Assignment Article or Case Law Search
Find an article or a current legal case that involves one of the following issues:

A critical regulatory issue in health care
A critical regulatory issue specific to institutional health care
Write a 700- to 1,050-word analysis of the article or the legal case that explains how the issue relates to the nature, sources, and functions of the law.

700-1,050-word countArticle/Case Law Search/ grading rubricContent and Development 1700-1050 Word AnalysisAssignment is within the word count1Introduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews major pointsThe introduction fluently and effectively provides background information to orient readers. Have you ever read a paper you were lost in the introduction? Do you believe that sometimes we fail to do an effective introduction in papers?1Article or current legal issues involves a critical regulatory issue in health careTerrific response to the legal issues. Well done! What do you believe was the main idea value in the legal issues?1Issues relates to the nature sources, and functions of the lawOutstanding analysis of the issues that relates to the nature sources, and functions of the law! What do you believe was the main issue that related to the sources?1APA Citations – Learners are expected to adhere to APA citation guidelines.Outstanding Citations skills1Has Identified and discussed recommendations that can be made.Outstanding identification of the recommendations of the law. In the scheme of things was there more or less difficulty in the identification of the recommendation? Just thoughts!1Conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews major pointsGood closing statement that brings the entire analysis together – well done! In your opinion why is the conclusion important?1 = Excellent
2 = Good

3 = AverageWriting & APA

1Title Page – Learners are expected to adhere APA guidelines when preparing a title pageError-free title page – It reflected complete information1APA Manuscript Preparation – Learners are expected to adhere to the manuscript requirements (for example: double spacing, correct font, margins, indentation, Topic headings, double space between sentences, etc.) Excellent manuscript skills 1APA References – Learners are expected to adhere to APA reference guidelines.Outstanding reference skills – No revisions needed1Writing Skill – Learners are expected to demonstrate proper spelling, and proofreading skills.Excellent writing skills – no spelling, and/or proofreading writing errors.TotalPercentageplagiarism 5%Late Paper Minus 10% Per DayTotalPercentage After %.

Case Study
For this Assignment, you are going to review a case study about a kindergarten student named Molly who has a diagnosis of autism. You will write a 3–5-page informative essay that analyzes how Molly’s communication, behavior, social skills, cognitive skills, and sensory motor skills can be addressed in the classroom.

Please click the PDF to read Molly’s case study and the detailed directions regarding the information to include in your essay.

leadership
Resource: “Leadership Style Survey” in Ch. 10 of Organizational Behavior in Health Care (2nd ed.)

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word analysis that addresses the following:

Create a personal philosophy of leadership. Address what role you believe a health care leader should play, what leadership theory they should follow, and why leaders should follow that theory.
Describe your current sphere of influence. Explain how you are a leader in your current position and how you apply the philosophy you described in this capacity.
Address how you envision the use of informal, formal, positive, and negative power as it applies to your personal philosophy of leadership.
Completethe “Leadership Style Survey” at the end of Ch. 10 of Organizational Behavior in Health Care (2nd ed.). Discuss your results and how they support your personal philosophy of leadership.
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.