acquire data somehow (audio/visual recordings of conversations, interviews of specific speakers/populations, corpus, literary text, informal text [think emails/text messages], etc.). You are welcome to work with the language(s) and dialect(s) of your choice, just be sure to explain and translate when necessary

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This paper should be a “pilot research” on some topic discussed in class and/or in the readings. It may be a theoretical elaboration on the real-life experience you narrate in the first paper, or it may be on an unrelated topic. Scholarly apparatus is required. What does this all mean? Topic Choosing: It would behoove you to choose a topic that is based in and expands upon one of the topics/lectures/themes from the course. This will help with selecting papers for references/citations. 1. Linguistic Phenomenon – This will likely be the most common paper topic.

You should acquire data somehow (audio/visual recordings of conversations, interviews of specific speakers/populations, corpus, literary text, informal text [think emails/text messages], etc.). You are welcome to work with the language(s) and dialect(s) of your choice, just be sure to explain and translate when necessary. A language “phenomenon” is a quirk or oddity in the language that is not immediately obvious. Your job is to isolate this phenomenon, describe how/why/where it occurs, and to make an argument as to its significance and pragmatic meaning.

2. Language Experiment – Conduct your own language experiment using the resources that you have. This could be a language survey given to native and/or non-native speakers, a discourse-based experiment, a test of some kind, or some other variant. Be sure to work on multiple drafts of the experiment before issuing it so that the experiment definitely reflects the research question you have in mind. Based on the results of this experiment, write a research report that discusses the hypothesis, thesis, and original findings.

3. Expansion of Paper #1 – This is not mutually exclusive from the topics above. If this is the route you choose, be sure to incorporate actual data (see above) that expands upon the topic in your first paper. Keep in mind that what you write in your expansion should be entirely new; no copying and pasting from the previous paper. You should have plenty to work with considering you will now have articles/theories to cite and authentic language samples to analyze.

4. Other – if your topic does not fit into these categories, please run it past Brandon or Trevor to see if it is suitable for this paper. Scholarly Apparatus: This refers to using citations. Since this is not a “writing intensive” or “W” course, we are not picky about the particular style, be it APA or MLA. That being said, we have a slight preference for APA, as this is most common in the humanities. Citing sources is necessary in this paper in order to 1) provide suitable background for the academic framework you support the arguments you make. Correctly citing sources is not strictly an exercise in academic writing; it is also necessary to avoid plagiarism. Grading: (see rubric) Formatting: Let’s say 12-point Times New Roman (or similar) font. Note: Paper must be between 1750-2500 words (about 7-10 pages). Papers in excess of 2500 words will be shredded (not really). Word count does not include your language data, but it does include all other components. When papers are too short, the total paper grade is reduced by a mathematical formula whereby 10% too short = 10% off, etc.

Determine what question(s) the authors are trying to answer by doing this research

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Read the article “Differential effects of a body image exposure session on smoking urge between physically active and sedentary female smokers,”and  identify the research questions and/or hypotheses as they are stated.  Consider the following questions: What are the variables (sample sizes,  population, treatments, etc.)?  What are the inferential statistics used  in this article?  Were the proper steps of hypothesis testing followed?

Write a two- to three-page paper presenting the information listed  below. Include a title page and reference page in APA style.  Cite any  references made to the article within the body of the paper in APA  style. Your paper should begin with an introductory paragraph (including  a thesis statement) and end with a concluding paragraph summarizing the  major points made in the body of the paper and reaffirming the thesis.   When writing the article critique, your paper must:

  1. Determine what question(s) the authors are trying to answer by doing this research
  2. Determine the hypothesis being tested and the concepts that were applied in this process.
  3. Evaluate the article and critique the statistical analysis employed in the study.
    • Would you have included more and/or different variables? Explain your answer.
  4. Examine the assumptions and limitations of the statistical study.
    • What would you have done differently in this case? Why?
  5. Identify how the authors applied statistical testing to the problem.
  6. Interpret the findings of the author(s) using statistical concepts.

Describe each ethical point in the Code of Ethics.

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You have recently been promoted to Health Services Manager at Three Mountains Regional Hospital, a small hospital located in a mid-size city in the Midwest. Three Mountains is a general medical and surgical facility with 400 beds. Last year there were approximately 62,000 emergency visits and 15,000 admissions. More than 6,000 outpatient and 10,000 inpatient surgeries were performed.

Three Mountains was recently in the news after employee emails were published in which patients were discussed in very negative terms, although patient names were not used. The employees that sent these emails were fired. The CEO and the Board of Directors has tasked you with developing an intake packet for new patients that will reestablish patient trust in the facility, employees, and staff. The patient packet will address new patient concerns by including information about HIPAA, informed consent, a confidential health history report, and a living will. The new packet will also include the values of the organization and a code of ethics.

Your intake packet will start with the Hospital’s Code of Ethics that includes at least 10 ethical points. The code of ethics should include (at a minimum):

  • Patient relations
  • Physician activities
  • Billing for services
  • Political activities
  • Conflict of interest
  • Communication, including social media
  • Privacy

The Code of Ethics should be submitted in bullet format in a Word document with an introduction. APA formatting for the ethical points and proper grammar is required.

Upon completion of your code of ethics, please prepare a PowerPoint presentation (or other shareable Webware/software you prefer) w

  1. The PowerPoint should have a minimum of 5 slides and a maximum of 12.
  2. Describe each ethical point in the Code of Ethics.
  3. Use the notes area on each slide as needed to expand on the key points.

How, if at all, can you distinguish Greber from other instances of payments for professional services? What if the percentage Dr. Greber paid had not exceeded Medicare guidelines? 

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CORPORATE COMPLIANCE and MAINTAINING ETHICAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS

Prepare the portfolio paper using the following guidelines:

  •   A minimum of 8 pages not to exceed 12, typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font, using
    APA standard
  •   Title page, including title of paper, your name, course name and course number, date of
    submission (page 1)
  •   A minimum of 8 pages (pages 2-11)

Read United States v. Greber and United States v. McClatchey o Briefly (1 to 2 pages) summarize the facts of the cases
Answer the following:

a. How, if at all, can you distinguish Greber from other instances of payments for professional services? What if the percentage Dr. Greber paid had not exceeded Medicare guidelines?

 

b. Hospitals provide perks to physicians such as preferred parking, free meals, and discounted care for themselves and family. Comment on the legality of such practices. Where is the “line”? How much is too much? What is the intent of these practices?

Using online research, locate another case involving payment for referral and compare and contrast this third case with Greber and McClatchey.

What effect, if any, do the health care reform laws of 2010 have on these issues? Include, in your paper, a summary of your application of Paul Tillich’s theology

regarding love, power and justice. Be sure to connect this with the theme of corporate compliance and maintaining ethical business relationships

Include in your paper anything else you think to be relevant

  •   A reference page (page 12)
  •   A minimum of 6 references are required, including the text, the Holy Bible, books and articles
    from academic sources (Net Library), and other periodicals