Week 1: Discussion 19292 unread replies.9292 replies.Discussion 1 - PrewritingFirst post due by Wednesday, 11:59p.m. (MT), and at least two additional posts or responses by Saturday, 11:59 p.m. (MT) (60 points).Due Dates and Participation RequirementsLearning Objectives CoveredPractice and use the first step of the writing process, specifically prewriting methods (brainstorming, outlining, mapping, and free writing), to generate ideas for the paper.MediaPlease make sure you review the media for Week One before beginning your work.BackgroundThis course is designed to teach the process of writing. There are a variety of processes that work for different individuals--or even the same individual using different processes depending on the writing needs. The topic of this discussion forum is Prewriting. Prewriting is the writing done before you actually start to write your paper. The objective with this discussion forum is to explore the different ways of prewriting to find an activity that works well for you. Prewriting exercises explored in this forum include free-writing, brainstorming, mapping, and questioning. These exercises will also help you decide on a topic for your final paper.Before you get started, review the reading on Prewriting or see examples of prewriting activities here.Prep WorkStep 1: Choose a topic angle.During this course, you will move through several steps in the writing process. At the end of this course, you will produce a final draft of your paper. For this week's assignment, you will select one of three assigned topics, but you will choose an angle that is unique to you. The topic you select this week will be what you write on for the remainder of the course. This topic will be used in several assignments as we walk through the writing process [prewriting, writing, revision, and editing] each week. Topics:Is it more important to have soft skills or hard skills? Support your claim with research, including how either soft skills or hard skills are used in your career. **Please note, you must decided if either soft skills or hard skills are more important in this paper. Do NOT reuse assignments or material from previous courses.**How do the skills you’re learning in General Education courses apply to your future career? Support your paper with research (ex. communication, soft skills, importance of time management, etc.)Write a research paper convincing a friend, family member, or coworker to consider earning a college degree. Identify 3-5 reasons why someone should be a college graduate.There are many ways to approach each topic, so find an angle that interests you. Using a prewriting activity, or activities, can help you determine which is the best topic for you. Step 2: Prewrite about your topic.Choose a prewriting activity - free-writing, brainstorming, mapping or questioning. Perform the activity using the topic you chose in step 1. Some questions to consider as you prewrite:What do you already know about the topic? What interests you about the topic? Where might you learn more about the topic? (Friends? Family?)What sources would be helpful in learning about this topic?***For your essay, you will need three reasons to support your topic. You should start thinking about these reasons now as you prewrite. These reasons will be the supporting points in your thesis statement and the body of your paper. For your assignment this week, you will need to list these reasons as well.***Discussion PromptStep 3: Post in the forum. Once you finish a prewriting activity, post in the discussion forum about your efforts.What prewriting activity or activities did you do?Why did you select the prewriting activity or activities that you did?What was hard about the activity?What was easy about the activity?Explain your reasons for selecting your topic, and how the prewriting process helped you in exploring the topic.

please answers on the word document .....Thank youaccurate work. If you only provide the final answers without showing your computations, you will not be assigned a full score (or you will miss the opportunity of receiving partial credit). Problem 1: Efficiency, Utilization and Cycle Time (10 points) You have started a lawn mowing business and need to measure how your business has been performing. You have determined that the standard time to mow a half acre yard is 60 minutes. Your company’s theoretical capacity is 27 yards per day and your company’s rated capacity is 19yards per day. Yesterday your company mowed 17 yards. One of your employees, John, took 70 minutes to complete the last half acre yard he mowed. What was his efficiency? (2 points) What was your company’s efficiency yesterday? (2 points) What was your company’s utilization yesterday? (2 points) You recorded the following times for one of your employees yesterday. Use this table to answer questions d and e. Step Action Standard Time (minutes) 1 Put gas in the lawn mower 2 2 Load mower into truck 2 3 Drive to customer’s house 20 4 Unload mower from truck 2 5 Mow customer’s lawn 60 6 Load mower into truck 2 7 Return to company 20 8 Unload mower from truck 2 Which step is the only value-added activity in this process? (2 points) What is the Percent of Value Added Time for this process? (2 points) Problem 2: Breakeven, Total Cost and Expected Value (9 points) You are planning to open a bakery that specializes in cupcakes. You know the variable cost to make one cupcake is $0.50 and you expect to sell them for $3.00 each. The location you are considering has a fixed cost (rent, utilities, taxes, etc.) of $5,000 per month. You are unsure what the demand for your cupcakes will be, but have done some market research and estimated the following demand scenarios and probability of eachlevel of demand. Demand Level Monthly Cupcakes Sold Probability Low Demand 1,500 30% Medium Demand 5,000 50% High Demand 12,000 20% How many cupcakes do you need to sell each month to break even? (3 points) What is the total monthly cost (fixed plus variable) for your bakery if there is low demand for cupcakes? (3 points) What is the expected value of the total monthly cost for your bakery? (3points) Problem 3: Theory of Constraints (6 points) The manufacturing company you work for has a four step assembly process shown in the flow diagram below. Process 1 Capacity = 60 units/hr Process 2 Capacity = 70 units/hr Process 3 Capacity = 80 units/hr Process 4 Capacity = 40 units/hr What is the maximum output this assembly process could produce in 8 hours? (2 points) If the capacity of Process 3 is increased to 90 units/hour, how many units can be assembled in 8 hours? (2 points) If the capacity of Process 4 is increased to 90 units/hour, how many units can be assembled in 8 hours?

Outline the process for developing nursing standards of practice, and identify the different entities that might be involved in developing a standard of practice.This is a discussion question. need apa style with references not older than 4 years and need this in 4 hours.