...WGU Class LAE1 A family dream vacation with children of any age, especially young children, should include time spent at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. While searching for a hotel at the Disney World Resort, the Bay Lake Tower looked particularly appealing. It is characterized as a balance of modern and luxurious experience with warm and innovative features (WDW, 2012). Bay Lake Tower is very close to the Magic Kingdom, which is a wonderful theme park for younger children to experience during several days of a family vacation. The Tower is connected by an elevated walkway to the Contemporary Resort, and there is a special monorail that goes to the park, and stops only at two other hotels. It is more convenient to stay closer to the park where you are planning to go more often, especially when traveling with younger children. After researching the many resorts at Disney World, the Bay Lake Tower appeared to be the best choice for these and many other reasons. The first reason Bay Lake Tower is a perfect choice for a dream vacation is due to the many amenities each room possesses (Tripadvisor, 2012). More specifically, amenities at Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort include: air conditioning in public areas, barber, 1-hour room service, laundry facilities and services, services for people with disabilities, an outdoor heated swimming pool with multiple slides, a children's splash pad, sunbeds, in-room safe and massage services at the spa. Also provided...
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...Professional Roles & Values Project By: Dana Agovino WGU A. Explain the difference between a regulatory agency and a professional nursing organization as it pertains to your professional nursing practice. A regulatory agency would best be described using the example of the State Board of Nursing, which regulates the standards of nursing practice by providing policies or laws to ensure safe practice within a scope. The State Board of Nursing provides and enforces these policies to protect society from unsafe practice and unqualified practitioners. It is this agency that qualifies a nurse to sit for the state board examination which entitles a nurse to practice in his or her state. This regulatory agency also has the authority to discipline nurses who violate the standard of practice and even revoke the license. A professional nursing organization such as the ANA or American Nurses Association is a voluntary joined organization that provides nurses with information regarding current nursing policies and continuing education opportunities. This organization promotes unity in nursing and strives to keep nurses informed of changing standards of practice in the field. As a member of the ANA, I feel that I am more educated and prepared for the future of nursing. The state board of nursing issued my license over twenty years ago and is the regulatory agency that qualifies me to practice. I am monitored and expected to abide by the laws of the state board of nursing...
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...WGU| Elasticity of Demand| Discussing the Main Points| | Carla McJunkin| 12/20/2013| | Part A Elasticity of demand is a measure of variables reaction to change given in certain other variables. It may describe the extent of which goods or services change with supply or demand as well as possible consumer income (Investopedia). There are several different categories of elasticity of demand. There are products that are defined as elastic, inelastic and unitary. In order to find the curves of supply and demand of elasticity the following equation is used: Elasticity = (% change in quantity demanded / % change in price) There are also a few rules I should mention that are to be followed when figuring the elasticity of demand; the threshold number is always one, there are no negative numbers (absolute values only) and categories of elasticity only. An elastic product is one that has a price of elasticity demand of more than one (1+). An inelastic product is defined when the elasticity of demand is less than one (-1). An inelastic product is a product where in spite of price changes, consumers continue to purchase. A unitary product occurs when the price elasticity of demand[->0] is one (1). Let us assume a demand is unitary (elastic), and that there is a sudden decrease in price of 5% and we can assume that the percentage of change in quantity will increase by 5%., by reason of getting to the unitary number of one. .In other words, the change in quantity...
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...Rachel Johnson Addy JET Task 2 March 29, 2014 JET Task 2 1. A budget is an itemized estimate of expected income as well as estimated expenses over a specified period of time. The reason to design a budget is to regulate spending. There are multiple causes of concern with Competition Bikes budget plan. The main cause for concern is that the sales estimated for year 9 is 3,510 units. This estimate is not supported by past sales data. Due to the current economic status, the amount of units sold from year 7 to 8 decreased 15% according to the horizontal analysis. Rider sponsorships were also reduced and will most likely remain limited in the future (WGU, 2014). There is some misleading and inaccurate information posted within the budget. Under the Selling, General, and Administrative breakdown “utilities” is listed at $150,000 on the vertical analysis for year 8 and year 9. Then there is another listing for “utilities and services” of $54,000. This is misleading because this entry was not listed in the expenses from the previous year. Another cause of concern is that the cash budget is not included in the uncollected receivables. CB makes expensive bikes so there should be room for uncollectable accounts. The uncollectable receivables budget could be used to cover the any uncollected payments. The reduction of sponsorships and the slow economy could possibly cause a rise in uncollectable accounts. There is also some concern because the operating income is incredibly...
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...To: John Smith, CEO From: Date: 06-Apr-12 Re: Response to Claim of Constructive Discharge by former employee Julie Jones Message A. Constructive Discharge and Relevance Due to the expanding growth of the company, new work schedules were implemented and took effect at the start of the new year. The work schedule policy changed the work week scheduling from Monday through Friday, to the new 12-hour rotating shift Monday through Sunday. A claim of constructive discharge has recently been filed against the company by a former employee, Julie Jones. She has filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging that discrimination against her occurred by requiring employees to work on a religious holy day. While looking at the claim of constructive discharge, there are two main components to look at. The first is whether the change in work schedule caused any other employee in the production team where she was working to feel compelled to resign. The second is that not only would any other employee in production feel compelled to resign, but also that the intent to change the work schedule was to force Julie Jone’s resignation (Finnegan, 1986, p. 563-566). B. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from making decisions in employment based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin. When it comes to religious beliefs, “the law requires an employer or other...
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...LWC1 - Fundamentals of Business Law and Ethics Course of Study Your competence will be assessed as you complete the LWC1 objective assessment for this course of study. This course of study may take up to 10 weeks to complete. Introduction Overview There are the two major subdomains of study within the Fundamentals of Business Law and Ethics Course of Study: business law and business ethics. The exam covers 11 business law and ethics concepts, including the following: contractual relationship government regulation of business dispute resolution labor and employment law hiring and employment practices warranties, negligence, and liabilities Sarbanes-Oxley Act ethical issues in business ethical leadership ethics programs use of company resources You likely have had some experience with the legal system, either through your own encounters or merely through listening to the nightly news, and you have probably read or heard about various ethical and legal issues causing financial upheaval in today's business world. This background will serve you well in this study. Now you can expand on that experience, and perhaps refine and enhance your own views on these issues. Once you complete this course of study, you will have demonstrated a level of competence that you can immediately use in your work setting and career. Outcomes and Evaluation There are 10 competencies covered by this course of study; they are listed in the "Competencies for Fundamentals of Business Law and Ethics...
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...Should stem cell transplants be done? An in-depth look into stem cell transplants and cancers they can cure. Shannon Lamkins Western Governors University WGU Student ID # 000257114 Stem cell transplants are often one of the last choices a patient has to survive cancer. All have already gone through chemotherapy, radiation therapy or both and this is the next step in their treatment. Patients have two choices in transplants autologous or allogeneic. In an autologous transplant stem cells are collected from the patient and then given back to them at a later date after the body has been properly prepared for transplantation. In an allogeneic transplant stem cells are collected from a donor, related or unrelated to the patient, then transplanted into the patient. Stem cells can be collected in two different ways. One way is via bone marrow and the other is via peripheral blood. The donor’s or patient’s bone marrow is collected from the pelvis, femur or sternum, though the pelvis is the most common, and then infused into the patient via a central line. In a peripheral blood stem cell collection the donor or the patient has their stem cells collected via a central line in a process called apheresis. This can take multiple collections to ensure enough stem cells for transplantation. Both procedures need to be meticulously planned and all support medications given to ensure successful collection. There are many cancers that stem...
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...Childhood Obesity Kendall Stubbs Western Governors University WGU Student ID #428887 Childhood Obesity Weight in children is a critical well-being issue in the United States. The overall life expectancy of Americans is declining for the first time in many years. Changes need to be made inside the home, in order for this issue to be resolved. The number of overweight adolescents has tripled subsequent to 1980, and the commonness among more youthful children has doubled. Looking at long term outcomes, overweight teenagers and children have a seventy percent possibility of becoming overweight or obese adults (Bishop, 2005). Childhood obesity has been one of the fastest emerging public health issues in the United States over the last few years. It is becoming a big problem and an important issue for a variety of reasons. To begin, there is a general lack of exercise due to technology; advertising and commercials for unhealthy foods that focus on children. Because fast food is cheaper and more convenient than eating healthy, it is becoming a more acceptable option for Americans today. Parental influence, along with the examples that they set for their children is another major concern to childhood obesity. Childhood obesity, television time, video games, and internet usage are undeniably related. Children spend approximately seven and a half hours per day with media. Four and a half hours of this time is spent watching television (Wethington 2007). There was...
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...Leading & Managing Individuals 2015 GabbyMaggie WGU – JFT Task 1 3/10/2015 Bill Bailey William Bailey, the current chairman of the board at the opera, must decide if it is in the best interest of the opera to merge with the Utah Symphony. Mr. Bailey expressed concern about the financial status of the opera versus the financial status of the symphony. The opera had a ‘reserve fund’ and a business model that afforded the opera the flexibility to cancel projects that did not meet its fundraising goals whereas the symphony did not have that ability. In addition, Mr. Bailey was concerned that the opera would lose its identity if it merged with the symphony. These were his primary concerns at the onset of the merger talks. If Mr. Bailey felt strongly enough and wanted to deter the merger from taking place he could employ the Adam’s equity theory. The Adam’s equity theory was developed by behavioral psychologist John S. Adams in the 1960’s. Adams theorized that an employees’ perception of fairness is either going to motivate them or de-motivate them. If an employee believes that their incomes and outcomes differ from others, then they become less motivated and their performance suffers. [ (Lockwood, Anderson, Fiester, & Sommers, 2010) ]. Some of the inputs for which the employee would expect a fair return would be education and training, skill level, creativity, seniority, effort expended, flexibility, and loyalty. Some of the outcomes are salary...
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...QBT Task 5 - WGU "Educational Budget Cuts" Educational budget cuts are becoming more prevalent. In turn, this is causing detrimental effects for students, teachers, parents and the community alike. A budget cut is when a school and/or district receives a certain budget that they must adhere to. They cannot go over this number. Budget cuts are becoming more strict and more money is needed to cut as times go on. Due to this happening, more important things are being cut and a lot more suffering is being seen. Due to educational budget cuts, students are feeling the brunt of it and the quality of their education is greatly suffering. The average student is in school for six hours a day, five days a week. This comes out to about twenty-four hours of instruction, after factoring in things such as lunch, breaks, taking attendance and waiting for the class to settle down. The students need every minute of education they can get in this short amount of time. They need to make sure they are getting quality education in a very short amount of time. The first issue students are facing is having outdated materials. Having current materials is essential to make sure they are being adequately taught. Students need to know what is going on today as well as what went on in the past. “Many teachers only have outdated textbooks to give their students. It’s not unusual for a teacher to have a social studies textbook that is 10-15 years old. In American History, this would mean that two...
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...Do parents need to take control of childhood obesity? Looking at Childhood Obesity Statistics and Various Causes RJ Mcckleene Western Governors University WGU Student ID# 109456 Do parents need to take control of childhood obesity? Childhood obesity has been increasing over the last 2-3 decades at an alarming rate. The U.S. Surgeon General says that in the last two decades the percentages of overweight children has tripled (“Surgeon General’s call”, 2012). Being obese can affect more than just health. For a child, being obese can cause physical, social, and psychological damage, and can ultimately affect the child’s overall quality of life which can follow the child into adulthood (Maziak, Ward, & Stockton, 2007). The food industry has not made significant improvements to production or food marketing toward children. Therefore parents must take control of childhood obesity to help with a better future for America’s youth. Research suggests that childhood obesity rates will continue to rise because children are targeted by marketing strategies, the food industry is not showing signs that substantial changes to marketing and production targeting youth that are needed will happen any time in the near future and also because the evolution of society has aided in creating a sedentary lifestyle. Health and government officials have seen alarming statics in the increase of childhood obesity rates. The increase and health concerns have had severe enough increases...
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...Let Them Play! : Benefits of Sports Briana B. Western Governors University WGU Student ID #: ************ Let Them Play! Childhood sports have been proven to provide multiple developmental benefits to all children involved in such programs. The best way for kids to reap all the benefits of sports participation is to submerse them into a program which offers a positive environment with encouraging coaches who instruct with constructive criticism and work to “minimize negative experiences” (Seefeldt & Ewing, 1996, p.3). Research has shown that children who participate in frequent physical activity, such as sports, experience improved academics, have better mental health, and are less likely to take part in risky health behaviors than their less active counterparts. Dr. Daniels, author of “Interscholastic Sports and the Middle School Student”, finds six main points of interest pertaining to the benefits of and liabilities for children who get involved in sports. Out of the six, four are beneficial, and only two are considered to be liabilities. The four positive characteristics of sports are scholastic achievement, competency, fitness, and self-esteem. Whereas the two negative characteristics are sports injuries, stress and anxiety (as cited by Daniels, 1999, p.2). Although Dr. Daniels doesn’t talk about it in her dissertation, one more benefit of kids getting active is their likelihood to avoid the appearance of evil, in other words they are unlikely...
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...Professional Presence and Influence: The Art of Nursing Nicole R. Penkalski Western Governor’s University May 8, 2016 “A nurse who is totally present sees the subtle, perceives the whole, and co-creates with the person—and the health team—a creative response to the uniqueness of the situation,” (Koerner, 2011). Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring established a framework of core concepts that assists in understanding the concept of “being human”. Personalities, life experiences, and core values allow an individual to become a certain type of provider. Being aware of personality traits and how they impact us as individuals can help us to become more efficient providers of healing for the diverse population as it stands today. Fostering a healing environment that can encourage excellence for nursing practice that involves mindful presence can create greater outcomes for patients. Models of Health and Healing The history of nursing dates back centuries with different eras of health and healing that have led us to this moment in time and the way nursing is currently practiced. Although there are many types of health and healing, in the United States predominately conventional medicine is practiced. There are three Eras that require review to gather information and understanding that help to redefine how health and healing has arrived at its current form. The first Era is Era I which took foothold in the 1860’s and focused on biomedicine. Era II, which began in...
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...Private vs. Public Schools Marcus Hamlet WGU Student ID# Jan. 30 2014 In the history of the United States, the priority to obtain a well-developed education has only increased throughout time. It is believed by society that a strong foundation in education has the ability to optimize a person’s future. This solidarity could begin as early as grade school to college and beyond. Since schooling is thought to be a valuable asset, a parent’s decision of primary placement for their child in private or public school can be a daunting task. Statistics predict that private schools have a more developed curriculum that can also offer challenges promoting growth. However, the public school system is considered more cost efficient, provides a standard curriculum, and promotes an environment that influences socialization. Both education systems are designed to edify to the best of their ability, but each carry their own imperfections. Research has shown that the private school sector is more beneficial than public because students gain academic advantages, college preparation, and safety. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) conducted a survey to determine how influential the environment has on the pupil’s ability to learn and the how the curriculum is presented in a private verses public setting. Studies have shown that principals, teachers, and likewise administration hold key components in both surroundings. Their reports went on to prove that these personnel...
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... Shelly Miner Western Governors University WGU Student #000246417 Negative Effects of Social Networking Social Networking or Social Media Websites (Social Networking) allow users to quickly share information and create online connections with other users. Despite the benefits, social networking can negatively effect us socially and can lead to undeveloped social skills and social alienation. Our intimate relationships can be negatively effected because social networking users can quickly find and communicate discreetly with others which can potentially lead to infidelity. Information posted on social networking sites can also have negative effects on current or potential employment opportunities. Social networks are intended to share information with everyone; this lack of protection can increase security risks such as identity theft, cyberbullying and computer viruses. Although each of these social networking sites offers attractive incentives and overwhelming popularity, research indicates that social networking can actually be detrimental because it has negative effects on social skills, relationships, employment, and security. Since their creation, social networking are rapidly changing the way we communicate, discover and share information and has become a crucial part of not only our personal lives but our professional lives. Social networking can be seen almost everywhere we go from retail stores to doctor’s offices and even in schools...
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