Academy Course Works Samples For Students

In order to learn and train effectively, the United States Navy Academy has drafted a comprehensive organizational policy that is designed to ensure that all trainees become competent officers. The policy seeks to ensure that students have a safe, secure, friendly, and supportive learning environment that not only provides the necessary academy environment, but also provides an environment that creates an ambience which is student friendly. In order to arrive at this overriding objective, the academy has based its organizational policy on four key pillars. These include security, equality, responsibility, and accountability.

Before the policy was introduced in the academy, there ...

The United States Naval Academy (USNA) was founded in 1845 by Secretary of the Navy, George Bancroft. USNA is a four-year coeducational federal service academy that prepares officers for commissioning chiefly into the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps.  It is located in Fort Severn in Annapolis, Maryland and thus the academy is also known as “Annapolis” (Baker B.T., Hocevar S.P. & Johnson, W.B., 2003; USNA website).

The history of USNA parallels the history of our country, with the Naval Academy undergoing the same cultural changes as mainstream society (Adamshick, 2010). It is the mission of ...

Salman Khan is the founder of the Khan Academy is an organization founded by Salman Khan. The founder of the organization is a scholar in fields such as mathematic, engineering, and computer science. His urge to lecture using to deliver online lectures started while he was teaching his cousin through yahoo. The inspiration of popularizing his method of teaching accelerated when his other family members and some of his friends sought his help using the same method. The friends and relatives delivered testimonials from the students as they used Khan’s materials from YouTube resulted to Khan quitting his job ...

People talk of vision, or having a vision at some point in their life. But do they really understand what it means? Do they really know what it takes to make their vision a reality? Taking a textbook definition, a vision is a state of foreseeing and anticipating for things that may not be seen at the moment through physical eyes. There are people who go through life with a clear and unwavering focus on their vision, and there are those who cruise through it uncaring. As someone who wishes for a happy and fulfilling future, both personally and professionally, I have decided to devote myself ...

The Case Scenario

Recent clinical evidence-based guidelines suggest that a “watch and see” approach may be best in the management of pediatric acute otitis media. In this case scenario,
a team of nurses in the outpatient clinic are considering whether they should use this approach to manage AOM in the children they see. They plan to evaluate clinical studies before making their final decision. The nurses are also aware of the possibility of parental concerns concerning a change in treatment protocols. The studies are analyzed in this paper.

Cautionary use of Antibiotics in Acute Otitis Media

Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common pediatric bacterial infection in the U.S. and ...

Media has been a part of people’s lives since the dawn of human civilization. From figurines of Venus that show signs of success of fertility, the printing press came about and gave way to what became the modern mass media. It is this modern mass media that became the focus of studies conducted by scientists and psychologists, determining how its effects on children can cause the development of negative behaviors. Researchers have conducted extensive studies regarding this issue through the years, and although correlation between media violence and the development of negative behaviors among children has been proven to ...

One of the primary components of the criminal justice system in the United States of America is the law enforcement. Law enforcement operates primarily through police agencies. The purposes of police agencies in regard to law enforcement include investigation, referral of findings to the courts and temporary detention of suspected criminals pending judicial action (Linz, e al., 2006). The San Diego Police Department is one of the many police departments in the nation.

The San Diego police department is located in the city San Diego, California. San Diego has a rough population of 1 million residents. The department has one ...

Sexual harassment constitutes all acts of a sexual nature towards an unwilling victim. Such actions may range from mild behavior such as sexual jokes, comments, and looks to serious cases like grabbing, assault, rape, and child abuse (Hill & Kearl, 2011).

This kind of harassment can occur in educational institutions thus hindering the educational performance and the victim’s right to equal educational opportunities within the school system. This is according to Stein (2000), who has analyzed the occurrence and extent of sexual harassment in schools. Such acts can be perpetrated by people the victims are familiar to such as ...

Analysis of the Constitution

Constitution is a set of rules that govern a country. Modern country where the citizens understand and practice democracy, a constitution is very important. It can be a written or unwritten constitution. Written constitution is contained in documents while unwritten constitution is generally contained in the ‘hearts’ of the citizens. Initially when the Western powers were still ruling most of the countries, it was unnecessary to have a constitution for a country. This was because the western powers were using their own rules to govern their colonies. It was a common belief that most of the countries colonized had no ability to govern themselves.

It ...

Evidence based practice and applied nursing research are interrelated with emphasis being put on utilization of research related nursing practice. Nurses are encouraged to utilize research findings in order to make an impact on the health of individuals and groups that are under their Care and this has been directly linked to the development of the Evidence Based Practice (EBP). EBP is an interdisciplinary approach to clinical practice that is rapidly gaining popularity; its basic principle is that all decisions and interventions are made based on research studies and evidence derived from systematic collection of data, observation, experiment, questionnaire ...

Institutional theory refers to the universally accepted posture that emphasizes on rational myths, legitimacy and isomorphism. It consists of policy making that concerns itself with the formal and legal structures of government. It is concerned with the resilient aspects of social structure and the manner in which such structures become authoritative guidelines for social behavior in institutions. In effect, institutional theory may be useful in explaining the stability of institutional realities that is sometimes occasioned in institutions. It is the case that for organizations to survive, they must conform to the beliefs and rules of systems that are subsisting ...

In most countries, the primary goal of education among college students is the growth of a sense of citizenship. Earlier in society, education for the purpose of citizenship was an essential component for the maintenance of a critically thinking and well-informed society and this trend has made a re-emergence since the dawn of the 20th century . Throughout the course of history, education was perceived to be a means of protecting civil education from the hazards of curriculum overspecialization.

In order to realize the authorities responsible for the development of education, it is necessary to first understand ourselves. Higher education in recent times appears ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Marketing management is one of the most important tools in any business’ industry as it ensures that the enterprise’s sales balance with customers’ satisfaction, and it is one of the best means to use in determining whether or not customers get reward for their money and expenses. Marketing ensures that a customer is well informed about the product he/she wishes/intends to purchase and this way the customer will be fully conversant with the product which he is about to acquire (Campbell, 2007, p. 92). This therefore becomes a very important aspect in tourism, bearing in mind that it is one ...

Globalization brings about the needs of global companies to operate more efficiently with the aim to gain competitive advantages and to face the contemporary issues and challenges in the contemporary world. A critical factor in optimizing organizational efficient operations of these companies is the IHRM (Guest et al., 2000a; Guest et al., 2000b). The HRM operations helps in developing and motivating the workforce of the companies to improve skills, knowledge, and the modernization required for the companies to vie with ...

Q1: Basic building blocks of organizational structures (Specific examples). The basic building blocks of an organizational structure include division of labor, vertical linkages, horizontal linkages, and informal linkages (The Saylor Foundation [TSF], 2014). Garment manufacturing requires division of labor, or the assignment employees to the following steps: design, procurement, production (cutting, sewing, and, printing), quality assurance, and packing. Vertical linkages are exemplified by the lines of responsibility in a business school between the dean of college, the department chairs, and the department professors. Horizontal linkages are exemplified in the manner in which GE could conduct its divisional planning, wherein ...

- What core social values are most challenged by legalized gay adoption?

In my opinion, the core social values that are most challenged by legalized gay adoption are that children should be adopted exclusively by heterosexual couples. In 2013, conservatives such as Rick Santorum said that adopted children would be better off being adopted by a family whose father is in prison than a gay, married couple ( Pappas, 2012). Pope Benedict used his voice for religion to say that gay couples adopting children are a threat to humanity itself (Pappas, 2012). The core values that a marriage is between a man and a woman, and, ...

Introduction

Construction is a field that requires efficiency and hard work. It is a field that has the potential to improve a nation’s economy by a great percentage (Keith 2008 p 3). This paper is literature review that seeks to give appropriate leadership skills for construction management. Effective ways for a construction manager to achieve success are given with its relation to customer satisfaction and employee performance. Roles and ethics that should be inculcated in management of a construction company are given to a fine detail.

Proper recommendations towards achieving this are also highlighted. The impact of proper and efficient leadership together with the consequential output is ...

Abstract

Leadership is an important factor for the organizational success, increased productivity of employees, job satisfaction, and customer satisfaction. Leaders are the very beacon of light that direct their subordinates in the right path towards achievement and success. Two leadership styles that are mainly the topic of discussion in the literature include transactional and transformational leadership. The studies available in the literature show mixed results as regards the effectiveness of these two leaderships. Both the leaderships are associated with increased job satisfaction and performance of employees. However, transactional leadership is more suited for competition intensive industry, whereas transformational leadership is ...

The analysis of the professional nursing organization was categorical on the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses abbreviated as AMSN. Currently, AMSN is the sole specialty nursing organization committed to exercising medical-surgical nursing. The foremost mission of AMSN, therefore, is to uphold excellence in medical-surgical nursing. Accordingly, the mission achieved greatly depends on the effort of the Medical-surgical nurses. The said nurses exercise their focused action and influential voice, continuously improving patient health care. Historically, AMSN was established in 1991, with the aid of the management firm of Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. Also, AMSN underwent effective nurturing with the constant assistance ...

Cejudo Cordoba, R. (2013). Making Sense Of Doing Wrong: On The Justification Of Compromise Decisions. Crítica , 45 (135), 29-53. Retrieved from http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/search/advanced

This paper holds that compromises are types of agreement and types of decision. Its major objectives are the following. First, is to identify the formal organization of compromise situations (CD), or dilemmas where some CD cannot be avoided that includes jeopardizing the integrity of the maker of the decisions. Second, that by the notions of Amartya Sen’s of the basic and compulsive judgments and create a CD in a condition of compromise that is justified be morally. It concludes that the justified compromise situations involve rationally justified moral regret that assists to bridge the gap between consequentialism and deontology, respectively.

Cohen, M. A. (2012). Empathy in Business Ethics Education. (C. MacDonald, & A. Marcoux, Eds.) Bus Ethics J Rev , 1 (18), 113–119. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/jbee2012918.

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Part 1

EMBARKATION OF THE PILGRIMS by Robert W. Weir
The painting shows the pilgrims who were on the deck of the speedwell ship in the July 22, 1620 where they went to search for their religious freedom. The artist is trying to show how the group was grieved and thinking about what they were about to do. The painting depicts the feeling of graveness because the group was not certain about what they were going to do, but they were hopeful God could protect them. This was depicted by the message “God with Us” on the upper left ...

1. Preventive practices for Lyme disease

Lyme disease is the most frequently reported vector-borne disease in the U.S and Europe yet it is highly preventable by simple, safe and cost effective strategies. The most effective method of preventing the disease is avoiding tick-infested places. Never the less, since this may not be possible other preventive practices for lime disease include using insect repellant chemicals, using personal protective clothes (this could include light-colored clothes to enhance detection of ticks and clothes that cover as much skin as possible), regularly checking the body and clothing for ticks and quickly removing them, applying acaricides on animals and property, ...

- United State Interest in Afghanistan

The Afghanistan war was conducted by the American soldiers in a bid to stamp out the terrorist group of al Qaeda. The group enjoyed support by the extremist leadership of the Taliban within Afghanistan. The first few years of the war provided success with the military group scattering and some of the members moving to the mountainous regions.

The presidential address showed that the group was regrouping which would be a problem to the homeland security (Military, P.3). The regrouping members of the terrorist group have been blamed for causing insecurity in Pakistan region. The group has started causing insecurity within ...

The nutritional needs of an individual depend on several factors like age, sex, amount of physical activity, immunity and environmental conditions. When it comes to chalking out a nutritional plan for a two years old baby, the following lesson plan can be helpful.

- Learning Objectives: The foundation of a child’s immunity shall be defined in a strong way. The parents will not only learn about the essentials of nutrition for their child but also, keep in check the food habits of their child for his/her overall development of health and strength. This will keep the child strong enough to fight the unfavourable health ...

Strategic Planning at Wal-Mart and Target

The strategic planning has been defined as the ability to engage in long-range planning that focuses on the organization as a whole (Certo & Certo, 2012). The strategic planning is essentially a process through which the organization defines its strategy and takes measures so as to achieve its goals. The purpose of the essay is to evaluate the strategic planning of two competing organizations and conclude as to which organization has a more robust strategic plan in place. This will also indicate towards which is more likely to hold a competitive advantage and thus stay ahead of its rival. Recommendations to improve the ...

Heath offers insights for use in the dissertation study for investigating any difficulties in the area of Americans learning Arabic. This study specifically addresses the learner and his/her creativity in Arabic communicative competence as it applies toward competently completing both the DLI course and the OPI (Heath, 1987).

Alptekin (2002) discusses the notion of communicative competence that suggests that native-speaker competence is the metric by which communicative competence is decided. Alptekin argues that this particular norm creates an unrealistic and utopian model for language learning that makes it impossible for SLA to be considered complete or sufficient. Native speakership ...

Question 1

The Ford Motor Company, a global American multinational automotive and an automaker leader based in Dearborn, Michigan produce and distribute automobiles across six continents. The company’s establishment dates back to the year 1903 by Henry Ford. It is the fifth largest motor company in the world. The company has about 163,000 employees and approximately 70 plants globally. The main automotive brands for the company include Ford and Lincoln. In addition, the company provides financial services via Ford Motor Credit Company (Ford Motor Company, 2012).

The company is fascinating to study as it has expanded becoming one of the ...

Abstract

It is disheartening to stand and watch infants and children come for clinical checkups and get pumped with one antibiotic after another. Sad still is the fact that most parents tend to believe that by so doing, they are helping their children overcome illnesses. Acute otitis media, an occurrence that is quite prone to children between two months and two years, has shown warring trend lately. The challenge that is present is in the fact that enormous works have supported antibiotic administration to cure and curb the spread of the infections. However, it is not until lately that the ...

Personal and professional development activities software developers should pursue to become software architects are:

i) Different ways of thinking about design and interacting with systems and stakeholders. (McBride, M. R., 2007)
ii) The delivery of software solution in iterations. (McBride, M. R., 2007)
iii) A servant’s heart. (McBride, M. R., 2007)
iv) Learn how the design elements are combined in practice. (McBride, M. R., 2007)
v) Gain significant amount of experience and understanding of both the problem domain and the technology involved in the solution as well as overall hands-on experience. (McBride, M. R., 2007)
vi) Seek the counsel of project and domain managers, technical leads, individual designers, ...

Part One - Computer Viruses Manual

Understanding computer virus

A computer virus is a term used to describe malware or basically, any computer program that has the potential of copying itself onto a computer without the intervention of other programs or users. Viruses include malware like adware and spyware, though this malware do not have reproductive ability (Amoroso 1999). A computer virus has a reproductive ability to regenerate itself and infect other computers or other applications within the same machine. A virus can spread rapidly over networks or insecure intranets. It can also be spread by removable medium like USB drive and CDs.

Computer viruses term implies all ...