HOW TO DO THIS ASSIGNMENT:

1. Gather data about Greg and organize it before writing the essay:

• View the Powerpoint Presentation below. It is called “Practice in assigning a diagnosis.”
• Stop. Make a list of all of Greg’s behaviors that seem odd and problematic. Some of these behaviors are odd enough to be called “symptoms.” NO ONE displays every symptom of a disorder, so don’t worry if some listed symptoms are not displayed by the subject.
• Then go back to the list of symptoms in the PowerPoint presentation. One by one, match your list of Greg’s problem behaviors to the list provided by DSM-5 for schizophrenia.

2. Assign your diagnosis to Greg and then support it by writing your essay in the following manner:

• State what Greg’s diagnosis is (schizophrenia).
• Start down the list of eleven criteria for schizophrenia found in the PowerPoint presentation.
• Write down the FIRST DIAGNOSTIC CRITERION for schizophrenia. Then review Greg’s behavior. Does any of his behavior fall into this category? If so, write the behavior as an example of the first criteria. If he does not display any of those behaviors, just say so. BE SURE TO USE A PARAGRAPH FOR EACH OF THE CRITERIA AND TELL ME IF HE DOES OR DOES NOT DISPLAY BEHAVIORS THAT MATCH EACH CRITERION.
• Be very specific about behaviors when you match Greg’s symptoms (odd behaviors) to the eleven diagnostic criteria. For instance, if you think he hallucinates, say that he hallucinates, but also specify whether he hears (auditory hallucinations) or sees things (visual hallucinations) and state exactly what he hears or sees. Assigning a diagnosis is like building a wall, brick by brick, so it will stand up to questioning by your supervisor or other clinicians.
• If Greg does not display a symptom at the present but we know he has in the past, be sure to indicate that you are using historical data, not current observation for that symptom.
• Then START ANOTHER PARAGRAPH and list the second diagnostic criterion, do the match between Greg’s symptomatic behavior and the second diagnostic criterion.
• Then go on to the third criterion and the fourth, until you have worked your way through all eleven criteria.
• Start a new paragraph for each diagnostic criterion to keep everything organized and separated.
• You may end with a summary paragraph.

EXAMPLE: for a medical diagnosis of flu, an individual will dislay fever, aches & pains and fatigue. (THIS IS THE LIST OF THE CRITERIA.)

Our patient is John, who has the flu. (THIS IS THE DIAGNOSIS.)

Criterion one is fever, and John has a temperature of 102 degrees. (THIS MATCHES CRITERION #1 TO A SPECIFIC SYMPTOM, a high temperature.)

Criterion two is ache & pains and John is complaining of generalized muscle pain. He says that he has not overexerted himself recently.

Criterion three is fatigue, and John is in bed resting. He slept 12 hours last night, but still feels too tired to get up, much less go to work.

John’s symtoms match the diagnostic criteria for the flu.

3. POST your work to the instructor.

Do not worry if Greg’s behaviors do not supply a match for each and every criteria. Few individuals display all the criteria listed. Even very disturbed individuals may not display the entire spectrum of symptoms all the time. (This is one reason why gathering information from family, friends and prior records is so important.)

NOTE: Some students make a mistake here. They make two lists, one of the DSM-5 criteria for the disorder and a second list of the person’s symptoms. They then stop and assume that they are done.

That is NOT correct. The instructor will not do the matching; Understanding which behavior matches each of the eleven DSM criteria and correctly assigning each behavior to its DSM criterion is a key part of your assignment.

REMEMBER: The goal is for you to go down the list of the eleven DSM diagnostic criteria in paragraph by paragraph, MATCHING each odd or symptomatic behavior displayed by the Greg to the correct diagnostic criterion. Once again, if Greg does not display a symptom which matches one of the criteria, simply list the criteria, say that he does not display it and move on to the next. Few individuals are so unfortunate as to display symptoms which match every criteria for a given diagnosis.

NUMBER OF SYMPTOMS AND DURATION:

The DSM-5 specifies how many diagnostic criteria (symptoms) must be present (and sometimes for how long) before the diagnosis is assigned. After listing all criteria and the symptoms which match them, a clinician will decide If enough diagnostic criteria (symptoms) are present and have been there long enough, so that the DSM diagnosis can be assigned.

With schizophrenia, for instance, duration of six months is required. So a person appearing for the first time with new symptoms will not be given that diagnosis immediately. If the individual does have schizophrenia, it is not going to go away and the diagnosis will be assigned six months later. Greg absolutely displays enough of the diagnostic criteria and has done so for a long enough period of time to be classified as a schizophrenic.

Literature review 800 to 1000 words – subject: why should companies invest in their employees education

he Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires that U.S. citizens and legal residents obtain qualifying health coverage. Write a report of 4-5 pages that explores the individual mandate section of this health reform law and how current legislation impacts this. Complete the following:

• Explain the individual mandate included in the PPACA including the tax penalties imposed if a person or family had not obtained qualifying health coverage.
• How has mandated health insurance coverage under PPACA worked? What impacted its success? If you were required to make one policy change or enhancement to ensure success of an individual mandate such as included in the PPACA, what would you recommend?
• Assess the historical relationship between the cost of health care and outcomes in the United States with the cost of health care and outcomes in another country. What policies could be considered to assist in changing the relationship between costs and outcomes to a more efficient relationship in the United States, if at all?

Note: Your report should use APA formatting, and you must include 4 references, 2 of which are peer-reviewed sources from health care journals and published within the last 5 year

The dynamics of a controlled submarine are significantly different from those of an aircraft, missile, or surface ship. This difference results primarily from the moment in the vertical plane due to the buoyancy effect. Therefore, it is interesting to consider the control of the depth of a submarine. The equations describing the dynamics of a submarine can be obtained by using Newton’s laws and the angles defined in Figure 1. To simplify the equations, we will assume that  is a small angle and the velocity  is constant and equal to 25 ft/s. The state variables of the submarine, considering only vertical control, are  and  , where   is the angle of attack.

Fig.1: Submarine depth control

Thus the state vector differential equation for this system, when the submarine has an Albacore type hull, is

where  , the deflection of the stern plane.

1. Applying the state-space theories to determine the transition matrix of this system.
2. Find the transfer matrix of the system.
3. Test the system controllability and observability of the system.
4. Design state-feedback gains to locate the desired closed loop poles at .
5. Find the response of the system due to a unit step input.
6. Draw the block diagram for the designed system.
7. It should be submitted in a form of a report.

• Single student or group of students can perform the case study.
• The student should post his report through Moodle.
• The project report must contain the followings:
• Title of the Project
• Objective of the project Summary Abstracts
• Introduction and Literature Review
• Design and analysis
• Results and discussion
• Conclusions
• References

Choose a company from the S&P 500 Most Underfunded Pension Plans list at the end of the S&P 500’s Biggest Pension Plans Face $382 Billion Funding Gap (Links to an external site.) article. Obtain the 10-K reports for this company for the last three years.

In your paper,

• Determine whether your company complies with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in its financial reporting.
• Determine if the pension plan(s) is (are) part of a multi-employer plan or if the pension plans are single employer plans.
• Describe the components of the company’s defined benefit costs.
  • Illustrate the trend in these costs over the latest 3 years.
• Critique the cash flow impact of the pension plan in each of the last 3 years.
• Identify the assumptions used each year for the calculations of pension plan obligations and expense amounts.
• Note any changes in assumptions over the 3-year period.
  • Analyze the impact these changes have had on the reporting of the pension plan obligations (e.g, periodic cost, net pension liability, etc.)
• Determine if the assumptions used each year are internally consistent.
• Determine if the expected rate of return on plan assets is reasonable, given the stated targeted asset allocation of the plan.
• Compare the most recent net underfunded pension liability to your company’s current market equity and total debt.
  • Justify whether the amount of the net underfunded pension liability is reasonable based on this comparison.
• Estimate the amount of annual cash flow the company would have to contribute to the plan if the company wanted to fully fund the plan by the end of 15 years.
  • Compare this amount to the company’s operating cash flow and capital expenditures from each of the past 3 years.
• Explain the role of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).
  • Predict the impact the failure of this pension plan would have on the PBGC as well as the participants in the plan.

Research and report on a case of financial misconduct or crime in American business. Please write an essay that describes the case and your reaction to it. Share if any legislation was passed as a result of the case. The essay should be approximately 800 words and cite at least three sources in MLA format.

Read the following articles and reflect on the following:

1. Why do you believe that sexual harassment occurs?
2. Do you believe that sexual harassment occurs more in our industry that in others?  Why?
3. As a manager how would/can you prevent sexual harassment from occurring?
4. What would/should you do if you overhear a co-worker talking about another employee in sexually?
5. Summarize the current event(s) related to Harvey Weinstein

• McDonald’s Workers Detail Horrifying Sexual Harassment
• Red Lobster Restaurants Will Pay $160,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

• Le Cirque Sued by Former Employees for Sexual Harassment

• To Hostess, a Dream Restaurant Was a Nightmare

• Report: Sexual harassment rampant in the restaurant industry
• Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Statistics

• The Results of a 1976 Survey of Women About Sexual Harassment At Work Remain Virtually Unchanged In 2017

a brief introduction about china in their study case which should include an:

explanation of the separation of powers between branches of government

geographic distribution of authority between the central government and lower levels

limitations on government authority

Scenario:
The University of South Florida’s Presidential Advisory Committee has tasked your team of public health professionals with a
Photovoice investigation of a Healthy People 2030 objective for USF. Your team will do the following:
1. Build your teamwork skills and team capacity to work online by holding a meeting online and submitting a
team contract
2. Select an objective from Healthy People 2030 to serve as the focus of your investigation
3. Develop research questions related to your objective and what the barriers/facilitators of achieving this
objective might be, with a focus on USF students
4. Use a modified version of Photovoice (due to COVID-19) to answer your questions related to perceived
facilitators and barriers to the objective and
5. Develop a set of recommendations that could be shared with the USF President and the committee
All of this will be documented in a Final Group Project presentation, delivered via a narrated PowerPoint presentation that
one team member will post in a discussion forum near the end of the semester. You will be provided with details related to
each of the above components as well as a planning timeline to assist you. Please note that there is NO REQUIREMENT for
your group to meet in person. You can, as individuals, locate photographs through internet searches and share your findings
with your teammates. There is no requirement for any photos to be taken in person. You must cite all photos found online
properly.
Details about Your Team
You will be assigned to a small team in week 2. You can communicate with your group through the ‘Group Project Team’ link
under ‘Discussions’ or by clicking on ‘Groups’ and ‘Project Groups’ in the far left sidebar in Canvas. Each group member is
responsible for reviewing the Healthy People 2030 objectives and background as well as the information below on how to
complete the group project and presentation.
Teamwork Skills and Team Capacity Building
The first step of your investigation is to develop your team capacity (you will be assigned to your team in week 2). You will do
this by:
1. Reviewing relevant team building information in week 2 and communicating with your team in Canvas
2. Meeting online as a team
3. The third step is to complete a team contract with the template provided and submit it for approval to your
instructor. It will be critical to your team contract that all members have reviewed the materials for this assignment,
including information about Photovoice and Healthy People 2030. Likewise, the provided planning timeline should
assist your team in preparing to complete its investigation.

Team Online Meeting Coordination (due date in Canvas)
Your second team task is to “meet” each other online.
Setting up an online meeting: You will use Doodle (www.doodle.com) to set up an online poll to identify the best date and
time for an online meeting for all of your group members. Please send your Doodle link to your instructor. After all team
members have responded and you have identified the date and time for your online meeting, you will share this meeting
information with your instructor via Canvas. If you have any questions at this point, it is a good time to ask.
Initial Team Online Meeting (due date in Canvas)
Your team will use Microsoft Teams (https://www.usf.edu/it/documentation/office365/0365-students.aspx )to set up a call
(can be audio or video) and record your initial team meeting. During your team meeting you will do introductions and talk
about the assignment and as well as what tasks need to be accomplished to complete your team contract. You should also
identify the best way to communicate as a team. We also strongly encourage you to use the discussion forum for your group
in Canvas, as this allows us to provide support/feedback when needed, while allowing you to document your individual and
team participation levels. One team member will submit the link to the team online meeting recording on behalf of the
group to the instructor via email.
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Team Contract (due date in Canvas)
You must complete a Team Contract. You may need to have an additional online meeting or communicate asynchronously to
complete this contract. The team contract template (download in Canvas to complete) should help your team develop your
own individual plan for completing the group project. The planning timeline should also help.
Learning to work effectively in groups can be a valuable experience. It is entirely up to your group to decide how you want to
divide the project tasks. For example, it is not necessary for everyone’s voice to materialize in the narration; one might be the
group leader, another might be responsible for managing narration, others for editing photos, collecting all group members’
photos, others for writing the narrative transcript, and someone else for recording the narration, etc. The only concern is that
everyone works as a team by contributing equitably and responsibly to the final product.
Please note your decisions in your team contract.
A Note on Group Issues
As part of your contract your team should document how they will deal with group issues/conflicts. The instructor should be
contacted if any group issues arise. A group may decide to dismiss a member, after following pre-determined steps, if he/she
does not fulfill his/her role. Please note that the instructor must be contacted prior to any team member being dismissed
from a team and have evidence that demonstrates a lack of team member engagement. The instructor will attempt to
resolve issues, prior to moving to a dismissal. Groups that communicate effectively and frequently, rarely, if ever, have
issues with a team member. If a team member is dismissed, that individual is responsible for approaching any other groups
and asking to join them. Any other group is not required to include a new team member.
The group has until the 4th week of classes to dismiss a member. If you fail to participate in a Group Presentation and
complete the project on your own, you will receive a zero for the peer evaluation portion of the grade. Please review the
grading rubric (at the bottom and in the assignment itself in canvas) to see how the group presentation will be evaluated.
Group Presentation Outline (due date in Canvas)
You will be required to submit an outline of the Powerpoint presentation mid-semester as an opportunity to get feedback on
your project. This portion of the assignment is worth 5 points of your total grade. Your outline should include:
• the title of your project,
• objective (including the objective reference number),
• 2-3 research questions to guide your PhotoVoice investigation (what do you want to find out about your objective
and its related behaviors? Barriers? Facilitators?,
• headings for each level of the Socioecological model, and
• a list of ideas for photographs that represent a barrier or facilitator of your objective under each level.
The outline should be submitted as a Word document.
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Global Citizens Group Project and Presentation Overview & Detail (due date in Canvas)
As a reminder, here is the scenario again…
The University of South Florida’s Presidential Advisory Committee has tasked your team of public health professionals with a
Photovoice investigation of a Healthy People 2030 objective for USF. Your team will do the following:
1. Build your teamwork skills and team capacity to work online by holding a meeting online and submitting a
team contract
2. Select an objective from Healthy People 2030 to serve as the focus of your investigation
3. Develop research questions related to your objective and what the barriers/facilitators of achieving this
objective might be, with a focus on USF students
4. Use Photovoice to answer your questions related to perceived facilitators and barriers to the objective and
5. Develop a set of recommendations that could be shared with the USF President and the committee
All of this will be documented in a Final Group P