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Australian Standards and Building Codes Australia & New Zealand

Write a research report in which you discuss the history of the ‘Australian Standards’ and ‘Building Codes Australia’ in mechanical engineering (building services) , the most important standards in use (AS1668 and Building Codes Australia), and how they affect your organisation, other stakeholders, and society.

• Why does your industry have Standards?

• Who sets them?

• When were Standards introduced to your industry?

• What was your industry like before these standards were introduced?

• What effect did the introduction of standards have?

• Are these standards voluntary or are they legally enforceable?

• What are the consequences if standards are ignored?

• Are standards static or do they change over

Public Health Policy Paper

You are the senior health policy advisor for Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD). Gov. Hogan was recently re-elected in Maryland, even though the state is dominated by Democrats in other areas. Gov. Hogan is term-limited, so he cannot run again for office. He has asked you to identify a health policy topic and recommendation that will help him cement his health care legacy in Maryland and will position him well if he decides to run for another political office. Your policy analysis must follow the format discussed in class. You must consider at least three options to address the health care issue of your choice and recommend one of them for your client to focus on as a priority policy.

The following topics are off-limits: obesity, ER issues, and repeal of the ACA.

Make sure to indicate which criteria you are using for your options analysis before discussing your options.  Your paper should be no longer than five double-spaced pages, using 12 point Times New Roman font and 1 inch margins.  Endnotes or a reference page at the end of your analysis is not included in the five-page limit. If you so desire you may also include a side-by-side table, which will not count against the five-page limit.

You may use whatever citation style you prefer but it must be consistent and include all necessary information. For readability, I prefer a format with endnotes (such as AMA or Chicago)instead of a format with in-line citations (such as APA) but you may use whatever you are most comfortable with.

Please review the policies regarding late papers, computer failures, and the academic integrity code regarding plagiarism, which may be found in your syllabus.

Your paper will be assessed based on adherence to the required elements, writing style, cohesiveness, grammar, spelling, and inclusion of proper citations.  My grading rubric is available on blackboard for your review.

Grading rubric

Policy Analysis Grading Rubric

Name:___________________________________________________________

Problem Statement

Key issues: proper focus, fit with analysis, proper wording

Background

Key issues: necessary information, no extraneous information, accurate, tone

Landscape

Key issues: include all key stakeholders, identify stakeholder views, proper format and tone

Options

Key issues: appropriate criteria, address problem statement, varied, within power of stakeholder, assess pros and cons, needed information in background and landscape

Recommendation

Key issues: address problem statement, choice explained, only one option chosen

Writing/Other comments

Key issues: grammar, spelling, citations, clear and concise writing, appropriate format. Other comments

Grade: ____________

The Tempest- Shakespeare

All papers should follow MLA format and be written in size 12 font with standard margins, double spaced, etc. Your paper should also include a bibliography. You may cite the original play, “A Tempest,” or either of the stagings of the play. You may also cite from the articles in the Signet edition or the Loomba article.

Write a (minimum) 1200 word paper based on one of the following prompts:

“The Tempest” is full of recurring images: books, clothing, etc. Write a paper describing the significance of one such image throughout the play. Use support from the text to explain how this image is allegorical or a metaphor, how it moves the plot along, or any other interesting feature of its role in the text.

Themes such as vengeance, slavery, and justice are central to the plot of “The

Tempest.” Choose one such theme and discuss how the play treats it from beginning to end. Is the play’s conception of this theme altered over the course of the play’s action?

Use support from the text to explain your position.

Redact a close reading of at least 15 lines of “The Tempest.” Don’t take up room with a surface reading of this text, but rather situate it within its proper context in the play and analyze the text to draw out its greater implications, its allegorical qualities, its effects of foreshadowing, or any other interesting qualities your passage might have.