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Explain and analyse either a material, component or the complete element for use in one or more of the following areas of the construction process

Sustainable and Innovative Construction

Scenario
For this assignment, assume you are an independent sustainability consultant working for
Universal Group plc who plan to build a multi-residential scheme. Universal Group want to achieve
a high standard of quality and sustainability and thereby to achieve the best BREEAM rating
they can for the project.You are tasked with providing advice on innovative and sustainable
methods of construction throughout the build. You have been asked to research and report on
one of these items. You can make assumptions about the type of construction you refer to in your
answers.

Task

Produce a fully researched, referenced and well-structured professional report about an innovative
and sustainable method of construction that could be used for the build.

Your report should
explain and analyse either a material, component or the complete element for use in one or
more of the following areas of the construction process:

• Cladding to frames;

• Roofs;

• Floors and stairs;

• Finishes;

• Services.

Your report should:

• identify, explain, and critically assess, key issues relating to the following for the item you
have chosen:

o sustainability;

o environmental impact;

o innovation;

• use images, tables, charts and/or graphs where appropriate to convey information

• provide a conclusion that critically appraises the value you think the chosen item can bring to
the scheme in particular and to the construction industry in general;

State any assumptions you make in the report. Assumptions can be made as to any specific
type of facility, arrangements, layout or size.

Ensure that your discussion and evaluation
include references that are fully utilised. There is guidance in the assignment week on how you may

Provide your educated opinion and use sources to support your beliefs. Make sure you cite your sources in-text and with a reference page. You may use APA or MLA.

Essays provide an opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of the course concepts. Papers must be typed, double spaced, and be a minimum of 3 full pages and maximum of 4 pages.

Do not include any headers or your name on the paper.

Margins should be one inch. Grades will be based on clarity, originality, and how well you incorporate course concepts in to your paper.

Hint: start early! Waiting until the last minute guarantees you will turn in a first draft.

First drafts are rarely any good. Grammar and spelling count. Essays handed in after the due date will be docked 10% for every day it is late.

Answer the following prompt in essay format. Keep in mind that spelling and punctuation count and that first drafts are never any good.

Your answers/arguments will be much clearer if you take the time to edit and proofread your work.

The purpose of these essays are to demonstrate your knowledge of the readings and lectures.

Provide your educated opinion and use sources to support your beliefs. Make sure you cite your sources in-text and with a reference page. You may use APA or MLA.

For this essay, discuss the integration of race, gender and economics in sport.

Then select the one you think is the most important in sport today and explain why. use two sources to back up your argument.

Referring to the list on the presentation slides for this chapter along with the articles below add appropriate benefits and where you can, approximate costs

Human Resources

Take the compensation assignment that you turned in and add a benefits package

Referring to the list on the presentation slides for this chapter along with the articles below add appropriate benefits and where you can, approximate costs

https://www.griffinbenefits.com/blog/10-commonly-offered-employee-benefits (Links to an external site.)

https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/resources/small-business/average-cost-of-employer-sponsored-health-insurance

Discuss the overall role of acid in foods-What do you think the term “balance” means with regards to acid?-How do you think foods that are not usually considered acidic could be used in cooking?

Culinary 2 Term ProjectChef Moon CECCooking as a whole can be looked at as a combination of different elements working to produce a finished food or dish.

Flavors, ingredients, and techniques must all be understood in order to be able to create.

Your assignment will be to watch the documentary series Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat on Netflix.

This is a fantastic series that looks closely at each of these elements from a culinary perspective rather than a scientific one.

This series that will introduce you to these elements in a manner that aligns itself to what we do in Culinary 2.You are to watch the series over the course of the semester.

Each episode is about 40 minutes long. For your paper, you will select 2 of the 4 episodes and respond to the following questions about the episodes.

Your project will consist of three separate paragraphs, 1 for each episode that you choose and a concluding paragraph.For each episode, use the following as a guide to respond:FAT:-Discuss the overall role of fat in foods-Ms.

Nosrat speaks of the 5 distinct textures of fat.

Which do you feelis the most important of the 5 and why?SALT:-

Discuss the overall role of salt in foods-How can be salt be “saltier”?-Explain the philosophy of the salt to water balance when blanchingACID:-

Discuss the overall role of acid in foods-What do you think the term “balance” means with regards to acid?-

How do you think foods that are not usually considered acidic could be used in cooking?
HEAT:-

Explain the differences between Intense heat and Gentle heat-What is the importance of oil and space when roasting vegetables?

CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH:

The last paragraph will be an overall reflection of the series and how your understanding of each of these elements has been changed, enhanced, or reinforced.Each of these episodes deals with vital essentials to the world of cooking but there are a whole lot more that are out there.

encourage you, after the paper is completed, to continue to search out and learn as much as you can about the world of cooking through reading, travelling, watching, and of course, eating.Cul

2 Netflix Term Paper Rubric40 points per paragraph about the episodes and 20 points for the conclusionEpisode Rubric32-40 All points and questions fully answered; correct grammar, proper APA format24-31 Talking points mostly covered; some grammar errors, some APA errors17-23

Questions not answered on topic;

many grammar errors and APA errors<17 Failure to answer the questions asked, grammar and APA failuresConclusion Rubric15-20 Reflection well

written and thought out; correct grammar, proper APA format10-14 Reflection brief, short sentences, not fleshed out; some grammar errors, someAPA errors<10 Conclusion missing, not coherent, doesn’t apply to the assignment; many grammar errors and APA error

How did the invention/use of the printing press impact the Protestant Reformation?What were the political and social ramifications of the Reformation?

For this discussion, watch the four parts of the film Luther below. This movie details the life of the reformer Luther. After watching the movie, answer the questions below.

Luther Movie Part 1 (Links to an external site.)http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x16wtob

Luther Movie Part 2 (Links to an external site.)http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x176cru

Luther Movie Part 3 (Links to an external site.)http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x17er1h

Luther Movie Part 4 (Links to an external site.)http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x17i9o1

1. What was the purpose of selling indulgences?

2. Which groups were impacted the most by the selling of indulgences?

3. What were the practices of the church that were considered corrupt?

4. How did the invention/use of the printing press impact the Protestant Reformation?

5. What were the political and social ramifications of the Reformation?

6. What was Luther's "new" theology? How did explain the relationship between humans and God in a way that was different than CatholicismProtestant Reformation?

What can be done to prevent them from getting the bomb?How much should the United State be willing to intervene?

Current Events Speech
Overview: In this assignment you will research, prepare, rehearse, and record and upload (using the canvas media editor) a current events/extemporaneous speech.

Requirements: Your speech should adhere to the current events speech guidelines discussed in this module . Pay particular attention to key organizational elements in the introduction, body, and conclusion. You must have a clear answer the question and support your reasons in the body of the speech. Utilize clear source citations prior to any quoted material. Quote a minimum of four credible sources. Additionally, you should follow the best practices standards described on the how to video tape a speech in canvas page How to Record and Submit a Media Recording. The speech should be between 4 and 5 minutes long.

Directions: Choose a topic from the Current Events Speech Topics Find at least four credible quotations to support your main points. Make sure you make note of the author of the citation, their credentials, and the date. Following the outline described in the Current Events Speech Structure construct a 4-5 minute speech.

Using a single note card (with your outline and quoted sources on it), rehearse the speech at least three times standing. Record and submit the speech using the canvas media editor. Remember to stand, maintain consistent eye contact, speak loudly, and gesture.

BTW-always give canvas some time to save-you may hit the save key and nothing will happen.

Wifi speeds seem to impact this.

Grading Criteria: There are 20 possible points. To receive full credit your speech must include the following:

1. Topic: was your topic selected from current event speech topic page?

2. Introduction: do you start with an attention getter, include a thesis, include a preview?

3. Body: do you include background and at least two reasons for your answer?

4. Body: do you utilize at least four quoted sources to support your body points?

5. Body: do you use transitions between body points?

6. Delivery: are you speaking in a clear, assertive voice, reasonably free of verbal non fluencies (uhm, like,etc).?

7: Delivery: do you maintain consistent eye contact (allowing for looking at card occasionally)?

8. Delivery: are you standing?

9. Delivery: are you gesturing?

10. Conclusion: do you include a summary and closure?

Current Events Speech Topics
Pick one of these question. On this assignment, you can’t create your own.

China or Russia: which poses the greatest threat to the United States?

Should the United States increase the number of Supreme Court justices?

Has President Biden mishandled the crisis at the border?

US scheduled withdrawal from Afghanistan: is it the right thing to do?

Iran nuclear development: what can be done to prevent them from getting the bomb?

Defunding the police: a realistic policy or an emotional reaction?

Crisis in Venezuela: what can the United States do to help?

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador: has he been an effective leader?

North Korea’s nuclear policy, what can be done to change it?

United States sanctions on Russia: are they the appropriate move?

The World Health Organization investigation of China and the origins of the virus: are the results trustworthy?

Crisis in Myanmar: what can the United States do to help?

China vs. Taiwan: how much should the United State be willing to intervene?

Mandatory voter identification: a rational safeguard or voter suppression?

Protest in Cuba: what can the United States do to support change?

The Structure
There are definitely no hard set rules on how to do this sort of speech. have developed a structure which is sort of like what we do in competition. use it.

I. Introduction

A. Attention Getter-on this one it could be a personal story that is metaphorically related to the issue-eg if your topic is about conflict you could start with a story about fighting with your siblings. Or, if you are the more serious type, start with a quotation about the topic.

B. This is easy. Just read the question and give a quick answer. But do both things.

C. Preview-list the main body points like you hopefully did on the other speeches.

II. Body

. Background-here describe the relevant background to the question. What is the situation today, how did it get that way, etc?

III. Conclusion

A. Summarize your main points

B. Closure-link back to the attention getter or end with another technique.

Remember to cite and use credible sources to support your opinion.

Identify valid and reliable sources that can be used in the composition of a research paper.Explain the nature of selected sources and their relevance of sources to the research paper.

Annotated bibliography

Task: Create an annotated bibliography of four sources that could be used for your research project, including at least two articles from scholarly journals.

Length:

Four citations, each with an annotation of 150 +/- 25 words (125-175 words each). The entire completed assignment should be at least 600 words.

Sources:

Four sources related to your research question, including at least two from scholarly journal articles. All four sources should be high-quality sources that you can use in your research project. Refer to Week 3: Selecting Sources Wisely. You may decide to use some or all of the sources that you posted in Week 3, Discussion 1: Identifying and Evaluating Sources.

Due date and grading: This assignment is due by the end of Week 4.

This assignment will be graded with a rubric and will count for 20% of your course grade. To view the grading rubric, access the assignment through the Assignments area of the classroom.

Outcomes you should achieve by completing this assignment

The annotated bibliography contributes to the research project by helping you collect and analyze your sources. The outcomes for this

assignment are listed below, with the associated course outcomes in parentheses:

Identify valid and reliable sources that can be used in the composition of a research paper (Course outcome 4)

Explain the nature of selected sources and their relevance of sources to the research paper (Course outcome 4)

Set up an annotated bibliography in APA format (Course outcome 4)

Demonstrate accurate grammar and mechanics in writing (Course outcome 3)
Topic

The annotated bibliography is part of your research project, which examines a current issue or event in the news from the perspective of your field of study.

The annotated bibliography builds on your work from the first few weeks of class selecting an appropriate topic and then developing a more focused research question. Indicate your research question at the top of your annotated bibliography, just below the title.

What to do

Following the explanation in the videos posted in class (The Annotated Bibliography) and the Sample Annotated Bibliography, create an annotated bibliography of four sources. For each source, include:

Reference citation in APA format

Annotation of 150 ±25 words, formatted in a single paragraph, with

summary

evaluation

use
You may (but do not have to) use CiteFast to create your reference citations. If you use CiteFast, be sure to check for accuracy and make any necessary corrections.

Formatting your assignment

Incorporate these elements of APA style:

Use one-inch margins.

Double space.

Use an easy-to-read font between 10-point and 12-point.

Reference citations should be formatted with a hanging indent.

Organize the annotated bibliography in alphabetical order, according to the first word of each reference citation.

Remember to include your research question below your title.

Format each annotation in a single paragraph.

Note: Title page is not required, but make sure you include your name and a title that reflects your topic at the top of the first page. Below the

title, indicate your research question.

MY topic- mishaps in military medicine & why they are common

What statistical tests should be run based on this research design? Is this a strong research design, why or why not? What can be done to improve that?

Peer Review of Research Design Table

Colleague Reviewed:

What type of design was used? Describe this design and why it was appropriate for this research hypothesis.

Describe the groups in the sample.

Was a power analysis performed after the research design was chosen? Was the actual sample size large enough based on the power analysis?

Detailed description of the treatment/intervention.

Identify the common threats to internal and external validity to findings using this design.

Explain the extent to which the findings of the study are generalizable.
What are the limitations of this study?

What statistical tests should be run based on this research design?
Is this a strong research design, why or why not? What can be done to improve that?

Table APA formatting, syntax, grammar and spelling are correct.

Explain the concept of natural rights. Choose two Amendments and explain how they help protect people’s natural rights.

Government essay

An underlying principle of the United States Constitution is the protection of people’s natural rights. Explain the concept of natural rights. Choose two Amendments and explain how they help protect people’s natural rights.

What type of design was used? Describe this design and why it was appropriate for this research hypothesis.

Peer Review

Peer Review of Research Design Table

Colleague Reviewed:

What type of design was used? Describe this design and why it was appropriate for this research hypothesis.

Describe the groups in the sample.

Was a power analysis performed after the research design was chosen? Was the actual sample size large enough based on the power analysis?

Detailed description of the treatment/intervention.

Identify the common threats to internal and external validity to findings using this design.

Explain the extent to which the findings of the study are generalizable.

What are the limitations of this study?

What statistical tests should be run based on this research design?

Is this a strong research design, why or why not? What can be done to improve that?

Table APA formatting, syntax, grammar and spelling are correct.