ARTH334 UMUC Francis Ford Coppola The Godfather analysis

Humanities

FINAL PROJECT: Your assignment is to write a 5-7 page research paper on one of the following: (a) an important film director, (b) a specific film, or (c) the development of a particular element of film making. The description of each of these options is below.

Description of Project

(a) You should select a director who was active (directed more than 3 movies) during the time period of 1950 – 2000. In your term paper, give me the basic details of the director’s life and career. Identify some of the director’s most important films. What honors and awards did the director receive? Provide a sampling of critical opinion about the director’s work (i.e. film reviews or articles). View at least two films by your director and comment on them (one of them can be a film you would have watch previously for the class). Do not summarize any plots. Write about how this director used the following in these films: Editing (montage), Sound and Music, Cinematography, Special Camera Work (steady cam, hand held, optical effects), Special Effects (this can include stunt work).

(b) Select one film of feature length made during the time period of 1970 – 2000. You are not to use a film already used by you, the instructor or the course content. In your term paper, you should present information about the making of the movie, about its success at the box office, about awards it was nominated for and/or received. Also present a sampling of the critical reaction to the film, from both the time of its release and later. Finally, you should watch the film and react to it. Do not summarize the plot. Assume that I’ve already seen the film. In addition, write about how this director used the following in these films: Editing (montage), Sound and Music, Cinematography, Special Camera Work (steady cam, hand held, optical effects), Special Effects (this can include stunt work).

(c) This option is more of a research option that the other two. You are to take a topic or item with in an element of film making and write a short research paper on its development. For example, if you want to write about camera development, take a more focused part of that broader topic such as the steady cam and use that as your subject. You do not need to get too technical in your paper. Some broader topics include: Camera Development, Projection and Viewing in Theaters, Film, Special Effects, Director Training, Actor Training, and Editing.

Cookies on Call – Presentation for investors

Business Finance

Previous assignment attache

This week you will submit your final project.

You are looking for additional funding for your cookie company and will prepare a presentation for investors. In a clear, professional and concise manner prepare a PowerPoint slide presentation to introduce your company to a group of investors.
Your presentation should cover at a minimum the following:

  1. Your company name, vision, mission, goals, and strategies
  2. A balanced scorecard
  • Review the mission statement and strategies you developed and submitted for the Module 02 Course Project Assignment.
  • Fit the strategy points into the 4 perspectives of the balanced scorecard (you may need to create more strategies or fine tune your Module 02 strategies).
  • Develop performance measures for each strategy point.
  • State which department(s) would be responsible for each performance measure.
  • Comment on how the departments must work together as a team to execute the balanced scorecard and how diversity among team members would enhance the outcomes.
  1. Cost information including contribution margin and break-even

When preparing your presentation, be mindful of the information in which an investor might be interested. Please include talking points on slide notes where appropriate.

Include in-text citations and a reference page where necessary.

Walden Quantitative Research Designs Anxiety in children Research Paper

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Quantitative Research Designs

Consider the following facts:

About 1 in 3 adults in the United States has high blood pressure (NHLBI, 2011). In 2009, the rate of death per 100,000 individuals from firearm accidents was 10.2, the rate of death from motor vehicle accidents was 11.2, and the rate of death from poisoning was 13.5 (CDC, 2011).

From 2000 to 2009, maternal mortality rate and Cesarean rates showed a marginally-significant positive correlation when the Cesarean rate exceeded 15% (Volpe, 2011).

Although these statistics were generated from vastly different studies, analyses, and investigations, they all reflect the results of quantitative research because each involves the use of numbers. This week you examine different quantitative research designs. You consider when each design is the most appropriate for a particular research question and the purpose of each.

Reference:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. (2011). What is high blood pressure? Retrieved from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/hbp/

Reference:

Centers for Disease Control and Protection (2011). Fast stats: All injuries. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/injury.htm

Reference:

Volpe, F. (2011). Correlation of Cesarean rates to maternal and infant mortality rates: An ecologic study of official international data. Revista Panamericana De Salud Pública, 29(5), 303–308.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Evaluate the appropriateness of quantitative research designs in existing research studies

Evaluate current literature on a specific health topic

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Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Polit, D. F., & Beck, C. T. (2017). Nursing research: Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice (10th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

Chapter 8, “Planning a Nursing Study”This chapter focuses on the necessary steps for planning a research study. It describes different research designs and their key features and discusses how to plan for data collection.

Chapter 9, “Quantitative Research Design”This chapter explores quantitative research in greater depth including the importance of experimental design and the role of randomization in conducting research. The chapter also describes quasi-experimental design and observational research.

Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2012m). Quantitative research for evidence-based practice. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 5 minutes.

In this video, Dr. Kristen Mauk explains specific quantitative research designs, methods, and considerations related to her Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) project. She discusses how she developed her research design and how she used sound quantitative research methods throughout her project.

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Quantitative Research Designs

In order to find the best information on a topic, not only should you develop a question and search for resources, but you should also know how to analyze the value of the resources that you identify. There are different ways to evaluate resources, such as using the hierarchy of evidence, which you explored in Week 4 of this course. Another way to evaluate resources is to consider the appropriateness of the research design. Understanding how research designs contribute to the quality of a study is essential for being able to analyze resources when conducting a literature review or locating evidence for practice.

In this Discussion, you consider the different research designs and evaluate how these designs have been used to research a specific topic. You also consider strategies for selecting an appropriate research design.

To prepare:

Review the information in the course texton quantitative research designs. Focus on the information in Box 9.1, “Guidelines for Critiquing Research Designs in Quantitative Studies” located on page 210 of the course text.

Select a topic from the list below and search the Walden Library to find two different quantitative research studies addressing that issue:

Caregiver stress

Anxiety in children

Sleep apnea

Depression in college freshmen

Rural health care issues

Post-traumatic stress syndrome

Traumatic brain injury in veterans

Health effects of environmental contaminants

Bipolar disorder

End-of-life ethical issues

Alternative medicine

For each of the sources that you select, identify the type of quantitative research design used, and evaluate whether it is the most appropriate approach to the research.

Consider the ramifications of choosing an inappropriate design for a research study.

Write about the topic you selected, references for the two sources you identified, and the quantitative research design used in each. Critique the appropriateness of the design used and justify your comments with information from the Learning Resources. Discuss the ramifications of choosing an inappropriate design for a research study.

9- the discussion question 300 words + 2 response paragraphs

Science

A minimum of a 300-word initial response to the discussion question(s) is required by each student, including a minimum of 1-2 peer-reviewed references and citations in APA format.

In addition, at least two responses to classmates are required. Responses to classmates include providing additional information about the topic and can also include asking probing questions.

Discussion Topic:

Please explain how you will ensure health literacy (and comprehension) of the health messages given in your culturally-sensitive health program. What steps will be taken to reach all those within your global population? Discuss strategies that will be used to address the health issue in your population, reduce health disparities and social determinants of health, and promote health.