RC003 Performance Task

This Assignment constitutes a Performance Task in which you are asked to evaluate various sources of information related to a topic in the early childhood field. You will choose a topic from the options below, evaluate the credibility of both scholarly and Internet sources, analyze ethical guidelines, and synthesize your findings.

Access the following to complete this Assessment:

  • University of British Columbia. (n.d.). Evaluating information sources. Retrieved from
  • University of California Berkeley Library. (2012). Evaluating web pages: Techniques to apply and questions to ask. Retrieved from
  • Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD). (2007). Ethical standards in research. Retrieved from

You will evaluate research related to your chosen topic and write a 5- to 7-page response using the template provided.

Topic Options:

  • The use of technology in early childhood programs
  • Dual language instruction in early childhood programs
  • Inclusion within the early childhood environment
  • Childhood obesity prevention strategies

Your response to this Assessment should:

  • Reflect the criteria provided in the Rubric, which provides information on how the Assessment will be evaluated.
  • Adhere to the required assignment length.
  • Use the .
  • All submissions must follow the conventions of scholarly writing. Properly formatted APA citations and references must be provided where appropriate.

Six

 

“Living Wages: Evaluating Policy Performance” Please respond to the following:

  • Reference Case 7.2 “The Economics of Morality: Evaluating Living Wages Policies.” Compare pseudo, formal, and decision-theoretic evaluation. Which evaluation method do you feel would be most effective to determine whether the living wages policies had the intended effect? Provide a rationale for your answer.

 Watch video: Policy Outcomes (Constitutive and Operational Definitions)  

NOTE: Attachment can find reference case 7.2

ethical concerns

Ethical Concerns in Use of Electronic Medical Records
Assignment Guidelines
    Characterize the human-technology interface.
    Summarize and critique the content
    Discuss current efforts to mediate those concerns, including educating the public.
The paper will contain four parts:
1.    Summary of the ethical concerns found in the 4 articles in your own words. Do not include quotations or citations in your summary (1 -1 pages)
2.    Critique the articles (for example, what is the strength of the evidence, is it supported by the literature, how clearly was the article written, what more could be said, what was clearly explained, etc.? (1 -1 pages)
3.    Explore current practice in your work setting discretely in relation to the summary of ethical concerns you have found in this project (1 – 2 pages)
4.    Reflection (what lessons did you learn that will guide you in your career?) ( – 1 page)
Launching articles are provided to support your current research in the project. Review the articles below as a guide to assist your work in this assignment:
    Westrick, S. (2014). Nursing Students’ Use of Electronic and Social Media: Law, Ethics, and E-Professionalism.
    Meejung, A., Choi, M., Young, K. (2016).Factors Associated With the Timeliness of Electronic Nursing Documentation. Healthcare Informatics Research, 22 (4).
    *Please note that the above articles must be used; if this is not done the paper will not be accepted for grading.
In addition, search the R. A. Williams Library for two supporting nursing articles of interest that relate to this topic and the purpose. The articles must come from peer-reviewed nursing journals published within the past five years. If you are in clinical practice, choose articles that apply to your practice.
Keep in mind the assignment standards below:
    Paper should include an APA-formatted cover page
    Required citations or references. Include the database (Ebscohost, Proquest, Ovid, etc.) from which the articles were retrieved. All writing convention will be evaluated (spelling, grammar, syntax, etc.).
    Articles must be written by nurses within the last five years obtained from the R. A. Williams Library. Failure to meet either of these criteria will result in a grade of zero for the assignment.

Sampling Selection

Find and read a research journal article in an area of interest. Then, answer the following questions:

1. What is the population of interest?

2. Are there any missing elements or foreign elements included in the population?

3. What is the sample size?

4. What sampling technique did the author(s) utilize?

5. Is this the sampling technique you would have used?  Why or why not?