overall impression of the work? What are the implications of the study for the practice of counseling psychology?

Your summary should be written as a coherent essay (do not format as a list of answers to these questions).

You may include additional insights in your analysis, but you must address these key issues. You may find it useful to use headings and subheadings to organize your discussion as you address these key issues.

Step 9: Prepare your Article Review according to the following guidelines:

· Structure your paper utilizing  APA style  (7th Edition); this includes title page,  headings ,  in-text citations , reference page, and general paper format (1-inch margins, double-spaced, appropriately sized  sans serif or serif fonts  – e.g., 12 Times Roman).  An abstract is not required.

· Apply sound writing mechanics: write with clarity, paying attention to spelling, grammar, and syntax.

· Please reference the rubric accompanying this assignment for scoring details.

· Submit to your Assignment Folder as a single document in either Microsoft Word, PDF, or RTF format.

*Why the Journal of Clinical Psychology.

The Journal of Clinical Psychology is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to research, assessment, and practice.  It was founded in 1945, and is a monthly, peer-reviewed publications that consists of eight annual issues.  (Over the past 7 years, that is a lot of research.)  The topics covered are diverse and represent leading research in clinical psychology.

Additionally, it is readily available via our UMGC library.  Our UMGC library will provide you complete access its full-text articles in HTML and PDF format (Figure 1).  The HTML Full Text option will provide you a click-n-go Contents list that enables rapid navigation of the Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion sections of your selected article.  Additionally, you are able to listen to the article (Figure 2).

When you being selecting your article, place the text, JN “Journal of Clinical Psychology” in the first search field (See Figure 3).

The JN tells the search engine you are looking for a journal, and the quotation marks limit the search to the specified title.  Place key words for your area of interest (e.g., anxiety) in the second search field.  Lastly limit your search to the past 7 years (Figure 4).

These actions will put on on a solid path to finding an article of interest within the Journal.

 

 

The documentary The House I Live In 

/in /by

The documentary The House I Live In showed footage of politicians speaking in favor of harsher drug legislation, even though evidence suggests that harsh laws don’t help the problem. Why are politicians supporting laws that don’t work? What economic factors are at play in our system of mass incarceration? Consider the scene where Dr. Gabor Mate, the addiction expert, argues that maybe these policies are working after all, but their goals are different than the goals that they state publicly. What  is your reaction to that argument?

Link: https://tubitv.com/movies/372320/the_house_i_live_in (Links to an external site.)

The site tubitv.com does make you register for the site for free.  You can connect to your Facebook account, but if you don’t want to register, you can find the documentary on a number of different sites (it is off Neflix streaming) here http://www.thehouseilivein.org/see-the-film/watch-the-film/ (Links to an external site.)

 

(250 words)

Hotel accommodations

/in /by

 

Front Desk Management .The purpose of this assignment is to apply hotel theory to a real hotel industry situation.

The assignment should accomplish the following learning outcomes:

  • apply in-class theory to connect with industry practices
  • analyze how a hotels services can impact its results
  • adapt knowledge of how to address guest concerns
  • identify how services throughout a hotel can have an impact on a guest’s experience
  • Identify steps a hotel can take in the guest recovery process

Review the below case study and determine what steps the front desk should have taken to ensure that the impact to both groups was minimized.

Ms. Emily Linsky is the owner of a chain of record stores called Hot Tracks. She is also president of the regional record storeowners’ trade association and responsible for planning and organizing the group’s annual meeting. Although Ms. Linsky reports that business has been strong throughout her seven-store chain, she believes that aligning with a major national company may be wise. After all, she reasons, she can have access to more inventory and better record industry information by being part of a larger company. Ms. Linsky has contacted a major record company executive and has begun discussions relative to merging her stores with the company’s sixty-one units. She has invited the CEO, Mr. Gregory, to spend two days visiting her shops and reviewing her accounting records. She hopes to persuade Mr. Gregory that her stores would fit well with the corporation’s current chain of outlets. Given the fact that business has been so successful for the seven Hot Tracks stores, Ms. Linsky is planning a three-day retreat for all her store managers. She perceives the retreat both as a reward for a job well done and as a format for planning next season’s marketing campaigns. As president of the Regional Record Store Owners Association, Ms. Linsky is ready to begin planning the four-day regional meeting schedule. She is aware that there may be as many as 200 attendees and that the annual awards dinner could have as many as 500 guests and media.With all these events about to happen, Ms. Linsky contacts two area hotels and asks them to send her information on their facilities and services. A brief description of each lodging property fol Straighter Hotel: a 280-room, independently owned and operated luxury hotel located in the center of the business district. The hotel is surrounded by tall office buildings and the city’s most elegant shopping mall. The hotel offers five-star service and has a variety of meeting rooms, banquet facilities, a formal dining room, 24-hour room service, nightly live entertainment, an indoor/outdoor swimming facility, and a spacious, fully equipped exercise gymnasium. The Straighter Hotel features concierge service and provides complimentary limousine service between the hotel and the airport. Lamplighter Inn: a member of Lamplighter Inns, a national chain of suite hotels. Each of the inn’s 100 rooms has a bedroom, small kitchenette, and living room area. In addition, each unit features Lamplighter’s famous wood-burning fireplace and an in-room vending system. The Lamplighter Inn is located about ten miles from downtown in a quiet suburban area near an assortment of boutiques, movie theaters, and restaurants. The inn is next door to a large convention center with a spacious cafeteria. Food service at the inn, however, is somewhat restricted to complimentary breakfast service, buffet lunch, and a limited dinner menu. The inn does not offer room service. Each evening, the inn invites all guests to a complimentary social hour featuring an assortment of beverages and snacks. Although the inn has only four meeting rooms, each can accommodate ten people. The inn also boasts a small circular outdoor pool and provides guests with a map of local jogging trails.

  1. List the needs and expectations that Ms. Linsky and her groups may have in relation to hotel accommodations.
  2. What additional information do you believe Ms. Linsky should secure from each of the hotels before determining where each group should be accommodated?
  3. Identify the facilities and services that representatives from each hotel might stress when attempting to convince Ms. Linsky that their hotel can meet the needs of all three groups.
  4. Which hotel do you believe would be the right choice for the groups and Why?

Identify Community data that impacts social factors of health

/in /by

 

The purpose of this discussion is for learners to identify community data that impacts social factors of health.

Course Outcome

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

· CO1 Apply principles of nursing to the public health system (PO1)

Due Date

During the assigned week (Sunday the start of the assigned week through Sunday the end of the assigned week):

· Posts in the discussion at least two times, and

· Posts in the discussion on two different days

Points Possible

100 points

Directions

· Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In discussions students:

· Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week

· Integrate outside scholarly sources when required

· Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates and/or instructor

· Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner

· Use the rubric on this page as you compose your answers.

· Best Practices include:

· Participation early in the week is encouraged to stimulate meaningful discussion among classmates and instructor.

· Enter the discussion often during the week to read and learn from posts.

· Select different classmates for your reply each week.

Discussion Question

There are many factors that make people healthy or ill.  This week we will focus on the social factors and determinants that impact health.

It is time to get out into your community!

· Go online to the U.S. Census Bureau at  https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/ (Links to an external site.)  (*note, you will be using this website in the Week 2 assignment, so you can get started on collecting all the required data if desired)

· Input your local zip code, city, or county. Try to get as specific data as possible (city, township, county).

· Next, identify the:

· Total population

· Median income

· Percentage or number of persons living in poverty

· Go to your local grocery store, use a flyer, or app. Include the stores name, city, and state. Identify cost for the following items (please note whether items are organic):

· 1 gallon of milk

· 1 loaf of bread

· 1 bag of apples (include price per pound)

· 1 bag of carrots

· 1 large container of yogurt

· 1 2-liter of soda

· 1 bag of chips

· 1 package of cookies

· Utilizing the data collected, discuss social factors that might impact what groceries are purchased. Try to be as specific to your community as possible (location, availability, poverty levels, etc.).

· Discuss how a community health nurse (CHN) could use one of the 17 intervention categories from the Public Health Intervention Wheel to address areas of food security (Nies & McEwen, 2019).

· In your responses to classmates, include comparisons and contrasting information.

Your discussion post should look like:

· Paragraph one: Utilizing the data collected, discuss a social factor that might impact what groceries are purchased. Try to be as specific to your community as possible (location, availability, poverty levels, etc.)

· Paragraph two: Utilizing the data collected, discuss another social factor that might impact what groceries are purchased. Try to be as specific to your community as possible (location, availability, poverty levels, etc.)

· Paragraph three: Discuss how a community health nurse (CHN) could use one of the 17 intervention categories from the Public Health Intervention Wheel to address areas of food security

· Resources: Where did you find your data?

 

 

 

BOOK Title: Community/Public Health Nursing – E-Book

Edition: 7

Authors: Mary A. Nies, Melanie McEwen

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

APA Citation

Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M. (2019). Community/public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations (7th ed.). Saunders.

 

 

The British Psychological Society

/in /by

The British Psychological Society has been highly critical of the DSM 5. Clinical psychology, counseling psychology, social work, and other mental health professions are still in the process of deciding how best to continue to adjust to the changes made by the DSM 5. Insurance and drug companies are considering how to alter their approval of various diagnostic categories.

Part 1:

a) Access and read the Learning Resource entitled:  The DSM-5:  Classification and criteria changes (also located in Learning Resources-Week 3)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3683251/

b) Choose a major change like any one of the changes listed below or a change mentioned in the articles that particularly interests you. Do an internet search for it in relation to the DSM 5 and discuss with us whether or not it is an improvement or problematic from your point of view.

Answer the question: Why do you think this change was made?

Sample changes:

Combining Axes l and ll

Dropping Axis IV (Psychosocial and Environmental Problems)

Dropping Axis V (Global Assessment of Functioning, known as GAF).

Removal of all subtypes of Schizophrenia 

Inclusion of Bereavement

Any disorder change like the Autism Spectrum Disorder, Tobacco Use Disorder, etc.

Harmonizing with the ICD systems

Etc.

Part 2:

Discuss with us the presentation below:

Diagnostic issues:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AMvrcBvYWk

Corruption and official Deviance in policing

/in /by

How can you distinguish between corruption and official deviance in policing? What socialization processes support each of these? Design an in-service training program whose chief goal is to combat the organizational processes you describe. 

Watch Video

Cop Exposes Police Corruption, Gets Death Threats From Other Cops

Duration: (2:36) User: COINTELPRO101 – Added: 11/22/13

YouTube URL:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etyaUgH0BaU

 

Assure policy change for Advanced practice registered nurses

/in /by

How should nurses assure policy change for advanced practice registered nurses?” What role does the Affordable Care Act (ACA) play in addressing workforce shortages in rural communities?

The discussion must address the topic.

Rationale must be provided

400 words

Minimum of two scholarly references in APA format within the last five years published

The Physical issue of cancer

/in /by

Briefly describe the physical issue of cancer. Compare (similarities and differences) the following factors for men and women:

    • The incidence, mortality rate, diagnosis, and prognosis of cancer
    • The lifestyle and behavior differences that lead to and/or may prevent the health issue of cancer
    • Issues related to healthcare access, diagnosis, and treatment by healthcare professionals
  • Discuss your insights on gender differences and your thoughts about how these gender differences might impact individuals from each gender, the health care system, and society as a whole.

Clinical practice area

/in /by

Think about a familiar clinical practice area where interest groups are attempting to bring about a change in clinical care or systems of service delivery.  Assume new, game-changing research findings are published and received wide attention.  Identify groups that might have an interest in these finding.

What are their likely reactions to new research?